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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
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, \ FAIRY TALE
EN s. hApY @AAA!!n,!. B.MMR
MR.. MINK'S ESCAPE.

"Ah," said Mr.. Mink, II have es
capped another winter"
what do yon mean by saying you
have escaped another winter?" asked
Mrs. Mink. "You haven't escaped il
at all, for you've been around all the
time, just as I have. And there has
been winter, all right, snow and sleet
and hail, wind and cold"
"But we've kept warm" said Mr..
Mink.
Indeed we have. Then what do you
mean by saying you've escaped anoth-
er winter" asked Mrs. Mink, who was
much puzzled. Il don't see" she con
tinued, ANY point in saying you've es-
capped something when you haven't
And what is more there is no special
reason why you should escape the win
ter, any more than there is reason VIII!
l should. We are both well protected
by our fur coats. What more do w
need?"
you don't understand what / meal
and why 1 am so very thankful" sal
Mr.. Mink.
Are you so very thankful, m
dear?" asked Mrs. Mink. Have yo
found some good things for our SUI
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Americans on French Front.
(Springfield Union.


With the exception Of two regiments OF
railroad engineers, which have been IN
service on the British front for several
months, no American troops SO tar as Is
known, have been engaged III the big
battle in progress since last Thursday.
The nearest portion OF the western front
occupied by United States troops is some
distance south Of the present battle area,
ard there are no indications at this time
that the Germans intend to extend the
drive in that direction Ii the big fight
should, however, be extended to the south,
it would involve only a portion OF Gen.
Pershings forces, as the Americans are
occupying three distinct and widely separ-
ated sectors, one at the Chemin -des-Dames,
another on the Lorraine front and the
third we'll south toward the Swiss border
In each position they are supported on
either side by trained French troops and
would not have to bear the brunt Of a
big attack if one should come 1t is highly
probable though that American troops
are included in the reserve army of maneu
yer, created by the Versailles conference
and that this army or some part Of i
may soon be called into action ON tn.
.Somme front, in which event the soldiers
of Uncle sam may have hand in deter
mining the outcome of Hindenburg'
great offensive
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
BENNINGTON GIRL ARTIST.
Miss Flora Burgess Achieves Success
AS Advertising Illustrator.

Miss Flora Burgess, former resident
OF Bennington who recently completed
course at the Boston Art school and who
is now living in Brooklyn, is evidently
achieving success as an advertising illus
tratcf
A bi-monthly bulletin Just issued by a
New York house which makes a business
Of furnishing Illustrations tor advertisers.
particularly dealers in dry goods and
women's furnishings has been received
here by a relative of Miss Burgess \
considerable portion OF the illustrations
reproduced on the half dozen or more
pages Of the bulletin are the work of the
Bennington artist. The drawings depict
all kinds Of wearing apparel for women,
suits, skirts, hats and shoes and show
an individuality that should gain further
recognition of her talent The feature
of the bulletin is a double page illustra
ton entitled Dame Fashions Magic Wand
which shows much more character than *
usually found in drawing for advertising
purposes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

ground under cultivation Will count
The plan to mobilize the older bows
and to put them to work under suit
able instruction is good one, but the
boys are not the only ones who can
help. There are many able-b bodied men
long past war age who are living in re
tirement or semi-retirement in the ru-
raj regions. They can help lot by
getting out into the fields this year to
help plant, cultivate and harvest the
crops that are imperatively needed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
REAL HAIR SAVER
/ AND BEAUTIFIER
Found at Last-Shows Results at Once
CIR Nothing to Pay.

Here $ good news for men and women
whose hair is falling out. who are grow
ing bald, whose scalps are covered with
dandrutf, and itch like mad.
Any good druggist can now supply You
with the genuine Partisan sage that is
guaranteed to quickly stop loss of hair,
promote a new growth. entirely Danish
every trace of dandruff and itching scalp,
or the cost, small as it is, viii be re-
funded
Thousands can testify to the excellent
results from its use: some who feared
badness now have abundant hair. while
others who suffered for years with dan
drutf and itching head got clean, coo
scalp after Just few days use Of thi,
splendid treatment
No matter whether bothered with fall
ing, hair GRAY hair. dandruff or itchne
scalp, try Partisan sage tonight. You vii
not be disappointed. There is nothing s.
good for any form of hair trouble It,
easy to use. delicately perfumed and wil
not color or streak the hair.-Adv.
Wllfred F. Root viii supply you and
guarantee money refunded if not sat
iSficd ADV.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

In every community the slackers and
pro-Germans ought to be rounded up
and classified. Their names should be
known to all loyal citizens. There are
men in Brattleboro, for instance-few
to be sure-who pay income taxes but
who fail to come through with cent
to help the worthy war causes. These
parasites should be tagged. They are
slaekers. If there are any residents
and we believe there are few here
in Brattleboro-who are disloyal to
America in their talk, they should be
reported to the federal authorities
What some of these individuals need is
a game Of checkers, the movements be
ing made with their noses on the little
squares on the window of cell as tn,
checker board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
CRIPPLED WARSHIP SANK FOE
British Destroyer Cut German Boat il
Two at Dunkirk.

LONDON, March 2S.-Her main steam
lpe severed, helplessly crippling the craft,
the British destroyer Botha, in the naval
battle off Dunkirk last Thursday, rammed
large enemy destroyer, cutting it in
two, and then attempted the same ma
neuver against ANOTHER enemy vessel. The
second attack failed although the Ger
man fell victim to French warships.
The Botha previously had fired her two
torpedoes. She was rescued by her com
panion destroyer, the Morris, which pre-
viously had torpedoed and sunk one of
the enemy craft. The crippled Botha was
towed to shore while the French ships
engaged in picking up prisoners. Entente
aircraft did considerable damage to the
fleeing Teuton squadron.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

"Se Calm, Be caim," Said MIR. Mink
per? l shall not have to do any mar
keting, hurrah! l like TO have you do
some too
For Mr.. Mink helps Mrs. Mink with
The marketing, but still she did not
understand what he meant, nor what
he was trying to talk about.
Il am thankful, my dear" said Mr..
Mink. Eyes, indeed ] am. But it's not
about the supper have found. 1 have
not had any supper, nor found any"
Gracious" said Mrs. Mink, I'll
have to hurry TO the store" Which
really meant she would have to hurry
to find something good.
You're surely hungry, aren't your
! she asked. She had dreadful fear
| that Mr.. Mink might have lost his APP
| petite. That would worry her so.
ayes, I'm hungry" said Mr.. Mink,
But I'm relieved. Very much re-
/ lieved"
rs that the same as being thank.
| ful:" asked Mrs. Mink. 81 was never
graduated from school,"
IT'S just about the same in this
case" said Mr.. Mink. I'm thankful
because Pm relieved"
ooh goodness exclaimed Mrs
Mink. I'm getting most horribly
mixed up"
You see" said Mr.. Mink. I'm re
lieved because I've escaped another
winter"
Tell me what that means" SAID
Mrs. Mink. Il couldn't understand
that in the first place"
1--WE escaped another winter because
I haven't been trapped"
Mrs. Mink shIieked aloud. Traps
! Traps! What is that you say?"
BE calm, be calm" said Mr.. Mink
Il said that I had escaped anothe
winter of being caught. l was not pu
into trap. / escaped every one b
1 my cleyerness, and so did you, Mr.:
Mink"
"Oh, now I see" said Mrs. 4Iinl
"Ah, yes, it's been a wonderful escap
/ for both of US, and, of course, it's
i relief not to be caught-a very gre;
Il and enormous relief And we've ever
: reason to be thankful. Now I unde
G stand everything"
'They may have traps around no
! or later" said Mr.. Mink, "but / 8
ways feel a great relief when IL
: spring is coming. / always imGgir
# that folks aren't so interested in fl
5 after the cold days have gone. / fe
IS that in the winter they may work
e hard TO capture us-then, and in Il
e fall when the cold days are ahea
They wifi think of summer and swiT
: ming and boating and in cloth
a now"
maybe they'll think ahead and pl;
for next year." sud Mrs. Mink.
"My dear. my dear" said Mr.. Min
1--WE mustn't worry all the time. v
!. feel better now because we think
peaceful, quiet season is ahead of us
"And how do you know that spril
n is really here?" asked Mrs. Mink.
y 81 saw the ground hog in the d
th lance today said Mr.. Mink ''He
:, the first sign OF spring, and ] al
is saw Mr.. WoodclrIck, so i know I
r, winter had really passed"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
GIVES LIFE TO SAVE.
Corp. H. L. Wheaton Deliberately
Picks Up German Bomb.

WORCESTER, Mass, March 28-Corp.
Homer J. Wheaton, formerly sporting
editor Of the Worcester Gazette, who was
reported killed in action in France on
February y, gave up his life to save his
commander, according to letter received
from Lieut.. George A. Corbin Of Wheaton 5
regiment. Lieut. Corbin said that Wheat
on picked up German bomb thrown
INTO an American trench and was about
to hurl it back when it exploded in his
hand, killing him instantly. Wheaton :
home is in Syracuse, \. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
AVIATOR MISSING.
No News from Roy Ireland Of st.
Johnsbury Since February 5.

ST JOHNSBURY. March ga cable
gram has been received by Mrs c. w
Ireland of St Eeanors, Prince Edward
Island, saying that her son. Roy Ireland
OF the Royal Flying corps in France, has
been missing since February 5.
Mr. ireland was a resident OF this town
before his enlistment at the British con
sulate in New York in 1911 After his
enlistment he went at once to England
and then to France and has been in active
service since. The first year that he was
in France he was a despatch bearer He
was then transferred to the mechanical
. transportation service until last August
when he joined the Royal Flying corps.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

The Reformer lie on sale every evening
by the following news dealers:
BrattIeooTo, Brattleboro News Co., c
W. Cleaveland, s. L Purinton (Estey-
Ville). Brooks House Pharmacy, Aliens
Depot Newsstand Mrs D. F Doyle.
South Main Street
West Brattleboro. l.. Stockwell
East Dummerston, NJ f, Brown
Putney, NJ G Williams
Newfane. \ NJ Ratchelder.
Townshend, G. w Cutler
West Townshend. G. Fl Grout
jamaica. J Oapqett
South Londonderry, r RI Tyler
South Vernon. F. r Rurum
Northtieid Mass, ThOr pson Bros
West Chesterfield " H Mrs w
Streeter
Htnsda!e. " H. " n LYMAN
Bellows Falls, Depot Restaurant
Windsnr w Windsnr Restaurant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
DISCIPLINE GERMANS.
Mob OF LOCO Has Flag Kissing Bee at
Delrhos, Ohio.

LIMA, o., March 2s.-Four alleged pro-
Germans ii Dephos took the oath OF al
legiance last night, saluted the Stars and
Stripes, and kissed the banner, by order
81 the Delphos vigilance committee, or
gained TO round up all suspected anti
Americans in this community
More than thousand persons joined
IN the demonstration. The victims in
Guided Jacob Marx, grocer, Peter Metsker
and son John, and Glenn Simmzimmel-
singer. Thes were placed on a truck in
the public square A Delphos physician
read to them the oath of allegiance and
the crowd forced them to repeat it under
threat OF immediate death.
Then each was required to salute and
kiss the flag Marx was given huge
flag, nails and hammer and ordered to
spike the banner To his home.
One Of the vigilance committee was
injured when Catherine Metsker. aged
twenty-four, daughter OF Peter Metsker,
attacked the vigilante with a club.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS,

II is the aim Of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
the paper each night and 1t solicits the
co-opera ton OF subscribers to that end
Prompt reports should be given OF each
failure 10 receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause Of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t Is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
THURSDAY, MARCH %, 1918.
THE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

Official communications from London
and Berlin show that although the
German advance hes not been checked.
still the British have succeeded in
keeping their living line intact. While
some territory has been relinquished
to the enemy, the retreat has been
carried out so far, apparently, with
out amy loss of morale to the army.
Heavy losses have been inflicted upon
the retiring British, but the German
loss in men must have been vastly
heavier.
1t is not to be denied that the stu
alton is serious. The allies are out
ranked in men and big guns, and there
are indications that they are outclassed
in the air. Yet, they are by no means
beaten and they will not be beaten so
long Us their line is not broken or
penetrated and large bodies of troops
are not either captured or annihilated.
Much ground can be given up without
couccding a victory to the Germans
who up to this time have failed to ae
complish any of their main detectives
They have not defeated the British
army and they have not been able tC
envelope any considerable portion OF
it,
/ After several days of the fercest
kind of fighting, with the Germans at
tempting 10 break down the British
with en- enormous weight of men anC
metal, the battle is still undecided an,
the allies are still confident that tn
result viii finally be in their favor
The continued suspense is trying o,
the nerves of those who wait for NOR
Y favorable news, but nothing has haI
4 rcpcl vet to tinee the suspense wit
despair. Confidence and patienc
must be maintained until somethin
more definite comes out of the fgh
ing than has yet appeared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Hugh.

A Frenclunan, Boosting in company
that he hay1 Thoroughly mastered the
English lar guage, was asked TO write
the following from dictGtion: "As
Hugh Hughes was hewin q yule log
from q yew tree man dressed in
clothes of dark hue came up TO Hugh
and said: Have You seen my ewes?'
IF you will wait until / hew this yew
/ will 60 with you anywhere in Eu-
rope to look for your ewes said
Hugh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
PASTOR IN Y. NJ. C. A. WORK.
Rev. j. w. Chesbro of Bellows Falls
Is Going to France.

BELLOWS FALLS, March 2s-Rev J.
". CHESHIRE, pastor OF the local Baptist
church, expects to 60 to a Y. NJ. c. A.
training school in Springfield, Mass, next
week and after months preparation
viii leave for France for y. NJ. c \. war
work. He will be at his church Sundays
as long as he is in this country. Others
from this town in Y NJ c. A work are
Rev. w. II. DesJardins, former pastor
Of the Baptist church in SaNtons River
! and =. +. Merriam, superintendent 81
schools
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

Milwaukee is the city called famous
on account of an amber eolored bever-
age which it produces at the rate of
millions of gallons a year. Today Mil
waukee is Infamous 1t is evidently a
hot bed of socialism and proGerman-
ism. In Milwaukee, city and county,
in the recent senatorial primary, Len
root, the loyal Republican candidate,
received only 7,775 votes, while over
10000 went to Berger, the Socialist
Lenroot won in the state as a whole by
2.4l4 votes. In the Milwaukee district
Berger and Thompson, both regarded
as pro-Gcrman candidates, received 3
total of 34,l23 votes, while only 30,S3s
were cast for Lenroot, Davies and Me
Carthy, all loyal candidates.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

The news of the terrific onslaught
which the Germans are making ought
to stimulate recruiting in every town
in the country. The lesson is being
brought home that we have mighty
and desperate foe to contend against.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Identified.

That was the spirit of your Uncle
James that made the table turn and
perform such queer stunts.
" n not surprised. Uncle jim new
or did have good table manners.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for publication OF al
news dispatches credited TO II and no
otherwise credited in this paper and alst
the local news published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

he W yosl"f lsrt s;5sd
my boy answered the veteran cam
paigner. The first thing for you to learn
is that you can't feel the public pulse by
listening to what men say just after the
drinks and cigars have been passed
around Birmingham Age-Herald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

How about your income tax blank2
If it is not filled out before April l
you are likely to find yourself in
trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
Democracy Shall Prevail.

From the great speech of Senator Borah)
But what we have determined upon in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

Our enemies over here are trying
to hurt our boys over there. Our enc
mics are listening. Don't talk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper
so cents an inch for first insertion, p
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates
Space rates on application.
CLASSIFIED advertisements-Ftve cents a
line first insertion with so per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change Of copy
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

Shortly after n11riag. man discovers
that he has been COZ. .ting lot of trouble.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-28

The big gun which the Germans let
loose on Paris at a distance of over
70 miles, in the opinion of ordnance
experts, viii not pay for its making.
The judgment pronounced upon it is
that it is a marvellous piece of mechan-
zeal ingenuity, but, that it is of no
very practical value for military pur-
poses. The Germans like to produce a
scare and they certainly succeeded
when Paris was bombarded and 10
inch shells began to drop upon it from
some mysterious source. 1t was a
! part Of the great German offensive as
"A weapon of frightfulness to strike
terror into the hearts of the allies. In
the same line was a German bulletin
containing the report that a large
force of American troops had been de
feated at Chauny \ German lie has
q longer range than the new German
gun. The range of this lie was ove1
5000 miles, and it was fred across TIT
ocean to terrify the American people
. In a message 20 the American farm
| ers, urging greater production, Presi
dent Wilson says the crisis in the wa
is now The achievements of the year
in his opinion, will decide the issue
/ This is the spirit in which the cam
paign for record crop of foodstuff
must be undertaken. Every foot O
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-19

SECRET or THRILLS IN A
KISS

You don't ned that. my dear
MarRlr. you arr stiil going strong. "
said Jim dryiy. when remarked
tina, thought needed 10 buck IN "
wonder what has gotten into old
Jim lately. lie win make n grabbed
remark every once In a while. which
makes me ask myself II he really
has that wonderful disposition with
which wc all credit him. However.
I was not listening much 10 what
any ono said. Just then wanted to
BE- alone. I wanted 20 adjua, myself.
for while Mollic had told me looked
as did when came 20 her home
an n girl on my honeymoon. | real
ircd all In a moment that did not
feel at al that way.
looked down at my baby boy.
who had stubborniy declined 20
leave my arms for any coaxine Of
his Aunt MoIlie. \ little warm glow
that was almost physical centcrcd
about my heart
what did need that my baby
could not give me- And then !
heard Mollie answering some laugh.
ing remark Of Jim's by saying. Yes.
babies are the great compensat ton
for the ills Of woman. but they do
continue TO take the thrills out OF
NE"
II don't sgrcc with you. Molilc. -
I interrupted. Il find Dicky quite
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-19
DETERMINATIONS

Editor The Star; when the work
or fight order went into effect. why
didn't IT apply to all who came under
IL?
why are so-ne men forced out Of
their positions. where they can make
living. put in the shipyards and
paid 1895 day. which is hardly
enough TO exist on. AZ a great many
have discovered?
why IL IL some OF these local
boards have power to fix it, with
the employers TO keep a man on who
Ia not doing essential work.
Ny husband was forced out of his
employment. reclaSsified. and called
at once. in spite of the fact that
am entirely dependent on him. for.
owing TO sickness, / will be disabled
for the rest Of my days.
When told OF my condition. the
board remarked. Well, she worked
once: she can work again"
when the grocer. butcher and
landlady are interviewed. there Is
nothing left OF s3.95, NO when my
husband goes. my bread and butter
goes. too.
II little more Justice and democ.
racy were practiced Mt home. there
would be more patriotism In the
hearts OF the people.
AN AMERICAN WIFE.