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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-06

collected a large army. He detn,,
the Germans and stopped the wer,,
advance of the MOngolians. Han
wise defeated the Russians and |,
creased the territory of LlthuapIs 4.
siderably.
Mindaugis, the next grand dus,
capable organizer and administers,
continued the work successfully ca
eminas, a shrewd diplomat, as Is sbcr
In his correspondence with the urs
Of Rome and the Teutonic order w
the next grand duke Of note. Bs a
tablished the grand duchy Of LII,
ania on a firm basis, vanquished n
Russians, Teutons, and especially b
Tartars, and so helped save EurCv
from the greatest disaster that coul
have befallen it-invasion and occur
ton by Mongolians. At this time LID
uania extended from the Baltic q
to the Black sea. After the death I
Gedeminas, his two sons, Algidas u
Keistutis, reigned, and waged bats
with Teutons and Slavs.
In 1869 a sort Of dual Polish-uhH
MAN government was adopted. Em
then, Lithuania kept its independsaa
In the three partitions Of Poland d
major part of Lithuania was annelk
by Russia and the smaller by German
Thus Lithuania was removed from h
map Of the world.
The people were forbidden to d
the Lithuanian language, and thsM
session Of any Lithuanian books eva
prayer books, was considered r&
ical crime, and schools teaching LID
uanian were closed. The Russian o.
eminent prohibited the use Of any tF
In print but the Russian The peqa
as a result, smuggled II books iii
newspapers printed in Latin type fn
Germany. Eventually the Imperial Y
der was revoked and the use Of Ian
type re-established. From that rni
on Lithuanian literature has nourah
many newspapers having been ps
lished and many books printed.
There are probably about 7Mm
persons Of genuine Lithuanian 500
In addition to these, the Llthuan''
state would include 1,5OOOW rua
Jews, Russians, and Germans, nsr4
a total of 10000 900 for Lithuania p'q
er. If Lettland should be united w
Lithuania 1t would add 2,5OOW LeA
making a grand total population Of "
500, 900 for the new nation.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-06
Jaya,s SUGAR Production

Java is such a fruitful lano u "a
hesitates to specify the prineipa. ~. s
but it is one of the great su M
ducing countries of the worlu. ,,. |,
annual export of sugar am0S psat
something like 100000 tons ssnr
are so accustomed to thinking y eop,
in terms of pounds that near'y o.
600 tons of sugar seems to nave n
pefying effect on the mind: u r,ds
more than 100000 acres OF ianu .,d q
cultivation in sugar on the is'. .sr,s
Java and the average yield PEI ~
four and one-half tons, when g. 4
that is high above the a'H
sugar land
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-06
Beat Germans and MonaoIs.

The Lithuanians lived in clans until
the thirteenth century, when, because
of national danger, they banded togeth-
er. They chose Ringaudas as the first
grand duke of Lithuania, and he soon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
THE HIGH HEART.
By Ellis Parker Butler of The vigi.
lanteS.

The big thing that Americans should |
concentrate upon at this time is the
high heart
No need now to ask whether oil and
water can mix. We know that autocracv
and democracy cannot exist side by side
any longer in a world grown small Au-
tocracy must cease to be, in order that
democracy may be safe; or democracy
must perish in order that autocracy may
conduct bloody forayS of conquest at
will.
Today America is crushler for
! right-for our own national rights and
for the rights of all Just nations You
and |, being Americans, are comrades.
in this great crusade. That does not
mean that we are guests at a pink tea;
crusaders do not drop dead if speck
of dust alights on a patent leather shoe.
With high hearts and holy Joy they meet
discomfort, wounds and death.
Weaklings whine, but strong men bear
all things with high hearts and clear
eyed courage when the cause is just and
the goal noble. / have heard men whine
because they thought, unless things
changed, they might possibly have to do
without. a lump of sugar in their tea
sometime III the futurcl God of our
IdtHtiS. W hat hluu OI CIuSducIS dlc
these? Rather than this let us rejoice
that we at home can share tho burden
with those III the field of battle.
Party politicians, cottonwood weak
lings and German propagandists whine
and encourage the whine. At every de-
Walton from the smooth course of thing
as they were in the dreamy days OF
: peace the plotters whine and the weak
limos echo the whine
: Americans, our nation was vast
! peaceful land. It was organized foi
peace and suddenly it has been driver
e to war. War, we are told, is hell, bu
! we at home do not suffer that hell 4
: the worst we face discomfort and tenn
q porary annoyance due to sudden shift
: ing to war conditions. These things ar
u inevitable. Let us not whine. Let u
meet all with a high heart, with cage
courage and with brave cheerfulnes:
That is the big Job today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

towards perfect sanitation and health,
as sick soldier is of no use to the
army and sickness is to be guarded
against.
The task of keeping the clerical end
OF the work correct is large one.
Aside from keeping strict account of
all soldiers supplies, an account Of the
Liberty bonds, insurance carried by
each man, the allotments, meaning by
that the portions of their pay which is
to go each month to their wives, par
ents or friends, all must be accounted
for by the commanders. Company
took out $4,000 worth of Liberty
bonds. Capt. Gibson spoke nearly an
hour and gave thoroughly entertain
ing talk.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
BOYS FROM HERE.
Continued from Page l

methods of German warfare. They re
clever, but | don't believe they will
last much longer l had the opportun-
ity 20 traverse No Man S land one fine
night with the idea of bringing back a
few German prisoners, but none showed
up. We have the honor of being the
first National Guard to go into the
front line.
Well. consider myself lucky so far,
and hope my luck continues. Those
chocolates and cigaretts came i'll good.
There is nothing more pleasing than
those two things.
| now have three sweaters, two he'll
NETS and wristers, and guess | won t
need any more of that equipment this
winter. There might be another one
and by that time / IL look forward to
a new set.
We are now in rest camp after that
strenuous week. We all need 4 good
rest. Remember me TO all and give
them my best regards. haven't seen
any of the old bunch, but expect to run
into them some day.
GUY f. JOHNSON.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

BERLIN, March "a, WA London -
Paris has been bombardcd by German
long-distance guns, according to the Ger
man official communication issued tonight.
The statement adds that the British in
their retirement are burning French towns
and villagers and that between the Somme
and the Disc the Germans are still going
forward Enormous quantities OF booty
have been taken by the Germans accord
ing to the statement.
The day statement announced that the
Germans had captured Peronne and Ham
and defeated the British and American reg
iments brought up from the southwest toI
counter-attack on Chauny.
The statement added that more than
| 10000 prisoners had been captured ano
600 guns taken by the Germans
Victory in the battle which has beer
raging near MoncAy, Cambria, St. Quen
tin. and La Fere is claimed by the Ger
mans The British Sd and 4th armies anC
parts of the Franco-American reserves ar,
declared to have been beaten, with tn,
heaviest losses, on the line from Bapaum
To Bouchavesnes and behind the Somm
between Peronne and Ham, as we'll as a
| Cnauny
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
WHEEL CLUB ENJOYS
TALK BY CAPT. GIBSON
Speaks in Intensely Interesting Way on
Life of a Soldier-Last of Sunday
Afternoon Concerts.

The last Ill a series of Sunday after
noon concerts given by the Vermont
Wheel club for club members and their
families was held in the club rooms yes
terday afternoon from TO and like
those previously held it was highly en-
ioyable Leitsinger 5 orchestra, with
f. NJ. Cram acccmpanist. rendered sew
eral selections interspersed with vocal
selections on the victrola. Capt. E. w.
Gibson Of the 51th pioneer regiment
{lst Fermont) was the speaker and
talked in an intensely interesting man
ncr OF the life Of Il soldier. In in
| Producing the speaker Chairman +. G.
| Bacon called to mind what Capt. Glib
son had done for Company l, LIST Yer
mont regiment. He said that in 1915
the company was about to disband
when Capt. Gibson from purely pa
triotic standpoint accepted the captain
ley of the company and brought il
back to its full quota. He added that
Capt. Gibson had given up his bushes,
to devote himself entirely to the worl
in which he is now engaged.
Captain Gibson began bv telling how
recruit is first taken into the army
> spoke OF the camp life, told how diff
fcrcnt the military routine is toda.
from what it used to be. and gave hi
audience some startling illustrations o
modern warfare He said that nov
each man must be really a specialist i
n his certain duty, taking for eXampl
a squad of seven men and an Office
This squad possibly are grenade throw
+ erS. that is, two men throw the grei
q AIDES and are experts in this particula
@ art Of warfare, two other men carr
4 the supplies, two others are assistant
]: and also are grenade throWers, takn
i the places of the others in ease nece
a sity demands, and the odd man is list
u in case Of casualty. There arc al
- squads who carry bavonets and squa,
s. who carry the trench knives. Car
s. Gibson described these knives as BEN
ST about - inches long, carried on I
> arm. and are used for hand to hal
- lighting.
u The speaker told of the gigantic ia
of getting our soldiers across the wat
and said that it would take between
ho. and 40 ships going continually to tral
arr port our men. He spoke of the wond
ad full work that the Knights Of Columt
ar and the Y NJ C. A. are doing to p
in tect the boys by affording amusemt
his of a high class, good reading a
tcb putting every effort forth to keep
the morale of the boys up to the high
cLs possible standard. Every prceaut
is used now III modern camp
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Sergeant Clarity writes to his faith
er and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
Clarity of so Clark street under date
of Feb. -, a. follows:
Dear Mother and Father
Just few lines to let YOU know l
am in the best of health and l hope
TO continue SO for some time to come.
have been under fire, mother, i'll the
----- line trenches for the first
time in my life and believe me il was
some experience for all of us and we
will never forget it. We are resting
now for a few days and expect to get
"a furlough and | am going to try TO
go 10 Paris and Ireland if | get fur
Tough long enough to give me time so
| can take III everything there is 20 see.
This place here is like Broadway. Ey-
cry place YOU go You can see something
new and interesting. | have slept on
spring beds made of chicken wire-tele-
phone and barbed wire, with rocks for
a pillow, and 60 to sleep as if I was in
a feather bed. Nothing bothers me
when it is time To 90 to bed If any
thing did | would never 60 to sleep as
there is something doing all the time
1t is just like the Fourth of July all the
time around here. ! have seen ant
passed through villages which the Hun.
have levcled to the ground 1t is ;
shame the way they shot the churches
away | have been in church wher,
all there was left was chair We hav,
mass in it just the same as if nothin.
had happened. Your loving son,
SERGEANT j. j. GARRITY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Berlin Announces the Cap
ture of the French Cities
of Ham and PerOnne
ENEMY FALLS SHORT
OF OBJECTIVE
Germans Who Crossed the Somme Are
Being Dealt With" Gen. Haig Re
ports-Fifty-fou Enemy Airplanes
Were Brought Down.

Following is the summary of the war
news late last night:
LONDON, March 24-Territic fighting,
following fresh attacks by the Germans
this morning, continued throughout the
DAY along the British front north and
south of Peronne, Field Marshal Haig an
nounces in his report tonight.
South of the city the Germans succeeded
in crossing the River Somme at certain
points, but these the Commander in Chief
says, are being dealt with North Of
Peronne the British under pressure Of yio-
lent assaults was withdrawn to new posi-
tons
Copies Of the German plan OF offensive
taken from prisoners show that so far the
enemy has fallen far short OF the objec,
tives set for the first days OF the fighting.
An official report on the aerial opera
tions says that ffty-four enemy airplaneS
have been brought down.
The official report issued this morning
announced that there had been no materla
| change in the situation on the battlefront
throughout the night, although furthei
/ fighting has occurred at a number o
points
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
HOOKER WINS ACTION
IN SUPREME COURT
Justice Van Kirk Hands Down Decision
Dismissing Complaint in Alleged
Fraud Action.

The following Is from a recent ISSUE OF
the Schenectady, ~ 4, Uuon-Star:
James r. Hooker col this city win, the
action brought against him III the supreme
court ly Hooker. Corser a Mitchell com
pany supreme Court Justice Charles &.
Van kts, before whom the action was
tried at an equity term here, yesterday
handed down decision Diminishing the
complaint. and eHoncratng Mr. Hooker
and his wite, Maudc L, Hooker, from any
faint OF fraud or vrong-doug The ac-
ton wa. brought hy Robert j. Laudon
for the plaintiff and the defendants,
james T. Hooker and Niaudc +. Hooker,
were Represented hy John Aicyandci, Of
the Grm ot Loucts 4 AlcNandrr
In Jluuuy lol5. judgment "d,
docketcd here iar approximately $500
against james 4 Hooker and Charles ID
Whitaker. On November .. l9l6, Judg
ment was awarded to the Hooker, Cor-c
a Mitchell company iu the ohaucery caur
in Vermont for $4,000 against Hooker
William II Cor,rr and Whitaker. Ih
action against James r Hooker and MaNd
l. Hooker wa, brought in ORDER ta ST.
aside transfer "i property made ay lloohe
20 his wife, 10 being charged tbat IA lW
Hooker paid for real estate at Avon roa
and Lowell road ia TINS city and had th
property decided o. his wife. One parc'
cost $4,000. il was claimed second $500
and a third, S3.uU0 TN, building. ON tn
land cost more tiwn $4,000, the cor
plant AYERS The complaint further a
legged that Hooker caused the land to
conveyed 60 his vito 20 "hiEder, dak
and deiuud his creditors aud particular
the plaintiff"
The decision Of Justice Van Kirk Is IA
the Hooker. Corser & Mitchell compal
had ~ elusc u action sgaiast Mr al
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
MADE FOR
BAPTIST BUDGET
Ten Teams Solicit for $500 for Ex-
penses and $500 for Benevolences
Lunch Served.


The every member canvass of the |
First Baptist church for pledges for
church expenses and for various mis-
sionary and benevolent objects was
made Yesterday For the year lust
closing the budget for local expenses
was $500, and nearly $4,000 was
raised for benevolent objects, not in
Guiding the $500 or 5000 just raised
b. the men of the church toward
the "million dollar fund - of the North
ern Baptist convention. The coming
year it is hoped to raise $1,000 for cur
rent expenses and at least $500 for
mission and kindred objects. This is
aside from the work Of the women and
| other auxiliary societies. 1t was impos-
sible to tabulate the returns from the
canvass last night, but reports were
made to indicate very successful
day Is campaign.
The morning sermon yesterday by
Rev. c. T Brownell, appropriate to the
work of the day, was from the text:
Upon the first day Of the week let
each one of you lay by him in store, as
he may prosper. 1t was a forceful plea
for systematic and generous giving as
munity. At the close of the Bible
school the canvassers met in the social
rooms of the church for a brief confer
ence, - men and 80 women being pres
ent on reporting for work Short
speeches were made by L. ". Hawley
A. L. Maynard, F. s. Knight, L. j
Eddy, and Rev. Mr.. Brownel. Five
teams Of men and five teams of women
had been organized and these captains
were called upon aud pledged their sup
port and that of their teams: Mis-.
Lcnore Ayres, Mrs. b. c. Baldwin, Mis-
Jessie Hawley, Mrs. +. L. Smith, Mrs
A. W. J. Wilkins, S. W. Edgett, c. S
Hopkins, A. l.. Maynard, f. Y. Morse
and II. j. Wilson.
Lunch was served by .the hospitalit,
committee Of the woman : society
r Mrs ". NJ. Irish, Mrs. ". H. Haigl
and Mrs. G. \. Houghton. The men hav
I ing the arrangements of the canvass il
, charge were ". B. Smith, f. J. Eddy
\. L. Harris, c. 5. Hopkins, and T
). Knight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
U BOAT DISABLED.
Sub III Damaged Condition Sought Ref
ugo in Spanish Port.

FL FERROL, Spain, Sunday.-A
-four hundred ton German submarine
has sought refuge in this port. The
captain made an urgent request for adj
mission, declaring that his craft had
been damaged severely in a fight with
three ships. \ Spanish warship was sent
out Go guard hef.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25

Mrs Hooker because the land was pu,
chased before judgment had been rendered
against Hooker in either New York state
or Vermont and that therefore Rockers
action in conveying the property to his
wife could not be construed to have
been done to dcfraud his creditors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Sporting Notes.

The scores of the bowling match be
tween the Come Back and the All Stars
on Laundry's alleys last week as furnished
to The Reformer contained an error,
Brennans total being given as 26i in
stead Of the correct score OF 261. This
difference gives the All Stars the match
by score Of ,34l to 1888, whereas the
score as furnished made the Come Backs
the winners
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
MEDALS FROM KAISER.
Won Hindenburg, Ludendorf and 9th
ers Get War Decorations.

AMSTERDAM, March 25.-EmPeror
William at the German main headquar-
ters on Sunday, according to an official
announcement at Berlin, conferred the
iron cross with gold rays on Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg and the grand
cross of the order of the iron cross on
Gen. Won Ludendorff. He also gave
various decorations to department
chiefs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
IMPOSTOR SENTENCED.
Marquis de Castillot" Sent to Prison on
Two Counts.

NEW YORK. March Edmond
Rousselot, who in the role Of the Mar
quis de Castillot tried to negotiate q
$5O,000,0o loan from J. p Morgan & Co,
on behalf of the king OF Spain, was sen
fenced today TO two terms to run concur
rently in the federal penitentiary at At
lanta each for one year and eight months
The first penalty was for theft of gov
eminent stationery and the second for
forging addresses on parcels. To both
charges he pleaded guilty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
STOCK MARKET FLUTTERS.
Breaks in Morning Followed by Raj
lies But With Small Sales.

NEW YORK, March 25-Stocks
broke from one to three points at the
opening Of the market here today on
further heavy selling imposed by the
war news. The weakest issues were
equipment, war shares and special m
dustrials. Rallies Of one to two points
were made in the first hour by standard
stocks, after which normal conditions
succeeded on a marked diminution OF
offerings.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
GUN COULD HURL
SHELL 100 MILES
At Least in Theory, Says
Fessenden, Ordnance and
Wireless Expert
ONLY QUESTION OF
FORCE AND LENGTH

Shells That Landed in Paris Must Have
Described an Arc That Sent Them Be
tween 25 and 80 Miles Above the
Earth.
BOSTON, March 25.--prof. Reginald
A. Fcssendcn Of Brooklinc, "wizard of
electricity" ordnance expert and de-
yelopcr of wireless telephony, said last
night that the principle of gun capa-
bic Of throwing a she'll 100 miles has
been known to ordnance experts of
the allied armies for the past three
years. The Germans in ma king the gun,
or guns, reported as tossing explosives
into Paris from distance of - miles,
simply put theory into practice.
The gun, he said, represents nothing
radically different from modern high
caliber artillery Of shorter range. The
difference Is in the length of ealibrc
aud magnitude Of pressure behind the
shell. .
"'Thc shells that landed in Paris,
he said, "must have described an are
that sent them between - and 30 miles
above the earth. at its highest point.
"The principle is very much the
same a, that Of driving a fast steam
ship through the water. Steamship
builders In their early experiments for
speed found that they had to pile
horsepower ON horsepower until a Ger.
tain speed was reached. After that
speed was reached increase in horse
power gave relatively greater in
crease IN speed.
'Takc a hvdroplanc as another in
stance II goes az high speed in tn,
water, as it rise, gradually from Tia,
water the friction on the hull decrease
and the speed increases, until il reache'
its top speed in the air.
- Now for the she'll. The distance i
can 60 when shot from a gun depend
directly on the amount of air resistance
Shot 40 a high angle il passes frs
through the lower air, the heavier ait
where the air resistance is greatest. A
1t rises il reaches lighter air and tn
resistance lessons, until at a height q
0p'"' - "ti'' 'iiA "lA '''l''"
practically nothing.
Explosive pressure required 10 driy
she'll for distance increases up to III
point where q muzzlc velocity of SOC
feet per second is reached. Then, 8
in the ease Of horsepower and the spec,
ing steamship. the distance gained b
added explosive pressure and lengti
cncd calihrc is relatively greater.
Approximately when muzz
velocity of 5000 feet per second is a
tanned a she'll can bc thrown from
to % miles. Guns Of this power ha,
been in existence For some time.
1900 feet per second at the muzllc
shell, according Go the theory, "
travel 80 miles. shot at the proper ang
AT 5000 feet per second muzzle vclo
ity the she'll will fall -. miles avn
from the gun. That is the new G.,
man cannon, ] believe To reach (
greatest distance possible under I
theory, 100 miles, 4,l00 feet per seco
velocity at the mulzlc is required.
other words, adding 900 feet per s.
ond mulllc velocity 20 5000 per s.
ond and the gain is between four a
Eve times tho distance
"lncrease the explosive pressure
hind the shell aud lcngthen the call
and you have the answer up TO
miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
Made Healthy by War.

Meatless days are good for your
rheumatism, the shortness of sugar has a
good effect on your kidneys. and the
diminished coal supply works against the
overheating of houses and consequent
colds. II this year lasts long enough, we
shall be a healthy people Cleveland
PLAN Dealer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
POWER TO PRESIDENT.
Senate Passes Bill Providing for Logging
Operations for War Purposes.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-The war
department bill empowering the President
TO requisition timber and lumber and to
conduct logging operations for the army,
the navy and the emergency fleet corpora
tion wa, passed by the senate today. II
now goes To the house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
OCCUPATION OF
PETROGRAD NEAR
American Consul Reported That Ger.
mans Would Be in Capital Within
Twenty four Hours.

Washington, March 25.-German occupa-
ton oi Petrograd within "A hours was pre-
dictcd by American Consul Tredwell in a
despatch that reached the state department
today, dated March % Virtually all
Americans had left the city, the despatch
said
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-25
BRATTLEBOROLOCA

The Methodist church held its every
member canvass yesterday for funds
for carrying on the church work the
coming year. The result met the expcc-
tations. Lunch was served the canvass
ers at the church.