The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-26
Chairman Shumway Gets
Information from Coun-
ty Chairman
BOMBS TO ANNOUNCE
ARRIVAL OF TRAIN

Whistles to Be Blown and Bells Rung,
and Band viii March to Railroad
station-Detail of Soldiers to Show
and Explain Exhibits.
Brattleboro' S quota of the Fourth
Liberty loan is $724,000
This news came to W. A. Shunlwav.
town chairman, yesterday from County
Chairman Fred H. Babbitt of Bellows
Falls in the following letter:
Il have just received strong and
very appealing letter from State Chair
man Morse in which he states that the
organization for raising Vermont s
quota of the Fighting Fourth Liberty
loan is complete in every county, and
that the fighting spirit and determine
tion everywhere manifested arc char
acteristie of Vermont
He make. it very emphatic, how
ever, that the successful raising of each
town s quota depends upon the LOYALTY.
devotion and enthusiasm of each town
chairman and the patriotic men and
women who will do the canvassing and
secure the subscriptions. 1t is sup to
you.' No incentive could be greater
no reward more sure. BE not weary
IN well doing. Plead as you would FIGHT.
1t Is your contribution to the cause of
humanity.
Telephone me on reverse charge if
there is anything I can do to help YOU
IN any way. All my time is freely at
our disposal.
Your town quota is $4,000.
''Yours for over the top.
Fred Fl. BABBITT,
County Chairman. -
The fourth Liberty loan will he
launched on SATURDAY. of this week.
when the event will be marked bv the
arrival of a special government war
exhibit train of two fiat cars and a
box ear carrying war relics The train
will arrive at s o. clock in the morning.
Brattleboro being the first town in
Vermont to have the privilege of see-
ing the exhibit, which will be free to
everyone.
The arrival of the special viii be an
nounced by aerial bombs which will
be sent off as the train reaches n
stop. A Liberty loan representative in
charge of the train will make a brief
address, and short addresses will be
given by local men. A returned soldier.
who will come with the exhibit, also
will give a talk, and the Liberty loan
representative will extend an invitation
TO inspect the exhibition. A detail of
soldiers viii be in charge to show and
explain the exhibits
An article in a Boston paper vester-
day spoke of the exhibit of captured
German guns, a number of which wera
| paraded through the streets of that
| city on Tuesday, said they attracted
much interest from the crowds in the
streets. The guns included a 105-
| millimetre, three rs, trench mortars,
howitzers, anti-aircraft guns and a
French %, captured from the French
| by the Germans and afterwards recap
| tured by the United States marines.
The guns were then taken to the South
station TO be placed on two trains with
other war materials to travel through
out New England and the United States
during the Liberty loan campaign. So
far as the Boston officials could ascer-
| tain the parade there was the first dis
play of captured German guns in the
United States
Shortly before the arrival of the
relic train whistles will be blown and
bells will be rung and at 7.45 the Brat
tleboro Military band, who have vol
unteered their services for the occasion,
will leave the town hall building and
march to the station.
Experienced bonds statesmen will be
on hand TO receive subscriptions and
| they will be assisted by some of the
| townswomen and young women of the
| Patriotic league, several booths being
placed at convenient points.
Other details of the plans for meeting
the exhibit train and some features
which have not been completed will be
announced in The Reformer tomorrow.
A bond salesman, assisted by young
women of the Patriotic league, will be
on duty in the board of trade rooms
Friday and Saturday evenings after
the picture, Pershing's Crusaders, to
take subscriptions to the loan and all
subscriptions from persons in the sur
rounding towns viii be credited to
those towns.