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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-09
Wash Goods and Ginghams

1T ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES
Hundreds of Yards of Fancy Voiles,
SO inches and 40 inches wide; 45c,
soc and 75c values. All grouped
for this sale at $50 yard
75c Fancy Silk Striped Wolfe, .59c
35c Bates Ginghams in plain colors,
stripes and checks, 25c
soc Ginghams, 80 inches wide, Scotch
plaids, in plain and fancy Weaves.
A real bargain at 33c
soc Fancy Zephyr Plaids in a large
assortment. These plaids will sell
for 75c in less than six months.
Your choice now for 500
Percales, Madras, Kiddy Cloth
AT ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES
Csc Percales in plain colors,> 15t
35c Percales in light and dark colors,
Csc
40c Fine Shifting Percales, the best
assortment to be found in any re-
tail store; 36 inches wide, CSC
Shifting Madras, so inches wide, in
nice patterns, for 29c
Kiddy Cloth for boys wash suits,
$50
Skirting Materials
AT ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES
69c Skirting Plaids, for SOC
55c Fancy Stripe Skirtings, for $50
75c White Pique, fine cord, for 4Sc
40c Novelty Beach Cloth for 29c
S1.00 Pure Silk Hose for women, in
black, also white, 75c
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Anniversary S ale
GooDN0W, PEARSON g. HUNTS

busiest
stocks
displays attractive and the great
price quotations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-09
Vacation Luggage
AT ANNIVERSARY SALE PRICES

$500 Steamer Trunks, for S6.9S
$3.50 Steamer Trunks, for SLOTS
SS.75 Box Trunks, for $3.50
$500 Special Suit Cases, for S1.69
$3.50 Special Suit Cases, for S1.9S
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Boys Department
MEZZANINE FLOOR

Visit our boys department on the
mezzanine floor. A complete boys
store for clothing and furnishing
goods.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
MAY PREVENT aMUB SCENES
Los Angeles Studios Hit by Work
Being Ruled Non-Essential.

Los ANGELES. August 27.-Few, II
any. motion picture plays containing
mob or crowd scenes viii be produced
in Los Angeles studies, according to pro-
ducers. II = policy recently inaugu-
rated by the police department of Los
Angeles Is carried out.
The police department recently an
nounced its decision that appearing in
Roman mobs, modern riots or wheat
pit panics was not work essential to
the winning of the war and that par
ticipation in a sham battle for the
Aims was not fighting in the sense in
tended by Provost Marshal General
Crowder in his work or fight order
The police order was directed at
what the profession termed "extras''
who were hired by the day. first by
one company and then by another, to
provide atmosphere" Most of the
men thus employed were of the age
xnd class included in the police order.
When the first warning was not
generally observed IL was repeated
and by way Of emphasis about hun
dred men waiting for employment at
Beveral studios within the city were
arrested Some Of these were taken
Before their draft boards. others al
lowed to look for more useful employ
r1ent, while a number were held on
vagrancy charges
Evening star., 1918-08-29

for Parts that day at 10 o'clock. He
lunched there and set back for the
Somme, arriving there shortly before
s. At 5 o'clock he had become the
conQueror of two boche machines.
He left that evening for his new as
signment.
The following day in the Cham
payne he felled O. German machine,
and on the next two. On July - he
brought down three, on July n ewo
and on July 22 one
Explains His work.
The following is his own account Of
his aerial tactics: 8.
Tactics? have mona I attack
watching my adversary's maneuver.
In the last combats in which have
participated ! have succeeded In Fore
ing by maneuvering upon them. In
my flight on July 16 ! attacked two
German machines, which were pro-
tected by a patrol OF six others. !
fixed my gaze upon my two victims.
but never did I lose sight OF the
patrol. When the patrol rushed at
me I was able to break away by
maneuver.
you ask me at what distance
shoot Generally from $50 meters. ac-
cording to my relative position. I
believe 1t could be said. If ! attack
frontalIy I start to shoot at $50
meters. that being the most suitable,
allowing for the speed of the ma
chine. II I attack in the rear or
laterally get somewhat closer.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
acARE COMMITTEE GROWS.
600 American Women in Great
Britain Watch Over q. 8. Wounded

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 81.-More than 500
American women in all parts of Great
Britain are now enrolled in the care
committee" of the American Red
Cross.
Headquarters is in London. in
charge of Mrs. Robert Peet Skinner.
wife of the consul general There are
subcommittees in twenty cities in
England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
The "care COMMITTEES" is Immediate
ly notified of the arrival in any hos
pital of an American soldier. sick or
wounded, whether he belongs to the
American Army or to the British or
Canadian forces. Every such soldier
is visited at least once a week and is
supplied with comforts of various
kinds, including, whenever possible.
copies of the local newspapers OF his
More than 5000 Americans in hos
pitfalls have received personal calls
from the women Of the care COM
mittee" during the past few weeks.
The number Of soldiers visited will
soon reach q monthly average of
nearly 5000.
The visitors make a special effort to
get the men into touch with their
relatives and friends at home Useful
things to wear, made by the mothers
and sisters, are actually placed in the
hands of their boys by these Ameri-
can woman visitors.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
TOBACCO SCHOONER SAVED.

A. CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
August 2s.-The Newfoundland three
masted schooner Blanca, which was
yesterday reported to have been cap
tured and sunk by a German subma-
rine off this coast. was towed into
this port today.
The Blanca, abandoned by her crew
was picked up adrift three days ago
by q Boston fishing schooner lifted
with an auxiliary engine. This ves-
sci took the Blanca in tow.
The Newfoundland schooner was
damaged by a bomb which the Ger
mans set off in her hold and Is leak
ing, but the ships stout frame held
together and the cargo OF tobacco
kept her afioat.
The Blanca was bound from Bahia
for this port. Her crew landed safely
on this coast two days ago.
Evening star., 1918-08-29

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, August 1s.-Lieut. Rene
Fonck. the leading French ace, has
brought down since January fifty
of the more than three score German
aircraft he has destroyed. OF the
fifty enemy machines vanquished this
year thirty-two have fallen before
him in the same afrplane. which is a
spad- -Hispano bipiane with two ma
chine guns. This constitutes q rec
ord for one machine
Between July 16 and July % he
felled eleven enemy machines. nine of
which have already been officialiy ac-
counted for. On July IS while sta
toned in the Somme he was ordered
to report to the Champagne. He left
Evening star., 1918-08-29
RESENT PEACE MOVEMENT.
Protestant Churches Of South Al
rica Deny Connection With Plan.

sResentfuI of the efrort made by Ger
tain Protestant Dutch churches to as
sociate them with a movement to Sc
care peace. the Protestant churches
in South Africa have adopted resolu-
tons repudiating, the suggestion.
This action of the South African
churches is regarded by the officials
IS important and calculated to dis
courage in its incipiency a movement
by the pro-German elements in Hol-
land to organize the church people
OF the rotestant world in favor of a
negptfated peace
Evening star., 1918-08-29
TAX AXSUBCOMM|TTEE
TO SEE Mr.. M'AD00
Lawmakers to Confer Tomor-
row With Secretary on
Business Levy.
TIE-UP ON BILL LIKELY

The House ways and means com
mittee, after considering today the
letter from Secretary McAdoo. sub.
mitting a large number OF adys!nis-
trative suggestions and warning the
committee to guard against imposing
too onerous burdens on business in its
coming eight-billlon-dollar tax levy
appointed a subcommittee to confer
tomorrow with Secretary McAdoo. The
committee will comprise Chairman
Kitchin. Representative Garner OF
Texas, democrat. and Representative
Longworth of Ohio. republican
The committee spent most of the
morning session going over the ad-
ministrative suggestions.
Many New Suggestions
A new batch OF administrative sug-
gestions has been offered by Secretary
McAdoo which are likely to tie up the
committee and prevent the bill being
brought into the House this week.
Chairman Rtchin made these announce
ments last night
''The committee has been running
over new administrative suggestions
sent in by Secretary McAdoo," said
Chairman Atchin. "A day or two ago
MIR. McAdoo sent In twenty-five new
suggestions and now he has sent in a
large batch of other suggestions. 1t
looks as though we will not be able to
get through with the bill this week
Nothing final was done with the differ
entail on the income tax"
IL Per Cent on Incomes Probable.
The committee, however, discussed
the differential problem. and, while not
arriving at final decision. indicated
that the fiat normal tax Of IL per cent
on incomes, earned or unearned. would
present plan Of 10 and Is per cent as
normal tax for earned and unearned in
come, respectively.
DR.. T. S. Adams, chairman of the
Treasury excess profits advisory
eorporatiens Se aomsd asductIon tha,
for amortization OF plants The COM
mittee agreed to a deduction. not to
exceed IS per cent of the net profits,
for this amortization expense The
per cent penalty for undivided prop
erty in the deductions allowed
Secretary McAdoo issued . state
menc saying that he has not urged
mat inc next nDefv DonQ9 Issued De
free from all taxation
Warns Against Burdentng Business
There was some reference to safe
guarding the effect of the war tar
plans on the coming issue Of liberty
bonds in Secretary McAdooS letter to
the committee.
The main feature Of the letter, how
ever. was a warning to the committee
to keep in mind the necessity Of not
putting too onerous a burden on busi-
ness The letter occasioned consider
able surprise among members of the
committee, coming after Mr.. McAdoo
and Treasury experts had insisted
upon and the committee had agreed
to an 80 per cent nat war profits
levy. taking four-f1fths Of all the war
profits of 80 per cent Of all business
corporations in the country, and had
urged other proposals designed to
make sure Of the raising of the full
ss.eoo. .ooe.oo goal
Evening star., 1918-08-29
No Set Price Il Fixed.

A member Of the Washington COM
mittee on equipment of houses said
that no set scale of prices for rooms
has been decided on and that rates
for each house win be considered sep
arately because of the difference in
location and comforts provided.
He estimated, however. that the
average rate for q double room prob
ably would be $50 month per person
The houses will be put in operation
as soon as possible in order to help
the room registration office accommo-
date the workers who arrive in the
city between now and the time the
government dormitories are COM
pleted, about December 1.
Evening star., 1918-08-29
Where They Are Located.

The addresses Of the houses taken
over are 1886 18th street, 1923 Massa-
chusetts avenue. 1744 N street. 1928
K street. 1894 r. street, 1922 Sunder-
land place, 1919 Sunderland place. iii
I street. 2132 Bancroft place. 1929
18th street. 222s r street. 1857 Rhode
Island avenue. 1447 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. 2154 Florida avenue. 215S Florida
avenue, northwest corner of 17th and
n streets and 1888 Rhode Island ave-
nue..
1T is hoped" a Department of
Labor's statement says, that pro-
prietors will open up their vacant
houses for the purpose Of relieving the
urgent need for houses throughout the
city and thereby avoid the necessity
of the government resorting to COM
Wandering. All large houses of ten
rooms or more available for rent to
government workers should be reported
TO the Washington committee on equip
ment of houses, 719 18th street"
Responsible women with experience
in housekeeping will be selected by
the Washington committee to operate
the houses. The first step of the COM
mittee will be to confer with the
Evening star., 1918-08-29
owners Of the. premises taken over. to
reach an agreement on . fair rsntsL
Many vac.nt x.eng Time.

reach an agreement on . fair rsntsL
Many vacsnt Lang Time.
In announcing the taking over Of
the houses the Department OF Labor,
which supervises the housing COR
porstion. stated:
The houses which have bean taken
have almost without exception been
vacant for q considerable period and
all but three are not available for
rent, but are held for sale at prices
which put them beyond the reach Of
all but the most opulent war worker.
By acquiring their use 1t Is possible
for the bureau of Industrial housing and
transportation to render each Of them
available to a large number Of war
workers The renting of these houses
will be turned over to the Washington
committee on equipment Of houses,
which in each case will place in the
house group Of government employees
Every attempt will be made to protect
the houses from injury by placing in
them persons who will be careful and
considerate of the property.
The Washington committee estimated
that It will be able to house 400 per-
sons in the seventeen housea
The operation Of these houses by the
government will create an interesting
situation, in that the prices charged per-
sons who room In them viii show what
the government considers q fair price
for rooms in Washington under present
conditions
Evening star., 1918-08-29
7VACANT HOMES
FORU.S. WORKERS
Housing Corporation Is Hav-
ing Them Put in Living
Condition.
WILL TAKE CARE OF 400

Seventeen unoccupied residences IN
the northwest section OF the city have
been taken over by the United States
Housing Corporation for the use Of
women being brought here to do war
work for the government
The buildings are today in the
hands Of tho Washington committee
on equipment of houses. which Is
composed Of DR.. James Ford Of the
housing corporation, Edwin 8. Hege
Of the District Council Of Defense and
Capt. Julius L Peyser of the housing
division of the War Department This
committee has q fund of $4,000 al
lotted to 1t from the housing cor
poration. to be used in making the
dwellings available rs boarding
houses.
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PRESIDENT WILL READ
ARMISTICE TO CONGRESS
The Draft Called OF.

e. 0. S. Washington, Nov. IL
BY order of President Wilson and
Provost Marshal Crowler the draft
calls for the next few days which
would have novel 100000 men will
be revoked. The order will also set
aside the November calls for 30O,-
900 men.
A number of the men in the east
ern States which are to go into en-
trainment will be sent to the camps.
The men not yet entrained where
not specifically set for entrainment
will be discharged. The calls for
navy and the marine crops are not
affected by the order.
The draft boards will continue the
classification of the degistra Is al
of those of September 18th. Secre-
tary Baker later announced that so
far as those who had been cancelled
and had not completed their train
Ing that they would be returned to
civil life.
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Red Flag Over Palace.

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE Temps yes
terday concluded sketch of Fried
rich Ebert, the new German Chan
cellor as follows:
He shares the ruling passion of
the German. He is a type of pan
German Socialist, not to say an i'm
perialist,"
Copenhagen, Nov. 11.-Dr. Lieb-
knecht, the noted Socialist, who
spent many months in prison for an
tagonizing the German government
and who was recently released, has
issued the following announcement
at Berlin in behalf of the Working
mems and Soldiers Council
"The presidency of the police, as
we'll as the chief command, is In our
hands. Our comrades will be re-
leased"
The red banner has been hoisted
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May Go to Switzerland.
(By Associated Press

Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. TO- II
is reported here that Vim. Hohen-
zollern may come to the Chateau of
his friend, Baron Won Kleist at
Zug, 13 miles northeast of Lucerno.
The first member of the Austrian
royalty has arrived in Switzerland
with an Italian permit. He is the
Duke of Braganza. Additional
members of the royal family are ex-
pected.
Reports from Germany describe
the revolution as continuing quietly
in the IL principal towns and ports,
which are now ruled by the Soviet,
consisting of workmen, soldiers and
sailors. The red flag has been hoist
ed everywhere. The Socialists, ac-
cording to the report, are demand
ing that every dynasty in German be
and all the princes ex-
lied. 1t is reported that the Kings
of Bavaria and Saxony intend to alb
dicate shortly.
The population in the south Ger
man States are delighted over the
of the Kaiser. There has
been public rejoicing near the Swiss
frontier and also in Alsace- Lorraine.
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EXCHANGES CLOSED TODAY
AND MEMBERS HILARIOUS

New York, Nov. 1.-THE men,
bers of the various exchanges
throughout the country were too
hilarious and jubilant today to ad-
nit sof transaction of business, and
the board of governors Of the cot
ton, stock and consolidated ex-
changes were closed today.
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SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES
AT NOON TODAY

Just as soon as the news was re-
ceived this morning and the minis
ters came down the Street they de-
cided to hold Thanksgiving services
at noon today and so the announce
ment was made in the special edi-
tion of the Times that was on the
streets within two hours after the
message. was received that the war
was over.
Mayor Killette who has been at
home for some time with Influenza
as early as possible issued the notice
requesting the business houses to
close from 1880 until 4:30 that all
might attend the Thanksgiving SER
vices in the churches.
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THE BIG POLICEMAN

Washington, Nov. 11.--Secretary
Daniels announced today that no
immediate steps towards the demo-
bilization of any part of the naval
.orces of the country would be made
at present 1t was the privilege OF
the United States, inasmuch as it is
the largest and richest country in
the world and has suffered the least
shall bear the largest share of. the
policing of the world until order is
restored.
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All Domestics Exempted From the Strike.
Berlin, Nov. 11.-An order issued by the
Workmen and Soldiers Council annonces that all
domestics are exempt from the general strike.
The new government also announces that DR..
Karl Liebnicht, Hugo Hasse and Harr Barth are
members of the Soldiers and Workmen Council.
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North Carolina Suffered Heavily.

North Carolina suffered heavily in the recent
fighting on the western front. Yesterdays cas-
ualty list contained the names of large number
OF North Carolinians and today's also contains
thirty-six names from this State.
In the fighting around st. Quentin on the 10Th
and 30th of September it is estimated that several
thousand Americans were either killed or
wounded
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Will Slow Donw on Work

Washington, Nov. Immediate
steps will be taken tostop all extra
work and to slow down the work Of
the army, navy and by the shipping
board at a conference between Sec
re;aries Baker, Daniels and Chair
man HHurley today.
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Fighting Again in Berlin.

Basil, Switzerland, Nov. Ii
Fighting between the revolutionary
force and the imperial troops has
again broken out In Berlin and in.
a number fother places in the En-
pire.
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German Troops Mutiny.

Amsterdam, Nov. 11.-German
troops along the Dutch frontier
have mutinied and are in many in
stances handling their officers
roughly and in others have killed
them.
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EXCHANGES CLOSE IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov. 1.-THE Chicago
Board of Trade, the Chicago Pro-
duce Exchange and all the other ex-
changes were closed today that the
members might celebrate the coming
of peace.
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NOW FOR THE
RECONSTRUCTION
Chancellor Ebert at the Head
of the Soldiers and Work.
mems Council Issues
FORMAL PROCLAMATION

washington, NOV. ll.--FfleuIlcl
Ebert, upon assuming Office Satur-
day as Chancellor, issued a procla-
nation announcing that the new
government at Berlin had taken
charge of business to prevent civil
war and famine. In manifesto ad
dressed to the citizens" of Germa-
ny, the Chancellor said he was 60
ing to form peoples government
to bring about peace las quickly as
possible" and to confirm the liberty
which the government has gained.
The text of the proclamation and
the manifesto was sent out by the
German wireless station at Nauen
and picked up yesterday by naval
radio stations in this country. III
making them public the State De-
partment said ii would not vouch for
the accuracy Of. the facts presented
The new governm ut has taken
charge of business in order to pre-
serve German people from civil war
and famine and In order to enforce
its just claims OF elf-determination.
This task / only can accomplish If
all authorities in all civil officers IN
towns in land districts lend to it
helpful hand
j know it will be hard for many
to cooperate with new men who
now have to lead business of the
empire. But / appeal to their love
of our people. If organization of
public life stops in this serious hour
then Germany would be prey of an
archy and most terrible misery.
fore lend together with me your
help to our country by continuing
work In fearless and unrelenting
manner, everybody In his position
until hour has come that relieves US
of our duty"
Text of Manifesto
The text of the manifesto follows:
"Citizens: Former Chancellor
Prince Max, of Baden, with assent
OF all the secretaries has charged me
to carry on business of Chancellor.
Il am going to form new govern
ment with parties and shall report
within brief daily about result to
public. New government will be
government of the people. It's en-
deavor must be to bring people
peace as quickly as possible and to
conform liberty which 1t has gained
Citizens; I ask for the assistance
of you all in heavy tasks which
await us. You know how seriously
war threatens approvionment of peo-
pie which is first condition of polit-
ical life. Political revolution ought
Continued on Last Page.)
FALSE ALARM
Some one evidently tried to put
one over on the editor of the Times
last night and the people of the city
as we'll by turning the alarm in from
box SO located at the corner of Hill
and Vance streets The fire compa-
ny was quickly on the spot and
found the glass bdoken and the
switch on. This alarm was turned
in about eleven o'clock and when
later at $3.50 a. m. when the Asso-
ciated Press call came in some wer.
inclined to believe that was also a.
hoax. But all skeptisism was dis
PEELED when the church bells and
the court house bell began to ring.
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FAIR AND COOLER TONIGHT

For North Carolina fair and CON
tinued cooler tonight, and probably
heavy frosts in exposed places in the
interior. Tuesday fair, fresh north
east winds on the coast.