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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25

Grape juice is now pronounced as al
unessential. One by one our pleasures
are taken from us. We shall consult
with William Jennings Bryan and 10
sephus Daniels. William, especially, hav
ing now found himself to be an unes
|sential, should be able to direct us t,
some relief station.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25

In referring to an advertisement in
the Reformer in which the signer says
he would like some live wires" to en-
liven his rOomy structure, Mabel Syrup
of the Barre Times suggests that he try
a couple of rival riveters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25

Don't suffer! 4 tiny bottle Of Free
zone costs but few cents at any drug
store Apply few drops on the tough
ened calluses or hard skin on bottom of
feet, then lift those painful spots right
of with fingers.
When you peel off corns or calIuses
with Freezone the skin beneath is left
pink and healthy and never sore, tender
A. even irrtated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
TODAY'S CASUALTIES.
Official Summary Released for Pub
hcation This Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, October 25.-
There are 513 names in the two sec
tons of casualties today, 264 in the
first section and 249 in the second
section. Following is the afternoon
summary released by the war de-
partment for publication:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25

Oh yes we've had the influenza bug
It's cuddling was really more than snug
For while our head was burning,
But now the bug we're spurning.
And we hope it's given us its farewell
hug.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
CLIPPINGS
With Now a Comment and Then
Only a Caption.
An Idyl of a Convalescent.

Did you ever have the influenza bug {?
Did he cuddle up to you real warm and
snug?
iii with fever you were burning
And your head was turning, turning,
And to ever get well seemed an awful
tug?
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

many's policy to dominate the Balkans
and reach out into Asia.
On a fateful July day, in 1914, Francis
Ferdinand was making a triumphal, arro-
CANT procession through the subjugated
Serbian provinces of Austria when he
and his wife were assassinated by'a Ser
bian fanatic. Germany seized nNthis as
an excuse for launching her campaign to
conquer the world.
Francis Joseph died in 1916, in the
gring on, having for sixty-eight years
midst of the world war he had helped to
looked on at the death and ruin OF all he
loved and finally the wreck Of his coun-
try. His nephew, Charles. succeeded him,
and he. too, was pursued by the curse OF
the Hapsburgs.
The heavy hand Of justice fell first on
Austria, Germany's weaker companion in
crime. The Allies forced her complete
surrender. Every State OF the Empire
rose in revolt against the Emperor. The
people Of Vienna itself threatened his life
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

who was not of royal birth, her sons
could not inherit, and 1t was necessary
to name a successor to follow him. This
would naturally have been the EmpeIor's
next nephew, Archduke Otto, but as he
had made himself a public disgrace by
jumping his horse over a hearse while he
was drunk. he was impossible. His young
son, Archduke Charles. was therefore
named as heir, and he. according to last
reports, still called himself Emperor Of
Austria.
Through all these events we can see a
curse driving on the hapless House Of
Hapsburg The ill-fated and obstinate
Francis Joseph clung to the policy of fol
lowing the Prussian master who had al
ready churshed Austria. His destined heir,
Francis Ferdinand. accepted the same
policy with even more enthusiasm, and
energetically planned to support Ger
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

and he was forced to fee to a remote
castle In Hungary.
Numerous other tragedies have occurred
in Francis Joseph's immediate family.
There is little space here to speak Of his
niece, Archduchess Matilda, burned to
death; Of Archduke John Of Austria
Tuscany, lost at sea; Of Archdnke VIII
lam, killed by q fall from his horse; ol
Archduke Ladislas, killed while hunting.
and of Archduchess Louise Of Austria
Tuscany, Crown Princess Of Saxony, who
ran away with her children's tutor.
These facts prove that the Countess
Karolyfs curse upon the Hapsburgs has
been fulfilled in the fullest measure In
every way possible.
Many people believe that she was super.
naturally inspired like the prophets Of old
to foretell the future. Others Of more
philosophical mind win say that q curse,
uttered under great proVocation, has
helped, in combination with other elrcum-
stances, to bring itself true.
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

len on Francis Joseph than on any other
man in history. But many more sorrows
were to come. The earlier ones had
stricken his private life especially. The
later ones were to ruin his country and
nearly wreck the world.
His son, Rudolph, left no sons, but only
a daughter, Archduchess Elizabeth, who
could not succeed to the throne because
the Austrian law excluded women. This
young Princess married the Prince of
Windischgraetz, a nobleman not of royal
rank. 1t was regarded as a very ro-
mantle affair, but unfortunately, the
Princess, after a few years, discovered
that her husband was unfaithful and shot
her rival.
After Rudolph's death the succession
passed to the Emperor's nephew, Arch.
duke Francis Ferdinand, but as he was
already married to the Countess Chotek,
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The Washington times., 1918-11-17
Genealogical Table Show
ing Some of the Nearest
Relations Of Emperor
Francis Joseph and Their
Misfortunes.

edy and remained SO to the end Of her
days SECS
Whatever day did nor bring news Of
some serious tragedy to Francis Joseph.
was occupied by-disagreements with hist
beautiful wife, who regarded his coarse
and self-iniIlgent nature with constantly
increasing aversion.
The most extraordinary misfortunes
also occurred in the Empress' family. Her,
cousin. the romantic King Ludwig Of Ba-
Varia, the Patron of Richard Wagner, to
whom she had at one time been affianced,
became insane and finally drowned him
self in the Lake Of Starnberg during
violent paroxysm. This event made pro-
found impression on the Empress's mind
and caused her to regard her husband
with more repugnance than ever.
The Empress's sister Sophie married 10
the French Duke of Alencon, was burned
to death in the Charity Bazaar fire in
Paris. This was a peculiarly dreadful
tragedy, for more than a hundred women
of the highest French society lost their
their lives in struggling to pass through
insufficient exits.
The unhappy relations between the En-
peror and Empress naturally had an in
luence on their only son, the Crown
Prince Rudolph. Unable to respect his
father and rarely seeing his mother. he
fel, into life Of selfindulgence, dissipa-
tion and cynicism. He amused himself
recklessly in the gay wc-ld of Vienna, not
caring whether his companions were cab
men or Chorus girls, and having not the
least respect for the ancient throne Of
the Hapsburgs.
This Princes mad career reached its
tragic end in 1889, when he was found
dead in his shooting lodge at Meyeriing,
near Vienna, with his pretty companion,
the baroness Marie Vetsera, by his side.
Complete mystery has always surrounded
this tragedy in spite Of scores Of efforts
to untangle 1t. II is most generally ac-
cepted that the Prince shot his COM
panion, because he was not allowed by
the Emperor TO marry her, and then
killed himself, although there are some
who assert that both were killed by MEM
bers Of the Baroness's family. e..
The Meyerling tDagedy was followf
not many years later by the murder
the Empress. II was commonly observed
at that time that more sorrows had fal
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

Prince OF Empress Elizabeth committed suicide
Francis Joseph,
Archduchess Joseph, burned DEATH
Archduchess Princess Saxony, with
granddaughter Of Francis Joseph shot her rival
Archduke Leopold Salvador Joined sect
Archduke killed while hunting
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, nephew and heir of
Francis Joseph, assassinated with his wife, 1914.
Emperor Charles, successor of Francis Joseph,
driven from his capital 1918.
Archduke Maximian, brother of Francis Joseph,
executed in Mexico, 1867.
Maximilians wife, Marie Charlotte, became hope
lessly insane.
King Ludwig of Bavaria, cousin of Austrian EN-
press committed suicide while insane, 1886. King
Otto, brother of Ludwig, also died insane.
Princess Sophie Duchess of Aleneon, sister of
Empress, burned to death in Paris, 1897.
Prince Iouis nj EmDress Elizabeth
The Washington times., 1918-11-17
Eighteen Tragedies in
the Hapsburg Family

HROWN PRIN c E RU-
D0LPH, only son of EN-
~ peror Francis Joseph,
committed suicide at Meyer
ling. near Vienna, 1889.
Empress Elizabeth, wife Of
Francis Joseph, murdered by
anarrhisf at Geneva 1907
The Washington times., 1918-11-17

18 Misfortunes That Have Befallen Them Since |
Countess Karolyi Shook Her Quivering Finger at
peror Francis Joseph and Appealing to Heaven Sa
"My HeaOen and He'll Blast His Happness May His Family BeEx
terminated May He Be Smen in the Presence of Those He Loues
May His Life Be Wrecked and May His Children Be Brought RUM
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
Rarnato,s Dilemma.

Barney" Barnato was member of the Cape Town assembly and was de- lighted in sCandalizing the members of parliament. During Il debate on the Cape liquor law. which prohibited the sale of intoxicating drinks on Sunday except as sn accompaniment of a sub Stantial meal, he said:
 "A few Sundays ago I walked some distance from Cape Town, and being busily engaged in mentally reviewing the course of business in the honorable house l went further than I had in- tended. I retraced my steps, and be- ing hot and thirsty went into a most respectable hotel for refreshment. I wanted to Quench my thirst, but ac- cording to law a drink could only be supplied as an accompaniment to bona fde meal. Niue host set before me a bottle of beer and leg of roast pork. He had no other eatables. What was to do? If ate the pork broke the law of Moses. If l drank the beer without eating I broke the law of the land. Between the chief rabbi and the chief justice I stood in very awk- ward position"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
WOMEN WAIT ON TABnE .
 IN RAILROAD MESS HALL

Anchorage, July 11.-For the frs. time since the beginning of the construction of the government railroad, women are employed now to wait on table in the mess nall of the Alaskan Engineering Com mission and the lunch room Of the Railroad Young Mems Chris tian Association at Anchorage.
 The military conscriptton law and the demand for latorers at wages considerably higher than can be paid3for waiting on table gradually made impossible the obtaining Of experienced men walters in the mess hall and lunch room. and, after 1ruitless efforts to maintain the service of elderly men and boys, re- course finally was had to the elm
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

The Princess Sophia arrived in port at z o'clock yesterday morn ing and will sail tonight at ' O. clock for the south. She brought in a fairly good sized list of pass engers and had about 200 tons Of freight, most of which was consign- ed to inside points.
 Louis Spitz, a Kondiker of the '97 type, arrived out last night with his wife and two children. For some years Louis was a char acter at DDawsOn where he con ducted 8 fine cafe. For some years past he has been operating on the lower river and is now going out for good, having made his pile agah
 Misses Nellie and Winnie Dickson two charming young ladies from Carstairs, Alberta, are round trip pers on the Princess sophia and are enjoying their trip immensely. They say they will come back next year with more time to spend in Skagway.
 Corp. Peck of the Q. NJ. depart ment was g round trip passenger to Sksgway from Fort Seward on the Peterson yesterday.
 The Admiral Faragut called in at Fort William H. Seward yesterday at ' a. m. taking to that post 57 men from Anchorage and other towns to the westward.
 Howard P. Curtis, who recently resigned his position as general store keeper for the Alaska Engi- neerinE commission at Nenana, ar rived in SKagway last night and was 8 passenger for Seattle on the steamship spokane today.
 It is hardly necessary to state that the Spokane made port today, nor Is it necessary to announce that there s to be a picnic tonight at Schafter's park, for there is evidneo of both these events-rain.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

ploymenE OF women which ReennR to bs a permanent solution of the problem4
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
COMMISSION BEBNs WORK
 ON GOVERNMENT DOCK

Anchorage, July 11.-DriVing Of piles has been started for the dock under construction by the Alaskan Engineering Commission in this har bor.
 Dredging for the improvmeent of the harbor was begun in June and probably will be carried on until cold weather. The construction of the dock, however, does not neces- sarily need to await the completing of dredging operations.
 The dock primarily will afford fa' cilities for loading coal from rail road cars to steamships.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
TaIismans and AmuTets.

The truth Is that deep down in the complex nature of most of us there Is a certain regard for the occult, Of which, however. our higher intelligence may dlsprOve, we find it difficult to rid ourselves entirely.
 While the word mascot has long been common in Provence and Gas cony to denote something which brings good fortune to q person or household, 1t is only within the last 30 years or so that it has passed into common use in Britain. It owed its introduction largely to Edmund Au- dran's well-known comic opera "La Mascotte."
 But only the word Is modern. The use of talismans. amulets and charms. which were really prototypes of the mascot. goes back to very remote age. The ancient Egyptians wore amulets fashioned in the shape of gods. men, animals. and insects. The stones in the shape of beetles often found In Egyptian tombs gave cour- age to the wearer. Figures of frogs were also held In particularly high re- pute.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
Why Ships Are Sunk.

Torpedoed merchant vessels are not sunk by extensive damage of the ship structure, is the view of committee of the British Institution of Naval Architects, but because watertght commitments are not wateright. Plating and riveting are not disturbed over large areas, while bulkheads are not burst in by water pressure. Three causes explain many lOsses-bulkhead doors too low down to be closed after explosion. flooding of closed compart- ments through fractured suction pipes, and penetrating of bulkheads by flying rIyets and other fragments of steel.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

The harDor boat Peterson made the round trip to skagway yester- day bringing up number of peo- pie from the post and Haines. While she was in port she took 8 supply of fuel oil off the steam ship Sophia.
 Walter NJ. HollerDack, who has been looking after the interests of the Bucyrus Dragline company, at Nenana, passed through skagway to day enroute to the states, where he will offer his srevices to his country. He will return to Indiana and probably sign Up there.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

A. J. Achison, who has located homestead at Liarsville, was IT town yesterday and reports having a small garden well under way at his ranch. As proof that garden sass will grow on this historic spot he displayed a quantity of fine radishes, onions, lettuce and other green goods" which looked as though they, had been cultivated by a profes- sional farmre.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

Miss Eva Zaintz, twenty-three years of age, a powerfully built young won. an who served with the "5attalloT of Death" the Russian regiment of wom- en who fought SO gallantIy for the Kerensky government, Is now In this country. Shortly after the fall of Kerensky this brave Russian fighter fled from the country and made her way to the United States. She Is now in Brooklyn with relative.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
What Solomon Said.

The teacher was talking to her class obout Solomon and his wisdom.
 When the queen of Sheba came and laid jewels and fine raiment be- fore Solomon, what did he say?" she asked presently.
 One small girl, who had evidently had experience in such matters, promptly replied:
 "Ow much dyer want for the lot?" -McClary's Wireless.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
WILSON SIGNS TWELVE
 BILLION ARMY BILL

Washington, July 11.-President Wilson yesterday afternoon signed the army appropriation bill arry- ing twelve billion dollars for the cordial (not cough syrup) invita- next year
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
czECHo SLAMS CAPTURE
 IMPORTANT BY. JUNCTION

Washington, July 11.-Czecho- Slavok forces have captured Niko- lask, an important railway june tion near Vladiyostok, the State Department was officially informed late yesterday ., .'
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
Then the Ice Formed.

She (tenderly)-When did you first know you loved me?
 He-When I began to get mad when people said you were brainless and uuattractIye.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

E. R. Stivers, U. s. customs in spector at Vancouver, B. C., was a round trip passenger on the Prin- cess Sophia.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11

Mother never made better ice cream than that which is served by Keller Bros. at their sanitary soda fountain. Have you tried 1t?
The daily Alaskan., 1918-07-11
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STEAMSHIP SCHEDULE

The schedule of steamship ar-
 rivals from the south during the month of July, according to the vari ous steamship company's schedule as published elsewhere in this pa
New-York tribune., 1918-05-22
Motor Golfers
Defy Rain at
Bayside Links
Novel Tournament Proceeds
Through Third Round
Despite Elements

The Motor Club, which hns about
200 members, played its third tourna-
ment of the season yesterday at the
Bayside golf links. The club has a
very interesting system of allowing its
members to continue playing in the
tournaments throughout the entire sea-
son by waving the elimination the
beaten men only dropping back into
the first, second, third. etc. beaten
classes, and therefore they are never
eliminated, but continue playing in
every tournament and dropping back
class when beaten.
Owing to the threatening condition
of the weather yesterday morning,
scarcely more than twenty put in an
appearance. and all who competed in
the morning We're thoroughly drenched
before the middle of the day.
The qualifying round and the first
round of match play were held at
Great Neck, May 7, and the second
third was played at Bayside yesterday.
The competitors spoke very highly of
the fine condition in which Herbert
Martin, the clubs professional, had the
course. it is only the third year the
course has been open, still the putting
greens are equally as good as those Of
the majority of the old we'll establis ned
" iNdCC CluDS.
1t cleared off about 2 o'clock and the
sun came out, and all hands started in
tor another round of the links. A
thunderstorm came up, however. about
an hour later, and it continued raining
throughout the day. Some of the con-
tfestants gave it up, but the majority of
them stuck it out to the finish, as they
could not possibly get any wetter than
they were. The scores they made had
nothing to do with par, but they all had
a, good days outing and were perfectly
cheerful, despite the weather con-
ditions.
w, A. Allstine and John skelly i'm
provlsed storm coats out Of a couple of
bags they found in the barn, and in this
rig one of them drove six balls into the
lake before he reached the green from
the tee, taking ten strokes for the last
MOLE OF 165 yards. There were plenty
OF others who also drove ball after ball
INTO the pond in their wet clothing and
with their slippery clubs, much to the
amusement of those who had been more
fortunate.
The matches played in the champion
snip division by the heretofore un
beaten men resulted as follows:
UhamPiossiRmc una Re.. t.. Lason beat C. A. Stuart by
Percy Parton beat James cket by 'e up y Geolpc %p
= HaiIara Iana., peat Howard Hawkes. by up. and
play. " n 'S D up ana TO
,,. First beaten class "A. l. Prndle beat 7 r Hall
ps up ana o to play; f. F.. Williamson heat
BoMain B0N,n BY, by default. c. T. Scharps and James
nursa,s nunNerd Will play their match Tuesday at
r, Second beaten class-T B. Van Allston host
t!eorao r. m harrington by up: and A. j. Waller beat
his match next week - eN Will play
r,lh5,, Third b beaten class-G S Mccutcheon beat
Louis Smith both b ydefault " 1 o''''ef anu
Their fourth competition will be
held next Tuesday at Qunwnodia
New-York tribune., 1918-05-22
Soldiers to Get
Baseball Goods
PoloCrounds
Clark Griffith Bat Fund Tc
Be Aided by Yankees
and White Sox

This will be a great day for Clark
Grlfhth, the Old Fox of the Washing
ton American League baseball team, up
at the Polo Grounds, though the worlds
champion White Sox, and not the Sena-
tors, will help entertain the Yankees
and their supporters. 1t is Griffith Day,
IN sense. That is, 25 per cent of the
gross receipts will be turned over to
the Clark Griffith Bat and Ball Fund,
which provides baseball equipment for
our soldier boys beyond the seas.
The affair to-day will take on dis
tinct military flavor No less than
nine companies of soldiers, many of
them with their bands, will be on
hand Each of these com panes will be
presented with full equipment of
baseball paraphcrnalia for represen-
tatlve team. There will be in attend
ance two companies, each from Gov
ernor's Island and Camp Upton, and
one each from Forts Wadsworth, Slo-
and Merritt. The boys from Merritt,
of course, expect soon to disport their
DaSball wares abroad
Colonel Rupert has arranged for
this gala occasion a gigantic musical
display. In addition to the military
bands, several others of renown will
be on hand to disperse patriotic airs.
Previous to the game the soldiers will
be seen in parade on the picturesque
Polo Grounds.
The class of competition should be
in keeping with the occasion. 1t is
more than probable that Eddie Cicotte,
of shineball fame, will be on the
mound for the worlds champions.
Huggins is likely to send Ray Cald-
well out against this habitual Yankee
hoodoo. In case Caldwell is not right,
Herbert Thormahlen will doubtless be
given the assignment, and Thormahlen
already has proven himself one of the
southpaw finds of the season.
Yesterdays game between the White
Sox and Yankees, the second of four
games series, had to be postponed on
account of wet grounds.