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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

WASHINGTON, Sept President
Wilson's prompt reply to the Austrian
peace feeler was enthusiastically ap-
proved by allied dilomats and Ameri-
can statemen today. In the senate Hen.
ny Cabot Lodge, Republican floor leader
and ranking minority member of the
foreign relations committee, gave ii un-
qualified endorsement.
Senator Lodge said the Presidents
prompt and curt refusal was right and
wise and that he, was sure it would re-
eeive universal approval
America S position is becoming SO
plain, the senator declared. that even
the central powers soon will begin 10
understand il. Germany having brought
unnumbered woes upon an innocent
world, he concluded. we win not now
resort to talk and bargain for a deci-
SION. We mean to put her in physical
bonds. lie said he believed the Pres
ident : action would put an end to loose
and feeble talk about the Austro Hun.
garian peace offer.
Mr.. Lansing's statement was given
out within half an hour after he had
received the Austrian proposal. 1t
would have been forthcoming almost
Immediately upon the delivery of the
Austrian note had it not been found
necessary, in order TO avoid the pos
sibility of grave error, to make a
careful comparison between the Off
elal text and that which was re-
ceived in news dispatches from Am
sterdam
Thus emphasis was added to the
deelination, if any were needed. the
quekness of the reply indicating the
existence of no shadow of doubt sin
| the mind of the administration as to
1 what il should be. AS soon as Mr.
Lansing's reply can be put in form il
/ viii be handed to the Swedish minis
ter for transmission to Austria.
The Swedish legation notified the
state department early yesterday after.
noon that it had received the note and
that it would be presented as soon a,
it could be decoded and translated from
the French This consumed severa'
hours and it was not until go o clock
that Mr.. Ekengren appeared. He re
liHiHCh WIN tiAC SINitttilN OuiN TWO MN
utes.
There is some reason to believ,
that the secretary acted with this un
precedented promptness in matter O
such great import with the design no
only to Indicate clearly the position O.
the United States government, but per
hGps to anticipate and prevent as fa
as possible newspaper discussions of th
Austrian proposition, which might con
vey to the enemy a misleading impress
sion that there was any considera b1
, element in the United States willing t
consider a negotiated peace, such as tn
non-bindng discussions, proposed b
Austria, might develop.
Also, it is understood, there was
purpose to sound the note which tn
entente powers might repeat in maxim
their own answers. All these power
had gone on record formally as accep
ing the conditions of peace laid dow
by President Wilson as their own.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
SCHEDULE FOR 1918
SEASON COMPLETE
Opening Football Game at Island Park
This Week Saturday with Scrappy
Arms Academy Team.

Manager Ernest w. Gibson of the
Brattleboro high school football team
has arranged the full schedule of games
for the season of 1918 as follows:
Sept. p, Arms academy at Brattle-
boro
Sept. 2S. Turner's Falls at Brattleboro.
Oct. ), Bellows Falls at Bellows Falls.
Oct. II, keene at Brattleboro.
Oct. 10, Windsor at Brattleboro.
Oct. 26, Greenfield at Greenfield.
Nov. ?, Bellows Falls at Brattlebcro
Nov. 9 keene at Keene
Nov. Is, Amherst at Brattleboro.
Nov. %, Proctor at Brattleboro
This schedule calls for seven home
games. Brattleboro. Keene and Bellows
Falls make up the Clover league.
Among the newcomers on the local
gridiron are Turner's Falls and Proctor
Proctor tried hard to get game with
last years champions on Thanksgiving
day, but the management decided to close
the season with the Rutland game and so
could not take them on, but promised
them a place on this years schedule.
The Massachusetts high school teams
have been rated as playing faster game
of football than the Vermont teams. The
boys intend to dispute this claim, how
ever, so the clash with Greenfield at
Greenfield Oct, 20 is found to be interest
ing.
Shelburne Falls has the reputation of
sending out scrappy football team each
year. so the boys are putting in some
hard practice this week in preparation
for the opening game of the season with
Arms academy at Island Park next Sat
urday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
Good Weather Promised and
Big All-Around Show
Is Assured
ENTRY LIST FOR
TROTTING EVENTS
No War Tax on Admissions and Price
Remains as Heretofore-Poultry De-
partment to Be Hummer-Cow Moth
er of -Four Calves in Year.

Tomorrow will see the opening of the
Valley fair. The weather man has prom
ised ideal weather for the occasion and
officials of the association have made all
preparations possible under existing con-
ditions. Entries already received indi-
cate that patrons of the fair will not be
disappointed in the exhibits in the yari-
Gus departments and with the attrac-
tions which will be offered, some of them
ahead of anything which ever has been
seen here.
Although prices of practically every
thing have advanced in the past two or
three years, the admission to the grounds
will be the same as in former years and
there will be no war tax
The Brattleboro Military band will
give a concert tonight from the Brooks
House balcony, which has been the Gus
tom in recent years the night before the
opening of the fair, and this will be the
last concert of the season.
No printed programs will be offered
to the public this year, but the schedule
as outlined below will be followed as
closely as possible.
~ = " tlOIh iHt Ddllu VIII 1edNe A1dIfl
street and will march to the fair grounds.
During the forenoon the exhibits which
have not already been received and placed
will be arranged There also will be the
drawing contest of cattle and Judging of
horses.
The races viii start at l o'clock and
will include the 2.l9 trot, 2.2l pace and
2.l5 pace, as well as the running horse
race. Vaudeville will be put on between
the heats.
On Thursday morning there will be
drawing of draft horses and exhibition
of driving classes on the track In the
afternoon the running race win take
place and the 225 trot, 2.09 pace and
2.l5 trot will be run off. Prize winning
cattle and horses will be ON exhibition
on the track, and the vaudeville attrac-
tions viii appear between the heats.
Barney Fralick of the Connecticut
River Stock farm in Hatfield, Mass, al
| ready has arrived with his horses and
II. r. c. Watson's famous stallion, Rev
nard and some of his colts are at the
grounds.
Several fine herds of cattle are assured,
including Shorthorns owned by ID. p
Barnard of Shelburne, Herefords and
| Guernseys which will come for exhibition
purposes only from the Woronoak Farms
company in Westfield, Mass, the Beaver
| Brook farm herd from Wilmington, F. d.
| l.. Stoves Guernseys, and Guernseys
from the Scott farm, of which E. c.
| Tenney is manager.
An unusual bovine exhibit will be a
grade Guernsey cow. Moonbeam, and her
four calves, all of which have been born
within year. Moonbeam's first expe-
rienee as a mother was with twins.
which were born in October, 1917. She
became mother of second set of twins
on Sept. -. Moonbeam is from the herd
at the Rice farm, of which William S.
Betterley is manager. The Rice farm also
will exhibit swine, honey and butter.
| Close contests are assured in the draft
| oxen class, as entries have been made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
Are Burning Towns Along
the MOselle River Near
City of Metz
SERBIAN CAMPAIGN
PROGRESSING WELL
Allied Troops Advance Five Miles on
a 12-Mile Front and Capture 5000
Prisoners-British Continue to Ad-
vance Northwest of st. Quentin.

In Macedonia the allied forces con
time their offensive against the Bull
garian with success. Important posi-
tons have been taken and more than
5000 prisoners captured,
So successful was the first thrust Of
the Serbian and French troops in the
Solol region of the Macedonian front
that the attacking front has been cX-
tended to more than II miles on which
the allies have advanced northward
more than five miles The Bulgarian
war Office admits that the allies have
progressed i'm the mountain region east
of Muuastir, but saws they suffered
heavy losses. \ Serbian official state
mcnt says the allied losses have been
quite small.
Allied pressure against the Germans
on the western front shows no signs Of
abating. In the region of Metz the
enemy is reported TO be burning towns
i'm the valleys of Moselle probably in
preparation for retirement to the
Hindenburg line in this region.
From Nprcs TO Rheims the British and
French are carrying out local engage
ments with success. Between Lens and
Ypres the British have pushed forward
slightly. Aerial activity in the region
from Laon to Metz continues intense
and possibly may be forerunner of a
large.seule infantry operation on this
front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
BRATmEBoRO. YERMONT. EVENING" September 9
BAKER ENTHUSIASTIC.
Secretary of War Tells of Ameri-
cans Work at st. Mihiel.

LONDON, Sept 16.-Newton d..
Baker, American Secretary of war,
this afternoon was enthusiastic of
his praise of American troops in
France. He described how he saw
part of the fighting at st. Mihiel
from a hill. "The spirit and smiles
of the Americans even among the
wounded, he said, care most in
spring. Our casualties were re-
markably light, being for the most
part minor wounds"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
FIVE NEGROES HANGED.
Had Been Sentenced by Court Ma, tial
For Rioting.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. IL
Five Negroes whose sentences to death
were pronounced by court martial
which tried them for participation in
the HcbUn riot, Aug. 1917. and were
approved by President Wilson, were
hanged at Fort Sam Houston at day
break this morning. No civilifhs were
allowed to witness the execution which
was carried through with great secrecy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
SEVEN BILLIONS MORE.
Congress Asked For That Amount to
Garry Out War PROGRAM.

WASHINGTON, Sept Congress
was asked by the war department to-
day TO provide $7.347 100000 in addi-
tion TO previous estimates for carrying
out the enlarged American military pro-
gram for the coming year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
CLEMENT OFFICIAL WINNER.
Canvass OF Primary Vote Shows His
Purity 657.

Especial to The Reformer.)
MONTPELIER, Sept. II.
The official canvassing board met
today and canvassed the state pri-
mary vote. Official returns were as
follows:
For Governor:
Clement, 1900.
Darling, II ,403.
Howe, 9,122
For Secretary of State:
Black, 1920.
Farnsworth, 9,266.
For Attorney General:
Archibald, 14,519.
johnson, 1854.
Mason s. Stone, unopposed candi-
date for the Republican lieutenant
governorship nomination, received
25,4S1 votes. DR.. Mayo, the Demo
cratic candidate for governor, re-
ceived 2,4S6.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
KEEP GERMAN BASES.
British Foreign Secretary Opposed to
Returning Them.

LONDON, Monday. Sept. 16.-In his
address today giving his personal views
that such a conference as Austria-H Hun
gary suggested in its peace note would
be useless. Foreign Secretary Balfour
expressed his opposition to the return
to Germany Of her naval bases in va
rious parts of the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

Miss Hazel Billings has resumed
teaching in Barre, without taking
single day vacation, as she worked in
the hay field, garden and at housework
all summer, much of the time from 6
a. m. until dark.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
NO MORE BueLE CALLS.
Orders in Battle Hereafter Will Be
Given by Hand Motions.

WASHINGTON, Sept 17.-An army
order Just issued by the war depart
mcnt prohibits the use of bugle signals
during an engagement All orders to
squads, platoons and companies are to
bc given by motions of the hand.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
SUNDAYS AIR RAID.
Six Killed and Is Others Injured in
Paris.

PARIS, Sept. 17.-Six persons were
killed and ID others were injured in
Sunday $ air raid over Paris, accord
ing to the list given by the newspapers
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

A Worcester bride, wishing to do all
in her power to conserve food, requested
that no rice be thrown when she was
married.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
CANCEL GERMAN LICENSES.
Insurance Companies in Brazil Stopped
From Doing Business.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 16.-The
Brazilian government has cancelled the
licenses of German insurance compa-
MES.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

AMERICAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS ~ LORRAINE, Monday, sept.
1G (Rcutcr 50 Evidence is accumu
lating that the enemy intends withdraw
ing behind the Hiudcnburg line in Lor-
ruinc if he is pressed any further. He
is burning towns along the Moselle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, Sept II, 100 p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting of Bingham chapter, No
30, o. f.. $.
Tuesday, Sept. L. at 3 p. m.-Regular
meeting OF bingham chapter, No 80,
o. T.. s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

PARIS, Sept l6.-On aerial fight
ING Sunday French aviators destroyed
- German airplanes and set on fire l6
captive balloons, says statement on
aviation activities issued by headquar-
ters tonight Sunday night sqgadrons
dropped bombs on military targets be-
hind the German lines from Lorraine
90 Metz
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
First Baptist Church

Tuesday at 7.30 p. m.-Christian En-
deavor meeting. Topic, The Saloon
Power and How to Overthrow il. Hab.
2;1-7. Mrs. D. w. Felch leader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Sept. IA, twins. Carl
Howard and Carlena May, to Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Houghton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

LONDON, Sept. 17.--Serbian and
French troops continue the offensive in
Macedonia and have progressed more
than Gve miles, according TO n Serbian
official statement received here. The
advancing allies have occupied an inn
portant series of ridges. The allied
troops captured more than 1000 prison
crs and "a guns. Their casualties have
been slight The allies are moving for
ward on front Of more than II miles
and have taken the village east of
Monastir A Jugoslav division is fight
ING with the Serbs and French.
Last night witnessed a further clos
ing in Of the British lines northwest of
st. Quentin. Field Marshal Ilaig in his
report today announced that the Brit
ish had made progress in this area in
the direction OF lie Nerduier.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
THE WEATHER.
Cooler Tonight With Frosts- Tomorrow
Fair.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE
weather forecast: Partly cloudy in New
Hampshire and Vermont. Rain in
in Maine tonight and cooler. Frosts
tonight in northern New Hampshire and
northern Vermont. Wednesday fair.
cooler in Maine. Gentle to moderate
southwest to west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
FRENCH GIRLS COMING.
$50 To Be Educated in Different Parts
Of United States.

WASHINGTON. sept. 17.-AIore
than l50 French girls will arrive in the
United States within the next two
weeks to be educated in different parts
of the country. They have been given
scholarships by the Association of
American colleges.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17
DEATHS.

In Jacksonville, Sept. II, Dana NJ
Canedy, sc.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-17

Begins September 2Sth
Get Ready, Save to Buy
Buy Early.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Addison Mills Generous.

The generosity of the owners OF
the Addison Mills is repeated over
and over again whenever an oppor,
tunity is presented. They were among
the largest contributors to the Y. M
C. A. that was raised in the county
for war work last fall and early last
week Mr.. T. A. Hightower, the very
capable local manager of the proper
ty received a telegram from the head
office in Boston directing him to sub
scribe $500 to the Red Cross work
This was exceedingly generous and
our people appreciate this voluntary
contribution from the owners OF the
mill. The writer has been reliably in
formed that the owners of the AID
olson Mills, who also W several
other cotton mills, have in the ag-
cregate subscribed for Liberty Bonds
to the amount of 100000. This Is
manifestation of practical patriot
ism, the kind that deserves emulation
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Concerning Grinding Wheat.

For some time farmers and flour
mill owners have naturally been dis
turbed over the recently announced
regulation limiting the quantity OF
flour ground at one time for a farm
er to one months supply. After sew
eral conferences with the State Food
Administrator upon the matter, l
have the assurance from him that
country mills, or comparatively small
flour mills, such as we have in this
county, can continue to grind wheat
for farmers as they have done in the
past. The modification of the regula-
ton as made in Washington will be
announced in the daily papers the
latter part of this week.
Farmers, harvest your wheat-ev-
erv head of II 81
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
A Monster Cabbage.

A cabbage weighing 10 1-2 pounds
was cut from The Advrtiser's war
garden a few mornings ago. At the
prevailing price per pound it would
sell for about $1.O0 at retail. The
plants were grown upon the coast
and were set out in November. All
that survived the severe. winter made
very fine heads, a good many rang
ing in size from s to ~ pounds. The
nineteen-pound-monster was present.
ed to MI. W. H. Dorm and Mrs. Dorm
made seven quarts of pickle besides
serving cabbage at dinner two days.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Tip Top Top Dresser.

In this issue of The Advertiser
will be found a full page advertise
ment of the Batesburg Cotton Oil
Company, giving some very interest
ing facts about its Tip Top Top
Dresser which has been used by hun
dreds of farmers during the past sew
eral years with the most satisfactory
results Read what many leading and
very reliable farmers say about the
results obtained through the use of
the particular fertilizer which is
made and sold only by the Batesburg
Cotton Oil Company.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Enters Army Y. M. c. A.

MI. Wallace Sheppard, the eldest
son of Ex-Gov. and Mrs. John c.
Sheppard, has volunteered and has
been acceped for the army Y. M. c.
A. work and will 500 go overseas
to enter upon this special assignment
Mr.. Sheppard already has two bro
theirs, Mr.. ]. o. Sheppard and Capt
Francis Sheppard, in France. Day
by day Edgefeld's interest in the
war is quickened because of the in,
creasing number of our young men
who almost daily sail for duty on
foreign soil.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Congressman j. F. Byrnes Pre-
diets Bloodshed and Riot.

On Wednesday, April rs, 1917,
Mr.. j. F. Byrnes, speaking against
the Selective Service Army Act, said,
"----and when CONSUMPTION is at
tempted in this Country, especially
unoer THIS INFAMOUS AND UN-
EQUAL LOTTERY PROPOSITION,
that you have here, you are going
to inspire more domestic instruction
and rioting and internal warfare than
you can think of so that it will be
difficult to prosecute successfully a
foreign war;"
81 am not going to be driven by
a press conducted propaganda as ex-
tensive and as Infamous as any o+h-
er ever conducted in this nation"
WILL THE VOTERS INDORSE
THESE SENTIMENTS?
Advertisement.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Grateful for invitation.

The Advertiser is indebted to Miss
Temple Irene Zimmerman for IN in
vitation to attend the commencement
exercises of the Westminster High
School Friday evening, Nay 81. Miss
Temple is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Zimmerman and has the hon
or of being president of the gradu.
ating class. 1t matters not where they
go, Edgefield boys and girls,
and women, bear off the honor
gratulations to our young
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-05-29
Red Cross Campaign Great
Success.
Success.

The people of Edgefield county,
both white and colored, with posi-
bly, a few exceptions, have proven
their patriotism and interest in the
war by their very generous support
of the Red Cross work. The John
ston chapter was apportioned $500
and imore than $4,000 has been
raised. The Edgeheld chapter was
apportioned SO, 300 and the amount
of S5,74l.52 has been contributed,
making more than $4,000 for the
entire county. The thoroughness
of the campaign is proven by the
number of contributors, there be-
ing 1852 to contribute through the
Edgetield chapter alone. The Ad-
vertiser will publish the names of
all of the contributors in the coun-
ty, the first installment being pub,
lished this week. Other names
will appear next week.