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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
Ten Coming to Scott Farm
and Two to Rice Farm
Soon
TO BE ATTIRED IN
KHAKI UNIFORMS
and Be Under Direction of Supervisor
Innovation for Relief of Shortage
of Farm Labor.

Of Farm Labor.
Two well-known local farms are to
employ women workers in the fields the
coming season, the Scott farm, owned
bv Frederick Holbrook and managed
by Ebert C. Tenney, and the Rice
farm, owned by Mrs. Sarah Bradley
Tyson of Chicago and managed by W.
IS. Betterley. The farmerette" help
ers will arrive about May l.
At the Scott farm a group of 10
young women will be employed. They
form one of the farming units as
sembled by Miss Bertha Terrill, pro-
fessor of home economies at the Uni
versitv of Vermont, for the double
purpose of helping to relieve the short
age of farm labor and to benefit the
women pecuniarilv. Some of them will
uea their wa@es to help pay their way
! through the university. They are girls
who have been brought up on farms,
! and those in the university are taking
| agricultural courses.
| ne FDulU NOifltH Will WOGh III NHdhl
uniforms and will be under the direc-
/ tion Of supervisor. Miss Swanton. They
will occupy cottage on the farm,
! where they viii do their own cooking.
/, There has been no difficulty at the
Scott farm in getting the planting and
machine cultivatin9 done. but the hand
cultivatinr has bothered, because of
the shortage of help. The young women
workers will devote their time in part
N TurfTg- ana other hand cultivarfnw
md will do various kinds of farm work
oxoept the heavy work
Before Mrs. Tyson took possession of
the Rice farm it was owned by her
father, the late Col. Richards Bradley,
who successfully conducted a number
Of farms in this vicinity. Mrs. TYSON
has secured two young women from
the Amherst agricultural college. who,
because Of their practical education,
are TO have charge of certain depart
ments in which they may be able to
demonstrate their ability in growing
vegetables and other necessary crops
while ultimately turning their attention
to the care of the milk herds. These
farmerettes. = after the college com
mencement. will begin their labors
with Mrs. Tyson.
Although the question of female helT
has been discussed more or less
throughout the state, no concerted ac-
tion has been taken to test its feast
bility. There has never been time
in Vermont when the demand ror iabo,
was so great among the farmers. Fol
the want of farm hands several of tn,
| IL
found it necessary to curtail operations
Man, Of the best farmers would glad
ly have secured women help, but the,
seemed a little "shy" in attempting
the innovation before they had seen ;
practical test by some of their NOR
venturesome neighbors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
REPORT ON WINTER WHEAT.
Condition of the Crop April 1 1876
Per Cent of Normal.

WASHINGTON, April Winter
wheat production this year will be
about 560,000,000 bushels, the de-
partmcnt of agriculture estimates to-
day in its report showing the eondi-
tion of the crop on April / to be
1876 per cent of normal Rye pro-
duction will be about S6,000,0O0
bushels, its condition April l being
sos per cent of normal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
TEXAS RANGERS
KILL TWO BANDITS
Wounded Several Others and Drove the
Remainder Of the Mexicans into
the Hills.

MARATHON, Texas, April S.-An en-
gagement between Texas rangers and
20 Mexican bandits was reported in a
message here today from Captain Bates
ot Company + of the ranger force, who
teicgraphed from San Helena that his
men killed two of the bandits, wounded
several others and chased the remain
der into the hills.
Capt. Bates made no mention of cas-
ualtics in the ranger force. His mes
sage said the bandits were believed to
be part of the band that killed William
Stillwell of Alpine, Texas, last Wedncs
! daN.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
GERMAN LOSSES
AT LEAST 100000
Estimate Made by American
Officer at Front During
Recent Offensive
AMERICANS TWICE
DRIVE BACK FOE

the Germans Back Beyond Their First
Line Trenches-F French Check All At
tacks.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, April s, by The Associated
Press-An American officer who has just
returned from the battlefield Of Northern
France where he has been since virtually
the beginning OF the German offensive es-
Inmates that thus far the Germans have
lost at least 30o 900 men in killed, wounded
and missing
On the front northwest of Toul Friday
night the Germans attempted two raids,
but both were repulsed. American in
fantrymen went out of their trenches on
the second occasion and chased the Ger
mans from the Germans first line trench
es into the supporting trenches Details
of the action were made public in the fol-
lowing official report issued tonight:
The enemy raided our TRENCHES at two
points The first attack was repulsed
easily. In the second the enemy was al
lowed to reach our wire entanglements.
Then our fire opened and a moment later
the American lntantrymen rushed out III
attack. driving back the Zoe. The pur
suit was continued until the first enemy
trenches were empty and the Germans had
/ been driven back to their supporting
/ trenches Enemy artillery activity was
/ followed by extremely active shelling by
our heavy artillery, which silenced two
enemy batteries
/ Twenty-Five divisions have been used by
the Germans in the last four days in ef
forts to break through the French lin,
and reach the railroads running soutl
from Amiens. Al attacks have beer
checked by the wonderful resistance O
the French. some Of whom We're thrown
into the lines as soon as they arrived OF
the battlefield. The Germans are obtain
ing only insignificant results in their at
tcmpts to advance compared with tn,
number of their troops, which is at leas
three times the number of French Pow
eriul trench mortars have made their ap
ncarance behind the German infantry bu
mp to this time have not influenced TIN
Fsltuatlon to any extent. The German
are now rcsuming their massed attacks il
which their men come under the direc
fire of French machine guns, rifles, gren
AIDES and 75's, which infict terrible losses
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
DISIC CYALTY CHARGE.
Two officers of Mennonite Church Ar
rested by Secret Service Men.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. April S.-R
IT, Richert, secretary of tAe Meanon-
ite church in America, and +. z
Epp. minister bf the same denomina.
tion. have been arrested by the secret
service of the Goth division, Camp
Travis, charged with disloyalty. Ac
cording to the military authorities lct
ters written i'll German speaking disrc
spectfullv of the United States, criti
cising the draft and belittIiug the Lib
crty bonds were found IN the men 5 pos
session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
LIBERTY LOAN is
GROWING RAPIDLY
Report of First Days Subscription at
$3.50, 100000 Is Believed in Wash
ington to Be Too High.

WASHINGTON, April S.-Unoffcial re-
ports to the treasury department today
put the first days subscription IN the
third Liberty loan campaign at S25o,o00,-
0oo Officials said this probably was some
what too high, as first reports usually
were too optimistic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
PERSONAL.

o. ID. Stowell and son, Hugh, returned
Saturday night from Washington, D. c.,
where they visited Miss Inez f. Stowell
Il week
Mrs. Florence Trendell, dancing in
structor, went to Springfield, Mass, last
might. She will visit there and in Bos-
lton until Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
WARSHIPS SUNK
BY COMMANDERS
Russian Vessels Blown Up Of Finland
Coast to Prevent Germans from
Getting Them.

WASHINGTON, April s.-The Rus
sian warships reported several days
ago to have been sunk by their com,
manders off the southern coast of Fin
land to keep them out of the hands of
the Germans were blown up after the
German warShips had opened fire ON
them, according to a despatch TO the
state department today from Stock
holm. Three of the vessels were battle.
ships.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The board of counsellors of the Patri-
otic league met Friday evening in the
federal building. Miss Grace Holbrook
Of Boston was present and made various
suggestions Of possible lines of activity
for the members and it is expected that
some definite announcement can be
made within short time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
Red Mems Hall

Triumph lodge, No 1873, 5. +. Of A.,
will meet Wednesday evening, April
10, at ; O'Clock. Business: Balloting
on application for membership. Please
attend.
Dances will be held in Red Men s
hall every Saturday until further no
tice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

LONDON. April s.--On the southern
bank of the Sommc the British last
night made a small advance, il is an
nouneed officially. North of the
somme a few prisoners and n machine
gun were captured by the British. In
the ucighborhood of Ncuvillc-Nitassc
the enemy 5 artillery has shown in.
creased activity during the night on the
wIoIa British battlefront.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

WASHINGTON. April S-Every day
finds the allies in a better position to
fcsis: with definite success the great
German offensive, according 70 an Off
cial review today by the British mill
tary attache here. Frenca, British and
American reserves are pouring in daily
10 help check the American drive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
AMERICAN WOUNDED.
II. Miner of Danville Was Fighting
with the Canadian Forces.

OTTAWA, April S.-The latest
casualty list announces that H. Miner
of Danville, Vt, has been wounded
and that s. w. Livingston of Water
bury, Vt, is i'll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
THE WEATHER.
Probably Rain Tonight and Tuesday
Cooler-Light North Winds.

WASHINGTON, April The wealth
er forecast: Probably rain tonight and
Tuesday. Cooler tonight III the interior.
Cooler Tuesday. Light north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
UniyersaIist Church

"Wednesday evening at 7.l5--Regu-
lar meeting of Troop No 4, Boy Scouts
of America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
Masonic Temple

Tuesday, April 9, $50 =. m.-AnnuaI
meeting OF Columbian lodge, No. 36.
All members are especially requested
20 be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

PARIS. April s-Siolont artillery
engagements occurred last night, es-
pccially On the left bank of the Disc
river. SAYS today's official report. No
infantry action on the principal battle
fronts IS reported.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

BOSTON, April s.-Although no first
dav subscriptions total to the third
Liberty loan were announced by the
New England committee today reports
from every section showed the list of
towns which had exceeded their quotas
was piling up with an evident de-
termination on the part of citizens to
exceed all past records. The New
Hampshire state committee, which re-
portcd l3 towns over their allotment
Saturday, telegraphed three others had
been added to the roll. These were
Ashland, Bennington and Gilsum.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
Germans Conducting Kind
of BOmbardment Which
Indicates Attack
SMALL ADVANCE BY
BRITISH LAST NIGHT
Captured Few Prisoners and Machine
Gun on Southern Bank of the Somme
French, British and American Re
serves Appearing.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, April :, by The Associated
Prcss.-lntense hostile artillery work
has been proceeding at various points
along the British battlefront through
out the night and this morning, north
of the river Searpe and south of the
river Sommc German guns are con
ducting an unusuall. heavy lombard
ment such as heretofore has Indicated
an impending attack. No infantry ae.
,ion. however. has been reported up to
$ o'clock this morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

There is not even enough meat left in
the country to start canned beef scan
dal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08

NEW YORK. April s.-Iihcrty loan
subscriptions aggregating Slo5, 5,394, 800 had
been officially reported in the New York
district up TO IL a. III. today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-08
COMMUNITY SING
THURSDAY AT 7 P. M.
Public Will Gather in Front Of Audi
toriun-Program of Popular War
Songs and Old Favorites.

Preparations for the community sing
are going along well. and it is antici-
pated that the affair will be a surprise
in some respects to most people of the
community 1t will be held Thursday
evening Of this week at O'Clock, in
front of the Auditorium under the di-
rection of Frank NJ Cram, and a band
for an accompaniment is in the max
ing. Some 500 school children will
take part and it is expected that as
many adults will join. Some of the
local soloists will render the verses of
some of the selections and the rest will
take up the choruses.
The program will include the follow
ing popular war songs and old ia
vorites: Pack Up Your Troubles,
We re Going Over, | Don t Know
Where | m Going, Joan of Are, Keep
the Home Fires Burning, Over There,
NJ Old Kentucky Home, Annie Laurie,
Carry Ne Back to Old Virginnv, There s
a Long, Long Trail and Star Spangled
Banner.
Following are the choruses Of two
selections, which the people are asked
to commit to memory or cut out and
Pack up Your troubles in your old Kit
bag
And smile. smile, smile,
While you've a lucifer to light your
fag
Smile, boys. that 5 the style
What s the use of worrying!
1t never was worth while.
So pack up your troubles in your old
kit bag
And smile, smile, smile
re going over, we re going over,
They want to settle up the fuss,
So they put it up to US.
So what do we care?
SO what do we care?
We II 90 sailing cross the foam.
And we IL show them what the Yankee
doodle boys can do,
And we II all come marching home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
BALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE To
BUILD PLANT IN CHICAGO

A new locomotive plant is TO be built
at Chicago by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. Specifications for the various
buildings are now before structural mills
and fabricating shops calling for 1000
tons of steel. 1t is estimated that the plant
will cost about S5.000,000. the steel work
alone costing 81 ,20o.00o; equipment will
probably cost between s., 2,5o00o0 and
81. 600. 900. The Baldwin Works already
has large contracts from the government
and is expected to be awarded an addi-
tionnl contract for 100 to l5O locomotives
l., the Railroad Administration, which IS
preparing 10 order 300 locomotives for
domestic service Additional large orders
for motive power are also expected for eN-
port To France.
Balance of power IN the retail store
docs not mean the butchers thumb on
the scale
Food conservation covers a multitude
of adultcratcd war bread.
VIII wire director and 3 wire pullcr
become SYNONYMOUS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
EVERYTHING READY
FOR HARLAN SHOW
Minstrel to Buy Smokes for Boys
"Over There" is on
Tonight.

Everything is ready for the first per-
f1rfnance of the show by the shlpyard
employe, of the Harlan plant tonight
for the benefit of the smoke fund Tor
tho soldiers across the seas. The final
rehearsal was held las { night and for
amateur performances the show tonight
ought to be hummer.
Unless it should rain the members OF
the troupe will indulge IN a street parade
nj q o'clock tonight headed by the Harlan
band The men will he attired IN rcd
and white uniform with helmet hat and
there may be q few innovations not
customary tn minstrel parades
The show program which consists of
minstrel first part olio of several numbers
and finale "A Dav in the Harlan Trenches
is diversified and funny enough to please
ahy one. In addition to tonight, It
will be repeated nj matinee performance
tsSrhorrow afternoon with u closing per
fdrtnancc Saturday night
All the money received from the sale
Of tickets viii go for cigarettes and to-
h4qco for the fellows who have gone across
sdas to fight for Uncle Sam, except the
bhre expenses Everybody is acting,
OF playing or singing or joking without
a penny of pav. And IT has required
s9rbc effort To bring the minstrel per
fdrtnanCe to the high degree of perfection
i'll now represents. Frank Gold the
moving spirit in the whole affair has
W brkcd tlrelessly to make it the most
successful minstrel show ever staged
nd re and he has been splendidly sup
pdrtcd by scores of Harlan workmen
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
OUR ARMY FILMED.
Queen Theatre to Show First u. $.
Official War Feature.

The United States government through
the committee on public information,
division of films, of which Charles s. Hart
is director, is offering To the public the
first of it's official war films, "Pcrshing
Crusaders. This war feature will be
shown at the Queen Theatre, starting
Monday, July Is In order that every
one may see and thus realize the result
of American efforts in this war, it has
been decided to show this film at popular
wartime prices, as has been done by this
management on previous occasions, when
presenting American propaganda. In
this comprehensive picture one will see
Uncle Sans soldiers in the making; the
work at the cantonments; the activities
of the great war charities, the Red Gross,
Knights of Columbus Masons and y. ".
CA; how the army is fed and clothed;
the making of arms and ammunition;
farmers in the fields doing their part and
workingmen in factories, each and all
giving his best effort for his country; the
building of ships on scale such as the
world has never seen; the navy In action
American aviators in the air somewhere
in France and the boys in Khaki with
General Pcrshing on the western front
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
Thcda Bara nj the Majestic.

Raymond G. Nye. Wilmington boy, Is
admirably supporting Theda Bara IN
Under the Yoke" now showing mt the
Majestic Theatre. The piece Is full OF
thrills, but not of the vampire type, and
both have lots To do and do it we'll. Miss
Bara gives an appealing yet forceiul
portrayal of tho fight of woman for
the man she loves. The scene OF the
story is laid in the philippines during
the early days of American occupation,
and the picture tells of the love of "A
proud Spanish beauty for an American
army captain, The Spanish girl Miss
Bara) rejects the attention of IA friend
of her fathers. who iii revenge causes
the natives TO revolt. All the exotic
splcndor of the tropics, the hot passions
Of the Latin's blood. the fierce love Of the
girl and the dnshing courage OF the Amer
lean officer arc all shown IN this picture,
which will be at tho Majestic the rest OF
the week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
CRABS DISAPPEARING.
A Wall Comes up From the Eastern Shore
OF Maryland.

"Are the hard and soft shell crabs OF
the Chesapeake Bay and it's tributaries
destined TO share the fate of the terrapin =
that il, practical extinction2" asks Balt-
more Star, continuing.
'This IL not n hypotheticnl question.
but a real serious, present day problem,
according To- reports from Crisfeld, Deal =
Island, Cambridge, and other Eastern
Shore towns where The shipping of crabs
ranks among their leading industries.
Two years ago dozens Of cars laden with
soft crabs were shipped daily from Cris-
field, the headquarters Of the grabbing in
dustfy in the United states
According To reports the car ship
mcnta per day have fallen off 20 less than
bakers dozen II reports are true. men
engaged in taking crabs IN summer and
oysters in winter are desefting their homes
by scores and are seeking employment IN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12

shipyarJa, munltiou plants, md similar
industries. The reports from lower FAIR
mount, one Of the chief crnb and oyster
settlements in Somerset county, are par
tic,IlnrIy dis coufaging.
"rhc industrial population Of Cfis-
field, according To reports, would be hat
hnrd but for contracts awarded by the
government for tho building of wooden
ships and two tugs. II is said that these
contracts will mean mn expenditure ot
over n million dollars during the next year
in the town What will come after this
is probleuatical; for the supply Of oysters
is yenr by year diminishing
''Scvernl explanations for the scarcity
of crabs are offered One is that the iec
during the last winter went 10 the mud
bottoms and crushed the alternating
crustaceans. Another is that the demand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
in the development of the mining country

in the development of the mining country
CARLYLE BLACKWELL At THE SAVOY.
Never make love behind window
shade is one of the lessons taught IN ''I'h9
Golden Wall, anew World-plcture which
is the attraction today and tomorrow at
the Savoy Theatre. Making love behind
n window shade proved to be the down
fall of Rudolph Miller, Marian Lathrop's =
iinnce. Rudolph was engaged To nm
hclress, but he also loved another iIo
and his secondary sweetheart were sill
houetted on the window shade and ex-
posed by little Madge Evans playing the
role of Madge Lathrop. The exposure
paved the way for Carlyle as the young
French marquis, and Evelyn Greeley, IN
the role OF the mlllonaire's daughter, to
declare their love for each other.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
NIGHT OPERATOR ALL IN
Vinol Made Him Feel Better, Look Better.
Sleep Better.

Springfield Mass Il am night
operator was all rundown, couldn't
sleep, had no ambition i had tried
blood and nerve tonnes without help
and thought | would try Vinol and
| must say IT has built me up SO feel
better. look better and sleep better
Charles T. Harder
The reason Ninol was so successful
in Mr. Harder's case is because ii con
tains beef and cod liver pcptones, iron
and manganese peptonates and glvcero-
phosphates. the very elements needed 10
build up weakened, rundown sys
tenn mako rich. red blood and create
strength. \. Il Danforth and druggists
cvcrvwherc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
AT THE AMUSEMENT PARKS.

Good programs are being offered nt
both Brandywine Springs and Shcllpot
Parks this week and the amusement low
ing public is finding that the cheapest and
best amusement 10 be found is furnished
at these parks. Now that the cost of
living is so high, the parks offer amtlse-
ment which all can afford and therefor
is within the reach OF everyone There
are always plenty of attractions ut both
rla
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
CoIored Women tn Picnic.

The Federation Of Colored Women
Will hold their annual picnic in Eden
Park on Thursday, August | The
committee Of arrangements will furnish
full transportation for small children
The chairman Of tho general committee
IS Mrs NJ T. Jackson: chairman of
transportation. Mrs G. Rose; secretary,
Mrs NJ Stewart
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
Colored Hostess Houses.

Two hostess houses are TO be built
by the Y. NJ. G. A for the relatives and
friends of the colored soldiers stationed
at Camp Jackson, S. c. and Camp Cor
don, Ga The contracts for the two
houses have been awarded, and it is the
plan Of the association to award contracts
for the erection Of similar houses at ali
the camps where colored soldiers are
& stationed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-12
New, Positive Treatment
10 Remove Hair or Fuzz
fBeauty Notes

Women arr fast learning the value
nf the nee of dcat one for removing
hair or fuzz from face, neck or arms
A paste ia nnde with some powdered
dclatone and water and spread on the
hairy surface In 2 or 3 minutes It Is
rubbed off, the skin washed md every
bit Of hair has disappeared No fail
IRE will result If you are careful to buy
genuine delatonc