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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
ARMIES READY FOR BATTLE.
Secretary Baker Discusses Expected
Offensive in Weekly Review-Morale
of Allies Never Stronger. ~

after preparations ,4ilfntlMb ard
systematically carried on, 1t IS appar-
ent both the Germans and the allies
are ready for the lonG-expected often
sivc in the west, Secretary Baker
said Wednesday in his review of mill
tary operations for the week ending Feb
l6
"While there have been outwardly no
new developments in the military stua-
ton in the west during the period undel
review" says the review, yet it is aH
parent that both the enemy and the al
lies are ready for battle.
The Germans have recently with
drawn number of their veteran west
front units for the first line trenches and
are busily training them in mobile war
fare. According to advices received the
German general staff hopes that by mass
ing large number. of these picked
shocked battalions which have been in.
tensively trained they may deliver a
crushing blow.
The bulk of the German forces are now
assembled in the west, but a large NUM-
Der of these units are wholly unframed
in the western front warfare Further
more the German high command realizes
fully that their forces will meet with far
more difficult practical obstacles than
any hitherto encountered by an attack
ing army. A break through was possible
in Russia only after the morale of stlff
Russians had been undermined. The same
was true in Italy and Wa witness, how
speedily the Italian line was mended- e..
During the week there has been much
activity OF minor character along tht
entire western front, AZ has already
been announced, in Lorraine a segment
OF the line is entirely under the contro
OF our forces. Along our front patrol EN-
counters were numerous. The weather
was very rainy during the first part OF
the week and our troops were busy
manning the pumps. Later clear wealth
err prevailed and hostile aircratts made
frequent trips.
"A marked Improvement in our anti
aircraft barrage is reported In Cham
payne units OF American artillery par
ticipated i'll an engagement. The concen
tration OF an important body OF German
cavalry in the vicinity OF Riga is reported
and it is believed the Germans may find
1t expedient to advance on Petrograd
1t Is difficult to determine the exact sta
tus of atfars in southwes' en Russia
The Russian contingent is c' lcuating the
Armenian eenters south OF the Black sea
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
WEST GUTLFORD.

Mrs. Ernest Thomas is confined to
the house with a hard cold.
Luke Wrisley of Shelburne Falls.
Mass, came Wednesday to the home of
his granddaughter, Mrs. Austin Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Lynde were
guests Sunday in Colrain of Mrs.
Lynde s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Worden.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
have a box social i'll the church vestry
next week Wednesday evening, Feb
y. The ladies will furnish the boxes.
All are invited
Miss Mae Saderman and Miss
Miriam Nichols gave valentine so.
cial in Mrs. Nichols S home last week
frida,! evening. Twenty-Five were in
attendance. a social evening was
spent with games and singing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Better Than
Worm Tablets

Some people who are troubled with
worms, or whose children sometimes suf-
Ter that way, try to get rid of the
trouble by using worm tablets worm loz-
enges or worm candy They fail to get
the quick results that can be obtained
with Dr. True's Elixir, the family laxa-
tive and worm eXpeller.
In fact Dr. True's Elixir, a liquid medi-
cine, Is positively better than any worm
tablets, worm lOZenges or worm candy
There Is no remedy that can compare
with DR.. Trues Elixir for quickly ex-
polling worms, whether they are stomach
worms or pin worms.
Besides that, your stomach Is toned
up and normal action of the bowels is
restored when you take DR.. Trues Elk
ir 1t is Doctors preparation, orgi-
mated by Dr. True and on the market
more than 60 years.
DR.. True's Elixir the Family Laxative
and Worm Expeller, pleasantly, easily
and quickly eXpels worms and makes YOU
feel much better. Remember this when
you or your. children are troubled with
worms Don't take those worm lozenges.
tablets or candy that may upset you, but
use DR.. True's Elixir that tones and
soothes stomach and bowels and expels
worms
Lots Of people have worms and don't
81? Il; t ';:;:! '5i +: $;;a9T
symptoms.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
She Was a Sick Woman.

\ Chicago clergyman gives this aG
count of infant resourccfulnesS: -.
His little daughter was feeling bi'
under the weather one evening, and
consequently was put tn.bcd early, Shc
had not been under the covers NOR,
than five minutes before she called out:
" Mother, ! want to see father
'-''' Go to sleep dear answered the
mother. ,lfather can t SEE you now.
in few minutes she called once
more: " Mother, we 90: 10 see "a
the
" | can disturb your father now
lie is very busy. Go to sleep
There wac silence for roHrly five
minutes, Then these words fioat"d
down the stairs; Mother, | am a
very nick woman, and | must see my
pastor at once. '-Everybody 5,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
GUILFORD.

Harry Benson lost valuable COW
this week.
Mrs. Archie tAIincr and daughter,
Lena, of Green River were guests Tues.
day and Wednesday at G. p. Miller s.
Mrs. Joel Flagg received news
wednesday morning of the death of her
sister $ husband, Alexander Thomson
in Fitchburg, Mass.
Mrs. Clarence Thomas is in West
Brattleboro to assist in the family of
hervey Thayer, a brother of Mrs. Mer-
ton Thomas.
Mildred and Abbic Birmingham of
Springfield, Mass, are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. Selma Warren. and
aunts, Mrs. A. Yeaw and Mrs. Sessions
this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
What Next?

l do declare that I am beat
| do not know what I can eat
NOW everything is Hooverized,
And everything is minimized.
One day that Hoover says no wheat.
And then the next he says no meat.
he puts you down to eat war bread,
Or chokes you off on corn instead.
And then again there is no sweet;
L do declare that / am beat.
We eaten all old kinds of food.
And gone without all things that
good,
And then, again, there is no fire,
And all of this has raised my ire.
l often wish when I am through,
That Kaiser Bill had Hoover, too.
And when / think of all of this,
ii stand no more, ! II just enlist.
UNCLE JOHN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
To Extend Boys and Girls Work.

f. l.. ingalls, of Burlington, state
leader of the boys and girls club work
of the University of Vermont cxtensio,
work, has been. elected secretary of the
eastern and northern states conferen,
of the leaders in the boys and girls
club work now in session in Washington
An extension school will be held al
Morrisville Feb. 25 to March l, and AT
Addison Fob. 26 to March |. f. NJ
Root, county agent of Lamoille, has sew.
cred his connection with the extension
service and has joined the aviation
school of Cornell university.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

William Penney, 60, was struck by
train iii the railroad yards at st,
Johnsbury Sunday night and died a
short time later at the police station
where he was carried after the acct
dent. The man lived alone in shanty
on Il small island near the railroad
track and was returning to the island
after eating his supper at lunch cart,
A Boston & Maine train was shifting
III the yard and he attempted to pass
between ears that had been uncoupled
when the train started suddenly and
caught him in the side He leaves two
daughters and n brother, all of st.
Johnsbury, A nine. year-old school boy
was killed in about the same place two
weeks ago.
| liln Groa II ,,-orl. aoo,,,s o,,o
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Softening the Blow,

If we are to have an "eatless day"
break it to MS gently. We suggest that
the first one be cnmounaged by allow.
ing to be served two dishes recently
mentioned in this column, viz, parsnip
chowder and eggs fried in castor oil
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Saw Mr.. Hoover's Ice Warning.

Gay-Well, thank heaven the warm
weather is approaching. anyway.
Grump-lfuh! Coal bin trouble over,
refrigerator trouble begins.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
BROOKLINE.

Mrs. j. A. Sewell of Montague, Mass.
returned to Brattleboro Wednesday,
after spending five weeks with her
cousin, Miss Ellen Ware.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

The food profteers will cheerfully
heed the warnings of the government
provided their lawyers advise them to
do So
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

The company was organized by New
England people, 50 years ago, for the
purpose of financing farmers in what
was then Dakota territory. In 1890
the company was attracted to Wash
ington by reports of an excellent loan
ing field in the paouse country, open
ing Offices in Spokane in that year.
Since then the company has loaned
over $50, 100000 to northwestern farm
ers.
In the last few years, subsidiaries
of the Spokane office were opened at
Billings, Mont, and Salem, Orc in
charge of men of long experience.
BY far the most important event in
the life of the company for many wears
was the change of ownership of the
capital stock OF the company. On
April /, 1917, the old stockholders ac-
cepted the offer of the Day & Hansen
Security company TO purchase all OF the
stock of the company.
The two companies retain their sep
aratc identities and names, and there Is
no consolidation or amalgamation of
assets. Adjoining offices are maintained
in the Old National bank building.
Officers of the Vermont Loan and
Trust company are; c. T. Hansen,
president, also vice president Of tho
Day & Hansen Security company; W,
7. Day. vice president, also president
| of the security company; Il. K. Rogers,
secretary and manager, also vice pres
ident of the security company; f. Il.
| Putnam assistant secretary and sales
manager, and c. J. Winter, assistant
secretary.
X. r. Rogers, manager of the com
pany, and L. b. Putnam, sales man
agcr, in charge OF the eastern sales
office at Rrattleboro, VT, remain as
stockholders and officers.
The company operates under tho
strict supervision of the banking dc
partment of Vermont. Owing TO the
| change of ownership of the stock OF
! the company, the commissioner OF
banking of Vermont r. c Williams
visited Spokane.
He has visited in Spokane number
of times, and has expressed high
opinion of northwestern farm mort
cages,
Regarding competition from the gov
| ernment land banks, Manager Rogers
said his company did business in the
same territory covered by the Spokane
land bank-Washington, Oregon, Ida
no and Montana. ''.Dming the year of
1917 the federal land bank took up
S65, 600 of our loans.' he said. "Thc
amount taken up is negligible when
compared with increases in all districts.
Several private concerns took up larger
amounts. We have over $5,OOO,OOO of
loans outstanding. Our relations with
the land bank and its officers are
pleasant.
1.-THE outlook for the business of
l9ls is far from discouraging. We are
having an active demand from farm.
crS for money, and our eastern market
for loans is absorbing them surprising
~ well, considering the unsettled con.
ditions caused by heavy government
financing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

AS a man grows older he has more
sympathy for the chap who can't deliver
the goods,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

"For tho land 8 sake--use Bowker' s
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
Central Vermont Railway
Corrected to January 20, 1918.
Trains Leave Brattleboro.

Trains Leave Brattleboro.
6.27 a. M. Except Sunday. For New
London.
9.20 a. m. Except Sunday. For New
York via Springfield.
800 a. IN. Except Sunday. For South
Londonderry.
4.3O p. M. Except Sunday. For Keene,
SCI New London and New York
via the Norwich Line steam
ers.
600 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for
South Londonderry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22

like a small word; it seems to guar.
antee the condensation of thought.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-22
LOAN CO.'S GROWTH.
History of Concern Which Has Eastern
Office in Brattleboro.

The Vermont Loan & Trust company,
the oldest farm mortgage company in
Spokane, has just completed one of tho
most successful years in its history and
paid dividend Jan. ] of $l2,5OO on
its special stock of $4,000 and passed
substantial amount to surplus, says
the Spokane Chronicle.
During the year it loaned to farmers
of the four northwestern states 81 ,6O3,-
In Washington, s262,7e5; in Mon,
tana, $422,975; in Oregon, $56O,760; in
Idaho, 1857 1856; total, $1,603,925.
Considerably over million dollars
of loans were disposed of to eastern
savings banks, trust companies, colleges
and estates, the rest being sold to east =
ern insurance companies and western
financial institutions.
The growth of the company's bust
ness is shown by a comparison of loans
outstanding at the close of previous
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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
fine CHURCH WILL
REPLACE BURNED One
Catholics of Lesterville, s. D.,
Believe Pro- Germans De-
stroyed Old Structure.

L~esterville, S. D., July 6.-The Cath
olics of Lesterville nave completed
plans for the erection Of a new church
building, to cost about $15, 900. The
building will be erected on the site
Of a similar structure which recently
was destroyed by fire Of mysterious
origin. The loss by the fire reached
about $4,000.
Since the confinement Of the war
with Germany there has been con-
siderable pro-German activity in the
Lesterville territory, and the pastor OF
the Catholic church has been one of
the most pronounced in d%enouncing
the pro-German sy~mpathizers. 1t is
believed the church was destroyed in
revenge for the patriotic American
stand assumed by the pastor. Blood
hounds were taken to the scene OF the
fire the next day, but could follow the
trail only to a nearby public highway,
where the ~incendiaries are thought to
nave had an automobile in which to
make their escape.
Fearing hat an attempt may be
made to destroy the new church build
ing when 1t is completed, steps will be
taken to guard it as well as Is pos
sible without having a night watch
man constantly on duty.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
PROMINENT MEN HELD
TO FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Aberdeen, S. D., July 10.-In a hear
ing before United States Commissioner
William Wallace, c.. A. Kleppin and
NJ. A. Gillispie, Of Frankfort, were held
to the federal district court under
$4,000 bonds, which they furnished, on
charges of obstructing the draft. Albert
and f. NJ. Kuns, charged with the
same offense, and also of Frankfort,
were acquitted. The particular offense
charged against the men vas that OF
swearing falsely to affidavits of a young
man who sought exemption from mill
tary service. 1t was shown in the
evidence that the young man after
ward waived exemption and is now in
the service. The accused men are
bankers n business men of Frank
fort.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
CAR OF MELONS ToTED
AWAY DURING NIGHT

Sioux Falls, S. d., July s.--A carload
of w~atermelons arrived in the local
yards of the Milwaukee railway com
pany, consigned to a local fruit house,
which refused 20 accept them because
they were too ripe for distribution our
poses. Some man of an inquisitive turn
OF mind discovered the melons and
helped himself to one of them. From
this grew. the rumor that the railway
company was giving away a carload of
melons. The people who heard this
rumor and profited by it must have
been travelling to and from the car
during the greater part Of the night,
FOR the next morning every one of the
5000 melons which the car had con-
tanned had disappeared. The railway
people say they are thankful the
freight car itself was not carried away.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
ONE BOAT ATTACKED
BY THREE SUBMARINES

Beresford, s. d., July 10.-Albert
Skaff. a Beresford boy who is a mem
Der Of the United States marines and
has made six trips thus far across the
Atlantic, writes his brother in Beres-
ford Of an experience which the boat
to which he is attached had with three
German submarines. His letter in part
follows:
1--WE had a little excitement this trip.
When about 500 miles from New York
we sighted the wake of a torpedo,
which missed us a few feet. If we
hadn't shifted to full speed a few min
utes before it would have hit us amid
ships.
There were three U-boats after us.
l guess they thought we did MOI have
any guns with us, but we surely sur
prised them when we opened fire on
them with 10 guns, n IA more were
ready.
They fired two torpedoes at us and
disappeared. We lodged their shots.
We could see only two of them come
up. but they were out of range.
I'VE are not only well armed for
them but we have got 1t all over them
for speed and they wouldn't fight when
we offered them a battle, but disap-
peared. We put on full speed and
headed for New York and did not see
any more on u way"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
FEAR ENTERTAINED FOR
GIRL MISSING A MONTH

Hitchcock, S. D.. July 5.-Friends
here have become alarmed by the APP
parent mysterious disappearance of
Miss Katie Gross, a former Hitch
cock girl. No word has been received
from her for more than a month. At
:er leaving Hitchcock she located at
Redfeld, and left there over a month
ago for Sioux Falls, where she intend
ed entering a hospital. But she never
did so, writing her father from Sioux
Falls that she had changed her mind
and was going to a hospital at st. Paul,
Mimi, instead. SIRE that time moth
ng has been heard from her and it is
.eared something serious has hap
pened her. Up to the time Of writing
he letter from Sioux Falls she had
been very regular in her correspond
ence, and the fact that she has not
written since that time adds to the
,ear of relatives that she has been the
victim of an accident or may have
been kidnapped. by white slavers.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
AMERICAN TRANSPORT,
Home BOUND, IS SUNK
Troopship Covington, Under
Convoy, Torpedoed-Six
r of Grew Missing.

Washington, d. c., July 6.-The
United States army transport Coving-
ton, homeward bound with a fleet Of
troopships conveyed by American de-
stroyers, was ~torpedoed in the war
zone Monday night and sank the next
night while an effort was being made to
tow her to port. Six men of the crew
are missing, but the others, with the
officers, were landed at a French port.
No soldiers were OF board. The miss
ERNEST C. ANDERSON, fireman,
Lynn, Mass.
JOSEPH p. -BOwDEN, seaman,
Mountain Lake, N. j.
AMBROSE c. FORD, fireman. SOM
erville, Mass.
WILLIAM HENRY LYNCH, JR.,
fireman, Manchester, N. H.
ALBERT S. PAYNE, seaman, West
New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y.
LLOYD II. SILVERNAL, seaman,
cambridge, N. Y.
In announcing the sinking of the,
Coyington, formerly the Hamburg
American liner Cincinnati, the navy
department said that the submarine,
which sent n torpedo crashing into the
ships side just forward of the engine,
room at 0:l7 o'clock at night, was not
sighted.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
ALLEGED D~ESECRATERS
OF FLAG ARRESTED
Home Guards at Wilmont, s. D.,
Have Wild Chase After
Two Young Men.

Wilmot, s. D., July 5.-Young men
named Horstman and Anderson, living
aear Wilmot, were central figures in a
chase with exciting features, the cap
tain of the Wilmot Home Guards and
several OF his men being the other
actors In the little dramfh, which re-
suited in the capture Of the two on a
charge of d%isloyalty.
1t is alleged that Horstman took an
American flag from the side Of an
automobile in which he and Anderson
were. riding, tore 1t n threw it into
the road.
The captain of the Home Guards or
dered his men to apprehend the Of
tenders, who left town at top speed in
their automobile. The Home Guards
obtained other automobiles and started
In pursuit. The pursuit took them to
Peever, Sisseton, Browns Valley, Mimi,
and then back again to the South Da-
kota side Of the boundary line, and
finally to the homes of the two young
men east of Wilmot, where they were
captured.
The men were released on parole,
n Of the conditions being that they
shall report at stated intervals to the
captain of the Home Guard company
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
SOCIALISTS STIR UP
TROUBLE IN AFRICA
German Agents and Certain
Boer Leaders Believed to
Be Aiding Them.

London, July 6.-South African
troubles have been the subject of rum
ors in London for some days. 1t has
been known that serious strikes have
been in progress in the Transvaa1
mines and it has been reported that
these had IN anti-government pur-
pose and had been stirred up by Ger
mar agents or irreconcilable Beers.
A message from Johannesburg yes
tcrday to Reuters limited, says that all
the natives who had refused to work
on Wednesday later had resumed their
duties.
A correspondent of the Times tele-
graphing from Cape Town on Mon
day said:
"The- movement was originated by
International socialists working on the.
educated natives and was helped by
the effect of the increased cost of liv-
Ing"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
OBJECT TO CLOSING
OF ALL POOL HALLS

Mitchell, S. d., July S.-Considerable
opposition to the proposed movement
of the state council of defense. which
would close the pool halls, is develop
ing in Mitchell. 1t is pointed out that
the proprietors have considerable
money invested in their enterprises,
that pool and billiard tables are per-
mitted by the army Y. NJ. c. A. and
similar organizations of the class, and
that ii would be unfair to close pool
halls as places of amusement and not
close moving picture houses as we'll.
The state council of defense was to
a action in the matter in a meeting
at Huron yesterday, but consideration
Of the matter has now been deferred
until next Monday.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
BUSINESS MEN PLAN
TO HELP ON FARMS

Canton, S. d., July 6.-Inasmuch as
out of South Dakota in the July draft,
the shortage of sufficient help to har-
vest the immense small grain crops
Of South Dakota promises to become
acute. The business men of many or
the cities and own are arranging to
close their places OF business during
certain hour ofeach week day during
the height Of the harvesting season,
so they can go to farms in their local.
tiles and assist the farmers as much
as possible in harvesting their small
grain. For this they will receive pay,
and in some quarters it is proposed
to turn the harvest field earnings OF
the business men over to the Red
Cross.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-07-11
LETTER WRITTEN FROM
GERMAN PRISON CAMP

Lynch, Of Iroquois, has just received
a letter from her brother, who has
been in a German prison for two years,
having been captured while serving
with a Canadian regiment. In the let
ter he states that he is well and anX-
iounsly looking forward to the time
when the wal will be over SO he can
be released and return to his home in
the United States. The letter, owing
doubtless to the strict censorship main
tanned in Germany, contained nothing
but personal matters n did not in
dictate how we'll or how badly Ameri-
can and other prisoners Of the Germans
were being treated.