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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

THE story starts well and it sounds
as though we were going to hear some
thing quite new
Go on, Mr.. Gray Fox said one of
the foxes. ''for we are really becoming
quite impatient"
Il am so glad you want to hear my
story" said Mr.. Gray Fox, and the
other foxes chuckled and said: We've
told you many times we wanted TO
bear il and we have shown you all
along we did. Pray do not be so
modest, Mr. Gray Fox. but tell US the
story of your adventure or narrow es-
cape"
Il will go right ahead with my
story" said Mr.. Gray Fox. Then he
cleared his throat and began:
Some men who were very fond Of
flying and who"
But the foxes had all interrupted.
"Mr. Gray Fox. you said that men
were fond of flying? Did we hear you
correctly? Didn't you mean to say
birds? OF course we know you said you
were going to tell us something new.
but that does sound n little strange"
no" said Mr.. Gray Fox, sit is not
strange any more for men to fly. They
are called aviatorS, these men, and
they fly in the air in machines, just as
people ride in automobiles when they
come to the zoo TO call on US.
These men thought they would like
to have mascot. Now a mascot is an
animal which brings them good luck,
that is il they decide to have an ami
nal as mascot.
"They took me up in the airplane
| with them. Oh, did have such good
time. I thought the air was wonder
full and l used 10 love my trips far up
| in the Clouds"
All the foxes were looking at Mr..
Gray Fox with their mouths wide
open and their eyes almost popping out
of their heads.
You've had the most wonderful adj
ventures and experiences ever q fox
did have" they said. 81
And when these men bad to go TO
another country they gave me to the
zoo. though they'll come back for me
again some day. They promised me
| that Yes, I've been up in an airplane,
and loved my trips, too
Wont you give us a series of talks
on your different trips?" they asked.
Il WILL" said Mr.. Gray Fox, land !
am glad that telling you of this great
adventure. or adventures, pleased you
| and surprised you"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

Our class was trying to make q rec
ord for nobody being late, and yestid-
day AFTERNOON Miss Kitty sed BOYS,
am highly gratyfied by the attendance
record, if nobody is late tomorro with
out good Excuse it viii make hole
week of perfeck attendance and | will
dismiss the entire class an hour erlier
than usual as reward
Us fellows thinking, herrav. And
this morning it was so late wen l
started to wawk to skool that I thawt
better run. WITCH l did, and jest out
side of skool who came running up the
other way but Pubs Simkins, saving.
G, we re late, l bet the other fellows
will be mad at US ,.
Lets think up good Excuse, if we
have a good enuff of Excuse it will be
all rite, sed, and Pubs sed, G, all rite,
lets say we dident know wat time it
was and we wasted so mulch time
finding out that it made us late.
That's punky Excuse, l sed, lets say
we was wawking along tawking about
our homework and we got so intristed
1--WE wawked about blocks past skool
without noticing it.
Aw, that's heck of Excuse, sed
|
then lets say we helped a old lady
cross the street and she was so old she
took a long time to help.
And we went in, and all the fellows
looked at us fearse, and Miss Kitty
sed, Well, now izzent this too bad. TO
break our nice reeord-wat have you
| to say for yourselves!
Meening me and Puds, me feeling toe
nervous to say it and l looked at Puds
and Pubs started to say it 3 times
without commencing, and then he sed
Some old lady helped us across the
street and she was so old and every
thing we. could of got across quicker by
ourselfs.
That's absilootly the most idiotick ex
cuse l ever hssened to. the rest of the
class may go erly but you will re-
name till | dismiss you.
| WITCH we did, being about hours aft
| CT the rest had went.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
I odays' Events

Third anniversary of the Sim Fem re-
volt in Dublin
The Ontario Graduate Nurses associa-
ton begins its annual convention today
at Kingston
The Earl of Reading, British ambassador
to the United States, is to be the guest
of the Association of Foreign Press Cor
respondents at an international dinner
tonight in New York city.
The National Foreign Trade council i
to open notable convention in Chicago
today with the aim of bringing about co
operation between the United States gov
eminent, industrial, commercial and trans
portation interests in promoting trade
with other countries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Today's Birthdays.

William Elliott Gonzales, United States
minister to Cuba, born at Charleston, 5.
C., So years ago today.
Cyril Maude, one of the foremost actors
of the English-speaking stage, born in
London, 81 years ago today.
John L. Stoddard, widely known as a
traveller, lecturer and writer, born at
Brookline, Mass, SO years ago today.
Senior Don Joaquin Mendez. minister
from Guatemala to the United States
born in San Salvador, 81 years ago today
General Henri Philippe Petain, the ia
nous French commander who has an
nouneed his intention to visit America
born at Gauchy-a-la-Tour, 63 years age
today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
The Melting Pot.
(Rutland Herald.)

We rather like that Victory loan
poster, which gives the names of the
following Americans ON the honor roll:
. Du Bots, Smith. O'Brien, Cejka,
Haueke. Pappandrikopolous Andras-
81. Villotto, Levy. Tnrovich, Kowalski,
ChricZaneviez, Knutson, Gonzales. :
Speaking of a melting pot, there never
was such d efueible as the great war,
and our polyglot nation came through
the FIRE with a little dross burned out,
but the remainder g Americans all =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

1t is reported that exile has been
agreed upon by the "big four as the
punishment to be meted out to the ex-
kaiser in case he is convicted. The next
question to be settled is: Where shall
he go9 We sincerely hope that the
United States senate will not have to
discuss it unless they wish to kill him
with suspense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

Five bells taken from churches in a
French town by the Germans have been
found in Frankfort and will be re.
turned to their old places. The fact
that they were found intact instead of
smashed TO bits would indicate that the
Huns were overtaken with a fit of alb
sent mindedness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
A Long Way to Drop.
lSt. Albans Messenger.l

It will be some time before Mr.. or
Mrs. Average Citizen prefers to take
the sky route when he or she goes south
or north or east or west Each day
brings some account of deaths as the
result of the fall of an airplane, and
even while the fatality percentage may
be is small, yet looking up into the
blue, it seems long, long way to drop.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Every Town Has One.
Rutland News.)

Every community has its drawbacks
and disadvantages, no matter what its
general attractions. One of the great.
est nuisanees in a progressive town is
the habitual kicker, the one who sees
little or no good in anything or any
body.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Also in the Family Circle.
{Barre Times

Good old-fashioned spanking has
been tried out in a juvenile court in
Portland, Ne, with good results, it Is
said. The same form of punishment
would 1T many eases in juvenile courts
in other places.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

The French government has appoint
ed a special military commission to
look after the German delegates while
in France. The Manchester Union sug-
gests that they be watched lest they
sign the peace treaty with some of
their invisible ink.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Most Wonderful Miracle.

Teacher-Tommy, what seems g
you the most wonderful miracle?
Tommy-The one where Lots wife
first turned to rubber and then turned
TO salt. Rks ff.eFt laa
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
One Year Ago Today in the War.

Germans attacked the whole front south
of the Somme with varying success.
John d. Ryan named by President Will
son to head the Aircraft Production board.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Member Of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all news
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local news
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

serves, LATTER this there will be moth
ing left to reform but the thermome
ter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

The time has arrived when the ped
estrian must ''watch his step if he
wishes to get across the street intact.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

The states in which women now have
presidential suffrage control almost half
the votes in the party conventions and
Forty per cent of the electoral eollege
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Too Late.
keene Sentinel

Some New Yorker has just received a
patent TO: a perfect corkscrew He
must have sent his application by mail
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

A revolution has broken out in Tur-
key. One revolution more or less in the
news nowadays, causes hardly ripple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

ADVERTISE IN THE RBpoRMEp
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
First of Ten Best Hero
Stories of War Picked
By Pershing.
Ten Best Hero
Stories OF The
War In France

At the request of the Washington
bureau Of the Newspaper Enter
prise Association with the co-opera-
ton Of the War Loan Division OF
the Treasury Department, Secrcta-
~ Of War Baker recently cabled
General Pershing asking him to
cable back what, in his judgment,
he took to be the one hundred most
gallant and heroic exploits of indi-
yidusl American soldiers in the
war.
General Pershing responded.
From these 100 stories, written in
concise ,matter-of-fact military
language, our Washington bureau
selected ten most thrilling and he
roic exploits. These were stripped
of their technical military verbiage
and rewritten in plain English that
every newspaper reader can grasp.
These stories read like fiction
like implausible, impossible fiction
at that. Nothing in American his
tory can surpass them in gallaptry
in exhibiting the indomitable eour-
age that marks the Americana peo-
pie.
And every one of them is true
the faithful record of the heroism
OF one OF Uncle Sans soldiers on
the field of battle.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
BY A. E. GELDHoF
n. L. A. Washington Bueau
112S.1134 AIunSeY Bldg.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-Jo-
.hannes S. Anderson, of Chicago, was
first sergeant of Company B, 1924
Infantry, when the Thirty-third Divis-
ion captured Consenvoye in the great
Allied advance of last October.
The Germans were pouring an In
tense artillery and machine gun fire
into the American line between the
Meuse and the Agonne forest. Com
pany B was right in the thick of it.
Sergeant Anderson noticed that
most Of the machine gun fire came
from a single German machine gun
NEST just ahead of his Gompany's po-
sition. Its FIRE was so deadly that the
company could not advance; it would
have meant instant death to every
man in it.
Instantly Sergeant Anderson formed
his plan. Leaving his company, he
crept forward alone across No Mans
Land. The ground was fiat and open;
the sergeant's only protection from
! the murderous rain of bullets and
exploding shells over his head was a
shell hole here and there which at-
forded him moments rest.
Crawling steadily forward, how
ever, Anderson worked his way
around the boche machine gun nest
and to the rear of it. Fate was with
him, and he never got scratch.
Reaching shell hole just beyond
the German crew, Anderson dropped
into it and awaited his opportunity.
There we're % men around the Ger
man gun, and they were pumping it
for all they were worth. At last they
had to stop to replenish their ammu-
milton. Anderson's chance had come.
Jumping up with wild Chicago yell,
he fired his rife into the midst of
the Huns and rushed forward upon
them.
The Germans were taken complete
ly by surprise. This was entirely con-
trary to all they had been taught
about the laws of war.
y For one hated American to attack
single handed German machine gun
nest with % men-Donerwetter!
Before the Huns realized it they had
Continued on page tourl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
CASE GOES OVER
TO APRIL TERN

The Louden Stacker larceny case in
circuit court will have to go over un.
til April "a. 1t should have come nm
today in court but Prosecuting Attor-
ney Haggerty reported that there was
nothing moro until April oath and
Judge Raymond discharged the Jury
till April first. The first of April
starts about 56 civil cases, nearly ev.
eryone to be tried before fury. One
or two cases on this docket have waiy-
ed jury trial, wishing the case decid-
ed before Judge Raymond without a
jury.
William Wilson, colored, came near
y being placed before a jury yester-
day when IL men were selected after
tedious process to try the boy-his vic
tim being a young colored girl OF 8
years who lives at Gray's Flats. After
the jury was sworn Attorneys Neely
and Lively representing Wilson,
brought up the question OF the girl be-
ing old enough to testify and as there
were no other witnesses to the crime,
Wilson was dismissl on ruling of
Judge Raymond.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
FIRST TEST At
BIG POWER PLANT
WAS SUCCESS
Now Certain That There
viii Be RivesviIIe Cur
rent April First.
TOWN IS GROWING FAST
Movement to Unite the
Two Sections is Look
ed for.
TOWN IS GROWING FAST

Turbine number one, at the NJ. v.
n. power plant at Rivesville, with a
capacity Of 10000 X. W., was given its
first trial Monday night by officials Of
the Traction company. The huge
mechanism responded perfectly and
will be ready to start grinding out
power for the valley on April first, as
has been promised.
Nearly three hundred men are work
ing at the new power plant putting the
finishing touches on the huge affair.
Turbine number two is not yet COM
pletely assembled, but is expected to
be ready for operation in few weeks.
-Four boilers have been erected OF
1895 horsepower each. These boilers
give an operating pressure of 255
pounds per square inch, with a maxi
mum working pressure OF $50 pounds.
Each boiler is fed by automatic stok.
ers.
Coal is secured from the company ,
mine on!y a few hundred feet distant
fEom tho boiler house. About 500 tons
per dag viii be required by the plant
when the second turbine Is started.
fsleesYillc, as the result OF the loca-
ton Of the new power plant in its
midst, lis enjoying boom which is
expected 10 put 1t in the class of Cit
les before long. 1t Is estimated that
the town now has population OF 1000
persons.
The town proper is only that portion
Of the settlement lying between Paw
Paw creek and Pharaohs run. AS
many or more persons live outside this
boundary as are in it. 1t is expected
that shortly some action will be taken
which will make the town unit, and
make 1t possible to secure improve
ments in keeping with its population.
RiTesville now has seven mines
clustered about within radius of one
mile, with a combined population of
lseYeral hundred. The social, CONNER
! cial and recreational center Of these
settlements is Rivesville. Besides
mining and the new power plant,
RlYesville has a planning mill and a
powder plant just across the river.
RiYesville, like other towns Just
now, could use number Of additional
houses. Twenty-Five new dwellings
were built last year by the Traction
company for its employees, and several
,Iby the various mines, In addition to a
few by private individuals, but there
are many persons whose work would
make It advantageous for them'to live
there, who are unable to secure either
rentable or purchasable pSoperty. A
tCoptinued on pags tour.)
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
IS 'NEN, BUNGALOWS
FOR THE WEST END
Realty Deal on Today First
Step in Providing
Them.

Fairmont's building boom has start
ed already and there are deals and
plans underway to provide home to
meet the house famine that is raging
in the city.
Negotiations are pending today for
the sale of sixteen lots by the West
End Improvement Company to some
local business men who expect to erect
sixteen high class bungalows thereon.
The tract Of the West End Improve
ment Company is one of the finest res
idential sections In the city and many
new homes Of fine construction have
been erected theron within the past
two or three years.
The bungalows that will be erected
will be sold on liberal terms in order
to take care Of the urgent demand for
this class Of residences in Fairmont.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
HOUSE TAKES UP
VA. DEBT BILL
Effort to Further Coerce
the Senate Abandoned
Today.

CHARLESTON, ". Va, March 2s.--
Further postponement Of considera.
ton Of the Virginia debt settlement
bill, which has been carried on the cal.
endar on the House OF Delegates on
second reading for several days, was
defeated this morning by a vote OF AZ
to 30. The motion for further post.
pontment was offered by Delegate
starcher, Of Harrison county.
Opposition to the motion was ex.
pressed first by Delegate Hall, who
declared the House had no more right
to continue such tactics and that Il
was not effective In compelling the
Senate to do anything, the Senate be
ing body responsible to the people
the same as the House.
Similar sentiments were expressed
by Delegate McCanley.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26

prehensive treaty would be particular.
ly acceptable to Italy which has Is.
sented the conclusion Of terms with
Germany in document which faflbd
to deal with Italy's interests IN Aus.
tria.
The movements for q single treaty
with all the four powers probably
grows out Of Premier oriando's sttons
opposition to such omission "a the first
treaty Of clauses dealing With Italyls
interests. The plan has not yet been
finally determined upon and It mas
meet with objections but the tenaenc
is toward its acceptance.
It is stated that p, q,
United States is No ct war witt
key or Bulgaria has raised no q
tion to the plan. Should the plan
adopted 1t is expected that the folif
treaties could be linked together and
completed by May 1st.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
LITTLE CHANGE IN
MINING ACTIVITY
Not a Single Load Of Coal
Went to Curtis Bay
Yesterday.

Railroad fuel shipped off the Mo-
nongah Division OF the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad yesterday totaled 222,
which is about the general run. Tues
day there we're 213 loads OF railroad
fuel shipped out two weeks ago, 236,
three weeks ago 233, four weeks ago
212.
The consignees were: B. & o., IS;
Bangor & Arostock, s; Canadian Paeif
ic, 10; Central of New Jersey, 10ICum
berland Valley, 4 /: Maine Ceatral, 8;
Continued on page ourl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26
Housing Information Wanted

THE committee appointed at last Monday nights meeting for the
purpose of working plans for getting houses built
in the city desires the following information:
l. All persons having desirable building lots request
ed to submit to the committee giving location
dimensions, cost and terms
O. Those having for sale rent-please submit
with location price, terms, etc.
8. Contractors architects requested to submit
plans and specifications different styles and sizes
of houses and approximate cost.
L. All persons who will build for sale
requested to such information to the committee
with terms and conditions.
s. Already committee received of the infor-
nation requested above, and has person desiring
plans and contract prices at
g. Upon receipt this information the committee will
call early meeting to take such steps may be
best speedily supplying additional houses.
4 Please submit all information o some member OF
committee to the undersigned.
CHARLES w. EVANS, Secretary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-26

WASHINGTON, March ga mes
sage to the White house today from
the American Peace delegation AZ
Paris said greater progress toward
peace was being made than Appeared
on the surface.
No details Of the progress were
given and White house officials de
clined to speculate on what develop
ments might have furnished the basis
for the dispatch.
In some quarters it was assumed
that the American delegates were or
timisttc over the important amend
ment to the league Of nations constl-
tuition agreed on yesterday, Including
one specifically to exempt dom estlc
questions form the jurisdiction Of the
league, and over the apparent certain
ty that the associated powers viii ac-
cept President Wilson's provision de-
signed to preserve the Monroe doe
trine.
PARIS, Tuesday, March 25. Ger
many is determined to. stick close TO
the Wilson porgram in making peace
with the Allies, Conn Won Bernstorif.
former German ambassador to the
United States, declared in an inter
view given the Berlin correspondent
Of the Temps.
"The armistice Of November
said Count Won Berstorff, "was sign
ed when all the powers interested had
accepted the program Of peace pro
posed by President Wilson. Germany
is determined to keep to this agree
ment, which history will regard i'm
way as a conclusion of prelfmfnary
peace. She herself is ready to sub
NIT to the conditions arising from It
and she expects all the tntete tied
powers to do the same"