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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
WOMAN TOMMY"
Dorothy Lawrence Fools Officers
Serves In France

London, Jan. 25.--Pretty Dorothy
Lawrence-the only English woman
who served as a soldier In the war
laughingly tells how she fooled the
authorities and enlisted as q man, ex-
periencing thrilling adventures as a
mine layer up in the front line trench
es In France.
"Enlisting in the early days--in
June, 1915-and putting in the nee
essary drills in Paris. l had no diff
Guilty I'm avoiding discovery, and drill
over for the day | was able TO go
about in the evening in my ordinary
dress.
1T was in and around Albert, in
the days before the battle of Loos,
that served as a regular Tommy and
was initiated into the mysteries of
mine laying. chose my own dugout
and occasionally was simply miss
ing"
1T was quite possible that some of
my comrades had their suspicious,
but II was not until | told my SER
geant that / was discovered. The
sergeant-man fashion--gave the Sc
cret away, and was arrested one
evening when | was starting out to
light the fuse of one of our mines. "
Miss Lawrence smiled at recollec-
ton of her arrest, and OF the many
inquisitions by generals, even up to
Lord French. She is newspaper
woman. but declared she did not go
in for copy" nor on bet. II went
in to do my Bit" she declared.
She is writing a book. 'Sapper Dor
othy Lawrence, late of the Royal En-
gineers."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
SOME FUNNY BLUNDERS

The clumsy effort of the unframed
mind to express itself is often anus
ing and sometimes pathetic. A num-
Der of laundering expressions of de-
pendents applying to the British au-
thorities having charge of allowances
for the dependents of soldiers, APP
pears in current journal. Among
them we Gull the following:
A mother wrote:"I amt got no
book learner and am writeing for in
fiamati0n." A wife, acknowledging
receipt of duly executed Insurance
blank declared: IL didn't know my
husband had a middle name and il he
did do not believe IL was none. An
other wife, whose allotment was slow
in coming, clamored for II las need
assistance to keep me inclosed,
which, though unconventional, quite
accurately lets one realize her nee b.
Another eonf'sed writer. desir; ~ to
be On the rafe side, addressed h r
letter H. "Nind Sir or She"
We get a glimpse OF che seamy side
of life in other letters. One repor;
on an erring wife says she Is staymg
at dissipated houses and H. an
other are found cajoleTy and threat
combined by the dependent who
wrote: "Will you please send me my
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31

money as soon as possible or will be
compelled to lead an immoral life. "
Another wife innOcently says of her
soldier husband that he is my best
supporter" while still another faith
one, asked about her relationship to
the soldier, replied; 81 am still his
beloved wife" Asked for her allot-
ment number mother answered that
Il have four boys and two girls. I"
Both sides of our parents are old
and poor" remarks a soldiers bride.
while from another comes the despair
ing wall; please return my marri-
age certificate; baby hasn't eaten in
three days"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
Is VISITING A LOST ART?

The farm has its social season as
well as the city and its most popular
social season is just now at hand. Its
regular seasons are or used 70 be the
winter, after corn planting, after har-
vest and in the mellow autumn when
the very air is full of color and the
last OF the years fruitage is being
gathered, These special periods were
faithfully observed in the good old
days" but somehow the past ten
years-perhaps since the coming Of
the utomobile-there seems 90 be
less real visiting. Some Of us can re
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31

Surgeons agree that In cases of
Bruises, Cuts. Burns and Wounds
the First Treatment is the most i'm
portant. when an efficient antisep-
tic is applied promptly. there is no
danger of infection and the wound
begins TO heal at once. For use on
man or beast, Borozone is the ideal
Antiseptic and Healing Agent. Buy
It now and be ready for an emergen-
cy. Price Csc. soc, s100 and $50.
Sold by Ohio County Drug Co. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY Henry Polk Lowenstein.

BY Henry Polk Lowenstein.
All! who shall write his history?
And who shall tell his story?
And who shall name his victory?
And who shall mark his glory?
He served no master but himself,
And used the chast'ning rod;
He feared no party. power nor pelf
His only Conqueror, God
OF all great men in this great age.
In Gods most wond'rous plan.
He stands as warrior, seer and sage
THE GREAT AMERICAN.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31

Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in the muscles OF
the back, or from disease. In the
two former cases the right remedy is
Billiards. Snow Liniment. 1t should
be rubbed in thoroughly over the af-
rected part. the relief will be prompt
and satisfactory. Price Zoe, soc and
800 per bottle. Sold by Ohio Co.,
Drug Company. m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
A SOLDIERS LETTER
THAT WILL INTEREST
Ehrenbreitstein. Germany.
December. %. 1918.

December, 20, 1918.
MIR. Lee Mason.
Centertown, Ky.
Dear Father:-Your letter just re-
ceived of November 23rd and sure
was indeed glad to hear from you.
1 have just had the blues to some
extent to-day for the Xmas box had
not reached me and the other boys
all getting one made me feel like
every one had forgotten me. knew
must have one ON the way knew
II there was any chance you would
not forget me. was setting here
in my little Office this afternoon when
the mail orderly came in and told
him il did not have package there
was going To be something doing.
did not get the package but did get
the letters, and it made me feel CON
siderable better. for really had been
blue all day; had been working and
the rest of the boys out having a
good time.
you mother, | think of you all very
often and just wonder If you are
well and getting along o. X. know
it's very hard on You all for me to be
over here away from you but you
must stand it. You must look at 1t
this way. | am here for your good,
and that right shall be right. have
tried and am still trying to do my
duty as best know how, and IL IL
tNskes my life / have only paid as
others have done. You know how il
ody, or almost everybody, did not
ant their boys TO come, knowing
yhe many boys that were over here
needing their help, so now you see
the Lord can send little disease that
Is much worse than coming to France
to help their neighbours boys in such
a great time of need.
Papa, ! knew when ! used to tell
you all ] wanted to come you thought
well you don't know what you are
talking about I did want TO come.
not for the trip for have not seen
anything or any enducement what
ever 10 make fellow want 10 come
to this country, but / wanted to just
for one thing, and that is this, TO
help whip hell out of Germany, and
1 am very proud to say I helped do
Il. If should never live to tell you
how we done, you may know ] did
just as told you would before you
left me that night at Spartanburg, .
g. / have tried in my weak way TO
do my bit and be useful. and that Is
rs much as anybody can say.
am truly glad TO say that my Reg
iment was one that was chosen to fol-
low the Evacuation. We, as l think
] have told you. left France the 21st
of November, came through Luxem-
bourg, Belgium, and are now on the
Rhine. We were on the hike for al
most thirty days thought several
times had caught up with my walk
ing but stayed with il and am proud
OF 1t.
I Father, you said in your letter
you had not heard from me since the
.fShting ceased, ! wrote you the day
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
OBREGON MAY RUN FOR
PRESIDENCY OF, MENICO

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. 25.-Mex-
lean newspapers received in San An
tonic say that Gen. Alvaro Obregon
will be candidate in opposition to
President Carranza for the presidency
of Mexico. The announcement was
made by Gen. Benjamin Hill, who
said obregon placed his candidacy
in the hands OF his friends
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
Quick Cure For Group.

Watch for the first symptom,
hoarsness and give Chamberla.n's
Cough Remedy at once. 1t is prompt
and eifectual m
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-31
Sheriff Bratcher Makes
Settlement For 1918 Taxes

To he County;
Of
to-
included
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
THURSDAY. APRIL q, 1919.
JAPAN's GREED REVEALED

The publication of diplomatic cores
pondence between Japan, England,
France, Italy and Russia secretly
pledging to Japan the German con
trolled province of Shantung in China
and all the German Pacific islands
north of the equator reveals deal of
which America had no knowledge when
it entered the war in alliance with
France, England and Italy. 1t reveals
more deceit on the part of England and
France toward America than we like
to see. Italy may also be included 1t
Is a revelation that causes consterna-
tion in America.
America went whole heartedlyN into
the war and made the defeat of Ger
many and its allies possible When
the victory was won it went to the
peace conference with a public and
clearly defined peace policy embodied
in the famous fourteen points. conf
dent its allies could negotiate upon the
same high plane as itself. Now in the
closing days of formulating peace
treaty it finds its unselfish aims and its
spirit of Justice to weak as well as
strong nations negatived by those Sc
cret treaties made in the interests of
Italy and Japan. Premiers Lloyd
! George and Clemeneeau evidently con
/ cidar +bair cacra+ oopnivonoa u-;4b +hos n
two countries more sacred than the
! high principles upon which they enter
ed into the negotiations with America
Can valid league of nations for the
continuance of peace be safely based
upon such duplicity?
This correspondence reveals anew the
true Japan. Making the minimum OF
sacrifice, it now demands the maximum
reward. No Shylock has been more
exacting than this little nation of 60,
100000 in strengthening its hold upol
the 100000 Chinese who honestly
desired to fight the Germans and desir
| freedom from the more dangerous Ger
man character that rules the neighbor
. ing Flowery Kingdom. Japan is no
to be trusted, it is greedy, cunning, un
principled and dangerous: Peace die
4 tated by the selfshness of Italy an
Japan will not be peace because it
/ not 4 just peace. If America canno
4 overcome Japan and Italy at the peac
conference it might better Withdraw
and begin preparation for still great
er war iii which Japan and German
4 will try to crush it and the principle
4 which it has so valiantly defended.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
In the Days News.

DR.. Bernhard Dernburg, who is report
ed to have received appointment as minis
ter of finance in the new national gov
eminent of Germany, is well known in
America, where he served as chief of the
German propaganda during the early
years of the war, until obliged to leave
the country ON limitations that Wash
ington was displeased with his official
utterances, particularly his speeches justi-
flying the sinking of the Lusitania. DIR.
Dernburg began his career as a bank
clerk, and for a time he was associated
with large banking house in New York
city. BY 1906 he had demonstrated his
business and financial ability to such an
extent that the kaiser made him colonial
minister SO that he might try his hand
at making the German colonies a source
of income, rather than heavy burden
With the beginning of the war he be
came one Of the kaiser's most active cham
pions, insisting that the German ruler wal
not responsible for the conflict
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Group Selling Difficult.
(Benninrton Banner !


The woolgrowers OF Bennington county
have formed an association and viii under
take cooperative marketing Of their pro-
duct. In several other counties the same
thing is being undertaken Group buying
and group selling look to be easy but is
actually one of the kinds of organization
that most often fail When produce is
sold the quality is never uniform. Some
people make butter but two-thirds of those
who think they make butter produce
something little better than wheel
grease but considerably inferior to bear
fat When the several lots of butter are
sent to market, little of it brings the
top price, but most of it sells for some
thing, while relative to one or two sam
pies the buyer writes to inquire why in
hell they didn't ship it to a rendering
plant or a fertilizer factory. Vet the
maker of the mixture that would turn
the stomach cf healthy shote cannot
understand why his butter shouldn't sell
for the same price as that of Deacon
Smith. This comparison may be some
what overdrawn but condition similar,
| to a greater or lesser degree, generally
wrecks the cooperative buying and sell
| ing groups, particularly among farmers
| among whom fixed standard is rare. Co
operative selling has been accomplished
with marked success but always after a
lot of hard work in providing for products
up to standard. Vermont sheep growers
should bear in mind that they have q
good idea but that it requires unselisl
and unified effort to make it 60.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Today's Anniversaries.

1743-George Cartwright, the inventor of
the power loom, born at Marnham,
England Died at Hastings, Eng
land, Oct 80, 1923.
1S27-George Canning became British pre-
mier.
ls54-Marriage of Emperor Francis Joseph
of Austria and Princess Elizabeth of
Bavaria.
lS70-The waterfall Kaieteur in British
Guiana lover 800 feet high was DIS
covered
ls71-London matchmakers paraded in
protest against the proposed tax on
matches
l877-The Russian car declared war on
Turkey, ito right the wrongs OF
Christians"
ls94-Lower house of Ohio legislature
passed measure granting school
suffrage to women.
l9l5-Germans claimed capture of Lizerne
west of User canal
l916-Revot broke out in Dublin under
the direction of the Sim Fem
l9I7-French war mission headed by Mar
shall Joffre arrived in United States
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

Mrs. Carter Glass, wife of the secre-
tary of the treasury, was the principal
speaker at the Mothers and Wives day
in New York city Tuesday. Mrs. Glass
spoke over the long distance telephone
distinctly transmitted to every person
by means of great receivers hung al in
tervals over the heads of the crowd.
What an invention this would be for the
bashful school boy or girl who is slat-
ed for participation in the school rhe-
torical exercises. Doing away with the
agony of confronting an audience
would prevent many case of so-called
sudden illness.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

because there are always enough bad
spoilers in the country that will welcome
anything that sounds like an easier meth
Cd
As matter of fact, it isn't much cas-
ier, and. once you loose this simplihed
spelling beast, see where he leads you:
Ii you write addrest, anserd, askt, bid,
6ld, hvd, recievd, shipt, why not write
advanst, announst, cald, carrid, delayd,
doubld, examind, followd, indorst, invoist,
pleasd, preferd, signd, traveld, troubld,
wisht, etc?
Telefone. why not write, telegraf, toto
graf, fonograf, alfabet, etc?
Ar, engin. civ, liv. rcciev, lively, why
not write activ, comparativ, dehnit, de
termin, examin, favorit, genuin, hostil,
imagin, infnit, nativ. opposit, positiv,
praetis, promis, textil, believ, curv, re-
solv, serv, etc.
AID, bill, I'll, shall, will why not write
cd, eg, wei, mil. bluf, stuff, pur dres, les,
buz, etc.
Catalog, why not write prolog, sinagog,
etc?
bet, why not writ, dout. ETC.
Insted, why not write bred, brekfest,
ded, he'd, red. helth, plesure, quadriI
vaudevil, ETC.?
Program, why not write gram, cigaret
quartet, gazet, bagatel, quadril, vaudevil
etc?
Reciev, why not write deciey, conciet
etc?
Thoro, why not write boro, furlo, etc.
Enuf, why not write ruf, tut, LAT, cot
etc.
As it is, the chances are that sending
this mess through the shop, from limo
typer to proof-reader, will result in ar
outbreak of bad spelling that would re
joice the hart" of Josh Billings So tal
as that goes. ii we are going to simplify
we prefer Josh to the simpli6ed board
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
All Together.
Burlington News.9

We have the G. A. f., the Spanish war
Veterans and now a new organization to
take in the soldiers who have fought in
the recent war. Why not an organization
of the veterans of America in one great
organizations Or do the veterans of our
two big wars look askanee at our little
scrap with Spain Memories Of those fever
stricken wrecks of what once were men
sent back to us by a miserable commits
sary department and worthless system OF
sanitation suggests the thought that there
were some real sufferers back in '9S.
Jealousy is a very human attribute but
Americans, as soldiers have measured up
to the same standard in about every war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
Simplified Spelling Again.
Rutland Herald.l

Just as though there were not enough
big things in sight, such as the peace con-
ference, the Victory loan and the open
ing of the baseball season, comes now the
Simplitied Spelling board with another
mess of pet denominations which it asks
the suffering editor to endorse, Observe:
New rules include those for changing
the spelling of conceit, conceive, deceive,
receipt, receive, etc, to conciet, conciev,
deciev, reciet, reciev, ETC.; of believe,
freeze, grieve, leave, etc, to believ, grievi
leav, etc; of advise, rise, surprise, wise,
etc. to advize, rize, surprize, wize, etc;
and of changing " wherever it falls be
tween consonants, to 4. as analisis, par
alisis, paralize, tipe, etc.
This, in a self-respecting and god-fearinp
newspaper office, means that there will
be Just about so many more prize freaks
to keep track of, so that they shall not
be permitted to debauch the columns oil
the paper by their hideous and absurd
stunts of photography.
Most editors have succeeded in putting
up the bars against thru, tho thoro
buro, telefone, Diet, engin, ,enuf, etc. but
when .yon stop to think of it, they havn't
gotten very far in banning E'catalog, adj
addrest, fixt, program, cigaret, quartet,
etc. The chances are. thai The wretchec
stuff viii gain on us as the years advance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
PHcToGRAPHINe cRocoDILEs.
Amusing Description Of Methods 4
Get Pose.


1t is a habit of crocodiles to conceal
themselves in burrows in the hanks of
rivers. which makes it q real task for
the photographer whose problem is To
rout them cut of their holes and get
them into view of the camera In the
American Museum Journal, A. W. Di-
mock gives an amusing description of
the methods he used when confronted
with the task of taking pictures of
crocodiles in Florida.
1t was really exciting, SAYS Mr.. Di-
mock, after locating the mouth of a
crocodile 5 cave, to hang the noosed end
of a rope IN front of it and stand on
the bank above waiting for bite,
while. my boatman busted himself in
trusting a harpoon pole into the earth
from ten to twenty feet behind me- In
q few moments out would rush the
crocodile; then there would be excite
ment at my end of the line The big
reptile always struggled and fought; he
elutched at the line and rolled over
and over; he swan out into the stream
and he sulked in its depths. but the
noese was tightly drawn and never al
lowed to slip, and the end found the
creature facing the camera on the
bank.
It was a matter of ethics that the
crocodile should be freed when he had
posed for his photograph, and removing
the lasso called for much agility on the
part of the volunteer-Exe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
NOW FOR MORE REFORMS.

Now that daylight saving has be-
come established we may turn our at
tention TO the reforms suggested by the
for simplifed spelling and
the Equal Month Calendar association.
both of which have recently renewed
their efforts since the discontinuance of
war work The calendar reformers
propose year made up of Is months,
each having % days. the new month
to be called Liberty. Leap year
will be no more, but a new holiday,
Correction day, is to be inserted
somewhere in the calendar which may
offset the loss of the privileges of leap
year.
The changes suggested by the simpli-
fed spelling board do not seem as radi-
cal since most of us are more or less
accustomed to deciphering the phonetic
or simplifed spelling of some cores
pandents who use It unintentiopally As
one faeetiously inclined writer oh
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24

If the reports of the head of the
Woman s Land Army are correct wom-
en- may prove the redeemer of the farm
err. We cannot quite expect them to
become successful hewers of wood, and
drawers of water but if they can de-
velop a love for farm life strong
enough to attract them to farm homes
there will be more young men under
taking farming. Woman's dislike OF
farming and farmers has been a great
check to farming ambitions and if il
is transformed into admiration for it a
revival of the art of farming will sure
" follow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-24
DADDY,5 EVENING
UfAIRY TALE "a
lvnARY GRAflAn BONNER
or As AuTHOR
TIE GRAY FOX.
0A he AuTHoR
a most interesting life"


81 have had most interesting life"
said the Gray Fox in the zoo. .
"'reI US about it." said the other I
foxes.
Are you sure you would like to
hear?" asked the Gray Fox.
: "Of course" said the other foxes.
What makes you ask such cues
tion?"
Because" said the Gray Fox, 81
think it is always pity for creatures
tc talk too much about themselves.
That is TO say, that there may be some
people who aren't interested and to
them it may sound conceited. l don't
want 10 tell the story and have you all
go to sleep"
"Nye won't 60 to sleep" said the
foxes, their little bright beadlike eyes
shining and blinking.
at isn't that 1 consider my story so
interesting" continued the Gray Fox.
that 1 want everyone TO hear it, but
don't want to tell a story that you
aren't anxious to hear and don't think
you'll enjoy"
/ Lear lue, Salu one OF the QUIET
foxes, you want to be very sure Of
your audience, don't you?"
"What do you mean by that" asked
another fox.
Il mean," said the other fox, shat
Mr.. Gray Fox wants to be sure his
audience, or his listeners, won't get up
and leave in the middle of his speech"
II am not afraid of that" said Mr..
Gray Fox, smiling and winking, ''be-
cause you couldn't go very far. You
are all quite safe in the zoo. But l
would hate it if you went TO sleep. l
am really dreadfully sensitive"
"All foxes are said the other foxes.
{ and then they added in chorus: do
so on, Mr.. Gray Fox"
l "We have all had our experiences
: and our adventures and our narrow es-
capes." commenced Mr.. Gray Fox, but
l am wondering If | haven't had one
which none of you have had or have
ever thought of having"
+ Mr. Gray Fox paused and the other
foxes looked at each other and said