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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

A fire, the origin of which is not def.
nitely known, scorehed the interior OF
the drafting room of Hebert q Ladrie 5
stoneshed Office at Barre Monday, oeS-
troying large number of plans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09
One Year Ago Today in the War.

President Poincare was given an en-
thusiastie greeting in Strassburg.
Loyal troops succeeding in quelling
the riots and restoring order in Berlin.
Norway and Denmark announced
their severance of relations with Rus
sla.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

If in doubt about that Christmas
gift you can buy thrift and war savings
stamps at the same old price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

Every one in company of men may
be his natural self, but let woman
come into the crowd and every one of
them becomes an actor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

Albert A. Houghton, a Middlebury
college senior who was arrested about
10 days ago on warrant charging
him with making an entry in the store
of Clayton NJ Hanks of Middlebury
has been sent to the state institution
at Waterbury for observation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

Alexander Mckee, q conductor on
the Grand Trunk railroad, died at Sher-
brooke hospital as the result of wounds
received when he was accidentally shot
in the woods near Wenlock by Orange
T.. Hunt of Charleston With Hunt at
the time was Charles Whitehill, also
of Charleston. Seeing shadow which
he believed to be that of deer, Hunt
fired his 203 Sabae rifle and Mckee
was struck in the abdomen. The two
men lost their heads and instead of
going to Mckee S aid, they ran for
help. Mckee lay on the ground where
he fell for nearly two hours before the
hunters returned with a team
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

Roy Warren, 16. of Fairfax, was Sc
riously injured Saturday when he fell
II feet from the top of cement dam
which is under construction there to
pile of lumber below. He suffered
broken arm, several broken ribs, and
serious decorations of the head. He has
been unconscious most of the time since
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09
DON'T
DESPAIR

If you are troubled with pains or
aches; feel tired; have headache,
indigestion, insomnia; painful pass
age of urine, you will find relief in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

Vermont is in worse predicament
for hard coal than for soft, according
to information available from the diff
ferent coal dealers in the state One of
the chief causes for the shortage in
Vermont is that cars are tied up with
shipments of bituminous coal about the
country and are not yet available for
the distribution of hard coal. Burling.
ton and the larger places in the state
are fairly well supplied with soft coal,
but there Is not great deal of anthra-
cite and it is impossible to get certain
sizes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

o. l.. Martin, who is making arrange
ments for the Vermont Dairymen's as
ISOLATION annual meeting, stated Mon
day that it will occur in Burlington.
If they could have had the city hall in
Montpelier which the Poultry associa-
ton will occupy that week, the annual
meeting would have taken place there
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09
GOLD MEDAL
ahh .|Illlz1A, on

The worlds standard remedy for kidney.
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles and
National Remedy Of Holland since 1896
Three sizes. all druggists. Guaranteed.
Look for s,,e name Gold Medal on every Dor
and accept 40 iIxsit alton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

The body of John Lawrence, farm
er aged 50, of Orleans, was found late
Sunday afternoon frozen to death in
the woods near Wenlock. Mr.. Law
renee had been with a party of hunters
and had become lost Wednesday night,
No trace of him could be found until
he was discovered on Sunday. This
was the second time that Mr.. Lawrence
had been lost while hunting.
Representatives, of q wooden concern
from Newport, n H., have been look
ing over the Cotton mills in Montpelier
with the intent of putting wooden
business into the city. They made a
survey of the property, but it is feared
they cannot use the mill because it Is
not properly constructed for a WOODEN
mill. They are not asking the city
for any money to be raised, but may
want tax exemption on their machinery
II. Ne Davis, deputy commissioner Of
weights and measures, has been making
an inspection trip to the southern par
of the state. 1t included checking W
in the sale of sugar at Chester. Al
though complaints had been made, NJ
I irregularities were found that warrant
ed action. He also checked up the sal'
of coal in White River Junction ant
found conditions improved over thos
of year ago.
Two horses belonging to Charlie
Lockwood and a Russian, respectively
were electrocuted by coming in con
tact with a live wire which had be
come misplaced in some manner il
Springfield The Russian alighted fror
his vehicle and proceeded to kick tn
horse into action, but was restraine
by the electric current, which felle
him upon his back. The two men wer
not seriously injured.
MirieIl Nutbrown of Webstervill
the young deer hunter whose right lie
was amputatcd just below the knt
Thursday evening after an accident:
discharge of his friend IS high powere
rifle had seriously wounded him, die
Monday evening at the Barre hospit
while under the effects of ether durir
a second operation, this time the leg b
ing amputated above the knee as Il
? last resort TO save the young mans lii
A total of 1881 DEER have been I
n ported thus far to the fish and gan
n commission as killed last week. T.
numer will probably exceed 1000 DEE
The result of Saturdays shootil
showed killed in Addison county,
Bennington, 46; Caledonia, %; Chitte
I IL.
d noble, 80; Orange, %; Orleans, l
$ Rutland, So; Washington, 81; Win
& ham, 81; Windsor, s. Total, 1872 p
viously reported 1899. Grand tot
1881.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-09

He was employed as a laborer at the
dom,
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
WITH THE coLoRs HE LOVED
ment Was Enabled to join
His Own People.

J want 10 tell you about a fellow
here, writes Sergi. Lester s. Lowell Of
ne headquarters company of the One
.undred AMI Third field artillery, In .
stIer to his brother, from hospital
IN southern France. He is an Ameri-
AN. hui when tie war got going he
went IL England and enlisted In
scottish regiment. They probably knew
WIS an American bnl they winkeu
nd sigued him up for three years Sn
.,, put on kits and Seut ~ war. He
erv.d three years and two months,
lie WAS in the tirst gas attack Vpres,
t9l5l and has also fought in Egypt and
turkey. His regiment was In London
after his three years and two months
we're. up. In the meantime America had
altered the war and there were recruit
ug Offices In London. This man ap-
oiled TO his reyimeutal commander for
a discharge. but il was refused. One
iay he was given "a 2i-hour leave of
.pssuce He went To the American re
cruitins Office and said he wished TO
join the army Mind you he was In full
Uniform, kits and ali. at the time. He
MAS SHOWN IN 10 II recruiting officer.
He showed the officer papers to prove
that he was born ia Alabama.
All right" said the officer. You're
III American citizen. and you want 10
rnlisrf"
Yes, sir"
Fer hud any previous military ex
,.. a h.. ,,riS.. M
wonder he smiled The fellow wD
wearing three wound stripes at the
,ltne)
NO. sir" said the fellow.
The officer sent him to major With
i note, saying Please hear this mans
sfory and take whatever action you
hink best"
The ma jor read It. and then read the
.nSwers To the questions as they We're
rttten our on the paper. Whdfs
his-'no previous serviceT
No. sir"
The major looked nj the plaid Of this
4;ilt and laughed. He probably knew
he fellows regiment was right In town
Il the time.
sure you're not enlistedf"
Yes. sir" says the fellow. II heseI
vas soldier In my life"
The major laughed again and said.
All right. just stick to that and ii Will
get you by. Sign here"
The fellow signed. Now" said the
major, Il suppose you want to leave
London as soon as possible?'
Yes sir
So they gave him Yankee uniform
and put him in an outfit which WAS
going to France that same day.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
Land eirls Winter Outfit.

The land girls winter outfit has been
exercising the attention of the Lon.
don ladies' tailors. Throughout the
summer months the girl who works on
the land has presented very smart
appearance In her fresh white tunic
and knee breeches of khaki drill. The
coming colder weather, however, de-
mands something more substantial
than drill. and the land suit Of khaki
corduroy Is the latest svoYue In agri-
cultural uniforms. Pockets, except as
u decoration, have played very minor
part in feminine fashions for some
years now. but the tailors report that
the land girls insist upon q full equip
ment Of big workmanlike pockets in
breeches and tunics. The women war
workers are very particular about the
cut of their uniforms and the outfits
now being turned out by the tailors,
in perfection Of workmanship and I'm
:sh, compare very well with the most
expensive creations of fashion.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
Guide Posts at the Front.

One of the difficulties Of the walk
Ing wounded" at the front. 1t has been
frequently noted, Is their inability to
determine the direction or location of
the nearest frst-aid station. To help
solve this difficulty the American Red
Cross is furnishing to the American
army several thousand small cloth
signs, the distribution Of which will
follow the advance Of every American
attack Red Cross men, stretcher
bearers and runners will carry them,
and they will be tackled on trees. posts,
the ground or any conspicuous object
in the wake Of the advancing men,
pointing the way to the tirst-aid dress
Ing stations.
The markers are Of white cloth.
with large red cross at one end and
q red arrow at the other 70 Indicate
the direction The American Red Cross
has been told by army officers that
these markers will save untold suffer
ing and even the lives of some men.
as the seriousness of any wound de
pends largely upon the promptness
With which 1t receives attention.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
His Autobiography.

In one of the big base hospitals of
the army not long ago new librarian
was set to work by the American L.
brary association. She was very
charming young woman. and very
anxious to please all of her ''custom.
ers," though some Of them didn't even
wish to look ut a book. In her rounds
she approached one of the patients
and he declined to be Interested in
her wares. At the next cot she stopped
and offered its occupant book.
"What's 1t about?" the. patient
asked.
"Oh, this Is Bambi." said the H.
brarian. ITS about girl who mar
fled man without his having any
thing to say about It,"
Hold on there" shouted the man
who had declined all books. He raised
himself up on his elbow and reached
out his hand. "Give me that book.
It's my autobiography."-Fr a Bull
letin Of the American Library Associa-
don.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
NO VEHICLE FOR AN AVIATOR
Motorcycle Which Was "Jeaslns Along
at Only "a Miies an Hour"
Injured Rider.

Al present I am in the convalescent
wsrd Of an American aviation center
70 Italy. recovering from slight &C:
cident wherein the motorcycle-the
silly heast-shied at 4 dog and ran
on the road while l was Jogging quiet
ly along at "a miles an hour, Lieut.
Patton MacGilvray. U. S. A.. writes In
Atlantic Magazine. These crazy cycles
seem to poke along. after one has
been riding In "a plane near the ground
fnaking twice that speed. Hence the
"high."
| had my usuhl luck-motorcycle al.
most complete wreck-but l was
gently tossed 20 or 80 feet from the
scene Of the accident and thus got out
Of the way. When found to be suf-
fering from sprained left ankle,
rather deep cash down to the bone on
iny left shin. 4 dislocated thumb and
a face that Is sight to behold
never WAS beauty until now-it's
quite wonderful how the little expert
ences Of life make new man of you.
And really aviation. am finding, has
Its dangers.
Were 1t not that the accident oc-
Cured in the line Of duty" should
probably be explaining to some stern
court-nartial why our camp has one
lees cycle. The commanding officer
forbade me riding motorcycle again,
saying rather delicately that aviatofs
are too valuable to waste; but some.
how or other have rather a sneaking
suspicion that 1t was merely a tact
full way Of saying that motorcycles in
Italy are too valuable to waste on
this particular aviator.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
THINGS 10 LEARN IN NAVY
Oh Petty Officer Reminds the Recruits
There Are Come Things That
Cannot Be Taught.

The old petty officer in charge Of
looked down the long lines Of newly
enlisted apprentice senmen. A few %
the boys were from the poorer quar-
ters Of nearby cities and towns; some
were from the farming districts: but
the greuter number were undergIadu-
ates fren colleges and universities
focking to the colOrs at the first in
timation Of their country's need. and
all were astonishinSly transformed by
the mere donning Of uniforms and
caps. into potential sailors for the
ships Of the United States navy.
The petty officer cleared his throat.
writes Harriet welles In Scribner's
Somehow the sunshiny parade ground
hor'lered by cheerful yellow brick bar.
racks and backed by the sparkling
blue Of Nnrragansett bay and the dis
tant. pointed spires of Newport
churches. seemed too anonymously
peaceful compared with the things OF
which he was trying TO speak. He
cleared his throat again.
I'D like to- remind you. lads." he
said that there are some things in
our navy that you'll have to learn for
yourselves. We can teach you the
manual Of arms and the drills; and
there are schools here to train you for
any branch Of ships work that you
have leaning toward-wireless. elec.
trcity, signal corps. hospital corps,
engineering, cooking and yeornan's
workout what you've got to get. II
you're to be OF any real use, Is the
spirit Of the navy!
Maybe there's those with education
enough to explain that spirit to you.
haven't got the words only know
what 1t means In actions. Summed up,
II amounts to about this: Aboard ship
there amt no you and there amt no
me; there's just us! And we're work
ing together under the flag Of the fin
est country on earth"
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
Human in spit. Of stars.

A private Of the buck species was
watching plane duel in the skies.
"Quite 4 sight" said 4 voice beside
him, and his head nearly dropped of
when he saw that It belonged to the
general commanding the division.
There Is q story In that same divi.
sion about the same general, which de-
scribes how he was seen one day re-
Gently walking along and chatting
with q top sergeant. This shows that
a use has at last been found for top
sergsants.
That division did Its share. and paid
Its price for the doing. when It helped
to drive the Hun back across the
Marne. That night some one softly
opened the generals door. and then as
softly closed Il. And the word went
around that he sat with his face
buried 10 his haEds. and his frame
auivering with sobs.-Ths Stars and
Stripes.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
English college Men" Ar. oIrIA

War and the Industries made neceS
sary by war have had the effect Of de
pleting the student bodies Of the Eng
iish universities to an extent that will
be serious this year. At the Univer
sity of Birmingham, one Of the most
modern and progressive seats Of learn.
tag In Great Britain. where scientific
training Is n speciality. all Of the >gradu.
ates who received the degree Of bach.
elOr Of science this year were women.
TwO-thirds of the masters Of sciencs
were japanese and four-hfths Of the
bachelors Of medicine were g1ris.
The Dolores star., 1919-01-24
A R.pudl.,.a Citizen.

"We've bout decided to oust old Du
B0ttletOp out o. this community" ~
marked BrOnchO Bob.
''What has he been doingT
Hasn't been doing anything. lt's
the way he. talks. He says he dossa't
mind these gasOlin1asAp days. what
worries him IL these doAgast saloonlsss
days"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
MERCURY TUMBLED A
HALF HUNDRED TO VA RD
ZERO IN SHORT TIME

"Zowie"
That is what was heard sometime be-
tween sundown Friday night, and sun
rise Saturday morning, when the mer'
curry took a tumble Of SO degrees over
night.
The maximum registered for the "a
hours ending at o'clock Saturday
morning, was 65 degrees, the minimum
12 degrees, a drop of SO degrees-that's
what made people think it the coolest
day of the year, states the local OBJ
server. 1--WE have had it much colder
than that" he further stated, when
one day last week the mercury regis
tered degrees above zero"
There were hurried s. o. S calls for
plumbers from all over the city Satur-
day morning. Water pipes which had
been neglected, showed their contempt
for the owners of the property by
promptly freezing and bursting. The
plumbers were rushed off their feet
but registered no serious objections
about the matter.
Snow fell during Friday night but
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
THE END OF THE WORLD

NIOW DONI be frightened! The end oil
Y the world is not in sight-not yet-not by
long sight. The world is NOT coming to an
end next Wednesday, as certain scientific in
formation printed on the first page of The
Ardmoreite today will assure you.
No matter if six or seven planets do line
up single file on the other side of the sun, with
our little earth planet left all alone in space
on this side, this little old world still will con-
tinue to wag, brothers and sisters for some
cons to be. We agree with the scientists to
that effect, though we do not base our con-
clusion upon scientific grounds we base it
rather upon common-sense grounds. And the
law Of the universe, as we'll as that of nations
is common sense.
The world has too much common sense
to blow up and disappear this week. As yet
it has not achieved its purpose in being
world. What is world for if not to do its
duty, right along, despite all distractions to
the proper and ultimate end? And this world
surely has unfinished business on hand.
For instance, there's the coal strike-that
was. Why, the miners hardly will have been
broken into work again by Wednesday, and
surely the world is not going to upset the
presidents arrangements with the strike lead
ers by exploding and quitting the game sud
denly. There are individuals who blow up on
the job but the world is different the
world has too much common sense to quit the
job instanter without warning, without Civ
ing notice, and without seeking what the old
English law calls benefit of clergy"
Furthermore, the world is not prepared to
die. 1t is too wicked to take the final leap into
the unknown. Even world, one may assume,
wants to go to heaven when it dies-assuming,
of course that there is a wOrld-heaven some
where; and all of us must admit that this par
tcular world as shown by the recent four
years of iniquities, is not fit to shuttle off and
it has too much common sense, despite its in
iquitous tendencies, to take its chances that
way.
Our notion is that the world is going to
stay put until it repents, until it does proper
penance, until it has become good enough to-
pass away with confidence in ultimate sal
walton.
However, it is not altogether a wicked
world-far therefroml To the contrary, in
most respects it is a pretty good old world
after all's said and done. It's the very best
world present company, at any rate, ever met.
There are many things to be said in its favor.
"The worlds not half bad" we heard a.
philosopher say, the other day; and the re-
mark caused us to respond that it is by no
means a fifty-fifty split with sin, but perhaps
about ninety-ten division with the ninety per
cent on the good side.
Wherefore let us continue to live, move
and have our being, fearing not at all that
the forthcoming peculiar juxtaposition of sun
and planets will cause a cataclysm resulting
in the fading out of our native sphere from the
vasty reaches of the universe. The world is
too busy to go on strike even for brief period,
Let's all help it carry on its business.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14

What has become of the fuel committee? +?
We are given to understand that there are
thousands of cords of wood, all cut and stacked,
within a few miles of Ardmore, and that as yet
less than a hundred cords have been brought
to the city for distribution. The wood is there
in the Mannsville vicinity, to be specific
and we are here, we people of Ardmore, coal
less, gasess and actually suffering in the bitter
weather. What's wrong; and who's who in the
wrongness of it?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-12-14
The Ardmoreite's
HOME FORUM
KEEP ON CONSERVING FUEL,
SAYS COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
McAlester, Okla, Dec. 10.

McAlester, Okla, Dec. 10.
Dear Sir:
No doubt the inconvenience and acute
suffering occasIoned by the fuel sitUa
ton has brought to your attention the
necessity Of a stricter conservation Of
fuel. Sometimes we hesitate to initiate
drastic measures when they are really
necessary; however, l trust that you
have not failed to assist in organizing
municipal and community wood yards
and are seeing that they are supplied
with all available wood, oil, or other
substitutes for fuel that can be used
for cooking food and supplying warmth
for households. The comfort of the
people should be your first considera-
ton after that public utilities and e8
sential industries. If anyone in your
community has more than u reasonable
amount of coal and is not willing 10
divide Il trust there are no such peo-
plc) it is your duty to assist him in
dividing this coal so that the less for.
tunate and especially the poor, who are
more scantily provided with warm
clothing, should have a share of this
surplus.
! trust that every member of the
council OF defense, church, lodge or
civic organization will join in helping
to solve this present crisis. Over a
thousand patriotic men are now in the
coal fields and many mines are operat-
ing and n considerable amount of coal
is now being sent where it is needed,
over fifteen hundred more are held in
reserve, ready to start at a moments
notice.
The council Of defense is not inter.
ested in breaking strikes or assisting
operators in running their mines but
is primarily and solely concerned in
caring for the citizenship Of Oklahoma.
In conclusion, / would suggest that
mass meetings will do much to create
a spirit Of cooperation conservation
and fellowship.
Temporary headquarters of the state
council of defense is now maintained
in the coal fields with headquarters in
the Busby Hotel, McAlester, Okla. All
correspondence will reach me at this
address.
Yours for a close cooperation.
JOHN A. WHITEHURST,
President State Council Of Defense.
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