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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-12

to the clothing of the attendants: groans
and cries of the terrified sick added to
the confusion of the applicants clamor-
ing for treatment, and altogether a true
inferno reigned supreme.
"As noted above, the sick bay was
filed few hours after leaving Hoboken |
Cntil the fifth day of the voyage few |
patients could be sent TO duty because of !
great weakness following the drop in !
temperature as they grew better. The |
deck ward was more than full all the
time, and there We're many i'll men in
various troop spaces in other parts of
the ship.
'.Morning Of the I'd October, brought no
relief Things seemed to grow worse
instead of better.
"The first death from pneumonia .oc-
Cured on this day, and the body was
promptly embalmed and encased in a
navy standard casket
! October 3, deaths; 900 cases.
| October 4, deaths. The sea was
rough and the ship rolled heavily. Hun
dreds We're miserable from seasiekness
and others from terror of the strange
surroundings and the ravages of the
epidemic.
| Isdci SuCCceuL1S hdN Vi Tile voyage
was like those preceding, a nightmare
of WEAKNESS and anxiety on the part of
the nurses, doctors and hospital corps
man. No one thought of bed for him
self, and all hands worked day and night.
On the 5th there were ten deaths, on the
, 9th there were "a, and on the 9TH, the
day of arrival at our destination (Brest)
the toll was 81. The army ambulance
: boat was promptly alongside, and de
/, barkation of the sick began about noon.
Z The sick bay was cleared first, and we
at once thereafter began to clean up in
preparation for the wounded to be car
ried westbound. E deck was then evacu-
| ated, but all the sick could not be handled
: before night, about 300 remaining on
e board.
i "On the Sth these were taken off by the
army, but not before "A more deaths had
n occurred. The nurses remained until the
n last sick man was taken Off
ut is my opinion that there were full
| " 1000 influenza cases on board during
a the voyage Pneumonia cases must have
Y numbered at least loo, but in the un-
e avoidable confusion due to the rapid
t spread of the influenza it is impossible
5 to be exact.
e Gases OF pneumonia We're found. dying
i in various parts Of the ship, and many
e died in the + deck ward a few minutes
I after admission. Owing to the publ,
Y character Of that ward, men passing
t. would see vacant bunk and lie down il
II it without applying for a medical Of
r fieer at all. Records were impossible
n and even Identification Of patients wa
lie extremely difficult because hundreds o
% men had blank tags tied about thei
t. necks many were either delirious or to-
it i'll to know their own names; 9GG patient
n We're removed by the army hospital au
o thorities i'll France.
re deaths Ninety-one deaths occurre
ID among the army personnel, of whom on
o. was an officer, as follows:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-12

In the cheese regions of Switzerland a
custom formerly prevailed for the friends
Of bride and bridegroom to join in the
on their weddng-day Of an
elaborate cheese. This cheese was used as
a family register and heirloom, on which
the births, marriages, and deaths were re-
corded Some of these "old cheeses' date
back to 1860
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-12

For Colds, Grip or Influenza
and as a Preventative, take LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets.
Look for f. ". GROVES signature on
the box. 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-12

The "bottle post is an old institu-
ton on, the south coast Of Iceland. Let
tiers are put into corked bottles, which
are waited by the wind to the opposite
coast They also put in cigar or other
trihe to induce the finder to deliver the
letter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-02-12

Women are useful to hang men 5
troubles on when the men are too
cowardly to hang them on themselves.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

Won by Miss Mildred Pomeroy, on
her pony, "Trixy;;" Miss Nopp was
second and Miss Pritchett, third.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
No More pups.

A little friend of mine who lives
next door has been teasing his mother
for puppy. Knowing the destructive
habits of such animals, she has firmly
refused to let him have one. At last
he persuaded her to let him borrow
one for half a day to show her that
q puppy knew enough to properly be-
have himself. Being warned that he
must watch the puppy every minute
It was in the house, the little chap
for time was careful to keep his eye
on it; but. finally firing Of such vigi.
lance, he relaxed his attention only to
give the puppy the chance it had been
waiting for. It improved it to the full
by chewing to pieces one of his most
cherished Christmas toys. This was
too much for the young host. "Good
night" he exclaimed, mo more pups
for me; I'll get me 10 year old dog"
Exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
Another Statue.

With the unwilling Of the figure OF
Gen. William Shepherd in the commu-
nifty of Westfeld, Mass, worthy fig
ure is added to the American popula-
ton of revolutionary heroes whose
memory is perpetuated by public
statue. General Shepherd, before the
Revolution, had taken part in the "Old
French war;" which justified Macau-
lay in saying that because Frederick
the Great had decided to rob neigh
Dor, "red men scalped each other by
the great lakes of North America" He
began as a private soldier and rose
to the rank OF lieutenant colonel under
Washington, and later commanded q
brigade under Lafayette. individuals
have sometimes questioned the utility
Of public statues; yet in this case, as
in many another, the statue defeats
the common forgetfulness Of past
deeds that has found expression In the
old saying, "Out of sight out Of mind"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
GOOD EXERCISE is MOTORING
Physician Seems to Have Made Out 4
Good Case for His Side OF
Argument.

DIR. Henry Williams, IL an article
in Motors, combats the theory that
motoring Is reducing our opportunities
for exercise. He says its benefits are
threefoId-physical. mental and vo-
litional. The buffeting Of winds and
the Inhalation of large quantities OF
oxygen stimulate digestion, assimila-
ton and excretion. This Is true OF
the person who merely sits, as well
as Of him who drives. The latter, how
ever, benefits directly. Doctor VIII
liams says: "When you drive a car
40 or so miles over average American
roads, or a fraction Of that distance
in any city, you give your arms and
torso a course of purposeful calisthen-
les that rebounds directly to the bene-
fit of your muscles and arteries and
heart, and indirectly, but no less sig
nificantIy, to the benefit Of your diges-
tive organs Of elimination as well as
the nervous system"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
FREIGHT CAR BROKE AWAY
Peculiar Happening Hailed as Some
thing Particularly New In His
tory Of RaiIroading.

The Erie railroad has demonstrated
the practicability Of theory that a
freight train may lose car from Its
midst and keep to its schedule with
its crew In ignorance Of their loss, and
Ed Mott, of Goshen. the local histo-
rian. IS happy.
For q generation Mott has been tell
Ing folks of an Erie train that left Sus-
ouehanna in the winter Of 1855 with 10
cars Of cattle. At Port Jervis one car
was missing. 1t had disappeared from
the middle OF the train without leav-
ing broken couplings or other traces
of the manner Of Its eJectment. Two
days later the missing car was found
In a field near the track at Shoh0la.
It was empty. The cattle It had held
were recovered In Sullivan county,
New York. They had freed themselves
from The car and crossed the Delaware
river on the ice.
Engineer Albert o. Roberts was
driving train to New York last Sum
day morning. At West Tuxedo air
brake trouble led to the discovery thai
the fourteenth car was missing. The
thirteenth and fifteenth cars had re-
coupled themselves. Search led to the
discovery of the missing car alongside
the track mile to the north.
The accident Of Sunday was exactly
the same as the one which Mott de-
scribes as Of sixty-odd years ago, ex-
cept that the modern form of brake
caused the loss Of car to be discov-
cred more quickly than was the case
In the old days, when the couplings
were Of simple design and the brakes
were operated by hand.-New Haven
Union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

The aviators took up nearly SO pas
sengers during the day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
The Artistic Temperament.

The landlady announced that a we'll
known humorist and cartoonist was to
join us at our boarding house and we
all had expectations of meeting jolly
good fellow who would drive dull care
away. When he arrived he insisted
on having small table by himself,
and instead of drawing his chair up
to the table always drew the table to
him. eating facing the wall. with his
back to the guests. and declined to
meet anyone. All in all he was a sad
character to gaze upon and great
disappointment to the guests.-Ex-
change.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

Roy Segerstrom held the lucky
number and drew the free airshlp
ride donated by the Walter II. 5.
Johnson clothing store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
"Mark Him Duty"

Wealthy Patient--Oh, doctor, have
such bad cold. can't go to the Office
this morning. Can't you do something
for 1t?
+ Ex-Army MedIco Gust out)-Get out
Of here Don't you see I'm busy? There
Isn't anything the matter with you,
you gold brick.-The Home Sector.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
White Way
Celebration Notes

The ticket sellers at the race track
and at the dance were so swamped
by the crowd that it was impossible
to keep track Of sales, and the re-
ceipts from both were Jumped and de-
posted together in sacks at the bank.
Co. "A" took in about $4,000 alto
gether. The expense of the affair
left about $500 for the Co. fund.
Mrs. Clint Williams, Kinnickinnic's
83-year old pioneer settler, took her
ride in the air-ship, the trip being do
mated to her by fishermen of this
city. She said she enjoyed every
minute of it, and was mighty CRATE
full to the boys for the opportunity.
The aviators took up nearly SO pas
sengers during the day.
The Saltwater Messenger reporter
who was here for the celebration, es-
Inmates the crowd at sfrom 5000 to
5000 people" He must have stuck
right close to the barbecue, with eyes
for nothing else.
The barbecue proved very popu-
lar feature. The meat was well pre-
pared and the sandwiches were fine.
y
We came very nearly not getting
the Minneapolis band. When the
storm doomed up, message was sent
to Minneapolis cancelling their en-
gagement. When the weather cleared
a frantic effort was made 20 recind
the cancellation, but communication
could not be re-established, and until
the train arrived the management
did not know whether the band would
be here or not. Fortunately the lead
er did not get the first message until
he had assembled his players at the
depot, and he decided to come on any
way.
Pickpockets got away with severai
pocketbooks which were carelessly
exposed to their advantage. One OF
the light-fngered gentry, after gloat-
ing over the theft of particularly
large and fat purse, must certainly
have felt chagrined, upon opening It,
to find that it contained nothing but
"fine-cut."
Despite the jam of traffic on every
main thoroughfare, there was not one
accident, and another item of note is
the fact that not a car was stolen.
II
Roy Segerstrom held the lucky
number and drew the free airshlp
ride donated by the Walter Il. 5.
Johnson clothing store.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
THE WHITE WAY BALL GAME

The inability of the Co. "A" team
at the bat cost them the game last
Wednesday, New Richmond winning
2 to O. Carolan was on the mound
for the home boys and pitched fine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
Notes of the Cams
By "Doc'

BY 'Doc"
Peterson, the New Richmond center
fielder, was credited with three base
hit in the fourth inning that was foul
by thirty feet. The clowa that occ4-
pied left field were co blame for it,
however, and not the umpire.
Weber and Smuland are certainly
two classy infielders and handled
themselves like old timers at the
game.
Carolan pitched dandy game and
had twelve strike-outs to his credit.
Lynch, of New Richmond, also
struck out II batters. The New
Richmond twirler was also there with
the stick, getting three hits out of
four times up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

game, having twelve strike-out to
his credit. New Richmond got seven
hits, but they were scattered, and had
the soldiers been there once in a
while with the stick the score would
have been different.
The score:
r H f.
River Falls-000O0O000 0 3 8
N. Richmond-O 272
Batteries-Carolan and Carlson;
Lynch and Doar. Umpire-i.osen-
berg.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

White Way Opening race program,
as recorded by G. w. Chinook, Jr.,
secrtsary. of the River Falls Driving
association, under whose direction the
races were run.
Free F0r-All
Gentry Hirst Bailey FL !
Colonel Ellsworth (Sanderson) / 2
Madeline 1.rchwood (Fox) 3 2 3
Time-1:11; 1:141a; 1854.
2:3O Class
Noccasin Bailey Ii
Princess Y (McKahan) 8 2
Walter o. B. (Currier) 2 a
Iris (Ruport) a
Time-1:15la; TIA
2:4O Class
Farmer Girl (Kolling) Ii
Dan C. (Belmer Carisch) 2
Rex g. Allen) 3 3
Running Race
Billy Meyer IL
Chubby 2 "A
Trixy g.
Prince 45
Cap 5 2
Pony Race
Won by Miss Mildred Pomeroy, on
her pony, "Trixy;;" Miss Nopp was
second and Miss Pritchett, third.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

/ have returned to this city and will
hereafter be at my Office in the Ire
mont daily. E. Randolph Smith
adv. (11-tf)
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03
WHITE WAY RACES

Following are the results of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1920-06-03

Select your tires ac-
cordin9 to the roads
they have to travel:
In sandy or billy coun-
try, wherever the going
is apt to be heavy-The
U. S. Nobby.
For ordinary country
roads-The u. S. Chain
or Usco.
For front wheels-The
u. S. Plain.
For best results
everywhere-U. S.
Royal Cords.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Political and Social
Department to Hear
Woman Expert.

Mrs. H. H. Wheeler of Lincoln,
author of Hand Book for Ne
braska Citizens" will address the
political and social science depart
ment of the Omaha Woman's club
Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the Y. w. c. A.
For many years Mrs. Wheeler ap-
pealed to the women's organizations
of the state to prepare a simple,
practical course of study on the
laws of the state for women. "Wo-
men should know" she said. "the
proper method of transacting ordi-
nary banking business, the signifi-
canoe of their signatures in all cases,
the inheritance laws of the state,
the laws protecting industrial work.
ers and the laws protecting children.
1t was not until the women of the
state were enfranchised that the ad-
vice of Mrs. Wheeler was carried
out. When women became citizens
and assumed their duties they felt
the need of more information on the
laws of the state. Mrs. Wheeler was
asked by state organizations OF
women to prepare . document. The
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

Los Angeles. where he will join his
wife aud small son, who have been
making their home in southern Cali
fcrnia. Mrs. Bradford will spend
some time in Denver before return
ing to Omaha. .-..
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Storz and
small son, Edward Hayden Storz,
left last week for Santa Barbara.
Mrs. z. T. Lindsay and her sis
ter, Miss Ethel Evans. are spending
the winter at San Juan, Porto Rico.
Miss Laura Scott has left the
Colonial and has taken an apart
ment at the Blackstone.
Mrs. Luther Kountze. who has
been confined to her home this week
with severe cold, is much i'm
proved.
Mrs. Tom Parmelee OF Platts-
mouth, Neb., who has been in the
Methodist hospital for the last week,
has returned to her home.
Mrs. Allan Farmer is i'll at her
home in Dundee.
Mrs Clyde Roeder is suffering
from a severe attack of the grippe.
Louise Watson spent the last week
a. the Pi Beta Phi house in Lincoln.
Beulah Aylesworth Of Lincoln is
spending the weekend here.
Mrs. William Fitzgerald and chill
dren Of Troy. N. Y, are visiting at
the r. c. Byrne home. 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Madden
leave February S for California. They
will be accompanied by their sons,
John jr., and Joseph.
Among Omaha arrivals at the
Hotel Clark. Los Angeles, last week
were Mrs. H. Rehfeld, Lena Rehfeld,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

Mrs. Carrie Dietrich of Hastings
is president of the Nebraska Wo-
man Suffrage association. She is a
prominent member of the Nebraska
Federation of Women's club, for
which body she served as chairman
of program at the past two annual
conventions. She is very active III
her own city in civic and social serv-
ice work, being particularly inter-
ested in "Sunnyside," a home for
aged. At the present time Mrs.
Dietrich is devoting herself untir-
ingly to Nebraska's part in the ma
tional suffrage convention to be
held in Chicago February 1918, as
centenary for Susan B. Anthony
and memorial to DR.. Anna Howard
Shaw. She has written hundreds
of letters asking for names of in,
dividuals and the organizations they
will represent at this memorable
gatherings.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

George Hasnan, NJ. NJ. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Garratt. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Schiltree, II. T. Mccormick,
and Mrs. A.. Remington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard II. Bald
rige will sail sometime in June for
summer abroad. DR.. w. o.
Bridges will spend a part of the
summer in Europe and Governor
McKelvie and Mr., Walter w. Head
are planning trip together this
summer, through the war zone.
Miss Mary Leda Proulx has re-
turned from short stay in Chicago.
Mrs. c. M. Gruenther is i'll at her
home. -
Mrs. S. Va Chase, who has been
spending several months in the city
as the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
r. B. Howell, left last week for
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25

Are you losing interest in people and
things SO you don't care hang" for
the work and play you used to delight
in? Don't blame your years Years
alone don't turn vigorous. active men and
women into physical discards. Get back
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IF you would feel younger as you grow
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tonic to vitalize and energize them.
if they are starved for the lack of prop
er nourishment you should not fail to
try SANITONE Waters.
Get the facts about this wonderful new
treatment for jaded, ragged. exhausted
nerves. Take advantage of this remark
able offer. A soc package of SAN1TONE
Waters absolutely FREE to you, for trial.
Also we will send you the proof--signed
statements, by men and women who re.
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any kind. Send only six cents to pay
postage and packing. while this unheard
of offer lasts. Tear out the coupon and
mail it now.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Personals

Miss Kittie Evans has returned
from the Pacific coast where she
spent several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs, Harry J. Schifferle
have given up their apartment at the
FL Beudor and leave early in the
week to spend the remaining winter
months in California. On Mrs.
Schifferle's return she will stop at
Mineral Wells, Tex, where she will
visit Mrs. Edwin Thompson, for
merly Miss Edith Hamilton of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Head
are spending few days at Excelsior
Springs.
Mr.. Jerome P. Magee, who has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia,
in Chicago, is improving.
Mrs. Charles E. Johannes returned
Tuesday from a few days visit
with Mrs. B. B. Clark in Red
Oak, la.
Miss Caroline Dodge of Council
Bluffs, is spending the winter at the
Blackstone hotel.
Mrs. L. c. Wood Of the Colonial.
will leave Sunday for Piqua, O.,
where she will spend two months
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Carpenter
left Friday evening for a short stay
i'll Chicago.
Mr.. Edward l.. Burke is in Cali
fornia, where he was called by the
serious illness and death of his
mother, Mrs. Emily S. Burke, which
occurred at Palo Alto at the home
of daughter. Mrs. Burke has
often visited in Omaha at the home
of her son, and has many friends
here. She was IS years old.
Mr.. Walter w. Head is in New
York City.
Miss Ophelia Hayden is i'll at her
home, Forty-second and Davenport
streets, with an attack of influenza.
Miss Frances Nash is expected
home today from California, where
she gave concerts in Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
Mrs. Lewis Bradford and son,
Robert, has been spending a few
days in Omaha. Mr.. Bradford has
been American consul to the Island
of Sicily. He left last week for
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
CLUBDOM

TO-DAY, Sunday, January Is, has
been designated by Governor
= McKclvie as a day of tribute
in Nebraska 10 the American army
nurses. The governor asks that the
day be httingly observed by the
wearing Of rose. The proclama-
ton says in part: .
II think | voice the sentiments OF
a very large number OF people IN
saying that among those who have
rendered exceptional service during
the war and are entitled to special
honor and recognition Tor those
services, are the American women
of the army nurses corps. 1t seems
to have been taken for granted that
these gallant women should render
this service, and far too little atten-
tion has been given to them Tor the
burdens they bore.
A large number of these nurses
gave their lives, others were broken
in health, and thousands of them are
still serving the wounded IN our
army hospitals Only the soldiers
quite fully realize the great credit
that is due this unselhsh, patriotic
group of American women who have
been justly called "The Roses OF
No-Man's Land"
II is a little thing to do, and yet
feel that it is we'll worth while TO
set aside = day in which a nation
wide tribute will be given to the
American nurses corps.
Nebraska's governor is one OF Il
who have issued prociamations TO
this effect. The 5000 wounded men
at Fort Sheridan who launched the
movement, have been notified by the
governors of the observation OF
January Is in honor Of the army
nurses. Colonel Bispham, COM
mandant of Fort Sheridan. has
authorized the officers and enlisted
men to wear a flower on their uni
forms Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
Legislative Councils.

es;slatiye councils are being pro
NOTED by federated club women IN n
nearly every state in the union tor
the promotion of laws for the oene-
e. of women and children: The spe,,,
c;ai mart such councils will play, VIII
he 10 work for the passage OF the
hest bills proposed before each legr
stature, concentrating upon few OF
the bills rather than to allow the
machinery of the assembly to be
clorged with proposed measures
that have little to recommend them,
or others that must await, time IN
which to educate the people TO tne
necessity Of their passage. All wei
fare legislation is included IN the
work Of these councils and positive
results have been obtained IN every
state where such council is work
;nr. Such excellent work has been
rendered by these councils that state
legislators accept only such social
legislation for their consideration as
las received the endorsement OF the
legislative council.