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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Ar.ss ~ ths T0~I and Wage TED Srs<fs
g. Bur.s Res6e.-

- - N@"A~
Miss Eliza Hart is home from Bos-
ton for a few days visit
Miss Bertha Evans o. Lansing
burgh is visiting friends in town.
Raymond A. Howard o. Cage
street is spending the day in Airing
ton.
E.E Hart is on a business trip
through the northern part Of the
state.
Don't forget the old fashioned
party in Academy hall this evening.
FUN orchestra Adv.
Edward f. Hart. IT.. Who has been
visiting al his home here. has return
ed 20 Springfield. Mass.
There will be a regular meeting Of
the ". Il. C. tomorrow evening and
the reports Of the convention win be
given.
Come eager and hearty TO our old
fashioned party in Academy hall this
evening. Grand march az nine o.
clock. Adv.
Hueria's Army. OF 10000 strong.
can be seen marching through the
streets OF Mexico for Pathes Weekly,
NJ Library theatre today only.
A department meeting Of the Ben
nington FIRE department is called for
Friday evening al 8 o'clock. The
meeting will be held az the rooms OF
the Stark hose company. Important
business.
The Bennington Scale company
will move into It's new plant next
week. The machine shop, which is
a two-story brick structure is Ice by
As feet. the foundry is 100 by 100
feet and the engine house is 81 by AZ
feet. The machine shop is practical
" freproof and Is fitted up in the
most modern way. The entire plant
was built by the Whitney Brothers
OF North Adams, who have been
since last September getting the
structure ready for occupancy. The
company has many orders for goods,
Jue OF which is Tor several thousand
medium priced scales for the Wrig'
ley Chewing Gum company.
Several prominent Bennington PEG
pie have written TO the Vermont Sen
ators al Washington. c. $. Page
and W. p. Dillingham;, urging them
to see that the appropriation bin for
the enforcement of the migratory
bird law now In the Senate Com
mittee on Agriculture goes through In
its original form. carrying an appro-
priation Of $4,000 There appears
TO be a strong pressure to repeal the
appropriation by organized pot hun
ters and so-called spor,smen, who
wish to continue their ruthless
slaughter OF game in spring. Yer.
monters are hkhting to save the mi
gratory birds Of Vermont from
slaughter in the south in winter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
Check Your April Cough

Thawing frost and April rains chill
you TO the very marrow, you catch
cold-Head and lungs stuffed-You
are feverish-Cough continually and
feel miserable-You need DR.. Kings
New Discovery. 1t soothes inflamed
and irritated throat and lungs, stops
cough. your head clears up, fever
leaves, and you feel fine. Mr.. J. t.
Davis, of Stickney Corner, Me-, WAS
cured of a dreadful cough after doc
tors treatment and all other remed-
les failed. Relief or money back.
Decentralization like it. Get a
bottle today. soc. and s1,O0, at your
Druggist.
Rueklan's Arnica Salvs for All Sores
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
MEXICAN wAR VETERANS
There are eth izs2 On Pension
Bureas Rclis

Although Il Is nearly sixly-siK
years since the var with Mexico Wa>
ended onicialy. on july 4. lStS, there
we're ia. veterans 81 hat var upon
the rolls OF the Pension Bureau AZ
the close 81 the last fiscal year. each
drawing $50 a month There were
also 5.l23 widows Of soldiers In that
war receiving pensions from the GOV
eminent
As there were only 30.s54 regulars
and 1916 volunteers. a total OF H.
go American soldiers engaged In the
struggle. which officially began six
ty-eight years ago on Friday. the
soldiers OF that period must have
been a hardy lot. for a boy OF Is al
the close OF the war would now have
passed the scripturai allotment Of
three score and ten and been vel
ON in the second half % his fourth
score OF years. Tho larger number
OF widows on the rolls is accounted
for by the fact that. as IN the case %
Civil War veterans. many hundreds
OF those who fought IN Mexico under
Scott took second aud even third
wives late In life.
Inquiry az the Offices Of the Grand
Army Memorial Committee in the
City Hall. where records are kept OF
the veterans OF United States wars.
brought out the fact that there are
no veterans OF the Mexican War liv-
ing In New York City
Soldiers OF the Mexican War and
their dependents received no pen.
sions for their services until nearly
thirty-one years after the war CLOSED,
the first act for their benefit bearing
the date OF January 90. 1887. Since
that time the cost OF their pensions
10 the government, up TO the close
OF the last fiscal year. was si76s2..
572.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
TRIBUTE TO THE PRIVATE
Hobson Says He Knows He Never
Shirks His Duty

ShtrkS his DUTY
Washington April 22-Representa
tive Richmond Pearson Hobson OF
Alabama. told the House today that
the average of the men of the Mexi-
can coast today is p years. Mr.
Hobson was paying a tribute TO the
yalor OF the plain private" He
said that during the Spanish war
when he called FOR seven volunteers
for the sinking Of the Merrimac in
the mouth OF Santiago harbor 1000
young men responded to the call.
THE greatest difficulty | had" he
said. was in turning down appeals
Of these boys who sought the chance
to 90 on perilous missions in defense
Of their country. And you must re-
member that the privates are moth
ing but boys We have taken a great
responsibility here. but the confd.
ence you have placed in the plain
private representing the average
American citizen who is at the front
when the drum beats and when the
flag is unfurled is not misplaced
confidence II was my privilege to
serve with the plain private for 16
years and they never shirked a
duty"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
mEr'AL FOR PANAMA WORK
To Be Awarded 70 Goethsls and Cor
gas by Academy OF Sciences


Washington. April 2o.-Col. George
w Goethals. builder OF the Panama
Canal. and Col. William c. Gorgas.
who had charge Of the Canal Zone
sanitary work. il was announced TO-
day, have been selected as the first
two recipients OF the National Acad-
envy OF Sciences gold medal. 10 be
presented this year for the first
time.
The medal for eminence in the ap
plication OF science 10 the public vel
fare" will be awarded to them. Col
Gorgas will receive his in person at
the academy's annual banquet We'd
nesday night. while that OF Col. Goe-
that's will be accepted for him by Col
Harding. Engineering Commissioner
OF the district, who was with Col.
Goethals on the canal.
The medal is given as the result OF
the Marcellus Hartley fund from
Miss Helen Hartley jenkins Of New
York in memory OF her father.
The academy. which meets here in
a three-day session. beginning tomor
row. Institutes this year another
feature into its sessions. This is to
be the evolution series" of lectures
which will run five years. They will
be knewn as the William Ellery Hale
lectures. Sir Ernest Rutherford OF
Manchester, England, probably the
worlds greatest authority on radio.
activity. is to be the speaker this
year. his subject being Constitution
OF Matter and the Evolution OF the
Elements"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23

To the Ladies Of Bennington and
Vicinity
am ready to make Ladies' and
Gentlemen's Garments for Spring
and Summer. Also alterations, clean
ing and pressing at reasonable
prices.
NATHAN LEVIN
100 North st. Tel. 231-W
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
NORTH BENNINGTON

William Powers, Jr., who some
time early in January was severely
burned, while working on the ironer
in the f. 2. Waist factory, was in
Troy Monday 10 consult specialist.
Mr. Powers was advised that it would
be necessary to amputate two OF mis-
fingers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-23
Spring Laxative and Blood Cleanser

Flush out the accumulated waste
and poisons of the winter months;
cleanse your stomach, liver and kid.
neys of all impurities. Take DR..
Kings New Life Pills; nothing better
for purifying the blood. Mild, non
gripping laxative. Cures constipation;
makes you feel fine. Take no other.
25c., at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnics Salve for All sores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
GERMANS ACCUSED OF NOUN I ING GUNS
 ON AMBULANCES

.y,z,7r.,,. Aila ae-The Daily Malls BouIogr1e corresp ponder1t, writing or gthe bstt1e Of Tournai. says:
 sssFhe battle of Tournai should go down in history beside Foixess i'Flle slae : and Magerfontein as q revelation eI f1,ss f5sss sarryyess Of the British army
 At sTournai, German cavalry earre Of 5000 men over whelIned a British force of 60, who hourly ex- Dected relief which never appeared
 .sTfe Germans were vlctors a1 a terrible price and only after their own VT British stood their ground until all hope was lost and only 300 remained Then hey retired, calmly and eooIly, f.arrvi41sz their wounded and harasslng g their pl pllrsuers all the way
 4Tfe story of this last stand E somewhat beclouded by the British charge that the Germans finally turn ed the tide Of battle by mounting s,llfckfrers on Red Cross wagons. The sT7ritfsla survivors fell back on ESedIes- dav afternoon. the fight having lasted from 11.So in the morning This IS a story Of Tournai in brief.
 ssW ednegday morning OUT troops had taken position s1ightly to the rear ofs the town of Tournai upon high arr5144a4sdi Our artil il1ery fired effectively ssf first upon the German advance but la1eE lost raaaese EssssszsasfFs T q el5caE cur position becaIne cEdttcal
 As every vital moment shpped by anxIf,11s eyes looked back for the promised help that was never to come. Even at a disadvantage of more than 10 to ii, the infantry and artillery were holding their own when hordes of IJi1la.Ias seemed suddenly to swoop down from nowhere
 ssThe losses were appalling but sur :.xivors insist that the British stood I their ground IIr1ti1 armed arnbulances at least three in number, made theiI appearance with rapid fire guns 2 mounted on them. Towards clock ztlle goo suryiyors began to retire. ' ss=9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
.BOUL OGNE READY
 FOR CAVALRY RAID

London, Aug. 2s-The correspondent of the Express at BouIogne wires that preparations are being made there in anticipation of a cavalry raid on the
 The German troops are advancing in North France and Boulogne is ma,k- ing preparations for a cavalry raid on the town. A notice was posted this morning on the sub-prefectures and the headq uarters of the gendarmerie, stating that the troops had been with drawn and calling on the inhabitants 70 remain calm, preserve order and make any sacrifices necessary for the good of their country.
 T am told the customs Officials left Bou1ogne friday morning and that the officials Of the civil administration are ready to leave. Since Thursday night the town has been absolutely deserted by visitors Some left by boat and others by land in the direction of Ha- vre and Dteppe. Some of the inhab- ital1ts are leaving but as yet there has been no general exodus.
 t"The story is that Uh1ans who may be the vanguard Of a large body of cavalry, are within 30 miles of the town.
 .Arhe boat which left Boulogne Fri day afternoon was filled with people, some of whom were British. The boat was unable to wait for the usual train from Paris which was held up some where along the line. am told that
 a number Of British wounded are ex- lpected by this train. Several more British wounded left Boulogne Fri day morning on the early boat for Folkestone. They include one air man who had both legs broken by a Ishet fired at him while he was in the air
 @The only vessels here are fishing boats The usual o'clock boat left l FoIkestone for Boulogne and up to a late hour at night no announcement had been made that Cross Channel service had been stopped.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
Kaiser's Artillery IS
 Too Heavy for Allies

London, Aug. 2s-The Times Rouen correspondent describing the battle Of Mons from the accounts of the British wounded says:
 The English artillery was maenif7- cent but there was not enough Of it in comparison with the enenay.ss There is universal testimony that gun fer gum, both the English and French are superior to the Germans
 The allies shells burst without fail. The German gHnners find the range snnarfIy but their shells frequently fail to burst and not infreauently mis- carry and fall short The sheer weight of their rnassed batteries carried them forward.
 Their infantry also advanced in. close order and offered a magnificent mark Their losses beyond question are greater than those of the allies but so. unfortunately. were their nun bers- They came and came again. All Sunday the English held their ground On Monday morning came the order to retire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
WHITE STAR LINER LANDS PASSE FRS
 IN NEW YORK PORT

New York, Aug. 29-With six inch guns mounted fore and aft, with every porthole blanketed and all lights ex-
 tinguished, the White Star liner Adri- atic crept into port in the darkness
 of early morning today. She had aboard 1.762 passengers. nearly all
 Americans. who were in England at the outbreak of hostilities.
 Not for moment during the long
 voyage from Liverpool from which
 the: Adriatic cleared on August 20 get that Europe was at war; By lights; by day, her decks were throng- ed with officers and sailors practfcing their gun drill for hours. It is said that the vessel will go with little de- lay from here to Halifax to help carry Canadian volunteers across the sea. The Adriatic,s batteries consist of four inch rifles, two mounted on the bow and two on the stern They were placed in position at Liverpool. l On August 27, the French liner France was sighted and the two vessels ex-
 change1 signals.
 In the Adriatic's first cabin were 472 passengers. Her second cabin had s45 and steerage 645. Ninety
 percent of those in the Steerage were | Americans.
 1 Whether the Adriatic's armament 1 brings her within the classification of an auxiliary cruiser and, as such, l places her under the regulation cover l ing war vessels of a nation at war | was a question which Collector Malone
 referred to MT. McAdoo, secretary o1 l the treasury at Washington, to deter l mine today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
LILLE, REPORTED PRIZE OF GERMANS, IS FOUND
 TO BE UNOCCUPIED

London, Aug. 2e-The correspondent of the Daily News te1egraphing from Turcoing, says:
 T visited Lille today, Wednesday,. T expected to find 1t occupied by Ger mans, as it was made an open town and abandoned by the mayor and 6he local guards two days ago. Not so, however. I found the mayor and the local guards had left their trains and business had been resumed and that the authorities were awaiting the ar rival of the allied troops whom, they expected shortly.
 What the meaning of this is is hard to say from here unless it indf- cates that the allies have again nov ed forward victorious1y. But this be- lief is difficult in view of the reports of hard fighting at Pont-A- Marco. Marchiennes and vicinity which would seem to indicate that the Germans had advanced
 The town of Turcofng is quiet and peaceful, although Sunday it was very near the center of a storm, The same may be. said of the other peace fu1 places through which I passed today, such as Courtrai and Roebai.
 ''It is hard to realize how rapidly the situation changes, how quickly this vast business moves and how swiftly the tide of war ebbs and flows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
GERMANY LIMITS SUPPLY
 OF FOOD TO FAMILIES

A copy of the evening edition of the KrefeIder Zeitung, dated August 10, has been received by the Cham ber of German American Commerce in New ork outlining the steps taken by the German Government to ward off hardship accruing from the infla- tion of food prices in the German Elm spire.
 The German Government. the newspaper says. has put up so-caI1- ed tariff bulletin, giving in detail the exact quantity of meat, bread flour, sugar and other necessities family of a certain number may be allowed to buy at one time. The consumer lis urged to coperate with the Govern 1nent to keep down prices. Rigid penalties are provided for violation of the Government's orders.
 The newspaper contains also a pub lie statement by the Association of N1aste Butchers of the City of SKre- field. as follows:
 .sIn regard to the rumors among the population about raising the prices of foodstuffs. we wish to state that the price for cattle of any kind is absolutely normal at the present time; that we have not the slightest intention to raise the present price for meat and that we would be pleased to accept complaints from consumers who think they have been overeharg- ed by any butcher"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
VAN DYKE BIDS 1850 AMERICANS
 HAVE PATIENCE

Rotterdam. Aug. 2e-The Holland America liner Rotterdam sailed from this port early today for New York bearing more than 2.400 passengers, of whom 1850 were refugees from the continent. There were 1,A1O frst cabin passengers, 720 second class and 300 steerage. Soren Listoe, @American cons1l1-generaI here. inspected the emergency first cabin observation-disclosures and expressed himself as satisfied. s1ostsof the passengers expressed satis- faction with the arrangemerts, aI- though some were not altogether pleased.
 Henry Van Dyke, minister to Hol- land. came to Rotterdam from The Hague to bid the party godspeed. Tn "a. short address he requested that they bear in mind the times and exercise patience if their eggs happen to be boiled two seconds too long. He ask ed the passengers to pray that the open door to Holland be kept aiar. E E E he am 1bassa.d or asssl1red the travel CTS that no danger was imminent HI said the Dutch had released G. Stem ger, commander Of the Rotterdam fls,yn the naval reserve duties to which he had been called, as courtesy to the Americans because he was the best captain in the service.
 The Rotterdam originally was fit Leu lO }el43y OVV S4ea<oS passengers but on this trip she is car rying 300 in excess of that number
 At II @o' clock last night. a. special train arrived here from Berlin bear ing $50 Americans, many of whom will leave for England by the way oi Flushing on boat this morning. They stated that their trip from the Ger man capital was without event. The German and Dutch officials showed them many cos1rtesies, such as merely perfunctory inspection of baggage and passpors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29
NORTH SEA MINES STOP FISHING 0F
 MACkERAL FLEET

New York, Aug. 29-CabIes from Norway yesterday reported the entire
 nackereI fishing fleet as tsca11ed in'' from the North Sea and other waters adjacent to the Norwegian and Sve-
 dish coasts. According to the advices the order recalling the fleet was is sued as a protection measure to the fishing fleet against the mining of the North Sea by the belligeRsntg. The mackereI fleet, 1t is said. has landed a considerable catch of cured fish, but it's recall will result in a heavy shortage of mackerel since the enforced inactivity occurs in the per fod when the fishing is usually at iGg height. Mackere1 curerg and opera tors at Bergen, Norway, and other important points are at sea on the American importers as to offerings the exporters decline to make prices at this time.
 In two cables yesterday shippers advised intending buyers to cable money to Bergen banks and they fthe shippers@ will return the equivalent in fish. the quantity being dependent on the owners Idea as to value. The fact that New York importers are not accustomed to doing business tha way appears to be the only reason the Norwegian exporters have not been henored with orders
 s One of the leading New York i'm porters of rnackere1 and herring said yesterday: I've have been advised that fishing for both herring and
 mackerel has ceased for the present The order to suspend came at a. time when the fsAing was at it's height
 Our correspondents say the rnackerel
 catch has been large, but that no ! more than 50 per cent of the herrins g each has been made. At this end of the line there is a marked shortage 1 of mackereI We do not know what
 we will have to pay for the fish on the other side. As a matter of fact we do not know that we will be able 1 ito get fish when 1t is wanted. Eo our Knowledge not a barrel of mack erel has been shipped out of the new 1 Norway pack.
 s.The situation in the Irish fishery I is practically as bad as it IS in Nor way, though Irish fishermen are still operating in the Dingle Bay section. Our mackerel and herring fishery is Ilbe1oW normal, and cannot be depend led upon to care for the trade even at materially enhanced prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

Germans have systematically bonn barded the forts and gaps of Namur for IS hours. The town itself suffer ed little. The enemy has invested the northeast portion of the place and is attacking the forts and gaps in that region.
 .fThe Belgian division retired to the second line of defense. which was bombarded violently. In turn the Belgian and French troops made nu- merous counter attacks.
 .The Belgian division retired by way of San1bre and the Mouse and the movement was accomplished in good order Our troops have rejofned the French
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

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 This famous remedy, the medicinal ingredients of which are derived from native roots and herbs, has for forty years proved to be 8 most valua- ble tonic and inVigorator of the fe- male organism Women everywhere bear willing testimony to the wonderful virtue of Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound.
 If you have the slightest doubt that Lydia D. PinlxhaIn's Vegeta- b1e Compound will help you, write to Lydia E. E.Pinlxham M edieine Go (co16dentia11I } Lynn M Lassss for acl- vice. -Four letter will be opened read and answered by Q woman and held in strict eon11t Lea1ee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-29

London, Aug 2eA St Petersbures despatch to the Times sent Saturday. morning says the Austrians made a bold bid for the offensive yesterday by trying to seize the left flank of the Russian position in Poland with the obvious intention of relieving the pressure on the German forces in northeastern Prussia
 Two or three army corps adVane- ed as far as Kielce, where they en- countered a strong Russian force A pitched battle was fought and re- suited in the overthrow of the invad- CTS, who sustained heavy losses. It 5 was here that the 11th Hungarian re serve met their fate.
 Operations in eastern Gahcia, ac- cording to the despatch, are develop Ing fast and the Russian net Is draw ing around Lernburg The German 5 Allenstein army is in full retreat to- wards Elbing and Marienburg-
 ssThe reported capture of Noen1gs- berg not confirmed, U, says the Times, correspondent. sbut I have the best of authority for stating that koe- 1igsberg is completely surrolInded.
 sserIlEle minister of finance has 1n- formed prominent tenn peranee saoVo7