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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

London, Aug. 10.-The reports
from Berlin claiming a great German
victory at Liege are not believed
here and are not supported by the dis
patches from Brussels.
II seems clear that the Germans
that they have taken a part of the
forts. Direct communication between
Brussels and Liege have been cut
and part of the Belgian force is
probably isolated.
Paris, Aug. 10-The combined
Belgian and French forces are hold
ing the German advance back of
Liege giving time for concentration
at the strongly fortified town OF
Vermont.
The French army in Alsace is driv-
ing back the Germans at every point
The French expect to occupy Colmer
today.
An Austrian army led by Arch
Duke Tuscan has entered Switzer.
land violating the neutrality of that.
An Austrian corps occupies Balse
and is marching to join the Germans
In Alsace.
II is believed that the first great
battle of the war will take place in
Alsace.
Amsterdam. Aug. 9.--Both the Gov
ernor of the Province OF Liege and
the Bishop Il Liege are held as hos.
tages by the Germans, who say they
will be put TO death il the Belgian
forts continue TO fire.
Refugees say that when they left
Liege the inhabitants were firing ut
the Germans from the windows. All
who were caught after doing this
were instantly shot
The Germans are said to have put
many of the civilian inhabitants of
the Belgian town of soiran to The
sword because citizens not In uni
form fired on the German troops.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
GERMANS FIA We TAKENLLEGEA AND CLAIM
TOHAV We CAPTURED THE BEL GLANARlll
BOYS STEAL BALL
Attraction on Park Street lie Victim
OF Mischief

OF Mischief
/ wonder if | can enlist the interest
OF the better class of village boy
through your columns. The rubber
ball held up by the small stream OF
water on my lawn has been the
amusement OF neighbors' children
and a pleasure to passers by for
many, many summers. and each sea
son one ball or more has been stolen
by the mischievous boy who has no
idea OF the annoyance and delay
caused by this petty theft.
The stream will carry only balls of
certain size and weight, and We have
sometimes waited two weeks before
we could procure one which would
work Now. within two weeks, four
balls have been taken. On Tuesday
last, just half an hour before 25
guests were to come. the third,
placed there only one hour earlier,
was taken. A hurried trip down town
was taken. A hurried trip down
procured a cork bali which gave out
in the night. We found good ball
to replace II. which was taken on
Thursday afternoon. Since then,
there has been no ball in the foun-
tain, and there probably will be 40
more unless there is some prospect
Of their being unmolested.
There is surely no use in trying to
find balls in the town stores or out
of town. only to have them carried
off. Therefore | wonder if the de-
cent boys do not want TO become
guardians of this feature OF Pleas.
ant street and help me to keep il in
good order, so that | may know If
other balls are stolen that it is done
by the really bad boys who do not
want this little fountain to play.
OF course can place these boys in
the hands of the police already
know the names of the boys who
took two of the lost balls: but |
would far rather have them as as.
sistants than TO arrest them.
Yours truly,
Jennie a. Valentine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

as It's most remuneratiye service. per
formed over the same wires. is to
privates parties. with whom its most
profitable contracts are made.
II is 10 be hoped that our trustees,
before they execute this contract.
will think Of the piiiable condition
that our pOle-encumbered streets may
present AZ the end OF another five
years. II the Twin State Lighting Co.
is granted the right TO erect all the
poles. guy wires. fixtures. struc-
lures and appliances in the public
streets and byways" which II deems
necessary 10 the fulhlmeni Of its
contract and which is an well ordered
town should be placed underground
r. W. ".
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
PRISONER ESCAPED
Got Away From House OF Cor
reotion Saturday

Rutland, Aug. l0.-Breaking his
way through cupola on the work
shop at the house OF correction and
later jumping from the prison wall,
Richard Sloane OF Randolph. Orange
county. a four months man. made mis-
escape from the state Institution
sometime Saturday afternoon and up
to last night he had not been cautur-
ed. His absence was first discovered
about 8 o'clock in the afternoon when
william Boyden. one of the guards,
missed him in checking up the men
before sending them TO supper
Superintendent NJ H. l.oukes says
that none Of the guards Is to blame,
as with the large number of men ia
the yard the absence of one would
not be noticed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
ST. ALBANs MAN KILLED
lightning Struck Warren S. stiIphen,
Who Was Riding Hay Load

st. Adams. Aug. Warren s.
Stilphen. about so years old. was
struck by lighting and killed this af-
ternoOn at O'Clock while driving to
the barn on a load OF hay at his
home in the Tudar district in this
town. The hired man. Ernest Bird.
vas going to open the gate for the
load To go through when he saw Mr..
Stilphen fall backward TO the ground
from the load. Going to him he saw
a hole in his temple.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
North HoosIck

Three base hit, Delaney; two
base hits, Fox. l. Allen ~ D. Allen.
Carolan; sacrifice hits. Durfee (2).
Greenwood. Scot. Fassett: stolen
bases. Coyne, Miner; hits off Cath
cart, 3 in 8 innings, off Moses. In ?
innings; struck out by Cathcart 3.
Moses .. Scott s; base on balls. off
Scott l., hit by pitcher. Mahsr;
double play. Mahar, Miner, Carolsn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

Amsterdam. Aug. lO.-Reports
from Berlin claim that the German
forces in Belgian have taken Liege
and captured large part of the Bel
gian army.
Messages from the German capital
state that there is great rejoicing
over the success Of German arms.
The Berlin reports also say that the
French advance into Alsace has been
checked.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

mems tennis tournament OF singles
Each man already entered should ar
range a time of playing with his op-
ponent as soon as possible Three
sets are to be paved and the man
winning two OF these three shold
sign his name with score on the pos
ter provided on the playground bulie-
tin board.
Girls session tonight for all girls
over fifteen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
rhs, Worn out Feeling

with loss OF appetite. constipation.
biliOusness. sick-headache. is natures
warning that you need a good sum
mer tonic. Get a bottle OF Bakers
Mandrake Bitters today. Sold every
where liquid OF tablets. Is eests,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

Games Today
Cincinnati at Boston.
ST. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
The Federal League
Pittsburg 8, St Louis ..
indianapolis 4. Baltimore Q3 in
nings).
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

EOR SALE-t have purchased the wood and
kindling business of Geo. Chandler and
will endeavor TO please all customers. give me
trial and he convinced. John Latamme. BOi
South 81. Tel. 2Ib-J
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS

NoTtCE-Brlng o. b. r. Rabbits trade
IN marks 20 Willoughby's A 10 cent store
Iteonlngton for a beautiful s piece Nucut
GIass lumber SET. Send 20 B. I. BaOoits ~
Broad cay Mes York for catalogue Tor other
premiums. Neo
(t.AIRVoyANT has returned from North
~ Adarns ard she mag IL consulted shout
personal ana h,. mess natter A. 10 ~ senth
street.. s,te
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

L Is acres OF good land good six room cot
tage, barn and wagon shed. fine variety of
fruit, buildn all In good repair, never fall
ing water, property now owned by New YORK
peop who have bought another place in the
berksbires will be sold at tine sacrifice price OF
u loo. located IL miles from Shaftsbury
etati0n Nash and Hutchins. 4qti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont unsettled tonight in east
portion probably. local thunder
showers. Cooler tonight and Tuesday
in west portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

FOR sALE-A splendid village property
with bath, hot and cold water, good barn with
slated roof, hen house l2x25 slated, lot bOxy40.
there has been over $500 laid out on this prop
erty thle year. and 1t is In the best Of repair.
location very desirable. Price s2,sfO. Nash
and Hutchins. 4Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

ROR sALE-Stove wood and sawdust dely-
4 cred, Waite from white birch brush backs.
Clark 8 Co., Main st. Telephone 2l-M. otto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

FOR SALE

FOR sALE-Complete mission dining room
= set, sectional book case, couch and ice box.
Mrs. j. B. Wilbur. Jr.. Manchester. VI. Cite
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

EOR sALE-StOck In the BENNINGTON Scsa
Co. Address W. |. Hare, 1873 Union 81.
Remington VI, 58t25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

EOR sALE-Two 1914 Maxwell demonstrat-
4 ors, roadster and touring car. Used very
little. Price low. W. NJ. Marshall, North Ben
ninston. outi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
BIG BASEBALL LEAGUE

The National League
No games scheduled yesterday.
Standing OF the Clubs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

UOR sALE-The Park Homestead on Pleas
l. ant street, the books and furniture there
ia. Prices on contents greatly reduced. Ap
ply Edward ]. Hail. 57t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Games Today
Pittsburg at st. Louis.
Baltimore at Indianapolis.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
Buffalo at Kansas City.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

EOR SALE One Wood reaper In good repair
Price SIS. Apply Elmer Stanley, North
Bennington. 55t6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
FIRST IN EIGHTH
Bennington Beaten by North Hooslck
10 8

Bennington was defeated by North
lloosick Saturday by score of 10
in a good game. This is the first de-
feat of the home team in eight games
The score:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10
wANTEB

WANTED Work by the Jday, general
w housework. Mrs. w. Haskell, North
Bennington. 0ltS'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

FOR SALE-Two 1914 Buick automobiles 10
Il first GLASS condition TO be sold 10 make
room for the 1915 cars. The Bucks Will be
sold at greatly reduced figures. Now Is the
time TO get good car for little money. Ideal
Garage. W. b. Connors. irop. 43tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

GTOR sALE-New aud second hand buggies
T. ana carriages also horses. N. ID. Cone
livery open day and nIsht, Corner OF River and
Depot SITS. Tel.-329w Jt25'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

ISOR sALE-Modern 8 room house, slated
Il and In good repair. bath, toilet. hot and
cold water, barn lSSbi, lean TO 1870 shed 2sxSG
hen house l0xl2, lot .72xl00, this property is
only minutes walk from Bennington post
ONCE, In good location and bargain ut the
price asked, 81, 500. Nash and Hutchine. 4stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

FOR sALE-Stoddard Dayton passenger
l. touring car. Fully equipped and In nrst
class shape. John +. Walsh, lee Beech St. 4stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

WANTED Men to work in garden and for
w general work. n. c. White. North
Bennington. tlti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

LcOR sALE--we have 1912 Ford Touring
Il car In very good running order for sale al
low price. The Bennington Garage, Ford
Dealers 13Lf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-10

ROR sALE-Our present Ford Demonstrat
= ing Touring car 1914 Model will be for sale
after July 18th at reduced price This is the
new at n reduced price and only three or four
people In each season can get these cars. The
bennington Garage. Ford Dealers. 3}tf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22

ter giving US six reasons why the ma
tional prohibition amendment 10 the
constitution. which is now before con-
gress. should be defeated
Gilmore not only wants the amend
ment defeated. but ne wants it de-
feated so deeisively as to 'isquelch the
aspirations of cheap and incompetent
men who seek to Use an emotional fad
as a means Of retaining pass key TO
the national corn-crib. by which we
hope he doesn't mean such emotional
fadsN as Speaker Champ Clark recent
~ INDUCED in in Detroit.
Exactly what right the "highBalF
league has to a monopoly in the deal
ing out of pass keys 10 the national
corn-crib." we do not know, but if
Mr.. Gilmore only knows it, TO "squelch
The aspirations OF cheap and incompe-
tent men who seek to use an emo
tional fad as a means of retaining a
pass key to the national "corn-crib.'
is more exactly the purpose OF the
prohibition amendment than any
thing else.
If the interests that MI Gilmore
represents viii hut give up it's
monopoly in ''pass keys" and get ont
Of politics. the demand for national
prohibition would, soor wear Out. 1t
is political problem more than any
thing else and very much due to the
fact that a lot OF people have gotten
tired of what might appropriately be
called. government by the saloons"
This is no brief for the national
prohibition movement II is no brief
for state, county or township prohfbi-
ton, but We DO not know that "a man
is necessarily cheap and incompe-
tent" or that he is seeking to use an
emotional fad" when he favors che
or more Of those systems. any more
than when he is whist about by an
aggregation of distillers and brewers.
1t has been our observation that poll
tcians who dance TO the music of the
National Model License league
which is a mere front behind which
liquor interests hide.-alsO have "emo-
tional fads," but they generally run to
INVESTIGATION.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22

busy bundles and sneak around to
Tho back door To- cvade curious little
pryiug eyes. and feel no jealousy be-
caueo their jubilan, thanks wiil ~ be
for Santa claus
You do2 Then you arc a grown-up
child in whose mellow heart the jolly
old Elf still makes merry; the spirit OF
love and good viii is still within you;
YOU arc Santa Claus
IT YOU give just because you know
your friend viii give and YOU must
ray back. II you give what YOU have
no right to.offord and feel no pure
JOY in giving; or if you do not give at
all-then something is wrong: your
childish image Of Santa Claus is dim
and faded or gone.
Don't give him up. seek out some
little friend. some little acquaintance,
or. better still. some little child Of mis-
fortune. and make him glad. His
touching belief will bring back your
own. Your gain Will be greater than
his
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
BesINEss NOT So HAp.

Trade of the United States in 1915
with the 20 Latin-American republics.
both in sales and purchases. exceeded
in volume that of any other single
country, according to John Barrett.
director general of the Pan-American
union. RI was the dfst year. he says,
the United States has achieved this.
but it is only the beginning of estab-
lished supremacy.
Reports from leading men in va
rious lines of business all over .tlis
country, received by a large CONNER
cfal house in New YORK. are more than
comfortably reassuring. Optimism is
he tone everywhere.
The best volume Of business. both
in quantity Of orders and amount in
dollars and cents per order has been
coming from the agricultural district
west Of the Mississippi This section
seems tUFbe prosperous,far-b beyond the
average. due. no doubt. to the very
rood crops i'm the past two or three
years
From Massachusetts comos a report
from the president of a rubber shoe
company: THE capacity of our factory
is 5000 pairs of rubbers day, but by
working many of our departments
night and day we are now turning out
5000 pairs "a day, as compared with
5000 pairs "a day in December, 1913.
Our actual shipments from Jan. I.
1914. 10 Nov. 1, 1915 ARE IS per cent
ahead Of the same period in 1918"
From Portland, ore, ii. is=r reported:
a vast Improvement has taken place.
Some mills have opened up and others
are running on overtime TO supply
their orders such as wooden mills,
furniture factories, mattress fac
tories. etc"
The secretary director of the Great
er Des Moines committee says: The
great prosperity of Iowa and the con-
unued increase OF. business among our
jobbers and manufacturers convinces
them that the business future is
bright"
In the hundreds of letters received
6y the New York house in answer to
its Inquiries. not a single discordant
note comes from anywhere.
The feslew who has hard times
ehead Of him J., Old PesSimism
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22

Who IS Santa Claus. and where does
re live?
II yoG love him-if he is real to
you-you know who he is for he lives
in the depths of your heart.
TO YOU see his reindeer scudding
across the sky in your dreams2 Does
his jolly round face peep in at your
window TO see II YOU are good and go
TO sleep early? Win you listen for
the patter OF his feet on the roof
Christmas eve, as he scrambles TO your
chimney?
No? Then YOU are not one of his
little folks
And YOU who are grown up. as you
see thin. wistful faces pressed
against toy shop windows do you wish
that YOU could buy for the whole
world full OF children. SO that every
little face. of rich or poor. might be
radiant with gladness on Christmas
morn? Do YOU burdes. Sou.seif with
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
COURT GOVERNMENT.

Observe this lovely demonstration
of the beauties of government by the
judiciary:
In 1905. the California legislature
passed a law recurring foreign cor
porations to pay special license fees
and taxes
In 1912. the California supreme
court declared that law to be uncch-
stitutionaL
In 1913, the legislature repealed the
law because the state supreme court
had declared it To be unconstitutional
Early in 1913 the L. :. supreme
court ruled that thc state supreme
court had wrongly ruled as To the un-
constitutionalit> of that law.
This week the California supreme
court revcrses It's own decision OF
1912.
r. harrS tho uscr
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
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Most of the cats in Liberia are o. a
bright red tint.
In the fiscal year ended June 30
this country paid in pensions $172,-
All $40.
In Stockholm the street car con
duetors sell hat pin protectors for a
halfpennN
United states has more than six
million factory employees and 1,600,-
000 railroad employees.
Cars ON some small railways in
Chile. where the wind Is dependable,
are fitted with sails for propulsion.
There are a men who have worked
for the Pennsylvania railroad so
years or more and are young enough
10 ~ still working.
Judge Robert II. Terrell is the only
negro Judge in the United States. He
was appointed a civil justice in the
District of Columbia by Pres't ROose-
welt in 1902.
\ high authority has shown that
during cold weather oysters rest or
hibernate Movement ceases and
they cease to feed. So that they are
free from sewage organisms during
the months of r.
The highest street in the world is
Main st.. Denver: the richest is Fifth
av.. ia New York city; the widest is
Market St. Philadelphia, and the
shor' est is-the Rue BE, in Paris. The
dirt, It street is that of Tchanskti. i'm
Nankin: the cleanest is the Via cas-
tile. in Seville. Spain: the most arts
tocTatiC one is GrOsVenOr pl.. III Lon
don: the most beautiful is the Avenue
des Champs Elysees. Paris The mar
rowest street is Via Sol. Havana
Cuba which has width of no more
than . inches
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON. Dec p. - Rep.
William --SSeIlley Howard OF Georgia
brought this story back TO Washing
ton with him from the sunny south
land:
A colored-4uan had raised enough
cotton on n little patch of ground he
owned to make two bales which he
sold for $50 a baIe-considerab less
than he had counted en-. instead of
actual money the white man who
bought the cotton gave him Il check
and pointed out the bank where he
should go 10 get it cashed.
The bank was just closing up as the
negro with the check shufted in.
"Mistah Jones toll me you give me
the money on this here piece of
paper" he told the man behind the
bronze grating.
Il can't pay you replied the teller
soIemnly This bank is about 10
liquidate.
1T about 10 do what. boss ."
81 say the bank is about to liquidate
that is. well. the bank is busted.
You know what il is for bank TO
bust, don't you?"
"Oh. yassah. yassah, Is heared OF a
bank bustn' sab. But this Is the
first time ever knowed bank TO
bust right in my age
Greene OF Fall River. Mass. has been
a member of congress. and in all that
time he has had just one rule for
voting on pending bllsi.
10 is simple rule, SO abSurdly easy
to follow that il relieves Mr.. Greene
OF any mental fatigue whatever in
coming TO conclusions. BY means OF
his rule he can vote at moments
notice ON any proposition whatsoever,
q of
before.
And having voted. Rep. Greene IS
absolutely certain lrc voted right. lie
is now 80 Years old and looking back
over "A long and busy life, he can see
certain mistakes, but none OF the mis-
takes. he says was made i'm voting on
measures in the house of representa-
tiVes. Always. he Insists, ne has voted
right. If.he were TO put in his Is years
in congress all over again he would
not. change a single vote. but would
continue 10 follow the simple little
rule that has been one of his hand
maidfns all these years
His rule i'm brief is this lie finds
out how most of the democrats are
voting and then he votes just the op-
posite way.
That is all there is 10 it.
The way Greene knows he has al
WAYS voted rl2nl Us because tt9 lt
contends. the democrats have always
been wrong surely he figures, he
must have been right
Greene has played the thing safe by
voting in opposition 10 the demo
Gratis. even on the less important is
sues. Even if il is only a motion to
adjourn. Greene will cast his vote
against it if the democrats are in
favor Of it.
They're always wrong - always
wrong" he declares in pitched
voice. "and I'm against them all the
time-all the time
If one desired 10 make a tremendous
hit with Mr. Greene. one could do SO
bv calling him a standpatter.
\ newspaper referred 10 him
while ago as a standpat republican,
meaning the term in a deprecatlng
sense. but Greene carried he paper
bout with him all day. proudly show
ing the little piece about him 10 his
friends and explaining.
They think they've done me an in
Jury. but that's exactly what I want
them 10 say about me-"
And this system OF Otng seems %
have been popular with the homc
folk. too, for in the l6 years he Aa-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-22
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

once again, we married men see
Christmas drawing near. We watch,
with sighs and saddened eyes, our
money disappear. Our daughters
spend and DINNERS send for bales
of Christmas supplies. But still we
must smile. and look happy while our
bankroll shrinks in size. At horne
we're sitting. bills RENTING while
were oft receiving more. and eur
pocketbook no longer looks as tat
and healthy as before. But-although
disguised when nearly busted and
dozen bills to pay. If we had oar way
we would surely say: Three cheers
and a tiger for a happy Christmas
day"
-WILLIAM AUSTIN.
Darn your stockings good and tight
Against the coming Christmas night.
c. y. T.