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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
PROGRESSIVE CAUCUS
Delegates to Three Conventions Elect
ed Saturday Evening

The progressive caucus to elect
delegates to the state, district and
county conventions was held at Apol-
10 hall Saturday evening.
F. b. Pope called the caucus to or
der and read the call. Mr. Pope was
elected chairman and the organiza-
ton was completed by the choice of
Lester II. Nichols as clerk.
The chairman stated that the cleo
ton of delegates was to be by ballot
and by check list. He stated that he
din not approve of the method but it
was in accordance with the law.
Town Clerk e. A. Booth had charge
of the ballot box and Edward Bur
CESS, Carl Estes and e. d. Barber
oiiiciated as checkers and telle.s.
The delegates to the state and dis
trict conventions and the town COM
mittee were elected by ballot and the
results were as follows:
state Convention
Delegates Alternates
a. J. Cooper VIM. c. II. Cushman
w. II. Nichols A. w. Varney
r. NJ. Smith \. u. Cute.
f. b. Pope w. IL. Lighthall
c. T. Burt II. NJ. Richie
Joe Pellern Lester Nichols
Carl Estes l.. Il. Parker
District Delegates
Harry Chase NJ. X. Nichols
George Robinson Dr. X. ID. Jenncy
f. II. Hopkinson L. r. Burgess
II. l.. Hall George CO,trell
c. l.. Peckham Roy Denley
Cyrus Estes Arthur Rickert
D.. S. Buchanan II. J. Taylor
Prepared and furnished by the Ma
tional Progressive Town Committee
pursuant to Section 1T of the Public
Statutes of Vermont.
The following were elected mem
bers OF the new town committee Il.
b. Pope, l.. b. Parker, VIM c. IL.
Cushman, c. S. Estes, Hiram Hail,
Il. NJ. Smith.
The following II delegates to the
county convention to be called by the
county committee, were elected from
the floor: George S. Mills, Carl
Estes, II. p. White. l.. b. Parker, Iir
am Hall, Robert Smith, NJ. II. Me
hols, c. S. Peckham, Il. IL. Galusha l..
II. Nichols, e. f. Bottum, Arthur
Rickert, John Denley. 1t was voted
that the delegates be empowered TO
name thei' own alternates.
w. ii. Nichols and Rev George $.
on state and national issues.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
PRINCE ATTACKING vERDUN
Heavy German Artillery Bombards
Forts Under Eyes of Kaser's Heir

London, Sept. 1.-THE Copenha-
gen correspondent of Reuter- says
that dispatches received there from
Berlin announce that the general
headquarters of the German Grown
Prince have been established in for
'ifed position to the westward Of
Vcrdum.
Parts of the Crown Princes army
have attacked forts south of Verdun,
which since yesterday has been bonn
ba 'ded by German heavy artillery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, fair tonight and probably
Tuesday. Warmer central portion
tonight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
NORTH BENNINGTON WON
Defeated Bennington Saturday After
noon by Score Of 6 to 4

The attendance at the baseball
same at Morgan park Saturday after
noon was disappointingly small. but
the game was a close and interesting
contest North Bennington won by
a score OF 6 to4.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
Standing Of the Clubs
Games Today

Games Today
Boston at Washington
Philadelphia at New York.
Detroit at Cleveland.
Chicago at ST. Louis.
The National League
ST. Louis f. Cincinnati (hrst
gamel.
St Louis 3. Cincinnati (second
game).
Chicago 2. Pittsburg o.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

London, Sent. 1S.-Th0 sixth week
OF tho war between Germany and
France. Great Britain and Belgium
has brought p vast transformation.
The pursued a-e now the pursucrs.
The Irresistible sweep of seven Ger
man armies through Belgium into
France met an immovable force at
tho Marine river.
The army of Gen. Won Kluck, which
SO long hattlcd to turn the allies
western flank. was itself slowly and
steadily outhanked Its retirement
before the small, but hardy, British
army turned the tide of battle.
To-day, if the French official reports
are correct, all The German armies,
except that facing Nerdun and few
miles southwest, are retreating. Gen.
van klucks army, which a week ago
was few miles to the southeast of
Paris, has retired more than 60 miles
to the northeast, while ON the eX.
treme right the army of the Bavarian
crown prince, which was attacking
the French eastern line between
Nancy and Eplnal, has fallen back to
the frontiers of Lorraine. permitting
the French TO reoccupy. Luneyile
and several other towns
Gen. Joffie, the French command
cr-in-chief. pictures the retreat as hur
ried, If not dsorderly, with the Ger
mans abandoning prisoners, wounded
and supplies.
Last Sunday was the darkest day
of the war fos the allies. The French
government emigrated from Paris To
Bordeaux in a long sad procession of
motor cars. An attack upon the CAPT
tai appeared imminent and the main
German force had hammered a huge
wedge into France between Paris
and Nerdun with its center some.
miles south of that line.
The French people trcmblc with
the question whether their army was
not a beaten army; whether the his
tory of 1870 would repeat itself.
The battle of The Barne, which
was decided in a week. is regarded
by military critics rs the most mar
velous reversal Of roles of two arm.
les known. In their view it appears
TO have decided the first phase of the
war and TO have made impossible the
plan which the German staff is sup
posed In have had OF smashing tho
French by one comprehensive stroke
and then turning the bulk OF the Ger
man forces eastward TO confront the
Russians.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL
The American LEAGUE

The American League
Detroit 4. Chicago 3.
Clevelnad 3. ST Louis 0 FIRST
game).
Cleveland s, St Louis 3 Second
game, called in eighth by agreement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
RUSSIANS FORCED
TO FALL BACK IN
EAST PRUSSIA
German Advance loo Strong for
Cars Troops
FRENCH CONTINUE TO WIN
German Retreat Continues and
Parislans Look for Return of
Capital 20 Their City

Pctrograd, Sept. 1.-the war Of
flee admits today that the Russian
forces in East Prussia have been com
PEELED to fall back in front OF an
overwhelming German advance.
The war Office, howeve-, confirms
the statement that the Austrian
forces have been completely crushed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
o 2. Pittsburg 0.
Standing Of the Club.
Games Today

Brooklyn at Boston.
New York at Philadelphia double
headcr).
St Louis at Cincinnati
Pittsburg at Chicago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
TO RENT

To RENT Barn At lls Adams ST suitable
iur storage For particulars address G..
". Wickran, les Park plsc,, Schenectady,
N. Y. S9tcf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

FOR sALE-A very desirable little place
10 acres of good land. good six room cot
tage, barn and wagon shed. fine variety of
fruit, build ngs all In good repair. never fail
ing wafer. property now owned by New York
people who have bought another place in the
Berkshires will be sod at the sacrifice price of
81 100 located IL miles from salisbury
station Nash and Hutchins. 40lf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

srOR sALE-The heirs TO the Gov. Tichenor
a property. so called. have consented TO LET
us sell the same at a reduced price for quick
sale. This property is centrally located on
Mt. Anthony st. I'm Old Bennington; has about
two acres OF lawns and gardens with beautiful
shade and shrubbery and number of apple
pear and plum trees; II room house, wood sbed
aundry, bath room; good barn. This is called
one of the best properties in Old Bennington.
Price $40 OOO Nash a. HutChlns 6gtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

<YTAsTED-Positiona as child's nurse. Best
w Of references. Address Isabel Dib le,
Wynantskill, NJ. Y. S5t6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

For SALE-Housc. barn and shop and near
ly acre of land on the east road in Pownal
House has six rooms and in good repair. Also
about seven acres OF land near by. Price of
entire property $325. Address Fred g. Brown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

WANTED-Agcnts to sell guaranteed hos
w iery, so per cent profit; make SO daily:
orders repeat regularly; best agents seller in
existence international Mills. West Phia-
delphia. Pa. SItf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

Paris. Sept. 14.-There was further
confirmation today Of the German re
treat ali along the line. The inhab-
itants &C now confidently looking
for the return of the capital to Paris
King Albert of Belgium today sent
a dispatch OF congratulations to Ires
ident Joincair upon the notable
l'rdnch victory. President Poincair
replied and states that in the event Of
success by the allied army that Bel
GUM would be cared for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

Antwerp. Sept 1.-THE Belgian
forces have retired to the first OF the
four outer dcfences of the city after
a severe attack by the Germans follow
ing a four days battle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

For sALE-The Park Homestead on Pleas
ant street, the books and furniture there
in. Prices on contents greatly reduced. Ap
Ply Edward j. Hall. sits
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
WANTED

XTANTED-Ag girl. IS, would like a plaza
w wncre she could 20 to school and work
for her board and room. Apply at Banner OF
fee. S7tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

FOR sALE-A splendid village property
consisting OF modern nine room house
with bath. hot and cold water. good barn with
slated roof. hen house l2x25 slated, lot Ox240
there has been over $500 laid out on this prop
erty this year. and it il in the best OF repair.
location very desirable. Price $500. Nash
and Hutchns. 49tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

London. Sept. IA Bordeaux dis
patch TO Lloyds Weekly News says
the line Of communication used by
the Germans has been cut and they
cannot make use of the lines east Of
the Agonne forest owing TO the rapid
advance of the allies on tho ccnte
and right They must. therefore. try
the line through the Mouse valley
and Luxemburg
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

f,OR SALE Ripe and green tomatoes for
u sale at Geo Pellerin's, 100 Mill 81. St0l
bushel for ripe and SOC for green. Send me q
postal and will deliver them. Geo Peierln,
leo Mill st. bit24'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

FOR sALE-Some excellant broilers, dressed
or undressed, J. II. Livingston, Benning-
ton VT S5t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

XTANTED-For three months. cOmps
w ent girl FOR general homework. in Ism
y CT two. Apply at Monument Ave, Old
Bennington. s6t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

FOR SALE-Stoddard Dayton passenger
touring car Fully equipped and in trst
class shape. John L. Walsh. l52 Beech ST. 4Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

NOR SALE-Modcrn s room house. slated
a. and in good repair. bath, toilet. hot and
cold water, narn 16x6i lean to 12xi0, shed 2sKs6
hen house l0xi2, lot 72xl00, this property is
only minutes walk from Bennington post
office, in good location and bargain at the
price asked, $780, Nash and Hutchins. 49tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

ErOR sALE-Two 1914 Buick automobiles 10
n first GLASS condition to be sold 10 make
room for the 1915 cars. The Bucks will he
cold ut greatly reduced figures. Now IS the
time 10 get good car forlittle money. Ideal
Garage. w. K. Connors, irUp. 43tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

EOR sALE-Splendld small farm on the con
Il crete road west of Old Remington, two
minutes walk from Summit station. II acres
OF me land, meadow, pas, urage and woodland
Huse and stable. Fruit An shade trees. Mrs.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

TOR sALE-Broilers. roasting chickens AM
n fowls. dressed TO order and delivered
Mountain View Poultry Farm, J. Backus Prop.
Phone INV. 2btf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

FOR sALE-0ne parlor coal stove. j. IL
L Livingston. bennington, VT s5tS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14

WTANrED-To buy for cash and sell on
w commission eccond hand goods OF all
description. Joseph Garreau, 2O5 River street.
72t2js
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-14
TO RENr

To REsT-Four room tenement, suitable
for two people. on North street. Apply
Clarence Chandler. Tel. SILL sof
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13
FEDERAL OFFICIALS
CUT OFF VERA CRUZ
FRESH FOOD SUPPLY
Huerta Soldiers Strongly Entrenched
There, However, and Rebel Sue
cess Is Regarded With
Considerable Doubt.

Vera Cruz. Mex. Special: The situa-
tion at Tampico and the effort of the
Mexican governor of the state of Vera
Cruz to Gu off the food supply of Vera
Cruz divided attention today. The. re-
ported inassing of the rebel forces
against Tanipico is regarded as inn
portant. because it is felt to be certain
that the TALL of the city will have some
bearing on the immediate policy OF the
United States.
Many persons who are well informed
of the federal preparedness in Tampico,
are skeptical of the predictions of an
early rebel success. They point out
that three federal gunboats have thus
far easily repealed the attacks.
The situation of the town is such that
a force canno approach without ex-
posing itself to the fire of four-inch
~quick-fire guns. except from one direc-
ton. That point is defended by n triple
line OF trenches and many machine
guns n field artillery. Gunboats and
soldiers are plentifully supplied with
ammunition.
The rebels have heretofore been
without artillery. Unless guns have
cache them from the northern rebels
1t is believed impossible for them to
drive out the federals.
The fall OF Tampico into rebel hands
might help to solve the food situation
In Vera Cruz. In that event, it is pre-
stunned the trade between Vera Cruz and
TampicO would be resumed and that
the territory about Tampico would sup
ply the market here to some extent.
!: Supply insufficient.
Just now the only supplies reaching
Vera Cruz are coming from the small
ranches near enough to the city for
owners to feel assured Of American
protection. Scores of natives, carrying
0RRa and milk arriVo daily h,f THE
supply Is absorbed almost without ef-
feet on the demand.
With the order of the Mexican gov
crnoT of he state OF Vera Cruz. threat
ening execution OF any one bringing
food to the city. effective. this small
supply will be cut off and the populsl-
ton. both native and foreign, will lie
forced to depend on goods shipped from
the United States and elsewhere. Tine
money is also peculiar. The banks hive
Deen virtually at a ~standstill for all ex-
cept small exchange business. because
OF the lack OF stamps required by Mex
lean laws now in force. Nearly
100000 pesos worth of captured stamps
we're placed in circulation today to re-
!ieve the situation. It = getting almost
impossible to find Mexican change.
Some merchants are doing business on
= double standard. Goods. bought In
the United States OF abroad. are sold
only on q gold basis, while goods,
bouyht In Mexico City. are sold for
Mexican money.
II: " McCleiland. q pineapple grow
g: was twice strung up BY 70 Of his
plantation at FL BurrO. near Santa
ISucrecia. He arrived here with other
refuEees yesterday. penniless, and was
e ken Ia charge by the Red Cross. The
robbers not $1,000 In gold.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13
SOME %PECUuARIT|ES
OF THE GULF STREAM
Captain Johnson, of Cutler Sen,
eca, Reports His --latest
Observations.
From the New York World.

rom tile New YORK NOrl1.
lille the revenue cutters. Senec:
ana Miami, on the north Atlantic ice
patrol. folnd but little ice during the
month OF March that was a menace
TO navigation. the discovery of y
phenomenal current forming an eddy
IN the gulf stream is recorded in q
report to the naval photographic Of
flee and headquarters of the revenue
cutter service.
one peculiar point we noticed"
a Captain Johnston. commanding
the Seneca, was that as we come out
OF the gulf stream, going westward.
me sea Water drops suddenly from
to SO degrees. AS the Labrador cur
rent rs entered h Temperatures falls
again suddenly to about 32 degrees.
inc gulf stream WAS found to be
running Very strong, nearly north
east, at Il rate of a mile and a half
an hour. The water between the
extreme cold and the extreme warm
currents partakes of the direction of
the suig stream, but Very much di-
mlhlShed in Velocity, moving about
six miles II day"
Captain Johnston discovered two rib
oohs OF heavy ice. each several miles
IN length. coming together at the
=, with a good sized berg almost in
the center. This was about latitude
~, north longitude 40 w. 'Slob" ice
coming from the north apparently had
followed The east edge of the bank as
far south as latitude As. when it ran
due south. AT latitude 1910 it
struck the current running north
east n eddied around with it.
melting rapidly as it came in contact
WIN the warmer water.
This phenomenon absolutely cor
the observations 1 made
last season as to the movements of
the currents in this vicinity" says
Captain Johnston, 1.-The ribbon of slob
ice marking the eddy as plainly as
could be done with a piece of chalk
on a blackboard.'
The popularity of the current in
dicates to the photographic authori-
lies that little is to he feared by the
50 far reported, but it is thought
likely that larger fields INC bergs yet
may be brought down from Labrador.
or the several "growlerS' sighted by
the Seneca near latitude 1880 the lat
ter part of February, only one re-
manned dangerous a month later. The
field itself had completely disappeared
before it reached the steamer lanes.
A field of northern slob was found, ex-
tending in a long. narrow ribbon from
latitude 43.40 and longitude 1895 in a
general ~northeasterly direction. Fur
ther west was d group of large growl-
ers. some extending 20 feet above
water. Two of the bergs sighted in
February a almost melted away. the
larger being carried about 100 miles
northeast in the gulf stream.
Gulls of all descriptions. in larger
and greater varieties than
ever before had been seen by the men
on the patrol. We're found, nearly al
some distance away from the
ice. but apparently finding God in the
slick caused by the fresh water from
the melting ice which covered an area
of several miles.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13
WIRELESS YARNS.

BY Walter S. Hiatt In the Scribner.
The spirit of voyages never ending. of
the traffic managers office. whence
operators meet and are assigned to
ships.
Hello! Jenkins. So you're the man
I've been talking to these three years
and never yet set eyes upon. That's a
great yarn YOU told me down in the
Caribbean about the Kingston negro
who got a shock walking under the
antenna with a steel cane
well! well! we'll! And this is the
sport 1 landed in the business. I hear
you handed it to the old man when
he asked you to call up the Don Juan
de Austria and beg the loan OF the KEY
to the keelson. What was your an
sWer? 1 remember now. You told him
you We're busy frying flying fish on
your ntenna for supper, and when You
got that little job finished, you intended
to find out what became of the waste
ether dots. I guess he found you
weren't so green. at that. /.
Boys! look at the bulletin board!
The next operator reported at this Of
ftce for swearing anywhere within 300
miles of the port of New York will be
severely dealt with. All improper con-
v~ersation among operators nus cease
shs Kiruna. call letters SIN. of the
Rederiaktiebolaget Lulea-Ofoten. has
been equipped with wireless apparatus,
to be operated by the Societe Anonyme
Internationale de T~elegraphie Sans Fill
Here's more of the same: Please note
that the call letter OF the SIS Bahia
Castillo of the Hamburg sub Ameri-
kanische Dampschiffahrts Geseilschaft
is DIX They hand us stuff like this
to remember and then they wonder
why fellows get mad and let off
When ! was at Calcutta, I did q
good turn for an old fakir and he took
a shine to me. He said he'd let me
know when he died. That was three
years ago, will you believe me, this
voyage home. 1000 miles at sea. he
rung a bel1!-right in my cabin, and
told me he vas dying. He knew the
code all right. Well. If you fell
lows won't believe me It's true. No
ghost story at all. )"
Eyes. the lad at Fame Point died.
They said he had heart trouble. I be-.
lieve it was pure inconsistencies"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-05-13

national museum ct Washington. These
fabrics which are known as the Mar
tine silks. have Deer woven, printed
and finished in the American plant OF
the Duplan Silk company in New York,
under the direction OF Paul Poiret. NJ.
Poiret is the originator; and his ideas
IN color and design are held by some
to be the last word in the world of
fashion. His school of design is call
ed LEcole MARITIME, i'm alonor of his
daughter, and here all his wonderful
fabrics known by the same name are
designed. The pupils of this unique
school are children from the age of
IL years upward, who are left much to
their own resources as to study and
design. They frequent the woods and
fields where they are taught to observe
nature carefully and in
nature in her simplest and truest state
is predominant in their drawings and
color schemes. Tho two principles en-
pioyed by M: Poiret in his art are the
search for the greater simplicity and
the search for original detail.
These printed silks are the first of
the kind to be made in America and
sold in Paris and London. The designs
are startling and bizarre in contrast to
the regular lines of fabrics, but it must
be borne in mind, when judging them,
that the silks on which they are printed
are only intended to be used in con-
JuIiCIlOI Will SUCH HldleFlalS as DI1ck
charmeuse, chiffon, taffetas and rough
woven silks. OF the "a patterns in the
full line, six are represented in the
national museum collections. namely:
Pekin, a combination OF wide and mar
row stripes in brilliant colors, printed
on charmeuse and on crepe chinois;
Bishop, an odd floral design on Ruisse-
let. and fleur de %jeunesse; Bouquet, .
floral design with stripes on Ruisselet;
and Lizeron. black charmeuse with
flowers in vivid colors. The last pat
tern is hand printed from wooden
blocks, n is probably the first design
Of the kind printed by hand on heavy
silk goods in the United States. The
samples are the GIFT of the manufac-
turers.
Many other beautiful examples of the
new fabrics now being turned out by
American looms are also in the mu-
scum collection. These not only in.
clude the standard weaves of silk, and
cotton, but combinations OF cotton and
spun silk. cotton and art silk. and mer-
cerized cotton and wood-pulp silk.
Samples Of these weave have recently