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Evening star., 1915-11-28

too. Meet Mr.. Foster. 1t does beat all
how popular I'm gettin to be.
hadn't been noticin' Sid; but | had
to then. He didn't appear to be
pleased. He was settin right still in his
chair. without otferin' to get up. just
starin' at Paul with his mouth open. and
not seemin' to notice that Paul was holdin
out his hand. In minute he made
hard try for it, and struggled up on his
feet. with his face gettin tire-red. 1t
tickled me. A jealous man always seems
comical. don't he? Wouldn't that have
been the way it would have struck YOU?
1t seemed to strike Paul, because he give
a short little laugh. He didn't wait.
though, for Sid to get hold of himself;
nor he didn't wait any longer on old CLAY.
He just went straight over to Molly.
smllin down at her.
"Of course YOU cant be anybody but
Miss Burke, he says to her.
II was gettin' to that" says Clay.
"Molly, meet MIR Strang. My daughter.
1t was too late then. They'd met al
ready. Neither one OF 'em heard him.
Old Clay grnned nj me and Sid, and then
he tipped his chair back against the wall
and started smokin and went down to
tend to Paul's horse for him.
BY the time got back Paul had sure
Evening star., 1915-11-28

was. with snug ridin breeches and silk
shirt and new tifteen-dullar boots. He'd
been too wise He was wearin' gray cor
duroys, with gray handkerchief saggin
round his throat. 1t don't sound like
much, but the woman don't live that
could have let her attention go slack right
then, with him eomn towards the house.
unless she was stone blind.
MOLLY had real good eyesight Back
A'A in the house she'd stopped her singln ,
and then she d come and stood in the door.
1t fooled Sid He thought he was the one.
She wasn't oyerlookin' him. That wasn't
her way. She smiled at him. and said
somethin' to him, and let him shake hands
with her; but her pretty eyes were watch
in Paul. What's more, Paul was lookin
at her. You know how ii happens some
times that your eyes will get acquainted
with person before anybody says word.
That's the way it seemed to be with them
two. He hadn't got to the foot of the steps
till Molly was blushin with pleasure, as ii
she Just met up with a good old friend.
Pauls hat come off. He'd noticed me,
and he give me a nod and couple OF
words before he picked ont old Clay.
MIR. Burke" he says. My name 5
Strang, and this is a friendly call.
Evening star., 1915-11-28

soon enough to beat Sid Foster The folks
had had their breakfast, and there was
Sid settn' on the front porch in the shade
with old Clay. He wasn't payin' much
attention to Clay though, only just
enough to be polite. He had his eye out
for the girl, takin' an uneasy look back
in the house every little bit. She was in
there, all right; | could hear her goin'
round and fussin' with things and hum
min a little song; but she hadn't come
to the door yet, nor she didn't appear to
be in any rush about it.
BY and by Sid got up and stood fdgetin'
on his feet.
"I'll find Miss Molly inside?" he says.
Old Clay didn't answer him. He was
squintin' at a cloud of dust down the trail
"Who's that a-comin'?" he says. "Rides
like somebody | don't know"
Well, it was Paul. When he got to the
gate he tied his pony and come on in,
lazyin' up the path with that easy way
he had. He wasn't rugged up like Sid
Evening star., 1915-11-28

either: it wasn't bit steady-it was
shrill and hard and excited. wasn't sure
it was his till Id took a little peek through
the grass. There couldn't be any mistake
about his bein' excited. He was white and
shakin'. with his eyes blazin hot.
@For Gods sake." he says. what are
you goin' to do"
There wasn't any excitement about
Paul. His voice was away down deep,
with kind of lazy drone in it.
@Do?" he says. Il? | don't under
stand you.
"Yes. you do" says Sid. "What are
you here for? You're the only man on
earth that can harm me here. and you
know it! Is that what you're up tor
Paul looked at hin, q minute before he
answered,
"Oh." he says. velvet-soft. I'm the
only man on earth who knows? You must
be thinking of the little affair with the
Albright girl. Is that it,
"You know that's it," says Sid. He
was gettin shriler and shriller. 81 had
your word that no one should ever know
Paul give deep, quiet kind of laugh.
but it didn't sound as If he was enjoyin'
the fun of it,
"Oh," he says again. Il fanced you
would have forgotten that. That was all
Evening star., 1915-11-28

Even then didn't get what | was
fishin' for. Old Clay commenced to
knock his pipe against the fence-post and
blew through the stem a few times.
dyes, Billy" he says. IF everybody
in the world was all just alike, it would be
horrible humdrum."
IF it was variety we was wantin', it be-
gun to look pretty soon as if we'd have
a plenty of it. You couldn't have been
prepared for the thing that come next.
| sure wasn't
1t was gettin along past the middle Of
the afternoon, and Id gone down to
the bunch of cottonwoods beside the
creek to loaf while with myself on the
soft grass in the shade. I'd had a couple
of cigarettes, and | guess | must have
been startn' to snooze, because | never
heard Sid and Paul comm till they got
just a little ways from me and stopped.
What walked me up was the sound of Sids
voice. 1t wasn't much like his voice,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
ST. LOUIS FLOODED
Trains Halted ard Residents of Su-
burbs Rescued from Roofs.

st. LOUIS, Aslg. 20.--rhe southwest.
ern partoofiSt louis WAS under water
today as d result of continuous
dcwnponr of rain. The storm was ac-
/ companied by high winds Residents
in the southwest part of town we're
going about in boats today.
+ AS the morning advanced the down
pour increased. Railroad service on
the Missouri Pacific and on st. Louis
and San Francisco tracks which run
through the southwest port of the
city was discontinued. as the rails
were under water. Two incoming
trains were halted several miles from
union station.
One train stopped at Delmar stat
ion, near the city limits, but the wa
ter around the station was so high
iiremen and street employees had to
assist the marooned passengers.
Ropes were tied about the rescuers
to pun them through the current as
they waded in.
Many houses in the suburbs of
Greenwood and Maplewood, immed-
lately adjoining the city on the south
west, were completely surrounded by
water, with only roofs and chimneys
visible From distance, resurers in
skiffs could be seen taking the peo-
pie from second story and attic win
dowa
BY the middle of the afternoon
every automobile road and street car
line leading from St Louis to the
surrounding suburban towns had been
closed because of high water. Fire
men were rescuing inhabitants OF
several suburbs from second story
windows in boats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
BULGARIA SAID TO
HAVE ACCEPTED
BID OF ALLIES
Rome Claims That They Have
Bought Her Help
GREECE STILL HOLDING OUT
BuIgaria's Price Reported to Be Part
of Macedonia and a Generous
Slice Of Turkey.

Rome, Aug. 10, t{ia Paris, Aug. 20)
The Entente powers, according to
a positive statement made by the
Sofia correspondent of the Giornale
d'Italia, have offered to Bulgaria that
part of Macedonia given to her by the
Serbo-Bugarian treaty of 1912, with
the right of Immediate occupation.
The controversy over the part OF Ma
cedonia contested by Serbia and the
cause of the second Balkan war will
be settled after the present war ends.
Proportionate compensation is to
be given to Serbia, including the city
of Kavala. with the districts of Kava-
la and Seres, with the right of i'm
mediate occupation.
Bulgaria on her side rcnounces for
ever pretensions to Saloniki, vodina
and Uskub. She promises also to de-
clare war Immediately upon Turkey
aided by funds of the four Allies, Bul
garia, the correspondent declares,
will receive further territorial con
cessions in Turkey.
1t is believed that Serbia and
Greece will give way under pressure
by the Entente powers, but negotia-
tions will be heightened by the reluc-
tance of the King of Greece to con
sent TO any cession of territory
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
CARDINAL VANUTELLl DEAD
Was Dean of the Sacred College at
the Vatican

Rome. Aug 19-Cardinal Seralino
Vanutelli, dean of the Sacred College,
is dead at the age Of 81.
Cardinal panutelh was one of the
most influential of those members Of
the Sacred Collega eligible to the pap
acy. He was one ~ the six cardinal
bishops. who take their titles from
the suburban sees of Rome. He was
bishop OF Porto, Santa Rufna and
Ostia. He was created and proclaim
cd cardinal by Pope Leo Mi, March
ii 1884,
The cardinal was born November
%, 1884. at Genazzano in the diocese
of PaIastrina. His early education
was obtained in the seminary of Cen
az2ano, and he received degrees in
philosophy and theology in the Cap.
rancia college at Rome.
After teaching theology in the pom
tifical seminary he embarked upon a
diplomatic career and was successive
ly secretary to the papal nuncio in
Bavaria, apostolic delegate to Ecuad-
or and Peru, and nuncio at Brussels
and Vienna.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21

London, Aug. 2O-The Germans
have regained part of the trenches
lost by them between Angres and
Souchez on Wednesday, but have
been unable to drive the French from
the first-line trenches on Schratzman
nele in the Vosges, which the latter
captured on the 18th. There was ar
tillery lighting today at many points
on the front, and the Argonne was
the scene OF mine attacks and the
hurting of bombs and torpedoes from
trench to trench.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
BERLIN NOTIFIED
! j. S. SHE WOULD
BUY AR MS
In This Country To Try To Keep
Them From Her Enemies
HAD FULL RIGHT TO 90 50
German Agents Had Same Privileges
as Agents Of the Allies to Pur-
chase Munitions of War

Washington, Aug. 20.--It was said
authoritatively at the State Depart
ment today that Secretary Lansing
had no objection to the publication of
the full text of a communication filed
at the State Department by the Ger
man Embassy on June 13, In which
the German Government gave notice
that it might consider it advisable
during the course of the European
war to purchase arms and ammuni-
ton in the United States for the ex-
press purpose of preventing them
from going to Germany's enemies.
The statement was made at the
Department today that while Secre-
tary Lansing was willing that this
document should be printed in the
newspapers, he preferred that the
German Embassy, and not the State
Department, should furnish it to the
press.
The statement to this effect, made
at the State Department, was based
ON the fact that in the answer of Or.
H. +. Albert, Imperial German Priyy
Councillor to newspaper charges that
he was the head of the pro-German
propaganda in this country, which
was printed in newspapers this morn
ing. DR.. Albert quoted a portion of
the German Embassy's document of
June 10. This document had never
been mentioned by either the State
Department or the German Embassy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
CHOOSES VERMONT STONE
Woodbury. Granite Company Gets
$4,000 Order

Bethel, Aug 19-The Woodbury.
Granite company of Bethel has been
awarded the contract for. the granite
work for the new residence of Theo-
dore N. Vail to be erected at Norris
town, N. j.
When completed the grounds and
residence will represent an invest
ment of close to 100000. The gran.
ite contract calls for Bethel white
granite similar to that now being
furnished for Mr. Vail's Western I'M
ion building in New York city, and
will keep Bethel stone sheds busy for
some weeks.
The granite will cost in excess Of
$4,000 The award of this work is
another evidence of Mr.. Vail real
interest. in Vermont products. With
the whole country to pick from, .he
has chosen Vermont stone
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
exercise Walking Billiard Table Saves His Clothes But

water for about twenty minutes. Mr..
Brupniere said he and his mother
were tbe last to leave the promenade
deck. They reached this deck after
the last boat had left the ship, This
boat was too far away to be reached
by his mother.
When they were swept into the
water, Mr. Bruguiere said, he swan
for twenty minutes with his mother.
Then his head was struck with a
piece of wreckage and he was forced
momentarily to release his hold on
his mother.
When he came again to the surface
Mrs. Bruguiere had disappeared. Half
an hour later the sun was dragged
aboard one of the ships small boats.
In this boat he found his two bull
dogs which he had thrown overheard
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
NOT AN ISOLATED CASE
Many Similar cases in Bennington
and Vicinity.

and ViCinity.
This Bennington mans story given
here is not an isolated case by any
means; week after week, year after
year, our neighbors are telling SINH
lar good news.
James p. Toomey, South & Elm
SITS, Bennington, says Il have ney
er had any very serious case of kid
ney trouble, but for some time | was
bothered by duh pans across my
back My work aggravated the
trouble / had seen Doan's Kidney
Pills so highly recommended by Ben
ington citizens that sent to Coles
Drug Store and got box. They
helped me from the start and soon
drove the pains from my back and
made me feel better and stronger"
AFTER A LAPSE OF FIVE
YEARS, Mr.. Toomeysaid at is a
pleasure for me to once again en-
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills. They
did me so much good that kidney
trouble and / are strangers"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr. Toomey has twice publicly recon-
mended Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
Have Also Lost Over 1900 Can
non in Seven Days
IS GREATEST RUSSIAN DISASTER
Victorious German Armies are Now
Pressing Forward to Take 6rest-
Litovsk and Riga

Berlin, Aug 21-During the past
week the German and Austrian arm
les have taken $4,000 Russian prison
ers and over 1900 cannon. Most of
the cannon are new, showing that
the Russian army has been well sup
Piled with modern artillery.
At Novogeorgieysk the number of
cannon taken was 200 while the Tot
al OF other supplies is immense but
not yet listed.
The German army which has been
investing Noyogeorgievsk is now
going forward against Brest-Litovsk.
Other armies have cleared the
whole of the left bank of the Bug be-
fore Brest-Litoysk, while Field Marsh
al Won Mackensen having crossed the
Bug is advancing upon the fortress
from the south This means that the
obstacle of the marshes has been cir
cumvented and that Brest-Litoysk,
the chief military depot and concen-
tration center of Russia, is virtually
enVelopeu.
Although military observers are of
the opinion that the Grand Duke prob
ably again will be able withdraw his
army in safety, the loss of these lines
is considered greater military mis-
fortune than the loss of Warsaw.
Paris, Aug 21-It is reported here
that Bulgaria has modified an army
of 10000 men on the Turkish front
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
ITALIANS ANSWER LAST CALL
Thousands Prepare to Go to War
Must Report Before Night.

WuSb nCPOtk tNlHflts
New York, Aug. Thousands OF
Italian reseryists are tting in 'un-
der the wire" today throughout the
United States and Canada 1t lis the
last call the last day on which the
reservist vows can be lived up TO.
by decree of the Italian government,
yall Italian reservists who fail to
register with the consuls before night
fall will have incurred the crime of
desortion.
While no authentic figures are Civ
en- out as to the numbers who have
registered, it is believed that a great
percentage OF the reservists in this
country have responded The ltal-
ian laborers in eastern cities have re
sponded almost to man. The
younger men have already been sent
forward and the married and older
reservists have been allowed time to
adjust the affairs.
Allowance will be made to wives
and children of Italian reservists who
go to the front Whether this will
enable the families to live comfort
ably without becoming public charges
is just now interesting the immigra-
ton officials and the charity bureaus
of the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
RUN OVER BY AUTOMOBILE
ight-Year-Old Rutland Boy May Be
Fatally Hurt.


Rutland. Aug. 21.-Robert West.
colt, an eight years old boy who lives
with his parents and three brothers
and sisters at No. 1873 Strongs avenue
was probably fatally injured last
night just after o'clock when he
lodged from behind a wagon in front
of an automobile owned and driven
by w. III. White of Belmont The for
ward wheels of the car passed over
the child's body. He was taken to
the Rutland hospital but his condi-
ton at midnight was very unsatisfac-
tory. He had been having hemorr-
hages from the mouth and the attend
ing physicians feared a lung had
been punctured by fractured ribs,
Young Wescott and several other
boys and girls were playing in front
of their homes on Strongs avenue.
Those who witnessed the accident do
not blame the driver of the car, who,
it is claimed, was driving at a mod
crate rate of speed,
AS near as can be ascertained from
those who saw the accident the boy
was following wagon which was
travelling north. Mr.. White and party,
in a five passenger Ford, were going
towards home and the sudden appear
ance of the boy from the rear Of the
other vehicle was unexpected. Mr.
White partially stopped his car and
the front wheels only went over the
child's body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the car. There 10
only one way to cure Deafness and that Ia
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inhnmed condition OF the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. when
this tube is inflamed you have rumblinG
sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t in
entirely closed, Deafness 10 the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to it's normal condi-
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by Catnrrh,
which is nothing but an innnmed condition
of the mucous surfaces
We viii give one Hundreu 1oiiars Tor any
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free.
F. j CHENEY & CO, Toledo. Ohio
Sold by Druggists 75o.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21

IOR SALE-The Worthngton homestead
in North Bennington, VT, consisting OF
story house. porch across entire front and part
OF each SIDE hot AIR furnace, kewanee water
Large, roomv barn. suitable for ga age cement
walks, nice lawn, gravel drivewsys; also gar
den. Lot has frontage OF over l0l feet. An
ideal place for anyone desiring home with ali
modern improvements Will bs sold reasoua-
bic. Inquire OF X. A. Jones, Firtt National
Bank, or of Mrs. w. Il. Worthington. on
premises, North Bennington. Vt. b6tf
FOR SALE Second hand coal RANCE and gas
range. Phone 2GSN or adddress 7. y: Is *
1874 53t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
BRITISH Cel'ysORS
ARE HOLDING UP
ARABIC FACTS
WashingtOn Waiting AnxiousIv For
Report From Officials
FEEL THAT TRUTH is WITHHELD
Anti German Sentiment at Capital
Would Have President Break
Relations with Germany

Washington, Aug. 20.-Tension in
creased in official quarters here to-
night when consular messages for
warding afdayits of American sur
viyors Of the British liner Arabic
brought definite information that the
vessel was torpedoed without warn
ing and that at least some Americans
had been lost.
1t seemed that but one point re-
mained to be cleared up-whether the
Arabic attempted to ram the subma-
rine or whether IA change of the lin
er's course to assist the already sink
ing British steamer Dunsley nearby
was misinterpreted by the German
submarine commander AS hostile
approach
The attitude of the American gov
ernment for the moment is receptive.
anXiously awaiting accurate details
and reserying Judgment as to wheth-
er the action was deliberately un-
friendly
The president mot0red to Philadel-
phia today to see an oculist. He had
consulted Secretary Lansing before
leaving and conferred with him
again after his return here tonight
No statement was forthcoming as de-
tails from abroad were lacking, but
everywhere in official quarters the
grave aspects of the case were dis
cussed
The censorship in Great Britain OF
press dispatches on the disaster Great
cd the impression that perhaps facts
were being withheld which might al
feet the case yitally. Official mes
sages, however, are not subject to
censorship and confidence prevailed
that within another "a hours the cir
cumstances OF the torpedoing would
be definitely learned
The British censor apparently ST.
fenced today the wires leading to the
White Star line at New York from
England Only one dispatch relating
to the sinking OF the Arabic-a mes
sage detailing certain changes in pre-
vious lists of survivors and missing
escaped his blue pencil.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21

FOR sALE-Tte large brick dwelling on
Pleasant st in the Village If Bennington,
formerly occupied by the late Anna G lark.
This house has spacious grounds and contains
fourteen la ge rooms, Cesidts pantry, bath
room. large wood shed and -four room cellar.
II Is equi 1,ed with all modern improvements.
This place, W hicb is one OF the mt st desirable
in Bennington, will be sold at Il very reescE-
able price. Apply TO IL II. webster, Il. V.
Hcaly or Edward j Hall. BENNINGTON. 4otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
Security and service

tell the whole story of an ideal annui
ty transaction AS to security, read
our annual statement, AS to service
ask our annuitants. National Life
ms Co., OF VT. (MutualD Earle s.
Kinsley, General Agent, Mead Build
ing, Rutland. Vt. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21
How to Keep Well

Keep the liver active and the bow
els regular by using baxter's Man
drake Bitters. 1t is a safe remedy
for constipation, biliousness, malaria,
slck-headache, loss OF appetite, dizzi-
ness, general debility. Sold every
where. liquid or tablets. 20 cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-21

London, Aug. 20.--At least five
passengers, two of whom were Ameri
cans, and forty members OF the crew
lost their lives when the White Star
liner Arabic was torpedoed and sunk
by German submarine off Fastnet
yesterday morning. Nine other pas
sengers, missing, are believed to have
perished.
The two Americans who went
down with the ship were Mrs. Jose
phinc Bruguere of New York and DR..
Edmund T. Woods of Janesyille, Wis.
The former was thrown into the wat
or and was kept ailoat for some time
by her son Louis, who was forced to
relinquish his hold when he was
struck by a piece of wreckage. Moth
ing was seen of Woods after the ship
was blown up.
Most of the missing members of
the crew belonged to the engineers
staff. They went down with the
ship.
Captain Finch and the other olfic-
ers of the Arabic assert the subma-
rine gave no warning. They declare
the torpedo was fired as they were
going to the rescue of the steamship
Dunsley, which had just been torpe-
doed, presumably by the same sub.
marine.
That the loss of life was not much
heavier was due to the preparations
made by the officers in view of the
possibility of an attack while pass
ing through the war zone, to the
fine weather which prevailed, and TO
the splendid discipline maintained by
the crew. Life belts had been placed
on the decks and the lifeboats were
swung out. AS soon as the ship was
struck RATS were flung over the side.
The Americans who reached
Queenstown were cared for by the
United States consul With the 9th
er passengers they left Ireland for
England tonight. They lost all their
baggage and many of them borrowed
clothing until the consul had provid-
ed for them.
The Arabic carried 1S1 bags of
mail, mostly for the United States.
The mail included bags from Sweden
Norway, Denmark, Switzerland,
Spain and other countries.
Louis Bruguiere today said his
mother disappeared after being in the