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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
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OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING
Parents Of Rev. c. w. Turner Mar
red FIFTY Years Ago Friday.

rled Ffty years ago Froay.
The parents OF Rev. c. w. Turner
of North Bennington on Friday OBJ,
served the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding at their home in Var
mouth, Nova Scotia The couple were
married December 10, 1865, at Free
port, Nova Scotia, the officiating
clergyman being Rev. Mr. Richard
son, of the Baptist church in that vii
lage. Mrs. Turner was Miss Sarah Z.
Crocker, daughter OF the late Joseph
A. Crocker, senior, who had formerly
resided in New Bedford. Mass, and
who was for many years skipper Of
one of the whaling vessels hailing
from that port. OF the guests who
were present on that happy occasion
but two now survive and both are
sisters of the bride. namely, Mrs. T..
W. Churchill, CT Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Mrs. James Perry of Freeport. N S.
Besides Rev. Mr., Turner one other
son was born to the couple, Mendell
c.. now living in Dorchester Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
MARRIED AT READseoRo
North Adams Couple Who Observed
Soth Anniversary.

Soth Anniversary.
North Adams, Dec. 9.-Mr ANA
Mrs. Henry Pratt, for the past 40
years. residents OF this city, are to-
day celebrating the 6Oth anniversary
of their marriage at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Walter Heag-
berg of 223 Ashland street, Mr. and
Mrs. Pratt were married Decembey
., 1855. and will celebrate the amt
versary of that event with family
dinner party this evening when their
sons and daughters, sons.in-laws and
daughters-in-law, viii be present.
Among those who will gather at the
dinner table will be Mr. aud Mrs.
Norman Fl. Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. Ar,
thur NJ. Pratt, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Deming and
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Heagberg,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pratt were
married in Readsboro, by Rev MI
Hicks, pastor of the Methodist
church, of that place Both were
born in Stamford and spent their
early years in that town. After their
marriage they lived in Stamford for
nearly 30 years after which they
moved to this city where they have
since made their home Mr. Pratt
has worked as a stationary engineer
for the Di5ble Lumber company
Canedy & Clark and other firms He
retired several years ago from active
work
Mrs Pratt has reached the age Of
76 years She was born September
n, 1899 Her maiden name was
Lucy A. Millard Mr. Pratt has
reached the age Of 50 He was born
June 5, 1893 Both Mr. and Mrs.
Pratt ere in good health,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
SENATORS ASSAI[
DIPLOMACY Of
4 N { RIG A
Senators HOke Smith and Henry
Cabot Lodge Are Critics
An INVESTIGATION DEMANDED
Germany Kills Our Citizens, England
crippIes Our Trade and Mexico
Is Wholly Lawless.

l. Washington, Dec. 10.-The expect
cd storm in congress over the admin
istrations conduct of the defense of
American rights on the sea broke to-
day When Senator Hoke Smith,
Democrat, demanded an investigation
OF Great Britains interferences with
neutral trade. aud Senator Lodge,
Republican, replied with a demand
that any investigation include the
loss of American lives on the high
seas and in Mexico.
The body of an innocent child,
floating dead on the water. the victim
OF destruction of an unarmed vessel,
is to me a more poignant and more
tragic spectacle than an unsold bale
of cotton" declared the Massachus-
etts senator.
To Senator Smiths resolution for
an investigation of trade interferen-
ces, Senator Lodge, ranking minority
member OF the foreign relations com
nlittee, offered an amendment for in
.yestigation Of the law and the facts
in the submarine attacks on the Lusi-
ltania, Falaba, Hesperian Arabic,
Gulaight and Ancona, and OF the
plots and eonspiracies against the
neutrality of the United States to
which President Wilson alluded in
unnleasured terms in his address to
congress Tuesday
Both resolutions were referred to
the foreign relations committee, on
which further action will depend.
Their introduction, however, had
served to bring out the first debate OF
the session on subject TO which all
minds had turned.
Senators on both sides OF the cham
her were drawn into the discussion,
which was precipitated by vigorous
speech by Senator Smith in support
OF his resolution.
Il wish to extend the scope OF the
resolution by my amendment" said
Senator Lodge as the Georgia senator
concluded, because if we are to take
up this question OF the violation Of
our rights / want to put it not only
on the lowest ground but on the high
est ground Us well. | think it is of
great Importance that we should vim
dicate our rights as a neutral in trade
il those rights have been violated
but think it is far more important
that we should extend protection and
assure security to American citizens
wherever they rightfully are, for l do
not believe that any government can
long retain the respect of its own
people if it does not give them the
protection to which they are entitled.
q think Americans should be pro
tected in their lives and in their lib
erty everywhere. | do not think they
ought to be murdered in detail and
obscurely in Mexico or openly in
wholesale on the high seas
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
VERDICT FOR AUSTIN
Jury Decides There Was No Cause
for Austin.

for Austin.
Friday afternoon the jury in the
case of John Kinney VS.. Thomas
Austin, the first case during the pres
ent term Of county court brought in
verdict that there was no cause for
action
The suit was brought on an appeal
from justice court in which Kinney
sought to collect damage to the
amount OF SEQ from Austin charging
that his crops had been injured to
that extent by Austin's sheep.
Charles A. Maurer and r. E. Healy
appeared for Kinney and Collins NJ,
Graves and j. X. Batchelder for Aus
tin.
Following the announcement of the
jury in the Kinney-Austiu case the
court took q recess until 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon when the case of
Charles Danforth VS.. Isaac Blessing
will be taken up. The suit is brought
by Danforth who seeks $4,000 dam
ages for the loss of little daughter
who was run over and killed by Bles-
sings automobile near the child s
home in Rupert in June, 1914, Bles-
sing, who is a typewriter machinist
living in Syracuse was arrested on
a criminal charge Of manslaughter at
the time of the accident, was given
hearing in the Bennington munich
pal court and was discharged T.
W. Maloney of Rutland appears for
Danforth and Frank c. Archibald of
Manchester for Blessing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
INDICTED FOR MANsLAueHTER
Hatch to Be Tried for Killing Brown
at st. Johnshury.

ST. Johnsbury Dec. 9.-The grand
jury in Caledonia County court today
returned an indictm Mt for man
slaughter against Harlow Hatch. who
is held for the murder of Sumner G..
Brown. Hatch will be tried at the
present term of court He Is II
years old and was the proprietor of
pool room here He is charged with
shooting Brown who was employed
in his pool room
The shooting took place last July.
Hatch disappeared after the shooting
and was found after a three days
search at the home OF an uncle in
East Barnet, II miles from here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
IMMUNE FROM ARREST
German Sailors on American Ships
Cannot Be Taken by Enemies.

Washington. Dec. ga German
seaman aboard an American vessel
on the high seas is immune from ar
rest by Germany's enemies. in the
view OF the state department. unless
it can be shown that he is an active
member Of German naval or mill
tary forces.
Department officials made this
clear today in commenting informal
ly on news dispatches that five Ger
mans had been forcibly removed
from the American merchantmen
Coamo and Carolina by the French
cruiser Descartes, 1t was said the
captured men, provided they were
not units in the German fighting for
ces, were as much entitled to Ameri-
can protection as they would have
been on American soil.
The department tonight had no Of
fetal advices on the seizures and I'M
til such advices are received no ac-
tion will be taken. 1t was pointed
out by officials however, that the
United States was on record as as
serting in positive terms the immuni-
ty Of persons of whatever nationali-
ty aboard American ships, This posi-
tion was taken as recently as Noyem-
Der, 1914, in successful protest
against the action of French cruiser
in forcibly removing August Pipem-
hripk a CnrnraD from fhe Amorieau
steamer Windber
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
GERMAN YOUTHS NOT CALLED
Berlin Denies That 1917 Class Has
All Been Summoned.

Amsterdam, Dec. g. (yia London
Replying to statement in the
French Chamber OF Deputies that
Germany called UP the recruits of
the class Of 1916 last year and has
now Incorporated in the army all but
one section of the class Of 1917, a
German official statement, received
from Berlin, says:
This statement is wrong. The
class of 1916 has not yet been wholly
incorporated and the class of 1917
has not all been called up"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
mApE, HIN Z
iCEING

Moisten Confectionery sugar with
water or milk until thin enough
TO spread, add a few drops OF cres-
ent Mapleine and you have de-
licious maple iceing with no trouble
at all. Mapleine may be purchased
of first-class Bennington Grocsrs at
So, and 20 cents q bottle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EoR SALE See us before January l5t. r.
garding he home place OF Jos pn Dronal
l0cated on Dunham Ave Just step from tp,
vlliage limits, property consists OF acre ~
good lind; that can be cut up into. rec gpud
bnil ting lots audsfi1 ave er ough so Eo with
h me property. modern 9 rOl IN h,use. 10 excel
leati epair gc cd barn, wagon shed fine SarB ty
of frdit good water, IN tact one OF Tie best ba :
gains in Bennington TODAY, this p 'opetty tpus'
ne sold before J lnuary lst. to settle he estate
pric, is very Ieasolaole, possession giyen nj
once Nash IL Hutchins 4ftI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EoR SALE-Tfe home property OF harry
and Adeline Daley iccaled IN Rranc ST.,
oaly II 81 ort distance from Hain ST. Trolley
house has ooms. All modern m browne 10
cuding heat, and is in the b st of repntr, lot
has FIR ,ntage on nranch ST. o. IS e., aud depth
of las IT, with extrA,euildiug lot on Gage -. e3-
t.usinn, barn, good garden variety Gt ttn I.
ulce Ia yn and snadn. THIS ls a very desirable
h jmH pro oerty; can be bought very reasonable
ii sold before Jan Arv 1T for price and tuu
information see, Nasn & autohins F'i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EOR SAFE The two houses formerly own
d, uble houses on Pleasant ST. store on Main
St, good 'octtiou Tor business. Apartment over
store building lots, farm saver single ana
double houses fer sale or rent REM colleile J.
pronertv care for. Gen Ins. Agt, N. Y Lite,
HI. n. williams, tel. 1S9W os.i
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EOe eALE-A Smith Premier Typewriter
? No. g. with Tabulati'g Attachme t, Long
Carr aye and Two Color Ribbon. But lite
used. The Price s2j. ". A. Root, l2l South
ST. oStI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EOE gAJE 90 horses. We just arrived Tee
see3. and have 40 20 select from. y pairs s8e
10 S50l, bsl. 240Q TO 2e0O. sing.es, I'M 10 ltQJ
Segerii pars Of mares in lot. All rice ftocs,
he4tthy and le4dy 10 orb. y few seconds
100 60 1910. DARK gray ;nAra G, aN0due ioafe
aad al gated slddler Another foad m z
wesss = horses warranted rs reoreseuted-
Guiford & Wood II rse Co., II. j. Wood Prop
Shelburne Falls, Mass. 47tl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

TOR SAFE Farm and wood land; good SIX
room house ard barn; 80 acres OF tiiAhle
land: bala 7ee wood and and Pasture laud; 2OJ
acrps in AL; rgnning water IN house ana nafni
soy, raj never.fniny surings OF pure water On
fbi, farrp A very desirable properly and lc-
catioa for bun Salow proposition, as there is
timoer en- ugh 10 buid several bu ldings; to-
oa'cl miles from Benz ington post once
Pfice $3.50 s00J can be left on pro cry
Mash s. hutchips. s9tt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EUR SALE Sideboard ana combination
Il writing desk in excellent condition: also
boz s auto truck Can at 50i Gage st. F0tft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EoRsAIE -Doo't peyrs Sts.e0 per E0r th
L FIR 20 Years, with inter sty ptn uats 10
sB72i 40 Huy lot and save t5ia I can sci
you a building lot on Main ST.. Grant st Ei
St. Weeks ST.. ne eey ST., Puto7ma S. Wash
ington st. Mex nley ST Durham VI, Eve cit
ST.. Convent st, Monument Yt.. ana sew "a
nov streets Geo. II, peNeg, Agt. Sstf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont increase in cloudlness to-
night Probably snow Sunday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

FOR sALE-A pair of oxen. Good Ones.
yery handY in yoke. II. Mere Botinm'
SALISBURY, Vt. ASoiNr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

Notice;--Family, moving out Of
town, has paid $2S1.OO on $4,000
Upright Grand piano You pay bal
ance $4,000 and it is yours. The
Gibbs Piano Co, 71-73 Main St,
Springfield, Mass. 80 years one loea-
ton 5 50t12t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

hJoTICE--A pretty box improves the ap-
~ pearsuce cf youc Chi .tmas gifts A
handso 'ue Inc Of plain and fancy boxes nov
on safe in cur show room. We make any spec
Il! size box TO oder. Deuuington paper BOX
Factory, 705 Main st. i3tl2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

FOR sALE-Fow ard .uutii efter holidays
laurel wreatlIs laural rope, eyergtee1 rope
evergreen wre4t 4 sprues aGd hqty wTeaths
and Chilstmas ire 8. Graves covered with
snruca Orders edvenri Ilr shi ed. airs q s.
Morse, North Branci St. Tel. 1857 b61f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

FOR SALES pairs OF bronerJ, L. C. uo!t
4 on, School It. 5ltt
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

BoR sALE- One eight room house Arlington
W. Inquire of J. A. CuIiinop, 81 Baxter
St, Rutland, VI. 4h20'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

OR SALE 40 yearllns hens, half Whit ?
Wyaud te and ha ( Rh de Island Red +.
NJ. PhIpott, Tel 1892. 4ai6f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
GREECE REFUSES.
ANY FURTHER
CONCESSIONS
Tells Allies She Cannot Grant
Them More Help
GERMAN ARMY ON ON FRONTIER
Ambassadors of Entente Powers Ad-
vised That No More "converss-
tions" With Them Are Wanted.

Athens, Dec 11.-Greeee has de-
clined to make any more concessions
to the allies at present il was authori-
lively stated today.
Every time the allies have asked
anything Greece has made every eff
fort to comply with their request.
The result has been that next day
the allies would ask for still more
and the point has now been reached
where the king and cabinet agree
that Greece must not compromise her
neutrality further.
1t is stated that the ambassadors
of the allied powers have been mott
fed that for the present an end will
be made 10 conversations" with
these ambassadors.
The evacuation of Serbian soil by
the French and British troops Is prac-
tically completed and a Bulgarian
army with few Austrian and Ger
man troops face the Greek frontier
but so far have not crossed.
The presence of this army far out
numbering the French and British
forces is taken by the Greeks as q
warning that they must not yield fur
ther to the wishes of the allies.
The Greek merchants at all ports
are greatly incensed at the French
and British for stopping the sailing
of cargo ships which have teen held
UP by the allies warships.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EsDP sALE-A customer has left with us "a
Fora Touring car Ia need of some oyer
hauling wbic he desires us TO ell for HIN Just
az it ia A very j W prics will he aoGapled,
The Bennington Garsgs. f. ". Williams. a45f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

For Sale: "A fire and burglar; proof
safe, cost $500, If taken at once win
sell for $50. Apply DR.. d. A. Gleason,
North Bennington. Tel. 398-M soto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

TOR sALE--Nodern house. 8 roOme in aae
repair, piazza. good cellar, AID large shed
in rear, toilet and ,ity water. Loclted min
lites walk from Main st. Price sidcO-Sl0lO
cash. Nash & hutchtps AT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

Horses: We have accommodation
for boarding a limited number of
horses during the winter Good quart
ers and good care Two pairs, young
matched horses for sale Ceder Hill
Stock Farm, Pownal Vt Phone, 1872
5OtG|
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

gHoR sAIE-A first class 6e ltal oBca all
eaun1ed. doing fine business n one of the
larges3 cities in Vermont. Address Den al,
Banner Office. 4l2)
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

Y OR sALE-Olo 1915 Ford Touring car
equipped with shock absorbers, at a low
price. B1nnington Garage W. Williams.
Aft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11
BLISS COLLEGE WON
Defeated Bennington High School by
81 to 19


ming. In the main event the Bliss
college team from North Adams de-
feated the Bennington high school
quintette by a score Of "a to 19.
The game was an exciting one,
especially in the first half when the
scoring was nearly even, although the
Bliss players managed to keep a lit
tie ahead. At the end of the first
half the score stood y to 8 in favor
OF the North Adams boys. In the be-
ginning of the second half Bennington
high school started off with vim,
but the superior password and floor
work of the college players proved
too much for the locals A good
many fouls were called on both sides,
but the high school had the adyant-
age in that department of the game
scoring seven foul shots,
The score
3. n. S. Bliss Business College
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e. Burt, c. C. Valencourt
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

EOR SALE Variety of Lathe and Paner
too.e drills ana reamers, etc. Apply T. FIJI
j. Tiffany 409 Gage ST i0t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

For Sale--Oak dining table at. 507
Main street. 5Ot6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

LON PRICED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE

FoRsALB OR RENT Ferreis Inquire to3 ~
Gage st 96'of
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

London, Dec. 10,-The British
steamer Busiria of 27O5 tons has been
sunk by submarine in the Mediter-
ranean.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

Paris. Dec. 1O.-The Belgian plant
for the making of powder and ex-
plosives at Grenville, near Havre,
has been destroyed by fire. 1t is
feared that many lives have been
lost
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-11

TO R&MT

S'O RENTS room tenement on Elm 81
Apply to William j. MeagAer 05tf
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-25
100 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
NEW VOL. 50-No. 8.
What Makes s Soap Bubble.

A bubble is merely hollow ball OF
water with air inside. The air in coming
up through the water in trying to rise up
out of the water is caught in such a way
as 10 form the bubble, and since the abll-
ity of the air inside OF the bubble to rise
is,greater than that OF the water which
forms the bubble, and which has ten
dency TO pull il down. the bubble rises TO
the air. The water ball is very thin and
keeps running down 10 the bottom OF the
ball, where you see il form in drops, and
soon this makes the walls OF the water
bubbles so thin that the air bursts through
the ball Of water. and that is what makes
the bubble explode.
Sometimes we blow soap bubbles.
We mix soap in the water and that makes
the walls of the water ball which we pro-
duce a little tougher, and Il requires a
great deal more effort for the air TO es-
cape from it, as the soap keeps The water
in the walls OF the bubble from running
down to the bottom for quite some time,
and, therefore, soap bubbles will often
travel in the air for some distance. The
colors we see on soap bubbles are pro-
duced by the rays Of sunlight, which
strike the bubble and reflect them back
in a manner similar 10 those ola rainbow.
Bubbles are round because the air
which forms the inside OF the bubble ex-
erS an equal pressure in all directions.
II presses equally against all sides Of the
bubble al the same time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-02-25
Robin Most Numerous of Birds.

A census OF birds OF The United States,
announced by the Department OF Agricul-
ture recently, shows an average OF sixty
pairs OF English sparows TO the square
mile, or seven 10 every 100 native birds
throughout the country.
The robin IS shown to be the most
numerous bird, with the English spar
row a close second. In the northeast
robins average six pairs TO each farm OF
fifty eight acres, while English spanows
averaged five pairs per farm. Taking 100
robins as unit, other birds were noted
in the following proportions: Catbirds,
40; brown thrashers, 81; house wfens,
2S; kingbirds, 81, and bluebirds, 70.
AS for density of population on each
acre OF farm land there was an average
of one pair OF birds. Chevy Chase, Nd. 4,
holds record for density, where l6l
pairs nested on twenty three acres.
Thiny-iour species Of birds were repre-
sented.
The bird population is much less than
if ought TO be, according to department
experts, who claim that if birds were
given more protection there would be an
increase in numbers.