The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-06
MODERN WAR COSTLY
Days Expense in Europe Ran Revolu-
ton for Year.

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| Portland, Ore, July 21.-The high
cost of warning, when the campaigns
| of Washington are compared to the
European conflict, was emphasized in
| the report of the Registrar General
| of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton at the first days session of the
society's twenty-sixth annual conven-
| tion here.
Thomas Jefferson, he said, review
ing the finances of the Revolution es-
| timated the cost of the war at an
| average of .$175 100000 a year. That
sum now is scarcely more than Great
| Britain's war cost for a single day.
| The total cost of the Revolutionary
| proximately $140,000,000 covering a
period of eight years-is less than the
total cost of the European war for
| month. s8
The Committee on Information of
Aliens reported great activity during
the last year IL promoting the educa-
| ton of the alien poYllation to the adj
vantages OF American citizenship.
with various societies and municipli-
| ties, the society has co-o1erated in es-
! tablishing courses in civil govern
| ment and other subjects tending to
! the enlightenment of those of foreign
birth. The committee pointed out
that of the 100000 souls who peo-
pied the thirteen colonies one-fifth
could not speak English, one-half
were of other than Anglo-Saxon des-
cent, and even now in some of the
States the proportion of foreign-born
is as great ASSOC per cent.
Detailed efforts to educate aliens to
the allegiance and obligations of
American citizenship were described
Much ignorance, the committee re-
ported, had been found among school
children, and even adults, regarding
the Constitution of the United States,
In many parts of the country it was
found that fundamental document
was not for sale in ready form. The
society recently has distributed 100,-
600 copies to night schools and settle
ments of aliens.
A careful study has been conducted
for the Committee on Military and
Naval Records by Real Admiral Ches-
ter, and his researches, reported by
the committee today, show there
were in the regular continental navy
sixty-four vessels, mounting 1912
guns, while the volunteer private
armed fleet outnumbered it with
1850 vessels and $4,000 guns. Brit
ish vessels to the number of 797 were
captured, and, with their cargoes,
were, valued at $24O00,OOO. The
American navy mustered then about
10000 men, and majority of the
names of those heroes were not left
for posterity. The navy won 20 per
cent. of It's ENGAGEMENTS; the army
won 40. Researches are now being
prosecuted in State archives and col
lections OF historical societies, as well
as private collections of manuscripts, |
to make as complete as practicable a
publication by the Government of the
continental army and navy muster
IUil. hOlS lndli soV,VVVH iSNoiuo hoNS
been found so far, chiefly in Massa-
chusetts, Virginia, and North Caro-
lima.
ESTATE OF SUSAN G. POTTER
State of Vermont, District of Ben
nington, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District Aforesaid:
To, all. persons interested in the
estate of Susan G. Potter late of
Bennington in said district, deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, said Court has assign
ed the 18th day of August next for ex
aiming and allowing the account of
the executor OF the estate of said de-
ceased and for decree of tie residue
of said estate to the lawful claimants
of the same. and ordered that public |
notice thereof be given to all persons
interested in said estate by publish |
ing this order three weeks success
sively previous to the day assigned, |
in the Bennington Evening Banner a
newspaper published at Bennington
in said District.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby mott |
fled to appear at the Probate Office |
In Bennington in said District, on the |
day assigned, then and there to con- |
test the allowance of said account i'll
you see cause, and to establish your
right as heirs, legatees and lawful |
claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand, this 10Th day
of July, 1915.
Amy H. Harbour. Register.
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