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The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Heavy Bombardment
Of Forts At 0Oritz
Begun By Italians

ROME, Aug. D.-Heavy bombardment
Of the Austrian forts before Goritz and
infantry assaults south and west OF
Tolmino mark the beginning Of q dc.
termined attempt by General Cadorna
to break the whole Austrian front alons
tho Isonzo.
Northwest Of Goritz . regiment OF
Bersa glieri rushed tho Austrians from
several rows Of trenches between San
Martino and Bighana. inhicting heavy
loss. Later they were forced to re-
linquish tho ground under. artillery At
tack from an adjacent height.
Santa Lucia. defending Tolmino from
the south, Is under violent attack. Of
flcial dispatches report the capture of
more Austrian trenches and about 200
prisoners.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
WILL NOT RETURN
TO VERA CRUZ NOW
Commander McNamee's Call for
Re-enforcements Regarded as
Inopportune.

Commander McNamee, Of the eacra.
mento. who made the call for re-en-
forcements at Vera Cruz recently. and
who later took the Sacramento TO New
Orleans, may not be returned to Vera
CruI.
1t was given out today tho sacramen-
to will be docked at New Orleans and
cleaned. Then. she will await orders.
whether McNamee IL being disciplined
because his call for help came at q
time unfortunate for the Administra-
tion whep It was trying to work out
the peace conference program.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Riga and Dvinsk Are
Threatened By Germans

BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville).
Aug. l9.-Riga and Dvinsk arc now
threatened by German armies: Brest-
Litovsk Is half-encircled by the Austro-
Germans. and the surrender Of Novo
Georgievsk with its Russian garrison Of
more than 5000 men IL a question Of
but few days. the Berlin press asserts
today.
Commenting on the rapid progress OF
pointed out that since August 8 the Rus
sian strongholds Of Warsaw. Iva1Acorod,
Lublin. Lomza. and Kovno have been
reduced.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Russia Places Huge
Order For Steel Rails

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-United States
Steel Corporation officials confirmed a
report that an order for 66 900 tons of
steel rails has been received from tho
Russian government. presumably for
use in the further construction Of tho
trans Siberian road.
Additional orders for $1,000 tons are
said to have been placed with the Penn
sylvania Steel Company and its subsidi-
ary, the Maryland Steel Company. Tho
amount involved Is not disclosed. but
the price Is believed to be In excess Of
the SOS per ton rate paid by American
roads.
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which has been conducted by the four
sergeants. E. A. johnson. Willis A.
Lansford. A. c. Hall, and T. A. Reed.
Platoon Drill.

Yesterday afternoon part Of tho time
was spent in platoon drill. however. and
another period given to breaking in the
two new wire carts which took the place
of the wireless outfit which the Signal
Corps used to have. On the four reel
equipped. are twenty miles Of telephone
and telegraph wire. which will all be
run out by the members of this COM
mapd before the CAMP is broken.
Some little trouble was experienced
by the sigma! Corps men during the first
mounts, although Lieutenant MacLen-
nan says that after the first two OF
three drills the horses often know more
about what is expected Of them than
However. the trouble with the Signal
Corps horses came before the animals
really had a chance to learn the routine
required of them. and the trouble cul-
minated In an impromptu and invol-
untary five-mile race yesterday down
A private from Sergeant Halls di.
vision and one from sergt. T. A. Reed s
squad We're the actors. Their mounts
giving them their heads. after the frst
few minutes of tussel and were soon
lost in a cloud OF dust far down the
turnpike; Sergeant Hall had no inton-
ton Of sitting his mount and witnessing
in the company. and so. digging in his his
spurs, he set out In hot pursuit Five
miles away from the starting point he
found the two boilers. their riders still
In saddle and none the worse for thei,
experience. although tho horses them.
selves were badly winded from the pace
they had kept.
Typhoid Vaccinations.
The work Of administering the second
vaccine treatment to those in camr
seeking immunity from typhoid yester.
day afternoon furnished good pra ctice
for the boys Of the sanitary detachment
who helped In the work under the direc.
ton of Major L. H. Reichelderfer. OF
the medical corps. Each of the 25O mer
who are undergoing this treatment were
given 50O. 900 900 of the dead typhoid fever
bacteria before leaving for camp. This
constituted the first treatment In the
course. Yesterday each man was giver
billion of the germs. The third treat
ment will involve the administrat ton OF
a like number.
A detachment from the Naval Bat,
talon, D. c. n. G., under Paul r
Thompson. lieutenant junior grade, i.
doing good work at the camp. kcepins
open the line of communication hetWeer
Colonial Beach and Pope's Creek, thu
point where the nearest railroad touches $
eleven miles from here. The Launch
which they are using for this purDos;
and also for the transmission of officia
camp mail is the second steamer Of tn,
naval 4militia. On II Is a crew of five men
consisting Of two seamen. the engineer
fireman. and eoxswain.
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Dacia Sold; Sails Under
French Flag to Cardiff

PARIS. Aug. ls-The former Ameri-
can steamship Dacia. condemned by a
French prize court owing to her trans
fer from German to American registry
afte< the outbreak Of the war, has been
SOLD Her new French owner has re-
named her the User She sailed today
under the tricolor from Cherbourg for
Cardiff to take on a cargo of coal for
Brest.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Belgian Family Appeals
To Washington For Aid

Appeal for aid for q family Of Bel
gium refugees has been received by tho
District Commissioners in letter from
La Rochelle. France. signed by M. C..
Balduck-Loncke.
The writer says he was principal Of
the common school Of Noordschote on
the User.
Our poor commune no longer ex-
ists." says the letter. I'VE were COM
PEELED to abandon our house containing
all our possessions. We have, there
fore. lost everything excepting our
courage and our name. Belgium
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u. S. WILL WELCOME
CONTRABAND COTTON
French Paper Thinks Order Shuld
Please As II Will Aid
Controversies.

PARIS, Aug. 19.-The Temps takes the
view that the United States Govern
nent will welcome the placing of cot
ton on the list of contraband because
1t will end controversies over the de-
tention of cotton ships.
Commenting on a report that cotton
will be listed as contraband within q
few days. tho Temps declares that the
allies can cite the fact that the United
States took similar action during the
civil war.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Norway Votes $4O5,0O0
For National DefenSes

CHRJSTIANIA. via London. Aug. D.-
Tho Norwegian storthins appropriated
. supplementary sum Of tto6.ooo for ma
tional defense. This sum includes the
expenses Of eQuipping a naval station
on the northern coast.
The government was invited to sub
NIT proposals. for utilizing q surplus
from 1914 Of 2.boo. 900 for naval purposes.
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Would Finance Building
Of Thirty Submarines

CHICAGO. Aug. IA sroup OF
wealthy Chicagoans has prepared q
plan to "underwrite'' submarines 70,
tho United States. They desire tc
finance the building Of twe1ty or thirty
lsubmarines immediately and to await
Build submarines now" IL the slo.
gan Of these citizens. without waitins
for Congress to convene and debate
perhaps for months before making an
appropriation.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
Changes Announced in
Commerce Department

William Hill has been temporarily ap-
pointed as inspector OF hulls in the
steamboat inspection service at Calves
ton. at 1880 a year, and Albert r.
jackson has been promoted to local in
spector Of boilers at 81, 900 at Providence,
r. I. John r. Arnold has been trans
ferred from the Philippine service to
expert clerk at $1.400 In the Bureau Of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Miss
Anita H. stephens. clerk at 81 100 In the
Census Bureau, has resigned.
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TO ASK
2. FOR MILITARY CAMP
Impressed BY Work Of District
Guardsmen, Civilians Would
Emulate Il.

Impressed by the efficient and sys.
tematic manner in which members of
the District National Guard are given
military instruction in the annual camps.
the Retail Merchants Association Is ex-
pected at it's next general meeting to
adopt a resolution urging the establish
next year Of business mems military
camp of instruction.
Following the inspection yesterday OF
Camp Ordway. thespresent home Of the
. committee Of the association. Richard
lamb, one of the party, announced
10 Intention Of bringing the question OF
Ne business mems camp before the as
ISOLATION at its first fall meeting.
Day Spent In Camp.
At the invitation Of Brigadier General
Harvey, a committee Of eleven members
Of the association, headed by Chairman
r. p. Andrews visited Camp Ordway
yesterday. leaving Washington in the
morning on the Steamer st. Johns and
returning last night.
The trip was planned to serve. the dou.
BILE purpose Of giving the merchants an
opportunity to see the guardsmen in
National capital. The steamer was dec.
GRATED with large banners and stream
ers bearing the slogan: Buy in and
boost for Washington" These reminders
of trade opportunities were likewise
borne through the town of Colonial
When the ct. Johns tied UP at ,ts
wharf at the beach shortly before z
o'clock In the afternoon the visitors
found a committee headed by Maj JOS
eph e. Castner and Maj. Harry Coope
awaiting them. The committee had pro.
vided automobiles to take the merchant.
Regiment Band, the procession Of ma
chimes filed through the town.
Committee Impressed.
Under the guidance Of General Har-
vey a complete tour Of inspection Of the
camp was made. Among tho features
Of tho military training through which
tho guardsmen are being put. those
which most impressed tho Washington
delegation were the dispatchinE Of mes
sages by tho signal corps over an Or
dinary barbed-wire fence and tho opera
ton Of machine gun.
Tho merchants were the guests OF
General Harvey at dinner at the brigade
staff "mess." following which they
boarded the boat for homo.
With the exception Of Mr. Andrews,
who Is to spend tho weekend on a
house-boat Off Colonial Beach. tho en-
tire committee returned. Those who
made the trip were Mr. Andrews, M. A.
Leese, Charles J. Columbus, Richard l.,
Lamb. Jerome Meyer. Joseph Jacob, and
James Blakelock.
The Washington times., 1915-08-19
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The Washington times., 1915-08-19

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Can I make a fairer offer?
Please let me have a chance to
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the start.
I say again-send no money, make
no promises. Sign and mail the cou-
pom and give your health. happiness
and welfare a chance to realize what
Gauss Combined Treatment will do
for you.-Advt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
New Court Procedure Act.

The disagreement among the law
yers of the senate is credited with
nearly defeating the passage OF the
"Act to Simplify and Improve Court
Practice and Procedure in the clos
ing hours of the session of the legis-
lature. II did succeed in striking
out II sections Of the bill In these
sections the restriction OF the
grounds on which a decision could be
reversed by the supreme court was
included and we still have technicali-
ties triumphant over justice. Anoth-
err provision which would expedite
litigation by reducing the time for
serving a writ from q to II days
was stricken cut and a section pro
viding that any superior Judge might
hear and decide certain cases at any
timc between the stated terms of
court without the presence of the as
sistant judges was also sacrificed.
This class of cases involved only
questions of law and are nothing an
assistant Judge is qualified to act up
on, but they are to continue sitting
on them and the state must pay the
bills. To remedy these errors was
the recommendation of the three com
missioners, Justice Powers and
Judges Fish and Howe, and the de-
feat of them is reported >chargeable
TO the legal members in the senate
Notwithstanding the failure to ac-
complish the reforms mentioned
above the bill as passed is an import
ant advance in court reform in Yer
mont The hill does AWAY with thp
intricacies of pleading and viii stop
the throwing of cases out of court to
be commenced over again on account
of errors in form. Nonjoiner and
missioner of persons or missioner of
causes of action will nc longer defeat
an action and under this act an ac-
ton at law may at any stage thereof
be amended into suit in equity and
transferred to that court or suit in
equity transferred in the same way
to court at law. These changes will
reduce the cost OF legal errors and
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
cHAMPLAIN "sEA SERPENT"
Ancient Denizen of Blk Lake Headed
for Vermont

Bridport, April 21.-After remain
ing in seclusion for more than %
years, the Lake Champaign sea ser.
pent" has again appeared according
to the veracious inhabitants of Port
Henry. n. Y. He was seen at the
1892 encampment OF the American
Canoe association when. coming to
the surface in the neighborhood OF a
flotilla of cruising canoes, ne scatter
ed the canoeists in panic,
His latest appearance. according
to the testimony of several observers
was last Wednesday. When first
sighted through field glass the
serpent which one observer says
was about 40 feet long. was apparent
ly stranded on the reef at the en-
trance to Bulwagga Bay, near the
Crown Point Notifications Presently
lie released himself, and after few
wild plunges which dashed the water
into foam, headed for the Vermont
shore in great semicircular sweeps,
finally sinking, submarine fashion,
leaving wake which was well defin-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Spread of an Advantage Which the
Parcel Post Offers

Parcel Post Offers
The "farm-to-table" service of the
parcel post continues to develop, and
considering the fact that it was inaug
urated only little over a year ago
the increase of the amount of pro
duce shipped directly from the pro.
ducer to the consumers is encourag'
ing and leads to the hope that it will
be still more of factor in lowering
the cost of living in many cities be-
fore another year is passed
When the postoiilce department in
augurated the "farm-to-table" serv.
ice it was established at first only in
10 cities. The progress there has
been made is shown by the announce
ment that it has been extended to 50
cities
Reports from the postmasters of
these cities state that the service is
steadily. II gradually becoming popu-
lar and that it is proving a help
to both the producer and the consum
er. There ought TO be at least twice
as many cities with this service with
in the next six months.
Postmaster William e. Kelley of
Brooklyn devised a plan to help the
"farm.to-table" service that has prov
ed helpful and is worthy OF adoption
in other cities. He says it proved a
success al the very outset. His meth
Cd was to mail list OF farmers de-
string to sell their products in Brook
Ign by parcel post to the principals
of all the parochial and public
schools in the city. These lists were
given to the school children and
went direct into the homes.
Too many city consumers fail to
realize what a small saving on each
product obtained from the farl,
means in a year. Two cents n dozen
on eggs, cent or two pound on
butter and similar savings on poultry,
vegetables. etc, do not seem much.
but if account is kept it viii be found
that in the average family they
mount up to a very respectable sum
in the cOuse of - months.-Albany
Argus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Miss Maude Galusha is a week end
guest of friends in Pittsiieid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar l.. Holden have
returned from their wedding trip.
Harry Middleton of Troy is visit
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. b.
Middleton.
Harry B. Spear who has been con-
fined to the house by illness is able
to be out again.
Mrs. Guy Norton and Mrs. Bertha
Noyes passed Thursday with Mrs.
Eva PERCY of Bennington Falls.
Saturday morning the Boy Scouts
will take hike up Mt. Anthony
leaving the Y. NJ. c. A. at 8 a. M.
Special sale of spring suits and
overcoats from $1,000 to $4,000, all
the latest styles at Mulligan Roehes.
The Methodist church defeated the
High School last night on the 'Y" al
leys 4 to l. Tonight the Braves bowl
the Cubs.
Miss Betty Wellington, who has
been passing a few days at the Wei
lington home in Old Bennington, re-
turned to Troy Thursday afternoon.
All members of the court Benning-
ton. Foresters OF America are request
ed to meet in their rooms Saturday
morning to attend the funeral of
Brother Thomas Enright in body.
1t is expected that Mr., and Mrs.
John Harper of New York will take
possession of the Hall house at Old
Bennington about May 20. Mrs.
Hall is making some repairs about
the house.
The building which was removed
from the Patchin-Shaw place at Old
Bennington and is now upon the
ground of George B. Wellington in
that village is the property OF Miss
Betty Wellington, Mr.. Wellington
eldest daughter. Miss Wellington
intends to remodel the building.
Twelve tables were i'll play at
whist and 500 at the card party Civ
ell at Foresters hall Thursday eve
ming. Prizes were awarded to Mrs.
S. f. Wood, Victorine Noel, Warren
Waite and Jesse Buss. Dancing was
enjoyed after the cards. The next
card party and dance of the court
will be held next thursday evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
Help the Stomach
Digest Its Food

When the stomach fails to digest
and distribute that which is eaten,
the bowels become clogged with a
mass of waste and refuse that Fer
ments and generates poisons that
are gradually forced into the blood,
causing distress and often serious i'll
ness.
Most people naturally object to
the drastic cathartic and purgative
agents that shock the system. A
mild gentle laxative, positive in its
effect and that will quickly relieve
constipatio&n DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup
Pepsin, solT by druggists at fifty
cents and one dollar bottle. 1t
does not grippe or cramp, but acts
easily and pleasantly and is there
fore the most satisfactory remedy
for children. women and elderly
persons. For free trial bottle
write to DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 452
Washington St, Monticello Ills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23

ed on the CLASSY surface fthe lake
This strange creature. which the
less imaginative among the natives
are inclined to believe is an enor
nous sturgeon, has attained the
dignity of a place in local histories
in which he is described as being
about 20 feet long. as large around
as keg, of drab color, having a
row of spiky projections along the
back and horns like those OF huge
catfish.
No appearance of the sea serpent
at Port Henry has ever been chroni
cled before. The natives explain II
this season by the hypothesis that,
the lake being very low for the time
of year, he has been obliged to go
further afield for his food. His usual
abiding place, they believe, is in the
deepest part Of the lake opposite Es-
sex.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
FRECKLES
Now is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

Now is the Time to Get Rid Of These
Ugly Spots.
There's no longer the slightest
need Of feeling ashamed of your
freckles, as the prescription othine-
double strengths guaranteed to re-
move these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce OF othine-
double strength--form w. L. Gokay
and apply little OF it night and
morning and you should soon see
that even the worst freckles have be
gun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is
seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin
and gain beautiful clear complex
ion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength othine as this is sold under
guarantee Of money hack If it fails
to remove freckles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
Little Wonder Workers.

Coles Little Wonder Workers the
liver pill that contains the new cath
artic Phenolphthalein and the old
cathartic Aloin combined to make the
most effective little liver pill you ever
had Prompt, safe and sure relief in
any case of disordered stomach, con-
stipation, biliousness and liver
troubles. Forty little suar coated
pillets for % cents. Sold only by
Harold W. Cole, Pharmacist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23
KAISER CRTTICIZES AIRCRAFT
German Emperor Demands That Big
ger DirigibIes Be Built.

Geneva, via Paris. April 21.-Ger-
man and Swiss newspapers publish
ed i'll towns around Lake Constance.
where the Zeppelin works are situat-
ed, say that Emperor Williams seems
displeased at the results obtained by
the Zeppelin airships in recent raids,
and has ordered much larger dirigi-
bles constructed
Two of the new aircraft, the news
papers assert. are to be finished each
month. Formerly one airship was
built every three weeks. The num-
Der of workmen at the Zeppelin plant
have been nearly doubled and the
machinery has been greatly augment
ed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-23

expedite the trial of cases on their
merits.
The commissioners did not get all
they recommended, but they got as
much as could reasonably be expect
ed and the things that were refused
viii be discussed and possibly in two
years more full reform accomplished.
st Johnsbury Caledonian.