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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
BoRAH MOVES TO FREE MILITIA
Probability of Action This Session on
Defence Measure.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Congress lead
ers admit that some action will have
to be taken at this session to deal
with the National Guard problem.
Senator Borah today introduced his
amendment for the repeal of so much
Of the army reorganization act as
federalizes the National Guard The
Senator at the last session showed
from history that the National Guard
had not been a safe reliance in time of
national peril.
Reports from the Mexican border
are that the militiamen are very much
dissatisfied and anxious to return
home and that most of them have de-
clared that they will not re-enlist in
the State militia. The refusal of the
men to take the dual oath has shown
the embarrassment of trying to deal
with the militia as a State unit.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs has agreed to give early CON
sideration to the Borah amendment
and may decide to offer the Chamber
lain proposal of universal military
service as a substitute for the present
act
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
HOPE FOR THE BIRDS
Treaty Between United States and
Great Britain Sighed by King George

Boston, Dec. S.-State Ornitholo-
ist Edward H. Forbush today received
word from Washington that the treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain for the protection of migra-
tory birds has been signed by King
George. All the other diplomatic
steps have been complied with and
now the treaty Is fully in force. There
remains, In order to make it operative
in this country, the enactment Of en-
abling legislation to carry it into eff
feet 1t is probable that there will be
renewed opposition to this on the part
OF the strenuous opponents Of the trea
ty who carried some of the middle
West with them But the success of
the friends of the birds makes them
feel that they will be able to secure
sufficient votes in Congress to put the
necessary bill through. Then the birds
which summer in Canada and fly
across much of the United States In
going south to winter quarters will
have the full protection of law, both
going and coming.
There has been an organization,
especially in Missouri, Kansas and
Iowa, which made it difficult to carry
through the treaty. But the Audubon
societies and other friends of birds
pulled together strongly and defeated
these interests which were both per
sonal and political, and were alto
gether selfish. An interesting item
OF bird migration is that this week
there were floating on the water just
off the coast south of Boston an inn
mense number of Canadian wild
geese, estimated by the hunter who
saw them to be about 2OO0 They are
exceedingly shy and know a rife as
far as they can see It, which is further
than the thing can shoot to lzift-them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
EQUAL SUFF RAGE
GETS NEW START
IN TOWN
Increased Interest Shown at Meet
ing last Night
MRS. A. C. HUGHESTON SPOKE
Local Organization Formed With
Large Membership and Plans
Formed to Push Campaign

Under the direction of Mrs. Augusta
| c. Hughston of the National American
Women Suffrage Association an equal
suffrage society was organized Friday
afternoon at a meeting of the men,
bers of the partial organization formed
last winter and of other women inter-
ested The officers of this organiza-
tion follow: President, Mrs w. E..
Putnam; vice president, Mrs. II. A.
Wilkinson: secretary. Mrs. r. b.
Carter; treasurer, Mrs. Warwick
Carpenter; chairman membership
committee, Mrs. T.. w. Bradford;
chairman program committee, Mrs.
Clarence Holden; chairman press and
publicity committee, Miss Gladys
Fauley; chairman ways and means
committee, Mrs. Agnes E. Sexton.
After the address by Mrs. Hughston
Friday evening large number of the
audience remained and a special COM
mittee was elected, made up of Mrs.
+. L. Healy. Miss Hilda Pratt and
Mrs. F. f. Howe for the purpose of
selecting headquarters for the meet
ings OF hte organization. A general
discussion followed as to when the
meetings should be held and it was
decided that they should occur on
every other Friday, beginning the first
Friday in January. Plans are under
way for a suffrage tea to be given
New Years day at the home of Mrs.
w. E. Putnam to which every woman
I'M town is invited.
The address made by Mrs. Hughs-
ton Friday evening in the rooms of
the Young Woman's Club was attend
ed by about two hundred people. The
talk was one that held the interest of
the auditors from start to finish, filled
with convincing arguments and strong
pleas for suffrage. Everything said
was logical, the points made were well
chosen and backed up with powerful
proofs. After the speech, Mrs. Hugh
ston answered questions put by
the curiosity of all.
She did not claim that equal suf-
frage is a panacea TOR all the evils of
society but that il is natural and
proper step in the progress of the
world No state of the union that has
tried it has ever even proposed to go
back to the old system. When there
was some question about the admis-
sion of Wyoming into the union be-
cause Wyoming had equal suffrage,
the women of the territory offered to
give up their right to vote in order
that Wyoming might become a men,
ber of the union. The men of Wyo-
ming promptly declined the proffer
and declared that they would wait in
definitely rather than take from the
women the right of suffrage. This in
cident shows the sentiment toward
equal suffrage where it has been once
tried. II. A. Wilkinson presided at
the meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
ROAD BUILDING IN
BENNINGTON BY
AUTOMOBILE
Eani ". Williams Has Enlisted
Interest in Effort
COMMISSIONER BUSS HELPING
Has Built New Drag and BY Using Car
II is Possible to Cover Much
More Ground

Earl w. Williams, owner of the
Bennington garage some time ago con-
ceived the idea that an automobile
could be used in dragging roads with
a hone or split log drag with more
speed and economy than team and
that so much more ground could be
covered in a day that ii would aid In
the general improvement of highways.
Mr. Williams and Ralph Niles first
tried it out on the road between here
and North Bennington with the as.
sistance of Albert Harmon who is the
patrol in charge of state road. 1t was
thought that by dragging just as a
cold spell was coming on it would be
possible to have the road freeze
smoother so that it would offer bet
ter surface The expected cold spell
did not arrive but enough progress
was made to show that one car and
one drag could do more in day than
six teams and that even in the worst
part of the autumn mud season it was
possible to pack the dirt down In the
ruts so that there was constant inn
proyement.
Edgar S. Buss, the village street
commissioner, saw some of the expert
ments and became convinced that it
would work in the village and prompt
ly built new drag and he and Mr..
Williams have tried it out on Stafford,
Gage and other streets.
1t is found that Ford car and the
other smaller cars do not have the
power to do the work at this season Of
the year. They would probably serve
all right in the summer when the ruts
were not too deep and the grade not
severe. Mr. Williams and Mr.. Niles
have used Hudson super-six and a
Studebaker and either of these and
many other cars can be used. without
injury to the car as they will draw a
drag at low speed without steam
Mr.. Williams thinks that every au-
tomobiIe owner, particularly in the
country, ought TO have a road drag as
a part of his outfit and put in a'little
spare time on the roads near where
he lives and that in this way the roads
could be greatly improved and kept
in better condition without greatly in
creased expense.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
PROTEST TO BERLIN
(. ON DEPORTATION
OF BELG|ANS
Contrary to Precedent and Inter
national Practices
AFFECTING NEUTRAL NATIONS
Policy VIII Seriously Interfere II
Not Cause Suspension of Relief
Work in Belgium.

Washington, Dec S.--A note to
Germany protesting against the de-
/ portation of Belgians for forced labor
as contrary to all precedents and hui
name principles of international prac-
tice, was made public tonight by the
state department.
The note was cabled TO Charge
Grew at Berlin on November 29, the
day Ambassador Gerard discussed the
subject with President Wilson, with
instructions that he read 1t to the
German chancellor personally. In
making it public, the state department
announced that the interview had
taken place. but said nothing about
results.
The note, with the departments
statement making ii public follows:
On November 29 Mr. Grew, our
charge at Berlin was directed to OBJ
tain an interview with the German
chancellor and read to him the fol.
lowing;
1.-The government of the United
States has learned with the greatest
concern and regret of the policy OF
the German government to deport
from Belgium a portion of the civ
ilian population for the purpose of
forcing them to labor in Germany
and is constrained to protest in a
friendly spirit but most solemnly
against this action which is in con-
trayention of all precedents and of
those humane principles of interna-
goE
accepted and followed by civilized
nations in their treatment of non
combatants.
furthermore the government OF
the United States is convinced that
the effect of this policy. If pursued,
will in all probability be fatal to the
Belgian relief work, so humanely
planned and so successfully carried
out, a result which would be gen.
orally deported an (Which. it is as
sumed, would seriously embarrass the
German government.
The interview has taken place"
Officials refused to add to this state
ment, and so far as could be learned
tonight there has been no reply from
Germany. All information available,
however indicates that the deporta-
tions are continuing and it is known
that through earlier informal repre-,
sentations. Charge Grew learned that
the German position was that the
policy was a military necessity and
not in violation of international law.
With the failure of Americas efforts
as well as those of Spain. Holland and
the Vatican, the only action which Of
ficials here apparently believe this
government can take is the full pub ,
lication of the facts in its possession.
Admittedly diplomatic procedure has
been exhausted. The United States
does not represent Belgium at Berlin
and is declared by officials to have
gone even beyond the conventional
diplomatic rights in the matter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
MRS. WlNAND FERRARI
Former Bennington Young Woman
Dies at Saratoga Hospital.


The funeral of Mrs. Winand Fer
rari, a former resident of Bennington,
was held Friday afternoon at Green
wich. Mrs. Ferrari died Tuesday
morning at a Saratoga hospital where
she had Undergone an operation the
Friday previous. Burial was at Green
wich.
Mrs. Ferrari, formerly Miss Mable
Rice, was the daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. C. +. Rice of this village and
was born at SALISBURY August &c,
1877. She was employed as a com
positor in the office of the Benning-
ton Banner for eight years and made
a large number of acquaintances here
who will regret to learn of her death.
Other than her husband and her
parents she leaves one brother, Eu-
gene Rice of this village. and a little
daughter by a previous marriage who
has been at the home of her grand
parents here during the past year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
NO BUCHAREST DEFENSE
Flowers for the Troops of the Danube
Army.

Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
sends to London the following official
Berlin dispatch which describes the
fall of Bucharest
"At 1890 o'clock Tuesday morning
Capt. Lange of the general staff was
sent as parlementaire to the COM
mandant at Bucharest bearing a let
ter from Field Marshal Won Macken-
sen demanding the surrender of the
fortress. A second letter notified the
commandant that fire would be opened
unless the parlementaire returned
within "a hours.
Capt. Lange returned before the
expiration of the limit, the command
er-in-chief OF the Rumanian Danube
army having refused to accept Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's letter on the
ground that Bucharest was not a
fortress but an open towns. He de-
clared that there existed neither
armed forts nor troops destined for
it's defense and there was neither
governor nor a commandant. Capt.
Lange pointed ou the character of
Bucharest as fortress and said that
such an evasion would not hinder the
German operations.
In the course of Wednesday morn
ing portions of Gen Schwittow's cav
airy corps took possession of fort
on the north front and portions of
the 54th army corps pushed on and
took the line of forts from Chiajna,
on the west front, to Odalle on the
north. The enemy infantry offered
resistance which was quickly over
come.
"From the south portions the Dan
ube army pressed into the city through
the girdle of forts, meeting with no
resistance. The troops entering the
town were received enthusiastically
and decorated with flowers. Field
Marshal Won Mackensen drove in a
motor car to the royal castle, where
he was greeted with bouquets of
flowers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
MAY SIT CHRISTMAS WEEK
President and House Leaders to Ad
vise Against a Recess.

Washington Dec. 6.-President Will
son has agreed to work with the lead
ers in Congress to eliminate the usual
holiday recess and confne the Christ
mas vacation of the lawmakers to the
two holidays, Christmas and New
years days, and to have the legislators
work in the holiday week.
This plan was urged upon the Presi-
dent by Speaker Clark and House
Leader Kitchin as necessary if the
President expected to get through his
programme. The President expressed
his willingness to cooperate with the
leaders to bring about the abbrevia-
tion Of the holiday session.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

GREEK CRISIS CRITICAL
Rumors Of Negotiations with Teutonic
Powers. - .ffitist

London, Dee, 9.-The Greek stu.
alton Is becoming more critical. Re
ports of the mobilization OF King Con
stantine's royalist army, of negotia-
tions with the Teutonic powers and
the departure from Athens of foreign
attaches tend to increase the appre-
hension.
The blockade of Greek ports is vir-
tually in effect and is being enforced
by French and British warships.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
ACTORS NARROW ESCAPE
Fire In Apartment House Owned by
May irwin.

New York, Dec. 9.-Seyeral persons
We're injured one perhaps fatally, in
a fire early today in an apartment
house just off from Broadway on 44th
street and owned by May Irwin.
Mary Holman, an acrobat, was so
severely hurt that she may die.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murray, both
actors re trapped on the top floor
and h>,,i u narrow escape.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
AMBASSADOR PAGE OUT
No Political Significance Attaches to
Resignation.

Philadelphia, Dec. S.-The Pub
lie Ledger prints Washington dis
patch stating that Walter Hines Page
has resigned as United States ambas-
sador to Great Britain.
There is no significance in the
resignation" says the dispatch. "His
action, it is said, is merely the result
of a desire to be relieved of the ex-
tremely arduous duties and RESPONSE
.bilities of his official position"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
PARIS TO DOLE OUT LIGHT
Electricity and Gas Will BE Served on
Ration Basis.

Paris, Dec. S.-Measures for placing
gas and electricity upon a ration basis
have been drawn up and will be put
into effect after the Cabinet ratifies
them.
Economy is necessary, as the impor-
tation of coal from England which
privides half the needs Of Paris has
diminished perceptibly since the war
began.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
AIR TRIP TO IRELAND PLANNED
Two Foreign Fliers Here for Trans
atlantic Flight.

dLldHIiS Tll9nt.
Lieut.. Kiel Nyegaard, citizen of
France, but native of Norway, who has
been skyfiighting for his adopted coun
try, and Lieut.. Henry Sundstedt of the
Swedish Aviation Corps, who holds
the record for sustained fight, going
1900 miles from Stockholm to Paris
arrived at New York Wednesday from
Bordeaux by the French steamship
Espange to go in training for a trans
Atlantic fight in the spring. Mean
while it is likely that Lieut.. Nyegaard
who has sent for the plane in which
he did battle with German air war
riors. may make an effort to fly, with
out stop, from Chicago to this city.
The plan of the tiiers is to sail from
New York to St Johns, Newfound-
land in a ten ton machine with two
mechanics and then set out from St.
Johns to point on the Irish coast
not yet selected They will inspect
the Curtiss plane built for Rodman
Wanamaker for the trip TO Europe Of
Lieut. Porte, indefinitely postponed
because the Lieutenant returned to his
regiment after the declaration of war.
If they find that the big Curtiss ma
chine does not suit them they will
have one built.
Lieut.. Nyegaard was wounded three
times, the last when he volplaned with
his machine afire from height of
1000 feet and smashed into a tree.
He was honorably discharged from
the French service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
.ROUMANlAAs, .9@9lI|T.
HAS BECOME
DISASTER
TeutOns and Their Allies Taking
Prisoners By Thousands
GEN. MACKENSEN UNCHECKED
King Ferdinand's Forces Striving to
Reach Buxeu River Before Re-
treat is Cut OFF.


Rumanians from Bucharest continues.
According to the bulletin of the war
Office issued today more than 70
thousand Rumanian prisoners have
been taken since December l, together
with 1874 cannon and 121 machine
guns. The amount of booty captured
is almost beyond comprehension, the
war office report continues.
London, Dec. 9.-Pursuit of the re-
firing Russian and Rumanian forces in
eastern Wallachia by Field Marshal
Won Mackensen continues. Berlin
chronicles the continuation of the ad
vance along the whole front, with the
capture of $4,000 prisoners and Petro-
grad says the Russians and Ruman-
ians have been retiring since the
evacuation of the Rumanian capital.
Seemingly the retiring defenders OF
Rumanian soil are offering little re-
sistance and are endeavoring to reach
the line of the Buzeu river before the
Austro-Germans can break through
the Moldavian frontier and get in their
rear, or the Bulgarians and Germans
can cross the Danube around Tcherna
voda and outflank them.
However, there has been little
activity either on the Transylvanian-
Moidayian frontier or in Dobrudja.
The Germans have repulsed Russian
attack in the Trotus valley and the
Russians report the checking of an
offensive movement in the Oituz val
ley. Petrograd says all has been
calm in D6bfudja and along the
Danube.
In the rounding up Of the forces
cut off by their advance on Bucharest
the troops OF Won Mackensen have
captured $4,000 prisoners and 26
guns. The Rumanian troops isolated
in western Wallachia, numbering 5000
have been taken, as well as 10000 of
the forces operating around Predeal
and Altchanz passes.
Undeterred. apparently, by the
checking of their offensive in the
Carpathians, the Russians have again
taken the initiative there, Petrograd
states. The present Russian attempt
is taking place south of Jarovnik. Ber
lin says the Russian offensive in the
Carpathians can be said to be a fail
ure and declares only local attacks
have occurred in that region. The re-
pulse of a Russian attack on the
Dvina front below Riga, is also re-
corded by Berlin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
AsoUlTH DECLINES EARLDoM
King Georges Offer to Retiring
British Premier.

London, Dec. 9.-According to the
London Chronicle King George yester-
day wrote to former Premier Asquith
offering him an earldom and the order
of the Garter. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Asquith asked permission to de-
cline both honors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
FRANCE HoNoRs- MRS. puRYEA,
President 1Poincare Gives Gold Medal
For War Relief.

Paris, Dec. S.-President Poincare
has awarded a gold medal to Mrs.
Harry Duryea of New York for her
services during the last two years as
head OF an American aid committee
for war victims.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

$50 REWARD information lead
ing to the arrest of the boys who
filled my road on Hathaway Hill with
stones from the main road to the
reservoir. ! warn all persons that
shall prosecute anyone l catch cross
ing this property. w. H. Snow.
81 Eet10
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, probably rain tonight. Sun
day fair and colder. ..s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
THE LAND We
Love
A New Book of Poems by Judge
lWendell P. Stafford

A New Book Of Poems by Judge
Wendell p. Stafford
A book of poems, chiefly patrio-
tic, will be published on December
IL containing all the Vermont
poems of the author, tributes to our
great men, some choice religi-
Gus poems and group of love songs
Richly bound in blue cloth, 115 pages,
with a picture of the Lincoln statue
at Newark, N. j. Sent postpaid for
$1.25 Order now
Arthur Z. Stone
st. Johnsbury Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
st. Johnsbury

WANTED-Produce of any kind at
once. State kind quality, quantity and
price. G. F. Mahar, 43 Beaver St,
Albany, N. Y. 60t10%
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-09

Wanted-A good girl for general
housework. Apply Mrs Eli Tiffany,
400 Gage street. 59tf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
FUNSTON ExPl0[Es BOMB,
IL IMMEDIATE WITH.
DRAWAL OF PERSHING'S
FORCE.
says Retention Of Army in Mexico l.
Constant Source of Danger-Admin.
istratiOn Wants to Keep Force
There Until Commission Completes
Negotiations.

washington, Aug. 19.-Gen. Fun
ston sends recommendation to the
war department that Gen. Pershing's
forces be withdrawn from Mexico. He
says the object of the expedition has
been accomplished as Villa and his
bandits have been dispersed, and re-
tanning the troops there under re-
strictions now placed upon them is a
constant source Of danger. Secretary
OF War Baker refuses to comment on
Gen. Funston's recommendation.
The State department is angry as
the administration wants to keep Gen.
Pershing in Mexico until the joint
commission completes it's negotiations.
1t Is understood the report will be re-
turned to Gen. Funston with instruc-
tions that he withdraw it. It is be-
heved he will stand pat
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23
CAROLINA TROOPS N STORM.
WATER CAUSES MUCH INCON.
vENIENCE AT ED PASO.
Whole Camp Flooded and Streams
Ran Three Feet Deep Through
Streets Of Michigan Regiment.

FL Paso. Aug. 1S.-One soldier was
killed and thousands Of others en-
camped in and near Ell Paso suffered
great discomfort as a result Of heavy
rains which fell throughout last night.
During the all night storm. Private
Charles Johnston, headquarters COM
pany. Seventh United States infantry,
of Chouteau. Mont. was killed by
lightning In his tent at Fort Bliss.
Other soldiers nearby were stunned.
Water ran through the camp of the
Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina and Michigan National
Guard. nearly inundating some tents.
and ran three feet deep in the COM
pany streets of the Twenty-frst Mich.
igan infantry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-08-23

Washington, Aug. 19.-While the
railway presidents comforting with
President Wilson are saying they
could not Immediately grant an eight
hour day. Wilson issues to the public
what Is in effect an ultimatum to the
railroads. demanding that they accept
his plan on trial. He says an eight
hour day has the sanction of so.
ciety In Its favor and should be adopt
ed for trial. He says only experience
can tell whether the roads can AT
ford an eight hour day or not. He de-
mands that the railroads accept the
plan already accepted by the broth
crhoods. He says the program is fair
and the public has right to insist
upon Its acceptance.