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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
UNCLE SAM WANTS
CLOSESEA
ON BANDITS
Will Insist on Right to Chase Ma
rauderS Over Mexican Border
FINAL PROPOSAL COMES TODAY
Administration Wearied of DlllydaIly-
ing Tactics of carranza's
Commissioners.

Atlantic City, Nov 20.-The three
Mexican commissioners will receive to
morrow morning from their American
colleagues in the joint commission a
clear and simple proposal for the ad
justment of the difficulties arising be
tween this country and Mexico over
the chase of Villa by Gen Pershins.
This proposal, having been ap
proved by President Wilson and Sec
retary of State Lansing, received this
afternoon the emphatic approval OF
the three American members of the
commission, Secretary Lane, John r.
Mott and George Gray. 1t is designed
to prepare for the withdrawal of the
American troops from Mexico, the
patrolling of the border and the right
of American troops to pursue into
Mexico any bandits who may again
make a raid on United States soil.
The American delegation held a
meeting this afternoon Immediately
after the return of Secretary Lane
from washington. lhCy AhouS NP e4NAA
minds, with the Presidents approval,
TO dillydally no longer. The suggest
ion that the Mexican delegates either
saw wood or quit talking will be con-
veyed to them at joint session to-
morrow morning in the most polite
and diplomatic language that the
Americans can employ.
The plain which will be laid before
the Mexicans does not by any means
cover every point that must be dis
cussed and settled before everything
is again harmonious between Presi-
dent Wilson and First Chief Carranza.
1t has to do only with the military
phases of the controversy. If it is re-
jected by the Mexican delegates. then
in all likelihood the sessions of the
joint commission will come to a
speedy end.
The plan is said to be so clear that
nobody can find any diplomatic SUBJ
terfuge or evasion in 1t. The hint here
is that the Mexican commissioners
will have no chance to haggle over its
terms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
RUMANIA BECOMES
CHIEF CENTER OF
WAR INTEREST
TeutOnS Threaten to Cut Off Army
in Northern Hungary
TOWN OF MOAASTIR IN RUINS
Position from Which Germans and
Hulears Werre Driven Last Week
Not Worth Occupying.

London, Nov. 20.-With the end of
the first stage OF the Franco-Serbian
campaign. which resulted in the capi-
tulation of Monastir by the Bulgarians
and Germans, and diminuition of the
hostilities in the Somme region Of
France after bombardments and iso-
lated infantry attacks, Rumania has
become the center of interest
Driving eastward through Western
Wallachia the Austro-German forces
are now reaching out for Craiova, on
the railroad midway between the
Danube town of Orsova, Hungary and
Bucharest. The maneuver" apparent
ly places a menace in the rear to the
retreat OF the Rumanians fighting on
northern hungarian soil and disputing
with the Austro-Germans the passages
of the Transylvanian Alps leading to
the plains of Wallachia.
IN the jul valley region the retire
ment of the Rumanians continues, and
in the Campulung sector Petrograd re-
ports that further Rumanian attacks
unsuccessful On the Danube front in
Dobrudja artillery engagements are in
progress from Silistria TO Oltina.
The fighting in Macedonia from the
Cerna river to Lake Presba has end
ed in complete victory for the en-
tente allied troops, says the Paris war
Office. The Serbs have not entered
NOnastir cantured Sunday the town
virtually having been destroyed, ac-
cofding to uffofffciai accounts rms
entente forces have occupied villages
north Of the town and are declared TO
be still in pursuit of the Germans and
Bulgarians Berlin says, however,
that the newly chosen positions select
ed for their retirement north OF Mon
astir have been entered by the Ger
mans and Bulgarians without pressure
from their antagonists and also that
new German forces have reached the
fighting zone
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
! 30 MBED
0O; or ANCRE
POSITIONS
German Attacks on South Bank of
Stream Successful
BERLIN SAYS DRIVE IS CHECKED
Also lntimates that Army Is Now in
Position to Soon Assume
Offensive.

London, Nov 20.-British troops no
longer hold the western edge OF
Grandcourt, on the south bank Of the
Ancre, Berlin reports. German infan-
try bombed the British out of the
ruined houses with hand grenades af-
ter Haig's men had held them less
than forty-eight hours.
The British official report makes no
mention of their troops being driven
out of Grandcourt.
According to the Germans the day
was one of unsuccessful attacks by
British and French troops. The Brit
ish made more attacks on the Ancre
front without success The French
delivered an assault against st. Pierre
Vaast Wood with fresh troops, but al
so were thrown back.
During the past week the German
counter attacks have resulted in the
capture of % officers, 900 men and "a
machine guns. The number OF pris-
oners is about evenly divided between
French and British.
According to the German state
ments the British drive on the Ancre
front has been stopped temporarily at
least, with the loss of only three viii
lagos, -Hamel, st. Pierre Di-
Won and Beaucourtsur-Anche. The
situation of the German front Is now
such, however, that it is believed more
successful attacks can be made there
rsuun
Today is the fourth consecutive day
that activity has been announced on
the little strip of Belgian soil held by
the Belgian army. Belgians and Ger
mans were in hand grenade fights
near Dixmude. and Boesinghe, where
the Belgian and German artillery also
were engaged
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
ESTATE OF WARREN M. wYMAN

STATE OF VERMONT. The Honorab e
oDlstrict If Is. unington. SO. Probate Court
sor the District OF Bennington:
To all persons crested in the estate q
War; NJ wy nan late OF View York in thi
state of N. y deceased leaving EstaLe in b
District GREETING
At a Probate Court holden at Be1ninHton
within aud for said District, o the l3rh day nf
Nov an authenticate cory o. the 'st VIII
and stament and Proba C thereo OF van en-
M. wyman afe of New YorK. in the state OF
N. dec ase :, luav ing estate in said district,
duly pr we'd, slowed and estt blished in the
eurrog te's Cour tor the County n state
afo esai1. was re oresen' ed to the court he e.
this State as the last Will ard Te- lament uf the
sal decedent, a that he said copy may he
f1led and record d in the Probate Court {, 4 the
District of Bennington. tforeeaii. ga le' to
the sta ue In such CHS m de and proyid d:
A It Is ordered by raid Court that the 9TH
day of Dec 1916. at the Probate office in Ben,
nington be- assigf ed or all per ons tnteres ed
strument and the flling and uclruing OF the
copy OF said VIII. and the PROBATE thereof =
aforesaid, IL hey see cause; snd that no ice
thereof b.. given by publl-hiug this order
thr e weeks succesive'y the Bennington
Evening tanner ne Vspa Hr circu atinx in
thai vicinity in said district, previous TO the
time apt DIN ed.
THEREFoRE you are hereby notified to ap-
pea be- ore said g urt at The lime ard place
Aforesaid, and to contest the lowance Of the
said instrument and the I'll M and iecording OF
tine C Ipy OF s i'd VII an the Probate thereof,
as aforesaid III you have cause.
Give u der Wy Hand at uerniu sto1 in eaid
District, this l3 b da of Nov m er. 1916
AMY II. HARBUUn, Register.3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21

DEER IN MASSACHUSETTS
Nearly Hundred Bucks Killed on
First Day of Season.

Springfield, Nov. 21.-Hordes of
eager sportsmen swarmed over the
wooded sections of Western Massa-
chusetts yesterday in search of deer,
Reports show that a record number
were in the field and that about 80
were killed which is IS Better than
the total Tor the first day o. the sea
son year ago. Indications are that
the total kill for the six days will eX-
ceed that of 1915, when slightly under
1900 were reported as shot to the
state game authorities for the num-
Der reported as seen so far is more
promising than in years past.
Two of the Inflated SO were bucks
of unusual size. one weighing $50
pounds and the other over 800. Mrs.
Dudley Ward of Williamstown added
another mark to her record by getting
Il good sized buck This is the third
successive year that Mrs. Ward has
been successful the first day out,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FIRE
Another of the Old Buildings
Destroyed.

Vergennes. Nov 19.-The Fairbanks
cottage, a three story structure at the
Vermont Industrial school, was de-
stroyed by fire this evening, a num-
ber of the younger boys escaping in
their night clothes. Practically all of
the contents including the personal
belongings of the officers and their
families were burned. The cause OF
the fire is not known.
Boys between the ages of six and
IS years were housed in the building
and all but 10 of the younger ones had
left the building to attend chapel
about 90 minutes before the fire was
discovered. Two officers were in the
building at the time and they gave
their first attention to getting out the
boys who had already gone to bed.
These escaped in their night clothing
and were given shelter in another
building.
The fire started in the kitchen, one
theory being that towels which were
hanging in back Of the stove became
ignited. Before It was discovered the
fire had worked it sway into the attic
and was beyond control.
The school fire apparatus which Is
handled by the boys was at once
brought into action and the city fire
department was summoned from Yer
gennes but nothing could be done be-
yond coniining the blaze to the one
building,
The Building was erected in 1928
and was formerly used for officers
quarters when tho arsenal was located
here. When the industrial school was
moved to Vergennes from Waterbury
in 1874 this was one of the three build
ings used by the institution. 1t was
of stone and wood construction.
The school has suffered a number
of losses from fire in the last few
years. On January 81. 1914, the ad
ministration building burned and four
weeks later the large barn was also
destroyed by fire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
STEAMER SIBERIA
GOES ASFo"''E ON
GOODWIN SANDS
Life Savers Fail to Rescue 40 Per-
sons on Board
PASSENGERS ALL AMERICANS
Vessel Only One of Several Thrown
on Treacherous shoal by Big
Gale.

london, Nov 21-Fiercely pound
ing seas threaten to prevent the res.
cue Of the passengers and crew
aboard the American steamer Siberia
ashore ON Goodwin sands.
Life savers labored all night to
reach the 40 persons on board but
without success. The Siberia is only
one of several vessels that have gone
ashore on Goodwin sands during big
blow that has prevailed the past few
days.
The Siberia, a vessel of 1886 tons
was formerly the Hertha of the Ham
burg-American line. She is now
owned by the Wittenberg Coal COM
pany and last sailed from Sidney for
Cherbourg with number of passeng-
ers. all of whom are said to be
Americans.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
WHY RUMANlA FAILS
German Writer Says Army is Not
Properly Equipped

properly Equipped
Rumania's failure to withstand the
Austro-German offensive in Transyl-
vania is to be ascribed according to
Joseph Wirth. correspondent of the
Berlin Lokalanzeiger, principally to
the lack of high trajectory and noun
tain artillery and TO inferior leader
ship, which, the writer says, is utterly
without practical experience, although
equipped with all modern strategic
and tactical theories. The subsidiary
causes. the correspondent says. ar.
the lack of barbed-wire entanglements,
necessitating the use of almost worth
less tree branches; the adherence to
old style Russian trenches with over.
head covering against shrapnel,
which, however, cave in disastrously
with the arr iyal of the first shell. and
in addition, the surprising lack of
equipment for many of the troops, as
well as telephone material, wagons
and aviators. The correspondent
continues
"The Rumanians have not even
adopted the almost universal trans
portable kitchen wagon, but still car
ry food to the troops at the front in
cans loaded on wagons
"The Rumanians fight far better
when defending their own territory,
than when on the offensive or de-
fensive on Austro-Hungarian soil.
They looked for a short, decisive cam.
paign and were unprepared for long
fight of the present character.
"Rumanian officers all carry and
study religiously a general staff book
on lessons learned from the war. but
they seem to be unable to apply them
practically. This partly, perhaps is
because the character of the warfare
on the Rumanian border is unlike that
on the Russian and French fronts.
The differences are enhanced and Aus
ro-Hungarian uniforms"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
KILLED ARCHIE REGGIE
His 6rother-In-Law Fired the Fatal
Shot.


Island Pond, Nov. 19.-The murder
er OF Archie Reggie. 16-year oId son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reggie who
was shot down during the night of
November S, has been captured and
has confessed to Attorney General II.
G. Barber and States Attorney c. X.
Powell Charles Shannon, brother-in-
law OF the Reggie boy yesterday af-
ternoOn told the officers when con-
fronted with damaging evidence, that
he fred both shots one of which
killed Reggie.
From an examination of over 30 wit
nesses at an inquest al which only the
officers were present the attorney gen
eral and states attorney by a process
OF elimination decided that Shannon
or Reggies brother, OWL. committed
the deed The evidence pointed rath-
er TO Shannon and yesterday he was
brought before the officers and short
ly after he was examined he said II
would rather save my soul than my
life" and confessed that he was the
man sought
II appears that OWL Reggie and a
fellow named Osborne had an argu-
mont in the mill yard in this village
on the afternoon of November Z. cleo
tion day. and during the alteration.
il is alleged Owl Reggie gave Osborne
a severe beating. Friends OF Osborne,
it is claimed, started out on the fol-
lowing evening with the intention of
compelling OWL Reggie to make
amends and to secure an apology.
OWL Reggie was located in the
house CT friend in this village. The
quarrel was renewed and Archie Reg
gle, it is said, attempted TO prevent
his brother from being injured. Sham
on drew revolver and fired two
shots. not intending 1t is claimed to
hit his brother-in-law, but the bullets
struck the boy. The victim died with
IN a few minutes.
Shannon, who formerly lived in Port
land. Me, is of Armenian blood but
a native of the United States. He
has lived in Island Pond but a short
time From the examination of the
man the officers are fairly satisfied
that Shannon intended to kill one of
the gang OF toughs concerned in the
assault and that he had no reason to
turn his revolver upon his brother-in-
law
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
FOUND BODY BY TRACK
Fred Mudgett, 81, Dragged Three
Miles by Train at Richford

Rlchford, Nov. l9.-Railroad section
men going to work early yesterday
morning found beside the track the
body of Fred Mudgett, aged 81 years.
The body which was so badly
mangled as to make Identification
possible only by means of the clothing
and papers in the mans pockets, was
found at the crossing near n. +.
Ladd's farm. in the edge of the town
Of Berkshire, and evidently had been
dragged about three miles.
The man was hit by the train going
back to St Adams, at the Standard
oil company's tanks. and was carried
three miles. The trainmen's first
knowledge of the accident was the
finding of the body yesterday morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
A Fearless Physician

Such a physician recently re-
marked The wonderful power Of
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound over diseases of women is not
because it is a stimulant, not because
1t is a palliative but simply because
it contains the very elements needed
to tone up the female system and
strengthen the depleted organism. -
OF course that is so, otherwise it
could not succeed as IL has
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
GOES TO CONGRESS BY AERO
o. o. BIeakley, More Than go, Flies
to Washington From PhiIa.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-Represcnta
tive-elect o. D. Bleakley of Franklin
Pa, arrived in Washington at 5.15 this
afternoon in an airplane He is the
first member of the House to journey
to the national capital in this way
Mr.. Bleakley is more than 60 years
of age, and this was the first time he
had been in an airplane. After alignt
ing he went to the New Willard Hotel
to clean up for dinner and told his
friends that he was not conscious at
any time during the two hours and
forty-five minutes that he was in the
air of being in any danger or feeling
apprehensive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
RUSSIANS LOSSES
over 100000 Since June I, Says
Overseas News Agency.

According to the central identifica-
ton Office at Kiev. Russia, says the
Overseas news agency at Berlin, the
number OF Russian casualties since
June l. 1916 has reached 100,621 Of
ficers and 2,027S59 men. Among the
soldiers who recently have fallen. ac-
cording to the same source, are one
general of brigade. four colonels and
found leutenant-colonels in command
of regiments. 1t is apparent from
the recent Russian lists, the Overseas
news agency says. that part of the
Russian forces on the Caucasian front
have been transported to the Euro
pean war theatre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
Anyone ale Who Thinks That Fogvng andForgetng Always
POPULAR BUG SONG


Rhythm
In these days of Indigestion
1t is oftentimes a question
AS to what to eat and what to leave
alone
For each microbe and bacillus
Has a different way to kill us
And in time they always claim us for
their own.
There are germs of every kind
in any food that you can find
In the market or on any bill of fare.
Drinking waters just at risky
AS the so called deadly whisky,
And it's often mistake to breathe
the air.
Some little bug is going to find you
some day
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day.
Then he'll send for his bug friends
And all your earthly trouble ends
Some little bug is going to find you
some day.
The inviting green cucumber
Gets most everybodys number
While the green corn has Q system
of its own:
Though radish seems nutritious
It's behavior is quite vicious
And the doctor will be coming to
your house.
Eating lobster cooked or plain
Its only flirting with ptomaine.
While an oyster sometimes has lot
to say,
But the clans we eat in chowder
Make the angels chant the louder
For they know that Wen be with
them right away.
Take a slice of nice fried onion
And you're fit for DR.. Munyon;
Apple dumplings kill you quicker
than Tram.
Chew a cheesy midnight rabbit
And a grave you'll soon inhabit
All. TO eat at all is such a foolish
Eating huckleberry pie is easy way
to die
While sauerkraut brings on soitening
of the brain.
When you eat banana fritters
Every undertaken filters
And the oasket makers nearly go
insane.
Some little bug is going to find you
some day
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day
With a nervous little quiver
He II give cirrhosis Of the liver
Some little bug is going to find you
some day.
When cold storage vaults visit
can only say what Is il
Makes poor mortals fill their system
with such stuff?
Now for breakfast prunes are dandy
II a stomach pump is handy
And your doctor can be found quite
soon enough.
Eat plate of fine pigs knuckles
And the head-stone cutter chuckles,
While the grave digger makes a note
upon his cuff.
Eat that lovely red bologna
And you'll wear a wood kimona
As your relatives start scrapping
for your stuff
Some little bug is going to find you
some day.
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day
Eating juicy sweet pineapple
Makes the sexton dust the chapel.
Some little bug is going 10 find you
some day.
All the crazy foods they mix
Will float us cross the River StyX
Or they'll start us climbing up
the milky way
And the meals we eat in courses
Mean a hearse and two black horses
So before each meal some people
always pray
Luscious grapes breed 'pendicitis
And the juice leads to gastritis
So there's only death to greet us
either way.
And fried liver's nice but mind
you
Friends will soon ride slow behind
you
And the papers then will have nice
things to say.
Some little bug is going to find you
some day
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day
Eat some sauce, they call it Chill
On your breast they'll place lily
Some little bug is going to find you
some day
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
CITY IN COAL BUSINESS
Terre Haute, Ind, Leases Mine and
Cuts Price From So TO $3.50

Terra Haute, Ind, Nov 21.-The
city of Terre Haute, through Mayor
Gossom. entered the retail coal bust
ness yesterday and greatly reduced
the cost to the consumer. Residents
OF the city through the municipal
market we're able to buy coal at $2.75
q ton. for which dealers were askins
Sc ton. Mayor Gossom has leased
mine and hired 200 teams 10 haul
the coal to the city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
A BIT OF GOOD NEWS
Clothing for Women to Be Simpler
and Less Expensive

(lOh0lH9 IOT women 10 DC SiUlPlcT
and Less Expensive
Ultra-fashionahle clothing for wom-
en- promises to be less expensive than
the leading styles year ago in spite
of increased costs for materials, mem
bers of the National cloak, suit and
skirt manufacturers association said
Saturday at the close of their an
nual convention and fashion show at
Chicago The styles will be simpler
and the cost of manufacture will be
less, they said. Three styles OF suits
and three styles of coats were decreed.
The simple tailored suit, the straight
line suit, and the sport suit will be
the models in suits, and the cloaks
will be the motor coat, the sport coat
and the top coat, knee length.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
cAuLlFLowER s,Oo A TON
Pickle Manufacturers Pay High Prices
for Neuetahle.

Riverhead. Nov. 2O.--There is
such a shortage of all articles for
pickles this year that agents of manu-
facturers paid as high as 800 a Ton
for caulihower to farmers here today.
Riverhead is reputed to be the prin-
cipal cauliflower market of the coun-
try.
Early in the season growers were
glad to get $40 ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

FORSALE-A seven room house i'll
good repair. with a large garden. Lo-
Gated on Branch street extension. In
quire A. r. Rickert, $40 Gage street
44tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
WILSON FINISHING MESSAGE
President viii Zeal with Unsettled
legislative Measures.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-President
Wilson practically completed his an
nual message to Congress today and
planned to put the finishing touches
on It tomorrow. It will be devoted
almost entirely to domestic matters
and will deal primarily with legisla-
tive questions recommended to Con-
gress previously and not finally set
tied
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-21
BRYAN COMING TO PITTsFiELC
viii Give Lecture in No-License
Campaign.

Pittsfield, Nov. 21.-William Jen-
nings Bryan. peace advocate. will
probably appear in Pittsfleld this
year in connection with the no-license
campaign. He cannot appear on a
Sunday, but will probably be able TO
give a week night for an address,
which will cost only his expenses.
Another big public meeting is planned
at which Wayne Wheeler, general
counsel for the anti.saloon forces in
America, will speak