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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
BIG GOLD HOLDINGS
United States Now Has Largest in
Worlds History.

The United States now holds more
gold than any other country in the
world-more, in fact than any country
has ever held in the past. Gold i'm
ports since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war have added between $780,
100000 and s700000,000 to the Amerl-
can gold stock.
Government officials charged with
the regulation OF the nations finances
and economists are at odds as TO what
is going 10 become of this tremendous
gold food when the European war
Genes to an end and there are many
theories, most OF them conflicting. be-
ing enunciated.
One OF the most popular theories
just now is that the end OF the war
will see a tremendous drain on the
American gold stock 1t is predicted
that the European countries will
draw on the United States SO heavily
for gold that our own financial struc-
ture will be imperlled. Some bankers
of the country are panicky about the
prospect. according to information re-
ceived at Washington.
But more experienced economists
and students of finance. such as A. G..
Miller. Paul NJ. Warburg and Cover
nor w. P. G.. Harding OF the federal
reserve board. feel that there is no
need to fear the influence to be exert
ed by the coming Of peace on Ameri-
can gold. Each has theory about the
problem. Mr.. Miller believes It may
prove necessary for us to take meas
ures to hasten the exodus of gold rath
er than seek means to hold on 1t. He
says that too much gold in the coun-
try might prove as embarrassing as
too little. because OF the tendency to
initiation and over expansion when
gold Is abundant.
Mr.. Warburg believes that any dan
gerous drain on the Austrian gold
supply can be checked by the mobili-
cation OF American gold holdings in
the IL federal reserve banks. He
points out that there are millions in
gold in circulation and in the posses
sion OF individuals who would be fully
as we'll served il they were usilg
paper money This gold should be
withdrawn from circulation, he says,
and boarded in the federal reserve
banks to strengthen those institutions
against the time when the end of the
war comes.
Governor Harding says that the
gold drain can readily be handled by
the increasing OF interest rates in this
country as soon as the war ends. This,
he points out. will cause people to use
their money here rather than in Eu-
rope. in order to get the benefit of
high rates. II we can keep business
here, the gold will stay, says Mr..
Harding In this Mr.. Warburg and
Mr. Miller agree with him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
DORSET FACTIONS
HAD NEAR RIOT
OVER PARAOE
Democratic Election Celebration
Was Broken Up
EACH SIDE ACCUSES OTHER
What Started Out AS Ordinary PoIiti.
cal Natural Rivalry Came Near
Proving a Serious Affair.

The village of Dorset is considerab-
ly upset over near riot which re-
suited Saturday evening over an at
tempt of the democrats to celebrate
the result of the presidential election.
On the night OF the election, when
the early returns indicated that Can
didate Hughes of the republican party
had been successful at the polls, the
members of the G. o. p prematurely
celebrated the supposed victory. When
later returns showed that President
Wilson would occupy the White
House for the coming four years, the
democrats decided TO celebrate and
celebrate right.
Accordingly the adherents to the prin
ciples Of Jefferson and Jackson plan
ned banquet for Saturday evening
and arranged with the Manchester
fife and drum corps to furnish music
for the parade which was to precede
the iced. While the parade was
marching through the main street of
the village it was greeted with q
shower of frozen apples and several
Of the men in the line were slightly
brusied by the missiles.
The parade did not break up, how
ever, but completed the first half OF
the line of march. On the return to
the hall where the banquet was to, be
held number of young men sue
ceeded in breaking up the parade.
They ran the village hose cart out
Of its house, connected the hose with
the hydrant and sprayed the parade
In the mixup the hose was cut in
several places and the cart was
damaged. .sa,,sss....-
The republicans Of the staid town
of Dorset are not accused of trying to
break up the celebration. The difficult
ty is said to be due largely to little
jealousy between two groups of young
men part of whom were in the parade
and part outside. The two crowds
started little trouble on election
night and what began in the main in
election joshing came near growing
into serious difficulty in spite of the
efforts OF many of the older citizens.
Each side blames the other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
JOHN CARPENTER
Veteran of Civil War Died at Soldiers
Home.

John Carpenter, whose home was in
the Lyons district, died this morning
at the Soldiers home, where he was
taken last Monday. He was born In
Guilford. 79 years ago. enlisted as a
substitute for Loven PFowler, of
Jamaica in Co. X 3rd ", September 5,
1864. He was soon tranferred to Co.
E 18th VT, was wounded at Cedar
Creek, Va. October 10, 1864 and was
mustered out June "a 1865.
He moved to Bennington in August
of the present year and has been In
failing health for some time. Death
was due to dropsy. He was twice
married and leaves, besides his widow
twenty children, all except four of
whom are residents OF thhis village.
The funeral will be held from the
soldiers home at 2.30 Friday after
noon and burial win be in the village
cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
BRITISH BEGIN FOOD CONTROL
Board Of Trade Issues Wheat and
MIX Regulations.

London, Nov. 22.-The Board of
Trade has begun work under the new
food control regulations Two orders
have been issued, which will so into
operation November "a, dealing with
wheat and milk. One regulates the
percentage of flour which may be
milled from wheat, varying for the diff
ferent qualities from 73 to 7S per cent.
and stipulates that after January
only -four made in accordance with
this schedule may be used in bread or
other food.
The milk order-hxes maximum
price not exceeding the price which
prevailed on November Is, or alterna.
lively, that the price may not exceed
by more than specified amount the
price which prevailed in the cores
ponding month before the war, this
amount being two.pence flour cents)
a quart This order makes the maxi
mum price approximately twelve
cents a quart The order does not
apply to condensed milk or milk prep
aratiOns
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
POPE PREP AR|KG
FINAL PLEA FOR
WORLD PEACE
Pontiff's AIIuCution to Be Deliver
ed December q
WILL REAFflRM IMpARTlAlIlY
win Invite Prayers of Faithful
Throughout World to End Bloody
Conflict.

Rome, Nov 21-The Pope is work
ing daily with Cardinal Gasparri on
an allocution which he will deliver in
a secret conslstory on Dec. 4. This
allocution will be one of the most
important documents issued by the
Papacy since the beginning of the war
The Pope consulted on the subject al
so Cardinals Delai, Falconio, Vannu-
telli, and Serafini.
The allocution will show, it is said,
the perfect impartiality of the Holy
See, which desired altogether to pre-
vent the war, but, having failed, used
all means at it's disposal to shorten
the conflict, meanwhile making ar
rangements to alleviate the sufterings
caused by the war without any distinc
ton OF nationality or creed OF the belli
gerents. The allocution. it is report
ed, will make another desperate ap-
peal in favor of peace, inviting the
faithful throughout the world to con-
tinue their prayers with that as the
object.
The discussion with the Cardinals
dealt with the extent of the allocution,
whether to include passages concern
ing the autonomy of Poland, the de-
portation of Belgians, and efforts
made toward the conclusion of peace
by several neutral States, especially
by President Wilson and King Alton
so, but so far it seems the opinion pre-
vailed not to enter into particulars
for fear OF compromising the supreme
interest - 1880, ra
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
MUST STAY AT HOME
Can GO Abroad Now Only on Govern.
ment Business.

London, Nov. 22-The Italian For
eign Office has decided not to issue
passports to Italian citizens to permit
them to leave Italy unless evidence is
produced that the object of the jour
ney is connected with work in behalf
OF the Government. The nature of the
work must be fully specified.
Travelling abroad is consequently
forbidden to all Italians. with the
single exception of those intrusted
with Government missions or who
travel for public service. The effect
of this measure will be to stop all
emigration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
Seem To Be Little Slow In Celebrating Their Party Victory They
eRITIAN,s BIGGEST VESSEL
Hospital Ship BrIttsnla Sent to Bot
tom Of Aegean Sea.

London, Nov. 22.-The hospital ship
Brittania, the former White Star lin
er and largest British vessel afoat,
has been sunk in Zea channel, accord
ing to the announcement of the admi-
rally today.
OF those on board so were reported
lost, 2S Injured and 100 are saved.
The Zea channel is a narrow strip
of water between zea island and the
Aegean peninsula.
1t is presumed that the Brittania,
er of 4s,15S tons, was carrying wound
ed from Salonih The ship was sunk
either by mine or torpedo, the ad-
miralty announced.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
us. COURT RULES
AGAINST EIGHT
HOUR LAW
Decision of Judge Hook That Meas
ure is Unconstitutional
SUSTAINS INJUNCTION PETITION
Expected Government Legal Agents
VIII Test Ruling BY Appeal to
Supreme Court.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 22.-Judge
William C. Hook. sitting in the United
States court here today ruled that
the Adamson eight-hour day law was
invalid and unconstitutional.
Judge Hook refused to dismiss a
petition brought by the receivers of
the Missouri. Oklahoma and Gulf rail
road company asking for an injunc-
tion restraining the government from
enforcing the provisions OF the law.
1t is expected that representatives
OF the legal department of the govern
ment, who were present in court,
would at once take an appeal from the
ruling TO the supreme court as test
case.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
EXPLOSION KILLS s4t
Disaster at Archangel Also Resulted
in Injuries to 667.

Petrograd, Nov 81, (via London)-
It is announced officially that 341 per-
sons have been killed and 66S wound
ed by an explosion at Bakaritaza
London, Nov. 21.--A Reuters dis
patch from Petrograd says it is au-
thoritatively announced that only two
vessels were destroyed in the recent
explosion in the harbor of Bakaritza.
near Archangel. These were the Brit
ish steamer Baron Driesen and the
British coal steamer Earl Of Forfar
moored beside the Baron Driesen.
Berlin, Nov. 81. (by Wireless to Say
Vile. )---Reports received from Swed-
ish sources say that at least twenty
steamers caught fire in the recent
series OF explosions near Archangel
and were forced to stay in the harbor
until 1t was ice-bound says the Over
seas News Agency.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
ALL ON sIBIRIA RESCUED
Passengers and Crew, SO in all, Taken
OFF BY Lfeboat.

Dover, England. Nov. 21.-The pas
sengers and crew-tlfty-throe in all
OF the American steamer Sibiria,
stranded on the Goodwin Sands were
landed at Deal today by the Kings
down lifeboat.
They had distressing experience
during the twenty-four they were
on the steamer awaiting assistance, in
momentary peril of the vessel being
engulfed in the treacherous quick
sands.
The Sibiria is still aground.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
$4,000 ILL IN SWITZERLAND
French, Britioh and German Prisoners
There to Be Increased.

Berne, Switzerland Nov. 22.-Near-
ly 26,000 French. Berlin and German
prisoners, i'll or convalescing are now
In Switzerland and 5000 additional
French and 5000 more German prison
ers in similar condition are expected
to begin arriving on Thursday.
The Swiss Government is offering
its hospitality to all such prisoners
who, under mutual arrangements of
the belligerents, can be sent to Swift
zerland Many consumptives are
among the number
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC-From
now forward a Business Mems Dinner
will be served at the Cottage Hotel at
noon for 35 cents. Nothing but the
best corn-fed cattle will be used and
other meats of like quality. We claim
to serve the best dinner in Bennington
at any price. Test our claim. ]. J.
Leahy. 45t3
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
DIPLOMATS LEAVE ATHENS
German, Austrian and Turkish Repre-
sentattves Quit Greek CapitaI

NVTWIdNi NubITIdTI ana UTkT5H HtpI e
sentatlVes Quit Greek Capital.
Rome. Nov. pa dispatch from
Athens today says that the diplomatic
representatives Of Germany, Austria,
and Turkey left the Greek capital
today amid a great demonstration.
The diplomats departure followed a
virtual order to leave by the agents
of the entente powers on the ground
thaht the foreign representatives were
giving information to German subma'
ilne commanders in the Mediter
ranean sea.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
MORE WAGES FOR 2so,ooo,ooo MEN
Third Increase Brings Total to SO
Per Cent. for the Year.

New York. Nov. 22.-To meet the
increased cost of living the United
States Steel corporation yesterday de
cided to increase the wages of its en-
ployes at steel plants and blast fur
naces 10 per cent. This is the third
advance of the year and makes the
total since January last 9S per cent.
The latest advance will amount to an
average of so a month and will affect
100000 workers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
powNAL EMPLOYEES BENEFIT
GreyIock Mill Workers Will Partici.
pate IN Wage Increase.

Employees at the Greylock mill at
North Pownal will be benefited by
the increase in wages announced by
the Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing
company of Adams The advance
which amounts to ten per cent will go
into effect December A. 1t will affect
fully 5000 workers and will make
wage advance of 27 per cent during
the past year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22

ent head OF the House, is an off
spring Of the first marriage. the Prin-
cess Zita of the second. She was
born at the villa Pianore, near
Viareggio, on May 3, 1892.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont increasing cloudiness to-
night Probably rain or snow tomor-
row. Warmer Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
DEUTSCHLAND SAILS
German Submarine Frelghter on Re-
turn Trip to Bremen.

Watch Hill r. l., Nov. 22,-The Ger
man submarine freighter, which
started again from New London,
Conn, yesterday for Bremen, passed
here last night going through Long
Island sound. She was without con-
voy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
HUNTER SHOT THROUGH FOOT
Raymond Williamson Taken to Bur-
lnqton Hospital.

Fairfax, Nov. 21.-Raymond VIE
hanson accidentally shot himself
through one foot yesterday while
hunting. Herbert Elmer brought him
to this village and later he was taken
to the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur
lington for treatment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
MoNKToN kAoLIN WORKS BURN
o. N. Williams Loss ,ooo-Will
Rebuild Next Sprind.

Bristol, Nov. 21.-The Kaolin works
at East Monkton, four miles north Of
this village, owned by Otis n. Will
liams, were burned between II and
~ o'clock last night. The loss Is
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
II is planned to rebuild next spring.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-22
GRAND AND PETIT
JURORS FOR NEXT
TERM OF court
Session Will Open Tuesday, Dec.
s, Judge Miles Presiding
MORE BUSINESS THAN USUAL
Several Criminal Matters Other Than
Trial of Francis ketcham for
Costello Killing.

Officials at the county building are
making preparations for the pecem-
Der term of county court which will
open in this village on the 5th with
Judge Willard w. Miles of Barton
presiding. There will be more activi-
ty about the courthouse this year as a
session of the grand jury, which is un-
usual at the December term. will be
held. In addition to one murder trial
there are a number of criminal mat
ters to be disposed of and the civil
docket is larger than usual.
The assistant judges were in the
village last week for the purpose OF
drawing the jurors and today Sheriff
Frederick Godfrey notified the citi-
zens who had been selected to serve
in both capacities. The lists are as
follows:
Grand jury
A. II. Smith OF Arlington.
Joseph NJ Ayres and E C. Hamilton
OF Bennington.
w. A. Griffith OF Dorset
.JOill L. sh0llAoOu vi
S. H. Abbott of Landgrove.
j. Henry Hicks of Manchester.
S. A. Sawyer of Peru.
b. r. Wilcox of Pownal
II. A. Leisure of Readsboro.
John F. Sheldon of Rupert.
Reuben Bentley of Sandgate.
Allen r. Briggs of Searsburg.
Charles Perkins OF Shaftsbury
A. L. Dunn of Stamford.
H. b. Lawrence of Sunderland.
Burton A. Prouty OF Winhall
Jesse Mallory OF Woodford
Petit Jury
S. +. Buck, +. Fl. Farnham and
Frank Dunlap of Arlington.
Clarence l.. Holden. Edward Saus-
and Elmer f. lockwood Of Benning-
ton.
d. Daley, Frank Benedict and S. F.
Holley of Dorset
r. B. Young of Glastonbury.
r. B. Butterfeld of Landgrove.
c. b. Carleton. +. NJ. Walker, Irv-
ing Connor and James c. Dean Of
Manchester.
Fred Wolcott Of Peru
William b Morgan, Loren j. Fowler
and Henry ~ Pratt of Pownal.
Fred Boyd. j. b. Taylor of Reads
bore
Arthur Harwood and Jay S Moore
Of Rupert.
Jesse Snow OF Sandgate.
Charles w Bishop OF Searsburg.
George G. Galusha, Lyman Barber
and Edward Somers of Shaftsbury
Fred A. Leisure of Stamford.
Jerome F. Hill of Sunderland.
Tracey H. Emery of Winhall
Guy NJ. Cutler Of Woodford.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

that amt often listed on the cards,
~ unless it's continuous session
from the evenin' before. But this wasn't
case of bunch of night-bloomin gladi-
olas who'd lasted through. Hardly. AL
though Auntie does have something of
look like the parties you see lined up at
Yorkvlle Court, charged with havin' been
rude to taxi drivers; and Mr.. Ellins might
have been passin' the night on bakery
gratin' with a sportin' extra for a
blanket.
We was long, long ways from either
taxis or traffic cops, though. We was on
Nunca Secos Key, with the Gulf of Mex
leo murmurin' gentle behind us, and out
in front a big red sun was blazn' through
the black pines that edge the west coast
of Florida. Five of us, includin' Wee and
Captain Rupert Killam and me: and each
in our own peculiar way was registerin'
the Pollyanna-Mrs. Wiggs stuff
Why not? For one thing it's about as
handsome a December mornin' as you
could dream of-the air soft and mild.
with clean, salty smell to it that sort
of gives you a romantic hunch every sniff
you pump in.
But the big reason for this early-mornin'
joy-fest of ours Well, there's the pirate
treasure, almost enough to load push
cart with.
You know how you feel when you
pluck a stray quarter from the L stairs,
or maybe retrieve dollar bill that's
been playin' hide-and-seek in the gut
ter? Multiply that by the thrill you'd
get if you'd had your salary raised and
been offered par for block of industrials
that had been wished on you at ten
share, all in the same day. Then you'll
have vague idea of how chirky we was
at $50 A. NJ. as we stood around in front
of that mound we'd torn open, gawpin'
first at the heap of loot and then at each
other.
SIMPLE way to pass the time, eh? But,
somehow, we couldn't seem to take it
in that we'd actually done the trick. |
know l couldn't. I've always kidded my
self along, too, that was something of
speed artist when it came to framin' up
a situation.
l expect we all hand ourselves little
floral offerin's like that But when we
get up against anything really new
that is, some sensation we amt hap
pened to meet before-we find we amt
such hair-trigger propositions, after all.
We catches ourselves doin' the open
face act, while the little stranger idea
stands tappin' patient on the wood.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

from either taris or traffic cops"
Course, treasure-huntin' was just what
had ured us so far from home. For
nearly three weeks, now, that had been
the big notion. But cruisin' around in a
yacht lookin' for pirate gold as sort of a
freaky lark is one thing, while actually
diggin' it out and seein' it heaped before
you on the sand is another.
Maybe Captain Killam was expectin'
to carry the game this far. He's just
cocky enough for that But it's plain to
see that Auntie and Mr.. Ellins had been
playin' long shot just for the sport of
holdin' ticket and watchin' the wheel
turn.
As for me and Wee, we'd pooh-poohed
the idea consistent from the very start,
and had only been let in along towards
the last because we'd happened to
be useful. / don't know that we was
any more staggered, though, than the
rest of 'em. One sure sign that Old Hick-
ory and Auntie was excited was the fact
that they'd begun calm each other by
their given names.
"Cornelia," says he, "we've done it..
We have achieved adventure
ain spite of our gray hairs-eh, Mat
thew?" says she.
"In spite of everything, says Old Hick-
ory. "True, we haven't been shipwrecked,
or endured hardship, or spilled any gore.
But we have outfaced lot of ridicule. If
the whiskered old sinners who hid away
this stuff had met as much they might
have given up piracy in disgust Who
knows?"
WITH that Mr.. Ellins ships the end
from a fat black cigar, jams his hands
in his pockets, and spreads his feet wide
apart.
He's costumed in a flannel outing shirt
open at the neck, and pair of khaki
trousers stuffed into hip rubber boots
with the tops turned down. Also his
grizzly hair is tousled and his face is we'll
smeared up with SCOT or something. Hon
est, if he'd had a patch over one eye and
gold rings in his ears he could have quail
fed as a bold, bad buccaneer himself.
Only there's an amiable cut-up twinkle
under them shaggy brows of his, such as
I'd never seen there before.
"Killam," says he, "why don't you
chortle?"
"I-I beg pardon?" says Rupert.
He's sittin' on log, busy rollin' Gig
arctic, and in place of his usual solemn
air he looks satisfied and happy. That's
as much as he can seem to loosen up.
"Great picked persimmons, mani"
snorts Old Hickory. Lets be human.
Come, we're all tickled to death, aren t
we? Let's make a noise about it, then.
Torchy, can't you start something appro-
priate?"
"Surel" says l. "How about doin' a
war-dance? Yuh-huhl Yuh-huh! Get
in step, Wee. Now we're off. Yuh-huh!
Yuh-huh"
"Fine" says Old Hickory, droppin' in
behind Wee and roarin' out the Sagawa
patter like steam siren. "Yuh-huh!
Yuh-huhl Come, Captain. Fall in, Cor
nelia. Yuh-huh! Yuh-huh!"