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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
NO BAR TO SUBMARINES
Germany Now Considers All Armed
British Ships War Vessels

The London Exchange telegraph
company's Amsterdam correspondent
quotes the following from the Berlin
Taglische Rundschau, regarding the
reference made in the House of Com,
mons by Andrew Bonar Law, chan
cellor of the eXchecquer, to the case
of Capt. Blaikie of the British steam
er Caledonia. taken prisoner by the
Germans: The German govern
ment has now formally taken the pos
ition that England's armed CONNER
cial and passenger steamers are men
of-war. being armed auxiliary cruis-
ers. The promise given to America
which has always hindered our sub
marine war-that these vessels, be-
fore being torpedoed must be stopped
and examined. falls to the ground
They are warships and must be treat
ed as such, even when Americans are
on board We now have facilities
for extending the undersea boat war
which all sensible people have long
recognized as unavoidable and indis-
pensable. This is the best reply to
Premier Lloyd-George's refusal Of
our peace offer"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
TALK BY BASEBALL PLAYER
Leslie Mann, of Chicago Nationals at
Y. M. c. A. Sunday Afternoon.

Y. NJ. e. a. Sunday Afternoon.
Leslie Mann, center fielder of the
Chicago national baseball team, is
the guest of relatives in town and will
address the boys and young men at
the Y. NJ. c. A. at o'clock Sunday
afternoon. He is the second best
hitter on the team and has played in
two worlds series. He is now study
ing at the Springfield Y. NJ. C. A. col
lege in Springfield, Mass, and coach
ing the Amherst college basketball
team
Mr. Mann is a splendid example of
the fact that high ideals of character
and conduct are not incompatible
with success in professional athletic
and that big league baseball player
may not only be clean sport" but
also a gentleman. Special music
will be furnished for the enjoyment
of those attending the meeting on
Sunday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
USING RUMANlAN OIL
Germans Capture Undestroyed Wells
by Rapid Advance.

In only few places were the Ru-
manians able to destroy the machin-
cry of their oil wells, the Overseas
news agency of Berlin says, the ad-
Nances OF the Teutonic forces were
too rapid to permit of this.
A majority of the hundreds of tow
ers in the Prahova valley and near
Campina all ready are in operation
again, and in a few days German en-
gineers will have repaired the dam
aged electric power stations at Cam
pima and Sinaia. IN a short time
transportation of oil will be begun on
a large scale. The news agency re-
ports that not only are all the re-
quirements of the central powers pro-
vided for but that it will be possible
to accumulate great stores of oil.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
GALE BLOWS 72 MILES
New York Wires Down, Pedestrians
Endangered by Flying Signs.

New York, Dec. PA seventy
two mile gale which followed thun-
derstorm and springlike weather ear
ly today played havoc with telephone
and telegraph lines in the metropoli.
tan district tonight. The high winds
were reported general in the terri
tory between New York. Buffalo,
Pittsburgh and Washington. In this
wide area both telephone and tele-
graph service was affected but none
of the main circuits was put out of
commission.
Pedestrians in the streets here
were kept busy lodging heavy signs
blown from their fastenings or plate
glass windows shattered by the wind.
Two men were run down by automo-
biles and dangerously injured while
pursuing their hats.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23

Washington, Dec. 21--ApproyaI by
Denmarks Parliament of the treaty
by which the United States WIFI ac-
quire the Danish West Indies opens
the way for prompt exchange of
Publications between the two govern
ments and consumation of negotia-
tions that have been in progress in
termittently since the Civil war. The
United States Senate already has Civ
en- its approval and as soon as the for
NAL exchanges have taken place the
administration will press measures in
Congress appropriating the purchase
price, S25,O00,00O. and providing for
the institution of an American terri
torial government on the islands.
American naval strategists for
years have regarded possession of this
little archipelago, lying so miles east
of Porto Rico. as absolutely neces-
sary to prevent any European power
from acquiring it and, moreover, to
establish there a great naval base
and coaling station for the United
States fleet. Commercially, the is
lands are regarded as of comparative
ly little value. There are three of
them. St Thomas, st. John and St.
Croix. and on their 142 square miles
live $4,000 people, nine-tenths of
whom are negroes employed on sugar
cane plantations
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
KILLED GERMAN OFFICERS
Russians Murder Three Escaping
Prisoners From Chinese Escort

Three German army officers, cap
tain and two lieutenants, who escap-
ed from a Siberian prison camp have
been killed in Mongolia by Russian
soldiers, according to the Chinese
foreign office at Pekin.
The officers were Capt. Max Graeff
Of the 18th Hussar regiment, First
Lieut.. Ludwig won Werner of the 18th
regiment, chasseur a cheval, and
Lieut.. Sasn Won Hoffmeister of the
2Sth regiment of Baden dragons and
a former German foreign office at
tache. After effecting their escape
from the prison camp they made their
way to Urga, in northern Mongolia. A
Chimes military escort started thence
with the Germans for Pekin. The
Chinese foreign Office has now advis-
ed the German legation at Pekin that
Russian troops seized and killed the
officers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
STOCK MARKET SLUMP
Biggest seihng Sri~e 'NortnerH' fF>ci-
fic Corner.


New York. Dec. 22.-The New York
stock market yesterday went through
the most exciting day in its history
with one exception President Viii
sons note to the belligerent powers,
followed by Secretary Lansing s. first
explanatory statement of its intent,
were the occasion of frenzied selling
which in scope and volume fairly
dwarfed al 1.-The operations which
followed on the peace proposals from
Germany. Prices were slaughtered
to the extent of 5, 10 and 10 points,
one case 33, and the days sales aggre-
gated 3,176000 shares. a total without
precedent since the famous Northern
Pacific corner of 1901. The decline
was virtually unchecked only a few
nominal rallies marking the trading
of the final hour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
LUTHER WHiTcoMB DIES
Patriarch of Wardsboro Was ga
Mother First White Girl in Jamaica.

Brattleboro Dec. 20.-Luther Whit
comb, aged 81, the patriarch of
Wardsboro, died yesterday afternoon
in the home of his daughter, Mrs.
George W. Briggs. He was the last
survivor of eight children of Luther
and Polly (Hazelton) Whitcomb and
was native of South Londonderry.
His mother was the first white girl
born in Jamaica. In 1894 he received
the unanimous vote of the Repubh-
cans of Wardsboro for town represen-
tative For more than so years he
had been a steward in the Methodist
church In his younger days he par
ticipated in several organized bear
hunts. His wife, who was Aurilla
Smith, died in 1889.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
NEW TELEPHONES
Local Office Has Installed Large
Number During Past Month.

Telephone installations in Benning
ton during the past month are as fol-
lows. c. F. Atkins, Grant street,
551-W; Mrs. Harry Babcock Morgan
street, 343-6; Rev. F. NJ. DerWacter,
North Bennington, 447-W; DR.. c. S.
Buchanan, residence, 123-R; Henry
Chase, South Branch street, 527-M;
Mrs. Walter Hogan, Grove street,
376-M; Mrs. Hattie Stewart, Pleasant
street SEW; Kenneth Durham, North
Bennington, 549-R; Ernest |. Bentley.
SALISBURY road, 1926; F.. Clifford
Shaw, Scott street, $40; Plunkett-
Webster Lumber company, Woodford,
1921; Mrs. Adora Hopkinson, Main
street, 445-W; Fl. p. Gibson, Union
street, S6S-W Telephone change,
Chas. G. Cole, 471-W
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
PITTsFlELD IN BLIZZARD
Storm Threatens to Block Trolley
and Telephone Service.

and TeIePhone Service.
Pittsfield Dec. 22.--A terrific bliz.
zard, that threatens to tie up electric
railway lines and has already torn
down seven trunk lines of the tele-
phone system to the east and shut off
communication with Springfield, is
raging in the Berkshires.
Tonight city street cars are being
dug out of snow drifts Out of town
trolley lines are crippled by trouble
with power and a complete demorali-
cation Of their telephone system.
Fifty city telephone lines were out of
commission before 10 O'Clock, al
though telegraph lines do not seem
to be seriously affected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
TREATY RATIFIED
Danish King and Cabinet Council
Approve West Indian Sale.

Copenhagen, Dec 23.-King Christ
ian in the cabinet council yesterday
ratified the treaty providing for the
sale of the Danish West Indies to the
United States. This follows the pas
sage by both houses of the Danish
Parliament Of the bill for the ratifi-
cation of the treaty. The exchange of
the ratification instruments will take
place in Washington, probably toward
the end of January. The Danish rati-
fication will be dispatched on the
steamer Hehg Olav, the first liner
which leaves Copenhagen for New
York, sailing on January IL.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
HAD AMERICANS ON BOARD
Lamport and Holt Liner Voltaire
Thouaht to Have Been Torpedoed

New York, Dec. 22.-The II, 100 ton
Lamport and Holt passenger liner
Voltaire with crew of lat, one-third
of them Americans, is believed to
have been sunk off Liverpool by a
German submarine. The liner is two
weeks overdue in New York and of
ficials of the line have given up hope
that the ship will ever be seen again.
The Voltaire left Liverpool on Nov
ember % in ballast. No official in
formation was obtainable as to the
the Voltaire. IT was stated, however,
that when it left New York early in
November with a cargo of meat for
Liverpool it had crew of 147 men,
about third of them American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
NEW DEMANDS ON GREECE
Allies Want Control of TeIegraphs,
Posts and Railroads

The new note of the entente allies
to Greece, which according to the un-
derstanding at London was presented
Thursday, includes, says Reuters tel
egram company, the following princi-
pal demands: "The control of tele-
graphs, posts and railways the re-
lease of all Venizelist prisoners; the
prohibition of meetings of reservists,
and an inquiry by mixed commits
sion into the disturbances of Decem-
ber 1.2"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
SHIP HITS NINE; SO KILLED
Only One Person Aboard Steamer
Skiftet Escapes Death.

Copenhagen, via London, Dec. 21.-
The small Russian steamer Skiftet
has been sunk by striking a mine near
Abo, Finland, according to advices re-
ceived here Fifty-nine persons we're
killed in the disaster. Only one per-
son aboard the steamer was saved.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
Better have an income

you do not need than need an income
you have not. Buy an annuity and be
sure of life income. 9th year. Ma
tional Life Ins. Co. of VT. (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsley General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland Vt. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
GAS sUFFocATEs FIVE
Mother and Four Children Found
Dead In Newark, NJ. j., Home.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 23.-Mrs. Fred
erick Becker and her four children
were found dead in their home in this
city this morning. Poisonous gases
were responsible for the tragedy.
A half-trimmed Christmas tree
stood in the room adjoining that in
which the bodies we're found.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
DANISH IsLANCS OURS
Or VIII Be When We Pay the Price,
$4,000 900.

Copenhagen. Dec. 21.-Via London.
Both houses of the Danish Parlia-
ment have now approved the sale of
the Danish West indies to the United
States. The Landsthing, or upper
house, voted favorably upon the pro-
posal today, 40 to 10. The bill for rat
ification of the treaty providing for
the sale was adopted by the Folke.
thing yesterday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
VILLA TAKES ToRREoN

Bandit LedueT III FOs5tSSIOH OF TIT
portant Railroad Center.
FL Paso, Tex, Dec. 23.--It is report
ed here that Villa and his bandits
have taken Torreon, the most import
ant railroad center in northern Mexi-
co.
The Carranzista garrison made only
a half hearted resistance when the
city was attacked early yesterday
morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
NO ISSUE MONDAY

Monday. Christmas day, being a
legal holiday there will be no issue of
The Banner and the office win be
closed all day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
VILLA ATTACKS ToRREoN

Battle Reported In Progress Yes
terday.
El Paso. Tex, Dec. 23.-Francisco
Villas forces began an attack on
Torreon yesterday morning, accord
ing to unconirmed reports received
here yesterday The battle was said
to be in progress at noon yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
MORE PAY FOR KNITTERs
Increase Of 10 Per Cent for .cohoes
Operators.

Beginning January / more than
1000 operatives in the knitting mills
of Cohoes will be given ten per cent
increase in wages. according to no
tices posted in the mills yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Sunday
without decided temperature change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-23
CHRISTMAS ss,,,%s'IC
lin BENNINGTON
ICHURCHtS
LONE Standing Custom Will Be
Followed This Year
TO CELEBRATED MIDNIGHT MASS
Special Programs viii Be Carried
Out by choirs With Other
Appropriate Features.

Bennington churches will this year
observe the Christmas festival with
appropriate services and special pro-
grams Of music. Rehearsals have
been in progress for some time and
the vocalists and musicians have
been making particular efforts that
the selections may be pleasantly pro-
duced.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18

These are busy days at the govern
ment assay office, connected with the
United States sub-treasury in New
York city. More than $6OO,OOO,OO0 in
gold bars have passed through the pro-
cesses of this Office and now the office
is being kept busy both day and night.
In the case of foreign shipments,
most of which come from France and
England consigned to J. P. Morgan and
Company, the fiscal agents of the allies
in this country, the gold in huge bars,
worth approximately $500 each, are
shipped by express. The bars are un-
loaded and conveyed to the assay Of
fee under heavy guard. Once in the
office, a sample assay is taken and
then the rest of the gold melted down,
refined and recast into large bars
again.
Besides this foreign gold the assay
office ref1nes old gold and silver for
jewelers.. This business is quite large
at the present time. Mr.. Vernie M.
Bowie, superintendent Of the assay Of
fice signing ten million dollar check
for a shipment Of foreign gold just
received.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
Colorado.

The Denver Mining & Milling Com
pany is erecting a new mill at Wort
man.
From three to six cars of ore are
going forward to the smelter daily
from the Kokomo district, Summit
county,
The Pittsburg mine in lower Russell
gulch, Gilpin county, continues to be
the largest producer of high-grade ore
in that county.
Durango reports strike just made
on the Lucky Moon, which is the most
notable of the many big finds of the
La Plata region.
Samples of mineral containing Z
per cent caustic potash were taken
out recently in the Bull Dog mining
section near Creede.
Four big strikes are reported to
have been made in the u. S. Gold Cor
poration's mine, the Livingston, at
Sugar Loaf mountain.
The tungsten boom, which has not
only revived mining in the tungsten
district, but also in the gold and silver
camps in Boulder county, and the
steady advance in the price of silver,
are causes for increased activity.
Colvin & Day, lessees on the Puzzle
lode mining claim on Gold hill, Grip
pie Creek, operating through the Moi
fat or Ophelia tunnel, have completed
a shipment of tungsten ore that is
confidently expected to carry large
values in both gold and silver.
The October mineral output for the
Cripple Creek district totaled 75,778
tons, with a gross bullion value of
$141,39O This is a tonnage increase
of 3,1OO tons over the output of the
previous month Five large mining
companies paid dividends of $345,092.
In the Garbutt mine near Leadville's
Little Jonny the ore deposit is huge
porphyry cap carrying gold values av-
eraging $40 per ton and is the largest
ore body now open in the district.
During the last twelve months it is re-
ported that close to $1,000,000 was ex-
tracted and the latest estimate of the
remaining ore in sight gave 100000
tons
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
Arizona.

The Maynard mining district in the
Wallapai mountains is coming to the
front rapidly as copper producer.
What is said to be one of the most
important strikes in the history OF
Oatman is that just made at the
Nellie.
Some of the richest specimens of
ruby silver ore seen in Kingman in
many years were brought in from the
American Flag property by M. H. Muir
ply.
The Lucky Five Mining Company OF
Copper Basin, which recently resumed,
is to have an outlet to Kirkland val
ley, for freighting in and out material
and supplies.
Plans for the construction of L.
600 ton custom smelter within mile
or two of Jerome are being prepared
by George Mitchell, head of the Cali
fornia syndicate which has taken over
the Jerome Superior
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
New Mexico.

The Wright and Stauber mill at
Pinos Altos, Grant county, is being re-
built
The Oaks Company milled another
lot of ore, taken from development
work on Clifton mine.
Socorro Mining & Milling Co
shipped 1900 pounds gold and silver
bullion from operations covering first
half of October.
Ore is coming in on south drift
from tunnel level in Clifton mine, on
which the Oaks Company is conduct.
ing development work.
There are practically no idle men
in the Mogollon camp and from differ
ent quarters comes the report of a
scarcity of labor of all classes.
The slime-carrying flume being
built by Mogollon Mines Co. has been
completed from Last Chance mine to
the Maud S. property, distance of
about one mile, and is now in commits
sion. This will eventually be ex-
tended about four miles farther down
canon to present failing impounding
dams.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
FASTENER FOR MANGER DOOR
Convenient Arrangement Is Shown in
Illustration Herewith-Not
Hard to Adjust.

A convenient fastening for the feed
ing door, which let's down in front of
the horse manger, is shown in the cut,
says a writer in Southern Agricultur-
ist. AS the door is pushed against the
beveled end Of the latch it raises in
the slot cut for it the cross piece
which fastens to the wall above. AS
1t lifts the door drops into it's place
in the wall and the latch falls in front
of it. The door can be pushed shut
with the fork or whatever happens to
be in the hands, and takes but single
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
AGE FOR BREEDING HEIFERS
Majority of Beef Men Use Animals
About Two Years OId-Some
Breed at Twenty Months.

The majority of beef men breed
their heifers at around twenty-four
months of age. A few breed as early
as from twelve to eighteen months,
and quite a number breed between
eighteen and twenty-four months.
There are a number Of arguments
in favor of the different practices. If
the heifers are well grown, it prob
ably will be we'll to breed them at
eighteen or twenty months of age.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
BEARS In EAST KILL SHEEP
Fifty Slain by Bruins in Three
Months, Say Reports From Penn
syIvana Towns.

Smethport, Pa.-When James Irons
of Irons Hollow, seven miles from this
town, went to his barnyard and found
the remains of three dead sheep it
made a total Of 80 sheep that have
been killed during the last three
months by bears. Reports of depreda-
tions of bears among sheep come from
Clermont, Bloomster Hollow and Rob-
port. Estimates place the number of
sheep killed in Mexican county during
the last three months by bears at
more than fifty.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18

placed II pounds of corn in every 100
pounds gain made by the hogs. Rape
replaced "a pounds and soy beans 81
pounds. All these hogs received corn
in addition to pasture. They made
cheaper gains than those fed only
grain in dry lot.
Rape makes an abundant, palatable
growth and has a long grazing season.
An acre will usually supply green feed
for three months for 80 hogs weigh
ing about 100 pounds.
Soy beans may be grazed from July
for a period of about ten weeks.
Since blue grass is susceptible to
drought, it has it's greatest value for
early spring use.
The Benson signal., 1916-11-18
Wyoming.

The section south of the Greybull
river near the town of Greybull, is
able oil field.
If nothing unforeseen happens three
or four wells on the north bench near
Basin should be brought in during the
next few days.
The Premier Oil and Development
Company proposes to engage in the
general oil and gas developing bust
ness in Natrona county with head
quarters in Casper.