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ers were disghled and probably sunk.
The exact number of enemy destroyers
disposed of during the action cannot
be ascertained with any certainty, but
must have been large
An additional British official com
munication issued at London early
this morning says
"Since the foregoing communication
was issued, a further report has been
received from the COMMUNICATIVE chief
OF the grand fleet, stating that it has
now been ascertained that our total
losses in destroyers amount to eight
boats in all.
"The commander.n-chief also re;
ports that IL Is now possible to form
closer estimate of the losses and
damage sustained by the enemy fleet
"One dreadnought battleship of the
Kaiser class was blown up in an at
tack by British destroyers and another
dreadnought battleship OF the Kaiser
class Is believed to have been sunk by
gun FIRE. OF three German battle
cruisers. two of which 1t is believed
were the Derillinger and the Lutzow
one was blown up, another was heavily
engaged by our battle fleet and wa,
seen to be disabled and stopping, ant
the third was observed to he seriousl!
| damaged.
"One German light cruiser and ST,
German destroyers were sunk, aud a
least two more Germanlight cruiser
were seen to he disabled Further, re
peated hits were observed ON thre
other German battleships that wer
engaged
Finally, German submarine wa
'rammed and sunk"
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WOMAN ADMITS POISONING
Gets Twenty-Year Term in Providence
Cream Puff Case.

Providence. r. l., June Mrs
Hattie e. Oakley today interrupted her
trial on a charge of murder by plead
ing guilty of responsibility for the
death of Almand Vadaboncoeur, who
died after eating a poisoned cream
pun. She was sentenced to twenty
years in State prison
A package containing three puffs
was sent by special delivery to Henry
Cassayant, who for several years had
been on friendly terms with Mrs. Oak
ley The State contcnded that his at
tentions to other women had aroused
her jealousy.
Cassayant ate two of the puffs and
gave one to Vadeboncoeur The form.
er became violently i'll, but survived,
and has since been partially paralyzed.
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FlsHE0 WITHOUT LICENSE
X. A. Schlemp, 7. c. A. Student, Lied
TO Deputy Pitaniello as TO Age

" OSPuNy FIbdUlSllO dS 10 aye
Rutland June Deputy County
Fish and Game Warden James Pitan-
iello was in Poultney yesterday where
he appeared for the prosecution in the
case of state against Troy Confer.
ence academy student, Kirt A, Sch.
Temp. who was accused of fishing in
Lake Bomoseen without license, The
student pleaded guilty before Justice
of the Peace Ross, Grand Juror j. Il,
Senuett prosecuting.
Deputy Pitaniello asked the young
man for his license while the latter
was fishing In Lake Bomoseen Decora.
tion day and the student said he was
not l6 years of age. An investigation
proved he was II years old.
The young man Is working his way
through school and the fine of S25 was
suspended, he paying the costs OF
prosecution, about 81.
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The funeral of Peter Gallipo, who
died Thursday at his home on County
street aged 55. was held from the
Sacred Heart church this morning at
. o'clock, Rev. Charles E. Provost otli
ciating. There was large attendance
and the cut flowers were many. In
terment was in the new Catholic GENE.
terry at Old Bennington,
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KING CABLES sHAckLEToN
Reloiees at His Safety and Hopes for
Rescue OF Marooned Men,

London, June 2.-King George today
sent the following cablegram to Lieu.
tenant Sir Ernest Shacketon at the
falkland Islands:
"Rejoiced to hear of your safe ar.
rival at the Falklands. Trust your men
at Elephant Island may soon be res
cued"
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
~ Estate Of MARC ARET L.
SCOTT, ELLEN c. SCUrT, CHARLES IL.

The undersigned having been appointed by
Of Bennington, COMMISSIONERS, TO receive,
examine and adjust the claims and demands II
all persons against the estate of Mar, aret Il.
scott, Ellen y. ocott, Charles u, ou,lC
late OF Benn ingtor, In said District deceas cd.
and all claims exhlbueu in offset iheret ),
hereby give notice that we will meet for tho
purpose aforesaid, at the Office of Holden 4
Heey 10 the Iowa of Remington, in
sild District, on the cath day of August,
and 2itn day of Move nber next. from O'Clock
y. m. un II o'clock p. M. GA each of said
days, aud that six months from the 2ith day
May, A. ID. 1916, ls the time limited by said
Court for said cred tors TO present their claims
to us for exa ninatlon and allowance
Dated ut bennington this gath day Of May,
A. ID. 1916.
CHARMS v. POWERS,
H. II. hUTCHIN|
Commissioners.
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EoMN ISsION ER" NOTICE,
- Estates OF SUSAN A. GREG as,
FRANCETIA CAMPBELL, ANDREW GARD

FRANCELIA CAMrBELL, ANDREW CARD
and EMILY u GARD.
The underslgned, having been appointed by
tho Honorable Pr ,bato Court for the District
OF Bennington, 0MMlsSl0 NERS, to receive.
examine aud adjust the claims and demands OF
all persons ae ainst the estates of susan 4
GIlSgs; francena Gam vOel Andrew Gard aud
Emily II, Gard late of Pownal In sad District /,
deceased aud claims exhibited in Off ct theret !:
bere by give motto. that we will meet for the
purpose Aforesaid at the Town Hal,
rict on the 8'st day OF Nav aud 18th day OF
October next. from II o'clock a M until
q o'clock y. IN, on each OF said days and toat
six months from the iith day ot Ap'il, A.
ID. lyle, Is the time limited bysaid Court FOR said
creditors To present their claims 90 us for OK
animation and allowance
Dated at Pown ii this 2lrd. day OF May A. d.
1915
Al, MERCHANT,
II. W. MORGAN
Commissioners
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BRITISH LOSE IS VESSELS, Gilin1ANS
Q, IN GREATEST BATTLE SINCE
ERA OF ARMORED SHIPS
Over 5000 British Officers and Men PeriShed In
Fight Oil The Skager Rak

Kaiser High Sea Fleet Caught Smaller Vessels of
the Enemy and Inflicted Great Damage Before
Heavier War Ships Could Take Part in En-
gagement-Berlin Jubilant-German Admiral
Says England's Boasted Sea Control Is Broken
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TO INSURE ITALIAN SOLDIERS

Organization viii Write $4,000 War
Risks Through Subsidy.
Rome, June Italian soldiers at
the front may insure their lives for
$4,000 apiece, according to new rule
of the National Institute of Insurance,
an organization subsidized by the Gov
enment. A request for such a policy
must be made within ten days of the
soldiers arrival at the front
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London, June 3.-The number of
British war ships lost in the bSttle off
the Skager Rak is now placed at Is.
One of the ships lost was the destroyer
Shark which was acting as scout for
the British fleet. None of the crew of
the Shark are reported to have been
saved. Two more destroyers, the Nor
wood and the Nestor, are not known TO
be among the lost,
Rear Admiral Horace Hood went
down with his ship, the lnvincible
With the cruiser Defence all were lost
including Admiral Arthbubot.
From reports that are being received
from the scene of the battle it appears
that the German feet in full number
swooped down upon the smaller YES
sells in the British squadron and in
flicted much damage before the larger
ships reached the scene. The loss of
British officers and men is placed at
more than 5000
Seven survivors Of the German pro-
tected cruiser Fraunenlob were res
cued by British torpedo boat The
remainder of the crew of $50 perished.
Bodies of dead sailors are reported
floating near the scene of the battle by
neutral ships. Survivors are being
landed at several ports.
Berlin, June 3.-Englands mastery
of the sea has been broken in the OPP
inion of Admiral Won Speer. Flags are
flying everywhere in celebration of the
victory. The Kaiser is hurrying to
Wilmhaven to welcome the return OF
the fleet.
London, June 3.-As If by given
signal, the British and German cens0rs
yesterday afternoon simultaneously
lifted the lid which for twenty -foul
hours, had hidden from the world tne
greatest event of the war. Both in
Berlin and London brief, concise ad
miralty statements were released an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-03

Charles W. Silver has returned from
Torrington. Conn, and is visiting his
father. Fred S. Silver for a few days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-03

w. A. Austin will leave this evening
for Detroit Mich, where he win visit
for a few weeks.
Evening star., 1916-02-27
THE SUPPLY OF COPPER

the war The copper destined to go to
Germany had a value of s4O.00O.o00 at
the time OF purchase and is worth
considerably more than that now.
not been shut off from Germany ever
since the beginning of the war. 1t was
alleged on excellent authority that
Germany obtbained copper through Italy
until copper shipments from America to
Italy were interrupted by the British
order declaring the metal contraband.
before Italy Joined the allies Germany
was buying in the American market
extraordinarily large amounts of cop
per in the summer of 1914, preceding
tracts aggregated about 100000 900
pounds. but the great bulk of the con-
tracts were not filled when the war
started.
One OF the significant matters bear
ing on the copper situation in Germany
and Austria is the report. apparently
authentic, that the conversion of German
copper coins into iron coins has been going
on for long time: that the copper coin
age of Germany and Austria has disap-
even to the conquered portions Of Bel
gium and France, and that all kinds Of
ruses are resorted to in obtaining the de-
sired metals, and gold is offered literally
in exchange for the cheaper metal.
The statement is also made that not
only has the copper coinage of Germany
dsa appeared. but that the nickel coinage
has been superseded by iron coins and
fractional paper currency. and that Ger
many is actually paying gold for copper
money delivered to her from her neigh
bors. with the result that immense
contra band traffic in money has been goins
on for the last four months, so immense
that there are hardly any copper or bronze
coins left in Belgium. France. Italy or
Spain.
Evening star., 1916-02-27

find their names upon the State De-
partment roster, where they are ranked
well up as persons authorized to go
abroad as the personal representatives
of Uncle Sam. Without this especial
status in many countries they could
not get closer than the curb during
parade to the authorities and trade
nabobs whose influence goes far to
control the course and dispense the
profits of international commerce
Given this especial position, the COM
mercial attaches are enabled to enter
the charmed circles and work from the
inside. which sufficiently explains the
reason why President Wilson. some
two years ago. obtained the legislation
under which this select corps was
created and organized
For about a year and half the new
staff of statesmen in general for the
United States has been steadily plug
sing away. Judging from bulky hles
of correspondence with hundreds of
American business houses, which are in
possession of Secretary Redfeld and
DR.. Edward L. Pratt. chief of the bu-
reau of foreign and domestic commerce,
under whom the commercial attaches
are placed, the results have earned un-
stinted approval in the American buSi-
ness world There are distinctly nota-
hIe achievements" TO the credit of the
drumme diplomats. Instance the re
cent ease of Commercial Attache {. W.
\. NeditZ. King Alfonso and Spain $
TRANSFORMATION tax against American
coal.
The Transportation tax amounted to
s12O ton which. added to the cost
of the long water haul. gave Welsh
coal practically monopoly of the
Spanish market In Spain the king has
power to alter such tariffs. Mr.. NeditZ
is accredited to France. but Spain Is
included in his territory" 1t looked
like good chance for drummer -di-
Evening star., 1916-02-27

F1HERE are better-paid drummers.
but there are no others who
have tie status and peculiar
q functions of the new corps of
commercial attaches of the Department
of Commerce. These saiesmen-in- gen
eral for the United States not only
do" the biggest cities in the largest
nations of the world. but the greatest
personages in foreign captals-kings,
princes. dukes. prime ministers, etc,
down to the mere barons of oversee
trade and indust-y-are their partcu-
laT meat.
Don't forget ii. though--they are
dIummers. They are more than that.
their occupation Their task is to rus
tie up trade for the United States If
they go bout it in silk hat frock coat
and white vest, it's merely because the
unwritten rules of the game in which
nation jostles nation involve punCtil
ious regard for appearances. If it's
May il please your august highness.
or II humbly beg to state your excel
Icncy." instead of Hello Bill. hows
the wife and kiddies"''-thc language
nf oficialdom and courts instead of the
language of the road" in the United
States-thats merely matter of
geography and environment and part
of the days work.
In fine. the commercial attaches are
both drummers and diplomats. You
Evening star., 1916-02-27
;ACORN MEAL USED FOR BREAD

has bitten into or chewed a raw acorn
knows that the taste is strongly
astringent. That astringent quality Is
due to tannin a quality which is pres
ent in so pronounced degree in the
bark of oak trees that il is used in
the tanning of hides. The acorn is,
of course, not SO strongly impregnat-
ed with tannin as the bark of the
tree. but II is present in sufficient
quantity to render the acorn unedibIe
by man.
II the acorns be husked and the meats
boiled the tannin may be extracted
and il has been the custom of the In
dians using acorns for bread to boil
the acorn meat in several waters When
this process has been carried out the
meat may be reduced to a paste which
is palatabie, sweet and wholesome
However, no housewife should under
take the making Of acorn bread with
out direct assistance from some one
who is familiar in a practical way
with the making of that kind of bread.
In various parts of the world many
Things have been used and are still
being used as bread. II is recorded
that mashed potatoes mixed with
wheat or maize -four were used by
poor people on the continent of Eu-
rope years before the war broke out.
Rice -four makes fine yellow bread.
while the chestnut bread that forms
the chief food OF the corsican noun
iaineeIs is very dgestible. agreeable
10 taste and keeps fresh over fort
night. Beans. peas, maize and other
substances have been mixed with wheat
or rye in the past
charred acorns or roa asted acorns have
long been used an adulterant OF
coffee and also as a substitute for
coffee. One of the complaints of a
wounded Canadian soldier held prison
er In Germany. and whose letter con-
tanning the complaint was published in
a London newspaper, was that he had
to drink acorn coffee. To any man
used to coffee made from the roasted
coffee berry. acorn coffee would no
doubt he extremely unsatisfactory. but
there Is no novelty in the use of acorns
for making a black beverage, which
may be drunk under the alias of cof-
fee
Evening star., 1916-02-27

Iation and resources offer practically
a virgin opportunity. MIR. Arnold is
assigned not alone to China. but to
practically all of Asia.
His present office is in Chinese
temple in Peking. 500 years old. 1t is
the temple in which the last of the
Ming emperors consulted his priest
only to be warned of the downfall of
his dynasty and the success of the
cursed the temple and all who might
thereafter visit it. and went to the
coal hills in the imperial city and
hanged himself The curse and rather
worked at all to the disadvantage of
Mr.. Arnold. In fact. he has been quite
lucky.
Most people will be surprised to learn
that China and India are the two
greatest cotton-consuming nations in
the world. Probably the consumption
of cotton goods depends more on mere
numbers of the population than is the
case with any other manufactured
article Very little is worn. but that
little is cotton. The amount of cotton
goods required to clothe the countless
millions in Asia is almost beyond be-
lief
This vast demand for manufactured
cotton goods for decades was supplied
almost entirely from England, though
the raw material was all raised in
America. Later we began manufactur-
ing on a large scale ourselves and be-
gan to export to the east, as did Ger
many and other European countries.
Then. recently, Japan began to manu-
facture the cheaper goods, and. with
very cheap labor and new machinery,
she began to cut into the Chinese
trade. Now the more progressive ele-
ment In China are going to take a
hand themselves. Thew are raising
quite lot Of cotton in China suitable
for the cheaper grades OF goods, and,
Evening star., 1916-02-27

plomacy. so Mr.. Vedtz was directed to
run down to Madrid and see the king
about it.
Their talk lasted an hour and five
minutes. Interviews between kings and
representatives of our foreign service,
of course, are sealed for all time from
public eyes and ears. In substance 1t
appears, however. that the king ad-
mitted that Welsh coal had risen be-
Sond all reason in price and was get
ting very scarce in Spain. He would be
delighted to obtain American coal on
better terms. but if ships brought coal
from the United States to Spain.
couldn't they take something from
Spain back to the United States? Be
ing very businesslike young king. he
was interested to know where Spain
would get off in the deal. Spain raises
oranges - what about selling Spanish
oranges to Americas millions?
Thereupon, as the story is whispered
about. Mr.. Veditz very tactfully sub
mitted that more and better oranges
are raised in the United States than
anywhere else in the world. and that
he was very regretfully forced to the
admission that, much as he desired
otherwise, there could be nothing do
ing in oranges. Just stretch your
imagination a bit here and, without
violating official secrets, you may both
hear and see Mr.. Veditz warming to
his argument and driving home this
clinching fact: Your ma jesty, nations
may live without oranges, but show me
anywhere on the face of the globe the
modern nation which can live without
coal"
A few strokes of the kingly pen wiped
Evening star., 1916-02-27
He BIames the People.

A PACIFIST said at a dinner: Il
IA find that the people themselves.
not the capitalists. are to blame for
the continuance of war With this
specious excuse and that. the people
reject universal peace.
I'm shot. the people treat pacificism
as the pretty girl treated the shipping
clerk
No. I can't marry YOU she said to
the shipping clerk after he had pro.
posed. You see. you are too extrava-
CANT
Me extravagant" shouted the ship.
ping clerk. Me? Why. on the con-
trary. dearest one. I'm very economical.
l have to be-
Then more than ever i feel she
said, that I cannot be your wife
You can't be my wife because I'm
economical?' he gasped, bewildered by
her shifts and changes.
No: oh, dear, no. she answered.
But because you have to be-"
Evening star., 1916-02-27

six states. The women's committees
were always asked to, o-oIerate where
their strength was greatest locally
also asked to cooperate with the mems
committees of the commission in the
purchase and shipment of food. SO that
each state might have as much benefit
that state and that every dollar might
tell to the uttermost.
The commission In its two depart
ments collected. roundly. between six
and eight million dollars worth of
food: a million dollars worth Of trans
portation, and great quantity of
clothing. Our commission never set
q valuation upon clothing but. using
the valuation of another national or
Evening star., 1916-02-27
s labor costs little, they have entere
the field as manufacturers.

as labor costs little, they have entered
the field as manufacturers.
The government of China decided to
assist in establishing the industry by
furnishing capital up to about 40 per
cent in the mills, and directing to a
certain extent the policy of the mills.
Commercial Attache Arnold who was
following developments closely, got
wind of the governments intention of
putting up two cotton mills. He at
once communicated with American
firms who manufacture cotton spinning
machinery and got some of them to
nrm sent over a representative, and
this representative, with the assistance
of the attache and Special Agent Ralph
Odell. who has Investigated markets
nearly every corner of the earth. went
about landing the order. The COM
plete equipment of the two mills.
worth something like a million dol
AS orders go, a million dollars is
not of transcending Importance. but
the Importance of capturing this initial
order from the Chinese government, in
not be overestimated.. II this order is
filled satisfactorily II means that many
more mills will be equipped with
American machinery. 1t means that
cheap cotton goods in China as we
would if manufacturing had not been
started on the ground. we nevertheless
will have an important part in supply
ing such goods. AS it looks now we
shall continue to furnish increasing
quantities of high -grade goods in COM
petition with England. to furnish sub
stantial, though perhaps not increas-
Evening star., 1916-02-27

ing. amounts Of cheap cotton goods. and
to furnish the machinery to make a
large part of the cheap cotton goods
that we do not furnish direct.
Then there's the story Of Bolivian tin.
The bureau of foreign and domestic
commerce and its new foreign service
were largely instrumental in the es-
tablishment of a tin-smelting industry
in this country. Most Americans are
not aware of the fact that practically
all the tin we use is imported from
abroad. There are two great mining
regions. the Straits Settlements in the
far east and Bolivia. OF the total
world production of some 100000 tons
of tin year. about 100000 tons come
from the Straits Settlements and $4,000
tons from Bolivia. The United States
is the greatest consumer of tin in the
world. taking about $1,000 tons a year.
nearly 30 per cent of which originates
in the Straits Settlements. although the
most OF il is handled by European
countries before it reaches us. 1t ar
rives here as tin. not as ore. No con-
siderable amounts of tin ore have ever
been smelted in this country.
Under present conditions il is not sur
prising that some one should look to
Bolivia with an eye TO divcrtinG some
Of the ore exports to this country FOR
smelling. This idea seems 20 have oc-
Cured to the American Smelling and
refining Company first. for William
Loeb. jr., of that concern was the first
to take up the matter with the gov
ernment. This company wanted several
obstacles removed before It contracted
for large quantities of Bolivian ore and
built smelters to handle it. 1t wanted
a guarantee that in the future there
would be no discrimination against the
United States in the matter of export
taxes, and it wanted the bureaus in
f1uence in removing misconceptions eX-
listing in the minds of the miners con-
ccIning the intentions of the American
company.
The commercial attache at Lima hap
pened to be on his way to his post. and
he was wired to go Immediately to Bo-
livia and get in touch with the Amer
ican minister and see what could he
done. In about A year the State Depart
ment had received assurances from the