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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
POTATO DEMONSTRATION
Special Train Coming to Bennington
Nov. I.

Special Train Coming to Bennington
Nov. I.
The potato production demonstrate
ion car to be run over the lines OF the
Rutland railroad in Vermont under the
auspices of the Agricultural Extension
Service of the University of Vermont,
the State Commissioner of agriculture
the farm bureaus and the Rutland rail
road, will make stops according to
the following schedule:
Monday, October 23rd, South Hero,
7.30 a. m.,-9.59 a. M; Alburg, 10.4S a.
m.-12.45 p. M; North Hero, LOS p. M
2.40 p. m.
Tuesday, October gath. Charlotte
S.39 a. m.-10.40 a. M; Vergennes, 1130
a. m.-2.30 p. M; New Haven Junction,
$50 p. m.-4.O0 p. m; Bristol, evening
meeting.
Wednesday. October 25th, Middle
bury, 9.26 a. mills p. m: Leicester
Junction, 215 p. m.-5.36 p. M; Bran
don, $50 p. m. Evening meeting.
Thursday, October 26th, Pittsford
500 a. m.-1013 a. m; Mount Holly,
1872 a. m.-1.34 p. M; Cuttingsville,
las p. m.-6.49 p. m; Ludloy, 1928 p.
IN. Evening meeting.
Friday, October 9th Cayendish,
III a. m.-12O9 p, M; Chester, 1886
p. mills p. m; Rutland S.45 p. m.
Evening meeting
Tuesday, October 31st, Wallingford,
7.O5 a. m.-11.0s a. m; Dandy, 1124 a.
m.-2SO p. M: Manchester. S2O p. M
TAO D. IN.
Wednesday. November 1st. Benning-
ton, 730 a. m.-11.45 a M; North Ben,
nington, 1900 noon-2.OO p m; Airing
ton, 800 p m.-7.00.
The lecturers and demonstrators,
who will discuss seed potato selection
sell preparation and fertilization, cul
tivation, spraying, harvesting and
marketing, include the following:
Hon. F. S. Brigham. State Commission
er of Agriculture; Prof J. L. Hills,
Dean of the College of Agriculture,
University of Vermont; Hon. Amos
Eaton, member of the State Board OF
Forestry and Agriculture; Thomas
Bradlee, Director Extension Service,
University of Vermont; c. H. Jones.
Chemist of the Vermont Experiment
Station; Prof. b. F. Lutman, Depart
ment of Plant Pathology, University
of Vermont; Prof X. T. Burdick, De-
partment of Agronomy, University of
Vermont; Morgens r. Tolstrup, State
Marketing Agent To this list should
be added county agents in their re-
spectve counties, ]. w. Dana of Chit
tenden county, J. f. Carrigan of Addi-
son county. NJ f. Downing of Rutland
county, f. G.. Shaw of Bennington
county, j. c. Otis of Windsor county
In the baggage car will be shown
various implements used in potato
growing, pictures, charts specimens
showing various potato diseases, sacks
and barrels OF potatoes packed for
market etc. Everyone interested in
the growing or marketing of potatoes
is cordially invited to attend these
demonstrations; admission is free.
This is one of the many ways in which
the various agencies interested in
agricultural education seek to carry
practical information to the farmer,
and it is hoped that a goodly number
| will take advantage of the opportuni-
| ty afforded
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
DAUGHTERS OF 1912.
Mrs. Henry G. Root of Bennington
Elected a Councillor.


Montpelier, Oct l2,-With the an
nual meeting of the United States
Daughters of 1912 held today in Bailey
hall, the three days session of Yer
mont patriotic societies came to a
close. The following officers were
elected
President, Mrs. Arthur S. Isham,
Burlington; vice-president. Mrs. John
A. Mead. Rutland: second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs c. w. Howard Shoreham;
third president, Mrs. e. A. Leav-
enworth. Rutland recording secre-
tary, Mrs, J. NJ. Skeels Isle La Motto;
corresponding secretary, Mrs Wilbur
Brown, Montpelier; bulletin secretary,
Mrs. Harris r. Watkins, Burlington;
treasurer, Mrs. E. II. Prouty, Mont
pelier; registrar, Della NJ. Sherman,
Brattleboro; historian, Mrs. Theodore
A. Davis, Rutland; chaplain, Mrs,
Charles H. Reade, South Hero; audi
tor. Mrs. c. A. Gale, Montpelier.
Councillors for three years, Mrs 0,
D. Scribner, Montpelier, Mrs. George
S. Glwoey, Brattleboro; for two years,
Mrs. C. b. Lamson, Brattleboro, Mrs
Charles S. Duke. Northlield; one year
Mrs Henry c. Root, Bennington, Ella
w, Bailey Montpelier; committee on
soldiers monument for State House
grounds, Mrs Clayton North Shore
ham; Mrs. John A. Mead, Rutland;
Mrs. w. H. Wasson, Waterbury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
MUST NOT SINK NEuTRALs
German Submarine Commanders Have
implicit Instructions.

Implicit Instructions.
The Hague. Oct 1.-THE Dutch
government received yesterday from
the German leagation a statement to
the effect that implicit instructions
had been. given to the commanders of
German submarines to sink neutral
steamships in no case unless the yes.
sells could be destroyed in accordance
with the German prize law There
fore, it was considered extremely un-
likely that the captain OF the Bloom
ersdiik was told by the captain of the
submarine which sank the steamship
that he would send to the bottom
every ship which otherwise might
touch a British port Such state
ment, it was pointed out at The Hague
would have been completely opposed
to the orders given to the commander.
The government also was informed
that should it be proved the Boomers
dijk's sinking was not in accordance
with German prize law, Germany
would grant indemnity for the vessel
and cargo without submitting the mat
ter to a German prize court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
HALIFAX MAN SUICIDE
w. E. Wheeler Takes stryehnine in
Wife's Presence.


William f. Wheeler of Grove, a
hamlet in the town of Halifax near
the Massachusetts line, committed
suicide yesterday morning by drink
ing strychnine He was planning 10
leave home with a load OF potatoes
for Greenfield and about o'clock lie
went into the house and began mixing
up something. Upon being asked by
his Wife. he told her what he was do
ing Alarmed, She struck the cup.
with the result that it smashed on
the floor Mr.. Wheeler had further
quantity of the poison which he took
in spite OF the desperate efforts of his
wife DR.. A. j Thomas OF Jackson
vile was summoned, but Mr.. Wheeler
was dead before he arrived. Mr..
Wheeler was subpect to attacks of
nervousness and il is thought that his
mind might have been affected.
He was native OF Grove and had
always lived there. except few years
when he lived in Guilford His barn
burned last fall after all his crops
had been harvested. but the stock
was saved He was q man of thrift
and had been school director and Sc
lectman of his native town. He is
survived by his widow, who was Mar
ion Ward of Guilford and II chill
dren, eight of whom live at home.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

MAY HAVE MILITARY COMPANY
Report Bennington is to Again Be
Represented in National Guard.

Some of the Bennington young men
who have arrived at their homes af-
ter being mustered out of the service
bring the report that Bennington is
likely to again be represented in the
Vermont national guard.
Nothing definite has come from head
quarters, but camp gossip during the
last few days that the troops were at
Fort Ethan Allen was to the effect
that a company was to be recruited to
take the place in the guard OF com
pany c, the unit which was largely
composed of University of Vermont
students and who have been released
from further service unless they. re
enlist.
While the recruiting station was in
operation here, Il young men were sent
to Fort Ethan Allen where they were
constantly drilled for weeks and re-
ceived instructions in tactics. In ad
dition several young men from Ben
nington were members of the compan-
les that took part in the patrol of the
Mexican border.
According TO the rumors in circula-
tion, il is the plan TO secure as many
as possible of these experienced
guardsmen to form the nucleus Of the
new company. With such a founda-
tion it is the belief that an organiza-
ton could be perfected that would
reach and even surpass the excellent
record in the guard made by company
X in years gone by.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
NATURES ICY GRAVEYARD.
Fossil Marve,s stsewi the Dresry
Wastes of Arctic Siberia.


Little does the traveller think as he
drives over the drcary wastes Of snow
and sees no living thing save thearctic
fox. fhe raven and the snowy owl that
the ground below him is packed full of
the remains of enormous animals that
have persisted in sorae mysterious man
ner Such nevertheless is the extra
ordinary fact. states siberia and the
Polar Sea
The whole of northern siberia from
the Ural mountains to Bering strait, is
one vast graveyard. The bones. teeth
and skulls are those OF elephants,
rhinOceroses. buiIalocs and musk oxen.
They occur everywhere They are
found on the banks Of the rivers, in the
plains. on rising ground and in frozen
cliffs. ON tie shores of the Arctic
ocean there ere sloping banks of ice.
These are split aud furowed in all di-
rections with deep chasms. and as the
traveller looks down into their dark
depths from above he sees that the
lower portions of these icy chasms are
filed with fossils
In other places on the northern coast
of Siberia fronting the Arctic ocean the
low cliffs that rise above the beach and
are formed OF earth ANA clay are full
of the bones OF elephants and rhino-
ceroses. In the brief summer. waich
hardly lasts for six weeks portions of
these earthly cliffs thaw and fall on the
beach below Then il is that the irav-
cleY who walks along the shore wit
nesscs IN astonishing spectacle. Not
only does he observe icebergs stranded
on the beach hut he also sees the
msks and bones of elephants dhe
mammoth lying on the shore.
If he leaves the Arctic ocean behind
and journeys inland the same sights
constantly meet his astonished gaze.
lie comes it may bc. to Il plain where
for perhaps half mile the whole
ground seems to be formed of masses
of tusks. teeth and the bones of ele-
plants and rhinoceroses welded to-
gether in one confused mass in the
frozen soil. These mighty beasts must
have been destroyed in herds. but how
thev perished no one knows. Still more
amazing is the fact that the islands in
the Arctic ocean north of Siberia are
equally full of the tusks and bones,
and on the shores OF these islands IN
the polar sea the tusks of elephants
can be seen sticking up in the frozen
sand. ~
r. Stranger still, actually the very
bodies of these great elephants, with
flesh and hair perfect, are seen stand
ing upright in the frozen cliffs When
the cliffs thaw the bodies of these
great elephants fall to the ground and
are so perfect, after being entomOed
for thousands of years. that the wolves
eat the flesh,
There are many who maintain that Il
great future is before Siberia owing to
| its vast mineral wealth and its corn
producing power This applies to the
southern districts. but has nothing to
do with the regions of awful desola-
| ton to which we have referred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
ESTATE oF MRS. a. ]. DOWNS


The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Bennington.
COMMISSIONERS, TO receive, ex.
anime, and adjust the claims and de-
mands of all persons against the es-
tate of Mrs. A. J. Downs late of Ben
nington in said District, deceased and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet
for The purpose aforesaid, at the Of
flee OF d. a. Guiltinan in the town OF
Bennington in said District, on the
4th day of November, 1916 and 23rd
day of March, 1917 next, from 2
O'Clock p. M, until o'clock
p. m, on each of said days and
that six months from the 23rd day of
September A. d. 1916 is the time
limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington in Srd day Of
October A. D. 1916.
Howard A. Wilson,
d. A. Guiltinan.
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
wADE's THEORY
Claims That the Ford Ran Over His
.t..n Packard.

Editor of the Banner;-In your issue
of the 18th inst is an article stating
that while coming down Main street in
the car of Seymour Nan Stantvoord |
ran over the Ford car of Charles
!. avis, jr
o s matter of fact was going up
street and my wheels were over
as Z the curb on the right hand side
of tie road when he came from behind
a team and crashed into my automo-
bile.
| only ask you to insert this state
ment because an accusation of care
less driving is a serious matter for a
chauffeur and liable to injure his en-
tire career and | believe that fair play
demands that my version of the actual
facts be stated.
Alfred n. Wade
Bennington, VT, Oct. 18th, 1916.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
NURSES START FOR WAR ZONE
Misses Mckee and Gremley VIII Sail
Monday For England.

Rutland. Oct 19.--Miss Helena Nc
Kee of Kingsley avenue left yesterday
for Montreal and Richmond, p. Q,
where she will remain until Monday
when she will sail from Montreal for
England Miss Elizabeth Gremley will
join Miss Mckee today Both young
women arc graduate nurses of the Rut
land hospital and are to enlist in the
Red Cross service in the war zone.
They will receive their military train
ing in English hospitals, but later may
be stationed in other countries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR
Statistics Form Convincing Part Of
States Exhibit.


Springfield, Mass, Oct. 14.--The Yer
mont display at the national dairy ex.
hibit consists chiefly OF about the
same products as the others. One Of
the chief exhibits is that of maple
sugar, made according to old Vermont
recipes. There are also ears Of corn,
piled attractively in the center pump
kins, and squash, huge heads of cab
bage and apples of luscious appear
ance.
Considerable attention is paid to
tabulations of statistics showing the
fertility of Vermont farms, the adyan-
tages of farming in Vermont the
amount of money spent annually on
the Improvement Of the soil and the
average yield per acre Of various
crops.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
SETTLES DAMAGES
Fred MILAN, Who Eluded officer, Pays
for Auto Smash -.

Montpelier, Oct. 12.-Fred MILAN,
against whom a verdict for damages
was returned in county court three
weeks ago in favor Of irwin ] Boyce
and WHO was found in Boston and
eluded Deputy Sheriff Slayton while
returning to Montpelier, Mas through
his counsel Fred L. Laird, settled with
the plaintiff and no search viii be con
Quoted by the officers MILAN failed
to appear in court during the trial OF
the case, which was the result of a col
lision between his auto and Boyces
team, year ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
NEW YORK MILK WAR ENDS
Agree to Advance Price
One Cent a Quart.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE New York
milk war is virtually ended. Nine
teen of the largest distributors in the
city have signed an agreement to adj
vance the price one cent a quart to
the dairymen. The Bordens, one of
the largest distributing concerns,
signed this afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
cARRIeAN TO QUIT BASEBALL
Red sox Msnagtr Will Retire 10 Home
at Lewiston, Me.

at Lewiston, Me.
After plotting his club to its second
consecutive worlds series title by
Thursdays victory. Manager William
Carrigan Oh the Boston Red Sox again
reiterated the fact that he had wound
up his professional baseball career
with that game Though the demon
stration was not very great. many Of
the fans who attended the game shook
hands with the Red Sox great man
ager after the contest. He again told
them that he was through as pro-
fessional baseball player. He will now
devote his time to private interest in
his home in Lewiston. Me. Carri-
gan's reign as manager OF the Boston
Americans has been very successful
He has piloted the club to two titles
and two seconds in four years as man
age..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
.u-BOAT5SSEEN0FF.
MASSACHUSETTS
COAST TO-DAY
Submarine Apparently inpursultof
Danish Steamer
WIRELESS CONFIRMS RUMOR
British Cruisers and American De-
stroyers Also PatrolIing North
Atlantic Waters.

Boston, Oct 1.-THE German sub
marine U-53 was sighted off the
Massachusetts coast in pursuit of an
unidentified Dutch steamer. The
radio station at the Charlestown
navy yard withheld whatever infor-
nation it may have had but wireless
messages received here substantiated
the report.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
STRIKE OF OIL men
AT BAYONNf, MI.
IS BROKEN
Company Agrees to Take Back All
Employees
POLICE KEEP STREETS CLEAR
Show of Force Effective in Ending
Industrial War-Police Twice
Fired UPon.

Bayonne, ~ j., Oct, 1.-THE strike
of several thousand oil workers is as
good as ended Commissioner of
Public Safety Henry Wilson will make
a public address this evening in which
he viii state that the strike is broken
and that the company will give posi-
tions to all men who return to work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Sunday.
Rise in temperature
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

There's nothing half so good as
laughing. Never sigh when you can
sing. w. Mackwortll prned
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

Paris, Oct 13.-Strong resistance by
the Bulgars in western sdacedonia is
holding back the Serbian advance, as
cording to statements from Berlin and
Sofia. In eastern Macedonia the Brit
ish are reconnoitring for their attack
upon Seres and have used armored mo
tor cars.
A German statement regarding the
Macedonian front received here says
that on both sides of the Monastir-
Florina railway the artillery was ac-
tive. and Serbian attacks in the Ger
ma salient yesterday again met with no
success" A Bulgarian statement dat
ed yesterday says that six consecutive
attacks by the Serbs near Skotohivir
on the Cerrna, were repulsed with Sc.
we're losses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
RUMAN|ANS MAKE
BETTER SHOK'ssaE
RESISTANCE :
Sill Falling Back Toward Their
Own Frontier
MORE TERRITORY ABANDONED
Bucharest Claims Teutons have been
Halted Near Pennsylvania
Line.

London, Oct. 13.-Steadily the pres
sure of the Austro-German forces is
compelling the Rumanian troops who
invaded Transylyania less than eight
weeks ago to fall back upon or to-
ward their own frontier, In eastern
Transylvania, north of Kronstadt
Berlin reports additional territory free
of Rumanians. Southeast of Kronstadt
the Austro-Germans have also been
successful against the invaders. The
Rumanians, however, are offering
stubborn resistance. Bucharest reports
the repulse by them> of attacks on the
frontier of southern Pennsylvania.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

New York Oct. 14.-Industrial
war in Bayonne was brought to what
looked like an end yesterday. The
police appeared to have won last
night. the close OF the quietest day
since the Standard Oil strike got fair
ly under way
The police believe the demonstration
they made in the strike zone Thurs
day afternoon. when 200 uniformed
men marched through the "Gridiron'
district and fired their guns when the
slightest resistance was made to their
commands to clear the streets, was in
large part responsible for the peaceful
situation yesterday.
The police fired fewer than score
of shots in their march through the
Hook yesterday morning. They
were fired upon by snipers twice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

Rome, Oct 13.-Gen. Cadorna's new
drive on Tieste was pushed forward
again this afternoon and the Italians
forced their way to the Austrian sec
ond line on the Carso plateau. The at
tacks are incessant in order ito lessen
the pressure upon Rumania, according
to Milan dispatches.
The Austrian troops were driven
back to the western slope of Monte
Pecinka to the first houses of Loc-
vizza and to Hudi Log, the Italian War
Office announces. Hudi Log, south
east Italian progress on the Carso.
Heavy Austrian counter attacks were
driven off with great loss. 400 Austrian
dead being buried at one point.
Today's Austrian statement admits
the loss OF Novavas, on the Carso, as
well as a retirement in the Monte Pa
subio sector. The Italians have lost
2.700 prisoners in their offensive,
Vienna says.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

New York, Oct. 14-An unidenti-
fed submarine was sighted yesterday
one mile astern of the Danish steamer
Heliolog according to the officers OF
a White Star liner which arrived here
today Some of the officers said that
the submersible was in pursuit of the
Heliolog but others thought not. The
Heliolog left here Thursday for Copen
hagen with II first cabin passengers.
Boston, Oct. 13-An unidentified
submarine off the New England coast
was reported by the steamship Bowie
today at a time when the steamship
lane to Europe was dotted with mu-
milton laden craft just released from
the embargo placed on their move
ments after the German submarine
raid off Nantucket last Sunday.
The Bowie. bound from Manchester,
England, for New York, did not re-
port the submarines nationality but
gave its position when sighted at 8
a. m. today as latitude 40.17 north,
longitude 69.13 west This would
place the submersible about 200 miles
due east of New York. not far from
the scene Of the U-boat activities of
Sunday The Bowie is due in New
York within,a few hours
Tht reports of the strange subma-
rine were coincident with announce
ment that a feet Of British cruisers
and destroyers was off the coast and
the virtually the entire available de-
stroyer fotilla of the Atlantic fleet of
the United States navy was on neu
trality duty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

WANTED-Girls to operated clothes
pin and dish machines and for count
ers and packers. Wages $125 per day
with a bonus of $1.00 per week to
every girl who works her full number
of hours Counters and packers who
pack 100 boxes day will be paid
$3.50 per day straight Excellent
boarding house in connection where
board and room may be obtained for
$400 per week. Matron in attend
ance parlors for the girls, hot and
cold water and all conveniences. Face
to this town will be returned to all
girls who remain in our employ ninety
days. Address Ludington, Wooden
ware Company Wilmington, Vermont
12t1
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

WANTED-At once a house of any
kind by married couple. No children.
Address r. ]. Redfield, Box II, Dodge
vile. n. Y. 11t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14
LOW PRICED ADVERTISING

WANTED-Position by reliable
young man of sober, clean habits. ad-
dress Frederick Cook, DolgeviIle, N. Y.
Box 500. lite
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-14

WANTED-Position by young mar
ried man in Bennington. Employers
having place of advancement please
address r. j. Rediield, Box II Dodge
Vile, n. Y, 12t12*