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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

FOR SALE-Farm of 100 acres with
the privilege of buying 100 acres more.
Two story cut stone house S5x46 with
kitchen addition l0X4O, wood shed
20x3O, barn S5xS0, barn 4OX4O, barn
16x20 all with good easements; car
riage house 2OX25 with hog house be-
low, corn house and garage House
is pleasantly located on knoll with
deep lawn surrounded by maple trees
and sloping 20 an orchard of about 81
trees. Five minutes from +. o. and Il.
X. station. For particulars inquire of
VIM. j.. Hicks, Bennington, Vt. Tel
431-M. 41tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

WANTED---Light trucking to do.
Soap oredrs promptly attended to also
one express harness in good shape for
sale. George Chandler. 800 School
street Tel. 27.M, 4Ot6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

WANTED-At once man for hay
ing. George L. Davis. Near Haynes
corner. Tel. 22l-3. 41tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

FOR SALE--Mrs. Joseph Venable Of
S07 East Main street, has kitchen
range, parlor suite and other house
hold furniture for sale. Estes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

TO RENT-Room Formerly occupied
by Christian Science church. corner
Park and Scott Sts. Suitable for light
manufacturing, club or society room.
Apply ut Coopers Machine Works.
slti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

FOR SALE-A very desirable store
building located in the heart of the
business section of the village. The
building is comparatively new and in
excellent condition and is adapted to
most any line Of business. For full
information. price and terms enquire
of Charles N. Powers, Savings Bank
Building. 92f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
TO RENT

TO RENT-New S.room tenement on
School street; gas, electric lights, bath
and hardwood finish throughout.
Phone ll5.5 or 372.l2. Edwin N. llaw.
kins. 1gtf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

TO RENT-Stores, omces, tene
ments, shops, stables, individual
garage, individual storage lockers, fur.
nished apartments and rooms all cen.
trally located. Geo. N. Hawks. 43s
Main st. T2tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
WANTED

WANTED-Seyeral cabinet max
ers. sawyers and rubbers' in Con-
necticut town. steady work. Address
Cabinet this office. 42t12"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

WANTED-Log cutters and saw
mill help, top wages. Board on job.
II. G. Chapman, North Adams,
Mass. 39t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25

WANTED--pupil Nurses, male and
female, wanted at the Taunton State
Hospital Training School for Nurses.
For particulars. address DIR. Arthur v.
Goss, Supt., Taunton State Hospital,
Taunton, Mass. 64tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-25
WAN TED

WANTED-A competent maid for
general homework, no washing. Ap.
ply to j. ID. Hunter, As Wall st., North
Adams, Mass. 4it6
WANTED-Woman. Apply at the
Soldiers Home. 40tf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-26

''HOw did you contrive to convince
your wife you could not afford to
own an aUtomObile?"
Pure luck on my part. She want
ed to have an old dress cleaned and
bought a gallon Of gasoline"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
Plan Is to Put 36 in Service
Below st. Louis.
CITY APPROPRIATES S2O5, 900
st. Louis to Build Extensive
River Terminals and Docks.
Shippers Guarantee Many
Thousands Tons Freight.

St Louis, Mo, Feb. 26.-Barge ser
vice between St. Louis and New Or
leans is to be inaugurated on April
Is. A steel barge, with. a carrying ca
pacity of 1900 tons, has been obtained
for this traffic, and other barges will
be built later. 1t is planned by July
l to have barges leave st. Louis for
New Orleans every three weeks.
In two years, if present plans are
consumnlated, thirty-six barges will
be in operation between st. Louis and
New Orleans.
The barges will be able to navigate
the river throughout the year except
when ice prevents in the winter
months.
The establishment of barge service
out of st. Louis will be the first tan
gible result here of the construction of
municipal river terminals. The city
has set aside S2S5, 900 for the con-
struction of such terminals. and pend
ing the completion of a permanent
dock, a temporary one will be built
A newspaper canvass made last fall
resulted in pledges from St. Louis
shippers of several thousand tons of
freight annually for river traffic if a
barge line were established. and suit
able terminals built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
BREWSTER IN LINE
Attorney General Joins Chorus
Against "Birth of NatiOn."
Says 1t Is '"ImmOraI and Not
True to History"
WOULD KEEP IT FROM STATE
Official Condemnation Made by
Kansas Today.
''Deliberate for Purpose OF
WOULD KEEP IT FROM STATE
''DeIiberate for Purpose of
SIandering the Negro"

In a fourteen page typewriter
statement today, S. NJ. Brewster. as
attorney general, declared that Birth
of a Nation" film, displayed before
state censors and newspaper men in
Topeka recently, is immoral, a slanGer
on the character of public men of civii
war times and it not true to history.
The Brewster statement is an answer
iii a suit pending in the district court
testing the right of the state censorS
and appeal board in rejecting the pic
ture.
Brewster's statement is a bitter in
dictment of the famous film. 1t chat
lenges every allegation in the petition
of the picture producers and declares
that the result of the picture can be
but to Islander and villify the negro
race and the union soldiers of the
Civil war, to create race prejudice, en-
gender hatred, passion and strife, and
TO provoke disorder, assaults. and
even murder" The Brewster reply in
the case is the states official condem-
nation of the picture which has oc-
casioned nationwide discussion and
will be used by the state in an effort
to keep the picture out of Kansas.
said photo-play is immoral in that
while it purports to represent histor-
ical facts, it is on the whole false and
untrue and made false and untrue ma
liciously and deliberately for the pur-
pose of slandering and maligni1g the
Continued on Page %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
TYPICAL OF MARCH
The Day Is Characterized by High
Wind and Low Temperature.

Typical March weather is here to-
day, with a high wind and a low tenn
perature. 1t seemed colder this morn
ing than it really was on account of
the blustery nature of the weather.
Nothing in the way of A-Iere weather
is on the way in spite of the threat
ening appearance of the skies today.
The Kaw river continues to fall at
the rate of three-tenths of a foot a
day. 1t reached a stage of 81 feet
this morning.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy
weather tonight and Sunday; some
what colder in the eastern part of the
state tonight Tomorrow will not be
so pleasant as the preceding Sunday,
but it will be a fair day for this time
of the year, said S D. Flora, local
weather observer, this morning. A
minimum reading of rs degrees is the
prediction for tonight at Topeka. The
shippers forecast says to protect So
hour shipments against temperatures
of 20 and 25 degrees east, west and
north: south, 25 degrees.
The lowest reading of the "a hours
was 81 degrees. This stage was reg
/ istered at Z o'clock and continued for
several hours during the morning.
/ This is seven degrees above normal.
The wind is blowing at the rate of 70
miles an hour from the northwest
The highest temperature on record
for this date is IS degrees, established
( in 1896. The low record, three de-
grees, occurred one year later. On
only two dates in the % years that the
/ Topeka records have been kept has
! the mercury dropped below zero after
this date The time for severe weather
Z is about past.
/ Temperatures up to O'Clock today
/ varied only two degrees, and the aver
! age was three degrees below normal
| The afternoon temperature, however
was IA degrees below. Following are
/ hourly readings furnished by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
SLAvS SEIZE FORT
Russians Rapidly Are Forcing
Turks From Persia.
City of Kermanshah, $4,000
Population, to Invaders.

London, Feb. 26.-A Reuter- dis
Russians have taken by storm Ker-
in the neighborhood of which serious
fighting has recently taken place.
An unofficial dispatch from Te-
heran published yesterday said that
after a series of battles in the noun
tain passes, as a result of which the
Russians captured a considerable OF
booty, the Turks who had been aided
by Germans had retreated towards
Kermanshah. Kermanshab is ESQ
miles southwest of Teheran and has a
population of about 10000. The
routes from Bagdad, Schuster, Ispa-
han by way of Hamadan and Sulei-
maniyah meet there and make the
city an important center of traffic.
$50 Miles From Kut- Ell l-Amara
The Russian operations in Persia
which have eliminated in the CO pture
of Kermanshah have the local pul pose
of putting to an end the raids of hos
tile mountain forces and organized
bands of Kurds and it is believed hey
have the broader scope of preparing
the way for a junction of the Rus-
slams with the British expeditIonary
forces in Mesopotamia.
The movement of the Russians from
HamadaE southwark to Kermanshah
brings them now to within $50 miles
of Kut-El-Amara on the Tigris vnere
General Townshend's British force
which was ascending the river for The
conquest of Bagdad. is besieged by
the Turks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
TAKE NO WHEAT
Burlington Places Embargo on
Grain in Kansas.
Senator Malone Complains to
Governor Capper.

Burlington railway officials have
instructed their agents in Kansas not
to accept wheat shipments from
points in this state, according to a
complaint which Senator James Ma
lone of Herndon, Rawlins county, has
laid before Governor Capper. An in
vestigation of the alleged order may
be made by Joseph L. Bristow and the
public utilities commission in connec-
ton with the car shortage situation in
Kansas.
Nearly fifty shipping points in
northwestern Kansas are affected by
the order of the Burlington, Senator
Malone declared. The order has tied
up shipments of all wheat from the
big wheat growing territory and with
no other railroad facilities in num-
ber of the localities, farmers must
realize on their corn or nothing.
Last year the farmers in the north
western territory raised a bumper
wheat and corn crop. For several
months, it is claimed, the grain pro-
ducers have sought to put their wheat
on the market but have been unable
to get cars. Many of the farmers de-
sired to hold their corn for feeding
purposes or until there was a further
advance in prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
Odd Happenings
In Today's NelOs

Terra Alta, w. Va.-'Silo kick"
is a popular Intoxicating drink in
this section. according to local
officers. The drink is drawn from
the bottom of a silo and is the
unfermented corn juice.
New York.-Carl Freeburg,
height six feet, slipped out of his
cell through the four inch aper-
ture between the bars to get a
drink and was arrested, as he ex-
planned ION his way back"
Palmyra, y. Sunday school
attendants heard Eddie Collins
score a put out on booze with a
telegraphed assist from Billy
Sunday in Collins's first attempt
as an evangelist.
Chicago. Dramatically declar-
ing that he saw fur around
girls ankle" while walking in the
loop, Wilbur Volvia told an audi
ence there were still a few decent
people in Chicago"
Durham, Maine-Because the
mental stimulus derived from the
Holy Ghosters at Shiloh was in
sufficient to keep his stove from
smoking, Henry Dickerson took
his wife and family and departed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
OSTSCRIPT
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Spanish Note and Suit Over Coffin in
Court of Topeka.

4f1l recsrds so~vn dav's business were
broken this afternoon in the court of
Topeka when Newell and Wallace, a
local legal firm, filed tWenty-four cases
ranging in amounts involved from 5 o
to $500. The suits are of all kinds
and varieties. Among them is prom
issorv note from South America in 4
suit instigated by Felipe Simon against
George Hopsetz. The note is written
in Spanish and is for the collection of
2SO pesos. Another suit is for col
lections on a coffin.
Four other civil suits were also filed
today According to Douglas Graham,
clerk of the court of Topeka, this bests
py a long ways any other previous
days business in that court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26

of the Crawford Bill Posting Service.
He has been most efficient manager
Of both denartments sNp9 the cha 1re
Is a promotion in recognition of his
ability by Roy Crawford as Ell Paso is
a very good theatrical town. r. will
inaugurate a vaudeville program at
the Crawford opera house there sim
liar to that of the Novelty here The
Texas Grand opera house will handle
high class road attractions
Maxwell has had most interesting
career previous to his coming 70 To-
peka in the summer of 1913. At the
age of IA he was a leader of a fife
and drum corps which did effective
political service in the campaign of
1880. Later he took up the study of
the flute and played with various road
attractions for several years IN he
late nineties he became connected
with the Lima opera house at Lima,
Ohio, and speedily became manager.
In 1906 he took charge of the Chicago
office of the w. S. Mann company
which handled from ten to sixteen
road attractions. The season of 1910
he managed successfully the first road
tour of The Rosary" Shortly after
he became connected with the Ma
tional Printing and Engraving rom-
pany of Chicago and handled their
commercial poster work in the west.
He made Topeka in this capacity in
1913 and met Roy Crawford who Of
fered him the managership of the
Novelty and Crawford Bill Posting
Service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
SHOOTS HEAD OFF
Morris County Farmer Victim
of His Own Gun.
Found Dead in Smoke House
by His Sons.

Council Grove. Kan, Feb. 26.-L.
briggs, a wealthy farmer living on
Canning creek eight miles northwest
of here, accidentally shot and killed
himself late last night His body,
with the entire upper part of his head
shot off, was found a few minutes
after the accident by two sons who
were working in the barn a few yards
distant.
briggs had been hunting in the aft
ernoon and returned home late. He
told his sons that he would help with
the chores after he had put his gun
away in the smoke house. AS he
stepped through the door the hammer
caught on the door sill, discharging
both barrels. The shots struck him
above the right ear, tearing the up
per part of his head off. briggs lives
in the center of the oil field and
prospectors will drill on his land in
short time. A large family survives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
DURAzzO DOOMED
Last Stand Against AustrO-
German Invaders Fails.
Circle Tightening About Ital-
ianS and AIbanianS.

CBuIIetin) Rome, Feb. 26.-The re-
port that Durazzo an Albanian port
on the Adriatic sea. had been eyac-
uated by the Italian troops stationed
there is confirmed.
Berlin, Feb. 26.-Reports from
Austrian press headquarters predict
the early fall of the Albanian city of
Durazzo as a result of the defeat on
banian forces under Essad Pasha, the
provisional president. A strong line
of outer defenses for the city had been
constructed and the indications were
that spirited resistance would be Of
fered.
The Austrians and Germans at
tackled at daybreak. The defenders
soon were elected from their positions
at Bazaar Sjak. Shortly afterward the
Italians on the southern bank of the
lower Arzen were forced to abandon
their positions. The Austrians crossed
the river and proceeded southwark.
At noon a decisive action east of Bazaar
Sjak drove the Italians from strong
positions.
The same fate was suffered by the
defenders of Sasso Bianco, six miles
east of Durazzo. BY evening the en-
tire outer girdle of defenses was tax
en-. The attackers advancing to the
inner line positions established the
fact that the Italians were embarking
their troops hurriedly-
An official statement says:
THE italian brigade at Durazzo has
been withdrawn and has embarked,
the Albanian government having left
the place. The withdrawal of the
Serbian, Montenegrin and Albanian
troops from Albania has been COM
pleted'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
LID ON SCANDAL
Pettieoat Graft Expose in Chi
cagO Goes Too Far.
Aldermen Decide to Abolish
Welfare Bureau.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. 26.-Following a
sensational hearing before the civil
service commission into charges made
by Mrs. Page Waller Eaton that Mrs.
Louis Osborne Rowe forced her to
contribute one-third of her salary, a
coterie of aldermen constituting a
majority of the city council, held a
conference Friday night and decided
to terminate a situation which threat
ened to develop into a scandal disas-
trous to the personal regulations of
several persons
1t was decided to abolish the public
welfare bureau, around which center
ed the accusations of graft and thus
eliminate from the city payroll Mrs.
Rowe, chief of that department, re-
gardless of the finding of the merit
body. 1t is likely that resolution to
this. effect will be introduced during
the next session of the city council
Exposures Averted.
Exposures that threatened to rock
official Chicago were averted only
when a ukase came from the higher
ups in the administration ordering
the civil service commission to bar
all evidence reflecting on the char
acter of Mrs. Eaton.
Cross examination of Mrs Page
Waller Eaton was resumed today be-
fore the city civil service commission
Many women crowded the room be-
fore the session opened and a number
of them brought lunches so that they
might not lose their seats at the after
noon session.
Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe, head OF
the department of public welfare, ac-
cused by Mrs Eaton of forcing the
alleged payments, appeared early and
was expected to testify later in the
day.
Abolition of department of public
welfare, the storm center in the Eat
on-Rowe charges. was urged today by
leaders of women's ORGANIZATIONS il
the city rather than having it con-
solidated with another city depart
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
Gait to Go
Sleuthing for
"Suff' Enemies

Boston, Feb 26.-An attack on
what she termed the '-insidious.
invisible and unknown enemies of
suffrage, who are working to de-
feat the issue in Iowa" was made
at a mass meeting last night by
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. pres
ident of the American Woman
Suffrage association. She an
nounced that her next trip would
be to Iowa to do little sleuth-
ing" in an endeavor to determine
who was behind the anti-suffrage
campaign there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
HE FELL TO FLOOR
A. A. Robinson Was UncOn-
sciOuS Thirty Minutes.
Well Known Railway Man Ill in
Downtown Store.

A. A. Robinson. former president of
the Mexican Central railway and one
of Topeka's most prominent men. suf-
fered a stroke of some character at
noon today and was unconscious for
short time. The attack came while
Mr.. Robinson was in the Lewis Jew
elry store, SO9 Kansas avenue. DR.. G.
A. Mcguire and DIR. Seth A. HammeI
were called Immediately. half an
hour later Mr.. Robinson was taken to
HI = home at 900 Tyler street by DR..
Mcclure.
1T was only a slight fainting spell. -
Continued on Page -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
II Put to Vote Congress VIII
Overrule Executive.
BERNSTORFF'S RECALL RUMOR
Berlin Hears of Break Between
Ambassador and e. $.
Much Anxiety in German Busi-
ness Circles Over Crisis.
BY CARL w. ACKERMAN.

Berlin. Feb. 26-Germany counts
upon the American congress to force
a backdown from President Wilson in
the controversy over armed merchant
men, this correspondent learned to-
day.
Officials here refused to comment
for publication but the general feel
ing is that. If the matter is referred
to congress. a resolution will be put
through warning Americans not to
take passage on belligerent armed
ships.
The belief is expressed that Presi-
dent Wilson does not want congress
to take a hand, fearing that debate
over the question may embitter Amer
ican relations.
Attitude More Tense.
Though reports that a majority in
congress may force President Wilson
to yield to Germany have aroused
hope for a peaceful settlement, the
German attitude toward America is
daily growing more tense Not only
the public but officials are frankly
bitter in their criticism of President
Wilson for refusing to warn Ameri-
cans off belligerent armed merchant
men.
1t is generally believed here that
Americans misunderstood the negotia-
tions. 1t is the consensus of opinion
| here that Bernstorffs recall would
have serious effect on pending nego-
| tiations. Officials, however. believe
President Wilson intends to resume
conferences between Ambassador Ger
ard and Foreign Minister Won Jagow,
giving the latter every opportunity to
present Germany's viewpoint.
Germany ANXIOUS.
For the past twenty-four hours this
1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
French Driven Out by Gallant
Infantry Charge.
FIELD COVERED WITH BODIES
Fort DOuaumOnt Is One of
Score EncircIing Verdun.
Fury of Battle Has Few Prece-
dents in War History.
WAR BULLETINS.

Germans capture Fort Douau-
mont before Verdun and advance to
four miles of city.
FAN of Durazzo. last stand" in
Albania before Austro-Germans is
imminent. Italians evacuate city.
Russians continue to force Turks
southwark, today's news announc-
ing capture of Kermanshah, Persia.
French penetrate German lines in
Campagne district, advancing 25O
yards.
Congress permits submarine
warning" controversy to rest today,
giving Wilson the reins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
California Republicans Meet.

San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 26.-A
group of Republicans from all over
California, met today three hours be-
fore the executive committee of The
Republican state central committee
was called to meet, and agreed TO Sc
lect and support a list of delegates 10
the Republican national convention at
Chicago, June Z. The announced pur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
Fire at U-Boat
Find It's Only
Dead Mo. Mule

London, Feb. 26.-An official
report has been made to the ad-
miralty of an incident in the Medi-
terranean, in which a dead Mis-
souri, mule, floating, feet upward.
was mistaken for a submarine.
An allied patrol vessel gave chase
and eventually fire a shell into the
supposed U-boat. The official re-
port concludes:
"On being hit, the enemy re-
taliated with poisonous cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 26.-The ac-
curacy of a press dispatch relating to
the recent conference of the Union of
American Methodism held at Evans
ton, Ill, is denied by DR.. Fitzgerald S.
Parker of Nashville. DR.. Parker was
quoted as advocating dancing and 9TH
er amusements usually condemned by
the church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-26
LAST MINUTE news
Water Power Trust?

Washington. Feb. 26 In an attack
on the Shields bill to provide for water
power grants on navigab!e streams 20
private interests, Senator Norris Of Ne
braska today declared the bill was be
ing championed by the strongest lobby
that ever came to Washington. There
are representatives of the water power
trust he said, which has its general
headquarters in Wall street"