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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-21


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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-07-21

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
Director Thomas BradIee is to Be
Chief Speaker
10 ALSO DEMONSTRATE PRUNING
MIR. Bradlee of State Extension Work
and County Agent Shaw Ready
To Serve Farmers.

County Farm Agent f. c. Shaw has
of started right in on the work of ad-
vancing the agricultural interests of
Bennington county. He has arranged
for series of meetings at which
Director Thomas Bradlee of the state
agricultural extension service will be
the principal speaker:
Director Bradlee will address the
farmers of SALISBURY in Cole Hall.
South Shaftsbury, Monday evening,
April 10. He will also address the
farmers of Pownal, Tuesday evening,
April ii in the town hall at Pownal
Center. At both OF these meetings the
county agent f. Clifford Shaw, will
outline his work for the season and if
possible arrange for field demonstra.
tiong
The county agent will hold two
pruning demonstrations this week.
One on the farm of H. NJ. DEMO,
SALISBURY road, Bennington. Friday
morning, April Z. the other at the
farm Of f. F. Mason, Pownal Center,
on the afternoon of the same day at 2
O'Clock. The farmers are urged to
bring their pruning saws so as to
take an active part in the work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
GERMAN DRIVE STOPPED
French Claim Their Lines Held
Against Infantry Attack.

Against Infantry Attack.
London, April 4,-The French line
north of Verdun blocked today new
and layishly planned attempt OF the
Germans to break through in the Dou-
aumont sector The assault, made at
3 o'clock this afternoon on the first
line of the French trenches, 300 met
ers south of Douaumont village, was
completely repulsed and the Germans
were thrown back with heavy losses
Large forces were used in the at
tack which was made in the wave for
nation used so persistently by the
Germans in these rushes. Early IN
the day the German heavy guns took
up the bombardment against the
enemy with great violence. prepara
tory to the advance of the infantry.
AS the Germans climbed out of theil
trenches for the assault, the French
fire curtain was lowered and the Ger
man lines, pressing forward towarC
the trenches protected by this fire
we're cut down, one after another, un
til the remnants of the organizations
on the field fell back in disorder to thu
Bois Chauffeur The attacking force
were pursued by the French artiller,
fire as they fell back and suffered con
siderable losses.
A German attack also was made thi
afternoon against the village of Hau
court, just south of Malancourt. Thi
attack also the French war office says
was completely repulsed.
The official statement issued in Bel
/, lin today says that all the Frenc
counter attacks against the Caillett
wood positions have been repulsed 1
spite Of repeated assaults and extreme
ly heavy sacrifices.
4 This statement announces the cal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
HOW TO PR0L0NG LIFE

BY adopting a simple diet men like
Conaro have lived to be 100 years of
age, but with our complex diets OF
today, the vitality of the aged is taxed
to its utmost endurance. A simple
diet, therefore, is conductive to long
life, and If the vitality becomes i'm
paired and weakness seems apparent
our local druggist, Wm. l., Gokay, has
in Vinol a reliable, non-secret remedy
which contains just the elements
needed to restore strength to weak
feeble old people, and prolong a health
~. happy life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
PRIZES FOR PIGS
Boys and Girls Have Chance to Earn
Money.


The Vermont State Bankers associ-
alton has made available through the
Vermont Agricultural Extension SER
vice, $4,000 in cash prizes for meri-
torious effort in Pig Club.
Any boy or girl in the state, 10 to
is years inclusive, is eligible to enter
the contest. Enrollments must be
made not later than April 25th. The
contest will begin May and close Au.
gust 81. local contests may be con
tinued until December /. so as to get
benefit OF fall feeding, local exhibits.
etc. Each member must secure at
he opening of contest at least one pig
from 4 to 12 weeks old, and care for
same in person, and must keep care
'ul record of his work throughout the
,ontes;
The work will be graded and the
prizes awarded on a fourpoint basis.
Rate of Gain, 20 per cent; Cost OF
Grain. 40 per cent; Quality of Pig, 20
0er cent; Record and Story, 90 per
cent.
The prizes will be (a) In each
county a first prize $500. second
prize $500, third prize $500; (b) In
he state a sweepstakes prize-State
Champion $1,000. a second best state
prize SIS, third best state prize $l00
The Extension Service will furnish
further details to each member on EN-
rollment, blanks for records and re
ports, seasonal helps and other follow
up instructions from time to time dur
ing the contest.
Send enrolment at once and ad
dress all correspondence to L. l.. In
gals, Agricultural Extension Service
Burlington, Vermont
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
APPEAL FOR HELP
Call For Aid For Suffering French
Soldiers

Editor of the Banner Your readers
are doubtless aware that operations
without ether are often an incident of
the war. The conditions of the wound
I'd will not permit of delay. No anas-
hetic being furnished, the victim is
strapped down and held down. shrek
ing, while whatever must be done for
him is done then and there. 1t has
been brought to my attention that this
"Verdun drive" has exhausted the sup
plies in the French hospitals,
absorbent cotton. gauze, etc. ! am 60
ing to forward by telegraph. before to-
morrow, Thursday. noon certain con
tribulations for such hospital necessi
ties. | shall be glad to add to the
money to be sent, anything which may
be given me for this purpose before
that time. | shall be in the Parish
house tomorrow forenoon, Thornton
+. Turner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
CaValYmen Caught MexiCanS Dur
ing After Dinner SieSta
THIRTY HORSES CAPTURED
Second Engagement of Punitive Ex-
pedition Complete Success for
American Army.

San Antonio, Tex, April 5.-Sur-
prised during their siesta, one of the
groups of Villas force driven from
Guerrero was defeated Saturday by a
squadron of the 10th cavalry under
Col. w. c. Brown, according to in
formation secured by Gen Pershing
and forwarded by him to Gen. Funs-
ton here yesterday. In this engage
ment, the second the American troops
have had with Villas men, the bandits S
loss was estimated at from 30 to 40
killed. No mention of American loss
was made.
Col. Browns encounter with the
Mexicans had not been reported to
Gen Pershing when he made his re
pert to Gen Funston, his informa'
tion being gained from friendly Mex
leans, who had arrived at point near
Rubio, where Maj Evans of the 10th
cavalry halted Monday.
Villa s men, according to their yer.
sion of the encounter, appeared Who'll
ly unsuspecting of the presence OF
an enemy a minute before they were
attacked. II was about noon when
Col Brown brought his cavalry with
in easy range. The Mexicans were
lying about the place, many of them
asleep and all their horses We're graz
ing, in many cases some distance from
the men Details of the action were
not told, but the Mexicans said that
besides those killed the American:
captured an equal number of horses
Gen. Pershing added that his report:
CT the engagement lacked confirma
ton, though his credence of the news
was indicated by the fact that ht
Transmitted it to Gen. Funston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05

persons believed he could raise by
those means.
At the close of an able and lucid
speech in the House of Commons yes
terday, explaining the greatest budget
in the worlds history, the chancellor
made an interesting comparison with
German finance, declaring that while
Great Britain was raising more than
3,0O0,000,O0O annually by taxation,
the secretary of the German imperial
treasury, Dr. Helfferich. was announc-
ing doubtful increase" of e24000,-
00C.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
COSTING s25, 100000 A DAY
New Taxes Proposed in England to
Continue the War.

OOnIlnue tne war,
London. April 5.-Faced by the prob
lem Of financing for another year a
war costing Great Britain e5.000,00O
daily, the chancellor of the eXchequer
Reginald McKenna, was met at the
outset by two favorable circumstances,
namely, that owing to the expansive
power of British trade, the revenue for
the year exceeded the estimated rev
enue by e32000,000, while the years
expenditure has been f31,000,000 be-
low the estimate. BY imposing new
taxes on amusements, railway tickets,
matches and mineral waters, and rails
ing number of the old taxes, includ.
ing those on excess war profits, in
comes. sugar. cocoa, coffee and motor
cars, the chancellor estimates that he
will be able to raise about ,e65,000,
900, which is nearly double what many
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
POMONA GRANGE
Program for Meeting at Stamforc
Next Tuesday.

Program for Meeting at Stamforc
Next Tuesday.
Southern Vermont Pomona Grange
will meet in Stamford Wednesday
April 70. The program is as follows:
Ideal Home
Mrs. w. w. Bartlett. Bennington
Ideal Farm Walter Niles, Bennington
Question Box
Household Management
Mrs. Eugene Brown. Clarksbure
My Work as County Agent
F. c. Shaw, Manchester Center
Marketing Farm Products, with dis
cussions
Dexter Bishop, Stamford
Maintaining Soil Fertility
Prof. Bradlee, Burlington
Farm Workshop
H. NJ. Dunham, Bennington
Ideal Farm Home
Mrs. A. ]. Tanner, Stamford
Poem, Happiness
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
YOUR BlLlOUSNESS :

and constipation, headache. drowsi.
ness, coated tongue. bad breath, bad
taste In the mouth, quickly disappear
If you take Hoods Pills. Many say
these pills act better on the liver and
bowels than anything else, DO not
gripe. 25c., of druggists or by mall Of
Z. |. Hood Co. Lowell. Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
ADAMS MAN scoMMANoER
Massachusetts Department Of Grand
Army Elects j. L. Mole.

Boston, April 5,-The Massachusetts,
department of the Grand Army, which
met here yesterday in its 50th annual
encampment. elected j l.. Mole of
Adams as commander; Daniel f. Den
ny of Worcester, senior vice-command.
err and Edwin p. Stanley of Manches-
ter. junior vice-commander.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05

extension at his place of business on
Washington street, John Legacy to
build on Mill street and to Ruel La
famine to make changes on Mill
street
A resolution was adopted instructing
all police officers to enforce article 40
of the village bylaws. This article
refers to disturbances of any kind on
the streets.
The clerk was instructed to draw
ordo.c 90. tl,o folIO,,s,,r, b;llc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05

ture of the Caillette wood positions by
the Germans on April 2.
In the Verdun sector last night
the activity was confined to the ar
tillery chiefly on the western bank of
the river, on the Malancourt-Avocourt
sector.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
THE ROAD MEETING
interesting Addresses at Afternoon
Session Tuesday.

There was an even larger attendance
at the afternoon session Tuesday of
the annual meeting of the road com
missioners and selectmen of Benning.
ton county on Tuesday.
State Highway Commissioner Stodd.
ard b. Bates of Derby presided. The
commissioner made short address as
did President James l.. Taylor of the
Greater Vermont association, County
Supervisor Davis spoke on the general
scheme of county work and Marshall
p, Hapgood of Peru spoke briefly. Mr..
Hapgood devoted a portion of his re-
marks to the delay experienced in
opening the Peru turnpike to the pub
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF CZAR
Berlin Hears of Unsuccessful Effort
to Wreck His Train.

10 WRECK HIS IRAN.
Berlin, April 5.-What is believed to
have been an attempt on the life of
Emperor Nicholas is reported by the
Overseas news agency. "Petrograd
reports officially that railroad watch
man named Orlov received a dona-
tion from the Emperor" the news
agency says. "Orlov is the watchman
who noticed that the track was dam
aged and gave warning to the EN-
peror's train. 1t is supposed an at
tempt on the life Of the emperor was
planned and that it was frustrated
at the 1lth hour by the watchman's
discovery"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, generally fair tonight and
THURSDAY
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05

WE CONTRACT FOR ELECTRICAL
WORK
of all kinds. We do everything from
repairing your electric bell to wiring
your house, store or factory from top
to bottom. Have us
PUT IN YOUR WIRE NOW
Then you will be all ready to enjoy
during the coming summer all the
many electrical conveniences made
possible by our wiring. You can light
your house, cook your meals, run the
sewing machine, operate an electric
fan. Come and see how reasonably
we do wiring.
THE ELECTRICAL SHOP
Nichols G. Warren.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-04-05
TERMS OF SALE

All sums of $40 and under, CASH.
On sums of over $40 a credit of 6
months will be given on gooo ap.
proved. endorsed notes, with inter-
est, payable at the Bennington Ma
tional Bank. No goods removed
until settled for.
M. X. RENNER
South SALISBURY. VT.
March %, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
MYSTERY ENSHR0UDS
DEATH OF SCHOOLGIRL
Chicago Police Hunt Man Supposed
to Have Given Poison to
Marion Lambert.

CHICAGO, February 11-An autopsy
performed by coroner's physicians
early today served only to deepen the
mystery surrounding the death of Miss
Marion Frances Lambert, the eight
een-year-old high school girl whose
body was found yesterday in a wooded
section of the estate of Harold F. Nc
Cormick at Lake Forest, Ill.
Although the fact that the body was
frozen prevented officials from deter
mining the exact cause Of death, 1t was
believed for several hours that an at
tack had been made on the girl. This
was denied today. and Coroner John L.
Taylor gave out the following state
ment:
1--WE found sufficient poison in the
stomach to cause death. The nature of
the poison has not been determined"
Detectives continued their efforts to
find man who accompanied Miss Lam
bert into the woods. His footprints
were found paralleling hers to the spot
where the body was found. From there
the tracks led detectives to the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad, where
the trail disappeared.
The police are unable to discover any
thing that might furnish a motive
either for murder or suicide theories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-11
~ TEA IS TOO nANTs

long windows. When the countess in
troduced us she drew in her wide eyes
for moment and bobbed a little bow.
Then she called to her brother. Lord
Edgerton: Arthur. will you bring me
some milk? My tea is too hawt." She
gave succession of those little. mirth-
less "Hohos'' for which English people
are celebrated, and presently repeated
it with another question:: Arthur, will
you bring me some hawt water? My tea
is now too cold" The business accom-
plished of consuming her three cups
and a large number of seed cakes. Lady
Alice departed without the formality
OF wishing me goodbye.
We were approaching smart society by
gradual stages, and we advanced a
league the next evening when We attend
ed a musical at Carleton Terrace An
intense excitement pervaded the residence
Of the earl and countess when l went
there to Join them. The earl paced his
and muttered: They are very important
people. He was once lord mayor Of Lon
DON" The countess had taken her din
ner in her room The son of the earl by
was Lord DIFFERING. and his mother had
been a music hall singer. The earl's fam
lily repudiated him for his first marriage.
They were all dead before his second took
place. Lord DIFFERING was just home from
Canada Lady Balmoral had been prom
Using that he would appear at the previous
functions. later learned that his abb
sence denoted his disapproval Of her en-
terprise and my ambitions.
The entertainment, think, called out
every diamond headdress in the city of
London. My sponsor produced a blazing
coronet. which was like startling red
headline over a three-inch commonplace
story. Women in dowdy costumes but
bedizened with gems. claiming by their
every emblen-badge, tiara and coronet
nf tho{r
thick necked. low set, red faced. apopIectic
looking Englishmen, damp with perspira-
ton. pressed up to the archway Of the
drawing room. Titles rolled from the
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and handed 1T to me. This Is Sir Sam
uel Thomas. He's very rich-and
widower We could go coaching with
him. He has a place on the Thames
that we could motor to tomorrow" Her
third prize was an invitation to meet
royalty at garden party at straw
of the queen, her royal hfghness Prln-
cess Alexander of Teck, and her hus-
band, the queens brother, his serene
highness Prince Alexander OF Ieck.
open season for meeting the king was
over ! thought I ought to embrace this
chance to Sc whether presentation to
royalty was to be purchased.
"If isn't worth while to try to per-
suade me to do anything that costs a
thousand pounds" I elucidated.
.'What about a hundred?" she return
mot unless I get money from Amer
fCa" answered.
She gathered in her cards from the
mantelpiece and resumed her seat beside
me. As she talked she carelessly picked
them up and held them one by one so
that my eye sk.o w Sow o Wsa to On know
that these people would ever become
my friends. I also mentioned that
wished to remain in London only for a
week at present. and asked what couio
be done In that time.
She answered that an American would
have no trouble If she were generous.
and that a great deal could be accom-
plished in a week. "A jolly opening"
as she put it. could be made for next
season. Take that American" she con-
tinued. about whom was telling you.
I gave twenty parties and asked her
to all. She always had q prominent
she would entertain right a3terward.
She would invite all Of my guests. and