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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
FOOD PRICES UP EVERYWHERE
Neutrals Feeling Effect Of War Almost
as Much as Bellieerents.


Washington, July H.-War's in.
crease of food prices in Europe as
shown by the bureau of labor statis-
tics, has touched neutrals almost as
heavily as 1t has the belligerents. The
Teutonic countries have felt the pinch
more than have the allies.
The bureaus statistics give the big
gest food price advance in Austria
where meats are more than 500 per
cent higher than before the outbreak
of hosilities. Beef that in February,
1914. sold for 6,3 cents a pound now
brings 3S.7 cents. Meat prices In Ber.
lin show increases ranging from 40 to
100 per cent.
The British public is paying on an
average 80 per cent more Tor its food
than 1t did two years ago. The great
est increase 152 per cent has been In
sugar. the lowest. II per cent, in oleo.
margarine. In France prices are 81
per cent above the prc.war average; In
Italy around 80 per cent.
Price increases in the neutral coun
tries are shown to be highest In Nor
way, where twenty.nlnc necessities arC
sold at an average of d3 per cent more
than in 1914. Copenhagen workmor
pay "a per cent more for table arti
clcs than two years ago; in Swcdcl
prices are u per cent higher; 1t
Switzerland the range is from thre,
per cent to l75.
\ statement issued by the burea,
said the war has had little effect OF
| food prices in this country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
WANTED
Office Assistant

A good position in Bennington
for competent woman, amid pleas
ant surroundings. Must be prompt,
accurate and capable of putting
correspondence and other material
through typewriter correctly and
neatly.
A general knowledge of ordinary
office duties is essential. Apply by
letter in own hand writing, giving
age, previous experience and wages
desired, to Box M, Banner Office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17

York, Cleveland did not better its po-
sition greatly. Detroit had little
trouble beating Washington and is
nearing the first division again win
ming five and losing one game for the
week Boston and Chicago staged
pretty contest for third place. They
played double-headers on three con-
scCutive days and the Red SoX won
four of the six contests. On Friday,
the Red Sox played ST. Louis to IL
inning 0.to.0 tie, the second long no.
score tie the SoX have taken part in
this season
In the National League Brooklyn
held the lead by decreased margin
over the previous week, Philadelphia
and Boston continued their fight for
second place and the Giants crept back
into the first division Brooklyn met
Unexpectedly strong opposition in both
ST. Louis and Cincinnati. Boston win.
ming i've and losing one is now only
80 points behind brooklyn and playing
very good baseball. The Braves made
only three errors during the week
The Giants. after breaking even in
pittsburg, had better success in Gin
cinnati and took two eXtra-inning
games, both of 10 innings, from the
Reds. The philles went back slight
ly, not being able to do better than
break even in eight games. The team
hitting of the Giants, mainly through
the ability Of Burns, Kauff and Rob
ertson, was one of the features of tn,
week The Giants had the hest wocl
since their return from the first trip t
the West, winning five and losing two
/
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
PASS DENTAL EXAMINATIONS
Nine Men Qualified to Practice by State
Examnging Board

Newport, July 1.-THE following
ing men successfully passed the state
dental examinations at Montpelier,
June 26, 27. 2S, and are qualified to
practice dentistry in the state of Yer
mont: Edmond Leonide Desautels of
Dover, n. H., ArthurFeinburg, of New
York city, VIII Austin Shattuck of
Bristol, Harry w. Burns of Middle
bury, Allen G. Mcbride. OF st. Regis
Falls, n. Y, George Frederic Seguin,
OF st, Henry, Montreal, Que, Matthew
\. Meagher, OF Bennington, Frank j.
Nelson. jr. of West Pawled and Cliff.
ton II. Hillary of Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
SECOND AT plTTSFlELD
Disease Apparently Was Brought From
BROOKLYN

Pittsfeld, July 17.-Closely following
the death of the first infantile paraly-
sis case in Pittsheld comes a second
case. which was discovered yesterday
morning. Edward Torrey, fiye-years-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard A Tor
rey of ia Appleton avenue. Pittsfeld,
is the new victim, and has been quar-
antined at his home. The case is
traceable directly to the Brooklyn epi-
demic as an aunt and her daughter
from Brooklyn have been visiting at
the Torrey home. Board of health of
licers believe that one of them was the
carrier of the germ.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
CAPTURE MANY TEUTONS
Russians Repulse Furious Counter
Attacks West of the Stripa.

A furious counter-attack was
launched by Austrian and German
forces Thursday against the Russians
west of the Stripa, says dispatch
from Petrograd. The war Office an
nouncement yesterday says that in
this region the Russians took 5000
prisoners and captured two guns and
~ machine guns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
TWO PERSONS KILLED
Train Struck Auto Today Near Gen.
tral Village,

Central Village, Conn. July 17.-Mr.
and Mrs. Il. =. Park of Fall River
were killed here this forenoon when
their auto was struck by train at n
grade crossing.
over $4,000 in cash and scores of
diamond rings were found ON their
bodies. They were returning home af.
ter tour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17

Of the East Certain depleted salmon
rivers of Maine recently have been
planted with hump-back salmon from
the Pacific coast and small runs Of
breeding fish already have appeared in
several of these streams, indicating
that the nearly eXtermnatod Atlantic
salmon may be replaced by a worthy
successor. better able to cope with the
new conditions in the streams Incl.
dent to industrial development
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
Standing Of the Clubs
National League

Brooklyn Z, Chicago Z (lG innings,
darkness),
Boston 4. Cincinnati l.
st. Louis 3, New York ..
Pittsburg-Philadelphia, not sched.
uipd
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
TIE BRIGHT SIDE.

Look on the bright side al.
ways. Pessimsts are ever in
the rear and never in the van
in tho march Of progress. Your
sueeessful men ard women are
never chronic grumblers.-5ish.
sp Samuel Fallows.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
BLOW UP MOUNTAIN TOP
Italians Capture Position From
Austrians.

The summit of Castellctto in the
Tolano region has been blown up by
the Italians, the entire Austrian force
there being buried In the wreckage
the war office at Rome announced yes
terday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont cloudy tonight and Tuesday
Probably showers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-17
BIG LEAGUE BAcEBALL

American League
Washington 4. Cleveland ..
No others scheduled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

lesSlon OF the movies have achieved u,
VaiUe unprecedented in the history nf
mankind. Mere looks have become com.
mcrc!ally worth hundreds OF thousands
Of dollars. y new asset has been pIoced
upon beauty yet ii she lived today Cleo.
natra | fear could not act successfully
IN me movies. For Cleopatra. at the
age she won Anthony. would really be 100
old-moreovcr, her charm according Ia
historians, was TO IL great degree i'm her
Wit and intellect. Minor dc l'Enclos, the
most famed beauty OF the French court.
"ho renamed youthful in appearance to
ripe old age, would, ] am sure, be n
nat lailurc-for she would actually lack
youth. ana while YOU can fool men by
me art OF the toilet, yOu cannot fool tho
camera. The film does not lie.
9o'hc OF our greatest actresses who
Went INTO the movies proved rank fail.
M sr before the movie audience. Why?
iheS can act. YOU say. Certainly they .
can act: they can even appear yornt
neiore the footiights but on the screen
every crows foot about the ewes. every
me OF the face shows Bcrnbardt m.
uaE may still charm as Julie,tn or 'rosro
Oh me stage. but on the screen shn 10
inevitably siXty-ycar.oldJ uiicttc--and
Juiiette at sixty does not appcaI IN Tho
mass OF Romcos who fiji our moving
picture houses. 1''s
, 10 attain the fame and art which
herhhardt did In the drama years OF labor
ana ana STUDY were required, and the divine
narah $ success came only at an age whom
me movie stars value ceases There
can be no Bcrnhardt OF the movies nv
~; ~ tlihc movie actress would attain
beFnhardts experience and ar, sha
"outo oo ,I 10 register the passing OF
!"".n' me art OF acting. in the great
is impossible in the movies,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

Success is not in how the star conceivos
part. but in how she expresses it to
inc camera. It's not what's in her head
but what she Photographs She is often
an antomaton rcflecting the conception
OF me director. He actually does the
"cllhE ana uses the necessary brains in
'ciilng tho star just what to do. IF
Sirl LOOKS the part and obeys her drcc-
'or. although she has no more intoili.
sehce than siX-ycar-old, she NAV
POSSIBLY earn salary equal to the sala-
res OF all the American ambassadors
10 the great world courts
IT, however. combined with supro,hcIv
Eood looks movie star does have brains.
II Shc can intcricct understanding into
hcT Toic. II she can feel intellectual emo
.ioli' fer value become all The greater
ms is the case with the brightest stars
III me movie world. The success of such
Young women as Mary Pickford and Jean
oothern is due to this unusual combna-
'ioh. But this combination Is not uni
'cFsal Brains can be faxed: emotions
can be mimicked. But youthful beauty
cannot be faxed on the screen 1t is tho
one real thing and the supcremjnentIv
necessary thing for the movie drama TO
get over
IN the case OF Jean Sothcrn. who is
piayihg the leading role i'm THE Mys.
81; vi Sia' recognized the COM
pihcd qualities OF beauty and brains when
! first saw her. Miss Sothcrn had
friend who knew someone who acted
IN one of my productions, and came ono
DAY with this friend TO the studio ia COO
us put on scene She watched tho
acting fascinated, and as She was ro.
ing away began spontaneously initiating
tho leading woman in the big scene II
was marvelous-she surpassed tho lend
ing woman.
Copyright, 1915. by tn. Star Co.,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

Jority OF cases, nevertheless, it is up 10
the director 20 bring out the necessary
qualities. a brilliant director can take
an absolutely stupid though beautiful
girl and by winning her confidence mould
her like clay. Gee, she's n great ac-
trcss." says the audience as 1t watches
her on the screen 1t doesn't know
that every movement, every expression,
that her tears and laughter, and all the
pictorial emotions are the result of the
director standing near her and saying
IN hard, dictatorial, often impatient
Voice-"You do SO and so. Smile! Linz
Der up! Drop your eyelids. Register sad
ness Weep-weep. confound you weep!
Hang 1t all, you arc not at funeral
Taught"
Brilliant and brief-after all, that Is
the career Of movie star. All advant-
ages have commensurate disadvantages.
Beauty without talent may win speedy
success, fame and fortune in the movies.
Whereas it may require five to ten years
Tor an actress to achieve fame movie
star may win IL within a year. But
while the actress can continue her stage
career unto the age of Bernhard. the
movie star, on the other hand. Is
like the butterfly. She emerges from
her chrysalis-life in the country,
factory, an artists studio, n shop-and
flutters in the sunshine OF success, but
when the Autumn leaves begin to fall
alas! alas! AS 1 have said, there can
be no Bernhard in the movies. The
public demand youth Of the movie hero
ines. When youth passes and beauty
fades no amount Of talent can take its
place. 1t is a butterfly life--sudden. bril-
liant, brief. How long does a movie
stars career last? AS long as her youth
lasts-no longer. And the freshness Of
the bud does not, we know, glow much
after thirty-at least not without fac
Z. Grant Britain hlrnta Reaarxed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

] noted she did
the imitation with
an intellectual ap.
probation OF the
70 @, and with n
perspective and
sen S e OF humor
that showed She
h ad brains. !
spotted her Mt once
as a find" We
producers are al
ways vigilantly on
the lookout for
real talent, and I
promptly engaged
the girl. | have
been in the bust
ness Of making
moving pictures for
fifteen years and
have &c M p yed
thousands OF young
women. We de-
relop a knack OF
sporting talent--we
don't often mako
m I S { n k IS. Miss
Sothern more than
fulfilled my cxpec-
tatiOns and she
was soon playing
leading emotional
parts. \
In cases such as
Miss Sothcrn and
Mary Pickford, the
actress herself can
intelligently create
roles. in the ma
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

Copyright, 1915. by the Star Comnonv
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

/ nee upon a time the most allur-
Ing goal TO romantic and ambi-
tious girls was Ito go on the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21

My wife Nfedora, having left my
home, Will not be responsible for
any debts or contracts she may make.
ANDREW NICHOLSON.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
III This State with Sutherland
and Highland as Dominant
in the Leadership.
-llRY CIlnrles Brooks snlith.l

s949 III WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.--It liz ac-
#cordtng to custom TINT when a politi-
cal party experiences n defeat to as
certain the causes for the failure to
win, discuss how to remove them, and
talk generally OF reorganization. That
is what IS going on in the national or
ganizatiun of the Republican party,
and that constitutes tic subject winch
visiting Republicans from West Etr-
gfnia exchange ideas on with other
Republicans OF the state who make
thefd headquarters in this city most
OF the time. There is lots Of tRlk Of
party reorganization in West Virginia.
but Whethel. anything will come of II
remains to be seen. lit is taken as a
leaders are looking to the future. in
stead Of wasting time repining over
past occurrences
The suggestion is very frequently
made and approved without y single
dissent that the Republican party in
West Virginia should not permit the
splendid organization which was built
up during the cam plign largely
through the experienced and expert
work Of National Committeeman Nlrgil
u Highland and james S. Lakin, to
lapse and dtsintegrate. II is almost
universally conceded that it was the
LQD1GuEu#a alA @uu9AAlES7s7ttF At EtlAtt pttlah
organization erected under the aus
ptces ot the Republican state commit
tee which was responsible for saving
from wreck in the high tide Of Demo
cratic sentiment which was beating
against the Republican ticket IN the
state for weeks, what was saved Pol
itfcians who were closely in touch with
the campaign organization at Clarks-
burg are agreed that the biggest part
lG RL IL
from defeat within the last two weeks
OF the campaign, and that for flye
weeks preceding the committee fought
against swift tcurrent Of adverse pub
lie sentiment, and iii those five Weeks
had the election been held any day
the Renub ticket in its entirety
would have been whipped to q fragile
at the polls # vas only IT III the s ma.
dd}a Z I
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
PARTY ORGANIZATEO
WILL Be- KEPT IGyIT ACT

that the Republican voters began to
straIghtGn IN and rally set III winch
lined up enough votes to save to the
party all its candidates except Judge
Robinson, ard Fleming and Cndby.
congressional nominees lust what
caused that switch in the tide of voters
sentiment is not known and never Will
be. 1t is one or those strange phc-
nomena uf political clu.ptlif:ns which
#balts the lido Of public sentiment from
flowing toward orc party and rpvcrsea
ii to flow fl q directly opposite direc-
ton. 1T is one nf The things which can
not be eXplnined, lut which may I'c set
aside BY charging IL up to psychology.
It most certainly happened In West
Virginia a fortnight before Tie seventh
instant
Democrats Look Forward
The Democrats national DrEanizn-
ton I'm looking forward tn tue 1918
campaign 1s Well as tho 100 one evi-
IDENTIFY II has ordered that all SUB
sidiary organizations III The states IKE
kept alive, and that the Leaders FpRlain
inclose touch with their organizations
working with the future campaigns HI
view. 4 is probably the Wi5e action
or that party'a national leaders which
has prompted West Virginia r,nnubIf-
cans To advocate keeping up The or
EanizatiDH8 Of their party. Eltich MAS
whipped intn shipsglape condition att
ClarkshurEs iii the final weel ! OF the
recent campaign Trey are aware Of
the fact. when esrnusing this plan
5thatthc party 4 organization was in no
shape at All when The ttrae cn1nc to
start the last campaign. Il was shot
full OF holes, and it litl1 to he built
almost from the ground llp. The bur-
den Of this task fell upon National
Committeeman Highland aud when III
proved entirely TOO big "a ion for onb
man to do, he called in James S, 5I4akin.
Highland and T-akin had teamed to-
gether il the ! 81 campaign. Each is
an expert organizer and campaign
manager. and each has a high regard
for the others abilities Only those
closely in touch with the campaign
as it was directed from Clarksburg
can SO clearly understand as To do
these two men justice. how much the
party owes them Tor likely saving it
from a wholesome defeat
The Republicans here figure that
there are two men who viii have e4-
Icept1onal opportunities to assume a
nominal leadership Of tile party in the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
Party sea.icrs who lave heard OF this
suggestion have promptly approved Il
as a first rate one.
union
TO STAND BY
ITS FRIENDS
Wherever III Finds Them is
What the President Says IL
iii Annual Address.
tRH AsaarIarKn nnEnn1

TAI.ATIlA. Fla. Nov. 2l.---'-T11e
Farmers Union will stand by its
friends wherever il finds them" de-
clared President Charles Isl Barrett,
addressing the annual convention Of
tile national farmers organization
which opened here today
Tie union has never been tai par
#tisan politics and will not he, con
tinued MIR Barrett Yet right here
You may take it from me that no
amount Of partisan lashing shall
drive the union from the support OF
its friends nor force it to sustain it's
political enemies. Knowing itself,
It's powers and Limitations. the union
Us determined to control itself This
simply means that the union Is not
going to take IT'S orders and direc-
tions from the outside. i means
that the union is sane. self-sustain-
.lessly anu sreadfastly exercise its
power for the betternent OF the
union, the producers Of life's necessl-
ties, and the uplirt of the human
race.
ar. Barrett warned the union
against the pretended friends
who. when the important moment
comes do not hesitate to dodge the
Issue
AS All indication Of the growth Of
the Farmers Union during the
year. President Barrett said charters
had been. granted to two new state.
organizations, Montana and North
Dakota and three others were nearly
ready Equally important. he point
.ed out, was the steady DEVELOPMENT
.of the Unions cooperative business
enterprises which were getting bet
ter and more substantial results prac-
tically everywhere. @
II we would earn more as pro-
ducers Of wealth. We must learn
more as wealth producers" said Mr..
Barrett. I'VE must know enough to-
co operate to secure and realize the
equitable worth Of our work.
Through the efforts OF organized
farmers, Mr. Barrett declared. the.
rural free delivery, the parcels post
the new rural credits law and better.
rural schools had been achieved.
What has been accomplished was
nothing, he said, to what would be
accomplished BY cooperative effort.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21

Miss Ora Eaton, were recent guests
OF Mrs. @. S. Duncan, Of Clarksburg.
Mrs. Nancy Kelley, who was g
guest of her daughter Mrs "A. nv.
Mccartney. for several weeks, has
returned to her home at Ny Jackson, O..
MI. and Mrs ID. ~. Curry and fam
lily we're recent guests Of friends at.
Harmony Grove.
MIR. and Mrs. Laco Young and fam
lily we're Sunday guests Of Mrs.
" oung,s sister. Mrs w. M Davis.
Miss Eva Graves was a Sunday
guest of her sister, Mrs. Richard Car
rico, OF Grasselli.
Miss IDA Cor and r. q. Cor, ST
Chenille, were recent guests Of their
sister, Mrs. G. n. Holden, enroute
to Waycross, Ca, where they Will
spend the winter.
5 II. u Barnes spent Sunday with
his sister, Mrs. John Thomas, of#Wal-
lace, who is a surgical patient IN
Kessler hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
NEWS EVENTS
0 BRIDGEPORT
Correspondent Complies Iten{
Of Interest about Folk +0f
That Community.
--.-Ila ~ -ll..

! & p e = erg I ba
BRIDGEPORT, Nov. j. or the
first time Bridgeport people will be.
permitted to enjoy the benefits Ola
\ high class lyceum course at home.
! 1t will consist or five entertainments,
each being fully up to the standard.
! OF similar courses given elsewhere
The first OF the series will be given
| In the Odd Fellows hall Novemb Der
l#30. More complete announcements
Will be made later Season tickets
should be purchased by all who are
interested In the social progress OF
1.-THE community.
The Willing Workers Society OF
the Methodist Protestan mt church have
leIected the following officers for the
iensuing year: President, Mrs. w H.
Payne; vice president. Mrs. John
Lancaster; secretary. Mrs A. w Nc
lCartney; treasurer, Miss DezIc Law
4 son The society TTil1 conduct 4 sale
Of baked goods at Barhett's furn1-
i ture room by the bridge during the
il afternoon OF November ~. Arrange-
II ments have been completed for the
lbaznar which VIII be held the first
Il Friday IN December 5
. Miss Madge Williams Is recover
II Ing from IN attack ot typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Lanham were
recent guests OF friends at Booths
II vile. 5
Miss Alice GrcChesney. Of Charles
4 ton. was a weekend guest ut the
\ home Other uncle. ]. G. Robinson .8
Mrs. George Camp is recovering
from an attack OF Quinsy.
Z Miss Lena Lanca ster was q recent
81 guest Of her grandmot her. Mrs. Mel
"a aina Webb, of Oral s 5 is
Mrs !. ton and. daUGhter,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21

ar. and AIRS. William Bartlett ana
Miss Daisy Morris, of Clarksburg,
were recent guests OF friends here.
Mrs. Charles Graves was II recent
guest Of her daughter; Mrs. William
Thomburg, OF Clarksburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. B. White are the
proud parents Of 4 baby girl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21

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