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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
COMP PANY TOFIGHT
STRIKING CARMEN
TO A FINISH
Determined to Exhaust Treasury of
lma|gamated Association
HOPES OF SETTLEMENT GONE
Union Leader Says There Are No Me-
gotations in Progress at
Present.

New York, Oct 6.-The dove of
peace, which for days seemed to be
lowering over the traction situation,
took wings yesterday for a prolonged
fight. 1t was evident from state
ments made by James l.. Quacken-
bush, speaking for the Interborough
and New York Railways Company,
and Frederick W. Whitridge for the
Third Avenue that they will continue
their fight until they have exhausted
the Amalgamated Association OF
money and men.
Complete discouragement was given
to the efforts of Samuel Gompers to
act as adjuster. Quackenbush said
the companies will not entertain any
suggestion he can offer for a peaceful
settlement Whitridge reafiirmed his
determination to refuse employment
on his lines to all members OF the
Amalgamated.
This adamantine opposition was a
setback to the strikers. They had
been led to believe in the last few
days that there was a prospect of
yielding by the traction heads. After
the announcements OF Quackenbush
and Whitridge they braced them
selves for a continuance of the fight.
With the fourth week of the strug
gle coming to an end the Amalgamat-
ed finds itself facing two trying stu
ations. The first is the necessity for
paying out another $4,000 in strike
funds to the men who quit work. This
povunaDf corna duo fodav The cpoond
is in the fact that at least 500 men
have deserted the union to go back to
car work Two hundred of these
have gone back to the green car"
lines and 81 have returned 10 the
Third Avenue.
William B. Fitzgerald, the strike
leader, in addressing Columbia Uni
versity students yesterday said his
organization has been receiving large
sums of money from sources outside
organized labor. Grocers also have
been making donations of food for the
strikers, Fitzgerald said. There is no
actual suffering among his men, he
declared, and there have been no
evictions. He said earlier in the day
that he has no negotiations under
way with a view of ending the strike.
rs it possible Mr. Gompers is con-
ducting settlement negotiations over
your head?" he was asked.
IF by the words over your head
you mean against my will, | can say
no. ] am perfectly willing that any
man or woman in the world shall set
tie the strike-if he or she can
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
F ANS SCRAMBLED
FOR TICKETS TO
WORLD 'SSERIES
Applicants at Fenway Park Resem-
BILE BIeaCher Crowd
SALE UNDER NEW SYSTEM
More disappointed Applicants Than in
Any Previous Year of Baseball
Classic.

Boston, Oct. 6.-Seekers of reserved
seats took on the appearance Of
bleacher crowds yesterday in the
scramble for reservations for the
worlds series baseball games, which
begins there tomorrow. They swarmed
about the ticket offices at Fenway
park in lines broken often by the
eagerness of some enthusiast to OBJ
tain earlier possession Of tickets
Women and staid business men We'd
with messenger boys and others in
their effort to gain prominent places
in the line. No actual disorder de-
veloped, but the police were called
upon to reform lines, and club en-
ployes endeavored, unsuccessfully, to
placate disappointed applicants who
clamored for answers to their written
requests for seats.
The rush for reservations was re-
suit of a new system. made neces-
sary this year, PresideDt j. j. Lannin
OF the Boston Americans explained,
because of the late date upon which
the American league race was decided
BY this system successful applicants
were assigned number calling for
tickets of a certain class, without a
definite designation of the seats as in
other years. Those first in line OBJ
tanned the better seats as they were
distributed by the ticket sellers, and
it was to obtain this advantage that
applicants sought the leading places
in the lines.
In all probability, club officials
agree, more persons have been disap
pointed through failure to receive
tickets this year than ever before.
The fact that the series opens in
Boston and that the third game in
that city, the fifth of the series, win
be played on Columbus day, holiday,
if the schedule is followed, has great
ly increased the demand. Hundreds
of requests have been refused.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
ESTATE OF JAMES BURNS

GTATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
~ District of Remington, IS. Probate Court
For The District OF Bennington:
To all persons interested in the estate of
James Burns late of Remington, in said Dis
trict, deceased, GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden ct Bennington.
within and for said District on the 2lst day of
September 1916 an Instrument purpOrtng TO
he the last Will and Testament of James Burns.
late of Bennins ston in said District. dccea'et.
was presented to the Court atoresaii, tor Pro
ba'e.
And IL Is ordered by said Court that the 18th
day of October 1915. at the Probate Office In
said Bennington, b. assigned for proving
said instrument. and that notice thereof be Civ
en- to all persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the Ben
nington Evening Banner, a newspaper crcu-
lating in that vicinity in said district, previous
to the time app Jinted.
THEnEFORE, you are. hereby notified to
appear befors said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the prObl to Of said
Will IL you have cause
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Bennington
In said district, this 2ist day of ptember 1915.
AMY II. HARBOUR.
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
DA|RYMEN TURNED
DOWN OFFER OF !.
DISTRIBUTORS
Had Agreed to Demanded Advance
of 45 Cents Per Hnnd,ed
BUT FOR ONLY ONE MONTH
Producers Continue to Insist Contract
Shall Cover Period of Six
Months.

New York, Oct 6.-Efforts to reach
settlement of the deadlock between
distributors and dairymen which
threatens New York city with milk
famine, failed late yesterday when
John j. Dillon, state commissioner of
foods and markets, who is the accredi
ted agent of the dairymen's league,
refused for his organization to accept
the advance in price demanded by the
farmers unless contracts were made
on a six-months' basis. He was sus-
tanned in his position by X. d. Coop
er, chairman of the executive commit
tee of the league.
The distributors, led by the Borden
condensed milk company, had agreed
to pay the 45 cents per 100 pounds
increase in price upon which the
league members insisted, but upon
the stipulation that it should be for
the month of October only. The ad-
ded condition was imposed that an inn
partial investigating committee sat
isfactory to both sides to the contro-
versy, should be appointed by Mayor
Mitchell for a further investigation of
conditions. The offer, it was an
nounced, was subject to the approval
of the district attorney. 1t was con-
ditioned also upon the dealers receiv
ing, as heretofore, milk from their for
mer patrons promptly and without
hindrance'
Under this offer, the price paid to
farmers for grade B milk would be
$2.39 a hundred pounds. A state
ment issued in behalf of the milk deal
ers said: This price is made sim
ply to our individual farmers. Ii is
not made with any league or with
Commissioner Dillon and our bust
ness arrangements with the farmers
will be as heretofore as between the
various companies and themselves"
Representatives of the various in
terests involved were in conference
yesterday afternoon when the an
nouncement reached them that the
Borden company had decided to meet
the producers demands for a higher
price The offer was made, it was
said, in behalf of the public. "The
babies must come first and the milk
companies second" said Vice-Presi-
dent H. n. Hallock. $50, although we
feel the increase is excessive, we have
decided to meet It," The other dis
tributors decided they would be forced
to follow the lead of the Borden COM
panl. which handles one-fifth of the
$500, 600 quarts distributed daily in
New York city
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
For There the Bahful Boy Eand the Dry
There More Heroes Than Ever Get Medals of Honor For ns
VERMONT PosrMAsTERs FINEr
Used Y. S. Funds and Placed Money
in Wrong Cash Drawer.

Rutland. Oct. 5.-During the noon
recess OF the United States district
court today Judge Harland b. Howe
of st. Johnsbury disposed of three
criminal cases in which the respond
ents were ready to plead guilty. A.
j. Hubbard of Tyson was fined $50 for
opening a letter not addressed to him
and Sylvester Smith, postmaster at
Hubbardton, was fined $50 and l.. II.
Spaulding, Bridgewater, postmaster,
was taxed $25 for technical embezzle-
ment of postofiice funds.
The offense against the postmast-
ers was misplacing postoffice money.
In the case the respondent used a
small amount temporarily as a mat
ter of convenience in his mercantile
business, when he possessed an ample
amount to make the sum taken good
and in the other the accused merely
placed the money in the wrong re-
ceptacle. The shortage was very
small in Mr.. Smiths case and there
was none in the case of the Bridge
water man. Judge Howe expressed
the opinion that there should not be
a law making such technical offense
punishable by fine.
The time in court today was taken
up with the testimony in the negli-
gence case against the National Metal
Box Edge company of Readsboro in
which Livio Francheschettis admins
traitor seeks to recover for the death
of Livio, a boy of FIVE, by drowning
in the defendants canal The plain.
tiff contends that the canal was not
properly guarded The defense claims
trepass and declares that it was not
bound by law to put up a guard rail
the entire length of a canal.
Judge Howe has not given a decis-
ion on the petition of Vermont stock
holders for a co-receiver for the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad He has intimat
ed that in lieu of such an officer he
viii designate an attorney to look af.
ter the interests of Vermonters in all
proceedings of the road.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
BLANCHE BATES CAUSE OF SUIT
Action Against Film Company After
She Refuses "Screen Test"

New York, Oct. 6.-The Popular
Film Corporation. which is being sued
by Charles Emerson Cook. Inc, for
money alleged to be due as agents
commission, filed an answer yester.
day saying Blanche Bates refused to
submit to a screen test and so no
agreement was made by the film cor
poIation to employ her
Lawrence S. Harris is president of
the film corporation, which, admitting
that it paid no part of $1S,750 to the
plaintiff, says that in May Charles
Emerson Cook offered the services of
Blanche Bates and that the defend
ant offered TO employ her provided
she posed before the camera as test
and the test resulted satisfactorily
But the engagement was adjourned
several times, says the defendant.
and the actress at length refused to
submit to the test.
Anyway, points out the film corpora
tion, it is a well known and long es-
tablished custom in the motion pic
ture business for agents to collect
their commissions from employees and
not employers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
DISTRICT MEETING, I. o. o. F.
over 200 Odd Fellows Attended Ban
quet Thursday Evening.

quet hurSday Evening.
Eneco lodge of North Adams, Hope
lodge of Manchester and Salisbury
lodge were delightfully."- entertained
Thursday evening by Stark lodge. The
occasion was the annual district meet
ing of district No /. One hundred
members Of Eneco lodge were present
escorted by the Greylock band. The
Bennington City band played for the
local lodge The Eneco lodge degree
team worked the first degree on q
number of candidates.
The address of welcome was made
by r. H. Galusha OF Stark lodge and
A. ]. Davis of Hope lodge responded,
while Grand Master j. G. Roy of East
Barnet, responded for the grand Of
ficers.
After the eXemplifcation of the de-
gree the report of the lodges in the
district was heard, after which those
present, numbering in all over 200, sat
down to bnaquet served by Miriam
lodge. Following. this. remarks were
made by all the grand officers present
including Grand Master J. q. Roy, of
East Barnet, Grand Warden O. w. Ed
wards of Burlington. Grand Secre-
tary f. w. Jackson of Barre, Past
Grand Master Calvin Endress. Past
CHIEF Patriarch Ohn W. Harwood and
Deputy Grand Master J. II, Powers Of
Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
State Union Meets at Montpeier--W.
n. Gilpin President.


Montpelier, Oct. 5.--The closing ses
sions of the State union of the Christ
ian Endeavor society, which convened
Tuesday morning. we're held yester-
day afternoon and evening. the after
noon meeting being devoted to the
election of officers and the closing
session was marked by the excellent
address given by the Rev A. w. Hew-
lit Of Plainfeld, member of the State
board of education. The convention
enjoyed an unusually large attend
ance this year and was considered one
of the most profitable ever held
Following. is the list of officers elect
ed: President, Wallace II. Gilpin of
Barton; vice president, he Rev. Chas.
Adams of Danyille: secretary, Miss
Emma Seaver of Barton; treasurer.
Chauncey 3. Story of Hyde Park;
junior superintendent, Mrs. H. A. Free
man of Woodstock: superintendent of
missions, Miss Lenora Chamberlin of
Montpelier; assistant, Miss Olive An
derson of Montpelier, superintendent
of Bible study and evangelism the
Rev. G. Il. Robins of Castleton; audi
tor, A. M. Maxfield of Johnson.
The Rev. Fraser .Metzger of Ran
dolph spoke yesterday afternoon on
Millions Campaign" The Child
ren's Garden" along junior conference
lines was discussed by Miss Beulah
Bates of Bennington, who is field
secretary Of the Maine Christian En-
deavor union. while Mrs. William
Milne of Barre gave a demonstration
of what the Barre juniors are doing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
HEAD STUFFED FROM !
CATARRH 0P b. 1LD /
Says Cream Applied in IL e,
Opens Air Passages Right
s*@****@s*s*.**a.ss.s4t.s.f..s

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you
can breathe freely. No more hawking,
snuffling, blowing headache, dryness.
No struggling for breath at night
your cold or catarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage Of
the head, soothes the infiamed or
swollen mucous membrance and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with cold or nasty catarrh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06

With the Russians still vigorously
attacking the Austro-German in Vol
hynia, west of Lutsk and thence along
the whole front to the Dniester in
Galicia, Emperor William has started
for the front of Gen Won Linsingen
near Lutsk, where the principal fight
ing is taking place.
At various places in this sector and
in Galicia, Petrograd asserts that the
Austro-Germans have been defeated.
Berlin, however, declares that the on
ly point where the Russians reached
the Teutonic lines was north of Zubit-
no and that there they later were
driven out of the. captured positions.
Although there is some divergence
in the official reports from Sofia and
Bucharest concerning the fate OF the
force of Rumanians which was thrown
across the Danube into Bulgaria, the
fact is patent according to a Buchar-
est communication, that they have
ceased their demonstration" Buch-
Arrest adds that the Rnmanians with
drew to the LETT bank OF the Danube,
but Sofa asserts that the battlefield
in northern Bulgaria between Rust
chuk and Turtukai, where they
crossed the river, is covered with Ru-
manian dead as a result of their fore
ed speedy retirement back to their
own soil.
All attempts of the Rumanians and
Russians to advance in Dobrudja have
been frustrated by counter-attacks Of
the Teutonic allies. Thirteen cannon
have fallen into the hands of the
Russians and Rumanians in this
region.
In Pennsylvania the Rumanians
have captured, near Parajd, Austro
German fortifications, after a battle
that lasted three days. Near Bekok-
ten, north Of Fogaras and nthe vici-
nifty of the Hatszeg mountains the Ru-
manians are reported by Berlin as in
retreat, but it is admitted by the Ger
man war Office that the invaders have
made another gain in the Orsoya sec
tion.
Forces of the entente powers have
driven their line to within II miles
of Monastir, Seryia, and occupied the
town oil Buf. On the eastern part OF
the Macedonian front the occupation
of Yenikeui, near the Struma river,
by the British is admitted by Berlin.
Likewise, Berlin comedies the taking
by the entente forces Of Nidje noun
tain, east of Monastir. The Italians
have captured several additional
towns in Albania
Eouc;darnb b1n koa ouo
taken place in Asiatic Turkey, where
along the coastal region Russian land
forces, in cooperation with their feet
have made advances on a wide front,
inficting heavy losses on the Turks
and capturing arms, ammunition and
supplies, says Petrograd. Constanti-
nople reports the repulse of the Brit
ish in an attempt to advance along
the Euphrates front near Nasiriyeh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
FRAcoNIA ToRPEDoED
Cunrad Liner on Transport Service
Sunk With Loss of Twelve Lives.

Cunrad Liner on Transport Service
Sunk With Loss of Twelve Lives.
London, Oct. 5.-The admiralty an
nounces the Cunrad steamship Fran
coma, on transport service, was sunk
in the Mediterranean yesterday by an
enemy submarine. The steamship
had no troops abroad Twelve men
OF the crew of 302 are missing,
According to the latest available re-
ports the Franconia was being used
as a British transport. 1t was of $3.50
tons gross and was built in 1910. It's
maiden voyage was between Liverpool
and Boston in February, 1911, The
vessel was 625 feet long, 70 feet wide,
and displaced 25,000 tons.
The last report of the Franconia in
June 1915, announced it had been
chartered to carry British troops to
THE Dardanelles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
PREMIUMS AWARDED
Fruit and Vegetables Feature of Ex-
hibt at St. Albans


st. Adams, Oct. 4.-The awarding
of premiums was the principal matter
of interest at the Franklin county
agricultural and industrial exhibit to-
day, the judges being j. Coryell and
Miss Bessie, NJ Thayer OF the agri-
cultural extension service. Mr.. Cory
ell says the exhibit of fruit and veget-
ables is the best he has seen in the
state this year, both in numbers and
quality. He says the farmers should
take their fruit to the New England
Fruit show at Montpelier November
7-10. The number of exhibits runs
just over the thousand mark
The exhibition is to be held open un-
II Friday noon in order that the mem
bers of the Burlington Merchants as
sociation may have an opportunity to
visit the city hall while on their Bet
ter Acquaintance" tour that day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
BULGARIANS MEET
DEFEAT NEAR
! MONASTIR
Allies Take Two Villages South
east of City
lON llNSINGEN HARD PRESSED
City of Lutsk Has Become Center of
Activity in Province of
VoIhynia.

London, Oct 6.-The allied armies
have defeated the Bulgarian forces
southwest of Monastir, according to
a dispatch received by the war office
The French and Russians have taken
the villages of Buf and Poplin south
west of Monastir.
dispatch from Saloniki says that
the Bulgarians on the Struma front
have been forced to retreat. Furious
fighting is in progress on the right
wing according to the statement
of Gen. Garrail
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
CHILD DIES OF PARALYSIS
Arnold Owens III One Week at Fair
Haven.

Fair Haven, Oct. 5.--Arnold owens,
nine-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Owens of South Main street, died
at o'clock this morning after a
weeks illness with infantile paraly-
sis. He was taken sick on the morn
ing of his ninth birthday. This Is
the second case of poliomyelitis in
town this year, both being in the
same family Mr.. and Mrs. Owens
have lost their two children all they
had, within three weeks The burial
took place at 2 o'clock this afternoon
at Cedar Grove cemetery Rev. ]. NJ.
Blackburn officiating.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
TO MEET ORIGINAL OF PICTURE
Canadian Soldier, Who Was Cheered
BY Pttsfield Girls Photo.

Pittsfield, Oct. 5.-The Canadian
soldier who, in hospital at Staples,
France, cherished a photograph of
Miss Lillian Moulton, Pittsfleld girl
which was sent to his regiment by
friends of Miss Moulton. is on his way
to Pittsfeld. according to information
from Miss Moulton's native town,
Manchester, n. III.
The Canadian soldier was a clerk
in a bank in Montreal before the war
and has been given discharge be-
cause of wounds. Miss Mouton has
never seen him but she has expressed
a willingness to meet the young man.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
KAISER GOES TO EAST
Progress of Russian Drive on Lem
berg and Kovel Alarms Berlin.


berg and Kovel Alarms Berlin.
London, Oct 5.--For the first time
in several days Petrograd officially
reports progress in the big battle that
has been raging along a 125 mile
front, where the Russians are strik
ing toward Lemberg and Kovel. The
stubbornness OF the Teuton defence
continues, and every foot of trench
is dearly bought
Kaiser Wilhelm has left Berlin for
the eastern front to encourage by his
presence the troops OF Gen. Won Lin
singer, who are bearing the brunt of
the heavy Russian attacks. it is an
nounced officially from Berlin. 1t is
reported that alarm is felt in Berlin,
lest the Teutons cannot stand the
strain OF superior numbers incessant-
ly hurled at their lines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
cHlLD's SKULL FRACTURED
f4-Months-Ol Girl Tried to Cross
Street before Team.

st. Adams, Oct. 4.--The condition
of Gertrude, 14-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Shepard of Wal
nut street, whose skull was fractured
Tuesday, is favorable She was try
ing to cross the street when she was
run over by team driven by Fred
Bombard. Doctors j. G. Perrault and
Alan Davidson attended the child.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
FIRST SWISS GUARD KILLED

Stray Bullet Hit Sentinel on
Mountains $500 Feet High.
Bern, Switzerland. Oct. 5-A Swiss
frontier guard was killed yesterday by
a stray bullet while doing sentinel
dnty on the summit OF Dreispraehen
Spite, where the Swiss-Italian and
Austrian 1yrol frontiers come togeth-
ef.
This is the first instance of a Swiss
frontier guard being killed since hos
tilities began.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
HEARS SON is SHOT

Montgomery Center Man Did Not
Know Where F. L. Duffy Was Till Then
Montgomery Center Oct. 6.--Daniel
Duffy of the east hill received tee-
gram Wednesday from the war de-
partment in Ottawa saying that his
son, r. l.. Duffy, is in a war hospital
in France, having been shot through
the head and shoulder Up to the time
Of receiving the message Mr. Duffy
did not know where his son was.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-06
TURKS DEFEATED IN ARMENIA
Russians Aided by Fleet Take Fortif-
ed Position.

Petrograd. Oct. 5.-Suddenly resum-
ing their offensive in Turkish Armen-
ia, west of Trebizond, the Russians
with the cooperation of the feet have
inflicted a severe defeat upon the
Turks, moving forward along a wide
front, the War Office announced today
A fortified position Il. the River Kara
Burnu region has been captured and
great losses inflicted upon the Turks.