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WANTED-HEIH.
MALE-COAtinuea.

MATCHMAKER who thoroughly understands
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
f. e Of WAlLACH|A
HAS BEEN LOST
TO ROUMAN|A
Nations Richest Province in
Hands of TeutQniC Invaders
BUlGARS POURING OVER DANUBE
Mackensen Breaking Resistance Of
Army He Grove Out of
Bucharest.

London, Dec. 11.-Rumania's last
chance to save any of Wallachia, her
richest province, from the Teuton in
vaders has been lost. Hungarian and
German troops cut their way, this
afternoon across the River Jalomitsa,
the last natural barrier before Mol
davia is reached.
At the same time more Bulgarians
have poured across the Danube,
crossed its marshes and taken the
western end of the great Cernavoda
bridge, and further up stream the
railhead of Calarasi. A third 8ulgar
column has crossed from Turtukai
toward Oltenitsa.
Again Won Mackensen is striking
at the fanks of the retreating Rus
sian and Rumanian army, the same
sure, swift blows that led to the fall
of Bucharest. Resistance is being
broken now in Great Walachia, as it
was broken in Little Wallachia, and
thousands more prisoners have been
taken
In the region where the Jalomitsa
has been crossed, northeast of Blu
charest, near Receanu. the Ruman-
ians counter attacked on Sunday,
trying to stop the Teuton rush and
save the important city of Buzen, a
railroad junction and minor oil CEN
ter forty miles beyond Ploesci. AT
first they had success, destroying
two squadrons and driving back the
Teutons some miles, wireless mes.
sage says Berlin announces tonight
that the rapid advance" in Great
Walltchia continues. Todays German
statement said:
Our pursuing armies at some
places encountered resistance. which
has been broken
Russian attacks in the Carpathians
are kept up with great persistence,
all reports agree, but without appreci
able result The Russians have now
to struggle through deep snow. and
in biting frost, besides encountering a
strong Teuton defence, they announce
Berlin says the Russian attacks are
strong.
While his armies are still in rout,
King Ferdinand is the center of great
lhtClSoL Hcic' y ueSphtNH llOi
Amsterdam says the Rumanian ruler
has crossed the Danube to Reni, in
the Russian province of Bessarabia,
where he is to meet the Car to NOR
row. The despatch quotes German
sources, which seem well informed
of the progress of events in Rumania.
The despatch says both monarchs
are accompanied by several minist-
ers," though it was reported yester-
day that all the Rumanian Ministry
except Premier Bratiano had resign
ed Conjecture is rife whether the
meeting portends any weakening of
Ferdinand's determination to con-
tinue resistance or whether he is ask
ing more help from Russia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
ESTATE OF LOUIS E. NILES

State of Vermont. District of Ben
nington IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid
To All Persons Interested in the
Estate of Louis E. Niles late of
Springfield in the State of Ohio,
deceased, leaving Estate in this Dis
trict
At Probate Court holden at Ben
nington, within and for said District
on the 4th day of December 1916, an
authenticated copy of the last Will
and Testament and the Probate thereof
of Louis E. Niles late of Springfield, in
the County of Clark, in the State of
Ohio, deceased, leaving estate in said
district.--duly proved, allowed and
established in the Probate Court for
the County and State aforesaid, was
presented to the Court here, that the
same instrument may be allowed in
this State as the last Will and Testa-
ment of the said decedent, and that
the said copy may be filed and record
ed in the Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Bennington, aforesaid, agree
able to the statute in such cases made
and provided.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that
the 2Sth day of December 1916. at
the Probate Court Office in said
Bennington, be assigned for all per-
sons interested to appear and contest
the allowance of such instrument, and
the filing and recording of the copy
of said Will, and the Probate thereof,
as aforesaid, IL they see cause; and
that notice thereof be given by pub
fishing this order three weeks sue
cessively in the Bennington Evening
Banner newspaper published
in said District, previous to the time
appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby noti-
fed to appear before said Court, at
the time and place aforesaid, and to
contest the allowance of the said
instrument and the filing and record
ing of the copy OF said Will and the
probate thereof, as aforesaid, if you
have cause.
Given under my hand at Benning-
ton in said District, this 4th day of
December, 1916.
Amy II. Harbour, Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
vEROUN DEFENDER
WILL SUCCEED
GEN. JOFFRE
Wifi assume Command Of Allied
Forces on Western Front
WAR COUNCIL FOR FRANCE
Concentration Policy of Management
Like That of England, Will Be
Adopted.

Washington, Dec. 12--Private ad-
vices from Paris received here yes
terday telling of the secret proceed
ings in the French Chamber Of
Deputies during the last week con-
firm previous reports that Gen Petain
the defender of Verdun, is to succeed
Gen Joffre in supreme command Of
all the allied forces on the western
battle front, as the first result of radi
cal changes in organization which are
to follow concentration of manage
ment OF the war in a small council, as
has been done in England. Gen. Pc
tain little known outside the French
army, was colonel at the outbreak
of the war
Premier BRAND was busy all day
Sunday seeing not only politicians
but prominent business men and
manufacturers in view of the new
combination to facilitate which all
ministers and under secretaries will
hand in their designations. In the
meantime, according to the Paris
Matin the reorganization of the high
er command in the army, being an
essentially administrative question,
will not be settled until after the new
government makes its bow in the
Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday and
is indorsed by vote of confidence.
In addition to forming a war
council of five ministers on the model
of that in England" continues the
model of that in England" continues
the Matin. Premier BRAND has de-
cided, in the interest of the economic
organization of the country, to throw
the old administrative machine into
the melting pot and oblige all minis
terial departments, hitherto CONCEAL
ed in superannuated methods, to get
in Tine with the rest OF the country
which is freely spending its blood and
gold
'In the course OF conversations he
had with prominent men on Saturday
and Sunday Premier BRAND announc-
ed that he intended to give a free
hand to the ministers under secretar-
ise and directors forming part of the
new ministry The most absolute
powers will be granted to them and,
if it is found that the methods meet
resistance or that certain habits are
persisted in, these powers will be
still further increased and drastic
measures taken. The composition of
the new combination will clearly
show the new spirit. 1t will be the
most complete possible reconstruc-
tion as will be seen when their
names are published
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
Their Congregation Their Sins and Waste Time Preaching
Ministers Don't Often Have Tw the Members of Their
DR.. CIRCUIT RESIGNS
Has Been superintendent Of State
HospitaI II Years

DR. Don d. Grout, superintendent of
the Vermont state hospital for the in
sane, has resigned his Office, to take
effect Jan. II, 1917. His letter to the
trustees follows herewith:
You will recall that some six
months ago l offered my resignation
as superintendent OF said hospital,
with the request that be relieved of
my duties Aug 1st, 1916.
"As a basis for this action | stated
that my health demanded rest and
an opportunity to recuperate from the
physical condition made inevitable by
the arduous duties incumbent upon
one in my position.
Your reply was that you could not
consider my request, but that was
authorized and requested to take such
rest and recreation as was necessary
to restore me to health.
Il have seen no opportunity, on ac-
count of the necessary daily toll care
and oversight, to take such vacation,
nor can see how it can be brought
about in the near future.
Since | have been in charge here
have had only one vacation of two
weeks, at any one time. for the multi
plicity of duties would not permit it.
Since Sept. 5th, 1905, have carried
on the work deyolving upon me to the
best of my ability, and want TO as
sure you and former members of your
board that feel that | have had the
earnest and intelligent cooperation.
assistance and advice from you that
has enabled me to bear the burdens
and cares that necessarily have de-
volved upon me. For this considera-
tion and assistance ! am very CRATE
full, and wish you TO understand that
fully appreciate IT,
For nearly 45 years my shoulders
have been. almost daily. in my pro-
fesstonal collar and nearly 16 OF these
years have been occupied in the per-
formance of my duties in connection
with the Vermont state hospital, as
one of the original trustees and as
superintendent.
Il asked that ] may be relieved of
my duties as superintendent January
1st, 1917, or as soon as you can ar
range. thereafter. matters so as to
enable me to do so.
Thanking you for kindness, con-
sideration and assistance"
The trustees of the state hospital,
d. d. Burditt of Pittsford. c. H. A.
Stafford Of Morrisville and n. d.
Phelps of Barre have accepted the
resignation in the fCiowing letter:
We sincerely regret that the condi-
ton OF you health continues to be
such that you regard it necessary TO
sever your connection with the hospi-
tai
In accepting your resignation as SUI
perintendent we desire to express our
appreciation of the long and faithful
service rendered: your successful ad-
ministration as such; and TO commend
you therefor
Wishing you a speedy return to
health"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
HAS THREE HUSBANDS
Woman Arrested at 5rattleboro for
Biqamy.

Brattleboro Dec. 11.-A woman who
was married here Aug. 6 to Walter
e. Porter of Marlboro. was arrested
last Saturday night on a charge of
bigamy. This afternoon in Munich
pal court the case was continued un-
til tomorrow morning in the expecta-
ton that her second husband will
come from Lowell, Mass, and make
arrangements for the care of their
three-year-old son.
The woman admits that she was
first married to Charles E. Wells of
Montpelier from whom she was di-
custody of a daughter, now Is years
old, and OF son four years older.
After that divorce she married Ru-
fus Warren of Montpelier, now of
Lowell, Mass
Without the formality of a divorce
she admits that she joined a matri-
monial agency and corresponded with
Porter, finally coming to Brattleboro
last August and marrying him.
In the matrimonial advertisement
she described herself as follows:
"Miss NJ e. Warren, 9 Mortified
street, Montpelier. Vt, 60 inches, lis
pounds, attractive brunette, Ameri.
can, dressmaker. accomplished in
music"
1t is claimed by the authorities
here that she was married to Warren
under the name of Couson, Rev w. S.
Smithers performing the ceremony
June 26, 1907. tu
In the marriage license issued here
she gave her maiden name as Mary
e. Warren, her birthplace as Elmore
and her fathers name as Rufus War
rem. She claimed that this was her
first marriage.
The child she brought with her she
stated was an offspring of dead sis
ter but later admitted it was hers.
Her daughter, Is years old, arrived
at the Marlboro home a week ago
from Springfield, Mass. where she
stated she had been working. She
was known there, she said, as Mil
dred Wells, but really is the wife of a
man named Richards, who Is now in
New York state.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
TWO PERSONS KILLED
Man and Boy Crushed BY Marble
Blocks.

Rutland, Dec. 12.-The 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley LaGage
of West Rutland, was instantly killed
and his body terribly crushed and
Patsy Dino, about 40 years old, an
employe of the Vermont Marble
company received injuries from
which he died within a few minutes,
about 435 O'Clock yesterday after
noon when a Delaware and Hudson
locomotive collided with a block of
marble swinging from derrick at
the True Blue plant of the Vermont
Marble company at West Rutland.
The engine, attached to two passen
ger coaches, was backing toward the
True Blue plant when workmen
swung the derrick, carrying a block
of marble weighing several tons, di-
rectly over the rails. Engineer Fl.
Scism was unable to stop his train
and the tender of the locomotive
struck the marble, splitting the block
pieces falling on each side of the
track
One piece fell upon the La Gage
boy and the other dropped upon Dino
who was at work under the derrick
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
PROMINENT cHuRcHMAN DEAD
Dean of Cathedral Of st. John the Iii
vine of New York CITY

Oedn OF OatHeuTdi OF OF. JOTH the Ill
vine of New York city
The Very Rev. William Mercer
Grosvenor, Dean OF the Cathedral of
st. John the Divine, died suddenly
from heart disease Saturday afternoon
while he was exercising in gymnasi-
um on Forty Second street in New
York.
Dean Grosvenor was one of the best
known churchman in the city and was
installed as Dean of the cathedral on
Oct 10. 1911, Bishop Greer officiating
He was born in New London Conn,
and was in his fifty year. He was
graduated from Williams college in
1885. being a classmate of Harry A.
and James II. Garfield and Clarence.
p. Sible, formerly of Bennington.
On Nov. 27. 1910, celebrated his fif-
teenth anniversary as rector of the
church of the Incarnation. 1t was
then said that he had collected S2,l20,-
600 during his pastorate and raised
the endowment fund from $32.500 to
$4,000. He was trustee of Will
Jams and Barnard colleges and o.
many other educational institutions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
OTHERS SHOP EARLY
But Not Myself, Says Every Woman,
According to Store Manager.

DuL NOl WJSclI, Gays every WOHdtiS
According to Store Manager.
Every woman seems to think that
every other woman, and not she her
self ought to do her Christmas shop
ping early. In recent years newspa-
pers have printed column after col-'
umn urging the shoppers to get their
holiday purchasing done as early in
the Christmas season as possible and
so help relieve the congestion in the
stores during the week before Christ
mas.
They have pointed out how greatly
early shopping would help the tired
out salespeople and delivery men and
how generally advantageous early
purchasing would be. Various associ.
ations and clubs composed of promi-
nent women have sponsored the early
shopping idea and have done all they
could to further it. The department
stores themselves have advertised
and done all they could in order to
induce earlier purchasing in the holi-s
dag season.
But, according to the head of one
of New Yorks biggest retail stores.
these efforts have proved practically
useless for the reason cited ebove,
namely, that every woman thinks
that the exhortation to shop early fors
Christmas should in all fairness, ap-
ply to every woman but herself.
incidentally, this department store
man said that il the women only
could be convinced Of the assistance
they could give to the stores not only
by shopping early in the season but
earlier in the morning than is now
the case, the lives of the department
store executives, salespeople, packers
and delivery men would be made de-
cidedly more worth living.
He pointed out that the big stores
in New York do nine hours work in
about FIVE hours. There is practically
no great amount of business prior to
11.30 in the morning. On the other
hand, there is a rush from that time
no until $50 at night, at which hour
most of the stores close now-New
. York Journal OF Commerce. ~. :
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
GER MANY ADMITS
NO WARNING WAS
GIVEN MARINA
Washington Officials Claim Viola
ton of BerIln'S Pledges
SIX AMERICAN LIVES LOST
Kalser's Government States Sub
marine Commander Mistook
Vessel for Transport.

Washington, Dec. 12-Informatioa
assembled at the state department
believed by some officials to present
clear-cut violation OF German
pledges in the sinking of the British
steamer Marina with the loss of six
American lives, has been forwarded
to Berlin for submission TO the Ger
man foreign Office. 1t was an
nounced at the department yesterday
that the evidence had been sent as a
matter of courtesy, to allow the i'm
perial government TO offer any other
facts ii may have before the United
States takes its next step. Officials
indicated also that any move by this
government might be delayed until
complete information concerning the
British liner Arabia for which Great
Britain has been asked could be sent
to Berlin.
In response to inquiries. Germany
has admitted the torpedoing without
warning of both the Marina and Ara
bia, stating that her submarine com
manders took them for transports
and asking the United States to fur
nish any evidence it might have to
the contrary. In the case OF the
Arabia, Great Britain has been re-
quested TO furnish official data to
establish whether the Peninsular and
Oriental liner was in government SER
vice. although all information now at
hand indicates that when sent down
she was passing through the Mediter-
ranean ON regular voyage with pas
sengers and freight
AS to the Marina, officials regard
the case as complete. According to
the evidence, while carrying a cargo
of horses and other freight, she was
torpedoed and sunk without warning
100 miles from shore in a high sea,
with no provision for the safety of
those on board. Many horse tenders,
including six Americans, were lost. In
vestigation has developed, it is said,
that the ship had not been under
charter or requisition by the British
government during the war. but had
II idISpOIleu UOIScS at So iluCn per
head for the allies.
1t is generally believed that when
President Wilson and Secretary Ian
sing are ready to act the next steps
will taken the form of communica-
ton to clear up any doubt that may
exist at Berlin as to the interpreta-
tion given by the American govern
ment to the German pledges given
after the attack on the Sussex.
AS in the Sussex catastrophe. Off
cials at Washington point out that
the Marina and Arabia cases have
the menace to innocent
neutral lives in the practice fire.
quently followed by German sub
marine commanders of attempting to
ascertain the character of a ship by
periscope observations. The United
States has demanded that the char
acter of a vessel be determined be-
yond doubt before an attack is made
that endangers the lives of its citizens
and contends that this can be done
practically only by actual visit and
search.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12

Pittsfield. Dec. 12.-Manager c. C.
Chesney of the General electric plant
admitted yesterday that employees in
the plant will soon receive an in
crease in wages, but he does not
know what the exact increase will be.
when 1t does come" he said. there
will be no horizontal increase" The
increases will probably affect all em-
ployes excepting those on salaries.
From the Schenectady IN. " plant
comes the report that the company's
has declared a monthly bonus of 10
per cent Of the monthly wage to all
employees of the company receiving
less than $2500 year. effective De-
cember l. A similar announcement
is expected at the local plant, and it
is also expected that the Office force
may get an increase in both plants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
LAND FLoWAcE CASE
J. Ed. Walbrldse Brings Suit Against
Fillmore G. Slade.

Fillmore a. Slade.
The trial of the case Of ]. Ed. Wal
bridge VS.. Henry d. Fillmore and
Burnside G. Slade, a suit brought to
recover damages of land caused by
the alleged obstruction of ditch was
begun in county court Monday after
noon.
Little difficulty was experienced in
securing jury which is composed OF
the following: Elmer F. lockwood
of Bennington, S. F. Holly of Dorset,
r. B. Young Of Glastonbury, c. b..
Carlton and f. M. Walker of Man
chester. William B. Morgan and Lor-
en- j. Fowler of Pownal, Charles w.
Bishop of Searsburg. George G. Ga
lusha and Lyman Barber of Shafts
bury Fred A. Leisure of Stamford,
Jerome F. Hill of Sunderland
Batchelder &c Bates and Holden &
Healy appear for Mr. Walbridge and
Henry Chase and Frank c. Archibald
OF Manchester for Fillmore & Slade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
CENTRAL POWERS
OFFER PEACE
PROPOSALS
Copies Of Document in Hands of
Foreign Representatives
SUMMONED BY Won HOllWEG
Chancellor Gives Advance lnforma-
ton to Representatives of U.
S., Spain and Switzerland.

Berlin, Dec. 12-Peace proposals
by the central powers were made to-
day to the representatives of foreign
nations.
Chancellor Won Hollweg called the
representatives of the United States
Spain and Switzerland to his Office
one after the other and delivered to
them copies of the proposals which
are TO be announced in the Reich
stag today.
The governments at Vienna, Con-
stantinople and Sofia sent similar
notes.
The proposals, the chancellor be-
lieyes, should result in permanent
peace among all nations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-12
INCREASE FOR U. S. EMPLOYEE;
Bill Carries Raise In Salaries Up to
S1.8OO

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE legisla-
tive, executive and judicial appropria
tion bill reported to the House today
carries 10 per cent. increase in pay
for employees receiving less than
$1,000 year, and per cent for those
between $1,000 and $1,S00.
The increase, first of the kind in al
most fifty years, would be limited to
the next fiscal year, and apply only
to executive Departments, except
Agriculture, the judicial establish
ment and to the Library of Congress.