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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
CAR TELLS ARMY
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IS WANING
Says Teutons No Longer Possess
Superior Resources
NOT Yet time TO TALK PEACE
War Must Continue Until Russia is
Complete Victor Over Her
Enemies.

London, Dec. 2S-A dispatch from
Petrograd, by way of the British ad.
miralty wireless, says that in an or
der issued to all the units of the Rus
sian army, dated the 25th, Emperor
Nicholas, in a brief review showing
how the inequalities in the technical
resources for warfare as between the
allies and the central powers are De
ing gradually removed, with the re-
suit that the enemy strength is ap'
parently waning, while that of Russia
and her allies is continually growing,
says:
Germany is feeling that her COM
plete defeat is near, and near also Is
the hour of retribution for all her
wrongdoings and violations of the
moral law. AS in the time of her
strength she declared war, so now
feeling her weakness she suddenly
offers to enter upon peace negotia-
tions, desiring to complete such nego-
tiations before her military talent is
exhausted At the same time she Is
creating a false impression about the
strength of her army by utilizing her
temporary success over the Rumani-
ans, who lack experience in the con-
duct of modern warfare"
Arguing that the allies are entitled
to choose a favorable hour for peace
negotiations, just as Germany chose
a favorable hour for declaring war,
the order says; This time has not
yet arrived. The enemy has not been
driven out of the provinces he has
occupied Russia's attainment of the
tasks created by the war-regarding
Constantinople and the Dardanelles
as well as the creation of free Po-
land from all three of her now incom-
been guaranteed.
ITO conclude peace at this moment
would mean failure to utilize the
fruits of the untold trials of the heroic
Russian troops and fleet These trials
and the still more sacred memory OF
those noble sons of Russia who have
fallen on the battlefield do not permit
of thought of peace until final victory
over our enemies. Who dares to
think that he who brought about war
shall have it in his power to conclude
the war at any time he likes?"
In conclusion, the emperor. ex-
pressing confidence that no Russian
soldier would desire peace until the
enemy had been expelled from Rus
sian soil and had given guarantees to
prevent a possible repetition of
treacherous attack, says: Let us
be firm in the certainty of our victory,
and the AllHighest will bless our
standards and will cover them afresh
with glory and give us peace worthy
of your heroic deeds, my glorious
erations will bless your memory,
which will be sacred to them"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
Grand Canyon Rocks.

In the very bottom of the Grand can
yon lie the dark. lnconspicuous rocks,
mostly tough crystalline granite gneiss
and schist, the oldest in the canyon
and among the oldest in the world.
They were in part deposited as sands
and muds in sea. in part accumulated
as lava flows and in part intruded be-
meath the surface as molten rock. All
these materials became solidified and
later they were slowly heaved and
crumpled into mountains. which were
in time worn down by rain, rivers and
perhaps the waves the sea TO a near
ly level land surface. This surface
finally sank beneath the sea and be-
came the floor on which fresh sedi-
ments began to accumulate. Twice at
least was this mighty cycle repeated in
the Grand canyon region.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
WEST sHAFTs6uRY

Ruth Loomis is spending the holi.
day vacation at her home.
Ethel Bouplon is a guest of Alice
Reed
Clayton Reed was in Troy Satur-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bronson spent
Monday in Bennington at Mrs. Bron-
sons former home.
Andrew Niles and family spent
Monday with Mrs. Abbie Potter.
Alice Peters was a guest of her
father during the Christmas vacation.
Abbie Niles was week end guest
at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Loomis spent
Christmas with her father, George
Mattison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Amidon and
daughters spent Monday with Albert
Amidon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mattison were at
f. e. Tinkham's Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bottum and
Forrest Bottum were guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Niles Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Coulter enter
tanned about twenty-five relatives
Monday.
The Xmas entertainment and tree
were held at the school house Sat
urday at 2.30 p. m.
Blanche Coulter was home for the
Christmas recess.
Mr.. and Mrs George Stanley cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniver-
sary Monday. Nearly fifty relatives
and friends were present A goodly
sum was presented to them. Rev.
Hayford made few appropriate re-
marks.
Horace Bump, who froze both feet
was taken to the Samaritan hospital
where he had portion of both feet
removed.
Mrs. Charles Perkins is having an
acetylene gas plant installed In her
residence and farm buildings.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
RUnANIA LOSING
GRIP ON HER OIL I
ANOGRA|ND[POT I
Mackensen Closing in Upon Town
of BraiIa
TEUTONS TAKE MORE VILLAGES
Artillery Fighting Only on Western
Front and In Austro-taiian
Theatre.
TfUTONS TAKE MORE VILLAGES

London, Dec. 2S.-The net of the
Teutonic allies Is apparently fast clos
ing in upon Braila, Rumania's oil and
grain center on the Danube. Having
taken Filipechti, 80 miles to the south
west, Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
troops have now captured the rail-
road town of Rimnik Sarat. relatively
the same distance to the east, while
the guns of the Dobrudja army are
still hammering the Russo-Rumanians
at the bridgehead of Matchin, on the
east bank of the Danube, opposite
Rraila.
Prior to the fall Of Rimnik Sarat
the Teutonic allies defeated the Rus
SLAMS on front of 10 IL miles south
west OF the town. while the Teutonic
Danube army captured several forti-
fled villages, according to the Berlin
war office. Petrograd admits that the
Russians and Rumanians have been
forced to fall back north of Megura,
but says elsewhere the invaders were
defeated wit hheavy casualties.
Since December 22 says Berlin,
more than $500 prisoners and q ma
chine guns have been captured in
Rumania.
Artillery duels sapping operations
and attacks by small patrol parties
were features of yesterdays fighting
on the front in France. There have
been sporadic battles at several
points along the line in Russia and
Galicia, from Volhynia to the Car
pathians, but no important results
have been attained by either side,
The usual bombardment is in pro-
gress in the Austro- Italian theater. In
Macedonia comparative quiet pre-
walls. The Rehabilitation of the
Greek army, in accordance with
Greece's promises to the entente al
lies, is being carried out. according
to information received at the
British foreign office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
ANSWER TO PEACE
OFFER WILL Be
MADE BY ALLIES
England and France Have agreed
Upon Terms Of Their Reply
MAY BE SENT THIS WEEK
Official London Apparently Waiting
for Advance Suggestions
From Germany.

London, Dec. 2S.-England and
France have fully agreed upon the
terms OF the reply to be made to the
peace proposals of the Teutonic al
lies, the Associated Press learned at
the foreign office yesterday. 1t is
hoped at London that the answer may
be dispatched by the end OF this
week, but other nations Of the en-
tente, although agreed in principle,
may require verbal alterations which
would necessitate further delay. 1t is
expected that once this reply has
been forwarded, the response to Presi
dent Wilson's note will follow very
soon.
Russia's reply to the German peace
proposals was telegraphed Monday TO
the French government, says Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd received at
London. 1t adds that the Swiss min
lister has handed to the Russian for
eign minister the note of the Swiss
government supporting President
Wilson's note.
1t Is believed in official circles at
London that there does not exist any
possibility Of assembling a peace
conference, as proposed in the Ger
man reply to President Wilson's note,
unless Germany is willing to make
suggestions in advance regarding her
ideas of the terms of peace.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
sHAFTSBURY

Miss Gertrude Bates entertained
relatives from Bennington Christmas.
There were several Christmas trees
and gatherings in town on Christmas
day.
Miss Anna Somers of Bennington
spent Christmas with her brother, Ed.
Somers.
Several people in town were in Ben
nington recently shopping for the
holidays.
School closed Friday afternoon
with Christmas tree. for the holi-
day vacation.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mattison of Bennington
spent week recently on her farm
and visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Sidney Crofut, who has a position
on the Meadowmere farm spent
Christmas with his parents in West
Arlington.
Mrs. Norman Mattison Of Arlington
spent several days last week helping
care for her grandmother, Mrs. Ar
minda Buck who is confined to her
bed by illness.
The annual business meeting of the
church in Center SALISBURY. occurring
on the first Monday in January, at one
o'clock p. m, in their meeting house,
will at the suggestion of the pastor,
and by the consent Of the officers of
the church, be called at eight o'clock
D. m, on Tuesday, January End, 1917,
at Social hall in Center Shaftsbury,
following supper served by the ladies'.
officers will be elected for the ensu-
ing year and the regular business
transacted at this adjourned session.
Every person in the community inter-
ested In sustaining preaching in the
old Baptist church at Center Shafts
bury is cordially invited to be pres
ent and participate in the delibera-
tions Of this meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
ANCIENT INCA CAPITAL
Interesting Picture Presented II
Miss Carpenters School.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Bingham
has presented to the Maude E. Car
penter school fine picture of THE
Ruins of an Ancient Inca Capital,
Machu Ricchu.' This wonderful city,
which was built by the lncas probab-
ly 1000 years ago, was discovered in
1911 by Professor Hiram Bingham, of
Yale University, and uncovered and
excavated under his direction in 1912,
under the auspices Of the National
Geographic society and Yale Univer-
sity. and may prove to be the most
important group of ruins discovered
in South America since the conquest
OF Peru.
This city is situated on narrow.
precipitous ridge, two thousand feet
above the river and seven thousand
feet above the sea, in the grand can
yon of the Urubamba, one of the most
inaccessible parts of the Andes, sixty
miles north of Cuzco, Peru. 1t con-
tains about two hundred editices built
of white granite, and including
palaces, temples, shrines, boths, foun-
tains, and many stairways. The city
does not appear to have been known
10 the Spaniards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
BENNINGTON PEOPLE
GETS INSTANT ACTION

Those who have used it in Benning-
ton are astonished at the INSTANT
action of simple buckthorn bark, gly
cerine, etc, as mixed in Adler-ika.
Because 1t acts on BOTH lower and
upper bowel. ONE SPOONFUL Adler
i-ka relieves almost ANY Case of con-
stipation, sour stomach or gas. 1t re-
moves such surprising foul matter
that a few doses often relieve or pre-
vent appendicitis. A short treatment
helps chronic stomach trouble. W. l..
Gokay, Druggist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
DESERVES colo
MEDAL FOR THIS
Cincinnati authority tells how to
dry up corn so II
lifts out.

You cornpestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the
shoes that nearly killed you before,
says this Cincinnati authority. be-
cause few drops of freezone applied
directly on a tender, aching corn
stops soreness at once and soon loos-
ems so it can be lifted out, root and
all, without pain.
A quarter of an ounce OF freezone
costs very little at any drug store,
but is sufficient to take off every hard
or soft corn or callus. This should
be tried, as it is inexpensive and is
said not to infame or even irritate
the surrounding tissue or skin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28

DIED OF EXPOSURE
Frozen Extremities Result in Death of
Sandgate Man.

James Mullen died Monday as the
result of exposure. A few days prev
ious, accompanied by his wife, he
went to Granville for visit with
friends.
On the return trip they stopped on
the way at the homes of number Of
acquaintances and when they reached
their own domicile, the first house
across the Sandgate line from Rupert
it was found that his hands and feet
were badly frost bitten. A physician
was not called at once and when
cured on Saturday the stricken man
was in such a condition that he
failed to rally and passed away on
Christmas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
STAN FORD

The schools have closed for two
weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. West were in vii.
Jamestown Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. s. Canedy went to
Readsboro Sunday.
The Misses Jessie and Mary Foster
are home for the holidays.
The Misses Mabel and Elsie Ward
well were home for Christmas.
A. j. Tanner and family spent
Christmas in Greenfield with rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Whitney spent
Christmas with relatives in North
Adams.
Mrs. Stobener and children from
North Adams spent Christmas at R.
Dowd's.
Born at the North Adams hospital
December Is a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Blood.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Canedy spent
Christmas at his fathers, Truman
Canedy's, at North Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Johnson from No.
Adams spent Christmas with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, A. Eberts.
Herbert Prichard from Pittsfeld
and his sister, Margaret Prichard of
New York City called on friends here
Sunday afternoon,
The Christmas exercises in the Bap-
tist church Monday night were quite
we'll attended considering the bad
weather and very fine program was
rendered
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Fuller and Mr.
and Mrs. A. w. Ballard went to Pitts
field last Friday to attend the funeral
of Andrew II. Fuller who died at the
home of his son, Osburt Fuller at the
age Of GA years. He was buried in
the North Adams Southview ceme-
terry.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
What Good Is tho Weather Bureau,

This question is likely to be asked in
more or less querulous tones whenever
the local weather prediction fails as 1t
often does. The inquirer overlooks the
fact that the weather bureau has much
more important things TO foretell than
ordinary changes of weather. 1t pre-
diets with certainty great windstorms,
destructive floods. severe freezes and
other atmospheric visitatlons that en-
danger life and property on "A large
scale and collects climatic statistics fer
scientific agriculture. Popular Science
Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
ADMIRAL DEWEY is 70.
Congratulated by Secretary Daniels
and Bureau Chiefs.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Secretary
Daniels and his bureau chiefs today
went in a body to the General Board
Rooms in order to congratulate the
Admiral of the Navy, George Dewey,
on his seventy-ninth birthday.
During the general fluctuations Sec
retary Daniels read to Admiral Dewey
an extract from the log of an old ship
mate of the Admiral. This shipmate
was First Assistant Engineer Henry
Brown, who was with the old Colora-
do just after the civil war, at the
time when Admiral Dewey was First
Lieutenant on that warship. Several
months ago DR.. S. w. Gibson. Chief
Clerk of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery, was at Nantucket, where En-
gineer Brown now lives, and saw the
entry in the engineers diary which
the Secretary read today to Admiral
Dewey.
Commenting on this, Mr. Daniels
said it showed the interest in the well
fare of the men of the navy displayed
by Admiral Dewey when he was a
young officer in the nevy, which had
ever been Characteristic of the man
none the less in his green old age.
with successes and honors heaped up
on him by his own country and by the
whole world"
The entry in Engineer Browns
diary was dated Dec 26, 1866, having
reference to the Christmas Day pre-
ceding, and Is as follows:
Dec. 26, 1916.
No Christmas. perhaps, passed off
pleasanter on man of war than this
one. Mr. Dewey. First Lieutenant. as
well as Captain in absence of Captain
Wyman, succeeded in making all on
board happy and contented.
The day before he gave permission
to all the caterers of the messes to go
on shore so that they might prepare
their Christmas dinners. and also
that the galley could be used for cook
ing all the night, so as not TO interfere
with the officers meals. Each man
endeavored to outvie his neighbor in
the good things appropriate for the
day.
The First Lieutenant made each
man present of a bottle OF wine or
in that proportion from the money
obtained from the Slush Fund At an
early hour all the men were actively
arranging the tables and dressing the
ship between decks with flags, pic
lures and green's.
The tables extended from the cabin
to the forward gun deck, and were
capable of just holding the ships com
pany. At noon all was ready, and the
700 men commenced eating, no
doubt. one of the most happy meals
on shipboard. The whole affair
showed excellent taste.
All the officers paid visits to differ
ent messes and were cheered with a
welcome known only to the sailor.
The ship was, in a manner given up
to the crew so that after their dinner
which lasted two hours, all COM
menced smoking. Throughout the
whole day all was perfect order, with
the exception of here and there loud
voice from one who had probably TAX
en- more than his allotted share.
Mr. Dewey will certainly be long re-
membered for his endeavor to make
the crew comfortable.
Admiral Dewey showed evident
pleasure at having the old days re-
called, and was very happy in express
ing his appreciation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
A Polite Doubt.

A fond parent was telling Oliver Her
ford of the really bright remark of her
three-year-old daughter.
Herford was much impressed.
How old did you say little Lena isl"
he asked.
"Only three answered the mother
proudly.
do you know" said the humorist
solemnly, 81 have a suspicion that some
times these children lie about their
age. e."--McClure's Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-A girl for general house
work. Apply to Mrs. B. X. Wal
bridge, 149 Union Avenue, Saratoga
Springs, N. Y. 74t6
WANTED-Board for two boys 8
and II years old and for girl 13 years
of age. Will pay moderate price for
board and furnish clothing. Would
prefer place for boys in one family.
but will consider separate places
Address r. Banner 0fflce. 74t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont cloudy and colder tonight.
Friday fair and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-28

New Years greetings, enclosures
and post cards at Evans, ADV.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
SIX THOUSANDS
FROM HOG CROP
ONE FARMERS INCOME THIS YEAR
FROM SWINE RAISED ON
HIS PLACE.

H. U. Wakefield, of Cornersville, who
recently purchased the Edwin Jones
farm, near Dark's Mill, was here today
making his arrangements to move
next week. Mr. Jones is one OF the
largest hog farmers in the state. From
his farm at Cornersville last week he
marketed $3.50 worth of hogs. In
the spring he sold $1,000 worth of hogs,
making a total of more than $4,000
feceived from swine from his farm
this year. He will bring to his farm
here forty-five brood sows. He raises
every hog that he sells. Mr.. Wake,
field uses the Poland China and Duroc
crossed and generally sells when the
hogs are eleven months old They
average at that time around zoo
pounds. He expects to. make hog rails
ing the chief industry of his big farm
here. Not only is Mr.. Wakefield a
successful hog grower but he is a
most progressive citizen.
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
SPECIAL SESSION Of
QUARTERLY COURT
70 ACCEPT Pixies
JUSTICES WILL CONVENE AT N
O'CLOCK THURSDAY, SEPT.
THE 14TH.
QUESTION OF THEIR CONDITION
Must Pass Upon Matter Of Whetb.,
Or Not The Highways Are In AZ
Good Condition of Repair as Thew
Were Ninety Days Ago.

There will be an extra session of thu
quarterly court of Maury county, held
on Thursday, Sept. IA, at 10 O'Clock
for the purpose of finally passing upon
and accepting the turnpikes heretofore
purchased from c. 7. Looney and Hor.
ace Rainey. The call for the special
session was issued this morning bv
Judge Mcknight.
At lie special meeting on June "A,
when the contract for the purchase Of
the pixies was first made, the court
provided that when the roads were
taken over by the county on Sept IL
they should be in as good repair and
condition as they were on June IA. No
commission or body, however, was sp
pointed or empowered to pass upOa
and decide whether or not the pixies
met the, requirements of the contract.
For this reason Judge Mcknight is
Of the opinion that the county court
in quarterly session. is alone empow.
cred to determine whether or not the
roads are in such conditions as to
meet the requirements of the contract
of purchase. The meeting is expected
to be very interesting one as the
pike purchase question is very live
matter. Should the county decide that
the pixies are in as good condition as
they were the day the purchase was
made, there will be no further formal
ties except the delivery Of the deeds
and the issuance Of the warrants.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-09-08
RUN DOWN CO D|T|ON
CAUSlD GREAT DEAL
TROUBLE Fur YEARS
WAS In NO CONDITION TO WORK
AT ALL-DocToRs SAID
KIDNEYS.
TANLAC STOPPED COMPLAINT
~ Wouldn't Take Anything in the
World for the Good Seven Bottles
Did Me and Am Glad to Say Good
Word for II at Any Time"

Il tell you frankly, | wouldn't take
Five hundred dollars for the good
Tanlac did me, and am telling others
about it every day." said T. NJ Raglan,
who lives at 81 North Pearl Street,
Birmingham Mr., Ragan has been a
moulder practically all his life and is
well known throughout the Birming-
ham district.
81 was in a dreadfully run down
condition and for three years suffer
ed from a severe pain in my right
side" continued Mr.. Raglan, "and the
doctors told me it came from my kid
neys and that had gallstones. This
trouble caused me a great deal OF
worry and at time | was in no condi-
ton to work at all.
II saw the endorsements for Tan
lac in the papers, bought a bottle
and began taking it. 1t seemed to do
me good right away. | have taken
seven bottles altogether and haven't
had any pain in my side in. over sixty
days. | now feel good all the time
and am at work every day. | can say
that Tanlac is mighty good medicine
! wouldn't take anything in the world
for the good those seven bottles have
done me, and am glad to speak a
good word for it any time. I hope
this statement will cause others who
are suffering to try Tanlac for l feel
sure If they will they will be benefit.
tea
Tanlac is sold in Columbia exclu
sively by SMISER'S, the leading
druggists on the square.-(Advt)