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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
FIREMAN LOSES FOOT
Accident at the Local Station Sunday
Nichs,

new fireman recently employed in
the run between North Bennington
and Bennington stumbled while trying
to board the engine as the midnight
train left the local station Sunday
night and the engine passed over his
lett foot, making partial amputation
necessary.
The man is a citizen of Rutland and
beyond the fact that his last name is
Bordeaux very little is known of him
in town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03

Tho gabhy man n sure bore.
His mouth should have clutch.
For no could say whole lot more
And not talk half as much.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
BANQUET 70 MASON S. STONE
State House Associates Honor Retir.
ina Commissioner OF Education.

Montpelier June S0-Associates at
the State house of Mason 5. Stone. who
completed his duties ms commissioner
OF education tonight, rendered him a
farewell dinner at Millers Inn. Mr.
and Mrs. Stone leave tomorrow noon
for the Canadian Rockies, where they
plan to spend month.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
ALLIES SWEEPING
GERMAN LIN
BACKWARD
British and French Continue For
ward Movement
PLAN A DECISIVE CAMPAIGN
Russians Announce Further Advance
and Took 1000 Prisoners Near
koloWea
PLAN A DECISIVE CAMPAIGN

London, July 3.--The French and
British advance continues and there Is
severe fighting almost all the way from
the Somme to the sea, distance oil
110 miles.
The Germans have brought up strong
reserves and are making desperate
stand but in spite of their efforts the
allies are gaining every hour and were
this morning within five miles OF
Peronne, a railroad center which
seems to be their first objective.
Four thousand more German prison
ers have been taken and the German
losses in killed and wounded are
estimated at over 10000. The British
and French loss is also heavy.
Between Mereaucourt Wood and
Assevillers the French have penetrat'
ed the second line OF German trenches
and maintain their advanced position
German attacks east of Verdun last
night gained for them a section ol
French trenches, but they were after
ward expelled.
London, July 3.-The battle of the
Somme, now in full progress marks the
opening of the French-British offensive
long expected as a critical if not the
decisive stage of the war.
Early reports yesterday showed thai
the entente allied forces are sweepins
forward along 25-mile front. The
French already have taken 5000 pris
oners, while the allied lines have EN-
veloped within the last "A hours nin'
villages and so square miles OF Frencl
territory held until now by the Ger
mans.
The great offensive was expected
and eagerly awaited in the last 10 days
but the exact point where the blow wa
to be delivered was carefully con
cealed. 1t was believed that it woul'
be north of Arras, with Lille for the oh
jective but it was finally decided TO
strategic, rather than for sentimental
grounds, to execute the move south o
Arras at a point where the piercing o
the line would operate more seriousl,
in the dislocaton of the German
forces.
The theatre Of operations for tn
British forces runs between CONNIE
court, north OF the river Ancre, to
point just north of the Somme, Will
the French attacked on both sides O
the Somme and southwark towar
Royc.
Thus the entente allied armies pres
ent front of 25 miles with the BIRTHS
on the left for 10 miles and the Frenc
on the right for 10 miles.
The region for this supreme col
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03

NO PAPER TOMORROW

Tomorrow, July 4, there will be no
issue of The Evening Banner and the
business Office of the paper will be
closed all day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly ccludy tonight, slight.
ly cooler Tuesday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03

WANTED-At Bradlys Employment
Office. III North St, Bennington. ira.
yelling salesman Office. Hotel and store
help, All kinds Of positions secured.
Try Us. 2GtG
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
1OO,OOOMOREMEN
ARE WANTED FOR
BORDER ARMY
Remainder of the National Guard
to Be Called
$4,000 HAVE NOW ARRIVED
OF the National Guard Called New
England and New York Have Been
Most Prompt.

New York, July 5.-The War Depart
ment has called on the Eastern De-
partment of the army to furnish 130,-
600 National Guardsmen for service
along the border OF this number
more than $4,000 are now on the bor-
der or en- route South, while more
than $4,000 others are in mobiliza-
tion camps in the various States in
cluded in the department.
Major Gen. Leonard Wood, comman-
der of the Eastern Department, said
yesterday that he expected by the end
of this week to have at least $4,000
men from his department either on the
border or on the way, and that the re-
naming units would be sent to the
border as fast as they could be equip
per and made ready. The infantry,
cavalry, and all other units, except the
field artillery, in the States whose quo
tas for border service have not yet
in the mobilization camps in these
States and given a course of intensive
training before being ordered to move
The artillery men will be modified at
the Federal artillery training station
near Tobyhanna, Penn.
OF the $4,000 troops that have left
the Department of the East in the last
six days for the border, New York
furnished the largest quota, and was
followed in order by Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Con
necticui.
San Antonio, Texas. July g.
| Captain LIE Roy Eltinge. with two
troops of the Eighth Cavalry. today
| searched the country on the Mexican
side of the river opposite Fort Han
cock. Texas, for bandits who yesterday
fed back into Mexico after rading the
American side. Late today it was re.
ported he had returned to the Ameri.
can side CT the river, having lost the
tail of the raiders.
| Captain Etinge crossed the Rio
| Grande yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock picked up the trail, and fol
lowed it a short distance, but found
that it led him back toward the river
at point lower down. He was un
able to discover any indication by that
time as to the location of the bandits
and recrossed to the American side
Early today he led his two troops back
| into Mexico, but the report this even
ing said that, having found no evidence
on which to base the pursuit, he took
his troops back to this side OF the RiC
Grande.
| III Paso. Texas, July 2.-Anothel
survivor of the Carrizal fight wat
found today. He Is Corporal f. y
Cooke OF X Troop, Tenth Cavalry
who was brought into Juarez thi
afternoon from villa Ahumada an
placed in prison. General Francisc'
Gonzales, Juarez commander, wirel
General Jacinto Trevno at Chihua
hua City for instructions, and prof
ably Cooke will be turned over I
the American authorities tomorrow.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
HETTY GREEN DEAD

Vermonter.
New York, July 3.-Mrs. Hetty
Green, known as the richest woman in
the world, died here today after a
weeks illness. She suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis in March and had
not fully recovered.
Mrs. Green was Vermonter and her
legal residence was in Bellows Falls
She was in her SD year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-03
CLASSIFIED

FOR sALE--A quantity Of house.
hold furniture. Inquire at S1i Main
stree,. 2GtG
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
FOUR CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF FREIGHT

Charged with violation OF an act Of
Interstate Commerce OF 1913 prohibiting
the rifling or wilful misshipping Of goods
carried by express from any State into
apother or the District Of Columbia two
white men, freight checkers at the Balu-
more and Ohio depot, in lexington, and
two colored drivers employed by the
Jacobs Express Company, were arrested
Yesterday by Central once Detectives
Baur, Kelly and Burlingame. The men
are said to have stolen several hundred
dollars worth Of freight in the last few
months.
The two freight checkers are Richard
L. Codry. 81. OF 430 Sixteenth street south
east, and Robert J. Lawrenceson, 81, OF
325 II street northwest. They are both
married. The two ColOred men are
Charles H. Lynch, 43, OF l5OS Fifth street
northwest, and Walter Harvey, g, OF 20S
Washington court northwest
Several months ago the Baltimore and
Ohio freight officials complained to the
police that goods were being stolen from
the shipments of their patrons. The
goods consisted of shoes, -four, sugar and
other easily salable articles.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
TWO SHOT IN QUARREL
over LOSS OF NICKEL
Man Shoots His Godfather and Is
Himself Wounded.
, Ths Hnshinrtnn Hrrld.

Special to The Washington He1h-
Philadelphia, Oct IA quarrel over q
loss Of cents in g card game resulted to-
day in the shooting and seriously wound
ing of two men at Thirty-secono and
Wharton streets.
John Caruto, 30 years old, the police
say shot his godfather Patsi Duluce, IN
both legs, and CsrUto was chased and
shot in the left arm and right leg by
Policeman Camac.
Camac was leaning against telegraph
pole at Thirty-secOnd and Wharton
streets when he says he heard Caruto
uusrreIing with DJluce across the street
Sofa Catonia was trying to act as meol-
ator. Policeman Camac says he heard
Caruto accuse Duluce OF cheating him out
Of cents in a card game. The quarrel
waxed hot, and finally, Policeman Camac
says he saw Caruto draw a pistol and be
gin firing at his godfather's legs. DUluce
sank to the pavement and Caruto ran up
Wharton street with Policeman C8mRc
after him. Camac called for CHruto TO
stop, and when the latter did not slacken
his speed, Camac fired three shots, two
of them taking effect.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

when years Of age, appeared at the
Imperial Concert Hall OF ST. Petersburg
before an audience of 5000.
After studying with Mr. Kousnezoff. of
St Petersburg and other prominent
teachers in various European countries,
Mr.. Werner came to the United StatsS
about three years ago
Eminently successful as he has been in
the concert world, he also possesses the
faculty of imparting to his pupils the true
art OF singing.
He speclalizes in tone production, place
ment, and the eradication Of those chronic
defects resultant from improper or made
quate vocal procedure.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
G. W. U. PROFESSOR WILL
AID In WAR ON SLANG

A campaign against slang, slovenly
English. and incorrect pronunciation Is
to be waged by the committee on Amer-
can speech Of the National Council Of
Teachers Of English, OF which Prof. De
Witt c. Croissant, head Of the depart
ment Of journalism at George Washing
ton University. is a leading member.
Prof Croisssnt has just been reelected
member OF the advisory council Of the
Simplified Spelling Board for a term Of
five years He is also general field agent
Of the board and has a nationwide repu-
tation as an authority on simplified spell
ing.
Prof. Croissant has been named q mem
Der Of the faculty committee on student
activities at George Washington.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
TRESTLEB0ARD ENTERTAINs.

The Trestleboard Club, composed Of
Master Masons Of the Government Print
ing Office, held a social meeting at the
club room last night. An interesting
and pleasing program was presented, in
cludlng views of the country's light
houses and nghtships, with brief lee
ture on the subject by H. Burlingame,
of the Bureau of Lighthouses; musical
numbers by the Langdon Orchestra;
vocal solos by Miss Viola shippert and
Newton G. Hammer. .
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
NoTRE DAME ALUMNAE GUESTS
DR.. Laura Fenwick suGhrue Enter
tnins at Whist Party.

Washington Chapter OF the Alumnae As
soCiation OF Notre Dame Academy, Nd,
was entertained last night at a whist
party at the home of DR.. Laura Fenwick
Sughrue, in the Beacon Apartments.
Mrs A. Brooke Ransdell assisted in re-
ceiving The special guest was Miss Ida
Hill Bowie, chairman of the Washington
entertainment committee for the Interna-
tional Federation of Catholic Alumni Con-
vcntion, to be held here next month.
Those present were Mrs. Eunice X.
Warner, Mrs. Raymond Heiskell. Mrs
John L. Walker. Miss S. T. May, Miss
Laura Lynch, Mrs Austin May, Mrs.
George T. May, Mrs. Sam Drury, Miss
Adele May, Mrs. T. R. Asquith, Mrs. T. n.
Collins, Miss Margaret Sughrue, Miss
Rosa Lee Taylor, Mrs. Mellin. Mrs. Louis
Teak, Mrs. Talmage Lambert, John Saul,
Paul Ransdell. Miss Adele V. Smith, Miss
Mary Livingston, Mrs. Dorothy K. Butler
and kiAs Rena Kramer
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
.. s. Treasury Statement.

The condition of the treasury at the
close of business today was: Net balance
in general fund, S153, no, ,599; total receipts
yesterday, s2,725,OO7; total payments yes
terday, S3,O14,7O4
The deficit this fiscal year is s77,09s, ,124
against a deficit of A2,6S1, ,273 last year,
exclusive of Panama Canal and public
debt transactions.
Revenue receipts for this fiscal year
UP to the close Of business Oct. 90 1915,
$222, ,126, ,77L36; revenue receipts for the cor
responding period last year, S192 SO, $50. Al.
Ordinary disbursements for this fiscal
year up to the close of business October
20, s29S, ,9S5, ,2G1.0I ordinary disbursements
for the corresponding period last year,
S235. $50. .3s1.o5.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
ADOLF WERNER OPENS STUDIO.
,Ocal sOIoist, Who Has Studied in
Europe, START Class Here.

Adolf Werner, student Of music in Rus
"a, Germany, and Italy. has opened a
tudio in Washington at 1906 H street
orthwest. He Is now soloist at the
ashington Heights Presbyterian Church
De comes from a musical family. his
Ather' d. Werner, being a famous tenor
no appeared before the royal family at
I. petersburg. His sister. Maria wer-
pr is viOlinist OF unusual ability. and
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22
new quarters.

One hundred dollars damage was done
the property at 3413 Dent place yesterday
by fire, the origin Of which is unknown
The property was owned and occupied by
Harriet johnson, colored. No. truck
company answered a local alarm.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Getting on car No. 1884 OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company on @
street, near Fourth street northwest, last
night, Alfred T. Burgess q, of 407 @
street northwest, was thrown to the
ground and received bruises on his head.
He refused hospital treatment.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

A poodle dog belonging TO Albert w.
Ward, 211S o street northwest, strayed
away yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

away yesterday.
A weighing machine on which he had
been playing fell over on 6-year-old John
Marco, 100 Seventh street northwest,
Yesterday. He was removed from Sew
enth street and Rhode Island avenue tc
Freedman's Hospital, with slight bruises
on his body.
Gen. Funston reported to the War De-
partment yesterday that he expected the
Fifth New Jersey Infantry to leave the
border about October "a. Their release is
made possible by the ordering of the Col
orado Guard to the border.
Admiral Pond notified the Navy De-
partment yesterday that he had ordered
the U. S. S. Prairie and tug to the re-
lief of the American steamship Seward,
aground on the reef outside Cape Haitien,
Haiti.
Fourteen silk handkerchiefs and a skirt
we're taken from the home of Lena
Mathews yesterday at 22OS Liberty street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Funeral services for Mrs. Benjamin P.
Mann will be held in her residence, 1873
Sunderland place, this afternoon at 4:SO
O clock.
new quarters.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

wheel passed over both his legs, which
we're slightly injured. He was removed
TO Emergency Hospital in the ambulance.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

An automobile owned by James e. Will
liams, 3311 Minnesota avenue southeast.
knocked down Pauline Pignapella, 215 @
street northeast, as she was crossing an
alley way on Second street, near C street
northeast. She was removed to her home
in the machine, and treated by her family
physician for slight injuries received.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Because OF the growth Of the scope of
the department, the Public Utilities Com
mission has been obliged to move into
new quarters in room 800, District Build
ing. The old quarters of the Commits
sion were in room 33s. The old quarters
will be retained by the Commission for
private business, while all business of a
public character will be conducted in the
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Soterios Nicholson, attorney; j. Clinton
Tribby, Jeweler; ]. c. De Vilbess, office
devices; knight Bros, patent attorneys;
Newcorn & Green, merchant tailors; Louis
Hodges, cafe proprietor; NJ. ]. Cook, Geo.
s. Rees, real estate; A. B. Lacey, attor-
ney; B. R Stickney. W. J. Wilson, SUI
perintendent Terminal Company, and
Thomas Grant, jr.
Chairman Joseph Berberich, Of the man.
ufactures committee, of the Chamber
Of Commerce. shortly will send an ap-
peal to the business men for an industrial
fund. The factory secured in June, on
the promise of assistance has more than
made good its part-employing eighty
five persons and expressing a need for
nearly 200 more. The present payroll runs
$3.50 a week.
Denying the allegations in the bill Of
complaint of Mrs. Nance A. Middleton
Tor limited divorce, Arthur E. H. Mid
dleton has filed answer to the suit in
the District Supreme Court. With the an
swer he filed counter-charges and attach
ed nine affidavits. The husband is rep
resented by Attorney Crandal Mackey.
Henry Barnes colored, was removed 70
Casualty Hospital yesterday afternoon
suffering from a fractured skull, received
in a fall from the second story of his
home, 345 C street southwest. He had
been lowering a bed spring from the
window and lost his balance. His condi-
ton was said to be improved last night.
Michael Hassan, a Greek, 20 years old,
was arrested and charged by the police
with carrying a deadly weapon with the
intent to use the same. Hassan, who de-
posted 800 for his appearance in court
was driving a negro from his lunchroom
at SIS Four-and-a-half street southwest
While eating his lunch on a cart ne
was driving, at Twentieth and NJ streets
northwest yesterday, Richard Wallace,
colored. fell to the ground and the front
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

President Moran, OF the Chamber OF
Commerce, has been invited by the Wal
nut Street Business Association, Of Phil
adelphia, to act as one Of three judges
of a night window display competition
to be started Monday in Philadelphia
His colleagues are; Edwin A. Seidewitz
president of the Rotary Club, of Balti-
more, and Robert Grier Cooke, president
of the Fifth Avenue Association, of New
York City.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Daniel Webster was knocked down and
his side hurt while crossing Nichols ave-
nue. southeast last night by an unknown
person in a top buggy. Webster. who Is
80 years old, went to his home, Wilson
Park, Congress Heights, unassisted.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

In a collision at Fourth and L streets
northwest between the motorcycle he was
riding and an automobile owned and
operated by Coster G. Brown, 434 Third
street northwest, William Dillon, %, OF
7O4 L street northwest, fractured his leg.
He was removed to Homeopathic Hospi-
tai in Browns machine.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

all previous export records were broken
in September, the total being s512 S47,.
957, and about 100000 in excess of the
August figures, the Department of Com
merce announced yesterday. Imports de-
clined sharply, amounting to S164, ,12S, ,6O4
or 5000, 900 less than in August.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Thomas Rupert, OF Center Market
yesterday gave a 13-year-old boy in Boy
Scout uniform a meat order to deliver
to Madden's saloon in Four-and-a-h half
street south. He said the boy delivered
the meat, but failed to return with the
$545 he was paid for it.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-22

Nine dollars in bills and bank book
of the Franklin National Bank were stolen
from Patrick Gill, 1886 Twenty-ffth street
northwest, while he was in the vicinity
of Thirteenth and D streets northwest
last night
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1916-11-16
SELECT CORN FOR
SEED IN The field
Strong Stalk, Height of Ear, Shuck
Covering Among Points to Be
Considered.

Good seed, thoroughly prepared
seed bed In fertile soil, and fire.
quent and shallow cultivation are the
main essentials of q profitable corn
crop. The preparation Of a seed bed
is usually best done a short time be-
fore planting, and cultivation Is not
done until the corn has come up.
These two factors then must be given
later consideration.
Good seeds means not only germin-
able seed, but that which possesses
some breeding as well. One ought
to know something about the inherit
ed characteristics of the seed to u,
planted
Rigid selection in the field while not
breeding is a method Of improvement
no one can afford to overlook. The
stalk and ear can both be taken into
consideration which Is necessary.
Strong, healthy and vigorous stalks
produce more corn than small and
weak ones The necessity of getting
strong stalks can readily be seen II
large yields are to be made. Other
factors to be kept is mind during the
field selection are: height Of ear on
stalk, declination Of ear, covering OF
ear by shuck, and short shank, or
branch, holding ear Ears with these
characteristics we'll developed will
not be injured by weevil and rain
before harvesting, are easier to har-
vest and will usually produce more
corn than those not so selected.
The field selected corn should be
re-selected in the barn, or crib; the
purpose of this being to keep only
those ears conforming to a definite
type in order to obtain further IN
creased yields. A. F. Kidder,
Louisiana State University.