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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
ALLBETWEEN21
AND3OREG|STER
NEXT TUESDAY
Citizen and Foreigner Called
10 Headquarters
ENLISTED MAN EXEMPT
Eligible Males Not Already in Army
and Navy Must Appear for
Enrolment.

Every male citizen i'll the town of
Bennington between the ages of Fl
and 30, both inclusive, is required to
appear at the county court house
building in this village on Tuesday,
June 5, for the purpose of registra-
ton. The registration headquarters
VIII be open from o'clock in the
morning until 8 in the evening. No
male citizen, regardless of nationali-
", is exempt except those in the SER
vice of the army or navy or the ma
tional guard troops.
II is required of each male citizen
between the ages specified that he
make answer on a card that will be
provided to the following questions:
Given name and family name.
Home address, street number. town
and state.
Date of birth, month, day and year.
Are you a natural born citizen?
Are you naturalized citizen?
Are you an alien?
Have you declared your intention to
become a citizen?
Where were you born? Give town,
state or nation.
II you are not citizen, state Of
what country you are a subject.
What is your present trade, occupa-
ton or Office?
BY whom are you employed?
Where are you employed?
Have you a father, mother, wife,
child under 10, or sister or brother
under II solely dependent upon you
for support?
Are you married or single?
OF what race? (specify which,
What military service have you
had? Give rank. branch, number OF
years and with what nation or state.
II you claim exemption, state on
what grounds.
The registration board is composed
of Edward H. Holden, town modera-
tor, Edward A. Booth, town clerk, and
Joseph NJ. Ayres, health officer.
Town Clerk Booth has appointed
number of assistants and upon request
young women stenographers have
volunteered to give their services in
recording the cards on typewriters
and to also typewrite the receipts
which win be given to each person
who registers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
TO SHOW PATRIOTISM
Local Committee Plans TO Make Mon.
days Meeting Historic

days Meeting Historic
Arrangements for Monday nights
great patriotic mass meeting in the
opera house indicate that it will be
the biggest thing of its kind held in
Bennington in many years. 1t is ex-
pected that before the hour of opening
the program the house viii be crowd
ed
The meeting will be presided over
by Judge Holden and there will be two
prominent out OF town speakers. One
of these will be Clarence Warner, of
Montreal, who is said TO be an excel
lent speaker. The name of the other
out of town speaker viii be announced
later The local speakers, in addition
to Judge Holden, will be Rev. 4. X.
Carty. G. S. Mills and John SDargo.
a set of resolutions will be adopted.
The object OF the meeting is not
solely to promote the sale of the Lib
erty Bonds according to a statement
Issued by Guy b. Johnson, chairman
OF the publicity committee which is
arranging the meeting. 1t is to be a
general patriotic mass meeting and
win take up the general support of
the government during the war, sup.
port to the Red Cross and the Liberty
Loan bonds. ii will cover all phases
of the subject of patriotic duty A
collection is to be taken at the close
which will be used to furnish some
part of the personal equipment for
every soldier going from this town.
IL IS hoped that the response to this
will be as generous as Bennington
knows how to be.
The Bennington band will play pat
riotic airs outside before the meeting
is called TO order. The local glee club
will attend in a body and lead the
singing of America and The Star
Spangled Banner. in which the entire
audience will join. The boxes will be
decorated and occupied by the Red
Cross and the Woman's Service
League, The veterans from the Yer
mont Soldiers Home will attend in a
body and number of Boy Scouts IN
uniform viii act as ushers. 1t is also
expected that the local men who have
already enlisted, who are in town,
will attend in body
HS Opeid Housc, uSt vi NhiNh h"'
been donated by the lessee, John b
Harte, will be decorated by Isaac T.
Walker. The committee hopes that
most of those attending will bring
small flags.
1t is particularly requested that all
members of the glee club will be pres
ent at the hall not later than quarter
to eight and that thew will all sit to-
gether in the place provided for them.
The ushers will direct them to their
places.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
DRAFTS|TUAT|ON
MUCHIMPROVED
SAY OFFICIALS
Attorney-G General Has Order
ed Arrests of 30 Persons
SOCIALIST CIRCULARS
Endless Chain Letter Urges Sackers
to Register 5ut to Refuse to
Respond to Call.

Washington, juno e.-Department
of justice officials believe the situation
with respect to the draft army regis
tration Tuesday is well in hand, that
there will be no really serious disturb
anoes, and that any outbursts will be
sporadic and not the result of gen
eral feeling against the law. Attorney
General Gregory's orders had caused
the arrest of about 80 persons up to
yesterday in connection with antidraft
propaganda Only few more, prob
ably less than half dozen, are eX-
peoted before Tuesday. Such show
ing is looked upon as convincing in
dication that despite oratory against
registration and the few conspiracies
discovered to interfere with it, or to
prevent the response of the men OF
draft age, there has been no substan-
tial movement to defeat the purpose OF
the law.
The department expects that there
may be number OF evasions of the
registration provision that will look
large in total but not when the great
number subject to the law is consid.
cred. Many even OF those who do
eyade Tuesday are expected eventual
ly to come forward to make good with
out prosecution. 1t was said last
night that officials are confident the
slackers will not number one IN 100.
Attention of the department was
called yesterday to circular purport-
ing to have been issued by the nation
al office OF the socialist party in
Chicago, saying; We recommend to
the workers and pledge ourselves to
the support of all measurements in
opposition TO conscription.'
Another scheme to thwart the draft
law, uncovered by the government, is
an endless chain letter, which urged
slackers to register but to fail to re-
port for duty If drafted, appealing to
the courts if arrest followed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
COMPLETING THE HOSPITAL
National Security Company viii
Finish Work on Building.

A considerable number of men have
been put at work to complete the
Henry w. Putnam memorial hospital.
Through the failure of the firm of
McDermott & Hanigan to carry out
the original contract the completion
of the structure has deyolved upon
the National Security company of
New York that bonded the contrac-
tors.
Albert A. Ward of Hoosick Falls, an
experienced architectural engineer,
has been engaged by the National Sc
curity company as superintendent and
has taken charge OF the work. Piast-
erers, painters and carpenters have
been put On the job and several OF the
original sub-contracts have been re
newed 1t is Mr. Wards intention to
complete the building by August /, al
though he comedies that the work
must proceed rapidly and smoothly to
make connections at this date
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
NAVY CLOSES PORT
Absence of Explanation Causes FURRY
in Market.

New York, June 1.-For reasons
which navy-yard and customs officials
refused to reveal, the port of New
York was for a good part of the morn
ing closed yesterday to all shipping
and the passage of vessels in or out
was physically barred by the shutting
of the gate in the steel net in the har-
Dor. Lack of information as to the
reason for the closing of the gate in
spired crop of rumors, which found
reflection in the stock and cotton
markets. United States steel was sold
on the stock market in large blocks
and reacted from 131 Is to 126 3-4 and
other leaders reversed early gains at
losses of from two to five points. The
losses were. however, for the most
part restored by noon. when word
came that the ban on shipping had
been lifted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
PLAN BIG EVENT
Local Motorcyclists to Join in Nation
al Gypsy Day Tours.


What is expected to be the greatest
event of motorcycling history has
been arranged by motorcycle manu-
facturers and dealers, in cooperation
with motorcycle clubs, in all parts
of the country for June 16 and II.
In organizing the tours the country
has been divided into six sections
These sections have been divided into
smaller sections with a tour manager
in each city or town from where the
tour will start.
Dewitt E. Lewis, who has been ap'
pointed tour manager Of this district
is anxious to make the tour which
will start from here larger and better
than those from our neighboring cit
les and towns. Mr.. Lewis will be
glad to give full information to all
who will get in touch with him at 442
Main St, Bennington, VT.
Along the same plan as the motor
cycle Gypsy" tour a bicycle trip is
being arranged for one day only on
Saturday the 10th to Hedges Lake, N.
Y, going by way of Hoosick Falls and
Cambridge. Every bicycle rider in
Bennington and the surrounding
towns is invited to join the tour The
trip will be arranged so that probably
two hours can be had at the lake for
fishing, swimming, etc. Prizes will
be awarded to individuals making the
highest scores, points to be allowed
on general appearance of bicycle and
rider, keeping place in line, absence
of trouble causing delays and for
special stunts at the lake. There is
to be no speeding, the idea being to
keep at a moderate pace so that all
may enjoy the trip without over-exer-
tion and receive physical benefit as
well as pleasure.
A small entrance fee will be charged
to pay for the prizes and other minor
expenses. Those who are interested
should communicate at once with j.
L. Griswold. Details of the trip will
be announced later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
HENDERSoN-scHIEMENz
Bennington Young Woman Bride O.
North Adams Young Man.

Miss Marie Annie Schiemenz
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Schiemenz of Division place, was
married Wednesday afternoon tc
Claude p Henderson, son of Mrs. An
ME Henderson of Bryant street
North Adams, the ceremony taking
place at St Peters church and being
performed by the rector, Rev. Thorn
ton +. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for a
wedding trip to Boston and Provi
dence, r. l. Upon their return they
will make their home for the present
with the bridegroom's mother in
North Adams.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
IN FRANCE BEFORE SNOW
National Guardsmen on Firing Line
Before Next Winter.

Washington, June 2.-Five divisions
of national guardsmen about 125,000
men will be in France before snow
flies the war department announced
today.
The decision to send the guardsmen
at an early date is responsible. it is
said. for the reduction in the number
of cantonments announced yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
FOR COALITION CABINET
Borden Wants 1t to Enforce Compul-
sorry Service in Canada

Ottawa, June Premier Borden
called upon Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
opposition leader. late today and ask
ed his assistance in forming a coali-
tion ministry
1t was reported upon reliable au-
thority that the premier offered to al
low Sir Wilfrid to name half the mem
bers of the new government and to
grant the Liberals authority equal to
that given the Conservatives in all
questions of administration.
The condition attached to the pro-
posal was that if voluntary enlistment,
after fair trial, did not provide the
number of men necessary to keep the
five Canadian divisions now in over
seas service up to strength measure
of compulsory service should be put
into effect
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
GUARDS THRASH NEGRO
Drag Waterviet Man From Car foi
Slurrinq President

Troy, June lon a south bound
trolley car in Watervliet yesterday af-
tenoon a negro spoke slurringly of
President Wilson, and called two
members of the National Guard tin
soldiers" The guardsmen dragged
the negro from his seat to the plat
form of the car where he was made
to apologize and was thrashed sound
ly, AT Thirteenth street the negro was
pulled from the car and given another
beating. 1t is said he is employed in
a foundry in ColOnie.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
"MOVIES" ESCAPE WAR TAX
To Place Federal Tax on Autos Rang
ina From $3.50 to S25.

Washington, June Exemption of
popular price moving picture theaters
from amusement taxes and the levying
Of new federal license tax on auto
mobile owners ranging from $3.50 to
t25, with reductions for cars used a
year or more, were agreed upon today
by the Senate finance committee In
continuing revision of the House war
tax bill.
With its task virtually completed ex-
cept for the newspaper and magazine
section, the committe tonight ad-
iourned over until Monday so that
treasury experts may spend tomorrow
putting the re-draft into legal shape.
The bill probably viii be ready for sub
mission to the Senate early next
week
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
ENGINEERS NEARLY READY
Four of the Nine Regiments Now
Fully Enlisted.

Washington, June 2.-The nine regi
ments Of engineers that will be sent
to France to assist in maintaining
lines of communication are filling
rapidly. Four of the nine are now full
ly recruited II is expected that they
will be modified at one of the train.
ing camps at an early date
The four completed regiments are
those from New York, Chicago, Pitts
burg and Philadelphia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
ANOTHER FATAL TORNADO

Death and destruction in Four Diff
ferent States.
Kansas City, Mo, June 2.-Forty
persons were killed and scores injured
in a tornado which swept parts OF
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Ar
kansas last night.
Near the town of Drake Okla. four
members of a family were killed while
the fifth member, blind boy, es-
capped
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
ARMED ANARCHISTS PARADE
Serious Disorder Today in Streets Of
Petrograd.

Petrograd, June ARMED anarch-
lists paraded the streets of the city to-
day. Many of the men in the parade
carried banners bearing the words,
down with government"
No attempt was made to arrest the
anarchists who were armed with rifles
and reYolvers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
GERARD SAYS 2-YEAR WAR
Germany Has Twelve Million Men II
Arnv

New York, June 1.-Two years of
war is the minimum the United States
may expect. James W. Gerard, former
ambassador to Germany. declared to-
day at luncheon of the Broadway
association. He said Germany has an
army of nearly 100000 now, despite
losses
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-02
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, showers tonight and Sunday.
Not much change in temperature.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
MAKING SKIRTS.

For those who are interested in the
mode from dressmaking point of
view the first impulse this season is
to see, like the small boy, "how the
wheels go round" That is to say,
one can not resist almost from the
first moment to see how the skirt is
stifened underneath so that it takes
On and keeps the new flare. One
knows just at the first glance that
cord in the rounding curves that the
skirt outline now has. On turning
up the dress, Innings which have been
out of fashion for many years are
discovered in every dress model.
They may be only skirt Innings that
are a little more than half the length
of the outside skirt and of the thin
rest of China silk, but held in a cas-
ing a little below the hips is the en-
circling reed which makes the dress
stand out. In other dresses the hoops
are placed only at the sides. These
are not encircling ones; they are lit
tie half hoops made of reeds which are
run in casing at the side of the dress
only These take the shape of a bow
by a tape which connects the ends
and makes the reed into a little half
hoop.
In the tailored suits the reeds are
not used very much; here the skill of
the tailor makes the skirt hang in
the ringlet flare. In a few there is a
featherbone or light stiffening in the
While taffeta dresses often have a
light chiffon foundation, chiffon or
net dresses often have taffeta
foundation. Chiffon capes are lined
with taffeta and reversely taffeta
wraps are lined with chiffon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
TO WASH FLANNELS AND
SWEATERS.
AN D

For fanne1s make a 1ukewarm suds
with some good wool soap, ad a table
spoonful of ammonia for each pail of
water, soak fannels in this ten or
fifteen minutes, then souse them till
the dirt is out edo not rub). Wiring
them through the clothes wringer,
rinse in lukewarm water and again put
them through wringer. If you have
only few pieces and do not want to
bother with the tub and wringer. SIM
ply lift them from the suds to the
rinse water and hang them up out of
this to drip dry.
For sweaters, knit or crocheted
jackets and the like proceed same as
with f1lannels, but when it comes to
wringing them fold each article in
some piece Of cotton, such as an apron
OF a piece of an old sheet, and put
through the wringer. To dry, if it is
sunny, spread sheet in the sun, place
article loosely upon it and cover with
another sheet. If it is cloudy they
will dry if spread out in a warm room.
Do not hang them out.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
COLD STORAGE EGGS.

When it was revealed in the state
of New York that there were seri-
GUS abuses of the cold storage laws
regarding the keeping of eggs, it hav-
ing been shown that it was not only
possible to put eggs into cold storage
and hold them for the stipulated per-
iod, then send them into an adjoining
state for a like stay and even carry
this out in a. third state. but that it
was actually done. State Food Com
missioner Dillon ordered that each
and every egg so kept must bear the
date Of its being placed in cold stor-
age stamped on~the shell. instead of
on the container.
Opposition to this was of course ex-
pected and it developed in due time
1t has, however, been tested out and
it has been sustained by supreme
court justice in that state as legal,
which means that it must be respect
ed.
In the opinion Of the commissioner
this will mean the saving of millions
of dollars yearly to consumers who
have been purchasing cold storage
eggs as fresh and in his opinion it
will result in an immediate drop in
the price.
Both of these results will be eager
ly looked for by the purchasers. Fraud
cannot be endorsed whether eggs or
any other commodity are concerned
and certainly there is an opportunity
for welcoming the reduction in the
price of that article Of food. The cold
storage proprietors may look upon the
order as severe and placing an extra
expense upon them but it will require
but little reflection for them to real
ize that no one is to blame for it but
themselves
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
IN THE NURSERY,

The trend in many nurseries and
school rooms nowadays is against the
formation of habits of attention. The
restleSsneSs and speed of life make for
this state of things anyhow and spread
to our children. A multitude of toys
one discarded for another when it has
been little more than looked at; books
read in cursory fashion, one succeeded
by another too quickly for thought; a
rush of lessons. games, excursions,
motor rideS-al1 these make the fac
ulty of attention more and more diff
cult to arouse and maintain.
OF course, we cannot go against the
trend of our age; but we can bear it's
tendencies, both good and bad in mind
and endeavor by example and personal
service to counterbalanee what is bad
among a great deal that is good. We
can talk, for instance, to our boys and
girls of the books they read, encourag-
ing them without knowing it to fix
their attention upon them. We can,
while they are quite small devise
games which will promote attention,
instead of aiding and abetting them
by playing first one thing and then an
ether. fitting from piano to cards and
cards to toys in that hour or so we de-
vote to the children, as the will o. the
wisp mood of the moment dictates.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
STEADILY PUSHING AHEAD.

For a great many years it has been
realized that Eastern Connecticut has
not been getting the development
which it deserves in spite of the nat
ural advantages which it possesses
and the facilities which are at its
doors. Efforts which have been I'M
derway for some time to bring about
an increased interest in the making
OF bigger and better communities in
this end of the state. numerically and
Industrial have not been fruitIess
however. There has been a steady
enlargement in many directions The
number of industries has increased.
Manufacturing plants have added to
their buildings and equipment, doub-
ling their capacity in some instances
New mills have been erected and old
ones have been revitalized. Through
ont tI1e larger centers there has been
an awakening that means much to
46ose respective communities and
Eastern Connecticut in general, and
nj this extenNs from the Massachu-
set s border to the Sound.
Binding activity has not been con-
1nea to industries, however, for much
attention has been given to improved
business properties and dwellings, and
all this reflects the general better
ment which is to be found in all lines
bank transactions reveal unmistaka-
bly, what has been going on. But in
addition to all this there has been
new interest aroused in the farming
sections which gives much promise
FOR the future
The figures which have been COM
piled by The Bulletin for this section
Df the state covering the past twelve
months and presented in this issue
point conclusively to the strides which
have been made
This growth is most gratifying, but
the same forces which have been at
work cannot afford to rest upon their
laurels. There remains much which
needs to be done if this part of Con-
nectfcut is going to get what it de-
serves and such growth as it has re-
ceived should simply be an incentive
for more, which will be forthcoming
with the proper display Of push and
ecOperation
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-01
MIDNIGHT SPREADS.

For years it has been dinned into
our ears that we should not eat be-
for going to sleep, and we have for
gone many a pleasant bite for fear of
sacrificing our good health And now
along comes a noted physician and
tells us that many morning headaches
were merely the result of hunger This
does not mean that we can Immediate
ly proceed to gorge ourselves with all
sorts OF sweets and not have to pay
the penalty the next morning. Sweets
should be eschewed during the mid
night repast, and one should substi-
tute some wholesome sandwiches
cheese sandwiches are wholesome and
nourishing and can be eaten with i'm
punity even during the wee small
hours.