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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

est matches ever seen in this coun-
try. The bout was staged at Bellihg
ham, Wash, Gotch won the first fall
and was awarded the second after
jenkins had foulded his repeatedly
by applying the strange hold and by
striking him
Four years later the. Humboldt
man won the undisputed champion
ship of the world by defeating
George Hackenschmide the Russian
Lion" at Chicago
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

Gifts for Misses and Children
Mocha Gloves, 1.50 pair j, 944 sar 40. ssa
Felt Slippers, $500 and rs oe soi St %
Knitting Bags, soc TO 1888 55.E
Sweet Grass Baskets, sec 10 f.59 ar
Cretonne Handkerchief or Glove Box, Csc to
..est f.19 Jae,aaJ So ooe. a.o79i
Manicure Sets, 100 IN to $500 sci
Hair Brushes, 100 TO 5.4S
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NOTICE
Bennington County SAVINGS Ranl

Bennington County Savings Bank
The annual meeting Of the corpor.
ators OK the Bennington County Saw
ings bank will be held at the Office
of said bank in its bank building in
bennington, VT, on the first Wed.
nesday, End day of January, A. D.,
1918 at 2 o'clock p. m, for the pur-
pose of electing board OF trustees
for the year ensuing and the transac-
ton of any other business found
necessary when met especially to fill
vacancies in the number of corpora
tors and to alter and revise the by
laws.
Charles II. Dewey, Secretary
Dated at Bennington, VT, Nov. 80,
1917.
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Books for Girls

7 he Little Prudy Book, Csc eac
The Camp Fire Girls Series, IS
The Molly Brown Series, 60cs
The Blue Grass Seminary Girls
The Tucker Twins, Coo each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

December l, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

Berlin, Dec. 19.-(via London)-
Austro-German forces yesterday
stormed the Italian positions on
Monte Asolone least of the Brenta
near Monte Grappa) and the adjoin
ing heights, according to the official
statement issued this afternoon by
the German Staff More than 1000
soldiers were captured.
The text Of the afternoon bulletin
follows:
Fhrougout the day there was a VIC
lent artillery duel between the
Brenta and Piave Rivers. After
heavy artillery preparation Austro-
Hungarian troops stormed Monte
Asolone and the Italian positions adj
joining, to the northwest and north
east. They took prisoner forty-eight
officers and more than 1000 men.
The Italian attacks east of Monte
Solarolo broke down.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21
ALIENATION OF AFFECTIONS
Major Cooley Brings Suit Against
Beatty S. Balestier.

Beatty 81 Balestler.
Brattleboro, Dec. 17.--Major Walter
o. Cooley, OF the LIST Vermont regi
ment, Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. G..
through his attorney, Robert C. Bacon
today filed suit for $4,000 against
Beatty s. Balestier, charging the
alienation of the affections of his
wife, Rose Putnam Cooley The suit
is returnable at the September term
of court
Mrs. Cooley, who is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Putnam, has
not lived with her husband since June
II, 1916. Balestier is brother-in-
law of Rubyard Kipling He was ar
rested by Sheriff Clifford &c. Mann and
then released on bail signed by Ed
win H. Miller of Dummerston.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-21

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders Of the Bennington County
National Bank, of Bennington, Vt,
will be held in their banking rooms
on Tuesday the LIST day of January,
1918, at 10 O'clock a. M, 1or the pur-
pose of eleeting Board of Directors
for the ensuing year and to transact
such other business as may properly
come before it.
"a Howard A. Wilson,
u Cashier
December l. 1917.
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der Jurlsdiction ofadThis aiEocat
Board Whose Order Numbers Are
Between No.o $50 and No. 500,
Inclusive. fIeua lee
,.t-l TIT al
There has this day been mailed TO
You a questionnaire which you are
required by law TO execute and re
turn within seven days from date
hereoa
Failure to do so constitutes mis-
demeanor punishable by not, TO ex-
coed one years. imprisonment; and
such failure may also deprive you OF
valuable rights and result in your
immediate induction into military
service and trial by court-martial,
cate, December q, 10,
Jacob j. Stakeholder
Member Of Local Board
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Blanket Bathrobes collar, cuffs, and pockets
trimmed with silk braid, 3.98 $50 up to
1900.
Smoking Jackets perfect fitting, colors browns,
blues and greys, 500 $50 and $50
Belts in plain and iofi buckles, al Csc, soc,
Use LOO to $50 fe
Muffllers light and dark colors; plain, stripes
and fancies, soc, 75c 100. 1.5O 200 to
Special "ssmmi: T es" for the Soldiers, Csc
aod soc
Neckties In new cooriagS, new designs and new
shapes, in Christmas b, x $, at Csc. soc. 75c,
100 $50 and 200
Sweater Coats If wool and cottot mixtures;
sizes SO to a.; c1'rs maroon and dark green
$50.
Sweater Goats for bows in Oxford grew. tan and
maroon, SIZES 80 81 and 81 at 2.S5
Smoking Stands. CSC 1.25, FPS up 70 1900
Ash Receive RS and Smoking Trays 39c soc,
= 75c upto 4.98
B ass Book Racks, 2.25 and ESQ .,,.~
Cowhide Bags sewed frame, b ST brass trim
nings linen or leather lined; brown or black,
8 OO4io 20 90 each 8
Auto lunch Kits, 5.75u n &
24-inch Suit Cases made of Auto Cloih-5.0O,
700 and z so each
Pure Linen Handkerchief, zoe, Csc, 81 1-2c
and soc each
Pure Linen Handkerchiefs in fancy box,
ID all letters, 100 and $50 box
Pelt Slopes E-Z In brown and grey, $50 pr.
Leather House Slippers 1.25 and 800 pair.
Pure thread Silk Socks. full fashioned, good
weight excellent quality, staple shades, 1.25
pair.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28
-U-LI-
ORGANS AND SMILES.

Things to groan at: Eggs up a half
cent; -four, $500 a barrel; navy
beans, 20 cents a pound; ham, AZ
cents a pound; rice, 8 to II cents;
bacon higher.
Now smile: Potatoes a little cheap
er and onions down considerably;
fresh vegetables coming within reach
Of the moderately rich; federal agents
still investigating.
Chicago's coal clique boosted soft
coal % cents a ton. No excuse given.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28
BOY WHO KILLED SELF WAS
INNOCENT INQUEST SHOWS p

Randolph Beresford was innocent
when he committed suicide rather
than face the charges of a Philadel-
phia girl, it developed yesterday at
the inquest over his body.
Mrs. NJ. E. BraUnageI, mother of
the girl, is said to have admitted last
night that a mistake was made when
she accused Beresford of wronging
her daughter and demanded that he
marry her or they would expose him
to his father.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28

LOCAL WAR NOTES
Eighty tackles" left for east.
IT'S men enlisted in army yester-
day.
Exmoor Country club will buy am
bUIance for Red Cross.
Navy needs coppersmith, brass
moUIders and machinists.
RondoUt, Ill.,, has given all its eli
gible men to Uncle, Sam.
WoodiaWn contributed eleven re-.
cruits to marine corps yesterday.
Army and navy recruiting officials
expect to do big business today while
Roosevelt is in town.
Clarence barrow and Victor Yarros
spoke against CONSUMPTION at mass
meeting in Haskell hall.
John w. O'Leary, Assn of Com
merce president, wired prediction
that consumption would win.
Gov. Lowden named Sam insult to
represent Illinois at National Council
of Defense conference in Washington
Tuesday.
Aid. Thos. J. Lynch will introduce
council measure providing pay for
city employees who enlist. Believes it
will be passed.
. w. K. Cochrane, advertising ex-
pert, sent suggestion for practical
advertising scheme to get recruits to
Sec'y TumUlty.
Plans prepared for great sham bat
tie in Lincoln park Dewey day. All
militia companies and marine corps
will participate.
Tachur NaitoW, young Japanese,
taken into custody while photo
graphing Chicago av. waterworks,
Will be quizzed by federal agents.
DR.. w. E. O'NeiII, Evanston, offers
medical services to any woUld-be sol
der or sailor who fails to pass physi-
cal examination through some slight
defect.
l.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-28
food shipments to the allies. What
American historical character does
Jake Loeb now compare Mayor
Thompson with, since the mayor en-
dOrses the views Of Oscar NJ. Heath?
DOWNSTATE MAYORS BEAT 1T
FOR HOME

The dOwnstate mayors closed their
conference yesterday, looked the
town over last night, and, in most
cases, left for home today.
The Thompson-Examiner stunt
worked pretty well except in the case
Of c. T. CaTmOdy of Mount Carroll,
one Of the visitors. He said that the
city papers didn't need to tell the
dOwnstate farmers how to farm be-
cause they already knew how; that
the farmers didn't need to be told to
cultivate all the ground they could
because that was their business to
get all they could and that city chaps
made bum farmers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
CUT MEAT PROFITS
TO LOWER PRICES
Packers Must Not Make More
Than z IL Per Cent.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-Regulation of the
packing industry, so that the price IF
meat to the retailer and consumer
may be both stable and cheaper, WIS
announced by Joseph P. Cotton, chief
of the meat division of the United
States food administration.
In accordance with the announced
policy of the food administration to
abolish speculation and unfair profits,
Mr.. Cotton, in his statement to the
packers declared that profits in the
meat business must in no case exceed
21s per cent Of the sales. Moreover,
the annual earnings of the five big
packers must not exceed 9 per cent
on the average capital necessarily
used in the business. it being declared
in this connection that these five con
Germs have diversified business adj
juncts that are outgrOwths of, but mt
necessarily a part of the actual pack
ing of meat.
Detailed rules and regulations are
to be issued to define the general pr1n-
ciples outlined and to prevent diver
sions or concealments OF profits, and
packers accounts are to be subject to
inspection at all times. Mr. Cotton
said. He also declared his intention
to protect the small packers, and as
serted the adjustment of pork prices
at the expense OF beef or mutton Is
not to be permitted, or vice versa.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
Germans Rushing Up Guns.

British Army Headquarters IN
France. Nov. 26-The Germans have
been rushing guns to the Cambria Sec
tor as far as possible from other parts
of the line, as they have suffered serl-
GUS losses in artillery.
The counter battery work OF the
British has been most successful from
the beginning, and prisoners admit
that a large number of their guns have
been knocked out.
The work accomplished by the tanks
has had a bad effect on the morale OF
the German troops, according to pris-
oners. When the tanks made their
first appearance on the western front
they filled the Germans with dismay.
This fear diminished, however, be-
cause of the belief that the artillery
could cope with the iron monitors. The
great number of tanks thrown into
Tuesdays attack made it impossible
TO rthe German artillesy to deal with
them, and as a result something OF
the old fear came back to the enemy
infantrymen.
The tanks have come through thus
far with losses remarkably small, in
view of the vigorous warfare they
carried deep into the enemy territory
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
FIND POISON
IN COLOGNE
Two Women Gave Il to Chill
dTen to Sell.

Philadelphia, Nov. 26-Accused Of
distributing to school children for sale
hundreds of bottles of a poisonous
preparation. labeled cologne" two
women and a man were arrested by
the Frankfort police.
The city chemist had reported that
the bottles contain germs which could
cause a serious skin disease should it
get into the blood of those using the
fake perfume.
A house-tO-hOUse canvass will be
started by the police in an effort to
collect the poisonous cologne" and
a warning will be sent broadcast for
persons to beware of using the prepar-
alton. A few hours after the city
chemist examined the contents of one
Of the walls sent to him by Captain
of Detectives Ttate, he made an i'm
mediate report.
The women who are said to have
distributed the poison to school chill
dren for sale among their trends are
Mrs. Lddie Gray. thirty-four years Cd,
of Eleventh street above Arch. and
Mrs. Bertha Danielly, twenty-Yntne
wears old. of Fairhill street near Rris-
toll. The detectives arrested James
Gray, forty-fve years old, at the
Eleventh street address, on the charge
of being the manufacturer of the fake
perfume. He is said to have admitted
making the stuff for the last two
years. but asserted that he thought
it was harmless. They will be given
a hearing before Magistrate Bori@.
For severtl Weeks school children
Of the northeastern section of the city
have been selling cologne" at ten
cents a bottle. They explained to
their relatives and friends that man
and a woman approached them at the
entrance to the school yards and or
fered alluring inducements for selling
the perfume"
Each vial was to sell for ten cents
and upon disposing of certain num-
Der the children were to receive prizes
in the shape of watches, rings. brace
tets and doll babies.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26

Explodes While Police Are Exam
lining it-One Woman Among Dead.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. ZEE leven
persons, one of whom was a woman,
were killed and several others injur-
ed when a bomb exploded in the squad
room of the central police station
here.
All of the injured were detectives
who had lined up for roll call prior
to leaving the station to round up
band Of Italian anarchists who had
been terrorizing the Bay View section
since riots there several weeks ago.
The bomb, which is thought to have
been planted in the basement of the
Italian Evangelical church, to blow up
the building and kill Rev. August JUL
ana, who was responsible for tie ar.
rest of a number of the anarchists
band following the riots, was brought
to the station by an Italian, who said
he had found it. lie was in the sta
ton at the time of the explosion, but
was not injured. He is held pending
investigation.
Since the explosion which wrecked
the building and resulted in the
deaths, police dragnet has ben
spread about the city and a roundup
of all known anarchists and doubtful
characters is in progress. Government
agents who had come here to inve ii
gate the Bay View riots, are aiding
the police.
That more were not killed as a re-
suit of the explosion is miraculous.
The woman who met her death was
identified as Catherine Walker. who is
said to have come into the station to
make a complaint of burglary. She
was just leaving the building when
the explosion took place.
The bomb had evidently been equip
ped with a time fuse set to go off at
a certain time. 1t was found to have
been loaded with steel missiles and
to contain almost a full bottle of nitr1-
glycerine. It's power and type lead
the police to believe it was made by
an expert in explosives. 1t is their
opinion also that it was not the prod
uct of local workmanship, but was i'm
ported for the purpose.
The dead and injured were scatter
ed all over the squad room. Details
of firemen were despatched through
the building. On the second story,
just above the squad room, where the
police operators work, the body of
Edward Spindler was found. He was
killed at his post by metal missile
that came through from the floor be-
low
Seated at either side of him were
Arthur Van Peterson and Otto Ger
lach Neither was injured beyond the
shock Of the explosion.
Lieutenant Flood, in command Of
the station, in his Office, just across
the hall, was thrown from his chair
and stunned. but he was at work at.
tending to the injured before other
rescuers arrived.
The defamation of the explosion
brought thousands of persons to the
station. Inside of thirty minutes rela.
tives of the police officers began to
arrive. They begged for list Of the
dead.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
GIRL LURED TO GERMANY
Lie That Mother Was Sick induced
Her to Go.

Her to Go.
Aver, Mass, Nov. 26-Indignities
inflicted upon a nineteen-year-old
American girl in Germany are describ-
ed in letter given out by the authori-
ties at Camp Devens.
The letter was written to her broth.
er. a private in the national army
here, who turned the communication
over to his superior officers with a
request that something be done to
obtain his sisters release.
The man is of German descent and
came from New Hampshire. Before
the outbreak of the war his mother
went to Germany to visit her parents
and has remained there since. Six
months ago. he says, his sister receiv-
ed an official appearing document from
Germany saying her mother was i'll
there and that she should make ar
engagements to go to see her If posi-
BILE. The girls letter said:
Mother is well and has not been
sick. When I arrived here l found
that the whole report of her illness
was a hoax. I was taken by the mill
tary officials and am now confined at
q farm where there are hundreds of
other girls and women. The only one
of lots of such places. l am
so unhappy. Even the best classes of
girls and women are confined here and
you can we'll imagine how they feel.
We are not treated we'll and the food
is horrible, and it is even worse, con-
sidering the conditions we are living
under.
Officers and men who have won
glory in battle spend month or more
Through here and we are subjected to
all sorts of indignities. | am so un-
happy that several times l have al
most made up my mind to kill myself.
Mother was held here for two months
some time ago and now she cannot
visit me. I hope you will try to do
something in America and help me-"
The message. inscribed on a piece
Of paper, ended with a hastily written
postscript that she Mast hurry to
smuegle the note out
When the private was told nothing
could he done tn help his sister he
at once applied for transfer to the
next unit hailns for the battlefront
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
TEUTONS HELD
ON The ASIAGO
italians RepuISe Several ViO-
lent Assaults.

Rome. Nov. 26-TroOps of the tal-
ian first army on the Asiago plateau
repulsed several furious Austro-Ger-
man attacks and counter attacked with
success, the Italian war office an
II unced.
The text of the statement reads:
"On the Asiago plateua heroic par
ties Of our first army. who for ten
days uninterruptedly and without
yielding a yard of ground have been
fi"hting for the defense of the strong
point of Meletta. again repulsed sew
e-al furious enemy attacks and coun
ter attacked with success. Two Sec
tions of machine guns were captured.
con TIE rest of the front there
We're only artillery actions
Near Monte Grappa two enemy air
planes were brought down by ne of
our airmen.'
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
British Thrown Back, Says Berlin.

Berlin, Nov. 26.-A~my headquar-
tiers issued the following:
ION the battlefield southwest OF
Cambria there were violent but locally
limited engagements.
"The British brought up strong fore
es in fresh attacks against Inochy.
Thick waves of infantry stormed fruit
lessly on four occasions. Their losses
were especially heavy. Our troops
gained several hundred yards OF
ground by a counter thrust.
After violent firing the enemy at
tackled in the evening at the village
and wood of Bourbon, and under the
cover Of fog clouds pushed forward as
far as the village In desperate night
battle guard fusillers brought up Tor
a counter attack drove the enemy
back with the bayonet into his former
positions. while Pomeranian grena-
diers at the edge of the wood over
came every enemy assault"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
What Do You Know
About Your Blood Supply?

portant subject. 1t tells how to keep
the blood strong and free from the
many impurities to which it is con-
stantly subject.
1t gives the history of S. S. S., the
worlds most successful blood remedy,
which has been sold for more than
fifty years b. druggists everywhere.
This book will be sent free to all
who write to Swift Specific Co.,
Dept A Atlanta, Ga.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
BRITISH STORM
BOURBON WOODS
Are in Possession Of Ground
Dominating Cambria.
THROWN BACK, SAYS BERLIN
Germans Are Rushing Up Heavy Guns
For Desperate Defense of Their
Base.

London, Nov. 26-British troops on
the Cambria front in France have cap
tured Bourbon village and virtually the
whole of Bourbon wood, including all
the high ground within it.
Bourbon wood dominates Camb al ON
the west. The following official re-
port was issued:
"Fighting in and about Bourbon
wood continued with great stubborn
aess on both sides, the enemy counter
attacking several times.
"On Friday night strong hostile
counter attacks forced our troops back
from Bourbon village, which we had
entered on our first advance, aud IN
the early morning of Saturday pow
erful attack delivered by the enemy
further to the east pressed us back
short distance on the hill in Bour-
Ion wood.
Later in the morning a successful
counter attack by our troops drove
the enemy from the hill, and before
midday we had re-established our
lines on the northern edge of Bourbon
wood.
"Fighting continued during the af-
ternoon. and at dusk the enemy again
attacked with strong forces from the
northeast, forcing our troops back
slightly in the northeas en- corner
of the wood.
early in the night our troops again
attacked and re-entered Bourbon VII
lage, capturing it after fierce strug-
gle in which parties of the enemy of
fered obstinate resistance in strong
points in the village.
Bourbon village and virtually the
whole of Bourbon wood, including all
the high ground within it, now are IN
our possession
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
LIKES GIFT AT DISTANCE
Young Lawyers Eloquence Wins VAL
liable Fur-Bearing Animal.

Vineland, N. J.. Nov. 26.-Arraigned
before a justice of the peace on the
charge of shooting a woman neighbor's
pig, N. Rosicatro was acquitted, prin-
cipally upon the eloquence of his
counsel, Lawyer Thomas Tuso.
Rosicatro was, indeed, grateful, and
to show it ne went out and shot a
nice large skunk. which he dispatched
to the young lawyer with a message
of thanks.
Tuso appreciated the gift as express
ing the feelings of the donO~, but he
preferred to have valuable carcass
remain in the back yard, where he
could admire its pretty fur from a
closed window.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
AGED WIDOW HELD UP
9o-Year-oId Woman Telephones Polio
while Man Searches Home.

New Bedford, Mass, Nov. 26.-Mrs
David Kenton, eighty-year-old widow
was held up at her home at North and
County streets by an armed negro.
The aged woman, whose housekeep-
er was out, leaving her alone in the
old house, was preparing to return
when she was suddenly confronted by
the negro, who levelled a revolver at
her, demanding $500. Mrs. Kentton
explained that she paid bills by check
and had practically no money in the
house.
When he left the room to search
the house she telephoned to the police
and a squad of officers was sent to
the scene and surrounded the house.
They found the negro hiding in a
closet. An old-fashioned revolver and
several rounds of ammunition were
found on him, as well a small amount
of money and jewelry which Mrs.
Kentton identified as hers.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26
Burn Way Into Bank Vault.

Danville, ILL.,, Nov. 26.-Robbers,
using gas torches, cut through the
vaults Of the First National hank. at
Dana, Ind, forty miles south, and es-
capped in an autcmcbie with about
$4,000 in currency and securities. In
cutting into the vault the moGoy was
In danger of burning, and the thieves
carried water to coil the heated doors
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-26

Lancaster Pa, Nov. 26.-At a meet
ing of the board of trustees of Frank
lin and Marshall College. Count Barns-
torff's name was stricken from the
rolls. The degree Of doctor of laws
was conferred upon i'm in 1912, The
college. in proportion to enrolment,
has sent more students to serva the
nation than any other college. and on
this account is facing a deficit despite
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