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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
INSURED THEIR EMPLOYEES
Holiday Gift by the Bottum G. Tor
rance Company.

The Bottum G. Torrance Co. and
Catamount Mfg. Co., are the first
manufacturing concerns in Benning
ton to avail themselves for the bene-
mt of their employers of the advant.
age of the latest form of protection
known as group insurance. They
have extended to each of their en-
ployers a Christmas Gift in the form
OF an insurance policy.
This action on the part of the com
panies in the line with the progress
slve concerns throughout the country
in binding together the Relationship
OF employer and employe more close
ly for their mutual interest.
BY this plan of group insurance
every employee of these concerns is
insured and the policies are payable
to any beneficiary they may name.
AS new employees come into the
service of the company they mus
remain there three months before
insurance on their lives becomes eff
fective.
The entire cost of the protection Is
borne by the companies and no EN-
ployee is called upon to assume any
expense for the premiums, which
continues in force while they remair
in the service of the companies.
The contract was underwritten BY
the Artna Life ms and placed
through the agency of William II
Wills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
U. S. TROOPS
IN FRANCE
CELEBRATED
Did Their Best to Properly
Keep Christmas
MANY PACKAGES COME
Big Trunk Loads Were Delivered
Yesterday and Monday. French
Children Were Made Happy

With the American Army in France
Dec. 24.--The American expedition.
ary force tonight capituated to San
Claus With a light snow falling
throughout the zone every man in
Gen. Pershing's army--'doughboys," "
cayalrymen, artillery men. marine
engineers, "mule-slsinners stopped
work as the sun went down and start
ed in to do the bidding of the jovial
saint temporarily in command.
First there was a rush TO open the
Christmas packages from home, for
during the day mail truck after mail
truck, loaded to the top with pres
nets had arrived in the various towns
where the troops are quartered. The
mail arrived at the base port late.
and extraordinary efforts were made
TO get it to the soldiers promptly
With their new sweaters on, new
pipes in their teeth, some of them
smoking fragrant cigars, the men of
the army then set to work in earnest
making 1t merry for the children OF
France
At some distance from the Amer
lean zone the railway engineers at
the British front and other engineers
at the French front we're spending
their Christmas Eve under fire, but
even there the children of nearby
neighborhoods were being cared for.
II was in the headquarters town Of
The first division 70 land on French
soil that the most elaborate enter
tainment was held, however Because
I the church there was pretty small
the Y. NJ. c. A. hut was commander
+ ed. During the afternoon the Ameri-
can officers and men worked hard
erecting q gigantic Christmas tree
and decorating it. while sentries post
ed outside kept inqulsitiye young
sters at distance. Finally the
doors were opened and the proces-
sion filed in. each little French boy
and girl dressed in his or her best
and accompanied by the mother. or,
in the cases of the little refugees
whose mothers and fathers are miss
ing, by the woman who is caring for
them.
There were entertainments of a
similar nature throughout the army
zone on Christmas eve. while the
festivities were planned for Christ
mas Day at some places.
The men themselves. in addition
to the presents they received from
relatives and friends, got many from
other sources, such as the Red Cross
and the tobacco fund, which latter
distributed quantities of smokes" on
behalf OF many newspapers in the
United States. Despite the fact
that there was turkey famine,
many of the units managed to pur
chase a number of these birds" in
France, while others who were les
fortunate were provided with chick
en- or goose, so that Christmas
promised day of big eats" in the
zone
Take all in all, the American army
is spending real American Christ
mas in France
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
ENGINE KILLS TWO
Kenneth and Fart Dow of MiddIesex
ll Meet instant Death.

Montpelier. Dec. 23--Kenneth, 81,
and Earl, 10, sons OF Mr. and. Mrs.
Frank Dow OF Middlesex were killed
about 740 last night at Central
Vermont RAILROAD crossing about half
way between this city and Middlesex
Their horse was also injured and had
to be Killed The boys were coming
to this city. They met teams near
the crossing aud it is thought that
they stopped to let the train pass.
1t is believed their horse became
frightened and ran onto the track
ahead Of the engine, t-.- +. sG
Three Rollings boys were in one
OF the nearby teams and were the
first to reach the scene. Both the
young men were dead when they
reached them, being on the same
side Of the track
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
70 ! x.om. oo.s A. WANTS MEN
Competent Workers Needed in over
seas Field.

The local Y. NJ. c. A. has been ap-
pealed to to assist in the effort TO
have $50 men on shipboard for Over
seas Y. NJ. c. A. work by not later
than January first.
Strong Christian business men are
wanted, who have had leadership in
large business enterprises and a
good deal Of voluntary work in the
Church and Association, A business
that develops in few weeks from a
capitalization Of few, hundred thous
and. dollars to more than $4,000, 600
las in the case with the Y. NJ. C. A.
work overseas) calls for the drafting
into its service of the best business
ability of the country.
1t means no holiday excursion.
There wiilI be plenty OF drudgery,
long hours and high-tension, nerve
racking work It demands ability to
keep cheerful and bring inspiration
to other men who are war-weary,
home-sick and discouraged and who
are facing frightful temptations. 1t
involves actual danger.
Salary is on missionary schedule.
Single men are paid an amount cover
ing actual living expenses overseas,
with moderate margin. Married
men are given an additional amount
covering a reasonable home budget.
In no case is more paid than an
equivalent of the present salary.
Out OF the one hundred men want
ed from New England toward the $50
fifty have been obtained. Fifty
more are wanted at once. Secretary
Wilkinson of the Y. NJ. C. A. has de-
tailed information and would like to
talk at once with any interested
party, who would consider leaving
Immediately,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
Fuel Administrator Thinks Coal
Shortage Will Continue.

Montpelier, Dec. 23-H. j. NJ.
Jones. fuel administrator, has re.
turned from a conference at Wash
ington. While away he was able to
obtain two carloads of hard coal for
use at the state house. Wood has
been burned during the day to save
the coal for night use He expects
that soft coal will be supplied more
readily but does not look for any in:
creased supply of hard coal. Six
carloads have been obtained for this
city for domestic use Two cars
were placed on sidings Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
FIRsr SNOW SHOE HIKE
C. Nj. c. to Go over Bald Mountal In
on Friday. ~ 1a

The first winter excursion of the
local section of the Green Mountain
Club will be taken Friday of this
week over Bald Mountain. This is
planned as a snow shoe trip and al
though there are not many signs of
deep snow around the village there
is plenty on the mountain and with
a crust that will make good travelling
on snow shoes. The party will start
at $50 from the corner OF Main &
Valentine streets prepared for an all
day hike Lunch with hot coffee will
be eaten probably somewhere near
the summit and the return trip will
be made by way of the He'll Hollow
camp where a stop will be made for
rest and possibly supper If any de.
sire to stay. All are expected to
bring their own lunches Notify j.
L. Griswold if you plan to go.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
Mot Well PUT.

/ Dowies-What grasplng fellow you
are, SMITH You've bothered me about
this bin fifty times in ten daysl
/ Smith-You wrong me. I'm not
grasping. I've bothered you about the
bill, admit, but I haven't been able
to grasp anything yetl-London Tit
Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
Some Men Are Brutes.

"Ah," sighed Mrs. jenkins, "we're
never sure of anything in this world"
Eyes, we are" replied her husband.
Whenever you are quiet for half a
minute l am sure that you'll say some
thing soon or burst, and I've never
missed 1t yet"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
RAlDlNe GERMAN CITIES

British Aviators Retailating for At
tacks in England.
London. Dec. 26-British aviators
Monday raided the city of Mannheim
according to an official announce
ment today.
This is the first attack other than
upon military establishments made
by British airmen and was carried
cat in retaliation for German attacks
on London and other English cities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
A Refined Request.

"I hear" said the ultra fashionable
lady, "that some sugar comes from Il
refinery. Does your sugar come from
a refnery7"
"Yes, madam"
"Well, give me some of the most re-
fined you have"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
PIDGIN ENGLISH is POPULAR
In China the Lingo Is Used by Both
Servants and Employers In
Speaking to Each Other.

In China servants speak pidgin, or
business, English to their employers {;
and servants from different parts of
China will use this weird language in
speaking to each other. The formation
OF The sentence Is the same as In Chi
nese; the language itself is an extra
ordinary mixture of English, Portu.
guese. French and Chinese. Some Of
the phrases, says Mrs. De Burgh DAILY
10 An Irlshwoman in China, are very
quaint and amusing.
A bishop IS called mo. l. top side
joss pidgin man." "Top side" means
heaven, "joss," god, "pidgin." busi-
ness.
There is q story of two men who
came to call upon the king of Slam
when he was staying In Shanghai.
They entered the hotel and asked the
proprietor, courteous American, il
his majesty were at home.
boy" called the proprietor zone
piecee king have goti'
"Have got, sir" replied the boy
cheerfully.
"His majesty is at home, gentle
men, translated the proprietor.
One day, says Mrs. DAILY, large par
ty assembled on steamer TO bid fare
well TO homeward-bound friends. Wish
ing to make certain, that the steamer
should not carry US or, we, Informed
the steward in excellent Mandarin that
he was to come and warn us of her
departure. He stared hlankly. Some
one tried Ningpe dialect--ne usef
Shanghai blank stare. At last
my husband called out:s ea
"Boyl"
"Yessir."
"Wantchee walkee can come talkee
SavveeT"
''All right, sir; my savvee."
Servants quickly find out our likes
and diSlikes in food, and net accord
ingly. A friend of mine was fond of
snlpe, and often ordered them for din
ner. One evening when an unexpected
guest arrived. she told Boy that since
there were not enough snipe she would
not eat one. Presently Boy nudged
her and remarked in loud whisper:
"Missee can have snipe; one plecee
man no chow !"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
In Doubt.

"What do you think of the new mill
ister?"
"Don't know yet. He hasn't been
here long enough for me to discover
whether he is going to preach the kind
of sermons l ought to hear or the kind
l like to hear"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
BOY SLIDES UNDER TRAIN
Lies Between Rails and Is Not ser-
ousIy Hurt.

Montpelier, Dec. 23-Raymond,
eight year old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Ala, had narrow escape
from death yesterday morning while
sliding on Putnam street. A Central
Vermont engine was shifting in the
yard, pushing three freight cars to a
siding and young Ala slid under the
one farthest from the engine. The
three cars passed over him and the
engine passed part way over him, he
being taken out between the drive
wheels. The only bad injury was a
cut an inch and half long over his
right ear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
WILL RUN 9rRAiLRoAosea
Geyrnment Control Going into Effect
tey ic~ fn in February. ta7B2s7 83sh

Washington, d Dec 26.-AGovefn-
nrent operation OF the railroads, the
most radical step taken for the prose
cution of the war, will go into effect
early in February under the direc-
ton of William q. McAdoo, now sec
retary of the treasury.
President Wilson is reported to be
awaiting the adjustment of few le-
gal and financial problems before
making the announcement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
A Reduction.

"Do you find your expenses lessening
in any way?"
"WelW replies the man who tries to
be cheerful, "slnce I took up this food
control idea / don't have to buy nearly
so many dyspepsia tablets"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
Piles Cured in 8 to ID Days

Druggists refund money IL PAZO
OINTMENT fails to cure itching,
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
First application gives relief soc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
GIRL CROWNS WHILE SLIDING
Myrtle Cross of Enosburg Falls Los
es Life in Missisquoi River.


es Life in Misssquoi River.
Enosburg Falls, Dec. 23--Myrtle
Cross, 6, was drowned yesterday af.
ternoon while coasting. The child
rem were sliding down the bank and
out onto the Mssisquoi river and
the sled went into an open place in
the ice. The water is six or eight
feet deep at that point.
Ray Rushlow, about eight years
old, handed stick to the little girl
and told her to keep padding and at
first she did The boy tried to reach
her to pull her to safety but was un-
able to do so and she sank exhausted
Selectman II. w, Towle is dynamit.
ing the ice but the body has not been
recovered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
POSTPONE PEACE CONFERENCE
Date Moved to January "a at Request
of Germany.

Petrograd, Dec. 2S--The Russian
German peace conference has been
postponed to January "a at Ger
many's request, according to an Of
fetal announcement made here to-
day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and colder tonight and
Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the North
Bennington Cemetery association
will be held Monday evening, Jan
Z, 1918, at eight o'clock at the par.
lors of the North Bennington Nation
al bank.
F. D. Ranney, Sec'y.
7gta
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
$4,000 THREATEN STRIKE

California Foundry Workers Insist
on Wage increase
San Francisco, Dec. 26,-Em-
ployes of 200 foundries in the San
Francisco district will go on strike
today unless they are granted an in
crease of 10 per cent in wages above
the scale fixed by United States ad,
iustment board.
The strike will affect $4,000 men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-26
VERMONT FAR
LEADS QUOTA
IN RED CROSS
Asked For rs, 600 Members
And Furnishes $4,000
13, 600. 600, ALL TOLD
Whole Country Has Responded Well
But New England States Most-
ly In Lead.

Burlington, Dec. 26;--The, cem.
plete figures of. the past weeks Red
Cross drive are not yet available,
but 1t is thought at headquarters
that the total for Vermont will not
fall much short of $4,000.
Vermont was asked for $4,000
members and nearly every section
where 1t was possible to get local
workers interested the quota has
been more than filled.
Washington, Dec. 25.-Further
returns today. from the Red Cross
Christmas membership drive indicat
ed. officials at headquarters here
said, that the enrolment would be
even in excess of the 100000 fore
cast last night The object was to
enroll 100000 new members.
Boston, Dec. 25.---New England
exceeded it's quota of 100000 Christ
mas members of the American Red
Cross by at least 100000, according
to estimates made tonight by lead
ers of the drive. Only a few returns
were received during the day. but
these showed that Eastern Massa-
ichusetts. outside of the Metropolitan
district had enrolled $4,000 mem
bers, exceeding its quota by 165 per
cent. At the request of many team
workers. particularly those III this
city, the campaign will continue
through the remainder, of the week,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-07-27
LONELY VIGIL OF 80 YEARS
Sons Long Wait for Mother Who Met
Her Death When He Was
an Infant.

A story Of pathetic devotion seldom
equaled in the history of the noun
tain country of the South is Being told
of Erwin Hicks, who died recently
near Elk Park, N. c., after waiting for
30 years for the return of a mother
who had met death when he was just
old enough to know he had parent.
Thirty years ago the mother went
out from tile humble mountain cabin
near Elk park with the promise to Err
win, her only child, that she would
bring him treat Of candy
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-07-27

custom when going to the village store.
But she was run down and killed by
train on the Western North Carolina
railway while on her errand.
Either the fate of his mother was
not communicated to Hicks or else he
failed in his immature mind to grasp
the fact. SO for 30 years he had
watched and waited at the gate to the
mountain home for the return Of the
mother.
Finally his mind was affected by the
worry, but this did mot prevent him
carrying on his lonely vigil, and every
day neighbors could see him lingering
at the gate in an appearance of ex-
pectancy.
Nelghbors in later years had en-
deavored to persuade Hicks that his
vigil was in vain and that he should
give his mind to other channels, but
nothing could be done to convince him
that the mother of his childhood would
not return and that 1t was his duty to
be at the gate to meet her.
But finally the patient watcher was
taken ILL., and though tenderly cared
for by nelghbors. he died,
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-07-27
WIFE WENT SHOPPING
She Didn't Invest Any Money, but She
Got a Lot Of Ideas Out Of
Her Trip.

Well, she Is about ready to start to
work on her new suit and new hat.
She has everything now except the
goods for the dress and the trimming
for the old frame. She has the ideas.
She has tried on suits at every place
in town where suits are sold, and
not once did she pick at the price.
And she didn't kick at the prices of
the hats. It made no difference to her,
whether the hat she was trying on
was worth 50 or $50. She was not
hunting hat-she was hunting ideas,
Claude Gillian explains in the Fort
Worth Star-Telegram.
She tried on one suit worth $45 and
another worth 500. No doubt the
clerks believed her to be a middle
mans wife, and they must have
thought that she was very hard to
please. Occasionally she found a suit
that almost filed the bill, but there
would be something wrong. At one
place she found hat frame just like
her old one, and she Immediately took
a fancy to the frame. She asked the
woman how she could trim that frame
for her, and the woman went into de-
calls, while another and perhaps better
customer waited patiently. She has
all the ideas she needs, and soon will
begin work but, of course, she will
have to go down and try on a few
more suits before she gets hers
busted.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1917-07-27
Smaller Buns.

Airs. Crimsonbeak-Do you think
our baker is incorporate?
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-Yes.
'TOO bad"
"Well, there is some hope. You
know he is cutting down the size OF
his buns now"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-13
.H|L0WANTSBRANCH
@.::' s.'OF REDcROSS THERE
lMall speclal to inc Advertlserl

b HILO, February Tit was only a
coincidence that last week, before
there was any thought Of the United
states being mixed up in a possible
war, with Germany, movement was
started in Hilo for the organization of
branch of the American Red Cross
Association, and already nearly dozen
of the women of this city have Joined
and it is expected that by the time
the society here is organized it will be
a large one in membership.
DR.. A. r. Roll, who has had consider,
able experience in this regard, is TAX
ing an interest and has offered his SER
vices to the society to help its members
in knowledge of their duties, such as
preparing and using bandages, help
ing sick or injured and attending, TO
those. things which come within the
province of Red Cross Nurse. Mrs.
George d. Russell and Misses Mae and
Lucy Walker are all much interested
in the organization. So ..,@
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-13
CALIFORNIA; Polo
Ponies Brought
High Chased

Relative to the arrival here in Til,
Lnrline on Tuesday, as mentioned Wed,
nesday in The Advertiser, Of sixteen
polo ponies from California, the San
Francisco Chronicle of January 80 says,
sixteen polo ponies, representink
some Of the best blood lines in Cali
fornia, will be shipped on the. steamer
Lurline to Honolulu today. They are
from Capt. w. H. McKittrick,s breed
ing farm at Bakersfield and are con,
signed TO Walter Dillingham. :,
"Pat Hannsn, former trainer, fVi
Foxhall Keane and now looking aftes
Dillingham; g string, will take over thu
ponies, which he pronouhces some foi
the finest he has ever seen, Polo has
caught on in. Honolulu and matchei
are staged regularly, There win b,
a tournament during the Mid -paei6t
Carnival next month. Next year Dill,
bingham VIII head a Honolulu team
that will play here and make q toul
Of the country. The ponies that will
90 over today will be used for mounts
in those contests. ...$
Captain McKittrick, who is on thi
executive committee Of the Colder
Gate Thoroughbred Breeders' Asso
citation, is interested in the breeding
industry and is anxious to see Cali
fornia take her place again as I'll,
rival Of Kentucky. At his farm out
side of Bakersfield he has forty heat
at present, among them well.knowf
sires and brood mares. Charles w.
Clark's thoroughbred stallion, Full
letta, that won many races at Emery
willie, is there. Captain McKittricl
formerly had Grandes and Kismet, fa'
nous horses. g.. So. 10, IN. 49,.
"In the past the captain has beer
shipping his polo ponies to Europe
but since the war he has found a ready
market in this country and Honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-13
TH|SMAN Jump IS
ONE GREAT BOOSTER
Los Angeles Club Monthly Mar
wells At Noted Anglers 4Some
lump To Hawaii

Here IL what .sThe Jonathan, Of
Los Angeles In Its JaDuafy number has
TO say about james w. Jump, who A
now in Hawaii angling, the item being
captioned Some Jump
James w. Jump is going to Jump
from Los Angeles to Honolulu for the
sport Of winter fishing Hesis comnio-
dore Of the Los Angeles Motofboat
Club, president Of the Southern Cali
fornia Rod and Reel Club, and an en-
thumastic deep-sea angler.
Mr.. Jump win sail for Honolulu on
January 10. He 10 scheduled for q
three months fishing trip in Hawaiian
waters. The local sportsman spent last
winter in Honolulu and returned with
the report that these waters surpass
the worldtfor game fab during the win
ter months III ttstt
Mr.. Jumps private boat, the Sea
Scout, was shipped recently He win
take with him the famous boatman,
capt" Kent Walker Of Catalina L.
land.
"0ur own Catalina is the real Magic
Isle during the summer month"; sdid
Mr.. Jump, tbut in winter We must
share the honors with Hawaii. The
fishing is. simply wonderful. The ulua,
a native pompano, runs as high as one
hundred and fifty pounds. The waters
are fairly alive with tuna and sword
fish, Another remarkable game FISH
there is the dolphin, sometimes called
the Rainbow Of the Ocean n
~ have my own boat and the best
boatman in America with me this time;
IL will be my own fault il don Z have
q great winters sport. 4