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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28
us. .FLAGNOW
At MASTHEAD
Of VATERLAND.
Old Glory Hoisted Over Big
German Liner
REPAIRS COST$1,OO0,OOO
Secretary Daniels Says Fifteen More
German Ships Will Soon Be in
Transport Service.

Washington, July 27-Secretary
Daniels announced tonight that the
American flag was hoisted ON the
great German liner Vaterland today.
He also stated that fifteen other Ger
man ships had been taken over by the
Government and the work OF fitting
them out for transport service would
be rapidly pushed TO completion. The
work ON all these ships was began
some time ago by contract under the
Shipping Board. The Navy Depart
ment has now taken over this work
under its direction.
Washington, July 27.-The big
German steamship Vaterland, seized
at New York by the American Gov
enment when America declared war
on Germany will be ready for service
shortly. Repairs to the ship have
cost slightly less than $l,0O0,OOO
More than half the German vessels
taken over by the United States have
been repaired and put on the seas
All those taken in American contlnen
tai ports viii have been repaired in a
few weeks.
Captain Hans Ruser. formerly OF
the liner Vaterland and senior com
mander of the Hamburg-American
Line fleet, left New York yesterday
with contingent of forty-nine Off
GERS and men from Ellis Island for
Hot Springs. N, G.. where they will be
interned for the duration Of the war
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NO BIG LEAGUE
CHAMPIONSHIP
MANIPULATED
johnson Favors Eliminating
Worlds Series
PLAYERS ARE DRAF TED
President Of American League Urges
Men Not to Claim Exemption
from Service.

Chicago, July 2S.-There is likely
to be no worlds series this year as a
result of the drain on major league
baseball players by the draft, b. b.
Johnson, president of the American
league, said last night on his return
from New York He said that tabula-
tion of draft numbers held by play
aers showed that probably 25 men
would be taken from the American
league and that the American league
would not play the series if handicap
ped by so serious loss. The league
president also stated that he had
learned that the military drilling in
stalled by the league early in the sea
son would not cause the war depart
ment to extend exemptions to ball
players until the end of the season.
His information, Mr.. Johnson de-
clared, was that the ball players
would be drafted about September /.
An interview by the American
league president in New York urging
ball players not to claim exemptions
gave rise to suggestions by baseball
experts in Chicago that the draft
would result in recalling to the major
league many men now playing in the
minor league, but are now past the
age OF the draft
The second division clubs and the
smaller leagues will suffer more from
the draft, 1t was pointed out, than the
big leagues, owing to the larger per-
centage OF older men in the first di-
vision clubs. The yogsger players
now being tried out in the small and
the second divisions will show a
larger percentage taken by the draft.
81 sincerely hope that ball players
in both major and minor leagues who
have been drafted viii go to the
colors without claiming exemption,
Mr.. Johnson said.
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The Cabin on the Mountains.

dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. L, b.
Patterson)
Up on the mountain there stands an
old cabin. nI|
Hallowed by memories Of the years
that have flown,
The old.fashioned porch and the
rooms that we rest in.
Gave an air that Just Suits Us
and remind us of home.
The approach of this cabin, as we
walk up the hillside,
Makes us wonder If Eden could of.
fer us more,
The perfume of ferns that emborder
the roadside
Give a promise Of rest as we pass
through the door.
As we lie down to sleep midst the
sweet smelling fragrance.
or balsam and spruce and the wide
spreading pine,
We hear the sweet murmur in musi-
cal cadence,
OF beautiful trout stream in myth
ical rhyme.
"The Bickford," the name of this
beautiful water,
Has sung its sweet song for the
ages long past.
1t has murmured its music to son and
fair daughter,
And of all mountain songs may il
long be the last.
The pleasure we've had in that old
mountain cabin,
VIII be dear to our hearts while
memory lasts,
The fragrance we've breathed ant
the beds we have slept in,
While the Blckford still sings o
the days that are past.
George b. Sears.
White Plains, N. Y, July %, 1917.
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WORK BEGINS
ON CAMP At
CHARLOTTE
New England Troops May
Not Leave Inside a Month
GEN. WOND EXPLAINS
Says Site Was the Last Selected
and Was the Least
Prepared.

The work Of laying out the New
England national guard divisional
camp at Charlottt, N. c.. began yes
terday in accordance with telegraph
orders from Maj-Gen Leonard Wood,
but it viii be at least two weeks be-
fore the camp is in readiness to re-
ceiye troops Some estimates place
the time OF departure OF the guards
men for the South at nearer a month
away that two weeks.
The number OF men working on the
camp was increased yesterday to 1000
under the direction of Lieut-Col. w.
n. Ladue, the engineer officer in
charge. In the meantime Gen. Wood
will come to Boston to discuss mat
ters with Brig Gen. Clarence R. Ed
wards, commanding the department
of the northeast. He is expected here
in few days, The delay in having the
camp ready has been explained by
Gen. Wood in a telegram to Gen. Ed
wards with the words that 1t was "the
last OF the camps selected and the
least prepared"
Gen. Woods telegram was in an
swer to one sent by Gen Edwards. in
which he declared that the New Eng
land contingent was ready to move
South and suggested that detach-
ments be sent to arrange the Char
lotte quarters for their reception.
There would be no objection to such
a course. Gen. Wood replied, except
for the fact that the detachments
would have to shift for themselves up
ON their arrival, owing to the incom-
plete work on the southern-camp
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TEUTONS DRIVE
ON UNDER EYES
Of THE KAISER
Emperor Observes Advance
of Army in Galicia
KOLOMEA is CAPTURED
Austro-German Troops Pushing
Ahead on Both Sides of the
Dneister River.
kOLOMEA is CAPTURED

July 28.-Near Tarnopol, in eastern
Galicia. Emperor William on Thurs
day watched the German troops ex-
tend their gains at the Seretl bridge
head, says the Official statement is
sued yesterday by the German war
Office at Berlin. The statement says
that the German troops are RAPIDLY ad
yancing on both sides of the Dniester
river. The Galician town of KoIo-
mea, on the railroad between Stanis-
lau and Czernowitz has been captur
ed by the Teutons.
Troops under command of Arch
duke Joseph have retreated on the
Rumanian front. The Teutons have
left to the Russo-Rumanians the ter
ritory in the Suchitza valley as far
as the upper course of the Putna
riye;.
The Austro-German forces are pur-
suing the Russians, who are retreat
ing through the wooded Carpathians
in the direction of the river pruth
The announcement follows:
Front of Prince Leopold: Army
group Of Gen. Boehm-Ermolli: In a
bitter struggle on the battlefield near
Tarnopol, while the emperor was a
spectator, our divisions extended their
gains by a powerful attack at the
bridgehead on the eastern bank of
the Sereth which recently was con
tested hotly. Further south, in spite
of stubborn resistance of Russians,
who were sent forward regardless of
the laesrslsi thousands upon athous>
ands of them were being moved down
under the destructive fire, we captur-
ed the Gniza and Sereth crossings
from Trembowla to Skomorooze. We
are advancing rapidly on both sides
OF the Dnister Kolomea has been
captured by Bayarian and Austro-Hun
garian troops.
Front OF Archduke Joseph: In the
northeastern portion of the wooded
Carpathians our troops are following
on the heels OF the enemy, who is in
retreat in the direction of the Pruth.
In the mountains east of Kezdi-
Vasarhely Transylvania) fresh en-
gagements developed yesterday. We
have left to the enemy the Soyeia
(Suchitza?) valley as far as the up
per course of the Putna.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: The fighting activity on
the lower Sereth was less violent
than on the preceding days.
Macedonian front: There is moth
ing TO report
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BILL TO DRAFT ALIENS
Supports Plan Which Would Affect
Nearly a Million Men

Washington, July 27.-The senate
committee on military affairs reached
a unanimous agreement today to sup
port the Chamberlain resolution pro-
viding for the conscription of friendly
aliens of military age. The resolution
will be reported to the senate next
week and is expected to be adopted
The military affairs committee has
been in touch with the state depart
men on the Chamberlain resolution
and 1t is understood that the depart
ment has given the resolution its
sanction.
The committee amended the reso'
ton today to give exemption in the
operation of the draft to aliens who,
under the law. cannot become citizens
OF the United States. This exempts
Chinese and Japanese. Other excep-
tions, embraced In the original resolu'
ton will be given to friendly aliens
whose countries do not have conscrip
ton and which have treaties with the
United States providing for that ex
emption. This exemption would con
cern Canadians and Australians.
Nearly 100000 aliens will be
subject to draft under the Chamber
resolution II It is adopted by con
gress.
If the Chamberlain resolution Is not
adopted by the senate, the foreign
relations committee will offer the Me
Cumber resolution directing the presi
dent to enter into negotiations.
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TO SPEED COMMISSIONS
For Successful Candidates at Officers
Training Camps.

Training Camps.
War department officials are pre-
pairing to issue commissions to sue
cessful candidates at the officers
training camps promptly on the clos
ing OF the first series of camps Au-
gust Is. Definite figures as to the
number to be commissioned are not
available, but probably more than 20,
O0O men and perhaps 25,0OO win re-
ceiye their papers. Their assignment
TO the regular army, national guard
or national army will follow immedi-
ately.
Officers in charge OF the camps al
ready are making up their recon-
mendations. The lists will begin to
reach the war department about Au-
guest /, and a special corps OF clerks
will be set to work making out the
commissions so that all can be re-
turned TO the camps in time TO be is
sued to the new officers when the
training period closes An officer from
each camp will bring in the list and
take back the commissions,
The task Of making ont this mum
ber Of commissions is the greatest OF
its kind ever undertaken by the de
partment Each commission must
bear the signature of the secretary OF
war and the Acknowledgement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28
WANTS BERLIN eoMED
New York Chemist Offers $1,000 to
First American Who Does It.

New York, July Pa prize of
$1,000 Liberty Bond has been offered
to the first American aviator who
bombs Berlin from the air, as German
airmen have been bombing London
and towns on the English east coast.
Sigmond SAKE, a chemist. made the
offer in letter which he sent to the
Aero Club for America and to the
newspapers of the city. Mr.. SAKE did
not ask the cooperation of the Aero
Club. but said that he would welcome
any suggestions for making his orig
inal offer the basis of fund If the
Aero Club should be willing to handle
II. In letter Mr.. SAKE says:
"Now that we are to have an Am
erican aviation corps, will present
a $1,000 Liberty Bond to the first
American aviator who will drop
bombs over Berlin. Remembrance of
the American friends lost on the Lus'
itania prompts me to make this offer
at could only recall sad thoughts
to their relatives who are here II
mentioned the names OF these friends
and II would accomplish no good. My
thought is to avenge them. This
thing with me is entirely a matter OF
reprisal. am enraged at the atti
tude Of Germans towards Americans
even toward German-Americans who
speak German and look like Germans
Several of my friends have arrived
from Germany and have told me Of
the experiences to which they were
submitted, even though they were
German.Americans."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28

GLASS IN WIRELESS
Chance for Women and Girls to Help
in War Service.

There is a possibility that a class
in wireless telegraphy may be start
ed for women and girls in Benning-
ton. The course is an extension
course of the wireless class for wo
men at Hunter college of the city Of
New York. and is essentially prepara-
tory.
The preliminary training given by
the extension course will carry the
members of the class to the point Of
deciding-whether to finish their
training for commercial licenses. In
this case short course in the col
ege in New York or Boston would be
sufficient.
One of the questions most frequent
ly asked is: What are women go
ing to do with their wireless training
when they have received their licen-
ses? The answers set forth in the
following extract from letter writ
ten on June IS, to the director of the
wireless class for women by Colonel
c. Med. Salt2man. acting chief signal
officer of the U. S. army:
Permit me to congratulate you,
and through you the young women
who have begun their training at
Hunter college, for the spirit of self
sacrifice and patriotism exhibited in
your letter Of June 18th. AS the pres
ent war goes on more and more men
must be released from civil employ.
ment to take their places in the ac.
tive field forces of the Nation and
their present positions filled by wo-
men. Particularly is this true in the
cases of radio and landline telegra-
ply.
The womanhood of America must
be depended upon to assist in bring
ing this war to a successful termina-
tion, and while there Is no fear as to
what their response will be, still 1t is
most assuring to see such concrete
evidence OF the fact as your league of
fers."
VIII those who would be intereste
in taking this Extension course in
wireless telegraphy please communi-
cate with Mrs. T. F. Turner. state
chairman of the National League for
Woman's Service; telephone 2S5-M,
at their earliest opportunity.
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6,,.s:$!!RST YEAR
IN MAHl, ,,COST
TEN BILLION
Loans to Allies May Raise
ii to $15,OO0,000,
MORE BONDS COMING
Officials Predict that Not More Than
Two Billion Will Be Raised
by Taxation.

Washington, July 2S.-Estimating
the cost of the war for the coming
year at $1O,735, ,SO7, 900, exclusive of
loans to the allies, the administration
informed Congress yesterday that
new revenues totaling $7,OOO,OO0,00O
must be raised from taxation or is
suance of securities.
If advancement OF credit to the al
lies Is continued at the present rate,
the years total of war expenditures
will pass $4,000, 100000 and the
amount of additional revenue requir-
ed will increase accordingly. How
Congress will meet the enormous new
revenue requirements remains to be
determined but there is distinct
sentiment in favor of offsetting most
of the expenditures by bond issues
Many eladers on both sides of the
capitol predicted last night that not
more than $2,000,000,0OO of the ST.
000,0OO,O00 asked would be raised by
taxation and that the remainder
might be met partly by bond sales
and partly by issuance Of treasury
certificates of Indebtedness.
Equipment and stores for the ma
tional army, particularly artillery
will require the lions share Of ap
preparations under the administra
tions estimate. OF the years total
Of $1O,735, 100000 the war depart
ment alone expects to spend 1884
100000. or $5,319, 100000 niure than
has been appropriated thus far for
its expenses during the year.
The navy expects to spend $1,000,
100000, of which s2SS,OOO,OO0 re
mains to be appropriated The ship
ping board whose shipbuilding pro
jects place 1t third on the list, ex-
poets to spend $799, 1893 of which
$950,000,O0O remains to be appro-
priated. These figures cover the cost
of the war from July l last to June
80 next. They do not include the
money spent prior to the first of this
month.
Estimated receipts for the year
were placed by Secretary McAdoo, in
transmitting the estimates to the
House ways and means and Senate
finance committees at 1888, ,500,0 900
This estimate of receipts did not in
clude revenues to be raised under the
pending war tax bill. estimated by
administration leaders In Congress al
$3.50, 0,670.000. Revision of the bill
will begin Immediately to embody
whatever additional taxation II may
be deemed hest to impose as a result
OF the new estimates.
The major item Of the war depart
ment's supplemental war estimates
listed as s2,46s.61S.00O for armament
for Notifications, covers the bulk o
the mobile artillery program, includ
ing mobile guns Of all calibre. Sec
retary Baker explained yesterday.
Mr.. Baker also corrested the i'm
preston that great numbers Of th,
guns to be used by American troops
in France would be finished In Frencl
gunshops and fitted to French am
munition All OF those finished abroad
will be bored and rihed for American
ammunition. he said, and the tota
number so finished will be only
small part OF the departments enor
nous artillery program.
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vERmoNTER UNDER SHELL FIRE
interesting Letter by Stanley c. Fits
OF Bratteboro.

of Brattleboro.
a Vermont boy, Stanley C. Fits Of
Brattleboro, who is on the firing line
in France, has written an interesting
letter to relatives, in which he tells
of some narrow escapes from Ger
man shells.
A portion Of the letter, as quoted
by the Brattleboro Reformer, is as
follows:
Somewhere in France, June %
Last night we discovered what real
danger is like, for we were under
shell fire for seven hours. About
o'clock in the evening We arrived
at the edge OF some woods. There
were three of us and two cars. Just
beyond was a meadow about two
miles long and 800 yards wide. At
the other side the land rose about
300 feet in semi-circle and in this
semicircle we're three batteries
about a half mile apart. A river
cut the meadow in half and pom
toon bridge crossed the river.
We lay on the edge of the WOODS
for four hours while hundreds Of
shells landed around the batteries
and bridge. This lasted for four
hours and we didn't move from
where we were until a lull in the
bombardment gave us a chance to
race across the meadows TO battery
on the opposite hill--our destina
tion. During that long wait shells
landed within q few yards of us, but
the safest place was fiat on the
ground where we were. After we got
across the bridge and over to the
batttry-about IL p. m,-shrapnel
began bursting right over us and hot
pieces Of iron as big as a plate began
falling. one within three feet Of me.
We left our truck beside the road
and took shelter under a pile of lunl.
ber For two hours more we stayed
there. while pieces of shrapnel land.
ed on top of the pile and all around
II. We could reach out arms out and
get pieces within two or three feet
of us after they had cooled off
The shelling ceased at l o'clock
and we crawled out from under our
cover and | found two holes In tae
roof of my truck and one of the mud
| guards torn Off
We started back after we were
unloaded and just as We got to the
adge Of those woods where we spent
the early evening they began shell
ing again. We were however, pretty
we'll out of danger---and glad of It.
Now that Il is over I'm glad I've
been through Il once. but I'm moi
anxious for the next time. Th,
feeling one has during such time
is indescribable, but you can easily
imagine our feeling after II is al
ove;
| About our only real pleasure Is &c
receive mail and newspapers. re
ceived my first copy OF the Brattle
boro paper the other day and NOR,
viii be welcome am very happ!
and am enjoying the work immense
| ly In spite Of thrills now and then.
| sincerely hope that all of yoi
are well and having a little quietoi
summer than | am having.
Love to all.
Stanley.
| 7. S. One Of the Dartmouth me,
was killed Friday.
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KILLED BY TRAIN
Manchester Farmer, Very Deaf, Was
Walking Track.

Manchester, July 27-Fred B. Gil
more prosperous farmer of this
town. was struck and instantly killed
by the south-bound milk train on the
Rutland railroad mile north of Bar
numyille about O'Clock this evening.
His neck was broken.
Mr. Gilmore had been fishing and
was returning to his home at Man
chester Center. He was walking be-
side the railroad track when first
seen by Engineer p. W. Avery of the
milk train and just before the train
reached him he stepped onto the
track Mr.. Gilmore was very deaf
and it is supposed that he did not
scar the approaching train.
He was about 80 years old and was
a native of Manchester He is sur
vived by his wife, Al son, Hurd. and
daughter, Mis- ElizabstB Gilmore.
an Qt thlsi toWniaan a,n .dT
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Not Appreciated.

"why are you in prison, my good
manT" asked the sympathetic visitor.
II wanted to do deed 0f kindness,
mum, but dc law didn't see It dat way"
"NoY
II wuz told dat a certain million.
aires money wuz burden to him, an
/ tried to tighten his burden."--Bir.
mingham Age-llerald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28
KITCHENER ALlvE7
Sister Declines to Explain Basis Of
Her Belief in II.

London, July 27.-The statement
by Mrs. Parker, sister of Lord Kitche
ner, that she believes her brother to
be alive and did not 90 down with
the crusier Hampshire, has revived a
rumor which has recurred in England
during the year past. Asked by an in
terviewer today on what grounds she
based her belief, Mrs. Parker replied.
Il cannot tell you on what grounds
believe 1t. In fact, don't want to
go into any details whatever"
The original rumor was that a let
ter had been received from British
prisoner in Germany saying that Lord
Kitchener was a prisoner there.
The letter was never traced and tn.
rumor was considered a canard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-28

In regard to the belief of the sister
of Lord Kitchener that he is still
alive: When recently in Australia ]
was shown letters from Australian
soldiers, imprisoned in Germany.
There were vague references to some
big British parsonage being held by
the Germans, such as "'K.' is here!"
and The world, will be astounded
when it is known who is a prisoner
here.
Therefore, the idea has taken hold
in Australia and is growing stronger
that Kitchener was not drowned with
the sinking of the Hampshire. ~,
Kate Rooney.
Dorchester, l.. l., July 27.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-To buy four young pigs,
Apply Frank peschke, Old Benning-
ton. Tel 133.W 52t6'
WANTED-A man for haylng. Pay
good wages. Lester ]. Robinson.
52tG
LOST-Yellow Scotch Collie with
collar. Finder will be rewarded upon
return to Alfred Philpot. North Ben
nington, X. n. u. 9. 52t2'
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NORTH BENNINGTON

Rev. Lynn Armstrong of Brooklyn,
~ Y, q former resident Of Bennington
will occupy the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church Sunday morning.
Sunday school at twelve as usual.
No services In the evening
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TEXAS GOVERNOR INDICTED
Four Other State Officials Are Ac-
cused Of Money-Juqelinl.

Four Other State Officials Are Ac-
cused Of Money-Juggling.
Gov. Ferguson of Texas was indict-
ed by the Travis county grand jury at
Austin, Tex, yesterday on nine
counts seven charging misapplication
OF public funds. one diversion Of pub
lie funds and one charge of embezzle.
ment. c. j. Bartlett, secretary of
state, was indicted on four counts,
charging misapplication of public
funds. c. ]. Stowe, state superin-
tendent of building and grounds. was
indicted on one count c. 0. Austin,
commissioner of insurance and bank
ing was indicted on four counts.