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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-05
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UNWARA ADVICE
Of PRESIDENT
Main Theme of His Message
to Congress
PEACE AFTER VICTORY
German People Must Settle for
Wrongs Their Rulers Have
Wrought.

Washington, Dec, 5.--A definite
statement to the world OF Americas
war aims, and of the basis upon
which peace will be considered, was
made yesterday by President Wilson
in an address to Congress, in which
he urged immediate declaration OF
a state of war between the United
States and Austria rHungary-Ger-
many's vassal and tool AS to Tur-
key and Bulgaria-also tools OF the
anemy-he counseled delay because
they do not yet stand in the direct
path Of our necessary action"
To win, the president declared in
emphatic and ringing tone, is the i'm
mediate unalterable task ahead He
urged Congress. just beginning its
second war session to concentrate
itself upon it. The president sharp
ly dismissed the possibility OF prema-
lure peace, sought by German in
rigue, and debated here by men who
understand neither it's nature nor the
Way 1t may be attained With vic
lory and accomplished fact, he said
peace will be evolved, based upon
mercy and justice"-to enemy and
rriend--"with hope of partnership
of nations to guarantee future world
peace.
"The war will be deemed won.
he declared, when the German peo-
Dle say to us, through properly ac-
credited representatives, that they
are ready to agree to settlement
nased upon justice and reparation of
he wrongs their rulers have done"
Terms OF peace would not include
dismemberment, robbery or punish.
ment of the enemy, but would be
assed on Justice defined briefly as
follows Freedom of nations and
their peoples from autocratic domi-
nation reparation to Belgium, re-
inuuishment OF German power over
the peoples of Austria, Turkey, the
free Balkan states, as well as evacu
alton OF Prussian territorial con-
Quests in Belgium and northern
France.
Emphasizing the purpose of the
United States not TO interfere in the
internal affairs OF any nation, the
president asserted that no wrong
against the German empire was in
tended, and there was no desire to
rearrange the Austro-Hungarian en-
pire He said when he spoke eight
months ago of the right of nations to
free access to the seas he had Aus
tria. as well as the smaller and weak
er nations, in mind.
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HOW COAL MUST BE BOUGHT
Statement of Situation Made by Lo.
cal Dealers.


cal Dealers.
Changes that will be necessitated
by the orders of the national fuel ad :
ministrator were outlined in the
Banner yesterday out the actual con
dition that must prevail here in Ben
nington and in every other town in
the state Is more fully outlined in IA
statement published below and
signed by the local coal dealers.
Government regulation means that
many OF the privileges that have
heretofore been accorded their pat
rons ty the local dealers must be cut
off. The statement of the dealers is
as follows:
The United States Government.
having taken over the control of the
coal business. including the fixing Of
prices and regulation of its distribu-
ton, we, the coal distributing
agents of Bennington, desire to have
our patrons informed as to the re-
strictions and recommendations
made by the State Fuel Administra.
to..
The present prices charged for
coal in Bennington have been ap-
proved until such time as the Feder
al Government shall determine and
fix price.
All coal is shipped to us at price
fixed by the Government and is to be
sold at cash price also fixed by the
Government
In fixing the cash price. the Gov.
ernment has decided TO allow
the dealer no. expense margin
for bad debts" or for the
booking and handling of ac.
counts The delivery costs are
based on maximum loads at the side
walk or shoveled offdeliveries.
In view of the above. it win there
fore be necessary for us to sell coal
on cash basis and to make a charge
for carrying coal, also an extra haul
ing charge for long distances and for
steep grades where il is impossible
to haul full loads.
I'm the matter of churches,
schools, Libraries, manufacturing
plants, hospitals, municipal buildings,
etc, whose bills it is customary to
approve once a month, we will make
deliveries on terms of 30 days.
1t will be our aim to serve the
public at all times to the very best
of our ability and we ask that the
public cooperate with us by seeing
that either cash accompanies order
or is paid to the driver on delivery,
in order to avoid confusion.
The Henry M. Tuttle Co.
II. w. Myers & Son, Inc
Bennington, VT, Dec, 4. 1917.
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THE FoRTNIcHTLY
Reading Saturday Afternoon by
Christabel Whitney kidder

The Fortnightly Club will meet
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8th, at the
Second Congregational chapel at 8
o'clock
No member Of the club should miss
this meeting as one OF the finest
readers of New England, Christobel
Whitney Kidder is to appear before
the club. Mrs. Kidder Is to read
Jeanne d. Arc drama written by
Percy Mackaye.
In the last ten years Christabel
Whitney Kidder has had more re-
turn engagements than any reader in
New England, over 80 in one city
alone and she has read five times in
Brattleboro before various organi-
zations. She has we'll trained and
flexible voice. striking versatility,
great dramatic power and no sugges-
ton of what one distinguished critic
used TO call ''the deadly trail of the
elocutionists." She takes her audi
ence with her to the play. The fol-
lowing from the Tarrytown News is
typical OF the press notices which
she receives.
Those who heard Mrs. c. w. Kid
der present Jeanne dare" in the
high school auditorium on Friday
evening, listened to the rarest treat
of its kind that Tarrytown has had
in years. Her work was stupendous.
She appeared in one character after
the other. forty in all, with such abb
solute mastery of each that they all
lived as individuals in a convincing
and altogether satisfying way Her
treatment of the character of Jeanne
was perfection itself. Mrs Kidder's
personal charm and beauty fitted in
to the portrayal and made her look
the part There were moments when
the actual light of soul inspiration
shone through her eyes, and we felt
that her work was inspired as was
that of the girl she was making to
live for us. Hers is rare dramatic
art in the very highest sense, with
only the greatest of ideals as her
goal After the reading the audience
crowded around Mrs. Kidder to ex-
press its delight and sincere appreci-
alton of her wonderful work -Tarry-
town IN W News.
The price OF guest tickets will be
25 cents.
Red Cross Christmas seals will be
on sale at the close of the program.
OK to Morganthau Committee;
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THE VANISHED FRONTIER
William e. Hawks Lectures of Early
Days in the Far West.

William E. Hawks, "The Historian
of the Plains" last evening delighted
a highly-appreciatiye audience at the
congregational chapel with his lee
ture on the early history OF what was
this country that must now be con-
sidered as the vanished frontier. Con-
ditions depicted by Mr.. Hawks, many
of them that existed during the days
that he himself followed the herds on
the unfenced plains, have now dis
appeared and the record of them is re-
tained only in histories and the writ
ings of men who in another genera
tion will have passed away.
The recording of facts incidental
to the opening and developing OF the
great cattle ranges that once includ-
ed much of the country between the
Mexican border and the Canadian
line has been Mr.. Hawks hobby for
years and stored away in his reten-
tive memory are facts and data that
are probably unknown to any other
individual.
Mr.. Hawks did not deliver formal
lecture last evening. He did better
than that--just talked to his audi
ence-and that he was thoroughly en-
joyed was evidenced by the frequent
and spontaneous applause. The talk
was Illustrated with views thrown on
screen and the following pictures
were shown.
Jim Bridger Pioneer, Scout. Trap
per and Pathfinder.
California Joe, Pioneer Scout
Trapper and Pathfinder
wild Bill Hiekox in the COS.
"Wild Bill" Hiekox in the 70's.
Calamity Jane, most noted women
of the Plains In 70's and SOS.
"The Old Guard" Brown, Higbee
and Hawks.
Oplance. THE last of his race.
Satan, Texas trail hoss"
divers Hotel, American Falls,
Idaho 1884
TEX vickery", cook for the mule
shoe outfit and freighter.
Jim Kid Willoughby, Wyomings
most noted cowboy.
Cattle Kings of the 70's and
SOS.
S. b. and VIM. e Hawks. Soda
Springs nj Sc in Paint.
VIM. Z. Hawks and four of his sad
die horses 1915.
wyoming's "0ld Timers Reunion
of 1914 group. .-
Mounted Cowboy Hawks, Soda
Springs in SO on Paine"
VIM. E. Hawks collection of relics
OF the Old West in his No. 10 Tepee,
Bennington. VT
The entertainment was given for
the purpose OF raising funds with
which to purchase church service
flag The sum OF s1S was realized
Mr., Hawks kindly donated his SER
vices
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HUN |NFAi' a!'':::::; ": !:
CAN | BREAK
HA|G'S DEFENCE:
Germans Abandon Assaults
on Cambria Positions
BRITONS HOLD FIRM
sRlToNs HOLD FIRM
Hindenbure's Reinforcements Helped
to Gain but Little and Losses
Have Been Heavy.

London, Dec 5.-Under pressure OF
terrific losses, the Germans have civ
en- up their fruitless infantry assaults
along the Cambrai front, and the
battle again has become an artillery
duel Everywhere Haig's men have
kept their lines virtually intact, and
have defeated what appears to have
been a German attempt to duplicate
the drive into Italy.
The German forces. gathered from
every battlefield from which men
could be spared with safety, battered
themselves to pieces against the in.
domitable British resistance, and for
all the terrible cost in life Hinden
burg has to show only patches of re
gained terrain, perhaps 5000 prison
ers and 100 guns.
General Haig's men now apparent
ly firmly fixed in their defense lines,
are, after four days of ceaseless on
slaughts, Just as much of menace to
Cambria as ever.
At La vacauerie. the enemy fought
his way through the town, and one
party penetrated for home hundred
yards into British territory. This
was the extreme gain. The attack
ing forces obtained a very marrow
strip of ground little north and
south of La vacquerie, but the
British still cling grimly to the high
ground north of this place.
The British commander voluntarily
pulled back his line to the west and
southwest of .Masnaires to make
firmer. Yesterday morning the
British line was near the western
part of Marcoing copse. but included
Marcoing: a small triangular piece
OF territory therefore, has been sac
rifieed by the British. Since O'Clock
Monday night the line has remained
UNCHANGED
A heavy concentration OF German
guns east Of Gonnelcu. suffered great
ly by the excellent British counter
battery worn.
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HURRY|NG WAR
DECLARATION
ON AUSTRIA
Resolution Introduced in
Congress Today
BREAK DATED ON DEC S
BREAK DATED ON DEC 5
Our Navy May Operate in Adriatic
But Otherwise Our Program
viii Not Be Changed.


Washington, Dec. 5.--The admins
tration resolution declaring that a
state of war with Austria Hungary is
in existence from December 5 was
introduced in the house today by
Chairman Flood Of the foreign rela-
tons committee. 1t will be passed
at once and it's early adoption by the
senate is certain
A declaration of war with Austria
will mean no material change in
Americas participation in the great
conflict. 1t may result in the send
ing of some warships to the Adriatic
but the operations on land will not
be materially affected
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-05

APPRECIATES
HER SERVICE
Work of Mrs Mccullough
For French Hospitals
IS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
Widow of Former Vermont Governor
Receives Letter from French
Government

Among the first of the many
American women who have been de.
voting their energies and their re.
sources to the alleviation of the
wounded and sick soldiers In France
ever since the beginning of hostili.
ties is Mrs. John G. Mccullough of
North Bennington, widow OF former
Governor Mccullough There is lit.
tie general knowledge Of the actual
extent of the work that she has indi-
yidually accomplished and of efforts
that have been furthered to success
through her unceasing direction.
Some, who have been associated
with Mrs. Mccullough are in posi-.
tion TO realize something Of the as.
sistance she has carried across the
sea to the mutilated and suffering
victims of the great conflict. That 1t
has made its impress in official
circles is evidenced by the following
ieteer recently received by Mrs. Nc
Cullough:
Minist'ere
De ca Guerre
Cabinet
die
Lous Secre'taire d'Estate
Paris, 6. Nov. 1917
Madam: yF ,sr
have been informed OF thei ac-
tiYe deyotedness you have shown
since the beginning Of the war
aneliovating the condition of Tho
wounded Of the French Armies /
+ have the, honor to express to you all
my thanks. for the generous and at.
fective cooperation in connection
with my apartment. Will you
kindly accept. Madam, my u grateful
homage.
Gurdur Godare.
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ment being split up.

ment being split up.
"Since / began writing this letter
have changed sleeping quarters.
We have much better place than
we had at first. We now have a nice
warm room to read, write and play
cards in without going to the Y and
have real beds to sleep in, SO you see
we are pretty comfortable. And we
are getting good food. or course,
we would like to be nearer home
where we could see our folks but we
must take things as they come and
hope for the best. 1t may not be
many months before we come back.
We will hope so at any rate.
1--WE don't have much of chance
to get homesick for we always find
something to pass away the time.
Tonight / have been playing hearts
and the others are still at it. We
were given another bag of Durham
since | started this letter. l hope 1t
will keep coming.
There isn't much to write and
don't see how | managed to write Sc
much as ! have. ] will now close
with lots of love to all
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WARM AND COMFORTABLE
Yet AIvaro EIWeli Prefers Bennins
ton and Home to France.

ton ana Home to France
Private Award Elwell of company
c, 103d machine gun battalion, 52nd
brigade, 26th division, writes from
somewhere in France" to his mother
Mrs. Herbert Elwell.
Dear mother and ALL am well
and hope that this letter finds you ali
the same The weather here hasn't
been very cold yet but we have had
lots OF rain. received the letter
you mailed October 10 in four weeks
lacking one day, but it had been sent
to some other machine gun battalion
before it reached me. Now that we
are settled in camp am told that we
will receive our mail much quicker,
as it takes but two weeks or little
more for mail to reach us from the
United States.
81 didn't receive ether the sweat
er or wristlets you wrote about but
Hawley got two pair Of wristlets and
gave me one of them. i went to the
service at the Y. NJ. CT A. Sunday.
We have the same chaplain here who
was with us at Fort Ethan Allen,
Chaplain Moody, and he certainly is
one fine man. He took his text from
the 61st Psalm. The Y. NJ &c. A. peo-
pie certainly do a lot Of good for us
soldiers. The building makes good
warm place to spend evenings as
there is always something going on,
singing or some kind of entertain
ment.
Ut will be three weeks Saturday
since ] have seen Hawley, Pete or
Corwin, or heard from them, but they
might come to this camp yet or be
sent near here. Enright said he saw
Schultz .at the "Y" last night. /
haven't seen him since the second
day was here but understand they
are camped only a couple of miles
away.
American tobacco has been quite
scarce here. There are so many
soldiers here that it takes lot OF
smoking to supply them. I still have
dozen boxes of cycles" left out OF
the lot ! brought over with me and
the other day we were each given a
bag of Bull Durham. Cigarettes or
Durham tobacco and papers and
chocolate bars are the things that
the boys can not get here and which
can only be supplied them by their
friends at home.
Il am just wondering If the hospi
tai has been finished or If it is being
used yet. have piece of poetry
from Vermont paper that was sent
to one Of the Vermont boys in an
other company. Perhaps 1t was
printed in the Banner. It's title was
"The First Vermont" It was writ
ten by one of the soldiers. 1t was
pretty good and told about the regi
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-05
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-1 feather bolster 8
feather pillows. 2 mattresses, l Onix
stand, parlor lamp, l hall lamp Az.
ply SOP Gage street. 61t6F
WANTED-U. S. postage stamps
before 1870. Look over your old let.
ters. Higher prices il on the original
envelope. Geo, A Hitchcock, Ware,
Mass 61t2+
FOR Building lot 40x16O 10
Gated on Silver st, Glen Temple,
Cooper Needle Shop or Tel. 199-R.
Cites
LOST-White suit case containing
clothes between North Bennington
and White Creek. Please notify Mrs.
Orville Fillmore, North Bennington
and receive reward 61t6+
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-05
TAME SILVER FOX
One Of Pair Owned BY Starksboro
Man Exhibited in Rutland.

A silver grey fox, one of pair
owned by j. G. Brown of Starksboro
and captured by him last summer
was on exhibition Monday at a
clothing store in Rutland.
While burning over a meadow last
April Mr.. Brown noticed that the
fire had blocked the pair of young
foxes away from their den and the
little animals were easily captured
They have been fed on bread, milk
and scraps on the table and have be
come so domesticated that they will
eat from Mr.. Browns hand.
The owner of the foxes thinks they
are worth about a thousand dollars
each as a breeding equipment for a
fox farm and is willing to part with
them at that price
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TO ENCOURAGE pRoMpTnEss
System of Bonuses Established a
Bennington Scale Works.

Bennington Scale Works.
A system of penalties for tATdiness
and bonuses for promptnesa has been
esta blished at the Bennington Scale
Works according TO the Following All
nouncement of the company:
"Lateness in the morning and az
noon will be penalized as follows:
When the clock card shows man
late from one to twelve minutes. he
will be penalized twelve minutes in
his pay. If the clock card shows
that he rang in at 7.1S or 1,13 and up
to 7.24 and 1.24, he will be penalized
twenty minutes; In other words, the
penalty for being late will be on a
twelve minute basis. This applies
both at 700 o'clock in the morning
and 100 O'Clock in the afternoon
"A bonus will be given in the pay
envelope each week, to those work
ingmen who have q perfect atten-
dance during the week. This bonus
will be per cent of the regular
weekly wage for a 54hour week; +;
overtime will not be figured in on the
bonus; neither will holidays be de
Quoted. One lateness or one alb
sence during the week will bar a
man from receiving the bonus; for
instance, if mans wage for 54-
hour week is $16.70, and he has a
perfect attendance during the week
his bonus at the end Of the week
would be $50, or at this rate, per.
feet attendance during the year
would mean approximately s26.00 A
man whose weekly wage is $4,000
per week. would receive a bonus at
the end of the week for perfect at
tendance of $50, or for perfect at,
tendence during the year, If he had
So such weeks, S31.20"
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GEN. DUkoNiN KILLED
Former Russian Comrander.in-cFIof
Thrown from Train.

London, Dec 5.--An official an.
nouncement was issued at Petrograd
Yesterday signed by Ensign Krylenko
the bolshevik commanderin-c chief.
confirming the killing by infuriated
members OF the bolsheyiki of Gen.
Dukhonin, former commander-in.
chief of the Russian armies. who re-
Gently was deposed because OF hfs rey.,
fusal to request German army otfici,,
ais to enter into an armistice With
the bolsheviki
Gen Dukhonin was killed by being
thrown from a train after the boil.
sheyik forces had captured headluar-
ters at Mohlev, where he had re-
meined after his deposition. Gen
Eor0iloff, also former Russian com,
manderin-chief and who some time
ago started an unsuccessful revolt,
AGAINST the Kerensky government,
fled from Mohilex before the arrival
Of the bolshevik forces.
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E&i sTTIGcEs 2.
Office of the Village Water q,
partment.

Bennington, VT, Nov. SOth, 1917.
Notice is hereby given to all pat
rons of the village water gstem liv-
ing on Dewey ST., and all streets
west from the corner of Dewey and
West Main St, also West Main St,
end the Village of Old Bennington,
that the water will be shut off on
Thursday afternoon December 9th.
1917 at one thirty O'Clock for period
Of at least four hours, people hav-
ing hot water fronts in stoves are
hereby requested and warned to run
low fires.
Per order Board of Water Com.
missioners.
w. p Hogan. Clerk
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a sau rreceoenr.

"Why do you want divorce from
your husband?' asked friend Of the
family.
Because he isn't the man thought
he was when / married him." sobbed
the young wife.
"My dear child, general applica'
tion of that principle would break up
nearly every home in the country"
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Economies,

FLOWS the little old flivver going
nnw?"
"Fine," replied Mr.. Chuggins.
"Run 1t every day?'
mo We have to alternate. One
day we buy milk and the next we buy
gasoline. We can't afford both on the
same day"
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Food for Thought.
Trust in Providence and keep your
powder dry.
Are Proprietary Medicines Fraud
ulent?

ulent?
Undoubtedly, there may be some
that are, but on the other hand. there
are many proprietry remedies that
are as standard as any prescrip-
tion that any present day physician
can write, and in thousands of homes
you will find these old, reliable
remedies in every day use with salts
factory results. Such a medicine is
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which, for nearly 40 years,
has been alleviating the suffering of
womankind, and overcoming some
of the most serious ailments of her
sex. If you are suffering from any
of the ailments of women, just give
this medicine trial and prove its
worth for yourself.
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WON BY BIG MARGIN
Bennington Bowlers Defeated OlymP
ians of North Adams.

The Brunswick candlepin team
went to North Adams last evening
and defeated the Olympian five by
large margin The Bennington
boys rolled several strings of 100 or
better but the best figure for tho
North Adams team was 9S. The
score.
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Somebody Goes Wrong.

'To keep on playin de races" said
Uncle Eben, "a man has to have
mighty forgivin' nature"
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II. w. Myers & Son, Coal 1929
The II. M. Tuttle Co., Coal 6S.93
The Gamewell Fire Alarm Co. 27.25
y Howard Ferguson, Salary 1857
Shadowbrook Farm, Straw 23.10
l.. II. Buss, Repairs 7.5O
~. p Hogan, Salary 5000
A, II. Winslow, Glass PIT
New Departure Co, New Gong 225O
Ihe Livingston, supplies LIS
VIM Wills, chairman, Highway
Guy S Harbour, Sewer 10000
Town OF Benn., Rent $3.50
u j. burlington, 1890
Winslow & Craven 21S50
= b. Howe, asv. 2.50
Edw. Greenslet, Services 5000