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Evening star., 1917-05-21
MYSTERY IN KILLING
OF NURSES ON Liner
Two Women Meet Death in Same
Way as Result of Gunnery
Practice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 21-In an accident
during practice firing at sea yesterday
of guard aboard an armed American
merchantmen bound for Europe, two
American Red Cross nurses have been
killed and third wounded. marking
of the war.
The two killed were Mrs. Edith Ayres
and Miss Helen Burnett Wood of Chi
cago, and the wounded is said to be Miss
Emma Matzen of Chicago, members of
| Base Hospital No. l, bound for duty in
France.
| The ship which sailed returned TODAY.
| her flag at half-mast, with the two bodies
and the wounded nurse, who was taken
in tug to the New York navy yard
hospital
Official Announcement Withheld.
| Official announcement of the accident
has been withheld by both army and
navy officers here One version OBJ
tanned when the steamship reached
quarantine was that the shell from
the gun had exploded about IT'S feet
distant. just as it was striking the
water and that pieces of the shell rico
chetted back and struck the nurses
Another was that the accident was
caused by a breach explosion of de-
fective shell as the gun was fred.
Another was that the shell exploded as
it vas being loaded.
AS soon as the ship had reported at
quarantine she came up the bay and
anchored. 1t was announced that no
one would be allowed aboard the vessel,
and her owners said that they knew
nothing whatever of the causes or cir
cumstances of the accident. It was ex-
pected that a navy board of inquiry
would investigate. Meantime it was
said. the ship would probably remain in
port.
Information as to. the seriousness of
Miss Matzen's injuries was refused at
the navy yard hospital. although it was
understood that she was expected to re-
cover.
There We're said to be about 26O mem
hers of the No 1 base hospital aboard
the ship. of whom sixty were woman
nurses
Evening star., 1917-05-21
Every Man Responsible.

Every man is responsible for his
own registration. Failure to register
either in person or by mail will render
the person liable to one year impffson-
ment and enforced registration. Sick
persons must also register. They are
to send an authorized agent to Mr.
Donovan's office, who will instruct him
as to the procedure.
Information as to the registration
places in the District can be obtained
at the bureau of informa ton, Room 5,
basement floor. District building. or by
telephoning Main 5000. branch 40. BY
noon today there were 124 personal
calls at the bureau of information.
while forty-eight persons had called up
to get informatioHZT The bureau is in
charge of George (vatson. chief clerk
of the fire department.
Any man who is in jhil or the District
workhouse and refoSfnatory. Of the age
prescribed by law for registration. will
also have to sign up" On June )
Louis ZinlShan, Superintendent of thau
District Jail, will have every man be-
tween the ages of twenty-one and thir-
ty, inclusive. sign one of the registras
tion cards. while w. II. Whitaker, SUI
perintendent of the District workhouse
and reformatory at Occoquan, Va, will
also see that the prisoners there sign
cards.
To Plan Demonstration. ~
The committee in charge of the ceIe-
bration of registration day is to hold
its first meeting Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock in the board room of the
District building.
Plans for the patriotic demonstration
are to be outlined. and Capt. James F.
Oyster, chairman of the COMMITTEES.
stated that he desired all members att
tend the meeting. He said that details
of plans must be worked out and i'm.
mediately put into operation. and that
arrangements must be made so that
these plans will in no way conflict with
whatever program may be arranged for
the Confederate Veteran reunion. which
will be in session here at that time.
Commissioner Brownlow today ap.
pointed several additional members to
the committee as follows: Cotter T.
Bride. Alvin G. Belt. c. ]. James, Dud-
ley Harmon. r. B. Watrus and ]. o. La
Gorce.
Evening star., 1917-05-21
Capital Contract Proves Fact.

Senator Johnson pointed out that the
contract of the men with the Capital
Traction company demonstrated that
fact
Mr.. Wilburt said he could furnish
names of at least two employees who
had been told by their superintendent
that they need not return to work un-
less they were willing, to sign the indi-
vidual contracts. He himself had not
seen the notice posted at the barns by
the company which said that men could
return to work, but not at the in
creased wages, without signing the in
dividua1 contract.
Mr.. Wilburt was closely questioned as
to whether the bylaws regarding pre-
liminaries to a strike had been strictly
carried out. He said that while the
minutes of the meeting did not appar-
entity show report of the failure of
the grievance committee to adjust the
strike. a verbal report had been made
Also. that while no report had been
made. as required by the bylaws, to
report to the international president of
the Amalgamated, that official was, in
fact. present in person at the meeting
of March H.
Evening star., 1917-05-21
WEATHER.

Probably rain tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty -four hours
ending PM: Highest, IS, at pm.
yesterday: lowest, so. at am. today
Full report on page -.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
NO NEWS FROM THE SOLDIER
MEANS THAT HE is ALL RIGHT

Although the failure TO receive let
ters from men in the service is moi
pleasant to relatives and friends al
home the adage no news is good news
never was more true than at present
The report of every casualty at home
or abroad is Immediately wired or
cabled to officials at Washington, be-
ing relayed from there without loss OF
time to the emergency address of the
soldier or sailor affected. 1t is also at
once released for publication in the
newspapers. No news of casualties
has or will be held up.
No man in the service has received
orders not to write home; he has been
urged, on the contrary, to keep in
touch with relatives and friends. The
forces in France have at their disposal
post cards giving general information
in regard to health and the receipt Of
letters and parcels, which may be dis
patched without payment of postage.
Care is also taken to see that mail
intended for soldiers and sailors
-eaches them promptly. Where the
regimental and company designation
of soldier is not known It may be
secured by application to The Adju
tant Generals Office, Washington, D.
C. In one week 1,674 letters with in
sufficient addresses were received at
this office. On 1892 the addresses
were completed and they were for
warded, l23 were returned to senders,
5S went to the dead-letter Office be-
cause senders' addresses were not Civ
en-, and the balance were held with the
view that the addresses might be com
plolcd later.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
MANCHESTER DEPOT

Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Carleton enter
tanned at cards recently.
John Ridlon has returned from ,
weeks stay in Quincy, Mass.
Miss Frances Stuart is visiting rel
atives for few weeks in Arden, N
Y.
Mrs. Rodney Lampson is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. r. Lampson in Gran
vile, N. Y.
ID. c. Stuart of Oneonta, N. Y, has
taken the position of forester for the
Rich Lumber Company.
Howard and Leland Schlieder Of AL
hany, N. Y, are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Schlieder
Miss Alice Keene, who was recently
operated on at the Rutland Hospital,
In not recovering as fast as her
friends wish.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Conroy are NOV
ing to Utica, N. Y, from this village
where they have made their home for
several years past
Miss Elizabeth Perry and Vincent
Dcvelin Of Albany. N. Y, spent the
weekend with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Wesley Perry.
Mrs. Louis Longtin, Sr., and Mrs.
Edward Boudin have gone to Canada,
having received word Of the serious
illness Of Mrs. Longtin's father.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Pettibone enter
taincd al dinner Thanksgiving Day
Mr.. and Mrs. w. n. Bennett, Mrs.
Minnie Cunningham and NJ. l.. Petit
bone and daughter, Miss Ann Petit
bone
L. il not worth while TO remember
those away from home and the home
town. Give them q weekly letter by
sending The Journal TO them for the
NEXT year. II you have been away
from home for an extended time this
viii grip you What better way Of
helping them keep in touch with the
home. One dollar and a half in ad-
vance 10 any part Of the United States
and is possessions
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06

doors, one of which being partly opened
, disclosed the fact that they were dress
Ing rooms, and that young woman In
a kimono was applying paint plenti-
fully to her features. Through laby-
rinth OF packing boxes. furniture, prop
critics, scenery. and paint pots, Badger
finally came within range Of man
with d camera. He was quickly steer
ed to safe distance back OF the man,
and saw man sitting at desk while
girl talked to youth behind his
back. Her conversation was In an un-
dertOne, entirely unintelliglble. and
Badger wondered what 1t was all
about. He did not remember having
such scene In his manuscript. Later
on he was told that they had to put
that In TO make the story clearer. Stlll
later on he found they had put In so
much and taken out so much to make
the story Clearer" that II was not
clear 10 him that he had written II AT
all. However he made 10 moan. be-
lieying they knew the business OF
thrilling the public better than he did,
also believing II would please them 10
have him think this The small scene
had to be put over 20 many times that
the anxious author began TO think the
beautiful heroine would not appear
that day. But when luncheon com
menced to loom up 10 persistent rivalry
with his desire 10 see her. she came In
rather dIsfgured. be thought. by the
ghastly makeup. but still fascinat-
ing.
Before Badger left he had the fe-
lIcity Of meeting Miss Fsber. and On
closer acquaintance was more than
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06

OF all candies perhaps the sugar
plum boasts the most ancient lineage
1t was the invention OF one julius
Dragatus, noted Roman baker and
confectioner. member Of the family
of the Fabii. Dragatus put forth the
first specimen Of this confectlon In the
year III b. G. The bonbons OF this
variety were called dragau after their
inventor (dragees Is French, and their
manufacture constituted monopoly
enjoyed exclusively by the Fabian
family. Whenever there was birth
or a marriage In that family great
distribution OF dragati took place as
an evidence Of rejoicing. This custom
Is still retained by certain Of the old
families Of Europe.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
Boy Poets.

Keats wrote bis famous lode to Au
fumn" In his sixteenth year and. In
deed. all his five great odes, among the
greatest In any language. before he at
tanned legal manhood He died al
twenty-five Robert Burns wrote that
scathing satire. holy Willje's Prayer
when he had barely passed his youth
an0, indeed. The whole OF the poems In
the famous kilmarnock edition were
written before he was twenty FIVE. But
even the precocity Of Burns was put In
the shade by that OF Chatterton. who
committed suicide In a tit OF despair In
a London garret when he was seven
teen. He wrote the whole huge vol
ume of the Eowley poems when he
was schooiboy Mt Bristol.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06

home. One dollar and half in adj
vance TO any part Of the United States
and its possessions.
The week Of December i7th is 70 be
Red Cross Drive Week in which week
it is proposed to bring in 100000
new members by Christmas. In order
TO do this it will be necessary for each
and every person TO become commit
tee of ONE and see whether or not
they themselves are members. II you
are member get some one to join
who is not now a member. The quota
for Bennington county is 1900 addi-
tional and ii will be necessary for
Manchester to get at least 200 more
members in order to bring up the de-
sired number to the top. Hand in your
membership. Only sl00 year.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
OBITUARY
Mrs. Charlotte Matilda Waite

Mrs. Charlotte Matilda Waite pass.
ed away peacefully on the 26th Of
November, 1917, at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. Charlotte J. Cook, a,
Manchester Center, Vt.
Mrs. Waite, whose maiden name
was Charlotte NJ. Root, was born in
Hebron, n. Y, and was the last sur
vivor of a family Of eight children.
She was married on the lst of June,
1860, to Milo J. Waite Of Manchester,
who died in 1892, and since the mar
riage Of their only daughter, Mrs.
Cook, to the late +. W. Cook, she made
her home with her.
Mrs. Waite was a devout Christian
of singularly well regulated and ami
able disposition and character. greatly
loved and respected by all who knew
her, and under the watchful care Of
her daughter her life was prolonged to
an age remarkable for the full posses
sion Of all her faculties 10 the very
last.
Besides Mrs. Cook the nearest sur
viving relatives are Mary Hatch and
Augusta Wilson Of Hebron, Charles
Root Of New York, and Emma Day Of
Gloversville, N. Y. Celia Stevenson Of
San Diego, Cal, nicces and nephew
and Mayette Stevens.
The burial service was conducted by
the Rev. w. II. Bamford on the 30th Of
November and the body was laid TO
rest in the Center Cemetery, looking
for the resurrection Of the dead; and
the Life Of the world 10 come
Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
Tha eonehead Bee.

The intelligence Of the honeybee has
beer greatly overrated. according u
Everett r. Phillips. who is the govern
nept expert ou bee culture He says
that this insect really has no adapta
bility at all. Dnt wonderfully perfect
ed lnstinct. Success In beekeeping,
therefore. depends upon studying the
bee and giving II exactly what Its I'm.
perious instincts require. For exam.
pie. the space between the wall OF a
hive and the comb In which the hone,
Is 10 he placed must be exactly quar-
ter OF an Inch. If II Is more the bees
will store honey In the space. and II is
u less they will seal II closed 10 either
casc the hive must be broken open "
get the honey. Rsihmor. Star
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
Badgers
Idol
Copyright. by w. @. chapman)
BY HI AKERS

First of all Badger fell In love with
the girl on the screen. That's why
he began to try to write moving pie
ture scenarios. He was already sue.
cessful story writer, and his friend
Towers told him he was great boob
to waste his time on that "blooming
shark game" But what are you going
to do with a man who has fallen In
love with face on tilmi He must
write a play for that shadowy person
TO interpret, and make alive or perish
miserably. YOl might as well let him
20 to his doom untrammeled, since he
will go.
Edith Faber played the beautiful, un-
sophisticated, unselfish, and always
wronged heroine with appealing force.
When the manager handed back to
Badger his first attempt as mot exact
ly suited to his needs" he added 'You
see there must be part, too, for Miss
Hall. She's the one who plays the
boarding house keeper"
what that horrid old shrew - ex-
claimed Badger.
Exactly. She's got to have char
acter part. We're under contract to
her. She's some relation to Miss Fa-
ber."
Badger said he would like to try
again, and would take hack at Miss
Hall. He went home thinking It was
just the sweet unselfishness of Edith
Faber to make the manager engage
rather undesirable relative. He was
deeper in love than ever. He bonn
barded the manager with scenarios,
and at the fourth venture had the bliss
of having one accepted for the lovely
Miss Fabers 1t was called, 'The Soul
Of Stella" and Badger waited anx-
iously for the filming process to be-
gin.
They let him into the studio one
day after they had begun taking the
picture. He passed through long
corridor lined on one side with closed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
KILL THE CUR, SAVE THE SHEEP

Woolgrowing improvement and an
ticur sentiment 10 strictly together in
this country, and all publicity which
will explain the situation to the public
is a national service. The best grades
Of wool are raised in average farm
focks where sheep can be properly
cared for and clipped Even in Aus
tralia the best grades come from
Hocks Of moderate size, and the ten
deney there, where wool growing has
been carried to as high a stage Of de-
yelopment as that shown in any coun-
try, is toward the farm focks rather
than the large sheep ranches. The
greatest obstacle To wool growing in
this country has been the roaming
cur, protected by the humane senti-
ment Of city people who believe that
in reasonable restrictive laws for the
safeguarding Of sheep some injury is
done TO the dog as they know him.
The kind Of dog that works damage
10 flock of sheep is the common un-
derfed cur. A dog breeder, writing to
the Breeders Gazette, urges that a
hayy tax be put on mongrel dogs. es-
pecially ours kept by farmers them
selves, who underfeed them, give them
no training, and allow them to roam at
large. This breeder believes that the
situation calls for an improvement in
dogs. If people buy well-bred dogs,
paying good prices therefor, they will
take better care of them, and the
roaming, sheep-killing "everybody's"
dog, the common cur that does most of
the damage, will go out of fashion. In
every section where sheep are grown
focks are constantly being destroyed
by dogs. Such news should be gather
ed and published for the encourage
ment of wool growing industry
Weekly Bulletin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
"A CALL FOR OvERsEA WORKERS

An emergency call has come to the
War Work Council of the Y. NJ. G. A.
for 700 additional workers to be sent
overseas for work with the American
French, Italian and Russian Armies
Vermont is urged to furnish at least
ten men as its quota of the number
needed. These men are to be between
the age limits of 81 and so, and must
be loyal supporters Of the Govern
ment. Besides secretaries who have
had association experience, there is
need of expert bookkeepers, stenog-
raphers, and auto mehcanicans. Min
istcrs, professional and business men
can FIJI many of the positions. OF
course it is men of established Chris
tian character and Of proven ability
that are needed for this service. The
War Work Council wishes TO secure
men who will be ready to sail by Jan
uary lst.
This call affords another opportun-
ity for most needed and valuable ser
vice on the part of men that can fill
the positions indicated. The state
committee of the Young Mems Chris
tian Associations is desirous of doing
everything it can TO aid in this mat
ter and therefore requests that any
person who feels inclined to consider
this call will communicate with the
acting State Secretary, w. K. McGov-
ern. Burlington. VT
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
About Envelopes.

II Is said that envelopes were In
vented during the early days OF Louis
XIV Of France. In 1900 n. DE Val
lyer established a private post and
placed boxes at the corner Of the
streets for letters inclosed Ia enyel.
opes that were sold 10 Offices estab
lished dor that purpose. 1t seems
likely, however. that envelopes were IA
use before this period because enveI.
opes 10 used 10 Frnnee were special
postpaid envelopes. But precisely
what year is marked by the first lnyen-
ton Of envelopes ls unknown.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06

Sick Chauffeur Ito chauffeur friend)
Say, bill. II should die hire an auto
hearsc. And, BIZ. want yon 10 drive
IL. And, old pard. on the way run II
into n tree or something. I'd IKE 10
go In manner fitting my position In
life"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
BENNINGTON COUNTY
DEER HUNTERS
Over 100 Bucks Reported From This
County and Poor Season ai That.

County and Poor Season q, That.
The season just closed, nine days
shows that a51 bucks were reported
m again 1850 in 1916 with season o.
rs days
Essex county reported the largest
number, l5G, while from Lamoille anc
Orange counties comes the heaviest,
The total weight OF deer carcasse'
killed is estimated at 1851 pounds
with an average weight OF II.
pounds.
The following is a complete tabula'
tion for Bennington county. made
from final reports received in the Of
fce Of the fish and game commission
er al Cambridge. VI, Nov 30, 1917.
This tabuIation gives the number of
deer killed In each town Of the county
with names Of the successful hunters.
Arlington.--Lewis Brown, Sidney
Brace, Guy Bentley. John Mattison,
Roy Hannish, Dennis Hall, John
Davis
Bennington. Chas. Carpenter,
Ward Lyons.
Dorset. Simpson. L.. A. Wade,
Abner Blaekmer.
observation-disclosures Harrington.
Manchester er.---Fred Coulombe, War
ren Cadoret, Geo. Wade.
Pcru.---C. +. Cleveland. Delbert
Stone, o. s. Cummings, Mrs. Arthur
Monroe. c. S. Marden.
Pownal.-Chas. Favor, A. A. Neil
son, Leroy Williams, Thomas Null
ready. T.. r. Potter, Dan Colwell, Ed
gar Merchant, Walter Scriven, Merritt
Odell, Geo. Combs, John B. Oviatt,
John Timberlin, John Savery Ray
mond Resseguie.
Readsboro-Albert Mayner VIM.
Berraud, John Gallant, Earl Rupell,
Frank Read, Henry Shepardson, Cliff
ford Oakes. Howard Phelps, Fred
BagIey.
Sandgate.--George knight, Owen
Burke, John Chambers, E. X. Hayes.
Geo. Thomas, Clyde Peck.
Searsburg--Geo. Canfire, Geo. Lam
phear, +. W. Robinson.
Shaftsbury-Ernest Stanley, Louis
MilIington, Horace Baoker, Chester
Van Orman, Byron Kenney.
Stanford Earle Crosier. Herman
Lincoln. Chas. Tatro, Frank Harvey,
Ira u. Whitney. Arson Il. Murray,
John Knapp, Carl Holden, Mark B..
Murray, Lewis Lee.
Sunderland.-Ira Hall, Richard Doo-
ley, Paul Field, Joe Foster, Edw.
Squircs, Abel Seely, John Stone, VIM.
Mattison. Edw. Buck, Edw Lackey
Harry Niles, II. II. Lawrence, Elmer
Kent, Louis Moore, Hector Ward, Guy
Bacon, Harry Harmon.
Winhall--R X. Harwood, f. j.
Fowler, Ralph Read, Emery Wheeler
Forest Guild, c. r. Roberts, Carl Full
lcr, John Williams.
Woodford.-Chas. Dix, w. s. Car
penter, Darrell Sawyer. Rollin d. Jen-
ney, Dexter Schultz. Ray Barlow,
Warren Carpenter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
Methodist Church Notes

Sunday services at the usual hours
Morning service 1T IL; Sunday school
at II; evening service at 1880.
Prayer meeting at the parsonage on
Wednesday evening at 1880.
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 the Sun
beam Society meets with the Misses
Ruth and Isabelle Holt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06

Mans great actions nre performed
in minor struggles. There are noble
and mysterious triunphs which no eye
sees. no renown rewards. aud no flour
isb Of trurnpets salutes. Life, mlsfor-
tune. isolntlon, abandonment, and pov-
erty are battlelields which have their
heroes
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-12-06
Everybody Counts.

The hunbless Individual exerts some
influence. either for good or evil. upon
Others. rs.--Is~ecbeF