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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
OLDER BOYS CONFERENCE
Hundreds of Vermont Boys viii Meet
in BurIinqton.

January u, 13 and IA will see four
or five hundred of Vermont's picked
young men, between the ages of Ia
and 20, in the city of Burlington at
tending the sessions of the seventh
annual conference of the older boys
of the state.
The purpose of the conference Is TO
furnish inspiration and information
along lines in which boys are vitality
interested. All churches, Sunday
schools, Young Mems Christian AS.
sociations, high schools, preparatory
schools, boy scouts, clubs, and other
similar organizations are urged to
send delegates from their member
ship. They should be older Chris
tian boys. not under Is years OF age
and not over 90
The people of Burlington very gen.
erously offer free entertainment in
their homes to all accredited dele
gates, so that the only expense will
be carefare and conference fee of
so cents.
The first session of the conference
will be the supper on Friday evening.
Saturday will be busy day, filled
with addresses, sectional conferences,
recreation time and an attractive
evening programme. On Sunday
there will be the morning church SER
vices, the Sunday school sessions,
the afternoon decision meeting, the
closing session in the evening.
Among the speakers will be Albert
f. Roberts, of the International Com
mittee of the Y. M. G. A.. Jared van
Wagenen, Jr, Of the N. Y. Depart.
ment Of Agriculture, President Guy
Potter Benton of the University of
Vermont. Others will be announced
later.
Last year six boys went from Ben.
ningtOn and North Bennington. The
delegation will be larger this year.
The local Y. NJ. c. A. will be glad to
give further information and receive
applications.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
FAILURES IN VERMONT IN 1915.
Number, According to Bradstreet's,
Were "a.

Bradstreets Burlington office re-
ports the total number of mercantile
failures in Vermont for the year 1916
were Ga in number, involving assets
of $267,967 and liabilities of $780,
349. The year 1915 gave the total
number of failures in the state as 5S
with aggregate assets of $209,031 and
liabilities OF $391,228. OF the total
number failing in 1916, IA of them
represented 7S per cent of the total
amount of money involved or those
having liabilities of $4,000 or more.
Two of them represented a total liza
bility of $196,000. In considering the
causes of these failures ii will be
noted that 73 per cent of them are
traceable to causes within the control
of the individual falling. Fortysix
per cent of the number failing did so
because of lack of capital, while 27
per cent we're classed as incompe-
tent. OF the total number failing 5
per cent were classed as due to
fraud. Five of the failures occurred
among firms doing business in a
wholesale way. or the various classes
of dealers rs per cent occurred
among grocers, 13 per cent among
dealers in cigars, fruits and confec-
tionery, IL per cent were general
store keepers, per cent handled
mems furnishings and like per
cent we're manufacturers of granite
The following Is tabulated number of
failurac acpordinp to COrlutjns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
NORTH BENNINGTON

The graded schools opened Tues
day after the holiday vacation.
An ice house is being erected by
the Rutland Railroad on the grounds
at the local station.
Mrs. Reynolds Dunham is confined
to the house by illness.
Mrs. F. ID. Ranney is housed with
severe cold.
Miss Barbara Rich has returned
from a weeks visit in Mechanicville,
n. Y,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Warner and son
returned Tuesday from visit with
friends in Springfield, Mass.
VIM. Minogue of Schenectady was
week end guest at VIM. Mayhew's.
Colonel Rutan of Blackinton. Mass,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Farnsworth for New Years.
A party composed of Frank Ripley,
Guy Farnsworth, Richard Dwyer and
Herbert Davis enjoyed a fishing trip
to Lake Cossayuna Tuesday
Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Loomis enter
tained large gathering of friends
and relatives on New Years Day.
Miss Ruth Loomis has returned to
her school duties in Dalton, Mass.
Walter Hurd has returned to Nor
wich University at Northfied.
The shops of the H. C. White Co.
are closed for ten days during the
taking of inventory and making
necessary repairs.
Waldo White, who has been con
fined to the house by illness for sew
eral weeks, is again able to be out
The third number in the enter
tainment course of the Village I'M
provement Society, will be given this
evening in Bank Hall. THE Veneti
an Trio" come so highly recommend
ed, they should be welcomed by a full
house.
The regular meeting of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union
was held this afternoon at the home
of Mrs. NJ, c, Holt. The subject was
"Alchol and Drugs" the afternoons
program under the leadership of Mrs.
X. B. Center.
Leon Spencer returned today to his
college work in Vermont University.
The Venetian trio at Bank hall
Wednesday evening, Jan. 3. third mum
ber in entertainment course. See ad-
vertisement elsewhere in this issue
and hand bills which will be left at
your door. 77t2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
Mrs. Isaac N. Howard.

The community of Fair Haven was
greatly saddened Christmas day when
it was known that Mrs. !. n. Howard
could not live. She was taken i'll on
October 18th with acute indigestion.
This with complication of troubles
which followed resulted in her death
Thursday evening, December 2Sth.
The funeral occurred at her late
home on Sunday. December 81 at
2.30 p m. 1t was in charge of Mr.. f.
Seamans. The following clergymen
officiated: Rev. p. L. Osburne of
Castleton; Rev. j. Fl. Blackburn and
Rev. Robert H. Ball of Fair Haven.
The bearers were: Frank Richter,
Willis Bartholomew, Allie Ormes, ].
S. C. Peck, Munson, Barbour and
Charles Leonard.
Martha j. Conkey was born in
West Hebron, N. Y. She was a de
scendant of the Conkeys who founded
Pelham, Mass, and .lneal descend
ant of Capt. Joshua Conkey. the
founder of Washington County, N. Y.
She married Isaac n. Howard in 1866
at Salem. n. y. They celebrated
tHclT SOlu0H NtuuluB nearly lWC
years ago Five children were born
to them. They are: Leone F.
Charles N. Belle c., Mrs. Grace
Moore and Walter f. Howard Her
husband, her children and one sister
Mrs. Mary E. Wyman, Sandgate. VT
survive. Instead of music, selections
were read from favorite writer's OF
the deceased The Singing in Gods
Acre" by Eugene Field was beauti
fully read by Rev r. II. Ball
Mrs. Howard had fine nature. She
deeply appreciated the music OF
words and she loved poetry. Her re
ligion was love. 1t was commonly
said of Mrs. Howard by people who
knew her that she was the kindliest
and best woman they had ever
known. Beautiful floral offerings
were sent by relatives and friends
These were present at the funeral
Mrs. Frederic Joerr'rsen, Freeport.
N. Y, q niece, and Mr. and Mrs. Os
car ]. Wyman, Cambridge. n. Y.
nephew and niece of Mrs. Howard
and many people from Whitehall
Hampton and surrounding towns
The burial was in Cedar Grove Gem
etary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
Conference MORE.
v | TIL MI X|CAN.
COMMISSIONERS
cananza's Representatives Will
Receive Reply to His Latest Note
SITUATION is COMPLICATED
u. S. Government Determined to Re.
serve Right to Pursue Raidino
Bandits Across Rio Grande

Washington, Jan. 3.-All the
threads of the tangled situation be.
tween the United States and Mexico
were held tonight by President vii.
son. The American members OF the
Mexican-American joint commission
made to him late today personal
report of their negotiations, which
nave reached deadlock, and whet-
her the conferences of the commits
sion shall contit ue is a question the
President has added to those already
under consideration, the determlna-
ton of which will shape the admins
tration's future policy toward the de
factor government.
Although an authoritative admis-
sion to that effect was lacking, it be-
came known that Secretary Lane, DR..
]. II. Mott and Judge George Gray,
the American commissioners, regard
ed as useless further attempts to eff
feet settlement of questions at issue
through the joint commission. They
submitted to the President written
report of their failure to have rati-
uGu NY Adi llit l54OtONOL PiO'lh-
ing for withdrawal of the American
troops from Mexico and for a CO.
operative control of the border, and
asked him to decide whether they
should continue their conferences on
other subjects. as suggested by Car
rama.
At least one more conference with
the Mexicans will be held. Some day
this week Luis Cabrera, chairman of
other two members, Ignacio Bonillas
and Alberto J. Pani, are expected to
meet the American commissioners
here and receive their reply to Car
ranza's latest communication.
1t seemed certain tonight that
some radical changes in policy would
be adopted soon b ythe United States
The President continued his consid-
Grafton of the withdrawal of General
Pershing's force regardless of Car.
ranza's attitude, and of the sending
of Henry p Fletcher to Mexico City
to represent the government as am
bassador 1t is known that neither
Of these steps would be regarded as
inconsistent by the American com
missioners.
If the Pershing expedition is taken
out of Mexico it will be with the un-
derstanding that the American gov
ernment reserves the right to re-enter
in pursuit of bandits at any time it
may become necessary and that there
will be recognized no right of the
Mexican government to impose re-
striotions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
FEW FOLKS HAVE
GRAY HAIR NOW
WelI-known local druggist says every
body is using od-tlme recipe Of
Sage Tea and Sulphur.

Hair that loses its color and lustre,
or when it fades, turns gray, dull and
lifeless, is caused by lack of sui
phur in the hair. Our grandmother
made up mixture of Sage Tea and
Sulphur to keep her locks dark and
beautiful. and thousands of women
and men who value that even color,
that beautiful dark shade of hair
which is so attractive, use only this
old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
ture improved by the addition of
other ingredients by asking at any
drug store for a so cent bottle of
''Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" which darkens the hair so
naturally. so evenly, that nobody can
possibly tell it has been applied. You
just dampen a sponge or soft brush
with 1t and draw this through your
hair, taking one small strand at a
time By morning the gray hair
disappears; but what delights the
ladies with Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound. is that. besides beau
tifully darkening the hair after few
applications, 1t also brings back the
gloss and lustre and gives 1t an ap-
pearance of abundance.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
to impart color and youthful appear
ance to the hair. 1t is not intended
for the cure, mitigation or prevention
of disease.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
SCANDAL INVOLVES
ENGLISH WOMAN
OF HIGH DEGREE
Court of Inquiry Gen. ures Mrs.
CORVALLIS West
YOUNG OFFICER Ex0N0RATED
Young Welsh Lieutenant Did Not
Respond To Woman's Interest
In His Affairs.

London, Jan. "A British army
scandal, involving the exercise of in
fuence over high officers by promi-
nent society woman, is described in
the report of a court Of inquiry issued
at London last night, and Mrs. Corn
wallis West, wife of Col. William
Cornwallis-West and mother of the
princess of Pless and of the duchess
of Westminster, is officially severely
censured The late Sir Arthur Basil
Markham, liberal member of Parlia-
ment for the Mansfield division Of
Nottinghamshire, who died last Au.
gust, demanded an inquiry in the
House of Commons into this matter
and was seconded by Irish members.
who declared that young Irish Of
ficer's honor was involved. 1t has
since developed that the officer was
Lieut.. Patrick Barrett of the Welsh
iusiliers.
According to a statement In the
House of Commons before recess he
was completely exonerated. Barrett
was sergeant in the Welsh fusiliers.
Col. Delme-Radcliffe and other Of
ficers recommended him for COM
mission late in 1915. and his claims
were supported by Col. and Mrs.
CornwallisWes and several promi-
nent civilians. Probably before this
time, and certainly later" says the
report, Mrs. Cornwallis-West began
to take more than an ordinary inter-
est in Mr.. Barrett, to which he consist
emily failed to respond. Eventually
he wrote her in February last let
ter of remonstrance, which she
placet in the hands Of his command
ing officers"
Barrett was severely censured by
his commander without the oppor-
tunity OF stating his case. Soon after
that he was transferred to another
battalion on the demands of Mrs.
wallis-West Gen. Cowans, who
aided the Cornwallis. Weeks in secur-
ing Barrett's transfer is censured for
interfering with discipline. Gen w.
II. Mackinnon, who was also concern
ed in the correspondence, is criticized
for interfering with the affairs Of the
western command, after he relin-
quished his command. but is not dis
ciplined, because he has since re-
tired.
The court of inquiry reports regard
ing Mrs. Cornwallis-West: 1--WE have
no doubt that her injudicious boasting
of the power she welded at the war
ofllce-which was confirmed to an ap.
preciable extent by the wording Of
some of Sir John Cowan's letters
was calculated to bring him and the
administration at the war office into
disrepute. We feel obliged to record
our opinion that this lady's conduct.
as revealed in this case, has been
highly discreditable, in her behavior
toward Second Lieut.. Barrett before
his letter of the 14th of February. In
her vindictive attempts to injure, him
afterward and in the untruthful EVIL
dence she gave before us.
at appeared in the evidence that
this lady holds positions of some i'm
portance in the county Of Denbigh-
shire in various associations OF
public character for assisting in war
work. In our opinion it is to be re-
gretted that she should hold such po-
sitionG."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
CENTRAL POWERS
WILL DISCLOSE
PEACE TERMS
Former Hungarian Premier Says
They Will BE Given to Wilson
" lTING FOR ENTENTE REPLY
President Confident That Steps So
Far Taken viii Be Ultimately
Helpful.

Washington, Jan. 3-Coincident
with the receipt here today OF conf
dental advices giving the broad out
lines of the entente reply to Presi-
dent Wilson's note proposing a dis
cussion Of peace terms, Colonel L. NJ
House, the Presidents friends and
adviser, arrived at the White House
The colonels last visit was followed
by the dispatch of the Presidents
note.
AT the same time press dispatches
from London told of speech by
Count julius Andrassy, former pre-
mier of Hungary, stating that the cen
tral powers had given or would give
President Wilson statement of their
peace terms, and that the entente al
lies could obtain them from him.
Officials at the White House and
the state department would not dis
cuss these developments further than
to say definitely that no further move
on the part of the American govern
ment would be determined until the
entente reply was received. 1t was
said that the President still has his
mind open on the question.
1t was not disclosed whether the
administration considers that the un-
favorable action of the entente has
left the way open for the confidential
exchange of terms between the oppos-
ing groups of nations. In view of the
delicate nature of the negotiations,
extreme secrecy is being observed by
the few officials in close touch with
the situation.
Both in German and entente circles
pessimism over the outlook was ex
pressed. The President. however,
was understood to think that the
moves already made will be helpful
ultimately. regardless of the immedi-
ate consequences.
Preliminary information indicates
that the entente note will pay more
attention to their suggestion that
means be found for preserving peace
in the future than did the reply of
the central powers"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
BANQUET AT Y. Nj. c. A.
To Be Held With Annual Meeting on
Monday Niqht.

Monday Night.
Following a banquet at $50 Mon
day night, the Young Mems Christian
Association will hold its annual meet
ing and election of directors.
The banquet will be furnished by
the Womens Auxiliary, and will be
served in the Association building
After that will come brief reports
and the usual business including cleo
ton of directors to fill vacancies.
An address will then be delivered
by Paul Super. one of the secretaries
of the International Committee of
Young Mems Christian Associations.
Mr.. Super is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Missouri, and has served
as General Secretary in that institu-
ton, Orange. n. j.. and Honolulu. He
was in Honolulu ten years, and left a
splendid building valued at S140,000
2150 members, and an employed staff
of 10 secretaries, when he joined the
International Committee. Mr.. Super
is man of unusual executive and or
ganizing ability, attractive PERSONAL
ty, and an effective speaker, and all
who have at heart the welfare of the
local association should hear his mes
sage.
A very limited number of plates can
be served, and those desiring to be
present should secure tickets at once
at the Y NJ. c. A. where they are on
sale at soc each. 1t is hoped that
those who can not attend the banquet
will come later for the address.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
RUMANIA Is DOOMED
Continued Progress Of Teutonlc Atlies
Presages Complete Subjectlon

Berlin, via Sayville, Jan. 3.--The
Bulgarian, Turkish and German
troops have now decisively thrown
back the Russian forces in the north
west corner of the Dobrudia and have
gained the heights beyond Macin.
from where their guns now can rake
the cities of Braila to the west and
Galatz to the northwest.
The artillery of the Central powers
is now planted on the east bank OF
the Danube. Braila and Galatzl are
important trading centers.
In eastern Wallachia, the Russo.Ru
manian army has been pushed back
to point where II is less than twelve
kilometres (seven and half miles)
from their fortified Sereth line. ~
A final stand appears to be a for
'lorn hope in the face of the pounding
by the Ninth and Danube armies.
The invaders are not permitting. the
retreating foe even a breathing spell.
The Sereth Notifications were con-
structed by the Rumanians years ago
to meet a possible invasion from the
north. It now has been reconstructed
for the purpose Of holding back the
foe who has been coming on from
Pennsylvania and the Danube. The
question of the complete subsection
of Rumania is merely matter of
time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
CARRAhzA CONSUL
ARRESTED FOR
CONSPIRACY
Charged with Shipping Arms from
Ibis Country to Mexico
CASE OF HARDWARE HAD A FALL
Package of Building Material" Ac-
cidentalIy Broken Open Found
to Contain Cartridges.

New York, Jan. 3.-The arrest here
today by federal officers of Juan T.
Burns, consul general at New York
for the defacto government Of Mex
leo, disclosed an alleged conspiracy in
which five Mexicans, including Burns,
are charged in three indictments with
shipping arms into Mexico in viola
tion of President Wilson's embargo
proclamation of October, 1915, and
with evasion of customs regulations.
According to Assistant U. s. Dis
trict Attorney John c. Knox, federal
agents first became acquainted with
the alleged plot in November Of last
year, when packing case shipped
from New York on board the Ward
line steamship Esperanto and mani
tested as containing building mate
rial," fell on the dock at Vera Cruz
and broke open, revealing cartridges
as it's contents. Investigation dis
closed that the box. shipped presum
ably by a Pittsburgh hardware com
pany, had been forwarded from this
port by firm known as the Adic com
pany, composed of Louis Gotting and
Wenceslao Mont. The manifest on
which the box was entered in customs
records was signed by John Gelpi,
who in investigation proved to be
Pose de la Paz, an employe of the
firm.
Burns was arrested today as he was
leaving his apartment to go to his
Office. He protested his innocence and
when arraigned before Federal Judge
Hand, entered plea of not guilty.
He was placed under bond of $l0,-
900, which he furnished in cash, and
was released.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL WEEK
Lecturers of international Reputation
to be in Attendance.

January 14th to Goth will be OBJ
served as Sunday school week in Ben
nington. Realizing that the Sunday
school OF today is the church of to-
morrow and that the training of the
young is the supreme task of the
church, week has been planned
similar to that of last year but with a
much improved program and even
more distinguished faculty. Ben
nington is a small town in small
state and it is only because of the
splendid response of the people to the
institute last year and the planning
for year in advance on the part of
state and county officers that this all
has been made possible. There are
TO be on the institute faculty two
leaders of national reputation and
one of international.
Dr. Littleiield will need no introduc-
ton to Bennington as a leader of ex-
ceptional power. His co worker this
year will be Miss Martha X. Lawson
of New York. She is well known to
every delegate to summer confer
ences and has reputation as leader
of girls equal to that of DR.. Little
field in his line A different method
in lectures will be used this year and
classes will be elected according to
the experience and training one has
had for teaching and not according
to the ages taught The courses will
be in psychology and pedagogy for be-
ginning and advanced teachers and
each student will be able to sit un
der both DR.. Littlefield and Miss Law
son.
Mrp Boyd will lecture on church
history. his topics being THE First
Thousand Years of Christianity" and
THE Reformation and Missionary
Activities All who have attended
his series on the Old and the New
Testament. will be interested to con
clude this historical survey of the
Christian religion.
Every evening, sessions will be
opened with devotional period of
singing and a Bible lecture by DR..
Littleheld
In addition to the evening sessions
DR.. Littlefeld and Miss Lawson will
Problems" with the young people in
the manner that is so popular at sum
mer conferences and on Friday night
there will be banquet for all Teen
Age" young people of this and the
surrounding villages under the aus
pices of the alumni of the summer
conferences.
Sunday the goth, will be the crown
ing day of the institute w. c. Pierce
will be present He is a field secre-
tary Of the International Sunday
school association and has been Sc
cured with great difficulty. He was
formerly secretary of the adult Bible
class movement of the international
association and will conduct rally
of the mems Bible classes, confer
with pastors and superintendent and
address a rally of young people on
Sunday night.
Altogether January 18th to goth
promises to be a week full of epoch
making possibilities for Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-04

DIES AT AGE OF 100 YEARS
Mrs. Eliza Morse Succuribs at Eaueh
{ tets Home in BrattIeboro

Brattleboro,. Jan 3-Mrs.s Eliza
Morse, who observed her Tooth birth
day anniversary last June and was
the Oldest person in Brattleboro,
died today at the home of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. II. M. Allbee. She was the
youngest of IL children Of James
Nichols all of whom lived to be over
so. Her husband was the late Henry
Morse. Mrs. Morse made her first
cheese at the age of ten and made but
ter until she was 81 years old.