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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
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| FOR RENT-Rooms suitable for
taking boarders-bathroom and run
ming water. Apply Lock Box 1884
East Arlington. VI. Phone 36-2 25tf
FOUND-Watch and fob beside
brook. Owner can have by calling at
the Banner office and proving proper
| ty. 25t2
LOST-Between West Main street
and Putnam House or on North Ad-
ans car fountain pen with gold pocket
clasp bearing initials F. B. c.. Finder
please return to Miss Martha Carver,
120 West Main street. 25t2*
WANTED-A grandfather's clock in
any way associated with the Henry,
Squier, Robinson, Harwood, Haswell
or Rice family. Please communicate
with Mrs. b. T, Henry, North Ben
nington. 25t6*
WANTED-Plain sewing. Apply
Marjorie Lyon, tel 221-5. 25t25
FOR SALE-Second hand beds in
A No. l condition, also two new
globe ventilators. Inquire at Harte
Theatre. este
TO RENT-Tenemen at 100 Union
st. Up stairs. Five rooms. Modern i'm
provements. Inquire of II. w. Bur
gress, 109 Union ST. 25t6*
FOR SALE-To settle the estate,
the property located on South and
Grandview Streets. and known as the
Charles B. Wall estate The property
consists of two good dwelling houses.
barn and three extra good building
lots. Will be sold in whole or divided
as follows:-N l, the house at No.
105 Grandview with frontage on Grand
view Street of S5 TT. and depth of 1877
IT. Rear or south line has width of
50 TT. This property is modern, is in
good repair and will make very de-
sirable home property. There is land
enough for extra building lot. No. 2,
the barn on Grandview with lot 50x137
This can be remodeled into good tene-
ment at small expense and the loca-
ton will make it desirable property.
No. 3, the Homestead property, corner
South and Grandyiew, with frontage
on South street of 40 IT. and depth
of 125 #. This property needs some
repairs but small outlay will make
it one of the most desirable places in
the village. No 4, lot on South street,
just above the Homestead property,
with frontage of 80 TT. and depth of
125 feet. Here is a very desirable lot
with room for two houses and should
be sold quickly as desirable lots on
South street are going fast. For price,
terms and full information, see Nash
& Hutchins, Agents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
NORTH BENNINGTON

f. G. Tefft of North Troy spent the
week end in town.
George Stevens is recovering from
several weeks illness.
The Junior Pathfinders will meet
at the home of Mrs. F. d. Ranney,
Friday at p. m.
Don't forget the entertainment at
the Methodist church this evening
Everyone welcome.
There will be teams at the Baptist
church Wednesday morning at $3.50 to
carry the Sunday school children to
the picnic at the Furnace grounds.
Tucker Lodge, F. G. A. NJ. have re-
ceived an invitation from Adoniram
Lodge of Manchester to join them in
their meeting Thursday evening of
this week The third degree will be
worked by past masters of the lodge.
On Wednesday, June 81, the day of
the annual county picnic in Furnace
Grove, South SALISBURY, there will
be automobiles starting from the
North Pennington post office at all
hours, to carry any who wish to at
tend from this place, or who come on
the trolleys from Bennington. The
fare for children will be 10c. one way,
and for adults 15c.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
PLAYGROUND OPENING
Exercises nausurated with Address
by j. c. Colgate.

Exercises Inaugurated with Address
by J. C. Colgate.
About 400 children and 80 grown
ups attended the opening of the play
ground on Saturday afternoon. At
che flag raising, very interesting and
enjoyable talk to the children was
given by j. c. Colgate. Ice cream and
cake and little flag favor was given
to every child in attendance. The
new victrola was listened to with en-
ioyment and much appreciated by all.
The following young ladies very
ably assisted; Florence Carver, Mar
tina Carver, Frances Carver, Edith
Sibley, Alice Brown, Fannie Barber
Ann Shields and Bridgie Mcclure
Stories were told by Miss Mildred
Brown.
The occasion was an exceedingly
happy one for the little folk and was
made doubly so through the kindness
of Mr.. Colgate and his daughter who
ever since the play ground became
feature of community life in Ben
nington, have taken a keen interest in
all of it's activities.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
TOPUT 100000
MEN|N FRANCE
BEFORE WINTER
War Department Also Plans
Big Spring Offensive
REGULARS GOING FIRST
National Guardsmen to the Number
Of 125,o0o to Be Sent to Europe
Before October.

Washington, June 24-By three
main roads the war department today
was driving toward its goal of having
more than 10000 trained men i'll
France in time for an autumn often
| sive and more than 100000 by spring.
| In addition to the division of regu-
lars already ordered over seas, it be-
| came known today that five more di-
visions, 125,000 men, are being pre-
pared for service in the trenches.
They are all regulars, but many are
only partly trained, having enlisted
since war was declared. BY mixing
in large numbers of these recruits
there are more than 10000 of them
all together-with a force of train
ed men, the war department hopes to
have a well balanced force available
for early work at the front.
At war strength, the regular army
will number 100000 or more. At least
10000 of these will be kept in
America, for a while at least to train
the 625,000 recruits who will be
brought in through the draft
Meanwhile 125,000 national guards.
men also will be sent TO Europe, swell
ing the number there to 100000 by Oc-
tober, according to present plans.
Large additional forces of regulars
and national guardsmen will be avail
able by autumn here for work and in
France in the spring. BY that time,
also, the conscripts will have he'd
sufficient training to be sent to France
for finishing touches before being
thrown into battle.
A dispatch from Washington yes
terday says that more than 100000
men have volunteered in the Ameri-
can army and navy during the period
of less than three months that has
elapsed since war was declared to ax-
ist. The army, navy and national
guard represented an aggregate
strength of little more than 100000
men when the war resolution was
adopted. Today between 100000 and
100000 are enrolled in the various
branches of the fighting service and
the great majority of them are armed,
equipped and under training They
will be joined at the end of the sum-
mer by nearly 100000 men, selected
for the new national army from The
millions registered for war during
June 5. The regular army totoled
little more than 100000 men three
months ago, it is nearing the c50,000
mark today, and war department Off
cials, backed by the press of the
country, are bending every effort to
bring it up to 100000 during the pres
ent week.
The national guard, 100000 strong
when war came, numbers nearly 260,-
900 today, according to the best es-
Inmates available. OF that number
nearly $4,000 actually are under arms
guarding public property.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
MUNlTIoN TAX DODGERS
Makers are Accused of Trying to
Evade Paying on Profits.

Washington, June 24.--Widespread
attempts on the part of munitions
| makers to evade the payment of prof,
its taxes imposed by Congress last
September have been reported by in
ternal revenue agents, who have been
working quietly for the past two
months checking up the manufac-
turerS' returns.
The extent of the attempted evasion
thus far brought to the attention of
the treasury totals more than $4,000
600 or approximately 40 per cent of
the returns voluntarily made. Indica-
tions are that the figure will go as
high as s12,O0O,O0O or $4,000, 900
Scores of the manufacturers of
munitions, including some of the
largest are said to have attempted to
defeat the full operation of the law
by making only partial returns of
the profits.
Under the law, munitions makers
are required to report to the commits
sioner of internal revenue their pro-
fits each year and to pay the govern
ment tax of II IL per cent. Virtu-
ally all of the 600 or 700 manufacture
ers made their returns, apparently in
conformance with the law, showing
profits which netted the government
approximately S26,500,0O0 in taxes.
j. 1t was assumed, apparently, that the
bureau would check the returns
leisurely as it had been checking the
returns upon the income tax reports.
Commissioner Osborne, however, in
stead of waiting year or more, set
field force of investigators to work
almost Immediately after the muni-
tions returns had been received. They
were thus enabled to check the figures
given the government before there
had been any radical change at the
plants
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
|KETCHAM GOES
| ON TRIAL TODAY
At MANCHESTER
Charged with Murder of Will
ian Costello September 16
HAS CONFESSED CRIME
Bennington Mill Hand Fatally Shot
During Quarrel over Bottle
Of Liquor.

| Francis Ketcham, who has been in
the county jail since returning from
the state asylum at Waterbury, where
he was committed for observation.
was taken this morning to Manches-
ter. At 2 O'clock this afternoon he
was placed ON trial for the murder
of William Costello, who was shot and
almost instantly killed near the Yer
mont soldiers home on the night of
September 16 last.
Five days after the shooting, Ketch-
am was located. in the Washington
county Jail at Salem by three Ben
nington officials and a confession of
the crime was obtained From this
confession it would appear that Ketch-
am and Costello met on the street here
in Bennington and quarreled over
bottle of liquor which Ketcham had in
his pocket. The quarrel became heat
ed and they agreed to fight it out at
some retired spot. The place select
ed was near the Vermont soldiers
home. Almost Immediately after the
quarrel was renewed, according to the
confession, Ketcham drew the revol-
Yer, shot down his opponent and emp
tied the chambers of the weapon into
the PROSTATE mans body.
After leaving Bennington in
single rig which he stole from an ac-
quaintance. Ketcham stole a wagon
near Cambridge, was arrested and SEN
fenced to 80 days in jail. The fact
that he had a revolver in his posses.
SIGN led to the suspicion that he might
be the slayer of Costello. Corporation
Attorney e. c. Bennett, Deputy Sher-
iff John Nash and Officer Richard Hur-
ley went to Salem on Friday following
the murder, which took place on Sat
urday night and obtained the confes-
sion.
Ketcham was indicted at the last
session of the grand jury, but at the
request Of his counsel, Collins NJ.
Graves, was sent to the asylum for
observation. He was accompanied to
Manchester this morning by Deputy
Sheriff Harvey Lincoln of Rupert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25

RIDERS HERE ON
ENDURANCERUN
Passed Through Bennington
on TWenty-Fou Hour Trip
TO COVER 465 MILES
Professionals Who Took Part Say
Course and Conditions Made Most
Severe Test in Their Experience

Thirty-two motorcycles that left
| Worcester, Mass, at o'clock Satur
| day evening on the sixth annual "a
hour endurance run of the Worcester
Motorcycle club passed through Ben
nington Sunday and we're checked by
Dewitt e. Lewis at his Office on Main
street. One of the machines carried
the number Sc which would indicate
that nearly a hundred cyclists must
have started in the run.
The distance was 465 miles and the
route ran through seven states. The
control stations were at Providence,
r. l.. Boston, Kittery, Me-, Nashua
and Keene, N. H., Bennington, Florida
mountain at the top of the Mohawk
trait and Amherst, Mass.
Nearly all Of the cyclists who en-
tered made the run as far as Kittery
where many of them arrived 30
minutes late, a delay that resulted in
disqualification according to the rules
under which the run was made.
Notwithstanding the nearly all
night down pour of rain all of the
machines which were checked here
were on time. Some of them were
ahead of their individual schedules
and waited before passing the blue
flag that marked the station.
Most of the riders wore either oil
skins or rubber coats and sou'easter
hats. The men were mud spattered
and the machines showed evidence of
hard going. Some of the professional
riders who had taken part in many
endurance runs stated that the ride
over Hogback and Woodford noun
tains between Brattleboro and Ben
nington was the worst in their ex-
perience. Few of the cars were equip
ped with tire chains and the wheels
skidded and slipped in the deep mud
Only one solo machine came through
Bennington. The others had sidecars
attached.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25

WON THEIR SIXTH GAME
Amateurs Defeated East Arlington
Saturday 10 to 1.

The Bennington Amateurs went to
East Arlington Saturday and in the
afternoon won their sixth straight
game of the present season by defeat
ing East Arlington by score OF 10
to /.
East Arlington made but two
scratch hits off King while the Ben
nington batters secured seven safe
bingles off Hayden and Lawrence who
were on the mound for East Airing
ton.
The Amateurs ran wild on the bases
and pilfered sacks almost as they
pleased. The ragged play of the
home team in the field also helped
the visitors in running up the one-sid-
ed score.
Fans, who have witnessed some of
the games played by the Amateurs
this season, are OF the opinion that
Bennington now has the best town
team seen on the diamond here in
years. The infeld positions are we'll
covered and the batteries work we'll
A number OF the players, too, are
showing up we'll at bat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
SUBSCR|f rs
SHOULD EXCtfy
S10O,0OO,000.
Red Cross Already in Need
of Large Funds
FINAL DRIVE TODAY
Campaign Officially Closes Tonight
But viii Be Continued in a
Number of Cities.
FINAL DRIVE TODAY

Washington, June 25.-New de
mands on the American Red Cross dis
closed here yesterday by Eliot. Wads
worth, acting chairman, show that the
$100,000,000 fund, $1S,OO0,000 OF
which remains to be subscribed in the
final campaign roundup today, may
not last longer than six months. The
need OF relief work in nearly all the
allied countries is looming so big"
said Mr.. Wordsworth, that our $780,.
100000 can easily be spent within six
months, even though the Red Cross
practice every economy and give aid
only to the most worthy causes" For
this reason, Red Cross officials are
hoping earnestly that the fund will be
largely oversubscribed in the final
hours.
Special collections in thousands of
Sunday schools and church services
yesterday are believed to have raised
about $2,000,000. although few def
mite reports were received last night.
The addition Of this estimate made
the total fund tabulated at headquar-
ters about $S2,O0O,OO0
lOudy 10 ISliHS udy L uio
This message to the American people,
cabled from France by Maj-Gen
Pershing. was made public by Red
Cross headquarters last night:
Americans can show their colors in
no better way than by subscribing gen
erously to this Red Cross.
From sunrise till midnight COM
mittees in virtually every city, town
and village in the United States are
expected to work strenuously to col
lect the dollars that will mean life
saving for American soldiers and sail
ors, and mercy for millions of civilian
war victims in Europe. Tonight the
campaign will close officially, but
few cities expect to continue the work
most of the week.
Figures made public by Red Cross
headquarters showed that the high
est per capita contributions among
cities of more than 100000 popula-
ton came from Cleveland, whose rec
ord for the campaign is not likely to
be challenged. Cleveland's collection
so far makes a per capita rate OF
$500, New York city is second with
1854, Worcester sixth, 1891, Hartford
Ct, ninth, $3.50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
WEALTHY OILERS SCORED
Colonel Asks All to Provide for Ameri
cans Taken Captives.

cans Taken Captives.
Oyster Bay, June 24.-In Red
Cross appeal delivered before Ire un
furled the national and Red Cross
colors before the Oyster Bay Re
formed church at Brookville today,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt pleaded
that the nation should begin to think
about the fate of the American boys
who may be taken prisoners by the
Germans Unless steps are taken i'm
mediately to provide for them in Ger
man prison camps, he said, they will
be subjected to hardship and starva.
tion as were the English prisoners
before their Red Cross. workers could
arrange to care for them.
One of the most vital duties of the
Red Cross, he told the large congre-
CATION assembled in front of the
church, will be to make provisions for
the American prisoners who are
taken.
"The men who can't go to the front
should render other services. Most Of
all should there be shame attached TO
the wealthy man who idles If any
young man is in doubt whether to
fight or to do other work, let him give
the army the benefit of the doubt and
fight. The rest of us should stand
by in every possible way. That means
to buy Liberty bonds, TO subscribe to
the Red Cross and so on
The colonel then hoisted the Ameri-
can flag amid rousing cheers. He
then hauled up the Red Cross flag I'M
til it fluttered just beneath the ma
tional emblem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
GOVERNMENT
MAY TAKEHAND
IN c. {. STRIKE
Schenectady Machinists Not
Opposed to Intervention
MEN STANDING FIRM
Federal Order to Return to Work
Would Preserve Principle
Upheld by Strikers.
MEN STANDING FIRM

Albany. June 25-Federal interven
| ton in the strike of machinists at the
General Electric company's plant in
Schenectady seemed probable last
night as the strikers braced them
| selves for the opening of the second
| week OF the dead lock over the EN-
ploying of a negro machinist in shop
23.
Although no conference was ar
ranged for today the strikers seemed
confident last night that their griev-
ance committee would meet the com.
pany management again today. They
intimated strongly a belief that rep
resentatives of the federal labor de-
partment would arrive in Schenectady
today or tomorrow to assist in mediat
ing the differences. This belief arose
from the visit of p. ]. Downey, state
mediator to Washington Saturday, af-
ter the state labor department arbitra-
tors had failed to adjust the difficulty
in three conferences last week.
George Z. Emmons, vice president
of the General Electric company, said
last night there was no change in the
situation.
Strikers who are not in full sym
pathy with continuation of the strike
since the company has guaranteed full
protection of its employees against
cheaper negro help, last night said
they believed the machinists would
welcome the Intervention of federal
labor department men. II was said
the strikers then could return to work
under order of the government repre-
sentatives without compromising the
principle for which they are now stand
ing out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
LATOUR-k IRONING
Well-knoWn Young People United in
Marriage this Morning.


Marriage this Morning.
A very pretty wedding took place
this morning at st. Francis de Sales
church at eight o'clock, when Miss
Rena Kroning, daughter of Mrs. Mar
garet Ahearn, became the bride OF
Albyn Latour A nuptial mass was
celebrated by Rev. FIR. Carly,
The bride was charmingly gowned
in a white satin and georgette with
a tulle veil. She carried bouquet
of bridal roses.
The bride was attended by Misc
Mayme Costello, who wore a gown of
nile green georgette with white
picture hat. She carried bouquet OF
white carnations. Arthur Latour, a
brother of the bridegroom acted as
best man. Miss Helen Hurley played
Lohengrin's wedding march
After the ceremony wedding break
fast was served at the home of the
bride on Bradford street, after which
Mr.. and Mrs. Latour left for trip to
Boston and Providence. Both the
bride and groom have large circle
of friends, as shown by the many
presents of linen, silver, cut glass,
money and furniture. They will be at
home at 211 Bradford street after July
the fifteenth.
Among those who attended the we'd
ding from out of town. were Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Voss of Albany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
GERMAN AIR TRAFFIC PLAN
Routes Mapped Out to Constantinope
Via Vienna and Budapest.

The Hague, June 23.-The Tagliche
Rundschau publishes the program of
the International Aerial Traffic Com
pany, which has been put before the
Central Powers. The memorandum
points out that over certain distances
America already has an aerial postal
service, and urges that what the New
World found possible should not be
delayed in the Old World.
The Federal Council is working out
a traffic law and providing police reg
ulations for passenger traffic, the ex-
animation of luggage when crossing
the aerial frontier the question OF
mails, etc.
The scheme provides for three main
routes, all three running to Vienna,
respectively, from Hamburg, Stras.
burg, and Dresden. From Vienna all
three run via Budapest to Constanti-
nople. There are five feeding lines
running across country to Berlin, and
further eight lines to other parts of
the, route also three cross-country
routes. There is also one hugt circu-
lar route running practically around
the whole Central Powers. The
scheme provides stopping places at
every 25O hlometers and an average
speed of 100 kilometers per hour.
Count zu Reventlow. in an article
entitled Mister Wilson," dealing with
what he calls the Presidents iniqui-
ties, stated that among interesting
articles the Tageblatt was publishing
by former contributors it would not
dare TO publish Dr. Dernburg's former
articles on America. Whereupon the
Tageblatt states its intention of doing
SC.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
LAST REHEARSAL TONIGHT
For Dramatic Concert at Sunday
School Picnic.

Professor Chambers, OF North Ad
ans, who has been engaged to dire:
the chorus for the Dramatic concert
given in connection with the County
Sunday school picnic Wednesday will
hold a final rehearsal for Bennington
ians this evening in the Congregat'
tional chapel. His car arrives at 745,
and the rehearsal viii commence with
out today. All those intending to be
present at the picnic who can sing. or
think they can sing. or who would
like to think they can sing, are asked
10 help swell the volume of this
chorus and be on hand for the re-
hearsal at quarter before eight.
At the rehearsal held last Friday
the scarcity of men indicated that
there was a Misunderstanding on the
part of the public. This is not a
feminist movement; mems voices are
needed even more than women's.
Professor Chambers will be in
North Bennington tomorrow evening
TO conduct the rehearsal for the people
OF that town and Shaftsbury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-25
NINETY POUNDS OF TROUT
To Be Served at Annual Dinner a
Putnam House Toniuht.


Putnam House Tonight.
Fishermen. who were delegated for
that purpose. have secured 80 pounds
of trout for the annual trout dinner OF
the Bennington County Forest, Fish
and Game association to be held al
the Putnam house this evening.
A telephone message was received
from Commissioner Linus Leavens
this noon stating that it would be i'm
possible for him to be present at the
banquet, but the department will be
represented by his assistant, Edward
Connell who will make one Of the
speeches.
The addresses will be brief and will
mostly be made by officers and past
officers of the association. President
S. b. Hawks of the association will
preside. Donnelly's orchestra will
be in attendance.
1t has been the purpose of the offici-
ais to make the gathering as informal
as possible. Most of the members OF
the association have planned to be in
attendance and many of their friends
who are interested in the purposes OF
the organization have purchased
tickets. Tickets can be had at the
Endress cigar store or can be secured
at the hotel this evening. The recep-
ton committee consisting of Marden
r. Nichols and DR.. r. D. Jenney will
have glad hand out for any late
conner who has not yet provided him
self with the necessary passport.