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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
DRAF TED MEN
WILL NOT HAVE
LONG TO WAIT
First Third Likely to Be CAL
led Out in Few Days
MAY GO TO AVER, MASS.
Possible Also That They May Be
First Sent to Fort Ethan Allen
Join Other Vermonters.

The drafted men are not likely to
have long to wait before getting into
the army The first 80 per cent is to
be called for at once and the rest will
follow soon after
The local board is in session today
working on the exemption cases.
Most of the cases are clear enough,
but there are few which are not
easy to decide.
The Burlington Free Press says to-
day that Vermonts quota of 1,049
drafted men will go to Camp Deyans
at Aver, Mass, TO which have also
been assigned the draft quotas from
the other New England States and
from 22 exemption districts of New
York State. There will be a total of
37,76S men at the camp from the New
England States to which will be ad-
ded those from New York, the exact
number of which has not been deter.
mined.
If this statement from the Free
Pres is correct 1t is not clear what
will be done with the 700 men of the
First Vermont left at Fort Ethan AL
len. A good many people have
guessed that Vermont's draft quota
would go there first and be united
with the remnant of the First Yer
mont
Yermonts quota of 1,O49 is the
smallest of those OF the New England
States, which are as follows: Con
necticut 1897; Maine 1921; Massa
chusetts 20,5S6; New Hampshire
1904, and Rhode Island 2,211 Yer
mont's 1,049 men have been chosen
from the following districts
Addison county 1923; Bennington
127; Caledonia 20; Chittenden 80; Es
sex 43; Franklin 46; Grand Isle S2
Lamoille 81; Orange 6S; Orleans 92
Rutland. first division l50; second di
vision 81; Washington %; Windhan
O.; Windsor 2OS; total 1.049.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
AMERICAN HEROES KILLED
Chadwick and Biddle Slain During
Aerial Combats


Paris. Aug 23.-Oliver NJ. Chadwick
of Lowell. Mass. a member of the
Lafayette Escadrille, was killed in ac-
tion this week. Julian c. Biddle OF
Pennsylvania has met a like fate.
Oliver Moulton Chadwick was the
son of Austin X. Chadwick. president
OF the Lowell (Mass.) Five Cent Saw
ings Bank. He was born in Lowell
September 90, 1883 and after taking
honors at Phillips Exeter Academy
won his A. b. and LII b. at Harvard.
He took Plattsburg course and quail
ifed as an expert riheman there. He
served with the Massachusetts Field
Artillery on the Mexican border. His
aviation training was at the Curtiss
school at Newport News
Julian Biddle was famous as a
cross.country rider and athlete When
the war began he was attracted to
aviation and took up flying at the
Essington, Penn, flying school last
year He was given his pilots IL
cense October II, 1916.
The Lafayette flying corps offered
him the quickest route to action, and
he went across last May armed with
strong letters from friends and asso
ciates.
Chadwick and Biddle have added
their names to the list of air heroes
from the United States that already
moulded Victor Il. Chapman, KifIer
| Yates Rockwell. Norman Prince
| James X. Mcconnell, Ronald Hoskiel
and Edmund Genet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
ITALIAN DRIVE
ALONG |SONZO
CONTINUES
Austrian Counter Attacks Are
ineffective
10000 PRISONERS
Austrians Reported to be Stripping
Trieste indicating an Early
Evacuation of the City.

London, Aug 24.-The great often
sive of the Italians along the lsonzo
front daily continues to gain in inn
petus and apparently the strong Aus
trian counter-attacks nowhere have
been able to stem the tide which is
bringing Gen. Cadorna's men gradual
ly closer toward their objective.
Meanwhile, the German operations
east of Riga seemingly are develop
ing in strength, as the Russians have
given further ground to the enemy.
Around Verdun in France the French
army is holding its gains of the early
week unhampered by the German in
fantry, but with the guns of the crown
prince raking the line at various
points.
At Lens, the Canadians have work
ed their way farther into the environs
of the coal city and in Belgium near
Ypres, Field Marshal Haig's men
have been victorious in a two-days'
battle, making gains over their front
varying in depth from half mile to
few hundred yards, notwithstand-
| ing the tenacious resistance of the
| legions of Crown Prince Rupprecht.
On both the nothern and southern
ends of the battle line in the Austro-
Italian theater the Italians have
pressed forward their line for con.
siderable new gains against the Aus.
| trians. The counter-attacks of the
| Austrians are extremely violent, but
nowhere have they been able to dis
| lodge the Italians. More than 16,
600 prisoners already have been TAX
en- by the Italians.
| Although the exact extent OF the
Italian advance has not yet become
! apparent and the objective aimed al
is not definitely known, Gen. Cadorna
over the entire 81 miles of the fight
ing front has everywhere made prog
ress and the Austrians are reported
unoflicially to be stripping Trieste o
its valuables and moving them tC
Vienna and other places The chic
British military observer, Maj j.-Gen
Maurice, says the Italians alread!
have gained an important victor,
which gives promise of developing
presently into victory OF the frs
magnitude.
East of Riga, the Russians have fal
len back before the enemy all aloni
the line from Ragidzem, on the gul
of Riga, through Tukkum and Kan
mern to the upper reaches of tn
River Aa. Fighting is going on
scant 90 miles east of Riga in tn
Lake Babit sector. The German of
cial communication in announcin
German gains in this region says tn
Russians evacuated positions withou
offering battle. previously having d'
stroyed villages behind them.
To the south in Volhynia the Gel
mans also have delivered attack
against the Russians for gains of te
ritory but later were dislodged
counter-attacks. In the Rumania
theater the Russo.Rumanian troop
have taken the offensive in yariou
sectors or repused Teutonic allie
counter-attacks. No important gain
in this region have been made |
either of the combatants.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
DRAFT LAW CHARGES
Proposal That Not All the Sons In a
Family Be Taken.

Washington, Aug. pa full
statistical report on the operations of
the draft law will be prepared by the
provost marshal generals Office as
soon as the mobilization of the first
increment of 6S7,OOO men of the ma
tional army has been completed,
some time early in October
Pending the receipt of the reports
and the careful analysis of the condi-
tions il proposed no steps towards
calling a second increment.
Gen. Crowder said today that the
call for the second increment never
had been considered at any confer
ence at which he was present.
The first increment will fill all the
training areas-16 national guard
camps, and 16 national army canton.
ments-to capacity,
The regulars are now 10000 above
full authorized war strength by vol
untary enlistment, and the national
guard is in similar situation.
Training facilities already are
taxed to make ready for the from
men now available.
Inequalities of an unavoidable ma
ture will be shown in the statistica
report. There probably will be some
amended regulations based on actua
experience with the first increment
and some amendments in the Law
may be thought desirable by con
| gress.
1t is possible that some provision
will be made whereby all the sons o
one family will not be taken. A ney
definition of the status of marrie
men may be one of the things acte
upon.
| Another matter to be worked out
the status OF aliens.
Still another is the status of me
who have passed beyond draft az
since being drafted and that of thos
who have become Of draft age in III
meantime.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
RIGA W.T. Be
GIVEN }'p
TO GERMANS
Russians Unable to Hold
Great Baltic Seaport
ARMIES IN RETREAT
Loss Of Riga Will Make Situation of
Petrograd Unsafe and Capital May
Be Moved to Moscow.

Washington, Aug. 2S.--Riga, one
of the most important ports of Rus
sia. seems to be lost to the Germans
All the facts in the matter are not
known here, but enough has been re-
ceived in the way of official advices
to justify the statement that the Rus
sian troops that have been defending
the port and city are withdrawing,
leaving the Germans an easy task.
The seriousness of the situation is
emphasized by the fact that Riga is
the principal key to Petrograd, and
ii is feared that the victorious Ger
mans will march on the Russian capt.
tai. Without any definite statement
at hand to that effect, all the circum-
stances tend to show that there will
be little resistance to the German
advance.
With Petrograd threatened the
Provisional Government on which
Kerensky is the head, will be Obliged
to move elsewhere. and it is supposed
in Washington that should this course
become necessary the seat of govern
ment will be established in Moscow
the ancient capital, which has sen
timental place in the hearts of the
Russian people.
Information that the Russians were
withdrawing from Riga has been
known to officials and others here
since Tuesday. While it was felt that
there was no military advantage in
concealing this condition, no state
ment on the subject was forthcoming
for the reason that those having
knowledge OF what was taking place
took the position that 1t was for the
Russian Government to let the Allied
world have the bad news. For their
own reasons the Germans have not
made any announcement, and the Of
fetal statements from Petrograd have
merely indicated that an offensive
against Riga had been begun by the
German forces and that the Russians
had been obliged to retire several
versts.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
Chief of the German General Staff, is
supposed to be in personal command
of the Kaiser's troops that are parti
pating in the Riga campaign 1t is
expected here that within a short
time, perhaps a matter of hours, an
nouncement will be made from Pet
rograd or Berlin that the German
troops are entering Riga. The char
acter of the adyices received here
would Indicate that this has already
been accomplished,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
HAVE ENOUGH RIFLES
Government Able to Equip Men For
France.

A dispatch from Washington Tues
day says that there is no shortage
of rifles for the American forces sent
to Europe although there may be
some delay in equipping all men Of
the national army with the weapons
they are to use in training. The force
sent abroad will carry an average Of
at least two rifles per man as an ade-
quate protection against loss and
wear and tear. II may be necessary
for short time at the national army
training camps. however for one
company ir the morning and another
company do its training and target
practice in the afternoon with the
same weapons.
This situation will be of very short
duration. however, as an enormous
supply of Enfield rifles already or
dered to supplement the supply OF
American Springhelds will be deliv
cred, beginning soon after the national
army forces are modified, The En-
field rifles have been rechamberet
iOl AhtlNull dHllHhHlNdAlbhf NhiNh
in the opinion of army ordnance ex
perts. makes them far better thar
those used by the British, The Amer
lean Enfields will be harder hitting
and Of longer range than the British
and the ammunition more stable un
der any weather conditions.
To secure complete Interchange
ability Of parts, so that there woul,
be no delay in repairing the weapon
in the field, the war department ha
standardized the guages and othe
appliances at the three American
plants making the rifles. Delay in dc
livery of the guns has resulted, bu
In the opinion of army officials tina
disadvantage is more than Offset b
the fact that parts built by one fat
tory can be used in repairing ritl
turned out at another.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
BOYS STILL GOING
Not All the Detachment Has Yet Left
Fort Than Allen.

Burlington. Aug. 24.-The remain
der of the lst Vermont infantry did
not leave Fort Ethan Allen last night
as was the original plan but will de-
part in sections of about 400 until the
whole detachment is gone The rea-
son for the change is supposed to be
the delay in getting transportation
facilities, Hardly enough cars were
available for the first section leaving
Wednesday night.
No information has been given out
concerning the use that the tents will
be put to on the state reservation.
They have been left standing and the
general opinion is that the regiment
will be filed again. II was stated at
headquarters today that draft troops
would probably be used to fill the
regiment again to war strength.
When the main part of the regiment
has departed there will still be over
600 men left besides the hospital
corps, headquarters company and the
band.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
NEW YORK HIKERs COMING
Empire State Members of G. NJ. c. 4
nHlt Tralln In Septemher.

Tllt iran w OcPtcHpcTs
A party made up of about twenty
members of the New York section of
the Green Mountain club will arrive
in Bennington September lst for a
three days outing making its head
quarters at the Anna Park cottage at
Woodford city. A schedule of events
has been arranged for their entertain
ment by the local section to include a
corn roast, a trip over the mountain
from Woodford city to Deer Cabin
and trip across Hagar clearing to
Little Pond, down He'll Hollow to the
G. NJ, G.. camp and from there over
Bald mountain to Bennington.
The Bennington section will Join
in the corn roast and the hike over
Bald mountain and 1t is hoped that
the local members will turn out in
good numbers and make the visit of
the New York members as pleasant
as possible.
The New York section is the larg
est in the club, Bennington being sec
ond, and includes many enthusiastic
hikers, a number or whom have al
ready made the trip over the loca
section of Long Trail from Benning
ton to Manchester.
Professor VIII S. Monroe, its presi
dent and a member of the board o
trustees OF the Green Mountain clul
and well known to several Benning
ton people. will be present. Profes
sor Monroe is one of the most activ
members Of the club, last year havln
built at his own expense and to
large extent by his own labor neN
section OF trail between Camel
Hump and Lincoln mountain. Thi
has been named by the club the MOI
roe Sky Line Trail in honor Of II
builder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
OIL WELL 7,2ts FEET DEEP
Has Cost the Promoters So Far About
S30C,00O.

Rldgway, Pa, Aug 20--Oil and gas
men throughout northwestern Penn.
sylvania are awaiting with much in
terest the final result of drilling oper-
ations at the two deep test wells 10.
Gated at Kersey and Mcdonald. both
Pennsylvania towns. The Geary well
at Mcdonald has reached depth of
7,21S feet, which makes Il the second
deepest we'll In the world
The worlds deepest well is in Ru
mania and is 1900 feet deep but It is
likely that the Geary well will make
new worlds record. Its promoters
already have spent 100000 in the
wildcat venture and another 100000
is to be invested before Il Is aban
doned. When the drill reached O
depth of 7,i1O feet strain OF rocl
! salt more than 100 feet thick wai
discovered.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
Garden Everything Except
Rst. Gross SUPPLIES
Drafted Men Should Be Supplied
With Paiamas, Etc.

The Vermont Chapter of the
American Red Cross has jpst COM
pleted the work OF providing the men
of the First Vermont regiment. now
in the federal service, with pajamas,
comfort bags, and housewives. All
further supplies will be sent to the
division headquarters at Boston. Pro
vision is to be made for men drafted
into service by the respective
branches The following letter has
been sent to the branches in regard
to this work, by II. S. Howard, sec
retary of the chapter
To the Branches, Vermont Chap.
ter Red Cross:
"All the members of the First Yer
mont Infantry regiment have now
been supplied with pajamas, comfort
bags, and housewives" for which
please accept the thanks of the state
headquarters.
Therefore do not send any more
articles to Burlington Hereafter
send Red Cros supplies to Boston,
Red Cross Supply Service, 142 Bork-
eley street.
But the state executive committee
requests that each branch see that all
drafted men accepted for service in
the army from their respective To-
calities are supplied with pajamas,
comfort bags, and housewives be-
fore they leave home"
II. S. Howard,
Chapter secretary.
The comfort bags contain necessi-
ties and little luxWies which the men
would otherwise lack Among the
articles contained are tooth brush,
adhesive plaster, shoe strings, steel
mirror and half dozen handker-
chiefs. Each bag is equipped at a
cost of about two dollars. The
housewife" is a sewing outfit which
is contained in the comfort bag 1t
includes scissors, needles, pins
thread, buttons, etc,
The following circular letter has
been sent to the branches in regard
to the need for knitted articles for the
soldiers who will see immediate serv-
ice in France
The membership of the Vermont
chapter passed the $4,000 mark We'd
nesday including those who became
members through the War Fund cam
| paign. Memberships are still pouring
| in to the headquarters at Burlington
and the War Fund total has now
reached S200,500 and will undoubted
| ly mount still higher
| Very soon warm clothing will be
needed in large quantities for oul
troops in France. BY October 1st the
men will need wooden socks, sweat
ers, wristlets and scarfs. Headquar
ters has apportioned 1900 as Yer
mont's share of each of these foul
garments. Some sweaters and socks
can he bought ready made but wrist
let's and scarfs can not so readily b'
found so 1t is hoped that the knittins
force of all the branches will concen
trate on these two articles for The
next month.
Please hold all knitted goods yol
have on hand until you receive mott
fcation where and when to ship then
| TO apply on this requsition.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
SOLDIERS NEWSPAPERS

Proposal to Establish One to Give
Home News to the Men in France.
Washington, August 2S.-Sugges-
tions are reaching the war depart
ment as to the advisability of estab.
fishing at once in the American army
area abroad a soldiers newspaper to
furnish tho men with n brief resume
of home news as well as punishable
facts about what is going on in
France.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
TO TALK ON FOOD SAVING
Speakers to Instruct Public for Three
Days Next Week

Washington, Aug 23-The food ad.
ministration has designated August
2S, 90 and 30 as educational days
when public speakers throughout the
country viii disseminate information
on food conservation. Among the
speakers obtained for meetings here
are Herbert Hoover and Carl Vroo-
man, assistant secretary of agricul-
turc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
HEAVY LOSSES AT SEA
More Than Six Thousand in Mercan
tile Marine Have Been Killed.

London. Aug. 2O--Since the out
break Of the war 6,627 officers and
men of the British mercantile marine
exclusive Of those in the pay of the
admiralty, have lost their lives, ac'
cording to a statement made in the
house OF commons this afternoon by
Sir Albert Stanley, president of the
board of trade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-My residence on East
Main street Inquire of Mrs. Edward
u. Harte after Sept. LIST. 75t6
FOR SALE-On easy terms. several
desirable houses with gardens. water
and sewer connections. For partic-
ulars address Mrs, h. y. Ilullng. tel
53l.M. 75t25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
ACTOR MUST SERVE
Has $500 In Bank and Wife Is an
Actress,

Bryant Washburn. a widely-known
motion picture actor In Chicago,
must serve in the national army Mai
b. NJ. Chipperfeld, representing the
provost marshal-general, ruled yes
terday. Washburn, who has passed
physical examination, claimed exemp
ton on the ground that he had a
wife and child dependent upon him
Secret service agents learned, Mai
Chipperfeld said, that Washburn had
bank account of $3.50 and that his
wife. who was Mabel Forrest. an ac
tress, had appeared in pictures be
fore and after the birth of their child
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
WILsoN-cooK

Young Couple Married at Parsonage
Wednesday Evening
George II. Cook Of North street and
Mary Martha Wilson of New York
were quietly married Wednesday
evening at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. w. G. Towart.
They were attended by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred NJ. Philpott They have
gone TO Catskill, N. Y. for honey.
moon trip and on their return will
live at 3O1 North street MIR. Cook
is employed by j. y. Bingham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont thunder showers tonight and
Saturday fair and cooler.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24
REFUSES TO BE A BISHOP

Doctor Mann Declines Episcopal
Office in Western New York
Wianno, Mass, Aug. 23.--Dr. Alex
ander Mann, rector OF Trinity church,
Boston, announced here today that he
had declined to accept the Office OF
bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
western New York to which he was
recently elected, because Of the con.
viction that he could do more effective
work for the church by remaining at
his post in Massachusetts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-24

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The Irish standard., 1917-07-21
PRIESTS TO Be ARMY
OFFICERS.

II was born in Boston, almost in
the shadow of the statue of Paul Re.
we're. was educated to love the era.
die of liberty. The fighting blood is
in me, and this probably will be my
best chance to use it. am going to
fight for America, and am going to
do double duty"
This was the statement made by
Rev. E. T. Mentally, pastor of st. An.
drew's church, Sibley, Ia, when he
made public the fact that for the du.
ration of the war he would don a
uniform Of khaki, and would train to
become an officer in the army of the
United States. He passed the exam
ination and is attending the officers
training camp at Fort Smelling, as a
member of the Sioux City unit.
Father ,McNally obtained the sane.
ton of his Bishop, Rt. Rev. P. J. Gar
rigan, to enlist, and will return to
the Siour City diocese when the war
is ended.
Father Mentally was asked why he
did not join as q chaplain
II merely offered myself for what
ever service could perform" he said.
"And it seems that this is the right
way. expect to serve as a priest as
we'll as to perform my duties as an
officer"
The Irish standard., 1917-07-21
Coming Catholic Events.

August 12-16-National convention
of the Knights of Columbus at LaSalle
hotel, Chicago. w. J. Mckinley, su-
preme secretary, New Haven, Conn.
August 24-25-Cftholic Press Asso-
citation convention, Kansas City, Mo-
Right Rev. Bishop Hartley, honorary
president; John Paul Chew, St. Louis,
president, and Claude Becker, Brook
Ign, N. Y, secretary.
August 26-3O-National convention
of American Federation Of Catholic So
cieties art Kansas City, Mo. Anthony
Matre, Chicago, ILL.,, national secretary.