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The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11
Some ObserVer.

"Tm very glad yoI never married, auntle"
 "Why. my dear?"
 "Coz If you had a man to look after like my ma you Wouldn't have half so much time to be good to me."-Detroit Eree PreSs.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11
ENpIaIned.

Tommy Father what Go -Ou mean by people who are hutd tO get along with? Falhcr-We mean, my son, the people who object to us having our own way.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11
Mama of the Poppy.

Quite unusual is the manner in which the poppy got Its name. It is a cor ruption of the word papa" which, though same in form, Is not the same in meaning as the word which the child applies to Its father.
 This particular papa" was a Celtic term applied to a soft "goodie" which the Celts fed their children. The seeds of the poppy were boiled into pap, to induce sleep in the child, and so the plant came to be called the pap pa" and then the poppy. While the seeds of our poppy are slightly mar cotic, they do not contain the active qualities peculiar to opium.-Philadel- phia North American.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11
Protects the Sharks Esss.

Protective mlmicry, that cunning de- vice of nature to preserve animals from their enemies, Is well known in the eggs of certain fishes, notably the California shark, known as Gyro- pleurodus francisco The shark is of sluggish habit, lurking among rocks, and Its dark egg resembles a leaf of keIp or seaweed folded up spirally. It Is deposited among the beds of kelp and cIings to the leaves by the edges of the spirals. The young shark bursts open the end of the egg and swims away. Another sharks egg of the Pa cifc coast has tentacles which clasp the seaweed and also Initiate its ap- DearanCe
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11

Arctic Brotherhood. -
 2: ::;: i: 2: :::: :::::; ::; :;:: ': :; ::::
 day evening at S:3O p. m. sharp. Visiting brothers cordiaI ly welcome. w. L. stevenson, Arc tic Chief. w. E. Burford, Arctic Rec( rder.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11

PIonReF of Alaska IgloO, No. 12, meets tn A. B. Hall first Monday in every month at S:SO p. III.
 Visiting Brothers cordially well
The daily Alaskan., 1917-01-11
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER

l.. 8. KELLER, Publisher
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
SOLD|ERBOYS
VISIT HOME ON
SHORT LEAVES
Probably Last Opportunltyin
Many Months
TAKE BACK A RECRUIT
Fremont H. Meerwarth Of Whita
Creek Has Enlisted in First
Vermont Regiment.
TAKE BACK A RECRUIT

There were two big delegations OF
bennington soldier boys In the village
over Sunday, one from the first Yer
mont regiment at Camp Bartlett,
Westfield, and the other from Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass. Many OF the
boys were home probably for the las;
time in many months as orders were
issued at Camp Bartlett yesterday for
some of the troops to pack and to be
ready to move at any time. The men
at Camp Devens have been leaving
for southern camps for some time and
more will go soon in all probability.
When Serg. William Il. Hawks and
Corp. August Kelson left for Camp
Bartlett this forenoon they were ac-
companied by Fremont H. Meer-
warth of White Creek who enlisted
Saturday in the first Vermont regi-
ment.
Among the boys who we're at home
on leave were Edward Flynn and
Frank McLaren from Camp Bartlett,
Merritt F. Burgess, Galen Millar, Ed
ward Bent, Arthur GallipeauE and
others, some OF them With homes In
adjoining towns, from Camp Devens.
The car over the Berkshire street
railway, due to arrive here at Gas.
was nearly filled with the khakiclad
young men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
The Keep Belong
WAR sieNsllN NEW YORK
Many Changes Noted BY Visitors
From Bennington.

DR.. and Mrs L. 4. Ross. who went
to New York last TUESDAY, returned
Saturday afternoon
DR.. Ross attended the meetings of
the railroad surgeons of New Eng
land and was also present at several
clinics. He reports that there are
many changes noticed in the city, in
dicating the realization that the coun-
try is at war and Willingness OF the
people to cooperate in the saving Of
food and other supplies.
The hotels are not serving beef,
pork or lamb on two days each week.
serving fish and chicken as substi-
tutes There is less wheat bread
served and more corn and rye breads.
There was a great shortage of sugar
in New York all last week, none be-
ing placed on the tables and very lit
tie allowed each person for coffee
The printed hotel menus all have no
tices asking patrons to assist in the
conservation movement and to avoid
waste of food.
The many electric signs used for
purposes along Broadway
are to be illuminated only until IL
each night.
Many soldiers and sailors are seen
about the streets and occasionally the
uniform of an aviator Is to be recog
nized
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
STATE RED CROSS
Annual Meeting Was Held Friday at
Burlington


Burlington. Nov. "a large attend,
ance marked the annual meeting OF
the Vermont chapter of the American
Red Cross held here today. That
more work will be necessary the com
ing year was made evident in the Sc
lection of larger executive commit
tee. member from each county be-
ing chosen. This committee was or.
ganized as follows. Chairman, Col.
II. c. Pratt of Proctor; vice-chair-
man, w. w Stickney of Ludlow; sec
retary, Harry f. Howard of Burling-
ton; treasurer, II. 7. Rutter Of Burl-
ington
The other members of the commit
Zee are: c. s. Emery of Newport;
DR.. E G.. Twitchell of Burlington;
Miss Bertha Cary of Proctor; Mrs, A.
0. Ferguson of Burlington; Mrs. o.
T. Benson of Brattleboro; Miss. Flor
ence Corey of Montpelier; John A.
Maun OF St Adams, Guy B. Johnson
of Bennington; Lee S. Tillotson of
Montpelier; George o. Gridley of
Windsor; p NJ. Meldon of Rutland ;
George NJ. Powers of Morrisville; DR..
C. A. Cramton of st. Johnsbury; NJ,
NJ. Wilson of Randolph; Nelson w.
F'iske of Isle La Motto and L. NJ. Bart
lett of Island Pond.
There being good balance in the
treasury of the chapter it was voted
that the local branches be notified
hat they retain 40 cents on each
dollar collected. sending only 10 cents
of the amount to state headquarters.
This will give each branch more gen
erous funds for local work.
This evening a public session was
held at which DR.. Robert w. Moore of
Collegiate university was the chief
speaker. Other speakers were Gov.
Graham and Maj. Edward Archibald,
formerly OF the Canadian expedition
airy forces in France.
II. S. Howard of this city, the chap
ter secretary, in his report referred
to the increase in membership from
10000 to 51.404 in the year. There
are now 165 branches as compared
with nine last November. A supply
service established at Proctor has
proved great assistance on the work
and on q capital of $4,000 has done a
business in selling material at cost OF
over $4,000 since it started three
months ago
At an expense of only $2S7.99 Red
Cross comforts were distributed to
the soldiers of the 1st Vermont in
fantry. Since the regiment left Yer
mont local branches have sent thous
ands of comforts and knitted goods to
Boston for distribution among the
troops in New England camps and
cantonments The total amount OF
money raised in Vermont was $S0S,
6SS.S2, of which $179,O63.26 was for
warded to Washington
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
RAIlRECERAM|CS
AT MEETING OF
F0RTN|GHTLY.
Exhibition of Bennington Pot
terry Saturday Afternoon
INTERESTING PAPERS
Afternoon Devoted to Industry that
Made This Community Famous
Years Ago.

The regular meeting OF the Fort
nightly club was held Saturday after
noon at the Second Congregational
church at 3 o'clock. There was a
large audience of members and guests
present and the first home afternoon of
the year was pronounced success.
Two interesting exhibits were at
tractively arranged about the chapel.
A most valuable collection of Ben
nington pottery, very kindly loaned by
Mrs. w. b. Walker, was grouped upon
tables placed on the platform and
about the sides or the room was dis
played handiwork done by members
of the club.
The afternoon was in charge of the
Arts and Crafts committee, Miss
Marcia Carpenter, chairman. Miss
Carpenter first introduced Miss Jean.
nette Perkins who read paper writ
ten by Mrs. C. H. Emmons, giving q
brief history of the old Bennington
Pottery and of the United States pot
terry of little later date Mrs. EN-
mons father, the late Edward Norton,
was one of the owners OF the pottery,
and the paper written by Mrs.
Emmons was accurate in detail and
contained much of interest.
Mrs. w. B. Walker was then intro
duced and spoke in delightfully."- in
formal manner for half hour, telling
many incidents connected with vari-
GUS pieces of the pottery in her pos
session Many OF the specimens Mrs
Walker has bought, were at one time
in the homes OF the well known older
residents OF Bennington and Mrs.
Walker told some amusing anecdotes
relative to the transfer of some Of the
pieces. One of her most valuable
specimens, beautifully colored
brown lion with an immence name
but nevertheless not a very ferocious
looking beast, was purchased from
the late H. ID. Hall for three dollars
and at the present time one of these
lions cannot be bought for less than
s405.
bennington pottery is much sought
after by collectors and perfect speci-
mems of the work are bringing very
high prices.
Y illiam Leake. who at one tine
worked in the pottery, but who left
Bennington 40 years ago and has re
Gently returned here to live. was the
last speaker on the program. Mr.
Leake had made drawings to Illus.
trate the method by which the pot
terry was manufactured and he told
something of the industry 1t was an
especially pleasing feature of the pro.
gram that one of the men who helped
to make Bennington's famous industry
a success, should have been present
TO speak before the club.
AT the close of the program the
audience examined the two exhibits.
Many beautiful pieces Of work were
sent in by members of the club. in
Guiding embrodieres, crocheting. pos
ters, Jewel work, decorated china.
baskets, hand lettering and canned
fruits and vegetables.
A most attractive display wa; also
made by the children of members who
sent pieces of embroidery, knitting,
hand colored pictures and various
other articles
The next meeting of the club will be
hello on November Gath.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
BREAD L0AVES
MUST Be MADE
IN -FOUR SIZES
Fixing Of Standards Should
Reduce Prices
SKIM MILK TO BE USED
Presidents Proclamation viii Also
Specify Ingredients to Be
Used by Bakers.

Washington, Nov 11-Definite
steps to standardize bread and lower
its price will be taken tomorrow
when President Wilson issues proc
lamation placing all bakeries under
government licenes Dec. 10 and sub
jecting them to Food Administration
rules prescribing ingredients and
weights of loaves. Prices will not be
fixed, but with the standardization 1t
is expected that natural competition
and simplification of distribution Will
force down prices for pound loaves to
Z or s cents.
Fancy breads will be eliminated
and the multitude of sizes now pro-
duced will be reduced to four with
standard ingredients. The weights
will be one pound, one and a half,
two and four pounds. The loaves
will have a crease in the middle to
permit their sale in halves. In bak-
ing, only three pounds of sugar will
be allowed for a barrel OF -four, in
stead Of an average of six pounds now
used, and two pounds of vegetable oil
shortening must be used, instead of
six pounds of lard or oil. The Food
Administration expects to save 100-
100000 pounds of sugar and the same
amount OF lard in this way. Bakers
may use only skinned milk for bread
and rolls will be permitted only If
made in standard sizes and of regu-
lation bread dough
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
OPENING WEDGE
IN Bic Y.M.C.A.
FUND DRIVE
Well Attended Meeting at
High School Hall
TWO GOOD ADDRESSES
Charles IsbelI Gives Personal Exper-
iences-Arthur Paterson De-
scribes Work of Y. M. C. A.

There was good attendance at
the high school Saturday evening, the
occasion Of the war meeting arranged
for the purpose Of interesting the
boys of Bennington in the movement
to raise the big Y. NJ c. A. fund Tor
the use of the United States soldiers
and the soldiers of the allied armies
The disappointing feature OF the
evening was the fact that there were
so few young people, in whose inter
est the meeting was arranged, in at
tendance.
Superintendent A. w. Varney pre-
sided and prayer was offered by Rev
w. G. Towart. pastor of the First
Baptist church. The first speaker
was Charles Isbell, one OF the first
young men of North Adams, a Dart
mouth student, to throw himself per.
sonally into the great struggle. After
term of service with the American
ambulance corps during which he was
wounded while removing wounded un-
der fire and after being decorated by
the French government. he has re,
turned to America and Will enlist as
soon as he has recovered. The young
man does not pretend to be public
speaker but his plain narrative of his
experiences was listened to with the
closest attention.
Arthur Paterson. Montreal mer
chant, who has been active In the
work among the boys in Canada
made spirited address in which. he
explained the great necessity for such
work as is being. done by the Y NJ. G.
A, in France. Mr. Paterson also lad
the singing of the war songs and liis
enthusiasm was a feature of the
evening. esl an v la
~ H. A. Wilkinson, local " NJ, C. A
secretary. explained the plan for ir.-
terestng the boys of Bennington and
Pennington county in the big cam
paign, 7 s 1N tss 8 a1al NJ rti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
WAR WORK AT MANCHESTER
Rally Wednesday Evening to Help on
sri n. M. C. A. Campaign.

Manchester Center, Vt, Nov. Ia
Twenty-Five representative scitizens OF
Manchester formed an, organization
ON Saturday to be known, as The
Manchester War association for the
purpose of stimulating local war work
and putting 1t on a business basis.
The thirty-fve million dollar Y. NJ. C.
A. fund will be the frst item present
ed to the new organization and for
the purpose of enlightening the peo-
pie as to the nature OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
work and starting the campaign for
Manchester's quota, a patriotic rally
will be held Wednesday evening at
Union opera house Both speakers OF
note from away and local speakers
viii speak on this worthy and press.
ing subject
The design of the Manchester War
Organization is to enlist into it's
membership every loyal citizen to
attack every item OF war work that
requires attention and to keep the
people informed at all times of what
is expected OF them.-to the end that
Manchester shall do all 1t can to has
ten the end OF the war Twelvs
pledges to the Y. M. c.. A. Fund re,
ported at Saturdays meeting totalled
over four hundred dollars
Beginning this week the movie
shows at Manchester Depot will be cd
dressed regularly by -Four Minute
Men, appointed by the government
At mass meeting of the students
of Burr & Burton seminary Saturday
afternoon the one hundred and
twenty-four students pledged over
FIVE hundred dollars to the Students
Friendship fund. The teachers
pledge bringing the total to s629
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
roo LATE 70 CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Furnished rooms. Call
at ia Union Street. 42t6s
LOST-Two black Maltese kittens.
one has seven toes. They probably
strayed to West Main st. Finder will
please return to Mrs. Geo Mallory,
tel 2S3-W. 42t2*
TO RENT-Dwelling house, 43s
Main St, for lodging house, house.
keeping apartments or as desired.
Call at 4SS Main St, or telephone
99-M 42tf.
TO RENT-Two rooms, furnished
or unfurnished for light house keep
ing, also single rooms, steam heat,
electric lights and bath. Inquire 612
Main St, evenings, down stairs
7a 41t6*
FOR SALE--One pen good laying
strain, buff leghorns, rs cents each.
Tel 221-15. e. II. Biddle. 42t6
WANTED - Wood-workers, shop
men to run machines and do cabinet
work, steady work. Pollard Manu-.
featuring Co. Ltd, Niagara Falls, N.
Y. 42t6*
FOR SALE-Black mare, 13 years
old. rubber-tire carriage and harness.
Mrs. Chas Folland ia Branch st
42t6s
TO RENT-One large and ono
small steam heated room. Tel.
1o2-M. 42t6.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12

boys catch on TO the song & ~
-''In this way they run through a
new song a couple of times and then
offer half a cake to any boy who will
sing the chorus alone and then a
whole cake to anyone who will sing
a verse and the chorus. The cakes
seldom go begging and competition
as to who sings the song the best
soon sets in This means that the
song will be sung several times be-
fore a decision is reached and uncon'
sciously the whole crowd has the
song by heart long before the result
is arrived at. Through certain legis-
lation the main workers in these
Army and Navy "Y's" are rated
equivalent to somewhere about sec
ond lieutenant and are invested with
real navy authority. They have their
own uniform with the above tri-
angle and circle mark on their left
arm, but | haven't heard of any OF
them attempting to execute any or
ders
Everything is carried on in very
nice informal way and considering
the crowd of all makes and calibres,
that jam into that place three times
a week and into this Island "Y" each
afternoon. they are doing splendid
work Last night at this "Y" they
gave a motion picture show, "The
House of q Thousand Candles"
About once a week they import a
good lecturer or vaudeville sketch.
Anyone who cares to study French
conversation can join class without
cost. A "Y" when 1t is run right Is
splendid thing for the world and boys
in the service, especially.
81 expect to go before the mast
either this day or Monday for my rat
ing as a petty officer of the U. S. n.
Six other boys and myself were pick
ed out of the school to take care of
the work which now developes under
the Family Allowance, Compensa-
ton, and Insurance Law With a
Chief Yoeman we have been studying
the law and drawing up charts and
forms during the past week and ex-
pect to have an office to ourselves
Monday morning. 1t Is somewhat OF
Job we have been assigned to as
better than 5000 men are now being
handled here. | won't try to so into
the details Of allotments and insur-
ance but will say that one-half Of
every mans pay is to be withheld
from him after November or Noyem-
Der pay day, whether or no a man
makes an allotment. The law com
pells married man to allot at least
SIS to his wife, and to this the gov
ernment gives like amount. A wife
and child is $25 compulsory allotment
(provided in no case allotment does
not exceed one-half of mans pay),
etc, etc. The law aims to have the
government take care of dependents
when one-half mans pay will not do
it for his wife and children. Parents
are worked out on little different
plan but very nicely,
my chances of being salty sailor
are now pretty slim; this is little
disappointing to me but probably
pleasing to you. The government al
lows those employed steadily at the
station $37 so extra month to those
who prefer to live and eat in Newport
and this is what shall do just as
soon as I'm rated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
GIRLS GYMNASIUM CLASS
Military Marching a Feature to bt
Given at Library Hall.

Given at Library Hall.
N cooperation with the Young
Woman's club Miss Vossler will offer
gymnasium class for all older girls.
The class will consist of Folk and
Aesthetic dancing, games, with spec
ial attention to basket ball and train
ing in military marching and tactics.
This latter feature will be conducted
by e. r. Griswold, member of Co.
A. of the home guards who has very
kindly consented to give his services
A great many girls should be interest
ed in this drill work and If enough
respond, a company of Bennington
ladies will be formed The class
will meet at Library hall from SIS to
$50 on Tuesday evenings. All girls
in Bennington who enjoy good lively
physical exercise are invited to meet
tomorrow night and discuss plans for
the winter. Any girls interested in
basket ball may come at 8 o'clock for
practice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12
LETTER FROM NED slRLEY
Young Man Writes of the Good Fea
lures at Naval School.

The following is part of letter
lately received by Mrs. Sibley from
her son, Edward l.. Sibley,
who is stationed at Newport.
n. l., in the Yoeman School Of
the Naval Training Station To any
who are at all skeptical as to the
good work of the Y. NJ. G A. at these
camps. this letter from one who is en-
joying all the privileges of the asso-
citation. may convince those who have
been slow about contributing to this
cause, the splendid work it is doing
and the great need of pleasure and
recreation In these camps:
4 The "Y" at Newport is beautiful
place and offers the boys most every
thing in the line of accommodation
and entertainment to keep them in
terested and there. while on Liberty.
q All are very welcome whether Y NJ.
c. A. members or not and are entitled
10 the run of the place The asso-
citation supports (or otherwise), the
very best restaurant in Newport, the
baths are elegant, showers, tubs and
swimming tank, There are plenty of
pool and billiard tables, bowling
allies, gym. extensive reading room
and library, photographing machine,
barber shop, candy and tobacco store,
(no Gigs. soldD. jewelry and novelties
counter. general information desk,
etc. Then there is cashier and in
front of his window on any liberty
day you will see a long line standing
waiting either to deposit or with
draw money. In the evening piano
player and drummer teach the boys
new songs by means of throwing the
words onto curtain in front of them
and then playing the air while the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-12

friends dwindled to two or three off.
GERS. Finally, the i'll feeling de.
veloped into duels, in which the
colonel figured in several such affairs,
and though he was wounded on sew
eral occasions, he always downed his
antagonist
The colonels hunting trips were
numerous and successful In hunting
with other men he was a great stick.
ler for all technicalties in the sport.
ing line To call line OF geese "a
flock of geese) or a covey of Quails
. Ia brood of quails) would arouse his
temper and Ill will at once.
Col. Scott was in the service of the
country thirty-three years-on The
western frontier, in Florida and in
Mexico After he had been in the
West for a few years he had ac-
cumulated considerable money and
returned to Bennington for visit
with relatives. He had two remark
ably fine horses and a colored boz
named Jack for whom he gave S. o
pound and whom he afterward freed.
by his beautiful gray horse. followed
by Jack in livery as an outrider on
his thoroughbred Dandy. with PACK
of dogs bringing up the rear, he
created much interest and excitement
in Remington.
Col Scott's body was got out or
Mexico mainly through the exertions
nf ..t1 hvnn OH
in February, 1S4S. The funeral,
which was held in March following
was one of the largest military fun
erals ever held in the town. Nearly
every organization in Bennington
and several from out of town turned
out in the procession. A feature was
the riderless gray horse Of the
colonel, led by Joel Gill, well-known
negro of Bennington. The hearse was
drawn by four black horses and was
clad in mourning flags with the
legend-"Molino del Rey." The colon
els body rests in the old cemetery in
Old Remington where long line ol
Scott's is buried A massive marble
monument marks the spot and tells
lluL uu uIdNSi VI DStlei ulilCST lei
in the Mexican war"
have made no attempt to follow
any chronological order in very brief
ly outlining a few salient points i'll
the colonePs career. | will close with
a single verse from "The Burial OF
Nose by Cecil Frances Alexander:
But when the warrior dieth,
10 Ioc, q, 1,
With arms reversed and muffled
drums,
Follow his funeral car;
They show the banners taken,
They tell the battle won,
And after him lead his masterless
steed
While peals the minute gun"
H, C. Day.