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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
JAPs SHOW MUCH INTEREST
Say They Are Glad to See America
Increase Military Strength

The enthusiasm with which the
United States is preparing for active
participation in the European war is
attracting keen attention in Japan,
according to correspondence of the
Associated Press from Toxic and the
Root mission to Russia arouses much
interest. Several newspapers have
criticized the Japanese government
for Indifference toward the situation
in Russia, and suggest Japan should
dispatch an envoy to offer all assist
ance that may be necessary.
The American military measures
are commented upon at length by the
semiofiicial Japan Times, which says:
''If the great war now raging has
taught anything, 1t has convinced the
world that a country with a toy ar
mament can never be anything but a
temptation to an unscrupulous and
aggressive foe. There was time
when a word from an American gen.
eral or admiral or publicist calling
for augmented armament set many
people by the ears. That was the time
when proposals of the kind were al
most invariably accompanied by un-
yelled references to Japan as power
most likely to come into collision with
America. We can today look back
with something like amusement to
those references to us as partly due
to German Vaccinations"
The newspaper concluded: Happily
the American army and navy eXpan-
sionist no longer finds any need for
falling back on the Japanese invasion
legend, while we on cur part can,
with perfect equanimity, indeed with
genuine sympathy, look upon the fren-
zied effort to amplify the defense of
America. On the other hand, Japan
can also add new forces to her navy
without exciting suspicious in Amer
lea. Both America and Japan should
thank Germany for this. We only
voice the sentiment of all well-in-
formed Japanese when we say we
wish godspeed to American prepared
ness as long as the war lasts, assured
that we shall find in strong America
after the war well-contented Amer.
lea that can be more trusted and
fraternized with than ever"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
BAN MAY
Be BLOCKED BY
PRESIDENT
Proposes Compromise in
Which Whiskey is Barred
"DRY" FORCES AGREE
Senators Borah and Lodge Block At
tempt to Take Vote on Measure
This Afternoon.

Washington. June 30.-President
| Wilson stepped into the prohibition
fight over the food bill yesterday part
| ly to save the measure from row
| between the contending factions and
partly to get a law he believes the
| country will approve. The president
| told Senate leaders he agreed with the
proposal to stop manufacture of food
stuffs into whisky and gin, but did not
believe the brewing of beer and manu-
facture of light wines should be
stopped now.
A provision TO prohibit distilling
and to empower the president TO stop
brewing and wine-making when he
considers it necessary, he told Ser
ate leaders yesterday he believed
would satisfy prohibitionists and also
the country. An amendment to tnat
effect will be introduced later with
prospects of adoption. Senator Shep
pard OF Texas, a leading prohibitionist
and who prompted the committees
proposal to stop manufacture of both
distilled spirits and beer, said that
if the president desired 10 have au
thority to govern brewing and wine
making he favored it and believed
Congress would agree
Efforts to arrange for vote on the
bill at 5 p. m. today were blocked
by objections of Senators Borah of
Idaho and Lodge of Massachusetts.
President Wilson exchanged letters
with Rev. Dr. James Cannon, chairman
of the national antfsaloon leagues
legislative committee and called Sen
ate leaders to the White House in his
effort to harmonic differences and
smooth the way for final enactment
of the food measure. Bonedry legisla-
ton was written into the bill before
II passed the House and the Senate
agriculture committee amended the
provision to prohibit the manufacture
of distilled spirits but empowered the
president TO permit the making of
beer and wine. In his letter to DIR.
Cannon, the president said Senator
Martin of Virginia. the democratic
leader, had asked him to express his
views on the foodliquor legislation.
regarding the wisest and most patri-
otto policy to be pursued" l." and added:
Il regard the immediate passage of
the bill as of vital consequence to the
safety and defense of the nation. 1t
has become evident that heated and
protracted debate will delay the pas
sage of the bill indefinitely If the pro
visions affecting the manufacture OF
beer and wines are retained and in
sisted upon. In these circumstances
have not hesitated to say to mem
bers of the Senate who have been kind
enough to consult me that it would
undoubtedly be in the public interest
in this very critical matter If the
friends of those provisions should con
sent to their elimination from the
present measure Feeling that your
committee is actuated by the same
patriotic motives which inspire me.
am confident that these considerations
will seem to you, as they seem to me,
to be imperative"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
JAPAN HALLS US AS ALLY
Motono Also Sees Great Difficulties
After the Wars End.


Toxic, June 27-Viscount Ichiro Mo
tono, Foreign Minister, in an address
to the Diet yesterday, expressed the
conviction that the entrance of the
United States into the war with un-
shakable determination to defeat Ger.
many by employing all her force
would greatly contribute to the reali
zation of the goal sought by all the
Entente Allies. He rejoiced that
Japan and the United States were now
closely collaborating against common
enemies. Their cordial relations, he
said, had an increasing tendency to be
come cemented further.
I'VE cannot foTesee," said Viscount
Montono, when the end of the strug
gle which has ravaged the world for
three years will come, and | do not
believe all difficulties will be finished
with this war. | can even affirm that
the greatest difficulties will begin with
the end of the war. Then we shall
need all our force and all our energy
to establish durable peace in the
world and defend our rights and inter
ests.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
IS
COMPANY A IN
HOME GUARD.
Clarence L. Holden Is Ap-
pointed Captain
REGIMENT NOW FULL
Local Members viii Be Measured for
Uniforms at Emory S. Harris
Office This Evening.

Members of company A of the first
Vermont volunteer militia should not
fail TO call at the office of Emory s.
Harris in the Hawks block this eve-
ming to be measured. for uniforms.
Only a few were present last evening.
1t is necessary that the measurements
be secured at once.
Adjutant General Tillotson has is
sued his general orders appointing the
officers for the regiment more common
ly known as the Home Guard" and
which has been recruited to take the
place of the national glIardsmen, who
will soon be called out of the state.
1t is understood that the regiment
has been organized for the purpose of
providing state guard after the
troops have been withdrawn from the
state. The fact that the members of
the new regiment are to be armed with
riot guns is sufficient indication of the
service it is expected they will per-
form.
The headquarters of the II compan-
les are at Bennington. Rutland, Bran
don, Vergennes, St Adams, Morrisville,
st. Johnsbury, Newport, Montpelier
Bradford, Springfield and Bellows
Falls
Company A has been assigned at
Bennington and will be in command
of Capt. Clarence l.. Holden, H. Harry
Sharpe has been appointed first lieu
tenant and William II. c. Cushman has
been appointed second lieutenant.
The regimental officers are Henry
c. Pratt of Proctor, major; Preston H.
Hadley of Bellows Falls, major; j. Ben
iamin Harmon, captain and supply Off
GER; John NJ. Thomas of Middlebury,
chaplain with the rank of captain Ray
mond Mcfarland Of Middlebury, first
lieutenant and battalion adjutant.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
COOPERATION A SUCCESS
Maine Farmers Fund Method Cuts
Down Cost of Living.

Waterville, Me-. June 2S.-Co-oper-
alton in buying. selling and production
has proved big boon to the farmers
of Maine, according to reports to be
presented to the annual meeting of
the Maine Farmers Union Grain q
Supply company, which met in this
city today for two-day session. The
cooperative system, first launched in
this state four years ago, has spread
until now it embraces nearly 100 local
farmers unions representing as many
towns and localities, each with a cap
tial of $4,000, and with a general
state union through which extensive
cooperative buying is carried on. The
system has already reduced the cost
of sugar 20 cents hundred pounds,
grass seed 60 cents a bushel. Paris
green 10 cents a pound, copper sui
phate four cents a pound, and paint 40
to 80 cents a gallon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Help-Big pay and
steady work for girls and women in
large rubber shoe factory. Experienc-
ed girls earn $40 to $1S a week. In
experienced ones paid a worth while
salary and given free board and room
while learning, which takes about a
month. Live town, near large cities.
Good theatres. fine working condi-
tions, company furnishes hall for dane
ing, athletic field, free insurance and
medical attention. Fine chance for a
family, work for all. Good homes at
very low rents. Don't decide now.
Write today for illustrated booklet
"A Good Job at Beacon Falls" Ad-
dress Employment Dept, Beacon Falls
Rubber Shoe Co., Beacon Falls, Conn.
29t1*
FOR SALE-Three or four tons of
first elias horse hay. $40 per ton at
barn. Apply II. NJ. Dunham. Tel.
22-11. 29t2~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
PREDICTS CALL TO COLONEL
Roosevelt Vet Will Lead Civision
Abroad, Says Professor Hart

Cambridge. Mass, June 2S."-In
my belief, Theodore Roosevelt before
the war is over will lead a division on
the battlefelds of Europe" said Albert
Bushnell Hart, professor of science of
government at Harvard and close
friend of the Colonel tonight.
This war;" he added, will serve
to strengthen the affection cur people
have for Roosevelt General Pershing
or some other of our American com
manders may fall in battle. There is
power in this country far greater than
that held by our president. 1t is the
will Of the people, believe, that there
shall be eventually countrywide call
for Roosevelt and he will be given the
commission of general and head a
force against our enemies"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30

WAR WORK COMMITTEE
Names of Those Who viii Serve on
subcommittee.

The executive committee of the
newly organized Bennington War
Work committee referred to in the
Banner of Thursday last, has ap-
pointed the following committees. The
chairman of each committee is a
members of the executive committee
and il is understood that all of those
named on committees have consent
ed to act. Should it be necessary to
form other committees or enlarge
those already formed, the executive
committee has power to act on the
authority given to them at the meet
ing last Wednesday:
Executive chairman. Guy b. John
son; executive committee, Homer H..
Webster, chairman; John p. Null
ligan, George S. Mills, F. c. Martin,
Mrs. f. E. Howe, w. II. Wills, Mrs.
f. w. Bradford.
Finance, II. II. Webster, chairman;
C. NJ. Graves, II. II. Shields, G. b.
yelling, II. A. Wilson.
Canvassing, j. p. Mulligan, chair
man; NJ. NJ. Shoemaker, A. s. Payne,
G. NJ Hawks, Rev. Thos. j. Burke.
Meetings. etc, Rev. G. s. Mills,
chairman; Rev, T. r. Carty, Rev. T.
F. Turner, l. p. Walker. II. |. Norton.
Fraternal Organizations, F. c.
Martin, chairman; w f. Bissell, r.
e. Healy, p. J. Pendergast, Everett
Harwood.
Publicity, W. H. Wills, chairman;
John Spargo, +. f. Howe, John Hayes
]. l.. Griswold.
Women's Organizations, Mrs. F. T.
Howe. chairman; Mrs. Guy B. John
son. Mrs. Fred Morehouse, Miss Hilda
Pratt Mrs. Thornton Turner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
PARADE ON THE FOURTH
Partial Plans Have Been Completed
BY Committee.

An enthusiastic meeting of the var
| ious committees of the Welfare AS
| sociation connected with Benning
toms celebration of July 4th was held
at the Library last night. The out
line of the parade, while not complete
in all details, is evidence that very.
one is taking hold of the enterprise in
the spirit of hearty lpod will and the
purpose to have this ! parade notable
in every way. A partial list of the
different features as announced by
the committee follows; Mrs. George
NJ. Hawks, chairman:t
French Foresters' representing the
Spirit of '76, with drum corps.
Float from Old Bennington, Goddess
Of 11oIdn" Liberty in charge e Mrs. A j.
Float from Old Bennington, The
Puritan Children, in charge of Mrs
A. j. Holden.
Float from Old Bennington, subject
not decided, in charge Of Miss Well
ington.
Decorated car, representing the
Spirit of 81, Mrs. Il. l.. Hunter.
Red Cross car appropriately dec
orrated
Camp Fire Girls representing the
Thirteen Seperate Colonies.
Camp Fire Girls representing the
Evolution of the Flag.
Camp Fire Girls representating
Pocahontas and John Smith
Camp Fire Girls
Camp Fire Girls
Mrs George NJ. Hawks, fiat repre-
senting John Alden and Priscilla.
Edgar Buss. Indian Chief, with
Tribe.
Woodmen of America, Log Cabin
and Drill Team.
Mrs Chisholm, car representing the
Navy League.
Fortnightly.
Colonial Danes.
=. A. r.
Women's Voters League, Float, ap-
propriately decorated.
National League for Women's Ser
vice. two motors with large flag borne
outstretched by girls.
Valon Club. Horseback Squad and
Canoe Squad.
Creep Mountain Guayd, 23O strong,
with their gardening Implements.
Paul Howe, mounted, carrying
Union Jack
Bennington County improvement AS
sociation, Float
Vermont Soldiers Home, two cars
or more.
G. A. X. cars
Elks, not reported.
Bennington Club, float
Board of Trade. float.
American Foresters, float.
Eagles. float
Odd Fellows
Kings Daughters.
Grangers, float.
st. John the Baptist School. float
Daughters OF Isabella, float appro.
priately decorated.
Relief Corps. float or cars.
Young Woman's Club. float or cars.
Methodist Brotherhood, float, his
torical subject
F. NJ. T. A. b., float
Old Bennington Mayfair Relief,
float.
Old Bennington Mayfair Relief,
Junir, float.
Village Improvement Association,
float
In addition to the above numerous
cars with specialties and decorations
are entered with plenty more to be
heard from.
The committee on refreshments,
Miss Harriet Twitchell. chairman,
has plans under way to provide ice
cream and cake and light drinks In
abundance on the picnic grounds In
the afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
NET CUTTERS ON U-BoATs
German Submarines Equipped with
Circular Knives.

Base of the American Flotilla in
British Waters, June 2S, (by The AS
sociated Press.)-The Captain of a
torpedoed merchantmen has turned
over to the naval authorities here a
sketch of a new type of German sub
marien equipped with a wireSStting
device designed to release IL from
nets. The sketch shows several
strands of stout steel hawsers
stretched from the bow through the
coming tower to the siren Attached
to these is a series of heavy circular
knives. foot in diameter and placed
about yard apart
The Captain made the drawing
while in small boat after his ship
had been torpedoed. The theory of
the Captain is that boat so equipped
would have hope of being able to cut
its way through any steel nets in
which it might become enmeshed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
WHO'S WHO IN THE SIDE SHOW
At the Fourth of July Picnic in
Hunts Upper Grove.

At the Fourth of July Picnic in
Hunts upper grove you will have an
opportunity to see:
The Human Pincushion and the
Living Skeleton
The Tatooed Man,-original land
scape gardener.
The man who puts the punch il the
Punch and Judy Show.
The shocking lady.
The beastly freaks.
Madame X and her daughter, who
have foretold the fortunes of all the
crowned and recently uncrowned
heads of Europe-and a large assort
ment of other attractions, human and
inhuman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
AIR DUEL HIGH UP
Aviators Met in Combat Nearly Four
Miles Above the Earth.

Canadian Headquarters in France,
June 2S.-In an air duel fought at
probably the highest altitude at which
aviators have met in combat-nearly
four miles-a Candian triplane today
pursued and defeated a German two.
seated Aviatik. The German machine
had sought safety by climbing upward
The triplane pursued at height of 20,
900 feet, the pilot of the German craft
either fell or jumped from it, and dis
appeared at the moment of the first
burst of fire from the gun on the Cana
dian. The German observer was then
seen to climb out upon the tail of his
machine, where ne lost his hold and
plunged headlong. The Aviatili turned
its nose down and fell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
EMMETT STATUE UNVEILED
President Attends Ceremony in the
National Museum

Washington, June 2S.-A life-size
bronze statue of Robert Emmett, the
Irish patriot and matyr, was unveiled
here today in the rotunda of the ma
tional museum.
President Wilson was present, and
the character of Emmett was eulogized
by Judge Victor NJ. Bowling of New
York and Senator Phelan of California.
Miss Alice O'Gormanfi daughter of the
former senator from New York, unveil-
ed the statue. II was accepted for the
museum by Secretary Walcott of the
Smithsonian institution.
The big audience stood and cheered
when John Mccormack sang 'The
Star-Spangled Banner"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
FRANCES EXPENSES MOUNT

Nearly Two Billion Dollars Needed
for Third Quarter of 1917.
Paris, June 27-France will require
for the third quarters expenses ST.
96S,600,G00, or about $43,600,000 more
than for the second quarter of 1917,
making total appropriations for thir-
ty-eight months of S19,766, ,40o,O 900.
These are the totals which will be
submitted to the Senate tomorrow by
Mr.. Millies-Lacroix, General Reporter
of the Appropriations Committee. He
is authority for the statement that
more than 20 per cent of the appropri-
ations already made have not been
disbursed, although they have been al
located. Upward of S12,00,000,000 of
the total has been advanced to
Frances allies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
PUT FORWARD CLOCK
Senate Passes Daylight Saving Bill
for Next Year.

Washington, June 29.-The daylight
saving bill amended to take effect next
year, passed the Senate Wednesday
was sent to the House. Under the
bill all timepieces would be turned
forward one hour beginning the last
Sunday in April and continuing until
the last Sunday in September.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
Man In Moon Putting Glasses There Much
PERCY GRANGER ENLisTs
Famous Pianist Now a Member Of
Coast Artillery Band.

New York, June 29.-Percy Grazing
er, a noted pianist. has enlisted in the
United States army and is now play
ing in the Fort Hamilton band of the
coast artillery at Fort Totten.
Granger, who has received $1,000 or
more for playing at concert. is now
a third-class musician and receives $50
month. He was born in Australia,
but has taken out his first citizenship
papers in this country
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
FATE OF FLlERS
Corporal Hall, Author of "kitchener's
Mob" Killed.

Paris, June 2S.-Corporal James
Hall of Colfax, Ia, member of the
Lafayette escadrille, which is COM
posed principally of American aviators
is believed to have been killed in an
encounter with seven German air
planes, according to The Herald. He
was shot through the lung. His ma
chine fell within the German lines.
Corporal Hail. who was the author
of "Kitchener's Mob, joined the
American squadron a short time ago,
after being wounded in the British
army and discharged. He brought
down a German airplane four days
ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
DESTROYER MAKES RECORD
Shaw Makes Run from Pacific to At
lantic in Fourteen Days

Washington, June 2S.-The de
stroyer Shay has completed a record
trip from a Pacific coast to an
Atlantic port-approximately 5,S5S
miles in IA days, ten hours and 20
minutes;
The Shaw is new destroyer whose
keel was lead down in February, 1916.
Besides making a record run, the YES
sci also broke all records in passing
through the Panama Canal. requiring
only five hours and 40 minutes, as
compared with previous best records
of six hours and two minutes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
WON'T DISCUSS PEACE NOW
Federation of Labor Declines to Take
Part in Union Congress-

Washington, June 2S.-The Amer
ican federation of labor has declined to
participate in the International Confer
ence of Trades Unions called by the
recent Stockholm Conference to meet
Sept II in Switzerland President
Gompers has telegraphed to President
Lindquist of the Stockholm Conference
that the American Federation regards
all such conferences as premature and
untimely,' and believes that they
can lead to no good purpose"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
CHARLES SPENCER ClES
Leading Mason .succumbs at Home ir
Hoosick Falls.

Hoosick Falls, June 2S.-Charles
Spencer former president of Hoosick
Falls village and one of the Oldest Ma
sons in the state, died here this after
noon after a months illness, He had
been a member of Van Rensselaer,
lodge Of Masons for fifty-two years,
and for many years was identified with
the activities of Raymond chapter,
Royal Arch Masons and the Masonic
Vterans' association.
The funeral win cake place Sunday
afternoon. He is survived by daugh
ter, Miss Anna May Spencer.
Mr.. Spencer lived seventy years in
Hoosick Falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and probably
Sunday. Rise in temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30
$16,819.6O RED
CROSS FUND IN
BENNINGTON
Community Second in State
Drive for $2OO,OOO
MANY CONTRIBUTIONS
Committee, Through Its Chairman, M.
M. Shoemaker, Extends Thanks to
All Who Assisted in Enterprise

Contributions from bennington and
North Bennington in the drive to raise
5000, 900 in Vermont Tor the Red Cross
total $16.S19.60. Bennington does not
stand first on the list but is almost
there, According to last reports, Proc
tor alene surpassed Bennington and
Proctor fund was almost made up of
one contribution.
The Bennington list, as furnished
by the chairman of the committee, NJ
NJ. Shoemaker of Old Bennington,
ranges from some large sums down to
the ten cent piece sent by an un-
known donor and is comprised of a
long list of patriotic subscribers.
To the first and the last and to all
those between the two the committee
feels equally grateful and assures
them that our historic town will do
its duty when ever its people are
called upon by our nation The list OF
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-30

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-10
NEW ROAD TO
POST FAVORED

The army men at the American
lake cantonment stand ready to
do their part in making traffic
safe along the road between the
army post and Tacoma. This as
surance was given Tuesday by
Maj. Stone of the quartermaster
corps to County missioner
Slayden.
Maj. Stone declared that all
army truck drivers have been CIV
en- strict orders to keep to the
right of the road and not to stop
along the line of travel.
The most confusion caused by
buses has been at Dupont, he
said.
Stone also gave his hearty ap-
proval to proposal for the opening
up OF another road to handle the
traffic to the post, as suggested
by The Times and urged by Com
missioner Slayden.
Police officials conferred with
county officers today as to wheth-
err the extra speed cops to be put
on the road shall come under the
direction Of the police or the sher-
ifs office.