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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
DIAL LEY-BATTELEY
Former Bennington Boy and Brook
Iyn Girl Married.

Former Bennington Boy and Brook
Iyn Girl Married.
The following notice from New
York paper may interest the friends
of George NJ Daley, son of the late
Dr. f. B. Daley;
"On Thanksgiving day at high
noon a quiet wedding was soemnized
at the Church of st. Rose of Lima in
the city wien Miss Daisy Anne Bat.
teley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. r
Batteley of Brooklyn, N, Y, was mar.
ried to George Mckenzie Daley, OF
the Naval Reserve, son of DIR. and
Mrs. Il. B. Daley of Bennington, Yer.
mont
The bride was attended by Miss
Harriet NJ Daley. the bridegroom
sister, while Herbert b. Batteley
brother Of the bride. acted as best
man.
Owing to the recent bereavement
in the family and the bridegroom
sudden call into active service, the
wedding was quiet one and was at
tended only by the immediate mem
bers of the two families.
After the ceremony, dinner wa:
served and Mr.. and Mrs. Daley left
for short trip to the south.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
o. K. FOR COAL CONTRACT
Direct Supervision by Fuel Admins.
tration.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Direct super
vision of coal contracts will be as
sumed soon by the fuel administra.
Ion, Regulations about to be issued
provide that operators and whole:
ialers' contracts must be submitted
or approval and that none NAV. he
lrawn to run for a period longer
han year
Deliveries on all contracts will be
required to start not later than siy
months after the contracts are drawn
contracts will be subject to canceIa.
ion at any time by the fuel admins.
ration and must call for delivery
except that they do not have to he
submitted TO the fuel administration
or approval, retailers contracts are
subject to the same regulations as
nose for operators and wholesalers
Complaints of high coal prices In
many parts of the country drew from
Or. Garfield. fuel administrator yes.
terday the statement !. that govern.
ment control of fuel has gone far
toward preventing runaway markets
ana that in many instances prices on
domestic coal actually have been re.
queer Bituminous prices have been
cut down, he said, almost everywhere
Dr. Garfield said he was not consid.
ering licensing either coal operators
or dealers for the present
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06

TO RECRUIT FOR 1877 VT.
Campaign Opens for EnIlstments at
Bradford on Friday.

Montpelier, Dec. 5--A statement
was given out this afternoon by Col
II. IT. Johnson, acting adjutant-gener-
al. relative to the drive that is to be
made in which he stated that "Three
recruiting parties are being sent
from headquarters Of the lst Yer
mont infantry at Charlotte, N. c., TO
Vermont for seven days drive for re.
cruiting to rehabilitate the 1st Yer.
mont regiment
age who are now in the service or
who have not been called by their
local boards to volunteer for service
before Saturday, December Is. The
recruiting parties will visit the fol
lowing points In the state on the
dates named
Bradford, Friday, December T.
Newport, Saturday, December 8; st.
Johnsbury. Sunday. December 81
Morrisville, Monday, December 10;
st. Adams, Tuesday, December II;
Montpelier. Saturday. December 8;
Barre. Sunday. December 9; Spring
field, Monday, December 10; Bellows
Falls, Tuesday, December IL; Burl
ington, Sunday. December 3: Bran
don, Monday December 10; Vergen
mes, Monday. December 10; Benning
ton, Tuesday. December IL; Rutland
regular recruiting station.
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LEGATION !!
. Of n<,..LR0ADS
RECOMMENDED
Two Plans Proposed by
Commerce Commission
MccHoRD FOR CONTROL
Government Authority Necessary, He
Says, to Meet Exisencies Of
the War.
MccHoRD FOR CONTROL

Washington. Dec. 6.--Immediate
action to effect national unitlcatior
Of the railroads, either by govern
ment operation or by suspension for
the war Of antitrust and antipooling
laws, federal loan and regulation
Of security issues to permit more ef
fective voluntary cooperation was
recommended yesterday by the inter
state commerce commission in a
special report to Congress. Neither
plan was specifically recommended
but an implication that the majority
believed the railroads might success
fully work out their own unification
prompted Commissioner McChord tc
submit separate report emphatical-
Iy urging government control and say
ing "the strong arm OF government
authority is essential If the transpor'
tation situation is to be radically I'M
proved" Any voluntary pooling plan
would fail to meet war exigencies. he
declared, because of the unavoidable
influence Of selflshness among roads
The railroads own proposed solu.
ton for the difiiculties-an increase
in rates in order to attract capital
was characterized as entirely made
quate by the commission. Even with
more funds, the report said, the short
age of equipment could not be RENE
died materially because of the in
ability of industries to manufacture
it. Doubt also was expressed wheth
or sufficient capital would be attract
ed in view OF the fotation of such
enormous quantities Of government
war securities.
The only hint of the commissions
attitude toward the railroads pend
ing application for Is per cent higher
rates was given in an assertion that
,he roads are entitled to demand just
and reasonable rates sufficient to
weld fair returns, and the comment
hat although railway earnings in
the past year have broken all records
the buying power of the earnings is
greatly decreased
The commissions report the first
special report in years. came as a
surprise to Congress. but it met an
Immediate response in both the Sen
ate and House, Senator Newlands
of Missouri, chairman of the special
congressional railroad investigating
commission and of the Senate inter
state commerce committee, arranged
a conference with President Wilson
for next Monday to receive executive
recommendations Decisive action
by the government Immediately is
necessary. Senator Newlands said, to
insure efficient operation OF the rail
roads and provide sufficient capital
Chairman Adamson of the House
interstate commerce committee, ey
pressed opposition to the suggestion
Of repeating the antipooling ,nrovis
ion Of the Sherman act. and advocat
ed loaning money only to weak
roads. Representative Sims, who
will succeed Representative Adam
son as chairman of the committee
advocated government operation
representative Gillett. acting repub
lican leader. said he favored almost
anv plan short or government con
troll
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
FOUGHT WITH FISTS
How Americans Made Prisoners Es
capped from Germans. 81

With the British Army in France
Dec. 4.-The best OF many exciting
episodes related in connection with
the Cambria fighting was that inyoly
ing fifty American and Canadian en-
gineers. together with some British
fighting troops. These men We're cut
off in the German turning movemen
near Gauzeaucourt and were taken
prisoner, ~ s
A German escort of twenty sol
diers started with the Americans and
Canadians along the road leading
from Gouzeaucourt to Cambria. AS
they were proceeding disconsoletely
toward the zone of the German
prison cages they came upon n small
body of British troops who also had
been cut off from their comrades and
were wandering about.
The British "Tommies' immediate
ly charged the Germans who tried to
drive their captives toward LaVac
querie but the prisoners hurled them
selves upon their guards and strug
gled barehanded until the "ToInmies'
arrived and disposed of the Ger
mans The engineers and their
comrades took the German rifles and
worked their way back with their
rescuers until they were able tc
reach point where they could join
the British line.
A party of Americans and Canad
ians also had an exciting time in {
motor ,lorry. which. coming unex
pectedly upon six Germans holding
the cross roads with machine guns
charged at full speed, tank like bowl
ing over the surprised enemy and es
Gaping down the road before the
Germans recovered from their shocl
and fright.
The engineers were not the only
army men from the United States
who did their bit during the most in
tense part of the German counter at
tacks at Cambria Not less than ter
American army medical officers were
working in the British casualty
stations along the Gouzeaucour'
front. In fact they had been labor
ing there since General Byng begar
his great offensive
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BULGARs NOW ACTIVE
Washington Hears Of Lively Fighting
on Macedonian Front.

Washington. Dec. 5.--Fighting has
been resumed on the Macedonian
front, and dispatches received here
today describe the activities of the
Bulgarians as surprising. Their air
men have been particularly active in
reconnaissance work, but many OF
them have been brought down by
English aviators, French antl-aircraft
guns. and machine guns.
The fighting has covered the front
from the Struma TO the mouth OF
the Vaiusa. which practically bounds
the Italian positions in Albania, and
a number of Bulgarian patriots have
been captured by the French, who
are installed in vantage places over
looking the valley of the Vardar, and
especially on hills above Monastir.
The British aviators, the dispatch
said, are continually bombarding the
Bulgarian rear
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
RuMANIAN ARMlsTlcE
Berlin Says Negotiations Are on
London Denies II.

Berlin Says Negotiations Are on
London Denies II.
The negotiations between the Ger
mans and Russians for an armistict
are extending to the Rumaniar
troops, the German war office ar
nounces at Berlin
Quoting an Austrian official state
ment concerning Rumanian pro
posal for the negotiation of an arm
istice. British official announcement
at London last night says There
is no truth whatever in this shame
full statement
The Following official statemen'
has been issued from the Austrian
generaii headquarters: "The com
mander-in- chief OF the Russian-Ru
manian troops between the Dniestei
and the Black sea yesterday after
noon AeTaesday), approached Arch
duke Joseph and Field Marshal yor
Mackensen with. a pronosal for intro
ducing negotiations regarding an arr
istice. Our army leaders answered
in the affirmative and deputations
will proceed with peace neeotia
tions"
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BILLION MUST
Be RAISED FOR
WAR PURPOSES
Expenses and Loans Half
a Billion a Month
SEC. McADoO'S REPORT
Head of Treasury Department Says
People Must Cultivate Economy
in Future.

Washington. Dec. 5--Congress was
informed by Secretary McAdoo in his
annual report submitted today that
| S5,12S, ,203,7 1893 must be provided in ad
dition to funds from taxes and bond
issues already authorized in order to
make estimated receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1918, equal dis
bursements. If this deficit is met by
new issue of bonds, the total
amount of securities to be issued in
the next seven months is estimated
at $9,96s, ,433.s50
For the next fiscal year, ending
June 80. 1918, the estimated excess
OF disbursements over receipts Is
s7.627 ,973.9s0
Huge war expenses and loans to
Americas allies at the rate OF hall
billion dollars a month have made
these estimates many times larger
than any ever presented in secre,
tary of the treasury's annual report
or the s12.316.00o. 900 estimated
ordinary expenditures for the year
ending next June 50. s11,527, 900, 900
Is for war purposes. and the proper.
tion is about the same for the fiscal
year ending in 1919,
So far the. nation has borne the
financial burdens of the war well
says Secretary McAdoo, owing &c
healthy business conditions. and the
valuable aid OF the established fed
eraI reserve system In the future
however, increasingly greater habits
of economy must be developed by in
diyiduals and business institutions,
the secretary declares. and business
as usual can not be adopted as the
guiding principle of the war. Peo
pie must save and invest in govern
ment securities TO avoid postponine
victory.
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AUSTRIA, !, READY
T05MAKI|E / PEACE
At ANY TIME
Terms Must Include Integrity
Of Empire
TO FIGHT AGGRESSION
VIII Continue War So Long As
Enemies Seek to Dismember
Dual Monarchy.

.Amsterdam, Dec ga dispatch
from Vienna quotas Emperor Charles
of Austria Hungary as saying in an
address to an Austro German delega
tion that the dual monarchy is ready
at any time to conclude peace that
would guarantee the integrity OF the
monarchy He added, however thai
his country would not cease fighting
until its enemies renounced their in
tenton OF dismembering it.
THE glorious successes of our vic.
torious armies and the daring of oui
neet," said Emperor Charles, ''fill u!
with patriotic pride. After plorious
defense of our position we are now
as before, ready at any time to con
clude an honorable peace which guar
antees the existence and integrity o..
the monarchy
Guided by this idea, we greeted
with joyful satisfaction the noble
minded intervention of the pope ant
will In the future neglect no opportu
nifty to end as soon as possible the
costly struggle and great sacrifice
the war has caused and is causing.
in the spirit of these intentions
our government has declared its rea6
mess to accept the Russian govern
ment's invitation to enter into nego
tiations for a general peace. May the
blessings OF the Almighty rest upor
this work for peace and restore tht
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Strict Prohibition LAW.

Under the net of congress organic
Ing the territory of Alaska, the legls
lature meets every two years. 1t die
not meet in 1916, but the legislature o.
1915 passed law providing for a pop
ular vote on The liquor question in No
vember, 1915. At that election tht
people voted by a large majority tha
from and after January ], 1918, spir
itous liquors should not be manufac
tured, sold, transported or given ava,
anywhere within the territory. Th'
prohibition law thus to be established
by popular vote, notes an exchange
probably will he the most stringent o.
any In the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

NOTICE-Postponed horse auci
ton. Our shippers are unable to ge
cars this week but we will sell what
sleighs and harness and blankets
robes and 10 second hand horses
Saturday, Dec. S, Flag Stables
North Adams 5Ste
WANTED--At once board for mar
and boy of Is where will be gooo
home, Adress A. b.. Banner Ofilct
before Saturday. 62t2'
FOR SALE-Good rabbit hound
Inquire OF G. j. Lisby, North Ben
nington. 62t2'
FOR SALE-Stove wood, good
wood and good measure. Phone No
1926. deliver at North Benning
ton and South SALISBURY also AL
bert s. Smith, Bennington Vt. G2t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
ALIENS ARE PROBLEM
Many Austro-Hungarian Subjects Al
ready in American Army.

ready in American Army.
Washington, Dec 6.-The status of
several thousands of Poles, Hungar.
ians. Bohemians and others owing
allegiance to Austria-Hungary who
are serving in the American military
forces furnishes an embarrassing
complication to the preparations OF
the. United States for declaration
of war with the dual empire. The
problem is being discussed at Wash,
ington by Secretaries Lansing and
Baker and congressional leaders
with view to legislative action.
Upon passage of the war resolution
by Congress the Austro-Hungarian
subjects technically would become
alien enemies; ineligible for service
with the American colors, whether
voluntarily enlisted or drafted. Also
under strict construction of interna
tional law, IL they remained in Amer
can uniforms, and were captured
While bearing arms against the ma
tion to which they legally owe allegi.
ance, they might be subject to exc
cution for treason and without pos
sibiiity of protection from the United
States. .s.e.e
While virtually all of the Austrian
subjects in American uniform are be
heved to be in complete sympathy
with Americas aims. their retention
in the American forces while, techni
caliy enemy aliens is regarded as
most undesirable. Legislation eithel
to confer American citizenship on al
or by name or to except these men
by special statute from statutes dea
ing with civilian enemy aliens is be
ing considered An obstacle to gen
eral action has been found in the OBJ
lection of army commanders to the
presence in their ranks of men whose
loyalty may be in the slightest de
gree questionable, but some means
will be found to guard against throw
ing out OF the service thousands o.
good and loyal soldiers.
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WIllino TO Hear.

miss Wiling began the young
man, ns he wiped the cold persplration
from his brow, "are you fond OF sto-
ries?"
"If they are new, Mr.. Woodby," re-
Piled the fair maid, II simply dote on
them"
But the one was going to tell you,
Miss Willing, is not new" said the
young man. 'It is, | might say, Miss
Willing--or, Clara--the old, old story.
but"
ooh, never mind, George" she inter.
rupted. Even IL it is a chestnut, I'm
sure never heard 1t. Go on, please"
--Tit-Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
Mote and Beam.

Gen. George w. Goethals was lunch
ing in New York recently with m d,
who complained about his brothers
extravaganza.
"His latest extravaganza is horses,
said the complainant. "Efe bought a
pair of coach horses last week for
$4,000"
"Humph" said General Goethals.
"What did you pay for your touring
carp
"Er-ten thousand dollars"
"Well," said the general, don't crit.
icize the team In your brothers eye
till you've cast the motor out Of your
own"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06

Eerlin, Dec. ), (via London.--
Austro-German forces yesterday cap
tured some hill positions in the Sette
Comuni, on the mountain front in
Northern Italy, the German War ONCE
announced this forenoon.
The text OF the statement reads
The troops of Field Marshall Con
rad Won Hoetzendorf have taken from
the Italians some of the hill positions
in the Settle Comuni.
The supplementary report of the
war Office, issued this evening says:
In the Sette Comuni the. Italians
were again driven out Of some strong
positions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
ESTATE OF Richard N. HOushton
STATE OF VERMONT


District of Bennington IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District of Bennington.
To all persons interested in the es
tate of Richard NJ. Houghton late o
Bennington in said District deceased
GREETlNG:
At Probate Court, holden at Ben
nington within and for said Distrc'
on the 4th day of December, 1917 ar
instrument purporting to be the las
VIII and Testament of Richard M
Houghton late of Bennington in said
District. deceased. was presented tc
the Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And it is ordered by said Court
that the 2Sth day of December 1917
at the Probate Office in said Ben
nington, be assigned for proving said
instrument; and that notice thereoi
be given to all persons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks
successively in the Bennington
Evening Banner, a newspaper
circulating in that vicinity. in sale
District previous TO the time appoint
ed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby
notified to appear before said Court
at the time and place aforesaid, and
contest the probate of said Will, i
YOU have cause.
Given under my hand at Benning
ton in said district, this 4th day OF
December. 1917.
Amy II. Harbour,
Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
ITALIANS GIVE GROUND
ForcedIs Back by New Offensive on
yal% Astaqo Plateau.

Rome, bed. 5-Teiton forces, with
q formidable lnassing of artillery
which sh4lled the italian lines for sew
eral hopfB before the Infantry assault
have begun ali Offensive on the Asiago
Pleatean, sthe War Office announced
today. The only gains achieved in
the attack were of some trenches,
the loss of which has not impaired the
Italian defense.
The Italians withdraw from some OF
the morea dvanced positions Of their
lines between Monte Tondareor and
Monte Badeneoche, northwest of Asia
&C.
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Children and Fairies

To the children fairies stand for all
the wonderful end unpredictnh'e posi-
billtles of life, for all the mage oi II,
It's charm of unexpectedness, says the
Atlantic Monthly. A child is biz pIlz-
zled by the inevitable; in the fairy
world it does not exist. In that world
he slips away from the world of grown
ups, with it's endless consequences re-
morselessly bounding the gay, irrc-
sponsible little child doings. He loves
he grownups and it is not from them
hat he wishes to escape, but from
heir world, their difficult, unyielding
world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
GERMAN CRUISER BLOWN !
ouardship Botnia Hits Mine o
Coast of Denmark.

London, Dec. Ga dispatch from
Copenhagen says that it is reporte
from Dragoer, at the southeast ex-
tremity of the island of Amager, on
the coast of Denmark, that German
auxiliary cruiser, the guardship Bot
MIA, was blown up after collision
with German mine field off that
coast The cruiser sank, but the
number Of men lost is unknown, the
survivors refusing to give any infor
nation The Botnia was formerly a
: Russian vessel, which was captured
by the Germans
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
CALL FOR NURSES
Army Requires AIS by Wednesday
and 10000 More Next Year.

Washington, Dec. 6,-Four hun,
dred and seventy-fiye graduate
nurses for immediate and urgent
army service" are needed before
Wednesday, it was announced yes.
terday, and in the course of the next
year at least 10000 nurses will be
required in army hospitals in this
country and Europe.
Graduate nurses between. 21 and As
who pass the required physical and
mental tests will be accepted Travel
ing expenses are paid by the war
department Army nurses assigned
to duty at military hospitals are pro.
vided with quarters and subsistence
and are paid $50 per month. with
$40 additional for foreign service.
Nurses who prefer not to have sery.
ice abroad, 1t was announced, will
have their preferences respected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
sINklNes INCREASE
u-soats Get 1e Ships over 1900
Tons

London, Dec 6.-Sixteen British
merchantmen of more than 1000 tons
We're sunk by mines or submarines in
the past week, according to the ad
miralty statement at London last
night. One vessel under 1900 tons
and four fishing vessels also were
sunk.
The losses to British shipping by
mine or submarine the previous
week comprised IA merchantmen OF
1900 tons or over and seven of less
than that tonnage,
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Time to Be on Guard.

When a man feels bad he should be
m his guard lest he say or do some
rfiing he will regret having said or
done when he feels better.
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All Have Faults.

Nothing will make us so Charitable
and tender to the faults of others as
by self-examinntion thoroughly to
know our own.--Fenelon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06
WEATHER FORECAST

For Eastern New York and western
Vermont, generally fair tonight and
Friday, possibly snow tonight and
not so cold.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-06

Moncton, N. b., Dec. 6--The latest,
report from Halifax is that 400 per.
sons lost their lives in the terrific
explosion on the water front in that
city today. a messenger who reach.
ed small town between here and
Halifax brought only disjointed ac.
count of the shocking disaster.
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POSTMASTER 80 YEARS
South Windsor Man Appointed |
President Grant.

John C. Stoughton, 70, who died a
Mapping, town OF South Windsor
CT. Tuesday, is believed at New Ha
ven to have been the Oldest postmas
ter in years of service in the coun
try. He was appointed by Presiden'
Grant and death ended continuou'
term OF 46 years. He served in tho
General Assembly as democratic
member in 1893.