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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
$1,000 FOR SELLING LIQUOR
Bartender of Hotel Vermont Stands
for Violation.

Burlington, Aug. 1O.--A fine of
$1,000, the largest ever imposed in
City court for violation of the IL
quor laws, was imposed this morn
ing by Judge Palmer in the case of
John Dunn, former bartender at the
Hotel Vermont, who pleaded guilty
on charge of three counts, regard
ing the illegal sale of liquor.
These offenses we're committed
last Sunday in the barroom of the
Hotel Vermont The three counts
against Max l.. Powell, charging the
same offense to which Mr. Dunn
pleaded, was mol pressed, upon Mr.
Powell's attorney representing to the
court that Powell never knowingly
tolerated any infraction of law at his
hotel, and because Dunn took the
blame. This explanation was salts
factory to States Attorney Allen
Marin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
roo LArE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--Choster White Shoats,
r. Wheeler Rice. Tel. 46i-W.
estes
WANTED-Girl of 20 who has been
in sanitarium at pittsford and Is
discharged as cured wants position.
Ought not TO do heavy work or en-
dure long hours, but is perfectly able
to do light work In an Office or home.
Girl is educated and refined and must
work or starye. II anybody has or
can find a place where this girl can
get an honest living and take caro-
of herself so as to complete her
recovery they viii be doing a Chris.
tian act. Address II. H., care Miss
Waldron, Banner Office. 65t12.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
GERMAN ALIEN ARRESTED
Said He Hoped Germany Would Win
tho War.

tho War.
Montpelier Aug. Carl Heinrich
Low, a German alien, was arrested
this morning by Marshal G. f. Lack
ey. charged with making derogatiye
statements relative to this country
and the war, in which, II is alleged,
that he said he hoped that Germany
would win the war.
He appeared before the local ex.
emption board and when they com
menced to question him he expressed
such pro-German views that the of
flcer was called after which U. S
District Attorney V. A. Bullard of
Burlington, who was in st. Johns
bury, was communicated with and
the man committed to jail.
Low is decorator who lives at "a
Pleasant street in Barre and claims
to have come to this country in 1912
He Is one OF the two alien enemies
registered in Barre this spring,
II Is said that Low once made
pro-German remarks while In bar
ber shop and that the other occu
pants OF the shop promptly threw
him into the street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
ITS PATH CONVENTION

Hardwick Aug. 9.-The Vermont
branch of the Kings Daughters and
Sons will hold its cath annual conven
ton at the First Congregational
church in East Hardwlck on Septem.
her "a. % and 20. An informal re.
ception will be held for guests. dele
gates. and friends on Monday even.
ing. Mrs Anthony II. Evans. presi-
dent OF the international Order OF the
Kings Daughters and Sons. will be
the convention guest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

LIST OF SOLDIERS
Complete List for Bennington County
Towns


An effort is being made to secure
a corrected list of all those who have
enlisted from Bennington county be-
fore the draft. There will be list
of the drafted men but the others
have scattered and the local war
work committee is sending out the
following letter and invites all who
can, to help make correct record;
Bennington, VT, Aug 8, 1917.
With the idea of the county getting
full credit for the men from Benning-
ton county enlisting previous to the
draft in the service of the government
either in the army or navy, so that
those of US at home not of military
age could show our interest in the pa
triotism and welfare of those going
into the service, wont you be kind
enough to send to me promtly, in the
enclosed stamped envelope, a list of
the men from your town or district,
who have previous to the draft, en-
listed in the service. Please give me
if possible, the name of the company
in which they have enlisted or the
vessel or branch of the navy which
they are serving, and as far as posi-
bic, their present location.
We want these men to feel that
people at home are interested in their
welfare and our idea is to get q card
system of the list so that we can have
a record of the boys and keep in
touch with them.
Yours truly,
Guy b. Johnson,
Executive Chairman,
Bennington War Work Committee
There is local fund already form,
cd and it will be added to as occasion
offers, but in order to see that the
best use Of this money is made, II is
necessary to have correct list OF
the men. Every family with a son
or brother in the service is urged to
send a card with his name to Mrs
Johnson and also to give the name oi
the organization to which he belongs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
WANT DOLLAR CORN
stoekmen Ask Government to Fix
Price.

Chicago, Aug. iO.-Resolutions ask
ing the federal government to fix a
minimum price OF seventy-hye cents
and a maximum price of one dollar a
bushel for corn for the purpose of In.
suring a sufficient acreage to encour-
age stockmen and also urging exemp'
tion from the draft stock feeders,
we're adopted today by the Chicago
Livestock Exchange. They were for
warded to President Wilson, Herbert
Hoover, and Secretaries Houston and
Baker. The purpose Of both resolu
tions was the increased production OF
livestock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
oAiRYMEN's MEETING OFF
Poliomyelitis Ban Stops Bennington
Battle Day Gathering at Vergennes

Because of the ban placed by the
board Of health on public meetings,
caused by the poliomyelitis situation
in the State, the meeting of the mem
bers of the New England Milk Pro.
ducers' association and the Dairy
mems League, which was to have
been held at Vergennes on Bennng
ton Battle day, Thursday, August 16
has been cancelled. An excellent
program had been arranged and q
large attendance was expected at the
meeting. II is not now probable thai
such a meeting as was contemplated
will be held this year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11

South Royalton, also South Hero.
Howard s. Crane, SS Bank street,
Burlington, VT.
Eugene L. White, 12 SO. Fifth
street Reading, Pa, also North Ben
nington.
Roger c. Clement, % Washington
street. Rutland
William d. Hassett, National Press
club, Washington, ID. c.
Paul ID. Jones, Wilmington. also
Company &C., Harvard Regiment,
Cambridge. Mass
Elmer w Pike, Isle La Motto.
Fred w. Stafford, 43 North Main
street. Rutland.
Louis A. Perkins, Windsor, also
Company "G", Harvard Regiment,
Cambridge. Mass.
George S. DeMerell, Al Jefferson
| street, Barre.
George B. Currier NJ. G. Troop. 2nd
Cavalry. Fort Ethan Allen
Eugene X. Fellows. 2O6 East avenue
Burlington.
George e. Kendall, Company "A,
Medical Corps. Fort Ethan Allen.
Edward W. Mudgett, Essex June
tion.
Ellsworth ]. Piper, II South street
Bellows Falls.
George Eggleston, Proctor.
Harold V. Adams, r. +. d. |, Brat
tleborc.
| Ernest o. Thomas, Huntington
Qua. also Lake Placid club. n Y
| Edmund NJ Martin. Woodstock
| Roy W. Chase, Company &C." Isl
Vermont Infantry. Fort Ethan Allen
| Arthur r. Ellis, 81 Terrace street
Montpelier.
| Vern W. Green. Richmond
| Charles c. Burke, 81 Greene street
Burlington
George w. Smith, White River
Junction.
Aternates.
Forrest G.. Myrick, Bridport,
Philip W. Morton, 80 Bank street
ST. Albans.
Wentworth Williams, Westerdal,
Farms, Woodstock, also II. o. 4. C.
> Williamstown, Mass.
Harry NJ. Totman, Randolph
Charles A. Hatch, Eden.
Norman II. Underwood, Troo
"C", End Cavalry, Fort Ethan Allen.
. Joseph J. Watson, St James Elote
Rutland.
. The arrangement OF the men on tn
list does not indicate that one ma
has preference over another, The
. will be called alphabetically.
The following notice will be sen
% TO the alternates:
You are notified that you have bee
selected as an alternate for the o
icers' training camp at Plattsburl
~ Y, beginning August ~ 1871
Seyenty-iive men have been selecte
and notified to attend this camp frol
c your State and seven alternates hay
been selected to iill the places
men. who for any reason fail to r
y port. You are number-on the III
IL of alternates. II vacancies eXi
making It possible to admit you
the camp you will be notified as soc
II as possible.
In case you receive such notifc
tion you will be allowed until Sc
II tember 8 to report at the trainir
IT, camp
Frank Tompklns,
III States Cavalry, examining officer,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
NO INCREASED FARES
New York Central Withdraws Plea
For Higher Rates.

New York, Aug. 10.-The New
York Central Railroad company today
requested the public service commits
sion of the first district to allow It to
withdraw the passenger tariffs filed
July 81
No reason was given by the rail
road for its withdrawal The pro.
posed tariffs, II granted, would have
increased railroad fares between New
York city and upstate points.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
LITTLE BOY BROWNS
Wilfred Lacount, Falls from Bank
While Fishlng-Companon Saved

Swanton, Aug. 9.--Wilfred Lacount,
the nineyearold son of Mrs. Regina
of Turner's Falls, Mass, was drowned
this afternoon in the MissisQuoi
river. The body was recovered half
an hour afterward. The little boy
was fishing from the bank OF the riv-
or with Andre Moreau, aged seven.
back of the home of George Jean
Marie When the Lacount boy sud.
denly fell over the bank he grabbed
the Moreau boy, and both went into
the water. Mr.. Jean.Marie heard the
cries and rescued the little Moreau
boy. The body of the Lacount boy
was recovered by Amos Lavigno. The
little boy and his mother have been
visiting in the village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
FIGHTING IN RuMANlA
Petrograd Says Big Battle Has Been
on Since Wednesday.

Petrograd, Aug, ll.-Dispatches re-
ceived here give details of q big
battle on the Rumanian front that
has been in progress since Wednes-
day.
The attacks of the Austro Germans
have so far been repulsed, the report
saws.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
HENDERSON RESIGNS
Labor Leader Has Left the British
Cabine,

London, Aug. 1.-THE resignation
Of Arthur Henderson from the Brit
ish cabinet has been accepted. He
was the labor member of the cabinet
without portfolio and has been active
of late urging the participation of
British labor Representatives in the
Stockholm peace conference.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
FUNERAL OF GEORGE oRvls
To Be Held Sunday Afternoon at 4
O'clock.

Manchester, August 1.-THE fun.
eral of George 0rvis, who was
drowned Thursday morning while
swimming In Equinox pond will be
Sunday afternoon at quarter after
four from the Congregational church
In this village.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-11
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair and slightly warmer to.
night and Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22

essential is 70 feed our own people
and the second to feed the allies.
While the constitution does not pro-
vide for anything Of the kind. the
government can take over every
bushel Of grain in the country and fix
the maximum or minimum price. If
the government should take over the
grain surplus, for time it might in
terfcre with the business Of the
Omaha grain market, but it would
right itself later on. 5 a.,
K. C. Howe, general manager Of
Armour packing plants Of the South
Satisfactorily Houston's recon-
mendation that the government regu-
late food prices will not be detri-
mental to farmers or stockmen. In
taking over the packing plants the
government will first see to it that
the class of products demanded by
the army and navy are supplied. Next
production will be regulated to supply
government requirements first, then
those of the nation at large will be
attended to. ~.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Archbishop BIenk of New
Orleans Dies of Heart Trouble

New Orleans, April 20-Most Rev.
James Hubert Blenk, since 1906 Cath
ole archbishop of the ecclesiastical
province OF New Orleans, died here
tonight, aged 62 years. Physicians an
nounced death was due to compli-
cation OF ailments superinduced by
heart trouble. He had been in poor
health about two years.
Archbishop Blehk was born in Neu-
stedt, Bavaria, July 20, 1856, of Protes-
tant parents and came to New Or
leans, when child. After graduating
from Jefferson college under the Ma
rist Fathers, he went to Belloy,
France, and studied. In 1885, he en-
tered the priesthood at Belloy. He
became an instructor in Jefferson col
lege and later was its president.
In 1897 he was. appointed rector OF
a New Orleans church. Later he was
appointed bishop of the Porto Rican
diocese, the first under American oc-
cupation Bishop Blenk on July |,
1906, became archbishop of New Or
leans. ".,
During his administration he was
accredited with adding materially to
the church and educational buildings
in the various dioceses.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Consumers League Seeking
To Divert Union Trade

T. P. Shirley, secretary Of the Doug.
las County Consumers league, in a
letter read last night at the meeting
OF the Central Labor union,, urged
members of the union and their fami-
lies to divert their trade to, the store
owned by the Douglas County Con-
sumers' league.
Shirley estimates that $4,000 is
spent daily in Omaha stores by the
families Of members Of the Central
Labor union. 4 ~.
why not spend this money in
stores which you yourselves own2
he asks. Thus you can withhold prof
its from those who are hostile to you
and put profits in your own pockets,
thereby reducing the high cost Of
living.
c. L. Shamp, 36l5 North Twenty
fourth street recommended that all
members of the Central Labor union
join the Douglas County Consumers
league as a step of reprisaIs against
business men who interfere in labor
disputes.
Shamp explained that stock in the
Douglas County Consumers league
was controlled by working men,
Each owner of stock whose par value
share is $40 has ayvoice and vote
in conducting the leagues affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
VILLA TELLS j. 5. HE
ISN'T KAISER'S ALLY
Bandit Chief Rep orted to Have
Sent Envoy With Assur-
ances Not Leagued
ALLEGED DEAL IS DENIED

Fl Paso, Tex. April blooming
direct from Villas camp on the Con-
chos river. delegate from the Mexi-
can leader is said to have passed
through here recently enroute to the
interior Of the United States to de-
liver documents to Miguel Diaz LON
bardi, who is understood to be Villas
choice for provisional president Of
his proposed government.
The presence of the Villa courier
was not known here until after he had
left the border, according to men who
are close % Villa. This courier told
a Villa partisan here that he would de-
liver papers to Lombard instructng
him to go at once to Washington and
deny that any Germans were in
Villas command and to state that
Villa would oppose by force any eff
forts of any Mexican faction to align
his people with the Germans.
The arrival of this courier was the
first direct information which local
Villa partisans claim to have had
from him for three weeks.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
KAISER IS PLAYED BY
ARGENTINE LIBERALS
Executive Committee Of So
cialists Declares German
Methods Violate Law.
TWO SHIPS REPORTED SUNK

Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 20.
AT a meeting OF socialists here to-
day rupture occurred over the ques-
ton OF Argentina's policy toward Ger
many.
Many members favored mainte-
nance of absolute neutrality. Others
desired the party to go on record in
opposition to German militarism and
the conduct of submarine warfare.
After a stormy meeting the execu-
tive committee, by two-thirds vote
approved a declaration to be submit.
ted to the Forthcoming national So
cialist convention, setting forth that
Germanys submarine methods vio-
lated international law and the free
dom of the seas.
1t favors efforts to reach a settle
ment BY diplomatic means, but rec
ommends the arming of ships.
There is a persistent rumor that the
Argentine sailing ship Orina has been
sunk by a submarine in the Mediter-
ranean. 1t is also reported that the
Argentine steamer Curumalan, 1927
tons, has been sunk.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
HAPPENINGS IN
THE MAGIC CITY
Eagle Delegation to Nebraska
City Monday to Attend
Convention.
MISSOURI FLOODS HOMES

A delegation of local Eagles vii
go to Nebraska City Sunday evening
to take part in the state convention
to be held Monday and Tuesday
there Arbor day will also be OBJ.
sevred Monday and in formal recog
milton, the state Eagles will parade.
They will Je accompanied by the
Franek band. Several local lodge
members are scheduled to prominent
parts in the convention.
Saloonist Reports Big Loss.
Joe Hyjek, saloon man, 1920 South
Twenty-fourth street, reported the
robbery of $3.50 from his place OF bust
ness sometime Friday evening. He
told Detectives Sullivan and Ia
loudek, who investigated that he met
his partner at opening time Friday
morning in the saloon. The partner,
Mr.. Morozek said they had been
robbed. The money was gold coin
and was in the bar register A sack
OF change amounting to nearly 500
under the bar was not touched. De-
tectives reported that there was no
sign OF the place having been broken
into, 49,.
Cleanup Campaign On.
Cleanup days was observed on the
South Side. In nearly every quarter
of the city back yards received rak-
ing and alleys the same.
Henry Schmeling and his assistant,
Mr.. Hedges, exercised the Golden
Rule to- excess. Real estate owners
were notified Of breaches of the law.
The city hauled considerable amount
Of debris to the river and other dump
ing grounds. ....
Kawczyk Funeral. I,
The funeral of John Kawczyk, IS
years old, florist, who died of apo
plexy, while at work Thursday, will
be held Saturday morning at $50
o'clock from the Brewer chapel,
Twenty-fourth, and M streets, to the
Church of Immaculate Conception,
Twenty-fourth and Bancroft. Service
will be held at 9 o'clock. Burial will
be in St. Mary's cemetery.
Magic City Gossip.
For Rent-stores, houses. cottages and
fats. SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
The business mems dinner at the Grace
Methodist church will be held the evening
OF May l at Twenty-fifth and T. streets.
Major J. W, Cress. 4i27 South Twenty
third street, will entertain members OF Phil
Kearney Post No. 2, Grand Army Of the
Republic, Saturday evening.
Mothers Of school children in the Jung
man school district, were entertained Friday
afternoon at the school house by Principal
Margaret o'Tooe and members of the
faculty.
FIRB INSURANCE, choice OF 10 leading
companies; prompt service, lowest rates.
SOUTH OMAHA INVESTMENT co.
John L. OHern, superin tendent Of all Ar
mour Co plants. was the guest of honor
at a banquet al the local plant Thursday
evening
WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER! At
greatly reduced prices for your spring
seanup Make your selection early
koutsky- Pavllk Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Three Thousand Germans
Under Eve of Government

Washington, April 2o-Approxi-
mately 1000 German residents of the
United States are under close surveil-
lance, Department of Justice officials
announced today, because of their ac-
tivities in behalf of the German gov
eminent before Americas entry into
the war, or because of their pro-Ger-
man sympathies.
The departments field force of in
vestigators, now grown to formidable
proportions, is keeping so close a
watch upon the small army of sus-
poets that it would be possible, it is
authoritatively stated, 20 arrest virtu-
ally every man, under suspicion with
in twenty-four hours. The suspects
are living in every state. Hundreds of
names have recently been added to
the lists
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
News Notes About
The Owl Bird

Col. \ Harry Wolf is going to
show the people of Omaha a new
record in razing an old building
and raising a new one.
When we started our Owl store
at 18th and Harvey, we were in
deed pioneers. The far-seeing mer-
chants, w. R. Bennett, Thompson,
Belden & Co. and Orchard & Will
helm Co., had, however, blazed the
way.
The new home Of the Owl in
the quarters formerly occupied by
IOrkin Brothers Cloak Store at
18th and Farnam streets will be
made more convenient by a NICE
wide Farnam street entrance. just
west of the Burlington Route
ticket office.
Lower Broadway, (16th and
Dodge and Douglass which was de-
serted by "Hatty" Black, is still
a busy mart of trade-thank you.
Sorry to see you go, Charlie.
We have secured a fifteen years
lease for our Owl store in the new
Wolf-Hiller building that will be
erected on the site of the old
Schlitz building.
Handsome is that handsome does
and no matter whether our
stores are new ones or old ones,
we we'll realize that it is service
and stock, first-class goods, and
price that really count, and this
we strive ever to have in mind.
This is our second Removal
Sale" in twenty-eight years. The
other one was when we moved our
first Middle of Block" Blue Front
Drug Store, 1913 Dodge street, to
it's present location at the corner
of 10th and Dodge streets in 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Sees Hen Solving
War Food Problem

Chicago, April 20.-The peaceful
barnyard hen may become factor
in solving the wartime food prob
lem If the program of the Amer
lean Poultry association is carried
out.
BE patriotic and raise chickens"
said E. T. Richards Of Cedar Rap
ids, Ia, today, addressing a meet
ing of the association, Of which he
is president. "Within sixty days
we can hatch enough chickens to
add 100000 pounds Of meat to
the nations supply the middle of
September"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
German Paper Says America
Cannot Break U-Boat BIOckaLe

Amsterdam (Via London), April 20.
will the American feet enable our
enemies to break our submarine block
ade? The answer is, most certainly
moi" says the Koelnische Volks Zeit-
ung, which adduces curious and Gu
mulative argument which it evidently
considers final that "The submarine
cure has not been invented. There
fore it cannot be invented, because
there is none
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Melon Crop Of 1917 Will Be
The Biggest One in History

Evansville, Ind, April 20.-Melon
distributors in conference here today
heard reports which indicate the 1917
watermelon crop will be the biggest
in history. A 50 per cent increase in
tonnage was predicted.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
England Will Draft
All ITS Physicians

London, April 2o.-The war cabi-
net decided today that every physi-
clan and surgeon and every man
with medical training of military
age must be called up for service
Immediately. The action is taken,
it is explained, in order to establish
a large number of hospitals over
seas because OF the torpedoing of
hospital ships by German subma-
rines.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Uhlans Cut Down
TeutOn DeSerters

Amsterdam (Via London), April
2o.-More sthan 500 German fusi-
liers, sailors and landsturmers,
tried to cross the Dutch Belgian
frontier near Cadzand, Holland,
says the Handelsblad, but the at
tempted desertion was frustrated
after the party had been pursued
and fred on by Uhlans with ma
shine guns. Thirty-eight of the de-
serters were wounded. The mount
ed guards along the frontier have
been doubled.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Receivers Car Fifteen Minutes
After 1t Is Stolen by Thief

Martin Fl. Harris, 3205 Poppleton
avenue, manager of the Toledo Scale
company, recovered his speedster, ff-
teen minutes after it had been stolen
last night from in front of the Black
stone, where he and his wife were
calling.
Police located the car at Thirty
sixth and Dewey avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
British Food Dictator
NAV Seize Anv StorehouSe

London, April 2O.-The food con-
troller is empowered by an order in
council to take possession of any fac
tory or other premises where food is
manufactured,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Two Earthquake Shocks Are
Felt Over Southern California

Los Angeles, Cal, April 20.-Two
earthquake shocks in rapid succession
were felt in various parts of southern
California late tonight. No damage
was reported.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22
Gen. WeyIer Candidate for
Spanish Senate office

Madrid Via Paris), April 20.-The
Epocha announces that General Va
leriano Weyler will be the candidate
of the new cabinet for president of the
senate