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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
1s-cyIinder Enqlne.

BY leaps and bounds the stationary
type airplane engines are increasing
In power rating in the stern competi-
ton betweeen the central powers and
the allied nations. In England Louis
Coatalen has been doing commendable
work along these lines, and among his
latest products is the 1S-cylinder Sun
beam-Catalen engine, which develops
ATS brake horse power, and has nc
fewer than htif dozen magnetOs and
an equal number of carburetors, says
the Scientific American. The arrange
ment of the cylinders is interesting
Twelve Of the cylinders are arranged
as in the usual twin-six practice. while
the remaining six are arranged in the
upper center. forming what is styled
the "broad arrow" type.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
iALbANY'S RED
. LIGHTS SNUEFED.
BY UNCLE SAM
Inmates Of Resort Distric
Ordered Out of Town
TO PROTECT SOLDIERS
Re-openins Of Questionable Apart.
ments' viii Mean imprisonment
by Local Police.

Albany Nov. 22.--Albanys resort
section, which has survived probes.
Investigations and movements of the
New York State Law and Order
league, was closed last night-per.
haps foreyer-perhaps only until the
end of the war.
Acting under orders OF the federal
military authorities, the Albany
police yesterday closed every resort
in the section south of Hudson
avenue and east Of South Peart tstreet.
Residents of the district were or
dered to leave Albany by o'clock
Saturday night, under pain of arrest
and imprisonment and many departed
at cnce.
For the first time in years, the sec
ton was actually closed Inmates of
the houses began leaving Albany as
early as o'clock last night Police
authorities who took names and de-
scriptions made 1t plain that to be
caught in an apartment" in the resi-
Dental sections would mean arrest,
prosecution and jail sentences not
fines"
Captain John d, Patton OF the sec
ond precinct, in which is located a
majority OF the resorts, officially an
nounced shortly after midnight he
had closed the district.
Every resort il the section has
been closed" said the captain. "And
you can make 1t plain the inmates
will not be allowed to take apart
,ments in the residential or any other
/ section OF the city They wifia faayo
town hyr6 o'clock Saturday sflghts%u
|, While no statement s@as made by
the police department as to the Tea-
son for the sudden closing Of the dis
ftrict, it was learned authorftatiSely
! the original orders for 4 the action
came from representatives OF the pro.
vost marshals office. 1t is declared
the orders are designed as a measure
OF protection for the soldiers
Reports that the closing of the All
bany district and the recent closing
Of the Troy resort section-both by
order of the federal military authori
ties-meant that bodies of troops
We're to be located in the immediate
vicinity of both cities could not be-
substantiated. The story of a great
army cantonment for which surveys
were made south of Albany by Cham
ber of Commerce officials was re-
called. but slight credence is placed
in the report.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22

CLAIMS HE WAS "RoLLED"
Woodchopper Complains no Was
Robbed of Watch and Money.

Robbed Of Watch and Money.
Harry Vetel and James Walsh are
held at the county Jail on technical
charge Of breach of the peace and
James Ellsworth and George Bene'
dict, taxi drivers, are under bond as
material witnesses in a case growing
out of a ride to the Chickencoop Inn
a roadhouse on the Troy road Tues.
day night
The complaint to the police which
resulted In the arrests was made by
Oliver Grondine, ench-Canadian
woodchopper who works for Nash &
Barden, and who claims that he was
one of the auto party and that during
the course Of the night he was robbed
Of his watch and money.
Following the arrests hearing
was held before the municipal court
and a postponement was taken in the
cases. The facts as obtained by the
officers have been laid before States
Attorney Frank c. Archibald who, it
is understood, is coming to Benning-
ton for the purpose of making an in
vestigation of condition that on the
surface needs a thorough probing.
1t is understood that the license
formerly held by the Farmers Inn
has been transferred to the Chicken.
coop Inn. The latter resort lost its
license when the new law in New
York state went into effect recently.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22

Petrograd Tuesday INV oorba q
Military Chief of the district os Kiey
and the Temporary Covarnor with
their STATS. are. reuorted 10 have left
their posts. ukrainian commissarias
have been appointed TO succeed them
and thew have conf;rnad tha ;naa
pendence of the Ukraine M
Three hundred and six,v tho,oo,a
Ukraipian troops are said 70 haua
been recalled from, ~. sron, TIT =
commented nnon hare as n,aan,as - =
serious crinnIjny ~ Tho a,.,,,, - =, .
possible opening of the Sfrnnt N to the
enemy. lilF'fI''iE, W
A dispatch from Hama ara III, n,,d,a sue
den saws that q com H, IL III, :,
baan raaohad '.rf ~ y ieS,ns y, 5 5
and bourgeois nartias II f'r,nia r. -;
rected against tho Rnss,an saiai,
fighting is likely IN haein q, ~ ~.
ment. 7''' - 49, ~
The Foreign Otfice has baan ,aLan
over by Leon Trotskv suhssacratar, a =
Neratoff. who has had cbarea s;naa
the, arrest of M TebaatcbonI,o 80
mally surrenderine control ana 40
parting along, win tho otbar an,r,os.
es. Military staff headnnar,ars, vg po,n
is reported to be at standstil, ax ~,
cent t,e business, ~ ar,,, a',s'','
The IVolna Narodna says that w,,,,
in few days Ienine and Trotglv
will announce the snecessf,,, aStat Ssra
lishment OF a nyvorkman's and BE-
SAINTS government q fter wLicb :, +,
hoped that foreign enyern,n,ants II, IL
enter into official nagnti, t;n,,s : m
through the new Foreign ,a, W;nistar '''''
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
STAMFORD BEST DEER TOWN
Estimated About Seventy-Five Bucks
Killed in This County,

Estimated About Seventy-Five Bucks
Killed in This County.
County Game Warden s., B. Hawks
were killed in Bennington county
during the annual open season that
closed Tuesday night. The deputy
wardens have not sent in their re-
ports from a number of the towns,
but it is known that so were shot and
reported.
Among the successful Bennington
hunters not yet reported in the Ban
ner are Ray Barlow who secured o
ten-point buck weighting 204 pounds
hog-dressed Tuesday afternoon
Harry Harmon shot a six-point buck.
Dexter Schultz spikehorn, Charles
Carpenter spikehorn and Sanford
Champagne brought in good deer.
So far as known but three illegal
deer were killed in the county, a
large doe in the northern section OF
the county and a buck fawn in
SALISBURY, Albert Knights report
ed wounded buck in Woodford
Tuesday and Wednesday the warden
ran down and shot the deer The
venison will be on sale Saturday
morning at the Cullinan market on
South street and orders will be filled
as they are received.
According to the reports received
by the county warden Stamford
turned in the largest number OF
deer, TO- Readsboro reported g.
Pownal 6, Arlington 5, Woodford 4
Sunderland 5, Manchester 4, Glasten-
bury and Dorset 2.
The FISH and game department re
ported that Ill deer We're killed on
Monday and of this number 13 were
from Bennington county, from
Sunderland, 3 from Readsboro.
from SALISBURY and one each from
Glastonbury, Sandgate, Peru and
Stamford Windham county report
ed 15, Essex county 81, Washington
county II, Rutland and Orleans and
Lamoille 6 each The total for the
state for all but the last day of the
season is $40.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22


British Army Headquarters in
France, Nov. 21--The advance OF the
British army against the Germans
was continuing Tins afternoon. Tho
towns of Masnieres, Marcoing. Ribe-
court, Havrincourt, Graincoure and
Flsquieres all were behind the Brit
ish advancing line, and the cavalry,
which is cooperating with the tanks
and rendering invaluable service, was
drawing in toward the Bourbon wood,
west of Cambrdi Mt f't
The great Hindenburg defense line,
upon which the German commander
in chief had b'lilded his hopes OF
holding the British from inroads into
tn open territory beyond has been
smashed. And the task apparently
was an easy one.
Attacking over front of thirty-two
miles. extending from the Scarpe
river east or Arras to ST Quentin.
Field Marshal Haig with his English,
Scotch. Irish and Welsh troops has
made one of the most rapid and spec
tacular drives of the war. catching
the Germans completely by surprise
in the onslaught, capturing numerous
positions which were considered im.
pregnable and taking in addition
5000 prisoners and numerous guns
The apex of the offensive apparent.
ly is centered on the important rail
way junction of Cambria, lying east
OF the old line midway betw cen Arras
and st. Quentin. Here, having taken
the towns of Marcoing, Anneux,
Graincourt and Noyelles, the victori-
Gus troops at last accounts were well
within gun range OF Cambria, with It's
railroad lines and roadways branch
ing out toward all the main points of
the compass.
The latest advces indicate that the
British have not yet ceased their at
tack. but, aided by monster tanks,
which are leading the way, followed
by infantry and machine gun detach.
ments are pressing forward for fur.
ther conquest.
spontaneously to the south around
st. Quentin and east of that point in
the Aisne region the French have be-
gun an offensive. While no details
of this movement have been received,
il doubtless has the object of pushing
back the Germans eastward in the
former sector and northward in the
latter region toward Laon. strategic
moves which, If successful, doubtless
would compel that portion of the
German line north of st. Quentin
which is still intact to fall back pre-.
cipitately eastward.
The British drive was segun with.
out the usual artillery prelude. and as
the tanks and infantrymen made
their way through the wire entangle,
ments and pressed into the German
first positions. the surprised enemy
began sending up myriads of signal
rockets calling for assistance. Whet
her aid was rushed up is not definite
ly known, but seemingly the surpris
ed Germans fed in disorder leaving
all kinds Of equipment behind, and in
most cases did not even take time, as
| is usual to apply the torch to vii
lagos they evacuated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
Company "E" Song
(Air of Solomon Levi"

We're Co. "E'' of the Engineers
three hundred and first are we,
We're always there to do our bit. nc
matter what it be,
We fight, we work, we never shirk
the road we clear for you.
Give way to right, when it's time &c
fight,
And let the roughnecks through.
Pood old doughboy, get to hell out Of
here.
Eyes right, Company halt, here come
the Engineers.
For we are Uncle Sammy's crew, who
always curse and swear,
We chew our plug tobacco fine and
spit 1t in the air.
We're tough enough to beat the Boche
as you can plainly see,
For we are the N. A. Engineers, the
men OF Company "E"
From Warren E. Stewart
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
u-soAT TOLL LARGER
Seventeen British Merchantmen
'ae Sunk Last Week. t.A

London, Nov. 21-Seyenteens Brit.
ish merchantmen were sunk by
mines or submarines last week, ac-
cording to the weekly statement Is
sued by the Admiralty OF these ten
were vessels of 1000 tons or over and
seven of less than 1,600 tons. .issf
Last weeks record of British. mer-
chantmen sunk greatly exceeds that
of the previous week, when only one
vessel of 1000 tons or over and five
craft of less tonnage were sent to the
bottom In fact, it represents in the
aggregate the greatest number of YES
sells destroyed since the week of Oct.
rs, when eighteen were lost Since
then there has been gradual falling
off in shipping losses until the mini
mum since Germany's intensified sub
marine campaign began was reached
in the week of Nov. IL with total OF
six.
So far as the losses of large vessels
are concerned, however, the present
Admiralty report apparently bears
out the optimistic statement made re-
Gently by Premier Lloyd George that
he had no further fear of submarines,
and of the First. Lord of the Admiral.
ty that enemy submarines were being
sunk to an increasing extent, for the
sinkings in the 1,600-and-over cate-
CORY last week we're the lowest since
March, except for the weeks of,rSepf
l6, Nov. 4, and Nov. IL, when in the,
two former weeks the total In each
instance was eight and in the latter
one.
Rome, Nov 12.--Italian marine
losses from submarine attacks DUR
ing the week ended Nov. Is were one
large steamer sunk and another
steamer damaged by a torpedo and
afterward towed into port, today's
official announcement says.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
SHAFTsBuRY

a. S, Webb is spending few days
in Bennington
son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Cross.
Born, Wednesday a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Twitchell.
Rev. Peter Heller of South Shafts
bury was calling on friends in town
Tuesday
Miss Maude Bates of Bennington
is spending a few days with her sister
Miss Gertrude Bates.
Several from here attended the auc
tion at Carl Mattisons in South
SALISBURY Wednesday.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold a
business meeting Friday afternoon at
the home of Mrs w. B. Randall
Hopkins Hulett, who has been un-
dergoing treatment in Troy for the
past two months expects to spend
Thanksgiving at his home here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
WILD CATTLE IN VERMONT
Owner Unable TO Roundup Herd o
40 in Barnard.


40 In Barnard.
Hunters in that section of Vermont
timberland known as Chateaugay, in
the town of Barnard. are watching an
interesting case. Mr.. Billings OF
Woodstock bought 40 high grade
Herefords for a Texas range last
spring and turned them out to pas
ture. They seemed to take to their
new environments so we'll that 1t was
not long before 1t was impossible for
man on foot to get anywhere near
them. Hunters say that the cattle
are as wild as deer
The owner recently sent from Wood
stock an expert horsemen who sue
eeeded in getting Ave of the cattle
and driving them to Woodstock. The
next day they had escaped to the
woods. 1t is a question whether II
will not be necessary to winter the
animals in the woods like moose as i
IS feared it will be impossible to hero
them into barns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
SCALE MEN WILL BOWL
Club Organized and Four Teams VIII
Compete in Matches.

The employees of the Bennington
Scale Works have organized bowl
ing lcub with a list of officers and
four teams representing the different
departments of the plant, The. Of
ficers are: President, r. S. Spencer
vice-ptesident, Robert Macfarlane;
secretary and treasurer, G. j. Cum
mingsh eiiiN2a1V's 7''' ~
81 The four teams will be captainet
as follows: Machine shop, Ray
Johnson; office, Edward D. o'Connor;
foundry James q Co,nter; scaling
room. Fred S.aHarmon. tl39 3ni Ai
M Silver loving cups will be awarded
for the single and high total scores al
the end of the season. sdg 0aqg
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Two furnished rooms
Inquire 617 Main street. 51t6*
TO RENT-Furnished apartment
for the winter. Modern conveniences.
Phone 57-W. 51t6*
WANTED--Old false teeth. Don't
matter if broken. l pay $500 to SIS.
per set. Send by parcel post and re-
ceive check by rturn mail, l.. Maz-
er 2OO7 S, Fifth Street, Philadelphia.
51t12"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
Little Ones and Old Ones

James Edwards, 20S Harriet St,
Montgomery, Ala, writes: 81 sleep
all night and cough but little feel
like a new man from using Foley's
Honey and Tar. My whole family is
using it now--the little ones and the
old ones. 1t has cured our coughs
and broken our colds" F'oley's Hon
ey and Tar clears stopped air pas
sages, removes phlegm, heals raw in
famed membranes, soothes sore
chest, makes difficult breathing easy,
and relieves those deep.seated. rack
ing coughs--Sold Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
CAMP BARTLETT DESERTED
Vermonters as Rear Guard Are Now
on the Road.

Camp Bartlett, Nov. 21.-Every-
thing is in readiness for the final
evacuation OF this camp The bull
pen" was demolished this morning
the prisoners and casuals who are
to leave soon for some point in the
South attending to this job with huge
delight. 1t has been a pleasant
resting spot for them, but they shed
no tears as it came down.
Some three miles of water pipers are
to be torn up, the last of the tents are
to be struck and then all will be in
readiness for the final move out of
camp. Just when this will take place
is not stated by the military autho.
tiles, but it is believed it will not y
delayed many hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
VERMONT BOYS PROMOTED
Appointed Non-Commissioned Officers
at Camp Devens.

A dispatch from Camp Devens, Ay-
er, Mass. shows that the Vermont
boys have captured the major por-
ton of the on-commissioned officers
berths in the 3O2 field artillery regi-
ment In the headquarters company
Walfred Wahlquist of this village has
been made corporal In battery Cliff
ford ]. Coping of East Dorset, Ben
iamin j. Cleveland of Manchester and
William j. Walsh Of North Benning-
ton have been made sergeants. In G
battery Otis N. Williams of Bristol
formerly of Bennington. is made a
sergeant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
GAVE HER
DELICATE CHILD
Y|NOL
1t Built Him Up and Made
Him Strong

Newaygo, Mich.-"My little boy
was in delicate, weak, cmaciated
condition and had a cough SO we had
TO keep him out of school for a year.
Nothing seemed to help him until
Vinoi was recommended, and the
change it made in him was remark.
able. II has built him UP and made
him strong so his cough is almost
entirely gone We can not recon-
mend vinoI too highly."--Mrs. E. N.
Eanlon. @ as
Mothers OF weak, delicate, aiiing
children are asked to try this famous
ced liver and iron tonic on our guar
antee. Children love to take II.
VIM L. Gokay. druggist, Bennington
VT. and at the best drug stores In
every town and city in the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22

Amsterdam. Nov. 21e-The war cor
respondent of the Berlin Lokai Anzei-
ger says the Teutonic allied move
ment for turning the Italian left flank
is now being executed innthe face of
great Italian superiority. .i99 e.i3
Ia The Frankfurter zeitung says that
the Italians. reinforced with guns and
infantry. have prepared strong de-
fenses on the lower Piave River.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
NON Library 7 FUND GROWS
Treasure. man Reports contri
buttons of S359.75.

Bennington folk were awakened to
realization of "the tortures of the
damned" as suffered by the people of
Poland, by the addresses at the mass
meeting last Sunday evening in the
Second Congregational church. And
as always where suffering exists the
noble hearts of our people are re-
spending and their purse strings are
loosening.
Following is a report of julius l..
Weichman, treasurer up to last even
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
GERMANS WILL
BE.FORCED OUT
of CAMBRIA
British Close to important
Railroad Junction
UNDER ARTILLERY FIRF
UNDER ARTILLERY FlRF
Importance Of Smash Through Hin
denburs Line Grows as Details
Become Known.

London, Nov. 22-Cambrai. the
junction of six railroads, has lost its
usefulness as a German supply depot.
Cambrai is already under fire OF the
British artillery.
The British victory of yesterday
continues to grow in magnitude as
the particulars become known. The
Hindehburg line was not only broken
but the British have pushed on to-
ward the important German depot at
Cambrai and are now less than three
miles distant from the city
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
.TR0TSKY SAYS
WAR AIMS must
Be REVISED
Otherwise BoIsheviki Will
Make Separate Peace
WEALTHY ARE WARNED
Told That Their Produce Will be
Requisitioned in Case Of
Famine.

Copenhagen, Nov. 22---Leon Trot.
sky has issued manifesto, according
to advices received from Petrograd,
calling upon al, the allied govern
ments to make revision of their
war aims. In case of refusal, the
manifesto declares the Bolsheviki
Will consider themselves justified in
making oyertures for separate
peace
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
INFANTRY NOT
ACTIVE ALONG
ITALIAN FRONT
Big Guns Roar Over the
Entire Line
TAKE A HAND
Italians Reported to Have Prepared
Strong Defence on Lower
Plave.

Rome, Nov. 21.-The infantry act
icns in Monte Tomba and Monte Mon
fenera, the vital points on the north.
ern mountain front, were not renewed
yesterday. the War Office announced.
Three violent Austro-German attacks
were repulsed at Monte Pertica,
northwest OF Monte Grappa. The
announcement follows:
Yesterday there was intense artil-
iery activity on the whole front OF the
coastal zone, The national navy and
British monitors lent effective coop
Grafton.
In the afternoon the enemy three
times made violent attacks on Monte
Pertica. northwest of Monte Grappa.
He was repulsed each time with se-
we're losses. On Monte Tomba and
Monte Monfenera the infantry ac-
tions were not renewed.
Our aircraft carried out effective
hombarding operations and engaged
in several duels with hostile air.
planes, as q result OF which two
enemy machines were downed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22
WEATHER

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, rain or snow tonight, cool
er Friday with rain and winds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-22

Berlin, Nov, Il, (via London.) =
The situation ON the Italian front is
unchanged the War Office announced
today.
A supplementary report issued this
evening reads. q, .@f
-Theresis no news from Italy"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03

sanitation and hygiene Injuries in
stead of necessities. High rents shut
out air and sun from hundreds of
families. Hot water is often an eX-
travagance owing to the cost of fuel.
And often soap is looked on as an
unnecessary expense when most of
the income must be paid out at pres
ent food rates.
Still there is no greater personal
elegance than that geFmproof look
which belongs to the person who
sleeps with the windows thrown
wide (even in mid-winter) who walks
in the sunshine and who manages
somehow to get daily Tubing.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03

DON'T BLAME THE GERM
Germs have been handy scapegoats
ever since they were discovered. To
explain that one has caught a germ
disease is to slide out from under all
responsibility for being sick.
But the latest medical science robs
us Of this comforting excuse. It
makes us personally responsible for
harbOTing germs.
We may no longer expect immu-
nifty from disease by fumigating in
animate objects for, we are told, peo-
pie more than things are carriers of
infections.
To keep from catching disease and
to keep from passing it on to others,
we have all got to be personally
clean all of the time. Common colds,
grip, diphtheria, measles, whooping
cough, scarlet fever, cerebro-spinal
meningitis and probably infantile
paralysis are all spread through the
discharges, mainly the mouth and
nose secretiOps, Of people having the
disease.
A generous indulgence in soap and
hot water, fresh air and sunshine,
both for the body and for the cloth
ing, succeed, where medicines and
disinfectants fail, in lowering the
death rate.
Man has done all he can to make
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-03
WOW! WOW!

SIS day to keep the Astor baby.
That's easily understood if they're
feeding him potatoes.