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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
Phonograph Records May
Bring Voices From Front

That mothers and relatives
may hear the voices of beloved
ones, who are serving with the
United States marines in France,
Il Massachusetts womap has
suggested that blank photograph
records be forwarded to the
boys in the trenches.
"Such records would prove
dear to every household from
which a son is serving; it means
that even though he be killed In
battle, his voice can still be
heard by those he hello most
dear" writes the woman to Ma
rine corps officials, who have
taken the matter under consid-
Grafton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
EmnIovees Buv AmbuIance

An ambulance purchased Ivy EN-.
ployees of the United States senate
was accepted by Red Cross officials
just in advance of a war department
order against further acceptance OF
ambulances purchased by private sub
ScriptiOn.
Every employee of the senate con-
tributed days pay to buy and equip
the ambulance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
FLIES JOHN PAUL JONES FLAG
Ancient Banner Of Sea Hero Carried
on Frigate Ranger, Raised at
centervllle, Md.

Centerville, Md.-The flag carried
by the frigate ranger Of the continent
al navy, under command of John Paul
Jones, recently was hoisted on the
Flagstaff OF the Observer. This cher
ished banner is owned by William An
thony Of, Queenstown.
Tattered and torn at Its end from
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01

whipping in the ocean gates, the flag
is still in good state OF preservation.
Its blue field has faded into drab, its
white stripes and stars are tinged with
cream of age and'it red is dingy with
years.
Mr. Anthony received the flag from
his grandfather, who served under
John Paul Jones on the Ranger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01

stables will be sold at auction. The
stables are in the very heart Of Athens,
occupying whole block on the two
main streets. Now that Premier Veni-
zelos has restored democratic ad-
ministration one of the FIST moves has
been to dispose of this royal eyesore
in the center of the city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01

Bible study is the most popular of
the many activities of the Missionary
club for Boys at Sfax, Tunis, com.
posed of street waits among the Mo-
hamnedan population.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
Unofficial Counsellor of the Pres
ident Is a Modest But Well
Posted Man.
STUDENT OF WORLD AFFAIRS
Now Gathering Data on Economic and
Other Problems Which Must Be
Solved at the Peace Table-Has
Qualifications That Go to Make
a Sound Diplomat.

AUTHORS NOTE-Men have made a
mystery of the life and the doings of Col.
Edward NJ. House, the friend and adviser
of Woodrow Wilson. II there has been
mystery, It is none of the Coloners max
ing. / venture the hope that whatever
may have seemed to be hidden is dis
closed in this article, the material for
which was obtained in the only way in
which such material can be obtained, by
direct personal contact, inquiry and
study
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
no sem Greek kIna.s stables.

Athens.-One Of the signs that
democracy has taken the place Of roy
atty is the public notice that the kings
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01

]. NJ. Toffey of ThOmaston, Conn.
had his garden wired for electric lights
so that he could accomplish more dur
Ing his spare time evenings.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-11-01
Training Only Preliminary.

AS a result of the study made by
the experts it was found that military
instruction, Of the exact nature and to
the same extent as that given to SOL
dierS is not found in the schools Of
any country of Europe except the spe-
cial military schools. Such training is
confined everywhere to the period Of
active service, and no attempt has
ever been made to impose upon the
school the task of producing fully
trained soldiers. In lAny countries
having universal military service the
public schools provide for training boys
in such elements of military science
as may be conveniently combined with
their physical training and at the
same time prepare them for the active
service awaiting every young man.
The attitude of foreign educators, 1t
was found is well defined on this mat
ter. They do not. as rule, regard
the military instruction as a success
full substitute for the we'll established
systems of physical training and char
acter building. They generally view it
as an anomaly In the school system,
justified only by the exigencies of ma
tional defense. The enthusiastic sup
port they lend to this work comes more
from patriotic rather than from peda-
gogic motives, according to those ex-
perts who have just completed this
study. Occasionally, however, the ben
eficial effects of military training up
on the moral and physical sides of
boys education are emphasized. Very
marked results of this nature have
been observed in Australia.
Not Physical Training.
In France, where military training
is a component part of the prescribed
program of public primary schools, it
is not approved by leading educators
as method of, phy-Ical training, but
it is recognized and commended as
preparatory training for military serv-
ice, intended to raise the efficiency of
the French army. The programs of
public schools in France include gym
nastics and moral instruction. the for
mer as a means of building up the
physique of the boys and the latter
of developing their character. 1t is
generally recognized that these two OBJ
jects Of education cannot be perfectly
attained by any system of military
training.
1t is a significant feature of all mill
taristic movements affecting the
schools that they appear wherever and
whenever special need is felt for rails
ing the standard of the military pre-
paredness of the nation. In France
the movement was started after the
disastrous war of 1870 and revived af-
ter the reduction of the term of active
service In 1905. In Austria intensive
military work In the schools was
launched after a similar reduction of
the term of service. In Switzerland
and Australia it accompanied the In
PRODUCTION Of an abbreviated system of
universal military service. During the
period from 1908 to 1914, when appre-
hension of the oncoming European con-
fiict was keen among the nations of
the continent, the training of school
youths in warlike exercises was great
ly extended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
SHORTAGE Of
SUGAR SAID
T0bE COMING
Which viii Affect New
England States
MUST USE LESS SWEETS
Shortage Is Said To Be Due To the
Fact That the People Do Not
Deny Themselves Enough.
MUST USE LESS SWEETS

Washington, Oct 16--The eastern
states face a sugar shortage with no
prospect of relief before late in Nov
ember when the new Hawaiian and
western belt crop arrive In state
ment tonight forecasting the short
age the food administration appealed
again to the American people to cut
down consumption Of candy and
sweet drinks and gave warning retail
ers already have received their stocks
at prices recently agreed on and the
public should pay no more during the
temporary scarcity in the east than it
has been paying during the last thir
ty days.
The shortage is due, the administra
ton says, to the failure OF the public
outside OF few loyal homes to re-
duce consumption and the unusual
exports to France in order that the
French may have their meager ration
of one pound OF sugar per person a
month.
In regard to prices attention is
called to the fact that by agreement
the price of beet and Hawaiian sugar
has been fixed at IA cents pound,
Atlantic and Pacific seaboard basis
under which the maximum retail
price at interior points should be
IA cents, while by an agreement
with the cane refiners and Cuban
producers the price of cane sugar has
been held down so il saoUld reach
the consumer at about nine cents a
pound. The administration notes
that it still is awaiting reply to Its
appeal to Louisiana producers to
Join in the agreement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
1000 PUPILS
STRIKE. FOR
OLD SYSTEM
Claim To Be Opposed To
the Gary Plan
EXCITED BY ORATORY
Street Speakers Stirred Up the Chill
dren to Think That They Are
Being Abused.

New York, Oct. 16.-One thousand
striking pupils of public school III on
the upper East Side, who told the po-
lice they We're striking against the
so-called Gary system OF school adj
ministration, stoned the institution
today until it was necessary to call
out the police reserves to quell the
riot, Fourteen arrests were made,
including woman and two young
men who had harangued the young
sters when they began gathering in
the neighborhood. Scores of win
dows In the school were broken.
Crowds OF pupils from nearby
schools, dismissed from their studies
for the day. joined the strikers in a
marching demonstration. Their ranks
we're further swelled when girls
school closed for the day. The young
sters trooped through the streets in
the neighborhood of school Ill,
scores of them darting into small
stores and shops and coming out with
Autographs and banners of Morris
Hillquit, Socialist candidate for may
or. These they held aloft while sing
ing and shouting q medley of de
nunciation and praise of various
public men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
DALE HEADS PARTY
Vermont Congressman Leaves For
War Front.

Vermont Congressman Leaves For
War Front.
Washington, Oct. 16.-Ten mem
bers of Congress travelling in unofli-
cial capacity but carrying special
passports arranged for by the State
Department, are on the way to
Europe to visit the war fronts and
fraternize with the parliamentary rep
resentatives of the Allies. In the
party are Representatives Dale OF
Vermont Taylor and Timberlake of
Colorado, Hicks of New York, JOSH
son, Dill and Miller of Washington,
Goodwin of Arkansas, Stephens of
Nebraska, and Parker of New Jersey.
former Representative Stout of Mon
tana, and Ross l., Hammond, Ere
mont, Neb., editor, and others.
The visit is development of the
recent cabled and personal invita-
tions of representative members OF
the British and French Parliaments
for closer affiliation of the parliamen-
tary bodies of the allied governments
through personal conferences at the
British, French and Italian capitals
President Wilson did not favor Con
gress officially accepting the invita-
ton at this time, and neither house
took action, but the ten members ar
ranged their trip informally Other
representatives are expected to fol
low soon
while this is not an official com
mission Representative Dale wrote
his constituents in explanation Of
the trip, 'it is certified by the Secre
tary of State and the Speaker of the
House as one that goes in the interest
of our country and the relations be
tween it's government and the govern
ments of the allied nations"
The party will visit England, Bel
sium, France, Italy. and Switzerland
and hopes to be back in Washington
in time for the opening of Congress
in December.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
A THREE YEARS JOB
Boston Dentist to Fix up Teeth Of
Vermont School Children.

Boston Dentist to Fix up Teeth of
Vermont School Children.
DR. L. Il. Johnson of the Forsyth
Clinic, Boston, is the dentist who viii
travel through the rural schools in
Vermont in an effort to rectify the
defective teeth of school children be
tween the ages of six and ~ years.
This was decided upon at the regu.
lar monthly meeting of the State
board of health. The funds for the
carrying out of this idea of caring
for the teeth of the youngsters of the
rural towns was furnished by a
wealthy Vermonter The sum given
to the board was $4,000.
DR.. johnson will make survey OF
the state in a Ford automobile, which
will contain dental chair and all the
necessaries for the carrying out of q
dentists work. A motion picture ma
chine viii also be included in the out
fit.
1t is the purpose Of the doctor &C
deliver lectures in consonance with
the illustrated pictures that will be
flashed on the screen illustrating the
proper care of the teeth. To com
plete this survey, the doctor anti
cipates three years as necessary.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
AN INTENSIVE
CAMPAIGN TO
SELL BONDS
local Committee Started
Drive To-day
If Bennington Fills Its Quota, Bonds
Must be Sold at the Rate of
$4,000 THsry Day.

The local Liberty loan sale has
passed the $2V0.OOO mark. This
leaves 100000 more to be sold In
Bennington and vicinity or an aver
age of $4,000 per day
The subscription closes Saturday,
October 27 and 1t will take some
work to dispose OF the bonds allotted
to Bennington.
A meeting was held last evening at
the office OF Holden & Healy of the
canvassing subcommittee. There
was large attendance and a great
deal Of interest. Every mill and large
business establishment except one
was represented and most Of the var.
ious ward committees were present.
Arrangements were made for an
intensive canvas beginning today and
the canyassers have begun the final
drive. Members of the committee
who could not be present last night
are expected to take part In the can
vass and should ge. their blanks
from j. P. MuIigan and go to work.
Tho complete list OF committees was
given In The Banner Tuesday even
ms.
1t is not going to be easy to fill the
quota from Bennington and everybody
must help. Folks are asked to be
ready when the canvassers como.
The very best way for the small pur-
chaser is to buy bond on the install
ment plan and then pay weekly to-
ward it until the bond is paid for. In
this way they VIII be saving some
thing and developing the habit OF
thrift which is the only road to pros
perity.
One canvasser today sold $4,000
worth of bonds before noon and an
other sold thousand dollar bond at
almost the first place she called.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
ATrENr BIG EXPOSITION

Nine boys and girls left Benning-
with J. d. Whittier, county club lead
er of boys and girls, to attend the
food training camp at the Eastern
States Exposition at Springfield,
Mass.
Six of the boys and girls earned
their trip by doing the best work in
their respective clubs in the county
The names of the winners and clubs
TO which they belong are as follows:
Marjorie Hewitt, SALISBURY, sew
ing club
Gladys Coulter, SALISBURY, can
ming club.
Jared Mattison, SALISBURY, corn
club.
Harry Coulter, SALISBURY, potato
club
Max Webster, Bennington, poultry
club
Earl NJ. Batchelder, Peru, pig club.
Wilmetta Marsh of SALISBURY,
Florence White of North Bennington
and Miss Helen Kinney of Benning-
ton, who are all members of the home
economics class at North Bennington
high school, were chosen to represent
Bennington county at the food train
ing camp by giving a bread demon
stration at the camp on Tuesday.
Miss Reena Roberts, the instructor
in the home economics department
at the high school, trained the mem
bers of the team for the work and
was with them while they were al
| the camp.
Max Webster served as member
OF the poultry Judging team from
Vermont He judged poultry on
Tuesday morning with John A
Alexander of South Royalton, who is
considered TO be one of the best
poultry judges in New England, en-
rolled as a club member.
The members of the party fee
themselves extremely fortunate in
having won the trip, as in several OF
the clubs there was very keen com
petition. This trip was the first out
Of the county taken by some mem
bers of the party. 1t was not made
so much for pleasure as for practical
education, for which the club work
stands. 1t is expected that these
members will follow up the work an
other year with even greater interest
| and that they will encourage others
to do as they nave done.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
'DOESEN' KNOW
. WHEN DRAF TED
MEN WILL CO
Bennington County Board
Not Yet Informed
QUOTA CAN BE FILLED
Sufficient Number of Selected Men
Have Already Been Certified
BY District Board.
QUOTA CAN BE FILLED

No instructions have been received
by the Bennington county exemption
board relatives to the sending of the
third contingent Of drafted men to
Camp Devens. In the original in.
structions dates were specified for
the sending OF the first two contin-
gents but no time was set for the
third contingent which was to consti-
tute 10 per cent of the county quota
of 127 men. Two weeks having
elapsed since the second contingent
entrained here, there is an impress
ion that the last lot may not be sent
for some time. At any rate the board
has no definite information on the
subject at present
Only 18 men are required to fill the
Bennington county quota. If the
county is given credit for Victor l..
Brophy of East Dorset who reported
in New York and who is now at
Camp Upton only II will be needed to
ill the quota. OF the men sent to
Camp Devens from Bennington coun-
ty only one has so far been rejected
for failure TO pass physical examina,
tions Letters received here from
some of the Bennington boys at the
camp state that Ralph Haynes OF
Bennington Is likely to be sent home
because of physical unfitness.
II few of the county men fail to
go through the final examinations at
camp there should yet be enough
certified men TO fill the quota. There
were about q dozen in the last call
or examination who passed success
fully and who did not make claims
Tor exemption and OF those who did
put in claims number have already
been rejected and more will follow
The state district board has re
yersed itself in the case Of Nicholas
j. Morrissey to whom it granted an
exemption on the claim of dependant
mother. The local board today re.
ceiyed notice from Montpelier that
he had been selected for service. He
has also received personal notice
from the state board that his exemp
tion has been revoked Three other
Bennington county men have been
selected; Edward c. Reil of Ben
nington, Joseph z. Phillips OF Dorset
and Gilbert Charbonneau of Man
chester.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
TO DO A MANS PART
Reasons Why the Liberty Bonds
Should Appeal to All.

Editor of The Banner
am happy to state that every man
and woman in my employ has sub
scribed' for Liberty Bonds. Some
hundreds OF dollars will surely be
added to Bennington's showing. How
ever, 1t Is not because Oh that addi
zion that | feel satisfied but because
of the fact that no argument was nee
essary. On my first appeal to them
they acquiesced at once and gladly,
not blindly, for all asked questions,
showing that they understood the sit
uation
believe that like result would be
attained in every household and on
every farm of Vermont IL the owners
only take a little trouble in, this mat
ter. Most of the people simply do
not understand, and few words will
help greatly to uphold our Govern
ments hands. In our case the house
hold isecomposed OF Danes, Norweg-
ians, Yankees and Germans, one
French-Algerian and. / must add.
Italians, for "Toney"--and you
all know Toney. Che has two
boys in the army says he
will do his bit The unvaring re-
ply to my appeal was: Surely for
such cause every one can afford
dollar or two a week" And surely,
with the best collateral security tho
world holds, the United States gov
ernment, investments in these Sc
curlties are absolutely safe. That the
value of these bonds will advance is
as certain now as it was after our
civil war when government bonds
mounted to over 130 and some OF our
greatest fortunes were made thereby.
Let those in your state who know,
wake up, that thereby those who are
uniformed may be enabled to do
their duty, and so help the boys,
somewhere over there" IL they are
willing to give their lives that you
may live, you surely can take a little
trouble to help arm our government
| with this greatest of all guns--the
| Liberty Loan. Just so much sooner
will you end this war, Just so much
| the more certain you will be OF not
| having your loved one returned to
you without legs or arms
NJ NJ Shoemaker.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
PASSENGER BRAKEMAN HuRT
Knocked From Train at Crossing
North Of Arlington. ii

John Dolan, o passenger brakeman
on the Rutland railroad, was knocked
from his train at the first crossing
north of Arlington yesterday after
noon and severely injured 1t was
reported this morning that he would
revive.
The brakeman must have come in
contact with the cattle guard at the
crossing while leaning from the steps
of the car. At the time OF the acct
dent he was running on the south
bound flyer. The collision with the
cattleguard threw the man from the
train in an unconscious condition.
Some time after the accident the
unconscious brakeman was observed
lying beside the track by County
Game Warden S b. Hawks who was
passing in his automobile. The war
den was about to take the man into
his car when he heard a northbound
freight approaching. The train was
tagged and the injured man was
placed in the caboose.
No direct information regarding
the injured brakeman's condition had
been received here this noon. Train
men, however. reported that the de-
cision of the Rutland physician was
favorable to recovery
The brakeman sustained fracture
Of both bones Of the left leg near the
ankle, bruises and lacerations of the
right thigh. scalp wounds and pos
sibly internal injuries. He is now in
the Rutland hospital
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
COAL SHORTAGE AcuTE
Board Of Trade Representative to At.
tend Conference In Boston.

SodTu OF Tdue Representative 10 Az
tend Conference in Boston.
A. j. Cooper of the Black Cat Tex
lies company will be in Boston TO-
morrow to attend the conference OF
the New England governors called
'or the purpose of discussing the
coal shortage in New England
William II. Nichols, president OF
the Bennington Board of Trade. re.
eived telegram this morning from
James ]. Storrow, coal administrator
for New England. giving notice OF
the calling of the conference and
asking that the board send a repre-
sentative unless it we're possible for
Mr. Nichols to attend in person
The telegram stated that a full
discussion of the situation would be
had at the conference which will en-
deaypr to ascertain why New Eng.
land is not receiving the coal that its
Industries must have.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17
ELECTRIC CAR SERVICE
Editor of the Banner:

Editor of the Banner:
The management of the North Ben
nington car line was severely criti-
cised Monday night by the people
who depended upon taking the car
after the patriotic mass meeting to
find that the trolley was not held I'M
til the meeting was over. YH
There was no Sunday school talk
used by many who had to either walk
or hire an auto. 1t is just as import
ant that the people attending the pa.
triotic meetings should receive the
same consideration as the theater
goers.
We wish the management would
show little patriotism in the future
by warranting the holding of the last
car till the patriotic meetings are
over.
S. Everett Harwood
Bennington, Vt, Oct 15, 1917
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-17

Ov[RWORKFD.
TIRED WOMAN
TOOK v|NO[
! Now She is Strong and
Hearty

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time. tried different remedies with
out benefit. The doctor said it was a
wonder was alive, and when Vinol
was given me began to improve.
Z have taken eight bottles and am
now strong and perfectly healthy in
every respect, and have gained in
weight. can not praise VinoI
enough" Mrs. Sarah A. Jones, 1925
Nevada ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
We guarantee Vinol to make over
worked, weak women strong or re-
turn your money. Formula on every
bottle. This is your protection. d
Wm. L. Gokay, druggist, Bennington
VT, and at the best drug stores in
every town and city in the country