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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
The lnnocents Abroad.

The story is going the local rounds
of the trip to New York-and beyond
taken by two of Randolph's genu-
inc dyed-in-the-wool baseball fans,
known to their friends as Jim" and
"Gander," with the intention of see
ing at least one game of the recent
worlds series.
Jim is confirmed victim of base
ballitis, the disease becoming most
pronounced in the fall around worlds
series time. Last week his malady be-
came most acute when his favored
Giants went out into the Wild and
woody and lost the first two games of
the series. Immediately he decided TO
run down to New York and give Jawn
McGraw his advice on how to cop"
the series.
Having heard of the genius who
took four spools and an old tin can
and made Ford car and the darn
thing ram he enlisted the aid of his
friend, "Gander,' and together they
assembled the greatest piece of junk
that ever wabbled over Vermont
road, and in it started for New York
Jim" wes well provided with the
stuff Uncle Sam wants to swap Liber-
ty bonds for and on arriving in Goth
am proceeded right away to clean up
all the Chicago money in sight. What
the Giants did to the White Sox in
the third and fourth games is now
matter of history.
Flushed with their success, they
decided to see the thing through.
Putting their gasolene juggernaut
into the Metropolitan Museum, they
took the iron trail for Chicago for
the fifth game.
Right here things begin to get hazy
for as long as the Giants were going
good they kept their friends posted
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
To Post pFair" Food Prices.

Along with the effort to induce peo-
pie throughout the country to OBJ
serve the requests of the National
Food Administration comes the nee
essity of protecting them against ex-
cessive prices. For If the people are
% be asked to forego certain foods
and substitute others it is only fair
FOR them to ask that they be given an
opportunity to get the substitutes at
reasonable figures. in New York
state the federal food administrator
is planning to cope with this situa-
ton by publishing In all newspapers
every day list of fair prices on Is or
20 staple foods. This would enable
consumers to get an intelligent idea
Of what they ought to pay for various
commodities and 1t Is doubtful wheth
er any retailer would be successful
in "buling' a market thus stabilized,
The RefoTmer suggests that the Yer
mont food administrator might we'll
adopt such plan for this state, or
at least those portions of it which are
served by daily newspapers. Condi-
lions in the various localities are
practically the same as far as they
affect prices on staple foods, and one
list would doubtless serve for all So
Tar as the newspapers themselves are
concerned there is no doubt that they
would be willing to contribute the
space necessary to render this form
of public service. -Brattleboro Re-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
SIco Reward. s,v0

The readers OF this paper will Dt
pleased to learn that there is ut least on
dreaded disease that science has beer
able to cure in all its stages. and that Il
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known TO the medica
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutions
disease, requires n constitutional treat
m=nt. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken In
tornslly. acting directly upon the bloot
and mucous surfaces OF the system, there
by destroying the foundation OF the dis
case, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assistint
nature in doing its work. The proprietor
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollar!
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Sent
for list of testimonials.
Address r. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo, O.
Sold ~ all DruEEisty l5c.
Take Halo Family Pulls for constipation,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
MOTHER GAVE
THIS DELICATE
CHILD VlNO[
And He Cot Well and Strong.
That's True

Monaco, Pa.-"My little boy, who
is the youngest of three, was weak,
nervous and tired all the time, so he
was most unfit at school, and moth
ing seemed to help him. I learned
of Vinol and gave it to him. 1t has
restored his health and strength and
he has gained in weight."-Mrs.
Frederick Sommers, Monaco, Pa.
Vinol is a constitutional cod liver
and iron remedy for delicate, weak,
ailing children. Formula on every
bottle, SO you know what you are CIV
ing them. Children love it.
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, 1917-10-31

as to their whereabouts. Up to yes
terday no news had come from either
of the wanderers and their friends
are fearing that with the lust for ex-
element upon them they may have
converted their Lizzie into a sub
marine and started out to clean up
the Kaisers nayy.-Bernard Madigan
in Randolph Herald and News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
The Best Bread

Homo, Golden Glory and Graham
bread, formerly handled by E. S.
Chandler. is now soils in Benning-
ton only by GEORGE M. REM
INGTON. Sod for cash only. Or.
der from cart or Phone Sow
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
r.r. Holmes once said

1T is better to be young at So thar
old at 49," A good way to be young
at 50 is to receive an Endowment tax
en- at 35. Other ages just the same
1t is aquestion Of doing 1t now Ma
tional Life Ins. Co, of VT. (Mutual)
Earle S. Kinsley, General Agent
Mead Building, Rutland, Vermont.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31

The various Vermont towns are
this week called on to pay their in
stallments on the million dollar war
appropriation made by the state. The
money is used to pay the volunteers
from this state $40 per month extra
above the federal pay and also to pay
for equipping the Vermont regiment
of the National Guard. In this con
nection 1t is interesting to know that
the reason the Goth division was able
to get away to France so promptly
was because of its having the benefit
Of the splendid lot of equipment
which was taken to Westfield by the
Vermont regiment. Not only did
Vermont furnish 1900 soldiers fol-
this division but il also provided
hundred thousand dollars worth OF
equipment This was bought few
days after war was declared and in
Guided things which were later just
about impossible to obtain. If it.
had not been for these supplies from
Vermont the 26th division would 4
have been delayed for weeks, pos
sibly. Later on the towns will have
still larger bills to pay for when the
legislature meets it is sure to vote
state pay to Vermont soldiers other
than in the National Guard Last
winter the legislature could not fore
see just what plan would be used ano
for that reason voted state pay onl!
for the ones who enlisted through the
militia organization There is nc
good reason why others should no.
get the pay and the legislature can
be trusted to see 10 it when next IL
assemblies The volunteers in the Ma
tional Guard will have had a year o
the state pay before any of the
others. Vermont has treated hel
soldiers generously in the past ant
will and should i'll the future, even
though it does prove quite a burden
on the taxpayers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub
Wednesday, October 81, 1917.

The recent staggering blow dealt
the Italians bears out the recent ut
terances OF Lord Northcliffe, the
great British editor in this country
Lord Northclffe says that the Amer
lean people are being misled by the
published reports into thinking that
Germany is just about at the end of
her resources, when the truth is that
Germany is still strong and vigorous
and capable of fighting for years at
her present rate OF losses. In order
to win the war, the American people
should make up their minds to long
hard struggle. The end is not in
sight
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31

The U-boat is notable not for Its
victories, but for the enemies it has
made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-31

That chilly feeling about the kali
ser's feet is due to the American draft.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
OFFER OF PEACE
TO RUSS RUMORED
Berlin Filled With Reports.
Possible Terms Set
Forth.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. March 2S.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph from Amster-
dam says:
According TO a Berlin telegram re-
ceived by the Amsterdam bourse, Ber-
lin is filled with rumors that Germany
has offered separate peace to Russia.
The terms offered are said TO be COM
plete autonomy to Poland, the interna-
tionalization of Constautinople, the
evacuation by Russia of Austrian terri
tory and a Russian protectorate over
Armenia"
Evening star., 1917-03-28
NOT IN THE RANDALL LIST.
Mr.. Martin Denies Pledge to Demo
Gratis in House Organization.

NEW ORLEANS. LIZ. March Is
Representative Whit +. Martin, pro-
grcssive. of Louisiana, one of the fve
so-called independents in Congress,
gave out a statement last night in
which he declared the announcement
Tuesday night by Representative Ran
dali. prohibitionist, of California, that
enough of the independents would vote
with the democrats to give the latter
q majority in the House. was MADE
without authority from him CMartin).
Mr. Martin said in his statement that
he wired Mr.. Randall at Washington
Tuesday night declining to indorse the
latter's suggestion that the independ-
ents announce they would vote IN the
war crisis for a democratic organization
for the special session without commit
ting themselves for the regular session
Mr. Martin said he had informed MIR.
Randall that he intended to give the
administration his entire support in the
present war crisis without regard to
which party organized the House.
Representative Martin left last night
for Washington.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Situation on East Front.

BERLIN, March Is, by wireless to
Sayville. y. Y.-No military actions of
Importance will be possible for some
time on the Russian front from the Bal
tic to the Carpathians. owing to the
setting in of the spring thaw. today's S
army headquarters statement indi-
Gates. With other things the statement
says:
"A Russian attack on Magyros failed.
south of the UzuI valley a strongly
intrenched ridge was taken by storm
and in hand-to- hand fighting by our
troops, who maintained it against re-
pe@3ted counter attacks. One hundred
prisoners and some machine guns and
mine throwers remained in our hands,
The idea of great offensive against
RUSSIA in order to take advantage of
her supposed decentralization is not re-
garded with favor by Maj. Moraht. the
widely known military expert of the
TaGeblatt- Maj. Moraht writes:
The foreground of interest still lies
in the situation on the western front.
FROM purely military standpoint
must say that for the time being no
change need be expected. Political con-
slderatlons, which our military author
tiles must take into account. will prob
ably not be influenced by events in
Russia. This must be emphasized be-
cause many politicians already see the
sun of peace rising in the east, and
peace at that which we are to win
through operations of force
Il would consider it wiser TO give the
conflict between the Russian army and
the provisional government more chance
to develop. This weakening Of our
enemy can continue without our help
and yet without precluding our attack
AZ the moment when an inclination is
shown to give up resistance"
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Play to Benefit Parents League.

Help" a play written by Ed Muth.
is to be presented at the Wilson Normal
School. 11th and Harvard streets north
west. tomorrow evening at o'clock
for the benefit of the Parents League
of the Third Division. The cast is to
include Mr.. Muth, Paul Jones. Ruth
Kebler. Mrs. Byrns. Sam Burrows, Mrs.
Unger. Mrs. Greenwood, Miss Dickman.
Mrs. Lowe, Mr.. Arnold. Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Markward. Dr. L. F. kebler.
Mr. +. Hoffman. Mr.. Hall, Miss Head,
Mr. Uilhoit, Mr.. Leahy, Mrs. Burnap,
Mrs. Burns. Mr.. Eisman. Evelyn Mil
lard. Vera Elliot, Ruth Colman. Jessie
Little. Julia Clapp. Sybel Hall. Ruth
Little. Francis l.. Drew. Mr.. Mathews
and lack Charlton Ward. Mrs. Ida Z.
Kebler is in general charge.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Bishop Bristol Presides.

Bishop Frank NJ Bristol of Chat
tanooga, Tenn. presided, others on the
platform with him being Bishop Earl
Cranston of Washington. D. c., and
Bishop John Hamilton of Boston John
l. Alcock made a report on Methodisn1
and DR.. John F GoucEer spoke of the
support given 10 educational institu-
tons by Methodists of various sec
lions of the country. mDahS!zinss in
particular the rapid strides and devel-
gpments Of Goucher College and
proplIesying for this college the rapid
evolution OF an unsurpassed college set
rlemert.
VI was decided that SI.I00 be raised
TO he supported by the district super
lltendcnts for the support Of the
Methodist. the official organ OF the
c,Ifc stllce.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
EXTRA GUARD AT CAPITOL.
Unusual Precautions Planned When
President Addresses Congress.

Precautions will be taken to safe
guard President Wilson when he goes
to the Capitol next Tuesday to address
a Joint session of Congress on the in
ternational situation. TIE Capitol will
be closed to all visitors except those
bearing special cards. and these cards
will not be given out until a short
time before the hour set for the Presi-
dents address An increased number of
secret service operatives Will surround
the President and the police at the
Capitol will be increased.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Mackay Hospital Unit Formed.

NEW YORK. March 2S.-Organization
of Red Cross base hospital unit of
500 beds mas been completed by Roose-
Welt Hospital in this city. The unit
was the Joint gift of Clarence H.
Mackay and his mother. Mrs. John W
Mackay \ thoroughly representative
American staff. equipped to meet any
emergency" has been recruited.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Orchestral Concert.

By the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra in STAN
Icy Hail at $50 o'clock this
evening. John S. NJ. thinner
mann, director
March. "Reciprociiy" Henn:nger
Overture, Light Cavalry" Suppe
Morceau, Told at Twilight"
Huerter
Selection. Little Boy Blue"
Bereny
Chinese one-step. "Ah Sin." Rolfe
Waltz hesitation. Rosemary"
Won Hagen
Intermezzo, The Flower Girl"
Wenrich
Finale, Listen to This"
Kaufman
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Police in Fight With 1. w. w.

DULUTH. MINI, March 2s.-A fight
between 500 Industrial Workers of the
World and their sympathizers and prac-
ticaIly the entire city police force re-
suited late last night when an attempt
was made to release a lumber Jack
member of the organization. after his
arrest. The police held the rapidly
forming mob at bay with revolvers
while d riot call summoned patrol re-
serves Twenty-Five arrests were made.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
Buying Bonds on Our
Partial Payment Plan.

Partial Payment Plan.
A small first payment will en-
able you to purchase a high
grade railroad, industrial or pub
lie utility bond in denomination
of
S1OO, $500 or $1,000.
The balance may be paid in
convenient monthly sums, that
is to say, SIS. 10, $40 or more,
according to the size of the pur-
chase.
Only high-grade, non-specula-
tive bonds and securities will be
accepted by US. This means
your protection as well as ours.
This plan is intended to en-
courage and assist people to
save. It is open to any one
father, mother, son or daughter.
It is not necessary to be a de-
positor of the bank in order to
get the benefit of it.
Call and let us explain, or send
for circular.
Evening star., 1917-03-28
LOYALTY PLEDGE GIVEN
BY N. f. CONFERENCE
Resolutions Voice Sympathy for
President Wilson and Assure
Him Support.
specisl Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 2S.-With ges-
lures of enthusiasm and general dem
onstration of satisfaction, the entire
conference body attending the annual
Methodist Episcopal conference in the
Walbrook Church gave vent today to
joyous outbursts of My Country, 'Tis of
Thee
The demonstration followed imme-
diately the unanimous adoption of Il
resolution offered by p. II. Martin of
Washington, D. G, extending the SYM
pathy and support of the conference to
President Wilson.
For Honor of Nation.
The resolution declared that realizing
the foreign and internal pcriIs thar
threaten the life of the nation the
Baltimore conference, with an iutelli-
gent and Syfnpa thetiC appreciation of
the wciGhty national burdens the Pes
ident is carrying at this time. and the
strained foreign relations and internal
Woodrow Wilson sincere greetings Of
confidence and good will; assuring him
of its prayer that he may be divinely
led in his administration of affairs of
office. and pledging its loyal and uu-
failing support in every act that means
the protection of the lives and interests
of its citizens. the. defense of the ma :
tion s honor. the preservation of her
self-reSpect. the continuance of the
good will of the world and the welfare
of humanity at large.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-04

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 3.-TWo
Uniled States army observation bal
looms that were unleashed by accident
and shot unguided into the air were
brought to the ground early tonight,
one, huge bag of the new French
type, escaped from students at Fort
Omaha, Neb., late yesterday and trail
ing six thousand feet of steel tether-
ing cable, travelled spectacular
course through Nebraska, Kansas.
Oklahoma and thence back into Ne
braska. where 1t was captured. The
other. of smaller type, carried two
army officers when an airplane broke
its anchor line and was brought down
by the men about thirty miles from
Fort Sill, Okla, where it had broken
away.
plays Havoc With Wires.
The Fort Omaha balloon, inflated
with $4,000 cubic feet of gas, FOR
nearly twenty-four hours played a
gigantic game of hide and seek with
Kansas cities and towns as strong
winds waited it back and forth. The
thousands of feet Of heavy cable
dragged the ground throughout the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-04
Brains of German Military SyS-
tenn Says Such Move Would
Assist Entente Rather Than
Central Powers.
HINDENBURG EXPECTS
KAISER TO WIN WAR
Field Marshal Sees Weakening
of Great Britain, France and
Italy in War CounCiI Organ
lied in Paris, y

ray hoRHiNo JOURNAL SPECIAL Leased wlRHl
Amsterdam, Dec. 3.-General Won
Ludendorff, right hand man of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, is quoted by
"a correspondent of the Vienna Neua
Freire Presse as making the predic-
ton recently at German headquar-
tiers that the war will not end in a
draw, but be decided in favor of the
central powers.
The correspondent, says the Vienna
dispatch, obtained this expression
from Won Ludendorff in conversa-
tions with him during a visit to head
quarters, where he also talked with
Won Hindenburg.
1T appears the Russians are the
first to be inclined for peace" Won
Ludendorff said. IT will not say that
| regard the Bolsheviki manifestation
as a peace offer. There must be .
government for this purpose, one
which possesses power to enforce in
ternally and externally the results OF
the negotiations with us. OF course
we can conclude an armistice with
Russia at any time as soon as we have
the assurance it will be maintained.
A general armistice, however, will be
difficult to achieve"
Would Not Benefit Germany.
General Won Ludendorff expressed
belief that general armistice would
interrupt submarine activity and al
| low the entente to improve its posi-
tions while on the other hand no sup
| plies would reach the central powers.
Therefore, he thought, such an armis-
tlce would be brief one, as other
wise the military situation would suf-
| fer.
General Won Ludendorff considered
the Russian revolution not mere
piece of luck for the central powers
but a natural result of the war opera
| tons.
Modern war" said the general, 'is
war of peoples not of armies, and
war ends now when an enemy peo-
pie is defeated. There are no decisive
battles as in former wars. The battles
merely have an indirect influence or
the whole national system, inducing
6ecay and collapse
Desire German Peace.
The correspondent says he gained
the impression that Field Marshal vor
Hindenburg and General Won Luden'
dorff desire peace which Will create
conditions of security and stability al
far as possible, Zone which VIII brine
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-04
AME ER|CANS CROSS
RIO GRANDE AND
KILL Z BANDITS
One j, S, Trooper Is Wounded
When Outlaws Open Fire on
Cavalry Patrol; Village Is
Burned by Troopers,
ruy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LE.skD wrssI

Indio, Tex, Dec. 3.--via Army Tel
ephone to Maria, Tex Mexican out
laws opened fire on one of the Ameri-.
can cavalry patrols five miles from
here late today, wounding Private
Keist in the thigh and leg. The
American troops stationed here inn
mediately crossed the river to Mexico.
opened fire on the little settlement OF
shacks and killed twelve of the BAN
dts, including Felipe Romero and
Rafael Venaslado. The shacks where
the outlaws sought shelter were burn
ed after the occupants had been
driven out.
Reinforcements consisting of a bat
TALON of mobile infantry and a mo
torcycle machine gun troop equipped
with Vickers-M Maxim and Lewis type
machine guns have reached here to-
night.
The country over which the troops
are now operating is covered with a
thick growth of mesquite brush and
cactus thorns with deep bitches and
heavy sand, making conditions idea
for the Mexican bandit style of fight
ling in open order. Further trouble
was anticipated tonight as evidenced
by preparations made along the Mex
| lean side of the river here and as fal
down the river as Ojinaga, where th'
villa forces were sending their fami
lies to Palomas, south of the border.
| The bandits were believed to hav'
been a part of the Chico Cano ban'
which was driven out of Buena Vista
1 Mex, Saturday by a cavalry comman'
/ after two Americans and thirty-fiv
Mexicans had been killed.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-04
PERSHING REPORTS
DEATHS FROM DISEASE

tBY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wIREl
Washington, Dec. 3,--These deaths
from natural causes among members
of the American expeditionary forces
were reported to the war department
today by General Pershing;
Private Charles b. Peppers, engi-
neer, November %; lobar pneumonia;
Audobon, Ia.
Private Edward n. Wright, engi-
neer, November %; lobar pneumonia;
st. Maries. Idaho.
Private Martin Heron. machine
gun company, November 26; broncho-
pneumonia; Littleton, N. II.
Private First Glass Kenneth Il. Hay,
NJ f.. X. e.. November 23; pneu-
monia Duboic, Penn.
Private Boor, November 80; pull
monary congestion and pericardis;
Connotton, o.
Private Earl Monahan, machine
gun company. November 23; alcoholic
poisoning; Cincinnati, o.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-04
Two Rampaging Balloons Caught;
One With Six Thousand-foot Tail
Plays Havoc Over cratic Course
fBv Morning journal Special Leased wire.l

course and left trail of destroyed
telephone and telegraph wires in its
path. While blocks of wires were
torn down and poles broken off or up
rooted.
At Newton, Kans., much damage
was reported done to residences ana
business blocks when the bag dragged
its tail in a criss-cross path across
the town.
Created Apprehension.
The flight of the Fort Sill fugitive,
while less spectacular than that of the
Nebraska stray, created the more APP
prehension among army officers be-
cause two officers were carried aloft
with it. The officers, however,
brought the gas bag to the ground in
safety. Neither man was injured and
the balloon was not damaged, reports
said. The officers would not COM
ment on their flight
The airplane that crashed into the
cable that controlled the Fort Sill
balloon was slightly damaged and
fluttered on hundred feet to the
ground. The pilot was not seriously
injured.