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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
ONE S[AVARMY
CONTINUES TO
SHOW FIGHT
eutons Strongly Opposed
in Carpathians
R U M MANIAN S H LIP
In All Other Sectors Russians De-
sert and Give the Enemy
Free Road.

London, July 26.-Even the actual
entry of women soldiers into battle
on the eastern front has been insult
ficient to Undue the Russian ranks
with patriotism. They are still de-
serting in large numbers in Gaiicia,
leaving a virtually free road open for
fresh advances by the Germans and
Austro-Hungarians.
From the Baltis TO the Black sea
at only one point along the long line
in the southern Carpathians-haye
the Russians shown some Of their
fighting spirit Here, fighting should
or to shoulder with their Rumanian
allies, they have attacked and cap
tured several villages from the Ger
mans and broken the heavily fortified
Teuton line on wide front.
In Galicia the precipitate retreat
of the Russians continues almost
everywhere from the Carpathian foot
hills to the region around Tarnopol.
The government apparently not yet
having had time to put in force the
strong repressiye measures which M.
Kerenski, the head of the government
has promised to apply in order to
stay the debacle
Nadvorna, in the fringe of the foot
hills, Stanislau and Tarnopol and
numerous smaller towns have been
taken by the Teutons who are now
approaching the important railroad
junction of Buczacz, which lies some
80 miles east of Haliz.
A dispatch received last night said
that the Russian guards corps de
Tending Tarnopol retreated, impressed
by the enemy, according to the Of
fetal statement issued by general
headquarters, But the Probrajensky
and Semosky regiments remained
faithful to duty and are fighting
southeast of Tarnopol.
In the streets of Stanislau there
were Stubborn bayonet engagements
The populace threw grenades on the
retiring Russian troops.
The German war Office gave out al
Berlin last night the following re
port: "Our rapid advance in eastern
Galicia has compelled the Russians t
retreat into the Carpathians to thu
south of Tartar pass"
The advance of the Austro-Germai
forces in eastern Galcia continues un
interruptedly, the German war Office
announced in an earlier report yester
day Tarnopol has been captured anl
statement also reports the capture o
the Germans are nearing Buczacz. Th'
statement also reports the capture o
Stanislau and Nadvorna.
Russian troops, taking the offensive
south of the Carpathians. penetrated
the Austro-German lines. They wer
brought to a standstill, the Germal
war Office reports, at the German pre-
tective position west of the point O
attack. Heavy artillery fighting is il
progress in Rumania, on the front o
Field Marshal Won Mackensen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
RED CROSS COMMITTEES
Completed Organization Of Benning-
ton Branch.


Below is published the completed
committee organization of the Ben
nington Red Cross branch. Some of
the committees have been previously
announced, but the expansion of the
work has made necessary the making
of other appointments. The complete
list OF committees is as follows:
Executive board, Rev. George s.
Mills, chairman; Rev T. f. Turner,
Dr. l.. II. Ross.
Advisory Board, Mrs j. G. Nc
Cullough, Mrs Fred Jennings. Mrs,
T. +. Turner.
President, Mrs Il. w Bradford.
Directors Mrs IT, l. Norton, Mrs.
II. d. Bennett, Mrs c. w. Thatcher,
Mrs. II. S. Goodall, Mrs William
Nichols.
Secretary, Mrs. l.. l.. Sibley; as
slstant secretary. w, D. Boynton
Treasurer, Homer, Webster; as
sistant treasurer, Mrs. w d. Carpen-
ter
Finance committee, Mrs George f.
Graves, Homer Webster. w. ID. Boyn-
ton.
Purchasing committee, Mrs. +. w.
Bradford, Mrs. Robert S. Drysdale.
Publicity committee. Mrs. Frank
Il. Howe
Chairman, surgical dressings, Mrs.
Harrison l. Norton.
Chairman, knitting yarn and need
les, Mrs. H. II. Whitney.
Chairman, knitting, Mrs VIM. II
Bradford.
Chairman. nightingales or shoulder
hospital wraps, Mrs. Il. b. Huling
Chairman, surgical shirts, Mrs
George S Mills.
Chairman, convalescent gowns
Mrs. Eli j. Tiffany.
Chairman, pajama, shirts and hand
kerchiefs. Mrs. Norman Puffer
Chairman, Paiama trousers, Mrs
William Nichols.
Chairman, cutting garments and
buttonholes, Mrs. Louis Nelson.
Chairman, packing, Mrs. j. j
Armstrong.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
FOOD BILL AGAIN DELAYED
Measure Goes From House to Confer
ence and Lengthy Cebates.


Washington, July 2j-The admin.
istration food control bill was sent to
conference by the House today with
blanket instructions TO disagree TO all
Senate amendments. The confcrees
will hold their first meeting tomor.
row, but it probably will be at least
a week before a report on the long
disputed legislation is ready.
Blocked in sending the measure to
conference yesterday by an effort Of
Republican Leader Mann for a separ-
ate vote on the amendment creating a
congressional war expenditures com.
mittee the democrats brought in a
special rule to force action today.
Thirtyone republicans joined in sup
porting a motion TO invoke the pre-.
yious question on the rule shutting of
debate and after that Mr.. Mann's op.
position collapsed completely. He
made no attempt to force vote on
the adoption of the rule itself.
The principal trouble in conference
doubtless will center around the Sen
ate amendments for the war eXpendi
lures. congressional committee for a
food control board of three members
for 81 minimum price for wheat and
to permit continuance of the use oI
foodstuffs in the manufacture of lighr
wines and beer.
In view of President Wilson's an
nounced opposition to the war eX
| pcndimros committee which he mali
tains would embarrass him in IN,
conduct of the war administration
leaders are certain they can elimi
nate it. The proposal to have thre,
| food commissioners instead of on,
probably will lead to very stubborn
fight since the presidents desire tha
1t he stricken out and give Herbcr
Hoover free hand has many oppor
ents in both houses.
Indications are that the Senate pr
hibtion provisions may be great
strengthened. At least FIVE Of III
seven Senate conferees are said {
favor personally bone dry countr
and Chairman Lover of the Hous
conlorees has promised the prohib
tion representatives that he will ei
deayor stronuously to retain the bon
dry plan for which the House voted.
| The conferees on the control bi
are Senators Gore. Chamberlain
Smith Of South Carolina. Smith {
Georgia, Kenyon. Warren and Pas
and Representatives Lever of Sout
Carolina, Lee of Georgia, Chandler ,
Mississippi, He1in OF Alabam
| llaugen of Iowa, Mclaughlin
Michigan and Anderson of Mnnesot
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
The Sea OF Space.

The mind cannot comprehend what
Is meant by the four little words IN the
expression "the sea Of space" II the
volume of space included within our
solar system-w which is perhaps but a
single train of planets among hundreds
of millions of similar kind-were oc-
cupicd by one single globe 5.60OOOO,OOO
miles In diameter It would he but as II
feather In the marvellous spread of va
cancy" surrounding II. In fact, 1t has
been calculated that in the space oceu-
pied by our solar system 2.IO00OO,OOO,-
100000 globes Of the size of our earth
could rcvolyc, each at n distance ot
O0U0 miles from the other aud the
whole business would be nothing, for
there is no wall to the treasure vault
of heaven. .-EXchangc.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
WARFORECAST
COST r.;sNAZES
WASHIkS.. N
Estimated Expenses Exceed
Those of Great Britain
PUZZLE CONGRESSMEN
Government Demands $t7,000,000, 900
While War to Date Has Cost
Great Britain $25, ,7OO,o 100000

Washington. July 25.-National leg
islators are puzzled at the tremend-
GUS financial demands which the first
year of the war now promises to I'M
pose on the country.
The announcement of Secretary Nc
Adoo yesterday that another $4,000
100000 would be needed by the Gov
ernment has brought the country
face to face with projected expendi-
ture wholly out of proportion to the
idea in most minds as to what the
war would cost in dollars and cents.
The confusion is greater when 1t is
emphasized that this latest demand Of
the Government contemplates total
war expenditure for the first year OF
more than $17,00O,OOO,OOO, including
$4,000 100000 loaned to the Allies,
while the total war expenditures of
Great Britain to date amount TO only
$25,70O 100000 after three years of
war.
Thus eliminating the money loaned,
the United States proposes to spend
in the first year of the war more than
two thirds what Great Britain has
spent in three years.
The $4,000, 100000 asked by Secre-
tary McAdoo, the latter said today, is
needed solely for the War Department
It does not include further project
ed loan of $2,0OO,O000OO to the Al
lies.
Apparently the Department expects
to spend large part of this amount
in training, equipping and paying the
new National Army of 1000 900 men.
The need of other departments for
the rest of the fiscal year unquestlon
ably will boost the total another bill
lion dollars, half Of that sum being
needed for tee Shipping Board The
navy's needs, aside from the $4,000,
900 asked for aviation, have not been
submitted.
That the tremendous initial On
pense so far outlined represents the
cost of our unpreparedness through
eighteen months of the European wal
WHtH pTlCtS VI idDoI anu ulhits 10
now needed were advancing by huge
leaps is self-evident, according tC
legislators here.
1t is pointed out in connection
with British comparisons that while
Great Britain was largely unpreparet
her war control over prices commenc
ed before skyrocketting had set an 81
tirely false standard of prices fol
labor and material.
OF the additional money $l000,00
900 represents the approximate
amount which the Administration de
sires to have raised by taxation. l'b'
Senate Finance Committee does 10
profess to have anything like unit
ed opinion in the committee as to hoy
this amount may be added to the bill
II has been working on for tlgh
weeks The measure now carrie
$3.50, 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26

OPENS MINUS
GUARANTEE
Corporation Begins Program
at ST. Adams
SUIT MAY RESULT
Brattleboro Guarantors Decide TO
Stand by Order Of State Board
OF Health.

ST Adams, July 25.-The Commun-
ity Chautauqua company, Inc, which
set up its tent here yesterday, has
decided to put on its program here
this week despite the fact that the
St Albans Business and Professional
Mems association, which originally
signed the contract guaranteeing the
company $1,000, has washed its hands
of the whole affair The local asso-
citation decided to stand by the state
board of health order prohibiting the
holding of Chautauqua in the state
owing to the infantile paralysis cpl
demic. which order was set aside by
a temporary Injunction issued by
Judge Harland b. Howe.
The Chautauqua performances are
now being put on by the company as
originally scheduled although the at
tendance has thus far been small. It
is rumored here that the chautaquua
company may bring legal action
against the St Albans Business and
Professional Mems association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
NEW CASE OF PARALYSIS
Barre City Now Has Total of Three
Cases of Disease.

Barre, July 25.-One new case of
infantile paralysis developed here to
day making total Of three The patti
ent is the threeyear-old daughter OF
NJ. II. McAllister, an insurance agent.
The Barre City council has added five
special policemen who are detailed to
see that quarantine is carried out in
the neighborhood where the disease
now exists. To prevent the grouping
of people in the park at city square
the settees have been removed. The
Barre authorities are handling the
matter with great deal of vigilance.
No other new case was reported to-
day in Washington county.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
BAKE BREAD FOR MARINES
Over Five Thousand Loaves Daily is
Product Of Port Royal Plant.

Port Royal, 5, c.. July 2i.-Over
five thousand loayes of bread like
mother used TO make are produced
daily by the marine corps bakers in
their giant bakery at the recruit de.
pot here This amount is required for
feeding the recruits undergoing the
"two-in.one" marine corps course of
intensive training for modern war.
fare
First to Fight" also means "First
to Eat" says the marines, and they
believe their "chow" is fully as i'm.
portant as their military education
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
SAW MILL UNIT ARRIVES
Sir Cecil spring-Rice Notifies New
England Committee.

Montpelier, July 25.-Gov. Graham
has received a copy of the letter sent
to the committee on saw mill units by
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice informing those
interested of the safe arrival of the
entire euipment at Liverpool July 4
and stating that the men were In
camp in Scrathcarron, Ardeay and
Rosshire. the officers headquarters
being at hotel in Ardeay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
URGES "HUMANE" COAL PRICE;
Dealers Asked TO Put Patriotism
Above Profit.

Philadelphia July 25.--Rotail coal
dealers from Pennsylvania. New Jer.
soy, Delaware and Maryland in con.
yontion here today heard an appeal
from John +. Fort member OF the
Federal Trade Commission, to put
humanity above profit in the fixing of
anthracite prices lie characterized
pending Federal legislation providing
for Government regulation of coal
prices as an emergency measure to
be used like gun hidden behind a
door"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
FlNNs NOW FACING FIGHT
Russia Refuses to Recognize Law
for independence

Petrograd, July 25.-The Socialist
majority in the Finnish Landtag has
drafted an address TO the Russian pro.
visionol government to accompany
the notification of the passing OF the
law providing for Finnish indcpen.
dencc
Last night the provisional govern.
ment after hearing the report OF Mi.
chaol Stakoyich, govemor.general of
Finland. decided to refuse to acknow.
ledge the validity of the independence
measure. Goy.Gen Stakovich said
today that, although he shortly will
resign his post. the government will
appoint successor and maintain him
and his stan at Helsingfors in order
not to give Finland a pretext for de
claring that Russia has In fact recog
nized the law.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
MISS PECK is GOING TO FRANCE
Former st. Johnsbury Girl to Go AS
Red Cross Nurse.

ST. Johnsbury. July 24.--Miss Anne
v Peck is to sail soon for France
with New York base hospital unit
She is a graduate of a New York hos
pital and had been practicing her
profession there and in California
Tho unit is made up of 60 physicians
and 60 nurses. Miss Peck has served
four months as a conyalescent nurse
in France and returns as Red Cross
nurse. She formerly resided here
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
WILL EXEMPT ONLY A FEW
States Ordered to Be Strict-Crowder
Sets the Example.

Washington, July 24.-The final
word to each state regarding the
draft is:
ALLOW few exemptions BE strict
and investigate each case carefully"
Provost Marshal General Crowder
set this example himself when he re
fused exemption claims for six of his
civilian employees-men who had
aided him in preparing for the draft
and who were themselves drafted for
the first call
General Crowder took this action as
an example for chiefs Of other gov
ernment divisions. dino.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
ANNOUNCES HEARINGS
Commissioner OF Industries smonds
Issues Schedule to Begin Aug. 6.

Montpelier July 25.-Commisslon.
or OF Industries Simonds announces
tho following dates for hearings:
August &. Bellows Falls; August z.
Brattleboro; August s. bennington;
August .. Poultncy: August 10. Bur.
lington. Charles +. White vs.. Bco
Hive & Travellers lns. Co.. August
i13. Jeffersonville; August IA. Mont
pelier and Mortified; August To- st.
Johnsbury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
URGES INDIAN REGIMENT
Or. Joseph Dixon Tells House Com
mittee OF Plan

Washington, July 25.-Ton or more
regiments of Indian cavalry to make
available the military resources of 1889
tribes, are proposed in tho Kahn bill,
which Or. Joseph Kossuth Dixon of
Philadelphia, head of the Rodman
Wanamaker North American Indian
Fesearches( advocated today before
the house military committee.
I'VE have given the negro his dis
tlnotive regiments" said DR. Dixon,
now come the Moros from the Phi.
lippincs. Let us have our American
Indian cavalry.
"There are 1.iOO miles of southern
border that must be protected The
Indians would amply defend this vast
stretch and release units for France
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
HAS GREELEY LETTER
Or. Newton Can't Decipher Editors
Epistle TO Woman he Courted.

Benson, July 24.-Dr. j. p, Newton
of this village has in his possession a
letter written by the late Horace
Greeley and dated Tribune Office,
July 3, 1866 II is addressed to Mrs
Rebecca NJ Whipple of Fair Haven,
whom Mr. Greeley once courted
Mrs Whipple gave the letter to Or.
Newton 80 years ago. 1t is literary
curiosity, and partly so on account of
its illegibility. DR.. Newton has made
several abortive attempts to read it
and he is certain no one can decipher
"a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
QUENTIN OFF FOR FRANCE
Roosevelt's Youngest Son is Member
Of American Aviation Corps.

New York, July 25.-Quentin Roose
yet youngest son of Theodore Roose
velt has sailed for France as a mem.
ber of contingent of American avia.
tors, It became known here today.
Quentin, who is 90 years of age, has
been in training as an aviator since
April and was recently promoted a
first lieutenant. His three brothers
are already in active service abroad.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
GEN. WOOD TO WIPE OUT VICE
He Insists That Army Camps Must
Be Uncontaminated.

He Insists That Army Camps Must
Be Uneontamlnated.
Charleston. S. c.. July 25.-Major.
Gen. Leonard Wood. commander of
the Southeastern Department, in a
statement tonight said that moral
and physical contamination is one
of the greatest menaces to military
efficiency" and that he would insist
upon absolute eradication of vice
conditions in or around army camps.
"To this end the fullest military co.
operation will be extended" he said
when the local authorities are nm.
able or unwilling to take the neccs-
sary measures to eradicate the evil
they should at least restrict It to the
smallest possible area"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
TO TRY QUEBEC SPAN AGAIN
New Structure Completed and AS
sembling viii Begin at Once.

Montreal. July 2i-lt is stated by
an official of the Dominion Bridge Co,
that the new central steel span for
the Quebec bridge over the St Law
renee, has been completed and that
assembling will begin at once. The
officials state that the new span will
In all probability be lloated in the
early part Of September, possibly on
the anniversary of the fall of the
first span last year as II was being
put into place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26

Brattleboro, July 25.--At a meeting
of the Chautauqua guarantors this
evening President f. b. Smith of the
local Chautauqua association was in
structed to telegraph Director Peirson
of the Swarthmore Chautauqua that it
was the sense OF the meeting that in
asmuch as Judge IIarland B. Howes
injunction order did not affect the
Swarthmore association that this as.
sociation necessarily would have to
be governed by the board of health
order which was served on the associ
alton and which has not been coun-
fernandez
The local Chautauqua was to have
opened July 81. 1t was reported at
the meeting that Attorney General II.
G. Barber was authority for the state.
ment that Judge Howe had secured
Judge Hand of New York to hear the
Injunction matter Friday of ;aia
week
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
TO OBSERVE ECONOMY RULES
Appeal Made to Members OF Chamber
TO Back Hoover.

10 Back fooNer.
Washington, July 2i.-An appeal TO
members of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States is made
in a statement today by the chamber
committee which is cooperating with
the Council of National Defense.
Members are requested TO observe
the economy rules promulgated by
Herbert c. Hoover and endeavor to
stimulate interest in the economy
campaign in their respective oommun-
tiles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
slMoNDs TO REPRESENT STATE
Commissioner Of Industries TO Attend
Conference at Washington.

Montpelier July, 24.-Commission-
er of Industries r. w. Simonds leaves
tomorrow for Washington to attend
conference called for Friday by the
secretary of labor relative to cooper
alton between that department and
state labor organizations. Commits
sioner Simonds was delegated by
Governor Graham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Friday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-26
KNIGHTS OF Columbus
War Camp Fund
RESULTS OF FOURTH DAY

S52l.25
Amount to be raised. .$47S.75
TOTAL QUOTA 81 10000
Three days remain for campaign
Make checks payable to
WIN. SHEA, Treas.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17

News reached the city yesterday
morning of the death of Mrs. Mar
garet Creighton Fish, wife of our
fellow townsman Harry Fish, which
occurred at the Amory Sanitarium
Wednesday night. Mrs. Fish had
been a patient of the sanitarium for
more than a month, and her unex-
pected death came az q shock to her
friends in this city.
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Creighton of Okolona,
and was loved and esteemed by all
the people in the home of her girl
hood. She is survived by a husband
and relatives. The deepest sympa-
thy is felt for them in their sorrow-
full loss by all the people of this city.
The funeral service and interment
takes place today at Okolona. Rev.
]. M. Bradley. pastor of the Aber-
deem Methodist church. will officiate.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17
Company D to Get Equipment.

The quartermastef general. at
Jackson was notified Wednesday
that six carloads of equipment had
reached the Jackson yards, and
would be duly placed for unloading.
1t may require several days in which
to get all of these cars unloaded,
checked over as per bills of lading.
and stored in warehouse. 1t will
then have to be billed out to the
various stations at which troops are
located, which will consume more
time. At any rate the equipment
will be handled as rapidly as pos
sible, and Company D should be in
possession of theirs as early as any
of their comrades.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17

The following announcement has
been received by The Weekly, which
takes occasion to extend its heart
lest and best wishes for the success
of this firm: DR.. d. +. Morgan and
DR.. HI. H. Kinney announce that
they have formed a partnership for
the practice of medicine and surgery
under the firm name of Morgan &
Kinney, Okolona, Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-08-17

Boards Of supervisors must equal
ize their tax rolls at their regular
August session or at an extra session
called for the purpose. according to
q circular letter sent out by Chair
man Duncan L. Thompson. of the
State Tax Commission. The law
provides for this work of equaliza-
ton in August, but Chairman
Thompson had beard that several
boards planned to delay it. AS the
commission is seeking to have all
assessments in the State placed on
100 per cent. basis immediately.
Mr.. Thompson insists that the work
be done without delay. Upon the
attitute of the supervisors will de-
pend largely success of efforts to re-
wise the entire tax system at an
extra session of the legislature to be
held in September"