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Meade County news., 1917-06-07

The hat at the right has pretty up.
turn in the brim and wheels of BRAID
each centered with button, re-enforce
the soft silk crown. The center hat
is minus the elastic band, but is com.
mendable model for motor wear that
serves equally well for the street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
BRITISH PIERCE
GERMAN LINE IN
FIGHT NEARLENS
Sweep Forward Until Re-
serves Bar Way
F RENCH ROUT FOE
Germans Lose Heavily When Attempt
to Storm Front Near Scissors
Turns Disastrous.

London, June 3.-In the Lens and
Arras sectors on the French front the
British and Germans during Saturday
night and yesterday were engaged in
fierce fighting in which each side won
/ successes but were not able to hold
them in their entirety on account OF
violent counter attacks.
Striking heavily to the south of the
Souchez river during Saturday night
and again yesterday morning, the
British made good gains in terrain and
took numerous prisoners. Later the
Germans stiffened their line and
counter attacked with considerable
forces, which held the British AS a
result of the fighting nearly a hun
dred prisoners remained in the hands
OF Field Marshal Haig's men.
Southeast of Arras the Germans
near Cherisy took the offensive and
succeeded in pushing back the Brit
ish front and taking several positions.
The British, however, as was the case
with the Germans in the Souchez sec
tor, realigned their men and striking
hard, regained their lost ground In its
entirety except for one post.
Around the bend in the line running
eastward from the region of scissors
into the Champagne the French and
Germans are engaged in vicious fight
ing, with infantry on the Vauclero and
California plateaux and with artillery
farther eastward. Saturday night and
yesterday the forces of the German
-erowE s.nce attacked the plateau po-
sitions of the French in waves, the
Germans at some places coming on
shoulder to shoulder The French
artillerymen and rife men inflicted
terrible losses on the Germans, who
were not successful at any point in
capturing and holding French posi-
ton
The Italian offensive in the Austro-
Italian theatre again has greatly di-
minished in violence being carried out
mainly by small detachments. An indf
cation of the extent of the Austrian
losses in the recent fighting is a state
ment issued by the Italian war office
showing that between May IA and
May 29 the Austrians lost $4,000 men
in killed, wounded or missing. Five
generals and forty other high officers
are included in the figures of the
Italians.
Again there has been considerable
fighting between the Entente and Teu-
tonic allied troops on the Macedonian
front. Paris reports engagements with
alternating results near Liminitza,
while Sofia records successes for the
Bulgars over the French along the
right bank of the Vardar and the re-
pulse of the British who attempted an
advance in the Seres region.
The Austrian official communication
says that on the Moldavian front the
Rumanians unsuccessfully attempted
an advance between the Suchitza and
Putna valleys.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
ROOT ANDPARTY
ARRIVE SAFELY
ATDEST|NAT|0N
American ENJOYS Enter Rus
sian Port
PLEDGE AID OF U. S.
To Hurry On TO Petrosrad to Help
Quiet Disturbances Throughout
Country.

Washington, June 3.-Safe arrival
at a Russian port of the American
commission to Russia, headed by
Elihu Root, ambassador extraordinary,
was announced today in a dispatch to
the navy department
The commission left Washington
about May Is. charged with greetings
to the new democratic government OF
Russian and authorized TO pledge un-
stinted aid from the United States not
only in prosecution Of war aga st
the common enemy but In the rehabiii
tation of the demoralized country II
was preceded by special mission of
railroad experts. whose arrival al
rival already has been announced.
After final conference between
President Wilson and Mr. Root, the
commissioners travelled overland to
the Pacific coast and there boarded a
fast naval vessel for the voyage TO
the Orient Under the voluntary cen
sorship. at the request Of the govern
ment. nearly all American newspapers
refrained from publishing anything
about their departure or the points
through which they passed along the
way. While no German submarines
are known to be operating in the
Pacific it was deemed wise to print
no details of the trip until the voy-
ayers were safely landed.
The arrival of the mission at Petro-
grad is awaited anxiously. because ii
is confidently believed here that the
assurances it brings from the Ameri-
can government and the people and
the counsel of its members will do
much toward steadying and strengthen
ing the hand of the provisional govern
ment.
With MIR Root are John r. Mott
Cyrus II. Mccormick, Samuel X. Ber
tron, James Duncan and Charles Ed
ward Russell, ENJOYS extraordinary;
Major General Hugh L. Scott, chief of
staff of the army military represents.
tive of the President Rear Admiral
James H. Glennon, naval representa-
tive CT the President; aids and sec
retaries.
Charles r. Crane. envoy extraordi-
nary. and Basil Miles. secretary to
the mission already are in Russia
and will join the party at its destina
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
HELPS EMPLOYEES BUY BONDS
Rutland Railroad lssus Circular Ex.
planning Plan.

Rutland, June 2.-The Rutland reil
road, with head quarters in this city,
in common with other railroads
throughout the country has taken up
the work of selling the Liberty loan
bonds to its employees.
The following plan is set forth in a
circular issued recently to all officers
and employees.
Your government in its fight for
the maintenance of its rights. needs
and asks the active support and as
sistance of all citizens according to
their abilities. 1t needs men for its
equip and TO feed the men in the ar
mics and to supply them munitions
and other war materials.
IAN citizens are expected to do
their part to win the war Railroad
workers are needed at home to run
the railroads as an indispensable part
of the national defense They can
show their patriotism by doing their
part at home; by saving and lending
their savings to the government.
THE government is now offering
$4,000, 900 600 of Liberty loan bonds at
par and interest, in denominations OF
$50, $100, $500 and $1,000, in trest at
1-2 per annum tax free.
ITO assist officers and employees in
paying for bonds subscribed for the
company will arrange for each en-
ploye, who may so desire to pay for
the subscription in 10 equal monthly
instalments TO be deducted from his
wages; or if the employe so desires,
he may pay his subscription in full in
cash upon notice of allotment. There
can be no question about the bonds
being a safe investment, and anyone
buying them will be doing a patriotic
act that will be highly appreciated by
the government at Washington.
"As soon as allotment has been
made, each subscribed will be notified.
when for any cause an employe
leaves the service, the obligation to
subscribe for bonds ceases and the
moneys paid on account will be re-
funder with interest at 3 1-2 per cent.
60 him or his legal representative.
Subscription blanks will be fur
nished by your employing officer and
should be returned to him when prop
erly filed out.
Yours very truly,
"A. H. Smith,
President"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
BARON RosEN FOR PEACE
Ex-Ambassador Suggests Conference
With Allies.

Petrograd, June 2.-In a long
declared published in today S
Dyen, Baron Rosen, former Russian
Ambassador to the United States,
and former member of the Council OF
the Empire, suggests as a means of
exit for Russia from her present
chaotic condition a diplomatic confer
ence with the Entente Allies to deter
mine a possible basis for peace with
the Central Powers The original
aims of the war-the complete ruin
of the enemy-have become hopeless,
he declares, and the war promises to
develop into a slow process of more
or less general exhaustion of both
sides.
Russia is on the edge of a
precipice," says Baron Rosen in his
declaration. Safety demands that
she find an exit before the growing
anarchy wrecks the country. She
must say goodby to illusions and look
the truth in the eye. The watchword
of War to the End must be con-
sidered in the light of conditions"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
WHERE is WILLIAM II. HAYNES
Daughter Seeks Father She Has Not
Seen for 26 Years


Mrs. Helen e. Cook of Cleveland, o.,
is anxious to obtain information con
cerning her father, William Hershal
Haynes and has written to village
President A. w. Braisted concerning
the missing man. Mrs. Cook has not
seen or heard from her father for 26
years. Her last information concern
ing him was that he was then living
at Fairfield, VT.
She describes her father as man
of five feet eight, light blue eyes,
hair red, but now probably gray and
first and second finger badly mangled
The daughter writes that the past is
not only forgiven, but forgotten and
that she is now in position to make
home for her parent if he will only
let her know of his whereabouts. Mrs.
Cook also writes that her father is
entitled to a portion of his mothers
unsettled estate.
Mrs. Cooks name before marriage
was Helen +. Haynes and she former
ly lived at Fairport, N. Y. Her pres
ent address is 2305 East 57th street.
Cleveland, O..
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
CHICkERING-HAMILTON
Bennington Young Woman Bride of
Greenfield Young Man.

Miss Elizabeth Maude Hamilton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest c.
Hamilton, and Eldbridge Hall Chick
ering of Greenfield, Mass were mar
ried at the home of the brides par
ents in this village at 1.30 Saturday
afternoon.
Rev. George S. Mills. pastor of the
Second Congregational church. was
the officiating clergyman. and the
ceremony was performed under a
floral bell of white roses. pink carna-
tions and maiden hair fern.
The bride, who was unattended,
wore a travelling suit of blue taffeta
with hat to match and carried a bou-
quet of white bride roses. The we'd
ding march was played by Ernest
Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chickering received a
large number of beautiful presents of
cut glass, china, linen and silverware
testifying to the esteem in which they
are held by a large number of friends
They left soon after the ceremony for
q wedding trip of two weeks down the
Hudson and upon their return will re
side in Greenfield where Mr.. CHECKER
ing is engaged in the hardware bust
ness. Mrs. Chickering has recently
been employed as night operator at
the local telephone exchange and has
a large circle of acquaintances who
will wish the couple a long and happy
married life.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Dudley, Thornton
Mithcell, G. G.. Hamilton, Miss Maude
Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Hopkin-
son of Brattleboro. Mr.. and Mrs Al
fred Chickering, Miss Vesta CHECKER
ing and Raymond Chickering of
Greenfield.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
3,450,ooo PAIRS OF SHOES
Contracts to Shoe the Army and
Navy Have Been Awarded

Washington, June CONTRACTS for
100000 pairs of shoes for the army
and navy were awarded today through
the national defense council Delivery
is to be completed within eight
months and the average price per
pair will be S495. The contracts,
awarded on competitive bids, were dis
tributed among q firms, the majority
OF which are in New England.
The army will get 100000 pairs of
shoes and the navy, $4,000. The con
tracts represent the largest shoe pur
chase ever made by the government,
thir total value reaching nearly $17,-
100000.
Bidders submitted their estimates
on the basis of options on vast guam
titles of leather secured some time ago
by the defense councils committee on
supplies of which Julius Rosenwald is
chairman. II they cannot purchase
leather as cheaply directly the com
mittee on supplies will turn over the
options to them. The main purpose
in getting the options was to stabilize
the leather market against heavy pur-
chases for government account.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
CAPTAIN BALL C'EAD
5ritains Star Filler Had 112 Enemy
Enemy Machines to His Credit.

SritdlnS star Fler HAD liz Enemy
Enemy Machines to His Credit.
London, June 3.-News has been re
ceived from British Headquarters in
France through the War Office by his
parents in Nottingham that Captain
Albert Ball, d. S. O.. the famous avia
tor who was missing about month
ago after an air engagement, is now
officially reported killed. He is buried
at a place named Annoeullin.
Captain Ball won international repu-
tation as an accomplished airman,
having brought down over forty
enemy machines. He won the ID. S.
o. with two bars and the military
cross and had received honors from
the Russian and French Governments.
Shortly before returning to France he
received the honorary freedom of
Nottingham.
Up till quite recently strong hopes
were entertained that, although report
ed missing, he was a prisoner of war
in Germany. Captain Ball was only
p years of age, was absolutely fear
less, but never reckless flier
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
BOYS BASE BALL
Playground League Series Is TX
Start This Week.

starr ms week,
Wednesday will be big day for the
local boys as on that day the first
game in the playground leageu will
be played at the playground between
the New York Nationals and the Phil
lies OF the National
II is planned to celebrate the open
ing game with a baseball parade in
Guiding all the teams of the American
and National playground leaguers
headed by the Boy couts.
Games for this week as follows:
American League-Thursday, Chica-
go VS.. Boston at Morgan Park.
National Wednesday, Phil
adelphia VS.. New York; Friday,
Chicago VS.. st. Louis.
All games in the National League
will be played on the playground and
all American League games at Morgan
Park until school closes. All games
will be called for 4.3O. The public
will always be welcomed at these
games. There will be no admission
or hat passed
The boys of the Leagues have adopt
ed the slogan Gardening First then
Baseball or First Hoe then Bat"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
sPARGo ON PROHIBITION
Socialist Orator Advocates Its Enact.
ment as War Measure.

mSnt aS war measure.
John Spargo of Old Bennington,
who was one of group of public men
who recently argued the desirability
OF prohibition as a war measure be-
fore President Wilson, spoke on the
subject at the Second Congregational
church Sunday. Mr.. Spargo who in.
troduced his address with the state
ment that he was not always a be-
liever in prohibition. delivered a ser
les Of arguments that held the tense
interest of his audience for nearly an
hour.
While the speaker touched upon
the moral reasons for the enactment
of a national prohibitory statute his
arguments were largely devoted to
the relation between the liquor traf-
fic and the economic conditions Great
ed by the war. He used but few
statistics TO illustrate the great waste
created by the continuance of the
manufacture of intoxicating liquors,
but these few figures were astounding
The present opportunity, he said, is
one in which we may save the food of
millions OF people and to save for use
ful purposes the Industrial activities
of the three hundred thousand persons
directly or indirectly engaged in the
liquor traffic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
IN
CHINA g: p Up
REBELD|CTATOR
Pro-Japanese Leaders Order
President to Resign
II PROVINCES REVOl T
Pekin Isolated While Rebels Mobilize
President Ii Yuan Virtually
Prisoner.
II PROVINCES REVOl T

Shanghai, June 3.--General Chang
Hsun, military governor of the pro-
vince of Anhwei. arrived in Tien Tsin
Saturday evening and after a confer
ence with the militarists, provisional
government was formed and Hsu Shih
Chang was appointed dictator Thao
Julin, who is believed to be strongly
pro-Japanese, was given the portfolio
of foreign affairs and Tung Hau Lung,
former minister of communications,
was chosen as minister of the interior.
The chief of the gendarmerie at
Peking has been requested to watch
President LII Yuan Hung, who pre-
sumably is virtually a prisoner and
who is ordered to resign forthwith.
The militarists have completely iso-
lated Pekin. The government has es-
tablished strict censorship on the
telegraph lines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
FOOD LAW PASSES SENATE
gore Bill Carries s1t,ooo,ooo Appro
priation to Stimulate Production

Washington, June 3.-The Senate
passed Saturday, without a dissenting
vote, the Gore bill, with its S11,0O0.000
appropriation, to stimulate and regu-
late the production of food. One OF
its strongest features is the bestowal
upon the President of power to shut
up exchanges where gambling is done
in grain futures. Gambling of that
kind during war time is made an Of
tense punishable by fine of $500 or
one years Imprisonment.
The bill backed by the departmental
agriculture was shorn of some of the
features embraced in it when as the
Lever bill it passed the House. Among
them was a drastic clause for food
census, providing that the department
of agriculture might confiscate the
business of any food dealer, whole
sale or retail, refusing to divulge in
formation as to his store of foodstuffs.
The Gore bill imposes an obligation
to diyulge this information making
1t a punishable offense to withhold or
to give false information.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
BRIDEGROOM DIED SUDDENLY
Wesley G. McMurray Who Married
Miss Emma Fischer.

Wesley Gordon McMurray of VII
kensburg, Pa, died at the Samaritan
hospital in Troy Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. McMurray and Miss Emma l.,
Fischer, formeraly resident of Ben.
nington, were united in marriage here,
at the home Of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Fischer Friday, May
20.
Mr.. and Mrs. McMurray were on
their wedding trip when Mr.. McMur-
ray became suddenly ill and was i'm
mediately moved to a hospital The
case was diagnosed as spinal menin-
gifts and little hope was maintained
from the first.
The sympathy of the entire com
is with Mrs. McMurray in her
great aflliction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Small tenement, up
stairs, 23S North st. Inquire II. N.
Williams 7tl
TO RENT-Furnished room at $40
Main street 6tf
TO RENT-Furnished rooms, all
modern conveniences. Apply at the
Joe Levin store or the house on
River st. TIPS
FOR SALE-Underwpod typewriter.
New only three months ago. viii sell
at bargain. Inquire at Banner office.
07tf
FOR SALE-1916 Ford runabout,
just oyerhauled, equipped with shock
absorbers, speedometer, electric horn
four new tires, two extra tires. In
quire b. E. Lovett, Cottage Hotel.
7t6s
FOR SALE-Three passenger 1916
Rio Roadster, good condition. Address
L. Banner Office. 7t6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
RiOTiNG IN LISBON
Order Restored After 27 People Are
Killed in Food Riots

S'SSl hSSiOItu AIteT II F6OEie are
Killed in Food Riots
Lisbon, June 3.-The riots in Lis
bon, briefly announced abroad by tele-
graph, were caused by a scarcity of
bread, an increase in the cost of po-
tatoes and high prices for food gen
orally.
Long lines of people had been wait
ing from dark to daybreak night after
night in May for the bakeries to
open. Anarchistic agitators taking
advantage of this situation, appear to
have organized disturbances in vari-
GUS parts of Libson beginning six
nights ago.
Martial law was proclaimed and the
military governor by taking energetic
measures restored order. Twenty
seven persons were killed in the riot
ing, during which the republican
guards were attacked with stones, pis-
tolls, knives and bombs. Hundreds
of persons were arrested and taken
on board warships in the harbor or
confined in the naval arsenal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04

LIBERTY LOAN BOND
Messrs. Webster and Spareo Talked
Before the Fortnohtly.


The Liberty Loan Bond meeting .of
the Fortnightly Club on Saturday af-
ternoon attracted fair audience. In
the absence of the president of the
club, Rev. c. S. Mills, chairman OF
the speakers committee of the Ben
nington Liberty Loan Bond commit
tee, presided. The speakers were
Homer II. Webster and John Spargo.
Mr.. Webster explained the nature
of the bond issue, the mode of sub
scribing to it, and the arrangement
made by the banks for selling bonds
on easy terms He said that the
bonds were the safest investment i'll
the world, and that both prudence and
patriotism justified investment in
them.
Mr.. Spargo took up the matter from
the point of view of the issues of the
war and its significance TO America
Ii is not a rich mans war, he said,
but war to determine whether de-
mocracy shall survive or be crushed
by autocracy. He gave a graphic de-
scription of the war and said that,
nevertheless. there are worse things
than war.
Peace is not always a good thing
1t would have been well for mankind
if England had attacked Prussia in
1864 when that nation attacked Den
mark. or in 1870 when she attacked
France without justification. He said
it was a blessed day when the
United States decided that it would
no longer remain aloof The defeat |
of Germany will be as good for the
German people as for us.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
PATRIOTIC MEETING PROGRAM
Big Attendance Expected at Opera
House Tonight.

Big Attendance Expected at Opera
House Tonight.
The following is the program for
the patriotic mass meeting at the
Opera House this evening.
Chairman's Address
Judge +. II. Holden
SOng-"America"
Glee Club and Audience
Reading Resolutions and Address
John Spargo
Address Rev. T. r. Carty
Address
Clarence Warner, of Montreal
Address Prof. Norton Cru
Address
Capt. Ernest w. Gibson of Brattleboro
Address Rev. G.. S. Mills
Submission of Resolutions to Vote
Collection for the equipment OF Ben
nington men
Song-"Star Spangled Banner"
Glee Club and Audience
The Bennington City Band will play
patriotic selections from 7.30 TO s
o'clock at which time the meeting
will be called to order Doors will
be opened at 7.90 and it viii be neces-
sary TO come early TO get seat, 1t
may be necessary to hold an overflow
meeting.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
ITALY MUST HAVE COAL
Needs One Million Tons of U. S.
Coal Monthly.

Washington, June 1.-Italy needs a
million tons of American coal monthly
to continue her essential munitions
manufacture, according to a state
ment today by francesca Saverio Nit
ii. of the Italian war mission
Mr.. Nitti received 4. Jospeh ri Sill
vesto. grand master OF the Order of
the Sons of Italy of America for the
state of Pennsylvania and Eugene, V.
Allessandroni. solicitor of the order,
and told them the great effort of
Italians in this country should be to
make it possible to have coal imper-
atively needed sent to Italy
He also urged that all of Italian de
scent in this country who have not
registered for military service at the
Italian consulates register for the
American armies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-04
COMAR-N
Popular Bennington Couple Married
at st. Francis This Forenoon.

Popular Bennington Couple Married
at ST. Francis This Forenoon.
Miss Helen Natter and Richard
Henry Comar, son of Jesse Comar,
were married early this forenoon at
st. Francis de Sales church by the
pastor, Rev. I. r. Carty.
The couple were attended by Miss
Mary Natter, sister of the bride. and
George Conan, brother of the bride
groom. Both the bride and her at
tendant were gowned in white. Fol
lowing wedding breakfast served at
the home of the bride on County
street, Mr.. and Mrs. Comar left on
their wedding trip to New York. Mr..
Comar is employed at the Charles
Cooper Estate shops and, like his
bride, has host of friends in town
who will wish the popular young
couple long and happy married
life.