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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-Seven casts a No. l
pure cider vinegar, 2 years old. BY
cask or gallon. Apply Elmer Stan
ley. 76t25'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

FORSALE-A seven room house in
good repair, with large garden. Lo-
Gated on Branch street extension. In
quire A. r. Rickert, 80 Gage street.
ATT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED Pupil Nurses, male ano
female. wanted at the Taunton state
Hospital Training School for Nurses
Ecr particulars. address DR.. Arthur v
9oss. Supt., Taunton Stats aospital
veuNtop Mass Sstf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-One 1915 Ford Touring
car equipped with shock sbsorbers.
robe rail, and other extras. Bennlng-
ton Garage. u w Williams 32f
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
FOR SALE

FOR SALE--Cutter and fur robe.
Apply to John II. Moore. 142 North
st. Tel. 22-W. S2tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

"I've got a lot of beaus on my string
said the pretty candy clerk. Have
your"
swell. | do have Il lot of callers on
the line" admitted the central girl
baltimore American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

A good printer is truly a man of the
highest type. He attends to his own
case and makes it Il rule never to be
out of sorts.
1t is somewhat curious that the
places Of the highest and lowest hui,
Nudity in the United States nre both
in Texas,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

Also Full Page Plates of the Famous Tissot Pic
lures, reproduced in rich colofs an Art Collec-
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to Secure This Book,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

TO RENT-For club purposes or
Offices, the second floor space in
Hawks Block formerly occupied by
c. W. Petersen. All modern improve
ments and conveniences. George M
Hawks, Hawks Block, 435 Main st.
b2tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED--Position by expert
enced bookkeeper. Address B. Ban
ner office. 6St25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

TO RENT--Stores, osacoa, tene
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;arage, individual storage lockers. fur
,ished apartments and rooms ali cor
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED-Lumber. Hard and
softwoods purchased now and sawn
to order for future shipments or dry
stock for immediate shipment Write
or telephone, Plunkett-Webster Lum-
Der Co. ms. Bennington. VT. S2t6$
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED-Old False Teeth. Don't
matter if broken. pay $1.00 to $500
per set Mail to L. Mazer, 2O07 S.
Fifth Street, Philadelphia. Pa, will
send cash by return mail S4t25S
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED-Night Waterman at the
H. T. Cushman Mfg. Co. 65tf
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WANTED

WANTED-Men and teams to draw
logs. Plunkett-Webster Lumber Com
pany, Woodford Hollow. S4t6*
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
TO RENT

FOR RENT-Office formerly occup-
led by DR.. B. C. Jenney, All Main St.
Possession given January LIST. Address
L. S. Norton, Opera House Block.
60tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED-Boarder and roomers.
Address b. and r. Banner Office.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED--Books ana pamphlets
relating to Vermont, by Vermont
writers or printed in Vermont. Send
lists and prices to e. L. Whitney,
Montpelier, VT. 63tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
WANTED

FOR SALE-Shredded and un'
shredded corn fodder. S. j. Pratt
Tel. 241-W. S5t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

Illuminated by means of over 900 illustrations,
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impartipg knowledge by explaining the verse TO
which they refer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

WANTED-Farms. The L. A.
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over 1000 farms. Listing your farm
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have to pay us one cent. no matter
how much work we have done. for we
make no charge unless we furnish the
purchaser For further information
write or phone. George f. Lawrence
Agent, Manchester, Vermont Phone
24-3. 66t25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
People Of Halifax
 hought Airplanes
 Were Attacking City

while not low for this district, held below freezing.
 Many of the fires were. caused by over turned stoves and these generally were in wooden frame houses that lent them selves readily to the flames.
 The steamship Imo, which appeared to have escaped serious damage was beached after the collision, as she, too, caught fire and seemed for a while in danger of destruction. Her crew escaped.
 large Canadian steamer moored at the north end was torn from her hawsers by the concussion and set drifting in midstream
 Among the notable structures wrecked was St. Josephs church and the school building adjoining. The immense cotton factory in that district also was dam.
 aged.
 The search among the ruins for bodies continued tonight under great handi- cap, as large part of the city was in darkness, save for torches and lanterns. Fear of food shortage Is entertained by some, though encouragement is found in the word that trainloads of provisions are. already on the way here from sew eral points. The immediate feeding of the homeless amid the confusion re- mains, however, serious problem Ev- erything possible is being done to sys- tematize the distribution of food, as well as of clothing and bedding. A second outlet for news of the dis aster was established after several hours of emergency work late today After the restoration of one telegraph wire the cable line to the New England coast was repaired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
GOAL OPERATORS GIVE MCCORMACK
 AUTHORITY TO ACT
Meeting of About 90 Operators Held at Tutwiler Yesterday Was
 Executive

Alabama coal operators, about 90 strong. met at the Tutwiler hotel yester- day and remained in conference great CT part of the day. The object of the meeting was not made public. It was an executive session of the operators, but 1t is known that they discussed the present, conditions wherein they are at present in the hands of the fuel admin istrator of the United States, Dr. Gar field.
 It was intimated by several of the operators following the meeting, that they had met to extend to President G. B. Mccormack of the Coal Operators association the necessary authority to represent them to the best of his abil- ity, unhampered in the proceedings at Washington when the committee from the operators is called to that city to confer with Dr. Garfield.
 Mr. Mccormack, while he may not have been given unlimited authority, he is empowered with such authority as he vii need to handle the situation on present conditions. The committee that is in charge of affairs for the operators is composed of President G. B. McCor- mack, Secretary James l.. Davidson of the operators association, John H. Bank head, Jr., and Erskine Ramsay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
MUSIC STUDY CLUB
 GIVES FINE CONCERT
Hugo Oll and Robert Law renee Presented in
 Recital


 The Music Study club presented Hugo Ok, violinist and Robert Lawrence. baritone, in recital at Cable hall last night. Mrs. Robert Newman was the accompanist It was a delightful enter tainment and large audience was un- stinted in it's applause.
 MT Ok opened the programme with Ernst's "Othello Fantasie, and closed it with vieuxtemps Fantasia Appas- sionata" The only other number con- sisted of a group of five short songs for Mr. Lawrence.
 Mir Ok had been heard here before as soloist but on this occasion he made more formal bow and no artists re- ception could have been more flattering. Both compositions chosen for perform ance were admirably adapted for dis play of rare versatility-pr tech nic. refined tone virile imagination, grace of style and warmth of color; all these he had and more, for not only did he dazzle with his wonderful bow ing but he played to the heart. His sweeping climaxes, delivered with bril- liant virtuosity, thrilled, but it was in his daring passages that he was singu- larly appealing. Other violinists have revealed a complete mastery of the king of instruments" but not often has 8 great artist charmed so thoroughly by the clean-cut purity of his harmonics, or open strings as Mir. Ok.
 MT. Lawrence made a fine hit in his number and was forced to respond to an encore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Means Goes On Witness
 Stand and Tells Long Story

Concord, N. C., December 6-Financial deals, cotton speculation, efforts to pro bate a s2,G00000 will, and international secrets which he said related to nearly every phase of German activity from plots to destroy public buildings in Can ada to alleged attempts to involve the United States and Mexico in war, were described by Gaston B. Means here today when he took the stand to defend him self against the charge of having mur- dered his employer, Mrs Maude A. King. The defendant was on the stand nearly six hours, addressing in homely words and accents the jury of farmers and mill workers, residents of the community III which he grew to manhood, and when court adjourned tonight it appeared that he still had much to tell His version of the death of the woman at Blackwell der Spring near here last August. when she and Means, on target shooting trip, were alone for few minutes, had not been reached Previously the defense claimed she accidentally shot herself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
TRIAL TUSCALOOSA
 NEWSPAPER MEN
 DELAYED ONE DAY

Tuscaloosa, December 6.-(Special) The case of Wash Moody, w. Percy Williams, Prentiss Blackwell and olin Young, indicted for assault with at tempt to murder in connection with the attack on Editor Edward Doty of the Tuscaloosa News in his office on De- tcber 20, which was set for trial today, was continued until o'clock tomorrow morning by Judge H. B. Foster, at the request of John D. Mcqueen, one of the attorneys for the defense, who stated that MT Williams was sick in Birming- ham and unable to appear for trial.
 Circuit Solicitor NJ. T. Ormond, whc has charge of the prosecution, will prob ably have some disinterested Birming- ham physician make a physical examina- ton of MT Williams during the day, and an effort will be made to have him appear in court tomorrow morning If he is able.
 Moody Blackwell and Young are in the city, and were in the courtroom this morning when the case, which was the first one oA the docket was called.
 The case has attracted much attention ali over the south, and the courtroom was thronged with people early this morning. the trial being set for 9;So
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
HUNDREDS REPORTED
 MISSING BY FRIENDS

In less than half hour after the disaster 5000 persons had assembled on the common and thousands Of others sought refuge in fields outside the city. Hundreds were reported missing by their relatives and it was not known whether they were alive or dead
 The work of rescue and relief was promptly organized. The Academy of Music and many other public build ings were thrown open to house the homeless. Five hundred tents have been erected on the common and these will be occupied by the troops who have sur
 rendered their barracks to the women
 and children.
 ' Every nook and cranny in all avail
 able buildings was made ready within
 an hour to receive the wounded. A steady
 stream of ambulances and automobiles
 arrived at hospitals, which 6on were
 filled to capacity with the injured. Doc
 tors, nurses, volunteers toiled ceaseless-
 were soon swelled by others who ar
 rived in constantly increasing number
 from nearby towns. It was announced
 before nightfall that 25 of the injured
 had died.
 Those who were only slightly injured were sent to their own homes or to
 those of friends after their wornGs had been treated. There were hundreds of
 cases of serious injury, however and it is expected the death list will be great iy incressed by those who succumb to their wounds. Automobiles were still scurrying about all sections of the city tonight carrying blanket-clad burdens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
Duncan Carmichael Named
 Junoir Grand Deacon by
 Grand Lodge of Masons

Montgomery, December 6-(Special) Duncan Carmichael of Dothan was elect ed junior deacon of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama at the closing session of the annual com munication Thursday This was the only position which brought contest. all oth- CT persons holding elective offices being promoted one position.
 Robert S. Teague of Montgomery be- came grand master as the successor of Walter Smith of Tuscaloosa. who be- came past grand master Other offi- cers elected follow: Percy B. Dixon of Mobile, deputy grand master; Julian F. Speakman of Anniston, senior grand dea- son; Duncan Carmichael of Dothan Junior grand deacon; John w. Terry ot Montgomery, grand treasurer; George A. Beauchamp of Montgomery. grand secretary and Charles J. Walker of Hartselle, grand tiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07
VIII Keep Up Fight For
 Bigger Crops h Alabama
HObbie Address Is Feature of Luncheon by Local Food Preparedness Bureau Members Eager
 to Continue Work For Another Year

We can't feed our army unless we cut out the waste and save food, and we cannot save it unless we raise it. said Richard M. Hobbie, state food ad- ministrator, at the luncheon given yesterday at the Southern club by the Birmingham food preparedness bureau
 "We are in this war to win and our men cannot fight unless they are well fed. We have crossed the threshold and there is no turning back so every loyal citizen must do his share to assist in this great cause.
 The surest way to increase the crops is to give the farmer perma nent and ready market for his prod ucts and fair profit.
 This would be an incentive to the American farmer and the Alabama farmer in producing the largest food crop in the history of the world
 The luncheon was attended by 150 prominent business men, bankers and food supply men and was the opening of a campaign for the Birmingham food preparedness bureau
 oOiAu H. e. CAdl nleih tC-NSNteA ' V committee of the food preparedness bureau, made a splendid report, which was read by T. P. Hay, Jr.. secretary of the bureau. This organization has served as an agency for crop produc- tion and marketing and has been very active during the past year while greater activities are planned for 1918.
 CALLS FOR BRIEF TALKS
 He stated that the time was limited and he regretted very much he could not call on everyone present to make talk, but would give the men speak ing just three minutes.
 J. D. Moore spoke of the splendid work done by the local bureau and hoped the work would be carried on with greater energy during 1918 than ever before.
 James J. Smith told fany interest ing things regarding the local work and was followed by w. M. Drennen, who stated that Birmingham was greatly handicapped by not having way to care for produce. He spoke of the train1oads of produce shipped from Morristown. Tenn, to New York city weekly and concluded his talk by offering to give $250 or $500, if nec- essary, for the establishment of a produce place in this city.
 Frank P Glass stated there was no use for the newspapers to tell the farmers to raise diversified crops un- less there is some market for them, conveniently located and one that will give the farmer profit.
 Frank Willis. Barnett was next called on and he spoke of the diversified crops raised during 1917 and told many interesting things regarding recent visit to several south Alabama towns. He stated if the committee of the food preparedness bureau is as active in 1918 as it has been in 1917 Ala bama will be one of the greatest agri- cultural states on account of the di- versified crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

speaking of John D. Koerber, but per haps there may be half a dozen or so people in Birmingham who do not know who the subject of this story is until they read "Happys real name. Happy is a well earned nickname for the genial John Koerber, for he has never been known to present other than a happy, genial smile when called to the bat, no matter what the game was.
 Happy served with the local ex- press companies before coming to The Age-Herald, where he has served in almost every capacity on tho compos- ing room floor. At the time of his call to the colors he was copy man and head setter, and there never was a. more universally popular man Tn the em- ploy of the paper. He leaves with the best wishes of everyone from the boss" to the galley boy.
 Here's to Happy" for The Age Herald crowd knows that he will dis pense sunshine everywhere he goes, and that his comrades will love him and fight better under his good cheer lover there"
 Today 22 white men from the city will be gathered shortly before noon and immediately after dinner will de part for Camp Pike. The following are tho men who leave today: Division No. 2-Harry E. Reavis Samuel A Lokey, James E. Burton Henry G. Jackson, John D. Koerber. Division No. 3--Frank w. Marchand Arthur Wilson. Slifford Evans Ed ward j. Garfield.
 Division No. 4-Jacob A. Kimbrough James Halfney.
 Division No. 5.--George T. Baker Andrew Tyler. John c. Kyser.
 Division No. 6-John A. Blake, Jr. George r. Ghral, William B. Deason Vim c. Lister, William o. Royal. Zad C. Sims. Jesse D. Mcdaniel, John An thony Edwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

I MT Frye then said Jefferson county produced nearly 100000 bushels oi ! sweet potatoes, which was the Iarg- 1 est number produced in any county 1 in Alabama Tue government bulletin l issued last month shows that more corn was made in Alabama than in l Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
 INTRODUCES HOBBIE "The government is calling on men to serve in conspicuous and incon- spicuous ways, and it Is with pleasure
 that I introduce one of the former, Richard M. Hobbie, state food admin istrator."
 MT Hobbie was enthusiastically greeted and he said You are doing more for me than I deserve, as I have not done more than you men here" He spoke of the manner in which the French have learned to conserve since the beginning of the war and of the determinat ton of the French women, who with the men that are too old to serve in te trenches are raising all the food they can to feed the army. This work is being done without tine aid of horses or mules, as all animals have been taken to serve in various ways in hauling munitions and sup plies. There is no need to encourage the farmers to raise cotton as tho present price is incentive enough, but we must raise more food as practi- cally all allied nations are depending on us for food and there is com mission from every country of the al- lied world asking Mir Hoover to be allowed to purchase food. Mir Hoover is not only food administrator for the United States, but is food administra- tor for allied world, as he practically controls all food.
 The food preparedness bureau is for the purpose of encouraging the farmers to raise more food and this may be assured by giving the farmer profit and arranging market for his goods"
 ALL SHOWING PATRIOTISM
 In speaking of the many men who had left their businesses and taken up the government work without pay, Mir Hobbie said: T don't believe dem ocracy breeds patriotism that has to be paid for and I am sure Alabama does not and every man here will do his duty as far as he possibly can. l wish to thank Mir. Frye and these gentlemen in behalf Of the national administration, MT. Hoover and my self and all citizens that are interest- ed in the spirit of helping our coun- try win the war. Our men in France who are killed will have made the supreme sacrifice by giving their lives and we wolfyS not be men if we do not put behind those boys everything we have, every dollar we own and know we will"
 At tae conclusion of MT. Hobbies $ , talk Murray Brown made motion that the fodd preparedness bureau con- tinue it's operations for another year and that the chair appoint commit tee of five to take up the matter. The committee was appointed as follows: Murray Brown, Louis Pizitz, S. w. Lee, James J. Smith and J. D. Moore. Oscar Wells chairman of the finance committee, then told the gathering that it would be necessary to raise funds for the operation of the bureau another year and practically every oonation of last year was renewed, while a number of new subscriptions were given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-07

having been dropped in the center of London. Several fell in the suburbs, but without doing any great damage. The casualties are reported to have been light. Unlike the previous raids, the Germans relied more upon incen- diary than explosive bombs. with the result that number of fires broke out
 TWO MACHINES TAKEN
 It was known before the official report was issued that at least two of the raiders had been brought down and their crews captured and that others of them were damaged
 According to an announcement made in the House of Commons by the chan cellor of the exchequer, seven per sons were killed and 21 injured as the result of the raid. Three persons were killed and 10 injured in London. The other casualties occurred in tho outlying districts