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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
UPHEAVAL IN
RUSSIA AGAIN
BR|NGSALARM
Cabinet Resigns But Returns
to Office
GOVERNOR MURDERED
Gen. ErdelII, Military Governor of
Petrograd Shot in Back BY
Unknown Persons.

Petrograd, Aug. 4-Premier and
War Minister Kerensky and all the
other members of his cabinet, except
Vice-Premier Nekrasoff, resigned last
night Later, with the exception of
NJ. Terestchenko, the foreign minister
they withdrew their designations.
The action of Premier Kerensky
and his fellow cabinet members came
about as the result of accusations
against NJ Tchernoff, the minister OF
agriculture, and a complete break
down of the negotiations to bring the
constitutional democrats into the
cabinet NJ. Tchernoff was accused
of having been connected with the
German general staff.
A last attempt will be made to re-
construct the ministry under Premier
Kerensky, with the chief new mem
bers being exclusively from the soci-
alist and radical parties.
NJ. Tchernoff, who is a socialist,
in letter TO Premier Kerensky, said
he was resigning TO obtain freedom
Of action in order TO defend his char
acter against the calumny that he
had been connected with the German
general staff. The government ac-
cepted the resignation, at the same
time expressing the conviction that
NJ. Tichernoff will succeed in rehabili
tating himself
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
HOUSE PASSES
FOOD BILL; NO
VOTE AGAINST.
Report of the Conference
Committee Accepted
NOW GOES TO SENATE
Some Members Criticised the Bill
But When Vote Came Gid Not
Go on Record.

Washington, Aug. S.-With no
dissenting voice against it, the con
ference report upon the food control
bill was adopted today by the house.
Caleb Powers, of Kentucky, first vot-
ed against the acceptance, but after
wards changed his vote. jeff McLe-
more, of Texas. voted present"
The house also adopted almost
unanimously the conference report on
the bill creating a food survey.
Some dissatisfaction was expressed
that the food control bill provided
two dollar wheat, eliminated by the
committee on war expenditures, and
confined the control to one man. Re
publicans spoke against these fea-
lures. But in the end the Republi-
cans joined in the AYE" vote.
The debate was, except in few in
stances, unilluminating. Not many
members listened to 1t. Frequent
cries of vote. vote!" interrupted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
ROOSEVELT DECLINES
viii Not Act on New York State
Food Board.

Albany, Aug. 4.--Colonel Roosevelt
declines to be drafted as a member
Of the state food control commission
by Republicans in the legislature OPP
posed to Governor Whitman, and he
isstied a statement last night main
tanning that the Governor and not
the legislature should make appoint
ments to this commission,
The Colonel was named along with
James w. Wadsworth, Sr., and Nor
gan ]. O'Brien as members of the
food control commission created by
the bill drawn by the war committee
of the legislature, 1t is claimed Re-
publican Leader Elon r. Brown of the
senate engineered the plan for NAM
ing the commission in the bill in or
der to head off the Governors ap-
pointment of George w. Perkins. to
the board.
Colonel Rooseyelt's refusal was
hailed with Joy by friends of the
Governor, and it gave followers of
Senator Brown something to worry
about. With the Coloners withdraw
al they are left without the one big
trump they banked on. Enemies of
Whitman and those trying to step
on" his political future believed that
in putting Roosevelt on the commits
sion they had cut off opposition on
the part of the Governor and his
friends.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
DECLARES RICH
ESCAPE SHARE
OF WAR TAX
Measure Protects the Pros
porous, Says Leader kitchin
FAvORS BIG BUSINESS
Load Taken from Shoulders of the
Wealthy and Placed Upon
Those Of Small Income.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Chairman
Kitchin OF the House ways and means
committee declared in statement
last night that "intolerable inequali-
ties" in favor of the more prosperous
have been written into the war tax
bill by the Senate finance committee.
In rewriting the ways and means
committees measure, said Mr.. Kit
chin, the senators have taken an
enormous load Of taxation from the
big business concerns and placed il
upon the shoulders of the farmer, the
small business man, and others hay-
ing modest Incomes; have stricken
out by wholesale the House proposals
for taxes on luxuries, substituting
levies on necessities; have, eliminat-
ed income tax schedules that would
have taken needed millions from the
incomes OF the rich; and have added
grossly inequitable excess profits
section which is impossible of admin
istration
The statement Of the House leader
generally was accepted as a warning
that should the finance committee
amendments prevail in the Senate.
they will encounter stubborn resist
ance once the measure gets to confer
ence. The House bill championed by
Kitchin was drawn at bipartisan con-
ferences of representatives, was sup
ported during debate by both demo
cratic and republican leaders and
passed the House by virtually unan-
imous vote.
Among Mr.. Kitchin's criticisms are
that the finance committee struck out
the Eenroot amendment increasing
surtaxes on incomes of $4,000 to ST.
O00,0 ,0O0 thus relieving large incomes
Of taxation totaling $66,000000 an
nually; repeating the munitions man
ufacturers' tax. relieving munition
makers of more than S25.000,000 a
year; exempted all corporations from
the taxation for dividends received
from other corporations, relieving the
big corporations OF more than $50,
100000 year; and eliminated the ad
ditional tax on the transfer of estates
relieving big estates and inheritances
| of $6,000,000 the first year and $3S,
100000 or more yearly hereafter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
1til'
GREEN MOUNTAIN ECHOES
Oddities Of Country Correspondence
Compiled by Barre Times.

Oddities OF Country Correspondence
Compiled by Barre Times.
Emily Porter walked to Charles
town the first day of the week. A
good stunt for hot day.-Langdon
item.
Little Eola Jewett has a very sore
thumb, the result of playing with the
grindstone-- item.
There are some who are not worry
ing over the war Included among
them are Senator Potgut and Con-
grossman White Vest.-Windsor item.
Admiral Folger and w. II. Hart are
each running their autos, having
dispensed with chauifeurs to give
more literally to the Red Cross, so
It's Plainheld N IL. item
Miss Esther Buck is the proud pos
SCISSOR OF new piano,-West Charles
ton item.
Hay weather nowadays is lacking
as well as help and one has to catch
the sun as he can Grass is very
rank and it takes two days to make
hay.--Tyson item.
Young men arrived in the following
homes on the dates given. Harry
Pages, June 26; o. l., Kelly, July 10;
Rev. w w. Cooks. July II. Because
so many of our boys are being called
away to aid in the war, making heir
scarce, or some other reason, they
were all very wolcome.-North Hart
land item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
EMPLOYEES Of
GOVERNMENT
MUST SERVE
Will Not Be Exempted Under
Draft Law
UNLESS SPECIALISTS
New Order Applies to Letter Carriers
Postoffce Clerks and Other
Employees.
UNLESS SPECIALISTS

Washington, Aug. 4.4-A ruling is
sued yesterday by the post-ofllce de-
partment shows that department Of
ficials will make few requests for the
exemption of postal employees from
military service. Postmasters are in
structed not to ask for exemption for
carriers or laborers or for clerks in
second-class offices below the $1,000
grade, clerks in first-class offices below
the $1100 grade, or any above these
grades unless they are qualified dis
tributors of mail
The ruling is the first formal action
by an executive department In com.
pany with President Wilson's order
directing that department officials in.
dicate exemptions and that the re-
quirement of indispensability be rig
idly enforced.
As generally construed the postal
ruling shows the purpose of the ad-
minstration to make the government
departments leaders in freeing yalu-
able employees for war service.
The entire mail carriers force,
numbering thousands of men. OF
whom considerable percentage are
within the draft age limits, is exclud-
ed from exemption except for physi
cal reasons or because of dependent
families.
The departments ruling in regard
to clerks leaves railway mail clerks
within the exemption classes, as they
are highly specialized distributors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

MRS. ELLEN MIRIAM eEDDEs
Mother Of Mrs. p. |. Cow Died Friday
Afternoon.


Mrs. Ellen Miriam Geddes, mother
of Mrs. p l.. Dow, passed away at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Dow Fri.
day afternoon. Death was due to a
general breakdown incident to old
age and hastened by an attack of
pneumonia last winter. She had been
confined to her bed for five months.
but was spared severe pain from suf-
fering. During most of her long life,
of which the larger portion was
passed in Troy, she had enjoyed good
health, She was born in Oneida
county N. Y, and at the time of her
departure was past IS years of age,
She was an Industrious woman, look.
ing well to the ways of her house
hold, was devoted wife and mother
and for many years was member Of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Her
husband died in Rutland about nine
years ago.
She leaves to mourn her loss one
daughter and two sons, Mrs. p. l..
Dow, and Edward and Herbert Ged-
des.
There will be prayer service at
the house on School street at 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. Geo.
S. Mills, pastor of the Congregational
church officiating. Monday the re-
mains will be taken TO Troy where
the funeral service will he held at
Trinity Methodist church. The bur
ial will be III the old Troy cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
BOOKS FOR WAR CAMPS
Public is Asked to Contribute Read.
ing Matter.


The government has asked the
American Library Association to as.
sumo responsibility for supplying the
camps and cantonments with reading
material. Every group of soldiers,
small as well as large, is to have
books. The Public Library in this
town has been asked to get donations
of books and magazines in Benning.
ton. These will be sent to the yari
Gus camps and cantonments through.
out the country and will be made
available to the soldiers. either d.
rectly, or through the chaplains of
the army, the Y. NJ. C. A., the Knights
of Columbus, and every other welfare
agency at work in the camps. II
there is Y NJ. c. A. building, q
Knights of Columbus building, Ma
sonic building, or any other building
or tent whether 1t be manned by
Catholics or Protestants, Jews or
Gentiles, these books will be sent
to them. The Library Association IT,
self is of course nonsectarian and II
will cooperate harmoniously with all
these other organizations.
If you will write in each book your
name and address, the soldier who
reads II will know that someone is
his friend and stands ready to hell
him
The following is suggested as to the
books and magazines desired,
Poorly printed, uninteresting, OBJ
viously out.of-date books, are moi
worth shipping to the men. Type
should be good and clear and The
books in fair condition.
Books OF good stories will be want
ed most, books of adventure, seI
stories, detective stories, historical
novels and collections of short stories
especially humorous ones. Such au
thors as Kipling, Doyle, McCutchoon
O'Henry, Stockton, Brindloss, Tark
ington, Hopkinson Smith, Oppenhelm
etc, have been found popular author
with men. Good poetry and drama
can be utilized,
All the men must be helped by thes
Libraries. Some of them have not es
tablished reading habits. Some @
the books must therefore be light an
easily read.
Foreign language study books. el
pecially French grammar and dl,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
ASKED TO HELP HOOVER
Miss Bertha M. Terrill of v. v. NJ.
Faculty May Enter Campaign.

Burlington, Aug. 3.-Miss Bertha
NJ. Terrill. professor of home econo-
mics at the University of Vermont,
has received through Herbert c. Hoo
yer, the, man most prominently men
toned as the countrys probable food
administrator, an urgent request to
aid in a national campaign, which
will be undertaken by the food con-
servation department
A portion of Mr. Hoover's letter to
Miss Terrill follows: Your name is
recorded in our files as that of one
of the country's ablest speakers. The
food conservation department is
obliged to embark upon campaign in
which one of the chief factors is that
of the spoken word Calls are COM
ing in from all over the country for
speakers They cannot be satisfied
without your help If yeu cannot give
long period OF time to the work,
please indicate the conditions on
which we may secure your valuable
help"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
CAPTURE WOMAN WARRIOR
Russian Lieutenant Forced to Dis
close Her Sex to Germans

Russian Lieutenant Forced TO pis-
close Her Sex to Germans
Berlin Aug. 3, (via The Hague) -
II is reported from several points on
the eastern frontier that women In
considerable number have been no
ticed In the retreating Russian army,
and Russian prisoners say that some
women have even officers rank. One
of the latter has now fallen into Ger.
man hands.
Large numbers Of Russian war pris-
oners are passing through so-called
lausoleums, institutions which clean
them from vermin. Among those
who passed through the lausoleum at
Oppeln was good-looking young
lieutenant who persistently refused to
undress and be treated in presence
of his comrades. Finally this officer
conflded to a physician that he was a
woman, which on examination by a
female nurse was found to be true,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
GRAIN SURPLUS IN RUMANIA
100000 Carloads TO Aid Teutons,
Vienna Newspaper Says.

Zurich, Aug. 3.--The Vienna Neue
Freie Presse, in estimating the
worlds harvest for the year, says
that Rumania. after supplying the
needs of her home population and of
the Austrian and German armies, Will
be able to send 100000 carloads Of
cereals to Germany and Austria-liun-
gary.
The newspaper admits that grain in
Germany and Austria-Hungary has
suffered from the heat and drought,
but considers that the harvest will be
an average one except as TO barley,
the crop of which will be poor,
Taking the harvest as a whole, tho
Neue Freie Presse declares the sup
ply of bread -four and potatoes for the
fourth year of the war is assured, al
though hard times will be experienced
until the new -four is put on the
market.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
BARRE TROUT CLUB
viii Maintain Private Pond in Sharon
Capital Stock $1,000.

Montpelier, Aug. ARTICLES of as
sociation have been filed with. the
secretary of state by the Barre Trout
club, Inc, the subscribers associating
as a corporation for the purpose of es-
tablishing and maintaining a private
trout pond in Sharon. The corpor-
alton also has the right to purchase
land believed to contain marble,
granite or other minerals and to equip
and mine the same The capital stock
is $4,000, divided into 25 shares. The
incorporators are Benjamin A. East
man. Fred II. Rogers, ]. F. Higgins,
w. ]. REYNOLDS and William F, Mar
vey. ..-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

itionaries, are much needed--possibly
more than any other non-iiction
books. In one camp nearly one-fifth
of the men are studying French
They should have easy readers and
stories besides their text books.
Books of travel, biography and his
tory, especially lives of heroes and
travels in the countries at war
Technical books on aviation, wire
less, telegraphy, submarines, automo'
biles, signaling, first aid and hygiene,
drawing and lettering.
Ethical books on patriotism, cour-
age, good citizenship. with simple
non-sectarian devotional books.
Fresh, attractive, magazines are al.
so deslred-such as American, Cen
tury, Harpers, Everybody's, Popular
Mechanics, Popular Science Monthly,
Scientific American, Saturday Even.
ing Post, etc None over two years
old should be included.
The material is needed at once
Why not select today the books
which you are willing to give? Dc
not give worthless, unattractivo
books, but some of your good, fresh
interesting and valuable ones.
Send the books and magazines tc
the Public Library between the
hours Of and ~ and and 3 O'Clock
upon any week day. II you cannot
send the books and magazines, notify
lrhe librarian either by telephone OF
mail, and they will be called for
Phone No 537.M
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
TRUST COMPANIES NOT EXEMPT
Frank c. Williams Makes Ruling on
Law Relative to Town Loans.

Montpelier, Aug. 3.-State Bank
Commissioner Frank C. Williams has
made a ruling that the new law en-.
acted by the last Legislature relating
TO exemptions for savings banks and
savings institutions does not affect
trust companies.
The new law leaves out the words
"and trust companies" in relation to
the exemptions from taxation on loans
made to towns. II is Mr.. Williams
contention that II trust companies
were intended to be exempted the
words Savings banks and trust com
panies" would have been used instead
OF Savings Banks. Prominent
bankers claim that his ruling is
against the spirit of the law. Those
interested In the matter are not yet
ready to say whether test case will
be made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
S. c. Fits PROMOTED
Brattlehoro Boy to Be Made Licuten
ant in French Army.

Brattleboro, Aug. 3.-Stanley c.
Fits. who went to France as a
member of the American field ambul.
ance crops, has written to his mother
that in two weeks from July IL he
was to be made sergeant in his sec
ton, which is engaged in transporting
ammunition to the front, and that on
August 10 he is to be sent to Meux
with two other men to take a five
weeks course in the French officers
training school, after which he will re-
ceive the rank OF lieutenant in the
French army and may have the choice
of returning to his present work or of
entering any other branch of the
army, with the rank of lieutenant
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
FRANCIS CONNOLLY
Funeral Held from ST. Francis dc
Sales This Forenoon.


Sales This Forenoon.
The funeral of Francis Connolly
was held from st. Francis de Sales
church this morning with a requiem
high mass, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev Fr. Burke. The bear
ers were Joseph Guiltinan, Arthur
Elwell, Thomas Slattery, Matthew
Mahar, John Proud and Peter J..
Green. The interment was in Park
Lawn cemetery. The floral offerings
were profuse and beautiful, among
them being a wreath surmounted with
Easter lilies from the employees OF
George lockwood G Co., and cross
of Madonna lilies and sweet peas
from the employees of the Black Cat
Textiles company showing the high
esteem in which he was held.
Francis Connolly passed away at
his home on the Burgess road Thurs
day morning. after lingering illness
which he bore with Christian fortl-
tude and resignation He died EN-.
hracing the faith he practiced and
which he loved so we'll He was
born in Hoogick, October IL, 1879
and moved to this village Is years
ago Up to the time Of his illness he
had been employed as foreman in the
winding department of the Cooper
Manufacturing company. He was
held in high esteem by his employers
and by his fellow workmen.
Besides his wife, who was Miss
Ella Fradenburgh, he is survived by
four sisters, Mrs. James Kelly OF
Troy. Mrs. Agnes Frost of this vii
lage. Mrs. Anna McCabe OF Hoosict
Falls and Mrs. William j. Rogers oI
Barre, VT. and three brothers, JohT
A.. of this village, Patrick T., o.
Saratoga and Daniel A., of Rome, n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
DR.. THOMAS H. HANNoN
Hoosick Falls Physician Was Brother
Of Mrs. Martin Buss.

DR.. Thomas II Harmon. who died
last week in Hoosick Falls. was a
brother of Mrs Martin Buss of this
village. Heat prostration was the
predominating cause of death. The
funeral was held Saturday morning
from the church of the Immaculate
Conception where a high mass was
celebrated and where a large number
were in attendance to pay their last
respects to the memory of dear
friend.
DR. Harmon was born in North
Hoosick 50 years ago, the son of
Thomas and Ellen Ragan Hannon
He located in ioosick Falls when a
young man and took up the study Of
Medicine Later he was graduated
from the Bellevue Medical college in
1891. He had acquired large prac-
tice.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
CAMPS IN GOOD SHAPE
Surgeon General Gorgas Visits Fort
Ethan Allen.

Burlington, Aug i3--Surgeon Gen
eral William c. Gorgas OF the United
States army. who arrived in this city
"Wednesday evening with his party
from Plattsburg on an inspection tour
of army camps in the East, spent yes
terday morning inspecting the camps
at Fort Ethan Allen. He made min
ute examination of all the troop
camps and then visited the hospital
making a general inspection of the
entire Post. The general seemed we'll
pleased with the general condition of
things about the fort.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04

Copenhagen, Aug 3.--According to
a published account of conversations
in Dresden, Chancellor Michaelis said
that while he was ready to accept any
opportunity given to him to secure an
honorable peace the requirement of
the hour for Germans was to avoid
any manifestation of nervousness
and prove to their opponents that
Germany's might was unweakened.
Germany's opponents, Dr. Mi
chaelis said, had been greatly encour-
aged by the exhibition of nerves in
the latest inner crisis and by the Ger
man longing for peace, which was in
terpre:ed abroad as sign of weaken
ing of the German people. Peace
would be brought no nearer, he said.
by such things, adding that the gov
ernment would continue its efforts
for peace, but would avoid earlier
mistakes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
STUDENTS AS PAYMAsTERs
Four U. v. N. Graduates Commits
stoned as Ensiqns.

Burlington, Aug. 3.-Four members
of this years graduating class at the
University OF Vermont yesterday re-
ceived their commissions as assistant
paymasters in the United States navy
with the rank of ensign and were
sworn in and left last evening for
Washington, ID. c., where they will be
stationed temporarily The new as
sistant paymasters are Roy NJ. Ander
son of Craftsbury, Ray c. Sanders of
BNttleboro, William A. Best of Nor
risville and A. William Rutter of Bur
lington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
THREE NEW POLIO CASES
Barre Police Conduct Patrol In vielnl
ty OF Homes Afflicted.

Barre, Aug. 2.--Three now cases OF
polio appeared in the city today. max.
ing total of six since tho disease
first appeared hero three weeks ago.
The l4-year.old daughter OF Mrs.
Mary Rugo is in serious condition.
The second case is n six-year-old boy
and the third baby, 20 months old.
A blacksmith, "a years old, is under
observation. The police have estab-
lished a rigid patrol in the vicinity of
the three places where polio appeared
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--Household furniture
Varied assortment of articles includ.
ing quantity Of antiques Call
afternoon or evening at ii0 Valentine
st. 5gtG'
LOST-Saturday mans gold, closed
face watch. Elgin movement. Finder
please return to James Blauner, In
care of Moulds Farm, Carpenter hill
and receive reward. 59t6f