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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
vAD[N| ON StRtIH
rs RtTAKtN BY
RUSSIANS
Counter Attacks By Germans Re-
pulsed, Petrograd Claims
REPORTS or FIGHTING CONFLICT
Berlin Statement that Russians Have
Lost Positions on River Denied
BY Petroarad.

London, Jan. IA dispatch from
Petrograd' states that the town of
Vadeni. six miles southwest OF Galatz,
has been recaptured by the Russians.
Counter attacks by the Germans in
solid formation were repulsed with
heavy losses, the dispatch adds.
London, Jan. 16.-Official news from
Petrograd today puts more favor.
able complexion on the situation of
Russians and Rumanians in the Sc
reth battle. Their counter offensive
continues and has made more prog
ress in the Carpathians. The German
statement that the last Russian had
been driven from the southern bank
OF the lower Sereth is contadicted
by Petrograd
An advance OF more than mile in
the region of the Suchitsa Valley, in
the Carpathians northwest of Focsani,
Russian and Rumanian troops work
ing together. Night attacks by the
Teutons on Rumanian troops in the
same region were reported to be
fruitless. The Russians also say that
fighting still continues near Vadeni,
six miles southwest of Galatz, and on
the south bank Of the Sereth.
The German statement, however,
says that strong Russian forces ad-
vanced in dense mass formation toat-
tack on both sides of the Fundeni
bridgehead on the Sereth line, but
were driven off with heavy losses.
Again the Russians attacked This
time few OF them reached the Teu-
ton trenches, but were thrown out
again. n the Carpathians Berlin
says the result was the same.
The German statement tonight re-
ports that engagements developed
south Of Smorgon," but says moth
ing of who was the attacker. Russian
activity near Smorgon has been re-
ported recently in conjunction with
the Riga offensive. The possibility
of drive at Wilma is being discussed
here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
| |RAl|D||I.R' A |
SINKS TWENTY
BRITISH SHIPS
German Steamers Career Of Des.
truCtion in outh Atlantic
BELIEVED TO Be THE vExITA
Survivors Landed at Pernambuco
Give DetaiIs-Missins shIps
Now Accounted For

Buenos Aires, Jan. 1.-THE most
extensive raid by German commerce
destroyer since the opening Of the
war Is revealed by dispatches receiv-
ed here from Pernambuco and Rio
Janeiro. According to the reports Of
survivors who have been landed at
Pernambuco, raider believed to be
the steamer Venita has been sent to
the bottom in the South Atlantic all
CT twenty British ships and two
French schooners. In the sinking of
one of the vessels 400 lives are re.
ported to have been lost.
A later dispatch from Pernambuco
says that 237 survivors from victims
OF the raider have reached that port.
Among the ships sunk are the large
steamers Voltaire, George, Drina
and Mount Temple, all vessels of
large tonnage. The others were
smaller craft
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
GOOD ROADS BANQUET
Invitation, Extended to Board Of
Trade to Attend In Burlington

Invitation, Extended to Board Of
Trade to Attend in Burlington
The following self-explanatory let
ter has been received by w. H.
Nichols. president of the board of
trade, from the proprietor of the
Hotel Van Ness and Vermont in Bur-
lington:
To the President and Secretary of
the Bennington Board of Trade:
write to extend through you to the
members of your organization a cor
dial invitation to be my guests at a
good roads banquet at Hotel Vermont
Friday evening, January 10 at p. m
We are all, farmer. merchant, or
whatever the occupation, deeply in
terested in the improvement of our
highways.
The purpose of this meeting is to
have free and frank discussion of
highway problems with view to i'm
provement in our highways and their
maintenance. 1t is expected that
Gov Graham and Commissioner
Bates will be present and speak to
us, and experts from outside the state
have been invited.
Please send as large delegation as
you can and send the names as soon
as possible.
Very truly yours,
vt- Max L. Powell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Sessions Begin This Evening in th'
f,N Methodist Church at 7.3o.

Sessions Begin This Evening in the
tss Methodist Church at 7.30.
The regular sessions of the Sun.
day School Institute open this even
ing at seven thirty in the Methodist
church. A full program Of the week s
events will be found on page 8 of
Tuesdays Banner. Those who have
not already purchased the course
tickets, at so cents, or single admis-
sion tickets for an evening, 15c. may
secure them tonight at the door.
This ticket admits the bearer to any
course or courses he may care to
take. The choosing of courses is no,
SO complicated as it seems to appear
There Is a Beginners Course, for
young people and those who have
had little training and experience: an
Advanced Course, for those who have
passed the experimental stages in
teaching, and the Course in Church
History for those not interested in
teaching. II will be seen that these
courses do not conflict, and that
there is the opportunit yfor all tc
hear Dr. Littlefeld's lectures on The
Bible as Literature the first period
from 7.30 to $40 each evening. i
there is still confusion about thes,
what to take" things may be easily
Strengthened out at the first session
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
fIMANcI['ssss y!ll
BE QUESTIONED
ABOUT LEAK
Ex Nyss w s- "A sN
New York Bankers and Brokers
Suhpunatd as Witnesses
MRS. W.C0NTI IS LOCATED
lawson's Mysterious Woman Infor-
mant Agrees to Appear Before
Committee.
MRS. m,COATI IS LOCATED

Washington, Jan. 17.-Speading a
dragnet over the financial district of
New York, the House rules commit
tee at Washington yesterday extend
ed the peace note leak investigation
to a general inquiry into the stock
market. At an executive meeting the
committee considered the advisable
ty of employing expert counsel fami-
liar with financial affairs to conduct
the examination of witnesses. 1t al
so planned to ask Congress today for
an extension of time to report.
AS the first step In eniarging the
scope of the hearings, the committee
subpoenaed ]. p. Morgan, H. P. Davi-
son, F. A. Vadenpirl, Arthur Upper,
Sol c. Wexler and ]. 8. Bache, New
York fnanciers. Vying in III crest
with the summoning OF the financiers
was the disappearance of Mrs. Ruth
Thomason Visconti, who, Thomas
w. Lawson says, told him Secretary
Tumulty "and others" had profited in
the stock market by the leak. and
that William w. Price, one of the
White House correspondents. had act
ed as the "go-between" in the affair
and received $4,000 for his work.
Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon and sever
al assistants tried in vain to find
Mrs. Visconti. Mr.. Lawson expressed
great surprise at her disappearance.
Mrs. Visconti surprised the search
ers last night by reappearing at the
apartment-house at which she lives,
which had been under surveillance
since, Monday night. A deputy SER
geant alarms promptly served sub
poena directing her to appear be-
fore the committee this morning. She
promised to be there. and the officer
left her In the apartment.
Asked by Representative Pou why
he had not acquainted Tumulty with
the information given by Mrs. Viscon-
II, Lawson declared that he never had
any intention of making the woman's
letter or her statements public when
he did, and that he would not have
done so Monday had the committee
not demanded that he give them all
information in his possession OF
pain Of punishment. Lawson said he
had sought conference with Mr..
Price. but reports which came to him
concerning his effort caused him to
let the matter drop. He said he prob
ably never could have gotten up his
courage to go to Tumulty in view of
all that had taken place since the in
quiry began, but that he had spoken
to Mrs. Visconti about that very sub
ject.
II suggested that very thing to
Mrs. Visconti," he said. "and | think
one of the things she said to me was
this: I have repeatedly tried to get
to Mr.. Tumulty today since sent
yau that letter, before we went any
further. / called Mr.. Tumulty on the
telephone and he said that could not
see him and would have to give him
any information had over the tele-
phone. When l would not do this he
cursed me out in way l wouldn't
stand from anyone"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
Y. M. c. A. ELECTS OFFICERS
Clarence l.. Holden Made President
Earl Darling Vice President

The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian association held its
organization meeting, which follows
the annual election of directors. Tues
day night.
At the annual meeting On January
Sth, four new directors were elected
Earl H. Darling. George A. Parker,
and E. c. Whitaker, to serve for
three years. and A. r. Rickert to
serve one year. c. l.. Holden and Fred
Stickles were reelected to serve
three years.
Last night Clarence l.. Holden was
chosen president, to succeed Homer
H. Webster, Earl II. Darling was made
vice president, f. c. Whitaker record
ing secretary, and Asa F. Loomis was
continued as treasurer.
The board now consists of fifteen
members, those In addition to the
new officers being: II. II. Webster,
c. NJ Graves. j. l.. Griswold, o. w.
Harwood, George A. Parker, Nelson
s. Hitchcock, A. ]. Holden. A. r. Rick.
ert, l.. H. Ross, Fred Stickles, and
Harrie c. White.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

cidely better in every way so far as
my observation goes South Royal
ton has done what we are contemplat.
Ing, and are pleased with the result.
School Efficiency
The school men are practically all
agreed that the mergence of the inc.
district and the town would be a good
thing for the schools. There may
have been a time when the inc. dis
trict could do things TO its liking and
have something's better on that ac-
count but that time has apparently
passed In our school history in Yer
mont. Now the state and the Edu-
cational Board dictates policies, out
lines courses of study. and quite gen.
orally make the requirements. The
schools have now passed largely to
state control. Comm gioner M. b.
Hillegas favors the town system of
management as did also his predeces-
sor Supt., and Commissioner Stone.
In case the district votes to sur
render its charter and merge with the
town, the supervision of our schools
would practically be the same as now,
The business management would pass
to a board of three school directors
and two OF the number would natural.
ly be residents OF the village of Ben
nington in due time.
II. H. Webster, Secretary.
The matter is to come before the vo
ters of the district at special meet
ing called for Wednesday evening
Jan. oath.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
VERMONT FIRST
Should Be the First Eastern State
For Equal Suffrage.

Editor of The Banner.-Vermont
first is the slogan of the equal suffra-
gists. Vermont was the first state
in the union to adopt universal man
hood suffrage. Why not the first
New England state to bestow presi-
Dental suffrage upon its women?
Apart from the simple fact of JUS
tice to women as human beings and
as citizens of the state who must
obey her laws, is there a specific
reason for Vermont's granting this
privilege to her women during the
coming session of the legislature?
Yes, emphatically.
Vermont is a republican state and
the rule now governing the National
Republican Convention provides that
the representation from each state be
based upon the number of republi-
can votes that were cast in that state
at the last preceding election. How
will this effect Vermont republican
men? After this manner, in the
states where women vote, a prepond-
erance of'power will be given TO them
and Vermont republican men staad
a decided chance or being governed
by western women. In short, unless
Vermont women are given the presi-
dental ballot, the women OF west
ern state could outvote the state of
Vermont in national election.
Ponder this. and also the following
fact. Forty per cent OF the entire
vote of the state was cast in Illinois
by women. If Vermont women voted
with the percentage. and they would
no doubt. see how it would increase
the republican representation from
Vermont. Regard this. you republi.
can men who will be to Montpelier
shortly. You will be outvoted in your
own party by western women unless
you give your women presidential
suffrage.
But from strictly non-partisan
viewpoint, which is the attitude con-
vinced sufiragists prefer to adopt. Il
is not just that some women should
be allowed TO vote and not all women
The New York Herald remarked edi-
torially after the recent election
this wise; 1T is little short of ma.
tional scandal that women should be
allowed to vote in some states and
not in others; that the election of a
president and a national administra-
ton should be committed into the
hands of women voters in one state or
group of states when women of other
states are denied the voting privi-
lege?
That increasingly more women in
Vermont desire this privilege is evi-
dent from the recent successful eff
forts Of Mrs. Augusta c. Hughston.
organizer, to whose call the women
have responded heartily, for many of
them who were heretofore passive,
If not negatively opposed, have been
aroused to positive action. Your
women are asking for this bit of con-
structive legislation TO be passed
this year AS legislators you have
the right to grant it to us. Therefore,
in view of all the above facts will you
give us presidential suffrage?
Anna Hawks Putnam,
Press Correspondent,
Vermont S. l.. A.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
MRS. RosALIE GAUTHIER
Native Of Canada Dies at Home on
Putnam Street After Short illness

The death of Mrs. Rosalie Gauthier,
widow of Norbert Gauthier, who died
in 1908, occurred this morning at her
home on Putnam street. She was
taken i'll last Sunday; death was due
to heart trouble.
Mrs. Gauthier was born in st.
Cesaire, Canada, 66 years ago, com
ing to this country when but a young
girl and to Bennington about %
years ago. She was member of the
Sodality Of Our Lady of St Ann.
The deceased leaves two sisters
Miss Eliza Collett of Shoreham and
Mrs. Armina Collett OF Escanaba
Michigan and five children, Gilbert
Alfonso, Della. Marian and Hector
The funeral will be held from the
church of the Sacred Heart Friday
morning at o'clock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17

limit for corporation tax s1O0; ways
and means.
H. SO, by Fenton of Rutland city;
to elect license commissioners in each
town; temperance.
II. SO, by Campbell Of Belvidere; ex.
empts from taxation money loaned
within the state at 1-2 cent; taxat-
ion.
H. 81, by Bellows Of Swanton; regu-
lating fire insurance policies; bank
ing and insurance.
H. 55, by Martin Of Winhall: pro.
vides for paying dog damage; munich
pal corporations.
H. 56, by Foley of Montgomery;
liens for repairs on motor vehicles;
general committee.
H. 81, by Higgins Of Arlington: to
pay e. B. Baldwin $14S,S1 for recover
ing stolen horses; claims.
H. 5S, by Dutton of Sheffield; con-
tracts to sell real property void after
! one year; judiciary. tMsG Sgltot
H. SO, by Miller i of Westminster;
permits killing of game which may do,
or is doing, damage on land OF owner
or occupant; fish and game. .ii,Ast
The Brattieboro board of trade has
expressed through Representative G.
l.. Dunham, vote Of approval for
Gov. Graham legislative prngrnm.
The contest for sergeanbat-arms
has narrowed down to Dwight u Dwi.
nell and w. e. Poole, with the latter
running a very strong second. It
seems likely that the election Of
judges may go over but the election
of sergeantat-arms adjutant general,
etc, is now expected for Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
COUNTY COURT RECESS
Session May Be Resumed at Man.
chester Next Tuesday.

The December term Of county court
this forenoon concluded its business
here and took a recess to Tuesday,
January 23, at Manchester. There are
one or two cases from the north shire
which may be heard when court con-
venes next week, but so far as this
end OF the county is concerned the
term is ended.
Walter Vault, who was recently
convicted of larceny in connection
with an alleged system of thieving at
the factory of Bottum & Torrance
and fined s25, will have to undergo an
other trial On an information filed
by the states attorney he has been
placed under bonds to appear at the
June term of court. Bail was ar
ranged on Saturday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
INDOOR BASEBALL
First Game in League Series Satur-
day Forenoon.

day Forenoon.
Seven teams from the upper three
grades of the graded school have en-
tered the grammar school Indoor
Baseball League which has been or
ganized by the Y. NJ. c. A.
Saturday morning of this week d.
vision A will meet division at
1890 for the opening game OF the
league. Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock division f will meet division
G.
At the close of the season a PEN
nant will be awarded to the winning
team. The Griswold Sporting Co.
will present baseball bat, glove
and a regulation league ball to the
three leading players of the league.
All games will be player at the Y.
NJ C. A. There will be no admission
to any of these games.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
Some men are Just

discontented. others are determined
to make things better than they are
and arrange for a continuance of COM
fort. The latter buy life insurance.
6Sth year. National Life Ins. Co. OF
VT (Mutual) Earle s. Kinsley,
General Agent, Mead Building. Rut-
land. Vermont. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
NEW SUNDAY TABERNACLE
Building in New York on Site o'
Baseball Field 4a.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE lease for
the grounds at l6Sth street and Broad
way, the old baseball field of the
New York Americans, where the Bill.
ly Sunday tabernacle will be built
was signed yesterday by James NJ
Spears, chairman of the Sunday. ex
ecutive committee; Eben E. Olcott
treasurer; Arthur NJ Harris, chair
man of the finance committee, and
DR.. A. K. Cobb. The grading and
other contracts will be closed this
week and the work of preparing the
grounds will be begun within few
days after that
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
BRITISH SEEKING SEA RAIDER
Cruiser Asks information From the
Steamer Esparta

Boston, Jan. 16.--The British cruls.
er Berwick stopped the steamer Els.
parta while she was passing Cape Hat
teras from Port Limon few days ago
and asked for information concerning
the presence OF a German commerce
raider on this side of the Atlantic
Capt Mckay OF the Esparta reported
on arrival here today. os
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
DEUTSCHLAND DUE ! 70 SAIL
All Preparations Made for Departure,
Says Bremen Despatch.

Bremen, via Berlin to London. Jan.
16.-Preparations have been made for
the sailing today for an American
port of the merchant submarine
Deutschland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
look His Advice.

HE told his wife she ought to take
cooking lessons
"Did she:"
well, yes. She sent for her mother
to come and give her three months
course"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly overcost and warm
er tonight and Thursday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Three or four girls or
women at once. Apply Bennington
Sanitary Laundry. 90t6
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-20
LATEST STYLE IN WATERMELONS

Don't refuse to buy a watermelon
just because the stem looks as if it
had been dabbed with blush starch
paste, is the advice the United States
Department of Agriculture Is giving
to housewives. Even if the melon is
somewhat smeared with the same sub
stance its contents are not affected
Painting the stems of watermelons
with paste made out of buestone
and starch is Uncle Sans latest agri-
cultural style. This treatment pre-
vents stem-end rot of watermelons
which in the past has caused vast
losses in this fruit in transit to mar
ket The little dab of starch paste or
Bordeaux paste, therefore, is to be
taken rather as evidence that the
shipper wished to make sure that the
melons reached market free from this
rotf1 Some growers, in hurry,
smear some of the paste on the out
side rind Of the melon but this does
no damage beyond lessening its at
tractive appearance.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-20
RIVER PACKET OWNERS WILL OBJ.
jet TO PLAN OF WAITING
COAL ON ARTIFICIAL
s.fpUnESss
"'TIDEN''

Wheeling, August, II - Unexpected
opposition of a determined character,
it is declared here, has developed
against the new United States govern
ment plan to bring about increased
shipment by river of coal from up
river points by means of the lowering
Of the river dams and thus creating
an artificial waiting" of coal tows in
to lower river points, from Point
Pleasant and thereabouts. The claim
is made that up the river packet own
ers do not favor the waiting" plan
to relieve the coal transportation con-
gestion as it is stated here that the
making of an artificial coal towboat
stage as planned will interfere SER
iously with upper Ohio packet lines
utilization OF pools of the upper river
for transportation of freight. If such
is the case some solution of the new
situation will unquestionably be ne
cessary.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-08-20
ENDORSED AT HOME
Such Proof as This Should Convince
Any Maysville Citizen.

The public endorsement OF q local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced. None better, none stronger
can be had. When man comes for
ward and testifies to his fellow-citi-
zens, addresses his friends and neigh
bors, you may be sure he Is thorough.
ly convinced or he would not do 80
Telling ones experience when 1t il for
the public good is an act Of kidness
that should be appreciated. The fol-
lowing statement given by a resident
Of Maysville adds one more to the
many cases Of Home Endorsement
which are being published about
Doan's Kidney Pills. Read 1t.
Frank Taylor, Prop. barber shop
4O1 E. Second St., Maysville. says: "A
few months ago, / had a slight attach
Of kidney trouble and my kidneys were
irregular in action The kidney &c.
cretions were too frequent In passage
and then again, were scanty and high.
ly colored.. had dull. steady ACHE
through the small Of my back and my
back was weak. Four boxes Of Doan's
Kidney Pills, which l got at Chanslor's
Drug Store. cured me Of the com.
plant"
Mr.. Taylor Ia only one Of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for a kid.
ney remedy - ask distinctly fol
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that cured Mr.. Taylor-the remedy
backed by home testimony. 60c all
stores. Foster-Milburn Co., Props,
Buffalo. N. Y. when Your Back |,
Lame-Remembe the Name"