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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
ToMPklNs-WooD
Bennington Young People Married
Saturday Evening.


A pretty house wedding took place
at 7.30 Saturday evening at the home
OF Mr., and Mrs. d. d. Tompkins on
Elm street when their daughter,
Helen Mildred was united in marriage
to Walter c. Wood by Rev. Thorn.
ton F, Turner of st. Peters Episcopal
church. The bride was given away
by her father.
Before the ceremony a solo 20
Promise Me" was rendered by T., Il.
Bottum accompanied by Miss Louise
Graves at the piano who also played
the wedding march from 'Lohengrin"
as the bridal party entered Miss
Hope V. Tompkins, sister of the bride,
acted as maid of honor and Wesley
Abel of st. Adams was best man.
The bride was prettily attlred in
white satin with geargette crepe and
veil OF white tulle and carried lilies
and sweet peas. The maid of honor
wore nile green satin trimmed with
Arabian lace and carried sweet peas.
They were married under an arch of
evergreen and the house was very
prettily decorated with pink flowers,
ferns and palms.
After the ceremony refreshments
consisting OF ice cream and cake and
punch were served. Miss Marie Han
non dressed in white, served the
wedding cake to the guests.
Mrs. Wood Is we'll known Ben
nington girl having attended tn,
schools here and she has many
friends who will wish her much hap
plness.
Mr.. Woods home is also in Ben
nington. He is graduate of The
bennington High school and OF the
University OF Vermont and is now The
principal Of the Lamoille academy a
Hyde Park. He Is a son OF Mr.. anG
Mrs. Frank NJ. Wood.
They both received the best wishes
Of many friends as was shown by IN,
many gifts OF cut glass. silver, liner
and money received They left Sat
urday night for Lake ST. Catherine
where they will spend a week Thei
home will be at Hyde Park. Vermont
Many out OF town guests from SprIne
field, Boston, Rupert and Chickope
Falls attended the wedding.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
HEART Of LENS
. IS PENETRATED
BY CANADIANS
important Junction Point VIII
Soon Be Taken
GERMANS DEFEATED
Made Counter Stroke and Captured
Hollebeke But British Quickly
Drove Them Out.

Canadian Headquarters in France,
Aug. 5, (By The Canadian Press,
Limited IAN other forward move
ment to the southwest of Lens has
been made with a minimum loss. For
the best part of two weeks in the Cite
du Moulin our patrols and those OF
the enemy have been living an easy
life almost side by side. with only a
few tumbedown walls between
them. Yesterday afternoon small at
tacking parties set out from that part
of the Cite du Moulin, already in our
hands, and drove in the enemy's pa
trolls back 200 yards along front OF
over 1000 yards. The Germans, for
the most part, scuttled back toward
Lens, but a number were caught un-
der our fire and killed. A new out
post line was established and pre-
pared for counterattack. No
counter-attack had been made up to
the time of filing this dispatch.
This advance carries the Canadians
well within 1000 yards of the center
OF Lens, on the western front of the
city. At Avion and Leauyitte, on the
south front, our outposts are now
about a mile from the center, and in
tht northwest sector. opposite st
Laurent. our line is scant 1906
yards from the heart Of Lens, The
net is fast closing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
Too. Too Trual

life is made up of one darped thing
after another remarked Congressman
Hammfatt sadly.
81 seem to have heard that before"
said the loyal constituent.
Perhaps you have admitted the
distinguished statesman, but II you
held my job representing that bunch
of kickers down home, all of whom
want jobs with big salaries and no du-
ties, you would realize that the author
OF the epigram knew what he was
talking about, Richmond Timcs-Dis
patch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06

Washington, Aug. 5-Nore than
100000 men IRE tonight bearing arms
for the United States Government in
the war with Germany. This fact was
accomplished when the National
Guard was drafted into Federal SER
vice today by Presidential proclama-
tion. There are more than 100000
men in the guard units which were
discharged from State service when
they were drafted into Federal SER
vice
When war was declared in April
there were not more than 10000
men in the regular army This looked
like a small force with which to enter
the greatest war in history against
the nation that boasted the posses
sion of the greatest military machine
in the world On April l there were
approximately $1,000 men in the
United States Maya force that has
been more than doubled in the last
four months The army and navy to-
gether had scarcely more than 100000
at the beginning Of April.
In the intervening months, through
intensive recruiting activity and the
utilization and enlargement of the
Guard. the number of men under
arms has been almost quadrupled,
and totals not fewer than S09,7i3 men
tonight, exclusive of about 10000 men
in the officers training camps. The
total is also exclusive Of the force of
| 6S7,000 men to be sent into canton
ments next month under the Draft
act for the new National Army.
When the 6S7,O0O men of the first
National Army enter camp for train
ing and are added to tho force of
100000 under arms in Federal service
| tonight, the United States will have
not fewer than 1,496,74S under arms
on land and sea, at home and abroad.
This may be Justly considered some
achievement for nation that had not
moro than n quarter OF a million un.
der arms four months ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Two sideboards, prac-
tically new, small ice box, white
enamel beds. Kitchen ranges, large
and small Would like to buy fiat top
desk and ward robe, James Fox,
Second Hand store, River street.
60t6+
WANTED-Young man with some
singing ability. State age. Address
X, Banner Office. GOt2"
WANTED--A few weeks board and
care for little boy OF years Farm
preferred Terms moderate. Box
167, Bennington, W. cote
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
LEAVES SOCIALIST PARTY

Attitude ENTIRELY Wrong Says
Former Editor Of Call.
Chester NJ. Wright. former editor
of the New York Call. the socialist
organ. announced at New York yes
terday that he had resigned from the
socialist party because he considered
the party's attitude entirely wrong"
as It relates to the labor movement
and TO the war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
coNscRIpTloN IN CANADA
Made Certain by Passage Of Act to
Second Reading.

The Canadian Senate at Ottawa Fri
day night advanced to second reading
the conscription act thereby insur-
ing its passage through Parliament.
A motion by the opposition that the
act should not take effect until after
a general election was defeated, A to
81. Three senators, who are classed
as government followers, voted for
the motion. Nine liberals, including
the leader in the Senate, voted for the
second reading of the bill. The meas
ure will become a law this week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, showers this afternoon or
tonight Cooler In north portion and
fair in south. Tuesday partly
cloudy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06

Cold boiled rice and cornmcal can be
made into catablc cakes by adding
salt, little -four two eggs, some
sweet milk and baking powder Fry
on hot, greasy grlddle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
VERMONT
MUSTERED|NT0
REGULAR ARMY
No Ceremony Attended the
Transfer Yesterday
RETAINS STATE NAME
Regiment is Now Above War
Strength of zoos and All Recruiting
is Ordered discontinued.

Burlington, Aug. CONTRARY to
expectations, no ceremony was con-
nected with the drafting Of the First
Vermont Infantry into the national
army, which occurred yesterday
They will intimately be assigned as
infantry in the regular army with a
different number. II has been rumor
ed that the new designation will be
the 95th regiment of infantry. but no
definite information has been receiv-
ed along these lines. The guard will
for the present 90 under the old name
of the First Vermont. In spite of the
drafting of the National Guard
throughout the country into the fed
eral service il Is understood that the
government aims to retain the indeni-
ty of the guard as separate institu-
tion from the regulars.
Several hundred people gathered at
the State reservation yesterday after
noon and heard the concert rendered
by the First Vermont band. Follow
ing the concert there was guard
mount and a battalion parade. The
guard is fast rounding into shape
through the intensive training that
the men are now putting in every
day. They now are using the new
rifles, which recently arrived.
A telegram was received from
Washington Saturday afternoon at the
National Guard headquarters instruct
ing the recruiting officer to discon-
tinue all recruiting. The regiment Is
now over war strength, with the re-
seryists, but no instructions have
been received as yet as to their dis
position. and doubtless many will be
disqualified because of physical dis
ability
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06

Tho Waite bmoborry field has been
closed for the rest Of the season. The
berries are gone. Nelson Il, Waite.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06
surmountlnu tha lmno,aibla.

1t has been the experience of every
forester as he goes about the country
TO be told that certain mountain is
imp0ssaDlc, that certain trail cannot
be travelled, that certain stream can
not be crossed and TO find that noun
tain, trail and stream can all be passed
with little serious difficulty by man
who Is willing TO try, Most things said
to be impossible are so only In the
mind of the man whose timidlty or
inertness keeps him from making the
attempt. The whole story of the es-
tabllshment and growth Of the United
States forest service is II story OF the
doing OF things which the men who did
them were warned IN advance would
bo impossible. Usually the thing
which "cannot be done" Is well worth
trying Clifford pinchot.
It's nne 10 have tun, hut don't lei
the fine cost more than the fun.
Velvet carpets began to be used II
Europe about the fourteenth century
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-06

It's hne TO have fun, nut don't lei
the fine cost more than the fnn.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28

and maintenance makes the actual
expense for 1917 probably three times
in advance Of the April estimate.
In this country so army buildings
costing from $4,000 to $4,000 each, will
be erected as compared with the April
estimate of 200 buildings at $4,000
each. BY the end of the year z,5oO
army secretaries will be in the field
instead of 1000 as estimated in April
Buildings i'm France are costing $l5,-
900; to heat them $4,000, coal costing
from $4,000 to $4,000 ton.
Third. The success and novelty OIL
our work among our American SOL
diers in France won instant favor
with the French, Russian and Italian
army authorities, and resulted in an
extension of the work to include
these soldiers. A beginning sim
ply has been made and the cost
for this work alone thus far has been
not less than $1,25O,OOG.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. Is, 1917.
SnALL WE BREAK DOWN OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM!

The following editorial was taker
from the Baltimore Sun:
In our eagerness to teach our sol
der boys to shoot, we are IN danger
of overlooking the Importance or con-
tinuing to teach the young idea tC
SHOOT. Il we are not to emerge from
the war with a lowered standard OIL
intelligence and education among the
younger generation, we shall have to
see to it that our mental training can
tonments in the public schools do not
suffer in efficiency. There is real
danger in Maryland, at least, that
this may happen. comptroller Nc
Mullen does not eNaggerate the STU
alton in his earnest plea for an in
crease in the salaries of our public
school teachers. Their compensation
has stood still, while the cost of liv-
ing has gone forward by leaps and
bounds. They are practically left in
the position of having had their sal
aries cut in half.
Apart from the injustice of deal
mss with faithful servants after this
fashion, it is shOrtsighted and dang
erOuS public policy. unless we are
ready to go backward and accept the
s1ipshod methods and low standards
of a quarter of century ago. With
i'm the last few years we have been
making organized efforts to correct
the defects of Maryland's public
school system and to bring it up to
date. And the war makes it more +;
not less, important to carry out that
program But teachers, no matter
how we'll fitted for and devoted to
their vocation, cannot live on their
professional zeal Most of them can
get far better pay from the Govern
ment, or from private employers, and
they are not to be blamed if they ac-
Cept better offers in preference to
seri-starvation.
I'VE want to be more efficient than
ever when this struggle is over. One
Of the surest ways of becoming less
so Is to break down our public school
system"
While Carroll county as yet has
not lost many teachers, it does not
follow that they do not need an in
crease of salary. The average sal
airy for all teachers including COL
oTed teachers and high school teach
ers and principals is now about $40
the total amount of salary having
been raised this year from $4,000 to
$4,000 This means that many teach
ers receive a salary far below this
average The average $3.50 is no liv-
ing salary for teacher in a county
as rich as Carroll The remedy for
this situation is in the hands of the
members Of the legislature; who can
and should and doubtless will pro-
vide the way and means for meeting
the very serious condition of affairs
that confronts the educational work
OF the State The public school is
the bulwark of our democracy. 1t is
absurd for us to be willing to spenr
billions to destroy military autocracy
abroad, and at the same time en-
danger our democracy at home by
raising generation Of children to
menace us with an autocracy Of ig
norance
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Our Millinery Department

Unbleached Underwear, in small sizes, feeced,
nice heavy weight worth SOC, sale while
they last 29c.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH THE
s5,OOO.OOO CONTRIBUTED TOWARD
THE Y. WI. C.. A

The NJ M" T." "A.
The following facts show what has
been done with s. 900 900 already con-
tributed to the War Work Council of
the Young Mems Christian AssOCia-
ton of the United States by the peo-
pie of America for its work among
the soldiers and sailors of the Army
and Navy.
First. When the fund was raised. it
was estimated that one million men
would be under colors by the end Of
the year 1917. 1t was announced
that at least $3,OO0OOO would fin
.o1e the work of the Association for
the work of the Association for the
men of the Army and Navy at home
and abroad during this period.
This estimate was based on exper-
fence and records procured by the
Associations successful Army and
Navy work during the Spanish
American war and the work main
tanned by the Association last year
throughout the country i'm military
; .mps; and called for an expenditure
Of $500 for each enlisted man.
As a matter of fact 100000 men
are now serving under the colors
and it is not unlikely that 1000 ,0nG
will be enrolled in the American
hot Of !,
year, thus very greatly increasing the
cost of the work Unexpectedly thrust
upon the Association. The burden
is further added to from the fact tina
here has been an unprecedented rise
in the cost of supplies, labor anc
transportation, both at home ant
overseas. Instead of $500 per capita
Tor 100000 men, actual experience
calls for much a larger expenditure
for 100000 men by the end of 1917.
~ start a movement of the magni
tude and character of that planned
by the Young Mems Christian Asso
c; ton for the men i'm both branches
of the Governments service, entail
ing as 1t does an initial equipment
for building, motor trucks, supplies
stationery, games, ETC., of great com
parative cost, extending over per
iod of several months, it was at tn,
outset difficult properly to estimate
the COST Even now with our larg'
experience IL IL possible only approx
imately TO estimate the cost per NAL
OF such q stupendous undertaking.
Second The abnormal, unlocked
for increase in the cost of building
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
ETtRFIELDSBTRG.

Christmas day passed Off very quiet
ly in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Tabitha Summers, who was ill
several weeks with fever, is able to be
down stairs again.
Mrs. Wash Robertson still continues
i'll.
Mrs. Thomas Jones is spending some
time with her daughter, Mrs. David
Raynould.
On Friday night of last week the
Warfieldsburg and Spring Mills
schools each gave a Christmas enter
tainment.
Mir. Grier Robertson and Mr.. Joel
ROop have canvassed the neighborhood
collecting money for the benefit OF the
Red Cross
While Randolph Barnes and sister
were at the Warfieldsburg school
house last Thursday night their horse
in some way got loose and started for
with the sleigh and kept in the
main road but got fast in a snow
drift. The horse was found about
midnight. Mr.. Barnes had to get quite
a number Of men to help get the
horse from the drift as it had been
in the snow so long it had gotten stiff
Ten men shoveled snow and worked
until near 5 o'clock before the horse
was released from the drift. Friday
Commissioner Roop had the roads
opened.
Mr.. VIM. Breitweiser and wife and
daughter, Margaret, and Mr.. VIM
King spent the Christmas holidays
with Mrs. Beritweiser's and Mrs
Kings parents, MIR. and Mrs. Henry
KoOntZ. of Stone Chanel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Richter, OF
Westminster, spent Christmas day
with Mr. and Mrs. John Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nicholson, OF
Baltimore, and Mrs. Clayton Der
dorf, of Spring Mills, spent Wednes-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Myers.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Railroads Under Government Control

Soon after American railroads 60
under Government operation today, d.
rector General McAdoo will issue ms
first official order wiping out competl-
tive conditions and providing for com
plete pooling of traffic, equipment
terminals and trackage facilities and
for the retention of present officers
and employees.
The immediate result will be re-
routing of traffic over shortest lines
regardless of the company with which
shipments originate, and the common
use of terminals to effect maximum
efficiency. Without anticipating won
ders under the new plan, officials
look forward to material improvement
in the present traffic congestion within
a few weeks
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Germany Wants No Annexation.

Petrograd, Wednesday, Dec. 90
The Central Powers are ready to make
an immediate general peace without
compulsory annexations and without
contributions.
This is their answer through Count
Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian For
eign Minister, made on Christmas Day
at Brest Litovsk, to the Russian pro-
posals, which they are ready to accept
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28

i'm most particulars as the basis of
negotiations. They insist, however,
that the Central Powers cannot bind
themselves one-sidedly to such con-
ditions without a guarantee that the
allies of Russia will recognize and full
fill these conditions
The Russian delegates asked for a
Today recess in the negotiations in
order to put the proposal before Rus
sia's allies.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Christmas At Grace Lutheran Church.


On Sunday evening the Sunday
School of Grace Lutheran church held
their entertainment and the large
church was filled with an apprecla-
tive audience. The service entitled,
Hail To The King" was splend1dly
rendered throughout and the children
showed the excellent training they
had received. The church Wa, beau
tifully decorated in greens and ser
vice flag containing fourteen stars
was displayed, there being fourteen
members Of the congregation VINO
have answered the Call to their Coun-
try.
On Christmas night the Christmas
Cantata, The Christ Child" by n. w.
Petrie was given by the choir of the
church under the direction Of -lr.
Charles Peltz. A large congregation
filled the church and enjoyed the fol-
lowing selections: Invocation, chorus,
The Light of Promise; duet, Come,
Savior, Come; duet and choir, The
Hope of the World; Trio, A Child
Shall Lead; Solo, The Wise Men
Came; chorus, Peace on Earth; solo,
The World is Thrilled With JOY; solo.
duet and chorus, Salvation; solo, The
Dealer of Sorrow; quartet, Christ Is
Our Righteousness; solo, The Won
derful Nazarene; chorus, The Prince
of Earth and Heaven; America, choir
and congregation followed by the ben
ediction.
Last evening the choir went to
Camp Meade and rendered the Can
tata for the enjoyment of the SOL
der boys and tonight it will be given
i'm the Lutheran church, at Ellicott
City.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
MO. 5000 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
in Equity.
mr. Estelle Shamer Mortgage. plaintiff, VS..
George L. Shamer and Emily Shamer. his wife.
mortgagors. defendants.
the Circuit Court for Carroll County. sitting in
Equity. that the sale made and reported by Nj
Estelle Shamer. assignee of mortgagee in the
above entitled cawse be finally ratified ami
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown ON or before the 18th day
of January. A D. 1918: provided copy of this or
der be inserted in some newspaper printed and
published in Carroll county. once in three success
i've weeks before the 21st day of January. 1918.
The report states the amount OF sale to be
| 81. 10000.
EDWARD O. CASH Clerk
True Copy.-Test
dec. 28-3t EDWARD O. CASH, Clerk.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
Opera Notes for Week of Dec. 81.

Opera Notes for Week of Dec. 81.
1t seems good to be able to write
about the Columbia people again.
seems like old friends come back
for a. visit. Next week they have an
other lot of dandy plays for US. On
Monday night Uncle Sans Boys" a
military comedy in 4 acts; New
Years matinee, All Aboard" COM
edy in four acts, and New Years
night one of the daintiest plays ever
written, The Runaway Girl" as
fragrant as a summers morning, lots
of comedy. Wednesday a repeat from
last year but a good one, Madam
Satan" Thursday benefit for the
Red Cross. The Red Cross Nurse"
the title part will be taken by Miss
Stella May This is a great play, with
lots and lots of comedy; scenes laid
ON the border of Mexico. Friday the
best feature play Of this engagement
"Thelma," from the we'll known nov
ell of Marie Correllie. All the scenic
effects for this play will be used. Sat
urday afternoon "Charley's Aunt" a
farce comedy will be the offering and
Saturday night, another exceedingly
strong play, taken from the book of
the Clansman, entitled THE Gu klux
Clan" Remember when seeing this
play, don't get excited, its only a
play, the lines were written by the
author not the actor.
It's a pleasure that the Columbia
Stock Company returned to West
minister, and the welcome that they
received, assured them they had not
been forgotten.