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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
GERMAN U-BOAT THREAT
In Answer to British Statement Re.
aardna Armed Ships.

The German admiralty issued ait
Berlin yesterday the following state
ment on the subject of armed mer-
chantmen:
Public notification by the British
admiralty as reported by the Poldhu
wireless, says: Efforts are being
made by Germany to cast doubt on
the strictly defensive character of
the armament carried by British mer-
chantmen. The admiralty says the
British policy is quite clear. They
cannot admit any distinction between
the rights of unarmed ships and ships
armed purely for defense. Each has
a right to defend itself against attack.
visit or search b ythe enemy by any
means in his power, but must not
seek out the enemy to attack him.
which is the duty of commissioned
warships."
Such transparent dialectlcs will
not bring judgment based on facts
unless one wishes Intentionally not to
lift the mask, namely OF bombastic
verbiage. We are in a hard struggle
and believe in facts but not in argu-
ment Hostile merchantmen carry
armament in order to attack; the
British navy is acting according to
the principle that attack is the best
defense. This last has been proved
by orders issued and the actual ex
ecution of which will decide our
course of action
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
AUTo-TRAvERSE COLLISION
Putney Man Suffers Broken Hip In
Coastlrg Accident.

Brattleboro Jan 9.-Hugh Butler,
26. carpenter of Putney, and son
Of William Butler of Brattleboro. was
brought to the Melrose hospital this
afternoon with fractured hip, the
result of a coasting accident on Kim
bail hill in Putney last evening. Rod
ney Darden, eight years old who was
on a sled behind the traverse Butler
was sterring when 1t collided with
an automobile, Is at his home only
semi-conscious from injuries TO his
head and larynX.
There were II on the big traverse
when 1t neared the bottom of the
hill. Dwight Smith, 2S, was driving
a new automobile he had bought and,
it is claimed by eye witnesses, was on
the wrong side of the road. Butler
stuck to the right hand side of the
road and ran squarely into the front
of the automobile. He was pinned
under the machine so that it was
necessary to lift it up to extricate
him. The Darden boy was unconsc-
ious in the road. The others in the
accident were not injured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--A nine room house, all
in good repair with an acre of land,
centrally located in North Benning-
ton, near trolley cars, also near H. c.
Whites shop. Inquire of Mrs. NJ.
Mack North Bennington. S6t*
FOR SALE-Two used sewing ma
chimes in good running order S. and
Sc, one drop-head. Free delivery in
Bennington village. Best bargains
we ever offered. Singer Sewing Ma
chine Co., Griswolds Store. S6t6
WANTED-Live man or firm to sell
Pine and Fir Silos, wholesale and re-
tail. Nappanee Lumber & Mfg, Co..
Nappanee, Indiana. S6t6~
WANTED-Four. foot Peeled Pulp
wood, both spruce and poplar, deliv-
cred at cars for spring and summer
shipment State loading point Ad-
dress Edison f. Starks, Troy, n. Y.
s6t6.
LOST--An Overland starting crank
between the new fish hatchery and
Bennington Garage. Finder please
return to Bennington Garage. S6t6
TO RENT-deal Tour Garage,
North st. Apply to Geo. M. Hawks.
Hawks Block, 435 Main st. S6tf
FOR SALE-19 IL acre chicken
farm, located six minutes walk from
the Village of North Bennington, new
room house, new barn, poultry house
15x120; incubator cellar 15x30: kill
ing house, 12x15 on concrete base
with water and sewer connections,
coloney houses 12x20 each. tool
sheds; cistern in house and two wells
of pure water, buildings, all new
plenty OF apples, pears, plums. cur
rants, black berries, etc, one OF the
best modern up to date chicken plants
in this section where there is an i'm
mediate demand for all the poultry
and eggs that can be produced with
an established trade that go with the
plant Price $4,000 Terms one hali
cash down. Nash G. Hutchins.
~ FOR SALE-Farm, 100 acres, IL
mile from South Shaftsbury, 65 acres
tillable, balance pasture, some timber
and plenty of wood, spring brook In
pasture, cistern and two wells and
water can be run to house and barns
at small expense. good nine room
house; barns, two OF which are
nearly new, stanchious for IS coki
and 4 horses, new so ton slo. This
farm keeps Is cows and horses ant
with the new silo will keep more
Price forty-fve dollars per acre. This
farm Is level and in the middle ives
would sell quick for $3.50 per acre
Terms easy. Nash & Hutchins, SGT
WANTED--Gentleman, fifty year
or over. Light work, near home
Whole or part time. Good pay. Write
us. Pequod Nursery Co.. Meriden
Conn. S6t2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
FOOD sWINDLERs IN BERLIN
Suburban Officials Pay for Mythical
Sausages and Bacon.

Berlin, Jan. 9. (via London. Jan.
10)-Newkoelin, a suburb of Greater
Berlin has been the victim OF clev-
er food fraud and is mourning the
loss of 100000 marks which it paid
three swindlers for nonexisting car
loads of sausage and bacon
The swindlers informed the subur-
ban officials that the food, supposedly
military property, was at Aix-la-Chap-
ellie, but could be procured quietly for
the mentioned sum. The officials
agreed to pay the purchase money
through the Essen bank on presenta-
tion of duplicate bills of lading.
Through a forged manifest the
swindlers collected the money and
disappeared after leaving the sup
posed keys to the freight cars with a
Neukoelin official The official wait
ed week before cautiously inquir-
ing as to the whereabouts of the food
only to discover that it did not exist
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
TO CREATE STATE
RESERVATION ON
MOHAWK IRA |
SecOnd Bill to Be introduced in
Massachusetts, Legislature
APPROPRIATION IS 100000
New Measure Puts Territory Under
the Administration of Forestry
Department.

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE project to
make state reservation of the scenic
hills and wales along the Mohawk
trail probably reached its final form
today in the newest of the trail res
ervation bills which western mem
bers have filed. From suggestion OF
the state highway commission and
the state forester, Senator George
Hastings produced a bill calling for
an appropriation of 100000, putting
the state forestry commission and pro-
viding that the state shall bear the
entire cost of maintenance.
Senator Hastings bill comes on the
heels of measure filed by Repre-
sentative Waterman of Williamstown
which set the appropriation at s54,-
600 and would have put the tract
under the control Of commission of
three, one each from Franklin and
Berkshire counties, and third with
out residential qualification. 1t would
also have assessed one-quarter of the
cost OF mainteance on the two coun-
ties. There is likely to be complete
harmony between the western men,
bers, however.
The new bill, which Gov. Mccall
says is entirely pleasing to him.
is superior to the former bill, Senator
Hastings thinks, because it makes
state institution of the Mohawk trail
instead of localizing it. Also it puts
the control of the reservation in the
hands Of the forestry commission,
which has the equipment and ability
not only to keep down fires and reg
ulate the use of the tract by compers
and piC 5nickers, but also TO reforest
and develop any sections of it which
may need attention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
PROFESSIONAL cHAUFFEURS
Required to Pass Examination Under
Proposed Change in Law.

House bill IA introduced by Mr..
Fenton of Rutland is the first of a
series OF bills drafted by Guy w.
Bailey. Secretary of State, which it
is expected will materially strengthen
the automobile law. This bill pro-
vides in part that all operators and
chauffeurs licenses are to expire
December thirty-irst of the year OF
their issue. thereby making it pos
sible for automobilists to apply for
registration and licenses at the same
time. After August first, the fees are
one-half the regular rate.
Provision is made for thorough
examination of all chauffeurs, said
examinations to cinsist of three parts
oral, written and a demonstration.
An adequate penalty is provided
for any person who, while under the
influence of intoxicating liquors or
drugs operates or attempts to oper-
ate an automobile or motor vehicle.
The penalty provided is fine not to
exceed five hundred dollars or in
prlsonment for not more than two
years or both.
In addition. person convicted OF
such an offense is to lose his license
for a period of et least one year and
in no case is the license to be restor-
ed until the proof is furnished to the
effect that there is no possible likli-
hood that the operator will resort to
the use of intoxicating liquor or
drugs. e-
One Of the important provisions is
one that provides for report of all
accidents to the Secretary of State
and also in the case of any accident,
the operator of the automobile must
give his name, residence, and license
number to the injured party or to q
designated officer of the law. M
The provision as to report of the
accident, is supplemented by proyis
ions for a thorough investigation by
the proper officers OF the law. 1t is
understood that this bill Is to be fol
lowed by bills to provide for the use
Of non glare lights to prohibit the use
Of muller cut-outs" to make clear
the traffic rules and to require thai
jitney drivers must be required to de
posit surety bonds to indemnify per
sons injured. The bill was referred
to the general committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
MISS ULRIcH IN INTRIGUE"
Wid's Criticism Of New Pallas-Para-
mount Feature.

Lenore Ulrich. who appears at the
Harte theatre today in the new
Pallas-Paramount feature, Intrigue,
is one of our most popular stars be-
cause of her distinctive beauty and her
sincerity She impresses with what
she does because she feels the emo
tions she is portraying
In this offering Miss Ulrich has a
story of the present war, which con-
Germs chiefly the invention Of a mar
velous wireless weapon which would
annihilate whole companies of men
by an electric current in manner
winch would make it horrlpiy eiiec.
tive.
The plot concerned the attempt of
one foreign nation to secure this
weapon, and the efforts OF Miss u
rich, representing a rival power, to
keep such a weapon out of the war.
It is a mi-detectve.mystery plot
with thread of love interest. and the
suspense held very nicely to the end.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
IHAWcp's. 8! THROAT
IN ATHhif'iis'
END HIS LIFE
Razor Missed JuSular and Fuel-
tive will Probably ectver
POISON TAbltTS IN POCKET
Had Been in Hiding Since Tuesday
Found Unconscious by
Woman.
POISON TAsltTs IN POCKET

Philadelphia, Jan 12.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw. under indictment in New
York together with two so-called body
guards for an alleged attack on Fred
erick Gump, Jr., a 19-year-old high
school youth of Kansas City, In a
New York hotel last Christmas, at
tempted suicide in house at 526O
Walnut street, West Philadelphia, yes
terday while the police OF virtually
every city In the East were search
ing for him as fugitive from JUS
tice.
Thaw gashed himself with a razor
belonging to the husband of Mrs.
Elizabeth Tacot in whose home he
was known as "Mr. West. He had
been there since last Tuesday when
news. of the indictments and the is
suance of bench warrant in New
York became known. He cut his
throat twice and severed the artery
of his left wrist. Had the wound in
his neck been one-eighth OF an men
deeper, he could not have lived, ac-
cording to physicians. Several pois-
on tablets were found in Thaw's poe
ket.
Last night Thaw was reported rest
ing easily in St. Mary $ hospital,
fhere he was removed in a police am
bulance several hours after he had
been discovered unconscious from
loss of blood by Mrs. Tacot. DR.. Ell
wood Kirby, chief medical director at
the hospital and Thaw's private ply
sician in Philadelphia said last night
that Thaw's injuries were not likely
to prove fatal and that he expected
him to recover within a week or two.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
kETcHAM TRIAL POSTPONED
Alleged Slayer Of William Costello
Goes to Asylum for Observation

Judge. Willard w Miles, who has
been presiding at the sessions of Ben
nington county court, has issued an
order committing Francis Ketcham to
the asylum at Waterbury for obserya-
tion as to his sanity
Collins NJ. Graves, attorney for the
young man who is under Indictment
for the murder of William Costello on
the night Of September 16 last. made
the request that Ketcham be commit
ted for observation and the court, as
has been customary in recent years,
complied with the request
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
COUNTY COURT SLOWS DOWN
Winter Term is Apparently Close to
Its End.

No business was transacted this
forenoon at the county court house
and it is apparent that the winter
term of court is nearing its end. All
of the state cases except those OF
Francis Ketcham held for murder
and Calvin Williams charged with as
sault have been disposed of. Ketcham
will be taken to the Waterbury asy'
lum for observation and Williams, a
hurley negro lumberjack, will be
transferred to the state prison at
Windsor for safe keeping.
The case of Mary Fitzgerald VS. the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
which came back to county court
from the supreme court, was discon-
tinued by the plaintiff.snu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
SHELL EXPLOSION
DESTROYS BIG
MUNII|ON SHOP
Plant Of Canadian Car and Foundry
Co. at King ,land, n. J.
ONLY TWO WORKMEN KILLED
Half Million Shells Being Made for
Russian Government Cause
$t2,ooo.ooo Damage.

OCiOCy Wy Jdh -hAhSA NANNh
ing the list OF their employees officials
of the Canadian Car and Foundry
company stated today that only two
lives were lost in the explosion at
their plant at Kingsland, The prop
erty loss may amount to $4,000 900.
New York, Jan. 12.-The plant of
the Canadian car and foundry COM
pany, one mile east of Kingsland, n.
j., near New York, in which were
stored hundreds of thousands of
three-inch shells designed for the
Russian government was destroyed
late yesterday by fire and series of
explosions which continued for three,
hours. So far as could be learned
last night. no one was killed or in
jured, although it was said II work
men were missing. No estimate of
the loss was obtainable. but it was
said it might reach $4,00O,000.
Approximately 1400 men were en-
ployed in the plant, which comprised
between 40 and so buildings and coy
cred about 80 acres OF ground. No
munitions were manufactured at
kingsland, but the plant was used for
filling of shells, the chief constituent
used being trinitrotoluol. one of the
most powerful explosives known.
While it was estimated that nearly
100000 shells exploded, primary fuses
or caps had not been attached to
them and consequently their detona-
tion did not cause the havoc that fol-
lows their explosion when used or
European battle fronts.
Buildings within a radius of two
miles were shaken by the force of the
explosions and almost all of the win
dows in them were shattered. Many
of them were badly damaged by fall
ing shells and several were set on
fire. There was literal reign OF ter
ror through Union township, in
which the plant is situated.
Sheriffs deputies and police quickly
formed Gordon around the plant
and gradually spread out for dis
tance of two miles in all directions,
warning the residents of their peril
Within an hour after the first started
almost every highway was filed with
refugees. Many of the women car
ried babies in their arms, while many
others pushed baby carriages Hun
their children under trees, fearing
tehir children under trees, fearing
that shells nigh strike them If they
remained in the roadways Ere
quently missiles fell near them and
they fled in terror to other hiding
places.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
WALTER VAULT FINED s25.
Was Charged with Burglary at the
Bottum & Torrance Factory.

Was Charged with Burglary at the
Bottum G. Torrance Factory.
Walter Vault, a former employe at
the Bottum & Torrance factory who
was arrested some weeks ago on the
charge of burglary at the factory and
who has been under bonds, was yes
terday brought before Judge w. w.
Miles, the presiding Judge at the pres
ent session of county court, convicted
and fined $25 without the costs of
prosecution.
James X. Batchelder of Arlington
made an eloquent plea in behalf of
Vault and w. b. Sheldon voluntarily
addressed the court In the young
mans interest. In imposing sen.
tence the court admonished Vault
that he must in the future keep to
the straight and narrow path and that
If he should transgress the law in the
future that his sentence would be
more severe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
npon By Law Here Fxes Do Nor
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Program and List of Subjects for
Instruction.


Word has been received from
the specialists who win form
the faculty of the Sunday
School Institute to be held here
next week from Wednesday I'M
til Sunday, giving the subjects of their
evening talks. Each evening will be
divided into three periods. The first
period begins with a general assem-
bly, at 1880. DR.. Littlefeld will lead
a devotional service, thing for which
he especially is we'll known and will
give a short course of Bible lectures.
His subjects will be: Wednesday,
THE Bible as Library; Thursday,
THE Development of the Old Testa-
ment;;" Friday, "The Development Of
the New Testament
Saturday w. c. Pearce of the Inter
national Sunday school association
will speak The second period will
be from $40 to $3.50. This third per-
iod from $3.50 to $3.50. The schedule
is as follows
1--Beginners' course for those who
have never had training for or ex-
perience in Sunday school teaching.
A. Second Period-Beginning Psy-
chology, Miss Lawson)
l. dnesday--lnterest.
9. Thursday-Attention.
3. Friday-Memory.
4. INSTRUMENTATION.
b. Third Period-Beginning Peda-
gogy, CDR Littlefeld.)
/. Wednesday-How to plan a les.
son.
2. Thursday--How to ask ques.
tions.
3. Friday--How to gain attention.
4. Saturday-The pupils part in
tho lesson.
lave had previous training or five
years experience in teaching.
A. Second Period-Adyanced Psy-
chology( Miss Lawson)
/. dnesday-Instinct beha-
yio..
2. hursday-Habitua behavior.
3. Friday--Emotional behavior.
Z. CGlui I'd I VI pSHtlul bChdf icl
b. Third Period-Advanced Peda'
CORY, (Dr. Littleield.)
l. Wednesday, the pupil
to see. A.
to think.
3. Friday-How to tell story.
4. Saturday Geography work In
Bible instruction.
III. Course In church history, for
these not 's.1ding to be teachers.
Conducted by Mr.. Boyd.
!. Wednesday-The First Thous-
and Years OF Christianity.
,. Thursday-Tbe Reformation and
Missionary Activities.
On Thursday afternoon at o'clock
all mothers of boys and girls between
II and 90 will be invited to meet Miss
Lawson. who will talk over teen age
problems" and problems of mothers
of teen age boys and girls" A spe-
cial announcement will be made of
this later, but 1t is hoped that by an
nouncing 1t thus early, Thursday at.
ternCon will be set aside in high
school mothers engagement books.
The Institute faculty will be pres.
ent for the Teen Age Banquet Fri.
day the 18th. Great enthusiasm is
being manifested and all who wish
tickets should get them at once as
the tickets are limited to 200.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12

Although most of the cities in Japan
have good sidewalks, modern street
paving is practically unknown in the
empire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-12
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight. Saturday prob
ably snow and warmer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-28
RED CROSS FUND IS
LARGELY OvERSUBSCR|DED

The campaign for Red Cross de-
yolved on one man. Others might
have been willing to help, but cards
were received on Saturday by Rev
Griffin and he did not stop to ask
for help, but went to circulating
them with the result that he had
SOB 80 in cash to send in Monday
morning and something like an
other $4,000 in pledges from this
place in addition to this he had
subscriptions from Stoneham and
Buckingham. for smaller amounts,
they having in both of those plac-
es sent in parts of their contribu-
tions in other channels.
The fund was largely oversub
scribcd in Weld county, in Colora-
do and in the nation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-28
indian arrow Heads.


Mr.. Gushing, an authority on mat
tiers pertaining to Indians, tells how,
when he was a boy, he learned how the
Indians made their arrow heads.
He had unearthed a beautiful har-
poon of bone. He had a toothbrush with
him, and the bone handle Of this he
chopped off and ground down on u
piece of sandstone, to make harpoon
of his own but he could not grind such
clean-cut barbs as those of the relic.
The boy then took his flint scales and
chips and set to.work with them. The
flint cut .the bone away but left the
work rough. Then accidentally he
made a discovery, for no sooner had he
begun to rub the bone trnnsversely on
the flint than the bone cut the flint
away. Not jaggedly, as his hammer
stone would have Clipped it but In
long, continuously narrow surface fur
rows wherever the edge was caught In
the bone at q certain angle.
He never finished that harpoon. He
turned 1t about and used it as an ar
row cutter, by tying it to little rod
Of wood with n shoestring. He had
found out how the Indians made
arrow heads.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-28
The Post Circus

There seems to be more or less
awakening on the part of the peo
pie to the different plans that ihs
owners of the Denver Post are ex
plotting to part the dear pc, s,if
rFrom their coin of the realm in(
annex the said coin to the tire as
ury and resources Of the Post olzt
fit.
Fort Collins has refused a il.
cense to the Post circus, and one
paper declares that like other Post
pretensions, it is mostly fake.
Perhaps the people will in time
learn to discriminate between
amusement and takers, real re-
formers and grafters, and then the
Post aggregation will find its reve-
nues reduced.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-06-28
Dutch First to Improve PIow.

The Dutch were probably the first
to introduce improvements worth
while In the plow. They devisedAthe
first plew that turned furrow, Aall
plows before that time being merely
used to break the surface of the
gr06nd. The first patent for plow
went to Joseph Folpamb In 1870. Jo-
seph Newbold patented one In this
country not long afterward, but Jeth-
ro Wood really invented the plow in use
, today. His instrument was the first
40 have a mold-board, share and a
hand side in three pieces, so that they
C, )uld be replaced or sharpened singly
W hen worn.