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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
NAVY YARDS READY
TO PUT GUNS ON
MERCHANTMEN
Three to Five Days for Each Ship
Would Be Required
SIX GUNS FOR BIGa LINERS
Outfit Would Enable Larger Vessels
to Engage in Aggressive
Warfare

Washington, March with gun
mounts and ammunition for arming
American merchant ships already as
sembled at navy yards, putting the
weapons aboard can begin Immediate
ly on orders from President Wilson.
Navy officials, estimate that it would
take from three to five days ship,
working under pressure, to equip ves-
sells previously surveyed for possible
use as naval auxiliaries. A longer
time will be required for others.
Every important Atlantic coast
navy yard is ready to undertake work
on ships in its district on telegraphic
instructions. The work probably
would be done at navy yards in order
that machinery for handling heavy
weights quickly could be used. Mer-
chant craft would be sent to the yards
in turn as. their applications are ap-
proved. Ships first scheduled to sail
would be the first armed.
Under the senate bill full compile
ment of guns may be placed on board
each ship. The big liners which
would carry six six-inch guns each
for war purposes and probably would
carry two or more for defense
against submarines.
Where steamships decks are not
strong enough to carry the weight of
a gun, new bracing would be neces-
sary. A sixinch, fifty calibre naval
gun weighs nearly 10000 pounds with
out its mount. while three-inch weap
on weighs about 1890 pounds.
The question of providing gun
crews would be taken up for each
ship separately. according to
present plans. IL former navy gun.
ners, with good records as marksmen,
are available, they wiliybe employed.
If not, enlisted crews from the navy
signed to man the g,rnss The depart
ment is anxious to avoid as far as
possible weakening the strength of
its fighting line in gImners.
1t is possible that machine guns
would be placed aboard merchant
ships as we'll as the big rifles. Re-
ports from Great Britain say that ma
chine gun fire against submarines has
been found exceedingly effective.
officers here believe the machine
guns carried by swift aeroplanes are
providing the most effective weapons
against Zeppelins as well. A new type
of ammunition has been developed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
ESTATE OF GEO. S. sToDDARD

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
~ District of Bennington, So. ( Probate Couri
For The District oil b nnngton:
To all persons interested in the estate OF
Geor.e stod ard late of Remington. In said
Ds,rict, dec as-d, GREETING
Alta rebate Court, holden ut Benninsto
within an n sad Dis rict on tn. stu day of
February 10 7. an Instrument purp vt ng 20
the la-t y i'll and Te ., nj of Coo RE S'od aid
late OF Beniin ton IN said lat ic'. decea
w.s PIE en'ed to the Court atoresaii, tor no
bate.
And IL Is ordered by said court that The ~
day OF March 1917. at the probat ONCE In
said Bennuston,. b assigned for proving
said instrume {, and tha notice thereof be yiv
en- to all . IRONS oncerned, by publ hing th''
order three wteBs sucvessvely In the r.
nington Eveniny Banner a ntwspa er ci Gu
lating IN that vi mi y. in said district pre- v!ous
TO the time app inted
TIE EFORE. you are hereby notified to
aprear 70 r sail Court AZ the time md
place aforesaid. and contt st the pr b te Cf said
WILL II Y u hav eau
GIVEN UNDER NY HAND at Remington
in said district. this h day II Febr, II y 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR,
Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
BAN ON SUNDAY MOVIES
No More Sunday Shows In MontpeI-
ier--Ministers Object.

Montpelier, March 1.--No more Sun
day evening motion picture shows,
whether held as benefit for an or
ganization or not, will be held in
Montpelier for a while at least Chief
of Police P, ]. Connolly acting under
orders issued by Mayor Boutwell,
having served notice today on the
managers of the several theatres.
Two weeks ago next Sunday benefit
show was held in the Playhouse, with
a band concert preceding. it being
held for the benefit of the Montpel-
ier band.
Several ministers referred unfav4
orably to the Sunday movies in their
respective churches and 1t is re-
ported that various persons lodged OBJ
lection with Mayor Boutwell,, result
ing in his order issued yesterday. The
mayor is quoted as saying that the
band concert served simply as a COW
er for the pictures.
In every instance where Sunday
shows have been held in Montpelier
there have been capacity houses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03

complaint to the school committee
and ! got only s1.37 1-2 week for
that term.
II taught nine terms of school be
fore | was married at 10 and then
wasn't teaching went to private
school in Bennington. was in Ben
nington when they raised the first
company Of soldiers to go to the war.
had been married but short time
when my husband was elected town
clerk and we moved into this house.
It was built in the first place for a
hotel and we kept hotel here for some
time. / also had the postofflce here
for Is years and at one time had 4
small stock of groceries in the big
room across the hall. .
"You can see / have been kept
pretty busy all my life and | guess |
have earned a little rest. wanted
to get out before the last election, but
they pursuaded me to stay In so that
could finish out the so years. The
so years is up next Tuesday"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
ESTATE OF JESSE M. VAUGHN

- District Of remington. IS. abe Probate
Court fer the District afor said:
To all nersons interested in the estate of
Je So ". Vaughn late of shaf, sbu'y in said
District. dess-r-ed GREETING
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned the sih
day OF Va next for examining snd al owing
the account Of the adn nj trat n of he IS ate
f nid de a. d and for a decree Of the resi-.
due of said estate % h. law ul claiBants of tn,
s., me. and ordered h { public notice thereof be
given to all pers 'es interested In sa estate by
publishing this order three weeks successfully
previous to he day assigned in the Bennington
Evening Ranrer n. wspaper published at Ben
nnGton, in said District.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to APP
pear al the Probate Office IN Bennington In
said District on the day assigned, then and there
TO contest the allowance OF said account If
you see cause, and o establish your right rs
herA legatees aud lawful claimants TO said
reqidre.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of Feb.
ANY II. HARBOUR. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
COMNIssI )ERs' NOT ICE.
~ Estate OF LOUIS e. NILES

The dersgned having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
xa'uine and adjust the claims and demands
~ all persons ayainsf the estate of ouis 2.
N Ies late or Springhe d. ohio,
TO. hereby give notice tnst we will ~, CT for the
purpose aforesaid at the Town Jerks
on V in the iown OF Pow al In
said District on The 18th dav OF July xt
day and that six mnrths from the 18th day
OF ] VA A. o. pl7. is the tiu limited by
said Court for said creditors, to re ent their
Il, ma to us for examination al allowance.
DATED at Pow al, VT. this Sth. day of
January A. ID 1ol7
GEO n. DUNN.
C.B PATTI RSON,
Com m saion ara.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
ANY II. HARBOUR. Register
Estate of Henry S. burlington.


CTATE OF VERMONT. The Honor
SDistrct of Remington. ss able Probate
Court for the District aforesaid:
To oil nor inter steA In he estate OF
HonryS. Burington late of Pownal in sa d Dis
trict, oecehscd,
GREETING
AT Probate Court, holden at BE nngto
With aud for said District on the tn day o
February 1917 an instrument purporting to b
the last VIII and Testament of Henry S. Bur
rington late of Pownal in said District, deceas
ed. was presented to the Court aforesaid. for
Probate
And II is ordered by said Court that the sth
day OF March 9l7 mt tine Probate Office in said
Bennington, he assigned for proving said in
strument; and that notice thereof be given to
all persons concern d. by publishing this order
three weeks successivcly in the bennington.
Evening Ban er a newspaper circulating in
that vicinity in said District, previous to the
time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said court, Mt the time and place
aforesaid and contest the probate of said viii,
| If you have cause
Given under my hand at Bennington 10 said
J District, this 9th day ) I i bruary, 1917
AMY II. HARBOUR. Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03

PROF. CRU RETURNS
Williams Professor Who Saw Service
in the Trenches.

Prof. Albert Cru, professor of
French at Williams college and who
has number OF acquaintances in
Bennington, arrived in New York yes
terday and will be at his former home
at Williamstown some time today.
Professor Cru gave lessons in French
to a number of Bennington people and
also taught at Miss Carpenters
school.
During the first year Of the Euro
pean war he served in the trenches. He
German troops but recovered after
period in the hospital and has since
been acting as interpreter for the
British general staff somewhere in
France.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-License place known
as Chickencoop Inn just west of North
Bennington. Inquire on the premises
or of Eugene Hathaway, p. o. address
North Bennington, VT. 2St24~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in Office
of large manufacturing company.
knowledge of bookkeeping desirable,
but not absolutely essential. A good
opportunity and permanent position if
competent. Address, stating salary
and references, Drawer N, Arlington.
Vt. 29t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
CITIZENS CAUCUS
Village Voters viii Meet at Apollo
Hall Saturday Night.

The citizen voters of the Village of
Bennington are hereby notified and
warned of meeting to be held in
Apollo Hall in the said village on Sat
urday. March third at 7.30 p m, for
the following purpose:
First; TO nominate officers to be
voted for at the annual meeting of the
village Of Bennington to be held
March Goth, 1917.
Second; to transact such further
business as may be found proper
when met.
This is a union caucus in which all
legal voters of the village are entitled
to voice and vote.
E. T. Griswold
c. w. Soule,
J. c. Pellerin,
Citizens Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY
Caucus at Rooms on South Stree,
Saturday Evening.

OdNSeo az hoSIlo OIt 0OutU OCT
Saturday Evening.
The voters of the Independent La
Dor party of the village of Benning-
ton are hereby warned to meet in
caucus at rooms in front of Apollo
hall on the Srd day of March 1917 at
7.30 p. m. for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates of said party to be
voted for in the village meeting of
said village of Bennington on the
20th day of March 1917; to elect a
village committee and to transact any
other business found necessary when
met.
Dated at the village of Bennington
this 1st day of March 1917.
Per order of the signers of the Pc
tition of said party for the village
election Of 1916
] Frank Baker,
Fred Buck,
Hiland X. Mathers,
Addison Morse,
NJ c. Danforth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
CoMMI 'sIoNERs' NOTICE

y Estate OF HAKRIET JANkSUN
The Underslxnei h. wing been ,polnt'd d b.
the Hono' able Pr bate curt or the district
exami,.. and adju. ' he cl ims dem apis I
all persons aga nat the estate # Harriet Jack
SD, late OF Pownal IN faid District, oe.
ceased, and all claims -xhitite In Offset there
to. hereby give notice that we will ueet for
the pnrrose afor.aid. ut tn Offices " Patche der
& Bates in the vii sg- of Benn ngtoli I'd Dis
ti'ct n the als d, OF Var ard day of Aug.
days aud that 81, m nth, from ne st1 day I
Au ust \. ID. 1917 the tt' o limited ty said
Cou't said c'edii ora {, present their aims
TO- us Tor examination snd nj owsnce.
Da,ed at Powual, Vt, this 2 b lay of Feoru
ary, A. d. 1917
JOHN a'RBER
CLIFFORD J. OSTRANDER
Com n ssOuers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
FREEMAN TEAM WON
Grammar School AI-stars Lost Fast
Basket Ball Game

In one of the snappiest aud most
thrilling basket bali games played in
the Drury gymnasium the Benning-
ton Grammar school all stars Went
down to defeat at the hands of the
Freeman Grammar school of North
Adams Friday night 1916.
Before the Bennington boys got
used to the large floor the Freeman
team had Gagged four baskets. Ben
nington's delense bewildered the
North Adams boys when they could
not get their pass work started. Pleas
ant, Tor Bennington, was the strong
est defense and his continual break
ings of Freeman's passing put the
gloom into their play ers. But Griggs
the speedy forward for North Adams,
found chances to sly by and Gagged
iour baskets. Gold, Hurley and Noon
were good on the floor work but faileu
TO maze their baskets when they had
The chance.
In the second half Bennington came
back strong and had Gagged two bas-
hets before the Freeman guards got a
start This half was full of ginger
and the fast playing of the boys kept
the spectators on their feet. The
game ended 14-6.
Abou- 200 grammar school boys and
girls with their mothers and fathers
hlled the gallery.
Each seam has won one game and
third viii be played in Bennington in
the near -uture.
Line ny as follows
| Griggs II Bergeron ri
Maxwell II Gold II
| Gould Hurley, Green c
Granger r: Pleasant re
| Hovowitz g Noon le
Goals. G-iggs 4, Gould 2, Granger l.
| Noon 2, Gold l, Referee Whitaker
| timekeeper Mann, scorers Carp and
! Colburn.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
G a Q r Q RIA
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
DEFEATED NORTH ADAMS
Bennington Bowlers Won on Pleasant
Street Alleys.

The Bennington candle pin team
won from team of North Adams
bowlers at the Pleasant street alleys
by a good margin. There was good
crowd in attendance to watch the
bowling and the pool match that fol-
lowed The score follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
Bennlnnton
Total

In the pocket billiard match between
Larey of North Adams and Moon of
Bennington Larey ran out string of
100 points to S5 for Moon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont snow or rain tonight. Sun
day fair and colder.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03
How TO Let Down Hem of Cotton
Gown.

Gown,
Almost all cotton dresses shrink in
washing and need letting down in the
skirt. Before the dress goes TO the
tub take out the wide hem and turn 1t
again at half the width. This brings
the edge of the new hem to the crease
in the bottom of the skirt, which gives
a straight guide for basting. In al
most every case the skirt comes OUT
Of the wash just the right length,
with no streak of dirt to mark the old
line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03

G. s. Mills,
X. f. Healy,
T. F. Turner.
W w. Fl. Nichols.
L. c. Bennett,
Y. n. Holden,
H W. Fl. Wills,
w. II. Bradford,
X. S. Drysdale.
A. j. Holden.
w. H. Berry.
c. T. Bretell.
w. b. Sheldon,
+. B. Carver.
+. T. II. Pierson.
w. G. Towart,
A. c. Marie,
+. LaFranchlse,
II. S. Goodall,
l., II. Ross,
A. S. NJ. Chisholm,
w. f. Putnam,
c. S. Buchanan.
+. S. Braley,
II. Fl. Webster.
A. w. Varney,
H. T. Cushman.
G. b. yelling.
J. b. Harmon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-03

Goals, G-iggs 4. Gould 2, Granger l.,
Noon 2, Gold l, Referee Whitaker,
timekeeper Mann, scorers Carp and
Colburn.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01
J., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1917.

the advance of spring, thev decrease
rapidly falling to less than 500 in the
month OF September. With the open
ing of schools and the closing of
windows, an increase begins so
that by December the number OF
deaths has reached slightly over 1900.
There are other factors, Of course,
involved. Itis q known fact, how
ever, that those who live in the open
and constantly breathe an abundance
of fresh air are peculiarly free from
these winter diseases.
Pneumonia ard colds are practically
unknown among Ar!ic explorers and
in the regions of the far north. As
was pointed out by Benjamin Frank
lin, 100 years ago, and 100 years be-
fore Pasteur demonstrated the action
of germs in producing disease, these
diseases are spread by crowds. The
more stuf1y and vitiated the at
mosphere becomes, the more liable the
people who breathe such air are to
these diseases, and greater the ease
with which they spread.
Everybody should get the fresh air
habit. DON'T be afraid OF cold. Keep
your windows open.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01
NOTICE..

To THE ARCADIA COUNTRY CLUB,
corporation organized under the
laws Of the State of Missouri, and
its unknown Officers and Stock
holders:
Take nutics, that, whereas, there
has been q failure on your part to
comply with the stipulations, agree
ments and conditions set forth in a
certain qnit-claim deed, made, exc
cuted and delivered by the under
signed Big Muddy Coal Il Iron Com
psny, a corporation, on the Gath day
OF February, 1911, conveying. to Ar
cadia Country Club, corporations the
following described real estate. situ-
ate, lying and being in the County OF
Iron and State of Missouri, totwit:
Lot number two (2l of the north
west quarter of section two, 2J,town-
ship thirty three, (39), north, range
four az east:
1t is the intention of the undersign-
ed Big Muddy Goa, " Iron Company,
a corporation, to re.enter and take
possession Of the property hereinbe-
fore described, at the expiration of
thirty Gays from the date hereof. and
this notice is given for the purpose Of
notifying you Of such contemplated
action, and for the purpose of
demanding the delivery of peaceful
possession Of said above described
property.
BIG MUDDY COAL & IRON COMPA-
NY. a Corporation, BY o. l.. GAR
RISON, President.
Dated at lronton, Mo-, this 25th day
Of January, 1917.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01

One thing that our republican
brethren have never been able to ex-
plain is the large increase in the
negro registration in st. Louis. In
the spring of 1916 when the question
of negro segregation was being voted
upon there were only 5000 negroes
registered, and this was q question
of peculiar interest to the negro race,
and in the November following more
than 1000 negroes registered tor the
general election. Many Of them
acknowledged to the police canvas
sers that they had been in st. Louis
only few weeks. Other negroes were
registered who had served terms in
the pententiary and whose citizen
ship had not been restored. These
voters were challenged when they
presented themselves at their polling
place. This constitutes the charge
Of fraud that the Globe Democrat has
been bowling about SO Justify ever
since the cold, gray dawn OF the
morning after the 7th of last Novem-
ber.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1917-02-01

ing to know that the deposits OF that
country can be- made to yield such
enormous quantities of ore. Imports
from India, Cuba, Panama, and Japan
were also greater than in 1919.
Imports of ferro manganese for the
first eleven months oil 1915 were 49,
235 tons, which in nearly so per cent
more than for the corresponding
period in 1915, though bearing
smaller ratio to the domestic produc-
ton. Prices reached the highest
iignres ever recorded in the United
States in April, 1916, when, it is re.
ported, Si00 ton was paid for q
small lot for immediate delivery. For
the remainder Of the year the price
declined steadily to sl60 ton in Oc-
toher, then rose TO sl75 again in
December. The price of spiege!eisen
carrying 20 per cent of the manganese
ranged from maximum OF s52 in
July to $40 in December.
An important consequence of the
prevailing high prices of manganese
alloys is the attempt on the part OF
steel makers to use substitutes. The
extent to which substitutes for man
ganese IN steel may be used has not
been determined, bat experiments by
several steel works show that ali
alloy Of iron, carbon and titanlum
be may satisfactorily used to replace a
part OF the ferromapganese common
Iy added.
Although a number OF mines in
Virginia, Georgia, and Arkansas were
re-opened during 1916, the greatest
activity is reported among mines in
| California, Arizona, Utah, New Mex
leo, and other Western States, This
is due in part TO the operation OF
| electric reduction plants in California
and Washington, but more largely to
! the low percentage Of iron in some OF
Inc W GstGFH ores. re" chslc ii ullbCs
that operate residual deposits can
produce at profit in large quantities
ore that contains less than per cent
Of iron, and therefore most Of the
eastern mines ship their product to
| eastern furnaces to be reduced to
fesromanganese. The inaccessibility
of most western deposits makes it TN
profitable to ship ore to eastern max
| ers Of ferromanganese, even at the
| high prices they are now offering for
manganese ore. On the other hand,
many western deposits are known and
more discovered during recent years,
which are capable of producing man
ganese Gre with less than / per cent
Of iron. AT prevailing prices for such
ores, they may be protitably shipped
as far east as New York. There is a
prospect at present shat several west
ern mines may be able to ship high
grade ores to eastern markets even
when prices recede to the level. Of
years prior to 1911.