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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
HI JOHNSON IS
NOT PLEASED
BY TAX BILL
Says 1t Is Loaded Up in F Fav-
or of Rich Men
WILL NOT PAY SHARE
New Senator From California Goes
After the Senate in Attempt to
Make Poor Pay Most of War Cost

Washington, Aug. 20.-The fight on
the war income and excess war profits
taxes in the $2,006, 100000 War Rev
enue bill opened in the Senate today,
when Senator Johnson of California
denounced the Finance Committees
scheme as falling far short Of the levy
that ought to be fixed.
In a speech of an hour the Califor-
mia Senator insisted that individuals
enjoying large incomes and corpora
tions making huge profits from the
war should bear the brunt Of the war
tax. He spoke of Congress dealing
gently and generously with the cor
porations, and urged that a tax be
imposed upon theme that would force
them to pay over large proportion
of their war profits.
Senator Johnson pointed to the 80
per cent tax on excess war profits
exacted by Great Britain, and COM
pared it with the graduated tax con
templated under the War Revenue
bill
"On the minimum of $3,0OO,000, 600
Of war profits made last year by our
own corporations, said Senator
Johnson, the tax put in this bill is
only 20 per cent. Does the Senate
think the people will tolerate such
easy yielding to the corporations OF
this country"
Senator Johnson alluded to the man
ner In which information about the
war is being handed to the American
people," contending that news to
which they are entitled is being with
held, or else is being parceled out in
way that is an "affront". He spoke
of the landing of the japanese Mis-
sion in San Francisco a month ago
and criticised the Administration fol
vague reports that have been giver
the public about this mission being a
a Pacific port" while Senator John
son said San Francisco papers have
been printing explicit articles tellinl
| Of their doings in that city.
"The American people want th'
truth about this war" said Senator
Johnson. They do not want to b'
| trifed with in this fashion"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
SHAW GOLDEN WEDDING
Marlboro Couple Observe Ceremony
In Own Church

Rev. Henry II. Shaw pastor Of the
Congregational church in Marlboro,
whose pastorate has been exceeded
in length by but one other minister
in Windham county, and Mrs Shaw
Monday afternoon from to 6 o'clock
observed their golden wedding ami
versary in the church which has been
the center of their activities more
than 20 years. No extensive prepara-
tiOns had been made, but friends
through the community and from
Brattleboro, Wilmington and other
towns came to felicitate the couple,
and number of substantial gifts were
lef;.
On May |, 1894, Rev. Mr. Shaw be-
gan his pastoral work in Marlboro,
and in June of the following year he
was ordained His work has been
typical of that of county pastor
whose people are widely scattered.
Before going to that town his health
was poor, but since then he has been
we'll and strong, which has caused
him to decline several invitations from
other churches.
He was born in Barnet, VT, Decem-
ber u, 1887, a son of John and Ellz-
abeth (Harrman) Shaw. He is a
graduate of Middlebury college, and
before locating in Marlboro served
as principal successively of the Ches-
ter academy, the Springfield high
school, Burr and Burton seminary in
Manchester and Glenwood classical
seminary in West Brattleboro.
Having taken private courses in the
ology while teaching, he was given a
license for life in 1872 by the Ben
nington and Rutland ministerial as
sociation to preach the gospel.
Rev Mr. Shaw represented Mari.
boro in the state legislature in the
sessions of 1904 and 1906, and at both
sessions he was clerk Of the commit
tee on education. He is an officer OF
Marlboro grange.
Mrs Shaw was Lucy F. Whiting
daughter of John and Crissana (Bai.
ley) Whiting of Saxtons River. She
was born November 8, 1898. Before
her marriage she taught school and
was a singer in church choirs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21

The Italians in their offensive on
the lsonzo front, begun on Sunday,
have crossed the Isonzo river and al
ready have taken 1900 prisoners, it
was officially announced by the war
department at Rome yesterday. Guns
and many machine guns have been
captured by the Italians and the Aus
trians have suffered serious losses.
The infantry battle continues yigor-
ously. The statement follows:-
"a battle is proceeding on the Julien
Alps front Yesterday morning, after
a bombardment of "a hours, during
which our artillery shelled the enemy
positions with ever-increasing inten-
sity, masses of our infantry COM
menced the advance toward their OBJ
jectives. To the north of Anhovo q IL
miles north of Gorizia,) after having
brilliantly overcome technical difficult
ties and the resistance OF the enemy,
numerous pontoons were thrown
across the Isonzo and our troops pass.
ed over to the left Of the river.
From PLAYA to the sea, after hay-
ing crossed the first line of the enemy
which had been destroyed completely,
our troops brought pressure to bear
upon him. Resisting strongly and be-
ing supported by considerable artil-
lery and a large number of machine
guns. the enemy offered desperate re-
sistance.
Although 20S airplanes indefatiga-
bly, participated in the battle, attack
ing repeatedly with bombs and ma
cnlne guns the troops assembled 10
the rear of the enemy's positions. The
infantry action vigorously continues.
while the artillery also is proceeding
energetically with its work of destruc-
| ton.
"The enemys losses are very seri-
Gus. The booty reported up to the
present is very considerable. Some
guns and large number OF machine
guns are in our hands. up TO last
evening more than 1900 men and
about 100 officers passed into our col
| lecting stations"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
PLAYGROUND NOTES

Tomorrow afternoon, the regular
folk dancing class will be held. AS
this is next to the last time, all the
children who wish to take part In the
little exhibition should be sure to
come. There will be separate dances
for the older ones and simpler ones
for the beginners. Tomorrow at is
tho time.
The last party of the year will be
held on Friday afternoon You can't
AFFORD to miss this last one. Refresh.
ments will be served.
The mems singles arc being played
of speedily and the first round will
be closed Friday. The second round
will start Immediately at the close OF
the first. Announcement OF the re.
sulting lineup will be made later.
The girls are urged TO start playing
at once as their first round must be
completed by Saturday Please do not
leave your match until the end of the
week for It will be impossible TO get
the court and the services of scorer
The date for the automobile ride has
not yet been set AS soon as II Is
the tickets will be given out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Work teams at new
Black Cat Building. Rates 5000 for
. hrs. on general hauling Si.3S 1.3 per
yd. on sand hauling from Sherman's
pit Pay day every Saturday. days
held back. Turner Construction Co.
72tf
WANTED-Girl for general house
work, no washing. Apply to Mrs
Amyel Baker, 121 Grandyiew street.
62tt
FOR SALE-Fancy local cooking
and eating apples. The Orchards,
tel 26l. 72tf
L0ST-Sunday between Old Ben
nmgton and Min street an old blue
knit, silk sweater girdle with tassels
on ends. Finder will be rewarded up.
on return to Banner Office. 62t6
WANTED-Work teams at new
Black Cat Building. Rates $500 for
3 hrs. on general hauling. S1.33 1.3
per yd. on sand hauling from Sher.
mans pit Pay day every Saturday
3 days held back. Turner Construc.
tlcn Co. 72tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
URGES FASTER SHIPS
Judge Bond Believes They Would
Save Lives and Property

Editor of the Banner May have
a short space in your paper TO voice
my protest against sending our brave
boys to France in transports of u
and IA knot speed. which as far as
am able to learn is the speed that is
adopted by the ship building commit
tee Any reasonable man knows that,
that speed is just fast enougBto be
overtaken and sunk by submarines.
Why under heavens don't our gov
eminent build just one half as many
ships with double the speed? They
will do just as much business with
less then one half the work The
best statistics we have at hand prove
that very few fast vessels have been
sunk, while hundreds If not thous-
ands Of slow vessels have gone to the
bottom and hundreds more will go
down unless this system of slow
vessels is abandoned, speed is also a
saving factor for although II costs
more to run an hour with fast YES
sci, it more than makes up the cost in
the distance covered.
In my opinion our government, un
der circumstances. should not build
a vessel of less than 20 knot speed
and 20 would be better. The best
tactics get pursuaded in this war has
been the ziggag course when sub
marine is discovered and then again
| the fast vessel has all the advantage
| over the slow one. II seems TO me
that the steel, 25 knot, three hundred
| ton vessel with two. three or foul
| inch guns at each end. is not only the
safest, but by far the most economical
| vessel that could be built at this time
both for transportation of our brave
boys or for carrying of supplies. Hun
dreds of thousands of our boys vii
have to so to France to win this wa
and perhaps millions. | am willing 4
see them go for know they viii
fight bravely. but | protest agains
their being sent in II knot tubs to b.
sunk by submarines or that the sur
plies we send them shall be lost in tn
same way.
| Geo ]. Bond
| Searsburg, VT, Aug. 10th, 1917
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
Lnrnant American Elan.

The city Of st. Louis, Mo-, possesses
the largest American flag in existence,
us far as Is known. II is 100 feet long
and 7s feet wide. Each Of the thirteen
stripes is six feet wide. Imagine plot
Of ground containing 11,IOO square feet
almost one-quarter of an acre-and
you viii have IN idea of the size of the
dag. When used In parades It requires
200 people TO carry 1t. But on account
Of It's great width It cannot be carried
through many of the streets of tho
city.--Popular Science Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
Very Patience Fr
DlsoRoHRLY HOUSE HEARING
Mrs. Mary l. Barlow Arraigned in
Municipal Court Today

Twelve of the local business men
were given a vacation today, having
been summoned to municipal court to
sit as jurors on a rather questionable
case from across the Branch bridge
Mrs. Mary l.. Barlow is charged with
keeping a disorderly house and a
large number OF witnesses who live in
the vicinity have. been summoned.
The complaint is made through the
grand juror. William L. Gokay and the
prosecution is being conducted by
Henry Chase, Charles Maurer appears
for Mrs. Barlow
The jury is composed of Calvin En-
dress, A. w. Hafl, Fred b. Packard,
Willard T. Llghtall, Harry S. Phillips,
Arthur Shepard, Carl Estes, w. /.
Hare, A. e. Hollister, Bernice Sim
mons, Sidney A. Burt and Harry S.
Moses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
COUNTY VETS REUNION
Annual Meeting to be Held at Man
chester on August 30

The annual reunion of the Benning-
ton County Veterans association, G.
A. r.. will be held at Manchester on
Thursday, Aug. 80.
The meetings Of the organization
will be held in Odd Fellows hall and
dinner will be served by the auxiliary
The officers of the society have
sent out an urgent request that every
veteran, who can possibly do so make
Il a point to attend the gathering.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
BIG FIRE AT MoNAsTIR
one Quarter Of serVlsn City Reported
Destroyed.

Ono.Quarter OF the Servlan city of
Monastir has been destroyed by fire
caused by Bulgarian bombardment
the Servian press bureau announces
In a dispatch from Corfu. The num-
ber Of victims has not been ascer-
tanned The statement says that on
Saturday the Bulgarlans bombarded
the city more violently than ever, FIR.
ing some 20O0 shells. There was no
reason for the bombardment as no
fighting was in progress. Women and
children, who fed In all directions.
have been collected and taken to the
rom
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
FELL ON HIS HEAD
Edward L. Knapp Tumbled from a
Wagon Tuesday Evening.

a light spring wagon attached TO a
single horse collided with the curbing
on Main street in front of DR.. r. d.
Jenney's Office Tuesday evening and
partially collapsed. The wagon was
occupied by Edward l.. Knapp and
Hollis Donegan. Knapp was spilled
into the street and landed upon his
head Contact with the asphalt pave,
ment knocked the man unconscious
and he was taken into Office of DR.. c.
S. Buchanan. The physician dressed
a bad cut on Knapp's head and the in
jured man was taken in an automobile
to his home near the GuidebOard He
was about the streets this morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21

and get to France ahead of the other
1900.
There is very bitter feeling at the
fort and particularly among the off,
GERS at the breaking up of the regi-
ment and Governor Graham and Con
gresham Greene were appealed to in
an effort to have the regiment kept
togethei
The Brattleboro Reformer OF yes
terday had the following relative to
the disposition of the Vermont boys:
while no official announcement is
obtainable here II is understood
that a portion of the First Vermont
regiment now stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen has been ordered to be ready for
departure tonight for some point
designated by the war department
officials.
The general belief is that these or.
ders are in furtherance OF the plan of
the war department to reorganize tho
National Guard on the European
Standard which calls for 1904 men
in regiment.
At present brigade OF National
Guard Is being assembled at Hampton
Plains, Westheld, Mass, and addi-
tional units are expected to arrive
there daily until the entire camp is
established
The identity of these units is made
public only as they arrive, out from
| Augusta. Me. dispatches Il is evident
| that the 2nd Maine regiment is to be
one. Rumor among army officials has
it that detachmepts either from New
Hampshire or Vermont organizations
| will be utilized to fill the ranks OF the
Maine regiment and stories In Massa-
chusetts papers this morning indicate
that the Massachusetts, regiments are
likely to be entirely reorganized TO
conform to the new European stand
l ard.
Capt. Il. W. Gibson of Company l.
who was IN Brattlehoro yesterday
was summoned back to Fort Ethan
Allen IN the afternoon although he
had expected to be here several
days"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
TEN THOUSAND
PRISONERS IN
ITALIAN HANDS
Rome Estimates Teutons'
Losses at Same Figure
IsoNzo is CROSSED
First Line Positions of Austro-Ger.
mans Destroyed and Much
Booty Captured.

Rome, Aug. 21-The number OF
Austo-Gerlnan prisoners taken in the
recent operations is placed officially
at 10000 and the number of enemy
casualties at the same figure.
The attack began at the moment
when the Austro-Germans were inau-
gurating a peace movement. The
Teutonic aviators were flying over
the Italian lines and dropping hun
dreds of messages urging their breth-
rem not to fight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
ENGLAND ANSWERS POPE
Peace Proposal win Be Given Serious
Consideration.

Rome. Aug. 21.-England formally
recognized the recent peace proposal
of Pope Benedict in n communication
to the Vatican today forwarded
through the British minister
The statement said that the pro-
posals of his holiness would be con.
sidered in benevolent and serious
manner.
Speaking Of the communication, the
papal secretary said that the British,
French Russians, Germans and Aus.
trians were agreed upon four principal
points of the pope's proposals and
that in spirit the offer conformed to
the views of President Wilson ex.
pressed December 5.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
DANGERS OF WAR

Not so Many Are Killed as Most Peo-
pie Think
Washington. August 20.-That the
risk of the fighting man is not nearly
so great as is popularity imagined is
the belief of Marine Corps officials
here who have compiled statistics
covering the allied losses in the war.
A careful estimate shows that only
one man in fifteen is killed, and one
out OF FIVE hundred loses a limb.
Recent reports from French and Brit
ish hospitals show that about 30 per
cent recover from wounds, while about
90 per cent are able to return to the
firing line
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
TWO DIE IN AIRPLkNE
Smoke Bombs Set Fire to Machine
at Buffalo

dN DuItdtO
Charles A. Wall, ir.. and Richard
II, Mead were burned to death at Buf.
falo. n. Y, late yesterday when an
airplane in which they were expert
menting with smoke bombs caught
fire in the air Both men we're dead
when the destroyed airplane fell to
the ground Wall was a civil engineer
in training for aviation service. Mead
was aviation instructor who went to
Buffalo recently from the training
camp at Mineola, l.. l.
Wall and Mead had gone to a height
Of about zoo feet to make tests of the
new bomb which had been offered to
the United States government for
work in spotting gun positions
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
BIG OFFENSIVE
CONT|NOtt,;>;$$ :; :.
WESTERN Linz
British, French and Belgians
Hammer German Positions
REPULSED, SAYS BERLIN
Admits French Attacks Were Sue
cessful In AVocourt Wood and
at Cead Mans Hill.

London, Aug. 21-English, French
and Belgian troops today are engaged
in what is considered the greatest
offensive of the war The fighting is
raging along a front of a hundred
miles.
German counter attacks by Ger
mans at four different points to re-
gain positions taken by the entente
forces in recent operations were re-
pulsed today by Gen Petain's soldiers.
Paris, Aug. 21.-A smashing
French victory on the Verdun front is
recorded in the official report issued
by the war Office last night. The
French have captured the enemy de-
fenses on both sides of the Meuse
over front of more than IL miles,
penetrating the German line at divers
points to depth of mile and quar-
ter. More than 1000 unwOunded Ger
man prisoners have been taken.
The text of the statement reads:--
"On the front north of Verdun our
troops captured on both sides of the
Meuse enemy defenses on front of
is kilometers and to depth which
exceeded two kilometers at certain
points. On the left bank of the river,
we hold in particular the Avocourt
wood, the two SUBMITS of lie Morte
Homme. Corbeaux wood and Cumi-
eres. On the right bank we have oc-
cupied Talou ridge, Champ, Champ
neauville, hill 344, Mormont farm and
hill 240 north of Lousemont.
"On the right our troops have ad.
vanced considerably in the Bois des
Fosse and the Bois de Chaume.
THE number of unwounded prison
ers taken is more than 1000
THE Germans carried out violent
counter attacks in the Avocourt wood
344 but our fire everywhere broke
down their efforts and inflicted heavy
losses. Our aviators took a brilliant
part in the battle, turning their me
chine guns at low height against
enemy concentrations and contribut
ing also to the repulse of counter
attacks
"Our pilots brought down II Ger
man airplanes on the battle front
while two other enemy machines
were brought down by our specia
guns"
The German official communication
issued at Berlin last evening say
the French attacks in the Verdun re
gion we're everywhere repulsed, eX
cept IN the Avcocourt wood and at Il
Mort Homme, and that the battle /
now going in the favor of the Gel
mars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
sALoNlcA A5LAzE
Commercial Quarter Destroyed--so,,
900 People Homeless

The commercial quarter of Salonica
has been destroyed by fire, says a dis
patch from that city. It is believed
the number of fatalities is'small
dispatch from London yesterday
said that more than half the walled
city of Salonica in Greek Macedonia,
which is under occupation by the
entente allied troops, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday. Eighty thousand
people who were rendered homeless
were being removed to nelghboring
villages Sunday night, according to d
dispatch received in London. The
fire Is now under control
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
Coal Dealer Admits His Building
Principles

William S. Scott, president OF the
Missouri and Illinois company, which
leases coal mines, near Belleville, ILL.,,
at st. Louis yesterday testified at a
hearing of the Missouri inquiry into
the high prices of fuel that 1t was the
policy of coal men to make all they
can, both in war and in peace Asked
as to his idea Of a fair profit during
war he said: There is no limit. We
get what we can. Everybody Is do
ing that, including the farmer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21


Bellows rails, aug. 26-Two wom-
en- were instantly killed, the chauffeur
was fatally injured. dying soon after
reaching the hospital here, and 10
year-old boy received a fractured
skull and internal injuries from which
he died tonight, when Vermont auto
mobile was struck at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon by a Boston and Maine
passenger train at Hunts crossing in
North Charlestown, ~ II.
The car was driven by Low Cole
man of Jamaica, who was taking
Mr. and Mrs. Menty Kingsbury and
son, Lawrence Fayette Kingsbury and
Mrs. Emma Perkins to their home in
Claremont n H.. after a visit TO rela-
tives in Jamaica.
Mrs. Emma Perkins and Mrs. Men
ty Kingsbury were instantly killed.
their heads being severed from their
bodies The boy received fracture
of the skull and severe internal in
juries. his death occurring this even.
ing at the Rockingham hospital Low
Coleman. 80. who was driving the car
received injuries from which he died
an hour later at the hospital here.
Menty Kingsbury, whose wife is dead
and son dying. escaped with n slight
cut on the cheek and his brother
Fayette received a broken jaw and
cuts
Burlington. Aug. 2O.-Guy A. Peck
was killed this afternoon when an au.
tomObile truck he was driving was
struck by a Central Vermont train at
the Park street crossing in ESSEX
Junction. 1t is believed that the man
thought he had plenty of time tC
drive across ahead of the train
Peck was thrown some distance
landing on the track and his body
was carried along on the engine pilo
for a distance of 20 feet. 1t is thought
that death was instantaneous. He wa,
Al years old and leaves a wife ant
| four children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy and some what
cooler tonight Wednesday fair
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21
TRA|NSSTR|KE
AUTOMOBILES
KILLING IS
Eight Lives Crushed Out in a
Single Disaster
TWO VERMONT VICTIMS
Low Coleman OF Jamaica Killed
at North Charleston, N. H., and
Guy Peck at Burlington.

New London. Aug 21-Eight per-
sons are dead and little girl is in
the hospital as the result OF an auto
mobile accident at a railroad crossing
here early today
The car which contained the nine
victims of the accident was struck by
a New Haven train Two men victims
and the wounded girl in the hospital,
all residents OF New Haven, have
been identified. Six Of the dead, a
woman and five children, are as yet
unknown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-21

and get to France ahead of the other
1900.
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CHARGES ALL HE CAN

searsburg, VT, Aug. 10th, 1917