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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13

BRoWNsoN MATTIsoN
Weli-known Resident Died Suddenly
tuesday Evening.

Brownson Mattison, native of
SALISBURY, who has resided in Ben
nington during the past ten years,
died suddenly last evening at the
cigar store conducted by Frank Sum
merville on North street Ever since
the cigar store was first opened by
Richard Hurley about five years ago,
Mr.. Mattison has passed his leisure
hours there. He appeared at the store
as usual last evening and was sitting
in chair tipped back against the
wall when he was suddenly stricken
and in few minutes passed away.
A few minutes previous he had de-
clined an invitation to a glass of soda
water, stating that he had worked
hard all day in his garden and was
not feeling so well as usual He was
discussing the war with Albert Hut
nagle when his head suddenly tipped
backward and he became unconscious.
He was still breathing when Drs.
Gardiner and Hurley arrived at the
store, but did not regain conscious
ness
He was born in Shaftsbury on the
farm which Is included in proper
ty now owned by the Lake SALISBURY
association, little over n years ago
He learned the trade of carpenter
and followed that occupation during
his entire active life. He was mar
ried in Rutland March 10, 1873, to
Mary Dexter of Wardsboro who with
one son, Fred b. Mattison of Sche-
nectady- and three daughters, Mrs.
Winifred Bixby and Rose Mattison
of Bennington and Mrs. e. A. Surdam
of North Hoosick. survive. He was a
member of Red Mountain lodge f.
and A. NJ, of Arlington and OF the
Methodist church
Courteous, kindly and soicable,
thoroughly reliable and Trustworthy in
every way, Mr. Mattison, during his
residence of decade in Bennington.
had made a large number of friends
who will learn of his death with sin
cere regret The funeral will be held
Thursday at 2 O'Clock in the after
neon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
loyal TROOPS
BEAT PAC|F|STS
THAT MUT|NY
Three Mutinous Regiments
Forced to Surrender
GENERAL SAVES HEADS
Great Rejoicing Through Country at
Success in Struggle Against Forces
of Widespread Anarchy.

Petrograd, June IL, (via London,
June 12.)-The forces in the army at
the front which are loyal to the Pro
visional Government have had their
| first test of strength with disloyal
| paoifists, and have won notable vic
tory. Two days ago Lieut.. Gen.
Stcherbatcheff, commander on the
Rumanian front, gave an order to dis
band one infantry. one tirailleur and
one Siberian tirailleur regiment, all
Of which were considered useless for
fighting purposes.
Three regiments of another division
were ordered to take up a new posi-
tion, but refused to do so, and there
upon received AN order to disband.
The soldiers openly mutinied. The
men of one of the regiments arrested
the commander and seven officers,
tore their badges from their uniforms
and beat two officers, leaving one in
sensible on the road A Regimental
Committee resolved that the regiment
should not move. Thereupon a loyal
committee of soldiers of the whole
army, after deiiberating with the army
staff, pronounced for stern measures
against the mutineers, the ringleader
of whom was named Philipoff.
A resolute General was chosen,
having under his command two divis-
ions of loyal cavalry, two battalions
of infantry, one light battery, armored
motor cars and airplanes, and he un-
dertook the task of suppressing the
revolt. When the loyalist General
had occupied positions against the
mutineers he sent an ultimatum to
them, demanding the surrender of
their ringleader, that they take up
positions as ordered, and that they
undertake to serve faithfully in the
future.
The mutinous soldiers seeing that
they were surrounded, attempted to
negotiate, but at the last moment
Philipoff melted them to new resist
ance. The loyalist General immedi
ately ordered his guns into action,
whereupon the rebels Internationally
accepted the ultimatum and surren
dered Philipoff and others, who were
transported to prison in an automo
bile, but their commander, in order to
save the prisoners lives, jumped into
the machine, whereupon the firing
ceased.
There is great rejoicing in govern
ment circles tonight over the first sue
cess in the inevitable struggle against
the forces of anarchy.
The government has ordered the i'm
mediate re-eXamination of all men
who have hitherto been exempted
from military service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13

The price for curb is by the linear
foot. for excavation and filling by the
cubic yard and for walks and drive
ways by the square yard.
The sewer committee was instruct
ed to investigate and secure data for
the construction of a sewer on Nc
Kinley street to connect with the
line from Old Bennington. If the pro-
posed sewer is constructed it will
make it possible to do away with the
present sewer outlet near Mill street.
In discussing the matter the trustees
realized that the Mill street outlet
which discharges the sewage from
Dewey, Putnam and part of West
Main street must be taken care of in
the near future. The new hospital
and the increased building in the
southwestern section of the village
makes such a step imperative in the
near future. The proposed Mckinley
street line will connect with the pipe
from Old Bennington which dis
charges into the river below the
Holden. Leonard company mill. The
building of short branch line on
West Main street would make il
possible to divert the sewage from
Dewey and Putnam streets by the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
TWENTY-sEvEN GRADUATES
Annual Exercises at Burr and Burton
Seminary at Manchester.

Manchester, June 12-At the eighty
fifth annual commencement exercises
of Burr and Burton Seminary today
class of twenty-seven, young men and
women were graduated. Rev. Chaun-
cey G. Adams of Burlington delivered
the commencement address and the
diplomas were conferred by Principal
James Brooks in the presence of the
trustees and a large gathering of
friends, in the gymnasium. The COM
mencement festivities will end this
evening with the biennial dance of
the Junior Alumni association at the
Gymnasium.
| Prizes were announced as follows:
Scholarship for the year, Miss Edith
Kelton, Manchester Center; second
scholarship, Julian III. Shaw, Manches-
ter Center; essay, Andrew Wilcox.
Sunderland; Hemenway memorial
prize for general service to the school,
Paul Buck, Manchester; scholarships
to the University of Vermont were
won by Miss Edith Kelton and Julian
II. Shaw
The class roll is as follows: Miss
Marjorie Helen Andrew of Arlington.
Harold Pettibone Bennett, Paul Wen
dell Buck. Samuel Cominsky, Miss
Mildred Irene Dooley, Miss Edith
May Kelton Hubbell Lathrop, How
ard Harmon Manley, Norman Harris
Marsden Leland Frederick Schlieder,
Julian Hard Shaw, Lawrence Henry
Ventres, Miss Fora Vivian Wilkins,
Harold Blackmer Childs, Donald Ken
meth Conroy and Harold Raymond
Eaton of Manchester, William
Thomas Burns, Arthur Ward Gilbert,
Miss Marcella Frances McDevitt, and
Miss Gertrude Cecilia Tully of Dor
set, John James Gleason of Woodford.
Miss Ruth Bell Mathewson of Dandy,
Miss Mildred May Phelps of Orwell,
Heman J. Stannard and Charles
Stannard of Fair Haven, and Andrew
Albert Wilcox of Sunderland. Miss
Bertha Kelly and Miss Evangeline
Wilcox of Manchester completed post
graduate work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
HOME GUARD REGIMENT
Meeting Friday Evening to Organize
Company in Bennington.

company III pcfnifgtoH.
Bennington is to have a company in
the first regiment of Vermont militia
being organized under instructions
from Governor Graham, If plans al
ready on foot here materialize. A
meeting has been called at the board
of trade rooms in the Hawks block at
o'clock Friday evening. Only a
short time is available for the organic
ing of the company as Col. Johnson
must have sufficient signatures by
Friday night to warrant the location
of a company in Bennington.
The regiment is to consist of L.
companies Of 80 men each and already
more than twelve applications for
places in the regiment have been re-
ceived. One other town in this
county besides Bennington has al.
ready made application.
Men between the ages of 80 and So
those who have been discharged from
the regular service or disqualified be-
cause of minor physical defects are
eligible
The regiment is not being recruited
for the purpose of relieving troops
now doing guard duty on bridges, but
is to be used for state police purposes.
Equipment is furnished and although
the pay is but S1.50 a day a large
number of patriotic citizens in q the
state are enrolling to 'do their bit"
Capt. j. Ben. Harmon, former com
mander of company X of Bennington,
has been appointed regimental supply
officer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
STATE PAY OF ENLISTED MEN
Capt Gibson Recommends Soldier!
Buy Liberty Bonds.

Capt E. W. Gibson of company |,
first Vermont regiment has issued the
following instructions and recommen-
dations:
"a letter from the state treasurer
under date of June states that COM
pany is the only company in which
all of the men have not assigned their
state pay, either to a bank. relative or
friend; that the regiment is soon to
be ordered to a concentration camp,
making it imperative that some per
manent address be supplied for the
sending of the state pay of the men.
A supply of assignment blanks will
be provided and every enlisted man
of the company will be obliged to as
sign his state pay to a relative,
friend, or to a bank. Any bank may
be selected.
I'm connection with the state pay
suggest that every enlisted man of
the company direct that the state pay
or portion of 1t be used for the pur-
chase of government bonds, known as
Liberty Bonds. To prosecute the war
the government needs money, 1t is
DtluS Idtotu ny lSouih6 ohN pNiAi' .
it's bonds in denominations of $50'
800 and upwards, each bond bearing
interest at the rate of II, non tax
able 1t presents the best and safest
investment for any man.
1T is the duty of every man in the
service, in this emergency, to save
every cent possible. There is a bust
ness side to the life of a soldier.
When through with the service you
should have something to show for it
in the way of saving.
If you wish you can assign your
state pay to a bank with direction to
buy bond of such denomination as
you can afford to be paid for month
by month. In thus investing your
savings you are helping your govern
ment and at the same time helping
yourselves"
Capt. Gibson says that already
about 80 men of his company have
bought bonds of their own initiative.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
SIDEWALKS COST MORE
Al departments of the Work Have
Become More Expensive.

Increased cost Of construction will
probably limit the amount of sidewalk
built in Bennington this year far be-
low the number of square yards that
have been annually put in during the
past few seasons The board of viii
lage trustees held a special meeting
last evening when the firm of Lambert
& burlington submitted schedule of
prices President Braisted presided
at the meeting and Trustees North,
McGurn, Morrisey, Harbour Burt and
Wills were in attendance as was also
tho clerk.
The schedule of prices and the
figures that were paid last year are as
follOWS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
D. a. r. GATHERING
Mrs. A. T. Evans of New York.
A. 7. Evans of New York

The bennington chapter d. A. Il
will be entertained at the home OF
Mrs. f. E. Howe ON Friday, June Is.
The members are promised an eX'
ceptional pleasure despite the fact
that the annual election of officers
will be held, for Mrs. a. T. Evans, of
New York city will give an informal
address when the business session
is over. Mrs. Evans is the interna-
tional president Of the Kings Daugh-
ters, and was here attending the state
convention of that organization two
years ago. All who heard her ad-
dresses at that time remember her
winning personality and her able
speeches and will certainly care to
meet and hear her again. She is a
speaker of power and would not be
with the daughters this week, except
for specially fayoring circumstances.
Ladies are invited to bring their
knitting and to come in large num-
bers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
VERMONT HOME GUARDS
VIII Not Be Called Upon to Do
Bridge Guard Duty

Bridge Guard Duty.
Montpelier. June 11-Through the
call issued to the men of Vermont by
Governor Graham on June Z, a gener-
al and gratifying interest in the
creation of the First Regiment Yer.
mont Volunteer Militia, known as the
Home Guards. has been created. Al.
though the pay is only $3.50 per day.
plus equipment and sustinance, yet
the nature of tho service appeaels to
a large number of patriotic citizens
who are eager to do their bit
The Home Guard regiment under
command of Colonel Herbert r. John.
son, with William W. Russell as Ad.
iutant, headquarters at Montpelier, is
state organization and will not be
subject to call into Federal service
Ii is not created for the purpose of
relieving the troops now doing duty in
the State in guarding bridges and
public property, as ii is expected that
such protection will be provided by
the Federal government so long as
such is necessary, but it will be used
for State police purposes if occasions
demanding its services arise.
AS all qualified persons between the
ages of IS and 65, except those be-
tween the ages of 81 and 81 who are
liable to draft, are eligible to enlist
and as the call is for only 900, ii is
expected that this home guard regi-
ment will be easily filed. Opportuni.
ties for enlisting will be afforded as
soon as the places in which compan.
les are to be formed are designated by
the Governor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
WAR BUDGET WINS
Senate viii Probably Concur in
House Action Today.

House Action Today.
Washington, June 13.--President
Wilson took a hand in the congress.
ional controversy which has been de
laying final passage of the $3,2S1 600.
600 war budget bill, and the measure
probably will be sent to him today for
his signature. In a letter to Chairman
Padgett OF the House naval commit.
tee the president transmitted and un-
qualifiedly approved a communication
from Secretary Daniels emphasizing
the necessity of naval base on
Hampton Roads Soon afterward the
House adopted a conference report on
. the budget measure with a modifica-
tion of the section in dispute provid-
ing for the acquisition of the old
jamestown exposition site for the
naval station. The Senate is expect
ed to concur today.
The exposition site provision has
kept the bill in conference for a week.
all of the other great appropriations
carried having been agreed upon. The
House objected to the price of $1,400.-
000 fixed for the property as exorbi-
tant and there was talk on the floor
of graft. The modification written in
to the bill yesterday provides that the
president shall take over the site at
a price satisfactory to him, not to
exceed $1,000 600.
Enactment of the bill will relieve
the war department of serious en-
barrassment. Because of the delay
bills of contractors furnishing sup
plies for the war army have gone un-
paid, and some of the concerns are
said to be on the verge of bankruptcy
as the result
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
ESTATE OF RHODA A. PATTEN
STATE OF VERMONT. loo

STATE OF VERMONT. sa
~ District of Bennington. '''
THE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT
for the District of Bennington.
To all persons Interested in the Estate Of
Rhoda A. Patten late of SALISBURY in said
District. deceased, GREETING:
At a Probate Court. holden at Bennington
within and for said District. on the 18th day OF
June, 1917. an instrument purportins to
he the last VIII and Testament of Rhoda A.
Patten late of Salisbury IN said district.
for Probate.
And 1t is ordered by sad Court that the
9th day OF July, 1917. at the Probate
once IN said Bennington. oe assigned for prov
ing said instrument; and that notice thereof be
given TO all persons concerned, by publishing
this order three weeks successfully in the Ben
nington Evening Banner, newspaper circu-
lating in that vicinity in said District, previous
to the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notified TO
appear before said Court. at the time and place
Aforesaid, ani contest the probate of said will,
IL you have cause.
Given under my hand az Bennington in said
district TINS 18th day OF June, 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR. Register,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
'ANEVENDOzEN
BOYS ANSWER
CALL TO ARMS
Most of the New Recruits Will
Join Co.
TEN MORE ENLISTED
Of Those Who Went Up Monday
Three Have Been Rejected BY
the Army Surgeon

Twelve more recruits left this af-
ternoon for Fort Ethan Allen to join
the First Vermont Infantry. They
are
BueI D. Miller
Earl D. Miller
Erward L. Schultz
William Jepson
Ell NJ. Squire
Elmer Greenwood
Francis r. Fleming
Edward l.. Bent
Edward r. Flynn
Kenneth Stanley
Everin Gates
William n. Beecher
Most of these will become members
Of Company ! though one or two pre-
fer to go in the Rutland company.
Ten more have enlisted and OF
these part will go up Saturday and
the others ON Monday. Among the
enlistments today was one young
man from Hoosick Falls who decided
that he preferred to go in the Ver-
mont regiment
The boys who went up Monday
were examined by Dr. F. ]. Hurley
and those today by DR.. L. III. Ross who
gave their services in this work.
They do not make a complete exami-
nation, but examine for serious physi-
cal defects that are sure to bar the
recruits.
OF those who have gone up prev
iously three came home today be-
cause rejected by the army surgeons,
all on account of their eyes. The
three are Martin Madigan, jr., Fred
Elwell and John G.. Hogan.
Enlistments are coming in steadily
and If other parts of the state are do
ing as well as Bennington the Yer
mont regiment is likely to be filled
by Saturday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13

new route.
The first sidewalk construction this
year will be the completion of the
work on Dewey street, the trustees
decided 1t was also voted that a
walk be laid over Washington street
from Elm street to Weeks street and
from the corner of Weeks street to
the hospital entrance.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the firm of Aldrich & Stratton to dis
continue the piling of pulp wood be.
side the highway on County street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
FIsHED WITHOUT LICENSES
Three Men Pay $31o1 Each at Bel
lows Falls, All Pleading Guilty.

Bellows Falls, June 11.-Three men
were brought today before Judge T.
e. O'Brien in Municipal court and
pleaded guilty to charge of fishing
without licenses. The men were
Louis Beto, "a of Bartonsville Sidney
Wiley of Charlestown, N. H., and Ken
meth Charlton of Holyoke, Mass. Each
man was fined S25 and costs of $6.01.
which they paid. They were fishing
in brooks in the town of Rockingham
and we're complained of by c. H. Met
calf of Brattleboro, county fish and
game warden.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
PERsHING IN PARIS TONIGHT
American General Will Be Royalty
Received in French Capital.

Paris, June 13.-IMai. Gen. John j.
Pershing arrived at French port to-
day from London. The commander of
the American expeditionary forces
will arrive in Paris this evening and
plans are being made to give him an
enthusiastic and spectacular recep-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
DERBY LINE HOLES RECORD
Vermont Town of 400 Puts $27 200
Into Liberty Loan Bonds.

Boston, June 1.-THE little town
of Derby Line, VT. close to the Cana
dian border holds the banner record
in New England for subscriptions to
the liberty loan. With a population
of 400 it was called upon to subscribe
$4,000 but already the New England
committee announced today it has
taken $4,000 and promised to run the
total up to $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Second Entertainment of the Season
to Be Given This Evening.

Following is the program for the
band concert to be given from the
yeranda of the cottage hotel:
The Star Spangled Banner
March-"Happy Chaps Losey
Observation-Disclosures of the South
Solomon
"Humoreske Dvorak
Overture-"Pique Dame" Suppe
Fantasia-"In Days of Old"
Robinson
Med. Overture-Remick's Hits
LampO
Selection-"Adele" Bodewatt
March-"Gethsemane Commandery"
Fulton
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
POWNAL

Mrs. Audvice NJ Gardner an.
nounces the engagement of her daugh
ter, Jannette Merchant Gardner, to
Henry Edward Green of Petersburg,
N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, overcast tonight and prob
ably showers tomorrow. Cooler
Thursday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-29

chilly. They have certainly got
swell wagon roads here. They are
equal to pavement. Corn is the chief
product here and it is great coun-
try for silOs. Every farmer has one.
'rhe land is good and level and the
Ohio about $3.50. There is not much
change in the general lay of the land
by the looks of the improvements.
The people are pretty wealthy. It is
now O'clock and it is so dark that
we can not see far out the window.
Now it is seven and we have just
finished our supper, which was three
slices Of bread. two slices of corn
we wanted Now it is $3.50 and we
are in Cleveland. 1t is right on the
shore of Lake Erie. We 60 over the
New York Central from here, right
along the lake to Buffalo. / will go
to bed again.
Nov. 18.-WeH it is morning and
every one is feeling fine and it finds
us in Syracuse, New York. We went
through Pennsylvania in the night so
try Nv We have e. had reay nice NV Weather s
up until now on our trip, but now it
is showing and is pretty cold We
have left Syracuse and the farm
houses are close together. l can't
see where they get that stuff that
New York and the eastern states are
ahead of old Iowa. This isn't farm
ing country. Hay seems to be the
chief product. This is more of a
dairying country. All the little
towns have some kind of factory
in them. / would rather have forty
acres in Iowa than 100 here. It looks
funny to see pine trees growing out
in the timber. Well the sun is shin
ing now and believe we will have a
nice day after all The ground is
covered with big stones, and there
are lots of fences made entirely of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-11-29

pupil had become the master, and,
my dear Wilhelm, abdicate in your
favor. The great key of hell will be
turned over to you. The gavel that
has struck the doom of damned
souls since time began is yours. ]
am satisfied with what have done;
that my abdication in your favor is
in the future am at your majesty's
service.
i Affectionately and sincerely,
Lucifer H. Satan %