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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12
TRIBUTE TO BELGIUM

Darwin P. Kingsley, native of
Vermont and president of the New
York Life insurance company, in re-
cent address, paid a tribute to Bel
GUM that deserves to be widely read.
1t is as follows:
S,rcc the Greeks stood at Their
r"pllae and stopped the rush of the
t.'tisu hnrocs there has been no par
! l.ei 10 what the world saw on the
I rree latcful days in early August,
1914, when Belgium chose death rath-
or than dishonor.
Since Joan of Arc faced her accus-
ers and stood und:smayed while the
fagots were lighted about her the
pathetic figure than Belgium personi.
fled in her youthful and intrepid
leader, King Albert.
Belgium has qlIickened the soul OF
the world. She has made us put a
new estimate on men and events.
We see John Brown of Ossawa'
tonne in a new and glorious light;
we catch a new inspiration from the
martyrdom of John Huss. --s-.s-ae
Power of arms, masses of wealth,
vast territories, millions of people
shrink and shrivel when there blazes
out in the consciousness of men a
recognition that after all the only
great thing in the world is self-respect
the Divine fearlessness which sus-
tanned Jesus Christ and Socrates and
all the saints, religious and political,
who have died for humanity. The
power that has periodically requick-
ened the conscience of the world has
sometimes found expression through
a man and sometimes through peo-
pie.
Since 1882 Belgium has been the
keystone in the arch of international
good faith On the physical integ-
rity of Belgium all the great European
sovereignties agreed. Her soil was
to be as sacrosanct as the solemnly
pledged word of great nations could
make it.
All the powers, including Belgium
! believed in Germany's good faith. The
pledge held through the war of 1870.
Few doubted that it would hold al
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12

ways. Then under the highsounding
phrase of military necessity" Ger
many proceeded to smash the one
great compact under which sovereign
states had established the higher
law of internationally. And what
was Germany's necessity? The nee
essity of the burglar and the assassin
no more. A nation cannot be as
sassinated and leave mo trace" The
record in Belgium will endure to the
last syllable of recorded time.
Little Belgium defied the perfidious
monster and therefore it is that Bel
GUM has become the monitor of the
selfrespect< of men. She met the
first rush of the new Attila, the or
ganized forces of barbarism, the lust
of power, the demands of monster
criminal almost alone, almost unaid
ed
She had to decide quickly. She was
first taken up into high place, shown
the riches of the world, promised
ease and recompense and safety II
she would bow down. And what a
temptation it must have been! How
it must have appealed to her practical
statesmen! How such an appeal
made here would go home to certain
United States Senator's! II she re-
sisted she couldn't stop Germany
She knew that. Germany would pass
through with or without her consent
Germany would probably do all she
planned to do in any event. There
fore why hesitate? If she resisted she
had everything to lose and for that
loss no reasonable prospect of gain.
BY yielding she would lose no mater
ial thing, she would undertake no
quixotic enterprise; she would simply
step aside and let the monster attack
its real objective.
But Belgium had a soul as high and
serene as the soul of the Maid of Or
leans. Between dishonor and death
she chose death and her land has
been Calvary from that day to this.
The shame of the assault, the moral
heroism of the resistance, we did not
as a people quickly grasp. 1t was all
so far away and the Beast that out
ragged Belgium lived and worked in
sidiously everywhere in our midst,
and cleverly dulled our moral sense.
He was very busy, and as always,
very efficient. His appeal was cum
ming, and it was effective for nearly
j, three years. Without any real APP
probation of whether or not it was
morally infamous for us to be i'm or
out we elected President on the
cry "He has kept us out of war" In
the light of President Wilson's later
action in view of his present splendid
leadership, wonder whether he now
remembers that cry with any satisfac
ton. But we were then all--or near
ly all-alike. We couldn't clearly see
Belgium; we didn't understand the
situation even when the unspeakable
Brute sank the Lusitania. We are
only beginning to understand Bel
GUM now. We must understand her
or we are lost.
Belgium is the Light of the World.
Belgium is the Hope of the World un-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12
S1OO Reward. S1OO

The readers OF this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least enc
dreaded disease that science has been
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disease, requires q constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
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and mucous surfaces of the system. there
by destroying the foundation of the dis
case. and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing It's work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list OF testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists Y5c.
Take Halln Family Pills for constipation.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12

1t will interest the men rejected for
physical reasons to know that the gov
eminent is fixing to rehabilitate them
and give them the chance to fight they
are longing for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-12
Children CRY
FOR FLETCHER'S
c - s TO Rl a
Your failure to take

life insurance means little to the COM
panies, but to those dependent on you
it may prove source of hardship.
Better act now and be sure. National
Life ms. Co., of vt. (Mutual)
Earle s. Kinsley, General Agent,
Mead Building, Rutland, Vermont.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
GOVERNORS HAVE NO
AUTHORITY TO ASK
DRAFT ~RE-HEARINGS

Washington, Oct. 5~.-Misunder-
standing as to the powers of gover-
nors Of the states to review the action
of local or district draft boards caused
Provost Marshal General Crowder to
telegraph all governors today a sub
Elementary explanation of their du-
ties in that regard. The governors
and adjutants general of the states
have been swamped with appeals for
rehearings upon which they had no
authority to act.
"Only where through error In law
or through the non-culpable ignor-
ance of the registrant a man has been
held for service who should have
been discharged or exempted" the
message said, lis authority to request
rehearings by the board granted to
the governors"
The message makes it plain that
the boards are the only judges of facts
brought out in the hearing Of any
case and if their decision is rendered
in a legal way. nc power even to re-
quest a rehearing has been granted to
any one. To hat injunction, how
ever, the message couples warning
that requests made by the governor in
accordance with the regulations
should be given full respect and at
tention by the boards. General
Crowder said there is no Justification
for the attempt hat has been made
by many registrants Ito intertect into
the established system at this time the
governor or his adjutant general as a
new board of review"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06

Arc you a friend Of the American
soldier o in France or soon; to be
sent there to fight for you?
II you are, you are planning to do
everything you possibly can to make
him comfortable and happy.
YES? WE'LL, WHAT ARE you
Have you done your full share. or
are COMPLAINING on doing still more?
OF course, you are interested in The
Herald Smoke Fund, which is to send
FIFTY CENTS worth Of smoking ma.
terfals to the man In the trenches for
each twenty-five cents that is contrib
uted. 1850
II you are interested, come. across
with your contribution and do not
make It top small-you smokers can
afford to sive the price Of your own
smokes for m week, suroly. That
would help some. &
The boys owe there cannot buy
American smoking tobacco, cigarets.
stc.. In France except at %prohibitive
prices, and the French 7tobaccos, cigar
cts and cigars are '.imppssible', to the
american taste. YOU can imagine
Therefore, the smiles that come to the
boys In the American camps; when the
hugo packing cases full Of the indi-
1vidual cartons are' opened up ana 8
cry man gets enough 70 keep him
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
NO TOWNLEYlSM IN THEIRS

The people of Lake City, Minnesota, did not wish to
have a Townley meeting wished on them, and SO inform
ed the Public Safety Commission. The commission had
learned something about Townley meetings. having had
information concerning one which was held in st. Paul q
few days ago. and, acting upon the expressed wish Of the
Lake City people and the information which it had on the
general subject of Townley meetings, it issued ordess that
no such meeting should be held. And it was 90 ordered.
Mr.: Townley, having learned something of caution
Of late, insisted that his st. Paul meeting was going to be
a patriotic meeting. Doubtless he gave the same prelimi-
nary description of the proposed Lake City meeting. But
thre are a lot of old birds in Minnesota who are not to
be caught with chaff, and the proposed meeting was con-
aoered on Its merits. and not on the basis Of the an
nouncements OF its sponsors.
We can conceive Of no circumstances in which a
meeting called and engineered by Mr.. Townley could
properly be described as a patriotic meeting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06

-.--fS. - .aAEE-E st-H.=r ~ IL t-.4a-.
was to have spoken. Public feeling
was running high and q riot was fear
60. The sheriff's orders were In con.
formity with advices from the public
safety commission and Lake City au-
thorities.
At Rochester, where Townley had
boen advertised to speak also, a per-
NIT for the meeting was Withdrawn
late yesterday. The withdrawal came
IN answer to . protest from Civil War
veterans and officials Of the CONNER
Ga club. League members, In this
instance. asserted they would hold the
gathering anyway.
The Otter Tail county public safe-
IS scommittsS wa third to bar the
'iieeg,ie yesterday when e announced q
9 on z Townley gathering scheduled
TOT October 20 1t Fergus Falls The
coaclul ing sYentence 81 this order
iread NO public meetings Of q poii-
ssacsi netsire VIII take place 10 otter
Issl.eonnty excspts such 60 honoEsand
Nuaboffsess" S o. @sS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS
I'm OLD
b. ALTMAN

'"In Old Kentucky" with its jockey
riding heroine, it's mint-julip loving
colonel, its piccaninny brass band, its
double q%uartette and it's thrilling melo-
dramatic enc will be seen at the
Metropolitan on Thursday, October II.
The production is a spectacular one,
and the elaborate presentation de-
lights the audience.
The play should play to big bust
ness here for it is always popular and
the presentation this year is particu-
larry satisfactory.
1t was just twenty years ago that
I'm Old Kentucky" was first seen.
Many thousands of theatregoers have
seen it since then and many thou
sands Of dollars have been made by
1t for its owners and its author,
Charles T. Darcy.
Many persons prominent in the
atrical life too have been associated
with it, including Julia Arthur y(Mrs.
b. p. Cheney, the original Barbara
Holton; Louis James, the original
Colonel Doolittle; Frank Losee, and
Marion Gilmore, his wife, who was the
first Madge to swing across the chasm
and save her lovers life, and George
Edeson, father of Robert Edesor.'',
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
%uRATTLlNG Bob
%BLUNDERED
"a sns,se ' "He Was stupid Fei a
c a"G Had "the vanity and Cocsi-
n ,n. That Go With stupidity'

Iruou, louisville Courier Journal.y
(fron. ebert NJ. La Toilette pos
aenato aimed faculty for making
sess so,f r;diculous, He is fertile II. re-
nn - and his success is unquallneo;
new facet of the Wisconsin JeweA
- Fatu,tv was presented When Mt. 49,
Tollette in a speech in st. paul ,r,s VA
interrupted by a man WIN 1890
you're yellow" - +h.+
The speaker had just a .a ia
while the sinking of the Lusllal.a w
lated the technical r1ghs ol x1I.N o.
cans 1t was not worth glons 70 WI
aa;tioisn, If this view, that the voice
ferano the audience Interrupted n
Grafton. MON
o4 ordinary hoss-sense he would nave
songht to prove his consistency py ae-
Ginning to 80 to wal because OF an IN.
" sion of the technical or
al right of the speaker Of The eve
Ming to hold the platform n say nis
saw without interruption for purposes
of criticism. Being a stupid Leilow,
and having the vanity and cocKiness
which go along with stuplolty, ~
blundered into a pitfal. he tnIew
out his chest, strutted, flung pack tno
epithet, and added, like n tAvsTn
brawler. a challenge to the man VINO
called him yellow. He would-salds
Rafting Bob. with a fine show Or
nhvsicai courage--he would take
care Of" his critic if he would make
himself known and place himself
where the Wisconsin champion Q
yellowness upon the part of the Unit-
ed States could get at him.
A man who is willing at any time
to speak all day in advocacy OF cow
ardice as a national principle. a gov
erning policy for the nation, a virtue.
wants it known that he will roo no
criticism; that he will fight at the
drop of the hat: that he is par
cellence the fighting man, sudden and
quick in quarrel. A nation should
have no pride. A flag should oner to
those who live under it and are
pected to respect 1t, no p~rotectlon.
No insult to a people, and no injury.
even the murder Of women and chill
dren, should be avenged. but IT any
man dares to question the readiness or
Wisconsin's prancing personification
of the ridiculous he must be prepared
to fight. for Robert NJ. La Toilette, he
would have you know. Is not a man to
fail to reply to criticism with his
fists.
1t never is necessary to prove that
the pacifst occupies a ridiculous pc.
sition. He always Is offering ade-
quate proof.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
GERMAN PACIFIC RAIDS

Somewhere in the Pacific, unless some mishap has
befanen her, is a ship manned by a German crew seek
ing for vessels of the powers at war with Germany, in
order that they may be sent to the bottom. The story
small German raider. after sinking three merchant YES
sells and taking their crews on board, was wrecked on the
beach of q little South Pacific island. How the German
crew took possession of a small French schooner, the
Lutece, which called at the island, equipped her with the
paraphernalia from their own beached vessel, and put to
sea in search of other victims.
The career of the Lutece, under her new crew, is not
likely to be a long one. She may be able to account for a
few trading vessels, and it is possible that in an expanse
of water so vast she may elude pursuit for some time.
But the chances are in favor of her rather speedy cap
ture or destruction unless the Germans who are now
sailing her are content to go into hiding in some OBJ
scure port, and in this manner to cease entirely the war
work which took them to the South Seas. This, howev-
er, is unlikely. The hardihood which has characterised
the actions of those raiders is likely to induce them to
keep up their work until they meet with something with
which they cannot cope. . =
The conduct Of some of her individual sea raiders
is the single clean spot on the badly smudged page of
German war history. Among the commanders Of indi-
vidual German raiders there have been several men
whose acts proclaimed them humane men, good sports
men, and brave and resourceful fighters. Mueller, the
without sacrificing a life. Several others have emulated
him. The commander of the See Adler seems to have
been both resourceful and humane.
And 1t is interesting to note that the men who have
SO conducted themselves, while recognized as enemies ac-
cording to the rules of war, have received tho generous
praise Of the people Of the nations whose ships they were
sinking. which is evidence that the world knows a clean
general had been conducted on a like plane, the history
of this war might have been different. At any rate, Ger
many would have had the respect of the world. Instead,
she has the worlds contempt and loathing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
Col Reichmann Must
Wait for Appointment
Until December Term

Washington, Oct. b.-Senate action
III the nomination Of Col. Carl Reich
mann Of the regular infantry to be
q brisadier general. held up sincs his
nomination Aug. s because Of charges
that he IL a pro-German in sympathy,
will wait until the December sessaon
ct congress. Efforts to dlspoSe.of the
nomination before adjournment failed
today in 9 three-hour legislative eeo-
sion OF he enatea Opponents to the
confirmation forced action OVER AFTER
wide discusslon behind closed DOOR.
Col. R~eicf1nann has served IN the
|srniy. raore than . score Of years. He
800 n or In Germany ana recsdyed
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06
FOREST LAND FOR GRAZING.

Helena. Mont, Oct. 6.-Every avail
able acre is to be used for grazing in
the forests from this time on, accord
ing to local forest authorities, in order
to expedite stock raising. The Hell
ena forest, it is said, is now being
stocked to its utmost caapcity.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-06

Stars! May fond eyes welcome you. willing feet follow you.
blessing! Ours by Inheritance. ours By allegiance. ours 81
a6ectton-long may you float on the free winds Of heaven
the emblem Of liberty, the hope Of the world.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
Trustees Recommend Actor
On Site for Central
Fire Station

The annual report of the village
officers will be published Monday and
be ready for distribution at the vii
lage caucus to be held at the Town
hall this evening
The trustees report that the appro-
priations for the year amounted to
$4,000 and the expenses to $40,073.
16, leaving a balance of $4,626S4.
The Indebtedness has been reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000 and there wa
cash on hand Of $3,95O14
They say that it has been quite diff
ficult to carry on the work in all de-
partments without exceeding the APP
preparations, on account of the large
Increase in wages of employees and
heavy percentage Of increase of ma
terial of all kinds. The amount OF
work done has been limited because
of the inability to procure help il
the street department.
They recommend that action, b
taken at the annual village meeting
on the location of a central fire sta
ton, as it is expected work will b.
commenced on the government build
ing in the early spring and it will ID
necessary to give up the present sta
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
WALTER p. SMITH. Judge.
order of Notice viii

12-5-3t.
Order of Notice VIII
ESTATE OF ISABELLA HOLDER.
STATE OF VERMONT,
District of Caledonia, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court fol-
the District of Caledonia: To all per-
sons interested in the estate of Isabella
Holder, late of ST. Johnsbury, in sale
district. deceased, GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at 81
Johnsbury within and for said Distric,
on the Both day of November, A. u
1917, an instrument purpcrting to be
the last Will and Testament of Isa
bella Holder, late of St ,Johnsbury, ir
said district, deceased, was presented
to the Court aforesaid for Probate
And it is ordered by said Court that
the 22nd day of December, A. D., 1917.
at the Probate Office in said St Johns
bury. be assigned for proving sale
instrument; and that notice thereof b.
given to ell persons concerned, by
publishing this order three weeks
successfully in the St. Johnsbury Gale.
DOMAIN, newspaper, circulating il
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, and contes
the probate of said VIII, if you have
cause.
Given under my hand at ST. Johns.
bury in said District, this 50th day OF
November, A. d. 1917
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-12-19
12-5-3t
Order of Notice Will.

ESTATE OF BENJAMIN F. HUTCHINSON
STATE OF VERMONT, District of Called onia, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict of Caledonia To all persons interested
in the estate of BENJAMIN F. HUTCHINSON. late
Of Waterford, in said District dece ased, greet
ing:
At Probate Court, holden at StsJohns-
bury, within and for said District on the
3Oth day of November, A d 91T. an 1nstru-
ment purpo-ting to be the last Will and Tes-
lament of BENJAMIN F. Hutchinson. late of
Waterford, in said District. deceased, was
presented to the Court aforesaid for Pro-
bate.
And 1t is ordered by said Court that the
22nd day of Decen Der. A. D. 1917. at the
Probate Office in said St. Johnsbury, be as
signed for proving said instrument; and that
notice thereof be given to all persons con-
cerned, by publishing this order three weeks
successfully in the St. JohEsbury Called on
ian. a newspaper circulating in that vicini-
ty, in said District, previous to the time ap-
pointed
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court. at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate of said
will. if you have cause.
Given under my hand at ST. Tohnsbury in
said District, this 30th day of November,
WAITER P. SMITH, Judge.
1851