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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
CONSUMPTION FoR CANADA
Borden Proposes SeIective Draft e
Raise $4,000 to 100000 Men.

Ottawa. May 19.-Compulsory mill
tary service on selective basis at
once to raise at least $4,000 and prob.
ably 100000 men to make good the
wastage in the Canadian army corps
In France, was proposed to Parlia-
ment late yesterday by Sir Robert
Borden, the PREMIER who returned
from England last Tuesday. The
prime minister declared that every
man in the country had been given
the opportunity under the voluntary
enlistment plan to do his duty to the
country and to the cause. Under this
plan Canada had done well, he said.
There had been dispatched $4,000
men for the Canadian force across the
Atlantic. Including British, French
and other reservists, not less than $50
600 men had gone from Canada for
overseas military service But more
were needed, Sir Robert announced.
There were under arms enough men
to supply reinforcements to keep the
nve Canadian army divisions up to
strength for some time. he said, but
losses were great and provision had
five Canadian divisions were to
dwindle to four to three and to two.
The prime minister said that the
message he brought back from the
Canadians who had held the Germans
at Ypres and beaten them from Vimy
ridge was that they must be support
ed and their losses made good Il
have promised them that support"
said Sir Robert. ''and, so far as | am
concerned, | am determined that the
help they require the men of this
country shall give them. 1t is there
fore my duty to announce that we
shall bring down measure provid-
ing for compulsory military enlist
ment on selective basis and under
that plan we shall raise not less than
10000 and probably 100000 men,"
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the opposition
leader declared that Canada must re-
main in the war to the end and that
provision must be made to enable her
to do so. AS to the measure which
the premier had annouaced. Sir VIII
frid said, when it was laid before
Parliament in detail it would receive
from the opposition full and fair con-
sideration. At the present time he
would not say whether the opposition
would adopt or reject it, but again
he would say that Canada must re-
main in the war to the end
The announcement of compulsory
service was received with applause
from both sides of the Chamber.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
AUsTRIANs SINK ALLIED SHIPS
Light Cruisers Raid Allied Warships
in Adriatic.

London, May ia British cruiser
was sunk during an engagement with
English, French and Italian vessels
after an Austrian naval detachment
had made a successful raid in the
strait of Otranto on the southern
coast of Italy, according to an official
announcement made at Vienna last
night by the admiralty. Italian de-
stroyers. three merchantmen and 20
armed guard vessels, the statement
adds, became victims" of the Aus
train raid. A German submarine CO.
operated with the Austrian forces,
which are said to have returned to
port with small loss and little dam
age.
"On Monday night detachment of
our light sea forces undertook a sue
cessful enterprise in the Otranto
roads in which Italian destroyers.
three merchantmen and 20 armed
guard vessels became victims Sew
enty-two Englishmen of the crews of
the guard vessels were captured.
while returning. our units had a
number of fierce engagements with
SuptiiOI lOiCto III W uiSu
enemy. composed of English, French
and Italian vessels suffered consid-
erable damage. On two enemy de-
stroyers conflagrations were seen.
Participation in the fight by en-
emy submarines and airmen was un-
successful. while on the other hand
our seaplanes participated splendid
ly in the fighting. They each OBJ
tanned one hit on two enemy cruis-
ers and effectively combatted hostile
submarines. Our units returned in
full number with small human losses
and damages.
In brilliant cooperation with our
naval forces a German submarine
sunk by torpedo hit an English
cruiser with four tunnels"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
PROCLAMATION
BY PRESIDENT
ON WAR DRAFT
Fixes Date of June 5 For
Registration
MEN OF AGES 21 TO 81
All Eligible Men Must Register On
Above Date Between Hours Of
7 A. M. and 9 p. M.

Washington. May 19.-President
Wilson's proclamation at Washington
putting into effect the selective draft
provision of the war army bill, signed
last night. follows:
A proclamation by the president OF
the United States:-
Whereas, Congress has enacted and
the president has on the 18th of May
1917 approved a law which contains
the following proclamation:
Now, therefore, |, Woodrow VIII
son, president of the United States,
do call upon the governor of each
of the several states and territories,
the board of commissioners of the
District of Columbia and all officers
and agents of the several states and
territories, of the District of Colum
bia and of the counties and munich
palities therein TO perform certain
duties in the execution of the fore
going law. which duties will be COM
municated to them directly in regu-
lations of even date herewith.
And / do further proclaim and give
notice to all persons subject to reg
in the District of Columbia in ac-
cordance with the above law that
the time and place of such registra-
tion shall be between Z a. m, and 8
p. IN. ON the 5th day of June, 1917, at
the registration place in the pre-
cinct wherein they have their perma-
nent homes. Those who shall have
attained their 21st. birthday and who
shall not have attained their 31st
birthday on or before the day here
named are required to register, ex-
cepting only officers and enlisted men
of the regular army the navy, the
marine corps, and the national
guard and naval militia while in the
service of the United States, and
officers in the officers reserve corps
and enlisted men in the enlisted re-
serve corps while in active service
In the territories of Alaska, Hawaii
and Porto Rico day for registration
will be named in later proclamation
And do charge those who, through
sickness shall be unable to present
themselves for registration that they
apply on or before the day of regis
tration to the county clerk of the
county where they may be for in
structions as to how they may be
registered by agent. Those who ex
pect to be absent on the day named
from the counties in which they have
their permanent homes may register
by mail, but their mailed registration
cards must reach the places in which
they have their permanent homes
by the day named herein.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
ROOSEVELT NOT
TO Be ALLOWED
FEDERAL TROOPS
President Refuses to Organ
ize Volunteers
COMMENDS HIS SPIRIT
Does Not Believe That an Army With
Unscientific Leadership Would
Produce Results.

Washington, May 19.-Col Roose-
welt will not be permitted by Presi-
dent Wilson to take a volunteer army
to Europe Ohicial announcement of
this fact was made last night by Sec
retary of War Baker
Shortly before this announcement
came from Secretary Baker. the
White House gave to the press a
statement from President Wilson in
which he said that he would not avail
himself. "at any rate at the present
stage of the war" Of the authority
conferred by the Military Selective
Draft act, which he had just approx
ed. to organize volunteer divisions.
While referring in complimentary
terms to Colonel Roosevelt's public
service and gallantry, the President
made it plain that he was entirely out
Of sympathy with the Roosevelt pro
posal that volunteers be sent to
France without delay
Politically, too. said the Presi-
dent, "it would no doubt have a very
fine effect and make a profound i'm
preston" but he added that the bust
ness now at hand is undramatic, prac-
tical, and of scientific directness that
he did not regard Colonel Roosevelt
as military expert. He also
stressed the point that upon the Exc
cutive rested the responsibility for
the successful conduct OF the war
and that he intended to be influenced
by considerations along that line and
let everything else wait.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19

TREES ABOUT PosToFFIcE
Improvements on Grounds of New
Federal Building.

Residents of Bennington are going
to have an opportunity to stuGy the
growth of a number of trees and
shrubbery not native to this section
of the country Louis Empie, who
conducts the Highland nurseries at
Johnstown, N. Y, is at work on the
grounds of the local postofiice carry
ing out the landscape scheme drafted
some time ago by employees of the
department at Washington.
The American elms, which are set
in the rear OF the lot and the hemlock.
are the only specimens in the large
collection indigenous TO this climate.
When the work is completed it will
be possible, if one has a comprehen-
sive knowledge of the subject, to pick
out the Siberian arbor vitae, the
Chinese juniper, the compact arbor
vitae, the Hugo pine. the American
arbor vitae, the Japanese barberry,
the red branched dogwood the bridal
wreath. the Tartarian honeysuckle,
the white spruce. the blue spruce, the
Norway spruce and the Norway
maple,
The larger eyergreens have been
planted in different locations about
the grounds. The barberry consti-
tutes hedge and the jumpers have
been used as screens in front of the
building.
Mr. Empie brought with him a
number of trained nursery men to
put in the trees and secured addition
al assistance after arriving in tO%yn.
Some time must elapse before the de-
ciduous trees attain much growth, but
the evergreens will make decided
improvement in the appearance of the
grounds before the close of the pres
ent season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
BRAZIL READY TO BREAK
Expected That South American Re
public Will Soon Enter War.

fHbfS N''' OSOh h'hNf
New York, May 19--It is believed
Brazil will soon revoke the decree of
neutrality as affecting the war be.
tween the United States and Ger
many. says a delayed Rio Janeiro dis
patch, dated Thursday. received last
night.
The Brazilian government several
diplomatic relations with Germany
April II and on April 2S a proclama
tion of neutrality in respect to the
war between the United States and
Germany was issued a dispatch from
Rio Janeiro April 80 said that 1t was
explained in official circles there that
the Brazilian governments declara-
ton of neutrality was Il mere formal
ity intended to set forth the country's
position exactly on the eve of the
meeting of Congress. 1t was said that
as Brazil had merely broken off rela-
tions with Germany and was not in
state of war with Germany she
could not fail TO declare her neutrality
on conformity with diplomatic usages.
Further action was left in the hands
of Congress, which was to convene
on the Sd. There have been no
reports of any decisive action by the
Brazilian Congress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
PROTEST AGAINST APPRAISAL
Barre G Montpelier Traction Co. OBJ
iects to 10000 Mark.

Montpelier, May 1.-THE board of
appeals, comprising Secretary OF
State Bailey, ieut.-Gov Hulburd and
Auditor Gates, met at the State House
this afternoon and heard counsel and
officials of the Barre & Montpelier
Traction company protest against the
tax commissions appraisal of the
road.
The road was appraised at $21O,OO0
the same amount as in prior years,
and the officials today endeavored to
show that because of the financial
condition of the road the appraisal
should be materially reduced. Those
who appeared for the railroad were
Attorney Fred +. Gleason; II. 7.
Sands, general manager of the Ten
ney company; William F. Cory. as
sistant superintendent of the road,
and f. A. Harris. office manager. The
board took the matter under advise
ment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
BENNINGTON CLUB ANNUAL
Banquet and Election Took Place
Thursday Evening.

The annual meeting and banquet
of the Bennington club were held at
the rooms in the opera house block
Thursday evening. The customary
entertainment was omitted this year.
These officers we're elected: Board of
managers, DR.. F. S. Braley. c. w.
Thatcher, Amyel Baker, A. Z. Hollis
ter, John j. Hayes, Elmer F. Rock
wood, II. F. Gibson, J. A. Evans,
Ward L. Lyons, Walter H. Berry. w.
f. Bissell, Isaac p Walker: president,
DR.. F, S. Braley; vice-president. C.
w. Thatcher; treasurer, George G..
Bond; secretary, A. E. Hollister.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
KILLS MOTHER AND SELF
Angelo Bianchi Uses Revolver After
Becoming Respondent

Montpelier. May 17.-Angelo Bian-
chi, aged SO years. a granite carver,
committed suicide at 1920 o'clock
this morning by shooting himself
through the heart with a revolver af-
ter he had fired one shot into the
right lung of Mrs. Clementine Bian-
chi, who died few hours later.
Bianchi was despondent over dying
of tuberculosis. He had been in san
atariums for treatment.
Mrs Bianchi was we'll known in the
Italian colony for her hospitality and
her Italian cooking.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
U. S. HOSPITAL IN ENGLAND
First Base Hospital Unit Comprising
About 300 Persons.

London, May 1S.-The first of six
fully organized and equipped hospital
units which the American Red Cross
is sending TO France, arrived in Eng
land yesterday. The unit comprised
about 300 persons, including twenty
army medical officers, sixty nurses
and more than 200 other attaches.
This unit will be this first officially
sanctioned by the United States gov
ernment to carry the American flag to
the battlefields Of France since the
United States entered the war. After
brief stay in England the unit will
be sent to the continent. where it will
take charge of base hospital behind
the British front The hospital will
have accommodations for 500 patients
and be fully equipped by the British
hospital service.
Sir Alfred Keogh, surgeon general
of the British army, in making the
foregoing announcement to the Asso-
ciated Press today, said the arrival of
the American unit was the result OF
plans completed by Secretary of War
Baker and Colonel T. II. Goodwin of
the British hospital service, whom
Surgeon General Keogh recently sent
to the United States to confer with
the army medical authorities there.
Surgeon General Keogh said. it had
been decided to send from America,
six units. comprising about 1900 per-
sons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
GIRL TERRIBLY BURNED
Little Daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Sc
mararo of Brattleboro May Die

mararo or brattieporo May Dle
Brattleboro, May 17.-Elsa Semara'
ro, four years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Semararo of South Main
street, was burned. probably fatally,
this afternoon. The child apparently
played with matches while alone in
the kitchen of the tenment, her par
ents being in their store and baber
shop on the floor below which they
conduct Both the parents had their
hands and arms badly burned in tear
ing off the child's clothing.
The girl was taken by DR.. f. r..
Lynch to the Melrose hospital, where
tonight it was said that her condition
was critical Mr.. Semararo was burn
ed cut in a fire that destroyed build
ings owned by Attorney General Fl. G..
Barber on Main street in October,
1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19

ately. II was stated at the war de-
partment today that the volunteer sys-
tenn would be given a complete trial,
but that if enlistments were not up to
the mark. the machinery for drafting
men into the guard would be en-
polyed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, probably thunder showers
tonight and Sunday. Warmer tonight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19

Washington, May 1S.-The Ameri-
can base hospital unit whose safe ar
rival in England is reported, is base
hospital 4 of Cleveland. commanded
by Major Harry l.. Gilchrist, medical
corps, T. S. A.. and under the direc-
ton of Dr. George w. Grille.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
VICTORIES ENTHUSE ROME
Ancient City Aflame Over Success of
the Army.

Rome, May 19-All Rome is aflame
over the successes of the army. Dis
patches from the front today state
that a battle is in progress all along
the front. Much of the fighting is at
close range. The Italians have taken
hill No. 652, an important point in the
reutonic line north of Moste Santo.
The Austrians lost 379 prisoners when
the hill was captured
Austrian casualties up to Tuesday,
according to a report from Gen. Cor
dova's headquarters in killed, wound
ed and missing total .i2, 600 and ii is
estimated that the Teutonic losses
since that date must be fully as large.
Gorilla is being heavily bombarded
by Austrian artillery
London My 1S.-British heavy ar
tilery. whose destructive effectiveness
made history in the Somme and Arras
Offensives, is cooperating with the
-alians in the latest attempt TO drive
the Austrians from the line of the
lsonzo. Against the combined British
and italian artillery fire the Austrians
have failed in attempts to recapture
lost ground between Gorizia and Toll
mino. At four points along the line
the Austrians have made repeated at
tacks but all efforts were checked by
artillery fire and infantry counter at
tacks. Meanwhile under the cover of
the artillery the Italians are busily
fortifying captured positions and pre-
=,
ment In addition to the taking of
much war material Rome reports the
capture of nearly $500 prisoners.
Artillery actions only are reported
from the British front arouDd Arras.
The Germans apparently have given
up hope of retaking Bullecourt and
other strategic positions now in Brit
ish hands and admit the evacuation of
Bulecourt. Crown Prince Rupprecht
has made no new counter attack.
The ruins of Bullecourt were evac-
uated, according to command, the Ger
man war office today announced.
1t was i'll almost identical words
that Berlin two months ago an
nounced the evacuation of the village
of Grandecourt, in the Picardy, which
ushered in his now famous retreat
Another retreat, this time by the two
wings of his line. is now looked for as
certainty. Lens is afiame and be-
hind the Teuton lines the torch has
been put to work again.
On the French front, north of the
Aisne and in the Champagne, the Ger
man crown prince continued today his
counter thrusts. particularly on both
sides of the Road of the Ladies'"
None of these assaults made any inn
preston upon the French lines,
Paris reported. Berlin, however, re-
ported the repulse of French attacks
and the capture by Brandenburg
troops of trench east of La Royrere
farm.
Dense German formations Petro-
rograd says, have attempted an attack
against Russian positions near Shell
vov in Volhynia, but were driven
back. There have been no reports of
strong German attacks along the line
from Riga to the Observation-Disclosures
borders since a few days after the
fall of the Romanoff dynasty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-19
BANDITS KILL TWO

Chicago This Forenoon.
Chicago, May 1.-two men We're
killed and two more wounded by five
masked bandits who held up messeng
ers at the Racine street station of
Metropolitan elevated railroad today
and escaped with the $1,000 payroll of
the Stein Garter company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
Along Gas Row

The Federal Motor componv re.
ports the following Chandler sales
Tor the month OF May:
Atlas supply company. four-nas.
senger roadster: Ponca city garage.
fohca city, Okla, seven four pas
senger touring cars; Joe Davis. seven
passenger touring; Chandler Motor
sales company, Muskogee. six four
passenger roadsters and 12 seven
passenger tourings: Brady a Leamon
Bartlosville, Okla, five four-passen-
ger roadsters and six seven pa ssenper
touring cars; h. +. Moore. seven pas
senger roadster; J. l.. Kennedy, four
passenger roadster: j. II. Hansler
four passenger roadster. A. f.. Ball
Claremore. seven passenger touring;
I. j. Taggart Sapulpa, seven passen-
ger touring, four passenger roadster:
y. i. Miller, four passenger roadster;
II. VI Baker. four passenger road
ster; u. r. DelIaven, four passenger
roadster; j. A. Campbell. four-p pas
senger roadster: Roy S. Reynolds,
Henryetto, six four passenger road
sters and six seven passenger touring
cars; w. l. Gobel. four-passenger
roadster; l.. w. Giacomina, seven
passenger touring: J. w. Clinkscales,
seven passenger touring; c. 7. Clam
pitt, four passenger roadster; Il ].
Shaw, four passenger roadster: J NJ.
Pringle, four passenger roadster:
Usage lloming OH X Gas Co. four
passenger roadster; Lucille Switzer,
sever-passenger touring.
The Federal Motor company re-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
TULSA MUST PUT UP
$4,000 FOR Y. M. C. A.
Committee VIII Begin Cam
paign This Week; Money
Used in Europe.

Within the coming week the com
mittee Of business men appointed
from the Y. VI. C. A. 10 inaugurate q
campaign 20 raise t25 900 In Tulsa 70
support Y. VI. &. 4. organizations with
The United States armies in Europe
VIII announce the definite plans for
tnis drive, which II is bcheted, Will
result in completion Of the fund within
ten days.
\ committee meeting was helu late
Friday afternoon. but OF the nine
members Of the committee only four
were present. and matters which were
10 have been presented at that time
were deferred until meeting this
wick
When the troops under Gen. Fred
crick Funston landed in Vera cruz
after the city had been taken by blue
!sckets on April q. 1914. one of the
first tents to spread its white canvas
dome 10 the tropical sun was that OF
the Y. ". e. A.
Beneath this wide -sread Of canvas.
as large as a circus stable tent, were
arranged row upon row Of benches
and writing desks. the latter taken
from the shell-ripped building which
had once been the Mexico national
naval academy. ~
II was here that all Of the maga-
zines sent to the troops in Mevic" '''7--
distributed II was in this huge tent
that the men found writing paper,
pen and ink on which to write %
loved ones, and from almost every
guyrope hung a placard: Have You
Written to Mother Today" This
preparation for the soldier, and these
placards arc responsible for hundreds
Of thousands Of letters which were
sent out OF that sweltering little Mex
icau seaport during the occupation by
American troops and no one would
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
INVESTIGATE OUR TRAITORS
Police and Marines Looking for Au-
thOrS OF ''rO IL With Wilson,"

NEW YORK. May 26.-Police and
marine corps recruiting Officers began
an investigation today 10 find out who
II responsible for posting posters with
strips OF paper bearing the inscrip
tion: ITO Hell With the United
States"
Posters in various parts OF the city
have been torn down but the appear
ance OF this inscription pasted on them
in one part of the city aroused the
authorities. Detectives are trying TO
locate the printing establishment
whore the strips were printed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-27
RED FORK VOTES TUESDAY
ON $4,000 BOND ISSUE
Town H. Feeling Effect Of Big Boom
That Has Spread From
West Tulsa.
lperlslto The Word

7pf'lnt TO ne N"itN
RED FORK, Okla. May 26-The
West Tulsa boom has spread TO this
place and on Tuesday the voters VIII
go TO the polls and vote on the propo-
sition Of expendinR $4,000 for a mod
ern waterworks plant and $1,000 for
the erection Of city hall. There is
lituc doubt but what the bonds Will
carry almost unanimously. according
to reliabl reports.
4 deal was completed today whore
by Emory Harrison OF Tulsa and Mrs
Eliza beth Mckee Of Dayton,
bought an entire city block located
adjacent to the post office. The block
will be divided into SO lots and build
ings will shortly be erected on most
Of them.