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Notice to the Public and t
Registrants.

Registrants.
Any person desiring to claim a de.
ferred classification by either Local
or District Board on any ground in
respect of any registrant designated
herein may, within seven days from
the date hereof, and not later, submit
such claim to this Local Board ac-
companied by such affidavit evidence
as such person may desire. to have
considered
Such claims either by a registrant
or by another in respect of any regis
trant may be submitted either by en-
tering the same in the place provid.
ed on the first sheet OF the regis
trant's QUESTIONABLE or by submit.
ting such claim to this board on a
duplicate OF such first sheet (Form
1001-k). If it is desired to submit
affidavit evidence in support of such
claim and in addition to the evidence
contained in the registrants ques.
tionnaire, such effidavits must be pre-.
pared on paper of the same size as
! the QUESTIONABLE, and should be re-
sponsive to the questions asked the
registrant respecting the ground OF
such claim in the pertinent division
of the QUESTIONABLE,
Section of the Selective Service
Regulations provides:
The process of examination and Sc.
lection OF registrants, under these
rules and regulations, shall begin by
the posting of notice in the Offices of
the Local Board on Form 1902, and
by mailing a QUESTIONABLE (Form
100D to every registrant included
within such posted notice, as pro
vided in section 80 hereof and
notice of every subsequent action
taken by either the Local or District
Board in respect of each registrant
shall be given by entering minute
or date of such action on the classifl-
cation list (Form 10000 in the Office
of the Local Board. and in addition
to such entries, by mailing to the
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-22
ANNUAL BANK MEETING

December, 7th, 1917.
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the First National Bank Of
Bennington, VT, for the election Of
directors and transaction Of any other
business which may be brought be-
fore said meeting will be held at the
banking house of said Association on
Tuesday, Januery, 9Th, 1918. at ten
o'clock a. m. a
l.. A, Graves, 4
Cashier.
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NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders vt the First National Bank
OF North Bennington, Vt, will be
held at their clearinghouse on Tues.
day, the first day of January, 1918, at
ten o'clock A. M, for the purpose of
electing a Board of Directors for the
ensuing year and for any other prop.
er and necessary business.
Ralph A. Jones, Cashier.
North Bennington, VT. December list,
1917.
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DALE DISCOURAGED
Jays That United States Is Not Max
inn Much PROGRESS.

Says That United States Is Not Max
ing Much Progress.
/ Coming from. Vimy Ridge, where
the dead bodies still 4ie prone in the
mud, to the easy-chair atmosphere
OF Washington. Congressman Porter
H. Dale's message TO the people OF
the United States is Nt' tf
For Gods sake wake up and real
ize what this war means!
American troops without guns
without enough blankets. without
necessary equipment and wholly un
prepared for the terrific struggle
which they must face is a situation
that sends Mr. Dale back to. this
country. with but one desire-to i'm
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s0es0es9s0GsDGOG0GD
OVER THE TOP
We're Going, i'm this Red Cross Drive,
No question about il.
Let's make it unanimous let show up
the old its reputation delivering the goods for
every worthy cause.
This committee is sweled up almost to the bursting
with pride in having had SO able corps Of
lady solicitors helped to real Red Cross by the
good people of this community.
There's many Bennington Banner going to the front
Bennington Boys and your commendable conduct
bound to make them feel that their old townpeope can't
fight they in it with them o a finish
The Big Campaign Closes ON Xmas Eve
and if you have been skipped don't feel sighted
has asked you to join but come in out of the wet
Hunt up place to plank down your dollar and get Red
Cross your coat and flag in your window
It's going to be mighty lonesome for a few who while
their heart beating true Americans have not yet awoke
to the vital necessity of The Red Cross Relief:
Allow to apologize at this time to many valued
patrons having neglected inform our
Xmas merchandise
We intended to, but you know how it is, we felt this
Red Cross business had to be attended despite business
m What gooa would business be- anyway we lost in
the great fight 1t far off now, but when you
coming home hiploads Of crippled American boys with all
the years Of suffering they will have to endure little more
less business don't of much Importance yet of
we're just greedy for it any other red blooded
American.
Here's good suggestion Get your Red Cross mem
behip first then if you have something buy present
for the baby stocking.
CHAS. G.. COLE
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built through Damascus. If they
swing TO the east they will with
draw from the protection of the fleet.
They have SO completely demoralized
the Turks that this protection is not
necessary.
This seems to me the board ON
which the game OF the war is being
played Already Germany is helpless
in Armenia and Mesopotamia and if
English forces can get Aleppo then
the power and influence of England
Will have been doubled by this war
and the immense resources of Egypt
and the entire valley of the Euphrates
and Tigris viii fail into her lap. This
will mean railroad from Capetown
to Bombay and future for the world
which has never entered into the mind
of the most enthusiastic dreamer"
Incidentally, it is pointed out that
the British forces in their northWard
march through Palestine toward the
ancient pass Of lssus must cross the
supposed field Of the battle OF Arma.
geddOn
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military nossibiIiti.s 8, t. .....
bevond Rsgds5 pr -. 20 g3""''! !
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are nov. tr,iro ,o ,r.,.., ,I.,. ,-'' ''7. II
which apv nen troong o,r r,1.l .o' NJ, I'
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sinco NO otLor iana r,, - III va a. w.
olIr,,ial donosit, a,,d ,,.t,igi. 80
fifteen nor oont ~ ,;n,n :, a." 'a'is t'is
lime neyond au also nI,imL ,'
makes his cou,tr, 50 valvotio "'o, mud
which makes rnst r,iIdow and LinS
rcd evils ,nnossihlo Two horrasts ,',, ",,au an,,
he garnorod ooob voar ona ,ro,, .ai, .I,
and ono fron, irrigation Th" on" '"'r
from rain is the oniy baryos, non.
"rho moyomort tron, ,,"' Ea,.,, &c.. ,'0" y, q,
tended to sbnt of all accegs IRON, f. F,.
rome nv land eince tbo Pmssian" % ar' %
now in ControI of Arnanja and I,o
overland nass eo that ,ha % Tnri,- ,,.'u or, or
forced to gond troony tbroraS ,ho %n e. is
sns mass mr. hv tbe AieyanJrotto oris
This is tbo routo Of tho pagdad raii. "ii.
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TRYING TO BREAK DOWN
OPPOSITION TO DRAFT
President Wilson Tells Congressman
Country Can Not Rely on Volun-
teer system in Bia War.

Washington April 10 Efforts to
break down opposition to the draft
feature of the proposed army bill were
continued today by President Wilson.
Ue arranged to see Representative
Anthony of Kansas, a Republican
member of the house military commit.
tee and an opponent of cOnscription
and 90 explain how strongly he be.
lieyes the United States should not
apply the volunteer system in raising
"a big army for use against Germany.
He made similar personal appeal
yesterday To Chairman Dent of the
military committee, who does not ia
yOr COnscriptiOn
There was considerable talk today
of compromise TO be- offered by op.
ponents of compulsory service Chair
man Dent declared il would be at
least week before a bill Of any sort
Is reported from his committee
In the senate an amendment TO the
army appropriation bill authorizing
the president TO call volunteers in lots
of 100000 each, is pending, hut proba.
bly, will be disposed of ON a point of
order II was offered by Senator Kir.
by of Arkansas yesterday. when de
bate on the draft plan was injected
into the discussion o. an army op-
preparation bill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
NEW BALLOON
One Of the Latest Trumphs Of French
Aerial Service - Exhausting
Occupation.

Paris, April lO.-Among the latest
triumphs of the French aerial service
is a new observation balloon known
as La CaQuot. At the beginning Of
the war observers other than those in
aeroplanes utilized kite balloons of
the German Drachen type, called by
the French soldiers "sausages. There
are sun some OF these in use at the
front, hut lie 'Caquot is much pre-
lerred.
In shape 1t resembles great tad
pole. whereas the Drachen Is incon-
yenienced by a wind of from 80 to 80
feet second, La Caquot can remain
IN the air unless the wind exceeds 90
to 20 feet a second.
1t takes 90 experienced men to man
euVer II Tor as soon as 1t leaves the
shed great attention must be paid to
the Wlnd currents so as to save the
envelope from beng torn. Attached to
the balloon Is a wicker car, IN which
the observer Is installed with his
maps, arms, barometers, and tele-
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ANOTHER STEP
IN COOPERATION
GKempticns Provided FOR Companies
Which Distribute Shares Rmeal
~orsngmsn.

Paris, April 10 Another stem TO-
ward making the hborrr business
partner participating I'm both the prot
its and management of Enterprises iu
which he is employed, is being taken
in France The senate has adopted
the principle OF q bin ameuaiuc cor.
poration laws SO as 10 permit the al.
lotment Of shares 10 Workmen collect.
lively in any establishment to be- held
for all employees of one years stand.
ing or more, for the distribution OF
dividends among them
In case Of dissolution the capital
stock will he shared between all the
shareholders, those holding labor
shares as well as capital shares Wage
earners under this measure also may
participate in the management of the
corporation.
The law provides exemptions In ia.
yor Of corporations formed under this
law which it is hoped may help solve
the problem of conflicts between capi.
tai and labor mi reduce the number
Of strikes which increased I'm Fr-lcp
from 261 in 1892 to 1913 I'm 1913.
This law, it Is held win make min
ing shares less risky Capital now
hesitates at inypstmeut In these
stocks because tl the frequency of
strikes. The bringing of capital and
labor into closer cooperation In this
way has been one of Premier Brands
fayOrite prOjeCtr
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

There Is more Catarrn in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis.
eases put together and for years II
was supposed TO be incurable. Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con.
stantly failing to cure by local treat.
ment, pronounced It incurable Catarrh
is a local disease greatly influenced
by constitutional conditions, and there.
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, Is a
constitutional remedy, Is taken inter.
nally and acts through the blood on
the mucous surfsces CT the system.
one Hundred Dollars reward Is Of.
fered for any case that Halls Catarrh
Cure fails TO cure. Send for circulars
and testimonials.
f. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
PRIVATE REPORTS BARRED
Chicago Board OF Trade Takes Stand
After Experts Have Been Heard
From on Wheat Situation.

Chicago, April 10-Announcement
was made on behalf of the Chicago
Board of Trade today that so far as
possible II is the policy of the board
to discourage the dissemination Of
crop reports by private experts In
the present serious situation as to
crops the board takes the point thar
all crop information should come from
the government
Some Of the greatest crop experts
in the country, employed by private in
terests are now in Kansas and Nebras.
ka where damage, according to the
government report. has been very ser
ious. Their reports do not relieve
anxiety. One OF them today estimated
that In Kansas unless there are imme-
diate rains, 100000 acres OF wheat in
Cloud, Clay Ottawa Saina, Lincoln
and Ellsworth counties will be total
loss.
Another expert says that an enor.
nous acreage In northern and western
Kansas is bad, and that Nebraska is
worse In Missouri, Illinois, and In.
uldudt luelt dI' some SUelOutS ol ltlI
wheat, but mainly the prospects are
bad, he says. In northern Texas Ok.
lahoma and Eastern and some OF West
ern Kansas he finds wheat In fair con
dition and with favorable conditions
an average crop may be expected.
The Illinois Telegraph News com.
pany, operating a ticker service, after
making these reports publishes the
following notice:
"ln view of the unprecedented sit.
uation which prevails, crop reports Of
any description will be refused pub.
licity by the Illinois Telegraph News
company"
The announcement was inspired by
the attitude Of the board OF trade
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
AES0POTAW|A LAND
Of GREAT PROMISE
SOURCE OF WHEAT SUPPLY CAP.
ABLE OF FEEDING WORLD
AT STAKE.
RICH IN OLDEN TIME
One-fifth Of Present Mesopotamia
Supported in Wealth Population
Greater Than That Of New York
State.

Chicago, April 1O.-Possession of
source of wheat supply, capable Of
feeding the entire world, is one of
tile stakes at issue in the fighting in
Mesopotamia and on the adjoining
fronts, asserts Professor John Adams
Scott, Of the Northwestern Univer-
sity, Chicago, who is an international
authority on the Oriental countries.
In describing the commercial and
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
Coffee Active.

New York, April 9.-Tbc coffee mar.
ket showed more activity at the open.
ing this morning than at any time
since the beginning Of the war Re.
ports that Brazil might declare war
on Germany and apprehension that inn.
ports might be- intorferel with by com.
merce raiders seemed largely respon.
sible The market opened 30 TO 81
points above Saturday closing levels,
with December contracts selling at
905.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10

Bad breath, bitter taste dizziness
and a general mo account feeling is
a sure sign of q torpid liver. HER.
BINE is the medicine needed It
makes the liver active, yimlizcs the
blood regulates the bowels and re-.
stores a fine feeling Of energy and
cheerluIness Price soc. Sold by
Ringer Drug Co. ADV
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They were rundown

How often we hear ii said Of man
or woman that "they were rundown in
health" which accountsfortheirpres
sickness. For that reason it is impor-
tant that when you find you tire easily,
when your nerves are troublesome or
your work is irksome, you should
strengthen your system Immediately
with the blood-enriching, tissue-build-
ing food in SCOTS Emulsion which
contains pure Norwegian cod liver
oil and Is free from alcohol.
Scori 4 BOVINE. Blooubed. NJ. 1919
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mended as a family laxative. mild
enough for the tiniest babe, yet sul-
iiclently powerful to act easily on the
strongest constitution
To avoid limitations and ineffective
substitutes be sure to get DR.. Cald
wells Syrup Pepsin See that a fac
simile Of DR.. Caldwelis signature and
his portrait appear on the yellow car.
ton In which the bottle is packed A
trial bottle, free Of charge, can be oh.
tained by writing to DR. W. b. Cald.
well, i55 Washington St, Monticello
Illinois.
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MONEY FOR NATIONAL -
FOREST ROADS AND IA.
TRAILS ALLOTTED

Washington, Jan. 15.-Secretary
Houston has announced the amount
allotted to each State from the mil
lion dollars to be spent during the
fiscal year 1918 in constructing
roads and trails within or. partly
within the National Forests; This
money is part of the ten million
dollars appropriated by the Federal
Aid Road Act to, assist development
of the National Forests, which be-
comes available at the rate of mil
lion dollars year for ten years.
The allotments as approved are as
follows: Alaska, $46,354; Arizona,
$58,6O4; Arkansas, $9,SO3; Calf
ornia, $140,98s; Colorado, s62,575;
Idaho, $108,730; Montana S70,042;
Nevada, $19, 1896; New Mexico, SAP
495; Oregon, $128,111; South Da-
kota, $8,O92; Utah, $41,167; Wash
ington, $91, ,944; Wyoming $40,684.
A total of $9,995 has been allotted
to Florida, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota, and Okla
honaa. The group of Eastern States
Georgia, Maine, New Hampshire,
North and South Carolina, Tennes-
see, Virginia, and West Virginia-in
which the Government is purchasing
lands for National Forests, receives
$21, ,120.
In making allottments, it is ex-
planned, ten per cent of the amount
available for 1918 is withheld as a
contingent fund. One-half of, the
remainder has been apportioned
among the States in amounts based
on the area of the National Forest
lands in each State, while the other
half has been allotted on a basis of
the estimated value of the timber
and forage resources which the
Forests contain.
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that yung heffer Of mine seams ter
be skeered of bridge an eYrie time

that yung heffer Of mine seams ter
be skeered Of bridge an eyrie time
s goes roun her and tries ter git her
oaver she runs by the bridge, well
i wurried wifi that COW till j cum
neer losin all my religin an she are
not oaver yit, so j sits doun and
waits till mornin as seed ther day
cummin, an when it Gums j hollers
fur help an a partie Gums doun and
helps me drive them hoann. he was
a man which think has had his
oan cows out as he was verrie SYM
petthetic.
when i gifts the cows in an fed and
MIXED and thort j wood go in an
talk lital nap, lizzie sails there are
no stove wood cut on theas prem
merses an no fire wood, an no nuthin,
and mode the house was no plais
fur NEE, so / gifts out and fines that
the handal is broak out of the AK,
so ites oaver to q naburs ter bor-
rie a ak an gifts there jist as they
is sittin doun ter ther taibal to eet
breckfust, 80 j walks rite up on ther
pieza an washes mi hands and fails
and talks q sect atthe taibal jest like
j was invited, an has good breck-
fus. well you see that had he'd
nuthin ter eet sints dinnar the day
jbefoar an was lital hungrie an i
eets purtie good breckfus consider
in it was good kuntrie sausaig and
hot kofie and good biskets an j for
got all bout the stove wood an fire
wood at hoam fur a hour or too
when me an mi nabur got ter tellin
joaks, but suddenly i thort bout it
j lites out fur hoam walkin fast an
told lizzie as how j had ter 60 all
Hoaver ther settermint ter git ak
ter cut ther wood. well she didn't
say that she bleeved me an didn't
loose emmy time ter ak her if she did,
but i lit inter ther wood an cummenst
ter cut the hardest wood wifi ther
dullest ak ] has ever seed. well, viii
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an goes on, when runs inter q wire
Tense. we'll i still has on my oaver-
coat an i. wus gittin warm from
walkin by this time, but sees that
the tense must be crost, so tried
to fine plais whur Good cross it
but it is too high, so said will
craul thru and fines wide plais
in sed fense and gifts bout haff thru
and fines that my 'oavercoat is hung
on the top wire an kennot git no
further. sais well will back back,
and try her agin, but when tried
ter back fines that boath legs of
my britches is hung on the botam
wire an there are nuthin doin. r. well
was in a lital onkunfurtable per-
sishun ter stay there so raredS this
way an that an struggled fur bout
a haff hour but oanlie got liter. it
looked like was in the saim fix of
sheap in briar patch and it Gums
to NEE that j is hung in the fense.
jist then q idee cumes to NEE and ]
slips out Of by oavercoat an got
loose frum ther top and then slips
out of the britches and gifts thru
arter hours hardest wurk has dun
sints last julie. well arter dressin j
goes on doun an heers a bell and
It souns fermilyer and walks rite
on an fust thing.i knoes walks rite
inter the creek steppin off ther bank
and fallin bout foar feet and litin on
mi side, but hit ther sand an did
not git mutch wet oanlie scratched
my fais purtie bad on a briar which
was ernuther sine aginst NEE. arter
lgittin out of the creek i fines that
It is my cows as stated, but j cuddent
fine the ford where they got q cross.
i drives them up the creak fur
mile lookin fur ford and it wus
muddy an wet and was hot an mad.
you bet, but sed ford Good not be
foun, then turnt them roun and
goze back bout mile an Gums tel
] q bridge and gifts wun oaver, but
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out, but the yung man which is
reedin the book sails you is a day
soon, and i sails how is this and he
sed you is here a day too soon and
you must cum back tomorrie. well
nevar wood got the kount rong
if j had bin in toun but in moovln
ter the kuntrie lost the Grears al
mernack where i keaps reckard
of all stitch and knode he had NEE:
well was spectin as mutch, SO
had sed ter lizzie if is not fealin
better may spen the mite in toun
and cum hoarn tomorrie, an she sals
you git hoam on time, which j sed
j wood mex day as stated. well mex
day seed so menny of my trends in
toun an they wus all so glad ter sea
me an mi helth had improved so
mutch by talxin the qt. of sed Bit
turs that furgot bout goin hoam,
thinkin j still lived in toun, till Late
in her evnin j remembers that has
mooved ter the kuntrie, an i drawed
a long breff when thinks Of whut
lizzie will say but takes the mater
in han and htes out fur watts, 8. G.
ana reecneS nodm UouI CSu S!SioSn'
we'll i goze in softly and lizzie sais
is thet you Dote an sais yes, weak
like, as if wus still sick, an she
sails as how the cows has bin out evry
sints yistiddy evenin and sed git out
an hunt EN-, which did at wunst.
well wus not quainted wifi the
kuntrie roun bout there, but sais
as how the cows is bout huntin sum-
thin ter eet, an ites out fur the
bottums, and the furst think j knows
i trips myself up in a bramboo brire-
patch an lites in the bottum of wun
of press Cheetums gullies in that
visinnity, an when hits the furst
thing which Gums to NEE is that
is muddy and lizzie will think j is
drunk, well arter climbin up bout
half way an slidin doun three or 4
times finerly gifts ont the gully