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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
The japanese Mission
To Visit Naval Academy

Official engagements were made at
Washington for the Japanese Mission
which arrived yesterday, and whose
busy day was today Viscount Ishii,
head of the mission. first officially
called on Secretary Lansing. Mill
tary and naval members then called on
the Secretaries of War and Navy, re-
spectively. Tonight the mission will
dine at the White House and tomorrow
will dine with the Secretaries of
State, War and the Navy. Later the
mission will go 10 Mount Vernon on
the Mayfiower, the Presidents yacht.
to visit the tomb of Washington, and
also will come to Annapolis to visit
the Naval Academy. Official conf, r
ences will be arranged later.
The personnel of the mission fol-
lows: Viscount Ishii, Vice Admiral
Takeshita, Maj. Gen Sugsno. Com.
mander Ando and Maj. Tankawa; Mas
anao Hanihsrs, consul general al San
Francisco: Matsuzo Nagi, secretary of
the foreign office; Tadeanao, vice con-
sui: Tashiro Owaku, secretary, and
Douglas l.. Dunbar, American secre.
tary to the mission.
Accompanying the mission, repre-
sentiDg the United States, were Breck-
inridge Long, third assistant secretary
of State; Rsnsford s. Miller, consul
general at Seoul. Chosen; Brig. Gen.
James A. Irons, U. 5. A., formerly
military attache of the American en-
bassy, Toxic and Capt. C. c. Marsh.
u. S, N.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
CURTIS BAY NOW
BECOMES SHIP CENTRE
Adds Vessel Construction To Its
Recent Industrial Activities.
THREE BIG PLANTS THERE
Stoel And Wooden Barges and Boats
Are Being Built For
Government.

Besides having situated in il some
OF the largest industrial manufactur-
ing plants of their kind in the world.
Curtis Bay, Anne Arundel county, is
fast becoming a shipbuilding centre.
Already three big plants, two of
which are now in operation, have To-
Gated in the section and more are ex-
pected to locate there shortly. The
deep water creeks, with natural chan
nels of from 20 to 35 feet in depth,
the fine rail facilities and its nearness
to plenty of Baltimore labor, are con-
tributing factors in the new develop
ment
The plant of the Riter-Conely Com
pany. controlled by a big Pittsburgh
steel concern and which will shortly
launch the first two steel barges to be
built at the plant since ii was taken
over last year from the Ellicott Ma
chine Corporation, is situated at Fair
field, on the Patapsco river Just now
thousands of dollars are being spent
in charging and improving the plant
with view to building steel ships.
Two vessels now nearing completion
are entirely of steel and are about
$50 feet long. Two ways TO provide
for ships $50 long, the largest ever
built at the plant. are now nearing
completion and keels will be laid in a
short time.
Nearly 100000 has been spent re-
Gently in the erection of the Arundel
Shipbuilding Company's plant ada
cent to the Riter-Conely plant. and
controlled by Frank A. Furst and
other Baltimoreans 1t is modern in
every respect and will turn out wood
en- vessels. Just now barges are being
built in large numbers, and ii is be-
lieved that the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration will place orders with the
concern for a number of wooden yes
sells The plant is also equipped to
make concrete barges and vessels. and
if the government should decide to
build concrete ships in any numbers,
the Fairfield plant would be well suit
ed for the work
4 hC site VI tic AiCA IlCHA smith ~
Sons Company ship plant rs hive of
industry. Scores of men are at work
now. and when materials begin TO ar
rive in large quantities many more
will be given work. Thousands of
yards of earth is being moved to COM
plete the grade for the buildings.
pier and bulkhead are under construc-
ton. wells are being dug and sewers
installed. The land has been entirely
cleared of trees and underbTush and
surveys are about complete for the
buildings. Foundation work is al
ready under way The plant viii
turn out only wooden ships and will
be erected of wood. 1t has already
received contracts for eight ships
from the Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton. the ships to be built at the plant
and taken elsewhere for engines and
other equipment.
Options of land lying all along Cur
us creek and other branches of the
river have been taken by interests
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
A Good Book For Mothers.

A good book for young mothers
has been issued by the Children's
Bureau of the Department of Labor,
Washington. The book is absolutely
free.
Its title is Infant Care" and it
contains so pages of splendid read
ing helpful to mothers.
1t viii be sent free by addressing
the Child Bureau, Department or
Labor. washington
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23

Emitsburg, in Maryland, is a fine
and fourishing mountain town, con-
tanning 1850 inhabitants. 1t is located
in a most beautiful country. Like
Jerusalem of old. the mountains en-
compass it about. northward, south
ard eastward and westward, just far
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23

said to represent big shipbuilding
plants. 1t is understood that the con-
Germs are waiting now only for as
surances that the altimore and Ohio
Railroad will Immediately extend its
lines from Curtis Bay into the section.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-23
NOTICE TO PROPERTY HOLDERS

Annapolis, Nd, August Il, lyl"
Notice is hereby given to all PROV
erty holders who have been notiheo ~
have their sidewalks paved or repair
ed and have not complied with .n'
provisions of said notice on or Dc
fore the Fifteenth day Of SeptemDtl'
1917, that warrants viii be sworn ous
against all delinquents in accordance
with Article XXXYIII, Section 10 y
the City Code Of Annapolis.
VII. VANSANT,
a14-td.> City Commissioner
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
COMMISSIONER LEAvENs HERE
Appointment Of County Game Warden
Not Yet Made

Fish and Game Commissioner Linus
Leavens of Cambridge was in town
Wednesday and in the evening was
present at a meeting of the Office Of
Or. r. d. Jenney.
No decision has been arrived at on
the appointment of a county fish and
game warden to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Ed
ward S. Higgins. During the meet.
ing the commissioner made a tenta-
tive proffer Of the appointment to
Norman f. Greenslet. Mr. Greenslet
took the matter under consideration.
Commissioner Leavens is exceed
ingly anxious to see the vacancy filled
as he desires to begin work at once on
the permanent hatchery. Plans for
the building have been made and ac-
cepted and the commissioner realizes
that construction should begin soon in
order TO finish the work before cold
weather.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
sHAFrseuRY RED Cross
Supplied the SALISBURY Boys With
Comfort Kits.

Much credit is due Mrs. Charles
r. Hawkins, treasurer of the South
SALISBURY Red Cross. Mrs. Haw-
kins had heard that a young man
from SALISBURY, who is now in ac-
tive service on the seas, had not yet
received any comfort kit from the
Red Cross. She therefore communi-
Gated Tuesday with the Vermont
state headquarters of the Red Cross
at Burlington and asked il Shafts
bury could supply the drafted young
men of their town, who we're to leave
the next morning for Aver, Mass,
with the comfort kits which their or
ganization had on hand.
In reply Mrs. Hawkins received the
following clipping Tuesday after
noon:
ut is the wish of the State head
quarters that each branch of the Red
Cross in the State furnish the men in
that vicinity who are leaving soon in
response to the draft call with COM
fort bags, etc, as the Burlington
branch is doing. In order to get
these things to the boys of Chitten-
den county before they leave tomor
row, 1t will be necessary for the
branches in the surrounding towns of
the county to do some hustling.
Every man from the county should
be supplied with these Red Cross
comforts before he leaves, and the
State headquarters is looking to other
towns in the county to respond to this
need in the same way that the Bur
lington branch is doing
The members of the South Shafts
bury branch were greatly pleased
with the result of Mrs. Hawkins eff
forts and the rest of the afternoon
and long into the evening the young
men of their town were being sup
piled with kits. Not only did the
women supply the kits but secured
the chest measure and shoe size of
each man so II sweaters and socks
are sent to them from that branch
later, they viii fit 1t is great com
fort TO know the boys have these
kits when they start from home.
Below is reprinted, what is suggest
ed by the war department, useful
kit should contain.
pipe and tobacco pouch, heavy
socks, handkerchiefs, washcloths and
soap, mouth organ or game, pepcil,
writing paper or pad and envelopes
and, if not too expensive, singleblad-
ed knife and spoon They should be
made of stout material $50 that they
can be used in all Sorts Of practical
ways. They should have, If possible,
an American flag sewed ON the out
side" s9
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
IONEHALFSTATE
,,:'AR TAX MUST
Il PAID SOON
Benlmgton County's Share
Is $29,5O7.63
THIS TOWN $11,579.20
Military Loan Notes Issued by the
state to Pay Soldiers Extra $40
VI. Per Month.
THIS TOWN $11,579.20

Montpelier, Sept 19.-The figures
showing the amount of money each
town will pay this year on the mill
tary loan notes as provided by the
Legislature when 1t appropriated ST.
100000 for military purposes have
been compiled in the state treasurer
office. One-half of the loan will be
paid this year. This amount is OBJ
tanned by taking 20 per cent of the
grand list.
In this, Bennington stands tenth in
the amount to be paid to the state,
the city's quota being $22,S16.1S. Bur
lington pays the most Of any munich
pality, $39,009.SO Baltimore pays
the least, $7S.12.
The eight highest towns are: Bur
lington, Rutland, Brattleboro, SIG,
1850; Montpelier, $15,3S014; st
Johnsbury, $14,4O9.65; Barre $13,
1875; Bennington, $1l,579.20;
Springfield, $10,S6176. The total In
the state is $5O6,17759.
The total to be paid by counties is;
Addison, s3O,s34.74; Bennington, s29,
50763; Caledonia, $37.190.41; Chit
tenden, s66,220.06; Essex, s10.45547i
Franklin, $35, 1928: Grand Isle
$4Of2.S5; Lamoille, $l5,1S1S4; Or
ange, $23,4S194; Orleans, $30,611.1S;
Rutland, $67,770.77; Washington, $55,
469.S4; Windham, s45,01S59; Wind
sor, $55,24424.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY


TO RENT--Farm of go acres, s.
cent troly ride from village and 8
minutes walk from trollys, fourteen
room house which is now undergoing
repairs. Inquire Nash & Hutchins
97t6'
STRAYED-Airdale pup, about 6
months old. Finder please return to
II. p. Mccullough and receive re.
ward. g7t6s
L0ST-Thursday morning between
post Office and Gokay's, a gold wreath
pin with small gold bow at the bot.
tum and single pearl at the top. Suit.
able reward II returned to Mrs. Mic.
hol, at Miss Mary Robinson's house
Center Bennington, notify Mrs. Mic.
hol by tel. 1921 and she will call for
same. 97t6
FOR SALE-Day and evening. 3l5
School street, household furniture.
crockery and kitchen range. 97tf
WANTED-Woman for general of.
ilce work. Steady employment. In
reply state salary expected. Address
u. Banner office. g7tG.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
TO EQUIP 100000
War Department Asks for 2S7
Million.


Washington, Sept. 19.-While mobi'
lization of the first major increment
Of the National Army was proceeding
today throughout the country, Secre-
tary Baker and the chiefs OF the War
Department appeared before the
Senate appropriation committee to
present requests for an additional
$2S7 7,416,000 with which to provide
equipment for a total force Of 1900
600 men,
Included among the items is the
ordinance equipment for the next 5OO,-
900 men of the National Army al
though the 100000 or more men on
the move today toward the training
cantonments constitute less than half
OF the first call
Dispatches from all parts OF the
country indicated that mobilization
was being carried forward smoothly
and amid scenes of popular enthusi-
asm. National Army men were
given tremendous send-off as they
trooped to their trains led by the
local board officials who found them
qualified to join the ranks of the Ma
tion's defenders. Almost the entire
As per cent. of the first call force Of
6S7 900 men will be under military
control and training by Saturday.
There are busy days ahead at the
environments. Not only must the men
be examined by military doctors and
finally accepted for army service but
they must be organized Immediately
into provisional companies for admin
istratiye, purposes and TO make pos
sible their final assignments to the
infantry, cavalry or artillery or to
the special corps of the army. The
qualifications of each man are to be
noted and his ultimate duty as far as
practicable viii bear some relations
to the training he has received in
lcivil life and his own inclinations.
Many of the young reserve officers
who are to command units of the ma
tionary army are now at the canton
ments. For additional training, after
their graduation from the officers
training camps, some have been at
tached to national guard units Others
are at service schools preparing to
become instructors to the batteries
machine gun companies. signal bat
talions and other highly specialized
arms of the service.
Regular officers assigned to com
mand regiments of the National
| Army are looked upon somewhat env
| iously by their comrades who remain
| with the regular or go to the national
| guard. It is common expression
| among these officers that the task OF
training the absolutely new forces is
| an inspiring one to man who likes
to see his company, troop or. battery
| develop from day to day. The Nation
al Army men are all nearly of an age
They have no old theories Of soldier
ing to unlearn. They are ready tC
put all the vim of their youth imme
diately into the lessons of today from
the battle fronts.
Freedom from old prejudices OF
from internal political factions which
beset some guard organizations anC
many other things also are on th'
side of the new army. There arr
many officers who believe 1t will be
come, as a fighting force, the fines
body of troops in the world.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
MONTPELIER PUBLIC MARKET
Reports Indicate Success Of Capitol
City's Vending Experiment.

Montpelier, Sept. 17.-The Mont.
pelier public market continues to
make good. according to the board OF
trade reports. Farmers brought pro,
duce to the market Saturday with
teams or trucks from distances of one
to II miles.
Several hundred buyers appeared
and we're we'll pleased with their pur-
chases, there being good variety and
quality.
Corn and potatoes were offered in
large quantities. There we're also
beets, beans, carrots, cabbages, cauli-
flower and turnips.
Sales were very prompt. In fact,
in some cases a mans output was
disposed of in few minutes. Prices
were satisfactory both to the seller
and the buyer.
The support OF the market by the
farmers, the interest of the public,
and the fact that there were no com
plants indicates that the public mar
ket is no longer an experiment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
BIG EXPRESS BUSINESS
Heavy Shipments Sent Out from
Bennington Daily


Bennington Daily
Owing in a large measure to the
congested condition of freight lines
and the fact that nearly all manufac-
turers are behind in out the country.
The effect Of this change in condi-
tions is evident here in Bennington
where the products of the factories
are mostly goods OF no great weight.
Underwear, wooden cloth and other
articles manufactured here are being
shipped by express instead of by
freight for the reason that the pur'
chasers are in a hurry for the goods
A long express car is run daily be
tween here and Troy, arriving with
the mail train in the morning and
leaving at sos in the evening, The
car Thursday night had a load weigh
Ing FIVE tons and on some nights has
carried as high as 10 tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
Only One Member Was
Against Resolution
ACTION WAS FORCED
House viii Act Promptly Unless d
Positive Pledge Is Received
From Germany.
BENNINGTON
BOYS WERE AT
CAMP FIRST

Buenos Aires. Sept. 19.-The Ar
gentine Senate by vote of % to l
today declared for the breaking off of
relations with Germany
The resolution now goes to the
Chamber of Deputies. There is
strong public feeling in favor of its
final passage.
Washington, Sept. 19.-Sweden's
official reticence concerning the ex-
posures made by Secretary Lansing
of the part her displomatic agents
have taken in transmitting German
messages is regarded here largely as
a cloak to cover what must necessari-
ly be an embarrassing internal re-
form.
Officials of the State Department
today made no effort TO conceal the
fact that the United States was dis.
posed to accept the unofficial state
ments of regreat and Indignation
from Admiral Lindman, Minister of
Foreign Affairs at Stockholm, as a
true indication of the Swedish peo-
pies attitude. Cablegrams from Lon
don have quoted a spokesman of the
British Government as saying that
the same admissions made to II by
the Foreign Minister would be re-
garded there as satisfactory.
Until official admission Of meas
ure OF guilt is made, however, and
promise of greater care in the future
care given it appears improbable
that Swedish diplomatic representa-
tives will receive the same facilities
for the transmission of their dis
patches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
GEORGE N. WRIGHT DEAD
President Of Orwell Bank and New
1isi+H York LAWYER,

Orwell, Sept. ia telegram was
received here this morning announc-
ing the sudden death of George NJ
Wright, president of the First Nation
al bank and a pioneer of Orwell,
which occurred in New York city at
the age OF 63 years, teG 81
Mr.. Wright was born in Orwell, was
graduated from Middlebury college
and at the time of his death was a
trustee thereof. In addition to his
duties as president of the bank here,
he was also practising lawyer in
New York.
His only surviving relative, so far
as is known here, is a brother,
Charles, who lives in Fergus Falls,
MINI.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
BIG SHOE STRIKE ENDED
10000 Lynn Workers VIII Return 10
Work on Monday.

Lynn, Mass, Sept, 19.-Twenty
shoe factories, employing 10000 work
ers, closed since April IS, will re.
open Monday morning as the result Of
an agreement reached late today at a
conference between representatives
of the unions and the manufactures.
The agreement, besides providing
for return to work next Monday,
stipulates that the men shall receive
the same wages as were paid on April
IS, and that labor unions and manu-.
facturers shall agree that there shall
be no strike or lockout for three
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
NEW APPEAL FOR DRAFT MEN
Governors May Request Local Boards
to Reopen Cases.


Washington, Sept. 19.-Men sum-
moned for service under the draft,
and who have bean denied discharge
by local or district boards because Of
dependents, have still a means OF ap
peal where they can show there has
been error or misapplication of the
law in their cases. On such show
Ing Governor of States, to whom ap-
peal may be taken, are authorized to
request local boards to reopen cases.
There is no appeal to the President,
however. except, when exemption has
been sought on the ground OF indus
trial employment and denied by the
district board, The rulings com,
municated last night to State officials
make this clear in the following
language:
"The only cases in which there Is
right OF appeal to the President are
cases OF claims for exemption or dis
charge based upon engagement in in
dustry or agriculture Further thar
this Il Is impossible to go.
IF any of the millions OF individu
al cases within the original jurisdic
tlon OF local boards are to be consid
cred in Washington, then all ought L
be open to consideration here. Thl
is manlfestly impossible. Therefor,
administrative authority will not ad
dress itself TO particular cases II
the jurisdiction OF local boards.
"The President has directed tn
War Department to decline to dis
ouss cases pending before local or di
trict boards or entertain any con
munlcation, suggestions, or state
ments concerning them"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
A Card OF Thanks.

We wish through the columns OF
this paper to return our thanks TO the
neighbors and friends who so kindly
assisted us in the sickness and death
Of our loved husband and brother.
Charles II. Gleason, also to all those
who furnished such beautiful flowers.
Mrs. Charles Il. Gleason,
Mr.. and Mrs. Luman s. White.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20

BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Special Concert to Be Given This
Evening as an Extra.

Sf~~aNi OShNNih oC iiiio
Evening as an Extra.
Although the series of concerts
have concluded, the band has decided
to add another to the number free of
charge. The concert will be given
this evening. weather permitting.
The following program will be render
ed:
The Star Spangled Banner
March-Carnival Maid Snyder
WaltZ-Tout Paris Waldtenfel
Whispered Thought
Johnson
Med. Overture-Remick's Hits
Tampe
Overture-Poet and Peasant Suppe
Selection-The Chocolate Soldier
Strauss
March-Semper Fidelis Sousa
America
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
CARD INDEX DRAFTED MEN
Authorities viii Learn What Work
Each Is Best Fitted For.

Washington, Sept. 19.--Under the
direction OF Brig. Gen. Henry p. Nc.
Cain, the Adjutant General Of the
Army, the War Department is making
what II regards as a comprehensive
occupational and educational census
OF the men drafted for service in the
new national army The object is
declared officially to be to carry the
selective service law to its logical
conclusion and to increase the oili.
cheney Of the army by putting the
right man in the right place.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
SWEET CORN DAMAGED

Brattleboro, Sept. 1.-THE recent
frosts caused so much damage to the
sweet corn in this locality that the
Snowflake canning factory here has
been obliged to dismiss its Gamers
and beginning today is employing
only labelers. Baxter Brothers of
Brunswick, Me-, who own the factory,
expected to put up 100000 cans but
the seasons output will be only about
100000 cans. Factories owned by
this firm in Westminster, Windsor,
Bradford and Essex, which started
later than the Brattleboro factory
and which have about the same ca.
pacity, will continue running until the
mature corn is canned but the crop
in those places was damaged and the
yield will be greatly curtailed
Bellows Falls. Sept. 17.--George B.
Hall, manager for H.\C. Baxter and
Brothers at their canning factory in
Westminster, stated today that the
frosts of last week damaged the
sweet corn crop OF this section fully
40 per cent This factory will finish
its canning operations this week. The
acreage this year is 375 acres ant
farmers are paid $50 ton for corr
delivered at Westminster, an increas,
of 81 a ton over last year.
The daily output Is $4,000 cans ant
the seasons product will be abou
100000 cans, about 100 hands boinI
employed, many from this villag,
who make the trip daily. The com
pany itself has Go acres OF corn ont
this season is operating two motto
trucks for transporting the corn an,
charges the producer 81 ton 70
| carriage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-20
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont west portion probably
showers tonight and Friday East
portion partly cloudy tonight. Friday
partly cloudy, probably showers in.
terror.