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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
THREE EGGS For ONE CENT
American Marines Buy Hundred In
China for Thirty Cents.

Peking. China. July 25.-Hark!-ye
diners of palatial hotels and travellers
OF leisure, Hank! and list to a tale OF
PARKWAY China. the land of myst2ry,
which incidentally revolutionizes the
much touted high cost of living"
Again the United States marines
are heard from but this time in re
CARDS to "eatsl" Let it be suffice ia
say that they are living we'll for eggs
are now selling here for so cents a
hundred.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

the Philadelphia Record. which came
ont lately and other standard guides,
which have been appearing year after
year and are distributed widely.
The large number of requests from
Canada. which stands seventh on the
list will be matter OF some surprise
in view OF war conditions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
LOST

L0ST-Tuesday evening black
bill fold between Main street and
Soldiers Home containing $62 and
X. OF G. card. Finder please return
to William Fitzgerald, South street,
care OF c. H. Mason and receive re-
ward 5OtG'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

MISREPRESENTATION plate No.
1923 VI. Finder will confer a favor
II they win notify Theo A. Garpen.
ter 4 Sons, Main 4 Stafford SITS,
Bennington, Vt. 5Otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

i - =
began taking 1t and | am now in good
health and am cured. took the Com
pound three times day after meals,
and on retiring at night. always keep
q bottle in the house. Mrs. L. N.
BuRNHAM, 295 South St., Jamaica, N. Y.
Women who recover their health nat.
uraily tell others what helped them.
Some write and allow their names and
photographs to be published with testi-
monials. Many more tell their friends.
Write Lydia e. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn,
Mass, for anything you need to
know about your ailments.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

LOST--At Pownal Center getting
on the car or In the car to Hourans
store or at my home 20S Division
street. Half of my money will be
given II returned to ID. G. Potter,
2OS Division St., 49t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

weak, dizzy, ner-
with hot
flashes and felt very
miserable, as 1 was
for two
" ears. One day
when l was feeling
unusually bad my
|sister-in-law came
in and said, L
wish you would try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
- - -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR RENT-A large room with
two small connecting rooms on sec
ond floor of the Richie building. very
desirable for Office purposes. Apply
TO Charles N. Powers, Savings Bank
Building. zstl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
TO RENT

TO RENT-Cottage for the season
at Woodford. Everything necessary
furnished. Kitchen built this season.
Good range, large fireplace, running
water, wood for the taking, beautliul
view, Linda Vistar". You will ma
me at the cottage till August lst'
Terms reasonable, J. +. Ward, Wood
ford, VT. DIV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

TO RENT-Stores, offices, tene-
ments, shops, stables. individual ga
rage, individual storage lockers, fur.
nished apartments and rooms all cen
trally located. Geo. M. Hawks. 42b
Main St Nu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR RENT-Rooms suitable for
taking boarders-bathroom and run.
ming water. Apply Lock Box 1854
East Arlington. Vt. Phone S6-2. 2otf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR sALE--The Daniel J. Cuiiion
property on Maple St., consisting Oh
two houses and building lots. INQUIRE
wv S,,,,l,on 46t25
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR SALE-or Exchange for cat
tle:-19l4 Maxwell touring car ~
good running order. Harold +. Marsh
r. F. ID. 2. North Bennington W
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR sALE-Bay horse 5 years old
Weight 1000, sound. Price Sloo'
Henry Spencer, North BENNINGTON,
Tel. lily. TO-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR SALE-Three 1917 Chevrolet
touring cars, ? Ford touring cars
Ford truck, new 1917 Ford roadster
and Grant roadster. Marshall Gar
age. North Bennington. VT. Tel.
90, soto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
MRS. BURNHAM
JAMAICA, N. Y.
Sufferings Cured by Medi-
cine Recommended by
Sister-in-law.

Jamaica, N. Y.-'1 suffered greatly
with my head and with backache. was
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR sALE-lO o. |. c. pigs, $500
each. II. ID. Millington, North zen zen.
nington. Vt, L. r. ID. No 2 4sto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-violin. excellent tone.
perfect condition, with good bow and
case WIN sacrifice at a bargain.
Write to Box ''B care of Banner
site"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

TO Reimbursement on Main
street. Inquire at Harte p theatre.
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27
WANTEn

WANTED-An experienced once
man would like to secure position
of trust. Can get bond. was iolni,
erly a teacher. Address t, banner
Office, Bennington, Vt. 4''o
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

WANTED--Pupil Nurses. M , and
female. wanted at the Taunton State
Hospital Training School for Nurses.
For particulars. address DIR. Arthur "
Goss, Supt., Taunton State Hospital,
Taunton. Mass. s1a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

WANTED-Women full time;
salary SIS. selling guaranteed hosi'
ery to wearer. 25c. an hour spare
time. Permanent. Experience UNI
necessary. Guaranteed Hosiery Mills
n,s..',.,own pa 44tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR sALE-Farm of nearly one
hundred acres situated on Main road
one and one half miles from Benning
ton village. Suitable for dairy or mar.
ket gardening. The entire stock ana
crops included. A variety of single
and double houses and building iots,
Cen. ms. ACCT II. N. Williams Slo
Elm ST.. tel. 1S9-W. a'Sl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-27

FOR SALE--2 double tenements
on Washington Ave. No SOS and NO
3Os ~ and No. 80 and $40 IL Win
heater and all modern improvements
with hardwood floors mostly. l double
tenement on Scott street. New barh
and carriage house ON Pratt street'
Also / lot. Office and large store
house with sheds attached on Frank
lin Lane. Apply to James s. SIN,
-, r@e T 45tf
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
CAMP LEWIS BOYS
LAMENT SHUTTING
or JOY STREAK
Trouble Born in Amusement
Place Leads to Order
by Department.

Camp Lewis. Tacoma, Oct. l6.--Lke
a thunder bolt out Il clear sky came
the official announcement AT Camp
Lewis today that Joy streak" tho lit =
tie humdrum amusement colony that
has sprung up near the canrDnment.
has been closed by the military police
as far as soldiers are concerned.
Restaurant owners. confectioners and
other hustling business men have been
making small fortunes at the impro-
Niscd stands. but today's order com :
ing from Major General IT. A. Greene
commanding officer. forbds any uni
formed nen In the zone. -Four arrests
last week because of the sale Of liquor
and trouble with nndeairabies is tn.
reason for the ruling.
The sanitation of the zone has also
been questioned by military officers
The banned district covered severa
acres of buildings that had sprung into
business institutions almost over night
The first of the next call of drafted
men to arrive will be 400 colored men
nearly one half of whom Will be from
Seattle. The next contingent viii be
!! gin arriving October - instead o
| October II.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
THINK ST0CKYARDS FIRE
OF |NCEND|ARY ORIGIN
Conilagration at Kansas Cit,
Does Immense Amount
Of Damage.

Kansas city, Mo. oct. t6.-Reports
that the fire which early today de
stroyed large portion Of the Kansas
City stock Yards and resulted In the
death OF approximately 1900 cattle
and $500 hogs. was Of an inc.ndiar +,
origin, persisted late today.
While no definite estimates have ~
yet been made Of the loss. insurance
adjusters and officials of the stocl
yards corporation place HE loss ut nI-
proSimately siao.ooo. Of which 5000, 90,
represents buildings, pens aud chute,
destroyed, and $a5o.ooo the livcstocl
burned.
Heavy insurance Wa carried, butl
upon the buildings of the stock ward.
aud upon the livestock
Investigations We're made during III,
day Of the burned area by J. =. Mar
| vim. fire warden aud Chief Eener u
| the Kansas City fire department. Boil
, men believe tn. blaze was started b,
| some individuals.
George Il, Collect. general manage
Of the stockyards, declared he believe,
| the fire resulted FROM natural causes
and that the wind had blown spark'
| from the first fire, starting the othc
/, blazes.
Tho work of clearing away the de
| hris for the reconstruction Of the de
| stroyed pens and buildings begat
shortly after the fire had been extin
| guished.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
THINK ROOT OF COPPER
DISTURBANCE IS FOUND
Arrest in Butte May Reveal
Great Espionage Sys-
TEN in Montana.

Butte. Oct, 1.-THE arrest today Of
Carl Won Plol. a former German Ca
madam newspaper editor from Cal
gary, by Inspector Thomas Topping of
the department il immigration. upon
a charge involving alleged violation Of
the immigration laws. has disclosed
what the federal authorities believe
will result in barring an extensive and
sensational German espionage system
in Butte, having for its objective thu
Gripping Of the copper production ot
this district. Bernard e. liarloff. All
alleged associate Of Phol. VAS taken
into custody several days ago upon Il
presidential warrant. according to q
statement made by District Attorney
b. X. Wheeler today. iIarloff is sus.
pected of being Il dangerous character
said Mr. Wheeler. Harloff Is be-
lieged to be an associate of Won Al
bernstein, Il former Canadian banke,
whom it is said the Canadian authori-
ties warned the American officers tc
be ON the lookout for Won Phol, VII,
was born IN Prussia, disappeared from
Calgary and the authorities there
warned the federal authorities of his
arrival in the United States.
Won Phol had been in the employ
ment of General Manager Oscar Eohn
of the East Butte Copper company, tt
create sentiment against the striking
miners, favorable to their returpine
to work and In u propaganda against
the l. w. W., 50 Mr.. Rohn informed
Inspector Topping IN the course of al
yeStigatiOn as To Phol, and to Rohl
Phol told Of German spies being IL
Butte headed by Lieutenant Renrict
Won Jarsch and of their successful en-
deavor to induce him to enter the Sc.
cret service ofthe kaiser Phul admit
ted having been cmpioyed at one tim.
in the German consular service.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
OFFICIAL COUNT TO
DECIDE IOWA'S VOTE
"Wcts' and 1Drys' Run
Neck and Neck Race.

b"s MolueE, oct Ii. Indications
al. that the official count viii be re
uuir.d 10 determine the result OF Mon
diS's prohibition election III lowa, Al
day tociay the vets gained oil the
lead II III. "drSs" and tonight with
three counties und = scattering pre-
cncts III other counties remaining to
be heard from the returns showed {,
ma jority against the amendment of
1856, the vote hebing 1854 for to 49,
29i against.
Should the amendment he carried
the sale and manufacture of liquor
would be prohibited by the eonstitu-
ton and it would be impossible for the
| stat" to again vote on the question
| until 1921 and then only through the
| election of two consecutive legislatures
which would vote to resuhmit the
| amendment. On the other hand a wet
victory will not mean the immediate
legal sale Of liquor in the state for the
statutory provision under which the
state has been dry two years must first
be repealed. This would not be pos.
: sible until the next legislature con
lvenes two years hence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
NEW RUSS MI1NITTDN
FACTORIES MODERN
Inspection Commission Re-
ports to Board.

stockholm. oct. is.-Au encouta cling
report as to the military factories In
the interior Of Russia comes from the
commission, headed by General Ger
moniul. Of the Russian army, and an
English general, which has just fin
ished a tour of inspection of all the fac -
tories newly erected or under erection
for the manufacture Of airplanes, arms
and ammunition.
The Associated Press correspondent
talked to the Russian legation her.
with a man who had participated II
| this tour of inspection. lie report.
! the Russla's new factories, the cree
| ton of which became necessar,
through the diminution of supple
from other countries, We're found to
the most modernly equipped and af
ficient factories of their kind in tn
world,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
Mrs. J. Wilson Moore Named
Chairman for City;
Committees Selected.
100 TO BE CALLED
TO FEDERAL TASK
NissOula Women Arc to BE
Conscriptcd by Govern
ment to Help Bond Sale.

The woiucn's drive for the Second
Liberty loan heg;lnA yesterday. Mrs.
II. :. Lnsk, county chairman Of the
Womans Liberty Loan committee.
named Mrs, j, Wilson Moore as chair
man Of the Missoula district. The
following officers aud committees
have been appointed
Chairman. Mrs. J. Wilson Moore, .
first vice chairman. Mrs. RutIedEr
Parker: second tic" chairman, Mrs.
Caroline Pcase: recording secretary.
Mrs. l.. l.. Jones: corresponding Soc
rotary. Miss Laura Jones: treasurer,
Mrs. ]. p. Lansing,
Trunsportatlon-M csdamcs T.. IL.
rollcys, +. c. Mulr"ne>. ". .. Dick
inson, j. l.. Scott. William Steinbren-
ner, j. T.. Power. \. y. Whitlock
Newell Cough.
District organization ~ Mcsdamcs
Charles Ferguson. H. T.. Lay. Charles
Hall. Ruth Grccnougt, Il. +. Nilburn
Charles Heclller. j. l.. Wallace, =. &
Murphy, +. 7. Keith. Frank Ceones.
Publicity Mesdames NJ. J. Hutch
i ems. l.. Il. craiehead, T.. II. Zoos. y
/ Q. Sisson Thomas Kennedy, l.. W
! SpottSwood, Ethel Evensen
| Lodges Mesdamcs n. {, Eullard, j.
H. Mccarthy, l.. j., Farmer. +. "
Ieh. Henry Mossmann, Susan James
Charles Grawshaw.
| The advisory committee will consis
of ali presidents OF all organizations
| for women IN Missuula. Within tn
next n hours the names Of more tina,
one hundred women will b. announced
who have been conscripted by 'h
| United States government as Il work
ing COMMITTEES to serve until released
by President WILSON
Every woman in Mssoula may IL
patriotic service by helping in tn
sale of Liberty bonds. |, IL not pos
sble for every woman 10 buy n bone
but il Is possible for every woman I
help in the sale of Il bond, by calm
are able 10 purchase bonds, TO tn
necessity of aiding the government !
this way. Such service entities
woman to membership IN the Won
ans Liberty Loan league which
woman's way Of serving the countl
at this critical time.
The Woman's Liberty Loan COMM,
tee will cooperate In every possib
way with the mems campaign cor
mittee, realizing that ii Is the Ion
pull. the strong pull, and The pull a
together that wins.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
FOUR BILLIONS OF
LIBERTY BONDS IS
BIG 10 DAYS WORK
Immense Task Ahead to
Make Sale Drive Sue
cess Hoped For.

Washington, Oct. 16.--With fourteen
working days gone and only ten more
to come, Liberty bond sales were be-
lieved by treasury officials tonight to
have just touched the s1.Ooo.000.uo
mark Il result which has led them to
wonder il the $1,000, 100000 hoped for
could be attained in the final days OF
the campaign.
The Actual Figures.
Official figures. representing actual
sales. reported tonight to the treasury
department as of the close of business
yesterday. place the total at s52s.a30,
$50 or little more than half the 81 loco,
600. 900 believed to have been ssub-
.scribed. These figures do not include
the result of the two days canvas made
by $4,000 workers In the Minneapolis
district. and place the amounts in other
districts far below the sums reported
unofficially. The totals follow:
District Subscriptions.
Boston, s6s,so0, 300: New York, 1901,
707 900: Philadelphia. si9,441.500: Clev.
Gland. s2.09o,OoO; Richmond, ,s24,65e,.
500: Atlanta. s7.A05.7Oo: Chicago. $50,
$4,000; St. Louis, s4.351,s00: Kansa
City, s2.O2o,00O: Dallas. $4.550, 800
San Francisco, s3l,554,950; Minneap
oils, no report. -
Statements urging the people Of tn
country to subscribe now were issue
today by Secretary Houston and Sam
uel Gompers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
All Missoulu in Bond Driue
Sugar Company
Buys $4,000
Liberty Bond
Great Western Authorizes
Missoula Manager to lii.
vest in War Loan.

Citizens OF Mssonla county by in
vestment and by practical ser, ice, If
not y. individual registration, are the
officials of the Great Western Sugar
company. A telegram from Denver,
Monday. authorized +. 4. Wilson. local
manager for the company. to buy $50
030 worth of Liberty bonds from the
First National Bank Of Missoula. This
action gives Missonla credit for the
generous subscription. rather than
Denver. where Is located the main Of
flee of the company.
The officers Of the Great Western
Sugar company are: w. r. Petriken.
of Denver. president: Charles Boett :
cher. of Denver vice president. S. NJ.
Edgell. of Denver. second vice presi-
dent: John Thatcher. of Pueblo. treas
nrer; w. J. Lawson. Of Billings. gen
eral manager: Il. r. Griffin. of Denver.
traffic manager: Edwii4 Morrison. Of
Denver. chief engineer These men,
with Horace Havemeyer Of New York.
and =. NJ. Booream Of Denver. stock
holders. visited Misscula on october
j.. and made a trip Of inspection ZIP the
Bitter Root valley, accompanied by +.
A. Wilson, +. $. Lusll and c. II. Nc
Ieod.
Speaking Of the purchase of Liberty
bonds by the sugar company. Frank S.
Iusk said yesterday: "Notwithstand-
ing their expenditufc of from a million
and a half to two million dollars for
buildings and factory, and the disap-
pointment Of the beet crop because OF
drouth. these capitalists have proved
their patriotism by the large amount
of bonds purchased and, in addition
their loyalty to western Montana By
placing the purchase locally. They are
citizens Of inestimablc value to Mis-.
soula county and they will be made
welcome by all residents
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
NATIONAL ARMY MEN
SHOW RIGHT SPIRIT
Reports From Cantonments
Gratifying to Officials.

Washington. Oct. 16.-Mcn OF the
national army are developing Il spirit
that augurs well for the future of the
force. formal reports reaching the war
department from several environments
show. me young soldiers are throw
ing themselves into the work with a
zeal that has aroused the enthusiasm
of their officers.
Especially gratifying to officials are
reports from Camp Devon. Aver, Mass,
Camp Grant, Rockford. ILL.,, and in or
der to learn the spirit of the men at
all training camps. the department
decided today to call upon divisional
commanders for reports.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
Expenditures $500. O0O, 900
Over Government Receipts

Washington, Oct. l5.-GoNernment
expenditures since The beginning of the
fiscal year. July /. are nearing the
$4,000 100000 mark. The total. reported
in the statement of the treasury de-
partmcnt is s..a21. 075.34l. This is
nearly $500. 100000 more than receipts
during this period. including that por-
ton of the first Liberty loan paid since
the fiscal year began
Receipts and expenditures for the
cores onding Eeriod last year were,
$220.a.9.3fo and s30o.503.2s5. respec-
lively. or about one tenth of this years
figures.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
Administration Asks Reduc-
ton in Consumption to
Relieve Situation.
AMERICA MUST MEET
DEMANDS OF FRANCE
In Spite of Scarcity, Prices
Set by Government
Supposed to Rule.

Washington, Oct. lG.-E.astern states
pect Of relief before late in November
when the new Hawaiian and western
beet crops arrive In Il statement to-
night forecasting the shortage the
food administration again appealed to
the American people to cut down their
CONSUMPTION of candy and sweet
drinks, and at the same time warned
that retailers already have received
their stocks at prices recently agreed
upon, and the public should pay no
more during the temporary scarcity in
the east than it has been paying dur
ing the past so days
The shortage is due, the admni.trd
ton says, to the failure Of the public.
outside /, few loyal homes, to reduce
consumption and the unusual exports
to France so the Frnech may have one
pound of sugar per person per month.
Cane at 9 Gents.
Attention is called to the fact that
by agreement the price of beet and
Hawaiian sugar has been fixed at u
cents Il pound, Atlantic and Pacific
seaborad basis, under which the max
imum retail price at interior points
should be Si4 cents, while by an agree
mcnt With the cone fetiners and Gu
ban producers tn. price of cane sugar
has been held down SO it should reach
the consumer at about cents a pound.
The administration notes that it still
is waiting a reply To it's appeal to the
Louisiana producers to join in the
agreement.
Dependent or New Crop.
There will be Il temporary shortage
in the supply of sugar TO the area
north of Savannah and east of Pitts
burgh.' the foou administrations
statement said, during the latter part
of October and the month of Novem-
Der, pending the arrival in the marlle
of new sugar. The beet sugar fac
tories in the western states are rapid,
coming into action and together Will
the Hawaiian production will be able
in short time to take care of tn.
sugar supply in the area west of TIL,
territory referred to.
as the production of beet AM
Hawaiian sugar increases the are;
supplied from this source will grad
ually extend eastward and beet sugar
should reach the Atlantic seaboard by
the end of November.
Warns Against Hold.up
Practically all of the cane sugar
in the hands of the refiners and til.
producers has now been distributed II
the jobbers and retailers at the price.
maintained during the last two months
or upon Il basis that should reach til,
consumer in the neishborhood of min,
cents per pound. Therefore. if b.
virtue of the shortage in the easter
states the price of sugar should in
crease, it is only proof that it has beer
increased at the hands of the handling
tradcs-not at the hands of either tn
producer or the refiner. The food ad
ministration asks the public not to pa
more for sugar during the presen
shortage than it has been paying dur
ing the last 80 days. When the suppl
Of beet sugar reaches the Atlantic sea
board it should be available on les
basis than the cane prices above men
toned"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-17
Discrepancies Regarding
Birthplace Bring Arrest

Washington. Oct. ia navy de-
partmcnt record shows that William J.
day as a possible spy. was enrolled as
an ensign in the naval reserve in the
New York district until about two
weeks ago. when his name was dropped
because he said in his application for
enrolment that he was born in St
Paul when he was IN fact a native OF
Hamburg. Germany.
Immediately after he had been drop
ped from the reserve Dunbar sought
to enlist in the army and his arrest
followed.