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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
"sTAR THAT NEVER SETS"
Transcript Does Ample Justice to
Vermont's Enlistments.

Transcript Does Ample Justice to
Vermont's EnIistments.
The Boston Transcript has done
Vermont a great service in lending its
editorial page to correction of the
false impression that has gained cir
culation throughout the country that
the Green Mountain state had become
Stacker. in violent contrast 10 the
sturdy Americanism that characterize
ed its conduct in previous wars. Yer
mont papers have struggled to cor
rect this impression but because of
their limited circulation their only
hope was to enlist in the cause as an
ally some metropolitan paper of great
prestige which might cause other
papers all over the country to give
this state what it asks for, credit for
what il has done, no more, no less.
The Transcript comments as follows:
apologies are due to the state of
Vermont, and no doubt the whole
country will be glad to make them.
Although the state has been low in its
rate of enlistment in the regular
army under the late call, il is not for
the reason that Vermonters are
averse to military service, but be-
cause they are represented so largely
in this service already. In an official
statement showing the proportion of
men to population now serving in
the military establishment, Vermont
appears as seventh in the list Of
states. The order is as follows:
| Hawaii, Oregon District of Columbia,
| Montant, Maine. New Hampshire
| Rhode Island, Wyoming, and Yer
| mont--nine altogether, and two of
them not states. Vermont's proper
tional representation in the army is
| greater than that of Massachusetts
or New York. Aud even at this, Yer
monts representation in the navy
which is large, is not given And this
also, which the ST. Adams Messen
ger states, is true: vermont ap
propriated a million dollars for the
war purposes times as much ii
proportion to Massachusetts; likewise
many times greater, proportionately
| than New York's effort Vernon
farmers answered the call of tn,
President and set about doing thei
share in increasing food production
to the maximum The Green Noun
tain state. we are heartily glad TO sa,
, remains the star that never sets "
. Vermont appreciates the Tran
: scripts assistance in correcting tn
cruelty false impression of the stat
B that has been created elsewhere. Tn
+ truth is, Vermont has not lost tn
, sterling qualities which gave he
g name and fame in the past--St. A
bans Messenger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
GREEN MOUNTAIN ECHOES
Oddities of Country Correspondence
Compiled by Barre Times.


Compiled by Barre Times.
Fred Arel is sporting a new touring
car-Queches item.
Henry Parlin was run into by the
Island Pond cream team and had one
wheel taken off recently.--Wes
Charleston item
Henry Burnor is the owner of a
new little colt--Beayer Meadow item
Frank Def BSler & Son purchased
a 5lO-pound hog Of II. T. ONeil estate
Monday, for which they paid SSH
White River Junction item.
Suspicious of German family
ought to vanish, as two of the Toys
have enlisted --Crlsty district item.
The wedding bells are going to ring
again soon.-North Hyde Park item,
One large-minded lumber jack, uar
old Jewett, expects to so to war very
soon and If he is as good with a gun
as he is with an axe, the war won't
last long, you bet.-llydc Park Center
item.
Well what about the storm we had
Saturday night? II was the most SO
we're storm that we have had here fol
| years 1t took off bridges and washed
out the roads, so that they were i'm
passable; also doing great damage tC
crops and grass. II we should hay,
] another storm, It would ht us for the
insane asylum or some other home.-
Riyerdale item.
"Sring Beans" the faithful bu'
horse Of the Hyde Park inn, died II
the harness last Friday morning
He had been to the depot twice ant
was entering the barn when h'
dropped dead He died of old age
being 25 years old. He was a faith
full beast and his demise is lamented
Hyde Park item.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
COULD START PEACE MOVE
Erzberger Asks Few Hours Tall
With Lloyd George.

According to a Reuter- dispatch to
London from Zurich, Matthias Err
berger, one of the leaders of the
radical center in the German Reiehs-
tag, who has just arrived here. de-
clared to the Zuricher Nachrichten
III ! could talk with Lloyd George or
Mr. Balfour we could in a few hours
reach an understanding which would
enable official peace negotiations to
commence" Herr uigberger. who
has taken a prominent part with re-
spect to peace during the last months
asserts that Dr. Michaelis, imperial
German chancellor is a peace
chancellor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
TO NEW YORK BY TROLLEY
Possible Also to Make Complete
Journey to Boston

Beginning tomorrow II will be pos.
sible, were one so disposed to make
a journey from Bennington to New
York or Boston by trolley. The Lee
and Huntington line, the connecting
link over which there has been so
much controversy for several years,
will begin operations tomorrow. The
z o'clock car out of Lee will carry
passengers through to Springfield and
from that city trolley connections for
either New York or Boston could be
secured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
INJUNCTION HEARING PUT OVER
Ban on Chautauquas and Fairs
Continued.

st. Johnsbury, July 27.-The hear
ing set for this afternoon in Judge II.
B. Howe's chambers relative to tho
ban placed on all fairs, Chautauquas,
carnivals, etc. by the state board Of
health, was postponed until Monday.
Judge Hand of New York who was to
preside, was unable to reach here
In the meantime the 10 days re.
straining order signed by Judge Howe
holds good and Chautauquas are in
full swing in Hardwick and Orleans.
This order restrains health boards
from interfering with these events.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31

II your hair is getting thin and you
are troubled with dandruff or itching
scalp, get four ounces OF Partisan
sage from your druggist. This helps
to prevent badness and grayness and
keeps the scalp clean.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
sTIcKNEY is WAR AVIATOR
Former Rutland 6ellboy in Service
In France.

Rutland. July 31-Henry r. Stick
ney, a former bellboy at the Berwick
hotel and nephew of former Gov
William w Stickney of Ludlow, who
sailed for France about month
ago, is now member of the Lafay
ette flying squadron.
lie had about a years training in
aviation near New York previous TO
sailing. Although qualified as Ii
censed pilot of American airplanes,
he will require further instruction to
learn to operate the French machines.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
BRITISH LOSSES
Total Casualty List for July Close to
EiqhtY thousand. -llIL

London, July 31.--The British casu-
atty list for the month of July totaIed
1889 in killed. wounded and missing.
Thekilled numbered 557 officers and
1892 men; the wounded, 1879 oili-
GERS and 5l.766 men; missing, 100 Of
ficers and 2705 men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31

Everyone knows sage is good for
the hair, but be sure to get Partisan
sage CGrouX's), for this brand will
not stain the hair and is delicately
perfumed. w. l.. Gokay can supply
you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
GOWNS HIS FIFTH PLANE
Lufsberry of New York Destroys Two
in One Day.

Paris. July 31.--Lieut Raoul Lufs-
Merry of New York, member of the
French flying corps. has downed his
fifth German airplane. In his last
encounter he destroyed two within
few minutes. The first was big
monplane and the second biplane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31

Before going to bed rub little
Partisan sage into my scalp" says n
woman whose luxurious. soft and tluf-
fy hair is greatly admired. This
keeps the hair from falling out and
makes IL easy to dress attractively.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
TWO cHAuFFEuRs ARRESTED
Charles Leno and Fred EdgerIy of
Montpelier Held.

= Montpelier. July 31.-Charles Leno
and Fred Edgerly we're in City court
Saturday and pleaded not guilty to
charges of careless and negligent driv
ing OF automobiles.
They were arrested on complaint
made to Grand Juror Stone and will
have jury trials August 6 If the in
fantile paralysis epidemic clears up so
that men can be congregated for that
purpose.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
HAIR HINTS

Helpful Advice for Care OF the
Hair Worthy the Attention OF
Everyone Who Would Avoid
Dandruff, Itching Scalp, Gray
Hair and Badness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
CAMP AVALON PAGEANT
Girls In Camp at Salisbury to Give
Red Cross Benefit.

Girls In Camp at Salisbury to Give
Red Cross Benefit.
The girls at Camp Avalon, Lake
SALISBURY, are to give pageant on
Wednesday, August l, at o'clock in
the evening, for the benefit of the
Red Cross. If stormy the pageant
will take place Thursday evening at
the same hour.
Girls from the camp were at Ben
nington Monday selling tickets and
had fine success. They also can
vassed Arlington and sold 100 tickets
there. The program is as follows:
Part |.
Our Avalon
Reading Edna Ellis
English Folk Dances,
Isabel Totten, Director
English Folk Songs, Edna Ellis,
Leader
Dorothy W. Barnard, Jennie X, Keyes
Elmore b. Biggs Margaret Lamont
Claudia c. Briggs Eleanor Leitch
Eda l.. Brill Margaret Leitch
Elizabeth A. Curritr Ethel Logan
Lillian Cyphers Marguerite Pilgrim
Engenie DArsi Theodore Ross
Frances A. Farnum Betty ID. Semple
Anna Heafford Elizabeth A. Skinner
Betty Horr Miriam Strait
Esther Huston Eula II. Toucuy
Anabel Jova Florence Witsehief
Madelyn Jova Molly Witschief
Natalia NJ. Joya Marjorie Zabriskie
Part. ".
The Passing of Arthur
A Pageant
Resume
Arthur, a legendary king of Great
Britain, together with the brave
knights of the Round Table, made a
vow to conquer all evil in the world.
Some of these knights. under the
leadership of the traitor Modred,
plotted to overcome the Kings army.
Both hosts were destroyed and
Arthur, though mortally wounded,
killed Modred.
Knowing that he was about to die.
he commanded Bediyere, his one
faithful knight, to throw his magic
sword, Excalibur, into the Lake.
When this was done. black barge
came slowly up the Lake and the dy-
ing Arthur was taken to the fair isle
of Avalon, the place of peace and con
tentmen,
Under direction of Edna V. Ellis
Given by girls of Camp Avalon OF
SALISBURY, Vermont.
Cast
Arthur Billie Skinner
Bedivere Anne Heaiford
Gawain Frances kilburn
Modred Dorothy Barnard
Lady of Lake Betty Horr
Three Queens, Theodore Ross. Jennie
Keyes, Eda Brill
Boatsmen, Elmore Blggs. Margaret
Lamont
Episode
The fight between Arthur and Modred
Episode II
| The casting of Excalibur into the lake
Episode III
| Arthurs departure for Avalon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-31
TWO HoNoRAeLY DISCHARGED

Machine Gun Co. Men Released Be-
cause Of Disability.
st. Adams, July Si.--Earl Marshall
and Ernest Mossey, members of ma
chine gun company, LIST Vermont in
fantry, who have been with the com
pany at Fort Ethan Allen, have re-
ceiyed honorable discharges from
the service because of physical dis
ability and have returned to their
homes In this city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
ROCKEFELLER LOSES
FOREST HILL HONE
BY MORNING BLAZE
Loss Estimated at 100000
He Will Never Return
to Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 18.-Fire, be.
lieved to be. of incendiary origin, early
today destroyed John d. Rockefeller IS
Forest Hill home at East Cleveland, at
an estimated loss of 100000. The fire
was discovered in a bed room that
Rockefeller always occupied while here.
Few of the rich furnishings of the
house, which was built by the oil king
forty years ago, We're saved. Firemen
today were searching in the ruins for a
valuable oil painting of John D. him
self, which he priced highly. All the
valuable paintings and art treasures
were removed two years ago when tax
officials levied an assessment of sew
eral million against him.
The belief OF officials that the fire
was touch off was strengthened when
watchmen declared there was no fire in
the furnace last night. A large crowd
which witnessed the blaze was held on
the edge of the estate by high iron
picket fence, which borders the entire
property.
Friends of Rockefeller today declared
the fire made certain that he will not
return to Cleveland.
The estate surrounding the burned
home consists of 1900 acres and it has
been rumored that Rockefeller intended
giving it to East Cleveland as a public
park.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
I'm WARNINGS ARE
POSTED ALONG COAST
Prospects For Severe Wealth
er Late TOday---COast
Storm Is Heavy

Portland, Or, Dec. 1S.-Storm warn
ings are still posted along the Oregon
and Washington coasts, with prospects
of as severe weather late today as eX-
perienced last night and this morning.
Wind and rain continue, and several
points are out of contact with the
world through damage to wires Swell
ing streams in many places are inun-
dating lowlands and stretches of high
way but the damage thus far has been
slight.
No vessels have been driven ashore
yet by the high winds. The tug Agnes,
after a three hour battle near the ILL
pa harbor bar, was compelled to aban-
don a raft of spruce logs when the gale
threatened the little craft Coos bay
districts are isolated internationally by
telephone and telegraph wire damage.
At Hood River, the high stage put the
power plant out of commission. Lin
coin county reports several washouts
in highways. Incoming vessels tell OF
choppy seas and strong gale off the
coast.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
CONTINUED on page six.)
By w. s. Forrest

Omitted Press Staff correspondent
With the French Armies in The Field,
Dec 1S.-The little Jesus is coming
back to devastated regions of France
this Christmas.
For three years the little Jesus has
stayed away.
Six year old Jean Dupont, in his home
in the ruined village Of Audignicourt,
explained to me today why the "petite
Jesu "--who takes the place of Santa
has Stunned Audignicourt for three
years.
"He didn't like the Germans" Jean
confided in halting Voice. "The petit
Jesu' wouldn It come when the Germans
were here"
Jean could scarcely withhold his ex-
citement at prospect Of putting his tiny
wooden sandals before the fireplace on
Christmas eve. He is also looking for
ward to visiting the battered village
church in which he family remembers
seeing the "petit Jesu' with a tinsel
halo above his head, lying there in the
manger just as he did at Bethlehem.
jean s little brother, Mareelle, aged
3, doesn't believe the "petit Jesu'
would come. Marcell's mother said he
wouldn t. But Jean s information
comes from an American lady who came
today in an automobile ana delivered a
brand new bed for the bar room in
which Jean, Mareelle, the three sisters
and mother have slept since returning
from another destroyed village where
they had lived after the Germans had
retreated in March and blew up Audig
nieourt,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
SANTA CLAUS WILL
COME TO WAR ZONE
AFTER THREE YEARS

Jean is keeping his knowledge
cret. The American lady told him to-
because even Jean Is mother doesn t
know. The village cure-he knows. Be.
cause he s been talking to the Amer
lean lady.
Last Christmas the Germans would
NJ permit the 'fete de la noel' in
the church. They were using the church
for other purposes-and the Germans
didn t have much faith in the "petit
Jesu'. They thought only Of their San
ia Claus who brought packages from
Germany. To Jean, Marcelle and the
little sister Duponts, the German San
ta Claus meant nothing.
But miraculously the. plaster of paris
image of the Christ child, which repre-
sents Christmas to them, has lived safe
" through the destruction of Audigni-
court, buried away with the now faded
halo of tinsel.
Therefore, the petit Jesu will again
be in the manger Of Bethlehem on
Christmas epe After looking long and
marveling greatly at him and to what
the cure has to say about his wonder
Gus birth, the little Duponts win go
home and put their wooden shoes before
the fireplace. After praying to Him to
bring back their father from a German
prison camp, they will wake up to find
the American Santa Claus of whom they
know nothing, has deputized the Ameri-
can lady to fill up the sandals.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18

By Joseph shaplen

OMITTED Press Staff Correspondent
Stockholm, Dee. lS.-The Maximaiist
regime is slowly but surely riding to
fall.
Information from travellers reaching
here as well as anti-Bolsheviki news
papers smuggled VIA Haparanda indi-
cate even the Petrograd garrisan no
longer supports the Lenine-Trotsky ring.
Twenty-six of Russia s provinces and
territories have formally refused recog-
milton of the Bolsheviki government.
Every Bolsheviki claim from Petrograd
must be heavily discounted.
Terrorism reigns in Petrograd. The
intriguers of the old Russian regime are
aiding the extremists in playing on the
minds of the ignorant masses of the sol
diers by fairy tales that there will be an
immediate revolution in Germany.
The date set for the opening of the
assembly was the occasion
for a monster demonstration in Petro-
grad in favor Of this meeting.
Not only was the meeting suppressed,
but the Bolsheviki have not permitted
any news of it to be sent out. The DEM
onstration expressed strong condemna-
tion of the Bolsheviki efforts to wreck
the assembly.
That the Maximalists feel they can
no longer rely ON the Petrograd garri-
son, once their greatest source of pow
er, is indicated in notice that Lettish
troops have been ordered to supersede
them and are now policing the city.
Such known German provocateurs as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
HOOVER TURNED
DOWN ONCE MORE
BY COMMITTEE
investigators Refuse to I'rten
To His Testimony a. ,
Today n
BIENENST0CK SAYS
STRAUSS THREATENED
Head Of Sugar Trust Contra
diets Evidence Given by
/ SpreckeIs

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate SUI
gar investigating committee again to-
day refused Herbert Hoover's request
for an immediate hearing.
Hoover, through his counsel, Judge
Curtis Lindley, asked to be allowed to
testifv today because he had to go to
New York on business.
awe 4 hear Mr.. Hoover when he gets
back from New York, - ruled Senator
Reed, committee chairman. Gle will
be in town more than some other wit
nesses.
In five minutes testimony at the
opening of today's session Herbert w.
Bienenstok, New York grain and pro
vision broker, said Louis Strauss, Hoo
ver s secretary, had threatened to
steam roll - A. H. Lamborn, sugar
broker, " if he ism t CAREFUL
81 Offered my services to Strauss
said Bienenstok. "In the course of the
conversation Straus asked me if l knew
any New York food dealers. 1 men
tion A. H. Lamborn. Strauss said he
was sorry l had done so.
He said that while Hoover had the
highest regard for Lamborn personally,
yet Lamborn had better be careful or
the steam roller would run over him
and roll his CUTS out. +"
What did Strauss mean by that?
Do you know" asked Reed.
81 have no idea," replied the wit
ness.
FStrauss didn't tell you why Lam
born was to be steamrolled?" asked
Senator Vardaman.
"No, he just said what I have told
you," said Bienenstok, who was then
excused.
A. H. Lamborn and company are the
agents in this country for the British
royal commission which has charge Of
the sugar purchases for France and Eng
land.
Contradicting Claus A. Spreckles
charge that the food administration
g created a sugar shortage, Earl d.
Babst told the senate sugar investigat-
ing committee today increased consump-
ton, inadequate supply and delayed dis
tribution, combined caused the famine.
Babst, head of the "sugar trust -,
and a member of the Hoover sugar com
mittee, stoutly denied Spreckles' claim
that. there is a big surplus of Cuban
sugar. /
Foreign buyers have cut down UNI
tied States supply of Cuban raw sugar
so, 900 900 pounds, said Babst.
The great preserving campaign last
summer took 900,00O,O 900 pounds more
than is usually consumed in the can
ming period.
A demand that the food administra- |
tion use its influence to force a raise in
the price of sugar beets was made to
Herbert Hoover this afternoon by rep
of the beet sugar grow
ers of California, Utah, Idaho, Color
ado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Tomor
row they will meet with Chairman Reed
of the senate probers.
The growers say Babst s company has
the beet sugar, they claim to
have statistics showing his company I
can increase the price from the present :
figure, 1925 a ton to $1,000 and still (,
make fifty per cent on the Investment. 4
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-18
TWO THOUSAND CARS
ARE LACKING NOW
Statement Is Issued by Public
Service Regarding
Conditions

The report issued by the Public ser
Twice commission shows there is car
shortage on all roads in the state of
2000 and of these 1861 are short on
the Southern Pacific. The same state
ment shows that for the week Just end
ed cars were held equalling 639 days
for one car. 1t also shows the worst of
tenders in this line are the biggest
shippers who hold the cars, paying de-
murrage rather than go to any extra
expense 20 unload them. So long as this
is permitted the car shortage will con
tinue, and the remedy is in the hands
of the shippers themselves, who by
holding cars for storage prevent others
tand also themselves getting cars when
Ineeded.
Mr.. Corey's Statement
The shippers of this state have been
confronted with an acute car shortage
dor a period of about two years, fhe
number totaling at times more than
$500 cars on all lines, due, no doubt,
in the main to the unusual conditions
that now obtain throughout the U<ted
States. Notwithstanding this fact, nu-
merous complaints have been made to
this commission that shippers frequent
ly exact from the railroads more than
the so called "free time" for the load
ing and unloading of cars, which ag'
gravates this condition unnecessarily.
I'VE are advised that 72 of our leading
business firms have recently delayed
cars 639 DAYS overtime. If the shipper
who needs cars and is unable to get
them could actually see all other car
users at all other stations in his imme-
diate section who were taking from
two to thirteen days to load or unload
ears when it could and should be done
in as many hours, no doubt there
would be a speedy reformation among
car users. No car user has any moral
right to detain a car one hour longer
than is necessary to load or unload 1t.
Every shipper holds this view when 1t
is someone else who is OBTAINING the
ear.
Car users who detain the cars thru
earelcssness. indifference OF ignorance
Of the meaning of Gear shortage and
Z" eongested terminals are few. The
people responsible for car detention
are that vast body of highly inteili-
gent business men who find it more
profitable TO use cars for storage pur-
poses than to provide other storage ia
cilities 1t is not good business to use
for storage space that which costs as
much as freight cars and which can
earn so much more as such than as
Storage space does not |
need costly trucks, steel underframes, |
automatic eouplers and air brake |
equipment. Shippers guilty Of such |
practices are dereliet in their duties TO |
their country. whose transportation |
needs now are paramount to their pri- |
vate rights
This commission, in prescribing de- |
murrage rules effective IN this state,
tried to impose demurrage charges suf-