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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-08-09

Do you believe that Strange
wey will be able to withstand
the magnificent fascinations and
voluptuous efforts of the Russian
dancer to ensnare him?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
,::s:':;;!!!o:'.o|l!T1|AT|ONS IT.: y! NJ
/ run PEACE:
ARE STARTED
Russians Meet Germans Aus
trians and Turks
TO TRY TO END WAR
Report From Amsterdam Says That
Emperor William VIII Attend
the Peace Conference.

Amsterdam, Dec. ga dispatch
received here from Brest-Litoysk,
Russia, dated Saturday, says:
To-day at o'clock in the after
noon the peace negotiations were be-
gun at a solemn sitting
Prince Leopold of Bavaria, as
Commander in Chief of the German
forces in the east, welcomed the de.
legates and invited Hakki Pasha, as
the senior delegate, to open the con.
ference. Haiku Pasha. after an ex-
preston of a desire for satisfactory
result, declared the negotiations for
mally open, and proposed DR.. Won
Kuehlmann as the presiding officer
The German Foreign Minister was
unanimously elected Chairman.
"The most important speech before
the delegates was made by DIR. Won
Kuehlmann, chairman OF the German
delegation. He said:
The purpose of this memorable
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
NOW POSSIBLE:
TO ENLIST IN
THE FIRST Vt.
Men on Draft FirstAlIoWed to
Volunteer
IF NOT YET CALLED
Local Boards May Also Accept Vol.
unteer Enlistment In Other
Branches Of Service.

Montpelier, Dec. 20--For the bene
| nt of those who wish to enlist ii
any branch, or corps of the Army
the following information is fur
nished.
Application for enlistment in al
branches Of the Army can be made
| at only two places in Vermont
White River Junction and Rutland
Recruits are enlisted at Fort Ethan
Allen for the End Cavalry only. Re
cruits must be IS to Al years of age
except that men up to AZ years of
age will be accepted for the Quarry
regiments and men over Il years OF
age may enlist in the United States
Guards. National Army. This or
of guarding major utilities at home,
and for the purpose of enforcing the
Presidents proclamation of Novem.
ber 16, 1917 Men of former military
experience are wanted
Men within the draft age wishing
to enlist must apply to their local
boards, and may, at the present time,
enlist in the Infantry. Signal Corps,
Medical Corps. and Quartermaster
Department, thus being inducted into
service ahead OF their regular order.
Recruits accepted at the regular
recruiting stations are then sent for
ward to general recruit stations for
final examination and assignment to
that branch or corps of the Army for
which they express preference! y8
Anyone wishing TO enlist in the.
fst Vermont Infantry. now stationed
at Charlotte, North Carolina, may do;
so by expressing their preference,
for this organization when enlisting,
and it is urged that all Yermenters.
do so, as the 1st Vermont is again
being recruited to war strength At
present there are vacancies in every
company. with the exception of the
Supply Company, so that an appli,
cant from any town in the State can
be assured of joining an organization
from his own locality and making ac
quaintances he can continue after his
return home. There are still open
ings in high school education to
carry on work OF clerical nature.
After being accepted at local re-
cruit stations, transportation and.
subsistence is furnished to final des-
tination
All Vermonters, who volunteer in
any branch of the service receive the
State pay Of SO per month, extra,
for one year from the date of enlist
ment,
There are also established at Bur
lington, Montpelier and Rutland,
Naval Recruit Stations for the bene-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
sAeRgp HEART MUSIC
Speoiai Services Arranped'for Christ
mas Observance

| Special Services Arranuedrfor Christ.
mas Observance
Midnight mass will not he sung al
| the church OF the Sacred Heart but
special services have boen arranged
for the observance of Christmas.
Rev. G. f. Provost, the pastor, win
otflciate. i2J
( The first mass will be at s O'clock
when Christmas hymns with be sung
by the children of the parochial
school The second mass will be at
10 o'clock with Edmond Noel choir
director and Miss Emma Lamarre or.
ganist and the following program
will be given
Hymn, Full Chorus
Hymn
Les Anges dams nos campagnes"
Full Chorus
"Kyrie in G., a. H. Rosewig
Christie Solo, Miss Blanche Tetreault
Gloria" Rosewig
Tenor solo. Gaudias Lacroix and
Foster Daigneault
Sop. solo, Mrs Frank Daigneault
Bass solo, Adrien Pelthier.
Sermon by pastor, Rev, c. Z. Provost
"Credo" Rosewig
Sop. solo, "Credo in U-num"
Miss Leola Daigneault
Bass Solo, "Deum de Deo''
Adrien Pelthier
Alto solo, Miss Denise Bellemarre
and Edmond Noel
Offertory. "Adeste Fideles" Novelo
1-.
Miss Denise Bellemarre and full
Choir
Sanctus Rosewig
Sop. SOLO Miss Elizabeth Bourgeois
Benedictus solo. Miss Elaine La.
tour
Agnus Del Rosewig
Alto solo. Miss Denise Bellemarre
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment will be given after 10 o'clock
mass,
Following are the names of the
choir members who will assist the
programme:
Sopranos-Miss Alice Rousseau.
Miss Elizabeth Bourgeois. Miss Regi.
ma Roy, Miss Lydia Bourgeois,
Miss Blanche Tetreault, Miss Elaine
Latour, Mrs. Frank Daigneault. Miss
Leola Daigneault Miss Hermine
Bellemarre.
Alto-Miss Denise Bellemarre,
Miss Lea Roy, Miss Leda Vachon.
Mrs. A. Marcoux, Eugene Brun.
Tenors-Gaudias Lacroix, Foster
Daigneault
Basses-Adrien Pethier. Joseph
Roy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
100000 MEN
ON ROAD TO
WEST FRONT
German Divisions Being Fast
Tranferred
NEW OFFENSIVE is DUE
NEW OFFENSIVE is DUE
Teutons viii Leave Only a Few Div
isions to Guard Their Eastern
Borders.

London. Dec. %, (Delayed) dis
patches from Paris say that Deputy
Joseph Reinach, who is an authority
on military affairs, calculates thai
Germany will be able to Withdraw
fifty divisions from the eastern
front, leaving twenty or thirty to
GUARD 1t. This would release 500.
600 men for service in the west.
(The French authority, it will be
seen, allows only 10000 men to a
German division.l
The number of Austrian divisions
available is more problematical and
is put at anything between ten and
twenty-five.
Mr.. Reinach believes that the
German Headquarters STAFF will at
tempt simultaneous offensive in sew
eral places, notably in the direction
of Nancy, Calais, Verdun or
Rheims.
The opinion here is that with the
recapture of Asione, which com
manded the Monte Grappa positions
from the west, the chief danger on
the Italian front has been removed.
The snowfall in the mountains, al
ready overdue. cannot be long de
layed and win handicap the German
fianking offensive from the north
This expectation is one of the chief
grounds on which those who pre-
dict a Winter offensive on the west.
ern front base their argument,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
DOUBLED QUOTA AND MORE
Bennington County viii Enroll Over
5000 Red Cross Members.

Bennington county, when the cam
paign closes tonight, will have en-
rolled more than three thousand
members in the Red Cross. The
county quota was placed at 1904 and
with the work that is being done to-
day 1t is likely that the final figures
will reach 5000 or $500. The town
of Bennington alone will have all OF
LOO, more than the quota for the
entire county.
Chairman Charles II. Darling tele.
phoned this noon that the state OF
Vermont had already secured its
quota and that the present campaign
would close tonight as originally
planned At one time it was thought
best to continue the drive but now
that the quota has been secured, the
campaign will end so far as Vermont
is concerned on the scheduled date.
There is a strong possibility that
Bennington county may lead the
state Saturday four of the counties
had completed their quotas, Ben
nington. Windsor, Lamoille and Cal
edonia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
NEW RECORDS
IN CHRISTMAS
TRADE MADE
Bennington Stores ExceIIed
Even Last Year
MERCHANTS SURPRISED
Were Not Looking For Such Heavy
susiness-Postoffice Was Driven
To the Limit.
MERCHANTS SURPRISED

Christmas business in Bennington
has touched new high water mark
this year according to- the reports OF
the leading advertisers in The Ban
nef.
Owing to the Red Cross and other
calls for money, the merchants were
not expecting more than fair bust
ness and some OF them were not pre-
pared for the big rush of Christmas
trade which has exceeded even last
year when all previous records were
broken.
Part of ii is due OF course. to an
increase of population but by no
means all. People, during the past
six months. have been educated In
generosity and 1t has affected ths
customary generous spirit OF the hol-
idays.
The postoffiee has been swamped
as never before. Saturday evening
with both the mailing windows open
there were from thirty to fifty PEOPLE
In line and the office had to be kept
open after the closing hour to at
tend to the business inside the doors.
On the two last mails the local
postoffice dispatched over seventy
pouches of Christmas packages. and
for three or four preceding days ths
postofice force has been SO kept on
the jump that they had hardly time
to. eat i aae VIZ s..s-..,.
The express office has been like:
wise ndelugedl sbuti has suffered from
an iernbargo in certain sections Of the
country. Both 1.-THE express office and
the postofice viii deliver packages
tomorrow. haeI 8Qi 154fF1s 9 S''''NsN
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
TRAGEDY IN ::
SOMERSET anu
TWO KILLED
Women Was Victim OF Acct
dental Bullet
MAN KILLED HIMSELF
Lumberman Was 50 Upset at Killing
Of Mrs. seesaw That He Turned
Gun on Himself.

A double tragedy occurred in the
deep woods Of Somerset, Saturday
night, the second death taking place
in the Mountain Mills hospital near
Wilmington yesterday morning. The
victims were, Mrs John Seesaw and
Harve Buker, Pole. Buker and q
companion returned in the evening
from days work cutting cordwood
to camp No. z, owned by the Deerfield
lumber corporation, and managed by
John Seesaw, husband OF the dead
woman. Bnker went into the shack
with his high-powered Savage re
peating rifle, while his companion
went to the Toulouse to leave some
tools. When Buker entered the shack
Mrs. Seesaw was there alone with her
two babies, aged five months and two
years, her husband having gone to
Albany, N. Y, after help, the other
men being away temporarily.
Officers figure it out that Buker
started to remove the shells from his
rifle and accidentally discharged the
weapon, Mrs. Seesaw was shot through
the heart and died instantly Sec
ing what he had done. Buker placed
his chin over the muzzle of the gun
and fired again, His lower jaw was
shot Off and his tongue was left hang
ing. His companion rushed to the
shack on hearing the first shot, ar
Tfying there Just as the second one
waE fred ,sstt
The nearest telephone was out OF
commission and an employee at the
camp went to the Somerset dam and
telephoned to- the Deerfield lumber
corporation in Wilmington An en-
gire was sent to Somerset over the
coniDany's private log road with DIR.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24

fit of those who prefer that branch of
the service
The age reqnirementsg ara hstween
Is and 355 years, and applicantsmust
be full fledged American citizens.
Men within the draft age must fur.
nish certificates from their local
board that they are not needed to fill
the current quota.
Men wishing to enlist in the Ma
rine Corps should apply to the
Marine recruit station at Boston,
Mass, or Albany, N. Y.
Any information wished regarding
these branches Of the service should
be addressed to Army Recruiting
Office or Navy Recruiting ONce a.
the nearest point who will gladly
answer any specific question asked
of the
Herbert T. Johnson. 4
Colonel Acting Adiutant General.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24

Alien H. Wright and Deputy Sheriff
Walter E. Howe of Wilmington
Buker was found kneeling on the floor
with his hands on his head He was
unable to articulate, but when asked
if he shot Mrs. Seesaw, he nodded.
Asked II he intended to shoot her,
he shook his head, Answers to other
questions were given the same way,
Buksr ana the body of Mrs. Seesaw
We're taken to Wilmington and Eiuker
was placed in the CORPORATION hospital
where he died early yesterday morn,
ing while under ether. lie was about
81 years old, and Mrs. Seesaw was
about %. Late last night the woman's
husband had not returned home,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
Eorewarned Is Eorearmed.

A man went to a nearby city on bust
ness, and while there called at bank
TO get specie for some notes he had
had on hand for long time. They
proved to be on defunct concern, and
the teller told him they were good for
nothing.
"Wa'al, now, look a-here, mister"
said Uncle Cy, won't ye iist tell fel.
Ter how you can tell when moneys
a-goln' ter spileT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
AT ST. FRANCIS CHURCH
High Mass at 10 O'Clock Service To.
morrow Forenoon.


High Mass at 10 O'clock Service To.
morrow Forenoon.
High mass will be celebrated at St
Francis de Sales church at the ten
o'clock service tomorrow forenoon,
Mass in ID. Lejeal
Organ Prelude, "Andante Cantabile"
Tschowsky
Professional, Glory to God"
Chancel Choir
Kyrie, Chorus
Duet: Miss Rose Morrissey,
e. c. Bennett
Gloria, Chorus
Gratias, Duet Miss Rose Morrissey
Mrs. Charles Harte.
Qui TOLLS, Bass solo, William F. Shaw
Tenor solo, Alfred Laren
Quoniam Chorus
Credo Chorus
Deum de Dec. Tenor solo,
John Mccormick and quartette.
Et Incarnature Est, Soprano solo.
Miss Morrissey.
Crucihxus, Quartette
Et In Spiritum Sanctum, Duet:
Mr.. Bennett,
Mr.. Shaw.
Offertory, "Adeste Fideles,"
Chancel Choir
Sanctus Chorus
Benedictus, Quartette Chorus
Miss Morrissey, Miss Nellie McGurn
Mr.. Bennett, Mr.. Shaw
Agnus Del Chorus
Alto Solo-Miss Margaret Healy
Soprano Solo and Obligato-
Mrs. Joseph Yott
Recessional "Hark, the Angels Song"
Chancel Choir
Organist, Miss Helen F. Hurley,
Director, Edward C. Bennett,
Orchestra, Violin, Harold r. Hurley
Cello, Joseph Welsh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
coLE-EkLsWoRT
Bennington Couple VIII Make Future
Home in Hartford, Conn.

A very pretty wedding took place
Saturday evening at the Methodist
parsonage when Mrs. Anna Cole be-
came the bride Of James Ellsworth.
The bride was attired in midnight
blue taffeta with hat to match. They
left on the 7.45 trolly car amid
showers OF rice and confetti for an
extended wedding trip to Pittsfield,
Mass, and Chatham, N Y.
Both the bride and bridegroom are
residents of this place and are both
popular young people as was shown
by the large number OF wedding
presents of cut glass, linen and sill
ser received. They will be at
home in Hartford after January Is,
1915.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24

NO ISSUE TOMORROW

Tomorrow, Christmas Day, there
will be no issne of The Evening Ban
ner. The office will be closed ell
day, Tuesday. This weeks issue of
The Banner and Reformer will be on
Thursday evening,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy tonight and
Tuesday, probably snow fiurries To-
night and warmer. colder Tuesday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
NOTICE.

My wife having left home without
just cause, | will not be responsible
for any more debts contracted by
her.
Oscar E. Champine.
bennington, VT, Dec. "a, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
To Prevent The Grip

Colds cause Grip-LAXATIvE BRO.
MO QUlNINE Tablets remove the
cause, There is only one "Bromo
Quinine." Il. W GROVES signature
on box. soc,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24

2
meeting is to terminate the War be-
tween the Central Powers and Rus,
sia and reestablishes a state OF peace
and friendship In view OF the situa-
ton 1t will be impossible in the
course OF these deliberations to pre-
pare an instrument of peace elabora-
ted in its smallest details. What
have in mind is to fix the most i'm
portant principles and conditions up
on which peaceful and neighborly
intercourse, especially in the cultur-
al and economic sense, can be speed
lily resumed, and also to decide upon
the best means of healing the
wounds caused by the war.
"'Our negotiations will be guided
by the spirit of peaceable humanity
and mutual esteem. They must take
into account, on the one hand, what
has become historical in order that
we may not lose our footing on the
firm ground Of facts, but, on the
other hand, they must be inspired
by the great and new leading motive
which has brought us here together,
".It is. an auspicious circumstance
that the negotiations open within
sight Of that fasetival which for cen
turies past has promised peace on
earth, good will to men. / enter up
on the negotiations with the desire
that our work may make speedy and
prosperous progress
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24
BENNINGTON RED CROSS
Monthly Report Of Activities Of Ben
ninston Branch. iti.,6

Following is the report of the Ben.
nington Red Gross for the first 81
days of the present month
Dec. 1-Balance on hand s2.S49.S6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-12-24

London, Dec. ga dispatch to
The Exchange Telegraph from Co
penhagen says:
THE Berliner Zeitung says En-
peror William has informed his gov
ernment that he contemplates going
to Brest-Litovsk IL the diplomats ar
rive at an agreement. in which case
he will endeavor to assemble all the
sovereigns and regents of Europe in
a. peace conference, as was done af
ter the Napoleonic wars.
The Emperor is credited with
having declared that everybody
wants peace. and that the future Of
fers to many great tasks that all
states must cooperate in them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
ROWS BREWING ON WAR
TAX BILL IN CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. April 30.-Unof-
hcial accounts OF the work OF the
house ways and means comfittee
framing the war tax bill have
aroused something or a storm among
both democrats and republicans.
Democrats are understood 20 be di-
vided on the proposed income taxes.
particularly the rate on incomes of
more than 100000. while republic
ans threaten trouble over the sub
committees plans for taxes on eN-
cess profits and incomes They also
promise 10 make a tight for tariff
legislation 20 raise part of the ST.,
soc. 00O. 600 or more 20 be provided
during the coming year.
The objections OF many republican
and democratic members are based
on unofficial statements Of the tent
ative draft on which the sub-com-
mittee has worked for more than
week. always with an effort 10 avoid
pa blicity in order 10 evade protests
Of those on whom taxes would be
levied.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
TEST YOUR SEED
CORN, IS ADVICE
Experts Say Simple Germina-
lion Experiment is Best In
SuranCe of Good Crop.

The subsection Of seed corn 10
termination tests is "A form OF in
surance which it is mere reckless
ness TO neglect. say specialists in
the United States department Of ag-
riculture. Weak seed make weak
stalks and poor corn crops. and 10
plant IL is 10 throw away labor and
and. IL is the weak seed rather
man the dead seed that causes loss.
Most farmers plant a superabund-
ance OF seed. and consequently their
cornhelds contain a superabUndance
or plants which are unproductive
because seed was weak.
The process OF obtaining good
seed corn really should begin In the
rail- with the selection Of the best
ears from the field If these are
properly cared for through the win
ter. the farmer should have "A sat
isfactOTy supply for planting in the
spring Whether or not this has
been done, however, II viii pay him
10 test his seed corn ear by ear.
a simple method Of testing single
ears is 70 select two kernels from
the opposite sides of the ear on the
top. two from the middle, and two
from the butt These are put IN
numbered squares or portions OF
terminating boxes, or other testers.
II the kernels are kept moist I'm a
room where the temperature is not
above 90 degrees +. nor below 80
degrees F.. the seeds should begin
TO sprOut after a lapse Of from six
20 seven days. If any of the kerr
nels fail 10 give strong sprouts. the
ear from which they are taken
should be rejected for planting. II
after testing a large number of typ
ical ears the farmer finds that the
results of the tests show a germina-
ton as high as 81 per cent of com
plete. he NAV be justified in cOnsid-
ering that his seed supply is salts
factory and i'm emitting any further
tests. Where there is any doubt,
however. about the matter. it is
much safer 20 test each ear the kerr
nels of which it is proposed 10 plant.
II. as a result of these tests, the
farmer nnds that the corn ne has
intended 20 plant is unsatisfactory
he should take steps Immediately TO
provide himself with a supply OF
GOOD seed. This can best be obtain
ed in the majority of cases from
the immediate neignbOrhood. 1t is
a great mistake for "a farmer 10 OBJ
tain his seed from some section
where conditions may be quite diff
ferent from those under which inc
must grow his crop. For example
q farmer in Minnesota or North
Dakota who goes TO Iowa for his
seed corn runs a great risk OF nav
ing his crop fail to mature.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
DAT SEEDING IN THE
CORN BELT SHOULD BE
EARLY FOR BIG YIELD

To obtain the maximum Yields OF
oats in the corn belt, seed should
be sown as early as il is possible 70
60 the land in good condition, ac-
cOrding 20 the cereal specialists OF
the United States department or az
riculture. Land which was in a cul-
tivated crop last year should not be
piowed. but should be disked and
narrowed sufficiently 10 make
loose. mellow seed bed two or three
inches deep. oats DO best on soil
that is fairly firm below the surface
two or three inches. hence spring
blowing is not desirable. as there is
not SUFFICIENT time for the soil 10
settle before seeding Spring pillow
ing also requires more time and is
more expensive than disking.
The best seed that is obtaina BILE
should be sown. This seed should
lie treated for smut and should be
thoroughly cleaned and graded To
obtain the largest yields seed should
be sown with a drill. as it is more
evenly distributed. is covered 20 a
more uniform depth. and germ
mates more evenly. If sOwn with
uilii Wtli- pitpdIeu sttu Dtus rum
two 10 two and half bushels 10 the
acre is sufficient. Sowing more than
that quantity is wasteful. as il does
not increase the yield. If sOwn
broadcast on poorly prepared land,
the best rate is about three bushes
TO the acre
IN the central and southern pOr-
tions Of the corn belt. the best
yields are obtained usually from
early varieties, such as the Sixty
Day and Kherson- If seed OF these
varieties is available, il should be
sown i'm preference TO later varieties
in the northern portion of the corn
belt midseason varieties like Silver
mine, Green Russian, aud Siberian.
should be sOwn.-C. W. Warourton