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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08

Washington, March president
Wilson took to his room today with a
cold taken about week ago and made
worse during his Inauguration Mon
day. After seeing group OF sena-
tors early this morning and then
comforting with Secretary Lansing
and Secretary McAdoo he decided to
see no more callers and went to his
bedroom. His condition is not seri
Gus
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08

PRESIDENT HAS COLD
Corfers With Senators But Refuses
to See Other Callers

Washington, March Sat noon to-
day the condition OF President Viii.
son, who has been ordered to remain
in bed because of severe cold, had
developed no complications but con
siderable fever was in evidence.
His physician, DR.. David Grayson,
considers it advisable that the patient
remain in bed until he has become
thoroughly rested from the strain OF
the past few days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
(yoMNIs'IONeas' N )TICE.
II n

The undersigu.d having been app in ed b
the Honorsh Pr b-te Couct FOR ne Oistr
Of BE lnir gtnn COwMISs oNERS to reoe W
exam ne a. d a y Ist the clai ne and em'nds
all pe-s ms ava us the estate of Boron {
Adams "a # Shat shurv IN seid Di Di'tricf,
cea ei ard oil claims exhibit d IN ifs ther
T. hereby i've no ice that We will meet T " tn
pr Pee aforesaid. It IN r wn Gel k
Dit ct on the 18th dsvn Ju 70 l9l next. from
, clock q m. until 'elccs p. m, o.
said day and that six month
fr IN he goth day of De em'er A n. 1915
is the 3 ,m' limited by sid G urt or ssid cred
itors 10 p eseuf heir claims 10 us or exAmin'
tion and sllowance.
Dste@ Mt Benni ut m, Vermont, this 90 b Gay
of ccembor A. % 1914
ARTHUR rTNHAM.
w. ii. WHIPPLE
Commissioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
"a SHIPS SUNK IN A WEEK
serIin Reports Tonnage of 2o4,o0C
DESTROYED

London, March Tn the week that
ended Sunday March 4, twenty four
British vessels were sunk by subma-
rines or mines. In the same week
welve British merchant vessels were
lnsuccessfully attacked by subma-
ines.
A despatch from Berlin says the re-
,orts of German submarines return
ng between March and 3 'indicat
ed" the sinking Of vessels with ton
mage aggregating 900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
T. r. ADOPTS 20 CHILDREN
ioins in Campaign to Care for Young
Relgians During War

oyster Bay, n. Y, March Two
men who organized today for the new
nationwide campaign of the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium planned
hat every family in Oyster Bay shall
,dopt at least one Belgian child until
he end of the war Such adoptions
are to be made by contributions to
)rovide each child with food.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt has adopt
ed twenty children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
LISTERS TO ENROLL
ALL ABLE BODIED
CII|ztNS
Order Was Issued BY Governor
Graham This Morning
AGE LIMIT BETWEEN 1S and IS
Bill to Make Fish and Game Com.
missioner's s25oo Special Order
for Tuesday.

Montpelier, March 8.-Goyernor
Graham has ordered the listers of
every town and city in the state to
state to make an enrolment of all
able bodied citizens between the ages
of IS and As who would be liable to
military duty in the event of war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08

"Those serving prison sentences
says the Columbia State, "are about
the only persons whose financial condi-
ton is not affected by the high cost of
living
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
NORTH BENNINGTON

Harrie c. White is in New York
city on business.
E. G. Farnham of West Arlington
was in town Wednesday.
Remington Woodruff is gaining
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
BRITISH LABOR FioTHs DRAFT
Nationwide Protest to Be Started
Against Conservation

London, March IA great public
Meeting of the labor organizations is
o be held March 81 to start a nation
vide protest against industrial con-
oription, which labor now believes is
imminent.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
SORE THROAT EPIDEMIC
An Average of Five Cases a Day Re-
ported in st. Adams.

ported IN ST. Adams.
st. Adams, March 6.-About 1900
cases have been reported to Health
Officer Arthur Norton since the out
break of the epidemic of septic sore
throat, but this is not the total num-
ber as some of the physicians have
not reported their cases to the health
officer. Over 90 cases have been re-
ported this month, naverage of
about five a day which is much lower
than it was at the outset
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont rain tonight. Friday gen.
orally fair and colder
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
LOCAL TEAMS TO PLAY
High School to Meet independents In
in Basket Ball Friday

High School to Meet Independents IN
in Basket Ball Friday
What promises to be one OF the
fastest and most interesting basket
ball games that followers Of the game
in Bennington will see this season
will be played Friday night at Libra
ry hall between the local high school
and Y. NJ. c. A. teams. Each team
is confident of walloping the other
and the game Friday night will no
doubt furnish some real basket ball
for the spectators. Each member or
both teams is acquainted with each
others style of playing and how each
team will manage to score will be
seen then. Admission will be zoe.
The high school has been practising
with a vim and determination to
make the "Y'' team hustle for all
they get while on the other hand the
"Y" will resort to fast floor work and
with Levin's eagle eye expect to
come out victorious. With White
and Paddock back on the high school
squad the boys feel happier and easi-
er about the outcome.
The preliminary game between the
"Y" intermediates and the Filibusters
will undoubtedly be an interesting
match The preliminary game will
start at 1880 sharp and the big game
at $3.50. Dancing will follow.
The teams will probably line up as
follows:
High School Y. M. G. A.
rf., Burt rf., Levin
II. .HarWood IT,, Mann
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
BAIL FIXED AT $4,000
Case viii Go Over Until May Term
of u S. Court

Rutland, March S.-Bail in the
Sharpe case was fixed at $4,000 by U
S. Commissioner Thomas H. Browne
Bail was furnished by l. e. Gibson.
1t is not expected that the case will
come up at the present term of U. S
court at Burlington. but that 1t will
go over to the May term or later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-08
FRENCH DESTROYER SUNK
cassini Torpedoed With Loss Of .
r. Hundred Lives

Paris, March S.--The torpedo de
,troyer Cassini of the Mediterranean
patrol service was torpedoed by a
inbmarine on February rs, according
he French official announcement. The
essel sank in two minutes, the pow
er magazine having exploded and
he captain. six other officers and 100
If the crew perished.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
Lane to Attend.

PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. 27-An eff
fort will be made to induce Secre-
tary of the Interior Franklin X. Lane
or Judge viii r. King to address the
seventh annual convention of the
Oregon Irrigation congress which
will meet in Portland January 2 for
a four day convention.
The program for the session is now
being completed. 1t is practically
certain that the convention will map
cut some definite plan whereby re-
turned soldiers can easily acquire ir-
rigation land. Practical subjects, i'm
stead of technical ones, feature the
tenatuve program.
The executive committee in charge
of the program is composed of II. II.
D'Armond, OF Bend; George Russell,
of Prinevllle; Harry Gard, of Madress
Ralph Cowgirl. of Medford: ]. N. b,
Brewer of The Dallas, and Jay Up
ton, of Prinevllle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
Rushing Brigade Theatre.

CAMP LEWIS, TOO MA. Nov. 81
The 166th depot brigade theatre is
being rushed completion so it can be
used for a series of Thanksgiving
entertainments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
violating Food Rules

PORTLAND. Ore, Nov! 27.-Wide-
spread violation of President Wilson'S
food regulations forbidding feeding
any foods fit for human consumption
to poultry or game birds has been re-
ported to food administration author
tiles.
The seizure of Is tons of wheat
which was to have been used to bait
ducks along the Columbia river is the
first active step taken by the ad-
ministration to enforce the presidents
regulations. The wheat, which Is
good enough for milling. was bought
by the governments at prevailing mar
ket prices, according to grade.
The ducks will be fed small po'
tatoes and carrots.
Farmers are said to be feeding
wheat of a milling grade to chickens
in violation of the regulations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
ENGLAND WANTS TO
WAIT ON REVISION
UNITED STATES REQUEST MAY
BE HELD IN, ABEYANCE
FOR TIME.

WASHINGTON Nov 27.-Official
quarters hinted that England and
France are opposing a revised war
aims statement and the publication
of secret war agreements The Unit
ed States is not discouraged in de-
mands for a showdown. The publi-
cation of Russian state documents
showed that Russia was TO dictate
the alignment on the eastern frontier
and France on the western front.
Reports of treaties received here
are incomplete and unsatisfactory.
1t is expected that German wireless
While the adjustment of territory
matte papers released by the Russian
Bolsheviki broadcast as part of their
propaganda, a. t ,
The United States contends thai
one nation should not have "a right to
dictate Boundary lines. The United
States holds the war should be, con
tinued only long enough to make
demoeraoX safe.
Whilye the adjustment Of territory
is vital point in giving the world
freedom and safety the United
States is opposing undue territorial
grabbing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
COAST ARTILLERY
NEEDS MORE MEN
OREGON COMPANIES TO
WAR FOOTING. sS2 ALas'

PORTLAND. Nov 27s-Various
companies of the oregon Coast Artil-
lery are lacking a combined total of
1SI enlisted men. and effort will be
made to recruit them up to fun war
strength before December 15. when
the new draft regulations prohibit
ing voluntary enlistment of men of
draft age will go into eject
The several companies with their
home cities and the number of re-
cruits lacking, are as follows: Com
pany l, Ashland, 1: Company ?. Eu-
eene, l6; Company 8. Eugene, s.;
Company 4. Roseburg, .; Company s..
Albany, IL: Company 6. Cottage
Grove, Is; Company I, Medford. s.;
Company s. Portland. 4; Company g.,
Astoria, 90: Company 10. Tfllamook,
"a: Company IL. Marshfield, 13;
Company IL, Marshfield, l3; COM
pany II, Hood River, IL.
The lack is largely due to the fact
that many artillerymen have been
transferred to other branches of the
service and that numbers are at train
ing camps for officers, 1t is thought
that little difficulty will be met with
in securing recruits, as this is prac-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
CAMP MILLS HOLDS
OUTDOOR SERVICES
5000 Soldiers and Civilians Attend
Episcopal Meeting-Chap-
IaInS PFeaPh

laInS Preach.
CAMP MILLS, Hampstead, T. l.,
Nov. 27.-Three thousand soldiers
and civilians at Field No. of the Avi-
alton Corps gave one of the most i'm
pressive open air services today ever
seen at this camp. Archdeacon Roy
F. Duffield of the Episcopal Diocese
of Long Island, on a field pulpit drap-
ed with the flag of the old Sd Michi-
gan regiment, which saw service in
the Philippines, conducted the Episco-
pal ritual. Soldiers and civilians
joined in the patriotic airs which were
sung.
Robert ]. Bates, in command OF
the depot at Field No. 2, was present
with his staff Twenty-Five states
were represented in the singing,
which was led by Lieut.. Robert Van
Ezdorf of the 146th Field Artillery,
and John Thorp of the same unit.
Religious open air meetings were
held by all the chaplains of the divi-
sion.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and Ernest II.
Rowe who is working in conjunction
with the war department. have re-
ceived hundreds of written and .tele-
phone communications asking that
from one to fifteen soldiers be sent
for Thanksgiving dinner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
German Give Version
OF Fighting at Bourbon

BERLIN, Nov. 27.-More than 900
English We're taken prisoner and 90
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
Holland Protests it
Is Hard to Be Neutral

LONDON. Nov. 26.--Holland Is
bitterly protesting the allies export
restrictions. combating at home a
serious situation due to rationlng and
economic depression, according to
Durich newspapers.
The Netherlands press protests
that Hollands erIorts TO pursue
strictly neutral course is made eX-
tremely difficult by the American ex-
port restrictions. Lack Of grain has
caused a severe bread shortage and
great unrest among the poor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27

SAN FRANCISCO, CAT. NoV.Z'-
Recognition of rugby. soccer and
kindred sports and the eligibility of
freshmen in intercollegiate sports
will be discussed at a meeting of the
Pacific Coast Conference heres next
Monday. Representative of the Uni
versities of Washington. and Oregon
and the Oregon Agriculture college
will attend. .r
Schedules for future games will be
arranged at the conference and some
time will spent discussing existing
rules and revisions will be made
where considered advisable.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
Peak CalIed NIount cnvell.

VANCOUVER, &, q, Nov. 27-The
greatest monument to Miss Edith
Cavell, slain by the Germans in Bel
gium, stands in the Canadian Rock
les.
r 1t is the greatest snow-capped peak
whose summit is 10000 feet above sea
level.
In honor of the murdered nurse
the peak has been named Mount
Edith Carvill. 1t is one of the most
beautiful peaks in Canada.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27

is in the county jail on a charge of
reasonable utterances. He destroy
ed his l. w. w. membership card dur
ing the night.
Gerrells viii be held pending re-
ceipt of advices from United States
Attorney ReameS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27

machine guns captured in repulsing
minor attacks around Bourbon, It is
statemented. The fighting is eX.
tremely fierce. The enemy's repeated
and obstinate counter attacks at Inchy
were repulsed. atEHHt
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
DIsLoYAI. TAIK RESENTED.

y GRANTS PASS, Nqv, 27.-Enter-
tanning the driver of the Crescent City
stage with the strongest kind Of con-
demnation of the government proved
the undoing of Archie Gerrells who
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
Russell to Speak
Wash,

CAMP LEWIS, TOCOMA, Wash,
Nov. 27.-Charles Edward Russell,
newspaper writer and member of the
Root Russian Commission. will speak
here next Sunday under the auspices
of the Y NJ. c. A. His topic will be
and World Conditions"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-27
OVER THE NORTHWEST

tically the last chance to select SER
vice with Oregon trops by men OF
draft age.
local recruiting office, but permission
must be secured by the office from
Colonel Hammond, in command of
the Oregon Coast Artillery, or COM
manders of the several companies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
Answers to Saturdays Quiz

]. Wesley Frost Is United States Consul at
Queenstown.
2. This Is the seventh year Of the Boy Scouts
OF America.
3. Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer
OF the early part OF the nineteenth CEN
tury.
4. There are $50 Psalms OF David.
D. The rurales are the mounted police OF Mex
leo, who became famous during the Diaz
regime.
o. Crocodile tears" IL q synonym for hypo-
critical grief. coming from the fable that
the crocodile sheds tears while eating its
prey.
!. California is called the Golden State.
3. q. Henry wrote "Cabbages and Kings"
o. Franklin ID. Roosevelt Is Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy.
10. Italy and Japan have recorded the greatest
number OF earthquakes in the last 6fty
years tmore than $1,000 each)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
TRUST OUR PRESIDENT

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir--1t is the duty of every American
to stand firmly and unninchngly behind
the President in this hour of severe strain
to defend and not to attack him.
Some persons who are not at all well
informed as to the present state of af-
fairs are prone to harsh criticism. If such
persons would but take the trouble to look
back over the Presidents movements, they
would see how foresighted he has been, what
great wisdom he has shown in taking every
possible step TO avoid a break with Ger
many. Therefore. now If a break should
come the blame will not rest on us. I'm
sure we may safely place our trust in
President Wilson 10 protect the honor of
our beloved country.
NJ. ELIZABETH SUDDARDS.
Philadelphia, February 10
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12
WANTED: 10000 AVIATORS

The following remarks by Henry Wood.
house, before the University of Pennsyl.
vania Alumni Club, of New York city, are
reported by Old Penn:
kitchener said that an aviator is worth
an army corps and General Pershing said
that an aviator is worth cavalry division
And man after he has had two years OF
military training is worth just about half
a soldier, but If he takes six months OF
training in aviation he is worth at least
one hundred soldiers.
'"The air service is the most economic
service of the military organization In
this country, where the problem is essen
TALLY one Of defense. the air service affords
an economic solution of preparing quickly
and effectively I do not mean by that
that efforts should not be made to deyelop
every branch of the service but this
country could get the best results in de-
yeloping it's defenses by promptly taking
steps to train and equip 10000 aviators
at present the army has less than eighty
aviators in the aviation section, and that
number is too small to afford the personnel
needed for training schools.
''The amy has received since July -,
1918. when President Wilson authorized the
aerial reserve, more than 1900 applications
from men to join the air service. The army
has sent about fifty Of the applicants to
train.
at present the seventy-eght forts and
the forty-five batteries of field artillery
which are supposed to protect the United
dirigibles. Therefore, they are blind as it
We're. so that the territory which they
should protect would be at the mercy Of
the long range guns of vessels lying beyond
the point of vision of the artillery OBJ
servers stationed in the forts"
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WINTER BIRDS

To the Editor Of the Eroning Ledger:
SRI was very much interested and
pleased to read an article in your columns
about "Our Winter Birds s'--signed W. r..
NJ. 1t was a timely article and one
think which was much appreciated. but Gf
you will allow ME a word of criticism)
it does seem as if the writer should have
given the beginner in the glorious pastime
OF bird observing a better idea of those
birds which he is most likely to see.
No doubt w. Il. NJ. has seen all the
birds he mentions, although some are very
rare in this section of the country: notably
the snow bunting and the chckadee In
a recent lecture at the Academy of the
Natural Sciences l think Dr. Wilmer Stone
said that the snow bunting had been re-
ported in Pennsylvania this winter, but not
in the immediate vicinity of Philadelphia
But why, oh why. did w. r. NJ omit
our brightest and most spectacular winter
bird? This is the cardinal-the bird which
James Lane Allen goes into raptures about
in ~ Kentucky Cardinal and which he
particularly emphasizes as beautiful
sight in the snow. In fact the cardinal
in the snow is byword among bird
lovers and sight to remember lifetime !
One of the cardinals names is the winter
red bird. and all ornithologsts agree that
it is resident throughout its range but
w, r. NJ. says 1t goes south with the orioles
and tanagers. For his information would
like to say that | can find a cardinal in
Fairmount Park anv day in the year.
But there are many characteristic birds
omitted. For instance. the beautiful little
golden-crowned kinglet as exquisite as
any warbler--a winter bird altogether here
and very abundant the winter wren, some-
times confused with his summer cousin but
a different bird the white-throat' sparrow
much more numerous than tho song sparrow
mentioned The goldfnch is here in good
numbers all winter, but is brown and green
instead of his summer gold. The most ac-
tive of our winter woodpeckers, the little
downy. is not even mentioned. nor is the
starling--now probably only second in num-
bers--and noise-to the English sparrow
All along the Schuylkill River herring
gulls and wild ducks are numerous in win
ter and during mild winters the hermit
thrush is with us. This gentle and beau
tiful songster should surely receive notice
although he is not n very regular sight
And there are others-rarer birds - but
most of those Il have mentioned will be
seen by any close observer, whereas robins
blu jays and blue birds are really very
scarce and the hunt for them would dis
courage any beginner, no matter how en-
thusiastic.
MORROW PALMER.
Philadelphia, February 10.
wv. r. NJ. asks us to say that his LITTLE
papers was one of appreciation rather than
of comprehensive cataloguing The idea was
to dispel the somewhat common idea that
bird life is scarce in winter The birds
mentioned by w. r. NJ, supplemented bv
Mr. Palmer's list indicate how far of the
mark this idea is. Winter has many lows
for the bird-lover.-Editor of the EvESINo
LEDGER.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

the last year in which no more ships
were sunk than the Germans have sunk
In twelve days. But in one month the
sinkings reached the 10 mark which is
about the same as the present rate. The
situation will be entirely changed IL the
British navy is able to continue its pres.
ent daily lowering of the number OF sea
tragedies. Much Is expected Of the es.
tablishment OF safety lanes" through
the barred zone, which may produce
something like trench warfare of the
seas" A patrol of warcraft along
specified route would, of course, con.
centrate the efforts of submarines to
break through, followed by similar con.
centrations Of destroyers, and attended
by inevitable casualties, the give and
take "attrition" of land warfare. This
concentration would probably benefit the
destroyers more than tho submarines,
as they are more numerous. Even when
they could not always save themselves
they might save the merchant vessels
they protect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-12

teaches us TO hate the English. and, believe
me. every American heart mistrusts John
Bull. True We like his gold. we make muni-
tons for him, but not for love. no sir He
has to pay dearly for them, and why should
we be blamed? Many Germans are working
in our munition factories. and many Ger
mans are working right here in Millbourne
making flour for their enemies. but if they
do not do II some one else will. Be loyal
to Uncle Sam, friend German, and we will
be loyal to you. Your Germany is driven
to the wall and no doubt we would protect
ourselves at any cost if were in her
place but you would not let neighbor
slap YOU in the face without cause and not
defend yourself. neither can we.
ARMY AND NAVY UNION ADJUTANT.
Philadelphia, February 10.