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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village TsIa
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mr.. and Mrs. Claire Soule left
Saturday for a two weeks outing at
the Kelley Stand.
Mrs. Ella Wells returned Monday
from an extended stay at Lake
George and vicinity.
A number of books and magazines
for the war camps have already been
received at the library.
b. f. Amidon is substituting on
rural route = today for Clarence
Morse, the regular carrier, who is
getting in his hay.
Mrs. John Jones has returned to
her home in Providence, r. l., having
spent two weeks here with her hus-
band who is designer for the Holden,
Leonard Co.
Mrs. c. Cawley and daughter,
Beatrice have returned TO their home
in Cohoes after few days visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Mulch
of Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lacy of Adj
ans, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Lacy of Hartford, toured to Benning-
ton Monday and were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs F. c. Mattison for the
day.
Miss Katherine LaMarre returned
Sunday from Shrewsbury where she
spent two weeks vacation. She
began her duties in the office OF the
Bennington Wax Paper Office Monday
morning.
Miss Alma Dagesse of School street
is enjoying a two weeks vacation
from her work as clerk in the Won
Dette jewelry store, She left this
morning accompanied by Miss Leah
Roy for a weeks stay at Sacanda lake
near Gloversyille.
John Patenode, IT,, who is at camp
Idlewild, with his mother and sister,
cut his foot a few days ago while
i wading in a stream in the vicinity OF
the camp. The cut, although severe,
is healing quickly and the youngster
is now able to wear shoe again.
Bill, Tom and Ned Healy left at one
O'Clock today by the Bennington.Dor-
set bus line for Dorset from which
place they will begin an extended
hiking expedition. They expect Ia
visit Lakes St Catherine, George and
Champlain before beginning the re
turn trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07

Disease is the greatest foe to human
progress.
1t is better to suffer severely than to
sin slightly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07
AM unnppreeiatlve Audloncs.

"what this country needs began
the oratorical man.
"Wait n minute interrupted Sena.
tor Sorghum. III you know what this
country needs don't stand around and
lecture on It. Hustle out and help get
ii."-Washlngton Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07

Many a mans wit is sharpened on
the grindstone of poverty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07

We are always careful after the
crockery has been smashed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07

She (bitterly)-I only wish I'd known
as much about you before | married
you.
He-Well, it was just my COMPOUNDED
luck that you didn't.-Boston Tran
script.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07
Surely Not.
lat's your hurryT

whats your hurryF
~ have an engagement with Pa
tience."
I'm that case there's no hurry. Pa
tience surely won't mind waiting. -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07
Generous.

could you lend me $50"
NO. I'm going TO be married. But
III see to 1t that you don't get an m
vitatlon. So you'll save at least SIC
bv that."-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-07
REASON AND LAW.

Law in the last analysis is
reason applied to the conditions
Of life. Unless IL be that It does
not deserve to be called law.
A legal decision which cannot
be submitted to scrutiny and dis
cussion does not deserve respect.
All that is arbitrary, that is
not based on reason, on expedi-
eney and service to the people,
for whom the law acts, should be
put aside.-R. r. Lozier.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
WAR DECLARATION is INTRODUCED
AustFians and Hungafians Are Worried

WARRINGTON Ps)specdy upon
Of the President for declaration Austria
the
being immediate
restraining activities part Of
trians who are in this country. t8sr ,# @a..l
At YESTERDAY resolution introduced Rep
rescntatiye Flood Of Virginia declaring that state of Austria
as Of yesterday noon. 49, EF..
Reports from various sections The country Yesterday told the
On the Atlantic aboard aeeommoaon sought
where thousands employed the coal mines crowded with Au
Y. Il 4 ..ta s1tg..a4.at e .
In the southwest points
with Hungarian would seek refuge
OF IS passed. Es Z
United
will be 10 forthwith Il
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
GRENADES EXPLODE,
SOLDIERS WOUNDED
Two Members Of Schofield Bar.
racks Garrison Are Victims
of Unusual Accidents

II has not been necessary for the
local army garrisous to go to the
trenches in France to meet the hor.
rors OF war through the exploding Of
shells and hand-thrown grenades, for
the latter have already played havoc
with two members of the Sehofield Bar.
racks garrison, in one case breaking
the legs OF Fourth Cavalry trooper,
and in another instance, injuring the
hand of a field artillery private.
On November ~, wagon containing
grenades and bombs was being un.
loaded, when a bnndolier containing
grenades was dropped One of the
eight which 1t contained exploded and
injured Private MERIT G. Creath,
Troop Q, Fourth Cavalry, seriously,
breaking both legs, and also injured a
horse attached to the wagon, so seri.
ously that the animal had to be killed
later. - ..".
On November "a Private Gailard w.
Cutting, Battery F, Ninth Field Attil.
lery, was injured when he essayed
against orders, to pick up practise
grenade from the bombing Geld.
The range used by the Grenade and
Bombing School is covered with grass
rather tail, and selected because Of that
reason, as a protection against posi-
bic flying fragments. It's a fixed rule
after instruction is finished for the day
to form a tskirmish line'' OF students
and completely comb the ground in
search Of practise grenades that may
have failed to explode. Such are gath
cred into piles and little at. N. T. .
placed among them, after which they
are detonated by electricity.
L 1t appears that despite precautions
taken, a single hand grenade was. over
looked. Private Cutting found 1t Will,
bunting "souvenirs on the range
which is in violation of orders, and at
tempted lift It probably, when II
exploded. His injuries, mostly received
in one hand, while painful, are moi
serious. .. D. g.. ..|..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
ACCUSATION
is RESENTED.
BY VATICAN
Charges Published In Lon
don Paper Of Spreading
descriptive Propaganda
Called Galumny T.

LONDON, December 6--( Associated
Pressl--Answeriug the, accusations that
the Vatican twas largely instrumental
in bringing about the. disasters which
came to the arms of Italy and caused
her forces to fall back from Austria,
into the mountain passes of Italy be-
fore the armies could be reorganized,
Cardinal Bourne, archbishop of West
minister, last evening communicated to
the Morning Post statement from
Cardinal Gaspari, replying to the
charges which that paper had publish,
ed. This statement, together with its
own editorial reply, the Post publishes
this morning. n ,..s.
Cardinal Gaspari denied emphatically
that, the Vatican was in anywise i'm
plicated in the spreading of any dis.
,ruptive propaganda in Italy. He de.
elares that such an accusation is an
"atrocious calumny.n Relative to
the Pope's peace proposals he reiterates
that they were issued with the bene-
ficent purpose of speedily bringing
about an end Of bloodshed and denies
that they were intended to influence
or disaffect with the Italian government
the masses of that country. He
further denies the accusation that mem.
bers of the Catholic clergy have been
personally urging a movement against
the war and the part of Italy in il
among the common people at home.
He reaffirms the neutrality Of the
holy see and its desire to see the war
ended. f
Answering this statement editorially
the Post virtually reiterates, its orig.
inal accusations, says that proofs to
refute them have not been offered and
then cites incidents which it consid
ers evidence and proof of the truth
of its assertions to which the Vatican
takes acceptance. A. .
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
BAN50NALENSHTS .
/. y. some LOCAL FIRMS
Prevents Them Using Germans
As Travelling Statesmen

several Honolulu firms, who employ
alien Germans as travelling statesmen on
the outside islands, are being put to
considerable inconvenience as a result
of that section of the, trading with the.
enemy act which prohibits steamship
companies from, transporting alien en-.
emies unless they first secure, permits
from the President, it was learned yes.
terday. .. . ~. ,.. "
Prior to the passage of the trading,
with-the; enemy act H.. Hackfeld & Co.
is said to have had alien Germans in
their employ as travelling statesmen, but
federal officials say that these have now
been replaced by citizens. There are
several other local firms, however, who
still employ alien Germans as travelling
statesmen. 'a'H"|'
Permits for these persons to travel
between the islands have been issued
by the marshal Is office from time TO
time, but since the Inter Island Steam
Navigation Company has Announced
that no tickets will be issued to enemy
aliens unless Presidential permit is
also produced, the two permits are now
necessary before these individuals can
travel. ...". a..
The Won Hamm- Young Co., Paul
Scheid 4 Co. and HOffschlaeger g. Co.
are mentioned as their employers, by
various persons, who have registered at
the marshal's Office as German aliens.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
RUSSIANS FIGHT
.lNMEsOPOTAMIA
"''FT ..E
First Report of Activities Since
,Armstiee Heard

LONDON, December G--(Associated
Press First mention of fighting on
the part of Russian troops since the
movement for an, armistice gained an
impetus is contained in report which
was last night received from the Me
sOpotamia 'front.'. and which indicates
that, whatever may be in progress else
where, the Russians in, that theater Of
war are fighting on.
British troops, acting in conjunction
with an efficient force of Russians, tried
out successful operation, this report
said.
Berlin yesterday reported that ne
gotiations were under way for the eff
fecting of an armistice with the Ru
manians. +."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
WANESD|STRBUTION /.
OF SUGAR AT ONCE

WASHINGTON December 6-(Asso,
ciated Press with the purpose in
view of speedily ending the sugar short.
age which has prevailed over sections
of the country for weeks past, Repre-
sentative Emerson of Ohio introduced
Il resolution yesterday which calls upon
the food administrator TO secure and
Immediately distribute the millions of
pounds of sugar which, are reported to
be awaiting shipment in Louisiana
sugar factories, the distribution to be
made in the sections of the country
where the sugar shortage is found to be
most acute. ..t. .-> .
Reports say that large part of the
Louisiana crop is being held back be-
cause of Misunderstanding or an un,
willingness on the part Of planters to
sell at the prices offered. -.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
MAY EMPL 9YsW0MEN AS I
MAIL CARRIES SOON

SAN FRANCISCO, December 81
(Associated Press 1.-The employment
of women mail carriers in San Francis.
co and women railway mail clerks on
short runs out of this city, is looming
as possibility. Jesse s. Roberts, super.
ihtendent of the railway mail servic =
here, has appealed to Washington, ask
ing that women. be substituted ON, the
mail ears for men who have enlisted or
have been called to war under the
draft. ', Roberts, declares that fifty men
from his department have enlisted OF
been drafted, and, he is finding IL ex-
tremely difficult to keep up the usual
standard with the present shortage of
help. H.. "a s1t1s ..,
Roberts believes that women. will be
thoroughly competent In these new POI
sitions and. that the work will be to
their liking. .,...'... 49,,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
Big BOND ISSUE
. NEEDEDFORROADS
City Engineer Says Necessary
Program Cannot Be Handled
BY Frontage Tax System

A. s. Cantin, city engineer, who has
been studying the road situation here
FOR the last sixteen years, said yester,
day that only by a liberal bond issue
can the roads for the city and county
of Honolulu be properly cared for.
Road building and road maipten.
ance for this city cannot. be handled by
n frontage tax proposition, he said,
because no frontage tax that would
be large enough to coyer the necessary
funds could be applied. Besides, the
process would be too slow. Next year
alone, with the belt road ealling for
$500, 200, and other work calling for
100000, all TO he done before the close
Of 1918, we have demand for $l,iOO,.
900 and nothing at all for the city.
What we need, and what we must
have IL we ever have a proper system
Of roads throughout this city" he
added, sis sinking fund created
through tax on all the people. This
will provide the amount necessary TO
put the road building into immediate
operation and carry with it provisions
TO care for the roads for from fifteen to
twenty years a." g. - a@i
AT present we are spending $4,000
year for road patching. In fifteen
years this will mean an expenditure OF
81 ,080,000, in patching alone, and the
roads win be In worse condition at the
end of that time than they are now. for
patching is not building. This $72, 00O
a year could be saved If we had a real
road building fund. re. D. +
HWhatever fund is created or what.
ever sum is appropriated, Mr.. Cantiu
said, cit must be large enough to cover
road building for period Of fifteen
years TO come, at the very least. The
county should then insist upon sewage
and water pipes being laid and all storm
drains built before permanent street
work is put in. IL should also be made
clear that the public utilities must pun
in their improvements before the street
work is done, such as the laying OF gas
mains and gas pipes. Following after
this work should come the road work
Unless some such fund is created
by bond issuance or some other way
this city and county can expect nothing
but continued deterioration Of its
roads. a. bond issuance, covering say
$5,000,000 for permanent road building
would give us a good start" , -
\
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
|S|X1CENT SUGAR .
| PR0M|SEDHAWA||
Gable Adyices From San Fran
cisco To Head of Planters !,
Association Give Figures

Six cent sugar Tor Hawaii, or prarti.
sally that figure, is told in a cable which
was received yesterday from The Cali
fOrnia7 Hawaiian Sugar Company by Z.
ID. Tenney, president of the Hawaiian
Sugar Planters Association. His ad.
vices confirm. the Associated Press des-
patches which were received by The
Advertiser and published SATURDAY
morning that an understanding had
been reached between the sugar com.
missions and the Cuban growers and in
dictate, that the understanding is about
to be put into a, formal agreement. II
Indicates, however, "a price Of ten cents
a hundred higher than was reported in
the earlier dispatches. =. ~.
Means Million More ..}"... .t
! The cable 'advices to Mr.. Tenney yes
terday said that an agreement between
the international and the national SUI
gar commissions with the commission
sent over by the Cuban growers had
been practically complete, whereby the
price for raw sugars would be practical.
~ six cents. Former reports made the
price $50 cents a pound. The differ
ence of So a short ton, amounts to q
good round sum for the local growers
when the entire crop is taken into con.
sideration. On last years crop as a
basis of next year s it would mean a
difference to these Islands of a million
and a quarter dollars. III
First Advice To Planters
Associated Press dispatches to The
Advertiser said that the understanding
reached was for $4.60 hundred pounds
fob. Cuba with further allowance of
thirty cents hundred for freight. 1t
may be that this has been slightly in
creased in the putting of the under.
standing into an agreement or it may
be that the Coast refinery has figured a
larger differential than cent a pound.
In either event the message received
yesterday is the first direct advice to
reach the planters here of the price
definitely fixed by the sugar commits,
sions and accepted by the commission
for the Cuban growers.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
LOSSIS
] EQUAL TOTOlLOF
THE week PREVIOUS

. : LONDON, December 6--(Associa-
ted Press) - Twenty-one British
vessels were destroyed by Teuton
submarines last week, the same
number as were lost as a result of
ruthlessness the previous week. The
number of vessels of more than
1000 tons showed slight increase.
The report of the admiralty on
submarine losses was made public
last night covering the week end.
ing with Saturday. There were
sixteen of the larger type of yes
sells, one smaller. merchantman, I'M,
der 1900 tons, and four &, fishing
crafts.
Rome reports losses for the week
of one vessel of more than 1900
tons burden and three small sailing
vessels. .''... p.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
GERMANY PREPARES TO GALL OUT ITS BOYS
- - ~ - - - y
Suggestion Is Made That Yeuths Of Sixteen May Go

ANsTERDAM
ptmaion
call and seventeen
into the for active military service. ~
preaching be found appeal which published yesterday the
all
diatey join the Juvenile corps. t% r' "A
Continuing this
the
which before which
+. , +
in
To
the youth Of the and they counted be worthy their
..l 4 . 4 (,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
Americans Die In
Fighting IN =, =. T.. e. ::
West Front Trench

WASHINGTON, December 6-(Asso.
eiated Press)-In a report to the war
department yesterday General Pershing
said that two American soldiers were
killed, seven severely wounded and four
slightly wounded between November IL
and November II. ~ g." '.'.,.. ..
Although the report of General Per,
shing did not state the locality or 10,
calities where these casualties occurred,
it is believed that they were with units
Of the American contingent that were
occupying front trenches.
Those killed, the report said, were
Cpl. Winebrenner Of Marion, Indiana,
and Pvt. Peter Wojtalewiks Of Chicago.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
HARDIN STREETSARE
SCENES OF FIGHTING
Rival Factions Clash and Shed
Blood Freely a..

TOXIC, December Especial to tn ;
Hawaii Shinpo) received her
from Hardin state that street fighting
on large scale has been going on, in
that city between the supporters of the
Duma and the radicals in sympathy
with the Bolshe,viki faction.
The fighting has favored the radicals
and GoYernor-Generall ,Holwatt, the of,
fetal of the Kerensky faction, has fled
for safety to Choshun, in Manchuria.
where he is under the protection of the
japanese.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
DUK0NN
THR0WNFROMIRA|N
Russian Commander Killed BY
Violence Is Petrograd Report

PETROGRAD, December 5--(Asso
ciated Press)-News. has been reeeiv
ed here that Gen. DukOnin, command.
ef,in-ehief Of the Russian army after
Kerensky has been overthrown land
the Bolshe. Vi<is got into power, has
been thrown from train and killed,
it is reported here at the Russian war
office, It is said that lynch law. broke
out after General KfyIenko took MOhi.
low and Dukonin was seized by a
lynching party. - -,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
GOVERNORS TERM.OF
OFFICE HAS EXPIRED

Questions concerning the exact time
when the Governor term of office ex,
pired were set at rest yesterday when
the big safe in the outer Office, which
had been locked for months, was open,
ed. The combination of the safe be.
came lost and the services Of lock.
smith were required to open the safe.
The Governors commission, which was
among the things found in the safe
was found to have been signed by
President Wilson four years ago on
Thanksgiving Day. For the past seven
days therefore the Governor has been
serving as holdover. % :s.'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
A GERM DESTROYER

There is no danger whatever from
lock jaw or blood poison resulting
from "A wound when Chamberlain )
Pain Balm is promptly applied. It is
an. antiseptic and DESTROYS the. germs
which cause these diseases. 1t also
causes, wounds 70 heal without matura:
tion and in one'third the, time required
by the usual treatment. For sale by
all dealers. Benson, Smith 4 Co, Ltd,
Agts. for Observation-Disclosures.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
CRUISER HITS
mine AND LOST

COPENHAGEN, December 6---(Asso
eiated Press The German cruiser
Bothnia was lost as the result of an
explosion following contact with a Ger
man mine OF Amagar Island, accord
ing TO reports received here yesterday.
What loss of life there was is not re-
ported. w.. .@.. '.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION is
NOT YET ASCERTAlNED

PITTSBURGH, December 6-(Asso.
ciated Press -No explanation of the
cause of the explosion in the Y. N. T..
plant Of the Aetna Chemical Company
has yet been fonud. 1t is estimated
that the property loss is quarter Of a
million dollars.
Latest revision Of the list of casual
ties places them at eight killed, two
missing aud twenty-five injured.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
|AVAIORS.P'ICKED UP
tFAR'oUT IN OCEAN
~ ATEANTIC RoRT, peeemher 5

AN ATLANTIC PORT, December S
Associated Pressl-The story reach.
ed here today of how two American
avintors in Europe lost their way
while hunting Submarines far at sea,
ard were proyidentisIy picked up by
an American vessel $50 miles OF the
Irish coast, The aviators took on
some supplies and then started for
their station in their aeroplane. a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
CHINESE SCHOOL At WAIPAHU

The Chinese School of Waipahu "
is the name 70 be given to the proposed
schooIhouse that is to be constructed
shortly at Waipahu, permit for the
building having been issued yesterday.
The schoolhouse will be built near the
Chung Yee Association, and is to be
twenty six by thirty.Six feet. Loo Ben
is the architect and Sam Tim the build.
er. The cost of construction will
amount to about $3.50.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07

SUPPLY SH|PS.TO !.
=. lMEETALuES'N NEED

A special cable despatch from
/ Toxic TO the Hawaii Shinpo yester.
day stated that Gas result of the
Paris conferences Japan will supply
vessels. to the Allies" s.s
while the despatch does not 81
state, il is taken for grsnted by the
Shinpo that this means that the
b American request for tonnage on
the Pacific will now be supplied bv
Japan, which will also divert a por-
ton of it's merchant marine for the
use OF" the Allies in Atlantic and
Mediterranean waters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
AUSTRIA HEARS OF COST y.
: OF, WAR IN MONEY SPENT

AMSTERDAM, December 6-(Asso.
ciated Press lin discussing the bud
get in the Austrian reichsrath Czernin
yesterday said that monetary cost of
the war to Austria had been forty
three billion crowns. He estimated that
the budget for l9l7-l9lS would require
an additional twenty billions of crowns,
is reported in despatch from Vienna.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHES

LAXATIVE BRoMo QUiNINR re-.
moves the cause. Used the world over
to cure a cold in one day. The sigma.
ture Of Il. W. GROVE is on each box.
Manufactured by the FARIS MEDI-
CINE CO., s., Louis, U, S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
GENERAL F0CHfIS OUT
OF ALLlEDWARc COUNCIL

PARIS December Q = (Assoeiated
Press) General Foeh is no longer
member of .Interallied supreme War
Council. General wegand succeeds
him.
In explanation of the change Pre-
micr Clemenceau said that General Foch
was needed for other duties which
would not permit of his continuance in
the council.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
.PRO.GERNANfuOUsES
PUT ON FABU list

WASHINGTON, December 5-L(As.
ISOLATED Press -fhe War trade board
today issued "biack list" of some
1900 firms in Latin america, forbid.
ding Americans to trade with them on
account of their proved German sym
pathies. "A second list was also is
sued of friendly firms which carries
the same aims, namely, that Of bene-
fitting American traders. Other lists
will follow, 3D.. -s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-07
REBELS TRY BATTLE

PICKING, December g. Associated
Prcss) The rebels in Human province
are battling with government troops
near Chunking. The rcsalt of the lat,
tie is not known. 80 ~. tI%