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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
SELECTED MEN
TO Be DRAWN
BY NUMBER
No Names viii Be involved
in Actual Process
JURY WHEEL SYSTEM
Statement Giving Details Expected
from War Department Before
Tomorrow Night.

Washington, July 5.--Arrangemems
for the next step toward mobilization
of the new national army--the exer.
else of the selection for draft-were
taken up tonight at a conference be.
tween Secretary Baker and Provost
Marshal General Crowder
Mr.. Baker said later he had no an-
n9uncement to make as to the date
of the drawing. II has been annomc-
ed that the drawing will be held in
Washington and it is expected state
ment covering the method to be fol
lowed will be made tomorrow or next
day
Organization of the local and district
exemption boards, the arrangement Ci
the registration lists in serial nun
bers and other preliminary work must
be completed before the selection ma
chinery can be set in motion. A state
ment by the public information com
mittee says this may be done by Sat
Gsday, though there is no certainty
about it.
htGbllo ANhtg AilA aNlhA
tions already had been made probably
arose from the fact that many boards
have numbered their registration
cards and in some cases probably, al
ready are publishing the lists as re
| quired by regulations. The last dis
trict will have to complete this work
however, before selection can begir
as the administration is determined
TO leave no loophole for Juggling o
the serial numbers. 1t is for that rea
son that public posting of the list
and the filing of duplicate copies viii
the provost marshal has been requiret
in advance of selection.
The care with which the numbering
OF the registration cards is being car
| ried out make it certain that the draw
ing will be based entirely upon th
numbers. No names will be iuyolyet
in the actual process of selection
| which viii closely approximate. il b
understood the jury wheel system
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
TRUSTEES MEETING
Little Business Transacted on Even
ing, Before. the Fourth

Little Business Transacted on Even
ing, Before the Fourth
Not a Very large amount OF busi-
ness was transacted. at the regular
monthly meeting of the board Of trus-
tees held on the evening before The
Fourth President A. w Braisted oc.
cupied the chair, Trustees North, Nc
Gurn, Morrissey, Harbour and Wills,
Clerk Hogan and Corporation Attorney
Bennett were in attendance.
Civil Engineer Nj. G. Burlington
made report on the proposed sewer
extension to dispose of the present
outlet from the Dewey street main and
II was decided to construct a new line
over West Main street to connect
with the line from Old Bennington.
For this work 1t was decided to order
carload of l5.inch pipe.
I. A. Davenport was granted a build
Ing permit for bakery building at the
corner Of Park and Gage streets.
II was voted that the request Of ]
Ed. Walbridge for hydrant on I'm
perial avenue be granted
II was voted that the ringing of the
curfew from the fire alarm system be
discontinued
The clerk was instructed to call the
attention of the Twin State Gas ant
Electric company to the obstruction
of the brook from the Morgan sprinl
at the bridge on School street.
The clerk was instructed to draw
| his orders for thp following hills
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
TRoLLEYmEN GIVEN INCREASE
Accept Seven Per Cent Raise and
Modified Working Arrangements

Accept Seven Per Cent Raise and
Modified Working Arrangements
Pittsheld. July 5.-Members Of the
Berkshire Trolleymens association em-
ployed on the lines of the Berkshire
street railway between Bennington and
Canaan voted today to accept the com
pany's offer for a raise OF seven per
cent in wages and the working arrange
ments which they presented several
weeks ago, but where we're modified by
the company's officials. l61 Ngh,
The trolleymen took a strifo vote re
,a9ntly when the company turned down
their proposition. They were in con
ference last Monday in Springfield With
Lucius s. Storrs, president ofthe Berk
shire corporation and were told the
company could not under any condt
tions. grant n greater increase than
even per cent. since the company faces
an annual loss of 100000
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
CANNON ACCIDENT FATAL
Hudson Falls Guardsman of Company
X Died In Troy Hospital


Troy, July 6-Private James n.
Davis of Hudson Falls. aged nineteen
years, member of Company X, Sec
ond Regiment, died about 10 o'clock
this morning at the Troy hospital as
the result OF an accident which occur
red during the firing of cannon in
celebration OF Independence Day at
Valley Falls yesterday morning.
The young soldier. with a number of
other guardsmen and several of the
town boys yesterday morning Sc
cured small cannon and celebrated
Independence Day by firing II off a
number of times in the yard at the
Valley Falls House. 1t was about II
o'clock. and three blasts of the can.
non. loaded with powder held. in by
paper wadding, had wakened- the
echoes of the little valley. Just as the
fourth charge was ready and after the
fuse had been lighted. Private Davis
noticed that someone had carelessly
left the keg OF powder standing direct
ly in front of the cannon. Realizing
| that a number Of those in the vicinity
might be injured by the explosion OF
the powder. he jumped to throw the
| keg to one side Just as he leaned
over. the cannon went off and Davis
received the full force of the charge
In the side of the head, The keg OF
powder exploded at the same time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
,s+$';sH TOOK
TMIJL ,,MANY
AS THEY LOST
Have Captured | 17,776
Since Beginning of War
HAVE LOST 1893
During the War the British Have TAX
on 73s Guns and Lost Only 1873 and
Part Were Retaken.
HAVE LOST 51,O88

London, July 5.-"Since the begin
ming OF the war the British have cap
tured 117,776 prisoners in the African
campaigns, many of whom have been
released" said Major General f. b.
Maurice, director of military operations
at the Office today. "The British have
lost to the enemy 51,0SS men, including
Indian and native troops. These figures
take in all theatres of war
9Th British have captured 1888 guns
during the war and lost 1873. OF the
guns lost thirty-seven were recaptured
and OF the ninety-six remaining in en-
emy hands eighty-four we're lost by the
British on the west front early in the
wa.
"The British have not lost single
gun on the west front since April,
1915" said the general.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate Of Alonzo Bent

Estate OF Alonzo bent
The Undersigned, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Bennington
Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of Alon-
20 Bent late of Bennington In said
District, deceased. and all claims ex-
hibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid. at the Office of Nash a
Hutchins In the village Of Bennington
In said District, on the goth day OF Sep.
tember and goth days of December
next, from 2 o'clock =. NJ, until 4
o'clock p. NJ, on each OF said days and
that six months from the goth day OF
June A. d. 1917, is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Bennington this day oil
juno A. ID. 1917.
John Nash.
]. Ed. Walbridge
Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
POLISH WAR RELIEF
More Help is Needed to Help These
Starvind People

This fund has been held in obeyance
during the raising of funds for the
Red Cross and the Liberty Loan but
despite the liberality Of the Benning.
ton people toward these objects, be.
lleve that If the real etent of the
constantly increasing suffering of the
Jews and Poles was fully understood,
that contributions would flow in for
their relief
1t was openly stated in the Austrian
Parliament (Reichsrath by Daszinski
the delegate from Cracow, whom
have personally met. that 10000 of our
Polish people have been hanged by
order Of the German authorities" and
the reply was "They haven't used
rope enough. all of them ought tC
have been hanged"
For Gods sake help us!
Send me any contributions, large oI
small, that you can give.
julius Il. Weichman.
Local treasurer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
MORSE A CANDIDATE
Caledonia County Senator Wants to
be Secretary of State

st. Johnsbury, July 3.-There prom
ises to be real contest for the ap-
pointment of secretary OF state to I'LL
the vacancy when Guy w. Bailey re-
signs
One of the latest announcements of
candidates. for this position is that
of Senator NJ. c. Morse, of Hardwick
Senator Morse is a comparatively
young man, member of the Gale
donia county bar, has served as a
member of the house in the legislature
of 1915, and of the senate in 1871
Senator Morse was the champion OF
some of Governor Graham's measures
reorganizing the state government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RBNT-Eight roomed furnished
cottage with running water and fire
place in Woodford City, for season. Ap-
ply to Mrs a. S. Carpenter. Woodford
City, tel. 1874, 34t6
L0ST-A gold and black enamel
pin with small pearls and diamonds.
A suitable reward will be paid for its
return to Miss l.. Il. Norton, $40 Elm
ST. 3it6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
OUR LOSSES BY U-BoATs
Submarines Have Sunk cargoes Worth
100000 Since January I.

Washington. July 6.--American ship
ping losses through the agencya Of
German submarines during the first
six months of 1917 were II times the
amount destroyed during the first two
years of the war according to the
statement today issued by DR.. w, c.
Delaney, chief Of the war risk bureau.
Since January / insurance to the
amount of $4f1 PSI, SIS had been is
sued, the statement says. with loss
of $9,200,000 Previous to 1917 the
cargo losses were 100000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
SITUATION seYoND CONTROL

Mine Strike Troubles at Globe. Ari-
zona--united States Troops Ordered
Phoenix. Ariz. July 5.--A telephone
message received this morning by At-
torney General Wiley h. Jones from
County Attorney Hugh NJ. Foster at
Globe. stated that the mine strike sic.
uation was entirely beyond control
and that United States troops from
Douglas have been ordered on The rec.
ommendation of Mayor Charles VI
Bundell. who is on the ground repre-
senting the government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
BOYS MAY WRITE HOME

Letters from the Front In France TO
Be Encouraged.
Paris, July 6.--Information OF the
personal experiences OF the members
of the American expedition will not be
transmitted by the newspapers, accord
ing to an announcement of the gener.
al staff today
The soldiers and officers will be en-.
couraged to write frequent letters to
those who are personally interested.
but the letters must be transmitted
direct
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06

AN APPRECIATION
Welfare Association Extends Thanks
for Assistance in Celebration

The Public Welfare Association
wishes to thank its many friends who
helped so nobly to make our Fourth
Of July Celebration such notable
success. To those who showed such
ingenuity originality and lavish ef-
fort in decorating floats.
To those who gave without limit of
their time and strength in the work
of the different committees:
To those who loaned and gave free
ly the many accessories that helped
here, there and everywhere:
To the public who gave their pat
ronage so literally we extend our
hearty, cordial thanks.
The Public Welfare Association
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
KISSED THE AMERICANS
French Girls in Paris Made the
"Sammies" Blush

Paris, July "A battalion OF Ameri
can troops arrived this morning to pa
rade on July Fourth. They were greet
ed by wildly enthusiastic crowds which
packed the streets through which they
marched to their barracks. AS the
troops swung through the streets
French girls pinned bouquets and
small flags on their breasts, while 9th
ers slipped through the police lines
and kissed the soldiers, to their great
embarrassment The soldierly bear
ing Of the men impressed the military
observers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
BOY KILLED IN CRASH
His Bicycle colides With Heavy
Truck

Freeman Robinson. 13, son of Mrs.
Henry l.. Robinson of Pleasure ave-
nue., was almost instantly killed at
Pittsiield Thursday morning on Wah-
conan street when a bicycle he was
riding crashed into an automobile
truck owned by Daniel ]. Walsh, driven
by Edward Johnson. The boy borrow
ed bicycle of Kenneth Hainsworth OF
IA Courtland place on Wednesday and
was not an expert at riding.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-06
TO BUILD MANY AlRPLANES
American Fleet May Have Between
1000 and 5000

Washington. July chairman Dent
of the house military committee today
introduced bill providing for the
construction Of large airplane fleet.
No mention was made of the number
Of machines but it is expected to be
between 2000 and 5000.
separate bill will be introduced
next week appropriating 5000, ,209, ,452
for the construction and maintenance
Of airplanes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
DANA GOULDPURCHASES
WOODS GROCERY STORE

Dana S. Gould has purchased the
E. L. Woods grocery store at the cor
ner of Ninth street and America av-
enue and this morning began busi-
ness under the new name of Gould's s
Grocery. Mrs. Woods has success
fully conducted a store in Bemidji
for the past several years and is re-
firing from business only on account
of ill health.
Mr. Gould was Bemidji merchant
a few years ago and recently he has
been city salesman for the Gamble
Robinson company of this city. He
is a local man, having attended the
Bemidji high school and was a star
end on the B. H. S. football team
in the old days when "Danier
weighed SO pounds and the rest of
the team weighed nearly 1913 as an
average.
Mr.. Gould is making some i'm
provements and promises to conduct
the store in a first class manner and
to give the best possible service, as
we'll as delivery to all parts of the
city The store will be operated on
a strictly cash basis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
MORE SHIPS SEIZED;
FIND COPPER HIDDEN

New York, July ia United
States torpedo boat destroyer over
took and brought back to this port
today the Norwegian steamship Con-
rad Mohr, aboard which the Federal
authorities seized 10000 feet of cop
per cable, contraband of war, found
secreted in an oil tank.
The captain, Peter Einarsen, and
his chief engineer, John Larsen, were
arraigned before a United States
commissioner on charge Of con-
spiracy to defraud the government by
filing false manifesto. 's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
INDIANS ADOPT VOTE
OF APPRECIATION FOR
HOTEL MANAGEMENT

To the initiated it does not seem
strange but to others it might seem
novel that first class hotel, such
as the Markham of Bemidji, should
welcome the Indians within it's por
tals, the same as the white man
But, Proprietor F. S. Lycan, wht
knows the Indians, bade them :
hearty welcome at the annual coun
eff 'of the Chippewas of Minnesots
held in Bemidji July 10 to IA ant
so appreciative were the Indians
they unanimously passed a resolu
+ion specially for Mr.. Lycan as fol
lows: 4s.g.-..
Whereas, we, the Chippewas
of Minnesota, in General Coun-
Gil assembled, wish to extend
vote of thanks to the city Off
cials, people of Bemidji, and es-
pecially to the people of Hotel
Markham for the kindness they
have shown us during our stay
in their city. We could not
have been treated better else
where and the hotel people have
not shown any difference be-
tween their white guests and
their Indian guests in their
treatment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
LIEUT.. BARKER U. s. N. :
. WIRES BEST WISHES
TO RosBY PEOPLE

Saturday was the day of the an
nual picnic Of the Rosby Creamery
Co., and a large representation OF
Bemidji participated. Among the
features was an imprompt schedule
of races and sports, engineered by
E. H. Denu, business manager of the
Pioneer, and "prizes" were awarded
the winners. ~..
Late in the afternoon, telegram
arrived in Bemidii addressed to Bue-
ford NJ. Gile, high school agricul
tural director, from Lieutenant Earle
A. Barker On the battleship Massa.
chusetts, which is self-explanatory
and shows that Lieutenant Barker
is not forgetting his friends in Be-
midi and vicinity:
Philadelphia, Pa, July IA.
B. NJ. Gile,
Bemidji, MINI.
Bueford: Extend my best
wishes to all the Rosby people.
I hope they have pleasant day
for their annual outing. My
earnest hope is that their past
years business has proven most
satisfactory. Had planned to
send the joint club meeting
greeting but failed. Every one
fine here.
EARLE A. BARKER.
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EMPEROR
T0STAKE
BLOOD. !. TO I
WIN WAR
Z
(BY United Pressl

(By United Press)
Washington, July 16.-The kaiser
has staked his all on blood and iron
after listening to his military lead
ers.
This is the way international ex-
perts size, up the situation with
Michaels as chancellor, succeeding
Won Hollweg.
Military leaders Of Germany have
led the kaiser to believe he can win
the war and that he need not heed
the growing clamor of those who
want peace without annexation nor
indemnities. There will be no CON-
promising from now on, but Chan
cellor Michaels faces peace faction
in the Reichstag which will deter
mine at the outset whether he is
to take orders from the Reichstag or
from the militarists.
The next developments are expect
ed from this situation.
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q. S. TO REQUISITION ALL
UNFINISHED STEEL SHIPS

Washington, July 16.-Plans fo1
requisitioning on Monday all steel
merchant ships under construction
in the country were completed today
by Major General George W. Goeth-
ais, manager of the shipping boards
emergency feet corporation. All
American pards will be notified that
the government has taken charge
and that they are to follow the cor
poration's directions.
About fifteen yards in the country
are producing major ships.
General Goethals will start con-
struction of standardized designs
which can be built quickly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
GRANDSON OF WAR
VETERAN JOINS ARM 7

Ed Cheney, who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Sandland for
the past few weeks, has received
his call and has gone to Hibbing to
4 join his company in the, regular
army. Cheney is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cheney Of this city and
a brother of Mrs. Gilbert Sandland,
Ed Cheney is 80 years Of age which
shows that he volunteered because
o. true patriotism as he is exempted
frcn, draft. The father, George
Cheney, was sergeant during the
Civil War.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
Rosby Creamery Assn Holds
Annual Outing; Talks On
Cattle and Races Features

The. annual picnic of the Rosby
Farmers Creamery association, held
at Rosby, Saturday, July IA, proved
a decided success in every sense Of
the word, from the foot race between
Ole Hegland and August Jarchow to
the feature baseball game between
the married and single men. There
was nothing to mar the pleasure of
the day, the showers being looked
upon as BLESSINGS" instead of curses.
The days events opened with a
picnic dinner, which was served by
groups scattered throughout the en-
tire picnic grounds. Immediately af-
ter the feasting H. M. Gillette, pre-
siding officer, announced that ad-
dresses on "Dairying and the Cow
would be made by L. Houske, cream
cry inspector, of Halstad, and B. NJ.
Gile, Bemidji high school agricultur-
ist. He then introduced Mr.. Houske.
The speaker gave many pointers
on successful dairying and the con-
duct of successful cooperative cream
cries. He pointed out where the
Rosby creamery could make a great
Sl dLlOuAI VI OuLICl IhoA al CSCht
without increasing the overhead ex-
pense
THE scarcity of hay" continued
the speaker, twill doubtless cause
some to sci! COWS, but l believe that
it will tend to get rid of the poor
stock and in the long run result prof
itably for the dairying business.
''Stick by each other through
thick and thin-that's all the word
cooperation means, and you are
bound to win out. In spite of the
fact that hay will be scarce, 1 do
hope you farmers will not sell your
COWS unless you absolutely can't feed
them"
Z. NJ. Gile was next introduced,
and gave splendid talk on the COW.
He had a COW, belonging to Charles
Swanburg, which he used to make
clear the points brought out in his
lecture He showed the great ad-
vantages of having cow with
good constitution as we'll as the
graded and thoroughbred cattle over
the common COW. Considerable in
terest was shown by the farmers and
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many questions were asked concern
ing certain points to judge the bet
ter grades.
The program of sports was ther
announced by Mr.. Gillette, which
included races for boys, girls, women
men and old men. Suitable prizes
were awarded all winners of con-
tests. A. W. Hoskins was chief
starter. He conducted all races with
the judgment of an old time race
horse starter. The following races
were run and prizes awarded:
Boys race, IL to Is years Of age
Edward Paulson. first: Theodore
Smith, second, and Floyd Hoskins,
third.
Boys race under II years Of age
Willard Sheets, first; Thomas Heg-
land. second, and Francis Swigart
third.
Girls race, ~ to Is years Of age
son. second, and Martha Larson,
third.
Girls race under IL years of age
Anna Huseth, first; Edna Church
second, and Truth Swigart, third.
Girls race, Is years and over
Madge Trafton, first; Gunda kvale,
second. and Leola Lish. third.
Free for all race-Melvin Paulson
first; Melvin Christianson, second,
and Oscar Williams, third.
. Mems race, over so years of age
Ole Hegland and August Jarchow
tied for first place; Mr.. Groom was
third
Girls and boys race under 9
years of age-Edna Church, first ;
Garrold Sheets, second, and Walter
Frost, third. There were ten con-
testants in this race and each was
awarded a prize.
The baseball game between the
single men and the married men was
the feature attraction of the day.
The score was to 0 in favor of the
single chaps. Louis King performed
on the mound for the winners and
Elmer Alton did good work in the
same position for the married scouts.
The game was hotly contested at
every stage and only after the hard
est kind Of a scrap did the young
chaps come out victorious.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
ST. LOUIS CHIEF
OF POLICE SUSPENDED

East st. Louis, ILL.,, July 16.-The
board of fire and police commission
ers has announced that Chief of Po-
lice Ransom Payne and Night Chief
of Police Con Hickey had. been sus-
pended, pending an investigation of
the police department. According
to Wallace G. Watkins, chairman of
the board, the suspension of the two
officials is due to the recent race
riot here and is the first step in an
investigation that is expected to
shake up the entire department..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-07-16
AMERICAN ANTHEM RIVALS
MARSEILLAISE IN PARIS

Paris. July 16.---In an impressive
scene at the Opera Comique at, a
free performance celebrating the ma
tional fete of Bastile day, Abbey
Richardson sang the American ma
tional anthem.
The great audience stood in in
tense silence during the singing and
then broke into such enthusiastic
cheering for the United States, Presi-
dent Wilson and Major General Per
shing that it was some time before
Mms. Martha Chenal, soprano. could
sing "The Marseillaise."