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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
NEW STATE OFFICIAL
w. /. Davis of Rutland Member Of
Board of Control.

VIII l.. Davis, city treasurer of Rut
land, was appointed the fifth member
of the State Board of Control by Gov
Horace F. Graham yesterday after
noon. The appointement was a sur
prise to the Rutland official who had
not even sought the position.
Mr.. Davis is the only democratic
member of the board He has been
a democrat since he was of voting age
having at one time served on the city
committee Several years ago he was
chairman of the Rutland county demo.
cratic committee.
Mr.. Davis was elected treasurer OF
the city in 1895, defeating Fred A.
Field in a spirited contest for the Of
flee, and has since held the position
being reelected each year and for the
last few years without any opposition
whatsoever receiving each time a
highly complimentary vote. Previous
to the holding this office, Mr. Davis
was cashier and billing clerk for the
Delaware and Hudson railroad.
Mr.. Davis as treasurer of the city
Is also a member of the board of fin
ance and has been instrumental in
many of the big deals put through by
the city such as the buying of much
property for the city's water supply
and the various big contracts which
have to do with the conduct of the
city's business and largely affecting
the financial status of the city Mr..
Davis is also partner in the hard
ware firm OF Billings & Davis of Cen.
ter street.
He is a member of various fraternal
orders, has been through the chairs of
Vermont lodge, Knights Of Pythias.
and Is president of the Pythian asso-
citation which owns the beautiful home
of this society on Center street. He
is a member of Rutland lodgeso Elks,
Rutland lodge of AIasons. Davenport
chapter, Royal; Arch SIasons, Killing
ton qcommandery,o knights aTemplar
and Cairo temple of Shriners. 8S
Mr., Davis was born in Rutland and
has always lived here He is married
and has one. daughter, Madeline. Nli
The duties of Mr.. Davis new Office
will in no way interfere with his work
as city treasurer. o.o4s a2'sV
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Asparagus plants 1c;
everbearing strawberry and raspber-
ries &c; currants &c; grapes, iris and
hemerocallis Sc: Baby Rambler roses
1Oc; Day Lilies, phlox, gypsophila and
bleeding heart 15c; ampelopsis
veitchii, clematis paniculata, SYM
phoricarpus peonies, spiraeas, syrin-
gas, lilacs, hychangeas and yucca
filamentosa 25c; new Buddlein Magni-
flea 35c; outleaved weeping birch As
IT. ST. yr Norway spruces SIS per
100; yr Thunbergs barberries SIS
per 100 or $40 delivered. c. E. Knapp,
North Bennington 65t12*
FOR SALE-2O hives of bees, free
from disease. Apply William Horst,
Tel. 1924. 65t6*
WANTED-Active energetic sales
man for local territory; good oppor-
tunity for right man. Address Sales
Manager Kinnickinnic G. Beecher
St. Milwaukee. Wis. 65t1*
WANTED-Lace curtains to launder
Mrs. George Phillips, 242 Union st.
65t6*
FOR SALE-House and lot corner
South and Elm street, No. 203 South
st. House built for two families and
in good repair. For other particu-
lars inquire on premises. Telephone
1861. Mre. e. NJ. Percey. 54t6
FOR SALE-Hot water heater.
Plenty large rooms, enough for mod
crate sized house. Price very reason
able. Mrs. Boschetti, 12S South st.
55tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
GRATTON.ALlEN
Bennington Young Man Takes Bride
from Rutland.

from Rutland.
Alfred j. Grafton, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Grafton of this village
and Miss Nettie A. Allen, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Allen of Rut
land, were married in Rutland We'd
nesday evening. The ceremony was
performed at the church of the Sacred
Heart of Mary by Rev. N. Proulx.
The bridegroom, who is member
of company A of Rutland, first Yer.
mont infantry, received a leave of
absence from Fort Ethan Alien to as
sumo his new obligations.
Both the bride and the bridegroom
have been employed at the Combina-
tion Cash store in Rutland and their
fellow employees marched to the
church in body to attend the cere-
mony. As the bridal party entered
the church the store employees formed
an arch Of American flags. ~ #
.sCThes bridegroom was attired in milf.
tary uniform and the bride wore a
mustard colored gown The brides
maid was Miss Irene Avery OF Rutland
and the best man was Henry E. Alien.i
brother of the bride. Among the
guests were the parents of the BRIDE
groom. 81 ~ 20 t9.'Hh ~ &
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
SHOW BETTY WALES GOWNS
TWO Bennington Girls Pose as Models
at Nichols Speciality Shop.


The Betty Wales reception held at
The Nichols Speciality Shop. Friday
afternoon, was a great success and at
tended by large number of Benning-
ton ladies. The purpose of the ex-
hibition was to show the public what
complete line of dresses were made
under this famous brand name. Two
young ladies, Misses Minnie Fischer
and Beulah Whiteley, acted as models
for Mr.. Nichols.
The show room was tastefplly
decorated in Easter lilies and Ameri-
can flags. The dresses displayed were
for afternoon, sport, evening, gradua-
ton and summer wear in q wonderful
range or colors
During the afternoon light refresh
ments were served and dainty favor,
as souvenir OF the occasion, was pre-
sented to each lady as we'll as book
let describing in detail each dress
shown.
This is the first event of it's kind
held in Bennington and was greatly
appreciated by those attending.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
CANNOT DICTATE
Terms TO WORLD
OF ENEMIES
Socialist Newspaper Says German
People should Be Told Truth
HOPE Of PEACE IN RUSSIA
Vorwartz Declares Decision Must Now
Rest with Recently Liberated
People.

London, Saturday, April 14.-ln con
nection with comment on the latest
declaration of the Russian govern
ment, the Berlin Vorwarts, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch to The
Daily Chronicle, says:
The German Government must tell
the people the whole truth, and that
is. that one cannot dictate terms to a
hostile world
The Vorwarts says on the subject of
peace
In the hands of the liberated Rus
sian people now lies the decision re-
garding peace and war. 1t depends
upon them whether in a reasonable
time wisdom and justice will triumph
over the loosened spirit of destruction
or whether a long misery of war lies
before us. All the world. therefore,
will seek to read its fate in the new
declaration.
Matters between the Central Pow
ers and Russia, on the basis announc-
ed in the Russian program can be set
tied without a further drop of blood
being shed Neither Germany nor
Austria-Hungary wishes TO humble
Russia nor keep bit of her territory
In Germany, as in Austria Hungary,
we wish for peace, and the Provisional
Governments statement shows that
the same feeling in Russia is very
great.
ITO meet that feeling is the duty of
the German Government, which must
say that Count Czernin's proposal is
its proposal, too. and that 1t has no in
tention to put forward at the suggest
ed conference demands which only
defeated opporent could accept" ".a, n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
WORK FOR GERMAN CREWS
Aliens Now Interned Win Raise Own
3Ri ihiNiHt Food. ic94


Washington, April 14.---All aliens
now detained at civilian interment
camps and immigration stations In the
United States because of inability TO
qualify for admission will be given an
opportunity TO grow their own food if
the immigration service can find farm.
ing communities suitable for their
needs. Ellis island and other stations
jammed with some 5000 aliens whom
the country cannot deport, because of
the war, will be cleared under the
plan.
Crews taken from German and Aus
trian merchant ships in American har-
bors, inadmissible under President
Wilson's war declaration. will be in
cluded in the moving order, as viii
citizens of friendly countries now
held on account of inability to meet
the requirements Of the law, Under
the, Immigration laws the German
and Austrian merchant crews have
the same status as, any other for
eigners seeking admission, but as
enemy aliens they are barred. ~
No aliens turned back at the ma
tons eastern gates have been de
ported since the war began because
of the perils of transatlantic travel.
At the present time the immigration
service even is holding undesirables
form Cuba. This policy, immigration
officials said tlast night, has filed i'm
migration stations to overfowing.
Many aliens have been admitted to
the country recently who in normal
times would have been turned back,
immigration officials said last night,
because there was no room at immi-
grafton stations for their detention.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
FAIR ENDS TONIGHT
Foresters Meeting with Success in
Their Big Entertainment.

The ladies' minstrels repeated their
success at the Foresters' fair Friday
night before an audience as large as
the first night crowd. This evening
there will be confetti carnival, with
moonlight dances.
The committee in charge of the fair
to whom much credit should be given
for the smoothness and efficiency with
which all arrangements were made
and plans were carried out were:
Jesse Buss, chairman; George Cotton.
William Wright, F.. J. Allen. Fred
Waite, Warren Waite, w. c. Houran,
William Hurley, Randall Waite, James
Conan. 4. c. Shanahan. Arthur La
tour, Fred Peake, James Quinn, Chas.
Miller, Frank Shaw, j. c. Herridge,
Octave Lassor. Harold Philpot, Olin
Stupplebeen, Henry Pratt, Frank
Wahlquist.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
DEER CHASED BY DOG
Animal Is Found in Brook Badly Bit
ten and Bruised.

Middlebury Aoril 12.-George H.
Chaffee, fish and game warden for Ad-
olson county was called to South
Lincoln to investigate case of deer
being chased by dog. He found that
dog belonging to John MastersoI
had chased and worried deer, driving
him into a brook on the farm of Van
Ness Dearborn, drove off the dog and
got the deer out of the brook Dear
born then went for help to take the
deer to his barn, but on his return
found that the animal had made its
way into the woods. Dearborn said
that the deer was badly bitten and
bruised. The owner of the dog was
interviewed by Warden Chaffee and
promised that he would see that it did
not happen )again. No arrest was
made. but the matter was reported to
the state fish and game commissioner,
and the case is left open awaiting the
report from the state commissioner.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
TO BE RED CROSS NURSE
Former Arlington Young Woman and
Her Husband Both In Service

The Beaudry family of Adams is moi
failing the country in its hour OF
need. Vane Beaudry, an employe OF
the Renfew Manufacturing company
has enlisted in the hospital corps OF
the second regiment, stationed at
Springfield, Mass, and his wife, who
is a native of Arlington, has enlisted
as Red Cross nurse. Mrs. Beaudry,
who was formerly Miss Lille e. Mar
tin, says she is glad of the opportuni-
ty to do her bit"
Roy Beaudry, brother, is buglar
for Company M of Adams, and a
cousin, Major Albert N. Foote, is also
attached to the Adams military unit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
FINNISH LANDTAG OPENS
Country No Longer to Be MonarchicaI
Says Speaker.

Petrograd, April 14.-The Finnish
Landtag opened on Thursday for the
first time since the war broke out,
amid manifestations of Russo-Finnish
fraternity. In proclaiming the Land
tag opened Goyernor'General Stake
vich declared that Russia's new demo-
cratic condition is a guarantee against
future violations of Finland's liberties.
The speaker of the Landtag, weIcoIn-
ing the ligeration of Russia, said:
Finland, like Russia, has ceased to
be monarchical country. Finland
will defend her native culture and de-
velop her political institutions SO as
better to correspond with the high
stage o. development of the Finnish
people"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
ESTATES OF Lovina r. Ellsworth
and Wealthy L. Ellsworth.

STATE OF VERAONT, The Honor
District Of Bennington. IS. ( able Probate
Court for the District Of Bennington:
ro the teirs and al persons intere ted in the
estates of Lovns r III o tn and e3lthy L.
Elsw rth, late II Bennington in said district,
deceased, GREE TING:
WHEREAS, application hath been ma7e 70
this Court in sr ing, by the Admi' is rator
prayii or Iicers AID authority r s. II all of
real ia Q If al disease, or he pa mert OF
debt, aud chargss o admlnistra ON, setting
forth therein tue amount of deb due fr N
rad dc eceassd, tue charge. of aim'Di va ion,
and tn am u t of peroLal estate and situa i'm
of the reai es'ate.
wHEREUPQy, the ga d Court app, inted and
assignee the g5d day Of April, 1917, at the Proba
Office in Bennington In raid Di trict. to hear
and decide upon laid ap ication and petition,
ordered pub / notice there I to be given to sll
persons interested therein, by publis iug said
order, togei her sith the time and ace of
hearing, three weeks excessively IN The Ben.
ninQton Rancer, a 'ewepaper VIII ch circu stes
in the neignborho OF thosere so sinferested
in taid esia' c. al VIII ch pu' licatons sha be
previous g. the ay assigned fer hea ing.
THEHEFOnh. yO1 are hereby notified to
appe .r before sid Court, at the time and place
assisned then and there In said Court 20 make
your objectious to the granting of such license
If ,,use cause
GIVEN UNDER NJ HAND at Bennington, In
said District, this 9th cay Of April. 1917.
AMY II. HARBOUR Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
FLAG RA|S|NGS At
THREE MILLS IN
BENNINGTON
Over 1900 People at Black Cat
Upper Mil
BAND STIRS PATRIOTISM
Good Turnout Also at the { z Waist
Company and at the Bottum &
Torrance Co.

Bennington already has more flags
displayed than any other town in Ver-
mont, probably, and the number is
being added to steadily and with pa
triOtic enthusiasm.
There were three fine flag raisings
today, at the Black Cat Mill No. 1, the
, + z Waist company and at the Bot
! tum and Torrance Company.
The biggest crowd was at the Black
Cat mill where one of the best flags
in the state was raised at IL o'clock
in the presence of more than 1900
people.
The committee in charge of raising
the money and raising the flag was
composed of Louis H. Nelson, Burt Ell.
liot, Giles Harbour and Ed Baker and
they made the affair great success.
The program Of the raising was as fol-
lows:
Band and Chorus
my Country tbs of Thee"
2 verses 1st and last
Prayer
Rev. Thornton Turner
Introduction of speaker by
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14

sERvlANs IN REVOLT
Flee to Hills and Engage In HOSTILE.
ties Against Bulgars.

London. April 14.-An uprising Of
Servians against the Bulgarians who
are now occupying their country is re-
ported in an Exchange telegraph dis
patch from Athens. AS result of
pressure exerted by the Bulgarians,
the Servian population revolted and
took to the hilly country. The insur-
gents divided into battalions and COM
panies and are engaged in destroying
bridges, railways and other means Of
communication. The Bulgarian gov
ernment has dispatched troops to
Nish to suppress the disorders which
are said to have reached grave pro-
portions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
BRITISH HERO KILLED
officer Who Brought Down Zeppelin
Shot Down in Aeroplane.

London, April 14.-Lieut. William
Leefe Robinson, according to Ger.
man official statement received here
was shot down on the 5th by Ger.
man battle airplane. The London
Evening News on Tuesday announced
that Lieut. Robinson was missing.
Lieut.. Robinson became popular
hero in England early last fall by
shooting down Zeppelin which was
taking part in an attack on London.
He was the first aviator to bring down
a Zeppelin, and was awarded the Vic
toria cross.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
LEAVE AUSTRIA TODAY
American Embassy and Consular
Staffs Going to Switzerland

Washington, April 13.--The State
Department today received dispatch
from American Charge dAffaires
Grew at Vienna stating that he, to,
gether with the members of the EN-
bassy staff and American consular of
ficers in Austria-Hungary, with their
families. would leave Vienna tomor-
row for Switzerland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
ARGENTINE SHIP SUNK
Indignation at Buenos Aires Over Act
of German Submarine.

Buenos Aires, April 14.-The Argen
tine sailing ship Monte Protegido has
been sunk off the European coast, ac
cording to an official announcement
made yesterday. The government has
ordered complete inquiry into the
sinking of the ship. The news Gre
ated a great sensation in Buenos
Aires. According to the newspapers,
the ship was sunk by German sub.
marine. 1t is announced the ship was
twice fired upon by the guns of the
submarine and that one member of
the crew was wounded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
BOLIVIA iNDoRsEs US.
Note viii Say Action Of United States
Was Justified,

La Paz, Bolivia, April BIT is re-
ported on good authority that the Bo-
livian Government, in replying to the
note of the United States respecting
its entrance into the war, will say that
the United States was completely JUS
titled in taking up the defense of the
rights of neutrals
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14

London. April 14.-On 12-mile
front northeast of Arras and on 6
nine-mile front northwest of st. Quen
tin, the forces of Field Marshal Haig
have shattered the German defenses
and forced the Germans to retire.
North and east of the Vimy
ridge in the Arras region the British
seized six villages from the Germans
during successful move forward
from the Scarpe northward to near
Loos. London says that a footing also
has been gained in the German tren.
ches northeast OF Lens, mining and
railroad center.
Vimy, Petit Vimy, Giyenchy in
Gohelle and Angres, all north of the
vimy ridge, and the villages of Willie
valland Bailleul. east OF the ridge were
taken in the advance All these vii
laees are on the slopes of the ridge.
South of the ArrasCambrai road it
is announced the British forces have
gained ground east of WancOurt and
are astride the Hindenburg line as far
as point seven miles southeast of
Arras.
Prisoners taken since the beginning
of the battle of Arras last Monday
morning now total more than $4,000,
says Lopdon, Field, Marshal Haig also
has captured 166 guns and other war
material, ,..,t ,,.lt@ sr.3n 6es 3
Northwest of St Quentin the Brit
ish advanced on line between Hargi-
court and Metz en- Courture, captur-
Ing two woods, the Sart farm and the
village of Gouzeaucourt.. This advance
enlarged the salient in the German
lines between st. Quentin and Cam
brai and outfianked the Havrincourt
wood on the south.
French troops are hotly engaged
with the Germans south of st. Quentin
between the Somme river end the st.
Quentin railway. The latest official
statement from Paris says that the
battle in front of the positions captur
ed by the French continues. The Ger
mans resisted desperately. but the
French carried several lines of tren-
ches between the river and the rail
way. Artillery actions are reported
between the Somme and the Disc and
in Champagne. nrs
German thrusts, Berlin says, coun-
British attacks on Angres
and Givenchy en- Gohelle7 and near the
Scarpe British attacks are reported to
have been repulsed with losses. Ber-
lin reports only minor engagements
north of st. Quentin and says that
Franch attacks on both banks of the
Somme, south of st. Quentin failed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
BRAZIL TO ARM SHIPPING
German Vessels to be Seized "to Pre-
tect Them from Damage"

Rio Janeiro, April 13.-It is officially
announced that the Government has
decided to arm Brazilian merchant
men with purpose to make voyages
into the German submarine zone. The
ships, however will be provided with
instructions of purely defensive
character.
1t has been decided to seize for
their own protection from damage
German ships interned in Brazilian
pOrtc.a ~ sl Nal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont probably fair tonight and
Sunday Not much change in tenn
perature. efs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
FOR RELIEF IN POLAND

Treasurer Weichman Reports Addi-
tions to the Bennington Fund 10
Treasurer Julius Weichman of the
local committee for the relief of the
war sufferers in Poland reports the
following contributions:
Relief for Polish Sufferers, Benning-
ton weekly report,
Amount previously reported, $40
From Friends, 20
A friend, /
Mrs. Harry Noon, 2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
FIRED ON AIRCRAFT
Militiamen Sight Mysterious Flyer
Off Portsmouth Harbor.

Portsmouth, N. H., April 13.-State
troops here today fired on an airplane
which appeared off the harbor. The
machine put on speed and disappear
ed.
inquiries at the navy yard failed to
reveal the departure of any air ma-
chine and the appearance of the craft
over the harbor is mystery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-14
GERMANYS GRASP
0NLtkSS0ONT TO
Be BROKEN
British EncircIing Important Coal
Station of France
CLOSING IN ON ST. QUENT|s
More Than $4,000 Prisoners Taken
Since Beginning Of British
Offensive on Monday.

London. April 14.-Lens, the import.
ant coal station of France, is likely to
be taken from the Germans at any
minute The encircling British are
already within two miles of the city.
Gen. Haig's troops have also pushed
still further into the Hindenburg line
and are now within two miles of st.
Quentin. The village of Fayet was
taken during the night as were also
several other important positions.