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The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
SOLDIERS CHOCOLATE
FUND GROWS RAPIDLY

The campaign in Washington to Sc
cure funds to send chocolate to the
soldiers In various camps, has proved
so successful that the first shipment
VIII be made to Admission. Ala, some
time next week. according to off,
Gals OF the Adrienne de Lafayette
Chapter. Daughters of the American
revolution, who are conducting the
campaign.
The young ladies engaged in gath
erlng the funds are drafted into the
service take an oath of allegiance.
ana are then presented with a badge
bearing the inscription, II Am a Choc-
olate Soldier"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29

Oldest Inhabitants of the District
of Columbia. He is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Imogene Trunnel Clarke.
and a daughter, Mrs. John H. Hunter.
Mr. Clarke was the son of Adolphus
Clarke, a native of this city.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29
RESUME MONTHLY MEETINGS

The regular monthly meetings of
the Beard of Directors of the WASH
lngton Board of Trade will be re-
sumed Monday. at 4:15 O'Clock. in the
board room at the Star building. ac-
oidlns to an announcement made
Yesterday. The meeting had been dis
continued during the summer on ac-
count of the large number of MEM
bers out of the city.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-29

Edward S. Sargent. aged 60. of
chelsea, Mass, was the conductor on
the first electric car in the Chelsea
division, and has the enviable distinc-
ton of never having missed his car.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
FRANCE WANTSOtO
GLORY ON HER
FIRING LINE
Marshal Joffre Says American Ex-
peditiOn Should Cross Atlantic
MORAL EFFECT Is IMPORTANT
Commission Which Has Arrived at
Washington Given Unlimited
Power in Negotiations.

Fortress Monroe, Va, April 25.-
Frances war commissioners to the
United States reached Hampton roads
yesterday, and last night they were
bound up Chesapeake bay for Wash
ington on board the presidential yacht
Mayflower. The mission, of which
Rene Viciani, vicepremier and minis
ter of justice, is the official head, and
Marshal Joffre a member, brings no
written instructions from the French
government the ministry having de-
cided to give its members unlimited
powers to negotiate with the United
States ON all subjects, military, naval
and financial. 1t is prepared to dis
cuss the sending of an American ex-
peditionary force to France.
Marshal Joffre and other military
members will indicate to the Ameri-
can officials with whom they are to
confer, several important military
reasons which they consider renders
the sending of such force advis-
able. The most important of these
reasons is found in the moral effect
to be had from the presence of Amer
itdu tIOOpo anu tHt alISiiSdu Ids VII
the battlefeldS of France.
The French idea of an American
expedition calls for fighting force
supported by auxiliary services. such
as railway staffs, railway material,
base repair shops, telegraph and tele-
phone lines. automobile transport and
a strong aviation section. The French
government is ready to offer what
ever may be considered necessary to
assist in sea operations. including the
use for naval purposes of any or all
parts in France The ministry of ma
rine has worked out for submission
to the American government a COM
prehensive plan for overseas trans
ports, for both army and navy pur-
poses and for provisioning OF the civil
population. i''Hl-isl'
Financially France needs loans of
monthly to be- spent in
the United States. Detailed official
on this Subject will be
submitted to the American govern
ment at the conferences TO be held in
Washington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
LOSSES INCREASE
IN BOTH ARMIES
ON A2RASFRONT
Reckless Resistance in German
Counter Attacks
BRITISH REPORT PROGRESS
Villages and Prisoners Captured but
Advance Slower Than When
Offensive Began.

London, April 25.-The battle on
the Arras front, which started with
the great British offensive ON Monday
morning continues to rage and the re-
ports from both sides show ii to be
one of the fiercest and most bloody
of the war
Berlin claims that the British have
met defeat but the London reports
show that the British have continued
to make gains and it is asserted that
the immediate objects aimed at have
been attained and that the German
statements misrepresent the facts.
While villages at various points
along the front have been captured,
with some 2500 prisoners, the advance
now is far less rapid than when the
first offensive opened two weeks ago.
The Germans are resisting desperate
ly and the London dispatches indicate
that they are throwing into the battle
line immense reserves. Also the Ger
mans are counter-attacking with
reckless disregard for losses, and
the reports from both sides show that
the casualties are very high
VIC VI tliC GASlAAAASAAib lChbutto vi
the days news Is the complete supre-
macy of the air claimed by the British
who say that 40 German planes were
brought down in one days fighting at
the cost of only two British planes.
This is probably to be regarded as an
important factor in the British su-
premacy.
The British gained ground on a
wide front last night south of the
Bapaume Cambria road, said a dis
patch from London yesterday morn
ing. They reached st. Quentin canal
at one point. Further north. the VIII
lages OF Beaucamp and Villlers-Plou-
ich were captured. The positions
gained on the French front on Mon
day, says the official statement yester.
day, were maintained and further pro-
gress was made east of Monday and
near Roeux More than 1900 prison T,
ers were taken.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Employees of Telephone Exchange
Married This Morning

At eleven o'clock this morning. in
the sacristy of st. Francis de Sales
church. Rev. Thomas r, Carly per-
formed the marriage of Miss Mabel
Eleanor lockwood, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred lockwood Of Branch
street and Thomas Francis Fitzgerald.
The bridesmaid was Miss Susan w.
lockwood, sister of the bride and
the best man Daniel j. Fitzgerald,
brother of the groom Both the bride
and her attendent wore blue travelling
suits with hats of the same color Af-
ter dinner served at the home of the
brides parents, at which only the im-
mediate families of both We're present,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald left for New
York city. On their return they will
make their home in this village.
The bride has been an operator in
the exchange of the New England
telephone and telegraph company for
over eight years and the bridegroom
has been local wire chief in the same
Office for a number of years, coming
here from Gardner, Mass. Both have
met with success in their exacting
work and through their efficiency and
friendiness hold a high place in the
esteem of all their acquaintances. Mr..
Fitzgerald is member of Benning-
ton lodge of Elks and has held var
ious important offices.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
GUARDSMAN KILLED
Private Arthur J. Sweeney Shot at
SWanton.


st. Adams, April 24.-Private
Arthur ]. Sweeney of Company B. 1st
Inf, " n. G., stationed at Swanton,
was shot and instantly killed last
evening by bullet from a gun said
to have been in the hands of Private
]. M. Mcconnell, also member of the
company. According to all the infor-
nation that can be secured the gun
was accidently discharged
An unofficial story is to the effect
that the accident occurred about $50
o'clock Monday evening near the plant
of the International Explosives COM
pany. Private Mcconnell, who had
just finished his supper, was relieving
Private c. e. Curtis. who was on
guard near the rear of the munition
plant. Private Sweeney was within
10 or II feet from the spot where
the guard was being changed, on his
way back from supper, it is said,
There seems to have been a miX-up OF
guns when the guard was changed
and in some unaccountable way the
gun Mcconnell had was discharged,
the bullet entering Sweeney's body at
the breast bone in the line with the
heart, coming out under the right
shoulder blade. Sweeney fell dead.
Private Sweeney served with the
company in the Mexican border SER
vice last summer. He was 29 years
old
Private Mcconnell, who, it is under
stood. is under military arrest -
Swanton, enlisted when the war with
Germany began.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
cruda Mit.ina Methods.

Mica mining in the Nellore district
India, though highly profitable indus
try, is carried on practically as it was
by the natives hundred years ago.
The mica vein is followed up by un-
derhand stopping, which results in the
production of tortuous, wormlike holes
sometimes extending to depth of 300
feet below the surface. The mica ex-
cavated is brought to the surface by
a string of coolies working hand over
hand on rudely constructed bamboo
ladders. On account of the accumu-
lation of water during the night when
work ceases all sinking operations are
delayed each morning for an hour or
more while the water is being dipped
out with buckets by coolies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
A BLOW AT RUSSIA
Socialists Exercised by Sinking OF
cara by German Submarine.

London, April 25.--Dispatches from
Petrograd yesterday state that the
Russian socialists are greatly exer-
cised over the sinking by a German
submarine OF the steamer Zara. which
was taking home a number of Russian
refugees. The Zara sailed on April
IL and was torpedoed in northern
waters two days later. Among those
On board the Zara were Peter Kar-
povich, leader of the progressive
movement among the students in Pet
rograd university. who lost his life,
and NJ. Jensen, leader of the Lettish
social democratic committee in Lon
don. Kerpovich was sentenced to Si-
IBERIA in 1901 for the shooting of NJ.
Bogolinpoff, Russian minister of pub
lie instruction. He escaped from
prison and In 1913 made his way to
London.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
LAST BASKET BALL GAME
TWO Teams Coming from Drury High
School, Friday Night.

The basket ball season for the
Bennington high school will close Fri
day evening at Library hall, with two
big games. Both the first and second
girls teams of Drury high school are
coming and both will undoubtedly be
closely played. The local second
team won by one point when they
were in North Adams and both
Drury teams have been putting in
good practise since then. The local
first team has a record of one defeat
out of eleven games and expect to
make it one out of twelve, If hard
playing can do it.
A great many people have expressed
a desire to see this years fast team
in action and as this is the last
chance to see the team together, all
who so wish are urged to come Friday
night The first game will start
promptly at 7S0 and it is expected to
close the last half of the second game
at o'clock, after which there will be
dancing. Tickets may be obtained in
advance from members of the team or
at the door for twenty cents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
ESTATE OF ALEX BERGERoN

STATE OF VERMONT, The Honorable
~ District of Bennington, ss Probate Court
For The District OF Bennington:
To all persons interested in the estate of
Alex Ber eron late of Bennington In said
d strict dec, ased, GREETING:
Alta rebate Court, holden At Remington,
within an for ssid Dis riot on the 10th day
of Arril 10 Z. an instrumerJ purpnrt'ug TO
the last Will and Test 4meut of lex Hergerou
late of Beunin ston in said DIST let, dccea CT.
was pI e ented to the Court aforesaid, Tor Pro-
bate.
And IL is ordered by said Court that the Bird
day of Maf 1917. at the Probate Office ID
said Bennington. b, assigned for proving
said instrume {, and that notice thereof be Civ
en- to all persons concerned, by publi- hing this
order three weeks successfully In the Ben
nington Evenins Banner. q newsDaI er circu.
lating in that vi iniy in said district. previous
to the time spp inted
THE EFORE. you are hereby notified to
appear te'cr- said Court. at the time rnd
place aforesaid, and contest the prob te Uf said
VIII. If Y II hav csue
GIVEN UNDER MY land at Bennington
in said district this 10 h day of Az ri 1911.
AMY II. HARBOUR.
Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
RFcR. & s..s'.c ARMY
OF 2,OOU,S,s:, %
CARRY THE HOE
Farm laborers to Be Enlisted to
Fight Food Shortage
LAND GRANT COLLEGES ASSIST
All Who Enroll to Be Given Emblems
to Show They Are Not
"Slackers"

Washington, April 25-Plans for al
army of 100000 extra farm laborers
to assist in solving Americas fooC
supply problem were announced today
at the Department of Agriculture. The
machinery of the Department and the
connections the Department main
tains with the land grant colleges
and farmers organizations throughout
the nation will be relied upon to fur
nish the men the farmers must have
to help them cultivate and harvest
their crops.
w. ]. Spillman, chief of the Office OF
farm management, has sent to the
land grant colleges in every State a
letter outlining the method by which
the Department of Agriculture pro-
poses virtually to guarantee to the
farmer that he will have adequate
help at the time he needs it. Here in
brief is the plan:
The Department of Agriculture will
designate an agent to take charge of
the farm labor in each State. He will
if the land grant colleges agree, as
several already have done, work in
cooperation with the State college
and with the county agents which
represent the college in the State.
With this organization perfected Mr..
Spillman proposes to obtain regis
tration of all persons in the United
States who are willing to engage in
farm work during the season and for
shorter periods. The Department
will be able to reach the farmers in
every part of the United States, us
ing as means of communication the
State representative. who in turn will
use the county agent.
An effort will be made to obtain
legislation to permit railroads to
transport the men at greatly reduced
rates, perhaps to carry them free in
some instances, as the New York
Central and Lackawanna railroads
portation. An agricultural recruiting
campaign, much on the lines OF that
undertaken by the navy, will be inau-
gurated at once in every part of the
United States. Men and boys will be
urged to enrol for farm labor. AS
rapidly as they enlist they will be
given emblems to show that they are
not "slackers." AS soon as the need
arises they will be sent to near by
farms or transported to other sections
where help is scarce.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
MRS. ELLEN DONOVAN
Member Of ST. Francis de Sales
Parish Died Tuesday Evening.

The death of Mrs. Ellen Donovan
widow of the late Thomas Donovan
occurred about eight o'clock Tuesday
evening at her home on Depot street
She had been i'll for several weeks.
Mrs. Donovan was born in Cork,
Ireland and had been a resident of
Bennington for over sixty years. She
had been a faithful member of st.
Francis de Sales parish practically
since its foundation. She is survived
by three daughters, Mrs. Julia Kelly,
Misses Margaret and Mary Donovan,
son, Thomas. grandson, Thomas,
jr., and grandniece, Miss Mary
Cole.
The funeral will be held Friday
morning at O'Clock from st. Francis
de Sales church, Rev. T. r. Carly Of
flciating. Interment will be in the
old Catholic cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
ESTATE OF IDA H. WOOD
or YER IONT,

MATE OF VER JOINT.
~ pistri of Bennington 50
TUE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT
for the District of Bennlnston.
To all fersons interested in the Estate of
Ida Tollister Wood. late of Bennington IN said
District. dece i5ed GhEETIN0
Alta Probate Court. holden at Remington,
within ard for said District on the 2ud day of
April, 10 an instrument purportin~ TO
be the last VIII and Testament of Ida Hol ster
wo d. late of BENNINGTON n std district.
deceased, was presented to the Court aforesaid,
for Pr bate
And It is ordered by sa Court thst the
25th day of April, 1917, at the frot ate
office In said nbington. he assigned f. prov
ing said instrument; and tha notice thereof he
given t all persons concerne'. by publishing
this order three weeks succeaivelS In hi Ben
nIngton Evening Ra neS a ne9sp per Clrcu-
lating IN that vci7ty. In said District, previous
TO the time appointed.
THEREFORE,, you are hereby notifed 20
ap' ear oefore ssid Court, at the time am place
afores I'D, AMI contest the probate OF said will,
If Won have cause.
Given unter my hand at Bennington in said
district thus Fad day OF Ap,i 1917.
AMY H. HARBOUR, Register,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25

CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS
Methodist Pastors Assigned for the
ConlnQ Year


The Troy conference closed at Sar
atoga Monday with the announcement
OF the appointments for the coming
year. The assignments in the vicinity
of Bennington are as follows
Berlin--G. E. Webster.
Dalton, Mass.--Leigh Diefendorf.
Hoosick Falls-F. T. Love.
North Adams, Mass.-W. II. Ham.
mersley.
North Petersburg-C. d. Perry
Petersburg and Berlin-David Pa
ton.
Pittsfield, Mass:
Trinity-R. b. Leslie.
First Church,. j. Kennedy.
Epworth-C. l.. jenkins.
Schaghticoke-Anton Beza.
Schaghticoke Hill and Tomhannock
e. W. Sisum.
South Cambridge. Buskirk and
Eagle Bridge-H. J. White.
Stamford, Vt.--D. c. Abbott
Williamstown, Mass.-W. c. Heis-
lef.
Arlington and Sandgate--J. G. Rob-
inson.
Bennington-P. H. Dow.
Cambridge. l.. Cole.
Castleton, Vt.--C. Il. Robbins.
East Arlington-J. d. Gouthey.
Granville-W. J. c. Wilson.
Manchester Centre---Alan Dodd.
North Hooslck--E. G.. Visseher
PoYnal-Kingman Golledge.
Poultney-M G. Cole.
Rupert-Edwin Genge.
Rutland--J. B. Horton.
Salen-H. A. Durfee.
Shaftsbury-Supplied by Peter Hell
le:
South Shaftsbury--PAter Heller
Shushan and West Arlington. w.
Ward.
South Shaftsbury-G. +. Watson.
White Creek and North Bennington,
|. w. Hayford.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
How Popular Songs Are Boosted.

In the American Magazine is an ar
ticle by L. NJ. Wickes called Putting
Over Popular Songs" in which he de-
scribes the way that hoped for hits"
are foisted on the public with the aid
of actors and vaudevillians.
The public seldom takes to a song
without first hearing it from the other
side of the footlights. The publishers,
knowing this, often pay theatrical per-
formers for singing their songs The
rate of payment ranges from So to
500 week, depending on the per
formers standing. Now when pub
lisher's plunges to the extent of buying
up 200 or 800 acts. as some of the big
ones do, he may lose goodly sum If
the song does not make big hit"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
THE ENEMY RAT.
How to Keep This Rodent Out Of
Houses.

7OuSe6.
The rat not only disseminates bu-
bonic plague, but carries tapeworms,
trichinae, flakes, roundworms and other
parasites, besides being suspected as an
active agent in communicating leprosy
and infantile paralysis. II can gnaw
through any common building materia
except stone. hard brick, cement, glass
and iron IL destroys whole fields OF
grain, climbs trees to steal fruit, eats
both fowls and their eggs and destroys
game. 1t steals costly furs and laces
for it's nests, when it can get them.
Much of our annual loss by fire is due
to the rat, and he also starts floods by
burrowing in dams and levees. He is
a great traveller and is fond Of living
on shipboard, though fortunately he
journeys little by rail. Finally, his
fecundity is prodigious. the fond moth
er presenting him with numerous addi-
tions to the family circle sometimes as
frequently as once month.
The modern way Of attacking the rat
"is to build it out" The ratproofng of
buildings is described as "a cheap form
OF insurance against fire and pcsti-
lence."
When rats get into ratprOof build
ings we have to resort to traps and
poison to get them out, the former be-
ing the least Objectionable. In the use
Of traps it must be borne in mind that
the rat is extremely cautious and viii
not enter strange looking contrivances
in search OF food if plenty of other
nourishment that Is not open to sus-
piclon is available. The trap should
be strong enough so that the rat can
not force its head between the wire
and escape and should he dipped in
boiling water or smoked before being
set to kill the human smell or that OF
rats previously caught. It should not
be placed in an open space but along
the wall or in u narrow runway, for
the rats vision is somewhat defective
in the daytime, and, depending on its
whiskers as guide. it has TO keep
close to some wall or other boundary.
Fish makes an excellent bait, but any
odorous edible different from the ami
mails customary diet is likely to at
tract it.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
SWEDISH ENVOY COMING
Lagerchantz's Visit May Pave the
Way for a Food Commission.

London, Appil 24.-The forthcoming
visit toAvashington of Herman Lager
crantz, formerly Swedish Minister to
the United States, it is said by Sean
dinavians here, probably viii be fol-
lowed by the appointment at con-
ference in Stockholm next month of
an important scandinavian mission.
At this conference representatives
of Sweden. Norway and Denmark will
be selected to go TO the United States
for the purpose of making the fullest
possible arrangements for the impor-
tation Of foodstuffs. petroleum and
other materials of which these coun-
tries are in urgent need.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-25
MISS FRANCES A. cULLIoN
Former Resident of Bennington Died
At Ludlow.

The news of the death Of Miss Fran
ces Cullion at the home of her
brother, Rev. John F. Cullion of Lud-
low, Sunday night was received by
her friends at her old home in Ben
nington with sincere regret.
Although knowing for some time
that she was in frail health, her
friends hoped and prayed that she
might be spared to her brother who
so dearly loved her and to whom she
devoted the last few years of her life.
But the good God decreed otherwise
and took her to Himself in His in
finite love to receive the crown Of all
her labors. Her brother has
the sympathy of all. The people of
Bennington and we who have known
and loved her from childhood, know
indeed how great is his loss.
She had a beautiful disposition, full
of piety and charity, ever ready to
share the joys and sorrows of her
friends. She was a devoted member
of ST. Francis de Sales church and as
a girl was one of the ardent workers
of the parish. She was a member of
all the church societies. She received
her education in the parochial school
and under the direction of the gentle
sisters of St Joseph she became
member of the Sodality of the Blessed
Virgin Mary and in that society her
devotion to the Mother of God was
a source of edification to all her
friends.
She devoted her life to her family,
making many sacrifices for them. Six
years ago her father was called to his
eternal reward, the mother receiving
the final summons three years later.
Since that time Fannie has lived with
Father Cullion in Ludlow and her
cheerful disposition won for her the
love of all the people of that parish
who deeply regret her loss and sim
cerely sympathise with their pastor
in his bereavement.
When her health began to fail all
that human science could do was
tried to restore it. but all in vain. In
the last few months she was a great
but bore it with great
patience and fortitude calmly resign
ng herself to the will of God One of
ler frequent expressions was God is
GOOD" and indeed He was good to
Ter. for no greater privilege could a
Catholic soul receive in this world /,
han to receive our Divine Lord daily 4
rom the consecrated hands of low |
ng brother. From his hands also she i
eceived the last sacraments, and his /
'oice was the last to hear as he said /
he prayers for the dying at her bed
ide to which she responded as. her
,ure spirit winged its fight to her
sreator
Her remains were brought Tuesday
o her old home and the funeral will I
AXE place Thursday morning from St. |
francis de Sales church where (,
olemn high mass will be celebrated
" her brother. assisted by some of
lis brother priests as deacon and sub
eacon. Her remains will be laid
Il the family plot in Old Bennington
eside her father and mother. Fare
yell kind, gentle and loving friend.
nay your soul rest in peace.