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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
THREE MORE FLAGS
UNFURLtO TODAY
IN BENNINGTON
Old Glory Climbs the HaIyardS
Over Our Industrial Plants
BAND is "OOING ITS BIT"
Raisings Today at Bradford Knitting
Mill, Wax Paper Company Plant
and Holden, Leonard Woolen Mill

There were three more flag raisings
in Bennington today, at the knitting
mill of H. e. Bradford company, at
the plant of the Bennington Wax
Paper company and at the. Holden.
Leonard company's woolen MILL The
large banner at the woolen mill was
hoisted at the staff on the mill tower
without any exercises. Other flags
have been put up at this mill by the
employees.
The raising at the Bradford mill
took place at 1890 when the l4x7 foot
flag purchased by contributions from
the employees was unfurled to the
breeze. The present location of the
flag is only temporary 1t will later
be transferred to staff which is be-
ing made for the purpose. The com
mittee in charge of the arrangements
consisted OF Miss Sara McCue, Otto
Much and Miner Cleveland. The
program follows:
Flag Raising
Selection-"Boys in Blue"
Bennington City Band
Prayer Rev. w. G.. Towart
Presentation of Flag d. j. Keller
Solo--"America" G. Spencer Lee
Unfurling of Flag Jos Venable
Speech OF Acceptance
Col l.. F. Abbott
Solo-"Star Spangled Banner"
Miss Rose Morrissey
A flag was raised this morning at
eleven o'clock at the Bennington Wax
Paper Co. This flag was given by j.
w. HurIbut, treasurer and general
manager OF the company, and was
raised by George Wadsworth.
A sum of money was raised by the
help which is TO be used in quite a
new way in Bennington. A plot of
ground is to be rented for the season
and a garden planted by the help who
will also take care of it. On account
Of the food shortage and the scarcity
of farm help the employees have TAX
en- it upon themselves to do their Bit
in accordance with the proclamation
Of President Wilson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
FOOD
PRODUCTION IS
LIVE ISSUE
Steps Taken in Bennington for
ArOusing Interest
PUBLIC MEETING NEXT MONDAY
Committee Appointed to Get Out
Crowd at Meeting and Promote
Crop Growing This Season

A public meeting will be held next
Monday evening to arouse interest in
/, the growing of potatoes, beans and
other farm crops in Bennington, and
to make plans so that this section viii
not be behind other parts of the coun-
try in supplying the United States
and its allies with food.
All the authorities agree that it will
be easier TO supply armies and equip
ment than to feed the soldiers and the
people, owing to the great dirth OF
farm labor in this country. Great Brit
ain, France and Italy.
The principal speaker next Monday
evening will be either Hon. Fraser
Metzger of Randolph, or Rev. a. w.
Hewitt of Plainfeld, who will come
under the auspices of the Vermont
Committee of Public Safety. There
will also be several local speakers,
and the public is invited to be pres
ent and to come prepared TO make
definite resolve thar each will do his
or her share in supplying food.
There was an informal meeting last
night of a score or more teachers and
officers OF local organizations, who
met TO make plans for the general
work of the season. The matter was
talked over and committee appoint
ed composed of A. w. Varney, A. c.
Lamarre. w P. Hogan, Rev. w. G.
Towart, II. H. Webster, Mrs, George
NJ. Hawks and Miss Hilda Pratt
The duty of this committee is to
meet to lake up What steps are neoes-
sary to secure a good turnout al the
meeting next Monday evening, and to
get the plans under way for the work
to be done. io ts5ied
Each organization in town is to be
asked to enter into the effort to grow.
particularly, potatoes and beans. IA
start has already been made by a
group of men employed at the Charles
Cooper machine shops. These men
are already trying to secure several
acres of land which they will have
prepared and then divided into plots
so that each man can take care of his
own.
They found that some of the farm
ers they approached asked too much
for the use of their land. but hope to
get a piece somewhere else at a
reasonable rental. If anyone has
from four to six acres that they are
willing to rent at reasonable price
they are invited to notify John p.
Morrissey at the Cooper machine
shop.
School children all over the state
are also being enlisted in the work
under the direction of the State De-
partment of Education, and the free
use Of parcels and plots of land is
wanted for the use Of the school chill
dren from - to Is years of age. They
can use plots from four rods square
up to several acres in size, and any
one willing to provide this land with
in reasonable distances of the village
are asked to notify at once Supt A.
w. Varney, Principal F. D. Mabrey or
Village Clerk w. p. Hogan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
NO SECOND CLASS
LICENSES UNTIL
END Of WAR
Bill AhoIishing Liquor Stores Has
Been signed By Governor
TROLLEY EXTENSION Bill, TOO
Measure Authorizing Public Service
Commission to Pass on Desired
Construction.


Montpelier. April l6.-Governor Gra-
ham today signed the bill passed at
the recent session of the Legislature
which forbids the operation of f/,tle
licenses in war time The act is
House bill 452 and specifically provid-
es that no liquor license of the second
class shall be granted while the Unit
ed States is at war. 1t becomes eff
fective at once.
The Governor also signed another
bill which has TO do with the building
of quarter of mile of electric railway
track in the village of Bennington.
The act gives the public service COM
mission the power to investigate Pc
tition of citizens asking that the
Berkshire Street Railtay company
complete its road according TO chart
er. there being a quarter mile of track
not yet built, and order the same con
struction if it is according to charter
provision.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY


FOR SALE-A heater suitable for
modern sized house. Inquire, Mrs.
Boschette, 12S Scott street. 66tf
NOTICE-Dr H. w. Burgess veter-
marian, has moved to 109 Union street.
67t12
FOR SALE-5 Chester white shoats.
Wheeler Rice, tel. 464-W. 67t1*
FOR SALE-Seven room house in
good repair five minutes walk from
the electric cars. Price $1,000. H. N.
Williams, 80 Elm St, Tel. 139-W.
66tf
LOST-The person who left pair
of trosuers at Mike Berlineys tailor
shop for repairs may have the gar
ment by calling at the Banner office
and paying 25 cents for this adyer-
tisement. 6ftI
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
HETTY GREEN VERMoNTER
Surrogate Court Decision Against
State of New York

State of New York
New York, April 16.-By<a decision
Of the surrogate's court here today,
declaring that at the time of her death
Mrs. Hetty Green, described as ''the
richest woman in the world" was
resident of Vermont, New York state
will lose a transfer tax estimated at
several million dollars, unless the sur
rogate is reversed by the higher
courts.
Mrs. Green at intervals had lived in
New Jersey and New York. The at
tempt to have her declared a resident
of this state, was made by the transfer
tax department. This. however. was
opposed by her son, Colonel Edward H.
r. Green, who contended that despite
her large business interests in this
city and other portions of New York
state, Mrs. Green was at the time of
her death and had been for many
years prior thereto. a resident of Bel
lows Falls, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
AUTHOR OF ESPERANTO
Or. Ludwig Zamenhof is Dead at
Warsaw

DR.. Ludwig Zamenhof, author Of
Esperanto" died Saturday at War
saw, according to advices received at
Amsterdam. DR.. Zamenhof was horn
at Bielostok in 1859 and published his
first book on the new language, called
Esperanto, in 1887. Dr.. Zamenhof
chose the roots of Esperanto from
existing languages. mainly the Eu-
ropean languages. There are 2642
roots in his dictionary The phonology
of his language is said to be very
simple. The grammar, like Volapuk
which it succeeded as an international
auxiliary language, is partly borrowed
from existing languages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
Equipped.

DO you think your wife would excel
in craftsmanship il she had an oppor-
tunity?"
YES" replied Mr. Meekton. Hen
rietta is not only a powerful hand in a
regular argument. but she has gifts
for prolonged discourse that would
make her wonder at lilibustcring.
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
NO RELIEF SUPPLIES TAKEN
Head of American Commission Denies
Report from Lens.

London. April lev. d. Gregory
director of the Brussels Office of the
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium, who has arrived here by way
of Switzerland. said today that the
report that the Germans had seized a
three months stock Of Relief Commits
sion rations in Lens was erroneous,
as the commission, under the advice
of the German authorities, removed all
food from the warehouses there six
weeks ago to place a few miles
within the Belgian border.
The Germans, according to Mr..
Gregory, removed the civilian popula-
ton of Lens three weeks ago.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17

phi1, but the services or l,ZUU tralHeu
employees to the Government for what
ever use might be found for them.
any property with knowledge that it
is to be- or with intent that it shall be,
of assistance to the enemy in their
hOstilities against the United States.
THE performance of any act or the
publication Of statements or informa'
tion which will give or supply. in any
way, aid and comfort to the enemies
of the United States;
"The directing, aiding. counselling
or contenancing of any of the torego-
ing acts.
such acts are held to be treasona-
BILE whether committed within. the
United States or elsewhere; whether
committed by citizen of the United
States or by an alien domiciled, or re
siding, in the United States, inasmuch
as resident aliens, as well as citizens
owe allegiance to the United States
and its laws.
ANY such citizen or alien who has
knowledge of the commission of such
acts and oonceals and does not make
known the facts to the officials named
in section of the penal code, is guilty
of misprision of treason.
"And hereby proclaim and warn all
citizens of the United States, and all
aliens, owing allegiance to the govern
ment of the United States, to abstain
from committing any and all acts
which would constitute violation of
any CT the laws herein set forth; and
further proclaim and warn all per
sons who may commit such acts that
they will be vigorously prosecuted
therefor.
In witness whereof, have hereun'
to set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed.
tSeal)
Done at the city of Washington
this sixteenth day of April, in the year
of Our Lord One Thousand, Nine Hun
dred and Seventeen, and of the indie
pendence of the United States OF
America, the One Hundred Forty
, First.
(Signed)
Woodrow Wilson.
by the President: Robert Lansing
Secretary of State"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
DIAMOND JIM" BRADY
Brokers, Actresses, Bankers and Poor
From East Side Mourn at Bier

New York, April 16.-Bankers bro
kers, directors of corporations, law
yers, actors and actresses, sporting
men and restaurant proprietors, peo-
pie from the poor sections of the East
Side who had been relieved by his
benefactions, were among the throng
which filled st. Agnes church today at
funeral services for James Buchanan
Brady, Diamond jim" Hundreds re-
NAMED in the street. Monsignor Hen
ry Brann. eulogizing the dead man.
said the character of Mr.. Brady must
have been as estimable as his charity
to have such a notable gathering pay
respect to his memory"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
Love and Marriage.

"Why won't y6l marry mel'
Because l don't love YOU"
"Why need that matter? We'd SIM
ply have five year start ON half the
people In our set."-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
Knew Hor Tastes.

You should get your wife to super
wise your eating at all times
But, doctor" exclaimed the dyspep-
tic. "a man can't live on pickles and
olives and mayonaaise dressing and all
that sort Of things. Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
CANADIAN CASUALTIES 5000
$50 officers Fell on Vimy Ridge
Americans in List.

Ottawa, April 16-Estimates of
Canadian losses around Vimy, based
on good authority, place the casualties
from the commencement of the Vimy
offensive until last night, between
5000 and 5000 Three hundred and
thirty Canadian officers fell last week
on Vimy Ridge. according to the in
formation. The totals include killed
and wounded with the latter dominat-
inE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
wHlrLock, REACHES PARIS
viii Remain Few Days Before
Opening Legation at Havre-

Paris, April 16.-Brand Whitlock.
United States Minister to Belgium, ac
companied by Mrs. Whitlock and the
legation staff, arrived here today from
Switzerland.
MIR. Whitlock will remain he-e sew
eral days before establishing ile lega-
ticn at Havre. the present seat of the
Belgian Government.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
GERMANS IN PANAMA SEIZED j.
Fifty Prisoners Will se Interned or
Taboea Island.

Panama, April 1.-THE Panama
authorities arrested about fifty Ger
mans today. They will be interned.
concentration camp for interned
Germans has been established on Ia
boga Island, twelve miles from this
city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
FROST PROMOTED
American Consul at Queenstown Re-
warded for Good Work

Washington, April 16.-Consul Wes-
ley Frost at Queenstown, whose name
has figured in more than hundred
reports of submarine outrages. today
was advanced a grade in the consular
service a reward for his work.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. fair and warmer tonight.
wednesday overcast and warmer,
probably rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
AUTO KILLS TWO CHILDREN
Little Girls Run Down by Park Com
missioner's Car.

New York, April 17.-Park Commits
sioner Cabot Ward, driving a small
closed automobile northward on First
Avenue, between Sixty-seventh and
Sixty-eighth streets, yesterday after
noon, ran into two little girls, injur-
ing them so that both died within a
few minutes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17

Spite and i'll nature are among the
most expensive luxuries of life.
Kindness never put man into bank
ruptcy.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
FIRST shot FIRED
IN OUR WAR WITH
GERMANY TODAY
Torpedo Narrowly Missed imeri-
can Destroyer smith
U : BOAT MADE ITS ESCAPE
Wireless Message Tells of First En-
counter Between American and
Teutonlc Navies.

Boston, April l7.-Germany has
fred the first shot of the war with the
United States and missed. A wireless
message received at the Charleston
navy yard reports the attack by a
German submarine upon the United
States destroyer Smith. The torpedo
missed the destroyer and the U-boat
at once submerged deeper and disap-
peared
The news that German undersea
craft were operating on the north
Atlantic coast has created the most in
tense excitement in naval and ship
ping circles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17
WANAMAkER PLEDGES AID
Offers Services of Stores and 1900
Employees to President.

New York, April 17.-John Wana-
maker sent yesterday to President
Wilson a telegram offering not only
his stores in New York and Philadel-
phia, but the services of 1,200 trained
employees to the Government for what
ever use might be found for them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-17

Washington. April 17-Dispatches
we're received by the navy depart
ment shortly after noon today report
ing the attack OF a German submarine
upon the American destroyer Smith.
The attack took place at 8. o'clock
this morning and the torpedo missed
the destroyer by 30 yards. The sub
mersible escaped.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-02
"PAUkE" DIsTURes SCOUTS.

AS this item came from minister
scoutmaster, 1t must be accepted as
true:
Last Friday the Ludlow, VT, scouts
went upon Ludlow Mountain, 1872
feet high, to spend the night In log
cabin to which we go In both winter
and summer.
We found porcupine on the roof
when we arrived and kept him there
until night, when we let him go be-
cause OF the fun he had furnished. He
did not appreciate the good turn" Of
scout in taking his picture. If we
had known of the crowd that he was
to bring back with him at night he
would not have got Off so easily.
We slept or tried to sleep upstairs
in the cabin, but the porcupines down
stairs and outside made such a noise
with their gnawing of boards and logs
that we got only a little sleep. One
porcupine crawled up the logs down
stairs and began to gnaw the board on
which scout was trying to sleep up
stairs. Although repeatedly driven off
and stoned they were right back ION
the job" as soon as we had lain down
again to go to sleep.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-02
New Mexico,

Ties for the new narrow guage rail
road to Johnson mine are being cut
Miners are scarce In the Mogollon
district and the increasing work Of
fers employment for good men.
The Socorro Mining & Milling Co
are increasing mill tonnage. October
tonnage being several hundred tons
ahead Of normal.
There are several silver prospects
in the Cerrillos camp that are show
ing some high grade ore that will
soon be on the shipping list.
At Mogollon, the Oaks Co. in
creased development and ore break
ing on the Central group. A consider
able tonnage is awaiting shipment to
mill.
The Waldo smelter at Cerrillos Is
running night and day and has been
turning out zinc dust ever since last
April. This plant will soon enlarge
its capacity.
The shaft Of the Galena Chief at
Cerrillos has been retimbered The
ore is lead proposition and runs
over eighty ounces of silver to the
ton and IL per cent lead
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-02

light II ever you care to part with
it. don't forget my passion for antique
jewelry."
"Oh. never-I could never part with
It'll"
"Forsive me. I forgot 1t was a pres
emit"
But that isn't ALL" the girl ex.
planned with growing animation. "You
see. it was q present from my father.
and the cameo-it's q portrait Of my
father himselfi"
TITS whatf" Mrs. Beggarstan ex-
claimed shrilly. "A portrait Of your
father! Pooh! Absurd That things
a genuine antiquity-two thousand
years old II q dayw
Il know. I mean, Il looks like him.
That's why he gave It to me. He
showed it to me once-the last time
we were together In London-and
saw the resemblance; SO he sent 1t to
NE on my next birthday. 1t really
does look wonderfully like him."
Then. my dear. you ought to pride
yourself on having a mighty handsome
man for your father"
= w, thC gil SuAu
averting her head and closing her eyes.
And able to make such presents
Why, it must be worth several thou
sands! An exquisite specimen-per-
fectly d-fawless-ought by
rights to be in the Metropolitan mu-
sen'n. I shall envy you 1t till my
dying day!'
Miss Carteret didn't answer.
And presently Mrs. Beggarstaff re-
turned the brooch to the top Of the
highboy and went her way. one fine,
thoughtful wrinkle marring the habit
ual serenity Of her forehead.
The Dowager Dragons deck chair
stood In the shelter Of a jog near the
entrance to the forward promenade
deck companionway-a most advan-
tageous coign for the sincere student
Of seafaring humanity. Here, after
hurried dinner, Mrs. Beggarstafr
mounted guard in the blue cleaning.
narrowly reviewing the postprandial
parade with eyes whose brightness
was as yet undimmed by age.
At length she sat up with a quick
movement and called imperatively.
"Quoin
A man who, walking alone, had been
on the point of passing, jerked a ciga-
rette stub over the rail, and moved to
the lady's side.
"Sit down. Three mortal days I've
been moping round the saloons with
my tongue hanging out parched for a
bit Of scandal-and you never came
near me!''
But I hate to disappoint; I'd moth
ing on tap high enough for your sea-
soned palate"
Don't be impudent, Quoin. What
are you doing on this boat7 II you
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-02
MY HOE AND YOUR GUN

When dear ole Uncle Sammie took
the telephone in hand. and with a
gracious manner he called up for
eign land, and said: Hello! Is that
you, France? Just keep yer courage
true, for 1t will not be very long till
We are helpin' you!" we with our
Yankee hustle Jus made ready then
to fight; like magic flew the messages
from town to distant blight. Then GER
tain Of the critics who misjudge the
B. s. A., with wise an sneerin' face
and lips We're loudly heard to say:
AHA! Aha! Now we shall see just
what I long have said. that they We're
trainin' up these boys fer Huns t fill
with lead. 1t takes wise one to fool
me! know what I'm about, when
gafnst the pleadin's of my son, / said,
Don't be scout. Let them teach
you to shoot and kill, and march, an
drill, an such? Not while I'm your
wise father will my son be one-not
much!' l know that those scout fell
lows in their suits of khaki hue will
soon in France be dyin' like the scouts
are told t do" But good ole Uncle
Sammie-he always knew us kids! He
knew that we weren't old enough t
shoot off German lids. So with a
grin he called us scouts together bout
his knee and said: "Now, listen here,
my scouts, you'll war for liberty. You
might us well get ready for t. wage an
awful fight. " got t all be Johnnie
on-the-spot from morn till night For
there's heap O. labor that's jes' wait
In to be done; this war Is not all
marchin' off and shoulderin' n gun.
You've got t help the Red Cross and
safeguard the public too, an then in
the between times sell war loan
bond or two. But this one thing above
all else IAN right here comes the RUBY,
so get yer rakes an hoes, my boys, an
go to raisin' grub! ~ Now did we heed
our Uncles call? Well, I should wear
a smile. Three hundred thousan' gar
den plots Sprang up in jes' while.
And all US scouts, we're givin' Kaiser
Bill an awful punch right in the solar
lunch. So, goodby. soldier brother !.
We are with you heart an soul You
an your gun, me with m hoe-we1l
somehow reach the goal An when
the conflicts over an for Freedom
victory s won, with pride we both will
then look back-'twas my hoe and
your gun.
j. Leonard Trunnel Sem. Troop l,
Bellevue, Ky.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-11-02
MAKE UNIFORM RESPECTED.

A scout in uniform is the represent
ativesof more than 27O,OOO boy scouts
Of America to the general public.
If he is sloppy in appearance he
brands the whole scout brotherhood as
n sloppy organization. If he walks as
though his bones were momentarily in
danger Of falling apart, those who see
him will naturally infer that the
whole organization is in the same con-
dition.
Every scout should be personifl-
cation Of discipline, alertness aud neat
ness. The full and correct uniform
should be properly worn. That means
that it should be clean, neat, buttoned
and decorated with only the proper
badges.
Scouts should be taught to hold
themselves erect and move briskly. In
these times they should all take pride
In demonstrating that their civilian
organization can be as well-disciplined,
as neat In appearance and as efficient
In service as any military unit.