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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21
NOTICE TO FlREMEN
department Called in Special Meeting
Friday Evening.

All members of the Bennington
Fire Department are requested to at.
tend special meeting to be held at
the rooms of the Stark hose company
at 8 O'Clock Friday evening, Sept. IA.
Business of Importance is to be
transacted. Per order of the depart.
nnent president. w, p Hogan.
Bennington, VT. Sept II, IT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-21

Ticonderoga was proprietor and man
age:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
France ShouUs Appreciation
of American AUiators By
Giving Them Latest Airships

forces with the allies. The 10-or sew
eral of the 10-search the skies par
ticularly for planes carrying the symbol
of the Lafayette escadrille. Four of
them came upon AdjHtant Ralph Luz
berry of Wallingford, Conn, the other
day. Despite the four to one odds,
Lufberry pulled through unframed.
He was unable to "get'' any of his
adversaries, however.
SO far the score with the circus is
even--the 10 haven t dropped an Amer.
lean and not one of the Lafayette fly,
ers have managed to bring down one of
the 10.
If mascots will bring the Americans
any luck they ought to have unvarying
good fortune. Pets clutter, up the camp,
Most favored Of all are two lion cubs
named Whiskey and Soda. The bigger
of the two drew the whiskey cognomen.
There are at least half dozen dogs of
all ages, descriptions and previous con-
ditions.
Most of them were brought back-via
the aerial route-from "Reminiscences
to destroyed French villages.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
Portland IncineratOr
Does Mount Lassen Stunt

Portland Or, May ia scene re-
sembling roughly the eruption OF
Mount Pelee, the Fourth of July and
the battle of the Marne combined, was
staged at the city incinerator last
night when wagon-load of condemned
fireworks was ignited. Before the ex'
citement was over two persons were
injured and the incinerator more or less
damaged.
Skyrockets went through all the
windows in the building Superintend'
ent Hilber dashed for hose but grab
bed skyrocket, severely burning his
hands. Horses hitched 10 nearby wag
ons ran away and worlsmen had to
crouch on the floor for safety from
the assorted fireworks which were
flying through the air
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
SENDING ROOT is BAD
SAYS COUNT TOLSTO|
Makes America Appear As
PIutOcracy to the Russian
Democrats

Seattle. Wash, May 12.-Count Iya
Tolstoi, son of the great Russian phil
osopher, today denounced the appoint
ment Of Elihu Root as chairman OF
the United States commission to New
Russia.
''I disapprove of the appointment of
Mr.. Root on the Russian commission, -
he said "In sending him as chairman,
America makes itself appear a pluto
cracv instead of a democracy. That is
true' but I should not think it well to
show it on such commission. The
idea Of sending the commission was
GOOD, but it is annihilated by the
Selection of Mr.. Root as its head. He
will be very badly received by the
Russian democrats, and instead of un.
fling Russia and America, I think it
will have just the opposite effect"
Gesticulating with the inevitable
Russian cigarette in its brown mouth
piece, Count Tolstoi spoke emphatieal'
ly. ~ 90 III
tourney bomeward, where he says, ne
exnects to be drawn into" the work
Of reconstructing the Russian govern
ment. ~ e.4o J,
UI would like to escape that tate,
bo said with shrug of his shoulders,
ebut I feel it will be impossible."
He will leave Immediately for van
couvpr. B, G.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
House RecOmmits Bill In
sisting On Clause for
Volunteer Army
CLARK AND MISS RANKIN
VOTE FOR THE MEASURE
VOciferOus Cheering Greets
Announcement Of Vote
Has Good Majority
By Robert j. Bender,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 12.-Supporters Of
Colonel Roosevelt won an uphill fight
in the house today when, by vote of
2l5 to l7S, the house recommitted a
conference report on the selective serv-
ice army bill with Instructions to in
sert the Roosevelt volunteer division
plans.
The slight democratic majority in
the house was overcome by sprink-
ling of democrats from all over the
country who voted for the BILL
By the house action, the bill goes
back to conference between house and
senate. House conferees are instructed
to stand for the Roosevelt plan to the
last. The senate, originally adopted
the Roosevelt plan. The house origin
ally rejected it. The margin of thirty
seven votes by which the Roosevelt
amendment carried was surprising even
to the colonel's supporters. No ad-
vantage for either side could be found
until the roll call almost was COM
pleted, when there was strong trend
to the Roosevelt men.
The house cheered frenziedly as
Speaker Clark announced the vote,
Seldom has the chamber been so tense
For the first time in many years in
dividuals were applauded as they
voted.
Immediately after the house vote
was reported on recommitting the bill
to conference, Representative Gardner
FASTENED over to the senate cloak rooms
and held conferences with republican
leaders there. 1t is generally believed
the senate will follow the action Of
the house and send the bill back to
conference, possibly late today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
These Are Based On 1910
Census and Increase In
Population IN Cities
GRAND TOTAL WOULD Be
MORE THAN 100000
Department Today Began Dis
tlibuiOn Of Ten Million
Registration Blanks

Washington, May 12.-The govern.
ment today took its preliminary step
toward putting into effect the seleetive
service system for raising an army of
one million men.
certain Of speedy action by compress
on the army bill which came un for
final debate in the house at 1890. tLe
war department began distribution of
ten million registration blanks through
which all males of the nation between
the ages of 81 and 30 will be card in.
dexed. These blanks will be sent to
Sheritfs and mayors of hundreds of com.
munities.
The cards contain blanks for IA cues.
tions-every detail the government
wishes to know about its potential sol.
diers-and query whether exemption
is claimed.
Men who are absent from their home
states will be required to procure n
card wherever he may be and mail il 70
the county clerk at his home. Distri.
button of the cards is expected to be
completed within few DAYS.
According to estimates compiled by
the bureau of census, New York CITY
alone should register 642.700 men Of
between 81 and 30 years inclusive; Chi.
eago. 300,800; Philadelphia, 1900: st.
Louis, $4,000; Boston, 1880; Cleve.
land, $4,000; Baltimore, $1,000, and
Pittsburg, $1,000.
The figures given by the bureau are
based on thn hvnra0n annual ,,,, M; ~ I
increase in population for the different
cities and states since 1910. when the
last accurate census was compiled.
New York state leads the country in
available material for war with approx
imately 1,0Gs,0O0 men subject to selec
tive service. Pennsylvania is next with
$4,000, and Illinois third with &c.,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
WOrkmen and Soldiers Dis
trust Dulna Leaders, Max
ing Them POwerIess
RUSSIAN WORKMEN TOO
DISREGARD AUTHORITY
Cermany's Fine Hand Seen In
Mushroom GrOwths Of
Many Movements
By William G.. Shepherd

NCnlteu FIeSs starr correspondent
Petrograd, May l2.-Anxiety of the
plain people Of Russia instantly to
bridge the chasm between the autoera.
ey that was and the democracy that is
to be-without carefully testing out
the bridge-menaces Russia today.
''The w0rkmen and socialists mis-
trust the duma leaders, therefore the
government is powerless and practical
ly under arrest in its own house" was
the apt summary of the situation made
in the duma yesterday by the defe-
gate. Shulgin.
The friction between the duma lead
ers and representatives of the soldiers
and worlimen has long been apparent.
Today, however, came word Of an equal
" menaeing point of difference. Rus
sia s peasants are taking things in their
own hands. Pleas by duma representa-
tives sent broadcast throughout Russia
to preach the doctrines of the new plan
Of government and tell the ignorant
peasants to await for complete organ
ization are apparently falling on deaf
ears. Word indicates today that nearly
l50,000,000 acres of land have been
seized by the peasants throughout Rus
sia. The peasants could not wait fol-
the promised breaking up of vast es
tates under pledges that such dis
tribution would come soon after the
constituent assembly had definitely
mapped out Russia s future.
Russia's Enemies Busy
Confiseation and distribution of land
has in many sections of Russia been
formally decided upon by vote of pop,
ular assemblies. The movement has be
come so general throughout the land
that German agents have succeeded in
stirring up great dissatisfaction among
soldiers at the front, by insinuation
that unless the soldiers deserted and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
By Henry Wood.

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the Lafayette Air Squadron,
French Army, Somewhere in France,
May 12.-France proposes to show her
appreciation of the American flying
squadron s work by giving it the finest
equipment of any similar corps in the
French army
1t was learned here today that the
Lafayette escadrille is shortly to be re-
outfitted with new French war planes,
which are the highest powered and the
fastest yet invented. 1t is a graceful
expression of the of the universal
French tribute that the American fly
ers are the equal of any similar aerial
force in the French army-and that
means in the whole world.
The Lafayette escradille will be glad
to get the new machines - but they
would be happier if they could get Am
erican uniforms. Not one of the mem
bers has yet been able to ascertain
what sort of q uniform an American
aviator is supposed to wear. Because
of this, the corps is still clothed in the
issue of the French quartermaster S de-
paTtment.
Have New Symbol
But Edward Hinkle, of Cincinnati, a
corporal in the squadron and a graduate
of the Paris Beaux Arts, has designed
a new symbol of the corps, to be worn
on the Uniform and painted on the La
fayette escadrille's planes.
Every day they are carrying this
symbol into the fighting for America as
well as for France. The Germans have
learned to recognize it and to concen-
trate their aerial attention on downing
some planes with the American insignia.
A fine "grudge fight is in the max
ing between the Americans and GER
tain group of 10, German aviators. The
10 never sighted apart and they have
been nicknamed the "eircus" by the
Americans, from the peculiar battle
formation which they adopt. They fly
in huge circle, their machines alter
nately winging high into the heavens
and then low to earth--exactly like the
horses on an American merry-go-round
Germans Lay For Them.
The Hcircusv has been singing out
the Americans for particular "straf.
ing" ever since the Americans joined
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
Withdrawals May Force
Colleges to Suspend

snokane Wash, May 12- In the
face of denisls of college heads it is
nersistently reported here today that
Some Of the colleges and universities of
tbe northwest may close down next
wear because of the number of with
ddrawals The Washington State Col
Ie@o and the University of Idaho are
two two Of the larger schools seriously af-
fected.
;lv the cause, hundreds also are leav'
inc to help on the farms. Farmers, nm
ab1e 10 get enough help, are sending for
their sons and daughters at school,
washington State college is losias
student. al the rate of sixty o day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
British Grip On Coal City,
Lens, Tightens Despite It's
Desperate Defense
DESPERATE FIGHTING
ON MACEDONIAN FRONT
Italian Offensive Is Strong
Enough to Compel Bringing
Up German Reserves

London, May 12-" Hundreds of pris-
oners,' were taken by British forces
in further advances today around Bune-
court ON the Arras- Cambria road and
north of the scarpe river, Field Marshal
Haig reported.
eat night end early this mo-uing -
he said, "we made attacks on the Hin
denburg line in the neiahborhood of
Bullecourt and also astride the Arras-
Oamoral and to the north of the Searpe.
we gained our objective at all points
ana TOOK hundreds of prisoners
Crown Prince RupPercht is trying
with almost every sort of weapon
known to military science to dislodpe
the British grip on German positions
around Fresnoy and Bullecourt. Front
dispatches told of hand grenades.
trench mortars, liquid ("Greek ~ fire.
boiling oil, nauseating gases, bayonets,
big guns, little guns, machine guns,
rifle fire-all concentrated in fury of
attack.
All opportunity for concerted mass
attack has passed at these points, ac-
eording to. descriptions of the deadlock
received here. The struggle has devel-
oped into hand to hand bits Of fight
ing while behind rear guns ON both
sides pelting the lines opposite with
vast quantities of shells.
| 1t is not only at Fresnoy and Bulle
court that the Germbans were striving
today TO stop all movement of the Bri-
tish. Official reports detailed massed
offensive assaults at Arleux and other
| points around Lens. The British grip on
the coal city has been increasingly
strong of late and Hindenburg. with
every reserve force at his command. is
endeavoring-va so far, and with
extraordinary losses-to weaken the cir
Gle OF British trenches about the town.
Italians Begin Attacks.
! Dispatches from the Macedonian
front today showed desperation in the
fighting there incident to the allied ad-
vance that is equalling anything seen
on the western front.
Despite terrain highly unfav0rable
/ to the attacking forces, General Ser
rail s allied army has been iammed for
! ward with considerable gains all along
the attacking front. The fighting ls
over rocky promontories( up and down
valleys and around jagged mountains
conditions favoring defenders in every
way.
Presumably Serial s resumption of
the offensive after months of inaction
is designed to force strengthening of
the Teutonic lines and use up still mere
of the central powers reserves. A men
ace such as Serial has directed against
this Bulgarian Turkish h-Austrian linG
must be met by reserves-and Germany
and her allies are fast running out Of
reserves.
| Exactly the same strategy may be
behind a sudden increase in the fight
ing on the Italian front, fighting SO
strong in some sections as to lend color
to the belief here that Italy is attempt
ing general offensive.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
Democrats Line Up
Ia Republicans
INST AutOCraCy
M HAS POWER
'CH WITHOUT THIS
"a Bill Is Drastic and
Decied to Pass Sen
lte by Night

I'm, May l9.-By a tight ma.
bhe vote, the senate today
ii the Gregory espionage bill
slip provision that would au
.lsratiC power to gag the the
I'm and all criticism Of the
3 conduct of the war and
|ktraliOn's International poll
+ Bas 80 to 3S, Fifteen demo.
4 up with "a republicans to
NJ Objectionable provision
saused a storm of criticism
lser the country and on the
Alh houses of congress.
fartin, democratic floor lead,
4 Of the democrats who voted
" provision which Attorney
iPgOry promulgated.
|bn Of the censorship feature
\ president with no specific
|sf the press. Other sections
fpnsge bill cover reasonable
Eand it was the contention OF
ksed to the censorship that
'ans will give the government
n to protect itself.
ible that later an effort will
i the administration to secure
q much modlfied censorship
aut the temper of the senate
+ to absolutely prohibit any
lations of the press or inter.
Pc rights Of free speech.
p Tremendous Power,
q rule allowing ten minutes
|natOr to speak on different
Of the espionage bill, discus
Aef sections went on today
On the whole bill is expected
Purnment this evening. Even
it gives the president pow
n hardly exceeded by any
\ world.
ldent is authorized to issue
PnS governing movements OF
En- American territorial wa
0 take possession of all such
Necessary.
Rdent is authorized to employ
naval forces to prevent de-
n injury to any vessel in
FaterS; to prevent vessels as
any any one cOnspiring against
Y Of not more than 25 years
Sh' lot any one fomenting
conveying false reports about
Y and naval forces of the
y heavy penalty for any one
against the United States,
aOOurs anyone whom he sus.
sslng a cOnspirator.
5es a fine Of not more than
imprisonment FOR not more
\ III ior anyone who Injuries
! 70 ln]ure vessels or people
y commerce between this coun-
/, foreign country. WV"
Shipping.
n ~. = similar penalty for any.
,,ii,s \ or accomplishing actual
\ oy violent means with
I products from the United
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-12
Prench Ponce wedge In.

Paris, May 12- Fighting all the way
from south of Laon down to Alsaee-Lor-
raine was detailed in today's French Of
ficial statement. Gains were achieved
by General Nivelle IS forces in penetrat-
ing the German lines north of Bezon-
vaux as well as at several points in
the Ammertzwiller sector Of Alsace, the
war office said.
Around Chemin Des Danes the artil-
lery combat showed slight slaekening,
the statement said. The French blew
up munition depot in this section.
At Juvineourt there was patrol fight
ing. In the regions south of Pargny
and in the Champagne, west of the Cor
nillet woods, the same style of fighting
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-29
Arrivals of All Cereals Light on
Local Market; Trading Dull,
With Slight Change
in Prices.
Omaha, August IS. 1917

Arrivals Of all cereals wore much lighter
today only sishty.stx cars being reported In
the local market OF these seven were
wheat and the demand for this cereal poor.
Quotations we're not much changed from
yesterdays prices, Tho No, hard winter
sold at ss4S and the No. RED spring at
S2l. very few sales were made up 10
moon.
Trade in corn was very slow and only a
moderate demand for this kind OF grain
was evident, at quotations ranging from 20
TO ?Ko higher. The bulk OF the sales were
made senerally at 60 advance. The white
corn was shown preference today and sales
Of the No, were made at s.SS q premium
Of &c over the yellow OF the same grade
which sold at $1,S6, Sales Of No. mixed
ranged from N.7e TO tts6, the higher sales
being cars Of high colored corn.
The oats market was also very slow and
trading was almost confined to the stand
at sSc and the No, white at s4hc and
GSc, an advance OF 10 TO hc higher
There were no receipts OF rye. but two
cars OF No, Z which were carried over, sold
At S.6i and prices on this cereal were
quoted from &c to 80 lower
Receipts OF barley were four cars. but not
one was sold. the market being quoted un.
changed.
Clea-ances were, Wheat and flour equal
TO $4,000 bu.; corn, none; oats, h0s,00 bu.
Primary wheat receipts were 70s, 900 hu.
and shipments 4ss,0o0 bu. against receipts
OF l,iosOoO bu, and shipments OF 1880, 900
bu, last year,
and shipments $4,000 bu., against receipts
Of $4,000 hu. and shipments OF $4,000 bu,
last year,
Primary oats receipts were 100000 bu,
and shipments 95S.000 bu., against receipts
OF s.6lE.o00 b. and shipments of i.OS4oo0 bu
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-29
GRAIN AND PRODUCE NEW YORK STOCKS.
Decline in Russian Exchange
Added to Uncertainty of
Governments Price and
Taxation Policies.

New York. Aug ss--Stocks were offered
by professional TRADERS today, that faction
evidently, deriving further encouragement
from fresh developments OF an unfavorable
character
TO the uncertainties and psrpIexities
arising from the governments price and
taxation policies were added smother severe
decline In Russian exchange, rubles falling
to discount In excess OF sixty per cent;
stiffenng of time and call loArs In Rnticipa-
tion OF heavy transfers stssrs financial plan
cation OF Bethlehem steers financial plan
under conditions increasing Its fixed
charges.
Dealings were the largest and hroadsst
OF any recent session, but the activity and
scope OF the trading merely measured the
extent OF the markets decline. All the
prominent industrials, metals, equipments,
shippings and a score OF spsoislties were
comprehended in the setback at declines OF
TO Z points.
bethlehem Steel new stock reacted aH
points and the old ?, United States Steel
fell from l?iA to ilS& and closed at lis,
a net loss Of 1% Others Of that division
were 10 points lower. minimum quota
ttons being recorded In the final deal
ingS
The setback had its inception among the
automobile shares, Studebaker failing BE
points 70 the new low record OF 46A, Gem
eral Motors losing ~, other motor shares
ana subsidiaries were to 3 points down
Utilities also were steadily sold. Ohio gas
making an extreme decline OF sn points
With pressure against others Of that class
Total sales S65.00o shares
Trading In bonds was more widely dis
trieuted, at minor concessions. the Liberty
ISSUE holding steady At eea3 to aeas Total
sales tpar valuel aggregated $9,G6o, 900
United States registered ts sold at lo5u,
an advance OF oue-halt per cent. Old issues
were unchanged on call
Number of rales and quotations on lead
Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-29

Cattle--Recetpts of cattle were fairly
liberal again today, about 5000 head, max.
ing nearly $4,000 for the two days. Demand
was very urgent from both packers and
shipping buyers for the beef steers and
while there were no corn fed of any conse-
Quence here bunch of prime native cattle
would undoubtedly bring close to $l6.75,
There were no such choice grass beeves on
sale as the cattle that brought $3.50
Monday. but anything at all useful In the
way of beef found ready sale ct prices
anywhere from 10c to 25c higher.
Cows and hefers were also in active re-
quest and pretty close 20 2so higher than
Monday on an average, Veal calves were
quotahly steady. but there was a better de-
mand and stronger market for bulls, stays,
ect,
More life and strength featured the trade
In stock cattle and feeding steers. Country
demand was broader and the decent offer
,ings changed hands readily at prices any
where from 100 to $50 higher than Mon
day.
quotations on cattle. Good to choice
beeves. $lS.50Qi5,b6; fair to good beeves.
s12e5@1s25; common TO fair beeVes, 80. 90
G01s.00: good to choice yeariings, $l2Tb o
1915: fair to good yearlings. sll.b0W1260:
common to fair ysarlings, $s.o0dlt.00; good
to choice grass beeves, sli.oB1isS0; fair
TO good grass beeves. $s,0 1900; common
to fair grass beevss, S75o8s76; good to
choice hetfers, $7509S00; good 20 choice
cows. $7s5@8 rs; fair to good cows. $3.50
Gp700, common to fair cows, $1,000 6bni
prime feeders, ss50@1i.oo; good to choice,
feeders. $S.0O@s.OO: fair to good feeders
SG.75D7.75; common to fair feeders, $3.50
@65O; good 10 choice stockers, $3.50 GS.60;
stock heifers, So 6p@s00; stock cows. $500
lD750; stock calves, s6,b0@aO0; veal
calves, ss,OOQl2,00; bulls, stays, etc., sS,7S
Renresentativs nales: