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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-Private sale of house
hold goods, cheap. George H. Cole,
South SALISBURY. este
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29
MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE--An opportunity-Ladies
can earn big money selling our beuati-
full line of fancy staple wash fabrics di-
rect to consumer-No money required
Exceedingly enjoyable work-Ex-
perience entirely unnecessary--Our
prices are low--Our agents are en-
thusiastic over the results. Secure
your territory before It's taken.
Write for Particulars. References ne
cessary. Old Colony Textile Co,
302 (A) Broadway, New York. 99t2"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

You simply apply a few
drops of freezone upon a
tender corn painful cal
lus and instantly the sore
ness disappears, then
shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose
that you can Just lift it
off with the fingers.
No pain, not a bit of
soreness, either when an
plying freezone or after
wards and 1t doesn't even
iITitate the skin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-500 chestnut fence
posts. G, H. Robinson, South Shafts
bury, Vt, Tel. 1852 97t6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

Hard corns, soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes, also toughened cal
fuses just shrivel up and lift off so
easy 1t is wonderful Seems magi-
cal 1t works like a charm Genuine
freezone has yellow label Don't
accept any except with the yellow la.
bell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-My residence and
tenements on account of moving from
town. If interested call Thursday a.
III. or Monday p. m. at 230 Union
street. 1916
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED-Trustwo woman to
introduce Priscilla Fabrics, laces,
hosiery. dresses among personal
friends. Profits large, beautiful
samples free. Write Fitzcharles Com
pany, Fitzcharles Building, Trenton,
n j. 97tS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SAI.E-Seven casts No. /
pure cider vinegar. 2 years old. By
cask or gallon. Apply Elmer STAN
ley. 76t25s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-One 1915 Ford Touring
ear equipped with shock absorbers,
robe rail, and other extras. Bennlng.
ton Garage. u w. Williams. 22tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FORSALE-A seven room house in
good repair, with large garden. Lo-
Gated on Branch street extension. In
Quire A. r. Rickert, 80 Gage street.
sse ATT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED-Plaln sewing of all
kinds and dress making. Apply Mrs.
Nellie V. Aldrich, 232 North street
$685.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-Two Cipher incnbat-
ors, Q breeders, stoves. carriage, plow,
harrow. cultivator, stone boat, extern
sion ladders, wheel barrow, poultry
wire, traps nests and hovers. In
quire Backus North Bennington or
telephone 242-W. Stiff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED-Old False Teeth. Don't
matter IL broken. pay s100 to $500
per set. Mail to l.. Mazer. 2007 S.
Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa, will
send cash by return mail. S4t25s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTnD--Puyil Nurses. msis Ans
female, wanted At. the Taunton State
Hospital Training School for Nurses
Sor particulars. address DR.. Arthur "
Goss. Supt.. Taunton State hospital.
taunton, MASS g<u
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE--Ons 1915 Ford Run
about body, top and windshield and
one touring car body. top and Wind
shield. Bennington Garage. \. w.
williams. s2a
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

TO RENT-For club purposes or
Offices, the second floor space in
Hawks Block formerly occupied by
G. w. Petersen. All modern improve
ments and conveniences. George M.
Hawks, Hawks Block, 435 Main st.
5Stf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED TEACHERS-At once
Good positions vacant. Hathaway
Teachers Agsy. Tel. 226-W. 66tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

FOR SALE-Or exchange a house,
garage, hen house and / IA acre Of
land just out of corporation, house
has had wood floors and finish
throughout all in A No. condition.
Veranda running full length of house,
also one Mentz Runabout nearly new
or will exchange for building lot or
lumber. Inquire OF F. L. Potter, 227
Silver St., Bennington. VT SStf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED-Night Waterman at the
Fl. T. Cushman Mfg, Co. 65tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-29

WANTED--Boarders and roomers.
Address 3. and R. Banner Office.
7Stf
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
AXE Steamers to
Relieve Railroads

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-An eXten-
sion Of steamer service on the Great
Lakes beyond the usual winter closing
time has been arranged BY the food ad-
ministration to relieve the railroads by
moving about $4,000 tons of -four ana
,ybeat from Duluth 70 Buffalo and Erie,
Penn.
The Great Lakes Transit Corporation
and the Northwestern Steamship Com
many have agreed to operate their
rLirs. which ordinarily lay up on NO
,oprnbcr 80. until December IL or as
long thereafter as weather condltlohS
in addition. the food administration
has arranged with the Shipping Boara
N have a new vessel, just completed on
the lakes, carry cargo of Hour direc.
from Duluth 10 New YORK on heI way
out for salt water service.
Mobilization of the tug and toWDoa!3
Of the Great Lakes along the Atianuc
Coast for the winter months. TO ala III
relieving freight congestion by greater 7
use of the inland waterways ana q
barges has been proposed TO oecre'aI!
Baker.
Lack of coastwise towboats prevents
wide use Of barges. and as toWDoats Oh
the lakes soon will be frozen IN, II Is
suggested that they be brought OUT
through the canals TO move coastWlse
barge traffic during the winter.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

Unis." Henriette noticed that when
Joffre stood up he was tres granc.
He was, she said, "gros CONNIE Is
maison."
The general and the marechal sat
close together and talked earnestly
over the coffee cups. Genera Pear
shing" smoked a cigar and Malechal
Joffre had cognac.
When they rose TO leave the room
Marechal Joffre said "Bon soir,' but
General Pershing spoke in English.
He said. Good evening" Yet Hen
riette understood him perfectly:
Jofrre paused as he passed by and
pinched her cheek. Unfortunately the
red mark remained for only few
minutes. IL was gone before she could
show it TO the cook. She has some
thing, though, TO show that she waited
upon generals on the evening of the
historic dinner. II you ask her. and
even if you don't, Henriette will open
the locket she wears around her neck
and take out of it a small piece OF
colored paper. She will hold il up
and read. Romeo and Juliet and
Henriette thinks that is a jolie name.
The band which came from the cigar
of General "Pearshing' should have \
pretty name When she looks at the
cigar band Romeo and Juliet. Henri
cite forgets the hot water and the
boots and the soup and the rest OF
the routine of the day. and says TO
herself 80 loud that you can hear her
il 5ou pass. "Je suis tres content"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Use Wood for Fuel,
Garfield Urges
Each Cord Would Release Ton
of Coal for War,
He Says

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-To help
meet the shortage of 5O,OO0,0 900 tons
in 'he country's coal supply, the fuel
admin. tration, in cooperation with
the Department of Agriculture, has
inaugurated an intensive campaign Tor
tae substitutiop of wood for coal.
zone cord of hard wood is equal TO
a ton Of coal" said an announcement
by the fuel administration. lone ton
of coal is released for use in war
work for every cord Of wood substl-
tuted. Statistics show that there Is
z vast amount of dead wood in many
sections of the country and that the
eunplv Of wood in many communities
is sufficient for domestic purposes in
tlose parts
Much of the wood in communities is
DESTROYED as waste. IL was pointed out,
and its conservation not only would
conserve coal. but would prove a
measure Of economy for the users.
New England and the South. the
statement said, have an abundance Of
wood. and in the latter section activi-
ties already are under way looking to
an intensive campaign for the substl-
tuition Of wood. In this connection 1t
was announced that the Department
Of Agriculture would provide the SER
vices Of expert foresters without
charge to supervise the cutting OF
wood 50 that no damage would be
done to growing timber, and that the
largest use might be obtained of the
wood supply.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
War Board Denies
Railroad Pooling
Violates the LaW
IStdf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The Rail
road War Board to-day decided that
the recently announced pooling Of last
ern railroad facilities was not in viola
ton of the interstate commerce act. In
a public statement Fairfax Harrison,
president Of the board, said:
statements published TO the effect
that the plan which the railways have
adopted 20 relieve the congestion on
the Eastern railroads involves a sys-
TEN Of pooling which is in violation Of
the act 70 regulate commerce are in
correct.
"The interstate commerce act for
bids the pooling Of freight traffic or
earnings By competing railways. The
plan which we have adopted does not
involve or contemplate the pooling Of
either traffic or earnings. We have
merely arranged for the use Of physical
facilities in common at places and TO
the extent necessary 70 enlarge suf-
Geiently the capacity Of the Eastern
railroads. II the word pool is ap-
plicable, what we have partially pooled
are the physical facilities.
"The condition we are dealing with is
analogous 20 that brought about at
times By accidents or by floods, such
as that al Dayton, Ohio, a few years
Lgo. The food at Dayton made IL i'm
possible for certain railways 20 handle
al the traffic which normally came 10
them. Therefore. they diverted large
amounts Of traffic % railways which
were still open. Similarly, az the pres-
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
McAdoo to Confer
With Loan Workers

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-To perfect
Liberty Loan organizations throughout
the country for the period of the war,
Secretary McAdoo to-day called CON
ference Of representatives of Liberty
Loan committees in each of the twelve
Federal Reserve districts and Of the
Woman's Liberty Loan Organization to
be held in Washington December 10.
while the Secretary has announced
that there will be no further Liberty
Loan issued al least until after Feb
fuary l." said Treasury Department
announcement, che believes it essential
that educational work in preparation
for future loans be conducted contin-
uously 50 that the people may become
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
French Waitress Carries Band
Off Pershing's Cigar in Locket
Token Is Her Excuse for Mixing Beer and Benedctine OF
Mere Newspaper Men After Serving Marshal
Jofre and American General
By Haywood Broun

Marne or the leader o, the American
army. At such times CRIES for butter,
beans or cheese mean nothing to ner'
She is thinking of a more ethereal DIN
ner which Is gone.
Pershing Left the Snails
And yet it was substantial enough on
the historic evening. In fact, Narechal
Jofrre had two plates Of soup. General
"Pearshng." 50 Henriette says, ate
only half his, and she was dreadfuliy
downcast when he wouldn't touch the
picked snails or the Lyons sausage.
General Joffre ate his snails. Eleven
were assigned 70 him, Henriette has
reported: After the mutton the gen
erals stood up and held their glasses
in the air, and General "Pearshing" SAID
some words. He spoke in English, and
all that Henrietta understood was La
fayette." She feared at first to tell us
that. II is not so well TO report every
thing one hears in waiting upon a
marechal and general. We promised
Henriette no military information
would be revealed by US. II may be
disclosed, however, that at one time in
the dinner Joffre said. "Vive les Etats
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Lieutenant Pat
rick C'Brien, cf Momence. H.. the frs;
American member Of the British Fly
ing Corps 20 escape from Germany,
has arrived in London. O'Brien eluded
his captors by jumping from the win
dow Of speeding train. He then be-
came fugitive for seventy-two days,
and, when his goal was within sight,
narrowly escaped electrocution from
the charged wires along the Holland
frontier.
After cabling his aged mother, Mrs.
Margaret O'Rrien, at Momence, to ex-
pect TO see him soon, Lieutenant
O'Brien called upon American Ambas
sador Page to seek advice regarding
his desire to be transferred TO the
American Flying Corps. Last night
O'Brlen was guest at a dinner ten
dered by group Of admiring fiers,
who, like scores Of friends along the
front, had believed he had been killed
when he was reported missing on
August II last,
Was United States Filler Before War
O'Bricn, who is a sturdy young man
Of twenty-seven, was flying in the
American aviation squadron az San
Diego, Cal, when he went TO Victoria,
3. C., and obtained commission in
the Canadian army. Going to France
the next year, he distinguished him
selt by his great daring over the Ger
man lines. On the morning of August
II enemy gunners forced him to de-
scend, but, fortunately, he landed be-
mind his own lines.
Late in the afternoon Of the same
day saw him up again over the Ger
man lines, fighting the enemy. There
we're twenty German machines 10 six
British in the encounter, O'Brien's
machine alone engaging four enemy
craft and accounting for one before
O'Brien was shot through the upper
lip. He fell with his damaged air
plane from a height, of 5000 feet.
O'Brien says he cannot explain why
he was not killed. When he regained
consciousness he was in a German hos
pital.
Later the lieutenant spent three
weeks at a prison camp at Courtrai
before he was started for the interior
of Germany. There were three other
prisoners under strong guard in his
compartment when O'Brien, as ruse,
had the window opened by complaining
Of the smoke.
Jumps From Speeding Train.
The train was now sixty miles inside
Germany and travelling ct thirty miles
an hour, but O'Brien decided TO take
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
News in Brief

Mrs. David Allen Campbell, honor.,,
president OF the Federation Of Music Cluh.
in the United States and chairman Of M.
First National Community Song Day, vhirl
is TO open the meeting of the National Coun'
eli of Women at Washington, ID. C.. Deeenhs,
9. has about completed the programme IA,
that day. D.. Anna Howard Shaw has prom.
ised 20 lead the chorus and audience In spe'
ing America" as the opening number.
HEMPSTEAD, Long Island.-An Amsrie,,
fag. purchased with tobacco money SAVED Al
male inmates of the home has been raksS n
the Hampstead Poor Farm. The men N.
contributed to the flag fund went vi.6s
their tobacco a month.
NEW BRITAIN, CONAN enthusiast,
celebration marked the departure Of 100 ,l,,
recruits who left 70 join the Polish Legion a
the French army. The men paraded thrOura
the city before entraining
While preparing her Thanksgiving m,
dinner. Mrs. Mary Murphy, 2ll6 Eighth Az
nue.. was burned to death in her kithfs
She WAS alone at the time, and II is thougis
her clothing caught fire from the stove.
Michael Foley, 4OS Willis Avenue, wen.
into a restaurant on East l3Sth Street s,s
ordered a steak He objected 10 paying h.
II on the ground that IL was tough Poli,S
man Stack. of the Alexander Avenue ststis,
took Foley before Magistrate Harris in n,
Morrisania Court. who fined him 81. PoJey
submitted the steak bone. sans meat, as e,.
dence. but the Magistrate concluded n.
absence of the meat bclied Foleys eontsn.
ton. -
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Miners Work on Holiday to
Keep Up Coal Production

POTTSVlLLE. Penn, Nov. 29.-All
the collieries Of the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company were
worked to-day, with the exception OF
two, the men having responded to the
request of the company and the officers
of the United Mines Workers of Amer
lea to forego the holiday for the pur-
pose of increasing the output.
The headquarters Of the company
here has no figures Of the percentage
of men out, but there were sufhcieht
on hand to insure almost normal
output. The two me- working were
the North Franklin, at Trevorton'
Northumberland County, and the I'm, I'm,
coin, in the western part OF Sehuy'hiiI
Anthracite miners in the Wyoming
Valley refused to work.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Coal Operators Win
Five-Cent Increase

M,ALESTER, Okla, Nov. 29.-Okla-
homa coal operators and II. A. Garfield,
Federal Fuel Administrator, have ad-
justed their differences, according TO
a telegram received here tonight from
William Wilkinson, president of the
Oklahoma-Arkansas district, United
Mine Workers Of America, now in
Washington.
A tentative agreement has been
reached which will allow the operators
an increase Of five cents ton, the ad-
vance TO be retroactive TO November /.
Mr.. Wilkinson 50 announced in his
telegram TO 4. +. Ross, secretary Of
District q.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Home Town Hears NeWs
OF Lieut.. O'Brien's Escape

MOMENCE, H.. Nov. "a laconic
cable message, Escaped from German
prison: letter follows prepared this
citv for the further stirring news to-
day of the escape Of Flight Lieutenant
Patrick O'Brien.
The message quoted was signed
"Pat." and was addressed to his
mother. Mrs. Margaret O'Br!en. IL was
forwarded to Cowley, Wyo., where she
is visiting, by another son, John.
Before taking up aviation Eve years
ago Patrick O'Brien was locomotive
engineer on the Santa Re Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

ent time certain railway lines have
become SO congested <hat they cannot
handle all of the business which is
coming 20 them, and we are adopting
measures TO bring about greater utili-
zation Of other railway lines to relieve
the situation.
There is no similarity between
these measures and the agreements Tor
the pooling of traffic and earnings
which are forbidden by the interstate
commerce act"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Mex. Oil Production Gains
[Stdf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-Mexican
oil fields have produced 5,596,027 bar
rels more during the first six months
Of this year than they produced dur
ing the corresponding period last year.
according to figures made public by
the semi-official Mexican news bureau
to-day.
For 1917 the production was: In
the Tampico zone, l1,0S6,980 barrels:
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
Predicts End of Campaign
In East Africa by Christmas

LONDON, Nov. 29.-The end Of the
East African campaign before Christmas
is predicted by the Reuter- correspond
ent of Ndara. He declares that by
that time the German commander-in
chief will either be a prisoner or in
exile.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

in the Tuxpam zone, 13,772,l73 ba-rel.ss
in the Minatitlan zone, 1884 barrel,.
total, 24,SS2,547 barrels.
For 1915 the production was: In ts.
Tampico zone, 9,9ll,625 barrels. 4,
the uxpam zone, s,215.26i barrels. \,
the Minatitlan Zone, 99,633 barrels.
total, i9,2S5.520 barrels.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30
American Aviator Who Escaped
From Germans Tells Thrilling lale
lieut. Patrick OBren Flying for British Leapcd from
Speeding Train Travelled for II Days ana was ''e"i'
Ecctrocuted on Charged Babed Wire at Dutch ronter

d.snerato chance. He jumped IRON.
the train. sk;nning the whole side ol
his face, reopening the "ouhu ~ - @
lin and losing consciousness IL va va
about 4 o'clock in the morning ana the
dprkress shielded him. When nc re-
covered he was lying IN fe!G;
Then. for sevcnty-two days, he was
a fugitive. travelling only at night: ne
trudged through fields and swan rivers
and canals in Germany, LuXemDuts
and Belgium before h reached the
Dutch frontier. At the time OF MS
flight he had a piece Of sausage on
which he yubsisted for severaI days
after which his sole sustenance con-
sisted OF turnips and other VegetaU!es
found in fields.
O'Brien did not know any German
but h. used q little French on klndiy
Belgian. who was so happy 10 meet an
American in British uniform that ne
Sheltered him for several days. The
Eelgian then gave him old clothes TO
over his uniform and directed HIN 10
tho nearej. route 10 the frontier
O'Brien swan the river Meuse, near
Namur, and the next day was chal-
Ienred by German sentries, who de-
cidca he was peasant
Was Nearly Electrocuted
But MS narrowest escape was re-
served for his last day rs a 1ugitiye'
when he could see Dutch territory, 10
Circumyent the charged wires OBrieni
built bridge in a nearby wood ana
threw il across the wires. But IT broke
under his weight and O'Brien received
n shock which he says he can still icel.
when he recovered he dug with his
bare hands - tunnel under the wire
and, although il was slow progress,
after several hours he had hoe Dig
enough to crawl through, which he did
unobserved.
Even then O'Brien was not sure he
was in Dutch territory, so he concealed
himself IN q hay barn until the next
morning. When daylight came the
frst thing he saw vas people making
wooden shoes. He then walked out
into the open end hurried to the near
est British Consul. who arranged Tor
his transportation to London.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-30

watched the men depart. They are
going Just where the government does
rot want them to 20 and where we are
trying 70 keep them from going
other members Of the COMMITTED
most Of them prominent in the clty''s
activities, were as vigorous ~ their
denunciation of General Dyef's action.
at is not only an insult TO everyone
of our soldiers. Our commission mas
said Amelia Bingham, the actress, "but
IL is also an insult TO every woman VINO
has given her time and work to this
project
"All But Ruined the Day"
Rowland Haynes, director of the
National Service Commission, was
equally strong in his criticism.
at is not a matter OF just this
dance" he asserted. at is a vital mat
ter in the social standing of every one
of our soldiers. Our Commission has
in many ways been striving to help
these men, who are away from their
homes. We have introduced them into
the homes and TO the wives and daugh .
ters of our best families. II is human
nature 70 want to dance, and II they
cannot dance in the right place they
will dance in the wrong one. Inc
stand OF General Dyer has all but
ruined the entire day