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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12
CANADIANS CLFAp
GfRMAVS FROM
2-HILE FROGT
Drive Enemy from Positions South
Of gImy Heights
MEN FIGHTING IN THE SNOW
Operations on the Arras-Lens Line
Greatly lmpeded by Heavy
Storms.

London, April 12.--Gen. Haig in his
official report today stated the Canad-
ians have again covered themselves
win glory by driving the Germans
back from a front Of two miles south
of Vimy heights.
The operations along the Arras-
Lens line were greatly impeded by
snowstorms. According to the official
repcre from British headquarters last
night, the Germans delivered two
counter-attacks against the British
positions in the neighborhood of
Monchy le preux. which the British
captured early yesterday morning,
but these failed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12

Duet in the second act one of the
most delightful numbers of the per
formance. Salvatore Solti has a deep
and sonorous bass voice as the inn
keeper, and the comedy is agreeably
supplied by George j. Williams as
Niklas, the impressionable nobleman,
and Clyde Hunnewell as Moschu, the
beauty doctor. The chorus is vocally
well gifted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12
TRAINING AT WESLEYAN
Athletics Will Continue at University
For the Present.

Middletown, Conn, April 12.-Inten.
sive military training began at Wes-
leyan university yesterday. The work,
which will require Is hours a week
for the remainder of the college year,
will be conducted by Lieut.. Arthur j.
Hanlon, United States army. whose
appointment as military instructor at
Wesleyan was announced last week.
Lieut. Hanlon recently returned from
Mexican service with Maj-Gen. Perish
ing, arrived here Tuesday night.
About 800 students will take the
course. Athletics at the university
will continue for the present, it is
stated, but special military company
will be organized for the athletes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12
TiLLoTsoN ENGAGED
Adjutant-General is to Wed Miss Ethel
Adams of NorthfieId.

Montpelier, April 10.-The engage
ment of Miss Ethel A. Adams of North
field to Adiutant-General Lee S. Tillot
son of st. Albans was announced to-
night at party given at the Mont
pelier Country club by Miss Molly
Beals of Montpelier. niece of Gen. Til
lotson. Miss Adams has resided in
Montpelier for the past two years, be-
ing connected with the office of COM
missioner of weights and measures.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12
LIE CLAIRE's MARROW ESCAPE
Soldiers Home Vet Fell Into Canal at
WatervIiet

The Watervliet correspondent of
the Albany Knickerbocker Press had
the following item in their mornings
issue:
Peter lie Claire of Bennington a
civil war veteran, walked into the Erie
canal at Twenty-third street, Water
vliet last night after getting off troll
ley car. His cries for help were heard
by Frank Castle, who dove in and res
cued the aged man after he had gone
down for the second time. He was
taken to a nearby house and revived.
He came to Watervliet to visit rela-
tives. There are no lights near the
dock where lie Claire walked Off"
Mr. lie Claire has been an inmate
at the soldiers home for a number of
years
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-12
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont probably overcast and colder
tonight and Friday.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Italians Are M Flight
 Om The Plains 0f VemitiQ
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

In a great arc more than 160 miles in length the Italian armies are falling back upon and through the plains of Venetia to a new and shorter line of defense.
 From the Fella valley to the head of the Odriatic sea the entire line of the TaSlIamento river has been given up by General CadOrna, while from vir- tually the border of Trentino north eastward and eastward through the DoiomlteS and the Carnic Alps to the Fella the northern army is carrying out retrOgrade movement southward through the mountainous country to- ward the plains.
 The Germans and Austro- -Hungar- lanS everywhere are following up the Italians in their retreat, but with the Italians offering resistance in rear guard actions along the entire front
 Meanwhile the British forces in Bel sium have won another notable victory over the Germans in the region of Ypres, having captured in one of their intrepid dashes, after a rain of shells of all calibres, the town of Passchen- dale for which much bitter fighting has taken place recently The new ad- vance Of the British throws the apex of their salient in dangerous proxim- ity to Roulers, the fall of which would cut Germanys communication from her submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge with the south. The Cana dians who bore the brunt of the oper- alton, extended their line 800 yards be- yond PasSchendaele. Numerous Ger man prisoners were taken.
 The decision of the Italians to evac- uate the Tagliamento line was taken after the enemy had intensified his pressure along the upper reaches of tiIe rlver Tn the highlands and pushed forces across the stream in the center and to the south. This movement com pelled simultaneous withdrawal along the northern front from the Fella val ley to COlbricon.
 Apparently, the main Austro- German forces are not in close contact with the retreating Tagiiamento army for the German official report says the re- treat Is indicated by conflagrations over the route of retirement. The morale or the Italians is declared to be splendid
 The probability now seems to be that General Cadorna a in falling back has the double purpose of shortening his battle front from approximately l60 miles to slightly more than sixty mles-along the Pave river east of 1 Venice and northwesterly to the Tren- tino boundary-and giving British I'd French endorsements the oppoltanits to arrive in sufficient numbers to check the invaders. Operations on the othel fronts are of minor character.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Republican A.P. Leased wiroi

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-Formal an- nouncement today of the agreement be- tween the United States and Japan in regard to China was greeted in diplo- matic and official circles as one of the momentous events of the war period. l.s effect is expected to be far reach ing both upon future developments in the far east and upon the prosecution of the war against Germany
 In addition to the notes exchanged between Secretary Lansing and Vis- count Ishii, the special Japanese am bassador, recording an agreement rec ognizing Japans special interest in China, guaranteeing the independence and territorial integrity of China and Ie-affirming the "open door policy, il is announced that satisfactory un derstanding has been reached as to military, naval and economic cooper ation.
 Informally it is explained that this agreement is in no sense an applica lion of the Monroe doctrine to the Orient, but instead is rather an ap- pncation of the pan American doctrine of hands off" It does not alter the Root -Takahira open door agreement in any way, though it supplements it.
 In differentiating between the Mon roe doctrine and the Pan-A American ism. officials said the former was dis ainctly a national policy, while the lat Ter was altruistic and international.
 No intimatoin was given as to what would be considered the special in- terests" of Japan, but the comparison was drawn with the position of the United States as regards Mexico.
 The text of the notes has been con- municated to China through the Chi nese embassy, but it was stated that no statement will be made here regard ing China's position until some word has been received from Picking.
 rhe complete accord reached between the United States and Japan, it was authoritatively stated, does not near that an offensive and defensive alliance has been created between the two countries such as exists between Japar
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
American PdtyOI Victim 0f U-B0at
 TWenty. Missing
(Continued on Page Eight

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The Amer ican patrol boat, Alcedo, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the war zone early Monday morning and one officer and 20 enlisted men are missing.
 The navy department announced the disaster tonight in this statement:
 "The navy department has been ad- vised by Vice-Admiral Sims that at 30 a. m., November 5.sthe American patrol boat Alcedo, a converted yacht was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine in the war zone. One offi- cer and 20 men are missing. The ship sank in four minutes after being struck. Several vessels were searching for possible survivors at the time the report was made. The Altedo carried a crew of seven officers and S5 men,"
 The navy department announced that the following members of the crew were still unaccOunted for:
 Lieutenant 0unior grade) John T. Melvin, Selma, Ala.
 E. R. Gozzett, seaman, Astoria, L. l.
 James J. Cleary, seaman, White Plains N. Y.
 R. Wesche, seaman, Brooklyn, N Y.
 R. w. Kicker, seaman, Brooklyn, N. '.
 w R. Holler, seaman, New York
 J. W, Brunkherdt, seaman, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Luther o. Weaver, seaman, Brooklyn, N. '.
 John Wynne, Jr., seaman, New York City. |.
 F. Harrison, mass attendant, Tyler,
 F. W FingeHing, fireman, Jersey City, N. J.
 Allen T. Edwards, seaman, Jackson, N. c.
 c. F. Gaus. seaman, Jamacia, L. l.
 Y. w. Harrington, seaman, Ashland Okla
 W. U. Surratt, seaman, North Fork w Va.
 w. w. Shock, seaman, father D. R. Shock, Des Moines, Iowa.
 s. J. Towle seaman, Jamacia. L. I.
 J. R. Daniel, seaman, Darlington S. C.
 H. A Paceiano, boilermaker, Endi- colt, N. Y.
 Frank W. Higgins, yeoman, lnaval reserve) Statan Island, N. Y.
 Robert McCray, (colored), seaman Charleston, $. C.
 The alcedO is the first American wal vessel to go down in the war. The de- stroyer Cassin on patrol duty was tor pedoed recently, but she made port safely with the loss of only one man No details of the engagement were given in the brief dispatch announcing the vessels los.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07

resent the opinion or sentiment of the people: that the latter do their own thinking and refuse to be misled by misrepresentation or suppression of the real issue.
 After all is said and done, it is re- freshing to all of us to know that in the candidacy of MT. Mitchell, Mir Hylan and MT. Bennett every voter had the pleasant opportunity of voting for a loyal American citizen"
 The tremendous socialist vote was the feature of the election. The total boiled by the party in the last mayor alty election was only 32, 133 This year Hillquit ran a close third to Mayor Mitchel and in many election districts on the East Side. in parts of Harlem and the Bronx, he boiled more votes than Mitchell. Hillquit ran on a straightout peace platform He said a victory for him would be d mandate to the government to negotiate an inn mediate peace.
 Hylan carried all five burroughs of Greater New York.
 Had the election been close, the re- suit might have been hinged on the vote of the 65.000 soldiers and sailors from this city who now are in government service, but if all of them voted for AlllClltl Il tOulu UOI CtldIlSe the |.
 Hylans plurality may equal that by which Mayor Mitchel was elected over Mccall, the Tammany candidate. four years ago. Mitchell succeeded the late Willia J. GaynOr who was elected by Tammany, but who broke with that organization soon after taking office and became one of the bitterest enemies of Charles F. Murphy and his associ- ateS.
 Mayor Hylan began his career in New York as a track layer on the old Kings county elevated railroad at a wage of $50 a day.
 When the road was completed he was given a job as fireman Of one of its lit tie locomotives which drew the trains in the pioneer day of elevated railroads 1 here and later was promoted to engi- l neer.
 Soon Hylan took up law studying l days and working run" on the ele- vated road at night He was discharged l by the railroad company when an in- 1 spector found him studying in his cab 1 He was admitted to the bar in 1897 i and began practice in Brooklyn. Hylan was appointed a city magis-
 trate by Mayor Mcclellan in 1906 and (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
JubiIant Women

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Women in this city, rich and poor, who have stood together in the fight for suffrage to- ngnt shared eacn others unbOunded iuDilation at the headquarters on both the state and city woman suffrage parties, where returns were read amid scenes of enthusiasm at times ap- preaching hysteria.
 Tor several hours after the polls had closed a steady stream Of motor Ve- hlcles brought anxious women eager to learn whether suffrage would agaln De defeated, but as the night wore on and the returns began to show gains every where anxiety turned to Joy.
 State headquarters was packed with richly gowned women who feasted on the returns posted. Each bulletin an- nounced was the occasion for indis criminate hand shaking, kissing, en- bracing and congratulations of the most voluble kind. At the city head quarters there were similar scenes.
 over the top at last was the greet ing from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, for more than score of years cham pion of Woman's suffraeg.
 Now all we've got ot do is to roll down the other side to complete vic tory for the women of the United States she added.
 Organization and intensive work were responsible for the victory Mrs. Catt declared
 In her enthusiasm uFer the early re- turns Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, a suf- frage worker for forty years, came to the city headquarters to cheer the women who had spent hours watching the polls. She said she could scarcely wait for morning to have huge dia-
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Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Eastern Roads Plea
 FOy 15 Pey Cent. Increase

The railroads seek an increase of fifteen cents ton from the anthracite mines in Pennsylvania to points within the trunk line territory, except five cents ton on prepared sizes and twenty cents on small sizes to New England. Twenty-Five cents ton ad- ditional increase is asked for all ship ments into cities and towns in the so- called Central Freight Association ter ritory from Buffalo to Chicago
 The carriers agree that the addl- tional revenue would aggregate $g,- 100000.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Republican A. F. Leased wirel

JUAREZ Nov 6. With blood stained floors. shattered windows and coaches crowded with frightened Mex ican men, women and children who were shivering, half naked in the bull let broken seats; the Mexican Central passenger train which was attacked by Villa followers at ArmanderiZ sta tion Sunday, arrived here tonight One hundred and twenty five soldiers and passengers were killed on the train.
 The peon passengers were still so badly frightened they could only tell disconnected stories of what occurred Sunday morning on the desert, 50 miles south of Chihuahua City. The locomotive and two cars of the train were completely wrecked by the dyna- mnte which had been placed on the track. The sixty train guards from the federal garrison at Torreon were either killed during the attack or exc cuted soon after Every one on the train was robbed and made to disrobe, even the clothing of the women and children having been taken by the Villa followers for their camp followers.
 The messenger for large Ameri- can mining company in Mexico is miss ing and the $100,O00 worth of silver bullino which he was bringing to the border is also missing
 The express messenger was killed as was the train conductor and others losing their lives when the engine was blown up.
 Villas men first fired volley after volley into the train. breaking the win dows and killing many of the guards and passengers They then went through the coaches, robbing the pas sengers, killing many of the men and ordering others outside the train for execution.
 The remaining passengers were rob bed of everything they possessed, even to the last centavo of the poor peons. They were then ordered to disrobe
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Hunger Strike By Alice Paul
 Is M Progress
Republican Al Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Nov 6.-The first hunger strike in the American agita- tion for votes for women is under way.
 Alice Paul, national chairman of the Woman's Party, now serving a seven months sentence in jail here for pick citing the White House, is the striker. and tonight she had been in the jail hospital without food for the preced- ing "A hours stolidly threatening to starve herself to death unless Iher six compatriots, serving time for the same ofrense, get better food
 So far the jail officials are taking the strike calmly and waiting for Miss Paul to get hungry enough to eat. Forcible feeding has not been discussed as yet. But inasmuch as Miss Paul made somewhat of a record for herself as a hunger striker in an English jail several years ago while initiating with Mrs. Pankhurst the headquarters of the Woman's Party is quite confident that she will give the prison officials a surprise if they expect her to yield quickly
 Miss Paul, a slight, little woman weighing abtut 90 pounds and of del- icate constitution, was taken to the jail hospital last night because she was ill Miss Paul said she was i'll because of bad food bad air and no exercise Woman's Party officials say she and the other militants have been getting a coarse diet principally of salt pork and cabbage at the rate of eighteen times in thirteen days. When Miss Paul was taken to the hospital she was offered a diet including milk and eggs and without the salt pork and cabbage, but she announced she would have none of it unleSS her sisters got fthe same
 Although the militants have an- nounced they will not resume picket ing the White House until congress re-convenes in December they consid CT that hunger strike is a sufficient climax, for the present at least. to their efforts to force oA ident Wilson to l endorse suffrage by constitutional
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
NUT ORIENTAL MONROE DOCTRINE } POSITION 1T JAPAN IN CHINA

and Great Britain, although both na- tions do pledge themselves to def mite line of action.
 Emphasis was laid in official dis cussions. on the last paragraph of the agreement. This is the declaration that both countries are opposed to the acquisition by any government of any special rights or privileges that would affect the independence or territorial integrity of China, or that would deny to the subjects or citizens of any coun- try the full enjoyment of equal oppor- tunity in. the commerce of industry of China.
 This, it was explained, was precisely the same as the altruistic pan Ameri- canism and both Japan and the United States by this declaration bound them selves to see that China obtained a square deal not only at the hands of other nations, but from themselves as well
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
EMPIRE STATE
 B|G MAJORITY
 FUR SUFFRAGE
!Pepublioan A.P. Leased Wlre1

The outstanding feature of the elec- tiOns in the United States yesterday was the apparently assured victory for woman suffrage in New York state by majority of approximately 10000. While the suffragists were winning in the east, early returns from Ohio in- dicated defeat for them in that state.
 Two states, Ohio and New Mexico, voted on prohibition Incomplete re- turns from Ohio showed that the con- test in that state was very close with the drys leading by a small margin.
 The prohibitionists evidently had carried New Mexico.
 The entire republican state ticket headed by Governor Samuel W. Mccall won an overwhelming victory in Mas sachusetts, while the democratic state ticket headed by Westmoreland Davis for governor, was successful in Nir sina.
 Interest in the municipal elections centered upon New York, where John F. Hylan. democrat, defeated Mayor John P. MitcheB candidate for re- election, by a plurality of more than l40,O0O The entire Tammany city ticket also was elected The socialist vote showed a gain of more than 400 per cent over that cast in the municipal campaign four years ago.
 The bipartisan judicial ticket in Chicago defeated by a plurality esti- mated at S0,000, socialist candidates standing on an anti-war platform.
 The attempt of Senator Penrose backing the o-called town meeting candidates to oust the Ware brothers from control in Philadelphia, upon the face of the returns up to midnight, appears to have been unsuccessful, but at that hour both sides were claiming victory
 William A. Magee, former mayor of Pittsburg, seemingly was defeated by E. V. Babcock, wealthy business man Both are republicans. Harry L. Davis republican, was reelected mayor oi Cleveland Charles W. JeWett, repub- lican, was chosen mayor of lndianapo- lis. By electing George W. Smith mayor of Louisville, the republican party in that city scored their first victory in ten years. John Calvin, re- publican. was chosen mayor of Cincin- natl.
 George r. Buck defeated Louis P Fuhrmann, the incumbent, for mayor oi Buffalo Buck is a republican. Hiram Edgerton, republican, was elected may or of Rochester, and Walter +. stone also republican, mayof Syracuse. Schuyler Merritt, republican, was elected to congress from Connecticut to fln the vacancy caused by the deatf | of Ebenezer J. Hill republican.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
FARTHER ADVANCE
 BY THE BRITISH
 ON BELGIAN FRONT
Republican A.P. Leased Wire1

BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, Nov. 6-By the Associated Press)- The village Of Passchendaele was at tackled by the British early today. The attack begun at dawn by the Canadians has not only taken some of the attacking force beyond Pas schendaele out on the ridge to the north but on the Meetcheele spur, little to the northwest, has carried them along the hign ground toward tie village of Mosselmarkt. where battle was being waged. The ground on these elevations was in fairly good condition and satisfactory pro- gress was reported all along the narrow but vital front involved.
 Meanwhile the British to the south again moved against Poldenheh chateau where the conflict is still proceeding.
 Field Marshal von Hindenburg re- gently issued an order that Passchen- daele must be held at all hazards and that if it were lost it must oe retaken irrespective of cost. so to- days battle bids fair to be most sanguinary.
 The Canadians started from a lino only AGO yards from the heart of ruined Passchendaele. Their progress was rapid. despite the immediate salvos of the heavy quick firers. The German artillery concentrated east of Passchendaele sheiled the Canadian field artillery heavily as the attack began, but it's fire had diminished greatly by 730 o'clock through coun- ter battery work.
 Many airplanes were over the Ger man front and notwithstanding the poor visibility, the observers reported a large concentration of German in fantry in shell hole defenses between Pe sschendaele and Moorslede.
 The Germans also had pulled ont their old troops and put in fresh di- visions all along the line.
Arizona republican., 1917-11-07
Have Reached Agreement
 Dutch Ships Licensed

cargo were held up by the American authorities when the Dutch govern ment refused to give assurances that she would not be interned for safety as the ts hveabee
 soon as she reached the other side. In the negotiations that followed the American government refused to re- cede from it's position and finally the Dutch yielded.
 final agreement as to the oper- ation of the other Dutch vessels held in American ports was believed tonight to be in sight The principal clauses of this agreement it is repurted. will provide that large number of Dutch ships enter the American coastwise trade to release American vessels for overseas service.