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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
RED CROSS MEETING
Bennington People should Not For
get This Cause.


A public meeting is to be held
Tuesday evening May 1st, at the
High school hall, at s o'clock, to
present to the people of Bennington
the meaning and scope of the Red
Cross work that is being organized in
this town.
There will be music by the band
and Miss Vera Suitor and Ernest Il.
Bottum will render vocal selections.
The speaker for the evening will be
Harry S. Howard of Burlington who
is the secretary of the Vermont
chapter of the American Red Cross
No man in Vermont is better fitted
to speak on this subject. Meetings
OF this sort are being held in many
towns of the state and a large organi-
cation is being built up.
Both men and women are needed to
help in this matter and everybody is
urged to attend this meeting in order
to learn what work is to be required
in the future to add to the comfort
and wellfart of our Vermont boys who
are to give their services to their
country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
EARLY GARDENS
Now is the Time To Get the Garden
Well Started.


The horticultural Specialist of the
Agricultural Extension service of the
University of Vermont says concern
ing early garden crops under Vermont
conditions, asparagus deserves
space in every garden. 1t produces
its edible parts early in spring before
other vegetables can be grown, and a
bed once started is good for ten years
or more. AS soon as soil can be work
ed in spring, and before sprout begin
to break ground, harrow and cultivate
thoroughly, throwing up low, loose
ridge over rows. Cultivate frequent
ly during the cutting season and keep
down weeds during summer. If your
garden has no asparagus bed, plan to
put one in this spring.
Rhubarb deserves some space and
soil should be loosened around plants
early to let in the air and heat. Plan
to force two or three plants and bring
them along from one to three weeks
ahead of normal time; glass top
box with fresh manure around it Will
produce three weeks gain. and box
or barrel cut in half will insure a
gain of one week.
AS soon as the frost is out, plow the
garden and plant some seed. Plant
the first peas on the earliest possible
day, frost after they 'break ground
will not injure them. Good varieties
for early planting are Alaska, Gradus.
Motifs, Excelsior and Thos. Laxton.
Onion sets should be put in the same
day as the peas, and be followed with
in two or three days by small plant
ings of the following: Radish, Car
dinal Globe and White Icicle; lettuce,
Grand Rapids and May King; early
cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield, Sc
cured from hot bed or local seed
store; beets, Eclipse or Crosby's
Egyptian; spinach, Round Thick leaf,
Long Standing and New Zealand; ;
carrot, Early Scarlet Horn and Chan
tenay: turnip, Early Snowfall, White
Egg; onion, White Pearl, Yellow Dan
vers or Southport Yellow Globe; par
snip, Earl Round and Hollow Crown;
parsley, Double Curled. Some others
to be planted at this time if desired
are satisfy, chard, kale and kohl rabi
and few rows of well-sprouted whole
potatoes.
Peas and potatoes should be plant
ed in rows 33 inches apart, all others
II to IS inches as desired. Make rows
on either side of early cabbage at
least IS inches.
For cabbage plants there should be
firm and deep setting, nearly to base
of leaves. Plant peas thickly and
cover two inches; potatoes twelve in
ches apart, covered one to two inches
plant all others thickly enough to get
good stand, and far enough apart to
require little thinning. Cover the
seed very lightly but firmly. Deep
covering means slow termination.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
CHARM or FLOWERS.
Gardening Is Hobby That Becomes
Akin to Passion.


Akin to a Passion.
Barring the equally ancient and al
Turing pastime of going a1fishing, no
hobby has a stronger grip on Its 'devo-
tees than gardening. At 4 o'clock
Of a summer morning Celia Thaxter
could be found at work in her radiant
little island plot, a sister in spirit TO
old Chaucer when on his knees in the
grass at dawn to watch daisy open.
And these were not exceptional, not
extraordinary, cases of devotion. They
were merely typical exponents of the
true gardeners passion.
Nor is this tense enthusiasm fleeting.
Not in the least 1t is not more tran
sient than the bibliomaniacs passion,
no more evanescent than the collec-
tors zeal, which only death can
quench. 1t is no sudden, youthful
fervor. Indeed. it is rarely found in
youth at the storm and stress period,
while it may be observed 20 be strong
est in those for whom the days of wild
enthusiasm are over. The bachelor
clergyman or the quietest of spinsters,
for whom other passion is nonexistent,
will yet lavish on their gardens enough
devotion to have won the heart of the
most obdurate of persons, enough ten
dcrness to have sutticed for the moth
ering of a dozen little ones. A garden
is the world of the recluse, the passion
of the lone man or woman, the diver
sion of statesmen the recreation OF
poets and artists Of all ages, except
perhaps musicians, who may be over
careful of their hands.-Frances Dun
can in Scribner's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Naval Gunfire.

In the Napoleonic era the ships OPEN
ed fire with guuS at ranges of about
500 yards. The ships of today open
fire at $4,000 yards range. and gunfire
begins to be very effective at $4,000
yards The torpedo as fired from sur
face vessels is effective up to 10000
yards range, and this requires that
ship shall keep beyond this distance to
fight her guns, says British naval au.
thority,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Card of Thanks.

We hereby wish to thank the neigh
lors and friends who so kindly assist
ID during the illness and death of our
beloved mother, Mrs. Ellen Donovan.
llso for the many beautiful floral
ributes and masses, especially the
employees of the Black Cat Textiles
Co.
Mis- Julia Kelley,
Miss Maggie Donovan,
Miss Mary Donovan,
Thomas Donovan,
Mary Cole.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Pertinent Points About American Rec
Cross,

What is it? 1t is, to quote the pro-
clamation of President Taft defining
its status, "The only volunteer society
now authorized by this government to
render aid to it's land and naval forces
in time Of war"
1t Is not a professional society of
physicians and nurses. 1t is not a
woman's organization purely 1t is
not a charitable institution. 1t is the
great gift of mercy from the public
to the army and navy. 1t is the vol
unteer partner of Uncle Sam in the
grim business of waging war.
BY means of the Red Cross an
army is always kept up to its great
est fighting strength. This means
smaller selective drafts of soldiers to
fill the vacancies. 1t means the re-
pairing of the rents in the first line
of defence.
The Red Cross movement was start
ed after the battle of Solferino, in
1859, when 10000 French, Italian and
Austrian wounded soldiers were un-
cared for. Before the Red Cross
thousands of wounded lay for days on
the open ground and perished miser-
ably, when organized, trained nursing
service could have saved them
Today the brassard of the Interna-
tional Red Cross is respected on every
battlefield.
What Can l Do to Aid the Red
CROSSE"
You can become a member. The
dues of 81, or 50 if you subscribe to
the Red Cross Magazine, supply the
funds with which the Red Cross does
it's work. 1t now has only 100000
members. 1t should have 100000.
After becoming a member you can
form with others an auxiliary. In
these instruction is given to educate
women to become nurses aids. Only
graduates of nursing schools can be
come nurses. The women in these
auxiliaries can make bandages, sheets
pillow cases, pajamas, shirts. bath
robes and other articles badly needed
now
Men volunteers can become mem
bers of sanitary detachments and am
bulance companies. Physicians are
always needed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Drained Soils,

Heat is the chief essential for plant
growth, and one of the principal fac
tors in making soil warm is good
drainage. The surface soils of well
drained lands are almost invariably
several degrees warmer than those of
poorly drained lands. Drained soils also
much earlier in spring. 1t is certain
that dynamiting heavy soils will pay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Moss Bread.

A kind of bread is made along the
Columbia river by the Indians from
moss that grows on the spruce fir tree.
This moss is prepared by placing it In
heaps, sprinkling it with water and
permitting it to ferment. Then it Is
rolled into balls as big as q mans
head. and these are baked in pits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Not Necessarily.

"The face is the index of the mind,
it is said"
"Oh. I don't know. Because wom-
ans face is made up is no sign that her
mind is
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
GUATEMALA BREAKS
Offers United States Use Of Ports
and Railways to Fight Germany.

Washington, April 2S.-Gautemala
has broken diplomatic relations with
Germany and has handed the German
minister his passports.
The official notification of the step
received by the state department also
contained an offer by the government
to give the United States the use of
the railroads. norts and territory for
common def ace
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28

London, April 2S.-in an important
speech at the Guild hall yesterday
Premier Lloyd George discussed the
military situation, the Irish question
and other of the major problems with
which the government is now en-
gagged. The premier's speech was in
acknowledgment of the comforting on
him of the freedom OF the city of Lon
don.
Referring to Ireland, the premier
said fWe must convert Ireland from
suspicious, surly. dangerous neigh
Dor to a cheerful, loyal comrade. Set
tlement OF the irish question is es
sential for the peace OF the world and
essential to speedy victory in the
war appeal to the patriotism of all
men to sink everything for the one
purpose of getting this question out of
the way"
Mr.. Lloyd George said the govern
ment believed imperial preference
could be established without involving
an additional cost of food. Such poll
fcy, he added, would assist in develop
ment of all the resources of the EN-
pife. Mr. Lloyd George paid tribute
to the financial community. through
the help OF which, he said, their credit
had survived the financial panic of
the early day OF the war This com
munity, he said, took an honorable
and leading part in the triumph of the
last war loan, which was the most re-
markable financial exploit ever wit
messed
After alluding to the organization
of the ministry of munitions the pre-
mier said: Nov, thank God, our
men have a real chance in the fight.
The story now is very different from
what il was in the early stages of the
war. Before June, 1915. we lost S4
guns and considerable number OF
prisoners. Since that date we have
not lost a single gun, while we have
captured 400 Regarding prisoners
we have taken at least 10 to /. The
tide has now turned. Victory is com
ing increasingly nearer
During the first IS days of the
Somme battle We captured 1900 pris-
oners and S4 guns During the first
IS DAYS OF the Arras battle our cap
lures were $4,000 men and 2SO guns,
while we gained four times as much
ground. This meant not only ultimate
victory: it meant victory is going to
be won at less loss and our chances
are growing as our equipment is i'm
proving. and the Germans know it.
That is the explanation Of the despair
which has driven them to black
piracy on the high seas.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
A Iona Walk.

In 1901 an American woman walk
ed from San Francisco to Frank
lin square, New York city. With two
male companions and two dogs she set
out on Aug. 81, 1890; she took the
ferryboat from San Francisco to Oak
land, but walked all the rest of the
long and weary way.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Handy When There's a Fire.

A siphon of soda is an excellent fire
extinguisher as the carbonic acid gas
in the soda water helps to stiiie the
flames The siphon can be tilted, and
the fluid will carry to considerable
height, such as the top of blazing
curtain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
IRISH QUESTION
MUST Be SOLVED
SAYS PREMIER
Its Settlement Essential 10 Peace
Of World, Says lIyOd George
BRITAIN HAS CHANCE TO FIGHT
Forces on Western Front Haven'i
Lost a Gun Since Munitions
Problems Were Solved.

London, April 2S.-Field Marshal
Haig today reported that the British
troops had struck another blow at the
Hindenburg line north of the river
Scarfe and that while the Germans
strenuously opposed the advance sat
is factory progress was made.
Paris, April 2S.-The official COM
munique today stated that since the
beginning of the offensive on April l6
Gen. Nevilles troops had captured
20.750 prisoners. us guns, many of
large calibre, 412 machine guns and
JIG trench mortars.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
nnesn,t He rhnrlnh2

Bach-Confess, now. Henry, you
don't pay as much attention to your
wife as you did before you were mar
ried? II. Peck-Lord, yes! l mind
twice as quick now.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
Marine Yarn.

Flipper - And how did your boat
come to be wrecked? Skipper-Well,
you see, she was making so many
knots the crew wasn't able to unravel
them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
LITTLE HOPE FOR BURIED MEN
Rescue Party Making Slow Progress
to Relief of 1875 Entombed Miners

Hastings, Col, April 2s.-The res
cue party in making slow progress in
its sffort TO relieve 1875 men buried by
an explosion yesterday in the Viftor-
American mine. Seven bodies have
been Tescued and there is little hope
that any OF the men are alive.
Progress OF the rescue party is
hampered by fire.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28

Whether at home or abroad, the hap
piest are those who have helped some
one else to be happy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight, Sunday unset
tied, continued COOL
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-28
FORESIGHT.

"Father. what is foresight"
Foresight, my son, consists of re-
GREETING what you do before you do it."
Exchange.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12
wilson's Plurality s6s,s22

Tabulation of the popular vote of
last November for President of the
United States is complete. 1t appears
that the plurality of Woodrow Wilson
over Charles Evans Hughes in the
whole country was 568, 822, though the
result In the aggregate electoral vote is
very much closer. Wilson will not
be a majority President. The total
popular vote of all other candidates is
half a million more than his.
Neglect of the Prohibition and the
Socialist returns by canvassers and
consequently by newspapers led to
most extravagant estimates by the
leaders of these minor p srties. Delay
ends, and we find that Benson got
about $50, 900 votes on the Socialist
ticket, or $50 900 less than Debs got in
1912. This was to have been expected.
Benson is a very estimable and very
cultivated man, but he has nothing
like the grip on the masses or the sem
timental appeal that Debs had. And
Hanly, Prohibitionist, with 225, 10l
runs only about is, 200 ahead of Chain
in 1912, which is a bit remarkable, con-
sidering that about 100000 women
were new voters, and women have been
credited with friendship to Prohibition
in many quarters.
On the whole, the renewed ''sanc-
ton" of President Wilson should be
fiattering to him and grateful to his
admirers. The idea that one good term
deserves another Is pretty deeply root
ed in our politics,-Brooklyn Eagle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12
QUIET HOUR" THEATRE TALKS
Philadelphia Churches Hold
Three Weeks OF Noon Hour
Services, S. ID. Gordon

Unlike, and yet a sort of successor to
the Billy Sunday cam paign, are the
"Noon Hour Quiet Talks" by s. ID.
Gordon, which the Philadelphia
churches are holding five days a week,
in the Garrick theatre, from January s
to February 2. The committee in
charge consists almost wholly of men,
bers of the Sunday campaign COM
mittee. The Ministerial Unions, the
Young Mems Christian Association, the
Christian Endeavor Unions, the Adult
Bible classes and the Business Wo-
mems league are all cooperating in
these meetings.
S. d. Gordon is a famous author as
we'll al speaker, his "Quiet Hour Talks
having been translated into many
languages. He has conducted confer
ences all around the world. A large
attendance from points outside of Phil
adeIphia. is expected at these meetings,
the committee having extended q
special invitation to visitors.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12
Resolution

WHEREAS, the Great Spirit in his
infinite wisdom has deemed it wise to
remove from our hunting grounds,
brother George w. Scott, therefore, be
it resolved that Wapella Tribe, No. 238,
Improved Order of Red Men, extend
to the bereaved family of our deceased
brother our sympathy in their loss and
be it further
RESOLVED. that the charter of our
tribe be drapei In mourning for a period
OF thirty days, a page in our book OF
minutes be left blank to his memory
and a copy of the se resolutions be sent
to the family.
JOHN s. GRAHAM,
Ross WATSON,
LEONARD s. ROBINSON,
Committee.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12

The Wild wood Crest Fire Co. No. l,
at its regular meeting unanimously
adopted a resolution extending to all
who helped in making the purchase of
our uniforms possible; the sincere aud
grateful thanks Of the organization for
their generous donation and commend
ing their public spirit and kindness in
responding to the company's appeal
for financial assistance.
H. w. LARE,
J. A. CAMPBELL,
RUSSELL HAMBURG,
Committee.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12

1t you want to rent your property adver-
tise it in the
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12
WINTER CONCERT
Walter Pfeiffer, With Three Able
Assistants TO be Here Febru-
airy Sth, 1917

Walter Pfeiffer has arranged a con-
cert for Wildwood, to be given on
Thursday, February 8th, 10 Hunts
theatre, with the assistance of Miss
Lillian A. Mayer, pianist; Miss Mary
Josephyne Comerford, contralto; and
Bruno Einhorn, the solo cellist and
assistant conductor of the Casino Audi
forum orchestra.
Mr.. Pfeitfer aud his orchestra last
summer made Wildwood the envy of
the seashore owns, and this winter he
has been shaping and moulding a
group OF our singers, most of them in-
experienced and unskilled in ensemble
work, into a chorus, whose work is
showing forth Mr.. Pteiffer's abilities
more than the summer chorus did.
It's y6c.i Numbers nave been en-
trusted to Miss Mary Josephine Com
erford, a stranger to Wild wood, but
who comes with the recommendation
of Nine. Schumann Heink, who has
accepted Miss Comerford as a protege,
because of her extraordinary voice.
Miss Comerford is one of ~Philadelphia's
contralto soloists, who has sung with
great success in New York, Philadel-
phia, Atlantic City and has been chos-
en- as the soloist for Mr.. Pfeiffer's first
Philadelphia concert with the Franz
Shubert Bund Symphony Orchestra
on Sunday, January 14th.
The excellent work of Mr.. Einhorn
last summer, as assistant conductor
and soloist c%ellist, will be remembered.
The announcement Of a cello solo by
Mr.. Einhorn was all that was needed
to draw a crowd to the Casino Auditor
ium. He will render a Mazurka of his
own com position as one of his solo
numbers.
Each member Of the group is a mas
ter. in his or her particular field and
Wild wood within a few weeks is an
event that cannot be regarded lightly.
The members of the Wild wood chorus
and the Wild wood Civic club, who are
promoting the concert are busily en-
gagged in enrolling patrons and patron
esses, so as to ensure the success OF the
concert, for they realize that such a
concert will be of a great benefit to the
city and TO them in their effort to keep
Wild wood in the position of leader
ship, which she has attained in the
seashore musical world.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12

Ex-Sheriff w. n. Bright has sold
the Five Mile Beach Sun ne wspaper to
E. G. Slaughter and o. |. Black well,
representing about q hundred Demo-
Gratis in Cape May county. who put up
Ten dollars apiece, it is said. The price
was about 81, 600, which was paid to
Mr.. Bright in cash, 1t will be run as
a party organ, and the Democrats be-
lieve they can carry the county for
their party next fall with the infiu-
enc of the newspaper. The paper is
published at the corner Of Oak and
Holly Beach in the house for
merly owned by the late Thomas b.
Connolly, aud which was purchased
by Sheriff Bright about two years ago.
Slaughter and Blackwell have taken a
lease on a portion of the houoe and the
paper will be continued there, the up
per floor being used as a Democratic
club room. They also expect to put in
a job press and do job printing. Some
of the Democrats in the upper part OF
the county suggest that the plant be
moved to the Borough of Woodbine,
where there is no paper. The San was
first issued on October 5, 1900, by T. G..
Hamilton, who published it until his
death at Easter time two years ago.
The estate was found to be bankrupt
and Mr.. Bright bought the paper at
public sale to satisfy his claim for rent
and other bills.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12
A Model Preacher

Rev. DIR. D. IL. King will occupy the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church of
Holly Beach every Sabbath of January
and February. Next Sunday morning
his subject will be "The Model Preach
ell" and at night, "The Symbols of the
Holy Spirit'S All persons without q
church home will be cordially well
come.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-01-12

Ladies, please notice that Miss Scott
has decided to close the Wild wood
Embroidery Shop Immediately after
Christmas, and will reopen on the
boardwalk on March 18th, 1917. In
the meantime customers can be accom-
modated with materials through Miss
Laura W. Hand, Cape May Court
House. n