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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
AMERICAN FORCE.
WILL BE SENT
TO EUROPE
Administration Ready to Comply
with Wish Of Allied Governments
TRANSPORTATION ONLY PROBLEM
Expedition May Be Delayed Through
Necessity to Use All Shipping
For Foodstuffs.

Washington, May 2.-The United
States stands ready to send an army
to Europe whenever the allies deem it
wise to divert the necessary shipping
from transporting food TO transport
ing men. 1t became known definitely
yesterday that the government has of
fered the allies troops but has sug-
gested that the alarming shortage of
world shipping may make it imprac-
ticable TO send them at once. In spite
OF objections of the general staff to
putting any American forces on the
firing line before the great war army
has been raised and trained the ad
ministration has determined that the
small contingent earnestly desired by
France for moral effect shall be sent
as soon as possible. The general be-
lief in Washington is that the way
soon will be found,
Whether the force first to carry
the stars and stripes into battle in
France shall be made up of regulars
or national guardsmen or both has
was not discussed at yesterday s. cabi-
met meeting but Secretary Baker re-
snained afterward for conference
With President Wilson.
AState department officials have
coptinually urged the sending of an
arity solely for its psychological eff,
feet not only in encouraging the al.
lied troops but in discouraging the
Germans. Convinced that the diplo.
matte advantages far outweighed the
technical and training difficulties adj
vanced by theSgeneral staff they have
felt that such a step would consecrate
the United States as a full member of
the alliance entitled TO "a most hon
orabEe seat at the peace conference,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
SUCCESSFUL. c. o. F. CARNIVAL
Entertainment Closed Saturday Night
With Good Attendance.

The carnival given by the members
of the c. o. +. at Apollo hall closed
Saturday evening with good crowd
in attendance. There had been a
large number present each of the
three evenings and the entertainment
was a success In every way. The
members of the court wish to thank
the public for their generous patron
age and to thank those who so gener-
ously contributed for the entertain
ment
The carnival was in charge. of the
following committee Executive, Ed
mond Lafranchise, Joseph Beliemarre,
Adjutor Marcoux, Paul Gaiipeau,
Joseph c. Pellerin, Arthur Rousseau,
z. MORN; ladies' aid, Mrs: M. Belle
MARIE, Mrs. A. Goodbeauo Mrs John
Lafiamme, Mrs, d. Rousseau,so Mrs.
Edmond LaF'ranchise; mems 2 aid.
Charles Rousseau, A. Billum, A.
Goodbeau. Fred Bellemarre;g Louis
Bergeron, Alfred Pellerin. o NJ Belle
mare, A. Laflamme, James McCaf-
frey, William Boutin. John Sausville,
A. Cardinak, Eli SQuires.
Those who took part in the concert
were Miss Almas Rousseau. Miss
Georgiana Christie, Miss Edna Cote.
Miss Lena Cote, Miss Denise Bellemar
re, Mrs. Lucy La Porte, Miss H. Belle
MARE, Mrs Joseph Pellerin, with
Miss Emma Lamarre and Fred The
barge as accompanies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
GREAT MAN FOR OPENER
johnson Has Won Six of Seven Get
aWays for Senators

Walter Johnson, of the Washington
Senators, is the American leagues
greatest whitewashing expert as we'll
as its most successful opening day
pitcher. In the last seven years he
has won six opening games for Wash
ington and lost only one. In these
seven games he held opposing teams
to seven runs and 81 hits for the ane-
mic batting average of 1873.
When Johnson shut out the Ath-
letics last Wednesday he did his 66th
kalsomining job and so leads the
American league. Eddie Plank comes
next with 62, and Ed Walsh third
with SO runless games to his credit.
Johnson has shut out opposing teams
as follows: New York Yankees 16,
Boston Red Sox II. Philadelphia Ath-
letics 10. Detroit Tigers 8. Cleveland
Indians T. st. Louis Browns and
Chicago White Sox g.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
TROOP SHIP SUNK
BYU.B0A1;; ALL ON
BOARD SAVED
Torpedo Boats and TraWlerS Hurry
10 Aid sinking Ballarat
LOADED WITH AUSTRALIANS
Nurses and Physicians Remain on
ship Until After Fighting Men
Were in Boats.

London, May 2-The Peninsular
and Oriental line steamship Ballarat
of 11,120 gross tons which was used
as troop ship, was sunk recently by
German submarine All the troops
were saved.
The Ballarat was carrying troops
from Australia to England. The
soldiers were rescued by British tor
pedo boat destroyers and trawlers
The behavior of the troops on
board the Ballarat was splendid, ac-
cording to the reports made by the
commanders on board and recalls the
heroism displayed by the soldiers at
the time of the sinking of the British
troop ship Birkenhead off the Afri-
can coast in 1852
The Ballarat was torpedoes on
Wednesday, April 25, Will the Off
GERS of the troops were planning to
hold memorial service in observance
of "Anzac day" Destroyers and traw-
lers soon appeared on the scene. The
sea was moderate. The Ballarat was
struck near the propeller and settled
down by the stern, but did not sink
until four hours later.
Everything was orderly and the men
sank and played cards while waiting
for the boats to be made ready. No
one on the Ballarat was injured and
all the mails and even the soldiers
nets were saved All the nurses and
members of the medical staff re-
mained on board until all the patients
had been provided for and had been
safely placed in the boats
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
ALLEGED CLEANUP
Of 100000
IN TWO DAYS "
Insurance Commissioner Claims
Pittshurg Company is Wrecked
BY DUMMY DIRECTOR SCHEME
Warrants Issued for Arrest Of
Clarence Blrdseye and Five
New York Associates.

Pittsburg, Pa, What is claimed to
have been one of the biggest and
quickest 'clean-ups" in the history of
frenzied finance is alleged to have
been revealed here today by State
Insurance Commissioner J. Denny
O'Neil after an examination of the
books of the Life and Trust company
of Pittsburg.
The institution is believed to have
been wrecked, According to state
ment issued. Clarence Birdseye of
New York in period of two days
MIXED the company of $1,900,000
through board of dummy directors.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of Birdseye and his five alleged
associates, all of New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
CLAM CHOWDER SUPPER
After It the G. M. c. Members Win
Hike Toward Home.


The Green Mountain Club is to
have another evening excursion on
Friday of this week and with pleasant
weather it promises TO be an enjoy
able time. j. B. Patenaude has in
vited the cub to make use OF his
camp at Barbers Pines and arrange
ments have been made TO serve
clam chowder supper. Because of the
limited number that can be accommo-
dated only the first twenty who apply
will be provided for.
The party will leave on the Gas
trolley and after a social hour at the
camp will hike home. Reservations
should be made at once to DR.. f. S.
Pratt or j. l.. Griswold. The state
year book that is soon to be published
covering the G. NJ C. activities
throughout the state has not yet gone
to press an dthe membership commit.
tee will be pleased to receive any
new names for members. The mem
bership list is to be published and
Bennington section oufft to haye the
largest in the state Miss Harriet
Twitchell is chairman of the local
committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
PIE WAY TO RETIRE
Former Yale Pitcher, Who Has Con-
tract With Giants, Will Quit Game

Nelson NJ. (Pie) Way. the former
Yale university pitcher who signed a
New York National contract last
spring shortly after his graduation,
has announced his intention of re-
firing from professional baseball Way
will enter upon business career, hav-
ing taken position with one OF the
leading steel companies of the coun-
try. Way said he found the big
league game very fascinating but that
he felt it did not hold out much in the
way of future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
VACUUM CAPTAIN SAVED
Lieut.. Thomas and Three Gunners
Not Yet Heard From.

London, May 2.-It is officially re.
ported that Captain S. S. Harris of
the oil tanker Vacuum which was
sunk by a submarine is among those
who have been saved Several mem
bers of the gun crew who were at
first reported drowned are now said
to have been saved.
No definite information regarding
the fate of Lieut.. Thomas and three
members of the gun crew has been
received.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
ASSEMBLIES CONCLUDED
Four Dances Given During Season
Prove Great Success.

The last assembly of the. season
was held Tuesday evening in Fores-
ters' hall with an attendance of about
thirty couples. Punch was served by
Harry VanDerburg. Donnelly's banjo
orchestra furnished the music. The
four assemblies, which have been Civ
en-, coming on January 16, February
IA, April 10 and May l, have proved
such success that it is certain that
they will be repeated next year The
membership was II and about $50 was
the net proceeds, which will be given
to the Welfare association.
The committee in charge, which has
done faithful and earnest work in at
tanning success. is as follows: Mrs
Mrs. George f. Graves, chairman,
Mrs. E. W. Bradford, Mrs. j. NJ.
Ayres, C. NJ. Graves, E. C. Bennett and
George M. Hawks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
TRUSTEES INSIST
BUILDERS TAKE
OUT PERMITS
Village Ordinances Are Not Being
Strictly observed
PUBLIC NOTICE TO Be GIVEN
Particular Section Will Be Published
and Property Owners viii Be
Held Accountable.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the board of trustees last evening at
tention was called to the fact that a
number of buildings are in process OF
construction for which no permits
have been secured from the board
The clerk was instructed to call at
tention to these omissions by the pub
lication of section 1888 of the village
ordinances. Permits may be obtained
at any regular meeting of the trustees
and, unless the conditions are out of
the ordinary, are granted without any
delay.
President Braisted presided at the
meeting and Trustees Nash, North,
McGurn, Harbour and Wills were
present Clerk Hogan was also in
attendance. Not large amount of
business was transacted but number
of matters were informally discussed.
1t was resolved that the clerk ex-
press the sympathy of the members
of the board with Trustee Morrissey
in the death of his father, the late
John Morrissey.
A building permit was granted for
the construction OF barn on the
property of the Vermont soldiers
home.
The street committee reported that
IL had assigned the taXicab stands on
Moi ~ ha IN,
the vicinity of the Hart shoe store on
West Main street unless objection is
made.
The resignation of Street Commits
sioner Edgar 8. Buss was received
and accepted The appointment of a
successor was left with the street
committee with power TO act. The
street committee was also given pow
er to dispose of the Old stone crusher.
1t was voted that the driver OF the
village team who is now being paid
$50 a month be given a raise of So
a month,
The sewer committee, TO whom was
referred the application for the con-
struction of sewer on Soule street,
reported that inasmuch as the
thoroughfare had not been turned
over to the village that it was not in
position to make any recommends
ton
1t was voted that licenses be estab-
lished at the following rates for the
coming year: Moving picture thea
tres, S100; Bennington opera house,
s50 peddlers of meat, SIS: peddlers
of produce, $40; peddlers of jewelry.
$50; peddlers of clothing and mer
chandise, S25: merry-go-rounds. 81 q
day; fortune tellers, So a day; cir
cuses $50 to S1O0; small tent shows,
SIC io
The clerk was instructed to draw
his orders for the following billS;,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
LOSS is APPALLING
England Suffering From Submarine
Blockade Says Beresford.

Admiral Lord Beresford, speaking
in London yesterday and complaining
of the incompleteness of the official
returns of the submarine sinkings,
said that the losses were appalling.
He declared that he was so keen on
the matter that he was inclined to
risk the penalties of the defense of
the realm act and tell the people him
self, because until they were informed
they cannot realize the importance Of
economy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
LARSON PROVES STAR
Salt Lake City Athlete Demonstrates
He is Clever Hiqh Jumper

Salt Lake City Hthiete demonstrates
He is Clever High Jumper
The high jumping of Charles Larson
of Salt Lake City, at the University of
Pennsylvania relay carnival, causes
sport critics to believe he is worthy
successor to Mike Sweeney, George
HORNE, Eddie Beeson and Alma Rich
ards. His performance at Franklin
Field upon a damp turf was little
short of marvellous. Larson won the
event with a leap of six feet, 3-S
inches and then tried for new
worlds record of 6 feet rs inches
He cleared the bar cleanly on his
third trial but just licked the cross
piece with his elbow as he lifted his
body over The bar trembled for
moment and finally slid off the pegs
so that the record did not stand. The
leap was fully six feet, inches.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
TO IMPORT NlTRATES
Government to Assist Farmers t
Secure Fertilizer.

Washington, May Appropriation l.
Of $1O,000,000 for purchase by the
government of nitrates for fertilizine
purposes and their distribution at
cost to the farmers of the Atlantic sea
board would be authorized by bill
passed today by the Senate, so to g.
Increase in production of food
crops, mostly in south Atlantic states,
is the object sought The bill pro-
vides for transportation of nitrates
from Chile in government vessels and
their sale by federal authorities to
farmers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
SARAH BERNHARDT SITS UP
Physicians Say the "outIook is More
Favorable"

New York, May mime Sarah
Bernhard was able to sit up unas'
sisted yesterday for the first time
since she became i'll and was COM
PEELED to undergo an operation.
Her physicians at Mount Sinai hos
pital issued a bulletin last night in
which it was said the strength she
now displays makes the outlook
more favorable"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02

flag raised on the mill two weeks ago.
1t was presented by B. T. Elliot in
behalf of the employees and is the first
gift in the state of Vermont to be Civ
en- for American soldiers in the field.
whoever and wherever they may be.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
The Worm Turned.

Her Dad-No, sir; | won't have my
daughter tied for life to a stupid fool.
Her Suitor-Then don't you think you
had better let me take her off your
hands,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO RENT-Tenement at 100 Put
nam street. Apply e. A. Cole. Put
nam street S0t6*
FOR SALE-A rubber tired buggy
Mrs. Herbert F.. Robinson. soto
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
The Anomone.

Anemone means wind flower and IS
Sc called because it is so delicately
poised that it sways with the slightest
motion of the air.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
Her Dear Friend.

Jack is blindly in love with you"
How do you know!
He told me he didn't think you
looked day over twenty-nine."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02

Take thought for the roots of life,
and you will not need to worry about
the flowers and fruit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight, probably frost.
Thursday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-02

f. f. Larrabee, Mgr, lights. $4S3.33
f. E. Larrabee, Mgr, lights, 6.S5
Arthur Dewmaw, team, 5000
Patrick Brazil. police. $500
Richard Hurley, police, 21.25
New England Tel. Co., $50
A. j. Griffin, police, 21.OO
e. f. lockwood, lease. $500
Wood for Stark Hose Co. 200
l.. II. Buss, repairs, 4.S5
H. W. Putnam, feed for team, 20.40
H. w. Putnam, rent 1900
Geo. E. Parker, rent, $50
Chas. Carroll, election lunch, coo
Ii. NJ. Tuttle Co., coal, 1894
Adams Hwd Co., supplies, 12.S1
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28
Lisen-E1eres the sensible thing o-take look
 odayget behind wheel youself-put every conceivable if itself of than you have driven be business and buy for $450 HERE ARE THE REASONS YOU SHOULD BUY A PREmlE

THE CAR WITH A REAL FOUNDATION Premiers frame is eight inches deep-three to four inches deeper than the frames under even S3000 or $4,000 cars. You cannot calculate how much this single Premier feature will add to the life of your car and how much it will save you ill repairs. Premier, with it's eight-inch bridge girder foundation cannot get loose and rattly, and it's working parts cannot be thrown out of alignment. Don forget that the use of an eight inch frame is made possible entirely through the saving of weight in the aluminium motor.
 LIGHT WHERE WEIGHT Is A DEPARTMENT HUSKY WHERE WEIGHT IS WANTED. Prenier's aluminium motor takes one-eighth of ton off the froat end-and this 250 pounds has been redistributed to the back of the chassis where weight and added strength are needed As result, Premier is so perfectly balanced that you can scarcely make 1t skid-and road swerve in Premier, even at the highest speed, is
 unknown This superior ability of Premier to hold the road, combined with the astonishngv easy steering, makes Premier most delight ful and safe car to drive Of course, the superior type of gear shifting adds still further to the drivers comfort
 SWINGS AROUND IN THE NARROWEST STREET. The fact that Premier turns in 39- foot circle adds still further to it's easy use of handling. You don't have to go around the block to turn ln a Premier. You can cut circles in 40-f0ot street. Do you know of any other full sized touring car that gives you this overwhelm- ing advantage in crowded traffic?
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

CHIC, SNAPPY AND FULL OF CLASS. Pre- mier is ravishingly beautiful car. Its body lines are new. It's gun-metal velour body finish is new The 'Foursome' is a new Premier idea, being a decided relief from the old-fashioned toy tonneau and the now overworked clOverleaf ar rangement- latter, incidentally, was also a Premier creation. No matter in what company you may park-your Premier will be the 'cyno- sure of neighboring eyes,
 WHERE ELSE IS THERE SUCH CAR AE $2, ,450? Premier is in the 5000 class in every respect but price The present national situa- tion does not call for abject economy, but there is never time when man ought to pay $3,0O0 for car if he can buy more advanced car and a better performing car for $2 ,450. It is worth noting that Premier is also an unusually eco- nomical car in operation. It's light, strong, Lyn- ite-Aluminum motor "Fletcherizes' every drop of gas and keeps fuel costs down. Everything is so ''get-at-able" that your garage expenses will run light The car is easy on tires-due to which 1t rides the roads In short, Premier is not only a ear you can afford to buy-what is even lsore important it is a car you can afford to run.
 Do the sensible thing-make up your mind to investigate Premier tCsay. If you can't go to the salesroom conveniently, then telephone us and the car will be brought to your house. Put 1t to every conceivable test-if it makes good buy it.
Arizona republican., 1917-10-28

AVIATION MOTOR DEPENDABILITY IN A MOTOR CAR. Premier is the only car in Amer ica, selling under $3,000, in which you can get aluminium motor The aluminium motor is not an experiment.. In fact it has proven it's superior ity, in European war aviation, over the iron motor-the most grueling test to which any motor could possibly be subjected. In some of the most expensive motor cars ill Europe alumi- mum motors have been employed for years. In Premier at $2450 you get just as good motor as you could get in the $5,000 and $7,000 Euro pean aluminium cars. The advantages of Pre- miers aluminium motors are it's hghtness, it's quickness, it's accessibility and the extreme econ omy of it's operation.
 THE NEW PUSH BUTTON GEAR SHIFT Premier is the only car in the world on which you can get the wonderful Cutler-Hammer Mag netic Gear Shift as regular equipment. This is undoubtedly the greatest fundamental advance in motor car development since the advent of the electric starter. It's push button gear shift makes Premier the most easily handled car on wheels. It gives you fascinating new control of your ear ln traffic and on steep hills, impos- sible with the old-fashioned hand gear-shift In- cldentaly it makes Premier the only woman's gas car in existence rendering the Electric ; unnecessary. Motor car engineers everywhere are taking for granted the ultimate adoption of some form of automatic gear shift. Meanwhile. you can get this tremendously desirable feature i'll Premier now-at $2. .45O
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-15
PERSONALS.

Robert II. Elder, well known attor-
ney of Occur d'Alene, is in Boise on
business.
Judge J. r. Atlshie. OF Occur d'Alene.
ls In the capital on legal business.
Mrs. Chas. G. Pinney, of Nampa. is
sick at st. Alphonsus hospital.
Il. J. Plaisted, wool buyer, left TODAY
for Denver and from there he will go
to Boston.
Bruce R. Kester, attorney at Vale.
is in Boise on business.
A. e. Roberts has gone TO Everett,
Wash, on business
Benton NJ. Bangs, has gone to Pull
man, Wash.
John |. Danielson has gone to Po
catello on business.
IL. J. Radermacher has gone to Mos
COW where he will attend the univer-
sity.
Henry Jennings and family have
gone to MADEIRA, Cal, where they will
make their home
Howard McClelland, of Jerome, Is
in Boise on business. He is visiting
with his father, c. McClelland, at Gar
ey station.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-15
|. ". v. TROUBLES
IN NORTH IDAHO
HAVE DISAPPEARED
Zinc Market Drops and May
Force Low Grade Ore
Properties to Close Down
Says Attorney.

The !. w. w. of northern Idaho has
ceased to be of worry to the heavy
property owners there and the troubles
experienced with the labor agitators
has disappeared. This Is the opinion
of Judge James f. Ailshie, of Occur
d Alene who is in Boise today on legal
business.
While there Is some shortage of
help in the lumber camps and mines,
the labor agitation is virtually over
said Judge Ailshie. The /. w. w.
menace is a thing of the past The ar
rest OF the ring leaders seems to have
had a very cooling effect on the re
naming trouble makers and they are
not bothering the industries of north
eru Idaho any more"
Speaking Of the mining conditions
in the Occur d. Alene, Judge Ailshie
said that zinc operators We're having
cause to worry because of the drop in
the zinc market. Prices have crumbled
to about half of what they were a short
time ago. The result is that some Of
the larger low grade ore properties
may have to close down in the very
near future.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-10-15
MISSING DRAFT MAN
REPORTS TO BOARD

Earl Snyder, of Star, drawn for ser
vice In the new national army who
failed to report for physical examina-
ton when summoned. did not receive
the official notification and did not
know that he was wanted until Satur-
day. When he learned the fact he inn
mediately came to Boise and today the
Ada county exemption board exam
ined him. He will be sent to Camp
Lewis. American Lake, wit hthe next
ID per cent contingent soon to be
called.
Snyder has been at Portland work
Ing. He registered at Star but left
there shortly afterwards for Portland
where he secured employment. The
board summoned him for physical ex-
animation together with other regis
trants. He said today that he did not
know of the fact until the latter part
o fast week and then he FASTENED to
Boise.