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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
HOOV[1'. 1.p|ANS
TO BUY 'lsSS'QE
WHEAT CROP
Drastic Measures Proposed
to Maintain Fair Price
TO ABOLISH TRADING
Elevators and Mills Must Take Out
Licenses and Conform to Rules
l.r For Storing.

Washington, Aug. 12.-Far reach
ing plans for control of the country's
wheat supply were announced tonight
by the food administration. The
scheme proposed by Mr.. Hoover con-
templates the purchase of the entire
1917 wheat crop, the licensing of ele-
vators and mills, the appointment of
fair price committee which will fix
the price to producers, the abolition
of trading in wheat for future deliv-
cry, and absolute control by the food
administration of exports of wheat
and flour.
The first step which the Administra
ton proposes to take Is the require
ment of licenses for all elevators
and mills with a capacity greater
than 100 barrels day. This regula-
ton will go into effect September
and the conditions of issuing the IL.
censes are that only the reasonable
and customary charges shall be made
for warehouse service; that no wheat
shall be stored for more than thirty
days without approval of the Admin
istration, and that certain informa-
ton as to receipts and shipments be
regularly supplied.
Agencies will be opened for the pur
chase of wheat at all the principal
terminals and transactions will be
carried on with the regular dealers.
Based on August / conditions the
1917 wheat crop was estimated at
635,00O,000 bushels. No restrictions
will be made as to quantities which
will be purchased and no charges will
be made except a nominal percent
age to cover the costs of operation. A
properly created auditing committee
will check all transactions at every
point.
The price, which will be paid will
be determined by committee to be
selected from producers and consum
ers of the community under the chair
man ship of President Garfield oi
Williams College. The names of the
other members of the commission
have been submitted to the President
for approval and will be announced
soon. The price which will be fixe(
cannot be fortold at this time and viii
probably not be determined for three
weeks.
This arrangement, Mr.. Hoover be
lieves, will stabilize the price o
wheat throughout the year and obsi
ate the possibility either of undul,
high prices to the consumer through
advancement of the export price IN
der the influence of the great foreigl
demand or by the supply getting int
speculative hands, and, on the othe
hand, 1t will also protect the produC
ed by preventing fluctuations whic
might force the price below the cos
of production.
The food administration also bt
lieves a stabilized price for wheat wi
result in stabilized price for brea
and -four Negotiations are now III
der way with committee of the lea
ing millers of the country looking
an agreed differential Of profit and c
penses per barrel of flour and pc
ton of fedd which, 1t is believed, wi
result in volunteer arrangement
with millers which will give satisfa
tion to the public.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
TO FIGHT 12-cENT MILK
North Adams Organizes Consumers
League


North Adams, Aug. ITO carry
on an organized fight against milk
dealers in this section, who recently
advanced the price of milk for the
third time within six months, to
twelve cents a quart, North Adams
Milk Consumers league has been or
ganized. The organization has a
large enrolment. Officers will be
chosen next week and plan of cam
paign outlined All members are ex.
pected to get along with as little milk
as possible until the dealers have
lowered their prices
James Armstrong Ashley Flood
Sidney Pollard and Jacob Stone OF
this city and Edward Streeter of Ad
ans have been appointed to the sec
ond officers reserve corps camp at
Plattsburgh, which starts the latter
part of the month
Flood is a sergeant In "M' company
of the Second Massachusetts lnfantr,
now in federal service. Pollard Il
the star halfback of the Middleburl
college eleven. He would have beef
a senior had he returned next fall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
WARNS STATES ATTORNEYS
Gov. Graham Calls Attention to Duty
in Connection With Draft.

Montpelier, Aug. 1S.-Gov Graham
has sent to the states attorneys a
letter advising them of their duties in
connection with the local board Of
selection work, in which he states
that reports have been received in
dicating that local boards in some To-
calities are not acting in accordance
with the spirit and intention of the
draft regulations.
He directs the states attorneys to
carefully examine the papers of all
cases where exemption is claimed be-
fore the local board and If states at
torney finds the local board has acted
contrary to the spirit and intent of
the law to request the board to re-
open and consider such cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
GEORGE oRvls BURIED
Hotel Proprietor Drowned Thursday
lnterment at Manchester.

Manchester, Aug. 12.-The funeral
of George Orvis, proprietor of the
Equinox hotel. who was drowned last
Thursday, was. held from the Congre-
gational church this afternoon, in
terment being in Dellwood cemetery
The board of governors of the Ekwa.
nok Country club, together with
George G. Howe of the hotel Lorraine.
New York, and A. f. Martin, manager
of the Equinox house, we're honorary
pallbearers The active panbearers
were heads OF departments of the
Equinox and the Lorraine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
Card Of Thanks.

We the undersigned wish TO thank
our neighbors and friends for their
sympathics and floral gifts, especially
the beautiful flowers from the Rock.
wood Co.. and the stark Lodge.
Mrs Flora Hover Mother.
Mrs William Hover and daughters.
Alice and Gertrude
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13

RED CROSS BENEFIT
Concert by Berkshire Quartette at
Wlllamstown Saturday Afternoon.

WilIamstown Saturday Afternoon.
The Berkshire quartette that has
selected Pittsfield for its summer
practice season during the past two
summers, is to give a concert at
Kappa Alpa lodge at Williamstown
Saturday afternoon for the benefit Of
the Red Cross. The entire receipts
are to be turned over to the organi-
zation
The benefit is made possible
through the generosity of Mrs. F. S.
Collidge of Pittsfield, New York and
Chicago and of the quarters itself.
The entertainment will afford an
opportunity for the music loving peo-
pie of Bennington such as occurs in
this vicinity but seldom and it is ex-
pected that there will be a consider
able attendance from this village.
The concert will be held at 4 o'clock
and tickets are 81 each.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13

Washington, Aug 13.-Five Ameri-
cans, who were passengers on the
City of Athens lost their lives when
the liner was sunk off Cape Town,
South Africa, according to informa-
tion received by the state department.
Ten other passengers and four of the
crew are reported to have been lost.
The City of Athens sailed for Cape
Town on her last trip and carried as
passengers a number of missionaries
from New York and Brooklyn. The
ship struck mine off Cape Town,
August 10.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
iNsPEcTs BUILDINGS
Governor Graham Makes Trip With
Board OF Control.

Montpelier, Aug. 1S.-Gov. II. f.
Graham has returned from trip
with the board OF control, in which
he inspected the home for feeble
minded at Brandon, the Castleton
Normal school, and the Copeland
home in Middletown Springs. The
work at the home for feeble minded
is going along very well. The new
building is progressing slowly be.
cause of the lack of labor.
They also inspected the new dormi'
tory at the Industrial school and
spent considerable time with the
building inspection of the Copeland
homo.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
JELLlcoE SOON RETlREs
Viee-Admiral Beatty May Succeed
First Sea Lord

London, Aug. 12.-In well informed
naval circles, says the Sunday Times
further change in the personnel of the
Admiralty board is expected soon, as
Admiral Jellicoe the First Sea Lord,
feels that he Is in urgent need Of rest,
In the event of Admiral Jellicoe's
resignation, the newspaper adds,
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty. com.
mander of the British Grand Fleet,
probably may succeed him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their kindness To us In
our ailicton and also for the lovely
flowers which were sent Especially
do we thank the employees of The
Black Cat Textiles Co.
Mrs. William Warn,
and family.
l.. j. Pierce
and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
R. F. D. CONVENTION POSTPONED
Gathering Was to Have Been Held
Here August 16 and II.

Owing to the prevalence of infan.
tile paralysis in the northern section
Of the state the annual convention of
the Vermont Rural Carritrs' associa.
ton which was to have been held in
bennington August Is and l6 has
been postponed. The convention may
be held in September.
The change in the program con.
forms with an order issued by the
state board of health.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
TWO BURNED TO DEATH
Odd Result of Automobile Collision
With Wagon.

WIN WdSSbs
Monticello, n. Y, Aug, 13-Mrs.
Leon Bassoin and Max Canter, both
of New York city, were burned to
death in an odd accident here yes
terday. when an automobile collided
with wagon containing FIVE per
sons. The crash shattered a bottle
of gasoline in the wagon which scat.
tered over Mrs. Bassoin and Canter
and was ignited in some unexplained
way. Their clothing caught fire, and
before the flames could be extinguish
ed both were burned fatally. The
three other persons in the wagon and
Walter Sheppard of New York, who
was in the automobile, escaped in
jury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy tonight Prob
ably showers with rising temperature
In extreme west portion. Tuesday
showers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13
FIVE AMERICAN
PASSENGERS
AREDROWNED
When City of Athens Sinks
off Cape Town
LINER STRIKES MINE
Steamer Carried a Number of Mis-
sonaries from New York and
Brooklyn on Final Trip.

New Bedford, Mass, Aug, 13.-The
American liner City OF Athens has
been sunk off the coast of Africa, ac-
cording tot information received by
the agent of the company here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-08-13

IN AIR RAID
KILLED e
Fifty More Injured at South
End, 30 Miles from London
TWO PLANES DOWNED
German Machines Pursued to the
Coast of Flanders, British
Admiralty Reports.

London, Aug 13.-Two of the Ger
man airplanes. which took part in the
raid at South End Sunday in which
% persons were killed and so injured,
were drowned off the coast of Fland-
ers, the admiralty announced today.
There were 20 airnanes engaged in
the raid.
London, Aug. 12.-Twenty-three
persons, including nine women and
six children, were killed and fifty
persons were injured at South End in
Essex, forty miles east Of London by
bombs dropped by German raiders to-
day, according to an official statement
issued tonight. Twenty airplanes
took part in the raid, Considerable
damage to property was done at
South End by the nearly forty bombs
dropped upon the town.
Two men were injured at Rockford
but four bombs dropped on Margate
in Kent did little damage. The latest
statement follows:
SHcuiy idiu'io NauSSu NVhSiNSi oDie
damage at South End where they
dropped about forty bombs. The
casualties thus far reported are:
Killed eight men, nine women, siS
children. About fifty people we're in
jured.
At Rockford two men were injured
but no damage is reported. AT Mar
gate four bombs were dropped. One
uninhabited house was demolished
but there were no casualties.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
FOR BOYS
N GIRLS in
INDUSTRIAL WORK

At the meeting of the teachers in
stitute yesterday afternoon the fol-
lowing prizes we're awarded in the
boys n girls industrial exhibit:
One Acre Corn-1st, Clarence
Knudson, MARVEL; I'd. Wilbur An
stead, Marvel; Sd, Henry Schmidt.
Emerado. s
Ten Ears N. w. Dentist, Henry
Schmidt, Emerado; I'd. Harry Ander-
son. Kempton; Cd, Lloyd Tempe.
White Dent. Ten Ears-1st, selmer
Haugen, Grand Forks.
Schmidt, Emerado.
Best Yield One-Eighth Acre Pota-
toes-1st. Lille Bolack, Grand Forks;
I'd, Edward Gregoire, Merrifield.
One Peck Potatoes-1st, Edward
IGregoire, Merrifield; I'd, Glenn Carr,
| Grand Forks; Sd, Lille Bolack, Grand
Forks. 1,
Ten-Potato Exhibit-1st. Edward
Gregoire; I'd, Glenn Carr; Sd, Chas.
Shanahan, Grand Forks.
Exhibit, Five Jars Vegetablee-1st,
Ilene Maitland, Kempton; I'd, Emma
6trutz, thompson; Sd, Louise Cum
derson, Northwood.
Exhibit One Jar Vegetables-1st,
Ovidia Setter, Northwood; I'd, Emma
l 6tEU$3S Oh, 1TSIlc 1NdlAdI1u.
Sewing. Cap, Sleeves and Apron
LIST, Frances Greene, J~ohnstown;. I'd,
Inga Bjerke, Northwood; Sd, Emma
Mandt, Northwood.
Set Of, Garments-1st, 1nga Bjerke;
20. Frances Greene; Sd. Emma
Mandt.
Kimona Nishtgown-lst, Helen
Fadden. Arvilla; I'd; Evelyn Lille
berg, Thompson: Sd, Margaret Lead
er, Arvilla.
Drawersr1st, Inga Bjerke; ID.
Helma Bracewell Arvilla; I'd. Emma
Mandt
sveepst.kes. Best Garment--Ann.
1rs.d-ist. Louise Gunderson: "a.
Ovidia Seter.
\ Poultry
Rhole Island Reds-1st. Grace o.
born, Emerndo; I'd, Ella TTitten.
Reynoids;5 ID. Katie Les, Reynoids:
4th. sBernice asa5s, Kenptnn
White BrahnAs-Iet. OysdA sDeer,
Il Nortk2lod. ~
1llmisd
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15

Colonel Houses presence in the
conference of representatives of the
allies will hardly increase the ven
age of vociferosity of that
tion.-Nashville Banner. Amt it so:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15

treaty negotiations. had acted
Its agent before International COM
missions. and even had been called in-S
to the service Of foreign governments.
As Secretary of State his most nota-}
BILE act was a4treaty with the Amert-
cans in Hawaii who had been con-
cerned in the overthrow Of the native
queen, providing for annexation of the
islands to the United States. Presi-
dent Harrison's administration was
drawing to a close and, before the
treaty could be ratified by the senate,
President Cleveland took office and
Withdrew it as his first official act.
Mr.. Fosters notable services to his
country In diplomatic capacities
abroad were successfully as Minister
to Mexico, Minister to Russia. Minis
ter to Spain and as a special plenipo-
Tertiary to negotiate reciprocity
and the British West Indies. Follow
ing that he became Secretary of State.
Later he became the agent of h
United States at Paris in the Boring
Sea arbitration and at the close of
the war between China and Japan wac
invited by the Emperor to China to
participate in the peace negotiations.
While the invitation was officially
extended by the emperor. Mr.. Foster
was really invited by Ii Hung Chang
who describes the occasion in a vol
ume of his published memoirs, speak
ing af~fectionately of. Mr.. Foster, not
alone as a personal friend but as a
representative of the friendship of the
United States for China in her hour
of trial.
The great Chinese statesman frank
ly acknowledges how valuable was the
counsel of the American friend at a
-l~.a rI4 rHYoo o0rfrnntn6 uy1fh
the almost hopeless task of preserving
his country against the demands Of
the victor. Later the Chinese govern
ment chose Mr.. Foster as its repre-
sentative at the Second Hague Con-
ference in 1907.
Soon after the peace conference MI.
Foster went to Russia and Great
Britain on a special mission for the
United States. On his return he be-
came a member Of the Anglo-Canadi-
an commission. Then he became the
agent of the United States at London
before the Alaska. Boundary Tribunal.
His last pubic work was as China's
representative at the Hague in 1907.
Thereafter he lived in comparative
retirement in Washington writing his
memoirs. His daughter became the
State in President Wilson'S cabinet,
and continued to make her home with
him. 1t is no disparagment of ME-:
Lansing's conduct of the many deli
cate diplomatic negotiations which
confronted him as an outcome Of he
European war, to say that he doubt
less enjoyed the counsel and ripe ex-
perience of his distinguished father
in-law.
Mr.. Foster was born in Pike county,
Indiana, March 2. 1886. the son of a
lawyer. He entered law at an early
age and, served in the union army as
an officer.
On his eightieth birthday anniver-
sary March 2. 1915, President Yuan
shi-kai conferred upon him the Or
der of the Golden Grain. the highest
order of Merit within h gift Of the
Chinese government. Yuan had been
the commanding general Of the
Chinese troops in the clash with ia
pan which brought on the conflict Mr..
Foster took a part in adjusting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
OH, A%NNABELLE! PUT
THE WHALE MEAT in
THE CHAFING DISH

Washington. Nov. 15.-Whale meat
as a chatting dish and shark and por-
poise skins as leather luxuries are
growing in favor with the public, ac-
cording >tQ the fisheries service today.
ground and 247,OOO pounds OF it were
marketed i by one north Pacific con-
Germ to the people of San Francisco
and Seattle this year. The govern
ment is encouraging the use Of whale
meat for food. 1t is also furnishing
skins of sharks and other aquatic
animals to experimenters and more
than forty tanners already have tried
utilizing them. #
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
NEUTRAI.S OF !.
EUROPE GET
F00DFR0MU.S S.
Proposition To Be Give And
Take By Both
Sides.

Washington. Nov. 15.-Under the
new agreements between the United
States and the north European neu-
trails. by which the American export
bars are lowered and neutral mer-
chant ships now idle in port return to
active service, the neutrals VIII be
supplied with the n-ecessaries OF life,
according to their needs.
1t will be a give and take PROPOSE
ton and concessions will be made by
both sides.
Holland and the Scandinavian
countries undertake, SO far as possi-
BILE, to curtail their exports to Ger
many of iron ore, meat, fish, dairy
products and fats and have agreed
that nothing sent by the United States
will be re-exported in kind or used IA
the place of material sen into Ger
MANY. "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
REST OF DRAFT
TO REPORTlN
WEEK OR SO
Mobilization Orders For Re
mainder of National
Army Ready.

Washington, Nov. Rehabilitation
orders for the remainder of the Ma
tional Army not included in the first
increment, held up pending compile
ton Of the camps and the receipt of a
full supply of ~overcoats. will be issued
within the next week or two at latest.
Secretary Baker. said yesterday that
as thousands of o%vercoats are being
delivered daily the supply soon will be
sufficient for the men yet to be called.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
May CONTROL
SILVER MARKET
u. S. and British Officials
Continue Meeting With
Producers.

Washington; Nov. 15.-American
and British government officials con-
tinued conferences with silver pro-
ducing interests today with a view to
contracts that would mean virtual
government control of the silver mar
ket for a year at less. than the pres
ent rate of SO cents an ounce. Only
part Of the supply would be used for
the government. the rest being re-
leased for the regular industry. The
idea is to hold the prices down for
coinage purposes in the fac of heavy
silver purchasing competition.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
A~NTT-SALOON HLLL.

San Francisco. Cal. Nov. 15.-
Twenty-thousand signatures to a pc
tition to place the Rominger bill on
the state ticket were filed here yes
terday by H. F. Stoll. of the Cali
fornia Grape Protective association.
This was the first filing to be made
from San Francisco county. The
Rominger bill is aimed at the elimina-
ton of saloons and spirituous liquors
of a certain content.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
FILE JOINT
RAIL-WATER RATE
TARIFFS BY DEC 80

Washington, Nov. 15:-Proposed
tariffs on Joint rail and water rates
must be fled with the Interstate Com
merce commission before December
80, to receive consideration under the
commissions -order permitting in
crease of these rates to h level of
~all-rail rates between the same points.
In announcing this decision today the
commission revoked it's former order
requiring the filing Of the tariffs by
NOvernhor IN ,- -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
German Steamers In
Brazil Stripped OF
Machinery But 1t ,
Is Found By Police

Santos. Brazil, Nov. 15.-Pieces Of
machinery removed from German
steamships before they were requisi-
toned by Brazil amounting to about
ten tons of metal. have been discov-
cred by the police Of Santos. They
are being taken from their hiding
places and will be used on the former
German ships.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15

With a record Of practically a half
century of continuous service in
and the practice Of inter-
national law, John Watson Foster had
a fair claim to the title Of Dean OF
the Diplomatic Service of the United
States. He had been Secretary of
State under President Harrison, sue
ceeding Blaine when the latter resign
ed after his sensational quarrel with
the chief executive, and had held
three Separate commissions as a min
represented the Unitd States in many
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
Government Control
Only Relief From
High Shoe Prices

Chicago, Nov. 15.-Government
from the present high prices Of shoes.
in the opinion of members Of the Ma
tional Tanners association, here for
their convention which convened to-
day. They declare that the large gov
eminent orders need make no civilian
suffer. A war council is planned by
the members.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
OF |. S.
aPLOMATS IS
TAKENB,Y DEATH
]. v. Foster, Brother-in.-law
pf Secretary Lansing,
Dies.
Served as Secretary Of State
Under President
Harrison.

Washington, Nov. 15.-John W.
Foster, former minister to China,
dean Of American diplomatic corps
and father-in-law of Secretary Lans-
ing. died here this morning after a
long illness. He at one time was Sec
rotary of state.
The immediate cause of the vener-
able diplomats, death was an asth-
matte trouble, although his advanced
years and failing health had given his
family great concern for more than a
year.. t..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15

an Cronin. Thompson; I'd, Florence
Ovind, Emerald.
White Plymouth Rocks-1st, Jean
Storewalt, Kempton; I'd, Gladys Laid
ley, Marvel; Sd. Louis Stead, Marvel;
4th. Margaret Griggs. Reynolds.
Best Club Exhibit-Union Town
ship: second best, Grave township.
Corn-Stringing, Team of Boys
Grace township.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-15
HEAVY SENTENCE FOR WOMAN.

San Francisco, Cal. Nov. 15.-All
records for severity of sentence on
conviction of selling liquor to soldiers
and sailors in uniform were broken
here yesterday when U. $. District
Judge William G.. Van Fleet. SEN
fenced Mrs. Stella Burns. hotel pro-
~nrietor. to ten months in the county
iai; and levied a fine of $3.50 against
Ter.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-22

The Phllathea class of East End
Methodist church gave an interest
ing entertainment Sunday evening.