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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
COMMITTEE FINDS
LOCAL SHORTAGE
Of SLED SPUOS
Will Borrow Funds to Buy Pota
toes for Planting
ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST
Estimated that Fully 1000 Acres
Should Be Cultivated for Home
Consumption.

A meeting of the local committee on
food production and conservation was
held yesterday afternoon in the Office
of the village clerk. Mr.. Varney was
elected chairman and Mr.. Webster sec
retary. A canvass had been made OF
7 the seed potatoes available in Ben
nington and Pownal. 1t was found that
the farmers had sufficient for their
own use but absolutely none for sale.
The state canvass, however, reported
that the State as a whole had suffici-
ent supply The committee therefore
empowered the chairman to borrow
funds and purchase a supply of pota>
toes and beans to meet the expected 10
cal demands. The aim of the COM
mittee is to have Bennington raise
sufficient vegetables to supply its own
needs thus releasing the large farm
crops for export. 1t is estimated that
to do this 1000 acres of potatoes alone
must be planted. 1t will be carried on
as a business proposition largely each
producer furnishing their own seed
and fertilizer and reaping the profits
of their own labor
The Cooper Needle shop employees
are planning to work q large tract,
the railway employees of the Rutland
road who have to spend a great deal
of time waiting at North Bennington
have arranged for land there and the
Y. NJ. C. A. will finance another plot.
1t is hoped that other organizations
and fraternal orders win soon follow
suit Mr.. yarney knows of several
available tracts and any wishing one
may communicate with him.
Besides these larger tracts the
committee hopes that every available
small plot in the village may be culti-
vated by those living nearby. To this
end Mr.. Mabrey and the High school
are conducting survey of every va
cant lot in the village and the local
committee hopes to be clearing
house for those wishing tracts and
those having them to loan. The gov
ernor of Ohio reported yesterday that
10000 former vacant lots in his state
will be under cultivation this summer.
The children of the village through
the seventh grade and all the girls
will be organized into the Home
Guards to increase the number and
size of home gardens and later care
for the fruit in canning clubs. Mrs.
Hawks and Miss Pratt were put in
charge of this organization to work
in cooperation with the schools and
the Public Welfare Association.
Fuller announcements will be made
at the public meeting Monday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
TO ADDRESS suFFRAeETTEs
Miss Emma Lenore MacA'arney Here
Tomorrow Evening.

Miss Emma Lenore MacAlarney Here
Tomorrow Evening.
Miss Emma MacAlarney, one of a
group of most interesting and capable
women working under the auspices OF
the National American Women Suf-
frage association, is to address the To-
cal organization in the rooms of the
Young Woman's club tomorrow even.
ing.
Already Miss MacAlarney has won
many to the cause of suffrage by her
effective work in several States. OF
most attractive personality and thor
oughly in touch with her subject,
this very delightful young woman has
made herself power in more than
one champaign.
Miss MacAlarney is a native of Har-
risburg, Pa, the daughter of a we'll
known lawyer of that city who was
an advocate of equal suffrage long be-
fore it became a popular movement.
She is a graduate of Wellesley, and
since her graduation has devoted her
time largely to teaching. She was a
teacher in Harrisburg High schools,
and in Vorace Mann School of New
York City.
Besides this she has travelled extern
sively in foreign lands and has made
a record as writer of prose and poe
try.
"She is an all-around woman" as
one of her friends of long standing ex-
presses it, full of vigor and a bright
resourcefulness."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
MAJOR GENERAL ROOSEVELT?
Colonel May Accept Commission
New York National Guard.

Oyster Bay, April 1S.--Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt, in statement to-
night. declared th2t, in Irtherance of
his plan to lead an army division to
France. "it may be that conditions will
become such as to make it wise for
him to accept the commission as ma
Ijor general lof the National Guard OF
New York offered by Governor Whit
man. His preference, however, he
said, would be to raise division of
United States volunteers, similar to
the troops he commanded in Cuba dur
ing the Spanish-American war.
Il am deeply grateful to Governor
Whitman" said Colonel Roosevelt
'and have written him to express my
appreciation. | am certain that
could raise the division under his au-
thority." en
Under the army bill of June 3, 1916,
it was pointed out. New York state
may increase its National Guard to
$4,000. If this were done, ii would be
necessary to create a new division
that Governor Whitman has the pow
er to confer upon Col Roosevelt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19

stock as well as large ones. Cut off
the bud end and cut the small potato
in two pieces, as you wouldn't have
enough potato to cut 1t the other way.
If you follow these directions you
will make small amount of seed go
over a large garden. The writer
raises eight bushels from four quarts
of seed by cutting the potatoes to one
eye in each piece.
Now when your potatoes are large
enough so the potato beetle calls on
you, instead of going over your pota-
toes with pan or dish and q stick to
knock them off, use Paris green. The
vines are tender and you will do them
harm with the stick unless you are
very careful. In mixing Paris green
with the water, ! would use a table
spoon level full to a good sized pail
of water. Put on the green in the
afternoon when the bugs are all out
on the tops of the leaves and you will
have better success. If your green is
too strong it will burn the vines and
| would advise to put it on only a few
hills at first and wait "a hours to see
whether or not you have it too strong.
If il is, put in less green.
If you will follow these instructions
you will have a nice lot of spuds.
Dig them as soon as the vines are
dead. If it should rain hard and then
come off hot, they win soon commence
to rot They keep better in cool
cellar but don't put too many in a pile
as they might heat.
+. H. Chase,
Bennington, VT, April IS, 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
POTATOES IN THE GARDEN
Experienced Grower Tells How t
Grow Big Crops on Small Areas.

Grow Big Crops on Small Areas.
Editor of The Banner:--I see the
papers are full of advice to the Amer
ican people to plant lots of potatoes.
Now | have not seen any advice for
those who have never had any exper-
ience in raising potatoes. | have
raised them in small way with good
results from small amount OF seed.
New, would like to explain through
your paper to those intending to plant
this spring how to do it with a small
amount of seed
In the first place have the ground
nice and mellow as it can be conyen-
ently made. Then mark the rows
1-2 feet apart Now for the secret
OF the whole thing. Take a medium
sized potato Cut the seed end off
the first thing you do and throw it
away On the end of every potato
you will find from to Z eyes. On the
rest of the potato you will find from 6
to eyes, depending some on the kind
of potato you are planting. Cutting
off the eyes on the end OF the potato
does away with your small potatoes
this fall.
After cutting off the seed end, look
your potato over and see how many
eyes there are left. For field culture
cut your potato so you will have two
eyes in each piece. Divide the potato
so that you will have about the same
amount of potato in each piece. Drop
them about 20 inches apart in the
row. Have furrows 4 to 5 inches
deep SO in case of a dry season they
will stand the drouth. This is better
than to plant nearer the top of the
ground and hoe the dirt up around the
hills. In that way the hills dry out
and your crop will be lot of small
potatoes.
Now, for person who has only a
small piece of ground and wants to
get good results. Cut the seed end
off as | said before. You should cut
off only the skin of the potato so that
you won't waste any of it. Now cut
your potato into as many pieces as
you have eyes in your potato and give
each eye the same amount Of potato as
near as you can. Drop them 16 inch
es apart. If your ground is rich you
will have to nice potatoes from
each hill. There won't be any small
ones to speak of. OF course, you will
have some small potatoes in your seed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
ESTATE OF JAMES FITZGERALD
CTATE OF VERMONT The I
y ID ict of Benn ngton. ss. Bile

CTATE OF VERMONT The HDuora-
- ID ict of Benn ngton. IS. Bile Pro a g
Court for the District sfo esaio
To al pers ns interes' led in the estate Of
james Fiizser Id late of Bennington IN ss d
Distr ct. de ea--d GnEE ING;
said Court has assigt cd the 5th
day Of May next for examining and allowi z
To- . o.. h 'dminlstrntor IN estat
cf sa deceased. W ch has been prese .f,d by
George II Wa bridge as Ex cato ~ h at
Wild and Testament of ad Admi isr tor.
James " Walbr dye aeo Be nngto afore-
said. deceased, intestate. snt decrt e Of he
resi- II I sald estate 10 tn. lawful Claimants Of
the same. AID ordere, thar public notlcs tptreUf
be given TO all pc son inte ested IN said o ~ e
by publishing IN 8 or ior the weeks suoes i've
ly previous to the ay yassigne1. in III enui =
ton Eve n x Banner. Il newspaper published at
Be intDgtOn irs Id dis'iiJt-
THEREFORE. you are hereby otiiisd to an.
pear a. the Probate Once IN Benniu gton 10
said dist let. on iha day assigned ten ana
there 20 contest the alowanae If said account
IL you sec cause, and to IS ablish your riQDt as
heirs cgalees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
Given under my hand, this 1lth day tf April
1917.
AMY H. HARBOUR Register.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
PERIscoPE is SIGHTED
Officer and Deck Crew of Destroyer
Smith See Wake of Torpedo.

Washington, April 1S.-The peri
scope of submarine running SUBJ
merged was sighted by the deck officer
quartermaster and deck watch of the
destroyer Smith early yesterday morn
ing just before the wake OF torpedo
was seen crossing the destroyer's
bows
This information was contained in a
radio report from the commander of
the Smith received today at the navy
department. Naval officials said this
confirmed the report of the presence
of a German submarine in American
waters.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19

THAT ne WOulu dSISe W liO COHupioHiioc
Washington, April 19.-Opponents
OF selective conscription pan got the
upper hand in the House military com
mittee yesterday, and voted, II to 8,
to have the new army bill carry a pro-
vision to first try to raise the new
force by volunteers. President Wilson
went to the capitol yesterday for con
ferences with congressional leaders on
the administration army bill and 9th
er measures. The Senate committee
rejected an amendment by Senator
Mcclellan authorizing the president to
call for 10000 volunteers. and made
only a few changes in the bill as
drawn by the army general staff.
The president told senators he
would consent to no compromise, be-
cause the war department experts,
after careful examination and discus
sion, had decided that selective con-
scription was the only effective way
of raising a strong army. Meanwhile
the bill, including the conscription
provision, was approved by the Sen
ate military committee, 10 to Z. The
House committees action was a
straight out decision for the yolun-
teer system first OF all, applying both
as to filling up the ranks of the reg
ular army, the national guard, and
the raising of the new army; but
when the volunteer system fails to
provide sufficient numbers of men the
president would have authority to re-
sort at once to selectiye CONSUMPTION.
Chairman Dent made this state
ment. H
"The committee has not yet fixed
the military age, but it probably will
be between 21 and 40, instead of the
19 to 25 contemplated in the admin
istration measure. The president is
authorized to proceed with enrolment
or registration of men between the
military age Immediately, and on
completion of the enrolment and
registration the president is author
lied to decide which he will proceed
with, the volunteer or draft system.
But meanwhile the volunteer system
will have been in operation and the
volunteers will be coming into the
service in large numbers. OF course
on the final analysis after the volun-
teer plan has been in operation and
the machinery of registration and en-
rolment completed, the president
would decide as to the respective two
plans 1850
The provision as drawn was later
formally adopted by the committee
by vote of 13 to S.
Congressman Greene of Vermont
was one of the members of the COM
mittee who voted against the volun-
teer amendment and for conscription,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19

ANOTHER eUARDsMAN SHOT
New Jersey Private Seriously If Not
Fatally Wounded.

Trenton, N, j., April 19.-While on
guard at the railroad bridge in Yard
vile, a suburb of this city today, Rob-
ert Price, private in the second regi-
ment of New Jersey troops was shot
and probably wounded by an unknown
prowler who, It is presumed was plan
ming to blow up the bridge.
Although other soldiers rushIl TO
the bridge following the shot no trace
of Prices assailant could be found.
The guardsman will lose one eye and
perhaps both. He is in hospital
with one jaw shot away.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
KAISER TO COLLECT
WAR BILLSfROM
UNCLE SAM
Former Ambassador Gerard Tells
Of Germany's Hatred
AMERICA AFTER GREAT BRITAIN
Once u-Boat Blockade Had Starved
England Into Submission We
Were to Be Attacked.

| Boston, April 19.-To show ''the
| deep hatred" which he asserted Ger
many has held against the United
States, former ambassador Gerard
last night disclosed facts which he
| said had been kept from the American
people during the past IL years. He
was the principal speaker AT nation
al defense dinner given by the Pilgrim
publicity association, at which covers
were laid for more than 1000 persons
Mr.. Gerard said that Admiral Won
Tirpitz, in thinly-veiled statements,
and the German Reichstag and Prus-
sian Parliament, in open discussions,
proposed the institution of unreslrict.
ed submarine warfare against Eng.
land with the intention, when Eng
land should have been subdued by
hunger, to come over to the United
States and collect the price of the war
from us 81 want to tell YOU" Mr.
Gerard added, that if we had uCt
gone into this war Germany would
have fulfilled its intention to come
over here afterward and attack us.
and would have done so almost with
the applause of the rest of the world.
| can tell You also that everything
consistent with honor was done 10
keep us out OF the was. Beyond that,
am sure, none would have US go.'
The former ambassador expressed
his belief that citizens of German
descent would prove loyal hut he
added, IF they do not stand with us,
| think we know where to festoon
them"
Relating results of his inspection
OF prison camps in Germany the
speaker said that In the camp of the
irish prisoners at Lemberg, he found
men dying OF lack Of nourishment and
others going crazy aaa a
" We have unfortunately Prussian
element in this country" said Mr..
Gerard. There are the Prussian INsh.
the Prussian Germans and the prus-
sian Americans. The latter are mas
querading as paciists"
His statement that the war would
be hard one was echoed by MajGen.
Leonard Wood. United States army,
commanding the department of the
East. mo one can tell how the war
is going to go. so far as we are con
cerned," he said. 1T may be a very
serious thing for us. 1t is very seri.
Gus now. We have got to send lot
Of men across the sea, and we must
bring back a lot of men who die on
the other side. Ii will not be a paper
war. 1t will be a war OF living men,
and important as food. money and
munitions may be, men will be the big
factor" MajGen Wood said that
those who are opposing President
Wilson's policy of universal, obliga-
tory military service will be respon-
sible for thousands of lives If their ar.
guments prevail 1t will take months
to train reserve officers" he continued
and months afterward to train men.
Only by universal military training
can the full strength of the nation be
marshaled and that we must have or
we will nprish =
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
ALIENS ORDERED TO MOVE
Enemy Nationals viii Not Be Allowed
to Live Near Federal Works.

Washington, April 1S.-All alien
enemies residing within one-half mile
of a fort, camp. aircraft station. gov
ernment or navy vessel, navy yard. fac
tory or workshop for the manufacture
OF munitions, are required to remove
before June l under penalty of sum-
mary arrest under instructions issued
today by the attorney general to Unit
ed States marshals.
This carries out the terms of the
Presidents proclamatioS
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
COAST REPORT DOUBTED
Lieutenant Got Radio News of Firing
From Cape Cod.

Boston. April 1s.-It was officially
announced at the navy yard late today
that no credence was placed in reports
from three coast guard stations on
Cape Cod that heavy gunfire had been
heard off the coast
The positive statement was made
that there had been no naval engage
ment and that warships had not ex-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
NO u-BoAT OVER HERE

Berlin Denies Submarines Are Opera.
ing on American Coast.
Amsterdam, April 19.-No U-boat is
operating in the western Atlantic, ac-
cording to an official report received
TODAY from Berlin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
GERMANS SHOWING
SIGNS OF PANIC,
SAYS PARIS
Morale In TeutOniC Ranks Break
ing Down Before Allied advance
NUMBER OF PRISONERS GROWING
After One Assault by French 1900 Of
the Enemy Throw Down Arms
and Surrender.

Paris, April l9.-FOr the nrSt tlm'
since the battle of the Marne there
is today not a German soldier left II
the section north of the river Aisn'
and a state of mind bordering upol
panic is reported to exist in the Teu
tonic ranks. Before night it is expect
ed that the total of Germars prisoners
made since the beginning of the re
cent offensive will reach 10000. From
all sections of the long battle front
come reports of break of morals III
the ranks of the Germans who have
heretofore been held to the work by
rigid military discipline.
London, April 19.-The great often
sive OF the French army against the
Germans, from the bend in the line in
France from scissors eastward into
the Champagne, continues unabated
Numerous new points OF vantage nave
been taken, prisoners and guns cap
tured and violent counter-attacks put
down with heavy casualties. In three
days of fighting, more than 1900 un'
wounded prisoners have fallen into
the hands of the French. together with
seventy-five cannon.
In yesterdays battle, in the forest
Of Ville-au-Bois, an enyeloping move
ment was carried out against the Ger.
mans and 1900 of them threw down
their arms and surrendered. In ad
dition, $50 machine guns were cap
tured.
Between scissors and Rheims, the
villages of Ostel and Braye-en-LaOnns
were captured. together with territory
about them. the Germans in the latter
region retreating In disorder and los
ing to one French regiment alone, 800
prisoners belonging to seven different
regiments. In their fight the Germans
left behind much war material. Here
the French captured nineteen cannon.
Between Juvincourt and the Aisne,
the Germans threw a counter attack
against the French line with about 40,-
600 men. but according TO Paris, the
French artillery repulsed the attack
with sanguinary losses. South OF St
Quentin, yesterday the Germans also
made an attack against the French,
east of Gauchy. This attack. which
failed, was followed by another in
which the Germans penetrated ad.
vanced French positions. IN a count
er attack the French killed or made
prisoners of them all and regained
their lost trenches.
The British war Office reports that
the forces of Field Marshal Haig have
gained additional ground along the
river Scarpe to the east of Fampoux
and also captured the village of Viii
ers-Gaisla, north of st. Quentin. To
the north in the region of Loos. sys-
tenn of German front line trenches also
was taken.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont probably partly cloudy and
showers tonight and Friday
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
AD MINIS ALTON
WILL INSIST ON
CONSCRIP TON
President Will Agree 10 No Com
promise on army Sill
HOUSE COMMITTEE OPPOSED
Favors Filling Ranks With Volunteers
Before Compulsory Service
Plan is Tried.

Washington, April 19-The admin
istration is determined that politics
shall not defeat the army plan en-
bodying the policy of conscription.
The president let it be known today
that he would agree to no compromise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
Ttu;;;ss::;4ss;,..u :; : ~ RRAz|L
REVOLT asuAINST
GOVERNMENT
Reports Of Serious Uprising Come
By Way Of MOntevideO
FIGHTING IN THREE STATES
kaiser's Subjects Number 100000 and
Are Well Supplied with Arms and
Munitions.

Buenos Aires, April 19.-The Ger
man population in Brazil is in open re,
volt against the government, accord
ing to dispatches received from Mon
tevideo. Uruguay. The Germans are
reported to be well armed and sup
piled with munitions and supplies.
The censorship at Rio Janeiro has
shut down tight and no details of the
upraising can be obtained
The revolt is reported to be wide
spread in the states of Rio Grande,
Parana and Santo Catherine.
The German population in these
provinces numbers 100000.
Rio Janeiro, April ia bloody
fight has taken place between in
termed German sailors and Brazilian
troops in which number of lives
have been lost.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-04-19
ErlTOR BERRl DEAD

Head of the Standardization Passes
Away in Brooklyn Today.
New York, April 19.-William Berri,
editor and publisher of the Brooklyn
Standardization, and one of the promi-
nent republican leaders in New York
state, died today.
He had been i'll for some weeks
with pleurisy.
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