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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

Frank Moran, Jim Savage. Charley
Weinert, Tom Cowler, Jim and Perky
Flynn and Battling Levinsky. OF late
he seems to have lost some of his
speed, and Billy Miske outpointed him
in two recent bouts.
Dillon was born of Scotch-Irish par
ents in Frankfort. Ind. on Feb. >,
1891. His real name is Ernest Cutler
Price. He assumed the ring name Of
Jack Dillon, naming himself after the
famous race horse. He is five feet sew
en- and onehalf inches In height and
his best fighting weight is no pounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
Larry DOYLE AGAINST Strike.

Larry Doyle. second baseman of the
Chicago Nationals. has advised Presi-
dent Weeghman that he is not in SYM
pathy with the threat Of David l..
Fultz, president of the Baseball Play
ers' fraternity, to call n strike. Doyle
is member of the fraternity, but as
serts he will report Feb 20 for the
spring training trip.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
In tlleArerla
Of Sports
Dillon, Noted Glove Artist

During his eight years in the ring
Jack Dillon has taken part in nearly
200 battles, which Is a greater number
by far than any other star performer
can boast Of. Among the men he has
conquered are such good ones as
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

The partnership between Chas.J A.
Wood and Jas, H. Whitney under the
firm name OF G. 4. Wood & Co., as
managers of the Bennington opera
house is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent All persons indebted to said
firm are requested to pay same to
either member Of the late firm. All
outstanding bills should be presented
at once.
G. A. Wood, gsq
a j. II. Whitneyyil
Feb. Is, 1917 ~ ls8 ssios 20
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
TRY 1T AND SEE!
Lit your corns or calIuses off
with fingers! Doesn't
hurt bit!

A noted Cincinnati chemist discov'
cred new ether compound and call
ed 1t freezone and it now can be had
in tiny bottles as here shown for a
few cents from any drug store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
SAID OF WORK,

o Labor. if it were not necessary (
@ TO the existence. would be indis- 4
@ pensable to the happiness of {
@ johnson. (
o All work. even cotton spinning, Z
o is noble. Work alone is noble
@ Carlyle. {
@ Labor conquers all things (
o Vergil.
@ To labor is the lot of man be- {
o low.-Homer. {
. The thEee things most difficult
o are to keep a secret. to forget an
9 injury and to make good use of {
o labor.-Chilo.
@
a q a q q. a a a "a - q Is q a Is q a I.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

At regular meeting of Local Union
No. 493 Of Painters, Paper Hangers
and Decorators and after fully dis
cussing the high cost of living it was
resolved to notify all painting contrac-
tors through the public press that on
wage for union painters shall be
$500 per day.
(Signed)
Local Union No. 493 of P. P. H. and d.
Bennington. VT, Feb. 21st. 1917.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
VINEGAR.

The ancients accredited great anti
septic power TO vinegar and used it to
large extent for this purpose not
vithstandme its high cost. This quail
ity was greatly overrated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

To the Ladies' and Gentlemen Of Ben
nIngton and Vicinity.
Call and see my new Spring and
Summer samples. and you will surely
leave your order. Prices very reason
able. Dry cleaning, pressing and al
terations a speciality.
Nathan Levin,
Tel. 9S-J 100 North st.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
THINK SUCCESS.

Believe with all your heart
that you will do what you were
made TO do. Never for an in
slant har5or a doubt Of this, En-
terrain only the friend thoughts
Of the thing you are bound to
achieve. Reject all thought
enemies, all diseouraging moods
--everything which would even
suggest failure or unhappiness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

You simply Apply d ic"
drops of freezone upon a
tender corn painful cal
lus and instantly the sore
ness disappears, then
shortly you will find the
corn or callus so loose
that you can just lift it
off with the fingers.
No pain, not a bit of
soreness, either when an.
plying freezone or after
wards and it doesn't even
iiTitate the skin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

Hard corns, soft corns or corns be-
tween the toes, also toughened cal.
luses just shrivel up and lift off so
easy. 1t sis wonderful Seems magi-
cal. 1t works like charm Genuine
freszone has q yellow label. Don't
accept any except with the yellow la
bell
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

1t is the enemy whom VIC do not sus-
nect who is the most dangerous. =
Roias
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
Lobsters' Shells.

When lobster is about to shed its
shell the latter splits down the back
and drops of in two equal parts. Then
the tail slips out of the shell like 4
finger out of glove.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05

The chief of police desires to call
the attention OF all parents to the
great danger incurred by children
jumping on sleighs. wagons or auto
mobiles and win feel obliged to take
children into custody If the practice
is not stopped. He feels that, as
several accidents have happened in
this way, that parents should be duly
warned and proposes to enforce the
village ordinance which prohibits
children from jumping on to sleighs,
wagons and other vehicles without
the permission of the driver.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-05
LOOK TO ETERNITY.

II were good fer man to have
somc anchorage deeper than the
treacherous quicknands of this
world, for these DRIFT to and fro
in sucn a way as to battle all
conjecture.--Cariy!e.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-19

pitcher who may stand against them.
This was one factor in the success Of
the old Athletics and the older Cubs.
Though his name is not in the box
score and will not be there all season,
much of the credit for the change in
fighting front of the Hose belongs
to Kid Gleason. The Kid is a limit
less fount of enthusiasm and pepper.
He scraps for every point. He keeps
the men in good spirits. He is the
jOllier Of the club, but he is also the
greatest single fighter of the COM
binatiOn.
Gleason was missed for the great
er part of the 1916 season. There
was a notable change in the atmOs-
phere surrounding the players imme-
diately he was signed last year. Their
heads came up and they fought. If
they didn't there would be singing
rebukes from the Kid, and those who
have heard him in caUstic mood are
not eager for a repetition Of the ex-
perience.
The Tigers and Browns are not as
bad as the Sox have made them ap-
pear in the first two series of the
year. Both teams are improved over
last season. Jennings has a better
pitching staff, and Jones is beginning
where he left off last season, with the
exception that his pitching staff is
crippled.
To come home in front the Sox
must be impressed with the fact that
games won now count as much in
the standing as victories in August
and September.
Military drill is to be a big feature
of the SOx exhibitions. They have
trained well and faithfully at the
manual of arms and are fine-looking
soldiers.
The handicap of playing away
from home should be more than
overcome by the Cubs through the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-19

game the Cubs are a much different
ball club.
He improves the attack and makes
the offense produce more than under
ordinary conditions. He is a scrap
per himself and>an inspiration to his
fellows. Many players have dash
themselves, but are unable to impart
this spirit to their mates as Doyle
does.
With Leslie Mann back in the game
the Cubs are improved. The bunch
many held before the opening of
the season that this fellow could be
held on the bench was a bad one.
Any one should have been able to
see it would turn out so. At the fin
ish of 1916 Mann was playing as
well as any Outfelder in the National
league. His hitting and fielding
were bright spots in the Cub play.
Phil Douglass and his comeback
are destined to make baseball history
this season. The turtle-necked hurl-
er has pitched two games and won
them both. And his work has been
impressive. In his first ont, when the
lines we're drawn tight, he was in
vincibIe. Yesterday his mates gave
him a good lead and he eased off
and left the Cards hit the ball-eX-
cept when the hits would have been
dangerous.
Douglass knows a whole lot about
pitching baseball and has the ability
to back up his knowledge. The only
thing that has kept him from star
dom was disregard of training rules.
But the Phil of 1917 is a different
Douglass than we have ever seen be-
fore.
Today the Cubs pry open the sea-
son in Pittsburgh and will visit Gin
cinnati and st. Louis before return
ing home.
Dutch Leonard famed ten and the
Red SOx won on Athletic errors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21
Mr.. STACKER CAN'T
DODGE THE MAJOR

Chicago, Aug. Increased 8ctiv-
iry against slackers started today
when q flying squadron of police, act
ing under federal supervision. was
sent into all sections Of northern Hi
n0is to round up draft evaders. 10 lis
said every man who seeks to dodge
appearance before an examining board
IS listed in card index kept by Major
O. M ChiperfeId. ia charge OF the
draft here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21
ISONZOFIGHT
IN FAVOR OF
lTALIA'S MEN
Canadians Go Over the Top
at Lens-Desperate Bat
tie With the Teutons.

Rome. aug III more IMAM zen
thousand prisoners had been taken
by the Italians in their new Of
fensiye ND to yesterday evening,
the war office announces.
The great battle on the lsonzo
front continues without Interrupt
ti0n. The war Office states that
the Austrian line is beginning TO
bend and give way mt various
points.
The italians, supported 10y il0at-
ing and fixed batteries and m0ni-
tors are marching toward success
which the statement says, is be-
coming deiineated in spite Of un-
diminished enemy resistance.
Enemy defenseS between C0rite
and SeIo. near the strongly FORTH
fed StarilokYa position, have been
captured by the Italians,
London. Aug. u Canadian troops
around Lens launched another attack
on the western environment of the
French mining city at 4 80 o'clock this
morning reports the Reuter- cores
pendent from the British headquarters
in France The attack developed into
one Of the most desperate hand to
hand battles Of the war.
When the Canadians went over the
top they saw masses of gray figures
s.,4,,anefnr- towards Them TN The thick
raza Roth sides had planned the at
tack az The same moment
Fifteen minutes after the clash
came the Germans were making their
last stand on the parapet Of their
trench Then they rctreated rapidly.
Germans Attack Near YerduR.
Paris. aug I'll Counter attacks Of
extreme whence were made by the
f.g-ros7.a 1aet rf0bt I'm am effort 10 re-
Cs--,+.,,. -.1eftfers. faler ir fine French
rrfersf+,a on tho Verdun front The
st-ar rf1ra announces that the Germans
were beaten back with heavy losses.
Tq,o as5rfbn,. of prisoners now exceeds
40 Fh1us4r9
,-ra German attacks were eeuncfaTIv
e.rara ~ Avorourt wood and north Of
Gaurfsres
Attacks also we're made by the Ger
mans without success on the Aisne
front near CerDv and Hurtebise.
syara tfF V,iss SUNDAY
london aug. .Ailv,ll5L - III
series Oh a-L .at ai19 oEi s. 80 az
carried ~. SUNDAY .l'-l',. ~ lolio|
laA report was l-s''' -o'''s ny 1ii7 aN
a..'.,--.4 .-..r...--t,. ANA. 10 On fts
rovaf ragsI air sarvfra droDped many
+o.,g ~ hr.,,h. IN the AFfddIa Kprxe
l,lrrp and tha R-oueaoisa works All
rlarH45ras returned safely
u.,+. nsa-s.., l4..t.-..,..t
'i'' -''"'
Hefi.n' aug. ~ iva Lohaoh.J he
He.tie 'e.oEe Feiaah mas non YET emu
@.'r .L-e yer llaI lFLiei 90 -.'5a'+ eial Is Z
e.ilL announced loHa Hi7 MOI AlAs
llt5A aAsaseL4eL dettlopeH . var
lo05 plals ne ia .1'I4e en- a.l'l5
' ts 1 'a.i'l 20 ~ :,
d ,1.'" 0'3e t''''l ~ l'le oa'.t5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21
LATE BULLETINS

Washington. Aug. 2T.-A loan of
80 Ua9U00 was made today by the
government to Great Britain. This
brings the total advances f. the al-
lies up to s1,966,# 400 600.
Washingtom Aug, 2I.-John VI.
Garrett Of Baltimore was nominat-
ed today by President Wilson as
minister to The Netherlands and
Luxemburg,
Phoenix. Ariz. Aug. 21.-Fire
believed 80 have been caused by
friction resulting from the settling
Of brace timbers, Quilted the Coro-
nado mine III the Arizona copper
company at Clifton early today.
The damage is estimated to have
been Sl25,OO0.
Washington. Aug. Secretary
Wilson viii go 80 Birmingham,
Ala. tonight a. attempt a settle
ment al the threatened nation
wide strike Of coal miners. Some
25.0B0 men are involved.
London. Aug. 2I.-By the mar
row majority Of $1,000 in a vote
representing ncarl 100000 work
erS today. the British labor con-
ference decided 80 stand by its
plan Of sending delegates 10 the
international Socialist conference
II Stockholm.
Little Rock, Arb. Aug. Fl Cur
us Alderman, editor and pro-
prietor eff German language pa
per published here, was informed
in the county Jail here today ai the
direction Of United States Attor-
~ l.enaEal aresnrN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21
IN
FRANCE SOON
To 60 FRONT
Sham Battles Make Perish
ing Troops Efficient for
Real War Work.

American Training Camp i'm
France Aug. n, 5Uy 5be As>0ciat-
ed Press Training i'm some OF
the american bataiieUs has pro-
crossed So such a point THAT sham
attacEs OH tine trench systems are
being carried out with degree
akin 70 actual warfare. Thus far
artlHerE fire has been only she-
erctieal hus before long the
troops expect 10 have file eTpc-
Tienee o. watching the effect Of
real artillery aEon the trenches.
Hhe marines are having some cspe-
gaalE lively engagements tgls Wea6
wish their French Instructors ETcue#
cha usseurs getting as the enemy have
been making attacks upon the marines
trench system with Dewey. faTragut
Porter and Sampson trenches SIS tae
battle a55ect.Tes. The French aIsg
have been aEtempl TO block ans
hold communication trenches known
a= Cat0. Mississippi. Delaware ane
Potomac It would be seen that the
marines trench nomenclature is based
upon the naval heroes and rivers e.
the United States.
The marines have been making
stout resistance and wherever the
enemy" penetrated their lines they
organized counter attack which
quickly elected The infTu6erS.
The real obfee. Of these preliminary
attacks is 10 get the officers and men
acquainted with what are known al
the front as operation orders. 1t Is
THE first step toward learning the rUdi
meuts of highly organized part OF
modern warfare where every step and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21

more IMAM --5eJHNs VUW ftDt by s0GH
increases with elimination of con-
sumption taxes, lie also urged
that a larger proportion of taxes
Bee authorized
The Wisconsin senator declared gov
eFume1rs were demanding war white
their peoples were asking for peace
and commended shat IS pei. cent of the
men drafted are protesting The Lib
ertv loan, he said was made pebble
bg an Iron hand within "a kid glove.
and persistent advertising methods.
The pending bill. MIR La Toilette
said. provides by taxes but n per cent
OF this years war expenses while
Great Britain imposes % per cent
Next years war expenses, he predicted
may reach s59.009000 600 or $4,000
100000. and he urged that huge war
profits and incomes be made to bear
the burden of the War.
Urging q larger proportion of bonds,
the Wisconsin senator said
Wealth has never yet sacrificed if
self GA the altar of patriotism in war.
II has ever shown itself eager to take
advantage Of the UisEorruuez which
war always brings to the masses of the
people That is certainly TRUE OF the
present war.
.It may be argued that the poor
oerrrrf-,. - 7a~.-zsa s5a. Ho~fs r.. -
iara r#6arfx loan fs = GOOD examine
Of bonds sold TO The moor All the ma
chjnerE of the government was set in
motion I'D sell these bonds 10 tho small
investor
Bond Investment Unequal
eve all know these bonds were a
poor nF e5Jment re the man or small
means I'D comparison with the adTan5-
ages g" oH aets OF large incomes ne
e. 5.5-1-l- l-a7 ---71e mem me es31-F5-
lss'. OF aI III Fest-,ass-t pay from - 70
per cent anu more 20 persons WIN
i@t=9 incomes VINO Wiz pc lta@ ~
..f- 49,.
Fl III +ra s-ar--. ~, +.,.,- --t....,- F.s.4
~. r.. -..t
z.yr-z arc .-o+r---a1faa T. +Ea EfgH5e+
ta7r1---fe a4taa~ft,- NC ars a5--er-
5ehaz rx- al r5.r--7- v,-a ll,-7.r..a-,.7-
"a IL az--rz- ror7ef5lra r5o-, -. Eli. Amer
f-er, ss-v-= F.-fr, re- ma ,,f--r Far. sr-,----
+ar Fl -Tra ar,qarflsr4 l79r-as ar~azdz- ~
tra shadow If death - declare here
and There hv o,fr record that the
wealth of This country viii he taken as
rnarri7az=E.- -h-o.raze +17e mower If ra-z-
zion "a men arc taken nz force If rba
draft
aTf the billions Of 19r rzau1ars
nancy which era are now srnfIfuaIv
tozsfnr into taa furnace NJ +ha rHrr-
mean var were an yya lad &. oensfaar,
the question wound NOT he 30 serjoHz
But If thfs war should last another
wear or tqo wears think what II win
mean II is NOT fmDrobah1a tlfar tha
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21
TAKE MONEY
AS WELL AS
MEN is PLEA
Senate Hears LaEOllette IN
Argument on the Higher
Taxing Of Incomes.

Washington. Aug. 2I.- Conscrip-
tiou of wealth 10 pay for the war
was urged in the senate today by
Senator Ia Toilette Of Wisconsin,
Iu presenting the minority plans of
3Hc finance committee for higher
rates I'm the war tan bill ON war
profits and incomes. lie suggested
increasing the - 1856 100000 bin 90
more than @},5e0, coo 000 by such
increases with elimination of con-
sumption taxes. lie also urged
that a larger proportion OF taxes
bee authorized.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21

A SIS o ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-08-21

NJ g m b er Of Audit
Bureau of Calculations
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

lead. while the roar of the field guns
and hesvies and the ear-splitting crack
OF the mschine guns made hearing and
speaking impossible. All commands had
10 be given by signal OF hand
Upon the first crash OF the guns. the
infantry ~tanding in readiness were UP
and away before the Germans had time
TO get out of their dug-outs or put more
than a few distress rockets UP. our boys
were upon them and the few Germans
who escaped the bombardment were
speedily ~bayonetted or made prisoners
Tt was really pitiful. If there is room
for such q sentiment, to see the frantic
efforts OF the Germans to get their artil-
lery into action. Before most of their
guns could do so, ours had blown them
UP or the on-rushing infantry had cap
tured them.
1t was now time for the machine
guns 10 go forward and cover the furth-
er I'd -snce OF the Infantry. 2 took over
my four guns and consolidated my posi-
tens in the former German reverse
lines which MI Indicate how far over
the infantry had gone. I never saw such
a sight in my life. The ground for
miles was a mass of shell holes. not a
square foot of level ground left. Just a
furroved. billowy mass OF plowed <up
earth, With trenches conspicuous for
their absence; dug-outs blown in. ma
chine gun emplacements blown up artil-
lery toppled over. and the only Germans
left. those imprisoned in dug-outs whose
deep entrances had been blown in.
In the German dug out that l had
,,,dn r,.v 1,5o,o-.~~ = Fa,,.a 60
man officer, g Serg.-Major and a private
whom we made prisoners and sent them
back. The officer who spoke good Eng
lish said that they had been standing 10
for the past two weeks and although
the attack was expected. yet it had been
launched with such a s~uddenness and
severity that they were taken by sur
prise. He also said that the intensity
of our bombardment previous to the
morning OF attack had prevented the
bringing in Of rstions for four days. He
admitted that they could not hope to
win on land and that everything was
now sfaked on holding out until their
submarines had completed their sure re-
suit OF starving out England. I told
him IT could not ne done. and he just
shrugged and said. ps not put +.
is our only hope
Although we wrecked such havoc
, among the Germans II must not be
thought that our task was easy or our
casualties light. The Germans princi-
pal weapons were machine guns set up
on strong points and these required hard
and sustained fighting to overcome. BY
| nightfall all of these strong points were
in our hands and the points of vantage
used to the best effect against the RE
treating enemy. The artillery %gunners
came UP behind the infantry and turned
| the captured field guns right about face
and fired on the Germans with German
guns and German ammunition
\ one point our infantry got
through as far as the Germans trans
port lines. A road crowded with re-
treating German iimbers and troops
gave our artillery an exceptional target.
and as soon rs word had been got back
to the artillery our guns We're concen-
trated on this area. and in ten minutes
not q yestage of the train remained
smashed wagons. disembodied mules and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

-oRN up so high Illinois farmers are feeding their hogs ice cream
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

MAN GETS
A THRILLER

T. H. Branch. purchasing agent OF the
Standard Steel Car Co. at Hammond. has
received the following thrilling letter
ancnt the great Vimy offensive from his
friend Lieut.. Gates, Somewhere In
France:
Canadian Machine Suns Corps.
rance. April Is. 1917.
Many days and even weeks before
this letter reaches you. you will have
read the dispatches containing the news
OF the greatest battle of the war which
commenced on April 9th and in which
the Canadians played so gallant and
conspicuous a part. However. as it is
doubtful that you have as yet received
a letter from an eyewitness who took
part in the great offensive a further de-
%scription may be of interest.
For many days before the battle our
artillery had kept up a persistent and
consistent bombardment until the morn
ing of the advance there was hardly a
square foot OF ground that had not been
searched.
AT a given hour on April 9th the
artillery and machine guns opened in
unison and from then on the German
lines we're transformed into a hell OF
and slaughter. From end TO
end was a lurid curtain Of flame and