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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
KEEP YOUR PLEDGE"
Wind-up of the Campaign TO Sell U. S.
War Stamps.

Boston, Dec. 3-Announcing that
Vermont leads all New England in
the per capita sale of War Savings
Stamps, but warning that vigorous eff
fort is necessary TO retain that lead,
State Director Fred A. Howland of
Montpelier has set plans on foot for
a Keep Your Pledge movement
through all Vermont during the clos
ing month of the year which is ex-
pected to insure the fulflllment of the
pledges made last June and to stimu-
late greater purchases on the part of
men, women and childien in every
city, village and hamlet in Vermont.
The immediate reasons for the cam.
paign are (firsD to give warning to
the signers of the pledges that they
entered into a contract with the
Unitaa States government which they
are bound to keep. and (second) to
notify them that Vermont must make
grand rally during the next four
weeks in order to reach the quota
which was assigned the state
The adoption of the plan followed a
conference which was held by the
county managers with the state d.
rector at Montpelier recently, at
which encouraging reports of the to-
tai sales were made but with supple
mentary reports that many have not
yet fulfilled their obligation TO the
government, thereby preventing Yer
mont from reaching that stage of com
pletlOn of the quota which might rea-
sonably have been expected at this
time.
In furthering the Keep Your
Pledge movement, the town chair
men of the whole state will on Dec ~
send notification to each person who
/ pledged last summer to buy stated
amount OF War Savings and Thrift
Stamps. reminding of the pledge and
/ requesting that an enclosed franked
/ postcard needing no postage) be re
turned at once to the postmaster in
each town, telling of the amount OF
4 purchases already made, On Decem
/ her 20, these postcards viii be placed
/ in the hands of the town chairmen
so that the latter may cheek up the
completed purchases and interview
/ those who have not yet carried oui
their whole pledges.
State Director Rowland believe.
that with the fulfillment of all these
pledges, together with the added pur
chases which will be stimulated by
the movement. Vermont will be abl,
to lead not only New England but th,
whcie eastern division of states. |
only remains for the people of Yer
mont to come forward patrioticall.
during the next four weeks and bu,
War Stamps to the limit Of thei
ability.
Already the total sales of tn,
stamps in Vermont have mounted I,
/ $4,S2S, ,693.34. giving the state a pc
capita investment of S12.l6 and plaC
ing the state fourteenth in the who'll
country. To maintain the record an,
TO do what the government expect
OF Vermont, keep your pledges ant
then buy more. Keep Your Pledg
es." Dean H. Perry, Publicity Direc
tor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
THREE SOLDIERS
DESIGNATED FOR
VAR H0N0Rs
Col. Whittlesey, Capt. Murtry
and Private Neibaur.
ARE NAMED BY PRESIDENT
WhittIesey Was in Command Of Lost
5attalon-He Is to Retire to
Private Life.

Washington, Dec. 6--Three Ameri-
can soldiers-a colonel a captain and
private--have been designated by
President Wilson to receive the high
est military decoration given by tho
United States for valor in action, the
congressional medal of honor. They
have won the first of the medals
awarded during the war with Ger
many, and their names are:-
Col. Charles W. Whittlesey, 308th
infantry of Pittsfield, Mass.
Capt George G.. McMurtry.
Private Thomas c. Neibaur.
Col. Whittlesey. then major, whose
home in in Pittsfiield, and Capt Nc
Murtry, were at the head OF the IA
nous lost battalion Of the 30Sth
which lost half its men holding out
against the enemy when surrounded
in the Argonne forest until relieved
five days later.
Private Neibaur distinguished him.
self when the Rainbow division took
Cot de Chatillon in October by
stopping an enemy charge against a
ridge single-handed with his auto
matte after all others of his patrol de-
tachment had been killed or wound
ed In spite of wounds through both
knees he completed the exploit by
bringing in II Germans at the point
of his pistol.
Whittlesey was the officer, who
when called upon to surrender told
| the Germans to "Go TO hell" The
citation given out by the war depart
ment shows that his command con-
sisted originally of 463 officers and
men OF the 30Sth infantry and Co. X
of the 3O7th infantry; that his force.
without rations or other supplies, held
out against greatly superior numbers
and when the enemy sent in pro-
posal in writing on the fourth day
| that the command surrender. Col.
Whittlesey treated it with con-
tempt" although his losses then
amounted to so per cent of his force
in killed and wounded
Capt. McMurtry. who was in direct
command of this force was twice
wounded, but continued TO encourage
and lead his men.
or Private Neibaur, the citation
says he had been sent out on patrol
to enfilade enemy machine gun nests
with an automatic rife After being
wounded he took position on ridge
toward which the enemy troops drove
and although cut off from his regi-
ment. with the remainder of his de-
tachment killed or wounded, he kept
his automatic at work with such eff
feet that the attack was driven back
Four Germans attacked him at close
quarters and these he killed. He then
moved alone among the enemy lying
on the ground about him." the cita-
tion says. "in the midst OF the fire
from his own lines and by coolness
and gallantry captured IL prisoners
at the point of his pistol and although
painfully wounded, brought them
back to our lines"
The statement concludes by saying
that the arresting of an enemy at
tack in full force was largely due to
the individal efforts of Neibaur
whose heroic exploits took place
against the skyline in full view of his
entire battalion"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
VERMONT WILL TRY JOHN LUCE
Camp Devens Soldier Will Be Retain
ed in This State.

Brattleboro, Dec. 5.-Attorney Gen.
eral Herbert G.. Barber was notified
this afternoon by the Judge advocate
general at Camp Devens, Aver. Mass,
that the government would make no
further demands for the custody of
Private John Luce of Troy, N. Y. who
fatally stabbed Station Master A. NJ.
Prentiss in Burlington on Monday of
last week. The evidence in the pos
session of the state will be presented
to the grand jury in special session in
Burlington next Monday afternoon.
Pvt. Luce secured two-day leave
and started for home but boarded the
wrong train and arrived in Burlington
Having no money he climbed on top
of a passenger car, TO ride back to
camp but was detected and arrested
by the station agent. who was an Off.
Ger. On the way to the police station
Luce drew knife and stabbed Mr.
Prentiss in the face and neck sever
ing the jugular vein.
The military authorities requested
that Luce be turned over to a military
guard but Attorney Barber asked that
the state be permitted to try the man
for the alleged murder at Burlington
and his request has been granted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
PAPER MILL EMPLOYEES STRIKE
Four Thousand international Hands
Walk Out.

Troy. Dec. 6-Four thousand en-
ployees OF the international and indie
pendent news print paper mills Of
northern New York will go out on a
strike at o'clock this morning and
completely tie up operations in these
plants The employees, through their
various unions. had demanded that
the war labor board hand down de-
cision not later than midnight last
night upon wage controversy which
has obtained for several months.
They had asked that they be paid "a
bonus Of 10 per cent given them up
to July and thereafter discontinued.
claiming that because Of this discon-
tinuance employees whose working
day was reduced to eight hours are
not receiving the increase OF 10 cents
an hour awarded by the board
The labor board has issued no state
ment whatever. officials OF the paper
mills state that there is at present on
hand in the storehouses about ten
days supply OF paper Most of the
product of the northern New York
mills is consumed by the New York
city newspapers and, since the strike
will entirely cut of the output, the
metropolitan papers will undoubtedly
face decided paper shortage if il is
OF any considerable duration
The strike will be called generally
throughout the state and in New Eng
| land. and ihig will further tend to en-
barrass the New York papers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
PAIR OF PRISONERS
TAKEN TO RUTLAND
One Sentenced for Burglary Other for
Drawing Knife on Conduct.

Rutland, Dec. "a pair of prisoners
one for the house of correction and
one for the states prison at Windsor,
were brought to Rutland yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Ralph
White of Bennington In both cases
there appears a touch of var, one
man having been nonorably discharg.
ed after being wounded in the navy,
while the other in all probability, was
a draft dodger who finally registered
in Canada under the selective service
law of that country. Both were sen.
fenced from municipal court in Ben.
ningtor.~
Josph Sicard Of Lowell. Mass, a
young man of good appearance, was
the one who had the most pitiful tale
and he is the one who must serve the
longer term and all because he refus-
ed to "squeal ,on his partners in a
small burglary in Paper Mill village,
between Bennington and North Ben
nington.
AS his story goes. Sicard enlisted
soon after the outbreak of the war
and he was stationed on the U. S. S.
Destroyer Nicholson. His boat was
but short distance from the U. S. S.
Bennett where the five inch gun ex.
ploded which caused several fatalities
and a piece Of flying metal struck 81.
card in the leg. causing a serious in.
jury
lie was later transferred to the
navy hospital in Norfolk, Va. where
he spent several months, and after be
ing discharged he joined the John
Robinson circus. He Travelled with
this organization until 1t came to Ben,
pington the day before It was In Rut
land. He has since been in Benning
ton
! a short time ago he left the electric
car at Paper Mill village, meeting two
/ other young men who had some whis
key, and after partakihg they broke
into a small store and took three box
es Of cigars Sicard was arrested but
he refused to tell on his partners ant
! ne LOOK the sentence for the trio, from
one to two years in prison.
/ The other man, Morris Suloff. will
remain at the house of correction fol
from three to six months. hayinl
pleaded guilty to charge of assault
Suloff attacked a conductor on a Rut
iana railroad train 10 days ago, draw
ing a knife in the scufiie. He admit
ted going into Canada without bein.
registered under the draft law here
lie said he worked in Rutland
month, having been employed by Bar
ney Rosen at his store on Evelyn ST
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
TAMMANY MAN
is DEFENDANT
IN HEAVY SUIT
$4,000, 900 in Damages Is Ask
ed of Charles F. Murphy.
CONSPIRACY is CHARGED
Hartoe, Manufacturer Of Patent Bev.
erage, Alleges His Business Is
Ruined by Not Obtaining.

New York, Dec G-Charles f.
Murphy. Tammany leader, was named
as the chief defendant in a 10000 600
conspiracy suit filed in the Supreme
Court yesterday by Louis n. Hartog,
manufacturer OF a patent beverage.
in which Hartog alleges that because
Mr.. Murphys demands were not met
the business Of the plaintiff at PA to
224 East Twenty.fourth street has
been ruined The plaintiff alleges
that his business was ruined through
his inability to get glucose, which is
the principal Ingredient, and he
names the Corn Products Refining
company which controls the glucose
supply of the country, as one of the
defendants. Others named are Arthur
j Baldwin, who Is alleged to. have act
ed as Mr.. Murphy's attorney through
out the transactions, and John a. Nc
Carthy, a building contractor, to
whom it is alleged Mr. Murphy trans
fered his interest in Hartog's bust
ness.
The plaintiff alleges that Charles +
Murphy is leader of a political or
ganization widely known as Tammany
Hall, and as such leader is POSSESSED
of and exercises great political inhu
ence and has power, influence and
authority Of varied kinds and charac
/ ter with numerous corporations
among others, the Corn Products Re
( iining company, and with persons hold
/ ing public positions in municipal
county, state and Federal Offices"
The complaint charges that in june
last the defendants, 'unlawfully con
spired to injure the plaintiff and des
troy his business unless he complied
with certain demands by the defen
I dants." The complaint alleges tha
prior to March 26. last the plaintiff
and the Corn Products company made
an agreement by which the plaintiff
was to get supply Of 500 barrels a
glucose a day at the market price, bu
has since refused to keep the agree
ment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
TRYING To PIN
D|SLOYALTY ON
i VIM. R. HEARST
Cablegram From Berlin Said
Hearst Was On Their Side.
BRISBANE AND BREWERS
Arthur Brisbane Was Paid $1,000 Per
Week But Borrowed From Brew
ers to Buy Newspaper.

Washington, Dec. 6-Chief BielasH
OF the justice departments investiga-
tion bureau told the senate committee
investigating the brewery and German
propaganda of cablegrams in 1916 be-
tween Count Won Bernstorif, then am
bassador here and the Berlin foreign
Office.
One message urged that special ia.
vor be shown William Bayard Hale,
an American about to visit Berlin as
correspondent because he was EN-.
ployed by the Hearst organs which,
the message said, had outspokenly
placed themselves on the German
side.
Hearst, the message said, ism {
aware that Hale is our agent but
knows him only as a Germanoppile
journalist
Arthur Brisbane explained yester.
day to the senate committee inYesti.
eating brewers and German propagan.
da, his purchase of The Washington
Times with money loaned by brewers
He also was questioned regarding his
business relations with William Ran
dolph Hearst, sentiments expressed
in his editorials, and other matters.
Mr.. Brisbane told the committee
that he arranged the loan for the pur.
chase OF The Times with c. j. Feigen,
span, a brewer of Newark, ~ j., that
the transaction was business affair
entirely and that he did not know the
other brewers who assisted Feigen
span in underwriting the loan. The
brewers advanced $375,000
The witness denied allegations OF
pro-German sentiments in editorials
he had written, saying he always had
supported the cause of the United
States and strongly opposed Germany
Excerpts from editorials appearing il
the Hearst newspapers were produc
ed by the committee, and Mr.. Bris
bane was asked regarding their auth
orship. Since only portions of the
articles appeared in the reprints. the
witness was not positive as to theil
authorship and he wls. x lWed. ~,
take the excerpts with which 10 6,
over the files TO determine whethe
ne wrote the originals.
IF there was anything in these ia
vorable to Germany | know / did no
write it," the witness declared.
Mr.. Brisbane said that Mr. Hears
knew nothing of his purchase of TIL,
Times until after the transaction wa
completed, and that Mr.. Hearst a
first objected to it, because Brisbane
contract with Mr. Hearst stipulate,
that the former should give his en-
tire time to the Hearst papers at
salary of $4,000 week. The witnes
said he told Mr. Hearst that if TIL
Washington Times interfered wit
his work Mr.. Hearst could take owe
The Times at the price paid to Fran
A. Munsey
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
COOPER UNDERWEAR AT FRONT
Irving n. Thompson Of Sunderland
Finds Suit in Duuout.


4 suit OF Cooper underwear has
been found in a dugout at the front.
A letter written on October 25th by
Irving II. Thompson. Sunderland
boy, who Is member OF Battery B. of
the 10th Field Artillery Somewhere
In France, has been received by his
mother, in which the boy states that
he found suit OF underwear made by
the Cooper mills in Bennington in a
dugout at the front.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Mother and All:-Iust a few
lines to let you know ] am stin well
and happy and hope this finds you the
same
we have had some pretty good
weather over here lately. but the sky
is cloudy now and hope it stays
that way When II is clear the flying
machines keep us awake, unless We
sleep in a dugout. so you see would
rather have II rain.
Il guess the war will soon be over
and then We will all be home again
Back in the states. anyway. II moi
home. My regiment is at the front
now and has been for quite while
We expect to be relieved pretty soon
! am not at the front. am in re
serve waiting to take the place o
some one who gets wounded. hay,
been to the front here twice Just fol
the fun Of IT, was with the regi
ent-at the other two fronts so I thinl
! am doing my bit. am trying I,
any way. Mother. they are going {,
send twenty fellows to a music schoo
here IN France and have my nam,
in for I to 70 Just as soon as ge
relieved. Won't that be fine?
1T viii seem strange when we ge
back to the states where we won
hear any guns rafting and where Wi
can have lights showing and sleep II
bed again, after sleeping ON tn
ground so long Won't It seem nice
b But then days are coming when yo
b VIII be chasing me out OF the pantr
! Tor eating your pie and cake. Say
; mother. you will have to put an arm
! guard around the house for am sur
going over the top aud raid the pan
. try.
. u hope that everything Is great a
home. guess We will have "Ti
p. Bull or corned beef Tor Thanksgi,
{ ing Say Mother. | found suit q
/, winter underwear I'm dugout on tn
front In France made by the Coope
3 mill IN Bennington n YOU want {
I have that put in the paper It will hel
e advertise their underwear, how Pr
l. II Thompson from Sunderland find
a suit OF underwear made by tn
Cooper mill in a dugout at the front
u will close, take good care
n yourself.
Your loving son.
Irving
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
PRES. WILSON
To MAKE PLAIN
HIS PEACE PLAN
This Will Be Done in His Com
ing Speeches.
ALL TO MAKE SACRIFICES
Armed Domination by Any One Ma
tion Shall Cease--A Lasting Peace
Desired

On Board u. S. S. George Washing
ton, Dec. 5-There is every indication
that in his coming utterances in
France, President Wilson will make
plain his proposition that all come to
the peace table prepared to make
sacrifices for lasting peace and that
armed domination by any one nation
shall cease.
In the afternoon, on the advice of
his physician, Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, he lay down and rested for
tie because of slight cold that was
affecting his voice.
Later the president received calls
from officials on board, including the
Italian and French Ambassadors.
The George Washington this morn
ing was 450 miles out, steering a
steady course at a speed of seventeen
knots an hour. The weather was
clear and cold, the pale sunlight max
ing the escart observable from the
decks of the steamer.
The escorting destroyers, with the
battleship Pennsylvania leading the
column, are keeping in close touch
with the steamship carrying the presi-
dent. Minesweepers are running be
fore the bow of his ship They are
loaded with steel billets to insure
their deep draught.
The George Washington will steam
by way of the Azores, but will not put
in at those islands. A pouch OF Off
cial mail will be put off there on Sun
day and be hurried back to the United
States on board destroyer
The president has his own type
writer on board, and is using it at in
teryals in working upon the speeches
he expects to deliver in France
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
WINDSOR ATTORNEY DEAD
Bert E. Cole, Representative-Eleet,
Died in Barre.


Barre, Dee. 6--Attorney Bert Il.
Cole of Windsor, the towns represen-
tative elect in the general assembly
of 1919, died at the Barre City hospi-
tai last night at IL o'clock, three
hours after he had sustained shock.
With his brother, Rev. f. H. Cole, Of
ST. Adams, a we'll known alumnus of
Goddard seminary, Mr.. Cole left Wind
sor by motor in the afternoon. Barre
was their destination, as the represen'
tative elect intended to make arrange
ments for his quarters here during
the legislative session. They arrived
at Hotel Barre around 7.S0 o'clock and
were in the lobby awaiting supper
when Mr.. Cole was taken Ill. He
sank rapidly until the end came just
before II o'clock.
The deceased was one of the best
known professional men in Windsor.
He was born in Windsor county AZ
years ago and had resided in the vii
age of Windsor for more than %
years. Early in young manhood he
resolved upon legal career and in
due time was admitted TO the Wind
sor county bar Four years ago he
served term as states attorney, and
during his residence in Windsor he
held various town and village Offices
having been a member Of the board ol
selectmen on various occasions. Mr.
Cole was republican in politics ant
last month when he came before the
voters as a candidate for the genera
assembly they gave him the larges
vote ever received by republican
representative candidate in the town.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
CLEVELAND STREET CAR
WOMEN DISMISSED
Striking Street Car Men Will Accept
the Proposition Made by
President Stanley.

Cleveland. Dec 5--After being in
session five hours and following an
address by Mayor Davis, the striking
street car men late this afternoon
voted to accept the proposition of
President Stanley Of the Cleveland
Railway company. whereby the men
return to work and the company
agree to dismiss the women conduc-
tors on March l, providing the men re
turn to work at once.
After an all-day conference. 2,40O
striking motormen and conductors OF
the Cleveland Railway company. who
quit work Tuesday morning voted to-
day to accept the proposition OF Pres
ident John Stanley of the company
that he would dismiss $50 women con
ductors by March /, This removes
the cause of the strike and the men
will resume work for the first day run
tomorrow
The company officials and represen'
tatives of the employees met tonight
and signed the agreement which end
ed the strike. The women conduc
tors have been employed since Sep
tember |.
Notwithstanding nearly three days
without street car service there has
not been the slightest lawlessness as
result of the lack of transportation
Regular passenger automobiles
freight trucks, motorcycles, bicycle!
and temporary steam road suburban
trains were utilized in carrying The
several hundred thousand persons
whom lack Of car service compelled
TO find some other method Of reach
ing their destinations morning an'
night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-06
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
Elected officers for Ensuing Year on
Wednesday Evening.

The Daughters of Isabella held their
annual meeting Wednesday evening
December 4, in the Academy building
and elected the following officers for
the coming year: Grand Regent,
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Guiltinan; Vice
Grand Regent, Miss Elizabeth f.
Leahy; financial secretary, Miss Mar
-garet r. Hayes. historian and lee
turer Miss Frances L. ODonnell;
prophecies, Miss Mary A. Carney;
treasurer, Mrs Frank F. Moore; mon
itor. Miss Annie Kearns; sentinel
Miss Nellie r. Tracey; organist, Mrs
Hubert Dumas. trustees, Mrs. John
Carrigan. Mrs. Fred Morhouse, Mrs
d. a, Ward, Mrs John j. Campbell
Miss Sara O'Connor Miss Mary
O'Connor: chaplain, Rev T. II. Carty