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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
LUoENpoRFF LEANS ON A REED

Field Marshal Ludendorff, thorough.
ly Prussian, dismisses America a.. a
factor in the ultimate decision Of the
war. In doing so he pits the German
will to win against the twill to an.
initiate of the allies and reckons on
the instability Of the Americans This
attitude Is so typical Of the entire
course Of junkerdom that It might he
dismissed without serious or extensive
consideration. The military leaders OF
Germany planned to avoid any inter
ierellce in the war ON the part OF
America, to be accomplished by fac.
tlonal divisions among our people, says
Omaha Bee. This failed, but its fail.
ure has taught the Potsdam plotters
no lesson. In their purblindness they
cannot conceive, much less compre.
mend, the spirit that has brought us
INTO the. war. Materialists In all they
do, they have no thought of fighting to
sustain an ideal and refuse TO credit
Americans with having entered the
conflict for any reason more noble or
worthy than the sordld considerations
that animate the Germans. In meas.
uring his opponents by his own stand.
ard, Ludendorff is preparing for even
greater disappointment than he has
yet endured. He is leaning on reed
when lie banks on success TO be
achieved by reason of failure Of Amer.
leans to be steadfast in the great Job.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

~SJ- hNaOCTS.
Howard Simpson, who has been i'll
is Improving.
Beatrice Bixby. who has been III ot
influenza for the past two weeks
is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reizner of
4 Philadelphia are in town visiting their
daughter, Mrs. s. Miller Of jefferson
\ avenue. naie ~
"a Miss Blanche Welsh. who has been
Itssisting at the Putnam Memorial
hospital and who has been i'll Of in.
nuenza, has recovered
Miss Katherine Ryan. Mrs. Anna
Riley and Mrs. William Hurley return.
ed from New York today where they
visited Mrs Riley's son, Frank who
expects to sail for France soon.
About one half of the total amount
ior the Bennington honor roll has
Deen raised by general subscription
ana 1t is planned to hold the last tag
day on Saturday.
Mrs. William Andrews left Vednas
DAY Tor New York where she was
called by the illness OF her husband
William Andrews, who Is stationed a
the Pelham Bay training station.
Every person in Bennington viii
want part in the Bennington honor
roii-it represents the whole town.
snip including North Bennington and
oid bennington. If you do not have
an opportunity to drop it in the box
ieave II at the office of W. H. Wills.
The funeral of Thomas CUNNINGHAM
VINO died tuesday was held this morn
ing from the st. Francis de Sales
church at nine o'clock. Father Carty
oihclating. Burial was in the Old Ben.
nington cemetery, The bearers were
Charles Harvey, Robert Harvey, Les
lie Gibson and Roy NJ. Paddock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
OLD AGE STARTS
WITH YOUR KIDNEYS

Science says that old age begins
with weakened kidneys and digestive
organs
This being true, it is easy to believe
that by keeping the kidneys and diges
tive organs cleansed and in proper
working order old age can be deferred
and life prolonged far beyond that EN-.
ioyed by the average person.
For over 200 years GOLD MEDAL.
HARLEM Oil has been relieving the
weaknesses and disability due to ad-
yaneing years 1t is a standard old
time home remedy and needs no intro
duction. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
is inclosed in ordorless, tasteless cap
sules containing about drops each.
Take them as you would a pill with
q small swallow of water. The oil
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07
MORE RURAL SCHOOLS
Improved Methods of Education
Urged by Patrol Committee.

With a program which calls, among
other things. for more rural schools
in Vermont, there is an increasing in
terest in the work of the Patrol Com.
mittee, which has established State
Headquarters in Manchester.
DR. Milo B. Hillegas, Vermont com
missioner of education, has been CON
suited regarding the plans for bringing
permanently to the attention of the
legislature the need for greater devel.
opment along certain lines. He has
expressed himself as gratihed over
the promise OF cooperation which
Will be extended.
According to Dr. Hillegas, Vermont
school system is gradually undergo
ing change While the general or
ganization is good. it is believed by
many who are conyersant with the
situation that money is now being put
into transportation and boarding of
children away from home, which
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

stimulates the kidney action and en-.
aDles the organs to throw off the
poisons which cause premature old
age New life and strength increase
as you continue the treatment When
completely restored continue taking n
eapsul or two each day. COLD MEB-
All Harlem Oil Capsules wifi keep
you in health and vigor and prevent
return of the disease. sF@r1ea
DO not wait until old age or disease
nave settled down for good Go to
your druggist and get a box of GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules. Money
refunded If they do not help you.
Three sizes But remember to ask
Tor the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. In sealed packages
.x-pj PAfibyffi. Blk. :,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

That smile on your wife's face while
you are relating TO the visitors your
boyhood experiences doesn't meeh that
she Is enjoying The narrative. II means
that she Is waiting for y)u to finish.
80 shV can tell what your mother has
told her was the straight Of it
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

has speaking engagements in various
places of the state during the next ten
days. He is gratified with the man
ner in which the public has respond.
ed at the plans of the Patrol Commit
tee, which, it is pointed out. is
wholly nonpartisam and developed
solely in the interest of the State.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

An American private in France has
been awarded the Distinguished Serv-
ing Cross for capturing Il German gun
and It's crew single-handed. The kaiser
Is rapidly finding out whether Amerl.
cans win fight,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Talking about putting Russia on her
feet, 1t is reported that the United
States is preparing to send her $4,000
pairs Of shoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The fellows who have for years hech
looking forwarl to getting back to the
farm have their chance now, -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The great outdoor sport over in
France seems to be that Of decorating
American soldiers and avlators for dis,
tlngulshed service.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Come to think It over. we are glad
that no one acts in real life as they
10 In the movies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

The spruce trees, much needed for
alrplane manufacture, are being at
tackled by blue bug" PrussIsn blue,
no doubt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

America now has a respectable army
In France--and II Is commanding and
receiving respect.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Paper trousers are being worn in
Berlin. It's safe bet Fritz strikes
his matches on the box nowadays.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Keep yourself In good humor," says
the war department. Does this mean
we can't retain our usual Monday
morning grouch2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

If you haven't done so already, get
ready to see how many war stamps
you can take, and arrange to take
them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Twice happy is the war gardener who
has learned to distinguish between a
weed and vegetable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Make your own guess as to where
the west front will be this time next
year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

For the time being the worlds busI-
ness is winning the war. No side is-
sues are good now.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Latest reports Indicate that tho POI
tato bugs nre being repulsed 10y coun.
ter-nttacks on oil fronts.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Some fellows seem to have difficulty
In getting rid of the idea that the war
is being fought for their private profit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

A laughing hyena must be an awful
pest when It starts at the wrong place
in a story.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

TIE sentence given conscientious OBJ.
jectors will give them something else
to object to-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Trains, however, never stop at the
crossings TO see whether any machines
are coming.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

You scarcely can expect one to be-
come excited over the exposure of prof
iteerlng as long as the prices are IN
affected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Despite night shifts of bees working
by artificial light the supply OF honey
does not equal the demand.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Thfs work or Gght edlct IL going
TO be nwfully hnrd on the man who
has no desire 10 DO elthor.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

or course, the short-sltrted lady new.
er sees herself as others see her.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Ulalslng hundred, million dollars
for n noble cause Is mn. easy task
these patriotic days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Driving rlvets and making shells is
more profitable and patriotic than
catching crabs or hauling the seine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Until the wagon of civilization Is out
OF the mud we must all get behind and
push. s'N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

A few people still think that profit.
cerlng IN the modern way to get the
most out OF Ifa. em .,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Affirming. however. TX not the word
for yon. providing your winters coal
supply Is In tho hin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Any old time is a good time to in.
vest In a Thrift stamp.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Is 1t German propaganda that puts
grass seed among the radlsh seed?
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Keep on buying Thrift stamps
There are millions Of them yet for
sale.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

Eating loss bcetiwll come easy to
those who hive long ago given It up
entirely us luxury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

strafes, like chickens. come home to
roOst-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-07

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The Washington herald., 1918-08-11

in HoustonI Tex, he was secretary
of the Machinists' Union, and also
was editor of the Railroad Echo, pub
lished in the Texas. city.
In his letter to- the election SUPER
visors Of Prince George County.
Rkggles pointed out why it was neces-
safy for the unionists to back labor
candidates this fall. He said:
Organized labor is solid for Presi-
dent Wilson to win the war and to
make the world safe for democracy.
After the war times will change and
the laboring class will need men in
Congress who have their own inter-
ests at heart.
I'm Prince George County and in
Baltimore, unionism has grown from
80 to 5000 per cent Government clerks
who have in the past voted the Re-
publican ticket this year will vote
with labor to show their apprecia ton
for President Wilson's stand on the
Borland s-hour amendment.
Railroad Men with A. F. Of l..
Railroad brotherhoods will vote with
the A. F. of l. as they are vitality
interested in keeping the railroads I'M
der government control after the war
Wage agreements with shipbuilding
concerns terminate with the war.
The Democratic machine will be
careful not to knife whoever gets the
nomination, as Senator John Walter
Smith comes up for reelection next
year.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
TIME IN JAIL
FOR VARIOUS
OFFENDERS
Liquor Mixed Up in Three
Cases Ended by Judge
Mcmahon.

For stealing liquor from his
brother last Friday. Noah B. Tin
stall, a young colored man. pleaded
guilty to larceny in Judge Nc
Mahon's branch OF the Police Court
yesterday, and was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail.
Frederic wassman, also colored.
pleaded not guilty To selling liquor
to a soldier and demanded a jury
trial He was arrested on complaint
of Charles r. Harrigan, a private
in the Engineers Corps. Judge Nc
Mahon released him on 81 900 bond.
Eugene Liverpool. another colored
man, who was convicted March II
last of bootlegging. was sentenced
yesterday by Judge Mcmahon to
sixty days in Jail. fined $500 and
thirty days additional in case this
fine Is not paid. His attorney filed
motion for new trial. and he was
released on the subsisting bond.
Ethel Thomas. a colored maid.
was found guilty of larceny and
given a six-month's sentence in Jail
by Judge Mcmahon.
The case of Maccubin Wiseman,
arrested for running over John E.
Holmes. aged so, Friday night, was
continued until it Is known defi-
nitely how badly hurt the aged man
is. He is now in a local hospital
and is said to be in a precarious con-
dition. Wiseman was released on
$500 bond.
On his plea of not guilty to a
charge of assault with a dangerous
weapon. Samuel King. colored, was
held to await the action of the grand
jury, with bail fixed at $1,000.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
BELGIAN STRENGTH
GREATER THAN EVER
Lieut.. Barber, of Military Mission
Tells of Stand at the User.

ION the Belgian front the soldiers
are standing in water from two to
four feet deep In order to carry on
trench warfare" said Lieut. Barber.
OF the Belgian Military Mission, at the
Y. W. c. A. Country Club last night
Interpreter Sylvercrius, who spoke for
the lieutenant owing to the latter's
difficulty with English. explained that
in October. 1914, King Albert issued
an order that the Belgian army
would make a stand at the User and
retreat no further. I'VE are still on
the User, although we have fought on
both banks during the past four years.
To-day our army is $4,000 men. al
most twice its pristine strength and
it has been formed from the men who
escaped from the Belgian territory oc-
cupied by the Germans.
THE Belgian artillery Is eleven
times as strong as 1t was at the be-
ginning of the war. And every bit
of ammunition and every gun used
has been made by Belgian hands in
Belgian factories, although 1t Is true
that the money which has made IL
possible has been loaned by Great
Britain, France and now by the
United States.
Belgium can never express the
gratitude she feels to the United
States for her aid not only in a MILL
tary but in a larger philanthropic
way. The people OF Belgium will
never forget the name Of Herbert
Hoover"
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
CLERK
IS ARRESTED
FOR FORGERY
Drew Two Bogus $40, 900
Checks, the Police
Allege.

with the arrest OF Leroy Decatur
Wade. aged 20. Of 1122 Sixteenth
street northwest. on q charge Of
legged attempt to obtain SIC, 900 on a
bogus check drawn on the Rigs
National Bank, where he was en-
have put q stop to what they call
to come under their observation in
many years.
Wade was arrested yesterday
New York avenue northwest and
Detective Warren, closely ques-
toned and then confined in No. !
Precinct. -
According to a statement made by
Detective Warren last night, Wade
admitted already having obtained
sec, 1000 on a bogus check which he
succeeded In getting through the
bank on August 8. It was on his
said. that Wade was apprehended
and arrested.
The first check which was for
s<VsOOV was OuN a II
Smith," a fictitious name. invented
the police say. by Wade to open an
account Of his own at the Washing
ton Loan and Trust Company and
signed by Wade. the police say. with
the name of E. L Black, a customer
of the Riggs Bank. The name OF
Black was of course forged.
Wade was dealing in stocks, De.
II taftiVa "arran les kaS
lost heavily. Consequently. the ap.
parent necessity for more cash q
cover his margins. and the attempt
to cash a second bogus check with
the same forged name.
He Is said to have deposited tn.
nrst check at the Washington Loar
and Trust Company and drawn
against Il in playing the stock mar.
ket, and was on his way to deposit q
second bad check, when Detectiv,
Warren arrested him.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
Ambulance Driver Sees
Accident, Carries Two
Injured Men to Hospital

The hand Of Providence doubtless
guided the hands of chauffeur Ryiand
Of the Casualty Hospital ambulance
yesterday as he neared the corner OF
First and Bates streets northwest.
because as he did SO he witnessed the
injury OF two men and In less than no
time at all had them both in the
ambulance and on their way to the
hospital.
A big ice cream truck belonging to
the Carry Ice Cream Company got
from under control of the two men in
charge Of IT, Bernard Edwards, =
years Of age. and Herbert Carps, aged
IS. and collided with a tree that was
in the way and wouldn't move.
Both were hurt about the face and
hands and were treated at the hospi-
tai. neither being seriously injured.
The big truck got the worst IL II, not
to mention the tree and the contents
Of the truck.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
ITALIANS FLY
OYER AUSTRIA
RETURN SAFE
Editorial Mission from
Rome Here to Study
United States.

The wars most remarkable airplane
fight, a trip from the Piave front to
Vienna by a squadron Of Italian n.y.
ers who dropped propaganda liter
ature. was announced in Washington
yesterday by Giuseppe Bevione. chief
Of the Italian Bureau Of Information
in the United States, at a luncheon
to the Italian Ambassador and host
of Washington newspaper men.
The story of the aerial feat was
embodied in a cablegram from Rome.
Gabrielle D'Annunzio directed the
Squadron Of flyers, at an altitude of
5000 feet, from the Piave battle front
to Vienna and return, without the loss
Of a single machine.
The high altitude was maintained.
d was established, because anti-air-
craft guns cannot put up a barrage
rising more than 5000 feet. Hereto
fore, however, it had been q theory
that the rarity of the atmosphere and
the bitter cold experienced at such
attitudes made sustained flights in
them impossible. and 1t had been be-
Ieved that flights from 5000 to 1000
feet could not be maintained longer
than one hour.
All along the route from the Austro-
ITO1L u dIC
rage batteries, and it had been DEEM
ed by Austrians to be impossible for
an enemy machine to penetrate to the
interior of the monarchy.
1t was believed that the flight would
have great moral effect upon the Aus
trians, who had considered themselves
10 be immune from enemy airplane
raids.
Members of the MIssIon.
The members of the official mission
of Italian editors, who are in tht
United states to gather first-hand i'm
pressfons and information of the wal
activities of America, reached Wash
ington Friday night from New York.
The mission has started on its way
across the country.
The visiting newspaper men art
Franco Raineri. of the Giornalt
d'Qialia; DIR. Orazio Pedriazzi. of the
Gazette del Popolo; DR.. Pietro Sol
ari. of the Tempo; Antonio Agrosti
of the Tribuna: Leonardo Vitelli, oi
the Idea NazionaIe; Aldo Cassetc
and PaOlo Cappa.
The visitors were welcomed In
New York by Mayor Hylan and en-
tertained at luncheon by the Roman
Legion of America
An official visit was paid yester'
day to Capt. Giuseppe Bevione. CHIEF
of military aeronautics in the 1tal'
ian War Mission. and to other mem
bers of the Italian Mission.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
BATHING BEACH HOUR
SCHEDULE IS CHANGED
Supt. Drummer Has Many Patrons in
Attendance.

T. J. Drummer, superintendent Of the
bathing beach. has found It necessary
to change the schedule Of the hours
of swimming, as the evenings are get
ting shorter. The new schedule fol-
lows:
From to 10 o'clock in the morn
ing daily. except Sunday. for mixed
swimming. Monday. Wednesday and
Friday, II to and to p. m. ex-
clusively for women and girls. Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday. II to
and 4 to s p. m, exclusively for men
and boys.
The attendance during the heated
weather runs from 1850 to 800 per
day. Friday morning there were al
most 800 in the water before 9 o'clock.
The children's swimming classes are
running to capacity. The new hours.
beginning Monday, will be from to
1 and 2 to 6.
1 a. m. and from 2 to 6 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
EVERY NATIONAL BANK
SOLVENT In LAST YEAR

Not one national bank in the coun-
try has failed this year, according to
q statement made last night by the
Comptroller Of the Currency, and all
national banks are shown by their
records to have registered the great
est earnings in their history.
More conservative banking methods
are credited with this showing by the
comptroller. along with closer Federal
supervision and more rigid examina-
tons by the national bank, examining
force.
While no national bank has been
forced TO the wall this year. records
show that twenty-five State banks
and trust companies in fourteen
States have failed.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-11
ARMIES RELY
!. ON DISPATCH
RIDERS WORK
How Motorcycle Men Risk
Lives to Keep Units
in Touch.

One of the finest branches Of spe-
cial service on the fighting front in
France Is that of the Military Dis
patch Riders of the Signal Corps of
the United States army. This service
has already established a complete
network of routes covered daily.
Az yet little has been told of the
daring OF these men. who, mounted
on swift motorcycles, each day cover
their route from corps headquarters to
divisional headquarters or from divis-
ional to brigade or regimental head
quarters. These men frequently play
important roles in the conduct Of q
great engagement and for that reason
have been hand picked. They must
ride at top speed through crowded
thoroughfares, over roads swept by
enemy fire, in rain or under the glar-
ing sun of high noon. And at all
times they reflect the get there
spirit of the American.
100 Miles In Three Hours.
Some of these men have routes
in three hours. II they are TO carry
corward their dispatches on time. II
means that a man must understand
his machine in every detail that he
must be willing to take chances. and
that he must be able at all times
to quickly effect repairs or by re
sourcefulness and a knowledge OF
the country use detours or shortcuts
to avoid dangers which a sudden ad-
vance by the enemy may bring.
The dispatch riders are attached tc
the various headquarters under thu
command of the chief signal officer
Many OF the riders work in pairs. II
other words. they occupy the SAINT
quarters at each end of the l00-rnil'
stretch Of road. By this method Their
are always two men going in opposit,
directions day and night.