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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE
Important couvoeaton Of Ministers
az Middlebury.


Middlehury, Sept IA large pro.
portion of the Congregational minis
ters of the State. together with a mum
Der Of prominent .Fmen, met at Mid.
dlebury College from Tuesday TO Fri.
day OF last week for their second
Conrocation The aim of the Convo.
cation was TO provide the ministers
with such material as viii enable
them TO do their work more vigorous.
ly and more intellgendy. Each day
was filed with lectures. addresses
aad conferences Prof William h.
Hooking of Harvard lectured on THE
War in lts Bearing on Religions.
Prof Ch1'les T. Kent Of Yale. on the
Bible, Rev Sias u. Persons, d. d. of
Baltimore. Nd. on The Church and
lommunity,' Rev Enoch q. Bell OF
soston, on Missions Editor Hamil-
.on Holt of New York on "a League
of Nations and Secretary Charles c.
Merrill of burlington on "Evange.
lism.' An unusual opportunity was
siyen after each lecture for questions
aud discussions
Az the close OF the three DAYS
which We're thus busily spent the gen.
eral feeling among the ministers was
ihat they would return much better
equipped to do their part in promot.
ing that greater good viii among men
which alone can present the recur.
renee of another terrible world war
The Conyocation put Itself on record
IN favor Of q ihreeiold program for
the Congregational Churches The com.
ing fan and winter. EVANGELISM.
,, The Every Momhcr Drive. to begin
with educational preparation on Octo.
oor ], and culmInaie In am Every
Member canvass ON December Sth:
g. Community service There was al
so strong declaration for the clos.
est possible cooperation and union
with ministers and churches of other
denomination
40 The meeting of the Board of Di.
rectors of the Vermont CONGREGATION
al Conference. held i'm connection with
The Convocation, 10 was disclosed that
there are now twenty-five churches
without pastors, due IN part to the
. departure OF thirteen ministers for
war service The directors Of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
adopted a budget of S2l50o for the
coming year, an increase of 100000
which It hopes TO obtain In increased
contributions from the churches. i'm
order to maintain the work I'm the
/ smaller communities on a more ado
! lnnlo hnsls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
Stomach Misery

When your stomach is out of order
go rundown. your food doesn't digest
u ferments ia your stomach and forms
eia which causes sourncsa heartburn.
ioul breath, pain at pfc of stomach and
many other miserable symptoms.
Mona stomach tablets will give
JOYFUL relief in Eve minutes If taken
regularly for two weeks they will
turn your nabby sour tired out stom.
ach into sweet energetic, perfect
working one
You can't be very strong and vigor
Gus if your food only half digests
Your appetite wifi go and nausea diz
aiuess. hinousness. nervousness sick
headache and constipation win fol
iuN
fli.ona stomach tablets are small
and easy TO swallow and are guaran
teed to- hanish INDIGESTION and any ol
all of the above symptoms or money
back. For sale by w l.. Cokay and
an leading druggists.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
PEACE DEMANDS
STIR IGE ERMANY
FROM END To END
Crowds Gather In Cities In
Peace Appeal
HINDENBURG MESSAG E
Tells German People That the Teu
tons Are Ready For Peace But
Enemy Refuses

Amsterdam, Sept. l9.-Peace demon
srations. organized by the Social
Democrats, were held today at Essen
and Cologne and in large number Of
towns in SaXony according TO a dis
patch from Cologne to the Dutch
newspapers. Thousands of persons
are said to have attended the meet
ingG
Field Marshal Won llindenburg has
issued a proclamation to the German
Army in the field according to the
Zeitung am Miuag Of Berlin, in which
the German Commander in Chief al
ludes TO the recent Austrian peace of
fer, saying that it does not Involve an
interruption in the war operations.
The proclamation reads:
The Austro-Hungarian Government
has proposed. to all the helligerents a
conference for a nonbindins discus.
sion Of peace. War operations are not
thereby interrupted Readiness for
peace is not in contradiction to the
spirit with which we are waging the
struggle fm ,he homeland
As early as December, 1916, the Kai
ser. our supreme war lord with his
allies, offered peace to the enemy
The German Government has often
since then proclaimed it's readiness
for peace
The reply Of the enemy was scorn
and derision The enemy Govern.
ments melted their peoples and ar
mics to continue the annilnlaing war
aeainst Germany We have thus con.
uaued our defensive struggle
Our ally has now made q fresh pro.
posal to hold a discussion The fight.
ing will not be interrupted The
armys task is to continue the strug-
gle. n four victorious years OF war
tie Germany Army MAS euergetically
protected the homeland and proved
to the enemy our inyincibility. Only
by this means do We help break the
enemys win to destruction
While continuing 10 fight we have
to wait to see whether the enemy is
sincere and this time ready for peace
negotiations, or whether he viii again
repect peace with us unless we are
prepared TO buy it on conditions
which would destroy our peoples fu
lurc
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
PITTSBURGH HOUSEWIFE

Tells How Hard Working Women
May Keep Well and Strong.
Pittsburgh PA keep house for
my husband and myself and ]
got into a weak, rundown, nervous
condition and no appetite ! heard
how Vinol helped others and tried Il
and 60 built me mp 80 am strong,
have q good appetite and feel better
m every way'-Mrs James Croker
The reason Ninol was SO successful
n Mrs. Crokcr's case Us because
8, contains the very elements needed
lo build up weakened, rundown
system. make rich rcd blood and
create strength William l.. Gokay,
Druggist and Druggists Everywhere.
y. S.-For any skin trouble try our
saXol Salve Money back II Sc fails.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
RAID AUSTRIAN LINES

Italians in Local Actions Round Up
Austrian Prisoners.
Rome. Sept l9-Thc War Office
communication issued today says
I'm the mountain region aside the
Brenta wo carried ont this morning
successful surprise attacks. on the
Asiago plateau our troops penetrated
two portions of hostile iutrenchmcnts
north of the line of Gina Ui Val
RrentaCol De- Rosso. Forty prison.
ers were taken
South of Col Caprile. during a sud.
den raid of the enemy's positions.
more than ninety prisoners were TAX.
eu
Tuesday night three attempted en-.
emy attacks east of Mont Periiga
failed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
COUNTY COMMITTEE
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
County Chairman Collins M. Graves
Makes Appointments for Latest
Drive.

Collins NJ Graves, Bennington coun
IS chairman, has appointed the fol
lowing committeeman from the sew
Cgal towns.
.Arlington-P E. Deschenes.
Bennington-A. j Holden.
Dorset--R w. Campbell.
Landgroye-B W. Beers.
Manchester-W II Roberts
Pelu-Perry Warren
North Pownal--John savery.
Readsboro-A B. Clark
Rupert-Charles J. Sheldon.
Standardization c. Peck.
Searsburg George j. Bond.
Shattsbury-Charles a. Monroe.
StamfoId-Robert Sanford.
Sunderland-A Z. Bentley
Winhall--L s. Martin.
W0odford- Dexter A. Gleason.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
NEW LIBERTY BONDS
EXEMPT TO $4,000
Bill Designed TO Stimulate sl'e Of
New Issue Passes tre Senate
Now Goes. 70 Conference

Washington Sept l9-The admins
tration bin. designed TO stimulate the
sac OF Liberty bonds by exempting
from The income and surtaXes the in
terost on the fourth Liberty loans up
TO 100000 and up to $4,000 on earlier
ISSUES was passed yesterday by The
Senate IL now goes 20 conference
between he Two houses
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
NE ETzIS UNDER
FIRE FROM BIC
AMERICAN Guns
Great German Fortress Reached
BY Our Shells
BERLIN ADMITS THE FACT
Means That Gen. Pershne Has
Brought His Heavy Artillery
Right Up to Frontier

Amsterdam, Sept 2o-Metx is un-
der fire of big American cannon An
official communication relative to the
bombardment is published in news
papers Of that city according to
Berlin dispatch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
R II E U M AT ]! N
Physicians Believe a Genuine Rene.
dy for the Disease Has Been Found,

Physicians Believe a Genuine Rene.
dy for the Disease Has Been Found.
Rheuma the wonderful rheumatism
remedy sold by W. l.. Gokay and all
druggists, gives quicker and more
lasting relief than other remedies
costing many times as much,
Rheuma passes the deadly poison
Gus secretions into the bowels aud
kidneys, from which they are QuiQkly
thrown or in a natural, healthy way.
Read what a reputable physician
says about Rheuma. "l have made q
most careful investigation of The for,
mula employed in the manufacture of
Rhcuma, and | heartily recommend 20
as q remedy for all forms of rheuma.
tism. find Rheuma far in advance of
the methods generally employed in
the treatment Of rheumatism. and al.
together different in composition from
the remedies usually prescribed -
DR. VI g. Lyons,
This should give any sufferer from
rheumatism confidence to try Rheu
ma
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
ESCAPED LEPER LOCATED
John EARLY Goes From Washington TO
Brothers tlcme in Tyron N. &.

Tyron, n. c., Sept. 1S-John Early.
the leper who escaped from his prison
in Washington Monday, was located
today at the home OF his brother.
James Early a shoemaker of this
town He arrived yesterday and was
met at the train 10y his brother.
Public health authorities at Wash
ington have been advised of the leper's
presence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
CAMBRIA AND
ST. QUENTIN ARE
NEAR CAPTURE
British Have Pushed Still Near
er to Cambria {
FRENCH NEAR ST. QUENTIN
Germans Last Night Renewed Their
Strenuous Efforts 10 Hold Line
But Everywhere Driven Back

With the British Forces in France
Australian troops TO-DAY continued
their penetration OF the Hindenhure
system and are now two-thrds of a
mile from Bellngliz four miles north
west St. Quentin.
Steady thrusts by the British north
east St Quentin gave them additional
Gound during the night. Exhausted
enemy forces sheltered in the Hin
dcuburg main defeces were given no
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
JOHN J. sLATTsRY
We'll Known and Highly Respected
Resident Died This Morning

We'll Known and Highly Respected
Resident Died This Morning
John Joseph Slattery of 400 County
street died this morning at five
o'clocl.
MIR. Slattery was born in County
Limerick ireland but came to this
country and TO Bennington thirty six
years ago and was Il we'll known resi-
det He was an honest, industrious
man; kindly neighbor and good
citizen He had been employed at the
Scott Foundry thirty years Suryiy-
ng are wife. Mrs Mary Slattery,
and five children. Helen, Mary, John,
who is in the navy, Thomas and Leo.
He also leaves q sister Mrs John
Lynch OF this village
The funeral services viii be held at
Ihe ST. Francis de Sales church. The
hour OF the services viii be announc-
ed later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont partly cloudy and cooler to-
night frost IN north and west por
'ions if weather clears Saturday l9ir
AMI cooler southeast portion mod
crate To fresh west winds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

UNITED STATES POST OFFICE,
BENNINGTON. VERMONT Oincc of
custodian. Benuington Nt sept lith
1915 Sealed proposals viii be re-
cciVpd ut this office until . p ino Octo.
her lth 1918. and then publicly opened
FOR watcrnroofiug basement at this
building ion accordance with the spcci-
ncati0n. Copioa OF which may hc OBJ
tniued from The custodian ouly.
Emery S. Harris. custodian 3tS
TO RENT-Small furnished fiat li6
Pleasant street 3tl'
FOR SALE Good clothinR and
9tle
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
gh But Really No Better why
CASUALTY LIST

Vermont Soldiers Recently Reported
As Injured or Missing.
Private Karl " Kreller OF Alburg
died Of wounds
Private Earl Wilkinson of Bridport
severely wounded.
Private Thomas J Mccarthy of
East Arlington. severely wounded
Private Frank J. Mellan of Bur
lington, wounded severely
Private Seymour Hutchinson Of
West Danyille, missing in action
Private Walter d. Mason of Bristol
missing in action
Private Alfred O. Randall of West
Barnet, missing in action.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
ARMED BRITISH SHIP SUNK

Boarding Steamer Sent Down by
U-Hoat--59 Of Grew Missing
London Sept ia British armed
boarding steamer was torpedood and
sunk hy a German submarine on Sept
12. the British Admiralty announced
today
Fifty.eight members OF the crew are
missing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
RECEIVE COMMISSIONS
TWO srattleboro Boys Have Become
Officers.


Brattlcboro Sept. rs lrah u.
Spaulding,, Youngest son of Mr., and
Mrs. Fred II. Spauding Of this town,
has been commissioned ensign in the
naval flying corps He is stationed a,
Pensacola. Fla. where he has charge
of construction and inspection OF ma
chimes. lie is the first In his company
which returned to Pensacola from the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technol-
ogy 20 receive a commission, 80
Robert l.. Fits of this town, who Is
in the list of those just announced by
the war department as having been
commissioned is made second lieuten,
ant In the ordauce department lie is
rtop-son of Mrs Clarke c Fits and
Us "a years old
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
LIBERTY DAY OCT t2

Columbus Day Named BY President
For Climax Of Drive.
Warrington. Sepf 20 President
Wilson today proclaimed October l2,
the four hundred twentysiXth ami.
yersary of the discovery OF America,
as Liberty Day. and called mp all citi.
zens to celebrate it TO stimulate gen.
eral response 10 the Fourth Liberty
Lean.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
GET RID OF THAT
PERSISTENT COUGH

n you are subject TO weak lmes. hccd
thc cough gs warning, ECkAiAN'S
ALTERNATIVE may ala YOU iu stopping
thc cough lu addition. 10 ia "a valuable
tonic and hoalth-huildcr in such cases.
$50 alcohol, narcotic or habit forming
drurs. Twenty years successful use.
soc nnd si.5O BOTTLES NJ nil druggists
or from manufactures postpaid
ECkMAN LABORATORY. Philadelphia
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

which concern is understood eitaelNC
be owned or controlled by Mr.. Bris-
banc.
Contributions to the fund from
which advances were made were re-
ceived from the following;
George Ehret. $4,000; G.. Feigen-
span, S25,OO0; Julius Lehman, $25,-
O0O; J. c. G Hufel. $500; Jacob Rup-
pert, $4,000; Joseph +. Uuhlern, $50.
Goa; Edward Landsberg, $1,000, Reu
ter &. Co. $4,000; A. J. Houghton
company 10000; William Hamm.
$4,000; G. Pabst, $4,000; f. "A. Poth
& Son. $4,000, Bergner & Ensel. $40.
600; United States Brewing associa-
tion, 100000, and the United States
Brewing Advertising association, $25,-
O0c
Other documents sent TO the com
mittee by Mr. Palmer included CORE
spondence between German prOpaga., ~
lists in this country and certain brew
cry interests relative to the purchase
of newspaper to be antas0nistic
neither TO beer nor to Germany
A letter signed 5y Alexander Konta.
20 Exchange place, New York ad-
dressed to Captain Hans Tauscher. In
which the writer told OF having dis
cussed with DR. Bernard DernburE re
garding the purchase OF a newspaper
on complaining that Dernburg had
done little or nothing TO influence
the America people" was among the
documents
A letter from Brisbane 10 Feigen
span defining the terms of the loan as
next given. This previously has been
published by Mr. Brisbane. 1t sets
forth that a number Of brewers, in
cluding Fcigenspan were ready tC
loan Brisbane 100000 for the par
chase and establishment of a news
paper, and that at the end of five
years so much was to be repaid as
Brisbane determined as the business
Of the paper warranted: that no inter
est was to be charged but that tho
loan was to be returned If the paper
was sold. Mr.. Brisbane has stated
that he declined to accept the loan
without interest
Al no tlme IN the kOnta lctiors are
Mr.. Brisbane or the Times mentioned
at all, but Mr., Palmer, it was said. in
cluded correspondence to prove his
charge that the brewing interests
were furthering German propaganda
and that the German Alliance wa,
really a German whisky alliance"
Mr. Palmers relations of thes,
documents shot a stir through Con
gross and official Washington whicl
probably has not been approached
since the declaration of war. Sine
his Harrisburg speech Saturday
storm has ragged around the owner
ship of Mr. Brisbane's Times. II CANT
to climax yesterday with Brisbane
published announcement that h
bought the paper with money borrow
ed from brewers which was followel
today by the alien property custod
ian's revelations soon after the pass
age OF the Senates resolution
The Senate judiciary committe
viii meet Monday to consider the at
fai,.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

The German admission that the
great German city and fortress of
Metz are under bomhardment by
American cannon means that Gen,
Pershing has his new hne so firmly
established that he is able to bring
forward his heavy artillery to point
practically on the German frontier.
Metz is in the center on the richest
German iron district and every fur
ther miles gained by the Americans
at this point is a serious blow to
the enemy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

With the American Army on Lor-
ranc front Thursday, Sept l9.--
(By the Associated Press Eight
Americans were killed when a clear
ing hospital was hit by German
she'll Wednesday night The victims
were priyates who had been gassed
A large Red Cross on white field
had been laid before the hospital so
It could be observed by the German
aviators.
Continued rain which transformed
everything at this front into a bog,
making troop movements difficult and
transport almost impossible. has
slowed down activities. There was
scarcely q movement on the ground
and not even patrol operations being
recorded Aerial activity continhed
despire the unfayOrable weather
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
BRE WERS LENT
HALF MILLION
MII.0|BuY ....iI.|lI:BI7 Times
eslxssaSss1T7-
Wanted Paper Friendly to Beer
and Germany
DOCUMENTS PRODU CE y
Arthur Brisbane, Former Editor Of
Hearst Newspapers, Now IN
der Investigation,
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED

Washington, Sept 19.-Documents
to show that fifteen brewers and the
United States Brewers association
contributed $4O7,5OO to fund used
by c. w. feigenspan of Newark n. J.,
in making a loan to Arthur brisbane
for the purchase Of the Washington
Times was furnished late today to the
Senate judiciary committee by ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20
TEN THOUSAND RULGARs

One Days Catch OF Prisoners by
British and French,
Paris, Sept 20-Ten thousand Bul-
gauau prisoners were sent to rear on
September 18th alone says Marcel
putin in the Echo De Paris The pur'
suit of the retreating enemy con
t'uues with great success the article
adds
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

Mitchell Palmer, alien propry
tOdian. n
The money advanced to ~
bane, amounting to $4,000, VI
vanced by Mr.. Feigenspan throul
Growing Circulation corpoI
which concern IS understood ell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-20

ImDOrtant gains were scored by the
British in the Lempire-Ephey sector.
their troops pushing to depth of
over mile The town Of Moeuvres,
an important point on the canal Du
Nord opposite Cambria, which was
taken by the Germans in local
counter attack recently has been re-
captured by the British
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-22
Gym Patryotyczny
I~oWarzystwa.

Tow. Sw. Wojciecha mr.. 364 d. P.
r. K. W par. Sw. Jana Kantego, znow
okazaio, re stoi wiernie PREY rzadzie
Stan6w Zjednoczonych, poniewaz ma
ostatniem posiedzeniu uchwaliio ma
wniosek Jana Swider zakupi Liberty
Bonds "a sumo $4,000 got6wka, kto
re zakupiono W polskiej kwaterze.
Wypada nadmieniG takze, re Tow.
W miesiacu marcu zakupilo znacz--
k6w OszczednoSciowych "a $4,000.
Powinny to wziaG "a przyklad in
ne Towarzystwa i W ten sam spos6b
postapit, ably dopomodz do w~ygrania
wojny.
Czionkowie r6wniez przyrzekli W
ten sam spos6b postepowa6 STAG
wiernie PREY rzadzie amerykanskim i
PREF. Wilsonie, kt6ry oSwiadczyf sic
"a Wolna i Niepodleg}a Polska.
Komitet zakupienia Liberty Bonds {:
Jan Swider, J6zef Przybyio, Wlad.
Mechla, A. Poczatek, Vol. Giowinski
i Jan kiolbassa.
Antoni Poczatek, sekr. prot.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-22
Sub komitet Obywatel-
ski ma West Hammond
i Hammond, Ind.

Sprawozdanie sub-komitetu 0by--
watelskiego z West, East i North
Hammond, ma czele kt6rego stoja DIR.
r. o. O~strowski, ks. prob. Seroczyn-
ski, ks. prob. Nowakowski, ks. prob.
Chylewski / ks. NJ. GadacZ, zorgani-
zowai W wyzej w~ymienionych dziel-
nicaeh komitety pan, ktore zajeiy sic
robieniem skarpetek / innych potrze-
bnych rzeczy dla naszych wojakow
W Armii Polskiej. Zakupil ma ten eel
ga $4,000 weiny, wysiai $4,000 do
Centrum No. AZ W South Chicago, a
take dokiad& wszelkich staran, ably
dopom6dz rzadowi Stanow Ziedno-
czonych do SprZedawania Bondow
WolnoSciowych. W tym tez celu u
rzadzil manifestacye, W kt6rej wzie-
~ udziai wszystkie m~iejscowe iowa
rzystwa. Manifestcya i program wy
konany ma hall WolnoSci wypadly
TAX wspaniale, re publicznoSG inno--
narodowa byla Z~achwycOna.
Pc skonczonym programme, rodacy
nasi okazali ~najlepsza ~lojainoSc
dla rzadu Stanow Zjedn. zakupujac
W tym dniu "a $4,000 Bond6w VOL
nosciowych.
Ma armie Polska zebraiy nasze
dzielne panic $151.OO, pr6cz tego ma
rece sub-kom. obyw. wplyneiy naste-
pujace datki.
2 North Hammond: Tow. Sw. An
toniego Padewskiego 10000; kolek-
ia PREY koSciele Sw. Kazimierza
$4O.65, czlonkowie Tow. WolnoSc Oh
czyzny gr. 263 Uni Pol. zlozyli: -
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-04-22
Cabinet tymczasowy W Krolest
vie.

Donosza Z Warszawy, re IA
da Regencyjna powierzy}a utwo-
rzenie gabinetu tymczasowego p.
Ponikowskiemu, bylemu mlnIstr2-
wi oswiaty w ~gabinecie kHcha~
rzewskiego. P. Ponikowski do
brat sobie nastepujacych wspof
pracownikow: Wroblewskicgo
(dep. politycznego), Makowskie-
go (sprawiedliwoSciJ, Dziewu'
skiego (sprawy wewnetrzne)
Wieniawskicgo (finanse, handel
przemys}, Patl;a (praca i opicka
spoleczna) i Janickiego (rolnlct'
VIC / aprowizacya).
P. Antoni Ponikowski jest
cziowiekiem m}odym. Urodzif
sic w r. 1878. Ma wiec zalcdwic
lat DO. Gimnazyum ukohczy} W
Siedlcach, nauki matematycznc
W uniwersytecie warszawsklnl
potem ukoiczyf p~olitechnike. Stu
dyowaf zagranica melioracye rol.
ne i cd 1908 r. prowadzil roboty
w tym kierunku.
Rownoczesnie jednak zywo zaj
mowa} sic sprawami oSwiatowe-
mi, prowadzac wyklady W Wyz-
szej Szkole Rolniczej, ma Kur-
sach Naukowych, wreszcie w po-
litechnice, gdzie zostai dzieka-
mem wydziaiu inz. wodnej. Gdy
w warszawskim Komitecie Oby.
watelskim utworzono Wydziai
Oswiecenia, p. P~onikowski zostaf
jego sekretarzem i naczelnikiem
biura. Jest czfonkiem Rady
Miejskiej. Nalezy do Ligi Pal-
stwowosci Polskiej. w dzialal.
nosci politycznej odznaczaf sic
zawsze wielkiem umiarkowaniem
i oglednoscia, jednajac sobie sza-
cunek i zyczliwosc nawet wsroi
przeciwnikow ideowych.