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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Gladys Bromley was given a
party Monday in honor of her birth
day There were eleven of her
friends present. and all had a very
pleasant time
The Baptist missionary meeting
which was to have been held at Mrs,
Pinkhams Thursday has been post
poned until Friday on account of Mrs.
Mosher's funeral.
Mrs George Parker of White Creek
n. Y, is the guest OF her niece, Mrs.
William Bromley.
Those desiring transportation to the
meeting of the Baptist missionary
society to be held with Mrs. II. Il.
rinkham Thursday, will please notify
Mrs +. D. Ranney before Thursday II
possible
Remember the community picnic OF
the w. C.. T. L. tG be held at Battle
field park Wednesday from 3 to p.
m. Everybody welcome. Come and
bring the children Basket picnic,
Martin Percy has returned from
Rutland where he was the guest of
his brother, Fred Percy.
c. A. llinsdill and family who
have been at the Hinsdill farm for the
summer, have returned to Troy. N,
Y.
c. f. Huling. who has been spend
ing week with his sister, Mrs. r. b,
Carter, has returned to his home in
Sioux City Iowa.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Methodist church will hold a picnic
on the lawn OF Mrs. Harry Durham
Thursday afternoon. All ladies OF the
church are cordially invited and asked
to bring something for the supper,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
BASIL SMITH SENDS LETTER
He Knows How II Feels to Have Big
Shells Explode Near.
VI. C. Co. 1O5 U. S. Inf.
Belgium
Aug. IL, 1918.


Dear Father.
Feeling fine after my little expert
ence in the trenches. | haven't been
in very long yet and don't know how
long am going to say in. but I'm
here I've learned how to duck"
bullets and shrapnal, and ! know how
1t feels to have big shells explode
near me. have fired in my first
barrage on Jerry" and imagine I'll
fire in a good many more. can't tell
you where ! am but the heading of
my letter will give you fairly good
idea. We do plenty of firing at night
and keep very quiet in the day time,
| had a good sized piece of sharpnal
hit on the top Of my helmet, 1t stag
gered me a bit but there was no harm
done. Just believe me wherever !
90 my little steel hat goes too As
long as they stay as far away as that
! won't care While am writing this
can look out of my dugout door and
see the big shells send the dirt up
above the trees about three hundred
yards away Jerry Chat is what
we call the Huns) likes to search
around with his big guns in the day,
So much for my first experience in
the line I'll have more to tell you
next Sunday
It won't be such a long time before
al the American boys will he on their
way home. Just keep a good look out
on the papers and You will see that
the Allies are driving Jerry" back
all along the line. He's got to give in
soon, Best regards to all my friends.
As ever your loving son,
Basil Smith
NJ. G.. Co, l05th L. S. Inf
American H. r. France
4. p. O.. I4S.
Via New York
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commissioners Notice.

ESTATE OF GEORGE w. WOOD
The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
tourt for the District of Bennington.
COMMISSIONERS to receive, examine
ana adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of George
" Wood late of Woodfofu. in said
District. deceased and all claims ex-
hibited in Offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the. pur-
nose aforesaid. at the Town Clerk =
Office in the town of Woodford in said
District, on the 18Th day Of January
1919 next, from 10 o'clock A. NJ, until
. o'clock =. NJ, on said day and that
six months from the 18th day Of July
A. u. 1918. is the time limited by said
curt for said credl -ors to present their
claims to us for examination and al
lowanCe.
Dated at Woo lford this 18Th day of
July A ID. 1918.
H. J. BUGBEE.
NJ S. KNIGHTS,
Comm ,ssioners
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
Men Feel Tired. Too.

While much is said about tired wo-
men II must be remembered that men
also pay the penalty of oyerwork
When the kidneys are weak, inactive
or sluggish, when one feels tired out
and miserable, lacks energy and am
bition Foley Kidney Pills are tonic
and strengthening. VIM. II. Shark
Springfield, Ohio, writes: 81 found
no relief from kidney trouble until
discovered Foley Kidney Pills. Now
am in A 1 shape" They act quick
ly and surely.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
TROUSERS

It's interesting to see just how an
extra pair of trousers will save clothes.
YOU put them on in the evening
longing about the house, you wear them
for odd Jobs about the house and you'll
really be surprised how much you can
avoid wasting your good suit-and you'll
save more than the price of them.
GOOD TROUSERS AS LOW AS
$500 AND UP TO $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
Sour Stomach
Mi-o.na Puts the Stomach in Fine
Share in Five Minutes

Mi-o'na Puts the Stomach IN Fine
Shape in Five Minutes
II your stomach is continually kick
ing up a disturbance; you feel bloated
and distressed; II you belch gas and
sour food into the mouth, then you
need Mona Stomach Tablets.
Mona stomach tablets give instant
relief, of course, but they do more;
they drive out the poisonous gases
that cause fermentation of food and
thoroughly clean. renovate and
strengthen the stomach so that II
can readily digest food without aru
fetal aid
Mio.na stomach tablets are guaran
teed to end Indigestion, 'acute OIL
chronic, or money back This means
that nervousness, dizziness and
biliousness will disappear. Druggists
everywhere and w, l.. Gokay sell
Mi-o-na.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
MOTIF Ea 2

To the Taxpayers Of the Bennington
Graded School District;
A Rate Bill has been placed in my
hands collection as follows:
S1.20 cents on the dollar on the
Grand List OF 1918.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that ! will at
tend at the Bennington County Saw
ings Bank from o'clock 4. N. until
3 o'clock p m.
There will be a discount OF per
cent on above tax If paid within 90
days
H. Dewey, Treasurer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
GET RID OF THAT
PERSISTENT COUGH

II you are subject to weak lungs, heed
the cough as warning. ECkMAN'S
ALTERNATIVE may aid you In stopping
the cough. In addition. IT is valuable
tonic and health builder in such cases.
No alcohol narcotic or bit-forming
drugs. Twenty years successful use.
soc and $50 Bottles at all druggists
or from manufactures postpaid.
ECKMAN LABORATORY, Philadelphia
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10
PhIIadclphla Had FIrgt :iapa.Ine.

. PhIIadeIpnia Had FIrst !daga-IHe'
The city that gave birth 10 the nag
azine is not the city from which nov
come the greater number of our
standard and popular periodicals. Phil.
adelphia, not New York, was the first
literary center of the New World; for
although Boston produced the first
newspaper, in the fourth year of the
eighteenth century, PENIS city was
next, anG in the magazine field it was
first.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-10

To the Taxpayers OF the Town OF
Bennington:
A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of
1918 has beer placed in my hands for
collection as follows: $l.O5 cents on
the dollar for the Town Tax, 20 cents
on the dollar for the Town Highway
Tax, so cents on the dollar for the
Town District School Tax.
hereby demand payment OF said
taxes, and notify you that ! will at
tend at the Bennington County Say
ings Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount OF pei
cent. on Town tax II paid within 80
days.
C. H. Dewey, Treasurer
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WANTED

Boarding house keeper. Oak-YellOw
neutrality-suspicious. logs. We do
custom saving OF logs. Sawdust for
sale $500 per cord. IL. Y. CuShman
Mfg. Co., North Bennington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
Draft of Colored Men Largest
Since War Began.
Practically Two-Thirds From
Kansas Must Go.
REPORT At CAMP FUNSTON
First Contingent Will Leave
This County July 16.
Only 500 Negroes, Glass 1, Will
Be Left in State.

Practically two-thirds of all class
1 negroes in Kansas are to be called
into war service during the five day
period beginning July 16. Instructions
received today by Charles S. Huffman,
adjutant general, from Provost Mar
shall Crowder called for 1000 of the
1886 negroes in class 1. All will go
to Camp Funston
The call probably will take an even
100 negroes from Topeka city and
Shawnee county. Under the induction
order as applied to this city and coun-
ty, At of the IT colored men, in class 1
in city district No. 1, will be called.
City district No. 2. with 72 class 1
men, will send AS men. The county
outside Topeka city. has IL colored
men in class 1. 1t will send seven OF
eight men.
Large towns of the state in which
the most extensive negro population
is located, will be most directly af-
fected by the order. The ruling takes
almost two-thirds of the entire list
now in the immediate service class. II
is the largest call for negro troops
from Kansas since the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
-18 new COMPANIES
National Guard Authority Is Given
Many Kansans Today.

Eighteen new national guard COM
panies in Kansas were authorized to-
day by action of the state military
board. The order provides for the i'm
mediate organization of one company
in Topeka. Subsequent companies
may be organized here. Two new
companies are to be organized in
Wichita and two in Lawrence
Other towns affected by today's or
der are: Emporia, Beloit, lola Cof-
feyville. Fort Scott. Kansas City, Kan,
Independence, Marion, Liberal, Pea
body, Newton, Atchison and E1dorado.
Recruiting officers were named and
immediate action will be taken look
ing to enlistment of men to bring each
organization to full strength.
The state military board this after
noon concluded two days session in
the offices of Charles s. Huffman, ad-
1utant general. Plans for mobilizing
national guard units under the recent
authority of the war department were
discussed and approval given for the
eighteen new companies. Applications
Tor additional companies will be con-
sldered at a later meeting of the state
board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
SITUATION UNCHANGED
Official Communiquers Record No Ex-
tensive Action Anywhere.

Rome, June 22.-The battle situa-
ton is unchanged and infantry en-
gagementS were not resumed during
Friday, says the statement issued last
night to the Italian parliament by Pre-
meir Orlando. 1t is now permissible
to say that the battle has been won
the premier told the deputies Friday
morning according to the Tribuna.
The Austrians, the premier added.
are now gathering all available men in
certain sections of the mountain front.
Only a small part of their reserves
have been drawn on by the Italians.
American Positions Improved.
Washington, June 22.-American
positions were improved northwest of
Chateau-Thierry Friday, General
Pershing reported today. Brisk artil-
lerying was reported in other sectors.
Northwest of Chateau-Thierry we
advanced our line and improved our
"'Phere, in the Woevre and in the
Vosges there was brisk artillery fight
ing O..
Prisoners Taken.
London, June pa few prisoners
were taken and casualties inflicted on
the enemy in raids and patrol en-
counters in the Viller Bretonneux and
Strazeele sectors" Field Marshal Haig
reported today.
Raids RepuIsed.
Paris, June 22.-"German raids
were repulsed in the region of Bel
10y and Hautebraye <and in Alsace.
the French war office announced TO-
day. French troops took a German
outpost at st. Maur. capturing a num-
ber of priso. ers.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
CAN'T RETIRE, MUST FIGHT
Premier Orlando Says Offensive Can
Hardly. End Mt Present

Rome, June 22.-The Austrians, un.
able to retire. will employ all their
available reserves in a desperate eff.
fort to secure some sort of a success,
Premier Orlando declared in convere.
ing with deputies today.
THE Austrians are fighting with
unparalleled desperation and vio.
lence," the premier said. = TT is Ger.
tain there will be still more fighting.
The Austrians unable to retire, are
bound to exert their utmost-if neces.
sary. by engaging all their reserve
for the purpose. of securing some sort
of a success.
In one sector alone, five thousand
enemy dead are buried.
The attitude of the Italian popula.
ton in the rear of the line is mag.
nificent. Their confidence is sIhlims a =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
BOUGHT YOUR ROSE YET?
Pretty Red Cross Girls Are Selling
Hayes Flowers Today.

One hundred and five girls are on
the streets of Topeka today, tagging
every patriotic citizen who gives them
all he can afford for the Red Cross
with red rose. The girls are all
dressed in Red Cross costumes and
working in shifts of thirty-five girls
each Every public building and all
the principal streets are being Invaded
by them.
WAGON loads Of red roses have beer
contributed by Topeka florists and the
girls began work at 9 O'Clock this
morning. carrying the roses in fla.
Iiower baskets. and will work until
9:59 tonight. The flowers are selling
Wen. NO price is charged for them,
put one is given to each person who
Will subscribe to the Red Cross fund
The girls are working under the
direction of Mrs Aivarado NJ. Fuller
CHAIRMAN OF the canteen service divi-
cause by James Hayes florist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
STILL STANDS PAT
Government Will Not Back UI
on Ireland.
Home Rule and COnscription
Merely Postponed.

London, June 22.-The British gov
ernment regard their proposals of
Irish home rule and conscription as
postponed, but in nowise abandoned,
the Times says It understands. Con-
scription will not be withdrawn nor
will efforts be relaxed to frame a
measure of self government for Ire
land. Recent events have convinced
the government that the first business
is to establish law and order bu. their
policy is unchanged. Newspapers say
that the Nationalist members of par
Lament will return to Westminster
next Tuesday. The Nationalists be-
lieve. according to a report from Dub
lin. that conscription is dead but that
home rule has only been ShelYad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
Police Still Making "work or Fight
Arrests in Topeka.

The police department today, ac-
cording to an announcement by Chief
F. S. Harbaugh, has launched a cam
paign to clean the city of persons who
are not engaged in legal occupation
but who. so far, have escaped arrest
under the new city compulsory oc-
cupation" ordinance by staying under
cover" during the day and coming
out" at night. At the same time, the
chief voiced his assertion, warrants
for eight persons, asserted by the poll
ice to be in this class of vagrants,
were issued from police courts
These fellows" said Chief Har-
baugh, stay in the house during the
day and dodge around thru the alleys
at night. 1t is almost impossible for
a policeman to pick them up without
a warrant because a cop cannot enter
a mans residence without a warrant
Every time they see a policeman COM
ing. they duck in Hence the war
rants"
Since the passage by the city COM
mission of the new vagrancy ordi-
nance. more than so arrests have
been made by the police under its pro-
visions
The police. it might be suggested,
should keep an eye open for the city's
idle rich" as we'll as the poor man in
ragged clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
ENEMY IS NOW
MASSINC men
IN MOUNTAINS
Reported 12 German Divisions
Going to Italy.
Equal Number of Austrians To
Go to France.
THE FIGHTING HAS DIED DOWN
Austrian Loss Estimated at
10000 Men.
Austrian Mob Tries To Attack
German Embassy.
Reported IL German Divisions
Going to Italy.
Equal Number of Austrians To
Go to France.
THE FIGHTING HAS DIED DOWN
Loss Estimated at
10000 Men.
Austrian Mob Tries To Attack
German Embassy.

Fighting on the Piave apparently is
decreasing as the Austrian offensive
enters upon its second week. In the
mountains there has been little activ-
ity for several days but the Austrians
are reported to be concentrating large
bodies of men there presumably for
the Venetian plain.
Played Havoc With Austrian Hopes.
Italian resistance and counter at
tacks from Montello to the mouth of
the Piave, aided by the sudden rising
of the river, have played havoc with
Austrian hopes of capturing Montello
and dominating the plain. Slowly the
enemy on the important plateau is be-
ing driven back by the Italians and his
efforts at other points have either
been driven back or repulsed. The
fighting on Montello continues intense.
Italians Make Gains.
At the mouth of the Piave the Ital-
ians have made gains and it is appar-
ent the Austrians have been unable to
capture the angle between the old
Piave and the Fossetta canal which
they reac' ID north of Capo Sile. West
of San Dona di Piave where the canal
leaves the river. the Italians have driv-
en- back the Austrians. Vienna claims
the repulse of all attacks.
A statement from the office of the
italian premier says there was no in
fantry fighting Friday and that the
situation is unchanged Seemingly the
Austrians in refusing to attack further
are prepared to admit the defeat of
their plans and the victory of the Ital-
ians.
Austrians Lost 10000.
Austrian losses have been heavy and
an Italian newspaper estimates them
at 100000. More than forty Austrian
divisions have been engaged on the
battle line and thirty of these have
London is to the effect that twelve
German divisions are to be sent to
Italy to take the place of an equal
number of Austrian divisions to be
transported to France.
Dual Monarchy Seething.
Behind the fighting front the dual
monarchy is seething with discomfort
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IS dead and
200 INJURED AS
TRAINS CRASH
Wreck Wipes Out Hagenback
Show Personnel.
Passenger Coaches Hit by
Empty Troop Train.
0GGIIRRFn MAR GARY Inn
OCCURRED NEAR GARY, IND.
Wreckage Caught Fire-Many
Bodies Were Burned.
Wrecked Train Was Standing
on Siding When Hit.

Chicago. June 22.-The Carl Hagen
back & Wallace circus was wrecked
and practically all of it's performers
were either killed or injured early to-
day when the professional division of
its train, standing at a siding between
Gary and Hammond, Ind, was struck
by an empty troop train, rushing to
Chicago. The troop train, on the
Michigan Central. crashed completely
thru the four sleepers occupied by the
show people on the Elgin-J oliet road.
Dead Placed Mt IS.
Latest reports place the number of
dead at as, many of whom possibly
never will be identified. Two hun
dred were injured. The, wreckage
burned and bodies of the victims were
incinerated. Screams of the tortured
victims urged on the survivors fran
tically tugging to tear them from the
overturned and blazing coaches.
buckets had little effect on the fire.
All available doctors and nurses and
police and fire departments of Ham
mond and Gary were rushed to the
wreck in taxicabs and all kinds of
conveyances have been at work con-
tinuously since.
Believe Engineer Was Asleep.
block at the crossing. 1t is reported
the crossing flagman saw the ap-
proa ching troop train and when the
engine passed him threw his lantern
thru the cab. awakening the engineer,
who, it is said. was asleep. Both en-
gineer and fireman jumped and dis
appeared.
SO Dead, 115 Hurt. Listed.
Chicago, June 22.-At 1870 o'clock
this afternoon the Michigan Central
list. subject to change, showed So dead
and lis injured in the circus train
collision.
Six hours after the wreck eight
bodies had been taken to morgues and
twenty-five persons were missing and
believed to have been moderated in
the wreck. which caught fire and
burned for hours.
One Hundred and Forty-Five Injured.
One hundred and forty-five injured
were taken to Gary and Hammond.
Ind. 1t was said that thirty-four of
the Injured could not survive. Man
ager Goldman of the show estimated
that the death list would reach sixty
seven.
Believed To Be Dead.
M. Goldman named as believed to
be dead:
Rooney family, bareback riders.
Meyers family. animal trainers.
Cottrell family. bareback riders
Art Darick, strong man.
Rosie Rosiland. equestrienne.
Donovan family, elephant trainers.
Robert Ellis and wife, aerialists.
Mrs. Jennie Codd, Bloomington, Ill
performer.
Joseph Coyle, clown, wife and two
children.
Say Fireman Was Insane.
Chicago, June 22.-According to the
Michigan Central, IL was reported the
fireman of the troop train had gone
temporarily insane
Engineer and Fireman Escaped.
Hammond. Ind. June 22.-Deputy
Coroner Green said at noon that the
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Shipments From All Ports Are
Included.
Big Increase Over Figure.
Given Last Week.
5 MONTHS AHEAD OF PROGRAM
General Situation Looks Good
Says March.
But Germans Are Preparing for
New Drive.

Washington. June 22.-Nine hun
dred thousand men have been shipped
across the seas General March told
newspaper correspondents at the
weekly conference today. These in
clude the troops shipped from all
American ports of embarkation.
Five Months Ahead.
The United States is today five
ing an army in France, General March
said.
Going Fast.
The figures on American troop ship.
ments are significant since General
March at his first conference last week
fixed the number shipped at more
than 100000 the addition of 100000
during the week showing the rate of
progress that is being made.
New Drive Coming.
While the general battle situation
looks good today General March said,
the present lull on the western front
means only that the German combat
divisions are being reformed for an
other drive. Viewing the whole situa-
chief of staff said that the central
powers again were held on all fronts.
Praise for Rainbow Division.
General March commended the first
regular division under Gen. Robert L.
Bullard, for it's gallantry at Cantigny;
the rainbow national guard division
under Gen. C. T. Menoher for high
grade work to date; the 25th division
is doing very well.
AS for the Italian situation, the gen.
eral held that, considering it q part OF
the whole western game, the Teutons
were again held.
The Austrians, he pointed out, had
gained at three substantial places
enough to give concern to the allies.
The Austrian advantage had been Off
set by floods which had carried out
the entire Austrian bridge system.
Seven temporary bridges have been
built since then.
The western front battling during
the week was deemed of minor char
acter without important military ef-
fects.
10000 Marines in France.
OF the 100000 men in France, a.
900 are marines, March revealed.
The italian battle line before the
drive was 200 miles long. The drive
centered over a comparatively small
portion of this, and the greatest ad-
vance was 4 II miles in the direction
of Venice, putting the Austrians 13
miles away from the canal city.
100000 Includes Those on Way.
Along the French front the action
of the last week consisted mainly OF
raids. The lull there is advantageous
for the allies because it permits them
to replenish their man-power. Amer
lea is adding much to this line. Its
100000 troops include these in France
and on the high seas, combatants and
non-combat
The war situation has shown re-
Gently the value of unity of command,
March said.
In his praise of the American forces
he included the colored troops, ma
tional 'guardsmen, national army, reg
ulars and marines. Staff organization
has reached high point of efficiency,
he said, and this branch is now func-
tioning ably.