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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
oellInn Even wIth the censor.

Getting Even with the Censor
"rhe censor cuts out all the inter.
esilng parts of his letters but he's
found way to get even with him."
'"whats thatT "He says he's going to
quit writing"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE--Full blood Red Bone
dog. Z months old. and two ferretH n.
w Fowler. Lyons ST. 4St6s
WANTED-At once. chairs 90 cain.
Herman y. Dressed iiS Beech street
tel 267-R iStGe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, cooler tonight extreme north
portion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
QUEEN WOULD BE HosPlrAsLE
But Former Kaiser Must Live as
Private Individual.

Copenhagen, Nov i4,-Queen vii.
helmna of Holland wished to extend
hospitality to the former Gernian En-.
peror says the Frankfort Gazette,
However, as Holland itself fears the
coming days, It was found desirable
that he should live as private in
dividual.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
PROPERTY coNFlscATEo
German Peoples Government Take
Property Of Prussian Crown.

London. Nov. 1.-THE property of
the Prussian crown will be confscat-
ed, says a German wireless received
here.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
RETURN oUEsTloNNAlREs

Men Between SO and 45 Not to Be
Classified.
Washington. Nov 13.-Men between
3G and As years Of age who have re.
ceiyed but not filed out questions.
naires were asked today to return
them in blank form to local boards.
The boards are instructed to cancel
all entries relating men in these
classes and they will be considered no
longer bound by the selective service
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
CROWN PRINCE WITH TROOPS
Report That He Is With His Father
ls Denied.

Paris. Wednesday. Nov 1S.-Re-
ports that former German Crown
Prince is with his father in Holland
are denied by a Berlin dispatch of
Tuesday. II states lie is with his
troops at the front.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
Mrs. Arthur Elliot
III South st.

Bennington. Vt.
My dear Mrs. Elliot
We are very pleased by your let
ter of Nov Sth and from the number
of records and machines collected, il
is apparent that Bennington in pro,
portion to its population has exceeded
the returns from most other cities
Not that the country generally has
been apathetic, but while we will
have gathered at least million rec
ords. some large communities have
failed to show a proportional interest
Please thank the citizens through
your newspaper,
Very truly yours,
National Phonograph Records Recruit
ing Corps.
BY v Burnett, Chairman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
AMERICAN TROOPS IN GERMANY
Have Crossed Frontier Towards
Metz and Strassburg.

Paris, Nov. l4.-American troops
have crossed the German frontier tow
ard Metz and Strassburg
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-14
OVER THE TOP AGAIN
People of Bennington Generously Re.
sponded with Stacker Records.

sponded with Stacker Records.
Nearly 80 phonograph records have
enlisted from Bennington for service
in the army and navy. Mrs. Arthur
Elliot recruiting officer for Benning-
ton received the following letter from
the National Phonograph Records Re
cruiting Corps headquarters:
November u, 1918.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03

Total .--.-.---. 452 1,O06 1.I5S
The special revival services which
have been conducted by c. A. Lam
phear of Chicago closed three
weeks successful run last night. An
average attendance OF one hundred
WAS registered for the little com
munity church and approximately two
score were started on new life.
while Rev. Lamphear is opening
suShs in9nth,s tent revival at Jenks next
sunday mopning, Rev. Fl. 70 RriIl
pastor OF the Wesley Community
church will hold a special reception
service for the new members.
After his jerks meetings. Rev
tatnphear goes to Kansas for two
meetings, after which he viii sns-
trnd for the summer. He has been
holding revival services in Oklahoma
Tor the last five months.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
POPULATION OF WEST
TULSA NOW IS 2,425
rlrst Statistics Ever Compiled on
suburb Taken by the Wesley
Community Church.
REVIVAL SERVICES CLOSED
pnv. Iamphear Ends Successful Ser
les TO Begin Tent Meetings
ut jerks.

West Tulsa, the 10-year-old suburb
Of the oil metropolis, has popula-
ton Of 2,425, according to census
taken last week by a committee
from the Wesley community church
as n feature Of the revival which
closed last night While the aim
OF the churchmen was TO secure a
church census to aid In the work of
the church the figures compiled
give the first accurate account of the
number of persons living in the
thriving little surburb which has
been growing like a mushroom for
the last thirty months.
According to this census there are
l52 church mem bers in West Tulsa,
1906 expressed a preference for
some church, and 241 said they had
no special preference This makes
a total Of 1699 persons members Of
the sos families resident there.
While the detailed figures on per-
sons in hotels and others rooming in
West Tulsa were not compiled as the
b3sn primarily was a family census
IT was ascertained that there were
34S others living in hotels and room
ing houses and 372 boarding in pri-
Sate homes.
lheTe Is "A neck ana neck race pe-
tween the Methodists and Bapusts
for the leadership IN point Of num-
'bers. the figures show, for 1t was
nscer@ined that there were 1913
Methodists and 1913 Baptists mem
bers The Christian church came
third with SO. II was ascertained
that $50 are attending Sunday school.
There are members OF 23 denomina-
tons to be found in West Tulsa.
Following is the table:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
HINDENBURG WITH KAISER
Reports Now Have Field Marshal
With William at Battle Front.

LONDON. June 2.-(British ad-
miralty, per wireless press-Field
Marshal Won Hindenhurg recently
has been reported dead or gravely
I'll, but Paul Rosner, special journa-
lstic attendant OF Emperor william,
writing in the Lokal Anzeiger says
that on the battle front at Craonne
last Tuesday Emperor william and
Won Hindenburg took n long walh
between the trenches, craters, wire
ontauglements and shell holes and in
spected the defensive positions Of the
Chemin-d -des-Dames.
To a question as to whether the
climbing Of the hin was not too
much for him, Won Hindenburg
smlltngly said TO the emperor:
1T is very good for me to get
q little exercise, your majesty"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
CAMPAIGN TO START
FOR PROMPT PAY
hicrchants TO Adopt Rule That Bills
Must BE Paid Within
Thirty Days.

The campaign for more prompt
settlement Of all retail credit ac.
counts in the city Is being greatly
aided by the credit users of the
Pity. who, when the matter is placed
before them in the proper light, do
not fail to CO. operate with tho stores
IN placing credit conditions in Tulsa
on war time basis.
The merchant must now pay for
merchandise promptly, the day OF
long time credit is over, and much
Of the merchandise must be paid for
even before 1t reaches the store,
therefore, he must keep his assets
liquid, and cannot carry his custo-
tqers upon his books for longer than
lK|'ty days, hence the rue "'All bills
must be paid by the tenth OF the
month following purchase.
This rule Is being generally adopk
ed by credit grantors all over the
United States
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
HIGGINS LIKELY TO RECOVER
hian Shot Saturday Night by Watch
man Not Fatally Injured.

John Higgins, who was shot and
berlously injured by NJ. Gillian Sat
urday night, will probably recover,
according to word from the Tulsa
hospital Sunday afternoon. Unless
implications arise the wound will
uot prove fatal as no vital orPan was
,,'ucN The bullet entered high IN
frlt side OF the abdomen and
y"Neied downward, cDming out in
,.r sm2ll Of the back on the right
s,.'' and was found on the cot at
49, hospital having worked itself
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
A NOn-PoisonOus Powder-Harmless to Humans
Fatal to Bugs Unequaled in Death Dealing

Zoe WORTH FOR DIME a 1a,GsG 1osent NTH metal m gun
worth of HOFSTRA costs only dime fer trial Order one
from your druggist If he hasn't HOFSTRA
yet, mail the dime to We will send the loaded gun
promptly by mail postage paid We will appreciate you
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
BEGIN THE FIGHT NOW before. before

of enemy reinforcements arrive Each fly, mosquito
and potato bug will be tens of thousands in mid
summer. Stop the ener--s of health and destroyers
of food at once. Shoot them down with a Hofstra
gun before they multiply. qsvtssa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
tial List of Dealers in Oklahoma Who Sell Hofstra

to
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03

carried by
Ant garden cellar
Make
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03

in the list
order
Atus
gate or Muskogee; Any Jobber in ~ ' " '
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03
LOOK 9sSa ssH TOWN LISTED BELOW # there ta re,

the order from him. Even
be dealer there who has HOFSRA New ordering
rapidly that probable
HOFSTRA by this time you can't get from local merchant
dime today for the loaded
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-03

HOFSTRA sold everywhere by and druggists
loaded Refill the Wi package powder.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
WILSON PLANS
FOR HIS VISIT
Will Go to the BattleGelds,
See the u. S. Troops and
Visit Italy.

ON BOARD TIE Us, s. GEORGE
WASHINGTON. Tuesday Dec. 10. -
(By Wireless TO the Associated
Prcss) - President Wilson learned
today by wireless from Colonel
Edward NJ House that the plans
of tho French government contemplated
tho peace conference getting down 10
its sessions prior Ia January ). and nc
at once hogan arranging his plans 50 as
to utilize the intervening tImc 10 clear
up his visits tu the battlefront tnr
american troops and Italy and othcr
urcly free when the conference begins.
In hr mantimc he will have informal
conferences with Premier Lloyd-GcorSc
If Errat Brjtniu. Premier clrmcnccau or
Franco, Premier Orlando Of Italy. ana
al hers To smooth out any points or Oil
ference which may HriSn between the
I'nitrd states and thr allies with regard
To ,hr groundwork Of the conference:
Tho President Is planning ~ AVOID rig
rrnuslv all functions not necessarily OF
an official nature. and Will veto az
ricasurc trips On his arrival in l'aris
Saturday, hc will ne received BY FrcSi-
cent and Madame l'uinCarps On that day
y" will lr the guest Of hannr M a nuo-
lie reception and later vii! receive n
degree bestowed upon by by The Cnl-
vcraity nf Paris.
Virtually all of next week has been
reserved 6y President Wilson for con-
rcrrnccs. ut which he will emphasize INC
idca that II league nf nations must
necessarily 10 part Of tn" peace trratleS
and is not subject for separate action'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

WASHINGTON. Dec. l@.-Chairmhn
Oycrmau. of the senate cnnmittc" In
ycstigating beer and German prona-
Gafda to-day made public letter from
Edward Lyle FOX. asserting that
authors oT n scheme outlined 10 German
agents in this country to stir Up anti
Japanese feeling on the Pacihc coast.
had no intention of the plan being car
ricd out. The purpose. Fox SAID was
rather To enable Il. third person 10
swindlc Captain Yum rapcn tfoFmcr
German military attachc here) out or
sum Of money and thrn laugh at him.
Fox Is one Of the newspaper corre-
spondents alleged TO have been sent TO
Germany BY TcutUnic agents in America
to send back pro-Gcrnan news 70 thls
country. Last week \. bruce BiciasRi.
Of the department Of justice. produced
before the investigating committee
communication written BY Fox and suE-
costing that antI-Japancsc feeling Dc
stirred up. Hirnrn Moe Greene. editor
OF the illustrated Sunday magazine. was
named in the communication. and IN his
letter 10 Chairman Ov"rman, Fox said
n great injustice had been done Greene
BY involving him in the letter.
81 here with state" said FoNs letter,
that the name Of Hiram Moe Greene
was not put In that document with the
consent or knowledge of Mr.. Greene l
further wish to state that at no time
did Mr.. Greene discuss Japanese propa-
randa with me. or insofar aS know.
with anyone clse. and that a great In
Justice was done him by involving him
in this manner. He is. so far as /
know. completely innocent, and the TN
knowing victim Of an absurd scheme,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
WkDOO FIVE YEAR U. S. CONTROL OF
RAILROADS PLAN MEETS OPPOSITION

WASHINH;TON. Dec. 2.-l>cG"mm"n-
darinn of D,rcctor-,;.ncra Meade" that
gov "ruInsnt. control Of railroads o': con
Inucd to January |. 1924. gave t!apHSuS
today to congressional consideration "t
legislation looking I" a solution OF m"
railway problem and also WAS the sub
ject OF brief debate in the senate
The Senate Interstate Cummrrrc
Committee WAS called To meet next
Thursday "a discuss Mr.. McAdo"'s let
ter and other phases "f tho general ra't-
road subject. while the house ccmmittes
will meet tomorrow with the eNpccta-
tion that the director-gen"rals recon-
:nenda ton will be taken up.
Aside from the opposition voiced ny
Senator Kellogg. Of Minnesota. Rcpuhli-
many members both Republicans and
Democrats were said tnihare expressed
iisapproyal Of Mr.. NcAdon's proposal
bur none Of them spoke for puhltcation
Scrntor Kellogg charged that Mr.
Mchdoo really proposes n five year teSt
Iookinr to permanent government own
,.rship Of the carriers. and added that II
s.ovcrnmcnt cont rol Is extended FOR five
Years il would nc Impossible" 10 return
tho roads back 20 private "~nerSnip;
Senator Smith. Of South Carolina
chairman Of the senate commercn COM
11i,tec, declared that Mr.. McAdoo's pro-
noSal ,vas merely n personal opinion.
probably OF unusual w"'Gat' OUT nnt
.nnclusivc upon congress. 20 "htCh
r.rrk,drnt Wilson has submitted the
question.
senator kellogg then asked how Frcsi-
den, Wilson'S approval for the hv"-y"nr
extension had been secured when inc
president III his address I" congress.
had di<rlaim,d having any judgment on
handling tn, raiirnad question
while the senate was debating the
mere finaHsisi aHmdSS and d labor leaders and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

The above announcement will be learn
ed Of with much interest by the Wheel
ing public, owing to the prominence Of
tho concerns involved and also the
amount that changes hands. The Bayer
Company is the manufacturers Of
Baycrs Aspirin tablets. Bayer's dyes and
colors and many proprietary compounds
a Baycr's Aspirin was formerly made In
Germany, but the demand for It
throughout the world and especially In
that il was finally decided to establish a
branch in this country and hero also tho
concern found fertile field and the ever
increasing demand soon necesSitated the
construction Of gigantic plant in the
east.
The concern was taken over by the
nlicn property custodian some time ago
and was sold under direction of that de-
partment of the United States govern
mont AS stated above the purchase
the largest deals ever made OF the kind
Although the Sterling Products Com
rany has as yet not divulged its plans
relative TO what action is 10 be taken
in regard to the conduct Of the new end
Of the business. yet 1t ~ under STOOD
tween IS S,oOO.OOO and s4,Ooo.oo0, will be
offered to the stockholders. The stock
has been selling at from It's 10 1870. and
no doubt there will be a ready demand
for all the stock that is offered on the
market.
The Bayer Company also operated n
large chemical plant. and II is under
stood that ono eastern concern Will
take over this particular end OF tho busi-
meas. which Is valued at approximately
$4,000. 900.
Sterling Products CO.
Tho Sterling Products Company start
cd in business in this City about 1900 IN
inr on the southeast corner OF Market
and Eleventh streets, with w. T.. Weiss
and A. II. Dcibold at tho head OF tho
.cnmnany. Tho growth has been steady
and to-day the company Is the largest
proprietary medicine company in the
world The Sterling company Is now
incnrnoraicd at s+.000.ot6 and with tho
hig addition will be capitalized at approx
imatcly sl0.000.0n0.
The first product purchased by the
company was DR.. James rcmedics, whlch
had n big sale followed by Dand"rin".
and third Cascarets. ono Of the largest
sellers In the world In the medicine line.
paDc's Diapcsn was next purchased. fol-
lowed by the securing of the Baycr
Asnirln yesterday.
the present time nrc II. +. Bchrrns pres
idcut w. Z. Weiss. vice president and
A q ncibnld, secretary. Tho stockhold-
org OF the concern comprise some Of the
city'S most prominent and .ac'lNc busl-
ness mrn and citizens.
II is likely that arrangements will be
,nndc eventually to bring the Raycr's in
tcrcs,s IL this city. where the chief
offices will also likely finally he cstah-
1ished and the business carried ON. II
aurb Is the case 1t will mean much TO
Wheeling in its many ways. but in any
event the Sterling Products Company
viii hc rated as thel argcst concern Of
tho kind In the world.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
Colonel Beach Shows
Up Plot Of Railroads
To Kill River Trade

Special Dispatch to The lntelliEcncer.
Louisville. KY. Dec. l2.-Thc sec
ond day OF the Ohio improvement, aSsn-
citation annual meeting brought forth
resolutions nsiatinE that the present
t'uitcI Stnt.s congress show proper ap-
prccintion Of the nr"ds Of tho Ohio val
Icy ana its principal single asset, the
Ohio river.
Attention was called to the fact that
heavy vast" "f money is resulting
from ,ho djlatnry method or lack or
method now existing in government
handling of tho large sums appronrlat-
cd Tor locks and dams between Pitts
hurgh and Cairo. Congress was toin
that nnnv Ohio river cities stand rcndy
IN nrnyidc terminals rs soon rs tho
good faith Of the government vas as
surcd.
Colonel Lansing Bench, L. S. engineer
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
j. 6. NAVY To
EQUAL BRITISH
Admiral Badger Declares
American Policy Should
Be for Expansion.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Seither the
end Of hostiiities nor proposals FOR
League Of nations has altered the policy
Of the general board Of the navy In re-
gard 10 making the American navy. sec
ond 70 none in the world. Rear Admiral
Charles J.. Badger, chairman of the eN-
ecutiye committee OF the board. today
told the House naval affairs committee
that the navy should be equal TO that
OF any other nation by 1925. and urged
that sufficient appropriations TO mike
this possible be made by Congress.
The general board believes that un-
der the present world conditions and
the conditions likely TO obtain in the
future" ADMIRAL Badger said. the
,inue 10 Increase Ultimately It should
be equal to the most powerful main
,aincd by any other nation in the world
Year by year Developments should be
Of the country. but the. limit above de-
lined should be attained not later than
1928.
"Navies must be the principal sup
port OF league OF nations. and the
United States. from it's wealth. influence
and power, will be called upon to con-
tribute a large shade of the intcrna-
,ional police force to render such a
league effective.
The duty Of the navy or the futufe,
the adrllTdt Sa!u. VII! De NV %'i''
guard the country against invasion. nut
20 protest rs well. the great merchant
marine now being bulk.
Sea power will always remain 4 FAC,
;or of vast Importance IN international
rclations.'' admiral badger declared.
The great naval lesson OF the war has
been that the nation possessing the
most powerful navy was able IN few
weeks To drive the German merchant
Eaz from the seas and to keep open
her own trad. routes and Yet. when the
wnr commenced. Germany possessed tho
second best navy in the world. Il
proved to be not good enough. The
blockade which she was not able TO
Continued on Page Twelve.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13

students of transportation problems
discussed tho formulation of 4 pulley
toward IA" reads at Il conference" called
b" the tnii"d Strt"S Chamber of Com
n"rcc. The conference will continue
t"ninrrow III u effort tn arrive Mt {. basis
Of common principles accepted by all
interests to l' promulgated Tor public
discussion. TIL" discussions were SC
crrt hut it was said that many views
same conflicting. were presented today.
Walter y. Hines. assistant director
general of railroads. explained to the
conference" details nf Mr. M"AdOUS
Ideas in determining II ask congress to
extend government control 10 five YEARS.
TIe said that all interests urging iminc-
diatc rclinGuishm"nt Of federal manage
m"nt specify that there should b" r''IHe-
dial legislation to eliminate old. waste
full competition. and explained the diff
cultirs OF obtaining suitable legislation
representing mature views Of the ma
dion at this time.
Director General McAdno explained to-
tlav to callers his belief that II would be
we'll To tax" the railroad question out
Of politics at this time. even though 1t
Cht bccnm" I'M issue in the 1870 cam
plign when Congress is To hn "I"c'"d.
H. emphasized that il would hc imprac-
ticable to continue government opera
ton Of railroads for . months after
ncarc is derla red because of the threat
rncd disturbance. hf railroad employees
morale. the interference" by state au-
thoritics and tho inability to prosecute
n program of >cStcnSiH" improvements.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-13
MAN, UNDER FIRE, ASSERTS
he SCHEMED TO DEfRAUD THE GERMANS

which was not original with me, but IN
the preparation OF which l assisted to
tho extent Of copying and revising what
another gave me. well knowing its alb
surdity n.ld its purpose which was not
TO launch an intrigue against the Jap
anese but which was rather to enable
n third person TO swlndlc Captain Won
Papcn out Of sum Of money and then
laugh at him, doing not one thing in
the scheme proposed"
A letter from E.. G. Richardson. OF
Princeton university. whose narne was
contnincd in the important list OF
names taken from papers OF DR.. F. K.
Fcuhr, German propaGandist. also was
inserted IN the record to-day. MI
Richardson said he had not been pro-
German. but that he believed he could
prove himself 10 have been "pro-patria.
, WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.-Voluminoos
documents shedding light on the Ger
man system for blowing up munition
factories and prnctictnG sabotage ana
espionage In various forms have been
assembled by tho department OF justice
in preparation for disclosure. II Wa
said to-day hut officials have not detefe
mined what portion Of these It would
be wise to give out. or when II might
bn done without interfering with acdVt-
tics Of government agents sdH In prog
rcsS. ~.
The disclosures Of A. Bruce BielaSkt.
chief of the bureau OF Investigation. b.
fore tho senate investigating pfopA-
eanda constitute only email part Of
tho evidence of German practices gath