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The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

There have been persistent reports
from Harbin, Pekin and Toxic re-
Gently that Austro-Germsn prisoners
in Siberia had been armed and were
assisting the Bolsheviki IN putting
down opposition. Armed German mis-,
oners were said TO have assisted the
Bolsheviki in their Campaign aEains,
Gen. Semenoff, the CossaCk leader,
near the Nanchurian border.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

Two German scientists have invent
cd an electric furnace in which heat
is applied to metals to be melted by
q tungsten tube.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

According TO a statistician in Europ.
only per cent Of musicians are bsld
as compared with Is per cent men IN
other intellectual pursuits.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
MISSLAWRENCE SAYS
BURLESQUE PLEASING
Star of oh. Girl" Company Has
Had Varied Career.

Movies. vaudeville and then bur-
IesQUs is the record Of Miss Vivian
Lawrence. the brunette maiden. SI6
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21

Sanitary advantages are claimed for
kitchen sink that has a strainer
which can be removed for. cleaning or
replaced by a plug to retain water in
the sink.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
U. S. Investigators
Will Visit Siberia

PetroErsd. March 20-An American
mission will visit Siberia 10 invegti-
gate reports OF the srming OF pris-
Oners Of war
The Washington herald., 1918-03-21
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Speaking
World

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
Enlk Namen Of Flowers.

Quaint 'Hnd pretty are the names
given to flowers by the English coun
try folk, who manage thereby to ex
press pccuIiaritles OF form or color
poetic or moral fnncles. Thus honesty
II "Money-in-both-pockets," maxim
not always true outside the cot
tasc garden; columbines are Gran
nies Bonnets." calceolarias. are
"FiSherman'S Baskets while the
spikes of larkspur are "Noah's Arl,S.'
Many countrymen can tell both time
and weather 10y the behavior OF the
flowers. The scarlet pimpernc is
commonly known as the "Poor-man's
wealher-gasS.' and the cottager's din
ncr is timed by "John-go-to-bed-at'
noon which is almost unknown by
lts proper name of Coats Beard"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25

TWO BENNINGTON BOYS
GIVES LIVES IN SERVICE
Harry c. Rusg Killed In Action Oct.
ts--Harold [. Fleming Died To
dly at Puget Sound.

His sister Mrs. C. W. Thompson,
today received word that her twin
brother, Harry G. Rugg, mad been
killed in action on october IS. The
young man was born on School street
in this village 81 years ago and
passed nearly his entire life in Ben
.nington. He was the son of the late
George l.. Rugg, who was for some
years janitor OF the Bennington public
schools
About four years ago Harry Rugg.
who had been employed at the factory
of the II. c. White company, moved to
Michigan. He enlisted at Flynt with
one OF the Michigan companies and
had been with the American expedi.
tionary force for some time. Before
meeting his death he had been twice
slightly wounded.
Other than his sister the family
survivors are two brothers, Edward
who lives at Lapere, Mich. and
Arthur who lives at Bennington Falls.
The deceased was a young man of
excellent character. who made friends
of all with whom he came in contact,
and the news of his death will le re-
oeived here with deep regret
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
SCRAP" ON NIGHT TRAIN
Young Jew Was Being Tormented and
Lost His Head.

a young jew named Morris Sutoff
and who gave his home as New York.
was arraigned in municipal court this
forenoon and held for further hear
ng as the result of scrap" on the
rain that arrived here from the north
ate last evening.
From what cou'd be learned it
would appear that the young man was
made the butt Of several jokers in the
smoking car and was tormented TO
such an extent that he lost his head.
When the conductor, w. S. Thompson.
attempted to restore order the victim
Of the iokers drew a pocketknife and
threatened to cut somebody. He was
1isarmed by the conductor and in the
mixup received a discolored eye.
Sutoff was taken in charge at North
Bennington by Deputy Sheriff Ralph
H. White, brought to this village and
lodged In Jail. At the hearing this
forenoon A. Haas. a travelling man
who said his home was White Plains.
n Y, was held as material witness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
Harold |. Fleming

Mr. and Mrs. George Fl. Fleming re-.
oeived word today that their son. Har-
old Leonard fleming, had died this
morning at the Puget Sound naval
station hospital in Washington. In
fuenza was the cause of death.
The young man, who was 25 years
old, enlisted last June in Minneapolis
and was sent at once to the Puget
Sound Station where he remained un.
I'll his death. He had many friends in
Bennington who will be grieved to
earn OF his death.
He is survived by his parents and
four brothers, George of Marion, o..
Frank who is stationed at Camp Up.
ton, Leslie and Kenneth of Benning-
ton, and one sister, Katharine.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
HENRY g. RICE DEAD
Wel.Known Wholesale Dealer Passed
Away Saturday Evening.

Henry B. Rice, well.known whole.
sale dealer Of groceries. died samr.
day evening at his home on school
street following an illness OF two
weeks. Although his health had not
been good during the past ten years.
Mr. Rice had continued to actively
follow his business. Since the begin.
ming Of the shortage caused by the
European war he had handled large
orlion Of the sugar retailed in Ben.
nington.
The deceased was born in Benning.
ION 80 years ago and the larger por.
tion of his life had been passed In
this community He was sober, in.
dustrious citizen, thoroughly reliable
in his business transactions and the
news of his death will be received
with deep regret by many friends, es.
pecially the merchants and commerci
al men with whom he had come In
close coBtnct
lie Is survived by his mother with
whom he lived His Wife. who was
Miss Nettie Shippby, died about ten
years ago at Phoenix Ariz. where
she was residing at the time for the
benefit Of her health
The funeral viii be held from the
house on School street at 1870 O'CLOCK
Tuesday afternoon and from the Ban
list church at The interment vii
be I'm the family lot in the Hlnsdill
vile cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
GOV 7 CONTROL
Of WIRELESS
COMMUNICATION
Navy Department to Take Over
All Stations
NEW BILL FOR CONGRESS
Just Compensation Is to Be Paid for
Any Stations Acquired Under
The Law.

Washington. Now 25.-Permaneni
government control of all radio com
munication through the acquisition
end oeration by the navy department
CT all short wireless stations in the
United States used for commercial
PURPOSES is planned by the admins
tration under a bill now before Con
gress
Representative Alexander, chair
man of the House merchant marine
committee, who introduced the meas
uYe in the House, announced Today
that hearings on the bill will begin
before this committee December Il
and continue until all interests have
been given an opportunity to be heard
i similar bill. introduced in the Sen
ate by Chairman Fletcher Of the com
miltee on commerce, has been ap
proved by President Wilson.
Besides providing for the acquist
ton and operation Of the stations by
the navy. the bill directs that the sec
reiary of the navy shall. so far as
may he consistent with the transac
tion Of government business, open
radio stations to general public bust
ness under regulations prescribed by
him and shall fix the rates for such
service. He q so shall establish spec
ial rates for the handling OF press
dispatches by transoceanic or other
special stations.
Commercial business has been han
died through some naval wireless sta
tiOns for four years. and since the M
tion entered the war all stations have
been and still are being operated by
the navy. Stations taken over Will
the declaration Of war included the
big plants at Sayvlle, l.. J.. and Tuck
ertown, n. j.. which were said to have
been financed by Germany
The. navy g. recently. completed
the most powerful radio plant in this
country at Annapollc and messages
from it have been sent direct tC
France and other foreign countries
Another new station is being built or
the south Atlantic coast On the Pac
&c coast II operates stations at Sar
Francisco and San Diego.
For any stations acquired undel
the proposed law or those which may
he closed permanently just compen
sation is TO be paid. In case OF dis
agreement as to the amount OF this
compensation. the secretary Of tn,
navy shall make an offer II this is
refused, he will pay three.fourths o.
# pending final adjustment of tn,
claim in the courts
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25

Harwich, England, Nov. 24.-ln the
presence OF Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
Of the admiralty, twenty-eight more
German U-boats surrendered today.
This was the most imposing hotilla
to haul down the German flag thus
far. 1t included several very large
submarines and four II the cruiser
type. one being nearly $50 feet in
lenga.
The noted cruiser submarine
Deutschland U-l53 was among the mum
Der. She carried two American Off
GERS who had been rescued from the
American army cargo ship Ticonde-
roga, torpedoed on September 30 last
The officers were taken 10 Kiel by the
Deutschland which was returning
from a three months cruise in Ameri-
can waters. and were landed today at
/ tIarwich.
Copenhagen. Nov 2i.-German
newspapers report that the United
Workers and Soldiers Councils have
proclaimed Oldenburg, Oestfriesland,
Bremen. Hamburg and Schleswlg.
/ FIolstein a republic The capital will
be at Hamburg.
The districts named comprise all
the North sea coast OF the German
empire from Holland 10 Denmark
Bremen and Hamburg are the two
most important German shipping
ports and are free cities. The Kicl
canal traverses Holstein
Paris. Nov 24-The prelimnaries
to the peace negotiations will begin
about January The Echo de Paris
declares and the protocol will be
signed about the end Of February The
paper admits that Premier Clemen.
ceau viii 20 to London on December
T. Marshal Foch's refusal TO accedc
20 the proteEia'ions OF the German
delegates, according TO the Matin. will
apply to all proposals in the future
Paris. Nov Restrictions OF
submarine operations against mer-
chant ships SO as to prevent attacks
like that against the Lusitania doubt
lessly will be proposed in the discus
sion by the peace congress.
II is the view OF leading naval au.
thOrities who have examined this
branch OF the subject that submarine
operations should be limited to al.
iacking warships forming the regular
part OF a navy Attacks would be
prohibited against merchant ships
either passenger or freight. and whet.
her armed defensively or otherwise.
According 10 this view submarines
would continue to be an arm Of a
naval service. but their use would he
confined strictly to naval warfare.
This and many other subjects Ia
come before the peace congress are
now in a formative state as it Will be
some time. perhaps a fortnight. be-
fore the regular sitting Of the inter
allied conference are resumed 10 ar
range the prelminaries Of the con
gress
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
,ni Briefly for Busy Readers.

Several girls are needed by II. G.,
White Co.. in their varnish and finish.
ing room. Apply in person or by tele.
phone Adv.
Several girls are needed by II. c.
White Co.. in their vornish and finish.
ing room. Apply in person or by
Telephone Adv.
Mrs. Ethel Tiff. aged n years.
wife of William Tiff OF South Shafts.
bury died this morning after an IN.
ness of influenza. The funeral ar.
rangements have not yet been made
The y. p. O. Elks smoker will he
held Thanksgiving evening. prenura
tions have been made for musical
entertainment All members are re
quested TO be on hand for good
time Mrs Paulson will cater
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
TROOPS TO COME HOME
Include All Not Needed in occupa-
ton Army.

Washington. Nov. 23.-Gcn. March
announced today that authority had
been given to General Pershing to
send home all troops not needed in
the occupation army. Pershing has
indicated following wouldn't be so
required Divisions 81, "a, 76, Coast
Artillery regiments 46, AZ, 40, 80, %,
rs; Field artillery brigades 60, 1913.
The following general classes also
are TO be returned: Railroad artillery
army artillery, gas, tank corps, air
forces and those divisions which
were broken up to be used as re
placements for other divisions which
have seen active service. Total died
OF wounds, 36,154 died of disease
1881. died other causes 2,294;
wotpded 1865; prisoners 2162;
misa6lg, 1850.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
MRS. MARY SULLIVAN DEAD
Taken Suddenly ~ Sunday and Died
This Morning.

Mrs. Mary Sullivan aged 66 years,
died suddenly this morning at the
home of her adughter, Mrs. Mary 5.
Healey of School street
Mrs. Sullivan had been in apparent
" good health until Sunday when she
was taken i'll with heart trouble. She
was born in Boston, but came to Ben
nington with her parents, the late Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Barrett, when very
young. The greater portion Of her
life had been spent in town and she
leaves a large circle of friends VINO
will be saddened by her death.
Mrs. Sullivan was member OF the
st. Francis de Sales church and of the
St. Monica Sodality society. She was
highly respected and industrious wo-
man and kind neighDor
Surviving are two 6sAsghters, Mrs
Mary s. Healey of ScEool street and
Mrs. Thomas Moore OF Troy.
Funeral arrangements are not yet
complete.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
Sensitive to Light.

Recent experiments have demon.
strntcd the degree of ScnsitlNeness
that plants exhibit toward light. Cress
seedlings showed distinct curvature
after an exposure Of only two seconds
10 4 light of 200 candle power The
fccbler the Hight The longer is the time
rcuurcd to produce a reaction, but in
an hour the sccting will curve toward
the reehlcst glimmcr Of light.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
N.rsamen's Visit to Archancel

To an English king, Alfred the Grcnt,
We oHc the best description of the
earliest visits paid to Archangel by
the Norscmcn. In 1853 an English
uV,ccr. Chancellor, laid the foundu.
rlons of It's commercial prosperity. and
Hrlish crews, over since sChancellors
Nay have called at Archngel from
My lll October. when The port is ice.
free. for the timber nay, lnseed oats
and l;iu> which the place exports
Daylight there is reduced in midwinter
go ihc miserable ration Of three hours
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
Study WrIters.of To-Day.

Now although cur fathers--lt must
be confessed tried harder than we
10 write prose: although 10 our age
belongs int rampant substitute which
once denounced To You MS iargon ;
nevertheless II were, rs hold. folly
20 ncdge m good writing ot our day
ami bid you fastcn your study upon
remote masterpieces. Admire them.
study them hy them improve your
style Put improve q also by study.
ing how good writer's today are adant.
,nr &c 90 express what men and women
think aud do in oar own time For
we belong To 1t. From "Studlcs in
Literature hy Sir Arthur Quiller.
Couch
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
Card Of Thanks

We hereby wish to extenc our ap.
probation to the friends and neigh.
bore who SO kindly assisted us during
The illness and death Of our beloved
daughter and sister Beatrice. also for
The many floral tributes. also Rev To.
wart for his kind words and sympa.
thy.
MIR and Mrs. Nogeryou Papers.
Miss Viola Kingsley,
Harley Valley
Charles Valley
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
RAILROAD. MEN WANT M'ADoo
Pledge TWO Thousand Dollars ;
Month TO Keep Him In Office.

Washington Nov. 25.-A telegram
signed By representatives Of the rail.
roads operating out of St Louis was
received at Director General Nc
Adcos Office today
According to the telegram the EN-
p,oyes pledge themselves to give
$1,000 monthly as a part OF Director
General McAdoos salary to keep him
from retiring as head of the railroads
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
MlNsswEepEas OPERATE
Clears Passage to KieI for British
Squadron.

London, Nov. pa flotilla of mine
sweepers left the Firth of Forth this
morning to clear the passage to Kiel
for the British squadron which it is
understood will disarm and intern
remnants OF the German navy. VIII
helmshaYen will also be visited by the
squadron which it is reported will
comprise one battleship and f'otilla
OF destrOyers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
COME RENEE Of
PEACE WILL RE
HELD IN PARIS
Negotiations Will Begin About
January |
FOCH REFUSES TO AGREE
Enemy's Protests Have No Effect Up
on Hm--submarine Operations
to Be curtailed.

Paris, Nov. Conferences on
preliminaries Of peace probably will
be held in Paris. instead of Versailles.
owing to superior accommodations in
the capital Only the formal sessions
at the concluding stages will be he'd
at Versailles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
We ERM0NT BOYS
NOT AMONG ONES
COMING FIRST
Most of Them Are With 26th
and 18th Divisions
CASUALTIES ARE 2S6,ll7
1000, 900 Men Are Likely to Remain
in France for Period Of Several
Months Yet

The Vermont boys III france are
not to be among the first Of the troops
to return TO America Nearly all the
soldiers from this state are with the
I 2Gth division which includes the
Vermont National Guard, or with the
10th division which includes the first
Camp Deyens contingent
Washington, Nov. 24-Demobi'iza-
ton OF the American expeditionary
forces, already in progress with the
movement homeward of sick and
wounded. will be hastened by the re-
turn at an early date Of eight divis-
ions Of national guard and national
army troops, eight regiments Of coast
artillery and two brigades Of field ar
tillery This announcement was
made at Washington yesterday by
Gen. March. chief of staff, on receipt
OF dispatches from Cen Pershing
The 26th CNew England) division is
not among those enumerated by Gen.
l'arch as coming home soon.
Total casualties in American ex
pcditionary forces to November IT..
when hostilities ceased, were 236,l17
This includes, Gen. March said, XII led
md died OF wounds, died Of disease,
unclassified deaths, wounded, prison
ers and missing.
The divisions which Gen March
said have been designated by Gen
pcrshing 10 return as soon as the sick
and wounded have been moved to the
United States are
National guard-31st Georgia. Ala.
bama aud Florida; oath (Nobraska
owa, South Dakota and Minnesota);
9sih Indiana, Kentucky and Wes'
virsinia). and 39th (Arkansas. Mis-
slpi and Louisiana).
National army-16th New Eng
and sfth Wentueky, Indiana and
Southern Illinois: seth (northern II
ino.g including Chicago and S7th CAR
a Louisiana. Mississippi and
aasilern Alabama.
The coast artillery regiments to be
returned as soon as possible were an.
nounced as the iGth, 47th, 4Sth, 49th
50ih, 73d. 74th and 18th
The two field artillery brigades to
be brought home are the 65th and
l03d Eighty-two aero squadrons, II
construction companies and several
special units now in England will be
brought home as soon as transporta-
lion facilities are available, Gen
March said
Casualties sustained by the Amer
leans were tabulated by Gen March
follows.
Killed and died of wounds, 26.154
, Died OF disease, 1851.
Deaths. unclassified, 22204.
Wounded. 1885.
Prisoners, 2163.
Missing l1f0
Total 2S6,ll7
While the total losses suffered by
the American army in France AZ first
Glance appeared to be almost double
the total estimated by officials ar
Washington as robable analysis of
the table. ii was pointed out. shows
that among the 10000 wounded are
included the names Of thousands of
men whose injuries were so trivial
that they never were admitted 70 hos
pita's and the record of their injuries
wcs kept only in company and regi
mental dressing stations. The final
total OF killed. died of wounds or .di
sease. or on the uncassiiied death list
The seriously wounded and the prison
srs and missing officers believe. will
work our not in excess of l25,000
100000 men are likely to stay in
/ France for some time yet
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25

Miss O'dhird was airing her views
u mirr.a- and men to Miss FLAP.
petite. and II was evident that She WAS
what is known rs man hatcr. 81
cont care fur men. my dear" she said
tc her Young trlead "ln fact, 7 al
ready have j-suid NO to several OF
them" Indeed" said the young thing
With twinkle in her eye. "What
we're hry selllng?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
SECOND ATTACK OF INFLUENZA
Vermont Is Being Visited Again by
Disease.

Montpelier, Nov. 25.-Spanish in
4UClza has broken out again in Yer.
mont The places hit by the second
attack Of the epidemic include Bur
'ington. Hardwick and Wilmington.
Fifteen cases are reported in Burling-
on among the women students of the
University of Vermont at Grassmount
,clmiiories. The patients have been
lusrantined, The public schools.
rhurches and amusement places in
Hardwick and at Wilmington have
been c'osed by order of the Boards of
Health until further notice, because
II the spreading Of the disease. At
he latter place there are forty cases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
BRUSSELS PEOPLE ENTHUsE
They Appreciate Their Release from
Captivity.

London. Nov 23.-American. Brit
'sh and French troops marched with
he Belgians. into Brussels yesterday.
says the Daily Mails correspondent.
"Tis easy to be superlatiye," he
writes, but have never seen so vast
and varied crowd 50 carried away
by tumu.t and fervor Put modern
artillery barrage into terms of delight
and you have some Indifferent meas.
IRE of concentrated ecstacy OF people
who felt that their release from cap.
,ivity coincided with the birth Of the
Millennium
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
BIGGEST HOSPITAL
OF KIND IN WORLD
Was Formally Opened in Business
Section Of New YorK-lt Can
Accommodate 4ooo.

New York, Nov, 25--The biggest
hospital Of its kind in the world and
the only <ne of its type TO be located
in the business section of the great
city, was formally opened hare today.
1t has accommodations for four thous-
and, and occupates the big building
that formerly housed the Greenhut
Depar ment store.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST White aud gray Angora cat
Finder please return TO t3l Dewey ST.
and receive reward a1t2'
w ANTEp Government needs thou
snndg men aud women for government
departments. railway mail postollicc
customs informal revenue, SllOO --
SlN00 Examinations soon ENpcr.
ieuCC unnecessary. For free particulars
regarding examinations write. Ray
mond Terry formor Civil Service FIX
aminerl 1911 columbian Building.
Washington y. g. bitb'