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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21
Or. MOTT DEFENDS Y. ri. c. a.
Some Cause for Complaint in Some
Cases

New York. Dec. 10 Dr. John r.
Mott. chairman of the War Work
Council of the Y NJ {. A. discussed in
detail here tonight adverse criticisms
directed against the organization Of
soldiers here and in France. He Wig
orously defended the work of the OF
sanitation as whole ut did not .aenS
thai in isolated cases there was JUS
ground for complaint,
DR. Mott said that POO men and wo
mon workers had been recalled from
France because of unhtness and an
aounced thar there would be general
tightening mp to correct conditions
which h..7e resulted in criticisms
IL Is iha history of every great eff
tort that mistakes are made and ne
one. no matter how exalted his person
or now unimpeachable his integrity
eon escape Other important organi
.aiions have passed through a similar
experience.
DR. Mott also asserted that Il was
lo true that the Y. Nj, - \. furnish
IS rec 20 the men overseas nothing
bu. writing paper, although he said h
wax the policy OF the organization TO
give free service and not primarily
free supplies. He added, however
hat Sl5.GSJ worth of supplies We're
distributed gratis IN September of
his year. in addition to Sl50,0O0 EEK.
eess of cost over selling price on sup
1lie5 sold"
Besides giving away vast quantities
Of supplies in front line work. he add
ed, the Y NJ. c. A. supplied the army
overseas between July and November
S29,00e worth of athletic supplies and
not to mention hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars worth of magazine
and educational supplies
Dr. Mott admitted that in certain
cases gift tobacco was sold at y. NJ.
G. A. canteens, but said it was due
to the fact that shipments were not
properly marked and were sold to the
Y. NJ C. A. by the quartermaster In
every case where this tobacco was re.
turned the Y. NJ c. A. gave the pur-
chaser its equivalent from its own
supplies
Denial was made by Dr. Mott that a
"Holier than thou" attitude was typi.
cal of Y. NJ c. A. work He said also
that If overseas secretaries We're
hrusque in their dealings with soldiers
IT undoubtedly was due to the fact
that many of them were on duty Tor
IS hours at a stretch, sometimes with
out meals,
Dr. Mott did not deny the charge
that the Y. NJ. G. A. had taken scores
OF men from gainful occupations and,
after promising overseas service turn
ed them hack without occupations lie
said. however. that the government OF
the United States and other civilian
Organizations had done the same
thing. He explained that this was
due largely to the fact that the war
department had indicated strong
preference that wherever possible Y.
VI. c. A. workers should be taken
from the army overseas. The depart
ment recently has announced. he
said, that it will release officers and
enlisted men who are especially quail
fed 10 assist in the educational pro.
gram and other activities OF the Y NJ.
G. A. This viii result in large saw
ing 81 transportation but will en-
larrass those men who were ready
for overseas service
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

WANTED-Pupi nurses, male and
female at the Taunton state Hospital
Training School for nurses. For par
Hcuiars address Dr. Arthur V. Goss.
Supt., Taunton state Hospital. Taun-
ton, Mass. 19ti
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

SAGE, AMERICAN, CREAM,
sNAPPY, PlMENTo, KRAFT,
PURITY CROSS, PARmEsAN
CHEESE; WEST RIVER AND
eRooKFgELD CREAM cry
BUTTER.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21
AMERICAN WOMEN HELPED
Fed Soldiers in France With
Sweets.

Sweets.
New York. Dec. lJ.-iiow American
women in France helped to tighten
the cares OF American soldiers, feed
Ing them with sweets, cooking for
them. dancing with them, and also
washing dishes and scrubbing floors,
was told today by Mrs Vincent Astor
After IS months Of service in canteen
and welfare work. while her husband
was serving with the overseas naval
forces. Mrs Aston has just returned
from Bordeaux, where she was in
charge of a division Of Y NJ. c. A.
women. one OF her fellow workers
was Mrs Henry Russell, formerly
Ethel Borden Hartman, who was
married in France
American women have filed such
an enormous Place in the war that it
would be difficult to imagine now
what would have been done without
their help" She said The thousands
of women who got 20 the other side
gave themseNes l completely TO
working for the SOLDIERS, both the sick
and the well. and they never spared
/ themselves. They worked all day,
and often danced long hours IN the
evening. sometimes With 100 part
ners.
THE soldiers showed the most com.
lplcte courtesy to every American wo-
man. making Il intensely pleasant 10
be doing things for them Every few
nights we gave a dance, There We're
usually about 20 American women
and they would have to divide their
tme among several hundred men
once we had eight women and 20Q
sailors
In the cafeteria we began by serv.
ing about 80 men a day, and soon IL
was thousands They an wanted
eggs. dOughnuts and ice cream We
had canteen. which means strictly q
tobacco and candy store where the
men bought at cost; and three nights
a week we gave pictures and entertain
ments
when the conveys Of wounded
first commenced arriving AT Bordeaux
the stretchers bearing The wounded
men were put out on the station plat
form and we would go around among
them distributing coffee and cigar
cites Later this work Yves taker
over by the Red Cross
Airs ncnry Russell and wer,
near ST. Alihel when The Americans
made their drive last September, ant
We appealed SO hard that they sent u.
mp &c the front Tor emergency work
We went past the captured Cermai
lines mp 10 within two miles of an,
actual fighting and helped distribut.
candy and cigarettes to the Fifth ant
Sixth Marines when they were re
lieyed They came out Of the battl,
laughing and happy, and with no more
looks of wear and tear than if the!
had been In q football game"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

NARRhctNerTT BAY, MED
lUM AND Sc ct OYSTERS,
CHESAPEAKE MEDIUMS,
HARD AND SOFT SHELL
CLAIMS, BLUE PolN rs,
SHRIMP AND LOBSTER AND
EVERYTHING IN SEA FOOD,
FRESH, CANNED OR SALT. :
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

results Of the peace conference that
they will not longer be needed in
France In this connection you will
see quite clearly that the disposition
Of our CONTESTANTS forces overseas
must rest entirely on the decision OF
the conferences in the peace negoti
atoms.
However, YOU may rest assured
that the moment the department IS
advised Of the probable return of the
Goth division the information will i'm
mediatey be made public
The telegram was sent from the
office Of the chief Of staff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

CALIFORNIA NAVAL AND
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

ENGLISH WALNUTs, BRA
I'll, PECAN, HARD AND SOFT
SHELL ALMONDS, FlLeERTs,
BUTTERNUTs, KoRY
NUTS; FIGS, cURRANTs,
RAIsENs AND DATES.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

HOT HOUSE TOMATOES,
CELERY. LETTUCE, cAULl-
FLOWER. STRING BEANS,
RADisHES, EGG TURNlP,
SWEDISH TURNiPs, HUB
BARC SQUASH. SWEET PoTA
TOES, WHITE AND YELLOW
ONIONS.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21
TO RENT

TO RENT-Stores, Offices. tene-
ments shops. stables, individual stor-
age lockers, furnished apartments and
rooms all centrally located. Geo. NJ.
Hawks. f25 Main street. 76tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-21

FOR SAI.Ii-One used surrey, one
buggy. nearly uew. Prices low. ii. H.
Cushman MIG. GO. 79tf
ed at North Bennington or South
Shaftsbury. Phone 1915. j. II.
Peters 7lt25'
FOR SALEi--Both new ana second
hand Sharples separatora at closing
out prices. A III. Wlnslow e2tf
FOR SALE--Garge oil Painting will
sell for opc-third its value. subject
Music and Art" also ebony cabinet as
good ms new call POS Valentine ST.
between 10 and o'clock Friday and
Saturday. 76tf
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
HOW DEMOCRATS
 BRING UP THE REAR
Republicans Largely Instrumen. tai in Progress of Proposed
 War Measures.

The soldierly words of General March, chief of staff, speaking for the War Department, sound strangely like an echo of Republican doctrine long since uttered.
 In his testimony before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Gen. eral March said, on August 14th:
 "The policy of the War Department is to put the maximum number of men in France with the idea of short ening the war. The Presi- dent has finally announced that the American military policy from this time on is centered on the western front and We have declined to be di- verted from that one thing. *** The purpose of America is to furnish enough man-power to whip the Ger mans from now on. The only way that Germany can be whipped is by America going into this thing with her whole strength. It is up to us to win the war. How long it will take will depend exactly upon what we do. If we drag along with this thing and put small force over there we will be playing Germany's game. It is my belief that with an American army of 100000 men in France, under one commander-in- chief, we can go through the German lines wherever we please"
 Compare this with the utterance made many months ago by the two
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
A VOTE FOR GOLFER IS A VOTE FOR HUNT

former Republican Presidents and by the Republican national chairman Republican leaders and Republican newspapers.
 1. On March 2, 1918, former Presi. dent w. H. Taft exploded the ther Democratic theory that "the greates, number of fighting men the United States would have in France at any time during her participation in the war would be 50O,000," by writing ir the Philadelphia Public Ledger:
 "This estimate and point of view argues failure to appreciate the real duty of the United States in this war Our allies do not expect us to carry on a joint debate with the German and Austrian chancellors We should raise an army of not less than five million men. The quicker we act in this view the speedier and more certain our victory. The draft act must be amended to carry out such preparations"
 2. Addressing the Maine Republican state convention on March 28th, Col. Roosevelt showed how the Democratic party had drifted into it's war pro- gram, declaring that nothing except force would win the war and that an army of five million should be raised with all possible speed to furnish this force.
 8. Before and after these dates in March, Chairman Hays of the Re publican National Committee, in many public addresses, urged the passage of all constructive measures necessary to put through immediately Twin the war now" program.
 The German drive on the Western front during the late spring and early summer was apparently needed by the Democratic Congress to make impera- tive new law for a larger draft which the appeals of Mrs. Roosevelt,
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
United States of America. State of Arizona.--ss.

as quickly as possible. If they had been willing to listen to the Republi- cans earlier and had not been con- tent merely to bring up the rear in prosecuting the war, the country would now be just so much nearer a victorious peace.
 If Republican Congress had been in charge of the nations war pro- gram the war schedule of the last six months would have been materially advanced. The Republicans had fore sight to see that delay in dragging along meant playing Germany's game. They wanted action and they wanted it at once.
 In this vital measure of the new draft act the Democrats lacked vision exactly as they have lacked it in prac- tically every other vital war measure. They have consistently opposed ex- tending the draft and raising the max imum army, which is the only chance that America and the Allies have to win the war quickly.
 Here Is clear-cut contrast in rec ords. On the one hand you have a party of constructive statesmanship and vision; on the other hand party of chaotic elements, laundering in a distressing sea of fears and indeci- sion. On the one hand you have a party fitted in temperament and abil- ity to serve the nation in a crisis, either the crisis of war or the vital period that always follows a great war; on the other hand you have a party of negation, of hesitation, of weak record and of unwilling and half-hearted acceptance of imperative necessities. Which is better fitted to control the next Congress?
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25

MT. Taft and other Republican lead CTS, together with many Republican newspapers, had previously failed to do.
 On March 25th, before the peril of the drive was readily apparent, Gen. eral Leonard Wood, just returned from France, testifying before the senate committee on military affairs said that France and Great Britain were greatly disappointed at the slow ness of Americas war preparations and gave it as his opinion that inn mediate steps should be taken to raise an army of not less than five million men. His reward for utter ing this basic military truth, which is now universally recognized, was to be given a subsidiary post far back some- where in the tall timber.
 The arguments submitted by Re publican leaders proved unavailing at the time when uttered in America. Shortly afterwards, however, the em- inent Teutonic twins, Hindenburg and Ludendorf, filed in France arguments which were effective. At last it ap- pears that these Teutonic arguments, presented at the points of many guns, have been heard by Democratic Con- gressmen, but it would have meant time gained, lives saved and treasure husbanded if the arguments of em- inent Republicans had been accepted six months earlier.
 Hindsight is better than foresight, as the Democrats in Congress have demonstrated in at last coming around to the earlier Republican point of view regarding the new draft act with it's increased man-power for American armies.
 The Democrats now admit that the United States must put an army of at least four million men in France
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
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FORMULA OF CURE
 FOR SPANISH FLU"

Here is formula that has been tried out in Pittsburg with good results:
 In response to hundreds of telegrams from medical men throughout the country today, Dr. George F. Baer, of the Homeopathic hospital staff in Pittsburg, made public the for mula of his discovery of cure and preventative of Span- ish influenza. The treatment, he said, is hypodermic injec- tion of sterile solution repre- senting 1.54 grams of iodine in chemical combination with ere osote and guaiacol. In experi- ments conducted here since the outbreak of influenza, Dr. Baer said, patients in acute stages of the disease have been made we'll in a few days, while in one case the employees of a bank were inoculated with the solution and although ex- posed to influenza failed to contract the disease. The in- jection, he said, is not ser um, but solution. It is put into the veins of the arm. The patients feel little i'll effects. A a 4 A 4 A A a a A 4 a a
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
ALL TIRED OUT
Hundreds More in Flagstaff in the
 Same Plight.

Tired all the time;
 Weary and worn out night and day; Back aches; head aches, Your kidneys and probably weak ened.
 You should help them at their work.
 Let one who knows tell you how.
 Mrs. w. j.. Antonio, 327 W. Aubery St., Prescott, Ariz., says: q don't know what caused my kidneys to bother me, but sincerely hope shall never have another such attack of kidney trouble. My back became aw- fully weak and lame and my kidneys acted irregularly. I was all run down and tired out and I didn't feel like doing anything. Doan's Kidney Pills permanently cured me and I know they are the best kidney remedy one could use."
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mrs. Antonio had. Foster Milburn Co.,, Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25

une and was rigidly excluded from these meetings.
 "Well", said the reporter to his ed itor, Eff can't get in as reporter, lean as stockholder," and forthwith he bought one share of stock in ev- cry corporation whose annual meet ings he wanted to report. He holds some of these shares yet as souve- nirs.
The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25
Reporters Hard to Down.

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The Coconino sun., 1918-10-25

There was a day when the newspa- per reporters were not allowed to be present at annual meetings of big corporation. Frank A. vanderlip was then reporter on the Chicago Trib-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01

James w. Gerard underwent grave
operation for chronic abscess OF the
bone of the nasal sinuses. II was
learned In New York. DIR. Lee M.
Hurd. who operated on the former am
bassador to Germany, said the crisis
was passed.
Nine persons, all members OF the
family of Morris Miller lost their
lives In fire which destroyed the Mill
Ter home near Peabody, Mass.
Although there have been 81 fatali-
ties Mt army aviation training camps
In this country, the death record was
described by Secretary OF War Baker
as remarkably low. Since last June.
he pointed out. student aviators had
flown more than 100000 miles.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01
u. S.-Teut0ric War News

In a patrol fight Americans from
Chemin des Danes sector In France
killed one German and captured an
other. One American was slightly
wounded. This is the first time IL has
been permitted TO reveal the fact that
new American units have entered the
line.
A trench mortar projectile fell on
one of our trenches in France, killing
three and wounding four. The artil-
lery bombardment on the American
sector northwest Of Toul continues.
Night and day enemy projectiles are
falling In towns and have been direct
ed at a number Of strategical points.
The heavy artillery of both sides is
laundering over wide stretches Of the
French front, along the Aisne. In
Champagne and up In Alsace.
The first American-built battleplanes
are en- route to France, nearly five
months ahead of the original schedule.
In making this announcement Secre-
tary Baker said the first shipment, al
though In itself not large, marks the
final overcoming of many difficulties
met In building up this new and intri-
cate industry"
The Germans again attempted raid
against the American lines In France,
but the raiders were discovered and
the artillery, responding to rocket sig
nails, laid down heavy barrage almost
instantly. The Germans path back to
their line was marked by red lines.
Cadet Charles E. Jones of Pittsfield,
Mass. attached to the aviation section
Of the signal corps. has been killed In
an airplane accident in France, the
war department was advised by Cen
eral Pershing.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01

For surgeons use tourniquet has
been Invented that is made of flexible
steel band, the end Of the thumb
screw that holds Il In place pressing
firmly over IN artery.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01

Hattie Creek-Examination OF all
restaurant employees by the state j.
health !, dspstt Silent has Bssn fssnhed
Menominee-Local police have -beep,
instructed to round Jlpwpuths xho'are &
unemployed and make them 20 to-
work or go to war.
%Aayian- Orval v. Blakely,s, 19syears -
hoj khd died in France, was the FIRST
f6Ha ksS county .map-tev be kjliefsiq
actionsHe lived JhorthwessNof Clay -
4 Am sxfbor-J. M'Newtap, iconddcct !
|stor, a61kAth legs broken when he feis
|E4raih b15 tar west OF h~s{ The pptorf
~ seven miles before he, found ~
Is 5aoeeoBal os9r, ag ~Yra
(ss t5ace W3fiissaS; IL Patterson, local =
Er6tTNtt 8pF tfK national armN had his
|trousefs aHds$6 In cash stolen while
submifffn9 Bpsa physical examination
at the Ashf Guard aymory. 54S
= ntnt@-Faliing on. a poker while at
tendiug furnace at home In Ortonville,
Mrs Scarth rIngles, wife OF a teacher
in the local high school, injured her
eye so severely that she will lose her
sight.
D. Hohtiac Z chsfies stfasburkffse ma
tive OF Germany and for IS years
.fAsident gOf this Lcolnty, is the only SeN
alien German found here who had not
Registered He HAS two sons in thu !
American army.
U 's,taanaish e;ThsI fifst house erected 'ihFJ'
Standish,, built. and occupied by Isaac
P6lon, has been destroyed by fire. 40
Polon was asleep and was forced to
fee in his nightclothes, $11b In hrs
trousers pocket being lost.
- Battle Cfeeknsocial workerSf haSS
started campaign to keep mothers
froni public daiice' halls. A mother
recently left three weeks old baby
on seztRhls- in -a--soft-- drink room
throughout public dance.
Mt. Clemens-Charles ]. Corby.s ar
're4ted siast June 6 charged wjthxgnah-
slaughter, after wrecking his automo-
bile and causing the death OF John
ReckemgeE has, been released by
Judge Law for lack Of evidence.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01
Business Chance In BANGKOK.

Catalogues Of paper making ma
chimes and names Of firms that would
undertake to test raw materials for pa
per making are requested by the
United States consulate In. Bangkok.
Siam.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01
Washingf0n

The administration railroad bill
passed the senate by a viva voce vote.
Before passing the measure the SEN
ate adopted resolution of Senator
Cummins of Iowa directing the govern
ment to take over all short line roads
representing an investment Of $1,000
600 or more. This was practically the
only change of Importance effected.
The next two months will be the
most critical period with regard to
food that the United States has faced
since she entered the war. This was
the statement Of Herbert Hoover,
United States food administrator.
Earnest cooperation Is called for.
Hoover said congestion of the railways
is responsible for the present situation.
Director General McAdoo issued or
ders to all employees of the railroads
of the country to pull together. The
governments interest, he said, must be
uppermost. wages to be left for deter
mination.
BY vote Of 81 to 10 the senate de-
feated a proposed amendment to the
administration railroad bill requiring
affirmative action by congress before
the railroads can be returned to private
ownership. The amendment was pro-
posed by Senator Johnson of South
Dakota.
The war trade board published
general license through the customs
service authorizing the entry into the
United States without individual i'm.
port license of all commodities which
were in. transit on February 10 and
for which an import license was neces-
sary before the presidents proclama.
ton Of that date.
The shipping board directed that af-
ter February 20 no American steamer
Of less than $500 lightweight tons be
permitted to clear for transatlantic
voyage or to engage in other long-voy.
age trades.