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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-13
Excess Baggage Charges.

The basis for computing charges for
excess baggage is to be one-sixth Of
the normal passenger fare, with a
minimum of 10 cents per 100 pounds
and minimum collection of % cents
per shipment.
The director general provides fully
for the redemption Of tickets and mile
age books purchased before June 10
and rendered invalid after that date
when the higher fares become effec-
tive. Unused portions of mileage books
and unused or partially used tickets
will be redeemed at their original pur-
chase rate
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-13
"CentraI" No Longer Is Bureau Of Information

AsHNGToN the most takave United
w
of the first the
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-13
Washington Residents Fleeing the Patriotic

persons greedy" The words spoken by
Washington had
fellow Notwithstanding exhibiting Sme
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-13

Us Will lne lHleTSlule COlulhSlIC SOih
mission, but state commissions are per-
mitted no review under the railroad
act.
Low Rate for Veterans.
Exceptions to the three-cent rate are
made for soldiers and sailors, who
may travel at one cent mile when
on furlOugh at their own expense anc
for persons attending the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Portland. Ore, and the
United Confederate Veterans reunion
at Tulsa, Okla. Both of these or
ganizatiOns are permitted rates of one
cent a mile, and for various state
meetings of the veterans two cents
will be charged.
Children under five years Of age
will be carried free, as at present, and
| those between five and twelve Will be
charged half of the new higher fare.
CommutatiOn fares, which are raised
| ten per cent, are construed to apply
| to persons having daily or frequent
occasion to travel between their homes
and places of employment or educa-
tional institutions.
To discourage the use Of heavy
| sleeping and parlOr cars the new or
der provides that the following mini
mum number of tickets should bd
bought for drawing room compart-
ments or sections:
Two adult tickets for a drawing
room in sleeping car; two adult
tickets for a compartment.
One and one-half ticket for Sec
ton; five adult tickets for exclusive
occupancy of drawing rooms in par
lor car.
Passenger fares by water routes ol
by rail and water are TO be increased
proportionately with the higher raj
j Ill
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-06-13

rates effective on either freight or pas
senger traffic.
Travellers in standard sleeping and
parlor cars are required to pay 31a
cents a mile in addition to Pullman
fares and in tourist sleeping cars 3A
cents. Pullman rates remain the same.
Communication and other suburban
rates on railroads are increased 10 per
cent. Fares on electric interurban
lines are not affected.
Special Rates Abolished.
Special excursion, mileage conven-
ton and tourist rates, with few ex-
ceptions, are discontinued, privileges
such as stop-overs and free side trips
are abolished and excess baggage
charges are increased.
Both freight and passenger rates on
boat lines operated on the lakes, rivers
or coastwise by railroads are to be
raised propOrtionately with the gener-
al increases.
A number of fiat increases, instead
of percentage additions, are ordered
for coal, coke, lumber, ore, stone, grain,
cotton, live stock, meats, sugar, bullion
and other commodities.
In announcing that the rate increases
are required by public interest, Direc.
tor General McAdoO referred to the
rapidly rising cost Of coal, which he es,
timated this year alone at $160000,0OC
more than last year, and to higher cost
Of every other material entering into
railroad transportation. Operating ex.
penses, he estimated, would be be-
tween $S3OO0O,OOO and $S6O,OO0,OOO
greater this year than the $2,S52. .OO0.-
900 figure of last year.
No part of the increased rates is on
account of the program of nearly u
billion dollars of improvements, addi'
tions and new equipment this year, he
explained.
at is earnestly hoped" said the di'
rector general, "that all citizens affect,
ed directly or indirectly by this increase
Of rates will support the general prin
ciple Of such increase as an unavold,
able war measure and accept the ad
dltional burden in the same spirit of
self-sacrifice in which they have &C.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
PoWNAL CENTER


Fred Morgan OF Hoosick Falls was
the guest OF relatives here this week
Mrs. A. Kateley of Blackinton,
Mass, was the guest Tuesday Of Mrs.
NJ H. Myers.
Elliot Niles has moved from the
Niles tenement to Clyde Peckham's
bungalow.
Mrs. Richard Evans of Blackinton
was the week end guest OF her
mother Mrs Sophia Starbuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Rathbun of
Granville, n. Y, were guests Thurs
day of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sumner.
! Rev. Kingman Golledge has return.
ed from his vacation and will occupy
the pulpit Sunday at the usual hour.
Word has been received that the
following boys from this town have
recently arrived overseas. Irving
Bent. Francis Morgan, Allan Morgan,
I Herbert Hon. Frank Towsley and
Harmon j. Odell.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19

tv Democratic committee has been
held and the following We're named
as the county party candidates at the
coming primary election Sept. 10;
Senator, Don c. Pollard OF Uavendish,
Otis c. Sawyer of Sharon and Joel
c. Hibbard OF Windsor; states attor-
ney, Carl D. Cushing of Bethel; high
bailiff. VI. J. Connolly of Ludlow;
sheriff, Louis a. Blanchard of Wood
stock: assistant judges, Edward A.
Davis OF Bridgewater and l.. ]. Barry
Of Springfield.
The total number OF officers and
men of the Fi. regiment Vermont
volunteer milit when encamped for
the week at Camp Governor Graham
on the state fair grounds, is 40 officers
and $50 men There are three batta-
lions and II companies. those from
Brandon. St. Johnsbury, Morrisville
Springfield. Vergennes. Rutland, Ben
nington. Bradford. Montpelier, St
Albas. Bellows Falls, Newport The
men sleep in the different exhibition
halls and the officers in tents and all
mess in the rooms under the grand
stands. Proctor cornet band is pres
en-.
John Fenton. who retired from his
position as general agent of the Cen
trail Vermont section Of the union
passenger station White River June
ton at 1901 Monday morning upon
the consolidation OF the entire termi
nal, was presented beautiful gold
watch in the closing hours by the
Central Vermont employees of the
station. The presentation words
were by Joseph Hodette of the tele
graphic department Mr. Fenton upol
recovering from the surprise OF th'
occasion responded to the presenta
ton remarks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News ct thu Town and Village rsD
BrIsfly fer susy Rsassrs

Mrs Harry Moses has returned from
"a ten days stay at Round Lake and
Waterford.
Harold Kirchner OF Albany was the
weekend guest of Miss Nora Purcell
of School street
Miss Anastacia Fitzgerald is spend
ing the week in Schenectady with her
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Ring.
I Miss Helen Ringfurt of Hooscik
/ Falls is spending a week with rela.
tives in Pleasant Valley.
Miss Harriet Cranston, accompani-
ed by Mrs. Alfred Wade spent Sun
day at her home in SALISBURY.
Mrs. Margaret Sibley has returned
from weeks visit TO her. son, Capt
I f. f. Sibley in Kingston, N, Y.
HI William b. Shea left Sunday for Pei
ham Bay where he will enter service
'Fas musician in the naval reserve.
Edward Morrissey of Springfield,
Mass. is spending a week with his sis
ters Mrs. p Barnes and Mrs. NJ. Mack.
Mrs. Estella Eldred left for Man
chester, n. H., where she viii spend a
two weeks vacation with her brother,
+. Grogan.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. McKenon of
Schenectady are the guests of Mrs.
McKenon's sisters, Mrs p. Barnes and
Mrs, NJ. Mack.
Mrs. G. H. Ransom and son, Edward,
of Pleasant street. have returned from
a visit Of two weeks in Hoosick Falls
and Cambridge.
| Joseph A. Evans, who underwent
an operation at the Putnam Memorial
hospital last week, is getting along as
well as can be expected.
Mrs. Leslie Kimlin and children OF
POukeepsie have returned to their
home after spending a week with her
aunt, Mrs George Wade.
There will be regular meeting OF
Miriam Rebekah Lodge Tuesday eve
ming at o'clock All members are
requested to be present
Mrs. John Harlan and children o.
Schenectady are guests for a week o.
Mr.. Harlans mother Mrs. John Har
Ian Of Haynes Cornes.
Camp Fire girls will be interested
in two books by Margaret Widdemer
recently added to the library. win
ona of Camp Karonya" and 'Winona'i
war farm"
Mr. and Mrs Walter Houran anC
children of Ashburnham. who hav,
been visiting Mr. Houran's parents
II Mr.. and Mrs. John Houran. have gon;
to Petersburg for a few days stay.
\ The Misses Elizabeth and Beaglcl
Il McConn of New Britain, Conn., VIII
have been passing vacation Of tw
q weeks with their aunt. Mrs. John Pui
cell of School street, have returne
a home.
i Miss Emily Thompson. who recent
n ly graduated from the Clinton, Mass
q hospital training school for nurses.
II spending several weeks with her pal
N ents, Mr., and Mrs, George Thompso
n OF Park street.
New fiction at the Free Library II
cludes the following: Bryant's ShaC
ow on the Stone, CuIIum's Forfeit. Kt
& ly's over Here, Kerr's Golden Blocl
Onions Miss Millions Ward Oppei
helms Pawns Count. MaeGrath's Gil
in His House, Locke's Rough Roa
and Rinehart's Amazing Interlude.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
AROUND TIE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Ciffeh
ent Sections.

ent Sections.
In the list of army appointments
given out Monday the following Yer
monter was named: Second lieuten.
ant, quartermastcr corps, Royal II.
Cheney, Mortified
The body of John Kehoe. aged 40,
a Richmond farmer, was found in the
pond at Shelburne Monday He had
been missing since he went out fish
ing Saturday.
Three members OF the Hotel Yer.
mont force have been with that house
since it opened business eight years
ago Miss Helen Shea, the telephone
operator. Miss Clough the cashier and
George E. Allen, the porter Miss
Shea finished work there Saturday
night and her friends from the office
force gave her $25 in gold as part
ing gift.
Rev. Thomas f. Mcmahon. curate
at st. Peters church in Rutland since
last fall. is TO become a chaplain in
the regular army. He is to report at
Louisville, Ky, on Aug. % to attend
training school for chaplains. His
home since childhood has been in
Montpelier.
/ An investigation of ice cream sold
( by Rutland dealers showed that Is
we're selling that which was below the
standard OF IA per cent butter fat
The ice cream which is under the
ban is manufactured by the Trojan
Ice Cream company Of Troy. n. Y.
the Albany. n. Y, ice Cream company
and the Coon establishment of Bur
lington The IS concerns have beer
notified that there will be prosecution
II any more Of the cream which does
not come up to the standard is sold
Hartford village had a flag raising
on Monday night A large crowd was
present, the Proctor cornet banC
played and among the speakers were
former Gov 5. f. Pingree. Capt. Hor
ace French. both G. a. r veterans O
the Third Vermont regiment anC
President Thomas OF Middlebury col
lege Many OF the officers and mer
OF the First Vermont voluntee
militia. in camp at the state fai
grounds, we're present.
A conference of the Windsor coun
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
IRISH RECRUITING
Ulster Party Willing to Accept .
Conservation.

CONSUMPTION.
\ Dublin. July 3O.-(Corerspondence
OF The Associated Pres)-America'
I participation in the war is the trump
card used by the Irish Recruiting
\ Council formed to put into effect the
I governments offer to accept $4,000
voluntary recruits from Ireland in
place of three of four times that mum.
ber'of conscripts
! They are publishing widely the dee.
larations of American Cardinals,
Archbishops and Bishops and evi.
dence OF cordial participation in the
war by Irish Catholic Americans.
They point out that the war is as
much Americas and Frances as it is
England's and urge lrishmen to take
a fair share of It.
II so far, they seem to have made on.
ly a slight impression. Nationalists
declare that II Ireland Is take an ac.
tive part In the war il must first have
home rule.
The Ulster party Is willing to &C.
cept CONSUMPTION.
According to the latest announce.
ment of the Government policy the re
suit may be three months hence, the
forcible application OF conscription
everywhere in Ireland outside North.
east Ulster. II has been decided to
divide Ireland into ten areas and to
apportioh to each the share Of the
fifty thousand recruits It ought to fur
nish. Any area which furnishes its
quota will be held to have satisfied
the claims upon II, and will be thence.
forth free from the application OF con
scritption, II is regarded as certain
that Belfast and the Northeast area
win readily provide its share Of the
voluntary recruits, and doubted whet.
her any other part Of Irel and WIN do
so.
The result would be that the only
part Of Ireland which now declares
It's willingness TO accept CONSUMPTION
would be the only part free from It,
The rest Of Ireland would be chaos
OF violent opposition and resistance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
DRAGGING FOR SUBMARINE
To Discover If Depth Charge Attack
off Cape May Was Successful.

Washington, d. c., Aug. l6.-No ad-
ditional information had reached the
navy today as to the success of the
depth charge attack made Wednes-
day on submarine near Cape May,
n. J., by seaplanes and submarine
chasers. Secretary Daniels said he
assumed the commandant of that ma
val district was making every effort
by dragging to establish whether
the submarine had been destroyed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
TY COBB to- ENTER SERVICE
Physical Examiner Pronounces Him
in Perfect Condition.

Washington, Aug lily Cobb, De
troit outfelder and star batsman. yes.
terday took the physical examination
for a commission in the gas and
fame division Of the army He was
pronounced in perfect condition. He
had been given deferred classification
in the draft because Of dependents.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
THINGS EVERY CHILD NEEDS

Every girl needs severrl middies.
And these are in styles the girl will
like ana will give full satisfaction.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-19
BRAZILIAN SHIP SUNK
Vessel Of t,ts4 Tons Destroyed Off
u. S. Coast.

New York, Aug. 16.-The Brazilian
motor ship Magrugada. 1914 tons
gross register, has been sunk by a
German submarine off the American
coast. Word of the loss Of the ship
was received here today in insurance
circles. The crew was picked up by
another vessel and will be anded at
an Atlantic port.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-04-26
MEDICINE OF THE LONG AGO
Ancient Papyrus Shows that the Art
Of Healing Has for Centuries
Been Well Recognized.

The most ancient medical work now
existing is the Ebers papyrus. secured
in 1873 by Prof George Ebers from a
native Of Luxor, in Upper Egypt. II
is generally assumed that 1t was writ
ten about 1850 B. c., but refers In
some sections to methods and medi.
cines prescribed as far back as 370O
B. c., 5,812 years ago Among the 10S
sections or chapters of this papyrus,
chapter 103 begins:
beginning Of the book about the
uxedu in all the members of a person,
such as was found in a writing under
the feet Of the god Anubis, in the city
Of Letopolis; It was brought to his
majesty, Usaphais, king Of Upper and
Lower Egypt" Usaphals is said to
have been the fifth king of the first
dynasty, reigning about 300 B. c., and
II is hard to say how long previous
to this finding the sage had lived who
first compiled the chapter or used the
cures recorded
Page 72 contains three dental pre-.
scriptions against the throbbing of
the bennut blisters in the teeth" and
ito strengthen the flesh" (gums), and
Is supposed to refer to the small alb
scesses known as gumboils.
The first, poultice. consisted Of
equal parts Of "sept-grains" dough-
honey and oil; the second. mass to
be chewed, equal parts Of fennel seed
dough. anest plant, honey, incense
and water; and third, also to be
chewed, has no less than eleven parts
of dam plant" anest plant, incense,
ama-a plant, man plant saffron, aloe
wood, annex plant, cyperus, onion and
water"
Another chapter contains eleven
dental recipes, some to be chewed,
others TO be rubbed on the teeth OF
applied as paste and on another
page among remedies for various skin
diseases there are three prescrip
tions for diseases OF the teeth but
there are no special references to any
branch of dental surgery.-'Nobility
OF Trades-The Dentist" Charles
Winslow Hall, in National Magazine
Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-04-26

money, and brains. And l can reach
out my hand and take him II | will.
But think Of going through life Mill
cent Stubbs! Think, also alterna-
lively. of being q mother of Buggs!
You will be saying: There are
others!' Only too true, honey-one
other in particular. No-hls name
is neither Montmorency, nor Talbot
Peyton-I loathe that sort Of appel
lation even more than Bugg or
Stubbs. But really family names OF
that sort deserve to be extinguished
That would leave room for-well!
say the Registers. There's a name
for you-good fellowship in every let
ter"
Heer the sheet was full-Mllicent
reached for fresh one. AS her hand
lifted from the paper a tricky gust
whipped 1t away, out and up over the
treetops. whirling It beyond view so
swiftly she could not guess the d.
rection. But that did not disturb her
1t would most likely fall in the
millpond or the deeps Of the big
woods. Anyway. since It had neither
date nor signature, nothing could be
made Of It, In the event OF It being
read. Smiling. yet half sighlng. she
began another sheet; yet, after a
sentence, shut her desk, and climbed
nimbly down the rope ladder. From
her perch she had espied visitors
Warner Bugg and John Stubbs, to be
exact. She did not want to see
either, just then, It was evident she
must run away. and go fishing.
Half an hour later her canoe was
drifting on the mill ponds silver face,
what time she made believe to be alb
sorbed In her floats, Rex Junior, Rog-
er's eldest. a lad Of twelve. sat facing
her. They were sworn comrades.
"Shucksl won't never tell. Not
nobody-even mother" he was say
ing stoutly, then a little wistfully,
"but Milly-old Jack Stubbs is to
give me q real horse when he's my
uncle-and you know how l hate
ponies"
II know" Milicent interrupted.
holding up a silencing hand
Her float had gone under with a
rush-some flsh OF degree must have
Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-04-26

swallowed hook, line and sinker. She
braced herself for long pull game
hght-suddenly the line Stacked
there came swimming to the surface
the ugliest big swapping turtle she
had ever seen. Rex, all agog, struck
at 1t with his paddle-Milicent cried
warning, but too late. Before she
knew It the canoe was upset--she and
the lad foundering In water, sun
warmed and slow-moving, but twenty
feet deep. She did not fear the water
since she swan we'll
"The swapping turtle was her
terror-it was still on the surface
swimming hither and yon, though
1t had bitten itself free of the tackle
1t was huge and evidently fighting
mad-she had heard weird tales
from the black people of such
creatures. fully angered, dragging
one to the depths, holding one there
to drown and later feasting like
ghouls.
Terror stricken, she made toward
the bank. Suddenly she found
herself caught by a snag, a sub
merged trunk, brought down by the
spring foods. Rex was going from
her, with short quick strokes-she
had bidden him to do 1t, knowing her
self the stronger swimmer.
Faint with fear her call to him
was little more than a whisper. But
even while she uttered 1t another
canoe shot toward her from the shade
on the other shore. The rover was
tall and goodly, stripped to his shirt
and trousers, and evidently a master
OF watercraft. Almost before she
knew 1t Milicent had been drawn
into his canoe. Without speaking, he
snatched up a rife and sent a bullet
into the swapping turtles head AS
the bulk of 1t vanished he turned TO
Milicent, saying with long breath:
II doubt If you were really in danger,
but that is the most satisfactory
shot I ever fired"
Milicent sat up very suddenly and
very straight. In the bottom OF the
canoe lay a letter sheet-her own
letter, wind-borne to this man OF all
men.
Frank Royster saw her flush Grim
son, thereby he knew she had seen.
For a minute he was silent, rowing
hard toward the Ashton shore-the
millpond set bounds betwixt Ashton
land and that OF the Delanys, which
would some day be his own. Sud
denly he dropped his paddle to reach
for Milicent's hands, and holding
them close in his own, said tenderly:
There was a fate In 1t, Milly; | read
your letter unwlttlngly when 1t
dropped out Of heaven. Otherwise,
should lack courage-those others
can give you so much more"
Courage? For what?" Milicent
interrupted.
He smiled at her and put an
audacious arm about her dripping
shoulders, as he said: "Oh, just to
tell you that rather than see you a
Stubbs or a Bugg, I'm willing to
sacrifice myself and make you
Royster."
And Milicent, the wilful, only |
blushed and murmured, nesting to
him: "You were always so kind"
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary |
Press)
Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-04-26
The Winds Cs DESTNY
Fate in Letter Carried Away by
Breeze.
BY MARTHA M'cULLocH-WIL-
LlAMS.

Winds Of destiny there are-they
may be hurricane strong-they may
be no more than the idlest ruffing
1ephyrs Yet strong or gentle, they
do their allotted task.
Milicent was as wilful as any wind
could be. She was elected to write
letters up in the tree house, though
knowing well It was meant only for
the children. There we're five OF
them-four boys and girl more tom
boyish than her brothers or any of
her three cousins. Milicent's name
sake, and, after sort, copy, she pre-
sumed. bit upon her position. Mill
cent. the elder, felt really noble in not
hating her replica. Until the little
girl came she had been the only
young woman In the family, by conse-
quence the special delight Of her two
tall, handsome brothers.
Family love was very strong with
all the Ashtons. Roger and Rex.
twins, 1t appeared, simply could not
live apart. The mansion house was
Roger's-eldest by half an hour-but
there was room and to spare in 1t
for Rex and his household, no less
Milicent. Mrs. Roger and Mrs. Rex
indeed had We'd with their husbands
in spelling her. 1t spoke volumes
all round that though she had come
to twenty-five, single, and more than
ever a creature Of caprice, her wom-
enkind so adored her thew inanected
possible suitors with the incest care.
Notwithstanding they played IA
vorites. Witness the letter under
Milicent's left hand 1t was to EN-
Sayre, who came near being her con-
science keeper. After an inconse-
quent beginning she had come to the
nub of things, thus: please, MN,
can't you, won't you, find me a
sweetheart with real name-say
Smith, or Jones, or even Murphy?
Otherwise-but hear the fatal truth
Susan has pitched upon Warner
Bugg, esquire. for my future his
band. Anne is as hot for one John
Stubbs. say plague on both names
because the names are all l can
find fault with.
Warner is paladin, plus million
or 30, John a mantle sort dogs and
children take to without knowing a
reason. Incidentally, also, he has
Montgomery County sentinel., 1918-04-26
Mother Was Puzzled.

A man from his office, downtown,
called his wife by telephone the 9TH
er morning and during the conversa-
tion asked what the baby was doing.
she is crying her eyes out" re-
piled the mother.
What aboutP"
Il don't know whether 1t is be-
cause she has eaten too many straw.
berries or because she wants more -
replied the discouraged mother.-Indl-
annapolis News.