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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
Our LANGUAGE.

Though fawn may grow into a
buck. gender conditions being right,
there Is no known process whereby
fawnlng and bucking can be made to
resemble each other. Somebody says
the Philippine Islands could supply
enough food for the human race II
transportation could be arranged. No
doubt. Also hades could furnish heat
for all the worlds cities II pipe line
could be constructed and maintained
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
heIuht OF lnnoranee.

A fond parent noticed his youngest,
a hoy. In very animated conference
with number of other boys and .
young woman and that evening In
quired Of the boy what all the excite
ment was about. "That was my
teacher" said the boy, 'and we were
trying TO explain the ball game TO her.
She couldn't understand burned
thing. l Just don't understand how
she ever got TO be n school teacher"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
MRS. LUCY DUNHAM
Former Resident Died August 8 at
AGE OF 70.

Former Resident Died August 8 at
Age Of 7s.
Word has been received here Of
the death in Brattleboro. August s, OF
Mrs. Lucy Dunham. Mrs. Dunham
was rs years Of age. She was born
in Canada but had lived in Benning-
ton the major portion of her life. In
her younger years she followed the
profession of domestic nurse and her
friendship in Bennington is unlimited.
She was always faithful and devot.
ed member of the local Methodist
church from which the funeral sery.
ice will be held Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. Surviving are two daugh'
ter.
The remains we're brought to Ben
nington Friday and interment will be
in the family lot in the Old BennIng
tor cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
No. M The Air

Windblown pollen. carrying the bac.
terra that iniame nose and throat and
cause hay fever, is abroad In the land
One remedy 10 known to give rc'ief
and comfort from choking gasping
asthma and tormenting hay fever.
That reliable remedy is Foley's Honey
and Tar that spreads a healing. sooth.
inc coating on the innamed mem.
branes, stops irritating coughs and
summer colds. Any one who has
once used this standard cough and
cold remedy VIII accept no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

"Uncle Jake, how's your rheuma-
tism?"
ut sho' Is bad sah."
"Do you think quarter would cure
you?"
ut might not cure me, sab, but
'twould be mighty stimmcrulln' TO de
spefrts, bein' as how dey's low dis
mnwnin'. -Blrmlngham Age.Herald.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
MOVE OFFICE TO BOSTON
Brattleboro Loses Chief Office Of
Twin state Co.

Brattleboro, Aug. S.-Vice.President
Howard l.. Olds of the Twin State
Gas and Electric Co. stated today that
the company had decided to move the
general Offices from Brattleboro to
Boston September /. The offices
were moved here from Dover, n. H.,
In 1916 and they would remain here
still had there been no curtailment of
railroad facilities, but on account of
the removal OF trains It Is now more
convenient 70 reach the seven divis-
ional Offices from Boston. These are
located in Hoosick Fails, N. Y, Ben
nngton, Brattleboro and 81. Johns
bury, Berlin and Dover, N H., and
Berwick, Me.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
Flanders Mud.

The following is Munchausen tale,
showing the quality of the mud In
Flanders at the present day:
A soldier walking along road mo-
ticed a hat, which he attempted to
kick out of the mud. What was his
surprise to find head under 1t and to
hear q voice calling for help.
When the man was extricated he
said: 81 was on horseback" SO to-
gether they proceeded to dig out the
horse. The horses mouth was found
to be full of hay taken from n wagon
which had sunk still farther down.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

With binder twlne high In price.
having 1t In quantities will be great
economy. Small bundles use up con-
siderable more twlne than large ones.
II takes only moment to adjust the
size of the bundles and In no two
grains should the bundles be the same
size this year. Every operator should
regulate the size OF the bundles TO
just about what grain will cure out
nIcely and still be small enough to
handle.-Farm Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
BOY DROWNED IN QUARRY
Freeman clOush Of Barre Slipped Into
Hole.

Barre, Aug. 9.-Freeman Clough,
seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Abraham Clough, was drowned yes,
terday afternoon in quarry hole and
late today the body had not been re-
covered.
With companions he left his
home about ii o'clock yesterday
morning on a berrying trip. When
they had filled their pals they stop
ped to look into quarry hole and
Clough slipped in. The children. af-
ter going for help, became mixed as
to which quarry hole the boy had
slipped into so there is small chance
of recovering the body for some time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
UNARMED STEAMER ToRPEDoEr
Eighteen Of Crew Of U. S. Steamer
Merak Missing.

Washington. Aug. S-The sinking of
4 small unarmed American steamer
Merak, formerly a Dutch vessel, off
he North Carolina coast, was report.
I'd today to the navy department.
New York reports the captain and
iwentv.three OF the crew landed at
Norfolk and one boat with eighteen Of
he crew is missing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

We wish to express our deep ap
probation OF the many acts Of kind
ness from reighbors and friends dur
ing our recent bereavement and tC
thank the giyers Of the many beau
timl floral tributes.
Walter II. Moses,
Paul Moses.
Frank Moses.
Bennington, VI. August 10. 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
BAKER, PLANS
To GOVERN DRAFT
VERY DIFFERENT
Whole Method of Fixing Classi-
ficatiOn May Change
MARRIAGE MAY BE A BAR
Wants Special Glass for Boys OF ID
Necessary to Re-supply Class L
Should Be Done by Sept. IS.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Plans for
radical changes to liberalize the draft
regulations are being worked out at
the war department, Secretary Baker
said today, after his appearance be.
fore the Senate military committee
to urge prompt enactment of the new
draft bill by extending the age to in
clude men between 1S and IS years
of age. Mr.. Baker thought it pos
sible that the whole method of fixing
deferred classification would be
changed so as to relieve registrants
of the duty OF claiming or refusing to
claim exemption.
Many other suggestions as to lib
eralization of the regulations are be.
ing considered, he said Among others
is the possibility that the marriage
relationship by itself, regardless OF
the dependency question, may serve
to defer the time Of registrant's call
to the colors.
Mr. Baker said definitely that no
plan for extending the work or fight
rules to professional classes or be-
yond its present scope was under con-
sideration.
81 told the committee" said the
war secretary, that no fixed policy
had been determined upon by the de-
partment but the purpose was to al
low the President to defer in Class /
the call for the youngest men. !
have always considered, as you per-
haps remember, that 19 was the
preferable minimum and have
chosen the Is minimum only because
II seems necessary to get the men"
Not that | think men OF IS are
necessarily too young, because do
not think that. | think that history
shows that boys from Is to 19 are i'm
mensely valuable, as valuable, per.
haps as from 19 to 20 but | think
there is a sentiment in the country
which will look with very much more
anxious regard on the boys from Is
70 l9 than the boys from 19 to 20.
Eighteen years seem to many people
more tender age than 49, and II is
for this we are thinking of making
this preferential deferment of men
from Is to 49,"
Mr.. Baker told the committee. SEN
ators said, that the department want
ed to carry out the plan OF registering
the men September so that Class /
could be re-supplied. The present
reservoir soon will be exhausted and
It was said that either the size of the
monthly calls must be reduced or
men taken from the deferred classes.
Secretary Baker was the last Of the
army and navy officials to be called
before the committees visit to the
war council.
London. Aug. l0-The important
town OF Montdidier which was approx
imately at the apex OF the German
salient south OF the Somme, has been
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
scHWiEeER is DEAD
He Was Commander of Submarine
That Sank Lusitania.

London, Aug. 10-Lieutenant Com
mander Schieger, who commanded the
submarine which sank the Lusitania
is dead. His death occurred last
September but 1t has only Just been
admitted by the German admiralty
He died in a submarine accident in
Selogoland Blight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
II HEAD CATTLE LOST
Fire Does Much Damage to Property
in Royalton. a.

Royalton, Aug, s--During a thunder
storm yesterday morning barn be-
longing to Lee Holt of Royalton was
struck by lightning and with n head
of cattle was consumed by the fiie
which resulted. The loss is esti-
mated at 81 500 TO $500.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
VICTIM OF SUBMARINE
American Schooner Sunk 110 Miles
of Virginia.

OH Nu9lUids
Newport News, Va, Aug. 9-The
American schooner Stanley L. Sea
man, bound from Newport News to a
foreign port, was sunk last Monday
l10 miles east of Cape Hatteras by a
German submarine. Capt w. c. Me
Aloney and crew OF eight men arrived
today at this port, having been picked
up by British vessel.
The Seaman, Capt. McAloney said
was fired on without warning while
becalmed about noon Monday. The
crew took to their small boats, but
visions and then put OF in gaso-
were later permitted to return for pro-
line launch. The members of the sub
marine crew looted the ship before
sinking it with a bomb. Capt. Nc
'Aloney and his crew spent three days
in the launch in the gulf stream be-
iore they were picked up.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
HoWE's PROSPECTS GOOD
Newspapers Report Very Favorably on
Outlook,

II we can Judge anything from the
reports that come to us, from all over
this county and Franklin, Frank Il.
Howe will carry both by very large
majority. Morrisvile Messenger.
The report from Montpelier that
Hon. Frank Il. Howe of Bennington is
better is very gratifying news to his
friends And his friends are also
gratified at the way his canvass for
governor is progressing throughout
the state. His chances for success
look good,-St Johnsbury Caledonian
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

FOR sAIE-My house and Ia acre
land on Bradford Place. Price 1880,
one half cash. balance on easy terms.
For further particulars address Leo
c. Pierce, Burgess Road, Bennington.
70t6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
Etlnuette EXPLAINED.

my dear, don't eat peas with your
knife at the table"
"Of course. wouldn't. Don't YOU
suppose I've got sense enough to know
they'd roll on"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
LOUISIANA "CaY"
Has Ratified Federal Prohibition
Amendment.

Baton Rouge, La Aug. S-Louisi
ana has ratified the federal prohibi
ton amendment. Ratification was vot
ed today by the House GO to 81, fol
lowing favorable action early in the
week by the Senate
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
For Goth Of Them.

"Wllve louc., does your mother
know y.N are learning to smoker
"No, want II TO be surprlse."-
London Opinion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
ARMY CASUALTIES
Fewer Names Than Usual from
Vermont.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Army casu.
alties include. wounded to degree un-
determined, Private Albert B. APP
plegate, Port Jervls; missing in ac.
tion Carl p Hovey, st. Johnsbury.
Died of wounds, Private H. A. Smith,
Hardwick; wounded, Private Edward
B. Hyea, Bakersfield.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

BARN IN TopsHAM BURNS
John Weleh Lost Building, Two
Horses and Hay.

East TopshaIn, Aug. s-Lightning
struck the barn of John Welch in this
place Wednesday night, burning the
building. two horses and this seasons
crop of hay.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday. Moderate temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10
NEW ATTACK EXTENDED LINE
Maximum Retreat Of 20 Nil. Front is
12 Miles,

London, Aug. 10--The new attack by
he French has extended the battle
inc sixteen miles further east OF
Montdidier area. In this movement
he French advanced four miles In six
lours. To the north, an important
unction OF Chaulnes Ia now quite dn-
enable for the Germans. as Il is well
within the Gre OF British field guns
)ne hundred guns added TO the hum
tired previously captured, were taken
~ the French this morning.
The opinion In London today was
that the enemy could not now possibly
told any sort of line until he reached
the Somme and the canal from Ncsle
70 Noyon. That would make Il that
the maximum retreat OF the twenty
mile front has been twelve miles.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

Johnson Andrews OF Rochester. N
Y, Is the guest of his daughter, Mrs
John II. Mattison
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

Paris. Aug. 10-uen. Won llutlcr's
German army is retreatng from the
Montdidier.Noyon line. The retro
grade movement Is being accelerated
by the favorable progress OF the new
attack south OF Montdidler. The re.
treat Is showing signs OF utmost haste.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

STRAYED-Reward for return OF
small brlndle dog, Scottish Terrier
Phone Elliot, 437.W 7Otf.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-10

London. Aug l0-The important
town OF Montdidier which was approx
imately at the apex of the German
salient south OF the Somme, has been
captured by the allies.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
PREPARES ANOTHER
 NOTE TO TEUTONS
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AT BREST. LlTOVSK HAVE BEEN POST
 TONED FOR 4 FEW DAYS.

rograd.-Peace negotiations ct Brest-Litoysk have been postponed for a few days. Foreign Minister Trotsky is again in Petrograd, and, according to the evening newspapers, is prepaT ing another note to the entente allies.
 Anti-Bolsheyik members of the con- stituent assembly, it is reported, con slider that it is now impossible to at- tempt to reconvene the assembly in Petrograd at this time, and because of trans portation difficulties it is incon- venient to go elsewhere The proba- bility of meeting later at Kiev is being discussed. Many members of the as. sembly left for their homes.
 Premier Lenine and Secretary of State Bong -Borevich have ordered the Red Guard and soldiers to comb the city for the motor car with red guards and sailors who killed Shinga- rolf and Kokosnkine The murder O. the former ministers has created a feeling of protest and revulsion among the Bolshevik officials, who are anX- ious to prevent the situation from get ting beyond their control
 It has been learned that the sailors who were among the aSsassins were not part of any crew stationed in Pe- trograd, but had recently arrived from Finland, where they had been attach ed to the Baltic feet The bodies of the slain ministers, together with those of the victims of Fridays dem onstration, including M. Loginoff, Si- berian member of the constituent as sembly were reviewed by thousands in chapel of the Marine hospital.
 Four other members of the Keren- sky government, who had been in all other hospital because of illness, were transferred to the Kresy prison by the Bolshevik authorities, The ministers transferred were: A. Y. Kartasheff, A. I. Knovaloff, s. H. Tretaykof and S. A. Sirnoff.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
GOV. BROuGH AND SECRETARY OF BhNKHEAD NATIONAL HIGH
 WAY HOLD CONFERENCE.
DATE SET APRIL 15-19, 1918
Every Governor in the United States Win Be Invited To Attend Convsn- tion of National Good Roads
 Association.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 At conference between Gov. Br0ugh and J. NJ. RoundEree, secretary of the Bankhead National Highway As sociatIon. il was decided that the gov ernor should issue an invitation to every governor in the United States to attend the convention of the Nation al Good Roads Association and the Bankaead Highway Association, which will be held in Litue Rock Apr5I L. I9, 1918. GOV. Brough also asked the governor to each appoint 100 dele gates.
 It was also agreed that the state of fcers should invite the state officers of every state, the invitations to be sent personally.
 Mr. Roundtree. who left for Birming- ham. said that he had made complete arrangements for the great conyen- ton. and that his 15 days tour of Ar kansas had convinced him that Little Rock and the state deserved the honor Of the convention.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
TEUTONS EvACUATE
 POSITIONS IN ITALY
HAVE GIVEN UP IDEA OF TRYING TO REACH THE VENETIAN
 PLAINS.
ARE HOLDING MONTE T0MBA
Austrians Line Trenches With Dummy Soldiers Topped With Helmets Pro- truding Slightly Above Trenches
 To Deceive the Enemy.

Italian Army Headquarters in North ern Italy.-The enemy has evacuated territory on the northern mountain front behind Monte Tomba, extending from the PiaVe River westward. Their defense lines have now been moved back to Monte Spinoncia.
 Italian patrols making reconnais- sances in the last few days found that the enemy patrols and sentinels had been withdrawn and later discovered that the enemy had abandoned the entire region.
 This retreat is a sequel to the bril- liant victory French troops recently ob- tained on Monte Tomba, inasmuch as the enemy's position thereafter be- came untenable.
 The retirement of the enemy is i'm portant as showing that he has given up his effort to force a passage to the Venetian plains by way of Monte Tom ba and the west bank of the Piave, al lease for the present. He is now con- structing defensive works in the rear.
 When the French made their drive at Monte Tomba some of their detach- ments were carried by enthusiasm through the Austro-German lines to the banks of the Piave River. They then found the hamlets were deserted, but it was believed this was incident to the days operations and it was not then known that the section was being systematically vacated by the enemy.
 Further reeennaissances made in the last few days showed there has been a definite withdrawal. Camps, material and supplies had been taken to the rear and the long lines of for ward trenches were deserted.
 Italian patrols exploring the region found that the Austrians had adopted 2 remarkable ruse to conceal their departure They had lined the for ward trenches with dummy soldiers topped with helmets which protruded slightly above the trenches to give an appearance of occupation. In one of the battery positions they had con- structed machine guns with zinc bar rels mounted on wood while pieces Of wood and gas pipe were shaped with the same object.
 The section evacuated includes de- fensive positions along the valley of Ornio. The enemy's retirement takes him further into the mountains. The heights around Monte Tomba do not exceed 2,000 feet, while those in the vicinity Of Monte SDinoncia are nearly 1000 feet high and are further back from the plains.
 While the enemy still holds his ad- vance positions on both slopes to the Brenta River his voluntary evacuation of one of the chief lines of approach to the plain appears to indicate that he has given up hope of breaking through this winter, and the French are receiving a large measure of credit for this decisive setback of the enemy's plans,
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
PLACE EMBARGO ON
 THREE BIG ROADS
ALL FREIGHT EXCEPT FOOD, FUEL AND WAR MUNITIONS
 ARE AFFECTED.

Washington.-An embargo on all freight except food, fuel and war mu- nitions on the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Ohio east of the Ohio river and the Phila- delphia and Reading was authorized by Director General McAdoo
 The action was taken on reeommen- dation of A. H. Smith, assistant direc- tor general in charge of transportation in the East. No reference was made to the recommendation for an embar- go submitted by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The embargo is temporary and is expected to last only few days.
 "On account of the extremely se- we're weather which has particularly affected operation of railroads cross ing the Allegheny mountains said the railroad administration announce ment, Director General McAdoo, upon the recommendation of Regional Director Smith, has authorized him to place an embargo upon all freight ex. cept food, fuel and such war muni- tions and war supplies as are specific ally approved by the War Depart ment upon the Pennsylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, Boston and Ohio east Of the Ohio river, and the Philadelphia and Reading for the purpose of enab- ling those lines to continue specialiZ- ing upon coal for the double purpose of supplying the acute conditions in New England and the harbor of New York and elsewhere, and the provision of empty cars for mines and coke ovens"
 The practical effect of this order will not greatly change conditions of the last few days, it was stated by rail- orad direction officials, since local en- bargoes already had been declared by Eastern roads.
 An embargo on everything but food, fuel and munitions has been under consideration for several days. The director general is not favorable to d general embargo, believing that rail- roads soon will be able to move the entire volume of accumulated freight.
 Indications were that hard weather would continue through most of tho week and railroad administration off, cials intimated that they looked for little improvement in the transporta- tion system soon
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
Mcpaoiel. Will Retire.

When State Treasurer R. c. Me Daniel leaves his office in January he will retire from politics and take charge of the fire insurance depart ment of the Southern Trust Company. He is a native of Clark county and practieed law at Philadelphia. He was city attorney of Philadelphia at one time and later served two terms in the legislature. He served as deputy under State Treasurer John ". Crockett, and succeeded him for two terms as state treasurer.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
Widow Seeks Pension.

John H. Page, state commissioner Of mines, manufactures and agricul- ture, received a letter from the Re-. W. F. Andrews Of Longyiew, Tex, for znerly pastor of the First Methodist church of Little Rock. who wanted as sistance for Mrs. Emma Covington, @ years old. the widow of the late Dr. ]. ". Covington of TeEaFkana. Dr. Gov ingtou was in General Fagan's division of cavalry in the Civil war. He has been dead =12 years and it was report ed that his widow is in want and would like to get pension. MT. Page wrote that he would take the matter up at once and try to secure a pension.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-01-31
TEACHERS CALLED UPON
They Are Asked To Assist the Local
 Exemption Boards.

Following instructions from Wash mgton, Governor Brough telesraphed the superintendents of schools in all the towns where local exemption boards are located. requesting them to render all the assistance they can in indexing and classifying registrants. In a letter on January g, President Wilson called upon all teachers to present themselves to the local boards for examining questionnaires and fill ing out index cards to facilitate the work of the local boards.