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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
HORSE DEALER
DISAPPEARED
LAST EVENING
Officials Seek to Locate John
White of Utica
w. b. TAYLOR INTERESTED
Bennington Stable Proprietor Claims
White Failed to Settle Before
Leaving.

The entire police force of. the vii
lage, together with interested persons,
put in the night searching for some
trace of John White whose address is
reported TO be Utica, n. Y. and who
for some weeks has been located at
the Putnam house livery stable con-
ducting a horse sale. Walter b. Tay'
lor has been associated with White in
the business and Taylor claims that
when White LETT town last night he
had in his possession about $500, Of
which the larger portion Taylor
claims is his money. When White
and his wife pulled out Of the village
in their automobile they left their
son, Robert, a lad of about II years,
who was placed in custody. The boy
is being held for the reason that he Is
believed to have some knowledge OF
the present whereabouts of his par.
ents.
Taylor had become suspicious that
White was planning to leave town
without making a settlement and yes
terday sought the assistance OF the
officers. The family had been stop.
ping at The Allen at the corner of
Pleasant and School streets and Spec
ial Officer Patsy Perrott was dele
gated to keep watch Of Whites auto
mobile.
About o'clock in the evening, ac
cording to Officer Perrott, White and
his wife and boy left The Alien with
their luggage and hurried to the car
which was standing on School street
The bags and parcels were quickly
thrown into the car and the man and
woman hurried into the front seat
Officer Perrott was about to hold III
the couple when he noticed that the
boy was stiil standing on the side
walk and vas showing no disposition
to enter the car. The boy remained
standing on the walk after the cal
had started at high speed over Schoo
street Leaving the boy behind dis
concerted the officer and he did no
make any attempt to stop the car
Later. however, he took the boy int
custody.
Investigation by the officers shove,
that the boys room rent had beel
paid up to yesterday He had fey
dollars in his possession and the OF
ticers are convinced that plans hal
been made by White to have the bo
meet him at some point not far fror
Bennington
Police officers in a number of town
have been notified to be on the lool
out for White and II is expected tina
he viii be located soon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
SENATE WILL
PASS REVENUE
BILL NEXT WEEK
Debate on S6.OO0.0O0.000 War
Measure Nearing End
MAY BE CHANGES LATER
Senator La Toilette Has Substituted
Schedule Of Excess Profits Taxa
ton Which He Urqes.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Passage OF
the $4,000, 100000 war revenue bill by
Saturday, or early next week, IS ex-
pected by leaders of the Senate as the
outcome of unexpected progress today,
when that body adopted many essen
tial features of the measure as report.
ed by the majority of the Finance
Committee. The income tax, excess
profits tax, and consumption taxes
were all approved by viva voce vote.
The Senate passed over for the
time the provision in the measure for
limiting the 1920 tax yield to $4,000.
100000, and also the major part of the
inheritance tax, about which there Is
disagreement. These features will be
taken up by the end of the week.
The only thing that may prevent
final vote upon the bill this week is
the possibility that Senator LaFollette
of Wisconsin who has substitute
schedule of excess profits taxation.
may want day or more to expound
it. The Wisconsin Senator gave
notice today that he would offer his
substitute within day or so. Ii will
embrace a heavy tax, averaging So
per cent. upon corporation profits.
In an exhaustive speech, in wtech
he went into the details OF the war
revenue measure, Senator Penrose.
senior minority member of the FL
nance Committee, announced that
there would be no filibuster against It
by the Republicans, following the
agreement reached by the minority
leaders last week The Republicans
will oppose the inclusion in the meas
ure Of the 1920 tax yield, as>Having no
place in a revenue bill at this time.
but they will conflne their opposition
to voting against it when that part of
the measure Is reached. If 1t Is re.
tanned by Democratic votes. the Re-
| publicans, rather than defeat the en-
tire measure, will vote for the bill
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
MRS. JOHN c. THOMAS DEAD
M But a Few Weeks--Husband II
France.

Mrs Frances Janet Golledge
Thomas aged % years, wife of Lieut.:
John d. Thomas, died at the home oil
her parents. Rev and Mrs. Kingman
Golledge in Powual late Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Thomas had been i'll but a few
weeks and her death has greatly
saddened the community She was
born in Ausable Forks, n. T., ana
was educated in the Rensselaer, and
Troy high schools. She was also a
graduate of the Troy conservatory OF
music and a singer with sweet
pleasing voice.
Frances Janet Golledge came 'c
Pownal with her parents four years
ago. and has greatly endeared herself
TO the residents of that town. In NO
vemher 1917 she became the vito o.
DIR. John D. Thomas who has been II
service. somewhere in France iol
several months.
Mrs. Thomas was kind, christian
young woman highly respected by al
acquaintances,
Surviving beside her parents are
sister. Miss Adde Golledge of PLAN
field. Mass, and brother Robert o
| pownal.
The funeral will be held THURSDAY
afternoon at 1.SO from the house an'
2 o'clock at the Methodist church u
Pownal. Rev Hammersy OF sNorll
/ Adams will ofliciate and intermen
will be in the Park Lawn cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
CLEMENT SELECTS HOUSE
Fifeld House on State Street Chosen
for Executive Mansion"

Fiheld House on State Street Chosen
for Executive Mansion"
Montpelier. Dec. l6.-Gov. p. W. Gle.
ment will. in all probability, occupy
the b. F. Fiheld house next to the Ma.
tional Life building on State street op-
posite the State House, during the
session. Mr. Clement when he left
here Saturday evening said that he
expected he would have the house,
but that the matter was then not def.
nitelv closed.
The house, which was the home
residence of b. f. Fiheld during the
greater part OF his life and in which
he died. was recently bought by the
National Life Insurance company.
The executors of the Fifield estate
sold the house on the understanding
that the furniture would remain until
spring The heat is being kept up in
the building during the winter.
Mr.. Clement will bring his servants
from Rutland and will make his home
here during the session. and the build
ing will be the Executive Mansion.
/ In days gone by this house was IN,
meeting place OF men prominent il
State politics, especially when rail
road problems were before the Legis
lature. and for that reason has his
toric memory.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
WOMEN POLITICIANS BUSY
Women's National Democratic League
Meeting in Washington.

Washington. Dec. 16.--At the first
general meeting here today of repub-
lican women under the auspices of
the women's executive committee de-
cision was reached TO invite sugges-
tions from republican women over the
country as to the best means of social
and industrial reconstruction. The
suggestions will be considered at q
conference OF the executive committee
here January Is.
The questions of women in indus
try, the adjustment OF demoblized
soldiers and sailors to industry and
the education OF the illiterate will he
given especial attention, it was an
nouneed.
Washington, Dec 16.-The first con,
vention OF the Women's National
Democratic League since the entrance
of the United States into the war will
be held here January 81 and %. Prob
lens OF postwar reconstruction will
be discussed and the committee on
politics will make reports OF the poll
tical situation in each State.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
Is Possibility Because Farnum Not
Resident Long Enough.

Montpelier. Dec 16.-Will Peru
have representative in the Leglsla.
ture this year is the question sent to
the State officials to answer. Mars.
hall j. Hapgood of Peru has asked
that it be referred to the attorney
general for an opinion, claiming that
J. f. Farnham, who has been elected
to that Office can not be seated be.
cause he has not lived in the State
two years He also asks a second
question, II, in case Mr.. Farnham is
not seated can the man who had the
next highest number of votes he
seated.
So that these problems will probab.
ly be presented to the credential com.
mittee to decide when the canvass OF
the votes is made.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
WILSON AND FOCH
HAVE HALF HOUR
TALK ON PEACE
Peace Treaty to Be Signed
About First of June
HOOVER ON RELIEF WORK
Economic Questions Are Coming to
Front in Discussions Now Going on
AS Prelimlnaries.

Paris, Dec. .lS-President Wilson
and Marshal Foch talked half an hour
last night, mainly on subjects in ref
erence 10 the armistice. Mr.. Wilson
was most fayorably impressed as the
result of this first impressed as the
ton he has had with the Marshal, ac-
cording TO Marcel Hutin in Echo de
Paris
Hutin states that it is probable the
peace treaty will be signed at Yer
sailles about the beginning of June,
and that Foch will lead the allied arm
les under the arch OF triumph in Paris
within fifteten days afer the signing.
Paris. Dec. 17.--Conferences on
economic and shipping questions re-
lating to the return of American
troops occupied considerable share
of President Wilson's time today.
These topics formed part OF the dis
cussions at the interviews which he
had with Edward Hurley, Chairman of
the Shipping Board and Count Mac
chit di Cellere.
This evening he attended the dinner
given by the. American Ambassador,
William G. Sharp. in honor Of him.
self, Mrs Wilson and President and
Nine. Poincare,
Among the guests were the Ambas-
sadors to France, the Presidents OF
the Senate and Chamber. the Minis
ters OF Marine and Foreign Affairs,
Marshals Joffre and Foch and the
Prefect of the Seine and their wives,
the American delegates TO the Peace
Conference and Generals Pershing
Bliss, and Harts.
A reception followed the dinner, al
which many notable men of France
and the United States were present.
1 A great c,sSG rassed In front oi
the embassy acclaimed both Presi
dents.
Economic questions are coming
prominently to the front in the dis
cussions now going on behind the
! scenes preliminary 10 the assembling
OF the lnter-Allied Conference and the
Peace Congress The main poin
| Hiukta Nu lHt appointment VI tttl
bert c. Hoover as Director General o
Relief for all the Allies and tn,
UNITED States.
| A proposition concerning raw ma
terials promises TO be the chief sub
ject of debate when the question OF re
lief is broached. 1t has its origin il
allied quarters and calls for an inter
allied commission to control the dis
tribution Of raw materials for on
year.
The American position Is that tn
appointment Of Mr.. Hoover to hea
. the relief work should not be compl
Gated with the large general question
of raw material. This is regarded a
more or less connected with the polio
adopted at the Allied Economic Coz
ference in Paris before America er
tered the war This policy has nc
been adopted by the American Go,
=. ernment, and the present tendency {
, opinion in authorized American qua
! ters is against its adoption
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
BERLIN IN HANDS OF MOB
Open PilIage Of Apartments and
Shops in Midday.

Paris, Dec. 10, (Havas-The Berlin
central government is powerless to
preserve order and deserters of the
army terrorize the inhabitants, ac.
cording to a correspondent OF the
Journal who has returned from a hur-
ried visit to Berlin. Apartments and
shops are robbed in midday. Commit
tees of all kinds, he continues, publish
contradictory orders and practice
blaekmail
Berlin is dark at night and providers
occupy the streets. The correspondent
thinks that a republic finally will be
established.
The correspondent visited the eel
lars of the imperial palace and saw
the huge stores or provisions kept
there while the people suffered from
hunger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
10th DIVISION ols5ANDs
But In Present Form II Had Only
500 Men.

Aver. Mass. Dec. l7.-The 10th di.
vision, made up Of the first of the
draftees from New England and
northern New York; which received
its training at Camp Devens and sail
ed for France July l, ended its career
today with the discharge of the en-.
listed men who returned last week on
board the steamer Kroonland.
When the division reached France
it became n replacement organiza
tion. sending troops to other divisions
in the fighting line so that less thar
500 men returned to be mustered out
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
RAT|F F|CATI0N
Of AMENDMENT
IS PREDICTED
Methodist Church Makes Survey
on Prohibition Question
VERMONT WILL RATlFY
Survey Declares Thirty States Whose
Legislatures Meet Next Month
viii Vote Favoranly.
VERMONT WILL RATlFY

Washington, Dec. lS.-Ratification
of the prohibition amendment by the
necessary threefourths states by
Feb. l, is predicted in a survey made
public by the Methodist church.
Fifteen states have approved and
the survey declares thirty others, leg.
islatures OF which meet next month,
will vote favorably. New York is
classed as even proportion" New
Jersey probably opposed; Pennsyl-
vania, hopeful; Vermont among
those that will ratify
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
MORE vERMoNrERs CITED
Edward c. Kirkland and Earl S. Con.
uer on state Honor List

Montpelier Dec. 16.-Two more
names have been added to the list
of those who have been cited for BRAY.
cry and who are Vermonters The
two additional names sent to the ad.
jutantgeneral's office are Edward C.
Kirkland OF Bellows Falls. who was
cited for bravery IN French orders,
and Earl s. Conger of ST. Albans cit
ed under American orders.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
FOR EARLY CONVOY HOME
Additional Overseas Units Are AS.
stoned by 2ershlnq.

Washington, Dec. 1S.--Additional
overseas units. including about fifteen
hundred officers and men, assigned by
Gen Pershing for early convoy home
include the 35th, 15Sth, SOlst Aero
squadrons; companies A and Il, 26th
engineers; 102nd and 11lth trench
mortar batteries; headquarters 3gth
brigade, coast artillery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
POLAND RECOGNIZED
Allied Powers Ready to Negotiate
With New Government.

Warsaw, via Vienna, Dec. 15.-The
government OF Poland has been recog.
nized by all Of the Allied powers in
order to deal properly with the situa'
tion in Poland General Joseph PHI
sudski, the military head of the pres
ent government, told the correspon
dent today.
General pilsudski, while he is tn,
military head of the government
signs all government DEGREES and Il
considered the civil head also.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
MUCH INTEREST IN ITALY
President Wilson Looks Forward TO
Conference with Kinp Victor.

Paris, Dec. lS-Much interest at
taches to the conferences which the
president will have with King Victor
of Italy who is expected to arrive to.
morrow II has been said by the
presidents associates that he will go
further into the subject of ltaly's po-
sition at the peace conference than
he did with Ambassador Cellcre on
the trip across.
1t is known that the president feels
the warmest sympathy for he pur
poses which led Italy to enter the
war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
REGULAR AIR MAIL ROUTE
First Flight in Service Between New
York and Chicauo.

New York, Dec. lS.-The first fight
in what is expected to be regular
daily mail service between New York
and Chicago began shortly after
seven when Leon Smith started from
Belmont Park, Long Island. His BIZ
plane carried four hundred pounds OF
mali.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
TWO YEARS NECESSARY
Before Nation Can Return to Normal
Pence Conditions.

Washington. Dec. IS. Possibly two
years will expire before the nation
can return to normal peace conditions
Sec Daniels told the conference Of
governors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont fair tonight and Thursday.
No change In temperature.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-18
TO MAKE REPORT PUBLIC
Attorney General Has investigated
Hou Island ShipbuiIdinu Plant.

Washington, Dec 17.-lnstructions
reached the White House by wireless
from the President to make public At
torney General Gregory's report on
his investigation of the Hog Island
shipbuilding plant. 1t will be given
out as soon as 1t can be prepared for
publication, probably in a day or two.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-19
LA INFLUENZA
VA CEDIENDO
ENMEXlCO

T>l,crc,,4 esa,ciai perc LII PEENSA'
NUEVA YORK, noViembre 10
Las ultimas inforInaciones trasmlti-
das de Mexico reiativas Il "a Sltua-
cion de la ipidemia de Ia influenza
expresan que dicha situaclon ha
meiorado consiierablemente.
Sc refiere que el numero de vIctl-
mas causadas por la epidemic no
ha sido muy grande, sino que 10 que
ha hecho ia situacion peor de 10 que
realsnente 10 ha sido por II importan-
cia de Ia cpidemia. es la eXtreniada
pohrcza de las clases humildes, las
cuales. dada 81 condicion han esta-
dc imposibilitadas para atenderse DC
una manera dcbida.
Sc informa que varlos hombrcs y
mujeres perccieron Ell las GALES de
IA ciudaG. faltas de todo auxilio. Esas
personas. pertcnccientes a las ciases
mas humiIdcs. al sentirse enfermas
ocGrrian q los hospitales para que
SO les prestaran ALI las atencloncs
one neccsitaban. mas debido d Ia fall
Il de eicmentoS de los referldos hos
pitales. esas gentes nc eran admItl-
das faItas de auNiIioS pcrecian en-
las Gales.
En- ctros iugarcs del pals. segln
10 refjeren los informcs oficiales. Ia
cpidemia atac0 al novcnta por cicn-
to dc los habitanteS.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-19
OFENSEYA CCHERCIAL
QUE SERA INlCIADA
EN- ESTA P0BLACI0N
TrGfase de eSta5lecer mas
amplias relaciones con
nuestra Republlca

\ ohteaor un dcSarrol.o. cn "a
mas -raude escala que sea possible
on las relaciones cOu2erciales y socia-
les con Mexico. tenieran los proN-
mos eSfuerzos de la Camara dc Co.
merrio &c San Antonio. cue Se pro-
bone uoucr en- practsca diverSoS pro
vectos para lograr 81 propcSIto.
E:cos proyectoS ser&n oojeto ae
larra> discuSlones durante las SeSlo-
nss que Ia Iamara ceiebre ~ = cur
% de- Dresentc ano. a efecto de lie
varlos = i2 nractica el aUo proXimo.
tan oron,o como las clrcun>tanclaS
L. permitan.
r. Ccmite Gc las RelacioneS Co
nerriale, con Mexico, depcndiente
a. /, C.,nara DC Comercjo, Y dc!
cual G Dre>idente iefe i Juez Win
chester Ke'So. h. activaCo suS ira
haios deste la sem1ra ultima ca que
50 dio Ia hueua nusva de- IN >uSpen-
sion Do las hostiIidadeS er Europa
corsidcran1o quc - llecado el item
TO dc promover una corriente conner
cial en- muy granGe cscala con Ne
xico. Esc conite ha preSentado = la
consideration de Ia Camara diveSoS
-,-ovacro<. cual mas importante
r~ove,-o> cue es-an Siendo eStI-
diato con 5odo dcreuimlcnto M
ter.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-19
COMO QUEDO TORNADO
Ell NUEVO GABINETE
DEL RENO ESPANOL
EIementos de todos los porti-
dos eNsraro? @ tomar
parte en- Ell.

Del S.,ricio ..,7>cia! 6c ''Li PREhSi
MADRID. Noviemhre l8.-tl ga
binete ha uuedado definltivamentc
orpanizado 6n la forma Sigulentc:
Primer Ministro y Ministro de Re
Iaciones ExteriorcS, Manuel Garcia
Prieto: Ministro de Gobernaclcn'
Luis Silvcla; Ministro de Guerra. &c
neral Berengcr: Ministro de Marina:
Jose ChacGn; Ministro de Justicla;
Bergara: Ministro de Educaclon, Al
ba; Ministro de Hacienda. Conde DE
Romanones.
Como director de Subsistencias Sc
ha elegido al senor GaGnica, en- suS-
titucion del senor Eentosa, cuya Sc
paracion Sc ha hecho necesarla en-
atencion a las demandaS popuIares.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-11-19
EN- MEXICOV VUELVE A
DEJARSE SENTIR !
DE NUEVO
Dicese que tiene ahors
por obieto crearle a
AIemania sinpatlas
y hostiIldad a
este pals
" - ~:

T,i,gyc,ra ,xs,cinI para Ut PRENSh"
WASHINGTON. RcTiembre lS.-
Una rcanudacion de Ia campana ger
man6fila Sc dice cue Sc ha emprendi-
do en- los F.StadoS Unidos Y en- varios
naises ncutralcS. dcsdc que sc flr-
no cl armisit;cio = cue tai campa-
ma ticnc pcr objeto: en- este pals,
crear un Scntirieuto DC slmpatla
bacia ilemania con la esperanto de
quc Sc apoye la idea dc una modi-
ficacion los tcr7nihos del armisti-
clio. modification que sea en- eXtre-
mo favorable q los intereses teuto-
mes: en- los paises neutraies. el dc
crear un sentimiento de hoSilidad
hacia los EStadoS Unidos Y sus
ali2dos.
Informes oficia!es recibidos por
el gobierno demuestIan plenamente
que los representatives alemanes en-
divcrsos paises del mundo estan de-
sarrol'ando Ia propaganda senalada
en- sesundo ternino, y Sc precisa que
el Ministro aleman Ell Mexico, Won
Eckardt. cs uno de los que mayor
actividad estan des2legando.
Sc tienen noticias. al efecto, de
que e. citado n1inistro alcman ha
reanIdado su campana tendiente a
crear un sentimiento dc completa
hostilidad hacia los Estados Unidos,
para 10 cual hace Una campana de
publicidad, aprovechando hasta va
rios de los peri6dicos Semi-oticlaies
de Ia ciudad Ge Mexico.
No Sc ha reducido i este su cam
pafia. segun Sc dice. sino que ella
ha tratado tambien de hacer Greer
al pueblo mexicano que Alemania
no ha sido vencida. Hace muy pocos
dias. cl ministro hizo publican en- to-
do el pals la declaration de que el
ejercito aleman no habia sido derro-
tado, dc que id armada alemana
estaba auu luchando contra las ar
madas de los paises aliados.
En- los Estados Unidos Sc dice que
tambicn ha sido activa Ia campana
germanofila. Y Sc anuncia que las
diversas orgauizaciones que depen-
den del Departamento de Justicia
han ordenado, desde que el armisti-
clio fue firmado, el internamiento
de varios sJbditos alemanes que ha-
bian entrado en- activa campana de
propaganda