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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
CUBA CHECKS PROFITS
Restriction Orders Placed on Artl-
cles Of Clothinu.

Washington. July 24.-Maj Arman-
do Andre, Cubas director of subsis-
tence, has issued a decree placing ar
ticles of dress, including shoes, under
the same restrictions as food I'm.
ports are obliged to report to him the
cost of their goods. upon which he
will stipulate the selling price to the
public.
1t is directed that each article shall
bear in q place where the customer
can see It readily the cost price and
the margin Of profit allowed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Looks Are What Count.

3 "You must be crazy, Isabel. Pve
asked you repeatedly to be economical
and yet you go and order the most ex-
pensive fur coat in the shop" "Well.
/ don't mind being economical, but /
do object to looking economical" -
Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25

For less than one fourth tons, the
price is 60c per 100 ms, Soc for so
lbs, 25c for 25 ibs. taft
An additional charge OF soc per
ton is allowed for house deliver by
basket or bags
No person will be allowed TO obtain
coal from the local dealers unless he
has complied with the regulations con,
cerning the application for coal.
Bennington, VT, July 20, 1918.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
GREAT LINER IS
TORPEDOED IN
U-B0AT ATTACKS
Was Engaged in Fight for
Twenty-Four Hours.
ONLY ELEVEN MEN LOST
Desperate Contest With U-5oats Ends
When Two Missiles Reach
Their Mark.

An Irish Port, July %, Associated
Press The giant White Star liner
Iusticia which has been torpedoed
md sunk was formerly the Dutch
steamer Statendam. which was taken
over by the British Government on
he stocks at Belfast when he was
learing completion. She was of S2,'
l20 tons gross.
Four hundred OF the crew of the
Justicia have been landed They
report that the liner was sunk after q
twenty-four-hour fight with submarin.
es.
The first torpedo struck the engine
room and the ship then stopped Sew
eral other torpedoes were fired, but
)nly two of the missiles were effect.
i've.
The story of the fight between the
German submarine and the Justicia, II
il could be told, would make one OF
he finest stories nthe annals of anti
submarine. warfare.
London, July 24.-The White Star
line Justicia, says Belfast dispatch
today, was sunk off the north Irish
coast on Saturday morning last. The
Iusticia carried crew of between 900
nd 700.
The sinking of the Justicia was an
aounced by the Evening Telegraph
The liner was torpedoed, the news
paper state. One of the crew of the
Iusticia is quoted by the newspaper as
sserting that ten torpedoes were dis
charged at the Justicia. Four of the
orpedoes were exploded by guniire
rom the ship.
The Justicia in size and tonnage
nearly approached the dimensions OF
the great steamship Vaderland, nov
in the service of the American govern.
nent and being used as carrier OF
american troops to Europe. The JUS
ticia was designed as a modern pas
senaer. liner lor Tie. trade between
New York and Rotterdam, but she
never entered that service After
being completed at Belfast, the Gun.
ard steamship company turned the
Justicia over to the British admiralty
and the vessel for some time was us.
ed as transport of troops and sup
plies
The Justicia was 740 feet long, sc
Get beam and AZ feet deep.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Coffee Supply Assured.

Abyssinia Is the original home OF
the coffee tree, and in the southern
and western highlands OF that country
there are still immense forests of IL
that have never been touched.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Paper Shredder.

A machine has been invented which
shreds various kinds Of paper that are
fed into II, making It into soft ma
terial, which can be used for packing
fragile goods.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Fine Morninq Walk.

The longest bridge in the world Is
the Lion bridge, over an arm Of tho
Yellow sea In China. 1t Is five and II
quarter miles long. and the roadway
Is 20 feet above water.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
WHEAT IN AUSTRALIA
Nearly soo,ooo,oOo Bushels Are Now
Stored There.

Nearly S0OOOO,OOO bushels of wheat
are stored In Australia the food ad.
ministration at Washington was in.
formed yesterday. Details Of the
guarantees surrounding the 191S19ls
wheat harvest in Australia also were
transmitted. The Australian gov
eminent has guaranteed SO cents pei
hushel and to this the commonwealth
has added ~ cents making the price
)5 cents per bushel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Too Much Education.

"Some men," said Uncle Eben, "glts
so educated that dey seems to pay more
attention 20 how dey's expressln' delr-
SETS dan to whut dey's sayin'."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
COAL PRICES FIXED
BY LOCAL COMMITTEE
New Schedule into Effect July p
Dealers Must Comply With Reg
tatione

Under Instructions from the Yer.
mont fuel administrator the local
fuel committee have recommended the
following maximum prices for the sale
Of anthracite coal in this vicinity. 10
be effective on and after July 9TH.
The prices are FOR net tons and have
been adopted by the state fuel ad.
ministrator.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
Hebrew knowledge OF SILK.

Silk was probably first known to
the Hebrews in the time OF Solomon
when their commercial relations were
greatly extended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
AME ER|CANS AND
FRENCH SWEEP
FOE TWO MILES
Push On to Northeast Despite
Severe Resistance.
u-sHAPED BATTLEFRONT
Enemy Loses Cannon And Machine
Guns Along 6ritish Again
Force Germans Back.

London, July 24.-IIeasy fight
ing has been going on today along
the entire Soissons-Rheims salient
and the net result of the struggle
has been important gains ror the al
lied forces. ~
This is particularly true OF the
region. between the Ourcq and the
Marne. where the French-Amerleah
troops, after hard fighting, oVercalhe
the strong resistance of the enemy
and pushed ahead along Almost lhe
entire line.
The severest fighting. apparently
was in the neighborhood OF hpleus'
where American troops opposed Ger
manc
The village of Epieds and Trugny'
Epieds, nearby. were reeapiured oS
the Germans last night in a terrihc
counterattack.
Today the American soldiers at
tackled again. drove the roe irom
these villages, and pushed on De
yond Courpoil more than a mile TO
the northeast.
To the north of this fighting area,
the French troops reached Breezy
while to the southeast also french
and American troops swung forward
through the woods of ridges on
wide front, reaching beyond Perioul
on the Marne.
The gain of ground at several
points was about two miles.
In the region southwest OF Rheims
the British troops again made import
ant gains of territory around Vaigny
Very severe conflicts have been
going on In the district south OF
Soissons, but neither side has MADE
decisive gains Berlin claims the
recapture of villemontoire from the
Americans!
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25

.sa14EN l. a sIasA !.
With the American Army, July ~.
THE battle north and northwest OF
Chateau-Thierry is developing hourly
in intensity and obstinacy While the
American troops with the French on
either side are dilivering never
ceasing series of attacks on the Ger
man positions, where fresh reserves
have been thrown in the German hign
command deliver counterattack ano
prevent further retreat.
II is now two days since a part
of the retreating German armies
faced about after they had got their
smaller artillery planted in new lines
behind them. In that time the Amer
cans and French have not only helo
their own but have decidedly pushed
the enemy back, despite his obstinate
resistance. French troops are beng
constantly thrown in by both sides.
or the last two days fighting, II
may well be said that the Americans
have performed fully their task o.
keeping up pressure on the lower end
of the German salient, while the
French, British, and Italians continue
to pound at the sides of the salient
south of scissors and southwest OF
Rheims.
The downpour of yesterday did
not halt our operations. That it did
hinder the Germans is shown by the
capture of several gun positions by
our troops which were marked by
traces of the vain efforts of the Ger
man gunners to get their pieces bacl
through the heavy mud. CONTRARY
to the rule, some German guns wer,
captured in good condition, and W,
have plenty of their ammunition tC
use in them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-25
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont cloudy tonight and Friday
'robably showers.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
MRS. DELLA OSBORNE.

Mrs Della Isabelle Osborne. aged 41 [, died last Thursday at the Waterbury Hospital after a brief illness Mrs Os- horne was born August 24, 1876. in Norfolk. where her early life was spent She was married in March 1896, to Noah Osborne ol Great Harrington, Mass Follow ,ng the death of Mr Us borne in 1907, she moved to Waterbury where she had since resided She leaves three children. Heler A, Charles N., and Lewis M Osborne; two sisters, Mrs Joseph Leloy of Carasn Valley and Mrs Edward LuddinRton, of Goshen; two others, Lewis Marchand of Norfolk and Eugene Marchand of Pasadena, Cal her mother, Mrs. Augusta Marchand of Norfolk.
 Mrs Osborne had visited Canaan a number of times and had several friends in this vicinity.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
True Contentment.

Let us learn to be content with what we have. Let us get rid of our false estimates, set up all the higher ideals "a quiet home; vines of our own planting; a few books full of the in- spiration of genius; a few friends worthy of being loved and able to love us in turn; hundred innocent pleas ures that bring no pain or sorrow; a devotion to the right that will never swerve; a simple religion empty of all bigotry, full of trust and hope and love; and to such a philosophy this world will give up all the empty joy 1t has.-David Swing.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
NAVAL ACADEMY VACANCY.

Jan. 14th, 1918. Editor of the News
 Dear ST:
 have just been informed by the Navy Department that will have an appointment to make to the Naval Academy st Annapolis this year. as created by the Act of Congress passed December 20, 1917. It will therefore be necessary for me to make this ap poiDtmenr before the midde of March so that the successful candidate can take the final examination April 16. 1918.
 Knowing that your paper is interest ed in the welfare of the scitizens of your community. I am writing this letter so that you may make a news item of it in any way you deem ad- visable.
 shall, as in the past, hold a com petiii-e examins ton, as I think this :s the only fair way and it gives all Connecticut boys an equal chance for rhe appointment. I have asked the Civil Service Commission to hold the competitive examination in Bridge port New Haven and Hartford on Feb. IA 1918, and the four boys standing the highest in the preliminary exam ination will receive appointments as principal and three alternates. in ac- cordance wirh their rating Dy the Civil Service Com mission
 If any Uf the boys of your commun. itv desire to take this preliminary competitive examination. shall be glad to hear from them at once in trder that I may give them & card retary, If the Local Service Boards. They also should advise me in which city they desire to take the examina- tion All candidates must have beer actual residents of Connecticut for not less than one year at the time of tax ing tho examination. not under Is or over 90 years of age on the date of ad' mission to the academy; not less than fr in in height b tween the ages of l6 and l 8 and not less than ft 4 in in height between the ages of IS and 90. It would also be advisable for all candidates to he physically exam ined before taking the examination, as no one will be accepted by the Depart ment who is not physically perfect.
 If any of the young men desiring td take this examination wish to receive copies of the regulations. also copies of previous examination papers. l shall be glad to furnish same If they will apply to me direct.
 Yours sincerely,
 Geo. P. Mclean
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
BAILEY RESIGNS.

Alvah W. Bailey, formerly cashier at the railroad station in East Canaan and for several years station agent at West Cornwall has severed his csInnec ii n with the railroad to take employ II ent as superintendent of the wood pnchasiug departmen: of the Baruum Richardson Go of Lime Rock. He will have an office at East Canaan and will move his family to that place in the near future He has teen emplove! at railroading for l9 years, is an expert telegrapher and had much knowledge of freight routes and tariffs.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24

Miss D0rOthy Egg!osGOn or Sal1sDury was in town last Saturday.
 Walter Place and son James spent from Saturday until Tuesday with friends in Stanfordville, N. Y.
 Miss Ruth Hatmaker has accepted a position as bookkeeper at Clark's store in salisbury.
 A son (Richard Norman) was born to MT and Mrs Howard Larhrop, on Saturday, January 19.
 Next regular meeting of o. E. S. |, will be held on Wednesday evening, February G..
 Regular communication of Housa- tonic Lodge No. s1, F. &. A. M., tonight (rhursday).
 George Roger of Bridgeport spent the week end at h home here.
 William Dempsey of Salisbury called on friends in town this week.
 The Cranford Club meets this after. noon with Miss May Smith Miss Brewer wills give talk on the North Cape.
 Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Lee entertained as their gL ests last Wednesday and Thursday Mrs. E. J. Combs and Mrs Fl zaberh Gray of Pittstield They came to attend the 5Oth anniversary of the dedication of the Methodist church They were both residents of Canaan and present at dedication of the church 50 years ago. -. ~ .. .
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
Kinudom of Israel.

The kingdom of Israel lasted several hundred years, during which there were more than twenty kings, begin ming with Saul, who reigned from 1895 B. c. to 1855 B. O.; followed in success sion by David, Solomon and others to Zedekiah, who became king 597 B. O. Saul, the first of the line, was chosen and anointed as king by the prophet Samuel, who also designated David as Saul's successor. The office was not strictly hereditary, but was supposed to spring from divine authority. All of the kings gre mentioned by name in the Biblical book of Kings.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
VOLUNTEERS WANTED.

Volunteers are wanted at o:ce for work In the office of the state director of the Connecticut war savings com
 mittee.. An appeal to this effect was issued today by State Director Howell, who hopes that the responses will be numerous Mir Cheney will be willing to accept the services of those who are able to give only part of their time each week in addition to those who are willing to work. every day. Those wao wish to perform this patriotic duty are asked to send their names to him at once. Ss@
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
CUTS OUT sa PASSENGER TRAINS.

On account of the prevailing pres sure incident to War activities. the need for conservation of fuel and ex- penditious movement of freight. the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railrcau announces effective January 6, the discontlnuance of S2 trains in. cluding the Bay State Limited. Boston St. Louis Express and State of Maine Express. The partial list of trains cut out is as follows.
 Pittsneld Express, leaving New York Saturdays 12:45p m., arriving Pitts field 5:28 p m; returning, leaving PittsfieI1 5:45 p. m., arriving New York l0:26 p. Ill
 8:05 a m. train from Rrookfield Junction arriving New York I0:48 a. m.
 8:30 m. tram Great Burlington to Pitts6eld, arriving 9:30 m.
 6:00 p m. train VanDeusenville to Pittsfeld, arriving 500 p m.
 10:35 m. train Waterbury to Win sted, arriving II: :42 m
 6:45 D. m train Pittsfield to Great Burlington, arriving [ 7:45 p. m.
 10: o a m train Winsted to Water bury, arriving H.: :54 a m
 80 a In train Hartford to Win sted, arriving l2:48 p m.
 8:l5 Ill tram from Boston will end at Poughkeepsie at 5:30 p m
 1850 D m. train Winsted to Hart ford, arriving S:27 D. m.
 9:08 a. m. train Newport to Boston, arriving 11:S6 a. m. will run from New Bedford only.
 7:l5 p. m. train Newport Ito Mans field discontinued.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
LITCHFIELD ARCHDEACONRY.

The winter meeting of the Litchfield Archdeaconry was held at Trinity church. Torrington Tuesday ami We'd nesday. On Wednesday evening at z :45 o'clock there wAs a public service in the chapel at which the Rev. George Hilton of Asheville, N. O, was the principal speaker. On Wednesday morning at 7:30 o'clock holy oommun. ion was celebrated at 7:30 o'clo k, followed by a sermon by Rev. Stephen Sherman. of St. Johns church, Bridge port
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
HUNDREDS OHOPiWOoD.

Hundreds of men made idle by the closing of mills in this part of the state under the government order. took to wooL-chopping. thus. it was pointed out. not ony finding remunerative em- ployment, but also assisting in reliev- ing the fuel strain. A s> stematic effort YVES being made Friday to get as many of the idle men as possible at work wood cutting.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
Economy and Waste.

"Economy is the parent of Integrity, of Liberty and of Ease; and the beau teous sister Temperance, of Cheerful ness and Health; and Profuseness is a cruel and crafty demon that gradu- ally involves her followers in depend ence and debts; that is, letters them with "irons that enter into their souls" |" -Hawkesworth.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
A CARD.

We desire through the News to offer our apprec ation and thanks to Mir. and Mrs Nestell for their kind care of oer beloved sister Rhoda Elizabeth Prescott Tn her last sickness. To all friends who have aided us in the last sad rites, and also for the beautiful flowers
 sst MT. and Mrs. +. K Prescott
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-24
CORD WOOD WANTED

Not has the of wood lot had the chance to make much money out of his wood as he has today
 Our plant at East Canaan Conn., has been taken by the Government of exclusively by Uncle Sam by selling wood only high but also help this terrible for enough wood plant and Uncle Sam Four foot hard wood wanted quantity be thousand Labor and had get fully aze but do bit exert effort all the cut the wood and all the teams possible to load it.
 will give Government numbers which will be of infinite value to you in shlppng
 We behind Government behind help all to get behind the dun.s
 Barnum Richardson Company
 Lime Rock Connecticut
 Address all communications William B. Hubbard, Supt,E West Cornwall, Connecticut
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-22
NO RED CROSS FUNDS
FOR RESEARCH WORK
Opposition of Members Is Cause
Of Decision Made by War
Council.

Criticism having been made Of q
Red Cross appropriation for medical
research, including v~ivisection, the
Red Cross war council at Washington
announces that no money will be used
for such purposes hereafter and such
money as has been used will be refund
ed to the Red Cross.
In reaching this decision not to use
Red Cross funds for research work,
the wal council does not take sides
for or against vivisection, but in view
of the large number of Red Cross
members who object to research work,
1t was deemed wise to eliminate such
expenditures.
The original appropriation for re-
search work was made last August
upon recommendation Of army medical
officers of high rank who were con-
fronted with new diseases developed
by war conditions and who thought
that experiments upon animals might
produce remedies. 1t was strictly an
emergency war appropriation.
When pronounced opposition to the
appropriation appeared, an individual
came forward with an offer to pay for
the research work out OF his own re-
sources and also to reimburse the Red
Cross for past expenditures along this
line, so that all Red Cross funds will
be used for relief work as all men,
bers understand and approve it.
The sincere convictions of a consid-
cradle body of Red Cross members are
thus respected by the Red Cross with
out in any sense passing judgment
upon the wisdom of research work.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-22
DRAFTED MAN LEFT PL0W
Abandons Work In the Field and Re
ports for Enlistment.

Sioux City has her Israel Putnam In
the person Of w. Warren Mulhall, son
of John Mulhall of 2115 Douglas street
and a member of Sioux City's younger
set.
Mulhall was In the list certified by
the West side board for entertainment
April % in the first call Of the second
draft.
Word Of his induction into the army
reached him when he was blowing on
his farm in Minnesota. Stopping In
the middle of a furrow, as did his Rev
%olutionary counterpart, he fastened
back to Sioux City to prepare for de-
parture.
Despite having been engaged In
farming for a number Of years, Null
hall was not granted q deferred class
ification because members Of his local
board felt circumstances did not war
rant such action.
n
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-22
HALF LIFE TRAPPING
Aged Man Has Seen Many Vicissl-
tuGes.

Those who visited the mouth Of the
Los Molmos river canyon In California
during the winter saw the home of M.
l.. Smalling, who for forty years has
followed a trapper's life.
With 300 steel traps, a repeating
rifle and an acquaintance with every
thing wild, this man, whose eighty
fifth birthday was on March 8, has
trapped along the streams from the
Oregon line to Stockton for more than
four decades.
Smalling came to California In 1851.
Frontier life appealed to this young
man from the start. He trapped and
mined for seven years on Trinity river,
another seven years on Battle creek
and years along the Feather
river.
He always works nine hours a day,
and Is as spry as the average man OF
forty or fifty years.
Smalling accounts for his perfect
health through his habit Of spending
most Of his life In a tent and living
close to nature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-22
U. S. BARES REVOLT PLOT
This Government Partly Responsible
for Exposure Involving Teutons.

for Exposure Involving Teutons.
Washington, May 22.--Evidence of
plotting between German and Irish
agents in this country for an uprising
in Ireland has been uncovered by
United States government agents and
Is partly responsible for the recent
arrest of Irish leaders by the British
government.
This evidence, which may be made
public soon, Is understood to show
definitely that Irish leaders, mainly
Sim Fem sympathizers in the United
States, have been in touch with Ger.
man representatives who agreed to
furnish money to finance a rebellion
In Ireland and possibly to send arms
and ammunition to Ireland by sub.
marines or blockade
There was even some discussion Oh
the chances Of sending German sol
diers to take part in the warfare on
Irish soil.
The uprising was set for about this
time when the Germans had planned
to reach the channel ports after their
great drive in France, and 1t was be
lieved England would be thrown int
confusion by the German victories.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-22
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, May 22.JThe sharp
decline in fat cattle prices noted
yesterday was still effective today,
though receipts showed a sharp fall
ing off in volume. Eastern centers
had large runs and advices all indi-
Gated a sharp break in prices. Stock
err and feeder trade ruled steady.
Run was estimated at 1000, as
against 1,847 a week ago and 2,173
the corresponding day a year ago.
Market on hogs was quoted as
steady to sc lower. Tops $l7.15.
with the bulk of sales from $500
017.15.
Not enough sheep arrived to es-
tablish quotations. Eastern wires
indicated weakness.