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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Japanese conIuoal Etiouette.

When American people judge the de-
gree OF affection between a japanese
husband and wife by their conduct 10
each other they make great mistake.
Il would be as bad form for a man 10
express approval of his wife or chit
dren as 1t would be for him to praise
any other part of himself. ana every
wife takes n pride in conducting her.
self according TO the rigid rules OF
etiquette, which recognize dignity and
humility as the virtues that reflect
greatest glory on the home of which
she Is mistress.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
EDITOR LORDS SON DEAD
Private Wendell Lord Died Nov. 2 o.
Wounds Received In Action

ST. Johnsbury. Nov 30--Private
Wendell Lord of Groton. aged 10, OF
the l0lst machine gun battalion, died
of wounds Nov. 2. Private Lord en-
listed from Groton in June, 1917
trained at Fort Ethan Allen and West
field and went to France In Septem
ber He was the son of Editor G. G
Lord of the Essex County Herald oI
ISLAND Pond. He leaves his parents
brother, Ralph Lord of ST. Johns
bury. and a brother and sister In Is
land Pond.
His father was notified yesterday o
his sons death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
FIRST TROOPS
To RETURN ARE
IN NEW YORK
Big Crowd at Dock to Greet The
Mauretania.
MAYOR ASKS FOR PARADE
'safe and Sound" Cards Furnished for
Soldiers to Mail to Friends on
Landing.

New York, Dec Troops aboard
the Mauretania which arrived from
Europe last night and landed today,
numbered 4,205, according to state.
mont of military authorities. lnclud-
ed were one hundred and hfty wound
ed She received a tremendous re-
ception.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
AN UNKNOWN WOMAN"
Caused Divorce Decree for Wife Of
Douglass Fairbanks.

New Rochelle, n. Y, Nov. SO-Mrs
Beth S. Fairbanks today won an inter.
locutory degree OF divorce from Doug
las Fairbanks, moving picture actor
in the supreme court here. She was
awarded the custody of their son,
Douglas Fairbanks, ir., eight years
old. The record of the testimony in
the case refers to the correspondent
as an unknown woman" The Fair.
banks we're married in 1907 at Watch
Win. r. !.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
BOYS SENTENCE COMMITTED
Paul Chapman Had Been Sentenced
TO Electrocutlon,


Albany. Nov S0-The sentence of
death imposed upon Paul Chapman,
youthful Brooklyn choir boy, for com.
plicity in the murder OF Harry Re.
gensburg, q Brooklyn cigar store pro.
prietor, was committed to life impris.
onment by Governor Whitman today.
The time for Chapmans execution
had been fixed by the court Of appeals
for the week beginning Jan. 6.
The governor stated that executive
clemepcy had been granted solely be.
cause Of the prisoners youth. Chap.
man was but slightly more than 16
years old when he was convicted last
February.
The murder was committed ON the
night of Oct. 2S, 1917, when, it is at
tested at the trial, Chapman and a
companion were robbing Regensburg
who was shot and killed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02

Washington, Dec. 2-The war de-
partment today issued this statement
based on a cablegram from General
Pershing dated Saturday and sent in
reply to an inquiry by Gen. March:
Americans released from German
prison camps complain of poor, scanty
food and bad housing. Only a small
percentage Of the sick are hospital
cases. The majority are suffering
from hard colds. There is no eyi-
dence of discrimination against the
Americans The Americans state that
the German soldiers are also suffer
ing from privations. In cases where
food supply was insufficient the ra-
tions of the prisoners was cut before
that OF the German soldiers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
FoRrNleHTLY MUSICALE
Excellent Program Rendered satur.
day In Chapel.

In spite OF unfavorable weather
here was a good attendance at the
Fortnightly musicale Saturday after.
noon.
Tho program consisted of violin
solos by Mrs. Harry Marshall of
North Adams, and vocal selections by
Mrs Amyel Baker Mrs Marshall is
musician OF SUPERIOR ability. who
has had exceptional opportunities for
study. She executed her numbers
with splendid understanding and ar
tlstic Interpretation II seemed as
though Ms Baker's lovely voice was
never heard 20 hcttcr advantage. es-
pecialiy In the exquisite Kreisler Lul.
laby 1915 Mrs Arthur ]: Holden
was acoompanist. The audience was
most appreciative and responsive.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
j. s. ARMY HAS
CROSSED | L|NE
INTO GERMANY
Gen. Dickman's Troops II Miles
Beyond Frontier.
PRISONERS POORLY FED
Americans Released from German
Prison Camps Complain of Hard
ship and Privation..

With the American army OF occupa.
ton, Sunday, Dec. mo demonstra.
tion, either friendly or hostile, mark
ed the entry of Gen. Dickman's army
into Germany today The frontier
was crossed early and by nightfall the
Americans had advanced IL miles,
reaching Ragden on the left and Saar-
holzbach on the right.
The line extended along the Saar
river and through Saarburg and Ira
YES.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
PRESIDENT TELLS
WHY HE IS GOING
TO CONFERENCE
Believes It ls His Duty and Says He
Only Seeks to Serve the Country
Address Greeted by Applause.

Washington, Dec. Pin an address
to congress President Wilson formal
ly announced his intention of going to
Paris for the peace conference, saying
that the allies have accepted his peace
principles and II is his paramount
duty to be present. He said that we
will all know what he does on the
other side. He announced that he had
taken over the American cable sys-
TENS on expert advice to make united
system available, as the French and
British had removed their cable re-
strictions to America. He also devot.
ed much speech to railroad problems
and said he was ready to release the
railroads from the government con.
troll whenever satisfactory adjust.
ment could be worked out. An ap.
peal for suffrage by federal amend.
was made.
President Wilson said he hoped to
see formal declaration of peace By
treaty by the time spring has come.
No definite reconstruction program
can be outlined now. he said but as
soon as the armistice was signed gov
ernment control Of business and in
dustry would be released as soon as
possible.
He expressed the hope that con
sress would not object to confering
upon the war trade board or some
other agency the right of fixing ex.
port priorities to assure shipment OF
food 10 the starving people abroad.
AS to taxation, he endorsed the plan
for levying six billions next year and
for notifying the public in advance
that in 1920 the levy would be four
billions.
A new three year naval building pro
gram was endorsed because, he said
Il would be unwise to attempt to ad.
lust the American program TO the fu.
ture world policy as yet undermined
He declared that he had no private
hought or purpose in going to
France but that he regarded IL as his
highest duty. he added: 1T is now
my duty to play my fur part IN max.
ing good what the American soldiers
offered their lives blood TO obtain"
Democratic representatives arose
and applauded vocferously when the
president announced his intention Of
going in person to the peace confer
ence. The republicans were silent
and so were many senators on both
sides OF the chamber.
The president concluded after
speaking forty-two minutes and left
The chamber amidst applause limited
10 democratic side Interruptions OF
address for questions, which had been
threatened by some republican mem.
bers of house, did not materialize.
London. King NicholaJ Of Monten.
egro has been disposed by national as.
sembly says a message from Prague
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
BOY SCOUT KILLED
RE Was Trying 70 Prevent Maid From
Committing Suicide,

re was ry'hq 20 prevent Ms'o FROM
Committing Suicide,
SG1th Orange, n j.. Dec. l--lu
seeking to prevent his mothers maid
from committing suicide here today
. year old Gordon Seyheld, Boy
Scout tried to tear a revolver from
her hand and was killed by the same
bullet which passed through her body
She. too, was reported tonight to be
near death.
Just before he died in his mother.
arms, the lad whispered:
''l saw Pauline with the pistol ant
tried to do my duty as Boy Scou,
When tried to take the revolver
away from her It went off and ther
something hit me in the throat"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
eloar DAYS REMAIN

Germans Must Evaeuaic Left Bank Of
Rhine. VI.
Paris, Dec Flight days remain
Tor the Germans to evacuate the left
Rhine bank from lower Alsace to Hol.
land. The French and allied forces
which crossed he German frontier
yesterday have received strict In
structions concerning their attitude
toward the German population.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
Card OF Thanks

wish to take this opportunity to
express my sincere thanks to the kind
friends and neighbors for their assis.
tance during my recent afIliction; al
so to the employees and others for
their beautiful flowers.
Mrs Jacob Hanna
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
BOLsHEv|sTs
HAVE ANCERED
SWITZERLAND
Norwegian Newspapers Demand
Break With SOviets.
A MENACE TO THE WORLD
German Officials Released from Mos.
COW Prison, Says More Ter
rible War is Planned.

London, Dec. 2-Bolshevists have
entered the Norwegian legation at
Petrograd and removed documents be
longing to Switzerland, whose inter
ests are under Norway's protection,
says a Copenhagen despatch to the
Mail
The Norwegian minister has pro
tested in vain, and newspapers OF that
country are demanding that Norway
break relations with the Soviet gov
ernment.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02

Berlin, Dec. In an interview with
the German consul-general of Russia,
Hauschild, who has just returned
from a Moscow prison, he said: "lt
will not take much to finish the Dol
sheviki in Russia. | have always
seen in them danger for us and the
rest Of the world
You saw the reign OF terror. 1t
was most terrible in September when
they killed with reeklessness. But
they are going on with It yet until
they have destroyed every possible
movement against them except that
from the peasants and that is becom.
ing a more serious menace to their
power than the officers of bourgeoise
ever were.
The peasants are rising against ali
governments, even that at Moscow,
and while they are able to hold or
yet, they are forced by the needs OF
increasing the army to take in peas.
ant soldiers who are certain to turn
upon them as soon as the entente
troops seriously menace Moscow
This world war is over, but as
everybody and any nation who has
been TO Russia knows, the bolsheviks
are planning for move more terrible
a bloodier and a more ruinous war
than the one iust finished Even
when the bolsheviki government is
oyerthrown, il is certain that with the
means at their disposal, they will go
on with the propaganda OF their ideas
all over the world with all of their
might"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
LlTHUANlA REPUBLIC
II Is SO Proclaimed and UIman Is
President.

Amsterdam. Nov. 30-The republic
of Lithuania was proclaimed at Riga
in the presence of the national council
and great numbers of the population,
the Rhenish Westphalian Gazette of
Essen states. Karl Ullman is the
president.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
WEATHER

For eastern New York and western
Vermont, snow or rain and warmer
tonight. Tuesday snow or rain.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
The Butter
Problem

is solved by science with a natural
Nut Butter made from the most dellc-
ious parts of the crisp white cocoanut
meat combined scientifically with
pasteurized milk-as nutritious as
creaery butter, equally digestible--
the only difference is the cost-33c a
H. Sold only at the Direct Importing
Co.'S yellow front store, 433 Main ST..
Bennington where Benefit Brand
Teas coffees and Grocery Specialties
are retailed at wholesale prices. Look
out for our store in your town.
Sweet Nut
Margarine
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

wANTED-A man TO take care OF
frrnance Mrs. l.. n. whitney, West
Main street tel S7a.W. 62tle
LOST-A yellow and white angora
cat. Finder please return TO Mrs. An-
uio Bean, Chimes Street 62tls
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02
BUCHAREST is BURNING

Peasant Revolts in All Parts Of Ru.
mania.
Copenhagen, Dec. bucharest Is
burning, according TO reports from
Berlin received here. Peasant reyota
are said to have broken out in All
parts of Rumania.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-02

London, King NieholaJ Of Monten
egro has been disposed by national as
sembly, says a message from Prague
The Kings family included in act Of
deposition. The assembly voted to
unite with Serbia.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
oMMANDEERED GERMAN
 SHIPS AS ARMY TRANSPORTS
There Are Now Between 6o0o00 and
 100000 Tons in Service.

Washington, Jan. 30. - Secretary Daniels, discussing today a. despatch from the American army headquart- CTS in France regarding commandeer- ed German ships being used 10 trans port American troops abroad, dis closed today that between 6o9 900 and FOG, 900 tons of former enemy -}.;~oing now is actively engaged in augirfgr i :lg. the expeditonary forces and maintain- ing their supply.
 The Leviathan, formerly the Water land, is capable of carrying up to 10.- 900 troops in a single voyage. MT. Daniels said, but 5000 was considered the largest number which could be comfortably accommodated. In con- nection with the repair of the Levia- than it was learned that alterations made by American engineers resulted in the increase of several knots in her speed. One instance of improvement over the work of German shipbuilders was in the steam distribution system which was found to be so inefficient that large part of the boiler power did not reach the engines.
 The greatest single factor which op- erated for the quick return to service or the German ships was the use of new methods of welding by the en- gineers assigned to repair the damage done the ships engines by their Ger man crews. These permitted the re- pair of damaged engines without the necessity of removing the heavy parts and actual tests were said to have proven that these weddings are strong CT than those made under old meth ods.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31

Washington, Jan. 30.-Earge sections of the east face coal famine within the next few days as a result of fur ther hampering of railroad transporta- tion by today's snow and ice storms. Reports reaching the railroad and fuel administrations tonight showed New England, parts of Pennsylvania and districts along the Atlantic seaboard in worst condition and there were in- dications that many industries would be forced to stop operations for few days for lack of fuel.
 Already the railroad administration has done all possible to meet the emergency, it was said, and develop ments must depend almost entirely on weather conditions. Forecasts of these gave no basis of hope, for snow was promised for most of the country east of the Mississippi tomorrow.
 No new orders for a general indus trial shutdown are planned by the fuel administration, but the preferential treatment of coal shipments for do- mestic consumption, for ships and ies- sential industries will continue. An extension of the freight embargo might be considered by the railroad admins Ytrationg to assist railroads 7teS move coai, II WAS 10ApidaHeus eAcept2I IoT the | fact that very little general freight is now being accepted for feastward I'd movement by any lines. assz ;s ssss;
 Reports. to Director General AEeAdoo indicated that the westbound move ment of freight today was nearly 10 per cent under. that of yesterdaM Most of this was coal The return movement of empty coal cars to min ing districts was slightly better, .ex- cept in West Virginia, Kentucky sand
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
ICE eoRGEs-e4N MISSISSIPPI,
 OHIO AND. GREEN RIVERS
Have Brought Fresh Disasters to
 Shipping and Other Property.

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 30-Breaking ice gorges in the Ohio, Mississippi and Green rivers today in some instances brought fresh disasters to shipping and other property threatened new ones in others and created uneasiness in widely separated sections.
 Apparently the most serious damage was recorded at Cincinnati. and at Carrollton. at the mouth of the Ken lucky river, where three steamboats. churned by the ice. had. been sunk, and loaded coal barges set adrift.
 In the middle reaches of the stream, large fleet of dredges and other riv- CT craft, which had sought winter shell ter at the mouth of Green river: a tributary of the Ohio, was regarded in some danger from broken ice gorges further upstream.
 On the lower river at Paducah. where a gorge broke yesterday carry ing vessels away valued at more than S1 100000, a second gorge had formed with prospects that it would break and destroy the remainder of the win ter fleet Dynamite was used today in an effort to break the ice jam
 At Cairo. at the mouth of the Ohio, two small packets had been sunk.
 At the headwaters of the Ohio and ir eastern Kentucky, despatches in- dicated that cold snap mometarily had checked the thaw. Yesterday's melting SHOWS and rains, however from the Kentucky water shed had swollen the streams in northern Ten nessee and brought the Tennessee river to a high stage. at Chattanooga where low-lying' ground had been in undated and residents in exposed places forced to move to higher ground
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31

Virginia, where floods still restricted transportation seriously. Floods in the balance of the country, which had been feared yesterday. were postponed by continuing cold weather.
 The plight of New England was dis eussed with Mir. McAdoo by Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield and J. J. Stor- row, fuel administrator for that sec ton. MT. McAdoo promised to rush the rail movement of coal to the north east, and said he believed the supply would be sufficient to prevent a gen. eral suspension of industries
 Mir Storrow was not so hopeful. He explained that the interference with the hauling of coal from Hampton Roads by vessel, because Of the pref erence given government ships held there for coaling, had cut New Eng lands normal supply from that source to almost nothing in the last few days. Arrangements have been made to start the movement again.
 More moderate weather at Hampton Roads the last few days has helped thaw coal formerly frozen in cars and assisted the dumping and coali1g of vessels
 Weather conditions and railroad congestion have interfered seriously with shipbuilding activities, according to reports today to the shipping board. Deep snow has made it impossible for Ismep to keep at work. In addition, the freight. congestion las curtailed the supply of materials to great extent and some shipyards are entirely with out materials.
 The new zone system of distributing coal will be put into effect next week but officials do not believe that it will effect much saving of handling at first.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
GULLS BEST SUBMARINE DETEcToRS IN THE WORLD.
A Plea for Their Protection Made by
 E. H. Forbush, OrnithoIogst.

Boston, Jan s0-A plea for the pro- lection of gulls, described as the best submarine detectors in the world, was made today by Edward H. Forbush, state, ornithologist, at 8 legislative hearing on a bill providing for the extension of the closed seasons' on waterfowl. ,.
 "Airplanes see the gulls and signal for the destroyers to come and take care of the submarines" MT. Forbush said. "The gulls follow submersibles to pick up refuse, and so they are sure to detect the presence of such craft"
 MT. Forbush defended the gulls when asked if they should not be kill ed because they destroy scallops. He said the scallop supply had not been reduced and that the advance in prices was no greater than that of other Shellfish,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
BIG SHIPMENT OF COAL
 DESTINED FOR BOSTON
Fleet of Fifty Steamers, schooners and Barges at Hampton Roads.

Washington, Jan. S0.-In response to an urgent appeal from J. J. Storrow, New England fuel administrator, the shipping board tonight directed that coal piers at Hampton Roads ports give complete right of way of loading during a 72 hour period beginning to- morrow morning to a. fleet of fifty steamers, schooners and barges wait ing there to take coal for Boston
 At the same time Director General McAdoo instructed the railroads to give priority tomorrow to twelve coal trains of 25 cars each to supplement the usual movement of coal to New England and to meet emergency de- mands at Boston, Secretary Daniels ordered the commandant of the navy yard there to turn over 5000 tons of bituminous to the city fuel admins trator.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
HeavSnows in East;
 Floods West, South
SIX AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF
 SNOW IN VIRGINIA
COLD WAVE IN FAR WEST
The Snow Storm Has Reached New York and is Sweeping on to New
 EnsIand-Forecasts Say the Snow in
 Eastern States Will Continue Today.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Heavy snows in the east. floods in the middle west and parts of the south, rain in the south Atlantic and Cuff states, and a cold wave preceded by light snowfalls in the far west were reported tonight by the weather bureau.
 Heavy Snow in Virginia.
 The Gulf disturbance yesterday caused heavy snoWs during the day in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland and the storm was sweep ing on to New England tonight, with snow falling as far north as New York city. The snow in the eastern states will continue tomorrow, Forecaster Frankenfield said, with some in the lower lake region, but. there will be fair weather Friday.
 Six and one-half inches of snow fell in northern Virginia and Maryland to- day and at o'clock tonight the fall at Philadelphia had registered 1-2 inches. Moderate temperatures pre- vailed, but colder weather was fore cast tomorrow. There will be no sharp drop in the temperature in the cast, however,
 Ice Breaking Up in Ohio River.
 Ice in the Ohio river at Cincinnati began breaking up today and indica- tions point to a general breakup of the ice in the lower Ohio within the next two or three days. The flow from the southern tributaries from which most of the war is coming will be checked somewhat Thursday, however, by low temperatures. Floods are general ever the south, except in Georgia, but have not yet. become serious. Flood warn ings have been issued for North Caro- lima, South Carolina and Alabama. A breaking up of the ice in the Ohio and Mississippi will cause floods as fal south as Cairo on the Mississippi river
 Cold Wave Moving East. The cold wave oyer the far west had moved eastward tonight and had | reached northwest Texas and the Mis- souri valley and will cause colder wea tfer tomorrow in the south upper lake and west lower lake region, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the south. Fri day it will be colder in the upper Ohic valley, the lower lake region and tho l Atlantic states.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-31
A SHIP CONTROL COMMITTEE
 HAS BEEN CREATED
With Supreme Authority Over All Shipping Out of American Ports.

Washington, Jan. 90.-Creation of ship control committee. with supreme authority over American, allied and neutral shipping out of American ports, was announced today by the shipping board On the committee are P. A. s. Franklin of the International Mercantile Marine, chairman; H. H. Raymond. head of the Mallory and Clyde lines, and recent put in charge of shipping at New York, and Sir Cunnop Guthrie, director Of British shipping in this country.
 Simultaneously the commission re- fused to allow railroads to cancel ex- isting commodity lates on shipments of less than a carload and apply higher class rates.
 Rail and water rates on shipments by way of Galveston were authorized increased to the level of all rail rates between the east and west
 Rates on commodities for export may be raised. according to the com missions decision.