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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
MASTER Mind OF
The EMPEROR'S
ARMIES PRAISES
GUNNERS
General Ludendorff Says
Counter-battery Fire
Is Effective
Imposing Figures of Army
Losses to Germany.
Are Shown

French Front, December 24.-tCor-
respondence) - General Ludendorf
regarded by the entente allies as the
master mind Of the German army.
pays an unintentional compliment 10
the accuracy OF French artillerymen
in a memorandum issued to the
troops on October 4, which has just
been made available to the CORES
pondent of the Associated Press.
In this document he admits that
the French gunners by their counter
battery fire destroyed In one German
army alone in the course Of month
eighty three German fieldguns and
seventy-two heavy cannon, while
they seriously damaged and put out
Of action also 282 field guns and 21S
heavy cannon, as well as ninety-one
field guns and fifty-nine heavy can
non slightly injured but capable Of
being repaired and used again in a.
short time. ..~
To these imposing figures of artii-
lery losses caused by the French
gunners the same German army in
the same period Of time had the
modification of adding an almost
equally large number of losses
brought about by the wearing out or
bursting Of guns. In this way seven
Ly-InTGe ueIu-EunS ana twenty ~uAAI
heavy cannon were destroyed; 164
field guns and IL heavy guns serious
~ damaged and 1T field-guns and
ninety one heavy guns slightly dis
abIed.
The memorandum was issued to
the German army by General Lud-
endorff because his artillery officers
had argued repeatedly in favor or
making counter-b battery work sec
Ondary to attacks on infantry and
communications. They asserted the
French artillery directed their guns
more generally against the German
infantry than against the artillery
batteries. The figures collated by the
German general demonstrate the
falsity Of this argument and show the
French determination to prevent the
German guns, as far as possible,
from being used against the French
infantry and lines OF communication
and supply, and that they do this
successfully.
General Ludendorff in concluding
his memorandum points out that by
counter battery work not only is the
enemy's artillery destroyed or put
out of action, but the opponent lis
forced TO a considerable extent to
turn his attention away from the
doings Of the enemys infantry which
is thus able to manoeuvre with great
er ease.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26

J OF the fourteen conditions
laid down by President Wilson
in his memorable address to
congress six belong to the de-
1iberations of some information
al conference after the war.
They are non-territorial, save in
the case of colonial adjustments ;
they represent details in the
general scheme of a league of
nations and the insurance
against future conflicts. OF them
I shall not speak in this article,
not because they are of less i'm
portance than the remaining
eight, but because they afford no
tangible and definite basis for
discussion at this time, or until
it becomes clear what sort of re-
lations are to exist between the
two groups Of nations now at
war when peace is restored.
Turning directly to those Of
the President s conditions which
deal with territorial adjust
ments, I desire first of all to dis
cuss briefly the combined effect
of all of these conditions upon
the grandiOse German concep-
ton of a Mitteleuropa under
.Germany's direction and then
rapidly to survey each of the
conditions separately.
Barrier Across Europe.
IF you win look at the map
(which accompanies this article
You will see that the President s
plan in restoring Serbia and
Rumania and giving Serbia a
I seacoast interposes a solid bar
rier stretching from the Black
to the Adriatic sea between the
northern and southern groups of
nations which together form the
Central Alliance. Mitteleuropa,
as the Pan-Germans have con-
ceived it, as Naumann wrote
about it, was to be a solid block
of territory extending from the
Baltic to the Persian gulf. Ham
burg, on the Elbe, and Basra,
above the mouths of the combin-
ed floods of the Euphrates and
the Tigris, were to be its sea
gates, while through Mesopo-
tamia the great state was to
touch Persia and through Pales-
tine approach Suez.
This solid block Of territory, in
area more than half as large as
the United States, with a popula-
ton of more than $4,000, 900,
was to be bound by canals and
railroads, beyond the reach of
sea power. It contained vast
undeveloped regions in Asia
Minor, and it was conceived to
be but the central core of still
vaster expansions which should
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
VOLCANO Is ACTIVE.

Honolulu, T. H., Jan. 28.-Rilauea
volcano, the largest active crater in
the world, is manifestinE unusual ac-
tivity with the lava lake reported to
be within eighteen feet of the top Of
the crater. Prof. T. A. Jaggar, jr., di-
rector of the volcano observatory,
predicted today that the lava would
overflow.
Kilauea volcano is situated in the
southeastern part Of the island OF
Hawaii, approximately $50 miles from
this city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED.

Washington, Jan. 26.-An earth
quake disturbance Of moderate inten-
sity, estimated to have been centered
about 1000 miles from Washington,
was reported today by Georgetown
university archaeological observatory.
II began at 1925 o'clock last night and
continued until $40 D. m.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
We Are Looking to Them to Back Us
Up at Home Is Pershtng, Message

land has done in the war. is striking
at the very heart of our country
with a. dagger
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
Great Barrier To
Pan-GeY71an Plans
Empire Stretching From the Baltic Sea to the Persian
Gulf Would Be Menace to Entire World

itteleuropa Is An American ISSUE Says Simonds and
l.. President Wilson Saw It's Importance
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26

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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
By FRANK II. sIMoNDs,

Author of 1.-THE World War; 'Thsy Shall Not Pass"
Copyright CThe Trbunel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Moreover | have msiMcd, and shat
20 on insisting while sne-k from
this place. Than upon a sc1ou Of Eng
fish aere rests an Obligation 20 teach
the writing OF good English as wen
as the reading Of II tp teech the writ
Ing Of 1t through ihefrcadlns ! want
the average educated Engllshman To
write English us deflly as scruou'
lously MS the average educated
Frcnchman writes French; 10 haze
rs az present he HIS not al least an
equal respect for his language. Nay
our language being one of the elor'es
Of our birth and state ! want INN 10
draw sclf.rcSpect from his use o; II,
ms men Of good ancestry are careful
not 10 dcrogato from their foieia'herS
would have him sensible that o
sloppy sentence is no more nearly
good enough" than dirty linen is good
enough. want, indeed. prose In
widest commonnliy spread. Sir AZ
thur QuillcrCouch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

An hours time may burn your labor
Of years Protect your property by
insurance. William H. Wills. Adv.
Mrs. Alice L. March of North St.
left Monday for St Petersburg, Fla,
where she will spend the VII er.
Regular meeting of Fraternal Order
of Eagles will be held Tuesday oven
ing, Dec. 8, at $50 Election Of Off
GERS at his meeting. G2t2
What they did to Burr ana Barton
last week, the high school basket ball
team viii try on the Rutland high
school team Friday evening. See
them do it and cheer them on, at the
Library hall
Mr.. and Mrs Emile Bellemarre who
have been living in Watervliet, N. Y.
where he was employed at the ar
senal, have returned to Bennington
Mr. Bellemarre will again be employ
ed as a machinist at the Charles
Cooper Estate.
There will be a civil service exam
nation at the local postotIice on Dec
IA to fill the position of clerk and
carrier here in Bennington. The en-
trance salary is $1,000 with promotion
OF 500 every year until maximum
of $500 is reached The local secre-
tary will provide information and
blanks to all who may apply Appli-
cants must be not younger than Is or
older ;han As years and must be citi-
Zens OF he United States
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
GOODBY,
WOMEN'S
TROUBLES

The tortures and dlsoomforts Of
weak. lame and aching back swollen
and bloated feet aud limbs weakness.
lassitude, dizziness, nausea, that tired
worn out feeling, nervousness, sleep
lessness, as a rule have their origin in
kidney trouble, not siemale com
plants" These general symptoms of
kidney and bladder disease are well
lmown-so is the remedy
Next time you feel twinge Of pain
in the back or are troubled with head
ache. Indigestion, insomnia, irritation
in the bladder or pain IN the loins and
lower abdomen. you viii find quick
and sure relief in GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM OH Capsules This old and
tried remedy for kidney disease and
allied dorangements has stood the
test for hundreds OF years. II does
the work. Pains and troubles vanish
and new life and health will come as
YOU continue their use When com.
1 pleiely restored to your usual vigor,
continue taking a capsule or two each
day. they. win keep you feeling fine
and prevent return of your trouble
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem oil Cap
sulcs are Imported direct from the
laboratories at HARLEM Holland
Get them from your DRUGGIST Dc
not tak6 A substitute In sealed box
es three Sizes
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Foroet Self.

People who fall into the mistake Of
gupposlng that they themselves are the
cente- Of he universe are likely to re.
ceiye good many jolts. The more
one feels his pulse and takes his tenn
peraturc, the more bad feelings he is
likely to have. The more absorbed
in himself he becomes. the less salts
faction he finds in life Forget your.
self. Think about other people. Be
interested in their fortunes. Sympa-
thize with their trials. When we find
person whose whole nature Is con-
tinually flowing out TO others in a
Stream Of kindness and sympathy and
heipfuness, we have found one who
is happy aud contented.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
THIN PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE
PHOSPHATE
Nothing Like plain Bitro.Prosphate TO
Put on Firm, Healthy Flesh and
to Increase Strength, Vsor and
Nerve Force.

Judging from.the countless prepare
lions and treatments which are con
tinually being. advertised for the pur-
pose of making thin people heshy. de-
veloping arms. neck and bust, and re-
placing ugly hollows and angles by
the soft curved lines of health and
beauty. there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feel
their excessive thinness.
Thinness and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. our bodies
need more phosphate than is contain.
ed in modern foods Physicians claim
there IS nothing that will supply this
deficiency so well as the organic
phosphate known among druggists as
bitro.phosphate which IS inexpensive
and is sold by Gokay and most all
druggists under O guarantee OF salts
faction or money back By feeding
tho nerves directly and by supplying
the body cells With the necessary
/ phosphOric food eementsf bitr0 phos
phate quickly produces a welcome
transformation in the appearance, the
increase in weight frequently boiag
astonishing
This increase in weight also carries
with It a general Improvement In tn,
health Nervousness. sloeplessnes
and lack of energy. which nearly al
ways accompany excessive thlnness
soon disappear. duh eyes hecoml
bright. and pale cheeks glow with thu
bloom of perfect health
CAUTION Although biigophos
phate Is unsurpassed for relievn
nervousness. slceplessuess and gohoi
! al weakness. 1t should not. owing q
> its remarkable neshgrowng proper
. ties, be used by anyone who does MI
desire TO put on flesh,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
IN OTHER CITIES

washington is Increasing its police
force.
New York complains Of scant hard
coal supply.
Milwaukee is to have a large artil-
lery factory.
Los Angeles, Cal, is making vinegar
from refuse oranges.
Cleveland may this winter continue
daylight saving system.
Baton Rouge, La plans to build
municipal street railway.
Milwaukee society women are taking
temporary jobs in canneries.
Bloomington Ind, permits working
girls to wear oyeralls in the streets.
WIlkesharre, Pa, factory was
wrecked the other day by mine cave
10.
Akron. o.. may be the site Of an
Ohio State Detention home for delin-
qucnt children.
Youngstown, O., has appointed a
commissioner to compel all males up to
nifty TO go TO work.
Philadelphia must economize in using
water or spend Sl5O0000O for add
lions to present water system.
Philadelphia plans for November
great William Penn memorial meet
ing to be attended by the British am
bassador and the governor general OF
Canada.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
How TO Be Rid of
Dangerous Dandruff

II you have dandruff you must get
rid of it quick-it's positively danger
Gus and will surely ruin your hair if
you don't.
Dandruffy heads mean faded, brittle,
gray, scraggly hair that will not grow
then you are bald and nothing can
help you.
The only sure way to abolish dand-
ruff for good is to destroy the germ
that causes it, To do this quickly,
surely, and safely and at little ex.
pense, there is nothing as effective
as Partisan sage, which you can get
from W. L. Gokay and good druggists
everywhere. 1t is guaranteed to
Danish dandruff, stop itching scalp
and falling hair. and promote new
growth, or the cost, small as it is,
will be refunded.
Partisan sage Is a scientific prepare
ton that supplies all hair needs-an
antiseptic liquid, neither sticky or
greasy, easy to apply, and delicately
perfumed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
sHAFTseURY

A daughter Was born recently to-
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Danes.
There were the usual number of
gatherings in town on Thanksgiving
day .
Several people on Maple lIill, who
have been IN with influenza, are bet.
ter
Mrs Agnes Lane OF West Arlington
has been spending several days with
Mrs. c. H. Ilulett
Mrs. Melvin Harrington. who has
been IN OF influenza, passed away at
her home on Maple HIN Friday.
John S Harrington who has been
spending few days with his parent.
MIR and Mrs u. w Harrington. re
turned to Dexter y. w. Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs Floyd Sherman ant
family. Mrs A. S. Hulett and daughter
Prudence and Edgar Perkins viii,
have been IN with influenza are re
ported better
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Worth Attention Of Women

When you feel too tired to work,
when dark puffs appear under your
eyes. when YOU wake up weary with
backache or pain in aides and lotns,
when muscles and BONES ache. when
YOU suffer rheumatic tVlnges. when
lumhago puts YOU down then Won
know the Kidneys are weakened oy
dlsorierei Mrs. r J luchnell
Route I. Hardy. Neb.. writes ~ am
recovering from an attack Of lumhago
by the aid Of Foley Kidney pills They
surely have helped me Sold Every
where.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

A cool, -well.poised man or woman
* a Joy to behold, for the very good
reason that such a persons example
etyrnys hunys up some one less strong
willed. On the other hand an I'M
strung. cXciiahlc individual proves a
l.scordanl note wherever he or she
s found. and succeeds only IN making
M, for himself or herself most bur
densomc sfralr
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Such is Life

First Muyle tan--"Say, | see that
"oung tillnm the motion picture actor
who inherited million dollars, got
hccced ont of his money in less than
II month Second Movie Fan-"Wel.
what Of it?' First NJ. You'd think
Il man who had got so much practice
ownln' factories and bcin' boss in a lot
Of directors meetings would have lit.
tie sumption."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Wants 70 Get Even.

"When lazy man has 10 work"
said Uncle Eben. "de first Job he wants
is dat of a policeman to keep other
folks fun vlolatin' antiloafn' laws"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Chill Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 8 T Q RIA
WANTED

WANTED-Goods to buy for cash or
sell on commission. Garreaus second
hand store 232 School Street. 5St2J'
WANTED--A nrst class all-round
sawyer TO take charge of saw mill and
yards. II. II. Cushman Mfg, Co. 54tf
WANTED-Several men for labor
Ing and mill work. Boarding house
for single men, tenement houses for
married men. Highest rate of wages
Fillmore &c Slade. tel $50. 96tf
WANTED-Pupil nurses, male and
female at the Taunton state Hospital
Training School for nurses. For par
ticulars address DR.. Arthur V. Goss,
Supt,. Taunton State Hospital. Taun-
ton. Mass 29tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
ARLINGTON

George Griffin is one who should
have had his name on our honor roll,
Mrs. Frank I.aBatt and Mrs. Fran.
els LaBatt were in Bennington Fri.
day.
Miss Stasia Keough and Mrs. Wal
ter Keough have returned from Aver,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy McKeon have
moved to Bennington, leaving on Sat
urday
Miss Retta Marble left Friday for
Chicago where she will meet a
friend and journey to California. to
spend the winter
Miss Anna Quinn of Bennington
spent Thanksgiving with her sister
Mrs. Margaret Wilson.
Mrs Margaret Bartlett left on Sat.
urday and attended the funeral of her
sister-in aw in Proctor
Mrs George Culinan and son.
Gregory, are visiting relatives in
West Rutland and Middlebury.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bronson Of
New Jersey spent Thanksgiving with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bron-
son.
Miss Margaret Wilson spent Thanks
giving at her home here, returning to
the Business College in Rutland on
Monday.
Mrs. A. +. Loyelace, who has been
with her niece since last April, left
Tuesday to visit her son, F. o. Foster
at Cuttingsyille.
Mrs. Sadie Morey and son after
spending THANKSGIVING with her faith
er. John Robinson, has returned to
her home in Rupert.
Private Robert Walsh and Private
Walter Keough are home from Camp
Devens and have been honorably dis
charged from the United States sery
ice.
A cablegram was received Friday
/ from Dr.. George Russell. who ha.
been stationed overseas that he will
be at home soon. All OF his friend:
VIII ne Sldu 10 see MN.
Another message has been received
by NJ F. Killion confirming the news
OF the death OF Louis Killion. Tn,
first message came said he met hi
death while in action The seconl
message that he was injured bu
thought he could recover and IN,
third message was similar to tn
first Louis had many friends in tn
village who will be grieyed to lear
Of his death
Word has been received of IN
death of c. w. Henry at his home f
. Ferrisburg Mr.. Henry was we
known throughout the state for owe
= 40 years. He has been at the head {
first class clean entertainment an
: once or twice a year he and his fan
lily came to Arlington, each time fc
/ a week and gave entertainments
. the. hall each evening. His man
friends will learn with sorrow Of h
o death.
; Baldwin.Russel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

one of the lonesome men Is the
tariff expert who tries to start an arr
gument about protection and free
trade.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Abolshlng seaids as war economy
seems strange. How are they going
10 utilize all those cunning little
palchcs2
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
Optimistic Thouuht.

We must calculate not on the wealth
or. nor on fortune, but upon God and
ourselves.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

LQsT-On the zoos T.. NJ. train We'd
ncsday afternoon. a bla Is mum with
large amber ring in the cord Finder
please call iSS-R site
lOST-rwo year old heller black
ana White, white legs aud ga body
black. Finder please notify W s.
THOMPSON, Edwin Stration farm, tel
ipl.M. G0tGs
LOSr-Oct. 10th between Washing
ton Ave. and old Bennington. wicker
hamper, locked with iron rod and pad
lock. Return same TO Mrs nnllcs. Set
tledown. Old bennington and receive
reward. hSt6s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
6aldwln.RusselI

Miss Ella Brown Baldwin. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Baldwin and
Howard L. Russell Of Worcester
Mass, were married on Monday. Nov
25th, 1918, at Buena Vista Universe.
list church at Roxhury. Mass. The
bride was attended by Miss Hilda Of
son Of RoXbury and the groom by
Lieutenant Donald Russell, L. S. n.
The officiating clergyman was Rev w.
ID. Holden Among the guests and
relatives from out of town were Mrs.
e. b. Baldwin, mother of the bride,
Ebert L. Arnold of Northampton, a
brother and several relatives and
friends from Worcester and Boston
After q wedding supper at the Hote'
Brunswick. MIR and Mrs Russell left
on an extended wedding trip. Upon
their return they will reside in Wash
/ ington, ID c.. where the groom +.
connected with the L. S department
of agriculture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Largo army trucks are being on.
Grated by women drivers in Detroit.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
FROM COMMERCE REPORTS

In Paraguay's furniture factories
most of the work is done by hand.
The Netherlands government has
requiStioned the entire Dutch flax,
fax ffaw and lnseed crops for the
year 1918.
One result of the restriction upon
the importation Of graphite crucibles
has been TO develop an adequate sup
ply Of graphite within this country.
Germany Is making plans to secure
easy access 10 raw materials Of trade
and industry in order to secure its eco
nomlc recovery after the conclusion of
peace.
Japan's government is taking steps
10 lower the price Of rice in that coun-
try, appointing several firms to act as
importers. 1t will require the rice
to be sold at fixed price.
Until six months after the end Of
The war all persons in Italy who carry
on the exchange Of moneys or deal in
gold must keep a special register for
transactions in the yellow metal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
SAYINGS OF THE GREAT

The mattock will make a deeper
hole in the ground than lightning
Horace Mann.
Men are judged not by their inten-
lions, but by the results OF their ac-
tion-Chesterfield.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Miss Ida l.. Webster is sporting ed
itor Of Toronto tCan) newspaper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
SAYS THE OFFICE OWL

With the kaiser 1t seems to be:
Kill the women and children first.
The only way you can get along
with some men is to walk the other
way.
We have never known a truly wise
man to brag nor braggart who was
truly wise.
Money may be the root of all evil
but most people would like to have
a lot of ii to plant.
Unfortunately when people find it
necessary TO economize charity is
the first thing TO get 1t in the neck.
We hold no brief for ingratitude but
neither do we think that the dOer
Of a Kindness has a right to- demand
AFFECT servitude in return.
The reason some men don't get cred
It for what they can do is because they
never do the things they are afraid
someone else win get the credit for.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03
TO nnNr

TO RENr-Oaico rooms. formerly
occupied by Or A. = Cutler, 524 Main
st. Inquire at 2iG Union street. 56tf.
ITO RENT-Furnished rooms. steam
heated. hot and cold water. electric
Nights and bath. Inquire SIC Main St
..D 6lt6'
30 TO RENT-Stores, offices. tene-
ments shops, stables, individual stor-
age lockers. furnished apartments and
rooms all centrally located Geo VI.
Hawks 42S Main street, tbif
pr TO RENT--Rricl, building two and
q one .half stories. 3gx50 located in the
center OF the village, in rear OF
schwartz market. Reliable twelve
% hofee power IN the building. Address
L. 5. Norton Executor 5itf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-03

Women Ice wagon drivers In In
dlanapous are proving success.