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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
DRAWING OF ORDER
NUMBERS COMPLETED
Was Completed at O'clock Today
Only First Hundred Numbers
Have Been Made Public

Washington, Oct 1.-The drawing
)f order numbers for the thirteen mil.
ion draft registrants was completed
1t 8 o'clock today, hours ahead Of
schedule. The last number taken from
the glass bowl is 1874.
Washington. Sept. 30.-The draw.
ing to decide the order in which regis.
Grants under the new selective service
legislation shall be called into the ma.
tion's service was begun at noon TO.
day at the Senate Office Building and
will continue until about . o'clock TO.
morrow afternoon it being estimated
mat IL Will require twenty-six hours
20 complete the task.
President Wilson appeared in the
caucus room a few minutes before the
hour set, accompanied by Mrs. VIII
son. He drew the first number, 322
which is low enough to have a regis
trant representing it in practically
every draft district of the country.
At exactly noon, Mr. Wilson stepped
forward and was hlindfolded with 9
cloth, which was taken from the GOV
ering of one of the chairs used at tn,
signing of the Declaration of Indepen
dencc
The President placed his hand in tn,
big bowl and drew opt one of the II
coo capsules containing the orde
numbers He smiled as the cloth wa
removed from his eyes and the nun
be. read aloud.
Only the first 100 numbers drawn {
day we're carried on the wires Of tn
press associations and the newspaI
ers, an agreement having bee
reached at the request of the Proves
Marshal General that the other nun
bers be withheld from publication III
III they had been transmitted to tn
District Boards by mail and issue
simultaneously TO all newspapers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

MAIN ST. FAVORED TOO MUCH
contnine Parades TO One Street De-
rrivcs Many Of Seeing Them.

The following communication
touches a d psat of interest 70 many
residents OF This village:
Editor of Sc Banner:-lt is TO be
hoped that snhlic parades hereafter
will not be &ed exc usiyely on Main
street for ehihilion purposes. Main
street consi&ts largely OF stores,
churches, and b few dwellings and TO
limit the line OF march TO this street,
countermarching at Depot street, de-
prives large num lers OF people on
residential street, having the pleas
ure OF Witnessing moving pageants
gotten up in, Benh n from time TO
time. CounNrmaT, ng is unneces-
sary and unAieTeai & in most cases,
anyway. UrSN within the last two or
three years ose of the paredes got.
ten up here ktoved over the principal
-treets and RS aroused good deal
OF interest ID ach events. Now the
interest wan and Only the abe
bodied line ths Main street sidewalks
waiting for tho parade to appear.
Dr. II. c. Day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
W. s. C. RUSSELL DEAD
He Was Former Principal Of Ben
ninuton l1iuh School.

He Was Former Principal OF Ben
nington High School.
Springfield, Mass, Sept 29-Water-
man s. c. Russell, aged A. formerly
head Of the science department OF
Central High School and prominent
local Mason. died in his summer home
a. North Woodstock, n H., today af
ter a weeks illness of pneumonia. He
was born in Woodstock and was
graduated. from Bates College in
1898
Since June, 1915, Mr. Russell ha0
been treasurer and sales manager of
the Cambridge Botanical Supply Com
pany Of Waverley. lie also lectured
extensively on his trip to Iceland in
1903 on a geographical survey trip
with Greniall.
lie was a member of the Explorers
Club OF New York. and past deputy
grand high priest of The Grand Chap
ter of Masons OF Massachusetts,. lie
leaves his wife, his father and one
son.
Prof Russell was principal OF Ben
aington high school from 1899 to 1901
and was a highly respected and ener
getic citizen He was a rugged man
in the prime of life; and the news OF
his death brings sadness to his many
friends in Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
REPORT PROGRESS
Or FL|BERTYL LOAN
TO Be EXCELLENT
viii Be Better Showing When
Smaller Pledges Are Known
WANT TO MAKE RECORD
ST. Albans Was Second to Report Full
Quota Had Been Raised--New York
City Reports Per Cent.

Washington. Sept. so.-Reports OF
the progress of the fourth Liberty
loan received tonight at the treasury
were encouraging, but we're not sup
ported by definite rales figures and
officials said it would be about two
days before official figures are avail
able from any federal rcspfye dis
tricts, or for the entire country Ap-
parently the food of subscriptions in
the first two days came mainly from
big business interests in large cities
and better showing is expected later
in the week as result of smaller
pledges.
From Baltimore came word that
more than s40,O00,000 had been SUB
scribed. or more than was raised dur
ing the whole third loan. The sec
ond days business in New York was
good. But pledges supported by the
initial payment represented only a
small part OF the subscriptions actu-
ally gathered in There, as else
where. official cognizance Will be
taken OF subscriptions only after ten
per cent has been paid into bank
and reported to federal reserve dis
trict headquarters.
Subscriptions totalling $4,000 0Oo
for Bpston and vicinity were reported
in the New Englad district.
Sale county, Kansas, was claiming
a record tonight because every city
village and precinct within its Dor
ders had made a one hundred per
cent subscription record
Vinitia, Oklahoma, is claiming ihe
right to name the first ship OF me
Tnergep Fleet corporation to =
christened under the Liberty loar
contest plan. These contests will moi
be decided until the loan is over.
Although it was estimated tha
pledges and subscriptions to the
fourth Liberty loan amounted t
5000, 100000 in the New York Fedora
Reserve district on the opening da!
of the drive, subscriptions OF onll
$5O,211 300 or 2,79 per cent. of the dis
trict's quota of 81 S0O,O0O,OOO, were OF
tlcially recorded ON Saturday, accord
ing to the first official report of th'
Liberty loan committee, issued Ia
nigh.
This figure, however, does not eyel
include all the actual subscription
on which payments have been made
IL was said, many banks being unabl
to report in time to have their sale
included
or the subscriptions officially re
corded, New York city is credite
with $41,O7S,l5O or 3,0S per cent o
itg quota.
Today was celebrated as Britis
day at the Liberty altar in Madiso
Square. Sir Henry Darlington Smitl
acting British high commission an
minister plenipotentiary to the Uni
ed States, spoke at the flag raising.
The allied music committee, at
meeting tonight, attended by Enric
Caruso, Nine. Gallicurl and otht
operate stars, subscribed for $4,000
600 worth of bonds, passing its volul
tary quota by 100000.
st. Albans was the second place
the country to report to Washingto
the fulfillment OF its quota.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
look Out Dreadful Soreness.

When the Kidneys are weakened or
)ycrworkcd so that they fail to filter
and throw all impurities out of the
1lcod, the poison remains in the sys.
'em and backache. soreness, ameness
and rheumatic pains are likely to de.
vclop Mrs David Henry. Go S. Lin.
coin Ave. Washington, n j., writes:
Foley Kidney Pills are doing me
much good, both my Kidneys and the
rheumatism. They took all the dread
ful soreness out Of my limhs,-Sold
Everywhere.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
EARLY UsEoF COAL NOT BARRED
Administration Does Not Insist Upon
Unreasonable Requirements.


Montpelier, Oct. state Admins.
traitor issues the following statement.
There IS no order barring the early
-srrsssf coal Ayeither tiie~JrIftcd- states
Fuel Administrator nor the Federal
Fuel Administrator for Vermont has
issued any order that coal be not used
Tor domestic heating before Novem.
Der l. IT is recognized that during
he coming winter every reasonable ef
fort must be made to conserve fuel If
the available supply Is to meet the
necessary needs While the fuel ad-
ministration strongly urges conserva-
don and bespeaks the cooperation of
The public. it does not insist upon un-
reasonable requirements or that its
request for conservation be complied
With when compliance would be un.
reasonable or would result in sickness
or injury TO health.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

London, Oct. with Bulgaria out
Of the war through the armistice
signed Sunday, involving her com
plete military surrender, the interest
in the near eastern situation is being
focused on Turkey. Speaking in Guild
nal yesterday, Chancellor Bonar Law.
referring to the defeat OF the Turkish
Palestine army, said: "And some
thing more Is going to follow" Later
touching on the control of Bulgaria
which the control Of her railroads will
give, he said: In that there was
something in connection with Turkey
which, cannot say, but which we can
all think His words were greeted
with great cheering and the impress
lon created was that Turkey soon
would follow Bulgarias lead. The
keynote to newspaper comment is not
TO think the war Is ended.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
DIED FROM PNEUMONIA
condon Badger, Aged 10, Died Today
at the Hospital.

Condor G Badger of Branch street
lied late this morning al the Putnam
Memorial hospital. He was taken i'll
> week ago Sunday with influenza
Hhich developed pneumonia. His
oniition became so serious that he
was aiken last Sunday to the hospital.
The young man would have become
10 wears old this month He is sur.
yitol by mother, Mrs. James Bad
scr a2d one sister, Miss Anna Badger
Nrr Badger and daughter have both
cen IN Of influenza but are able to be
boa the house.
Fueral arrangements will be an
1CUnced later
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
WILL USE sHoreuNs
America Claims They Are Sanctioned
by Hague Convention.

Washington. Oct. l.-1ho American
government, in reply to Germany's
threat to execute American prisoners
of war found in possession of shot.
guns has given notice that IL Ger
many carries out any such threat suit
able reprisals will be taken.
Secretary Lansings reply made
public yesterday declares that the
use Of shotguns Is sanctioned by The
Hague convention. and that in com
parison with other weapons now used
in modern warfare the srotgun used
by the American troops cannot be the
subject of legitimate or reasonable
protest.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Two competent Kitchen
maids. StO month and maintenance.
Apply at once Putnam Memorial hos
pital go. l-ls
FOR SALE-Four grlddle Stewart
atove with reservoir. Price $40, tel.
51S-M l2tb
no RENT-Four room apartment
partially furnished with bath suitable
for family OF two. Apply Mrs. John
Robinson, 3l1 Elm street. tel. l3e- x:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
LEAN|NC UP
Of H|NDENBURC
LINE BY yANKS
Advanced Quickly and Imperiled
Several Positions
PROGRESS is CONTINUED
In the East Gen. AlIenby's Troops are
~
PROGRESS is CONTINUED
In the East Gen. AlIenby's Troops are
Less Than Three Miles From
City Of Damascus.

With the American Army on the st
Quentin Sector, Sept 3O-The Amerl
cGns on this front have been engaged
in heavy fighting throughout the day
There was much hand to hand fighting
and large numbers of Germans have
been killed, many by grenades and
bombs dropped into their deep dug
Juts OF the Hindenburg system
The Americans found it necessary
to clear up portions of the Hindenburg
line through which they smashed their
way. They advanced so quickly in
their operation OF yesterday that many
Germans were left in the dugouts, and
some of these proved serious men,
ace.
Through the night British attacked
Oh the American flank toward Vend.
hulte, to protect it, and this operation
was entirely successful.
Tho weather today has been bad for
ali operations; the troops fought in
rain, with a cold wind blowing.
The British are on the western edge
of lie Tronquoy tunnel, a few miles
north of st. Quentin, and are approach
ng La Fossee. Other troops have
made good progress south OF the canal.
The lines in this locality run well
last OF Nauvoy and Bellicourt and
Just west OF Bony
A further advance has been made
he -,
defensive systems in the southern
outskirts of the town have been storm
ed and captured. Councillor is still
being desperately held by the enemy.
In the north the Anglo-Belgian vic.
tory Is OF great Importance and the
enemy has been so staggered by the
bl0~-s aeliYeseu here that he has not
/ aa1ched single counterattack. The
Belgians hold all the ground gained.
The British have established posts
IN the Yys river north of Pont de
Nieppe. Ploegsteern wood is now
iirmly in British hands, as is also the
! Warneton-Comines railway.
I London, Oct. Continued progress
along the whole front in Belgium is
recorded in today's Belgian statement.
/ Ameraweld and Oostnieuwkerke have
been carried and the Belgians have
,rossed Searren-Roulers and Roulers.
( Menin roads at several points.
Paris, Oct. Gen. Allenby's troops
ire less than three miles from Damas-
,us and the French cavalry are ad
yancing on Beyrout, according 10
Echo de Paris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
EXCITEMENT IN
ULGARIA GE IS
To PANIC PITCH
War Industry Stocks Slump Vio-
lently on Berlin Bourse
CLEAVAGE IN PARTIES
Austria May BE Entered With Com
parative Ease From the East
Russian Situation now Changed

London, Oct There IS the great-
est excitement in Germany over the
detection of Bulgaria, Judging from
special dispatches received here from
Holland Saturday, the excitement
amounted to panic which = rioularly
affected the Berlin bour5e ). llere var
industry stocks slumred violently.
Panic also struck parliamentary and
newspaper circles, and reports indi-
cate cleavage between junker and
-olcervatiye forces.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
BLACK CATS 5, sHAFTsRURY 4
Local Nine Wins Game by Narrow
Maroin.

The baseball game on the Black Cat
athletic field. Sunday afternoon, be
tween the Black Cat and SALISBURY
teams. resulted in a victory for the
former by the close score of > TO d. A
arge crowd was in attendance. The
came had been advertised to be for
the benefit of the Red Cross and tick
cts had been sold in advance for ad-
mission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
COUNTY COURT CASES
New Actions Entered in Office Of
County Clerk.

NNN fNSh'SNo 6UNNNNN w OH'SS W
County Clerk.
Among the cases recently entered
in Bennington County court are two
actions Of tort brought by Frank A..
McCloud of Colrain. Mass. for dam
ages for alleged wrongful Withholding
Of saw.mill equipage. One is for $1,000
against George Bishop of Readsboro;
The other is for $500 against the
Readsboro Chair Co., of Readsboro.
Both cases are from the Office of
chase & Chase.
D. j. Morrissey has brought an ac.
ton of contract against Hoyt Sumner
of Stamford to recover $500 alleged to
be due. The action is brought through
the Office of Holden & Healy
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
TO PREVENT MISTAKES
Liberty Loan canvassers Requested
Not 10 Dctach Cards.

All canvassers for subscriptions for
4th Liberty Loan will please take
note that owing to the numerous mis-
takes which have occurred in turning
In detached subscription cards, all
canvassers are requested not to detach
any card until subscription has been
recorded at the bank designated by
subscriber. Per request OF
Canvassing Committee.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
eArrLEsAlp MINNESOTA SAFE

Struck Mine or Atlantic Coast But
Reached Port.
Washington Sept. S0.-Battleship
Minnesota which struck mine off
the Atlantic coast yesterday, has ar.
rived safely at the naval station and
now is in drydock, the navy depart
ment announced
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
Shaftsbury


2 base hits, B. Burns. Morrissey,
Mahar; base hits, MIllington; base
on balls by Dockum. 2; by Demers 0;
hit by Demers, b. Burns, Parkerson.
Umpire Kerwin.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
WEATHER.

For eastern New York aud western
Vermont, fair and continued cool 10
night with frost Wednesday fair and
warmer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
TERMS OF SURRENDER
OF BUL IA TO ALLIES
She WIN De Her Army I'M
mediately AZ, snder all Means
OF Trlr to Allies.

Of Tran 10 Allies.
London, S,p 1U--The armistice
concluded wi p d irIa by the en-
tente allies l. ly military con
'ention and cont no provisions Of
4 political ch rae =
Bulgaria al fecs evacuate all the
territory she 30 couples in Greece
and Serbia, ic dunohilize her army
Immediately md surrender all means
Of transport e the allies.
Bulgaria al = viii surrender her
boats and con ol OF navigation on the
Danube and CoBcede to the allies free
passage throl gh Bulgaria for the de-
selopment of military operations.
All Bulgari =. arms and ammunition
are to be sto ed under the control Of
the allies, to whan is conceded the
right to occu , all important strategic
points.
The A. oci ted Press learns that
the miit y ccupation OF Bulgaria
will be 81 IN ted to British. French
and Italia iJrces, and the evacuated
portions of Greece and Serbia, respec-
lively, TO Greek and Serbian troops.
The armistice means a complete
military surrender and Bulgaria ceas.
rs to be belligerent
All questions of territorial rear
rangemeRt in the Balkans was pur-
1osely omitted from the convention.
The allies. made no s-iprlatinvi con
eerning king ferdinand, his position
being considered an internal matter
one for the Bulgarians themselves to
ieal with
The armistice will remain in opera
ton until final general peace is con
cluded.
Paris. Sept 30-Bulgaria has sur
rendered Internationally to the allies
and hostilities ceased officially at noon
following the signing of an armistice
IT SaloniIu last night General Fran
ebert de Esperey, the allied command
n in Chief In Macedonia, signed for
he allies. and the Bulgarian delegates
.or their government.
Instructions have been given by the
government to General d'Esperey to
proceed Immediately to the execution
If The conditions OF the convention.
The armistice, La Liberte declares
editorially was signed with the full
consent of King Ferdinand. II prints
! denial of report that he had taken
'cfuge in Vienna. The King. il de
'lares, has not left Sofia
nh. 90 tl, ,.l
he convention followed the return OF
Premier Clemenceau from the front
where lie inspected the iroops and had
IN opportunity of talking with Genera
/ 2etan and General Pershing on the
military situation.
While the actual suspension of hos
ilitiea Immediately followed the sign
ny of the armistice, il is noted thai
his suspension applies only to Mace
/ lonian hostilities against Bulgaria
md that II in no way Affects Macedo
lian hostilities which the allied arm
es will continue against Austria Hun
gary, Turkey and the German con
ingents sent to that locality,
The capitulation of Bulgaria. say
The Journal des Debats, is the begin
ainG Of the end for the Central Pow
ers. Germany will have the creates
iiliiculty in concentrating forces upol
the Belgrade-Nish line in an attemp
10 save her communications with tn
Orient. and the Central Powers ar
incapable of occupying Bulgaria o
setting up there a government to rt
5ist the allies.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
COLLEGE STUDENTS MUSTERED
Formed Into Students Army Reserve
Corps

Washington, oct. l.-0ne hundred
fifty thousand college students
throughout the country were muster
ed today into the students army re-
serve corps at over FIVE hundred col
leees and universities. They became
part OF the country's military forces
and pledged themselves to the nations
defense Special programs are ar
ranged to naugurate the corps with
formal ceremony.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

The Red Cross gratefully acknow-
ledges the above gifts with thanks. A
gift from Mrs c. n Powers of $25 20
the 2nd War Fund will appear in
October
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. Edward b. Huling,
Treasurer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
GERMAN OFFICIALS RESIGN

Won Hertling and Won Hintze Tender
Their designations.
Amsterdam. Sept 30.-Chancellor
Won Hertling and Foreign Secretary
Won Hintze has rendered their resig-
nation to the emperor, "A Berlin news
paper says It understands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
NEW RUTLAND 4. r. SCHEDULE
Only Few Changes Which Affect Ben
nington Station.


The new schedule for passenger
train service on the Rutland road
went into effect Sunday. Subject TO
further orders the time of arrival at
and of leaving Bennington station is as
follows
Arrival from the north-12.4O D..
m, $3.50 p. m, 9,lO p, M 240 a. m.
Arrival from the south-9.05 a, m,
2O5 p. M. Gas p. m, 1.25 a. m
Leave for the north to Manchester,
Rutland and Burlington ;--7A5 a. M,
120 p. m, G.O5 p m, 12.A5 a. m.
Leave for the south to Troy AL.
bany and New York;-745 a, m.
1905 p. m, $50 p, m, $50 p. m, Los
a. M
Chatham Division
Arrival from Chatham, 1855 a. m.
745 y. NJ.
Leave for Chatham: a. M,
$40 D, m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

London, Sept, SO.-Around Cambrai
today and last night there was very
hard fighting, and the enemy's resis.
tance was being stiffened by rushing
up local reserves, although when
those are broken there can be very
little behind and between our troops
and the open country, but for the time
being their defense is strong and hard
maintained, almost wholly by dense
machine gun fire against the lth Eng
lsh Division and the ist, 4th, and 3d
Canadian Divisions, who have been
making their way stubbornly around
the north side OF Cambria
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
CAMBRAI is SET
AFIRE BY GERMANS
Due to Threat Of Speedy Capture by
British-Germans Rushed Re-
serves to Front Without Effect

London Oct. Under threat Of its
speedy capture by the British, Cam
brai has been set on fire by the Ger
mans, Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day. The British during the night con
tinued its closing in on Cambria. They
captured Proyille, west of the city
and Tilloy, northwest. Further south
on the front between Cambrai and st.
Quentin, Vendruile town has been
captured by the British North of ST.
Quentin the British wedge has been
thrust still further into the German
he d territory. and Loyergies town
has been captured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01
NEW YORK FAR BEHIND
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Total SO
Millions.

Millions.
Now York, Oct. New York dis
tricts Liberty Loan subscriptions.
tabuiated today, totalled almost
ninety-nine millions. Although many
millions more have been publicly
pledged, the Official total is far behind
The required daily average Of one hun
dred millions daily.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-10-01

Paris, Oct. Gen. Allenby's troops
ire less than three miles from Damas-
;us and the French cavalry are ad.
sancing on Beyrout, according TO
Echo de Paris.