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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
SOME CREDIT DUE INSECTS
Ants Proved to Have Had Part in the
Glory OF Discovery OF Hidden
Precious Metals.

To the immortals IN the hall Of fame
Of mining, including the patient burro,
who discovered the silver in the Coeur
d'Alenes, and the veteran mule re-
sponsible for the location of the Sill
yer King mine, in Arizona, together
with the busy little hen with nuggets
in her crop, ana. the gray goose with
It's gullet full of gold sand, must be
added another representative of the
animal Kingdom. In an interesting
book, by John Nave, an English min
eralogist, recountIng travel obserya-
tons in Brazil, made in 1910, is record
ed the discovery of gold in one of the
then important districts in the state Of
MinaS Geraes. In which the busy little
ants played Important parts. He says:
"Some negroes employed In clearing
the lands broke up an ant hill of con-
siderable size, when, upon laying II
open to the air. for the purpose of de-
stroying or dispensing the insects. large
grains OF gold were found.p Future
historians of mining VIII please take
note of the above and distribute the
credit of glory of the discovery Of the
worlds precious minerals so that the
insect kingdom shall have It's Dues
Engineering and Mining journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
Flsh.Flohtinu in China.

It is the custom ~ Slnranasc to
stool; inrden ponds ". p cceer rs
many Of ii ~ OF he he Ing orle.;
So dear to d. hea "a lc or ntals
These fish ;rc so ,rubctva nat Il
is only necessar - place TWO O them
near each other "a irf sde ,hom a
little 10 bring on a i-.e'y coaalct. They
charge each other, VI. fins erect. at
the same time changiu color In their
excitement from the duilest OF gray
green's TO brilliant reds and blues.
Indeed, confinement In close quar-
ters is rot needed 10 grouse their COM
ba,ive pro iensit x. Place two glass
jars close together. with one OF these
fighting fish In each. AMI they will nj
once swim round and endeavor to
charge each other through the inter-
posed glass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
DEAD TO
BE BROUGHT HOME
VIII Lie in the Soil Of France Only
Till the End OF the

Washington, Sept 5.-Amerioans
who lose their lives in the war abroad
viii be buried there only temporarily.
Where Identification is possible the
bodies will be placed In marked
graves to be taken up when the war
Is over and brought home. This plan
was disclosed by the publication Of
an agreement between the army and
the navy regarding the transporta-
tion of sick and wounded from over
seas. A section which says that the
remains OF all officers, enlisted men
and civilian employees who have died
or shall die hereafter in France, viii
be buried in France until the end Of
the war. when the remains shall be
brought back TO the United States
for final lntcrmont, aud that the re.
mains of those who die on ships en-
route TO or from the United states,
shall be emhalmcd and returned to
the United States.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
Stomach Misery
Get Rid Of That sourness, Gas and
Indigestion.

Get Rid Of That sourness, Gas and
Indigestion.
When your stomach is out Of order
or run down, Your food doesn't digest
II feunonts in your stomach and
form. gas which causes sourness
heartburn, foul breath pain at pit OF
stomach and many other miser, g
symptoms
Mo.na stomach tablets will civ.
joyful relief in Ave minutes; II taken
regularly for two weeks they will
turn your habhy SOUR tired out stom
ach intoN sweet, energetic, perfect
working one.
You can't be very strong and visor
ous II your food only half digests
Your appetite will 20 and nausea, diz
illness, hiliousncss, nervousness. sick
headache and constipation will follow
Ni-ona stomach tablets arc small
and easy To swallow and are guaran
tcod 20 Danish Indigestion and any
or all of the above symptoms on
moucv back For sale by VIM l.
Gokae. and ol leading druggists
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
sAvE OUR

SAVE OUR
SOLDIERS
from German Gas
BY Saving
PEACH STONES
NUT SHELLS, ETC.
u. s. Army receipt
acles in both of our
scs.ibules.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
Alexander Drysdaie & Son

the British hold the general line from
voormezeele to Nieppe. On the bat
tleline in front Of Cambria and inn
provement in British positions has
been made. over sixteen thousand
been taken by the British in the past
prisoners and hundred guns have
four days.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
orators Killed by Poisoned Waters.

a few months ago a phenomenon,
inown locr " as 'eIturblo," appeared
in part " the pearl-ilshlng grounds
near Murgarlia slaud This consists
in decomposition or ho,soning of the
waters. which bring ubou''ne death
of the oysters and the Consequent Je.
strucdon Of the beds.
Tho Immediate loss In pearls from
this disaster Is estimated at from q.
00O.Q0e 60 100000 bolivarS (S5TOO00
to sT72,OO0), and Il was thought best
TO prohibit fishing IN the infected dis
trict-- Commerce Reports.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
The Drysdale Store

UNCLE SAM wants you to give him your peach
stones, fruit pits and nut shells instead Of
throwrc them away.
The ARMY needs them to protect our soldiers from
the onemy's poisonous gases.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06

London. Sept. 5-Marked progress
was made by the British last night
along the Flanders front, according to
war oilce reports. On the Lys front
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06

Nesle river region on the Somme front
the French crossed the somme canal
near voyennes and Onrey.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-06
8 MANS RETREAT ALL NIGHT
Frarsh and Americans Reach Crest
b OF Ridue

Of Ridge.
h Paris. Sept 5.-The German retreat
before the French northeast Of Noyon
coutinued during the night the war
.ndcc announced. The French kept
IN touch with the enemy rearguards
and pushed after the retreating foe
east OF Canal du Nord. Advancing
north OF Vesle, the French and Amerl-
cans reached the crest of the ridge
dominating the Aisne river. In the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Sixteen National Organiza-
tions and Many Smaller
Ones Join in Requests
GOVERNMENT ASKED
TO SPEED PRODUCTION
Deferred Classification in Draft for
Trained Farm Workers the Out
standing Feature of Plan.
Price Fixing Mentioned

Washington, February S.--Spokes-
men of I6 national farm organizations
and many smaller ones, holding n
wartime conference here mt the call
OF the federal board of farm orGnni-
nations. presented memorial to Pres
ident Wilson today urging more def
mite measures by the government In
speeding up agricultural production.
Specifically. the delegation asked
for the appointment of special COM
mission of nine farmers to advise in
agricultural problems and represent
the farming viewpoint; for the fur
Coughing of trained farm workers now
in the army so long as their services
may be considered by the government
more useful in productive agriculture
than in the military service; that the
draft regulations be interpreted so as
to stop the placing of skilled farm
workers. foremen and bona fide farm
ers in class one; that provision be
made for furnishing farmers seed,
feed, fertilizers and machinery; that
steps be taken to promote aggressive
ly short time loans to finance the pro-
duction of crops and that if the poll
icy of price control is to prevail it be
applied to what farmer buys as well
as to what he sells.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
AMERICAN CAPTAIN
REFUSED TO TRUST
MEN ON TRAVELLER
Little Vessel Sent to Bring
in Maro0ned Tuscania
Survivors Carried
No LifebOats

An Irish port, February Shy the
trnwler returned to this port this
morning without the 142 Americans it
set out from there to take off from the
barren nOrtherly shore which the
Americans had reached ON their life
boats IA hours after the Tuscanin was
sunk by n German submarine.
The skipper of the trawler told the
British commodore here that the
American captain in charge of the
party refused to embark his men on
the trawler because the little vessel
did not carry lifeboats sufficient to
hold all of the troops in case the
trawler was torpedoed.
This party, according to the captain
of the trawler, consists of two cap
tains and 40 men. who reached the
shore short distance from the point
where the bodies of A Americans were
washed up yesterday The trawler had
made perilous journey to reach the
Americans. The sea was choppy, but
the trawler kept her course until she
reached the point where the Ameri-
cars were marooned.
On the arrival OF the trawler the
BritfsA authorities sent, a larger
steamer to bring the Americans to
Glasgow. This vessel has sufficient
ilfeboats to take care OF the men in
case 1t should run afoul of an under
water boat.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Summary of News From All
War Fronts and Capitals
ny the Associated Press

cl0teO I-fe89
man shelters and made casualties OF
their occupants.
DIR. Won Seydler, the Austrian premier,
has rendered the resignation Of his ca b.
met to Emperor Charles, according .c
Vienna advices reaching Amsterdam
Parliamentary circles in the Austri IN
capital understand the cabinets resigna-
ton is due to the opposition of Polish
the provisional budget. DR.. Won Seyd-
Ter, January TO- informed labor deega-
tons that it was the wish of the EN-
peror to end the war at the earliest pos
sible moment by an honorable peace, and
this declaration of the premier was in
strumental in ending the strikes in
Vienna.
The Turkish foreign minister, Nessimy
Bey, speaking in the Ottoman Chamber
of Deputies Thursday. asserted that Tur-
key was in full accord with the attitude
OF Germany and Austria as outlined IN
the recent speeches OF the German chan
cellor. Count Won Hertling, and the Aus
trian foreign minister. Count Czermn.
In regard to the Dardanelles, Nessl,,y
Bey declared that the strait would re-
main open in the future to International
traffic "as in the past and on the same
conditions" This declaration is re-
garded as Turkeys reply to the provision
in President Wilson'S announcement OF
Americas war aims, which required that
the Dardanelles should be opened perma-
nentiy as free passage tn the ships OF
all nations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Alabama Coal Men Are Not
Permitted to Charge Extra
45 Cents Allowed in October

Washington. February Especial
Under order of H. A. Garfield fuel adj
ministrator. issued today, producers Of
coal in Alabama will continue to sell
at figures set by the government, but
will not be permitted to charge the
extra As cents allowed by the October
order.
In explanation. it was stated at head.
quarters Of the administrator this
morning that the operators had been
made aware that the new order would
be issued, that az n matter Of fact il
was tentative agreement incident to
the recent adjustment. of labor trou-
bles in Alabama The ftimation was
that the operators desired that the AZ
cent margin be omitted. II was far
Their explained tina. snc;i omission
would not initiate against the ops "a
tors inasmuch as opportunity to ac-
Quire that amount per ton carried with,
1t the necessity of adding an equal sum
to cost of operation, including scale Of
wages.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
GUNS ON AMERICAN
(<HT|NUE
TO HARAS,tRMANS
ARTILLERY 80 Infantry Sue
coed Cleaning Out
Several Nests of
Enemy Shippers

With the American Army in
France, February 8.-(By the
A $50 cia t ed Press - The
American artillery continued
hammering German positions
with marked success last night
and today. A destructive fire
on enemy buildings and works
was maintained. A German
battery position was struck by
a shell from our large guns and
caused a heavy explosion of
ammunition. A sheet of flame
shot high in the air, the ground
trembled and the camouflage
protection around the position
was set on fire.
Just before dawn two German
patrols were observed in front of our
position. A barrage fire called for
by the infantry in the front trenchs
effectively scattered and drove off
the enemy.
With our machine guns we all day
harassed the enemy, continuously
shooting streams of bullets into
working parties or wherever the
enemy showed himself. The artil-
lery duel continued all day. The
enemy patrols have evidently learned
lesson, for last night, while our
patrols worked freely all over No
Mans Land, they were unmolested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
"How Soon Can We Go
Across?" Asked by Men
Joining Following Loss

ST. Paul, February ga high record
day for enlistments in the Twentieth
engineers, the forestry regiment, four
companies of which were on the Tus-
CANA. was reported by State Forester
W. T. Cox To-Day Sixteen men have
been enrolled since news OF the ships
sinking was received.
Perhaps spirit of vengeance is
prompting the men to join" Mr.. Cox
said.
New York, February S.-As result OF
the sinking OF the Tuscania, the num-
Der Of volunteers to present themselves
Tor enlistment at the chief marine corps
recruiting stations here today was
greater than that recorded any day
since the declaration OF war.
The question the volunteers Invariably
asked Of the recruiting officer on be-
ing accepted was:
How soon can we 60 across?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Wholesale Destruction
of Industries Was
Planned By 4. w. w.

portation of dynamite. These men were
arrested in connection with the at
tempted dynamiting of Governor Sseph-
ems home recently. Soon afterward
r. w. w. headquarters were raided and
before the police were through s. men
had been, arrested.
General charges in today's indictments
include alleged obstruction of the selec-
tive draft, causing strikes and encour-
aging sabotage. Bail was fixed at from
$500 to 5000.
Frank III. Little. lynched at Butte,
Mont, last year, was named, among 9TH
ers, as persons with whom the men in
dicted here had entered into conspiracy.
Frank Reilly, wanted In Chicago in
connection with the /. w. w. cases, was
indicted He had been In custody here.
Louis Tori, under indictment in Chi
cago. also was indicted here.
The conspiracy Indictment charges
that the defendants entered into gen
eral conspiracy with the other 3O0000
members of the ]. w. w. to overthrow
the government, and carry on wide
spread campaign of sabotage
Assistant District Attorney Johnson
said that eveidence had revealed acts
of sabotage in many sections of the
united states lie SAID the campaign
was aimed at the destruction of rail-
ways and crops
Helena, Mont, February S.--The Mon
tana legislature, which is to meet in
special session February IA. will deal
principally with the /. W. W. situation
in this state. Governor Stewart, In his
call for the extra session, recommended
the passage of a sedition and sabotage
act. The governro, in recent utteranccs,
has dealt In spirit of apprehension
with the possibility Of trouble from l..
W. w. sources this spring. Montana
home guard. it is thought, will be or
sanized into a regiment of militia to
handle this problem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Garfield Issues Order
to Abandon HeafLess
Mondays In South
This Will Go Into Effect at Once and if Weather
Conditions Continue to Improve it Will Apply
to All Territory Following One
More Enforcement
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, February S.-(Special)
The order instituting heatless Mon
days throughout the United States was
this morning BY official proclamation
of II A. Garfield. fuel administrator,
Ieseinded as far as the south is con-
cerned.
The reason assigned is based on pre-
yailing milder weather and relief in
part from railroad congestion through
out the country. 1t was stated to the
correspondent of The Age-Herald that
the southern tier of states. would not
again be required to conserve coal
unless the temperature should unex-
pectedly drop until reaching unat-
tanned levels.
On account of climate of the south
ern states this possibility is not con-
sidered great
Washington, February S.--Continued
Improvement in weather and trans
portation conditions will bring an end
to the heatless Monday programme
after it's enforcement next Monday
Fuel Administrator Garfield an
nounced tonight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
MADOO, HARDING
AND WARbURG URGE
FINANCIAL MEASURE
Plan to Form Corporation
to Lend Money to Indus
tries Advocated Before
Committee

Washington, February S.--Icnact-
ment of the war finance corporation
bill to strengthen the country's fnan-
fight against Germany was urged be-
fore the SENATE finance committee to-
day by Secretary McAdoo, with the
support OF w. r. G. Harding, COVER
nor, and Paul NJ. Warburg, vice gov
ernor of the federal reserve board.
Secretary McAdoo said the legisla :
ticn not only would not cause infla-
He outlined in detail the plan, under
which with capital of half a bill
lion dollars and authority to issue 3d.
100000 in bonds to finance essential
industries. the government would con-
troll all security issues during the war.
lie will be questioned Monday by
members of the committee regarding
various provisions of the bill
HEARING IN HOUSE
A similar measure already had been
introduced in the House and hearings
on 1t wiz open Monday before the
ways and means committee.
In opening his statement Secretary
McAdoo declared the proposed meas
ure should be regarded primarily as
legislation to enable the banks, both
national and state, and trust COM
panies. to continue to furnish essen
tia! credits for industries and enter
pr!ses whic hare necessary or con-
tributory to prosecution of the war
PURELY WAR BILL
1.-THE bill has been drawn he ex-
planned, with the double purpose OF
restricting unnecessary capital expen-
ditures and of providing facilities for
aiding these industries whose opera
tions are necessary or contributory to
the prosecution Of the war
The bill is purely a war measure,
designed to conserve the supply OF la
Dor and materials for the purposes Of
the war and to help supply the wars
financial requirements and to give
them a first claim on capital seeking
investment in like manner as the wars
material requirements have been given
first claim on production
by the term war industries is
meant not only those industries turn
ing out the actual munitions of war,
but also those supplying any of the
other elements of production or dis
tribution In an industrial structure
designed to meet the diversified re-
quirements of the war"
Mr.. Harding told the committee that
willie the bill had not been submitted
for the boards approval, the board IA
vcred the principle and that he be-
lieved such legislation necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Beautiful Art in the
ROtOgrayure Section

The Agc-Herald Rotogravure
section tomorrow will be one of
the most striking sections ever
issued.
The first page is entitled
"1863-191S,' and portrays Lincoln
and Wilson and graphic illustra-
tons of the soldiers of SO and the
boys of 1918.
There IRE some magnificent
war scenes and a picture of Kath-
arine Stinson, the former Bir-
mingham girl who has won such
fame as an aviatrix.
Including the pictures Of Ala
bama women the entire section
will be one Of unusual beauty and
Attractivcness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
Summary Of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS
1-124 bodies Of American soldier
Victims of Tuscanin are recov-
cred.
Total number now missing 100, l4s
OF them Americans.
German spy from Dutch ship just
arrived IL caught.
Garfield issues formal order ahan-
d0nlnR heatless days In south.
Railroad workers present claims
for increase before wage board.
Wholesale destruction Of indus
tries planned by !. w. w.
American gums are harassing GER
mans.
1-TcIeGraph operator runs amuck
and shoots wife md two others.
8-News FROM Camp Wheeler.
o-RaiI IegfsIatiOn to be considered
next week.
LOCAL. NEWS
1Basis of Sunday moving picture
Aght n changed.
Howard c0llege drive to start.
Volunteer farm force IL suggested.
Civilian day sing tomorrow mt
Rss0u.
eNegrOes rally loyalty to cause.
FEATURES
@Editorial comment.
osociety and Dolly DalrynpIe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09
GERMAN SPY Who
CAME ON Dutch
LINER IS CAUGHT
Naturalized American Is
Found With COde-Said
to Have Broken Down
and Confessed

An Atlantic Port. February
"a German spy was report
ed tonight to have been found
among 40 first and second
cabin passengers of the Dutch
liner Niuew Amsterdam, who,
earlier in the day, were de-
tanned by federal agents for
examination.
After IL thin sheets of paper, COW
cred with letters and figures of a
code had been found upon him, the
man is said to have broken down and
to have confessed that he was in the
pay of the German government and
had come here in order to furnish
spies operating in this country with
the new code. He is also said to
have stated that he received. large
sum of money for undertaking the
mission, but refused to give the
names Of the persons to whom the
code was to be delivered.
The man was said to be natural-s
lied American citizen of Dutch or Ger
man origin.
Since the arrival of the Nieuw AM
sterdam here on Thursday elaborate
precautions have been taken to pre-
vent German spies on board from
smuggling papers ashore.
Only government officers were al
lowed to meet the ship and when the
vessel locked it was guarded by 100
sailors and marines and rope barriers
were stretched between the passengers
leaving the ship and the persons wait
ing to meet them.
Every person on board was thor
oughly searched before he was per-
mitted to pass the barriers and com
municate with those on snore, Elfd''
after all had been ses>:her 81 men and
three women, 1t was stated, were de-
tanned for further questioning. 1t was
among these the spy was found.
The purpose of the spy in coming
to this country was to re-establish
communication between the German
spy system here and the German gov
eminent, which had been impaired by
the ability of American intelligence
officers to read existing codes, it was
reported
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-09

DS tnC - ~
The latest figures available on the loss
of life in the torpedoing of the troopship
Tuscania indicate that 1855 persons are
missing of whom i47 were Americans.
This estimate was furnished by the Brit
ish admiralty to the Associated Press
PISS persons had been saved. Among
them were l1s officers and 1917 of the
American foresters, engineers, supply
trainmen. military police and aero units.
total of 1880
AS the ships company had included
PHI Americans only 10 missing remain 20
be apportioned among the 218 members
of the British crew and six passengers.
According to the admiralty's figures, the
was 2401.
American officers among the survivors
while they faced the acute emergency or
the ship sinking in the night with no
assurance that the German submarin
would not send another death dealing
torpedo tn hasten his disappearance be-
Meath the waves. British officials like
wise praised the discipline and stead
fastness OF the Americans. and the Lon
don press is lavish with encomiums OF
their stoicism.
American sharpshooters on, the secvor
held by the United tSates forces north
west Of Toul on the western front have
matched their Workmanship and wits
against the skill and experience Of the
German riflemcn opposed to them. ana
thus far have had the advantage. En-
envy snipers have been routed from their
hiding places among bushes in the hills.
wooded terrain or in shell holes by ne
expert fire OF the Americans. and where
the rifle proved unavailing there was
brought into action machine guns or
light artillery. which destroyed the Ger