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HlsiorY.

James impartlng his knowledge to
his younger sister: "tomc was found
cd by Romeo aud Juliet"
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Mr. Oldboy-"Marry me and | could
die happy" Miss Brlght-"Yes, you
could-but would your
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Our duty Is TO be useful, not accord
Ing TO our desires. but according to our
powers.-Henrl Frederic Amlel,
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TO RENT-N once, q four room
upstairs tenement ON Mckinley ST
clarence Chandler. tel. 3s2-ll. ats
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WANTED-SeverAl men for labor
ng ana mill work. Boarding mousse
tor single men. tenement houses for
married men. highest rate of wages.
Gilmore Il Slnde. Tel $50. s6tf
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Federal Constitution Is
Priceless Document
SHOULD NOT BE LIGHTLY TAM
PERED WITH

Constitution Of the United States document of such practical and price
the people OF this nation to be-
o hastily changing modifying its terms
Changes adopted fullest dbeaon and eest dis
time time but always the
principle of personal liberty has been jealousy preserved
federal constitution has been
which ae the rights American citizen
whole plan government built the constitution and all ega
national its How important there
protected and sed attempts change and
modify
George his farewell cautioned the American people to
Of al faction parties proposed changes therein
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LOST
COUNTY atreet
Slt6s
FOUND

FODND--A sum of money last Thurn-
day at the Quinlan Drug store. owner
may obtain same nv paving for this
adv aud proving property 71tG
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FOtND-A stun or money Wednes-
day evening. owner may have same
by paying for this advertisement and
proving property r. ~. Morris, Uol-
den Leonard co. 7gtas
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" ANTED--Onice boy over sixteen
for factory office and to run errands.
Bennington Scale Company. 1916
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the preservation of Government and the per-
manency present happy state requisite not only that YOU
irregular cpposons its acknowledged au
hory you RESIST WITH CARE THE SPIRIT or
INNOVATION UPON IT'S PRINCIPLES however speciou the
One method of assault may be to effect in the forms Oh the
Constitution alterations will IMPAIR TIE ENERGY OF THE
SYSTEM. UNDERMINE WHAT CANNOT BE DIRECT
OVERTROWN In all the changes TO which be invited
time and habit least necessary to fix the true
character other human institutions that
by which 10 test the real tendency oil the
existing a country that FACILITY in CHANGES
upon hypothesis I'D opinion, EXPOSES TO PER-
PETUAL CHANGE the eniess variety of hypothesis and
opinion
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TO RENT

TO EENT-l10 Union. street. 3 room
tenement good cellar small family.
References. Apply 2O6 Pleasant street.
12tf
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WANTED

WANTED-Chambe for few
weeks, private family In Old Benning-
ton. Address Chambermaid, Box 4i0.
S0t2s
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WANTED---A competent girl for
general homework. Apply L. Alden
Graves. 79t6F
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FOR SALE-l913 Ford in good run
hing order; 1915 Chevrolet 490; ESQ
gallon gasoline tank The two cars
nave just been overhauled. Q. l.. Law.
renee. South SALISBURY 3lu
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10 RENT-One small tenement
Emery $. Harris, Division street 76tf
TO RENT-Storcs. Offices. tenc-
nents, shops. stables. individual stpg.
age lGckus, furnished apartments and
rooms All centrally located. Geo. NJ.
HaWks, 1876 Maiu street. 70tt
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Wasllington's Historic Warning

He sad:
political systems is the RIGHT OF THE PEG
PLETO MAKE AND TO ALTER THEIR CONSTITUTIONS Of Gov
ernmen but the Constitution which any time exists till changed
BY AN EXPLICIT AND AUTHENTIC ACT OF THE WHOLE PEG
PIE is sacredly obligatory ALL
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FOR SALE--22Os acres OF wood and
imber land and saw mills Also
Farm OF about 5O0 acres belonging
% Irving Grout and the estate OF J.
Crank Grout. Irving Grout and Ella
9rout, administrators of j. Frank
irout's estate. East Arlington. VI.
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FOR SALE--Crushed stone IN any
luantity. John Weber, Bennington,
VI. 5gt25s
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LOW PRICED ADVERTISING
ron SALE

FOR SALE-Three good cows,
new milch with calf, / two year old
beef. Elmer Stanley, North Bennlng-
ton. 77tb.
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FOR SALE-One fine natural wood
surrey and Studebaker carriage, one
light road wagon and numerous other
wagons and harness, az School At.
77tSs
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FOR SALE--3ia year old new milch
COW, also one horse. Anton Fischer,
tel. 121-l1. 7Tt6s
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26

London, July 24.-French and Amer.
leans have crossed the Marine over a
front of twelve miles between Jaul-
come, seven miles east of Chateau
Thierry and Reuil, neal where the
German line crossed the stream when
the German offensive was at its
heigh>. On the western flank of the
German salient, the allies have taken
the Oulchy-le-Chateau, a mile north
of the Ourcq, a dominating point in
the German line of communications.
They have also captured the town of
Buzancy, seven miles south of Sois-
sons, which brings them up to a ra-
vine that stands between them and the
heights east of scissors.
On the front between Rheims and
the Marine the British have taken Pet
titchamp wood near Marfaux, where
they took the places formerly held by
the Italian forces.
News OF these successes shows that
the allies are making important pro-
gress all around the salient in which
the Germans were caught by the at
tack Of the allies last Thursday morn
ing, and that more prisoners. guns and
war stores have fallen into the hands
Of the American, French and British
troops.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
CLINGS FOR HOURS
OFFICIATING BODY
Porto Rico Girl Adrift on Lovers
Corpse After U-Boat
Attack.

New YOrk.-A vivid account Of her
I escape from death, following the sink
Ing Of a passenger ship in the Allan
tic, is told by Miss Edith Donate
Virola, an eighteen-year-Old Porto
Rican girl. who was on her way to
the United States to marry. For ten
hours in the night, after the boat had
been sunk off the Atlantic coast by
a German submarine, she fOated on
the body Of her drowned lover, be-
fore she was dragged out of the wa
ter to safety.
Miss Virola, who arrived In New
York city a few days ago, where she
is being cared for along with other
survivors of the sunken ship, told
how the vessel had been but a few
days out from Porto Rico when the
passengers were summoned to the
deck by a gunshot across the bow. A
submarine was near by and the Ger
man officer told the passengers they
would be given half an hour to escape.
In clearing away from the doomed YES
sci the boats capsized and passengers
and crew were thrown into the water.
I'm some manner I lost the life
protector that I thought was securely
tied about my waist" said Miss VI
rOla. "When I came up 1 was with
out protection of any sort.
"Then l noticed with horror that
neal me was floating the body Of the
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
CALL $4,000 IN AUGUST
MOVEMENT INTO CAMP BETWEEN
AUG. 5 AND AUG. g.
sues Part Of Months Quota for
National Army.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - Forty-six thousands
men from all states and the District
of Columbia were called to the colors
by Provost Marshal General Crowder
They are to be all white registrants
Movement into camp will be between
Aug. 5 and Aug, 8. This is the first
general call for August, during which
month the military program provides
for the entrainment of 100000 men.
Special calls already issued account
for 1891 of this number.
The quotas to be furnished by the
following states and the camps to
which the men 60 are: Arizona, $50,
Camp Fremont, Cal; California, 1900,
Camp Fremont, Cal; Colorado, 700,
Camp Fremont, Cal; Colorado, 1900,
Fort Logan. Colo; Idaho, 1000, Camp
Fremont, Cal; Iowa, 800, jefferson
Barracks; Kansas, 1000, Fort Riley,
Kan; Minnesota, 1000, Jefferson Bar
racks; Montana, 300, Camp Fremont,
Cal; Nebraska, 100, Camp Fremont;
Nevada, 100, Camp Fremont; New
Mexico, 200, Camp Cody, N. M; North
Dakota, 200, jefferson Barracks; Ore
gon, 400, Camp Fremont; South Da-
kota, 400, Camp Fremont; Texas, l.
800, Camp Cody; Utah. $50, Camp Ere
mont; Washington, 800. Camp FIRE.
mont; Wyoming, 100, Camp Fremont.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
GHOST IS ONLY FUGITIVE
Patient Gets Out Of Hospital and RUM
Two Miles Clad In q
Sheet.

Shamokin, Pa.-Rushed to the state
hospital after he had been catapulted
through the windshield of an automO-
bile when a front wheel flew off and
the car swept into a fence. Edgar
Stokes recovered from shock and
asked to be discharged. The surgeons
believed him delirious as a result of
the accident and placed him in a ward.
Refused his clothing by an orderly,
Stokes picked up a sheet, leaped from
a window, wrapped the sheet about
himself and started barefoOted by
night toward this city, two miles from
the hospital.
Along the Pennsylvania railroad the
ghostlike figure put the track walkers,
night trainmen and others to flight
and started a rumOr that spread like
wildfire Of the appearance of a ghost
Reaching the outskirts of the town,
Stokes borrowed an Overcoat from a
trainman. proceeded to his home and
despite many bruises and decorations
reported for work In the morning.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26

man l was going to marry in Amer.
lea. He evidently had been knocked
unconscious by the boat when 1t e
turned. He was drowned.
II could not get his life preserver
off, and l guess / was too much over.
come with grief to think of what / was
doing anyway.
II only know that I flung myself
on his body and then l must have
tainted, for l do not remember any
more until l revived in the morning
1 was still floating on my fiance's body
The other passengers and some mem
bers of the crew were floating In the
water. We had been in the water ten
hours or more when sailing vessels
appeared and we were taken aboard"
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
BURLES0N HEAD
FW|RE SYSTEMS
WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION
TAKING OVER TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE LINES.
ORDER N F0RCEJULY 81
POSTMASTER GENERAL MAY RE.
LINQUiSH ALL OR PART OF
LINES AT DISCRETION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. - President Wilson
Tuesday issued a proclamation taking
over control OF telegraph, telephone
cable and radio systems for the dura-
ton OF the war, effective Wednesday,
July 81. Authority to operate the wire
system is vested in the postmaster
general.
Ocean cable lines and radio systems
are not included in President Wilson's
proclamation.
. The Presidents proclamation pro
vides that the postmaster general, II
he 20 elects, may administer the lines
through the owners managers, boards
Of directors or receivers. 1t provides
further that until the postmaster-gen-
eral directs otherwise the present
arrangements shall continue.
Regular dividends previously de-
Clared, and interest in maturing obli'
cations shall continue to be paid until
the postmaster general directs other
wise; and subject to his approval the
companies may arrange renewal and
extension of maturing obligations.
The postmaster general in his dis
erection may hereafter relinQuish in
whole OF in part to the owners n
telegraph or telephone system over
which he has assumed control.
Postmaster General Burleson, in a
statement explaining his plans in
operating the wire systems, said there
would be no change affecting the
press wire service except to improve
it wherever possible.
Mr.. Burleson also said that opera
ton and control of farmers telephone
lines would be interfered with only
for the purpose of facilitating their
connection with longer lines.
Postmaster General Burleson will
personally take charge of the admin
~istration of wire communications and
will be assisted by a committee OF
three, composed OF John l.. Rooms,
first assistant postmaster general, in
subjects of organization and admin
istration; David j. Lewis, former con-
gresham from Maryland. now a mem.
Der of the Tariff Commission, on sub
jects of operation; and William H. La
mar, solicitor for the POstOffice De-
partment on matters of finance.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
U.s.CRU|SERTORPEDOE
SAN DIEGO SUNK NEAR LONG
ISLAND COAST.
Many Reported Killed in Ships En-.
CINE, Room-Believe 1888 Are
Safe.

Washington, July 2O.-The Navy De-
partment Saturday morning received
information that two steamships
which r proceeding to an unnamed
port have aboard 1,156 officers and
men of the United States cruiser San
San Diego. These are in addition to
the two officers and thirty men pre-
viously reported landed. The men are
said to be in good condition and, so
far as known, none "a injured.
Point O. Woods, N. Y.-Survivors Of
the United States cruiser San Diego
sunk ten miles off Fire Island shortly
before noon Friday, declared that
many members of the engine crew
must have been killed by the explo-
sion which wrecked the warship.
They were uncertain whether the YES
sci was sunk from a torpedo from a
submarine or by a mine. The cruiser
remained afloat thirty-six minutes
after she was struck.
There were also reports, though not
confirmed, that other ships had been
attacked, n being described as a
coastwise passenger ship.
Carpathia Sunk by U.Boat.
New Yorkshire British transport
C%arpathia, 1868 tons gross, has been
sunk by a German submarine off the
Irish coast while outward bound from
a British port, it was learned here
So far as known here no lives were
lost. The OGrpathia was owned by
the Cunard line. Prior to the war she
was engaged in transatlantic service.
The Carpathia was the first vessel to
reach the scene of the Titanic disaster
and carried the survivors to New
York.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Bohemians and Hungarians Revolt.

LONDONDERRY serious revolts and
m%utinies have occurred in Bohemia
and Hungary. At M~anaros-Szjet $50
mutinied were shot and 1900 arrested.
Reliable reports say serious mutinies
have taken place in Dalmatia and b.
hemia. Jugo-Slav soldiers have de-
to the mountains after killing their of
ficers. Armed bands are said to be
operating in some districts.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Montana Women Run for Congress.

Helena, Mont.-Mrs. II. c. MacDon-
aid of Butte filed with Secretary of
State Stewart, as a candidate for Con-
gress on the Democratic ticket in the
western district. Her platform de-
clares for winning the war SO as
to bring everlasting peace, and the
appointment of women to at least half
of the government offices of RESPONSE
bility and trust.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Forest Land Open to Homesteaders.

Washington, - More than 22S,O00
acres of land, a portion of the Dixie
national forest in southeastern Ne
vada and southwestern Utah, have
been thrown open TO homestead
entry by a proclamation issued by
President Wilson. The area includes
about 226,379 acres in Nevada and 713
acres in Utah. The lands restored by
the proclamation. Secretary Lane an
nounced, will become subject to entry
only under the homestead laws.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Mother Killed and Daughter Injured.

Fort Collins, Colo.-Mrs. David Love,
60, was fatally injured and her daugh-
ter, Helen, seriously hurt, when an III
tomobile in which they we're riding
with two sons of the family, turned
turtle a mile north of Loveland on the
Fort Collins-Loveland road. Mrs.
Loves skull was fractured and she
died three hours later at a Loveland
hospital without regaining conscious
ness. The accident was caused by .
blowout of one of the front tires and
the striking of a rock in the road.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
name euN1ER
FOR GOVERNOR
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION
GIVES INCUMBENT 722 VOTES
TO 1853 FOR lyman.
HAFR0THF0RSENAT0R
JONES AND YORE DESIGNATED
FOR CONGRESS At SECOND
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY.

"'E''lH ''"Fiup'' NV tN'"S ''i N'e'
Denver.-Gov. julius c. Gunter was
accorded the leading designation fol
candidate for governor in the Demo
cratic state assembly owe Thomas j
lyman Of Canon City, who captured
the secondary designation and. witt
Gunter, will go on the primary ballot
The 900 delegates, in convention at the
Auditorium, designated as unanimous
choice for the United States Senate
the incumbent, John F. Shafroth OF
this city, and Endorsed the national
and state administrations. The vote
for Gunter was 722R; lyman, 1853, and
Harry S. Glass of Brighton, G5h.
Chief Justice William A. Hill of Fort
Morgan and Justice S. Harrison White
Pueblo were unanimously designat-
ed as choices to fill the two judges
seats on the Supreme Court bench.
Harry Churchill OF Greeley was
given 657 out of 914 votes for the lead
ing nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor, w. X. Lockhart of Garfield
county 2o5 votes and Helen Ring Rob
inson of Denver 50 votes. The latter
failed to make the designation.
For state auditor, Tom T. Barnard
of Victor received the leading designa-
ton, with 681h votes, and John w,
Mcmahon of Leadville the secondary
nomination with 239k votes.
Leslie E. Hubbard and Charles f.
Friend Of jefferson county were aspi
ants for designation as attorney gen
eral, Hubbard receiving the designa-
tion with s54 votes and Friend fail"
by 16 votes to make the required IS
for place.
James r. holland for secretary of
state and Chas. n. Leckenby for state
treasurer received the unanimous en-
dorsement Of the convention.
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford, state IL
perintendent of schools, received the
unanimous endorsement as a candi-
date for reelection, being without op-
position.
Ernest Morris of Denver and Ar
thur King of Sterling were designat-
ed to fill the two vacancies as regents
of the Colorado University.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing the patriotic and constructive
principles of the national administra-
ton, commencing the present state
administration for efficiency and eco
monica. conduct of affairs in war
times and for its close cooperation
with the national leaders on the great
war problems, and reaffirming conf
dence in Woodrow Wilson and Sena-
tors Shafroth and Thomas as patriots
all in the common cause of humanity.
The resolutions called for the rati-
fication of the suffrage and the pro-
hibitiOn measures now before Con-
gress.
Another resolution declared that
our entire state has suffered an ir-
r~eparable loss by the death of Robert
Speer, whose record in public and
life is an inspiration to all
loyal and patriotic people,"
DIR. r. E. Jones oil Fort Morgan and
Clement Yore of Estes Park were des-
as candidates for the nomina-
lion for congressman from the Second
in the congressional assem-
bly, in the Auditorium following the
of the Democratic state conven
lion. Jones received the leading des-
with 90 votes, and Yore re-
the secondary designation with
IS votes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
U, s. Coal Mines Set New Record.

Observation-Disclosures coal min
ers established another record pro-
duction of bituminous coal, during the
week ended July 10, figures made pub.
lie by the Fuel Administration show.
A total of 1928, 900 tons was mined,
an increase of 1887, 900 ons over the
week before and 100000 ton above
the average estimated weekly require
ments.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
MORE GAINS ON Marine
American Capture JauIgonne and 6u-
fancy, While the French Get
OuIchy-Ie-Chateau.
FIVE DAYS OF VICTORY.

In the first five days of their
counter offensive Franco-American
forces and the allies on the Aisne-
Marne-Champagne front have:
Advanced from five to ten
miles.
2-Captured approximately $4,000
German prisoners.
3-Captured nearly COO guns and
thousands of machine guns.
4-ForCcd the Germans across the
Marine.
5-Captured the German pivotal
position at Chateau Thierry and
many villages.
Cut the important Scissors
lchy-le-Chateau-Chateau Thierry
line of communication.
drought all of the German
held railways in the Aisne-Marne
salient under artillery fire.
S-Forced Germans to retreat,
and call out reserves.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
5000 Austrians to Desert to v.

100000 Austrians to Desert to v. s.
St. Louis, Mo.-More than 5000 600
soldiers in the Austrian army are
awaiting the first chance to desert, SO
they can aid the United States, ac-
cording to Lieut.. Anthony Holy, es.
capped lieutenant of the Austrian
army, who arrived in this city to or
ganize a Czecho-Slovak recruiting
mission for the French government.
Lieut.. Holy said he, like many other
Bohemians, was drafted into the Aus
trian army at the outbreak Of the
war.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Bull Wrecks Car.

Yakima, Wash.-George Carpenter,
q rancher here, has sent his once
perfectly good automobile to the hos
pitar" to be treated for serious injur-
les as a result Of IN attack by an en-
ragged bull. Carpenter left his machine
standing in a field in which he pas
lures a pedigreed Holstein bull. When
he returned the bull was still engaged
In making decisive charges on the now
badly battered car. With REINFORCE
ments the bull was driven Of and the
wrecked automobile rescued.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
U.Boat Sinks Three Ships.

Orleans, Nassau enemy subma.
rine attacked a tow off the eastern
most point of Cape Cod Sunday, sank
three barges. set a fourth and their
tug on fire and dropped four shells on
the mainland. The action lasted an
hour and was unchallenged except for
two hydroplanes. The crews of the
tow, numbering forty-one and includ-
ing three women and five children, es.
capped amid the shell fire in lifeboats.
Several were wounded, but only one
seriously.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Food Plentiful, Hoover Tells Allies.

London.-Herbert Hoover, United
States food administrator told the al
lied food controllers at a luncheon
that the corner in food production and
supply has been turned. There is no
longer anything to fear from the Ger
man U-boats, he declared. In the last
twelve months the United States has
exported 100000 tons of foodstuffs
to the allies. During the next twelve
months, with less pressure, we can
export q, 600. 900. including 5000, o0o
tons from Canada.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-07-26
Steamer Sunk and 2s Lives Lost.

Vancouver, B. c., July 19.-Passen-
gers on a trans-Pacific liner arriving
here brought news of the recent sink
ing off the New Zealand coast of the
steamship Wimmera, . vessel Of 5000
tons. with the loss Of twenty-six lives.
A heavily charged mine in the ship
ping route between Sydney and Auck-
land was responsible for the disaster.
The ship carried . large crew and
about 100 passenger. Captain Rolls,
the commander, went down with the
ship. -.,:Ansnux.