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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
Baseball Magnates Here
for Big Confab Beginning
Tomorrow; Much Trouble
BY ALTMAN
RY AHERN
BY BLOSSER

effort made on the part OF some Of
the owners TO have the season short
ened by several games this year.
Russ Hall. the Tacoma mag psrt<
says II they start the year be q
May IL viii have TO be over his s-2AI
body. Other owners. however. want
the same number OF games played
this season that were scheduled for
last year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26

CHICAGO. March ss.-Jess
willard and Fred Fulton signed
an agreement her. yesterday TO
meet July for the heavyweight
championship OF the world. Tn.
place was not named In the arti-
ciea Fulton IL 10 set $50 600 nv
hla share. and willard 70 per
cent % the not receipts.
The meeting Of the two giants
was devoid 81 hostllltisw. SIT
ting at either aide % Promoter
J c Miller. they scrawied their
signatures on the fight articles
without n word about the com.
ms fray
willard was first 60 appear, \
few minutes later Fulton and his
manager Mike Collins. entered.
Jess Hplcd tho party and rushed
to tho door
Hello. Mike" was the greet
ina. Then. to Fulton. Hello.
Frcddy--how are YOU"
Tho two shook hands warmly.
Fred. clad in a dark cutaway
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
Bids for Hea'y
Bout fire Out of
-M Proportions

NEW YORK. March 2s.--Bids out
Of all proportion ARE being made for
the championship bout between Jess
willard and Fred Fulton. which will
b. staged somewhere on July =.
Tho taugle viii DO one OF the great
cot ever seen. a huge crowd will see
~ It's a fine sporting gamble for
n promoter TO take In arranging the
scrap and bidding "A huge sum But
the willard Fulton bout IL not
worth $4,000 Of any mans money.
and It's very probable that just ~
much viii be offered. for Fort
Wayne. Ind. promoter already says
he has put up $4,000 as the mark
for rival bidders 10 shoot at
There are reasons TO believe that
n 2oround bout between these two
men would draw ms well MS the JEFF.
friesJohnson match ins Reno.
Who'll Pay War Tax'
In that event. "A huge offer would
not be out Of place. But. with war
taxes 10 pay. increased cost OF build
ing materials for erection OF nm arc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
Ames Team, Holds
Canadian Hockey
Sepfet to a Tie

The Amcs ice hockey club and
the Towers. champs OF the Van
couvcr amateur league. went to a
! toll tic last night. at the Arena.
In the first game OF the series OF
two to be played for the North.
west amateur title. The title Is
to be conferred on the team Pill.
INK up the highest number OF
goals In the two games. The
second game viii be played Fri.
day night. In Vancouver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
LOG
COLUmBlAST.
Cor. First Ave.
Or tEDwIy ,. BROWN
ID. ID. 3.
New 1T 100 Columbia

tors of my name and II
signs on First ave. and
moved my Dental Of
fees TO the corner or66rN<I1
First ave. ana Columbia
st. just across the street
from my old location. My new en-
trance is LOG Columbia. midway be-
tween First and Second aves. I will
not raise my prices because of the
war. but l do expect to increase my
dental practice so that the increased
business will offset the increased
cost of doing business because OF
the war.
/ want TO be known as the only
man in Seattle who did not raise his
prices because Of the war.
EDWIN }. BROWN. u. ID. &
sesttie's Leading Dentist
100 Columbia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26

From all appearances the Pacific
Coast International league for the
season OF 1918 viii be made UP OF
the above six clubs.
The magnates will get down 20
business here tomorrow. when they
gather at the Seattle hotel for the
purpose OF formulating plans for the
extension OF the league TO new terri.
tory. and TO draw up the schedule
for the coming Eonfalon chase.
II appears that there win be an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
SHARKEYS CAFE CLOSED
TODAY IN SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO. March ga
for sale" sign today adorns the
window Of what WAX once Tom
Sharkey's cafe In Kearncy st here.
and. AZ the same time. came word
from the East that sharkey himself
now IL working az an armed guard
az New Jersey munitions plant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26

na. increased cost OF training. print
ing and every other thing that goes
TO wake "A championship fight. it's
much more OF gamble than was
the affair between Jeffries and John
son.
ably has overstepped himself in an
nouncing the bout would be held in
Fort Wayne, There is hardly n
chance the Indiana authorities
would stand for IT. His offer. there.
fore. may be discounted. But New
Orleans has offered $4,000. and
New Orleans IL the logical place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26
WHITE SOx LOOK FOR
REVENGE ON ROCKIES

MINERAL WELLS. Tex. March
2s.-Bcaten By the Yannigans. 10
to 5. the champion white Sox cx.
pected TO exact revenge today In a
practice session at Jacksboro. Texas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26

In the other two melees Of i'm
portance. Leo Houck. the moving
picture actor. tangles with Young
Gam Ianxford, the dark-skinncd Cal.
ffownin lightweight. while Young
Brandor< - here from. Portland to
- II he can't uphold the honor OF
the Rose CITY better than Abe Cor
dor did last week. Frankie Murphy.
however. Is the favorlte in this
melee. The fans were much i'm
pressed with the little fiyweights
ciaverness last week.
Two preliminary events are also
listed. Ted Whitman and Adosph
Schaeht will do the refereeing- The
Pool IL located at Second and Le-
nora. The first bout is slated for
$50.
Eddie Pinkman. holder Of the
Northwest lightweight champion
ship. but who will probably never be
seen In the ring again. Is back home
again. Friends reported seeing him
on the street yesterday He has
been under the care OF a physician.
following "A nervous breakdown.
Dick sharpe, Portland boxing
scribe. arrived in the city bright and
early this morning with Marty Far
rel and Young Brandon in tow. To
hear Sharpe tell u. Brandon In the
best flyweight in the world. Sharpe's
his manager.
Having been transferred from the
Coast artillery q the aviation branch
Of the service. making necessary the
switch from Washington To Califor-
MIA. Earl Baird, national i25-pound
amateur champion. viii drop his
membership in the Seattle Athletic
club 10 become a member OF the
Olympic club OF San Francisco.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-03-26

SAN FRANCISCO. March 2e.--
The Pacific Coast league may take
advantage OF the daylight saving law
and start Its games an hour later
this year. President Baum made the
recommendation and the maEnates
and managers are considering st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15
DOROTHY DIX.

The lonely soldier wanted to let
down gently the philanthropic damsel
who wrote to him three times a week.
Can you tell me why your eyes
are like you and me?" was the query
he put in one letter.
mo, dear lonely one, I can't Tell
me, oh, tell me, why they are thus
replied the maiden.
In the following letter came the
answer:
Because they correspond. but will
never meet"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-15

The volume Of debate m the last wears in
congress constitutes one-third of the $780,
sued since its publication began forty
three years ago. The record Of the last
congress made thirty-one three-inc VOL
would make a pile nearly nine feet nigh.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05

REV. J. E. m'kes TO RETURN
Former curato to BE Assistant at ST
Pcterlr.

Rev. j. Elmer Mckee, a former
curate at St. Peters parish who left
Bennington nearly three yebrs ago to
become rector Of St Paul's church at
vergenncs, Is to return to Benniug
ion isltl
Rev. Mr.. Mckoa has been made as.
sistant to Rev Thornton r. Turner.
rector of ST. Peters parish and VIII
take up the duties Of that position.
September |. While at Vergennes
the former Bennington curatc has
been exceptionally successful in his
parish, particularly among the young
people.
Rev. Mr., Turner. who was granted
a leave OF absence because of i'll
health, is now at his North Benning.
ton home and Is making progress
toward recovery. He was In bel far
six months in New York city and for
weeks has been able to go about but
little. At the present time ne is
slowly but steadily regaining strength
He has made the trip to Bennington
by automobile several times and Is
able to take short walks. He IS cGn.
fidently looking forward TO the lime
when he will be able to take up the
duties OF his parish.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT
Two Important Cases settled-Re.
cess Taken Till Monday.

wv '''f~' N"'N SdoCS SettleQ-he-
cess Taken Till Monday.
Judge zed S Stanton would have
held session of Bennington county
court on the Fourth but some of the
attorneys in attendance had pur.
chased supplies of hrecrackers and
asked for leaves of absence.
Two important cases have been set.
tied One Is that OF the Bennington
and Glastonbury railroad VS. Harry A.
Ward ct al. Holden & Heay an
peared for the plaintiff and Frank c.
Archibald and Batchelder & Bates
for the defendant,
The second case was that OF David
Haley. admr. VS. A. h. Buck. This IL
an Arlington case and was brought
TO recover damages for the death Of 9
small boy who was killed by an auto
mobile truck while coasting in Airing
ton village last winter
The jury has been secured for the
trial OF the case of G. w. Bradley VS.
Amos N. Blandin, the Somerset Ian,
company when court took a recess {,
Monday afternoon.
Present indications are that tn,
term will consume the remainder o
the month,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05

Arenena Sausville third prize, Ella
MSComb W
Senior girls, 5O-yard dash-Flrst
prize. Elinor Biggs, Camp Avalon:
second prize, yalda Lyons; third
prize Agnes Baker
Junior boys crab race-First prize,
Kenneth Pratt: second prize. Victor
Mattison; third prize, Paul Collision.
Junior boys 75-yard dash--First
prize, Earl Harvey, second prize. Ber-
nard Cone: third prize, Elliott Brown.
Senior boys 50.yard dash--First
prize, Donald Tommasso. second
prize, Louis Franz; third prize, John
Winslow.
Senior boys 1OOyard dash-First
nrize, Donald Tommasso; second
nrize. Mr. McClaren; third prize,
Louis Franz.
The Camp Avalon girls won two
egmes out of three In yolley Ball.
They showed excellent team work and
operation in their sports. The Ben
1'1gton teams played good games
making splendid scores and the com
/ petition throughout the series was
" close and exciting
Because of the crowded condition
of the grounds the baseball game be-
/ tween the Black Cat team and the
Foresters was called before the nine
innings had been played At that
period the Foresters we're ahead in
the score.
The creased pig race caused the
most excitment during the day and
also the only complications Of the celc
bration. At the finish the pig was
claimed by two boys a Sausville
youngster from Bennington and 4
Davis lad from Pownal. Bennington
was awarded the pig and Pownal re-
ceived the thrift stamps.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
FRENCH MAKE
HALF MILE GAIN
ON AISNE FRONT
Are Pressing Enemy re
Near City OF IOulins.
ADVANCED A HALF MILE
Germans Were Surprised and Caught
Just as They Were Preparing for
An Attack.

Paris. July 4-French troops last
night attacked the German lines on a
front of a mile and a quarter in the
neighborhood of Autreches, northwest
OF Soissons and pushed into the
enemy territory a distance of nearly
half a mile.
Later the French delivered another
attack in the same region, between
Autheches and Moulin-sous-Toutvent,
giving them further gains of territory
The entire operation netted the
French gain of ground on a front
OF more than three miles to maxi
mum depth OF approximately three
lifths of a mile. The French took
1866 prisoners.
The official bulletin of the War
Office today says.
North OF Mondidier, between
Montdidier and the Oise and on the
right bank Of the Meusc the French
carried out several raids bringing
back prisoners.
Between the Disc and the Aisne al
7SO O'Clock last night French troops
attacked the German lines west ol
Autreohes on O front of two kilome
ters IA milcsl and made an ad
vance OF about 500 metres
Later in the evening a new attaci
was made in the same region, he
tween Autreches and Moulin-sous
Toutvent at the moment when the
Germans we're preparing a counter
attack. The French made a furthel
gain Of ground.
The entire advance, which extended
on a front of five kilometers (3.l
milesl ached depth of l,2O'
metres a. certain points
The number of unwouuded prison
ers taken in the course 4 these ac
tions is 1,06G including Is officers
One OF our battalions alone tool
more than 800 prisoners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
Worlds Debt to ArabIans.

The world is indebted to the Ara-
blans for a greater number of sciences
than today is generally admitted The
Arabs were in some sort the dlscov.
erers of botany and chemistry. Agri-
culture was studied by them with n
knowledge Of climate, soil and the
growth of plants. From the eighth to
the eleventh century the Arabs estab.
lIshed meGlcql schools in the principal
cities Of their dominlons and pub
jIshed valuable works on medical sub.
jects.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
MORE SHIPS ARE
LAUNCHED THAN
HUNS GAN SINK
In One Day Losses For Six
Weeks Are Fully Balanced.
BIG RECORD Fga FOURTH
Most important Celebrations of the
Holiday Were the Launching Of
Nearly One Hundred ships.

Philadelphia, July 4.-Thc great
Fourth Of July splash of American
ships which Charles NJ Schwab, Dir.
ector General of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, said would re-echo In the
ears of the German Emperor took
place today as planned by the ship.
builders OF the United States From
one minute after IL o'clock last night,
when the first ship was launched at
Superior, Wis, until late today cargo
carriers and other types of vessels
we're sent overheard in every part of
the county to help build the ocean
bridge for the allied fighting forces
in Europe. The program called for
from 95 to 100 ships.
Incomplete reports gave the num-
ber of vessels sent overheard as fifty
two of which thirty-three wero stecl
and the other nineteen wood,
These Figures do not include the
launching of naval vessels which are
being built directly under the super
vision Of the Navy Department Cur
tailed wire communications, due to
the holiday is the cause OF the failure
of the corporation officers TO receive
more reports of the initial dip. of the
big fleet The exact number OF
launchings probably will not be known
until tomorrow.
From the Pacific Coast Charles Piez,
Vice President of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. wired that the I'm
ion Plant of the Bethlehem Steel Cor.
poration had made a worlds record
by launching 47,S0O deadweight tons.
represented by four ships, in one
yard in one day.
Immediately after the launching six
keels were laid, making third re-
cord.
The Great Lakes Engineering
Works reported the launching of three
ships at its Eorse tAIich.) planti
At Maintowoc, Wis. where q $1,000
ton ship was launched.
The largest boat launched was the
! indianapolis l2,50o tons. at the Pusey
& Jones yard at Gloucester. ~ j.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
BEEF ONCE A DAY
Modification of the Recent Strict Or
der 10 Announced.

Montpelier. July 5.-The recent
strict order limiting the consumption
of beef products in public eating
houses and clubs has been modified
somewhat. according to statement
given out at the office of the food ad
ministration here this afternoon, 1t
being now permissible to serve Deee
one meal dav The management of
the eating establishment may make
their own choice of the meal At which
beef will lie served. There is no
change in the ruling regarding the by
products of beef and these may be
served at any time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
ESTATE or FRANK l.. MOVES
STATE OF VERMONT
u Of Rnnninninn 90

District of Bennington ss.
The Honorable Probate Court for tho
District of Bennington
TO all persons interested In the cs-
tate OF Frank l.. Noyes late OF Benning
ton in said District deceased,
AZ a Probate Court. holden at Ben
nington within and for said District OH
the 18th day OF June, 1918. an instru-
mcnt purporting to be the last VIII
and Testament of Frank l.. Noyes
late of Bennington In said District, sde-
ceased. was presented to the Court
aforesaid, for Probate.
And II is ordered by said Court that
the l3 day of July 1918, at the Probate
Office In said Bennington, be assigned
for proving said instrument; aud that
notice thereof be given to all persons
concerned by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Ben
nington Evening Banner n newspaper
circulating I'm that vicinity, In said
District, previous to the time appoitn-
ed
THEREFOE you are hereby notified
TO appear before said Court, at the time
and place aforesaid, and contest the
probate of said will. II you have cause.
Given under my hand at Bennington
IN said District. this 10th day of June,
1918.
Amy II. Harbour.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
HIT BY BASEBALL
Mrs. Laura D. Sluder Injured at Pic.
mic Thursday Afternoon.

MIC thursday AIteTnoOn'
Mrs. Laura d. Sluider a former resi-
dent who has been visiting in Ben
nington received a severe but not ser
ious injury while attending the pic
mic at Hunts grove Thursday after
noon.
A baseball struck the women in the
face and the blow was sufficient TO
cause uncohsciousness. One OF the
1ens OF her glasses was broken and
she suffered. bad cut under the eye
requiring six stitches. Her shirt
waist was also ruined by blood. Two
young men were also hit by batted or
thrown balls during the afternoon but
they were not badly hurt.
Mrs. Sluider Is a present resident
OF Sayer Pa but is passing portion
Of the summer with her mother Mrs.
Mary Js Rice at North Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
Aro AdyertIsed Medlclnes WorthIess 2

There Is no more reason to con.
demn all advertised medicines than
there is to condemn all physicians or
all druggists. Fakes there are in
every profession and in every trade,
but they do not last long Take a
medicine like Lydia Il. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound the true test of
its merit is the fact that for forty
years /. has been relieving women Of
America from the worst forms Of
female ailments, constantly growing
in popularity and favor until 1t Is
now recognized from ocean to ocean
as the standard remedy for female
III,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETING
County Organization Addressed by
Or. Marvin Of Essex Junction.

County Organization Addressed by
Or. Marvin of Essex Junction.
The Bennington County Medical
society held a meeting at the Henry
w. Putnam Memorial hospital We'd
nesday afternoon at $50. DR. David
Marvin Of Essex Junction. who is on
the teaching staff of the University
of Vermont Medical school gave a
talk On "Materia Medica'
The following members of the
Medical Society were Present; Drs
Chisholm, Bartlett, Goodall. Putnam,
Ross and Wilson of Bennington, Dean
and Woodruff of North Bennington,
Potter of Pownal Dean of South
Shaftsbury Kelley and Cochrane of
Manchester Drs Marsh and Arthur
of the Hospital Staff were also in
attendance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
NEGRO SOLDIERS HANGED
EXECUTION at Camp Dodge Before a
Whole Division.

Camp Dodge Ia, July 5.-Three
negro soldiers, convicted by Court
Martial OF "assaulting and outraging"
a seventeen year old white girl on the
the cantonment grounds last May,
were hanged today with virtually the
entire division witnessing the cxecu-
ton
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SAlli-cabbage plants; sue
cession. savoy and bull head. 20 cents
hundred currents cents "A quart
on bush. c. Il. Knapp North Bennlng..
ton, VI. 3t6'
at lli Jefferson Ave. Miss l.. A. REM
mgtOn 3gt25"
WANTED--Man for laundry or
farm wor. Soldiers Home 3gt6'
FOUND-Found Tuesday. a fountain
pen at the postotlice Telephone i43-X
3gti'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
QUIET FOURTH AT FRONT
Weather Conditions Hampered Work
BY Americans.

With the Americans in France,
Thursday July At was unusually
quiet today in the normally inactive
'ectors occupied by the Americans
from Woeyere to the Swiss border.
Even the artillery and air services
were less busy than usual, cloudy
weather and poor visibility hampering
'.hem.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
ITALIAN WAR CROSSES
American Officers and Men Honored
BY Victor Emanuel.

Italian Headquarters July 5.-Five
American ayiators We're decorated
with the Italian war cross by King
Victor Emanuel during a review yes
terday. The crosses were given for
carrying out the greatest number OF
bombing raids during the recent Aus
trian offensive,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-05
TRUSTEES MEETING
Considerable Routine Business
Transacted uesday Evening.


Transacted tuesday Evening.
Considerable routine business was
transacted at the regular monthly
meeting of the village board of trus-
tees Tuesday evening. President
Holden occupied the chair and Clerk
w. p Hogan and Corporation Attor.
ney Chase were in attendance. Trus-
tees Morrissey. North, Bergeron,
Wills, Burt and McGurn were in at
tendance
The request of G. l.. Gardner for
permission TO install an electric sign
over the sidewalk in front Of the
Putnam house garage was denied for
the reason that the request conflicted
with one OF the sections of the village
ordinances.
The application presented by resi-.
dents OF Lincoln street that an e'ec-
trio light be installed on that
throughfarc was referred to the light
ing committee.
Recent differences of the taxi driv.
ers were brought up and it was vot.
ed that the same regulation in force
last year should be continued.
The request for the closing OF
Main street during the parade on the
Fourth was turned over to the clerk
and the police committee and in this
connection the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved, and II is hereby ordered
that during the parade on the Fourth
of July. 1918, and during any other
parade hereafter held upon the occas
ion Of public holiday or celebration
In this village that all traffic and
movement OF any and all vehicles, car
riages, teams and street cars upon
Main street from the Cooper bridge
so called to Depot street, and upon
South street from Main street tC
Union street is hereby forbidden
and
IL Is hereby further ordered that al
owners of persons in charge of any
and all vehicles, carriages. teams OF
automobiles and motor vehicles whc
desire TO park the same upon such oc
casions may do so only on sid,
1 streets or those aside from III,
streets above mentioned, and ther,
only in such a manner as in no wa,
TO obstruct or interfere with th,
public travel upon such streets.
The fire committee was given pow
or 10 dispose of the old heating plan
taken from the Stark hose compan,
building on Pleasant street
The clerk was instructed to motif,
the state board of health that ther
are no fire extinguishers in the Ber
nington opera house.
It was voted that Charles Knap
and James Hornidge be appointe
special policemen for the evening Q
July 3.
The sewer committee was empON
cred TO construct sewer on Wes
Main street.
II was voted that local dealers @
fireworks be notified that on July Z
, 1919. and on days near TO this dat
the sale of these goods would be prt
hibited in the village of Bennington
The clerk was authorized to dra,
his orders for the following bills