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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
FRENCH FRONT SHORTENED
2oth Division, N. e. National Guards
New Back of Lines.

Washington, Aug. 21-As result
'of the past months allied successes.
the French battlefront has been short.
'ened from two hundred fifty to less
than two hundred miles, Gen March
told newspapermen. He enumerated
thirty'two American divisions as hay.
Ing arrived in France. He corrected
the report that the seventy-seventh
which are troops of New York and
vicinity. are being sent to Italy. They
were reported in Vosges, he said.
He said the twenty-sixth division,
New England National Guard. which
participated in actions around Chateau
Thierry, Torcy and BeIleau, have been
relieved from their position on the
Marne front are now back of the lines
cooperating.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
MEAT TO BE SCARCE
All Kinds Will Be Hard To Get Soon,
II Is Declared.

Chicago, Aug. 2O.--All kinds Of meat
soon viii he scarce, according to NON
Ders of the executive committee of
the Meat Producers association, who
met in Chicago yesterday. The pro.
ducors appointed committee. OF
which w. H. Tomnavc, state College
Penn. is a member, to go to Washing
ton Sept. ~, to ask tho food admins
tratlon for aid
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
CAPTURED TRAWLER is RAlIlNc
Is Manned by i6 Germans from
Submarine.

Canadian Port. Aug. 2i.-The
steam trswler Triumph. fitted with
guns, wireless, and manned by six.
teen Germans from the submarine
which captured her yesterday, is raid
ing fishing boats on. Nova Scotica.
Crews of three vessels which have
been sunk, have arrived here. Cap
tain Myrrhe of the Triumph said the
submarine captain told him there
were six U-lioats operating.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND AFFAIRS
Closing Features Of Playground
Season.

Thursday afternoon The children.
who attend the playground will have
picnic. The children win meet at
the playground at D m Each child
having It's lunch, The picnic will be
held in a grove east OF the village
Friday afternoon is the last day the
playground will be open. Tho special
features will be tennis. play ground
baseball. clock golf and volley ball
games, relay races, three legged races,
one legged races, lean. frog. Special
music and folk dancing After the
games and folk dancing. the children
will enjoy peanut hunt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21

The Railroads are making special
rates to the Rutland Fair The man
agement is promising big four days
entertainment Evening Carnival for
benefit of the Red Cross at the Fair
Grounds.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

, WANTED Women full time salary
s9i selling guaranteed hosiery to
wcaror, 80 cents an hour spare time.
Big spring business. Experience un'
necessary. Guaranteed Mills, Norris
town, Pa. 'otl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. fair and slightly warmer to
night and Thursday except local thun'
der showers In north portion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21

,his country since 1903 when he made
his first appearance in this city, On
one occasion he described himself as
seventwolfths an American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-21
15-.HOrSeS-15
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Con. listing of

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Pair of brown mares,
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old, weis ht 1900 lbs; pair
brown horses, 7 years old,
weight $500 lbs.; buckskin
horse, 5 years old, weight
1900 lbs. Others from 5
to 7 years old, weight
from 1900 to 1900 lbs.
each.
If you want Horses come
in and look these over.
Every horse guaranteed
as represented or your
money back.
JOHN WHITE
At Putnam HOuSeLiveTy
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
BY William Philip Simms,

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the British Armies in France April 17-Von
Armin and Won Quasi, continuing their drive toward
Hazebrouck, are suffering heavy losses.
From an elevation Baileul | watched the battle
swirl throughout the afternoon.
The area to the west constanaly pounded by high
velocity and gas shells, while vapos drfted the
cultivated fields
Northeast of Bailleul, Branoutre Won Bern
lardts division attacked heavily at o'clock in the after
noon the British guns tearing great holes in their ranks
BY nightfal the British line seemed intact while the
sprouting fields were thick with dead.
Apparently the only enemy gains in the past "a hours
have been at Wytschaete which occupied during a
binding mist at dusk last night.
British troops reported advancing against Wysch-
aete, which probably will be retaken
South Of Ypres an attempted enemy advance shot
down at short range In retreatng both enemy fanks
caught by the full force Of the British artillery and
machine guns.
The famous virgin leaning from the church tower at
Albert has been destroyed.
The figure has been overhanging the street since 1914
when the city shelled by the Germans There a
widespread superstition that when the virgin holding the
figure of the infant Jesus fell peace would be declared
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
COAL SHORTAGE MAY
Be RESULT OF ROW
Garfield and Railroad Men
Quarrel Over Distribution
of Coal Cars

Washington, April 7.-Controversy
between Fuel Administrator Garfield
and officials of the railroad administra-
tion over the supply of railroad coal
threatens serious coal shortage next
winter.
Failure 20 supply coal cars at mines
is causing fifty per cent under-produc-
tion in some fields, it is charged.
Hundreds of consumers, aroused by the
early buying campaign, are unable to
obtain coal and, according to the fuel
administration, an exodus of miners is
on from fields where mines are able
to operate only two or three days a
week
John SHELTON Williams, purchasing
agent for the railroad administration is
alleged to be seeking low priced con-
tracts with individual mines which
would slice $40,000,000 from MeAdoo s
coal bill. This carries an inducement
of 100 per cent supply of cars for
mines agreeing to low prices. Supply
ing all car demands of such mines in
terferes with production by throwing
miners idle and creating labor unrest,
it is charged.
Garfield wants to pro-rate the avail
able car supply, forcing all mines to
suffer alike when there are insufficient
ears to go around.
War industries are seriously threat
ened by reduced output, which for the
week ending April fell IA per cent
below the low output of the preeed
ing week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
RECAPTURE
METEREN and HOLD
THE YPRES SALIENT
Hmdenburg Rapidly Destroy
ing Strength Of His Army
Says Expert
By j. w. T. Mason

(Wtitten for the United Press)
New York, April 1.-THE British
are recovering the initiative in the
struggle for the hills south Of Ypres.
The recapture of Meteren by Marsha
Haig indicates that Won Hindenburg 8
plans are being seriously disarranged.
Instead of proceeding with his opera
tiGns against Ypres from the south,
Hindenburg has shifted his attacks to
the east, where there re still more death
traps for him in the hills The slightest
retirement in this area for the British
suggests simply a tactical rearrange-
ment, which should present new diff
culties for the Germans.
Hindenburg s continued efforts to
penetrate through the Ypres highlands
from any direction, at so heavy a cost
in casualties, has now become meas
ure of self defense to protect highly
dangerous German salient to the cast
of Nieppe forest.
This salient is the weakest link in
the new German front. Hindenburg is
compelled to risk holding fast to it,
because it represents the nearest ap-
proach of the German line tc the inn
portant British railway junction at
Hazebrouck. The capture of Haze
brouck is Hindcnburg S immediate OBJ
.iective as the most necessary prelimin
ary step in his effort to reach the chan
mel ports.
In his latest efforts to reach Haze
brouck, however, Hindemburg has
come perilously near overplaying his
hand. The British position here is a
continuation of the British salient at
Ypres. The two together form huge
Is turned upside down. The Ypres sal
lent runs eastward into the German
line i'm the upper half Of the S and
the Nieppe forest salient extends west
ward into the British line in the lower
half of the s.
If the British hold fast to Ypres, the
German front cannot be Strengthened.
Any time General Foch concludes the
situation is critical he can strike the
German Nieppe salient with his reserv-
es and doubtless bend it back. But to
do this now while Hindenburg is so fe-
raciously Staying his own men, is prob
ably not General Foch' plan. linden
burg must be given all possible free
dom first for self destruction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
PRESIDENT is GIVEN
STORY OF CONDITIONS
BY SECRETARY BAKER
Realizes Greatness Of Menace
But Confident of Victory
for the Allies

Washington, April 17.-First hand
details of the west front inferno, with
suggestions as to how to queneh It
best and quickest, were to be given
President Wilson today by Secretary
of War Baker.
Back at his tasks after touring the
frenzied west line and visiting the al
lied war leaders, Baker was primed
with ideas for improving war work.
He was known to be convinced thas
the combined American-allied strength
would keep the boche from achieving
victory now; and that he felt that with
more Americans added constantly, the
scales are destined to turn against the
German in the long run.
Man power, artillery and aviation
it is understood, win be among Bakers
leading topics.
The maapower problem IS probably
fully before Wilson, but means OF
further increasing and Fastening Amer
lea, Is contribution will be discussed.
The American plight as to airplanes
was foreibly shown Baker by his con-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17

London, April II. = British troops
nave reeaptured Meteren, Field Mar
shal Haig announced todady.
"In the neighborhood of Wytschaete
yesterday evening, we successfully
counter attacked Haig said.
Gin the Meteren the situation also
was restored. The village is ours.
"South CT Anas, opposite Boyelles
(seven miles south) our line was com
ptetely restored.
South of the Somme hostile artil-
berry fire increased considerably this
morning.
Advancing enemy parties were
caught under our fire east of Ypres
yesterday afternoon, at cur old posi-
tions and were destroyed.
At Bailleul, a body of German in
fantry in close formation was caught
under our fire at clcse range and sut-
fered heavy casualties. We also took a
few prisoners.
"The enemy endeavCqed to develop
an attack eas. of Robecq yesterday af-
ternoon after bombardment, but the
advance was broken up.
Repeated hostile attacks north of
Bailleul yesterday afternoon and ev-
ening were repulsed with loss to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
HUNS FORCED BACK BY
HOT COUNTER ATTACK
Not Ordinary War But
Great Crusade---It Will
End When Allies Win

Kansas City, No., April 17.-"There
will be another liberty loan, and an
other-no one knows how many-and
there will be another draft and anoth-
er and another. You must realize this
is no ordinary war. 1t is great cru
sade with all the best nations strug-
Cling for great principle. 1t will
end-when we win
These were some of the striking
features today of the address of Ma
ior General Leonard Wood, to nine
thousand persons who attended a lib
erty loan jolhfication here.
Having returned but a few weeks
ago from the fighting front in France.
General Wood gave fresh version of
the allied situation. Throughout his
talk, he emphasized that the war will
be long and fraught with many sacri-
fees in America.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
FIRST u. S. NITRATE PLANT
WILL OPERATE NEXT JUNE

Birmingham, Ala, April 1.-THE
greatest Industrial war drama in the
history of the south is being enacted at
in northwestern Alabama.
Developments of tremendous i'm
portanee to tho United States in both
times of war and peace are being rush
ed to completion there at cost Of
$40, ,000,0 900.
The government has already well un-
der construction stwo emergency MI
tfate plants that will extract nitrogen
from the air for use in preparation Of
ammonium nitrate, so essential to the
manufacture of gun Gotten, smokeless
powder and other high explosives used
in war, and for making of high grade
fertilizer so necessary to the restora-
ton of soil fertility both in war and
peace.
President Wilson has also authorized
the construction of power and naviga-
ton dam No. of the Tennessee river
at Muscle Shoals in which the United
States army engineers have recommend
ed ultimate installation Of hydro-elee.
the machinery for generating 4SO,000
horsepower
Nitrate plant No. l, it is announced
will be in operation during June. An
army of 2200 men is employed on the
work alone The plant will manufae-
ture thirty tons of nitrates per day
by the synthetic ammonia process of
air-nitrogen fixation. 1t will also con
sumo one hundred tons of coke per
day and from one to two tons of dolo-
mite. The remainder of the raw mater
ial viii come from the atmosphere.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
TAKES Up
WORKOF BUILDING
AMERICAN FLEET
Is Practical ShipbuiIder and
VIII Have Complete
Control zi
5000 TON STEEL SHIPS
TO BE SMALLEST BUILT
Some Wooden Ships Of 5000
Tons VIII Be Built On
Pacific Coast

Washington, April 17.-Charles NJ
Schwab, steel magnate and shipbuilder,
today began his task of developing Am
erica s merchant marine.
Drafted into the service by Chairman
Hurley Is dream Of a great maritime
transportation system for this country
10 carry the forces to France that will
end the war.
Schwab will Immediately launch his
effort for tremendously increased pro-
duction. He will visit yards personally,
get into contact with the men-and is
expected shortly to shake up many pre-
sent methods and working specifica-
tions.
The building work will center on steel
ships Of 1900 tons or more.
The smallest ship to be built after
present contracts expire will be a wood
en- vessel of 900 tons and there will
be only very small number OF these
built in Pacific coast harbors where lum-
Der is available There is small chance
of ships below this tonnage being used
any place but in coastwise and West In
dian trade after the war. Concrete YES
sells are still IN the experimental stage.
The appointment Of Schwab to post
where he VIII have complete supervision
Of shipbuilding operations was regarded
here as definitely ending the discussion
on the merits of wood and steel ships
which broke out in the Denman-G Gocthois
controversy nearly a year ago.
Is Great Executive.
Schwab, in addition to being one OF
the greatest figures in the steel world
is a practical shipbuilder.
With complete supervision Of opera
tions in yards throughout the country,
he is expected to bring tho shipping
board out Of the tangle into which it
has been plunged as result of being
forced to compete with the war depart
ment and railroad administration in tho
rush for steel.
This has been one of the greatest diff
ficultics in the way of hurrying steel
ship construction.
Charles Piez who has been acting as
vice president and general manager OF
the fleet corporation, will remain as
vice president. The manager post has
been abolished.
Chairman Hurley and other members
or the SnlppiuS budiN eaAo hV'
by Sehwab's appointment.
That William g. Grace, who is close
allied with Schwab, will also be select
ed soon for an important position IN the
shipping work, was officially lndlcat-
ed today. Grace s experience in the ship
ping industry, it was stated, Will make
him especially valuable at this time as
would his close association with SchWaD
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
DR.. William Long
Has Souvenir Of Sedan

DR.. William Long who was in Paris
shortly after the Franeo-Prussian war
of 1870, has a souvenir brought home
with him at that time that is decidedly
unique. It is an oval card four inches
in length protected by a glass case,
and in the middle Of which is bit Of
black bread an inch long; sample Of
that used in Paris during the siege. The
card bears the title, "Siege of Paris
lS70-1S71. Rationment during the siege.
300 grammes Of this bread, 30 grammes
horse meat. Memorial De Sedan All was
eaten; dogs, cats and rats" On the card
in each side of the bread was printed
a list Of available foods with their
prices. It is surely not an appetizing
menu.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
BY Henry Wood

Omitted Press staff correspondent
With the French Armies, March IL.
-(By mali 1)--Germany g latesss spoila-
tion of AlSace Lorraine consists of the
carrying away from the latter OF all
the old antiquities and objects Of art
on which the two provinces for centur-
les past have been unusually rich.
Tho exodus of all these Objects many
of priceless historic and artistic worth,
across the borders of The two provinc
es and over into the big German cities
would appear to constitute Germany 8
final effort to squeeze out of Alsace
and Lorraine the Last thing of value
while she still has it within her power
to do so.
During the Seventeenth century AL
SAGE and Lorraine became very much q
center for various lines of art and es-
pecially for the making of the various
STYLES Of furniture which have since
won for themselves fixed places in the
history and development of artistic
furnishings. Because Alsace and Lor-
raine was the center of the various
trades, art crafts, and manufacturers
that were employed in the production
of these historic styles of furniture,
thousands of the best pieces remained
in the two provinces where they be-
came heirlooms in the native families
It is largely this class of art objects
that the Germans are now searching
ou@and carrying off to Berlin, Munich
and other German centers. Owing to
the fact that the German authorities
arc now forcing the liquidation and
sale of all homes and other properties
owned by French citizens and often of
Alsaeians guilty only of French SYM
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17

The plant will manufacture its own
coke. 1t will also have its own 5000
horsepower steam plant.
Seven thousand workmen are engag-
ed in the construction of nitrate plant
No. and this force will be increased,
it is expected to $4,000 before the plant
Is completed. 1t will employ perna-
ncnt force of 5000 men. This plant will
probably be turning out nitrates in Au-
gust.
Power to drive this $50, 100000 plant
will be furnished by a 10000 horse
power steam plant and by a ste1m
power plant Of the Alabama P .Ser
company on the Warrior river. The
steam power plants win be used pend
ing the building of big power dam No.
2 on the Tennessee river. This dam will
generate minimum of 10000 horse
power at the lowest point.
Work has been started on dam No.
2, which will be the largest concrete
dam in the world Over 100000 cubic
feet of materials will be required, Pre-
hminary estimates place the cost at
$l6,000,000 Three or four years will
be required for it's construction. Tho
probable initial installation will pro-
vide 1000 hydro-electrie horsepower.
Plans have also been formulated for
the erection of dam No. 3 sixteen miles
east of dam No. 2. This dam will be
only 48 feet high but viii form a lake
20 miles long, the largest in the Unit
ed States. 1t will enable the develop
ment and utilization of a maximum of
660, 900 hydro-electric horsepower at
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
HUN SPOLIATION or ALSACE-
LORRAINE STILL UNCHECKED

pathies. thousands of these old pieces
of furniture are being thrown onto the
market in manner that enables the
German antiquarians to buy them at
nominal figures. In other instances,
the antiquarians search out families
that have been impoverished by the
war and induce them to part for a lit
tie ready money with objects of the
greatest artistic value.
This exploitation of the two provinc-
es by German antiquity dealers ap-
pears to have reached such a proper
tion that even the German press, not
ably the "Kleine Press of Frank
fort have printed articles pointing out
the iniquitous practice. The Hage-
nauer Zoitung' also details the scan
dal in the following manner;
''The lovers of the art objects and
antiquities of Alsaee are becoming
alarmed over the fate of all the beau
tiful and precious art treasurers that
are now actually leaving the country.
From all parts OF the German empire
antiquarians are now arriving and
gaining possession of hidden treasures
from the very bottom of the two from
tier provinces for the purpose Of re-
selling them at fabulous prices to their
clients at Berlin, Munich and else
where.
''The hour is propitious for such pur-
chases. Numerous auction sales and
foreclosures offer favorable occasions
for the acquisition of objects of real
style. Many small middle class fami.
lies of the villages have need Of mon
ey, and without too much insistence
will give up a bureau of the Louis
(Co,tinued on page two)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
ALLO v ENEM Y
TOEXHAUSTFORCE
BEFORE STRIKING
MerciIess Slaughter Of Enemy
Continues As British Yield
Ground
GENERAL FOCH HAS NOT
YET ADMITTED PERIL
When He Does World VIII See
Stand Like JOfre Made
at the Marne
By Carl D. aroat

United Press staff correspondent
Washington, April 1.-THE British
forces in Flanders may be nearing
their "battle ef the Marne."
AS experts looked over the critical
situation facing Haig today they fore
cast that the allies, before yielding
Ypres and the little strip of Belgium
thew still hold. will launch a desper-
ate counter drive.
Such an attack, Officers declared,
would mean the situation had passed
beyond the stage where further eff
forts cauld be made to defeat German
strategy by slowly yielding ground
and mercilessly slaughtering the in
vaders.
That no great counter attack has not
been ordered to date by General Foeh,
indicates. it is believed here, that the
situation has not yet xcsched the des-
perate stage. When the peril is admit
ted by Foch, the world will see in
Flanders "another such stand as was
made by Joffre at the Marne.' The
order will be to ego forward or die.
This strategy very often brings the
best resuBSs, MceordAng to American
army Officers here. 1t is merely mat
ter of letting the ehfmy exhaust the
greater force of his blow, then striking
back at him, with tremendous energy
While loss of part Of Messines
ridgo by the British is regarded as
serious, it does not change the strate-
gical situation greatly, experts say
And the fact that Haig S report today
shows that he has succeeded in win
ming back some ground shows the Brit
ish have plenty of reserve punch for
the crisis
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
PRE- NIER
Won SFYDLER QUITS
PRINCE is DROPPED
Hungarian Premier and Cab
inet to Resign---War at
Outside Points
Zurich, April 17.-Austrian Premier
Won Seydler has resigned, according to
reports received here today.


Amsterdam, April 17.-Baron Stephen
Durian Won Rajecz, former Auetro-H Hun
garian foreign minister has been ap-
pointed successor to Count Czernin, who
resigned from that office following the
recent exposure of Emperor Kari S letter
to Prince Sixtus, it was reported here
today from Vienna.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
Hungarian cabinet ouits.

Copenhagen, April II. - Hungarian
Premier Wekerle and his cabinet viii
resign according to reports received
here today.
Prince Won Hohenlohe, Emperor Char
les chief of court, has been dismissed
the report said, and has been succeeded
by Count Alexander Esterhazy, brother.
in-law of Count Revertera.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-17
EAGAN CALLED WINNER

Milwaukee, Wis, April l7.-Joe Egan
of Boston was called winner in tame
bout with Welterweight Champion Ted
Lewis here last night Egan led in what
fighting there was, Lewis mostly stall
ing and trying for points.
Clonie Tate, Canadian lightweight,
knocked out Billy Williams of Portland,
Ore, in the semi-finals.