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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
SOLDIERS ARRIVING
WITHOUT MONEY
Hundreds Landed at Hospital Forced
to Become Objects of
Charity.

Washington, Dec 19.--With thous.
ands Of troops returning weekly to the
United States since the signing of the
armistice it has been learned that in
many instances soldiers are arriving
on this side. financially stranded. due
to the failure OF the Government to
send them their pay, Some Of the
men have not been paid for several
months and are literally penniless
Others have merely missed connec-
tions with their last pay, but are in
nearly as bad shape.
This condition was severely criti-
cised in Congress by Representative
Mann, Republican minority leader,
when he said.
Il think the department ought ia
pay the men who are in the army
now up TO date. have telegram
here from West Baden, Ind, which
reads as follows
Several hundred wounded men
arrived at West Baden Hospital. A
large number are without any funds
and say they have had no pay for
many months Cannot some plan be
put in operation TO give them money
when they disembark2
1T is q scandal to send wounded
men clear from the point OF disem.
barkation to Southern Indiana. with
money due them for months. and not
cent paid to them. The War De.
partment has informed me that il /
would have telegraphed to them the
names of the men they would en-
deavOr to pay them. cannot do
that II is their business. A wound.
ed man in a hospital cannot be ex
perted 70 run after the paymaster Ia
get his pay, 1t is the duty Of the mil,
itary department Of the Government
70 look after him hope they will
be brought to realize their duty in
the matter"
Representative Sherley Of Ken
lucky said he had made suggestion.
to the military authorities and to the
Red Cross as to plans which would
keep the soldiers in money who had
not received the pay due them. but
that these suggestions evidently had
not been carried into effect.
4 agree he said, that there i,
no possible excuse for any large mum
Der Of such cases happening. Her,
and there, OF course, they are bount
to occur, but the system ought to bt
such as to make numerous cases i'm
! possible"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
EX-KA|sER HAS
A FORTUNE OF
S4,760,000 CASH
Legacy From His Grandfather
Deposited in Banks
CLAIMS NINETY ESTATES
He May Be Compelled to Return For
tune His Grandfather Appropriated
From War Indemnity.

Berlin. Dec. lS.--lt has been ascer-
tanned that the exkaser's private
cash fortune amounts to 2OpO0,OO0
marks, which is deposited in Various
banks at 4 - per cent. interest, and
now has been taken charge of by
Prince Eitel Fritz. whom Wilhelm has
appointed head of the Hohenzollern
family in Germany
This fortune was accumulated by
Frederick Wilhelm H., the Kaiser's
great-grandfather. back in 1910, and
bequeathed by him to his successor to
the crown, with the proviso that one
half should be left intact unless Prus-
sia was in a desperate condition,
which Wilhelm will probably assume
now
The Hohenzollerns also claim their
ninety estates, consisting of castles
farms, forests and moorlands, only
seven being crown domains and all
the rest their private property The
Finance Minister is investigating this
claim, as the revolutionary Govern
ment has Professionally decided to con
fiscate the crown property.
Prince Eitel Fritz and Count III
Eilenburg former Minister Of the
Royal House believe that they have
documentary rroof showing that their
contention is correct.
There is a plan TO make a special
law compelling the Hohenazollerns TO
pay large sums in taxes Most likely
to, they will be compelled to return
the 100000 marks which the pres
ent Wilhelm's grandfather appropri-
ated at his share of the war indem-
nifty paid by France
Sums amounting probably TO an
other 100000 marks which the
Kaiser received from the State for
certain sites on which ta erect ppblic
buildings in Berlin, such as the Royal
Library were invested by him in
landed property elsewhere.
The payments of large annutes to
the members Of The Hobenzollern fam
lily has been susper but no law
has yet abolished them Macklenburg
however, has abolished all payments
to members OF its Grand Ducal house,
among which are nearly 200, 600
marks annually to the former Crown
Princess's mother, Anastasie, who
being immensely rich anyway, used to
spend most OF her income in France
and at Monte Carlo.
Among the Princes thus suddenly
loosing their incomes is Duke George
of Meckleburg. who before the wal
lived on a ranch ini Arizona or Texas
and whose very adventurous flight
from America as a stoker on an ocean
liner caused a sensation at the time
Little Meckenburg saves 100000
marks by stopping these payments
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
Obituary
Mrs. George Brown

The death Of Martha Gertrude
Bouker wife Of George Brown of
North Bennington, which occurred at
her home at Riverside on the after
noon of Dec. 3rd after a brief illness.
has brought great sorrow to many
friends.
Devoted to her family and home,
she was truly a homemaker A mem
Der for many years Of the Methodist
church at Hinsdillyille, always ac-
tive and efficient in all church work,
a kind friend and neighbor ready to
help whenever help was needed.
Missed from all the accustomed
places. her pleasant greeting and
smile and ready hand will be remem-
bered.
She was the youngest Of eight chill
dren Of Warren and Della Dexter Bou
ker, who lived many years in the
same home at Riverside where the
daughter Gertrude grew UP, with heI
brothers and sisters, and where heI
own married life had been spent and
whore she passed away.
The sympathy or many friends VII
10 out to her immediate family hel
husband son. and daughter and tn,
remaining sister
Rev. J. G Robinson conducted th'
funeral service at her home on IN,
afternoon of Dec 9Th, speaking words
Of appreciation and comfort Rely
tiyes were present from Troy .ant
Cambridge also a large attendance o
friends filling the house.
She was laid TO rest, With beautiful
flowers covering her grave, in tn
family lot in the Hillside cemetery a
Hinsdilville
Alone unto our Fathers VIII
one thought has reconciled
That He whose love eXceedeth
ours
Hath taken home His child
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
LIST OF WAR DEAD
NEARING AN END
4o,440 Unverified Casualties in Cen
tral Office Dec. ID, General Pershing
Cables War Department.


Washington, Dec l7-Gen. Per-
shing cabled the war department yes
terday that practically complete re.
ports Of deaths in action among the
expeditionary forces should reach the
department by Dee. 90. and Of severe
ly wounded by Dec u.
Gen. Pershing said that the number
Of unrepOrted casualties in process Of
yerifcation at the central records Of
fee Of the expeditionAy forces on
Dec Ii was 40,44O. They we're diyid-
ed as follows: Killed in action, 800,
died OF wounds, 275; died of disease
1858; accidentally killed, Oh severely
wounded in action, 29,371
These include all suspense cases
under investigation" the general said
Gen. Pershing reported that the
number Of duplicated casualties dis
covered in the central records office
since Nov y would not operate to re.
duce the total for the entire expedit-
ionary forces given in his summary OF
that date, as additional casualties re.
ported more than offset the dupli.
Gates
The report from the American com
mander was in reply TO specific ques-
tions cabled by the war department.
n asking regarding the casualties in
the Both division the department said
there had been much apprehension
here about the losses of this unit
which helped the British army break
the Hindenburg line.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
TANK HEADS LONG FLIGHT
Peculiar Feature Of Explosion at
Black Cat Factory.


For hours Thursday no one at the
Black Cat Textiles company under.
wear factory on Scott street where
over a hundred panes of. glass were
shattered by an explosion in gaso-
line tank, had succeeded in locating
the head of the big cylinder which dis
appeared when the gasoline vapor
ignited
The head OF the tank is a piece of
heavy galvanized iron three feet In
liameter and it was torn away from
the tank apparently intact. There
were several persons in the immed.
late vicinity at the time Of the ex-
plosion and some of them insisted
hat they had seen the tank head
dying through the air Others, how.
ever, We're positive that the head had
)een blown into the river. Late in
The afternoon il was discovered on the
roof OF an ell at the residence of L. f.
Abbott at the corner of Pleasant and
Park streets. The impact of the fall.
ing head did considerable damage to
The roof and knocked away some
plastering in the buffers pantry.
To reach its landing place, the tank
head not only travelled to the next
street but Il must have made a lofty
light TO pass over the buildings in IFS
course.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
BENNINGTON. VT, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1918
hat Wise Girls Who Intend Marry Returning Inquire
PRISONER IN GERMANY
Private Alfred 5ushee Writes Mother
From Camp at Bayreuth.

Mrs. Mary Bushee has received a
letter from her son. Private Alfred
Bushee, company X, 18th infantry.
The letter is dated November / and
was written at the German prison
camp az Bayreuth. about a hundred
miles north of Munich
The letter passed the German cen
sor without lnutilation, as would not
have been the case had it contained
any information relative to the treat
ment of the men in the camp. The
writer says that be is well and that
his relatives have no cause to worry
so far as he is concerned When the
letter was written rumors of the
armistice had even reached the Amer
ican prisoners who were looking for
ward to their release in the near fu-
ture. The writer says: Il think |
will be a little late for the Christmas
dinner at home but | will be there not
long afterward.'
Mrs. Bushee was notified by the
war department some time ago that
her son had been captured by the Ger.
man soldiers and she is greatly re-
lieved to learn that the boy has not
apparently suffered extreme hardship
during his confinement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
A Jab at clsment.

Announcement IS made that Cover
nor-elect Clement cannot find a suit.
able house in Montpelier to live I'm
while in Office He probably wants a
palace but the people of Montpelier
cannot be expected to give up their
homes, even for a Local Option Gov
ernor Clement would not do It, if the
conditions were reversed He even
refused to let a lone fisherman use
his private railroad stop at Bow.Ar-
row point at Grand Isle If the truth
is known Clement never had any
serious idea Of living IN Montpelier
during his term of Office He wont be
needed there anyway-Illndley will
do the work but Clement will get the
salary Burlington Clipper.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
SOLDIERS TO HAVE CHRISTMAS
Those in New York to Be Provided
With Dinners, Etc.

New York. Dec Christmas
and nowhere to go" will be deleted
from the conversation OF many thous.
and soldiers and sailors on leave in
New York and other large cities as
the result Of an elaborate, country.
wide program of entertainme<A ar.
ranged by the war camp community
service
Spending several hundred thousand
dollars, the Organization will provide
dinners theatre parties, dances ana
gifts for men within its reach who
cannot get home for the holidays, New
York is endeayoring 10 bring home to
them
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
SAYS COLD WEATHER
BRINGS RETURN OF
INFLUENZA
Public Must Be Careful to Avoid A
Second Epidemic. Easier to Pre-.
vent Than Cure. What to Do.

Encouraging reports of the fewer
cases Of Influenza in this vicinity
hould not allow us to relax our vigi-
lance or to become careless in the be-
lief that the danger is all over" says
a well known authority. With the
coming of cold weather there is apt TO
be a return Of this frightful epidemic
and its seriousness will depend on the
extent Of the precautions, taken by
The public, to prevent Infection
When the air Is full of influenza
germs, you may be constantly breath
ing them into your nose and throat.
But their danger may be avoided and
YOU may make yourself practically I'M
mune to infection if you destroy the
germ before it actually begins work
in your blood
During the recent serious epidemic,
which hit Bennington so hard. most
successful results were obtained by
many through the simple breathing
into the nose, throat and lungs OF tho
medicated air of oil OF Hyomei Prob
ably no better. safer OF more sensible
precaution against Influenza, Grippe.
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis or Catarrh
OF the nose and throat could be erii'
ployed than to so now TO w. L, Go
kays drug store and get a complete
Hyomei outfit consisting OF a bottle
Of the pure oil OF Hyomei and little
yestpocket hard rubber inhaling do
vice into which a few drops of the oil
are poured.
Carry this Inhaler with you during
the day and each half hour or so put
il In your mouth and draw deer
breaths Of It's pure healing germicldnl
air into the passages Of your nose
throat and lungs to destroy any germs
that may have found lodgment there
This simple precaution may save you
a serious illness and the loss OF sew
eral weeks work 1t Is pleasant e
use and not at all expensive as the In
halor will last q lifetime and further
supplies Of the OIL Of Hyomei can be
had at Gokay's drug store for q few
cents.
Hundreds Of people In this vicinity
used Hyomei IN this way during th'
recent crisis and avoided danger
They should not neglect Il now fo
the danger Is BY no means over.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
TRIAL CONTINUED
Wilcox.Buok Case to Sc Completed at
June Term OF Court.


When county court resumed its ses-
sion this forenoon, it was announced
that the case OF William O. Wilcox VS..
Albert +. Buck ct al had been contin-
ued to the June term to be held at
Manchester The parties to the case
are residents OF Arlington and sun
derland and the suit "a over the cut
ting of timber on land in the latter
town II was expected earlier in the
term that the court would be put on
wheels and taken to Manchester for
the trial OF the case as the parties are
residents OF tlm north shire
When the case was called Tuesday
an adjournment was taken in order
that a survey Of the land IN question
might be made, Actual trial OF the
case began Thursday before the fol.
lowing jury Elmer Brownson OF Arl-
ingion, Frank Smith Of Bennington.
George Chandler OF Bennington. VIII
liam Tulley and Charles Wade OF Dor
set. fra Mattison OF Glastonbury. r.
b. Gleason and Harry Beebe OF Man.
chester, Enos Hicks OF Pownal James
Leach OF Rupert. Clayton Reed OF
SALISBURY and Jerome Hill of Sunder.
land.
Some testimony was introduced on
Thursday. but when the attorneys met
this morning the court granted post
pOnement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
CHRISTMAS corILLloN DEC. 27
Annual Dance OF Public Welfare
Association.


Holiday week being a time OF joy,
it is then, as at no other season, right
and proper to be gay and so in for a
thorough good time even though war
work still has to claim much OF our
time and thought. An opportunity
for such gayety and whole-souled en-
ioyment will be given on the evening
OF December 27th, when the annual
dance OF the Public Welfare Associ-
alton will be held in the Black Cat
Athletic Association hall formerly
Foresters' hall)
This is to be a patriotic dance and
will have some new features sugges-
tive OF both the season and the reas-
ons for peculiar rejoicing at this
time The hall decorations will be in
keeping with this idea, and If the
dancers desire to wear the national
colors in the form of little flags (or
larger onesl or TO incorporate the red
white-and-blue scheiIa in their cos.
tunes in any manner, that also will
be acceptable No definite costuming
is requested, however
Donnelly's orchestra Of six pieces
will furnish the music, and in addi
ton to the dancing, the Rrlors will
be arranged for cards and games fol
those who do not care to dance or foi
hose who wish to alternate dancine
with a more quite time
Mrs George NJ Hawks has the
preparations in charge, and every de
tail will he carried out with the prime
idea of making this thoroughly en-
ioyable party for everyone ATTENDING
whether they dance or not Makl
your plans to reserve Friday night o
holiday week for the Christmas dane,
of the Welfare Association.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
AMERICAN WAS SLAIN
Because He Went Outside 8arbsd
Wire of German Prison.

Copenhagen Wednesday, Dec. is
tby he Associated press) The kill
ing of Lieutenant Coheny, an Ameri-
can airman in the German prison
camp at Stralsund on Dec. 5. is re-
ported by three British officers who
have arrived here The American
lieutenant. the officers say. went out
side the barbed wire for moment
and the German guards fred three
times at him. Lieutenant Coheny was
killed by q bulo. through the chest.
a British officer was seriously wound
ed by the shots. The guards refused
to allow Cohenys comrades to remove
his body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
500 Reward, 500

The readers OF this paper viii be
pleased TO learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that oclenee has
been able to cure In an It's stages and
that ls catarrh. Calurrh being grendy
Influenced hy constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Cntnrrh Medicine ia taken internally and
actg ihrn the Blood on the Mucous sur
faces of thc SvHicm thereby destroying
thc foundation OF the disease, giving the
patient strength bv building up ne con-
rttutlon nnd nssiring nature Va dolng its
work. Tho proprietors have 50 ,much
faith In tho curative power of Hairs
Tatnrrh Medicine that they offer one
Hundred Dollars Tor any case th1t it fhiia
40 euro. Send for lift ~ tcsimonlals
Address H. ] CrfINry g CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, l9c'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
VON HINDENBURG
PLANS COUNTER
REVOLUTION
Will Form New Front Six Miles
Behind Neutral Zone
EXPLANATION is WANTED
He Declares Existing Government Is
Incapable Of Preventing Realiza-
tion Of Scheme.

Paris, Dee 20 Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg has teegraphed the Ber.
lin government OF his intention to
form new front six miles behind the
neutral zone fixed by the armistice,
says a dispatch TO a journal from
Zurich
The government has asked the
Marshal for an explanation, the dis
patch adds, but il has not received a
reply
The correspondent affirm that Won
Hindenburg and other militarists are
behind the counter revolutionary
movement He declares the existing
government is manifestly incapable of
preventing the realization OF their
scheme.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
sHlPeulLpINe INQUIRY
Report Concerning Hog Island Project
Made Public.

Washington, Dec. 20 The long
awaited report of the justice depart
ment's inquiry concerning the great
Hog Island shipbuilding project, made
public at the White House today on n
wireless from the president, says a
searching investigation has disclosed
no criminal liability.
II records to the arbitration board
what part, if any. of over a sixty mil
lion plant cost was in excess of rea
sonable necessity and should be de
manded of contractors
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
PEOPLES LEAGUE
Berlin Organization Has Prominent
Men on Committee.

London Dec 20.-A Peoples
League has been organized in Berlin.
says a central news dispatch from Co
penhagen. The Leagues committee
included Prince Maximllan. former
German Chancellor; Hugo Haase. in
dependent socialist. Count VonBern.
storff- former ambassador to United
States. Matthias Erseberger. Centrist
leader; DR. Solf former German for.
eign minister; Prince Won Horenlohe
Schillingsfuerst, Austrian ambassador
and Cardinal Won Hartmann, archi.
bishop Of Cologne
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
WILSON WILL BE IN
ENGLAND FOUR DAYS
He viii Start Immediately After He
Has Christmas Dinner With Ameri-
can Troops in Field.

Paris, Dec 20.--president Wilson's
plans for visiting London, while not
yet positive contemplate his leaving
for England, Thursday. Probably he
will remain four days. He will start
Immediately after he has Christmas
dinner with the American troops in
the field
He will not return directly to Paris
but il is expected he will visit the de.
vaslated regions Of France and Bel.
gium. The President spent most OF
today conierring with Italian states
men and considering the claims that
Italy will lay before the peace confer.
ence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
CHANGES IN CUSTOMS OFFICERS
Cameron c. Gale Placed in Charge at
Swanton.

ST. Adams. Dec. 19-The following
changes have been made in the GUS
toms district In Vermont: Winfield
W. Stiles has been promoted from
deputy collector and inspector to
deputy collector and Inspector in class
., stationed at Albdrg; Deputy Collec-
tor and Inspector Cameron G. Gale,
who has been on duty at Island Pond
and Quebec. has been transferred and
appointed deputy collector in charge
at Swanton. vice r. NJ Tobin, de
ceased.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
DIED ON SAME DAY AS MOTHER
eandmaster Ralph Dawes Was Victim
OF Troop Train Wreck.

Montpelier, Dec. 1a,--John G. Nor.
ton has received word of the death Of
his nephew, Ralph Norton Dawes. who
was killed IN the wreck of troop
train in France on Dec O.. the same
day on which the young mans mother
died in Boston Of pneumonia. Mr..
Dawes was bandmaster OF the l04th
infantry and has been in France for
some time having received the
croiy de guerre, lie vas 80 years of
age and was a native OF Springfield,
Mass.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
II YOU tried 10 be foxy.

you couldn't think of a slicker scheme
than 20 make contract so that if YOU
died first. the other partners should
take care of your family. That's Life
Insurance Natiogal Life ms. Co., OF
VT (Mutual) Earle S. Knsley
General Agent, Mead Building. Rut
land, VI ADV,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST-On Thursday afternoon
long fur neck piece. dark marten fur;
In or near Drysdale's store OF In the
shopping district. Finder will kindly
ward. 1876
FOR SALE-Make Your wife a
Christmas present OF "a Hoosicr kitch-
en- Cabinet or table a. u Wluslow 71tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20

Boston. Dec. 19.-Francis ("Silk'D
OLoughlin. American league umpire,
is dangerously i'll with double pneu-
monia at his home here.
The last rites of the church have
been administered.
Since the close Of the baseball sea
son, he has been connected with the
department of justice and recently
was assigned to the Boston district.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
WAR WORKERS GO ABROAD
sixty-seven Left Boston Today to Be.
gin Service.

Boston, Dec, Sixty-seyen war
workers, who expect to be ASSIGNED
20 duty with the American army. sail.
ed today for Liverpool aboard the
White Star liner Canopic The party
included one woman and 36 men en-.
rolled by the Knights of Columbus
and 81 y. NJ c, A. workers who ar.
rived last night from New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
six o,LoueALIN DYING
Well Known Baseball Umpire Has
Double Pneumonia.

Boston, Dec 20.-Francis Silk"
O'Loughlin, famous American league
umpire. died today Of influenza and
penumonia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-20
CAME FROM oIeRALTAR
The Transport Black Arrow BROUGHT
t23 American Army Men.

New York, Dec l9.-The United
States army transport Black Arrow
arrived here This morning from Cibral
tar carrying eight American officers
and ll5 men. The vessel was former
ly the German steamship Black
Hawk.