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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
"Who Have No Sons"

fou pity those who go, the gallant
men who fight and fall
Afar from peaceful homes and from
those reaching childish hands
And futelike voices, pleading one
more fairy tale, at dusk
You pity boys who lie in sodden
trenches while the guns
Play evermore their grim tattoo, and
tattered, faded flags
Wave proudly over countless mounds
that dear, immortal dustl-
Where poppies flame, less bright than
blood OF heroes freely shed
To cleanse sorry world Of tyranny
and savage lust.
But |! i pity only those of us who
cannot go!
Who cannot brave a splendid death
who never. never know
The shining pride of men who dare
the vengeance OF the foe!
You pity women who have borne
heroic sons and who
Must wave farewell to them today,
white-lipped, with shaking hands,
Anu lnen IctuTn 10 ueSoldleu nOneS,
to sleep and dream
or happier days forever gone-those
golden days
When eager soldiers fought terrific
wars, yet slept at night
In little trundle beds, all soft and
warm and safe-so safe
But |! pity her whose home those
other sons defend
The chldless woman. unafraid, bu
childless TO the end
Those women loyal, fercely brave
who have no sons to send!
You pity girlish brides abandoned b,
their soldier mates
Who go a.marching down the street I
sound of rolling drums,
And little children, fatherless. Will
war doth rack and tear
A fever.haunted World: you mour
, the ghastly, sodden waste
And utter wantonness OF War, II
pain, disease and crime,
It's victims all who love and part
and never meet again.
4 But Il pity little loves not gres
enough to see
!. The splondor OF that lover who sha
!. die for Liberty
/. rHis heritage to unborn sons, Wor
made safe and free!
, Elizabeth Newport Hepburn.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
KAISER FORMS
HIS LAST STAND
ARMY OF 100000
Is Preparing Special Force to
Defend Rhine
KNOWS TIDE HAS TURNED
Best officers and Soldiers From All
His Divisions to Be Called to
"old Guard"

With the American Army, Aug. s.
From sections OF the German Army
there are being drawn certain pro-
portion of officers aud the sturdiest4
soldiers for the formation Of force
of half million men which is tore
ceive special training and have spec
ial organization, There are 70 be no
Poles or Alsatians In this army, but
only fighters that the Kaiser believes
he can trust to the last.
This German force is not to be
used as a hammer In any new drive
for Paris; it is not TO be, used for
any blow against the British; II is
not to be used to punish" the
Americans; but, according to infor-
nation reaching allied commanders.
is being formed for no other purpose
than to stand back of4 the Rhine
against an invasion OF German soil.
II so happens that any allied ap-
proach to the Rhine would be through
the Alsace-L Lorraine line, on large
part OF which American forces stand.
1t is this force that the Americans
will face when. With the French We
get ready to take the war TO Ger
many"
Come what may between now and
that time, the Kaiser wants to be
sure to have the force with which 10.
make the stand for the Fatherland
and himaalf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
HARTFORD MAN DROWNED
Earl D. Bugbee Lost His Life in Res.
cuinu Wife and Cousin.

White River Junction, Aug. s.-Earl
d. Bugbee, "a years old, was drowned
in the White river at Hartford about
7 O'Clock last evening He, with his
wife and cousin from Derry, n. H..
was in bathing just below the Hart
ford Woolen companys dam on the
village side Of the river, His wife and
cousin got beyond their depth and
Bugbee went to their rescue and sue.
ceoded in getting both out, but was
forced under himself Hamilton Stey
ems of Hartford dove for Bugboe and
after 10 minutes succeeded In bring.
ing the body out on ledge near the
middle of the river, lie made an ef.
fort to revive the man, but without
success. Mrs Bugbee had a narrow
escape and was unconscious for sew.
eral hours.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
BRITISH DOING GREAT WORK
Have Taken $4,000 Prisoners and
Still DRIVING Enemy.

London. Aug. 9-Fourteen thousand
prisoners, and guns too numerous to
mention. have been taken by the
British in their drive on the south
Somme front, the war Office an
nounces. The cavalry is still pursu-
ing the enemy. The allied progress
is still continuing. The French have
taken Fresnoy EN- Chaussee and the
British have reached point east OF
'Lequesnel and Caix. Germans are
cvacuatng their positions on Lys Val
ley on the Flanders front.
On the Lys front the British now
hold LOGON, Lecornet Male, Quentin,
Lepetitpacaut and Lesart. Above the
Lys region on the front north of Kem-
mel, the British carried out a local
operation last night In which their
line was advanced on the front more
than thousand yards.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
VERMONT CASUALTY LIST

Report from War Department for
August 8.
Washington. Aug. S.-On the casual
~ list the following Vermont names
appoar as being wounded
Private Joseph LaFlam, North Fer
rishure.
Private Preston Slack, Thetford
Cente.
Others from near by towns are:
Lieut.. Fred Pollard, North Adams
killed in action; privates Matthew
| Coessens, Amsterdam and Peter
Corey, Adams, wounded.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
PoWNAL CENTER

A canning demonstration will be
held at the school house, August 18th.
$50 a. IN. This demonstration is con-
Quoted by Miss Luce, assistant state
club leader OF boys and girls, pri-
marily for the boys and girls. Adults
are welcome and Miss Hunt, Home
Demonstration Agent, urges the wo-
men to attend. since there will doubt
less be no other canning demonstra-
tion in the community.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
GRAVE OF ROOSEVELT FOUND
inscription Reads Buried by Th.
Germans"

with the American Army on the
Vesle, Wednesday. Aug (By the AS.
sociated Pressl on a wooden Cross
at the head OF grave at the edge OF
wood at Chamery east OF Fereen
Tardenois was this inscription.
Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt,
buried by the Germans"
German newspapers announced sew
eral days ago that Lieutenant Iioose
velt who disappeared during, an aer
lal combat on July ~, had heen
buried by the Germans at Nhanlery.
but until today the grave was not
discovered II was found by an
American aviator The inscription Is
in English.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
NEW YORK Mu! lC TEACHER
Says "VinoI Cures Chronic Coughs"

NoJo N'"V' SS'No S"o''S OSNs"e
New York City, l2l Nicholas Av.
onue.--"l teach piano and singing and
when suffering from chronic coughs,
colds and bronchitis, use Ninol as |
find II cures when other remedies
fail Henry Albers.
The reason Ninol is so successful
In such conditions. Is because II is a
constitutional remedy containing beef
and cod llyor peptones, iron and
manganese peptonatos and glycero
phosphates II strengthens and re
vltalzes the entire system and as
sists nature to expel the disease.
We know of many such cases. VIM
l.. Gokay, and Druggists Everywhere
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
Quality Of Courage

Cowordce In amy form prevails only
In instances where the individual Is
unaccompanied by being possessing
stronger forces. In the company OF
one or more courageous fellow beings
the most fearful man not only becomes
fearless but will exhibit courage'-Ex'
change.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
o. A. p. WILL HOLD PICNIC
Bennington Chapter Celebrates Birth
day Next Friday.

day Next Friday.
The Bennington Chapter d. A. r.
will celebrate Bennington's day. and
its own twenty-ifth birthday as well.
by a picnic meeting at Mrs c. Ii.
Dewey's in Woodfprd next Friday
Members will meet at Miss Valen
tine at four O'Clock in the afternoon,
where automobiles will be in readi-
ness to take everyone up the noun
tain All who can attend this picnic
are asked to tell the Regent, Miss Val
entne, by telephone early, on Satur-
lay or Monday il possible, for she
will Try to be near the telephone on
hose days. All information as to
urch and other details viii then be
given. All auto owners who can use
their cars for this affair are asked to
notify the Regent at the earliest con
vcnlont hour, as available space must
he Known. The best kind OF time
is promised to the. d. "A, r.; II Is
hoped that the mountain viii be
crowded with filled autos that after
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
FUNERAL OF MIS-. MOSES
Held This Afternoon from Her Late
Home.

The funeral of Mrs. Walter Moses
was held this afternoon at o'clock
from her late home on Elm street.
Rev. L. P. Miller o!iiciated and inter.
ment was in the Park Lawn ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Zoe Hill Moses aged So years
passed away after a nine weeks ill
ness Wednesday evening She had
been a resident of Bennington the
greater part of her life and large
circle of friends will mourn her
death.
Surviving beside her husband are
two sons Frank and Paul Moses, both
Of Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
$40 ON CASUALTY LIST
Number Missing Is Largest in Any
Single Day.

Washington, Aug. 9.--Names of 1903
officers and men missing in action
we're contained in five army casualty
lists aggregating 1853 made public to-
day by War Department. The marine
corps list brought the total to $40.
Nearly half the men named we're from
Pennsylvania, There we're 222 from
that state, "A being from Philadelphia
alone. The number missing is the
largest announced in any single day.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
100 PER CENT DoeR

Howe Does Not Believe in Halfway
Doings.
Candidate Frank L. Howe, is out
of the newspaper business temporari
ly while his gubernatorial campaign
is on. Editor Howe never did things
by halves and he evidently doesn't
intend to begin now.-Bradford Opin.
icr.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09
WEATHER FORECAST

For eastern New York and western
Vermont. thunder showers this after.
noon. Partly cloudy and cooler to.
night Saturday fair.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09

IS a list of contributors:
Robert S. Drysdale $4,000
Mrs, f. B. jennings 10000
+ Il. jennings ia0.0GI
Mrs. j. G. Mccullough 10000
II. r. Mccullough 10000
h. H. Everett 10000
VI. NJ. Shoemaker 5000
A. ]. Holden $500
Iohn II. Harper 2000'
!. c. Colgate 1000
g y. Wellington 1000
6. Worthington lo0O.
9. poardman 1900
P. B. jennings 1900
f. b. Jennings, Jr. i00C
G. Lundoff iO.0l
g. B. Johnson ic.00
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Kelley 1000
L. D. yelling l0o0
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly 1000
Mrs. James Eddy 1000
Miss b. Eddy 1000
Mr. and Mrs. Mcdonald 1000
Dr. Wilson 500
Rev. G. w. Towart 500
Mrs. Charles Cooper 500
Iohn Thomson 800
Mrs. John Temple 500
Thomas Temple 500
w. s. Temple 800
A. Crawford 500
J. e. Burke 500
c. T. Burt 500
Q. F. Graves 800
l.. Graves 500
w. l.. Gokay 500
G. Z. Hawks 500
A. j. Cooper 800
!. Ed. Walbridge 500
A. s. Payne 500
E. d. Huling SOC
DR. Buchanan 500
n. Souires 500
II. II. Shields SOC
II. c. Shields SOC
B. Kellogg SOC
c. Wells 5.0t
Miss NJ. Sanford 5.Ol
e. Il. Howe 5.Ot
r Bason 5.0I
]. Campbell 5.Ol
Miss NJ. l.. DeWildc 5.O
c. Bonynge 90
H. C. Cushman so
w. Bradford 90
Mrs. w. Bradford so
Miss Wilson 80
Miss McWilliams so
IA. Kilinas so
S. Mcleod so
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-08-09

contents noted. Replying. beg to
state that | am not responsible for
the publication in the newspaper;
there certainly is no claim on my part
that | have ever had any talk with
you regarding the conditions at these
clubs in Bennington"
In addition TO this Attorney Gener-
al Barber on the 18th inst, in the
presence of States Attorney Allen
Martin OF Essex Junction, and myself,
said that he had never spoken or writ
ten to me about the selling or fur
of liquor in Bennington,
either by clubs or licensed dealers
and that he had not made any request
of me for the prosecution of either
And | declare that he had never re-
quested or suggested such action by
me.
f. c. Archibald.
States Attorney Bennington County
Manchester Center July 20, 1918.
The Reformer has no desire to pre-.
cipitate any controversy, but 1t is
constrained to say in its own defense
that the paragraph quoted was writ
ten after an interview with the head
of the states prosecuting department
and would be written the same again
under like circumstances.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26

These are days that try mems
souls. At least we are Begin ing
to think so. Yet we ave not sac
rihced as we will be called upon to
do. The giving up of -four goes
hard, it is claimed, by some, but
it is no sacrifice as compared to
the giving up of loved ones and
life. This thing should be looked
at from personal viewpoint. The
boys who die in. the trenches are
dying for you. Those who are
wounded and MANNED are not sac
riticing and suffering for them
selves, but for you. In the face
Of these facts can you refuse to
sacrifice for them. The duty Of
the hour is work, is confidence,
resolution, optimism and true sac
rifice. Are you doing your partl
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
Notice to Contractors
Clearing and Dredging

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Directors of Drainage
District No. 6, of Gibson, Weak
ley and Carroll Counties, Tennes-
see, until noon, Tuesday, June 4,
1918, at the Office Of the County
Court Clerk, of Gibson county,
at Trenton, Tennessee, and at said
place on said date at 2 o'clock D.
o., said bids will be publicly opened
and read. The work contemplated
under this contract is the clearing
of the right-of-way 200 feet wide
and about % miles long, and the
digging of about 25 miles of ditch
or canal; there being about 638
acres of clearing of right-of- way
along the ditch and a creek, and
about 2,055,000 cubic yards of
dredging, and about 5000 yards
of team or dredging work and
clearing along Reedy creek. The
work to be let lies along the wat
ers of the South Fork of the Obion
river in Gibson, WeakIey and Car
roll Counties, Tennessee, and be-
gins where the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad crosses said river in
Carroll County, Tennessee, and
ends at the point where the east
boundary line of Obion County,
Tennessee, touches said river, a
distance of about % miles. The
dredge work is to consist of dig
.ging an open channel for the en-
tire distance, and bids will be re-
ceived for both one and two dredge
boats for the work. Notice will
be given for contractors when the
funds are available, at which time
a written contract shall be signed
by the contractors, and the work
is to be commenced within thirty
days after the contract is signed.
The clearing of the right-of- way is
to be kept we'll ia advance of the
dredge work. The right to reject
any and all bids is reserved. AS
a guarantee that contract will be
entered into and bond made, each
bid must be accompanied by a cash
deposit or certified check made
payable to A. d. Holt, treasurer
of the district, for 10 per cent of
the estimated cost of the work to
be done under the bid, the deposit
not to exceed $4,000. A bond
will be required of the successful
bidder or bidders, for the faithful
performance of the contract, in a
sum equal to twenty-five per cent
of the contract price of the work
to be done, as required by law. A
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
"FUROR TEUTONICUSn

Germany is hurting its legion
in desperation against the flexible,
deadly line of the defenders Of
civilization. Germany has, at last,
reverted openly to type. It's cam
outage Of kultur is thrown off.
Its mission is frankly destructive.
1t sees through a bloody mist and,
roaring, rushes upon the spears.
There is even pathos in this bar
barrie desperation-the pathos Of
the defective gorilla, yearning to
be more like a man he outwardIy
resembles, but not knowing how:
the pathos of the cannibal who
seeks to absorb the virtues of his
by making that enemy into
a pot-pie and consuming him.
Germany, as a matter of fact, be-
gan its war upon mankind not to
give what Germany has, but to
take what Germany lacks-the
grace of France, the poise of Eng
land, the beauty ofItaly, the freedom
of America. 1t would have these
things by cannibalistic possessions,
a
by destroying and consuming them.
Its notion of acquiring the beauty
of the rose would be to pickle the
rose and eat it.
Defeated in its clumsy, brutal
attempt to possess the world Ger
many sees red and goes mad. On
the edge of the abyss it strived not
to save itself, but to carry its OPP
ponents down with it. Chicago
News.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
BROKEN FOR your

The ministers of Memphis we're
asked last Sunday il their sermons
to make a plea for Liberty Bonds.
In response to this request the
buying of Liberty Bonds as a duty
to christianity and civilization was
urged with eloquence and fervor
from all the pulpits of the city.
The Rev. Ben Cox, pastor Of
Central Baptist church, spoke with
power on the great theme, remind
ing his hearers of the inestimable
sacrifice that had been made by
countless soldiers of Americas al
lies who had given their lives for
the freedom Of the world.
"A prominent American" said
DR.. Cox was walking over
a European battlefield when he
found the body of a dear
friend, and as the man turned
over the body and gazed upon the
crimson spot on the forhead of the
soldier, where the fatal bullet had
pierced, it seemed that he could
hear the voice of the lost friend
say, This is my body broken for
YOU and during many days and
nights following he would hear
again the words, This is my body
broken for you
DO you realize that 10000, 900
of these bodies have been broken
for us9 Perhaps 100000 of
them are under the sod or beneath
the waves of the sea and as many
more were manned, blind, de-
formed or insane. Once beauti-
fuI and prosperous France is a
country of cripples. American
bodies are now being broken for
US and will be in larger numbers.
When we read the casulty list
the honor roll-in our newspapers
every day, let US hear these men
saying, This is my body given
for you
American soldiers, some of the
bravest and best men that God
ever made, are willing to made the
supreme sacrifice to protect wo-
men and children against the awful
debaucheries practiced by the Huns
on the women and children of Eu-
rope. | hope that every member
of this congregation will 90 his
limit in buying Liberty Bonds,
thus helping Uncle Sam. and at
the same time making safe in
yestment, for if Liberty Bonds do
not form safe investment, there
are none"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
THE BIG BATTLE

Last Sunday, April 81, marked
the close of the fourth week of the
big battle on the western front.
-Four weeks Of hard, continuous
fighting.
The enemy, it is said, announced
to his people, shortly before the
battle began, that he would be in
Paris by the 18th of April. He
gave himself three weeks in which
to accomplish the feat, But his
time expired and another week
added, and at the end of four
weeks he was little nearer Paris
than when he began.
He found resistance at every
point much stronger than was an
ticipated, and, though for a while,
it looked like he might make his
threat good, yet that resistance
was sufficient, not only to stop his
great armies, butte cripple them
and at places to drive them back,
The battle continues in all its
fury, but the allies at the begin
ming of the fifth week were in fine
fettle, and in our opinion, the
kaiser will not reach Paris.
This has proven one of the most
destructive battles in the worlds
history. While the allies, by stra-
getic movements and by the Civ
mo OF territory at times when
too holly pressed, have conserved
their man power all they could.
vet their losses have been heavy,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1918
LEXINGTON TRAGEDY


The Lexington tragedy shows to
what desperate ends good citizens
can be driven when they feel that
their community has been out
ragged.
The sheriff, in the discharge of
his duty, as a law enforcing Of
,6cer, was shot down BY a negro
law violator when he saw. he was
about to be apprehended 10 his ne
farious business. The negro had
gone unnolested SO long. and, no
doubt, had been encouraged in his
laRless business by men who
clai ned responsibility, until all his
regard for law had left him, and
he was ready to DO anything to es.
cape its force. The sheriff came
between him and his right to do as
he pleased, and to escape the eff
fects of his acts he kills the officer
and plunges into the dark with the
hope OF escaping. The brute mis-
judged the situation.
The blood of the dead man and
friend enraged the people of the
town and community until they
thought only of revenge. The
brute must be caught at all haz-
zard. Nothing was left undone
until he was apprehended. The
chase was exciting, and only cal
culated to make more intense the
feeling against the man that had
wronged the community. He was
caught after a chase of TWO nights
and nearly two days.
He was carried back to the scene
of his crime. The town was
crowded with people. In the ex-
element that followed the voice
OF law and order and the best in
terest of the community, fell upon
deaf ears, and the mad mob hoisted
the black brute to a pole and
burned his dead body.
Two terrible crimes have been
committed. The first without an
excuse. The second with only the
excuse that when men are mad
and excited over a terrible crime,
forget that they are doing a great
wrong in their efforts to reap ven
gence and to bring reparation
The mob in its mad condition
demanded death for death. Those
who plead for law and order could
only promise life imprisonment at
most. Passion was too high, feel.
ing too intense, and excitement too
great for men to think, and the
work of the mob was accomplished.
Until we have laws that will in
sure speedy punishment for ter
rible crimes, the country will con-
tinue to be the scene of mob vio-
lenee.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26

tions and therefore requires cor
stitutional treatment. Halls Ca
tarrh Medicine. manufactured by
f. j. Cheney & g., Toledo, Ohio,
is a constitutional remedy, is taken
internally and acts thru the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the
System. One Hundred Dollars
reward is offered for any case that
Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to
cure. Send for circulars and tes-
timonials.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas wonder cures kidney
and bladder trouble, removes
gravel, cures diabetes, weak and
lame back, rheumatism. and all
irregularity of the kidneys and
bladder in both men and women,
regulates bladder troubles in child
rem. If not sold BY your druggist
will be sent by mail on receipt Of
$1.00, One small bottle is two
months treatment and seldom fails
to perfect a cure. Send for Ten
nessee testimonials, DR.. E. w.
Hall, 1926, Olive street, st. Louis
Mo. Sold by all druggists.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-04-26

The democratic state central
committee of Minnesota decided
that no candidate should be entered
for the United States senate against
Senator Nelson, the republican sit
ting member, who is a candidate
for reelection, and who has been a
sincere and active supporter Of the
administration in its attitude to-
ward Germany from the beginning.
The spirit of not entering into
campaigns of political strife seems
to be manifesting itself in many
sections of the country.