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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
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f8s Aaie ~ raseFnnent aar aaeinss
siAmga haA twe ereastaes 80 fai
asNa fhahmaa. "a "a Hafrtias
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ARRes Na.taey boem aisfrrts
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~ W 3htstis NeFfA Henplh9ton A
= FaFne ihflN tsasa Lee MAfnTr
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f,sa4 Marta
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
HIGH cosr IA aisulkSros
ssseseN aee Aeartuswts Bee a. Fso-
sssar efsss--ous ~o~sn Prer,.
esss crs,nary wesr snd Tear

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-ef fa klN n ere ~elf aia ii..sier
lfIaui af1 enre Gamuasis raierr.
Writes Ctsrirs o. Tracrwen in wash
inEfaa sinr
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ei rea's e fallr ~ saseftlax infrfesi
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faI a.arfmsnfs az fatuiaas rafea
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
M.I.HAMlEN
IS DEAD IN
HIS 63O YEAR
Lifelong Resident Passed
Away Saturday Afternoon
H. ONLY TWO WEEKS
canavss.s go F,su cs~msrsssl 1s<
nusiasts - Henwiagfea fST
@amg wears

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ssSa sauen rhisens "a this lssane&A
are ,gssnNy cred @AfmFaav pf1rsaenn
at sac Ns.e ttrem a~we wnsse Ne
sae bprn ama sAaFn Ae haa AMsss&
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betea tas his nrsi tiinees wae u
onif t~o useks Gufataon
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nurn Ma 81 tst&. fae sea 81 L@sss.
sffs d sIsmien eua Mar 1ana
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taena
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
THOUGHT sIlL RULE aosLD
seierstss a3esrta Skips 81 sea 49, -
centrsiisa Frc~ snsse ana o1setiNs
wn - cr8N~ Nlks cevn

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aiaef essfae slafsiinx IaFe0flsaas nnfee
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sfrakNnx * iairileeiufal ieninaii
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have isntri hlt farrhrat Ans0sH1r
tra ~ ihem a. tefilu4 sisasf -.
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nirrianr4 aifhau1 vtr~a Ana arafhser
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ftaf n van'a opiT ts starl ah.ls
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stsi a. unFssenfaf
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fhat egsa spaos b ,i,raThf fs 80 arr
sanih 'atine fFare every 8ag fsraash
fhlNkinE rrsrras a. $50 nf -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

ns n REsn4.vED --Thu ln lhs
d~afA "a gesepn Lsyfn. ans 81 fhs
lnanfsrs ~ ths Ieatsh A.aaFi. sn
rolonF N heanfasfen su4 ens af 70
rieHf in1sentai ana ralnea rr.atsr
rhe nennlDxioG HslTeu Cna9rvxA
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fsrritA seGg - the eqFqif krlcfea
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
MANY INJURED
IN SUBWAY
CAR PANIC
Passengers Terrified py
Blowing OF Fuse
SCORES IN HOSPITALS
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~ vie eeramsis se
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frem hfstee FIasa
snse 81 ~ 'uuref Werm ffeai.
ea ~ sAe GAsutftsKe FtF huspslal
ana a. sA8s es0fr et iA~ ashfsfse
H~list haspltni ebHa esheFs nere
tastH sa fsef ha,aea
Na faF So cp9ia asesff1lnea
.aefs sefe an ffatfs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
BREST-uTOvSK
CONFERENCE
IS SUSPENDED
Offical Announcement Made
From Berlin
CHANGE IS SUDDEN ONE
esa3<st 81 ssssa fnas Ne9ei ss sns
as vrnnsfsrrsa ss sfszkheirr A.
ps~sns ste~.eHne aie<s

l.nnaom. gaR -fiesette tAe stAte.
mema mass a. fas Ns9n f'ommNies
~ sas a~achsiax iasi sees ~ lae
aa2r F1esiNn He1rsl&fy NAleA fel.
bes~t q Csowa Coaneu aeia f~w
aaTs hefsse. 81 the sfeef thaf taa
psnes nesatiancns st hrret t.isasss
~sr~ sreueasine satisfactorily. snd
tAs afln21an irum laerlls tAaf tba
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esssAonn 10 s1sekAoiaa ~ some eiaer
nnufrai sify waa msrvtY a sass ssts.u
nss = demsns ~ oHeiai aunooece
meet frem fserin STATES faat fss
aesce n~Npsmriens save he~u a~s.
prrdea tnnporsrni Ths texf -
me s2nD&nrHmant tF&nswfgee fron
x4rteA anasr esse - satstsf 90
iows
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to4ay ~ BeFlln. ehteh Fleid AAreasi
vun hlu1Nnhnrs an& Geu sea I95ea
acr9 altsnae1 Ater tae me.flsa
the fniipwtns oeAmi saafssoeai SIS
lazoed
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fha RBnaixn ttegeremewt te ffsnsfet
the seaf ~ n@wpskffums frmn hretf
LAswsex - EaockAoln the cussai
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maan ~ Qefnnn Faretxa Minlssr
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tne rstas7psiqr " the seaer nFa.ai
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sisl Fereien n n,aser esf~ an faa
n&y e. the t4@e risre a NAaleser
sffsneenent aad heea n4fs seeass
~ hGFe h@ea speei sasaeniF aa4 so
iar - fas Gefman - AIS sers 600
eerue4 4neeeertsdil ~ fae fFesa
CoGnrE
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07


qusef bntre eea4fra eas saieu.
ainea af : aglask Asa3aF sferneaa
At fha hnae ~ ~ an1 Mfs Hsrf
AbHerF en Mp~t Mar street stea
Arlf aanssitf. tsftefiNe irert and
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irwn esfa minNl ia teii msIrnsnF
% NeF q A. fUn
TIE hFias aas aifehasa ~ Mle
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acted a. tesi m1n
TIE hriae aas Kaarfa n aesr
afaY fafttis and r4rrls1 poUsaef
~ Fias raraaflaas fhe mata nj
aa0os ehs afrgaet ir naaf efeas de
eAine ~f1A raea ba1 FtrtriiaEf
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efsea aua fhe sagEf eoasle ler aE
iAt afnrnn8a train 9ifs saoaer
@ rics for 3 trig 'ara A. Nss Yort
STATE
fhf bride eas na0lafrd nH fhr
'efiau aaa Farfanre ramraaf aaA .
.ne7lher ~ faa f~naiuKf1n NFange
Ian afIlatrann " a. emaictee ~
'af hiAfs Cas- Tetfsics enpaaf
tafe naes lsraF eriF m fflenas
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

HHt" -" H""t"~ ""f
- Assesses tesstl@9
AZ fha snnsAl helaess nlestsne ~
ne Assissa sl8 ssmsesy ai me fsep
lsf tnNrA fse fsises4a0 afaeers
4ese tinetse Freshest Mg4 3 M
arNess4a ~ sice rgessa~nt a1
seg 1smsanea aaa Nte hFrslssnf
Nrs faffs whHfftsr sefresart
Nfs fiefaeff MAFs4en ffasssfaf
wlss Nstfis saipg leaders ~ rirg lss
Haia ana Fiesesaf sfFesfs NFe fne
art Mrs. leWts Mss Aaftaa Cunn
ssfeef Ns ifavft Naeas Hfs so
4eg E4~sen Miss nVnAa tases rn
ffree Ms tasnr toen Mn
Ear.e farae Mas Msfsaa nrau
ssae Ssaaai snt NeFft ssreets. Nfs
hli4af tiezsafau lara Marse Nfs
Heusef laas Mrs. rheaoas EaF~n
aaIt 4~Fsafa AaFs Mfa Mdans
tra Creesrf 3rs 8ietf
FAN EAsflsHt4t a.errataa ana
s1ss saaaetBsea ntf BE- annsaaa 81
20 nSst meNmR
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

Nani eter Oar ks : feaafs ~
faiiruas aHeais eaassrenes IN tas
fe m trfe H aas aesnsa4 dssMn
tssf etaasf isn4aFs 81 Famber ~
ca4eeea are ta fase s3aes lu f.a raF
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81 aass aa sersre aeaeaassas 80
rHftfeNee "a tesaruaef aaanls ff
y eaarrfNaea ~ raan4a AS yAe Maaf
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
FEEDING FOWLS FRESH MEAT
Rmehlta tsaruss ses csnsr Anarpais
ace safety Used fer rsss -.
pee 81 many Fanrma

n b. eung@sn pFAriice ea rnani
fnrus e. feed fs@ts ffuaA meal
ihr,ushgai fhe Nieter hahttfA. h~r~ea
sad farm anlmals st eea Alpd 90 an
asher age safrly used tas t1ie purpsiss
4grAg ffeeneg NsnMar. th~rp ~
grpat dan0~F lHoaa p1eaa4l1e g~'it.iai's
acenrrinE whers ms pgartce - rpe-
ilu4rs. unsstr careleAa Nftaesis aia1
fhp m-~s sit.aN.zI 10 fat.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

F44sra haa h~~u ttsi& rsE4afedif
oaf a. sag ~ ata m~f sac f.ssi whira
sas ras~ass e. hfe ~ sise satie Sc
aas lavsfsa a. 4 n< sthers 10 dansF
aaa nas arrs~d ektf7y rls. nieeh ~
80 nes cure 80 We tafsfuas sis.
rHrsi I'm fs~t grskr fav elevrg pse.
hzs wnsr you Jazt sass t fsr sas-
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

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81 az thaf wu Nh reu rp aaa then
faAr talf ~ fhe aesf fa.nr ~valiahle
ta aff Foa nlr q Aftla hTaer Itas
yoa Wli re ~ sne tep uiih ffaeeta'
~ rst&dify
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
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- "7FFNINI T7IttTNtINFk
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81 ks1n4fipn n q Blieans 10 h4s.
IA faftssF wushis in a. uHarf % -
cure tear1ers Tfa ftma Il 4. so.srr
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07
~sAr-aN soaseAsr

Fr saatefa Neu N1rk ana e~.fsrr
fermont saew aat eet8af foa.sht
&nf TneastAs
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-07

Gennrogs Csatf .estlena
tpufrtas ssns nsntin4e to ~ ~
sited ~ FTeasaref ef fn14Ut q W@a9h
mAn ~ the f1as ~ tDe relief ~ tha
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
LESS GRIP HEgE,
REPORTS SHOW
1656 New Cases i'm Last "a
Hours-4O13 Last
Wednesday
list 400 DEATHS TODAY
DR. Kruscn Announces Bur
ial Situation in This City
Has Greatly Improved

Hope that the city soon VIII he tree
or epidemic influenza is held out oF
s,atistics for the last twenty-four hours
tsbulatea today at the Health Bureau.
one thousand six hundred and MY
s,x new cases developed between a. w
Yesterday and the same hour touaS' d"
aea,nst i0i3 for the corresponding p
riod last week .,..,., ,. col.
The new cases are strlon'ed ~ i"'.
,n,,s North Of Market street WV
scuth of Market street. 5i6 N'S' r"''"-
a.lohia 1871; Germantown 2Si.
peaths reported during The last t""H'
tv-four hours inclu-e i66 due 10 n'
enenza. and 2f5 from pneumonia l"'
total of I'll is the highest tcr any o"'
dav since the epideri'c started.
Director Krusen however points ""'
tb,t mi all these deaths occurred u ""'
da, Int represent the accumulated re-
,ar,s of several days. delayed because
nhvsicians have been too busy 70 '"''
them in .. .,.,,.,,f,,
mr. Krusen said the bur Al s""'''o'
nor. was very much improved
offers of buildings that m'En' NJ "S,'
:. emergency hospitals continue ~ W
received by the health au'n"' ,''T
.,,o,v the latest offers were Ih" ''''
,,an,o7.p Poorhouse ard buldinS u
~ Moriea's convent NeHne' VIZ p'
..ouinped at present, because OF the N""''
age OF nurses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
PASTOR FOR CHURCH CLOSING
Rev. Johnston Cri,icizes Ministers
Who Urge Lifting Of Ban

hrt.r asserting that me lhUuthEa
,,fdari,. is more serious than Is ever
been realized. the Rev Robert John-
s,on rector Of the Episcopal 'hurth OF
tina savior. Thirty eighth street above
,hnetnu, today called uupn the Phlla-
daInbin clergy to support DIRECTOR
Eruson. Of Health and Charities. 49,
Keep the churches closed Ea'u tne
,la,pyr2au until the crisis is over
Tbar. arc few men who have Deeh
,ynrlIrd IN to "A religious frenzy h'Chusf
thn ,burrb,s have been ordered closed
s!n,l, =, frenzy is not juStitable ara, III
nIy oninion. every attempt made 10
fnr,s the health authorities 10 raise the
La,, on r,lirches should b" stopped. IN
a rrisis like this our religion y II
means anything to US, can hoId over
Doctor Johnston. in letter 10 pircc-
tnr Kruseu said i'm part
81 desire to express my commence III
the methods YOU have adopted ana nnlN
wish they could be Intensified. WITH
saioons closed the courts closed, the-
aires closed Liberty Loan meetings
stained, il would be a mistake Ia Keel
The churches open
The letter Was written, Doctor dohl,
.tnr ryn'ai~pd. 20 ugstt the efforts OF
nther ClerCyman who We're trying e
ba.n tho rlurun- -closing order modified
"I don't like the idea Of being stub
horn" added Doctor Jphnston, "bu,
have right TO my personal opinions
lIuriue the epidemic ! shall devote m
timr 10 the sale Of Liberty Bonds ant
{ visits 10 - 9@il'cted homes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
Honey TO FIGHT EPIDEMIC
"ergencv Aid Reports Donation,
or S46l4 to Influenza Fund

t'nu'ributions amounting to S46l4
have been made to the Emergency Aid
'nAuerza fund, according to an an
uouncemept by Mrs John &. Groome
,Iairman Cf the home relief division.
From this fund $500 was sent to the
Visiting Nurse Society. l340 Lombard
street. for the purchase of blankets. hot.
wate" hotties and other sickroom ne
ceesit,es. Another $500 was sent TO the
College Settlement. 433 Christian street
fer similar purposes.
\ wealthy woman has offered to take
'hree conVaiescent nurses into her home
until they have recovered Mrs. =, vii
lis Martin made this announcement IL
the hope that other women Will be
moved 10 do the same for many nurses
who have contracted influenza,
Automobile owners are urged to vol
unteer the services of their cars for thu
use of nurses and doctors during thu
influenza epidemic. The call for carr
was renewed tCday by the Emergencl
| Aid, and all persons who can loan au
tomobiles even for an hour day arr
asked to call at 1928 Walnut street. /
| $ an essential call, as nurses ana doc
| lors have TO be sent to various part!
! # the city at all hours. and in mos
asses the necessity for speed Is treat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
2,O42,224 TOTAL
REGISTRATION IN
STATE IN DRAFT
Only New York Exceeds Pcnnsyl-
,ania in Men Of All Mill.
tary Ages

Registration statstics completed oy
the Provost Marshal General today show
that 2.oi2.22i men registered for selsc-
tive service In Pennsylvania in the four
registrations for war service taken to
date.
OF this number St5973 registered In
The first draft on June 5. 1917 63.237
on June 3. 1918: 1882 on August "a.
and l.li9.322 IN the last registration
taken on september ~ when all men
between eighteen ans twenty. inclusive.
and thirty-two and forty-five, Inclusive,
registered.
Pennsylvania regist ration Is exceed
ed only by hat of New York which has
registered 2.45l,033 to date.
with the receipt by the Provost Mar
shal Generals office of the returns from
Texas the last state TO report on the
registration Of September -. General
Crowdcr announced that a total of l2,-
9G659i registered IN the United States
on that day, an advance of ls7,736 over
the estimates.
\ grand total of 23,i5G.02I men in the
United States have registered for So
iective service in the Cour drafts In
the first draft on juno 5, 1917 1855. sos
registered on June :. 1918. 1886
registered on August "a. 1918, Ijs,O54,
and on september IL, 1886 SGT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
GOVERNMENT SEXES cOFFINS
Proi,eering in Funerals Causes
Drastic Action at Capital

Washington. oct l6.---The district
and Federal authorities have cOmman-
dee"ed all the collins in Washington
md two carloads ON the way here in
rrdsr 30 protect tnr families of hun
irsdS Of spanish influenza victims from
profitcer,ug und"rtakcrs. While the
equitable Nundertaiers are not under the
ban Of suspicion. there is strong cVi-
leuCc that interruptions methods are be-
'rg employed by numerous funeral di-
1eCtOrS. The wrath of the authorities
Is aroused and drastic action is threat
cred
People have been succumbing In in
0uenHH IN Wa, hingtOn at the raie Of
very high dc|th rate in comparison to
She population. Many Of the dead have
pcCn unburied for much longer than the
usual period because Of a lack of collins
brought about. the authorities alle9e,
through the action Of some Of the under .
nkers in no ding Oh to large supplies
u caSketS in order to command the
business at eNorhit3pt prices
Indications of profitecring on the paw
of certain undertakers first developed
officially in a Government department
ana received prompt attention by higl
Administration official out side OF the
department. in question This led tu q
dTCAlng inquiry that resulted in dis.
closing that a wide range of prices pre-.
NallS among the undertakerS ~ the
Capital and that one concern had chn' 9.
ed most eNorbitant price, y youN'
woman war worker from Oklahoma li {
and two Of her friends arranged " (
an undertaken to furnish a casket an,
prepare the body for sh pment. tho m
dertStandinE being that mudnrat
amount would be charged The cost o
the casket and service was $3.50
such proving on unfortunate fami
lies in this direful time is nothing shor
of ghoulish in spirit" said an officia
referring to the incident
just what angle the Investigation int,
prOfiteering and the prosecution vii
take ha~ not yet been determined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-16
DANE LAUDS AMERICA
War Correspondents Say. Per
shing's Work Is Marvellous
By thp 4SSOci1ted Press

Copeuhagen. Tuesday. oct. l5.-News
in which America and President Wilso'
figure l. absorbing all interest here
The Presidents answer tD Germany wa
published in Copenhagen tOnigm and
some Of the newspapers describe il as
record in craftsmanship.
The POlitiken, a Governmental or
can. arranged for a meeting Of thT
representatives. Of the leading Danish
newspapers tonight when correspond
rrt, who had returned from the vest
em front, delivered lecture on Amer
ca share i'm the war
The correspondent said th"t what
\meriCa had done since General Perish
ing had landed ln France was smpl,
marvellous. The American commander
in-chief. the speaker said, had created
~ France the mightiest organization
'hc world has ever known, The United
states through it, UNIQUE energv ~
cleverness, h" added, had made reality
of fanciful and wonderful fiction