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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-29
GIBSON
IN VERMONT
RECRUITING
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Week or Ned
LOOKING FOR RECRUITS


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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-29
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-01-29
BOLSHEV|KI
HAVE BROKEN
WITH RUMAN|A
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REVOLT IN FINLAND
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New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
PLAY DEAD, CAPTURED.
Boston German Meets American
 Friend in Europe.

With the American Army in France Delayed d)-An American army officer walking along a road came upon a party of green-coated German prison CTS cleaning out ditches so that the water would flow freely. He had passed half way through the group when one of the German stopped his work suddenly and called out:
 Hello, Joe! What are you doing over here?''
 found he was a youth he had known in Boston before the wa.
 "Joe," the German went on, tthis is funny, isn't it? The last time I saw you was in Beacon street. I went back to Germany to visit an aunt just before the war began. Unluckily, I had not been naturalized in the United States and they grabbed me and put me in the army They also got four friends of mine.
 'We fixed it up so we are all now prisoners. At the battle of the Marne my friends and I simply played dead until the French came up. Then we surrendered and have been prison CTS ever since.'
 When asked what he thought of the United States being in the war. the youth is said to have cautiously winked in the direction of his Ger man comrades and resumed his dig ging where he had left it off.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
CAILLAUX ACCUSED OF FURTHER PLOTS
Rome Paper Reveals Proposed
 UpheaVal Against Poincare

Rome, Jan. 16.--The Giornale d'Italia continues to publish details of the documents found in the safe deposit box in a Florence bank which had been rented by Former Premier Caillaux. One of the documents is in the former premier's handwriting and gives a sketch of a proposed political program if he should again be called to be premier of France. It gives the names of senators, deputies and generals who would be called to col laborate in ministry.
 Caillaux, the document shows, ac- cording to the newspaper would begin by arresting President Poincare and all the recent political leaders, in cluding former Premier Briand. Cafllaux would appoint Gen. Sarrail commander-in-ch chief of the French army and would bring to Paris two Corsican regiments he considered friendly to him.
 The chamber of deputies, the Gior- nale d'Itaia says, would be compelled to approve a bill giving Caillaux ab- solute power. He then would dis solve the senate and the chamber and France would make a great effort to obtain 8, military success, after which by popular referendum a peace treaty would be made. A new regime would be instituted in France, limiting the powers of the senate and chamber but preserving the republican form of government.
 Copies of the documents, the paper says, were sent to Captain Bouchar- don, head of the Investigating com mittee, who decided to arrest Gail laux
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17

Stamps or, rather. Thrift Stamps and War Savings Certificates may be pur- chased at that particular place.
 It is hoped that at least 10 or 12 different agents may be willing to handle the sale of these War Savings Certificates and Thrift Stamps during the coming few weeks.
 PlainvilIe Briefs.
 The prayer meeting of the Congre- gationa1 church will be held tonight at the home of Mrs. w. s. Eaton at 7:30 o'clock.
 Sequassin lodge, I. O. O. F., will meet tonight at the rooms to trans act important business.
 Private Peter N. Prior, who is sta toned at Camp Upton, N. Y, and who was i'll with pleurisy, is slightly inn proved.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
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functions of state authorities oves roads.
 The question of whether the gov. ernment intends to operate the many short, independent railroads not con. nected directly with the national sys. tenn, was bfeore the House Interstate Commerce Committee again today and MT. Anderson, Interstate Com. merce Commissioner, explained that the administration could not deter. mine for some time precisely which o1 these short lines would be needed.
 D. M. Robinson, president of the American Short Line Railroad Asso. ciation, representing 116 roads, main ly in the south told the committee he believed the government ought tQ provide special compensation foI roads whose business is damaged by rerouting of traffic. A. P. Thom, fed eral counsel for the Railroad Execu- tive Advisory Committee, speaking for the Western Association of Short Lines, protested that the proposed basis of government compensation was unjust and unfair.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
SKILLED WORKERS
 TO BE SENT EAST
Plan Evolved to Relieve Shortage
 of Help Here

Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.--To meet the shortage of nachinists and other skilled railroad workers in the east, the railroad administration has taken steps looking to moving a large number of these men from western railroads for a few weeks until the over-burdened eastern lines can make delayed repairs to locomotiv and freight cars which now cannot be operated.
 A. H. Smith, assistant to Director General McAdoo, in charge of trans portation in the east, was asked to re- port on the number of mechanics needed by eastern roads, while several executives of western roads started a survey to ascertain how many men they could spare. Within few days the results of these inquiries will be presented to MT. McAdoo.
 Meanwhile, it was stated today, some eastern roads already have asked the less burdened western and southern lines to furnish them with machinists and car repairers. It was made plain that efforts will be made to transfer only those men willing to make the change, so that no attempt will be made to coerce workmen.
 Reports Show Labor Needs.
 The need of additional labor at nearly all railroad centers in the east was emphasized yesterday in reports of congested transportation condi- tions to the director general from MT. McCloud, interstate Commerce com missioner. Locom otives badly needed to move freight were tied up for re- pairs
 Railroads are preparing to take ad- vantage of the shutdown of industries the next five days by order of Fuel Administrator Garfield to hire idle mechanics and other workmen for railroad work. This will be left to each local railway executive.
 Railroad officials are expected to use their discretion during the next week in handling shipments destined for industries which are shut down under the fuel administrations order, in order to hasten delivery of coal and other comm odities to more needy in- terests
 Rising temperatures in most parts of the country and clearing weather led railroad officials tonight to hope that the traffic paralysis in the Middle West and extreme slug gishness in the East would be relieved materially within a few days.
 The Director General today con- ferred with vice presidents of the four railway brotherhoods, who urged that the provision of the railroad bill authorizing the President to include railway employees in the government disability compensation system be made mandatory.
 Traffic Tnaoua nHarS Aid
 A committee of the National Indus- trial Traffic League, headed by it's president, G. M. Freer, of Cincinnati, offered MT. McAdoo the leagues ser vices in dealing with any traffic ques- tions.
 In a conference with State Railroad and Public Utilities Commissioners the Director General today empha- sized that governm ent control does not contemplate notification of any existing state laws nor abridge the
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
WEALTHY TO SAVE FOOD.
Drastic Plans for Rich Consumers to
 be Adopted.

New York, Jan. 17.-F. c. walcott, personal representative of Food Ad- minlstrator Hoover. predicted yester. day to reporters here that a "drastis plan" for food saving by women ot the wealthier class soon would he announced. He spoke enthusiastical. ly of the spirit shown by the 300 ar more society women he addressed on food conservation Tuesday at the home of Mrs. William Douglas Sloane No. West 52d street.
 We feel in Washington" he said that the whole question of sacrtere and service should begin with thosa who have something to save. for un- less they are willing to give of tb,ir abundance there is no justice in ex- pectlng either sacrifice or service from the poor.'
New Britain herald., 1918-01-17
MAXIM TURNED DOWN.
Inventors U-Boat Idea Refused by
 the Government.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Hudson Max. i'm, inventor, explained to the senate committee on commerce yesterday his plan for preventing ships from sink. ing when struck by a torpedo. HS said he had submitted it to the Ship ping board and Navy department, buf that it was turned down.
 His plan, the inventor said, was ts line the inside of the hulls of veeseh with cylinders containing water with a, steel screen behind them. When the torpedo exploded, the water tanks, ha said, would be hurled against ths screen, atomizing the water, which would disperse the heat and absorb the gases. A cargo such as apples, pov tatoes and similar produce containing a, large percentage of water would serve just as effectively as the tanks he said.
 Concrete ships, the inventor said, offer a greater advantage in combat. ing the submarine menace than steel or wooden ships, as they give greates resistance and absorb heat better 4 concrete hull, he said, would locafizs an explosion, and he strongly urged construction of concrete skins faI steel vessels.
 Loss in shipping due to submarines was estimated by MT. Maxim at S6, ,00d a minute. He said the nations fight. ing Germany either must stop the submarines from leaving their bases or build torpedo-proof ships He did not think they should attempt to off. set the submarine campaign by build ing new vessels.