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New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
FRENCH

PARIS (DAY).. the course Of
the night we made little progress
to the north of Sissonne and north
of Asfeld-laVille. We stopped
violent counter-attack strongly sup
ported by artillery, in the region of
st. Germainmont.
To the southwest of Rethel we
captured the village Of Acy- Romance.
PARIS (NIGHT).- have real
lzed local progress, notably north
west of Sissonne, where we captured
Notre Dame dc Liesse. West of
Grandpre we enlarged our gains in
the capture of the village Of Talma.
BRITISH
LONDON (NIGHT). We carried
out a successful local operation last
night in the Sele Valley, capturing
the village of Haussy and more than
300 prisoners.
On the Douai-Lille front the en-
emy is continuing his withdrawal,
closely followed by our troops, who
have reached the general line Of
Oignies, Carvin. Allenesles- Maris,
Maugre and Capinghen. Sharp fight
ing has taken place at different
points between the enemy's rear
guards and our advance detachments.
Some prisoners have been taken
The British Second Army, under
command Of General Plumer, coop
Grating with the Belgian and French
forces in Flanders, in the course of
the past three days has realized an
advance of more than eight miles.
During this period, despite strong
opposition, this army captured the
towns of Confines, Wervicq, Menin,
Wulverghem. Heule and Guerne and
secured the northern portion of
Courtrai.
The left bank of the Lys River
now has been cleared of the enemy
as far as to the northeast Of Harle-
becke.
To-day our troops crossed the Lys
between Armentieres and Menin. In
towns and villages captured by the
Second Army in Flanders many civil
ians have been found and freed
from the domination of the enemy.
More than 1000 prisoners and up
ward Of $50 guns already have been
taken.
In these successful operations the
9th Division, forming a part of the
command of General Jacobs's I'd
Corps, has again fought with great
distinction. Valuable and gallant
service has been rendered also by
the Goth. 35th, Seth and 41st divi-
sions, as we'll as other divisions en-
gagged.
LONDON DAY).-Our patrols
gained ground slightly during the
night in the Douai-Lille sector.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
Says Pershing Effort
Greatest i'm History

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 15.-The Presi-
dents answer to Germany was pub
.shed in Copenhagen tonight, and
some OF the newspapers describe it as
record in craftsmanship.
The "Polltlken," governmental or
gan, arranged for meeting of the
representatives of the leading Danish
newspapers tonight when CORE
spondent, who had returned from the
Western front, delivered a lecture on
Americas share in the war
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17

The correspondent said that what
America had done since General Per-
shing had landed in France was simply
marvellous. The American commander
in chief, the speaker said. had created
in France the mightiest organization
the world has ever known.
The United States through it's unique
energy and cleverness he added, had
made a reality of fanciful and wonder
full fiction.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
on the Home Front? Over
The Official Statements

bringing in of far superior forces
and strong artillery, and notwith-
standing his support by tanks, north
of Juvin, in the wood of Bantheville
and northeast of Cunel (the Ameri-
cans arc fighting in these three re-
gions). The battles came to an end
with the approach Of darkness.
South Of 1scghcm the enemy sue
ceeded in penetrating forward beyond
the Iseghem Courtrai line. East Of
the railway line we brought him to
standstill.
West and southwest of Lille we
withdrew our line somewhat from the
enemy.
Between Bohain and the Disc River
the enemy again attacked after
strong artillery preparation. North
of the Bohain-Aisonville road we
held him down by means Of our fire.
Aisonville was retained after stub-
born fighting against the enemy, who
repeatedly assaulted both sides of
the village and attacked the village
itself with strong forces.
An enemy attack which broke for
ward north Of the Disc failed before
our lines.
Engagements took place before our
new positions north and northeast
of Laon and west Of the Aisne, in
which We repeatedly inflicted heavy
losses upon the enemy. The enemy
here stands south Of Serre on the
approximate. line of Liesse- -Sissonne-
le Thour-St. Germainmont.
On the Aisne front there were
accommodating fights. The small
salient position between Olizy and
Grandpre. along the Asne toward
Mouron, has been evacuated. Our
troops fighting there caused the
enemy again yesterday to undertake
several attacks productive of losses
to him and thereby achieved the OBJ
ject of his temporary holding Of the
salient.
Between the Argonne and the
Meuse renewed vigorous attacks of
the Americans failed under our fire
and against our counter thrusts.
On the eastern bank of the Meuse
attacks directed between the Meuse
and northwest of Beaumont broke up
into very violent partial engagements
in the forest region, where observa-
tion was extremely difficult. These
engagements ended in our favor. The
Americans again yesterday suffered
extraordinarily heavy losses.
BERLIN, (night). .-Northwes of
Roulers, on the Selle sector, near
Haussy, between the Aire and the
Meuse and on the eastern bank of
the Meuse, enemy attacks failed.
The town of Depain Give and one
half miles southwest of Valen-
ciennes), which is filled with French
refugees lies under the continuous
fire Of the heavy English artillery.
Yesterday the enemy shelled the
welfare centre of Liesse (eight miles
from Loan, which had been care
fully spared by US during the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17

Every cent you have is litth
compared to the life and limb
our boys are risking 'ovsr
there" " At that, you re risking 6
nothing-you'll get it all back.
with interest. Buy Your Lib
erty Bonds Today.
BELL & Co, INC. EELL-ANs
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17
BELGIAN

HAVRE.-We have progress on
the whole of the front Of attack,
which has been extended north of
the Handzeeme Canal between Thou
rout and the User. We have gained
ground in the direction of Schoore,
taken keyem. reached the Praetbosch
Wood and Chateau Wynendael and
captured the outskirts of Thourout.
To the east our line has been car
ried as far as the ynendael-H
road running to Thourout and
Bruges, where we progressed.
Between Thourout and Mandel we
reached Turfhauwe, carried LIGHTER
velde and progressed as far as the
outskirts of Coolscamp South of
the Lichtervelde Railway, Thielm
Ardoye has been passed Ise@hem
has been occupied Several hundred
prisoners were taken.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-17

the rear areas all along the line and
appear to be reinforcing their line
strongly with machine guns.
FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Oct. 16 (Reuter) General
Debeney's troops this morning crossed
the Disc River at Choigny, three miles
north of its junction with the Serre
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
Deserves a Better Job

We climbed into q motor accompan-
led by Marcus. Marcus, by the way, is
one Of the characters Of the unit, Ma
ior Theodore Waters writes in the
Christian Herald. He is more than
that; he is an institution, is Marcus
product Of the peculiar stress
through which Jerusalem has passed.
He says he is IA years old. But he
looks much younger and acts much old
er. He can read and writes English,
Russian, French and Arabic, and he
passed through all the regimes, Turk
iSh, German and English. and he has
taken toll Of each in the acquiring OF
languages and baksheesh. Yet, strange
ly enough. he Is both industrious and
honest, and is the sole support Of his
widowed mother. If you would know
what he looks like, imagine a gnome
about three and a half feet high, as
broad as brownie and as brown as a
berry. with two big dark eyes that
shine out Of the middle Of perpetual
smile.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
REALLY NO TROUBLE AT ALL
Possibly American colored Cook and
French Baker Belonged to
the Same Lodge.

The American Red Cross canteen at
Dion, France, boasts the possession
of Tom, a colored cook from the state
of Georgia. Saturday nights Tom
makes something special" The last
Saturday in August the special was
chocolate layer cake. Thomas had no
suitable oven, and SO without the aid
Of single word of French he induced
nearby French baker TO loan his
idle ovens.
How did you do 1t, Tomf' Miss
Field, the directress, asked him.
'Oh. | jes' told him that these here
boys of ours would certan'y apprecl-
ate II If he would bake little cake
FOR 'em. An he didn't make no fuss
bout 1t. 'Certainment,' he says, and
so puts the cakes in the oven, an
that's all there Is to it,"
Tom" replied Miss Field, you are
a wonder"
That Is what our boys said when
they ate the cake.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
New Motive Power for earaes.

In novel English method of pro-
pulsion for canal barges, a small air
pump driven by the engine creates a
vacuum in the chamber containing the
propeller, and this draws the water
above the level of the canal. This ar
rangement Is claimed to lessen the ero-
sivo effects making increased speeds
practicable. A barge OF 81 tons was
prepared for trial by mounting on Il
an old motor car engine Of Is to 20
horse power, and from preliminary
tests was expected TO run about FIVE
miles an hour when loaded, and eight
or nine miles when empty.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
NOTHING DOING FOR JOSEPH
Might Be the Engineer, but Found He
Had Little Control over
Steam Powers.

Meekly made up his mind that he
wasn't going to be bossed any longer
by his wife, so when he went home
at noon he called out, imperiously:
Laura Laurat'
Mrs. Meekly came out OF the kitchen
with perspiration on her face, her
hands covered with war flour, and Il
rolling-pln in her hand
"What do you want with Laura"
she asked.
Meekly staggered. but braced him
self up. II want you to understand,
madamr--and he tapped his breast
dramatically-"that / am the engineer
Of this establishment, that ! am"
"0h. you are, are you? Wen, Jo-
seph, want you TO understand that
P-here she looked dangerous am
the boiler that might blow up and
sling the engineer over into the next
street. Do you hear the steam escap-
ing, JosephT'
Joseph heard, and prayed that he
might be passed Grade when he
went before the medical board.-Lon-
don Tlt-Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
DELIGHTED IN HIS FREEDOM
Youngsters Chief Enjoyment Of Va
cation Came From His Defiance
Of All conventionalities.

The best sort of vacation and the
only kind that really is benefit to
the one taking ii. according to Lewis
Weisenberger. is the one on which all
conventional rules of conduct are
broken. To enjoy vacation one must
do absolutely as he pleases, Mr.. Wei
senberger continues.
In proof of this contention Mr., Wei
ssenberger tells the following story on
a young lad with whom he hibernated
in the wilds of Michigan for several
weeks this summer.
The campers had taken q large sup
ply of towels with them, as bathing
was expected to feature the holiday
events. On arrival at camp each mem
Der of the vacation. party received his
apportionment of the towels and the
lad was duly included In the division.
On the second day of the vacation
week Mr.. Weisenberger was surprised
to find the young lads supply Of
towels packed securely away in one
corner CT the cottage, thus Tar I'M
touched. He Immediately summoned
the lad and inquired whose towels
he had been using. since his own sup
ply was undiminished. He was not n
little taken back by the lads reply /:
saw, didn't wash my face yester-
day."
Even with face unwashed and tow
els untouched, the young barbarian
probably enjoyed the vacation trip
more than did any other member of
the party, Mr.. Weisenberger says.
And the reason for the lads enjoy
ment, he believes, is the fact that he
violated all rules of personal etiquette
and lived one entire day with his face
innocent of ablutions.-lndianapolis
News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
MAY MEAN MUCH TO WORLD
Aviators Believe That Flying Is Bound
to Have Great Influence on the
Minds of Men.

Flying, in the opinion Of British
aviators, is going to change the char
acter of the worlds thought. 1t will
have broadening influence and ii
Will bring fresher, cleaner flow of
ideas into the brains Of men.
A man, the flyers argue, who has
seen before him at the same time the
cliffs of England, the long fiat fields of
Holland and the smiling countryside
of Belgium and France is bound to
think in different way than a man
whose horizon has always been bound
eG by bricks and mortar, or even by
hill and dale.
Travelling may have made him think
nationally, but flying will make him
think far more largely. He will see
England and France lying close to
each other. separated only by a shin
ing strip of water. He will see the
green and brown mosaic of Belgium,
which in its turn merges into the dis
tant shadow OF Holland. while, still
farther on, across the wide Scheldt
he Will see the distant lowlands sweep
on over the rim Of the world.
How will he regard petty spites be-
tween individuals and cliques then?
the brdman asks. He can cover with
his thumb from the heights a fever
ish city swarmlng with million peo-
pie. What will he think of those who
live next to each other and will not
speak? How mean and petty their
quarrels and jealousies and hates will
seem.
The true meaning of human Inter
course and friendship will come home
TO him. He will gain an almost divine
outlook upon the world. Dishonesty,
civil strife. all will seem TO him
contemplate Perhaps, say the avia-
tors. this Is the new view which will
bring the millennium.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04


rived in port after making a trip 10
England and France.
Edward Silver of Gage street is con-
fined to his home by an attack of in
tiuenza
Miss Mary French OF North Adams
visited at the home of Miss Julia La
MARIE Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corbett and
AIRS Fred Corbett spent Sunday in
Hoosick Falls.
MIR. and Mrs. Archibald Hurley have
20 ~yered from influenza and are able
to be out again.
John Eddington, who has been visit
ing his son in Saratoga, has returned
to his home here.
Ellis Ferber, manager Of the Lurie
stores and family Of Albany motored
to Bennington Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. L. Tompkins of
Watervliet spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. d. ID. Tompkins of Elm street
Private Howard Manley, who is a
member of the S. A. T. c. at the State
College in Albany visited in town Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth Bradley of Hoosick
Rails visited her aunt, Miss Catherine
Gibbons of Maple street over the week
end
Miss Jeanette f. Perkins, is in
Jacksonville, Fla, where she is en-.
gagged as secretary in Y. w. G. A.
WORK.
William W. Carmen has resigned
his position with the Black Cat Tex
tiles Co, and has accepted a position
in the Shanahan market.
For the Senator vote for James Ty
nan Of Arlington for the north shire
lie represents the people. North
bennington lyman club. Adv.
Mrs. Lila Chase of Main street, who
was called to Utica last week by the
illness and death of her brother, has
returned TO her home in town.
Dr.. and Mrs. Frank Grennan and
daughter, Mary Frances OF Science
tady are visiting al the nome OF the
Misses Grennan on Spring street.
Vote for James lyman Of Arlington
for senator from the North Shire TO
morrow. Make II one less for the
Dukas local agent-North Benning
nington lyman club. Adv.
The funeral of William Mulch was
held Sunday afternoon at two O'Clock
from his late home on Main street
Rev. w. G. Towart officiating. Buria
was in the Park Lawn cemetery
Mrs. Anna Riley Miss Katherine
Ryan and Mrs William Hurley have
gone TO New York where they expec
to meet Mrs. Riley's son, Frank Riley
who has been in California but who
expects TO embark from New Yori
for France.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
Locating Ore Beds.

Beds of ore are stated to have been
located at a distance OF two and a
half miles by the electrical method
patented in the United States by Pro-
lessor r. A. Fessenden. In the locality
where the existence of valuable ores
is suspected, number Of holes sew
eral miles apart are bored, then filled
with water. and n Fessenden sound os-
cilhtor is Immersed in one as II trans
hitting apparatus, the receiver sub
merged in each of the other holes be-
ing an Elnthoven recording oscillo-
graph. The holes may be five miles
or more apart over the area being in
vestigated. In the study of the oscil-
lograph records. special attention is
given to the relation between sounds
received direct and those from echoes.
and 1t is found possible to get a fair
idea of the character Of intervening
masses of rock and Of the position and
distance OF neIGhboring deposits OF ore.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
4 BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Fall underwear for the whole fami-
ly, prices the lowest, at the New York
store. Adv
Charles W Woodland. owned OF the
South stree. lunch cart has bought
the Vernon, Lunch on North street.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. n. Estabrook, for.
mer re- dents, now residing in Greal
Darlington visited in town Sunday
She remains Of Michael OHare
wbo died III Hartford Saturday are ex
p&ted 10 arrive on the 3. 80 train this
aRemool
The tag day Saturday resulted in
about S200 toward the Bennington
honor roll--it is necessary to raise
sS5.
JMrs. Charles Mclaughlin and son
Inward have returned from Dorset
where they hare been visiting for
several weeks.
The funeral OF John p. Lyons was
held this morning at nine o'clock from
the St Francis de Sales church
Father Carly officiating. Burial was
in the Park Lawn cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Martin, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Howard and Mrs Nellie
Marley Of Manchester motored to Ben
rington and spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs d. r. Murray OF School
stree:
Dewey Jenny Of the T. S. s. Veen
dyke sren Sunday at the home of his
Brother Or. Rollin Jenney. The ship
on which he is stationed recently ar
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
Heroic Frenchman.

Lieut.. 5. Coulter, French ace, twen-
ty years old. and who has brought
down II Boche planes in France, has
given onlookers thrills by his nervy
performances at all fields in the Unit
ed States. He came over from France
few weeks ago as instructor. His ia
vorte pastlme is to execute all the
great stunts, such as spinning nose
dives, loops and lmmelm0n turns with
200 feet of the ground, The average
flyer, even II expert, prefers TO try this
game several thousand feet higher.
where he is safe,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
Worlds Greatest Soldier.

Physically, Foch is little man. his
inches are about those Of Napoleon,
and he has Grants fondness for the
cigar. Like Joffre, southerner, he
has frankness of speech which his old
commander has never displayed. I'm
like Petaln his words are rarely caus-
tic and he has made friends among all
his allies. An old man, close to sew
enty, yet younger than Clemenceau, he
was still handsome when the war be-
gan, but the strain has marked his
face and only his eyes reveal an I'M
shaken splrit.-Frank II. Simonds in
Metropolitan.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04

The labor shortage has hit even
Sing Sing. which has n stationary sup
ply of l,500 men. The officials are
puzzled because they are unwilling
to employ women Although Warden
Meyer has an allowance for maid
he never has hired one. The only
woman ever employed within the pris-
on walls, telephone operator, heft
after few days, saying that there
were too many men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
oolnnu Prospects.

An artillery officer, who had been
a fairly well known golfer and a keen
enthusiast, was looking out across a
rolling plain in France that only re-
Gently had been heavily pounded by
shell fire.
1--WE seen some well trapped
courses" he said, "but | must say this
Is the best bunkered course I've ever
rim across. There's pit every 20
feet. Par here must be about 200"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-04
En,erprlsino Alaskan vIIlso..

Noorvick. native village near Nome,
Alaska, is said TO be the only Eskl-
mo village in northern Alaska possess
ing electric lights and wireless plant.
The light plant and wireless station
were installed by Delbert Replogle,
teacher at the Noorvlck government
school. Mr.. Reploglc, who was In
Nome recently on his way to the
States, said he left natives in charge
Of the improvements.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-23
MINNEAPOLIS BEQUEST
NoN-cATHoLIc REMEMBERS THE
LITTLE SISTERS.

The will of Caleb D. Dorr, Mime
apolis pioneer and a non Catholic, who
died November at the age of "a
years, was filed for probate. An es-
tate of $275,000 is disposed of, and
bequests are made TO Minneapolis
hospitals, charitable institutions and
organizations, to the university, and
to the ST. Anthony Commercial club,
in addition to bequests for relatives.
The largest single bequest was to the
st. Anthony Commercial club, which
receives $50,500. The Department of
Agriculture of the University receives
$4,000, and $4,000 is left in trust
for the establishment of a fish hatch
cry to keep Hennepin county lakes
and streams stocked with fish.
The first bequest in the will to a
charitable institution is as follows:
ITO the Little Sisters of the Poor, a
charitable institution of Minneapolis
which l have often helped little,
give and bequeath my stock in the
Zenith Telephone company Of the par
value of $4,000, to use in their char
table work, which l highly approve"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-23
THE ARMY AND NAVY
SOLDIERS WHO HAVE NOT CON-
PLETED THEIR TRAINING
WILL GO.

BY order of President Wilson, Prov
ost Marshal General Crowder has di-
rected the cancellation of all out
standing draft calls, stopping the
movement of 252,000 men and setting.
aside all November calls for over 300.-
600 men.
Secretary Baker later announced
that, SO far as practical, all men who
have been called and who have not
yet completed their training will i'm
mediately be turned back to civilian
life.
Mr.. Baker made this statement
after conference which included the
heads of practically every important
bureau of the War Department. He
said more comprehensive announce
ments concerning the situation would
be made later
Secretary Daniels announced also
that no immediate steps would be
taken toward sdemobilizing any part
of the naval forces of the United
States.
1T was limited at the Navy Depart.
Inent that the United States, the
worlds richest nation and the least
sufferer from the war of all the great
powers, might be called upon to dc
the greatest share of navy police work
for enforcement Of armistice terms.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-23
Honors Cardinal Gibbons
FRENCH ENVOY. TO u. S. CON-
FERS HIGH DISTINCTION
ON PRELATE.

In the presence of members of the
Cardinals household and the faculty
of st. Mary's Seminary, Ambassador
Jules ]. Jusserand, French represen-
tative in this country, conferred the
degree of the Legion of Honor on
Cardinal Gibbons at the Cathedral in
Baltimore last Saturday.
The ambassador in his address
said:
When there was doubt everywhere,
you chose the right course. We knew
of your work in helping to free
France. In honor of the fiftieth an
niversary of your elevation to the
dignity of a Bishop, and in apprecia-
ton of your work for our people, ]
have been authorized by the French
government to award you the highest
honor that can be coferred by our
government.
Il After accepting the beautifully de
signed emblem of honor, Cardinal
Gibbons paid his compliments te
France and to it's ambassador
T am happy to receive this honor
at this particular time," he said
I'VE have been friends in war, we are
now brothers in peace"