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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10

crop on this basis will be $l,S9l620
coo. The spring wheat crop soon to
re planted, can not be estimated at
this time but department of agricul-
ture officials today predicted it would
range between 225,0O0,OOO and 10000
0OO bushels which would increase the
total val1e of the nations wheat crop
to approximately two and half bill
lion dollars.
The part of this two and a half
billion dollars that the government
mdst pay 20 !meinlain the gparsasssll
price. was. q palteT. ,upQn Yllicl. .Qitllcls
ais here declined 10 comment was
said that the factors influencing tic
world market price, such as iprbdhcl
ton In Argentina. Australia, ana 9TH
er countries, and the Ehrtpeap 'de1
nand were too numerous 10. make
any, prediction at Ibis. time .rea a.,
The departmSn. Of aGrjcpnre has
mo information as ito estimated Wheat
PRODUCTION in the other wheat Grow
4 ing countries of the. world Officials
expressed thesi,elief etpaays that there
would be a good foreign demand FOR
American Wheat which would take
tcafe OF the naticnS surplus and While
the loss to the government 7 through
it's price guarantees may mount far IN;
to the millions of dollars. 50 far as
The actual wealth OF the country was
concerned. 1t Simply Vim be. taking
money from enc poeket and putting
il into another. R7'N a'iiJ no sn0o'
The money. II was said %ill go into
the pockets OF the farmers Of The
country. and officials helieve theqore1
cast indicates farmers will be more
prosperous and possess greater poten
tial power than ever before in the his
tory of the country. The enormous
sums farmers will receive for their
wheat, Il was said. should find it's
way back quickly into circulation.
thus adding the general prosperity of
the nation.
Today's forecast also indicated that
America will have a greater surplus
than ever before. The United States
requires for its yearly consumption
about 5.3 bushels Of wheat for each
person within it. With Approximate.
Ily 1i0,00O,0OO people in the United
States and adding approximately 75,-
100000 bushels OF wheat which is
necessary for feeding purposes, the
demands OF this country this year are
estimated at more than $4,000, OOO
bushels.
With a surplus wheat production es
timated at from 225 900 600 to 100000
OOo it would appear that the surplus
available for export would be in the
neighborhood OF about $4,000 0C
bushels.
What these figures mean is indicat
ed in statistics showing that before
the war United States exported on an
average of 100OOO.OOO bushels yearly
During the war the greatest quantity
exported during any one year was
1856 100000 bushels, so that the avail
able supply this year will be consider
able more than l00,000,000 bushel;
above the miximum ever exported
even when practically alLAhe warrinl
allied and ncutral nations were de
pending upon the United States n,
the main source Of their food supply
The Department of Agriculture Is
sued a statement commenting upol
i the condition of winter wheat say
ing r1Nt
'NinCty.ninc and elght-tenths PEI
cent Is the highest percentage OF
record in the largest acreage eve
y ever planted in this country Thu
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10

Harry WieE Clsrancef Noble and
Charles ban were appointed a com
mittee to take charge OF these fish
when they arrive and to see that they
are properly distributed. The club
has a shipment of trout coming this
month from the New York State Fish
Hatcheries. and the following commit
tee was appointed TO supervise the
distribution of them in the various
streams in this locality: James Ry-
an, chairman; Elmer Kimpton and
Walter Robson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10

Basic. April Storage sheds OF
the American Red Cross were among
the food depots. pillaged by armed
crowds in Nuremberg Tuesday, say
dispatches received here. Goods
valued at seven hundred thousand
marks are said TO have been taken
from the various food depots,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10
WAR IN NUREMBERG
Parades and Demonstrations There
Are Forbidden.

Berlin, Tuesday-"State of war" ex
lists in Nuremberg, northern Bavaria,
according to placards posted today
Parades and demonstrations are for.
hidden, and the public is forbidden TO
be on the streets after eleven at
night. The Hoffman government OF
Bavaria was recently reported to
have moved from Munich to Nurem
berg.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10
BENNINGT BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers


D. E Lewis has Harley Davidson
motorcycle for sale. adv.
Coming to Harte Theatre tomorrow
Douglas Fairbanks i'm Mr.. Fix IT.
and Pathe News. Adv.
Wanted to buy or rent modern
house in good location. w. H. Wills,
insurance office. Tel. 500. Adv
Mrs. James Cullinan of Arlington
was the guest Wednesday Of Mrs. j.
A. n. Williams of Washington street
Seneca w. Pelsue returned the first
of the week from Wallingford where
he has been spending the greater por-
ton of the winter with relatives
Walter H. Berry and Arthur Russell
returned Wednesday from Wells
where they went to- attend the fun
eral of the late Mrs. John Pelcher.
Fresh Schrafft's Blue Banner choco
lates in large variety. in fancy boxes.
Kibbe's, Schafft's, Lowell and Coyell,
Daggett's and Lowneys candies for
Easter will be sold cheap at the Fruit
land ADV.
This evening the Junior Employed
Boys class at the y. NJ c. A. will
meet the Junior Glass soccer foot
ball team in the first game of a ser
les of three that have been arranged
The game begins at 1880 p. m.
The Y. NJ c. A. Junior gym class
held their shot putting contest Tues
day afternoon and the Oaks showed
their strength by defeating the Maple
AZ to 49, Ernest Hall was first with
30 it. to his credit, Halsey Cushman
second &c it, 10 in. and Leo Fay third
26 #. The next contest will be an
outdoor run if the weather permits.
Never in the history CT the Drys-
dale store have they received such
goodly and numerous shipments OF
womens and misses outer apparel
as they have received this week.
Variety unlimited now awaits their
customers in Suits in all sizes up to
49, Capes, Dolmans and Coats in ut.
termost abundance. Charming dres
SEES in unprecedented array Waists
skirts, petticoats. sweaters, all gath
cred in nest satisfying ASSIGNMENTS
Prices be assured throughout this en-
tire section are pleasingly moderate
Adv
Forest Vadakins team won the
standing broad jumping contest In
Town Hall - North Bennington
ton yesterday afternoon when they
competed against Reuben Green's
team. The score was Vadakin "a
Green 26. Bernard Kelley won frs
| place by jumping it. in, Kenneth
| Worthing SECOND, : IT. in, ant
IFrancis Gugden, third with 5 It. 2 in
Next week the teams will complete
! in the two man relay race. The higl
. school class also tried their abilit!
at the standing broad jump and JOS
Aiebh fsleasoiis A. tssNs SEGREGATED IF,srte,
~ Graves bysa seoss.4ofs s2ssr-te, s2ss.s y q
y eph Gleason was the best performer
as he jumped eft n IN, Denhis Nc
e earthly was second with IT. in, an,
= Elliott Worthingt6n third With a leal
u of #. in. These teams will com
d plete in the tug of war next week
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10
BOD AND GUN CLUB ACTIVE
1t Has scen Promiseu Shipments 81
.ii4 nUue ilih Fish. is3l uJ1i a-s1


Htosick Falls ApriIo 1.-the Hoo
sac Rod and Gun Club held its .regn,
lar monthly meeting in the Municipal
Building last evening, Treasurer
James RobihsCn's report showed re.
ceipts OF Siss, with expenditures OF
s13.7S; leaving a balance on hand OF
s17i22. as OF April ]. 4 communica
tion from Congressman James S,
Parker to whom application was
made some time ago for some FISH
from the United States Fish Hatcher
les with which TO stock a fewof the
lakes in this vicinity, Mr. Parker
saying that the applications had been
filed with the commission and that
fish would be forwarded in due time
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-04-10
IMMENSE CROP
WINTER WHEAT
The United States win Produce s37,.
100000 Bushels Thie Year, Ao.
cordinu 70 Predictions.

Washington, April The govern.
ment report Of a SS7OOo.OOo bushels
winter wheat crop started speculation
as to the cost to the government bt
such an enormous yield Under tho
bill passed by Congress in the cloaing
days OF the last session the govern.
ment is Obliged to pay the difference
between the guaranteed price of S2.26
a hushel and the world market price
for every bushel not only on winter
but of spring wheat produced. .
The total value of winter wheat
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Impatience can never wait until
things are right. It Nights the fuse
before the mine is properly laid.
Wants to start building before the
foundation is constructed. 1t wants
to try issues with the world before it
has learned its problems. 1t explodes
upon its best friend before it learns
the reason for his actions. The whole
business is folly, but it's only human
nature. Patience is apt to err on the
side of caution, but it never sacrifices
its interests to passion. 1t never re-
pelS its loved ones by demanding the
unreasonable. 1t Just waits for the
facts and then spares what can't be
helped Those who don't understand
it often regard it as a mark Of weak
ness, but that's because they do pat
know life. Patience is the very es
sence Of the best that is in the gods
and it brings the best into human life.
Only big souls have it.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
American Prisoner Is DiSfigured
in Almost Unbelievable
Manner.
CHASTITY DESIGN ON HEAD
Former Circus Performer, Horribly
MutiIated, Is Forced to Do Work
of Oxen for Turkish Master
Made Harem Guard.

LondOn.-Many have been the tales,
exaggerated or without foundation,
which have passed from mouth to
mouth, and even found their way into
print, of prisoners of war who have
been sent home with faces disfigured
by brands of the German eagle, snakes
and other horrible objects. Many of
these stories could not be traced by
the authorities and were attributed to
heated imaginations. A correspondent
Of Lloyd's Weekly, however, has dis
covered very bad case of Hun saw
agery. which sufficiently teStifies to
this method Of mutilation by branding
or tattooing, being no exaggeration.
The mans name is ROughtOn and
he lives in a miserable Stun near Wa
terloo, hating to 60 out in daylight.
On his forehead was a Disagreement"
says the writer, that seems almost
unbelievable in these days of social
ed civilization.
1.-THE mans head Is covered with
short stubby gray hair, and his nat
urally fine forehead gives plenty of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
FIBS TO GET IN ARMY

enlisted fifteen months ago at the age
of 80"
Il gave that as my age to get in,
sir. l am 80 years old now"
you will have to prove that" came
a quick reply, whereupon he turned
to 4 middle-aged woman spectator his
wife, who had anticipated the situa-
ton and produced a birth certificate.
He Will be released AT once ana the
method by which he volunteered win
be conveniently forgotten.
During the last year Of the war no
miners were allowed to join the army.
Their ranks already had been depleted
until barely enough coal was being pro.
duced.
Another remonstrator claimed he
should be released because he was a
miner. His record showed he reDre-
sented himself as fishmonger in or
der to join the colors. When he proves
he Is miner he will be released
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
MOTHER SURPRISES U. S. MEN
She Is From Essen, But Her Son Is in
American Army In
Germany.

Coblenz, Germany.-Mrs. Martha
Greeff arrived here recently and pre-
sented credentials at army headquar-
ters explaining that she wanted to see
her son, and for this reason had made
the journey from her home in Essen.
American officers explained to her that
the only German soldiers within the
occupied zone were those on special
duty in connection with the turning
over to the American army property
Of the German army, and that Rolan
Greeff's name did not appear on the
list of these men.
apparently you misunderstood me-"
said Mrs. Greeff to an American who
spoke German. ''My son is In company
B, 18th infantry, United States army.
which will soon be stationed in the
region Of Treves."
Permission for Mrs. Greeff to visit
her son will be granted by head
quarters
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
aud inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous Indigestion, fermentation Of
food, palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
is gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and sweetens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries.
Give it trial.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

Within ten minutes after an applt.
cation Of Danderine you can not find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a few
weeks use, when you see new hair, fine
and downy at first-yes-but really
new hair-growing all over the scalp.
\ little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No de
ference how dull, faded, brittle AMI
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with Dan.
derine and carefully draw it through
your hair, taking one small strand at
time. The effect is amazing-your hair
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and have
an appearance of abundance; an in
comparable lustre, softness and luxu-
rance.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine for a few cents at any drug
store or toilet counter, and prove that
your hair is as pretty and soft as any
that it has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment-that's all-you
surely can have beautiful hair and lots
Of it if you will just try a little Dam
derine.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
Now Old Man Has to Fight to
Get Out.
Stretches Truth for Chance to Serve
In the Army of Great Britain,
Peace Disclcses.

LOndon-Incidents Of men stretch
ing the truth considerably to get into
the British army when England needed
every man and then resorting virtually
to mutiny TO get out after the armis-
tice was signed have been shown at
Folkestone during investigation of the
first rehabilitation demonstrations
there. After several hundred men had
declined to embark for France at the
end of their Christmas leave the mill
tary authorities began Investigating
each case separately.
One man who might be judged any
where from 80 to 80 years of age APP
peared before the examining officers.
"On what ground do you think you
should be released now?" he was
asked.
I'm more than IL years of age" he
said, relying upon the rule that men
Of that age or more should be released
as soon as possible.
But your army book shows you
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03

blurred ribbon But I never wear #
After I'd finished with the Second
army in France | was moved to Sa-
lonlka, and then to Mesopotamla, and
that's where | got caught.
1T was while was doing some work
with barbed wire one night alone out
under the stars i'm that blessed land
Of Mesopotamia that l got done in.
They got me, but it took Il lot of them
to do il.
1 was put to work, and tried to
escape, and l was caught and put
through more torture, and then one
day Turk under the direction of a
German officer, put this upon me- and
the man Smote his forehead with a ter
rible gesture.
Made Guard in Harem.
BY and by. over there in Turkey,
my captors realized that my physical
strength was beyond the ordinary and
l was turned over to pacha who
bought my body for his service. Twas
put to work pulling a pillow, and when
L hiNtLi l NpNNl thOuSI SlOHllu. VI liz
burrows that | made were crooked, J
was beaten with "A leather cat-O-nine.
tails that had nails ut the end of each
thong.
, Then the great pOtentate for whom
| worked seemed to realize that he
WAS wasting good material in rough.
unsldlled labor, and after many weary
puniShments he placed me with this
badge Of shame upon my brow and the
price of 5000 marks upon my head
should | try to escape) as the guard
ian of his harem.
Among the many women slaves in
this place there was young Arabian
girl who had been stolen and sold 10
the man who was our master. She
was unhappy to the verge of madness,
and the horrors through which she
went on many occasions nearly drove
me out Of my mind. BY methods that
are too long TO tell you, this Arabian
and myself plotted and planned to-
gethcr and succeeded in escaping
Finally we managed to get in touch
with British troops"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
MAN BRANDED BY
ORDER OF GERMAN

room for a sinister sign that stretches
from temple to temple and from the
arch of each eyebrow to the edge of
the scalp. 1t is heavily tattoOed
design of huge crablike creature
which he afterward told me Is called
The Spider of Death or the scorpion.
CHASTITY in Design.
"In some horrible frenzy of imagi-
nation this creature, which had been
pricked with red, white and green inks
upon his forehead, has been given
three bodies. One lies over the other
and each outline is clearly visible 1t
shows first the shield of Bulgaria,
above that the military drum of Ger
many, and superimposed upon these,
the fez, the star and the crescent of
Turkey. On either side stretch eight
human-boOted legs while from the
middle, or head of this horror, hangs
ring showing that the man brand
ed thus is the property of the Turks
for eternity.
Yes, that is what | have to show
Tor my snare IN the great war, SAID
the branded man. Il have seen a lot
in my life. l was born fifty-seven
years ago in Chicago and l, guess
there are a good many men there yet
who remember the name of Roughton
famous for featS of strength and phys
ical endurance right through from
Maine to California
My life has always been one of
adventure. ! have been 'strOng
man" and an acrobat in circuses.
"'When the war broke out in 1914
joined up with regiment Of royal en-
gineers that was being recruited in
the States, and over l came TO the
fighting front.
Il was at Mons and got the ribbon
right here and he produced a little
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP NOSTRILS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief
from Head-colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking, snufIling,
blowing, headache, dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night, your cold or
catarrh will be gone.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptlc,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the inflamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so quickly.-Adv.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
"HUNS" Anglers THE FOE

"He was frightfully angry over my
message" Boyd relates, land began
to swear in broken English. The only
thing we understood clearly was that
on the following day one Of us was to
be shot. l had told him that l had
written the message. Later l was
court-martialed and the court held that
by calling the Germans Huns had in
suited the officers and men of the Ger
man destroyers, and | was sentenced
to twelve months Imprisonment.
'"For the first six months l was alb
solutely starved. l gave away my
watch for a slice of bread"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
court-MartiaI British Captive for
Use of Name.
SERGEANT Tells of crueIties inflicted
Upon Him by 5oche
Captors-

London, England-Because he re
ferred to the Germans as Huns,
Sergt. f. A. Boyd, British airman.
who was captured, was sentenced by
them to a years Imprisonment. He
has now returned to England.
With lieutenant, Boyd was patrol
ling off the Belgian coast in sea
nlane. They were shot down by en-
envy destroyers, and while Boyd was
in the water he wrote this message
"Shot down at 6 40 p. m. Being picked
m by Huns" The pigeon to which he
intrusted the message was unable 10
fly and fell into the hands of the Ger
mans. The two airmen were taken
to Bruges, where they were sent for
by Admiral Won Schroeder.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
; LIVE STOCK NOTESl

Pork hogs is n pretty fair business
to follow now. provided you raise your
feeds and every attention that we can
give to make the best of hogs will
pay us well In the future.
Grow into the sheep busiueSs-uol
go into it. Beginners should start on
rather small scale and increase the
size of the iocks as experience Is
gained.
Rye pasture will be a disappoint-
ment if you depend upon it as sole
ration but stock should have grain
and other roughage.
Beef feeders found long ago that In
order TO secure profitable and consist
ent gains all their cattle should be
dehorned.
Alfalfa hay Is rich in protein, a mus
cle-forming nutriment which idle
horses are not so much in need of.
Cattle that are fed silage do not
shrink in transit any more than do
those receiving dry roughage alone.
Each calf needs separate pail. for
calves like all other animals differ In
their speed of eating.
When breaking the colt, see that all
parts of the harness are strong and
fit well.
Why some farmers continue to
breed to the scrub stations is mys-
terry.
Avoid giving spoiled feed to the
horses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
SELF-FEEDER SAVES LABOR
Sups.y of Grain or Other Feed Kept
Constantly AVailable-DeVice
Gaining Favor.

prepared by TIE United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
With the ingredients of good ra-
ton constantly before them, placed SO
that they may eat at will, hogs will
make gains more rapidly and more
economically than when fed by hand.
The scif-feeder is growing in populari-
ty. 1t is simply a device by means OF
which Il supply of grain or ether feed
is kept constantly available to the
hogs, in order that they may always
satisfy the craving of their appetites
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local Applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness.
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube Is infamed you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
NAL condition, hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness are
caused by Catarrh, which Is an infiamed
condition of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by HALLS CATARRH
MEDICINE.
An Druggists 75c Circulars free.
F. J. Cheney Sc Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
Remarkable, Indeed.

The other evening the little girl in
question suddenly seeing one Of
Charleston's finest" coming down the
street, said to her mother:
"Oh, mother, did you know that po-
licemen have wives?
whats that, dear?" queried the
mother in a tone that implied to the
child's ears disbelief.
well, they have" said the little
one, cause l saw a woman and she
was a policeman'S wife. l don't know
they had wives either until I saw her"
Charleston CIV. Ya.) Mail.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-03
Only One-Arm Huns.

Tacoma. Wash.-Only one-arm hug
ging is allowed here now by the terms
Of an ordinance passed by the city
council. The act provides that only
one arm shall encircle a damsel's waist
while dancing and that there shall be
no undue familiarity The ordinance
says: Partners shall keep their faces
and bodies free from each other"