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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
THE BLACK CAT
BASE BALL TEAM
GRAB TWO GAMES
Saturdays Game With Williams
town Was Corker
A TO 8 GAME WON IN 9TH
Game With Moth Bennington Was A
Runaway Match-onIy Seven
Innings Played
A TO 8 GAME WON IN 9TH

The local Black Cat baseball team
cieane,: up two victories over the
weekend, the first hard fought bat
tie with the Williamstown lndepend-
ents, Saturday afternoon and the sec
ond slaughter Of the North Benning-
ton at the North city Sunday after
noon. The score Of the game Saturday
was to and Sunday 28 to 8.
No one could ask to witness better
game of ball than the one played at
Morgan Park, game which first be-
longed to the home team and then to
the visitors and was finally won in the
last half of the 9th. At that time
Greenwood, the first man up for the
Black Cat team reached FIRST on an err
Iror which was followed by single
from Moran and another by Pleasant,
bringing in both Greenwood and Nor
an. Dockum, in the box for the local
boys, pitched the same brand OF steady
baseball and showed excellent judg-
ment at all points OF the game. He
allowed the visitors five hits.
The fans who attended the game
Saturday afternoon saw familiar
sight in the form Of Prindle, the form
eh Bennington player, stationed in
left field. "Cabe" has not changed
since the days of old. He has the
same facility of getting on the bases
by some means or other, the same
method Of diving for the bases, and
the same founness for an argument
with the umpire.
| During this week some seats are TO
be placed at Morgan Park for the bene'
fit OF the fans and later some bleach
ers are to be built. There was a much
larger crowd at the game with Will
lliamstown than was at the game or
the previous Saturday, fact which
was gratifying to the players. A team
which can put out the exhibition that
was given Saturday afternoon certain
ly ought to have whole-hearted sup
port. After the seats have been plac
ed at the park, II willnot be necessary
ito stand up out IN Stafford street te
witness the game and still be comfort
able. W
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
cHILDREN's DAY EXERCISES
Interesting program Carried Out at
Congregational Church

O0USt OSehNh@t
Children's Day was celebrated with
special exercises at the Second Con-
gregational church Sunday morning
at 1880.
The program was OF unusual inter-
est and one of the best rendered by
the little ones of the primary and
junior departments of the Sunday
school.
Program
Congregational Hymn,
Savior, like shepherd lead u.s.
Invocation, closing with Lords
Prayer
The Pastor
Song Mrs. Baker
A Word Of Welcome
Everard Webster
"The First Children's Day"
Florence Morse
Primary and Beginners Song,
Il think when ] read"
Recitation. "How They Helped
Frances Sibley, Helen Cook, Louise
Armstrong
Bible Drill, Junior Department
Song,
Lillian Cook. Rhoda Baker, Elizabeth
Jenney
Recitation, Boys OF the Bible"
Ralph Snow. Breard Hawks
John Thomas, Raymond Cobb
Recitation Nancy Sibley
Recitation,
Dorothy Knights, Elizabeth Dewey
Junior Song
Recitation
Yes We Belong to Jesus"
Josephine Clark, Katherine Wilbur
Anne Buchanan. Marjorie Bushee
Recitation
Tarrant Sibley. Philip Hall
Childrens' Day Song
Primary and Beginners
Recitation, Marion Ford, Ella Judd
Offering, taken by Primary Girls
The Ten Commandments
Woodruff Hall
and Junior Department
Talk by the pastor
Congregational Hymn.
Il Love to Tell the Story
Baptism
Presentation Of Bibles
Congregational Hymn,
Thou Gracious Power
| Benediction
These small children were present
ed for baptism: Harvey Davenpor
lGerken. Walter Wallace Jacobs. Bar
bara Pope Jenney. Salome Bixb,
Ross.
The following baptized children 0
! the church who during the year hal
reached the age Of seven were pre-
sented with bibles; Anne Philm
Buchanan, Marion Eleanor Ford
John Dwight Thomas, Janet Isabe
4 White
Much credit Is due Miss Alice N
Goodell and Miss Eleanor Dunn
teachers in the primary department
and Mrs. d. l.. Judd and Mrs Hirar
l.. Hall of the junior department, 70
their painstaking work in trainin
the children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
PEACE TREATY
LEAK sTIRS UP
OFFICIAL CIRCLES
President Wilson Wants A
Thorough Investigation
PROMINENT MEN CALLED
It Is Expected That Senators Lodge
and 5orah viii Refuse TO Di-
vulse lnformants
PROMINENT MEN CALLED

Washington, June 9.--President
Wilson, in cablegram received today
by Senator Hitchcock saId he hoped
an investigation by the Senate foreign
relations committee of how copies of
the treaty reached private interests in
New York would be most thoroughly
prosecuted" The President said he
felt it was highly undesirable official
ly to communicate the text of docu-
ment which is still in negotiation and
subject to change and that anyone
who had possession of the official
English text has what he is clearly
not entitled to have or to communi-
cate" This statement by the Presi-
dent strengthened the belief of officials
that he would not comply with the
Senates request that the treaty text
be furnished it at this time.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
BRITISH SOLDIERS REBEL
Refuse to Entrain for Isolation
Camp.

Plymouth. June S.-Fifteen hun
dred British troops of General Allen.
by's force in Egypt and Palestine
who returned here tonight after hav-
ing served at Gallipoli and Mesopo-
tamia, Palestine and the Balkans,
refused to entrain for an isolation
camp. The order was given because
six cases of suspected smallpox had
been discovered during the voyage TO
England.
The soldiers who had entrained
left the cars, and the others refused
to enter. The authorities finally
gave way, and the men went to de
mobilization centers instead of the
isolation camp.
Interested spectators Of the scene
were officers and men OF the U. S. S
Aroostook which will shortly return
to New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
DEATH OF BERNIS
POWERS CONFIRMED
Information from Washington that
Young Man Was Accidentally Killed.
Lste In December.

Information from Washington that
Young Man Was Accidentally Killed.
L,sts In December.
The death OF Private Bernis Pow
ers of company q, 18th engineers.
which was reported by telegram to
his parentsg Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pow
ers ef North Bennington last Friday.
has been c0nhrmed The young man
was killed either ON December 80 or
December 81 by falling from a train
near Paris. as
Private Powers last letter to his
parents was written on Christmas
morning When his regiment landed
lon this side and was sent to Camp
Upton, Henry Chase, the agent of the
Bennington county Red Cross chap
ter, communicated with Capt. Jams OF
Co. B 10th engineers and received a
telegram stating that Private Powers
went on leave from Brenlles Sure
Meuse on December 2S for Grenoble,
that he left his party In Paris Dscom-
Der 80 en- route, that he had not since
been seen or heard from and that his
name had been dropped from the
company roll on February Z.
The information from Capt. Jams
establishes the fact that Private Pow.
ers was alive in Paris on December
30. His body was found on the rail
road track the following day.
Confirmation of the young mans
death is contained in the following
letter from Congressman Frank L.
Greene, who has taken an active part
in the efforts to locate the young
man:
Washington June Z, 1919
Mr.. Fred G. Martin
Home service Branch, American Red
Cross
Bennington County chapter
Bennington. w
My dear Mr.. Martin -
Referring again to your letter OF
April ith, to my secretary, Mr. W. r.
Monty with regard to the mysterious
and sudden disappearance in Paris OF
a Bennington soldier, Private Ber
nard w. Powers, Company B. 10th
engineers, | am advised that cable
| mas Oeen rtceNeu ny lne dulutdnl
general of the army here in Washing
ton, reading as follows:
Private Bernard Powers, Com
pany b, 10th Engineers, found
dead on railroad track at Saint
Julien-du-Sault. Yonne. and
buried at that place December
81, 1918; believed to have fallen
from train while returning from
leave; Investigation under way to
determine date OF death and line
of duty status"
The adiutant general informs me
that information to this effect hai
been sent to Mrs. Frank J. Powers
mother North Bennington. Vt.
trust this information satisfies your
inquiry In regard to this soldier. Il
is a melancholy answer to your let
ter, but II clears up the mystery a
least.
II there is anything further abou
It that may do further will be glat
to undertake II at your suggestion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
RUNAWAY YOUTH FOUND
North Adams Boy Wanted to Travel
With Carnival.

Troy. June raymond Price,
aged sixteen. who ran away from his
home at North Adams, was found at
a carnival showing at Ferry and Riv-
or streets in this city by Officer Ar.
thur Fitzgerald of the Second Pro
cinct last night and taken to the
rooms of the Humane Society. He
had followed the show from North
Adams. walking part of the way and
riding the remainder on a freight
train. He was returned to his home
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

Washington. June 9--In its investi-
gation of how copies OF the German
treaty reached New York, the Senate
foreign relations committee today sub
poenaed Jacob Schiff, Thocas Lamont,
II. P. Dawson, Paul Warhurg, ]. P.
Morgan and Frank A. Vanderlip,
Lamont was requested to bring the
correspondence that passed between
Morgan and company and its Paris
and London agents regarding the
treaty. and particularly any communi
cations on the subject between the
banking house and Mr.. Dawson while
DAWSON was abroad. The committee
also adopted motion by Senator
Fall inviting acting secretary Polk tC
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
SENTENCED AS SPY
Capt. Funck Of Austrian Army in
Paris During War.

Paris, June 7.--Captain Funck of
the Austrian army has been tried and
sentenced to death as a spy by a
secret courtmartial here
1t appears that Captain Funck was
in Paris before the war began and re-
mained in the city throughout the hos
tiities, and it was alleged at the
trial that he made the enemy ac-
quainted with information regarding
air raids and long distance shelling OF
Paris, The specific accusation upon
which he was convicted was: Com
municating information concerning
the bombardments by Gothas and
Berthas to the German military at
tache at Madrid"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
GUERILLA WAR
is NOW GOING
ON IN IRELAND
II Is Kind That Usually Precedes
Major Conflict
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Frank Walsh and Edward Dunno Have
Forwarded Report to President
Wilson
SITUATION is SERIOUS

Paris, June Guerilla warfare of a
character (which usually precedes a
major conflict" is now going on in
Ireland, it is declared by Frank p.
Walsh and Edward f. Dunno in a
supplementary report which they
have forwarded to President Wilson
regarding conditions in Ireland.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

The game Sunday afternoon was
slaughter of the innocents. The pitch
er of the North Bennington team could
not be blamed for the overwhelming
defeat because he did not have a man
on his team that supported him except
his centre fielder and he only had a
chance for two put outs. Only seven
innings of the game were played. The
battery for the North Bennington team
was Harris and Scarey, catchers, and
Hurley and Mooney pitchers. For the
Black Cat outfit Toomey and Bevis
pitched and Coyne attended to the
catching. Maher, playing second base
for the Bennington team was the star
with the club. getting five hits out OF
FIVE times at bat, one OF them triple.
Score by Innings:--
Bennington 3 6 I 4 0 6--2S
No. bennington Dc 2 o 2 / q y
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
TO CREATE STATE COURT
German Republic Would Try Those
Accused Of Promoting War.

Berlin, Sunday constitutional
convention has completed consider
alton OF a bill creating a state court
which would try those accused OF
starting, lengthening and losing the
war. 1t will be presented to the ma
tional assembly soon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
REPLY IN FIVE DAYS
Germans VIII Have Period in Which
to Accept.

Paris, June ct has been decided
by allied and associated governments
that the reply to German counter-pro
posals will not be delivered before
Friday. The reply viii give the Ger
mans a period of five days In which
to accept or reject the treaty
The council of four spent this morn
ing considering various reports sub
mitted by the commissions which had
been dealing with features of German
proposals.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

New York. June 9.-The full text
of the German peace treaty has been
brought to this country by Francis
Hunt, the Chicago Tribunes cores
pondent, and is being syndicated to
newspapers in copyrighted sections.
The first appeared today. Hunt says
the copy he brought is one of the
original drafts and was obtained in
Paris.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

um .; Two base hits. Prindle and
Beaupre; Struckout by White ., by
Dockum Z: Double play, fly to White TO
Cole: Hit by pitcher, Prindie ana
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

appear as a witness and take part in
the inquiry by cross-examining wit
nesses and otherwise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
WEATHER

Cloudy and continued cool tonight
and Tuesday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED A bell-hoy at the Wall
lington Hotel. North Adams, Mass;
2lt-6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

FOR SALE-Pigs weeks old.
Robert Rose, tel 1912. 2lt-6'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-06-09

D--Stenographer. one with
experience preferred. Give experience
salary expected and references. +. o.
Box 23S. 21t-'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25
&. WILLARD, Secretary.
ORDINANCE NO. /.

AN ORDINANCE of Fenton Drain
age District No. 1, providing for
the levy of a special tax Of Tween
ty-fve (25c) cents per acre, and
the creation of a Forty Thousand
)$40,000.00) Dollars bonded in
debtednesS as authorized by the
constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana, especially Article PSI
Of the Constitution as amended, and
Act No. 227 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the year 1914,
as amended, for the purpose of
providing and maintaining drain
age systems on all land situated in
such Drainage District, and for the
holding of an election therefor.
Whereas, it is the opinion of the
Board of Commissioners Of said Dis
trict, that it is necessary that said
Drainage District be authorized to
create a bonded Indebtedness Of
Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars
to be represented by 80 bonds of
Five Hundred (S500.00) Dollars
each, to be issued by said Board Of
Commissioners, bearing interest at
the rate of Five 81 per cent per an
mum, payable SEM; annually, matur-
ing at such time and dates as may be
fixed by said Board CT Commission
elS Of Fenton Drainage District No. /,
at the time or prior to the issuance Of
the same, and also that in order to Sc
cure the payment of such bonds, to-
gether with the interest thereon, and
additional funds with which to ena-
BILE the said Drainage District to pro-
oulc the dredging machinery, rights
'oe-way, canals and improvements. and
to properly and sufficiently drain the
land comori3ed wi6iiiin said District,
that it is necessary that special
ye arly tax Of Twenty Five 25 cents
per acre as authorized by the Consti-
tut on and laws OF The State of Lou
isIaLa be ieT ed upon all acreage prop
erty comprised within the limits of
said Fenton Drainage District No. l
for a period of Thirty Two years COM
mencing with the year 1919 and end
ing with the year 1851, both inclu-
sive.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of Fenton
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25

double the beauty of your hair. just
moisten a sloth with Danderine and
draw it carefully through your hair,
taking one small strand at time;
this will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt
or anv excessive oil-in a few min
utes you will be amazed. Your hair
will be wavy, fluffy and abundant and
possess an Incompatible softeness,
Ilustre and luXuriance.
Besides identifying the hair, one
application of Danderine dissolves
every particle Of dandruff ;inVigo-
rates the scalp, stopping itching and
falling hair
Danderine is to the hair what
fresh showers of rain and sunshine
are to vegetation. 1t goes right to
the rotts, invigorates and strengthens
them. Its exhilarating, stimulating
and life-producing properties cause
the hair to grow long, strong and
beautiful.
You can surely have pretty, soft
lustrous hair, and lots of it, if you
will spend a few cents for a small
bottle of Knowlton's Danderine a
any drug store or toilet counter anC
try it as directed
Adv Dand 7
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25
PROCLAMATION.

Be it known that I, C. E. Carr,
President Of the Board of Commits
sioners of Fenton Drainage District
No. of the Parish of Jefferson Davis.
State of Louisiana, do hereby issue
his, my proclamation, calling al
election to be held in said drainage
district, on the 18th day of February,
1919, for the purpose of submitting
to the qualified electors, propositions
to vote special yearly tax of Twenty
Five Csc per acre on all acreage
property within the limits of said
Drainage District for a period Of
Thirty-two years and to issue bonds
based thereon in the sum of Forty
Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars, said
election to be held at the residence OF
II. G. Patterson in said district, in
accordance with law, between the lie,
gal hours Of 7 o'clock a. M, and S
o'clock p. M, all of which, including
the names of Commissioners and
Clerk appointed for the purpose OF
presiding at said election, will more
fully appear by reference to Ordi
nance No. l of the Board of Commits
sioners of said Fenton Drainage Dis
trict No. /, calling said election
which Ordinance is made a part Of
this proclamation.
Issued by me officially in the Fen
ton Drainage District No. / on this
28th day of December, A. D., 1918.
C. E. CARR,
President of the Board of Commits
sioners of Fenton Drainage Dis
trict Mol.
Attest:
4 r WILLARD Socrntarv
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue is
coated; this is a sure sign it's little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless pale, feverish, full
of cold, breath badf throat sore
doesn't eat, sleep or act naturally
has stomach ache, diarrhoea, remem-
Der, gentle liver and bowel cleans
ing should alyaws be the first treat
Iment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup
OF Figs" for children's ills; give a
teaspoonful, and in few hours all
the foul waste, sour bile and ferment-
ing food which, is clogged in the
bowels passes out Of the system, and
you have well and playful child
again. All children love this harm
less, delicious "fruit laxative" and
it never fails to effect good ''in-
side" cleansing. Directions for ba-
bies, children Of all ages and grown
ups are plainly on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A
little given today saves a sick child
Tomorrow. but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a bottle of "Cali-
fornia Syrup Of Gigs" then look and
see that it is made by the "Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Company"
ADV Figs.5S
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25
VVERSAZ TRACTOR|

With two 14-inch bottoms, under
average blowing conditions, the new
Moline Universal Tractor, Model D,
ploWs 9 acres in 10 hours, as much
as ordinary 3-plow machine. The STU
perlor efficiency of the Moline Uni
versal is due to its higher speed, sH
miles an hour, two bottoms at 3H
miles giving the same number of
plow-mlles as three bottoms at I'D
miles.
Flowing at 81 miles an hour gives
ideal results, the ground being pull
verified more thoroughly tl!an at
slower speeds, with less air space.
Tough sod that cannot be turned at
all at az miles an hour is plowed
with ease.
Perfect work is assured with the
Moline Universal through the advan-
tageouS position of the operator, who
sits on the implement where he must
sit in order to do good work. The
Moline Universal is easily handled
turns short, and backs as readily as
it goes forward.
waste of time in the field is e1irni-
mated and the tractor kept at produc-
tive work a maximum number Of
hours day through complete cleo
trIc starting and lighting system. The
Moline Universal is the only tractor
thus regularly equipped.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25

The secret of the speed and power
of the Moline Universal lies in its
perfected overhead-valve engine and
two-wheel construction. The engine
develops IS horsepower at the belt,
and 9 at the drawbar, every ounce OF
which is available for pull. There
are no dead wheels to drag along
that only carry weight and steer.
For blowing in extremely soft
ground, the Moline Universal is
equipped with a differential lock that
enables the two drive wheels to be
locked together, doubling their pull
ing power.
When blowing the land wheel is
raised so that the tractor is level.
The wheel is very easily and quickly
raised Or lowered.
The light weight of the Moline
Universal 1880 pounds, and its high
clearance, 29H inches, make it adapt
ed for all other field work, besides
blowing. With it one man can plant
40 acres day, cultivate 20 acres a
day, harvest 25 acres a day. or DO
any other work with equal speed. Il
IS the ideal tractor for any sized
farm, practically eliminating horses
and solving the farm help problem.
Call and let us show your this ye+
Ntdykable machine.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25
WATER ROUTES USED.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The use Of
water routes to relieve the crowded
railroad lines, the consolidation OF
ticket Offices, unifcation of termi.
nails and the pooling of repair ship
among wartime reforms instituted by
the railroad administration was en-,
dorsed as worthy of continuation by
julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the
Southern Pacific in testimony before
the senate interstate commerce com,
mittee.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-01-25

Release from quarantine does not
always mean absolute freedom from
ticks, and it will be necessary to
continue to cattle dipping to some
extent at least in the released par
ishes until the last tick has been de-
stroyed, according 10 the officials in
charge of the tick eradication work.
Now that an armistice has been
signed with the tick in majority Of
the parishes in the State, diligence
should be manifested on the part Of
every stock owner to prevent any re-
infestation of the territory that has
once been made tick-free.-L. S. y.
Press Bulletin.