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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
FIRE THREATENS |
BODIES OF SOLDIER
DEAD At H0B0kEN
Five Hundred Caskets Narrowly
Escape Cremation
TWO BIG PIERS DESTROYED
Flames Also Endanger Liner
Leviathan and the Transport
Wheaton Recently Docked I

Hoboken, Aug. 25.-Five hundred
bodies OF American soldier dead.
awaiting shipment to the homes OF
relatives, were removed in safety late
yesterday when fire OF unknown
origin swept over the army waterfront
reservation here, destroying piers FIVE
and six, and an adjoining army store.
house and barracks.
Pier four, at which the giant liner
leyiathan and the transport Wheaton
were docked. was saved with Difficult.
ty. The flames licked the sides OF the
Leyiathan damaging small section
OF the woodwork on the bow and the
forward mast but hreboat wedged
its way between the liner and tho
burning pier and successfully fought
off the flames as they spread to tho
huge craft.
When the fire started there were
500 bodies in the large rooms at the
junction Of piers four and FIVE.
One thousand other bodies were
lined up on pier four, but inasmuch
as the flames did not come near them
they were not disturbed. The trans
port Wheaton which recently arrived
here with 5000 bodies. still had 1000
aboard when the fire started but it
was on the opposite side Of the pier
from which the fire was located AS
a matter Of precaution, army tugs
pulled it out into mid stream. The
Wheaton also had small quantity of
arms and ammunition aboard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
RURAL CARRIER KILLED
Raymond Gilman Found Dead Under
His Car.

Montpelier, Aug. 24.-The report of
the automobile accident at Calais in
which Raymond Gilman OF Marshiie d
was killed this morning has been re-
ceived by the secretary OF State Gil,
man was mail carrier out Of the
Plainhe Office and was found under
his automobile. When found. the
young man was still alive. but he lived
only about an hour. 1t is not known
whether something went wrong with
the car. u Ford roadster, or whether
the machine went over a bank turning
out for some other vehicle.
The bocy was taken to the home
OF his father, Z. w. Gilman Marsh.
field merchant. 1t did not have any
external marks Of a serious nature.
The young man was "a years of age
and was born in Marshheld. He was
unmarried and leaves, besides his
father. one sister Mrs. Frank Burn.
ham Of Marshfe d and two brothers,
Arthur OF Marshheld and Albert of
Hudson, Mass. During the war he
was in service in the navy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
ALL IL AMERICANS PERISH
in DIRICIBLE DISASTER
WITH DEATH TOLL OF "A

sion was so great that 1t wrecked
windows over IN area of about mile
square.
The broken halves Of the ZR.2 reach
ed the water nearly a mile apart The
general opinion Of the public Of Hull
Is that the commander Of the airship
accomplished a emar1a0le feat Of
trayery in diver:ine the descent of
tue vessel 50 that 1t fell into th. va,
g. instead Il in the crowded stfapts.
Thrilling cap by Parachute
During the fall OF the airship three
members Of the crew were observed
making thrill ing parachute descent.
They came down into the river, where
they were rescued by small boats. All
who jumped without parachutes from
the falling craft lost their lives They
had no chance for escape, for the wa
ter was covered with burning gaso
line. h u Uf1t tF
Imediately after TIC disaster, tel
ephone messages came from distances
mp to 80 miles reporting that the
people had felt an ear thquake shock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
YOUNG BOY WOUNDED
IN SHOOTING ACCIDENT
Falls While Carrying Rifle and Bullet
Passes through Foot and
Shoulder

An eight-year old boy this forenoon
was taken to the Putnam Memorial
hospital with serious and peculiar
wounds received in the accidental dis
charge OF a rife the same bullet hav
ing passed through his foot and
shoulder
Few details have yet been learned
beyond the fact that the boy and his
fsther recently came to Woodford and
had been living in tent while en-
gagged in picking ferns
This forenoon white carrying an old
fashioned rifle fof his father. the boy
stumbled and fell. The fall discharged
the rife and the bullet passed through
the boys foot, grazed his knee and
went through his shoulder. The
wound in the shoulder is the more
serious
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
DIVERS EXPLORE
WRECKACE TODAY
Thought TO Have Recovered
Body Of Commander Louis H.
Maxiield Who Was to Have
Plotted S2,OOO,OOO Aircraft on
Its Flight from England to
America.

Hull, Eng, Aug. 25.-Seventeen Of
ficers and men OF the United States
navy and 27 officers and men of the
British navy were killed yesterday az.
ternoon in the collapse OF the great
dirigible ZR--2 during a trial fight
preliminary to its journey across the
Atlantic.
Divers at dawn began to explore the
twisted wreck Of the drigible. Only
one American, Norman o. Walker, a
riggcr, and four British members OF
the crew survived the disaster that
In a twinkling changed the trial
cruise Of the airship into a CHASTITY
tragedy. Flight Lieutenant A. H.
Wann is the only officer to come
through the ordel alive.
II is believed that the ruins held
the bodies OF Is Americans and 26
British officers and enlisted mela All
hope that there might be other sur.
viyors was dissipated during the
night.
The wreckage fell only 200 yards
from the shore OF the river Humber
and the six gondolas in which most OF
the alrship's personnel was riding at
once sank to the bottom. Harbor Of
ficials expressed doubt that many
bodies would be recovceed unless held
fast In the wreckage or imprisoned
in the gondolas. 1t is feared they
will be carried away by the tide and
the swift current of t:se river.
Early today men engaged in salvag,
ing the wreck reported that the
body believed to be that of Com
mander Louis II. Maxfeld, who was
in charge OF the American contingent
had been found several miles below
the city.
Most OF the members of the crew
were killed by the explosion which
followed the buckling and swapping OF
the glrder amidships. Flight Com
mander Wann. who was in command
OF the craft at the time of the disas
ter, told the Associated Press.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
TIE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Friday little
change in temperature.

with full sail power and when the
wind was fair or the sea too rough for
steaming, the paddle wheels we're un.
rigged and hauled to the deck.
The first real transatlantic voyages
by steam power were undertaken by
the steamships Sirius and Great West
ern The Sirius left England on
April 4, 1898, and was followed -four
days later, by the Great Western
They arrived in New York harbor
within "a hours of each other, the Sir
ius completing the trip in is days and
the Great Western in fourteen.
The century that followed the voy
age of the Savannah, however, pro
duced ocean liners as broad as the
little pioneer was long. The Levia
than. for instance, one OF the largest
of modern steamships, Is 800 feet
long, 100 feet broad and has a register
ed tonnage of 5I,2S2.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

Sarting from Howden Tuesday
morning on test flight to Pulham
the big aircraft had been aAoat foI
"a hours, at times in bad weather
and was returning to the Pulham air
drome at the time Of the disaster
! which constitutes the most terrible oi
| its kind in peace times
! While flying at about 1000 feet over
Hull spectators saw the ZR-2 sud
denly appear to buckle amidships and
| plunge downward over the city and
into the Humber river. One theory
of the cause of the disaster is that
while the ship 8 rudders were being
tested the giant craft took a s:hart
turn. which caused her framework
to buckle. and that the explosion OF
gasoline tank completed the tragedy
of the air. The actual cause, however
may never be known.
Tens Of Thousands See Disaster
Tens OF thousands of spectators
saw several men climb outside the bal
loon and drop from the falling mass,
which was enyeloped In smoke, and
others jump into the Humber as t',e
crippled craft came over the water.
AS the dirigible struck the wreckage
above water was burning and there
was slight chance for any OF the men
caught inside to escape.
Tugs Immediately put out into the
stream and brought ashore the five
survivors. who were taken in ambu.
lances to hospitals Among those was
the American quartermaster, n. o.
Walker. v:lo died soon after reaching
the hospital from burns he had re.
, ceived Lieut. Little also was rescued
from the debris alive, but succumbed
to his injuries on reaching the in
frmary.
Among the wreckage an American
naval man was TO be seen hanging by
his coat to a girder in the frame OF
the airship. 1t was believed he was
( dead owing 10 the peculiar position
OF the body, w1ich was not recovered
Another rescuer said one man was
hanging to the tail OF the ship, ap-
I parently uniniured. while another was
found floating in the water. Both OF
them we're saved. While the rescuers
were at work the balloon began to
turn over, and the rescue party had
to return to the tug.
When first seen from Hull. t9le ZR.2
was approaching the city, coming
from a southeasterly direction over
the Humber towardnHull When sail
ing on an even keel above the city,
according to some eye witnesses, a
huge cloud Of dense smoke burst from
the tail Of the aircraft 1t was
thought the ZR-2 was sending out a
smoke screen as an exhibition. but to
the horror OF thousands of spectators,
1t was seen that size had broken in
two and was taking tremendous
nose dive, which apparently would
bring her down into the thronged
streets.
Glass in Windows on Land Broken
Then there came a loud explosion
and a great crash followed by an
other explosion, which was accom-
panied ry the breaking OF glass in
tha windows Oh land. This concus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
BRIDGEWATER WOMAN
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Laboratory Analysis Shows Dana Root
Came to His Death Through
Arsenical Poisoning.

White River Junction, Aug. 25.-
Unmistakable traces of arsenic poison
ing in the system OF Dana Root of
Bridgewater Corners, as we'll as paris
green in the tea straifer which il is
alleged his wife. Minnie Root, used.
were reported yesterday by States
Attorney Glen C. Howland of Windsor
as TIE result OF analysis made at the
state laboratory at Burlington.
Mrs. Root, now in jail at Wood.
stock where she is serving SEN
tence for a statutory offense, will tr
brought to trial in Woodstock next
Tuesday on the charge of attempting
to kill her husband by poisoning, ac-
cording to information emanatins
from the states attorneys office.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
TANNERS ACCEPT CUT
Bethel Plant Resumes After Shut
down Of Two Weeks. fiN

Bethel, Aug 25-After a Shutdown
of two weeks due to negotiations with
the workers, the tannery here. has
resumed operations with a large
force OF men and women employees.
The net result of the friendly contro.
versy between the company and the
workers is that hours are slightly
heightened and wages reduced practi-
cally 10 per cent.
Under the new agreement. which
will expire May t. 1922, working
hours are Z to II and to 5, five
days in the week and Z to 12, Sat.
urday, total of so hours week
compared with As N present,
Under this agreement unskilled
workmen will earn about $40 week
beamhouse men, S22; stakers. S24
or S25; buffers. $50; tackers, $50 and
shavers, S35. Women employed in
the dyeing room earn $3.50 to Sl5-
As In the former agreement, there is
provision Of time and one-half for
overtime.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
TOBACCO CROP THREATENED
Disease Known as Wildflre In Wind
ham County Fields.

Brattleboro, Aug 25.-Within the
past week "A serious tobacco disease
infection in Windham county, which
in some instances will result in the
loss of entire fields OF tobacco has
been called to the attention OF County
Agent r Wilton Harvey by several
growers The disease is known as
wndfre and its discovery resulted in
the county agent making visit to
Amherst, where he took up the quest.
ion with Prof Chapman, who has
been conducting experiments this
year.
Little Is known about the disease
although the Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts experiment stations have
been conducting experiments this
year. the experiments having been
brought about because OF the ap'
pearance of the disease in those
states last year, Its appearance
promises to be a matter of much con.
Germ unless measures are taken to
control II,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

mena and his Crystal Gazing mess.
ages. II you are personally interest.
ed YOU may bring your own questions,
sealed as you wish he will answer
them. II not interested for yourself
YOU will be amply entertained by your
neighbours message Beside with ffty
orier wonders there is amusement
and pleasure for ALL
Don't forget that Blackstone has
duplicated by ordinary means, every
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

America today. II is fact that his
show presents without exception the
most costly and extraordinary illus
ions in the world today.
As u prestidigitateur Blackstone is
without a peer, and as an entertainer,
should he care to drop all his magic
and other feats he could readily en-
tertain as humorist alone.
This season he is especially featur.
ing his remarkable spiritual pheno
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

bit Of spiritual phenomena that has
been heralded from far as near as
entertaining the scientific observation
of some Of the most brilliant meta.
physicists OF the world
You viii gain experience. know.
ledge and full measure OF amuse'
ment by visit to Blackstone. The
prices charged tor this entertainment
are within reach OF ALL Secure your
seats early. They are now on sale
at the Harte Theatre.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
NO MORE BEER PERMITS
VIII Be Withheld Until Congress
Takes Action.

Washington, Aug 25.-A decision
to withhold the issuance OF medical
beer regulations pending congresslon-
al action was reached by Secretary
Mellon in a conference with Internal
Revenue Commissioner Blair this
morning.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
KINDNESS APPRECIATED
Veterans Pleased with Singing of Mrs.
White.

White.
Editor of the Banner:
Among the old soldiers at the Sol.
diers' Home war yarns are perennial
topic of conversation, but their FIRE.
quent repetition becomes monotonous.
That monotony was agreeably broken
there yesterday afternoon by an inn
promptu vocal concert given by Mrs.
White of North Bennington. In a
superb contralto voice she rendered
songs from religious and patriotic to
topical, every one of which was en-.
cored She deserves. and has, the
thanks OF all who listened, for this
ministeriug to their pleasure. II she
will so there again she will get the
glad hand
In tehaf of the Veterans,
c. B. PUTNAM
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
BLACKSTONE TONIGHT
Famous Mag clan Opens Two-Day
Engagement.

The coming of the Great Black
stone to the Opera House tonight and
tomorrow afternoon and night viii be
hailed with pleasure by the many who
Hike amusement of the most amusing
type. Blackstone Is without q doubt
the most clever artist OF his kind in
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
C. E. CUTS SALARIES
Officials at lynn Plant Announce Re.
ductlon Of 10 Per Cent.

Lynn. Mass. Aug. 25.--A ten per
cent reduction in the pay of al salar.
ies of employees was announced at the
plant of the General Electric com.
pany this morning to go into effect
November l.
Oaieials here said that the reduction
would apply to all general Offices at all
of the company's plants throughout
the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
CITY MANAGER QUITS
Couldn't Get Along With Council II
81. Adams.

st. Adams, Aug. 25-The resgna-
tiOn OF Athole n Edwards as city
manager was before the city
council Monday evening and was ac-
cepted to take effect Sept /. The
council acted unanimously in the mat
ter of acceptance, but on the vote to
give Mr.. Edwards months salary,
Alderman Fuller c. Smith dissented.
Mr.. Edwards resignation was brief
and was based on the desire, he said,
to remove friction in the council and
to compose differences which in some
degrees had centered around him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

Racine, w. Va, Aug. ga crowd
of men estimated at between five and
six thousand arrived here this morn
ing from Marmet where they have
been in camp.
The men are said to be marching
to Mingo county were apparently with
out leaders. Many carried guns and
pistols.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
SINN FEN REPLY ON
IT'S WAY TO LONDON
Early Arrival Means Special Meeting
Of Cabinet viii Be Called
This Evening".

London, Aug. 25.-The reply of the
Sim Fein to the offer of the British
government of dominion status for
ireland is on It's way to London by
special messenger it was announced
today ,..,
II the document arrives here on
time special meeting of the cabinet
will be held this evening.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
PEACE WITH GERMANY
Signatures to Treaty Attached at 5
O'clock This Afternoon.

Berlin, Aug. rs The treaty bring
ing to an end the technical state Of
war between the United States and
Germany was signed at o'clock this
afternoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
CREW IN LlFEeoATs
Canadian Freiahter Abandoned in a
Sinking Condition.

Seattle. Wash, Aug 25.- Lifeboats
from the Canadian freighter, Import
er, are making for land from a point
623 miles southwest of the Columbia
river after leaving the ship IN
sinking condition. according to ra-
dio message forwarded by the steam
ship Cordoya.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
PLOT AGAINST oRREeoN

President of Mexico Reported IN
Danger OF Assassination.
Mexico City, Mex, Aug. 25.-The
discovery of an ALLEGED plot to assas-
sinate President {0bregon resulted
last night in the arrest of General
Jesus Salas Lopez, commander OF
small body OF troops in the state OF
Morelos.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
APPEAL FOR TROOPS
Striking Miners in West Virginia
CAUSING Trouble,

Washington, Aug. 25.-An urgent ap
peal for federal troops to restore or
der and to prevent further lawless-
ness on the part of the striking min
ers OF Mingo county has been receiv-
ed by the war department.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

Only Four Survivors and Hope
That Number Might Be in
creased Has Been Abandoned
Harbor Officials Believe the
Bodies viii BE Swept out to
Sea by Tide and Current
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25

For SAL3-,-Modern hDnse OF nine
rooms ALI improvements lot 60XiS0.
large garden shed and pouttry house.
fine repair location 225 Grove st Price
on application. II. B. Hutchns. 400
Main street 9lt6
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE The G. II Ressguie
property on Imperial Avenue consist
ing Of II room house and property.
All modern improvements, hard wood
floors, Can be seen al any time. Tol.
36-M sits
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-18
ALASKAN BIRCH BEING SHIPPED
 FOR FIRST TIME
Two Million Feet to Be Cut This Winter - Willow
 Creek Has F air Season.

Birch timber exportation from Al aska to the States has been started . from Cook Inlet, according to Milo Kelly, prominent Willow Creek min ling operator who with Leopold D&- vid of Anchorage.s holds the first per nit issued by the Department of In te"ior for cutting birch timber in the Territory for export. Mir. Kelly said that approximately 100000 feet of birch would, be shipped out this fall and 2,00p,000 feet cut during the winter for shipment next season. MT. Kelly is a passenger on the North, western.
 The permit issued Mr Kelly and his associates has been turned over to an operating company which is getting out the timber. This con- pany is shipping the logs direct to Seattle. no mill having been put in on Cook Inlet to handle the product. It is expected that "a mill will be installed next season and the logs manufactured into lumber ready for veneer before shipment
 Virtually all of the timber under permit, said MT. Kelly. is situated on land contiguous to Cook Inlet and can be handled without heavy cost. The trees are cut and logs rafted in the Inlet and lowed across by scows to convenient loading places The first shipment of logs will prob ably go South on the Valdez within a few days t 'SS
 Mining Season Fair
 The Willow Creek mining season was fairly successful, according to MT. Kelly. The seasons actual work has closed down but winter opera tions will be carried on and next year is expected to be a banner one for the district. Mr. Kelly will remain in the States for possibly 60 days
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-18
MANY ATTEND MEETING FOR
 NEW SOCIETY
Forty-Five Sign Charter Roll for Auxiliary of Pioneers
 of Alaska.

Forty-five women Drayed the rain last night to attend the organization meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Pioneers of Alaska at the Moose Hall and signed the charter roll. To Mrs B. NJ. Behrends of this city goes the honor of being the first to sign.
 After being called to order by Frank A. Aldrich. organizer at large for the Pioneers, Mrs. William H. Case was called to the chair as tenn porary president. Election of off cers was had and Mrs. Alice Laugh lin was named president, Mrs. Mont gomery Davis vice president, Miss Klondy Olds. secretary, Mrs. A. F. McKinnon, treasurer; Mrs. W. A. Mackie, chaplain, and Jack Burford, sergeant at arms. The board of trustees was elected to consist of Mrs. B M. Behrends, Mrs. George Burford and Mrs. w. B. Kirk.
 It was decided to leave the charter open for one more week and to have a meeting at theFsanle place on next Monday night. All white women who came to Alaska prior to 1901 and wives, mothers, sons and daughters of Pioneers are eligible to member ship and it is hoped by those inter- ested that all those eligible from all points on the Channel will be pres ent at the meeting of next Monday night. A
 Starting out to fulfil it's missior, the Auxiliary appointed a commiu- tee to assist in entertaining at the Pioneers dance tonight. Miss Dorothy Haley was named chairman and she is to be assisted by Mrs. J. M. LahT, Mrs. Dorothy Bakke.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-18

CLEBURNE, Tex. Oct. 1S.-The National Bank of Cleburne closed it's doors this forenoon. Heavy with drawals and poor collections are the causes given for the failure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-18
YOUNG FOLKS STAGE
 DOUBLE WEDDING HERE.

A double wedding. in which four well known and popular Juneau young people were united in wedlock, was performed by U. S. Commits sioner H. B. LeFevre at his offices last night. Those married were Miss Hilmi Janiksela and Dallas Weyand, and Miss Beatrice Benson and Bernie Seyd Witnesses were James Carlson and Harley Ruthcr- ford
 Mrs. Weyand is the daughter of Mrs. John Janiksela of this city, while Mrs. Seyd's parents. MT and Mrs. B. E. Benson, also live in Jul neau.
 All the young folks are known by large circle of friends and they will make their homes in this city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-10-18
SECOND ARREST MADE IN THIGH
 GRADING" CASE
ssk - Fred Mayors Taken Into Gus tody-Tmmerman Is Also
 Indicted by Jury.

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