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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
MRS. ANNA ENGREM
DIES AT AGE OF 81

Rutland, Nov. 27.HMrs. Anna j. En-
grem died to-day at the home of her
son in this city, age "a years. Mrs
Engrem had been failing for several
months but had been confined to her
bed only two weeks. Until almost the
last she retained her faculties, her
mind being wonderfully active and
clear She took keen interest in
current topics and had always kept
up with the best books published
Aside from her reading she did much
embroidery. She made during the
last few years many beautiful rugs
and quilts of woven silk.
Mrs Engrem was born in Rupert
September "a, 1920. the daughter Of
Ariel DEMO and Lovina Harwood. On
her mothers side she traced her an
cestry back to Peter Harwood of Con-
cord. Mass. who was of English de-
scent. Then, coming down to the sec
ond generation. the Harwoods We're
the first settlers of bennington. Ben
jamin Harwood, of whom the deceased
was direct descendant, was the first
white child born in Bennington.
Mrs Engrem was married to John
EnSrem at rupert Mdrch 49, 1of9, ana
in 1851 came to Rutland to live. Four
children were born to the couple Two
survive, Andrus b. Engrem and Will
liam l.. Engrem of this city.
Mrs. Engrem was the oldest mem
Der of the congregational Church of
this city joining in 1851. Ever since
she was unable to attend she has read
the weekly calendars and kept in
touch with the services.
The funeral will be held at her late
home Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
NEED OF SUPPLIES
FOR THE BELGIANS
is STILL URGENT

New York, Nov 2o.-The Rockefel-
tonight says it has received from it's
war relief commission, which has al
ready reached Rotterdam, a very fav-
orable report on the efficiency of tho
organization for the distribution of
food and clothing for the needy Bel
CLANS. Wickliffe Rose, chairman of
the foundations commission, reports
that the need of additional supplies is
still most urgent and that contribu-
tions of 10000 tons in addition to the
cargoes were assured must be shipped
during December.
Arrangements have been made, the
foundation states, for the transporta-
ton of 25OOO,OOO pounds of food to
reach the suffering Beleians before the
first of the year.
The American commission for relief in
Belgium also has arranged for the de-
spatching of several steamers with re-
lief cargoes from eastern ports. Ships
from San Francisco and Puget sound
carrying Pacific coast donations also are
to leave soon. steaming through the Pan
anna canal.
The commission to-day received cable
gram from II. c. Hoover. chairman of
the commission in London, emphasizing
the fact that unground wheat and corn
sent into Belgium could be ground there,
affording immediate employment to Bel
gians.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
ST. J. & L. G. r. r. REPORT
SHOWS FALLING OFF
IN PASSENGER TRAFFIC

Lyndonvllle, Nov. 29-The annual report
Of the St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain
railroad has just been sent to the stock
holders, exhibiting the result of the
roads operations for the year ending
June 80, 1914. The road extends from
st. Johnsbury to Maquam bay, a distance
of 9S miles and is operated by the Bos-
ton & Maine, who own n ma iority of the
stock in this Vermont corporation The
gross income was $4l25s3S4, an increase
of over $1,000 from the previous year
The passenger revenue fell off 5000 but
there was a gain OF $1,000 In the freight
receipts The operating expenses were
1929, $685. or 1922 per cent. Of the re-
ceipts. Added to this were other OK
penses, including rental Of $50. go1 SO
charged to the Boston & Maine for rem
tal of equipment, and taxes amounting
to s16,S4750. There was a net income
Of s7,43661 above all expenses but this
Is wiped out by an interest account Of
SOS, $50 92, leaving a deficit for the year Of
sSS, 39i.3l, To this is annually added the
sum of $4,000, representing accrued in
terest on bonds owned jointly by the
Boston q Maine and Boston & Lowell
The report contains some interesting
comparative statistics Of the past two
years. During the year 1S6,357 passengers
were carried as against 1915 the year
previous Exactly 335,oo0 tons Of freight
were transported as against 33is72 the
year before Each ton Of freight carried
| averaged a return Of Il cents, which Is
one cent moro than the road received the
year before. The gross operating revenue
per mile of s3,9i592 was only few dollars
more than the years previous. but the
opera ting expenses per mile We're $780, 81
as against 50, 10O6.S2 the year before The
cost of the road is rcCkoncd AZ
| 81, 692. 1926 and a balance is struck
on the general balance sheet by charging
up to the profit and loss account as def
cit the sum of s., 100, $3.50.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
SEVEN MILLION
RELGIANS HUNGRY
THANKSGIVING DAY

New York, Nov 26,--This Thanks
giving day found 100000 starving
persons in war swept Belgium crying
out for bread and only half enough
food on hand to appease their hum
ger. Three thousand tons of food are
required each day to feed the suffer-
ars, yet to date the United States,
npon which the BelEians depend for
,ustenance in the main, has furnished
ess than half that amount. Ten
runces a day win save a human be-
ng from death by hunger
The foregoing epitomiZes a state
nent to-day by the American COM
mission for he relief of Belgium car
wing "A plea for the small quantity
IF food specified for each inhabitant
IF the stricken land.
A cable from II. c. Hoover chairman
Of the London commission, declared
he situation desperate and urged as
sistanCc Immediately,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
STUBBORN FIRE IN
RUTLAND BUILDING

Rutland Nov. 27.-The Nerder block.
large two story wooden structure at the
corner of Grove and West streets In this
city, occupied by stores and offices, was
threatened with destruction and the fire.
men had a stubborn fight early this
morning when fire broke out in a parti-
zion on the ground floor. The cause is a
mystery. The fire was located between
she clothing store of Nathan Smith and
the Frank Murray barber shop. The
flames ate their way to the second tory,
but were kept within the partition The
Smith block, fixtures in the barber shop
md the fittings of the ice cream parlor
If the Boston Fruit company on the
ground floor We're damaged by water and
he Murray Printing company ana Mrs.
Lillian Baker. who have quarters on the
second floor, suffered from water. The
Joss will be $1,000 well covered by insur-
ance,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
PIECES Of SHIP
BLOWN SEVEN
MILES To SHORE

Sheerness. England, via London, Nov.
%. 1880 p. MAS the British battleship
Bulwark was lying off here this morning
there occurred n terrible explosion which
crew of 700 or 500 men who We're aboard
at the time only IA survived. The cause
of the explosion Is not known for GER
tainty, but It Is believed that it occurred
in her forward magazine, whether by ac-
cident or design is a question to be de-
termned by the commission which has
been appointed to investigate the whole
affair.
In the opinion of naval men it was an
internal explosion that put an end to the
old battleship, which for y years had
done service at home and abroad and
ing England's shores. There was no
great upheaval of water such as would
have occurred If she had been torpedoed
or struck by mine. Instead the ship
was enveoped in smoke and flame and
when this had cleared nothing could be
seen but wreckagc floating on the sea.
Houses in towns seven and eight miles
away were shaken by the explosion and
even before men ON ships anchored near
by could reach their own decks. the Bull
wark had disappeared. The neighborhood
presented a terrible appearance. being
strewn with an enormous amount of
wreckage, while pieces of the ship We're
thrown six or seven miles on to the Essex
shore
Considering the size of her navy, Great
Britain has been singularly free from dis
asters of this character. Nevertheless,
when the French warship Jena was de-
stroyed by an internal explosion in 1901
all cordite ammunition was taken from
all the British ships and carefully exam
ined and refrigerators We're installed In
the ships to keep the powder cool
The Bulwark, which was one of the
older battleships, cost s5,00o,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
Board to Settle Future Diff
ences between Coal Mind
and Operators--Will Cons
of Three Members.
SETH LOW, CHAIRMAN
Present COnciliatOrs Will, Hid
ever, Continue Their Effo]
to Bring About an Agreemd
on Matters Now at Issue
Colorado.

Washington, Nov. 29.-President Will
tonight announced the appointment
Seth Low of New York, Charles w. N
of Philadelphia and Patrick Gilday
CIeariield. Pa, as a commission throI
which future differences between Cpd
tors and miners involved in the pred
Colorado coal strike may be settled
The commission, officials explaid
was not appointed to deal with the cd
Ing differences which have caused n
ing and bloodshed in Colorado. HH
Davies and w. r. Fairly, the concilia}
who have been attempting TO settle
strike for several months, will conti|
and miners agree on settlement Of
present strike.
In statement announcing the appoI
ment Of the commission. the Presid
expressed the very earnest and sind
hope that the parties may see 1t
merely to their own best interest,
also duty which they owe to the q
munities they serve and to the nation
self TO make use of this instrumental
of peace and render a strike Of the y
which has threatened the order and pi
per!ty of the great State Of Colorad
thing Of the paxt"
WAS LONG PLANNED.
The appointment of such a commits!
was contemplated in the plan for I
porary settlement of the strike which
President proposed several months
and which was accepted by the min
but rejected by the operators. One
the chief objections OF the operators
the plan was the naming Of the conn
sion.
The President announced in his st
ment tonight that the commission
place themselves at the service a
of the miners and the operators Of
mines in Colorado, in case controv,
between them should in the future
velop circumstances which would rer
mediation the obvious way Of peace
just settlement"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
VERMONT NOTES.
Million Christmas Trees to BE Sent
from the state.

from the state.
The Shipping of Christmas trees from
Vermont to outside centers OF population
has begun and there is every reason to
believe that this peculiar Vermont in
dustry will increase this year instead of
decrease, says the Rutland Herald. One
Of the reasons advanced for this is the
fact that in Maine, where Vermont has
had a formidable rival, a certain species
of insect life has restricted the shipping
by running the tree. The Rutland rail-
road is the principal carrier for the
Christmas tree trade in Vermont, al
though there are also large shipments, of
course. on the Central Vermont and in
the Brattleboro neghborhood on the
small local mountain road
From all Indications the officials of the
Rutland road believe that this year there
will be sent to various large cities from
territory lying on the railroad line be-
tween 800 and 400 carloads About 5000
trees can be packed in car. so thorough
ly have the road attaches worked out the
COMPRISING of bulky objects in small
space This means about 100000 trees
1t will come as a surprise to many that
I
single year from this territory to satisfy
the demand. Most of this business orig
mates on the Bellows Falls division Of
the Rutland road. between Rutland and
/ Chester There is little difference be
tween the stations in the matter of ship
ments. Cars have even been filled in the
Rutland yard, but this is rarely the case,
owing to the long haul from the hill
districts, where the trees are cut. The
stations farther south are very conven-
| lent to the forests where the cuttings
are made.
The shipping period began last week,
but the operations commenced on a large
scale only Monday 1t will last about 10
days very few consgnments being made
after that
| The magnitude of the business may be
| imagined when 1t is said that the trees,
fir and balsams, bring at retail from 81
| to $40 ana $l2 Very few trees are sold in
the large cities for less than 81. OF
course. many of the local cutters send
the frs to commission houses, or sell
them outright to dealers in New York
or Boston.
The fir tree is the standard Christmas
variety, and practically all that is sent
away, The balsam, however, is sold to a
slight extent. possibly because OF its
agreeable OdOr
New York Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
are the chief points to which the cars
are consigned from Rutland. However,
carloads get as far south as Baltimore
and farther west than Chicago.
From Cuttingsville about 10 carloads
will be sent this year; from East Wall
ingford. so carloads; and from Ludlow, Il
carloads. The farmer gets about six OF
seven cents for each tree from the dealer
when It is middleman who does the
business. He then has to deliver them
at the station, but all other expense is
borne by the dealer, and sometimes the
farmer gets cent or two extra on a
tree for delivery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
Earthquake Killed %.

London. Nov 90 6:42 p. m.--Twenty-
three persons were killed and a num-
ber of others were injured In tho
earthquake which occurred on Friday
in western Greece and the Ionian
islands. says despatch to the Elk
chane Telegraph company from Athens.
On the island of Santa Maura the
earthquake caused strange convolu =
tons of the earth's surface, The
mountain of Pefkoulia collapsed and
crumbled away for a distance Of near
ly two miles, and the waters of the
Ionian sea penetrated the valley to
the extent of about 1875 acres. New small
mountains appeared at different points
on the island.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
BrattlebOrO Weddings.

Brattleboro, Nov. 26-Several weddings
were Solemnzed in Brattleboro to-day
George Wilder Clapp and Miss Flora Ell
ruthill, both of Brattleboro, We're mar
lied In the home Of the bride. 10 Cedar
5treet. at ten o'clock this morning. the
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor of the
Center Congregational Church, perform
ng the ceremony. The same minister
performed the marriage ceremony at the
pa rsonage this morning for Lawrence
Raymond Phillips of Greenfield, Mass,
and Miss Florence Swanton of Montague
Mass. This afternoon at six o'clock Leon
Irving Leader of q Spruce street and Miss
Minnie Lois Fagg of 81 Prospect street
were married in the homo of the bride
by the Rev Delmar T. Trout, pastor Of
the Universalist Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
FOREST NOTES.

One of the most expensive woods used
regularly in an established industry In
the United States is lockwood, the favor
ite material for wood engraving. 1t has
been quoted at four cents cubic inch,
and about $500 by the thousand board
feet.
What Is supposed TO be record speed in
getting men to a forest fire is reported
from Oregon. where on one OF the ma
tional forests, a ranger went to town.
hired ten men, and got this force to the
fire l2 miles away within 4s minutes after
he was notified by telephone.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
BRYAN ENADES
BEING HUGO,

Chicago Nov, 29,-"Love. not Dire
noughts and siege guns will bring pf
to warning Europe" said Secretary
state Bryan here tonight in an add
at a meeting Of Chicago Presbyterid
Mr.. Bryan declared that national Il
should stand for brotherly love instead
arma ments He denounced the lid
traffic, saying that it was useless to
tempt to cure the evils of society WI
out stopping the sources of evil.
Secretary Bryan was embarrassed W
after his address, n young woman,
of a line formed TO shake his hand,
tempted to embrace him. The 20
woman said that she was Miss Low
and declared that she was a cousin
Mr., Bryan and that she was going
give him a hug. She attempted to do
but Mr.. Bryan evaded the caress. say
that he did not know her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

rine This seems to be supported by the
absence of an upheaval in the water as
the first lord of the admiralty explained
Although only 10 years old and no longer
on the first fighting line. the Bulwark
still was a useful unit. The loss of the
ship. however, was nothing compared
with the heavy loss in trained officers and
men. with whose relatives Mr.. Churchill
expressed in the House of Commons his
deep sympathy and sorrow. The Bulwark
in her early career was quite a favored
ship. For a long time she was the flag
ship of Admiral Charles Beresford in the
Mediterranean.
STORY OF EYE WITNESS.
An eye witness who was on a ship a
short distance from the Inflated Bulwark
said;
II was at breakfast at about 10 min
utes to eight this morning when l heard
an explosion and went on deck. My
first impression was that the report was
produced by the firing of salute by
one OF the ships, but the noise was quite
exceptional.
When I got on deck I soon saw that
something awful had happened. The
water and the sky were obscured by
dense volumes of smoke. We at once
were ordered to the scene OF the disaster
to render what assistance we could. At
| first We could see nothing but when
| the smoke cleared We were Mortified to
| find that the battleship Bulwark had
| gone, She seemed to have entirely
vanished from sight, but a little later
we detected a portion of the huge battle
| ship showing about four feet above the
| water.
SHIP SPLIT IN TWO.
1--WE kept n vtgiant lookout for the I'M
fortunate crew but saw only two men. |
| don't know whether the other boats res
cued any one. one man We saw was
dead. The disaster. was the result of an
accident"
| Another eye witness said that when the
| explosion occurred great volume of
flame and smoke shot into the air. The
ship seemed to split in two and then
heeled over and sank She disappeared
in less than five minutes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
$4,000 ISLANDER SUITS
AGAINST MRS. JANNA
AND MRS. LOAKSO

Rutland, Nov 29.-Mary Pullinen. wife
OF Andrew Pullinen of Proctor, has filed
suits in Rutland county court to recover
Loakso, both OF Proctor, on the ground
OF SANDER. 1t is alleged. that on october
20 last, the defendants made defamatory
remarks about the plaintiff-Mrs, Janna--
to Mrs. Henry Aho of Proctor and Mrs.
Loakso to Katri Hahalainen. of the same
village, and that since then her neighbors
have Stunned her, 1t is asserted that the
defendants charged the plaintiff with I'm
moral conduct. j. c. Jones of this city
Is her attorney.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

The explosion which destroyed the Bull
miral and a rear admiral who were at
5heerness reported that they were con-
vinced that the disaster was caused by a
magazine explosion. There was no up
heaval OF the water When the smoke
cleared away the ship had entirely disap-
peared
An inquiry will be held tomorrow and
the admiralty believes that 1t may throw
some light upon the occurrence. Mr..
Churchill speaking in the House Of Com
mons. concerning the disaster, said:
1.-THE loss of the ship does not sensihly
affect our military position, but l regret
the loss of life, which was very heavy.
Only 70 men were saved All the officers
and the rest Of the crew, which l suppose
amounted to between 100 and 800, per-
ished.'
DETONATION SHAKES VILLAGES.
The force of the explosion aboard the
boat was so great that houses in Sheer
ness and even in Southend seven miles
away and on the other side Of the Med
way were violently shaken. The people
fled into the streets in alarm. When
the great ship blew up dense clouds of
smoke and flames shot into the air. The
vessel disappeared beneath the waves in
three minutes.
SO terribly was the Bulwarl rent that
it was impossible to render her any as
sistancc Immediately after the eX-
plosion the vessel was blotted out by
smoke and as the veil slowly lifted q
handful of men were seen struggling
in the water. Small craft rushed to their
aid and picked them up, Some of the
crew were badly mutllated.
SHIPS BAND WAS PLAYING.
A touch of the dramatic was added tc
the catastrophe 10y the fact that the
band of the Rulwark was playing when
the explosion came,
The disaster occurred while the Bull
wark was lying at anchorage off the ma
val port of Sheerness near the mouth OF
the Thames but the officers of the port
scout the public impression. that the yes
sci was the victim of German subma
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
WOMEN SUFFER TERRIBLY FROM
KIDNEY TROUBLE,

Around on her feet all day-no wonder
woman has backache. headache. stiff
swollen joints, weariness poor sleep and
kidney trouble. Foley Kidney Pills give
quick relief for these troubles They
strengthen the kidneys-take away the
aches pain and WEAKNESS. Make life
worth living again. Try Foley Kidney
Pills and see how much better you feel.
l. W Oc,,i,iv.- iAhvl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
BULWARK
BLOWNUP;; ONLY "A MEN
OUT OF $50 SAVED.
Bulwark a 15,0O0-TOn Ship.

The British battleship Bulwark,
5000 tons displacement, was laid
down in 1899 and completed in 1902.
She was All feet long, 70 feet wide,
and drew 20 feet of water. Her
armament consisted of four 12-inch
twelve 6-inch guns, sixteen 12-
Founders, six 3-pounders and four
submerged torpedo tubes She had
complement of $50 men.
Sheerness is on the Thames, at the
mouth of the estuary of the Med
way. 1t is 35 miles down the river
from London.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
MEAN MAN.

Mrs. Flrth---"My husband Is q per-
feet brute"
rriend-"You amaze mel"
Mrs. Firth-"Yes, he is. Since the
baby began teething nothing will quiet
the little angel but pulling papa's
beard; and-would you believe it,
yesterday he went and had his beard
shaved Y"--Brooklyn Eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
DECLARE WAR ON RHEUNATISM

rheumatism is an awful thing-nothing
more painful. Don't let it get hold. but
at the first tw!nges take Foley Kidney
Pills They work directly on your weakened
kidneys, build them up, make them strong
rid your blood and keep it clear of uric
acid. Keep Foley Kidney Pills on hand
ready for use at the first sign of rheu-
matism. j. W. O'Sullivan. (Adv.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
SEEKS TO RECOVER 5000.

Papers have been served in the case
of Thomas Hunter against Jennie NJ.
and Roscoe c. Hunter of Rutland In
which the plaintiff seeks to recover 5000
in common counts suit II is claimed
that sum of money was loaned by the
plaintiff to his son, the defendant, The
case Is returnable at the March term Of
pA,t1Alnd county an,irt
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03
Man-of-W ar, Split Apart,
Sinks in Three Minutes---
Towns on Shore Are Shak-
en- by Terrific Detonation---
Internal Explosion Said to
Have Caused Disaster.

London, Nov. 26.It officially announced here to-
day that the British batteshp Bulwar had been blown
off Sheerness.
According the admiralty the explosion which resulted
in the destruction of the Buwark believed to have origin
aed in her magazine The of the disaster
made by Winston Spencer Churchill first lord of the adj
mralty, shortly before four o'clock this afternoon
Only Ia out Of the 700 800 board the Buwark
saved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

If you have property to rent, drop all
secrecy about 1t, and use the classified
ada
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

A day wasted in your classified adj
Using campaign for work 10 q real los