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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE GOvERNORsHIp SITUATION.

As a result of the election of delegates
to the State republican convention, no
candidate for governor on the face of the
returns has a majority, the great mass
for governor or anything else. II in
structions are followed out, there will be
votes IN tho convention for Fleetwood
and Powell and Clement and Howe, the
avowed candidates. as well as for Gates,
who Is not candidate, and the next gov
ernor Will in effect be chosen by the
great body of unpledged and uninstructed
delegates.
In some respects the governorship con-
test will not be unlike that in the con-
gressional district convention In 1900,
which resulted in the election Of the
late David J. Foster to Congress. 1t
Win be recalled that beside Mr.. Foster
the candidates were the present senator.
g. s. Page, the late Judge II. II. Powers,
Joel c. Baker of Rutland and the late
Judge Alfred A Hall Of St. Adams. AS
IL subsequently transpircd 1t was the
field against Page and it would not be
surprising if the present contest resulted
In the field against the man apparently
IN the lead at the outset, whoever he
may be. Indeed that seems to be one OF
| tho unwritten laws of hotly contested
! political conventions
Mr.. Foster went !nto the convention
backed by his own county with a liberal
support from Addison county well as
sprinkllng from other counties. 1t IL
20 he taken for granted that as a rule
most of the candidates for governor will
have practically their own counties, while
all directions. So far as we have been
able to discover from the list of In
structed delegates Mr. Fleetwood and
Mr.. Clement are the only candidates with
a solid county delegation up to date.
County solidarity is a law Of political
gravita ton, where there is only one can
0l0ate from n county, anu III all picOdpi'
ity complimentary votes on the first bal
lot will be given most candidates, unless
some unforeseen development shapes
things so decsively that the outcome
will be determined before the first ballot
IS taken in the convention.
This is lust the sort of situation lend
ing itself to nsidious Influences which
have helped to utterly di=credit politca
conventions as means of selecting can
ddates for public Office, and if promises
are not sought and the future mortgaget
in various WAYS at the present time, 1
will be a political miracle. Under thes'
circumstances the delegates to the Stat
convention should be we'll advised as q
what any step means before they barte
away their right of elaboration and i'm
peril their freedom to represent loyal!
their constituents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

In number Of men to draw from, Ger
many Is superior to France, while Russia
is superior to Germany The popula-
ton OF France in round numbers is forty
million. That OF oennany 10 sixty-hve
million. That of European Russia 10 ono
hundred and twenty-two million. The
population of Great Britain 10 forty-Ave
million That OF Belgium rs seven and a
half million. The population OF Austria
Hungary Is forty-nine million. In wealth
Great Britain leads with France next
in order The estimated national wealth
OF Great Britain is eighty billion dollars,
that of France sixty-fve billion dollars.
that of Russia forty billion. and that Of
little Belgium nine billion. The estimated
wealth of Germany is sixty billion five
hundred million, while that of Austria
Hungary, a comparatively poor nation, is
twenty-five billion.
In size Of armies Russia leads with an
estimated total of FIVE million four hun
dred thousand men, Of which It is said
two and three-quarter million men could
he mustered at one time, and a standing
army Of nine hundred and fortynine
thousand GermanYs total Is placed nj
three million eight hundred and fifty
thousand, of which the standing army al
the outset Of the war probably contained
eight hundred thousand. The estimated
total strength Of the Austrian army !:
two million two hundred and twenty
thousand. OF which the standing army
numbers four hundred and twenty-fou,
thousand Tho Belgiars have total %
three hundA d and forty thousand, Will
STANDING lrmy Of Afty- eight thousand
The French total strength is estimated al
two million one hundred and fifty thousand
of which the standing army is said I,
comprise seven hundred and fifty thou
sand. Great Britain has a standing arm!
of one hundred and twenty-five thousand
and could probably put two hundred
thousand men on the continent But a
naval power Great Britain's supremac.
Is unquestioned
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE WEEK IN DRY GOODS.

The developments of the week have not
given ground for encouragement as to
the supply OF raw materials from abroad.
says the Dry Goods Economist. The
entrance TO Japan into the war, though
1t may not involve n serious curtailment
OF her commerce. is fraught with new
possibilities to silk manufacturers. The
probability OF Italys being drawn into
the struggle continues grave.
On the other hand there IS still reason
to look for shipments Of finished mer-
chandise. especially from England and
France. Importers and representatives
OF French manufacturing concerns state
that there are considerable quantities OF
finished goods ready for shipment and
awaiting only means of transportation
to French seaports. From English ports
several steamship lines TO this country
are running with regularity, and many
Of the English textile mills and other
plants continue in operation. New York
Representatives of such concerns say that
all they want Is orders and assert that
! they can take good care of any demand.
It is apparent. however. that moro men
are being drawn from British industries
to take part In the war, and this natu-
rally suggests a lessened production of
goods in that country as the war pro-
ceeds
/ SO far as our own trade movement Is
concerned, many lines are active. Some
are evidently approaching period OF
great prosperity. On the other hand,
certain plants may later on have to be
shut down for lack Of raw material and
other supplies. The closing of large mills
/ In Lawrence Mass. and Manchester. n.
H. this week for what Is described as the
annual vacation is not an unusual oc-
currenCe, and they are scheduled to re-
open after an idleness Of only three
weeks. The glove manufacturers In Full
ton County. New York State, are tenn
porarily hampered by strike of their
cutters.
| It is only in the South that the re.
tailer's trade Is seriously threatened al
the present time, The cessation of cot
price which necessarily accompanies the
closing of the market for a large part OF
the coming crop have created a problem
of the most serious character. Manufac
turers and wholesalers are lamenting tn,
number OF cancellations received from
Southern merchants, II Ia evidently
however. the course of wisdom for mer
chants in the South 90 shorten sail unit
some means have been provided for stor
Ing the cotton and carrying its owners
over until normal prices can be restored
That some means will be found by the
Government and by the banks for meet
ing the present situation in the cotton
belt there is now every reason to be
iieve.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Facts and figures concerning the ma
lions engaged In the great war In Europe
are important enough TO bear repetition
There can be little doubt that the strug
gle is still in Its infancy Paris is one
hundred and sixty miles from Lille and
1t Is fair to expect that those miles will
be vigorously contested The French
appear to have recovered from the fit OF
rashness which caused them to weaken
their main army by sending vast num-
hers of troops into the Alsace-Lorraine
expedition and have apparently fallen back
upon the defensive campaign which seems
their logical part. The English are add
Ing to the allied forces with great vigor.
In the northeast the Russians are pour
Ing impetuously into Prussia. They
seem to about three hundred miles
from Berlin. Even II Paris we're TO fall
the allies would undoubtedly fight ON
But at present the conflict may he re-
garSied AS race OF the German troops
for Paris and of the Russians for Ber-
lin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

overcrowded. about 100 people sleeping on
deck. The return trip was without incl
dent, only British ships being sighted, and
M the EspaRno was flying the French
flag, they were not molested.
Onp effect of the war, he said. was the
rovful Of faith in religion by the soldiers
II IL believed that s5 per cent. of them
received holy communion before leaving
for the front. About every city in France
also made arrangements to care for
| wounded. according to the size of the city
colleges and converts being transferred
shown by the women for enllsting in the
Red Cross.
The army is we'll provisoned, reouisi-
| lions being made from every town and
city for so much food and grain. etc. the
government Of course paying for the sup
plies taken. One day one section would
be taken, and another day another, 80
that the supply of no place was depleted.
| The crops were unusually good this year,
so there Is no danger Of n famine.
| The schools, which usually open bout
the last Of September. were opened the
| 10th of August, so that the women would
have all their time to look after tho fields
!
eminent a short time ago did away with
religious teaching in the schools. and or
dered some of them, held by nuns, closed
but this law has been repealed, and they
are now opened, and the chaplain rein
stated in the French army. At tho head
OF the military chapains is Monsignoi
Rush, auxiliary bishop Of Nancy, with tn,
rank of general This all shows that the
government is taking every means 10 in.
sure unity and harmony among the reo.
pie.
There IS no panic among the people
caused by the German invasion towar(
Paris, as the French are not taking tn
offensive The line Of Notifications noa
Belgium, neutral country. are no
strong, but the second and third lines
near Paris, are almost impregnabio
Meanwhile the Germans are losing me
in their advance. while the French ar
protected, awaiting the attack on tn
strong Notifications, which is certain I
be repealed. At the same time, this give
the French army time to complete mobii
cation, and the Russians time to invad
Germany. when the Kaiser will have (
withdraw some Of his invading troops I
protect his own country.
In Father Nicoles home town, with
population Of about coo, between Is an
so have gone to war One woman has
sons In the army. all of which goes t
show the intense patriotism which IN
spires the French people. The govern
ment posts bulletins daily In every towr
giving the details and progress of tn
; war. and the general state of affairs, an
the people have great faith in the arm
and navy, and are confident that they wi
be victorious IN the end. He himself wa
inspired with their patriotism. and. a
though glad to return. considers hmse
fortunate to have seen such intense fee
ing and love for their country that hi
! people and himself feel and show
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
SYSTEM OF GUN POINTING.
Science of Controlling Fire Adopted by
Americana Learned from England.

AS far back as 1856 the navy depart
ment had issued large volume on Tar
get practice" laying down a system OF
training and Rules of fire." whose prin-
ciples were essentially those Of to-day
And the telescope siEht-the very key
stone of modern gunnery. invented by
Lieut.. (now RearAdmiraD Bradley A.
Fiske-was tried out on the Yorktown as
early as 1892. Now these and many other
ideas were taken up In earnest. The most
important change of all came, It is de-
clared, from the cousins across the water,
who gave us the first impetus toward 4
navy.
Admiral Sir Percy Scott of the English
navy worked out years ago the sporting
system of controlling gun firing; a pointer
at each gun. who keeps his sight on the
target and a fire control officer who sounds
a buZzer at each gun. whereupon the
pointer flres-and the officer spots the
shots and changes the range as required.
Admiral Scott while on the China sta
ton impaired this system to an American
officer. an old friend. and this American,
Capt w. S. Sims, set himself in 1901 TO
focus the new movement IN our navy.
He found an enthusiastic supporter in
Mr.. Roosevelt; a new office OF target
practice was established with Captain
Sims at its head and with the new de-
vices and methods the navy started in to
change the old individual go-as-you-ple ease
art of gunnery into a modern science.
with a corps of expert specialized gun
pointers and leaders, knit into a smooth
! drumming human machine, controlled ny
one directing mind using the most up-to-
date scientific aids.
The methods Of building this human
machine are most suggestive First of
all, conditions are Observation-Disclosures
rules. guns. times. intervals. targets-so
that, the hits and scores and percenta ges
can be computed exactly, With these
definite easurements OF success. the men
start In on a game. as competitive as golf
or baseball. squadron against squadron.
ship against ship. turret against turret.
finally the individual against all others,
with medals and trophies 10 commemorate
the winners feats And then, In proper
recognition Of the increased value of In
creas ed efficiency. cash prizes and high
er ratings at larger pay await the sue
| cessful.
Whereas the whole North Atlantic
squadron had TO close up TO 1000 wards
TO hit lightship 10 years ago, the New
Hampshire in 1911 demolished the old
San Marcos at distance of more than
six miles In about the time It takes to tell
OF It; Mt that range, with conditions OF
temperature. atmosphere. steadiness OF
platform, skill of gun pointers, etc: all
perfect, a per cent of hits would %
par golf'-whereas examination showed
80 per cent of certain hits. and the exam
fv,ty,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

Somethny Of the wa ste and destruction
which modern war involves is brought
home to the traveller who has known che
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. This ship
had thousands OF tourists every season,
conveying them In safety and comfort
across the Atlantic. II must have repre-
scented an outlay Of many millions OF dol
lars. And yet the sinking of this ship
was merely an item in the war news of
one day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

vention time include taxation laws.
especially existing taxation of corpora
tons; the application OF the Ave per
cent. exemption 20 money owed on
farms; measures 70 remove divided re-
sponsibilty; a plank dealing with the
detective service and the attorney-gen-
erals office; the reorganization of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

ments closely In the interests of the COM
'nonwealth and the people thereof
These are among the points on which
the Independent vote In all parties In
Vermont will largely hinge, ana we take
1t that no party will deliberately commit
harikari by ignoring these i've issues
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

insurance department. with single
head. say the secretary OF state: the
limitation of franchises so that no water
power or other public right can be d.
verified permanently from the people, but
simply assigned for term Of years. and
the rewriting Of the corporation laws
necessftated by bhe constitutional amasd-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
Cost Kept DOwn-Quality Kept Up.

No better medicine could be made for
coughs, colds. Group, hoarseness. tickling
throat bronchitis, eto. than F'oley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound. That's why they
can't Improve the quality, and war or no
war, the price remains the same No Cpl
ates. Don't take substitutes. for Foley
Honey and Tar IL the best ]. w. Osulli.
van SAdY]
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
THE LOCALIZED WAR.

CFrom the New York SUM
Knicker-What do YOU think OF the
war?
Bocker-Wel. so far it has been local.
lied to one planet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
ALL OF A TWIST.

(From the Birmingham Age Herald)
SIS that woman over there having
at?"
mo Her arms are full of bundles and
she's trying 10 see what time It is by he,
wrist watch"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

When you want anything, advertise
In the ncg special column Of this
paper. Some bargains are offered
there this week which II will pay YOU
to read about See page two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
avery week ana one .en. word WI,
reach them all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
lily HE WAS SPECIFIED.

From the Philadelphia LedGerD
IF there wasn't any evidence AGAINST
him, why did You arrest him."
There wasn't any evidence against
anybody else"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
4 NOVEL FEATURE OF THE WAR,
o Ohio State Journai)

One novel feature of the situation is
that Japan. being a heather nation, does
not lay all the blame on God, the way
the others piously do
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
TRIM MING.

(From the Cincinnati Enquirer)
The old ia shioned woman who used to,
trim her own hat now has a daughter
who trims her husband for her hats
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03

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MARN ELOUS.
,ton Post }

(From the Washington Post)
What We fail to understand Is the mar
velous manner in which imported boer II
holding out.
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-05
BOARD OF EDUCATION
TO MEET TOMORROW

The County Board of Education will
meet Saturday at the courthouse for
the election of teachers for the next
school year. The time of the differ
ent divisions to meet is as follows:
Division No. 1, ID. c. Lisle, chair
man; Allen Barlow, j. M. Leach, A.
p Adair and Grant Galloway at p.
m. in Miss Robbins office.
Division No. 2, T. B. BrannOck,
chairman; ]. c. Keller, Jas. w. Estes,
G. w. Moreland and Thos. Padgett,
10 o'clock a. m.
Division No. 8, T. w. Current, chair
man; H. w. Purdy, o. H. Collier and
Letton Vimont, 1920 a. m.
Division No. 4, Mrs. Jno. Ockerman,
chairman, Mrs. Albert Mitchell, Rey-
nolds Letton and Ernest Crouch, 3 p.
m.
Division No. 5, J. w. Tanner, chair
man, G. L. Rice, ]. N. Mason, c. N.
Martin and Jas. Liter, 9 a. M.
Division No. 6, ]. F. Ingles, chair
man, r. L. Stipp, w. E. Stilwell, Jos.
Jacoby and F. P. White, 1:30 p. m.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-05
FORMER PARIS BOY AT
u. S. NAVAL ACADEMY

The official honor roll of the gradu-
ating class of the United States Ma
val Academy was made public yester,
day. There are four Kentucky men
in this years class, which numbers
154 men. The Kentuckians in the or.
der of their standing are William H.
Porter, Jr., No. So; Allan W. Ash
brook, No. SO; William Austin, No.
1873, and Haiden T. Dickinson, No. 148.
Ashbrook is a son of Mrs. Jennie
Withers Ashbrook, formerly of Paris,
and was appointed to Annapolis by
Congressman Cantrill. After gradua-
ton he will be given a short furlough
and will then be assigned to duty on
the U. S. S. Vermont, with rank OF
ensign.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-05
OFFICER SHOOTS
WOMAN IN
sELF-DEFENsE.
Deputy Sheriff Marshall Is
Viciously Attacked BY
Negroes.
JENNIE JOHNSON
THE VICTIM.
Slashes Officer With Racer
When Former Serves
Warrant.

Forced to shoot in order to protect
his life, which was menaced by a
razor in the hands of an Infatuated
ngress, Deputy Sheriff Ollie Marshall,
shot and seriously wounded Jennie
Johnson, colored, at the woman's
home in Ruckerville, Wednesday af-
ternoOn.
Sheriff Marshall, armed with war
rant for Johnson woman's arrest on
a charge of poisoning a neighbours
chickens, went to the Johnson home
Wednesday afternoon, and, finding
the door fastened, demanded admis-
sion, stating the nature of his bust
ness. The woman refused to admit
the officer, who then pushed the door
in. AS he came in the woman dart
ed at him with a razor in one hand
and a large bladed pocket knife in
the other, and slashed at the deputy
with the razor. Mr.. Marshall warded
off the blow with his arm, the blade
of the razor slashing his coat sleeve.
Mr.. Marshall, not wishing to harm
the woman backed away, and eau
toned the woman not to come any
further or he would shoot. The ne
gress continued to advance and as she
made another vicious demonstration
at Mr. Marshall with the razor, he
drew his revolver and backed entirely
out of the room onto closed rear
porch, the Johnson woman still pursu-
ing and slashing at him. Finding no
other avenue open to him and hemed
in on all sides, the officer fired three
shots in succession from an automatic
32-caliber revolver. One grazed the
back of the wOman's neck, who had
been advancing in crOuching posi-
ton another entered the arm near the
shoulder, and the third penetrated the
center of the woman's breast, going
entirely though the body. Neighbors
called in Dr. G. G. Daugherty, who ex-
amined the woman and pronounced
the wounds not necessarily fatal. I'm
less complications set in the woman
has fair chance for recovery
Jennie Johnson is credited with
having an extremely vicious DISPOSE
tion She is a daughter Of Garrett
Johnson, for many years an employe
of the Paris Milling Co. Johnson
died few months ago, and it is
alleged that his daughter, in a fit Of
anger, struck him on the head with
an axe, the blow being indirectly re-
sponsible for his death.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-05

Ashland District" than Hon. Claude
M. Thomas, of Paris. There is not a
Democrat in the county who could not
go to the polls on August 1 and cast
his vote for him as a matter Of county
pride in a Bourbon County citizen.
That of itself should impel every
good Democrat, irrespective of his
personal views on certain questions,
to help by his vote to send to Wash
ington a clean-handed, clean-minded,
able man like Hon. Claude M. Thorn
as. Being from and for Bourbon
County he should receive the vote of
every Democrat in the county on the
principle of upholding and supporting
a genuine home-raised statesman.
Mr.. Thomas plans to begin his cam
paign at once and to keep everlasting
ly at it, from this time on until the
polls are closed on the evening of Sat
urday, August 1.
Let's help him to make Bourbon
County famous in the halls OF Con-
gress, where the sons of other coun-
ties in the district have shone like Oh
Almonds in the sunlight.