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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
MISSING GIRL SEEN.
Hazel Taylor of QUINCY, Mass, Visited
MOntucliSr.

Montpelier. Dec. 22.-ITazel TAYLOR n
19-year-old Quincy, Mass. girl. who has
been missing from her home since a week
ago yesterday. arrived in this city the
day following her mysterious disapnear-
ance. il was learned tonight and after
working for a few days at Jewett Inn
and Heaton hospital left. it is thought.
for Burlington. Information regarding
the girl, the first to be obtained since
she left home last week. was the result
of the publication of her picture accom-
panyinE n sketch OF her disappearance
in Boston paper of to-day's issue.
Mrs. McGibney. who has charge Of the
rest room, and Mrs ]. r. Estee. who
assisted the girl in obtaining employ
ment. identified the picture AS the young
woman who appealed to them for help
last week with a story of being an or
nhan. They described the wearing ap-
parel OF the girl which Tailed with
description In the paper. She loft this
city Saturday afternoon, working one
day at the hospital. and ii is believed
that she went to Burlington. The girl
is about five feet eight inches tall and
were a blue serge suit with a long coat
and a beaver hat with cloth topped shoes
and carried gray muff She gave the
name of Louise Morey In this city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
NEW NOTE APPROVED.
London Papers of Opinion United
states Has Said Final word.

London. Dec. -. 3;i5 a. m.-Few of the
leading newspapers comment to-day ON
the latest American note to Austrla-lflln
gary concerning tho sinking Of the Italian
liner Ancoua.
"'The note is quito polite" says the Daily
slews, In an editorial, hut it leaves II"
room for evasion. Thus there can no
longer be doubt as to tho real gravity
Cf the crisis. Left to herself Austria
would probably meet the ultimatum with
defiance. hut whatever else happens II g
rertan that Austria cannot and will not
be left TO herself In this matter,
THE gravity of the situation con-
eists in the fact that n breach with
Austria must almost inevitably in
i Volve Germany. It may still he posi-
\ ble for Germany to avert the
threatened break forcing Austria to do
public penance. but this can scarcely
be done without great damage to the
prestige of the central powers.
From the viewpoint of civilization
nothing better could happen than that
/ America should be able, without an
omen breach, to force upon the central
rowers public acknowledgment of
II their violations of the laws of human =
/ ity. No sensible man knowing Amer
| ica's great neutral services can desire
n rupture between her and the central
uoNers."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
MISSING LINK IN
PLOT EVIDENCE
REPORTED FOUND

New York. Dec, 2o.-The arrest to-day
Of Edmund Justice a night watchman
employed by tho Ilamburg-American
Steamship company. declared by
federal officials to supply the missing
link in a chain of evidence proving that
agent of the German government in var
ious plots against American neutrality
alleged to have been uncovered by the
department of justice.
Justice was arrested as an employe and
alleged fellow -conspirator of Paul koenig.
head OF the Hamburg american detective
bureau, who is charged with plotting to
blow up the Wrlland canal Shortly after
Justices arrest a lawyer representing
Kocnis appeared before United States
Commissioner IIouchton and gave $4,000
bail for tho appearance Of Justice at n
hcarin" set for January L. This makes
a total of more than 10000 supplied by
the hamburg American company as bail
for men accused of plots against Ameri-
can neutrality.
indictments IN the Welland canal case
are expected tomorrow.
The grand jury which has been IN
vestigating tho activities of Franz Won
Rintelen in fomenting strikes in muni-
tions factories. has not c mpleted its work
but has adjourned over Christmas. Indct-
ments in this case probably will be re-
turned next week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
MAKES PuRIIr ,i,1 n5"iSaan "i,ano,.
abww A''"'
Mrs. =. s. "a. Iiemenbers Hospital,
Churches. Cemetery Association,
ana Warner Home.

st. Albans, Dec. 22.--It has Just been
learned that the will of Mrs Adelaide l..
Allen of South Main street, widow Of S. s.
Allen, provided for several public be-
quests OF $500 each. The Peoples Trust
company Is named executor OF the will.
BeQuests to the St Adams hospital, tho
Warner Home for Little Wanderers and
The Womnn's Auxiliary to tho Old Gene
terry association are left to the Peoples
Trust company as trustee. TO the War
ner Home and the hospital the income Is
to be paid Semi-annually The income Is
TO be paid TO the Cemetery association
auXiliary under cert. ain conditions A he .
quest to the tniversaist Church In this
city is left to the Universalst convention
IF Vermont and the Province ot Quebec
rs trustee in trust, the income to be paid
annually for use by tho st. AlDans church
for the maintenance of an active church
and rarish. The stewards OF the Method
ist Episcopal Church in this city are
named trustees OF p bequest to that
church, the income to be paid annually
for the benefit Of the church.
The total valuation of the estate IS
$4,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
MURDERS HIS FRIEND.
surveyor n. l.. Knox of Fort Of New
Orleans Shoots BENJAMIN Foster

Baton Rouge, La, Dec 22.--Robert l..
Knox, surveyor of customs for the port Of
New Orleans, and prominent Louisiana
attorney, shot and killed Benjamin Foster
of l'atticsburg, Miss. a close friend and
former business associate and Alexander
Fraenkln. believed to be from Natchi-
loches, La, in the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad depot here to-day.
According to witnesses, Knox walked
into the crowded waiting room and with
out uttering a word fired three times
Foster was instantly killed, Fraenklin died
later, After the shooting Knox left the
waiting room and surrendered to the po-
lice.
District Attorney IIolcombe, who at
tempted to obtain a statement form
Knox, declared that all the prisoner
would say was "He ruined my life
IT was said Knox apparently did not
know Fraenklin had been killed
Relatives OF Knox declare that he
was suffering from mental alteration
as he and Foster had been friends for
many years. and no cause was known
| for a grievance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
COPPER GOES UP.
Sells at 2OH Cents n Pound-Eirhcst
pricc since 1907.

New York. Dec with high grade
copper selling to-day at 20 IL cents a
pound, it's highest price since 1907. Wall
street looks for another boom in that
industry. Metal shares were the chief
features of to-daY's market. American
Smelling being most prominent. if not
the strongest, while Anaconda, Utah. In
spration and a half a dozen less con-
spcuous issues followed, all at substantial
gains.
In the course of the day It was rumored
that one of the largest of the producing
companies had virtually closed n contract
for deliveries all through 1916 to foreign
interests. particularly British at between
% 1-2 and q cents. The rumor lacked
but ii was believed that the foreign de-
nand is likely to cause activity for many
minths to come Germany, IL has been
persistently declared, is placing orders
here 20 be delivered after the cessation Of
hostlities and 1t is estimated that the
amount of the metal required for re
construction" purposes will run into many
hundred thousand tons.
Representatives of the leading selling
agencies, which distribute the output Of
the big mines, declined to discuss the
matter of copper exports. for obvious
reasons" but it is expected that the out
flow of the metal from leading ports dur
ing the early months of the coming year
will break all records.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
Manifesto Issued by Leading
Bankers and Financiers Calls
Upon Every Person for Sup
! port.
STRICT ECONOMY IS URGED
In Current Calendar Year Great
Britain Will Spend Enormous
Sum of 1,300,000.000 Pounds
will Be Increased Next
I Year by 500,000.000 Pounds.

Yondon Dec "a manifesto to the
eeope of the country was issued to-
N.ht over the signature of a score of
leading English bankers and iinanciers
on the subject of the country's financial
position. The signatures are headed by
George Anderson. treasurer OF the Bank
Of England. The manifesto in part fol-
lows
AS this is time of great national
danger it is imperative that every citi-
zen realize the vastncss of the work
Great Britain has to perform. In a long
war success depends mainly upon the
respective financial resources OF the
comhatants and the consequent power of
one OF them to maintain or add to It's
fighting strength while the others are
declining. 1t is not in doubt that the
Allies' financial resources. when fully
mobiized and wisely controlled. will he
vastly greater than the cncmys. - =
THE allies success in defeating the
/ Vnemy's efforts to cripple them in mon,
munitions and money before they could
assemble their full strength has now
brought the war near to it's final stage.
Indeed. only one thing is now needed tn
| command victory. namely. to provide all
che money needed to support the vast
, ermies of new men and pay for tho vast
! quantities of arms and munitions being
manufactured in all parts Of the world.
Tho task of finding the greater part
| of the immense sums OF money needed
BY the allies Is the especial duty of the
British people for they. in particular,
possess the necessary financial resources.
| Their manufacturing power is unreduced
by invasion: their cities undestroycd;
Sheir ports not shut off
'In the current calendar year tho
British people will spend 10000 0ol
pounds on war and government, next
scar 1,SO,0oo,o 600. To raise this sum is n
etupendous task which will try the met
te of the nation as It has not been
tried in hundred years. The task de-
mands the strenuous cooperation of
every man, woman, youth and maiden
that the nations energies be concontrat-
I'd on the production of really essential
things. that the production of all nom
essentials he wholly stopped.
THE nation must avoid the consump-
, tion of all non.essentials and even re-
strict the consumption of essentials to
the limits of efficiency. individuals
Possessing securities marketable abroad
must sell them to pay for goods and mu-
ritions for which no other means of pay
| ment can he provided. only by all
classes adding to and carefully husband
| tng their income. by selling foreign Sc
Uurities, by creating foreign credits, will
! a he possible to provide the vast sum
h needed by the nation and its allies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
NOTE IN FRYE CASE.
Last German Reply Not to Bc Made
Public Now.


Washington, Dec. % Because Of it's
possible bearing upon the open issues
involved in the Lusitania and Ancona
cases, the state department will not make
public the details of Germany's reply to
tho last American note regarding the
sinking of the American ship Wm. r.
Frye.
cabled outline of tho German reply
indicated that 1t was not completely re-
sponsive and left IN doubt the attitude
of the German government towards the
American suggestion that the require
ments Of the declaration OF London that
"heforc the vessel is destroyed all pcr
sons on board must he placed In safotv''
was not satisfied by merely giving an
opportunity for escape in life boats on
the open sea
The fun text Of the German note now
has been received through the mails
from Ambassador Gerard. it was admit -
ted to-day at the state department. but
officials declined to say what response
was made to this important suggestion.
II was .ntimated In some quarters that
as to agree to the American view n.
this time might seem to prejudice the
Austrian case In regard to the Ancona.
I'm addition to having bearing upon
the L.usitania negotiations. the German
government probably had not conceded
| the point.
| So far as the Frye case Is concerned
| this point il not directly involved n,
| the crew OF the Frye was taken ahoa rd
| tho German commerce destroyer which
| sank the shin. Therefore 1t IL thoueh-
| ,bot tb, suhiect may he discussed a, ,
separate question or perhaps in conncc
ton with the practice of submarine war
| fare as involved In the l-usitania case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ANOTHER PLOTTER TAKEN
Friend of Tnui knCpiC's \rrc'icd---
Carried L. =. Passport.

New YORK.. Dec 22.-A NAV whose wave
tho police refused To- divugc vas ,aN'E
,atc tonight to police headquarters, "rc
he was detained at the request # t''
Department Of justice. lis IS said t1 hay"
had in his possession "a United states
passport issued IN February, l9li whit %
Ne asserts he used while abroad eaii! ~
la1: 20 sell horses to the allies
= g believed the mans detention IS IL.
rcs,.t ~ Information given by Frederic
Met2lcr. whom he admits having W''
three years ago while an officer On Is,
ocean liner.
According 20 the police tho 3ian al
mitted n friendship of threc years stand.
ing with Paul koenig and that he hat
been IN the latter's employ since pe'en
her s. He asserts that he is American
born.
Tho stspect was given iorg and scV",r
cross animation bN the police = r0rt
inC the trip 20 Europe he claimed 90 h"' "
taken to sell horses in ItalY, Fr1o.o +
ENGLAND. Tho police declare h" dis1l''
Ignorance concerning horse Gcl!'u. nt.,
that he was unable TO Giyc a ga'jstIc',".
itinerary of tho journey We profcaaVi t"
havo taken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
A AIR BATTLES.
Record Of n Single Day on the Wes-
tern Front.


London. Dec 22-Berln, Paris and
London OFFICIAL reports all show that
there is increasing activity on the wes-
tern front Attempts to take the Of
f"rsivc have been made by each OF the
bellgcrents without any great prog
rcss.
The allied naval and air fleets figure
largely in the latest operations. For
ty-four aerial fights in "a hours are
reported
Entente monitors Yesterday shclled
the German positions at Westends. on
the Belgian coast, hut were finally driv-
en- away by land batteries. SAYS an of
fetal statement issued to-day by Ger
man army Headquarters.
The statement adds that German
aviators attacked the town of Poper
nghe. near Yprcs. numerous hostile
troops being concentrated there
The British official statement made
public last night SAYS:
Opposite the southern and center posi-
tions of the line we bCmbarded several
parts of the enenvs trenches Hostile
artillery heavily shelled Ypres and St.
Jean this afternoon. 1t was also active
against our front line and the support
trenches Of Yprcs during the day.
We replied by shelling the enemy s
front-line trenches along Ionncbeke,
Sandvoorde. Gheluvelt and Tenbrcl.
Early to-day the enemy made bomb
ing attack near the quarrics northwest
of IIulluch. The attack was ropulsed.
Yesterday there was considerable activ-
ity 10y tho enemys aeroplanes. They at
tempt ed to prevent our reconnaissance
machines carrying out their work, hut
the attempts were unsuccessful. During
the day there were Al combats in the air
two enemy aeroplanes being fellcd
within the enemy's lines and others driven
down in a damaged condition. One Of oul
machines is missing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
RED CROSS LOSSES.
A bs ndoned $4,000 Worth Of Tents nnd
Several Motor Cars In serbia.

Saloniki. Dec. 22-The English Rcd
Cross unit attached to the Serbian army
had to abandon 5000 worth of tents, sew
eral motor cars and some valuable sets
Of operating instruments, besides leaving
the wounded behind in the hands OF the
advancing Bulgarans. Two of these
nurses have reached Saloniki with nothing
hut the clothes they had on. Everything
else was lost The two young women ned
tramped for seven days. making "A miles
I'm one day. Roads were covered with
mud and the women had to spend the
night in barns and earthen novels some
of the refugees and prisoners were 50
hungry, said the nurses, that they ate
the bark of trees They declared the pa
tience and endurance OF the Serbians was
marvellous and there was no complain
ing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
JAP LINER SUNK
BY SUBMA ARINE
Yasaka Maru of 6,879 Tons Tor
pedoed by German or Aus
trian Submersible-All
on Board Saved.

London, Dec 23.--'rhe new japanese
liner Yasaka Naru of 6.S11 tons net, which
sailed from london recently for Japan
and passed Gibraltar December II, prob-
ably G the vessel reported in the Paris
despatch us the Sada Maru, which has
been sunk in the Mediterranean by an
Austrian or German submarine.
A despatch to Reuters Telegram COM
pany from Port Said received early this
morning SAYS:
The Yasaka Maru sank In - minutes.
Perfect discipline prevailed among the
passengers and crew and all lives were
saved
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
New Water Power Bill.

Washington, Dec. 92.--'The administra-
tion bill for development of water power
on public lands. proposing substitution o.
a definite 50-year tenure policy for tha
revocal permit plan authorized ny exist
ing law, was finally agreed upon to-day
and ordered favorably reported by the
House public lands committee. The bill
virtually is identical with that passed by
the House in the last Congress. A provi-
sion inserted to-day precludes any poss'-
bility of the measure affecting tho Hatch
FIetchyl project for the supply of water
for San Francisco.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
$500, 900 PEACE
PICTURE STOLEN
Albert Besnard's Famous Sym
bolic Painting Disappears
from French Line Pier
at New York.

New York. Dec. 22.-Albcrt Besnard' $
famona painting symbolizing Peace, the
property of the French government and
said to be worth s.0o,0o, has mysterlously
disappeared from the French line pier
in this city where 1t was received last
Thursday from the steamship Espagne.
This announcement was made tonight
by William Francklyn Paris, trustee of
the Museum of French Art, to whom tho
painting was loaned by the French
minister OF fine arts with the object of
raising relief funds through its exhib-
tion. It was insured for $1,000
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
MYSTERIOUS THEFT.
Patented Gun Sight, Property Of L. =.
Army, Disappears Suddenly.

New York. Dec. GA reversabl tele-
SCOPE indirect firing sight, the property
Of the United States army. the design
Of which has been carefully guarded by
the government has disappeared from
three-inch field gun in the armorv of the
second field artillery OF the National
Guard It was stated tonight. lts in
trinsic value was small. The supposed
theft has been reported to the police
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
KING PETERS COUSIN.
Ncnr Relative Of serbian Monarch
killed In New York.

Nav York, Dec. 22.--lIeTnan McrCho-
witch, second cousin to King Peter of
Serbia who had been employed Cor years
as a porter in furricrs establishment,
died to. day in a hospital from n fractured
okull received in an alteration yester-
dny with an Austrian and the lattcr's son
Tho :oungor man. under arrest on a
charge of homicide, Is accused Of knock
ing dowH the Serb whose head struck
the pavement.
Merchowtch who was N years old
was the son OF Prince John Of Serbia
who came to this country in 1&e, became
an naturalizcd citizen and engaged in n
furrler's business in this city until his
death in 1907.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
WILL NOT PROSECUTE.
states Attorney WIN Take No Action
In Baby BOlIiugcr Cnse.

Chicago. Dec. 22.--State's Attorney
MacIay noyne to-day refused to pros
ccute DR.. Harry !. Haiselden. for not
operatinp on Baby Bol,ingcr. n defcc-
tive in nm effort TO prolong It's life.
His refusal was voiced IN n letter to
Attorney General Luccy, who had de-
manded that lioyne cause the grand
Jury to investigate the case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
CAPT. REEVES ELECTED.
becomes Colonel of the list Regiment.
Vermont National Guard.

Montpelier. Dec. 22.-Captain Ira l..
Reeves was elected tonight colonel Of
the First Vermont regiment. Vermont
National Guard. at a meeting Of the
commissioned officers at the State House.
winning over Lieut.. Col. Fred y. Thoma $
of this city. Captain Reeves succeeds
Col. Herbert r. JOHNSON Of Bradford,
resigned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
GAME WITH NORWICH.

Hartford. Conn, Dec. ga tenta =
tive football schedule for Trinity for
1916 was announced to-day as follows
September so, Norwich University
here; October 7, Brown at Providence;
~. Springfield Y, NJ G. A. College
here: 21, Army at West Point; rs. Bos
ton College here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23

New York World claims on reliable
authority that Col Roosevelt himself Sug
gcsted the private" dinner of Judge
Gary's. Object Is said to have been to
defeat Wilson and he Is reported to have
said that he was willing to accept Hughes
or Burton for Presidency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23

Now York. Dec. 22.-Lloyd Melville
Bingham. who died at Christiania to-
day, acted "a master Of cermonies at the
sailing of the Ford party from here
Bingham introduced Mr.. Ford and other
members of the party to the crowd on
the pier made various impromptu
sps eches and led the cheering and sing
ing
For n number Of years ne had acted as
manager for his wife, Amelia Bingham
who is now in Austin. Texas. lie was
about Nifty years old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
DEATH CLAIMS A
MEMBER Of FORD
PEACE EXPEDITION
Lloyd Bingham, Husband of
Amelia Bingham, the Act
ress, Succumbs to
Pneumonia.

Chrstiania. Dec. -, via l.ondon.-I.loyd
Bingham. n member of the Ford peace
party. died to-day Of pneumonia He was
the husband of Amelia Bingham. the
American actress.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
General Trevino Defeats Rem.
nants of Deposed Rebel Chief
tain's Forces and Occupies
Chihuahua City.
VILLA IS STILL MISSING
Washington Loses Interest in
Him When It Becomes Known
That JuareZ Garrison Surren-
ders and Commander Joins
CarranZa Forces.

FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 22-The d. fact,
government OF Mexico made progress to-
day IN assumption Of civil and r!iiitary
authority in the territory surrendered re-
Gently by followers Of Francisco Villa.
according to reports reaching here from
various sources
General Jacnto Trevino, at tho head o.
a military force representing tn. de fa cto
government, was reported to have $50
cessfully engaged the remnants OF Villa 4.
forces and occupied chihuahua city Gen
eral Alvaro ObrcCon. whose forces re
Gently drove General Villa from Sonora
was said to he "n route from Nogal,.
to Juarez to assume military control
General Manuel Ochoa. former Vila
military chief at Juarez, to-day renouncel
the Villa cause and Joined the dc factu
government. Temporarily he had bee1
placed in control Of the SURRENDERED
territory by the Carranza consul here
Gen. Jose Rodriguez, until recently ono
of Villas principal leaders, was reported
with a small force Mt Casas Cirandes His
attitude toward thu de facto government
was unknown here
Inc mystery surrounding Genera,
Villas wherea bouts bafrled authorities
Last night Villa was expected to reach
Juarez at dawn according to reports To-
American consulate at Juarez. For sew
eral days the report has been current
that Villa was at the Bustillos ranch
west Of chihuahua city. For four days
commercial wires south OF .Iuarcz hava
carried no message from the deposed
northern chieftan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23

The best household worker in town,
who Is available for your service, will
read your "ad" in tomorrows classified
if the "ad" Is there.