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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-26
Commissioners Notice.
Estate of Richard Addison

The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Orleans, Commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the
estate of Richard Addison, late of
Boston, Mass, in said District. deceased, and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for
the purpose aforesaid, at the store of
in said District. on the 18th day of
June and Sth day of October next,
from l o'clock p. M, until O'Clock D. m
on each of said days and that six months
from the 8th day of April A. d. 1915, is
the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for eXami-
nation and allowance.
Dated at Bloomington, VT, this 18th day of
May, A. D. 1915.
J. M. WYMAN
f. e. HITOHINS
20-E2 Commissioners.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-26

Lyndonville is now being supplied
with current from their new municipal
electric plant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-26

CONTINUED FROM LAST wEEk)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-05-26

Judge Henry c. Ide has returned
from New York and will pass the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
SIZE OF GERMAN VOTE.
Hyphcns May Hold Balance Of Power
in Large Eastern States.

Something more than l5,no)00O votes
were cast at the last presidential cleo
ton. There are nearly 100000 males
over q years of age in the United States,
but not all of these, of course, arc quail
males over q years of age are foreign
born while nearly one-half are foreign
born or of foreign parentase This !ndi-
Gates clearly the strength OF the foreign
horn or those of foreign parentage, in
the elections held in the United States.
No list has ever been prepared to show
the exact number OF Germans, Russians,
English, or any other race in any cleo
ton, but 1t Is possible to show the per
centage of those races qualified to vote
In the United States in the next preo.-
dental election
In the New England States. for in
stance, there are $1,000 Germans qualified
to vote, as against G9,ooo naturalized Eng
lishmen. In addition to the 34,C10 Germans
there are 10000 Austrians, and about 5000
Hungarians. In the Middle Atlantic
States there arc l+2 coo naturalized Eng
lishmen, as compared with 1000 Ger
mans, 272,00O Austrians and 10000 Hun
Garians. Out on the Pacific coast there
are but 43.OD Englishmen. 1900 French
men and 1900 Russians, as compared
with 1900 Germans. 900 Austrians and
5000 Hungarians
One of the states where the German
vote may have the greatest influence at
the next election is New York. with 2l5,-
600 naturalized Germans, 100 natural
lied Austrians and SO, 600 HunEarians, or
go 600 out of total foreign born white
naturaliZed population of 5O9, OS3 The same
proportion of German voting strength in
comparison with the total voting strength
IL maintained in Pennsylvania. with its
IS 900 naturalized Germans. 6S,Ooo natural
lied Hungarians and $4,000 natural2cd
Austrians; and in Ohio with 5000 Ger
mans, $4,000 AuStrians and 47,C0o Hunga-
rians, and in illinois, with $4,000 Ger
mans, $1,000 Austrians and 10000 Hunga-
rians
Considering the fact that the total nat
uralized foregn-born population of the
United States is 3,O3i1l7. II is significant
that the number OF naturalzed Germans
In the country is SS907O, while the num-
her of Austrians is 1924 and the number
of Hungarians S66l0 This is by far the
largest potential voting strength of any
class OF foreign nationality 1t would
mean that In close elaniions in rearly all
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
.PENF|ElO SUBMITS
AN AMERICAN NOTE
ON ANCONA AFFAIR

Vienna, Nov %. by Courier to Berlin.
Nov. %, via London, Nov. A.-.It was
learned from an authoritative source to-
day that Frederic c. Penfield, the Amcri-
can amba ssador to Austria. last Saturday
delivered to the foreign office an Ameri-
can note concerning the sinking of the
Italian steamer Ancona- the contents OF
which generally corresponded to that
which the ambassador at Rome submitted
to the Italian government.
The embassy has not yet received an
answer to he note, nut tho Associated
Press has learned from another au-
thoritative source that it Will not diffc,
much from the already published state.
ment of Austria concerning the sinking
of the liner
The detailed report received from the
commander of the submarine which sank
the Ancona bears out in all respects his
earlier communication. 1t reitcrates,
first. that the Ancona "in accordance
with instructions Of the Italian govern
ment' refused to halt; second, that the
submarine commander did everything
possible to protect the lives of passeng-
crs, and, third, that the crew of the
Ancona, in the greatest panic, thought
only of themselves and left the women,
children and other passengers to their
fate.
The assertion that the submarine
fired upon persons struggling in the water
is cha ara cteriaed by officials here as an alb
solute invention. The further assertion
that the submarine possibly was a Ger
man craft, owing to it's great tonnage, is
explained here as possibly being due to the
fact that Austria-Hungary ordered short
time before the outbreak of the war
number of large submarines in Germany.
which lately have been delivered in the
Adriatic.
1t was declared at the marine section OF
the war Office to-day that the following
facts concerning the sinking of the An
coma had been established The subma-
rine signalled an order to the Ancona to
stop The Ancona did not heed the signal
and attempted to escape. The submarine
then fired one shot ahead and one astern
of the Ancona aiming to miss the vessel;
but this measure was unavailing in caus-
ing her to stop. The submarine then pro-
ceeded to chase the Ancona. 1t quickly
overhauled her and the liner then stop
ped.
The commander of the Submarine
thereupon gave As minutes to the
passengers and crew to leave the An
coma. The greatest excitement was
Immediately noticed on board. The
first lifeboats in the water contained
almost exclusively members of the
crew. Confused passengers, unfamil-
lar with the manipulation of davits,
upset boats which they attempted to
launch. AS another craft under full
speed was approaching from the dis
lance, and as the time limit had al
most expired the submarine fired a
shot as a warning for haste, but not
aiming at the Ancona.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
IN THE AZORES.

The Azorean house. the cherries bar
renness of which explains the flight of
the men to the cafes. is house not only
for a man and his family. but for his OK
and his ass and all that is his. one roof
covering all. When the administrators
poor. illused AZorean animals. all of
whom. even cheep, dogs. and COWS, must
bear burdens and draw loads-are Danish
ed to stalls In the garden, one front door
and one common entrance-hall still serves
both man and beast. If one has an un-
reasonable antipathy to our dumb friends,
he must be careful in accepting peasant
hospitality for the night; for the morning
light is sure to discover all the animals
of the place nesting in and about his
bed, from the huge. black pig and the
tiny donkey down to cats. dogs, sheep,
and calves, hal'-starved hens, clean, fat
rats and cosmopolitan fieas-Henry Sand
ham in the Century.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW.
(From LeSlie's)

For collecting five cents under false pre-
lenses. a man 46 years old was sent to
Sing Sing recently for two and a half
years by a county Judge in Brooklyn.
A respectable boy in Plainied. N. j.,
shot and killed rabbit that was nibbling
at the cabbages in his backyard. A game
consta able arrested him for killing out
Of season" The lad was dragged from
his home, and sentenced to three months
In Jail Everybody in the village at once
petitioned the Governor for his pardon
1t was Eranted.
A stranger called at the door Of Sena-
tor Golf at Clarksburg, W. Va, with a
package bearing Mr., Goff's name The
senator told the man he had not ordered
anything The stranger insisted that the
senator's name was on the package and
that 1t must be left. When opened it was
found to contain whiskey. The senator
was arrested for violation of the State
prohibition law and was fined.
New York has a law forbiddirg the pos
session of deadly weapons. A Columbia
College professor. while living in the
Maine woods. had a revolver for protec-
ton. When he was about to return to
the city. he directed that the revolver be
left in his bungalow until next year, but
on unpacking his belongings In New York
no found the revolver. He called in a
policeman to take charge of it, The
policeman at once placed the professor
under arrest on charge of violating the
law against possessing deadly weapons
and took him before magistrate. Hc
was discharged.
The majesty of the law must be vindi-
Cntpb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
4 LEWIS CARROLL ANECDOTE.

Lewis Carroll, author of "Alico's Ad-
ventures in Wonderland" and Through
the Looking Glass" carried his quaint
humor into every day life as the fol-
lowing letter, recently resurrected by the
Christian Science Monitor goes to show:
Christ Church, Oxford, March s, 1880.
My dear Ada; Qsn't that your short
name? Adelaide is all very well, but
you see when one is dreadfully busy,
one has not time to write such long
words-rarticularly when 1t takes one
half an hour to know how to spell it
and even then one has to go and get
a dictionary to see If one has spelt 1t
right. and of course the dictionary Is
in another room. at the top of high
hookcase-where 1t has been for months
and months, and has got all covered with
dust-so one has to get buster first
of all and nearly choke oneself in dust
ing it-and when one has made out at
last which is dictionary and which is
dust, even then there's the job of re-
membering which end of the alphabet
"A comes--for one fels pretty certain it
isn't in the middle then one has to go
and wash ones hands before turning
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
VERMONT RRENITIES.

The Rutland County Farm Bureau has
asked John c. circuit Of the Chamber of
Commerce of Boston to attend the an
nual meeting Of the association Dccem-
Der !.
Brattlcboro schoo. children have re-
ceived prizes amounting to s24.75 for ex-
hibits in the recent agricultural and In
dustrial contest held at Rutland in com
petition with all the schools OF tbs
Stata
The plan Of having educational films. g
story hour and patriotic music for the
children of Rutland on Saturday morn
ings is being considered by the loca
board OF charity,
The Rutland Railway. Light & Power
Co. has offered IL cash prizes to the
school children of that section for the
best essays on why Electricity Is Oul
Best Servant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

"COPPER-TOED SHOES FOR BOYS"
Department Store Ad
How dear to the heart are the shoes or
our childhood,
When Fashion revives and presents
them to view
They bring back our cub age, our just
running WILDWOOD,
And every tough game that our infancy
knew
The baseball tag. shiny, football, kick
the wicky
And duck the rock. But whatever
befell,
No savage young Percy, Fritz, key or
Mickey
Could damage those brogans that served
'em so we'll
The copper-toed brogans, the riveted
hrogans,
The iron-bound brogans that served us
so we'll.
Tom Daley in the Philadelphia Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
BRADSTREET'S WEEKLY
VERMONT TRADE REPORT

Bradstreet's Burlington office reports
conditions among manufacturers, as a
whole in the State, are on the upward
trend. With the approach of the holiday
period there is a little more snap to re-
tail trade Cooler weather has benefited
business in seasonable goods. The light
snowfa of the early part of the week in
the northern part of the State, while of
sIna.' moments as regards traffic. slim
Ilat-. business in the boot and shoe line.
Mar rfacturers of WOODEN cloths report an
Improvement. In one instance where a
plant has been operating short time and
sh 1rt force. for over a year, the increase
In the demand has made it possible to
operate full time with nearly full capac-
ity Skilled workinen in this line are
nceGa9. This condition has developed
"during the past week.
Another arufacturer in the same line
reports liant fully employed but is con-
rervative atout the outlook for the flu
tur, owing to advances made and reluct-
ahce on the part of the buyer to pay that
advance Certain manufacturers of gar
ments and overalls report volume Of bust
ness fair and outlook for future not en-
co":ag!ng while others are enthusiastic
not only regarding tho present conditions
OF business but further business. Another
reports better conditions than two months
ago but In nearly all cases slow payments
are the rule rather than the exception
One manufacturer In this line report =
present business is in excess Of what IL
was year ago or what it was in 1913
Manufacturers of stone working ma
fhinery h'd the sloughlng OFF in the vol
rma OF business among the stone work =
lnE plants has affected the yolume of
the!- business. Other machinery manu-
lecturers who have received business from
foreign points report largest business IN
the histors OF thcir plants and IN order
To- ~ up with the demand some bust
Ee.s \. been sublet. The machine plant .
IN the State as n whole are reasonan,y
well Stockcu VITA ra" material One
leather manufacturing plant hes recent
-ly added new machinery sufficient Ia
nbout double production and Indicate a
good domestic demand as well "a a lib
eral supply OF business for forclgrn shin
nont.
Considerable activity Is noted in rurs
this year end while the amount secured
IN - Is Etato 10 small. there Ia more &c.
tivity, which n encouraged by the increase
In rrice and the ready market This Il
the opposite Ct conditions of II year ago
One new sa sh, blind and interior wood fin.
ish plant liz TO locate In this State in tn,
Cea. future. Included IN the failures ir
the state for the week just closed was
one maui voluntary bankruptcy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
SAYS GERMANS FALSIFY.
Field Marshal French RcitcrRteg That
5000 TeutOns Were killed at Loos.

London. Nov. 23,--Field Marshal Sir
John French, in his report from the
front, just issued, describes briefly
an organized bombardmcnt by the British
artillery of the German lines. and refers
again to the aghting In October around
October s. Field Marshal French had pre-.
viously reported that the German losses
were very heavy some 5000 or 500
dead being left In front of the British
and French trenches
In denying this tho German official
statement sent out on Sunday. November
a. said This was a pure invention, as
the number dead and missing. including
those who died later of wounds, was
only 763.''
Field Marshal French. in his latest re.
port. declares that the German COM
municatior alludes only to one small
portion of the battle field. and re!terates
that all information confirms his original
estimate,
Rome, f'ov 81. via Paris, Nov. "a
Italian troops have made an impor-
tant advance on the lsonzo front es-
pecially on the heights northwest Of
Gorilla, according to an official state
ment issued at the headquarters of
the general staff. The ground gained
was retaken. it is claimed, in spite
of vigorous Austrian counter attacks.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
Negotiations Thus Far Have
Failed to Bring Assurances of
an early Settlement of the
Issues Involved.
NO i..OEMN|T|.S OFFERED
German Government Does Not
Want to Place Itself in Posi-
ton Which Would Be Admis.
sion OF Wrong Doing-Williag
to Leave Question to Hague.

Washington Nov ga series of con-
ferences between Secretary Lansing and
Count Won Bernstorff the German am
United States and Germany near an early
settlement Of the issues which grew out of
the sinking of the Lusitania, with loss
|of more than 100 American lives. 1t was
said to-day by persons in a position to
know that the points of view of the two
governments still were widely different.
In German circles the belief was ex
pressed that satisfactory agreement
could not be reached without arbitration.
Officials of the state department were
more optimistic, however, the opinion
seeming to prevail that ultimately Ger
many would come into the American way
of vnewing the situation.
1t is stated on authority that no offer
has been made to indemnify the fami-
lies of Americans lost in the disaster
1t had been reported that the German
government offered to pay an indem-
nifty Of 5000 for each life lost. but 1t is
stated that neither this figure nor any
other has been named in the confer
enCes.
The German government is said to
TAKE the position that to agree to pay
indemnity would be an admission Of
wrong doing and that while in a human
atarian sense it deeply regrets the loss
of any American lives the Lusitania
was torpedoed in reprisal for the estab-
Ifshment Of the British blockade order
which the United States itself holds to
be illegal. Germany, however, is WILL
ing and anxious to take the whole mat
ter of indemnity to The Hague for arbi-
tration, even though it is known that
high German officials believe the award
would be in favor of the United States,
regarding structure of the tribunal as
one likely to favor neutrals.
AS for future assurances regarding
the safety of American citizens travelling
at sea- It is considered by Germany that
the assurances given in the settlement
of the Arabic incident fully cover the
situation.
The point of view of the United States
government is, according to the outline
given to-day and stated previously, that
the German government must disavow
Abe sinking of the Lusitania and indem-
Nifty the families of American citizens
lost In the disaster. The United States
Is adverse to taking the question Of
Indemnity to The Hague
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
MASKED BANDITS
GIVE BATTLE
Spirited Encounter between De-
tectives and Gang Which
Has Terrorized Country
side in Missouri.

Cape Girardeau. Mo, Nov. S.-Thirty
masked men who for several months have
been terroriZing the countryside through
waging night war Of depreciation upon
the property of ther employers engaged
In a battle to-day with detectives who had
been trailing them Exchange of volleys
continued longer than an hour. about 80
shots being fired on each side before the
attacking party withdrew, carrying their
wounded. Two detectives We're wounded
slightly.
The masked men are declared to be dis
gruntled farm hands who have been seek
ing higher wages and lower food prices
Outrages attributed to them include ar
son. Matchmaking, tarring and feathering
and the horsewhippng of men and
women
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

over the leaves-for they are got so thick
with dust one hardly knows them by
siSht-and, as likely as not the soap is
lost, and the jug is empty, and there s
no towel, and one has to spend hours
and hours in finding things and perhaps
after all one has to go off to the shop
to buy a new cake of soap--so, with all
this b, Their, ! hope you won't mind my
writing 1t short and saying, MY dear
Ada You said in your last letter you
would like the likeness of me; so here
1t is, and | hope YOU will like it'll won't
forget to call the next time | am in
Wellington. Your very affectionate
friend Lewis Carroll"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
THE OLD MAN ENJOYED 1T.

Ono night four Princeton boys went
gaily forth to serenade two bellies OF the
town, relates the Buffalo Commercial.
Arrived at the house of the fair ones,
they took their stand under the correct
window, AS they thought, ana for some
tim made the ni,ht more or less meo-
dious, THY were just preparing to leave
when the door opened and the Jolly old
father of the girls appeared. Had it been
light they might possibly have seen
twinkle in his eye. Boys" said he. I'VE
are much obliged. That Is, | am much
obliged, for happen to he alone tonight.
l am sorry to say the famlly's in New
York. but | thank YOU for coming May
be II you come again you'n Rave better
luck. But In the name OF old Princeton
boys If you do come when tho girls are
hero don't play to the bathroom window"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
the large eastern States, he Germans prob


ably would hold the balance OF power.
The influence of the Teutonic vote was
felt in elections on November in Mary
land and Massachusetts. 1t is said that
nearly 2O,0O0 Germans in Baltimore alone
voted the republican State ticket in hoce
of preventing a democratic victory and
an endorsement of the Wilson admins
tration More Germans might have voted
that way had not the democratic State
leader refused to ask from President VIII
son public approval of Harrington, dem
ocratic candidate for governor. In Mas
sachusetts the victory Of Mccall, republic
can candidate for governor, may havo
been due to the fact that Walsh. the dem
ocratc candidate, was regarded by Ger
mans as the representative OF President
Wilson. Thomas +. Logan In Leslie's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
PANDORA INDICATED.

Pandora shifted, and tapped her toe,
And shook with scoin her curly locks
Il "'led,' quoth she, the world with woe
And ! am sorry 1t vas so,
But just the same | loosened no
German Submarines.
Georgia Lynchers,
Tammany Politicians
|. w. w. Delegates,
Zeppelin Raiders.
Boob Poets,
Or Mexican Generals
That Cay opened my box"
EXCHANGE.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
A HISTORICAL FACT.

I,cho,l had begun, and the class In his
tory was IN session.
Now, Bobby" said tho teacher by
whom was the Declaration OF !ndepen-
dence written"
9TH mas Jefferson said Bobby.
"Correvt," said the teacher. "And now,
Willie, you may tell mo where Is was
signed"
>"Eiyht at tho bottom. Ma am" said
Willie.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

WINDSOR CO. Y. NJ. c. A. MEETING
The Windsor County Y. NJ. c. A. COM
mittee held its quarterly meeting for
the 10th fiscal year in Windsor, Thurs
day afternoon. The business session was
held in the directors room of the State
National Bank and was preceded by a
dinner at the new Windsor Hotel. when
the following We're guests of the Y NJ
c. a. committee: Governor Charles w
Gates. Lieutenant Governor Hale X
Darling and the penal board, Judge
John L. Weeks, Judge II. r. Baldwin.
L. j. Davis, Superintendent of the Yer
mont State Prison r. H. Walker and the
prison chaplain, the Rev. Parker c.
Manner, Members of county y NJ. c.
A. committee present were Chairman
DR.. f. Thomas kidder, Woodstock
Robert F. Mech. White River Junction.
F. p. Campbell. Wilder: A. b. Wilder,
Woodstock: II. G. Pease. Hartford Jay
G. Underwood, Hartand: f. ]. Hewitt
South Royalton; Wallace Batchelder
Bethel; Leon S. Gay, Cavendish; Charles
Tuxbury, Windsor and county Secretary
A. c. Hurd of White River Junction
The gathering a. Windsor commemorated
the organization at the Windsor hotel
nine years ago last October, of the as
ISOLATION work in Windsor county f. J.
Davis of Chester, a member of the penal
board, and Superintendent r. II. Walker
of the Vermont State prison. were elected
members of the County Y NJ C. A.
committee for terms Of three years each
to fill vacancies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25
BOYS ERECT TWO-STORY BUILDING

Unique among buildings in Rutland Is
n two-story structure that Robert H.
Branchaud and Louis A. Branchaud are
erecting. The building is OF cement and
was put up by the young men. with the
exception of assistance occasionally
furnished by their father. Every block
In the building is strictly homemade and
every pound of the cement was mixed by
hand The house is % by 81 and was be-
gun last spring 1t is to be used as a
garage.