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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
CARRlNzA No "
IN POSSESSION
At MEXICO CITY

Washington, Aug. 1.--Announcenent of
the re-occupation of Mexico city by Cen
cral Gonzales army was followed to-day
by a statement from General Carranza' g
headquarters at Vera Cruz that immedi-
ate efforts would be made to send food
stuffs by rail to the starving people Of
the capital. The state department had
no direct advices as to the situation
there.
Heavily guarded trains, it was report
ed, are being prepared to leave Vera
cruz with provisions to supplement those
being taken into the city by the army.
Washington officials are hopeful that
General Gonzales has left the railway
line so we'll patrollcd that the trains will
get through with slight delay.
Rcopening of the railroad win furnish
an important test for the effectiveness
of military operations of carranza' s
forces to protect means of Transports
ticn from the east coast to the capital,
officials here believe. Much depends,
they say, upon the success of this under
taking because the United States gov
eminent is determined to relieve the
famine in Mexico city If Carranza' s
forces cannot do it.
Unofficial reports say an advance guard
of Gonzales army took possession of
Mexico city without meeting resistance
and that General Gonzales himself will
arrive there tomorrow. Assurances
have been given that order will be main
tanned and normal conditions restored as
rapidly as possible.
Since the announcement officially con
irmeG in state department dispatches
that General Gonzales drove Villas fly
ing column under General Fierro from
Pachuca. little has been heard OF this
sruahcrn division of Villas army
Whether it may again menace Mexic,
and obstruCt the program upon which
Carran2a is to base au appeal fo
recognition by the United States is
matter Of considerable speculation here.
The villa agency issued a statement to
night saying the flying column was on
Grating i'm the states of HidalEo, Yer;
Cruz Puebla and NpXico. In this cas-
it may b" abb, to menace the ra,lroa'
to Vera Cruz.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
ALL THAT Is REQUIRED.

If had lived when knights We're bold
should have wished to be a knight
My honor dcarer far than gold,
Ny lance a terror in a fight;
But who would care to-day To lo
\ knight upon Il piancing steed?
Few are the ladies fair whom h.
Could win 10y any daring deed
If | had lived when harons sWayed
should have worn n shirt of mail
And taken part in each crusade.
I'nmindful of such stuff a kale
But now If one would have chance
To win where lovely ladies are.
Instead Of totlng round a lance
one has TO drive motor car.
If ! had lived in Raleigh's day
My ruffs ana hose, ! promise YOU,
Had made me gay among the gay,
! should have been courticr, too;
Rut courtly ways ana knightly deeds
Have lost the charm they had Of yore
TO win the ladies now ono needs
\ motor car-aud nothing more
brooklyn Eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
THE PARROTS INTERRUPTION

\ minister at a recent conference told
of an adventure with a parrot in the
house of a lady who had invited the
minister to visit her family as their
guest The minister, Of course. led the
usual household prayers, but i'm their
course parrot in the room became
munotonously voluble The hostess.
much mortified, apologlzcd for the bad
behaviour of her pet, hut the minister,
assured her he had been so absorbed in
the devotions that he had not noticed
the bird at all But subsequently he
was Informed that the perturbation of
the lady had been caused not So much
by the parrots talking as by the fact
that he had been calculating all thronpb
the prayer. "Hot air! Hot airi"-Ralti.
more American.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
WHAT THE cow LIKES IN
HOT WEATHER.
\ Little Talk with Her.

If a COW could talk conhdentially to
her owner it may h" imagined she would
say something like this: please don't
make me 90 out into that old dlicd-up,
sunbeatcn pasture any more, for have
To- walk some ten miles in order TO get
even enough to sustain mo. and as for
making any quantity of milk, it's simply
out of the question. what with those
terrible flies and the heat. Eut il you
will ask me what really want instead.
I should suggest a clean, well-vcntilatcd.
scmi-dark stable with the windows and
doors screened; the manure gutter
cleaned out and we'll spiinked with dry
earth. as an absorbent. then want to
be brushed, with my flanks ana udder
washed with a sponge ana warm water
and wiped every morning; plenty of
fresh, cool water to drink. not just one
bucket full at a time, but three if [
wish it, for the more water | drink the
better.
"A little exercise is enough for me,
about an hour a day in a small lot near
the stable, and also enjoy being spray
ed with a good fly repcllcnt just before
going out, for then / can exercise in
peace ana comfort. As to food, prefer
a Well-balancod ration If grain. say
about one pound to- every three ana one
half pounds of milk, as well as plenty of
green food.
HOW To PROVIDE THE MENU.
"If people only realized that a strip
l"oXl0 feet planted 10 red clover about
the middle of July and two like strips
planted to rye ana wheat in September
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
VERMONT RRENITIES.

Company |, V. n O. Of Brattlehoro
needs :" more men
f. II. Lane of st. Adams, Il laborer,
has filed Il petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities Of S2l1.75 and assets OF $lS5,
all Of which is claimed cXemW.
When thrown from his carriage in a
runaway William Lucies of West Wards
boro suffered broken ankle and severe
bruises. The accident happened after the
bit broke
Because he turned his automobile
around IA corner contrary to traffic
regulations Samuel l.. iuffmire of Rut-
land paid fine of $40 and costs of - 80.
States Attorney Poulin testified that
Iluffmiro refus 1t to stop when warned
by an officer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05

Britain, after q year Of war, to rise to
n bigger view of her military require
nents and to make holder use of her
military means. The effect OF that viii
be the same as though another great
power could be added to the great arl-
ance.
We can be on the safe side only by
running the risk of doing too much; we
dare not run the risk of doing too little,
and this country will not be equal to It's
duty to the allies and to the issues Of
existence that are at stake for tho en-
pire until we have created a factor that
can alone insure the Overwhelming OF the
enemy east and west by adding the mill
tary power Of 100000 Britons In arms
to that silent supremacy at sea. which
is as complete as Nelson ever won"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
CHURCHES AS HOSPITALS.
DR.. Ira ". Drew Would Utilize House
of Worship Every Day.

j. the country should have hospital
Drew Of Philadelphia, one of the visit
Hs delegates who occupied the pulpits
p the principal churches to-day pre-
DmlIdY to the opening tomorrow of the
bhhu"I convention Of the American
p7te"pathlc association, Among tho
ptherS who preached health sermons
were Or .. j. Snyder of Philadelphia,
pr g. *. Atzen of Omaha, Dr \. q,
Puldieth or Macon Mo, DR. Asa willard
Di NssouIa, Mont, Or. 7. j. Rudy Of
LOS Angeles DR.. John +. Hodgson Of
Spokane and DIR Charles e. Reid of Dem
yer DR. Drew who spoke in the First
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
\ NEW BRAND.

THAT Mrs. smart Is getting too
clever" growled the butcher
whats the matter?' asked his wife
when she came in lust now she
told me ! ought to rename my scales
the Amhuscade brand
Well, why"
i've, last look up the word" went
on the Infatuated man and the dis
tionary says that ambuscadc means
to lie in wait "-Chicago Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
PANIC STARTED ON
SISTER SHIP TO
GENERAL SLOCUM

New York Aug. 1.-Th. steamer Grand
Republic. from RockaWaY for New York.
put in at ConeY Island tonight where
several hundred passengers left the ves
sci following a panic which started with
false cry of fire. Before the crew sue
cocdod in assuring the passengers that
there was no fire aboard many women
and children had been knocked down and
slightly injured in the mad rush for life
pres"rvcrs and the boats A majority
% the passengers remained aboard and
the steamer continued to New York
The Grand Republic is the sister ship
Of the General Slocum, which burned
with a loss of nearly a thousand lives
several years ago,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
VERMONT NOTES
News of What Is Going on in
the State.
CrOckery Firm Goes into bankruptcy
"CIcricnI sherlock Holmes" In hut
Innd--V. n. q. to Have Rifle
Team.

The crockerv firm of c. y. Kenyon u
Co. of Barre together with the members
of the concern. Clarence y. Kenyon ana
Charles G. Kenyon. have filed petitions
I'm bankruptcy. giving liabilities OF $2l,-
9S, To- with assets of $l9,Jl922 of which
$1,000 is in stock. Clarence Kenyon has
liabilities of $G.77G.7i and assets of $li,35o
of which s9.0o) Is claimed exempt. while
Charles KenYons schedules give liabili-
ties of $l,3CG.6O and assets of $500 of
which 800 is claimed exempt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
\ COOLING pRAUGHT

Rear Admiral Fletcher. during the
maneuvrcs off Newport. told a story at
a garden party. The Navy Is as alb
stcnious from ethical reasons" he be-
gan, "as old Stngee WAS from mserl-
ness. Old Stinge" was entertaining a
buvhood friend cne evening at his shore
cottage. liter couple OF hours of dry
talk the old fellow said genally: Would
you like some refreshmcnt-a cooling
draught, say-Gcorge" why, y"s, 7
don't care if ! do!' said George, and he
passed his hand across his mouth and
frightened up wonderfully. Good. said
old Stingee; I'm just open the window.
There's fine sea breeze blowing. -
Exchange.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
PLANNING RETRIRJITION

"Why do you go out rowing with that
man. He thinks it's funny to rock the
boat"
"Ive hear So" replied the athletic
girl Il took a dislike to him the first
time ! saw him, and I'm Just dying for
an excuse to hit him over the head with
an oar w ashington Star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
SAYS CITY CHEATS ITSELF

The report Of the water superintendent
submitted to the Barre city council. show
ing the results If the inspection Of the
meter service in tho granite plants of the
city says that through the alleged neglect
of the water department In the past to
check up such service Systematically the
city has cheated itself yearly out of more
than S.Oo1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
AUSTRIANS CAPTURED
1851 MEN IN JULY

Vienna Aug !, VIA London, Aug. 3.
2:2' a. MN tho following official COM
murication from general headquarters
was issued today ii is stated.
The troops under the Austro-l Iungar-
ian supreme command captured in July
g.; Russian officers &c 81 men. rs can
non and 200 machine guns
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
THE FAST LIFE.

N'rom the Louisville Courier-Journal)
only ltN years ago the Clermont sur
prised observers by steaming five miles
an hour on the hudson. The other day
a 10-mile am hour powerhoat was launch
ed near New York. What will be a hot
sportSmans gait on water i'm 20l5?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
D1sco1rRAGEMENr OF 1.AIrG,

Don't YOU always feel encouraged
when people laugh asked the man at
the club Of another who had the reputa-
ton OF an after dinner speaker
Well" was the reply, II once pro-
posed marriage to a girl but II didn't
encourage me when she merely iauShcd,"
Workers Statesman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
lEyLAMO LINER
HERNIA sunk
By SUB NJ 4 R|NE


1bcrian has been sunk by German I
submarine Five members of the crew
were killed. two died aboard a rescue
boat and sixty one were landed safely. !
Among the dead was an American
,nuletcer named Whyley tprobahly
Mark L. Wiley of Boston,
The casualties on board the 1berian
were caused by shellhre. The sub
marine then torpedoed the Leyland
liner and the vessel went to the bot
tom The vessel had a large crew
aboard. including number of cattle
men and hostlers who were returning
10 the United states.
According to American Consul Frost
at Queenstown. the Iberian disregarded
she submarines warning to stop Later
rhe German commander gave the crew
fine to take to the boats before firing
g. torpedo. Whyley died from shock
and wounds from shells.
The Ibcrian. a steamer of saga tons,
gross. sailed from Boston July : for (
Manchester, where she was reported to
have arrived July 20. She was 49,
feet long, with beam of As feet and
was built at Sunderland in 1900. +.
1.eyland II CO.. limited. of Liverpool,
were the owners.
IL
chester and liverpool on July >. mem
beers of the Iberan crew told of eing
chased by a German submarine when
only few miles from the mouth of the
Nersey. Captain Jago manoeuvred his
ship out of danger, however The her
ian had been used for several months
for the transportation of war supplies
Between the United States and England.
Washington. Aug. 1.-The case of
the leyland liner Iberian. which was
sunk off the Irish coast by German
submarine, presents no serious compli-
cations in the form in which il has
been officially reported to the state de-
1partment, in the opinion of high off
Cials of the government. The Off
Cials regard the incident as similar to
that of the I.eyland liner Armenian.
which sunk several weeks ago
while carrying cargo Of mH,ts to
.Avonmouth for delivery to the allies
According to an official report re-
Seved from Wesley Frost, the American
consul at Queenstown, the Ibcrinn was
first attacked by shell fire from the Ger
man suhma rine for refusing to halt and
nvas then torpedoed after the surviving
members of the crew had been allowed
TO escape. The submarine commander
appears from Consul Frosts report TO
have allowed the crew to take ample
time to take to the boats before firing
the torpedo. one American was killed
rs n result of shell fire and shock Here
T. Consul Frosts report:
steamer 1berian submarined Whvlcv
american mueteer, killed. Shin Surgeon
p'urns Of the Iberan, an American citizen
staed that the submarine did not shcU
"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
APPRECIATED IN FRANCE

The lie Ripolir building, situated on
wharf beside the|Seine river. Paris.
France. was recently rooted with our
Compo rubber roofing Samples free.
Strong Hardware CO.. Burlington, VT
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
CALEDONIA FAIR BOOKLET OUT.

The premium list and program of the
69th annual fair of the Caledonan fair
ground company has been issued. The
fair is to be held at St. JOhnsOury
August 81 September !, . and g.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
IL TIE BABY Is CUTTING TEETH

he sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winsow's Soothing
syrup, for children teething 1t soothes
pain, cures wind collie ana is the best
rer' Cd FOR Diarrhoea. Twenty fiyu eunts
"a LVttlA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05

TELL ABOUT 1T to readers OF class
flied advertisements there are lot
of them huntiu. for better place to
ngA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05

Lady lin bird store)-Does this parrot
swear?
Clerk-No. madam; but you could teach
him In a week. boston Transcript,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
BARRE PLAYGROUND CARNIVAL.

Barre turned ont en- maSSc for the
playground carnival Thursday, the affair
attra citing about 1900 people. \ spectac-
ular parade ana baseball games were in
cluded in the DAYS pro- eedinrs. As re-
suit of the carnival tn" Fairgrounds start
ed three years ago by the Woman's club
is placed on a firm financial basis for the
remainder of the sea son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
RIFLE TEAM TO REPRESENT V. y. G


Acknowledgement Lee S Tillotson has
announced that rifle team to repre-
sent the organized militia of the state
in the national matches to he held at
Jacksonville, Fla, in October. VIII b"
selected as follows: \ team captain, team
coach. and team spotter. Will he selected
by the adiutant- \ preliminary
connection will he conducted in conncc-
ton with the rifle practice of the lst In
fantry, on the target range at Fort Ethan
Allen. August I'll. which Will be open to
all members of the National Guard of
this state. At the close of this compe-
ttion the adjutant- general will select 80
officers and men to try ont for positions
on the team as principals and alternjtes
hasing such selection upon the records
made in competition. provided however
that at least Is of those selected shall he
enlisted mon. The officers and men Sc
lectcd as provided' will remain i'm camp
OF the State reservation until August l5,
during which time practice will he con
tinuod on the Fort Ethan Allen range,
and the final selection of the State team
will be made Pay and transportation Of
officers. and pay. transportation and sub
sistence of enlisted men participating in
the camp for the period. August 12-l5,
and other necessary Incidental expenses
of the camp. will he provided by the
quartermaster-goucral from state funds.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-05
DRAINING SWAMPS
AND MEADOWS
Dynamite VIII Help.

August is good time to which to
drain wet spots in the meadows and re-
claim swampy pastures. SwampY places
and small ponds. except whore near to
rivers or lakes are usually caused by
spring or surface water collecting ON
low ground without "A lower outlet. As
rule, they are underlad by hard
clay or other impcrvious subsoils which
prevent the water from sinking. Such
places are difficult to drain by surface
methods or ditching, yet they can often
he permanently dried up by exploding
deep charges of dynamite and shattering
the hard suhsoil beneath
In order to determine the number of
charges required, buy or borrow a long
dirt augcr and bore a test-hole. The
anger should be pulled up from time to
time in order to clean the hole out and
to see the nature of the soil beneath
When the notwithstanding sand or grav-
81 is reached, the depth of the hole is
noted ON the auger shank; this test-hole
must not be charged with dynamite, as
it is to deep. The holes for charging
should stop about six inches above tine
sand or gravel in shallow holes, twelve
to eighteen inches in deep holes. 1t often
happens that holes have to be bored TO
depths avera aging from fifteen to thirty
feet before the notwithstanding strata is
reached.
CHARGING THE HOLES
II the swampy plot where the boring is
to be done is covered with water too deep
to work in the boring must be done from
n raft, and the auger operated through
a hole in the bottom. as soon as the
hole has been bored to the required
depth, pull out the auger and insert a
piece of One-and "A -half-inch pipe long
enough to reach the bottom of the hole
and protrude six inches above the water.
Through this pipe the dynamite cart
ridges are dropped one at a time (therc is
no danger of their oxplodinG), and push
ed to the bottom with n wooden lamp
ing rod good firm push will hold the
cartridges In position. The last cart
ridge but one is primcd with a Victor
waterproof electric fuse, and one car
fridge is put on top To hold it in place.
as ii is not advisable to give the primed
cartridge too hard push with the lamp
ing rod.
When the hole has been charged the
loading pipe is taken up and slipped over
the end of the electric fuse wires; the
leading wires from the electric battery
Wse1 to explode the charge are then
connected, the joints being carefully pro-
tcctcd with insulating tape, and the raft
poled safe distance away The other
end of the leading wires are then attach
ed to the blasting machine. Where the
water stands only on the land in the
wet season, blast in the dry season. The
process is the same as above. except
that the charge must bc thoroughly
tamped in. unless water fills the bore
holes Manufacturers of dynamite will
always send full instructions for using
dynamite on request
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-11-18
TIE JEFFERSoNIAN

expense Of government that they heap upon
the people-so they will not stop to ask where
the money is coming from before they appro-
pirate it for useless military purposes.
Common sense tells us that there is not a
power on earth that would be able to fight us,
even If it wished to, for the next ten years,
but common sense does not prevail when the
matter of appropriations is before Congress.