Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-27
BRIEF DISPATCHES

NcduinR, Cal, May 23,-iiat Creek VAL
ley. which was threatened with dustruc-
ton late Yesterday by the eruption OF
Lassen Peak. has been saved. The GOOD,
which followed the disturbances It was
learned to-day. changed It's course, the
main mud flow being carrie out into The
Old lava fields
London. May 23.-An official announce
mcnt was made tonight that 15s persons
We're killed or are missing as result
Of tho triple collision which occurred yes.
terdaN morning on tho Caledonian rail-
way, north of Carlisle All except six
% the killed were soldiers belonging u
the Royal Scots regiment, ET Of whom
were travelling In a troop train. At
least 1o persons mostly soldiers. we're
injured. These figures establish new
record for railway accidents in the Brit.
ish isles
New York, May % Friends and aA
rnreis of MI and Mrs Ebert Hubbard.
who lost their lives on the Lusitania held
Il memorial service in a local theatre to-
day for the American author and his
wife Dr. Orison s Marden. the chair
man, Wilton Lackaye. Hudson Maxim.
Elizabeth Towne, Captain Jack Crawford
and DR. Frank Crane eulogized the dead
couple. Nathan Straus sent a telegram
saying that H. could not trust himself
to attend the meeting.
Troy ~ y. May 23.-E1nil F. winkler,
former United States representative OF
the United Ancient Order Of Druids and
past district deputy grand master Of Odd
Fellows. died at his home in this city to-
night.
Methuen, Mass. May 23-Miss Mary II.
Closson, an assistant in the Nevins pub
! lie library here, and William Hubbard Of
Boston. were found dead of bullet wounds
| tonight at the home OF Hubbard's moth
err Mrs William White The police said
appearances indicated that the man killed
the young woman and then took his own
life
| Paris. May %3.-rThe projected conference
Of delegates representing socialists Of
| neutral States which was To have been
| held at Zurich. Switzerland. May 80. has
been abandoned. according to A despatch
from Berne to the Paris Temps because
of the few number Of delegates agreeing
10 attend.
/ Vera Cruz. May o3.-Generai Obregon
| I'm report received here to-day says that
after the troops of Gen. Francisco villa
attacked his men at Trinidad he drove
| Villa back To Leon. capturing or killing
900 of the Villa forces. The fight con-
tinued for 16 hours Saturday.
New York. May 23.-After they had
bound and beaten Father Marium Logan
nu, pastor of St Plus Roman Catholic
/ church in Jamaica into Inconsistencies,
/ Tonight, five armed men, apparently for
/ oisners. ransacked the rectory. stole
jewels and vestments vl,Icd i. several
/ thousand dollars and escaped.
Youngstown. Ohio. May 23.-One
young man was killed and II other
persons were injured. nine seriously in
a collision of two small trains on the
dip the dips" at Idora park here late
to-day.
! Washington, May 23-Complete VIC
tory for the villa forces over the Car
rama army under Obregon in the bat
tie near Celaya yesterday was claimed
tonight by the Villa agency here
on the strength Of a despatch from
Diaz Lombardo. minister of foreign
affairs at Chihuahua
New York. May 2.-The steamer
New York arrived at quarantine from
Liverpool early to-day with the bod
les of nine victims OF the I.usitanta
and more than score of survivors
Among the bodies on board is that Of
Charles Frohman. The steamer Will
] dock about eight o'clock.