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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04
A Comfortable obIiaatien.

Yuan Shih Kai feels obliged to be-
come Emperor of China. A comfort
able sense of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Courier-Journal
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

The cutting off of the sugar sup
ply of European countries has re-
suited in a remarkable expansion of
our sales of sugar to foreign coun-
tries. For the fiscal year 1915 they
aggregated So, 100000 pounds. as
and 4O,5OO,0OO pounds in 1850.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04
In a Bad Way.

King Constantine of Greece not
only DOESN'T know where he's going,
but he isn't even on the way.-Pitts-
burgh Gazette-Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04
Big Gun in Greece.

Busy Sophie seems to be worth even
more to Germany than Busy Ber-
tha."-Columbus IS. c. State.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

There are about 100000 children
enrolled in the public schools Of the
Philinuknem.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

ST. Peters Cathedral in, Rome viii
AalA 5A0nO people.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

British people use 2O.ooOOOO pins
a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

The United States civil service COM
mission announces for Jan. 1 examina-
lions for, electrical machinist and all
round machinist in the navy yard at
Washington. D. c., from $3.2S to $4.24
a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

Remember the Rummage sale of the
Catholic Women's club, Tuesday Dec.
Z, 10 a. m. Thayer building.-Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

At New London, Fire Chief John
STEAMERS has completed inspecting the
several schoolhouses with view to
determining what changes should be
made to safeguard the lives of the pu-
pills.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-04

United States naval orders issued
Friday included: Rear Admiral C. A.
Pond to command auxiliary, div, At
lantic fleet. Admiral Pond has been
visiting relatives in Brooklyn, Conn,
of late.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
Baird-Hyde.

Rutland. Dec. 5-The marriage OF Lieut..
Clair Warren Baird of the coast artillery
corps, L., S. A, son of Mrs. Lillian o.
Baird of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Miss Pau-
line Hyde. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VII.
liam Pitt Hyde of Hydeville. was solemn.
lied Saturday at noon at St. James Epis-
copal Church in Hydeville. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. +. ", Magoun
of Hydeville. The bride was given in
marriage by her father. She wore old
duchesse lace as a gown and a veil of
tulle, Her bouquet was of lilies of the val.
ley and orchids.
The maid of honor was Miss Katherine
kinsley OF Portland, Me. who wore Nile
green satin, trimmed with silver lace,
Her slippers and hat were of silver tint
and she carried pink sweet peas, Tho
bridesmaids were Misses Olivia NJ. and
Aylife NJ. Blake daughter of Colonel L.
NJ. Blake, coast artillery corps, Miss Mary
owen of Port Henry, n. Y, and Miss
Mary w. Holden of Lowell, Mass. They
wore rose pink taffeta trimmed with silver
lace and carried arm bouquets of pink
sweet peas, The best man was Lieut..
Charles *. Wing and the ushers, all coast
artillery men, were Lieut., A. H. Daig, E.
n. Woodbury., +. l.. Lafauems and b.
ON. Kennedy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
J.. MURPHY
SEEN THURSDAY At
COLUMBUS, OHIO
Richard ]. Royce of Rutland
Observed Missing Man at
the Hotel Chit
tendon.

Rutland Dec. "a brief telegram was
received here to-day from Richard h.
Royce, a civil engineer of Rutland, which
stated that he saw the missing John j..
Murphy leave Hotel Chittenden at Column
bus. Ohio. yesterday morning, appar-
entity normal.
1t is presumed that Royce. who has not
been in Rutland for some time, did not
know of the search which is being made
for Murphy when he saw the missing bank
treasurer yesterday. but learned of it sub
seuuently. Photographs of the Rutland
man ave been published in a lumber of
newspapers in various cities, together with
descriptions of the young man, so that
there is good reason to believe that he
will be recognized in good time by some
person who will hold him. As he has
shown a disposition to go to the best
hotels descriptions of him and requests to
hold him ave been sent to n number of
such houses in the Middle West and the
south.
It is believed that the cash, about sl25.
I'm Murphy's possession when he left this
city, must he nearly exhausted by this
time. wins to the amounts expended for
railroad fare and the charges at the
hotels where he has stopped. He probably
had in his possession some Jewelry on
which considerable money could be real
lied.
The last word of the young man previ-
GUS to the Columbus clue was when he
left a Philadelphia hotel last Sunday
morning, Royce knows Murphy we'll and
there can he no mistake as to his where
abouts Thursday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
NAT|0 Al HEAD
Of BOY SCOUTS
RESIGNS OFFICE
Ernest Thompson Seton Says
He Leaves Because Organ
iZatiOn Tends to Mill
tariSm.

New York. Dec. 5.-Fcrnest Thompson
Seton, naturalist and writer of books
on nature, to-day announced his reslg-
nation as chief scout of the Boy Scouts
Of America. In a statement explaining
his action. Mr.. Seton said he resigned
because Of a gradual change towards
policies to which he is opposed and for
which he blames James f.. West of this
city, the present chief scout executive.
"Militarism now comes first and wood
craft, the original purpose of the move
ment, second" according to Mr.. Seton,
who announced the formation of the
Woodcrafts League, inviting members of
the boy scouts to join in.
when Baden-Powell and organized
the Boy Scouts of England in 1903 and
the Boy Scouts of America in 1910" Mr..
Seton's statement said, "our purpose
was to make all young people of Amer
lea outdoor children by teaching them
the joys of outdoor life. As originally
formed the Scouts OF America was to
be a message of conservation and broth
erhood.
"The study of trees. flowers and ma
ture," he continued, lis giving way to
wigwagging. drills and other activities
Of a military nature, thus destroying the
symbolism OF the organization AS 1t
stands now militarlsm comes first and
woodcraft second"
Mr., Seton explained that he severed
his connection with the movement last
spring, but deferred announcement of 1t
until it had been accepted by the execu-
tive board. a step which he said had not
yet been taken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
MORE PEACE TALK.
"Gcrmany Cnn Have II nm Our Terms"
says EngIish Press.

London, Dec. 6, 2:25 a. m.-Germany can
have peace as soon as she likes, remarks
the Post editorially, but only on the
terms of the allies"
Tho right answer to the German peace
conspiracy the editorial continues, rs
for the allies to determine what shall he
the terms of peace to be dictated when
the right moment comes. In the case OF
Great Britain representatives from the
overseas dominions must be called into
council"
The Posts Budapest correspondent
dwells on the peace talk there. I'm
political circles in Hungary" the corre-
spondent says, zone hears nothing else
but an early conclusion of the war. The
return of Count Albert Apponyi from
Copenhagen is eagerly awaited. He has
been taking part in the Red Cross rom
ference and also had an unofficial mission
regarding peace possibilities. Tho Ford
peace mission is highly Landed in Hun
gary the Pcsti-Hirlap saying Ford is
the first millionaire to invest money in
a respectable scheme for humanitarian
aims. The hungarian grand lodge of the
Masons has voted to begin n ceaseless
work in favor of peace. The Feminist So
ciety at a meeting held in honor of the
late James Kier Hardic has issued an
appeal for peace on economic grounds,
stating We have had enough of murder
and starvation"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
HENRY FORD AND
PARTY START ON
MISSION Of PEACE

New York. Dec. 5.-The Scandinavian
American liner Oscar H.. having on board
Henry Ford's European peace expedition,
which is going to try to stop the war,
sailed for Copenhagen Saturday after
noon. The final official passenger list is
sued by the steamship company after the
liner sailed gave lS as the number of
persons in the Ford party.
William Jennings Bryan. who on Fri
day compared the pilgrimage to the an
c!ent voyage of Noah's Ark. stood bare
headed on the pier end and lifted his
hat again and again to the pilgrims who
shouted their farewells to those who
stayed at home, Mr.. Bryan had a busy
afternoon. and, in addition to assuring
Mr.. Ford again of his enthusiastic in
dorsement Of the pilgrimage. was a wit
ness at the marriage ceremony of
Mr.. and Mrs. Berton Braley, which was
performed on board an hour before the
liner sailed.
Also on the pier was Thomas Alva
Edison, h is an old friend of Mr.,
Ford as we'll as the chairman of the
naval advisory board organized recently
for the purpose of aiding in the work
most efficient in the world. Mr.. Edison
went on board, shook the hand of the
man who hopes to end the war, and then
hurried ashore. He seemed to have
a fear that the peace craft might back
out into the river before he had a chance
to disembark.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
Jail Breaker Returned.

Bennington, Dec. 3.-Deputy Sheriff
j. ID. Iurdy of Manchester arrived in
the village from Springfield, Mass, late
last night with Fred Cote. who broke
jail here October | by cutting a hole
through the jail corridor with a large
pair Of scissors. Cote was arrested in
Spr!nGNcld on the charge of vagrancy
and when taken to police headquarters
admitted that he had escaped from the
Bennington county Jail. Cote, who Is
only 10 years old, was awaiting a hear
ing on the charge of stealing a motor
cycle in Arlington. lie rodo the machine
to Saratoga, n. Y, disposed OF 1t and
spent the proceeds Of the sale. With
cote AT the time he made his break, was
carl Danforth, a Bennington youth, who
was awaiting a hearing on the charge
OF stealing "A horse. The pair climbed
the steel grating in the corridor to the
ceiling and made an opening in the lath
ana plaster with the shears. through
which they crawled Once outside the
pair separated. Danforth Is still at
large.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
MRS. GAIT REELECTED
Az Chairman of the New York state
Woman Suffrage Association.

New York. Dec. 2.-The New York
State woman's suffrage party in conven-
ton here to-day elected Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Gait chairman of the organiza-
ton and resolved to continue the fight
for the ballot by asking the next State
Legislature to pass "A bill authorizing a
woman's suffrage election in 1917.
In accepting the craftsmanship, Mrs.
Gait announced she intended to retire
from suffrage activities at the end of
three years when she will AVE COM
pleted 20 years Of work in the suffrage
cause. She urged womon to continue ask
ing for the ballot.
An international woman suffrage con.
vention will be held at The Hague fol-
lowing the close of the European war,
Mrs. Catt announced.
Other officers elected were: Vice.
chairman. Mrs. Norman De r. White
house Mrs. James Lee Laidlaw and
Mrs. II. w. Cannon; recording secretary
Miss Alice Morgan Wright; correspond,
ing secretary, Mrs, Michael Van Buren,.
treasurer, Mrs. Ogden Reid; directors
Mrs. Raymond Brown. Mrs. Rextei
Rumsey, Miss Harriet May Mills and
Mrs. Arthur l. Livermore.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
Remarkable System of 1ntimi-
daticn. ExtOrtiOn and Harass-
ment of Chicago People Who
Declined to Submit to Agents.
sl0,530,000 BAIL DEMANDED
Fake Strikes, Blackmail, Win
dow Smashing and Threats to
Burn Business Places We're
Some of the Methods Used to
Get Cash from Victims.

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Forty-six indictments
naming 81 defendants were returned to-
day as a result of the grand jury's in
quiry into alleged labor graft. Fifteen
of the true bills charge extortion. an
other 10 containing seven counts each
charge conspiracy: a third batch of /;
charge malicious mischief, and one in
dictment. containing 10 counts. charges
conspiracy.
The defendants named ranged from
heads of local labor organizations and
small plate glass manufacturers to al
legged sluggers.
Testimony before the grand jury wove
n long tale of intimidation. eXtortion
and the harrassment of persons who de-
ciined to submit to the demands of GER
tain union business agents and their al
legged assistants, according to county Of
fcers.
Attorneys who appeared for the de-
PENDANTS promised to surrender their
clients in open court tomorrow morn
ing.
Evidence presented to the grand jury
rurported to show that where con-
tractors or property owners fell out
with the business agents of the unions,
the windows of their places Of BUSH
ness would be smashed by crews
which travelled about in automobiles
for the purpose.
ut was alleged hat the victim to
stop persecution had to go to John
+. Johnson's saloon on the westside.
where the alleged eXtortioners made
their headquarters. Until he did so
it is charged the plate glass dealers
involved would refuse to replace
broken windows. Those indicted in
Guided the business agent of the
1athers'. painters, electrical workers.
sheet metal workers, GLACIERS and
hardwood finishers' unions.
Total bail in the cases was so. $50, 900,
due to the fact that each of the de-
fendants was named jointly in each OF
the Indictments.
AS outlined in the indictments the gen
cral plan of procedure in the ALLEGED
eXtortion cases was to call a strike
The contractor would inquire for the
trouble and would be Informed that non
union material was being used. or some
fictitious or trivial grievance cited. He
would be informed that the trouble
could be settled for a certain sum,
usually 500.
The sums alleged to have been extort-
ed ranged from so to $4,000. IF the con-
tractor tried to argue the matter the
money demanded was increased.
IF the contractor held out against the
graft said States Attorney Hoyne to-
night, the place would be set afre or
wrecked"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
PARMELEE HEARING.
Doctors to Tcstisr before Public Scrv-
Ice Commission.

st. Adams. Dec. 5.-The adjourned hear
ing into the death of Clayton L.
Parmelcc, the 14-year-old son of Alder
man and Mrs. \. A. Parmelee of Gilman
avenue, will be held before the Vermont
Public Service Commission at the city
hall next Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock. The boy was found dead near an
electric light pole on the corner of South
and Congress streets the night Of October
20, the circumstances pointing to
electrocution. A partial hearing was held
before the commission in this city Octo-
Der go, but was adjourned that there
might be present before the board Health
Officer DR.. Alan Davidson, who, with
Arthur Morton, was called to the scene
of the accident before the boys body
was removed; and DR.. b.. II. Stone,
director of the State laboratory of
hygiene, and DR.. G. i. Whitney of Bur
lington of the state board of health, who
performed the autopsy.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
Teutons' Naval and Military At
taches Are Persona Non Grata
to United States Government,
Says Sec. Lansing.
PRES. WILSON APPROVES
Is Determined to BE Rid of For
eign Officials Who Make Them.
selves Obnoxious Here-Case
of Austro-H Hungarian Consul
General Being Considered.

Washington Dec. 3.-Immediate with
drawal of Captain Karl Boy-Ed and Cap
tain Franz Won Papcn, respectively nava
and military attaches of the German en-
bassy, has been requested by the state
department. In making formal announce
ment of this action late to-day Score
dered themselves persona non grata to
the United States government by improp-
err activities in connection with naval and
military matters.
The secretary acted with the full APP
prevail of President Wilson, who is un
derstood to have determined that the
United States shall he rid of foreign Off
Gals who make themselves obnoxious by
activity armfu to the hest interests of
the nation.
The state department made its re-
quest three days ago through Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor. announcement of the fact was
withheld as a matter of courtesy to
Germany and to prevent the charge
being made that the jury trying the
warship supply conspirators of the
liamburg-American line in New York
had in any way been Influenced in
reaching a verdict. 1t is taken for
granted that Ambassador Won Bern
storff will order the attaches away
as soon as he has exchanged communi-
cations with Berlin.
Official Washington tonight was
awaiting with interest information ia
the effect the action might have on
public opinion in Germany.
1t also became known tonight that the
department has under consideration the
Hungarian con%sul-general at New York
whose name frequently has been men.
toned with those Of Boy-Icd and Vor
Papen in connection with activities
which have been froHned upon by the
United States government. 1t was said
authoritatively that it had not beer
| decided just what action. If any, would
be taken. 1t was minated that tn,
state department was considering also
, whether any step should be taken re,
gard!ng other higher officials Of for,
! eign embassies in Washington.
The complaints against Won Papen and
| Boy-Ed We're accumulative. dating bach
to the early days of the European war
The case against them is peculiar, no
being capable of legal proof. 1t con.
sisted of an accumulation of suspicious
! circumstances and conditions which con,
nected the attaches with attempts &c
violate the neutrality laws of the Uni
ted States. The accumulation was suffi.
cient to convince the department tina,
the official status of the attaches in tn,
United States should be discontinued.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

out for the last time. The exposition
OF 2SS days duration officially was at
an end, although the farewell carniVa'
continued in the morning hours.
In n financial way. It is expected the
exposition will show n profit OF S2'W''o"'
perhaps more. All Indebtedness was
paid before the exposition was t"o-
thirds over.
The total attendance of the Panama
Pacific exposition which closed last nlght
was 1S,S7l.957, according to an onlclai
announcement to-day. Yesterday was
the record day for admissions 45S'ooH
persons having passed through the turn
stiles. Workmen began to-day the dls-
mantling of the various foreign ana
State buildings and exhibition palaces
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
TEXT OF
by Which Five Entente Powers Agree
Not to Ask Separate Peace.

London, Dec. 5.--The text OF the dec
laration signed last week by the British
foreign secretary, Sir Edward Grey, and
the French. Italian. japanese and Rus
sian ambassadors at London, engaging
each of the five nations not to conclude
Il separate peace, is as follows:
The Italian government having de-
cidcd to acCedc TO the declaration be-
tween the British, French and Russian
governments. signed in London. Septcm-
her 5, 1914, which declaration vas ac-
coded to by the Japanese government on
October 70. 1915. the undersigned. duly
authorize thereto by their respective
governments. hereby declare as follows:
THE British, French, Italian, Japa-
ncsc and Russian governments mutually
engaged not to conclude peace separately
during the present war.
THE five governments agree tina when
terms of peace come to be discussed no
one of the allies will demand conditions
of peace without previous agreement
Of each of the other allies"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
BRATTLEBORO PASTOR RESIGNS

Brattleboro, Dec. 5.-The Rev. Roy NJ.
Houghton, pastor of the Center Con-
greGational Church since January. 1905.
read his resignation at the morning serv-
ice to-day to take effect February |. Ha
has accepted n call to the Presbyterian
Congregational Church of New Haven.
Conn.
During his pastorate he organized a
brotherhood, n Christian Endeavor sos
ciety and a boy scout patrol and was
instrumental in raising a fund of $22.0l
for the purchase of the Goodhue prop-
erty for future development of tina
church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
Hold Two for County Court.

St. Adams, Dec. 5,-The case of State VS..
Harold Cover, charged with a statutory
offense, was heard in city court before
Judge y. y. Post yesterday morning, and
the respondent was bound over for ap-
pearance at the March term of Franklin
county court. The case of State vs.. Ste
ven Galloway, charged with the larceny
November Is of 1853. some jewelry and
clothing from John Leasing at whose
home he roomed was taken up. The man
was arrested the same day near the Geor-
gia railway station by Chief of Police j.
+. Mahoney. At the hearing he was
bound over for appearance at the March
term of county court. states Attorney
s. 5. Gushing appeared for the State in
both cases. Cover was represented by II.
=. Dee, and Galloway by George NJ.
Hogan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
CLARKE
PRESIDENT PRO
TEN OF SENATE
Defeats Senator Pomerene of
Ohio by 20 to % after
a Spirited Con-
test.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator James +.
Clarke of Arkansas was chosen for presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate by the
democratic caucus to-day. Senator Clarke
defeated Senator Pomercne of Ohio after
Il spirited contest. The vote was 2S to %.
Senator Pomerene was supported by
members who urged that the Arkansas
senator should not be reelected because
of his revolt against the ship merchant
bill at the last session. After the vote
was taken Senator Pomerene moved to
make the choice of Senator Clarke
unanimous, and this was done by a rising
vote.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09

ISOLATED Press correspondent during a
ten days visit along the eastern front.
The army Is In snug permanent winter
quarters, but is ready at an hours no.
tice to march.
firing is kept up intermittently day and
night both from the trenches and by
the batteries-arc thousands of men
camped in acknowledgement cabins of
logs covered with sod and soil, proof
against cold, and almost bomb proof.
There are quarters for the officers
and for the men. officers clubs and
mess quarters, and, strangest of all,
steam baths, in which the men take
turns in squads at being thoroughly
steamed and scrubbed. 1ney are then
furnished with fresh under garments.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
WILSON WEDDING DEC. IS.
Presents Already Coming In-IIOncy-
moon Trip Yet n Secret.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-President Will
son and Mrs. Norman Calf, who will
he married December is, began re-
c~eiving invitations to-day to visit diff
ferent localities on their honeymoon
Most of them ONE from the South.
While the plans Of the wedding trip
are being kept a strict secret, it be-
came known definitely tonight that
the couple expect to be away from
Washington Christmas day.
Among the wedding presents al
ready received is an old painting OF
P~ocahontas sent from Scotland. in
recognition of the descent of Mrs,
Gait from the Indian Princess.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-09
New Comet Discovered.

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 5.-The dis
covery of a new m by Astronomer
Taylor, stationed at the Cape of Good
Hope, was in a cablegram
from Copenhagen received at the Har-
ward observatory to-day. The comet
was sighted first near Delta Orionis,
the left hand star in the Belt or
Orion. ana later Sir Frank Dyson, as
tronomer royal at Greenwich. report
ed that ii was moving slowly north.
Further details of the discovery could
not be given owing to the CENSOR
the cablegram said.