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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
EXPLOSION IN SUGAR HOUSE

Rutland April "a mysterious eHplo.
sion this morning destroyed the in
terror of the sugar house at Middletown
Springs owned by Patrick Carney and
but for the fact that Mr.. Carney had left
the building hc might have met instant
death The accident occurred shortly
after Mr.. Carney had started the fire
under the evaporato..
Mr.. Carney. who Is an aged man, start
ed the fire in the arch for the first time
this season and after it had burned brisk
~ for some time he went outside TO gather
sap from the buckets near the sugar
house door.
lie had been there but n snort time
when the explosion occurred When he
returned he found the interior of the
sugar house demolished. The evapora-
tor was tipped IN and iammed against
one side Of the building and but for his
quick work the sugar house would proha-
bly, have been destroyed by fire. Metal
caps such az are used in exploding dyna =
mite were found in ,hc dirt where the
evaporator had stood.
States Attorney G.. H. Poulin and Dep
uty Sherifs n. A. Barker and A. A.
Leonard were at the scene all the after
noon investigating As far as could he
learned Mr.. CanncY had no enemies who
might have wanted to murder him in this
ia shion. The officers are of the belief
that the explosion was that of dynamite
which was set off when the fire became
hot enough.
Last fall young boys We're hunting in
the woods in that vicinity and neiShbors
believe they heard them in the sugar
| house. Whether the boys left dynamite
| in the fire box under the evaporatcr could
| not he learned. Several boys in the vi
entity were questioned but no arrests
We're made. Mr. Carney has abandoned
sugar making for this season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
GERMANY HAS LOST
43 GENERALS AND
10000 OFFICERS
these Numbers Are Reported
Killed-9O Out of $50 Gen.
erals Included in List
of Losses.

Paris, April 6, 3:l5 r. ln.--The press
bureau OF the war office gave out to-
day figures compiled from different Of
fetal German lists of losses of German
officers These figures show the press
bureau says that of total number of
$50 generals in times of peace AZ have
been killed and 81 are wounded or
nissirlg.
"Out of S3.lj4 infantry officers. s.
GOA have been killed and 1919 have
been wounded or are missing, the
press bureau announcement says fur
Their "Out OF 1868 cavalry officers,
$50 have been killed, Ss1 have been
wounded or are missing Out of t.
los artillery officers, 9l2 have been
killed and 2,264 been wounded or are
missing.
THE grand total of officers of the
German army at the beginning of the
war, including men in the active serv-
zee, reserve and landwehr, was 52,sO5
out of which. up to March 10. 9.92o
have been killed and 2l.351 have been
wounded or are missing. This makes
the total of losses 31.216.
This shows that the grand total OF
losses among the officers of the Ger
man army is more than half their
number or the day of the declaration
of war
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
F0U R-YEAR-0 OLD.
5 AYES BRO Their.
FROM ORC " Mn c.

White River Junction. April G.-Four-
year-old James l.. Packard, son of Mr..
and Mrs A. s. Packard proved himself
O hero to-day when he rescued his SIX
year-old brother Alfred, from drowning
in the White River at a point where the
water was six feet deep
The accident occurred 100 feet above the
new white river bridge. The little
brothers were playing on the right bank,
when, unseen by the Younger boy, the
older one slid down the bank into the
river. The first the younger boy knew
of his brothers predcamcnt was when
he saw hand raised out Of the water
near the bank.
James. instead of running away Tor
help, rushed to the edge of the bank and
when Alfred rose again to the surface
rrasped one of his hands. digging his
feet into the ground TO gain firm hold.
Finally he managed to pull his brother
from the water.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
DISASTERS MANY
ALONG THE COAST

Norfolk. Va, April t.-Reports of many
marine disasters along the Atlantic sea-
board reached this city tonight in the
wake of Yesterdays violent storm
Five members of the crew of tho tug
Edgard Luckcnbach are known to have
been drowned when that vessel foundered
off False Cape yesterday and Il others
are missing The Dutch steamer Prins
Maurits is believed to have gone down
with all aboard. numbering about 40
The vessel was last heard from early
yesterday off Hattoras when her wireless
calls for help said she was in a danger
Gus condition.
Two British warships, the coast guard
cutter Onondaea and several other vessels
rushed to the Maurits' aid. The British
Warshps, one the Corona, reached thu
position given by the steamer at three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. but there
was no trace Of the vessel.
Wireless messages received tonight
indicated that none Of the other search :
ing vessels had been successful one
message said:
British warships found no trace
Prins Maurits at position given. Proba-
bly, sunk"
Another said that al efforts to get
re sponses from the Prins Maurits tc
! wireless calls had failed. The coast
guard cutter OnonJaga still is search
| ing for the steamer.
! Reports from the coast between False
| Cape and Hatteras tonight were
mcagre because Of tho cripped con
dition of the government sea coas
| NJ
Eatteras.
| Large quantities Of Nrcckage are re
portcd along the coast from False Cape t.
Cape Henry.
The barges Henry Endlcott, Nanticokc
Georgia and Potomac, which broke ava!
from the tug Resolute Friday night, wer'
towed into port to-day with all on boar(
! safe.
Lightship No. 46 stationed off Cap
Charles, which was torn from her moor
inGs was carried far out to sea Friday
found 10 miles north of Virginia beacl
to-day by the lighthouse tender Orchid
The lightshp was not seriously dam
aged.
The Diamond Shoals lghtship drifte
for miles from her station, but her an
chors then held and she rode out tn
storm in safety. She is reported to hav
rescued the crew of the schooner NJ. +
CrcsseY.
The schooner Baker Palmer, rcporte
ashore near LynnhaVen bay, proved to b
safe to-day, She anchored close In shor
to escape the gale
The old Dominion steamer Jefferso
from New York. due to arrive here thi
, morning, had not arrived up to midnight
Agents of the company said the steame
would arrive about daybreak tomorrow
, Damage done by the storm at Virgin
: Beach, Ocean View and Buckroe Bcac
) is estimated at 100000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
NermOnters TO Attend National BRp-
tixt Convention mt Los Angeles.

Rutland, April 5.-When the Rev. DIR.
W. A. Dawson of Burlington, secretary
OF the Vermont Baptist State conven-
ton, stated at the semi-annual meeting
Of the board OF trustees held at the
Bardweli here to-day that because of
hard times he would not go as a dele
gate to the national Baptist convention
and permit his expenses to be charged
TO the convention fund as he Is entitled
90 do in accordance with vote 10
years ago. seven laymen who are trustees
Immediately subscribed $3.50 to cover the
cost of the trip. The countrywide con-
vention will be held at Los Angeles, Cal,
May 10 to 26 The other delegates chosen
to-day are: Howard Crane, Burlington;
ex-Gov. w. w. Stckney, Ludlow; Henry
Bond, Chester; the Rev. DIR. j. s. Braker.
Burlington; Miss Beulah r. Bates, Ben
nington.
The Rev. DIR. Dawson announced in his
annual report that the Baptist society
in Vermont is in an excellent condition.
There was $500 added to the permanent
fund since the last report, making the
total fund s23s IA. The total receipts
since the last report were 50, 63653. which
has been consumed for current expenses,
It was voted to increase the appropria-
ton of the churches at North Troy and
Georgia Plains 500 each. making the
former 500 and the latter sl75.
Secretary Dawson was appointed, with
power to act, to dispose OF the Jay prop
erty. DR.. Dawson, Henry Bond and Dr.
Braker were chosen a committee. with
power to act. to engage a new worker
among the Italians.
The '"ustees took dinner at the hotel
Those present were: Ex-Gov. w. w
Stickney, Ludlow; DR.. II. d. Holton
Brattleboro: Henry Bond, Chester; the
Rev. J. S. Brown, Manchester; Col. S. A
Nslsy. Middlsbury; the Rev DR., j. s
Braker. Burlington: the Rev. Henry
Croker. Chester; b. A. Park, Chester
Deacon II, NJ. Bixby. Poultney; the Rev
~. f. Meyer. Bennington; W, r. Kins
man. Rutland; the Rev. j. Wallace
Chesbro. Bellows Falls; the Rev. Dr. w
A. Dawson. EIrEnafvi,
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MASSACHUSETTS IN
PATH OF BLIZZARD

Boston. April 1.-THE blizzard which
dashed New York yesterday, worked to
the eastward to-day over the Cana dian
maritime provinces. leaving in its wake
prostrated wires and miles of snow
blocked highways. So far as had been
learned tonight no lives were lost. al
though fourteen men in .hrec barges OIL
Cane Cod and three in a barge in Massa-
chusetts bay had narrow escapes from
drowning.
The most destructive effects of the
storm in this section were felt in south
eastern Massachusetts,, where telegraph
and telephone wires. heavy with wet
snow, were blown down, cutting off COM
munication with many points In this city
the snowfall amounted to only few
inches and no snow fell north of line
drawn through Kineo, Me, Noodsville
and Burlington. VT
For the first time in more than n
quarter of a century sleightng was en-
ioyed in southern New England on Easter
day, but the wintry conditions checked
the customary display of tinery.
The snow was welcomed by the farm
crs because it ended a record breaking
drought Of 81 days,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
Ne v YORK HAS
WHITE EASTER.

New York, April Anew Workers en-
joyed n white Easter to-day for the inst
time in many years. Despite the snow,
the annual Easter parade took place, Il
in cleaning Fifth avenue for tho display.
Unusually large numbers Of flowers were
in evidence and photographers were busy
swapping society in its newest dress.
Hours before DAYLIGHT to-day. 5000 men
were engaged in lifting the blanket of the
l0-inch snowfall laid on this city yester-
day in one of the most furious April
storms on record They We're aided by
snowplOWs put out ny the surface car
lines. The sun came ont and shone
brightly all day, helping to relieve the
blockade
Although the shovelcrs We're scattered
throughout the city, special attention was
PAID TO Fifth avenue with the result that
the earliest paraders found 1t clean and
ready. Worshippers thronged the
churches for the special Easter services,
solemn high mass was held i'll St Pat
rick's Cathedral ana special services took
place at the Cathedral of ST. John the
Divine and other widely known edfices.
II was siushy under foot In most sec
lions of the city and the blockades ir
many thoroughfares caused delayed de
| liveries of Easter flowers. but there was
n gradual restoration OF normal condi
tons the day progressed.
| The weather bureau reported that thu
| thaw was general over the storm whipped
| Atlantic seahoard and steam railroad
were running their trains according t,
schedule once more. Travel from Lon,
island and outlying sections of this city
virtually cut off by the blizzard. wa
generally resumed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
REPUBLICANS AND
"DRYS" VICTORIOUS

East st. Louis, Ill, April 6.--The dry"
forces were victorious in most of the
central and southern Illinois cities where
local option elections We're held to-day
The women divided their ballots almost
evenly between the two issues.
WISCONSIN "DRyS" GAINING.
Milwaukee,, Wis. April 6.-Eary re-
turns from to-day's election throughout
the state show gain for the "drys' in
Is towns, while the "wets" gained one
town. Thirty towns now wet" remained
In that column while % dry" towns
remained dry. The larger cities voting
on the license question are Ashland
Superior. Beloit and Madison which
went wet.
OF the five school directors elected in
Milwaukee four social democrats and one
non partisan appear to have been sue
cessful, Mrs Meta Berger, social demo-
crat, leading the field,
TWO TO ONE FOR q. O. p.
St. Louis. April GA two to one re-
publican victory was believed To be IN
dicated tonight when incomplete re-
turns gave A. II. Frederick, republican
candidate for chairman of the board Of
aldermen, "A victory over his democratic
opponent.
PEORIA REFLECTS MAYOR.
Peoria. Ill. April 6.-Edward \. Wood
ruff, republican. who is Just completing
his fourth term as mayor of Peoria, was
reelected to-day.
Chicago, April 6,--Returns from Loo
precincts out of 1866 indicate that
william Hale Thompson. republican
was elected mayor of Chicago to-day
by 10000 plurality over Robert NJ
Sweitzer democrat Other city offices
were won by republicans by about 49,
900 plurality and the city council is
probably ranublican for the first tins
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
lis eyes were CLASSY only the whites be-

His eyes were CLASSY, only the whites be-
ing visible.
At the count of ten Welsh turned and
help up Willard hand and new cham
pion replaced Johnson. who was still
stretched on the noor of the ring. Time
Of round. one minute 26 seconds
In many respects the fight resulted just
as many predicted Willard and his
friends particularly prophesying that II
the battle lasted 20 rounds Johnson could
not win This was based partly on the
belief that Willard could stand all the
punishment Johnson could inNict and
partly ON tho doubt as to Johnsons con-
dition and his ability AT his age to fight
long battle against the odds of superior
height, weight reach and youth,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
TRACK SCHEDULE

Middebury, April G'Track Manager NJ.
Shea has announced the track schedule
for 1915: +. G. Jones. a graduate of New
Hampshire state and of the Springfield
Y. NJ G. \. Training school. has been
secured to coach the team The meets
scheduled are: April u, intcr-class meet
May I. Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
at Troy, y. y; May I, St Lawrence Uni
versity at Middlebury May -. tniNer-
sity of Vermont at burlington; May
ILL.,, New England intercollegiate meet
lat Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
POLICEMAN AND
WIFE FOUND DEAD

New York, April 6.---Andrew Zeleha,
city policeman, 80 years old, and his
wife, Mamie, 20 years old, were found
dead in bed at their home here to-day.
Bullet wounds in their heads and a re-
volver In the hand of the officer. indi-
Gates that Zeleha had killed his wife
and then ended his own life, Friends
said he had suffered from i'll health,
When the police arrived at the home
several hours after the tragedy they
found Zeleha's two English bull dogs
standing guard at the bedside. The
dogs had to be lassoed before the Of
hcers could reach The bodies,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
EX-G0V. GUILD DIES.
Of PNEUMONIA

Boston, April 6-Curtis Guild FORMER
governor and former ambassador to
Russia died early to-day.
Mr.. Guilds illness began in cold CON
tracted after trip to Salem April J. and
rapidly developed into pneumonia.
Among his callers after he was stricken
was former President Taft an intimate
friend of long standing. who appointed
Mr. Guild special ambassador to Mexico
on the occasion of the centennial celc-
bration of that republic in 1910 and a
year later sent him as ambassador TO
Russia.
Mr. Guild was born in Boston in 1860
He was governor of Massachusetts, from
1905 to 1903.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
IMPROVEMENT IN
BUSINESS REPORTED

Washington, April 6.-The White House
tonight began giving circulation to sum-
maries OF business conditions compiled at
the commerce department from newspa-
pers and other publications received at
the department. All of the reports told
Of increasing activity and strength in va
rious lines of business.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
TRIAL DATE SET IN
BARNES SUIT FOR
LIBEL AGAINST r. II.

Syracuse, y. Y, April 5-By agree
ment Of counsel for both sides the trial
of the $50, 900 libel suit brought by William
Barnes of Albany against former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt has been set
down for April 10. The action Will have
preference over all other ca -es on the cal
endar The name of the justice who
will iuasid. has not been announced.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
Russians Lay Mines.

Stockholm. April 5--Nia London, April
6, 80 a. m.-The Dagblad states that it
learns from the Swedish naval authori-
ties that Russian ships have laid "A large
number of mines along the Baltic coast
of Germany from Ruegen island to Barn
holm island. Floating mines have dc
stroyed five German vessels " the past
10 days
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

ringside did Z land Office business. En-
larged snap shots of the knockout sold
for five dollars each. while sidewalk VEN
dcrs got rid of thousands of post card
sizes for ten cents
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
SALOONS 100 LESS.

President Wilson has received oHic
information from both London and Bel-
that neither the allies nor Germany a
Austria Will consider peace terms I'M
after kitchner's new army Of 100000 a
the Kaiser's fresh forces have tried Cd
illusions.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

Thomas A. Edison says that the Uni
ted states VIII soon be manufa curing its
own dyes, and that the so-called famine
in dyes, due to the war. is about 10 end.
AT his plant at silver Lake. N. j., he has
ALREADY made large Quantities OF tho best
anime dyes and no asserts that it IL only
necessary Tor textile manufacturers to
follow his example to break the monopoly
winch Germany has hitherto had in the
dye industry.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
4 MATRIMONIAL MYSTERY

A MATRIMONIAL MYSTERY.
You say they got ma FRIED and h
lived happily ever since"
That's Whist said
But how do YOU account for tina
II don't account for il. Even Il
most intimate friends can't account
it"-RirAninstlana .Aaa-E.xald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

in FIVE years. The women's votes wei
divided in about the same proportid
as the mems.
"DRYS" TAKE II in II.
Detroit. Mich, April 6.-Comple|
unofficial returns from the sixted
Michigan counties In which local Of
ton was the issue in yesterdays eleI
full in fourteen counties and the wei
were victorious in two.
JAMESTOWN REPUBLICAN,.
jamestown, y. Y. April 1.-The enti|
republican ticket was elected At to-day
city's election including three superb
sors, six aldermen and minor city o
GERS The next council will consist of
republicans and one socialist.
ALDERMEN ALL REPUBLICANS
st, Louis, April 6.--The entire repub|
can ticket of Is aldermen led by A.
Frederick for chairman of the board vi
elected here to-day by plurality es|
mated at 5000.
SALOONS 100 LESS.
Chicago, April 1.-THE dry forces vol
100 more saloons out of Illinois in i
local option elections to-day and by wi
ing ont certain wet spots added tn !
counties to ~ already completely dry
total of 81 counties out of lo2 in 4
State.
The vets retained the largest cit |
where local option was an issue. At
point IN the State did dry territory
wet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

in FIVE years. The women's votes wei
divided in about the same proportid
as the mems.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-29
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd OF neighbors invade
The mysterious home Of Judge Ostrander,
county judge and eccentric rec!HSe, toI'
lowing a yelled woman who proves 10 be
the widow of a man tried before the judge
and eleCtrOCuted for murder years before.
Her daughter is engaged to the judge $
son. rom wtOm Ee rs estranged, but the
murder is between the lovers. She plans
70 clear her husbands memory and asks
The judges aid, Deborah ScovlIle reads
Che newspaper clippings telling the story
OF the murder Of Algernon Ethcridge by
John Scoville IN Dark Hollow, twelve
years before. The Judge and Mrs SEQ
vile meet at Spencer's Folly and she
shows him how, on the day of the muir
der, she saw the shadow OF a man, whit.
ting stick and wearing a long peaked
cap. The Judge engages her and her
daughter keuthor TO live with him IN his
mysterious home. Deborah and her law
yer Black, 20 to the police station and
see The stick used to murder EtheriiEe,
she discovers broken knife-blade point
embedded In 1t. Deborah and Reuther go
10 I'VE with the judge. Deborah sees a
portrait OF Oliver the judges son, with q
night she nndS, in divers room, cap
with peak lse the Swallowed one, and
knife with a Broken blade point Anon
ymous letters and d talk with Miss
Weeks Increase her suspicious and fears.
She finds that Oliver was in the raVine
on the murder night Black warns her
snd shows her other anonymous letters
limiting at divers guilt In the court
room TIE judge IS handed an anonymous
note, The note is picked IN and read
aloud A mob follows the Judge to his
home Deborah tells him why suspicion
has been aroused against oliver. The
judge shows Deborah a statement written
py Oliver years ago telling how he saw
her husband murder Spencer at Spen-
GERS Folly on the night the house was
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-29

A certain theatrical manager, whose
eight year old ssh IA Visiting 81 q
farm. received 'hc following letter
from klm receEtlt
Dear Fatarrl am hayc.nE 'yaa
,!Iar ~ d Ma named sseria Wtl.
a0n snd asa aad btm are u W hero,
Ne bette three fellers CO today ara l
gott rho iooian &C uokcd aai az
ouss mouth ToHltr ~e are suIrg 80
steclc ulc uoa usaks Goa ard cuu
,Ae 'DFae,i OF hgF tale no hoE |
cAa RIDE In tho ptst penn spa rauIo
ktekea ne yrsft1Ay ! sot pet raj
"a lake "a bed eith me aai tasacrTrw
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Art rms hack Woat taAs he Te-
aiGgovs' While
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-07-29
CHAPTER kiil-ContInued.

Tlaymore tavern did change own.
srs. When | heard that a man by the
came Of Scoville had bought it. went
over to see Scoville lie was the man.
Then | began to ask myself what !
ought to do with my knowledge, and
the more asked myself this question
and the more l brooded over the mat.
Ter the less did feel like taking. not
the public, but my father, into my con
idenCe
had never doubted his love for me,
but | had always stood in great awe OF
his reproof and did not know where
was to find courage to tell him all the
details Of this adventure
There is one thing did do. however
/ made certain inquiries here and
there, and soon satisfied myself as to
how Scoyille had been able to come
into town. commit this horrid deed and
escape without any one but myself be
ing the wiser Spencer and he had