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s100,000,00O LOAN
To RIGHT FOREIGN
EXCHANGE MARKET

New York, Aug. N.--A reduction in the
proposed foreign loan to he floatcd here,
from the half billion dollars first suggest
ed to 800 0C0.000 or S15O,n0G0 seemed prob
able tonight as the result of all-day con
fercnces of international nnancicrs here,
and by cable between this city and Lon
don.
While It was generally thought that this
amount would be Inadequate TO meet the
volume of bills coming due rapidly against
foreign buyers Of American supplies it
was felt that the sum would he sufficient
to right the foreign exchange markets
temporarily, at least. and restore to nor
nal value the foreign moneys now at low
levels Of depreciation.
The chief reason for the contemplated
reduction in the size of the loan. how
ever. was understood to he the belief
that large loan, such as was first pro-
jected, could not he readily placed here.
In considering the proposed smaller,
loan local banks evidently sought imme.
diatc rather than permanent relief. A
loan of S50o0o,O00 1t was pointed on,
would. on the ordinary basis of four tn
one. secure a credit of $500. 900 600 in this
country.
Sterling opened a cent to a cent and
half above yesterdays low record.
went cent higher still or therea bouts
at midday but sold off at the close OF
tho market, and lost n great part of it's
gain Francs were quoted at 5.gS. seven
cents better than yesterdays low. Iires
ana other continental exchange were
relatively steady on nominal trading.
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''''' pressing hecu Oh ''aiNestof'
! 1eXas city and other coast towns which
| faced the full sween Of tho u.lnd ;,
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>i'S' N'"'oI ''eneral heil
''r'' ~" " '"e war "epartihent the
"I' i.''u'" VIII" SAT- ""''r
u'u '""'' oou IS growing scarce
III IVY" P'"''S an" HSht'hg systems
""u S''''t cars are out or commission.
concentration OF United states regu-
i"rS on tho M"Nlcan border was con-
'I"u''hE cause 10 IN" death ilst Four
s"ldiors were drowned in Galveston and
~ were lost at Iexas city. The Fort
'T"cKett camp mas been wiped out
ana the army transports Mcclellan
ana 70" have been damaged. Martial
law mas been proclaimed in Galveston
and Texas city and in the latter place
large sanitary corps has been organ
lzed by the military authorities.
Port Arthur was hit hard by the storm.
NUT only -FOUR of It's residents lost their
lives. The exodus from that city was un-
usually prompt beaumont reporting that
hundreds have come there. Sabine and
Saplhe Pass are reported as deserted
ana submerged.
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VILLAS REPLY To
PAN-A N { R|CAM
APPEAL RECEIVED

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s-Villas reply to
the n-AmeriCan appeal for a peace
conference among the Mexican factions
was received to-day by the Villa agent
here, Enrique G. Lorente, and will be
presented to Secretary Lansing to-mor-
row. II has not been made public but
is understood to accept the offer of the
conferoes to aid in restoring government
in Mexico.
The first answer to the appeal to reach
the state department came to-day from
General Cantu, Villa governor of lower
California telegraphed through the Amer
lean consul Mt Ensenada- This is said to
he favorable and in line with that Of
General villa.
General CarranAas response is known
to be In course Of preparation. That he
will endeavor to convince the Pan-Amer-
ican conferees that recognition OF his
government Is the only way to establish
peace in Mexico is generally understood
here
1t became known tonight that all OF
the principle Carranza generals have
entered into an agreement TO make SINH
lar replies to the appeal sent them.
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n D PLANS FOR
STRIKE IN ALL
MUN|T|0N PLANTS

Washington. Aug. lS.-Agitation for a
national strike in munition plants as
proposed by j. j. Keppler, vice-presi-
dent of the International Association of
Machinsts, was rcpudiated here to-day
by the executive board Of the association.
The board determined, however to wage
vigorously general campaign for am
eight hour day In all shops
w. II, Johnston, international president.
was authorized to disavow the
strike project My attention has been
called to an interview by Nice-President
keppler," he said tonight, lin which he
declares that he will urge the associa- e
ton 40 authorize a national strike to en-
force the eight hour day. This state.
ment Is unauthorized by the Interna-
tional association and is wholly at
variance with its policy"
Vice-President Keppler will appear be-
fore the executive board tomorrow TO
urge his national strike proposal despite
to-day's action,
unalterable opposition to the so-called
scientific shop management system in
stalled by the government in the arsena!
at Watertown, y. Y. was determined
upon to-day by the executive board, which
voted to support machinist employees of
that arsenal "to the fullest EXTENT IN
their campaign against the system. The
board directed y. T. Alfas to confer with
the Watertown employees and to report as
early as possible.
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TELLS
Of THE ACT|O N
ABO Ut KOVNO D

Totrograd Aug. 1S via I.ondan. Aug
10, ".5 a. m.-Thc following official
statement was issued Tonight at the
Russian war office:
In the district of Riga and in the
direction of Jacobstad there has been
no important change, In the di-
rctiOn of Dvnsk on the night of tho
16th and the day of the 18th we re-
pulsed German attempts to pass to the
offensive,
AT kOVno, aftc" desperate battles last
ing eleven days which cost the enemy
enormous losses. the German succeeded
IN establishing themselves in fortifica-
tions situated on the left bank of the
Niemen and on the west bank of the
River Jesia. The Germans are attempt
ing to pass to the right bank of this
embarked stream where portion of the
defense works still remain in our hands
"On the front of the upper Narew as
well as between this river and the Bug
there was continuous lighting with alter
mating success on the 10Th and Nth. The
enemy made very stubborn attacks on the
roads to Bialystok and Bielsk from the
west On the Bug and in the region of
the railway from Siedce Tcherenkha
having repulsed the German offensive we
made successful counter attacks and cap-
tured some machine guns.
"In the district of Novogeorgievsk the
enemy continues his stubborn attacks. his
principal efforts being directed against the
furtihcations commanding the railway
from Mlawa,
"On the Bug. the Ilota Lpa and the
Dniester there has been no change"
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Removing Last Protection
with Exception of Rus
sian Field Army to Main
Line Railway to Petro-
grad---Vast Amount of
War Material Captured.

London. Aug. 1S-Kovno, one OF the
crucial points in the Russian defensive
IN the north. was captured by the Ger
mans last night and the road 10 the
Wilma Warsaw and Potrograd railway is
now open to the troops Of Emperor
william.
The capture of the fortress was an.
other triumph for the German 1s-inch
guns. which throughout the present war
nave been brought against no fortifca-
TONS they were unable TO subdue With
the fortress of Kovno the Germans have
taken more than 400 guns. and. accord
ing to their account. an enormous
quantity of war material
Besides opening the way To wilma an
open town. from which most of the in
habitants have fled and everything which
insht De OF use to the invaders has been
removed. the fall of the fortress re-.
moves the last protection, with exception
or the Russian field army. to the main
me railway to the capital and also
PAGES the Germans in a position to
threaten the fanks of the Russian arm
les reurihg TO the Brest-Litovsk line and
those operating in southern Courland
Grand Duke Nicholas apparently ex-
pected the fall of Kovno. for his armies
are hastening their retirement in po
land eastward. They still hold their
own from kovno to the south Of Os.
so"etz. but south of that they are he :
ing pressed from the northeast bv
Generals Won Scholz and Won GaIlwjtz
ana from the west by Archduke Len
Poid' who has crossed the Bug river
and is approaching the Brest-Litovsk
ana Bialystok railway. It is the same
III the south. where General Won
Mackensen after many rebuffs, finally
mas succeeded in driving the Musco-
Nites INTO their outer positions of the
fortress of Brest-Litovsk.
For the first time since he bera, bis
retirement from western Galicia in Nav
Grand Duke Nicholas in the opinion
or military observers. finds part Of his
army In serious danger of envelonnent
ne military writer's express curiosity
as to how he will eXtricate II The Rms
sian commander continues an orderlv
retreat, as Is evidenced by the fact that
the Germans make no claim to tho can
ture OF artillery other than the guns
taken with the fortress of Kovno or
captured in the forts of Novo Georgievsk.
two more Of which have fallen II would
appear also that few prisoners have
heen taken. which doubtless means that
y considerable part of the Austro-Ger-
mans In their most recent advance have
not met serious ighting.
with Kovno in German hands and an
other German army across the Bug
south of Brest Iitovsk. a speedy exit,
according to military observers, is the
only safe one for the Russians If they
are 10 escape before the second set of
pinchers prepared for them are closed
While lighting to crush the Russian
army the Germans are finding time for
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WOMAN WANTS $4,000
FOR COMPILING THE
CLEMENT GENEALOGY

Rutland. Aug. S-A hearing was held
to-day before Clarke g, Fits of Brattle-
boro. as auditor, to determine whether
or not suit brought by Marion Thorn
ton Eghert of New York AGAINST Percival
w. Clement of this city to recover $1,000
for services rendered shall be given
jury trial Tho case has been in the
court for some time. The New York
woman compiled a family gencalogy for
Mr., Clement and she claims she has not
been paid applying to Vermont courts
for a jury trial Mr., Clements attorneys
assert that there ~ book account
against the woman, for money paid on
account etc. which overhalances her
bin and that. therefore. there is nothing
for "A jury to determine
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l4TH TOURNAMENT OF
VT. GOLF ASSOCIATION
WILL BEGIN TO-DAY

Bennington, Aug. l9-Entries already
received indicate that the l4th annual
tournament Of the Vermont Golf associa-
tion which opens here tomorrow morning
will have the largest attendance of play
ers at a state tournament since the or
ganization was perfected In the entry
list already appear an unusual number of
names of young players from clubs that
have heretofore not been largely repre-
eented at the annual GATHERINGS
The course Of the Mount Anthony Conn
try club, over which the matches win he
played, is In excellent condition. The
rainy weather mas created a heavy growth
OF grass and the greens are close and
smooth.
The preliminary round will ne ul,yed
tomorrow forenoon, the first is qualifying
Tor the championship The second round
comes ON Friday and the CHAMPIONSHIPS
81 holes, starts Saturday morning
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
GREAT SEA WALL
SAVED GALVESTON
FROM UTTER RUIN
Martial Law Proclaimed in the
Suffering City-Greatest
Need at Present Time
Is Water.

Dallas Tex. Aug. iS.-Cheering
news was brought to this city to-
night in message that was flashed
/ to thousands Of anxious persons who
| had friends ana relatives in the storm
stricken city of Galveston-"Only IA
dead in Galveston"
Galveston has undergone one of the
severest storm in the annals of the
! Gulf of Mexico, and has emerged bat
/ tered and sorcly burdenod with finan-
cial loss hut saved as far as life and
+ death are concerned. by its gigantic
sea wall.
! Tho water mains leading to the city's
supply wells are cut in two and the
available supply of water is fast
diminishing, adding to the discomfort
of the city.
( thousand feet of the sea wall
which skirts the southern side of the
city has been torn away and the
causeway which connects Galveston
, with the outside world has been cut
in two at the drawbridgc
Three fires have done great damage
| Those who attempt to estimate the
financial loss the city has undergone say
that it will equal that Of the 1900 storm.
The mayor proclaimed the city under
martial law and after a survey of the
losses announced that Galveston would
not call on other communities for aid
The surprisingly low loss of life is due
probably to the lesson of 1900 The pop
uation Monday night sought refuge in
the stronger buildings of the city where
as in the disastrous storm of 10 years
ago the residents remained in their
homes feeling secure against the gale
which took the lives of SHr6.
All tho city's resort bath houses and
beach amusements have been swept
away Near tho beach boulevard numer-
Gus small shops, booths. dancing pavil-
ions, restaurants and hotels and to the
west and to the cast summer cottages
skirtnE the boulevard are said to have
been total losses.
The loss to the city port facilities has
been enormous and all kinds of craft have
suffered The United states transport Me.
Clellan is high aground. Many vessels
have been capsized and several are re
ported as destroyed
In bearing the brunt of the storm, Gal
weston island and Bolivar peninsula served
as barriers to break the force Of the hur-
ricane against the little bay shore towns
which skirt the large body of water lying
to the north of the island
The bay towns have suffered heavily.
but probably have been saved from utter
devastation. Dependable accounts Of the
losses in these lesser towns have not thus
far been ohtanahle. but the loss of lives
is proportonatey greater in each of the
bay towns than in Galveston
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ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

Mrs, NJ. Z. Lane of New York city Is,
visiting her mother, Mrs. o. +. More.
MIR. and Mrs. Flynn c. Austin of Mont
clair, j., are in toWn.--Mrs Charles
Earle is confined to her room at The
Addison and trained nurse is caring
for hereinafter Small of Proctor is in
town to visit his family.-Mr and Mrs
Frank Hanon are parents of SON
Mr. and Mrs. l.. &. Monahan have gone
To Bellows Falls to make their home for
a While.-James 5 Wing has returned
from Boston, where he recently under
went two operations at the Boston hos
pital He is now recovering --Nis Hiram
Brew. who has been at the home of Mrs
Ellen Hope, for "A few days. has gone
to Lowell. Mass before returning to
her home In Burlington. Frank Dorey,
who has been visiting his brother. Or.
T. L. Dorey, and family for a week. has
returned to Northheld.- Mr.. and Mrs. |.
NJ. Taylor ana daughter, lrma, have re-
turned from several days automobile
trip in the northern part Of the State
Miss Abigail McNulla of Worcester.
Mass, is in town to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ T.. McNulla.- Miss Helen
Monta of North bennington is IN town
10 visit her aunt, Mrs James Condon.-
Mls' J'hhl" VI Crosby ana
daughter, Marion, have gone to Brad
fora Tor two weeks visit to Miss
'rosby's grandfather, oscar Crosby. ON
their return they will visit other rela-
yves IN Bellows Falls Mir. and Mrs
John Ryan have gone to Providence
H. l., where they will spend two weeks
During Mr. Ryan's absence H. r.
Ferris OF Burlington will look after the
interest of the Burlington Rendering
company. Donald and Idells Rice of
Albany are In town for two weeks
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
Galveston Contributes Half
the Totals---Large Sec
tiOnS of Hurricane-SWept
Texas Not YetHeard from
damage to Cotton Crop
Enormous.

Direct word from the storm swept COM
munitiea of the southeast Texas coast is
bringing details of the tropical hurricane
which put Galveston, Houston. Texas CITY
ana scores of other towns in dire peril
With large sections Of the district vet
unheard from the death list is more than
loo the heaviest reported loss being from
Virginia Point opposite Galveston. The
property damage may exceed $3o,oOo0oo.
with Galveston contributing half that
pmount
According to information available the
deaths are recorded as follows:
Virginia Point, 50; Texas city IS: Gal.
weston. IT. Morgan Point. II; Hitchcock, :.
Ia Porte, :; Port Arthur (; LynChhurg, 5;
sylvan Beach. 3; Seahrook 3: Houston
Property loss estimates are vague
Except in a foW instances. Houston. Texas
titv and Port Arthur adviccs give fairly
H"fnt" figures for those places but
most of the other towns report in such
phrases as very heavy" mot vet csti-
mated" and considerable"
some of the estimates are as follows:
Galveston, $l5,00b,0oo or more; Houston.
tGle"; Texas city. $4,000: Port
Arthur $4,000 Seabrook. 10000: Sabine.
N"lo'; Sabine Pass. $4,000: Kemah.
fi5NN
In addition there has been an enormous
loss to cotton growers in the storm holt.
some estimates stating that o. per cent.
or the crop Of central Texas was de-
stroNed. and placing the loss at millions
or dollars The oil fields also suffered
eeVerelN and IT is probable that # Will
take $4,000 to replace detroyed derriclxs
recap unrooicd tanks and ropair dam
aged machinery.
That the death list has not aDnroachod
that Of the storm of 1900 was due to two
''auSeS-tho strength of the Galveston
sea wall ana the haste with which resi-
dents of the coastal plains sought places
oi refuge in conformity with the warm
'nSs Of the government weather bu-
reau.
Galveston. as in 1gon. bore the brunt
of the storm. but this year was bull
Warked against the clements The storm
reached its height there at 300 a. m.
Tuesday when the wind rose to % miles
nm hour. This was eight miles AN hour
more than the weather bureau recorded
for the 1870 visitation
Further comparison with the 1anl
storm was furnished by W. f. Maxson.
general superintendent of the Atchison.
Topeka and Santa Fo railroad He tele-
fraphed from Hitchcock, Texas, that the
gulf waters had been driven inland to
that point. II miles from Galveston. and
added that in other localities the sea
had encroachcd three miles beyond it's
high mark of Is years ago.
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HAPPENINGS IN w.:
NEWS BY COUNTIES

,,. N'""uP"''n's' MI. ana
,,,.. ''''''''' announcement cards
- ,.,, "' 'he marriage or
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of rbi.,.pu r,r -, ~ ''.''''
land R,ilrn,d o..,,,,..,,', ~ "o'
wire f.nr. Witch ,.u,
south .ud ID, ~, ,.,,., ''' ''o
senger station to m. hriara 49,
being nut i'm to nrovo,, ,,a,>,.
the tracks near tbe >,,rt1. ,,u, 800
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L. S. ARMY CAMP
AT TEXAS CITY
WAS DESTROYED

NaSh'nstoh' Aug. H.-Dostruction Of
'he ,hlte' states army camp at Texas
'lty ny the great Gulf storm, with a loss
oi ten soldiers and number of unidonti-
il'd civilians, was reported to the war
department to-day by Major General Bell
commanding the eight thousand men Of
the second division stationed there
General Bell said tho troops had been
SO scattered in their flight to high ground
before the rising waters of the flood thai
II was Impossible to say whether more
lives had been lost
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
LOOting at Galveston.

Washington, Aug. ls.--Co!oneI Waltz
commanding the nineteenth infantry at
falVeston. reported to the war depart
ment tonight that on account of re-
ports OF considerable looting in the city
the provost guard had been increased to
protect government property and nation
al banks. He said the storm which swept
the city was virtually over and that the
sea was reCeding
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
BERLIN RANG ALL
CITY BELLS ON
HEARING KOVNO NEWS

london. Aug. Tdmgs of the fan
of the Russian fortress of kovno we're
greeted in Berlin by Il salute of nm
victory shots at noon to-day in the
Lustgarten, All the church heus T.,
the capital rang at the same time.
This information was contained IN
telegram received in Amsterdam from
Berlin ana transmitted to London bv
Reuters Telegram company
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19
NEW YORK CENSUS
REVEALS WOMAN
lis YEARS OLD

Albany y. Y, Aug is-The state
census enumeration has revealed a woln-
an who claims to be 10 years old She
Is Mrs, Susan Gillis culored. 57l Classon
avenue. Brooklyn. Mrs. Gillis has a
daughter 81 years old a granddaughtcr
A. years old and IA grcat-gIandson Is years
old.
I'm" next oldest person shown by the
census figures is Mrs. Nancy Sweet Of
Oswego, l2 years old. In Watertown Il
woman Of 9S years vigorously objected to
be classcd AS without occupation" as
she did her own housewOrk
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Sues for $1,000.

Montpelier, Aug. lS.-In the office Of
the county clerk the general assumpsit
case of Henry w knight against Arthur
W. MacNeil In which the sum of sl,0Oo is
being sought by the plaintiff, has been
filed h. r, Davis is attorney for the
plaintiff and S. Hollister Jackson for the
defendant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19

Chicago, Aug. l7.-Gcn"ral John &.
Black, civil War veteran, former con-
gressman and former United states
commissioner of pensions. died sud
denly to-day in his room at a local
hotel General Black was a member
of the United States civil service com
mission He was commander-in in chief
OF the q. A. X. in 1908.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-08-19

In the United states are Manufacture
ing establishments, 970,o32; persons en-
gagged in manufacture, 100 75l. Divided
into: Proprietors and firm members, 275,-
952; salaried employees. 792, l6s. wage earn.
ara layArAaA nianaharA Rsool2i.
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minor activities IN other fields Last
night they carried out their 18th air raid
on England. visiting eastern counties,
where they dropped bombs which. accord
Ing to the official communication. killed
10 and injured 3s civilians, As in the last
raid the admiralty reports that It believes
one Of the Zeppelins, Of which there are
supposed to have been four, was dam
aged.
A despatch from Holland to-day report
ed that another quartette OF dir1g1blss
was on their way over to England but
nothing has been heard of them as vet
Tonight is clear and it Is proba Die that
the airship commanders believing 1t like
ly that their craft would be discovered by
the British air patrol have turned back
Last night was dark and misty-an ideal
night for air raiders.
The German submarines also have been
busy and during the day the sinking
OF three British and three neutral steam
ers and trawler has been reported.
AS an offset to the German successes
IN the east the French official com.
munication reports further gains for the
French troops in the Vosges. whiIe
General Sir Ian Hamilton. commander
OF the allied forces on the Gallipoli
peninsula. announces an advance by the
new force of allied troops which landed
at Suvla Bay and the repulse of a
turkish attack against the right flank OF
the Australians. The Turks on the other
hand say that all the British attacks
We're repulsed
Any progress made by the progress
at Suvla Bay would. according to the
m'htary experts. be important as II
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BURLINGTON MAN
GETS CONTRACT

tonight awarded tho contract Ion build
ing the new poor farm structure to
James f., eastman of Rurngton the
lowest bidder Uu the chanscd spechca-
tons which max" the proposed building
smaller The cost Will Ice about 1890