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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05

had no, asked for the aid Of this eouH !,
try, but the American government !; :
keeping in close touch with :, Who hopeS
in a short time to be able to indicate IG.te
publicly the attitude of the Un''eu
While officials read with the deepest pest
interest to-day press dispatches I,o 10
Toxic foreshadowing an uitima'ut" .ho
China to secure an acceptance %, ~,
demands made on the latter 49, 49,
there still is we'll defined DeIei Nc
that the resources OF dlplo'""''
Oficiai Information received here in
dicated that the Japanese press was
clamorinp for an ultimatum; and tha I
many Of the articles that had appe,aI re-
represented correctly the views OF the
Japanese government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
GERMANS SHELL
RUSSIAN NAVY YARD
Try Cab. 70 IN. Tribune. J

London, May 4.-While the German
invaders are continuing their progress
through the Russian Baltic provinces
against slight resistance. a German
warship has made an attack on an i'm
portant Russian navy yard on the
Aaland Islands. A Swedish ship to-day
brought TO Stockholm the news that
the military lighthouse at the Russian
station had been shelled and set on
fire.
A German feet has been patrollnc
the northern part Of the Gulf Of Both
MIA. and a general naval offensive
against the coast is expected to begin
here soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
TEARS, NOT DEATH,
IN FRENCH BOMBS
New Ammonia Missile Is
Harmless, but Makes Rifle
Firing Impossible.
IBy Cable to The Tribune.l

With the French Army at Chalons-
sur-Marnc via London, May IA few
days back the Germans succeeded in
scoring to certain extent by the use
Of asphyxiating bombs, which they
used in utter defiance of the obliga-
tons they had accepted under The
Hague convention. The French have
not been long in finding q reply to
these disloyal weapons.
The French are now ready TO re-
taliate with a weapon which should
prove very effective though in no way
contravening the regulations accepted
by ell civilized nations except Ger
many. This weapon consists OF hand
grenade filled with certain chemicals
which, when released, produce q gas
which has no deadly effects, but which
is quite powerful enough to paralyze
man for several minutes.
As an experiment two OF these
grenades were thrown into a narrow
lane between two walls that might
fairly be taken TO represent trench.
When the gases had been released a
company of infantry was ordered 70
advance up the lane.
When the first ranks came within
the zone of the fumes they stopped
suddenly and beat a hasty retreat,
fighting their way through the men be-
hind, absolutely blinded by tears run
ming down their cheeks. The smell OF
the fumes is not unpleasant. 1t is sug-
gestive of pear drops combined with
very strong ammonia, but it produces
such a violent smarting of the eyes and
nose that it would be hopeless to try
to use a weapon while under its infiu-
ence.
London, May 4.-Spesking in the
House Of Commons this afternoon, H..
J. Tenant, Parliamentary Secretary OF
the War Office, said Great Britain had
under consideration employing SINH
lar expedients" against the use by the
Germans of asphyXiating gases.
There has been given out here re-
port on the use of asphyxiating gases
by the Germans from Sir John French,
which reads in part:
1.-THE effect of this poison is not
merely disabling or painlessly fatal, as
has been suggested in the German
press. Those victims who do not sue
cumb on the field and who can be
brought into hospitals suffer acutely,
and a large proportion of the cases die
a painful and lingering death.
Those who survive are in little bet
ter shape, as the injury to their lungs
appears to be of a permanent charac-
ter and reduces them TO a condition
which points to their being invalids for
life"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05

which the Gulhight came 70 grief, and
added that the torpedo was discharged
against the hull Of the vessel six min
utes after the submarine popped out Of
the fog covered waters.
The bluff starboard bow below the
water line was damaged, Chief Officer
Smith said, in his message, and the
forward hold was flled with water, the
cargo, however, being unchanged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
Belgian Annexation
Prevented at Ypres

Try Catle 10 The Trlurel
London, May 5.-The Amsterdam cor
respondent Of "The Morning Post"
quotes "L'Echo Beige" for the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
GERMANS FIRE ON
MEN In LIFEBOAT
Four of TraWler'S Crew Wound
ed by Submarine Shells-Brit'
ish Steamer TOrpedoed.

Aberdeen, Scotland, May 4.-Seven
members of the crew of the trawler
Cruiser four of whom were wounded
by the she'll fire of a German sub
marine, have been landed here by
collier. They say that the Cruiser was
approaching Aberdeen harbor, laden
with FISH, when the submarine ap-
peared and opened fire.
One she'll struck the trawler's bridge,
instantly killing four members of the
crew. The survivors assert that the re-
naming seven hands took to their boat
and were rowing away when the sub
marine fired again. wounding four OF
the men and causing the boat TO cap
size. The men thrown into the water
were rescued from drowning by the
collier.
The trawler Scottish Queen has been
torpedoed and sunk by submarine
ffty miles off Aberdeen. The crew
was landed here. The rescued men say
they were given fifteen minutes to
leave their vessel, but subsequently
we're permitted to return TO her and
procure provisions.
London, May 1.-The British steamer
Minterne, from Cardiff for the River
Plate. with 5000 tons of coal, was tor
pedoed off the Scilly Islands on Monday.
Two fremen were killed and the sec
ond engineer was injured. The rest of
the crew has been landed at Penzance.
The striking of the torpedo was the
first intimation that a submarine was
in the neigh borhood. The force of the
explosion hurled the engineer through
the aperture made in the ships deck
and saved his life. The crew took to
their boats and finally were rescued by
fishing vessels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-05
Washington Believes
Crisis Not Yet Reached

Prom The Tribune Burrau.I
Washington, May president Will
son was optimistic to-day on the out
come OF the present negotiations be-
tween China and Japan. China, he said,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
VERMONT NOTES
Theodore n. Will Gets Doctor of Lave
Degree from Princcton-stnte
GIcnnings.

Theodore n. Vail, president Of the
American Telegraph company, was
given the degree of doctor of laws az
Princeton commencement last week
In comforting the degree President
IIibben said "T. N. Vail, president Of
the American Telegraph company.
pioneer organizer of the railway mail
service Of the United States. leading
developer of our whole telephone sys-
ter, introduccr of electrical enterprises
In south America attentive to the bet
terment Of agriculture and education
an original. Independent and powerful
constructive force applied to putting
American business on an enduring
scientific basis. Comprehensive In
sweep and missing no important de.
tail, fully honoring the human rights
and human values involved providen-
tial in his care for others his man.
hood shines through all his work
And the workman says the proverb
lis greater than his work."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
PRAISE FOR MIR. BRIGHAM.
Farming Papers Opinion of NcrmOnt's
Commissioner of AZ ricmlture.

Under the caption, "The Right Man in
Right Place the New England Home
stead prints the following apprccative
article in its current issue:
As seasons come and go. Vermont
is better appreciating how fortunate it
is in having T.. :. brigham as its COM
missioner of agriculture. Back In the
spring of 1918, when announcing his ap-
lpontment, the Homestead referred to Mr.
! Brigham as the best farmer in all Yer
mont" This was a fulsome Endorsement.
but Mr.. Brigham. in his practical ideas,
lcXccuted in a quiet, forccful way, has
been living up that Introduction. AS is
generally known, he made a marked sue
cess on his own farm before attempting
to advise the public generally. Brigham
and profitable crops of potatoes and
beans are synonymous in the Green Noun
tain state.
AS many farmers know to their sor-
row, it is one thing to grow a fine crop
and quite another to secure reasonable
Iprice therefor Long before he was COM
missioner, Mr.. Brigham was dassatis-
fed with prices offered him for his
potatoes, so he worked up a seed trade
land since then has annually sent large
IVudItltlcS S'utf. inns trade mas grown
50 he cannot begin to raise enough upon
his own farm to supply the demand. and
orders have been turned over to other
reliable growers in the State. Several in
the Windsor county Improvement league
have thus marketed their crop.
There Is nothing spectacular about any
thing Mr., brigham does but once he en-
cages upon a line of work it is seldom
necessary to retrace steps through faulty
Judgment at the start. He is not trying
to turn Vermont agriculture upside down
IoVenight but Is slowly and surely keep
ing the department work headed along
practical lines which mean bread and
butter to the farmers of the State.
Not once has the editor ever heard
his name connected with politics. The
truth is he did not seek the commissions
ership and in acceptlns the job at the
start no strings went with it, Even the
Ichange in the state administration did not
affect his retaining the office, II Is one
of the finest examples New England ag-
ricuiture has of where a job seeks the
man instead of the man seeking the
job. II is not unusual for this to he
true for a first appointment, but once a
man gets such a State berth. human ma
ture seems to be such that there is n
horrible temptation to hang on, even
though it is necessary to play politics to
do ii.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
GOV. STATIONS home.

The Georgia executive evidently has
neither a piece of India rubber nor a
strip of whalebone for n backbone. on
the contrary, he is manifestly possessed
Of unusually firm vertebrae combined
1t required more than ordinary stamina
under all the circumstances to enable
Governor Slaton to commute the death
sentence of Frank to life imprisonment.
It would have been an easy matter for
the executive to side with the prciudices
Of the Georgia public and thus save all
trouble for himself, save that of a
troubled conscience.
On the other hand Governor Slaton
knew that his Communication of Franks
sentence meant not only political oblivion.
but also actual danger Of the taking Of
his own lfc by frenzied mob. He had
already received threats of violence, ana
ne realized fully what he must expect.
All this and more is shown conclusivoly
by Governor Slaton's published statement,
but he did not for moment let that
penalty swerve him from what he believed
to be his duty. The Slaton backbone will
become historic
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
vERMONTER SEEKS HONOR.

President Calvin Coolidge Of the
Massa chusetts Senate. one Of the many
sons of Vermont in that State, will De
a candidate for the acknowledgements
ship according to statements by his
friends Mr. Coolidge was born in Ply
mouth Vermont. July 4, 1872 and was
graduated from St Johnsbury Academy.
He was graduated from Amherst College
in 1885. He has had quite a career in
public life in Massachusetts, beginning
in the city council of Northampton. then
serving two years as city solicitor also
az clerk of courts, and. returning from,
the House, was elected mayor. His
record in the legislative session of last
year will go down as that Of one of the
foremost presiding officers of Massa-
thusetts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

IT "A man sows wheat. he raises what
IL called n wheat crop. If he sows grass
seed, It 10 called grass crop, or, when
cured hay crop, So we might proceed
through the whole category of crops
familiar to the average Vermont farmer,
The exceptions are when farmer sows
wheat and raises kale or thlstles or other
| noxlous weeds and so on
Vermont farmers would have no diff
Guilty In determining any question in
volving crops, but the courts and legal
circles OF Vermont are threatened with
a problem that may floor some of our
lawyers, if not thu Judges themselves.
Briefly the knotty problem is this, is
alfalfa Il crop or grass? 1t requires no
argument to show that alfalfa in tho
general understanding of the term is the
product of seed sown by the farmer. So
| is grass. How then can we logically ask
whether alfalfa is a crop or merely
grass?
might be accepted as constituting 1t
something beside crop, but all sorts of
grain were necessarily self-sown before
man appeared on the scene else they
would not have been preserved.
We have spoken with reconciliation of
the general principle involved before pro-
ceeding to the case involving the prin-
ciple that we might look at the matter
/ from all sides
\ man named Chamberlain was fined
in the Brattleboro municipal court 500
and costs for killing a deer. When ar
raished the respondent pleaded that the
animal was damaging his crop Of alfalfa
and that he had right to protect his
crops.
The municipal court held that alfalfa is
grass and not a crop and therefore that
the respondent violated the law in killing
the deer
II alfalfa is a crop, the respondent is
not guilty. If alfalfa is not crop then
the respondent is guilty under the law.
If n farmer sows grass seed, and it
sprouts, tho learned municipal court
should now inform the public what it
Becomes crop or not. Does the act of
Icultivaton mark the distinguishing diff
ference between grass in a pasture and
grass in a meadow? When is grass
merely grass and does it ever become
crop?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
Delegates TO \\TI-SALOON
LEAGUE CONVENTION.

The national convention of the Anti.
Saloon League of America is to he held
at Atlantic city, \. j.. July 90, Many
thousands of delegates, representing or
Plantations of every kind interested in
the temperance movement will be pres
ent from all parts of the United States.
In response to the invitations of the
league, Governor Charles w Gates has
appointed the following deleEates-at-
large from Vermont to the convention:
Hon. Frank Plumley. Northhcld, c, A
BNby, Poultney. the Rev. J. :. Braker
y. D., Burlington, the Rev. II. l.. Can
field, Woodstock, James Craig South
Ryegate the Rev. A. II. Crewe. Bradford,
G.. l.. Durham, Brattleboro, r, c, Dyer,
MiddlcburY, the Rev. j. II. Gates, North
field, j. a. Greenwood. Chester, j. r.
loadlev, Rutland, w. b. Lance. Cabot
w b, Lockln, Richford, DR. y. l. Miller
Brattlehoro f. r. Moore, Ludlow, NJ =.
Perley Enoshurg Falls F. f, Perry,
Bratteboro. +. II. r, Person, Benning-
ton j. w. Sault Ludlow. r. +, stevens
Hartford
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
THE COMMITTING OF FRANKS SEN
TENCE.

Not within the present generation has
case of any kind in the South ex-
cited more widespread interest in Yer
mont and in fact throughout all the north
ern States than has that of Leo NJ
Frank This young Jewish graduate of
Cornell University found himself CON
dcmned to suffer the death penalty for
the alleged murder Of Mary Phagan in
April, 1913, but his sentence was com
mutcd to life imprisonment Monday,
Floods of letters aud kilograms had
poured in upon the Georgia executive in
favor of Communication, and he had thor
oughly gone over the evidence in the
case.
Governor Slaton in announcing his be
lief that he would be a murderer him
self. if he allowed the young man to
be put to death. seems to have reached
the conclusion of the great public now
intensely interested in the case, as to the
possible Innocence OF young Frank. The
changing of the sentence from death to
imprisonment for life will ensure a
severe penalty, and if time and later de-
velopments combine to prove his limo
csnce, then the commonwealth of Georgia
viii have been saved a frlghtful mistake.
The negro ON whose evidence princl-
pally Frank was convicted. claimed that
he was an accomplice \ host of people
believe in the light Of the conAetiug
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
HORsDMAN DROPS DEAD.

While driving a trotting horse Friday
afternoon at Fairmount Park ". H
Carleton of Fair Haven was stricken
with an attack of heart trouble, fell from
his sulky and was found dead a few mo-
ments later by companions who We're a,
the park TO act as timers.
Mr.. Carleton, who had been in the livery
business at Fair Haven for a number of
years was driving his fast horse. Jack
thu Reaper" and had gone n mile when
he fell from the sulky. John Kelley and
George y Wells. who were acting as
timers, Immediately went to Mr. Carrie
toms assistance. but he was dead when
they reached him. He had suffered some
what Mt times from heart trouble Mr..
Carleton was endeavoring to lower the
record Of his horse by driving him mile
against time. Mr. Carleton was IS years
old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
Was IA Mistake Made In Connection
With Nermont's New Municipal
COurtss
(From the Middlebury Register

In a recent speech before the Rut-
and county bar Judge James b. Dono-
way predicted that recent changes in
the statutes would increase the cost Of
justice, He predicted that the new
Municipal Court law would be expen-
sve to the State.
The law makes the court a piece of
travelling machinery" said Judge Dono-
way. 1t must go into whatever town
an offence is committed and give the
respondent a common-law jury trial of
- men. 1t will cost $35 for fees and
fine to convict a common drunk. 1t will
be necessary to keep roster OF Oh
jurymen in every town on file, which
would mean 14OO in this county.
The state made a serious error IN
providing for l2-man jury, stenos-
rapher and all the parapher-nalia OF
court of record. The new courts. also.
will overlap the county courts in many
respects one thing We all agreed upon,
however. and that is that the archaic,
commonlaw system of trials by justice
of the peace should be done away with"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
ASSAILANT SKIPPED.
Edward NcCIuskey Pounded into ID
sensibiiity In Battery street Quarrel

Edward McCluskey was the victim of
most brutal assault Monday night short
before seven o'clock in front of Daley
resta urant on Battery street when md
with whom he had been talking poundi
nm INTO insenslblIity The real Versid
or the anar dld not come out as NJ
hodN VINO was near the spot at the tii1
was inclined to talk. The first that I
police department knew about it vi
When woman teIephoned that a ND
WAS oelns killed ON Battery street II
police patrol and officers were sent
the scene at once. When they arriv
they found crowd but neither par
to the uGht was in sight, \ man, no
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
CUTTING SUGAR ORCHARDS.
(From the Brattleboro Reformer)

(From the Brattleboro ReformerD
a Windham county man who is Well
known for the soundness of his Judgment
among other things, deplores the short
sightedness of numerous timber owners
in selling off their sugar maple trees,
which is being done extensively in this
county. He prepared some figures which
The Meddlor has the privilege of using,
and they show the folly of yielding to
the lure of the opportunity to turn the
trees into quick money rather than to
derive steady income from them. This
man, who has had experience i'm both
numbering and sugar making, says that 81
thousand feet is considered fair
price for standing maple timber, which
on the average would comprise five trees
An average tree will yield two and one
half pounds of sugar. or l. IL pounds
for the five trees, which can be sold
readily at t. l-2 cents a pound, making
81 ~ for the yield of tiVc trees. He ing
ures that one-half should be deducted for
labor, etc, which would make the profit
rs cents. At that rate the five trees
would yield ST. the price of the standing
timber in maple sugar profits in n little
over i've years. In other words they
would pay for themselves in that time
and the owner would still have his trees
left to repeat the process. The lesson
can be brought out forcefully in another
way. Four dollars at interest at the usual
rate of four per cent will yield a profit
of l6 cents year Four dollars worth
of naples left standing will yield a profit
of rs cents year. In the bank the money
Yields four per cent. In the trees II
yields 10 LIZ per cent Farmers looking
for gilt -edge investments will do we'll to
save their sugar naples.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
The American cruiser North Caroline

The American cruiser North Carolina
which narrowly escaped becoming the
cause of a serious international incident
while in Turkish waters, brings grue-
some story to our shores. According to
some of the officers wounded Australians
told how British war vessels fired on
their own forces as they struggled up
Many of the British were thus killed by
the fire from their own side. This has
probably occurred in every war of note
and magnitude, and it is not unlikely to
occur again.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24
BARRE FAIRGROUNDS.

Under the auspices of the Woman.
club Barre's Fairgrounds have beer
opened on a scale larger than ever before
attempted Frederick Kateon of Nortl
Jay. Me. has been placed in charge of TIL,
public recreation grounds at Berlin street
Ayers street and Gospel village, and sew
eral assistants will work with the chill
dren under his direction. New athlete
equipment has been installed and provi
sions have been made for accommodation,
nearly 200 children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

Roumania into the European war is said
to be the demands of Servia for the pos
session of the small triangle in Hungary
the Servian capital Roumania claims,
on the other hand. that with Senlin In
the possession of Servia that countrY's
capital city will he amply protected, and
insists that the Danube, Thesis, Maros
and Pruth rivers he her new frontiers.
Roumania is waiting for the allies to
persuade Servia to yield this point be-
fore she engages in the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-24

The Supreme Court has dealt death
blow to the grandfather clause" by which
coored voters. The typical scheme was
To make legal voters all who were such
in 1866 and all their lineal descendants.
No negroes We're voters in 1866 Of course
and they were thus disfranchised. Laws
of this kind are now rendered Wnconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Courts decision,
which is manifcstlY of the most far
reaching character especially in political
fields.