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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23

ings institutions of the state. This is
good evidence of thrift but Vermont can
match il easily. When the last report
was issued in this state the average de-
posts amounted to 800 i69, 125.S. The
amount per capita in Vermont Is S26S Is
and in New Hampshire S25,.32. The most
notable and encouraging feature of the
New Hampshire report is the state
ment that the savings bank funds invest
ed or loaned within the State have in
creased in 20 years from s2o,6s2,iN,6l to
So, AS. 542.23.
Loans by bank on New Hampshire real
estate have grown in the last 70 years from
So, 1871 40 50 to s25,319, sos, Nearly % per
cent. of New Hampshire bank funds arc
loaned on real estate security in that
state That is excellent but in Vermont
of the S95 4d9 TO % deposits. s2l 9ol .oijti are
loaned on real estate in Vermont, nearly
% per cent. of its deposits. SO Vermont
compares we'll with New Hampshire In
this respect In fact 1t seems to compare
we'll throughout but. as the St Johns
bury Caedonian puts II, that should not
render us inactive in our efforts to get
the largest degree of service from our
banks that can be rendered with safety
to the public and depositors.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
SOLVES BOY PROBLEM
Gary Plan Gives Children Chance to
Work on Animal Spirits.

Gary practically has no boy problem.
The chief of police. Mr.. Martin. claims
that no city in the Union has a lower
percentage of youthful delinquency.
The system makes the children them
selves responsible. They are little men
and women. doing real work and they
are treated such.
While interviewing Miss Martin. prn-
ripal OF the jefferson school. little girl
came up and asked her: Miss Martin,
how can get this paint OFF," The in
cident expresses I'm flash the spirit OF
corporation which exists
Approaching tho schools at first one
sees groups of children everywhere
about. Entering the halls and seeing
children going about freely with smiles
on their faces, the thought may come
that there is no order nor discipline
observation shows rather the opposite
however, The children are orderly. in
fact. intent on order, without the fear
OF watchfui nemesis overtaking them
in an infraction OF school rules. Most
OF the bad behavior in the average
school Is due to curbing tho animal
spirits Of youth beyond endurance The
explosion comes in due time Inevitably
and ends with fearful procession to
the principals office. How vapid and
| unreasonable tho process is n grain Of
common sense shows. At Gary the chill
dren have a chance TO work off the ami
, NAL spirits naturally. and they are
therefore vastly more tractable.
Miss Martin incidentally called my at
tention to an interesting result OF the
system. In the drawing-room was a
picture of an Egyptian mummy, done
, in coors. 1t was etxcellently done.
When she saw that ] was interested she
told me the story. IT was done by n
boy who was thought hopelessly dull
problem for the specialist, an I'M
solvable riddle for the average school
| lie loved to draw He was reached
| through it. He is staying over for the
| sake of the drawing. The Froehel
school has a similar case-Leslie Rog-
| ers. negro comic artist, whose car
| toons might easily pass muster in a
/ metropolitan funny section This is n
natural result OF this all-around prac-
teal training. The Christian Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
A MILITARY CAMP IN VERMONT.
(From the Barre Times)

Norwich University is peculiar adapted
for the work of holding a summer train
Ing school along military lines and tn ,
announcement that such IA school will he
held during the summer OF 1916 Is very
Opportune in view of the inCrea sing sem
timent throughout the United States that
military training has been a neglected
subject in the education of the young
men of the nation. The announcement
gives promise that the courses to be Of
fered will prove of great benefit to the
men who elect to participate the benefit
being physical mental and, to a certain
extent moral. In view of that promise,
the expectation of an enrolment of 50)
men ought to be realized next summer.
nder direction of the president of the
university, Ira l.. Reeves, who is himself
thoroughly schoolcd in military life
through long service with the United
States army aided by Ralph NJ. Parker,
commandant al the university and a mem
Der of the United states cavalry arm OF
the service, and capable instructors, the
school should attract large number
from all sections of the country. Incl
dentally, too, the summer school I'm mil
itarv science should result In a consider
able upbuildng of the university in its
regular college sessions because OF the
greater attention which VIII be directed
to the institution
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
NermOnt's Climate ~ Compared with
That Of Other Regions.
(From the Rutland NevsO


Some climate, this of Vermont. and all
New England. But in all Of the Sailing
storms. from the famous one of March,
1888, all down the line, Rutland, he II said
has suffered no more Inconvenience than
the whole territory of hundreds OF miles,
east and west. north and south. And on
the average. this immediate section has
been we'll favored a blizzard annoying
and a source of loss thought II NAV he.
is unnentionahle when ones thoughts re-
vert to real cataslysmiC casualties--Mai-
Unique. San Francisco. Galveston, Day
ton, Omaha, and dozens of other catastro-
phies OF what account. comparatively.
are hack-breaking road-hreaking efforts.
the loss Of a few mails. waist deep wallow-
ings to Office or shop. to the disasters Of
fire tornado, floods. tidal waves. with
homes whelmed with hellish lava, drop
ping into crevasses rent beam from beam
and scattered to the four winds or whirled
into the maclstrom of water-a horrihla
panorama OF death? Poof, Cheer up,
Amt an old IA shioned New England snow
storm great. though? Come again-but
not too soon,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
STARTLED IDLE EDITOR.
Woman Brought Carefully Wrapped
Bundle to His Office.

While the popular editor of the Pauld
ing Republican was sitting at leisure, as
editors so often do. in his elegantly ap-
pointed office the other day. Of a sud
den the door was pushed open. quite
informally. and in stepped Mrs. +. w
McMichael, the charming young matron
of Paulding. Casping huge bundle.
carefully wrapped. and chapcroned b.
Miss Bertha Bates, the winsomc young
position halter.
Our Journalists first startled thought.
as he staggered to his feet. was that
Mrs. NJ Michael wished him to hold her
ably, and, his mind working quickly, as
minds will under stress of great and i'm
mediate necessity, he had already
worked ont a plan of elusive strategy
when Mrs. McMichael advanced few
PAGES. and. removing the coverings from
her burden, displayed a thirty pound
turnip, which, in the goodness of her
heart, she had brought as little pres
ent to the editor
The revulsion of feeling was almost
TOO much for our journalist. and he
found himself so utterly unable to adjust
himself to the situation. so delightfully
changed from what he had feared, that
in his confusion he is said to have
gasped ont a number of remarks which
would have been quite apropos had his
fair patroness's bundle really been the
baby. but which We're possibly not quit @
so pat in the case of the turnip, such as
that it was the perfect image of Mr..
MCMchael.-Ohio state journal
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ABANDONMENT OF DUTY.
Roosevelt Calls "Safcty First" the
Gospel of COwartlicc.

The administration has recently de-
vised campaign button with new
campaign catch phrase---"safety first"
1t certainly expresses their attitude in
putting honor and duty in the second
place. or. rather. in no place at all.
Safety first. This is the motto on
which in shipwrcck those men act
who crowd into the lfcboats ahead OF
the women and Children--althouGh
they do not afterward devise n button
to commemorate this feat. There could
be no more iEnoble motto for high
spirited and dutyloving nation The
countrymen of Washington and Lin
coin, of Jackson and Grant, of Lee and
in shame at seeing their representa-
tives In Washington thinking not about
the slaughtered women and children.
not about the wrongs done to the help
less and the dangers to our own peo-
pie, but only about the best way to
escape from the situation without be-
ing required to show either courage or
patriotism. 1t is an evil day for a
people when 1t permits its chosen rep
resentatives to practice the gospel Of
cowardice and of utter and selfish
trymen remember that this policy OF
dishonor and discredit does not even
secure the safety which it seeks The
policy of the administration has not
invited respect. 1t has invited murder.
Theodore Roosevelt in the January
Metropolitan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
WOODROW WILSON
SOLDIERS HOME
IS OEO|C ATE D

Rerne. Via Paris. Dec. 21.-The dedi
cation of the Woodrow Wilson Sol
diers' Home took place this afternoon
A number of Americans from Bernc
and elsewhere in Switzerland attended
the function and representatives of the
Swiss army and government also were
precent
Pleasant a. Stovall. the American
minister, delivered the presentation
address
Americans in Switzerland contrib
uted $4,000 for the erection of three
soldiers homes which are suitable for
being transported along the frontier
where Swiss soldiers are guarding the
long line under rigorous mountain con
ditions. The homes will bear the
names of three American presidents
George Washington. Abraham Lincoln
and Woodrow Wilson.
President Wilson wrote the insrrip-
ton for the home bearing his name
1t said:
This home was erected by citizens
of tho United States as an evidence of
their admiration for the Swiss rcpub-
lie. OF their gratitude for its hospital
ity and protection, and of the cordial
and sincere friendship which has al
ways existed between that ancient re-
public and government and the pcoplc
of the United States of America. friend
ship based upon common principles Of
life. common ideals and common as
pirations."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
NO SPIES HERE.
Herr AppcImnpn Denies Statements
Made by Frcderick MetzIer.

Tho statement Of Frederick Metzler,
one of the Germans under arrest in New
York for alleged conspiracy to blow mp
the N'clland canal that Paul KoeniC, also
under arrest as Wclland canal con
spirat"r had agents in burlington. ELECTED
denial Tuesday from Herr Anton
II. Appcmann. professor of German
language and literature at the University
Of Vermont.
Professor Appelmann said that state
ments that German agents were ut work
here We're not true. and that such state
ments were unjust to the Germans In tho
city. He said that he knew every German
IN Burlington. that several of them were
of military age, and that none OF them
would think Of engaging in the operations
of spies. Such activities. he said. would
in fact be detrimental to their cause.
He offered two solutions Of the Metzlcr
charge. Either he intended to extend his
activities to burlington, or in looking
over maps he saw Burlington ms a connect
ing link between Montreal and Boston,
and seized upon the name.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
OPPORTUNITY SEIZED.
sIiipOIi Retreat Held Up 10 Greece nv
Rcrsop for Joining Central Powera.

London. Dec. %, 1886 a. m.-The with
avail of British forces from the Galli-0li
|minsula, which evoked great cnthusi-
n in Berlin, is being used as a lever
force both Greece and Roumania 10 ioiH
| a central powers. according to the Ro,-
| rdam correspondent of the Telegraph.
Berlin's seizure Of this opportunity to
|nuence the neutral Balkan states is In
Gated, says the correspondent, by Il
ni-oficial German agency which an
nnces that the victory OF the Turkish
rces made a colossal impression in
eece and Rouman!a and the immediate
Iar!rg of the Balkan situation is to he
Dectcd.
IAN doubtless have reer converted"
statement says, and have reached
conviction that to join the central
mers can only be- 10 their advantage,
Iollin it IS locked upon as excluded
n, after the fiasco OF the entente
wcrs and after the victory of Guunaris
afro Greek elections, the Greek military
wer will suffer any longer n foreign
Hey Of adventure with Greek territory
Areeces cost
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
BASEBALL TREATY.
All Conditions Of Pence Have Been
Agreed To.

Cincinnati. Dec. 21.--With the exception
of the matter concerning the Intcrna-
tional League all conditions that will go
into the peace treaty between the Federal
League and organized baseball were
agreed to here Tonight.
Attorneys have been instructed to draw
up the necessary papers which will be
signe.l tomorrow after the threshing
ont of what was said to be only small
details on tho International League
proposition.
That the final treaty of peace will be
signed tomorrow appears certain, mas
much as it was officially stated that a
number of International League matters
had been gone into and decided upon
favorably and that those which remained
We're of the most minor character, and
would cause little trouble in the con-
ference tomorrow.
1t was stated that none of the condi-
tions would be given out officially until
he final signing Of the treaty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
One MORE ATTACK
WOULD HAVE WON
THE OAROANELlES
Turks Had Only II Shells Left
after Great BOmbardment
of March IS, When Al
lies Withdrew.

Vienna. Dec ?o.-Irad the allied
Feet returned to Its attack upon the
fnrdanelles batteries on the day after
~ great bombardment Of March "a
would have been surely forced. in the
rrinion OF a number of artillery ori-
tcrs of the defense works near Tscha-
f"k Kale Expressed to tho Associated
Press correspondent, who has Just
one from the Dardanclles front to
kicuna
OrS of the principal batteries had
For three of it's large calibre guns just
Iou" armor piercing shells each when
hiSht ended the tremendous effort of
he british and French fleet it appear
Fd. For the fourth gun. five shells
We're left. making for tho entire bat
terry total of seventeen proicctilcs OF
he sort which the agEressors had to
Tear
During the evening Of March is tho
Associated Press correspondent talked
q several artillery officers from tho
battery in question. one was so sure
hat tho British and French would re-
turn in the morning to finish their
ask that there was no question in his
mind ms to the proprioty "t discussing
the ammunition matter.
Wen let we'll enough to make them
(hink that there Is no end to our supply
pf ammunition." u" said. but 1t can't
BE- done If they 20 about their work IN
tcal earnest With our heavy pieces
Iseioss. they can reduce the batteries
n the other shore without trouble. The
-ase looks hopeless"
Rut in the morning tho allied fleet evi-
1ently was not inclined to risk more
FIch losses those of the previous
BAY. when the RouVet, Irresistible and
Ocean went down and five other ships
Nero badly damaged.
During tho day the correspondent,
,isited several of the batteries. TIL,
3amage done on the day before was
slight, indeed, consisting mostly of large
Farth displacemcnts from the parapet'
hnd travcrsos. -Four guns were tenn
Porarily out of commission. hut the gen.
Fral shortage Of ammunition made these
pieces negligible quantities anyway.
Although tho British information sYs
EN- in this field Of operations was eff
ti"nt il must have failed in this in
Ftance for Il seems certain that witt
shells, the battery in question woult
lave been easily disposed of. channe
|ould then have been made through tn.
nine field and the way to Constantinopl,
Would have been open. This was real
ped in tho Turkish capital. The cour
rado arrangements for its transfer e
TsIiishchr Anatolia, and the German
nd Austro-I Hungarian cmhassio were
lso ready to go to this ancient seat Of
fc Ottoman government. Many of the
Pmiiies Of the German officers in the
Turkish service left ConStantinOple. Ir
hort, everybody understood that ?
Hlamity was impending. What it's eX.
~ nature was. but few knew
To-day the Dardaneles forts have al
he ammunition they can use and tn,
POSITION. generally, has been SO improved
pd strengthened that II Is considered
lrobahle that to force tho straits would
bike more ships than the allies have.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
DEVELOP OUR NATIONAL PARKS.

Six hundred thousand fasteners went to
the Rockies and the Pacific slope in the
eight months iust ended. and, next to the
San Francisco exposition. the national
parks were the chief attraction, The
great mass OF American tourists tlocked
to Glacier Yellowstone. Rainier and fo-
semitic and We're delighted with what
they saw. This current of travel to the
West will so on after the European wal
is over II the governments parks are Civ
en- the proper attention. There has neve,
been any definite legislation for the care
of these great natural show places. and
Congress ought to create a national parks
service with powers and duties similar 10
those of the forest service. collier
Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
AVIATORS BUSY.
Russian Airmen Successfully Bombard
Enemv's Position.

Petrograd via London. Dec, 2l.-The
following official communication was Is.
sued to-day:
our avlators successfully lombard
ed the rear approaches to the enemy S
positions on the Godutzychki- X omagrs
region OF Svientziany. causing "A PAM,
among the conveys.
'On the Galician front at Nava Alex
lnicc-Buczacz and southeast of Zalch.
tiechiki the enemy attempted to pass tc
the offensive with small detachments
but all his attempts were frustrated by
our fire
ION the Caucasus front there Is nothing
to report"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ACT|V|T|ES Of
OUR LAW MAKERS
At WASHINGTON
Both Houses Take Adjournment
until January 4th-Senate
Passes Joint Resolution EX-
tending Emergency Law
Representative Buchanan Does
Not Appear to Substantiate
Impeachment Charges against
L. S. Attorney Marshall.

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE day In Con-
gress was as follows:
Senatc-Met at noon.
Took up the House resolution extending
the emergency revenue act one year.
Philippine committee continued hear
ngs on the self government bill
Senator Shafroth introduced a bill for
universal disarma mcnt through an in
ternational tribunal
The sterling bill for 64o-acrc stock rails
ing honcsteads was reported favoraby.
Senator Weeks introduced a bill for
regulation of insurance companies
House-Mct at noon.
Representative Buchanan failed to APP
pear before judiciary committee to sub
stantiate his impeachment charges against
United States Attorney Marshall.
louise passed Senate bill authorizing
construction of a railroad bridge across
Allegheny river at Oil City, Pa.
Public lands committee began con
sidcraton of the conservation bills which
failed of enactment AZ the last Coi.-
gress.
House war department recommendcc
continuance of s9o,Uo0o improvement;
project on Missouri river.
Adjourned at 6:4l p. NJ. to noon Tues.
day. January 4. 1916
Senat"-Fassed Joint resolution extend
!, Der H. 1916.
: Adjourned at $40 D. NJ. to noon Tues
! day, january 1. 1916.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
FORESEE VICTORY.
|tnnEnrInn Premier Says Central Pow
crs' Success Is Rest for Europe.

budapest, via London, Dec. eli
pun stephen Tisza, the hungarian
|remier, In tho House of Magnates to-
|ay discussed the probable duration
the war. He said the length Of the
b rted It.
1--WE will continue to fight until they
rs. their attack' upon our security.
VI accnse'ce and national greatness"
|lc premier said. "Alrcady our
lcnies can know that they cannot
.Complish the object Of their attack.
nd that our victory will create a
harantee for our security, but by no
eans involve entertainments upon the
tistence Of the other great powers of
hropo as their victory over us would
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ENGLISH RECRUITING
low mt First hut I.nter Attained Mig
IigureS.

London Dec. 2l.-James OGrady, mem
br of Parliament for East Leeds and a
Member of the Joint recruiting commit ee.
bnt ributes an article to the Daily Sketch
ecording tho progress of enlistment under
Ar Derby's scheme.
Mr.. O'Grady says that the first week
toduced only 121 recruits Matters slowly
nproved. but even up to the end of No
enher the response was not satisfactory.
eve therefore resolved" says he. TO
Hing off a spanking rally as the result
which the figures jumped from 1900 on
ne day to 336,o0 on another, and during
b. last strenuous week $4,000 men a.
petod. while during the whole nine weeks
the campaign some 25"T0 attcstcd
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
WHAT HE DID FOR TT.

At the establishment of certain la rber
the following scene recently took place to
the JOY Of those awaiting their turn. Bar
her inspecting the victim on the chair)-
Your hair is getting thin sir" Victim
Yes? That's all right I've been giving
IT anti-fat; hate stout hair ITS quite
gray. sir" 'Of course! I'm in half
mourning Just now" But you should
really put something on 1t, sir" so |
do every day" "Ah. May I ask what?"
"Nv hatu'-Rocheste Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
VERMONT DEMOCRATS.
CFrom the Barre TimesD

Colonel George Harvey is properly
treated as man of great distinction In
England. If it isn't distinction to be
democrat and also Nermonter. we would
like to know what could be-Boston
Transcript.
There has been a considerable increase
in the number of democrats in Vermont
since the time when the old old joke.
revived by the contemporary, was first
perpetrated. Indeed. they make quite
creditahle standing in the election re-
turns and the Joke. so called is showing
unmistakable signs of being frayed at the
edges.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
NERMONT'S BULL RUN.
From the Barre Timesl

The Northheld News has come to tho
rescue of several Vermont editors and de-
scribed the location Of the lonC-unplaced
Bull Run" in Vermont as -four miles
south of Northtield" and as being one
OF the most picturesque places in the
State" inasmuCh as ii is deep, naH-
row, thickly wooded valley through which
flows splendid trout stream We
should say such a place deserves more
attractive name than Bull Run" the
place of bloody memory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
ALL IN A TWINKLING,

lady who had Just received an In
teresting bit of news said to her little
daughter, Marjorie. dear, auntie has
"A new baby, and now mamma is the
baby's aunt, papa Is the haby's uncle
and YOU are her little cousin"
We'll" said Marjorie. wonderingly.
wasn't that arranged quick?"-Boston
TranscrU
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
Az EMPHATIC LANGUAGE

american Beauty roses are very nice
for Christmas" she limited.
No response.
"Do you understand the LANGUAGE of
flowers? ?" she continued.
NO" said the young man, but
understand the language OF bill col.
Electors. kansas City Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
STRONG FOR 'EAJ

''Iiow is the new booIkceper on fig
ures9'
Always runs to the window when "A
good one goes "-l.ouisvlle Courier
journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
TWO THRIFTY STATES

,Trom the Vermont Phoenix
New Hampshire people nave been TAKING
a lot of satisfaction over the report OF
their saving bank commission showing
total deposits of sllo '96'3t'l' In the saw
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-23
HE WAS RIGHT THERE.

Teacher-Rastus. give sentence con-
tanning the word buttress.
Rastus-We work six days in de week
hut res on Sunday.-Florida Times I'M