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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18
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SoliIc SIR. 730, s8eIt. Sapette' : ,pci
cinen Spieltiid geleitet, l'l,v y. sali
tens, Dem in 99r. $50, SSe aaorbier
more.StraBe, iuobnb1ftell Tdld'
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SaDler Oen @eihpprellel' .roSnlIldl'
fen. OIob Stellung bon ll'9S SSIrldnF
$4,000 giirel6oft fir belOe ~ mieOeF
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ouf freicu SUB geiebt. SS,s !. : @pirF
fano oos in 6roge ltepenD' g2auIel
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er leinc ocioinlrte gaurifaIll l,'@ \ aoa
BON $27 berIpicIt butte' !, 1.-THE ul voll
cine @riaantnaoel I'M %v' ' gsertpE
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gsert6e bon $500, SSie ie,,icIc g nies'
crflart ioG cs Bel sem Sp'o 1,,oell ule
nit red5ten 0ineen 8usesa4'' wor0e"
fali9e Ssiirfel perlpelIOei
ipin
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

Or. G6orIeS 6. Steal Sr. 6. 8.
@leocr imo Sr. Otto @2iibI6auic mo-
rci sic 9feoncr bei scr geiteru gI6cuo
obgeboltenen Geriamming oes Bal.
tilnorer 8weigcs ser oQImericon
pharmaceutical gliiocintion". Die
8uiomueutuuft fouo i'm SibumaS.
inoIe pou NDnion SSeitcott 4 60.
ltott.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

ton 0enofratildc Club Der 17.Maro"
faBte 0em9emdBe 9eidiiiie, welc6e
Dem W}oDor nod ieiucr 9fiidfe6r 5u-
geitellt peroen.
Sta0t miiniGt billi0erc8
&eudtgaS
Gie Staot 6eobndjtigt. einen Gon-
traft fir bic 9ieferuug bon 1907
100000 &u6iffuB 2euhtgas, lpeldes
in oen nd6iten 5p0lf Wlonaten ber-
6roubt ueroen miro, nit Ser Gou-
Ioliooteo @as electric 9ig6t &gouer
so. ob5uidlieBeu. Gieies @as miro
5nr Speiiung bon 10400 StrnBcn-
2anpen ionic fir sic 2onlpen IN
Oeu 0ffeutlideu @e61uoen ocrmeu-
SET. Spe8ififotioncn fir sen Con-
troft iinO 9eiiern @ornittog BON
Srn. Wlo6r, Dem SuperintcnOenten
oes ItGotiiden geleuHtlings -Gepor-
tenents, BEL ser ItGotiiden Con-
traft6eb0rOe ein9ereidt porOcn. Sir
2eitdtgos, iueIdes sur StraBcn6e-
Ieudtung 6enubt miro, bejo5It bic
StaOt sur 3eit 6715 Gents pro 1900
aubif SUB unO fir Die Selelih-
tltng in offentlidcn @ebauoeu Is
Gents pro 1000 au6if SUB Sli-
pcrintenOent Nlobr 6offt, OoB Die
Stuot ooS 2eudtgos in Ocu ndd-
iten t2 W}onoten 6iaiger geliefert be-
fonmen miro.
3wei YfIaiterungS Com
trofte Oergebcn.
3wei groBc Gontrofte fir oieSeflo-
Iterung bon StroBcn iino geitcrn in
Ser Situnq ser Gontraft6e6oroe an
bic 6irma q. 6lonigou e Sons,
reip. an sic George Gong Gontroc-
tina So. berge6en poroen. Sic crit
genonnte Sirmo crbielt Sen Gon-
trait fir sic glsp6altirlng ser G6or-
lesitraBe, 5ipii6eu ser Center uuO
SarotogoltroBe, 5u oeren 6orOerltng
bon $t3,922.20 Die Gong Gontroc-
tina So. er6ielt Oen Gontraft fir
Sic Eflaiterltng Ser Tovetteitry 5lpi-
ideu G6orIes- unO @acaitroBe, nit
@ranit6loden. Die 6orocrlng bic
Ter Sirma 6etrug $3t, ,3s5.50.
81. S. @oDIe iiegreih.
Die 6irma u. S. @ople er6ielt &C.
Itern ouf Gmpfebhtno Ser gl65ugs-
faual GomnliiIiou oen Goutroft fir
Sen guu zines g[65ugsfouols. Gie-
iel6e foroerte oen Ereis bon $685.
O65.62.
Sir &eriiderung Ser 6en'
erme9rleutc.
Sic Gontraft6e6or0c na6Dl geiterl
9lnge6ote fir oen Gontroft fir Die
@erliderling ser 6euerpe6rleute &c.
gen llnfdae eittgegen. glim 5pei Sir
men bemarben lid5 Inn Oeu Gontraft.
Gie 6irma Gurner & E6omos, iuel-
DE Die ,Sout9peitern Sniurnnce &
Surctp 60 bon Cflabomo reprd-
ientirt, iorOerte $i25 pro Monn lmO
Sic an0cre 8irma WiaurD & 0onnel.
lp forOerte $1.56 pro Mann.
.@euer SHlfS GIerf al g g
itelft.
Ger 6ieiige Siilis GIerf Oes itdo-
tii6en Snfornotions 9iirealts, s.
NlcGortp, Bat ieinc 9feiisnation elm
eereidt, 81 ieinem 0aadfolger 1T
s. g. 9ea1am ernaunt morOen. Ger
&oiten 6e5nblt $10S0 pro Sabr.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18
9SOIt nad europa.

2rcitae. 10. Sebruor, MIR na1
Gcuti6lano uno 2ugembllrg, per
2pfr. ogicp 9(miteroon".
6reitog, 10. Sebruar, MIR mad
0citcrrci1 llngdrn uno Der Eilrfci
per Dpfr uGuco o'gloita".
sSn alien 5dlen idIieBt Die @oIt
I'M Souptpoitamt 10 llbr 9lbencS.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18
Gum ScItem Ser grieftrGger-@ercini-
anna.

9(n onOerer Stel(e oeS 9IotteS
peiit 8r. 6. 6. &obr altf Die bonl
90. bis 27. 6cbruor itottfinoenocn
&orlteIllingen in ser uNluiif- -9lfoOe-
mie" bin oercn 9iein9ewinn gum
9eiten Scr bieiigen 9ricftrdger Der-
ponot mcroeu ioa. @egeben miro
oos 2uitipiel uEbe Sigh Goit Of Sob
ing" Ole glotionol-G Convention Ser
8rieitrGgcr, Die in Omaha ltattfin-
set, ioQ our9 cine 9(6or0nung BON
8oltimorer @rieftrdgern bei6idt
mer0en uno 6u oieien 8wed bcab-
iibtigt oie @ereinsleitung, Die oa5l
erforOerIi1en @elomittel ollf5u6rin-
gen. @s mare 0ober eines jeOen 9olr
timorers @fliht, ais 3eiden oes
Dnnfes fir Ole 9ienIte, Die CT BON
oen @rieftrdeern i'm 2oiife Oes Sab
res er9Glt, iein SAerflein 5u Der
So1e bei6utraeen lno Oen Yoitbo-
ten 8u erntogIih, Baltimore miiroig
bel ser Convention 8it Oertreten. 0aS
Souptquartier Der @ricftr6ger-8er-
einieung, Oos iib in gar. 21t, gaoro-
GoIDertltroBe, befinoet, miro ulf
@erIongen bcreitmilieit 9iIlete ber-
Ienoen uno ouBeroen befinoen iih
nod So9lrei1e @erfoufsitellen in
nprShie0pnpn S5tn0tthpilen
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18
Gn fritiidlenl 2nitnnNe.

6roll @orbep @owen aus @ooo-
Itod, D1o., melbc am W1cntog IN oas
nMorblano 9laoemeine Soipital" &c.
6rddt imo operirt ipuroe, 6efinOet
iih nod immer in 6eoentlihew 81.
itan0e. Gle leioet olt elmer afiiten
inneren @ronfheit. a
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

SInSge5eiducte cyiuan5lase OsrnNs"' r.
Iiden GcntrnIbahn.@e @eielIidl0lln Z.

li6eH Gcntralbabn-Welelil~'
Gas 0ireftorium Ser 9Soro.~'l W.
GentroI6o6n.@ n.@eieaidaft" per'TS D"'i.
li6t aitf ser fiinften Scitc pes ~ "tb sob.
i9en Gorrciponoenten4 Den oO. :. @p
res6eriht ii6er sic @eibdTte Os' g.,s,l.
Icaldoft in Dem nit Dem 81. S'oT Ter
Der 1914 abgeloufeuen Sabre, ~
9eridjt aicbt cine lleberIidt lUT' ,s.srS
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bon 40 @ro5eut auf Oie Nitle" noIl
sa6Itc un0 cine @aarOipioenOF Sn.
weitcrcn 10 @ro5ent auswarI' ~, 4
BcrOcm muroc cine 0ipiOellOe ug' aslt.
@ro8cnt am is. SuIi 1914 ! DaSuT SagtO
9em @eluinn- uuO gerlnll tot4
uitroen om 81. 0e8eniber ale
$3,679,956.97 ougeidriebell. +, Sis
9abn bat 144.45 @feilen @ele'l" ,ur
5ur Sdlfte in W1orDlanO llllO cinc
Salfte in &enniDIDanien lle9e". .SI6at
0ipioen0e bon bier @ro8ent' d'@e oGcll.
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falls borgeieben. .'gSd6reuO Oes s',fieil. Sen
res pur0e cine 8unobme OeS A. 'siIirt.
Gobitols Inn 40 9Sro5ent alllp'"
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18
Msrieftfnhrn.

@. $. 0%o0urcb pirO Gin LIN.
terieeboot eetrieben?" ~ ltnter Dem
@oiIer NIT GIeftri5itGt iuO duEneitt
@aiicr nit 0el.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

SonncndufgaHg .6 Il. 54 Dt.
Gonncmlutergang ...5 Il. AZ &c.
Nionountergang. 1919 H. 9Ibcnos
6lut0. % Il. "A 80. Morgens
Tlut6. 80 II. 40 80. 9lbenos
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

Sr. Clarence Bruce bicIt geitern
in ser @2cGoD.Saae einen @orirog
iiber oie nGntbeoroIe bon Heims.~
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

fiir ucrlunuOcte suIOate'' y" uop
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qnittirt.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1915-02-18

llHtsrhnltanss.N Neeweiier.
,alnnIiurinm" "a Bomans geab"
s,NDlOninl"Z &0mnQco Npo0s".
,,Turc q" .NruMpU".
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uno NnnOehlfcr
,,WlnF. Wlabrmr" can Carlo @robe Sper
geleli9aIi" in iolacnoem 3eperipire:
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sJrcii0Q Observation-Disclosures nWlnsiensNa
@amiiunslniince g@r5dblunqcn non polimaii
EamiinQ QbcnO O.............Sl 1roOatOrc"
6i.nbennieS &rabuog.9lcctal 6reitaa, oen
10. ScOruur, 4 llbr ginhmiidgs
,,Te 46ua's 1ane", eDcuit&Dint - Wlonag
ocii l. Nidr3, prober VasleHball
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
VERMONT NOTES
state Optical society TO Hold Annual
Convention nt Rutland.

The eighth annual convention Of the
Vermont state optical society is to be
held at Rutland on Thursday, April %.
Prominent speakers will include f. Il.
Bronson of Boston, c. II. Babb,tt Of
Nashua, n. H., w r. Needles of Kan
sas City, Miss, an authority on nerves
and the nervous condition of the brain,
and A. S. Haskins of st. Johnsbury. y
feature Of the meeting will be a display
Of stereopticon color plates showing thu
different conditions of the interior Of the
eye as seen by the optometrist Theses
plates will be furnished and explained
by Ferdo a. Morrill, of Old Orchard, Me.
The program will be as follows: $3.50 a.
m, registration and business; las a. m.
F. f. Bronson, Optical Equipment and
Its ARRANGEMENTS" 1915 p. m, c. II. Bah.
bitt, NJ D.. "Anisometorpia, Correction
Versus Comfort or Vice-Nersa;" 90 p.
m. dinner. 200 p. m. w. r. Needles.
1 Ocular Myology;" $3.50 p. m,
election OF officers; 4:3o p. m, \. s Has
kins, dllustrated) making Invisible RAYS
OF the Spectrum" visible and stopping ul-
tra-violet with optical glass; $50 D. m :.
maple sugar on snow; $500 p. m, w. y.
Needles; after-dinner speaking
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
BRADSTREET'S VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreet's Burlington office reports
conditions surrounding general business
for the first quarter OF the present year.
while rejecting certain features OF an ad-
verse nature. indicate some things of an
encouraging nature. At the commence
ment OF the year labor was not as well
employed in the machine lines as Is
noted at the presnt time. The volume or
business received by manufacturers or
garments and overalls showed some i'm
provement during the month OF March.
Export trade in chairs is at a low ebb
but some small business has been re-
ceved from domestic trade. Knit goods
manufa cturers report only fair de-
mand. Organ manufacturers note vol
ume of business below normal although
during the month Just closed some bust
ness has come in from quarters hereto
fore somewhat inactive The granite
business has passed through month of
idleness and the situation at the close or
the month was unchanged. Manufacture
ers of veneer report only fair demand
and the volume Of trade at the paper
| mills Is said off 10 per cent
The week just closed reports snow
storms in some places while In other
parts OF the State the week has been
good one for business in spring goods.
Retail millinery business has surpassed
| expectations Food stuffs are in good
| demand although the country trade is re-
ported as only fairly active. The maple
sugar makers report the business done
during this week has brought up a good
| total
The month of March showed fewer fall
| ures in this State than was noted for
| the month OF February. While the to-
tai OF 20 bankruptcies for the first quar-
| ter was greater by nine than for the
| first quarter OF 1914 the amount of money
| involved was only two per cent. greater
| than that noted for the first quarter In
1918 which quarter showed the next high
est amount of money involved for that
quarter for any year since 1906 The to-
tai assets and liabilities respectively for
the first quarters failures this year were
sl27.42i and sle90Sl as against s5S.Ss4 and
$4,000 from II bankruptcies for the first
| quarter in 1914.
At Burlington the amount OF new build
ing work permitted during the month OF
March this year was 10 per cent greater
| than that reported for February. The
quarter shows more building work per
| mitt ed than was shown in 1912 or 1918 but
| % per cent less In dollars than was In
dicated for the first quarter in 1914 The
fire damage for tho first quarter this
year In the State resulting from fires
affecting 81 mercantile interests WAS s75.-
49, while year ago ~ fires were re-
ported affecting q firms with tota
damage OF s3S.Os, Ten domestic Cor
porations were chartered for the month
just closed with a total capitalization OF
$2co.0OO The same month Of last year
gave eight demostic corporations with
capital OF $77,S5O.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
THANKS OF CROWN PRINCE
Letter to burlington Boy Comes from
Army Headquarters.

Edwin f. Heininger. son of Mr. and
Mrs. oscar Heininger of II Crowley
street, received Tuesday letter
from the Crown Prince of Germany,
through Herr Won Behr. chamberlain
pressing thanks for young Mr.. Helm
myers message Of friendly SYM
pathy." The honor Is one that is high
ly coveted in Germany. and news OF
it's reception yesterday aroused much
interest among the German population
OF the city. Mr.. Heininger, VINO Is a
pupil Of the high school, in his letter
to the Crown Prince. spoke Of his
work as district manager for Vermont
for "The Fatherland." The letter
came from the headquarters Of the 5th
army corps, and has the Crown Prince S
seal. 1t reads
Office of the Court Marshal to His
Imperial and Royal Highness. the
Grown Prince, of the German En-
pire and Prussia
Stenay. Trance). March II. 1918
Your letter of February Il has been
aid before his imperial and royal
highness the Crown Prince; his high
ness directed me to sincerely thank
you for the expression of your friend
~ sympathy.
BY command of his highnesv.
Won BEHR,
Chamberlain and Acting Marsha
of the Court
To Mr.. Edwin f. Ifeininger,
u Crowley St, Burlington, VI,
American
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
TELLS OF COMMANDMENT.
Refugees Crowd American Mission and
Consulate at TrcbizOnd, Turkey.

A letter from DR.. Lyndon S. Crawford,
for 81 years a representative of the A. b,
c. f. M, in Trebizond, Turkey, dated jan
uary 90, brings details of the experiences
of the mission during the attacks upon
the city by the Russian fleet. Not much
serious damage was done and only a rev
killed. Four hundred. he says. took refuge
at our house both times and one nun
cred went to cur consulate. More serious
things have occurred to the east OF us
strong party OF officials and all cit-
Zens pray for a peaceful yielding up when
they come again as they will sooner or
later Tie mothers OF 20o families come
here weekly for bread tickets ana a small
pittance of money. In many cases we
Sivc CONDENSED milk for occasional bonn
Lardments added to poor living have
stopped the flow OF mothers milk and
babies are in "A pitiful condition"
Most OF thos" relieved are Armen:ans.
with q few Greeks. bat the Greeks are
among the weather class In Trebizond
and can care for their own. Some Turk
/ ish women appeal to the mission and DR..
| Crawford says, I'VE are glad To do some
| thing for them. II is their husbands and
Sons for the most part who come back -
| IL they come at all, sick and manglcd.
! Many die on the road in coming or
reach the hospital here but to die. We
are out Of money now but shall have To
give even If VIC go in debt or else cut out
! OF our own Lords prayer the Give us
this day our daily bread. Thank God
UP to the present in marvellous ways our
| own petition has been answered and the
plea Of these Door people has noe been
| refused.
/ Trehizond at the southeastern anglo OF
the Black Sea has had a wonderful his
tory: founded as n Greek colony 1t be-
came OF Importance at about the time OF
| the Fourth Crusade Qo4) and was fol
2iO years the capital of the Empire OF
| Trcbizond under the descendants OF thu
| great Aleyius Comnenus, It's princcsse:
were renowned for their beauty. its cour
for It's luxury and learning and its com
| mercial Importance has always beer
great The old caravan trails to Per
sia and the interior of Asia Minor des
cended 10 the sea, at this point from thu
high plateau OF Armenia. Trcbizond |:
by mountain barrier so complete tina
no streams come through to the sea or
the Trebizond side and the range Is 70n
to 5000 feet high, The old Byzantine wal
still surrounds tho city and the elaborate
cross walls Of the old days are still in
dictated, Its present population is abou
10000 OF whom 5000 are Christian.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
GCvERNOW GATES AMI VERMONT
PRESTIGE.

Vermont Is {. small State but she ranis
high anorE the commonwealth OF tho
tJnion OF account OF III" wise foresight
and gooG Judgment whior hs"c charao
lerized our handling OF the problem CT
yood reads Various other States have
contracted gigantic debts which they can
never nope to PAY, III tho construction OF
what Ne-o supposed to be permanent
oads, but which With the advent Of the
nigh power automobile have been trims
Formed into The mos. temporary oc high
WAYS
Tremendous pressure WAS brought to
,car in cur own State when the new
hard road movement was ut its height
20 secure the bonding of Vermont for =
trunk system Of permanent roads. but
W.. Gntes then State highway commits
honer. insisted that wisdom demanded
reliance upon gravel for our highways
until experience disclosed better policy.
The lapse Of time has abundantly justi-
aed the course and the policy thus es-
ablishcd.
AS a result in part Of the demonstrated
wisdom of Vermont's road policy the
Green Mountain State enjoys the distinc-
ton OF being the first in the Union to
elevate tho head of its department OF
highways to the position Of governor Of
the state. ana ma already stated In these
columns this distinction in turn has
nj furnishing tho national chairman ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO DIR.
RANSI nW

A memorial tribute to the memory OF
the late DR. Eugene ]. Ranslow, whose
death May IS, 1914 at Daytona, Fla,
closed a ministry of A years OF continuous
service, 20 years in Vermont. and IS Of
them in Swanton. was read before the
congregation of the Tourist Church at
Daytona at the morning service on
March Is. Upon motion Of Col John b.
MINIS of Knoxville. Tenn. seconded by
Oliver 5. Bond of Toledo, Ohio, the
tribute was put into the church records.
printed in the Daytona papers, and copy
sent to the family. DR.. Ransow lived in
Daytona for four Years and was the
pastor of the Tourist Church.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
VIEWS OF FISH AND GAME MEAS
URES.
(From the Bennington Banner.

"Fishermen are now TO be taxed 80 cents
a year. This is the price of the repub-
lican extravagant expenditure Of public
money" -Burinston Clipper
The Clipper looks at the issue from a
partisan point of view. The fact is
that the republican controlled Legisla-
ture has been so parsimonious, and tho
State of Vermont such a tightwad in
dealing with the fish and game depart
ment that at last the fishermen and
hunters have been driven to insist on
imposing a special tax on themselves.
in the form of a license. in order to-
maintain the finest and most enduring
outdoor recreation on the face OF thd
earth. And they are glad TO pay for
it. So far as we have observed most
Of the tears being shed over the matte 4
are splashing from eyes which wouldn'
recognize the difference between a hull1
frog and bullpout, The deep feeling Il
these kindhearted gentlemen whose fish,
ing experience has been gained in carry
ing home a pound of paddock from Ind
fish market every Friday morning is in1
deed pathetic.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
THE NEED OF THE BACK TOWN

(From the Springfield Republican,
The legislative committee on roads and
bridges Is apparently strongly convince
of the Justice of the cause OF the people
of the rural districts of western Ahssa
chusetts in asking for large expenditures
for state highways, for their report as
forecast at the state house will go even
farther than the recommendation
Of the transportation commission in pro|
vidinG for the building OF roads. Thd
100000 bond issue suggested in th}
TRANSFORMATION report will be increased
by an additional 100000 to be provided
by the five western counties, and mol
only will the program of road-buildind
proposed by the transportation commis|
sion be favored substantially as report
Cd but other highways that are greatlj
needed will be added to the list
The highways specifically mentioned il
the committees report will be chiefly OF
main lines of travel and will include TIL
completion of through mes in New
Hampshire and Berkshire counties,
highway down the FarminSton Wallet
and several important strips of road II
Franklin and Worcester counties, Il
is proposed to use the additional fund.-
furnished by the counties for the build
ing OF short sections " highway com
Meeting with the main arteries of travel
which will be very helpful 10 the FARM
ers in getting their products to market
1t will mean source Of much satisfac|
ton to the western Massachusetts mel
who were members Of the transporta|
ton commission that their study of tn
highways needs of the region was &
thorough as to be adopted without rad1
cal change for action by the legislatur(
Petrograd despatch to Paris Temps saw
China has agreed to extend Japan's Por1
Arthur lease for 90 years. She recognized
also that Japan has all rights In ShaI
tung previously belonging TO Germany
and conditions are laid down that &c !
many shall never have right to acquir1
oninniAs or suheres of influence in China
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08

The Pan-Anerican road congress is to
be heid under the Joint auspices Of the
American Road Builders association
and the American Highway association.
and the tentative date is the week Of
september 6. This gathering will attract
road experts and enthusiasts and official
representatives OF local organizations not
only from all parts of the United states
but also from Canada and various South
American countries. The governors Of the
different States will also be invited to
appoint delegates to the road congress.
The Pan-American Congress is ligely
to have a far-reaching effect not only in
the propaganda for good roads. but also
in bringing together the two organza-
tons under whose auspices it will be held
and in harmonizing efforts and promot-
Ing the work accordingly. Hitherto each
organization has held successful con-
crosses separately, hut this year 1t was
felt that a joint gathering Of the two
VI Npulu ne llOTt htipiu'
Each OF these two organizations is rep
resented on the executive committee by
two men. and the selection of the Yer
mont executive as the fifth member and
chairman makes him the keystone OF the
arch binding the two together as it were
The selection of Governor Gates for this
| important national position is being hall
ed in different States as peculiarly for
tunatc, not only on account of his Off
cia position as executive OF the Greer
Mountain State but also on account OF
the wide experience and prestige he ha:
gained in correction with the good road
movement, his recognized ability ant
fairness and wisdom in all matters com
pretended in the work Of the Pan Ameri
can Road Congress-
Governor Gates VIII thus be in posi-
ton to gain wide publicity for Yer
mont's varied other attractions as wei
as her gravel roads. which so appea
20 tourists, and the result is likely to b.
far-reaching not only for Vermont pres
tige in road building but also in the aug
,nenting Of Vermonts host Of summe
residents and vacation tourists