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, 1916-05-17
New York. May 18th.

New York, May 18th.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel S5.30-6.50
Meal, Kindred per barrel $3.80-3.85
New Season Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork $25. 100000
Srcor Crystals per 100 Tbs Sc. 39-6.52
o $50 test Molasses Sugar $5.62-5.75
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal.
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland s 49l100
Exchange. New York &London, 60 days sight
$4.704
Exchange New York and London, sight 4.758
London. May 18th.
Dem. Crystals 40s. lid. 43s. lis.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission.
Muscovado, floating terms i'll
Sugar. bond, onS9% 39s I'D. 42s. I'D.
Prices fixed by Royal Commission.
duty paid.
German beet IS { o. b. no further
sales during the war
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, floating terms, no quotations nom.
Demerara Ram, As. I'd As. 4d.
Trinidad Cocoa, good rpidd!ing Red, pr. cwt.
nominal 89s.
Cotton, Medium Fine 5. 1. at Liverpool, per
Ii Is. gid nominal.
ank OF England ltnte of discount S.
~onsols 81
hfee Der cent Rtntes in Paris for cash $500.
All prices subject to correction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
MINE is PICKED UP
IN CHESAPEAKE BAY

Norfolk, March 29-Capt. 4. II. Evans
of the schooner j. r. Moffett arrived in
Suffolk to-day with a 'nine" picked up
in Chesapeake bay. near Reedville. The
mine was in the shape of a large metal
pot similar to powder container. 1t
had a chain around the center.
The mine contained n queer looking
be highly explosive. Samples of the
powder We're turned over to experts to-
day for analysis.
Mysterious buoys placed at various
points along the Atlantic coast are
causing shipping men some uneasiness
when they We're placed. In every case
they We're found about five miles OFF
shore.
Marine men say that if one of these
buoys was fouled by steamships
propeller it probably would disable the
vessel. They believe the buoys were
anchored by British waishlps to mark
the limit in which they could attack the
Appam. should she put to sea. or othei
German ships, should they endeavor to
join the Eitel Friedrich and Kronprina
Wilhelm at this port.
Others believe the buoys may mark
hidden tanks containing oil for German
submarines, such as were found off the
English coast months ago The coast
guard cutter Onondaga is removing the
buOyS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
New Maple Sugar Quoted Mt - Cents
Snow Richards Sugaring.
Wednesday. March %.

Wednesday. March %.
New maple sugar is now in the market.
In two-ounce cakes it is % cents a
pound. One dealer sells three two
ounce cakes for ten cents. The flow OF
sap in many sections has been unusually
large, but the fact that the nights have
not been cold enough to stop the flow
has acted as hindrance to what Is
called good season Sugar men say
that the flow is faster then it should
be, that the ideal way is to have 1t
come slowly in the daytime and stop
at night instead of coming in one grand
rush, as has been the case in many
sections. Then. too, farmers are hay
ing trouble in clearing roads Of accumu-
lated snow, and reports have come that
in some places in the woods the snow is
anywhere from three to eight feet deep,
and that farmers have to dig out paths
to place their buckets to catch the sap.
Yesterday. eggs We're quoted at from
p to rs cents a dozen, with a wholesale
price that ranges from 90 to "a cents.
Butter, too, ranges in price. one dealer
giving the retail price as Al cents, and
another as TO- while the wholesale
ranged from IS to IS cents. Asparagus
was quoted at 80 cents a pound Meat
and retail fish and sea food prices re-
main as last week. Strawberries fiuc-
tuate in price, and are now slightly
higher than last Saturday, when they
We're 40 cents n basket Yesterday they
were quoted at 40 to 80 cents. Pine
apples are 70 to 81 cents each. Not much
hay has been brought into the market
this week The prices secured have
ranged from SIG to 500 The following
prices are quoted for the Free Press
by c. A. Barber and y. f. Perkins,
grocers, r. +. Howard. meat dealer, the
Carpenter Perley Fish company, the
burlington Fruit company and the A D.
Pease Feed company:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
20 BRITISH SHIPS
SUNK SINCE MARCH l

London, March 30.-Four vessels are re-
ported to have been sunk during the last
q hours-two British steamers the Kill
bride and Iavina Westol, the Dutch
steamer Duceand and the small Russian
schooner ottoman.
The total number OF British ships sunk
since the beginning of the new German
submarine campaign is 20, In addition
there has been a considerable toll AIKEN
by the submarines from shipping belong
ing to Great Britain's allies or to neutral
countries, Nevertheless the attitude of
the British press is not one of undue
alarm. as it is maintained by the news
papers that the fierce German campaign
represents many months Of preparation
and that the pace cannot he maintained
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
80 PEOPLE KILLED
IN n. Y. c. WRECK
At AMHERST, OHIO

an hour second No. sc following, being
partly an express train with the Detroit
Cleveland sleepers collided with the first
section.
The rear car of first No. Sc, which con-
tanned all of the passengers who were
either killed or seriously injured, was a
modern solid steel coach. This car and
the next car ahead, II steel under frame
club car were thrown over on the west
bound track just as the Twentieth Gem
fury Limited, westbound was approach
ing. The latter train of eight cars col
lided with part of the wreckage and was
entirely deraied except the three rear
cars.
at 800 y. NJ to-day investigation in
dicates there We're twenty-siX fatalities
consisting of twenty-four passengers and
two employees, all of whom were in the
all-steel coach, except one pullman CON
ductor in the club car. In addition there
were fifteen coach passengers injured who
were taken to the Elyria hospital
1.-THE railroad at the point of accident
is four-track road equipped with
automatic and interlocking signals of the
most modern type, and examination and
tests made Immediately following the ac-
cident showed that the signals were all
working properly
"Invcstigation az to responsibility in.
wolves several employees. Some of whom
were injured and have not yet oeen inter-
view ed and no statement can be made
as to responsibility until complete in
vestigation has been made. which will
he made as soon as the condition of the
employees will permit and the facts are
known.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
DESPONDENT, TOOK LIFE.
Ansel Kelsey, IS. Farmer, Blew OF
Top of His Head.

Middlebury, March %. .-Ansel Kelsey,
eyed SIS years killed himself with n shot
gun about one O'Clock this afternoon at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. *. j.
Piper two miles south of the village Mr.
Kelsey was a prosperous farmer and long,
time resident Of Salisbury. Dependency
Is thought to have prompted his act
Mr.. Kelsey drove this morning to the
home of his daughter, hitched his horse
back Of the house. and after talking with
his daughter told her he would go out
10 feed the horse. Later. the report of
the gun was heard and Mr.. Piper, his SON
in-law, found Mr.. Kelsey on the floor of
the barn. In discharging the shotgun he
had used a yard stick, The shot had
passed through his left cheek up through
the top Of his head
His son. John Kelsey, who until a few
days ago had lived with his parents on
the farm, had moved into Middlebury as
he had a position with the Champlain
Valley Telephone company, This it is
thought may have caused his despond-
ing a few weeks with their daughter
Miss Bertha Kelsey NJ Brockport, n. Y,
was expected home tomorrow Besides
his wife, he leaves four daughters, Mrs.
Frank Severance, Mrs. X. ]. Piper, Mrs
Fred Nash, all of Middlobury, and Miss
bertha Kelsey of Brockport, N, Y, and
ono son, John Kelsey.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
COL. ROOSEVELT DONS
FIGHTING TOGS
Question; viii Republicans Soon Have
Important business Mt Oyster Bays

oyster Fay, y. Y. March y. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be much activity
and many conferences at Sycamore Hill
before the end of the week.
The situation in Massachusetts, where
a full ticket of Roosevelt delegates to
tho republican national convention has
been named TO enter the primaries in
opposition to the regular republican dele
gates, Will be the first to receive ConSid-
GRAFTON. Colonel Roosevelt wants to avoid
fractional fight there if possible, but he
has not yet had time to consul with the
leaders from other States than New York
If senator Lodge or other candidates for
delegates at large on the regular republic
can ticket in Massachusetts seek any
interviews at SagamOre Hill with the end
in view of stopping fractional differences
they will be received by the colonel al
though at present he knows little of these
plans. Republican and progressive lead
erS from other States who are ready to
Join in fight for Americansm and the
overthrow of the Wilson administration
will not he turned away, if they wish to
enter into an interchange of views with
Roosevelt.
There may be a possibility of ending
the miX-up in Massachusetts if it can
be shown to the satisfaction of the
Roosevelt leaders that tho candidates
on the regular republican ticket will
not be irrevocahly against the colonel
at Chicago.
If Senator Lodge puts in an appear
ance here it will undoubtedly mark the
beginning of a pilgrimage of political
leaders, republicans and progressives,
up Sycamore Hill to see what can be
done to clarity a situation which is
daily becoming moro embarrassing to
the happy reunion plans which have
been so much discussed of late. Sem
ator Lodge has a lot of interesting in
formation garnered from other senators
and politicians in Washington which
he could tell.
one thing has been established def
n!tcly since the colonies return. Po-
| litical leaders of all stripes and be-
liefs are satisfied that the movement
! to nominate him cannot be headed off
| and that he VIII prove a big factor in
whatever plans are made from this
time ON. Ills party leaders are urging
on him that it is his duty to keep up
his tght, which they say is for the dig
nifty honor, and safety of the country.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
BRIGHTON MARKET.

Beef prices were stronger at the BTigh-
ton stockyads Tuesday morning. and
lambs were scarce and firm. Hogs We're
unchanged and calves We're lower.
Arrivals for the week Of all kinds Of
livestock, except calves, We're light, the
total at both Brighton and Watertown
being IS cars, against IS cars for the
preceding week. Total arrivals for
Tuesday at Brighton We're five cars
from the Boston and Albany and q cars
from the Boston and Maine. Arrivals
at Watertown for Tuesday were 10 cars
During the week. Brighton receipts in
cluded seven cars Of cattle and two
cars of hogs from the West, II cars of
livestock from New York State, Ave
cars from the Boston and Maine railroad
and two cars from the Boston and
Albany.
Best beef cattle sold as high as cents
and shippers were trying to get more
for their best offerings. Range of
prices for tops was sis to cents. with
good cattle ~ to 81 cents and light
cattle at to ~ cents.
Some fancy cows sold at cents or
better. but this was an extreme, the
range for tops generally being Gle to :
cents. Good COWS sold at 6 to 6ia cents,
ordinary cows at to cents and cam
ners at to AZ cents
Shippers found it hard to get over 6
cents for best bulls, the general range
being So to ca cents for tops. with
average bulls at to 5is cents, and
bolognas at ~ to cents.
Calves again We're easier. 9la cents
being about the top for even fancy lots.
Rest lots brought to cents. with
fancy higher, while fair lots sold at
I to cents. and grassers and drinkers
at to cents
Hogs We're again unchanged. though
further falling off In the run is noted.
Best lots sold at 90. to 10 cents. though
few brought the higher figure. Rough
lots sold at 81. to o.: cents and boars
at to Az cents.
Choice lambs were scarce and prices
We're frmer, best offerings being quoted
at 10 cents. The range of prices was
to 10 cents for lambs and to cents
for sheep. all offerings being readily
taken at full prices.
Mich cows We're steady in price with
moderate strings in tho COW barns.
Ordinary mixers sold Mt $40 TO $50, with
good mixers at $50 to $50 and fancy
mixers UP to 800 or better.
The run Of hogs has fallen off again,
the total reported for the week by Bos-
ton packers being 5000 against 5000
for the preceding week and Is, 800 for
the same week last year, Since January
I, 1916, the total kill by Boston pack
ers has been $4,000 hogs. against 35S 500
for the same period In 1915.
Exports OF pork products have been
light for the week. owing to lnconvenient
steamer sailings the total value re-
ported by Boston packers being $4,000.
against $4,000 for the preceding week
and $3.50 for the same week last year.
Since January !, 1916, the total exports
by Boston packers have been valued at
N,l9S.00o. against sl,9250O0 for the same
period in 1915.
Price of dressed hogs has not been
changed. the packers quoting l21s to 12s.
cents, the same as n week ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
SUbMAR|NESTREA
bELL|GERENTSAND
NEUTRALS ALIKE

steamer Englishman said the vessel
was shelled and torpcdocd 1t was
made clear that the vessel was shelled
while trying to escape, but that Wheh
torpedocd she had come to a stop.
The position of the United states Is
that submarine is operating Wlthin
the law when she shells or torpedoes
IL merchant ship trying to escape. AS
soon as the merchantmen capitu ates,
however, she is entitled to immunity
from further attack.
The dispatches to the state depart
mcnt do not make it clear whether all
the members of the Englishman's crew
were removed before the vessel was
torpedocd, and additional information
on that point is being sought.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
METH0D|:T rs COM. .RENCE
Bishop Hamilton Gives Communion to
15O-ScnntOr Dillingham; to Speak
Memorial Service Held.

Montpelier. March 29.--Bshop John w.
Hamilton of Boston, who Is to retire this
year because of the age limit which he has
reached, presided over the opening ses-
sion of the END annual Vermont Metho-
dist conference this morning in Trinity
Church and administered communion to
100 persons SeventY-three members ami
probationers responded to the call of the
conference roll.
At the morning session the following
officers were elected to serve throughout
the conference and ministers made de-
tailed reports of their years work: Secre-
tary, the Rev. +. w. Lewis. Groton; as
sistants, Reverends w. r. Davenport
Springfield, A. A. Mandigo, Moretown. G.
l.. Wells 1rasburg, D, q. Guest of Rich
ford; treasurer, Olaf j. Anderson. Derby :;
assistants. G. d, Pierce, Craftsbury and
F. A. Woodwork. Bradford; statsticlan
the Rev. +. l.. Barnes, South Royalton;
biographical secretary, the Rev. Joseph
Hamilton, Randolph.
The Rev w. s Smithers presided at
the afternoon session, which was given
over to memorial service, the memorial
sermon, to commemorate members of the
conference who died during the year.
being delivered by the Rev. \. j. Hough
of Brownsville.
This evening the Rev Patrick Joseph
Maveety, ID. d., of Cincinnati. Ohio, de-
hvered an address at the Freedman's Aid
anniversary. y change in the original
program was made because of the in
ability of the Rev. Henry G. Mccain of
topeka, Kans., to attend, the Rev. d.
3. Guest Of Richford being called upon
70 preside at the temperance anniversary
In connection with the conference a
meeting Of the Laymen's association and
ay electoral conference will be held Fri
lay and Saturday in Bethany Church.
Senator William +. Dillingham; president
Of the Laymens association, is down for
J brief address at the opening session.
others who are to make addresses are the
Rev. a. w. Hewitt OF Planheld men,
Der of the State board of education, Supt.
Walter b. Lance OF the Plainfield school
district, the Hon. Frank Plumley of
Mortified. Editor II. c. Whltehill of
Waterbury, and President Guy Potter
Benton OF the University of Vermont.
The Joint meeting of the Vermont an
hual conference and the lay electoral con.
ference Is to occur at three o'clock Satur.
Gay afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
DISAPPEARANCE OF
ASQU|TH MINISTRY
A POSSIBILITY
Continued from pagc Onc.)

reasonable and that the government had
met nearly all his wishes, while other
suggestions he had made were still under
consideration. AS the result OF the in
Vestlgatons of u committee appointed
lor mat purpose, the government had
found 1t possible to reduce greatly the
number OF reserved occupations and to
substitute women for men in munitions
factories to an extent previously be-
heVed impossible, by which means a
largo number OF men had already been
released for military service.
by the first of May, he said, large
number of occupations connected with
the manufacture of munitions would be
removed altogether from the reserved
list, and steps were being taken to in
Vestigate whether it would be possible
similarly to release more miners with.
out reducing the coal output. Two hun.
dred and seventy-hve thousand women
had been found for commercial, ceri.
cal and transport work. and another
l4000 for farm work
Mr.. Long paid an eloquent tribute to
the loyal self-sacrifice Of the married
men who had attested, which the coun'
try gratefully recognized. He earnestly
denied that they had been unfairly
treated He was certain they would
not spoil their honorable record because
the exigencies Of the war had resulted
in their being called to serve earlier
than expected
After explaining that the calling up
Of the men under 10 years would re-
lease large number OF men for foreign
service, he proceeded to outline the gov
ernments proposals for dealing with
hardships arising through the enlistment
Of married men. These included grants
from the pensions committee, and power
extended to the courts to break leases
and other contracts entered into since,
well as before. the war.
Mr.. Long said that everything that
could justly be done should be done to
get the greatest number of single men
and reduce the necuniary and other bur-
dens of the enlisted married men The
government regarded it as a sacred duty
10 do everything in their power to sup
port the heroic men at the front, he
said.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
VILLA ABOUT 50
MILES AHEAD OF
PURSUING TROOPS
Believed to BE Headed for San
Andres, 25 Miles South.
west of chihuahua
City.

FL Paso. March 2S.-Dispatches from
the front. interpreted in connection
with the news brought by Americans
returning from different points in the
interior OF Chihuahua, caused be-
lief here tonight that Francisco Villa
was headed for San Andres, about 20
miles southwest of Chihuahua City, a
favorite Headquarters of the bandit
He is thought to be already not less
than SO miles ahead of his pursuers
and possibly leading the chase a much
greater distance.
There are several Americans in FL Paso
who are not only thoroughly familiar
with the country through which Villa is
fleeing, but who were also well acquaint-
ed with the bandit chief in former days.
They are agreed that Villas object is the
district around Parral and south from
there to Torreon, in which territory nu.
merous Villa bands under the leadership
Of Canuto Reyes are operating with con-
siderable success
If Villa IS able to effect junction with
Reyes tho problem OF his determination
will have becomc n serious one, as he
then will &c able to control several thou
sand sol Tiers, who. split into guerilla
biiiuS, IL iSht We dpit ~ Ntcp ny d ueHui-
tory mo untain warfare for On unlimited
period. they point out
The one hope al present Is that the
American cavalrymen may be able to
catch up with Villa before he gets much
further south. IT is admitted here that
the hope is a slender one and will be
much more attenuated if the American
troops are not given the use of the Mex
ican railroads for bringing up supplies.
The supplies question overshadows every
thing else now. Army officers here say
that on its solution depends every chance
of a successful termination of the pur-
suit of the bandit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
GREATEST MEAT EATERS.
Large Cattle Ranges of Latin America
Provide Peoples Daily Food,

latln-Americans are the greatest meat
caters i'm the world. The poorest fami-
lies have meat daily and I have at
tended many banquets in which meat in
some form was found in each course I'm
to the dessert.
Throughout all those countries are
large cattle ranges. Little attention is
Paid to breeding. with the result that
The cattle run mostly to horn, hide and
hoof. BY properly crossing and develop
ing the stock wonderful results could be
obtained. Some of the leading ranchmen
Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile and Argen-
tine have recently begun importation Of
blooded stock from America and Eu-
rope, to better their herds In other
only sporadic attempts have been made
to raise stock standards.
While there are ample fodder and
water at all seasons Of the year, the
COWS there do not give rich milk and
as a consequence butter making on an
extensive scale is carried on only in
Uruguay, Chile and the Argentine
Cheese is also being manufactured in
the latter countries. To northern and
central Latin-America, butter and
h,
way and sweden.
Hides are cured in the sun by stretch
ing them on crude wooden frames, after
which they are exported, the United
states taking the greater part OF the out
put There are but few tanneries, yet
nowhere in the world are the natural re-
sources necessary for this purpose to be
found in such profusion
Il.
toirs built and owned by Americans,
Germans and English in Uruguay Argen-
tine and Brazil the slaughter houses
waste the by-products. Cattle Of all
kinds are slaughtered in the late after
noon and sold the next morning, and
are not cut up into roasts, chops
and steaks except in the modern
slaughter houses before mention
ed. The choice piece of beef, according
To Latin-Amcrican standards, is the
"lomo" or tenderoin, after the lomo is
removed the beef is hung up and chunks
Of meat cut therefrom as the fancy OF
the butcher may suggest. Meats are
not generally refrigerated. In many
countries sheep are CHARTERED and thus
sold, Frequently, the butcher works Off
goat meat on the unsuspecting customer.
In most of the countries he government
fixes the prices of various meats for the
day or for the week,
AS is well known, the packing houses
and cold storage plants of the Argen-
tine, Uruguay, Brazil and the few I'm
Paraguay are the last word in perfection.
From these sources of supply most of
Europe and some of our larger cities
have been receiving much of their meats,
Many vain efforts have been made to
establish abattoirs in other countries OF
I4atn-Amerca As soon as their pros
perity seemed assured the authorities,
through excessive taxes, forced them to
close-Lesles Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
DIR. ANGELL AGAIN
CRITICALLY ILL

Ann Arbor, Mich. March Cdr. James
u. Angel, president emeritus Of the Uni
versity of Michigan, is again critically III,
His condition is so alarming that mem
bers of his family have been summoned.
mr.. Angel is 81 years old. has ben fall
Ing since January. early in March he
was thought to be dying. but he rallied
temporarily.
Last week he became worse again. and
since then has been sinking gradually.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
New York. March %

New York, March %
BEENES-Recelpts 1,Gi5 Barely steady.
Steers $7Q9.75; bulls s50> COWS $3,5ou7
CAI.VES-Receipts 2,4ao. Weak. Neals
s6,50ul0,40 culls s5jo06,5o barnyard
calves $405
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 800.
Firm. Ordinary to good lambs sllHll,5:
sheep and ewes $j5AuN.
HOGS-Receipts 6,6>o Steady. Light
TO medium hogs s9,25QlO.25, pigs s9a925;
roughs sS.50HS75