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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
AMERICANS ABOARD
TWO VESSELS SUNK
IN THE WAR ZONE
State Department Will Investi-
gate ANY Violation of AM
erican Rights in Either
Incident.

Washington, Sept s-Sinking of two
vessels in the European war zone with
Americans aboard was reported tC the
State department to-day by American
consular officers. The state department
will investigate both incidents to deter
mine if American rights have been
violated. There is no Information now
at hand to indicate that either vessel
was attacked Illegally.
A despatch from Consul McCunn at
Glasgow announced that there w,re 2s
Americans on board the British steamer
Kelvnia when she was sunk by a mine
or torpedo September ., while bound
from Newport News to Avonmouth and
Glasgow. All Of the Americans, mulct GERS,
were rescued and now are in Glasgow.
Consul Hurst at Barcelona Spain, re-
ported that two "p pesumable' Ameri-
cans, James Andrews and Lon Bruce,
were among the crew of the Italian sail
Ing vessel Stella Delmare which was
sunk by submarine off the Bal'earic
islands on August 20. The message did
not state whether the crew was saved
nor give the addresses Of the two mem
bers believed to he American citizens.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
CONN. REPUBLICANS
.REN NOMINATE GOV.
MARCUS H. H0LC0MB
Nomination Comes with Ora.
matte Suddenness after Day
of Tedious Roll Call of
the 5S1 Delegates.

New Haven, Conn. Sept s.-Gover-
nor Marcus II. Holcomb Of Southington.
a retired Judge of the superior court
was renominated for governor at the
republican state convention late to-
day. defeating four other candidates
after tive roll calls,
There We're no other contests the re-
mainder of the ticket being nominated
by acClamation. George T. Mclean
was nominated for L. $. senator
The denomination of Governor Hol-
comb came with dramatic suddenness,
after a day of tedious roll calls of the
5Sl delegates The fourth roll call had
stood: Frank L, Healy Windsor Locks,
lG4; Holcomb. 1855; X-Lieutenant-G Gov
ernor Dennis \. Blakesley New Haven,
l36: Iieutcnant- Governor c. b Wilson,
Rridgeport. So, Comptroller Webster
had received scattering votes in pre-
vious ballots.
on the next roll call the Bridgeport
dedication which had voted solidly for
Wilson. swung to Holcomb amid cheers,
and then New Haven. which had sup
ported Healy, also voted for liolcomh.
other delegations in quick succession
voted for the governor, until finally the
! nomination was made unanimous.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
STATUTORY OFfENSE CHARGED
Four Men Held mt BrattIebOro Are Said
to Have Attacked I5-Year-
Old Girl.

Brattleboro. Sept. 6.-Four men were
arrested this afternoon charged with
statutory offense3 against a 15-year- old
girl of West Dummerston. John
Brooks. Harold Hennessey. and George
johnson waived examination and each
was held under 500 by Associate Judge
f. j. Waterman of the municipal court
for his appearance at the September
term of tho county court. L. w. Wat
erman, driver of A public automobile,
pleaded not guilty to the charge and
was bound over until tomorrow morn
ing under 500 bonds for a hearing.
The girl did not return to her home
Monday night after having gone for a
ride with three young men, two OF
whom we're Johnson and Brooks She
was found this morning in the com
pany of Henncssey. No charge has
been brought against her yet, but she
is in the custody of Sheriff c. f. Mann
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Russians Drive TeutOnic Allies
from Fortified Positions in
Galicia and Take 4,50O Pris-
oners-Hard Fighting in ROu-
manian Theater.

London, Sept. 6.-While their COM
patriots We're busy Wednesday north of
the Somme. mainly in wardinC off Ger
man counter attacks or engaged in
artillery duels, the French south of the
river drove their men further into the
German lines and made additional note
worthy gains.
In Stubborn fighting over a front Of four
miles between Nermandovilers and
chilly the Germans have been forced to
give IN the northern portion of YER
mandovillers; while the French have oc-
cupied the outskirts of the railway juno
ton town of Chaunes and thrown their
forces along the railway running from
Chaulnes to Roye between Chaulneg and
Chilly.
To the north the operations by the
French which have Barleux. and ulti-
mately Peronne as their objective, also
met with success. Southeast Of Pelloy-
en-Santerre further German trenches
were captured and the greater portion
Of the village of Berny-en-Santerrr fell
into the hands Of the French. During
the days fighting, according to Paris.
the number of prisoners taken apparently
was large
Berlin admits the loss of tho town
of Clery. which lies a short distance
northwest of Peronne.
In Galicia on the front Of the Zlota
Lipa and Dniester rivers the Russians
have driven out the Teutonic allies
from fortified positions and taken
$500 prisoners. amorg them about
1000 Germans. Berlin comedies a vic
tory to tho Russians in this region
Violent fighting is still going or
around Brzezany, southeast of Lem
berg, but here Berlin SAYS the Russians
have suffered heavy losses and made
no advance. Similarly Russian attacks
near Zborow, northern Galicia. and
Nolhynia, failed, according to Berlin
Fighting is still going on in the Car
| pathians. whore the Russians claim
the capture of additional heights.
In the Roumanian theatre the Ger,
man and Bulgarian troops are still en-
gagged with the ROumanians in the
| Dobrudja region. Berlin reports tn,
capture Of seven of the Tutrakar
works together with their armoroC
| batteries. The Roumanians. on tn,
| other hand. assert that they have re
taken all the Dobrudja frontier eas
of the Danube between Bulgaria anc
Roumania The towns of Islacx ant
Kalafat. on the Danube. have beer
bombarded by the Teutonic allies.
The Russians in Turkish Armeni;
continue to make progress against tn
Turks near Ognott, inflictinG heavy cas-
ualties on them. according to Petro
grad,
On the Macedonian front only bonn
| bardmentS are in progress
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07

New York. Sept GA strike was de-
clared at $3.50 O'Clock tonight by unionized
employees OF the subway and elevated
railway lines operated by the inter
borough Rapid Transit company in this
city. About 1900 of the 100 carmen in
the company's pay voted at a mass
meeting to quit work Immediately.
Officials Of the union asserted that,
with the possible exception of the lines
in Brooklyn, New Yorks electric trans
portation facilities would be completely
paralNHed by morning. They We're con-
tident, they said, that the motormen and
conductors on the surface lines in Man
haitian, Harlem and the Bronx also
would strike through sympathy
Theodore r. Shonts. president OF the
declared that with adequate police pro-
lection the company would be able to
cope successfully with the situation and
guarantee transportation to the public
'lle said that only small number of the
companys employees had become
unionzed
AS soon as the strike vote was an
nounced scouts were sent from the union
meeting place to notify crews on sub
way and elevated railway lines
Mr.. Shonts issued a statement half an
| hour after the strike was declared say.
| ing that "All agreements would he de-
clared off" and that his company would
| fight the union to a finish.'
Five thousand patrolmen who hat
been held in station houses in antici.
patton of the strike We're at once
pressed into service. The preliminary
details called for policing each subway
and elevated train with three uni.
formed patrolmen and like number
on stations
The entire police force. from mid
night, it was announced. would worl
on the three platoon system. Two pla
| toons will do strike duty and on
platoon regular police patrol.
Should the strikers succeed in thei
threats more than 1900 employee
will be affected and New York vii
face the worst tie-up Of its transporta
tion lines in its history. Thus far tn
union has confined its demands to tn
lnterborough Rapid Transit company
and its subsidiary surface car line. tn
New York Railways company. But
was intimated tonight that the strik
might possibly be extended to othe
companies, operating in the variou
borouGhs of the greater city.
owners of every description of vehicle
were in readiness tonight to start Jitne
service throughout the city as soon as tn
travelling public finds traffic shut off.
Realization of the Inconvenience result
ing from inadequate service on under
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
BALLOON|ST FALL;
MEETS HIS DEATH
At RUTLAND FAIR
Parachute Fails to Open and
Samuel A. Libby Is Instant
ly Killed in 500-Foot-
Fall.

Rutland. Sept. 6.--Samuel A. Libby
of Boston. aged 3S years. balloonist'
was instantly killed this afternoon at
the Rutland fair when he cut away a
parachute too near the ground and
struck the earth violently before the
safety device had a chance to open.
He went up in his hot-air balloon
about 1900 feet and had used three of
the umbrella shaped devices success
fully In a graceful descent. when the
fourth parachute failed to check his
fall.
Mr. Libby fell about 500 feet outside
OF the fairgrounds inclosure.
He was a single man. He belonged
to the Loyal Order of Moose. The re-
mains were sent to Oakfield. Me.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
UNION STRIKE
TIES UP ". Y.
SUB AND IL" LINES

strikers Officials Certain That New York's Elec
trio Transportation Facilities Will Be Para
lyzed This Morning Sympathetic Strike of
All Surface Motormen and Conductors EX-
d-Interborough's President Defiant
and Says Company Will Fight Union to a
Finish--Jitney and Water Service Will Help
Solve Transportation Problen-5OO0 Police
men on Duty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07

ground. elevated and street car lines, has
caused commercial houses and corpora
tions employing hundreds of employees TO
make preparations for getting them to
and from their places of business.
With traffic in the subway at a stand
still, the hundreds of thousands who use
it daily will add to street traffic conges-
ton. Next to the subway. the elevated
railroad lines have been the most popular
method of travel
Owners of water craft tonight planned
to make regular trips along the North
and East river fronts picking up passen-
gers at the principal cross town sections
of the city.
/ Employees Of the Green car line of
/ the New York Railways company
shortly after II o'clock tonight also
voted to go on strike at once.
This is one of the most important
! Of the surface car lines in the city.
. The men acted through sympathy for
the subway and elevated railway en-
ployes whose demand for an annul-
ment of individual contracts binding
them not to seek wage increases for
two years was denied by the Inter-
borough Rapid Transit company
SERVICE Is INTERRUPTED.
The first interruption in service oc-
CURED shortly before midnight on the
surface car lines of the New York
Railways company, when motormen
and conductors began turning in their
cars at the barns.
Mr.. Shonts. when informed of the
strike on the surface car lines. de-
clared that it was in direct violation
of the agreement signed August z
which ended the former strike involv-
ing the New York Railways company
the Third Avenue Railway company
and other surface car lines in variou,
parts of the greater city.
William B. Fitzgerald. general or
ganizer Of the union, addressing en-
ployes of the InterborOugh and New
York Railways companies tonight
after the strike had been declared, ad.
vised them "to keep out of trouble
He told them to go out and do theil
picketing as peacefully as possible anC
, not to make it harder for the polio,
: force than it is"
Suhpoenas have been served upon th'
= officers of he Interborough Rapid Transi
t company by the public service commits
? sion, which tomorrow morning will be
r gin an Investigation Of the causes which
5 precipitated the strike.
While strike breakers were being rush
8 ed tonight to all parts of the city TO TAX
' the places of the men who quit, the lat
g ter gathered in groups about the variou
ear barns. The strikers. however, wer
= said to have conducted themselves in al
= orderly manner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
WILSON AND CARRANzA
Ees Hope That Labors
BE Productive of Results
factory to Both Countries
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
GARAGE co. INCORPORATES
w. 4. Wright Concern of ST. Johnsbury
Has Capital of $4,000.

MONTPELIER, Sept. 6.--The w. A. Wright
Garage. Inc, of St Johnsbury, has filed
articles of corporation in the office of
the secretary of state. with capital
stock of $1,000 The home office will be
in st, Johnsbury, and a branch office
in Montpelier, The subscribers are: w. A.
Wright, st Johnshury; j. u. ManIey,
Brattleboro; G.. w, Caldbeck, J. y. Leach
and L. J. Harvey, st, Johnsbury,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
Horse Died of Fright.

Middlcbury, Sept ca horse valued
at $500 dropped dead to-day, from the
effects of fright. it is thought, w. Is.
Foster was working with his team at
the home of his son-in law, drawing
grain to the side of the threshing ma =
chine, and It is thought that the horse $
death WAS due to fright caused by the
noise of the power of the fast running
machine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
IN VT;
NEWS BY COUNTIES

35 cents and butter 90 to 30 cents
Mrs. Nathan Bickford arrived home |
Saturday night from Philadelphia, hav-
ing shortened her visit in that city
on account of the threatened railroad
strlke.-H. G. Towers has returned
home to Rutland after visiting friends
in town for a Week.-Mrs.. william
l'oote and her mother, Mrs. Amelia
Gaines. have returned after weeks
visit with relatives in VerEennes and
the latter will soon go back home to
Holyoke, Mass.-Walter McGuirk and
Leonard Monahau are on an automo-
bile trip to Springfield Ludlow and
other places in that part Of the state.
Carl G. Forbes has returned to Fair
Haven after a week I'm town.-Morris
Moore Of san Diego. Cal, is here on a
visit to friends-Dr. w. r. Denning
who has been visiting relatives and
friends in Mddlebury and vicinity has
started on his way back home to De-
trolt, Mch-Fred Fassett, chef at the
Hotel Logan. is having two weeks
vacation, which he will spend at var
ious places in this State.-Henry NJ.
Melville of New York city is here for
two weeks stay.-Mr. and Mrs.
George l.. Ripley and their nephew,
James Ripley, of Cohoes, n. Y" are
| visiting in town for a week or 10 days
The remains of Horace a. Crane were
brought here from Olean, y. y, where he
died August %, and where the funeral
services We're held \ delegation OF Inlo1
Lodge, No. ,, +. and A. NJ, attended the
funeral in a body and performed the last
! rites of the order. The Rev. d. II. Cork
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
n7Sl tn FAGIF PASS

Albans. Sept. 6.-Adjt.-Gen. Lee
bison of this city expects to
tomorrow night for Eagle Pass,
to visit the camp of the First
mt infantry. He will probably
home in about a month. Cen
|illotson says he cannot say what
liabilities are for the return Of
Ermont guardsmen to their home
hs. No word has been received
hey would be ordered home at
fly date. Major S. S. Watson and
Leroy A. Hall have returned to
respective homes In this city from
late camp near Fort Ethan Allen.
they have been since June.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
CELEBRATES l0lST BIRTHDAY
Mrs. sophia webb of East Granville
Has Use of All Her Faculties-
Takes Auto Ride.

Randolph. Sept 6.-Madam Sophia Webb
of East Granville celebrated another
anniversary to-day, when she reached
her lOlst birthday Madam Webb has
the use of all her faculties and enjoys
much that is of interest TO younger peo-
pie. She received to-day many callers
and seemed to enjoy their visits, Only
a few days ago she took an automobile
ride to RoXbury with the family and
visited relatives there -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
CATTLE FED IN SWAMPS.
state Laboratory of Hygiene Reports
Cause of berkshire Deaths.

ST. Adams, Sept. 6.-Dr. j. c. Parker
has received from the state laboratory of
hygiene report that the cause of the
recent deaths among Berkshire cattl"
was the feeding of the cattle in swamps
and mrashy land in the pastures.
DIR. Parker is Of the opinion that four
heifers and n bull which were found
dead few days ago on +. NJ Wright's
farm in East Enosburg died of the same
cause. He has sent a specimen of the
serum from the cattle to the state
laboratory as he did from the BERKSHIRE
animals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07

Finding position is n selling prob
lem of finding buyer OF what you are
able TO do. Selling problems are nd
Veft!ainS propioina. Are you solyiaE
XQuIa IN this Way2
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
ADDISON COUNTY
MIDDLEBURY.

Fred Brown has secured the contract for
the hauling of the United States -" =
between the local no". EaunO')
dono, and x1e\O nv
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len population.

ed with an alien population.
The conclusion seems to be that
the children born OF foreign par.
ents are harder than the Ameri-
can stock and more inclined to re-
sist disease. This is theory d.
rectly contrary to those which
have been given US by settlement
workers and uplift societies, who
have preached appalling sermons
about the sad condition of the
babies OF the tenements. Is il
possible that generations of bad
sanitary surroundings have Great
ed type almost immune to dis
eases which are so dangerous &c
people who for generations have
been accustomed to Better condi-
tons? Are there opedimics Of
typhoid, for example, among the
people of Gilman
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-11

help ourselves! And still. in the
face of this fact, many of us are
ready TO condemn the efforts OF
those who have come to reali-
cation that they are confronted
with conditions that can be vastly
improved and are willing to try
md improve them. Aud, we, many
Of us, are willing to open the
vials of our scorn and dennncia-
ton because they have the 1ermity
10 ask our cooperation In furth-
ering matters that will rebound TO
their own advantage, regardless
of the fact that their condition
cannot improve in the least degree
without a proportionate improve
ment in the condition OF those
who are their patrons and sup
porters. II the condition of the
workers is not improved. if the
efforts of the chamber do not re-
suit in placing more money in the
pockets of those on whom the
business man depends, how can
the business man achieve a great
er prosperity than he now enjoys?
II his customers are not making
more, it is certain that they can
not spend more than they are do
ing at present. In their efforts
toward their own betterment they
are forced to include the prosper
ity of practically every one else
IN the district. If they cannot do
;his then all their efforts will be
ior naught They must first in
sure greater prosperity to others
before they can hope to receive
any particular increase of prosper.
ity themselves.
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Aone Weekly Nugget, ! month. SOC
Nome Weekly Nugget. year. $500
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CHILDREN AND HEALTH.
Seattle P.-I.

Health authorities and sociolo-
gists OF New York are puzzled
over recent statistics dealing with
the death rate among children I'M
der the age of one year in that
city. Directly contrary to all OF
the eugenic theories and those
held by hygienists. the death rate
among children Of native white
parents is higher than among Off
spring of aliens. And the birth
rate among native families is very
much lower than among alien
families.
The death rate among the chill
dren of the Italian population of
New York under one year Of age
is but Io4 per thousand, and
among Slavic families the death
rate but but 90, the best percen-
tage OF any classification. The
death rate among children of ma
tive white parents is no per thou
sand.
There is the further fact, not
enlarged upon in the report, which
is that the slum problem of all
Of our large cities is almost entire
ly a problem of alien origin. AM
erican familesar exceedingly rare
in the slum districts of any city.
All the crowded tenement house
districts, where it requires almost
direct force to introduce the eIe-
ments of decent sanitation, are FILL
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Entered az second class matter Feb
2s. 1907. at the postofnce at Nome
Alaska, under the Act Of Congress OF
March 1879.
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NETTING NOTICE.

TINE NOME oARTENpgR's UNION
Local So. =. L L. Of A. (Amliated
with the A. =. Of LIZ meets every first
Sunday In each month II II q m.
~ NICHOLSON. Rsas.
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TUESDAY, APRIL II, 1916.
Now that the people of Nome

Now that the people OF Nome
have acquires 4 OioL4ef unaer-
-.aauiag vi the labors and inten-
- OF the chamber OF COM
aeice II - 70 De hoped that that
body will be ganted a tritie more
sympathetic cooperation than has
been the rule since they commenc-
4 their labors some months ago.
lie argument of so many that
they being business men largely
&c engaged in an attempt to inn
prove conditions tor pnleiy per-
s3n2l reasons. j. undoubtedly true.
hey are trying to improve their
own condition and are doubtless
animated largely by personal mo-
.iveS.
When one comes right down to
bedrock facts, it is personal de-
sires that animate practically
every effort at improvement or ad-
vancement so this argument
should not be employed to dis
credit the efforts that are being
made by the local commercial
body. Instead of caviling at their
animating reasons we should by
all means be very glad that there
are a few men in the community
with sufficient initiative to get out
and try to do something for them
selves. That is a great deal more
than can be truthfully said for the
majority. The proof of it is that,
until the present, there has never
been but one concrete effort made
by any one, business men or
others, to improve the conditions
of the camp and district. Stop and
think that over. But once in fif-
teen or sixteen years have we been
able to arouse energy enough to
put forth an organized effort to