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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
CONVICT LAWYER
ARGUES OWN CASE
burton ". Gibson, prominent In sgsbe
Murder. ArnIn In IimcI,Rht.

Albany y. Y, Feb. o9-Burtor W.
Gibson, an attorney, convicted in New
York county of grand larceny, wa,
brought to Albany to-day from sin,
sing prison to argue before tho court
OF appeals his appeal from conviction.
The case was postponed until tomorrow
and for time tonight It appeared as
though the prisoner would he unable TO
find a place to spend the night.
The guard. who brought Gibson hers.
refused to allow him to stay at hotel
but insisted that he must spend the night
In some jail. Gibson was taken before
Chief Justice Bartlett OF the court ot
appeals. who was asked to commit him
to prison for the night
The chief justice said he had no power
TO take such action and later Gibson
was taken before supreme Court Justice
Rudd who committed him to the Albany
county penitentiary until tomorrow
Gibson will nc the first convicted man
to argue case before the court Of APP
pcals while in custody. Gibson was con-
victcd of misrepresentation money from
the estate OF Mrs. Rose VI. Szabo, vt
which he was the executor Previously
he had been tried twice on a charge ot
having murdered Mrs. Szabo and in eacn
case the jury disagreed, Mrs. Szaho was
drowned in Greenwood lake July lS,
1872, while boating with Gibson
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
REVOLT AGAINST
CARAGU ia SAID
TO Be bREW|NC
The Design Is Alleged to BE the
Prevention of Ratification
of New Treaty with
United States.
Igton, rob. o.-Hcports tina. a

Washington, Fob 2n.-Hoports that q
revolutionary plot against the Nicara-
guam government had been fumentcd a.
Now Orleans, and would be launched
soon with the particular design Of pre-
venting ratification by the Nicaraguan
Congress of tho new treaty with the tn-
ted States we're brought TO the attention
of the state department. to-day by Cen
eral Chamorro, the Nicara guam minister
Agents Of the department Of Justice
probably Will be instructed to watch
Nicaraguans in New Orleans and other
ports from which shipments Of arms
might he made in violation OF United
states neutrality.
New Orleans. Fob % "A version Of
the rumored plot for a Nicaraguan revo-
luton in circulation in Tatin-American
quarters here to-day. was that arms and
ammunition to supply an army Of 9nonO
already had been assembled ON Mica
raguas borders and that operations
were TO begin early in March. Tho plan,
according to the story, was fomeutei
here by followers OF Rodofo Espinoza
and backed by New York interests No
confirmation came from any source
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
ENORMOUS WEALTH
OF NEW WORKERS

New York, Feb. 39,--Th'rtN-two residents
of the borough of Manhattan are as
seSsed for $4,000 or more on personal
property alone, according to report of
the tax department made public to night
John u. Rockefeller leads with an as
acssmcnt of 100000 Henry i. Dawson
of j. y. Morgan n Co, whose name did
not appear on the records last year, is
rated this year with personal property
nggreGatillg $l,ooo,D Abraham Erlangcr.
theatrical producer, Is assessed at $40 q
COO whereas his personal property q year
ago was listed as worth only 5000 Other
Increases wcro: John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
SSai"0 to 10000; George Ehrct, SiD,Jo0 to
100000. Adrian lseln, Jr. $4,000 to
So ,ooo; Jacob H. Schif, $iOOo00 20 S1,Ono q.
90; James Spcyer, 10000 to $4,000.
aud Frcdcrick W. Vanderbilt $1,000 10
$3.50 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
NEAR-WHISKEY SELLER
FINED $500 AND COSTS

Brattleboro Feb. 2S-Judge Frank r.
Barber of the municipal court this after
noon found Emedio Pelegreno guilty Of
keeping with intent to sell intoxicating
liquors. A fine of 500 with costs of s2o79
was imposed. Attorney A. r. Schwenk for
the respondent will take the case to tho
supreme court. Pellegreno was reca sed
on bail furnished by himself Of 800.
Last month Sheriff .. f.. Mann arrest
ed Pelegreno. who had been offering half
ounce bottles OF liquids ito make whiskev
with" Analysis by the State chemist
showed that the contents of all of them
contained from 5.i6 to sc 80 per cent OF
common alcohol. The bottles were Or
tanned fror, New York company which
assured Pellesreno that he would not re-
Iuirc a license to sell them. The case IL
regarded with Unusual interest by law
yers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
BILLS UNCERTAINTY

In rural district of Kansas two Labor
ers working on the country highway dis
cussed various people and settled affairs
of nations as they welded pick and
shovel, Finally one of them referred to
the secretary of war, and the other
said; Hiram, who is the secretary Of
war II don't remember his name. %
said Iii, "but here comes old Bill Nor
gan We'll ask him" So, az old Nor
gan drove up one of the lahorcrs cali
ed out; Hey Bil, kin YOU tell us
who is the secretary of war" "Wcl, D
said BIN, II oughter To know, but |
cant remember And he drove on
thinking deeply. soon the two men saw
Blll coming back and when he came
within haiing distance he called out:
say, you fellers, what war did you
mean Philadelphia Star.
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GERMANS PLAN TO
SHOOT ACROSS CHANNEL
Artillery Powerful Enough TO Dom
bnrd England from Continent,
n Possibility.

Berlin via London. March l.--ArtillerY
so large and powerful that il will he
possible to lombard England from the
continent is the certain product OF the
near future. according TO Prof. Fritz
Rauscnberger co-director of the krupp
works and inventor of the famous ~
centimetre guns, in an interview with
the correspondent of the TaGenatt.
Professor RausenberCer declares that
the day of fiat trajectory pieces is past
and that mOrtars and vertical shooting
artillery will he In increasing demand.
This is because the nature Of modern
warfare has almost done away with the
necessity for shooting horizontally, it
being possible to reach horizontal trench
ing vertically
Modern artillery. Notwithstanding IT'S ire
mendous strides he says, has in no way
reached the limits Of its posSihitles. eth
er in effectiveness or in carrying powers.
The cannon of the future, he believes VII
be able to penetrate the strongest forti-
fed shelters and nullify "EngIand's shim-
merng ocean armament the old proud
wall which for centuries has protected
It from the continent"
metre gun years ago. according to Prof
Rausenherger but it was only shortly
before the outbreak of tho war that it
was found possible to make these giant
cannon independent OF railroads and cas-
lily transportable
The forts of the future, he believes. will
differ vastly from th"s" Of tho present,
There have always been fortified boundary
lines. hut even the present daY heavy
artillery has spelled doom for fortified
cities with fort cirdlcs
The inventor pays his compliments to
American ammunition, which he says is
infinitely better to-day that at the be-
ginning of the war. Experience has
shown, he declares, that pressed am
munition is vastly better than cast or
nodded ammunition. hut points out that
special machinery is necessary TO make
it,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
Heavy Fire of French Artillery
Has Prevented TeutOns from
Launching Onfensives at Sew
eral Points.
NOTABLE GERMAN GAINS
Advance East Of Verdun Ex-
tends over Front of Twelve
Nliles-Bcrlin Claims 22S or
ficers and 1855 Men Taken
Prisoners with War Material.

London. Feb. 29.--With the lcsscnng
Of the activity of the contcnding forces
10 the north of Nerduu, the French in
tho Wocvre region east of Ncrdun arc
using their artillery to break up Ger
man preparations for further advances
toward the fortress. At various points
the fire of tho French guns has pre-
vented the Germans from launching Of
tcnsivcs.
In the NosEcs mountains there has
also been great artillery activity by the
French near Senones and Ban De Sapt,
while near Scppois the Germans have
been driven out of trenches they had
previously taken. In the Champagne
German fortified works in the region Of
hll 1913 have been battered by the
French guns and the crater of mine
exploded by the Germans was occupied
by the French
Tho Germans have added several add
tiona points to their terrain in the
lighting about Nerdun, having been en-
a1cd to construct trenches on the slopes
north of the Cote Du poivre and To
capture an armored work northwest OF
pouaumOnt and have taken the towns
of Manhcuilles and Champion. Is miles
southeast of Verdun.
In this drive to the east of Nerdun the
advance OF the Germans has extended
over a front OF virtually II miles from
Dicppc to Champion.
Berlin reports that thus far they have
taken prisoner OBS officers. 1850 men and
a large number of guns. machine guns
and much war material.
There has been considerable artillery
activity and lighting in the air between
hattalions OF German and British aNia-
tors along the British front in France
and Belgium.
In the Dvinsi region of Russia the
Russians have driven the Germans back
and advanced their line. and put down
under heavy fire an attempt at a counter
attack
Details are lacking concerning the
disaster TO the French auxiliary cruiser
Provence. which has been lost in tho
Mediterranean While the French minis
try of marine estimates the number o
survivors at so no estimate is made OF
the casualties.
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OPTIMISTIC VIE W
Of VEROUN BATTLE
BY THE GERMANS
"MOst Remarkable Cooperation
of All Arms" Declares Il
Berlin Report, Review
ing Situation.

Berlin Via London March All re-
ports of the battle of Vcrdun show
more and moro remarkable cooperation
of all arms. 4 study of the progress
during tho week since the first attack
was delivered shows that guns must
have been steadily brought forward as
fast as the infantry cleared any French
position, there to resume the work Of
making the next position ripe for storm
ing.
In view OF the character OF the ground
fought over the pioneers and other tech
meal groups must have fulfilled their
duties with the utmost precision and ac-
cording to program. The fact that the
French were unable to take any mum
her of prisoners worth reporting is taken
here to indicate that the German troops
arc splcndidly in hand and are carrying
out the work planned FOR each advance
hut are not advancing further until tho
ground is prepared for them.
The Germans cast of Ncrdur. who
reached the base of the Cotes Lorraine
TO bring their guns to bear on the Yer
dun forts at tho most effective dis
lance. The abandonment by the
!
sula was expected after the taking Of
Champneuville by the Germans.
Tho advanced German line from
Champneuville toward Bras shows that
I tho Germans gradually are stra iEhten-
| ing ont the kink I'm the line north Of
Nerdun. Between Verdun and Fort De
Marie. which forms the northwestern
corner of the Nerdun Notifications, lies
the Meuse. and on the western shore
! is a broad stretch of flat meadow land
which is commanded by Fort he Marie
and by its advanced batteries, and
hence immediate further progress in
| this direction is not expected.
Reports from upper Alsace tell of
/ continued activity. Heavy cannonad-
ing is audible in the southern Nosges,
and in the so-callod Sungau the can
Inonading is especially vigorous in the
valley of Metzeral and the vicinity OF
; Altkirch
Further activity is reported on the
extreme southern German front along
the Swiss border, where the recent
capture of French trench improved
the German line considerable Wheth =
cr the activity here and at other points
beside Ncrdun indicates a general at
tack along the whole front naturally
cannot be predicted. Possibly the
purpose is to prevent the French from
withdrawing troops from any point for
the reinforcement Of Ncrdun
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Which Included 235 Officers Ac-
cOrding TO the Russian Official
Report Which Has Been Made
Public.
ARMY CORPS SHATTERED
Russian General staff Announces
That Erzerum Was the Only
Fortified Point in the Interior
of Asia Minor Protecting
Western Armenia.

Pctrospd. Feb. %. via London, March
], l21O q. m.--Thc following official com
municatiou from general headquarters
was issued to-day:
western Guysian) front: In the Dvinsli
region, near the village of Garbunovka
ana north Of the PonieWsch railroad. Our
troops drove back the Germans and made
a slight advance. Between Lakes Ilsen
and Mcdouos and to the south the Cor
mans later I'm serricd ranks advanced
against our trenches, but recoiled before
our heavy fire.
ON the Black sea one Of our destroycrs
dispersed by its fire n convoy which was
proceedn" along the coast road.
Caucasus front; The Turkish COM
muncation of tho 2lst states that the
retreat of the Turkish army from Erze-
rum toward positions west of the fortress
was effected without loss and that the
Turks abandoned in the fortress only 50
old guns they could NOT remove At
the same time Turkish headquarters de-
mics statements alleged to have been dis
seminatcd by the Russians of the capture
in Erzerum of Loo guns and 50. ooo pris-
oners The same Turkish communica-
tion declares that f.rzcrum was really
with fortifcations, devoid Of any mill
tarv value.
"In view of these assertions the Rus
sian general staff announces that the
fortress of Erzerum was the only forti-
fled point in the interior of Asia Minor
protecting western Armenia and Anatola
and commanding all the best roads of
Trans-Coucasia and the interior Of Asia
Minor. For many years past great i'm
provemcnts have been carried out in the
works by the Turks with the assistance
of Germans The terrain in front rem
dcrcd it naturally strong, while it was
/ covered on the TANKS by mountain
masses, most difficult Of approach and
with their passes protected by powerful
! forts.
such was the formidable barrier on
| the path of our offensive. with enor-
nous defensive advantages on the north
east and east.
During the fiv" days assault ;he fort
ress was defended by tho Turks with
stubbornness, to which the enormous
number Of dead and frozen bodies gives
/ testimony. The Caucasus army succeed =
ed I'm surmountiug steep mountain.
protected not only by frost but by wire
entanglemcnts and other offences and
assaulted the fortress after an artillery
! preparation, rho assault on thc forts
and principal position lasted from Feb
ruary II to February Il. Inclusive
After We had taken the forts on The
left flank of the principal Turkish line
OF defence. extending % vcrsts G7 miles,,
thc fate Of tho forts in the center and
on the right flank. and. after them ON
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
~ INDOOR CONSTITUTIONAL.

Augustus q. Stanley. Kcutuckys new
governor. who has mounted the water
wagon announced recently that during
his four-ycar term not a drop of in
toXicatng drink will be allowed in the
State House.
The campaign that | propose 20 wage
against alcohol" said Governor stanley
is to be a thorouch and honest cam
paiEu." There is too much hypocrisy
among drinkers, Here is a typical in
stance;
II sat one evening on a trolley car
beside two women who were returning
together from an afternoons shopping
tour
My husband goes out every evening
for n little constitutional one of the
women said, Then she inquired; Does
YOURS
NO replied the other, No; my
husband always keeps it in the house "
Washington star.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
DEBATE in MORRISVILLE.
T.. T.. Hanson Lcnvcs Platform without
"Good Might" nftcr Rev. Bnkcr's speech.

MorriSVille, Feb. 2?.-I1dgar +. Han
son of Belfast, Me, met the Rev Wal
toy f. Baker Tonight in debate at
local option rally in the town hall. The
first half hour was taken up by Mr..
Hanson, who told of the situation in
Maine. The Rev. Mr. Baker said that
tho matter was a problem for Vermont
to deal with. not Maine. The mayor of
Belfast had much to say of conditions
In Kansas ana referred to q letter from
n man in Topeka, kans. whose name
he could not mention and whose let
ter he read in the debate at Montpelier
Sunday night. Mr.. Baker then read an
article in the outlook written by the
Governor Of Kansas and resolutions
passed by the state Legislature Of
Kansas sustaining the prohibition law
now in force there. In closing Mr.. Han
son, who had been passing his letter,
papers etc, through the audience. left
the platform after Mr.. Bakers speech
without his customary good night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
New Gunnery Record.

san Diego, Cal. Feb, 21-What is de.
clared to he a worlds record for accur.
ate and rapid fire gunnery was made by
the armorcd cruiser San Diego at target
practice Friday, ii was announced to.
day. Number ~ six-inch gun scored
eight perfect hits ont Of cight shots in
- seconds, firing at a range of $40
yards. The crew of number II thrcc-inch
gun also scored eight hullscyes in els
many attempts in Is seconds. the rance
being l,6oo yards Both records wore
made at night, the POINTERS picking az
the target after it had been iluminat ed
with scarchlights.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
PENN. II. RS NET INCOME
FOR 1915, S12.125,322

Philadelphia, Feb. 39,-1he total operat-
ing revenues OF the Pennsylvaia railroad
company for 1915 were $l9662S 40, AN in
crease of five per cent compared with
last year but smaller than in 1913, accord
ing to the annual report of the board OF
directors made public tonight. Opcrat-
ing income aggregated SE,&0Hi an In
crease of II IL per cent. compared with
1914 and IS per cent compared with 1913.
The net income for 1918 amounted to Si2 -
42i322, an increase of sS,33i,5U compared
with the previous year. out Of the net
income appropriate were made Ia
sinking and other reserve funds. cash
dividends aggrcgatng six per cent. ON
the capital stock were paid and extensive
additions and bettcrmcnts were provided,
Operating EXPENSES of Sli2, E6,5G9 showed
decrease OF IL per cent. as compared
with 1914,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
FIFTEEN MEN KILLED
IN NINE EXPLOSION

Ncmpton, W Va, Feb. % Fifteen men
We're killed and five seriously injured
by an explosion Of dust in mine No. ~
Of the Davis Coal and Coke company
here to-day. All the victims were for
eigncrs. Fifty-one miners were rescued.
The exploration of the workings was
completed late to-day and all the bodies
recovered.
Tho explosion occurred this morning
shortly after the men had entered the
mine, The blast. however, did not in
torferc with the working of the cages
in the main shaft and the men not
within range of the explosion hurried
to the foot of the shaft and We're at
once brought to the surface. Rescue
parties composed Of miners from neigh
boring mines were hastily organized.
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Engineer Is Blamed.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 29-Thc
failure of william a. Curtis, engineer
IF extra passenger train No !, to OBJ
serve signals set against him and to
obey them was responsible for the run
hing of the train into the rear of the
Connecticut river special ON the \. Y,
\. II. and Hartford road at Milford uu
February %. according to the finding
IF Coroner Mix to-day, In the wreck
ten persons lost their lives and more
han two score were injured,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

have passed by a majority OF two to
one
Adoption Of the pending resolution
sional Reputation of policies announced
and contended for by President Wilson
all through the submarine operations
which more than once were in "a crisis.
without their defeat and an affirmation
by majority of Congress of their
confidence in tho Presidents course
Mr.. Wilson's supporters point out he
will be enabled to continue to contend
for tho principles Of international law
and humanity with Il united govern.
mont behind him
THE FOREIGN VIEWPOINT.
Dispatches from Berlin and Vienna
have pictured how the congressional
agitation was received there as indi-
eating that the President. in his de-
mands on Germany and Austria. did
not have the support of his own party
and was being opposed by elected rep
resentatiVes Of the people There was
Immediately a stitfcnng of the German
determination not to rcC"de from tho
announced purposes Of the new sub
marine campaign to sink without
warning all armed merchant ships de-
spite President Wilson's reiterated con-
tention that such practice was con
trary to the principles for which the
United States had contendcd with Ger
many ever since the sinking Of the
Lusitania.
1t is Known that among the elements
| leading to the Presidents action vera
p6 OF
yielding attitude expressed In inspired
statements from Berlin by the highest
officials of the German government,
some Of which even approached intima-
lions of bad faith on the President
part because the United States would
not accept the view that the T.usitania
guarantees applied only to ships carry
ing no armament whatever.
CONGRESSMrN SURPRISED.
News Of the Presidents decision came
as distinct surprise at the Capitol,
where the leaders of both Houses heard
of it first through reports of the letter
/ received by Mr.. pou. There were some
/ expressions Of dissatisfaction. particu-
/ larry among tho members of the House
at the course adopted. Surprise was OK
pressed that the President should appeal
to the rules committee to have brought
out debated and voted on, proposals
which have been kept in the foreign AZ.
fairs committee solely because it wss
believed the administration did not wish
them discussed or acted upon.
II is considered probable that actor
by both Houses may be taken Thurs
day
sneaker Clark Ma ioritN c1Ipr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
800 METHODISTS ILL
AFTER CHURCH BANQUET

san Francisco, Feb. -. --irhrcc hundred
or more guests were made i'll, probably
by eating ice cream, at Methodist
banquet February -, it became known
to-day following an official report of the
incident to the Methodist Ministers as
sociation. All of those made i'll rccov-
cred within two days.
There was no thought among those In
charge that there was any deliberate at.
tempt to poison the FOOD. 1t was agreed
that some unwholcsome ingredient had
been used unwittingly in the ice cream.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
80 UNARMED BRITISH
SHIPS WERE TORPEDOED
London Statement about Activity OF
Enemy Submnrlncs to End Of IOI5.

London, Feb 70 The admiralty Tonight
made public A list Of ''unarmed British
vessels torpedoed and sunk by enemy
submarines without warning up to the
end of 1918. 1t comprises 50 steamers and
one trawlcr.
\ list also was given of neutral vessels
said to have been torpedoed in the same
period without warning. consisting of IL
steamers and one sailing vessel, of which
two, the Gulflight and Ncbraskan We're
American. four Norwegian four Swedish.
one Dutch. one Danish, one Greek and
one Portuguese.
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M-l.AI DO NDl' TllI\l X

Mamma" said the little girl, what does
transatlantic mean" "hcruSs inc Attain
tic, of course" said her mother, sharply.
But don't bother me with questions lust
now. Can't YOU see I'm busy writing"
There was a few seconds silence, Then:
Mamma. does trans always mean
across "Of course II does But 'hrca =
cncd her mother. IL YOU don't stop both
crng me with your questions | shall send
YOU straight to bed. ! won't have il!
Now, remember" Then | suppose conn
mented the child, that "transparene
means a cross parent - Exchange
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l.ADNLIkt, ADVICE

London man Just back from the
states says THAT a little gil ON the train
to Pittsburgh was chewing gum. Not
only that. but she Insisted ON pulling It
out in long strings and letting it fan
back into her mouth again
Mabel said her mother in HORT
fled whisper, Mabel don't do that
chew your gum }' II. uttle lady. '-I.cr-
don Opinion