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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
Rutland Co. Tel. & Tel. Co.

Rutland. April 25,-The annual meeting
Of the Rutland County Telephone and
Telegraph company was held at the
Berwick Hotel here to-day. The meet
ing was called to order by President
A. W. Foote of Cornwall. Reports We're
read and adopted and the following ofi-
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President ana general manager, \, w.
Foote; vice president, w. f. Grover:
secretary, ID. s. Carpenter; treasurer.
II, T.. sanford; assistant manager AMI
superintendent, w. Il. Foote, The di-
rectors are: w. r. Otis of Dandy, p, G..
Bond of Danny. l.. w, Fish of Ira.
g. h. Stafford of Wallingford, w. Il.
Foote OF Pawlet, w. f.. Grover of Mid
dletown Springs ID. $. Carpenter OF
Middletown Springs, A. W. Foote oe
Middlebury. II. r. Sanford OF Middle-
bury and w. II. Bingham of Middlebury.
This is an Independent company. tho
stock being all owned In Rutland and
Addison counties, but has toll connec-
tion with the New England Telephone
and Telegraph company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
FOR TIME BEING
At A STANDST|LL
Gems. Obregon and Scott Are
Now Travelling towards
Scene of Military Con-
ference.

Washington, April 25.-Gen. Alvaro
Ooregon, minister of war of the Mexi-
can de facto government, IS expected to
arrive at the border for his conference
with Major General Hugh l.. Scott, chief
vi stan OF the American army, by Thurs
day night at the latest.
General Scott will be attended at the
conference by Major-General Funston,
commanding the southern department
ana In direct charge Of the border situa-
ton and in the pursuit of Villa It is UNI
derstood General Oregon will bring with
him several Carranza generals personally
familiar with The situation in northern
Mexico and with steps that have been
taken by their forces to capture villa.
There We're no developments here to-
day either In the military or diplomatic
aspects OF the Mexican situation, Adj
vices to both the state and war depart
ments We're mcagre. General Funston
forwarded delayed messages telling of the
killing of a trooper Of the 10th cavalry
by sniped nearly two weeks ago but
giving no details
The state department had reports of
continued quiet in various parts Of
Mexico and also messages indicating that
the presence OF the American troops
beyond the border might he influencing
the price OF CarranZa currency adverse
~ officials thought it possible this was
one OF the reasons that impelled Car
rama to urge withdrawal of the Ameri-
can forces 1t was pointed out that willis
the soldiers remained in Mexico it was
improbable that any loan could be
negotiated by the de facto government
hai al ct Oh
doubt on the immediate future there to
depress exchange raes. Last quotations
fXed the price of Carranza money nj one
ana ohe-half cents on tho dollar
1t was announced officially to-day that
the forces in Mexico and on tho border
now We're amply provisioned with stocks
ON mana large enough to carry them
up to May Is at least 1t is understood
also that arrangements have been COM
pleted TO supply the cavalry commands
beyond the border with additional
mounts during tho period OF recupera-
'loh winch is to follow the redisposi-
ton.
mere Is much speculation as to Just
what VIII be discussed at the confer
ehce. Mexican embassy officials profess
10 heiieve that it is details of the with
"r""ais or tho Americans which will he
considered That is not the view OK
pressed IN other quarters, however. 1t
IL generally regarded as more likely
mat General Scott will urge increased
cooperation by Carranza troops In the
stamping out of brigaiidage along the
oorder or at least increased activity by
the oe tacto government forces on their
Wv" account to accomplish the same
object,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27

Berlin via London. Apil -. EGO a. M
Nothing has yet developed as result Of
the receipt of the American note to Ger
many concerning Gcrmany's submarine
warfare. No expression Of opinion is OBJ
tainahle from the foreign office, where af0-
solute reticence is maintained.
Neither the note nor any reference to
It has been published in Germany and
there is no intimation rs yet when the
note will be made public. The celebra-
tons of Holy Week and OF the Eastertide
therefore are proceeding. undisturbed hV
foreign complications. The minister's and
other officials who were entitled to IT
ana We're engaged during the day in study
ing tn" document
As far as the Associated Press has been
made acquainted with the sentiment in
higher quarters. it would be wrong TO
regard the situation as anything but eX-
tremely grave. The note probably will,
tee answered some time next week after
serious consideration has been given the
American contention, but there is little
hope that any answer can go to the length
demanded by the Washington government
despite the fact that the government de-
sires to maintain good relations with the
United States.
The sentiment is against any further
weakening of Germany's submarine cam
paign, to say nothing of an abandonment
of IT,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
r. II. AND SONS READY
TO GOT TO FRONT
{ oioneI Issues statement Having to DO
with prcpnrelncss.

oyster Bay. l.. l.. April A--Coonel
Theodore Roosevelt has given out a state
ment in which he holds President Wilson
and his advisers guilty of a "crime
against the nation" in failing to prepare
the country against the emergency Of war
with Germany or any other world power
The colonel said:
Men are saying that they stand be-
hind the President or BY the President
wish to speak for the men who in the
President and between him and the for
cign enemy and who, therefore. Will
stand between danger and the men who
are behind or beside the President
These arc the men who will go 70
tho war at once If there Is war with
Germany, or with any other great
lower, and who feel, as I do, that we
would far rather 90 to war unprerared
than see our women and children muir
dcrcd with impunity and tho honor Of
the flag stained
But it Is u wicked thing that the folly
Of our rulers, in obeying the behests of
the peace at-any-pricc people and Of the
apostles of undergraduates, should
make the sacrifice either useless or else
needlessly and appallingly wasteful in
blood.
In the event Of such a war my four
sons will go, and one, and perhaps both,
of my sons-in-law; / will go myself; the
young kinsfolll and friends of my sons
will 20; so my words arc spoken with my
eyes open.
1t is of small consequence what hap
pens to us of the older generations; but
when | think of the young mon my
heart grows bitter that their fine and
gallant young lives should be sacrificed
not to the nations need but to the ma
tons folly.
would far rather sec them dead
than see them finch from their duty
when the honor OF our people is con
cerned. But If We now go to war these
young men and all their fellows will
die in thousands of fever and dysentery
and lung trouble In the camps, because
we have not prepared in advance, be-
cause they and those who would lead
and care for them have not been trained
in advance.
They will be butchered needlessly in
battle because We have failed to pre-
pare masses of artillery and machine
guns and motor trucks, and shells and
aeroplanes. and have failed to provide
and train the men who shall manage
all the formidable and delicate me-
chanism of war.
Twenty-one months have passed since
the great war began, and during all this
time We have not prepared in even the
smallest degree in order. if possible to
avert war from us; or, If It could not be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
TO SEARCH INTERNED
GERMAN STEAMSHIPS
I. :. Customs Inspectors Instructed to
Examine Vessels from Keel Upward.

New York, April 25.-Acting on In.
structions from the treasury depart
ment at Washington it was learned to-
night 10 customs inspectors. under the
direction of four acting deputy SUR
Neyors, left the United States barge Of
nee here at noon to-day in tho tn!-
ted States coast guard cutter Calumet
tor Hoboken to mako n thorough search
Of the German steamships which have
been lying at their piers since the be-
ginning of the war
After landing from tho cutter at pier
two, belonging to the North German
Lloyd steamship COMPANY tho customs
officials went on board the liner George
Washington. and commenced a strict
examination OF the ship from her keel
upward to the boat deck
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
Received Stolen Goods.

St Adams, April A.-When Franklin
county court convened this afternoon
the Hon. Lcishton p, Slack of St. Johns
bury presiding, after recess since
March 30, Jack Press plcaded not guilty
to an information filed by states Attor-
ney S. s. Gushing charging him with
receiving stolen goods in connection
with the larceny OF hides from the Cen
tral Vermont Railway company last
November. After consultation the
respondent entered plea of guilty
and was sentenced TO pay fine
OF 500 and serve not less than "A year
ana half nor more than two years at
hard labor in the State prison. The lat
Ter part of the sentence was suspended
After the jury had been drawn those
not serving on the panel were excused
for the term.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
COLUMBUS RAIDERS
SENTENCED TO DEATH
Seven of Villas Followers Convicted
of First Degree Murder.

Dcming, y. NJ, April 2i.-The seven
Villa followers who We're captured after
the raid on Columbus and convicted OF
murder in the first degree were condemn
ed to-day to die May 10 by Judge Ed
ward l.. Medler
The prisoners pleaded that they were
ignorant of where they were going at the
time of the raid and that they were forced
TO follow Villa under penalty of death
Six OF the bandits listened unmoved to
the sentence of death, but the seventh
Jose Rangel, who had been wounded in
the raid and was carried into court on a
cot. cried for mercy
Judge Medler ordered the prisoners to
the Santa Fee penitentiary for safe keep
ing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27

Washington. April 21.-tt became known
tonight that several messages have been
received from Ambassador Gerard at Ber-
lin during the last day or so. 1t was stat
ed authoritatively, however. that they
transmitted only expressions Of editorial
opinion from German newspapers. The
editorial excerpts were closely examined
by officials in an attempt to gain some
understanding Of the state of German
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
Vergennes Wins Game.

Bristol April 23-The baseball game
between Vergennes and Bristol high
schools here Saturday resulted in "A vic.
tory for Nergennes by n score of IL to A.
In spite Of the pouring rain the boys
struggled through the entire nine innings
and the game was at times quite close.
At the end of the fourth it stood 4 to 3
In favor of Vergennes. who rallied in the
seventh, bringing tho score to 10 to 3.
The batteries for Vergennes were: Rus
sell and sprague; for Bristol Lavounche
and Bostwick The feature of the game
was the work of the Vergennes pitcher
Russell, who struck out IA men despite
. wet BALI
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
EXPENSIVE FISHING.
Lowell Men. Caught IN Private Pre-
serve, Fined for Three Violations.

hyde Park, April 24.-On complaint
OF County Fish and Game Warden j. r.
stevens two men have been forced to
pay three separate times for fishing in
Cory pond, private preserve in
Eden. The men are Volney Parker and
David Burgess of Lowell. The men
were caught fishing in the pond by
r. l.. Fairbanks and others who leased
the pond.
When arraigned before Justice F. p.
Collins of Eden Mills they pleaded
guilty to fishing during the closed sea-
son, Parker paying s1719 and Burgess
paying $l639. Next day they were
hauled up for fishing without licenses
and each paid 5000 for that. Having
settled the second time. they were call
ed upon to settle for private damages
when each was forced to pay $4,000
States Attorney M, i. Maurice
prosecuted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
M'COMBS LEAVES
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
President Wilson VIII Have TO Look
Elsewhere for Campaign Manager.

Washington, April 24.-Choice of tho
men who will manage President wills
sons campaign for election becom-
ing chairman of the democratic ma
ttonal committee to succeed william
r McCombs. who notified the President
to-day that he would retire after the
st. Louis convention. lies between
Fred b. Lynch. national committeeman
from Minnesota and Homer $ Cum
minGs of Connecticut, vice chairman
of the committee. 1t is regarded as
more than probable that the task will
fall to Mr.. Lynch. now chairman OF the
national committees executive COM
mittee and in charge of the prelim.
mary work for the coming campaign.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
PROCTOR PASTOR TO LEAVE,

Rutland, April 2S,-The Rev. f. w
Raymond. pastor of the Union Church at
Proctor, where people of a dozen different
scots ana as many natonalities worship
Is to leave June for Glastonbury. Conn.
having accepted the position of pastor
OF the First Church of Christ, Con.
greSational, in the Connecticut city. The
parishion"rs in his new charge will num-
Der about 500, or twice the number at
Proctor.
Mr. Raymond has been pastor at Proc.
tor since January |. 1905
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
GOV. WHITMAN TO
HEAD n. Y. DELEGATES

New York. April Ex-Governor Charles
s, Whitman will be made chairman of
the New York State delegation to the re-
publican national convention, it was an
nounced to-day by state Chairman Fred
erick c. Tanner. The decision was ar
rived at, Mr. Tanner said, after several
conferences between State leaders and
members of the delegations
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
ONLY ONE NAME ON
VT. PRIMARY BALLOT
Woodrow Wilson Sole Candidate to
File n Written Assent.

Essex Junction, April 25.-Secretary OF
State Guy w. Bailey announced tonight
that the only written assent Of a candi-
date for the presidency of the United
States received by him was from Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson. The latters
name will. therefore. be the only one
printed on the ballots to be used at the
preferential primaries May 1G The
date for filing such assents expired this
evening.
Three parties will be represented on
the ballots: Republican, democratic
and national progressive. Voters of the
first and last named parties will have
the opportunity of writing in their pref
erences in the blank spaces provided,
while Mr. Wilson's supporters will find
his name printed as the democratic cam
didate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
S EOOT GIANT DEAD

New York. April 23-Hugo. a circus
giant. who was said to be the tallest
man in the world, died here to-day
of pneumonia, He was S feet inches
high. and normally weighed 536 pounds
lie was Al years old. was born in Italy,
and was known among circus people
only as Hugo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
Will BE Brought to Burlington.

Glens Falls, y. Y, April 9t-Mrs
John Van Vranken died this evening at
her home in Hudson Falls, n, v, aged
"a years. The funeral will be held at
two o'clock tomorrow afternoon and
the body will be taken to burlington,
VT, for burial on Wednesday morning
She leaves her husband and her parents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
500 BULGARS KILLED.

Athens, via Paris, April 1.-THE losses
by the Bulgarian army during the war
are estimated by Bulgarian newspapers
received here to amount to $500 killed
and $1,000 wounded or missing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
ENGL A N d DE + EN- ID s
II Err INTERFE FENCE
WITH NEUTRAL TRADE

Reply Received to American Protest-Great
Britain Contends That Practices Complained
of Are Juridically Sound and Valid-Note
Reiterates Military Necessity Of Regulating
Commerce to Neutras Contiguous to Ger
many-Justifies Effectiveness of Blockade.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
A SN-APpY RETORT.

Mr.. Flirteish docking for quarters)-
Apartments to let. and are you to be
let with them, my dear?
Janitor's Daughter-No, I'm not, I'm
to be let alone. Boston Transcript
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-27
BRITISH STEA AIER sunk.

London, April 25-The British steam
ship Ross, 1856 tons gross, and owned at
Cardiff has been sunk. Eleven members
OF the crew were saved.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
Occupation for Tots.

Children are often restless because
no occupation has been provided for
them. And if little thought is taken
it is sometimes easy to do this, for
when children are quiet any house
hold gets on much better.
When the children must stay in
the house, a never-failing source of
amusement is "store." What child
has not delighted in weighing out
-four and sugar or giving imaginary
or real samples of dress stuffs? And
money may be Of paper or pins. The
childish imagination will bridge any
gaps. One mother procured a large
wooden packing box for her children
and they thought it an ideal store"
Furthermore, she saved all the gro
Gerry boxes, labeled tins-in fact, ev-
erything which would swell a grocery
stock on a packing box scale.
Needless to say, those children
played for hours in perfect quietness.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
USEFUL TOOL FOR THE BOYS
Handy implement in Winter to Push
Light Snow From Paths, or In
Autumn to Rake Leaves.

Here is something, boys, that you
can make, which will be useful either
Ia winter to push or drag light snow
from the paths, or in autumn to push
or rake large masses of leaves on
your lawn. 1t is made in this way:
Get board half an inch thick, one
foot wide, and about three feet long
Lay a steel garden rake on it in
such a way that the head of the
rake rests fiat on the center of the
board, and the handle sticks up near
ly at right angles. Take three staples
Of galvanized wire, such as are used
to fasten wire fencing to the posts,
and drive them through che board so
that each will inclose one tooth Of the
rake. Let two of he staples grip the
two outside teeth near the Top, and
the third hold one of The intermediate
teeth near the point. The board will
then be less likely to split Clinch the
points on the back.
BY driving the rake teeth sharply
down as far as they will go into the
staples, you will have a handy tool,
useful for different purposes; and
when you wish to use the rake alone
slight upward tap will at once re-
lease the board.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
Lokes Taken Seriously.

Doctor Huxley, the great English
scientist, who (being good judge Of
mem both admired and trusted Doc
tor Ward of Oxford, once made joke
about Ward having a stake for here
tics in his back garden. That joke is
probably known more widely, and
taken more seriously, than all the
serious debates of these two great
men.
The same sort of people who can
only remember about Huxley a mira
Gle which he regarded as a legend,
can only remember about Ward, a
phrase which he took as joke.
Why hearty levities of this kind
are ever discussed seriously afterward
must be a mystery to any man who
has had any friends; but they are so
discussed-about w. G. Ward as about
Doctor Johnson.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
THROW BALL CUT OF BASKET
Only Necessary to Pull Rope to Re-
move Object From the Closed
Bottom Receptacle.

The closed-bottom basket used In
The game Of basketball is so high that
It is difficult to remove the ball after
A goal is made. Generally long stick
Is used for this purpose, but l desired
to have better way, and the device
shown in the Illustration was the out
come, writes Annie B. Currine of San
Diego, Cal, in the Popular Mechanics.
A light iron rod was hinged to the
edge of the basket and bent to its In
ner shape. the lower end resting at
about the center Of the basket. A
rope was attached to the lower end
and run up and over a sheave pulley
attached to the basket support, then
down so 1t could be easily grasped
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
Evolution Of an Aristocrat.

When Hanch Glover was farm
hand, relates the Howard Courant, he
ran away and married his employers
daughter, and he had never worn
linen collar or a nightgown, and his
wife had to nag at him to get him to
wash his feet every Saturday night
When he moved to town and built his
new house she had the fight of her
life to get him to have bathtub and
hot water equipment built in. But she
won out, and now Hanch doesn't see
how he ever got along without it. In
fact, he monopolizes the bathroom and
calls it his room, doing all his dress
ing and undressing in it, and his wife
can't get inside the door until after
he is through or leaves the house. The
other morning when he found long
hairs in his brush and some hairpins
lying on the shelf he snorted and
jawed around till he made himself
very unpleasant, and now he is plan
ming to have a bathroom put in which
shall be his exclusively and where his
wife will not be allowed to butt in and
clutter it up with her powder puffs
and tooth brushes and funny looking
fixin's. Hanch Glover has changed
greatly since 1SS1.-Kansas City Star.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-03-24
FIRST TO PERFECT REVOLVER
Colonel Colt Has a Place In History
for His nvention-American
Makers of Ordnance.

Col. Samuel Colt has a worldwide
fame as the first man who perfected
practical revolver. His first impor-
tant patent was taken out in 1886, but
he had to face a skeptical public and
army and navy officers refused to
grant permission for an official test of
his weapon. However, the effective
ness of the Colt revolver was shown in
the Seminole war, in 1887. A COM
pany was formed to exploit the inven-
ton, but soon failed, as no market
was found. Gen. Zachary Taylor, who
witnessed the work of the revolver
in the Seminole war, at the outbreak
of the Mexican war persuaded the gov.
eminent to order a thousand for the
use of Texas rangers. Stories praising
the American revolver soon began to
come back from Mexico and the "fcr-
ty-niners" made it we'll known. Colt
shortly afterward found a market in
England and orders we're placed in
America for the Crimean campaigns
The revolver of that period, however
was a clumsy weapon compared to the
types in use today. Calling, Maxim
Remington, Parrot and Dahlgren are
names of other Americans who woI
fame as rifle and ordnance makers.