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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
T|lL0TsoN LEAVES STATE
Appointed Assistant Adjutant Of 35th
Division. to Report mt Fort
Sill. Oklahoma.

Montpelier, Nov. 26.-Lee S. Tilotson,
who has been Acknowledgement Of YER
mont since the death Of w. H. Gilmore.
has been appointed assistant adjutant Of
the 35th division Of the regular rmy and
will report to the commanding general OF
that division as soon as he can complete
arrangements here. after having been
mustered into service. He Is ordered to
report. upon induction into federal serv-
Ice. at Fort Sill. OKLA. 35th headquarters.
Major Tillotson, for he is known by that
title in the regular army. received
telegram Sunday morning ordering him to
report to a mastering officer to be desig-
mated by the commanding officer OF the
northeastern department for induction
into service. A few minutes afterward he
received a second message stating where
he was to report. He is making prepare
tions ,or the departure. His appointment
will mean either the appointment OF a
temporary or permanent Acknowledgement.
Major Tillotson is a veteran Of the Span
ish American War during which he was
band master of the LIST Vermont regiment.
After his return to Vermont he was
elected lieutenant-colonel which he re-
signed when appointed adjutant-general'
succeeding w. II. Gilmore at his death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
KRE|SLER
CANCELS CONCERTS
Takes Action Following Bitter
Attacks Upon Him from All
Parts Of Country.

New York, Nov. 25.-Frits Kreisler,
famous Austrian violinist, announced to-
night that he had asked to be released
from all existing contracts because Of the
attacks made upon him in different parts
Of the country.
Bitter attacks have been made upon
me as an Austrian and because at the
outbreak Of the war fought as an officer
IN the Austrian army OH the Russian
'front.'" said a statement issued by Mr.,
kreisler. II have also been criticised TO.
fulhlling engagements under contracts
made long ago.
Il therefore MN asking all concerned
to RELEASE me from my obligations under
existing conditions. My promise will be
Kept to play without compensation for
those charities to which / have already
pledged my support shall always remain
deeply sensible Of my debt Of gratitude
to this country for past kindness and
appreciation for my art"
BY this action. 1t was said, Kreisler
will forego engagements which would have
brought him $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
ARREST ST. ALBANs GERMAN
siegmund Bloch Charged with Sediti0us
Utterances-A Tailor There for
10 Years or More.

St. Adams, Nov. 28.-Siegmund Bloch,
who for 10 or II years has conducted a
tailoring establishment in this city, was
arrested at his shop on North Main street
this evening about seven o'clock by Dep
uty United States Marshal Thomas Reeves
of Burlington. The arres: was made on
orders from the United States attorney
generals Office In Washington for alleged
violation of one of the war acts. charging
him with being an alien enemy and hav-
ing made seditious utteranccs. The war
rant was issued by District Attorney v.
A. Billiard OF Burlington.
Mr.. Reeves was accompanied to the shop
by Chief Of Police p. ]. Mahoney Bloch,
before the declaration of war by the Uni
ted States wrote to the local paper, tho
Messenger. letters which had a clear pro-
German tendency. Since the United States
became involved in the great world strug-
gle, Bloch has displayed the United States
flag and appeared at public gatherings
of a patriotic nature. He is about Al
years of age. and has a wife and two little
daughters.
He was locked up In the Franklin county
jail, where ne will remain while the case
is being investigated. 1t is understood
that charges have already been thorough.
ly Investigated. and that there Ia not much
doubt about the outcome.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
MUST HAVE MORE
WOOD, LESS GOAL
Serious Coal Shortage in Yer.
mont Urgently Demands
Prompt Action.

Montpelier. Nov. Estate Fuel Ad-
mintstrator II. J. NJ. Jones Gays that he
wishes some on would suggest something
to wake up Vermonters In regard to tho
coal situation. stating that there should
be a great deal more interest taken IN
matter. If the war continues, and all
those who are In position to predict.
claim II will continue for an other year,
the situation es to coal bids fair to be
worse next year than this.
He has In his ONCE cards entitled "cut
cord" which arc like those being sent
by administrators in other States to awak.
en- interest in cutting wood. and which In
q few days Mr.. Jones will send to the va
rious towns Of the State, hoping to awaken
citizens 10 cutting a cord or more of wood
this winter for use next winter, or placing
the order this winter for green wood that
it may be dried for next winters USE
Another card being sent from his Office
is entitled Save your coala to fire the
Kaiser" Upon each of those there il q
lot of good advice to families. Vermont
has been we'll supplied with coal In years
past but now it must wake up by prepr-
ing to use more wood. People must
change their CRATES in many instances ia
use wood, but it will have to be done OF
ton takes place.
Mr.. Jones does not want to take any
drastic action, but the supply OF hard Goa
is difficult secure for Vermont and the sit
uation my become 80 tight that It will bt
necessary to do some thing along the lines
| being done in other States. where unneces
sary lighting and industries that use Goa
| are to be shut down to conserve the sup
J ply for the necessaries Of life. In some
States display electric lighting. etc. are
being stopped to give the coal for more
| important needs.
"Vermont must wake up" said Mr.
Jones. .There are several small indus
tries that need the coal. Probably thu
conditions at Milton and Chester are al
bad as in AMY two places In the State
They are practically without coal.
The supply of soft coal is coming little
better at present. but It is not known how
| long IL will last
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
FOR MILK IMPROVEMENT.
J. l.. Strahan to Issue Bulletins to Aid
in Production.

Montpelier. Nov. 25.-At the meeting Of
the board of control Friday in Windsor,
the board authorized f. 8. Brigham, COM
missioner Of agriculture, to engage ]. l..
Strahan upon the part of the State to issue
from the Office Of the commissioner bull
letins relative to the improvement Of milk
production by the farmers with the view
Of securing more sanitary barns. He
comes from the federal government and
Is an expert in his work, which will &C.
cupy four to five weeks and will include
information upon stable floors. milk care,
barn ventilations the purpose Of which
will be to have a better quality Of milk
going out Of Vermont or for use by the
citizens here than has been provided. The
expense of the bulletins will be about $500.
The director Of State institutions J. f.
Weeks was also authorized to secure
plans. estimates, and specifications for
the construction of a new barn to re-
place the one recently burned at Windsor.
These will be gone over by the board at a
future meeting. The reports, which will
be published by the John Avery Of the
library reference bureau regarding the
months work in the different State Offices
were discussed and approved.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
'SMOKELESS FRIDAY" is
URGED BY DIR. SHAW
Tobacco Saved Could He Sent to III q
Men in the Field.

Baltimore, Nd, Nov 25.-Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw. chairman Of the wonens
committee Of the national council Of de-
Tense. at a mass meeting Of Maryland
mothers to-day termed the war "a wom-
ems war. man-made in Germany" she
declared the greatest proof Of patriotism
in women was the fact that they gave
their sons for war.
Let our children KNOW" she said, that
they live in the land where men are will
Ing to die and where women are willing
to give all for their country. All the world
is calling to the womenhood and the
motherhood of America
DR.. Shaw urged "smokeless Friday"
for men at home and that they send the
tobacco 30 saved to the men in the field.
A message to Americas men in the serv-
Ice was drafted and will be sent to the
various units Christmas. It is:
1.-THE women Of America are with you
in spirit and in service. You are our
standard bearers and our hope. We love
you. believe In you and pray for you
this Christmas morn"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
To Reduce State Printing.

Montpelier. Nov. %.-What bids fair II
the present experiment works salts
factorily to materially reduce the amount
OF state printing In the department Of
education is being tried by Edward Gould.
a printer many years employed by the
National Life Insurance company At
present, letter heads, envelopes and the
second sheets OF papers are being printed
and prepared for the union SUPER
intendents. There will be 200 letter heads.
the same number of envelopes of short
length and 5000 second sheets Of paper.
II It is found that the cost is lower than
that of publishing houses to do the job
the experiments will be extended to more
of that work. For some months small
mimeograph work has been done In that
department. giving better efficiency and
service than previously.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Must Support His Family.

Middlebury, Nov 25.-Henry Murray Of
Ripton was given a Jury trial yesterday
afternoon In municipal court. on a charge
Of non-support of his family. witnesses
on both sides and arguments occupied all
the afternoon. The Jury returned YER
dict Of guilty. The court then sentenced
him to serve not less than one year
nor more than IS months In the house Of
correction and to pay a fine of $500 and
costs. The court suspended the Jail SEN
tence upon Murray's paying the costs and
making an agreement to pay the sum OF
g per week for the support of his family
until the sum Of $500 had been paid. In
the mean time. Murray is under proba-
ton. He was held In the sum of $500 for
his appearance In court Wednesday, No
vemher %. which he furnished.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
10 MONTHS SENTENCE
FOR FRANZ RINTELEN
He IL = German Person Caught with
the Goods.

He IL a German Person Caught with
the Goods.
New York. Nov. "a prison sentence
Of one year and eight months In the
federal penitentiary at Atlanta was I'M
posed in the United States district court
to-cay on Franz Rintelen. German agent.
upon his plea Of guilty Of conspiracy In
connection with fraudulently obtaining
passport. He will begin serving his SEN
tence upon the expiration Of the term of
one year In a New Jersey penitentiary to
which he was committed last May after
being convicted with David Lamar on the
charge of conspiracy to cause industrial
troubles In munitions factories and on
steamship piers.
Rintelen, while travelling under an as
sumed name was removed from neutral
ship by British authorities and placed In
a detention camp In England. two years
ago. After the declaration of war by the
United States he was sent to this country
to be tried on the passport conspiracy
charge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Lyshner Re.arrested.

Rutland. Nov. 26.-Louis Lyshner. the
discharged United States navy man who
attempted to re-enlist through the re-
cruiting station here and was arrested
by the police. being later released. was
re-arrested this morning. Chief Of Police
H. A. Madison received word from Uni
ted States District Attorney v. A. Bull
lard that the secret service men wanted
Lyshner and after q little search he was
found on the street here. A secret serv-
Ice man interviewed him and ordered
his release. No details as to why
Lyshner was re-arrested were given out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
AN INCREASE IN
FLOUR PRODUCTION
Wholesale and Retail Prices Ad
justing Themselves to Fed
eral Figure.

Washington. Nov. 25.--Marked in
crease in -four production and normal
deliveries of wheat by farmers are
noted by Food Administrator Hoover,
In his October report to Congress. He
reported that wholesale and retail -four
prices were rapidly adjusting them
selves to the fixed wheat price.
Country deliveries of wheat" the re-
port said. SHOW large increase over
those OF last month. and an analysis
based OH previous years percentages.
indi Gates that the normal percentage
Of this years crop has left the farm. A
large part Of the movement Of wheat Is
being directed from the point of wheat
lgin to the mills. eliminating the trans
portation burden caused by shipment to
tho terminals and reshipment from
there to the mills.
with very few exceptions mills are
being supplied to the extent of their
need, and an even distribution of wheat
among them is being maintained. Mills
are also running at a higher percent
age of operation than Is usual at this
time Of year, and the production of
Hour as compared with that of year
ago shows q marked increase.
THE price Of flour is generally at
the mills fairly rejecting the wheat
price, and the wholesa . and retail -four
prices are rapidly adjusting themselves
to the stabilised wheat price.
THE policy Of encouraging seed re-
serves and of forming mill reserves where
exhaustion Of supplies seemed imminent
without them has been extended.
"A voluntary agreement has been made
| in certain sections of the country, notably
OIL the Pacific coast. by which the grain
| corporation assumed charges of wheat
carried In country elevators and ware
| houses in return for an agreement to per-
nit the grain corporation to direct the
disposition of such wheat. The purpose
Of this agreement is to preserve wheat
for mill reserves, and also to prevent the
to the producers because of charges which
may accrue on wheat awaiting car serv-
Ice"
Receipts of $iO.43S,O0O from grain sales
and expenditures Of $43.44 600 for grain
purchases during october were reported.
Bread prices advanced s. per cent. dur
ing the sixteen months ended october l.
while the pice Of -four advanced A9 per
cent. in the same period, but ON October
had declined to 1928 per cent. above the
July. 1916. price. according to chart
presented by the baking industry to-day
to the food administration. The analysis
shows the average cost of other bread
ingredients advanced 1914 per cen. during
that time, but on October ! had declined
until they were but 119 per cent. higher
Shortening increased nO2 per cent. fuel 81
per cent. and sugar 81 per cent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
PRESIDENT APPROVES
ADVISORY BOARD

Montpelier. Nov. 25.-Gov. H. f. Ora
ham has received from the President
the appointment of the legal advisory
board which will assist in the new
draft regulations. their services being
without expense to the registrant. but
the list will not be made public until
the adjutant- general has had time to
send out the information which goes
along with the appointments. This
probably will be in the middle Of the
week. The appointments are the rec
concentrations made two weeks ago by
GOV. Graham.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Will Continue Mileages,

Montpelier. Nov. Sc. D. Waters. gen.
eral freight agent Of the Montpelier g.
Wells River railroad, returned the last
Of the week from attending the weeks
conference in Boston relative to rates on
the New England railroads. His opinion
Is that the use Of mileages will be con-
tinued because it was ascertained that the
statutes Of the different States made it
compulsory that the railroads in each
State issue mileage books. OF course,
intra-State mileages might be used, but
this does not seem probable. He Is Of the
opinion that the increase in rates will be
slow in coming. The Vermont public
service commission gave the appearance
that it was favorable to the increase al
though Massachusetts, seemed very an
tagonistic to the increase.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
WILL BAR ALIENS FROM
SEEING N, Y. HARBOR
Views Of tho North and East Rivers
VIII Re Deoted TEEN.

New York, Nov. 22.-Thomas D. Nc
Carthy, United States marshal. announced
tonight that enemy aliens will be barred
from all buildings which command view
Of New York harbor or tho North and
East rivers. II this provision 10 not In
cluded In Presidents Wilson's regulations,
which are expected to DO issued soon, the
marshal said he would enforce the rule
as a necessary move In carrying out the
proclamation barring enemy aliens from
water fronts
The proposed rule would affect thou.
sands OF Germans where the 100.yard some
order will affect only hundreds. It having
been estimated that no less than ten thou
sand Germans will be compelled to move
from tall buildings.
Marshal Mccarthy also announced that
unnaturalized Germans will be forbidden
to live in apartment houses on Riverside
Drive between 72nd and slst streets and
Send and Tooth streets. even though the
houses are not within the hundred yard
zone order.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS START PAPER

St. Johnsbury, Nov. 3.-The boys and
girls in the Junior high school will launch
early in December a school paper to be
called 1.-THE Juhiol" So far as Is known
this will be the only paper in the % junior
high schools in the State It Is planned to
issue four numbers during the school
year. The students In this school have
Just paid for their Liberty bond and also
paid in 81 towards their pledge Of &3ls in
the Y. M. C. A. drive just closed. There
are 225 pupils In the school. comprising
the seventh and eighth grades of the town
school system.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
GOVERNOR APPOINTS JOHNSON
Governor Graham Names Bradford VIM
as Acting Adjutant-Geneyal. Re-
ginning December I.

son Of Bradford has been named by
Governor Graham as adjutant- general
vice l.. 8. Tillotson. transferred TO be
assistant adjutant. 35th division. Fort Sill,
Oklahoma. Governor Graham tonight
gave J.. 8. Tillotson a leave OF absence
from his duties as acknowledgement and
appointed Colonel Johnson acting adjutant
for Vermont during such leave Of absence.
Colonel Johnson will move his family
here shortly and assumes duties Decen-
Der l.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
SALT FAMINE SCARE
OF GERMAN ORIGIN
Also Yarns about Laundry Blue and
Matches.

Washington, Nov. 22-Evidence that
German propagandists are spreading re-
ports that there is a famine Of salt.
laundry blue and matches IL in the pos
session Of the food administration.
In each case. 1t is said. the German
agents have started buying drives in
an effort to interrupt the ordinary chan
nels Of business. spread alarm among
the consumers. and cause discomfort with
the government program. In some cases
households have stored up sufiicient guam
titles OF the commodities for q years
use.
The food administration announces that
there is no actual shortage in either salt.
matches or laundry blue: that the ma
tional stock Is as large as ever. with
no possibility Of a shortage with q nor
NAL demand on the part Of the consumer.
and that rumors Of any such shortage
can be attributed only to German agents.
The drive on salt in the present in
stance seems to have begun in New York
city something over a week ago, and
spread as far as Boston and Washing
ton. where many storekeepers absolutely
sold out Of the commodity in a couple
Of days. Reports have reached Washing
ton Of similar conditions as far west as
Ohio.
Housekeepers purchased as high as %
bags Of salt. and there is one instance Of
a man who bought enough to last his
family a lifetime. Immediately following
the excessive purchases Of salt came the
case of laundry blue. based on a report
that this article. since 1t contained Prus-
sian blue. soon would be unobtainable.
People seemed to have the false impress
sion that Prussian blue must come from
Germany. The third wave Of big buying
has been centered on matches. and it's
origin has been traced to Jersey City.
The fact that the buying drives have
come in successive waves points to organ.
ICED effort. and 1t Is the belief Of the
food administration that false rumors
concerning other commodities may be ex-
pected. 1t. therefore. warns the housewife
to disregard any such reports and not to
overstock. since such procedure works
actual harm and may cause real short
ages Cor a time In particular localities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
AMONG THOSE COMMISSIONED.

Fort Niagara, N. Y. Nov. 25.-wiliiaru
B. Wilson. Jr.. son of the secretary Of
labor, IL among the one thousand men
to be commissioned at the closing Of
the second reserve officers training
camp here tomorrow. Wilson enlisted
In the regular army. held artillery 81
the outbreak OF the war. He was de :
tached from his command to attend tho
training camp and has won . hrs(
lieutenant's commission In the infantry
Another to be commissioned Ars(
lieutenant tomorrow 10 Frank Mount
Pleasant. famous football player OF th@
Carlisle Indian school team few ysare
-->.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Kennis0n Taken Home.

st. Adams, Nov. 8.-Herbcrt Kennison.
who has been at the st. Adams hospital
since Wednesday afternoon. suffering from
injuries said to have been inflicted by His
son. Rodman Kennison. was taken TO his
home In Fairfax this afternoon. States
Attorney w. r. McFeeters will begin an
investigation of the case. Rodman Kenni-
son has been in the Franklin county Jail
since Tuesday night.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Conservation in Schools.

Montpelier. Nov. 26.-Union Superin-
tendents M. ID. Chittenden of Burling-
ton, George White of Barre. and s. c.
Hutchinson OF Montpelier met with
Commissioner M. B. Hillsgas this morn
ing relative to the plans for the cam
paign to be waged in the schools upon
the war-saving effort. The plans were
formulated and 1t Is very probable the
effort will be launched In a few days.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
Candy Co. Incorporates.

Montpelier. Nov. 26.-The Barre Candy
Kitchen. Inc. of Barre city has filed arti-
Giles Of corporation In the ONCE Of the
secretary Of state for the purpose Of con-
Quoting a candy and general mercantile
business in that city. The capital stock
Is 5000. while the subscribers are w. H.
and ]. Il. Ward and Matte r. Wiley
of Barre.