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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
MOBILIZATION OF
Vt. NATIONAL GUARD
Preliminary Order Issued-Call.
ed In Active Service of
u. 8. July rs.

montpelier. July 15.-Adjt. Gen. Lee 8.
Tillotson has sent out the following gen.
eral order relative to the National Guard
reserve OF Vermont:
STATE OF VERMONT
The adJutant-g generals OFFICE
Montpelier. July IA, 1917
General Order No. Is.
l. Pursuant to a proclamation Of the
President of the United States, dated
July 3, 1917. all enlisted men of the
National Guard reserve are called into
the active service Of the United States,
effective July Is. 1917.
O. Enlisted members of the National
Guard reserve of Vermont will hold
themselves in readiness to report at such
time and place as shall be prescribed
later, Of which due notice will be given
them.
g. Immediately upon receipt Of this
order, either by mail or notice of same
through the press, each enlisted man of
the National Guard reserve of Vermont
will report by mail to the adjutant-gen-
eral. Montpelier. VT, giving his present
postoffice address. and they are required
to keep the Acknowledgment advised of
any change in their address thereafter.
BY command Of Governor Graham.
LEE 8. TILLOTSON.
The Acknowledgements.
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CLA|RvoyAN1S CONSULTED
Much Superstition Felt by People Liv-
ing in NeiEhborhood Of Home Of
Murdered Bradshaw Chald.

st. Johnsbury. July Estates Attorney
James B. Campbell and Sheriff Wilbur H.
Worthen are busy with State cases In the
Caledonia county court and action in the
murder mystery Of little Alice Bradshaw.
eight-year-old daughter of John Bradshaw
Of Cole Corner. who is believed to have
been murdered last Thursday because she
was bother to her fathers housekeep-
er. Miss Eta May Hicks. now held at the
county jail in company with Mrs. Alvah
Kenerson, has come to a standstill The
authorities will return to work in the case
Saturday. at the latest. At that time It
is expected that Acknowledgement Herbert
Barber Of Brattleboro will be called in on
the case together with other officials from
the Capital
The women maintain their defiant atti-
tude in regard to stating the hiding place
Of the little girls body. They continue
their conflicting statements. and at times
refuse to speak on the subject at all.
An Interesting feature Of the mystery Is
the superstition of the country folk in the
vicinity Of the child's home. Several Of
them have consulted clairvoyants in an
effort to find the hiding place Of tho body.
An elderly man. a Bible reader. and
prophet" living In the Cole Corner neigh
borohood. is looked upon with great hopes
by many with the idea that the location
Of the child may be obtained from the
good hook.
John Kerwin, brother" Of Mrs. Kener-
son, still occupies a cell at the Jail. He
maintains as a reason for his absence from
work on the day of the crime that he felt
badly about his sisters arrest and that
he could not 60 to work thinking about It.
His absence from work the fatal day will
be the subject Of a thorough investigation.
The murder Of the crippled child is still
the subject on all tongues In the town
and the return to work Of the authorities
Is feverishly awaited.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
FAIRS Prohibited
BY HEALTH BOARD
c hautauquas, Street Carnivals
and Circuses Also under the
Ban In Vermont.

A most sweeping order was issued
Tuesday night at office Of DR.. Charles
F. Dalton, secretary Of the State board
Of health, dealing with infantile par
alysis in the State of Vermont.
At the conference, at which Cover
nor Graham was present, the question
was raised as to the propriety of hold
ing fairs, both state and county,
Chautauquas, street carnivals or cir
cuses. and after considerable discus
sion the board made an order forbid
ding the existence of such entertain
ments in the State of Vermont until
further notice. The order in full Is as
follows:
Burlington, July II, 1917.
To date we have had in the State 6s
cases of infantile paralysis this year.
This Is greater number Of cases
than we have had in any year during
the last hve years, with one exception.
Sixty of these cases and six
deaths have occurred since June 16.
These cases. with three exceptions.
have been confined to Washington
county. There are good reasons for
hoping that this outbreak may be
checked at this time. In past years we
have had reason to think that large
general gatherings of people from
lection. August and September in past
years have been our worst months as
far as this disease Is concerned.
In view Of these facts the attention
of local boards of health Is hereby
called to Act No. 1914 Of the Laws of
1917. and such boards are directed to
make and enforce regulations in the
several towns whenever local condi-
lions require such action. When one
or more cases develop in any town the
local board Of health should take &C.
tion either prohibiting all public gath
erings or excluding all children under
16 years of age from such gatherings,
also from lunch. soda water and ice
cream counters and other public eat
ing and drinking places
1t Is hereby ordered that no fairs,
Chautauquas. street carnivals or cir
cuses be held in the State Of Vermont
until further notice.
BY order of the State board of
health,
CHARLES F. DALTON. Secy.
The board also voted Tuesday that
strictly local gatherings may be for
hidden at any time in the discretion of
the officials of the State board of
health, as circumstances may war;
rant.
A table Of the poliomyelitis cases in Yer
mont since June 16 is as follows:
Waitsf1eld, first case June 16. June 49,
%. three cases; June N-30, no cases; July
IL. fve cases. Total, eight cases. one
death.
Barre town. first case June 16. June 16-
%. three cases; June A-30, no cases; July
IL. one case; July s-14. one case. Total.
five cases. one death.
Montpelier. first case. June 10. June 49,
%, six cases: June A-30. 10 cases; July LII,
10 cases; July s-14. eight cases. Total, 81
cases, two deaths.
Washington, first case June q.
Fayston. first case June %.
Berlin, first case July s.
Waterbury. first case July 8; July 9-14
two cases.
East Montpelier. first case July Il.
Worcester. two cases July u.
Duxbury. first case July Is. Total. one
case. one death.
Rochester. first case found July 10
July 1914. two cases. Total, two cases
one death.
Totals. 81 cases, 6 deaths.
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GEORGE c. UNDERHILL
OF RUTLAND DEAD
Was Widely Known in the Marble
Industry.

Rutland, July 1b.-George c. Underhill
Of this city. widely known as a marble
man and promoter, died at his home Sat-
urday afternoon of diabetes. He UNDER
went an operation last Wednesday for
the amputation Of his left leg. Mr..
Underhill had travelled extensively in this
country and went abroad six times in
marble research work and he was fire.
quently consulted as an export.
He was born In Dorset and became
associated with the marble industry at
an early age. His first interest was with
the True Blue Marble company, now
absorbed by the Vermont Marble COM
pany. He built the Vig plant Of the
Rutland-Florence Marble company at
Fowler and he was for some years gen.
eral manager of the Columbian Marble
company in this city. In his last years
no was In the real estate business with
Frank d. White Of Rutland.
Mr.. Underhill was a democrat and took
an active part in the political life of the
city.
He was twice married, his second wife
surviving with a son. Robert s. Under
hill Of Prescott. Ariz.. and three daugh-
ters. Miss Jennie s. Underhill Of Rutland,
Gwendolyn b. of Burlington and Meta j..
of Rutland. There Ia also step-son,
George l.. Preston of Burlington.
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NAME Environments
WAR HEROES
VI. Troops in National Army
Will Go to ''Camp Devens,"
Aver, Mass.

Washington, July 15.-Names Of Ameri.
can military heroes of past wars includ-
ing several confederate leaders, have been
given by the war department to the thirty.
two contonments in which the national
army and the National Guard will be
mobilized for training.
In announcing the designations tonight
the department revealed that the subject
had been given consideration by board
Of officers headed by Brigadier General
Kuhn, chief Of the war college division,
and that selections were governed by a
carefully prepared policy. In each case the
section represented by the troops con-
cerned. but not unpopular in the vicinity
Of the camp. Short names we're chosen
for convenience. names like Washington
and Lincoln were omitted because of the
temporary nature of the camps and other
names were avoided because they are
duplicated by prominent men now living.
The names chosen include: For the
national army:
Camp Devens." Aver. Mass, for troops
from New England. After Brig. Gen.
Charles Devens. U. 8. ", a native Of
Massachusetts.
Camp Upton" Yaphank. l.. l.. for
troops from the metropolitan portion Of
New York city. AFTER MaJor-Cen. Emery
Upton, u. 8. ", a native Of New York.
Camp Dix" Wrightstown. N. j.. for
troops from New York State and north
ern Pennsylvania. After Mayor-Gen.
John Adams Dix, U. s. ". a governor Of
New York.
Camp Lee" Petersburg, Va, for troops
from New Jersey. Virginia. Maryland,
Delaware and District Of Columbia
After Robert E. Lee, general-in- chief.
c. 8. A.
National Guards:
Scamp Greene" Charlotte. N. c., for
troops from New England. After Gen.
eral Nathaniel Greene of the CONT
mental army. a native of Rhode Island
Camp Wadsworth" Spartansburg. s.
c.. for troops from New York. After
Brigadier- General J. s. Wadsworth, u.
8. w.. born in New York
Camp Hancock" Augusta, Ca, for
troops from Pennsylvania. After Ma
jor-General Winfield Scott Hancock,
U. s. A.. born in Pennsylvania.
Camp Mcclellan" Admission, Ala, for
troops from New Jersey, Virginia,
Maryland. Delaware and the District
Of Columbia. After Major-General G..
B. Mcclellan, U. s. A.
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TEMPLE STORE SOLD.

Montpelier, July 17.-Alfred H. Temple
has sold his dry goods store on State
street to James +. Bowman Of New
York. who took possession to-day. The
store IL one Of the best equipped womsn's
and children's ready.to-wear stores In
the State. This will be the FIRST time In
70 years that there has not been Temple
In that business in this city. Alfred
Temple was In business with his father
and later with c. d. Mather Mr.. Temple
then bought out Mr.. Mather's share and
has since conducted II alone. Mr.. Bow
man. the new owner. has also had an
extensive experience in the dry goods
line. having been a resident buyer for
large Arms In New York. He will move
his family here In September.
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ALLEGES THAT PIANO
CONCERN "KITED" CHECKS
Trustee Of Clark & McMastef Co.
Brings Suit in Chancery.

Rutland, July 12.-Fred A. Field Of this
city as trustee in bankruptcy for the
Clark & McMaster Piano company, which
ceased to do business in this city and
Montpelier last November, has brought a
suit in chancery in United States court.
asking that Charles H. Harrison, cashier
Of the Clement National bank Of this city,
the bank itself and the Capital Savings
Bank G. Trust company of Montpelier be
made to turn over to the estate certain
assets which. 1t is alleged. they hold
wrongfully.
The allegation is that the plano con-
Germ and its president. Joey e. Clark,
formerly Of Rutland, and now Of Cali
fornia. maintained three check accounts
in the two banks. manipulating them by
drawing checks on one and depositing it
to the credit of another so that. although
there was no actual cash to meet the
checks they were able to do business on
a large scale for some time BY means
OF this process. known to bankers as
Exiting checks" the piano company and
Clark became indebted to the banks to
the amount Of $4,000. 1t is alleged.
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TO DRAFT 30 FROM
CH|TTENDEN COUNTY.
Rutland to Furnish Most, 208;
Windham Is Star. with
Quota Filled.

Montpelier, July H-Adjt. Gen. Lee 8.
Tillotson has given out figures showing
the number Of men that each county will
have to furnish in the coming draft.
According to vermont's quota, Chitten-
den county will be required to give but
30 mon. while Windham county IL the
banner county Of the State. having done
more than her share and no men will be
called from there. The quota by counties
is as follows: Addison 123. Bennington 1T,
Caledonia 20. Chittenden 30, Essex a.
Franklin 46. Grand Isle 80, Lamoille
81. Orange So. Orleans %, Rutland 2os
Washington %, Windham and Windsor
207; total 1,049.
Vermont also has received credits Of Il
men who have been assigned to this State
because of quotas full In other States.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
MISS DILLON DIES OF POLIO
Twenty-Year-OId Daughter Of Repre-
sentative Dillon Of Duxbury Ill
but q Few Days.

Waterbury, July 15.-Miss Katherine
Agnes Dillon, the 20-year-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dillon. died yesterday
morning at ESQ o'clock Of infantile
paralysis. Her brother, Mark Dillon,
succumbed to pneumonia following the
disease, last April.
During her brothers serious illness.
Miss Dillon was constantly with him. and
after his death she gave herself entirely
to the work Of cheering her parents. Not
feeling well for some time past, she went
to bed on Tuesday with a severe head
ache. which continued with some tenn
perature. The absence Of the family ply
sician. DR.. @. S. Bidwell. from town
made her insistent not to have a ply
stefan until his return Thursday night.
Although the paralysis was not evident,
DR.. Bidwell felt confident of the trouble
and telephoned for DR.. Edward Taylor,
specialist. from Burlington and his assist
ant. who did not reach here until late
in the afternoon.
In the meantime the case grew worse
and paralysis Of the arms appeared.
The doctors remained until late in the
evening. but medical skill was powerless.
Her respiratory organs became paralyzed
and death finally ensued.
The number Of weeks elapsing since
any theory Of the trouble originating in
that way as almost incredible. Visitors
from Montpelier. who live on a street
where paralysis exists, have been in the
home recently.
Miss Dillon was born In Bolton. being
the daughter OF John and Bessie Devine
Dillon. She was educated in the public
schools of Bolton and Duxbury and for
the past few years had remained at homo.
Mr.. Dillon. who represented Duxbury In
the last Legislature. was called home
March 8. It will be remembered. from
Montpelier by the illness of his son
Mark. whose death occurred April a.
There are no other children. Miss Dillon
was a faithful member of st. Andrews
Church.
BY special permission from Dr. C. F.
Dalton of the State board of health,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon were allowed to 20
to the cemetery Saturday afternoon. No
one else was permitted to be present.
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WILL NOW Up SPEED.
SHIP CONSTRUCTION
GOethals to Commander at Once
Contracts for 100000 Tons
Now Building.

Washington, July 12-Controversy over
the governments shipping program was
settled by President Wi!son to-day by
directing the emergency fleet corpora
ton, of which Major-General Cocktails is
manager, to take charge Of construction
and by authorizing the shipping board to
operate the vessels after they are built
and to requisition and operate tonnage
now on the seas.
The President by dividing the powers
conferred on him by Congress cleared
the way for an immediate speeding up Of
construction. General Goethals will COM
mandeer at once the contracts for most
Of the two million tons Of ships building
in American yards and will put on double
and triple labor shifts to hurry their
completion.
Under the shipping law the fleet cor
poration is empowered also to comman-
deer supplies needed by ship construc-
ton. but it is believed to-day's agree
ment between the government and steel
interests will make this step unnecessary.
The empowering legislation as or
iginally drawn authorized the Presi-
dent to delegate to the general man.
ager of the fleet corporation person.
ally the power to spend 100000, 900
for ship building and to put the gen.
oral manager IN charge OF COnStruc-
tion. AS finally passed. however. the
measure left the executive free to
choose his own agency and out of
this grew the controversy between
Chairman Denman of the shipping
board and General Goethals.
The action of the President was
hailed by General Cocktails friends as
a victory. although Chairman Denman,
as president Of the corporation. must
approve all contracts. 1t was made
clear tonight, however. that General
Cocktails will be given a free hand.
The board will not interfere. 1t is I'M
derstood. with his plans.
Most of the first $500. OOo,o 900 appropriated
for ship construction which has gone into
contracts and for requisitioning tonnage on
the seas will be divided. 1t was announced
tonight, between the shipping board and
the fleet corporation. The apportionment
has not been determined but most of 1t
probably will be used to speed construc-
ton. Chairman Denman has asked General
Goethals to outline a plan for COM
Wandering contracts and ships on stocks
that the shipping board may know how
much money will be required.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-19
AN ETHAN ALLEN LETTER
COMES TO LIGHT
Dated September 20. 1775-Believed
Never to Have Been Published.

New York. July ia Revolutionary
War letter OF Colonel Ethan Allen, COM
mander Of the "Green Mountain Boys"
has come into the possession of P. F.
Madigan of 561 Fifth avenue. who believes
that 1t is unpublished. 1t Is dated Septem-
Der 20. 1T5 and is addressed to General
Richard Montgomery. at st. Johns,
Canada. 1t reads as follows, the SPELL
ing. ETC.. being Aliens:
Excellent Sir: I am now in the parish
Of Saint Tuares four leagues to the south;
have two hundred and nifty Canadians un-
der arms; as I march they gather fast;
these are the object of taking the vessels
In Sorel and General Carlton These OBJ
jects pass by to assist the army besieg-
ing Saint Johns; II the place be taken, the
country Ia ours; X We miscarry in this,
all our other achievements will profit but
little. am fearful our army will be sick
ly and that the siege may be hard. there
fore chuse to assist in conquering Saint
John. which. of consequence. conQuers the
whole. You may rely on 1t that ! shall
Join you in about three days with hve
hundred or more Canadian volunteers. !
could raise one or two thousand in a
weeks time. but will nrst visit the army
with a less number. and II necessary will
go again recruiting those that used to
be enemies to our cause Come cap In
hand to me and sware by the Lord can
raise three times the number of our army
in Canada, provided you continue the
siege. All depends on that 1t Is with the
advice Of the officers with me that
speedily repair to the army. God grant
you wisdom. fortitude and every accom-
plishment Of victorious general. The
eyes Of all America, nay Of Europe, are
or will be on the economy Of this army
and the consequence attending 1t. am
your most obedient and humble servt.,
ETHAN ALLEN.
p. ST. have purchased four hogsheads
of rum and sent sergeant with small
party to deliver 1t at headquarters and
Mr.. Livingston and others under him will
provide what fresh beef you need: as to
bread and flower am forwarding what
can. You may rely on my utmost atten-
ton to this object. as we'll as raising axuil-
leries. ! know the ground is swampy and
bad raising batteries, but pray let no OBJ
ject of obstruction be insurmountable
The glory of a victory which will be at
tended with such important consequences
will crown all our fatigues. risques, and
labors; to fall Of victory will be our
eternal disgrace. but to obtain II will
elevate US on the wings OF fame, Yours,
ETC.,
ETHAN ALLEN.
General Montgomery was killed while
leading an attack on Quebec few months
after receiving this letter.
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FRU|1LesS SEARCH
Mrs. Kenerson Sends Officers for the
Fourth Time ON an All-Day wild
Goose Chase.

st. Johnsbury, July 13.-The mystery in
the Bradshaw murder case ia still as deep
as ever. The only episode to-day was
another alleged confession of Mrs. Ken
erson as to where the child's body could
be found. She told the officers that she
and her brother. John Kerwin. buried
the child in the middle Of the night on
the farm of H. e. Gray. which adjoins
the Bradshaw farm. She said she was
telling the truth" and that they would
find the body under a fiat stone next to
a stone wall. Deputy Sheriff Hartman
and Is men visited the Gray farm to-day.
found nothing as described and returned
in the Arm belief that Mrs Kenerson
for the fourth time had sent them on a
wild goose chase that lasted the whole
day.
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AGED WOMAN INJURED.
Mrs. Cora Duprey Dragged By Auto
Driver Held for Trial.

vergennes. July &c. B. White Of
East Shoreham was arrested this morn
ing and brought before Judge @. F. o.
Kimball on the charge Of intoxication and
reckless driving Of an automobile. his
arrest being the result Of serious in
juries received last evening by Mrs. Cora
Duprey. when run into by the White
machine.
Mrs. Duprey, who is 50 years of age. was
talking in the front yard with Mrs. p. c.
Russell. for whom she had been working,
when she was run into by Mr.. White, a
brother-in-law Of Mr.. Russell She was
thrown down and dragged under the
wheels Of the car until 1t struck q tree.
Her right arm was broken between the
wrist and elbow and she was badly bruised
about the body. Because Of her age. ap-
prehension Is felt that she may not be
able to Withstand the shock.
White pleaded not guilty this morning
to the charges preferred against him.
After hearing the evidence. the court
bound him over in the sum Of $500 to APP
pear Tuesday. July II. at the city clerks
office for trial.
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BURLINGTON BANKRUPTCY CASE.

Rutland. July 1.-two petitions in bank
ruptcy were fled to-day in United States
court. One OF the petitioners Is Frank
Paquette of Burlington. merchant, who
has liabilities Of 8. 46s14 and assets of seoS
with 1925 claimed exempt. The largest
Burlington creditors are: l.. f. Brigham.
e2s.ss: J. o. Moquin. $3.50; spaulding.
Kimball & Co.. 3lbl; C. L. soule & Co..
N3.sS; o. C. Taylor q Co., $500; Berry,
Hall & Co.. t16.oe; John McKensie. tl4.16:
H p. Prindle. $29314; Vermont Fruit COM
pany. $3.50.
A petition has also been hled by John
p. Simpson of Lyndon, a section hand.
His debts aggregate Sal031 and he has as
Ssets Of 1905, all claimed exempt
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URGES OUNCE LESS
OF MEAT EVERY DAY

Washington. July 12.-To conserve
the nations meat supply each person
In the United States is asked by the
food administration to cut down by
at least one ounce the amount Of meat
eaten each day. Recent studies. It is
stated. show that the average daily
per capita consumption is nearly one
third of a pound of beef and one fifth
Of a pound Of pork. The adoption of
this suggestion will. It Is believed. re-
lieve the demands of the armies At
home and abroad and also leave a
larger supply for the allies.
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BARNS BURN, LOSS $1,000
Lightning Causes Third F'ire-76 Tons
of Hay and Ice Company's
supply Lost.

st. Adams. July 1.-THE third IRE this
season. caused by lightning occurred
last evening at $3.50 o'clock at the .. c.
Smith farm on st. Adams point. which 10
carried on by Howard J. Wright. The loss
is estimated at about 1900. partially Gov.
cred by insurance.
Four barns were burned containing Is
tons Of hay and practically all the ice
supply Of the City Ice company. owned by
George A. Sweeney. The farming tools
were saved. The lightning struck one Of
the hay barns and rapidly spread to the
others.
The fire attracted large number Of PEG.
pie from the city, who went to the scene
in automobiles.