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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12


THAT We have unbounded confidence
in the Righteousness of the cause. the
success Of our arms and the ability of
the government at Washington to bring
hostilities to speedy and triumphant con.
clusion
That We urge the youth of this COM
munity to make immediate tender of
their services to the government. that
they may have an active and honorable
part in the noble work Of democratizinK
the world.
That We will sustain he President of
the United States and tho governor Of
this State In all their military enterprises
and that whatever there may be of mill
tary utility In property. engagement or
facilities OF this village IL hereby tend
cred for such use as State and nation
may desire to make thereof"
The following officers were elected:
Moderator. M. p. Maurice; clerk and
trcasurere. a. a. Niles; collector. d. A..
Lafounta!n; trustee for five years. f. A..
Peck: water commissioner five years, c..
II. A. Stafford; water commissioner three
years l.. NJ. Nunson; chief OF fire de-
partment, w. II. Towne; first assistant,
J. s. Bannistsr; second assistant. Still
man Ring; auditors. A. II. Slayton, c..
H. Raymore, w. r. Churchill; legal
agent, F.. G.. Fleetwood. Voted to pay
81 $50 for lights and hydrants; to raise
a tax Of 45 cents on the dollar. ten cents
to be for repair and extension of side
walks. to be paid the treasurer on or be-
fore September 6, with discount Of four
per cent. II 30 paid; 500 for new books
for library. Voted to authorize trustees
to hire money as needed In anticipa-
ton of taxes: to oil practically same
streets as last year. about 2i.000 yards
CONTINUED on psgs six.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12

sister, Mrs. 5. NJ. Boardman.-lne tHeiH-
bers of the Stowe high school s. d. club
are arranging for q social dance at the
Akeley Memorial banquet hall Friday
evening.--The members of the II. II. Smith
Women's Relief Corps will have an all
day session at the mid-month meeting on
the 10th, to work on a bed-quilt. Lunch
will be served-Miss McGrath. who has
been caring for Mrs. Mary c. Chase, has
returned TO Burlington. Mrs Chase is
slowly improving and Is again in charge
of her former attendant, Mrs. Lizzie Rob-
inson.-Mrs. George F. Gale is suffering
from cracked rib. the result Of an
accident when she stepped on a rolling
stick of wood at her home on West
Branch.--The lecturers program for the
meeting OF Mansfield Mountain Grange
Saturday afternoon will include a paper
on present womens suffrage events by
Mrs. II. w. Cummings. a paper on COM
pulsory military training from u mothers
standpoint by Mrs. A. II. Straw, follow
ed by expressions of opinions on the sub
ject by those present, recita tons by Mrs.
w. l.. Demeritt and others and general
discussion upon the question Would 1t
Be Advisable for Farmers In This Vicin-
ity to Try to Raise Wheat?"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
thing she had fouled dropped off and

thing she had fouled dropped off and
let her recover her composure.)
An hour later: Heard a noise sim
liar to grounding. Knowing this to be
impossible in the water in which the
boat then was. came up to 20 feet
TO investigate. and observed a large
mine preceding the periscope at a
distance of about 20 feet, which was
apparently hung up by its moorings
to the port hydroplane." Hydro
planes are the fins at bow and stern
which regulate a submarines diving.
A mine weighs anything from hun
dredweights to half-tons. Sometimes
It explodes If you merely think about
it; at others you can batter it like
an empty sardine tin and it submits
meekly; but at no time is 1t meant
to wear on a hydroplane. They dar-
ed not come up to unhitch it, owing
to the batteries ashore" so they
pushed the dim shape ahead of them
till they got outside Kun Kale They
then went full astern and emptied the
which brought the bows
down. and in this posture rose to the
surface, when the rush of water
from the screws together with the
sternway gathered allowed the mine
to fall clear of the vessel"
Now a fool. said DIR. johnson,
would have tried to describe that.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
PendIetOn Auto Co.'S. New
Garage is Credit to City

Round-Up week saw the opening
of the new home of the Pendleton
Auto Co, on the corner of East Court
and Johnson streets. The finishing
touches on what is undoubtedly
as complete and attractive a garage as
there is on the Pacific coast were
put on last week by painters and dec
orators and the moving from the old
garage completed.
The new garage will be for the dis
play, sale and storage of cars and ac-
cessories only, the company having
decided to keep the shops in their
present location so that there will be
no noise or dirt at the new place.
Display Room Faces Court.
The display room of the new gar
age, facing on Court street, is truly
n work of art. The floor is Of art tile
and the walls and ceiling have been
decorated much the same as are the
walls and ceilings of fashionable no.
tel lobbies.
Cutting off a corner of the display
room is a luxuriously furnished ladies'
rest room. writing desk. Daven.
port, easy chairs and other furnish
inEs make a most inviting place for
the tired rnotorist. off the rest room
Is dressing room and toilet.
Manager McCormmach's handsome
office is also cut off the display room.
Back Of the display room is n COM
modious storage room with capacity
Of 30 ears. II has three large door
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
ETRE WAITER.

Since colonial days intoxicating IL
quors have been curse to the Indian
so much of a curse that it renders
him incapable of taking care of him
self or his property. Never before has
the government been quite as active
in its efforts to break up bootlegging
among the Indians as at the present
time. In the last three years 5OS,-
$50 pints of alcoholic liquor have been
confiscated and destroyed; SSH ar
rests have been made and the amount
of fines assessed against convicted Of
tenders about equals the annual APP
preparation of congress made for the
,urpose of breaking up the traffic In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

fault of her aerial. CYet 1t is note
worthy that the language of the
Trade. though technical. is no more
emphatic or incandescent than that
of top-side ships.)
Then she goes towards CONSTANT
nopIe, finds a Turkish torpedo-boat
off the port. sinks her. has her per-
iscope smashed by a six-pounder, re-
tires fits a new top on the periscope
and at 1890 a. m.-they must have
needed it-pipes IAN hands to bathe.'
Much refreshed. she gets her wireless
linked up at last. and is able to tell
the authorities where she is and what
she IL after.
In due time K IL went back to her
hase. She had discovered a way of
using unspent torpedoes twice. which
surprised the enemy, and she had as
nearly as possible been cut down by
a ship which she thought was run
ming away from her. Instead OF
which (she made the discovery at
5000 yards, beth craft all out) the
steamer steamed straight at her The
enemy then witnessed a somewhat
spectacular dive at full speed from
the surface to 90 feet in as many
seconds. He then really did turn
tail and was seen no more" Going
through the Straits she observed an
empty troop ship at anchor, but re-
served her torpedoes in the hope of
picking up some battleships lower
down. Not finding these in the Mar
rows, she nosed her way back and
sank the trooper. afterwards contin-
uing journey down the Straits" Off
Kid Bahr something happened; she
got out of trim and had to be fully
flooded before she could be brought
TO her required depth. II might have
been whirlpools under water. Or
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

ways and passages, making entrance
and exit easy.
Men Have Rest Room.
One of the new features OF the gar
age feature heretofore overlooked,
Is a mems rest room where men pat
rons can clean up. rest, read and write
in comfort.
On the east side Of the Court street
passageway is an accessory store. Be
low in the basement Is a storage room
for tires, the coolness and a slight
dampness making 1t ideal for the pur-
pose. The furnace room is also in the
basement, for the garage will be steam
heated. The air pump is in the fur
mace room so that there will be no
roise above.
A shipping and receiving room, con-
veniently located on the alley, an oil
room, locker room for men en-
ployes. a gallery for parts, three air,
water and gasoline stations, one at
each entrance and one each within,
are some OF the other features which
make up the completeness Of the
whole. The building is of reinforced
concrete and architecturaly most at
tractlve.
The Pendleton Auto CO. will he able
to make a most attractive display OF
cars in its display room for it handles
some cars OF beautiful lines. The COM
pany is now handling the Franklin,
Cole s. Marmon and REQ and the Du-
pleN and Republic trucks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
TALES OF UNDERSEA FIGHTING

1t was worked out she decided to try
for the double event Within few
minutes of the time she had allowed
for them she heard the twitter Of
four destroyers' screws quirtering
above her; rose; got her shot in; saw
one destroyer crumple; hung round
till another took the wreck in tow,
said goodbye to the spare brace (she
was at the end of her supplies), and
reached the rendezvous in time to turn
her friends.
And since we are dealing in night
mares, here are two more-one gen
uine, the other, mercifully, false.
There was a boat not only at. but in
the mouth of river--well home in
German territory. She was spotted.
and went under. her commander per
fectly aware that there was not more
than five feet of water over her
conning-tower, 80 that even a tor
pedo boat, let alone a destroyer.
would hit II If she came over. But
nothing hit anything The search
was conducted on scientific princi-
pies while they sat on the silt and
suffered. Then the commander heard
the rasp of a wire trawl sweeping
over his hull 1t was not a nice
sound hut there happened to be
couple of gramophones aboard. and
he turned them both on to drown =
And in due time that boat got home
with everybody's hair of just the
same color as when they had started!
The other nightmare arose out of
silence and Imagination. boat had
gone to bed on the bottom in a spot
where she might reasonably expect to
be looked for, but 1t was a conven-
lent iumping-off, or up, place for the
work in hand. About the bad hour
of 2:3O m. the commander was
walked by one of his men. who whis-
pered TO him: They've got the
chains on us slr!" Whether it was
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21
lRy Rudyard Kipling }

NBy lfuuyhTu hlpilHb }
They bear. In place of classic names,
Letters and numbers on their skin
They play their grisly blindfold
games
In little boxes made of tin,
Sometimes they stalk the Zeppelin,
Sometimes they learn where mines
are laid
or where the Baltic Ice is thin,
That Is the custom OF THE Trade"
No one knows how the title of
The Trade" came to be applied to
the submarine service. Some say the
cruisers invented It because they pre-
tend that submarine officers look
like unwashed chauffeurs. Others
think 1t sprang forth by itself, which
means that 1t was coined by the lower
deck, where they always have the
proper names for things Whatever
the truth, the submarine service is
now THE Trade;" and II you ask
them why. they will answer: What
else could you call 1t The Trades
the trade. of course"
1t is a close corporation; yet It re-
cruits it's men and officers from eV-
cry class that uses the sea and en-
gines, as well as from many classes
that never expected to deal with
either. 1t takes them; they disap-
pear for a while and return changed
to their very souls for the Trade lives
in a world without precedents, OF
which no generation has had any pre-
vious experience--a world still being
made and enlarged daily 1t creates
and settles its own problems az 1t
goes along, and II 1t cannot help IT.
self no one else can The Trade
lives in the dark and thinks out In
conceivable and impossible things.
which it afterwards puts into prac-
tice.
Four Nightmares.
Who. a few months ago. could
have invented. or, having invented,
would have dared to print such
nightmare as this: There was boat
in the North sea which ran into n not
and was caught by the nose. She
rose, still entangled, meaning to cut
the thing away on the surface. But
Zeppelin in waiting saw and bombed
her and she had to go down again at
once. but not too wildly or she would
get herself more wrapped up than
ever. She went down, and by slow
working and weaving and wriggling
guided only by guesses at the mean
ing Of each scrape and grind of the
net on her blind forehead. at last
she drew clear. Then she sat on the
bottom and thought. The question
was whether she should go back at
once and warn her confederates
against the trap. or wait till the de-
stroyers which she knew the Zeppe-
lin would have signalled for. should
come out to finish her still entangled.
as they would suppose, in the net 1t
was simple calculation OF compare
tive speeds and positions. and when
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

all in order. He went up at once and
found himself alongside a German,
whom, as he had promised and pro-
phesied to himself, he destroyed She
was n mine-layer, and needed only a
jar to disslpate like a cracked electric
light bulb He was somewhat i'm
pressed by the contrst between the
single-handed game so feet below,
the ascent. the attack, the amazing re-
suit. and when he descended again.
his cards were just as he had left
them
The Exploit of T. IL.
Z II proceeded" in the usual way
to the usual accompaniments of hos.
tile destroyers. up the Straits, and
meets the usual difficulties about
charging-up when she gets through
Her wireless naturally takes this op-
portunity to give trouble, and B II
is left. deaf and dumb, somewhere in
the middle of the Sea of Marmara,
diving to avoid hostile destroyers in
the intervals Of trying to come at the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

debauch. one on the first day and ths
other on the next, the sober fellow
refraining from even a drop of fire
water" until his brother has finished
his fun. When both have had their
day, under the guidance and protee-
tion of a sober mate, they reclaim
their funds from their merchant de-
positary and paddle away to theSf
homes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

the pledge, are in their own way
protecting themselves when under the
influence of liquor. In Miami, Fla.
Camong other things a trading post
for the Seminoles) the story is current
that these Indians always paddle
down the Miami river in pairs; that
they do their trading, deposit the ir
surplus cash with a certain merchant
of tried honesty and then go off for a
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

addition to enforcement of the Grim
inal laws the Indian bureau made
personal appeal to all its employees
and to prominent persons in local
communities. resulting in a most sue
cessful pledge-signing campaign. The
evils of drink are also being vividly
pictured in the schools. The Indian
is by no means a stupid fellow, and
many of them, although not signing
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-09-21

other things (They tell a story OF
boat which once went mad in these
very waters, and, for no reason as
certainable from within, plunged to
depths that contracts do not allow
for rocketed up again like a sword
fish. and would doubtless have so
till she died, had not some
Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
MINE OWNERS ARE SATISFIED WITH
 ARB|TRAT|ONP PLAN
Republican A. P. lxased wirel

DENVER. July 25.-The Mine Own CTS association of Leadville. where three thousand metal miners are on strike presented formal statement to the governor today accepting arbitra- tion by the arbitrators appointed by the governor. Platt Rogers and Har- vey Riddell. The only reservation made by the operators was the right not to operate any mines which it was found could not be operated at profit un- the scale fixed by the arbitrators.
 After reciting that the state indus trial commission has made an investi- gation of conditions at Leadville, and promising all aid to the arbitrators named by the governor, the statement continues
 "We take this action because we rec ognize the sincere efforts your excel lency is making to continue the ore production of this district in this time of national stress. We do not believe any increase in wages at this time is practicable, in view of the low grade character of the Leadville ores, but but nevertheless will comply with the findings these gentlemen * report to you. No one of us is bound to, or agrees to, mine or op- crate any property if in his or it's Judgment, mining operations cannot then be advantageously conducted
Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
Republican A. P. Leased Wirei

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Approx- imately two thirds of the national guard of the country was in the fed eral service tonight under President Wilson's call. The remaining units will be brought in on August 1 on which day the whole force of probably 300, 900 men will be drafted into the army of the United States and will lose it's status as militia. From that day on the state troops can be used for any duty the president may direct and will be subject to no limitations that do not also apply to the regular army
 The first increment of the guard was called out ten days ago. Those called today in the second increment em- brace New England, middle western and northwestern states and several southern states Probably more than 150,000 men went on the federal pay roll. New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio troops and those from several other states were in the first incre- ment.
 With liberalization of the entire force complete after August 5, the ranks of all regiments then will be filled up to full war strength with men from the selective draft lists.
 There have been many things to in- dicate that guard regiments which are now fairly well equipped and which had the benefit of the border mobiliza-
Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
HOUSE n DISAGREE T0 SENATE
 AMENDMENTS T0 F00D BILL

would embarrass him in the conduct of the war, administration leaders are certain that they can eliminate it. The proposal to have three food commits sioners instead of one probably will lead to very stubborn fight since the presidents desire that it be stricken out to give Herbert Hoover a free hand has many opponents in both houses.
 Indications are that the senate pro- hibition provisions may be greatly strengthened. At least five of the seven senate conferees are said to favor a bone dry country and Chairman Lever of the house conferees has promised the prohibition representatives that he Will endeavor strenuously to retain the bone dry plan for which the house voted.
 A compromise plan receiving much discussion would give the president in light wines and beer when he be- lieves it necessary and provides for the re-distillation of all spirits both in and out of bond. Senate provisions now in the bill would not touch wine and beer and contemplate only the re-dis- tlllation of bonded liquors.
 Whether the $2 a bushel minimum Tor wheat will remain in the bill is entirely problematical. The house con- ferees will make a hard fight against it.
 The conferees on the control bill are Senators Gore, Chamberlain, Smith of south Carolina, Smith of Georgia, Kenyon. Warren and Page, and Rep resentatives Lever of South Carolina i; Lee. Georgia; Candler, Mississippi; Heflin, Alabama; Haugen, Iowa; Me Laughlin and Anderson, Minnesota.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, July 25.-Prepara- tion for actual mobilization of the na- tional army went ahead here today while the local selection boards throughout the country began sum moning for examination the men who will compose the force. It is believed that a considerable number of men will be selected and awaiting the call to the colors before August 1. The entire force will be ready, with the exception probably of a few disputed cases, by the time the sixteen cantonments are ready early in September.
 Provost Marshal General Crowder pointed out today that the local boards actually are selection, not exemption boards. Their primary purpose, he said, was to select from registered men those qualified for military service. The men they turn away after exami- nation will be rejected, rather than exempted because of physical disabil- ity or dependents.
 The exemption boards proper are the district boards which have power to say
Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
.NRS. MOONEY |s ACQUITTED BUT
 MAY FACE OTHER INDICTMENTS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Mrs. Rena Mooney, one Of the five defend- ants in the murder cases growing out of the bomb explosion here last sum- mer and which have excited world wide interest, was acquitted late today after a trial that had lasted nine and one-half weeks, the jury deliberated fifty-one hours before reaching it's yer dict of mot guilty" Seven other in dictments are pending against Mrs. Mooney but it is uncertain, according to the district attorney, whether she will be tried again.
 Thomas J. Mooney, her husband, and Warren K. Billings have been con- victed and sentenced, respectively, to death and life imprisonment. Both have appealed Israel Weinberg and Edward A. Nolan, the other defendants, remain to be tried.
 "The bomb cases are at an end" de- clared Thomas O'Connor, of Mrs. Moneys counsel. "The next trial will be that of Oxman" Frank c. Oxman, an Oregon cattleman, is accused of at tempted subornation of perjury in con- nection with Thomas Moneys trial in which he was the chief witness for the prosecution.
 T am surprised at the verdict" said District Attorney Fickert. We ex- pected the jury to disagree"
 As the foreman announced the yer dict, Mrs. Mooney, a comedy young music teacher, jumped from her seat and kissed each juror. Friends, rela- tives, and her attorneys showered her with congratulations.
 Mrs. Israel Weinberg fainted when the verdict was announced. Cheering and hand -clapping by a number of the spectators was stopped by bailiffs and the court room was cleared. As the jurors filed out women relatives of the various bomb defendants seized and kissed their hands,
 Mrs. Mooney made her way smiling and lowing right and left. to the coun- ty jail where her husband is confined. Entering his cell she threw herself into his arms The other defendants and numerous relatives and friends crowd cd into the cell and levee was held.
 After she left her husbands cell, Mrs. Mooney was taken to the wom- ems quarters of the prison.
 Tt has been a terrific strain,' said Mrs. Mooney But I knew from the beginning of the trial that justice would triumph. I cried bitter tears
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Arizona republican., 1917-07-26
Shlb Building Program Is Likely tO COmmeNce At OuCe

but in the last campaign made speeches for President Wilson.
 Rear Admiral Capps, named b V
 Rear Admiral Capps, named by President Wilson to take charge of ship building as general manager of the emergency fleet corporation con- ferred today with Major General Goe- thals, whose resignation the president accepted yesterday and will start to work tomorrow or Friday.
 President Wilson had taken no ac- ton tonight on the resignation of The odore Brent, vice chairman of the ship ping board, who has been a warm sup porter of Mir. Denman.
 Neither Mir. Denman nor General Goethals has announced his plans for the future but MT Denman probably will resume the practice of law in San Francisco. General Goethals is a mem Der of firm of consulting engineers Tn New York. but it is said he may seek active army service