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TO HAVE SAITH MEETING.
Addison County Baptist Association
VIII Convene June 3 at Middlebury.


VIII Convene June 5 at Middlebury.
Middlebury, May N.-The s4th annual
meeting Of the Addison County Baptist
association will be held at the Memorial
Baptist Church in this village Tuesday.
June 8. The following program has been
arranged:
Morning session, $50, devotional by the
Rev. William Laughton Of Vergennes;
o:45. organization; 1000 g. M. annual SER
mon by the Rev. T. B. Hughes Of Bristol.
offering; 1910. reading Of digest Of church
letters; 11:00. appointment Of committees;
II :15, Sunday school hour address, THE
Church Of the School," by the Rev. r. F..
Peterson. Sunday school director. Mass
achusetts Baptist Missionary society; con-
ference.
Tho afternoon session will open at 1870.
with devotional services led by the Rev.
e. J. Abar Of Lincoln: las. report from
northern Baptist convention. the Rev. w.
A. Dawson, d. D.. of Burlington; $50.
'Mlnisters Pension Fund" ]. d. Thyny
Of Passumpsic 2:5. Northern Baptist
Education Society and Newton Theological
Institution" the Rev. Roy e. Whittimore
Of Middlebury; 300. women's session. Miss
Ada A. Brigham of Bennington presiding
address, the Rev. NJ. L. Streeter, Tavoy,
Burma: address. Things New and Old
Mrs. Arthur r. Taylor; AIS. simultaneous
meetings for men and women: $50. sup.
per. In the evening at ITO. associationsl
business reports Of committee will be
made. etc; 7:s0 young peoples session.
Chester A. Bixby Of Poultney presiding;
song; prayer for our young peoples work
two-minute reports; THE Best Thing Is
Our Society,"" anthem. Memorial Baptist
Church choir; address. the Rev. ]. II.
Blackburn Of Fair Haven; $50. address,
j. N Barss Of Vergennes, president of
Vermont Baptist State convention.
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Prize.Speaking at Middlebury.

Middlebury, May 2S.--At the annual
prize-speaking tonight of the senior
class of the high school first prize, $12,
was won by Miss Lillian Il. Myers. seq
ond, IS, by Miss Pauline Fletcher and
third IS, by Miss Norma l.. Taylor
The judges were Prof. G. +. Abbott
Judge C. ]. Button, and Mrs. Ezra
Brainerd. The program was as fol-
lows: Overture. Norma" Bellini, or
chestrs, "The Keeper of the Light"
Van Dyke, Irene May Fisher; Snakes,
the Soldier Parker" Ramona Belle
Forbes; THE Advocates First Plea"
McCutchen. Gladys Harriet Johnson:
"Cupid's Frolic." from Autumn
Sketches" Miles,, orchestra; The Man
with One Talent" Davis. Lillian Eliza
beth Myers; The Boy. Fernald,'' Sylvia
Ruth Mckinney; "Jackanapes." Ewing.
Lucy Isabella Calhoun; Under Many
Flags" Klein, orchestra; THE Counsel
Assigned" Andrews. Norma Lucille
Taylor; How Dot Heard" Butterworth,
Pauline Fletcher; idyl. Faith and
Hope" Gruenwald. orchestra. awarding
et pyisss
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ARREST INTERRUPTED
LA PIERRE'S HONEYMOON

Rutland. May 25.-Henry W. LaPierre
OF Bellows Falls. age IS years. was
sentenced to the House Of Correction
by City Judge F. G. Swinnerton to-day
to serve IS months. which Is the pun
ishment for three offenses Of petit
larceny to which the respondent
pleaded guilty. LaPierre is also wanted
at Bellows Falls for failure to pay the
rental Of an automobile, in which he
came to this city with his is years
old wife on their honeymoon last Sat-
urday.
La Pierre entered the house Of E. r.
Grinnell here and stole two coats:
then he took a coat and hat from the
dental office Of DR.. NJ. P. Alexander
and a clock from the telephone office.
LaPierre was sent to States prison
at Windsor for three years a few
years ago for a burglary at Burling-
ton.
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MISSION
At MOUNT VERNON
Great Bronze Wreath IL Placed
on Tomb Of George Wash.
ington.
TRIBUTE BY UDINE.
Address II Also MADE b. MarconS-Ftr,t
Time Any Of Italian Royal House
Ever visited Tomb

washington. May N.-Itaiy paid honor
Ito America and her frst President to-day
through the italian war commissioners
who made . pilgrimage down the Potomac
Ito Mount Vernon and laid ON the tomb of
George Washington the bronze wreath
which since the days Of ancient Rome
has bean bestowed on famous heroes.
In the presence Of . distinguished party
Of American ofncials grouped about the
entrance Of the tomb. the Prince Udine.
- head Of the mission. expressed in
solemn words the belief that the spirit
Of Warrington will guide all the allies
In the present war for freedom and
democracy. He renewed the pledge of
Italy to night until ''our liberty and the
liberties Of the peoples who are suffering
with US shall be rendered safe against
all surprises and all violence"
Guglielmo Marconi, member of the
mission. declared the fellowship OF
America in the war was dear and wei.
come to all the allies. but particularly
Italy"
Both made their addresses In English
and were applauded enthusiastically
Secretary Daniels, as host to the party
on the trip down the river on the presi.
Dental yacht Mayfiower introduced the
speakers.
1t was the first time any member Of thu
italian royal house had ever visited Noun
Vernon.
As the yacht approached the landing
at Mount Vernon a bugler sounded
'Taps'' and all members Of the part,
stood respectfully along the rail. the
Prince and other military or naval officer.
saluting.
The great bronze wreath which hat
been made in Italy especially for tn,
occasion and was brought here by tn,
mission. was carried into the tomb b,
four Italian bluetackets and lait
where another bronze wreath wal
placed few weeks ago by the French
mission. and where Foreign secretar.
Balfour and his colleagues Of thu
British mission left a wreath Of flow
ers. The Prince Of Udine entered tn,
tomb, his head barred and stood a
salute as the wreath was placed.
The prince then addressed the as
sembled party. including members o
the diplomatic corps and cabinet Of
ficers and their wives.
I'VE come to-day upon a devout pill
grimage to the tomb Of your grea
national hero" he said. 1.-THE wreath
which we have come to lay upon It
and which we have brought from
Rome Is such As used to be offered t,
Roman heroes; 1t represents the HON
age Of the Italian nation to the maj
who symbolises the purest tradition
and the most noble aspiration Of tn,
American spirit"
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DOCKETS ARE LIGHT.
June Term Of Superior Court for Add.
son County Opens June s.


Middlebury. May 29.-The June term
or superior court for Addison county
will open at the courthouse in Middle
bury at 1000 a. M. Tuesday. June 5.
Hon. f. l. Waterman Of Brattleboro
will be the presiding judge, with the
Hon. Charles A. Chapman Of Ferris
burg and the Hon. Charles S. James OF
Weybridge assistant Judges. Tho re-
naming officers OF the court will bo
Rufus Wainwright of M!ddlcbury.
clerk; Allan r Sturtevant OF Middle
bury, States attorney; Olin A. Smith Of
Addison. sheriff. Charles F.. Pinney Of
Middlebury. treasurer; John A. Flctch-
err Of Middlebury. auditor; Miss Ella NJ.
Ballou Of Rutland. stenographcr. and
DIN A. Smith, probation officer.
The dockets are somewhat light. On
the civil docket there arc So cases. d.
vorce IL. criminal six. and chabccr. 30.
Or the court cnlendae tnerc are Only
five cases and on tire. jury calendar IL
cases.
me ceases on thn jury caLsrolar arc
as follows: The i. c. Ryder Co. -.
Walco E. Knight, the v:,i.ge of Bris-
toll vs.. the Bristol Cailroad COZ: ts.ny.
appellant ana trustee; EcnjnInin +.
lockwood VS.. Elmer ]. Volco.:, John
B. Todd and Harold Iiuca.is VS.. Jehn
II. Leonard and =. F.. Dickinson and
l. H Brown. trustees. Frank Bushey
VI. Herbert A. Burroughs. appellant.
R. Z. Moore vs.. Orr ]. Palmer. Anna hdA
Whittimore, appellant VS. John Otis.
James r. Cartmcn VS.. Clifford Watt.
Walter J. White. appellant. VS.. Helen Z.
Campbell estate, Arthur J. Bissctt, ad-
ministrator Of Thomas Bissett VS.. Mary
A. and Frank T. Bissett, Carl Fischer
VS.. John Seaman. James E. Cushman
VS.. Thomas Mack. The Bristol Rail-
road Co. We. the Rutland Railroad Co..
and ]. ". Trudo VS.. the National FIRE
Insurance Co.. of Connecticut,
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FIRST AMERICAN
TROOPS At FRONT
Cornell Undergraduates Depart
for the Aisne Battlefield
on France.

From star Correspondent Of the
Associated Press. Grand Headquarters
OF the French Army In France, May I-
The first American combatant corps went
to tho front to-day under Capt. z. T.
Itnkham and Lieutenant scully, Of
princeton Captain Tinkhan won the
War Cross at verdun.
1t was a proud moment when the first
detachment Of the American Field Serv.
ice' consisting mainly Of Cornell under
graduates. departed for the Aisne battle
iieio. They were armed with carbines, at.
ured IN Khaki uniforms and drove Amer.
lean five-ton motor cars As they left.
the Stars and Stripes fioated over the
o4noonment in an historic French forest
spread out In the breeze and other contin.
gents cneered them on their way.
clarence Mackay presented the camp
WIN the american hag which now dies
beside the tri-color
The correspondent OF The As.oc;.%.
ed Press watched other American sac.
lions drilling in preparation for active
participation In the fighting. Among
them were detachments from Andover.
dartmouth. Harvard, Johns HOPKINS.
yale, Chicago. and Williams Colleges.
while large body from Princeton was
awaiting organization. Lieutenant
Daley. captain Of the Yale football
team Of 1910, with Lieut.. William Tav-
Tor OF New York. were busy putting
one section into shape while Lieuten.
ant Kennedy superintendent another.
French officers and Lieut.. ]. w. Osthei.
mer Of Philadelphia, who won his rank
In the French army in which he enlisted
at the outbreak of the war. have been
appointed instructors of the Americans AT
the central training school, Some sections
are drilling according to the French
method and others according to the
American.
! All officers attached to the corps ex.
press the utmost satisfaction with the
men who display readiness to perform any
task. They all are strong young men,
many Of them civil engineers. and they
show an adaptability to meet any cir
cumstances. Most of them intended to
serve with the American ambulance but
selected the fighting corps after the Uni
ted States decided to enter the war They
have already been undergoing some Of
the hardships of campaigning. sleeping
In tents in the forest encampment, but
they know that this war Is no parade
and entails the hardest and most trying
work day and night with many priva-
tons.
| The military fashion of taking meals
in France has been somewhat changed to
meet the requirements Of the Americans.
Breakfast. which is scanty for the
French. has been augmented and the hours
Of other repasts have been modified A
French officer of high grade told the
Associated Press correspondent that the
arrival Of the Americans was greatly ap-
preciated and that he was confident that
they would render an immense service
to the allies.
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ST. JOHNSBURY RAILWAY
MEN RAISE A FLAG

boys residing in st. Johnsbury held a flag
raising at Depot square this afternoon at
which over 1000 attended. Station Agent
Henderson presided and patriotic speeches
were made by the Rev. George A. Martin
and Judge Harland b. Howe. Both speak
ers gave high praise to the railroad boys
for what they were doing in the war. This
evening Grace Methodist Church was
crowded to listen to the prc-memorial
address to tho Grand Army Post by tho
pastor of the church. the Rev. George A.
Martin.
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Vergennes Safety Committee.

Vergennes. May 37.-Following the OK
ample Of other cities and towns OF the
State. public safety committee has been
named for Vergennes. and the following
have been designated as members: May
or w. W. Bristol, Charles II. Strong. the
Rev L. A. Vezina, A. W. Norton. W. r..
Warner. j. II. Donnelly. DR.. C. H. Cole.
N. j. McCuen. J H. Harrington. DR.. F. M.
Rogers. II. C. Herrtck and T. Neville.
The committee will hold q meeting soon
to organize and cooperate with the State
and district safety committees In the cam
paign for preparedness and food prodnc-
ton and conservation: and will also as
sist tho oficials designated by the Gov
ernor for the work Of CONSUMPTION for the
army
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WANTS VOLUNTEER
MILITIA FOR Vt.
Governor Graham Issues Call
for Regiment TO Replace
National Guard.

Montpelier. May N.--The following order
relative to raising Q regiment Of volunteer
militia In Vermont for service within the
State was Issued from the once Of Gov.
Horace F. 0raham to-day:
State sof Vermont.
Executive Department.
l. Pursuant to authority vested in the
Governor by section II Of Act No. 1es.
Laws Of 1917. and In view Of the state Of
war which now exists between the Uni
ted States and tho imperial German gov
eminent. and the further fact that the
existing military forces Of the state have
been ordered into federal service and are
liable to be withdrawn from tho state. II
force be organised for service within the
State. to be Designated the First Rsgi.
nent Vermont Volunteer Militia.
.. Said regiment shall consist Of Il
companies Of not moro than 50 enlisted
men and three oficers each, and such
regimental and battalion officers and nom
commissioned onlcers a. may be pre-
scribed In regulations to be published by
the adjutant and inspector-seneral.
8. The members Of said regiment. e.
cept rs hereinafter provided. shall be citi-
Gems Of the United States. or aliens who
have declared their intention to become
citizens. except alien enemies. who are
at least 81 and not more than 50 years Of
age for enlisted men. and not more than
IS years Of age for commissioned ohlcers
The term Of enlistment for enlisted men,
and Of commission for commissioned ON
GERS. shall be for and during the war. un.
less sooner discharged by order Of the
Governor.
4. Men to be eligible for service in said
! regiment shall Be ableJbodied and physi
cally and mentally qualified for military
drill and the service for which they are
! required. Men between the ages Of q and
81 who have been discharged or rejected
from service in the National Guard
regular army or navy, on account Of
slight physical disqualification or de-
pendent relatives. and those who are no,
drafted for federal service under the &C,
Of Congress Of May Is. 1917. may be en-
listed or commissioned in said regiment.
The members Of said regiment shall
,, be furnished. at the expense Of the State
with such arms, clothing and equipment
as shall be prescribed by the adjutan'
and inspector-general. They shall receive
no pay for their service except when or
dered out for active duty by the Governor
In which case they shall receive the same
pay any allowances as are provided b,
law for the National Guard when on dut,
under the Governors order.
| Given under my hand and tn,
Great Seal Of this State q,
| (seaD Montpelier. this twenty fifth da,
| Of May. A. D.. 1917
| HORACE r. GRAHAM, Governor.
BY the Governor:
HARVEY e. GOoDELL
Secretary Of Civil and Military Affairs
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FREDDIE WELSH
IS KNOCKED OUT
Benny Leonard Wins Worlds
Lightweight Championship
in 9th Round.

New York. May 2s.-Benny Leonard
won the worlds lightweight champion.
ship by knocking out Freddie Welsh
in the ninth round Of a ten round
match here tonight.
weishs downfall came at the end OF
Q series of rushes by Leonard that
drove him from corner to corner. The
champion had taken a severe beating
during the early rounds and the pun.
ishment had begun to tell when the
gong for the ninth round sounded.
Leonard, fresh as the moment he
had entered the ring jumped from his
corner and met the champion as he
was leaving his corner with a shower
of lefts and rights to the face and
head.
Welsh, vainly trying to ward of the
blows. worked his way into Leonard's
corner where Leonard succeeded In
reaching him with q smashing right on
the jaw. Welsh fell on one knee and
hugged the ropes. His strength gone
Welsh strove weakly to strike a fighting
poise. As he left the ropes Leonard landed
and Welsh hit the floor. He struggled
to hfs feet twice more. but each time he
was met by Leonards rights to the face
and head and again he fell to the floor
The champion took the count Of nine
Oe1Ore ne arose from Ine ldSt kuOCh
down. He tried to stand. but fell across
the ropes.
1t was only a question Of moments
when he would have fallen and been
counted out. At this point Referee
Mcfarland leaped between the two men
and pushing Leonard away. carried the
defeated champion to his corner.
Leonard weighed in at 1873 pound;
Welsh at 1856 3-4
Freddy Welsh won the worlds light
weight championship by receiving the ref
eree's decision after outboxing Willie
Ritchie the American title holder In a 20
round bout in London. July Z, 1914. Pre-
vious to to.nights contest, Leonard and
Welsh met twice in no-decision 10-round
bouts.
Leonard was born in New York city IN
1896. His recent knock out Of Richie
Mitchell Of Milwaukee caused him to be
regarded as a contender for the worlds
title.
Leonard. the new worlds champion
lightweight, will not wait for conscrip'
tion." but will enlist in the United States
army after a six-round bout In Philadel'
phia next Monday night. his manager
Billy Gibson announced after the fight
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Appointed First Lieutenant.

st. Albans. May 1-Second Lieutenant
c. H. Hayden. formerly OF Company c
OF Burlington. has been appointed hrst
lieutenant OF Company B. First Vermont
Infantry, National Guard. to NIL the
vacancy caused by the promotion OF First
Lieutenant John r. Sullivan OF that COM
pany to the rank Of captain OF Company
G Of Burlington.
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FOOD SURVEY BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE
Appropriates $14,770,00O for I'm.
mediate Investigation Of
Country's Resources.
HOOVER IN CHARGE.
Miss Rankin Causes AmendmeAt to he
Inserted In Measure oiving WON.
en- Part In Work to Ne Dons.

Washington. May 3-The administra.
tons food survey BILL nrst Of the food
control measures. was passed by the
House to-day without q record vote. It
appropriated $14,70.000 for an immediate
investigation Of the country's food rc-
sources and for measures to stimulate
production. A similar bill 10 under de-
bate in the Senate and may be passed
there Wednesday.
The agriculture department expects to
present fairly accurate estimate of food
resources within three weeks after the
bill Is signed by the President. Secretary
Houston said to-day. The preliminary re.
port to be made within three weeks will
be supplemented with monthly reports
aud probably by complete report within
six months II necessary.
Material gathered will be turned over
to Herbert G. Hoover. who will be named
to head a food administration as soon
as the pending regulatory food measure
becomes law.
The survey bill passed virtually as II
came from the committee, Miss Rankin
the woman representative from Montana,
Inserted an amendment which would re.
qpire the department Of agriculture tc
use women in the survey work whenever
practicable. An amendment by Repre-.
ccutAtiVc mCAeuZle OF Illinois WOuic
make all persons employed under the bill
liable to military service. and another
would permit citizens to refuse to &C
more than 800 miles from their homes
or places Of business to testify in a food
inquiry.
As originally drawn the bill carried
more than $1S000.00o. but committee
changes reduced the total. These are thu
principal amounts appropriated:
For seeds, &.77S000.
Education for increased production b,
waste elimination and conservation
$4.34S.4 400.
General survey $25s2.00o.
Eradication Of livestock diseases ant
livestock improvement work $sS5000.
Miscellaneous items $547.000
Eradication Of plant diseases and in
| sects $441,000.
Many republicans including former
Speaker Cannon repeatedly attacked thu
measure as wasteful particularly as Il
the survey feature. Chairman Lever o,
the agriculture committee declared heat
edly in closing debate to-day that they
| were raising a false issue.
The Senate devoted the day to debating
and adopted an amendment by Senator
Mcclellan. reducing the appropriation fol
the eradication Of the cattle tick ant
other livestock diseases from 100000 t,
$S5O0 the amount carried for the pur
pose in the House bill.
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Resume Work on Underpass.

White River Junction. May e.
Work for the season has been resumed
OH the public railroad underpass. the
excavation for which has reached
across the tracks to the station proper
The superintendent in charge Is T. f.
Phillips of Bolton and the bridges and
buildings department of the Central
Vermont railway. BY June l he plans
to have Is men at work and this in
cludes the construction of a cement
roof over the street entrance to the
subway and the slight raising of the
tracks.
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CUT THIS OUTFIT Is WORTH MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip,
enclose with sc. to Foley and Co. 1885
Sheffield Ave. Chicago. ILL.,. writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial package
containing Foleys Honey and Tar
Compound for coughs. colds and Group:
Foley Kidney Pills. and Foley Cathar-
tic Tablets. Medical Hall. ]. W. O'Sul-
livan, 80 Church street. (Adv.)
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Middlsbury. May X-Prof. Raymond
Mcfarland has bean placed ct the head
OF q committee Of three from this county
to take part in the recruiting Of lse mon
from this state for the reserve corps OF
Tho quartermasters department. Prof.
Mcfarland 10 empowered to appoint the
other two members OF the committee.
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NJ. E. PASTOR TRANSFERRED.

Rutland. May es.-The Rev. Jahel T.
Horton. pastor of the Methodist Church
In this city for two years. is to be trans
ferred at his own request from the Troy
to the Erie conference. The date OF his
departure from Vermont has not yet been
settled. Mr.. Horton 10 to 60 to the Meth
odist Church at Mercer. Pa. He has been
In the Burlington district of the Troy
conference about 20 years. He came to
this city from Poultney. His successor
here will be the Rev. c. e. Price. the
present pastor at Erie.
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Sues Aged Widower.

Montpelier. May 25.-Merrill Russell
Of 1853 state street. Montpelier. a g.
year.old widower. is made the defend
ant in . $4,000 breach Of promise
suit brought In Washington county
court by Mrs. Pearl L. Fuller. q Dem
YER. Colo. widow.
1t ID understood that Mr.. Russell
became acquainted with the Denver
woman. who is about so years old
while on . trip to California last
January.
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SUIT POSTPONED.
Case sgainst Centrsl Power Corpora.
tion Not to he Heard until June IA.

Middlcbury. May N.-The preliminary
hearing In the suits at law and in chan.
Gerry brought by the president and fel.
lows Of Middlebury College against
Charles H. Thomson Of Montpelier. and
Frank II. Stuart Of Newton. Mass. COM
prising the Central Power corporation of
Vermont. which was to have been held
this week. has again been postponed. The
hearing was to determine the boundary
lines the ownership of certain parcels of
land, and the ownership and title to the
watcrpower rights and privileges along
the Middlebury river and its north and
south branches Assistant Judge c. 8.
James Of Weybrdge was to preside at
the hearing which went over to June IA,
on account of the absence of James B.
Donoway. counsel for the orator.