Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09

Bishop George Y. Bliss has received a
letter from his son, j. Isham Bliss, who
went to France to drive a transport in
the American Ambulance Field Service.
Mr.. Bliss writes that until the last SO
hours the trip was a very uneventful one,
the only excitement being the regular
life drill, to teach the passengers what
to do in case of attack. Just about SO
hours before the end of the trip. SUBJ
marine was sighted and the vessel i'm
mediately put on steam for a race to safe
ty. They got away from the submarine
and for the last "a hours were conveyed
by a French warship. There we're about
|, 1000 passengers, among whom were about
200 Americans who made up the units sent
over for the American Field Service.
/ Max l.. Powell, who is a member Of the
national committee to furnish cooks for the
United States army at the Aver, Mass.
cantonment about September /, returned
from Boston Saturday morning, where he
went to attend a meeting of the committee
| who has In charge the task Of providing
cooks to. feed the new army. Mr.. Powell
told Free Press man that "the govern
ment needed the services Of $40 cooks, all Of
whom the committee hoped to obtain in
New England" He also added that any
man who had little experience in cook
: ing and who desired to aid his country
/ could make application to him at his office,
| 1855 College street, and II the applicant Is
successful the government will pay fares
both to and from Aver, Mass, and $50
per month to ordinary cooks. The position
is good for six or eight weeks.
State Highway Commissioher stoddard
B. Bates Of Derby held a conference with
several Of the county road supervisors al
the Hotel Vermont Friday afternoon on
the present condition of the roads through.
out the State. The work which may vet
be done this season with profit was an.
other topic Of discussion that was follow.
ed with interest. Much time was given to
a discussion of labor. and this form OF
trouble presented one of the most serious
obstacles with which the road commits.
sioners have to contend. 1t is Mr.. Bates
intention to do more work on State high
ways after the haying season is over Be.
cause motor travel is very heavy on the
main highways of the State. the wear and
tear on the roads have kept the men busy
maintaining the main highways. and but
little time has been devoted to building
new pieces.
Mr.. and Mrs. John WEIGH are pass.
ing a few weeks at 10 Rose street and
Camp Gaillord. Culebra, in the Panama
Canal zone where Mr. WEIGH is engaged
on construction work of officers quar-.
ters for the American army. Mr.. Welch
Is a native of Burlington and brother
Of Patrick WEIGH Of the local office OF
the American Express company. Fol
the past two and a half years he has
been in the Panama Canal zone and
this is his first visit to Burlington fol
three years. He speaks in glowing
terms of the improvements made by the
American government since it has oc
cupied the canal zone. The sanitar,
conditions are now nearly ideal. say!
Mr.. WEIGH and the death rate Is as low
as in any place on earth, whereas few
years back the climate was considered
frequently fatal for a northern resi-.
dent. Mr.. WEIGH attributes the i'm
provement in sanitary conditions large
ly to the determination of flies. mos
quitoes and tropical insects, which for
merly swarmed in literal clouds ant
carried the deadly germs of malari,
and yellow fever wherever they went.