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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28
A. Guy Davis.

News was received Tuesday of the
death Of A. Guy Davis. which occurred
in North Adams, Mass, on Monday eve
ming. Mr.. Davis will be remembered as
manager of the suit department in the
Boston store for several years. For the
past eight years he had been assistant
manager Of the Boston store in North
Adams.
Mr.. Davis is survived by a wife and
three children. who will accompany the
body to this city. The remains will arrive
In Burlington on the 100 p. m. train
on Friday. Interment will be in Green
Mount cemetery. where a prayer service
will be held.
Mr.. Davis was member Of the Meth
odist Church. of Hamilton Lodge, No.
II. I. o. o. F.. of this city. OF which he
was a past grand. and OF the Beatrice
Rebekah Lodge. He became conspicuous
in Masonic circles in North Adams and
at his death was senior warden of the
order OF that city. He was born in
Manchester Center and was about 40
years Of age.
Mr.. Davis possessed a large circle OF
friends In this city who will regret to
learn of his untimely death.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28

List OF unclaimed letters in the Bur.
lington postofice for the week ending
June q. 1917:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Mrs. Agnes Brown. Miss Charlotte
Damn. Mrs. Jennie Ennis. Mise Irene
Gould. Miss Albsrtine Garard, Grace
Humphrey. Mrs. Earl Howe. Guy C.
Jones. Miss Madge Kendall. Miss Susie
Lenox. Miss Elisabeth Leonard, Grace
Lasere. Miss Addie Wells. Miss Marion
Martin. Mrs. e. M. Pratt. Miss Della
OWN, Mrs. w. j. Sullivan, Miss Mary L.
Smith. Mrs. Gladys Hopper, Miss Martha
Winn. Miss Georgiana Williams.
MEMS LIST.
Louis Averany. George Anthony, H. I.
Aver, A. w. Bosworth. Rev. e. v. Black
man. Il. 8. Bartlett. NJ. David Cotsen,
r. II. Cousina. r. Stanford Collins, Sher-
man Clark. Roy Chapman. Theophile
Charland. Il. ]. Daniels. Frank L. Davis,
+. E. Gilman (O. Phil j. Huntley, sher-
man C. Isham. Louis Jacques. Clarence
Lovejoy. Arie NOLAN. Steeple Jack
Murphy. Willard Martin. Capt. r. H.
Pike, Thos. Splain.
WINOO6KI LIST.
Mrs. Joseph Adams. John F. AIlard, Jr..
Miss Frances Barron ~. Aime Boutin. H.
v. Clay. Edward Lonergan. Willie Parent,
p. Patnode. Miss Lena Piche. Robert
Piche.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

FREE PRESS WAL kADs PAY BEST.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List Of unclaimed letters in the Bur-
!ington postofiice for the week ending
June q. 1917:
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-28

Harry Smith. alias Canada Blackie. a
man with a long criminal record, who.
with three pals. was indicted at the
October term of United States court for
breaking into the postofice at Orwell.
was Monday turned over to the deputy
United States marshal at Rutland, anc
lodged in Jail there. Smith, who Is be-
lieved to be the only one of the gang
at large, was captured in Boston. He
will have long wait in jail, as it is not
probable that he will be tried before
ythe October term of court. Postoffice
Inspector Dakin Of Concord. N. H.,
handled the case.
David w. Howe was one of the ten
men who were selected from the two
training regiments at Plattsburgh to at
tend the aviation ground school of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology al
Cambridge Mass. After spending a short
time in this city, Lieutenant Howe left
Monday with the rest Of the detach-
ment on the noon train for Cambridge
Following are the officers of the New
England regiment at Plattsburgh who
were ordered to Cambridge: Lieutenants
r. e. Davidson. r. w. Hall. C. d. Hef.
ferman, A. b. Pitts and T.. M. Townsend
They will specialize there in mechanics
machine gun fire. photography and other
subjects. Mr.. Howe was attached tc
the New York regiment
The students of the civil engineering de.
partment of the University Of Vermont
who have been at the engineering camp
on Grand Isle for the past four weeks
will return this morning to Burlington
Those who attended the camp were
Burke L. Bigwood. James Bousfeld, Ear
+. Moseley, George Il. Stanley. all of the
class of 1918; Arthur d. Bishop. Herbert
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-18

the sacrifice Of the millions that have died,
and will have died in vain. postpone its
dangers TO another generation? There may
be some who care not what may happen TO
future generations, IL this generation be
permitted to live In peace, nor how humii-
ating the peace under which they live
There may be those who would sacrifice
any national welfare, present or future. TO
their own ambitions, possibly to their own
comforts. but, thank God. in this splendid
democracy OF ours they can constitute q
very small minority, and in the ranks of
business their number is negligible.
let us make this number infinitesin,al
by such vigorous pronouncements and by
such united action, both in convention as
scmbled and In business engaged. that every
impulse to selfish or sordid action may be
suppressed and n great wave OF enthusiasm
may move us on to such achievement in
service and In sacrifice as shall constitute
a compelling influence for n speedy conclu-
sion to this war--a conclusion that will
bring us Il real peace--a peace for this gem
Grafton and generations TO come--a peace
that will secure for all times to mankind its
most precious possessions which, in their
aggregate. we call civilization and hui
manity,"
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struggle. We must. indeed, know we shall.
sound no uncertain note. Can we. who have
lived in this country where liberty under
democracy is held as 4 sacred heritage and
valued far higher than life itsclf-can we
contemplate for one moment the possibility
Of its extingushment?
AUToCRACY MUST END
"Can we permit German autocracy and
militarism to remain as constant menace
60 that liberty-a constant danger 20 the
peace and tranquility OF the world? Can
there he any compromise with this question
now that millions OF men have died to make
II impossible? Men may cry Peace, peace.
but there can be no peace so long ms kuitur,
under autocratic Interpretation and direc-
tion. remains n vital force In the world
so long as any great and aggressive nation
or men are made to believe they possess
a superiority which entities them to subject
others to their will and their self-consti-
tuted rulers are permitted perpetually to
plos and plan TO that purpose.
Must not all menace OF II be ended now /?
Dare we. for the sake of cessation of blood
shed. which can only be temporary and at
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"a BATTLE FOR LIFE
IN STORM-SWEPT SEA
Four Barges and Two Schooners
in Grave Peril Off Massa-
chusetts Coast
ORLEANS. Mass. Sept. Is.

ohiJIsNNG. MbSS' ctpNs io'
Twenty-four human beings battled for
their lives today in the fury of the sixty
mile northeaster that drove four barges
and two schooners on the Cape Cod sand
bars between here and South Wcllneet
Iashcd to the afterhouse of one of the
barges. as IL pounded on the inner bar,
three men, woman and child faced
death for hours through the galc-swept
spray.
Three OF them and the two schooners
managed to catch anchorage between the
inner and outer bar and dragged there for
hours while tho great seas broke over
them.
Lifesavers from the Pamet River. Ca
hoon Hollow and Nauset stations hurried
at once to the rescue.
At noon the work OF rescue was still go
ing on. All of the barges and two schoon-
ers we're holding anchor. but all were in
grave peril The twenty-four persons en-
dangered were divided among the different
vessels
Crews Of three life-saving stations have
battled from dawn to save these shipwrecks
Three times the breeches buoy rope was
shot across the afterhouse and made fast.
Three times It snapped apart as the barge
rolled in the tremendous trough of the sea,
Old seamen who watched the ATTEMPTED
rescue from tho shore expressed the fear
that the little group of people on the wave
beaten afterhouse roof would ultimately
perish before their eyes.
The barges were driven in at daybreak
in the tremendous storm.
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GREAT WAR CONFERENCE" is FIFTH
OF u. S. BODY BLOWS AT KAISERISM

ment of the Interior; Secretary Wilson. Of
the Department OF Labor; for never before
has there been gathered together such a
compact asscmblagc of the nations com
mercial leaders.
YOU nave only 70 speak 20 a single one
OF these bankers, manufacturers merchants.
minc operators, railroad managers, men OF
every conceivable sort of big business "a
perceive the spirit which is uppermost in
all their hearts. II is this: The nations
needs are first; mine are second"
rake for example, one Chicagoan who
10 mere he represents manufacturing
INDUSTRY which consumes 1000 to 10000
tons OF steel annually. The value Of its
llnlshed product is from 81 900 600 to SIP
100000 annually. Yet this man is a .'little
Fellow in the deliberations here, as he him
sell says representing an industry which
must be crippled If the price of steel adj
Nances only a little more, he admitted in
conversation last night that the product
maze by the concerns he represents is not
one which can be Classed as aiding I'm tho
prosecution of the war
III the Government needs steel for otber
purposes. he said. as casually as one might
speak of giving up an afternoon stroll I've
snail curta!l our production. We are going
on hcalthllE now. but we are ready to step
aside at any time. We have CONT here TO
iind out what is wanted of us"
The sincerity and the simplicity Of his
aVoWal has the American ring It is ex-
actly typical of the unity Of purpose which
actuates every one of the tremendouaIv
powerful interests here represented i'm this
conference II is as lacking in boastfulness
and as resolute in purpose ms the soldiers
quiet acceptance of the command TO 20
over the top.
The business men Of America are here IA
| plan how they may aid their country "a
| crush out Prussanism and to bring bac
| a world or manly peaccfuness. When
| they have taken counsel with each other
! they will strike with tremendous force
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-18
By n Std0 Correspondent
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. IS.

AIlsNNllC 'll1, sept, Is,
This Is the nth OF Uncle Sans body
blows at the Kaiser The first was the
Liberty Loan, the second the Rcd Cross
drive, the third the dispatch of pershing's
troops overseas. the fourth the raising of
$4,000 drafted troops almost overnight.
Tho fifth begins here at Atlantic City to-
day after the preliminary warming-up OF
yesterday And this fifth blow at the Kali
ser's solar pexus ia the forging OF the most
powerful and unified group of business men
ever known to any nation
1t was only necessary to be present at the
opening session of the "war conference"
Of the Chamber of Commerce of America
to get n thrill as distinct as that which
enc gets at the sight of marching troops,
with the Stars and Stripes at their head.
A phalanx of thousand of the biggest
business men in America there they stood
representing 100000 private businesses
firms and corporations. whose trade touches
every Individual in the United States an
immensely of industry which dizzles the
agination.
And each one Of those thousand faces
from that Of the youngest captain of in
dustry to that of the whtest.beardest
general OF finance. glowed with light
which was Enthusiastically the same, the
light of determination 70 fight for the ma
tions cause up TO tho trenches of hell and
beyond they were on fire with it-this
determination. The afternoons program
was supposed TO he only set affair, q
mere ing-togethcr in advance of more
serious work to come. But they couldn't
wait Man after man leaped to his feet
fretting to pour HIS story of what his
section of the country stands ready to do
for the nation.
CONSECRATED TO TASK
It didn't matter that the time allotted
to them made it impossible for them to
say what was so evidently burning within
them. Their conservation shone on their
faces.
For years there have been those who
have said that America was a land grown
fat about the eyes from idolatry of the
dollar Tho sneer that the men Of Amer
lea have been too deeply sunk in tho love
of gain ever TO hear the voice of Self-saCri.
ncng ideallsm has been flung at her. But
this gathering here is magnificent ges
ture of reputation. Those who Knocked
have only to look.
To list the names OF the mon who have
met here and TO inventory the extent Of
the businesses which they represent would
be to tell the story OF the building of a
nation the richest nation in the world.
| Billions of dollars in production are within
! the power of these men. And they stand
| here today eager a. boys in khaki. TO lean
/ forward I'm the direction In which their
! COUNTRY calls them.
What would you have US do? We are
/ ready to do IT," Is the word they give to
| the Government at Washington. II is ia
answer their question that the heads of the
| nations executive departments are coming
here-Secretary Baker, of the Department
of War; Secretary Lane, of the Depart
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-18
y. s. FLIER "Jtj8T IN Z
IN" ON AMAZED BI
Nonchalant Greeting After AccidoII
Provokes Wonder of English
Officers

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-"rhose baIiy Amef1~
can flying chaps are coolish lot" said :
lieutenant of the Royal Flying Corps. back
with about pint OF German shrapnel in his
body.
THE other day one Of those Lafaystts
boys ran afou of 4 Fritzs Archie ana had
to get TO the ground in hurry He
dropped near one OF our airdromes and
messed things up bit. After untangiing
himself he limped up to our commanding
officer.
"Are you the big noise around this
joint?' he asked our brass hat.
mo. but I'm the commanding oficsr
here our chief countered.
"'well,' said the American, I've 1ust
dropped in to tell you that I've sprinilsd
gasoline all over your grass plot"
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U. 5. EMBARGO DEPRIVES
GERMANY OF FATS
'ood Administration Shows Huge Ex-
ports From Neutrals to Country
of the Kaiser

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.--Germany is
So'ng to suffer more than ever from lack
Iats' because of the United States en-
largo on food products to neutrals. This
~ ~ INDICATED today in statement from the
lou Administration, showing that 900 per
sent OF the fats used by Denmark in 1916
III Ine manufacture OF margarine was inn
ps'ted from the United States. Substitution
a. q, margarine In Denmark made II possible
~. denmark to export 9l.4 per cent of her
'u,ter, most Of this going TO Germany.
nonand In 1916 produced 396.S2s ,0e n
svuhus OF margarine, most OF which was
S.ported. OF the 154.322,000 pounds OF
ssss ~Sr produced in Holland s',Sss,ooo were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-18
Appointments at City Hall

City appointments today include Louis
Hamburg 3l4 Farlnount avenue. inspector
Bureau Of street Cleaning salary $500 /;
Thomas T. Laws. 500 Penn street, second
assistant Bureau Of Surveys, $1,000: Harry
NJ. IIillegass zoe Foulkrod street, insnec-
tor, Bureau Of Highways, $1,000; Florence
NJ Biddlc. Philadelphia General Hospital
operator, Bureau Of Charities $1,000 JACOB
Toland. G22 Wood street. assistant clerk
Bureau of Health $1,000: Bertha w. Hagc-
man, Philadelphia General Hospital. anes-
thetist, Bureau of Charities. $500; Harry
6. Kelley, 213O Medary avenue, assistant TO
teacher. Board Of Recreation, $3.50, and
Richard NJ. IIitner, 1911 Harrison street.
apprentice, Bureau of Surveys, $3.50.
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FRENCH REPULSE FOES
ATTACKS AT.TWO POINTS
PARIS, Sept. Is,

PARIS, Sept. IS.
A violent German attack succeeding an
onusually vigorous artillery bombardment
vas successfully repulsed by French troops
south Of Lamiette, near the Neufchatel
road, todays official statement asserted
French lines. but the French counter-blow
elected them at once.
southeast of st. quentin and in the region
NJ Bovettes. the statement detailed stop.
mage by French troops of two night at
tacks Around Itancourt and Laroyere farm
the French were successful in two raids.
LONDON. Sept is.
Except for patrol encounters in the Ypres
actors, where few prisoners were taken,
Field Marshal Hag had nothing special to
report from the British front today.
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SNYDER IS RETICENT
Will Not Discuss Appointment of Ches-
ter County Tax Clerks

HARRISBURG, Sept. 1s.--Auditor Cen.
eral Snyder refused to discuss In detail
his appointment of clerks TO collect di-
rect Inheritance tax in Chester County. lie
said:
am empowered under recent act to
appoint these men, and will do so where
thcr to say about the matter than I said
at Pottsvile last night.
The Auditor General is empowered to
name clerks in each county TO collect direct
Inheritance taxes. They are paid n fee on
collections, and II they make no collections
they receive no money from the State.
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U
6IlSSIANS ADVANCE
UPON TWO FRONTS
slavs Occupy Wood Near
Friedrichstadt on Riga
Battle Line
pJySH AHEAD IN RUMANIA
premier Kerensky Leaves for
Army Headquarters to See
Loyal Troops
DISH AHEAD IN RUMANIA
PETROGRAD, Sept. IS.

PEI oepl. 10.
Russian troops were successfully essay
an offensive on two battle fronts to-
ms ~, according to War Office statements.
On the Riga front, 1t was officially an.
.unced. n wood had been occupied south
~ The village of Bideg. northeast of
yyr,sdrichstadt. Yesterdays official state.
.,.nt. delayed likewise mentioned progress
At several points by Russian troops.
On the Runanian line the War Office an
..vrced occupation Of sector OF the
.usmy's fortified positions in the region
OF varnitza,
premier Kerensky. accompanied by Cen
.,al yerkhovsky, assistant to Chief-of-Staff
I,ex,eff and Admiral Nerdcrevsly. Minister
Of Marine, have left for main army head
ouarters. it was announced today.
The Premier desires personally to see
che loyal troops and ascertain at first hand
some of the causes of the Korniloff re-
kellion.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-06
MAY LEASE
INDIAN LANDS

Just now, when every effort is be-
acre of land under cultivation, the
.plal.. Ut the Indian bureau to lease
the vacant Indian land on the Flat
head. will be welcome news to 8
great many. In the past, the efforts
of those who have lived here since
1910 have been fruitless i'm this re-
spect, every advance being fatty re-
fused heretofore.
During 191O-11-12, the Roman Com
mercial club made repeated efforts to
have the secretary of the interior
so change the rules that the local
agent might of his own accord make
long term leases of the vacant, un-
occupied and uncultivated portion
which constituted at that period so
vast an area that it was considered
wasteful to have it lie idle. TO every
appeal a deaf ear was turned, and at
times the refusal bordered so closely
on insult that many refused to again
insist upon any change being made,
They did not wish to be made the
object of department sarcasm. Now,
however, things have changed. 1t is
said that this subject is receiving
the serious attention of the depart
ment at the present time, and hopes
{nr fnin hof oil hn nt
Indian lands on the Flathead will be
speedily under lease and cultivation.
Attention has been called to the
fact that since 1912 there has been
over 10000 acres of Indian land under
the reclamation O nthe big fiat, which
even to this date has never had a
plow stuck into the virgin soil and
all that vast amount OF cultivatable
land is as desirable as any here for
all kinds of farming. 1t has always
been considered shame to have it
lie idle when so many farmel, were
more than anxious to lease the same
and make it productive both to them
selves and the Indian owners. Red
tape in the department prevented and
no one was benefited. With the
possibilities of war, the needs of the
country appear to have had some eff
feet upon those who are in respons-
ible positions and it appears now
that the rules can be easily changed
to meet the demands. If the forecast
of war has done nothing else, it has
been of benefit to the Flathead, pro-
vidd the rumors are not wrong.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-06

is 1T WORTH WHILE?

Play is one Of the greatest factors
in the education of our boys and
girls, 1t is food for their character,
the essence of manhood in it's fullest
sense.
Our local school, Post Creek, is
lacking in adequate playground equip
ment. We are trying to raise a fund
sufficient to provide suitable appar-
atus this year. To do this, the pu-
pills of our school have prepared an
operetta Jack, the Giant Killer" for
presentation on Saturday evening,
April 7th. Favor us with your pat
ronage, thus showing how much you
appreciate the efforts of our school
to make better men and women of to-
morrow.-Jos. M. Aiken.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-06
MAN FOUND DEAD
MURDER SUSPECTED

Poison had a murder last week,
according to the findings of a cor
oner's jury investigating the death
by shooting of Joe Moss, young man
about 10 years old. The victim was
found dead in his cabin with a bullet
hole through his head and rifle
lying across his body, At first it
resembled suicide, but investiga-
tion developed that it was in all
probability a murder.
When found the body lay just as if
it had been prepared for burial, the
limbs having been Strengthened out
and showing that someone had ar
ranged the body after death. Two
notes. stating that he intended to
kill himself, were found in the-house
but the writing in no respect is SIM
liar to that of the deceased and the
jury believed that someone had pur-
posely made it appear that he had
shot himself
The sheriff attended the hearing
and is bending every effort to dis
cover the murderer.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-06
$500 WHEAT
BREAKS RECORDS

Wheat went to $500 per bushel in
Chicago on Wednesday of this week,
the highest price ever paid on nor
NAL market. The quotation was on
May wheat and the sales were made
at that figure at the opening of the
board of trade.
In 1864 the 50 mark was received
by values expressed i'm terms of de-
preciated paper and in the sos when
"Old Hutch," by his famous corner
of the market manipulated the price
to 1925.
When shorts settled with "Old
Hutch" the price Immediately drop
ped to the old level.
Present values are said to repre-
sent actual values. The advance has
been gradual since the war in Europe
began. Short crops helped the ad-
vance along and this seasons crop
damage reports and the shutting off
of the Argentine supply has helped.
A few minutes after the opening
May sold at S2.01. 1t then sold back
to S1.991s, and, in moment again at
POO
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-04-06
SPEAKER CHAMP
CLARK REFLECTED

Washington, April 2-Speaker
Champ Clark was reelected today by
vote of 217 to 2O5 over his repub-
lican opponent Representative Mann.
as the first step in the organization
of the house-the necessary prelim-
mary to the delivery of President
Wilson's war address. 1t is ex-
pected on every hand that he will
ask congress to declare a state of
war existing between the United
States and Germany. This seemed
so certain that Chairman Flood of
the house foreign affairs committee
the administration spokesman there,
prepared a resolution to declare
state of war and authorize the presi-
dent to act.