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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
TWELVE ACCEPTED.
Saturday the Last Day for Draft Az
Men to Join Navy.


Voluntary enlistment for those within
the draft age In the naval service Of the
country closed at the local navy recruit
Ing station Saturday at noon
The scene of activity at the Off 70 IN The
federal building that marked every day
Of the week was repeated Saturday, but
in a milder form. Nevertheless, the en-
sign and examining surgeon and the yeo-
men were kept busy from early morning
until shortly after six O'Clock in the eve
ming.
OF the "a applicants who were on hand
to become part Of the nations first line
of defense, just one-half were accepted by
the medical officer, there being no appar-
ent reason why they SHOULD be physically
disqualified. OF the number accepted two
were from this city. The names. as we'll
as the towns from whence they came. fol-
low: Earl Joseph Baron and Raymond H.
Touchette, both of this city. Percy w.
Puffer Of Columbia, Me-. w. J. Hodges of
Hyde Park. J. r. Calhoun of Middebury,
G. d. Burnell of st. Adams. Clair E. Phin-
ney of Wadhams, N. Y, w. c. Larebee of
Vergennes, r. A. Treadway Of Port
Henry. N. Y. W. F. Williamstown. A. r.
Charon Of Woodstock. Floyd Bennett Of
Plattsburgh. N. Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
THE MELTING POT.
(From Leslie's.

~
A 33rd degree Mason, who recently died
at Worcester. Mass. left $4,000 to the
Masonic Home Of that State.
Many miners in the anthracite regions
of Pennsylvania are said to be earning.
with extra pay. as high as $500 a month.
A private in the Alabama National
Guard was recently sentenced to hve
years imprisonment for striking an off,
Ger.
A nationwide movement has been in
stituted by the Lutheran Church to sub
stitute English for German in its serv-
ices.
Japan has 10000 railroad employees re-
ceiving an average wage Of 31c day. The
average wage Of an American engineer Is
$40 a day.
Uncle Sans food bill for soldiers alone
Is $s00. 900 a day.
A Chicago millionaire was recently ar
rested for stealing potatoes from neigh
boris garden.
Two thousand soldiers at Camp Upton
ter Of the Bible daily.
a New York boy has enlisted to get a
chance to revenge the killing of his sis
ter and two brothers by the Germans.
A Chicago grocer makes an additional
charge Of five per cent. for all food pur-
chases made on credit or delivered.
The $50 900 home of the Astors on the
Hudson river has been accepted by the
war department for a soldiers hospital.
Berlin's butter ration has been reduced
to one ounce a week.
A Russian Jew got $4,000 votes for
| mayor Of New York.
Auto-bus travelling grocery stores are
| the latest innovation in markets in New
\ Jersey.
Williams College club Of New York. with
only SAG members. has 2l2 stars in its serv-
ice flag.
To conserve food. several New York
hotels have raised the price of meals for
| pet dogs to prohibitive prices.
A former mayor Of San Francisco. who
| was indicted for graft while in Office. an
nounces he will again be a candidate in
1919.
| Because Of the shortage Of print paper
| In France. paper mills dating back to the
18th century have been again put in OPP
Grafton.
| The widow Of a merchant of Paris left
| directions in her will that her body be
| cremated and her ashes scattered over
the battlefelds Of France.
| In the English public schools children
are being trained for future army officers
receiving instructions In drills. musketry
| signal practice and machine gunnery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
HELP FOR REGISTRANTS.
Aasec4saes 10 Legal Alvfs~ry B0ePd Of
C~ustyy Are Appointed.

Mxsy e. Miles q Hsnesbvrg. Mr.. ". W.
Charlotte. D e. Jones o! Essex Center.
wanDosk1. l.. u. Latham NJ Milton. r.. w.
Henry Of rncsYhilI. ". Is. Jordan Of
Ies1cho Center. e. ~ Hayden Of River
$40. William ~ Brooks of Wtiiinton u.
~. Tracy of Ehelburnc. U. a. Nichols Of
Richmond ana II. 70. Morrill, Of Huntington
were appointed associates to tho legal
advisory board OF chittendcn county
Monday to help registrants In their re-
epective towns who desire assistance In
making out their questionnaires. These
tntees are to serve the wants Of every
.. Zig registrant without price II. how
ever. any registrant desires % cnn-e 81
this city to get advice. he has ths pci rlIss.
Of so doing. and he will hnd ,hls iASaI
advice in room one at the county ec,1st
house. from nine in the morning pn,n fvs
in the afternoon.
Monday opened huspiciousl1 fr ms
members OF tho legal advisory toafh. ~
which NJ. q. Lonry In chairman. From,
opening time until nearly six o'ciock In Ms
evening Attorneys Hopkins. Mower anN
Leary were busy informing reRistrants In
regard TO their auestionnnires. showing
them how to MI them out In n satisfactory
legal manner n paper that would he sc'
ccptcd by tho government. AMI In which
there would DO no mistake m ~ thsii
liability for services or for exemption.
The second batch ~ duentionnaires were
sent out from the local bonrh's rooms
Monday. to NIL rcgiatrants bet tween tbs
numbors OF 1877 and 35s. inclusive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
BUY FERTILIZER NOW.
How the Farmer Can DO Ills Bit In
winning the War.

Tho freight car situation Mt the present
time In most localities IN acute. with little
or no prospect for any Improvement this
winter. Many essential articles will not
get ears. This liz true In the case OF fer
tilizcrs..
Tho duty Of every farmer IL twofold
frat. he should figure his fertilizer re-
duircmcnts and order his ontire supply
Of fertilizer now. This will be the only
way the farmer will receive tho fertilizer
ho will need. II will enable the manufac-
turcr 70 utilize railroad equipment to its
maximum capacity: Will conserve the chr
supply and release cars from this traffic
TO be londcd with food products. munitions
of war and other commodities vital In tho
nucccHsful prosecution OF the war with
Germany.
Another way In which the farmers can
do their part IL In assisting the dealers to
promptly unload cars after arrival at des-
tlnatlon no that they can be Immediately
rclcnscd and started away on another
journey
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
READY FOR THE POWER.
With II the Manufacture of Milk ChocO-
late VIII Eegin.


I'VE could start the manufacture Of
milk chocolate tomorrow II we had the
power" said President John Walker Of
the Vermont Milk Chocolate company
Saturday when seen at the Hotel Ver-
mont by Free Press man. About $780, 200
worth OF merchandise is already on hand
to be made into the finished product, and
the machinery Is sufficiently installed SO
that the manufacturing could be begun
II the thousand horsepower Of electricity,
which is required to run the plant, were
ready. The pay roll Of the company at
present for factory help Is about $1,000
per week.
Mr.. Walker expects that the factory
will he In operation the first of January.
At the beginning about 100 girls will be
wanted and the number will be grad
ually increased until between 200 and 800
men and girls will be used. probably by
the latter-part OF the month. The girls
will be mostly employed in wrapping the
chocolate with the aid Of machines II
is the intention of the management. SO
TAR rs possible, to employ native help
The outsiders who will be brought in will
be instructors and those who will occupy
4 MI here.
| The merchandise. which is now on hand
consists OF products of the tropical re.
gions. such as almonds. chocolate beans
etc, The $4,000 worth of goods is no,
| calculated TO last more than a month al
the outside. but more is where il car
be shipped In continuous line. Tn.
sreater part of the machinery which will
be brought into use when the factory /.
in full operation is not all adjusted Z,
the required nicely, but il will be placed
in shape as rapidly as possible. ans
meanwhile those machines which arr
already installed will be used
The building is now practically com
pleted. A few Carpenters and other me
chanies are busy putting the finishing
touches here and there. but nothing o
Importance remains to be done in thi
line. As soon as the big cables whicl
are 10 convey the power are installe,
the wheels will begin TO turn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
MAKING new VERMONT LAKE
What u Dam Will DO for the
Upper Connecticut.
storage vault for Great Amount Of
water TAat WIN Ne Released aur-
las Dry season 20 Turn
Many Wheels.

Another lake. and by no means the
smallest, will be added to the list of
bodies Of water In Vermont before long
with the construction Of a dam In VIC
tory which will turn the supper Con-
necticut into a lake several miles long
and from a half to two miles in width.
The dam will be built by the Essex
Storage company, and hearings were
Aheld before the public service commits
sion in st. Johnsbury last week.
This great conservation move will
furnish power to st. Johnsbury and
other places, but will have a far great
err value as n storage vault for great
amount Of water which can be let down
the Connecticut river when the dry sea-
son Is on and in that way save thou
sands of tons of coal for the hundreds
/ Of plants which dot the banks of the
river through Massachusetts,. Connecti-
cut. New Hampshire and Vermont.
One thing about water is that 1t can
be used over again and again and the
water which will be stored in the lake
at Victory will turn hundreds If
wheels.
! The lake will cover thousands of
acres of what were timber lands. The
! timber has been cut off now and the
second growth is on its way. Much of
the land Is or was owned by the Vic
tory Lumber company. Condemnation
! proceedings have been brought for
| some of the land and 1t Ia over this that
the hearings will be- held before the
public service commission in ST. Johns.
bury.
W. r. Warner OF Vergennes. n mem
Der of the commission. during the past
week attended the rate hearing in Bos-
ton, and Commissioners Bacon and Dut-
ton attended the hearings in St Johns
bury. Tuesday Mr.. Warner and Mr..
Dutton attended hearing in Bethel
and granted the petition Of the Bethel
Telephone company to change it's name
to the White River Valley Telephone
company. The company has recently
acquired considerable other property
and was giving a much wider service
than the name indicated.
Mr. Warner was in town Tuesday eve
ming en- route from Bethel to Bennins
ton. where a hearing was held yester-
day. According to Mr.. Warmers OBJ
servations much is being done by way
OF conserving the water power in the
State. In dams where much power goes
to waste in the>spring when more is
generated than could be used by the
local concern. the surplus is turned
over to other plants which have a large
while filling up their storage places
When the water Is low and the frs,
plant has no power, the storage plant
turns its surplus over to It and in tina,
manner great saving is made.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
FIVE NAVAL RECRUITS.



Five recruits wsre enlisted into the naval
service Of the country Monday. two Of
whom had certificates OF exemption from
their local boards. ono holding over since
last week on u waiver and the remainder
being undor tho draft ngc. or between the
sess Of IL and u. One Of tho newly enlisted
young mon In u burlington boy.
They arc X. u. Marvin OF this city, G. a.
Newton Of Milton. y. q. Blair OF Rutland
r. u. Coonan OF Champlnin. ]. Il. Robin
son. also Of Chnmplain and l.. J. Gaudette
Of Milton.
Twenty recruits who enlisted last week
NJ this station left Monday. Ave for Bay
Bhore, l.. l.. and the others for the train
ing station Mt Newport. r. I.
A wrong impression gained the ears OF
many In the city Sunday and Monday
10 the effect that the local station was to
he closed by the government. This rumor
started at the Union station Saturday
night. whom all the yeon,en and officers
were thcrc TO bid Godspeed to Ensign
Harris. the former commandant here Be-
uuusc Of tho appearance Of the naval men
there. some persons thought that the
whole force was to be transferred else
where. hence they spread the news &C
ccrdingiy I'm their home towns" with the
result that Ensign Croslcy was bus,
Monday Informing inQuircrs over the lonE
distance wires to tho contrary,
From last saturday noon on. boys is year,
Of ago or over and who have not passet
their aist birthday will he enlisted ut tn,
local station. AS win also youns men bc
tween the ages NJ u and II who hav,
hscn provided with certificates from thc
local exemption boards. These will b,
granted by tho exemption officials, ~
they scc NJ There II no hindrancc what
ever that vii, prevent men over II year
o. age from cnlis,ing,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
CLIPPED YOUR COUPONS?
First Interest Payment ON First Liberty
bonds Now Being Made.

Burlington began to clip it's coupons
from its Liberty bonds. Saturday. There
was not great rush of coupons at the
banks that day. but they are coming IN
now thick and fast. as. with the holiday
purchases to be made, people like to have
their interest money.
Most Of the bonds for this first loan have
been issued. but some of them have not.
the holders of interim certificates in some
cases not having made application for the
actual bonds.
Practically all of the 3ia per cent. bonds
have been converted into As. 1t is not
necessary for holders of bonds to clip their
coupons Immediately, II tney do not go
to do so. The coupons are good and re-
deemable In money mt any time even after
number of years have elaped.
One bank Monday issued s1.0O0 in in
terest on the bonds. a great many are
turning their interest right over into thrift
stamps, but not as many as is desired
by the local committee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
POCKETS LINED WITH COIN.
Canal Boatmen Had One Of the Best
Seasons Ever.

Although 1t brought lots Of tribulations.
the season Just passed was one of the most
profitable which the canal boatmen on
the lake ever experienced. Expenses
were high, but never in the history Of
the oldest boatman were the prices SO
high and work SO plentiful. The result
Of 1t all Is that almost everyone who
owned a canal boat which could be
brought into use Is richer by several
hundreds Of dollars than at the end Of
most seasons.
In former years the price OF shipping
lumber from the st. Lawrence river to
Burlington was about SITS per thousand
and this year in some instances as
high as $500 per thousand was paid
by the lumbermen who had to have the
stock. An average price would mean
that the boatmen this year received a
dollar per thousand more than In for
mer years. To Offset the increased in
come the expenses were large, but when
a good-szed barge can take care Of
200 900 feet Of lumber. the increased cost
Of towing and obtaining help to unload
the cargoes does not keep up with it.
The season was very favorable so far
as weather was concerned, and even the
oldest boats on the lake got through
without mishaps. Most of the boats
season and while the price was not far
from moderate at first toward the lat
ter part of the season. when 1915 and
$500 thousand were being paid, trip
would bring In nearly $500.
One thing that made the boatmen inde-
pendent was that they could get all the
work they could handle on the st. Law
renee river and were not obliged to de-
pend on the Burlington mills for their
business. Many of the boats did stay
on the river.
1t is estimated that the season past
was Is per cent. larger than in previous
years. This increase in business is re-
markable when it Is considered that all
| of the lumber handled this year was
for domestic use. Since the war there
is practically no bonded lumber handled
here because no lumber is being exported.
| Previous to the war the planning mills
handled millions of feet Of lumber In
bond, which was brought here to be
| dressed and then shipped abroad. Every
| stick went into United States products
| this year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
GOOD YEAR FOR HUNTERS.
Animals Unusually Mum.
erous In Vermont during 1917.


The reports to the game wardens in
the different counties Of the State show
that Vermont has furnished more fur
bearing animals this year than in any
like period since the good old days, and.
because Of the great increase In the price
paid for furs, the revenue derived from
this source will be way ahead Of any
thing in recent years. Among the skins
sold this year are several bears. foxes.
mink. coons and muskrats.
The best hunting seems to have been
done near the southern part of the State.
One good sized bear was shot near Dandy
and two not far from Rutland. There
were others in different sections Of the
State.
Muskrats were very plentiful and the
skins, which sold few years ago for 12
or Is cents. this year brought as high as
70 cents. Red foxes were also much
more numerous than usual and their
skins. for which a hunter formerly
thought himself lucky to get much over
500. this year were readily sold for So
Where the coons all came from this year
is a mystery, but one huntsf, ]. Thomp-
son Of Grover. got IS coon skins In his
| seasons pack The skins sold for about
! $780, whereas In former years they would
have sold for IS cents. Mink, like the
other fur-bearing animals. were more
plentiful and the skins sold for SO when
| in prime condition. One man shot a
| mixed fox and the skin sold for $40.
Something most people do not know
is that there is excellent wild boar hunt
ing In Vermont. The trouble is that
not everybody can hunt them. The wild
boars. which are now quite numerous.
are In Halifax on a game preserve be-
longing to q club Consistin1 ~ aoyne ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
WANT OLD KID GLOVES.
Red Cross Has New Scheme for Maxi
ing Leather Vests.

Donations Of old kid gloves and bits Of
kid leather are now being asked for by
the State Chapter. American Red Cross.
for the purpose of following out a new
scheme for making leather vests for the
boys In France. The New England divi-
sion headquarters initiated the practice
and 1t proved such success that the
headquarters have asked that each
chapter and branch take up the work.
The only necessity on that part OF the
donor Of the kid glove or kid is that they
be Cleaned. 1t is also probable that the
Vermont chapter will accept q part OF the
worn knit stockings from the Camp
Devens cantonment and repair same and
send back.
In response to the telegram sent by
Col. II. {. Pratt, chairman of the Ver-
mont state chapter. asking what the State
could do for Halifax, James Jackson.
division manager. Boston. wires as fol-
lows Advisors from Morse ut Halifax
and Persons in Washington indicate no
further articles or personel are needed
Ihey ask us to do nothing except TO
meet specific needs az requested from
/ Halifax. We will advise you when such
REQUESTS come, Appreciate your offer"
Inc state chapter secretary. H. B.
Howard. has received an invitation to at
tend the Red Cross ball to be given at
Randolph on Thursday evening. December
q, In a big warehouse There will be
three floors full OF happy thrOngs, the
hrst for young folks. tho second for old
folks and the third where "a Red Cross
supper will be served.
The sum OF saioi has been received by
the state headquarters as one-half OF the
proceeds OF theatre entertainment az
randolph ON December Z. the branch III
thst town retaining tho other half for III
use.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
ENLISTMENT SLUMPS.
Failing on Friday Attributed 20 the
storm.

Thirteen was the sum total Of the en-
Hstmcntn at the local navy recruiting
station Friday, the smallest number
any day that week. This was because
~ the railroad conditions. many a
wouIh-be recruit not vcnturing to try
TO reach this city because OF the heavy
fall OF snow and delayed trains
All told, there were 53 applicants for
enlistment. large majority being re-
Jcctcd by the examining surgeon. The
names Of those accepted follow; s. ID.
Stewart of Bedford, $. =. Huntington
Of Grand Islc. q. G. Gauvin. David Kccfe
and X. 4. Stcacy of RichmonJ, J. u.
Lambert Of Barre. II. X. Jones OF Wal
den. 10. T.. Kenyon Of Richmond. l.. II.
Dodds Of Champlain. II. a. Smith OF
Mortified, ~. l.. Whitney OF Rutland,
q. w. Bcaurcgard OF East Putncy and
w. W. Matthews Of Montpelier.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
"a U. Y. N. MEN APPOINTED
VIII Attend Next Training Camp
at Aver.
Selections Made ~ Major Leonhseuser'
military Com ssssdant-F1fteen Grad
ssses ssd Nine Undergrad
uses 70 Report January o.

Altar conducting n rigid physical ana
mental examination. careful investigation
or character personally and by sworn
statements from prominent citizens from
ihA home town of applicants. Major Harry
A. Leopbne,irsr, military commandment nj
the University Of Vermont. In compliance
with orders issued by tho northeastern
war department. yesterday appointed ~
graduates and Undergraduates 10 attend
tho third officers training camp nj Camp
pevens. Aver. MASH. next year.
Included IN the list are five former uni
vernitv men who are already In the mill
karv service, permission being given by
the war department to obtain n transfer
prov,ded they na,irfied Major Lconhaeuscr
n their fitness for tho training camp.
The iint Includes:
1tay u. Adams. undergraduate.
Robert W. Hntcn. undergraduate
winfield Iioardman. graduate. loA.
Wyman A. Hrintoi. graduate. 1919.
Ronald Il. turraKe. graduate. 1917.
C,hariea r. iiutisr. graduate. loI1.
Burton A, Field. graduate. l0i2.
Harold u, ita1en. undergraduate
David 4. Kellogg. graduate. 1910.
Hovey Jordan. graduate. ioi2.
Joseph A. Logan. graduate. 1919.
John u. Mack. undergraduate,
Harold W. Morse. undergraduate.
Edward W. Mudgett. graduate. 1917.
Hollis W. Newton. graduate 1917
Rodsrick W. smith, undergraduate.
Wallace II. Vcnabio. graduate. i0ib.
Lao W. williams. undergraduate.
Arthur N. Wiiiia. graduate. 1915.
Tho following nre In the United States
Army now
Raymond A. Bruya. undergraduate. Bat
tary Il. 3D2 j.. A.
Frank Y. Burden. graduate. 1914. ser
gent Il Co.. 302 Nc. On. I'm.
Frank 70. Lyons. graduate. 1oi6 Pvt.
18th Engineer Iteg't.
Philip M. Mcmahon. undergraduate. pri-
tAte.
Fordyce q. Sykes. graduate. 1914. Pvt.
Battery G. 3bS r. A.
These men are ordered TO report to the
commanding general of tho 10th division
National army. Camp Devens. Aver. Mans
on January g. 1913. They will be obliged
10 pay their own transportation from their
residences 70 the camp but on the first
Day day they will be refunded the amount
Their pay while IN the service will be ~
per month. plus food. clothes and medical
attendance
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
MOTORISTS MAKE FARM MARKETS

Motorists are working out cooperative
marketing methods with farmers. On a
recent good-roads tour of Wisconsin the
route was arranged so that motorists TAX
ing part could pick up family supplies of
farm produce for transportation in their
cars. The Automobile club of Rochester
N. Y, has furnished farmers with large
wooden signs. painted black. with white
lettering, on which can be written daily
items of farm stun for sale, with prices.
Farmers erect these signs before their
homes, close to the road, aand motorists
driving by can do their shopping on the
producer o-consumer plan. The club con-
trolls these signs, so that II farmers are
careless in selling bad quality food the
sign can be taken away.