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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-14
Victim of Auto Accident Dies

hamilton Snowden, negro of 1881 Nan.
uaih street, died I'm the Jefferson Uospits
To-Day as the result Of injuries received
'nt ponce say when he was struck by AZ
au'oinopHe' tuesday, at Seventeenth and
Market streets. The driver of tbc sn,o'
moDiIe. John Serrata, thirty-two wears old
~" clifford street, will be rearrested and
have hearing Monday.
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tUSED OF POTTING ROBINS
Rnrned Over to Custody of Del.
aware County Authorities

V 70 Joseph sassy. s2o5 kensington
= 81 explain TO Justice Of the Peace
Prfgle. of Sharon Hill, when the
<Wa were amended TO. give hunters
- 10 shoot robins. Sassy was ar
hin home today on the charge of
>obins In Delaware County.
3 otfnigned before Magistrate Wat
~ Central Station this Afternoon.
oser V G4nt warden David
1ieware County, after testi-
"a r M eflact that Sassy
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Italians Win Entire
Crest of Gabrielle


this mountain has continued without In
terruptlon, ending with this most terrible
and glorious victory" the official dispatches
state
Winning the crest of San Gabrielle gives
the Italians domination Of the Frigido val.
ley and all of the Gorizian plain.
The Austrians have started desperate
counter attacks These counter attacks
thus far have proved frutless and have
cost thousands OF lives.
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GERMANS REPULSED
ON AISNE, SAYS PARIS

PARIS, Sept II.
Violent hand-to.hand fighting marked
French repulse of formidable offensive
blow by the Germans at daybreak around
the Classmates plateau tChemin- -des-Dames)
north of the Aisne. today's official repor,
declared.
The German assault came after a par
ticulariy heavy bombardment. French
troops met the special storming troops ana
forced them back, infiicting heavy cas-
ualties.
Elsewhere on the French front the War
Office reported an artillery duel on both
banks of the Meuse.
In Champagne. to the west OF Navarn
the War Office announced. French troops
had entered German trenches and taken
some prisoners.
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|BI|1Env MANO
IRUPPE lTALIANE
Riserve e gil Innumere-
Cannoni Usati Invano
dagli ABSTRACT

n, IL Settembre (ultima ora)
trppe italisne hanno occupato lie
tosixioni austriache sulla vetta
~ San Gabrielle.
u tiorni Ia battagiia e durata
intosno ala forte montagna
rtsfruxione ed e. ora terminate
tota gloriosa e strepitosa Wit
4 Su1sesso del San Gabrielle dsra'
(6liani il dominic della Vale del
III : di tutta Ia pianura Goriziana.
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Continued from Pa "-r
directly in league as spy with her. for Won
Eckhardt openly declared In his letter that
Folke Cronholm was messenger and would
give news from a hostile camp"
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LONDON. Sept. IA.

LONDON. Sept "a.
complete lull exists on the British
front. The War Office stated today that
there was nothing to report. The weather
has turned bad again and is hindering oper-
atons
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
COUNTY FARM BUREAU.
Annual Meeting Of Association in Bur-
lingtOn October 20.

The annual meeting of the Chittendeu
County Farm Bureau association will be
held in this city on Saturday. October 20.
The place is as yet undecided but it 10
likely to be the Hotel Vermont. At the
business meeting, which will be held at
eleven O'Clock in the morning. the county
agent, J. w. Dana, will read the reports
of the officers Closely following the read-
ing Of the reports will come the election
Of officers for the coming year
The banquet will be held at one o'clock,
and among the speakers will be James
Hardness. food administrator for the State
of Vermont; Miss Bertha A. Holden, of
the home economics department of the
University of Vermont; w. ]. Tubbs, farm
management demonstration, also of the
university, and T. w. Collingwood Of
New York, editor of the Rural New
Yorker.
G. NJ. Hazard of Charlotte. the former
treasurer of the association, is now the
secretary-treasurer, former Secretary w.
S. Brown Of Underhill Center having
resigned and departed for the Massachu.
sets Institute of Technology.
The association is endeavoring by hard
and persistent work to get in the neighbour
hood Of 300 women in this county to con-
tribute the sum of one dollar each to
defray the expenses of a specialist who
will go out and work among the ladies'
in the same manner the county agent does
among the male members of the farm
bureau association. Some time will he
devoted to this idea at the coming BUSH
ness meeting. and 1t is the unanimous
opinion of the officers that the idea will
be carried out to a successful conclusion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11

Former Soldier, n In December. Not nj
All Dispirited over Sentence for
Murder Of Girl.

st. Albans. Oct. 4.-Constable c. II.
Chase left, southbound. At $50 this morn
ing. taking with him Robert Warm and
Stephen Sheldon, the former to Windsor
and the latter to Rutland.
Warm, who was sentenced to serve not
less than 10 nor more than IA years in
the State prison for killing H-year- old
Jennie Hemingway. has not been at all
dispirited since receiving his sentence.
He has expressed q desire to be taken
to Windsor as soon as possible. The
young man says he does not think much
Of the laws Of Vermont. Warm will not
be n years old until December.
Young Sheldon, one-armed from birth,
Is only q years old, but he has bad
police court record. He was sent to the
State industrial school at vergennes when
he was 16 years old and he has been at
that institution twice since and has
already served one term in the house of
correction. He was sentenced by Judge
N. N. Post in city court last Monday
to serve not less than four nor more
than six months in the house of correc-
ton for stealing large fiashlight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
Trousers Stolen.

st. Adams. Oct 8.--W. M. st. Johns
claiming TO hail from New York State,
was arrested to-day and lodged in the
Franklin county jail on the charge Of
stealing brass, and rope from the Central
Vermont Railway company. 1t is not
known when he will be given a hearing.
Henry Sisco and Howard Leavtt were
brought to the Jail by Swanton officers.
charged with the burglary of Monett &
Browns store and other places In that
village about a week ago.
Fourteen or IL pairs of trousers were
stolen from Badger q Revoir's store on
Lake street some time Saturday night.
Glass was removed from a window in the
roar of the store and the clothing was
drawn from counter nearby through the
broke pane of glass. The burglary was
discovered when one OF the projectors
went into the store the next morning.
There is no clue to the thief. Iron bars
are placed crisacross over tho windows al
the rear. from the inside. which made II
Impossible to enter even after the glass
Vas -Am1vod-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
WOMAN MAKES AS GOOD
SOLDIER AS ANY MAN

Cambridge. Oct. S.-"Pound for pound
the average normal woman in good
health can endure more pain. discom-
fort and fatigue. and can expend more
muscular energy than the average normal
man Of similar condition" declared DR..
Dudley A. Sargent at Harvard in en-
phasising the fact that women should
make every whit as good soldiers as men.
"Woman Of necessity comes nearer the
primitive type than man. She is biologi-
cally more Of a savage. more Of bar
harlan, and she has therefore greater
physical endurance. She can undergo
many strains man cannot.
Notwithstanding cold. or thirst. or hum
ger. or physical privation Of any sort.
woman can outlast a man. Nine times
out of ten woman, from the standpoint
Of physical endurance, should make as
good a soldier as man."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
POSTAGE GOES UP.
Three Cents for Letters. Two for Postal
Cards after November 2.


Postmaster James e. Burke of this
city received word Sunday from the
postoffice department at Washington,
d. c.. that postmasters shall. on and
after November g 1917. see that postage
is paid at the rate of three cents an
ounce or fraction thereof on letters and
other f1rst-class mail except drop let
tiers. All drop letters, that is letters
mailed for delivery from the Office at
which posted, including those by deliv-
cry by city. rural or other carrier Of such
office. are required to have postage paid
on them at the rate of two cents an
ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards
are required to be prepaid two cents.
and, therefore, the one-cent postal cards
must have a one-cent postage stamp at
fixed to them in addition to the one-cent
stamp impressed on such cards. Post
cards (private mailing cards) bearing
written messages must have two cents
postage prepaid on them.
Under the act Of Congress. approved
October 3, 1917, the postoffice department
will begin issuing two-cent postal cards
and three-cent postage stamps and
stamped envelopes as soon as supply
can be manufactured. 1t will not be
possible, however. to provide them at
once in sufficient quantities to exchange
stocks of one-cent postal-cards. two-cent
stamps. or two-cent envelopes held by
the public or by postmasters.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
Open Repaired Church.

st. Adams Oct 8-The First Baptist
Church. which has been closed for three
Sundays, was reopened last Sunday, re-
pairs and improvements representing an
expenditure Of about 5000 having been COM
pleted. The audience and Sunday-school
rooms have been redecorated and electric
lights installed. The committee in charge
consisted Of Judge Ellis W. Foster, the
Rev. ]. Wesley Rafter. pastor. and o. N.
Pease. The work. with the exception of
the installation Of the electric lights, was
done by Guy A. Willett. The electrical
work was done by the Public Electric
Light company.
At the services in the morning the Hon.
Henry Bond of Brattleboro. a prominent
laymen Of the denomination and presi-
dent Of the Vermont Baptist State Con-
vention. gave an address. and in the eve-
ming the Rev. J. s. Brown of Manchester.
q former pastor. preached on THE
Mystery Of Salvation" The pastor had
charge of the services and the Rev. S.
w. Anthony. pastor Of the First Congre-
gational Church. assisted in the evening
service. The regular choir was assisted
at both services by several singers from
outside.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
PETITION ENTERED.
J. w. Farley Asks to Have justice
Judgment Set Aside.


Judgmeat Set Aside.
A petition to set aside q justice judy
ment was entered for the March term
OF county court at the county clerks
office Friday by Joseph w. Farley
of this city. The defendants are DR..
P. Z. insolvency and A. ]. Andrews.
In the petition. Mr. Farley represents
that In June. 1917. the sheriffs depart
ment informed him of . writ of eject
ment in the departments possession
which was to be served upon him for
DR.. McSweeney. because. It 10 alleged.
he, Farley. was then in possession un-
lawfully OF the physicians premises at
1853 South Union street.
The petitioner sets forth that DR.. Nc.
Sweeney in the month Of July obtained
judgement further in the sum of
$1sS.60 with costs against him, Mr..
Farley not appearing. Mr.. Farley
claims further that this Judgment
which It 10 alleged was fraudulent. was
considerably in excess OF the damages
and that he Ia afraid that service of
the judgment will be made upon him,
he having strong reasons to believe 30,
and that as result OF such service by
the sherin's department he will be cast
into Jail until the alleged fraudulent
judgment IL made good.
The nnal prayer OF the petitioner asks
that this court shall order a superse.
IDEAS of the writ Of possession and ex-
ecution and shall order q stay of pro-
ceedings in said judgment until 6nal
decision IL made upon this petition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
SANITARY CUPS REQUIRED
Important Ruling by Commando
ant at the Post.
Soldiers Must Not Take Risks in Quafs
hng Soft Drinks and Eating Ice
Cream-Caution a. to Con-
tagiOus Diseases.

Soldiers from Fort Ethan Allen are
prohibited in the future from drinking
soft drinks or eating ice cream in any
stores in Burlington, winooski or Essex
Junction, by order Of Colonel Thayer, the
commandant, unless they are furnished
with sanitary drinking cups that cannot
be used again.
The new ruling is very important, as 10
has been repeatedly shown that cups
washed in the usual way are occasionally
filthy and are covered with the germs Of
most Of the diseases which can be trans
mitted through the secretions of the
mouth and throat. A large number of the
dealers in ice cream and soft drinks in
this city who have been cognizant of the
danger that turks In washed dishes are
already providing themselves with sani-
tary cups and it is the belief of the COM
manding officer at the Post that the re-
mainder will quickly provide themselves
with them.
The order also informs the men at the
Post that as the cold weather approaches
the number Of cases of measles. scarlet
fever, influenza pneumonia, diphtheria,
cerebro-spinal meningitis increase. espe-
cially in a command that is housed in
tents.
At best. reads the order, tent contains
an Inadequate amount of air for tho
number of men housed therein, and DUR
ing the cold weather the tendency of the
enlisted men Is to close up all the aper-
lures in the tents and also the ventilator
at the top.
The result is that on cold night when
the fire is started the tent becomes very
warm during the early hours of the night
| and the men are probably inadequately
covered. Later in the night after the
fire dies down. the tent becomes cold and
the mems resistance to disease is thus res
duced.
The disease mentioned above and also
| tuberculosis are transmitted by means Of
| the small particles that are thrown out Of
| the nose and mouth Of those infected will,
the disease during the act Of coughing OF
sneezing
In most Of these diseases there are a
considerable number of persons who are
carriers. and therefore 1t is very possible
that in the camps at the Post there are a
| considerable number of persons who aul
! liable to transmit this disease.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
FAREWELL DINNER.
Osman Melendy to Leave Saturday for
West Virginia.

A company of 16 friends of Osman
Melendy assembled at the New Sher.
wood grill room at 7:30 o'clock Monday
evening, when a course dinner party
was held in his honor. Attractive IA
vors were presented to the guests and
the dinner was most appetizingly serv-
ed. Following this pleasant affair. the
evening was spent at cards In the par
lors at the Sherwood.
Mr.. Melendy will leave Saturday for
Charleston, West Virginia. where he
has accepted a position. He came to
this city 10 years ago from Boston.
where he had been employed in several
of the leading dry goods stores. Dur.
ing the past IL years, Mr.. Melendy has
been associated with +. ID. Abernethy
as superintendent. This position
brought him in close touch with the
store details and it's patrons. so that
Mr.. Melendy has won a host of friends.
who will wish him success in his new
position.
Mr.. Melendy Is a prominent Mason.
having taken all the degrees here. in-
GLIDING the 32rd. In 1911. Mr.. Melendy
married Miss Maud !. Johnson Of Un-
derhill. who shares with him long
list Of staunch friends.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
TO ATTEND GOMPERs DINNER
Governor Graham Names Brislin, Grid.
ley, and Hindley M Delegates to
National Testimo nia1.

Montpelier, Oct. 7.-Gov. II. F. Graham
has designated the delegates from Ver-
mont who will attend the national testi-
monial dinner that is to be given by
Samuel Gompers in New York city, Octo-
Der II. These will be: Mayor II. c. Brislin
Of Rutland, a member of the State board
OF Cancellation and arbitration and of the
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors;
George o. Gridlcy. a member of the
board Of Cancellation and arbitration.
chairman Of the federal district board OF
exemption and representative from Wind
sor; and Howard l.. Hindley, editor of the
Rutland Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
CAN'T CUT ICE.
Montpelier Company EnjOined by
George Campbell until Further Order.

Montpelier Company Enjoinsd by
George Campbell until Further Order.
Montpelier. Oct 8.-Judge L. p. Slack
this afternoon signed permanent in3unc-
ton in the matter Of the chancery case Of
George Campbell against the Montpelier
Ice company. which prevents tho ice COM
pany cutting any ice on the side of the
North Branch near the defendants ice
house until further order of the court. This
is the result of the supreme courts last
week affirming the decree Of the county
court. in which II was found that Mr..
Campbell owned one-half of the North
Branch from a few yards above the de-
PENDANTS largest ice house to the upper
end of Mr.. Campbells farm. The decree
gives Mr.. Campbell ownership of one
half of the stream and the order will pre-
vent the ice company cutting on that
portion of the stream which 1t has used
Tor some 80 years to harvest the years
supply of ice. There Is still. however, a
case pending In supreme court Of C. s.
Whittier against the Montpelier Ice COM
pany. The defendant can cut ice until
at least decree is obtained by Mr.
Whittier
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
RED CROSS BOOKLETS OUT
Give Vital Statistics Regarding
Vermont Chapters Part.
Membership Sept. I Was 48,27O-state
Raised s2OO.SOO for War Funds
Hammer Towns in War Fund
and Membership.

There is being issued by the Free
Press Printing company at the present
time roster of branches and auxiliaries,
including membership and war fund cam
paigns Of the Vermont Chapter of. the
American Red Cross for the year 1917,
compiled by the chapter secretary, Fl. S.
Howard Of this city, and complete up to
September I, 1917 These booklets, which
are gotten up in attractive form, with
Red Cross on the outer cover and the
State seal stamped on the inner cover.
are being sent out to the branches
throughout the State for reference pur-
poses.
Within these booklets may be found all
the data covering the work of the Red
Cross In Vermont for the past year, in
Guiding the chapter officers, the national
officers, announcement of the annual meet
ing In November, rules and regulations of
the Vermont chapter, plan of organiza-
ton Of tho State branches of the chapter.
duties of the branch officers, directory
of the Red Cross supply service, and
complete list Of tho Vermont branches
and their officers. Tho population of the
territory included under each branch is
given and. at the end, a summary of the
membership and war fund campaigns in
the State, together with the per cent Of
| the population represented by the mem
bership and the amount per capita repre-
sented by the war fund contribution in
each town and city In the State.
| These figures show that the State is
organized with 100 local branches, that
the total membership September 1, was
1920. that 30,597 members were secured
during the membership campaign con-
Quoted in the state from May rs to June 9,
inclusive. that the receipts from this cam
paign werc SS1,906.T. OF this amount,
Sl9.479 went to the National Red Cross,
while $5.S50.H went to the branches.
! From June Is to %, inclusive, when the
war fund campaign was being conducted
in Vermont, s2O0.5O0 was raised for this
fund. This money is rapidly being turned
in at headquarters. The Vermont chapter
received at headquarters up to last We'd
nesday $141.0O0 on this war fund. There is
still due from the branches, of the amount
pledged. $4,000. The branches have re-
ceived 25 per cent. Of the amount COL
lected, which amounts to S32,76O
The report shows that the banner towns
in the State, SO far as the war fund is
concerned. are: O Proctor, which raised
$3.50 per capita; 2) Manchester which
raised s3.oa per capita; (S) Woodstock,
which raised $3.50 per capita; "a Lyndon
vile. which raised 1922 per capita; and
bennington, which raised s1.96 per capita
Towns which lead the State in member
ship. relative to population, are: ~
STAFFORD. with membership of 81 per
cent of it's population; (2) Vergennes. with
a membership of As per cent. of it's popula.
ton; 90 South Hero. with a membership
Of 3S per cent. of its population; a. Sud.
bury. with membership of &c per cent. OF
Its population; and 6) Enosburg Falls
with membership of SO per cent. of its
population.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
STRICKEN IN CAB.
Rutland Railroad Engineer Suffers
ChOck While ON Duty.

p. A. Sheehan. a well-known engineer
of the Rutland railroad, suffered a shock
Saturday afternoon while on duty In his
cab on the train which reaches Burling-
ton at 4:30 o'clock. The shock occurred
Just above Leicester Junction. when
Engineer Sheehan fell on tho boiler and
was burned and bruised severely about
the head. The train was stopped by the
fireman On the train was Engineer Lord
and when the train was stopped sud
denly. he went out to find out the cause
of the delay. He Immediately took charge
Of the engine and brought the train to
this city. where an ambulance carried
Mr.. Sheehan to his home at 124 Park
street.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
EXTENSION WORK.
Communities In State Invited to Submit
Petitions for q school.

In State Invited to Submit
Petitions for q school.
Blank petitions are being sent out from
the once Of Thomas Bradlee. director of
the extension service at the University of
Vermont, to the different communities in
the State in order that these petitions
may be filled out and returned to MFR.
signifying the desires Of that
to have one of the winter
extension schools held in that locality 1t is
planned. as in the past, to hold two agri-
cultural sections and one home economics
section Of the extension schools in each
county Of the State. AS soon as the petit
lions come in, the schedule for the win
ter extension schools will be made out.
During the past four years, 90 of
these winter extension schools have been
held throughout the State. 1t is the aim
of the extension, service to cover as large
a territory as possible with these schools,
and therefore, 1t has been the rule not to
hold one Of these schools in the same
town or community more than once in
five years. With the regular schedule of
three schools to county each year. it is
thus possible to cover the more important
centers in each county.
In order to secure one Of these schools
in a community. the people of that COM
mummy must get together in some way.
either under some local organization like
the grange. the farmers clubs. or some
church club, which is already in exist
ence, or must form new organizati ton
with this particular end In view. From
this organization. a committee Of three or
five members must be elected to assume
the responsibility Of the undertaking. 1,
must be agreed that the community will
provide well-heated and lighted hall
will advertise the schools thoroughly, ant
will provide transportation for the in.
structors and their equipment to ant
from the nearest railroad point.
Definite programs are carried out a
each one Of these extension schools. the
work being planned and outlined accord
ing to regular schedules in each case. TIL,
programs are opened and closed a
regular hours. in order that there may b,
no misunderstanding about the time. Eaci
one attending the school is given a one
page outline containing the pertinen
points Of the demonstrations. According t
the regular plan. not more than one eve
ming session is held at each school. A
this session. it is the custom to have 6
popular speaker to lecture on some topi,
outside the regular extension school work
Also. one illustrated lantern lecture /.
usually given.