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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
WARNS AGAINST SOLICITORS
Vermont Committee of Public safety
Asks That No Funds BE Given
"Unitcd states boy Scouts"

Montpelier. April 15.-J. G. Brown. secre-
tary of the Public Safety Committee.
mailed to-day to the members of the COM
mittee and others the following letter
against allowing the United States Boy
Scouts to solicit funds in Vermont. In the
letter he emphasizes the distinction be-
tween United States Boy Scout movement
with the Boy Scouts Of America, the well
known and established organization.
The letter follows:
1--WE desire earnestly to bring to your
attention the possible confusing Of the
Boy Scouts Of America with the United
States Boy Scouts.
1.-THE organization operating as the Boy
Scouts Of America is we'll known ma
tional organization and has made extern
sive plans for cooperation with the ma
tional government on the third Liberty
Loan campaign In the second campaign
these scouts obtained over $100. OO0,O 900.
1.-THE organization known as the United
States Boy Scouts is as we understand.
an organization which is claimed to be
trading upon the name and reputation of
the Boy Scouts of America. and suit Is
now pending against some Of the officials
Of the United States Boy Scouts.
1.-THE Vermont Committee OF Public
Safety request that no funds be given to
the United States Boy Scouts because II
Is alleged by reputable persons that the
officers OF this organization conduct their
campaigns for personal profit.
You will please endeavor to give all
publicity possible to this matter In order
that the people Of this State may be pro.
tected and money which they may give
intended for the Boy Scouts of America
l. -k.I
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
rs PER CENT SUBSTITUTE
RULE NOW IN EFFECT
Bread and Rolls For Public Snic are
Thereby Affected

(By Vermont Food ADMINISTRATOR
st. Adams. April 15.-All bread and
rolls, baked for sale or to be served in
hotels, boarding houses, clubs, restau-
rants, ETC., must now contain at least 25
per cent Of substitutes instead of the 20
per cent. which has formerly obtained.
1t was said at the office of the federal food
administrator for Vermont to-day. The
new regulations increasing the amount of
substitutes went into effect yesterday
Sweet dough goods. pastries, cakes, etc.,
must contain at least 80 1-3 per cent Of
substitutes.
All public eating houses are not to serve
in the aggregate bread stuffs. macaroni,
crackers. pastry. pies. cakes, wheat cereal
breakfast food containing a total of more
than two ounces Of wheat -four to any one
guest at any one meal.
A regulation which has not been observed
as closely as 1t should be In some in
stances is that no wheat products are to
be served by public eating houses unless
specially ordered. This ruling means that
hotels and restaurants must not serve
bread or crackers, or indeed. any wheat
product, unless the guests make a special
request for 1t. and then the entire whea,
products served must not exceed two
ounces. There have been no cases OF
closing up public eating houses yet, but
this will be done unless there Is a strict
observance of this rule, 1t was said at the
food administration Offices
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
HUNS0UTNUMBEREO
AM { R|CANS z TO |
Yet Pershing's Men Repealed st.
Mihiel Attack with Big
Enemy Losses

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. April Is. CBy the Associated
Press) The German attack against the
American positions on the right bank OF
the Mouse, north of st. Mihiel. yesterday,
was made by force of four hundred
picked troops who were recently brought
there from the Russian 'front.' Although
the Americans were outnumber more than
two to one, they completely repulsed the
enemy, driving him back to his own
trenches. The known enemy casualties in
clude g. dead. many wounded and eleven
prisoners, beside a number Of wounded
who were dragged back to the German
lines by the comrades.
The Germans attempted to deceive the
Americans by appearing in front of the
trenches and speaking French and Eng
lish, and also by yelling gas" The
deception, however, was soon discovered
and cost the enemy dearly The American
casualties were comparatively slightly.
Numerous stories of individual bravery
poured into the headquarters to-day. A
young Italian, born in a Pennsylvania
coal mining town, killed one German and
| captured three. He saw eight Germans
walking in communication trench ahead
Of him and, although alone, he shot and
| killed one and ran after the others, cap
turing two and wounding some of those
who escaped He then returned to the
American line and turned over the pris
oners to a non commissioned officer. ant
coolly asked for a match.
The officer jokingly said: "I'n giv'
you a match If you bring in anothe
prisoner" The Italian, who is only fv'
feet, four inches tall, took him at hi
word and went back over the parapet
He returned in less than Ave minutes
walking with drawn bayonet behind six
foot German who was yelling "Kamerad
Kamerad'
A few minutes later it was reported tina
ten Germans were lying in a machine gu
nest in No Mans land. The Italia
started for the spot alone. but he wa
ordered back by the commander of tn
unit, who later sent a detachment of me
to rout out the enemy, which they die
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
MISS WINIFRED HOLT
HONORED BY FRANCE

New York. April 1.-THE committee for
men blinded in battle announces that 1t
has received official notification from the
French government that the president Of
the organization. Miss Winifred Holt, had
received the thanks of the government
for her work in re-educating French SOL
diers blinded in battle, and that q gold
medal had been conferred upon her. A few
months after the war began Miss Holt
went to France to establish some Of the
Lighthouse warehouses; for the blind. on
the models used by the managers of work.
rooms for the New York Association for
the Blind.
Miss Holt began her work with the
blind in New York about 1907. and car
ried 1t on under the direction Of COM
mittee headed by the late Joseph H.
Choate. 1t was announced after the
United States entered the war that Miss
Holt and offered to aid the war depart
ment in establishing workrooms and
schools for American soldiers blinded In
battle, and that her offer had been ac.
cepted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
NATIONAL D. A. r. IN
ANNUAL SESSION
Speakers Say American Women's Spiri
IL n WQr Winner

Speakers Say American Women's Spirit
IL War Winner
Washington. April 1.-THE spirit with
which the women of America are support
ing the war is the spirit that will win for
this country and the allies, representatives
of the American and foreign govern
ment as speakers tonight told the 9th
Congress Of the National Society. Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
Addresses were delivered by Secretary
Lansing the French and Italian ambas-
sailors. the Belgian and Serbian ministers
and other diplomatic representatives Of
the allies. President Wilson who was on
the program for a speech was forced to
cancel his engagement
Jules ]. Jusserand, the French ambas-
sador, drew great applause when In the
course of his speech he congratulated
the American government for removing
from in front Of the war college here the
statue of Frederick the Great. the gift
of the German Emperor.
BE Of good cheer be not dismayed
we have faced worse crises in the past
was the note OF optimism sounded by the
French ambassador in discussing the sit
| uation at the battle front.
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1900 ARMEN|ANS
ON WAY TO JERICHO
Last of 10000 Exiled By the
Turks Two and a Half
Years Ago

Jersusalem, April Is. (By the Assoc
cited Press).-Fifteen hundred Armen-
ians survivors of the many thousands
of victims exiled by the Turks two and
a half years ago to the wilderness east
Of the River Jordan, have been found
making their way towards Jericho, the
town recently captured from the Turks
by the British.
The exiles who were dragged by the
Turks from the cities Of Adana. Kharne.
Marash. Aintab, Urfa and Kessab, had
been compelled for months by Ottoman
troops to break stone on roads The
Armenians are being brought to Jeru-
salem in British motor trucks.
Six thousand Syrian refugees from
the Dead sea, are expected to arrive
in Jerusalem this week.
In connection with the refugee sit
uation here. the Rev. Stephen Van r.
Trowbridge. of Brooklyn. representa-
tive of the American commission for
Armenian and Syrian relief. said:
We will equip expeditions to meet
the exiles and will provide industrial
relief IL additional funds can be sent
from the United States. Nine hun
dred Armenians who were rescued by
Arabs at Tawfile, between Maan and
the Dead sea, will be removed to Port
Said.
For months from twenty to thirty
of the exiles have died of starvation
each day The original number was
ten thousand. From Tawfile a message
has come through saying: The price
Of a life is the price of bread"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
CHARGED WITH PASSING
WORTHLESS CHECKS

st. Johnsbury, April 12-Denny o.
Bartlett Of Wheelock was arrested at
Hardwick to-day at the request Of States
Attorney Campbell and brought to st.
Johnsbury charged with passing WORTH
less checks. Before Judge Frye of the
municipal court he was bound over to the
June term Of Caledonia court under $1,000
bail which he furnished.
Bartlett is charged with passing a
worthless check for about eleven dollars
in a Hardwick store 1t bore the endorse
ment Of four people. Two were well
known men of Hardwick and Greensboro
and the others were unknown as we'll as
the man to whom the check was drawn.
1t looks as II all the endorsements were
in the same handwriting. Bartlett denies
the charge. 1t is understood the States
attorney has other bogus checks besides
the one named in the writ of arrest
Bartlett is a farmer and has a wife and
four children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
FRANKLIN COUNTY
COURT TAKES RECESS

st. Adams. April 12,-Franklin county
court has taken q recess to April "a at
nine o'clock IN the morning. Judge and
Mrs r. M. Butler returned to their homo
In Rutland to-day and Miss Mary ].
Nelson. court reporter. left for her homo
In st. Johnsbury.
In addition to the large number Of
cases of which disposition has been
made entries have been made in other
cases as follows:
y. B. n. Northrop VS.. f. r. Soulier.
Charles H. Worcester vs.. st. Adams Gas
Light Co.. State Street Trust Co. vs.. st.
Adams Gas Light Co., with the court;
w, w. Younger vs.. Il. d. Brooks, Victor
Cohen vs.. J. NJ. Agel, George Daignault
VS.. Wilfred Lamothe. A. X. Stinehour VS..
Charles Cantwell. Eva NJ. Fountain VS..
Robert q. Gardyne, Fred ]. Lavallee vs.
Sidney M. Perry, Ruth Hattie King vs.
Frank Harrington. continued; Jennie G.
Brennan VS.. s. B. Burton, set for hearing
April "a.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
SPEAKERS FOR STATE
MOTHERS CONGRESS

Rutland. April 11.-Some of the speakers
were announced to-day for the annual
convention of the Vermont branch Of the
National Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher associations which will be held
at the Rutland high school May IS and 20.
The principal guest Of honor will be Kate
Waller Barrett, who addressed the ma
tional congress last year. She is Virgin
ian and is chairman OF the federal COM
mittee of the mothers congress and as
such has visited every cantonment In the
country. Her talk will have to do with a
mothers duty In the war.
Mrs. Milton p. Higgins president OF the
Massachusetts branch of the congress.
and Mrs David o. Mears of Essex, Mass,
both e-presidents Of the national body.
also will be speakers at the Vermont
meeting. Mrs Il. b. Huling Of Bennington
Is Vermont president.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
TO HANDLE COAL DELIVERY
state Fuel Administrator to Have nj
rection In Towns where One Man
Had Observation-Disclosures Named

Montpelier. April flowing to the fact
that there are some towns in which coal
is bought in carload lots by one man in
the town and then distributed among his
neighbors arrangements have been made
by II. J. M. Jones, State fuel adminis-
TRAITOR, to handle the delivery Of coal in
those towns from the administrators Of
fee direct. These are the towns in that
order: Hartland, Londonderry. Rupert,
Berlin, wolcott, Williston, East Mont
pelier and Newfane.
The fuel administrator has appointed
the following additional local fuel COM
mittees: Cambridge, Linus Leavens, B. c.
Reynolds and James Watson; Roxbury.
W. A. Averill, M. H. Richardson and F.
M. Drinkwater; Dorset, r. II. West. John
Sheldon and DR.. John Cochran; Pownal,
Fred Brown, DR.. f. e. Potter and Daniel
Gardner; williamstown, q. T. McAllister
g. T. Colby and Robert Clogston.
In Cabot, George Gould has been ap.
pointed chairman Poultney. G. II. Rip
ley; Canaan, c. G. Taylor; while in Bur
lington Ernest j. spaulding has been ap'
pointed to the committee in place of j. s
Flint. resigned, and In Bellows Falls
w. c. Belknap in place Of DR.. j. II
Blodgett.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
MAY GO TO BERLIN IN TANKS
Exchange Bureau in Adjutant Generals
Capital as Well as Walk

Montpelier, April 15.-Adjt. Gen. H. T.
Johnson issued a statement Monday
afternoon which will interest those out
side of draft age. as they may apply for
enlistment. The telegram comes from
E. N. Sanctuary. who has charge OF the
exchange bureau in the adjutant- generals
office at Washington. and states that In
some branches men can as well ride to
Berlin as to walk &. enlisting In the tank
corps through the war service exchange,
of which Mr.. Sanctuary has charge,
applying as cooks, auto mechanics, truck
drivers, heavy auto truck drivers. black
smiths, bench machinists, lathe hands or
motorcyclists. In urging the enlistment,
he states that Vermonters were at the
front at Gettysburg and this Is chance
for them TO be ut the front at Berlin.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
ANNOUNCES QUOTA
Chittenden md Essex Counties to
Furnish Only Three in New CALI
for 1O1 Men

Montpelier. April 15-Adj Gen. II. T.
johnson Monday afternoon announced
the county quotas as result Of the
call made Sunday for 101 men from
Vermont to go to Fort Slocum. In
this. Caledonia and Chlttenden counties
have a very small number. owing to
credits which each of these counties
have as a result Of self-inductions.
The quotas are:
Addison, 6: Bennington. z; Caledonia,
2; Chittenden. 3; Essex, 8; Franklin. 9:
Grand Isle, g. Lamoille, 4; Orange, S:
Orleans. 8; Rutland No. l, 12; Rutland
No. 2, g.; Washington, 10; Windham, s;
Windsor, 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
STEAMSHIP LINES.
ACCOMMODATED
Clyde, Mallory. Merchants and
. Miners and Southern Taken
Over

washington. April 11.-teating Atlantic
.,d Gulf steamship lines will be unihed
ssturdav under control of the Railroad
administration,
president Wilson by proclamation to-
aay commanders the Clyde, Mallory,
MERCHANTS and Miners and Southern
steamship lines, and assigned them to
the superviaien of Diroctor-Goneral Nc
Adeo, who already has control OF railway
owned llnea, the Ocean, Old Dominion,
southern Pacific, Baltimore Steam Packet
and Chesapeake steannhip companies.
This action adds % ooastwise vessels
averaging $500 tons zach, to the AZ other
coastwise ships already under govern
mont management, making total OF Ill
vessels, aggregnting nearly 100000 tons.
THESE will be assigned to carrying coal
and other materials between Hampton
Roads and New England, cotton from tho
South to New England and other traffic
which will result in relieving rail trans
portation. Undor private management. 1t
IL said, many Of the ships taken over
under tho proclamation to-day, have boon
running on innexibie schedules and routes,
ofton carrying light cargoes at least one
way and have not iont themselves entirely
70 tho sxigencies Of railway and port
congestion.
One Of the first steps Of the govern
snent will be to place a greater num-
ber Of tho vessels in the coal carrying
trade between Hampton Roads and New
England to provide for O reserve OF fuel
for next winter. The new duties en-
trusted to tho railroad administration
may be met with reorganization OF the
marine transportation division. It was
said tonight. One branch may be given
charge Of ocean shipping, and another OF
lakes trafYlc and inland water ways, the
greater use of which Is planned BY the
railroad administration as soon as sur
vcy now being mado Is completed.
OF tho O. ships now Communicated, 81
belong to tho Clyde line. "A to the Nal.
iory. Is to tho Merchants and Miners and
six to the Southern.
Tho President specified that the COM
paniea arc to be compensated at a "jus
and reasonable" rate to be agreed upor
between them and Director General Mo
Adoo. This probably will be on q fxet
rental basis, such as the shipping boart
uses in compenHating owners Of com
mandoered n-going vessels. Thu
communicating action was taken unde
tho clause of tho 1915 army appropriation
bill, which granted the President author
ity to take over tho railroads or an!
other transportation lines. 1t ID speci
ned that tho companies shall not pa!
dividends In cxcesn Of tho usual rate Il
the three years ending last June 30, ex
oept with tho director.genorals ap
provai.
Tho government operation is to becom
effective at 1901 o'clock Saturday morn
ing and applies to all the wharves. docks
warehouses and other operating facilitie
Of tho lines. Oh we'll a. to tho ships. Fo
tho present running schedules. crews an
company arrangements will be maintained
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
AZ CORPORATIONS
LOSE CHARTERS
Plumley Announces Those Fail.
ing to Pay Tax-1,110 Have
Made Returns

tons forfeited their charters on April
because Of failure to file their annual
license tax returns and for non-payment
Of the tax, State Commissioner Plumley
to-day.
Mr.. Plumley also filed to-day with the
secretary of state and the State treas
urer the certificate required by section
1o7 and 1913 Of the general laws, this cer-
tificate showing the names of the Vermont
corporations that have paid their annual
license tax and filed returns for the current
year. ending 1919 The list contains lilo
names.
Corporations losing their charters are:
Arlington Light 6 Power company, Inc,
Arlington.
Cairo Temple association, Rutland.
The Caledonia Flooring company, Hard@
wick.
Caledonian company, Inc, st. Johns,
bury.
Society Of Chevaliers De Champlains
Burlington.
Consumers Ice G. Fuel company, Rufs
land.
F. w. & J. A. Dakin. Inc. Brattleboro.
Fair Haven Electric company, Taie
Haven.
Granite City Quarry company. Barre
city.
A. w. Gray's Sons, Middletown Springs.
Groton Garage. Groton.
Groton Telephone company. Groton.
Highgate Manufacturing company.
Highgate.
International Electric company, Derby
Line.
George D. Jarvis & Company. Bur-
lington.
Lake Dunmore Hotel & Realty COM
pany, Brandon.
Lake Dunmore Power & Traction COM
pany, Brandon.
Lamoille Granite company, Hardwick
| Lowell Creamery company. Inc. Lo-
| WELL
McIndoes Falls Light & Power company.
Barnet.
Mill Village Creamery company. Crafts
bury.
Montpelier Turning Works, Montpelier.
John Nelson Construction company, Inc,
Montpelier.
| Neshobe Electric company. Brandon.
News Publishing company. Burlington,
(the old company.
Northern Casualty company, Barre.
| North Hero Cooperative Creamery as
ISOLATION, North Hero.
Orange County Hotel corporation, Chel-
sea.
Peru Turnpike company, Peru.
Rice Manufacturing company, st.
Johnsbury.
Rutland Florence Marble company,
Rutland.
Ryegate Cooperative Creamery COM
pany. Ryegate.
South Wallingford Water company.
Wallingford.
Vermont Auto Service corporation. St
Johnsbury.
Vermont Home Telephone company.
Rutland.
Vermont Lime Products company, 1nc.'
Winooski.
!. Vermont Mineral Paint & Development
Co., Arlington.
Vermont Plumbing Heating Co.. Inc.
wallingford Products company. Inc.
Wallingford.
White River Electric company. Bethel
w. A. Wright Garage, Inc. st. Johns
bury.
Yale Manufacturing company. Burling
ton.
The schedule showing names OF unor
, ganized corporations whose charters wer'
! forfeited on April for failure to file an
, nual charter tax returns and for non
a payment Of the annual charter tax is al
follows:
Grafton &. saxton's River Railway Co.
Bellows Falls.
Green Mountain School for Girls. Inc.
st. Johnsbury.
Hartford Street Railway company
. Hartford.
Mortified Grange. Inc, Northheld.
Rutland & Bethel Railroad Co., Rut
land.
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Y. Y. N. EKL|STMENTS
Men between IL to ~ May Enroll In
These COmpanie~-GOv. Graham
Gives Authority

Montpelier, April 1.-Gov. II. F. Ora
ham has given authority and Adjt. Gen.
H. T. johnson has sent notice to the
company commanders of the Vermont
Volunteer Militia that young men be-
tween the ages Of IS and q years Of age
NAV enlist In these companies in the
State. There has been considerable ques-
ton whether they would be allowed to
do SO, but it has finally been decided and
the order to that effect has been issued.
This will give the young men who are
coming towards their majority chance
to secure military training and then II
they are called to the colors they will
have seen military service and be better
fitted for the duties than II they had not
acquainted themselves with It.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
100000 Feet of Logs

Bellows Falls, April 1.-THE annual
log drive Of the International Paper
company now in the White river north of
White River Junction is being gathered
in a boom at Sharon and already 100000
feet are there. The rest of the drive.
100000 in all, is scattered through the
White river from Sharon to Its source
In about a week the drive will be loosed
from the Sharon boom into the Connec-
ticut river and foated to the Fall Noun
tain mill of the International Paper COM
pany and Bellows Falls and there beached
to be converted into paper. The drive
this year is larger than usual by three
or four million feet.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-18
GERMAN ARRESTED
Luitpold Nuissl Charged with Being a
: to Fiji Out QUESTIONABLE

Montpelier. April H.-Luitpold Nuissl,
b German, was arrested here tonight
by Deputy United States Marshal G. F..
Lackey on the charge Of being a deserter.
The arrest was made upon request Of
Adjt. Gen. II. T. johnson for the COM
manding officer of Camp Devens. He
was lodged in Jail without opportunity
to got bail Nuissl did not fill out ques-
tlonnnire within the time allotted by law.
20 that the authorities here are waiting
for advice from Camp Devens before pro-
ceeding with the matter,
Nuissl claims to have been working In
Springfield. Mass. He was the running
mate of Carl H. Low, who was recently
interncd in Atlanta, Ga.
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VERMONT WOMAN HELD
AT MANCHESTER, N. H.

Montpelier, April 11.-At the request
NJ w TT. Jeffrey, State probation Of
ficer Ellen Covell alias Durkee. has
been arrested In Manchester. N. H.. on
the charge of breach of her probation
ana will be brought back to Vermont
ora re-committed to the States prison
vhere she will serve the rest Of her
santance for adultey. She was liv-
With a man named Durkee In
Wh,tc River Junction. when she was
found guilty in windsor county court.
sha mas n husband and children living
IN Coibrooke. N. II. 1t is claimed that
she was living with him In Manches-
ter when found by the police OF that
city at the request OF the PROBATION
officer