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works Of Union Switch company near
Pittsburgh.
Feb R.-Great eondagration in thu
Piraeus, Greece; heavy loss of life
Feb 21.-BritiSh transport Mendi sunk
10 lost. ol'-0-' ~ | AH iaO0rerS
March 11-TornaSo in east central In
diana killed more than 20.
March &.-Thirty-eight persons killed
and 200 injured when tornado wrecked
suburbs and part of city of New Albany.
April 1O-Explosions in ammunition
plant of Russia near Chester. Pa, killed
April H.-Explosion in Hastings mine
near Ludlow, Colo. killed 119 men.
May H.-Great fire in Atlanta, Ca; loss
May 25.-Thirty lives lost and great
damage done by storm in Kansas
May 26.-Tornadoes in central Illinois
killed about $50 and did millions OF dol
lars worth of damage.
May 29-Tornadoes in southern Illinois
Kentucky Tennessee, Alabama and Ar
kansas killed many persons
June 7.-San Salvador. capital of SAL
vador, and a number of surrounding towns
quake and fire.
June s.-.Mose than $50 men perished in
blazing mine ct Butte. Mont.
June S0.-Water tank fell on whaleback
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee. kill
ing 13 and hurting many.
July 1.-Niaga-G Gorge trolley car
plunged into rapids; 28 killed.
July 25.-Mine explosion at New Water
ford, Cape Breton, killed 81.
killed 81
Aug. 1O-British steamer City of Athens.
carrying missionaries to Africa, sunk by
floating mine; 19 lost
Aug 13-Eighteen killed in trolley car
collision near North Branford. Conn.
Aug. 18.-Large part Of Saloniki. Greece.
destroyed by fire.
Oct. 2-Typhoon and flood at Toxic;
many killed
Oct. 9-Millon dollar fire in Guayaquil.
Ecuador.
Oct. 2S-Great floods IN Natal. South At
rica; thousand drowned.
Oct. 30.-Million dollar fire on b. e ..
docks at Baltimore; seven persons killed.
Dec 6-Explosion of French ammunition
ship in Halifax harbor killed 4,OOo and
wrecked much OF the city and suburbs.
Dec. 17-American submarine FL
sunk in collision; 10 lost.
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DOMESTIC

Jan. 17.-Danish West Indies passed un-
der sovereignty of United States.
Jan. 2.-Blue sky laws Of Ohio, Michi-
gan and South Dakota held constitutional
by U. s. Supreme court.
Jan 23.-Women Of North Dakota grant
ed limited suffrage.
Jan. 29.-President Wilson vetoed the
immigration bill because Of lteracy test:
Feb. 1.--House passed immigration bill
over presidents Veto
Feb. 2-Indiana and Alaska prohibition
bills passed and governors of Oregon and
Tennessee signed dry" bills.
Feb. 5.-Senate passed immigration bill
over presidents veto.
Feb. S.-Utah's prohibition bill signed
by governor.
Feb. 14-Ohio senate passed woman suf-
Feb -WashingtonRs ''bone dry" bill
Feb. 26-Senate passed drastic espion-
age bills
South Dakota prohibition bin passed.
Feb. N-House passed senate measure
prohibiting importation of liquor into pro-
hibition states.
Prohibition bin for Kansas passed.
Feb. 22-House passed army bill without
larger general staff and universal train
Feb. 28.-House passed senate bill max
ing city Of Washington dry
Senate passed administration revenue
March 2.-senate passed $517. 100000 navy
bill
March 4-sixty-fourth congress expired:
Twelve senators by f1libuster prevented
passage of ship arming bill and much
other important legislation.
Woodrow Wilson took oath Of office In
March 5-wilson and Marshall inaugu-
rated
March 6.-Federal grand jury at New
York indicted 1853 eastern fuel dealers for
criminal conspiracy to raise coal prices.
March 9.-President Wilson called extra
session of congress for April 16
March 21.-President Wilson advanced
date for extra session of congress to
April 2.-Congress met in special session
amid great patriotic enthusiasm:
minimum wage law of Oregon, and de-
clared illegal price fixing restrictions by
means of licenses for public use OF
Aprii 17-Rhode Island legislature ex-
tended presidential suffrage to women.
June 5.-Serious revolt in Joliet, ILL.,, pen
itentiary quelled by military.
June N.-House passed rivers and mar
bors bill appropriating $27,0O00 600.
Senate passed daylight saving bill
July 2.-Race riot in East st. Louis In
men were killed and heavy property loss
caused.
July 26-senate passed rivers and har-
Aug. 1.-Senate passed Sheppard resolu-
ton for national prohibition amendment
to the constitution.
Aug. Z0-Soldlers or TWenty-Iourtn u:
S. infantry (coloreO started race riot at
Houston, Tex, killing Is whites.
Sept. 22.-Gov. j. E. Ferguson of Texas
found guilty of accepting illegal profits
and impeached.
Nov. 6.-Hylan elected mayor of New
York; Socialists there and in Chicago
overwhelmingly defeated; woman suffrage
won in New York state.
Nov. 23.-Ten policemen and a woman
killed by bomb in Milwaukee.
Dec. 17.-House of representatives
adopted Webb resolution for prohibi-
tion constitutional amendment.
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SPORTING

April 11.-Baseball season opened.
May 28.-Benny Leonard won worlds
champion lightweight title from Freddie
Welsh in New York.
June 9.-UEi vers!ty of Chicago won west
ern intercollegiate conference meet.
University of Michigan re-admitted to
western intercollegiate conference.
June 16.-Earl Cooper in Stutz won the
Chicago auto derby
July I-Francis Ouimet won western
amateur golf championship at Midlothian.
Aug. 24:-C. H. Larson, Waupaca Wis,
won Grand American Handicap at Chi
cago.
Sept. Mrs. F. c. Let's, Chicago, won
women's western golf championship.
Sept 15-Jim Barnes won western open
golf championship at Chicago.
Sept. N.-Chicago White Sox won Amer
lean league pennant.
Sept. A.-New York Giants won Ma
tional league pennant.
Oct 15-Chicago White Sox won worlds
championship from New York Giants.
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MEXICO

Jan. 2-U. S.-Mexico parleys ended,
Carranza refusing to sign protocol
Torreon recaptured by Carranza forces.
Jan. 4.-Villa defeated in big battle at
Jiminez.
Jan. 5-Mexican-Ametican joint COM
mission formally dissolved.
Jan. 21.-War department ordered more
than 25, 900 militia from border
Jan. 27.-President Wilson ordered with
drawal of American troops from Mexico.
Feb. 5.-Gen. Pershing marched out of
Mexico.
March 11.-Carranza elected president of
Mexico.
April 23.-Villa's main army defeated by
Carranza forces at Babicora.
Nov 13.-Villa troops captured Ojinaga
after hard fight.
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DISASTERS

Jan. 6.-Earthquake in Formosa killed
Jan. n.-Tremendous explosion wrecked
Canadian Car & Foundry CO. plant at
Jan. 12.-Du Pont Powder Co. plant at
Haskell, N. j., destroyed by explosions.
jan 13.-Colliery explosion in Fushun,
Manchuria. killed no.
Jan. 27.-Two million five hundred thou
sand dollar fire in business district of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
tenement killed g.
Feb. S.-Thirty killed, SA hurt in ship
explosion at Archangel
Feb. 10.-Four million dollar fire In
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six merchantmen sunk in North sea by
Germans.
Dec. 15-Armistice agreement signed
by Russian bolsheviki government and
Teutonic allies.
War council in U. S. war department
created.
Dec. 17.-Charles Piez succeeded Rear
Admiral Harris as general manager of
the emergency fleet corporation.
Dec. 1S.-Gen. Goethals made acting
QuartermaSter general and Gen. Wheel
er acting chief of ordnance.
German air raid on England.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
A COLD MONTH.

January's Low Temperature Exceeded
By Only One Like Period i'm "a Years.
The people of Burlington know without
being told that last month was cold. but
some figures from the official record of
Meteorological ]. X. Hooper, in charge of
the local station of the United States
weather bureau. will be of interest. The
mean BRIGHTLY named temperature was
only eight degrees above zero. the normal
January temperature in Burlington being
1868 degrees. In January Of 1912 the mean
temperature was only eight degrees. The
highest during the month was 80 degrees,
on the 18th, and tho lowest was "a degrees
below zero. on the 2Sth. On only one day
did the temperature get above the freezing
point and 1t was at zero or below on IA
days The greatest daily range was "a de-
grees. on the 36th, and the least daily
range was five degrees, on the 18TH The
precipitation (melted SNOWY amounted to
LIB inches. the normal for the month being
l.S3 inches. The prevailing wind was from
the south. the total movement 7,7oO miles,
the average hourly velocity 1914 miles, and
the maximum velocity Sc miles per hour,
from the southeast on the 18TH Tho month
was made up of three clear, Is partly
cloudy and Is cloudy days. Precipitation
IN quantity sufficient to measure occurred
on IL days. The snowfall amounted to 10. A
inches and there were 1876 inches on the
ground at the end Of the month Solar
halos were noted on the LIST, 18th. end. 24th
and Goth. lunar halo on the 26th, and
sleet fell on the 7th and 18th.
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Johnnie" Allen Of Pearl street, who has
been In the county jail since the evening
Of Saturday, January IL, on the charge Of
stealing $3.75 from Miss Helene Smith at
the Wilder studio. was brought into city
court Saturday morning to answer to the
charge Of petit larceny, preferred against
him by States Attorney Martin. AS on
the previous occasion when Johnnie" was
arraigned. the 17-year-old youth pleaded
not guilty. Now he Is to have court
trial, the date set being February 8. Coun-
sci for the boy IL John J. Enright. Allen.
who has served time in the reformatory
at Vergennes, was taken back to jail in
default Of $500 bail.
Haven 9. Billiard Of this city, a mem
Der Of Battery B. 3o2nd Light Field
Artillery. at Camp Devens, Aver. Mass,
is In this city on several days furlough.
He arrived in town Saturday accompanied
by his wife. who was formerly a Spring
Held girl. Private Billiard, whb went to
Aver, Mass, last fall with the Windsor
county contingent, has been In quarantine
at Camp Devens for the past u weeks, be-
cause Of the prevalence Of measles in his
section Of the camp. Private Billiard was
at no time subject to the disorder. An
other member Of the national army from
this city at present in town on q several
days furlough is Private William Kelley,
a member of the Chittenden county con-
tingent which went to Aver last fall. Pri-
vate Kelley. who IL visiting his family,
was also Guaranteed because Of the above
mentioned distemper. He will be In town
until next Sunday. Private Kelley has
nothing but praise for the way the men
are being cared for at Camp Devens. He
Is Of the most pronounced conviction that
the army life 10 the best for a young
man, and his appearance does not belle
him. He weighs several pounds more than
he did when he left the city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
UNIVERSITY NOTE.

A letter just received from the sec.
rotary of the Dartmouth Outing club
states that e. less elaborate carnival
than was formerly planned will be held
February 22 and 23. Students who
wish to complete in the ski and snow
shoe races at Dartmouth az representa-
tives Of Vermont. will probably receive
the support and backing OF the athletic
council All who intend to compete.
however. should enter the events Of the
mid-winter sport day at Centennial on
Saturday afternoon and show that they
deserve to represent the university.
A we'll attended Key and Serpent
dance was held last evening in the
gymnasium. Excellent music was fur
nished by the Albanian 7-piece orchss-
ira and an order of twenty dances was
played.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
NUx, IRON, PEpSIN
AND SARSAPAMLlA

The combination of two great medicines.
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Peptiron. by taxi
ing them in conjunction. one before eat
ing and the other after, brings into CO.
operation the above-named substances.
best for the blood. nerves and digestive
organs.
This combination is especially recon-
mended in cases that are scrofulous. or
rheumatic. anemic and nervous, or where
the blood is both impure and pale. de-
fcient in iron--one Of the most common
disease conditions of the present day.
In case where laxative Is needed,
Hoods Pills should be taken. They work
in perfect harmony with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and Peptiron. and are mild and
efficient. (Adv.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
CATHEDRAL WEDDING.
Frank G. Huara and Miss Kathryne
Murphy Married Yesterday.


Murphy Married Yesterday.
The wedding Of Miss Kathryne Anna
Murphy. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Murphy of 522 South Union street, and
Frank George Huard, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Huard Of 16 North Cham
plain street. took place yesterday morn
Ing at six o'clock at st.. Mary's Cathe-
dral. The Rev. P. A. Barry performed
the ceremony. The double ring service
was used.
The bride wore a blue suit and gold
lace hat. and carried white prayer
book. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Gibbons. the latter being the
brides cousin. Mrs. Gibbons also wore
blue and gold lace hat. carrying pearl
prayer beads.
Following the ceremony at the Cathe-
dral wedding breakfast was served
to relatives at the home Of the brides
parents. The rooms were prettily decor
ated In pink and white. There were many
wedding presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huard left at II o'clock
for wedding trip to Boston and vicinity,
where they will spend a week. Mr. Huard
is employed by the Shepard & Morse
Lumber Co. Mrs. Huard has been en-
ployed at F. d. Abernethy's store for
seven years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
TRADE FOR CHEESE DErARrrNr.

The possibilities for building up q cheese
department in retail grocery stores ana
butcher shops. promoting sales of Ameri-
can types Of fancy cheese. may be- seen
in the Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce report on our former purchaaes
Of European cheese. During lS1t We
bought 6. 900 pounds Of cheese abroad
Italy led with 2s.5oo.00o pounds: switssr.
land was next with 22.50O.0o0 pounds:
France stood third with 100000 pounds.
and Holland fourth with 3.700.001 and
small amounts from a few other COIN.
tries. The average monthly imports vera
5,So0.oOo pounds. while in August, IN
exactly 90 pounds Of European chee4e
were imported. Most OF the importid
cheeses can now be replaced with good
quality domestic products, such a. Ameri.
can type Cammenbert, Roquefort. Cor
gonzola, Parmesan. Ndam. pineapple
cheese. Swiss. Limburgsr and the like.
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WILSON ASKS FOR
A DICTATORSHIP


port and maintenance of the army andib
navy for the better utilization of the re-
sources and industries and for the
more effective exercise and more efficient
administration by the President Of his
powers as commander in-chief of the land
and naval forces, the President is hereby
authorized and empowered to make such
redistribution of function among execu-
tive agencies as he may deem necessary,
including any functions, dues and powers
hitherto by law conferred upon any exec
utive department, commission, bureau
agency. office or officer, in such manner
as in his judgment shall seem best fitted
to carry out the purposes Of this act, and
to this end Is authorized to make such
regulations and to issue such orders as he
may deem necessary; provided. that this
act shall remain in force during the con.
tinuance of the present war and for one
year after the termination Of the war by
the proclamation of the treaty of peace.
or at such earlier time during the said
year az the President may designate;
and. provided, further, that the termina-
ton Of this act shall not affect any acts
done or any right or obligation accruing
or accrued pursuant to this act and dur
ing this time that this act IL in force.
Section two-That in carrying out the
purpose Of this act the President Is au.
thorized, in such manner as he may deem
most appropriate. to coordinate or con-
soldate any executive. commissions.
bureaus, agencies, offices or officers to
transfer any duties or powers from one
existing department commission. bureau.
agency, office or officer to another. to
transfer the personnel thereof Of any part
Of 1t, either by detail or assignment,
together with the whole or any part Of
the records and public property belonging
thereto. and to employ by executive order
any additional agency or agencies and to
vest therein the performance Of such func-
ton as he may deem appropriate.
Section three-That for the purpose Of
carrying out the provisions Of this act,
any moneys heretofore and hereafter ap-
propriated for the use Of any executive
department, commission. bureau, agency.
office or officer, shall be available for the
purposes for which it was appropriated
under the direction Of such other agency
as may be directed by the President here
under to perform and execute said func-
ton.
Section four-That during the time this
act is in force. all restrictions in any
existing law creating any executive de-
partment. commission, bureau. agency.
office or officer. or defining the duties
thereof, shall be deemed to be suspended
to the extent that they may be inconsistent
with the exercise of the authority herein
conferred
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
HOTEL CLERK GOING.
Populsr Assistant At the Vermont to
Join Vermont Regiment.

Hiram d. Skeels. one Of the popular
CLERKS at the Hotel Vermont. and we'll
known by travelling men from all over
the New England States as we'll as New
YORK has severed his connection with that
hostelry. Mr.. Skeels. who has been at the
hotel for the last two and one-half years.
isaves this city next Tuesday for Camp
Greene. Charlotte. N. c.. having enlisted
IN the First Vermont regiment few
DAVIS ago. Mr.. skeels. former Milton boy.
came to this city from the Piedmont Hotel
~ Atlanta, Ca, where he had been clerk
sor some time His place at the Vermont
~ ~ he ,lled by James l.. Meade Of this
c,,v for considerable time a clerk al
ne New sherwood. With Mr.. skeels goes
n brother, Norman e.. to Camp Greene.
The brother has been rural mail carrier
=, the vicinity Of Milton.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
WRECK DELAYS TRAINS.
Accident Adds to the TroubIes Of II,
Railroad Men.


Railroad Men.
Railroad men began saying what
next?" when they found all of their
trains tied up because of break down
two miles north of Shelburne yesterday.
Train bl. the New York sleeper which
Is due In Burlington at 4:25 In the morning
and running yesterday four hours
and twenty-five minutes late, was de-
layed near Shelburne half the day yes.
terday because of a broken journal ON
the engine. At the time of the acct
dent the tender was thrown of the
track but no one was injured. The
passengers. who Immediately began TO
feel hungry whom they began to real
Ice that they probably would not get
anything to eat for some time. were
given sandwiches. doughnuts and cof-
fee which put them into better spirits.
Behind this sleeper was train a.. the
Boston sleeper due here at 4:4b a. m
and train 81, the milk train, due here
at 9:3e, and they could not get by. 40
yesterday morning there were no trains
from the south. A wrecker was sent
up from Rutland and the train arrived
at 2:66. Consolidated with It was train
Not to be outdone by any accidents
in the south. the snow Continues ~
drift on to the track between Rouses
Point and Montreal SO badly that 1t is
almost impossible to get through. The
train from Montreal to New York.
which Is due In Burlington at 1880 a.
m. arrived Mt 1855. The train from
White River Junction, due here at O:bo
g. M, arrived at 1:17 p. m. The Rut-
land mail train. due in Burlington M
1:+b. and the $40 to Rutland were can
ceiled The Rutland milk train from
ogdensburg. due here at 1850, was also
cancelled. The $40 Central Vermont
train came In at 1888 and the 6:l0 from
Boston over the Rutland road was two
hours late Late last night the trouble
IN the north still continued for the 40,
the Boston and New York sleeper, was
three hours late and 1907 was can
celled.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
FIREMEN'S EARLY CALL.

Routed Out Mt Three O'clock I'm the
Morning. THERMOMETERS 20 below Zero
The life Of a fireman. familiar ms It ia
to those who patronize the moving picture
houses, is seldom appreciated by Burling-
tonians as 1t was yesterday morning al
three O'Clock. At that early hour. with the
thermometer lowering around 20 degrees
below zero and a biting wind blowing
from, It seemed, every direction. the men
were called from stations one. two and
three to the home of Harry Leonard at
446 Colchester avenue to extinguish fire
in the partitions Of the house. The fire,
which was an after-result of the thawine
out of frozen water pipes. required the
services of two hand extinguishers. Con-
siderable chopping was also necessary.
The alarm. which was the twelfth call
for the services Of the FIRE ladies this
wear was sent In from box 16, situated
at the corner Of Chase street and Col
chester avenue.
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UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List Of unclaimed letters in the Bur.
lington postoffice for the week ending
February 2. 1913:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Marion Arnold. Mrs. Mary Brown. Mrs.
j. Benks, Helen E. Booth, Ida Begue.
Charlotte Clark, Mrs. Cana Cathan, Iris
Chase (g, Irene Chase. Mrs. Cummings.
Margaret Eddy. Pauline Fletcher. Ellen
Fireman. Mrs. L. Gleason, Mrs. George
s. Gorain. Mrs. Jack Munroe. Miss Mary
Pierce. Mrs. Geo. L. Richardson, Bertha
Roethal, Mrs. Mary P. Smith. Ruby Tuck
err. Mrs. ]. w. Wells.
MEMS LIST
Anderson's Drug Store. Frank H. Cal
Ian. Dan Collins, VIM. Durfey. John Dali
ton. Albert Gerard. Peter Gilbert. Louis
Habun. c. c. Isham. Fred Kohn (2), John
Paro, Archie Swinton, Joseph WEIGH.
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Major Charles .. shattuck.

Major Charles 8. Shattuck, who left a
mercantile business in this city in 1856:
to enlist in Company X, Sixth Vermont
Regiment. died Tuesday in Hatfield
Mass. at the age of n years. Major
Shattuck, who was born in Sheldon, IL
survived by a sister. Mrs. Helen Thayer
also of Hatfield. In 1854 the major was
promoted to a second lieutenancy. In
February. 1865. he was made captain OF
volunteers and in July Of the same year
he was promoted to brevet major. For
many years he engaged in the manufac-
ture of pistols in Springfield. Mass, the
business being removed to Hatfield in
1880. Major Shattuck was a member OF
w. L. Baker Grand Army Post Of North
ampton.
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. Adolph J. HATE.

The funeral of Adolph ]. Hattie. who died
in Schenectady. N. Y. Friday. was held
from the residence Of his daughter, Mrs.
John A. Smith Of Smiths lane. Tuesday
afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. the Rev. A. E.
Montgomery officiating. The bearers were
Ernest Hauseman. George Winkel, John
Hauke. Fred Ludwig. Anton Hofrichter
and Joseph Kmetz. Burial was In the
family lot at Lake View cemetery. The
body was accompanied to Burlington by
the widow and two daughters. Susan w.
and Frederick, Of Albany and Schenectady.
and two sons. Ernest c. and William S.
of Boston, Mass.
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OBITUARY..
Mrs. Nathanief w. Door,y,

The funeral Of Mrs. Nathaniel W.
Doorly, whose death occurred at East
Orange, N. j.. last Thursday together
with that Of an infant san, was held at
st. Marys Cathedral at II o'clock satur-
day morning.
Mrs. Doorly. who was Juliette Hoyt, was
the daughter Of Francis Demine Hoyt
and Julie Seammon Hoyt, and the sister
Of Seammon and Deming Hoyt. As a
child she spent much time in Burlington
in the old homestead, at 800 Pearl street.
for which she had deep affection. Il
was the family home for several genera
lions. Mrs. Doorly leaves husband and
two children.