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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07
STOPS
PRIVATE AVIATION
Declares in Proclamation That It
Endangers the Army and
Navy.

Washington. March 5.-No private flying
will be permitted in the United States or
its possessions after March 30. This an
nouncement is made in a formal procla-
nation by President Wilson. The procla-
nation, which bears date Of February q.
was Issued primarily to protect the ma
tional interests, the President announcing
that tho army and navy ARE endangered
In their operations and preparations by
aircraft" The text follows:
/. A license must be obtained from the
joint army and navy board Of aeronautics
cognixance by or in behalf Of any person
who contemplates flying In balloon. aero
plane, hydroplane or other machine or de-
vice over or near any military or naval
forces, camp. fort. battery, torpedo sta
ton, arsenal. munition factory, navy yard
naval station coaling station, telephone
or wireless or signal station. or any build
ing or office connected with the national
defense. or any place or region within the
Jurisdiction or occupation of the United
States which may be designated by the
President as a zone of warlike operations
or of warlike preparation.
2-The license will specify the per-
son to whom it Is issued, the machine
to be used, the persons to operate the
machine and all other persons to be
carried therein. the mode of marking
or otherwise Identifying the machine
and other details intended to assure
the military and naval forces of the
peacefulness Of the errand.
3-The license will also specify the
territory and the time wherein 1t shall
be available.
I'm case any aircraft shall disre-
gard this proclamation or the terms
of the license, It shall be the right and
duty Of the military or naval forces
to treat the aircraft as hostile and to
| fire upon 1t or otherwise destroy 1t.
Notwithstanding the resultant danger
to human life.
6-For the present the President
designates as zone Of military
operations and Of military preparation
the whole of the United states and its
territorial waters and Of the insular
| posse ssions and of the Panama canal
zone.
| 6-The provisions of this proclama-
ton do not apply to aircraft operated
by the army or navy Of the United
States.
| A great fighting plane, equipped
with a Liberty motor. will be shipped
| to Washington within few days to
give Congress its first idea of what
| the new motor can do. 1t Is probable
members of the military affairs COM
mittees Of both branches Of Congress
will &c invited to go up The trips
around Washington will not be try
outs, for already the qualities OF the
motor have been established. THEY
will be exhibitions to demonstrate
tho merits of the American made air,
plane with it's standardized motor.
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c. V. FREIGHT DEPOT BURNS
Fourth Fife Of Incendiary Origin sinca
December 80 Practically Destrsys
Building at St. Adams.

st. Adams, Feb. &.-Fire which started
about $3.50 o'clock tonight of incendiary
origin practically destroyed the freight
depot Of the Central Vermont railway.
which is located at the foot of Stsbbins
street. The flames were under control in
about an hour, but the hremen remained
long after that time. Nothing was saved
except some Of the Office furniture.
The building was on hre from one end to
the other when discovered by men work.
ing In what Is known as the call once on
tho west side of the building. The hrst in
timation they had OF trouble was when .
window was broken In. All the wires.
both telegraphic and telephone. were rem.
dered out of commission. There was not .
wire south. The work Of repairing was
begun at once.
The building is about 15o feet by 50. The
flames were checked at the ONCE IN the
north end Of the building by soaking 70
down with wator.
This Is the fourth fire Of railway prop.
erty since December 80. all having been
under suspicious circumstances, ana
starting in the evening.
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WILL HOLD MEETINGS
TO INSTRUCT LISTERS

Montpelier. March 1.-The commissioner
OF taxes has announced that the meetings
during the month of March for instruction
of listers will be helrd this year at one
o'clock p. M. on the days and at the
places designated in the following sched-
ule.
A notice will be sent to each lister after
town meeting. but the condition of the
mail service Is such that 1t will be wise for
all interested to take notice Of this sched-
ule.
Under the law 1t Is the duty Of every
lister to attend these meetings. Places
and dates follow:
Newport. March 12; st. Johnsbury, b.
Guildhall. "A; Brattleboro. 10; Bellows
Falls. 90. White River Junction. 81: Mont
pelier, %; Rutland, 2e; Burlington. q: St
Adams, %.
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!. S. SAVES ALLIES
FROM STARVATION
Didn't Furnish 100000 Tons Of
Foodstuffs Asked but Came
near Mark.

Washington. March 4.-By the concen.
tration Of transportation facilities and the
adoption of strict conservation measures,
the United States has been able to avert
serious food famine in the allied nations,
While the minimum expectation Of Of $780,.
600 tons Of foodstuffs fixed by the experts
OF Great Britain. France, and Italy for
February was not met, a sufficient quan-
tity was furnished to prevent widespread
suffering.
Figures just made public show that the
exports Of grains and cereals. including
flour, to the allied nations and for Bel
GUM relief totalled 553, 40 tons for the
month. Of which 1H,SE tons was made
available for shipment abroad since Feb
ruary %. when Herbert Hoover, the food
administrator, announced that the most
critical situation In it's history was faced
by the United States. 1t was stated that
the outlook now was much more favor
able than ten days ago. with indications
that the minimum Of 10000 tons Of food,
including meats. for March would be met
and probably passed during that month.
Figures showing the exports Of meats
for February were not available tonight.
but It is understood that they will bring
the total export Of foodstufs to within
about 100000 tons Of the minimum.
1t is said that the full effect OF the
increased transportation facilities for
meats is now being felt, and that ship
ments are being rushed to the seaboard
in a volume that gives every promise
Of big Jump at once in the supplies
which will be available for the allied
nations.
1t had been hoped that these shipments
could be placed aboard boats for trans
To-, -.
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SENT $50 BLANKS.
Corporations to Make Report to Secre-
tary Of States once.

Montpelier, March IA large num-
Der Of reports from the Vermont corpor-
atoms were received in the office of tho
secretary of State this morning, the
time having expired in which the cor
porations of the State can make their
report without liability to the penalty
under the statutes. There were sent
from the office some $50 blanks for the
corporations to make their reports upon
and most of these will come back to the
office. The laws of 1915 provide that
each corporation with a capital stock
shall on or before March 1 make re-
port for the previous years business,
showing it's capital, indebtedness, and
other data wanted. to show the stand
ing of the company.
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LYNDONVILLE MAN IS
WOUNDED IN FRANCE

Lyndonville, March 5.-Word has
been received that Wayland Pease Of
Lyndonville has been severely wounded
somewhere in an engagement in
France. He enlisted in Company D
several years ago and was with the
company on the Mexican border. His
mother left for Gardner, Mass, soon
after he went to France and sister
also lives there. A brother. Maynard
Pease. lives here. Mr.. Pease Is about
20 years old and came to Lyndonvine
from Charleston, residing here only
about three years.
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APPOINT ]. D. WH|TTEM0RE
To Ne Manager of Green Mountain
Guard Work. Succeeding the Rev.
Fraser Mctxger.

MONTPELIER. March 4-supt. John d.
xUh,tteuore. who has been stationed at
south sraftsbury in union school work.
has been appointed manager of the Green
Mountain Guard work this year and will
ha va offices in the educational department.
h.r. He is expected to arrive this week
to commence plans for the coming sea-
80. erfort. Mr.. Whittier takes over the
..o-L which the Rev. Fraser Metzger did
~. summer. His appointment does away
nth The duplication Of work which the ex-
..s,on service and the education depart
80, AID last summer. He is well fitted
o. the work. having spent considerable
time along that line.
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THREE BRANCHES STILL
OPEN FOR REGISTRANTS

Montpelier. March 1.-Col. II. r. johnson
to-day received notice that all branches
Of army services have been closed to Ver-
mont excepting the infantry at Camp
Greene. coast artillery at Fort Clocum.
N. Y. and the medical corps at Fort
Oglethorpe. that Is. to registrants VINO
want to self-induct OF course. individual
cases will be treated as they have been
heretofore.
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Five Leave for Camp Greene.

Middlebury, March 1.-The following
men left tonight for Camp Greene. hav-
ing self-inducted into service: Charles
A. McKinnon Of Bristol, Edwin F. Pear
son of Salisbury, Jerry F., LaFrance Of
Burlington, Arthur A. Shortsleeves Of
North Ferrisburg and Clarence r. Plum
mer of Panton. The latter was in charge
Of the men.
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JUSTICES ISSUE new RULES
Judgment Of Lower Court Will he At
Armed Unless Attorneys Take Care
Of Clients Interests.

Montpelier. Feb. @.-The justices Of the
supreme court have filsd with the clerk.
L. C. Moody. tho new rules. which are
materially changed. The experience OF the
last few months. when attorneys gave but
little attention to the care Of their cases
is said to have been the cause of the
change In rules four and six which pro-
vide for the afrirmance Of judgment Of the
lower court unless the attorneys take care
Of their clients interest.
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A SHORT BUT STRONG STATEMENT.

Women with backache, rheumatic pains,
sore muscles, stiff joints or other symp-
toms of kidney trouble should read this
statement from Mrs. 8. c. Small. Clay
ton, N. NJ: Foley Kidney Pills have
done me more good than all other medi-
cines." They strengthen weak kidneys
and Danish sleep-disturbing bladder all
ments. j. w. O'Sullivan, 80 Church
st. (adv.)
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PELLEY BUYS CALIFORNIAN
yermout's Well-knOwn Story Writes
VIII Take a Plunge into Practi-
cal Journalism.

st. Johnsbury. Feb. %.-William Dudley
Policy of Bennington. the well-known
Journalist and short story writer. has
bought the plant and good will of the Daily
and Weekly Caledonian from the trustees
of the bankrupt corporation and will start
an evening daily here on March 8. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Policy are practical printers.
The last issue Of the morning Caledonian
was nublished by the trustees on January
0 when the weekly established in 1887 was
also discontinued.
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BURLINGTON BOY
DIES IN FRANCE
Joseph Bedard, First Soldier
from Queen City. to Die on
Foreign Soil.

Washington, March 1.-General Pershing
reported to the war department to-day
that Corporal Hyman Roesen, infantry.
Of Chicago, and Private Clarence Mooney,
infantry, of Gastonia, n. c.. we're ac-
cidentally killed February q. No details
were given.
The following deaths from disease were
reported: Privates Joseph N. Bedard,
Burlington. VT, meningitis, and George E.
Burling, Jr., Richmond Hill. N. Y.
exophtalmic goitre.
Private Joseph Napoleon Bedard. 9Th
Company, 101 Ammunition train, whose
death occurred In France on February q
of spinal meningitis, Is the first Burling-
tonian to die on foreign soil during the
war, so far as is now known.
Private Bedard was the eldest son OF
Henry Bedard. a resident Of So Hyde
street. this city, and was born in Burling'
ton May Is, % years ago. He was strong
rugged young man. standing six feet two
inches In stocking feet. He enlisted ir
Burlington about June Is and soon went tc
France His last letter. which arrived II
Burlington two weeks ago. was dated
January 20. In the letter he said he wal
In excellent health and was enjoying hi
work Immensely. although working rather
hard. He expressed the opinion that III
never would see actual service on thu
firing line, but gave no special reason To-
thinking so.
In civil life Private Bedard was 6
mason and worked with his father at thu
trade, being we'll known in both Burling
ton and Winooski. He was a member o.
the Masons Union. Local No. 4. and alst
a member Of st. Joseph's Church.
He leaves a father. two brothers. Henri!
l.. and Leo Arthur. and four sisters. Mrs
Clara Agnes Ramsey of Providence. r. I.
Madeline. Marion and Elizabeth Bedard
| all Of Burlington.
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STATE FAIR COMMISSION
MEMBERS ARE NAMED.
Thomas BradIee, Burlington, and n. L
Hemenway, BridpOrt, New Appointees

~A.OA""" DH"U'ccs buEhhBtOhS ana Hts L.
Hemenway, BridpOrt, New App0intees.
Montpelier, March 1.-Governor Graham
to-day appointed the following members
Of the State fair commissions:
Thomas Bradlee Of Burlington, for Chit
tenden county; Romano L. Hemenway of
Bridport, for Addison county; Henry L.
Hatch of Randolph, for Orange county;
George II. Dunsmoor of st. Adams, for
Franklin county; George II. Terrill of
Morrisville. for Lamoille county; Nathan
G.. Williams Of Bellows Falls, for Wind
ham county.
Mr.. Hemenway and Mr.. Bradlee are
new appointees, succeeding r. w. McCuen
of Vergennes and G. E. Whitney Of Bur-
lington. respectively.
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KING FERDINAND
REJECTS TERMS
Roumania Not DESTROYS of Ger
msn-Made Peace-Military
Persuasion Next.

London, March ga Copenhagen des-
patch to the Exchange Telegraph COM
pany, under date Of Sunday, says peace
negotiations at Bucharest failed, King
Ferdinand having refused the conditions
laid down by the central powers
An Amsterdam despatch announces that
Field Marshal Won Mackensen will deliver
a rapid offensive against the remainder
of unconquered Roumania If the negotia-
lions fail,
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ALMOST A YOUNG MAN AGAIN.

E. r. Whitehurst. r. F. d. !. Norfolk.
Va, writes II had been suffering for
more than a year. but since taking Foley
Kidney Pills feel almost a young man
again" They strengthen and heal weak
ened or disordered kidneys. stop Sleep
disturbing bladder ailments. Danish back
ache. rheumatic pains. stiffness. soreness.
AAWa Qsullivau. ~ Ohnroh 81. SsAY4
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SPOKE DISRESPECTFULy.y
OF PRESIDENT WILSON
Charge against George McDeavitt. z
Rutland Man.

Rutland. Feb. 2s.-George McDsavitt Of
this city. who was arrested last Monday
for using while in saloon. from which
he was elected. vile epithets In connection
with the name Of President Wilson. was
arraignnd before United states CommisA
sioner James #. Leamy Of Rutland to-day
on the charge Of villifying the name %
the country's executive officer. He Waived
examination and furnished $500 bail tor
appearance In the district court. Mo-
Deavitt was at hrst taken on charge %
breach OF the peace but States Attor1ey
c. v. Poulin to-day nolls prossed tAia
and appeared at the hearing ~ . repre<
sentative Of District Attorney W ~
Bullard of Burlington.
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CASUALTYLIST
SHOWS DECREASE
British Figures for February
18,961 against 73,017 for
January.

London, Feb. 2s.--British casualties
reported during the month of February
show a remarkable decrease as COM
pared with the preceding months. They
totaled only 1891, divided as follows:
Killed or wounded-offlcers 1885, men.
4,012.
Missing. officers, 46S; men. 1929.
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VERMONT SOLDIER
WOUNDED IN ACTION

Washington. March 4.-General Pershing
report3d to the war department to-day
the names Of Lieut. Stewart w. Hoover
Of Indiana and nine privates killed In
action March !. the day Of the German
attack on an American trench sector near
Toui. The names OF one lieutenant and
four men killed In action the same day
were reported. bringing the total to 10.
In the names of men slightly wounded
In action February q IL that Of Private
Hangv Ham e WallinG1pIds VI
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JUDGED.

Judge-Whats your occupation?
Vagrant-Oh, nothin' much, yer honor:
Jest circulating round.
Judge-Retired from circulation for 30
days.-Boston Transcript
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THE FIRST VERMONT.
War Department Hopes to Recruit Reg
iment to Full Strength.

1t is announced that the war depart
ment has assigned three officers and II
men from the First Vermont Infantry to
recruit for that regiment 1t Is ex-
pected that a thorough canvass will be
made Of the State In order to recruit the
regiment with men out Of draft age to
the full strength required.
Capt. q. w. Gibson Of the First Yer
mont. who was in Burlington Friday night
on his way to Montpelier. made the
above announcement He came to Bur-
lington from Morrisville.
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The casualties for January reached
a total Of 73,017 for December they
were 1887. while in November, in
which month there was severe fighting
In the Cambria front. they totaied 1884,
OS9
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OH. MUCH MORE,

"The most dificult problem 10 life 10 to
grow old gracefully"
'Oh, don't think so: it's much more of
problem to stay young gracefully."-
DostQn SuAnsesipk
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RUSSIA BOWS To
TEUT0N|C ALLIES
All of Germany's Peace Condi.
tions Accepted without
Qualification.

Berlin via London, March Spy rea-
son OF the signing Of the peace treaty with
Russia" says the official communication
from headquarters tonight, military
movements In great Russia have ceased"
Petrograd, Saturday. March I'm the
fear that argument would result in even
more onerous terms, the Russian delega-
ton at Brest-Litovsk has accepted all the
German peace conditions and Is about to
sign an agreement. according to a tele-
gram from the delegates received to-day
at the Smolny Institute. The demands
already have been increased. they re-
ported.
The message. which was addressed to
Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister
Trotsky, follows:
"As we anticipated deliberations on a
treaty Of peace are absolutely useless and
could only make things worse in compar-
ison with the ultimatum of February 21.
They might even assume the character
of leading to the presentation of another
ultmatum.
I'm view Of this fact and in consequence
Of the Germans refusal to cease military
action until peace is signed, we have re-
solved to sign the treaty without discuss
ing its contents and leave after we have
attached our signatures. We therefore
have requested train. expecting to sign
to day and leave afterwards.
1.-THE most serious feature Of the new
demands compared with those Of February
q is the following:
TO detach the regions Of Karaband,
Kars and Batoum from Russian territory
on the pretext Of the right Of peoples
Of elf-determination.'
The new territorial claims upon Russia
are apparently advanced in the interest
of Turkey. Batoum, a strongly fortified
seaport on the Black sea coast in trans
Caucasia, about 20 miles north of the
border of Turkish Armenia, was one of
the cities coded by Turkey to Russia after
the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-7s. Kars,
also in trans Caucasia, 105 miles northeast
of Erzeroum in Turkish Armenia, has
been in dispute between the Turks and
the Russians for nearly century and
finally was coded to Russia at the same
time as Batoum. The other region men,
toned is probably that of Karabagh
trans -Caucasia, lying to the east of the
Kars region and north Of the Persian
border.
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p,srNG TO THE OCCASION,

"How did you learn to skater" a little
how was asked.
oo 20, was the innocent but significant
"by getting up every time fell
s. hisfian 1AGiGfAs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-07

Yes-you can find work--througH
the classified; work that you are fitted
|las=WAgss that an aAsapaees
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ADOPT WAR CHEST FUND.
Montpelier Votes $4,000 Minimum. nm,
May He Nearer 100000.

Montpelier. March AT a mass meeting
tonight 1t was voted that the war chest
iund system OF raising monew for 1918
Dc adopted In Montpelier. The minimum
amount was fixed at $4,000, although II is
expected the sum will be nearer 10000. A
committee OF rs to have charge Of the bust
ness VIII meet Tuesday eyenins.
The Red Cloud chief., 1918-04-11
&c ON OR
co UNDER"
py Ross L. Hammond.

N Hammond was . member Of . party
OF fourteen VINO went to Europe In Oeto.
Der and returned about December 1. OF
this number ten were members OF Con
grsss. The party were guests of the Brit.
ish, French and Belgian Governments
much OF the time and were escorted by
and down the battle lines and were shown
many other official courtesies. Mr.. Ham,
mond Ia publisher Of the Daily and Tri-
weekly Tribune OF fremont Nsb., and 10
hning many public speaking engagement
at the present tin,e.)
Premier Lloyd George never coined
a truer epigram than that 1--WE must
go on or go UNDER
How the war Is going on can be
understood, even In part, only by
those who have been near to 1t, which
privilege l recently had. That it Is
the o colossal tragedy in human
history is proved by a glance ut any
phase of 1t.
Americas part in the struggle Is be-
Ing performed because America can.
not avoid it. AutOcracy is running
amuck and we stand in its road.
Either 1t stalks triumphant over all
that we have been taught to hold
sacred and dear or we and those with
us Stay the dragon from whose red
jaws blood is dripping. We and 1t
cannot live In the world together.
l have seen England, France and
Belgium battling with the beast. Now
my own country is sending its men
into the fray and the effort and the
sacrifices that are being made abroad
will soon be witnessed here. We may
not see here the actual fighting. Let
us hope not. But we cannot escape
the other appalling features.
England Is vindicating her tradi.
tons and ideals. She is not fight.
Ing for territorial expansion. This Is
by no means as vital or essential tn
her as Is proof of the binding nature
Of her compacts. The preservation
OF Belgian neutrality drew her into
the struggle. For. this her soldiers
are battling and her great navy Is
steamed up ready for the master
stroke; for this her women are work
Ing in field and factory and are pour
ing out thelr merclful ministrati0n
In innumerable hospitals.
France Is making the great sacri
flee. Paris, which sets the styles fol
the world, Is wearing black as a sym
Dol of sorrow, and the world is adopt
Ing 1t, for all the world Is mourning
But Paris and France, though In tears
are no without hope. They are look
ing eagerly forward to victory. whel
the Invading Huns are driven from
French soil and the lost privinces o.
Alsace and Lorraine will be restored
to their rightful wners The cOminl
Of the American troops has giveI
] them new courage. With unexample(
bravery they are holding the line I'm
til the strength Of America can b,
hurled against the foe. The republl,