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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13

Buffalo. N. T.. June 1o-phillp D. RAIDER
OF San Francisco and Robert Conner of
Los Angeles were killed by the fall Of an
airplane at the Curtss aviation field
hero to-day. John D. Ryan, chief Of air
plane production. was on the Curtiss
fisld when the Bristol plane fell. Mr.
Ryan had come her to examine the Cur
tiss factories and speed UP production. He
said the the flight had not been arranged
for his coming. but having been told that
trial flights were being made daily at the
held ne went out to see them.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13
DAIRY co. FILES

seven Oak Concern Of Somerviile.
Mass- Has $4,000 Capital
Montpelier. June THE Seven Oak
Dairy company Of Somerville. Mass,
has registered in the office of secre-
tary Of state for the purpose of con-
Quoting q business in this State with
Newport as It's headquarters. They
viii handle dairy products. They have
= capital stock Of $4,000
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
GENERAL

-Four known dead and "A unaccount-
ed for comprise the official list of lost
and missing in the laundering of the
naval tug Cherokee.
Cotton mill machinists at Lowell de-
mand 90 per cent. wage increase.
Manchester, Mass, is the 1918 spot
less town. There has not been an ar
rest since January l.
Miss Anne Morgan, back from relief
work in France, says the French ask
for chicken or q rabbit before they
ask for bed.
The bill prohibiting the shipping of
liquor into dry territory became law
in Kentucky.
Ten Germans arrived at San Fran
cisco from the Virgin Islands. They
were employed as consular agents of
Germany. Safe conduct for their
transportation to Germany Will be fur
niShed.
Major General White of British
and Canadian recruiting mission In
New York, swore in 100 Jews for serv.
dee in Palestine with General Allenby's
forces.
The House Agricultural Committee
defeated the bill of Representative
l. ,er of North Dakota, proposing q
$50,0o0,000 appropriation for selling
seed wheat on time to farmers.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
RAILROAD Bill PASSES
Rate Making Power Given Abso-
Iutely to President.
Reverses Amendment to Keep Author.
ity in Interstate Commerce
Commission.

Washington.-Th bill to govern fed
eral operation Of railroads was passed
by the house by vote of 337 to 6.
Two Democrats and four Republi-
cans voted against the measure when
the final test came. They were Thom-
as, kentucky, and Gordon, Ohio, Dem
ocrats, and Chandler, Oklahoma; Deni-
son, Illinois; Haugen, Iowa, and Ram
seyer, Iowa, Republicans.
The senate previously had passed
the bill, which Immediately went to
conference for settlement Of differ
ences between the two houses. The
house bill provides for the return of
the roads to their owners two year.
after the war ends instead of in 18
months, as the senate draft proposes,
and the house measure vests final rate
fixing authority in the president, while
the senate would leave this power in
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
These two sections of the bill caused
spirited fights in the house. Oppo-
nents of these features won momen-
tary victories when the bill was dis
cussed in Committee of the Whole,
but on final vote proponents mar
shaled their forces, mostly on the
Democratic side, and succeeded in put
ting through the bill with these fea-
lures intact, as framed by the COM
mittee.
An amendment, by Representative
Sweet of Iowa, giving the rate maxi
ing power to the Interstate Com
merce Commission, was adopted i'll
Committee of the Whole, 164 to l31.
This showed almost the full strength
for the amendment, as when the vote
was taken on final passage it was de-
feated, 165 to oil.
In the Committee of the Whole an
amendment by Representative Esch
of Wisconsin to limit tenure after the
war to one year was adopted, 133 10
40; but, like the Sweet amendment, it
was thrown out on final passage, POS
to 16G.
The senate bill definitely provides
that the basis Of compensation shall
be a just return on the average net
operating income for the three years
period ending June 80, 1917, but the
house bill is a little more elastic. The
house adopted an amendment which
would give the President discretion
ary power to take into consideration
money spent for improvements by the
roads between June 80 and December
2S, 1917, the day they were taken over
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
.DRIEF CHRONICLES. ESS
By Land and SEA
Ticks and Flashes Which Bull
Ietin in Condensed Style the
News of the World.
photographic WAR HISTORY.
Events at Washington Which Loom
arue as Crucial HappcninuS-
photographic WAR HISTORY.
Events at Washington Which Loom
Large as Crucial Happenings
Industrial Activities at ~
Home and Abroad.
WAR BULLETINS

Japan stands ready to hurl her ar
mics into eastern Russia as a check 70
German domination the moment such
course may seem desirable in the
eyes of Nippon and her European and
American allies.
A strong German attack, following a
heavy barrage fire, against the Ameri-
can trenches in the Chemin deS Danes
sector was repulsed with losses. The
well placed American machine guns
sent streams of bullets into the ad-
yancing enemy, and as the German
barrage fire lifted the American artil-
lery quickly laid down a curtain of fire,
the Germans retiring without a single
prisoner ...
An official proclamation has been is
sued in Petrograd calling on all the
people, men and women, to rise in de-
fense of the revolution, which is i'm
periled by the advance of the Ger
mans, who are reconstituting the pow
cr of the landlords, bankers and capi-
talists.
The Red Guards everywhere are re-
sisting the German advance. Pskov is
reported to have changed hands sew
cral times Reval has been captured
by the Germans after a battle.
Three American soldiers were killed
and nine badly "gassed" in German at
tacks on the American sector north
west of Toul.
Japan intends to take action against
the Bolsheviki in Siberia soon, accord.
ing to a delayed dispatch from Hardin,
dated February 20.
British forces operating in Mesopo-
tamia have occupied Khana Burayat,
meeting with little resistance from the
Turks.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
IRISH UNREST GROWS
Law Is Defied Openly in South
and West of Island.
Correspondent Says England Must
Take Prompt Steps to Re-
press Disorder.

London.-Lawlessne Is spreading
l. the west and south of ireland. Re-
ports of conditions bordering on an
archy were confirmed by the Times
Dublin correspondent. He says the
government will have to take prompt
and firm steps.
The law is ignored in Clare, Sligo,
Roscommon and Mayo, says the corre-
spondent. The police are in daily coll
flict with lawbreakers. In parts OF
Clare cattle drivers in fear of cattle
thieves have called for troops. The
telegraph wires have been cut, and
trees are daily thrown across the
roads to hinder the movements Of
troops and police. Farms are seized
daily in the name of the Irish repub-
lie.
Dublin is startled by the success OF
the Sim Feiners in stopping the en-
portation I pigs. The Sim Feiners
declare they will continue their work
in this respect.
The correspondent admits that ex-
portations In defiance Of the food con-
troller's orders have become nation
al grievance, and 1t Is believed the
authorities are taking steps to prevent
them. Remedial measures, lie adds,
would be interpreted as q result OF
Sim Fein violence.
The general belief, the correspond
ent says, Is that the police and troops
have received orders to avoid con-
flicts with lawbreakers, but that If this
were intended to preserve III atmoS'
phere Of friendliness while the Irish
convention Is in session 1t has failed
lamentably. The state of the country
is so serious that the people are who'll
" absorbed in this and have forgotten
the very existence Of the convention.
The correspondent concludes by say
ing that If national government were
established tomorrow 1t would be COM
pelled to begin its functions with d
system of coercion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
PITH OF THE
w A r N EW S

The Austr;ans have refused to ad-
vance against the Russians in Vohy-
mia, say dispatches from Zhitomir.
Petrograd reports that The German
army has received orders to stop it's
advance into Russia, but Berlin says
the invasion is taking it's normal
course. The Bolshevik soldiers are
resisting the progress of the Prus-
SLAMS and the commissares denounce
the Germans as "Cains and Judases."
The possibility that the Germans may
have invented some new form of
fiendishness is the only thing about
their much advertised offensive
which causes disquiet in London.
The British hospital ship GIenart Gas
tie, with 200 aboard, was sunk by
the Germans, and 81 pereo!s we're
rescued by an American torpedo
boat.
Lord Balfour, referring to the German
chanceilor's speech, said there could
be no peace until German mi!itarism
had become thing of the past.
Eighteen British sSlips, ID of them of
1900 tens CIR more, were sunk in the
last week. This was an increase
ever the preceding weeks losses.
The Russian solder mcts nave turned
srcFTiiias. They are offering stiff
rcs.stl..ce.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
RUSSIANS RALLY
TO FIGHT FOE
BoIsheviki Issue Proclamation
Against "Monstrous Advance"
of the Germans.
AR MISTICE IS REFUSED.
Demand Made In All Russia to Mo-
biIize Food for the Starving North.
Heaviest Fighting at PskoV,
100 Miles From Petrograd.

Petrograd.-"Germany has formally
refused to grant an armistice and
German detachments continue to adj
vance," says an official statement.
Resistance thus becomes the princl-
pal task of revolution.
"Russia's greatest strength lies IN
her wide territories, and the govern
ment can, and if need be will, retreat.
If the threat against .Petrograd In
creases the government will remove
to Moscow or another city,"
An official proclamation calling
upon the people to defend the capital
says:
"In spite of the fact that the gov
ernment has accepted the peace con-
ditions imposed by the German and
Austrian governments, the imperiallst
assassins are, nevertheless, continuing
their monstrous advance into tie in
terror Of Russia. The cursed minions
of William and the German Kaledines,
together with the White Guards, are
advancing against and shooting the
Soviets, reconstituting the power of
the landlords, bankers and capitalists
and preparing for the restoration of
the monarchy.
"The revolution Is In peril. A NOR
tai blow will be struck against Red
-Petrograd. If you workers, soldiers
and peasants wish to retain power,
and the power Of the Soviets, you
must fight these hordes who are now
seeking to deyour you to your last
gasp.
"The decisive hour has struck
Workers and all oppressed men and
women, you must swell the ranks of
the Red battalions! To arms, all of
you, that the struggle may only cease
with your last breathr'
Alarmed and reused at last by the
German invasion, the Bolsheviki are
organizing hurried resistance. Pskov,
the important railroad center, about
160 miles southwest Of Petrograd,
whose capture was announced official
ly by Berlin, has changed hands sew
eral times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
SPORTING


Three pitchers of the Yankee team
Ray Caldwell, Slim Love and Allan
Russell-signed their contracts for the
| season.
Connie Mack has selected for the
Athletics Cady, Gardner and Walker
Of the Red Sox in exchange for Nc
Innis.
Coming "over the top" with the
most ambitious stake program since
the revival Of racing, the Saratoga
Association for the Improvement of
the Breed of Horses announced a list
of fixed events for its August meeting
ut the Springs aggregating $l46,9O0
In value. With the overnight races yet
to be announced it is estimated that
$225,O00 or more will be distributed
among owners of horses during the II
days Of sport.
More than 200 candidates, the great
est number in the baseball history Of
West Point, turned out for practice I'M
der the new coach, Hans Lobert
The Louisiana Auditorium Athletic
Club of New Orleans has offered a
purse of 100000 for a 20 round bout
between Jess Willard and Fred Fulton.
Fred Fulton, the Minnesota giant,
moved step nearer the heavyweight
throne at New Orleans when he stop
ped Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in the
third round of bout that was sched
ued to go 90 The Pittsburgher was
outclassed at all points by his lengthy
opponent, aud his seconds tossed in
the sponge while he was trying to
climb to his feet after knockdown.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
WASHINGTON

President Wilson was in conference
with Secretary Lansing and Colonel
House and agreed that there was no
hope of peace in the German chancel-
lor's speech, to which the President Is
likely to reply.
The administration wins when Che
house passes the railroad bill contain
ing provision for large rate making
powers for the President.
Samuel Gompers pleads for an eight
hour day as a witness for the employ
ees in the meat industry at the pack
ers' inquiry, declaring that "labor Will
make every sacrifice to win the war.
Sales of war saving certificates and
thrift stamps from December l to Feb
ruary 25 amounted to $70,79SSS6.
Secretary Baker held a demonstra-
tion of the Browning machine gun for
members of Congress, announcing that
the gun is now being manufactured in
quantity by machine process.
Representatives of employers on the
War Labor Board named William H.
Taft to serve for the public on that
body.
Senator Hollis of New Hampshire
sharply attacks the administration
S500,000,000 War Finance Corporation
measure.
France and Italy practically agree
upon treaty empowering the United
States to draft their alien slackers.
Gustavus Ohlinger, continuing his
testimony against the National Ger
man-American Alliance as an unpatri-
otic organization, tells the senate Judi
clay. Subcommittee that the alliance
sought to make English a foreign"
language in the public schools.
The general manager of the Pullman
Company, at the railroad wage hearing
in Washington, defended tipping.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
Gcrraan-American War

The German-American Alliance was
termed the greatest internal menace
we have in this country today" by a
witness before the SENATE.
Chancellor Won .Hertling accepted
President Wilson's principles as being
IL step toward rapprochment, but at
tackled the President for being "far in
advance of realities" and that peace
on such basis must be agreed to by all
nations.
Cadet w. G. Story, formerly New
York cotton broker, and Cadet w. j.
Weissinger Of Mississippi are killed at
the army aviation field near Memphis,
Tenn.
Incompetents are being weeded out
of the medical corps, more than a
thousand being discharged since the
war started.
United States ordnance of heaviest
type now pounding Germans on west
ern front and AustrianS in Italy.
Americans and ally gunners elated by
effectiveness of big rifles,
United States patrol In Chemin des
Danes penetrates German lines few
hundred yards and returns with two
German officers and 20 others and one
machine gun; in sharp fight number
o. enemy killed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
FOREIGN

American artillery obliterated Ger
man mine throwing position, and Ger
man shells struck an ammunition train,
killing four Americans, and one was
killed when village back of the lines
was shelled.
| Senator Humbert, owner of the Par
is Journal, under arrest as German
propagandist, denies that Bolo Pasha
paid to him all of the 1924 900 depos-
tied to his credit here with J. p. Nor
gan & Co.
The Spanish cabinet resigned. King
Alfonso expresses confidence in the
president Of the cabinet, Senor <Alhu.
cemaS.
Two Americans are prisoners aboard
the Lgotz-Mendi, Spanish steamship
seized in the Pacific ocean and which,
the Igotz-Mendi, a Spanish steamship
in the Skaw, on the Jutland coast.
The sale of national war bonds in
England last week amounted to
Ell, 100000.
The University of Paris Is preparing
special course for Americans to learn
the language, literature, art and his.
tory of France.
Sweden, through Minister Morris,
has invoked Americas aid in the solrl.
tion of Sweden'S Finnish problem.
Food is wanted.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
BOYCOTT REFERENDUM WINS.

United States Commerce Chamber
Announces Vote Is 1904 to 1874.
Washington. - Economic war on
Germany after the war Is favored by
the members of the United States
Chamber of Commerce. Headquar-
ters of that organization announced
the result of the recent referendum
among its members in all parts of the
country. The vote was 1,204 to 154.
The resolution urges that the Unit
ed States enter an economic league
against Germany after the war unless
the German government is made re-
sponsible to the German people. I'm
der the present government of Ger
many, says the resolution, Germany's
armament and consequently armament
which all other nations must maintain
can be limited only by Germany's COM
= mercial prosperity.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08

Midshipman William K. B. Swope
resigned from the Naval academy on
demand of Secretary Daniels. His
mother, now the Baroness Zollner, lat
er became the wife of Captain Zollner
of the Bavarian army. She was fe-
Gently tried at Knoxville for alleged
treason.
Seventy nominations, including some
Of the best two-year-olds, have been
made for the Kentucky Derby.
Packages when mailed in the first
or second zones for parcel post deliv-
cry in the first, second or third zones
may, beginning March Is, be as heavy
as 70 pounds. They are now restrict
ed to So The weight limit for all
other zones was increased from 20
to so pounds.
The President issued proclamation
putting the fertilizer industry of the
country under license. Licenses must
be obtained by March 20. The procla-
nation is under the food and fuel con-
servation law.
The British freight steamship Phila-
delphian, of 5,120 gross tons, owned by
the Leyland line, has been sunk by a
submarine. She left New York with
cargo for British ports on February
II and was torpedoed about Febru-
airy 81.
Twenty-eight temperance organlza-
tions ut a meeting in New York called
by William J. Bryan united for fight
to make the nation dry within three
years.
United States ports are opened to
Canadian fishing vessels because de-
mand for sea food has exceeded sup
ply.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
PEACE TERMS FOR RUMANIA.

Ferdinand Asks Short Time to Con-
slider Them.
Amsterdam.-The terms on which
the central powers are ready to con-
clude peace with Rumania have been
communicated to King Ferdinand by
Count Czernin, Austro- Hungarian for
eign minister, according to Bucharest
advices which were received by way
of Berlin.
The King asked for a short period
in which to consider the terms, which
was granted to him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
PRISON TERM FOR SOLDIER.
FIVE Years for Private Who Was Dis

respectful to Officers.
Aver, Mass.-John Sanjean, pri-
vate in Company Z, Three Hundred
end First Infantry, charged with feign-
ing illness and making disrespectful
remarks to officers when ordered to
perform military duty, was given
five year prison sentence by court
martial which has just reported.
He was acquitted on charge of as
saulting corporal and attempting to
strike q sergeant
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
MEETS POPE'S VIEWS.
Vatican Organ Sees Debatable Ground
in HertIinu Speech.

Paris.-The Osservatore Romano, the
Vatican organ, declares itself fully sat.
istied with, the imperial German chan
cellOr's speech, according to a Rome
dispatch.
IT remarks that Chancellor Won Hert-
ling accepts the principal points in the
Pope,s proposal, and with regard to
Belgium 1t points cut that Germany
shows herself disposed to treat with
the Havre government on the'basis of
the Popes former proposals.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
Two Killed in Air Crash.

Memphis-Lieut. William Weissin-
ger was instantly killed and W. q.
Story so injured that he died, after
two military airplanes crashed at
Park Field. Weissinger and Story
were making individual flights a..
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
SOCIALISTS OPPOSE INVASION.
1--WE Do Not Desire Peace by Force
Scheidemann Says.

SCJos
Amsterdam.-In the debate in the
Reichstag on Chancellor Hertling's
speech in reply to President Wilson,
Philip Scheidemann, the Socialist
leader, said:
We fought for the defense of the
Fatherland against barbarism and
against the entente's plans of con-
quest. We did not, however, fight for
the dismemberment of Russia or the
subjugatation Of Belgium.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-08
AUSTRIA AND GERMANY AT ODDS
Use of Troops Against Rumania or In
Ukraine Opposed by Vienna.

Ukraine Opposed by Vienna.
Washington. = Further evidence OF
the growing strain in relations be-
tween Germany and Austria over the
refusal of the latter to participate In
the renewed attack upon Russia is
given in dispatch. 1t quotes the
Austrian premier as formally reiterat'
ing that Austria-Hungary will take no
part in military action against Russia
or Rumania and will not send her
troops into Ukranla.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
Germans Sink
British Fishing
Schooner Hollett

A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT,
Aug The British schooner
Gladys NJ. Houett. 100 tons net reg
lister. was added TO the list OF victims
of the German submarine warfare
OF the Canadian coast when she was
sunk by bombs shortly after 10
O'Clock Monday while on her way
10 New York with cargo OF her
ring from Twilllngate. y r. No
lives were lost.
Capt. Cluett. master OF the schoon-
er. who landed here Tuesday with
his crew. said the German COM
mander sent men aboard his craft
and stripped her OF everything
movable. They ransacked us from
stern 10 stern. he said. and even
took my clothing. watch and nauti-
cal Instruments. Myself and men
we're allowed 20 take with as moth
ing but the clothes we had on"
The Hollett. after being robbed
was sunk by bombs placed I'm her
hold the bombs being exploded soon
after Capt CIuett and his men had
taken 10 their boats They rowed
until they reached a buoy at Il p.
m. and anchored TO il until dawn.
The schooner was built in 1917 and
was owned by ". T. Hollett OF
Burin y F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-07
AT TIE AUDITORIUM.

Jewel Carmen i'm The Fallen
Angel" based on one of Gouveneur
Norris popular short articles. is to-
days attraction at the Auditorium
Miss Carmen portrays the charac-
ter OF a rich girl who loses her for
tune and then. unable to stand up
under the grind Of poverty enters
into am unconventional domestic
arrangement with her employer.
Years later. true love enters her
life. and then. too. ls,e. she dnds
that the price she paid for her COM
forts and Injuries was an too heavy.
other pictures on for today are
Mutt and JEFF. sic F,m Bowser. "
a two reel comedy and the Pathe
News showing many scenes OF late
events May Allison. one of the
most attractive players i'm pictures.
will be seen tomorrow in her new
production entitled A Successful
Adventure" a bright comedy drama
with a thread Of sentiment and
pathos running through IT, The
regular issue Of the sensational
serial story The House OF Hate
with Pearl White. and the Ford Ed
vocational Weekly. will also be shown
tomorrow as usual