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eisrcito ruso del no
roeste a las puertas
de %Petrogrado
La vanguardia de las fuerzas
del General Rodjanko esta
acercandose a Gatchina
La captura de esta plaza por
los blancos obligara a los
Rojos a evacuar la Cd.
de Petrogrado

COPENHAGUE, Octubre 15.-h!
Eiercito Russo del Noroeste esta a.
proyimandose a Gatchina, p~oblaclon
one Sc e~ncuentra a So millas al sur
de Petrogrado. Los ~eXploradores Gel
eiercito hlanco, que proceden a las
fuerzas del general R~odjanko, han
.lIegado Va a Kikerino, villa que Sc
cncuentra como a IS millas al oeste
de CATCHING. :,
Gatchina esta considerable como la
llave de Petrogrado y ST. captura Sc
ria IN verdadero golpe para los oo!S-
bevikis que Sc italian po~sesionados
de Ia antigua capital. FL General
Yudenitch, comandante en-. Jete del
EiSrcito russo del Noroeste, declare
cue muy pronto capturaria esa plaza
v obligaria a los rojos a evacuar re-
trogrado.
FL General Rodjanko informo aver
haber capturado un tren ohnHaao
bolsheviki. denominado Lenine, CT
cual fue a~bandonado por los botshe-
vikis tan precipitadamente, que no
t~uvieron tempo de volarlo. FL citado
tren fue inmediatamente puesto al
servicio por los blancos y ha SerV.do
nara activar la persecution de los
bolshevikis, cuya retirada Sc ma con
vertido en- un v~erdadero desastre.
I'll eiarcito blanco, como tamblen
es conocido el que manda ell general
Yudenitch, ha capturado un gran
nimerc de soldados rojos, mas de
1000 asi como ocho cahones de cam
pana V muchas ametralladoras.
Con los rusoS blancos han eStado
cooperando varios tanques 1ngleSsS
maneiados por oficiales y SoIdadoS
ingleses y cinco aeroplanos que han
prestado muy valiosos servicios en- Ia
campana contra los b~olshevikls.
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A. Henderson viene a Ia
ConferenCia obEera
international
Cree que serd III gran iRstra-
mento de bien en- favor de
los obreros de TODD
ell mundo
FL lider ingles dara varias con-
ferercias en- este pals sohre
la Liga de las Naciones

LONDRES, Octubre l5.-"El deta-
lie mas significativo de la conferen-
cia obrera que Sc celebrara en- Was
hington a fines de este mes, es ell
hecho que Alemania Y los otros pal
ses beligerantes han sido invitadoS
oficialmente para que envien sus re-
presentantes. Por 10 tanto, sera esa
Ia primera verdadera conferencia
obrera international que sc ha con-
vocado oficialmente."
Esta declaration fue hecha aqui
Dor Mr.. Arthur Henderson, ell famo-
so lider obrero ingles, la vispera de
su partida para los Estados unidos.
"Yo voy a Washington, agrego cl
citado lider, porque creo que la con-
f%erencia sera ell mayor instrumental
de bien en- favor de los obreros de
todos los PASSES. ST durante ella Sc
manifesto un cspiritu justo por to-
dos los concurrentes, sin duda algu-
ia que sc haran muy i~mportantes
progresses en- ell ESTABLISHMENTS de
una mejor Y mas alta cooperation y
posici6n para los obreros de TODD el
mundo.
Los Delegates ~inglcses, muchos
de los cuales partiran Ell Ell Maure-
tania dentro de pocos dias, van ami
msdos del miSmo proposito que los
Delegates de las uniones obreras
~francesas, es decir, el de e~sfozarse
por asegurar la adopci6n de los am.
plios principles que formaron Ia base
dc la carta obrera international pro-
mulgada en- Berna en- Febrero de es-
tie ano."
Mr.. Henderson haoiar& en- muchos
mitines que Sc celebraran en- los Es-
tados Unidos, tratando IA question
de la Liga de las Naciones y otros
asuntos de importancia International.
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Ounce milIones mas pa
"a Ia construction de
aVioneS amerIcdn0S
Ell Senado recomendo csc ere
ditto para qle Sc lleve a
cabo Ell plan del servi-
clio aereo

WASHINGTON, Octubre liza
Comisi6n de Asuntos MiiitareS de-
Senado ha acordado por unanjmidad,
recomendar IA concession de un ere
ditto additional de $15. 000,0 900 para
Ia construction de aeroplanos a fin
de que puedan llevarse a cabo los
planes del servicio aereo, de csta-
blecer lineas a Panama, Alaska Y
hasta ei Asia.
La resolution de la Comision sc to-
no despues de las declaraciones he
chas ante Ia misma por ell Se~cretarlo
de Estado. Mr.. Baker Y por el Gene
raj Brigadier Mitchell, del Servjcio
Aereo, quienes explicaron d~etallada-
mcnte los planes del Ejercito.
Il general Mitchell dijo que este
inverno Sc intentaria realizar un
vuelo a Alaska a traves del Canada,
en- tres diaS, = cue la ruta a Pana-
ma sera por Ia via de Florida Y Gu
ba.
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NUEVA YORK. Octubre 15.-Eu-
genio Prassone, Director del lnstl-
tuto de Aeronautica de Roma. que
haze dias lego a esta ciudad, ha de-
clarado que Italia Sc propone tomar
parte en- los vuelos sobre el Atlanti-
CO, para disputarse el honor de ser
la primera en- establecer IN ~servicio
regular entire Ell viejo y Ell nuevo
continente.
SegIn dijo ell senior Prassone, TIA
liza ha estado trabajando desde Ia
guerra, en- Ia construction de varios
modelos de dirigibles, habiendo To-
grade acabar para ahora uno del IL
DO ~semi-rigido. con una c~apacidad de
/ 100000 pies cubicoS de gas Y que
puede llevar 10 pasajeros Y una tri-
puIaci6n de y hombres. Dicha aero
nave, segun declare el senior PraSso-
ne. esta hacienda actualmente Wales
de prueba, para llevar a cabo mas
tarde, un vuelo desde Roma a Nue.
va York, por ia via de Africa, Buenos
Aires y Rio Janeiro.
e. gigantesco dirigible italiano
tiene tres cubiertas, segun nantes
to ell senior Prassone Y dispone de
mayores comod!dades que cualquiera
de los otros dirigibles c%onstruidos
hastn IA techa, pues tiene desde ba-
nos, hasta cocina ! canlas La velo-
cidnd que Ell dirigible podra ~alcanzar
ncrnalmsnte, sera de mil millas en-
% horaS.
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COPENHAGUE, Octubre 15.-La
mission letvia ha recibido un mensa'
je en- ell que Sc informa que las tro-
pas del general Won der Goltz Y del
Corcnel Avaloff-B ermondt, cstaban
retirandose de Riga desde ell dia de
aver Y que parecia que ell peligro dc
Ia captura de esq plaza, habia pasa-
DO va.
I'm rumor ma circulado aqui, refe-
rente a cue las tropas e~stonianas han
capturado la plaza de Pskoff y que
no es dificil que el ~ferrocarril de esa
plaza a Petrogrado sea cortado por
ell ejercito del noroeste al norte de
.Pskoff, 10 que obligaria a los bolshe-
vikis q evacuar la antigua capital
rusa. 81 tgl ocurriese, las fuerzas
estonianas, que son las que Sc hallan
ahora mas cerca &c P~etrogrado, Sc
rian sin duda las que ocuparan eSa
ciudad.
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r EGALO

Hns!a Alta AASia- p~-rsti5iSitacs6n. sues
O. - :! Icsco, en- e anC-. CT los -egocioA
see-etos nG-av-csoS-
No Sc nues--e listed sooa-cs ante q
r~ro5Ieras de y vIdA- Ren:a &c centayos 81
S1zpLlaS =
Vega Commission Co.
Box SOL aA6AN2. CUBA
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MINEOLA, N. Y, Octubre 15.-El
Mayor Carl Spatz y el Teniente l.
H. Smith, emprendieron hoy suS via
jes de regreso a San Francisco, Ell
primero en- una maquina De Haviland
"biuebird," z las 2.28.1S de Ia tar
de Y Ell segr;ndo, minutes despues, en-
la misma maquina en- que hizo ell via
je a este campo.
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MAYNARD CONTINUA !
LA CABEZA De TO-
DOS LOS PHOTOS
Espsrase cue su vuelo de
regreso iguaie Ell record
que estabIecio en- la ida
Spatz y Smith partieron aver
de Mineola para San Fran
cisco, California

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Octubre
15.-Los pronoSticos del tempo en-
ia region del Leland Oeste, indlcan
que sera despejado Y muy favorable
para los aviadores que toman parte
en- ell vuelo transcontinental, ell pri-
nero de los cuales, ell Teniente May
nard, partio aver tarde de regreso
para ell lugar de 81 partida. Dado Ia
circunstancia de que el tempo sera
mas favorable que en- el viaje de We
nida, Sc cree que ell audaz "cura vo-
lador" i~gualara, 81 es que no sobre-
pase,, ell record empleado en- su vuelo
al ocste.
En- su vuelo de aver tarde recorrio
336 millas Y hoy en- la manana debe
haber partido de Battle Mountain,
Nevada, siendo muy probable cue To-
gre llegar hasta Omaha, para antes
de que Sc llegue la bora de suspen-
der ell vuelo. Ctros tres de los ava
dores del este que han llegado aqui
espcraban reanudar hoy su vuelo de
regreso. siendo clos el Teniente Ale
iandro Pearson, Jr., Ell Captain J. o.
Donaldson Y el Teniente Earl Manzei-
man.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Octubre
BE Teniente Belvin ". Maynard
lego esta manana a las 10.44 a Ia
cstscion de dep6sito en- Buena Vista.
Ell intrepido photo reanud6 su mar
cha, hacia el Este, despues de los 80
minutes de descanso requeriduS por
las bases del vuelo.
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COn0Cem0s 4 I'm CIiente

quien ilusionado por precios bajos, mand6 n cantidad fuerte
de Ginero a una Casa de Gambia desconocida para que Sc 10
enviaran a su familia en- Teocaltiche, Jaliaco, cuya familia
estaba my neCesitada de auzilio pr enfermedad de la madre.
Este c1iente remiti6 500 Dollars y a los pocos dias recibi6
mandado el equiva1ente de $50 Dollars porque los otros $50 eran
pr gastos de situaci0n, comision y gastos.
Como estos cargos eran injustificados porque NADIA lie
ha0lan dicho de que tenla que pagan aparte por eaos gastos, Ell
el auziliO, prefiri6 perder csc dinero que le cobraran pr
gastOs, con tai de que llegara Ell resto del dinero.
Pasaron muchas 5emanas = aunque Ell cliente pregantaba
frecuentemente 81 "a habla sido entregado, lie contestaba LA
CASA DESCONOCIDA que "cre1an que 81" pero 10 pod1an asegnrar
NADIA pr los malos caminos" ETC., etc.
Pr fin, despues de ) neses de espera, recibi6 Ell
cliente una carta de su fanilia en- Teocaltiche,. avisandole que
81 mama estaba my grave, por falta de auxilios y medicinas, J
que no hablan recibido nj u n sol 0 centavo," con 10 que el
cliente Sc puso furioso = f6 personalmente a yer a La CASA
DESCONOCIDAn. ALI encontro conoue S casa "a no existia, =
que los propietarios Sc habian fugado llevandose muy fuertes
cantidadee de dinero de nuchos mezicanos, quienes, como 81,
lie ofrecieron buscar a los duenos de esa CASA DESCOOCIDA, u
pero result6 que Sc hab1an fugado para Mexico = NADIA podfan
hacerles.
Ash perdi6 Ell cliente EAs9A Ell UITIMo CENrAvo por no
haber hecho case de las advertencias que hace mas de dos amos
les hemos hecho de que
mo TIREN s.. NERO A LA CALLE"
reniti6ndole a casas desconocidas o POGO honorables, "a que
mandar dinero a esas casas qQe mucho ofrecen J POGO cumplen,
IS 10 nisno que "EN7REGARLo AL PRIMER DESCoN0CTD0 QUE Sc
LOS PIDA."
pr Ell honorable conducto de MAYO'S MONEY EXCHANGE, ,lO8 ".
Commerce Street., San Antonio, Texas, y TODQ su dinero llega
my rronto a 81 familia. no teniendo que pagan absolutamente a
da EXTRA pr gastos de situacion, comision, etc.
us7sA o La s 1851 T N2HTE H GiRzREfz a to odo A2 2Io anvt5 5s.> 9oro 9S l a
e. Ia JNICA cue tiene BANCO PROPIO, pues Ell capital = todas
las propiedades del Banco Mexicano (unincorporated) de San
Antonio, Texas, ai como TODAS las eziatencias de sus grandes
Almacenes de meroancias en- Los Angeles, CAL; Santa Ana, CAL;
Kansas City, Mo-: Laredo, Tex; San Antonio, Tex: etc. etc.,
estan para GARAN7TzAR cualquier operaci6n que 8 e haga con
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Italia asegura poser 81 diri-
g.bEe mas gTande del
mundo

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y capture la villa de Gomontova. Los
rusos tambien ocuparon Pskoff y
avanzaron hasta tres millas de Luga,
En- % horas ganaron Is millas, Sc
gun dicen los informcs de Reval.
En- los ultimos dos dias, un cru
cero ingles capture y condujo a Re-
val seis barcos alemanes que trata-
ban de violar ell bloqueo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
PRESIDENT THOMAS
SPEAKS AT RUTLAND
Arnistice Day Celebrated in Marble
City with Appropriate Ceremonies

rmistice Day Celebrated in Marble
City with Appropriate Ceremonies
Rutland, Nov. u-Armistice day was
celebrated In this city to-day with general
cessation of business and blowing Of
all whistles for q two-minute period this
morning. At 1890 oc ock there was q
community meeting at the Strand theatre
whore 1900 persons gathered to sing
selections which were popular with the
doushboys. The speaker of the day was
the Rev. DR.. John M. Thomas, president
OF Middlebury College.
In paying tribute to the veterans OF the
world war and especially to those who
will never return to America In body Dr.
Thomas said that Americans never
realized how near tho Germans came to
DR.. Thomas revealed how far above all
loss he placed his standard of right for
he told Of his rejoicing that we were
resistlessly led into the conflict and said
though the tears were bitter for those
who to-day could not rejoice In Armistice
day. ye. he would not II he could call
them back IL by so doing our country
had failed to share the privilege Of saw
ing the children and women Of Belgium
We had lost our men but we had saved
our honor, and at times the soldiers
seemed almost to catch vision Of the
invisible force which seemed to hold back
the armies Of the German horde.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
|ARM|ST|CE DAY
IN ST. AlBANS
Business Places Close--Banquet
for Machine Gun Co.
Dance at Armory

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
COLCHESTER LIGHT IS
LISTING SLIGHTLY
to Rip-rap Founda-
ton With $4,000 Worth of
Granite from Barre Quarries
-Four Barges, Tug and Other
Equipment Arrive In Harbor

That the Colchester reef light house
II listing Developed Monday when the
Mohawk Drsdge and Dock company be-
gan operations toward rip.rappinE the
foundation with $500 tons Of granite,
which will be secured IN barre. The
listing In very slight and the light
house In In excellent condition but the
government officials wish to have
some Of the work done ss aoon a.
possible. and to that end the big gran
tie blocks will be plnoed along the
side this fall to such an extent as 10
possible.
Tho apparatus which arrived In Bur-
lington consists OF tho tug. Amos
Lay" four barges and u big derrick
boat The work Ia being done under
the direction Of d. ]. Reardon. He has
with him u gang OF about 20 men.
II IL a hard Job to do much on Lake
Champlain at thin time Of the year on
account Of tho rough weather and
there 10 little doubt that the equip
ment of the company will be In Bur-
lington harbor all winter. II good
supply Of stone can be rtp-rapped along
ono side this fail the contractors will
be satisfied and tho rem ainder Of the
work will be done next spring.
The blocks which will be used in the
work will weigh between four and
seven tons each and II Is estimated
that about 90 cars will be required 10
bring the stone from Barre to Burling-
ton, 1t will be swung from the cars
direct to the barges off Booths wharf
and will be taken to the scene Of oper-
ations.
The Job will cost more than $4,000
and will be a good one with tho stone
piled up to about four feet above the
water level. according to the plans.
The Mohawk Dredge and Dock COM
pany is a big concern and at present
Is doing work on Lake Ontario. off
Staten Island and has accomplished
contracts amounting to between $10,-
O0o,0 and sI5,00O,00O on the New
York barge canal. Most OF it's work Ia
In the dredging line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
SUFFRAGISTS BUSY
Mig Educational Movement On Foo
for Vermont Women

"s6 NouS"t~fAi movement ON Foot
for Vermont Women
The women OF Vermont knowing that
full citizenship will soon be theirs, are
not waiting to get the vote before pre-
pairing for citizenship.
Many clubs in the State that have been
devot!ng themselves for years to the study
Of equal suffrage and how best to work
for II are now reorganizing to study the
problems Of government and how to teach
women to take an Intelligent part In It.
A movement is on foot to interest all
women organizations in tho State to JON
with those that were formerly suffrage
study clubs In an effort to help women
citizens 1.-Two up to their coming respon-
sihiiities.
Tho Vermont Equal Suffrage a.socia-
ton soon becomes automatically a part Of
tho League OF Women. Voters, founded
last March to take the place of the Ma.
tional American Woman Suffrage associ-
alton, which 10 a great nom partisan wom-
ans organisation. working with the vote
instead OF for it.
Tho State organization Is planning to
unite In this educational work with sew
ersl other New England States In order
to have access to the best teachers and
speakers on this subject
Many women formerly opposed to hav-
ing the vote are Joining hands with the
sufrasists ana pledging their assistance
now that they know equal suffrage ia in
evitable, and realize that the interests
of good government demand the cooper
alton of the most Intelligent and thought
full citizens among potential voters.
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SHE WAS 81, HE ga
lillian Alexander Gets Divorce-Says
He Kicked Her in Faee

lillian Alexander G-ts Divorce-saya
He Kicked Her in Faee
Montpelier. Nov. ]1.-Divorces are the
subject of consideration in Washington
county court since the continuance Of tho
Graham trial to future date and tho
I1udges have granted three in the last two
hays These include Lillian Alexander
from Averill Alexander. on the grounds
OF intolerable severity. Custody Of four
minor children has been given the petit
toner. and she is also awarded SO a
week for year and 50 week until
Further order of court. When married tho
bride was "a and tho groom "a which u
considered the real cause Of trouble, a.
though the husband knocked his wife
down once. breaking her nose by kicking
her in the face, according to the testi-
mony.
Isabel White received divorce from
George White on the Same grounds. and
custody of minor children to petitioner.
Edith Whiting from Arthur Whiting for
desertion. while the case Of c. g. Rich
mond & Son Va. Raymond Cutting and
3. Il. Bliss We. Jennie Cutting have been
sett ed. In the first the defendant was
advised early in the term to get an at
torney's advise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
WILL OF MRS. WELLS
TO Be CONTESTED
Mrs. Charles Wells and Mrs.
Anna Wells Sykes, Sister and
Step.Daughter, Respectively,
VIII Carry Case TO County
Court

1t became known Tuesday morning in
probate court that the will Of Mrs. Effis
p. Wells, widow Of Edward Wells, mill
lionaire drug manufacturer and banker,
would be contested by Mrs. Charles Wells,
n sister of the deceased, and by Mrs.
Anna Wells Sykes, daughter Of Edward
Wells and step-daughter Of Mrs. Wells.
The contest Ia based on the ordinary
rounds, provided In the printed forms,
rdue influence, testamentary incapacity,
=. At hearing Tuesday morning tho
i'll was allowed. the only witnesses
examined being Gen. s. p. Jocelyn, F. II.
Kimba,i and C. =. Cowles, who witnessed
Mrs Wells signature to the will. There
we're present Attorneys e. c. Mower and
Judge c. II. Darling, representing the
proponents. and II. A. Gushing Of New
York. A. L. Sherman and r. E. Brown,
for the contestants At the close Of the
hearing the attorneys for the contestants
announced that they would take an ap.
peal to county court.
, Under the terms of Mrs. Wells will.
her sister, Mrs. Charles Wells. who ia
! one of the contestants, was to receive
5000 and each of her children, four In
number, like amount, making in all q
total OF $4,000. The two children Of Mrs.
Sykes, the other contestant. were to re-
ceiVe $5u,WO each when they became u
years OF age, the income going to them
until that time. After $3.50 900 in requests,
all debts and expenses of sickness and
burial. and other items had been taken
out. the residue was to go to Henry L.
Ward of this city. Included in the items
OF expense would be the Inheritance tax,
which would amount to several thousands
of dollars. and the costs connected with
the probating and execution of the WILL
The estate of Mrs. Wells has been
reputed to be worth more than a half a
million Of dollars, and 1t is understood
that she had loo shares, including both
common and preferred, in the Wells q
Richardson company. BY the will OF her
husband she received one-third of his
estate. The homestead at the corner Of
Summit and Maple streets was her prop.
erty anyway. Mrs. Anna Wells Sykes.
who now contests the will, at that time
received two-thirds Of Mr.. Wells estate.
The semi-public institutions Interested
in the will are the Home for Aged
Women. which would receive SO, 900
eventually the Klita club which would
receive 5000. the women's Alliance Of
the First Unitarian Church which would
receive the income on IS. 900 and the Neigh.
borhood House, which would receive
5000.
The bonds of the special administrators,
Henry l.. Ward and Judge E. c. Mower,
were increased from SIS, 900 to $4,000 By
the court Tuesday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-11-13
PILOT BALLOONS
L"ceI office Oe WcatAss bureau Il
Use Thcm n Aeroisgicul Work

Use Them n Aerolsgical Wosk
The local Office OF the United ststss
weather bureau has Just received no, co
OF the assignment to this station of
Charles N. Bemis WIN has Deen at tho
New Yorb off1.s Of the weather bureau
,nce his return from the naval service
asst spring. Mr.. Bemis. who Ia a YER
morteI entered the weather bureau serv-
80 at Houston. Texas. in 1915 and was
furloughed during the war to service
With the neurological section OF the navy.
He camo to Burlington yesterday
to assist in Astrological research work
with pilot balloons. which Will be begun
here at an early date.
This is a new line Of work to be taken
~ at the local station, and much of the
apparatus to be Used already has arrived
I consists in sending up pilot balloons
Zach day, to plot the course they take.
and by that to And the direction and
velocity OF the wind. With Mr. Bemis
on Wednesday also will come n. C. Lane
Of the Washington oTce. who will re-
nal. sciy 0ntil the work Ia well estab.
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