VOL IXC. NEW SERIES VOL. LXI1I. BURLINGTON, VERMONT, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917. Hjasf-- "

NUMBER 49.

WEEK'S SINKINGS

GROWING SILLER

U-Bo- Sank but 15 British

Ships over 1,600 Tons Each

Last Week.

GRAND TOTAL WAS 23.

Gtrmaiir's Air ltnld ner Eastern England W'n Costly One .Only 10 ol

18 .Airplanes Gut Array.

London, June 6. The weekly report ofthe British admiralty concerning Britishshipping losses by mines or submarinessays that 15 vessels of 1,600 tons and overRnd thieo vessels under 1,600 tons and five

Jiinry:Arrivals numbered 2.693, and sailings

British merchant ships sunk by mlnoor submarine, of over 1,600 tons, includ-ing one previously sunk, 15; under 1,600tons, three; British fishing vessels, live.

British merchant shins unsuccessfully

The above report, compared with thatcif the previous week, shows a decreaseof three In vessels of 1,610 tons and oversunk, but an Increase of two In the citc-eor- y

of less than 1,600 tons. Tho previous'e n report announced the sinking of

"ssels of 1,600 tons and over and of'essel of less than 1,600 tons.j new report shows an Increase of

In tho number of fishing vesselssu five, as against two tho previousvre .

WAR SUMMARY.Germany's air raid Tuesday over east

ern England was a costly one. Of IS aircraft which participated In the bombdropping excursion only 10 of them gotaway.

From the outset of their journey fromBelgium across tho English channel, overEngland and on the return trip over thowater, the Germans at all times werehotly engaged by British aviators. Twomachines of tho Invading flotllltr wereshot down near the British coast afterbombs had been dropped, killing 12 persons and wounding 36 others. The other16 planes were given battle high over thewater by 10 British naval airmen, whodestroyed two more and sent hurtlingdown Into tho sea four others.

Likewise German submarines have motwith hard usage at tho hands of American and French armed merchantmen.One of the underwater boats is reportedto have boon sunk by guns of an American steamer operated by American navalgunners after a long duel In which thosubmarine flrorl ss shots and the Americanvessel IS. Tho last shot of tho Americanrrew Is believed tn have reaehorl Its marka the suhmarlno rose out of tho waterand then disappeared.

The French steamer Orcuociuo alsonave battle to a German submarinewhich was trying to approach her In

heavy sea. Four shots from the(earner Font the scurryingeneath the waves.From tho North sea to the Frnnco- -

Belglan frontier the entente allies andthe Germans are engaged In artilleryduels, which are especially violentaround Dixmudc and between Pteenstraete and Met Pas and In the regionof Wytschaete, south of Ypres. Onthe north bank of the Searpe riverto tho oaRt of Arras tho British havecaptured from tho Germans trenchesover a front of about a mile and made1S2 prisoners.

The Germans are heavily attackingthe French troops in the region between Soissons and Rhoims, but exrept on one sector they have everywhere been repulsd with heavy cas-ualties. North of the Chcmln PesDames some trench elements were captured by the Germans.

Again there has been lively fightIng the air between the British andGermans, In which eight enemy machines were shot down and eight othersdriven out of control. The Britishthemselves lost seven machines.

In tho Austro-Italla- n theatre the,Italians have been forced to giveground before violent attacks by thoAustrlans south of Jamlano, which liesa short distance from the head of theGulf of Trlest. Tho Vienna war officeclaims the capture of 271 Italian off!rors and 6.G00 men In this fightlnir. Allalone tne front the Austrlans are hcavlly shelling Italian positions with th.T , I , ,

MEETS AT STOWE.Central ANratton of Liberal

Churches. J. n. Estee President.Stowc- - ,7un' a. Thre was an attendance

of about C5 at tho annual meeting of theCentral Association of Liberal Churchesheld at Unity Church last evening andtn-d- y. President J. B. Eaten of Mont-rell- er

was In tho chair. Tho Rav. A. M.Smith, secretary-treasurer- .' was presentand gave tho address of welcome. MissMarjorlo Spauldlng of Ht. Johnsburygave an address. Other speakers werothe Rev. C. J, Staples of Burlington, thortev L. C. Carson of Montpeilor, thortev. Thomas Ktratton of Richmond, theRc. Mr Fortlcr of St, Albuns and thoP.tv, J. B. Rcar'lon of Karre

Reports were given by delegates fromho parishes of Burlington. Montpeller,

rtichmond, Barre, Williumstown, St,Middlesex, Northfleld and Stowe,

Tho following committees wore appoint-ed and reported: Resolutions, tho Rev.L. C, Carsoh, the Rev. J. U. ltecrriot:,the Rev A, M. Smith; nominations, theRev. Thorno--i Slratton, tho Rev C. J.Staples Prof O X. Holilster of liarro;credentials, the Rev. ChuiiosXE. Il.ug- -hum, Mvs Maria Tinker of Mrrlsvlller.nd tho Rev L. H. Thorn'nn. Last eve-ning Leo S Knights of Clarcmont, N, Hgavo en Illustrated locturn upon thoCfcai'.'. u i u c n ti von 1 o n;i .

The following officer!' wore dieted"Presldr.-- r, J. n lister.; gecrtary-lreas-urv- r,

I rm I'.v. i U. Bingham of North-Mel-

prfnehor of occasional sermon, theRev. J I! Rurdor.; cxi".m!!vq rommlt-te- c,

tl'.o president, .jocp.inry-'.ri'iisur- andthu Rtv M;v Ca.T.-.n-. The pines nf theiviti wtctlnt; will ha Nurtliflclu,

510,000 FOR V. W. C. A.AT PLATTSBUROH CAMP

Hew Vorki Juno 6. vn appropria-tion of $in,00ft to conduct work forwomen at Plsttiburgii as tho nfthe establishment of u military campntur that city, whs made y Vy thowar work council of tho Young Woni-fn'- s

Christian association. The ceo.pomlc secretaries will bo sent to Pitts-burgh y to talto up the activitiesproposed.

27,658 VERMONTERSENROLL THEIR NAMESFOR WAR SERVICEGreen Mountain State and Delaware First to R-

eportFigures Received at Washington Too

Scant for AccurateTotal Registration,

Is of Asto

FORVT. BY

(Special to the Free Tress)Montpeller, .Tun 6. Governor

Crahnni has received reports fromnil counties upon registration asiollows:

Addison 1305.Bennington 1758.Caledonia 1914.Chittenden 3444.Essex 624.Franklin 2277.Lamoille 7S6.Orange 1134.Orleans 181S.Rutland 3221.Windham 2058.Windsor 3084.Total 27,658.Total alien enemies, 72, of which

26 are In Windham; 19 In Windsor;10 in Bennington, and 9 in Wash-ington. The remaining countieshave but one or two.

Total alien registration, 34R7.Chittenden leads In ,the number

who claimed no exemption, 1S0S;Rutland 1259.

Indicated possible exemptions,13,234.

The State's estimated ellglbloswere 36,826.

Washington, June 6. Two States, Delaware and Vermont, and the District olColumbia had reported complete returnson yesterday's war registration when theprovost marshal general's office closed to-

night at 11 o'clock. Tabulations will beresumed morning, and it Ishoped a large majority of the States willreport before the day is over.

Vermont's total registration Is 27,65'!,Delaware's 21,864 and .the District ofColumbia's 32,327.

The mighty roll of honor of Americanmanhood had begun to reach Washing-ton from the States that hadcompleted their count of the men of mili-tary age registered yesterday. At a latehour only a fow complete reports hadbeen received, but preliminary unofficialreturns were sufficient to show that mil-lions of men await the call to nrms.

The official figures were too scant foran accurate estimate of the total of themen who have registered. The first reports showed that tho census bureau esti-mates of ellglblos had not been equalled,but officials pointed out that the num-bers by which one or two cities alone hadexceeded the estimates would wlpo outthe entire deficiency of fhe several smallerStates sending In tho first ofliclal returns.

In some of these cities registration stillwas In progress the attorney-gener-

having approved the action of Pro-vost Marshal-Gener- Crnwder in authorizing an extension of time where cardswere lacking or whore tho registrationmachinery proved otherwise inadequateto Its task. '

Until the records of the great manu-facturing centers are completed resultsof the registration cannot be gauged accurately. General Crowdcr saidthat it was not expected that tho regis-tration figures would check with the cen-

sus estimates, If for no other reason be-

cause some hundreds of thousands of menin the army and navy and National Guardwho were not required to register

Messages from governors all over thecountry showed that there are relatively

GIVE

Mr. and Mr. Lawrence HayesBurlington Contribute Three Boy

to the Navy am Their "Bit."South Burlington, June 6, The three

oldest sons of Mr. and Mrs. LawrenceHayes, John, Lawrence, Jr., and Thomas,have passed thu necessary examinationsund enlisted In the United States navy.They aro now awaiting orders to be senttu the training ship.

2,306.

St. ,lun First tn Franklin CountySvrnnton Second with 310.

St. Albans, June 6. Two thousandthree hundred and six residents ofFranklin county registered for mili-tary service yesterday. The popula-tion of tho county In 29.SC6. Of thetot.il number reeistrrcd, 290 ate aliens.HlghK.'Ue returns Incomplete the num-ber of exemptions Indicated total 1,200,while 6 IS Indicate no exemptions. Tenper cent, of tho total registration,which It Is estimated will bo drawnto serve lu an army of a million men, Is2J0. For an army of 625,000, which Isnowbelng talked of, a little more thanhalf of this number of men would bodrafted.

Tho returns for Franklin county., un- -

oftlcUl, but com:-Iet- except for thetown i: lllgligntc In 'he columns "e

and exemption not Indicat-ed,' follow; Berkshire U4, Bakoisfleld73, Enoshurt; ICS, Fairfax 78. Flctcheisr., FaiifHid 130, Franklin 76, Mon'-gome- rj

121, .'it, Albam city 601. Shel-dn- n

Hi, St. Albans town 122, Kwanlon316. Illcffird 1(2, Georgia 75 lllchgni136.

Disaster Averted.Mlddlebury, Juno might havn

vrovod a had accident this morning wasavorted by tho Intelligent promptness oftwo members of Company O of St. Johns-bur- y.

An automobile had been leftby its owner on Main street and thobrakes In Homo way becoming loose thefid- - started off and was Just about tocrash into a truck team when one of thotroopers Jumped in and guided It away,just mi It gr.ucd tho shaft. The othertrooper ran to the horse'o head and steer-ed It out of Uio way Just In time to avoiddisaster.

Estimate of Nation's

Below Estimates Next Step Worksembling Boardsemptions.

REGISTRATIONCOUNTIES

THREE SONS

REGISTERS

Which Will Probably Be

Hear Claims for Ex

few slackers to bo dealt with. Alreadythe machinery of' the government is moving to bring theso few to a reckoning.

The chief factor In bringing them tobook, however, will not bo legal processes.General Crowder and tho forces of thodepartment of justice place full relianceIn the people themselves In bringing forward theso shirkers. No plan that wouldservo that end will be overlooked. Noman skulking in temporary safety because he Is a stranger In his community,or because his nge Is not known, willcscane If tho nroccsses of law can bringhim to an accounting. But It Is upon'the Indignation of men and women whosesons or other kin have faced-th- Issuewith courage, and cheerfully recordedtheir names that the government chieflydepends to bring slackers Into the open.

As the registration figures came In to-

night, the work of preparing for thenext great step proceeded without Inter-ruption. Already the regulations whichwill govern exemptions are virtually com-plete. It Is probable that few days willsee them duly promulgated by PresidentWilson and the work of assembling thoboards In each community under way.Tho personal honor of tho President, ofSecretary Baker and of every member ofCongress who voted for the bill standspledged to the statement that even-hande- d

justice and fairness to all men,high or low, white or black, 'Will governIn the great task.

Much must be done before the nnmesof those who will compose the armiescan be enrolled. Millions of registra-tion cards must bo examined andclassified. Those who are wholly unfitted physically for a soldier's grimbusiness must be eliminated; thequotas of the States must he assigned;the machinery for distributing tnisquota equally through every remotecounty or precinct of each State mustbe perfected.

The local exemption boards will al-

most equal In number tho registra-tion precincts. Assurance has beengiven that a man's own neighbors willbo the judges to pass upon his case.Thero were moro than 125,000 precinctsand equal decentralization will characterize the exemption machinery.

President Wilson, upon who thelaw Imposes tho duty of selecting andappointing all these boards, probablywill delegate this authority to thoState officials. Their loyal and en-

thusiastic response, exemplified in theregistration, Is certain.

Then comes the appointment of theboards of review, to which each man,who may be chosen by his local boardfor army duty, may carry his case If hefeels himself wronged. These, broadlyspeaking, will be created for each federalJudicial district and the President mayappoint them himself.

There is no statement yet avallahle asto tho process by which men will bedrawn to appear before tho oxc'mptlonboards. Secretary Baker has stated thatsomething in the nature of a Jury wheelmight be employed but beyond that noInformation has been given out.

Reports y from all parts of thecountry bore out the Indications of lastnight that the great enterprise has beencarried throughout without objection oropposition from a sufficient number ofcitizens to bo worthy of mention. Registratlon was completed virtually withoutdisorder; certainly with only a smallpart of tho disturbances that usuallycharacterize a national election.

GIVES FMIMJO GLU8

130 Acres Presented Lake MansfieldTrout Club at It Annual Dinner

by Jamea A. Whltcomb.

Stowc. June 6. One hundred and twelvemembers attended tho annual trout dinncr and meeting of the Lake MansfieldTrout club held y at tho club houseon the shores of tho lake. Dr. H. C.Brighanvof Grand Rapids, Mich., was reelected president, M. C. Lovejoy of Stowe

and O. E. Luce of Stowesecretary and treasurer. Tho membersnf tho board of directors who were electedfor three years wero G, O. Stratton ofMontpeller, D. O. Burt of Stowe, M. C,Lovejoy of Stowe, C. L. McMahon ofStowo and L. C. Moody of Montpeller.

.Inmcs A. Whltcomb oT New York, oneof tho club morr.beis who attended themeeting, presented tho club with a 30

acre farm and house, known an the GemgcCollamrr farm, nnd another plot of landcontalnlnc 100 acres, which he had purchased last year. Tho property docs nor.adjoin It, hut Is nearby tho site wherethe club house Is located The club votedto purchase a herd nf 14 registered Hoi-stei- n

cows, now owned oy Dr. Brigham.A ilsing voto of thanks wan

to President nnd Mrs. Brlghamfor thcli deep Interest In the welfareof tho club nnd their personal kindnessto each of the members. It was alsovoted to Insist that Dr. and Mrs.PrUham accept tho privileges of thoclub without charge. Dr. Brlgham Inresponding to the voto of thanks, de-clined tho latter privilege, statingthat tho pleasure which he nnd Mrs.Biigham derived from tho work wastho only mmponsatlon they wished.

Anient; tho members from Burling-ton, who wore present wero tht lion.('. II. Darling. II. H. simw, S, 13.Reeves, G, K, Whitney, i ;. Irving.(!, C. Rocholenu, and C A. Barber; 15.W, Brlsbee. V. M, Bralley and C. M.Miles of Pane nn.l J. s. Whlttenioreof Boston,

County Total 3,0.12.Montpeller, June. il.Tho total regis-

tration for Washington county, acrurdlns to roturns made tu Count:-Cler-

L. C. Moody, wan 2,032. Burrocity led win, 1,020. Mcntpeller was sec-nn- d

with 53S. Barro town third with333, Northficd fourth with 203 andWaterbury fifth with 131.

FLOOD OF GOLD TO

U. SJSJGHECKED

Importations Stopped Altogether

and Slight Flow Has Begun

the Other Way.

A FINANCIAL NOVELTY.

Foreign Pnrchnrr Buy In V, S. withMoney Furnished by the Ameri-

can Gorernmect.

Washington, June 6. America's greatgain of gold which has grown with al-

most every month for two and one-ha- lf

years has ceased. Gold Importations havestopped altogether, nnd tho flow hasbegun the other way with Indicationsthat It will contlnuo In comparativelysmall volume for some time,

Tho turning of tho tide Gomes' at a timewhen tho country apparently faces thegreatest Industrial poriod of its history,greater officials believe, than tho pasttwelve months, which witnessed theestablishment of a $6,000,000,000 record forAmerican exports. Plans under consideration now call for an outpouring ofapproximately $6,000,000,000 a year of ex-ports to entente nations alone, and IfAmerican fields and factories are equalto the task of meeting demand, the totalexports will be Hwollcn hundreds of mil-lions beyond these figures.

Cessation of gold Imports to settletrade balances when trade balancesare heavier than ever before againstforeign buyers Is virtually a noveltyIn American finance. On tho whole itIs regarded as a healthy development.as further accretions might tend toward inflation. All foreign purchaseswill be paid for, of course, hut In adifferent form, tho payment beingmade by money furnished the buyersby the United States and obtained bytne flotation of bond Issues.

With the establishment of thesecredits, It Is explained, tho ententegovernments, who have bought thebulk of American exports, have foundIt unnecessary to continue sendinggold to settle trade balances. Theywill send their bonds, instead to se-cure the credits advanced them.

Neutral nations will continue to settle , their balances largely with gold.Neutrals having trado balancesagainst the United States, officialsbelieve, will call for settlement by theexport of gold from this country.

evidences of this Intention aro manifestin recent gold shipments to Japan, Spainand Mexico. Japan's trade balance lastyear against the United States was $73,- -000,000; for the first nine months of thopresent fiscal year It Is $55,000,000. TheUnited States will ship approximately$2o,ooo,000 In gold to Japan this month andprobably $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to Spain.The shipments to Mexico will be muchless.

The federal reserve board is working toconserve in tnis country most of the goldshipped here since the war started. Pending amendments to the reserve act aredesigned to strengthen the board's powers to retard gold exports. Befoit, thetide turned tne United States had accumulatcd $3,121,000,000 in gold, about one-thir- d

of the world's total, and nearly 100 percent, more than the domestic reserve In1914. This amount was In the countryMay 1. Treasury figures Just compiledshow that during May the country exported $33,000,000 more gold than It imported.

VERMONT OPTICAL SOCIETYHOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

R. W. Parish of Burlington Elected a

Rutland, Juno 6. The annual convention of tho Vermont Optical soclety was held at the Berwick here

y with morning, afternoon andevening sessions. About 40 personssat down to the banquetMayor Henry C. Brlslin of Rutlandwas guest of honor.

The principal speaker at the sesslons was Dr. J. I. Pascal of New York,who discussed "The Latest Developments In Measuring Lens Power," andgavo a practical demonstration ofmodern methods of eye testing. Mrs,W. S. Humphrey of Northfleld read apaper on "Practical Optometry," andthe president, O. F. Prentiss of Burlington, dlscussd the topic, "FrameFitting and Adjusting."

Tho following officers were electedPresident, C. J. Cleveland, Rutland

R. W. Pariah, Bur.lington, Mrs. W. S. Humphrey, Northfleld; secretary, A. D. Barter, Middlebury; treasurer, Clayton W. Parker,Fair Haven. The 1918 convention willbe held tn Burlington.

CAIRO TEMPLE ASS'NCREDITORS HOLD MEETING

Rutland, Juno 6. The first meeting ofcreditors was held before Referee InBankruptcy Thomas IL Browne hero to-

day In the bankruptcy' case of tho palro'lemplo association which manages thoMyst'c Shrino hulldlng, Ernest H. O'Br'cnwas elected Irustco and Joseph E. Gage,Frank H. Duffy and Charles E. Novakall of Rutland, wero appointed appraisersTho association owes $70,467 and has assets of $43,639, Including Its building.Ahlch, with equipment, Is valued at

$40,0."0.

H. C. BRISLIN APPOINTEDON ARBITRATION BOARD

Rutland, Juno 0. Mayor Henry C. BrlsUn of this city y received an anpolntmcnt from Gov H F. Urahwn as nmember of tho board of conciliation andarbitration provided for under the Actsof 1DU! to settle labor disputes. UnorgoO. Grldley of Windsor, who representscapital, Is a fecond member of tho boardwhich Is to choose tho third member.

Mr. Brlslin Is appointed as a luborHo Is a pnst president of

the. Order of Railroad Ttalnmcn and Is amember of tho Order of Railrond Conduc-tors. This board acrves until 1019,

ABREST ALLEUI1D DIISERTER.Randolph, June U. Joseph Luunton,

aged 21, who has always been known heroas Jtio Rurdc, was arrortcd hero yester-day inornlr.i on Information charging himvilli having deserted from tho navy on

March 2S, 1EI0, Oillceis hero Imvo ho.mon the lookout for him for pewra! weeksand evidently the young man rlii) mn real-ize tio penalty or he would not havecorao here.

HAPPENINGS IN VT.;NEWS BY COUNTIES

ADDISON COUNTY

MIDDLEBURY.A pretty wedding took placo at St.

Mary's Catholic Church Saturday morn-ing at eight o'clock, when Miss HarrietMumbelo nnd John McMahon, both of thisvillage, were united In marriage by theRov. Father T. J, Leonard, pastor of thechurch. Patrick McMahon, a brother ofthe groom, acted as best man and NoraMcMahon, sister of '.tho groom, wasbridesmaid, Immediately after the cere-mony the bridal party was driven to thohomo of the groom's parentB, Mr. andMrs. Simon McMahon, where a weddingbreakfast was served, after which Mr.and Mrs. McMahon escaped from theirfriends and departed for a honeymoontrip, after which they will reside In

They arc both well known Inthis village and have many friends. RoyMeCreay, young son of Mrs. Thomas Mc- -Creay, Is seriously 111. The Arm of Hanks& Chllson, who havo operated a cloth-ing store In this village for four years,has dissolved partnership, Mr. Chllsonhaving sold his Interest In tho businessto Mr. Hanks, who will continue It. Mr.Chllson lias not yet mado up his mindJust what he will do at the present. TheNew England Milk Producers' assoclatlon hns decided to hold a series of meetIngs among the towns In Addison countyduring the next two weeks. The association will send an organizer to visitthe locals to arouse Interest. Increasemembership, and solicit suggestions fromtho formers relative to carrying on thework of the association. The meetingsare arranged as follows, all being held at

:4a In the evening: Orwell, Juno 4;Shorcham, Juno 5; Whiting, June 6;Leicester Junction, June 7; Salisbury,June s; Mlddlebury, June 9; Wcybrldge,Juno 11; Vcrgennes, Juno 12; Addison,June 13; North Ferrlsburg, June 14; Lincoin, June 15; Bristol, June 16. DelbertBrown received word Saturday that thedisease from which his son Walter is suffering at the Brooklyn navy yard is scarlet fever, of which there arc a large number of cases. The measles and mumpsare also running riot there. Mr. and MrsJames Martin have returned from Florence, where they have been visiting Mr.Martin's mother, Mrs. Catherine Martin.

George H. Harrison has gone home toNorwich, Conn., with the Intention ofenlisting In some branch of the servicen his native State. Dr. It. L. LaFIeur

has returned to Burlington after severaldays In town. Mr. and Mrs. HaroldBriggs and the lattcr's sister, MrsLouts Dunlap, of Holyoke, Mass., are vis-iting In town. Edw;ard Barry, who hasbeen In town on business for two months,has gone to Otter River, Mass., for a weekand upon his return to Vermont will locate in Vergenncs. Peter Bison of Amesbury, .uass.. Is In town for two weeks.He Is located at the Logan House.ber of robins nests. One very sociablefellow has his nest In the porte cochcre,who does not seem at all disturbedby the presence of people. Mr. andMrs. Walter Irish and son, Roger, were

The June term of Addison county courtwas formally opened at ten o'clock Tuesday morning In accordance with theunderstanding which had been arrived atThe Hon. E. L. Waterman of Brattleboro,who Is to preside, was not present, nordid cither of the assistant judges,Charles A. Chapman of Ferrlsburg andCharles S. James of Wcybrldge, put Inan appearance. Sheriff Olin A. Smith ofAddison and County Clerk Rufus Wainwrlght of Mlddlebury constituted thecourt and Sheriff Smith got through withthe proclamation for the opening nndClerk Walnwrlght made the announcemcnt that as thero was no business thatcould be transacted that a recess wouldbe taken to Tuesday morning, June 12, atten o'clock John J. Manney hns returnedfrom a few days' visit In Brandon andother towns in that vicinity In Rutlandcounty. Thomas McCauley has returnedfrom Hudson Falls, N. Y where he wentlast winter and has remained since onaccount of 111 health. His condition docsnot seem to be Improving. Mr. and Mrs,Charles D. Vail of Middlcton Springs arcat their summer home in Weybrldge forseveral weeks. Raymond Mudge has returned from East Walllngford, where hehas been on a visit to his grandparents,Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Graves. Addisoncounty has purchased a flag and it Is flyIng from the front of the county courthouse. The flag Is of silk and the dimenslons aro 8 by 13 feet. Ernest Munford has gone to Bristol, Conn., whereue has secured a position with the NewDeparture Brake company, Mr, and MrsClarence E. Phillips nave returned fromFlorida, where they have spent the win-

ter, nnd have opened their summer hornson Washington street.

A pretty wedding was celebrated atnine o'clock nt St, Stephen's Church rec-tory on South Main street Monday morn-ing, the contracting parties being MissEmma LaFerrler, only daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Gilbert LaFerrler of East Mld-dlebury, and George Grove of Albany,N. Y, Tho ceremony was performed by theRev. John Evans Bold. They were un-attended. The bride was gowned In a darkblue traveling suit and wore a picturehat. M. and Mrs. Grove left Immediate-ly after the ceremony In an automobilefor Springfield, Worcester, Mass., andother places where they will spend theirhoneymoon. They are both young peoplennd well known In their home towiiB andhavo many friends. They received manyuseful and costly presents. Mr. nnd MrsGrove will be at homo at 135

Third avenue, Rensselaer, N. Y., afterJuly 1. Nows haH been received of thedeath In New York city Saturday of Mrs.William II. Porter, a former resident ofthis town. Mrs. Torlcr was n member ofthe well known Sampson family ofCornwall and her husband was for a longperiod a merchant in New York city,after having been for several years abusiness man In Mlddlebury. Ho diedseveral years ago and Is burled In theWest cemetery here. Monday, marketday. esr brought'S'Ao "3 cents and butter34 to 56 cents.

Delbert Brown has received word thathis son. Walter Brown, who recently en-

listed In the United States naval serviceand was, assigned to duty nt the Brooklynnavy yard, Is quite III and Is confined totho hospital. Edward Forest, who accom-panied him In enlisting, Is also III, but

Thero will he a flag raising at thenew high achool building this nftefuoonat tin eo o'clock, Prof, Raymond

of tho Mlddlebury Cqlloge WHgive nil address and tho school childrenof the grades and high school will takepart in tne ceremony by singing pa-

triotic poiibh. Tho public U invited,Tho flag Is tho gift of President E.Pinnqy of the Mlddlebury Nationalbank to tho high school nnd Its sizeIs 8 by 12. Tho flag will be flown fromtho new flagstaff Just erected In frontof the high school, the gift of AllanCalhoun, St. The total registration

Tuesday, including the eight who sentin tneir cards-- from out of town, wasa, not at, or a little over seven percent, of tho total population of thetown. Smith Seeloy Reynolds, a youngfarmer, was number 213 and last. Therfmall percentage of enrollments Islargoly dun to tho fact that a con-siderable number of young men fromthis town had nreviouslv nllniin different branches of the service

Miss O'Dcllo Douglas of Springfield,Mass., Is In town to visit her mother,Mrs, Robert Towle. Mrs'. John H. Flet-cher, Mrs. William Burrage and Mrs.Lewis J. Hathaway are In Brattleboro at-tending the Vermont State Federation ofWoman's Clubs. The annual meeting ofthe Ladles' Association for Home andForeign Missions of tho CongregationalChurch was held at the home of Mrs.P. bj. Mellon Tuesday afternoon. ReDortsshowed the society was In a good condl- -lon. Tne following were elected: Presi

dent, Mrs. A. W. Eddy;Mrs. A. W. Dickens; secretary. Mrs.George H. Chaffee; treasurer, Mrs. William H. Brewster; assistant treasurer,Mrs. Floyd Kecse. After the businesssession was completed a program wascarried out with travel talks by Mrs.M. A. Munroe, Mrs. Charles Andrews andMiss Marjorlo right, who gave an interesting talk on their recent trips. MissCorrlno Clddre of Sherbrook, Can., Is inown to visit her uncle, Toussalnt Kid

der. Word has been received here thatMrs. B. R. Slocum, who has been quite111 at her home In Boston, Mass., afterreturning to her home after the funeralof her brother, William Foote, is slowlyImproving. Miss Marjorle Cota has re-

turned to Burlington after a week's visitat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Chllson. Mr. and Mrs. George O'Brien havereturned to their homo In Starksboroafter a few days' visit in town wl'.h relatlvcs and friends. Mrs. John H. Stewarthas gone to Thompson's Point far a week.

Fletcher Douglas went Wednesday toSalisbury, where he has made an engagement which will occupy him through thesummer and fall. The topic for conslderatlon at the mid-wee- k prayer meetIng In the vestry of tho CongregationalChurch this evening will be "MotivesThat Control Life: Special Devotion toCountry." Next Sunday will be observedat the church as children's Sunday andthe order of morning worship will conslst of exercises by tho children of theBible school. D. J. Davlne, who has beenhere for a week in the Interest of theClarendon Marble company, has return-ed to AVest Rutland, Mrs. Louis Pantonof Lowell, Mass., who has been here andin Cornwall visiting relatives, has goneto Vergennes for a further visit to herson, Louis A. Panton. Louis Dumas hasgone to his former home in Bridport for10 days or two weeks. BartholomewLanders Is on the retired list for thepresent, being afflicted with a severe attack of rheumatism.

VERGENNES.Leonard LeBoeuf, Messrs. McManus

McGraw and Qulnn, who were guests of.Mr. LeBoeuf's brother-in-la- AldermanW. H. Norton, went Monday with Mr,Norton to the mouth of Otter creek forpike Ashing and returned with a catchof 60 pounds. Henry Renaud has gone toSudbury, where he has employment atHyde Manor Hotel. Miss Eliza Libertyhas returned to Worcester, Mass., aftera visit to her nieces, Mrs. W. H. Nortonand Miss Anna LeBoeuf. A flag pole waserected Monday afternoon. George Caseyof Vergennes, who was born In Ferrisburg and Is now employed by the Vergennes Electric company, climbed the 70-

foot pole and made the necessary arrangements for the raising of the flag. Dr,and Mrs. John M. Caisse of Swanton ontheir 'return from an auto trip to RutlandTuesday visited his parents, Mr. andMrs. Charles H. Caisse. A daughter wasborn Memorial day to Mr. and Mrs. Rob-

ert Foster of Cheshire, Mass,, formern residents of this place. Byron

A. Bcal of Bropklyn, N. Y was at hisummer home at Fort Cassin Monday.Mr. and Mrs. Henry Seymour of Bennington on a motor tour through thissection visited his mother, Mrs. FloraChapman, at the home of Abraham Gilmore Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. G. Hdo Grclla, who have been spending thwinter at New Haven, Conn., havo openedtheir summer home, Glendora Lodge, onLake Champlaln. Tho condition of HarryMyers, who has been 111 for severalweeks, Is much Improved. David E. Ryanhas gone to Orwell to visit his parents,Mr. and Mrs. John Ryan.

Mrs. Carroll Smith and daughterKathertno of Benton Harbor, Mich., arovisiting her sister, Mrs. E. M. Adams.Pierpoint Lodge, No. 37, Knights oPythla3, havo donated $25 to tho Vergennes branch of the Red Cross, Theyhave also given tho society the use o

their large lodge room, where they canmeet to do their work.Ioseph Gingrasspent Sunday in Burlington. Mr. andMrs. Benjamin Glbbs of Huntington,Mass., are visiting her parents. Mr. andMrs. Oliver Daigneault. Mrs. John HNash Is packing her household good;preparatory to shipping them to Norfolk, Va., where she will shortly join herhusband. Mrs. E. R. Wilcox is spendIng several weeks with her daughter, MrsE. T. Edgerly of Now York city, andfriends In Wlnsted, Conn. Miss ElizaLiberty of Worcester, Mass., a formerresident, Is visiting her nieces, Mrs. W.H. Norton and Miss Anna LeBoeuf, andnephew, John LeBoeuf, Miss CorneliaScranton is visiting friends at GrossePoint, Lake Champlaln. Mr. and MrsItockwoy, Mrs, Whcaton and Mrs. HughPhilips of Montpelirr visited Mrs. Philipsmother, Mrs, B. T, Field, making thtrip in Mr. Rockway's automobile.J. S. Webb, chiropractor, who, withMrs, Webb, is the guest of her father,Capt, Charles E. Parker, has lenlcdrooms In the VPPpr part of tho Stevendiock and will begin practice, A soclnblwill be held in the vestry of tho CunsrcRational Church Friday evening. MisElla Larrow was given a surprlsr nlnkshower Friday evening at the hchie ofher parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larrow-- F. H. Ross has gone to Koesevlllc, N,Y to spend the summer with his daughter, Mrs. K. J. Severance. Mr. and MrsHarold Stone of Mlddlebury visited hisister, Mrs. H. L. Hunt, at the homo otheir parents, Mr .and Mrs. George BStone, last week.

A pretty June .wedding was solemnizedMonday morning at St, Peter's Churchjvhen Miss Ella Larrow, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Larrow, andFrederick Sullivan, adopted son of Dr,and Mrs. Edward Pllon, were married bytho pastor, mo itcv, L. A. Vezlna, In tliproeenco of a large number of friendund relatives. The wedding march waspluycd by Dr. Edward Pllon, father oftho groom. Tho bride was gowned Intraveling suit of Copenhagen blue, w It!n witun wee uai nun cHrnen a snowebouquet of white carnations and llliof tho valley. She was attended by MisHazel Jimmo of Bristol, who woro a Iansuit and white hat and carried carnations,

(Continued on nage two.)

ORNADOES

A RAMPAGE

Spread Death and Destructionthrough Rural Missouri

and Kansas.

TWENTY-FOU- R KILLED.

Number of Injured la 160 PropertyLoss Is F.MImntcd at Anywhere

from 1,000,000 to 93,000,000.

Kansas City, June 6. Tornadoes lastnight and early y spread death anddestruction through rural districts of Mis-souri and Kansas. Reportsshowed 15 were killed In "Missouri and ninen Kansas. The number of injured has

reached approximately 150 and estimatesf the property damage place It anywhere

from 51,000,000 to $2,000,000. The greatestloss of life apparently was in Boonecounty, Missouri, where tho tornado dip-ping here and there as It raged from thesouthwestern to the northwestern cornerclaimed 11 persons. In Caroll, Charltonand Ray counties, farther west, tour aredead three at Richmond and one atWhltam.

In Kansas the deaths totalled eight Intho country southeast andwest of Topeka.one other was killed at Savonburg, nearIola, where the tornado appeared early

y.

VI CLUB WOMEN IN

ANNUAL SESSION

Brattleboro, June 6. The sessions of theVermont State Federation of Women'sClubs in its 22nd annual meeting wascontinued here y with business ses-sions for reports of officers and depart-ments heads both afternoon and evening.At the morning session tho nominatingcommittee for next year was elected asfollows:

Mrs. D. D. Burdttt of Pittsford, Mrs.H. I. Cutting of Northfleld, Mrs. Powellof Fair Haven, Miss Stella Flint of Wind-sor and Mrs. W. B. Smith of Brattleboro.

There were addresses In the morning byMiss Bertha M. Terrill of the Unlve.yof Vervont extension service on food conservation, and by Prln. Henry F. Cutlerof Mount Hermon school, and a memberof the commission for the relief of Belgium, on tho need of relief work in Bel-gium. The Rev. Richard H. Clapp ofBrattleboro gave an address on Immigra-tion in i the afternoon. This evening thedelegates were entertained by Mrs. Chris-tab- el

W. Kidder who gave ZangwiU'splay. "The Melting Pot."

Complete registration returns fromWindham county's 23 towns shows a totalregistration of 2,016. Brattleboro was thelargest, with 593, and Brookline withseven was the smallest.

52ND ANNUAL MEETING.

Franklin and Grand Isle County Association In SeMlon at St. Albans.

St. Albans, Juno 6. The 42nd annualmeeting of the Franklin and GrandIsle County Association of Congrega-tional Churches opened at tho FirstCongregational Church in this city thismorning, Dr. G. O. Mitchell of this cityacting as moderator. The Rev. F. w;Day of Swanton conducted the devo-tional services and at the close busi-ness sessions were held.

Reports of the various departmentsof the society were read and acceptedand the following committees were appointed: Business, the Rev. F. W.Day of Swanton, the Rev. E. S. Vraden-hur- g

of Enosburg and Deacon H. F.Comings of East Berkshire: nominatingthe Rev. C. J. Peterson of East Berk-shire, the Rev. W. W. Smith of Bakers-flel- d

and R. H. Joslln; resolutions, theRev. E. L. Baker of Franklin, the Rev.W. M. Mayhew of St. Albans, T. J.Pitt of Alburg, the Rev. John L. Sew-el- l,

formerly pastor of the local Con-gregational Church, but for severalyears a resident of Worcester, Mass.,was present and addressed the meet-ing briefly.

Luncheon was served in the chapel andthe' afternoon program opened with a de-votional service led by the Rev. W, M.Mayhew of this city. The opening sermonof the convention was preached b thaRev. E. S. Vradenburg of Enosburg Center. An open meeting of the Women'sMissionary societies was held, addressesbeing given by Mrs, L. H. Chspln of St.Johnsbury, chairman of the Schauffler en-dowment fund committee, and Mrs. M. H.Buckham of Burlington, representing thaVermont branch.

Addresses In connection with the tercentenary program were given by thRev. W. P. Jackson of this city,, whospoke on "The Principles That Broughtthe Pilgrim Fathers to This Country,"and the Rev. W. W. Smith of Bakersfleld.whoso subject was "One Million NewMembers." Supper was served In thechapel.

The evening devotional service wasconducted by tho Rov. E. L. Baker ofFranklin and an address was given bytho Rev. Paul Dwlght Moody, chaplainof the First Vermont regiment. A brieftalk on tho Liberty loan was given byJohn T. dishing, editor of the Messenger,

Tho meeting will continue through tomorrow with morning and afternoon ses-

sions.

ARBITRATION BOARD ISNAMED BY GOVERNOR

Montpeller, June 6. Gov. H. F. Grahamhas appointed as members of the Statsboard of conciliation and arbitrationMayor Henry C. Brlslin of Rutland andGeorge O. Grldley of Windsor. He hasalso appointed John Thomas of WellsRiver to the State board of veterinaryregistration and examlnatlonto fill thevacancy caused by tho death of J, O.Parker of St. Albans,

It Is expected that the Governor willshortly announce the appointment of thamembors of the Burlington dock commis-sion, created by a Senate resolution dur-ing the 1917 Ueneral Assembly, He hasyet to name a State's attorney,

Will Go to France.St, Albahs. June 6 Paul R, Doolln,

a student nt Harvard University, halarrived in this city for a two weeks'visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs.William Doolln, before laavlng forFranco with an ambulance corps frow

Phillips Academy, Andover, Mast.