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VOL. VnC. NEW SERIES VOL. LXV.
BURLINGTON, VERMONT, THURSDAY. MAY 1, 1919.
NUMEER 44
IIST
PLOT DISCOVERED
... m m 1
Infernal Machines Ever En
countered Found Accidentally
in New York Postoffice
Men pint Wnx Evidently Intended to
Ciilmlnnte In Several Murder To-dny
I. W. AV.'w fcunpectcd
Now York, April 30. Every agency of
at work to-night trying to track
in "Horio" rrtsnnnqtn n Tnr ino rprrnr si
tin, iiiiil n liii i iiiio dluiulu uia tUL.it
Sixteen of the most diabolical Infernal
ItlUIllIlUB UVll VTIIUl-lUII iVi t.u uj t-t.lt;i ko
crime were found, literally by chance,
any lo-uay in mo general i-usiuince iu
his rirv. Annarpni v mev were uirnii-
al with six others which went through
io ncri-ons to whom mey were nu-
rnsqpfl. TPnrt nnnt el v. however, none of
in liuonden victims nas neon injurcci
iiiieu ill) mill uiiii leu.
1 1 . .-ii
From all the Information available to-
f . i. .. . i. . .. i . .. .... nr i,n
he prosecution or deportation o mem- I
Not only were officers of the Imml-
... t tt .....1 nf l. t.ttt
Uill, JLilin llivaauii- nuum mm; iimuu ii
inipnlt for TinsKtiin radicals tn ealn
rnnsH tn this rnllnfrv.
Agents of the department of Justlco
aid thev believed .o mailing of the
no world not only ny pcaceiui lanor or-
minti-v lmrl HirMlonnfl n ilnrnnnHl mt Inn
nner sentence oi me imnnsoiimi-iii. ui
aiuronm lor uiuiiiur in iaiiiiiui;uuii wim
t...nn...,11tr U n tt n.lt-nnntml nnllnn nf
ome kind in his behalf but has frowned
The deductions of the government
centn were based not nnlv on the 11st
.1 I-..-.. -..1 tl. l.r..it.
ul iiiiiiH hi nielli L i: iitiuiun nil nit: tw.ti,-
, iiu.ti(iiLi.ju uric.
Mayor Olo Hanson of Seattle, who
Irllin" Inn. Itutxtl liv lin T W W. In
he Washington city, was the first to
uuuivu trill: tit iiitj tit-.iiiij' if.tuitttHi o.
Former Senator Thomas AV. Hard-
IU1V IJL I 111 II I tl. tJil.i ilUUIUl tIL lllll
nn.tn hill in citrtrt lmmirriitlnii u'fi a
ho second His wife was injured when
he bomb exploded.
A bomb was received to-night by
topresentatlve 1. Burnett of Gadsden,
in., fnrmflp nhnlrmnn nf tlu ITniiKn
ommltteo on immigration.
Another of those marked for do
tructlon was Judge K. II. Landls of
illCiiKU, iitiiiiru ivjiiiui wiuiuill it. jiay-
UUU .Will llio imiuil UD WlIU lliuu ,11111
ounn guilty.
Other Intended victims were:
Frederick C. Howe, commissioner of
mmlgratlon at Now York, who has
onicsseii to noinownai radical iricas
M 1. , .. 1.... ...1 .. .. t 1 1.1.
arrylng out the orders of his chief.
William B. Wilson, secretary of
abor, whoso Jurisdiction extends over
he bureau of Immigration.
Attorney-General Palmer, who dl-
ects uic iijiuriiuuiis ui mo uopnrimoni
n enforcing prosecution cu aiicgou
W. II. Finch, one of tho reprosonta-
lves of the department In this city.
r 1... -.Ion tin...,!...! I..
Jlllllll'n uico m ' iiijiw,., I t;n in LlllT
U.ll1 Itll .,ltl),,l IIAItlll til Lllin 1'ILV
rA Pnllr.e rfimmiKHlnnnr lnrlirbl.
nc It Impossiblo to rent halls in
vnicn to nniu iit'iuuiiHiriiuun. i ney
i t... i .t .... ,t r i .. i .. ..
rinn or at meetinirs of miv kind.
Others on the list nf tho?o marked for
llll 1 1 l,J UtU i.'I'l uv.tl,, ....
oiler and .1. P, Morgan. In this connoc
Ion It was recalled that Thomas .1. Tun
ey. iiinircTiiui til iii,iu in una i lit, irn
Iflcd before tho Senate committee which
nvestlgated propaganda, that New York
nHrLIUSLB lltltl I 'l.ll l II i-1 11 III WW. Cllll'l tl
1. 1 . i.,..i ..in....n.i i.. in, ,.i.nni..
. r . t. ,...tl.Hnl. nr .l.n 1.1 .....m t
. t. .1 III , t. t.-...1l
JIJU UU. It.w .. IW ... . . V
nrl other wealthy nersons. Air. Itocke
ollfcr also aroused the animosity of radl
n Colorado. Tho reasons for placing Mr.
r n llt nn mr.pn nKun..A Cn
ar as known ho had taken no hand In tho
(n mil nn nnil tn Ihn ni.tlt?lt(na
t u... tl,A T? Arl nriturnlltf hnln l,t,vt Un.
! - 0 1, l nvnn. ...nn1tVt A. l.lu f!ln.i
Jovo home to-night ho declined to corn
. .1.- nlltn.. l.nm . In itlm
Government ofllccrs mado no attempt
o minimize tho seriousness of tho
.. ri n.lMl.in.l nnl.l l,n.r
I A l.n.i. mini, nf Ihn hniviha
. . nlln.l nil nnv.nt.An.lt iff n ..1
IU1 111:1:11 llltttlt-tt, 111 UK'-"i .............
n paper purjortlng to come from th
lepartment storo of Olmbel Hrothers in
bin eltv. but dcciareu oy momoers
hat firm never to havo been in thel
ittl..T.Mnn. Tt -.t.nu rtilntnH nut thnt
1 of tho infernal machines had been
u . . In nnrjInfTlnnu nlntll, llm Inr.ttl
The postoflico department has sent a
1 n In 1-1. mia. f-n n utnru till rwfnf
hn United States directing them t
tmtrh tho malls carefully for paekncti
1 ,1 1 fTwn r f no r. a nf n fniin. w
iave been Bet at work on tho different
nf ph (ii Liiu u uii
. ,. .tint
Chief Inspector William K. uocnra
IT LIIU lV"tM-v 1,,,,,.., .Miviiv w.,,
m . 1 nnatnii in iifitinrtmnnr T ri r
hnriro of tho Investigation In thl
itv. His operations havo expanded
intll they Includo a scoro of agents
- . 1 .1 r. . ...nnt nf tliutlnn Trtllnn
nspcotor I'aurot aim Miurun i now
Orn liuiui:iivu", iiiwiiii'uio i I"'
Ico "bomb squad," and Chief Inspccto
)lxon and Inspector Kgan of tho liu
- .l...u4ll.lnn nf l,n O fn .in
1; (t it ' t
lartment, uno oi 1110 (icpartinent o
ustlco mon at work on tho caso
''Inch, to whom ono of tho bombs was
0
01
JUDGE HASELTON
LEAVESBENCH
Judge Slack to Be Fourth Asso
ciate Justice F. L. Webster
Appointed to Superior Court
Montpeller, April 30. Seneca Haselton,
first associate Justlco of tho Supreme
Court, has presented his resignation to
Governor Clement, who has accepted the
same, effective as of May 1. Governor
Clement will appoint to fill the vacancy
Lelghton P. Slack of St. Johnsbury, who
will become tho fourth associate Justice.
Justices O. M. Powers, William Taylor
and W. W, Miles being advanced one
number In tho list of associate Justices.
Judge Slack Is fourth In the list of
superior Judges and Governor Clement
will appoint to fill that vacancy Fred
crick L. Wcb3tcr of Swanton, who will
assume tho sixth superior Judgeship.
Justice Haselton has been In poor health
for some months. Judge Slack Is now
trying a case In Windham county court
which will bo completed this week and
his appointment will take place at the
termination of that case. This will bo
In season so that ho will sit with the
other Justices of the Supremo Court when
tho May term of court convenes Tuesday
morning. Judge Slack has been n. mem
ber of tho Supreme Court before, hav
ing been similarly appointed by Gov
ernor Fletcher. Mr. Webster Is the mem
ber of tho House of Representatives from
Swanton and Is a strong member of the
bar In northern Vermont. Like Judge
Haselton he Is a democrat which Is ono
of the reasons for tho appointment.
Seneca Haselton, the retiring jus
ce, was born In Westford February
1848. He graduated from the unl
erslty of Vermont In 1871, becamo
nstructor In mathematics iu tho Unl
erslty of Michigan In 1S73 nnd later
returned to Burlington. Ho was city
udgo for Bevcral' years and a mcm-
er of the House of Representatives
u
ISSfi. Ho was twlco elected mayor
Burlington. In the second Cleve-
and administration ho was appointed
United States minister to Venezuela.
March, 1892, ho was appointed as
sociate Jsutlce of the Supremo Court
and was chief of superior Judges from
100G to 1908. He has since been an
nssoclato Justice of tho Supremo Court.
LT. BULLARD KILLED
'nther. IVmr Ilntttnn Ilernld Sunday Ed
itor. Formerly Ilrnndnn Pnxlor
Brandon, April 30. Word has been
received hero of the accidental death
n France of I.t. K. I- Billiard, son of
F. L,aurlston Bullard, former pastor of
tho Congregational Church here, but
ow Sunday editor of the Boston Sun-
ay Herald.
Details of tho accident which have
eon received from General I'ersning
show that Lieut;- Bullard was In a
motor car accident "while In tho lino
f dut'y" on April 7, near Colombey-
os-lielles. Tlio car overturned,
aimed by the breaking of the rear
el, Lieut. Bullard was burled in the
military cemetery between Colombey-
es-Bellcs and Barisy-laCote, in tho
department of Meurthc-et-Mossollo,
about no miles southwest of Motz.
Lieut. Bullard was born in Ohio, In
sn,", He enlisted In tho army on com
pleting his first year at Cornell Uni
versity. Ho was graduated from tlio
air school at Princeton on January 2fi,
!)1S, and was sent to Texas for flight
raining. He was commissioned In
Mnv last vcar and went to France In
Pentember. Ho was in action
In
tho
Argonne fighting wltn me
Oftth
air
squadron.
SOVIET GOVERNMENT IN
MUNICH. OVERTHROWN
Conenhaccn. April 30. By tho Assoc!
itod Press). The soviet government in
Munich has been overthrown, according
o reports in Berlin, says tho correspond
cut nf tho Bcrllnsko Tidcnde.
The correspondent adds that tho govern
ment troops. In accordance with martial
law, shot a number of members oi mu
Bed Guard who had been captured, wnue
a mob attacked others of tho capiurca
Beds and tried to kill them.
GREAT AMERICAN ARMY
OVER HALF DEMOBILIZED
Washington. April 30. Tho breaking up
of tho great American army passed tnc
halfway mark, tho war department nil'
nounced to-day, on April 21, when tno lo
Inl discharges reached 1,830,883. Tho pres
ent Htrenirth In the A. F. 15. Is M per cent
of the strength on November 11, last, and
In tho forco in tho United States It Is 31
per cent, of the strength on that date.
A now record for transport sailings was
sot In tho week ended April 22 when 123,205
troops left Europo for tho United fatates
PEACE TREATY WILL BE
80,000 WORDS LONG
Paris, April 30, (by the Associated
Press) Forty thousand words, about
half tho draft of tho peaco treaty,
havo been cabled to the state depart
ment at Washington. The balanco Is
going forward steadily. Thus tho en
tiro treaty will havo been transmitted
In a day or1 two, for release for pub
lication unon authorization by tho
conference. v
VERMONT'S SUBSCRIPTIONS
NOW AMOUNT TO $5,344,000
Boston, April 30. Tho Liberty Loan
subscriptions for Now England to
night totaled J122.939.000.
Stato totals include Vermont
$0,344,000.
EVIDENCE OF BLUEBEARD
Paris, April 9. A search by a magis
trate and tho police authorities of tho
villa of Henri Landru at Gambalx, a
suburb of PariB, tho disappearance from
which a number of women led some tlmo
ago to tho arrest of Landru, has re
sulted In tho finding In tho carrlago houso
at tho end of tho garden an enormous
heap of cinders. Among tho cinders,
according to tho authorities wore cal
cined bones, pieces of ribs, tlblas, nrm
bones, ono tooth, a fragment of molted
gliiBH and one hairpin.
If you are interested In tho problems of
dally life you aro Interested in stores.
If you aro Interested In (tores you ar
interested in etoro advertising.
SLIGHT RIFT IN
ITALIAN CLOUD
Intimations from Rome Are That
Overtures from Paris Would
Not Be Wholly Unacceptable
Just Now
DELICATELY DIPLOMATIC
French. Hrltlsh nnd United State Dele
gate!., However, Are Snld to Fnvor
Sentiment Which Don Not lineour
nitf. He turn of Itnllnn Delegate
(By tho Associated Press)
Intimations have been received In Paris
that overtures for a resumption of tho
conferences on the disputed questions
would receive every nttcntlon In Romo
nnd would not. bo uacccptablo but It has
been assorted In Paris that tho prevailing
sentiment among tho delegates of France,
Great Britain and tho United States Is
opposed to requesting the Italian dele
gates to return.
It has been added, however, that If the
Italians should evince a disposition to give
up their claims to Flumo and accept Presi
dent Wilson's suggestions on tho contro
versy, the President, in tho Interest of
harmony, doubtless could mako sugges
tions which would permit of a continua
tion of tho discussions without sacrifice
of dignity by tho Italians.
President Wilson and the other mem
bers of- the council aro declared to bo
unwilling to concede Flumo to the
Italians, even If such refusal should
result In Italy finding herself not able
to sign tho peace treaty. Thomas Nel
son Page, American ambassador to
Italy has conferred at length with
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister
Sonnlno and telegraphed a report to
Paris outlining tho views of tho
Italians and tho Italian government
on tho situation.
Although reports still persist that
Munich has been completely Invested
by government troops, the expected
attack on the Soviet forces apparently
has not begun.
The British war office In an official
statement expresses tho belief that tho
ce In tho Dvina river In Northern
Russia had passed out to sea and that
the river Is open for navigation as far
as Kotlas. If this should be a fact It
may presage the early embarkation
for home of tho American forces fight
ing on tho Archangel front.
Official details concerning tho latest
phases of the deliberations of the Council
of Three of the peace conference in Paris
aro somewhat obscure. It is known, how
over, that tho Japanese question con
cernlng Klao-Chau has been settled. The
terms of the agreement", according to un
official advices. Involve tho surrender by
Germany of Klao-Chau to Japan, but In
duo courso Japan will re-transfer this
stronghold on the Shantung peninsula to
China.
Likewise, It Is stated, also unofficially,
that, there aro Indications that the
Council of Three has looked with favor
upon the request of the Belgians for an
immediate advance on their share of the
Indemnity which Germany Is to pay in
reparation for damages and given tho
delegates satisfactory assurances that
tho money will be forthcoming for tho
Belgians to begin tho reconstruction of
tho country over-run by tho Germans.
Therefore the only outstanding problem
of great Importance before the council
apparently Is that duo tn the claims of
Italy to Flume and the Dalmatlon coast
region. Although both the Italian Senate
ind Chamber of Deputies havo given
Premier Orlando's government and tho
Italian delegates to the peace confer
ence strong votes of confidence for their
stand In endea'orlng to obtain for Italy
strict fulfillment of her demands.
there Is no evidence as yet of tho pros
pect of an Immediate compromise being
offered by either sldo to tho contro
versy,
TYRELL GOES BACK
Will Fnee ChnrKe In C'nliforaln of
StcnllnK Automobile
Montpeller, April 30. Deputy Sheriff
Frank Cochran left this evening for Los
Angeles, Cat., with Lester Tyrell, who
was arrested In Wnterhury ten days ngn
on the starge of stealing a Studebaker
automobllo In Loh Angeles somn months
ngo. Tyrell had brought habeas corpus
proceedings In the matter In hopes to
be able to obtnln release from Washing
ton county court beforo tho officers from
the West could reach here. Continua
tion of tho matter prevented this, so
that when Governor Clement's warrant
was shown to Judge Fish and tho rest
of tho court tho proceedings wero dis
missed and tho ordor filed with tho clerk
to that effect.
Doputy Cochran brought with him
requisition papers upon which was a
photograph that resembled Tyrell so
closely that Identification was certain.
Tho extradition was given by Governor
Clement without hearing tho evidence
and court record, tho requisition being
sufficient so that no hearing was needed
Tyrell has been living In Waterbury for
some time. Ho has a wlfo and child,
tho latter about three and one-half yearn
of age. Tho ofilcer who camo hero told
officials that Tyrell had a court record,
It appears that, according to tho officer,
that in addition to tho Studebaker auto
mobllo no tried to steal a Stutz and wns
having trouble starting It when tho
ownor saw him get Into the car, driving
It away. .
OVER MILLION MARK
Women of Vermont Turning In
nice
SulmcrlptloiiK for I.onn
Rutland, April 30. Just over tho mil
lion mark aro tho women of Vermont In
tho campaign for tho "Victorious Fifth,
according to ronorts received by Mrs. C,
A. Simpson of this city, vlco Stato chair
man of tho woman's committee Tho total
amount reported In subscriptions by tho
women of tho various counties is as fol
lows: Bennington, $113,100; cnlcdonla, $223,000;
Chittenden, $371,800; Franklin, $38,500; La
moille, $34,C00; Orange, $15,350; Rutland,
$303,150; Washington, $3,700; total, $1,150,200.
Three cities and Icsr than 50 towns nre
represented In this report, thereforo It Is
anticipated that reports received by tho
ond of tho wool; will add materially to tho
amount shown received In subscriptions
by tho women,
31 ALBANS GIVES
ROYAL WELCOME
Greeting for City's Home-Corn-ing
Boys Is Wildly
Enthusiastic
St. Albans, April 30. Capt. Joseph B.
Evarts, First Llouts. Walter Tenney,
James McConncll, Francis Shannon, Ar
nold Spauldlng, and 13 members of the
original Machine Gun company from
St. Albans returnod this evening nt
0:40. Thoy were mot at tho station by
Co. E, V. V. M St. Albans Brigade band
and tho Boy Scouts and thousands of
their friends. Tho boys wero escorted
to tho armory by the band, Company K.
and tho Boy Scouts. Tho armory wns
lined with a Bolld mans of people, can
non boomed, bolls rang, whistles blow
and tho people shouted a welcome home
to their boys.
At tho armory tho boys were served
with hot coffoo doughnuts, lco-cronm
and cake.
At 4:30 a. m. Tuesday the military
call was sounded which was a signal
to notify St. Albanians that tho boys
were coming on train No. 1 at C:30
oclock. During Monday evening Wel
come Homo signs had been hung up
on Lake street and flags hung from tho
business places. Tho exterior of tho
armory was gayly decorated with flags
and bunting. With tho sounding of mil
itary call whistles and bells did all that
was possible to awake tho inhabitants
of St. Albans. The members of Com
pany 11, V. V. M., assembled at the
armory and marched down to tho train.
Only a few St. Albans boys appeared,
but they wore given a royal welcome,
by tho largo crowd that had assembled
at tho railroad station. Company E.
had prepared hot coffee, sandwiches
and doughnuts, but only two return
ing soldiers appeared at the armory.
so tho members of tho company enjoyed
an unexpected repast. Among tho boys
who returned Tuesday morning were,
Harris W. Alexander, Dewey Daniels,
John Daley, Herbert Laduo and Earl
Swlggott.
DEFENSE CLOSES
Expected Cnxp nf Ilobert Warm Will
Go to Jury To-Day
St. Albans, April 30. The defense In
the case against Robert Warm, charged
with tho murder of 11-ycar-old Jennlo
Hcmmlngway in this city August 12,
1917, rested In Franklin county cpurt be
fore 11 o'clock this morning and tho
State began putting in the rebuttal.
Just after court convened this after
noon the State rested and' former State's
Attorney W. R. McFecters made the
opening argument for tho SJate. He was
followed by G. C. Austin, Warm's offl-
clal- counsel.
The closing arguments will be made to
morrow morning by Roswell M. Austin
for tho defense and former Attorney
General R. E. Brown for tho Stato. This
morning all tho letters of Jennie to
Warm, which wero read at the former
trial, wero received In court and read.
The court excluded tho letters from
Warm to tho girl.
Tho defense opened this morning's ses
sion with William Doolln. member of
tho dry goods firm of AVIIIInm Doolln &
Co., on tho stand. Other witnesses called
wore Ernest Hebert of Hunt street,
H. M. Bullott of Congress street, Silas A.
Cochrano of Walnut street, and Harold
Cohen. Immediately after tho morning
receBS, shortly before 11 o'clock, the
defense rested nnd tho Stato began put
ting In rebuttal. The State's witnesses
this morning were former Sheriff G. C.
Holmes, who held that offico nt the tlmo
the girl's body was found; Miss Eliza
beth Walker, reporter at the secret In
quest held soon after tho finding of tho
body, who wan on tho stand to-day to
prove tho testimony of Mrs. Martha M.
Polkey, given at that Inquest; and Riley
W. Fadden of Aldls street. Tho clashes
between counsel wero frequent from the
tlmo Mr. Fadden went on the stand, tho
resjiondent's counsel objecting to his tes
timony being given an he had been In
tho nudlenco listening to evidence of
other witnesses. The court ruled that
the testimony should bo received, after
allowing an exception for tho respondent
"If an exception applies to such a rul
ing." It was brought out that ono or(
two witnesses for tno ucicnso nnd rome
from tho audience. Objection after
objection was made nnd some exceptions
wero noted for tho respondent during
tho testimony given.
C. V. CHANGES
Marked Difference In Schedule Begin-
n Ing Mny 4 I.envc Montpeller Enrllrr
Montpeller, April 30. There will be a
'marked change In tho train schedule on
tho Central Vermont railway next woek,
beginning May 4, when the summer
schedule goes Into effect, porno 45 days
earlier than It has In bygono years.
Nearly nil trains will leavo Montpeller
earlier. Tho Now England States Limited,
which has been arriving here at 4:52, will
arrive at 4:02, whllo tho mall, which has
arrived at 3:22, will nrrivo at 7:08 In tho
evening.
Tho noon express will leave about 40
minutes earlier; tho morning trains a llt
tlo earlier, whllo tho evening trains
change Just enough so that persons want
ing to tako these must uso caro to avoid
being left.
Tho Now England States Limited will
have tin hour less running tlmo bo
tweon Boston and Montpeller, doing
away with tho local Bervlco that has beon
existing between Concord, N, H,, and
White River Junction.
Tho Montpeller & Wells Rlvor railroad
makes a change tho same day, but tills
does not affect travel to any extent,
there being hardly any chango In tho
schedule.
FIRST UNCENSORED
MESSAGE SINCE 1914
London A. I. nmpntcli Hnyn CnrrenpuniU
entN May Teleirrnph Freely
London, April 30. fy tho Associated
press,)Thls Is the first uncensorcd
mcssago tho Associated Press has cabled
to America since 0:00 p. in., August 2,
1911:
"Tho official press bureau closed nt
nlno o'clock to-night and correspondents
may telegraph now ns freely an In pro
war times, but are still subject to tho
defense of tho realm net If any messago
should bo found to dlnclosu military
secrets or endanger tho safety of tho
joalm."
Kil'S
1 WELCOMED HOME 1
THOUSANDS GREET LI
CAPITAL GREETS
Montpelier Turns out to Give
Them Rousing
Reception
Montpeller, April 30. Montpeller turned
out this morning to welcome home some
of her sons who have been with tho
Yankee Division In France, trying to rid
Europo of tho Prussian rule, some 30 odd
of them coming.
Tho reception committee of the cele
bration that Is to take place next week
In honor of soldiers and sailors who havo
been In service, Mayor Shurtleff, and
the city council, along with relatives and
friends of tho soldiers to the number of
400 persons wero at the Central Vermont
station to give the boys a welcome.
Some 100 of these went to Montpeller
Junction to meet the boys. The Mont
peller Military band was present nnd
played several selections. A delegation
of the local chapter of th"o Red Cross
opened a canteen In the station nnd tho
boys were given cups of hot coffee, sand
wiches and doughnuts.
There also wero several Barre boys on
tho train and girls from tho Red Cross
went through the train giving each n cup
of coffco and sandwiches.
As an alarm warning the people of the
city thnt the hoys wore on tho train,
Robert Whelan, engineer on tho branch
passenger train, blew the engine whistle
all the way from the Junction to Mont
poller. Of tho number arriving homo
this morning nine of them camo by auto
mobile, reaching hero about two o'clock
while those on tho train arrived about
four o'clock. Those coming by nutomo
bllo had 'been disappointed so many
times relative tn discharging that thoy
hired an automobile, Just as soon as they
could, after being discharged and, leaving
Ayor, Mass., about six o'clock, came to
this city.
Other Montpeller boys returned this
aftornoon. The band was again In
attendance while many more of the
townspeople were able to bo at tho train
when It arrived. Tho rest of tho boys
aro expected In a day or so, some of
them having gone Into Boston for a day
or two.
MTHFIELD PUNS WELCOME
Celebration for Returning: Soldier Set
for .tiny II IliilldlnRr Arch
to Ileprexent Victory
Northfield, April 30. The big celebration
In Northfield In honor of ho returning
soldiers is to tnko placo Tuesday, May 6.
and every effort is being put forth to
make this tho biggest day In the his
tory of the town.
There will bo a parade at 9:30 a. m.
which will be participated in by tho
town officials, Norwich University corps
of cadets, Northfield Comet band, Nor
wich University band, the Grand Army
and returning heroes In automobiles, and
floats. It Is expectod all organizations will
havo a float an well as many private
parties.
At 12:30 there will be a banquet for
all tho soldiers, sailors, nurses or any
members of the army from different
branches. Dlroctly after dinner there
will be a band concert, tho Hon, Frank
Plumley will bo tho speaker nf tho day.
There will be moving pictures, musical
entertainments and other amusements.
In tho evening there will be a dance In
armory with Norwich University Jazz
band.
Tho Victory arch which is being orectod
.In front of the postoffice, facing Main
stroet, will bo 42 feet high, 29 feet wldo
md 11 feet deep. This represents victory
as In tho olden tlmo after a battle tho
vletorn returned nnd placed the spoils of
war at an arch. This Is tho Idea N. Pelaggl,
who designed the arch Is endeavoring to
carry out. J. P. Rabldou has charge of
tho erection.
There will bo four columns, placed on
pedestals, emblems of four nations, Eng
land, Italy, Franco nnd Belgium. The
koy of tho arch Is tho emblom of tho
Unltod Stntcs. Between tho two columns
Is a panel on each sldo between tho two
columns Is where tho honor roll will go.
At' the top of tho columns aro four
soldiers, representing four branches of
tho United States army. At tho top on
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either, side will be placed two eagles.
Also at tho top will ht six horEe with
lady drivers bringing tho wroath of
Victory. This is mado of laurel. Tho
decorations of wreaths, carving and
statues arc mado from molds.
On each sldo of the arch will bo a
door, topped with flags. This room will
contain tho trophies of war, Thoro
will ho an Inscription in Latin which
translated will moan: "To commemorate
tlio homo-coming of the hoys who
fought for democracy 1010."
Tho whole will bo painted to rep
resent Barro granite.
Tho Montpeller & Barro Light &
Power compnny has kindly offorod to
place four spot lights, that tho arch
may bo shown In Its beauty at night.
Without doubt this will bo ono of
tho mont beautiful pieces of work over
attempted In Vermont.
Big Timber Deal
Montpeller. April 30.-Waldo 11. Fnrrar
has returned from Randolph, where he
closed one of tho largest timber land
deals that has been completed In that
section In a long time, namely tho sale
of 1,000 acres of heavily timbered land
fro nitlii) Bass estate to Percy Bolton
and George Thompson. The land is
located In llralntreo nnd Rochester and la
said to bo worth about $20,000.
RETURNING
YANKEE IIS
Tears and Cheers Aplenty at the Union Station
When Sixty-Five Veterans Meet the Home
folks after the Rigors of War City's Belld
and Whistles Enhance the Welcome Par
ade, Bands, Flowers and Banquet for the Re
turned Heroes Reception Program Is Car
ried Out to the Last Detail Soldiers
Everybody Else Happy Historic Day ii
Annals of the Queen City.
The Boys Have Come Home!!"
Burlington's home-fires, kept nftame
during tho IS months since her sons de
parted for the scene of conflict across the
sea, burst Into a mighty conflagration
yesterday morning when CT stalwart
wearers of the "YD," tho most famous
division which visited France, (so say wo
all), took the city by storm and captured
the hearts of their former townspeople
In ono swift stroke which carried all
before them. They came, were greeted,
paraded, dined, and went to tholr homes
rejoicing that they were again among
their loved ones In llttlo old Vermont.
To say that It was a gala day for Bur
lington expresses It lamely. It Is doubt
ful if ever In tho history of tho city, tho
hearts of tho people havo been poured
out In such sincere tribute and unanimous
acclaim to deserving representatives of
tho Queen City, an that which was ac
corded yesterday to the Burlington mem
bers of the 101st Ammunition Train, 26th
Division, lately returned from France.
It was not so much the mere formality
of greeting tho boys at the station, watch
ing them parade tho streets of tho city,
as others less worthy havo paraded It
In the past, or banqueting them at tho
Van N'ess, with words of greeting, that
made the day a tremendous one. These
wero the formal things, the expected
happenings.
But there was something underneath
tt all, something which made the by
stander feel a tightness in his throat and
his eyes get moist with unaccustomed,
hut unashamed tears as he saw the big
fellows In the olive drab bend to kiss tho
lips of llttlo women In hlack or rosy
cheoked maids In bright colors' who lifted
tholr smiling faces to greet their heroes
after tho age-long separation. This was
not a mere formality. It was the realiza
tion of days of waiting nno nights of
sleepless longing, fearing nnd hoping, tho
great climax of supreme Joy, showing
In tho beaming faces of the fathers and
mothers, platers and brottiers, wives,
sweethearts and friends. And It Is only
from tho faces and actions of these that
one may read the story of such an occa
sion. No mere newspaper articlo can
tell It, be It written in the cholest nf
metaphors nnd headed with flaming
capitals.
BURLINGTON'S DAY
It was Burlington's day, the only day
In which she will luive tho opportunity
to greet any considerable number of
her boys returning from overseas at tho
same time. Burlington's celebration
roally begnn Tuesday night when a largo
number of people turned out to meet the
11:40 train from tha south on which the
first contingent of "YD" heroes reached
tho city. These were mostly boys from
further north, who were on their way
home.
Early yesterday morning, the bells aril
whistles of tho city opened up In honor
of tho arrival of a number of Wlnooski
boys on the 5:05 train. It was an hour or
more beforo this outburst quieted.
Long beforo tho 9:30 train from tho
south was due, crowds of peoplo thronged
the platforms and corridors of iho Union
station nnd overflowed to nil tho sur
rounding streets. Tho train was an hour
late, but everybody waited, lest they
might miss tho first glimpse of tho re
turning soldiers.
It wns a cold, raw morning, not well
suited to standing In the open air for an
hour and a half, or more, with nothing
to do but wait. This discomfort eeemcd
to bother tho peoplo not at all. They
stuck solidly In their places, determined
to do their part as well ns the boys had
done theirs on tho battlefields of Franco.
Inside tho Union station, Sherman's
Military band, which arrived early, gavo
a concert to pass away tho tlmo and
entertain the largo assembly.
From above, tho thong of people surging
back and forth on the platform losldo
the tracks resembled a waving rainbow,
the hats of tho feminine portion lending
all UIO uiiliilH jit'cusntii y iu iiiu uui'i'i, .1
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ill tho colors necessary to tho effect, A
ever, was tho fact that tho red, white and
blue wero tho colors which predominated,
oven In tho hat trimmings, to say nothing
of tho largo number of flags which wero
In evidence. Bluo nccmed to be tho most
popular in hats. Possibly, bluo being tho
color usually representing constancy,
there was a method In tho cholco of bluo
hats by tho young ladles on this occa
sion, TRAIN ARRIVES AMID MUCH NOISE
At 10:27, the train pulled Into the sta
tion, preceded by tho sounding of tho
Burlington llro alarm, and accompanied
by the shrieking of whistles and tho out
burst of hundreds of voices. It Ih safe to
say that thoro wero at loast 5,000 peoplo
In and nbout tho station when tho train
arrived,
For 20 minutes, tho boys wero greeted
by their relatives and friends (and this
Included nearly everybody who could got
near enough to them). Some of tho sccnen
enacted nt this tlmo might bo Immortal
ized In heroic couplets. Ono tall hero
of many hattlos was so literally besieged
with femlnlno admirers, and his lips wero
In such great demand that ho finally had
to bo rescued by his comrades bofore tha
onslaught carried him entirely off his
feet. And tho greetings of wives, sweet
hearts, ray-hulred mothers, beaming
fathers, hrothers, sisters, aunts inicie ,
cousins, and the babies.
But let us turn our backs and pns ovi r
tho remainder of these few minutes o
heaven to tho waiting ones.
PARADE FORMS
Shortly before 11 o'clock, th" pirado
formed. Marshaled by .Major H Nc! it
Jackson and headed by five p l l l
from tho local force, tho line m i i.ir h
up 'Main street to Wlnooski a-:iU', o
Pearl street, to Church, to Coilcf.'". " t
Paul, to the Van Nesa House, w.i. earned
out.
Following the advance guard of police
men was the automobile of Mpyoi" J.
Holmes Jackson, with the mayor b.nini f,
nccompanlcd by members of the u pUn
committee, Frederick II. Wells. Edward
Hanbrldge and Thomas W. CJurn Next
came tho automobiles of Fr drrirU li.
Wells. Max L. Powell and l'r...k P..
Wells, carrying the members of tha
women's committee of lucoptu n, 1 .clu ,
Ing Mrs. J. Holmes Jackson, 'It H
Nelson Jackson, Mrs. M. I). I'bii. niUii,
Mrs. J. H. Middlehronk, Mi.-.s '.,.ch'l
Frank, Mrs. Max L. Powell, i
Rovere, Mrs. Sherman It. Mn.iH'in, v .
J. W. Goss, Mrs. W. J. t'a.-e , J- -Eugene
A. Luck, Mrs. B. H. Ki'ine and
Mrs. Mario II. Poppln
In the automobile nf Major II
Jackson and George M. Itf-i
came next In line, wove Lieut.
Leonhauser, commandant at .
veislty of Vermont, Major Willi. m
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-Tr., nnd Lieutenant V. L. Gi
101st Ammunition Train, wni
panled the boys to Burlington in a
of Colonel Kevllle, who wa ' tu-
come, and three officers from F" t
Allen, Lieutenants W. P. Smitl
Pike and G. R. Townsend.
THEN COME THE R -
Tho hand of tho l'nlversit .. A
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military battalion was followed
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battalion Itself, comprising the n
officers' training corps, 2Gi n.oi . 'i
tho command of Mnjor A. ' Ki
Then came Sherman's Military Pa .
lowed by the boys, 75 mem it 1 i
Yankee Division, the greater par' .
from Burlington and member.- o.
101st Ammunition Train, n few I
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nddod from other "YD" wn v. ho
passing, through tho city mi tin .r
to other points in tho State. Tl.. P
was closed by the Boy Scouts ah
t-coro of whom marched valiartK '
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tho heroes of the occasion, tia r it
lloatlug proudly to tho breeze.
It is needless to say that the " TV boya
were tho center of attraction . cvory
point 6f tho Uno of march they r r '
with tremendous applause and v ii-
of noise. At thi- corner of Winooi-'.i rv ii'.o
and Main street, the llro utp..rtr;ient,
with its engines and trucks, w- sta
tioned, and with all Its "track-r ienrni, '
apparatus In full blast, tho noi- . ai io
terrific at this point
It was at thin same spot that a num
ber of school children circulated aaioi g
tho "YIV boys and present' d c:u h with a
red and whlto carnation, which the In a
Immediately fastened to their jT-k.T
Tho children of the schools war- 'm
denco throughout the lino of n nr h, ns
stationed by tho committee, and i y did
their iart In making tho parndo a suc
cess. Church street was a bedl.un of sound
and a riot of color with Its gayiy
decorated storo fronts nnd Its "welconnf
homo" greetings. Flags woro In cvldonco
everywhere, nnd nil buildings along tho
line of march were attractively decorated
for tho occasion. All business establish
ments wero closed during tho greater
part of tho iomlng, and every buly was
on tho street or whero thoy c a.ld view
tho parade. All kinds of upisi -pioduclng
machines which could bo handled by clnl
dren nnd others wero well cattcrod
through tho crowd.
City Hall Park was Jammed in -i tao
parade finally comploted Its cm .i t
11:30 and wound up at the . a i
Hoiiso. It was with difflru.ly n.at ,
potico kept tho crowds bacit -. iln fc -diers
entered the hotel.
BANQUET AT VAN N':ss
At tho banquet which was serxt.i
tho "YD" men shortly before noun . ' p v
ple, Including a number of civni. , f
tho committee In charge, wer, .ued
at tho tables. Arningomcnts oi tin
tables brought out tho letter T, which is
tho emblem worn on tho collar by tin
Burlington boys of the' 101st Ammunition
Train.
At the head table were: Mayor J,
Holmes Jackson; l.lout.-Col. II. A.
Lconhnusor, commandant nt the uni
versity; Major H. Nclcon Jackson; Major
William Lykos, Jr., of LykoMand, H C,
and Lieut, AV. L. Grace of t'au Antonio,
Texas, officers of tho lOU-t Ammunition
Train; Lieutenants W. P. Smith, S. R.
Plko and a, R. Townsend of Fort Ethan
Allen; Dean U. 11. Perkins oi the 1 m
verslty of Vermont; A. J. Canning, pri i
dent of the Burlington Merchant: ' as
sociation; Thomas W. Gurnoy, Frederick;
II. Wells, Thomas B. WrlglUnnd Eau ird
Hanbrldgo of tho reception coniiuiiui.
THE SPEECHES
Although Mayor Jackson in 1 1 -l, i o
speech of welcomo was ma a uy Tom
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