Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-12


they predict there will be an enormous
speculative movement.
The New York Times says that cer-
tam Wall Street quarters believe that
a syndicate will take over Union Pa =
lcific's S126,o00,O00 southern Pacific
stock. Later the stock will he lqui l.
ated In the open market
The casualty list of the Balkan wa
up to the signing of the armistice is
estimated at $500 killed and 1920
wounded. Warning States have spent
an estimated total of $50, 900. 900. ex-
elusive Of injury to trade. jestructioG
of property AMI the lost services IF
the killed and manned.
Conditions which may force the
United States to establish a financia!
lprotectoratc over Guatemala are be-
ing brought about by attempts of
Great Britain, acting for the national
council Of foreign bondholders. to CO.
cree Guatemala into paying old debts
amounting to s1l,00O,OOO.
The entry Of American-born wives
into the German diplomatic corps is
forbidden from now on. according to
a ruling of Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann- Hollweg. VINO has restore |
the regulation made by Prince Bis
marck prohibiting German diplomats
from marrying foreigners.
The Grand Trunk railroad is issuing
cl Oo0,mn in four per cent. debentures at
% in London.
Union freight handlers of the New
Haven, Boston & Maine and Boston &
Albany railroads will ask for wage in
creases.
Jacob II. Schiff of New York will
| contribute s., 900 annually to the American
Red Cross to aid in the work of estab-
| fishing rural nurse corps in the United
States
The report of the public printer shows
that only ,109.},;a9 postal cards were
printed in 1912. while in the preceding
year l,2S0 $40 were turned out The
use of souvenir cards is believed to have
| caused the falling off.
The Nov England Aero club plans an
aeroplane trip to the North Pole next
spring. thence to Siberia. Ample back
ing Is assured for the undertaking. Ex-
periments at Bar Harbor and along the
Maine coast will soon be started.
The imports of diamonds at New York
for November were valued at $3,il5.5c9
and for the calendar year Will probably
reach $4,000 go. In no previous year, ex-
cepting 1906 when they were &3.573, +SS
have gem imports at New York reached
this figure.
Everything is being made ready for
"A general rising in Russia Poland should
war with Austria break out. The Central
committee Polish Socialist club, whose
headquarters are in Warsaw, expects to
put 100000 of the men in the field against
the Russians If hostilities break out.
The republicans of Maine. New Hamp-
shire and Illinois are worried over the
possibility that Colonel Roosevelt will
take mana In choosing their United
States senators. One senator will be
chosen IN Maine. one in New Hampshire
and two In Illinois In all three States
Bull Moose members of the respective
Legislatures either hold the balance Of
power or have sufficient strength to be a
factor.
The New York American financial OK
pert suggests Southern railway or Louis
vile & Nashville could buy the Southern
Paclhc property under terms of the Su-
preme Court decision, taking the stock
over from the Union Pacific treasury
without any of 1t ever coming on the mar
ket. such IA sale would be more OF a
compliance with the Supreme Courts or
der than a distribution to stockholders
would he. because distribution would
leave control exactly where Il is now
Inc output of America s motor car
Industry for 1918. according to figures
compiled recently by n leading automo-
Die trade paper. will exceed 100000 cars,
more than twice as many as were built
III 1917 II is marvellous growth in