Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-23
NEWS TOLD In BRIEF

Twenty Thousand painters. paper hang
srs and decorators In greater New York
have voted to strike for s. a day instead
| OF ~ they now receive
Italian seizure OF informed Germa n
ships announced by Sir Edward Grey. is
! first step toward declaration Of war on
Germany.
japan is TO pass Ia permitting japanese
, born out OF Japan to become citizens OF
countries in which they are born. This
, has not hitherto been permitted and is
! underlying cause of California japanese
| trouble.
Englands proposed land plan calls for
compulsory sales of great parks and Other
areas Of untitled land to the government
ruhdivision or this land and leasing by
state to returned soldiers. and small
farmers; granting oc loans. formation ~
cooperative enterprises and agricultural
Instruction. This will loosen tax burden
| Of present heavy landholdcrs, and prevent
emigration Of Young mon.
Paper industry Is threatened by lack of
| wood and sulphite pulp and dyes from
Europe Paper mills refuse to accent any
more orders for N DAYS at least. A nun.
Der az mills have already closed and II /,
declared present supplies Of raw material Is
will keep tho paper industry going only
until May Par Of shortage in rags is
! due to it's demand h. Delaware and Vir.
gin'a powder manufacturers for gun
! cotton.
Francisco Villas army IL better
equipped and prepared than the Ameri
can army. declares a former confidential
agent for Villa. Less than six mont his
ago. acting for Villa [ spent sl0Oco. m
for arms and ammunition from Rcming.
ton company. 1t Will require at least tive
wears to take him and II will acquire
all Of our soldiers. Villa has an a Nny OF
| 5000 men" Villa, he said. obtained his
wealth by means Of $4,000 subsid,
| from the American rubber trust and =
20 per cent. levy on the gross output Of
mines within territory under his control
| Secretary OF War Baker states only
immediate effect OF passage Of the Housc
army hill would he TO increase tho regular
army by 1000 men In course Of four OF
more years.
Value Of all farm crops in the United
States in 1918 over 1914 Is estimated a
$40. 01o.npo or this gain SGT, .2naO p or q
little more than 60 per cent was in the
, South
DIR. Thomas r. Norton. chemical ex
pert Of the department Of commerce, tolc
Senate committee on agriculture tina
! United States should construct three Ia rs,
nitrate plants for commercial and mill
tary purpo~ g Senator Smith Of Soutl
Carolina has introduced bill appropriatns
si5,oooTo for that purpose.
Ronba rded cathedral at Rheims hai
been cleaned up. Fragments Of statuar,
have been placed in sort Of museum
near the cathedral. Front has been shoret
up and protected with 5l-foot parapet O
sandbags, but restoration is hopeless.
Herbert Corey. in Boston Globe report
, English officer in New York on munitions
business saying that Dardnnele
failure was due to King Constantine @
Greece According to story, NenizelOs
with support OF majority Of Greeks. on
tered into plan by which English nee
was to attack in coordination with $50
Greek troops. English transports ap
peared empty, for carrying the Greel
troops. Then Constantine overrule,
| Nenizelos