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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
COAL MINERS WANT
TEN PER CENT. RAISE
Also n Twenty per Cent. Increase for
Men Paid by the Day.

indianapolis, Indiana Jan. 30.-The
United Mine Workers of America IN
convention have decided by vir-
tually unanimous vote to ask for the hi
luminous coal operators throughout
the country for a ten per cent. Increase
in wages at tho basinE point for min
ers on "A mine run basis, n ten per cent.
advance for all dead work work and
yardage and twenty per cent. In
crease for all men paid by the day.
In addition the convention ratified
the demands formulated by the an
thracitc mine workers of Pennsylvania
at convention held in Wilkes Barre,
Pa, last September, asking for TWEEN
ty per cent. advance in wages. complete
recognition of the union and an eight
hour day for day laborcr
Among the other demands asked for
in the soft coal fields is an eight hour
day from bank to bank that is, the
time of the miner is to begin at the
minute he enters the mine until he
energies after his days work The
working places in the mines OF some
from the entrance and they want to be
paid for the time it takes to walk or
ride the varying distances under
ground
| Weekly pay days are also demanded
| by the bituminous workers and fur
Their demand Is made that every other
Saturday be an idle day instead of
| working a half day each Saturday. \
| two-year agreement Is asked for in the
anthracite and bituminous districts.
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MORE FIRES AND
EXPL OSLO Ms At
DU POINT WORKS
Seven WOrkmen Burned-18O,-
900 Pounds of SmOkeless
Powder Consumed
Loss 100000.

Wilmington. Del, Jan. 2S.-Seven
workmen were burned three seriously,
in four fires at the Carneys Point, n.
j., plant of the Du Pont Powder com
pany at six o'clock Tonight The
cause has not been determined,
One hundred and eighty thousand
pounds of smokeless rifle powder were
consumed, causing a loss estimated at
100000. The buildings were destroy
ed, but they were not valuable. The
fires followed in quick succession and
lighted the skies for more than thirty
miles around. The streets here, five
miles from the scene, were brilliantly
lighted. There were no explosions, the
accident being confined to flares"
Two hours after the four flares n
service house in plant No. 3 iGnited
and was destroyed together with 100
pounds of smokeless powder. This was
independent of the previous fires. 1t
was a development of the burning of a
'Sweetie" house near by ten days ago.
Since that time the service had been
smoldering and as a precaution q guard
had been maintained around il.
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and on tho other side of the gap the
six Kitchens Of the building. ono atop
the other. were left open to the weather
with the ranges and utensils in plain
view and apparently undlsturbed. Alto
gcther dozen bombs. Weighing about
500 pounds each. were dropped None Of
the fatalities occurred In the open streets,
the majority Of the victims being killed
in their beds
A fog of considerable density hung
over Paris at the time Of the raid.
President Poincare, who. in company
with the military governor of Paris and
the project of police, visited the scene
OF wreckage, caused by some bombs
shortly after midnight, seemed greatly
moved by what he saw.
FOG FAVORED GERMANS.
Discussing the defense against the
Zeppelin, one of the men who participated
said:
1T was not lack of foresight or lack
of speed that the aeroplanes were un'
fog was the real reason for the German
success Last night it covered Paris COM
pletelv and the scarchliehts were unable
artillery. it was confronted with absolute
invisibility, making it impossible to fire
"All the aeroplanes were put into
operation when the alarm Of the presence
of n Zeppelin was given, but only the
aviators of the sector entered by the
Zeppelin were able to perceive it. Even
most of these got only a glimpse, as the
Zeppelin was not using searchlchts The
aviators in the other sectors We're able
only to remain in tho air and guard
their districts, which they did for several
hours
Five French aeroplanes are said TO have
fired on the Zeppelin one of them pursu-
ing it towards the west for more than 50
minutes.
One of the bombs fell in the court yard
OF a hotel. A corporal returning from the
front at Hartmans- W eiler- Kopf had Just
entered the hotel with his wife when the
explosion occurred.
my first move" said the soldier, was
to lie fiat on my chest, compelling my
wife to do the same. We do this instinct
lively when German shells burst near us
on the line No sooner had we done so
than the girders of the building gave
way, precipitating myself and my wife
TO the floor below. Fortunately, we were
only slightly injured. had also thought
OF asphy Xiating gas, and cried to open the
windows. But that was notn cessary;
they were all broken
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
SEEKING COMFORT.

John r. Is Scott, the lawyer, who is an
ardent automobilist, tells a story in the
Chicago Inter- ocean of n man he met
while on trip about 80 miles outside of
Philadelphia While driving out a little
frcquented road the lawyer says he came
upon ear that evidently was brand new
and which at the same time was evidently
out Of commission. Seated ON the step
was the driver, properly gotten up in the
style considered most correct by the auto
fashion magaZincs. The new auto, the
ultra rig and the mans evident helpless
ness all proclaimed the beginner. Scott
brought his machine to a stop beside the
idle car and noticed that its driver held
I'm his hand "A sheet Of printed paper which
he had been reading. Are YOU reading
what to do next he inquired, pleasantly,
NO" replied the stranger, I'm takinG
comfort" Taking comfort repeated
Scott, puzzled. Yes" said the other.
You see, this is my chaufieurs license
and ii ccrtiies that | am competent to
drive a machine. ] Just thought If l
would read 1t l would feel better"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
ARMY OF 100000,
RESERVES 100000
A REAL NECESSITY
Maj.-Gen. Wood Declares Any
Powerful Belligerent Could
Land 100000 Here in
30 Days. o

Washington, Jan. 27.-The position Of
the United States in war-torn world
was described to the House military
committee to-day by Major-Gcncral
Leonard wood Us like that of 20 ship
at sea, with typhoon signals coming
from many directions"
I'VE are living in an era OF war" he
said, land gradually are accommodating
most of the troubles of the world"
General Wood, who appeared at the
committees hearings on the army in-
crease bills said it would take an army
OF n million and a half to hold n line
from Boston south. Should conditions
wife attack, he declared. any of the
more powerful of the bellig erents could
lard 10000 men on American soil in
less than thirty days.
A regular army of 100000 fully
trained and always under arms, with
at least 100000 reserves behind them.
should be provided. he urged, to meet
this situation. The United states navy
he classed as fourth in hghting eff
CLERGY, and declared IT could not main
tain control of the sea or defend the
coasts.
gineer of the navy, told the House ma
val committee considering navy In
creases, of the mechanical ills to which
submarines are heir and OF the prob
lem of finding suitable engines for
battleships and destroycrs Admiral
Griffin said he believed no foreign pow
or was outstrppng the United States
in naval design and that type for AM
O.
afioat.
Col. Edwin i. Glenn. chief of staff Of
the department of the East told the
Senate committee that the United States
would be practically powerless to resist
an invasion of any first class enemy
He pictured an enemy landing any
where on the cast coast north of Chcsa-
peake bay. establishing line to Erie
Penna., through Washington and Pitts
burg and securing the north section of
the United States containing all the
, more important ammunition factories
of the country. Such an invasion, he
said, had been outlined in detail by
German war experts.
Il am not one OF those who believes
We are in no danger from Great
Britain" Colonel Glenn said. Great
Britain with 100000 trained men at
the end of the war. could make such
an attack as successfully as Germany"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
RADIUM IS WORTH
S9,000,0O0 A POUND

Washington, Jan. N-A1orc than $4,000
900 a pound would be the price asked for
radium We're that quantity of the valu-
able metal available and for sale at one
time. Late In 1915 there was sold in this
country one and one-.enth grams of
radium telement at the rate of $4,000
day by the United states Geological Sur
vcy. The entire output of the United
States last year. however. was only six
grams or about 10 of Il pound
avoiduois. The European war caused a
great clump in the production of radum
as in 1911 there were 223 grams produced
The United States has the largest
known radium-b bearing deposits in the
world,' says the geological survey, but
the market for radum is mostly in Er-
rope, for, although Americans like to feel
that they are sufficiently progressive to
take hold Of and use to the full new dis
coveries, inventions. and processes yet
the European municipalities and hospitals
have been buying an utilizing most of the
radium produced. When the war began.
therefore, causing European money to
flow into other channels, the demand for
radium fell off greatly that there was
practically no market for radium or ura-
MUM ores in the early part of 1915, and
very little market during any part of the
year"
AS a result OF the collapse of the ra-
dunn market, mining or Mountaineering
ores except for such work was neceS
sary to hold claims, was nearly stopped.
Through the efforts of the experts OF
the United States bureau of mines a
process has been developed by which
radium has been produced at a cost OF
s37599 "a gram. The principal fields Of
Utah
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Captured 1000 CameIs.

Constantinoplc, Jan. 80. via London, 3 ~,
p. m-The statement of the Turkish war
office to-day:
"Irak front: There has been no import
ant change. In the environs of Felahic
We completely destroyed a hostile scout
ing party of IL men by firing from am
bush. In this region the Mudiahids took
loGo camels from the enemy.
caucasus front: outpost lighting con-
tinues i'm our favor We rccapturcd nv n
surprise attack strongly garrisoned enemy
position in the center,
"Dardanelcs front: y hostile warship
Yesterday fired gunshots against the en-
virons of Scddul Bahr and subsequently
withdrew"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
BULGARIA SEES
PEACE BY SPRING

Berlin, Jan. 29-The Sofia correspondent
of the Vossische Ieituns teleSraphs the
summary of an interview with the Bull
garian Generalissimo Schekow. lie said:
After the victories achieved and the
sacrifices by the Bulgarian people and
army there can be no doubt that Bul-
garia stands on the threshold of the
brilliant future, all the more because
army and people are one in the pur-
nose of continuing the lighting to Il sue
cessful end.
'Montcnegro's capitulation has great
political significance. IL was a heavy
blow for the allies. one may already
safely assume that because of the Mon
tencgrins' capituaton the plan for action
portance.
THE French will probably give up
thar adventure at psychological mo-
ment and withdraw their troops from
Saloniki This will probably cause a
cabinet crisis in France, ana bring tho
radicals into power.
"One cannot yet say where peace will
he concluded, but it is of no particular
Importance. This much is certain Ger
many and her allies will force peace
upon their enemies this year in any
event, ana perhaps III the very near
future about spring.
Spring will in any event bring great
and decisive events. Everything points
to the conclusion that Italy Will make
separate peace by spring at the latest
because she will have become convinced
that the Quadruple Entente cannot
guarantee ultimate victory and because
internal conditions will force her to make
! peace"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
MAN ARRESTED AT
RUTLAND FOR BIGAMY
Does Not Deny Having wife in Albany
and Another in Rutland.

Rutland, Jan. 27.--Charles j. Council of
Albany, y. Y. who has been employed
in this city several weeks at the plant
of the Manning Manufacturing company,
was arrested this afternoon on a war
rant issued by Grand Juror G. e. Novak
charging bigamy. The respondent at
police headquarters did not deny the
charge but he told strange story of
alleged police persecution in Albany and
nearby cities, which eliminated in his
flight to Vermont and his marrying Miss
Dorothy Lillian CARMEL on November 16,
1915 to protect her from the advances OF
a prominent Rutland man. the attentions
being not only sanctioned but encouraged
by her mother.
Cornell, who is clean and bright APP
pearing young man, saia at police head
quarters that he was compelled to marry
Miss Margaret Barrett in 1911 on seduc-
ton proceedings and that later he was
arrested for non-support, serving II
months in reformatory at Elmra
When he was first arrested and before
h. was married he said Miss Barrel,
offered to settle the case without any
ceremony for $1,000.
But this was out Of the question and
later when Council finished his term in
the reform school he told the officers
he WAS in a saloon in Albany, y. V,
when he Tipped coin to see whether
he would 60 the straight or crooked path
The coin favored the better way of liv-
ing and he says he has since gone
straight He claimed he met many crooks
in the State institution who made easy
living by crooked means
met
state continued the prisoner this after
noon, "for as true as ! sit here, this
woman had the hinges ON the distric,
attorneys door worn out with her con.
tinued complaints"
will she be herc?" he asked the off
ccrs.
Not unless YOU want her 10 appear
against YOU" he was told, and at tn,
same time he was asked if he wished t,
sec her
Sec her? Well ! guess not | Just a,
soon face full nedgcd German sub
marine"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.
CTakcn from iixchangcsD

AMEN from fSCNhnStS'
Englaads gold is placed at 5000
CO
an annual waste Of 100000 eggs
takes place i'll the United States.
Cats are said to wash right over their
ears when rain is approaching.
a bridge over the River Dee, in Eng
land, that was built IN 1850 IS still in
use.
Gambia. West Aflic9, has an area OF
$500 square miles ana a population OF
ll5.l01
Operated entirely by electricity, dry
dock in Holland can lift vessels Of SOD
tons register.
Transcaucasia and Ciscaucasia have an
area OF lSo,GnS square miles and a
population Of l2,0Oo.ooo
Argentina is eXperimen.!ag with
,amels brought from the Canary islands
for agricultural purposes in regions uu-
suited to horses or oxen.
China has oil and salt wells more than
1000 feet deep that have been drilled
through solid rock by hand with the
most primitive implements.
Platinum thrown away by early Span
lsh explorers ignorant of its value.
often is found IN excayating founda-
ticns for new buildings In Colombia.
sometimes III sufficient quantities to pay
the cost Of a building.
George Fleming Moore grand COM
mander of Masons declares that the
prospect of peace is lcssened by the
fact that no ruler of a warning coun-
try belongs to the Masonic fraternity.
Friedrich the Great Of Prussia, Wash
mgton. Lafayette and Wellington were
all Free Masons.
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IRVING Il. RICH.
Former Addison County Business Man
Dies In Jamaica Plain, Mass

Middlebury, Jan. 30-Irving Bascom
Rich died yesterday at Jamaica Plain
Mass He was born at Shoreham, June
3, 1915, at which place he lived until
1903, when he retired from business and
removed to Boston, lie married at
Shorcham, January 10, 1876, Elizabeth
Anne Lyman. who died in 1901 He is
survived by II son and daughter. He
conducted mercantile business at
Shoreham for many years and was FOR
a long time director and president of
the First National bank OF Orwell, and
director of the National bank of Mid
dlehury lie was n member Of the ella SIS
of 1864 Of Norwich University. The fi-
neral will be held at his former home at
Shorcham ON Tuesday. February |.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
AND
LICENSE ORATORS
IN JOINT DEBATE
Event at Barre Interests 700
People Who About Evenly
Divide Their Applause.

Barre, Jan. 30.-With DR.. J. W. Bar
nett pastor of the Congregational
church, prohibitionist, presiding, and
the Rev. j. e. Rcardon. pastor of the
Jnivcrsalist church. local optionist. Of
fcrng prayer the joint debate at Barre
Tonight between the Rev. Clarence True
Wilson of Kansas and cx-Mayor +. c.
Hanson of Belfast. Me. took on the ap-
pcarancc of II real old fashioned battle
Of oratory, which was thoroughly en-
ioycd by about 10 people in the opera
house.
Each speaker was allowed half an hour
for an opening address and half an hour
for rcbuttal, MIR. Wilson closing the de-
bate.
In opening, Mr. Wilson ired some hot shot.
saying that the old Vermont prohibitory
law WAS passed by half baked reformcrs who
did not know what they were dealing
with. 1t had drug store leaks, restaurant
leaks and private ownership leaks just
like the Georgia law which was not en-
forced because it leaked. but had now
been fixed up by the Legislature into
a steel-hooped, copper-bottomed law
which would actually prohibit.
He made his strong point on the effect
of Nermonts vote At the March meeting
on the cause of national prohibition and
said that the committee was waiting to
report bill if Vermont went dry.
Vermont, he said, counted as a wet
State as long as there was one wet town
within its borders.
Hanson referred humorously to
Names toothless law. which had been
in existence 20 years and was born
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
HAS $4,000 CAPITAL.
Orleans Co. to Manufacture Handker-
chiefs-WallinEfOrd Club In
cOrpOrRteA.

Montpclicr. Jan. a0.-With capital stock
of So; coo divided into shares of 500 each,
the r. W. EldrdGe Co, Inc, of Orleans
has filed articles Of association with the
secretary of state to manufacture hand
kerchiefs ard other articles and to carry
on mercantile business The incor-
porators are w. j. t,ldridgc. r. w
Eldridge and J, G. Turnbull, all of
Orleans.
Articles have also been filed by the
Wallingford club, Inc, organized without
capital stock for the purpose Of main
tanning club rooms for boy scouts and to
establish and maintain play grounds in
Wallingford. The subscribers are Arthur
c. Griffin, William a Davis, o. r.
Houghton, +. II. Bragg and W. f. Hager,
all of Wallinsford
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
MAN DIES OF FRIGHT.
N.AMERICANS
OPPOSE PRES. WILSON
Northeastern Saengcrbund Protests
against Being Called Traitors.

Baltimore. Md. Jan. 2c.-Opposltion to
the denomination and recollection of
President Woodrow Wilson was recon-
mended to 'active and passive members
of the Northeastern Saengerbund in a
resolution adopted at meeting of the
directors here to-day.
preamble states that the President
IN his message to Congress last month
by innuepdo. accused the American citi-
Zens of German birth of being traitors to
their adopted country" Therefore, it was
resolved THAT we protest, as American
citizens. against the act of tho President.
attacking and insulting a largo and loyal
part Of the citizenship of the United
states" Singing societies in Now York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Maryland and the District of Columbia
comprise the Northeastern Sacngcrbund.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
JURY AWARDS $73, 900

Chicago. Jan. 30.-Judgmcnt Of $1,000
has been awarded Harry NJ. Levengston, a
book collector of Saratosa Springs. y, J.,
in federal court on allegations
that ne was defrauded in "A rare book
swindle. In his suit he named William Y,
c. Iiumes, Herbert o. Tomlinson and
James Plunkett.
Levengston paid $6l,150 for the 5000
volumes involved. The jury awarded him
this amount plus interest, less So 900 which
the jury regarded as the actual value
of the set.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
PRESIDENT MAY SOON
ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY
Obi" Law Requires Early Information
for Benefit of Convention Delegates.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 3O.-Presidcnt
wilson may indicate before February
% his intentions about being "A candi-
date for the presidency again IN 1916.
Under an Ohio law candidates for dele
gates to the nationa, conventions nave
to indicate their first and second choice
for President before that date, and
have to obtain the consent Of their
candidates. The presence here to-day
of President Wilson led to several con-
ferences between Ohio democratic lead
ers and the situation was laid before
Secretary Tumulty.
No decision as to what steps the
President will take was reached to-
day. All the campaign plans of the
democratic leaders. however, are being
laid on the supposition that he win be
the party candidate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
CANADA WILL SEND
10000 MORE TROOPS

Ottawa, Ont. Jan. 30 wcnty thousand
more Canadian troops viii be despatched
overseas in the near future, General Sir
Sam Hughes, minister Of militia an
nounccd tonight, He said the British war
office had called for twenty more bat
talions and was providing transports for
them. The twenty regiments about To he
despatched will be selected on the basis
of merit from among the forty now train-
ing in Canada.
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s2.53S2, S92,7S6 RESOURCES.

Albany. n, Y, Jan. 30.-Thc trust com
panies Of New York State on January
last had total resources of $3.50 So, 7S6,
according to reports filed with state
Superintendent of Banks Eugene Lamb
Richards i'm compliance with "A cali is
sued for the report of the conditions of
these institutions at the close of bust
ness ON December 81 The resources in
creased 1877, 3Cj,5l2 from September %, the
date Of the last previous call, to the end
of the year.
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Admiral Barker Dead.

Washington, Jan. 30,--Rear Admiral AL
bert :. Barker, L. s. ~, retired, who
served from 1867 to 1865, died at his home
here to-day of pneumonia.
Admiral Barker was native Of Han
son, Mass. and was - years old He be-
came an ensign in 1862 and took part in
the capture of New Orleans During the
Spanish-American War he was a member
of the board of strategy. Later he was
commander of the North Atlantic fleet
Admiral Barker is credited with having
been the first naval officer in the United
States to fire high explosives in shells.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
WATER In THE ROOM

A stranded but naughty leading lady
was Obliged to put up ut "A dilapidated
country hotel She glanced frowningly
about the office, reluctantly signed the
register. and took the brass key from the
proprietress. rs there water in my
room?" she demanded, why, there
was" replied the proprietress. "but had
the room fixed. The Craftsman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03
INJURED IN FALL.
W. T.. Hammond Slips ON steps of His
Iomc-Mny IuderG" Operation.

Mddlcbury, Jan So.-W. T. Hammond
superintendent of the United states Nor
gan horse farm, was seriously injured
yesterday afternoon when he slipped
while going down some steps at his home
and fell on his back. 1t is feared that
he WAS internally injured. lie was at
tended by Or. $ +. Eddy of this village,
who summoned DR., J. Il, Wheeler of
Burlington. After a consultation it was
decided to take Mr Hammond to tho
Mary Flct her hospital.