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State Patrol Com. Suggests Plan for Vermont Highway Betterment Burlington Daily News SAVE MONEY BY READING DAILY NEWS ADVERTISEMENTS WEATHER SNOW FLURRIES AND WARMER TONIGHT. SATURDAY FAIR. VOLUME 51, NUMBER 9. BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 10,1919.

PRICE THREE CENTS. a Msoffdieps aft Ayfcs Tnrwps LL $9 Mil jCaiDMiiagj eei to Iliifljjllawaiys to VranmiMDll Provides Extension Am. Foreign Trade Executive and Judicial Appropriation Bill for 1920 Reported to the House Calls for $96,318,000 Old Boreas Makes Social Call In City Mr. Boreas paid Burlington a social call today, but didn't bring much baggage so that he may leave within a day or two. The forecast is fair and warmer, anyway.

It was ten degrees below zero this morning here with a stiff wind that searched the marrow. Northfield placed it down to 14 and Montreal had the Same notation. "With Perry Sound these were the coldest places on the weather map. REED EPIGRAMS "The Kids have put it "Always trust the American Boy, if you put responsibilty upon him." "This wasn't a man's war. It was fought by Boys." "They fought for their mothers" "Vermont will strangle if she hasn't good roads." "Put Vermont on the Slap." "Every man is some Roy's Ideal" "Get behind the Legislature and Push." "It takes Grit, Guts and Determination to win." "I'll bet 100 to 1 that Vermont Makes Good.

Vermont's Future Depends On Roads Stirring for Constructive State Wide Highway System by Expert BILL PREPARED FOR LEGISLATURE Remarkable Demonstration at Patrol Committee Dinner at Vai? Ness Last Night $13,650,700 FOR CENSUS Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, for Expansion of Trade, Calls for $905,500 DANIEL E. Member Patrol REED, Committee. HARBOR WORKERS in 11111 No Solution But "Unconditional Surrender" By Boat Owners (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 10 Just as word was received here of expected action by Preside nt Wilson to attempt a settlement of the strike which had tied up all harbor traffic, officers of the Marine Workers' Affiliation went Into conference today declaring that no solution would be accepted other than "unconditional surrender" of the boat owners whose refusal to arbitrate their employees demands for hjgher wages and an eight hour day precipitated the walkout. The strikers met to deliberate upon the proposal of A.

H. Smith, Eastern Regional Director of Railroads, in whose district 1200 government controlled craft were abandoned by their crews, for a 4M-hour "armistice" during which the men were to return to their posts pending an attempt to solve the strike problem "across the table." In addition to declaring the "unconditional surrender" would be demanded, President Delahunty, of the Marine Workers' Affiliation, asserted that "there will be no individual bargaining, not even with the railroads. It Is the sentiment of the men that the strike must be settled in Its entirety by both railroad and independent boat operators." With harbor operations virtually at a standstill and the city facing the possibility of reaching the hunger point in the next 48 hours as a con- (Continued on Pag Two.) ULTIMATUM TO CONVENE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY Will Determine Terms of Constitution For "Ireland. DUBLIN, Jan. 10.

A constituent assembly, the date of which has not yet been fixed, will determine the terms of a constitution for Ireland. Sinn Fein plans for the assembly are delayed because thirty four of those recently elected to the British parliament are in jail. The Sinn Feiners are confining their activities at present to securing the release of these members, and many meetings are being held throughout Ireland demanding that the imprisoned ones be set free. It is rumored that the government will soon release them. Nationality, the leading Sinn Fein organ, says diplomatic considerations may prove effective, but if the demand is ignored the Irish people must act in a way the British government can not ignore.

"The peace conference," it continues, "assembles Monday. There is no time to be lost. The nationr.l assembly must act at once." The paper urges that the British Institutions in Ireland be taken over by the Irish and those which can not be prevented frdm carrying on their work must be captured. It declares that the present members of the country councils should be persuaded to retire, ad ing: "The people can, in a hundred way-, upset the operations of the British government in Ireland." mm The betterment of Vermont highways will be one of the leading questions considered by the Legislature at this biennial session was strongly shown by the wonderful enthusiasm shown by more than 25f) men of prominence from all parts of the state who heard Congresman-elect Reed of New ork State speak at the dinner of the Patrol Committee last night at the Van Ness. It was a truly representative gathering of the virile man and' brain pqwer of Vermont united in the one idea that if Vermont ever got anywhere she must build and maintain better roads.

The inspiring and exceedingly forceful speech of Congressman Reed was received with applause, from start to finish. The keynote of the aefdress was to impress responsibility of Vermonters for the future development of the state, to balance, at least to some extent, the heroism and sacrifice oC the thousands of her sons on the battlefields of France. Vermont's attitude In the past was sharply and courageously criticised as being to a large degree responsible for the fact that her youth had gone beyond her borders to acquire Stirring and vivid pictures of boy life and development were painted by the speaker who emphasized in forceful terms the great need for an awakening of the people of the state to the paramount importance of making good, particularly with the vital things that affect the future of the state. Good roads are absolutely essential to this end in fact, in the opinion of the speaker it is the one pivot upon which all others turn. He went on to tell of the absolute necessity of good highways In the development! of agricultural industrial and commercial life.

The war was won by good roads very largely. It will have been worth while for the boys to have fought and died in the trenches if the folks at home are not slackers. Vermont will strangle if she does not progress, and this progress can be.pt be accomplished by a complete system of highway improvement we owe it to the boys, and we owe it to ourselves to develop our state. Nature had done about all she could for the state which is 90 per cent, of the whole. Its about time for Vermonters to do something.

Vermont has been "hamstrung with selfishness and conservatism," and something must be done if progress is made. The speaker went on to tell of the vast importance to the prosperity of the country of the two highway arteries, the Lincoln and Dixie highways. Vermont cannot develop unless she has good roads. (Continued on Page Two,) Score Success On Question of Freedom of the Seas (By Associated Press) Jan. fl.

(Reuter despatch to Canadian Press) Messages from Paris indicate that Premiers Clemenceau and Lloyd George have Bcored a great success on the question of the freedom of the seas and that very little Is likely to be said on this subject when the actual peaco oon ference assembles. The Spanish-Moroccan quest Jort has also been settled to the satla' tlon of England find France. British Steamer Strikes a Mine (V.y Associated Press)' LONDON, Jan. 10, The British steamer, Northumbria, struck ft mine off Middlesbrough Thursray, and most of ths crow Is believed to have been lost. A boat with two survivors and eight dead was washed ashore.

Four other boats which left th ship with sun-Ivors art, thought to have been swamped. The Northumbria, built in 1H01, was mi 200 CASUALTIES REPORTED Serious Disorders Follow Funerals of Five Persons Killed. TROOPS ASSEMBLE AT BUENOS AYRES Heavy Guard Placed Around Government Palace. (By Associated Press BUNOES AIRES, 'Jan. 10.

More than two hundred casualties were reported last night as a result of the disorders incident to the general strike. Disorders occurred throughout the city, but the most serious fighting was at the Yasena Iron Works, where troops and strikers clashed. Four members of the- Directorate of tthe VjftsWa 'Company, all British sub jects, went to the works today to attempt to arbitrate the trouble, hut were surrounded by the strikers, who are alleged to have tried to capture tuem. When they realized their danger, the directors telephoned to the Britfsh Minister, who appealed to President Irigoyen. The President designated former Minister of War Gonzales to act as chief of police to fill the existing vacancy In that office, end under his command force of mounted police went to the works and rescued the directors.

The striker, it is assorted, then began shooting, and the government rushed three hundred infantrymen, with machine guns and two cannons, to the scene. Meanwhile, the strikers are said to have sacked a privately owned gun shop and supplied themselves with arms and ammunition. The battle was still going on at 9 o'clock last night. Infantry and cavalry forces numbering six thousand men have been called into the city from the provinces and this afternoon patrolmen were summoned to their stations and armed with rifles. The city last night was under guard of infantry platoons.

One person was killed and several were wounded in fighting yesterday at the funeral of five victims of Tuesday's riots. Today's disorders occurred at a plant of the Yasena Company some distance from the one where riots took place on Tuesday. Strikers Burn I Passenger Train and Catholic Church BUENOS, AIRES, Jan. 10. Serious disorders followed the funeral yesterday afternoon of the five persons killed in Tuesday's disturbances.

After the burial of the victims more than one thousand strikers who had formed the procession burned a passenger vrain on the Pacific Railway and tore up the track, paralyzing traffic on the trans-Andean line. They later burned a Catholic Church and the Girls' School adjoining. The district police station at the Yasena Iron foundry was captured by armed strikers, but It was asserted at police headquarters at midnight that the station had been recaptured. During the night the strikers entrenched themselves around the Yasena plant. The strike committee asserts that one company of infantry tn this locality refused to fire on the strikers, laid down its arms and went to its barracks with the men under arrest.

The official socialist party organ La Vanguardia, says this morning: "The funeral of Tuesday's victims, was attended by 50,000 persons. The cortege was fired upon twice. It is impossible to state the number ot killed and wounded in Thursday's clashes, but the casualties will reach great numbers. All the union have decided to continue the strike indefinitely as a protest against Thursday's events. The government has disembarked marines and sailors because it has no faith in the army." DESPERATE ATTACKS BY SPARTACANS Anhalt Station and Vicinity Scenes of Clashes i Between Forces (By Associated Press.) BERLIN, Wednesday, Jan.

8 Lively firing in which artillery has been employed has ben heard in various sections of the city during the afternoon. Cnter den Linden, Wilhetm-strnsse and th section around the Reisehtag building have been scenes of especially sharp contests. The situation appears to have Improved somewhat since yesterday. Government troops have recaptured the Brandenburg gate and the fcilesian railway, the General Railway and suburban stations which have been in the hands of the Spartacans. Spartacan forces attempted at one O'clock to re-take the Brandenburg gate but were beaten off by rifle and machine un (ire and shells from artillery from loyal forces holding the gate and the Reichstag building.

The Reichstag building is garrisoned by students from the University of Berlin, five hundred of whom offered their services to the government They are under command of veteran officers. Spartacan troops also made two sallies westward along t'nter den Linden toward the Brandenburg gate but fled after several had been shot by loyal troops. No Spartacans have been able to approach the government buildings, as the streets approaching it are strongly guarded. The Kaiserhof has been deserted by guests and garrisoned by loyal troops, many bodies of which reached Berlin in the afternoon. Last night's heaviest fighting was at Anhalt station and the corner of Charlotten and Zimmer Streets, where the Volff Bureau was situated.

The Spartacans desperately attacked (Continued on Pag Two.) ning as guests of patrol of Mt. Sinai Temple. Members of the Legislature wers also officially invited to attend the reception following the message of the incoming governor this afternoon. The president of the Senate appointed the following senators to canvass the vote for congressman on the part of the Senate: Noonan of Addison, Root of Bennington, Fan of Caledonia, Moulton of Chittenden, Amey of Essex, Schoff of Franklin, Hall of Grand Isle, Maurice of Lamoille, Adams of Orange, Lewis of Orleans, Ilendee of Rutland, Howland of Washington, Tenney of Windham and Belknap of Windsor. The Senate adjourned almost immediately after the completion of the minor business transacted.

In the House. No business was transacted at the morning session of the House. After the usual devotional exercises and announcements were made the House adjourned upon motion of Mr. Hopkins of Burlington. Legislative Notes.

Among the guests at the State House (Continued on Pago Two. THREE MORE TRANSPORTS ON THE WAY The Huron, Belgic and Athenas Bringing 6000 Troops WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Departure from France of three transports, the Huron. Belgic and ALfnas, with about six thousand troops, including many sick and wounded, was announced today by the war department.

The Huron is due at Newport News January 15, with one hundred officers and 3,000 men from the following units: Third provisional battalion, 56th Engineers, comprising Companies and and medical detachment; casual companies No. 121 to 125, 412 and 413 (Maryland). 414; Field Hospitul No. 04 of the 301st Sanitary Train; Second Heavy Mobile Ordnance repair shop; 429 sick and wounded and twenty casual officers. The Belgic is due at New Tork January 13 with the First and Second Battalions, 49th Infantry, Field and Staff Medical Detachments, in all, 36 officers and 2,436 men; also casual companies Nos.

425, 429, 433, 435; Chemical War fare Service Casual company No. 3 (Camp Dix) and 37 casual officers. The transport Atenas is due at New York January 19 with a detachment of headquarters troops from the 92nd division, (negro) a detachment of casual company, No. 11 (Camp Dix) and 95 casual officers. The following organizations have been assigned by General Pershing for early convoy home: 12th Balloon Company; 420th and 423rd Telegraph Battalions; Ordnance Casual Company, No.

21 Transportation Corps Company 53. Congress and give a report on what has been accomplished. Some American diplomats here agree that the most Mr. Wilson can hope to report will probably be a general undertaking of the widest sort upon a set of principles which must be left to be applied by the peace congress. Physical conditions alone will probably prevent the accomplishment of more than this during the remaining six weeks of his stay.

Organization work has taken the Americans a month and even now they are only partly ready. The French, of course, have their organization on the spot The British have brought over from England a highly developed machine, which Is virtually ready to function. The Japanese will have to organize after reaching here, as will the Belgians and the other minor belligerents. These preliminaries will not necessarily delay the informal conversations, but they will hamper the working of "group plan' conferences by on Psg Javo.) (By Associated Press.) 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.

Aid in the extension of American foreign trade is provided in the annual legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill for 1920 reported today to the House. The measure carries appropriations totalling $96,318,000, approximately $7,000,000 more than the 1919 bill, and provides for 19,435 salaries, a decrease of 178. For the expansion of America's foreign trade an appropriation of $905,500 would be given the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce. The appropriation, which is double that made in 1919, contemplates, according ttr testimony given at hearings on the bill, the sending of agents to the Bureau throughout the world to investigate opportunities for American business. The home personnel of the JBuerau also la increased under the bill so that information as to world markets may be readily available to American business men.

Assistance also would be given lAmerican firms engaging in foreign trade through the state department, additions belnff provided for the department's staff of trade advisers and Segal experts. Representatives of the state department at hearings on the bill urged that measures be taken to Insure that American business men are treated fairly by foreign governments in the competition for after-he-war trade. In providing for state department reeds, the bill abolishes the title of counsellor of the department and substitutes the title of under secretary of State. The increase in appropriations carried by the bill is due largely to provisions for the 1920 census, the emonut proposed for that purpose being $13,650,700. The other principle increase is an addition of $20,238,000 over the 1919 appropriation for the.

internal revenue bureau. Reductions from the 1919 bill consist mai.ily in elimination of many positions created during the war, more than six million of dollars being cut from the war, navy and state departments' payrolls. Contingent expense funds of various departments were cut several hundred thousand dollars, while military research work by the Bureau of Standards is eliminated at a saving of $460,000. Discontinuance of the sub-treasuries at Baltimore, Boston, New York, Philadelphia and five other cities also reduced the appropriations by Development of the federal reserve system in the opinion of the bouse appropriation sub-committee bas eliminated the necessity of maintaining the sub-treasuries. Transport Ulua Arrives with 1,003 Am.

Troops (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 10.The British transport Ulua, arrived "here today from Brest with 1,003 American troops. The units on board consisted of fifteen officers and 421 men of the Sixth Anti-Aircraft Section; nine officers and 421 men of the Twelfth Anti-Aircraft Section; two officers and 49' men of Casual Company number 322; five officers and 118 men of the 109th Trench Mortar Battery nnd nine Casual officers and nine civilians from the Y. M. A.

and K. of C. Field Forces. Precedent Established at University of Penn. (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Jan.

10. For the first time in the history of the University of Pennsylvania, the door ctf the university hospital are to be thrown open to women physicians who will act as Internes. Two women students in the Medical Department at the university who will graduate in June, it was announced today, have been chosen by the managers of the hospital. They will assume their Juties euou after graduation, Governor Takes Oath of Office Reads Inaugural Mess sage at Joint Session of Legislative Bodies in Presence of Great Throng Delay In Laying Foundation For Peace Congress Due to Lack of Full Representation of Nations Arriving Promptly Americans Disap-pointed By Delays, (Special to the News.) 1 MONTPELIER, Jan. 10 AU Interest at the state Capitol today centered in the message of the Incoming governor, Percival W.

Clement of Rutland, which was delivered before the joint assembly at 2:15 this afternoon, in the presence of an audience which filled every seat in the House of Representatives and all available space on the floors and in the gallery. The oath of office was administered Chief Justice John H. Watson of the supreme court and Mr. Clement signed the constitution with a gold pen used by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, of Shelbume, for 60 years.

Mrs. Wood was born in 1807 and died in 1914. The message was received with tremendous applause at the close. (It will be found in full on page three of this paper). In ths Senate.

At 10 this morning the Senate convened, Hurlburd presiding. Devotional exercises were conducted by the chaplain. Several announcements were read by the president, among them being a general invitation to members of the Legislature to attend the ball this eve-, PARIS, Jan. 10. After nearly a month of waiting and preparation, conferences which will lay the foundation of the actual peace congress are about, to start.

American delegates feel that a great deal of progress might have been made before now if a full representation of the nations allied against Germany had arrived promptly. The British plenipotentiaries now are expected to arrive Saturday. As many of the principle questions to be threshed out in preliminary conferences concern- most Intimately the United States, Great Britain and France, there is some hope of fair headway being made while awaiting the "official announcement of the full Italian delegation and the arrival of the Japanese representatives. The Belgians will arrive next week. The first few conferences between the American, French and British will probably develop Just how much progress may be expected before President Wilson goes home next month.

It Is settled that when he reaches America one of his first acts will be to a3ff0i Regiments Refuse to Do Strike Duty (By Associated Press) BL'ENOS. AIRES, Jan. 10 Shortly before midnight two regiments at (Continued oa Paj Of tons, 80 fest Jong and wa own4 in JVJ.