Spanish Fork Press | 1906-02-15 | Page 1 | Seize a Small Island

SEIZE A SMALL ISLAND Hardy Scots Take Possession of Prohibited Pro-hibited Game Reserve Edinburgh Scotland The Crofters of Parra Island Hebrides have seized the neighboring Island of Vatcrsay and declare their Intention to resist by force of arms any attempt to dislodge dis-lodge them A regular expedition was fitted out by the Invading islanders who collected a fleet of boats and soon effected a bloodless landing on Vatersay hitherto used as a game preserve pre-serve The barramen for years have clamed the right to cultivate Vater say but have been unable to get tho necessary permission from tho authorities author-ities and now they have seized tho Island Isl-and have apportioned It Into small farms and have distributed them among themselves There are no police po-lice or troops In the Immediate vicinity vicin-ity of this faraway Islet so that tho governments action Is hampered