. THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, FA. 1 wm DRIVE m BAYONETS No Let-up In Offensive Against the Rumanians. FIERCE FIGHTING IN VALLEYS German and Bulgarian Forces Cap ture, After Hard Struggle Russian Poaltlona In Dobrudja. Bc.-lln, by wireless to Sayvllle. Continuing their rigorous offensive along the Roumanian front, Teutonic troop pushed back the Russians and Roumanians along the valleys leading to the Interior ot Moldavia, the War Office announces. A successful bay onet attack was made on both sides of the Oltus Valley. The Teutonic forces In Northern Wallachla have compelled the Rus sians to make a further retreat nnil are approaching the bridgehead posi tion In this area. In Dobrudja tier man and Bulgarian troops pressed back the Russians on Matchln. Re pulseof a British band grenade at tack In the Ypres salient, where there also has been an artillery duel of con siderable violence, and raiding opera tions In the Champagne, the Argonne and the Verdun regions, are reported In the day's army headquarters state ment regarding activities on the Franco-Delglan front. The statement reads: "Western front: Army of Field Marshal Duke Albrecht of Wurttem berg: In the Ypres salient, there was a lively artillery duel. British band grenade attacks were repulsed. "Army group of the Oerman Crown Prince: In the Champagne, In the Argonne forest and on the east bank of the Meuse (Verdun region), Oer man raiding detachments and patrols entered French trenches and returned, as had been ordered, with prisoners and booty. A large British airplane fell Into our hands." "Front of Archduke Joseph: South of the Trotus Valley, the much dis puted Mount Faltucanu range of heights came Into German possession through a vigorous attack. "Along the valleys leading from the Bereck mountains to the Sercth, our attacks threw the enemy further back. Our troops stormed at the point of the bayonet several height positions on both sides of the Oituz Valley. Soveya In the Suslta Valley was taken. Russian and Roumanian ad vances were repelled. Three hundred prisoners were brought In. "Army group of Field Marshal von Mackensen: The Ninth Army Is sharply pressing the enemy and, de feating his rear guards, has forced the Russians to retreat further. "From the west and Routh, German and Austro Hungarian troops are ap proaching the bridgehead positions near Fokhanl and Fundenl. More than 1.300 prisoners and much war material remained In the hands of the Indefatigable pursuers. "Between the Bubcu and the Dan ube tho enemy maintains his bridge head. "East of Braila, In Dobrudja, Ger man and Bulgarian troops captured tenaciously defended Russian posi tions and threw the enemy back to Matchln. In the engagement, Pom eranlan reserve Infantry regiment No. 9 distinguished Itself." Latest News From the War Zone The Roumanian province of the Dobrudja now Is In the hands of the Central Powers, whose armies con tinue to advance through Great Wal lachla into Moldavia. Braila, an Important commercial city In Great Wallachla, and on the west bank of the Danube, bolow Galati, has been captured by German and Bul garian troops. Several villagos on the outskirts of Braila also have been oc cupied, and Field Marshal von Macken sen's troops have tuken 1,400 prisoners In their latest success. Virtually all of the River Danube, from Its source to Its mouth, now Is in the hands of the Teuton forces, who . control all of the eastern bank and all but a few miles of the western bank. Galatz, 12 miles north of Braila, Is the only Important Roumanian town on the Danube yet In Roumanian hands. The clearing of the Dobrudja by the combined Bulgarian, Turkish and Ger man forces, It is reported seml-ofllcial-ly from Berlin, leaves a larger part of those forces ready for other employ ment and closes to Russia the Dobrudja pathway to Constantinople. Small raids and Isolated attacks hnvo tnken place at various points on the western front. Near Loos, Bor lln announces, the Germans carried out h raid successfully. London states that tho raiders were driven out after heavy fighting. Austro-Gennan troops have taken an inland in the Dvlna River, north of Dvinsk, from the Russians. Attacks by the Russians, Berlin states, In at tempts to regain the Islund, were re pulsed with heavy losses. Elsewhere on the eastern front there have been patrol engagements. Both Paris and I -on don report con siderable aortal activity on the front in France. A German attack against a small French post, near Hill 304, east of the Meuse, In the Verdun region, was re pulsed. Elsewhere there has been artillery activity and trench bombard ment Froinlers Lloyd-George, of Great Brit ain, and Brland, of France, have ar rived In Rome for a conference with the Italian Ministry on the general situation. They were accompanied by other members of the British and French war councils. , A representa tive of the Russian General Staff also is expected to take part In the consultations. BERLIN FEIES JAMES GERARD American Ambassador is Liken ed To "Peace Dove." WILSON AND KAISER TOASTED "Never Since the Beginning Of the War Have the Relations Between Germany and United States Been As Cordial As Now." Berlin. The dinner given by the American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin In honor of James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany, who has Just returned to the German capital from a visit to the United Slates, developed, apparently with intention, Into a demonstration of the good feeling entertained In the higher government circles and banking and business spheres toward the United States. The guests Included three ministers, at least two ex-ministers, the vice president of the Reichstag, the heads of Germany's big financial Institutions and other leaders lu German public life. David Wolf, president of the American Association, who presided, was flanked on the right by Ambassa dor Gerard and on the left by Rein bold Sydow, Prussian minister of com merce. Next to Mr. Gerard sat Dr. Karl Helfferlch, the Imperial chancel lor, and then came Arthur von Gwln ner, director of the Deutsche Bank; Dr. Bernard Dernburg, ex-secretary for the colonies, and Dr. Herman Paasche, vice-president of the Reichstag, while beyond Minister Sydow were Joseph C. Grew, secretary of the American Embassy; Dr. W. 8. Wolf, secretary for the colonies; John B. Jackson, former American minister to the Balkan States, and Adolf Wermuth, Lord Mayor of Berlin. In all 175 guests, about equally divided between Americans and Germans, were pres ent. The usual toasts to Emperor Wil liam and President Wilson were drunk standing. President Wolf introduced the speakers of the evening, who were Ambassador Gerard, Vice-Chancellor Helfferlch, Foreign Secretary Zlmmer niann and Arthur von Gwlnner, direct or of the Deutsche Bank. In all the speeches the cordial- relationships existing between the governments of the United States and Germany were emphasized. Mr. Gerard's Speech. Ambassador Gerard, who was likened by Director von Gwlnner to the "peace dove of Noah's Ark," told of the sympathy In the United States for German charity work. Many promi nent persons hnd handed him checks for the German Red Cross. On his return to Germany, ho said, he had delivered to the different German re lief funds about 400,000 marks. Con tinuing, Mr. Gerard said: "Never since the beginning of the war have the relations between Ger many and tho United States been as cordial as now. I liavo brought back an olive branch from the President or don't you consider the President's message an olive branch T BANK ACCEPTANCES GROW. Reserve Board Shows Total For Coun try Gain $33,000,000. Washington. Rapid growth of tho business In bankers' acceptances done by American banks was reported by the Federal Reserve Board. The board announced that national banks held $61.35(1,700 In acceptances In Novem ber, compared with $49,923,400 In Sep tember. Trust companies held $89,005,400 In November, compared with $68,213,000 in September, while State banks held $3,442,000 In November, compared with $1,971,000 In September. All banks bold $153,807,400 In Novomber, com pared with $120,107,300 In September. 2,000,000 BRITONS IN FRANCE. General Halg'a Army Largest Ever Levied By Nation. Tarls. A special Havas dispatch from the British front In France says: "General Sir Douglas Halg com mands tho largest army Great Britain ever levied on Inr soil. The number of effectives In the British Army In France on January 1 was nearly 2, 000,000 men, completely trained and ready day or night to receive ordors from their commander-in-chief. "This figure only refers to the Brit ish forces In France and is exclusive of those employed In tho dofense of Great Britain, Ireland, Indln, Sulontkl, Egypt, Mesopotamia and Africa." U. S. TO TAKE AWAY MINISTER. Voplcka Unneutral Toward Central Powers, Germany Charged. Washington. American Minuter Voplcka will be tnken awny from Buch arest, as the German Government asks, although he will still be tho ac credited American Minister to Rou mania, Serhla and Bulgaria. Tho German Government ha cited Incidents In which It alleges he was unneutral toward the Central Powers and favored Roumnnia. With the Dutch Minister, Mr. Vop lcka undertook protection of Kntonte subjects when the Germanic armies occupied the Roumanian capital. FINDS WALLET LOST IN 1912. Recovers Checks It Contained, But $25 Has Disappeared. Waynesboro, Pa. D. Mack Miller, grocer, Chambersburg. found a wallet lying on tho doorstep of his atore that bad been missing since August, 1912. Mr. Miller lost the pocketbook contain ing four checks and $25 in cash. The checks were returned, but the money Is still missing, and Mr. Milter hopes that the person's conscience will bo disturb him that he will also return the money. COMFORTING NEWS I'npvrlKliI Flood of Subpenas Follows Wood's Statement. TUMULTY DEMANDS APOLOGY Sensational Tale Recited Before House Committee and Based On Letter From Alleged Broker Brings Emphatic Denials. Washington. Sensational rumors of a "leak" to Wall street in advance of President Wilson's peace note were re lated to the House Rules Committee by Representative Wood, of Indlann, in support of his resolution for an In quiry. He prefaced bis testimony with the statement' that he bad nothing but hearsay to offer and vainly protested against an open session of the commit tee. Names and rumored details of the alleged "leak" came thick and fast when Mr. Wood began bis story. He mentioned Joseph P. Tumulty, secre tary td President Wilson; R. W. Boil ing, a brother-in-law of the President; Bernard Baruch, of New York, and various brokerage houses, crediting most of bis information to a letter re ceived from "A. Curtis," of New York. This letter, produced inter, was writ ten on plain paper, without the writer's address, and Kenneth Rom ney, Deputy Sergeant at-Arms of the House, In New York searching for A. Curtis, has been unable to find any trace of him. Tumulty Demands Apology. Statements were issued after the committee meeting by Secretary Tumulty and Mr. Boiling flatly denying the reports regarding them and Mr. Tumulty demanded that Representa tive Wood publicly apologize for men tioning bis name. Mr. Wood followed with a statement pointing out that be had desired to testify In private, but declaring that those whose names were the subject of rumor should court the fullest investigation. SUFFS TO BE AT INAUGURATION. Call Joint Convention and Arrange For Big Parade. Washington. A call for a Joint con vention of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and the National Women's Party to be held in Washing ton, March 1 to 4, was Issued by the executive committee of the Congres sional Union. The Union already is planning for a big suffrage parade the day before President Wilson's Inaugu ration similar to the demonstration marred by rioting on Pennsylvania avenue four years ago. TO NAME ECONOMY COUNCIL. French Government Will Regulate Consumption Of Goods. Washington. In order to regulate and curtail tho consumption of goods considered essential to national de fense and welfare, the French Govern ment la about to establish a national council of economy, according to pri vate advices received here. The new council will be composed of 60 men, representing all classes. GEN. P. J. OSTERHAUS DEAD. Father Of Admiral Was 94 and Lived In Berlin. Washington. Brlg.-Gen. Teter J. Oiiterhaus, U. S. A. (retired), father of Rear-Admiral Hugo Osterhaus, U. S. N. (rotlred), Is dead at Berlin, Germany, nccordlng to advices' reaching the State Department. He was 94 years old and a natlvo of Germany. NICARAGUA BREAKS RECORD. Inaugurates a President Without Any Disturbance At All. Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua. The In auguration of Gen. Kmlliano Chamorro as President of the republic took place without disturbances. It Is the first time In 29 years that a new President has come Into office without disorders. TO LIVE ON 25 CENTS A DAY. Gotham Police Will Furnish "Diet Squad" Of Twelve. New York. An experiment Intend ed to prove that a normal man can exist on an expenditure of 25 cents a day for food will bo undertaken this week by a "diet squad" of 12 young policemen. They will bo examined dally by three members of tho Hygiene Con ference Board, of wblcb. William How ard Taft Is chalrmai PEACE NOTE "LEAK" INQUIRY IN ZERO WEATHER m 01 GOVERNMENT Gen. Gomez as Possible Pro visional President. ZAPATA TO BE REPRESENTED Bandit Leader, Through Brother, May Issue Proclamation Giving Guar antees To All Foreigners and Foreign Property. El Paso, Texas. Emlllano Zapata will be represented by a delegate named Paz at the meeting which Is expected to be held in San Antonio, Texas, by Villa partisians to plan a provisional government for the move ment being led by Francisco Villa, ac cording to government agents here. It was also reported that Dr. Fran cisco Vasquez Gomez was being con sidered by one faction as one of the possibilities for provisional president of tho proposed government. - Hipolito Villa, a brother of Francisco Villa, will represent bis brother at this con ference, and a number of Villa dele gates are to attend tho meeting. An effort will be made at this meeting, It is said, to have Villa Issue a proclama tion giving guarantees to all foreign ers and foreign property and conduct his campaign upon lines similar to the rules of modern warfare. Washington. Direct diplomatic re lations between tho United States and Mexico will bo resumed almost imme diately. It became known In Wash ington that the early dispatch of Am bassador Henry P. Fletcher to his post at Mexico City and the acceptance of the credentials of a successor to Kllseo Arredondo, former ambassador designate, have been decided upon. CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL IN. Effort To Pass Measure At Present Session Expected. Washington. The new Corrupt Practices bill Jo limit campaign ex penditures to about $1,500,000 for each party in a national election was re ported favorably to the Senate. It would restrict personal contributions to $5,000, forbid election bets, require newspapers to mark political adver tising, and would prohibit publication of political articles without tho name of the writer being appended, unless an employe of tho publication. ASKS MILLION FOR FT. STOREY. $1,100,000 Previously Appropriated For Stronghold At Capes. Washington. The House Sub-Committee on Fortifications has decided to ask Congress for $1,000,000 for the prosecution of work upon Fort Storey, which will be erected at Cape Henry to protect Baltimore and other Chesa peake Bay cities, during tho next fiscal year. Congress at Us last ses sion appropriated $1,100,000 for Initial work. The fort will cost about $9, 000,000 and will be the strongest on the Atlantic Coast. INSURED BEFORE EXPLOSION. Dead Man Held Responsible For Tragedy Had $10,000 Policy. Atlanta. An accident policy for $10,000 payable to his wife was taken out here last Thursday by Louis Wal ton, who is believed by the Birming ham, Ala., police to have set off the explosive which wrecked a Pullman car In a train near Birmingham, kill ing Walton and two other passengers. The policy pays double indemnity for accidont on a public carrier. 385,955 CANADIANS RECRUITED. 178,537 Added To Total During the Last Year. Ottawa, Ont. During the year Just closed 178,537 men were recruited in Canada, or nearly half the total of 385,955 since the outbreak of the war. In the last fortnight 2,517 men en rolled, a decrease of 700 in comparison with tho preceding two weeks. URGES FARM LOAN BOND LAWS. McAdoo Wants Them Made Legal Trust Fund Investments. Washington. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, chairman of tho Federal Farm Loan Board, in a letter to Governor Harrington, urges him to recommend to the Maryland Legisla ture tho enactment of the necessary laws to make farm loan bonds legal Investments for trust funds and sav ings banks in Maryland. Similar let ters were sent to Governors of other States. RAILROAD BILLS 10 60 TO HOUSE Adamson Plans to Prevent Strikes Without Notice. TIRED OF WAITING ON SENATE Will Also Press Proposed Special Rule For Immediate Considera tion Of Extending Life Of Newlands Committee. Washington. Railroad legislation desired by President Wilson to sup plement the Adamson I-aw is to be pressed In the House without waiting for action by the Senate. After a con ference with the President, and while the Senate committee was continuing Its hearings on the subject, Repre sentative Adamson, chairman of the House Commerce Committee, an nounced that within a few days he would lntroduco and seek the passage of bills designed to prevent rallroud employes from striking without giving 60 days' notice, and to empower tho Presldont to place tied-up roads in the hands of military authorities In cafe of public necopsity. Vigorous opposition to the proposed compulsory notice measure from or ganized labor generally is anticipated. It was to fight such proposals that the four railway brotherhoods and the American Federation of Labor repre sentatives recently allied themselves unofficially. They oppose all measures forcing men to labor. Brotherhood officials are expected here within the next few days to testify before the Senate committee, and It la expected that they then will inaugurate a fight on the Adamson proposals. House leaders pointed out that pass age of the Adamson bills by the House would not Interfere with the Senate procedure. The Senate has before It a bill passed by the House at the last session to enlarge the Interstate Com merce Commission and any House measures easily could be attached to it as amendments. Action on the en tire bill In conference (hen would bo prompt, It Is argued. Judge William I Chambers, of the Federal Board of Mediation and Ar bitration; Everett P. Wheeler, repre senting tho Reform Club of New York, and Amos L. Hathaway, of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, testified before the Senate committee. FOR SUNDAY TABERNACLE SITE. Son Of Evangelist Favors Location Near Washinton Capitol. Washington. Billy Sunday's taber nacle In Washington, In which he will conduct a campaign for trail-hitters in the national capital, will probably be located near the Capitol. George A. Sunday, son of tho evangelist, came to Washington Tuesday and looked over a number of sites for the taber nacle, and while he made no formal selection he indicated that the big building will probably go up within hailing distance of the national legis lative halls. BANDITS INSULT U. S. FLAG. Villa Men Drive Spike Through Eagle On Shield. El Paso, Tex. Villa followers drove a railroad spike through the heart of the eaglo on the American shield at the United States consulate in Parral and tore an American flag to ribbons when they occupied tho town on No vember 5, a foreign refugee who reached here reported. Tho American consulate was looted, the refugee said, and Villa made a systematic canvass of the mining camp and took what ever was wanted for his army. BUFFALO BILL GOES TO BATHS. Physicians Do Not Regard His Condi tion As Critical. Denver. William M. Cody (Buffalo Bill) went to Glenwood Springs, ac companied by his sister, to receive medical treatment at the baths there. Tho aged scout has not regained bis health as rapidly as he hoped since his recent Illness, and a physician and nurse will attend him on his trip. His physician does not consider bis condi tion critical. FIRE ROUTS MOVIE ACTORS. Film Company Studio In New York Damaged $250,000. New York. Fire wrecked tho studio of the Popular Play and Players Film Company, In Wert Thirty-fifth street, with a property loss estimated at $250,000. Actors and actresses posing for moving-picture films wore forced to flee. The blaze was atrlbuted to spon taneous combustion in the film-cutting room. JAPAN TO ARM HER SHIPS. Merchantmen To Carry Six-Inch Guns As Defense Against Submarines. Tokio.-s-OwIng to the activity of submarines it is understood that the navy will arm Japanese merchantmen bound for the Atlantic Ocean and Medlteranean Sea with six-inch guns. The arming of merchantmen will be gin with the eteamer Suwa Maru, which sails tor London on January 20 WILL GIVE UP WAGE INCREASE. Federal Employee To Turn It Over To Others Getting Under $3. San Francisco. Members of the Federal Employes' Union of San Fran cisco announced that those getting more than $1,200 yearly had volunteer ed to turn over a 5 per cent Increase voted by Congress last week for the benefit of Federal employes getting less than $3 a day. The other 24 similar organizations in the country will be asked to do likewise. GOVERNOR HAS BIG PROGRAM Urges Housing Code, Home Rule For Cities and Freeing Of Toll Roads Renews Option " Plea'. Harrlsburg Governor Brumbaugh, in bis second message to the Pennsylvania General Assembly, submitted a definite pro gram of progressive legislation which he desires enacted. He emphasizes the need of a bousing code; the ap propriation of $9,000,000 annually foe the public schools; the elimination of toll roads; a measure giving greater control of municipal affairs to cities, and a division of markets, to aid the farmer in marketing his foodstuffs and thereby cutting the cost ot living and removing the danger ot food specula tion. The Governor' asks tor local option legislation, asserting that the sweep ot prohibition has shown this to be neces sary, and appeals for a new referee dum on woman suffrage. He asks for the purchase of a site and appropriation for buildings for a new Insane asylum In Southeastern Pennsylvania. He urges a thorough Investigation of the mine cave prob lem, mentioning that It already has cost $60,000 to undo the work of cave- Ins under the Scranton State Armory, He asks the Legislature to take the Initial steps in a great program for conservation of the State's great natural resources. Flood Control Plan Outlined. Flans for a statc-wldo policy of water conservation and flood control were outlined at a meeting ot the Flood Control Committee appointed by Governor Brumbaugh in the office ot the chairman of the committee, Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health Com missioner. Definite recommendations for legis lation were adopted which if approved by the General Assembly will be the means of putting Into effect the con' nervation policies outlined by Gover nor Brumbaugh In his message to the Legislature. Bills will be recommended which, if enacted, will mark the beginning of a conservation program which experts told the Flood Control Committee will eventually require the expenditure of a hundred million dollars if tho Stato Intends to conserve all its waters and provide adequate measures for tho control of Its 45,000 square miles of territory. In the first place, It was decided to ask for an appropriation of $50,000 to bo used to meet an equal amount to be furnished by the United States Govern ment toward the completion of a topo graphical and geographical survey of the State. A supplementary bill will be drafted providing for making a comprehensive survey of all tho waters of the State and upon this survey will be based the plan for administration of the State's water resources. An appropriation of $200,000 will also be aiked to make this stream sur vey, and the work will be placed under the direction of the State Water Sup ply Commission. In the discussion of the measures suggested it was brought out opinion was unanimous among the members that every effort should be made to avoid tho mistake of rushing Into water conservation legislation before there had been developed a logical plan which would meet all conditions In the Slate and each part of which would be a step In securing the final result. Pennsylvania Industrial Accidents. Over a quarter ot a million Indus trial accidents occurred In Pennsyl vania during 1916, nccordlng to figures compiled by the Stato Department of Labor and Industry, from the reports of employers who are required under the State laws to Rend information on all accidents to tho Capitol. The fig ure show that 2,587 persons were killed out of a total or 251.488 killed and injured, the department calculat ing that there was a monthly average of 215 killed, and or 20,057 killed and injured. October had tho largest num ber of fatalities, showing 287, while March had the largest total of killed and Injured, giving It a daily averago of 999 killed and injured. Two Murderers Get Respite. Governor Brumbaugh respited John Nelson, Wyoming, from January 8 to 29, and Patrick Callery, Northampton, from January 15 to February 5, to per mit applications to be made to the State Board of Pardons. To Place Capitol Decorations. Plans were completed whereby the mural decorations executed for the Senate chamber by Miss Violet Oak ley, of Philadelphia, will be placed during the legislative recess. STATE CHARTERS ISSUED. Charters were Issued at the State Department to the following corpora tions: Daniels Distributing Corporation, Philadelphia, automobiles, capital $10, 000; treasurer, E. P. Pendleton, Phila delphia. G. II. P. Cigar Company, Philadel phia, $100,000, Benjamin L. Grabosky, Philadelphia. Hollenbach, Dietrich & Co., Inc., brewed liquors, Reading, $115,000, Howard Dietrich, Reading. Wiedemann Machine Company, tools, Philadelphia, $25,000, William S. Crowder, Philadelphia, Cbllds-Green Company, groceries, Lewlstown, $70,000, Frank E. Childs, Lewlstown. The Indian Rock Building & Loan Assoclaton, Philadelphia, $1,000,000, D D. Custer, Philadelphia, The South Fifty-sixth Street Build ing & Loan Association, Philadelphia $1,000,000, M. J. Conway, Philadelphia Logan Improvement Building A Loan Assoclaton, Philadelphia, $1,000, 000, James J. Diamond, Philadelphia Clearfield County Building & Loan Assoclaton, Clearfield, $1,000,000, Saml Powell, Clearfield. Emanon Company, real estate, Phlla delphla, $5,000, Leon J. Levy, Fhiladel phta. i KEYSTONE STATE IT Latest Doings in Various Parti of the State. PREPAREDFORQUICKREADING Leaving the bouse at .the supp hour, Mrs. Emmet Uazleton, ot I'ti Argyl, returned to find her fin months-old baby boy burned to dtinu in its coach wblcb stood near the tabli The child was left In charge ot seven older children and on of tbem pullet on the tnblecloth and pulled off i lighted lamp, which toppled over Inti the coach. The child was buro about the body and Its face and hci: charred. Warren A. Wilbur, of South Dthl hem, announced an annnal price of i: to tho high school pupil who attalt, the highest yearly averago in the Kni llsh course, and the E. P. Wilbur Tru Company, will yearly give a slmlli: amount to the student who standi highest in the commercial course. According to a ruling by the Sou:: Bothlehem School Board a ban U ps on high school dances. City Commissioner E. Z. Gross, r Ihirrisburg, announced that bids wi. be opesed soon for the purclia of nine motor combination chomkah four tractors, a motorized engine, i front-drive truck tractor and a mote driven service truck, sufficient equl; ment to turn the entire city flro-tl' Ing service from a horse-drawn to i motorized department. Robert S. Edmonds, a veteran B. I P. passenger engineer, found h. wife's body on the bathroom floor c their home In Bradford. She had bo: dead several hours. Mrs. Edmoni bad affixed a rubber hose to a gai J and turned on the gas. She had bee: 111 several months. Fire Chief Charles Spltler, of Sham kin, presented to Council a list c recommendations for the fire deiar ment aggregating $75,000, the prlncip. demand being for new fire trurfc Council voted $18,000 for ubw : equipment. The Coroner's jury that Investigate the death of Willie Brucker. of All't town, who jumped from a wngnn 1: front of a truck and was killed, four: that he was guilty of contributor negligence, and exonerated Fn( Clauss, tho truck driver. Ammon Drelsbacb, of Allentown, hti a flock of sixteen bena that durlr; 1916 laid 2.521 eggs. After his tail, was supplied he sold 150 dozen fc $55.06, and since the feed cost hit only $27.04, he pocketed a net prof; ot $28.02. A. William Garret and Roman Yot coska were working In a pillar of coi at the Susquehanna Coal Company' Luke Fidler colliery, Shamokln. th roof collapsed, Yoncoska bolng klll by a huge lump or coal, while Carrr was badly injured. Working overtime to make up fc days lost during the Christmas sen so: Milton Long, forty years old, a rip' yer In the furniture factory of the Vi D. Schants Company, at Shamoklt was electrocuted wben be fell again?: a live wire. The Carbondale Leader, one of thi oldest journals in Northwestern Pens sylvnnia, has announced an advanc In the subscription price of six cent! to 10 cents a week. High cost ot rm terials Is given as the reason. The Loyal Order of Moose has pur chased tho Dr. J. S. Wontx property one of the very finest In the.. Valley, for $7,500. The Mauch Chunl Iron Works Is being erected on thi lower part of the big Int. For stealing auto tire, IW Brogan, of Allentown, got four ye.irt and nine months and his companion Dan Gallagher, had sentence suspend ed on condition that he climb th water wagon and go to church. I J. Broughal and D. J. McCarty have been elected delegates from th South Bethlehem School Board to the State School Directors' Convention l Harrlsburg in February. Fire at Starruca. Wayne county, 4- stroyed the general store of Stephen Glover and the hardware store of An drew Keller & Son, with all content.' The loss Is placed at $30,000. The Class of 1917 at tho Wost Cb tor Normal baa elected Walker CM1 to bo president, and Elslo Webb, see rctnry. South Bethlehem Town Council d elded to Increase tho wages of all bor ough employes approximately ten P" cent The public school children of Soiitl Bethlehem, 2,863 of them, during th' Christmas holidays sold. 38,000 R Cross seals. i, Tho barn on the property of Wllllo" n. GIsh, cashier of the Slatlngton N tlonal Bank, was burned with its coo , tenta at a loss of $2,500. Register of Wills Asher V. Slauffof of Northampton county, slipped on piece of ice near bis borne and In th" fall suffered a broken rib. Irwin Newbard, of Treichlors, wblk walking home from work by way the railroad tracks was struck an' killed. . Because the condition of the road' makes it difficult to come to market' the price of potatoes has again n! vanced in Allentown, and is now $2 bushel. f. SOR ORDER
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