Bellefonte, Pa., August 13, 1915.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.
STATE FORESTRY WORK.—During the
spring of 1915 the State Department of
Forestry planted a total of 4,315,371
seedlings and transplants of trees native
to the various sections of the State in
which the work was done. In Centre
county and contiguous territory 269.67
acres were seeded and transplanted at a
total cost of $3,282.42. The districts in
which the seeding and transplanting was
done with the warden in charge are as
follows:
Bald Eagle, E. H. Smith—4,000 three
year old white pine.
Bear Meadows, W. D. Ludwig— 15,000
one to two year old white pine, 20,000
willow.
Karthaus, N. R. McNaughton—56,000
three year old white pine; 35,000 two
year old; 45800 one to two year old;
149,000 two year old Norway spruce and
7,100 European larch.
Nittany, L. G. Barnes—25,000 one to
two year old white pine.
Penn township, C. R. Meek—100,000
two year old white pine, 10,000 red oak.
Seven Mountains, W. E. Montgomery
—80,000 two year old white pine; 800
one to two years old; 10,000 two year old
red pine, and 2,500 one year old; 1,900
Scotch pine; 9,300 one to two year old
Norway spruce; 1,300 European larch;
1,200 Douglas fir, and 10,000 red oak.
Snow Shoe, G. W. Sheeler—25,000
three year old white pine; 1,000 Euro-
pean larch.
From the above it will be seen that the
grand total of seedlings and transplant-
ings in the territory referred to is 609,-
000.
WILL ENTERTAIN WHOLE WEEK.—The
citizens of Lock Haven have been work-
ing for six months to get up the biggest
celebration in the history of the city dur-
ing the week of August 23rd, and every-
thing is ready to show visitors a good
time in the way of attractions and enter-
tainment. The program of day events
includes aeroplane flights, balloon ascen-
sions and parachute drops, trotting and
pacing races, band concerts, athletic
events, base ball games, midway attrac-
tions, etc., with-a decorated automobile
parade Monday evening; home-comers
parade and reception Tuesday evening;
baby and doll parade Wednesday, which
will be well worth seeing; live stock and
industrial parade ‘Thursday evening,
when some of the finest horses, cattle,
sheep, dogs, etc., with elaborately dec-
orated floats and vehicles ever seen will
pass in review, and lastly the parade of
Red Men and fantastics on Friday even-
ing, in which many tribes from other
places, with bands, will take part and
compete for the prizes offered.
Everybody is cordially invited to par-
take of the cordial hospitality of Lock
Haven’s people on this gala occasion.
——Our Boys band of Milesburg will
hold their big mid-summer festival on
the green at Milesburg tomorrow (Sat-
urday) evening, and all who attend are
assured of a good time. While the mem-
bers of Our Boys band will be engaged
mostly in looking after the wants of the
crowd, they will play one or more pieces
in their own particularly pleasing man-
ner. But there will be no lack of music,
as both the Howard and Runville bands
will be present and take turns in dis-
coursing patriotic airs while the guests
fill up on ice cream and cake. No per-
sonal invitations are being sent out. This
is a purely public affair and the public is |
invited. The more the merrier the crowd
will be.
——Among the many good things that
Lock Haven is promising for its Old
Home week there is one that Centre
countians can heartily commend, and
that is J. E. Richter in his daily aeroplane
flights. Aviator Richter made seven
ascensions during he Centre county Old
Home week and his flights are as grace-
ful as a bird, with just enough daring
connected with them to give a crowd the
" kind of a thrill that will make them long
to see them again. Mr. Richter is also a
very agreeable and courteous gentle-
man.
——Appropriate memorial services will
be held in the Baptist church at Miles-
burg, at three o'clock on Sunday after-
noon, to the memory of Lester Mec-
Clellan, a member of Our Boys band who
died from diphtheria shortly after the
Centre county Old Home week. On ac-
count of the contagious nature of the
disease no funeral service was held at
that time. Rev. S. S. Clark will have
charge of the memorial services on Sun-
day and Our Boys band will attend in a
body.
SMITH.—Mr. and Mrs. Witmer W.
Smith are mourning the death of their
infant son, Malcolm Witmer Smith, who
died on Sunday of catarrhal bronchitis.
He was one month and twenty-four days
old. The funeral was held on Tuesday
afternoon, the remains being taken to
Centre Hall for burial.
OsMER.—Following a general break-
down in health on account of his ad-
vanced age Edward G. Osmer died at his
home in Bush’s Addition at an early hour
last Saturday morning.
He was a son of Reuben and Catharine
Osmer and was born at Filmore on Feb-
ruary 13th, 1834, making his age 81
years, 5 months and 22days. He follow-
ed farming all his life until his retire-
ment a number of years ago. He was a
member of the Methodist church and an
exemplary citizen.
On March 6th, 1856, he was united in
marriage to Miss Lydia Eckenroth, who
died last October. Surviving him are the
following children: John J. Osmer, of
California; Alfred G., of Lincoln, Neb.;
Miles E., of Oberlin, Ohio; Clarence H.,
of Somerset; Charles H., Mrs. A. Hibler
and Mrs. Horatia Williams, of Belle-
fonte. He also leaves one sister, Mrs.
Clark, of Bellefonte.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at two o'clock on Monday after-
noon by Revs. Yocum and Shuey, after
which burial was made in the Union
cemetery. I
HowLEy. — William Joseph Howley
died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Harry
C. Taylor, on Penn street, at four o’clock
on Saturday afternoon, following a pro-
longed illness with Bright's disease.
He was a son of John and Catharine
Howley and was born in Bellefonte on
June 25th, 1860, making his age 55 years,
1 month and 12 days. Practically his
entire life after he grew to manhood was
spent as a clerk in hardware stores. He
was a member of the Catholic church
and a charter member of Bellefonte
Council No. 1314, Knights of Columbus.
In April, 1890, he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Christina Ceader, who pre-
ceded him to the grave several years ago.
Surviving him, however, are one brother
and two sisters, namely: Thomas Howley,
Miss Ella Howley and Mrs. Harry C.
Taylor, all of Bellefonte. Funeral services
were held in the Catholic church at ten
o'clock on Tuesday morning by Father
McArdle, after which burial was made
-in the Catholic cemetery.
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MCDERMOTT.—After being an invalid
most of her life Miss Susan McDermott
died at 1.30 o’clock last Friday afternoon
as the result of an attack of Bright's
disease.
She was a daughter of John and Eliza-
beth McDermott and was born in Belle-
fonte on July'20th, 1868, making her age
47 years and 17 days. She was a con-
sistent member of the Catholic church
all her life and was highly respected by
all who knew her. Surviving her are the
following brothers and sisters: C. K. Mc-
Dermott, of Charleston, W. Va.; Mrs.
James Burns, of Snow Shoe; Mrs. John
Sweeney, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. A. W. Har-
ris, of Vineland N. J.; Misses Josephine,
Julia and Marjorie, and James and John,
of Bélfefonte. : :
Funeral services were held in the
Catholic church at ten o’clock on Mon-
day morning by Father Caprio, after
which burial was made in the Catholic
cemetery. I
EVERHART.— James Everhart, a well
known and highly respected citizen of
College towship, died at his home on the
Branch at five o'clock last Thursday
evening, after two week's illness as the
result of paralysis.
He was a son of Benjamin and Mar-
garet Johnson Everhart, pioneer settlers
in that locality, and was born at the old
homestead on July 21st, 1850, making his
age 65 years and 15 days. His entire life
was spent upon the farm on which he
was born. He was a good neighbor and
a man esteemed by all who knew him.
He issurvived by one brother, Alexander
Everhart, of Altoona, and a number of
nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held at his late
home at two o'clock on Saturday after-
noon by his former pastor, Rev. W. K.
Harnish, after which burial was made in
the Branch cemetery.
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CATHERMAN.—MTrs. Sarah Jane Cather-
man, widow of Frederick Catherman,
died at her home in Millheim on Thurs-
day of last week of general debility. She
was a daughter of Philip B. and Elizabeth
Musser and was born in Gregg township,
being at her death 82 years, 5.months
and 15 days old. She is survived by one
son, W. P. Catherman, of Millheim. She
was a faithful member of St. John’s
Lutheran church of Miliheim for many
years, and Rev. Kurtz, of Centre Hall,
had charge of the funeral which was
held in the church on Monday, August
9th, burial being made in the Fairview
cemetery. |
HARTMAN.—Mrs. Frances Hartman,
widow of Frank Hartman, of Williams-
port, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. Clair Hickoff, in Lock Haven,
last Wednesday evening. Her maiden
name was Frances Brickley and she was
born at Romola, this county, on March
16th, 1857, hence was in her fifty-ninth
year. She is survived by two sons and
four daughters, as well as six
brothers and one sister. Burial was
made at North Bend on Saturday
morning.
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CROSTHWAITE.—~Dr. Benner Herbert
Crosthwaite died at his home at Niles,
Ohio, last Thursday, following an illness
of some months. He was a native of
Bellefonte and was sixty-two years old.
He leaves his wife and three children,
one brother and a sister. Burial was
Jnade ip Niles on Monday.
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Foor Cur OFF IN Mower— Sumler| With the Churches of the
Wentz, the twenty year old son of Mr. Count
William Wentz, of Aaronsburg, had his Unty.
left foot cut off by a mower, right at the | Notes of Interest to Church People of
shoe top, on Friday morning of last | all Denominations in all Parts of
week, while assisting farmer James | the County.
Geiswhite in his oats field. i _—
Th ts | CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY.
© ats iad posh knocked fst WY! ke Eang RT
U. S. Battleships :
Ordered to Mexico.
Objects to Interference of Pan-Ameri |
cans in Affairs of Mexico and Warns
Delegates.
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR
THURSDAY.
Warsaw, with its population of al
recent rain storms and it was impossible {
to cut it with a binder, consequently the |
mower was being used. Mr. Nichol, a
young man who has been an inmate of |
the Geiswhite home for years, was driv-
ing the team hitched in the mower and !
day 8 p. m., 93 E. High street.
U. B. CHURCH NOTES.
The men’s prayer league will meet at
the Aid room to-night. All are invited.
The men’s bible class will hold its
in addition to the battieship Louis ' most 1,000,000, and the third largest
iana and New Hampshire, which are! city of the Russian empire, capitulat-
now steaming southward, the Connec! ed to Emperor William. The fortress
ticut, which is in Haitian waters, will; was stormed by Bavarian troops under
be sent to Mexican waters if emer | the leadership of Priuce Leopold of
gency arises. i Bavaria. The evaeuation of the Polish
had a partially broken colt on the off side. Hiouthly Disiness Megiing Ss Sng
The colt was inclined tolag behind i attend. There will be refreshments and |
and was more or less troublesome inla Surprise Jor 17) :
making the turns. At the corner where | ¢ adies Aid society will hold a
young Wentz was working the colt be: | Se Joa sais it Jes cream Saturday
came rather fractious and Wentz took On Monday, August 18, conference su- |
hold of its bridle and led it around. He 'perintendent J. S. Fulton will hold his !
then gave it a slap on the side to make Jt oar floslng Jor is Senter
it go, expecting to jump out of the way Of ‘tend as delegates to the annual confer.
the cutting bar, but the colt gave a , ence will be elected.
plunge and the bar caught the young ; Church services on Sunday at usual
man’s left leg cutting off the foot as
clean as if done with an axe.
The leg was bound tightly to prevent
loss of blood and as soon as possible he
was brought to the Bellefonte hospital :
and an operation performed to properly :
dress the injured leg. He is now getting |
along all right and if no complications
arise the leg should quickly heal.
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ROUSE — BULLOCK. — Miss Margaret
Bullock, second daughter of Mr. and :
Mrs. Forrest Bullock, of this place, was |
married in Baltimore at four o'clock last |
Saturday afternoon to Birckhead Rouse, |
a prominent young business man of that |
city. The bride is a graduate of the
Bellefonte High school class of 1913. Fol-
lowing her graduation she studied nurs-
ing and since last November has been
following her profession in Baltimore.
She left Bellefonte last Saturday morn-
ing, after a brief vacation at the home
of her parents, and her marriage follow-
ed shortly after her arrival in Baltimore.
Mr. Rouse is a member of the firm of
Rouse, Hentstone & Co., large wholesale
dealers of Baltimore. The young couple
will go to housekeeping at once and as
now planned will take a wedding trip in
October, when they will visit Bellefonte.
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Jupy—DETERs.—Ralph Judy, of Bailey-
ville, and Miss Annie Deters, of Grays-
ville, took a quiet trip to Altoona on
Monday where they were united in mar- :
riage and are now on a wedding trip
through the western part of the State. i
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. |
George Deters and is an excellent young |
woman. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. '
and Mrs. George Judy and is a success-
ful young farmer. They have the best |
wishes of many friends for a long and |
happy married life. |
HAND—REESE.—Bernard R. Hand, of
Tyrofe, and Miss:Myrtle Reese, of Port
Matilda, were* married at the" United
Brethren parsonage on Wednesday morn. |
ing by the pastor, Rev. A. B. Sprague. - |
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TEMPERANCE MEETING.—There will be |
a meeting of the temperance forces of !
Centre county in the Methodist Episcopal
church of Bellefonte on Monday, August
16th, at ten o’clock, to which all men in-
terested in the cause of temperance are
requested, and urged to be present.
F. W. CRIDER,
J. H. POTTER,
C. C. SHUEY,
* Committee.
THE WILLIAMS REUNION.—One of the
largest one day gatherings in Central
Pennsylvania will be held August 21st, in:
Miles grove, at Martha Furnace. Attend
and see all your friends and have a day
of pleasure. Lunch and refreshments
will be served on the grounds. Music
and amusement in abundance. Every-
body is cordially invited.
Cut YOUR WEEDS.—There are a number
of vacant lots in Bellefonte on which all
kinds of weeds are allowed to grow.
These should be cut now before the seed
has time to ripen and be’ spread broad-
cast. , There is a law prescribing a fine
of $15 for any lot owner or tenant who
fails to cut the weeds on his premises.
'——On Tuesday J. C. McClenahan,
proprietor of the Potters Mills garage
and auto livery, passed through Belle-
fonte with a car load of “budding beau-
ties” of Potter township. To be more
explicit he had nine little girls, ten to
fourteen years of age, with a chaperone,
and he was hauling them around on a
sight-seeing trip. After the trip here
they returned to Pennsvalley and made
the trip through the Woodward Narrows
and by way of the Susquehanna valley
to Harrisburg where they visited the
capitol and other sights of interest, re-
turning home the next day. Mr. Mec-
Clenahan had his car placarded “Fresh
Air Children Outing,” which was rather
superfluous, because any person looking
at the rosy-cheeked, smiling faces of the
youthful maidens would know that they
were really and truly fresh air children.
—On Monday morning while Herbert
and Ernest Benner were working in the
oats field on their father’s farm above
Roopsburg they holed three groundhogs.
One of the boys kept guard over the hole
while the other went for the dog and a
pick. They succeeded in digging out the
three animals and capturing them alive,
putting them in a box with a wire screen
on top. At noontime Ernest was look-
ing at the groundhogs and got his face
pretty close the screen when one of the
animals jumped and bit him in the upper
lip. A butchering of groundhogs follow-
ed almost immediately.
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hours.
A. B. SPRAGUE, Minister.
——The Young People’s Society of the
Milesburg Methodist church will hold a!
a “country store and modern fair” during
the last week in October. Many beauti- !
ful and useful articles will be for sale.
The patronage of the public is solicited.
‘——The Pathe weekly is now being
shown at the Scenic and will probably |
be continued as a regular feature. The i
Pathe is one of the best weekly contribu- |
tion of current eventsin motion pictures
and patrons of the Scenic will appreciate |
seeing it regularly again. The Charlie |
Chaplin pictures are also a regular fea- |
ture on the program so that the Scenic
offerings are all up-to-date.
——Another car load of prisoners was |
brought from Pittsburgh on Wednesday
and taken to the new penitentiary at
Rockview. There were fifty-five of them
and all told there are now over three
hundred prisoners at the new institution.
Rumor has it that after this week the
prisoners will be used entirely to per-
form all common labor in connection
with the building operations and the only
outside men to be employed will be car-
penters and skilled mechanics. While it
will be a saving to the penitentiary it
will be a little hard on the laborers here-
abouts who have been employed at the
new institution and who have figured on
it as a permanent place of employment.
One prisoner was taken back to Pitts-
burgh on Wednesday evening owing to
some infraction of the honor system of
the institution at Rockview.
COBURN.
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Mrs. Ralph Kerstetter spent last week
visiting her parents at Mifflinburg.
T. A. Hosterman. and A. L. Auman’
made a business trip’ to’ Bellefonte on
RY LT ee
Some of our people have been attend-
ing camp-meeting at Central Oak
Heights. :
Merrill Shively, on account of ill
health, has quit work for the P. R.R. Co.,
for the present.
W. C. Crader broke the record in sell-
ing cars the past week, having sold five
Maxwells in one day.
Miss Beatrice Shively, of Mifflinburg,
visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Rishel, the past week.
A mumber of our people attended the
festivals at Madisonburg and Aarons.
burg on Saturday evening.
Mrs. Clayton Corman and children, of
Pitcairn, are visiting Mrs. Corman’s par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Meyer, of Phila-
delphia, are enjoying a vacation visiting
the former’s father, Philip Meyer.
Several of our young men have secur-
ed employment from the Pennsylvania
railroad company, working on the track.
It is rumored that there will be anoth-
er festival held at this place in the near
future, either by the Coburn Cornet band’
or by the String band.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Harter have return-
ed to their home in this place, after an
absence of eight years which they spent
in the lumbering districts of West Vir-
ginia. :
Before leaving for the picnic at Madi-
sonburg on Saturday morning a very
beautiful selection was rendered on the
baritone horn by one of the important
members of the Coburn band.
We notice that the Rebersburg corres-
pondent has considerable trouble with
the Millheim “sports.” We would con-
sider it wise for him to investigate as to
the character of his so called “sports”
before passing judgment upon them, as
we know that their reputation will bear
inspection.
REBERSBURG.
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Mrs. John Breon’s condition is reported
serious.
Pastor Metzger is entertaining some of
his numerous friends.
Newton Weber commenced to thresh
wheat on Wednesday.
One Singing Brook plum tree had two
bushels of plums, worth $2 per bushel.
Hackenberg and Ocker made a joint
trip to Mifflinburg and the East Centre.
Many farmers will thresh soon because
of the scarcity and high price of oats.
They have been paying sixty cents a
bushel, and some can’t feed without oats.
There is a petition being signed to
change the polling place for the central
precinct - of Miles township from the
hotel to another place, probably the old
postoffice building. The Sheriff’s adver-
tisement has been erroneous for a num-
ber of years. He advertises it at Willis
J. Weber’s wagon shop, which was long
since moved away and the election has
been held at the hotel of Clarence Long.
The Sheriff should correct himself by the
adds.
Ia, which was robbed of $21,300 :
Secretary Daniels announced that
he had ordered the New Hampshire, |
Louisiana and Connecticut ‘to go ta |
southern waters,” and would make!
known their destination later. The
New Hampshire and Louisiana now|
are twenty-four hours out of Newport. |
Secretary Daniels also said thal
the situation at Vera Cruz might im
prove so that it would be unnecessary
to send the battleships there. He
added that the generally unsettled
conditions in southern waters requir |
ed the presence of greater naval for!
ces. This statement is presumed tc
refer chiefly to Mexico. :
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of op |
erations, after a conference with See !
retary Daniels said no order had been |
issued for the fleet to depart, as had -
been reported. . & i
General . Carranza, through his
Washington a~ents, notified Secretary
Lansing that “the Mexican people.
view with displeasure” any attempt |
tending to frustrate the success of!
Carranza’s armed forces. Carranza’s |
message referred to the Pan-American {
conference, and was taken as plainly;
signifying he would not agree with
its action toward Mexican’ affairs.
Carranza also has sent a similal|
notification to the diplomatic ‘ repre
sentatives of all the Latin American
i republics participating in the Mexican
conference, saying that any attempt |
between them and the American gov
ernment to solve the internal situa
tion of Mexico, “would involve an acl
which could not be looked upon with
levity, as it would mean on the pari
of the Latin American nations the ac
ceptance of the precedent that they
can take part in any internal affairs
of a sister nation with the co-opera
tion of the United States, something
absolutely undesirable, not only inso
far as it may affect the relations be
tween the Latin American nations
themselves, and also, because it migh
involve the moral support of any fu
ture decisions which grow out of sim
ilar conferences.”
Carranza’s communication, deHver
ed on his behalf by his Washington
agent, Elesio Arredondo, was regard
ed as little less than ‘a defilanée of
the United States in its effort to bring
all the Mexican factions into a econ
ference for peaceful * settlement oi
Mexican affairs. iim a
What the next move of the Pen’
American - conference ‘in session: ir |
' New York today would be:in the face.
‘of Carranza’s ‘warning ‘thatyhé intend 1
‘ed 'to-brook no outside dnterferencge in! -
Mexican affairs was eagerly awaited |.
In a letter to Secretary Lansing |
Arredondo expresses surprise that
Pan-American conference had under;
taken to devise a plan for the pacifica
tion of Mexico, and says reports tc
that effect “have caused the constitu
tional government to feel justly
alarmed.” He declares he has heel
instructed by Carranza te communi
cate to the secretary on the subject.
BRITISH WARSHIP SUNK
Auxiliary Cruiser India Sent to Bot.
tom by Submarine.
The British auxiliary cruiser India,
of 7900 tons, nas been torpedoed off
the Swedish coast. Eighty members
of the crew were saved.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, L.
I, Aug. 10.— The British auxiliary |.
cruiser India, of 7900 tons, has been
torpedoed off the Swedish coast.
Eighty members of. the crew were
saved.
The India was attacked at a point
north of Bodge, when entering Rest.
fjord. The rescued men were picked
up by the Swedish steamship Goeste-
land. The India belonged to the Pen-
insular and Oriental Line and was
built in 1896. EB
The British’ warship Ramsey 'has
been sunk in the North sea by the
German steamship Meteor, it was offi-
cially announced in London.
The Meteor, as she was being
chased by British vessels, was blown
up by her commander, the statement
Confesses Robbing Bank.
According to the police, Leo Per
rin, paying teller of the Cedar Rapid:
National Bank, in Cedar Rapids
week ago, confessed that he commit
ted the robbery. At the time of the
robbery, Perrin said that he had beer
held up by a robber who compelled
him to hand over the money and ther
locked him up in the bank vault. Per
rin was found in the vault in an ap
parently hysterical condition and ta
ken to a hospital. Later the police
took him in custody.
Duke Supplants von Sanders.
The grand duke of Mecklenburg
according to the Athens correspond
ent of the London “Star,” has beer
appointed commander-in-chief of the
Turkish forces in the Dardanelles
succeeding Field Marshal Liman vor
Sanders.
Secific for ‘Black Death’ Discovered.
The discovery of a specific for cere-
brospinal meningitis was announced
in Melbourne, Australia, by Dr. Rich-
ard Bull, director of the bacteriologi-
cal laboratory of the University. of
Melbourne. Doctor Bull stated that
eucalyptus would destroy the germ.
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capital had been under way for sev-
eral days and most of the governmen-
tal institutions had been removed.
The Germans have captured a sec:
tion of the French trenches on the
crest of Lingekopf, in the Vosges, af.
ter a violent artillery and infantry at.
tack. Account of a French success at
Ban de Sapt, in the same region, is
given out by the Paris war office.
Advices from the Italian front tell
of violent counter attacks by the
Austrians on the forces which have
nearly enveloped Gorz and Tolmino.
FRIDAY. .
Petrograd has officially admitted
the fall of Warsaw and Ivangorod, twa
of the three great fortresses which
held the® Austro-German drive at bay
. for so many weeks. It is reported that
Novo Georgievsk, the other strong
hold to the north of the polish capital,
is under bombardment and its fall is
imminent. The Germans in the north
are advancing on Riga, the Baltic
port, and are reported to be within ten
miles of their goal.
Both Petrograd and London are
confident the fall of Warsaw will not
bring about the crushing of the czar’s
armies. It is confidently predicted
that the Grand Duke Nicholas will
extricate his forces which are retreat
ing eastward, and evade the German
enveloping movement.
The French war office reports the
repulse of German attacks along the
western line. The hardest fighting was ~
in the Argonne and on the heights of
the Meuse.
SATURDAY.
The threat of danger to the Rus
sian troops from Warsaw, supposed
to be still making their way eastward
into Russia, seems to be greatest from
the north. The advance of the German
forces in the territory south of Dvinsk
is set forth in considerable detail in
news dispatches, and this military
movement, supported by railroad con:
nections from Libau and Shavli, con
stitutes a real menace to the forces of
Grand Duke Nicholas.
An indication of the extent of the
German progress in the Baltic prov:
inces is found in a dispatch from Co
penhagen which says that the city of
Kovno, some fifty miles to the west of
Vilna, is being evacuated by the civ
ilian population. Riga, at the mouth
of the Dvina, is expected to ‘pass to
German possession’ at any time,
LELDLG C GUNDAY, TELE
+ The fate of the Russian armies that:
have retired from Warsaw and its vi”
cinity is hourly becoming more haz
ardous. Dispatches from Berlin say
that the Germans have occupied Se
rock and that they have crossed the
Bug north of Serock and south of
Wyszkow. This means that they are
within five or six miles of the Warsaw
to Petrograd railway, which if cui
before the Russian troops have es
caped, will mean the almost certain
capture of an enormous army.
The German forces in the Argonne
attacked with great vigor and mo
mentarily drove the French back in
the western portion of the foresi
north of Fontaine Houeyette. They
were driven from their conquered
trenches very shortly, however, man:
aging to retain only a listening post.
In the Vosges, where the Germans
attacked Saturday with extreme vio
lence, the French troops were entirely
victorious.
MONDAY. ®
Vienna official announcements say
the Austro-German forces under Field
Marshal von Mackensen have split the
Russian line near the Lublin-Cholm
railway, in south Poland, driving par!
of the defending army northwest to
ward Warsaw, and part northeast to
ward Brest-Litovsk. Petrograd indi
cates the retreat was made under or
ders, after the main part of the army
demending Warsaw had withdrawn tc
a position of safety.
German forces in the west have be
gun an offensive movement involving
tually the entire line from the North
sea to Switzerland, with the heaviesi
attacks centering against the Britis
and Belgian troops along the Yser
canal, and the French in the Argonne
region.
Rome reports that Gorz, north of
Trieste, is in ruins from the Italian
bombardment, that food riots have oc
curred, and that the fall of the city is
imminent.
TUESDAY.
Citizens of Vilna, an important cen
ter on the line of the Petrograd-War
saw railway, are evacuating that city
before the advance of the Germans
In this advance Lomza has fallen, ac
cording to Petrograd, and heavy
fighting is reported at Kovno. The
shelling of Novogeorgievsk and Osso
wiec, in north Poland, continues.
Petrograd announces that German
warships, trying to enter the gulf of
Riga, were driven off, and that three
of the vesels were damaged by mines
and aeroplanes. German troops are
said to have been driven back twenty:
five miles from Riga.
Thirty thousand Austrian troops,
according to a Geneva despatch, have
arrived from Poland on the Italian
front. In a desperate attack near
Gorz, the Austrians were thrown
back. ; ou :