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Foe is Within 35 Miles of Nish—Rus
sia in Bitter Manifesto Declare!
War on Bulgaria.
Latest reports from the near eas |
indicate that Serbia is in deadly dan |
ger of being overwhelmed by the ar,
mies of her neighbor. i
No less than eight Bulgarian forces
have crossed into Serbian territory
Serbia faces the further ‘peril of ar |
attack by a Turkish army, with am
ple’ artillery, according to Salonika |
which reports the Ottoman forces t¢|
be marching along the Greek-Bulgal |
border. Previous Athens advices in|
dicated the concentration of Turkisk!
forces near Dedeagatch. f
On, the other hand Russia, whicl |
declared last week that a state ol!
war existed between herself and Bul!
garia, by reason of the latter's attack]
on Serbia, issued her formal declara |
tion of war, accompanied by a mani |
festo filled with bitter denunciation
of King Ferdinand.
The latest Bulgarian success report |
ed is the capture of Egri Palanka
southeast of Vranja, where the Bul
garians have already succeeded in cut,
ting the Salonika-Nish railway. Egr
Palanka is thirty miles from the rail |
way, and its capture offers the route
for another advance on the railroad |
The Austro-German forces are ad
vancing slowly but steadily, their lat,
est claim being that a junction has!
been effected to the west of Semen '
dria and Vranja.
Violent fighting is in progress be
tween Anglo-French troops and Bul |
garians in the vicinity of Vranja, i
is reported from Salonika, wher:
many wounded have arrived. Istil
is reported to have been occupied bj
the Bulgars.
The main Bulgarian army undel
General Boachteff is only thirty-five
miles from Nish, the Serb capital.
Serbia, as a result of the swift ad
vance of the enemy, is severed from
all communication with the world !
and until the allied troops, advancing’
by forced marches to her aid, restore
the railway line, cut at this point, she’
must depend on her own resources
alone. i
Within three days, military men he
lieve, Bulgaria, with the railroad from
Vranja northward to Nish in opera
tion, should be able to throw a large
army before the capital.
The Bulgarian army which occupied
Kotchana is continuing westward in
spite of obstanite resistance, its evi |
dent objective being. Uskub in the
Vardar valley. Uskub lies at the june
tion of the Salonika-Nish railway and
the railroad from Milervoitza.
Hundreds of civilians at Vranje are
reported to have been shot by the
Bulgarians. The town was set on’
fire and partly destroyed.
TURKS BOILED BABY ALIVE
Made Armenian Mother Heat Water
Bound Her and Took Child’s Life. |
Letters telling of Turkish cruelties
practiced upon the Armenians have
been received by Reuben Kashishia,'
an Armenian living at 6128 Media
street, Philadelphia.
These letters come from a friend
named Varis, who is in Paris, and the.
information Varis forwards comes in
turn from his wife. !
Mrs. Varis is ia Hagat, Persian
Armenia, whither she fled to escape
the outrages in Turkish Armenia. In.
her letters to her husband, whose con !
tents Mr. Varis has sent to his friend
in Philadelphia, Mrs. Varis describes’
in detail the cruelties of the Turks,
One horrible instance was that in!
connection with the desecration of an |
Armenian household by Turkish of:
ficers. They ordered the woman of |
the home to boil water. After she:
had done this, she was directed ta!
place her baby in the water. Refus
ing, she was bound, and before her
eyes the child was immersed and
died an agonizing death.
All the Armenians who do not ac
cept the Mohammedan faith are mas
sacred by the Turks, the letters say.
Many are first tortured by having ,
their ears and noses slashed off.
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Big Tarantula Chases Grocer
After being chased around his store
for seven minutes by a large trantula
which fell from a bunch of bananas,
Walter T. Young, of Chester, Pa,
called for assistance. The first tc!
arrive was Mrs. Jennie Forester, who, |
after standing on a counter succeed
ed in dropping a two-pound weight
on the bug.
183 British Ships Submarine Toll
Official announcement was made:
in London that the total number
of British merchant vessels, ex
clusive of fishermen, sunk by subma
rines to October 14, was 183. The
number of fishing vessels sunk to that
time was 175.
25,000 British Prisoners
Answering a question in the house
of commons, Under War Secretary
Tennant said there are approximately
25,000 British war prisoners in Ger
many.
Woman Dies Under Motor Car
Mrs. Charles Lerch, wife of the
pastor of the Reformed church at
Rington, near Hazleton, Pa., suffered a
broken neck and was borned to death,
and her husband was badly burned
and internally injured when they
were caught under their runaway
motor car, which dashed down the
Nescopeck mountain and was wreck-
ed against a rock near Tank, Luzéne
county. The accident was due to the
breaking of the steering gear.
| Notes
| an embargo.
' ranza government.
| will start for Mexico soon, personally |
' ernment without delay.
. are using the bayonet relentlessly.
. $220, which he had saved, she said
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SEVEN COUNTRIES
Are Sent to the Mexican
Executive’s Agent by the Pan-Amer
ican Conferees.
General Venustiano Carranza was
recognized as the head of the de
facto government of Mexico by
the United States, in a note seat
to Eliseo Arrendondo, Carranza’s
confidential agent in Washington, by
Secretary of State Lansing.
The note said the government ol
the United States was glad to recog:
nize the government of which Car
ranza is the head, and that it is ready
at any time to receive an ambassador
from that government, and it will
send a United States ambassador ta
Mexico City as soon as possible. Ar
redondo was asked to communicate
this information to Carranza.
Secretary Lansing’s note was taken
to Carranza’s agent by a state depart:
ment messenger. It was then learned
that the ministers trom Uraguay, Bo
livia and Guatemala and the ambas
sadors from Brazil, Chile and Argen
tina, had taken similar action. Each
envoy wrote his own note, although
they were generally alike in wording
Mr. Arrendondo conferred with Mr
Lansing, but said he had called only
to pay his respects. It is said he
probably will be named ambassadol
by General Carranza.
Henry P. Fletcher, ambassador tg
Argentina, is among several who are
being urged for this post. Fletcher
served in the army in Cuba and in the
Philippines, and in minor diplomatic
posts in China, Portugal and Cuba.
No decision has been reached as tc
Mr. Lansing said it was
likely an embargo will be placed on
all arms and ammunition for Mexico
except to those addressed to the Car
The $1,000,000 of
customs duties collected by the Unit
ed States at Vera Cruz, and now heid
in New Orleans banks, will be turn
ed over to Carranza soon. Arrendondc
to deliver the notes of recognition t¢
General Carranza.
Great Britain, France, Spain, Ger |
many, and Japan, which have awaited
the action of the United States, are
expected to resume diplomatic rela
tions with Mexico soon. The new,
Chinese minister to Mexico, who re |
cently arrived in this country, wil!
be accredited to the Carranza gov!
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New Jersey Defeats Suffrage
The voters of New Jersey defeated
the woman suffrage amendment tc |
the state constitution at a special,
, election.
The proposition was rejected by a
majority of 55,031. {
The refusal of the men of New Jer |
sey to share with women the respon |
. sibility of governmental affairs will |
it is believed, have a far-reaching in
fluence on equal suffrage campajgns |
| now being carried on in New York | \
! ated by the president’s proclamatior
Massachusetts ‘and Pennsylvania.
The woman suffragists of New Jer
sey who had made a valiant fight in|
a campaign that attracted much at |
tention all over the country, were |
greatly disappointed over the resulf|
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| as the promises. they had recieved |
led the leaders of the cause to believe i
that they were surely going to win.
GEF:ANS GAIN AT RIGA
New Offensive Advances, But Invad:
ers Are Checked Elsewhere.
A new offensive has been launched
by Field Marshal von Hindenburg,
commanding the German forces, in!
the Riga region. !
Despite stubborn resistance by the |
Russians, the Petrograd war office |
admitted, in an official statement, |
that the invaders had advanced near |
Mitau, on the Aa river.
However, this is the only German
gain conceded by the Russian general
staff along the entire eastern front.
The successes won along the Styr |
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river, by the Russians, continue un |
checked. Thousands of prisoners |
have been taken, and the czar's'
troops, incensed by the use of ex-|
plosive bullets by the Austro-Germans, '
There is no change in the situation
around Dvinsk, where the invaders
have failed to gain, despite heavy ar-
tillery support.
A despatch from Odessa says the
Russian authorities have decided that
the favorable turn in military affairs
has made it unnecessary to carry out,
the evacuation of the three northern |
districts of the government of Bes. !
sarabia. |
KILLED ONE-LEGGED MAN
Woman Chopped Him to Pieces When :
He Urged Her to Elope.
Mrs. Mary Pamias, wife a a
street car conductor, in San Fran-
cisco, surrendeder to the police and
was held in connection with the mur-
der of Michael Weinstein, a cripple
peddler, whose mutilated body was
found in a box couch in Mrs. Pamias’
bedroom.
The peddler’s body was cut into
several pieces, and his wooden leg
and crutch lay on top of the couch.
Mrs. Pamias, according to the po-
lice, said she killed Weinstein with an
ax when he attacked her after she
refused to elope with him.
‘When she had stuffed Weinstein’s
body into the couch, Mrs. Pamias fled
from the apartment and rented an-
other two blocks away.
The peddler showed Mrs. Pamias
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when he asked her to go away with
him.
Mrs. Pamias said she lived with the
Weinstein family in Atlantic City, N.
J., four years ago.
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‘Denver juvenile court,
Arms for Villa.
President Wilson Issues Proclamatiot
Forbidding Munition Shipments, Ex
cept to Republic's Executive.
President Wilson declared an em
bargo on the shipment of arms ant
ammunition to Mexico.
He signed a supplementary order
however, which excepts General Car
ranza’s government from the embar
80, ana permits munitions to g«¢
through to him unhampered. The
prohibition applies to the factions op
posed to the government which th
United States has recognized.
The president’s proclamation i
based upon the authority conferre¢
by congress in 1912, and follows close
ly the terms of ex-President Taft’
proclamation issued when the revolu
tion was on against Madero. It read:
“Whereas, a joint resolution cf con
gress, approved March 14,1912, read:
and provides as follows:
““That whenever the presidea
shall find that in any American coun
try conditions of domestic violence
exist whicn are Fromoteq by the ust
of arms or munitions of war procur
ed from the United States, and shal
make proclamation thereof, it shal
be unlawiu! to export, except unde:
such limitations and exceptions as tu(
president shall prescribe, any arms
or munitions of war from any place
in the Urited States to such countr;
until otherwise ordered by the presi
dent or by congress’; and
“Whereas, it is provided by sec
tion II of the said joint resolution
‘that any shipment of material here
by declared unlawful after such proc
lamaticn shall be punishable by a fine
not exceeuing $10,000 or imprison
ment not exceeding two years, ol
both.’ ;
“Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil
son, president of the United Statet
of America, acting under and by vir
tue of tae authority conferred in ms
by the said joint resolution of con
gress, do herepy declare ang proclain
that I have iound that there exists ir
Mexico such conditions of domesti¢
violence promoted by the use of arms
or munitions of war procured fron
the United States as contemplatec
by the said joint resolution, and I d¢
hereby admonish all citizens of tht
provisions of the joint resolutior
above set tortk, hereby made appli
cable to Mexico, and I do hereby
warn them taat all violations of suct
provisions will be rigorously prose
cuted.
“And I do hereby enjoin upon al
officers of the United States chargec
with the execution of the laws there
of, the utmost diligence in' preven:
ing violations of the said joint reso
lution, and this, my Liicamation, is
sued thereunder, and in bringing t¢
trial and punishment any offenders
against the same.”
The order for the exception In fa
vor of tae Carranza government was
contained in a letter from President
Wilson to Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo. It follows:
“My Dear Mr. Secretary: I an
informed by the department of state
that the recognized de facto govern:
ment of .iexico is now in “effective
control of all ports of entry in Mexic(
except those along the internationa.
boundary in the states of Chihuahus
and Sonora and the ports of Lowe
California.
“An exception is hereby made tc
the prohibition against exports cre
of October 19,1915, L
please instruct collectors of ports anc
other officers of the treasury depart
ment to permit to be exportea througt
the Unite! States custom houses mu
nitions of war for the use of the
recognized de facto government oi
Mexico, or for industrial or commer
cial uses within the limits of the ter
ritory under its effective control as
above set forth.
“An embargo, therefore, will be im
mediately placed against the borde:
ports in the states of Chihuahua anc
onora, as well as all ports in the
territory of Lower California, whethe:
or not controlled by the de tacto gov
ernment of Mexico, and you will sc
instruct the appropriate collectors of
customs and other officers of the
treasury department.
“Sincerely yours,
“WOODROW WILSON.”
The Villa agency here closed its
doors and the junta scattered. It was
announced that in view of the recog
nition of General Carranza there was
no further need to maintain it.
FUMES OVERCOME EIGHTEEN
Were in Serious Condition
from Nitric Acid.
Eighteen men were overcome by
fumes of nitric acid at the Atlas Pow
der compan’’s guncotton works at Mt
near Pottsville, Pa., where
war munitions are manufactured.
All were carriel to the open air
and, although several were in a seri
ous conditivn, they are recovering.
This industry recently passed under
the control of the Dupont people and
has been so successful that New York
capitalists vi:ited this section seek
ing a site ior another factory, which
must be located near a stream of
water and railroads.
Offer Lindsey $50,000 to Lecture
Judge Benj B. Jindsey, of the
received a
telegraphi: offer from a New York
lecturing bureau offering him $50,
000 for a vears’ contract on the lec:
ture platform. Judge Lindsey said he
was seriously considering the offer,
but he had a week in which to reply.
Baby Eats Poison; Dies
Thinking they were candy, Mildred,
seventeen-months-old daughter of
of Charles Leidner, of East Allentown,
Pa., swallowed several strpchnine
pills and died an hour later.
Calf Sells for $10,300
An eight months old calf was
sold at the Holstein sale at Court.
land, N. Y. for $10,000. The calf’s
sire is King Segis Pontiac Alcartia,
and his dam, Woodcrest Peterje El:
ma. He was bred at Middletown, N. J.
Divorced Frem Chewing Wife
Francis M. Edgell, of Hunting:
don, W. Va. got a divorce because
his wife, according.to his petition,
persisted in chewing tobacco in bed.
He also got the custody of the four |
children.
and. ‘you wil Rockview Station, Centre County, Pennsylvania,
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Youth Kills Hunter
Mistaken for a wild turkey by one
of his companions, Thomas Kemerer.
twenty-seven years old, a hunter re
siding at Southfork, Pa. was slain
instantly near Lewistown when 3
heavy charge of shot struck him full
in the face at cloe range. Clarence
Grier, of McVeytown, twenty years
old, did the shooting.
An inquest was conducted by Jus
tice of the Peace W. F. Roche, of
McVeytown, and the jury rendered sa
verdict of accidental shoting. Grier
promised never again to handle a
gun. Kemerer had a family.
Philip Hertzler, of Port Royal, was
the victim of a similar accident, a
load of shot striking him in the ab
domen and leaving the man in a pre
carious condition.
Explosion Maims Student
An explosion in the laboratory
caused a general scare among the
600 scholars in the Easton, Pa.
High ~schaal building. A num
ber of girl students fainted, and con:
fusion was general. Robert McKim
with several other students was in the
laboratory under the supervision of
Instructor George R. Miller.
In disregard of rules, McKim began
to make an explosive, an explosion
followed, tearing off two of his fingers
and injuring him so seriously that he
was sent to the hospital. Prof. Miller,
Stanley Shriner and Sarah Cheese
man also were injured, but not seri
ously.
Blast Kills Man and Son
W. L. Kiviatt, a prominent church
worker and prosperous farmer, near
High Point, N. C., and his ten.
year-old son, Burns, were blown to
atoms by twelve sticks of dynamite
while attempting to blow up a stump.
Fragments of clothing and flesh were
scattered for 100 yards around on
trees and the ground.
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New Advertisements.
Proposals
COAL. Pursuant tothe provisions of acts of
assembly approved March 30, 1911. sealed pro-
posals will be received bv the Board of Inspec-
tors, Western Penitentiary, North Side, Pitts-
burgh, Penna., up to 12 o'clock noon November
4, 1915, for furnishing and delivering f. 0. b. cars,
.R.R.) a supply of bituminous coal for ‘one
year commencing December 1, 1915.
Specifications and proposal forms can be ob-
tained at the following places:
Office of the Board of Inspectors, Western Peni-
tentiary. Pittsburgh, Pa. :
At the prison, Rockview Station, Centre Coun-
2 Pa (Post Office Bellefonte, Pa., R. F. D.
0,
The especial attention of bidders is called to
the act of assembly March 30, 1911, P. L. 32:
Proposals must be in duplicate and addressed
to the Board of Inspectors, Western Penitenti-
ary, North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa., in sealed envel-
ope indorsed on the outside *‘Proposals for bitu-
minous coal.” ;
piserified check for $200.00 is required with all
s
ids.
The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
JOHN FRANCIES,
90-42-2t Superintendent of Construction.
OTICE IN DIVORCE.
of Centre County.
No
Ethel M. ly the Court of Common Pleas,
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915.
vs February Term,
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Floyd R. Mott
To the respondent above named.
Take notice that an application for divorce has
been made in the above case, upon the allegation
that you have wilfully and maliciously deserted
the libellant and absented yourself from her
habitation without reasonable cause for and dur-
ing the term and space of two years. By reason
of your default in not entering an appearance the
case has been referred to me as master. I have
fixed Saturday the 30thday of October, A. D.
1915, at 9 o'clock a. m, as the time and my office
No. 14 “Crider’s Exchange’’ Bellefonte, Pa., as
the place for taking testimony in the cause, when
and where you may attend.
KLINE WOODRING,
60-40-4t aster.
JEWELRY.
ake Your
'Watchword
the Hamilton—be-
cause Hamilton
means accuracy,
precision, faithful
performance of
duty day in and
day out—as well
as beauty.
F. P. BLAIR & SON.
Jewelers and Opticians,
BELLEFONTE, 59-4-tf PENNA
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New Advertisements.
OR SALE.—Beautiful Country Home, short
distance from Bellefonte, twelve acres of
., highly cultivated soil with an abundance
of fruit and first class buildings with everything
in excellent condition. Terms reasonable. Write
DEMOCRATIC-WATCHMAN office. 60-42-tf
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New Advertisements.
OTICE.—To the Stockholders of Whiterack
Quarries: . :
You are hereby notified that a meeting of
the stockholders of Whiterock quarries will be
held at the general office of this company, in
Bellefonte, Pa., on the First day of December,
A. D. 1915, at ten o'clock a. m., to take action on
approval or disapproval of a proposed increase
of the indebtedness of this Company from noth-
ing to $175,000.00, at which meeting all stock-
holders are requested to be present in person or
by proxy.
L. A. SCHAEFFER,
60.39-9t Secretary.
Candyland for
the Best.
Peanut Brittle,
Both Phones
60-1-1y.
The Centre County
MEXICAN KISSES
Special Price This Week 20¢ 1b.
CREAM COCOANUT KISSES 2oc lb.
New Orleans Molasses Taffy,
Fresh Nuget.
New Kinds Candy Made Every Day
CANDYLAND STORES.
BELLEFONTE AnD STATE COLLEGE, PA.
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Banking Company.
‘STOP, LOOK, LISTEN!
«
A Lawyer received $10,000 for suggesting these
words to a railroad. The sign, “Stop, Look, Lis-
ten!” saved the road many thousands of dollars
in damages. It’sa good
sign. It’s worth $10,000.
Wise people are often warned by a similar sign on
the road of extravagance.
They stop in time.
How about yourself? Think this over seriously.
A bank account is the Best Kind of Security at
any time.
start one at once. Any
If you haven't a bank account now,
account, however small
you are able to begin with, will be welcomed and
carefully conserved at
THE CENTRE COUNTY BANK,
56-6
BELLEFONTE PA.
The First National Bank.
Save Your Money
AND PUT IT IN BANK.
Everyone should have close
relations with
a well man-
aged institution. You will
make no mistake in making
us your bankers.
The First National Bank
59-1-1y BELLEFONTE, PA.
Groceries. Groceries.
NEW GOODS
We are now receiving daily
season. :
We are not offering any
Good Things we can find.
We do Not Mark
days.
can come here with confidence
Apricots, Peaches, Raisins, Currants, Cranberries, Sweet
Potatoes and Celery, with many other items to follow in
We expect new Almonds and Walnuts before Hallowe'en.
have any to offer, but we are busy looking for all the New
by the date of the calendar and then up again after eight
Our prices are based on actual value and change only
with regular changes in market values.
The inducement we offer you to trade with us is that you
FINE GOODS AT FAIR PRICES,
every day in the year.
SECHLER & COMPANY,
Bush House Block, - - 57-1 -
consignments of new Prunes,
old stock at cut prices—don’t
Our Prices Down
of getting
Bellefonte, Pa.