Bellefonte, Pa., January 21, 1916. P- GRAY MEEK, lew - EDITOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.—Until turther notice this paper will be furnished to subscribers at the following rates: Paid strictly in advance - $1.50 Paid before expiration of year - 1.75 Paid after expiration of year - 2.00 ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS. HAMPTON.—William Walter Hampton, one of the oldest and best known men of this section, died on Monday at his home near the old nail works, following an ill- ness of nine months with cancer. He was a son of John and Sarah Sharp Hampton and was born at Colerain, Huntingdon county, on April 24th, 1833, making his age 82 years, 8 months and 23 days. When a boy he went to work as a teamster at Colerain forges and after coming to Centre county worked for the Valentines, the Curtins at Curtin and Linn & McCoy. He served during the Civil war as a member of Company G, 143rd infantry and was wounded in the left arm in the battle of the wilderness: He was twice married, his first wife being Martha Brooks and his second Lydia Walker, who survives. He also leaves the following children; Lemuel Hampton, of Hunter’s park; Stewart, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Eva Shearer and Miss Lydia Hampton, of Harrisburg; Mrs. Ed- ward Whittaker, of Bellefonte, and Mrs. James Pacini, of Johnstown. His surviv- ing brother and sisters are Mrs. Sarah Ann Everhart, Mrs. Fila Albright and Mrs. Margaret Davis, of Colerain; John, of Tyrone, and Mrs. Moffet, Spruce Creek. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and Rev. Walter F. Carsor. had charge of the funeral services which were held at two o'clock yesterday afternoon burial being made in the Curtin ceme- tery. I 1 ARMOR.—Miss Anastasia Armor, one of the oldest and most respected ladies of Bellefonte, died at her home on east Linn street last Thursday night. She had been in feeble health for several years and on Monday of last week was stricken with paralysis. A second stroke followed the next day or so and she gradually grew weaker until the end. Deceased was a daughter of James and Ruth Benner Armor and was born in Bellefonte on April 2nd, 1831, hence at her death was 84 years, 9 months and 11 days old. Her entire life was spent in Bellefonte and she was beloved by all who knew her. She was a lifelong mem- ber of St. John’s Episcopal church and as long as her health permitted a regu- lar.attendant. She is ‘survived by -one well known architect, died at the Belle- fonte hospital at 7.350’clock on Sunday morning. He was taken sick with the grip on December 28th, and later compli- cations developed. On Monday of last week he was taken tothe hospital but all efforts to save his life proved futile. He was a son of John and Martha Hous- er Cole and was born at Houserville on December 26th, 1850, making his age 65 years and 21 days. When a young man he learned the carpenter trade and after locating in Bellefonte he went to work in the planing mill for John Ardell. His aptness for the work was soon recogoniz- ed and he was made superintendent. It was while thus engaged that he studied architecture and finally opened an office as an architect. Among the buildings in Bellefonte which stand as monuments of his skill are Crider’s Exchange, Temple court, Petrikin hall, the Bellefonte hos- pital, new High school building and the remodeled Bellefonte Academy. Mr. Cole was a member of the Presby- terian church, a Mason, Odd Fellow, Elk and Royal Arcanum. During his life he served as amember of town coun- cil and a school director. He was thrice married his first wife being Isabel Bart- let, his second Anne Fulton and his third Miss Mary Newell. The latter survives with the following children by his first and second wives: Mrs. John Barnhart and Mrs. Walter Edminston, of Belle- fonte; J. Robert, of Philadelphia; Ralph and Mrs. Augustus Heverley, of Belle- fonte. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. John Garbrick and Jacob, of Coleville; and Perry, of Bellefonte; and two _ half-brothers and two; half-sisters, namely: Amos Cole, of Lewistown; Frank, of Chicago; Mrs. E. C. Tuten and Mrs. Harold Kirk, of Belle- fonte. Funeral services were held at his late home at two o'clock on Wednesday by Rev. Dr. Schmidt and Rev. E. H. Yocum. Interment in the Union cemetery was in accordance with the Masonic ritual. I I GETTIG.—MTrs. Anna Gettig, wife of E. Irvin Gettig, of this place, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. James Mec- Clenahan, at 11.45 o'clock last Friday forenoon. She had been ailing for some time and on January fifth went to her mother’s home at Centre Hall. On Mon- day of last week she submitted to an op- eration and was getting along apparently all right until Friday morning when heart trouble developed and her death followed in a few hours. Deceased was a daughter of Jamss and Mary McClenahan and was born at Cen- 4 days old. After her marriage to Mr. Gettig they lived in Pleasant Gap a short brother anda sister; Mr. Monroe ‘Armor | time when ‘they removed to Belleforite and Mrs. Samuel B. Miller, both of Bellefonte. Funeral services were held at her late home at ten o’clock on Mon- day morning by Rev. W.C. Charlton, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. | I THOMAS.—Mrs. Amanda Thomas, wife of Frank Thomas, died in the hospital at Akron, Ohio, last Friday, after a brief ill- ness as the result of an attack of the grip. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William McClellan and was born near McKeesport thirty-five years ago. When a child the family moved to Cen- tre county and located in the, Glades. In the autumn of 1896 she became the wife of Frank Thomas who survives with four children, William, Edward, David and Hazel. She also leaves two sisters and one brother, Mrs. John Dubbs, of ‘Cole- ville; Mrs. William Stover, of State Col- lege, and Jacob McClellan, of Alexandria, She was a member of the M. E. church. ~The remains were brought to Bellefonte on Saturday and taken to Pine Grove Mills where they were buried from the train in the new cemetery. Rev. T. Hugh MacLeod, of the Bellefonte United Brethren church officiated. | | . OTT.—Mrs. Caroline Ott, widow of James A. Ott, died at her home on Bish- op street at two o'clock Sunday morning of congestion of the heart. She had been sick for seven weeks but was con- fined to bed only one week. She was a daughter of Levi and Elizabeth Snyder and was seventy-seven years old on the 27th of last December. Surviving her are the following children: William H., of Bellefonte; Alfred and Mrs. Elizabeth Ripka, of Williamsport; Mrs. Samuel Ha- zel, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Robert Breon, of Horseheads, N. Y.; Whitmer, of Wil- liamsport; Mrs. Eben Rothrock, of Du- Bois, and Miss Sarah, at home. Funeral services were held at her late home at 10.30 o’clock on Wednesday morning by Rev. Dr. Schmidt, after which burial was made in the Union cemetery. | rif MILLER.—MTrs. Jane Miller, widow of the late Carpenter Miller, of Beech Creek, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Morrissey, at Penns Grove, N. J, on Wednesday night of last week follow- ing a two weeks illness with pneumonia. In addition to her daughter she issurviy- ed by two sisters, Mrs. George W. Bittner, of Lock Haven, and Mrs. Malinda Wes- ner, of Beech Creek, and one brother, G. W. Bowmaster, of Unionville. The re- mains were taken to her late home at Beech Creek on Saturday and the funeral held on Sunday afternoon, burial being made in the Disciple cemetery at Blanch- ard. : " —— A e—— . —Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. where they have resided for several years. Mrs. Gettig was a member of the Lutheran church and was a woman admired and esteemed by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, her mother and the following brothers and sisters: Sarah, William C., Charles E., John L., Harry C., and Clymer L., all of Centre Hall, and. Mrs. Carl Daniels, of Whiting, Vt. The funeral was held at two o'clock on Monday afternoon. Rev. services and interment was made in the Centre Hall cemetery. | | MOTCHMAN.—William Motchman, the beloved son of Eugene and Anna M. Motchman, died at the family home 1219 Itin street, Northside, Pittsburgh, on January '13th, following a brief illness with grip. The funeral was held at two o'clock on Saturday; burial being made in the United cemetery, Pittsburgh. The Motchmans at one time resided in Bellefonte when Mr. Motchman was connected with the Standard scale works. The young man’s death is mourned by his parents and six sisters. | | AGAR.—Waltar Agar died at the Lock Haven hospital on Sunday evening as the result of a stroke of paralysis sus- tained on January 7th. He was almost sixty-eight years of age and was well, known in Bellefonte. His only survivor is one sister, Mrs. Patrick: McCaffrey. Funeral mass was held in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at nine o'clock on Wednesday morning by Rev. Father William Davies, after which bur- ial was made in St. Mary’s Catholic cem- etery, Lock Haven. | RUMBERGER.—It is with sincere regret, that we announce the death of Mrs. HarryifD. Rumberger, of Philipsburg, which sad event took place on Wednes- day night. Mrs. Rumberger is survived by her husband and a little son only about ten days old. Full particulars of the cause of her death and the time of the funeral are not known at this writ ing. | | WEAVER.— Mrs. Cleveland Weaver died on Wednesday night at her home near Waddle, after a brief illness : with pneu- monia. She is survived by her husband and two boys, aged four and nine years. Arrangements for the funeral are not known at this writing. | | CURRY.--Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Curry, of Scotia, are mourning the death of their two year old daughter Grace, who passed away Wednesday morning as the result of an attack of the grip, Burial will be made in Gray’s cemetery. this (Friday) morning,’ ; CoLE.— John Robert Cole, Bellefonte’s ! tre Hall on December 10th, 1874, hence ! at her death was 41 years, 1 month and | W. M. B. Glanding had charge of the | BELL.—]. Newton Bell, a former well known resident of Ferguson township, died at his home on Eden Hill, Hunting- don county, at midnight last Thursday night, as the result of an attack of the grip. Mr. Bell was taken sick about two weeks previous to his death but had about recovered and on January 7th went to Tyrone on a business trip. On his way home he took a chill and that night took his bed and sank gradually until his death. late George and Margaret Bell and was 1845, being at his death 70 years, 1 month and 15 days old. He was a farmer by occupation and most of his life was spent in Ferguson township. In 1900 he pur- chased a farm on Eden Hill, one of the most picturesque farming communities in Huntingdon county, and had just got- ten it fixed into one of the prettiest and most convenient farm homes in that sec: tion. Mr. Bell was a lifelong member of the Spruce Creek Presbyterian church at Graysville and for many years an elder in the same. He was also chaplain of the Spruce Creek Grange and a man honored and respected by a wide circle of friends. . Forty-one years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Sadie Goss, of Fergu- son township, who survives with one son, George M. Bell. He also leaves one sis- ter, Mrs. Margaret Brown, of Tyrone. Mr. Bell had two brothers killed in the Civil war while a third died shortly after was the wife of Rev. J. M. Goheen, a missionary to India, where she died and was buried. . Brief funeral services were held at his late home on Eden Hill at 12.30 o'clock on Monday after which the remains were taken to Graysville where final services were held in the Presbyterian church by Revs. Campbell and Harnish. Burial was made in the Graysville ceme- tery. : | I I | NAYLON.—Centre county’s oldest citi- | zen, Patrick Gray Naylon, died on Sun- day morning at the city home, Philips- burg, of general infirmities. He was born in Ennis Demond, County of Clare, Ireland, on September 27th, 1811, making his age 104 years, 3 months and 20 days. He came to this country when a young man and became a naturalized citizen in Williamsport fifty-five years ago. The past half of a century Mr. Nzyion spent in Philipsburg and vicinity. His only known relative is one nephew, John Carey, of Osceola Mills. The funeral was held on Tuesday morning, burial being made at Osceola. Ls: | STOVER.—Miss Edith Stover, a daugh- terof Mrs. Martin Stover, was found “dead in hérriofi'eatly Wednésday morf)-: ing. When found the body was still warm and death was evidently the resujt of heart trouble. She was about 29 years of age and is survived by her mother and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Louise Keller, of Bellefonte; Mrs. M. Fike, of Osceola Mills; Uriah, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Jennie Owens, of Buffa- lo Run; John, Arvilla, James and Joseph, all at home. The funeral will be held this afternoon, burial to be made at Pleasant Gap. ® I } KYLE.—Mrs. Fannie T. Kyle, wife of J. Addison Kyle, of Hublersburg, died last Thursday morning followinig''a’ brief ill. ness with pneumonia. She was born Ju- ly 29th, 1856, making her age 59 years, 5 month and 16 days. She is survived by. her husband and three children, Helen, Anna and Margaret, all at home. Bur- ial was made at Hublersburg on Sunday | afternoon. — eee FourTH CLASS POSTMASTER EXAMINA+ TION.—The United States Civil Service Commission announces that on Saturday, February 5th, 1916, an examination will be held at Bellefonte, Pa., as a result of which it is expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the po- sition of fourth class postmaster at Zion, Pa., and other vacancies as they may oc- cur at that office, unless it shall be de- cided in the interests of the service to fill the vacancy by reinstatement. The compensation of the postmaster at this office was $235,00 for the last fiscal year. Application forms and full information concerning the requirements of the ex- amination can be secured from the post- master at Zion, Pa. -eoe- PENN STATE'S 1916 FOOTBALL SCHED- ULE.—Penn State’s 1916 football schedule was announced on Tuesday as follows: Sept. 23.—Susquehanna University at home. Sept. 30.—Westminster at home. Oct. 7.—Bucknell at home, Oct. 14.—West Virginia Wesleyan at home. Oct. 21.—U. of P. at Philadelphia. Oct. 28.—Gettysburg at home. Nov. 4.—Geneva at home. Nov. 11.—Lehigh at Easton. Nov. 17.—(Pennsylvania Day) home Nov. 30.—(Thanksgiving Day) University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. ——DBellefonte friends of Frank W. Moorehead will be interested in know- ing that he has been promoted from the Scranton office of the American Union Telephone and Telegraph company to the main office in Philadelphia, which naturally carries with it an increase in salary. Mr. Moorehead was at one time manager of the Western Union telegraph office in this place, and is a deserving young man. Lafayette at ——Forester Walter Ludwig, of Boals- burg, has been transferred to Johnstown. —=Subscribe for the WATCHMAN. James Newton Bell was a son of the born at Rock Springs on November 28th, | his return from the army. One sister ; z EE ——————— mittee and borough solicitor for imme- ‘No Peace for Montenegro. BELLEFONTE BOROUGH CoUNCIL HELD IMPORTANT MEETING MONDAY EVENING. '—Among the important business trans- acted at the regular meeting of the bor- ough council on Monday evening was the acceptance of a propositien of the State- Centre Electric company to pump the water by electricity instead of steam, and to virtually take charge of the oper- ating of the water department for a price that will mean a saving to the ‘borough . of approximately one thousand dollars a year in operating expenses; and if they succeed in eliminating the leaks and cut- ting down the careless waste of water it ' should reduce the cost another thousand dollars. Seven members were present at the meeting, the absentees being Cherry and Shope. Immediately upon calling coun- cil to order president John S. Walker an- nounced his committees for the ensuing two years, as follows, the first named on each committee being the chairman: Finance.—Brockerhoff, Lyon, Flack. Street.—Harris, Seibert, Brockerhoff. Water.—Seibert, Cherry, Shope. Fire and Police.—Flack, Seibert, Harris. Market.-~Haupt, Flack, Cherry. Sanitary.—Shope, Haupt, Lyon. Village Improvement.—Cherry, Brock- erhoff, Harris. Special.—Lyon, Shope, Seibert. Under the head of verbal communica- tions Burgess Blanchard reported that for Bellefonte’s Old Home week there had been received from contributions, privileges, etc., the sum of $4,006.16, not ‘counting the amount taken in by Mr. ' Brady on concessions, which was between { $1,500 and $2,000, but which did not pass : through the committee’s hands or ac- | counts. The expenditures were $4,002.- | 30, leaving a balance of $3.86. There | were unpaid bills aggregating about i $250, but $202 were raised at last week’s { entertainment, and the committee ex- pects to clear up all the indebtedness be- | fore long. John Curtin was present and stated that the Bellefonte Board of Health had organized for the year by electing John Blanchard president; John Curtin sec- retary; Dr. S. M. Huff medical adviser, and Harry Dukeman health officer, and he asked that council appropriate the usual sum of $60 for the payment of the secretary and $200.00 for any expenses the Board may have to meet. Secretary Kelly read a notice from the Bellefonte Steam Heating company of a raise in the price of heat, amounting to $1.75 on the Logan building and $1.96 on the Undines per installment. ...A bill for $5.13 was received from Wil- ford I. Miller for a broken automobile | spring sustained in running over an ash pile on east Howard street. The matter was referred to the Street committee. oh Ma ry Dukeman for re:appointment as chief of police and H. Elmer Yerger for re-ap- ‘poiiitment as policeman. On the recom- mendation of the Fire and Police com- mittee both were re-appointed to serve as long as their service proves satisfac- tory. + Applications were also received from John M. Keichline for the appointment as water tax collector and Miles Shultz as fireman, both of which were referred Brockerhoff, Harris, ‘| to the Water committee. Chairman Seibert, of the Water com- mittee, sprang the first sensation on council when he stated that he had been of water used. From Janury Ist to Jan- ‘uary 15th, the average amount of water pumped every twenty-four hours at the Phoenix mill plant was 1,105,920 gallons; by the water wheel at the big spring plant, 162,835 gallons, and by the steam pump, 650,600 gallons, a total of 1,919,- 1355 gallons daily. Thisis a daily aver- ‘age of 409 gallons for every man, wom- an and child in Bellefonte. Chairman Seibert also reported that a little over a year agoa meter had been placed on the Bellefonte Academy to as- certain the amount of water used by that institution and it showed that from Jan- uary 1st, 1915, to January 1st, 1916, just 3,745,437 gallons had been used, which at the rate of five cents a thousand gallons would mean a water rental of $187.27. At the present time the Academy is pay- ing nothing. Chairman Seibert further reported that during the summer a meter was put on the Y. M. C.-A. to ascertain the amount of water being used there and from August 20th, 1915, to January 1st, 1916, a matter of 133 days the consumption had been 13,416,456 gallons, a daily aver- age of 100,884 gallons. This average car- ried out during the year would mean a consumption of 36,822,660 gallons, which at the regular rate charged consumers would amount to $1,124.67. When Mrs. Wilson donated the swimming pool to the Y. M. C. A. she did it on condition that the -borough would furnish the water free, and in preferring a request for the same the Board of Trustees specified as the maximum amount required two fill- ings of the 75,000 gallon pool a week, or a total of 150,000. This would amount to 7,860,000 a year at a cost of $284, so that at the rate the Association has been using water during the past four months it is five times what they asked for or were granted, and the borough would thus be compelled to pump an excess of 29,022,- 660 gallons at an extra rental of $840.67. The above figures staggered the mem- bers of council and brought forth a storm of protest, but the president ruled that the matter be taken up with the board of trustees of the Association at once and it was referred to the Water com- be borne by the borough. The fourth .doing a little investigating of the amount diate investigation and report at next! meeting. The Fire and Police committee pre- | sented Burgess Blanchard’s check for | $11.25 for fines collected. The Special committee through Dr. i Brockerhoff - submitted a proposition of the State-Centre Electric company to | put in an electric pump at the big spring water plant and operaté it .instead of the steam pump, of course continuing the two gravity pumps in the future as they have in the past. Their proposition is to install a pump throwing 900 gallons a min- ute, which will mean 1,296,000 gallons every twenty-four hours. For this serv- ice they will charge $18.00 per tnillion gallons, less 5 per cent., or $17.10. They are to receive a minimum annual rate of $260.00, and a maximum rate of $2,200.- 00. Which means that if the two gravi- ty pumps are able, after they put them in good condition, to almost keep up the water supply the smallest amount the company shall receive is $260.00. On the other hand, if there should be a pro- longed drought, or anything should hap- pen to the gravity pump that it required the electric pump running a good part of the time to keep up the water supply the maximum amount to be paid is $2200.00. In addition the company asks $200 a year to help pay the salary of an inspec- tor whose duty it will be to keep close watch on the entire system, stop the leaks and make all needed repairs. This, of course, will not include any new work, the cost of installing which will have to item of the proposition is that the bor- ough turn over to the company the water tax duplicate for collection, for which service they are to allow the sum of $200.00 yearly. The proposition is for a one year experiment with the option of a ten year’s contract if satisfactory. If the borough is not satisfied to continue after one year’s trial they are to pay one- half of the depreciation of the machine- ry, the amount not to exceed $500. If a ten year contract is entered into, at the expiration of that time all the machinery installed will become the property of the borough. : To sum up, the maximum of the com- pany’s proposition includes $2,200 for pumping, $200 for an inspector and $200 for a collector, a total of $2,600. As an offset to that during the past year the borough paid $1,558,00 for coal, $500 in commissions for collecting water rents, and $1,500 or over in salaries to two men, a total of $3,573.00, which does not in- clude the cost for oil, removal of ashes, repairs, etc., which aggregated between $400 and $500, which would run the total for Jast year close to $4,000, the compa- ny offering to do the same thing for a 1aximum charge of $2,600.00. On an aye and nay vote the proposition was unani- mously accepted and the matter referred to the borough solicitor to prepare the proper legal contract which must be ap- proved by the Special committee and properly executed by the company and ; the council, the contract to become ef- | fective as soon as the company gives a proper bond for the faithful performance of its proposition. As now planned the company expects to have the change made within the next sixty days. The American Union Telepht¢ ne ‘com- pany presented contracts for telephones in policemen Dukeman’s and Yerger’s residences, the annual rental to be $18.00. The matter was referred to the Fire and Police committee. President Walker reappointed Dr. M. J. Locke a member of the Board of Health for a term of five years. . On motion council ordered an etectric light placed at the steps of the Academy grounds and one at the borough line on the road leading to Coleville. Bills to the amount of $221.40 were ap- proved and council adjourned. ANNUAL MEETING OF T.and F. P, As- SOCIATION.—The annual meeting of the | Threshermen and Farmer's Protective association of Centre county will be held in the grand jury room in the court house on Thursday, January 27th, at ten o’clock a.m. Very important matters will be considered at this meeting. The employer's liability law, in effect since January first, concerns every thresherman. A representative of the State Threshermen’s organization will be present. The State workman’s insurance board will also be represented at the meeting to explain the working of this new law, which vitally effects every thresherman in the State, so do not miss : this meeting. ~ ——The second of the series of card parties given by the Undine fire compa- ny, in the hall of their hose house on Bishop street, has been arranged for Thursday night of next week. The pub- lic is cordially invited to these parties, which are proving to be successful both socially and financially. Dies at 102; Ate 173,375 Pickles. About ninety-five years ago Bliza D. Lathrop of Binghamton, N. Y. ate a pickle, liked it, and ate an average of five a day from then until yesterday, when she died, thanking the pickles for her ong life. She wes born and lived here 102 years and never rode on a train or in an auto mobile. Brother and Sister Die Together, Within four hours of each other, ‘Jewitt Clinton Taylor, former New York broker and Bible student, and hjs sister, Miss Laura Taylor, died at the former's home in Tyrone, Pa, Neither knew of the other's illness. King Nicholas Will Go to Italy, is Report in London—Greek Situation Confused. Official announcement was made at the French embassy in London that peace negotiations between Austria and Montenegro have beer broken off. Austria’s conditions were found un acceptable by the Montenegrin gov ernment. King Nicholas will go tc Italy. According to advices from Geneva, the Montenegrin forces involved in the truce numbered 25,000 infantry and 17,000 artillerymen. General Koe vess, Austrian commander, had de manded that the Serbians fighting with the Montenegrins also surrender, but most of the Serbs succeeded in escap ing across the Albanian border. The Serbian legation in Paris has officially denied the rumors that Ser bia was about to make a separate: peace, but it was said that Austria twice had made propositions, the sec ond of which came just before the oc cupation of Nish. Charges that Montenegro has been guilty of treachery to the entente were denounced as ‘“basely untrue” at the Montenegrin legation at Paris. The legation .issued an official state: ment, saying that Montenegro sur rendered only because the munitions of the army were exhausted. A charge that Montenegro agreed with Austria even before the outbreak of the war to cede Mount Lovcen and that the defence of the mountain was only sufficient to lull the suspicions of the allies is made by a correspond- ent of the Idea Nazionale, of Rome. “Montenegro allowed the Austrians to take Kuc, which was practically impregnable,” says the correspondent, “and when the government retired to Podgoritza, M. Gikunavoitch, president of the state council, and other high officials remained in Cettinje with or ders to yield the capital to the Aus trians without opposition. “Italy recently sent an enormous quantity of provisions to revictual the Montenegrin and Serbian armies, but the provisions were left rotting on the quays at San Giovanni di Medua.” A Sofia despatch to the Neue Press, of Vienna, according to Amsterdam advices, announces that the Greek government sent a note to the diplo- matic representatives of the allies, demanding the evacuation of Greek territory occupied by Anglo-French troops. This report follows others emanat- ing from German sources of new land- ings of allied: troops in Greece, and of an entente ultimatum to Athens. The Greek government was said to have been ordered to hand the Teuton, Turk and Bulgar ministers their pass- ports within forty-eight hours. Allied forces were said to have been landed. at Piraeus, Phaleron and Corinth. No official confirmation of any of these reports is obtainable from allied sources. HISTORIC PAPERS BURNED Documents by Washington Lost in Ruins of College Building. William Smith hall, the main build- ing of Washington college, at Chester- town, Md., was wrecked by fire. .- So rapidly did the flames spread that all the archives, including many historic documents, some of them in the handwriting of George Washing- ton, were burned. The building cost $75,000. William Smith hall bore the name of the first president of Washington college, Rev. - William Smith, after- ward provost of the University of Pennsylvania. The college had its name destowed by the legislature “in honorable and perpetual memory of his excellency, General Washington,” who received from it the degree of doctor of laws. GERMAN LOSSES 2,535,768 British Official Says Teuton Dead Totals 588,986. The total German casualties in the war up to date are 2,535,768, is was announced in the house of commons in London by H. J. Tennant, under secretary of state for war. Of this number, Mr. Tennant said, the dead are 588,986. The wounded total 1,566,549 and the prisoners and missing 356,153. Of the prisoners 24,080 have died of wounds and sickness since they fell into the hands of the allies. These figures are compiled from the Berlin casualty lists. : Brakeman Cut in Twain. Thomas J. Wenner, twenty-six years old, a brakeman on the Catasauqua and Fogelsville railroad, fell between two cars while his train was shifting at Catasauqua, and was out in two, dying instantly. He leaves a large family. : : Cement Workers Get Raise. The 2000 employes of the North- ampton plant of the Atlas Portland Cement company at Allentown, Pa., were given wage increases ranging from seven to ten per cent. Asks Mexicans to Kill Villa. ; General Carranza sent to the Mexican embassy in Washington the text of a decree he has is- sued empowering any citizens of Mex- ico to kill on sight General Francisco Villa, Rafel Castro and Pablo Lopez, whom he charges with heading the band of murderers at Santa Ysabel. Ar a Airbombs Kill At Ancona. Four Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs on the city of Ancona. One person was killed. The material dam- rege was unimportant.
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