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IUR CITIZENS
)F U. S. DIED ON
LINER ARABIC
ro More Americans Ad-
Ued to List of Victims in
Submarine Attack
BSSEL NOT CONVOYED
dmiralty Issues Statement
Denying Ship Was Accom
panied by Guard
LONDON. Aug. 21.
The British Admiralty this afternoon
,ted that the White Star liner Arabic
mi not convoyed by warships when It
torpedoed and sunk by a German
jiemarine.
IFerty-ieven persons perished when thn
While Star liner Arabic was torpedoed
mi sunk by a German submarine oft the
Mi coast.
iTnWB UKUICO " N...v....U in
ial statement issuea Dy mo wnue star
j today. They Include nine passen
l, four of whom wero Americans, Mrs.
!1hlne Brugulerc, Dr. Edmund Woods,
a Burcees and Mrs. Fred Burgess.
lBi official nguros were unen out 31
166TB ailCr lc jwchuit. naa ohm... ,ii n.v
fcafth ot time that had clnpscd since the
feotrucllon 01 mi liner convuicca searcn
(M that none of the missing would bo
sand alive.
wtThe bodies of a woman and man, the
Wirrner believed to be that of Mrs. Frank
Jattersau, me miier inai 01 a steward.
' found In two of the White Star liner
tlc's lifeboats, not far from the spot
Here the ship was torpedoed, It was
ited In a dispatch from Queenstown to-
HMr. Tattersall, an Englishwoman, has
mi missing slnco the Arabic was sunk
Vra German submarine Thursday morn
ifc. but her husband and two children
Iyer saved.
jjiThe spot wnere me iiieooats were
rpesked up was only Ave miles from tho
jrj; of the Arabic Flvo more lire-
beats, all empty, were found nearby.
w-Tots are searching the waters off Fast-
net for more bodies.
Ambassador w. 11. I'ago Is conducting a
itgM Investigation of the destruction of
, Cntinned on Page Two, Column Seven
iaexicans open fire
; American troops;
IREGON WON'T YIELD I
port From Funston Indicates
loldiers of Carranza Army,
I Numbering: 3000, Made
Futile Attack
UtRANZA STANDS FIRM
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. General Fun
ston reported to tho War Department o
7 that a detachment ot the 2d Cavalry,
y.'S. A., under command of Captain Hol
nab, whllo on a practice march along
the Mexican border near Lochlel, Ariz.,
vere fired upon by Mexicans. He added
&at 8000 Mexican troops under General
CaHes, a Carranza commander, were en-e-BlDed
direetlv nrrnnn thft horder from
lachiel. He made no mention of casual-
aw, and It was thought at the War Do-
urment that no one was hit. Funston
not report whether or not the Amcr-
M replied to the fire.
Funston's message follows:
!'Cattftln Unlinmh nn nrnntlna mnrrh
Utween Ranch 80 and Lochlel, Ariz.,
tad Ubon vesterdnv hv MeYtcann south
K line. Three thousand Mexicans re-
rwiea camped south of Lochlel.
iVThU camp of 3000 Mexicans Is that of
kfleral Callcs t Knntn f!riiT."
rffeneral Obregon, Carranza's chief mil-
commander and the man who. It
reDOrted. mlcht listen to neace nro-
fcals tendered by the United States and
iatln-Amerlcan representatives. Is
laly behind tho constitutionalist "first
Obregon has answered the note
I j Continued on rage Two, Column One
WME LYNCHERS KNOWN
TO GOVERNOR, SAYS REPORT
BfrtsU Delayed Lest Other Frank
Slayers Take Warning
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug, 21. That Gover-
Vt Hftrrta tin. HI annual-a4 Vi latent f Has
vral of Leo M. KranU'a lynchers
Beneraily bellevefl hero today, Ar-
i --! wwiuH mvihcui w una vuiui
l avoid putting the others on their
o. me Governor was reported to
received many threatening letters.
B Marietta Journal. hllAvrt in ia thn
W Oeorgta newsDaDer excent Tom Wat-
l2Lv, Jffersonlan that approved the
lStng. said editorially:
SgyWe regard the hanging as an act of
IMr-abldlnir ritlun.
frank's body was not marred by any
v violence.
W Prank WAS tint unrntrheA nnr a
' s his head harmed."
LPAgg UP FRANK'S MURDER
rk Prison Board Decides Not to
Investigate
W, Ga., Aug. 21. The Prison
Mion has decided not to conduct
aVMtlmtlnn Intn 4fin innntilnff tt
Frank. ' ' '
Harte'a Daughter In AhvIiihi
jy lORKr Aug. 21.-A woman, be-
w ue rs. jessamy Ilarte Bteele.
(ughter of Bret Harte, the novel-
' miaer observation at Bellevue
to her anltv Mr Httl hni
Htranged from her husband for
l year and has at times suffered
ital t6uble.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
Far PULj.i.i.' i jn..
f iukht nd probably SundVi
ft? j!teldeil chang f in t$tnpra
'Httiute u frqik wmtktly
It. NOIIUIS WILLIAMS WINS
OVER OLD KlVAIi, M'LOUGHLIN
National Champion Repeats Perform
ance of a Year Ago, 3 Sets to 1
NEWPOItT. n. I., Aug. 21.-Natlonal
Champion It. Norrls Williams, 2d. of
J nlladolphln, repeated his victory of a
year ago over Maurice E. McLoughlln,
California Comot, In tho final round of
tho Newport Casino singles today, on
the very court that waB the stago of Mc
laughlin's unsuccessful attempt to de
fend the national title last year. Tho
scores were 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Only In the first set was McLoughlln at
his best. This he captured after 12
games, most of which went to deuce. In
tne ntxt three sets tho Phlladclphlan un
covered such a variety of shots that Mc
Loughlln was bewildered. After the third
set It was freely predicted that the
Comet would not carry the match to flvo
full sets.
Shortly after the conclusion of the
singles match the final in doubles, be
tween Williams and W. M. Washburn,
and C. J. Grlffln and William Johnston,
of San FranclBCo, was begun.
HIGHWAYMAN GRABS
GIRL'S BAG OF CASH
AND FLEES IN AUTO
Miss Anna Kolb on Way From
Bank With Payroll Cash
When Bandit Ac
costs Her
3 PALS WAITED IN CAR
An automobile highwayman snatched a
hnndbag containing $103 from Miss Anna
Kolb, 20 years old, of 1614 South 22d street,
at 2d and Heed streets, shortly before
noon today. Jumped Into a machtno con
taining three men, and escaped.
Detective Stlllman and bluccoats of the
3d and Dickinson street police Rtatton
pursued the car after It had a start of
about five blocks, but Anally were out
distanced. ,
Miss Kolb, whose brother. Policeman
Andrew Kolb, was found dead In the
Delaware River a, month ago, Is em
ployed ns a stenographer at the office of
the Philadelphia Sheet Metal and Wood
working Company, In which firm her
father Is a partner.
The girl was sent this morning to the
Guarantee Trust and Deposit Company,
3d and Chestnut streets, to draw out $106
for part of the payroll of the firm's em
ployes. She returned on a trolley car and
had Just stepped off this and started cast
Continued on Page Two. Column Two
TEN BODIES FOUND
IN FLOODED STREETS
0F,STRICKEN ST, LOUIS
i
Victims of Terrific Rainstorm
Following in Wake of Texas
Hurricane More
Deaths Feared
THOROUGHFARE A RIVER
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 2L Ten bodies
were recovered by the police today from
the flooded section of this city, where a
large section Is under water as a result
of the terrific downpour of rain following
In the wake of the West Indian hurricane
which early this week devastated Galves
ton and the Gulf coast and swept north
ward with diminishing Intensity. The
receding water which revealed the havoc
wronght by the great rainfall hero per
mitted rescuers to make a thorough
search of houses In the water-covered
areas and ted to the finding of the dead.
Large sections of St. Louis are flooded
today. A wide area In St. Louis Onunty
and part of the manufacturing commu
nities on the Illinois side of the Missis
sippi are submerged. Fully 20,000 persons
were unable to reach the business dis
trict yesterday and hundreds of com
muters wero still kept away from their
work today. Berlin avenue, a fashion
able West End thoroughfare. Is a rushing
river and Forest Park is entirely under
water. Hundreds of persons In the fash
ionable residence sections of the city were
rescued from their homes In rowboati
and motor craft, under the personal di
rection of Mayor Kiel,
More than a thousand families were
rendered homeless and property loss was
estimated roughly at $1,000,000 in St. Louis
and the surrounding Missouri suburbs.
This was exclusive of the Bast Side and
other nearby Illinois territory where
damage was said to have been equally
great.
Troops were held In readiness at the
First lleglment Armory throughout the
night tor flood duty and the armory was
turned Into an emergency dormitory.
TO PROTECT FILM DRAMA
Negroes and Others Would Suppress
"Birth of Natiqn" Here
A mass meeting aiming at the suppres
sion of the "Birth of the Nation." a
motion picture, will be held in Spring
Street Settlement, 1223 Spring street, at
4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Some members f the Soclalest Party.
labor unions and the Emancipation Civic
T.aacrifA will fn.nnArntA. thev said, in an
effort to suppress the film, which la
booked to snow in mis cuy urn mu. .ten
tative plans of the protest call for a pub
Ho demonstration on City Hall Plaza,
August 23. ,
The Internotlonal Brotherhood Wel
fare Association will hold the first of
seres of meetings on City Hall Plan to
morrow night.
The meetings are beinir held with the
hope of arousing the white people of
Philadelphia, to protest against the show
ing of the "Birth of the Nation." Jn this
city
The committee In charge of the meeting
consists of George Wallace, H, II. John
son. Harry Thorn, Samuel J. Andrew
and William Grlmke.
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Plunges to Death From ML Rainier
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 21,-Whlle climb
ing Olbralter Hock, on Mount Italnler,
with a party of tourists, O, F, Ordway,
of Boston, slipped and plunged to death
.a.... ..anvAn Brrnrrilntf to advices TS
celved today. Mrs. Ordway saw her hua
band fall. Ordway'a body was recovered
by other member of the party
M4c CWf of State Fomtry Bwm
HARRISBUna, Pa., Aug, ,-aeore A.
Wert, a forestry Inspector, "totlor.ed at
jW Alto, today was appointed by Gov
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ing the ship at the yards of the New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden.
1000 MACHINISTS WALK
OUT IN WILMINGTON
Strikers Say Act Is Part of Na
tional Eight-Hour Day
Movement
WILMINGTON, Del.. Aug. 21. Having
been refused demands for an increase
of 20 per cent, in wages and a reduc
tion of working hours, about 1000 ma
chinists employed In various shops in
this city struck today and Joined the
men already on strike. The machinists
declare there are now 1500 men out.
After quitting, the men waited about
for a time to see If their demands were
granted. Then they marched to the
headquarters on Market street, near 7th,
the men from each shop forming a sep
arate body.
The big shops affected are those of the
Harlan and Holllngsworth Corporation,
the Pusy & Jones Company, the Rem
ington Machine Company, the Trump
Brothers Machine Company and a num
ber of smaller concerns.
An effort was made to arbitrate the
matter. The men declared they will not
arbitrate the eight-hour movement, but
agreed to consider a fair offer to arbi
trate the wage question. They also de
clared this Is a part of a natlon-wlda
movement for an eight-hour day.
The shops of the TJu Pont Powder Com
pany and the F. F. Btocumb Company are
the only large shops Irf the city which
are not affected.
SUFFRAGE LEADER ILL
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw Suffers At
tack of Indigestion Plans Re
turn to Battle Monday
Dr. Anna Howard Bhaw, the national
auffrage leader, is taking a brjef respite
from her strenuous campaign and Is rest
ing In her home, at Moylan, until Mon
day. Doctor Bhaw suffered a slight at
tuck of Indigestion while on the train to
New York early yesterday, where she
was scheduled to speak.
Although the attack was brought on
only by railway traveling, her friends
Insisted that she return homo and break
off all engagements until Monday, On
Monday she will return to New York
and begin a speaking tour which will con
tinue until JNoyember :.
Fire Hurt When Autos Crash
Mrs. Lena Bchuenemann. 1521 Newklrk
street, one of five persons Injured In an
aiKomobtle accident last night, will prob
ably be discharged from Bt. Luke's Hos
pital today. The four qther Injured per
sons left the hospital a few hours after
btlng taken ther. The accident occurred
on the Northeast Boulevard when two
automobiles collided. The others Injured
were; Rudolph Bchuenemann, U21 New
klrk street, Samet Leblnsky, 4M Edje
wood tretj' Walter Lawslsel UU
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LAUNCH COLLIER BUILT
FOR EUROPEAN SERVICE
Mrs. Arthur Crowley Sponsor
for Franklin, Seventh of
Great Fleet
The collier Franklin, built for the Coast
wise Transportation Company, of Boston,
was launched at 10:30 o'clock this morn
ing at the yarps of the New York
Shipbuilding Company, Camden. Mrs.
Arthur Crowley, wife of Captain Arthur
Crowley, assistant general manager of
the Coastwise Transportation Company,
acted as sponsor.
Tho Franklin, which Is the seventh of
the coul-carrylng fleet of the Boston con
cern to bo built by the New York Ship
building Company, Is 295 feet long, C5 feot
broad and 31V& feet deep. She Is built to
take tho highest class in Lloyd's Registry,
and under their special survey engines of
more than 20C0 horsepower will maintain
an average speed of 11 knots an hour.
There are seven other colliers of the
Franklin type now being built for the
Coastwlso Transportation Company at the
yards of the New York Shipbuilding Com
pany. Officers and crew of the Franklin have
already taken possession of their spacious
quarters. The Franklin has been built
with machinery amidships and arrange
ments for discharging her own cargo,
which will be delivered msotly In Mediter
ranean ports.
INFURIA SULL'ISONZO
LA L0TTA PER G0RIZIA
A Roma Si Attende per Oggi la
Risposta Turca all' Ulti
matum Italiano
Telegram ml da Roma dlcono che e'
stata rlpresa la battaglla lungo II fronte
del flume Isonzo per II possesso delta
fortezza dl Gorlzla. Repartl Italian! del
Genlo aono al lavoro sotto un vlolento
fuoco dell'artlgllerla nemlca, per gettare
nuovi pontt nello vlclnanze di Gradlsca,
onde pcrmettere 11 passagglo dl nuove
masse italiane destlnate ad opcrare con
tro Gorlzla dal sud.
Un dispacclo da Torino da' notjila dt
una battaglla svoltasl tra aeroplanl aus
trlacl rrt Italian!. I prlml si erona recatl
ad attaccare la costa Italians, ma furono
scopertl in tempo e segnalatl. Allora una
squadrlglla itallanl si innalzo e rluscl,
dopo un Insegulmcnto, a ragglungere 11
nemlco, a darg'.l battaglla e a dlstruggero
tre vellvoll nemlcl.
Sul fronte delle AIpI Carnlche e su
quello ad ovest del La go dl Oarda ul
hanno dl nuovo Xurosl temporal) che
ostacolano non poco la operazlonl mllltari.
Nondlmeno contlnuano su quel settorl del
fronte I Violentl duelll dl artlgllelia,
speclalmente sul montl che ftanchegglan
la valle del Hume cnlese.
(Leggere In 4a paglna le ultlme e plu'
dettagllate notlzle sulla guerra, In Itali
ano.) Tlie Klnjf Ionian Says:
Mob MoOutcheon thought that some on
hat etoUn hi$ automoHU lad weefc, but
Vat dtHukttd to find that omm ef hi
fMendi had. playully placed it In am
Apty sfr o Mot' .
GERMANS TAKE
BIELSK; INVEST
BREST LITOVSK
Teutons Capture Great
Railroad Centre on Rus
sian Line of Defense
SLAV FRONT CUT IN HALF
Von Hindenburg Drives on
Grodno and Ossowitz Mack-
ensen's March Irresistible
BERLIN, Aug. 21.
Capture of the Russian fortified city of
Blelsk, 90 miles northeast of Warsaw, was
announced today by the German War
Ofilce.
Blelsk was one of the hardest obstacles
in the way of tho German forces advanc
ing toward Brest LItovBk from the north
west. Its enpture virtually Bpllts the Rus
sian line In half.
The Russian defenders were driven
across tho Blala.
Blelsk has been under fire from both
artillery nnd aeroplanes for some time.
The forltlW city lies 70 miles north of
Brest Lltovsk and is nn important link
on the Grodrjo-Brest Lltovsk Railway.
Four railroads pass through the city,
making It a junction of high strategical
Importance.
East of Kovno the Germans have taken
450 moie Russian prisoners and six ma
chine guns.
The troops of Field Marshal von Mao
kensen have advanced through tho sec
tor ot Koterka and also from the mouth
of the Bug River to Pulwa. The Austro
Gcrman troops east of Vlodava are push
ing forward closer to the defense of
Brest Lltovsk.
Austro-German troops have Invested
Brcst-Lltovsk from three sides. From the
west bank of the river heavy guns are
shelling tho forttlflcatlons, and news of
the fall of Brest-Lltovsk Is confidently
awaited here.
The capturo of Novo Georglevsk haa
released 160,000 German soldiers who were
used In ' the operations against that
stronghold. It Is believed that part of
these will be used to reinforce Field
Marshal von Hlndenburg's left wing on
the Nlcmen River front and the remain
der dispatched toward Brest-Lltovsk.
The Russians are still In possession of
Grodno and Ossowletz, but Berlin mili
tary experts predict their fall In tho near
future. Grodno Is Imperiled as a result
of the fall of Kovno and Blelsk, while the
advance of General von Gallwltz's army
Is taking his forces toward Ossowletz.
A dispatch from headquarters to the
Tageblatt states that von Mackensen Is
now storming the southwestern front of
Brcst-Lltavsk.
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GERMAN. FLEET DRIVES SLAV
WARSHIPS INTO RIGA GULF
Petrograd Pessimistic As to Outcome
of Naval Battle
PETROGRAD. Aug. H.
Further details of tho attack by the
German Baltic fleet upon Riga were
anxiously awaited today. The official
announcement of last night that the Rus
sian warships defending the Baltic port
had drawn In closer caused extreme pes
simism. It was admitted In official circles that If
the German fleet succeeds in forcing Its
way Into the Gulf of Riga, the chief
port on the gulf could not hold out.
Preparations for such as eventuality had
been made by removing government
treasures nnd valued relics, but it has
been hoped that the Russian warships
nnd mine fields could prevent tho Ger
mans from entering the gulf.
The rapidity of the German advance
from tho Vistula is causing disquiet here.
Large Russian forces aio still In the ter
ritory toward which the Germans are pro
ceeding. They are retreating as rapidly
as possible, and delaying In every way
the German advance, but It Is feared that
part of them may bo cut off.
When Grand Duke Nicholas escaped the
Vistula trap set by tho Teutonic Allies
It was thought his armies would be safo
on the Nlemcn-Bug front, but the fall of
Kovno has put them In a difficult po
sition. On the Ossowlec-BleUtok front the Ger
mans are striving to hamper the Russian
retreat, In order that other forces on the
Kovno-Vllna line may strike eastward
and cut ore the withdrawing troops.
PENROSE AND LANE CONFER
Prospects of "Harmony" Candidate
for Mayor Dark City Chairman
Says Vare Is in Race
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 21.
Benator Penrose sought out City Chair
man David II. Lane at his hotel today
and spent more than an hour In his com
pany. Following the conference. Chair
man Lane preferred not to say whether
there Is any likelihood of Vare'a volun
tary withdrawal.
"We know, of course," he said, "that
he Is a candidate at this time,"
Congressman J. Hampton Moore has
been, to all intents and purposes, elimi
nated from consideration as a possible
organization standard-bearer for the
nomination. That and the advisability of
centering upon publlo Bervice Commis
sioner Thomas B. Smith Is believed to
have been the subject matter of the Pen-rose-Lane
talk.
I do not think Congressman Moore has
bren a candidate other than In a re
sponsive sense If the nomination should
be tendered him with the support of all
factions," Mr. Lane said. "I do not think
he Is prepared to go Into a fight for the
nomtnattonr I do not think he has given
anyone permission to use his name in
that connection."
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TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
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PHILLIES 4 O O O O -
Humphries and Archer; Alexander and Klllefer.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MTTSB'GH, 1st g O O O
BOSTON 0 3 0 -
CINCINNATI, 1st gO 1 O
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BODY OF AMERICAN ARABIC VICTIM FOUND
NEW YORK, Ail?. 21. The body of Mrs. Josephine Brugulcre,
prominent society woman nnd one of the two Americans who went
down when a German submarine sank the 'White Star liner Arnbic,
has been found, according to a cablegram received here this afternoon
by Mrs. Maiyon Bruguiere, a daughter-in-law. The body of her
maid. Maigaret Bond, also was found.
TURK SELDIERS PREPARE FOR BULGARIAN INVASION
SALONIKA, Aug. 21. Forty thousand Turkish soldiers, under
German officers, are reported to be throwing up entrenchments along
the Turco-Bulgarian frontier near Kirk Kilisseh.
BULGARIA AND TURKEY BREAK NEGOTIATIONS
LONDON, Aug. 21. An AThens dispatch to the Evening News
says that neutrality negotiations between Turkey and Bulgaria have
been broken off.
ABE RUEF RELEASED ON PAROLE
SAN-QtXENTIN, CaL,, Aug.. 21. Abe Suef, one-time, political
boss of San Francisco, was paroled today from the penitentiary here
upon agreement to never re-enter politics and to exile himself from
San Francisco for three months.
DUTCH SHIP SHELLED BY GERMAN AEROPLANE
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 21. The Dutch fishing boat No. 147 was
attacked in the North Sea, 40 miles off the coast, by a German aero
plane, says a dispatch received here today. Many bombs were
dropped, but all missed.
BERNSTORFF DENIES INTERVIEWS
NEW YOHK, Aug. 21. Count von Bernstorff this afternoon gave an angry
denial to the authenticity of any "interview" attributed to him lately. The
German Ambassador referred especially to a story appearing in several papers
which quoted "the highest German authority in this country," to tho effect
that Germany would continue her submarine warfare regardless of the pro
tests of the United States. Ho added:
"No interview of nny kind nor statement of any description has been
given out, nor will they be given out until they are duly written and signed."
SERBS WIN ON DANUBE
NISH, Aug. 21. The. following official- report was "issued" oy the Servian
War Office today: "On the Save front our artillery has dispersed enemy de
tachments entrenching themselves on the Island of Shellnslca-Ada. The enemy
on the Danube front has landed troops on the Island of Klotllevski. Our artil
lery drove the enemy to tho opposite bank."
MEXICO CITY'S FOOD SHORTAGE SERIOUS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Food conditions in Mexico City are still far from
norrnul, Acting Secretary Fark, of the American Legation, notified the Stata
Department. Fark Bald he was feeding the 00 American residents of the
Mexican capital.
REVOLTS IN PORTUGAL'S AFRICAN COLONIES
LISBON, Aug. 21. Native insurrections have broken out in the Portuguese
colony of Angola, Africa. Portuguese troops have been sent to uell tho
revolts. In a conflict In Southern Angola, officially reported today, 12 Portu
guese were killed and 30 wounded, but the natives were defeated.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE ZEPPELIN RAIDING VILNA
PETROGRAD, Aug. 21. A Zeppelin airship was brought down by Russian
artillery Friday afternoon, after it had dropped several bombs upon Vllna, th
War Ofilce announced today, The crew of the airship was captured.
ITALIANS WIN AIR BATTLE ABOVE ADRIATIC
PARIS, Aug. 21. An Italian air squadron pursued a group of Austrian
aviators over tho Adriatic, forced them to give battle, and brought down three
of the Austrian planes, according to a Turin dispatch to the Figaro today.
BALTIMORE TO GET $30,000,000 WAR CONTRACT
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 21. A contraot totaling more than 30.0W,)
for wur supplies will within a few days bo closed by the Spedden Shipbuilding;
Company, of Baltimore. Tho order Is for 1,876,000 shells, and the ur
far obtained by the company's engineers Indicate that the shells will cost in
the neighborhood of $17 each, an aggregate of $31,875,000. The contraot, with
a six months' provisional delivery, will require a dally averae ot'mor thaw
10,000 shells.
DATE FOR CHARLTON TRIAL FIXED
COMO, Italy, Aug. 2L The trlaj of Porter Charlton, youM AwHo vrtf
klllM hla beautiful actress wife, whije
October 6, the authorities announced
who examined Charlton probably will
POET MASEFIELD TO CARRY WOUNDED MOH WU
LONDON, Aug 21. John Masefleld, poet and noveUat, has Wt w
the Dardanelles, where he will taka charge of a picket beat aaJ Mats for
conveying th wounded from QalllpoU as part of the BritUlv34 Ors lo the)
Near East.
MaaeOeld raised fundi for the purchase) of both ve! Ha la rH fltted
for ea work, as he was a pailor before h became a wHtr. U awfleM '& t-.M-
working in the hospitals of Franc for nvo. or st- months
Another writer, Edward Garnr, yt wi an udiw.jr tu a isihu1
1 yro. W gwuf out wiU Um Croisf-" t km-
and McCorty.
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