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TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 19H.
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ICAN.
BOROUGH OFFICER.
Burgess. a. v. lrwin. ,
Justices of the Peace C. A, Randall, D.
W.Clark.
Oouncumen.J. W, Landers, G, B. Rob
inson, R. J. Hopkins, O. F. Watson, U.
W. Holeman, J. B. Muse, Charles Clark.
Constable Ij. L. Zuver,
OalUetorW. U. Hood.
School Directors W. C. Imel, J. K.
Clark, 8. M. Henry, Q. Jamieson, D. H.
Blum. -
FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.
Member of Congress W. J. Bulings.
Member of Senate J. K. P. Hall.
Assembly K. R. Mechlin.
. i President Judge Yf. D. Hinckley,
c ' Associate Judges Samael Aal, Joseph
M.' Morgan.1 r. - .- ...j,-.'
'. Prothonotary , Register A Recorder, te.
6. R. Maxwell. . r ' ,.
Sheriff Wm. H. Hood.
- Treasurer Yt. H. B razee,
v "Commissioners Wm. H. Harrison, J.
C. Soowden, H. H. MoClellan.
' i District Attorney Wi A. Oarrlnger. ? T
Jury Commissioners J. B. Eden, A.M.
Moore. ' . - , . .i
Coroner Dr. M. 0 Kerr.
County Auditor George H. Warden,
. A. C. Gregg and 8. V. Shields.
County Purveyor Roy 8. Braden.
County Superintendent J , O. Carson.
Rslar Tens sf Caart.
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Third Monday of May.
Third Monday of September.
. Third Monday of November.
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Cbarch mmi Sakbalh 8ckml.
Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:48 a.
m. t M. E. Sabbath School at 10:00 a. m.
Preaching In M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev, H. L, Dunlavey.
Preaching In the F. M. Church every
Sabbath evening at the usual hoojv Rev.
M. E. Woloolt, Pastor,
v Preaching in the Presbyterian ehurob
every Sabbath at 1UO0 a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. Rev. H. A. Bailey, Pastor.
The regular meetings of the W. 0. T.
Care held at the headquarters on the
-second and fourth Tuesdays of each
month.
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, Wednesday evening of each month.
TF. RITCHEY,
. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tloneeta, Pa.
r ". i.y
MA. CARRINGER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
Offloe over Forest County National
Bank Building, TIONESTA, PA.
CURTIS M. SHAWKEY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Warren, Pa.
Practice in Foreat Co.
AO BROWN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Offloe In Arner Building, Cor. Elm
and Bridge 8ta., Tionesta, Pa.
FRANK 8. HUNTER, D. D.S.
Rooms over Citizens Nat. Bank,
- - TIONESTA, PA.
DR. F. J. BOVARD,
Physiolan it Surgeon,
, - .- . . TIONEdTA, PA.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
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R, J. B. BIGGINS,
Physician and Surgeon,
OIL CITY, PA.
HOTEL WEAVER,
S. E. PIERCE, Proprietor.
Modern and up-to-date In all Its ap
pointments. Every convenience and
oomfort provided for the traveling public
CENTRAL HOUSE,
R. A. FULTON, Proprietor.
Tlonseta, Pa. This Is the mostcentrally
1 located hotel In the place, and has all the
modern Improvements. No paiua will
be spared to make It a pleasant stopping
place for the traveling public
pHIL. EMERT -
FANCY BOOT A SHOEMAKER.
Shop over R. L. Haslel'a grocery store
on Elm street. Is prepared to do all
Kinds of custom work from the finest to
. the oosrsest and guarantees his work to
Rive perfect satisfaction, Prompt at ten
on given to mending, and prices rea
sonable. iuct e s sf u I ly -use
for 34 .years
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TJNSEA.TKD LA.IS1S
; IN FORE8T COUNTY, PA.
BY VIRTUE of snndry Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, relating to the sale of
Unseated Lands In the County nf Forest,
to,; for taxes due and unpaid, I will offer
at public sale at the Court House, in the
Borough of Tlonesta, Pa., on the
Second Monday In June, 1014.
being the Eighth day of June, 1014, at 10
o'clock a. m., the following described
pieces of land or such parts thereof as
may be necessary to satisfy the amount of
taxes aoa oosts due and unpaid against
the same and continue the same irom
day to day as the ssme may be found
necessary, i. , i .
m- Terms of Sale.
Tbe amount of taxes and oosts must be
pah) when tbe property la struck off or
the sale may be avoided and the property
put np and reaold. ...
" UNSEATKD r,AJVl.
All Trent not thnrwUft'mnrkeil are ad
vertise far Taxes of IU1S and 1013.
' Daroett Township.
Wtr. arret""- Warrant or Owoar Ain't
Slfil 17 MombertMrsEE'13 f 2 68
6700 . 295 Hsrnes W M fl Pearssll 60 05
iofl60'12sndlofl5013 Barlett
J W ti G A K 11 27
6701 664 Braden A R fl Taber
oil only 24 86
100 Cusaios Theo U 1 of oil
- only 1918 I 78
8151 64 Parmlee Geo N oil and
i gas 1U12 - 4 22
81S1 60 Parmlee Geo N oil and
v gas 1012 . 8 60
3151 62 Parmlee Geo N oil and
gas 1912 4 23
61 Briers Nancy oil and gas 7 92
3148 HI Wovk Joslsb 1 oil gas 2 44
44 Peamall Mary A oil and
- gnrl912 8 29
3S02 100 Reynolds D J oil was 3 76
6701 ' 5 Reynolds D J J oil and .
lias 1913 1 67
100 Work Joslab&8oni oil !
and gas 6 13
65 Maze Mrs Mary N loll
f r and gas 4
.44 Maze Mrs Mary N J oil
and ssa 1 22
) of 150 WbltmerOeoflG AK'13 6 62
8147 1 of 625 Dlckev Moore A Kelso
- fl WW 1913 22 63
8159 i of 247 Dickey Moore A Kelso
11 W W 1913 It 23
8146 12 Dickey 4 Brown fl W
W 1913 1 78
3302 11 Reynolds D J 1913 1 70
i of 150 Ulf Bros fl Barlett 1913 3 32
Green Township.
6189 150 Ehlera Benry 1913 17 60
6600 U2fr Proper O W A J F land
only 16 90
6501 1321 Proper s Lacv 19 71
3819 1 01808 McClintock A Brennan 11 88
3820 25 Proper ft Buzard fl
Thompson 1913 6 55
3820 50 Waiters Chss ft Walters
C 1913 4 70
8819 . 50 CollinsTDfl Long-
: etreth 1918 4 70
Harmony Township.
-103 McOtlmont J S 25 13
216- 163 Cesser J H 47 60
217 HOOsmerJU 84 38
. 100 Hlggins ft Helm fl T R 23 76
40 Bell James M fl N ft V
Oil Co 1913 8 89
1 of 218 BaroardKBflThomas'13 15 08
14 Bozer Wm ft others '12 2 61
-41 SoowT Afl Foster 16 83
264 HmltbLuoyPflO'Hsra'13 30 22
h Wstta ueo T U J A Uaw-
son 1913 4 70
100 Watts Geo T fl Stewart
Run Oil Co 1913 21 80
73 Dawson GRfl Marsh '13 14 48
Sol 5 Lee ft Metcalf 1913 1 63
106 Stewart Usual Eat A J Han-
dy farm foil and gas '13 2 96
S Higgtos John auoaer'lS 1 74
100 Sister Mlohael Est fl
Dawson oil A ess 1913 4 70
73 Msrsb Cbss oil a rss '13 3 68
,-60 Kitcb H M 11 B Scott
' r nil and gas 1913 2 83
87 Nelll and others fl Bozer
oil and gas 1918 4 22
70 K Itch H M farm of Hotob-
. kiss oil and gee 1913 3 58
60 Fleming E E larm of
Ralston oil 4 gss 1913 3 21
7 CsscsdePet Lsnd Asso'13 3 95
18 . Flower W end others
ti Barnett 1913 2 99
- 6 Slarcins John ft Orion fl "
Scbsll 1913 2 83
Hickory Township.
5-16 of 10 Colbert Dr fl Reld '12 1 70
5192 16 165o4624 Gray W R 1913 8 84
6192 3 165 ol 624 Beacber J T 4 24
6192 lof201rJ5ol624 Henry ft Keller
... flWilstm i 12 01
3689 200 Proper Flovd 33 62
1 601160 Dale J TflSBftD 6 09
8689 850 PerfllvalOftHayJaa'18 42 08
6192 10-165 ol 624 Dlferjdorf Emms '13 6 90
3689. 65 CsscadePetLandA'So'1315 75
Ktngsley Township.'
5214 100 "Anchor Oil Co fl Shooley
' 1913 . 8 38
6193 145 Vail John 8 fl Clapp - 24 03
6187 of79 Breonsn ft Richards 10 02
6132 611 Patterson IN ... 1H 01
6217 1 of 1241 Lamb A oil and gss 25 19
61H4 - 66 IkeoburgMaryflLAR'1810 23
6135 1157 P'oper ft Knuppolland
- ,eael913, ... 43 70
6131 J70 -Proper ft Knupp oil and
gas 1913 7 27
Tlonesta Township.
42 Brown- A W fl Weant 17 81
97 Banner Oil Co fl H unter 15 60
. , 98 Banner Oil Co fl Hunter
oil and gas 8 23
165 Proper J F fl Proper 82 19
--76 Jsmieann Q fl A P ft J 12 85
-17 Proper ft Jamieson fl A
P ft J 8 76
2828 50 Wbittek In Ada fl Lackey
'. ' oil and gss -. . 4 69
45 Fourth National Bank of
- Pittsburgh 1913 6 41
2824 780 JGilmore Clinton G oil
, ooly 1913 14 20
64 Fleming E E 1913 6 06
2835 760 Schotteld Archie fl Curtin
,.; toil and gas 1913 4 23
Howe Township.
War.
Sub. Acr.. Warranto, or Owaer
Am't
2860 109 Taylor Levins G ft
Oeofl Willink 1913 S 69
Vacant 138 BlondCyru fl Blood'13 6 HS
2977 85 . 61 WllllnkWA Coulter N 8 14
3801 . ' 18 Means ft White 1913 2 10
8195 , 850 Collins T D 1912 17 60
6108 ' 48 AdsmsnnJ ASCLbrCo 6 37
6105 759 ArisoiNon J . i . 69 82
8197 87 Rosenblatt H 1913 2 63
2878 lol3-5ol 1160 Proper J t 11 Lanson 32 61
3186 58 Proper JFflWftC 6 24
2977 N i 0f34 35 100 Mnrck Fred 5 63
2980 ' ' 1161 Frost Lbr Co fl R H
- - . Brown 1913 50 l
Vacant 116 Brown F K 1913 6 00
.Vacant J 00 Brown FK 1913 4 68
Jenks Township.
3174 65 1061 Jamieson J Morgan 18 00
3174 49 93J Jamieson J Morgsn 16 05
3174 66 63 Jamieson J Moritao . IS 05
8174 68 130 Jamieson J Morgan 21 96
3174 67 68 Jamieson J Morgsn 10 28
5144 13 60 Boy ntoD PS i Williams 10 63
6144 14 68 Boy n ton Pfl Clark Joe 10 28
6144 14 68 BoyntonPSJ Willink 10 28
3042 -130 Eaton fl Eldrldge '13 U 13
3178 783 Buhl O W ft Brown fl
' HsgRerBroollAgss'12 33 32
3042 130 Bubl G W ft Brown fl
Eaton oil A gas 1912 6 06
8164 2 75 Paulson Ptt W W '12 6 84
8171 106 Blood P P 17 83
3173 100 Blood P P 17 00
3173 80 Blood P P 13 67
8183 20 MontllliousANAOtbers4 22
3561 ' : 100 Hepplnger Ed fl Frost
'.' W H oil only 1912 3174
6110 903 Salmon Creek LbrCo 145 81
8642 7 1 of 100 ProperAguewA Kelly 5 01
8169 185 Carnaban ft otbera oil
. and gas 1912 3 06
3171 40 Carnahan ft others oil
- and gas 1912 8 06
8173 80 Horton Geo ft Selgel 0
fl Blood 13 82
3663 iofj of 140 for '12 41 of 140 for '13
Grove W A 4 Co rl W I 7 02
3190 40 E is worth Joeaotbers' 12 8 80
6141 127 Knupp ft Yates ti Rsy 47 53
8190 : 956 White Star Oil Co fl
J CO Co 1012 19 52
3103 875 White Star Oil Co fl
Pyle oil arjdga 1912 3 03
8664 140 McN. al Frank 11 ft B 23 42
8322 40 McDooald Oil Co fl
Welsh i oil a ga '12 2 23
6500 CO McDonald Oil Co fl
Miotzio!lgas'12 6 22
3322 25 McDonald Oil Co fl
Bistoph i oil a gas '12 1 65
3322 46 McDonald Oil Co ft
Llnbergioll4gaa'12 3 17
3322 150 McDonald Oil Co 11
Lovins oil A gas '12 4 13
3799 245 Berg C J fl Frost 1912 2104
6143 10 269 GiltoyleOllAGasCo'12 2 23
5142 60 GiifoyleOiUGasCo'12 4 13
5143 25 Gllfoy leOII 4 Gss Co '12 4 13
6145 195 Central Penna Lbr Co 82 23
6138 495 Central Penua Lbr Co 81 22
8504 100 Watson Caroline E
oil and gas 8 98
6129 68 Adamson Joseph ' 10 28
5500 21 Proper O W ft J F
oil and gas 2 69
3564 99 Mlntz David fl Bell 17 20
3044 877 Penna Gas Co oil ooly 36 13
6142 1 of 140 K. Her FA fl Boynton '12 3 74
6141 127 Knupp ft Yates fl Ray
oil and gas 11 11
3170 160 Wrsy W A fl Rsy
John 1913 13 46
3170 62 Hunt Anna L 1913 6 13
3668 250 Banner FC ft Dlnsmore
C 1-16 ol oil 4 all gas 11 89
3667 250 SannerFCft Dlnsmore
C 1-16 of oil a sll gas 11 89
3672 150 SannerFCft Dinamore
CMOofollAallgas 7 66
8171 80 Htoneclpner Maud U ft
Towler H oil and gas 7 37
3159 328 Dickey wm fl Kreit-
ler 1913 26 55
6142 J of 140 Barlett J W fl Boynton 12 20
3669 1124 fa Gas CO Oil only '13 20 94
5142 i of 140 Wbitmer Geo U Boyn
ton 1913 8 71
3501 3-20 of 1101 Knupp W J fl De
vonian Oil Co 20 69
3564 1031 Nickolson John 166 80
3162 821 Montgomery J G fl
W A W 131 77
5142 1 of 140 Ulf Bros fl Keller '13 8 71
By virtue of an Act of Assembly enti
tled "An Act to regulste tbe collection of
taxes on unsested lands," approved the
6tb day of June, 1887, Interest will be
charged on 1912 taxes from Janusry 1
1913, to date of payment, and on 1913
taxes irom January l, 1914, to date ol
payment, at tbe rate of six per cent, per
annum.
w. H. BRA ZEE, Treasurer.
Tlonesta, Pa., Mai oh 23 1914.
Mercantile Appraiser's List
for Forest County for
Year A. D. 1914.
The Wholesale and Retail Venders of
Foreign and Domestic Merchandise,
- Eating Houses, Billiard Rooms, Brok
ers, and Opera Houses in Forest Coun
ty, Pennsylvania, are as follows, to-wit:
NAME
BUSINESS
POSTOFF1CE
Atlantic Refining Co., oils, West Hickory
AUnntic Refining Co , oils, Tionesta.
Adams, J. A., butcher, Tionesta.
Anderson, C. A., greenhouse, Tionesta.
Anderson, Q T , jeweler, Tionesta.
Arner. C. M., broker, Tionesta.
Aul. Mrs. S. ft Co., merchants, Marien
ville. Behrens, Louis, merchant, Starr.
Baughman, J. M. & G. A., butchers, Mar
ienville. Baxter, J. M., merchant, Gilfoyle.
Booth, W. A., merchant, Watson Farm.
Boughman A.'R , butcher, Kellettville.
Bowman, T. J. estate, millers East Hick
ory Bender, Robt, P., merchant, West Hick-
ory i
Bovard. F. J., druggist, Tionesta.
Bovard, F. J., Bovard's hall, Tionesta.
Crouch ft Zahniser, merchants, East
Hickory.
Canfield, Harry, cigars, West Hickory.
Clark, O J., merchant, East Hickory.
Cohen, II. I., fruit. Tionesta
Carson, A., jeweler, Tionesta.
Cook, A. Sons ft Co , merchants, Cooks
burg. -
Croacimun. W. A., merchant, Redclyffe.
Collins ft Kreitler. merchants, Nebraska.
Carson, J. T., broker, Tionesta.
Dana, L. W., cigars, Maricnville.
Detar; W. J., cigars, Kellettville.
Day ft Hart man, merchants, Kellettville
Decillis, M , fruit, Tionesta.
Fools Creek Store, merchants, Truemaos.
Fulton, C. N., merchant, Pigeon.
Fulton, R. A., cigars, Tionesta.
Gildersleeve & Wood, merchants Brook
ston. - - -
Gerow, J. N., cigars, Tionesta.
Gerow, J N., restaurant, Tionesta,
Uerow, .'. N., billiards, lionesta.
Gensbui'g, Chas , bowling alley. Tionesta
Haslet, James, furniture, Tionesta.
Herman, R. M., merchant, Tionesta.
Heplcr, Sirs. AI. N., merchant, Tionesta.
tippler Mrs Al. ci , restaurant, lionesta.
Harp, Harry H , cigars, Maricnville.
Harp, Harry H.. billiards, Maricnville.
Harkless, Frank E.. druggist, Kellettville
Hopkins. L. J., merchant, Tionesta.
Hunter, A. M., merchant. Pigeon.
Johnson, W. T., cigars, Marienville.
Killmer, Bros , merchants, Tionesta.
Kelly. J N.. billiards. Marienvillo.
Lanson, F. R., merchant, Tionesta.
Lanson Bros., millers, Tionesta.
Lease, A A., restaurant Maricnville.
LeaBe, A A., cigars, Marienville.
Lecastro, Rocco, merchant, West Hick-
ory. , . . , .
Larson, J. E , merchant, Brookston.
Miller. W. J., cigars. Kellettville.
Miller, .V.,J., billiards Kellettville.
Mapes, H. C, hardware, Tionesta.
Morgan, J. R.. merchant, Tionesta.
McGee, Mrs. W. E., merchant; Tionesta,
Mechling is London, merchants, Glaring
' ton. , . ,,:,.-..
Mayburg Supply Co., merchants,- May
burg. 1. . , .'J . ;
MinU, David, merchant,, Maricnville.
Mensch. S. E., hardware,' Marienville, 1
McCurdy, b, U. & Co., mrrrhants.Lvnch
McKown, G B., cigars, Nebraska.
Marienville Variety Store, merchants,
Marienville. -Neil),
A. D., k Co., merchants, Maricn
- ville. -
Nye, C. W., merchant, Maricnville,
Pierce, Mrs. Emma, cigars, Tionesta.
Robinson, G. W. ft Son, merchants, Tio
nesta. t '
Rodda. G. N., merchant, Tionesta.
Rodda ft Hamilton, Pastime theatre.Tio
nesta. Randall, C. A., cigars, Tionesta.
Rosen, L. A , merchant, Endeavor.
Rea, G. W., merchant, Blue Ridge.
Roehrig, John, harness, Marienville.
Reyner, Mrs. E. D., merchant, Marien
ville. Reyner, Mrs. E. D., restaurant, Marien
ville -
Reyner, T. J , merchant. Marienville.
Salmon Creek Mercantile Co.,merchanta,
Kellettville
Styles ft Evans, merchants, Endeavor.
Smith, Harry II., merchant. West Hick
ory. Shoup, Wm., merchant, Muzette.
Schwab, J. E. ft Son, butchers, East
Hickory.
Schwitzer, Harry, cigars. Endeavor.
Shaw, J. N., cigars, Kellettville.
Shaw, J. N., billiards, Kellettville.
Simpson, W 8., jeweler. Kellettville.
Silzle, Win., jeweler, Kellettville.
Bcowden, J. 0.. hardware, Tionesta.
Sigworth, S, a, hardware, Tionesta.
Snipe, H. A., broker, Marienville.
TionestaGas Co., hardware, Tionesta.
Tucker, Thomas, merchant.Trunkeyville
Thompson, Evelyn, merchant, Tionesta
R. D.
Wilson ft Taylor, merchants, Marienville
Watson & Co., merchants, Kellettville.
Walters, F. ft Co., millinery, Tionesta.
Walker. Ross A., druggist, Tionesta.
Wilson, Geo., butcher, Tionesta.
Whitmore, J. E., merchant, East Hick
ory. Walters, C. L., cigars, West Hickory.
Walters, C. L., billiards, West Hickory.
Wolfe, Cora L., merchant. Cooper Tract.
Wolfe. Olive, millinery, Kellettville.
Wolfe, Andrew, merchant, Tionesta R D
Wolfgang, A. B., billiards, Kellettville.
Young, J. J., cigars, Marienville.
Zahniser, Florence, millinery, East Hick
ory. Zuver, L. L., merchant, Tionesta.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned that an appeal from the fore
going appraisement will be held at the
office of the County Treasurer, in Tio
nesta, Pa., on Thursday, April 30, 1914,
when and where they may attend if they
see proper. LEE L. ZUVER,
Mercantile Appraiser.
Leaders in Fight Over Canal
Tolls Repeal
C mmi
Pholnti by mencun i'less Aaaociution.
CHAIRMAN ADAMSON
of House Canal Committee.
MINORITY LEADER MANN.
NO IMPROVEMENT
Trade Affairs Fail to Show Anything,
Says Report.
Dun's Review of Trade says this
week:-
"Expected Improvement in trade
conditions has not as yet materialized
and, while indications of progress are
manifest in certain directions, there
Is still a lack of uniformity In reports
from the loading centers. A some
what backward spring has militated
against normal distribution of season
able merchandise.
"The country's agricultural outlook
constitutes a highly Important fnctnr,
and it Is extremely gratifying thi.t
prospects for the winter wheat crop
leave little to be desired. Similarly,
cotton Is entering upon the new year
under favorable auspices, on the
whole, and prices of the great south
ern staple have latterly shown some
what less firmness. News from tin
iron and steel industry the foremost
business barometer reflects a wait
ing attitude upon the part of consum
ers and new bookings this month will
not equal those of February."
Derrick Beam Kills Policeman.
A steel hsam fell from the crane of
a derrick at work In the Ohio rivr
and killed J. W. Yount, aged forty
nine, at Anibrldge, Ta. Yount wa3
chief of. the American Bridge com
pany 'police there. The derrick be
longed to tile Ohio River Sand com
pany and was used to loud beams for
the bridge company.
Miners' Official Robbed.
Joseph Yannlt, vice president of the
United Mlneworkers, district No, J,
was held up by two .masked .highway
men' near his home In Wilkes-Harre,
Pa!, and robnett of. $11 and. gold
watch.
1 f W
i
hDERALS ARE
TRAPPEDIN CITY
So Reports Villa, Telling News
of Torreon Victory
REBELS WIN GREAT BATTLE
Juarez Reports That Three Federal
Generals Were Slain During Five
Days' Fighting General Villa a
Picturesque Leader as He Heads
Army in Onslaught Losses Report
ed Heavy at Gomez Palaclo.
Juarez, Mex., March 30. Olllclal
rebel advices from Gomez Palaclo say
that three federal generals, all of
them prominent commanders in Gen
eral Velasco's army at Torreou, have
teen killed in the fighting.
They are Generals Pena, Reyes and
Anaya. General Occasanza, another
prominent commander of the federals,
is reported to have been desperately
wounded.
The dispatch conveyed the intelli
gence that the federals were making
what was regarded as a last stand.
General Herrera, with his own rebel
command and a part of General Ben
avides' force, had entered Torreon
from the east and had driven the fed
erals into the western part of the city.
Officials here declared that the fed
erals already had tried to escape from
the city, but were driven back, and
are in no condition to withstand such
an attack as that of which Villa gave
notice In his telegram.
Out of the wealth of conflicting re
ports of rebel defeats and rebel
victories from federal and rebel
sources during the week the first a-i-thentlc
news for several days ca-
when newspaper correspondents at
the front reported the complete in
vestment of Gomez Palaclo by the
rebel army and the driving of all fed
erals across the river Into Torreon.
The messages declared that Gen
eral Velasco, the federal commander,
had been maintaining general head
quarters In Gomez and had tried to
make his strongest stand there instead
of Torreon.
Villa kept his artillery plugging
away all of Thursday night at the
federals in Torreon, refusing to allow
them to get a rest. The artillery fire
continued Friday while many of
Villa's men engaged In burying the
dead and removing the wounded from
Gomez Palaclo, Lerdo and surrounding
localities.
The loss on both sides was heavy,
but the rebel advices state that the
federal loss Is the greater. They claim
that 800 federals were killed In Gomez.
The rebels admit losing 100 in the
fighting.
Villa Is quoted In one message from
the front as stating that he would kill
or capture every federal In Torreon:
that he had them effectively bottled
up and they could not escape. Villa
denied that the federals had been
reinforced from Saltlllo and advised
that he had a force of men between
Torreon and Saltlllo to keep communi
cation cut.
Tt was confirmed that Villa did not
have his entire force engaged In the
fighting at Lerdo and Gomez, but Ben
avldes and several other command
ers have been hammering Torreon
from the east and northeast for the
past four days, thus keeping a large
part of the federal garrison confine'"
to Torreon proper in Its defense, whilo
Villa and other chlers were fighting
their way into Gomez Palaclo.
Garbed In a dusty torn suit, a
slouch hat and a red handkerchfe'
tied about his neck as In his bandit
days, General Villa among the ragged,
thirsty, half famished soldiers who
have fought day and night for tin
capture of Torreon, was a conspicuous
figure.
Tlie conventional notion of a com
manding general directing a campaign
through field glasses and with a map
spread before him found no Illustra
tion In Villa. Instead he climbed over
the rocky hills or crept among the
mesquite bushes to tell the men nt
what point to lire. His principal ac
tivity was that of a scout, but his pres
ence never failed to Inspire the sol
diers wherever he appeared.
General Villa, during pauses In the
firing, talked confidently of the fall
of Torreon. He did not place him
self, however, among those who be
lieve the capture of Torreon woult'
spell the collapse of the Huerta
regime, but intimated rather that he
expected Huerta to fight on until pos
sibly the rebel forces surrounded Mex
ico City.
"After Torreon," said General Villa,
"we will establish our military base
there for movements eastward and
southward. Chihuahua, with General
Carranza there, will become the provi
sional capital. It will bo the center
of our civil government. But the mili
tary government will be here and it
will be a moving government."
YEAR IN PEN AND FINE
Frank Tannenbaum Convicted of Par
ticipating in Unlawful Assemblage.
Frank Tannenbaum, the leader of
the unemployed who was on trial for
several days in New York on the
charge of participating In an unlaw
ful assemblage, was convicted.
Tannenbaum was sentenced to
serve one year In tbe penitentiary an-1
fined $500. a default of payment mean
ing an additional day's Imprisonment
for each dollar unpaid.
ASQUITH QUITS
FOR TWOWEEKS
Takes Post of War secretary
For That Period
WANTS APPROVAL OF VOTERS
Another Sensation Is Added to Eng
land's Army Crisis When Premier
Announces Temporary Retirement.
London, March 31. A series of
seiiKations m the house of commons
In connection with the army crisis
reached a climax with the announce
ment by Premier Asquith that lie
would assume the portfolio of secre
tary of war vacated by Colonel Seely.
He added that, as provided by law,
he would retire from the house of
commons until his constituents in
East Fife re-elected him.
The premier's absence from parlia
ment will not bo longer than two
weeks. Ills re-election for the Scot
tish division he has represented ever
since he entered parliament is t"gard
ed certain.
The decision of the premier was un
expected. It momentarily over
shadowed the retirement!! "f ('nl-n- l
Seely, Field Marshal French and Ad
jutant General Kwart. Politicians,
however, were brought back to the
original cause of the ministerial crisis
by the admissions of Viscount Morley
in the house of lords, which confirmed
many Unionist charges, and gave f'e
Intimation that Viscount Morley him
self Intended to retire from politics.
Sir John French, chief of the Im
perial general staff of the British
army, and Sir John Ewart, adjutant
general to the forces, definitely re
signed from the service.
"Colonel Seely's resignation has
been accepted." This was the
euphemistic expression employed by
Premier Asquith in announcing to the
house of commons that his war sec
retary had paid the penalty of his
discretions In adding to a cabinet
document the two paragraphs which
have aroused such feeling as to
threaten the existence of the entire
cabinet.
Premier Asquith's further announce
ment that he himself would take up
the portfol'o of secretary for war
came in the nature of a surprise. He
declared he would retire from t he
house of coiu'iions, in accordance with
the law "until It pleases my constitu
ents to sanction my return."
The premier then dramatically
walked out of the chamber amid
cheers from the Liberals, the Nation
alists and the Labor members, the
whole body of whom rose to their feet
and waved handkerchiefs and papers
as he left.
Mr. Asquilh, having accepted "nn
office of profit under the crown," must
now return to his constituency nf East
File, Scotland, for re-election. On the
last occasion he received 5,149 votes
against 3,330 of his Unionist op
ponent. In a h-ief personal stntement
Colonel Seely told the house there
was no differences between himsrK
and his colleagues in the cabinet on
any point of policy or principle, l'e
said he had pressed his resignation
because there appeared, although such
was not his Intention, to have been
a bargain with the army officers re
garding the service they slioul'l
render to the crown. Neither had Sir
John French nor Sir John Ewnrt the
Intention of making such a bargain.
Andrew Ronar Law, lender of the
opposition, thought It would bo Impos
Bible to proceed with the Irish hon
rule bill in the absence of the premier.
hut Tremler Asquith remarked that
he would 'e at hand If advice was
wanted and then left the house, of
which Regl-ald McKennn, the home
secretary, assumed the leadership.
Railroad Shopmen Laid Off.
Orders w"re Issued by the Pennsyl
vania Railroad company to lay off
1,250 shopmen In Altoonn, Pa., at once.
Each department will contribute IN
quota to the total number. The reason
for the suspension Is a lack of work.
This Is the largest reduction In the
force since 1907.
No Clue to Bank Robber.
The authorities are still searching
for the bandit who shot two men and
robbed the Union National hunk In Al
toona, Pa. The ollieers have been un
able to obtain any duo to the Identity
of the bandit and two rewards hav
been offered for his capture.
Jap Arrested as Spy.
F. S. Otsuka, a Japanese arrested
as a possible spy, was captured as
he tried to escape In a taxicab froiii
the immigration station in Philadel
phia, lie was seen to take pliotograph.i
of Fort Mott and the League Island
navy yard.
Train r.obber Takes $40,000.
A Seaboard train, bound north, was
held up almost In the heart of the
fashionable residence district of Co
lumbia, S. r., and $40,000 taken frc.n.
the express car.
Spring Vbor Days Named.
Governor Oner nf Pennsylvania an
nounced tMt Friday April 17, nnd
April 24 would be the spring -arbor
flays.
6prlng Floods.
RnrlnK flno'Is swept vallevs In New
York, Pinnsylvania and the middle
west.
ADMINISTRATION
MEN MAJORITY
Wilson's Tolls Repeal Expected
to Pass Congress
TWO TEST VOTES IN HOUSE
Debate of Twenty Hours Starts After
Opposition Led by Speaker Is De
featedSenate Vote Will Be Close.
The passage by the house of the
administration bill repealing the fr'e
tolls clause of the Panama canal act
Is assured.
This became evident when Champ
Clark's spectacular fight against the
cloture rule demanded by administra
tion leaders wan crushed by a vote
of 207 to 17G.
The reduced Mze in the house for
the administration indicates that the
contest on the tolls Issue in the sen
ate will be very close andthat the ad
ministration stands a chance to lose.
Administration supporters are jubil
ant over the outlook.
With the first obstacles out of the
way, the house settled down to con
sideration of the repeal bill. Demo
crats in Its favor were allotted ten
hours, Democrats against It five, Re
publicans four and Progressives one.
Representative Sims, author of the
bill, led off the debate.
Representative Sims coupled his ar
gument for the repeal with a denunci
ation of the Democrats who had
aligned themselves with the opposition
and declared that If he believed, as
It has been charged, that the presi
dent had accepted an erroneous con
struction of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, he would feel as a moral
coward If he did not immediately ask
for the chief executive's Impeach
ment by the house of representatives.
"Is It reasonable to suppose," ' fl
asked, "that the great masses of the
people are going to believe that the
president of the United States, who
has direct charge of the enforcement
of all our treaties with foreign coun
tries Is going to surrender the rights
of the American people whose trust
ed representative ho Is, by accepting
an erroneous construction of a treaty
upon the unwarranted demand of any
one or all the foreign nations of the
world?"
In the senate Senator Owen's
speech advocating the repeal precipi
tated a three-hour general discussion
In which many senators participated.
To repeated inquiries by Senators
Chamberlain and Jones Senator Owen
said the president's assurance that
other nations than Great Ilrltain were
opposed to the exemption was suf
ficient for him and ought to be suf
ficient for the senate.
Senator Owen argued that the dis
regard of the lhiltimore platform con
templated by the repeal bill was fully
Justified. Senator O'Gorman interrupt
ed to rend the list of senators who
were members of the resolutions com
mittee at Halt imorn, which favorably
reported the free tolls plank, and de
clared the plank had gone in because
he and other rommittee member'',
who knew of the statements before
the senate interocennlc canals com
mittee, knew that only the transcon
tinental railroads had opposed It.
Compromise Trading Bill Passed.
The senate passed without division
a compromise bill to regulate trading
In cotton futures. The bill would pro
hibit sending through the malls or by
telepraph Information furthering the
making or enforcement of contracts
which do not specify that delivery
Is to be made on a basic grade, with
the option of delivering other govern
mental grades, the difference between
which would be fixed by actual trad
ing In spot cotton and not arbitrarily
as on exchanges now.
RESISTING ITALIANS SHOT
Seven Masked Bandits Fire Into Party
of Foreigners.
Two parties of Italians were held
up near r.arnesboro, Ph., by seven
armed and masked bandits. Hotli
parlies of : ion were robbed and the
second crowd was fired Into, one man
being killed and two others being
probably fatally injured.
The ban-'-'ts were disguised In many
ways. Some of them wore handker
chiefs ovei their faces, others wore
automobile goggles and others false
n n ' facl es.
Steel Con.pany to Make Benzine.
An appropriation or $400,000 has
been made by the United States Steel
corporation for an extension to the
by product inking plant of the Cane
pic Steel tniiipany at Fnrrell, Pa., to
mnnuraclur benzine. It will afford
employment to a large numTier of men.
Oil Holding Sold For $500,000.
Drury, l-easley & Co. closed the
sale of their oil holdings In Roane
county. West Virginia, to the Way
land Oil end Gas company of that
state. The property Includes 600 acr'?
of land, on which are thirty producing
wells. The price was $500,000.
3.000 Men Are Laid Off.
OwIpk to a biir tailing off in busi
ness everv chemical plant In McKcan,
Flk an I Potter counties. Pa., ceased
operations, throwing about 3,000 men
cut of work.
Steel Mills on Short Time.
Steel niil.s In the Pittsburg district
are working their men on part time.