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THREE VILLAGES
WON BY BRITISH
IN GREAT DRIVE
Now Hold Courcelette, Marti
quch and Flers; French Re
pulse Counterattacks
BULGARIANS DEFEATED
English Throw Skirmishes
Across Struma; Von Machen
sen Reports Gains
The heavy offensive launched yes
terday by the British north of the
Somme, the most powerful In weeks,
was successful in gaining ground
along the entire line, except Imme
diately opposite Ginchy, where the
Germans clung on desperately, to
day's dispatches indicate.
The most important points gained
were the villages of Courcelette, east
of Thiepval; Martipuich, south of the
Pozieres-Bapaume road, and Flers,
two miles north of Ginchy. These
three villages are now completely in
possession of the British, London an
nounces to-day. The Germans already
have begun counter attacking the
French at points where they recently
advanced, both north and south of the
Somme. Parris to-day reports the
repulse of German attacks east of
Clery, immediately north of the
stream, and near Berny, below the
river, southeast of Estrees.
Winning In Macedonia
In Macedonia, where notable suc
cesses for the entente troops against
the Bulgarians in'the center and on
the left wing were reported yesterday,
renewed activity now is announced on
the right flank, where the British
have again thrown skirmishers across
the Struma and raided villages occu
pied by the Bulgarians. A continuous
bombardment of Bulgarian positions
in the Doiran region indicates the
probability that the British are about
to strike with their infantry in this
sector.
Von Mackcnsen Reports Gains
In Dobrudja, southern Rumania, the
Bulgarians, Turks and Germans have
won a decisive success against the
Rumanians and Russians, Field Mar
shal Von Mackensen reports. The an
nouncement is contained in a tele
gram sent by Emperor William to the
Empress. Recent reports from the
capitals of the central powers have
indicated a steady advance for their
troops in their Dobrudja invasion.
Petrograd reports the situation in
the Russian and Galician war the
aters unchanged.
Dispatches from Athens announce
that M. Callagvyeropoulos, a lawyer
and member of the former Theotokis
cabinet, has been summoned by King
Constantine to his residence at Tatoi
and indicate that the former minister
has been entrusted with the forma
tion of a new Greek cabinet.
Two Die From Injuries
in Du Pont Powder Flare
Il T> i "B to w. pel.. Sept. 16. Thomas,
I - McGtllan, 1730 North Sixth street,
and Thomas J. Alley, 1145 North Han
cick street, Philadelphia, victims of tht.
powder flare at Carney's Point, last
evening, died at Delaware Hospital this
morning.
T- . T - Pu^l?. n - of Wilmington; Thomas
O Brien, of West Chester, Pa., and Paul
Roberson, of Penn's Grove, N. J. s,re
in a serious condition and not expect
ed to recover. All the fourteen other
injured men are doing well and
Du Pont Company officials are Investi
gating, but have not yet learned the
cause of the flare.
ROIJ CASHIER OK 90,000 AA'D KSCAPK
Miami, Fla., Sept. 16. Four men
held up the cashier of a bank at Home
stead, Fla., yesterday, and robbed the
safe of $6,000. They escaped in auto
mobile. Posses are in pursuit.
t \ v
Second Registration
Day, September 19
Voter* of the city tvlio failed to
register on the first registration day
will have an opportunity to regis
ter Tuesday September 11), on the
occasion of the second registration
day. The polling booths will 1)©
open from 7 to 10 o'clock in the
morning and from I to 10 o'clock in
the afternoon and evening to ac
commodate all voters.
As the registration oil the first
clay was comparatively light, nil
voters are urged to register with
out fail Tuesday.
Voters must lie prepared to ex
hibit receipts for State and countv
taxes paid within the past two
years.
[THE WEATHER
For Hnrrisburg nnd vicinity: Fair
to-night and probably Sundayi
cooler to-nlKht with probably
frost In exponed plnci-M.
For i:ntem Pennsylvania: Fair to
night nixd probably Sunday:
cooler to-night, with probably
front In exposed places; moderate
west Inds.
River
The Susqueliunna river and Its
tributaries will remain nearly
stationary. A stage of about 3.0
feet Is Indicated for Hnrrlaburu
Sunday morning.
General Conditions
Jtaln fell generally In the .Atlantic
States Friday and local showcrn
occurred along the northern
boundary from Michigan west
ward to Western North Dakota.
The high pressure area from the
Northwest has overspread the
eastern half of the country and la
now central over the toner Ohio
Valley. It has caused a general
fall of 2 to 18 degrees in tempera
ture over nearly all the country
east of the Mississippi river in
the last twenty-four hours.
Sromtm occurred thin morning In
Ichlgnn, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
Temperature! 8 a. in., 54.
Sum Rises, 5:46 a. m.| nets, etl4
p. m.
Moon i I.nst quarter, September 10,
12:33 a. m.
.River Staget 3.7 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 72.
I.oweat temperature, (15.
Mean temperature, 68.
Normal temperature, 85.
TO ASK CHARTER
AT ONCE FOR NEW
HOTEL COMPANY
Important Steps Preliminary to
Construction of Building
Taken
MANY NAMES SUGGESTED
Governor Commends Move;
Committee Invites Popular
Subscription
All Harrisburg is rejoicing in the
fact that the long-looked-for and
much-needed big hotel is no longer a
dream. Without a moment's loss of
time the active spirits of the hotel
company have undertaken the impor
tant steps preliminary to the construc
tion of the building. Application for a
charter will be made without delay
and meanwhile the organization of the
company will be completed and steps
taken to procure plans and develop the
other details connected with so impor
tant an enterprise.
Already in response to the Tele
graph's invitation many suggestions of
a name for the new hotel have been
received and it is hoped that many
others will be submitted. Governor
Brumbaugh was more than pleased
to hear that the new hotel had been
launched by Harrisburg citizens and in
an enthusiastic interview he adds his
commendation.
Tim Governor's Congratulations
Governor Brumbaugh, fresh from
the first of three tours of the agri
cultural districts of the State, said:
"The enterprising citizens of Harris
burg are to be congratulated and
thanked for their loyalty to the Capital
City in making possible a splendid
hotel for Harrisburg.
"I know of no city of equal promi
nence and size whose need is greater.
It will greatly add to the comfort of
those in official life, of the army of
professional and business men called
here, and of the social life of our city,
to have this magnificent institution
speedily in operation. I am particu
larly glad to note that, like many of
the best hotels in Atlantic City, it is to
be conducted without a bar. This will
give it added attraction as a home
hotel.
"It will in a special manner be of
great service as a headquarters hotel
for the thousands who in a few years
will be tcuring Pennsylvania over the
William Penn Highway and the radial
routes that will meet in this city.
"As an agency needed, as an added
attraction to the life of Harrisburg,
and, above all, as a practical demon
stration of the loyalty and enterprise
of the good people the city, it will
stand as a memorial of civic advance
and community co-operation."
In a statement to the Telegraph to-
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Believe All Workmen in
Powder Building Killed;
Bits of Bodies on Wires
Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 16.—Bits of
bodies hanging to telegraph wires,
pieces of flesh scattered through the
ruins of the wrecked building, and
the fact that six men have been miss
ing since an explosion last night at
the plant of the Aetna Chemical Com
pany in Oakdale, a suburb, to-day
prompted a hurried investigation by
the coroner's office. Officers of the
company declared they did not know
the number of casualties, but ex
pressed the belief that all at work in
the building had been killed.
John Paul, of Sayvllle, 111., died in
a hospital soon after the blast, and a
hand, picked up on a road near the
plant to-day still bore a diamond ring
which had belonged to B. R. Dodge,
night superintendent. A large party
of workmen searched the ruins for
bodies, and undertakers followed with
baskets. No hope was held out that
anything but parts of bodies would be
found. The plant where the explosion
occurred was said to be engaged in
the manufacture of a high explosive.
Phila. Outdoor Author
Dies in Canadian Wilds
I Skagway, Alaska, Sept. 16.—Thomas
Martindale. an author and merchant
i of Philadelphia, known for his wrltfng
on outdoor life, died Wednesday night
I In the wilds of Northern British Colum
bia, according to word received here
last night. His body Is being brought
over the trail to Skagway for shipment
to his home.
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.—Thomas Mar
tindale was prominent in the business
and; social life of this city. He was
president of the grocery firm of Thomas
Martindale and company and was a di
rector of various financial institutions.
Mr. Martindale had wrltton exten
sively of outdoor life and was widely
known as a big game hunter. He made
annual hunting trips to the wilds of
the northwest and his collection of tro
phies is one of the largest in this sec
tion. He was a native of England but
had lived In this city for many years.
He recently celebrated his seventieth
birthday.
MANY ENDANGERED BV FIRE
Minneapolis, Minn.,, Sept. 16.—Fire
starting in an unoccupied building to
day caused a loss of $300,000, endanger
ing the lives of guests of two small
hotels, who were forced Into tho street
thinly clad, and for a time threatened
to sweep the entire wholesale district.
When the fire was brought under con
trol, It had destroyed one building and
damaged several others. The police
believe tramps sleeping in the vacant
building started the fire.
CLUB AS EUGENIC SOLUTION
Chicago, 111., Sept. 16. A club Is the
solution of the eugenics problem ataong
the Zulus of Africa, said J. H. Balmer,
for thirty-two years a resident of that
country, before the International I>-
ceum convention here last night.
"When a baby Is born to Zulu par
ents and It appears to be below the
Zulu standard, It Is given a gentle wal
lop over the head," he explained. After
that tUera is a funeral."
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1916
FATIGUED WITH FIGHTING,
SLEEPING . QUARTERS IN BRITISH TRENCH. wrc &CS-7
sheltered' rit 6a frni? J™k Ch needed rest in a treneli on the western front. Thn trenches are 6
sneiteiea as to pre%ent fatalities from bomb and grenade attacks, as well as from cannon fire.
ONLY SISTER OF
PRESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Anna E. Howe Had Been
111 With Peritonitis; Wilson
Greatly Shocked
New London, Sept. 16. Mrs. Anna
F. Howe, only sister of President
Woodrow Wilson, died at her apart
ments in a local hotel early to-day.
Mrs. Howe had been extremely ill for
about a week with peritonitis and the
end had been expected at any mo
ment for the last two days.
The President was Informed a week
ago of his sister's critical condition
and on Monday came here returning
Wednesday to Shadow Lawn. Mrs.
Howe had been too weak to recognize
him. He was kept constantly inform
ed of her condition and when death
came a message was sent to him.
Mrs. Howe came from her Philadel
phia home in the early summer with
her nieces. Miss Margaret Wilson,
daughter of the President, stopping at
a summer hotel in the suburbs. Her
health had long been impaired. When
her condition became a matter of
grave concern Mrs. I-lowe was brought
to a city hotel, With her were her
two sons, George Howe, of North
Carolina, and Wilson Howe, of Rich
mond, Va., and a daughter, Mrs. Coth
ran, of Philadelphia, besides Miss Wil
son.
The President and Mrs. Wilson plan
to join the funeral party at Trenton,
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Copies Soldiers' Vote
Opinion Sent to Border
Seven hundred copies of the opinion
of Attorney General Brown on the
methods to be followed in securing
the votes of the Pennsylvania Guards
men who may be in federal service
j and out of the State on election day
[ were to-day sent to Hajor-General
Clement, commanding the Pennsyl
vania troops on the border. One of
the pamphlets will be placed in the
hands of each commissioned officer.
Appointment of commissioners to take
the votes will be considered by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh within a few days,
numerous suggestions having been
! made to him. The preparation of the
'■ ballots by the Secretary of the Com
monwealth has been started.
ENGINEERS ADJOURN
Members of the legislative com
mittee, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers adjourned to-day
to meet at the call of Chairman Rob
ert Perron, of Philadelphia, who was
unanimously re-elected. Plans for
activity during the coming session of
the Legislature were discussed. Ac
tion taken will be made public fol
lowing a report to be made to Warren
S. Stone, Grand Chief Engineer.
Resolutions of thanks were sent to
the Grand Chief commending his ac
tion during the recent strike contro
versy. .
CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET
The Booker T. Washington Civic
League members will meet on Tues
day evening at 8.15 o'clock at the of
fice of William Page, undertaker.
14 07 North Sixth street. The work
for the Fall and winter will be dis
cussed. Officers are Archdeacon E.
L. Henderson and Dr. .1. E. T. Oxley.
BROTHERS KILLED BV TRAIN
Shamokln, Pa., Sept. 16.—William
and Michael Little, of this city, while
visiting friends at Excelsior, near here
were instantly killed early to-day by a
Reading Railway passenger train run
ning thom down.
KAISERIN ON EASTERN FRONT
London, Sept. 16. An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam
says:
"German newspapers announce that
Empress Augusta Victoria h.is been
summoned to the eastern headquarters
by Emperor William and passed
through Breslau Thursday on the Jour
ney from Berlin. It will be her flrsi
visit to the eastern front."
KIM-ED IN SLATK QUARRY BLAST
Lancaster, Pa., Sept. 16. A prema
ture blast of dynamite yesterday ai
Gorsuch Brothers' slate quarry, at
Peach Bottom, killed William William
son. son of a prominent slate dealer, oi
Delta. York county. He was hit In the
groin by a heavy stone. Arthur Roberta
may lose both eyes. A number of other
workmen had narrow escapes.
WEST SHORE LODGE
MASONS YEAR OLD
Celebrate Anniversary With
Elaborate Banquet at
Menger's Inn
Members of the West Shore Lodge,
No. 6SI, Free and Accepted Masons of
Pennsylvania, celebrated tho first an
niversary of the organization of the
at Menger's Inn, Oyster's Point.
Since the organization of tha lodge
with 22 members, It has increased until
now there are 80 enrolled. Much interest
has been aroused in Masonic circles be
cause of the success of the organiza
tion and tho big advances mnde by the
lodge. Prominent Masons in this part
of the State were present last night
and in short addresses praised the mem
bers of the West Shore Lodge for the
splendid work done in the first year
of their organization.
Worshipful Master Fred C. Beecher
was toastmaster and opened the cer
emonies with a history of the first
year's work. Other addresses were
made by WUliajn D. B. Afney. on "The
Square;" William H. Karnest, past
master Erownstone Lodge, Hummels
town, on "The Stability of Masonry,"
District Deputy Grand Master Paniuel
Goodyear; Worshipful Master Harvey
D. Knupp, Harrisburg Lodg.% 629; Wor
shipful Master Tolbert Scholl, St. John's
Lodge. Carlisle.
James W. Milhouse, Llndley H. Den
nis and William M. Denison were on
the anniversary committee aitrt made
arrangements for the affair which was
a big success Officers and committee
of West Shore Lodge during the first
year follow:
Fred C. Beecher, worshipful master;
Harry M. Askin, senior warden; Lind
ley H. Dennis, junior warden, Guert
W. Ensign; treasurer; A. Elwyn Strode,
secretary; Charles W. Hardt. chaplln;
Walter M. Mumma, senior deacon;
Ralph E. Irwin, junior deacon; F. A.
Loveil Harrison, senior master of cere
monies; Daniel B. Isenborg, junior mas
ter of ceremonies; Jesse L. Bowman,
pursuivant; and Henry M. Shopc, tyler.
Grievance Committee; U. Grant Fry,
Wesley A. Wynn„ Robert F,. Cahill;
Charity Committee: Henry N. Bowman,
James W. Milhouse, William M. Deni
son; Committee on Instructions; F. A.
Lovell Harrison, John E. Sweeney. Ed
ward N. Cooper; Stewards: William L.
Rowland, George W. Cook, U Richard
Heagy; Anniversary Committer: James
W. Milhouse, Ltndley H. Dennis and
William M. Denlson.
Serious Results May
Follow Cutting Off of
U. S. Trade With Neutrals
Washington, D. C., Sept. 16.—The
State Department to-day sought to
learn through diplomatic channels
what commodities are Included in
Great Britain's blockade order restrict
ing shipments from the United States,
Holland and the Scandinavian coun
tries. If the action is found to shut
out any great quantity of American
trade with these neutral counties, it
doubtless will be regarded as serious
by this government.
The American embassy at London
was requested to confirm published
reports of the new order and explain
its scope and effect upon American
commerce.
American Consul General Skinner
cabled to-day that, the "black list"
order had been modified to permit
British marine Insurance companies to
underwrite insurance on property of
"black list" United States concerns.
FIRST FROST WILL
MR. PUMPKIN TO-NIGHT, FORECAST
Straw Hats Disappear and Overcoats Pop Out With First
Blasts of Cold Wave From Northwest
Frost will be on the pumpkins In
exposed places to-night according to
the forecast of E. R. Domain in the
local office of the United States
Weather bureau, unless something un
expectedly prevents th esteady jour
ney eastward of a cold wave from the
far northwest. Straw hats are dis
appearing and a few overcoats ap
peared in the streets late last night
BIG WAR CENSUS
NEARING FINISH
Sectional Committee Gathering
Data on Preparedness For
Uncle Sam
Complete census of the productive
output of 80 per cent, of the manu
facturing establishments and mills in
Dauphin and the surrounding counties
which could be called upon for assist
ance in feeding and clothing a nation
or an army in time of war has Already
been forwarded to Uncle Sam's na
tional industrial preparedness board
through the efforts of the sectional
committee headed by C. M. Kaltwas
ser, general manager of the Harris
burg Light and Power Company.
Serving with Mr. Kaltwasser are John
Price Jackson, Commissioner of Labor
and Industry; A. Dawson Coleman,
Lebanon; Aaron B. Hess, Lancaster,
and J. V. \V. Reynders, formerly gen
eral manager of the Pennsylvania Steel
Company. J. A. Heckert, clerk to Mr.
Kaltwasser, is secretary of the sec
tional committee. The committee,
which covered the territory embraced
by Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon,
York, Adams, Mifflin, Cumberland and
Franklin counties, expects to complete
its work by October 1.
The data includes all kinds of com
modities—steel, iron, shoes, wearing
apparel, munitions, meat establish
ments ana packing houses, flour mills,
bakeries and wholesale grocery hpuses.
In the section covered by the com
mittee there are 297 plants and these
are located in about eighty towns, all
of them, by the way. readily accessible
to the Capital City by railroad or trol
ley. Reports have been received from
171. Personal visits to some forty of
these plants were made by Secretary
Heckert.
Woman's Neck Broken
in Fall Down Stairs
Attempting to descend the steps
from the second floor of her home
yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
Mrs. Catherine Breach, aged 57, 1315
James street, tripped and fell to the
bottom on the first floor. Her neck was
broken and death occurred a short
time after. Several neighbors who
had been standing outside of the house
heard a heavy thud and upon investi
gation found Mrs. Breach in a heap
at the bottom of the steps. A tele
phone call was sent for the police
ambulance, but the woman was pro
nounced dead before tt arrived.
Coroner Eckinger gave a certificate of
accidental death. The funeral services
will be held at the home Monday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev.
Lewis R. Mudge, pastor of the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church officiating.
She Is survived by her husband, Ray
mond Breach, four sons, Thomas W.,
Raymond E., George and Charlts, two
daughters. Mrs. Flora Carbaugh ahd
Mrs. Lillian Armstrong. Burial will
be made in the East Harrisburg ceme
tery.
POSTPONE WHARTON SMOKER
Announcement was made this
morning that the smoker scheduled to
be given Monday night by the Harrls
burg Wharton School Club In honor
of Dean McClellan of the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School has
been postponed indefinitely because
of the inability of the Dean to be pres
ent.
PTOMAINE KATAIi TO F"TVR
Lexington, Ky„ Sept. IS. Word was
received from Lawrence county yester
day that Mrs. James Price and four of
her children died and another child !■
not expected to live as a result of
ptomaine poisoning from eating cab
bage.
as the mercury took a drop. The cool
weather continued to-day and frost
is expected to-nlglit.
FREEZING IN INDIANA
Tndianapolis, Sept. 16. Light
frosts were general over Indiana last
night and eight towns In the State re
ported freezing weather, according
to reports received at the government
Weather Bureau here to-day.
7-YEAR ABSENCE
OF HUSBAND IS
PENSION WARRANT
Judge Kunkel Hands Down Im
portant Decision 011 Mother's
Assistance Act
AID TO DESERTED
Proof of Actual Death of
Spouse Need Not Be Pre
sented Is Ruling
Widows claiming financial assistance
from the State under the mothers'
pension act of 1915 are not required
to present proof of actual death of
husband or lather by direct evidence,
but the legal presumption of death
after an absence of seven years is
sufficient to warrant the State's help,
according to an opinion handed down
to-day by President Judge Kunkel of
the Dauphin county courts.
The question was raised recently by
the Mothers' Assistance Fund trustees
of Philadelphia county In petitioning
the court to compel Auditor General
A. W. Powell to draw a warrant for
payment of sls monthly for the bene
fit of Mrs. Edwina Wilbur, 2622 Car
lisle street, Philadelphia, whose hus
band deserted her more than ten
years ago and whose whereabouts has
been unknown ever since. Mrs. Wil
bur claimed State aid for herself and
four children, aged 15, 13, 11 and 9
years.
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Blue Army Wins Because
Red's Reinforcements Fail
F1 Paso, Tex.. Sept. 16. The "Blue"'
army, commanded by brigadier Genera.
A. J. l.,ogan, commanding the Second
and Third brigades, defending El Paso,
yesterday afternoon defeated the "Red"
army of invaders commanded by Briga
dier General William G. Price, whoso
forces consisted of the First Brigade.
The engagement toolc place nea.
Pancho, Tex., and lasted for more than
four hours.
Ten thousand men participated in th
fighting, each being supplied with fifty
rounds of blank ammunition. Failure
of General Price to be supported by
two brigades of mythical reinforce
ments forced him to abandon the fight
and retreat. The mythical reinforce
ments were unable to support him be
cause of a phantom train wreck, ana
his commanding officer ordered him to
retreat.
Both sides lost approximately 1,000
men each, according to the umpires of
the war game.
W I<|/Ww
| : IN, HUDSON TUBE
1 ". ln a t at the en
& ' rantt , ]rr the '
1 Hu' > ,ftlously
& • to-d; ates 300 passengers 1
1 were captives in the tube unable to make their way back to j
i the ident 1
I har : - ~ the side
i of ) (.1 train. I
? BO V I)R OPS MATCH IN POWDER
f 'a t<.h -for |
C some nails in the cellai randmother's home, Joseph ,
f Beistline, aged Is, son'of. Roy -BclstHne, Enheut, was sen-
ously burne the face and. eyes, when a spark from ;
1 the match fell into a email cm of gt npew !n which ex*
i plo
1 not needed. boy is ! - ■ treated at th® Karrisbur^j
! Hospital. I
BIGGEST HIKE OF U. S. ARMY '
San An >nio, Tex., Sept. 1 6.—Fourteen thousand and
sixty- three officers and men of the Regular Army andl
National Guard - , left San Antonio to-day on the
practice march in the history of the American army, an 83*1
mile "hike/' to Austin, which is expected to give the mStl |
who compose the Twelfth provisional division, marching I
experience undc vh.it v.-ould amount to war conditions.
ASK RECEIVERS FOR BIG FIRM
Philadelphia, Sept. 16.—Application for the appoint- jj
ment oi receivers for William Whitmer and Sons, Inc.,
$3,000,000 lumber concern, was made in'the United States 1 ?
District Court here to-day by Robert F. Whitmer, formet j
president of the concern. ' j
WILL NOT CONSIDER BELGIUM LOAN
Washington, Sept. 16. Ambassador Von BernstorflM
j I to-day informed State Department that the German j
, government would consider "null and void" any loan tod
i Belgium negotiated in the United States during German j
Occupancy of that country. ,
MARRIAGE LICENS
Frank Sclron and Mary Uall. city. Clyde Cbalinera Swayne. rtty, audi
Krancea Hriidcim Krug, Sunltiiry. Ira S. Laxacl and Kdna May Zlmmar
i man, Weat Hanover. Antonla Mannrl, Sviatarn Station, and Ciwvttte
I IZljllppl. Swatara. David Olter l.crbucli, city, and Hannah Mary Koch,
lower Paxton. llobert Slmiuonn Selhcrt. Steelton, and Minerva Jane
llounrr, city. Roy Henry Schrlver and Kiln Marie Mattla, Rllzabethvllle..
! K "Jf ,r J ,t | Steever, Kllxabethv llle, and Ullaabeth Urea wood Snyder, l
12 PAGES CITY EDITION
SCHOOL BURNED,
HOME DYNAMITED,
IN NEW OUTRAGE
New Building, Costing $30,000
Totally Destroyed; Miner and
Wife Hurt by Explosion
HELD IN MILLION BAIL
187 of I. "VV. W. Caught in Raid
Are Sent Back to
Jail
Wilkes Barre, Pa., Sept.l6.—Thirty
hours after 317 members of the I. W. W.
were surprised in a hall, arrested and
taken to Jail, outrages broke out again
in the upper end of this county, the
home of a miner was dynamited and
a school houso destroyed by lire.
Early to-day the residence of Michael
Eoughney, of Pittston, a miner was
rocked by an explosion, and the man
and his wife dropped from the second
floor to the cellar. They were not
seriously hurt, but the building was
wrecked. The school house b>irned was
at Duryea and is a total loss. It was
practically new and cost J30.000.
A detail of State police and a posse of
deputies under Sheriff George Buss are
scouring the section around the scene
of the crimes, but have made no arrests.
Facing the necessity of furnishing
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Pa. Railroad Conductor
Dies From Injuries
H. E. Kreiger, a freight conductor
on the Pennsylvania railroad, waa
hurled under a draft of moving freight
cars last night near Division street,
sustaining injuries which caused hla
death shortly after 7 o'clock this morn
ing. Coroner Eckinger is investi
gating The accident occurred about
11 o'clock and the injured man was
'aken to the Harrisburg Hospital. One
foot was cut off, the other badly
mangled, and the right arm severed at
the elbow. Death, It is believed, was
caused by shock.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon. Service will be conducted
at the home, 24 28 Reel street, by the
Rev. A. M. Stamets, pastor of Augs
burg Lutheran Church. Burial will bo
made in Paxtang Cemetery.
Conductor Kelger was 42 years of
age and Is survived by his wife and
one sister, Mrs. Earnest Myers. He
was a member of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen and the Pennsyl-.
vanla Railroad Relief Department.