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FIRE IN JUNK YARD
ENDANGERS BLOCK
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practically cover the loss.
Oil Barrels Ablaze
While the fire began in the junk
yard of the metal and iron company
the rarest kind of fuel was added
when the flames spread to the adjoin
ing yard of Abramson and Company.
There piles of oil and tallow barrels
helped feed the Are and this pyre sent
clouds of the thick yellow smoke into
the street.
That scores of youngsters were not
injured was due in a measure to the
presence of mind of the teachers in
the Penn school building. Most of
the children of the neighborhood at
tend there and when the teachers saw
the clouds of smoke billowing sky
ward they sounded the school bells—
ten minutes ahead of time. The chil
dren filed into school and were well
out of the way of firemen una racing
apparatus.
Huge columns of smoke rolled sky
ward during the early moments of the
blaze and this served to attract thou
sands of people from all parts of the
city. A continuous line of automo
biles and bicycles kept the traffic po
licemen's nerves on edge. Trolley cars
northward bound carried scores.
The thick smoke rather impeded the
work of the firemen, too. The chok
ing veil swirled into the streets and
the residents, fearing for the safety
of their belongings, groped blindly in
the semidarkness.
Out Goes tlic Fnrnttnre
With the spread of the flames the
people in the rows of tiny houses
frantically began to throw their fur
niture, bed clothes and other prop
erty from the second floor windows.
The smoke was so dense at times that
the people in the upper stories
couldn't see where they were piling
their household effects; they just drop
ped them to the pavement. Many a
fireman's heart was in his mouth as
he dodged a falling chair or wash
pitcher.
Seething Fire Trap
The half block through which the
flames by 3 o'clock were eating their
way is built in densely with out
houses, small sheds and frail shacks
which surround the yard of the junk
company—and firemen fought . the
fl£ht_2l—their lives to confine the
Iron Is Greatest of All Strength
Builders, Says Doctor
A Secret of the Great Endurance and Poiver of Athletes
Ordinary Muiottd Iron Will Make Deli
cate, Xorvons, Rundown People -00
Per Cent. Stronger In Two
Weeks' 'lime In Many t'aaeff.
• YORK, N. Y.—Most people fool
ishly seem to think they are going to
get renewed health and strength from
some stimulating medicine, secret nos
trum or narcotic drug, said I)r. Sauer.
a well-known Specialist, who has studi
ed widely both in this country and Eu
rope when, as a matter of fact, real
and true strength can only come from
the food you eat. But people often fail
to get the strength out of their food
A? 5?„ U K t ' le >" haven't enough iron in
their blood to enable it to change food
into living matter. From their weaken
ed nervous condition they know some
thin- is wrong hut they can't tell what
so they generally commence doctoring
for stomach, liver or kidney trouble or
symptoms of some other ailment caused
by the lack of iron in the blood. This
thing may go on for years, while the
patient suffers untold agony. If you
are not strong or well, you' owe It to
yourself to make the following test-
See how long you can work or how
far you can walk without becoming
tired. Next take two live-grain tablets
of ordinary nuxated iron three times
per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and see
for yourself how much you have gain
ed. I have seen dozens of nervous, run
down people who were ailing all the
while, double their strength and en
durance and entirely get rid of all
symptoms of dyspepsia, liver and other
troubles in from ten to fourteen days'
time simply by taking iron in the proper
form. And this after they had in some
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Early Coal Buying Advisable
It's the part of wisdom to buy your winter supply of coal now.
Once the frost and ice and snow of winter get busy, it's prettv
difficult to keep the coal free of dust and dirt. Summer-mined
caol by the very nature of things is cleaner, the screening we
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J. B. MONTGOMERY
600—Either Phone. Third and Chestnut Streets
TUESDAY EVENING, BAKRISBURG tflSA* TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 10, 1916.
flames to the seething "fire trap."
Nearly all the residents who live In
the Currant and Wallace streets
houses suffered some losses, although
tho chief sufferers perhaps were B.
Abrams, who had a small warohouse
at Currant and Verbeke streets and
whose stored oil and tallow barrels,
added a good share to the general
conflagration and Arthur Scott, < Mary
Murphy and Mrs. Margaret Miller who
live in Currant street.
Refer Outstanding Tax
Report to Revision Board
According to a report of the out
standing tax for 1914 as submitted to
day to City Council by ex-City Treas
urer O. M. Copelin, there is still the
sum of $3,002.34 outstanding in 1914
taxes, of which $1,136.39 is collectible.
Exonerations total $435.57; duplica
tions amount to $151.39; foreign tele
phone companies are exonerated to
the extent of $626.94; liens have been
placed amounting to $420.67; while
church properties have been exon
erated according to law to the amount
of $207.58. The report was referred
to the Board of Tax Revision and
Appeals.
German Court Martial to
Try Two British Aviators
For Having 'Tracer Bullets'
London, Oct. 10.—According to the
Daily Express the British government,
through the American embassy, has
made representations to Germany on
behalf of two captured British aviators
who are to be tried by court-martial
because "tracer bullets" were found
in their possession. The government
explained that tracer bullets are used
by all belligerents as machine gun
ammunition for the purpose of cor
recting the gunner's aim and do not
contravene The Hague convention.
After saying that Great Britain told
Germany that tracer bullets were
found on board the Zeppelin whose
crew surrendered recently in England
the Express adds:
"It is hoped that the government
made it clear to Germany that the
crew of this Zeppelin will be treated
in precisely the same manner as our
airmen."
cases been doctoring for months with
out obtaining any benefit. But don't
take the old forms of reduced iron. Iron
acetate or tincture of iron simply to
save a few cents. You must take Iron
In a form that can be easily absorbed
and assimilated like nuxated iron if
you want it to do you any good, other
wise it may prove worse tnan useless.
Many an athlete or prize-tighter has
won the day simply because he knew
the secret of reat strength and endur
ance and tilled his blood with Iron be
fore he went Into the affray, while
many another has gone down to In
glorious defeat simply for the lack of
iron.
NOTE—Nuxated Iron recommended
above by Dr. Sauer -Is not n patent
medicine nor secret remedy, but one
which is well known to druggists and
whose iron constituents is widely pre
scribed by eminent physicians every
where. Unlike the older inorganic iron
products it is easily assimilated, does
not injure the teeth, make them black,
nor upset the stomach; on the contrary,
it is a most potent remedy, in nearly all
forms of indigestion, as well as for
nervous, run-down conditions. The
Manufacturers have such grot confi
dence In Nuxated Iron that they offer
to forfeit SIOO.OO to any charitable in
stitution if they cannot take any man
or woman under 60 who lacks iron and
increase their strength 200 per cent, or
over in four weeks' time provided they
have no serious organic trouble The>
also offer tr> refund your money if It
does not at let double your strength
and endurance in ten days' time. It Is
dispensed in this city by Croll Keller,
G. A. Gorgas and all other druggists.
—Advertisement.
GERARD SILENT
ON PEACE MISSION
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threaten German American relations.
Mr. Gerard after quickly glancing
through this story said:
"You don't see me quoted anywhere
in it, do you?"
To questions put to the ambassador
1 by reporters who met him at quaran
tine he replied:
Can't Say a Word
"It is useless to question me. boys;
I cannot say a word."
"The length of my stay here is not
yet determined, neither have I made
any plans," he added. "I expect to
go to Washington but when I don't
know. lam glad to be home though."
The Scandinavian American Liner
Frederick VJII, on which Mr. Gerard
arrived was met at quarantine by the
municipal boat on which was Mayor
Mltchel's reception committee headed
! by Oscar Straus, chairman of the Pub
lic Service Commission. Mrs. Gerard,
who accompanied the ambassador,
was presented with a large bouquet of
American beauty roses as she came
aboard the patrol. She will go to Mon
tana to visit her mother.
Mrs. Gerard has been credited with
taking a leading part in war relief in
Germany. Asked as to this work, she
disclaimed any personal credit, say
ing that all American women in Ger
many have done "magnificent work."
Mr. Gerard said in response to a ques
tion that there are about 3,000 Am
ericans in Germany at this time, of
whom about 700 are in Berlin.
Uncertain How Party in
Power Will Vote on Ballot
Regarding Conduct of War
Berlin, Oct. 9. via London, Oct.
10. Declarations and counter dec
larations regarding the attitude of the
Center Party toward the submarine
question, the burning issue of the day,
leaves the situation extremely foggy.
There Is a cloud of uncertainty as to
how the clerical members of the
Reichstag, who hold the balance of
power, will vote on the decisive bal
lot regarding the conduct of the war.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung, rep
resenting one branch of the Prussian
center, declares that the Centrist
members of the Reichstag are In no
wise convinced by the arguments
against submarine warfare, particu
larly by the statistical pleas of Dr.
Karl Helfferich, secretary of the in
terior. On the other hand the Centrist
parliamentary correspondence the
recognized publicity bureau of the
Centrist Reichstag group declares
completely unjustified the announce
ment of the Lokal Anzelger that
enough clerical deputies have broken
™,j 0 Klve a majority perhaps to
the side favoring ruthless submarine
warfare.
FRENCH STRIKE BLOW
SOUTH OF SOMME RIVER
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counter attack failed and more Ser
bians are crossing the river.
Falkenhayn Drives Back
Rumanians Along Entire
Line With Heavy Loss
London. Oct. 10.—Marshal von Fal
kenhayn continues to roll back the
Rumanians along the whole southeast
ern Transylvania line, according to
Lerlin. The seiure of Toerzburg fif
teen miles southwest of Kronstadt and
only seven miles from the Rumanian
s?rder, is announced. The statement
aads> that two Rumanian army groups
were defeated In yesterday's desperate
battle around Kronstadt.
The statement says tho Rumanians
sent In reinforcements from the north
in an effort to check the Teutonic
forces in the neighborhood of Kron
stadt. There reinforcements took part
In a battle northeast of Kronstadt, but
were unable to stay the advance of the
Austrlans and Germans.
Rumanians Hold Heights
The retention of strong positions by
the Rumanians Is claimed by Bucha
rest. King Ferdinand's troops still
bold the heights dominating Petroseny
and the Jiul Valley, and have not been
compelled to loosen their grip on the
Calneni defile, tho report states, and
also says that the Rumanians evacu
ated Kronstadt to avoid its destruction
by Austro-German batteries, which
had begun to t'.re on the town. The
present position of the Rumanian
army is described as excellent.
On the Macedonian front the Allies
are pressing tho tight with renewed
vigor and have met with marked suc
cesses. The British troops on the
Struma have advanced their positions
to the north and south; swinging for
ward along a twenty-mile front toward
the railway from Seres to Ruperl Pass,
they captured to-day three more vil
lages and moved to within three miles
of the railroad at one place.
Serbs Score Successes
At the same time the Serbs and
their allies smashed forward on the
western end of the line. King Peter's
troops seized the village of Skochivlr,
on the left bank of the Oerna river,
crossed the stream between Droboveni
and the Brody and pressed forward to a
new line only six miles from Monastir,
on the southeast. The Franco-Russian
forces co-operated in this movement
by advancing to the new line of Bul
garian defenses stretching from Kenall
to Lake Presba, on the western side
of the Cerna Valley.
The ofTUial account of Macedonian
operations issued In P.erlin to-day con
cedes Serb success in their efforts to
cross the Cerna.
President Considering
Whether Attacks Do Not •
Constitute Virtual Blockade
Long Branch, N. J., Oct, 10.
President Wilson gave his entire at
tention to-day to considering facts col
lected by the Navy Department re
garding German submarine attacks on
merchantmen off the American coast.
He had intended going to Brooklyn
for the third baseball game of the
world's series but changed his plans
to devote himself to the foreign af
fairs of the nation.
The President shut himself in his
study this morning and went carefully
over all the evidence collected so far.
While this evidence was given out,
there was every indication that tho
President had received no Information
necessitating drastic action by the Am
erican government.
Tho President has on his program
to-day conferences with Secretary
Lansing and Jules Jusserand, French
ambassador to the United States. Mr.
Lansing will not come until late this
; afternoon and will take dinner with
the President and remain at Shadow
Lawn over night. Ambassador Jusser
and has a personal letter from Presi
dent Polncare of France to Mr. Wil
son on Polish relief but It was ex
pected that the new German sub
marine activities would be discussed.
Xo Immediate Action
It was not believed that the Ameri
can government would take any im
mediate action on developments to
date in the renewal of German sub
marine activities but serious consid
eration was given the question of
whether attacks on merchantmen so
near the American coast do not con
stitute a virtual blockade of American
ports.
"Healer" Ruined Her Health
Powwowing; Ask $5,500
Mauch Chunk. Pa., Oct. 9. Hannah
and Joseph Rlegel, of Waverly, N. v.,
Saturday brought suit against P. E.
Gerber, of Lehighton. a for
$5,500 damages, $5,000 for Mrs. i'.lt-Kei
and SSOO for Mr. lilegel. The plaintiffs
statement alleges that Gerber claims to
be able to cure ailments of the human
body by Incantations, hypnotism, laying
on of hands, manipulation, and what is
commonly called powwowing." After
several of his treatments Mrs. Itiegel
became worse, and charges that the de
fendant took hold of her left ankle,
wrenched the knee, bruised and
wounded It and made her a nervous
wreck.
She alleges she has been permanently
injured by the "healer," is unable to
perform her household duties, and that
her husband has been put to a heavy
expense indeavoring to nave her cured.
91,000.000 FOK MISSIONS
St. Louis. Oct. 10. —The Hoard of
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in session here, has decided
to appropriate $1,600,000 for mission
ary work during the ensuing year. In
Thousands Behind
three miles an hour to any speed A price that makes it the greatest value
you will use on high—that is the on the face of the earth —
report we get from owners all over the That combination has kept the factory
country. thousands of cars behind sales for
And 20 to 25 miles per gallon of gas is weeks and weeks.
the economy report. But we're getting them in right along.
A corking good car Better see us about yours today. .
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Th WlHya-Orerland Company, Toledo, Ohio
"Mad. In U.S.A.'*
response to overtures from the Church
of England that the Church of Am
erica assume jurisdiction over the
| whole of Central America, with the
; exception of British Honduras, the
j board adopted a resolution asking the
! House of Bishops to create a Bishop
: for the Panama Canal zone, from
which base the work could bo ex
i tended.
TO RAISE MORE TOBACCO
j Lancaster, Pa.. Oct. 10. Tho to
| bacco growers In this county already
i are making plans for next year's
planting, and contracts have been
awarded for a number of new barns.
It Is believed that the acreage that
will be devoted to this crop in 1917
will run far ahead of this year, when
20,000 acres were planted. The ex
; tremcly high prices received for this
year's crop, coupled with the general
j knowledge that old goods are very
scarce, encourage the belief among
I growers that next year's prices will be
considerably In advance of this year's,
j Buyers arc already In the field after
ithe crops damaged by frost, and aro
paying ten and twelve cents a pound, f
THREE-DAY CHATAUQUA
Hummelstown, Pa., Oct. 10. A
Chatauqua will be held In Hummels
town for three days, November 9, 10
and 11. The guarantors of the Cha
tauqua held a meeting In the directors'
room of the Farmer's Dank on Satur
day afternoon an delected the follow
ing olfleers: President. Attorney F. J.
Schaner; vice-president, George P.
Hoer; secretar, Thomas O. Mitman;
treasurer, Harry M. Horst; chairman
ticket selling committee, J. Landis
Strickler; chairman publicity commit
tee, Frank C. Witmer; chairman dec
orating committee, Miss Maude Baker;
chairman hall committee, the Rev.
Robert A. Bausch.
TO IMPROVE JAIL CONDITIONS
Carlislo, Pa.. Oct. 10. With the
end in view of improving conditions
in the county Jail and almshouse a
taxpayers' League has been formed
here with the Rev. H. B. Stock, a local
minister, as president. They will car
ry on an active educational campaign
for betterment.
MARRIED A TANNVILLE
Annville, Pa.. Oct. 0. The homo
of the E. F. Brown was of a
pretty wedding Saturday evening
when Miss Violet K. Lerch, of Ruther
ford, became the bride of George R.
Paxton, of Idaville, Adams county.
The couple were attended by Mrs.
Beach and John Gorman of Ruther
ford Heights. The party journeyed to
Annville in Mr. Gorman's automobile.
The groom is a brakerrxan on the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad, and
enters upon the sea of matrimony with
best wishes.
GUNDIjOCH-SOWERS WEDDING
Waynesboro, Pa., Oct. 10. Wil
liam H. Gundlach of Rochester, Pa.,
and Miss Helen Sowers, of Waynes
boro, married at Chambersburg. Fol
lowing an extended wedding trip, Mr.
and Mrs. Gundlach will be at home at
Rochester, Pa., where the groom Is
engaged in the cut glass business.
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