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ROAD MASTERS
URGED TO KEEP
UP GOOD WORK
Importance of County High
ways as William Penn
Feeders Pointed Out
DID MUCH WITH LITTLE
Sign Maintenance, Cleaning of
Ditches and Opening of
Culverts Discussed
Dauphin county's township super
visors in midwinter convention to-day
were earnestly urged by County Com
missioner Henry M. Stine to keep up
the pace they have set for maintain
ing the country roads because of their
relative importance as arteries lead
ing into the proposed William Penn
highway, Pennsylvania's cross-state
roadway.
Commissioner Stine, Frank B. Bosch
president of the Motor club of Har
rlsburg and W. A. Winn, engineer of
the bureau of township highways,
State Highway Department were the
principal speakers on the afternoon
program.
While the State official was on the
books to discuss the country road
problems in general and the work m
particular of the township super
visors in co-operating with the State,
President Bosch's talk dealt with the
l oad problem insofar as it relates par
ticularly to the mfctorists.
The session was held in the grand
jury room of the courthouse and prac
tically all of the supervisors attended.
An interesting program had been pre
pared by a committee consisting of
E. L. Sweigard, Susquehanna, Adam
Palmer, Wiconisco, Mathias S. Brinser,
Londonderry, E. D. Messner, Upper
Paxton and 1. F. Bogner, Middle Pax
ton.
The supervisors opened the morn
ing session with a lusty rendition of
"America" which was followed by
devotional exercises conducted by Mr.
Brinser. President Adam Palmer re
viewed the summer's work of the as
sociation and discussed tn nnef the
hopes for the future of the county
road work and the association. H.
M. Fairchilds, Millersburg, talked in
terestingly on the "good roads" day
observance and the remainder of the
morning program was taken up with
a general discussion of the road main
tenance work.
IJoscli Discusses Problems
In his address President Bosch com
mended the supervisors for their work
especially in view of the comparatively
little money that was allowed them.
He referred particularly to the im
portance of keeping posted ,and in
good repair, the cross-roads signs, the
cleaning out of ditches, the opening of
culverts, and the necessity of remov
ing big stones from the highways.
"In conclusion," said President
Bosch, "I just want to thank you men
on behalf of the motorists for what
you have done, are doing and will do
to solve the good road problem. For
you who have been so faithful in
doing these things I've enumerated I
want to express my heartiest thanks
to you who have been unable to do
them, I want to urge you to give these
questions all the attention you can."
Dr. Stine had a word of commenda
tion for the work that has been done
by the supervisors on their limited al
lowances. He cited one instance
where one man kept his thirty miles
of roads in good shape on about $2,-
400 a year.
"You men," said the commissioner
"have done admirable work and I
wnnt to say on behalf of the com
missioners that we are entirely in
sympathy with you and want to do,
and intend to do all we can with the
money that is at disposal. I do want
to urge upon you the importance of
keeping the country roads in good
shape because these in time will be
the smaller arteries that will lead
into Pennsylvania's cross-
State road—the William Penn High
way."
BONUS FOR "WATER WAGON"
Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 16. Five
cents an hour for "staying on the
wagon" is being paid in Johnstown.
To give old John Barleycorn a knock
out blow, an employer has made an
agreement with several skilled work
ers to pay them at the end of the job
on which they are engaged, five cents
for every hour they have worked if
they stay sober. And the plan, ac
cording to reports, is working.
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg nnil vicinity: Fair,
continued cold to-night, with
lowMt temperature about -.*> de-
KtPffcl Friday fair anil warmer.
For Kwitfrn I'ennxylvnnin: Fnlr to-
II IK lit nnil Friday, continued cold
with freezing temperature to
night. Rising temperature Fri
days HtroiiK. northwest wind*, di
minishing to-night.
Blver
The SuN<|Uclinuna river and all Its
tributaries will fall alowly or re
main nearly stationary. V stage
of about 3.0 feet In Indicated for
Harrinburft Friday morning.
General Conditions
Tlie storm that wan central over
Southern Florida, Wednesday, has
moved oIT nort heastw ard. It
caupieil ruin and high wind* In tlie
South Atlantic Stutes, moderately
heavy over the Florida peninsula,
light unow, mostly flurries, oc
curred generally over the l.nkr
Region, In the Upper Ohio Valley
and tlienee cnstwuril to the At
lantic coasts eluenhere In tlie
I'nlteil States the weather was
fair.
The temperature haw fallen 20 de
gree* to 30 degrees In the South
Atlantic States. Frosts, with
temperatures about freezing, oc
curred In Northern Florida.
Freezing temperatures and killing
rrosts occurred In Alabama, Geor
glu and In the Carolina* this
morning, and there was light
frost on the Texas coast. Tem
peratures have continued to rise
over nearly all districts from the
I.ake Region and Mississippi river
eastward.
Temperature) S a. m., 30.
Sunt Rises, lit,Vl a. m.t sets, 4i40
p. m.
Moon ■ Rises, 11i40 p. ni.
River Stage t 3.7 feet above low -
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature. 30.
l.owest temperature, 32.
Mean temperature. 34.
•Normal temperature, 42.
PLAN SURVEY OF
RELIGIOUS WORK
IN FOUR STATES
Protestant Episcopal Board Of
Education to Conduct
Big Research
AFFECTS ALL SCHOOLS
Question of Establishing Sum
mer Schools Taken Up; Dr.
Gardner Speaks
A complete survey of Sunday school
work and religious education in
schools, colleges and theological
seminaries in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, Delaware and the Dis
trict of Columbia, was decided upon
this morning by the Board of Relig
ious Education of the Province of
Washington of the Protestant Episco
pal church, covering that territory.
The survey will be probably one of
the most complete ever made and
work will be started at once by a spe
cial committee of the board including
the Rev. Dr. S. U. Mitman, of South
Bethlehem, field secretary; the Rev.
Dr. Frederick Gardner. Mt. Airy,
school secretary; and the Rev. Dr.
Bartlett, dean of the Philadelphia
Divinity School, representing theolog
ical schools.
The board also decided 011 the time
and place of its two next meetings.
The first will be held January 18, 1917
at Hampton, Va„ and the second at
Hagerstown, Md., April 2 4 and 25.
At the latter meeting the Sunday
school committee of the board will
meet also. The provincial board also
recommended this morning that the
General Board of Religious Education
urge the observance of the centennial
anniversary of the founding of Sunday
school work in Protestant Episcopal
churches. This work was started in
1817. Reports of committees and
officers were received yesterday and
disposed of so that action on new
business could be taken this morning.
This morning Dr. William E. Gard
ner, of New York, general secretary
of the general board, opened an ad
dress on the work of that body. He
continued his talk this afternoon after
which the committee on summer
schools met. Last summer seven
summer schools were conducted in
this province, more than were held
in all the other provinces in the Unit
ed States. Bishop Rogers Israel,
president of the board, presided. To
night he will speak at the closing
meeting in St. Stephen's church on
"Religious Education in the Home."
Twenty-One Counties Still
to Be Heard From Officially
in the State of California
San Francisco, Nov. 16. Twenty
one counties in California remain to be
heard from to-day in the official can
vass of the presidential election of
November 7, the twenty-one including
the most populous of the State, Los
Angeles, Alameda, San Francisco, San
Diego and Sacramento.
When the count was resumed to
day the highest Republican elector
was credited with 118,228 votes, while
the lowest Democrat had 132,068, a
plurality for the lowest Democratic
elector of 13,840.
As no notable upsets in the first un
official returns have yet been noted,
State Democratic leaders predict their
lowest elector will run ahead of the
highest Republican elector by about
600 votes.
A. F. of L. Plans to Stop
Emigration of Southern
Negroes to the North
Baltimore, Nov. 16. The emigra
tion of Southern negroes to Northern
labor centers was brought to the at
tention of the convention of the Amer
ican Federation'of Labor to-day when
the committee on organization favor
ably reported a resolution designed
to eliminate what was characterized
as a "menace to the workers in the
Northern States."
Cabrera's Stand May
Delay Border Agreement
Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 16.
Interest in the session of the Mexican-
American joint commission to-dap was
in learning what would be the atti
tude of Luis Cabrera, chairman of the
Mexican Commission. During his ab
sence at Philadelphia, Ignacio Bonil
las and Alberto J. Pani, the other
Mexican representatives virtually
agreed with the American Commis
sion on the essential points of a plan
of border control. They expressed
confidence in the support of Mr. Ca
brera, notwithstanding the opposition
offered by him on Tuesday, the last
time he appeared in the conference.
The optimism displayed by the two
Mexican commissioners was not shar
ed by all those in touch with the con
ferees early to-day. By a few of them
it w&h regarded as not improbable
that Mr. Cabrera might again stand in
the way although ail preparations
have been made for reducing to writ
ing the agreement, and Mr. Bonillas
and Mr. Pani appeared confident that
another hitch would be avoided. Mr.
Cabrera remained noncommittal.
BRADLEY WITHDRAWS
Boston, Nov. 16. Col. J. Payson
Bradley of this city, to-aay announced
the withdrawal of his candidacy for
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic. His name had
been put forward by New England
veterans at the last encampment at
Kansas City as their choice for the
post next year. In a statement ex
plaining his withdrawal, Col. Bradley
said that as the national encampment
would be held in this city he thought
it unfair to ask the delegates to vote
for a Massachusetts man for the high
est office in the order^
WHEAT FOR ALLIES
London, Nov. 16. The India gov
ernment has sanctioned the exporta
tion to England, France and Italy In
November. December and January of
400,000 tons of wheat.
HARRISBURG. PA.,THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1916
MANY CHANGES
IN PENNSY'S
NEW SCHEDULE
New Through Train Between
New York and Cleveland
to Go on Nov. 26
MORE SUNDAY LOCALS
Late Night Accommodations to
Middletown, and 7-Day Ser
vice to Newport
One new through train between New
York and Cleveland, east and west, a
late night train leaving Harrisburg at
11.35 and stopping at Middletown, and
additional Sunday local trains, east,
west end north, are features of the
new Pennsylvania Railroad schedule
which goes into effect Sunday, No
vember 26. Changes in the time of a
number of trains have also been an
nounced.
A late train to Middletown has long
been urged by citizens of that place.
Train No. 18, known as Chicago Mail,
leaving here at 11.35 p. 111., will sto£>
regularly at Middletown. Sunday
travel between Harrisburg and Lykens
will also be a new accommodation
offered; and local trains on the Middle
division between Harrisburg and New
port will run daily instead of six days
each week.
The Cleveland train west will bo
known as Train No. 39 and will arrive
at 10.56 p. m., leaving for the West at
11.03 i>. m. It will be a daily train.
East bound this train will be No. 3S
and will be known as the Buckeye Ex
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Chess Champion to Be
Here Next Monday
F. J. Marshall, the American chess
champion, will be in Harrisburg next
Monday and will give an exhibition of
simultaneous chess playing. Mr. Mar
shall will be entertained at the Engi
neers Society of Pennsylvania, 31
South Front street. He will be the
guest of the society at dinner and im
mediately afterward will deliver a lec
ture on chess and chess problems.
Invitations have been sent out by
the Engineers Society to the members
of the Central Pennsylvania Chess As
sociation to be present. After the lec
ture Mr. Marshall will play chess
simultaneously with as many persons
a? desire to meet him.
Anyone wanting to play the cham
pion If, invited to attend, but it is re
quested that they bring their own
chess pieces. Boards will be provided
by the society. A mofierate fee wilt
be charged those desiring to play.
GOVERNOR SPEAKS IX SHARON
Sharon, Pa., Nov. 16. Governor
Brumbaugh spoke at the Chamber of
Commerce banquet last night on ".The
Commonwealth," he discussed flood
control, conservation of forests and
Industrial activities and expressed tho
hope that the building of the Pitts
burgh and Lake Erie Canal will soon
be started. He declared delay would
cost the State a lot of money.
CAR SHORTAGE AFFECTS COKE
Connellsville, Pa., Nov. 16. The
car situation continues to be the do
minating factor in the production and
shipment of coke. There is not only
an increasing shortage of cars, but
the irregularity and delay in placing
such cars as are available tend to
make the situation even more acute.
QUO VADIS AUTHOR DIES
New York, Nov. 16. Henry Sien
kiewicz, the Polish novelist, best
known in this country as the author
of "Quo Vadis," is dead at Vevey,
Switzerland, according to a cable dis
patch received here to-day by the
Polish Victims' Relief committee.
Slenkiewicz had devoted much of his
time recently to Polish relief work.
NEWSIES TO ELECT
The Harrisburg Newsboys' Associa
tion will hold their semi-annual elec
tion to-morrow night, at their rooms,
30 4 North Second street. President
Samuel Koplovitz has urged every
member to be present.
WILSON ABSORBED IN WORK
Washington, Nov. 16. President
Wilson shut himself in his study to
day and refused to see any political
leaders who desired to confer with
him. He faced a desk piled high with
pardons and other executive papers
demanding his attention. Officials
said he would see only the most im
portant callers during the remainder
of the week.
SAW SEA FIGIIT
New York. Nov. 16. The sea bat
tle between British and German de
stroyers in the English channel on the
night of October 26 when German
warcraft made a raid on the channel
transport service, was witnessed at a
distance by passengers and officers on
the Cunard line steamship Andania
which arrived here to-day from Lon
don. Reports brought to the ships
after the battle, the passengers said,
were that eight British outpost vessels,
two destroyers and one transport
were sunk.
KING CONGRATULATES HAIG
London. Nov. 16. i— King George
to-day telegraphed congratulations to
General Douglas Haig, British com
mander In France, upon the "great
success" of tho last few days, deflect-'
Ing credit on all ranks. General Haig
replied with a message of thanks.
CITY SOLICITOR SINKING
Reports late this afternoon from the
bedside of Daniel 8. Seltz, City So
licitor, Increased the anxiety of his
host*; of friends In city, county and
legal circles. Harrlsburg's legal ad
viser. It was said, is in a very critical
condition. He is at his summer home
at Overview.
Oak Leaf and Bars Instead of Bars and Stripes
. ;
1
When, some months ago, the newspapers told stories about them
marching away to Mexico, they called theni "Top" Sergeant Charles W.
Thomas, Second Lieutenant Robert D. Jenkins and Captain Frank E. Zieg
ler, officers of Company I. one of Harrisburg's crack Guard companies
which enlisted with Uncle Sam.
Gone are "Top" Sergeant Thomas, Lieutenant Jenkins and Captain Zieg
ler. They'll never come back again. Instead First Lieutenant Charles W.
Thomas, Captain Robert D. Jenkins Major Frank E. Ztegler, one of the
battalion commanders of the Eighth—will come marching home.
The answer is simple. During the tour of Texas duty occurred the
changes that could be expected in a big army under the circumstances and
during the last week or two, "Captain" Ziegler succeeded Major Vale who
resigned. Ordinarily that vacancy would have been tilled by First Lieu
tenant Charles Hi Chambers, but he had long since been appointed to the
machine gun company and Lieutenant Jenkins filled his shoes. Sergeant
Thomas was chosen to succeed Jenkins. •
WILSON TO FIGHT
HIGH FOOD COST
No Embargo on Wheat Exports
Will Be Laid by the
President
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 10.—Presi
dent Wilst n has determined person
ally to take charge of a general In
vestigation into the high cost of living.
Convinced that the present high
prices of food and all other products
regarded as necessaries of life are due,
partly at least, to artificial causes, the
President has determined to gather
the reins of the various Inquiries al
ready under way and personally direct
the attempt to bring about a solution.
It was learned that the President in
the near future will confer with Cabi
net members of the Federal Trade
Commission in order to evolve a pro
gram for dealing with the problem of
high prices.
It can be stated authoritatively that
there will be no embargo on wheat or
foodstuffs now being sent to Europe.
As a student of history, the President
is aware that whenever embargoes
have been laid by the United States
the effect has been disastrous to the
trade and industry of the United
States.
An embargo on wheat, the Presi
dent realizes, would lead to an endless
chain, affecting harmfully most agri
culture and manufactured products.
Whatever remedies are adopted will
be different in their nature from em
bargoes. The Federal Trade Commis
sion, for instance, has found that there
are combinations in fertilizers and that
farmers have suffered from a scarcity
of nitrates.
The Department of Justice has al
ready Inquired into t lie coal situation
to learn whether the increase in prices,
based on wage Increases, have been
out of proportion. There will be simi
lar inquiries all alone the line into the
percentage of profit of the middlemen.
Increasing the productive energies
of the nation, inquiring into alleged
combinations, a study of the market
ing system, more direct relations be
tween the consumers and producers,
releasing some energies now restricted
by legislation, are among the matters
to which the President will give his
personal attention in his conference
with the heads of the departments.
TO RUSH SUITS
ON 8-HOUR LAW
Department of Justice Wants
Early Decision by Supreme
Court
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 16. —Karly
decision by the Supreme Court of one
of the railroad suits attacking the
constitutionality of the eight-hour law
probably will be sought by the Depart
ment of Justice. An appeal probably
will be made in the first case decided
In the hope that the Supreme Court
may he able to pass judgment as near
| as possible by January 1, when the law
would become effective if not sus
pended by injunction.
A decision in the highest court
would be binding on all lower Federal
.courts and might dispose of all other
suits. The department's policy has
not been finally settled, but it was said
to-day that this course is being consid
ered and probably would he followed.
If an appeal is taken, the court would
be asked to advance the case, and in
view of its importance officials feel
that such a motion would be granted,
since such procedure is not unusual.
Official notice of the filing of sixteen
suits had been received to-day by the
department, but no determination was
reached as to where it would endeavor
to have the first hearing.
Preparations were being made to
day for the meeting Monday of the
joint congressional committee to in
vestigate railroad questions, including
government ownership. The commit
tee has sent notices to every state gov
ernor and attorney general and all
ttate, railroad commissions, to com
mercial and industrial organizations
and to the president of every railroad
in the country.
25,000 TROOPS
IN BIG MANEUVER
Guardsmen and Regulars in
Most Extensive War
Game
Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 16.—Twen
ty-five thousand soldiers comprising!
National Guardsmen from nine States
and several regular army organiza
tions to-day began what army officers
declare to be the most extensive man
euver attempted since the coming of
the National Guard to the Mexican
border. The soldiers are about equal
ly divided into two armies, one to be
known as "the Brown army" the other
to be known as the "White Army."
The invading force, the "Brown
Army" is to try to wrest a large sec- |
tion of territory known as the "lower
Rio Grande valley" from the "White
Army," the defending force, which is
to be stationed in the neighborhood of
Llano Grande, 46 miles west of
Brownsville. The territory in which
the armies are to be active is bound
ed on the east by the Gulf of Mexico,
on the south by the Rio Grande, on
the north by Ilarlingen, 29 miles north
jof Brownsville and on the west by
i 1-lano Grande camp, 17 miles west of
[ Harlingen.
The "Brown Army" probably will
be in command of Brigadier General
H. A. Allen, of the lowa brigade.
The "White Army" probably will be
I in command of Brigadier General F.
; M. Bewis, commanding the First Bri-
I gade, Minnesota infantry.
145 Desertions From Brigade
Because of Cold Weather
Deming, N. M., Nov. 16. The
Fourth separate brigade, which left
here on a practice march culminating
in maneuvers at Fort Rayard, is badly
disorganized as the result of the ex
treme cold and on account of sick
ness and desertions, according to re
ports received here last night from
Fort Bayard.
The death from spinal meningitis of
Corporal Hunt, of Company I, First
Arkansas infantry, was also reported.
: Five men are also said to be danger-
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LOCAL MEN ASK
COMPENSATION
David McMullan, Rudy L. Mc-
Quade and Clement Di
farzio Case Up
E. K. Saylor, workmen's compen-
I nation referee for the Harrisburg dis
! trict held a hearing In the Masonic
| Temple Building this morning on the
' claim petition filed by David Mc
j Mullan, aged 17, of 1719 Hunter
street, Harrisburg, for compensation
j for an injury received when struck by
i an automobile on the Mulberry street
j bridge, February 12, while delivering
| packages for Bowman & Company.
Mrs. Catherine McMullan, mother
| of the youth, joins in the petition. Mc
i Mullan's left leg was broken above
| the knee and he alleges his leg is per
manently injured and is now much
snorter than the right leg. The peti
tion further alleges that McMullan is
totally incapacitated and permanently
lame and must return to the Harris
burg Hospital for a second operation.
The petition states that soon after the
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COIiD AGAIN TO-NIGHT
Precautions against freeze-ups, will
be in order again to-night. The;
temperature last night reached 24 de
grees. It will be Just as cold to-night,
and freezing temperature will con
tinue until to-morrow at noon.
Warmer weather is promised for to
morrow, Saturday and Sunday. Local
observer E R. Demain added, "taere
is no snow or rain in' sight."
Single Copy, 2 Cents CITY EDITION
URGES TEACHERS
TO TELL TRUTH
OF U. S. HISTORY
Institute Speaker Declares
"We Make Scraps of Paper" J
of Indian Treaties
STOP TEACHING HATE
Permanent Peace Will Never
Come I ntil School Children
Are Taught Differently
j ' This country has never been out
of war more than thirty-six years anil
never will be out of war longer than
that unless you stop teaching your
school children International hate—
hatred of England and hatred of Ger
many—hatred of any country," Dr.
Keuben Post Halleck, principal of the
boys' high school, Louisville, told
teachers of Dauphin county this morn
ing at a joint meeting with the county
school directors at the Technical high
school auditorium.
Dr Halleck continued:
"Teach the children the truth about
their country. Teach them that
America's idea of liberty and inde
pendence was started by Cromwell;
that we made scraps of paper of our
treaties with the Indians; that Dewey
at Mtinila violated China's neutrality
by establishing a base in that empire,
and that he admitted it himself. One
of the leading newspapers of this coun
try advocates our country first. We
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Masked Men Raid Bar
in Phila.; Two May Die
Philadelphia, Nov. 16. Four masked
men attempted to rob the saloon con
ducted b" Krnest Haage, in the north
eastern section of the city, late last
night, and as a result one or' the ban
dits and Haage were probably fatally
wounded.
Haage was alone and was counting
the receipts for the day when the four
men entered his saloon and at the point
of revolvers ordered him to turn over
the money. The saloonkeeper was un
armed. He grappled with one of the
would-be robbers, and although shot
in the back, he managed to retain his
hold. During the struggle the bandit
was also fatally shot and the other
three men rushed from the place.
Haage and the wounded bandit were
found unconscious when the police ar
rived.
BROTHERHOOD HEADS TO SPEAK
Baltimore, Nov. 15.—President S -auel Gompers, of
the Ameri an Federaticji of Labor to-day received tele
grams from the heads of the four railroad brotherhoods
saying they expected to ad 'c: the :rat ion Convention
next Monday ( or Tuesday on the eight-hour law. The belief
seems to be general among the Federation delegates to-day
'th.' ' ' e " ■'U •>.'ith
the brother he dr. in a: *i*:i u-fcrcrment of the law.
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| VILLA KILLS MAN, WIPE AND, BABY
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 16.—Theodor Hoemiller, a mer
-1
I c ■ :r y,
I ' u , i, a
| report received here by a Parral mining company states. . '
I Hoemiller is to be a Gefyian subject.
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| 150 KILLED, 650 HURT IN EXPLOSION
| London, Nov. 16. The Stockholm newspaper Afton '
| Tidningn says that some day", ago an explosion occurred!!
I on board the Russian ammunition steamer Baron BrecenL
| at the Russian seaport of Archangel, causing the death ©f J
I 150 persons and the wounding of 650 others, according to
I a dispatch from the Swedish capital to the Exchange Tele-
I graph 0~ m] any.
I CARRANZA "FORCES KILL 50 OF VILLA BAND
i e
| Carranza forces met a Villa band near Ortis, a point half ,
| 1 way between Chihuahua City and Santa Rosalia and routed £
I the band which lost fifty killed, according to reports re- i
I ceivcd last night by General Trevino.
| i AGAIN BOMB BUCHAREST
• London, Nov. 16.—Another aerial attack on Bucharest."'
! was made Tuesday morning by eight German airplanes,
I Rcuter's Bucharest correspondent reports. Twenty-five
1 bombs were dropped, k ; in 'mi civ 'in. and wounding
' twenty.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
I'.dwnrd L. Spittle, Tower City, ami Catherine l.ouUe Shamiier, Wll.
Ilnnmtown.
Albert Mclnky Uroom and Helen Catherine Trean, cltjr.
( lurmce WllllautH nnd ltobeaonla V. Ulbiion, Mrrllun.
Andrew Willi* and Georgia Lm Swan, Sterltou.
VON MACKENSEN
RETREATS BEFORE
RUMANIAN ARMY
Burning Villages as He Falls
Back in Dobrudja
Region
MOVE ON RAILROAD
Advance 011 Tchcrnavoda-Con
stanza Line; Hard Fight-
ing on Somme
Field Marshal von Mackensen's
army In the Rumanian province of
Dobrudja is in retreat, the Pctrograd
war office announces to-day, burning
villages as It falls back.
Increasing pressure t>y the Itusso-
Rumanian army in Dobrudja, which
rallied after its severe defeat by von
Mackensen last month, has been in
evidence for several days. Bucharest
reported a further advance yesterday
towards the important Tchernavoda-
Constanza railroad, which the Teu
tonic allies captured in their drive.
Berlin to-day entered a denial of the
Rumanian claim and in its report on
the Dobrudja campaign chronicled
only encounters between advanced
detachments.
Fighting in the Somme region of
Northern France shows little diminu
tion in Intensity, with attack and
counter attack following swiftly.
The British advance in the Anrro
region seems to have halted London
announces only artillery activity dur
ing the night. Berlin, however, re
ports heavy attacks by the British
yesterday, notabiy one on the village
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Roosevelt Merely Grins
at His Questioners
New York. Nov. 16. About the
only excitement in political quarters
yesterday was caused by the arrival in
town of Col. Roosevelt, but the colo
nel, with a characteristic grin, de
clined to do or say anything exciting.
"Gentlemen," he said to newspaper
men who tried to get him to say some
thing about the election, "1 am in the
same position as was the mate on that
New' England whaling boat to whom
the captain said: 'All I want from
you, sir. Is silence and damn little of
that.' "