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LXXXVI— No. ISB 14 PAGES
RUSSIA READY
• TO ENTER WAR
WITH ENERGY
General Korniloff Declares Second Phase of Campaign Is
Just About to Start; New Democracy Will Never Sub
mit to German Rule; Surrender Would Make Nation
a Colony Under Kaiser, Says Army Chief
London, Aug. 8. The correspondent of the Times at the
headquarters of the Seventh Russian army talked with General
Kornilo on the eve of his departure to take over the supreme com
mand. General Korniloff said.
The first stage of the war is over. The second phase begins
to-day.
The correspondent says the Russian commander repudiates
the possibility of the Russian's surrendering. He holds that if
Russia concludes a dishonorable peace to which traitors have been
driving her she will become a German colony forever. The Ger
mans would seize her foodstuffs, enroll her men and treat her as
a conquered country. There' could be no choice between the
evil of war and the evil of surrender.
Russia is full of spendid fighting men. Ten millions have
already been enrolled, but they are scarcely trained. They are
too busy attending meetings instead of drill. These millions
must be helped by British and French officers as Serbians, Ru
manians, Greeks and Americans have been.
GERMANS OPEN
HEAVY FIRE ON
BRITISH LINES
Crown Prince Continues Fu
tile Attacks on French
Positions
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 8. —German artil
lery last night began an active bom
bardment of the British front in
Belgium to the east and north of
Ypres. British troops during th 3
night raided the Teuton trenches
near Lonibaertzyde and returned
with some prisoners and a machine
gun.
Troops of the German Crown
Prince last night launched attacks
on the French positions east of
Vauxaillon and west of the Califor
nie plateau, in the Aisne region. The
statement issued to-day by the
French war office says that all the
• attacks were repulsed.
German raids north of St. Mihiel,
in the Verdun sector, and in Upper
Alsace, was checked by the French
fire.
On the greater part of the Aisne
front, the statement adds, there was
a heavy mutual artillery Are.
She Eases Pain of Her
Guinea Hen by Cutting
Craw Then Sewing It Up
Opening the neck of a guinea hen,
removing its craw and taking out
foreign substances that threatened
to choke the fcwl to death, and then
replacing the craw and sewing up
the neck, is said to be a difficult
operation. It was successfully per
formed by Mrs. G. T. Kirkwood, a
former Harris-burger, now residing
at Hellam, York county. The op
eration required but twenty minutes.
Mrs. Kirkwood bound the guinea's
head with a piece of linen and cut
the neck. She took out the craw
and opened the latter sufficient to
remove several bunches of thread
and other foreign substances which
the hen had picked up during feed
lng.
The craw was sewed up with black
silk thread, replaced, and the same
operation performed on the neck of
the guinea. The latter is alive to
day and shows little discomfort be
cause of the recent operation.
I THE WEATHER
For llarrlnburg and vicinity: Un
settled father, probably Nhon
er* to-night aad Thurnday; not
much change In temperaturr;
Kentle *outhwe*t to went wind*.
For Eastern Pennsylvania! Prob
ably *hower* to-nlnht and
Thursday | gentle Houtbwmt to
treat winds.
filter
1 hf Susquehanna river and all I(n
tributaries will probably fall
slowly or remain stationary,
except ri*cs may occur in Nome
streams an a renult of heavy
local ralnii. A stage of about
3.8 feet In Indicated for liarrls
burK Thursday morning.
tieneral Conditions
An extensive area of high barome-
A feom the Xorth Pacific ocean
W has moved In over the .North
west, causing a general though
mostly Mllght fall in tempera
ture along the northern boun
dary of the United State* from
the Great Lakes westward to
' Jhe Pacific ocean and in the
westeru Canadian province*.
Temperaturet 8 a. m., 74 degree*.
Sun* Hl*en. CtOU a. m.
Won t Rise*, IMS 2 p. m.
River Staget 3.W feet.
Yesterda;*a Weather
Highest temperature, HU.
Lowest temperature. 07.
.Mean temperature, 70.
.Normal temperature, 74.
ELIHU ROOT IS
CONFIDENT OVER
RUSS SITUATION
Commissioner Meets Presi
dent Wilson With Hopeful
Report on New Republic
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 8. A
Russian republic is certain to result
from the situation in that country,
is the opinion of Elihu Root, head
of the American mission which re
turned here to-day from its three
months visit to report to President
Wilson. In Mr. Root's opinion onlv
through the overwhelming of the
country by German armies, making
impossible further development in
the formation of the new govern
ment can prevent the erection of
the Russian republic.
Internal difficulties are being over
come and the process of crystalliza
tion is going on rapidly; the extreme
elements which threatened serious
trouble have been brought under
control, and, given due opportunity
and time and such assistance as
America can render in material and
moral support, in Mr. Roofs opinion,
tne Russian republic is a certainty.
A delegation of government offi
cials met the party at the railroad
station. Major General Scott, chief
of-staff of the Army, who spent
much time at the front, will report
to Secretary Baker. The general
was with the Russian army part of
the time it was in rout before the
German forces and is expected to
bring much valuable military infor
mation.
Reports Toclay
Arrangements were made at the
White House for President Wilson
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Second Liberty Loan to
Be Floated Next Month;
Expect a Higher Rate
By Associated Press
New \ ork, Aug. B.—Preparations
for the floating of the second lib
erty loan to be offered to the public
some time early in the fall were
begun here to-day by the general
loan committee of the s?econd fed
eral reserve district. This action
was taken following a request from
Secretary McAdoo that the com
mittee reorganize at once for a sec
ond campaign.
Although the date the second
loan will be offered to the public
and the rate of interest it will bear
have not been definitely decided
upon, it was said It would be about
September 15, and not October 1&
as at first reported. It was also
said in the financial district that it
was very doubtful if the govern
ment could sell another issue if
liberty loan bonds bearing per
cent. Interest so long as the market
price for the last issue remains un
der par. •
The reason given for advancing
the date of the next issue from Oc
tober 15 to September 15 was that
the small investor might be one of
the big factors in floating the loan.
It was said that should the loan
offered beginning October 15 the
workingman would not invest heav
ily because of the coming holidays.
President Sends Judge
West to Look Into I. W. W.
By Associated Press
Washington. Aug. 8. President
Wilson to-day took cognizance of the
I. \\ . A\. agitation and labor troubles
in the West by selecting Chief Jus
tice Covington, of the District of
Columbia supreme court to make a
personal investigation of the situ
ation. Justice Covington conferred
to-day with the President and Sec
retary Wilson of the Departmeru of
Labor before starting on his work.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1917
EASE PHYSICAL
NEW ARM Y TO GET MORE MEN
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NAMES OF ALL W
EXEMPTION, W
WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
THE State registration headquarters in this city to-day
notified the 282 local boards throughout the State of
the \\ ar Department's decision to make available for news
paper use the names of all men who apply for exemption,
together with their reasons for the same, details concerning
physical disqualifications excepted. The instructions arc as
follows:
Washington advises wherever any registered per
son imposes upon a local board and Improperly secures
a certificate of exemption or discharge he advances the
time of call of all other uncalled persons on the list.
For this reason every registered person and to some
extent every person in the community is more or less
directly interested in seeing that the true facts are
brought to the attention of the Government. For every
local hoard a person will be designated who will re
ceive information of such cases and lake appeals to
the district board or inform the local board. For this
reason the public is entitled to know the grounds upon
which claims for exemption or discharge are being
asked by registered men. Local Boards should there
for make available for the press from day to day the
names of persons claiming exemption or discharges,
the grounds upon which such claims are based and iii
general the number of cases that are being disposed of
by the boards from day to day. This instruction does
not apply to discharges on the ground of physical dis
qualification. W. G. MURDOCH.
For Governor Brumbaugh.
LOCAL PLANTS
SEEK EXEMPTION
FOR THEIR MEN
P. R. R., Bethlehem Steel, Pipe
Bending and Other Indus
tries Want Furloughs
Officials of the Pennsylvania rail
road, Bethlehem Steel Company and
all local industrial plants handling
government contracts will seek ex
emption for employes subject to
draft. It is said that skilled labor
is now so scarce that any 'urther
withdrawal of employes would great
ly interfere with prompt and effici
ent work for tne government dur
ing the war.
Some time ago it was announced
that with the acceptance of a num
ber of large government contracts,
th> Bethlehem Steel Company would
not only need every man in its em
ploy, but would have work for hun
dreds of cithers. Agents hr.ve been
busy for some time hunting for men
for the steel company. At the Steel
ton plant many young men of draft
age are employed, and to take them
away at this time, officials claim,
would badly cripple the big plant.
Pipe Bonding Wants Men
President David E. Tracy, of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, said to-day that he would
make every effort to keep l.is men,
and that a loss of any number of
employes, large or small, would ham
per the work now on hand. While
no official announcement had been
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Starvation Wipes Out
Whole Towns in Palestine
By Associated Press
New York. Aug. 8. Conditions
in Syria and Palestine are declared
to be "the worst possible" by a
refugee who has reached New York
and reported to the American Com
mittee of Armen'an and Syrian re
lief.
The committee's informant whose
name is withheld, said there were
8,000 cases of typhus in Beirut when
he left owing mainly to a lack of
medicine and scarcity of doctors. The
poorer classes have been, wiped out
by starvation, he said. In Lebanon
he saw many villages and towns
without a single inhabitant. Relief'
work In Beirut is being carried out
in behalf of the American Commit
tee by Americans there.
Skidding Auto Knocks
Traction Employe to Street
John Fullcher. 1716 Logan street,
a switch greaser for the Harrisburg
Railways Company, was struck and
hurt by an auto truck this morning
The truck, one of B. F. Hoffman's
was going west on Walnut street and
the driver, seeing Fullcher greasing
the switch at Short and Walnut
streets, applied the brakes, which
caused the machine to skid. The
rear end of the truck hit Fullcher
knocking him about ten feet. The
machine then turned completely
around and struck the curb, smash
ing the rear wheel. Fullcher was
taken to the Polyclinic Hospital by-
Captain George C. Jack in his ma
chine. Fullcher suffered bruises of
the left leg and lacerations about the
head.
Two Black Bear Cubs
Bought For Park Zoo
Two baby bears have been bought
for the zoo at Paxtang Park, the
management announced to-day. One
of the cubs, a lively black bear, ar
rived from St. Louis, Mo., lust week,
nnd has been placed in one of the
smaller cages near the deer pens.
The other cub is expected in a day
or two. Kecently one of the small
bears at the park was killed by a
large brown one.
FIRST AND THIRD
COUNTY DISTRICTS
AWAIT QUOTAS
Men in Second Division Called
For Examination Monday;
Notices Go Out
Examinations of men from the
first and third county divisions for
the National Army will not be started
until the official quotas are sent to
the boards, the members said to
day.
Notices to men subject to draft in
the second county division were sent
out by .the board last night. The first
examinations will be held next Mon
'n h Paxtang schoolhouse
when about one hundred will ap
?he division includes Pen
brook, Paxtang, Hummelstown bor
oughs, and Susquehanna, Swatara
Lower Swatara. Derry, Kast West
and South Hanover and Lower Pax
ton townships.
humbler chairman of the
first county exemption board, with
the largest registration and quota in
ru ?£' Said to - da >' th at the
ruling or the government in accept
b® a b ' K hel P to hi S
because of the large percent
fvf 6 TJ f °r clßn " born men employed in
at e sreel?on hem St * el Col ™>' P lant
Other county divisions will not be
♦ s f ° much by the orde ' - as the
hea y iest foreign enrollment is in the
industrial district.
Four Americans Among
Crew Murdered by Teuton
Fiend in Submarine
London, Aug. B.—Kour Americans
* ere lost on the British steamer Bel
gian Prince, which was sunk Julv 31
• a German submarine. One Ameri
can is anions the survivors.
The Americans who lost their lives
were WlHum Cri-sy or Hughes
Philadelphia; James Shew, Detroit'
Ren'raln 6f * !errlck Mass., and
Ben Cain, negro, Norfolk. Va.
The sole American survivor is Wil
vmn il ' 4L ne * rO, r ' om Jackson-
f l "' Th f American consul at
?i V s I 10 1 "1 to-day heard from his
lips story of the murder of the
crew. e
Thirty-eight of the crew of the
steamer were drowned and three
others were rescued by a patrol boat
and taken to a British port. The
survivors say the submarine shelled
the vessel, after which the com
mander ordered the crew to take to
the boats and go alongside the sub
marine. According to the survivors
the Germans removed the lifebelts
an <l clothing from all th© cr6w ©x
cept eight, smashed the lifeboats
with axes, then re-entered the sub
marine and closed the hatches leav
ing the men on deck. After traveling
on the surface for several miles the
U-boat submerged.
NO SWIMMING POO
PENN-HARRIS BASEMENT
Just how may get
is evidenced by the speculating now
being done by the members of the
Sons of Kest who line the fences at
the Penn-Harrts hotel Bite. This
morning the Sons came to the con
clusion that the management of the
new hotel intends making a swim
ming pool in the basement. N'o
Sherlock Holmes is needed to de
duce why the Sons came to this
conclusion. There is a big hole in
the cellar. This hole is filled with
water. What's the answer? Swim
ming pool!
Strange as it may seem, on the
very day a couple of weeks ago thut
the Sons of Rest were speculating
why no river water seeped into tint
cellar the seeping began. To-duy
an electric motor is driving a pump
at one of the large pools. The Sons
of Rest were to-day wonßerlng how
the contractors would keep out the
water. For a time that problem
TWO MOLARS ARE
ENOUGH TO GET
INTO SERVICE
Bigid Physical Tests Eased by
War Department; Too
Many Exemptions
NO BLANKET BELEASES
Medical Students Drafted Will
Not Be Furloughed
Wholesale
Th National Army draft head
quarters to-day gave out rulings
from the War Department in re
gard to acceptance of men with
missing teeth and where exemptions
are claimed under various condi
tions. All local boards were ap
prised of the rulings.
In regard to teeth, which has
occasioned many inquiries, the rul.
ing sent to the boards is "Surgeon
General s office advises acceptance
of men with only two molar teeth
provided other two can be replaced
according to methods suggested in
regulations governing phjScal ex
aminations. Surgeon General's office
also advises acceptance of men with
defective teeth provided defects can
be remedied by treatment after
enlistment."
The ruling on exemptions it is
believed will cause many to hesi
tate whose reasons are more or less
llimsy. It will also prevent any
tendency toward favoritism on the
part of local boards, for with the
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Clergymen Will Not
Have to Be Examined
Philadelphia, Aug. B.—Clergymen
and divinity students who are ex
pressly declared exempt in the text
of the selective service law will no
longer have to undergo physical ex
amination as a preliminary to for
mal exemption.
A telegram from Brigadier Gen
e-al Crowder sent to this city to
day relieves the ministers, priests
and divinity students of this formal
ity, but leaves the final decision with
the local boards.
Cowboys and Rangers
Hurry to the Scene of
Apache Indian Uprising
By Associated Press
Globe, Ariz., Aug. B.—A force of
mounted rangers, led by Deputy
Sheriff Dan Armer, was expected to
reach the scene to-day of the Apache
Indian uprising in the Sierra Anchas
mountains, fifty miles northwest of
here, where nine white men, em
ployes of the asbestos mines in that
region, were reported to be sur
rounded by a mob of more than one
hundred striking Indian and Mexi
can miners, while a forest fire set by
the Indians was sweeping the nioun
tains.
Other forces of comboys and for
est rangers are hurrying to the im
periled white men's assistance from
the Tonto and from Rosevelt, while
still others went by automobile to
Rice, where they expected to obtain
horses for the ride to the mines.
Republican Committeemen
Will Meet Next Tuesday
Notices will be sent out late to
day or to-morrow calling a meeting
of all Republican committee chair
men of the county and city to be
held next Tuesday evening at 7,30
o'clock in courtroom No. 2. The
call will be issued by City Chairman
Harry F. Oves and County Chair
man William H. Hoerner. in the
notice is included a list of dates for
filing petitions, assessments and
registrations as follows: Last day
for filing nominating papers, August
22; last day for assessment of voters
September 5; registration days!
'August 30, September 4 and Sep
tember 15.
overtopped the question as to how
the steainshovel will be brought out,
once the cellar Is dug. John New
ton, one of the Sons, asked an engi
neer in the little shack.
"Ever hear of waterproofing?"
asked the engineer. "That cellar
will be so waterproof that the river
water will get mad and go away."
Things certainly look confused at
the Penn-Harris.
"The cellar ain't going to be the
same depth," said one speculating
spectator this morning. "The em
ployes will certainly be able to make
speed going down hill, bu. 1 gee! com
ing back!"
The thought never seems to have
struck this particular Son of Rent
that perhaps there will be two cel
lars.
In the wee' hours of the morning
a blast at the Pcnn-Harris roused
hundreds of residents or the central
portion of the city from' their beds.
It was used to split a great rock.
i WORK ALREADY
IS UNDERWAY ON
! AIRPLANE PLANT
Force of Laborers Clears
Cornfield and Erect Large
Office Building
GIGANTIC BUILDINGS
15,(KK),(XK) Feet of Lumber to
Be Used by Government;
to Bush Work
Actual work on the big: ware
house near Middletown, where air
planes, machines urtin parts and oth
er war materials for the government
will he assembled, was started this
morning:.
A forcd of laborers and a number
of wagons began clearing the site
where the building will be erected.
The .ocatton of the plant is on the
grounds of the Keystone State Fair
Association, near old Camp Meade.
The structure will be a one-story
building, 300 by 843 feet and about
twenty feet high. The Pennsylva
nia Railroad company has already
started to lay a siding from the
main line to the site.
When the workmen arrived this
morning a large corn Held greeted
them. When they left for home this
evening, the corn had been cut
down, an office building erected and
other impovements made.
Speeding Work
About fifteen million feet of lum
ber has been ordered for the build
ing and is now being shipped. Many
carloads of crushed stone, sand and
cement for the concrete foundation
and floor has also been ordered and
will arrive Friday. According to the
plans of engineers in charge of con
structing the buildings will be com
pleted within six weeks or two
months.
The contract for the erection of
the building has been let to James
I>. Stuart, of Pittsburgh, one of the
largest contractors in the country.
The construction on the grounds is
in charge of M. E. Brown, of the
construction division of the United
States Signal Corps. The force of
laborers will be increased to about
300 men as soon as quarters and ma
terial have been secured.
Tracks Into Building
All wood to be used in' the build
ing will be cut by large power saws.
Large buildings will also be binlt
i for the accommodation of the labor
; ers. A bunkhouse, and diningrooui
and kitchen will be built. The ofllce
building is only temporary and when
the work is finished only the ware
house will remain. Two railroad
tracks will pass through the build
ing. The approximate cost is be
tween $400,000 and 1500,000.
Russian Brotherhood
Sends Delegates to Aid
Galicia Obtain Freedom
At the closing session of the Rus
sian Brotherhood of the United
States meeting in the Harrisburg
hotel, $2500 Was appropriated late
this afternoon for the purpose of
sending two delegates to Galicia.
They will leave as soon as pass
ports can be obtained. It is the in
tention of the Brotherhood to send
these representatives to Galicia to
aid that country to obtain its free
dom from Austria and annexation
to Russia. Final instructions will
Ibe given to the men before they
I sail.
Shoots Self When Auto
Party Crashes Into Tree
By Associated Press
Meadville, Pa., Aug. B.—When
Miss Florence Hughes, of New-
Brighton, Pa., was killed, and two
other members of an automobile
party, Howard Reck, of Aspinwall,
and Miss Mabel Spencer, of Slippery
Rock, were severely injured in an
accident caused by the machine
striking a, tree while running at a
high rate of speed at Conneaut
Lake, near here, last night, Walter
Welch, of Slippery Rock, the fourth
member of the party, is said to have
drawn a revolver and shot himself.
He is In a serious condition with a
bullet wound in the neck.
Preparing For School
Opening in September
Final preparations are under way
at the school board offices for .the
re-opening of city schools on Tues
day, September 4. Practically all
new books, and other supplies both
for grade and high schools, have
been received and distributed. Con
tracts have just been let for new
desks and chairs for a number of
the rooms in various buildings.
Repairs in all buildings are being
pushed so that there will be no de
lay when the fall term starts. Un
officially it was estimated that at
least 11,000 youngsters will resume
their studies in September.
At the continuation school, near
Sixth and Forster streets, the second
floor has been torn out. and ex
tensive alterations are under way.
American Dies of Wound
Received on French Front
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. B.—John Verplanck
Newlin, of Whlteford, Pa., an Amer
ican field service member who was
seriously wounded by a shell at his
post on August J, died in a hospital
at the front on August 5.
Newlin was a member of section
29 and left Paris less than a month
ago. He was a Princeton student
and was> the second man from that
university to be killed in field serv-
Ire within the last week.
The same shell which struck New
lin wounded Julian Broome L. Allen,
of New York, the section's leader.
The latter is the son of Frederick
Allen.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
GUARDSMEN ARE
ORDERED FROM
BRIDGE DUTY!
First Regiment Companies
Already (lone; Third Unit
Ordered to Get Ready
POLICE TO TAKE PLACE
P. R. R. Has Large Force of
Special Duty Men to Take
Over Patrol
Orders for the withdrawal of sol
diers guarding railroad property,
day. In conjunction with Harry C.
Baum, assistant division operator
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Cap
tain of Police Paul L. Barcla.- n--
ranged for placing special officers
b,!
L 1.! u Where they will mobi
lize wjth their battalion. Soldiers
on duty at Coatesvllle, Downingtown
and points west of Overbrook will
leave sometime to-day or to-mor-
I, 0 "' . are all of the First and
Third Pennsylvania Infantry.
Captain Barclay will have at his
disposal 138 officers for duty on
Pennsylvania Railroad property He
has assigned four officers at day.
and the same number at night for
duty at Lemoyne. The Cumberland
\ alley Railroad Company officials
will furnish guards for the river
bridge.
Now York Ouarri Coming
The Philadelphia division starts
at Marysville. Soldiers on duty
there, at Enola and Rockvllle are
preparing for a hasty departure.
Philadelphia division police will go
on duty not later than Saturday.
East of Philadelphia and between
Trenton. N. J. and New York, sol
diers from New York National
Ouard regiments will be placed on
duty. At present New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Troops are on guard.
Orders issued to-day were to be in
readiness for immediate movement.
J f3 £ IANS RES ,
i —* Mp
| Petrcgrad, Aug. B.—Russian troops arc on the qffcn-
X sivc in the Chotin region, near the southeastern fr; ' X
of Galicia. Yesterday they drove the AUstro-G'erman <§►
*i* &•
forces from two villages, captured a height and took more X
X tl:an 300 prisoners and four machine guns, the \rr.r ♦
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S> office announced to-day. A Teutonic attack in the region X
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T* of Brody where the Russians are still cn Galician soi:. *f*
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•f was only temporarily successful. A counterattack L
T restored the Russian positions that had been penetrated. T
2 COMMISSION APPROVES STREET CHANGE g
• Harrisburg—The City Planning Commission this 3*
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"x* afternoon approved the plans for the proposed changes
at ths Fourth street approach o{ the Mulberry street X
bridge, wHich will eliminate one of the dangerous curves Hk
<s> there. 'X
* I IfaTrisburg. Dr. C. J. Marshall, State Veterinarian, T
f *r
to-day was appointed bv the Surgeton General to serve on im
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the advicory board reorganizing the U. S. Army Vet- <I
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c:ina:y corps. X
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GREAT CORN CROP IN PROSPECT If
'* Washington, Aug. B.—The largest crop of corn ev Hr
grown in the United States is in prospect for the coming L
harvest. The Department of Agriculture's August crop X
report, issued to-day, showed corn prospects improved to |
t , the extent of 67,000,000 bushels during July, indicating
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a total production of 3,191,000,000 bushels. Wheat, how Je
'* c er, shows a decrease of 25,000,000 bushels Spring
wheat had a bad month and prospects decreased X
. ? 40,000,000 bushels, but winter wheat returns indicate r
e * V
" * 15,000,0C>Q bushels more £han forecast in July. The com- wt
bined wheat yield estimated at 653,000.000 bushels. X.
I TURKS BOME'ARD CHIOS 4
X Athens, Aug. 8. -*- Official advices from Chios say the .jt
Tuiks have bombarded the Island from Tchcsme, a sea- J*
i <4, P°rt of Asia Minor, forty miles from Smyrna, sinking
X four sailing vessels and slightly damaging the town and '4*
<4 the aviation grounds. X
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CtarlM A. Trawcr and Klale H. Vaunt, Hurrlabur*.
FAKE ASSASSINS
PLAY ON RUSSIA
FOR FAT LIVING
Enterprising Citizens "Mur
der" Despotic Officials
With Free Hand
ARE HELD UP AS HEROES
Success of Released Terrorists
Responsible For Terri
ble Tales
Pctrograd, Aug. B.—Among the
novelties which Russia's revolution
has presented to the world is the pro
fession of fake assassin. In other
countries only persons suffering from
hallucinations claim to have commit
ted murders of which thev are inno
cent. Here, as a result of Nicholas'
overthrow, posing as an assassin is a
highly profitable if transitory branch
of business.
Terrorists released from Siberian
convict jails and exile villages are
naturally made heroes of. They are
given free train accommodation, free
dinners, free clothes and gifts of
money. When they reach their na
tive towns they are acclaimed as
martyrs of liberty; and they receive
proposals of marriage from attrac
tive and wealthy young women. As
a result of this novel condition many
enterprising citizens whose hands
are innocent* of any thing grimmer
than mud or Ink are posing as mur
derers of despotic officials, women as
well as men entering the profession.
In Minsk has been arrested Cath
erine Smirnoff who announced that
she had murdered M. Ivanoff. gov
ernor of Odessa, and described with
pathos her sufferings In the Arctic
wastes of Yakutsk. Catherine levied
tribute and was presented with
bouquets. An unkindly inquirer dis
covered that Odessa had never had
a governor named Ivanoff.
KILLED IN FOOD RIOT
By Associated Press
Bahia, Brazil, Aug. B.—Disorders
have been used here by the high
cost of living. Two persons were
killed and a number wounded in
conflicts with the police.