BIG FRENCH SIEGE GUN IN ACTION NEAR ARRAS >1 >; v y - - • Photo by American Press Association This is one of the pieces that is making the daily telegraphic news from Paris, which has been reporting "violent cannonading in several sec tors of the French front." JUDGE SHOT AT HIS DOOR Rhode Island Jurist Believed Victim of Revenge. Providence, lv I-, Sept. 7. —North Scituate has a murder mystery which has completely baffled the town po lice and high sheriff's department in the shooting of Judge Willis S. Knowles, almost at his door at 7:30 o'clock Monday morning. While his housekeeper, Mrs. Cora Wardwell, was almost in sight of the judge when he was brought down neard a man exclaim: "There, I've you at last," and went immediately to the roadside to investigate. She did not see anybody, and there hasn't been the slightest clae obtainable as to the identity of the assassin or anything determined as ~o why he killed the judge. Willis S. Knowles, Judge of the eighth Judicial district court, left his home at the usual hour to go down to the village of Thornton, where his court is held. This was six miles away, and before reaching the trol ley line he was to walk through a little wooded patch not far from his house. He had been absent not to exceed a minute and was barely 200 feet away from his door when from an ambush somebody fired three shots, two of which too* effect in his back and one in his hand. It is evi dent that he staggered toward his home and had fallen in the road when Mrs. Wardwell, having heard the shots and the exclamation, ran out to the pathway to investigate. She feared that he had come to harm for the reason that he had told her he feared bodily harm for various reasons in connection with his official duties. Discovering that he had been badly hurt, she called for assistance, but before any of the neighbors could re spond he died. An alarm was spread through the town and the farmers turned out in search of the murderer. Two Italie.n were held up, one of whom had a revolver, but these proved to b- 3 ordinary fruit pilferers, a satis factory account of themselves and were released. ENGLAND SHIPYMORE GGLD Third Cargo of Precious Metal Will Reach New York Tonight. Bangor, Me., Sept. 7. —The third gold shipment from London for New York arrived safely at Halifax on a warship Monday. The gold was trans ferred to a special train, which left immediately for New York. It should reach its destination tonight or Wed nesday morning. As in the cases of earlier ship ments, the censor at Halifax appar ently has not permitted anything re garding the movement of the gold to be telegraphed by newspaper corre spondents. Jealous Man Shoots Family. Snow Hill, Md., Sept. 7. —Levin P. Robinson, his wife and Alonzo Red den, a farm hand, were shot and killed by Frank Grano, it is alleged, at Rob inson's farm, near here. Grano was arrested on the road to Snow Hill, where he was going to give himself up, he said. Jealousy of Mrs. Rob inson was given as the cause of the triple murder. Colt Tramples Man. Claysville, Pa.. Sept. 7. —Noah Sta ley, aged forty, caretaker of the loca' cemetery, is in the hospital in Wash ington suffering from injuries received when lie was kicked and trampled bj a colt. Ten to One, U. S. Won't War. London, Sept. 7.—lnsurance under writers were betting ten to one today that America would not go to war with Germany before October 30, and five to cne that the two countries will not be at war before December 30. These nev? odds were posted fol lowing news of the Hesperian at tack. WAR TO FINISH ! SAYSGONZALES Amnesty Will Be Followed by Extermination Decree \ PAN-AMERICANS TO CONVENE Mexicans Will Be Obliged to Prove Fealty to Carranza Cause or Be Shot—Passing Villa Money Will Be Proof of Treason—Twenty-nine Car loads of Provisions On Way to Mexico City. Mexico City, Sept. 8. —General Pab lo Gonzales, constitutionalist com mander at the capital, announces that after the expiration of the ainne.= r -y period, Sept. 15, there will be no mercy for enemies of his cause. Nor only will there be inexorable punish* ment for the active enemies in the field but for all indirect abettors in treason, even to those who dissemin ate false or demoralizing news, as well as those who circulate money issued by any but the Carranza government. "We will institute a veritable cam paign of extermination against . all armed enemies," General Gonzales de clares. "Only those living in the out lying districts who can prove they did not know of the amnesty decree and surrender at once with tlieir follow ers will receive mercy after the 15th. "Only foreigners who "by right, or. It may be better said, by obligation, are neutrals, will be allowed to re main in the country, so that Mexicans who try to play the shameful role of neutral in the present circumstances will be considered as enemies of the j national cause, which does not admit the right of such criminal indiffer- enee." Unofficially it is reported that Gen eral Obregon and his men have taken Icamolo, in the state of Nueva Leone. Officially it is announced that a train of twenty-nine carloads of provisions left Vera Cruz on Aug 25, and is momentarily expected here to relieve the situation. The authorities an nounce that the provisions will be sold to the poor at a very low price. The tenseness of the situation here was added to Tuesday night by two light earthquake shocks, occurring at 6:45 and 9:48 o'clock respectively. Both sent the people scampering into the streets and for a time there was great excitement. No damage was done by either shock. Pan-Americans to Convene. Washington, Sept. 8. —Another Pan- American conference on Mexico will be held in Washington between now and the middle of next week. An nouncement to this effect was made at the state department by Secretary Lansing following the publication of the fact that Ambassador Naon plans to return to his country on a leave of absence on Sept. 15. What the conference will do when it assembles, or whether it will take any final action if Carranza's reply to the Pan-American "get together" appeal is not in by that time, was not j stated by Secretary Lansing. It was said by other officials of the state de partment, however, that definite steps would have been taken before this but for the recurrence of crises, in connection with the controversy be- j tween this country and Germany *on the submarine question. The situation along the Texas border was reported quiet. Both Car ranza and Viila have protested their innocence of any connection with the border raids, laying the blame on out-; laws operating from both sides of the Rio Grande. The war department made public the following report made to Major General Frederick Funston, com mander of the American border forces, by the commanding officer at Brownsville regarding the accident to one of the American army aeroplanes Sunday evening: "First Lieutenant J. C. Morrow and First Class Private Khuenkryk fell at 6 p. m., 200 feet in signal corps aero plane. Morrow semi-conscious, supei flcial cuts, no fracture. Khuenkryl i broken cheek bone, badly lacerated right knee. Machine complete wreck. Morrow was ascending from flying field. Accident similar to Lieutenant Sutton's at Fort Sill in which Cap tain Knox was killed. Further report by mail." Guerilla Fighting Along Rio Grande. Galveston, Tex., Sept. 8. —While af fairs are considered quiet in the border country, reports from various towns in the disturbed section tell of the killing of more Mexicans and the wounding of two Americans. Reports Indicate that many Mexicans crossed the river in isolated knowledge of which only frontiersmen and Mexi cans have. Most of the Mexicans were armed and mounted. At Savage, in the Mission district, it is reported that forty Mexicans wearing uniforms of Mexican soldiers crossed the river. Below Savage, near Run, citizens and bandits fought. Reports of this fighting came by courier, the village being several | miles from the railroad. It is report ed that the bandits robbed the store and postofflce at Run before the fight ing began. At Abram, another village south of Run, an engagement between peace officers and Mexicans took place. The Mexicans were driven across the river. ..The Indiana Macaroni Company.. OUR MACARONI Can l>e Bought at the Following Stores: I The Cuimma-liam Department Store. Steveson & Myers. Plotzer Meat Market. | They are FRESH. Made in Indiana j LURING WILD GEESE. Live Decoys Are Often Used and Made to Play the Traitor. American wild geese each spring mi grate from waters of the southern states to the shores of the Arctic in northern Canada. The two great com mon varieties of the bird are the honk ers and the wavy, or white, goose. lioth of these are extensively hunt- i ed. Covering, as they do. about 5,000 miles on their annual migration, these birds rest at various places en route and are thus shot by sportsmen almost across the length of the continent. The birds have a peculiar trait of always leaving one of their number on look out while the rest feed. To aid in the shooting * wild geese live wild ones, captured young and raised in captivity, are often placed in feeding grounds in likely territory on the line of flight of the migrating flocks. These decoys are teniae trai tors and by their calling often bring the flying ones within shooting dis tance of the sportsmen, who lie in hid den pits near at hand. Painted decoys, shaped like geese&nd made of steel, are also used by the hunters. In the latter case the men, from their hiding place in the pits, cal! the birds by using a goose call, a metal instrument like a flute, which mimics the sound of the goose with remarka ble realism.—Philadelphia North Amer ican. WRITING ON METALS. # By the Use of Wax and Acids feienrngs May Easily Be Made. Usually a man attempts to put his name on his metal possessions bj scratching with a tile or knife poini and makes the poorest sort of a job I it is really very easy to write on anj metal—the blade of a jackknife, t | watcbcase, skates—if one happens to , know how, and the attractiveness of j the inscription is limited only by the j artistic ability of the individual. Cover the place where you wish to j write with a thin coating of melted i beeswax. When the wax is cold write plainly with any pointed instrument, being particular to cut the letters through the wax to the metal. Then mix one ounce of muriatic acid : and one-half of an ounce of nitric acid, or smaller quantities in the same pro portions (and remember that those acids are deadly poisons), and apply the mixture to the lettering with * feather, carefully filling each letter. Allow the acids to remain from one to ten minutes, according as the etch ing is to be light or deep. Next dip the article in water, wash out the acids and melt off the wax, and the thing is done. A little oil should be applied as a finishing touch. Gold, silver, iron cr steel can be marked in this way.— ! Youth's Companion. Berthollet and Robespierre. It is said that the celebrated savant Berthollet in the most dangerous times of the republic sustained his fearless love of truth. Some days prior to the ninth Thermidor a sandy deposit was found in a barrel of brandy intended for the army. The contractors, sus- I pected of poisoning, were immediately arrested, and the scaffold was already prepared. Berthollet, however, exam- j ined the brandy and reported it free from all adulteration. "You dare maintain," said Robes pierre to him. "that that brandy does not contain poison?" As his reply Berthollet drank off a glass, saying. "I never drank so much before." "You have plenty of courage!" ex claimed Robespierre. "I had more when I signed my re port," replied the chemist, and here the matter terminated. Seventh Century Needlework. Before the end of the seventh cen tury needlework was carried to great perfection in convents, where it was used for tbe establishment of the church and the decoration of priestly robes. Artists did not think it beneath their dignity to trace the patterns used for embroidery in their natural colors. A certain religious lady, wishing to embroider a sacerdotal vestment, ask ed no less a personage than St. Dun- ; stan, then a young man. but already noted for his artistic skill and taste, to draw the flowers and figures, which she afterward worked in gold thread —Exchange. Easily Arranged. A man took the following telegram to a telegraph office: "Mrs. Brown, Center Street: I announce with grief the death of Uncle James. Come quickly to read the will. I believe we are his heirs. John Black." The telegraph clerk, having counted the words, said. "There are two words too many, sir" "Cut out 'with grief,*" was the ply.—Chicago News. Advice. Let no man persume to give advice to others who has not first given good counsel to himself. —Seneca. $ In Thes Martial Days. "You must noc be so quarrelsome. Willie," said William's father impres sively. "Remember that 'the meek shall inherit the earth.'" "Maybe they will hereafter." re upended the ronmr "but Popy* on a Coal Famine. There was a coal famine in England in 1066. England was at the time at war with Holland and, owing to the presence of the Dutch fleet in English waters, the Newcastle colliers found it impossible to get through to London. A period of great privation ensued. Writing in his diary in June, 1667, | Pepys observes that "the great misery the city and kingdom is like to suffer i for want of coals is very visible and, it ! is feared, will breed a mutiny." Later j in the month comes the following en try: " Such is the want already of coals, and the despair of having any supply, that they are come this day to £5 10s. a chaldron." How to Throw the Spitball. A spitball is thrown just opposite to an ordinary curve. Instead of giving the rotary motion with the fingers, it j is given with the thumb. Tbe thumb Is placed firmly against a seam, anil the saliva is applied to the ball be neath the fingers. The ball Is thrown overhanded, and slipping easily from beneath the moistened fingers, but I gripped firmly by the thumb against the seam, a sharp rotary motion Is giv en to the ball. When properly thrown j a sharp break Is secured, the direction i of the break depending upon the angle at which the ball is released. The ball Is controlled by the thumb.—American Boy. Wanted, a Carver. "You say your son belongs to a corn club?" "Yes: raised a fine crop last year." "That ain't the kind of corn expert I want to consult. I want to know what to do for the pesky things."— Pittsburgh Post. Willing to Do That. "So your grocer refuses to give you eredit for another thing." "Not exactly; he says he'll give me credit for any cash I pay on account" —Boston Transcript The Human Face. Roea Bonheur, the great painter of animals, had a system of mnemonics which was exceedingly quaint. She could trace in the faces of those peo ple who visited her a resemblance to some sort of animal. For instance, if some one reminded her of a certain lady she would probably hesitate for a moment and then say, "Oh. yes. the lady with the came! face.'" or, "Oh. I j remember—she had a cow face!" This memory system was not flattering to her friends, but it showed how satu rated she was with a knowledge of an imals and their characteristics. On ev ery human face she found a likeness to some animal she had studied and de lineated. i _ | I Oil! II o MM lid Km. D. Have you read ihe Consti | tution of the United States? R. Yes. D. What form of Government h this? R. Republic. D. What is the Constitution of the United States? R. It is the fundamental law of this country. D. Who makes the laws of the United States? R. The Congress. D. What does ousrre* 9 consist of i R. Senate and House of Rep resentatives. D. Who is the chief executive or the United States? R. President. D. How long is the President of the United States elected? IJ. 4 years. D. Who takes the place of the President in case he dies? IU The Vice President. D. What is his name? R. Thomas R. Marshall. D. By whom is the President of the United States elected? R. Bv the electors. D. By whom are the electors el clod ? e R. By the people. D. Who makes the laws for the state of Pennsylvania. R. The Legislature. D. What does the Legislature consist of? R. Senate and Assembly. D. How many State in the un ion? R. 48. D. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? R. July 4, 1776. D. By whom was it written? R. Thomas Jefferson, j D. Which is the capital of the United States? R. Washington. D. Which is the capital of the | state of Pennsylvania. R. Harrisburg. D. How many Senators has each state in the United States Senate ? OBSERVATION. It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science and in every pursuit in life. Human knowledge is but an accumulation of small facts made by successive generations of men —the little bits of knowledge and experience care fully treasured up by them growing at length into a mighty pyramid.— Samuel Smiles. 11 1 Discouraging. "You love me, darling?" he asked. "A little," she replied. "Ah, but do you not think your love will grow?" "Yes, but I'm not sure which way."— Exchange. 00000000000000000000000000 O JUST A FEW THINGS THAT O S ONE SMALu GIRL CAN DO. § o o q Accomplishments of twelve- ° o year-old Winifred Sackville Sto- c ° ner of °ittsburgh, who has in- q • c terested scientists in several o ° countries: © o Reads, writes and speaks eight C Q languages. o o Has written French verse, a o q suffrage book entitled "A Plea to © o Gallant Knights" and magazine o © and newspaper short stories, hav- © O ing began this work in her fifth 2 o o o year. o O Taught a class in Esperanto at P o the Carnegie institute in Pitts- ® g burgh. o o Made the first translation of ° 2 "Mother Goose" rimes into Es- o ° o o peranto. o 2 Has memorized several of Cic- 2 o o o. ero's orations and parts of Hor- o ° ace. Livy, Sallust and Caesar. g o Plays the piano, violin, guitar © ® and mandolin. g O Illustrates her own writings. o ® Can swim, cook, row, drive an g o auto, box. ride a horse and play o 9 baseball. 2 o o oooooooooooooooooooooooQOO R. Two. D. By whom are they elected * R. By the people. I). For how long! R. 6 years. D. How many representatives are there* .. R. 4B. Accord a? r<> the pop ulation one to every I.>oo, (the ratio fixed by Congress after each decennial census.) D. For how long are they elect ed ? R. 2 years. D. How many electoral votes has the slate of Pennsylvania? R. 38. 1). Who is the chief executive of the state of Pennsylvania? R. The Governor. L). For how long is he elected t ii. 4 years. 1). Who is the Gowrnor? R. Brumbaugh. D. Do you believe in organized government ? K. Yes. D. Are you opposed to organiz j cd government? N. N T O. D. Are you an anarchist ? R. No. |D. What is an anarchist? R. A person who does not be- I ieve in organized government, i D. Are you a bigamist or poll gamist? ' R. No. D. What is a bigamist or poly gam ist? R. One who believes in having more than one wife. D. Do you belong to any secret Society who teaches to disbelieve in organized government? R No. D. Have you ever violated any lews of the United States'/ R. No. D. Who makes the ordinances for the City ? i R. The board of Aldermen. D. Do you intend to remain permanently in the U. S.f R. Yes. frappirrg Baboons. Hagenbeck In bl book; saya that bab oons are caught In traps made much Hke the huts of savages. Food Is put j Into the huts, and once the baboons go I Inside a trapdoor closes behind them. Outside baboons make a great to do and urge the prisoners to escape. When the trappers come the captured ! baboons are terror stricken and try to force their heads through the walla of the huts. One baboon was caught three times in the same trap, and sev eral when turned loose got back into the same trap a second time. When the baboons are carried away all their comrades thereabout climb Into trees and scream out to the prisoners, who answer in ad. mournful voices. On one occasion some big Arabian baboons were trapped, when 2.000 or 3,000 bab oons hurled themselves upon the trap pers. who had hard work to save them selves with firearms and clubs. Aa the trappers wer forced back the victori ous baboons tore up the trap and turn- I ed loose the captured baboons. Japanese aardene. Tbe Japanese lay out their gardens ■o aa to suggest famous scenes in their history. Miniature landscapes are laid out to recall well known spots and suggest the events that have taken place there. At the Police Station. Lieutenant—Prisoner, do you read? Prisoner—No, sir. Lieutenant—Write ?—Exchange. Raindrops. Drops of ntin vary In their size per haps from a twenty-fifth to a quarter of an Inch in diameter. In parting from the clouds they precipitate their descent till the increasing resistance j opposed by the air becomes equal to their weight, when they continue to fkll with uniform velocity. This ve locity is therefore in a certain ratio to the diameter of the drops; hence thnnder and other showers in which ' tbe drops are large pour down faster than a drizzling rain. A drop of the twenty-fifth part of an inch In falling through the air would, when it had ar ; rived at its uniform velocity, acquire a celerity of only eleven and a half feet per second, while one of a quarter of an inch would have a velocity of thlr ; ty-three and a half feet
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