THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO. PA.
REVIEW OF PENNSYLVANIA
FOR NEWS READERS
Happenings of the Week In the Capitol Building and ThMUghout the State Reported (or
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STATE GUARDSMEN
RECEIEVE $80,000
Citizen Soldiers on Duty in
Camps Paid.
STATE ROAD CONTRACTS LET
Delegates Named to Atlantic Deeper
Waterway! Association Meet
State Aid Road Contracts Let
Charters Granted.
Harrlsburg. Pennsylvania's citizen
soldiers were paid $80,670.76 for their
services In the camps at Sellnsgrove
and Indiana last month, the War De
partment paying $13,985.06. The re
mainder was paid by the State. The
ramp at Sellnsgrove, which was at
tended by the Ninth and Thirteenth
Regiments, the separate battalion of
Infantry and all troops of cavalry, bad
a pay roll of I31.97S.35, of which the
State paid $17,993.29 and the Federal
Government the rent, the camp being a
Joint ramp In which regular army sol
diers participated. The ramp at In
diana, participated in by the Second
Brigade, the Fourteenth Regiment, two
troops of calvary. Battery D, the field
hospital and signal corps company, had
a pay roll of $48,692.41, all of which
was paid by the State.
To Waterways Meet
Governor Tener announced the fol
lowing appointments:
Members of the Board of Trustees
of the Mothers Pension Fund for Fay
ette County, Mrs. Joseph Rosenbaum,
I'nlontown. Pa.; Mrs. Charles P. Chick.
Unlontown; Mrs. J. French Kerr, Con
nellsville; Mrs. William B. Clark, Con
nellsville; Miss Ella Nora Shallenberg
er, South Brownsville; Mrs. Milton A.
McCormlck, Falrchance; Miss Perrle
Abraham, Smlthfleld.
Delegates to represent Pennsylvania
t the seventh annual convention of
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Asso
ciation, to he held In New York Sep
tember 22-26 next:
Howard B. French, Philadelphia;
William S. Harvey, Philadelphia; Jas.
B. Bonner, Philadelphia; Murdock
Kendrtck, Philadelphia; William B. Ir
vine. Philadelphia; J. S. W. Holton,
Philadelphia; Eugene W. Fry, Phila
delphia; Selden Twitchell, Bryn Mawr;
Joseph R. Grundy, Bristol; J. Craig,
Jr., Chester.
State Aid Road Contracts Let
Highway Commissioner Bigelow let
two contracts on which action had
been deferred. The contract for the
Improvement In Blossburg was let to
the Empire Contractors' Material &
Supply Company, Newark, N. Y., and
that In Rldgeway to B. 11. Coryell, Wll
llamsport. Readvertisament was or
dered on the State aid road In Frank
lin TownBhlp, Greene County.
Successful In Therapy Tests,
Announcement has Just been made
by the State Bureau of Medical Educa
tion and Licensure that 25 of 124 ap
plicants forState licenses to practice for
druggless therapy who took the recent
examination in Philadelphia passed the
test. Ninety-nine failed. Of the thirty-six
chiropodists who took the ex
amination for licenses in that branch,
twenty-four were successful. These
examinations were held by the bureau
for persons who were not able to show
continuous service for the required
period prior to the fixing of the State
standard.
Inspect Canneries.
An Inspection of the canneries of
the State with special reference to ob
servance of the employment laws, san
itation and safety appliance has been
started by the State Department of
Labor and Industry. The Inspection Is
being directed by James C. Cronln, of
the State Industrial Board, who Is en
gaged In the vicinity of Philadelphia.
Every cannery has been listed and
reports will be made on each.
State Charters Granted.
Charters for twelve electric com
panles, the largest number to be in
corporated at one time since the public
service company law took effect, were
issued. In addition a number of other
charters were granted
The electric companies chartered are
Hellertown, Bethlehem Township and
Freemansburg Electric Light & Power
Companies, capital of each $5,000,
Charles B. Wagner, Allentown, treas
srer; Turbotville, Lew is Township and
McEwensvllle Electric Companies to
operate In Northumberland County, of
tlceg at Sunbury, capital stock of each
$5,000, L. K. Blngaman, Sunbury, treas
urer; Green Township, Hanover, Rac
coon Township and Independence Light
Companies, to operate in Beaver Coun
f.y, offices at New Brighton, capital of
tach $5,000, C. J. Braun, Jr., treasurer;
West Deer Township Electric Corn-
pa ny, Pittsburgh, capital $5,000, R. E.
Voach, Pittsburgh, treasurer; East
Tayjor Township Public Service Coni'
pany Johnstown, capital $5,000, II. E
Thompson, Johnstown, treasurer.
Othe.f charters granted were: '
Gas C mpany of Mt. Union, ML Un
ion, caplt i i&.ouu.
Huntingdon Land and Improvement
Co., Huntingdon, capital $5,000. v
Scranton Banana Co., Scranton, cap'
ital $5,000.
Wilson Real Estate Co., Harrlsburg,
capital $5,000.
THE NEWS TOLD
PARAGRAPHS
Latest Happenings Gleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Kitchens of Hotel and Restaurants Be.
Ing Inspected By State Health
Department Officials Farm
era Holding Wheat.
Lewisburg has petitioned for State
aid In Improving highways.
Farmers In Harrlsburg are holding
to their wheat and not giving options.
S. S. Thompson, of Philadelphia, was
reappointed a trustee of Norristown
State Hospital.
John W. Cassell has been elected
president of the Dauphin County Aud
itors. Allison Hill residents are asking
Harrlsburg Council for better sewer
facilities.
The Hershey family will celebrate
the 20.rth anniversary of Its arrival In
America at Hershey on August 27.
C. E. Kelm has been elected presi
dent of the Baldwin Hose Company at
Steelton.
Extensive sewer construction opera
tions are to be undertaken In Harris
burg suburbs Immediately.
Kitchens of hotels and restaurants
in Harrlsburg and vicinity are being
Inspected by State Health Department
officials.
J. Evans Isett, a wealthy resident of
Norristown, leaves his entire estate to
his daughter, Anna, cutting off his two
sons.
Members of Marshallton Grange are
planning to organize a "Juvenile
Grange" for the children of the mem
bers. The dwelling of Miss Mary Fritz, of
Glen Moore, was hit by lightning and
the chimney and a portion of the roof
knocked off.
James, nine-year-old son of Daniel
Sheehan, of New Garden, was kicked
on the head by a horse and seriously
Injured.
The first Berks County llcenfe to a
woman gunner, was Issued at the
County. Treasurer's office to Mrs. An
nie L. Yoder, of Reading.
By the bursting of a large Iron pulley
In the paper mills at Glen Mills, Law
rence Stackhouse was struck by flying
fragments and severely cut on the
leg.
Miss .L. A. Nelswanger, field agent
of the Kansas association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis is in
specting the State sanltorla and dis
pensaries.
John B. Jones and Miss Helen M.
DeGodt, of Reading, surprised their
friends by the announcement that they
had been married in Elkton, Md. They
will reside In Reading.
The three-year-old son of Ambrose
Flschel,, of Nazareth, was perhaps fa
tally scalded, when a five-year-old
brother accidentally tipped over a pot
of boiling water from the Btove.
Montgomery County Commissioners
awarded to Daniel J. Lynch the con
tract for repairing the Conshohocken
Pike for a mile outside of Conshohock
en at $2.05 a ton for stone furnished
and applied.
After a public Investigation, P. M.
O'Dealr, president of the Borough
Council, of West Reading, and a prom
lnent business man. was exonerated
by his colleagues of the charge of hav
ing profited from borough contracts,
Thomas Wyne, eighteen years old,
of Locust Gap, was killed, when he at
tempted to board a Philadelphia and
Reading coal train. The youth lost
his footing and fell beneath the
wheels. He died In the Sliamokin Hos
pital. Governor John K. Tener was the
principal speaker at the exercises at
tending the laying of the cornerstone
of the new home of the Ford City
Aerie of Eagles. Other spenkers were
J. D. Dougherty and J. G. Golden, of
Kittanning.
Joseph Koleoskey, forty-eight years
old, of Larksville, was killed while try
ing to turn on the electric light at
his home. While holding one hand
under a water faucet he reached up
to turn on the light and In a few sec
ouds was dead.
The Business Men's Association of
Norristown, composed of merchants
who keep their Btores open on Sun
days, have had warrants Issued for
John Devlne and Paul Altreggo, who
acted as spotters for the Welfare
League and were engaged at $2 a day
and expenses.
WAR
LABOR
SHORTAGE
Boy Killed, Four Hurt When
Cave Collaspses.
HOME CONTRACTOR GETS JOB
Carnegie International Art Ehibit Post
poned Freemaneburg Postmaster
Named Ends Life With
Dynamite.
Home Contractor Gets Job.
Pottsvllle. Pottsvllle City Coramls-
sinners awarded a big street paving
contract to a high bidder because of
his local residence. M. A. Mangan, of
PottsVille, was given the Job for $49.-
132. which is $769 higher than the bid
of tho W. II. Lyons Company, of Sun
bury. Ends Life With Dynamite.
Hazleton. Carl Dushlnskl, twenty-
two years old, unmarried, a laborer at
a local colliery, committed suicide by
exploding a stick of dynamite, which
fclew him to atoms. The man went to
the mine before It was time for him
to be there and was found by other
employees.
Crushed Under 12-Ton Pan.
Lebanon. Charles H. McMinn, six
ty-three years old, of Pleasant Hill,
was crushed to death under a twelve
ton iron pan at the coke ovens at
the Colebrook plant of the I-a(ka an
na Iron & Steel Co. In the presence
of his son. Irwin McMinn, who was
working with him.
Girl's Murderer Found Insane.
Pottsvllle. Annie Mockus. of Shen
andoah, who murdered a little girl by
throwing her into a sewer last May,
will not be tried for murder. A com
mittee of physicians found the woman
to be mentally unbalanced and she
was sent to the Schuylkill Haven In
sane Asylum.
Freemansburg Postmaster Named.
Bethlehem. W. Blon Frltchman re
ceived word of his appointment as
postmaster of Freemansburg. Mr.
Frltchman succeeds Mrs. Catherine
Vanbllllard, who held the post seven
teen years. Mrs. Vanbllllard succeed
ed Frltchman In the position seventeen
years ago.
Hold Two For Child's Death.
Harrlsburg. Theodore H. Moltz and
Wllllais E. Wilson were held for rayrt
under $2,000 bail on the charge of hav
ing caused the death of Christian
Snavely, twelve years old, when an
automobile driven by Moltz ran down
the boy on the State highway near
Rockvllle. It Is charged that Molts
was driving without a license.
Boy Killed, Four Hurt.
' Bernard Brierton, eight, was killed
and four other boys were Injured, two
pVrhaps- fatally, when a cave which
they were digging in a hillside In Wine
biddle avenue collapsed, burying the
boys under rock and dirt. Carroll
Wo'.tz, fVelve, and Clandor Dardlconl
are In a hospital. William Brierton,
ten, brother of the dead boy, and Wil
liam Forbuckle were Injured slightly.
Carnegie Exhibit Postponed.
John W. Beatty, director of the De
partment of Fine Arts of the Carnrgie
Institute, announced that Carnegie In
stitute will n,ot hold an International
exhibition of paintings In the Spring
of 1915. This course was decided upon
because the United States Govern
ment will hold an International exhibi
tion at the Panama Tactile Exposition
in San Francisco next spring.
Believe Poisoner Is Killing Cows.
Scranton. Analysis of the stomach
of one of the cows that died at the
Hillside home, has revealed poison
other than arsenate of lead which was
used on the grass to kill army worms
and at a special meeting of the poor
board the conclusion was reached that
a poisoner Is at work at the Institu
tion. The directors authorized the pay
ment of a reward of $500 for the arres
of the guilty person.
Lodge Bankrupt In Jail.
Bellefonte. W. H. Macker, a former
business man of Bellefonte, lias been
committed to the Center County Jail
by Judge Charles II. Wltmer, of the
United States District Court, for fall
ing to declare and turn over to the
receiver seven hundred dollars when
he recently went through voluntary
bankruptcy proceedings. Macker wbb
tried In the district court at Scranton
last spring.
War May Cause Labor Shortage.
Heads of manufacturing and mining
companies fear a shortage of labor If
the Austro-Scrvlan War be prolonged
While there are probably lesa than five
hundred Servians In the Pittsburgh
district, it Is estimated that there are
fully five hundred thousand Austro-
Hungarian subjects la western Pennsy
lvania and northern West Virginia,
one-fifth of whom are liable for mili
tary duty. The withdrawal of any
considerable proportion of this num
ber from mills and mines would be
seriously felt In times of Industrial ac
tivity, while the curtailment of Immi
gration would add to the shortage, By
the employers.
i
GREAT POWERS IN
ACTUALWARFARE
War Without Severing Diplomatic Relations
France and Germany Beleived to Be Trying
to Throw Responsibility Upon Each Other.
London. Four great powers of Eu
rope Austria-Hungary, Russia, France
and Germany are now engaged In
actual warfare, but two of them Ger
many and France have not only not
declared war against each other, as
far as Is known here, but have not
even severed diplomatic relations. This
Is despite the-fact that Germany's
ultimatum to France has either been
Ignored or rejected.
The explanation of this would ap
pear to be Jhat Germany and France
ay each seeking to throw upon the
other the onus of beginning the war.
In fart, while the nations of Europe
are flying at one another's throats,
they vie with each other in protesting
their desire to maintain peace and
they repudiate the responsibility for
plunging the whole Continent Into
bloodshed. '
France Last To Mobilize.
In this curious situation France,
according to British opinion, has the
strongest Justification. She certainly
was the last to mobilize and seems to
have taken the greatest precautions
to avoid frontier collisions.
On the other hand, Germany, In ad
dition to invading French territory
without making a formal declaration
of war, has violated the neutrality of
Luxemburg and declines to give any
undertaking to respect Belgian neu
trality! The efforts of the British Am
bassodar at Berlin to secure such an
undertaking have been wasted.
Hard For Britain To Keep Out
It Is difficult to see how Great Britain
ran avoid being drawn Into the con
flict to protect Belgium and Dutch
neutrality, and on this point Premier
Asquith'a official announcement in
Parliament Is awaited with Intense
anxiety, the British public being no
longer under any illusions as to the
gravity of the crises which transcends
anything In their experience.
The least observant man in London
Sunday could not fall to be Impressed
with the fact that something tremend
ous was happening. Short of actual
formal mobilization, the British Gov
ernment is taking all necessary steps
to meet a situation unprecedented In
the nation's history.
TO HIT FRANCE QUICKLY
Germans Apparently Duplicating First
Movement Of Their Campaign
In 1870.
London. German forces Sunday be
gan the Invasion of France without,
so far as is known, a declaration of
war having been made. The invading
force is estimated as high as 100,000.
Two German detachments entered
French territory, moving in the di
rection of Paris.
One German force crossed the
French frontier near the village of
Clrey, between Nancy and Strassburg,
and another German detachment, prob
ably the Twenty-ninth Infantry, Sun
day night Invaded the Grand Duchy
of Luxemburg, neutral territory be
tween Belgium and Germany, and con
tinued its march on the French forti
fied town of Longwy. A dispatch from
Brussels said there was good reason
to believe that this force later in the
doy entered France.
Report Of Repulse Confirmed.
The Ccrman force which went Into
France neor Clrey, which is 40 miles
from Naary, is reported to have been
repulsedwith heavy losses, but this
has not yet been confirmed.
Apparently, the German Army Is du
plicating the first movement of the
Franco-Prussian War. It was on Au
gust 2, 1870, 44 years ago Sunday, that
the French and Germans clashed in the
first battle of that war at Saarbrueck
en, where the Prince Imperial, under
the orders of the Emperor, received
his famous "baptism of fire."
It would appear that Germany is
taking the fullest possible advantage
of her supposed superiority in rapid
mobilization over France. The plan
of the German Emperor, according to
military observers here, Is to vanquish
or attempt to vanquish France in the
Interval before Russia will be able to
create serious trouble on her northern
frontier. It Is supposed that Russian
mobilization will take about, three
weeks.
All telegraphic and telephonic com
munication between Brussels and
Luxemburg lias been severed.
KEEPERS 8TARVING.
Mexican Lighthouse Tenders Without
Food For Months, la Report.
Mobile, Ala. Lighthouse keepers
along the Mexican coast are reported
Marvlng. according to vessel captains
reaching here from Mexico. Lighthouse
supply ships of Mexico have not vis
ited the stations for months, it is de
clared. Men in charge of the light at
Arenas Reef put off in email boats to
passing boats and begged for food.
FOR THREE NEW WARSHIPS.
Contracts Signed For Biggest Ships In
United States Navy.
Washington, D. C The contract
plans for the new battleships, to be
named, respectively, the California, the
Mississippi and the Idaho, were signed
by Secretary Daniels. The specifica
tions and plans will be ready for bid
ders on Saturday, and bids will be
opened on October 6. The limit of the
cost of the three battleships, which
were authorized by Congress on June
30, is $7,800,000, exclusive of armor
and armament
RUSSIANS ATTACK GUARD
Forces Of Cossacks and Other Troop
Cross German Border At
Several Points.
Berlin. Russia has begun the Inva
sion of German territory, Russian
forces having crossed the German fron
tier at Schwinden, southeast of Walla,
while Sunday night a Russian patrol
entered Germany near Elchenrled, In
Posen.
The Russian column which crossed
the frontier at Schwinden and was ac
companied by artillery.
Two squadrons of Russian cossacka
are riding In the direction of Johan
nesburg, in East Prussia, 15 miles from
the frontier.
Attacks German Guard.
The Russian patrol, which entered
near Elchenrled, attacked the German
guard at the railroad bridge over the
Warths. The attack was repulsed. Two
Germans were slightly wounded.
The above Information was given out
by the Imperial staff. The staff at the
same time said that the invasion near
Schwinden showed that war had actu
ally begun.
A telegram received here from Koen
Igsberg says a Russian patrol hos en
tered Eydtkuhnen, on the Russian bor
der. It advanced to Bllderweltschen,
near Eydtkuhnen, where It destroyed
the local postofflce.
The enemy, according to this Intelli
gence, crossed the border at several
points.
French Air-Man Drops Bombs.
A French aviator has been dropping
bombs from an aeroplane In the neigh
borhood of Nuremberg, Bavaria, ac
cording to an announcement made by
the military authorities Sunday. In
making this announcement the author
ities added that this action was a
crime against the rights of man, ns
there has been no declaration of war.
$1,000 FOR STEERAGE TICKET.
Americana In Paris Seem Almost
Panic-Stricken.
Paris. Every berth on the trans
Atlantic steamers sailing before Sep
tember 15 has been sold and many
thousands of Americans traveling here
have become almost panic-stricken.
One of them gave $1,000 for a steer
age ticket, while a Mr. Meyer, of the
Hamburg-American offices in New
York, who had booked on the Im
perator, was able to obtain only an
inside berth on the Potsdam, sailing
Sunday.
NO RELATION TO TARIFF.
So Says Redfield Of Beet Sugar In
dustry Inquiry.
Washington. Secretary Redfield
notified Commissioner Davles, of the
Bureau of Corporations, that the in
quiry into conditions in the beet sugar
Industry now in progress had no rela
tion to any change In the tariff. "No
such change is to my knowledge con
sidered," stated the Secretary.
LIPTON MAY STOP RACE.
s
Challenger May Not Start If England
la At War.
London. Sir Thomas Llpton is
seriously considering whether, if
Great Britain is involved in the Eu
ropean war. he will race bis yacht
Shamrock IV for the America cup
this year. Sir Thomas inclines to the
opinion there should be no race while
his country is engaged in war.
CONGRATULATIONS TO KINGS.
President To Send Them On Mon.
archs' Birthdays.
Washington, D. -C. President Wil
son sent cablegrams of congratulation
to two European monarchs King
Haakon of Norway, and King Con
stance of Greece In honor of the
birthday anniversaries of those rulera.
GERMANS IMPRISON EDITORS.
All Those Of Danish Papers At Hader
i sleben In Fortress.
Copenhagen. All the editors of the
Danish papers at Hadersleben, a sea
port of Prussia, In Schleswig, have
been arrested by the German authori
ties and Imprisoned In the fortress.
The Danish-German frontier is barred
by German troops.
Ordered To Neutral Ports.
London. A Reuter dispatch from
Ymulden states that an amateur wire
less operator there has Intercepted a
message from the Norddeich station
ordering all German steamers to go to
the nearest neutral port with all speed.
Funds For the Red Cross.
Moscow. The Municipal Council
has voted a million roubles (about
$500,000) for the Red Cross service of
Russia and friendly powers.
Japan's Navy Gets Ready.
Toklo, Japan. The Japanese Navy
has been prepared to meet any emerg
ency and the mlnUter of marine, Vice
Admiral Rokuro Yashlro, went to
Nlkko to consult with the Emperor
on the International situation. In the
meantime the second battle squadron
has assembled at the naval station
SaBcbo.
Norway Will Be Neutral.
Chrlstianla, Norway. A government
decree declares the complete neutral
ity of Norway. '
GREAT NAVAL FLEETS
MAKE WARLIKE MOVES
All Are on the Alert for the Opening of Hostili
ties The Final Efforts to Avert
a Conflict.
London. There are only two factors
today (Saturday) giving the faintest
hope of averting a general European
war:
First, Russia and Austria are en
gaged again In direct negotiations.
Second, both Great Britain and
France are using their utmost en
deavors In favor of peace.
On the other hand, Russia has or
dered a general mobilization and Ger
many has declared a state of siege,
which is undoubtedly a prelude to, if
it does not cover, mobilization.
Fiance has not yet mobilized, but
at Cabinet councils, Issued decrees
establishing a moratorium and taking
other action which could only be de
termined upon the eve of war. Un
officially the French army is being
virtually mobilized.
Great Britain Is practically, though
not officially, mobilized, and the
smaller European States, as a precau
tion, have ordered the mobilization of
their armies Belgium, Holland and
Switzerland to protect their territory
from being used as a highway for
the belligerents; Norway, Sweden and
Denmark to guard themselves on gen
eral principles.
Asquith'a Statement.
Premier Asquith made this signifi
cant statement In the House of Com
mons: "We have Just heard, not from St.
Petersburg, but from Germany, that
RuhhIh has proclaimed the general
mobilization of her army and her fleet,
and that in consequence of this mar
tial law is to be proclaimed In Ger
many. "We understand this to mean that
mobilization will follow in Germany
if the Russian mobilization is general
and is proceeded with."
Italy makes no announcement, and
although a rumor credits her with the
decision not to participate In the strug
gle, there Is little doubt that she I?
making ready by mobilization.
Communication across Europe has
been cut off, and there is a universal
application of the censorship, with the
result that it is impossible to obtain
any accurate knowledge of what mili
tary 'operations are going on in Servla,
All code telegrams are refused.
In short, all the European nations
are becoming isolated from each other
lean travelers have been held up by
by railway and telephone. Many Amev
the suspension of International trains.
A Significant Move.
The withdrawal of three famous Ger
man yachts from the Cowes regatta
is significant. They Include the Em
peror's Meteor and Krupp's Germania.
All the countries Involved in the war
have prohibited the export of many
products, and all the stock exchanges
in England and Scotland are closed.
The European state banks' have raised
their rates, and the Bank of England
rate has been doubled.
A Rome dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company says the Italian
government learns that Germany will
ask Russia and France to cease their
military operations forthwith.
Might Be Captured.
There Is much Interest and specula
tion here over the fate of the North
German Lloyd steamer Kron Prinzes
sin Cecllle in event of war being de
clared before her arrival at Bremen.
The vessel sailed from New York last
Tuesday, carrying a large amount of
specie, and is due to touch at Ply
mouth and Cherbourg.
It Is presumed here that in th
event of war she might elect to return
to New York or to reach Germany by
way of vtho North of Scotland.
The Daily Telegraph suggests that
the steamer, even if she tried to reach
New York, might be captured by a
British or French cruiser before she
could get into American territorial
waters.
The correspondent of the Times, tel
egraphing from St. Petersburg, says:
"A general mobilization has been
ordered. Never .within living memory
has Russia lived through a day of such
emotion. The government decided on
mobilization late Thursday.
"This step was forced upon It when
It became apparent that the Germans
were purposely delaying their official
notice of mobilization in order to place
Russia In a position of Inferiority.
"To have hesitated longer would
have been to court disaster."
German Activity Reported.
A dispatch to the Times from Paris
reports that the Germans have seized
French locomotives at frontier points
and torn up the permanent railway
KEEPERS STARVING.
Mexican Lighthouse Tender Without
Food For Months, Is Report.
Mobile, Ala. Lighthouse keepers
along the Mexican coast are reported
starving, according to vessel captains
reaching here from Mexico. Lighthouse
supply ships of Mexico have not vis
ited the stations for ntonths, it is de
clared. 'Men In charge of the light at
Arenas Reef put off in small boats to
passing boats and begged for food.
FOR THREE NEW WARSHIPS.
Contracts Signed For Biggest Ships In
United State Navy.
Washington, D. C The contract
plans for the new battleships, to be
named, respectively, the California, the
Mississippi and the Idaho, were signed
by Secretary Daniels. The specifica
tions and plans will be ready for bid
ders on Saturday, 'and bids will be
opened on October 6. The limit of the
cost of the three battleships, whlcr
were authorized bjt Congress on June
30, is $7,800,000, exclusive of armor
and armament,
line at Pagny, in the department of
Meurthe Et Moselle, where machine
IJBYC UtOU IMHCUU in pUHltioO
WILSON tins
AVERT DAN6E
Takes Prompt Precautions
Against Possible Crisis,
U. S. TREASURY ALL READY
Senate Pane Bill At Secretary Mc
Adoo' Request Facilitating
Distribution Of Cash In
Case Of Need.
Washington, D. C President W.
son and the Administration acted
piomptly to reassure tho country
against any threatening financial din
gers growing out of the European ar
situation. '
Tho President took steps to bring
about an Immediate completion of the
organization of the Federal Itpserve
Hoard in order that the new Currency
law may become effective.
Secretary McAdoo, expn.'ssinR ap
proval of the closing of stock n
changes throughout the country, issued
a statement announcing that a $500.
000,000 Issue of emergency currency
waiting at the Treasury Department
would be made immediately available
to the national banks.
Gives Discretion To McAdoo.
To make more easily accessible thli
half billion of emergency currency,
authorized by the Aldrlch-Vredand act,
the Senate late In the day, at the in
gestion of Mr. McAdoo, passed unani
mously an amendment to the Currency
law modifying the clause providing
that blanks of national currency aw
ciations in order to avail themselves
of the issue must have outstanding
currency notes "secured by bonda o(
the United States to an amount not
less than 40 per cent, of its capital."
NAVAL AEROPLANE WRECKED.
Craft Upset While Alighting On Wa
ter At Hampton Roadi.
Washington, D. C Naval aeroplam
A B 4 was wrecked while attempting
to alight on the waters of Hampton
Roads. Ensign Lamont and Captain
Hart, operating the machine wei
thrown Into the water, but escaped un
injured. Few details of the accident
were given In meager dispatches to
the Navy Department. The machine,
the report said, had returned from a
flight over the roads and attempted to
alight when It suddenly swerved, side
swiped the surface and upset. The A
B 4 is one of the Curtis tins boat
recently purchased by the navy and
was successfully used last week l
bomb-throwing experiments at Indian
Head, Md.
GREAT ACTIVITY AT HALIFAX.
Artillery And Infantry To Mm Forts,
I Belief.
liniiifa. N. S There weie radia
tions here of great activity on the part
of the garrison at Hallfav alter ti
receipt, it 1b reported, of a dispatdu
from the War Office in London.
The Royal Canadian Field ArtMer?
of both companies stationed in t
citadel were taken to tho forts o
transports. A special train brought
back the Royal Canadian ltifles ra
tioned in Aldershot and it Is expecM
that Infantry will be held In reading
for any contingency. It is report
that the artillery will Immediately ma"
the forts in the harbor.
SHE DIES OF FRIGHT.
Mis Goulet Riding In Auto When II
Catches Fire.
New York. Miss Claudia 0ulet.
actress, of 21 Sandford street, Bow
died from fright when an a"1''1'10''
in which she was riding caught w
The police could assign no other r
son for her death, since her bouy
unmarked, despite the fact she mv
from the car.
AWHILE-
MILITANTS WILL STOP
Decide To Suspend Warfare P"'
International Criais.
London.-The headquarters of '
Women's Social and Political tn
the militant suffragette organi
sent a proclamation to all Dr (M
in the United Kingdom ""'""V
cessation of all acts of
Ing the continuance of me
tlonal crisis.
GERMANS IMPRISON EOlTO
At H
a ihi
All Those Of Danlah PPrt
aleben In FortreM
Copenhagen.-All the editor
Danish papers at Haders ebtn.
port of Prussia, in Scnlea
been arrested by the Gerii an
ties and Imprisoned ,n wrr
The Danish-German frontier
by German troops.
Electric railway coniCS
Canada totaled 106 miles
204 miles in 1913. ,