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Latest Happenings Gleaned
From All Over Iho State. ,
Around the World VAith the Camera on the Trail
of History Making: Happenings.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS.
SCENES AT CAPTURE OF ANTWERP BY GERMANS
WOMEN CARRY WALNUTS TO MEN IN THE TRENCHES
Phyilclan, Stricken In Patlent'i Hom,
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PARAGRAPHS
Dle Slayer Of Man Sentenced.
Farmer Killed Hunting Nur
Graduates Get Diploma.
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for transportation It Is divided Into throe parts, the guu itself being seen at the left, the carriage and recoil appa
nloi In the center and the ammunition wagon nud crew t the right. Pelnw, at the right U a tllutant view of
iMDurning petroleum works or the city, and at the l.-ft Home of the battered defenders retreating.
ON THE FIRING LINE NEAR ST. GILES
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J. Lewis Crozer Homeopathic Hospital
Tislnlng School for Nurse at Ches
ter, Dr. Holxirt I. Mercer presented
diplomas to Minn Mary lionderson, of
Khode Island; Miss Rebecca flarrttt,
of New Jersey, and Miss Deborah 8hel
drake, of Philadelphia. The address
as delivered by Dr. O. II. Wells, of
labnemann College, Philadelphia.
'las pins went presented by Mr. J.
Lewis Croter.
Purrowlng Into an old mine breach
after coal, near MeTurk Colliery, five
boys wer engulfed In a landslide,
CRimlng the suffocation of Karl Harris,
welve years old, Ephralm, John and
James Davis, brothers, and Kdward
Sweeney, were saved from a like fat
by the prompt arrival of a relief party,
who, though exposed to the same dan
ger, never faltered until the last boy
had been reached.
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Peasant women at great personal risk distributing walnuts to the Helgluu soldiers in the trenches betwee
Duffell and Llerre while the Germans were fiercely attacking Antwerp.
BELGIANS FIGHTING OVER BODIES OF THEIR DEAD
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firing line a Hed Cross worker Is seen attending a wounded man.
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Cuuntesa Torby, the beautiful mor
ganatic wife of Grand Duke Michael
of Russia, is assisting the movement
to send half a million of woolen gloves
and mittens to the British soldiers at
the front. The grand duke and his
wife were banished from Petrograd
because of their marriage, but have
been Invited to return by the czar, who
is Michael's nephew.
Soldier Encouraged to Wed.
London. yuick' to realize, as was
Germany, tlio necessity of a high birth
rate to offset the deaths duo to the
war, a movoment has been started In
England to tfcduco the marriage fees
and to encourage soldiers and sailors
to take wives before leaving for the
front.
Fish shop in Ostend that was wrecked by a bomb dropped from a Zeppe
lin airship.
FOOTBALL PLAYER WAR HERO
George Andrea Sprinted Quarter
Mile With German Flag, Leaving
HI Pursuer Behind.
Bordeaux. French athletes, have
been distinguishing themsolves on the
fighting lino. A few days ago a notice
appeared In tho Olllclal Gazette which
said that a corporal of tho name of
Georges Andrea, who was mentioned in
dispatches, had been promoted to tho small
grado of sergeant before members of snatched a saber from the German
his regiment, and had been recom- neurost him and killed two men with
mended for a military medal. it. Ity this time he saw that his coin-
It Is learned that this refers tO(panlons were dead or captured. He
Georges Andrea, to whom tho French
premier recently alluded as an all
round athleto and tho best rugby threo
quarterback who was a contestant in
tho Ixindon Olympic games. Follow
ing Is the story of how Andrea, who
is with tho French army in Iorraine,
won his honors:
With six men ho wont into a village
to find rooms for olllcers. In tho mar
ket placo was a large band of Ger
mans, who immediately set upon tho
Irench detachment. Andrea
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Dr. A. Cook, who Is in charge of a
body of American physicians Uiat
sailed recently for Red Cross service
in Franco.
grabbed a (lag from a German, nnd
putting It under his arm raced through
the village street as though attempting
to "try" in rugby football. A number
of Germans wero following at his
heels. After sprinting a quarter of a
nillo he left his pursuers far behind.
French and German Navlet.
Within tho past lew years Germany
has passed France in naval power. On
tho basis of vessels completed and
vessels under construction Germany
has 943,3:18 tons and France has Col.
002 tons.
An Incendiary set fire to the farm-
house of John Gearlnger, In III11 Val
ley. Before the sleeping family were
awakened the fire spread to rapidly
that Mr. Gearlnger and his eleven-year-
old sun were unable to escape and
were burned to death In the bouse,
which was destroyed with the con
tents. Mrs. Gearlnger escaped by
Jumping from the second story window
In her night clothes.
The first gunning fatality of the sea
son occurred at Herrville, when Rich
ard Derrick, fifty-seven year old, a
former hotel proprietor, was killed
while gunning on his farm. It 1 be
lieved that Derrick, In getting 6?er a
fence, broke a rail and In the fall the
gun was discharged.
While visiting at the home of a
patient Dr. William W. Johnson, one
of Chester's oldest physlelnns and stir
geons, was stricken with heart fallur
and died within a few minutes. A
widow, bis second wife, and a daugh
ter, Mrs. William O. Clyde, of Pitts
burgh, born to his first wife, survive.
Grace Scott, daughter of Matthew
Scott, while playing In her home at
Huntingdon, fell over a lighted lantern
on the floor. Her clothing was Ignited
and she was so badly burned that
Blair Hospital physicians say she ha
but a slight chance for recovery.
While Mrs. Joseph Kaseman was
walking across a second story floor of
her home In Shamokin, she fell
through an opening extending to the
cellar sufTerJng injuries likely to re
sult fatally. She Is ninety four year
old.
Moses Purnell. forty-elsht years old.
a contractor of Mlddleport, died as the
result of attempting to stop George
Miller's runaway team In that town
several hours earlier. He caught the
bridle and was dragged a considerable
distance, his side being crushed.
While riding In a trolley car, Wil
liam Flynn, of West Chester, suffered
the loss of his roat. which caught flra
from a pipe which be had been amok
Ing and which be had placed In his
coat pocket.
Angelo Terranovn, a miner of Broad
Top, was sentenced at Bedford to three
to twelve years at solitary confinement
In the Western Penitentiary for killing
William Anderson, at Woodvale In
Juno.
When Thomas Williamson, of near
Chadd's Ford, shot at a squirrel, sev
eral -shot struck Kvans Slaughter, a
young neighbor, who was gathering
wood, In the rye, and It Is believed he
msy lose his sight.
Michael Fitzgerald, of Erie, engineer
of a fast Pennsylvania Railroad freight.
train, was killed and three other train
men were Injured when his train ran
Into another freight on a siding al
Otts.
Congressman Thomas R. Butler and
f. Roberts Comfort, of West Chester,
hnvo been re-elected directors of the
Pennsylvania Training School for
Feeble-Mlnded Children, at Elwyn.
While Kllie Vorgas, fifteen years old.
of Shenandoah, was carrying a lighted
oil lamp In tho cellar, the lamp ex
ploded, setting her clothing on fire
nnd causing her death shortly after.
Joseph Nesbltt has been elected
guard of Pharos Temple, No. S.
Benevolent Order of Egyptlnns, at
West Chester In placo of George S.
Hampton, who removes to Coatesvllle.
For killing seven gray squirrels In
one day in violation of the game laws
that fix the limit at six, James Boyer.
of Parkesburg, was arrested and fined
ten dollars and costs.
The West Chester Relief Society has
elected the following oncers for tho
coming year: President, Dr. Jesse C.
Green: secretary. William P. Sharp-
less; treasurer, A. D. Sharpies.
Montgomery county court released
under J2.f00 bnll Marcella Hating, of
rennshure, charged with the killing of.
her new-born babe. Iter mentality l
questioned.
The large barn on the farm of Ed
ward Anthony,, at Boothwyn, wa
burned. t