f HE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURQ, PA. OUTER TURKISH y THE NEWS TOLD PLANNING THE GARDEN SEIZES THE PAYIKGPLAGUELOSS IN TE.U VtR Alft IVfc GOTTA sprxe W5 vea for tacMW ToMOCi CUE Rt FRENCH CRUISER SflfJITIR RUSSIANS FO REDUCED PARAGRAPHS FOREWARD Cperations Along Whole Front BIG CATTLE ON THE NIEV.EN Recapture Of Pixatnysz After Furlout Fighting Gives the Czar's Armies a Fine Pivotal Point From Which To Carry On Their New Offensive. Athens. The Allies have disem barked detachments of artillery near (be destroyed Dardanelles tons ami liriLish and French flags are now dy ing over them. The forts on the European side have been reduced to silence. Mlae-swtep-Ing operations continue. There are 50.000 Turks on the Eu ropean side and 13,000 on the Asiatic side. The Furious Conflict In East. Ixndon. The Russian offensive operations appear to extend along their whole front an Indication that they have been able to bring very stronger reinforcements Into t!ie field. They have successfully checked the German advance In North Poland, where the Germans are reported to be In retreat, and the recapture of Przasnysz, after severe fighting, has given them an excellent pivotal point from w':lch to carry on their further operations. All the Petrograd correspondents re fer to the capture of a large number of Germans as a new phase of the war. nd credit It to a lack of officers among the German armies and the large num ber of young untrained men who have been diafted into them. The Russians claim to have captured 68 officers and 5,400 men. The Russian offensive extends to what Is now known as the Bzura Hawka front, where they successfully opnosed Field Marshal Von Hlnden burl's attempt to advance on Warsaw ia December and January. In Western Galicia. There has also been heavy fighting In Western Galicia and In the Car pathians, but without bringing any rotable change In the situation. In r.asiern oaixia the Russians report another require for the Austrians, who l ave acain lost a number of prisoners. Wit1 Pusla it would seem to be a rase of keeping up the supply of am riuHtion. which re opening of the Dardanelles wouM greatly assist. The a't"Tt to f"'ce t-e straits by the all'ed flet Is Indeed of momentou? Importance to the Allies. The o-onhg of the straits would re lee the Russian train which the Allies ws"t and would give to Russia war miteriM which se herself cannot procure, while It would be certain to rave a mrt effect on t'.:e future poliry of the Bi'lkan States. BELGIANS THANK AMERICA. Grateful For AsVstanee Extended To Them. London. Herbert C. Hoover, chair man of t' e American Belgian Relief Committee, has received a telegram from Bek-ium asking him to express f-o t-S"k-s of that country to the United States for American assistance In Belgium's extremity. The message, which Is from the Provincial Commit tee of Urge, reads as follows: "Representatives of 900 Off) Bel gians In the province of Liese who have met together on the anniversary of the birthday of George Washington send tese expressions of their most lively gratitude for the symraty and the admirable generosity which you and members of the relief committee for Belgium bjive shown them. "They beg you to communicate this expression for them to President Wll on and to send the heartfelt f'anks of little Belgium to great America." LOSS IN BRITISH OFFICERS. 1,394 Killed, 2,629 Wounded and 690 Reported Missing. London. From January 2S to Feb ruary 16, 21 days, the British forces In France and Belgium had S4 officers killed and 151 wounded, while 25 were .reported missing. This Information Is conveyed In the official officers' cas Baity list Just Issued. The list In Its detail shows that the Coldstream Guards had live officers killed and Bve wounded In these three weeks. The other losses were rather evenly divided Among the 70 different organizations now at the front. Added to previous officers' casualties the list shows that Great Britain since the beginning of the war has bad 1.394 officers killed end 2.629 wounded, while 690 have teen reported missing. ANTI-SCREEN LAW VALID. Decision Affects the Mlneownert In Eastern Ohio. Washington. The Supreme Court fflrmed the decision of the Federal District Court In Northern Ohio, hold !ni constitutional the Ohio mine run n anti-screen law. The law required payment for mining on the weight of coal before screened. Wineowners in Eastern Ohio contended before the court they could not operate under the Uv. BABY LEAVES WHITE HOUSE. Wilson To Follow Soon For Grandson's Christening. Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bayre, with Bahy Francis Sayre. the President's grandson, born at tbe White House last month. l-ft Wednes day for their home at .Wlliiaiin f.vn, Massachusetts. The President expi ots to go to WIllian-.Rtown sorjn to act ta godfather at Die christening;. The lord lieutenant of Ireland re ceives an annual tuiary-of JOn.O'.O. Offensive Their British and French Forces Con tinuing Their Operations. BIG BATTLES DEVELOPING Possible Entry On Italy and Roumanla Into the War Is Being Again Discussed In Military Circles. London. The forts at the entrance of the Dardanelles have been reduced by the Franco-British fleet, according to an announcement mado by the Ad miralty. The announcement states: "The weather moderating, the bom bardment of the outer forts of the Dardanelles was renewed on Thursday morning. After a period of long-range, firing, close-range thing was adopted. "All the forts at the entrance to the straits were successfully reduced. The operations are contiuuing." The progress of the Allies' opera tions Is significant In connection with the statement made by Sir Edward Grey, British Foreign Secretary, that Great Britain was In sympathy with Russia's operations for access to the sea through Turkey, and her hope of obtaining Constantinople as a result of the war with Turkey. The possible entry of Italy and Roumanla Into the war Is again being discussed In military and diplomatic circles. Big Battles Developing. The military experts are keeping their eyes on the operations along the eastern front, where battles of Im mense magnitude a'r developing. The Germans, apparently having found the Russian fortress line around the Fast Prussian frontier too strong for them, are attempting to make their way to Warsaw from the northwest, and starting from Mlawa, which has been the base of several previous of fensive operations, have penetrated as far as the important town of Przasnysz. which Is almost directly north of the Polish capital. They claim to have captured there 10.000 prisoners and much war material. The Germans also claim to have had some successes in North Poland, so that they must be in very strong force In that territory. Russians On the Offensive. On the Bzura and Rawka Rivers, directly west of Warsaw, from which atrection tne Germans early in ineiducrd by Senator Lea, of Tennessee, year made such desperate attempts to was direeted mainly to discover reach that city, the Russians are on whether the Louisville and Nashville, the offensive, and according to the : through control of the Nashville, Chat German report, have made a slight , tanooga and St. Louis Railway and advance In the vicinity of Bollmow. j smaller lines, had restrained competl- In Western Galicia and along the,tlon throughout much of the territory Carpathian ranges battles are still be- Served by those roads whether the lng fought without slackening, and 'one-time control of the Louisville and thence through Eastern Galicia and Nashville by the Atlantic Coast Line Bukowlna the Russian and Austro-Ger-, Railroad operated to the same and In man forces are fishtlng stubbornly. 'the much wider field the two systems In this war area the temperature re-j serve, and what amounts of money the mains unusually high for this time if ; Louisville and Nashville and its re the year, and the armies are contest- jated reads have contributed to lng every foot of ground under the ' political activities and other efforts to most unfavorable conditions, men. 'fight competition. horses and guns sinking deep In the mud, which Is only coated with Ice. The armies In the west are faced with the same difficulties, and as far as the Allies are concerned, they are confining themselves to a bombard ment or me uerman positions aiorg the coast and to offensive operations In the Champagne, the Argonne, on the heights of the Mense and In the Vosees, where, on the higher ground they are not so seriously affected by the thaw. There 1ms been further contract be- tween ti-e Russians and the Turks in the Caucasus, where have been successful Hurling In Their Reserve. London. "Telegrams from Buda pest report fierce fighting around Stanlslau, Galicia," says Reuter's Venice correspondent. "The Russians are said to be hurl ing reserves after reserves Into the fighting line and to be defending their positions with the greatest stubborn ness. "The chief struggle Is proceeding on the heights around the town, where the Russians have concentrated with the object of stopping the ajvance of the Austrian right, which threatens their whole front "In the Carpathians, near Wysskow, large Russian forces are making con tinuous attacJts wit'i fresh reserves." WAR IN MOVING PICTURES. But Films Will Be Used Only For In struction Of Army. Vienna. Moving pictures the battle fronts are being taken at collected and shown before generals and staff od cers of the Austrian and Hungarian armies. The Austrian War Ministry has set apart quarters In the building housing the ordinary war archives far the films. These later will form a part of the curriculum of the War Academy. CASHIER KILLED BY ROBBER. Murderer Seizes Cash, But I Captured By Posse. Sterling, Col. John Brunke, assist ant cashier of tne Farmers' State Rani; at Haxton, Col., was shot and killed by a robber when he attempted to natch a revolver from a shelf In the rault which he had been ordered to open. The robber escaped from th. bank with wl at cash he could Either nn hut wn.1 Surrounded and rantnreH after a brief chase by a posse. He gave Of na.ue of Jay Thompson. of rolATDtSIM DIE CEUAR rOPACCO MlPPlg mm wmmm M'l.l VriKllI I I S lire I II L&N. Spent Million in Politics, Says Federal Coard. FEES TO STATE OFFICIALS Payments Made To Officeholder In Tennessee More Spent In Cam paign To Prevent Change In Tax Laws. Washington. The Interstate Com merce Commission seut to the Senate Its report on the Investi gation of the finances, rates and practices of the Louisville and Nashville and allied railroads. It charged the Louisville and Nashville with acquiring competltlng lines and with carrying on lor years at a cost of millions of dollars an elaborate political and publicity campaign to eliminate competition and influence public opinion. Further Inquiry, and, If possible. In spection of the railroad's correspond ence, was said to be necessary. The report was written before the Supreme Court handed down Its opinion holding that the commission was without power to force the company to submit Its correspondence as well as Its rec ords and books to scrutiny. Proof Of Monopoly Sought. The Investigation, authorized last j .spring by a Senaie resolution intrc- The commission qualifies Its declara tion that the Louisville and Nashville has wilfully restrained competition by pointing out that In some instances Its enemies were directed to meet the i compel mon oi oir.er large systems, and passes over the question of 11 Instances the course whether in pursued was contrary to public Inter est. "The various payments made on ac count of the Tennessee Railroad Asso slation by the Nashville, Chattanooga ar.d St. Louis Railroad and the Louis ?ille and Nashville Railroad Company." illlJii h : 4 : i'.H iii i i i r u i i HONS BUI nmtin ROAD u com ciaiin to says tr.e report, "were to a large ex tent made to R'ate officials and Legis latures of Tennessee, municipal off! cers of Nashville, politicians, lobbyists and attorneys." THREE MEN IN DEATH CHAIR. All From New York and All Murdered Women. Osslnlng, N. Y. Three men, all from New York, were put to death In the electric chnlr at Sing Sing Prison Fri day for murdering women. Oscar Vogt stabbed Mme. Agness Guth, a dressmaker, with whom he was Infatuated. Vlncenzo Campenella, a counter feiter, shot bis wife, after a prison term, because, on his return, be al leged he found her faithless. Robert Kane shot Anna Klein, be cause! he FRld. she caused him to lose his wife's affections. 1,025,OCO ALLIES PRISONERS. 75 Per Cent. Held In Germany, the Remainder In Austria. Frankford on-the-Maln, Germany, via Ixndon. The Frankfurter Zei'ung estimates that the prisoners of war In Gem. any and Austria now number 1.- 0i!f.000. This number, it says, Is di vided as follows: Russians. 692.000: French, 237 000; Serbians. 60.000; Bel gians. 37.000; British. 19.000. About "5 per cent, of the total Is held by Ger many. ROUMANIA IN WAR BY APRIL. Paris Paper's Bucharest Correspondlnt So Reports. Paris. Nicholas Mlsu, Roumanian Minister to London, will Boon retun. to England b-ailng a note assuring the British Government that the Rou manian army will take the field In April, says ti e Matin's Bucharest cor respondent lit a dispatch filed by way of Nish and Malta. Chile has S.OOO miles of telephone operated by in English company. NET AM' MNlt THE OF OfWARV memm . 10 President's Note to Warring Powers Contains Threat WAY STOP TRADE WITH ALL Proposal From United States eludes Offer To Supervise Dis tribution Of Foodstuffs To Civilians. In. Washington. Great Britain has submitted to her Allies, France and Russia, the proposals made by the United States government designed to end the menace to neutral commerce arlslug from the retaliatory measures of the European belligerents toward eacn otner. Briefly, the American proposals, which have been submitted to both England and Germaany, seek the eli mination by Germany of the recently prescribed war zone around Great Britain and Ireland, with its dangers to neutral shipping through mines and submarine torpedoes, and the adoption by all the belligerents of a definite policy with regard to tho shipment of foodstuffs destined for the civilian population of their enemies. From such preliminary observations as American diplomatic officers abroad already have made, there Is said to be some encouragement In the manner of the reception of the pro posals at London. Germany Is Inclin ed toward an acceptance of tbe sug gestions, It la understood, but upin the attitude of Great Britain depends tbe next move in the situation. The strong oppotition which the Scandinavian countries, Italy, Holland and other neutrals have assumed to ward the retaliatory measures adopted by the belligerents Is playing a con siderable part In the situation. Al though the American proposals have not been communicated to other neu trals, It may be stated that practically all the neutral governments of Europe are In accord with tbe Washington governmenL Officials, while reticent ahout what has been said to Germany and Great Britain In the latest communications, do not deny that the gravity of the whole situation has been made unmis takably clear. In some quarters the suggestion was made, but without con firmation from sources usually well In formed, that an embargo on exports of foodstuffs from the United States to both the Allies and Germany was be ing considered as the next step In the event of an absolute rejection of the American rlan for ameliorating the situation. There Is no concealment of the feel ing in high official quarters that If the present tension over the attitude of the belligerents continues and any American lives are proved to have been lost as a result of their activities the Washington government may be called upon to abandon Its present at titude of friendliness toward all tho warring powers. SWISS WANT AMERICAN LOAN. Negotiations For $15,600,000 Reported In Progress. Berne, Switzerland, via Paris. There Is excellent authority for the statement that negotiations are going on between the Swiss Government and representatives of American banks concerning a Swiss loan In the United States. The su.n mentioned is 78, 000.000 francs ($15,600,000) and the rate of Interest about 6 per cent - GIRL GUILTY OF MURDER. Pauline Horton, 13 Years Old, Given Sentence Of Two Years. Bristol, Tenn. After blng out 30 minutes the jury In the case of Pauline Horton, 19 years old, brought In a ver diet of guilty of the murder of-Merritt Walker Bond. Her punishment was fixed at two years In the penitentiary She told the Jury that abe led a life of shame to support Bond and that wheo she found he wa unfaithful to her she killed Mm. BUDGET COMMITTEE NAMED., System Will Be Submitted To the Next Congress. Washington. -Acting; as chairman of the House Democratic caucus, Repre sentative Garrett, of Tennessee, ap pointed the special committee which Is to work out a budget system for submission to the next Congress. Hn named Representative Sherley, of Ken tucky, Speaker Clark, Representatives Kltchln, of North Carolina: Fitzcerald of New York; Hay, of Virginia; Gap uer, cf Ttxu?, and Stoit, of Montana. in mi it in v - wmm mmsm V.Hi WILSON'S WARNING SIS American Steamer With Cotton Taken to Brest. LLIES TO STOP ALL SHIPS Mllea Reply To the Submarine War Instituted By Germany Even Cargoes To Neutral Countrlea To Be Held Up.. Paris (via London). A French cruiser bas arrested the American steamer Vncla In the channel and taken her to Brest. This announce ment Is olliclnliy mado. The steamship Dncla left Galveston for Kotterdam on January 31 with 11.000 bales of collou to be transhipped to Bremen. It was fully txpected at that time that tho ship would be seized on lier way to Rotterdam as Great Britain questioned the validity of the recent transfer of the Dacia from Ger man to American registry. The Daela touched at Norfolk on February 11 and then proceeded on her way. TWO BILLIONS FOR V'AR. German Federal Council's Bill For Extraordinary Expenditures. Berlin, via London. The Federal Council adopted the preliminary bud get estimates, Including. 10,0 12.000,000 marks (2,D10,500.OO0) for extraor dinary cxpenditudes. This amount Is for carrying on tho war. The estimate of ordinary expenditures la 3,323,000,- 000 marks (JS30.750.000). Almost all of the amount to be de voted to the war will be raised by loans. No redemption of war loans is pro vided for, as methods for such re demption can only be decided upon after the war. The Treasury bonds credit It fixed at 1,000,000,000 marks (250,000,000). The funds to provide for those killed In thawar amounted at the beginning of February to 41.93S.900 marks. The armament levy la estimated at 960, 000,000 marks, of which. It la expected, two Installments of 320,000,000 marks will be paid. The Increase In revenue in the ordi nary budget Is estimated at 25.906.450 marks and the Increased expenditure at 180,369,000 marks. ALL SHIPS TO BE SEIZED, Allies Take Drastic Step To Starve Out Germany. London. Great Britain, France and their allies have advised neutral coun tries that they hold themselves at lib erty to stop all shipping to and from Germany and the countries of her allies. The declaration Is not a reply to the American representations looking to a cessation of German submarine activity and the admission of food to Germany for civilians. The declara tion w 111 not affect cargoes shipped be fore the date of thU advice to neutrals. No special articles of commerce will be mentioned In the British-French declaration. Cotton and foodstuffs, for example, will not be specified, but the terms will be general. The situa tion created will be entirely Justified, according to the English view, because of Germany's unprecedented action In attempting a submarine blockade re gardless of danger to the crews and passengers of ships. 1,150,000 CASAULTIES. German Figures On French Losses Are Astounding. Berlin, by wireless to Sayvllle, L. I. The Hamburger Nachrlchten has published what purports to be an authentic Hat of French losses In the first six months of the war. The pa per says this list was compiled by the French Ministry of War, and that It was not Intended for publication as yet. It gives the number of dead as 250,000 and the wounded 700,000, of whom 400,000 are described as slightly hurt In addition, 200,000 men have been reported missing. 1,500 SHELLS FALL IN RHEIM3. Pari Say Cathedral Was Target end Wat Shattered. Tarts, Tla London. At the War Office the following statement was given out: "Tbe bombardment of.Rhelms was extremely violent. It lasted for a first period of six, followed by a period of five hours. Fifteen hundred shells were dropred In all quarters of the town. What remains of the Cathedral was made a special target and Buffered seriously. ALABAMA BARS CHILD LABOR. Stringent Law Passed In State Uaed At Horrible Example. Montgomery, Ala. Governor Hen derson signed the CI lid Labor bill, said to be the most str.'ngent measure for protection of working children that has ever been passed by a Legislature In any State. It prohibits employment of children under 14 In any gajnful occupation after October 1, 1915. Em ployment of children under 13 it pro hibited. PRESIOENT THEODOR ABDICATES Haitian Executive Taket Refuge On Dutch Steamer. Washington. Davllmar Theodor hat abdicated his office of President of Haiti and taken refuge on t'.:e Dutch tteamer Frederik Hendrlk In the 1 ar bor at Port au Prince. Afier touch ing at one of the southern Haitian ports the steamer will proceed lo Curacao. Linr""" tree In Germany have thoJr e .v ', '-.t in the British lime. Governor Brumbaugh Approves $5C0,0G0 Appropriation. HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE Plant Afoot To Start Jitney Line In Capital Starts Suit To Collect On Profit Sharing Plan Pheas ants For State Use. Ilarrlsburg. Farmers throughout the State who lost cattle as a result of the hoof and mouth disease, ant who have been forced to wait several weeks for the money paid by the State for sut.li losses, can now get tbe money duo them. Governor Brumbaugh signed the bill appropriating $500,000 to pay bills now in the hands of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board amounting to $526,000. Representatives of beef packers and butchers are complaining against the ruling of the board preventing them from receiving compensation for dls rased cattle found !n the slaughter pens. They contend that they should receive as much consideration for their losses as the farmer. The rule was passed to discourage butchers and packers from taking chances on bring ing diseased or suspected cattle to the abbatolr. Live Stock Sanitary Board an nounced a quarantine against any ship ments of cattle from New Jersey be cause of the prevalence of the foot and mouth disease in that State and decided to maintain the quarantine against any shipments from Chicago. New quarantines were also estab lished In this State as follows : Philadelphia All territory north of Glrard Avenue. Bucks Buckingham, Doylestown, Northampton, Solebury, Upper Wake field, Warwick and Wrlghtstown. Montgomery Lower Merlon. Dnuphln Upper Taxton. Erie Greene, Summit and part of Mill Creek. Fayette Dunbar. Indiana Burrell. The counties of Franklin, Terry and Mifflin were relieved from quarantine. It Is estimated that 20,000 animals of various kinds were destroyed In fighting the disease, making It the most expensive outbreak ever known in the cattle Industry In Pennsylvania. Approximately $26,000 above the half million appropriate,! Jalmed in vouchers filed with the board and these and other expenses which may bo In curred before the close of the session will probably be cared for. The na tional Government already has pro vided Its half of the expense. The cattle will be paid for as appraised under the provisions of the act of 1913. The Governor also approved the bill Increasing the salary of the Chief of the Bureau of Standards of the Depart ment of Internal Affairs from $2,000 to $3,000. This officer has charge ot weights and measures' and the place is filled by James Sweeney, who or ganized the bureau. The bill signed also provides for an assistant at $2,000. There is now a clerk at $1,000. The salary ot tbe stenographer remains at $1,200. Jitney Line In Capital. Preliminary steps for the organiza tion of a Jitney "bus line bave been taken here and a company formed by a number of men prominent in politics will ask a charter. The plan Is to operate fifty auto 'bus cars. Jitney "buses, so-called because they charge five cent fares, first made their appear ance In Los Angeles, Cal., and spread rapidly to San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Wash.; Portland, Ore.; Hous ton, Austin. El Paso and .San Antonio, Tex., and Kansas City. Recently ap plication was mado t'o the New York Public Service Commission for per mission to run a line in New York city. Not only are the jitney "buses being operated on streets where there are no car lines, in the cities that have adopted them, but they have be come a serious problem to the lines they do not attempt to antagonize. Movements are afoot in several other towns of the State to inaugurate the Jitney "bus service. Pheasants On Way For State Use. The State Game Commission re ceived word that a large consignment of ring-necked pheasants was on Its way from England for stocking the various State game preserves." The birds are the first to be bought In England. The State has bought qua.'l In Florida and Mexico for stocking preserves. Profit Sharing Plan. Ten thousand dollars In bonuses are tald to be Involved In a suit now be fore the Dauphin County Court, in which Paul Snyder, a former employe of a chocolate company at Hershey, demands $118, or tventy per cent, of! his salary tor the year 1911, under the company's profit Bharing system. Sny der claims he was denied because he was laid off before the end of the year, when the division was made. This la a test case, and it is said that more than one hundred others will be de termined by It To Keep Eye On Legislation. Every head of a department ot the State Government bat been put on the lookout for legislation "affecting hit branch by a letter from the Governor. Tho letter directs the heads of depart ments to keep an eye on bills affect ing his department or division or com illusion and to secure copies and make comments thereon. These comments are to be Bent to the Attorney General for t'. e Information of the Governor and the Law olcor. Latest Happenings Gleaned From All Over the State. LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS. Schaefferstown Bank Reopened Allen- town Girls Hurt While Roller Skating New Hard Coal Deposit Found. Shenandoah raining men were made Jubilant when the James Brothers, In dividual operators, struck a rich 80 foot seam of anthracite coal at their stripping operations on Bear IUdt Mountain, at Gllberton. This, with tin rich veins recently uncovered on Locust Mountain, gives a supply of th ii nest kind of anthracite coal for man; years, adding new life to this region. The James Brothers will commence the erection of a larger breaker al once and employment will be given to thousands of men and boyt. Florence Jloes, daughter of Prof. Will Rees, and bis stepdaughter, Eliza betb Seem, bad a miraculous escaps from death at Allentown when they were run over by two colliding auto mobiles. They were roller skating on the sidewalk when tbe car of William E. Tetcrt ran Into that of Mr. Carris Wolfertz. The impact tent the atitoi across a yard into the tide of a boust and the young gills were painfully In jured. At Shenandoah while Eogineman Pavld Cooney, wat pushing trip of eight loaded mine cart at good speed on Packer No. 4 Colliery culm bank, he lost control of the locomotive on account of slippery rails. The can and locomotive Jumped off the tracks and plunged down an eighty-foot em bankment. Cooney and Conductor Ma 3er barely bad time to Jump and Bavs their lives. Without a word of advertising, and not even an official announcement, the First National Bank at Schaefferetown was reopened for business to the Joy of residents of the town, and enpeclal!y rf depositors and atockholdera, who had been In suspense ever since the doming of February 6 last, when Alvln pinner, tbe casLler, blew out bl brains. A million-dollar fire took, ptaee In Chester with no excitement Without Jhe ringing of fire bells or the sound ing of the alarm whistle, securities, the face value of which aggregated $1,000,000, were burned beneath the boilers of the Beacon Electric Light Company's plant. All the ucurltles had been fully paid and there was no further use for the documents. Desnondent because she had been lame since childhood and could not go about as her friends did. Mist Annie. Crane, aged thirty four years, of Kas ton, went Into the house of her next door neighbor, Mrs. Bosa Brodie, while the family was absent, turned on the eas and attempted suicide. She was discovered In time, however, and re vived. While a Reading Railway passenger train wat rushing toward Wetherlll Junction, Jojeph Zelgler, a telegraph merator. was frantically trying to move a five-ton boulder off the track which had rolled down from tbe moun tain. When he failed, he ran to a nearby tower and flashed a warning over the wires, stopping the train in tbe nick of time. Lancaster Is stirred by the pre liminary meetings Incident to the com ing of Evangelist Stough next month. For three weeks the preliminary work as been In progress and thousands of persons have been attending the neigh borhood prayer services. Tho huge tabernacle was finished last week and the first service there will be held Sun day. Carl Connors, awaiting ,bla being taken to the Reformatory at Hunting don, tried to end hla life U a cell at the county prison. He too the phos phorous off two boxes ot matches, placed Miem In water, and then drank the mixture. His condition I serious and he has been removed to the State Hospital. Grangers and dairymen, will units with the State Dairy and Food officials In an attack on the proposition In the Steedle bill to reduce the cost of retail oloo licenses. The bill Is In the hands of a committee which will be aaked to give a hearing early In March. John A. McSparren, master of the State Grapge, will appear to contest the bill v Patrick Maroney, aged eighteen, a popular young athlete, who started to work only last Monday at the Bethle hem Foundary & Machine Company, was probably fatally Injured when In trying to adjust a belting, his clothing paught In the machinery and he was whirled around a line shaft. Katherine Boyle and Mary Kreegan, young women employed at Williamson Free Trades School, were held up anil robbed by a masked man aa they stood at the entrance to the school ground! waiting for a car to Media. Dlsgmted because the doctors in Pittsburgh could give him no relief, Howard O. Snyder, a druggist ol Pittsburgh, went to hit old home It Lancaster, was operated upon by hi" family physician and after resting night returned to Pittsburgh. He will now fully recover. Farmers In the upper end of Ijehlgh county are loading potatoes for ship ment to the big city markets at thirty seven cents a bushel, the lowest pile that hat been obtaned for a long time
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