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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
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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