THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
STATE NEWS
NEAR A 6ILLI
FROM THE WAR
(CANS I
SCHOOL'S OUT
BRIEFLY TOLD
END THE 11
TURKISH LOSSES PUT AT 100,000
FRENCH ADVANCE AT MANY POINTS
British Victory Over Turks in Mesopotamia
Allies Gain Five Hundred Yards Along a
Three-Mile Front After Furious Fight
ing on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
Bombardment Of German Trenches
With Heavy Gum Clear Way
For Successful Charge!
With Small Arms.
London. The German offensive has
been broken In the fighting north of
Arraa, according to official reports
from Paris.
Startling additional advances hare
been recorded by the French troop,
which have gained the ascendency
over the invaders In a general battle
of extreme Tlolence. Taking the of
fensive with new vigor at this point,
the French have extended their ag
gressive operations and have carried
the fighting to the Germans east of
Tracy Le Mont, north of the Alsne,
where two lines of German trenches
were carried In a single Impetuous
charge.
Fighting has been renewed in
Champagne on the heights of the
Meuse and In the Vosges, where the
Frenc barms have everywhere scored
new gains.
Heavy Losses Inflicted.
Heavy losses have been Inflicted on
the Germane In the fighting north of
Arras, where their efforts to regain
thslr lost positions have been desper
ately prosecuted, but to no avail, the
French anna have everywhere scored
In their newry gained ground at every
point of contact
Furious bombardment of the French
lines, replied to with equal vigor by
the French batteries, characterized the
fighting at every point. Attacks in
force were carried out with great vigor
by the French, the enthusiasm running
high when Jt was seen that the Ger
man resistance was weakening.
East of the road from All Naulette
to Souchez fighting In the woods and
to the south of them has turned to the
advantage of the French.
At Neuville, besides taking further
groups of houses within the town on
the northern side the French have en
circled and tightened their investment
of an Important German redoubt to
the northwest of the villase.
Gaining In "Labyrinth."
The eighth day of tne battle for
possession of the "labyrinth," where
the fighting has continued without
cessation since the French t(acked
the Germans intrenched there, finds
the French in possession of two-thirds
of the works. Evacuation of the posi
tion by the Germans within this week
la confidently predicted in reports
from Paris.
The Germans are contesting the
French advance with great obstinacy
and all the power of their batteries
and small arms. Bayonet encounters
of sanguinary character are frequent
and costly. In three violent counter
attacks directed during the day the
Germans met with huge losses, but
they did not falter until hurled back
with the' bayonet.
10,000 TURKS WOUNDED.
Morgenthau Says Constantinople L
Unable To Care For Them.
Washington. Wounded soldiers are
arriving continuously In Constanti
nople In such large numbers that the
Turkish authorities there are unable
to cope with the situation, according
to American Ambassador Mornenthau,
at Constantinople, In a communication
to the American Red Cross appealing
for additional supplies. Mr. Morgen
thau. who Is chairman of the Ameri
can Red Cross Chapter there, reports
under date of May 8 that there were
then In Constantinople alone over 10,
000 wounded soldiers and that more
were arriving daily.
"The conditions here are very sad,"
the Ambassador said. "I have never
been brought In coatact with so many
wounded men, and they are such a
brave lot that they bear their pains
without complaint."
GERMAN TROOPS PLANT CROPS.
6tart Farming On Conquered Land In
Belgium and France.
Berlin, via London. The Prussian
Minister of Agriculture Informed the
Budget Committee of the Diet that
German troops had planted 80 per
cent, of the arable area of the occu
pied territory In Belgium and France.
Grain and potatoes were planted. The
Minister added that the cultivation of
the moorlands of Germany would not
materially affect the food supply.
FOUL BALL FRACTURES SKULL.
Scorekeeper Stays In Game, But Dies
After Getting Home.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A glancing foul
ball struck Victor E. Craig, 36 years
old, of West Plttston, In the head
while he was keeping score at a game
of baseball between two Sunday-school
teams. He was knocked unconscious,
but was revived and continued mark
ing the score of the game until Its
close. Soon after reaching home he
died from a fractured skull.
CAN STOP WET PRESCRIPTIONS.
Riant To Revoke Physician's License
Upheld.
Jefferson City, Mo. The right, of
the State Board of Health to revoke
the licenses of physicians who write
an undue number of liquor prescrip
tions In "dry" counties was sustained
by the State Supreme Court.
The case came from Columbia, Mo.,
where the State Board of Health re
voked the license of a physician for
10 years for alleged unprofessional
conduct In writing numerous prescrip
tions for whiskey.
Submarines Drive All Shipping From
Sea Of Marmora, Preventing Re
inforcements From Reach
ing Battle Front.
London. With losses totaling 100,
000 men, Including 50,000 wounded
now at Constantinople, and further
handicapped by an Insufficient supply
of ammunition, the Turks on the Galli
poli Peninsula arc Hearing the end of
their resistance.
This Information comes in a dis
patch from Athens, following an offi
cial statement from the War Office
giving details of a genera', attack by
the British and French troopj, sup
ported by fire from the fleet, In which
the Turks were driven bark a distance
of 500 yards along a three-mlln front
and two lines of their trenches went
captured by the Allies.
Gloom At Constantinople.
The Athens dispatch is from George
Renwirk, correspondent of the London
Daily Chronicle, which says:
"I have been able to gather from Te
llable sources to what extent the
recent fighting In the Gallipoli Penin
sula bas affected the Turks and their
powers of resistance. The eneniy'a
losses must now be quite 100,000.
There are at least 50,000 wounded in
Constantinople, and the constant pour
ing In of wounded from the battle
fields into the capltol baa bad such a
Perious and depressing effect on the
people that orders have been given to
send no more wounded into the city.
"They are not sent to places on the
Asiatic side of the Sea of Marmora,
and several thousand have been sent
to Smyrna.
"It is obvious the Turks will be un
able for long to stand such depletion
of their force, strong though they
are. The struggle lor the Gallipoli
Peninsula is like that In Flanders and
France, very largely a matter of great
supply of munitions. Of late it has
been noticed that the Turks have been
extremely sparing In the use of shells,
and the fact that supplies are short
and that the ability to manufacture
more is decreasing rapidly has just
been shown In rather an extraordinary
manner. Turkish shells found on the
battlefield have the thickness of their
Iron casing reduced to a minimum,
the strength being added by the use
of wood inside the shell.
NO SPECIAL WARNING.
Gerard Says Advice To Americans Is
Always "Standing."
Washington. Ambassador Gerard,
at Berlin, cabled the State Department
that reports of Americans in Germany
having been warned to be prepared to
leave were attributed to the em
bassy's standing advice that the war
zone In Europe Is not a desirable place
for Americans.
"The warning that the stories have
reference to," said Secretary Bryan,
"is what has been said all the time
since the war began. It has been
said in other places; that is, that dur
ing the war Europe Is not a good place
for Americans to be In."
GERMANS SINK 7 MORE.
One Steamer, One Schooner and Five
Trawlers.
London. One small British steamer,
one schooner and five trawlers were
added to the list of vessels sunk by
German submarines Sunday. No lives
are reported lost. Four of the trawl
ers were sunk in the waters off Peter
head, the most easterly of the Scottish
headlands.
GERMAN FLEET OUT IN BALTIC.
It Exchanges Shots With Russian
Ships Near Gulf Of Riga.
Petrograd. via London. An official
statement issued by the War Office
says: "A strong German fleet bas ap
peared In the middle Baltic and ex
changed shots with the Russian fleet
near the Gulf of Riga."
3,113 ON NEW LIST.
English Casualty Report Largest Sin
gle One Ever Issued.
London. The latest official casualty
list added 3.113 names to the list of
killed, wounded and missing since the
war began. This Is the longest single
list Issued by the Government during
the war.'
PRISON FOR PANAMA GRAFTER.
Tobacco Merchant Also Ordered To
Pay $1,000 Fine.
New York. Jacob L. Salas, a New
York tobacco merchant, found guilty
of conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment through the payment of money
to John Burke, former manager of the
commissary department of the Panama
Railroad, was sentenced la the Fed
eral Court to 13 months' imprisonment
in Atlanta and to pay a fine of $1,000.
TRAPPED BY FIRE IN "OLD MILL."
One Child Dead and Four Others
Badly Burned.
Chester, W. Va Trapped In an
amusement device known as the "Old
Mill," at Rock Springs Tark, near here
five children were burned, one fatally,
before they were rescued. Seventeen
children, members of picnic crowds
from schools of surrounding towns,
were In three boats within the building
when the fire broke out Albert
Reiner, 12 years old, of Chester, died
later In a hospital.
Exports of Food and Munitions
Stupendous in Value.
HUGE SHIPMENTS YET TO GO
Figures Of Actual Shipments Show
Enormous Increase Over Record
In 1914 Automobiles In
Greet Demind.
Washington. Warring Europe's
purchases of food supplies and muni
tions of war in the United States dur
ing the first nine months of the titanic
conflict raging on that continent have
totaled nearly a billion dollars. An
idea of the stupendous size of these
purchases can be gathered from the
fact that they represent an Increase of
$635,000,000 over the normal exporta
tions of the same months of the pre
vious year, when peace prevailed.' -
Figures furnished by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce show
that the exportation of munitions of
war and articles that go into their
manufacture from the United States
totaled at the end of April the sum of
$331,604,000, an Increase of $138,025,
000 over the corresponding period of
the previous year. The exportation of
foodstuffs has reached $657,402,000, an
increase of $396,416,000.
These figures represent only the ac
tual exportatlons. Other large pur
chases have been made, which have
not yet been delivered. Officials at
the Department of Commerce today
declared that they believe exporta
tlons of war materials and food sup
plies will increase rather than
diminish with the entrance of Italy
Into the struggle and on 'account of
the difficulty the Allies have In manu
facturing war munitions.
The value of the horses exported
has Jumped from $2,918,000 to $47,
784,000 and the value of mules has in
creased from $614,935 to $7,478,000.
The exports of explosives have ad
vanced from $5,471,000 to $21,163,000,
while harness and saddles have leaped
from $1,571,000 to $10,769,772. The
total exports of leatheT goods have In
creased from $17,787,000 to $44,129,
875. An enormous gain In zloc, exports
has also been made. Last year these
totaled only $327,702, but since the
war began they have reached $15,799,
867. Last year no pig lead was ex
ported at all, but this year the exports
have reached $6,153,474. Barbed wire
has Jumped from $3,424,721 to $5,187,
JDS. The exports of wearing apparel,
knit goods, cotton cloths and yarns
also have Increased enormously. The
total wearing apparel exports, repre
senting clothing, has Jumped from $8,
790,000 to $24,953,000, while knit goods
have increased from $2,136,147 to $10,
476,864, yarn from $583,120 to $1,233,
882 and yarn manufactured products
from $4,790,772 to $6,359,589.
Commercial automobiles are alBO In
enormous demand. Last year the ex
ports of these machines totaled $934,
330, while this year they have Jumped
to J23.977.968. Only $190,000 in aero
planes and parts of aeroplanes were
exjorted last year, but this year the
value of these exports has reached
$874,773.
Brass scraps, bars and plates have
been doubled, this year's exports being
$12,154,254. The exportation of cars,
wagons and carriages has Increased
$10,000,000, the value so far this fiscal
year being $52,644,000. Firearms have
Jumped from $3,012,237 to $7,459,078,
cartridges from $3,023,316 to $12,218,
744, gunpowder from $236,738 to $808,
386 and all other explosives from $795,
800 to $7,395,399. Horseshoes have
Jumped from $86,862 to $1,404,275.
The biggest Jump has been made In
hreadstuffs. which have leaped from
$138,891,000 to $496,640,000 during the
last 10 months, while meat products
have increased from- $122,054,000 to
$160,821,000. Copper and copper-manufactured
products have fallen off. Last
year the values of these exports was
$122,928,000, against $80,344,110, de
spite the demand for copper for shells.
One of the curious features of the
comparative exports In the decrease In
dynamite, which has fallen from $1,
415,000 to $740,000.
AMMUNITION TO MEXICANS.
Carranza Gets 400,000 Rounds Of
Rifle Cartridges.
.Laredo. Texas. Evidently prepar
ing for further hostilities, instead of a
"get-together" plan, as requested by
President Wilson, Carranzlstas took
across the border 400,000 rounds of
rifle ammunition. They will be dis
tributed to arsenals In Northern Mex
ico. Further shipments, ahead of a
possible embargo, are expected soon.
PRUSSIAN LOSSES 1,388,000.
Amsterdam Paper Gives German Liats
As Authority.
Amsterdam, via London. The Tele
graaf states that, according to German
casualty lists, Prussian losses alone
have reached a total of 1,388,000.
Recent casualty lists contain the
names of 56 airmen, of whom 11 were
killed and 35 wounded, the remaining
10 being missing.
REFORMED SYNOD WITH WILSON.
Commends His Stand For American
Neutrality In War.
Asbury Park, N. J. President Wil
son's stand for American neutrality In
the European war and bis "statesman
like prudence, stanch firmness and
Judgment" were unanimously approved
by the General Synod of the Reformed
Church In America, In convention
here, In a resolution adopted amid
cheers and applause. A copy of the
resolution was transmitted by tele
graph to the President at Washington.
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Germany Sends Note Saying It
Will Furnish Recompense.
ALSO EXPRESSES REGRETS
The United States Aaked To Furnish
All the Information It Has
In the Case Of the
Cushlng.
Washington. Germany, In a note
cabled to the State Department by
Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, express
ed regrets that, through "an unfortun
ate accident," a German submarine
had torpedoed the American steamship
Gulfllght and declared Itself "ready to
furnish full recompense for the dam
age thereby sustained by American
cltlrens."
In the same communication the Ger
man Foreign Office said It had not yet
been possible to clear up fully the case
of the American steamer Cushlng, re
ported attacked by a German aero
plane, and asked that the United
State communicate the Information in
Its possession concerning this Incident.
Blame for the attack on the Gul
fllght was placed by the Foreign Of
fice upon the proximity of two Brit
ish patrol boats and the absence from
the steamer'B freeboard of the dis
tinctive markings usually carried by
neutral ship In the war lone. "That
the attacked steamer carried the
American flag," the note added, "was
first observed at the moment of firing
the shot."
Caused Three Deaths.
The Gulflight wag torpedoed In the
English Channel five weeks ago, while
bound from Port Arthur, Texas, for
Rpuen, France, with oil. She was
towed to Crow's Sound and beached
for repairs. Two seamen were
drowned when the crew took to the
boats Immediately after the attack,
and the captain died of heart trouble
the next day.
The expression of regrets and- offer
of reparation follows the principle
outlined In the circular recently sent
to neutral nations by Germany dis
claiming any intention of attacking
neutral vessels carrying non-contraband
cargoes.
$48,000,000 FORD MELON.
Motor Company Declares Big Stock
Dividend,
Detroit, Mich. The Ford Motor
Company announced that It had In
creased Its authorized capital stock
from $2,000,000 to $100,000,000 and had
declared a stock dividend of $48,000,
000, payable July 1.
A cash dividend was declared on
the original authorized stork of $2,
000.000, but the amount was not made
public. The stock, dividend Increased
the holdings of Henry Ford, president
of the company, by $27,840,000. James
Couzens, vice-president, receives $5,
000,000. The stock Increase brings the Issued
capital stock of the concern to a valua
tion of $50,000,000. The remaining
$50,000,000, It was announced, will re
main in the company's treasury "to
be used as conditions demand In the
future."
NO WAR PREPARATION.
Transfer Of Troops Only Routine,
Says Secretary Garrison.
Washington. No "war" prepara
tions have been ordered or are con
templated, either for the regular Army
or State militia, because of the Ger
man diplomatic or the Mexican situa
tion, Secretary of War Garrison em
phatically stated. Transfers of troops
to and from the Philippines and on the
Mexican border, he said, are merely
of routine character. Increase of the
border guard Is not proposed, the Sec
retary said. Some patrols aro being
shifted and some summer maneuvers
are being planned, but the army heads
Insist none Is even remotely In the
nature of preparation for active
service.
YORK MAYOR FINES HIMSELF.
Drove Auto Through Streets Without
Headlights.
York, Ta. Mayor John, R. Lafean
fined himself $5 for driving his auto
mobile over the city streets at night
without headlights. In violation of a
State law. The Mayor had as his com
panion Judge N. Sargent Itoss and the
Rev. Samuel Stein. The car was
stopped by Patrolman Free and the
Mayor and his friends Informed that
the lights of the machine were not
burning.
WILL PAY FOR LOSS
OF THE GULFLI6H
STEEL COMBINE
A
U. S. Government Loses Its
Dissolution Suit.
SOME MEETINGS ILLEGAL
So Were Gary Dinners, But They
Were Stopped Before Suit Was
Filed Tennessee Coal and
Iron Deal Upheld.
Trenton, N. J. The United States
District Court for New Jersey handed
down a unanimous decision refusing
the petition of the Federal Government
to dissolve the United States Steel
Corporation and holding that In the
acquisition of Its foreign and home
trade the concern did not violate the
Sherman Anti-Trust act. All the In
junctions asked for by the Department
of Justice are refused.
As against the Steel Corporation, the
court held that the committee meet
ings participated In by 95 per cent, of
the steel trade of the country, Includ
ing the Steel Corporation, subsequent
to the famous Gary dinners of eight
or nine years ago, were unlawful com
binations to control prices, but as
these meetings had stopped before the
Government filed Its complaint In Oc
tober, 1911, the Judges beld that there
waa no occasion for an injunction.
The opinion of the court suggests
that such practices as the committee
meetings He within the province of
the new Federal Trade Commission,
but adds that if their repetition Is ap
prehended the court will, on motion of
the Government, retain Jurisdiction of
the case for that particular purpose.
Largely One Of Business Fact.
A synopsis of the decision of the
senior Judge, Joseph J. Bufllngton, pre
pared by direction of the court, states
that the keynote of the entire opinion
is that "this case, a proceeding under
the Sherman Anti-Trust law, is large
ly one of business facts."
In another part of the opinion the
court states that "the real test of mo
nopoly Is not the size of that which
Is acquired, but the trade power of
that which is not acquired." "If mere
size were the test of monopoly and
trade restraint," the court further on
said, "we have not one but half a
dozen unlawful monopolies In the
large department stores of a single
city."
NO HALT ON MAKING MUNITIONS.
Allis-Chalmers Warrant As Well As
Court Order Refused.
Milwaukee. District Attorney W.
C. Zabel refused to Issue a warrant
sought by an attorney for General
Samuel Pearson, accusing officials of
the Allis-Chalmers Company of a
criminal conspiracy In connection with
the alleged manufacture of war muni
tions for the Allies. In refusing the
application the District Attorney said
he must obey the opinion of the court,
which rejected Pearson's plea for a
court order to prevent the company
from manufacturing and selling muni
tions to the Allies.
TO 6PARE CERTAIN BUILDINGS.
British and German Governments Re
ported In Agreement
London. It Is reported that an
agreement hRS been arranged between
the British and German- Governments
for the protection of specified
buildings. These buildings Include
museums, churches and hospitals,
which are to be marked with black
and white squares.
NEWSPAPER OFFICE DYNAMITED.
Saputpa (Okla.) Herald Had Fought
Lawless Element
Sapulpa, Okla. The building In
which the Sapulpa Herald Is located
was wrecked by an explosion of dyna
mite. Fire which spread rapidly was
soon checked. The Herald has been
waging a fight against lawless ele
ments. CHICAGO FOR 1916 CONVENTION.
More Than 20 Democratic Committee
men Favor City.
Chicago. A campaign to bring the
1916 Democratic National Convention
to Chicago was launched here at a
meeting of 200 Indiana editors. Charles
Boescheensteenl, of Edwardsville, 111.,
member of the Democratic National
Committee, reported that moro than 20
of tho National Committeemen are In
favor of Chicago. The convention city
will be selected at the meeting of the
National Committee In December.
Must Get Together Within Very
Short Time.
N0M0REWATCHFULL WAITING
Falling To Bring Wrangling Forces
Together, President Will Support '
Those Who Do Agree Inter
vention Last Resort.
Washington. All factions In Mexico
were publicly called upon by President
Wilson In the name of the United
States government "to accommodate
their differences" and set up a govern
ment that can be accorded recognition.
"Failure to unite In a movement to
bring peace to Mexico within a very
short time," it was announced In a
statement telegraphed to Generals Car
ranza, Villa, Zapata and others, "would
constrain the United States to decide
what means should be employed In or
der to save the people of the southern
republic from further devastations of
Internal warfare."
Everywhere In official and diplo
matic quarters and anions Mexicans of
varied leanings the statement was
Interpreted as meaning that the United
States would bring pressure to bear
first to unite the factions In the choice
of a provisional president, and falling
to bring all elements together would
give its active support to those ele
ments which did agree. Intervention
was considered as a possible ultimate
development, but only If a hopeless
condition of anarchy followed with no
remedy from within the republic.
The President's statement follows:
"For more than two years revolu
tionary conditions have existed In
Mexico. The purpose of the revolu
tion was to rid Mexico of men who
Ignored the constitution of the re
public and used their power In con
tempt of the right of its people, and
with these purposes the people of the
United States instinotlvely and gen
erously sympathized. But the leaders
of the revolution, In the very hour of
their success, have disagreed and
turned their arms against one another.
"All professing the same objects.
they are, nevertheless, unable or un
willing to co-operate. A central au
thority at Mexico City Is ne sooner set
up than It Is undermined and Its au
thority denied by those who were ex
pected to support It.
"Mexico Is apparently no nearer a
solution of her tragical troubles than
she was when the revolution was first
kindled. And she has been swept by
civil war as If by fire. Her crops are
destroyed, her fields lie unseeded, her
work cattle are confiscated for the use
of the armed factions, her people flee
to the mountains to escape being drawn
into unavailing bloodshed, and no man
seems to see or lead the way to peace
and settled order. There Is no proper
protection, either for her own citizens
or for the citizens of other nations
resident and at work within her ter
ritory. Mexico Is starving and with
out a government.
"In these circumstances the people
and Government of the United States
cannot stand Indifferently by and do
nothing to serve their neighbor. They
want nothing for themselves in Mex
ico. Least of all do tbey desire to
settle her affairs for her, or claim any
right to do so. But neither do they
wish to see utter ruin come upon her,
and tbey deem it their duty as friends
and neighbors to' lend any aid tbey
properly can to any instrumentality
which promises to be effective In bring
ing about a settlement which will em
body the real objects of the revolu
tion constitutional government and
the rights of r.the people. Patriotic
Mexicans are sick at heart and cry
out for peace and for every self-sacrifice
that may be necessary to procure
It. Their people cry out for fc;od and
will presently hat as much as they
fear every man In their country or out
of It who stands between them and
their dally bread.
"It is time, therefore, that the Gov
ernment of the United States should
frankly state the policy which, In these
extraordinary circumstances. It be
comes its duty to adopt. It muBt pres
ently do what It has not hitherto done
or felt at liberty to do, lend its active
moral support to some man or group
of men, if such may be found, who can
rally the suffering people of Mexico to
their support In an effort lo'lgnore, if
they cannot unite, the warring fac
tions of the country, return to the con
stitution of the republic so long In
abeyance and set up a government at
Mexico City which the great powers of
the world can recognize and deal with,
a government with whom the program
of the revolution will be a business
and not merely a platform. I, there
fore, publicly and very solemnly, call
upon the leaders of factions In Mexico
to act, to act together, and to act
promptly for the relief and redemption
of their prostrate country. I feel It
to be my duty to tell them that. If
they cannot accommodate their dif
ferences and unite for this great pur
pose within a very short time, this
Government will be constrained to de
cide what means should be employed
by the United States In order to help
Mexico save herself and serve her peo
ple" RAILROADS SHOW GAINS.
Net Revenue Per Milt $18 Above Thai
Of April, 1914.
Washington. One hundred and
twelve of the principal steam roads ol
the United States earned during April,
1915, net operating revenue of $40,280,
115, the Interstate Commerce Commls
slon reported. Total operating reve
nues of these roads amounted to $139,
913,639 and the total operating ex
penses $99,663,524. Net revenue pet
mile for April, 1915, amounted to $299,
compared with $271 la April, 1914.
Latest Doings in Various Part)
of the State.
PREPARED FORQUICKREADlfiS I
Wins 3,000 Heart Balm SultAdvn
tlalng Campaign Yields 130,000 In
One Day $126,000 U. J,
Navy Gun Contract
More than ten thousand pereoat
from all sections of Columbia, Moa.
tour, Northumberland and Luism,
counties poured Into ' Bloonubunj
Thursday on every train and trolln
car and the streets and stores
thronged with persona attracted by u
advertising campaign conducted by Uu
Bloomsburg Business Men's As&ocU-
tloa in which special bargains la met-
chandlse were offered for $1 for th
day only, it being termed "Dollar Day.'
The merchants announced that tit
business of the day exceeded f 30,004).
In the United States Court at 8iuv
bury Judge Witmer named former
Judge J. S. Waller, of ML Carmel, u
temporary receiver for the Afrlcu
Ostrich Farm and Feather Company,
of Bloomsburg, which admits that It
cannot pay Its debts. A hearing win
be held on June 28, at which tint it
will be determined whether or not i
receiver In bankruptcy e-hal! b dp-
pointed.
A verdict of $3,000 was returned tl
favor of Miss Mary A. Jones, of Real
lng, against Thomas II. Davis, a real
estate man of Olyphant, whom ihi
sued for breach of promise. No de
fense was put in by Davis. The
young woman asked for $5,000 hem
balm. Introducing In evidence ilitj
letters bearing upon the courtship.
John J. Hamme, aged thirty-five, ol
York, a telephone- lineman, via
shocked while on a high pole and fell
head first to the street, crushing hie
frontal bone. Death waa instantane
ous. A year ago Hamme risked nil
life In bringing down the body of i
fellow-workman.
The complaint filed by the Electric
Consumers Adjustment Company
against the arrangement of the Phila
delphia Electric Company for the sale
of current at wholesale rates wu
postponed before the Public Service
Commission. It will be heard later la
the month.
At a meeting of the Rural Mall Car
riers, of Berks county, at Rending, the
following officers were chosen: Presi
dent, C. II. HIne, Douglassvllle; vice-
president, William Beat, Bechtelsville;
secretary, F. B. Amraarell, Reading;
treasurer, John W. Shock, Hamburg.
An opinion has been given to Dr.
Nathan C. Schaeffer, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, by At
torney General Brown that school au
thorities have the right to require
teachers to do professional readies
and to take examinations.
The Hotel Saklnnd, on the east eld"
of Conneaut Lake, was destroyed by
fire, entailing $20,000 loss. Several
Pittsburgh guests who were rowing on
the lake lost all their baggage. Mn
R. W. Hazlett, of Pittsburgh, lort
$1,000 in money and Jewelry.
News was received In Bethlehem
that the Bethlehem Steel Company haa
been awarded by the United Statei
Government a contract to furnish four
inch guns for the navy. The value of
the contract Is $126,000.
Charles A. Phillips, thirty-six yesra
old, was convicted at Wllliamaport of
murder in the first degree for the kill
ing of Emanuel T. Lelb, a Civil War
veteran, in his mountain home near
Muncy last January.
A B. & O. freight train was disabled
at Boothwyn by a broken wheel on a
car. The cars were filled with Hv
stock which escaped and scattered
over the surrounding farms. Many
sheep and hogs were killed.
William Brlner, machinist at the
Reading Railway Company's round
houses in Reading and for forty-one
vears In the service of the company
was retired on pension having reached
his seventieth year two weeks ago.
Walter C. Lotte, manager of the
great Allentown plant of the National
Silk Dvelng Comnanv. has been elect
ed a member of the Allentown Y.
C. A.
At a public sale a share of stock of
the Allentown Fair brought $152,
record price. Nobody can vote mors
than one share and no dividends are
ever paid. Their book value is $400
Charles Rlnsko, aged twenty-seven,
employed at the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, while walking along the banM
of '.he Lehigh Canal, at Hahns
fell Into the water and was drowned.
William R. -Thomas, of Allentown.
former superintendent of the Crane
Iron Works, now a member of the un
of Davlcs & Thomas, celebrated h!
eighty-sixth birthday anniversary.
Horatio Lelbensperger, an tmploj
of the Reading Highway Departine"1'
was -found dead of apoplexy st &"
home at Leesport, aged fifty-five yer-
Ulrich J. Miller, of Kutztown, ten
dered his resignation as deputy In t!
prothontary's office to engage In busi
ness.
VT7a Rnlariika: A Pnllsh beauty,
Allentown, started a $2,000 dama.?
suit against Anna Suchlna, ft rlT4'
whom she alleges slandered ber.