tfHE FULTOJS COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA. ID E I Carried 227 Passengers, In cluding 22 Americans. ATTACK NEAR LIVERPOOL Only Speed Save Big British Boat. Washington Surprised By Indi cation Of Reversal Of German Policy. New York. The Cunard liner Orduna bound from Liverpool to New York with 227 passenger, including 22 Americans, was attacked without warning, it was learned on her arrival here, by a German submarine on the morning of July 9. Twenty miles from the graveyard of the LiiHitania, off Old Head of Kinsale, the Orduna escaped the Lusitanla's fate by one half a second of time or 10 feet of space, the German torpedo churning the water that distance be hind the liner's rudder. Then the Or duna sied away. She was followed by the submarine, which rope to the sur face, manned a gun on her deck and helled the fleeing steamer. The attack was at 10 minutes to ( o'clock In the morning, when all but a few of her passengers lay sleeping In their berths. Aroused by stewards, the passengers dressed hurriedly and went to tlw upper deck, where they put on life belts and took their places at the life boats. They heard the scream of the shells and saw the ocean throw up columns of water where the shells struck. When the lire grew hot the passengers were ordered for their own protection to the next deck below. Chased Half Hour. For half an hour the Orduna showed her heels to the assailant. Through marine glasses the passengers watched the dark splotch on the water's sur face astern. They saw the low-lying German warship coming on, but the Orduna's flight was faster than the pursuit, and after seven shots had been fired, without effect, the sub marine gave up the chase. A wireless call for help was sent out by the Orduna when the torpedo was seen. She was then 37 miles south of Queenstown. The reply. Cap tain Taylor says in his official report, was that help would be given within an hour. It was four hours before the first British vessel, a small armored yacht, the Jeannette, appeared. LEO FRANK HAS CHANCE. Physicians Succeed In Stopping Flow Of Blood From Wound. Milledeeville, Ga. Leo M. Frank Is In the Georgia State Frison hospital with what attendants said was a tigl t Ing chance for recovery. Physicians had succeeded in stopping the flow of blood from a Jagged wound In his throat made with a butcher knife in the hands r-i Williams Creen. a fellow convlc also serving a life term for mu.aer. The blow was struck as rank slept in his bunk in a dormi tory. An Investigation of the attack prob ably will be conducted by the Georgia Frison Commission, the same body that refused to recommend that Frank's death sentence for the murder of Mary Fhagan be commuted to life imprisonment. Reports from Atlanta were that Governor Harris Intimated he would start such an investigation to ascertain if Creen acted entirely of his own volition. Creen said, when taken from soli tary confinement long enough to fce questioned, that, he planned the at lack alone and that no one knew what he Intended to do. $5,000,000,000 FROM FARMS. Agricultural Department Gives Inter national Trade Figures. Washington The farmer's part In International commerce approximates $5,000,000,000 annually. Statistics Just Issued by the Departments Agri culture give the following estimates of he value of principal farm products carried In International trade; that is, the total exports from all countries or Imports into all countries: Cotton, $1,127,000,000; wheat and flour, $744,000,000; raw wool. $S0,0oO, 000; hides and skins, $H92.noO,UO): coffee, $386,000,000; sugar, $382,000, 000; rice, $278,000,000; barley and malt, $220,000,000; corn and meal, $210,000,000; unmanufactured tobacco, $192,000,000: butter, $173,000,000; tea, $143,000,000; rye and flour, $125,000, 000, and oats, $102,000,000. STEEL TRUST MAKES BENZOL. Refined New Product Will Be On Mar ket In 30 Days. Sharon, Pa. Crude benzol Is now being manufactured by the Cnlted States Steel Corporation at Its plant t Farrell, near here, and within 30 days, it was said, the benzol will be refined and other by-products will be placed on the market. This Is the first of the corporation's plants to make benzol. KILLED MOTHER 4 YEARS. Indianapolit Girl' Crime Brings Sen tence For Her Only. Indianapolis. Inez Burk, the 16-year-old girl who killed her mother, Mrs. Archie Me.Clain. In this city two weeks ago by striking her on the head with an axe and then slashing her with K paring knife, entered a plea of guilty of manslaughter before' Judge etal In the Circuit Court. She was" sentenced to the Indiana Girls' School at Clermont, to ramaJa ubUI the Is 20 ears old- ESCAPES ORPEOD VON BERNSTORFF SEES LANSING United States Asked to Act as Mediator. THE OUTLOOK HOPEFUL Substance Of Talk It Sent To Wilton. Bernttorff Wiret Report Of Conference To Hit Government. Washington. A confidential and friendly conference between Count von BenistorfT, the German Ambassa dor, and Secretary of State Lansing has done more, otllclals say, to bring about a friendly understanding be tween Germany and the United States than any of the previous steps in the diplomatic negotiations between the two countries. The German Ambassador made his call at the State Department by the authority of the Imperial German Government. No Comment From Lansing. Secretary of State Lansing, although convinced of the Importance of the representations of the German Ambas sador, would make no comment on them. It was ascertained, however, that this Government has been apprised that Germany desires the L'nlted States to open up immediately with Great Britain the all-Important ques tion of the freedom of the seas, in which President Wilson firmly be lieves. The German Government has advised the United States that it, too, stands for the principle and that the final discussion of the Lusitania case and disposition of that controversy should be Inseparably connected with the greater question of the rights of all nations to the freedom of the seas. Bearing On Lutitanla. It has been Indicated to this Govern ment that on the settlement of what Is the freedom of the seas might de pend how far Germany would go to make a complete, definite, unequivocal admission that her act of destroying the Lusitania was Indefensible. From the best available sources it is learned that Germany proposed that the United States endeavor to get Great Britain to discuss the German submarine policy in connection with Great Britain's blockade of neutral ports and the German foodstuffs ques tion. In other words, Germany has asked the United States to act as mediator. In doing this Count von Bcrnstorff merely amplilltd to the State Depart ment the suggestions of the last Ger man note to the l'nlted States. Britain Must Be Party. Germany, It is stated, is making the point that agreements between the l'nlted States and Germany could not make International law and that In or der to get results of value in the pres ent war England must be a party to the protocol, whether in written shape or oral agreement, between the For eign Offices of Germany and the United States. It Is hinted that Germany would not be averse to modifying her views about the Lusitania and making the disavowal and granting the reparation suggested in President Wilson's firBt nd second notes relating to the de struction of that vessel. The substance of the negotiations between Secretary 1anslng and Count von Bernstorff have been sent to President Wilson, and the German Ambassador has sent a full report by wireless to Berlin. GERMANY APOLOGIZES. Takes Blame For Torpedoing the Steamer Nebraskan. Washington. Although officials were pleased by receipt of a memor andum from Ambassador Gerard form ally transmitting Germany's admission of liability and expression of regret for the attaack by a German sub marine on the American steamer Ne braskan, they practically decided that thrf ien&l points raised by the Incident would require the diFpatch of a note on the subject further to conserve American rights In the war zone. Legal olficers of the American Gov ernment who examined the German memorandum pointed out that In many respects the case resembled that of i.ie William P. Frye, an American Bhip sunk by the Prtnz Eitel Friedrlch. Apologized For the Frye. In both cases the German Govern ment has expressed regret at the oc currence and offered to compensate American citizens fur lueses sustained, but the action of the German com manders has been declared Justified tinder the circumstances. To admit tl.is, officials here say, would estab lish a dangerous precedent. GEN. VON BUELOW PROMOTED. New German Divitional Commander Married Philadelphia Girl. Berlin, via London. MaJ.-Gen. Hans von Buelow hat been made com mander of a division In the German army. He was colonel of the Augusta Guard regiment at the outbreak of the war, and now is the youngest division al commander In the army. General von Buelow's wife was formerly Mrs. Nina Bryce Turnbull, of Philadelphia. CECIL CHAPMAN DEAD. Wealthy Tonopah Pioneer Started Life a Poor Man. Los Angeles. Cecil Chapman, wealthy Tonopah pioneer and partner of George Wlngfleld, Uie Goldficld mil lionaire when their combined capital amounted to $1.92, died at hit homo here. An Illness which became seri ous while he was In London at the outbreak of the European war caused his death. He was 60 years old and J heavily Interested In Montana mining properties. HEROES IN EVERYDAY LIFE r-U.in..ti:!.3!'l!!l.!l'TT (MM Hvtey, Wt Ml HAvlflfe kh A 6009 TirtB I THiiiic I Hau.ny ArioTrtlt HoaW. TH Mfl All Jr mi MAO (MltKSM Soft PUVfrftft. y 'aor mis amo ow iCupyrlKlit.) T OF THREE ARMIES Teutons Strike at Polish City From North and South. GIGANTIC OPERATIONS Dniester Crossed By Austrian Force. Auttro-Germant Work In Con cert To Squeeze Mutko vltet Out Of City. London. The Austro German armies, which now appear to be work ing in perfect concert as the result of the German organization, are giving the Russians little rest or time to re organize themselves after their retreat from Gallcla. Simultaneously with the German ef fort to reach Warsaw, or the Russian lines serving that fortress from the north, the Austrlans have attacked along the Unlester and have succeed ed In crossing that river at several points. General von Mackensen't army, which doubtless had been wait ing for Field Marshal von Hindenburg to move in the north, has also come to life again and the fighting has been resumed In Southern Poland. In fact, there Is fighting cf more or less severity all along the Russian front, except in Central Poland, where the Russians are In such strong positions that, in the opinion of military men, it would be impossible to break through. Campaign On Gigantic Scale. The Germans claim to have made further progress with their northern operations, but with the Russians re tiring It Is not likely that the main forces have clashed as yet. The com bined operations are the most gigantic yet undertaken, the aim being, accord ing to military experts, to squeeze the Russian out of Warsaw and the great slice of country which they hold to the north, south and east of that city and at the same time to attempt an Invasion of Bessarabia. Reinforcemens have been sent to the German troops In the Russian provinces of Courland and Kovno, with the result that vigorous milttary operations have been resumed In that section. The Russians are offering a stubborn resistance and are holding strategic positions, according to an official statement Issued at the head quarters of the General Staff in retro grad and telegraphed to the Central News and Exchange Telegraph Com pany here. NO ATTEMPT TO LYNCH FRANK. Three Companiet Of Militia Allowed To Return Home. Atlanta, Ga. Reports that a mob would attempt to take Leo M. Frank, serving a life sentence for Mary Phagan's murder, from the State prison farm, at MUledgeville, and lynch him. have not been confirmed by developments. Three companies of State militia, held In readiness at Macon throughout the night to pro ceed to MUledgeville to protect Frank, if necessary, were allowed to return to their hornet. NEGROES TO DIE FOR ASSAULT. Blackt Who Attacked Widow and Daughter To Be Electrocuted. Fredericksburg, Va. John Lewis Rolins and George Matthews, negroes, ' were convicted In the Circuit Court of Caroline County of crimlna. assault on Mrs. Blrnley Coleman and daugh ter, on July 11, and sentenced by Judge R. H. L. Chichester to die In the elec tric chair August 20. The men con fessed. COLOR LINE FOR TEACHERS. Georgia Senate Unanimously Pallet Segregation Bill. Atlanta, Ga. The Georgia Senate passed unanimously a bill to prohibit white persons from teaching In negro schools and negroes from teaching In white schools. It would apply to private at well as public Institutions. CALLS OFFICIALS ROBBERS. Alabama Legislative Committee Scoret Two Departments. Montgomery, Ala. Characterizing the convict lease' system of Alubama "a runner thnt KhnilM hn nut nf Alabama's body politic," the Merritt Legislative investigating i.omiiiiuee, In Its report to the Legislature, recom- .... .1 i.A that nil pnnvtt lnaaaH ho ahrn. gated January 1, 1918, and that the convicts Biter mai aate oe woraea on the public mgnwtyi ana state iarms. i hi v vmvcu is ie in e i a ih,:j m WARSAW TTTi TT j nii-MiiMih, i;,:'!:: l -v.:' ,iTi . , 1 I iimuiiili I i fflTHH T tfe. I. i I ltJ3Fl H K H I'M J U U II THOUSANDS DIE FLOODS IN Desolation in Three Devastated Provinces Terrible. FIRES ADD TO THE HORRORS Many American Mlttionariet In the Dittrlctt Affected, But None Re ported Lott Contul Ander son Atkt For Aid. Hong Kong.-Tens of thousands of natives are estimated to have been drowned by the floods In the Chinese Provinces of Kwantung, Kwangsl and Kiangsi, and the desolation In the devastated districts la terrible, accord ing to the latest reports reaching here. A fire-swept area of one mile and raging floods are handicapping the work of rescue In Canton. Missionaries have arrived here seeking the assistance of the United States gunboat Callao to aid In the work of rescue. The last report re ceived here from Canton before com munication was cut said that the Christian Hospital was In danger from fire. No Americans Lott. Washington. Consul General And erson, at Hong Kong, reported that Canton was isolated except to power ful steamers. Thousands have been drowned and tens of thousands are taking refuge on high places. Thou sands of houses have been burned, American mission property has either been damaged or destroyed and foreigners are taking refuge at the British consulate at Wuchow. No Americans have been lost so far as Is known. The State Department summarized Its dispatches on the flood situation as follows: "Canton Is isolated except to pow erful steamers. On Shameen (an Is land In Canton harbor), the foreign settlement It under 10 feet of water. Thousands have been drowned. Tens of thousands are taking refuge upon the house tops and other high places and are starving. , Thousands -or houses In Canton have burned. Ameri can mission property in the region be tween Canton, Kongmoon and Wu chow It ejther destroyed or badly dam aged. All foreigners at Wuchow have taken refuge at the British consulate which Is situated on a high bluff. So far as is known no American lives have been lost. WILL DECLARE HOLT SUICIDE. Coroner To Name Jump From Prison Tier At Meant. Mineola, N. Y. After bearing the testimony of several witnesses, Cor oner Walter E. Jones announced that he would render a verdict of aulclde by jumping from a prison tier In the case of Erich Muenter, alias Frank Holt, who ahot J. P. Morgan, exploded a bomb In the Capitol at Washington and Intimated In a letter to his wife that he had placed a bomb on one or more ocean steamships. A belief that Muenter might have shot himself, based upon a statement of Jeremiah O'Ryan, his keeper, was responsible for the extended Inquiry conducted by the coroner. AN EXCESS CROP OF COFFEE. Brazil Has Provided a New Valoriza tion Scheme. New York. Confirmation of re ports that the Brazilian government was about to provide a new valoriza tion scheme to take care of lta excess crop of coffee waa received In a cable gram which stated that the Brazilian Congress had pasted a bill approprlat ing 300,000 contot (about $75,000,000) for the purpose. The cablegram fol lows: "The bill hat passed Brazilian CongreB providing for Issue 300,000 contos, of which 150,000 will be loaned In Sao Taulo to purchase up to 400,- 000 bags of coffee from the present crop." GREY RESUMES DUTIES. British Foreign Secretary's Eyes Benefited By Rett. Tendon. "Sir Edward Grey, whose eyesight has been benefited sufficient ly from his short rest, has resumed his duties as Secretary for Foreign Affairs," says a statement given out by the British Official Press Bureau Wireless messages have been sent nd received at a rate of more than one hundred words a minute by ap paratus Invented in England. CHINA y THAW- IS SANE Stanford White's Slayer Wins Victory After Long Trial. JUBILANT OVER THE VICTORY Jury Wat Out Forty-Eight Minutet and Took Two Ballots Precau tion! Taken To Prevent Demonstration In Court. New York. Harry Kendall Thaw waa declared sane by a Jury which for nearly three weeks listened to testi mony given In the Supreme Court here before Justice Peter Hendrlck. Forty-eight minutes were consumed and two ballots were taken In reach ing a verdict. It waa at the end of a day of ad dresses by counsel and the charge of the Justice that the Jury retired. While the 12 men were deliberating the crowd In the courtroom and about the courthouse was augmented by scores of people, who believed that a verdict quickly would be found. Shortly be fore 4 o'clock a bailiff came from the Juryroom and informed Justice Hen drlck that a verdict had been reached. The doors Immediately were locked and Justice Hendrlck, ascending the bench, warned the spectators that any demonstration would be met with se vere punishment. Then the Jury came In. In reply to a question by the clerk of the court as to whether a ver dict had been reached the foreman handed over a sheet of legal paper, which was passed to the Justice on the bench. Justice Hendrick read It and handed It back to the clerk. Gentlemen of the Jury," said the clerk, "the question you have been asked la this: la Harry K. Thaw now sane? Your answer Is yes." Despite the warning, several per sons stood up in front of their seats. The courtroom hummed like a dynamo. Justice Hendrick and a dozen court at tendants rapped for order. U. S. SERVES NOTICE. Will Not Allow British Ordert Super sede International Law. Washington. Formal notice that the United States holds that the rights of Americans who have case before British prize courts rest upon Interna tional law and not upon various Brit ish orders In council or municipal law, la given In a brief statement cabled to Ambassador Page and pre sented by bim to the London Foreign Office. Secretary Lansing explained that this communication was not to be confused with the general note now in preparation relating to contraband and Interference with American com merce on the high seas. He said it was more In the nature of a legal caveat generally conserving the rights of citizens of the United States, whose cases are about to be tried In English prize courts. Inasmuch as the prize courts have not yet ruled on any American cases and are believed to be about to do so, the statement from the United Statea signifies in effect that if there Is a denial of Justice, diplomatic protests will be entered based on the general principles of international law exist ing before the outbreak of the war. The United States has In Its formal notes given Great Britain, as well as Germany, general notice to this effect and the statement now sent draws par ticular attention to the prize court cases pending. PARIS "DRY" FOR SOLDIERS. Sale Of Liquor To Military Men There Prohibited, rarla. General Galllenl, the Mili tary Governor of Paris, issued an or der forbidding the purchase by or sale to soldiers or officers of whatever grade In the Intrenched camp of Paris of any alcoholic liquors whatsoever. Offenders will be cited to appear be fore the police courts and military tri bunals. Liquor dealers violating this order will be punished by a temporary suspension of their licenses on the first offense and the revocation of their license on the second offense. DECIDES FOR DEATH PENALTY. New York Constitution Makers' Com mittee Unanimous. Albany, N. Y. By a virtually unanimous vote the bill of rights com mittee of the State Constitutional Con vention decided against proposals to abolish the death penally by constitu tional amendment. The committee was equally divided on a proposal to permit Juries, in first degree murder cases, to recommend life Imprison ment without commutation or pardon except In the case of established Inno cence. TWO MORE NEGROES LYNCHED. Suspected Of Participation In Killing Of Three Whltea. Cochran, Ga. Two negroes, sus pected of having aided Peter Jackson lynched for the murder of three white men near here Tuesday night, were lynched near HawklnBvllle by a posse of citizens. One of the trio was Jack jon's brother. TO INSURE AGAINST AIRCRAFT. British Government Will Also Include Bombardment. London. The Government has com pleted a plan for elate Insurance against damaae by aircraft and bom bardment In which It will work In con nection with fire Insurance offices-. The rates to be charged in all districts will be identical and for private dwellings are fixed at 2 shillings per cent, against aircraft and 8 shillings against aircraft and bombardmenL DECLARES PATROL SYSTEM FOR STATE ROADS SOON Dally Report and Constant Inspection Rule Under New Mainte nance Plan. Harrlsburg. State Highway Com missioner Cunningham announced that on August 1 the patrol system of maintenance would be established on Slate highway routes. Caretakers will be employed and pch man will be assigned to a destgnved section of highway, for the maintenance and re pair of which he will be held respon sible. One hundred and ninety men will be placed on this patrol work at the start and the territory covered will extend through forty-six counties. These men will be paid at the raje of from fifteen to twenty cents an hour, depending upon the scale of wages for labor In their districts. This will mean an annual expenditure of 1 1 20, 000 a year, which will figure down to a maintenance cost of $65 a mile a year for the State highway. When It Is considered that maintenance charges heretofore have averaged one-halt mjlllun dollars a year, the economy of the new system will be ap preciated. These patrolmen will be directly under the county superintendents. They will be required to make out a daily report of the number of hours they work and these reports will be collected by the county superintend ents, who will make out payrolls for the patrolmen. As the county super intendents have been supplied with light roadsters, It will be possible for them to keep In close touch with these patrolmen on the State highways and to ascertain whether or not the work Is being done properly. Red Flag for Absentee. Each patrolman will bo supplied with tools and .equipment necessary for his work and each one will have a small, red flag, which he will be re quired to place In a conspicuous posi tion on the road when, for any reason, he Is required to leave the roadside during working hours. Hence, either the presence of the patrolman at work or of his flag, Indicating temporary absence, will be noticeable during the working hours. Great care Is being exercised In the selection of these patrolmen, and State Highway Commissioner Cunningham Is determined to have none but sober, honest and Industrious men In these responsible positions. If it la found that the patrolmen are neglecting their work Instant dismissal will follow. Dally Postal Report Dally report postal . card must ba mailed every evening to the superin tendent. When working on the road, care taker must have flag, which will be provided, displayed at all times neat where work Is being performed. When conditions require additional help, team hire, or material of any character, permission muBt be first se cured, from the superintendent. All additional help and team hire must be carried on foreman's dally re port form, together with regular pay roll form, etc, . All bills for material, etc., tn amounts less than $10, must be covered by superintendent's purchase order; larger amounts by requisition of super intendent and department purchase order. Caretakers are to be paid an hourly rate, and full value In service will ba exacted for every dollar expended. Caretakers must be courteous and conaiderate of the Interests of the pub lic at all times, and conduct them selves In a manner becoming repre sentatives of the Commonwealth. Sobriety, honesty, Industry, good character, and ability are the es sentials required, and a falling In any of these will be met by dismissal. Delay In School Funds. Owing to the establishment of the State fire Insurance fund and the special fund for revenue from hunt ers' licenses, which mist be used for game propagation and the heavy drafts made on Inactive depositories for money to pay charities and other State appropriations, the chances are that the State's general balapce will be lower on July 31 than It has been tn years. This probably will have the ef fect of preventing any extensive pay ment of the State school appropriation, which is due to present, and which the Department of Public Instruction It prepared to start when the Auditor General gives the word. In the last few days. Inactive deposi tories have been called upon to turn over to the general fund more than $700,000. About ten days ago-an equal amount was called from the same de positories, chiefly for hospitals. State financial authorities do not look for much change until August or September, when the State's big source of revenue, corporation taxes, com mences to yield money. If these set tlements are not made soon, It will mean late payments to the school dis tricts. The balance tvbs down to a low fig ure on June 30 and the payments by the State law have been exceeding the Income right along for two weeks. Twenty Get Licenses. Only one of the four candidates who took the recent State Medical Bureau examinations for licenses to practice (rugless therapy passed the test 325,000 Licensee for Hunters. Three hundred and twenty-five thou sand hunters' license blanks have beeq sent to the County Treasurers of the State for Issuance. This Issue, which Is based upon the number of licenses Issued In the last two years, Is believed to be ample, but the State Game Com- mlslon has prepared for even more. The revenue from the licenses Is to be held In a special fund and to be dis bursed for game work only. STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Latest Doings in Various Parti of the State. PREPAREDFORQUICKREADING Catasauqua Town Council bat awarded a contract to pave a stretch of the borough streets with asphalt. Mra. George Wunder, aged sixty, 0 Reading, fell down stairs and tort oj an ear. Miss Racel E. Yorgey, a Wyomli sing High School girl was rescued from drowning In the public swimming pool at that place by Nell H. Fields. . An Erie Railroad train killed Albert Chaple, aged thirty-two, of Corry, n be was walking borne from Cambrldgi Springs. Lancaster's contributions to the Bel- glans amounted to $7,500, according to a statement made by the Belgian Re lief Committee. Her arm broken In two places by i fall on the playgrounds, Catharine Mc Gulre, aged ten, of Reading, hunted i doctor and had the fracture reduced before reporting to her parents. Announcement 1b made of the wed ding of Walter W. Tyson, formerly ot Reading, no wot Chattanooga, Tenn., to Miss Frances Cohn, daughter of David Colin, of Chattanooga. Joseph Pratt was Instantly killed and Jacob Shaffer and Charles Shaffer, were seriously Injured when the auto mobile In which they were riding at Saltsburg was demolished by a Penn sylvania freight train at a crossing. Under the new law placing the w lectlon of National Guard officers In the handa of the Governor, he hat ip pointed Orlando C. Miller, Captain of Company B, Fourth Infantry, and Carroll H. Hudders First Lieutenant Eli Skadlsh, Stanko Wlczsks and Michael Radovlch loBt their lives and six others, one of whom is C. H. Mo Closkey, were badly Injured by explo sion of gas at the benzol plant of the Cambria Steel Company, Johnstown. Rev. William McNally, was released from the Bridgeport, Pa., charge, to take effect September 1, and appronl was made of the calls of Rev. lint Murray, to Hunting Valley, and Ret. Greenway, to Eddlngton, Pa. Because of the gTeat Inroads nude upon the stock of horses In Lancaster county for war purposes, there ii I scarcity of these animals. The farm ers, however, have found a remedy In the automobile. A large number of machines have been recently wU there. Rev. William F. Klein, former pa tof of Evangelical churches In Read Ing, Allentown and other cities, ru Installed as pastor of the New Per klomen Presbyterian Church, th charge being administered by R. Merchant F. Bush, of Philadelphia. . Eight men were burned as the result of an explosion of gas in the Lehigh Coal k Navigation Company's No. 1 mine, Tamaqua. How the gas was Ml off Is a mystery, as the men all were supposed to' have safety lamps, nd electric lights are used In that part of the mine. Chambers of Commerce of third class cities all over the State will 6 Invited to send delegates to the an nual convention of the League of Third-Class Cities, to be held in Read ing, on August 31 and September 1 and 2. At the annual reunion of the Robr bach Family Association, at Hancocfc the following officers were elected to' the coming year: Presldont, Jamei P Brady, Slatedale, Pa.: vlce-presidenti. John H. Hendricks, Selsholtzvllle; H. Rolir, Paxlnos: Clayton, Rohrbach, Bechtelsvllle; Frederick Rohrbach, Al lentown; Greenlcy Rohrbach, Oley; secretary, Henry H. Rohrbach, Freder icksvlllc; treasurer, Milton Rohrbach, Macungle. By agreement of counsel, L. S. Wal mi r.rmoi ar..Tiiden of the North umberland County courts, will named permanent receiver ror v African Ostrich Farm & Feather Co., Bloomsburg. This was decided up after Judge Charles B. Wltmer, In tw iTnlted Slates Court, was ready to con' tlnue argument upon a petition for permanent receivership. The Reading- Iron Company ! ginning to feel the wave or prosy.. and the various plants in Reading ana - . ill- r amnlnvlnf sevett' . J -.1.1. n a AvAanttnlt. Wl" UlOUBallU liieu, wim uuo be started on full time this week. T Scott Foundry and Forge is be . , a i. .v.- .olructlO11 rusnea to cupncuj mi mo ... . fn W or tnree sugar mum ior i.uu. these mills will weigh about 700 tow and Is the" largest ever built at works. Potato bugs are threatening Lancaster county crop. John Costello, of Ashland, who shown by records to be ninetyn'" years old, oiea at nis nome m--- , was born in County Mayo, Ireland, t came to this country in 1846. a" two sons who are physicians, one siding In Pottsvllle and another North Carolina. ' Two sons, P"tr'c., " and John A., reside la Phlladelpb Stirred by the recent Stough evaj Rcllatlc campaign, many borout throughout Lancaster county ra ranging evangellstlo campaign"-
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