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    THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
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Germans Are Driven Out. of
Their Positions.
12,000 PRISONERS TAKEN
Believed Beginning of Move
ment of Huge Scope.
Landing By Entente Alliee Of Big
Forces At Salonika Expected.
20,000 German! Made Pris
oners In France.
The offensive movement begun by
the Allies against the Germans along
the western front has assumed great
proportions, and nctable successes
have been gained by the French and
.British forces, according to olllcial an
nouncements at London and Paris. The
German War Ollice admits that the
Germans have been repulsed at vari
ous points.
French troops have penetrated the
German lines along a front of 15 miles,
and for a depth at some places of 2
miles, In the Champagne district, ac
cording to the French official state
ment. Altogether, the French War
Office says, more than 20,000 unwound
ed prisoners have been taken by the
French and British in two days.
Field Marshal Sir John French, of
the British army, announces the rap
ture of five miles of German trenches
south of La Bassee Canal and east of
Vermelles, and states that in some In
stances British troops penetrated the
German positions for a distance of
1,000 yards.
It Is intimated at London, Tarls and
Athens that plans are afoot for the
landing in Greece by the Entente
Allies of a large force of troops to at
tack the Bulgarian flank, and march
across the peninsula to turn the Turk
lsh position at Gallipoll.
Italy is reported to have In readi
ness, for sending "wherever neces
aary," a force of troops "sufficient to
exercise considerable influence on de
velopments." AWAITING BIG STROKE.
France Confident Allies Are About To
Launch General Attack.
Taris. Not since the battle of the
Marne have General Joffre's forces at
tained such a pronounced and clear
cut success as the one tersely de
scribed in the communique.
The advance along 17 miles to a
depth sometimes of nearly three miles
cross strongly fortified intrenchmenti
disproves the generally held theory ol
a deadlock on the western front and i:
clear proof of the contention that
Joffre can get the Germans Into the
open when he wishes.
Good News From All Fronts.
Of the highest significance is the
fact that the Champagne victory comes
at a moment when good news for the
Allies is made known from all fronts.
During the last two days the Germans,
who for almost three weeks had been
harassed by a perfect avalanche of
shells along the western front, have,
with the Austrlans, been fighting the
bloodiest battles in the eastern region,
while Italy has advanced to within 10
miles east of Trent and 10 miles west
of Trieste.
These facts coincide with Important
developments In the Balkan situation,
and It would be a mistake to consider
each one of them a separate success.
They are all closely linked In one well
planned blow for the allied cause.
20,000 PRISONERS TAKEN.
British and French Capture German
Trenches.
London. The British and French
armies have ' taken several large
"nibbles" out of the German lines be
tween Verdun and the Belgian coast,
capturing in the process, trenches
along a front of about 20 miles and
taking 20,000 prisoners, many field
guns and a number of machine guns.
At the same time British warships
and French and Belgian batteries
heavily bombarded the German posi
tions on the coast between Zeebrugge
and Nieuport.
Hold All Ground Gained.
The British forces Btill hold all the
ground they gained Saturday from the
German, except to the north of Loos,
according to an official communlca
tlon. The town of Loos is being held
by the British, the quarries northwest
of Ilulluch have been captured and the
French on the British rij;ht have been
en.ibled to make further progress, the
tatement says.
GERMANS ADMIT REVERSE.
Division At Loos Driven Back To Sec
ond Line.
Berlin, via London. A repulse of a
German division, near Loos, northwest
of Lens, with considerable casualties
and the loss of materials, is admitted
In the German official communication.
The evacuation of an advanced Ger
man position north of Perthes, be
tween Rhelma and the Argonne forest,
also Is admitted by the War Office.
Thirty Killed In Cananea.
Washington. Thirty persons are re
ported to have been killed when thou
ands of shots were flred in the
streets of Cananea, Mexico, Thursday
afternoon. No foreigners appear to
have been among the killed. Thirty
American women are reported fleeing
In automobiles from Cananea to the
border
1,500 Horses Rhioped.
Galveston, , Texas. The British
teamshlp Panaonla sailed for France
with 1,500 hones as part of he' cargo.
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Heavy Losses Sustained.
The communication says:
"The battlej in the continuation of
the British and French offensive,
which had been prepared for months,
have progressed w ithout bringing, our
assailants considerably nrarur to their
aim.
"On the coast also British warships
have attempted to Interfere by their
fire, and especially on Zeebrugge, but
without result.
"In the sector of Ypres the enemy
suffered heavy losses and had no suc
cess. "Southwest of Lille the enemy suc
ceeded In repulsing one of our divi
sions near Loos from Its advance line
of defense to Its second line. Natur
ally, we had considerable losses, In
cluding material of all kinds Inclosed
between the two positions.
BERNSTORFF REASSURES.
"Satisfactory Ending Will Be Reached
In Submarine Controversy."
New York. "I can assure the
American people that an entirely satis
factory ending will be reached In the
submarine controversy with Germany
very soon," Count von BernstorfT de
clared at the rtitz.
"Within a few days I will return to
Washington for a conference on the
subject with Secretary Lansing," he
added. "I have been In constant com
munication with Berlin regarding the
matter and It Is only a matter of hours
when the misunderstandings will bo
ended forever."
"Does this mean all the demands of
the United Slates will be met?" he was
aslted.
"I have said that an entirely satis
factory agreement will be reached.
This will put an end to the daily
'crises,' of which the newspapers have
been speaking."
This Is ihe first time for a consider
able period that the German envoy has
spoken for publication.
10,297 DAMAGED FRCM AIR.
East Coast Committee In London Has
That Many Claims.
London. The east coast raid com
mittee, appointed In January, sub
mitted to the treasury a report cover
ing 14 German aerial raids previous to
June 15 and the bombardment of the
Hartlepool. Sr artiorouch nnd Whitby
by German warships. The number of
claims reported for personal Injuries
Is 697. of which 178 were fatal cases.
The number of claims for damace to
property which have been investigated
is 10,297.
DAY BANDIT GET $2,000.
Beat New York Cashier and Then Fled
In Their Automobile.
New York. One of the most darlnc
of the numerous hold tips by auto
bandits that have taken plare In this
city in the last year occurred Satur
day wh-n three men sprang from an
automobile to a crowded sidewalk,
blackjacked Charles Fried, a cashier,
until he was unconscious, robbed him
of a satchel containing $2,000 In cash.
Jumped back Into the automobile and
sped away before an alarm could bo
given.
SIX KILLED; FIFTY HURT.
Surface Car Drops Into New Subway
In New York.
New York. Two hundred persons
v-ere dropped 30 feet Into a great gap
in Seventh avenue when the new sub
way, under construction, caved In for
an entire block between Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth streets, earning
down a crowded Seventh avenuo sur
face car, which was flatened out like
a mushroom. Six persons are known
to have been killed and more than E0
injured. An explosion of dynamite
caused the collapse.
TAFT NOT G. O. P. ASPIRANT.
Brother Says Ex-President Would Re
sist Overtures.
San Antonio, Texas. William How
ard Taft la not an aspirant for the
Republican Presidential nomination In
1911, Henry Walters Taft said here.
The former Presidents' brother said
he had talked with the ex-President
in California and felt confident he
would resist any overtures to become
the Republican nominee.
RAINCOAT MAKERS GO BACK.
Get Increased Pay, Shorter Hours and
Arbitration.
Boston. One thousand raincoat
makers who struck Wednesday for
higher wages and Improved working
conditions returned to work Friday.
The manufacturers, It was stated,
have increased the pay, reduced hours
of labor and have embodied an arbi
tration provision in working agree
ments.
5 CENTS A DAY FOR SOLDIERS.
Committee Of French Deputies Asks
Raise From One Cent
Paris. The army committee of the
Chamber of Deputies has decided to
rprnmmend that the nay of French
soldiers be Increased from 1 cent to
5 cents a day as from July 1, 1915.
The change would mean an Increased
expenditure of nbout 125,000,000 a
year.
MUNITIONS STRIKE SETTTLED.
800 Get One Hour a Week Off and 10
Per Cent. Raise.
Seymour, Conn. The strike of 600
employes of the Seymour Manufactur
ing Company, which has been In prog
ress since Saturdav, was settled Tues
day. The men will work 59 hours a
week and receive a 10 per cent. In
crease in wages on the basis of 60
hours' work. The company, which Is
making war munitions, employs about
800 men.
MI BALKANS
PLUNGE INTO
1
WAR
Greece Mobilizes to Counter
Bulgar Menace to Serbia.
NO WAR DECLARATION YET
Whole Of Balkans Is Now Under
Arms Russian Successes In
Galicia May Stay Bui
t garia's Hand.
London. As "a measure of ele
mentary prudenco," Greece has order
ed the mobilization of ber naval and
military forces.
Thus the action of Bulgaria in
making military preparations has
brought the last remaining Balkan
tato under arms, for Roumanla, while
not fully mobilized, tor some time has
had her troops ready for an einer
ency. Defensive, Says Constantino.
A press dispatch from Athens states
that the promulgation of King Con
stantlne's decree for the mobilization
of 20 classes of Greek soldiers has
aroused the greatest enthusiasm.
Issuance of the mobilization decree
enme quickly after the King had
granted an audience to Premier
Venlzelos. The Premier Informed the
King that mobilization was the only
possible reply to Bulgaria's move. To
this the sovereign ngreed, stipulating
that It should be regarded aa a de
fensive measure
The Minister of War, General
Banglis, subsequently took the decree
to tlie palace and the King signed it.
The 20 classes now called to the colors
are In addition to four classes already
under arms.
The Greek, Roumanian and Serbian
Ministers successively visited Sir Ed
ward Grev at the Foreign Olflce. The
Creek Minister formally communi
cated to the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs the telegram from his
Government announcing that in view
of the mobilization of Bulgaria the
Hellenic government considers It a
ncasure of elementary prudence to
order a general mobilization of the
Hellenic naval and military forces."
350,000 Troops Called.
It Is estimated that, In addition to
the Greek Navy, 350,000 Hellenic
troops will be mobilized within a few
days.
What plans Bulgaria really has In
mind and what Greece and Roumania
will do when these plans mature are
still matters for speculation. One
thing seems clear, however, Bulgaria
and Turkey, for so many years sworn
enemies, have composed their differ
ences. DYNAMITE SENT THROUGH MAIL.
rtoughly Handled Across Continent,
But Failed To Co Off.
New York. Eight sticks of dyna
mite, welching 12 pounds, were found
In a package in the foreign branch
postoflice here. The package was
mailed at Napa Junction, Cal., Sep
tember 1, and arrived here September
7, being sent to the foreign branch
office.
Postal autr-oritien said the package
was addressed to Slg. Virginia
Uoaselo, P. C, Seva, Italy, and the
name of the sender was given as Lulg!
Ghlrolfl, of Napa Junction.
The parkage arot"ed the susplclo?
of Superintendent Cassidv, who called
In Inspector Eagan, of the Bureau of
Combustibles.
The parcel had received much
handling during the trip across the
continent, being transferred to and
from various mnll bags. On receipt
at the Grand Central terminal It was
shot down a long chute and must
have struck the bottom with consider
able force. Failure to explode is ex
plained by the heavy wrappings of
newspapers.
REAL DANCING WHIRL. THIS.
Revolving Floor Is Newest Thing In
Broadway Trotterles.
New York. Revolving dance floors,
where the tango becomes a wild whirl
and one's emotions are all stirred up,
not to mention one's dinner, If one
ever eats any dinner In a tinseled trot
tery. re the latest things In the dance
"hich flank Broadway. The
whirling floor Is a cross between a car
rousel and a riot, and while after the
first trot one may feel all the symp
toms of action mal do mer, the Ini
tiated say that it will revive the dance
craze which, despite the best efforts
of Broadway bonlfaces, has been on
the decline of late.
TRADE BALANCE JUMPS AGAIr
Net Gain Of $35,423,734 By United
States Last Week.
Washington. The mercantile bal
ance of trade took a big Jump for the
week ended September 18, according
to the Department of Commerce's
foreign commerce statement Ameri
can exports exceeded Imports by $"5,
423,734, the highest weekly figure for
live months, when new high levels
were established in American foreign
trade. The exports' passing through
the thirteen leading customs districts
aggregated $65,249,883, while the Im
ports totaled 129,826,149.
REINDEER MEAT FOR SEATTLE.
150 Carcasses In Cold Storage On Way
From Nome.
Seattle, Wash. The steamer Ellhu
Thompson Is due at Seattle from Nome
next week with the carcasses of near
ly 150 reindeer in cold storage. The
meat will be placed on the market In
Seattle to compete with beef nnd mut
ton. Regular monthly shipments will
be made next year. There are 60,000
! head of reindeer In the region tribu
I ary to Norj
BLUE
GERMANYCGNCEDES
MB
POINT
Sinking of American Bark Frye
Was Illegal.
TO REFER TREATY TO HAGUE
Treaty Of 1828 and Not Existing In
ternational Law Makes Amerl
can Ships Immune From
Destruction.
Washington. Germany In a note on
the case of the ship William P. Frye
has given the United States formal
assurance that American vessels
carry conditional contraband will
under no circumstances be destroyed,
even though deemed lawful prizes.
The right to destroy American mer
chantmen if carrying absolute contra
band Is reserved, but the promise Is
given that this will be done only In
case of extreme necessity as provided
by the Declaration of London.
The assurances together with the
acceptance by Germany of the two
proposals of the United States the
one to name a Joint commission or ex
perts to fix the indemnity for the loss
of the Frye nnd the other to submit
to The Hague the dispute which the
case produced over the meaning of the
Treaty of 1S28 produced a favorable
effect In official quarters.
Just what the practicul operation
of the new assurances will be officials
were keenly Interested to learn, for
under the lists of contraband pro
claimed by Germany in retaliation for
actp of Great Britain nearly every
thing previously known as conditional
contraband has now been made abso
lute. The Question At Issue.
It Is not known as yet what attitude j
the United States will take In Its I
next note, but It Is understood that It .
mav reiterate Its Insistence that the
treaty of 1828 and not existing Inter
national law make American vessels
Immune from destruction Irrespective
of their cargoes. Germany, however,
Is anxious to submit to arbitration
what the meaning of the treaty Is on
this point, and It is possible that if
no further cases of damage occurs
during the pendency of the arbitra
tion proceedings the American govern
ment will be disposed to await the de
cision of the arbitral tribunal.
One thing which attracted atten
tion In connection with the German
note was the evident necessary of sub
marine commanders under their new
orders to exercise the right of visit
and search with respect to all Ameri
can vessels to determine the nature of
their cargoes.
The fact that Germany referred to
Its desire to demonstrate "Its con
ciliatory attitude" toward the United
States was regarded by many offi
cials as evidence that the Berlin
F'Tien Office was disposed to avail
Itself of every opportunity to remove
causes that have led to the strained
relations between the two govern
ments. WILL CLOSE CANAL TEN DAYS.
Slide At Panama Worst Since Last
October.
Washington. The earth slides In
the Panama Canal; near Gold Hill, are
much more extensive than was at first
reported nnd probably Will tie up the
waterway for at least 10 days. This
Jlspatch was received by the War De
partment from the Acting Governor of
the Canal Zone:
"Continued movement of slides Sun
day has caused the most' serious shoal
ing of the channel since last October.
Movement now has stopped. At least
10 days will be necessary to open the
rnnal. Shoals are 800 feet long and
at the worst point there Is only seven
feet of water, vith an island five feet
above water, 100 feet long and E0 feet
wide. In the middle of the channel.
"Not possible to work on the ob
struction with large dredges until a
channel to flont them Is cut through
with Belglnn ladder dredges. This
should be done in three days."
GOT $1,000,000 BY FORGERIES.
George Aoler, Who Pleaded Guilty,
Gets Five Years.
Waukesha. Wis. George Adler.
alias John W. Barnhart, who pleaded ,
gulli." on Monday to a charge or
forgery, was sentenced to five year in
prison by Judge Mueklestone. Adler's
forgeries In various parts of the coun
try are estimated to have netted him
$1,000,000. He formerly lived In Forest
City, Ark., where he was thought to
be a successful banker.
RIBBONS
T
Plan Presented For Meeting
Huge Expenses.
TO RAISE POSTAL RATES
Taxpayers Face Heavy Increases,
National Debt Of $11,000,000,
000 Expected By
Year's End.
London. The greatest war budget
In the world's history was Introduced
In the House of Commons by Reginald
McKenna, Chancellor of the Exche
quer, as another step toward financing
the war, which Is now costing Great
Britain nearly $25,000,000 daily.
New military requirements and
changed methods of warfare have
created overnight additional expendi
tures which had not been reckoned
with even in the comparatively recent
estimates of David Lloyd-George, the
munitions minister, necessitating in
his budget, the third since the out
break of hostilities, the most drastic
and far-reaching taxes In the history
of the country, and Involving even free
trade.
Theories Go By Board.
Fiscal theories must go by the
board, Mr. McKenna declared. He
said he was actuated by the twofold
principle of raising additional funds
and enforcing economy by means of
taxation.
The Chnncellor estimated that the
Government's revenue for the current
year would be 272,1)00,000 ($1,360,
000,000), that the expenditure would
reach 590,000,000 ($7,950,000,000)
and that the dead weight of debt at
the close of the financial year would
be 2,200,000,000 ($11,000,000,000).
Mr. McKenna proposed an addition
of 40 per cent, to the existing Income
tax and the taxation of all Incomes of
130 ($650) or more. The present
minimum is 160.
The Chancellor also proposed an In
crease In the duty on sugar to 9s. 4d.
($2.24 per hundredweight).
A heavy tax on the profits of manu
facturers of war supplies also was pro
posed by the Chancellor. Fifty per
cent of all war profits above the
amount assessed for the income tax
last year will be subjected to a special
tax, which works out at 60 per cent,
of the profits. Mr. McKenna estimated
the revenue from this source in a full
year at 30,000,000 ($150,000,000).
An all-round Increase of 50 per cent
In the duty on tea, cofTee, chicory, to
bacco, dried fruits and other articles
was suggested and also an increase of
100 per cent, on patent medicines were
proposed.
To Raise Postal Rates.
Another source of revenue Is to be
an Increase In postal rates, which Is
expected to bring In 4,975,000 ($24.
875,000). The Chancellor plans to
abolish the half-penny postage and to
Impose additional charges on tele
phone .and telegraph messages.
A tax of 33 1-3 per cent, ad valorem
on all imported motorcars, bicycles,
moving-picture Alms, clocks, watches,
musical instruments, plate glass and
hats, also was put forward by Uie
Chnncellor.
SAYS PHTHISIS WILL YIELD.
j Death All But Eliminated In Ten
Years, Says Doctor.
Philadelphia. Dr. Jefferson D. Gib
son, of Denver, Col., president of the
American Association of Clinical Re
search, declared In an address at tho
Hahnemann Medical College here that
within 10 years medical science would
probably have succeeded in all but
eliminating denth from tuberculosis
from vital statistics.
Dr. Gibson, whose address opened
the seventh annual meeting of the as
sociation, said that recent discoveries
by which the jvvsence of tubercular
tendencies can be detected even be
fore the germs appear In the sputum,
torether with a later and higher de
velopment of the X-ray, will In a short
time remove tuberculosis from the list
of necessarily fatal diseases.
3D DEGREE FOR 80 MASONS.
Scottish Rite Also Takes Step For
Charitable Foundation.
Boston. The three-day convocation
of the Supreme Council, Northern
Masonic Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite, ,
closed with the election of 80 candi
dates for the thirty-third degree, nnd
the appointment of a special commit
tee of five members to devise plans ,
for the administration of a charitable I
foundation. Pittsburgh was selected I
for the meeting place In 1916. '
IN BRITISH HISTORY
CARRANZA
GOES
BACK TO CAPITAL
All Hit Departments Moved to
Mexico City.
FIGHT TO KEEP ROAD OPEN
Campaign On Big Scale In Progress.
Bandits Demand $2,000 Ransom
For American A. B. C.
Protocol.
Washington. General Carranza now
has moved all the departments of his
Government from Vera Crux to Mexico
City and again is preparing to go to
the capital himself, according to offi
cial Information. The Ministers of
Foreign Affairs and War were the last
to leave.
Dispatches to the State Department
also Indicate that Carranza's move
ment to crush Villa and his allies Is
being conducted on a big scale.
While Obregon Is advancing to meet
Villa and Maytorena, who are affect
ing a consolidation near Santa Bar
bara, Carranza has begun a campaign
against Zapata In the south. The only
Indication of success on the part of
ilia Is a message from ("apt Slier
bourne Hopkins, counsel for the Villi
stas, who Is now In EI Paso. He wired
the agency here that Villa had cap
tured Zacatccas, an important railroad
centre and capital of the State of the
same name.
That conditions are unsatisfactory
In the terrrltory Villa claims to con
trol was shown by the reported failure
of American consuls to obtain the re
lease of E. P. Fuller, an American
ranch owner, captured by bandits
south of Juarez. Mrs. Fuller advl-ed
the department from El Paso that a
man named McCabe, who was kid
napped at the same time, has been
released in order to carry a demand
for $2,000 gold as a ransom for Fuller,
whoso life is threatened In the event
It is not given. The department has
sent an urgent demand to Villa per
sonally to rescue Fuller.
In an official communication to the
Secretary of State Enrique Llorente,
representative In Washington of the
Vllllstas, notified the American Gov
ernment that any pledge Carranza
might make concerning the payment
of the claims of foreigners would bo
Illegal and could not be recognized.
He points out that only the Mexican
Congress has jurisdiction over such
matters and that it has not been In
session for a long time. ,
"Any obligation, even though of a
moral nature, entered Into by Mr. Car
ranza, who lacks authorization to rep
resent the country, even In the capa
city of simple executive, would lack
validity," said Mr. Llorente.
Will Stand By A. B. C. Protocol.
The department has been advised
Informally, that Carranza will stand
upon the terms of the protocol signed
by the representatives of the A. B. C.
powers at Niagara Falls In 1914. Under
that document the powers signing It
agreed to recognize a government
established In Mexico aa the result
of tho decision of the Mexican people
themselves, nnd that the only thing re
quired of that government by the other
powers should be the guarantee of
the protection of foreign lives' and
property and the creation of a com
mission to settle all claims for dam
ages sustained by foreigners during
the four years of revolution.
In Carranza's Interest It is pointed
out that under this protocol the
United StateR Is bound to recognize
his government if these conditions are
complied with.
The Latln-Americnn governments
have taken the position that the Car
ranzlstas have established a de facto
government that-should be recognized,
but they will not extend their recogni
tion until after the United States has
acted.
PENSION ROLL8 DECREASE.
Nearly 10 Per Cent. Of Union Vet
erans Die In Year.
Washington, Death decreased the
government's Civil War pension roll
nearly 10 per cent, during the last
fiscal year, according to the annual
report of Commissioner of Pensions
Saltzaber, just made public. A total
of 396,370 Union veterans remained
on the roll July 1. 33.255 less than a
year ago. Payments to Civil War pen
sioners, during the year totaled $156,
688,771, compared with $172,417,546 In
1914. Available records of the Pen
sion Olflce show the total death toll
since the close of the war has been
1,816,995. In that period the Federal
Government has paid to veterans, their
widows and children $4,614,643,267.
NEGRO BOY OF 14 HANGED.
Admitted Assaulting Eight-Year-Old
White Girl.
Jackson. Joe Persons, a negro boy
not more than 14 years old, was
hanged here for assaulting an eight-year-old
white girl. To the half hun
dred persons around -the scaffold the
boy admitted that he committed the
crime and stoically announced he was
ready to die.
Although he weighed only 75 pounds
his neck was broken by the fall. Offi
cers did not attach weights to his
pereon as had been suggested .to them
as possibly necessary to successfully
execute him.
ASK RULING ON PROHIBITION.
Colorado Officials Take Case To the
State Supreme Court.
Denver. The Supreme Court of
Colorado was asked to take original
jurisdiction In a suit to determlno the
utatus of State wide prohlbliton which
becomes effective January 1 next. The
petitioners were Governor Carlson and
Fred Farrar, Attorney-General. The
case grows out of action of the Denver
city authorities In granting a saloon
licenso to extend beyond January.
STATE HEi
.S
BRIEFLY
It
Latest Doings in Various Part)
of the State. I
PREPAREDFORQUICKREADiNG
Four Children Killed In Fire Deitro,
4ng Home Hit By Pitched Ball
Star Batter Killed Buried
Alive In Mine.
Trapped by flames which envelop
their home at Large while their moth?
was calling on a neighbor, four cii:
dren of Daniel Kish were burned u
death. The mother returned in tin,
to find entrance to the dwelling cv
off by the fire, and waa Injured Mr,
ouuly while trying to force her i;
through a window. The bodies of tin
children, who ranging in age from t?.
to six years, were found near the Mi
from which they had been roused.
Russell Klstler, aged twenty-nine, f
Marysvillo, died in Harrlsburg Ho
pital as the result of having been h
on the head by a pitched ball durit
a game between the Pennsylvania lk
road teams of Dauphin and Maryivlll.
Klstler waa the star batter for Marti
vllle and it was his second game In tt
league.
Through a clerlcnl error, Rick
Edwards, of Nesquebonlng, was i
clared nominated for County TreMuri
on the Republican ticket, when, u
matter of fact, he had 230 votes le
than William L. Williams, of Summ
Hill. 'Mr. Williams U an Easter
Railway motorman.
Evan Latshe. was killed Instant'
and Clarence Smlnk and Frank Robi;
sky were Injured, probably fat!!,
by the collapse of a smokestack at tt
Colbert Colliery, Shamokln. The m
were working on the stack fifty fa
In the air when It fell.
Milton P. Fegley, of Camp No. T!
P. O. S. of A., was appointed preside
of Berks District No. 2. to bum
Frederick J. Becker, of Blandon. I
will look after eight camps with
membership of 1325 persons and astt
of $56,000.
Smothered to death under a di
cave-In at a Pennsylvania Coal Cot
pany collier, Port Griffith, Edwt
Kellv. aaed tw;enty-one. of Wyotnlt;
was reached by rescuers after Ik
hours' continuous, work.
Mrs. Daisy M. Knaub, of Wrljb'H
vllle. Is the owner of a beagle hour
which adopted a brood of kittens. V.
kittens were born five weeks ago, i-
the dog drove off the mother cat i::
has taken charge of the litter.
Little George Hathaway, of Norri
town. Is In the hospital because. It
alleged, Jacob Lewis, a colored watt:
man at Fowler Radiator Works, it
him while he was playing near t
plant with other boys.
Appearing before the largest stud'
bodv ever matriculated at Susqc
hanna University, Reed B. Teltrk'
Deputy State Superintendent of ft
lie Instruction, delivered the collf!
opening address.
Henry Rcnnlnger, aged fifteen, i
Zlonsvllle, received a fractured V
when the team he was driving v
struck by a passenger train at t-1
Palm crossing of the Philadelphia
Reading.
Matthew D. Wiley, of nttsburrt
was elected president of the Penns.'
vania Canal Boatmen's Association
the thirtieth annual reunion at Job
town.
John Hennessy was permitted A
leave the Phoenixvllle lockup, where
has been confined for several days'1'
disorderly conduct, long enough to fj
to the polls and cast a ballot
Clayton Miller, a Lehigh Valley Tn?
sit Company conductor, accident!
fell from his car at Catasauqua and f
under the wheels, which cut off hl'f
foot and crushed several ribs.
The Good Roads Committee of 5'
lersvllle Board of Trade has planned
active campaign to rid Upper Bn'jJ
County of toll roads and to aM 1
the general Improvement of hlgnMl
Miss Mildred Wise, of Bangor, j
thrown out or M. P. Barber's auto t
Injured when the car was struck'
a trolley freight at a corner.
Twice within a week, thieves enW
and robbed the pigeon loft of Pt:
CIrard, of South Bethlehem.
Wnilnm Horn, elehteen vears old.
Edgemont, fell a distance of tbW
tin repaid
machinery and probably fractured1!
skull.
Miss Ethel Amy, of Bangor, j
announced as winner of the popul";
contest conducted last week by 1
Narbertb. Fair and will receive I Vtt
Philip Ahlum, of Perkasle, ha
.1 A t. f,..Wn (n TTniiaA hOW
. . . . A 1 I
Quarkertown ana nas procun" -cense
transfer.
Stato Water Supply Commission
proved an application from Mon'fJ'"
cry County Commissioners to on'
bridge over Stony Creek at StanbrW-.
street, Norrlstown. I
Herbert Snydor, of Bangor, h
loading heavy pipe, suffered wj
rracturca Dones in me ibu pi'"
piece fell on the limb.
. . , lL . ! WU- I
Mrs. Robert Fusco, of HcllW0A;
received word that her husband,
'thony Fusco, who returned to ,
several weeks ago, has been kll