I'HB FULTOn COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG, PA. HEN A WILL NOT CONSENT Mexico's President Warns U. S. What May Follow. WHOLE FRONTIER UNEASY Commander Of Invasion Determined To Take No Chances With Inade quate Force Scouts Will Have No Hcpe For Life If Captured Dy Villa. Part That Aeroplanes Will Play In expedition. Mexico City. General Cnrrnnxa issued a manifesto to the nation de claring that under no circumstances Would the Mexican government grant ths right to the United States to vio late Mexican territory by rending In n armed force In pursuit of Villa with out consent and the reciprocal prlvlll ege being first obtained and admitted. Word was sent to the confidential fccent of the Mexican government In Washington to make Immediate repre sentations to this effect. General Carranza says In his mani festo: "I an sure that I Interpret In this matter the national sentiment and that the Mexican people will comply In a dignified manner with their duty, be the sacrifices what they may, to sus tain their rlrjhta and sovereignty, If, unfortunately, this drags us Into a war a war which the United States can never Justify. We will not be re sponsible for the disastrous conse quences. Upon the heads of the traitorous Mexicans, who, within and without this country, have lahored to produce this result, will fall the In exorable Justice of the people." Change Campaign Plans. Ban Antonio, Tex. It became known that the plans for the campaign gainst Francisco Villa have been af fected by the border situation else where than at Columbus, N. M. The iiuailon, it is said, Is so Important as to have hindered rapid concentration of the punitive expedition that will go after the perpetrator of the Columbus outrage. Great exciterrie.it has been noted, it Is authoritatively stated. In the Car ranza garrisons at Nogales. opposite the Arizona border town of that name, nd at I'icdras Nesraa, which fronts Eagle Pass, Tex., from across the Rio Grande. "We do not ourselves know Just when the expedition that will search fur Villa will start into Mexico, al though, of course. It will be soon. "It will go forward Just as soon as a sufficient force with an adequate com missary can be organized. It will not be held back, however, until all troops irnw ordered to the border have ar rived." This was the statement of Major Ceneral Frederick Funston while he was outlining at Fort Sam Houston. Southern Department headquarters, as closely as military expe liency would permit the plan that will be directed t;:"'"it the Mexican leader. He added: "There Is no use going at this thing balf cocked. The ta.sk ahead of us will te a long and anxious one." The uneasiness along the border has extended to the large Mexican popula tion on the American side. Troops Bow stationed on the border towns are sufficient to cope with any situation that may arise, General Funston says. However, as it is his intention to use these troops In the search for Villa and as they cannot be moved un'il ether detachments arrive to succeed then on the burd'-r patrol, complete crganlzation of the expeditionary force Las tern delayed. Army circles feci bound to respect the fear cf residents In American bor dor town" that, notwithstanding assur ances from General Carranza's repre sentatives uprisings may follow the actual occupation of Mexican territory ty American soldiers. It Is felt that the welfnre of the border cannot be sacrificed to the doubtful success of a hasty and therefor unprepared pur suit of the fugitive Villa. CARRANZA QUICBLE3. Replies To U. S. Note By Asking Reciprocal Right To Cross Border. Washington. General Carranza, through Consul Silllman. has a.-ked the American Goernmont for permission Jo send Mexican troops across the bor 4er and Into the United States In pur suit of bandits. General Cananza's note will be answered. The reply cf the United State probably will say to General Corranza that his suggestion will be considered, If at any time It should become neresF.-ry for his forces to pur sue bandits Into American territory through the lark of a sufficient num ber of American troops to do the work. It probably will be pointed out that American troops are to pursue Villa jandits In Mexico for the sole reason ..thmt Carranza forces are not there In sufficient number to relieve the menace nnd that If a similar pituatlon should arise In the United States his offer of co-operation would be erceptrd. MEXICO CITY HAS MONEY PANIC. Carranza Paper Peso Falls To 214 Cents In Gold. Mexico City. After a panic among business Institution.., due to the Car ranza paper pete falling to a new low value of 2't cents gold, the prospects are much brighter, because of the pre vailing opinion that tho finance depart, rnent has found a solution which will bring Mexican paper money to a point three times higher than its present value. WILSON I 50CO U. S. Force Will Take Villa 'Dead or Alive." SECRECY SURROUNDS PLANS President Denies Aggression or Intervention. Troops Will Come Back When De Facto Government Shows It Can Control Situation, Says Sec retary Baker. CARRANZA EVASIVE ON ACTION OF U. S. Douglas, Ariz. According to Information from a reliable source received here, General Carranza replied to a telegram sent to him by Gen. P. Elias Calles, Military Governor of Sonora, asking the first chief of the de facto Mexican Govern ment for an expression of opin ion on the act of President Wil son In ordering a punitive ex pedition Into Mexico to capture ilia, as follows: "I am very sorry that condi tions are such that the United States deems It necessary to take the action of which you have advised me." Washington. American troops were ordered across the Mexican bor der by President Wilson to take Fran cisco Villa and his bandits, dead or alive. Under the direction. If not actually the leadership, of Major-General Funston, who ended the Philippine In surrection by taking Agulnaldo single handed, American columns are mov ing into Mexico. They go to meet about 3. COO guerrilla troops In a mountainous region from which Car ranza troops have fled. At General Funston's request, de tails of his orders were suppressed, so that he may move secretly and swiftly. For military reasons, the War Department declined to make public the number of men to be sent on the expedition. Purely Punitive. Whether this Ions deferred armed action, which Is purely a punitive I measure to clear Northern Mexico of I menacing bandit bands over which Ceneral Carranza has no control, shall grow into a general armed Interven- ' tlon or occupation in Mexico depends In a laree measure upon General Car-; ranza and the Mexican people. j After a conference with President Wilson Secretary of War Baker Issued the following statement: "There Is no Intention of entering Mexico in force. So soon as the forces of the de facto government can take control of the situation any forces cf the United States then remaining In ; Mexico will, of course, be withdrawn. The forces of the United States now on the border will bo immediately re cruited, but only for the purpose of Sufi-guarding the territory of the United States from further raid." ; Secretary Baker explained that by recruited, referring to the present border forces, he meant that movement of troops along the border, or of regi ments from the Interior to supple ment the border control, were not to be construed as a mobilization for an extensive movement in'o Mexico. Ho indicated that there would be no cam paign to recruit the Regular Army from peaco to war strength. No Thought Of Aggression. President Wilson declared that the movement was entirely In aid of the Carranza government -and without thought of acgression. This state ment, prepared by the President him lelf, was given out at the White House: "An adequate force will be sent at once In pursuit of Villa wi'.h the sin gle object of capturing him and put tin? a stop to his forays. "This can be done, and will be done, In entirely friendly aid of the consti tuted authorities In Mexico and with scrupulous respect for the sovereignty of that republic." THE COUNTRY AT LARGE Three American soldiers were killed In the destruction of the barracks at Fort Gibbon, Alaska, by fire. A new tube' plant, to cost $23,000, 000, will be erected at Gary, Ind., by the United States Steel Corporation. I Mrs. Clara Schweiger was found guilty of killing her husband at Kan wis City, Mo., and was given 15 years In prison. The lower house of the Massachu setts legislature went on record against abolition of cnpl'Al punish ment, by a vote of SI to 87. Fire, following an explosion In tho chlorate department of the Niagara niertro Chemical Compuny, at Niagara Falls, N. V., threatened to destroy the plant. The soft coal wasn agreement af fecting Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, ' Indiana and Illinois was slgnod In Mew York. , It was officially announced In Chi cago that 400, COO engineers, firemen and trainmen of American railroads voted overwhelmingly to demand an eight hour day. Colonel Roosevelt has given out a statement In which he pays It would be a mistake to nominate him for President unless the country has In I's mood something of the heroic and i feels like devoting iuelf to Ideals. R0QP5 INTQ IVIEXICO WHEN THE DRESSMAKER COMES ill '-fe V r w vao j. i ! JrtrriSSr!av niiiii ri.i of tm y KOCf A ! &r&P' .villuiil; two wRoAw,twtJ7ryt flvn hcL WrtX,n -J5 TMIdK If Wf t AHOANtX Of Xl fi fiTs3' lL-M TS utitwrHtRt nMrHr7TT J El Thr"5-s - MOiooxtt ( mi YA AiJt. Aft tj hi ho tffl . -1 w m-nily fly fcW if -Jj&q "2 I'tillwIKhl I -BOAT Forced By British Disregard of Law, Says Berlin. NEW OFFER TO STOP IT MADE Wachington In No Hurry To Take Stand On Position Taken By the Teutons Not To Issue Warning. Washington. Germany made a further explanation to the United States of the position it has taken In regard to armed merchant vessels of the Entente Allies. Count von Eernstorff handed Sec retary Lansing a formal memorandum which, after reviewing the events leading up to Germany's recent de cision to treat armed merchant ships as auxiliary cruisers, conceded that existing International law does not regulate the use of submarines and In dicated a willingness to conduct undersea warfare in accordance with the law prevailing at the outbreak of the war, providing Great Drltain and her allies would regard the same laws. It further expressed the hope that the people of the United States, re membering' the longexisting friendly relations between the two nations, would appreciate the German position. The memorandum was submitted to President Wilson shortly after Its re ceipt. It will be considered, to gether with other documents from the German Government, In determining what shall be the next step of the United States In the submarine nego tiations. There was every indication that the Administration would be in no hurry to announce a Btand as to the new policy of the Central Eu ropean powers or to pass finally upon Germany's latest proposal for a settle ment of the Lusitania case. From both the White House and the State Department there came em phatic denials of a rumor that the Ad ministration itself Intended to warn American citizens off armed sh'ps. At the State Department It was explained that It was for the citizens themselves who took passage on armed Bhips not entering American waters to deter mine whether they were boarding ves sels armed defensively or offensively, nnd the nature of the instructions under which ship captains would act In the presence of a submarine. An offensively armed ship which enters American waters, It was said, would be regarded as a war vessel and would not be allowed to remain more than 24 hours. In foreign waters, how ever, It was no concern of this Government how ships were armed. The new submarine campaign of the Central Powers has now been in operation eight days and the State Department had no reports of any act by a German or Austrian submarine commander under the changed orders. State Department officials make no secret of the fact that they do not be lieve any acts will be committed. If they can be avoided, which will In volve the death or injury of American cltlrens. Administration officials began con sidering the complete translated docu ments appended to the German dec laration of intentions. It was indicated that the next move by the United States mirht take the form of an In quiry to Great Britain as to the au thenticity of the German confidential copies of alleged instructions to Brit ish sea captains. 30.C0J TO CONSCIENCE FUND. Sender Writes He Has Restored JC0.OCO In All. Washington. A $30,000 contribution to the Treasury's conscience fund, the largest ever received, came by mail In a registered package uailed in New York. Under separate cover came a letter unsigned, dated Philadelphia, but mailed In New York, which an nounced the sending of the $30,000 nnd explained that the fender had re stored to the Government $50,000 in all. RED CROS3 READY TO AID. Denver Chnpter Wires Offer Of Hos pital Supplies. " Denver. The Denver chapter of the American Red Cross wired headquar ters at Washington that it was pre pared to ship Immed'atcly a large quantity of non per(: hable hospital supplies to any point Indicated. This action wr taken with In an hour after receipt of word from Washington that American troops hud been ordered Into Mexico to capture Francisco Villa. GERMAN DEFENDS SOFT COAL MINERS GRANTED INCREASE Middle-Western Operators Agree to Higher Scale. MEANS $8,000,000 YEARLY Bituminous Diggers Cet General In crease Of Three Cents a Ton. Western Pennsylvania Miners Also Win Run System. New York. Wage Increases thaf may annually approximate $8,000,000 or more In the soft coal fields of West ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois were agreed upon Monday by the subcommittee of bituminous operators and miners from those States, who are here negotiating a new contract to go Into effect April 1. The action taken by the bituminous sub-committee will have an Important effect, It is said, on the wage contracts to be negotiated In Central Pennsyl vania, West Virginia, Michigan, Iowa and Kentucky by the United Mine workers of America. Nearly 200,000 men will benefit by the Increases In Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Aside from the general Increase of three cents a ton granted by the coal companies, the minors In Western Pennsylvania won the mine-run system of paying wages, something, the offi cers of the union say, they have been striving to obtain for 30 years. The mine-run system adds 2.49 cents a ton to the miners' wages and gives them about $1,250,000 a yenr, not counting the three cents a ton general increase also won by them. The mine run was bitterly fought by Pittsburgh operators, but was agreed to. through the persistence of the officers of the Western Pennsyl vania district, strongly supported by the International officials of the miners' union. The wage Increases allowed on the mine-run basis In Western Pennsyl vania are 5.39 cents a ton on machine mining, making the rate 50 cents a ton and three cents on pick mining, ad vancing this rate to G7.64 cents a ton. IN WAR WITH PORTUGAL. Seizure Of German Ships Brings a Declaration From Berlin. Berlin. Cermany declared war on Portugal and handed the Portuguese Minister his passports, according to an ar.iiouie ement by the semi-official Overroas Mews Agency. "The German Government, there fore, considers herself from this time in war with the Portuguese Govern ment," Is the conclusion of a declara tion har.eed by the German Minister at Llbboi to the Portuguese Govern ment ard In Berlin to the Portuguese Mlni3ter, the news agency announce ment states. SPIES ALL ALONG BORDER. Calles Offers To Aid Americans In Getting Rid Of Villa Agents. Douglas, Arftt. Offlclnls of the de facto Mexican government at Agua Prida, Sonora, asserted that Villa spies infested practically every Ameri can town along the International boundary. General P. Elias Calles, Military Governor of Sonora, has sug gested to the American authorities here through Ives O. Lelevlar, the Mexican consu'., that the alleged spies, who, he says, are known to him, be arreted and interned or sent back Into Mexico. NAVAL STORES PLANT BURNED. Loss On Georgia Rosin and Turpen tine Factory $530,0:0. Brunswick, Ga. The plant Of the Yaryan Rosin and Turpentine Com pany was virtually destroyed and a workman seriously burned by a fire which started In the re.lnery building here. The loss Is estimated at $500,000. WINCHESTER MAN A VICTIM. Charles C. Miller, Slain By Bandits, Was Druggist At Columbus. Winchester, Va. Charles Chase Mllloi', acd CO, one of the Americans hilled by Mexican bandits at Columbus, N. M., belonged to a promi nent Whichever family nnd hnd b-en engaged in drug business In Columbus five years. Ha was a son of the late Gcorre F. Miller and was a widower. He leaves two brothers, Godfrey and Clarence Miller, and a sister, Miss Minnie A. Miller, of all Winchester. yiLLA ATTACKS NEW MEXICO TOWN At Least 16 Americans Killed Dy Bandits. U. S. TROCPS PURSUE VILLA U. S. Gives Notice Of Intention To Hunt Outlaw Down Many Bandits, Including Pablo Lopez, Killed In Raid On Columbus, N. M. Columbus, N. M. Francisco Villa, outlawed Mexican bandit, raided United States territory. With 500 men he attacked Columbus, killed at least 16 Americans soldiers and civilians and fired many buildings before he was driven back across the Interna tional border. Not less than 250 troopers of the Thirteenth United States Cavalry fol lowed the Villa band into Mexico. In this engagement a corporal, CapL George Williams, adjutant of tue Thirteenth Cavalry, was wounded. Villa Seen Wounded. In the fighting Villa is reported to have been wounded. One report was that 100 of the Villlstas were killed In the fight, which occurred in a deep ravine. The report of the wounding of Villa T.as circumstantially confirmed by one of the Mexican bandits who was taken prisoner. He said he was riding close to Villa when he was shot and that Villa nearly fell from the saddle, but was supported by his men and alduJ In making bis escape. 16 Americans Killed. The casualties of the Thirteenth Cavalry In the fighting at Columbus were seven killed and six wounded. Villa's total losses in the day's fight ing were estimated in excess of HO killed and twice as many woundod. The American pursuit into Mexico was reported to have accounted for more than 75 Mexicans killed and wounded. The American losses on the Mexican side was one corporal slain when Villa threw out a heavy guard to engage the pursuing American troopers. Of the eight American civilians slain here Charles Dewltt Miller, of Albuquerque, and Dr. H. J. Hart, of El Taso, were burned to death In the fire that destroyed the Commercial Hotel. The body of Wlllinin Walker, a Sunday-school convention delegate from Playns, New Mexico, who was shot to death with W. T. nitchie, pro prietor of the hotel, also was In cinerated. Tho Mexicans ret tho hotel on fire, together with a number of other build ings, and posted snipers to pick oU Americans as they fled. GIVEN FREE RE N F03 FURS'JIT Colonel Slocum's Action In Sending Troopers After Bandits Up held At Washington. Washington. Washington stands squarely behind Colonel Slocum In sending his cavalrymen Into Mexico In pursuit of Francisco Villa and his band of outlaws who raided Columbus, N. M., murdering American soldiers and citizens and firing the town. Secretary Lansing informed the do facto government of Mexico through Eliseo Arredondo, the Ambassaaor designate here, that he trusted no ab jection would be made to the action of the American troops, they hnvlig followed hat Is known In military circles as a "hot trail." No orders have been issued for the raturn of the soldiers and It Is not probable any will be issued for tho present. Wrathful Over Raid. Shocked Indignation occasioned by news of Villa's outrage was quickly suecoeded by undisguised satisfac tion In official nnd Congressional circles over the knowledge that after three years patient forbearance Unued States troops actually were on Mexican soil to avenge the death of their comrades and bring to justice the outlaws whose depredations have terrorized Americans on both sides of the border. While no formal word of the policy of the Administration was given out, it was reliably stated that the army would be given free rein to catch the bandits if possible. Mr. Arredondo called upen Secretary Lansing, ex pressed regret for the Villa raid nnd was Informed of the attitude of the United States. Mr. Arredondo said he would communicate with General Car ranza Immediately. VILLA AFTER MORMONS. Apprehension Felt That He Will Mas sacre Colony Of 500. El Taso, Texas. Villa Is headed di rectly for Casas Grandes, Chihuahua. In order to attack 600 Mormons set tled In that section, according to a re port received at Juarez by General Gavlra from General Bertanl. Small Ik ie Is folt that General Uertanl will be able to bring help to the Mormons, as the cavalry force of 600 he com mands is stationed at Pnlomas, 100 miles distant over a broken, roadless country. Ten trains, containing 2,000 men, left Chihuahua City to act as railway patrols and train guards, Gavira said. TO TRAIN YOUTH FOR WAR. Jersey House Votes For Military Course In Schools. Trenton, N. J. Two bills passed place tho New Jersey House of As sembly on record In favor of military ! training In the public schools, Tho Pierson bill, providing for two hours' training each week, was pass ed by a vole of 37 to 10. It v. as proposed to have the State Board of Education 1 and me military ueparimeni outline j military subjects for boys and hygiene I and nursing pourses for girl pupils. DIVIDE STATE INTO 5 ROAD DISTRICTS State Highway Commissioner Cunning, ham Announces Divisions To Increase Efficiency. Harrlsburg Highway Commissioner Cunning ham announced the division of the Slate into five districts for handling the work of the Bureau of Township Highways, and a number of appoint ments on his staff. P. M. Tibbs, a-sslstant engineer In chargo of the Scranton district, was promoted to engineer of construction, succeeding John T. Gephnrt, Jr., re signed, and win have headquarters in Harrlsburg. W, A. Van Duser, assist ant engineer at York, has been trans ferred to Scranton to succeed Tcbbs. Charles W. Erlsman, Lancaster, drafts man In the Township Bureau, was pro moted to be acting assistant engineer, with headquarters at York. The creation of the five districts z to get the bureau Into closer touch with the supervisors and the pub'le, according to an announcement mudo at the department First District The first district, with hcadqunrlors at Harrlsburg, of this township high way bureau subdivision, comprises the following counties: Dauphin, Lebanon, Schuylkill, Borks, Lancaster, Lelilgh, Northampton, Bucks, Montgomery, Chester nnd Delawnre. The mime of the assistant engineer In chargo of this district is withhold. The second district, also with head quarters at Ilnrrisburg, comprises the following oountles: Cambria, Somer set, Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, Ful ton, Franklin, Adams, York, Mifflin, Juniata, Perry and Cumberland. Tho engineer Is George L. Sollenberger. Tho third district, with headquar ters at Pitti-burgh, comprises the fol lowing counties: Lawrence, Butler.' Armstrong, Indiana, Beaver, Alio (fheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene and Fayette. The engineer iu R. B. Hamlll. Fourth District Tho fourth district, with headquar ters at Warren, comprises the follow Ing counties: Erie, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Clarion, Forest, McKean, Elk, Jellcrson, Clearfield, Cameron, Potter, Clinton and Centre. Tho engineer is W. P. Miller. The fifth district, with headquarters at Bloonibbttrg, comprises, the follow ing counties'. Tioga,' Bradford, Susque hanna, Lycoming, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Mon tour, Northumberland, Union, Snyder, Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Curbon. The engineer 13 Hurry O. Harper. Decrease In State Death Rate. The death rate In Pennsylvania dur ing 1015 was 13.8 per 1,000, against a doath rate of 16 per 1,000 In 1900. and during tho year Just closed there was a marked decrease In the mortality from most of the preventable diseases and 100,000 more births than deaths in the Keystone State. These facts are set forth in a summary of tho vital and mortuary statistics Jot the Stnto for 1915 submitted to Governor Brum baugh by Commissioner of Health Samuel G. Dixon. It Is estimated tit the Capitol thnt the Increase in tho population of the State is 120,000 per year. In 1915 there were 115.311 deaths and 218,915 blnhs, agnlnst 114,832 deaths and 219,543 binhn In the previous year. Ten years ago the State began the collection of vital and mortuary statis llcs on a systematic basis nnd the fig ures for 1916 and 1315 show a marked decrease in the deaths from diseases against v.hlch tho Department of Health has waged a campaign of pre vention. Illinois Engineer Studies Highways. Tho sy.stom in use by the Mainte nance Divl.sion of the State Highway Department has atlracled so much at tention throughout the country that the Stale Highway Department of Illinois, desiring to stnrt a maintenance divi sion, sent a representative to Harrls burg to secure data from State authori ties. B. A. Plepmeler, maintenance engi neer, of Springfield, visited the depart ment and went over the system with Second Deputy Commissioner Biles, under whose jurisdiction maintenance work Is being done. He oxpressed himself as greatly pleased with the system. State Charters Issued. State charters Issued were Mellet, the Meat Man, Svranton, capital, $100. 000, treasurer, Anne L. Mallet: Na tional Prcm'jtm Building and Loan As Foelntion, Pitsburgh, capital, $1,000, 000, treasurer, George J. Hubey; Ex celsior Laundry, Inc., Pittsburgh, capi tal, $5,000, treasurer, L. G. Carlln. Student Seeks Seat In Housa. Elmer George Thumm, student, Pittsburgh, filed a petition to be a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for tho House In the Eighth Alle gheny District. Justices Of the Peace Appointed. Justices of the Peace were an pointed as follows: Collegevllle, Horace L. Saylor: Lnckawannork Township, Mercer county, D. J. Keerr; Delaware Township, Msrcor county, Ceorge W. M3,.'. Want Rates the Same. The Association of Bituminous Coal Operators of Cen'ral Pennsylvania, who have miners In the Clearfield and iidjnccnt region, has Intervened be fore the Public Rorvlcc Commission In the complaints of the rittsburrh Coal Operators' Association a;;ainit tho rates charged by the lYnnsylvn&la sys tem from the Pittsburgh district to Philadelphia, Erie nnd New Castle. i 1111 uunnv iu uavo iijo VAiniuig unnis I of rates maintained. I .I...1..a t.i haul. STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD The Latest Gleanings From All Over the State. FOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS That prosperity Is not confined to the industries In the eastern section of the State was demonstrated to the Philadelphia Traveling Commission In Butler, when Mayor Hinman fculd tha Standard Steel Car Works bud been shut down only six montlu in the last twenty-nine years, and was complet ing steel cars at the rate of thirty a day. The Standard Steol Car Works employ more than 10,000 men, all of whom are kept busy cn orders from European agents. Norman E. Gutshall, a Silver Spring Township farmer, returned a marriage license to wed Alta E. Wovcden, his sweeahe-art since childhood. Gutshall is but nineteen and stated when re turning the license that on the day set for the wedding his finance fell from a porch and was injured fatally. The license was marked "not iwed," and placed In the record. Because it was alleged thct they failed to file required eloetion expense accounts, Harry Morgan and John Bo back, members of Snnniokln Council, were ousted by Council, and then re elected. This fcerves to shorten their terms to two yenrs, instead of tho four, to which they were elected. The final shipment of an ordor for 1,600 cars from the Berwick plant of the American1 Car & Foundry Com pany has Just been mndo to the Rus sinn Government. The cars were crated and shipped to Vladivostok, where they will be reassembled by workmen from the Berwick plant Norman Moyer, a constable of Au burn, was held for perjury by Court, following his statement that he had subpoenaed two witnessos In the prore. When questioned, he admitted thnt he had not served any pnpers. A bill of Indictment waa sent to tho grand Jury against him. John W. Blnke, an Altoono, black smith, who has figured In several Con gressional campaigns, filed a petition to he a candidate for the Republican nomination In Congress from the Nineteenth District. His petition was the first Consressional paper to be filed. The front portion of tho homo of Michael Belasch, at Grcsnwood, was blown away by dynamite, the explosion being fct off, It Is alleged, by mem bers of an Industrial organization in revenge for Bclasch's return to work In Greenwood Colliery. The family of Bclasch narrowly escaped death. Looking to better fire protection, a petition has been presented to Lans dale Borough Council a.king that the tax rate be raised half a mill and tho proceeds given to the fire companies. The petition has the signature of two thirds of the taxpayers. Ruth Bankes, five-year-old daughter of. Dr. C. W. Bankes, of Reading, was burned badly by the explosion of a gas range In the kitchen of her home. An other child had turned on ono of the gas Jets and ran away. The kitchen was wrecked. A Jury, In finding Benjamin Decker, of Philadelphia, guilty of burglarizing the homo of John Taylor and John Bush, at Wyncotc, in January, 1913, established a precedent In Montgomery county In returning a verdict based on finger-print testimony. According to the report of apprais ers, little Delaware Is ono of the wealthiest counties In this State.. The report shows thnt the county has astets of moro than $1,000,000. The debt is about $100,000. The winter short courses In agricul ture and home economics at State Col lege closed after a session of twelve weeks. One hundred 'and thirty-one students Including twelve women were enrolled. v Colonel Harry C. Trexlor, of Allen town, has received from Wyoming four magnificent elk, which will be placeJ in his game park to infu.se new blood into bis herd. Many minors at tho Susquehanna Coal Company's Richard Colliery, quit work, refusing to pay $3.75 per box for a new grade of dynamite. They had been paying $2 per box. ' T. H. Breldenbaugh, Martlnsburg, Blair county, was appointed to a clerk ship in the State Compensation Bureau, to succeed the late Major A. Gherst A police force or twor.ty men' with Morris Value as chief, has been organ ized to protect the Tray lor Eug'.neer tng plant at Allentown, The Stnte's receipts from automobile licenses has pussed the $1,300,000 murk, which is considerably ahead of tho payments to this date last year. Conshohocken and West Conhohock en School Districts havo consolidated their continuation schools under the supervision of Miss Emily Jeffries. The local distilct has seventy pupils en rolled nnd the west district, fifty-six. Re-openimr of the Mount Holly Pa per Mills closed several years waa announced by a representative of a new Boston corporation which recent ly purchased the mills. New machinery will be Installed aud some changes made.