THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBUEG, FA.
GERMANY READY
PEACE I E
Expects Visit Soon From Ccl,
E. M. House.
IS NOW EAGER FOR WAR'S END
"Open To Reason" As To Conditions.
Restoration Of Belgium, Re
turn Of French Provinces,
Possible.
Berlin, via London. Another Tisit of
Col. E. M. House lo Europe would com
as no surpass to iniumeii quarters
here. The Americun rumors to this
ffM't are regarded as having a certain
Iinmh In fact, although the opinion pit
that the trip would naturally be
postponed until after 'he national con
ventions. It Ih hoped here that should Colonel
House pay such a vl - It. he will come
this time as a harbinger of peine, or
t any rate to prep-ire. if po-sible, the
foundations for a peace proposal, dif
ficult as ihls Ih recognized 10 be.
Conditions Have Charged.
I Hiring Imp last vinlt to Europe,
Colonel lloii.-e made no effort and con
ducted r.o investigations in the di
rection of peace -In Berlin at any
event- having perhaps found absolute
ly adverse condition" in capitals of
naiions hostile to (let many. Pre
sumably, also, he had previous infor
mation that American mediation was
under no circumstances desired and
that ii would not he accepted as long
as the. I'nitcd Stale- continued to sup
ply Germany's foes with cannon, shot,
shell, carridjies, powder and a thou
sand and one other requisite- for
waving war acti!nt the Central Pow
ers. Moreover, no intimation had been
given at the time of this Msit that
Irascibility in high quarters here on
the munition- questions was in any
way aba'ed.
The situation. II may be .-an!, now
Jias changed. Apoarem'v 'here Is r.o
harm, from either a political or a
strategical standpoint, in saying that
iJennanv would welcome pearo.
Like Game Of Poker.
As Arthur von Gw Inner. managing
director nf ii,e Deutsche Hank In Ber
lin, slated to the Associated Press cor
respondent recently, Germany is in the
posi'ion of a poker piaer who has
gathered in all the money tin the table
ml naturally is wilMnr in break off
an Hll-plf,ht session and retire with
his winning", while the others persist
in coiitln'iii.g in the hope of recouping
some of tueir lu-se.-. The cards, how
ever, to cn'!nue the siniiio, are run
ning st"oi:!' in the Germans' favor,
it i- poitred out. as shown in the re
newed postponement of the long-her-liii.'cl
Anglo Flench ,,ffe'i-ie jn the
west, tin s-(-:i'! though slow progress
of the Crow n Prince at Verdun, the
vlctore-- ,,f tle Tuiks. and. litiaily, the
crmhing te-u!ts of i tin Austrian of
f n. !ve In the Trentlno.
Whether these events are enough to
Induce the En'ente Allies to retire
frriiii what is looked upon here as a
lie-ins uanie. and. 'v!. :hcr the chanced
tone of the utierances of Premier As
ijuith and Sir Edward Grey, and what
1 fo.:.si,le! ed a dl-avowal of their in
tention to (rush Germany as a nation
and a ointiierciai rival or dNniemhor
the empiie. are indicative of re
ceptivity toward reasonable peace
proposals i.- an uncertain factor 111 the
reckcnii.'
i.ANSIN'a WILL NOT RETIRE.
State Department Calls Rumor Part Of
Propaganda.
Washington. - Flat denial was made
rf M:e rumor that Secretary of St.i'
Robert Lading was about 'o re'iro
from the Cabill"! bec.tll-e of 'aliened
'lifTei . net - between him and the Pie-i-di
tit. The S-ate I lenartinent i---"ied tl.e
folio-.' inti ,-taie'nent. "The -.ory is a
pui't of a propaganda the cle'ibera'8
purpose of whirh is to tieate an ap
pearance of ilis. er.sion in tiie Gnvern
loe'il which does nn! ex'st."
OFFICE BOY AND $10515 GONE.
J. P. Morgan 4 Co. C?ll On Police To
Recover Payroll Fi nd.
N York. -J. P. Moraan a- Co. re-t'l'c-i.
d the police to search for Wil
liam McManus. an l.sy.art.id officii
bo;., en a complaint th;:t he disap
pear d shor;l before noon. taking
i:'. 1 .'lit, rcpr.-.-. nting the
fii"'. weei iv iur.r.1.1. Alioilier o.'I.ce
buy c;: plow d by l.e ni ili appeared
al " tl c same ta'i". ; be police
!: . r- 1.
FT:iZ VON F.IUTELEN INDICTED.
Preccffdinrj fVtsii Fcr Obtaining His
Extradition.
v.- York. Franz von fiiii'.t ion. tiie
Cii-;i-M:t a; e..t ;io has limn ed in -cv-r'
alleged (.Citnan bomb pi its and !a
now deti iticd In KiiKland. was indicted
by the Federal j-raiid jury ;e a bii-is
for olit;.inii.'; his. evtradition to this
'c.i'M : y. T'.r' indictment churpes l.im
nit l fraud in coi.nect.iop with Ihe pro
vcriut; of a fal.-e A'lierictin passport.
LIGHTNING KILLS FARMER.
Two Horses He Was Working Also
Struck.
l.tray, Va --Tiusmas dtives. cm
ployed on the P. 1'. Long farm in ibis
county, was killed by lightning. He
a.i plo.vin:; corn at the time and tne
Ivvo hor , !( wits u- iutc also were
kl'l (1. The storm was accompanied
In some rtc.ion.s by hail and bih
w i:-.ds.
t rt!ir.u!antB are poisons.
VERDUN SLAUGHTER
WORST IN HISTORY
Germans Take French Positions
North of Verdun.
PARIS ADMITS REVERSE
Military Men Claim Crown Prince's
Armies Have Made Average Cain
Of Only About 300 Yards
In Month.
Berlin (Ity Wireless to Sa villi).
The repulpe of three counter attacks
by lha French on the village of Cum
lores, to the west of the Meuse on thn
Verdun front, was announced by the
War OHice. The capture of addition
al French trenches southwost and
south of Fort 1'ouaumont, and the re
capture of the Maudretiumt nuurry by
the Uormnmi, are also reported.
All day attacks by the French on
the German lines In the Cuillette wood,
southeast of Fort Pouaumont, In
which the French met with severe
losses, were beaten off by the Her
mans, who report tho capture of more i
than S.'.O prison, is; and 14 machine
funs. 1
Pals Admits Loss.
Paris -German trotip? made an at
tack on French positions on the Ver
dun front east of the Meune, near the
HaudremoDt ijuarry and obtained a
footing in one of the French trenches,
the World office announced.
F.ast of Cumieres to tho west of
the Meuse the French made some
progress In hand-grenade llstl'iiig.
Activity on the part of the artillery
was particularly severe in the vicinity
Of Hill "o4 and from.IVad Man's Hill
to Cumieres.
Dead Choke Ravines.
Pari.-. - Between Avocoiirt wood mid
Fort Dou.iumont, nortlie-t and norih.
east of Verdun, across a front L'o miles
wide, there are a do.en ravines so
choked with dead that irha'tly barriers
ate formed by the corpsi .
Never before has there been Httlit Inp
of such ferocity as has been seen dur
ing the last week upon the shell torn
hill slopes where half a million Ger
man and French soldier were in com
bat. During the direct attacks and coun
ter-assault" It is estimated that the
Germans lost a full corps in dead and
wounded. Particularly severe were
the German losses around Fort Iouaii-
mont, which is again in German hands.
With a callous disregard for human
life, the German legions were sent for
ward in mass formation, wave upon
wave, -into the curtain of fire of the
French artillery and the inferno of
machine gun fire.
Month's Advance Small.
Inspection made by military authori
ties of maps of the Verdun region
shows that within the last month Ger
man gains on the west bank of the
Meuse from Cumieres to Avocourt
average a depth of ".on metres (about
onesixth mile). The line ea-tward
from the river is substantially the
same as it was a month ago.
Italians Hold Marco.
Rome, (.Via Paris). - The otlicial bill.
le'in issued by tho War Department
Indicates further the defense line
taken up by the Italians who are still
on Ausirian territory in the i.aparna
valley, where the attempts of the Aus
trian- to recapture the Village of
Marco, about 1 miles Mnith of Rovere.
to. have failed.
In the Arsa valley, on the dliect
route to Vlcenza. the AuMnans and
Italians are figbtltiK on the frontier
line, lie' ween I his point and the A den
river ihe Italians have withdrawn from
the upper ha-in of the Pn-ina river.
which comprises part of the Terra-
nola valley and have i oncer.trated in
the Arsiero basin which de.-o nils to
Schio and Vlceira
Little Fighting In Russia.
Tetrograd (Via London).--The War
Olhce communication issued fays:
"Southwe-t of Dalen 1-land the Ger
mans attempted an attack on our
trenches, hot were repulsed with heavy
lor-e
"In the region of Dachliki, north of
Olvka Station, our Hcoutil were attack
ed by an Austrian outpost, hut launch
ed a counterattack and forced t lie
enemy to flue.
"On the remainder of the front the
ph nation is uncharged,
"In the Ca'h asus region there is
nothing to report."
ON FIRE; JUMPS INTO BATHTUB.
Eedford Man's Clothes Caught When
Blow Pat Exploded.
ped'ord. Va. .1. Vutt Mud. ay was
fivet'ly burned when a blow pot he
was Using in solderinp exploded,
throw mi: bla.Ing gasoline over him.
Ills clothes were set on lire and he
probuidy saved his life by plunging
ln'o a bHihtub. His face, arms and
body were b::dlv burned and his condi
tion Is critical.
2'5 MILES IN 187 MINUTES,
t
Aviator art Passenger Fly From New
York To Washington.
Washiiiflin. -Aeroplane .I. N. f
carry ln;r Aviator Victor Cat lstrotn ami
Alan K. lUvvley as a passenger, made
the Di:-!.t from .N'ew York to V.'.vhlu::
to.i in :! hours and 7 minutes. They
left. svieep:-hend P.ay at 7.3 o'clock
A. M. and landed on Potomac d :lve nt
io 10 A. M.. after Hying over i ho White
House. Ti.ej covered ihe vvr, mil,
in tii Ir. .it-.-..-i.
READY
mm
Vpv riKiii.i
I AGAINST
SEIZURES OF MAIL
Note To Allies as Vigorous as
That Sent to Berlin.
OBJECTS TO THE METHODS
Britain's Practice Of Taking Ships To
Port For Search Gives No
Right To Open Neu
tral Parcels.
Washington. -- Vigorous lunn'iaR.
ecl'ih i ll; almost that employed in the
hi l communications to Germany on
the submarine issue, Is understood to
i-liH-aeterize the notes delivered to the
Ptitisb and French Ilmbassies here
protislliiK against interference with
neinral mails op the hlth seas.
Ouillnes of these communication
have been cabled to London and Paris
by the Knibassies, and the full text
will be lorwarded by mall. Thi? Is
taken to mean that replies will be
: framed only upou mature coiiBldeca
tion. Methods, Not Principles.
It is understood there is no subrtan-
; tial difference as to principle between
the State Department and the London
and I'aris Chancelleries regarding the
broad question of Inviolability of xtrnt
tdass malls on tho hlgu seas. The
; American objec t ion is based rather on
the methods employed by the allied
governments in handling these mails.
The I.'nited States does not concede
the right to even Inspect first class
mails in transit on the hlch seas, as-
l saining that these do not include any
thing more than correspondence and
are not made :he vehicle for the sup-
, ply of contraband to the belliierents.
' Act Under Compulsion.
The fact that a neutral vessel carry
ing malls between neutral countries
is compelled to come into a belliger
ent port, to comply with belligerent
naval rubs. It is held, does not re
move the mail matter on board from
the privileged character of mail on the
; high seas.
Ambassador Page In London and
Ambassador Sharp In Paris have been
informed by cable of the delivery of
the notes and acquainted briefly with
their nature.
Urges Warship Mail Route.
A resolution authorizing the trans
portation of mail to and from neutral
ports on naval vessels and declaring
that "any Interference with our mails
shall be resented by such ships with
all power of the navy and of the ships"
was introduced by Representative
Taeue of Massachusetts.
1; declares that Great Uritain has
shown no disposition to discontinue,
the practice "which is a violation of
our rights and our richts to do busl-
' in- with neutral countries."
; The resolution was referred to rom-
' ni'ttee.
!
I TO ORDER MEXICAN ELECTION.
Carranza To Decree General Poll For
l Presidency After July.
' Kl Pasu, Texas. As the first step in
j 'he restoration of a constitutional gov
ernment, the Carranza administration
, has prepared a decree calling for
municipal elections and the establish
ment of fee municipalities, according
to a messnire from Mexho City re-
reived by Andres Garcia, Mexican Con- i
sul here.
After the municipal cleciions orders
w ill be issued for State and Cong res- j
siona! elections and for the choosing
of a President of the republic. Tiie j
f. rs : election is ordered for July. '
RUBBER IN MAILS. I
Incident Quoted As Justification For
British Interference.
I Loudon. Pou. teen hundred pi: reels
I of rubber w hich were tal.cn from the '
tirst-cniss mails on the. hutch stonier I
.. . , . . . . . . . .,. i
t.eiliu vvnne en rouie irom ,-ouin j
A.pierlca to Holland, v.tie condemne'l j
in the prize court here. Tl'.e rarceln .
were saitl to be destined for Germiui.v
ROBERT M. WILCOX DEAD.
Husband Of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the
Writer.
New Haven, Conn.--itobei t M. Wil
cox, husband of Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
i the writer, died ut his summer home.
the Anchorage, at Short Beach. Death
was due to pneumonia. Mr. Wilcox
and Miss Wheeler ere married in
ISM.
Paloma may mean cither the pigeon
or tl.a dove.
. . .
TO PICK
$241,000,000
FOR IHE NAVY
Bill Carries $91,787,000 Over
Last Year.
PROVIDES FOR 42 WARSHIPS
Five Battle Cruisers Needed "To Bal
ance Fleet Properly," Naval Com
mittee Says Speed Needed
To Meet Speed.
Washington. The Naval Appropiia
lions bill carrying J241.(mi0,000 99 to
provide sea defenses for the nation,
was formally recommended to the
House for passage by the House Naval
Aflalrs Committee. The bill calls for
$yi.7ts7.2S.7.11 more than the naval hill
last year.
The new ships to be provided by the.
bill were set forth in Ihe report as fol
lows: Five battleship cruisers, to cost
$2r,4rin..r.Cl each: 4 scout cruisers, cost
ing $5,571,900 each; 10 destroyers,
rosting $l,32.r,314; 3 submarines of a
surface displacement of about 800 tons,
costing $1,206,302 each: 17 smaller sub
marines, costing $731,302 each; 1 fuel
ship, costing $1,363,272; 1 ammunition
ship, rosting $2,704,650; 1 hospital ship,
costing $2,2.''.0,000.
The total cost of this program will
amount to $160,087,377, and the appro
priation necessary to carry this pro
gram into effect for the first year will
amount to $59.244.3Jti.
The committee, explained that the
recommendation for five battle cruisers
and the failure to recommend a single
dreadnaught did not Indicate that "ihe
battleship has been displaced by an
other type of war craft."
"The great majority of experts who
appeared before the committee," said
the report, "anil Ihe committee Itself
are of the opinion that the most press
ing need of the fleet today is the add!
tlon of battle cruisers and scout, cruis
ers. Our fleet of dreadnaughts. and
predreadnaughts has reached such a
proportion that the construction of bat
tle cruisers must be now authorized
and construction begun at onct- in or
der that our fleet be properly balanced
for fighting elllrlency.
"In opera! ions against an enemy that
possesses battle cruisers, the Culled
States, without any such vessels, will
be at a most serious disadvantage. At
the outbreak of the present war there
were of this type built and building in
the Ilritish Navy. 10; in the German
Navy, 8; in the Japanese Navy, 4, and
In the Russian Navy, 4. Recent re
ports tend to indicate that these num
bers are being added to as rapidly as
building facilities under war pressure
will permit. A lesson to be learned
from this war seems to be that the
only method of defense against the
battle cruiser seems to be the battle
cruiser.
"The committee recommends Ihe
adoption of the provision for the call
ing of a disarmament congress by the
President at the close of the European
war. The committee would appro
priate $200,000 for the expenses of the
congress."
The bill prov ides for 13,500 Increase
in the enlisted personnel of the navy
and an Increase of 3,079 In the marine
corps. It likewise would authorize:
A naval aviation corps of 150 oflirers
and student flen;, and 350 enlisted
men, with a $2,000,000 appropriation
for aviation work.
RANGERS KILL TWO, IS REPORTi
Mexican Prisoners Alleged To Have
Tried To Escape.
Lhowiisville, Texas.- -Reports that
Col. Louis Morin and Vletorlnno Ponce,
alleged Mexican outlaws, had been kill
ed by Texas Rangers 7 miles north
of P.'.nwusville, .Jhcn the Mexicans at
tempted to escape from custody, are
still without odiiiiil confirm!, tlon. The
sheriffs of Kleberg and Willacy coun
ties reunited (hey had not seen Morin
or Ponce since they were turned over
to Ranger:' presumably lo he brought
lo Piownsville, where murder charges
have been placed against them.
NO EXTRA LEAVE FOR CAMP.
Government Clerks Will Net Receive
Pay For Time.
Washington. Government (jerks
cannot be granted extra leave on pay
to attend military training camps,
under a ruling handed down by the
Comptroller of Hie Treasury. Tho
(litest inn was si bmltted by Secretary
McAdoo in behalf of several Treasury
Department employes who wished to
attend the Plattsburg Instruction
camp
ARMY OF ITALIANS
IN GRAVE DANGER
Terrific Austrian Drive Threat
ens to Cut It Oft.
GREAT UNEASINESS IN ROME
Vienna Reports That the Italians Have
Been Driven From Their Entire
Positions On the Lavanna
Plateau.
Rome. : "Italy's great hour has
struck," is the theme of Ihe comment
of the public and the press on the news
that is being received from i.ho frotil.
All the reports coming from the
fighting zone agree that the number of
Ausirian troops now lit action has been
more than doubled, and that ihe Aus
trian artillery, especially heavy, long
range ku'ih, is daily Increasing and un
masking ihe Imposing offensive, pre
pared by Austria with the object of
i reaching the Alps above Vicenza, from
I which the Austrlans would be able to
dominate the entire Venetian renioii
and threaten the flank and rear of lilt:
main Italian Army occupying the prov
inces of I'dine and Hellttno.
Notwithstanding the snow-capped
mountain barriers the Austrian in
fantO !s being laiint bed In waves
which military observers .-ay break
against the formidable re.-lslance of
the Italians.
The Italian troops have now formed
ihoir lines of defense and ore holding
I Hm.iIi ull V. UUtfau ur.,1 rtAi.L- frini
which Italian olllcers say tho forward
movement of the Austrlans has riot
only been successfully arrested, but the
Austrlans have been dislodged from
.several strategic positions taken In the
first rush of the offensive.
There are several Indications to con
firm the statement, that the design of
the pre-cnl strenuous campaign of the
Austrlans on the Trentlno front Is to
prevent Italy from participating witli
her troops in the struggle on the
French front and also to paralyze any
action aiming nt the joining of the
Aviona and Salonlkl forces tor a
simultaneous effect.
P.;rlln. --The Italians have been
driven from their entire position on
Lnvaione Plateau, the Austrian War
Oflice announcement sr.ys. It Is stated
that the Italian defeat Is steadily he
coming more serious.
The Austrian lines have been
pushed forward rapidly, several addi
tional positions of strategic Import
ance having been captured. The
statement says:
"The troops of Crown Prince
Charles Francis Joseph reached the
Monte Tormlno Monte Majo line.
"Since the beginning of the offen
sive 23.8S3 Italians, among whom are
4S2 officers, have been captured by us.
The number of cannon taken has been
Increased to 172."
Paris. - The German F.niporor, ac
cording to a Geneva dispatch to the
Temps, is soon to pay a visit to the
Austro Italian front.
EMPIRE DAY OBSERVED.
British Flag Hoisted Over Embaf.r.y
and Alt Consulates.
' Washington.- F.mpire Day, for the
first time ollicially recognized by the
Government of Great Britain, was ob
served Wednesday by the hoisting of
the Uritlsh flag overbite Kmbassy in
Washington, while under instructions
from the Kmbassy the same emblem
was displayed . over every Rrltlsh
consular office in the I'uited States.
DESTROYER BEATS CONTRACT.
Sampson Attains Speed Of 31.2 Knots
An Hour.
Quincy, Mass.- The lorpt do-boat de
stroyer Sampson exceeded contract re
quirements by attaining a spood of 31.2
knots an hour durinn her acceptance
trials off Hockluiid, Maine, according
to a radiogram received by her build
ers, the Fore River Shipbuilding Cor
poration bile. It was staled the ves
sel developed 20,00(1 horsepower.
2 TO 1 AGAINST PEACE BY JAN. 1.
London Underwriters Charge Stiffer
Rate For Insurance.
London. The underwriters charged
50 per cent, to insure against declara
tion of peace between Great Britain
and Germany before January 1. The
rate indicates that in the undcrwi IterR'
opinion the prospects for an early
peace are boiler than two months ago,
when the lute for the same risk was
only 30 per tent.
MEXICANS CLOSE STORES.
Find It Impossible To Do Business
Under Currency Edict.
lirow nsville. Texas. Hundreds of
small merchants in Mexico have been
forced to close their places of business
on account of a recent edict of Genetr.l
Carranza. raising the, value of Mexican
money to 10 cents, when worth but two
cents American money, according to
reports received hero.
U. S. NAVY AVIATOR KILLED.
Lieut. Rockwell's Children See Him
Fall To Death.
Pcnsacola, I'la. Lieut.. James Vin
cent Itockwell, a civil engineer in the
f ni ted States Navy, who was In train
ing as an aviator here, was killed when
a navy aeroplune he was piloting dived
160 feet Into the Gulf. The machine
was badly damaged. The accident oc
curred Just an Lieutenant Rockwell
was ending a trial flight. His three
little children saw liliu fall
DRYS WOULD RUN
W.JENNINGS BRYAN
CommonerCan Have Nomination
of Prohibition Party.
CONVENTION FIXED FOR JULY
Movement To Have 5,000,000 Citizens
Promise They Will Support
Only Pledged Candidates t
Planned.
Chicago If he will consent to make
the race, William Jennings Bryan may
bo selected as the candidate of the Pro
hibition party.
Recent statements of Mr. Bryan be-foil-
the General Conference of the
Melhodlst Episcopal Church at Sara
toga Springs, In which he was quoted
as declaring that he had about reached
tho point where he could no longer
follow a political party which refused
to Indorse national prohibition was dis
cussed by Prohibition party leaders
here. They expressed tha belief that
If the Democratic National Convention
i.t Si. Louis declined lo adopt a na
tional prohibition plank in Its plat
form Mr. Bryan might consent to be,
come the candidate of the Prohibition
party for President.
The Prohibition National Convention
will be held at St. Paul July 19 to 22
and will be preceded by u rally in the
Interest of Ihe movement lo obtain
pledr.es from 5,0i)0,(hmi citizens to vote,
on iy for candidates for public oflice
who favor national prohibition.
The ('(invention promises lo be the
most important in the lil-tory of the
juriy in the opinion of the leaders.
One suggestion thai may come before
it Involves the reorr animation of the
party under a new name.
A referendum vote of the executive
cotnmlttte Is now being taken by mail
to select a temporary chairman for Ihe
convention. The two candidates be
ing considered are: W. P. F. Ferguson,
of Franklin, Pa., and Daniel A. Poling,
of llo.i ton.
The convention this vear will consist
of J.2.VI delegr.t.'S and an equal num
ber of alternates.
GET OUT, SAYS CARRANZA.
Notified Washington That Otherwise
He Is Ready For War.
Mexico City . - A note from the de
facto government ol Mexico to the gov
ernment of the United States demand
ing the Immediate withdrawal of the
American troops from Mexico was dis
patched to Washington.
The note slates that the Mexican
people do no' want war with the
j I'll it ed States, but that t'.ey are ready
I for, war rather than lo have their na
I tinnal honor untl sovereignty trampled
upon.
Thn MexicBti government Is In
foimed. the note .'tates, that more
American troops continue to cross thn
border. The communication declares
that Hie Mexican people lo'ok upon this
movement as more than, a mere
punitive expedition and as a violation
of national sovereignty.
The note was sent to Washington by
special messenger.
Two thousand students met and ap
pointed a committee to wall upon Gen
eral Carranza ard assure him of their
I support in case of foreign invasion and
to ascertain from hitn the present In
! termitlonul situation.
TO RECESS FOR CONVENTIONS.
Senate Leaders Agree L'pon Three-Day
Adjournments.
Washington. - - Informal agreement
was reached by Senate leaders for
a practical ccsalion of legislative
activity (luting the political nati inal
conventions. Three day adjournments
are to Ik- InliPii from June 3 to June 20,
with only perfunctory business trans
acted on the meeting davs.
CYCLCNE KILLS THREE. "..
Two Towns Near Birmingham Hit By
Twister.
Birmingham, Ala. -Three persons,
two white and one negro, are dead,
and ten or more are injured as the re
stilt of a cv( lone w hich struck Sunny
side and Soiirro. ten miles south of
I Birmingham.
SCHWAB GIVES CONCERT HALL.
Announces $100,000 Donation To Town
Of Bethlehem, Pa.
Bethlehem, Pa.-Charles M. Schwab
announced a gift, to Bethlehem in the
form of a $;on,OOi concert hall, which
will scat 2.F.00 people and in which
future festivals, comer's, etc., will be
held.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR ALL
Production of copper In tho I'nited
Slatiis is more than 25 limes what it
was In 18X0. .
The number of women' employed in
Germany Increased from January 1 to
July 1, 1915, by 5'i,oi0,
Japan is planning to adopt an al
phabet of 47 letters, Including most of
the Roman characters, some Russian
and tho rest original symbols.
With a fourliorsepower engine a
motor-driven plow of English Invention
cuts a six-Inch furrow at a speed ex
ceeding three miles an hour.
Perhaps the only mulberry forest
In the world Is to be found lit Chnnga
Mantra, near Lahore, India. It is some
10.000 acres In exlent und bun hitherto
boen iised only for fuel and timber,
demonstrating that mulberry cim bo
prolllably grown apart altjcet'ier from
11.1 great value In prov lili.ic rood for
iilkvvovtv .
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PROBING FRAUDS
IN SIX DISTRICTS
Many Charges Of Irregularities
Primary Election Reach Attor.
ney General Brown.
In
1 1 arris burg
Charges of fraud In the primary elec
tion are being examined by Attorney
General Brown, and it is said that In
vestigation are under way In six Con
gressional districts whence have come
reports of Irregularities In the election.
The Attorney General announced
that the allegations of fraud in North
uinberland county would be vigorous
ly probed by the best lawyers In that
section of the State and that he pro
posed to Investigate nil other charges
called to his attention.
"It Is time to end this thing," said
the Attorney General, In speaking
Hbout the charges of fraud growing out
of elections. "We will go Into the mat
ter and find out Just what is the trou
bio."
Mr. Brown Intimated pretty broadly
that his investigations would not end
with this primary election by any
means.
Quiz Of Coal Dealer.
Kx Judge Robert S. Gawthrop, chair
man of the commission to probe the,
tost of anthracite coal, outlined the
plans of tho commission at a confer
once v ith Attorney General Brown.
The commission will send letters to
various retail coal dealers In Philadel
phia asking if they advanced prices be
cause of coal tax and if they mnde any
refund. Mr. Gawthrop said that the
commission Intended to go after the
Information vigorously and that If re
tailers would not tell they would be
put on the siand. at formal hearings
and asked questions. The object oi
tho probe, he said, will be to see If
tho consumer Is getting any of the
money refunded by th coal operators.
Suits Under Pure Food Lows.
Fifty suits were ordered by the Dairy
and Food Bureau of tho liepnrtmcnt of
Agriculture for violations of the pure
food laws of the State.
Fallowing the crusade against the
sale of milk that is not up to the stand
ard in fats and total solids forty prose
cutions were brought in Allegheny
county and four in Cumberland coun
ty where milk was also found with
added water. In Chester county there
was one milk case and in Philadelphia
three mifk cases and one candy case
where a resinous glaze was used.
In Bucks county there was a prose
cution for the sale of macaroni colored
with coal tar dye In Imitation of eggs.
Candidates File Expense.
Expense accounts were filed by H. I.
Ackerman, candidate for Democratic
delegate at-large, showing that he had
spent $90, and by W. K. Rice, candi
date for Republican delegate-nl-large,
certifying to $77. Candidates filing nc
counts for less than $50 were: Justice
K. A. Walling, S. U. Phllsou, candidates
for Democratic nomination for Statu
Treasurer, and T. A. 11. Hoy, Alba B.
Johnson and John W. Ford.
H. S. Frederick Succeeds Drake.
Harvey S. Frederick, of Souderton.
was appointed Prothnnotary of Mont
gomery county, by Governor Brum
baugh, vice S. H. Drake, resigned. Mr.
Frederick is Republican County Com
mitteeman from Souderton and was a
supporter of Speaker Ambler In the
audltorship cunvpaign. He now is audi
tor for the Souderton borough and
school district.
State Insurance Head.
Among the stories floating about the
Capitol was one that the Governor
name Speaker Charles A. Ambler for
insurance commissioner to succeed
Chnrles Johnson, who is a resident, of
Montgomery county. Tho. Speaker
could not be named until after Novem
ber, as he Is still a member of the Leg
islature. State Takes Over Health Affairs.
The Slate Department of Health
took charge of Ihe administration of
health affairs in Jennertown, Casrcll
man and New Baltimore, Somerset
county; Sistersvllle, Westmoreland
county, and Now Lebanon and Sheak
leyvllle. Mercer. ,
Herahberger Named Jurist.
M. K. lletshberger, of Everett, wac
appointed Associate Judge of the Bed
ford county courts by the Governor,
upon recommendation of former Lieu
tenant Governor John M. Reynolds.
Auto License Receipts.
.state automobile license receipts
passed the $1,890,000 mark. It i: ex
pected to reach the $2,000,000 mark In
June. The receipts to date are away
ahead of those at thU time last year.
State Charters Granted.
tftate charters Issued included:
The Littlestown Hardware and Foun
dry Company, Littlestown; capital,
$5,000; treasurer, Emory H. Snyder.
Mint Building and Loan Association,
Philadelphia; capital, $1,000,000; treas
urer, Frank Cohen.
Reld & Pancoast, Inc., machinery,
Philadelphia! capital, $10,000: treas
urer, Kdw'in A. Pnncoast.
George Grayson Sons Company,
textiles, Darby; capital, $00,000; treas
urer, Walter M. Grayson.
Philadelphia charters issued were:
Fair Hill Square Building and Loan
Association; capital, $1,000,000; treas
urer, George Solbert. t
The Onward Building and Loan As
sociation; capital, $2,000,000; treas.
urer, Victor L. Mngnant.
St. Elizabeth Building and Loan As
sociation: capital, $2,000,000: treas
urer, Robert Cruise Adams,
James V. Erwln, fifteen years old.
was hit over the heart by a pitched
ball and instantly killed while playing
baseball at Oil City.