THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
HECTOR
m
SAVED AT SEA
Taken From Doomed Collier By
Rescue Ships.
HECTOR HOLDS RECORD
Survivors Tell Thrilling Tlei Ves
set, Now Total Wreck Wat
Built At Sparrow
Point
Charleston, S. C The 139 teamen
end marine who took refuse In open
boats Vhen the disabled raval collier
Hector was aboudoned at fed, seven
miles northeast of Cape Komuln, have
been saved.
Captain Bryant, of the CharleMon
Navy Yard, announced that tho men
had been picked up by the lighthouse
tender Cypress.
Two Vessels To Rescue.
Included among the survivors are 67
marine. The collier was abandoned
when she was driven ashore nine miles
off Charleston lightship after being
doubled In the gale which swept the
Atlantic Coast.
The Cypress and Wilmington were
rrnt to the rescue and effected a re
markable rescue in view of the high
wind and extraordinary roughness of
tho seas.
Captain Bryant said that the last
peon of the Hector she was breaking
In two.
The steamer Alamo had been stand
lnu by tlie collier, having ret-ponded to
her calls when she was disabled some
f?0 miles off here.
When the Navy Department heurd
of the plight of the Hector the power
ful wireless station at Arlington sent
out a general call to vessels In the
vicinity of the collier to go to her as
sistance and to stand by until the dan
ger was passed. The call was heard
by the Alumo, which forthwith went
to the collier's assistance.
Vigilant Gets Call.
The first definite news that was re
ceived from the collier came through
the tug Vigilant, when Captain Hunt
succeeded in Retting in wireless com
munication with the Hector and learn
ed that a steamship was standing by.
Later the Vigilant reported that the
Hector us 14 ruilea off Charleston and
was making headway with difficulty at
the rate of four miles an hour. At
the same time the Alamo was still with
tier.
As the Hector approached the Char
leston lightship her difficulties became
greater aud the beavy sea began to
break her In two. Finally she was un
able to make further headway and
after trying vainly to withstand the
tremendous seas which roiled over her
he sank. It is reported. The Vigilant
reports that part of her superstruc
ture still remains above water.
The Hector was bound for Santo
Domingo by way of Guan'anamo. The
marines which she earrb-d were re
rrults to fill up the vacancies in the
expedition now in Cuba and Santo
Domingo.
Hector Holds Record.
The Hector made a new record for
discharging 'coal In August, 1910, at
the naval coaling station at Dradford,
ft. I., when she delivered 2,2m) tons In
seven hours. This was at the rate of
nearly five and one-fourth tons a
minute.
Soon after she was placed in com
mission thieves went aboard the Hec
tor at Hampton Roads and stripped
the engine room and deck of brass
work valued at ffiOO. As a result the
fuel ship had to be taken to a navy
yard for repairs.
Propollexl by twin screws, the Hec
tor had a speed of about 12H knots.
She Is a vessel of 11,230 tons. Her
dimensions are: Length over all, 403
feet, 3 feel beam and 32 6 fee depth.
She is a sister ship of the Mars aud
the Vulcan, which were built In 1909.
Three seamen of the Hector were
drowned on May 23, when a whalet,at
capsized In Cocoa Bay, riant:) Do
mingo. Cargo Worth i500,000.
The Hector carried coal, oil and
stores valued at $300,000. The ship's
value was 179.600, which was the con
tract price paid to the Maryland Steel
Company, of Sparrows Point, Balti
more, which completed her in 1P09.
U. S. MAY INITIATE PEACE MOVE.
Sounding Ambassadors As To Euro,
peari Conditions.
Uerlin. The t.'iiited States is con
fidentially sounding American Am
bassadors rei;ardiiiK Internal condi
tions in Europe, and th) public's a'ti
tude. toward peace, the Amsterdam cor
respondent of the W-.-.isclie Keitung
reports, with the object of initiating
a iicace move. The Amsterdam cor
respondent s lid he received this news
from a rdijb!e source in Ixndon.
CONGRESS PLANS TO ADJOURN.
August 20 Tentatively Agreed Upon B
Senate Democrats.
Washington. Adjournment of Con
gress not later thsn August 20 was
tentatively agreed upon by the Senate
Democrats In caucus to revise theii
legislative ,program with a view tc
bringing the session to an early close
TILE FISH LIKED AS FOOD.
Unknown Last October, 1.200.0OC
Pounds Consumed In Month.
Washington. Efforts of the Bureau
cf Fisheries to increase the consump
tion of tile fkh caught off the North
Atlantic coas-t are materializing rapid
ly, it was announced here. Although
the flab, virtually was Unknown lu mar
kets before latt October, when the
bureau started its publicity compalgn,
recelpls at Now York have increased
((tidily until in June they amounted
to 1,200,000 pounds.
GUARD
AFTER SHARKS
Service to Aid in Locating and
Killing Man-eaters.
SCHOOLS REPORTED SIGHTED
No Effective Preventive Measures
Known Bathers Are Warned To
6tay In Shallow Water,
Inside Breakers.
Washington. -The federal govern
ment canvassed Its resources for coin
bating the invasion of North Atlantic
coast waters by sharks. President
Wilson and his Cabinet discussed
what could bo done to prevent more
tragedies like those which have oc
curred recently along the New Jersey
shore, and the Coast Guard and Life
Savlng Services ware ordered to assist
In shark extermination in every way
possible.
The Bureau of Fisheries Issued a
formal statement advising widespread
fishing for sharks and warning bath
ers to keep ia shallow water, inidde
breakers and away from channels, but
admitting Inability to advanco a cer
tain effective means of preventing fur
ther attacks. The statement asserted,
however, that there was no reason for
panic among seaside bathers.
The first effort of the coast guard
service will be to ascertain whether a
few individuals or several schools of
the sea monsters are in Northern
waters. A cutter will fish for the
sharks If tbeir number is not great
with the aid of life-saving corps.
Should a large number bo discovered,
more extensive operations may be un
dertaken.. A beach patrol was suggested to the
Bureau of Fisheries by Representa
tive Scully, of New Jersey, and Repre
sentative Bachraoh, of that State, in
troduced a resolution to appropriate
j,000 to aid the bureau and State au
thorities in the campaign against
sharks.
Scientists here are mystified at the
presence of the bis nian-huntlng Ilsh
in such northern latitudes. They be
lieve the recent tragedies have been
caused by a few predatory sharks, and
doubt their presence in considerable
numbers ia the summer resort dis
tricts. Scientific circles were much
interested in a report that the Ameri
can Museum of Natural History, of
New York, might send expert scien
tists, Including Director Lucas, ho is
the leading American authority on
sharks, to Investigate along the New
Jersey shore.
21,600 MOVIE THEATERS IN U. S.
Twenty-Five Millions Of People Attend
Them Daily.
Chicago. Nearly 2,000 delegates at
tended the sixth annual convention of
the MotionTicture Exhibitors' League
of America here. In connection with
the Convention some Interesting fig
ures on the extent of the industry were
made public. They showed the fol
lowing: Number of picture theaters In tho
United States, 21.600; daily attend
ance, 25,000,000, amouut invested in
picture-theator property, J.100,000,000;
salaries paid weekly, J2,30i,0o0; nuin
b'T of picture-theater employees, 205,
000; amount invested in film plants,
machines, electrical equipment and
theaters, 12.000,000,000.
M. H. MAURY TO RUN MINES.
President Wilson's Brother-in-Law Will
Manage Workings.
Erlsto!, Va. M. H. Maury, of Anni
ston, Ala., a brother-in-law of Presi
dent Wilson, arrived, here to take
charge of the extensive minin; inter
ests of the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company, the $10,000,000 cor
poration headed by Henry K. Mc
Harg, of New York. Mr. Maury Is an
experienced Iron man, but In recent
yeurs has devoted his time to stock
grazing Interests necir here. He owns
a large area of blue grass lands in
Washington county, Virginia, eight
miles east of Bristol.
ATTENDS COLLEGE AT 85.
Mrs. Winship Going From Wisconsin
University To California.
Iturkoley, Cal. Probably the oldest
coll. -kb student In the United Statos,
Mrs, Amy D. Winship, aied S5 years,
w.;i soon be enrolled at the University
of f'alifortda. She is coming from the
University of Wisconsin, wheie she
was a student during the first part cf
tliis year. 'rs. Winuhij, who laid the
foundation tor her education in a lug
school-house In Illinois in 1 847, started
hi-r university career several years
ag-j at the Ohio State University.
JOHN H. CLARKE JUSTICE.
Ohio Federal District Judge Appointed
To Succeed Hughes.
Wa.-hington. John Hessin Clarke,
Federal district Judge at Cleveland,
Ohio, was nominated by President
Wilson as an associate justh-e of the
Supreme Court to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Charles
Evans Hughes to accept the Republi
can nomination for the Presidency.
THREE KILLED UNDER BUILDING.
Lightning Strikes Chimney, Causing
Collapse.
Buffalo, N. Y. Three laborers were
killed and five seriously injured in the
collapse of a superstructure sur
rounding a new building at tho plant
of tho Semet Solvay Company, on the
Niagara Hiver road near here. Tho
s'ruetuie went down in a sudden
sc.":iii that swept over Niesara river,
in-,' so.ue of the workmen declared
lit the building was struck bv Ui'ht-
WAITING FOR WINDFALL APPLES TO DROP
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AT FORI VERDUN
One Large Defense WorksSepa
rate Germans From City.
GREAT ATTACK IMMINENT
Forces Of Crown Prince Two and a
Half Miles Away After 143 Days
of Fighting British
Moving On.
London. Only two miles and a half
from the center of Verdun, the German
Crown Trince Is believed to be pre
paring for a series of the greatest
storming actions of the war.
The battle, which opened 143 days
ago, is fa.-t approaching a .climax.
Only one of the larger defense works
now separates the Germans from the
city, the shattered Fort Souvllle.
The German approach to Verdun
now lies down bill. The capture of
Froid Terre has given them artillery
command of the neighborhood, and
from this dominating position they are
pouring down a tremendous fire into
Souville and the two smaller forts to
the southward Belleville and St
Michel.
Further east on their front, which
now stretches practically on a straight
line from a point on tho northern ap
proaches to Souvllle to a point south
of Damlop, the Germans are heavily
bombarding the strong Laufce field
work, a fortified forest They are ctm-
ct-ntrating their energy on the left'
bank of the Meuse, their occasional
outbursts on the opposite side of the
river being apparently merely intend
ed to prevent the French from trans
ferring troops to the sectors of the
main attack.
Information from Berlin is to the
c -fleet that the citadel of Verdun is a
mass of ruins. The German artillery
has had the last French defense under
fire for more than a week and the steel
and concrete works have been trans
formed to dust and debris.
The latest statement from Paris
makes no reference to any action ex
cept the bombardment of Souvllle.
The earlier report also told of the
furious - fire which is being poured
into the French defenses.
Berlin announces, more than 2,000
prisoners have been taken In the fight
ing around Souvllle. The recently cap
tured positions are being brought still
further forward.
British Moving On.
The British have made a further ad
vance north of the Somme, according
to a repot t received from General
Haig.
With Contalmalson and the entire
German first line of defense on that
and adjoining sectors firmly in their
hands, the English troops are striking
to the eastward toward Combles and
Bapaume, Longueval, a junction point
on the high road system, and the
heights of Martinpuich. two and a half
miles northeast of Contalmalson,
which command the battle ground for
miles around, are the immediate ob
jects of their campaign.
Strong Infantry Attacks.
General Haig is not relaxing for a
moment the pressure by which he
hopes eventually to drive the invad
ers from France. Taking a leaf from
their own book, the British are direct
ing aguin.-t the Germans in the field
the same sort of campaign the Ger
mans ate attempting to carry out
against the fortress of Verdun. Strong
infantry assaults, each prepared by
artillery fire, which wipes out trenches
and levels fortifications, are being
launched by the British at many points
on the front and so far satisfactory
headway has been gained in all of
these.
The Germans are reported lo have
concentrated 80,000 men on a short
front to check the British advance on
the dominating heights of Martin
puich. These troops are being hurled
forward in savage and costly counter
attacks. Berlin, admitting the complete loss
of Contalmalson, claims success in
TO NOTIFY WILSON IN AUGUST.
Ceremony Early Next Month Will Be
At Shadow Lawn.
Washington. President Wilson
probably will be formally notified of
his nomination by the St. Louis con
vention at Shadow Lawn, his summer
home In New Jersey, in the first week
in August This was tentatively de
cided on the understanding that for
mer Justice Hugheri would be notified
July 30 of his nomination by the Re
publican party.
BIG
CLIMAX
breaking up French attacks south of
the Somme during the preceding after
noon. Near German's Second Line.
The British force at Mameti wood
are within 000 yard-s of Uie German
second line. Tho French forces are
soparated only by the narrow Somme
Valley from the German third line
through Teronne and Mont SL Quen
tln, aud both armies are doubtless
engaged in preparations for tho next
attacks. A conference of the muni
tions ministers of the four entente
allies held in London and presided
over by the British war minister,
David Lloyd-George, shows that ef
fective .steps are being taken to en
sure munitions and their proper dis
tribution. Major Moraht, In the Ber
liner Tageblatt, expresses the opinion
that the coming days will be decisive
of the issue of the whole war.
The reticence of the Piussian offi
cial communications at the present
moment, Judging by precedent, Indi
cate the progress of some Important
movement which will only be an
nounced when the operations are con
cluded. The Austrian and German re
ports, show that General Von Bothiner
Is still holding on in the region of
Tarnopol, although the two wings of
the Russian advance are 40 miles be
yond Tarnopol, which seems to show
that Van Bothmer feels secure in his
line of retreat Heavy fighting con
tinues on the Stokhod line and north
west of Buezacz.
The Cologne Gazette foreshadows
the Introduction in September of a
butter and fat card throughout the
empire, providing for three ounces
apiece each week, and probably an
egg card entitling the holder to two
eggs a week.
WOULD HONOR LAFAYETTE.
Dr. Eliot, Roosevelt and Others Ask
For Celebration.
New York. An appeal to all
patriotic societies In the country to
celebrate appropriately the anni
versary of the birth of General Lafay
ette on September 6 was made by Dr.
Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus
of Harvard; Theodore Roosevelt,
Henry Watterson, Joseph H. Choate
8nd other prominent men. The larger
cities which possess statues of I.afay
etto are particularly urged to arrange
elaborate ceremonies.
$24,000,000 FOR AGRICULTURE.
Bill Providing For Grain Inspection
and Cotton Tax.
Washington. The annual Agricul
tural bill, carrying approximately $24,
000,000, was passed by the Senate in
virtually the same form as passed by
the House. It contains provisions for
Federal grain Inspection and licensing
of grain warehouses and levies a tax
of 2 cents a pound on cotton sold for
future delivery.
U. S. AVIATORS MISSING.
Motor Party Searching For Lieuten
ants Rader and Brooks.
Field Headquarters, Colonia Dublan,
Mexico, by wireless to Columbus,
N. M. Lieuts. Ira A. Rader and John
B. Brooks, of the Army Aero Corps,
have been missing since Thursday,
when they started from here for a
wostward flight. A motor party was
seut out in search of ihe missing avia
tors. BURLESCN UPSET IN POTOMAC.
Postmaster-Ceneral and Other Officials
Rescued.
Washington. It leaked out here
that Postmaster-General Burleson and
a party of officials from his depart
ment capsized In the Potomac rapids
last Sunday while fishing from a
canoe. They were rescued after be
ing sr. .-pt down stream a short dis
tance. SANK 61 ALLIED MERCHANTMEN.
Berlin Declares 101,000 Tons.Went To
Bottom During June.
Beriln. via London. An official
statement Issued says: "In tho month
of June 61 of the enemies' merchant
men, measuring about 101,000 tons,
were sunk by German and Austro
Hungariau submarines or by mines."
TO FORM AVIATION RESERVE.
President Instructs Secretary Baker
To Prepare Order.
Washington, President Wilson di
rected the formation of a rcaerve of
officers and men for the aviation corps
of the army, In accordance with pro
visions of the Army Reorganization
bill passed recently by Congress. He
instructed Secretary Baker to prepare
a formal order. Information has been
received that there are many expert
civilian By ot a willing to Join the re
serve.
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GOSI OF LUG
Average Decrease cf One Per
Cent. Shown in 1915.
MEAT, LARD AND EGGS DOWN
Eureau Says Retail Prices Of Food,
With Exeeption Of Sugar and
Grain Products, Are Not Gov
erned By European War.
Washington. The cost of living,
after rising steadily since 1907. except
In 1911, took a downward trend during
1915, A report by the Bureau of La
bor, just Iseued, analyzing retail prices
of 29 articles of food, shows mat
relative retail prices during 1915 aver
aged ono per cent, lower than In 1914.
Meats, lard and eggs averaged from 1
to 9 aceivL lower, while potatoes
were tl per cent, lower. Wheat, flour,
cornmeal and granulated sugar were
h If her than In 1914, flour being 20
per rent, and sugar 11 per cent, higher.
Commenting on statements that the
F.uropean War is the dominating In
fluence now controlling price changei
of all commodities, the report says:
"It Is true that retail food prices
increased greatly Immediately after
the outbreak of the war, and It seems
probable that they have been main
tained at a higher level ever since as
a consequence of the Increased de
mand abroad for our foodstuffs. A
study of tho retail price statistics of
the bureau, however, will convince
anyone that with the exception of
sugar, flour and possibly cornmeal,
the prices of the principal articles of
food since October, 1914, have been
mainly governed by lornl and seasonal
conditions and not by the oxt inor
dinary exigencies brought uhoul by
war.
"The price of sugar shot up f2 per
cent, from July 15 to August l.'i, 1914.
Tho elimination from the American
sugar market of beet sugar coming
from Germany, AtlsCria and Russia has
kept sugar prices high during 1915.
While flour did not Jump In price so
spectacularly as tmgar, the rutting
down of the area devoted to wheat
growing In Western Europe and the
cutting off of Russian wheat from
Weslern Europo, resulting from the
war, have so increased the demand for
American wheat and flour that flour
prices have advanced even more than
sugar prices. .
"Beef prices Increased suddenly at
the beginning of the war, but soon fell
attain, since which they have behaved
normally."
WILSON SIGNS ROADS BILL.
Authorized Expenditure Of $85.000,.
000 For Highways.
Washington. President Wilson
signed the Good Roads bill recently
passed by Congress authorizing the
expenditure of $K5,0C0,O00 In five years
by the Federal Government on condi
tion that states expend amounts simi
lar to those apportioned to them. The
signing was witnessed by members
of the Senate and House and repre
sentatives of farmers' organizations.
AUTO RUNS AWAY WITH CORPSE.
Stricken While Learning To Drive,
Dies In Car.
Carlisle, Pa. Guided alor.e by high
curbing a new automobile carried the
body of Frank W. Hoffer, 50 years old,
a butcher, along the 600-foot block
from Carlisle's Federal building to
West street Hoffer, who had bought
the car a few days ago, was stricken
by heart disease while learning to
drive.
GUARDSMEN ON PATROL DUTY.
Fifth Massachusetts Infantry First
Eastern Organization.
F.l Paso, Texas. The Fifth Massa
chusetts Infantry was ordered to the
border for patrol duty, the first of the
Eastern military o-guniz-ations com
ing here to see active service.
The guardsmen will be stationed
along the border from a point west
of Fort Quitman, Texas, to Nori.t,
N. M.
E5 DEAD OR MISSING IN FLOOD.
Property Loss Put At $10,000,000.
Situation Improving.
Atlanta. The Southern Hoods are
receding with the cessation of the
rains which began last Wednesday.
About S5 persons are dead or mlsin;,'
and the property loss, mostly crop
damage, Is estimated at nearly $10,.
000,000. Central Alabama Is the only
seci ion showing no Improvement.
WASHINGTON NEWS
Agents of the Department of Justice
have Increased their vigilance to pre
vent passage of iirnis and ammunition
across the Mexican border.
Senator Works,, of California, urged
exclusion of Japanese Immigrants, de
claring that the Koot-Tukahira "gen
tlemen's agreement" was ineffective.
Senator Ransdoll, of Louisiana, lim
ing government action against the
ravr.ges of typhoid and malaria, esti
mated these t wo diseases rost the
I'nltod States approximately 900,000
000 annually.
Passage by the House of the Water
power Bill, providing for the erection
of dams in navigable streams under
governmental control, left the Corrupt
Practices Act the last of the important
measures to bo considered by tin
Hou during this sossicu.
5
DROP
R. R. MEN WIN SIX
FULL CREW CASES
Railroads Get Decisions In Four Teats
Of 1911 Act Before Service
Commission,
Harrlsburg
Six of the ten complaints brought by
representatives of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen against the big rail
roads of the State alleging violation of
the "full crew" Act of 1911, were de
cided by the Pennsylvania Tubllo
Service Commission in favor of the
mon and extra men ordered placed on
trains. In four cases It was held that
the complaints were not well founded.
Tho six decisions upholding the train
men were given by Chairman W. D. B.
AInoy, who went Into them exhaustive
ly. In one case, which wag watched
with Interest all over the country, he
held that sleeping cars must be con
sldered as coaches in the meaning of
the Act, and that the Pennsylvania
Railroad must place a baggageman In
charge ot the bnggnge car. In four
othor cases it was held by the chair
man that dining car conductors could
not be considered trainmon or brake
men and that It would be just a logic
al to make waiters trainmen. The
cases in which tho railroads got de
cisions Involved construction of trains,
definition of expressmen and baggage
men and yard work. The latter case
came from western Pennsylvania, and
was one In which the railroad men
took much Interest. It was contended
that trains containing over fifty and
hlxty cars were run through yards
without the number of men required.
Commissioner M. J. Ryan, however, In
a long analysis of the work performod,
hold that the trains must be con
sidered as yard switching, and that as
the men were paid on a different basis
and worked on a different system the
Act could not be held to apply.
Phila. Will Have 1918 Endeavorers.
Enthusiasm among Philadelphia
Christian Endeavorers has been run
ning high since the announcement that
the State Executive Committee of the
C. E. Convention had selected Phila
delphia for holding the 1918 conven
tion. The big Philadelphia delegation
received the news with cheers and
plans were at once begun for the en
tertainment of the convention two
summers bence.
The executive committee was In
fluenced In Its decision to take the con
vention to Phlladelphlt by pressing in
vitations from the Philadelphia C. E.
Union. Mayor Thomas n. Smith and
the Philadelphia Chamber of Com
merce. B!g features of the session were ad
dresses by William T. Ellis, of Swarth
more, and Miss Mildred Haggard,
Junior specialist, of Minnesota.
Dr. William S'haw, of Boston, ad
dressed the convention and a big page
ant was given by the Junior Endeavor
ers. "Endeavor Experts" held a ban
quet, when they were addressed by
Stanley B. Vandersall. of Ohio.
The parade of tho Endeavorers was
prevented by a thunderstorm which
swept tho city at the time scheduled
for the event. Seetional meetings
where various phases of C. E. work
were discussed by leaders from Phila
delphia, Reading. Pittsburgh, Allen
town and other cities.
Annuity To Oil Discoverer Is Closed.
An opinion given to Thomas A.
Crlchton, cashier of the State Treas
ury, by Deputy' Attorney General Kun,
closes an annuity which the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania granted to E.
L. Drake and w ife by Act of 1S73. The
grant was made to Drake because "he
discovered large quantities of petro
leum" in the State, which "greatly
stimulated various industries" and
"also added d-lrectly to the revenue of
the Commonwealth more than one mil
lion dollars." The annuity was $1,500.
Mr. Drake died some years ago and
his wife has been drawing the annuity
since. Her death occurred recently
and Mr. Crlchton is informed that he
may pay the amount of the annuity
which had accrued at the time of her
death to her estate.
Supplies For Workmen Part Of Wages.
The State Workmen's Compensation'
Board has ruled that amounts deduct
ed from gross earnings of an employe
by the employer for furnishing eup
plles necessarily used by him In his
work should be included in computing
"average wpekly wages" In compensa
tion proceedings. The ruling la made
In an opinion by Commissioner J. W.
Leech, In a case wblch will have an
Important bearing upon the claims in
the anthracite region.
Refuses To Lift Road Race'Ban.
Highway Commissioner Black re
fused to reverse his ruling forbidding
hlll-climblng contests and rare on
State highways, informins a commit
tee of Fayclie countlans that if public
sentiment was In favor of such con
tests the Legislature could be petition
ed to permit tliem. .
Labor Department To Inspect Schools.
Arrangements have, been completed
whereby school buildings throughout
the State' will be inspected by men of
the State Department of Labor and
Industry, who will make recommenda
tions as to fire escapes and similar
fire hazards. . t .
Two Justices Appointed.
These justices of the peace were
named: John M. Scott, Beaver, and
William E. White, Beaver Falls.
In a fall from a tree, six-year-old
Therena Luttenberg, of Bushkill Town
ship, Northampton county, was killed.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR ALL
Abyssinia is an lmiportant cattle
breeding country.
Lhassa has a population of 15,000,
of whom 9,000 are women. ,
One-fourth of the world's lead sup
ply comes from Great Britain.
E
01 THE BORDER
Camp Too Small, Will Be Moved
Nine Miles From El Paso.
SOLDIERS HIT BY BLAST
Lewis B. Wilson, Formerly a Subway
Engineer, Mortally Wounded
On Border Blame On
Mexicans.
El Paso. Lewis B. Wilson, a yotinr
civil engineer, of Philadelphia,
private In Company I, First Pennsyl.
vanla Regiment, had his skull fmciiir
d accidentally and Is lying at tl,.
point of death at the field hospital at
Fort Bliss.
Wilson was In a shower bath r.
freshlnfr himself aftrr the mflifarv
duties of the day, when without warn
ing some Mexican laborers blustlng for
a refuse nit behind the Kecn4 ir.i.
talion set off a charge of dynamite
which gent a shower of rork-s In all
directions over the ramp of the First
Regiment.
Two missiles, each weighing ant less
than a pound, struck VVilsoi on the
head. He was picked up unoonwiom
and In fplte of the efforts of surgeon,
who operated on him Tuesday nJi-lit
he has not recovered consciousness
Little hope is entertained for this r
cover'.
While the rarelesness of the Mexi
can laborers is regarded as tho cause
of the accident. Colonel Allen U mak
ing a thorough Investigation in orcler
to fix the responsibility.
Fourth and Eighth At the Border.
The Fourth and Eighth R"i?inient
of the Pennsylvania National Guard,
arrived, completing the Pennsylvania
contlngeat -of guardsmen In L3 Paso.
Guardsmen and regulars now here
total about 26,000.
Fifteen car loads of small arm am
munition, said to be the larneat filngle
shipment of munitions ever ntuilp
along the border were sent from here
to the Douglas, Ariz., base.
Military authorities placed powerful
searchlights on bill tops and oBhor vil
lage points near the Mexican border at
Eagle Pass. These will make It prac
tically Impossible for any military
activity to be conducted near the bor
der under cover of darkness.
EI Paso. Tho greatost hardship con
fronting militiamen hero is in store for
tho Pennsylvania division, Major Gen
eral Clement commanding, which, be
cause the camp sites are proving too
small for the great number of troonn
arriving, will make camp about three
miles north of Fort Bliss, making it
approximately nine miles distant from
El Paso, and with no street car lines
nearer than Fort Bliss.
Two battalions of the Pennsylvania
troops left for Boqulllas, in the P.is
Bend country, to patrol that border in
conjunction with two squadrons of
Texas cavalry. Tho battalions nre
taken one from the Second and the
other from the Tenth Regiment.
The order for the dispatch of relu-
forcoments to Colonel Gaston's com
mand followed closely reports from the
district that Mexican bandits had raid,
ed the Lamula mine, an American
property, about 100 miles south of the
ltnrilAP nn thuf ..uMnn. ........ Tl,.
qulllas heard that the outlaws were
moving north.
Guardsmen Well Fed.
Food complaints which flooded the
East for the first day or two after the
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania troops
began arriving, were little Jnstifled,
even though the quartermaster's de
partment here was almost swamped
In putting adequate supplies In pos
session of the rapidly-arriving con
tingents at widely separated camps.
Queries at the various local canton
ments elicited the fact that the guard?
men are being well fed, many or them
better fed than In civilian life and that
in quantity, quality and assortment of
food their rations are now different
from those of the Regular Army. In
fact, the militia messes are very much
more diversified than those of the
Regu'urs, for the militiamen are sup
plying themselves with all manner of
delicacies while many a tent is equip
ped with a private Ice box and a sup
ply of cold bottles.
Very little sickness has occurred.
Many unhardened militiamen arrivinc
here were overcome while making
camp, due to the combination of train
weariness, the effects of too much pie
lutd (oilu pop, hot sun, high altitude
and the labor of pounding tent pegs
into rock soil. These men have Ions
since recovered and the health of all
tho commands is. excf llent Many ef
tho complaints sent East are undoubt
edly due in large measure to home
sickness. Around tho camps small
houses have been erected aud these
ore serving as residences or club
houses for officers.
Colonels and othor commanding offi
cers of mllltla here say very few en
listed men with dependents have ye1
made application for discharge. Care
is being taken by officers to see tha'
their, men with dependent famine
nend the greater part of their Pv
home, and in some Instances regiment
al funds have been established to glv
further aid.
To Be Organized On Army Basis
Army officers are convinced that
the coming of General Bliss would re
sult Mi organization of tho National
Guardsmen into tactical units. Gen
eral Bliss 'will mako a study of this
service, and will supervise the cn'
centratton of the tcattered units on
divisional basis.
. Such action is in line with the sug
gestion of General Funston, 'h0
recommended to the War Depnrtntent
a few weeks ago the division of the
border command into three parts, eac
part to be commanded by a major gen'
ral
KEYSTON
III