THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELI.SBUttG. PA. ZEPPELINS TAKE BIG lUN RAID At Least 30 Killed and 116 loured By Airships. GREAT DAMAGE IN LONDON Two Of Raider Brought Down In Essex, the Crew Of On Being Ourned To Death, That Of the Other, 22 Men, Captured. London. Of the 12 big Zeppelin which invaded the British Isles Satur day night to deal death and destruction from the sli., two Sunday lay stark and black masses of steel and alumi num in the little Tillage of Mantold, Essex county. They fell victims of the antiaircraft defenses of London and outlying district. One came down a framing torch, as did the Zoppelln L-21. destroyed three weeks ago. while the second, disabled by gun Are, effected a landing, which tared the lives of the crew, who are prisoners In England. The crew of the first raider died In the consuming flames of their own ship, but they were not so terribly charred as their prede cessors. This latest raider to light her own funeral way on English soil was con sumed much more quickly than the L-21. It U possible, though, that some of the men were still living when the great vessel struck the ground. The captain's body was found some dis tance from the wreck. Raider Take Heavy Toll. The death and burning of the first Zeppelin was witnessed by tens of thousands of London's residents, bjt the wounding and descent of the sec ond raider was a matter of doubt until the official statements were given out. Few details are available of this sec ond raider's condition, but it is reliably reported that the crew surrendered to special constables. Many who saw the shrapnel burst ing like skyrockets about the invader, which subsequently caught fire, think there must have been several direct hits. Many aeroplanes were aloft and attacked the Zeppelins from all sides. The raiders took a heavy toll of lives before their destruction, 28 per pons being killed and 99 wounded In t'ie metropolitan dlstrlrt of London. Two persons were killed, probably four, and 17 were wounded in the prov ini'M. Tlie property damage, while widely distributed, is confined f r the most part to small suburban dwellings and shops, although one railway station was damaged, some empty cars belns dostroyed and part of the track.; torn up. Two Or Three Reached London. The roar of dropping bombs was heard in ninny districts where the raiders were Invisible. It is not be lieved that more than two or three In vading Zeppelins, which crossed the east coast, sucreeded In reaching the environs of London, and that two of these paid the death penalty gives the greatest satisfaction to the military authorities. Apart from the loss In material, the casualties of the hifl two raids. It Is believed, will have a de pressing effect on the morale of the Zjpelin crews in the future. AMERICANS ON SHIP SUNK. Two Saved From Strathtay, Torpedoed By Submarine. Washington. Consul-General Skin ner, at lxndou, cabled the State De partment that tv.o American sailors were saved from the British steamer Strathtay, torpedoed by a submarine September 6 In the English Channel. Whether the Strathtay was attacked without warning was not stated. Affi davits from the American muleteers who claim thu British steamer Kel vlna was torpedoed were received at the S'aie department. A press dis patch from Newport tCews, Vu., quoted F. C. Powell, stUl to have been an offi cer of the Ke'vlna, as stating that It was the unanimous opinion of the ship's officers that she was the victim of a mine. FIRE SWEEPS TOWN. Met a Store Standing At Phoenix New York. Fymruse, N. T. F ire destroyed the entire business district and more than half the industrial section of the town r f Phoenix, causing a lo.-s of more than Jl, 000. 000. One person Is known to lmve perished. Elelity-two buildings were destroyed Nut a store was left standing and the people are confront ed with a seri.ius fcroblem of food supply. GERMANY ADOPTS BLACKLIST. Supplies Cut From Half a Dozen Dutch Firm. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany U einu'at ng Britain's example in the matter of the anathematized "black list." The names have become pub lic here of some half a dozen Dutcb fintis who have a place upon it. They are excluded from all ex-ports from Gr. many, noil! er may anv material of German origin be supplied them. FOUR PcRCON3 KILLED. Fa3;inger Train Hits A:;t-,mo!)lls In , Indians. Terre Haute, Ind r en, one woman ard a child were lu'.r.l and nn otlur ',oaian Injured, when tlieir auto mobile wni p'rijek I y a ';t ti ).- : pasfpurer trala at I-'rc'tt Crossing. The dead are: Mr. and Mrn. Or la Lairr, Fred B. Ccnley and his Mm. Forest Dale Conlcy, four years old, all of Charleston, III. Mrs. f.'mi'ey was brought to a local hospital wk-re It was said she probacy would rr rover. in STRIKE If! EAST French at Last Gain Foothold in Conibles. GERMANS WIN IN V0LHYNIA Indication That Cerman Ar Prepar. Ing To Renew Offensive Against the Russian Noted By Mili tary Critic At London. London. "Will Von Hlndenburg strike in the East!" is the question formot In the minds of military critics here, and the tendency of the general opinion among them is toward the belief that the nw German Cblet of the Great General Staff is preparing for a gigantic effort to materialise bis oft-repeated theory that "Russia must be beaten firsL" Copenhagen advices are to the effect that the Kaiser has arrived on the Kovel fronL Dispatches reported the arrival of Turkish contingents on the German lines facing Riga. The offi cial accounts of the last few days strongly Indicate a gradual resumption of the offensive by the Germans. Yolhynla is looked upon as the most robable scene of the expected Teuton drive. A successful push from Kovel eastward would compel the Russians to withdraw their lines now menacing Mallei and Lemberg in order to escape envelopment. A subsequent drive in the north, with Riga and Dvlnsk as the Immediate objectives, Is looked for a the logical sequence of success In Volhynia and Gallcla. FRENCH GAIN COMBLES. London. The, French have gained at last a foothold in Conibles, long ote of the objectives of Allies' offensive on the Somn-.e. In what Is described by the raris midnight communique as "a brilliant surprise attack," an Isolated structure at the extreme outskirts of the im portant German base on the Somme was captured by the French. The building had been strongly fortified as a defence work. Three officers and 97 men were taken prisoner. Simultaneously, General Foch's troops pushed forward to the south east of Combles, tightening the ring around that town. In this action 40 prisoners were made. A semi olliclal estimate says the German losses suf fered In the vain counterattack around Bouchavesnes on Wednesday were 3O.C0O. More than 5S.SO0 prisoners were taken by the Franco-British forces on the Somme from July 1, when the Allied offensive began, up to Septem ber IS, the French night communique says. This makes an average of near ly "CO prisoners taken dally for 8u days. Of the total the French alone took 34,0r,O. TEUTONS LOSE HEIGHT. Berlin. Desperate fighting between the Austro Germans and Russians in the Carpathian Mountains continues. The summit of Smotrec, which has changed bands several times, has again been captured from the Germans by the Russians, says the German offi cial statement. Further Russians at tacks on Babaludowa were repulsed. German troops in Volhynia, to the we-t of Lutsk, repulsed weak Russian attacks, the statement adds. In the fiirhtlng Wednesday the Cermans took 75ft prisoners and captured several ma chine guns. The text says: "Carpathians: The Smotrec sum mit again has been lost. Continued ef fort' of the Russians on Babaludowa aain have been without-sueess, owius? to the tenacity of our brave chasseurs. ITALIANS GAIN IN TRENTINO. Rome. Italian troops have mae further procres on the Trentlno front, the War Office announced. "Persistent bad weather again In terfered with the activity of the troops throughout the whole theater of opera tions," the statement says. "Never theless some further progress Is re ported In connection with our per tinent advance at the head of Vancl Clsmon Valley and toward the summit of Monte Sief, In the Upper Corde role. On the Julian front there were limited artillery actions." REVOLT IN GREEK NAVY. Preparing To Join Revolutionary Movement At Saloniki. London. A dispatch to the Mail from Athers says: "The Greek armored, cruiser Georgio Avernf, lying off the art-onal on the Island of Salamls, near Piraeus, is preparing to Join the revolutionary movement at Saloniki. "The Government has or dered the remainder of the fleet to prevent the Georgio Avrroff from reaching Saloniki." BOMBS DROPPED ON DOVER. German Seaplane Driven Off By Anti Aircraft Cuns. Iondon A German seaplane flew over Dcver and dropped three bombs. The mlsb-lles caused no casualties, ac cording to nn official announcement. The Uo tile seaplane w u chased away by ant: alrciaft gum. WCULD RESTORE POPE'S POWER. Cerman Pl-n Vati-.m Representation In Peace Conference. Lnndni. A movement In fivnr of r-e-tali!l -htiient of tl.o temporal power of the Tope rep orted from AmiiT d un to have been lr.ai:;;u: atcd by Rom. an Call alio newspapers t,f Germany. The movement is raid to have be-'-n in augurated by Cardinal Martni;nn, Archbishop of Cologne, wl:h the Id a of gaining representation far the Vatican at the peace conference after the war. NEXT ilupyiiKiit.i T BUI L Expresses Regret for Hold-Up of Steamer Cebu. PLEADS MISTAKE DUE TO FOG London Offclal Intimate United States I Dilatory In Taking Step Ti Crush Cerman Junta. Washington. Great Britain formal ly expressed to the United State re gret for the action of a British de stroyer in holding up and examining the Philippine steamer Cebu within the territorial waters of the Philip pines. Because of a heavy fog. It was ex plained, the destroyer's commander did not know the vessel was so near shore. In the absence of Ambassador Spring-RIre, Colvllle Barclay,, counse lor of the British Embassy, called at the State Department at the request of Foreign Secretary Grey and pre rented the explanation and expression if recret. Department oTtciala said later the Incident was regarded as closed. The Cebu wa boarded and ex amined a mile and a half off the island of Carabac recently, the boarding party apparently being In search of a Ger man who was not found. Governor General Harrison, of the Philippine, reported the case, denouncing the action as a violation of American neu trality, and a protest was Immediately made to London. In the explanation presented the British Government declared that "when the Cebu was boarded the land was bidden, but as soon as the weather cleared and it was found that the ship was within territorial waters the boarding officers were recalled and that the passenger list was examined, but the ship was not searched." Charge German Junta Are At Work. London. The holding up of the Philippine steamer Cebu Is believed here to have resulted from efforts of British warships to capture a German e.ervlst connected with a Junta in Manila. The reservist was believed to have been aboard the Cebu. He Is said to be one of a number of Ger mans and Indians making their head quarters In Manila for the purpose of sending guns to India and encouraging a revolution there. In official circles here It Is stated that Manila Is now the chief centre of these activities, but that important branches also exist In the United itates. The British Government, It Is said, has made representations to Washington on the fubjert, but no Intl mation has been received et that Washington has taken steps to crush the organization which, according to statements, is subsidized heavily by Germans. TRAIN HITS AUTO; ONE DEAD. Sis Other Persons Injured At Cam bridge Spring. Cambridge Springs, Pa. Roy Wise, a special officer of the Erie Railroad, was killed; Gilbert Daniels and Mrs. Abraham Yoeum, of Townsville, Pa., were perhaps fatally Injured, and four other person were badly hurt when an automobile was struck by an Erie Railroad train here. Tho automobile, carrying the Townsville party, stalled on the crossing, and Wise was trying to push It from the track when the crash came. FLOOD VICTIMS BRING SUIT. Allege Columbu Producing Co. Ha Obstructed Creek. Charleston, W. Va. Six suits each for J5.0O0 have been filed In court here acalnst the Columbus Producing Company by perse ns whose houses were destroyed durl'ig the recent Cabin Creek floods, when about 70 persons wero drowned and property damage exceeded 11,000,000. MAY SLEK NITfiATE PLANT. War Department Flocded With Offcro Of Sites. Va"h!nrjtpn. Tlie War Department lias been lljo'Ied with offars of m(ch for the locat.on of tho 120,000,000 nitrate plant authorized by (oncrcrs, but will take no articn for several monthi toward re"t inr a cite. It has not yet beo:i decided whether hearing wlil be held, ts the re per s of evperti are cvp c ed to determine t'.e question GREA N OFFERS 06 CIVILIAN BOARD TAKES OATH Twenty-Four Scientists Now Government Officers. HEADED BY TH0S. A. EDISON Secretary Daniel Meet Member Of the Navy Civilian Consulting Board and Predict Thy , Will Do Much. Washington. Twenty-four of Amer ica' foremost scientists, comprising the Navy's civilian consulting board, beaded by Thomas A. Edison, took the oatb of allegiance to the United States as officers of the Federal government. The oath was administered In tbe of fice of Secretary Daniel, preliminary to organization of tbe board under tbe new law giving it a legal status. Later the scientist were taken on board tbe naval yacht Ikilphin for a cruise down to the Southern Drill Grounds off the Virginia Coast to wit uess target practice maneuvers of tbe Atlantic fleet.. Before Mr. Edison arrived at the Navy Department be went to Mount Vernon, Va,, tbe home of George Wash ington, made a personal inspection of the mansion, and planted an elm tree in tbe yard. He was asked to Inspect tbe electrical wiring of the bouse, w hich be did, pronouncing It safe. Secretary Daniels formally welcomed the scientists Into the Federal service and predicted that their enlistment would do much to restore American preetlgo upon the seas and assure tbe "glorious future of our navy and our country." Reviewing the problems which faced Europe at the beginning of the war, the Secretary raid one of the chief difficulties the belligerents bad to meet In preparing for the struggle was tbe need of co-operation between civilian and naval experts, engineers and scientists. At tbelr meeting the members of tbe board elected Thomas A. Edison as chairman, William I Saunders and Peter Cooper Hewitt, as vice-chairmen and Thomas Robins, as secretary. Con siderable time wa devoted to the dis cussion of plans for the establishment of the $1,500,000 naval research labora Uiry and a committee was appointed to report to the board as to the best site for the laboratory. This commit tee consisted of Thomas A. Edison, Dr. W. R. Whitney, Dr. L. H. Baekeland, Frank J. Sprague, Thomas Robins and Lawrence Addlcks. Thirteen sites were mentioned In cluding: Haverstraw point, Croton Point, Fisher's Island, Staten Island and points In the Chesapeake Bay aC round Norfolk, but Annapolis wa the place most favored. There Is already a laboratory there. The decision was deferred. RELIEF WORK IN SYRIA. Restriction Placed On Red Cross Re moved By Turkey. Washington. Turkey has yielded to diplomatic negotiations for an exten sion of American Red Cross work In Ottoman territory beyond the present limited operations In famine stricken sections of Syria. The State Depart mcnt notified Red Cross, headquarters that the Turkish government had agreed to remove Its restrictions, and preparations were taken at once for beginning a great relief campaign in cooperation with the Red Crescent Society of Turkey. U-BOAT SINKS TRANSPORT. Steamer Completely Filled and Goes Down In 43 Seconds. Berlin. The Admiralty announce! that a hostile transport was sunk In the Mediterranean on September 17 by a German submarine. Following Is the ftateroent: "A German submarine on September 17 sank in the Mediter ranean a complo'ely filled hostile transport. The steamer sunk In 43 seconds. ( CONFEDERATE DRUM RETURNED. Mjssachur.etti CrnVnental Gueits Of Virginia Guards. Richmond, Va. North and South shook htindfi In the White House of t! a Confoderncy, now a mipeum of the j Confederate Me-" or!?.! Literary So ciety, whrn ti e V.'nrro tor Contlnertals ! returned a Confeiera'e drum raptured on a batt'efleld r.car Ylnchester, Va. I Crowds lined t' e streets and cheered i as the Cont'ni n'a!:, rrcortcd by the two ba'ta'lons of inll t'a remaining In I the mo! Pft'on camp hc- CHIHUAHUA CITY HELD BY VILLA Bandit Leader Held the Town For Hours. WON OVER PART OF GARRISON Left Unmolested With 1,000 To 1,930 Men and Carried . Off Much Ammunition General Bell Send Report Yashlngton. The most detailed ac count yet received of tho fighting In Chihuahua City, when Villa celebrated the Mexican Independence Day by a successful assault nn the Carrama gar rlson, reached the War Department from Brlg.-Oen. Oeorge Bell, command ing the El Paso military district It assert thai Villa personally led the attacking forces; that he took and held numerous important buildings la the city for several hours; that be wa Joined by 1,000 or more men of the Carranra garrison; that he retired, promising to return soon, and that be took with him a large quantity of cap tured arm, ammunition and artillery. General Bell in hia report eipresres the opinion that the raid was com pletely successful and that Villa ac complished even more than be said be wonld. Trevlno's personal guard de serted him, It appears, and In the con fusion many government soldiers were killed by their own comrades. Washlncton Official Skeptical. General Bell's dispatch does not show the source of bis Information and many officials believe bis account of the Incident is founded on rumors reaching tbe border, a were various stories which have been transmitted by State Department age:its. Tbey were Inclined to believe for this reason that tbe full truth of what transpired Is not yet known. Reports so far received are similar only In that they show a fight did occur on September 16 and that the Villa followers took the penitentiary and some other buildings. Tbey con flict as to the part Villa played, not even agreeing that he was present. All reports received are being for warded to New London for the Infor mation of tbe Mexican-American com mission. It is regarded as probable that an official version will be for warded there soon by General Car ranza. May Delay Agreement. No official would predict what effect the Incident may have on the negotia tions at New London, which embrace General Carranza's request tbat American troops be withdrawn from Mexico. It was deemed certain, how ever, that no agreement could be reached by tbe Commissioners until It was known precisely to what extent the situation In Northern. Mexico bad been altered by the Chihuahua City developments and until it was made clear what the Carranza Government would do to cope with the new situa tion. Many officers still believe that Villa Is either dead or his power so thoroughly broken that he could not hjpe to re establish himself. General Pfcrshlng expressed the latter opinion In a report to the War Department some weeks ago, and General Funs ton's recommendation that the Ameri can troops be withdrawn Is believed to have been founded on that view, if General Bell's reports prove accurate, however, and Villa did appear In per son at Chihuahua, it Is expected that the fact will be established definitely by witnesses whose evidence could be accepted without question. Not Likely To Involve Pershing. It la thought unlikely that General Pershing's forces will be Involved in any new fighting In Mexico, even If the most favorable account for Villa of the Chihuahua battle proves true. Tbe nearest American detachment Is more than 100 miles north of Chihua hua, and the main body Mill farther away. No matter what successes they might achieve In surprise attacks upon Carranza posts, the bandits are not ex pected to risk an attack upon the Americans and the latter could not go out In pursuit of the raider without new orders from Washington. TROOPS ORDERED HOME. Pennsylvania Regiments Will Leave the Border A Other Arrive. San Antonio, Tex.- Three regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry will be sent home from the border when the North Carolina guard, three regiments strong, reaches Its station at El Paso, It was announced at Southern department headquarters. The regiments released probably will be the First, Second and Third of tbe First Pennsylvania Brigade. General Funston has decided that when the advent of fresh regiments of guardsmen permits the release of or ganizations which have seen service on the border, the regiments which first came South will be tbe first to re turn home In this Instance priority would go to the Flrvt, Second and Third Regiments, although final deci sion will be left to Major General Clements, commander of the Pennsyl vania division at El Pajo. PERSHING FOR MAJOR-GENERAL. Hi Promotion To Vacancy In the Grade Deemed Probcble. Washington. Urig.-Geu. John J. Pershing, conimiindor of the American punitivo expedition in .Mexico mid ranking brigadier of the army, prob ably will bo made a ivajor rrre: a', :i vacancy In that grade having been crea'.ed by the deaiu oi. Majo.-wt uu,u. Ml'ls. A sucresFor to General Mills as clilef of the Bureau of Militia Affuirs has not boon selected. RECORDS BROKEN AT STATE COLLEGE 700 Freshmen Raise Opening Enroll ment To New High Mark. Flfty-Three New Teacher. Harrlsburg AJl departments of tbe Pennsylvania State Collego opened with record broakiug enrollments In every course. More than seven hundred Freshmen have been admitted, with many late arrivals still to be registered. It is expected the new class will reach 800. Eighty-three students have been regis tered as two-year agriculturists, and twenty-eight are listed with the upper clashes. Fifty three new teachers have been added to the faculty, Including E. A. Fessenden, formerly of the Uni versity of Missouri, to be professor of mechanical engineering; Dr. 8. W. Feltcher, of Cornell University, to head the department of horticulture; Fred Rasmussen, of the Iowa State College, professor of dairy husbandry, succeed ng C. W. Larson; H. L. Ridenour, ot Harvard University, assistant professor of English; Nicholas Schrultz, profes sor of agronomy extension, and Dr. C. E. Kennedy, of the University of Pitts burgh, Instructor In physical oduca tion. Six faculty members are on the Mexican border with the troops. They are expocted here within a month. Machine Gun Squad Officered. Two moro appointments of officers to command machine gun companies of Pennsylvania Infantry regiments or the Mexlonn border were annouced at the Adjutant General's DepartnienL Al! but one of tbe Infantry' regiments now have such an auxiliary organization, I: is -understood here. The appointments are as follows: Charles H. Chambers, Harrlsburg, first lieutenant, Company I, Eighth In fantry, appointed first lieutenant and aeelgned to machine gun company. Eighth Infantry. W. A. Ruch, Allcntown, captain and inspector of small arms practice, ap pointed first lieutenant and assigned to machine gun company, Fourth In fantry. Marshall Henderson, Pittsburgh, captain and Inspector of small arms practice, appointed first lieutenant and assigned to Sixteenth Infantry. R. D. Jenkins, Harrlsburg, second lieutenant, appointed first lieutenant and assigned to Eighth Infantry. Horace J. Inman, Philadelphia, second-lieutenant, appoluted first lieuten ant and assigned to First Infantry. . George W. Edwards, Bethlehem, first lieutenant, Battery A, First Artil lery, was appointed a second lleuton ant In the United States Army. 1st, Srd,.10th, Likely To Return. Adjutant Genornl Stewart received a telesram from Major General Clem ent, commanding tbe Seventh Division at El Paso, to the effect of the brigade of North Carolina Infantry Company of Engineers, field hospital company and ambulance company, ordered to tbe border, would be assigned to the Sev enth Division. The major general commanding will select the organiza tions to be sent home and tbe com mander of the Southern. Department Las suggested tbe first to arrive from Pennsylvania be given precedence In orders to return.. The First, Tblrd and Tenth Infnntry were the first to arrive. It has apparently not been determined whether the physical examination and musterout of the Pennsylvania guards men w ll take place at El Paso and the men sent, direct to their homes or whether they will bo returned to the mobilization camp at ML Gretna. It Is posslhlo, however, because of weather, the men may be mustered out at El Paso. The belief here Is that the Second Infantry, now the Second Artillery, will remain at the border for a time, as it has just received its ordnance and material. Plant Wheat Late; Avoid Hessian Fly. In a bulletin just issued, the State Department of Agriculture urges fami era to do their planting of wheat as late as possible this fall in order to avoid the Hessian fly pest, which causes mot-:t of the damage. Late plow, ing, it is pointed out, will destroy the eggs. This was done with success In many counties last year. Report to the Department Indicate a big decline in the oats yield because of the weather conditions during tbe late summer, and tbat cold, wet weather has affected potato crops to a great extent Rifle Shoot In Florida October 20. Adjutant General Stewart announced the National Rifle matches, which had been cancelled, would be held In Flor ida beginning October 20 and would bo open to teams from organizations both In and out of the Federal Service. Pennsylvania, he said, would stud a team. Civilian rifle clubs will Lo per mitted to send teams, but they will not participate in tbe appropriation fnr subslstence or per diem pay. Thoy probably will get transportation. Quick Mailing Of Handbook. The 'first copies of Smull'a lei;l.vla tlve handbook for 1916 were doliverod to tbe Division of Distribution of Docu ments and In an hour the first lot of COO was wrapped and sent out under the personal direction of Dr. J. W. Eslor, the chief. Thin work mndi a record for the dlvlsioii4 The o;bor copios will be Kent out us fast as re ceived. To Force Weight Supervision.. The Attorney General's Department has brought suit In the courts of the Adams Fulto.i District against tho Commissioners of Fulton county to compol them to establish the ofllce of soaler of weights and measures. Pay $40,000 Stats Tax. " The Delaware &. Hudson Canal Company paid the Stato $40,000 as 1U KUte tax. This pnyn ent will be fol lowed by others and P. is expocted that in a week or so thii receipt will be going to $300,000 a day. STATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD The Latest Gleanings From All Over the State. TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS Tho proposition to enlarge the Dels ware county jail was denounced by the Delaware County Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union in annual con ventlon In Swarthmore Presbyterian Church. Doth tbe Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads will abolish grade crossing at Seyfert by building two subways boneatb their tracks. Tbe crossings were considered dangerous to public travel. Donald Stock, ten years old, son of Dr. A. R. Steck, pastor of the First Lutheran Church, Carlisle, died as the result of sustaining three fractures or tbe arm while playing leap frog with everal companions. The Harrlsburg Rotary Club bas vol unteered to raise $100,000 for tbe new million-dollar hotel being built through the efforts of tbe Chamber ol Commerce. Nearly three quarters ol a million bas now been pledged. James Hutton, fifty-one years old, a prominent labor leader was instantly killed by a fall of rock at tbe William Penn Colliery, Shenandoah. His son, Thomas, working with him escaped the fall. ' Steelton City council is considering a plan for the elimination of overhead wires in the business district and for tne installation of light standards fur tbe arc lights now In use. Hack of tbe movement is the Steelton Mur chants' Association. At a conference between olty health department onicials and leading ice cream and milk dealers of Harrlsburg tentative plans for a new milk ordi nance were made. Montgomery county bas instituted civil actions against S. B. Drake, ei Protbonotary, who was sent to Jail tor eighteen months for embezzlement His bondsmen, Norristown trust com- panies, are included In the suits which are calculated to saieguard tne conn ty's financial interests. Twenty-five applications for permit! for construction of bridged we.e ap proved by the Water Supply Commls slon, including the cities of Coatesville and Johnstown; Cumberland, Frank lin, Cheiiter, Union, Northumberland and Lancaster counties. Lycoming county was granted permission to build a wall along Lycoming creek. While procuring apples from the cellarway of his' home, at Shamokia. George Francis, a portrait painter mer chant, fell to the bottom of a long Sight of steps and was Injured Intern ally as well as bis skull being fractur d. He was entertaining friends a( dinner, and had temporarily excused himself to procure tbe apples to pre sent to his guests. When Anthony Slavlnkas, of Miners vllle, fired a bullet Into his head there, be caused excitement which resulted in an alarm of fire. Two women were injured. One of the latter, Mrs. Kate Ritzel, la in a dying condition, having been run over by an automobile. The wheels caused a fracture of the spinal column. Miss Veronica Homer was also run over by an automobile, but U lews seriously Injured. The seventy school teachers of PcHtsville will be paid .their full salaries for September, notwithstand Ing tho closing of the schools. Tbl was the announcement mado by Su perlntondent E. C. Barclay and Direct or Paul Sheafer. Tbe teachers have not yet signed their contracts and could not have enforced paymont, but the school board expects to make up most of the lost time. Ralph Mickey, fifteen yeara old, son of R. M. Mickey, secretary of ta" Northumberland Heolth Board, was found with bis neck brokon, at th foot of Blue Hill, Sunbury, after hav ing been missing elRht hours. With a young companion, he had climbed lo the top of the bill and although the other boy did not see the .accident, It Is believed be fell off the top of the hill down a perpendicular Incline of more than 325 Jeet. A decayed tooth caused the deatli of Edgar W. Bechtel, former District Attorney of Schuylkill county. Busy In the practice of his profession, Mr. Beehtel did not notice that the decay ing tooth was causing necrosis of th" Jaw bone and when warned by sur geons that the bone should be scrapea, he poftporred the ordeal. The result was that when the injury was atlend ed to, the necrosis had developed Inf cuncer and all the efforts of the beat New York anJ Philadelphia surgeons failed to save his life, death coming after four months of Intense suffer ing. For embezzllns thousands of dol lar from the County of Montgomery. Sylvr- ter B. Drake, of Centre Square, former Prothonntnry, was sent to tho county jail by Judge Aaron S. fw"rl for ono year and six months, require'! to pay costs and fined $01.63. Effort! will be made to indtieo t school boards of New Cumberland and Lower Allen Township to join Camp III1I, Lemoyne, West Falrvlow, Worm levsburg and East Tenntboro To ghlps In the campaign for a comtnunltl high school
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