_ AMERICANS
RETURN FIRE
Mexican Shells and Indians
Cross Border at Naco
SEVERAL WERE WOUNDED
Fired Directly Into the Trenches Oc
cupied by the United States Sol-
diers Who Are Negroes—Mu-
tineers Kill and Flee.
El Paso, Tex.—After cannon and
rifle balls had fallen into Naco, Ariz.,
from the contending Mexican armies
in Naco, Sonora, American troops of
the Ninth United States Cavalry re-
turned the fire. The American troops
were ordered by their commander,
Lieutenant Drake, to return the fire
after the Quaqui Indians of Governor
Maytorina had fired, apparently direct-
ly into the trenches occupied by the
_ United States troops, who are Negroes.
The American fire quieted the guns
of the Mexicans. The Americans fired
about 100 shots.
The fire from the Qaqui ditches and
from the concealed Indians advancing
on the city, was directed into the po-
sition of the American troops at the
stock yards at the east end of the
town of yards at the east end of the
town of Naco. The Americans were
subjected to greater danger due to the
proximity of the fire and the number
of bullets which hit the small embank-
ment, the only protection they possess
ed. They were ordered by their com-
manding officer to return the fire
under the instructions by the War
Department authorizing American
troops to fire on attacking treops
when subjected to imminent danger.
The fire from the Hill forces and
from the Yaquis was in turn sent in
the direction of the American posi-
tion. However, the fire of the Yaquis
was so much more effective that the
American troops were ordered to re-
ply. The Hill bullets were never of
such a character as to subject the
Americans to much danger.
Officers of the American troops do
not think further steps will be re-
quired, ’
Border officials of the Carranza gov-
ernment are preparing a report on the
violation of American soil by Yaqui
Indians, which probably will be oifer-
ed to the American government. Gen-
eral Hill says that 500 Indians crossed
the boundary, but that only 12 were
captured and disarmed by the Ameri-
can troops.
It was predicted here that General
Carranza will make representations
to Washington to secure Vera Cruz
for his forces pending the outcome of
the Aguas Calientes peace conference.
The Department of Justice at Mex-
‘co City was reorganized Saturday.
Mazatlan. — Constitutionalist muti-
neers at Santa Rosalia have shot Ma-
jor Aguaye, the military commander
there, looted the custom house, seized
the Mexican steamer Kerrigan III. and
put to sea.
This is the news sent by wireless to
Rear Admiral Howard, commanding
the Pacific fleet by the cruiser Albany,
which the admiral ordered to Santa
Rosalia to report conditions as soon
as he hedrd there had been disorder.
Cotton Plans Rejected.
‘Washington, D. C.—Secretary Mec-
Adoo made public a letter to Repre-
sentative Henry of Texas in which he
denounced as impracticable and va-
porous the financing of the cotton
crop by the government. Represen-
tative Henry had made two sugges-
tions to the Treasury Department
which were discussed in McAdoo’s
letter. The first was that the govern-
ment deposit several hundred million
dollars in banks in the south at the
same time shifting to southern banks
the $74,000,000 now deposited in vari-
ous sections of the country. A sec-
ond suggestion was that the govern-
ment sell $200,000,000 Panama canal
bonds and utilize cotton as security
for government loans and in addition
issue $200,000,000 of “United States
notes to be loaned on cotton.”
* BOULDER STRIKES TRAIN
Serious Accident on P. R. R. Is Barely
Averted.
Johnstown, Pa—One of the most
narrow escapes in the history of the
Pittsburgh division of the Pennsylva-
nia Railroad Company was that when
train No. 21, a westbound passenger,
struck a 10-ton boulder at the horse-
shoe curve on the No. 3 track. The
lead engine left the track and swung
in toward the mountainside instead
of toward the Altoona Lake embanls
ment. The lead car left the rails.
All of the windows in one car and
many in a second car were broken,
and a number of women fainted when
they learned of their narrow escape.
Ambassador Marye Goes to Petrograd.
London.George T. Marye, Jr., de
parted for his new post as Americas
Ambassador to Russia. He is accom-
panied to Petrograd by Mrs. Marye
and John A. Ray, United States Con-
sul at Odessa.
Italy Has New War Minister.
Paris.—A dispatch from Ijome says
that King Victor Emmangel .has
named General Zupelli to sficceed
@eneral
newspaper eriticism.
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Grandi resigned bea psp, of
HENRY PRATHER FLETCHER
who for
Henry Prather
some time has been American minis.
ter to Chile, has been promoted to be
ambassador to the same country.
Fletcher,
CARDINAL FERRATA DEAD
Papal Secretary of State Has Passed
Away.
Rome.—Cardinal Dominic Ferrata,
papal secretary of state of the Cath-
olic church, and a candidate for the
papal throne during the recent con-
vention, died here Saturday.
The cardinal was stricken with ap-
pendicitis shortly after the conclave
¥: which he was a leading candidate
for the papacy and peritonitis later
teveloped.
It wag supposed that he was re-
¢overing, but he suffered a relapse
and soon sank into a comatose con-
dition. Pope Benedict was imme-
diately notified of the fact that his
secretary of state was dying and the
pontiff sent his final blessing to the
stricken cardinal.
Cardinal Ferrata was born in 184%
at Montefiascone, Italy. He has al
ways been regarded as one of the
ablest statesmen of- the Catholic
church.
Thanks and Medals for Mediators.
Washington, D. C.—A joint resolu-
tion extending the thanks of Congress
to the South American diplomats who
acted as mediators between the Unit-
ed States and the Huerta Government
in Mexico, was adopted by the Sen-
ate. It also appropriates $3,000 for
gold medals to be presented to the
three mediators — Ambassador Da
(Gama, representating Brazil; Minister
Naon of Argentina and Minister
Suarez of Chile.
KING OF RUMANIA DEAD
iast Days of Ruler Disturbed by War
Situation.
Amsterdam. — A telegram received
here from Vienna says that King
Charles of Rumania died Saturday.
King Charles of Rumania was a
member of the House of Hohenzol-
lern. At the beginning ®f the war
he was inclined to side with Germany
and Austria-Hungary, and was report-
ed as ready to cast his lot with those
countries, but such a course encoun-
tered strong opposition in Rumania
and particularly in the Legislature.
The succession to the throne of
Rumania, in the event of the King re-
maining childless, was settled by the
constitution upon his elder brother,
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-Sig-
maringen. Leopold renounced his
rights in favor of his son, Prince Wil-
helm, and Prince Wilhelm, in 1888,
renounced his rights in his turn in
favor of his brother, Prince Fer-
dinand, who was born in 1865.
Rome.—Prince Ferdinand: was pro-
claimed king of Rumania on Sunday
under the title of Ferdinand I., in suec-
cession to the late Charles I. ac-
cording to a dispatch received from
Bucharest.
Fleet of Submarines to Gather.
Washington, D. C.—Tentative plans
are being worked out for the assem-
bly next winter in the Mexican gulf
or West Indian waters of the largest
fleet of American submarines ever
brought together. They will take
part .in maneuvers with battleships
and other naval craft. The opening
of the Panama canal will make it
possible to bring into the Atlantic
waters submarines attached to the
Pacific fleet, and with vessels now
nearing completion there probably
will be between 25 and 30 under-
water fighters mobilized. Naval avia-
tors probably will co-operate in the
maneuvers.
CARRANZA’S PROMISE DEMANDED
Proper Use of Customs Will Lead to
United States’ Withdrawal.
Washington, D. C.—The
partment asked President Carranza
to give a guarantee that the cus-
toms receipts at Vera Cruz would be
used for the benefit of the Mexican
people, and that foreigners in Mexico
be adequately protected after the
withdrawal ‘cf American troops. Un-
til a satisfactory reply is recorded to
these questions no troops wil be
mevel om Vera Cruz.
state de- |
THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL
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| Dominant Styles in Millinery
HIC and dashing models are daily
making their debut in the mil-
linery openings, and whether they
originated in the French home of
fashions or first blossomed out in New
York or Chicago, or some other Amer-
ican city, they are as attractive as the
displays of former seasons. If of
American origin there is variety
enough to assure one that American
‘designers ‘do not lack initiative or
good taste.
Large hats are
popularity. Milliners assure us that
they will soon equal the smaller
shapes in public favor. Hats suggest-
Ing the Gainsborough, with its sweep-
Ing, graceful lines, large sailors and
many showing flaring brims varying
In width are triumphing among those
models designed for dressy or evening
wear. Many of these are in black
with simple but brilliant garnitures in
fancy ostrich or metallic trimmings.
Fur plays a conspicuous part in
shapes, both large and small
Black and dark rich tones of brown,
green, blue, purple, and occasionally
the deepest of reds, make ideal back-
grounds for the posing of the brilliant
trimmings of the season. Silver and
gold braids and ornaments, jets, fancy
ostrich and ribbons, many fancy
feathers, and curious flowers, which
suggest mother-of-pearl and metallic
effects, combined with silk and yelvet,
promise a season unsurpassed in beau-
tiful millinery.
Three pretty models shown in the
increasing their
picture given here are examples of
graceful, well-fitting and tasteful semi-
dress hats. They are designed with
reference to the styles in afternoon
gowns of cloth and are fine types of
the “all-around” fgimmed hats. That
is” they do service with a variety of
toilettes.
A close-fitting turban of velvet is
shown which serves to support a band
and wing ornament made of feathers.
This particular band emphasizes the
vogue for fancy feathers. There are
many varieties, from narrow collars
of brilliant foliage to those as large
as that pictured in quieter plumage.
Spanish coque, pheasant, and pea-
cock plumage are those best liked.
The second hat is a turban of black
velvet with brim widened at the left.
It is bound with silver braid and
trimmed with a single plume of white
ostrich. The clever mounting of the
plume is worth studying. The stem
is wound with silver braid and the
point in the left brim is included in
this windiffg. This is a delightful hat,
which will harmonize with glmost any
costume.
A hat in deepest violet is shown,
having a velvet brim and crown of
brocade in which glints of silver ap-
pear. In this, too, the brim widens at
the left side toward the back. A
bow of rich moire ribbon_at the back
and a silver filigree rose and foliage
at the front make this. an enviable
model of quiet elegance.
A Classic and
a New Coiffure :
BE classic hairdrass of the Greeks
needs no extolling of its beauty.
That goes without saying. It reap-
pears perennially, each time to com-
mand our admiration. Fair women of
today adopt it and adapt it to their
requirements. They will look long
before they discover anything in coif-
fures so beautiful and so dignified.
But the classic coiffure is not for
everyone, although it comes as near
to being universally becoming as any
so far discovered. It requires a cer-
tain “balance” In the face of the
wearer. Certain types require more
piquant arrangements. However, it is
Greek coiffure and to use it occasion-
ally by way of variety and to match
up with correspondingly beautiful and
dignified gowning.
To dress the hair as shown in the
picture is not difficult if the hair is
in the right condition. It must be
fluffy. This can be managed, if the
hair is perfectly clean, by dampening
it slightly and braiding it in small,
tight braids or crimping it by some
other means.
The front hair is parted off, while
the back is brought up to the crown
and tied to hold it there. The front
hair is then combed back and pinned
at the sides and on top
crown. The bands are then adjusted
about the head to hold the front hair
in place. In the picture given here
the back hair is shown rolled into
long puffs and pinned down in a small
This is as good am ar
fiat chignon
sworth while to experiment with the
near the!
rangement as the knot or coil. The
bends of the front hair serve for two
of the required puffs.
The second coiffure pictured. is
strictly up-to-the-minute. It is beau-
tifully finished-looking and among
those variations of the casque mode
which is destined to remain in vogue.
It requires careful waving of all the
hair.
After the hair has been waved it is
combed toward the top of the head
and arranged in a long.French twist.
By pulling the twist forward the hair
is brought down at the center of the
forehead. A shallow part is made at
the left side and the hair pinned into
position with small invisible wire pins.
Long combs, made for the purpose,
aye thrust into the head where the
hair” is turned under into the twist.
The coiffure ie a failure when the
twist is hard and rigid looking. It
must be soft looking and merge into
the rest of the hair.
All short locks about the face are
to be curled and pinned down, as
neatness is the m&n requirement in
this particular style. ?
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
Blouse of Cream Net.
The blouse arranged in fancy cream!
net had a narrow fold of black velvet
defining the V-shaped decolletage, to-
gether with a plisse frill of delicate
ivory tuile, while at the back, from®
beneath the sash, there fell a short,
full basque of the net.
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A Silage Cutter at Work, Showing Connection With Engine.
(Prepared by the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture.)
Once a year the farmer has to fill
his silo. The operation is outside of
the regular routine of farm life, and
unless considerable thought is given
the matter beforehand, it is likely to
prove unnecessarily expensive. Infor-
mation collected by .investigators in
the United Statos department of ag-
riculture will, therefore, prove useful
to farmers who have not worked out
for themselves the most economical
system.
Because the silo has been in use for
some years in these states, the inves-
tigators selected Wisconsin and Mich-
igan for their work. Cost records on
31 farms were carefully kept, reveal
ing a wide divergence in the cost of la-
bor per ton of filling the silo. It was
found, for example, that one farmer
did this for 46 cents, while another
had to spend 86 cents. The average
cost was 64 cents.
The cost of labor varies considera
bly, and in order tg gscertain the most
satisfactory method, the investigators
adopted for their comparisons a uni-
form rate of 15 cents an hour for men
and the same rate for a team of two
horses. Engine hire, including the
engineer, was placed at $4.50 per day,
coal at $6 per ton and gasoline at 13
cents a gallon. Ten hours were con-
sidered a day's work. While these
figures cannot of course be consid-
ered as absolute, they afford a conven-
fent basis for the individual farmer's
calculation of the expense of filling
his silo. The various methods em-
ployed on the farms that were in-
vestigated were classified in three
groups.
(1) The most common practice was
to have one man with three horses on
a corn harvester cutting corn in the
fleld; two men to load the wagons in
three or four men with
teams, depending on the distance from
the fleld to the silo, to haul the corn
to the cutter; one man to run the en-
gine when steam was used for power,
and, occasionally, when gasoline en-
gines were used, one man to feed the
cutter and one man in the silo to
spread and tramp the silage. Each
teamster pitched off his own load.
This makes a crew of eight or nine
men, exclusive of the man who tends
the engine.
(2) In eases where there is a short-
age of teams the following method is
generally practiced. One man, with
three horses, cuts the corn; two men
load the wagons in the field; two men,
or boys, with teams, haul the corn to
the cutter; one man unloads the
wagons; one man feeds and one man
works in the silo. As soor as a load
arrives at Whe cutter the teamster
changes his team for an empty wagon
and goes back to the field after anoth-
er load. When a wagon is unloaded
it is run out of the way by hand. With
this method, boys who are not strong
enough to handle the green corn, can
be utilized to drive the teams. This
and two boys, exclusive of the engine
tender.
(8) When enough horses are avail
able and help is scarce, the following
arrangement of men and teams is a
‘good one. One man, with three
horses, runs the harvester in the field;
four men with teams haul the corn to
the silo; one man feeds and one
spreads the corn in the silo. Low
trucks or wagons with racks suspend-/
ed below the axles should be used so
that the teamsters can put on their
own loads. This requires a crew ofs
seven men, besides the engineer.
Number and arrangemen -
ployed in filling etion pen, sims
ods.
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Kind of Work. he
Operating binder ...... }
Loading wagons ....... 2
Driving teams .......... 8
nloading wagons ..... T
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Total number of men.. 8or9 8
Number of teams Maul-
SRE eecveriiiii ions. Bord 8
*—Boys.
T—Teamsters.
The relative merits of these meth:
ods depend upon the conditions pre
vailing on each farm. The best meth.
od is that in which the working force
is most evenly balanced, that is, where
all are working continuously. In the
majority of cases in which the cost
rose to an unduly high figure, a poor
arrangement of the help was found
to be chiefly responsible for the extra
expense. It 18 not necessary to rush
men and #eams to their fullest extent
in order to get the work done cheaply.
If all are working continuously and
no one hindered by the others, econ
omy: will result. i
The details of this investigatio
have been published as Farmers’ Bul
letin No. 292 under the title of “Cost
of Filling Silos.” As long as the de
pariment’'s supply lasts this hulletin
will be sent free on request to the
Division of Publications, United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C. Further information in re
gard to the construction of silos, the
kindred subjects is contained in Farm.
ers’ Bulletin No. 32, “Silos and Stlage,*
and Farmers’ Bulletins Nos. 292. 55¢
| and 578.
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