at 1at ce ir. he en or- Aa- 288 ir. gEO- er ng he wi- id. wi B® . J SHIPS SUNK BY , GERMAN U-BOAT -53 Oraates Havoc Off Masse- _ chuset Coast m ON BOARD | ARD ARE SAVED Pesse! Which Entered Newport, R. I, Saturday Afternoon, Spreads Terror | #&mong Munition Ships of Allies. Six steamships were torpedoed off he Massachusetts coast by the Ger- wean submarine U-53 which created a sensation by drepping into Newpprt, R. I., Saturday. fhe vietims of the submarine were: The British freighter West Point, edoed and left in sinking condi- pe Her crew of thirty were left in nD boats. The steamship Strathdene, also Pitish, torpedoed and sunk. Her crew of twenty were given a chance to take 8e boats. The British passenger steamship ephano, of the Red Cross line, plying tween New York and Halifax, tor- pedoed amd sunk after her crew and passengers had been transferred to Douts. They were picked up by the Sauerican destroyer Balch. The British steamer ingen tor Podoad and sunk, The crew -of the: Kingston ore saved by - -ap American destroyer. Jwo more vessels,.the Dutch steam. % _Blobmersdyke and the Norwegians @eamer Christian Knudsen were later Mdk The crews of both vessels were ked up by the American torpedo frrer” Drayton and brought imto ports Betors attacking these vessels the gobmgrine had stopped the steamship sas eof the American-Hawailen fying the American flag. The’ was permitted to preceed. Nantuckel lghtship, of which the ewbmarine carried out its raid, is @irty. miles from the coast aad well ourside the territorial waters ef the ©nited Status. It is direstly in the poth of wessatlantic stegmship traffic. At least ten United States torpedo Boat destroyers have left Newport to up passengers and the orews of ¢ torpedeed vessels. The ‘crew of the Strathdenme, nearly all of them Lascars, were taken aboard the Nantucket Jightship. The , officers and men of the West Point "esek to’ thel small boats after sum: ®oning assistance from shore. The distress signals of the West t wers picked up by the govern- 1 t radio station at Newport, R. I, d immediately Rear Admiral Albert eaves, commander of the destroyer flotilla of the American fleet, ordered wirtually all of his ships $0 the rescue. %he West Point gave her position as fifty - miles southeast of Nantucket, But the navy officials questioned the. a@ccuracy of this, and said that later. geports indicated that the vessel was more than ten miles off shore. The booming of the: submarine’s guns, apparently fired in warning, was distinctly heard at Nantucket. But where the submersible was at tae moment these reports were heard was pure speculation. It was plain, how ever, that she had placed herself in tke lane of passenger and freight traf- fic and terrorized shipping along the eoast. In a flash after the first distress sig: aal of the West Point were sent broad- east, wireless messages were sent up sad down the coast and far out to sea warning ‘everything afloat that a Ger- man ship was operating in the steam- er lame. Bvery vessel equipped with wireless was warned to make for the three-mile zene, and the commanders of merchant vessels of the .entente gllies lost no time in shifting their sourse. Those that were following what is known as the outside course turned to the inside course that would bring them closer to American land. British gonsular officers aleng' the New England coast, whe had been ad-- sed by the British embassy to warn, tish shipping against the U-58 upon Rer appearance at Newport, renewed Qelr cautien on’ learning that the sub- sarine had gone imto‘action. Something like a panie possessed the minds of shippers along the coast. when the first reports of the torpedo: fog was received frem the radio sta- glen. The stories regarding the U-§s, which appeared in the Suaday papers, fad aroused muck speculation as to @er mission, and the news that she ®ad attacked - British vessels traveled fast. Anxious inquiries were made at Ibe newspaper offices from seemingly flmost avery one whosihad a friead on Ge water or-owned n shareiof stock: i» 8 merchant bottom. The Frederick VIII of the Scandi- mavian-American line, which is bring- ag home the American ambassador Germany, James W. Gerard, and vs. Gerard, ie off New York. Agsur- ance that the ambassador and his wife* were on a meutral vessel was given $e inquiring friends by the press. The radio station, which at first had ¥en to the pewspapers. the news of torpedoing and were slowly gath- ing additional facts, were suddenly sed to the press by an order from e navy department. at Washington. it was explained that everything Bearned by governr nt stations must 1.95; : ©9.80; mixed, JAPANESE DENY NEW PREMIER IS WARLIKE Photo by American Press Association. COUNT SEKO TERAUCHI. first be transmitted to the navy de- partment before being made public. The U-53, which anchored for three hours in Newport harbor Saturday afternoon while Commander Hans Rose sent ashore cerrespondénge from | Germany or the German ambassador, Conant ‘von"Bernstorff, and exchanged official calls with Rear Admiral Gleaves and Rear Admiral Knight, commandant of the Narragansett Bay | station, slipped out of the harbor and submerged ‘just inside the threemile limit, TWO DIE IN “PENNSY WRECK Stoel Care Prevent La Large Loss of Life In Oeflicion at Lewistown, Pa. Two mgn were killed gad twenty fajured when trains No, 6, bo- paraons ‘the Mercantile express, traveling tweea Chicago and Now Yerk, east- bound ‘on the Pennsylvania railroad, to another about a mile west of Lewis- tewm, Pa. The accident’ obourred during 8 heavy fog in which the engineer of the passenger train was unable to see the freight train. All steel passenger coaches again saved many lives. All trafic was delayed many hours. The dead are -F. Stott Bichelberger of Altoona, conductor on the freight | train, and ‘an unidentified man, a stock tender, riding on the freight train. Tn WANT TARIF| ON BASEBALLS Manufacturer Protests Jabs Selling "Em Too Cheaply.’ News came to the bureau of fereign and domestic commerce’ in “Washing- ton of a Japanese invasion of the ‘American baseball = manufacturing business which already has captured | Canada and hag leaped over the tariff trenches into ‘American markets. A western baseball’ manufacturing firm asserted that Japanese ‘manu- facturers, despite a tariff of ‘40 per cent, are selling five-cent baseballs in this country for 30 cents a dozen. LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN Pittsburgh, Oct. 10. Butter—Prints, 38%%@39c; tubs, 37% @38c. Eggs—Fresh, 37@38c. Cattle—Prime, $8.76@9; good, $8@ 8.60; tidy butchers, $7.75@8; fair, $6.75@7; common, $6@6; common to good fat bulls, $4.50@7; common to good fat cows, $3@6.50; heifers, $56 @ fresh cows and springers, $40 Are @86. ) Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers, $7.75@8; good mixed, $7.156@7.65; fair mixed, $6.26@7; culls and common, $3.50@5; spring lambs, $7@10.75; veal calves, ’ $12.,60@13; heavy and thin calves, $6@9. Hogs—Prime heavy, $9.96@10; heavy mixed, $8.90@9.96; mediums and heavy Yorkers, $9.76@9.85; light Yorkers, $9.40@9.50; pigs, $9@9.26; roughs, $8.60@9.25; stags, $7.60@8. Cleveland, Oct. 10. Cattlé—Choice fat steers, ‘$8@8.50;" good to choice butcher steers, $7@8; common and light steers, $6@6; "fair! to good ‘heifers, $86@7; good to. choice! butcher: ‘bulls; bulls, $8986; - $5.50@6; fair to good cows, $4.75@ 5.60; common cows, $3.50@4.50. _ '. Calves—Good to choice, $12@12.50; '$6:25¢@6.75; ' bologna fair to good, $0911.50; heavy to com- = mon, $8@8. Sheep and Lambs~—Good to ¢hoice springs; $10 @10:26;" fair to good, $8@ 9.80; culls and common, $6@8; ‘good to choice :wethers;, $7@7.26; mood to choice ewes, $6.50@6.75; mixed ewes and wethers, $6. 8@7; 480. Hogs—-Mediums ‘and heavies, 99.76 $9.60@9.85; Yorker, $9.60@9.65; pigs, $9; stags, 98. Chisago, Oot. 18. Regs—Bulk, $9.40@0.80; light, $0.19 @10; mized, 0.06@29; heavy, $@ 10; Troughs, $0@0.99; pigs, $6.75 @8.90. Cattle—Native beef cattle, $6.60@ 11.38; westersn steers, §6.16@0.40; steckere and feeders, $4.78@17.76; ocews and heifers, BI0PIA; calves, $8@12.50, Sheep—Wethers, $8.6008. 28; lambs, $7.35@10.80. : Wheat—Dec., $1.87%. OCorm~—Dec., 78% ¢. Ounts-—Dec., 484s. ~<a e———_ 800d to. choice cows, culls, . $3509 | roughs, ~ $8.60" | Ed light On in EE priced—from 5 up; [ There are i many days | when it isn’t | cold ap is yet it's too ‘chilly to be J "without an ‘heat at all. Perfection Oil Heater in any room in the house without he "soot, ashes or unpleasan em at your You comfortable re- ‘can be’ used in See th —$3.50 to $5.00. odors. dealers’ can be i ess of the weather, uf NA A. — «IE For the best figut, use use Atlantic i ol Your di of kerosene. Dogs and Kerosene You've seen a stray dog —thin, scary and half-starved. Let some one take him home and give him real food—he’s likely to turn out to be an excellent watchdog and a fine companion for the children. Good food makes the difference. It's the same with your lamp and oil stove. If they're smelly, smoky and bothersome—if you get hazy light and un- reliable heat—you’re using the wrong kind Give them ATLANTIC ahd you'll enjoy the fine, clear, brilliant light and the steady, radiant heat you've always wished for. Good kerosene makes the difference. petroleum obtainable. by name. Atlantic Rayolight Oil is refined to the nth degree, from the highest grade crude Always ask for it It doesn't smoke, smell or char the wick, « It"burns slowly—therefore is most eco- ‘nomical. If you believe in preparedness, - sone. you'll load up a barrel of Atlantic Rayo- GOOD RESULTING FROM GOVERNOR'S TOURS It is the general opirion of the officials and othérs who made the trips thru the differnt sections of the State on the Agricultural Tours, that the farmer and the people in gen- eral have been brought in closer touch with the work of various dep- artments of the State government and a great deal of good has been accomplished. * Secertary of Agriculture Charles E. Fatton, who has introduced progres tive measures in the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and who is now working out the marketing problem with general success was very much pleased with the result of the tours Secretary Patton says:- “The tours served as a means for getting the people of the farming communities in touch with the offi- cials at Harrisburg and gave them a chance to know personally those with whom they are dealing in try- ing to advance the agricultural inter- ests of the state. The tours gave me a broader insight into the conditions of the farming communities and the conditions under which some farmers must work. “One noticeable feature was the rea- diness with which the farmers and the people met us and talked co-op- eration. They are ready and anxious. _to be helped and they want to help us in outlining the work which will “ benefit them. “The tours have been a means of educationt as many of our farmess Lave not realized the benefits which can be obtained from the Department of Agriculture and have not taken ad- ‘vantage of the many opportunities open, to them . The tours will lead to the good of agriculture all over the State and have dreated a closer feeling between the farmer and the ‘Department of Agricultyre. “It was" a revelation to the visitors to see the improvements everywhere and especially were the eastern peo- ple impressed with the advancement the northern farmers have made. There was, an evidence of good farm- ing everywhere we went. I believe tbat the gradual construction of good roads is developing a tendency to fix up the farms thinoughout the State as many farm houses are now surround- ed with as fine lawns as we find in the cities and the building and fences are erected and painted in such mod- i ern fashion that hey} would do oat) eid Bagi LER 8 BEES i to our large towns and cities. “The receptions given everywhere surpassed anything that we could have expected and it is now our du ty to meet the demands that our peo- ple may make upon our services.” D eputy Secretary -of Agriculture C. E. Carothers who has charge of the Farmers/ Institutes and the farm ad- visory work says: “The recent Agricultural Tour of the State has impressed a number of things on me and gave me a much broader knowledge of the great nnd fundamental interest and industry o° ‘our state by no other method conld we have gained so complete a knowledge of the general condition of the differ- ent sections of ithe State relative to its agricultural interests. No season of the year could be more favorable for such an inspection, having as we dc so many different varieties of soils adapted Ito the production of so many different products, all of which are being cultivated to a great extent to produce that which is best adapted to the different localities, “One thing that impressed me most in other words, unproductive land. Why a’ great deal of this waste land is lying in its present condition and has been permitted to run down eoutd be explained by its owners, yet when we consider that in every section of the State traversed by the different tours we found splendid markets for all products: of the soil, we believe that a greater interest should be, ta. ken by the farmers of the State and that it will be but a short time until there will be much less non-produc- ing acreage in our fertile valleys. “Another matter that impressed me deeply was the scarcity of live stock. Outside of several sections, but little is found in the country traversed. It should be the purpose of the Institute State in. order that Division of the Department of Agrienl- ture’ to assist in. every way possible b ‘in its endeavor to encourage the farm. ers in every way and to interest them to such an: extent that they may find it possible. to cultivate or graze every adre of their farms, thereby inereas- ing the amount of food. production and livestock, so much needed: jn the the products of our farms may keep pace with the in dustrial development.” Children Cry FOR FLETCRER'S CASTORIA was the unusual amounit of waste, or. Wilson insists that he will never rec egnize. government by assassination, but he hasn't cut off relationg with those who have assassinated Ameri Cans. The first President and the first Con- gress that ever submitted to a hold-up And, by the way, ‘nobody’ will ever be able to claim this was a regular Democratic Administration unless we have a bond issue before March 4, 1917. Betting on Hughes and Wilson is dangerous both to Democrats and Re- publicans. In one of the New Eng- land states such a bet was made a few days ago. The officers heard of it, and they arrested the Republican on a charge of robbery and sent the Demo- crat to an insane asylum. Be careful. —~ we ie Driviag I Home, Let us drive home to you the fac. that no wash woman can wash clothes inas sani- tary a manner as that in which the work is-done at our laundry. We use much more water, change the water many more ms‘ uee purer and mores costly soap, and keep all th clothés in constant motion RA mmm —————————————————————— _i—— BOB0B080508080E0B08080ITR080I00I0B0R0e08 during the entire process. It's simply a matter of having proper facilities. Ln | Neyersdale Steam Laundy Joseph L. Tressler | Funeral Diréctor and Embalmer § = Meyersdale, Penna. Residence: 809 North Street Feonemy Phone. FO 229 Center ‘tree $ Both Phones. { % | stellation, 8 | Bonhomme i | Bssex and Chesapeake. wR | RUMANIANS LOSE ! IN TRANSYLVANIA Kronstadt Is Refaken by the Teutons ALLIES GAIN ALONG SBMME All of Le Sars In Possession of Brit- ish—Austrian Attacks on Italians Fail—Allies Gain In Macedonia. Kronstadt, in southeastern Tran- sylvania, and its leading indus- trial and commercial center, which was occupied by the Rumanians short- ly after their entry into the war, has been recaptured by the Austro-German forces, the Berlin war office an- nounced. All along the eastern line in Tran- sylvania, the official statement reports, the Kumaunians are falling back. From the Geister forest the Teutonic forces have pressed into the Al: valley and fought their way forward. A successful attack by German sea- planes upon Russian transports off the Dobrudja coast in the Black sea is re- ported in an official German state- ment. British Advance en Somme. The British lines em the Somme front north and northeast of Cource- leite have been considerably ad- vanced, it was officially’ announced in Augen: A small part of the ground lost by the Germans in the recent fighting north of Les Boeufs was regained by them ina counter attack. Otherwise, says the official statement, the Brit- ish held theif gains. They have taken more than 560 Germaa ers. The ‘| whele. sf Le Sers is in British hands. The success ‘af the Serbians in egrrying Bulgariss pesitions north of Pojar;: inthe | Midje Planina ‘region, is desoribed: by Reuter’s Salonika cer- respondent as important. The Serb- fans, says the correspondeat, made their. mew | advance, after stubborn: fighting, putting the Bulgarians finally to precipitate flight. The action con- tinued ‘and the Serbians obtained a footing on the Dobropolye ridge, a very strong frontier barrier which the Bulgarians are said to have consid- ered impregnable, owing to its natural strength.and the manner in which they: had fortified it. The Serbiars are reported to have: captured a fairly large number 0° pric- #_. and considerable booty. On the repsainder of the front there was. intens# artillery activity and progress cn the part of Serbian advanced’ de-- : tachments. The: repulse of repeated attacks by" the Ausirians on the new Italian posi-. tions on Busa Alta, in rhe Vanoi Cis- mon valley, is reported in the state- ment by the Italian war office. \ 8-HOUR BOARD NAMED ° Three Men Will Consider Effect and Application of New Law. President Wilson has appointed three men to the newly created board which is to consider railroad legisla- tion, especially as it pertains to the eight-hour day. They are General Goethals, former governor of the canal zone; George S. Rubles of the federal trade commis- sion and Interstate Commerce Com- missioner Clarke. Observing the operation and effect of the institution of the eight-hour work day, the commission is author- ized to conduct a general investigation of “the facts and conditions affecting the relations between such common carriers and employees.” The task will begin when the eight-hour law i | takes effect, Jan. 1, next, and after an inquiry of not more than nine or less than six months the commission will make a report to the president and congress. Pending the filing of this report, and for thirty days thereafter, the law provides that there shall be no redus- tion of wages of the employees affect- ed for the standard eight hours of work. WOULD USE PROUD NAMES Defense Society Urges Battle Cruis- ers Carry Titles of '12. Suggestion that the new United States battle cruisers—a new class of ships for the navy—be named for the famous old fighting ships of American history is made in a letter sent by the American Defense so- ciety to Secretary Daniels. The society says that in so doing the secretary of the mavy “can do much to preserve the noble traditions of our earifer navy and to foster a revival of true patriotiam which will do much to arouse a sentiment which will again plase our fleets im their proper rank with the mavies of the world.” The names suggested are the Alliance, Intrepid, Comstitution, Con- United States, Congress. Richard, Indepeadence, Koo Muet Stay on His Jeb. President Li Yuen Hung of Chiea 3|has cabled Dr. V. K W 2 | Koo, Chinese minister to the UMited 3 | Btates, refusing to aecept his resigne- g | tion from that post; declaring in the - message . that the. preservation of 2 | friendly relations between the United g (States: and China now is the greatest ¢ importance, and that Nr. Koos serv- % | ises are indispensable. PEE c— AI a
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