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THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA.
“BRITISH FORGES 1
NEAR BAPAUME
Drive Back Germans Over Three Passages Blocked by Debris Extra Session of Congress Is
Miles Along Seven Mile
Baitle Line
TURKS LOSE MORE GROUND
|
Teutons Gain in Some Sections and |
Entente is Successful in Others— |
French Capture German Prison.
ers, Germans Take Russians.
i
. London.—The official report from
British headquarters in France an- |
nounces the abandonment by the |
Germans of their main defensive sys- |
tem west of Bapaume, on a front of |
three and one-half miles. The Brit- |
ish troops drove back the German
rear guard to a depth of a mile and
occupied Grevillers and Loupart
wood.
The German retirement followed a |
heavy British bombardment and was |
made under cover of hazy weather.
The movement was still in progress
when announced. The British ad-
vanced troops are said to be hard
upon the heels of the Germans and
more than keeping pace with their
retreat. :
Russ Lines Hard Hit.
Berlin—The British made an at-
tack over a wide front south of Ar-
ras. The official announcement says
the attack failed and that heavy
loses were inflicted on the British.
German troops advancing against
the Russian lines on the Narayuvka
river in Galicia, took more than 250
army headquarters an-
mounced.
French Take Prisoners.
Paris.—Several attacks were made
by the Germans and all were re-
pulsed, -the war office announced. A
strong German detachment which at-
tempted to advance on the Coury
road was checked. Another futile
attempt was made near Beaulne-et- |
Chivy. Two German attacks, on Hill |
185 and on Louvemont work, on the
Verdun front, were countered easily.
The French took 150 prisoners.
During the night the Germans bom-
barded Soissons. ' The French suc-
cessfully raided German trenches be-
tween the Avre and the Aisne.
Raid Fails, Says Berlin.
Berlin.—The British made an at-
tack over a wide front south of Ar-
ras. The official announcement says
the attack failed and that heavy
osses ‘were inflicted on the British.
STATE SENATOR MAGEE DEAD
Youngest Member of Upper House
Succumbs to Pneumonia After
Short Illness.
Pittsburgh.—State Senator Charles
J. Magee died of pneumonia. For
several days little hope had been en-
tertained of his recovery.
Born In Pittsburgh.
Senator Magee was born in Pitts-
burgh February 5, 1883, and was ed-
‘ucated in the public schools, George-
town University and the University
of Pennsylvania. He read law with
his brother, W. A. Magee, and was
admitted to the bar in 1912. In No-
vember of the same year he was
elected to the State Senate from the
Forty-third district and was re-elect-
ed in November, 1916
Senator Magee was chairman of
the Canal and Inland Navigation
Committee and a member of the
committees on Appropriations, Con-
gressional Appointments, Education,
Judiciary General, Law and Order,
Legislative Apportionment and Muni-
cipal Affairs. He was one of the
youngest member of the Senate and
was a general favorite of his col-
leagues. His uncle, Christopher L.
Magee, died while a member of the
Senate in March, 1901.
Austrian Cabinet Crisis Reported.
Amsterdam. — A Vienna dispatch
says it is reported in political cir-
cles that an Austrian cabinet crisis
is imminent. It is declared that
Count Henry Clam-Martinic, premier,
will resign, and probably will be re-
placed by Count Czernin, minister of
foreign affairs, and that Count Tisza,
the Hungarian, premier, will succeed
Count Czernin.
British Get Notice,
London.—The British government
has received formal notification from
the State Department at Washington
of the decision "to place armed
guards on American merchantmen.
Military Training Proposed.
Springfield, Ill.—Fifteen days’ mil-
itary training annually for every
able-bodied man between 19 and 25
years in Illinois is proposed in a bill
introduced in the House.
Governor Driven From Office.
Olympia, Wash. — Governor Lister
was threatened with death by an un-
jdentified man, who bolted into the
governor's office at the state capitol
with a drawn revolver. The gover-
nor escaped through a side dcor.
Missouri “Dry” Amendment Passes. |
Jefferson City, Mo.—The Missouri
Senate passed the bill submitting
prohibition to the voters in the 1918
election. Under the proposed amend-
ment, stateswide prohibition would
become effective November 1, 1919.
3 DEAD IN
MINE DISASTER
and No Hope Felt for Men
Still Entombed
GAS POCKET WAS THE CAUSE
Police Called to Guard Entrance and
Quiet Mob of Excited Relatives.
Most of Dead Are Foreigners.
Night Shift Escaped.
Hendersonville, Pa.—Thirteen men
are known to be dead as the result of
two explosions in Hendersonville Mine
No. 1 of the Henderson Coal Company.
Volunteer rescue parties made up of
| experienced miners from nearby towns
| and the rescue crew of the Pittsburgh
branch of the United States bureau of
mines started to recover the bodies,
|
| but the mine was so choked with
debris that it was many hours before
the dead were reached.
Anxious relatives crowded about the
mine entrance and struggled so to see
their dead that state police were sum-
moned to hold them back. It was
found almost impossible to penetrate
the chambers affected by the explo-
sion. There is no hope that those en-
tombed will be brought out alive.
When the first bodies were brought
to the surface, undertakers exper-
jenced difficulty in getting away with
them. There were ne police on the
scene and relatives of missing men at-
tempted to take the bodies from the
wagons that removed them to the cor-
oner’s office in Canonsburg.
Police Hold Back Crowd.
Company. officials
bring any more bodies to the surface
until the state constabulary arrived.
and the machine men of the day shift
had started to enter when the explo-
sion occurred.
Most of the men noteaccounted for
are foreigners who made their home
in the village that has sprung up
around the mine.
CONQUEROR OF AIR i
DEAD OF PNEUMONIA
Count Zeppelin Spent Fortune in Back-
ing His Theories and Won
Fame in Old Age.
London.—Count Ferdinand Zeppelin
is dead at Charlottenburg, near Berlin,
from inflammation of the lungs.
Count Zeppelin became famous at
the age of 70 as the builder of the
world’s first practical dirigible bal-
loon. On his seventy-fifth birthday he
navigated his twentieth airship to cel-
ebrate the occasion. But before he
had achieved fame he had devoted a
half century of his life, ex ted his
ised
| COUNT FERDINAND ZEPPELIN
personal fortune of $750,000 and sacri
! ficed a brilliant career as a German
| cavalry leader, in conquering the air.
Emperor William recently proclaim
| ed Count Zeppelin to be “the greatest
, German of the twentieth century.” As
‘a token of appreciation he conferred
i upon him the exalted Order of the
! Black Eagle, the highest honor in the
| Emperor’s power.
First Balloon Ascension.
| It was in the United States that
| Count Zeppelin made his first balloon
ascension. It occurred while he was
following General Carl Schurz in the
‘Civil War as a military observer for
the German army.
| Count Zeppelin was born in Con-
stance, Baden, in 1838. As a youth he
was trained for a soldier’s career. He
| fought thrcugh the Austro-Prussian
| and the Franco-Prussian wars, and is
| said to have been. the first German s0l-
: dier to cross the frontier into France
| in the last-named conflict.
Income Increased."
{ Washington. — Preliminary reports
| to the treasury department from
pvery section of the country since
| March 1 indicate that the govern-
ment will collect $300,000,000 in in-
come taxes during the current fiscal
year, Or about two and one-half
times as mich as during the preced-
| ing 12 months,
i London. —Sir Ernest Shackleton, the
{ explorer, who now is at Sydney, Aus-
! tralia, says he is going into active
war serv
}
decided not to!
The night shift had left the mine |
WILSON ORDERS
ARMING OF SHIPS:
Called to Convene in Wash-
ington on April 16
|
. WORK ON DE
|
FENSE SPEEDED
|
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; President Acts on Strength of Opin-
icns Against Old Laws and With
Assurance That Nation Is
Solidly Behind Him.
Washington. — President Wilson
from a sick bed ordered the arming of
American merchant ships against Ger-
many’s ruthless submarine warfare
and at the same time issued a procla-
mation calling an extra session of
Congress to meet April 16.
The decision came following the ac-
tion of the Senate in revising its rules
to permit prompt action on important
questions and the submission of form-
al action on important questions and
the submission of formal opinions by
Secretary Lansing and Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory that he has the power to
arm merchantment without action by
Congress.
Details of the Government's armed
neutrality plans for defending the
merchant marine were withheld to
avoid endangering Americans and
their ships by permitting the informa-
tion to reach Germany. :
Navy Preparations Complete.
Fraught with the grave possibility
of war with Germany, the action was
taken by President Wilson only after
he was convinced that Germany actu-
| ally was proceeding with her campaign
| of ruthlessness and had made efforts
| to plot with Mexico and Japan against
the territorial integrity of the United
States.
Issue Rests With Kaiser.
The President’s action sent a thrill
through the Senate, meeting in spe-
cial session, and through the govern-
ment departments still hoping that
war with Germany would be avoided.
Officials and senators declared that the
issue rests entirely with Germany.
I
CARRANZA WINS ELECTION
Will Assume Office May 1—Revolu-
tionists Carry the Day.
Mexico City.—Elections were held
throughout the republic for presi-
dent, senators and deputies. The
election of Venustiano Carranza, who
as “first chief”
alist revolution has dominated Mex-
ico since the overthrow of the Huer-
ta government, was conceded.
It was the first national election
since that which lodged President
Madero in the presidency ‘for his
short-lived term of office. This fact
caused much enthusiasm among the
people. There were several disturb-
ances reported in some places, due;
directly to the electoral campaign.
But these disorders were - bloodless
affrays.
It was assured that the revolution-
ary government would carry a large
majority in both chambers. There
were only a few independent candi-
dates who succeeded in imposing
themselves as adversaries of the gov-
ernment party.
INDIA PLOTTERS BUNCO KAISER
Admit Accepting Von Papen’s Money,
But Did Not Keep Promises.
New York.—Thé number of agents
engaged by Captain Franz von Papen
and Wolf von Igel to foment revolu-
tion in India was definitely placed
{at 40 by the federal authorities.
These men got from $0,000 to
$100,000 each. Three of them, two
natives of the province of Bengal, in
India, are government prisoners. More
than half of the remaining 37 are
living in seclusion in this city.
Their whereabouts, however, are
known to the department of justice.
The one thing that is holding back
the prosecuting :officers is the legal
difficulty of proving a case against
the accused. While frankly admit-
ting the receipt of large sums from
| the German embassy officials, the
men under arrest declare that they
did not carry out their promises.
“If Von Papen or Von Igel will re-
turn to the United States and make
complaint against the Hindus for
taking money under false pretense,
we will entertain the charge,” re-
marked a government official.
Indicted in Food Probe.
New York.— Three sealed indict-
ments charging manipulation of food
prices were returned by the federal
grand jury. Criminal violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law by the
arbitary boosting of food prices is
charged in each case.
Villa Forces Slay 45.
Juarez. — Salazar’s band of Villa
‘ bandits fired into a Mexican Central
passenger {rain at Laguna, killing 45
of the de facto escort and wounding
three passengers. Twenty of Sala-
zar's men were killed and 22 wound- |
ed in the engagement that followed.
Gerard in Cuba.
Havana.—James W. Gerard, former
American Ambassador to Germany and
his party arrived at Havana from Cor-
anna, Spain, on board the Spanish
steamship Infanta Isabel
of the constitution-|.
SCORE LOST IN
INDIANA STORM
Tornado Sweeps New Castle
and Other Territory —Help
Rushed from Many Points
‘
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS HEAVY!
Rescue Work Impeded by Darkness
Owing to Destruction of Power
House—Fire Follows Storm—Cin-
cinnati Struck by a Cyclone.
New Castle, Ind.—More than a
score were killed and 150 were in-
jured, some probably fatally, in- a
tornado, which wrecked more than
200 homes in this city. The damage
was roughly estimated at $1,000,000,
but may even exceed that figure.
The storm swept over the city in
a southeasterly direction, demolish-
‘ng practically éverything in a path
almost two blocks wide and more
than 10 blocks long. For several
hours the city was entirely cut off
from communication.
Help - Appeals Sent.
Appeals for help were sent out by
Mayor Leb Watkins and Governor
Coodrich was asked to send troops
to police the city, which was in dark-
ness, owing to the demolition of the
power plant,
/The exact number of dead may
not be known for a day or two, as
nractically all the bodies thus far
found have been dug out of the
wreckage of their homes.
Confusion and disorder followed in
the path of the storm. Those who
escaped injury and death ran wildly
about the streets, women and chil-
dren crying and wringing their hands,
and men shouting and cursing. The
men finally settled down and began
the work of rescue, digging in the
ruins of their homes for missing
members of their families.
Most of the. dead were found in
the wreckage of their homes, only
two or thrée bodies being found in
the streets.
Storm Followed By Fire.
Several fires broke out in the
wreckage, but the heavy rain which
followed the tornado kept them from
spreading.
While many of the beautiful homes
of the city were damaged, the great
ast destruction was in the factory
district, where the school building, a
brick structure, and the big rolling
mills were destroyed.
Storm Hits Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, O.—Three' persons are
known to have lost their lives, four
others are probably fatally injured
and a score or more less seriously
hurt as the result of a tornado which
wrecked about 30 houses in the resi
dential district of Hyde Park.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LOSES
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Cyrus A. Suiloway, Aged Statesman,
Taken by ‘Preumonia.
Washington.—Representative Cyrus
Adams Sulloway, the veteran mem-
ber of congress from the First New
DIES AT TOKIO, JAPAN
Was Former Mayor of Piits-
burgh and Had Emi-
nent Career
Washington.—George Wilkins Guth-
rie, American ambassador to Japan
since 1913, died suddenly of apoplexy
in Tokio. A cablegram announcing
his death reached the state depart-
ment.
Mr. Guthrie, a Pittsburgh lawyer
prominent in national Democratic poly
itics for many years, was among the
first diplomatic representatives ap-
pointed by President Wilson. He sail-
ed for Japan in July, 1913, and has
been at his post constantly since that
time, except for a short visit to the
GEORGE W. GUTHRIE
United States in 1915. He has acted
for his Government in several import-
ant diplomatic exchanges with Japan,
including the California anti-alien con-
troversy.
Twice Mayor of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Guthrie was born in 1848 and
came of one of the oldest and most
prominent families in the United
States. The fact was much comment-
ed upon when he became Mayor of
Pittsburgh in 1906 that he was the
third Mayor of the city in direct line
to be furnished by his family. His
father, John B. Guthrie, served two
terms as Mayor of the younger city,
and his maternal grandfather, Magnus
M. Murray, was also for a term a
Mayor of Pittsburgh.
Mr. Guthrie was Pittsburgh's most
ardent public reformer, twice pro-
posed as a gubernatorial candidate,
and honored by, city. state and na-
tion.
He had reached the highest hon-
ors of Masonry.
The affairs of the embassy were
' taken over by Post Wheeler, the first
secretary, who will act as charge until
a new ambassador is named.
LATEST MARKETS
Pittsburgh
Cattle — Good to choice, $11.50@
11.75; medium to good, $9.60@10.35;
tidy, $10.25@10.60; common to good
fat bulls, $6.00@9.25; common to
good fat cows, $4.50@8.50; fresh
5
US A SULLOWAY
district, died here
pneumonia. He was 78 years old.
Representative Sulloway died in
his hotel near the capitol. He was
ill but a few days.
Myr. Sulloway’s congressional career
was featured by his interest in pen.
sion legislation. He was born at
Grafton, N. H.,, was a lawyer and
had served in every congress for the
past 22 years except the Sixty-third.
He was one of the most picturesque
fisures in the house, and prided him-
self on being thg tallest member.
Free Seed Supply Gone.
Washington.—Sin~e the home gar-
dening movement began throughout
the country as a means to meet the
increased cost of food, the depart.
ment of agriculture has been swamp-
ed With hundreds of thousands of re-
nests for free seeds. Officials of the
department say they have no seeds
to distribute as members of con-
gress themselves direct and this
year's supply of about $200,000 worth
was long ago exhausted. No more
will be available until late in ths
CYR
Hampshire
of
summer.
rows and springers, $25.00@85.00;
| veals, $9.50 @13.50.
| Hoge — Prime heavy, $15.20@15.25;
niedium, $15.10@15.15; heavy York-
ers, $1490@15.15; light Yorkers,
$14.00@14.25; pigs, $13.00@13.25;
.roughs, $13.00@13.75; stags, $11.00@
112.00.
. Sheep — Prime wethers, $11.75@
112.00; good mixed, $10.75@11.50; fair
mixed, $8.50@10.25; culls and com-
mon, $5.00@7.00
| Wheat—May, $1805.
Corn—May, $1.07.
Oats—May, H7%ec..
Butter — Prints,
46@46%c.
Eggs—Fresh, 28@30c.
Chicago.
Cattle—Native beef,
stockers and feeders,
cows, $5.70@10.65.
Hogs — Bulk, $14.45@14.60; light,
$14.20@14.80; mixed, $14.40@14.90;
heavy, $14.35@14.95; roughs, $14.35@
42@43c; tubs,
$8.70@12.00;
$6.75@9.65;
14.50. Pigs, $9.60@11.00.
Sheep — Wethers, $11.00@®@12.30;
ewes, $8.80@12.10; mixed, $9.20@
10.10; lambs, $12.40@14.90.
8 Buffalo.
Cattle — Shipping steers, $8.50@
11.75; butcher grades, $7.25@10.50;
cows, $4.50@#$8.25. Calves—Culls" to
choice, $4.50 @14.50.
Hogs—Yorkers, $16.30@15.35; pigs,
$13.25@13.50; Troughs, $13.85@14.00;
stags, $9.50@10.50.
Sheep — Yearlings, $11.00@®18.75;
wethers, $12.00@12.50; ewes, $6.00@
$12.00.
Great Storm Sweeps Spain.
Paris—A dispatch from Madrid
says a storm raged throughout Spain.
Nine ships broke from their anchor-
ages at Algeciras. One American
schooner, the name of which is net
given, and one British vessel collided
and both sank.
systems in the United
CALL IS ISSUED
FOR RAIL STRIKE
March 17 Selected as Date for
Initial Movement for Raise
in Wages of Carmen
38 SYSTEMS ARE AFFECTED
Granting of Demands of Railway
Brotherhoods or Upholding of
Adamson Law Only Can Pre-
vent Contemplated Action.
Chicago. — Written secret orders
for strikes on 38 of the big railroad
States, be-
ginning at 5 p. m. Saturday, March
17, have been issued.
The strikes will be called unless
the railroads grant immediately a
basic eight-hour day, with 10 hours’
pay. This conference will be attend-
ed by the chief officials of the Big
Four railroad brotherhoods and a
group of railway officials.
Railway union officials here de-
clared they will wait no longer for a
decision by the United States su-
preme court on the Adamson eight-
hour law.
Nothing will prevent the strike, it
is declared, not even injunctions,
Affects 38 Big Roads.
Each 24 hours thereafter another
group of roads will be struck until
38 of the largest transportation sys-
tems in the country are tied up.
No compromise will be considered
by the brotherhood chiefs. When
they meet with the railway officials
in New York, the latter will be given
the following ultimatum: “We must
have a basic eight-hour day with 10
hours’ pay and prorate for overtime.
“If we have to strike for our.de-
mands there will be no settlement
that does not include time and a
half for overtime. :
“If it does mot become necessary
for the brotherhoods to call out mere
than the first group of railroads then
whatever agreement is made with
them must govern every railroad in
the country. If any road refuses to
grant the increase then a strike will
be called among its employes.”
Refusal Means Strike.
If the raflroad officials refuse to
make the concessions demanded then
the brotherhood officials will carry
out the strike plans without further
delay.
Food Trains To Run.
Only freight and yard service men
will be affected by the strike for the
first five days. Passenger, milk and
food trains will run as usual. The
brotherhood leaders declare they will
not interfere with the passenger
service until they see it is absolute-
ly necessary to call out those em-
ployes to win.
Wilson Prepares to Act.
There is every indication that the
President is prepared to act if it be-
comes apparent that the nation, fac-
ing the gravest international crisis
of its history, is about: to have its
transportation facilities paralyzed.
There was no statement as to’what
action he was contemplating.
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HOME RULE PROMISED.
Ireland May Have It But It Must Not
Be Forced Upon Ulster.
London.—The presentation by the
[rish nationalists of the House of
Commons of a resolution calling for
the immediate application of the
house rule statute to Ireland pre-
cipitated a most bitter session and
threw the home rule question into its
ald position of uncertainty.
‘The resolution forced the govern
ment into a declaration of policy to-
wards self government, namely that
any part of Ireland that wishes home
rule could have it, but that no
soercion would be employed to com-
pel Ulster to accept. At the same
time, the proposal drew from the
Ulsterites the ultimatum that they
would not accept, which, coupled
with the government's pronounce-
ment, egectually crushed all hopes
for a speedy settlement.
THREE FOUND GUILTY
{
Conspirators Against Lloyd Georgé
Sent to Prison.
London.—Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, hen
daughter, Mrs.’ Winifred Mason, and,
the latter’s husband, Alfred George
Mason, were found guilty of conspi
racy to murder Premier Lioyd
George and Arthur Henderson, mem-
ber of the war council. Miss Har
riet Ann Wheeldon, another daughter
of Mrs. Wheeldon, was acquitted.
Mrs. Wheeldon was sentenced tol
10 years penal servitude. A sentence
of seven years was imposed upon
«Alfred Mason, while his wife was
given five years penal servitude.
Germans Replace Church Bells.
Paris.—German. troops dismounted
and sent away the bells from ali
churches of Peronne and neighbor
hood, supposedly with the intention
of melting them. Peronne bells subs
sequently were brought back and de-
pésited in a corner of the publia
625 Persons Drowned.
London. — The British transport
| 1aborers, was sunk after a collision,
| and 625 persons lost their lives. Ten
| of the persons lost were Huropeans.
Mendi, carrying South African native |
square.
New Mexico Launched in April
| Washington.—Thesuperdreadnaught
| New Mexico, under construction at
i the New York Navy Yard, will be
launched late im April