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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
SMOOTH FORCERS
RUN TO EARTH
THEY ALTERED AND RAISED
UNITED STATES POSTAL
MONEY ORDERS nv EVERY
SECTION OF THE COUNTRY.

Pittsburg, Pa. June 49,. Post office
inspectors tonight arrested John M.
Reed, John Whitney and James Stew
art, Of New York City. The charge
against the men is altering, raising
and forging United States postal mon
ey orders The officials say the pris-
tners have operated in every part Of
the United States and the department
has been trying to run down for over
year. They are said. to be the
smoothest and most dangerous Of
their kind in the country. The meth
cd OF the trio has been To secure
money order for rs cents and with the
aid Of chemicals raise it to SIS or
500, Then taking the raised order
to a merchant would purchase some
articles and set change, The work
on the orders was 50 cIeverly done
that many Of them were put through
local banks without detection.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
IN THE DEFENSE
OF WASHINGTON
TWELVE INCH LAND BATTERIES
PUT AN "ENEMY'ss CRUISE
OUT or ACTION m SIX MIN
uTEs AFTER FIRING BEGAN.

Fort Hunt. Vitg MIA, June 18th
first gun in the defense Of Washingto
was fired by one Or tie eight inch bat
er es Of Fort Hunt al GIL tonight
The target was one Of The units j
Admiral Dickin's squadrans which an
peased To be Of cruiser type. sh,
had JUST rounded Marshalrs point
hree n les below the FORT, proceed
ING slowly up The river That sheswa
an enemy" was indicated BY signa
from one Of the forts searchIights
After he initial fire, shooting hacam,
general and Nix minutes was taken II
by Fort Washington's 12ineh batter
ies Not a reply came from the Wa
ship and when The required number 8
shots lrom the fort had been tifad Il
construct yeiy put the ship cu Of ac
tion, the firing ceased.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
TRAIN STRUCK A
SPREADING RAIL
AND WENT OVER TREsTLE INTO
DEEP RAViNE, KILLING THREE
PERSONS A Nv D lNJuRING
TWENTY OTHERS.

Albion, ILL.,, June III Three persons
eNe killed and twenty injured Iii 4
reck Of an ems bound passenger
rain On the Southern railway at Gold
Gate I'LL, today. The train was Il
Cotton Special" carrying Confeder-
te veterans 10 the reun pn At Louis
lille, KY Willie running fifty miles
,er hour. the engine struck d spread.
ng re- On 4 trestle twenty fees high
nd the engine ana four coaches over
turnea and fell % the bottom of ra-
zine The engine completely turned
over.
The dead are.
: J. tfhles, Greenway, ARR. passen-
ger.
j p. Johnson, fireman. Princeton.
Ind
ouo Graetz, engineer. Princeton.
Ind.
The train consisted of three pun.
mans and four coaches. Two IL the
sleepers were darailea bnt dil nor no
over tho trestle.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
GERMANY FoRTlFYlNG*

Washington, June 49,. Berlin ad
vices announcing that extensive fortr-
hcations are to be erected In Kiao
Chou Bay, have aroused considerable
interest here and In diplomatic circles
mas led 70 speculation about Ger.
many's intentions. In conversation TO-
night on this subject Ambassador
Sternberg says that plans for the de.
Tense Of kiao Chou harbor, VIII ch III
Germany's naval base in the far East,
were drawn UP some time ago III ac-
cordance with Germany's agreement
with China, which provided for for
tifyng the harbor.
Lack of funds, however. has made
impossible the execution Of the pro
ject until now
He also said the defenses would be
Of the same general character as
those AZ Hong Kong or the American
naval base at Guatanamo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14

TO America Entertained By Ambassa.
dor Mccormick at Paris.

Paris, Juna 49, Ba"on Rosen, re-
Gently appointed Russian ambassador
q tha United States, and Baroness
aosen We're entertained at luncheon
at the American embassy today BY
Ambassador and Mrs Mccormick.
Although purely d social event for the
purpose Of renewing AN acquaintance
made az a. Petersburg. VET much In.
terest attaches to II Ia connection
.with the American peace nj iativs and
the part Rosen probably will take III
its execution The two ambass adors
went over the situation but the re-.
suit Of their conversation remains pri.
yate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
GREAT BRITAIN
IS WITH FRANCE
AND UNITED STATES ON MoRoc-
CAN Observation-Disclosures
INVITATION TO CONFERENCE.
DECLINED.

London, June lS.-Great Britain, as
one Of the powers signatory to the
Madrid convention Of 1880, In answer
sto the request Of the sultan Of Muroc-
20 20 Jon an international conference
4or consideration CT the Moroccan
question, has announced that its
preference IL not to take any part lii
me conference unless such action
would be satisfactory to France.
me United States has taken the
same stand, the two powers being In
accord with France that such confer
ence would not be the best way Of
promoting urgent reforms IN Morocco.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
UGLY CHARGES
AGAINST LEADERS
Who, i is Claimed. Have Ac-
cepted Bribes
TO CALL OFF STRIKES
JOHN c. DRIseoLL. FORMER sEc
RETARY OF COAL TEAM
OWNERS ASSOCIATION
CLAIMS TO HAVE
PROOF.

81 eago, June ID The teamseers
7tfife prcper has almost he IN lost
sighi q. the stuation 81 both sides.
mere With the charges II bribery in
connection y th labor unions II chi.
oago than with the real issue
Within the next tRentyfour haura
wa SAID Honight hiatory 81 M
'ecfe transactions of the labor union
Chicago for The past four wars
would be made public. ana TIA. tha
information would lnnEcafe nauv las
pF leaders, who Ii j asserted nave
ncepted tribes TO call off strikes.
ihe man who Is expected ID usya
ais information Il John &. Dr.scolI
former secretary of the coal tea,p
owners associa ion, who has been an
intermediary between employers ana
5eamsteEs unions III this city for the
past four years.
says He Has Evidence.
Tomorrow morn M, Drisgoli sava
re Will appear before thu grand sarv
yith documentary evidence sbosgi,,u
1at several labor leaders have been
ece wing large sums of money through
s,riseoll, which. II Id declared by the
affes's employers. were forced u nav
prevent emplayas hsfng called ont
~ strike 10 snbstantiate his atafa. /.
ienfs Dfiscoll displayed tonight
alllS cheek book the stubs on which,
~ y correspond to amounts uala
lese labor leaders.
DriscoIl'a Method.
INC method used by DriscoII Al.
asspaillp's .spil's ~ hals I ansspt
assa likely n NM would ask him to
his Influence "a bring aboht ar
il1nstrnent At the difficulty Fees. acs
8arairg to DsiscoIl, paid the llfi xn men
anged from 500 tn thonsanfs, tile
ggs egat Y. heir I eFtimated bit Ii III at
10000 niisroli declares ha never
saeaived y dollar of this n1oaey for his
aftor'sin ayerting trouble, except from
ORGANIZATIONS Of which he Wa sfcra-
ary.
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SECOND ENGAGEMENT.

Baltimore, Md. june li.--At l:45
fhls morning fWednosl lazy Bait.
more's1 defenTlg forte were again
attacked by three vessels of t..o Meet
under Rear Admiral Dickens. The
forts opened fire, and after brisk
cannonade The Atlantic sent up red
rocket, which ~ taken Ii mean shat
sAe confesscs destruction or surrond.
ess' Constrnctively, All three attack.
ing vessels were rent To the bottom,
as was also a four-maSted schooner
which the war vessels use| az a var.
tial screen to their movements and
which was therefore. In line of fre
from the forts The naval vessels a d
not reply 10 the forts and shortly
turned and headed down the bay.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
.RUMOR OF HITCH
IN NEGOTIATIONS
Note OF Pessimism DIS. ernabIe
at Washington
TOO OPTIMISTIC VIEW
HAS BEEN TAKEN OF THE SIT
uATloN IN TIE OPINION OF
DIPLOMATS AT CAPITAL

Washington June ia note q
oesslmism was dlsoernible tonight il
ne tone of discussion of The nego
'ia3ohs Tor peace in the far east
% far as is ascertainable at III me
70 permanent ground exists for tbt
Imposition hat tie negotiations ar.
io proceeding favorally. 1t is real
Ied IN both governmental and dlplo
nasic quarters that until the TWO bel
lgefehis actually are brought together
common basis, of undersfantlino
ne poss.b Ii y Of a hitch must b taken
nto account.
Among members OF the dinlomatic
'orps the formal response of the Rus.
ian government to the presidents ap-
'sai Tor cessation of hostilities was
'ecelYed with keen interest. II was
made the subject of a conference al
ne White house today between tie
resident and Minister Takahira. Tha
tea1ls OF thel conference were NOT
4 selosed but tonight Minister Taxa.
IRA 1nimated strongly thai the nego.
tations We're proceeding smoothly.
IN otner diplomatic quarters it was
,uggested thai possibly a too optimis.
g view Of the tua. ion generally was
eng taken This idea, coupled with
call Of NJ. Jusserand, the French an
'assadar, at tha Waite house tonight
~ 70 me rumor, extensively cir4lIa.
ed, thai something 10 a hitch ii Tia
aeaee proceedings actually lsaa oc-
3urred
Jusserand returned tonight from
Vest Point, where he went q deliver
? address AT HI embassy he fonnd
note from Pres dent Roosevelt re.
testing him u call at the White
fnne at 9.15 and remained with the
resident until H. To the Associated
'ress, Jnsserand. after the conferl|
nee, said it would be discours eous to
ne president for him to discuss
or publication the nature Of Ms inter-
lew Wasn asked the direct question
whether a hitch mad occurred III the
'eace negotiations, he replied frankly
hat he had heard Of none; SO far as
g was aware, he said. there had been
p change in the favorable status of
he negotiations.
Direct communications between s! 4
'etersburg and Toxic have not yet
'een established. The White house ii |
yet the medium for all communica-
ions between the two capitals. IN
'orsant details remain to be agreed
pon before the plenipotentlafias can
meet TO discuss means OF ending the
var.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
LONDON AWAITING NEWS.

London, June 1S.-London is anxi
ously awaiting the next step In peace
negotiations Neither British official
circles nor the embassies have receiy
ed further news, for which they are
looking to Washington, st. Peters
burg and Toxic.
Japanese official circles are some
what pes imistic in fear that Russia
Will not accept Japan's demands as 4
basis for negotiations looking to a set
tlement of the far eastern question.
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CEMENT TRUST DECIDES TO
RAISE PRICES d PER CENT

Atlantic City. N +, June 13.--The
association OF American Portland ce
nent manufacturers In convention
mere today decided that u view Of the
scarcity OF stock II will be advisable
tho ensuing year to raise prices FIVE
per cent, The association represents
nfty millions Of capital and thirty mil.
lion barrels Of cement.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
ILLINOIS MiDsHiPMaN
Drowned While IN Bathing on Hack
ett's Point. Va.--selonycd on
Newark.

Annanol s. Md. June IL A wireless
message was received al the naval
academy tonight from Commander
Badger commanding The Newark.
conveying the news Of the death by
drowning q Mid-Saipman II T.. vers
rees' Of the second cIaEs The New.
ark is one of the vesse's now engaged
In army and navy iont exercises ana
was AZ anchor off HacSstt's po'nt this
afternoon when Nsrtrees, with nthar
midshipmen We're Ia swimming, The
deta Il of the death are lacking. Yer
trees was 10 years Ola and the son III
w. J Vertrees. OF Bushnell, Illinois.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
THE BIG -FOUR
BREAKS RECORD
RUN FROM CHICAGO TO BuFFA.
10, A DISTANCE OF SAG MILES,
MADE IN 453 MlNUTES--AvER-
AGE SPEED 70 MILES PER
HOUR.

Buffalo, IN. Y,, June 13.-The Lake
Shore railroad established new rec
ord between Chicago and Buffalo to-
day The diitance, SIG miles, was
covered in 453 minutes, thus beating
the wcrld's record Of 470 minutes,
made last Monday. The run from Elk,
hart to Toledo, 1873 miles, was made
In ia minutes.
From Toledo to Cleveland 1oS
miles In 81 minutes. Cleveland to
Buffalo, 1888 miles In 150 minutes. The
average speed, deductng for stops,
was 70.9 miles an hour.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
LETTER CARRIERS SAY NEW
RULES WILL WORK HARDSHIP

La Gro sc, Wis. June l3.--At the
state convention OF the Wisconsin Let
ter Carries association today, speech.
es were made urging letter carriers
tf me state to get together to oppose
the proposed changes In rules for gov.
eminent Of carriers. Several speak.
ers said that II the department per
sisted in us decision to apply the new
rules, great hardships would be work.
ed on letter carriers.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
coNGER's RECEPTION AT
MEXICO TO BE NOTABLE

city Of Mexico, June 1s.--The og.
0hcial reception Of American Ambas.
sador conger win take place Thurs
nay noon, He will be taken to the
palace IN carr age and escorted by
The pre- identlal guards. A notable
assemblage Of statesmen ana military
ffllcers VIII witness the ceremony.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
FLEET LOSES
SHAM BATTLE
theoretically tbe Land Fortiii-
cations Sink Bait.eships
TORPEDOBOATS WIN OUT.
FIRING COMMENCES AT $4,000
YARps-WARNiNG OF AP-
PRoAcH OF SQUADRON
is SENT BY SCOUT
SHIP.


Fort Monroe. Va. jane l9-For the
third time in the lase twenty .four
hours ihae bat'leship Taxas, flagshin
he training ship Hartford ana the
sahboat Horne,, We're constructiyalv
sunk off Fort Monroe tonight. The
tliTd attack on tae Chesapeake foriif.
cations began tonight at s,35 ana
heayy fir rg was ma ntained bv bonn
heet and tor for almost a half Al
lour.
Story of the "Bat .le.s
Fhe feet steaming toward the for
hcations was discovered by the scout
boat Reno. A wireless message was
sent into the fort ana the range finders
IN a few seconds sent word to taa bat
e:ies thai the ships were off the shore
lf,eoO yards. The guns and mortars
Of all the fortifications were trained
on the ships and the range lessenad
lfom ne to dime as the ships came IL
closer Ten m nutes after tire vessels
were gh ed the Texas commenced
hring S.inch and 10dnch guns.
Attackers Are Repu.ssd.
Within q few minutes the Morsar
batteries were turned loose IN tbe
ships at 10000 Yards, and Dis the VA
8ets came IN clOser, the twelve inch
guns opened "a them
ihe SHIPS kept up continuous nra
ms noise being terrific, shak liz the
bll ldings 81 Old Point. After steam.
lng ~ the Ripraps, the Texas set tAe
signal to cease firing ana turned about
putting out u sea again.
lie exercises appear to demanstra j |
nat II would he. almost itanassthla fa.,,
an "A get llFta isasiantSn assasas.
Torpedoss Make 4 Cash.
Ar a O'clock three of Adm rail |
9ickins tofpeaohoats made dash forl
he mine fields, and were at once fired
lpon by The forts. The three torpedo
poats were followed III close order BY I
onf monitors and d eru scr. The
action lasted twenty-five minutes. The
Monitors were all equipped with
iearchl'ghts which they nsed in op-i
iosition 10 those of the forts. As
'aon as ihe gNnners Of the lefense got
ne range GA one Ship, another Sh
wound Indicate her presence through /
he dense smoke hY fash ana 4
lang.
The torpedo boat destrogars werA
u dark and they spit spitefully at
he lower searca CHI OF I1art Hunt.
nd then, with constant flashes from
heir sides, ran directly between tha
wo fortilieations on their way ID
Washington.
No Break IN Procession.
There was no break ia the single.
lle procession the Potomac chan.
81 for ha whole fleet went hy. When
he monitors were in front OF the forts
heir searchlig4ts were flashed, into
he sky as were those OF the forts
hen sounded from the rward mon.
TOR thu hngle TO cease firing and III
Hence and once more ia darkness
ne fieet maintained It's course to-
ards the national capital
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DID NOT OVERSTEP
HIS PREROGAT|vES
Ming Oscar Sen5s Vigorous let
ter TO Berner
STORTHINC'S PRESIDENT
SAYS HE ONLY DID HIS DUTY AS
OUTLINED BY TIE LAWS OF
THE uMloN-APPEALs
TO PosTERITY TO
JUDGE.

stockholm, Sweden, June 13.-Kins
Oscar in long and Wig. rously werded
letter to the president of the Norwa
gan Storthing, NJ. Berner. declare,
accession OF the oath of Norway'e
king makes it the kings duty MT te
pass over in silence the. pronounce
ment OF the Norwegian council ot
state ON the occasion Of his n,aia ~,
veto Of the consular bill. The kfno
maintains he did not oversten hts
9rerogatlves under the constitution
ana says that consideration for the
unlcn imposes on the king the duty
'cf exerc sing his constitutional rights
King Oscar says.
Stands For His Riohts.
Inc Norwegian people and Norwe.
glan nation demand the right to force
the king % give a decision. which n
his opinion conflicts with his duty a.
monarch Of the united kingdoms and
king OF Sweden, therefore the king Of
Sweden must become altogether de-.
pendent, as regards his decisions mn.
ON the viii Of the Norwegian nation
through its council Of state.
Such position fer kingiy power 7
can only describe as being irreeoncil
able with the laws OF the union laid
down III the Riksalzt (the charter nro.
mulgated In 1915 establishing nav
fundamental laws en- tie terms that
the union Of the two kingdoms be
indissolnble and irrevocable. w.thant
prejndice to the separate government
constitution and laws, Of either Swed.
en- OK Norway G.
W Ffy s8savor ftsfs always pessn /,
give Norway that place with the union
~ which she can rightly lay claim.
MY royal duty to the union requires
me to endeavor to uphold its legal ia
SIS, even when BY so dong / come in
Eo opposition with Norwegian national
feeling.
THE law on which took oath and
which has regard for the welfare Of
united kingdom, determined my de.
aislon on the consular queation. but
lere ! am met not only BY the refusal
u the Norwegian council of state to
,ountersign that dec sion, but by res
gnation cf its embers. When / do
slined 70 accept the resignation of
council, II declared threateningly that
my Norwegian who co-operatea III
carrying out my decision would at
ha same moment be without d faith
srland ! was therefore, placed IN 4
position Of either myself breaking The
3ikaakt which / was sworn To M. |
lold, or of reconciling myself to stand
Without councillors.
Left Without Councillors.
"7he council, after attempting to
'iolate the constitution and to render
'oid a decision Of the king Of Norway |
egaEly gwen, resigned the office and
he king Of Norway was deprived of
The Storthing approved
his breach Of the constitution and BY
evolutionary proceeding declared the
legitimate king Of Norway had ceased
2 reign and that the union of the two
iingdoms was dissolved.
III remains for Sweden and for me
$ king Of the nm on. to decide wheth-
4 the attack by Norway on the Ok
sting union shall lead to legal disso
ltion of that union.
LET the present generation and pos
gritty judge between me and the Nor
Eegian people"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
TRRI-sTATE DOCTORS.

Burlington, la, June 13.--Nearly a
hundred delegates from Iowa. Illinois
and Missouri are attending the meet
ing Of the Tri-state Medical society
here Papers were read by DR.. w. w.
Webster Of ChicTCN, and DR.. John r.
Kempker Of Davenport.
Dr. w, p Qnine Of Chicago, delIv-
cred the annual address this evening.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
INTERESTING CEREMONY.

Rome, June l3%-An interesting
ceremony was performed today on top
OF Janiculum hill, where the Francis.
can sisters of the American mission
Of the order laid the ccrner stone Of
their mother house.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
KILLED HIMSELF IN OFFICE.

Tucson, Ariz.. June iS--Thomas
Statewide, former attorney general
.of Arizona, committed suicide Ia his
office today by shooting, He has
been suffering from nervous pros,ra.
ton.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
GETS A STAY or A WEEK.

Chicago June 13.-" "Jocko" Briggs,
who was to have been hanged next
Friday FOR tho murder Of Hans Peter.
son, q cigar dealer the uight of Sep
tamber ~, has been granted stay Of
one week BY Judge Barnes.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
SHIPPERS REST THEIR CASE.

Springfield, I'LL, June 1s,--Illinois
shippers, who are contesting for lower
freight rates before the railroad and
warehouse commission, this afternoon
rested their case snd the railroads
will begin offering evidence tomorrow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14

Washington, June H. Charles ]. .s
Bonaparte, who IL so IL become
secretary of navy mad an hours talk
today with Secretary Morton. Bona.
parts said he would afsune the aasies
of secretary Uf the navy July is "
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14

indianapolis Ind, June 13.-vicc
President Fairbanks left today for
Iowa City, iowa, where he Will deliver
the commencement address at the
State university.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
SPECULAT|NG ON
JAPAN'S TERMS
Wen Informed Diplomat at St.
Petersburg
CONSIDERS THEM EASY
RUSSIA LEARNS THAT ONE DE.
MAN0 WILL BE THAT SHE
SURRENDER ALL INTERN.
ED WARsAIPs.

81. Peter burg, June IA, 2:14 a. m
Instead e publishing the text of il,
official reply to the message from
President Roosevelt regarding the in
itation of peace negotiations with Ia
Pan the Russian government decided
with the purpose of taking the nublle
INTO c nfidenco regarding prospects
OF peace. to issue statement epn.
marlz ng the status Of neg 9tiations
which will appear in the form 81 )
communication in the foreign oftlce
gazette today
Tribute to Roosevelt.
rms statement, which pays a grace
1ul tribute to President RooseveIf,e
action, expresses in a general way
Rus'ia's willingness to negotiate
without entering into particulars
which cannot be considered to be
definitely determined urtil The reca;nt
- ne Japanese reply. The Russian
government under the circumstances
mas deemed It best to leave to tbe
washington government lie publica.
lion a The Russian no q.
INC fact that the japanese goyern.
ment has not yet communicated with
Rnssla az % the time ana nlaoa an3
number Of plsnip9tentiar Cd IL not I'm
slaefed strange ina much as tia tex,
81 tile Rnssian raplv semitic Washinp
ION Yesterday could nor have arriyeg
at Toxic, considering the difference
n time, until last midnight. Al I'M
ear!inst " 'a's
speculatirg cn Japaa's Terms.
Japan's terms continue ID he 1 mar
ter for animated speculat on. A vel
informed diplomat. who says he knew
lapans terms before the battle d
Mukden, considered them to have
been very moderate ana believes thas
even now they will be- found to be not
unduly harsh. Private advices from
Russian source at Shanghai say It |
- certain Japan will demand the sur
render Of all ships interned in eastern
waters, which may be another item
Of setting indemnity.
What the Papers Say.
Papers supposed to have semi.of
fetal inspiration continue to speak du
biously Ut results, but 1t IL noticeable |
that cheap and popular papers like The
Gazette plainly advise the people to
reconcile themselves to defeat and
peace The paper named says:
Defeat is not a disgrace and viii |
not prevent developments. Lock at
France. We have survived previous
misfortunes. We were beaten many
tines by Poland and Lithuania. but
now they are ours"
The Listok, another popular paper
pays a glowing tribute to President
Roosevelt as "tha peacemaker far
beyond the seas
With peace in sight, however, BY
strange perversity, some OF those who
We're loudest in Its favor when It was
below the horizon, seem suddenly to
have changed their attitude. finding
II less. attractive than when ii was
opposed BY the government,
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
JusSERAND AT WHITE HOUSE

Warrington, June 13--Ambassador
Jnsserand left the White House at ii
o'clock, having been with the presi.
dent an hour and three quarters. He
said his visit did not relate especial,
ly" TO peace negotiations.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14
ORDER or FoREsTERs.

Springfield, Ill, June 12.---The state
convention Of the Catholic Order OF
Foresters met today An address of
welcome and responses were deliver.
cd.