The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-12
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BERLIN-TEe mammoth Zeppelin
airship factory at l'reidcrichshafcn is
cnshroudcd in gloom and Count Fer
dinand Zeppelin, the aged inventor,
who has spent several fortunes in
building his great air crafts, is heart
broken over the loss of the Zcppeliu
Ii and - lives when the big gas
bag went down in the North Sea. The
war Office ordered an official inNesti-
gaticn Of the Wrecking of the Zeppc-
lin balloon off Hcligoland.
LONDON The feats of Pcgoud the
French aviator, who carved "A figure
-" in the air recently. probably saved
tho life of Kent, n British aviator.
Kent lost control of his machine. 1000
feet in the air, and although he turn
ed four somersaults. he landed right
side up and unnjurcd.
WASHINGTON ignoring instruc-
tons To navigation in the shape Of
doorkecpers and secretaries Miss Nor
ma Lee Johnson stcered IA straight
course into the navy department ana
fired a broadsde into several startled
officials on behalf of Frank Lively. an
aspirant for the Naval academy, who
had been rejected because he was I'M
der weight" The officials struck their
Colors. ana Lively returns to Annap-
oils To undergo another examination
as Ia his fitness.
LONDON--kinG George, it was am
nounccd. viii act as sponsor for the
heir or Roxhurghc dukcdom, whose
mother WAS Miss May Goelct. of New
York. The duke of RoxburEhc was
aide de camp to King George in 1901,
when. as the Dukc of Cornwall ana
York, his majesty made colonial
tour on board the steamer Ophir.
PARIS-A Portsmouth. Eng, dis
patch To the Excelsior states that
the British admiralty has given con-
tracts To Signor t'llivi. the Italian
scientist and inventor, who says he
las discovered Il new agency Of war
fare in the violet rays. According to
Signor Ullivi, u scientist in his in
land laboratory, by the application of
certain elements and mcchanisms, can
blow up great drcadnoughts. The eN-
act workings of the alleged explosive
have not been revealed.
SALISBURY BEACH. Mass.--h
chill northwest wind whipping in from
Massachusetts bay at sunrise found
200 homeless vacationists shivering
under scanty covering on Salisbury
beach. clad in thin clothing, men,
women and children had stood guard
all night over the few belongings they
were able To- rescue from the sweep
ur the fire that devastated the summer
resort. Heaps of smoking ruins were
all that remained today of nearly 300
cottages and seven hotels that were I'm
the path of the flames
WASHINGTON--idm Billings of
Boston is now foremost among those
considered for collector of customs at
Boston. The question will be definite
ly determined within a few days. Sec
rotary McAdoo has discussed the APP
pointmcnt with the Democrat Massa
chusctts congressman.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Ten legal firms
have estimated the claims of their
clients against Henry J. Fink, the pri-
vatc banker of Belleville, ILL.,, at $32l,-
OOo Fink is out on bond on a war
rant charging embezzlemcnt. -Four
other attorneys represent claims
against Fink.
VIENNA, Austria--A committee was
appointed at the meeting of the Zion
ist coppress la forward the proiect for
the establishment of Jewish univer-
sity at Jerusalem
BINGHAMTON. y. Y.-Sadakiohi
Hartman. an art critic. announced that
he had discovered "a genuine paint
ing by Guido REM entitled st. JOS
eph and the Infant Christ" in the
possession of Leo Buckley here,