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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
SOME FRENCH FORTS
REPORTED ANT|QUATED
Germans Describe Many Captured as
Showing Strategical
Weakness.


THE HAGUE, October 13.-According
to recent reports In the German press
not all the French Qualifications are
so strong as has been believed. Sew
era1 Of those which have been taken
by the Germans are said to have been
Anticipated. little effort to modernize
them having been spent on them. A
noteworthy example of this, and one
which Is rather typical of what the
Germans assert they have found, is the
case OF Fort Lee Ayvelles. which, To-
Gated almost due south of Mezieres-
Charleville, guarded the bridges and
fords of the Meuse in that locality
Describing what he saw in the fort
after 1t had been occupied by the Ger
mans, Henry Binder. war correspond
emit of. the Berliner Tageblatt, says in
the issue of that paper of October 9
with other things:
"AIl French forts along the Belgian
border have been constructed with
such carelessness that one can easily
determine the degree to which the
French depended upon their Belgian
neighbor. Generally the forts were left
in the state they were when built, and
since the plan of their construction
dates back to fifty years ago. the stra-
tegical weakness of several or most OF
them is plain enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
EDUCATIONAL,
IN WASHINGTON.
Free School

Girls and boys who are iii the
eighth grade or higher grades
are cordially invited to attend
our Saturday Morning Free
School from 10 to II, beginning
next Saturday. November I.
All books and supplies will be
furnished free by the school.
Call. write or phone for free
copy OF the latest issue OF The
Booster our school paper. It's
worth reading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
Lacked Modern Guns.

"A typical example of this is Fort Lee
Ayvelles. which guarded the bridges
and fords of the Mouse south of Me-
eres-Charleville. and which was shot
out Of the ground with 500 shots from
our twenty one centimeter mortars.
The fort was built in 1873 and was
armed with forty pieces. Its main arm
ament was two batteries of six guns
each OF nfne-centimeter caliber, dating
from the years 1873 and 1880, and
which had range of only four kilo-
meters.
(Note-The range of even the small
est German siege pieces is never less
than eight kilometers)
I'm addition there were found in the
fort several twelve -centimeter bronze
guns, which had been cast in 1884,
while In the classmates We found sew
eral mitratlleuses and five-barreled re-
volver guns, which had been intended
to sweep the meats In the fort were
also found several old mortars from
the year 1s42-old muzzle-loaders, with
the typical pyramids of round cannon
balls beside them-guns of type we
use In our villages to fire salutes.
Neglect Shown Everywhere.
1.-THE fort showed neglect every
where. Not alone was its armament
| antiquated and primitive, but the man
agement before and during the attack
must have been defective. The road to
the fort had been blocked merely by
felled trees and an occasional barbed-
wire ENHANCEMENT, and trees before
one Of the batteries of the forts made
| 1t necessary to replace it after our
| troops had arrived. To do this winch
had to be used.
"But they succeeded only in getting
one of the pieces into position. This
gun WAS intended to serve against air
craft above the fort, and an effort had
been made to give it the necessary
lhigh-angle elevation by digging
trench around 1t in which the timber
| rested. Even at that the elevation
| sacured WAS insufficient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
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12;h and F SITS. N. w.

Y. Pr11d i,olrme French Language
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TRENCH TAUGHT ~ FORMER i'Il:Et or
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sons: translat uc. itit' A COWARD, ~ =
ST. ne. y. .i3
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
RooseveIt's Son Weds at Madrid.


The civil marriage ceremony for
Miss Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter
of the American ambassador to Spain
and Mrs. Joseph Willard, and Kermit
Roosevelt, son of former President
Theodore Roosevelt, was performed
at the official residence Of the magis-
trate of the Buena Vista district In
Madrid. The religious ceremony took
place on Thursday in the chapel OF
the British embassy.
Though the Spanish minister OF
state had offered to waive certain for
malities of the Spanish law regulating
foreign marriages in consideration OF
the prominence of the contracting
parties, Ambassador Willard request
ed that there ben exceptions made
in the case of his daughters wedding.
For this reason the civil ceremony
was not performed at the American
embassy, as it is technically ULi.ed
States territory, and outside OF the
magistrates jurisdiction.
The formal witnesses to the cere'
mony were the Duke de Alba and
Senior Osma y Scull. The wedding GER
tificate was signed by the Spanish
premier, Eduardo Dato; the minister
of state, the Marquis of Lena; Myron
T. Herrick, American ambassador to
France, and Colonel Roosevelt. Colo
mel Roosevelt and Ambassador Will.
lard were present at the ceremony.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
LORIMcR'S BANK
IN CHICAGO CLOSED
State Examiner Takes Charge
OF Institution

The La Sale Street Trust and Saw
ings bank, in Chicago, who was or
ganized by William Lorimer five years
ago, when he was United States sena'
tor from Illinois, and of which ne has
since been president, was closel by
the state bank examiner.
Coincident with this action, the bank
examiners also closed three state
banks which had heavy deposits with
the larger institution.
No statement of what the closing
Of the La Sale street bank actually
means in dollars was made by the eH'
sminer. Recent reports to the stat
auditor placed the deposits at more
than s5,COO,O0O. For the last three
weeks, according to officials, there
has been a mild run on the bank and
more than s1,OO0,0GO of deposits have
been withdrawn.
The smaller banks which were clos
ed weer the Illinois State bank. o
Chicago; the Broadway State bank
and the Ashland and Twelfth Street
State bank.
Daniel Z. Harkin, state examiner fol-
Cook county, expressed the opinion
that the smaller banks would resume
business in few weeks. He said they
were closed for their own protection.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
THOMAS D0LAN
DIES IN GOTH YEAR
Bronchitis and Old Age Was
Cause Of DEATH
HAD BEEN ILL TWO YEARS
Philadelphia Fnancier Left an Estate
Estimated at Between $2O,oOo,oo0
and sso,ooo,ooo.

Philadelphia Financier Lett an Esrate
Estimated at Between $2o,ooo,ooo
and sso,ooo,ooo.
Thomas Dolan, for many years the
president of the United Gas Improve
ment company prior to 1912, and one
of the wealthiest men in Philadelphia,
died at his home in Torresdale, SUI
burb of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Dolan was approaching his
eightieth birthday. His fortune has
been estimated at between $2O,O0O,O 900
and $35,OO0,O0O.
With the financier at the time were
Mrs. Dolan, his widow, and his three
sons, Thomas, Jr., Yale, and Clarence,
with the wives of the two former
sons.
The funeral will be held on Monday
afternoon, and will be made as quiet
as possible. Only relatives and init.
mate friends will attend, it was said
at his residence.
Services will be conducted at two
o'clock in the afternoon in the hand.
some home in Torresdale by Rev. AL
len R. Van Meter, rector of All Saints
Protestant Episcopal church. Torres.
dale.
For several days death had been
expected. Mr.. Dolan's health had been
failing for two years, and although he
was active mentally there was a
steady and apparent physical deter
ioration. His troubles were chiefly
those that are encountered frequently
In men far advanced in years, who
have led active and strenuous lives.
He was afflicted with arterio seller.
osis, but this was not prominent
factor in causing his death. Several
weeks ago he contracted bronchitis.
This had weakening effect upon him,
and the extremely warm weather of
the last few days wore him down.
The serious aspect of his condition
did not become generally known until
Wednesday. Then 1t was announced
that his condition was grave, and that
the end might be expected soon. He
rallied Wednesday, but that evening
had a sinking spell and grew steadily
weaker.
During the last week four nurses
have been on duty night and day, and
four physicians arranged their attend
ance so that one might be with Mr..
Dolan continuously. He fell into a
state of coma Friday morning and did
not again recover consciousness.
In the many years of his activity,
few business men occupied more i'm
portant or potent sphere in Philadel
phia than did Mr.. Dolan. His influence
extended to many fields, and in each
he was a power. AS manufacturer, d.
rector of street and steam railroads,
and finally as head of the U. G. l., he
exhibited a capacity for management
of large undertakings that placed him
among the foremost financiers of his
day.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Student Is Stabbed.

In class fight between the juniors
and seniors of the Nanticoke, Pa,
high school, Edward Kitlowski, who
was captured by the juniors and tiel
to a flag pole, was accidentally stab.
bed by Mrs. Josephine Parney, who
rushed to his assistance with the hope
of cutting the ropes that bound him.
Kitlowski was among the seniors
who tried to raise their colors on the
pole. He was tied to the pole, and
later, when Mrs. Parney went to res.
cue him the juniors reappeared, and
while she tried to cut the ropes they
rushed on her and Kitlowski was seri.
ously stabbed in the right arm and
breast.
The police were called out to quiet
the students and most of them fed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
LIGHTNING HITS
BALLOON; PILOT HURT
Carrier Pigeon Brings News
Of Disaster.

Lightning struck the balloon "Mil-
lion Population Club" seriously in
juring Captain John Berry, who was
plotting the st. Louis entry in the
race which left Portland, Ore, under
the auspices of the Aero Club OF
America.
A carrier pigeon brought news OF
the disaster to Portland. The message,
hastily scrawled on a piece of rough
paper, which was wrapped in a piece
of oiled silk and fastened to the neck
of the pigeon, read:
Balloon struck by lightning. Berry
hurt. Come quick. George Y. Morrl'
son."
The fact that Morrison, who was
Berry's passenger in the race, did not
say where the balloon descended, has
led the officials of the Aero club to
fear that the occupants Of the gas bag
were seriously, perhaps fatally, hurt.
1t is pointed out that unless Morrison
was so seriously injured that writing
was well nigh impossible, he would
certainly have given directions for
finding the stranded balloon when
sending an appeal for aid.
Lack OF information regarding the
balloons Kansas City III. and Spring
field and the fact that the fourth en-
try, Uncle Sam, was driven to earth in
a storm which wrecked it, endanger-
ing the lives of the occupants, has
given rise to the fear that the two
first named may also have met with
disaster
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
posse Hunts ChiId's Assailant.

Attacked short distance from her
home while on an errand, Anna, the
twelve-year-old daughter of Richard
Fowl, of East Mines, near Potts
vile, Pa, was the victi moi an as
sault by man for whom the police
and a posse are searching.
A detail of Troop C of the state con-
stabulary Is hunting through the
woods for miles around, and it is be-
lieved will soon capture the assailant,
said 10 be a tramp about thirty-fve
years old.
The little girl, after she broke away,
dragged herself home and dropped ex-
hausted into her mothers arms.
A poses of citizens is assisting In
the man hunt, and vengeance is
threa.orc.! ii the assailant falls into
their hands before the police get him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
U. S. JUDGE IMPEACHED
Congressman Accuses A. G. Dayton
of West Virginia.

Congressman Accuses A. G. Dayton,
of West Virginia.
Impeachment proceedings against
Judge Aston G. Dayton, of the north
ern district of West Virginia, charging
'high crimes and misdemeanors,"
were started in the house, by Repre-
sentative M. M. Nicely, of West Vir.
ginia. Neely's charges were refer Ell
to the judiciary committee.
1t is alleged that Judge Dayton has
shown marked favoritism to certain
corporations having litigation in his
court; that he conspired to bring
about the removal of Judge John G.
Jackson that he, Dayton, might sue
ceed him; that he has put on grand
and petit juries persons favorable to
corporations having litigation in his
court, and that he assisted his son, Ar
thur Dayton, an attorney, in preparing
cases tried before him.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
EIoht Burned to Death.

Eight persons were burned to death,
five were badly hurt and nine others
less seriously injured in fire that
swept through the five-story tenement
building at 80 Essex street, New York
city.
The lives of many other occupants
were probably saved by Miss Cecilia
Shapiro, who discovered the blaze and
ran screaming through the halls to
give the alarm.
Policemen were the first to reach
the building. They found the flames
shooting from the upper windows and
the fire escapes filled with scream
ing mass of men, women and chill
dren. They climbed to the roof of an
adjoining building and from there ex-
tended ladders by which the lives OF
more than a hundred persons were
saved.
Some of the occupants of the build
ing were unable to leave their rooms
and reach the fire escapes and per-
ished.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
AGREE TO PART
OF PEACE PLAN
Huerta to Approve Of PFoVIs"
iOnaI President
WILSON MAY DRCP CkRahEzA
Rebels Send Delegates, But They WIN
Not Be Received Unless ArmlstIce
Is Declared.

Is Declared.
The wheels of the mediation con-
ference at Niagara Falls, Ont, are
turning fast since the three soatn
American diplomats whoaare ccnIuct-
ing the proceedings signified IN no un-
certain manner that they would no
longer permit themselves to be maue
a pawn in the hands OF the Washing
ton government. j..
The first and the most vital part OF
the peace plan evolved by the meila-
tors has been put into writing anu
definitely adopted by all sides. Ths
first part of the plan provides for the
installation of a provisional govern
ment in Mexico to take the place OF
General Huerta. The actual form OF
succession has been left open, but II
has been definitely agreed by all s1des
that no candidate will be chosen VINO
has not been approved by Huerta.
The mediators and delegates Will
next take up the matter of names. Al
ter a candidate, believed to be accept
able. has been agreed upon the Mexl-
can delegates will transmit his name
to General Huerta, and not before the
choice has been sanctioned by the pro-
visional president will it be adopted at
the conference.
DEVELOPMENTS plainly showed that
the Wilson government is prepared
even to completely abandon General
Carranza rather than to permit the
mediation conference to fail.
The fact that the new plan, which
has now been definitely adopted, pro-
vides for the selection of candidate
acceptable to General Huerta, was
definitely confirmed by one OF those
most prominently connected with the
conference. 1t was explained that the
choice of the man would not be left to
the dictator. The selection will be
made at Niagara Falls, but no man
will be chosen who is not believed to
be acceptable to the present head ol
the Mexican government. \
This puts an end to the rumors that
the provisional presidency would De
delivered to Carranza.
General Carranza has sent his long
delayed reply to the recent note from
the mediators. 1t announced tnat ne
was sending three representatives TO
Niagara Falls, but no announcement
was made as to the conditions on
which he was sending them.
The note was received in Washing
ton and was forwarded to the media
tors. It makes no mention Of an ar
mistice. The "a. B. c." ENJOYS reiter-
ated that unless an armistice was de-
clared the Carranza delegates would
not be received officially.
It was understood nevertheless that
they would be heard unoficially and
that conference with them might be
arranged with the American and the
Huerta delegates. If an agreement re-
suited from these conferences the
Carranzistas would be admitted to me-
diation to sign protocol.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
SET FIRE TO HORSES TAIL
Blaze Put Out With Bucket of Water
and Three Boys Arrested

Blaze Put Out With Bucket of Water
and Three Boys Arrested.
When John Connolly, boss of the
Freebooter bakery stables in Philaael-
phia, heard commotion in the ctall
of one of the horses he hurried over
and was astonished to find that the
tail of one of the animals was on
fire.
Picking up a bucket of water, he
doused the blaze and put it out. Spe-
cial Uolicemen Douglass and Clay dis
covered that three small boys had
been in the stable few minutes be-
fore the fire was discovered.
The boys, according to the police,
blamed one another for holding a
match to the end Of the horses tail
and warrants were sworn out for the
arrest of the lads.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Dressed For GaIIows; Gets Respite.

Dressed For GaIIows; Gets Respite.
Dressed and waiting to be taken to
the gallows on which he was. to be
hanged for the murder OF his wife,
Silas Jones was notiiel by the w&r'
den of the Moundsville penitentiary,
near Wheeling, w. Va, that Cover
nor Hatfield had telephoned a respite
of thirty days. Leading citizens OF
Huntip gton, w. Va, where Jones re-
sided interceded in his behalf, declar.
ing that new evidence had been dis
covered.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Bumper Wheat Cror.

The high cost of living was given
another knockout punch by a govern.
ment report promising record com.
bined wheat yield of 900,000,000 bush.
els.
In addition to the estimated yield
Of 63S,000.000 bushels for winter
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Child Saves Switchman.

That Michael Haggerty, a La"ka'
wanna switt hman, was not ground to
death beneath the wheels of a loccmo'
tive near the Scranton, Pa, stree
crossing on Thurs ay was due tc
the heroism of Mary Gileskie, ten
wears old, who lives near the cross
ing. Haggerty fell from the deck o
a box car and lay unconscious on tic
track when the girl stopped an ap.
preaching train.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
SEES MORE JOBS THAN MEN
Secretary of Labor Talks of Crops and
Revival of Trade.

Revival of Trade.
Predicting that in month there
will be more jobs in the United States
than men, Secretary of Labor Wilson
hoped to solve the problem of getting
men to fill the places.
The secretary's forecast was based
upon the bumper wheat crop, revival
of the iron trade, mining and the tex
tile industry.
The secretary has alseady received
requests for more than $4,000 lab rars
in the wheat belt of the west and
south and he plans to afrar e with
the railroads for special &c s;ons
from the east to get the nlen to the
wheat fields.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
And For Three Summers Mrs. Win
cent Was Unable to Attend to
! Any of Her Housework.

q Pleasant Hill, N. CO suffered for
n zee summers" writes Mrs. Walter
incent, of this town, "and the third and
Last time, was my worst.
had dreadful nervous headaches and
prostration, and was scarcely able to
walk about. Could not do any OF my
housework.
also had dreadful! pains in my back
and sides and when one of those weak,
sinking spells would come on me, |
would have TO give up and lie down,
until it wore off.
was certainly in a dreadful state OF
health, when | finally decided to try
Cardui. the woman's tonic, and ] firmly
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Liner Goes Through Gatun.

The steamer Ancon, 10000 tens,
passed through the Gatun locks of the
Panama canal to test the lock machin'
cry and afford experience of the lock
to the crew. Fort Morgan and its bat
terry, at the Colon side of the isthmus,
have been completed. The public
not permitted to visit 1t.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-19
Child Victim of Runaway Horse.

Child Victim OF Runaway Horse.
A runaway horse of the Ashland
Brewing company in Mahanoy City,
Pa, Friday tore madly through the
streets there, trampling five-year-ol1
Marie Klapoia under foot. The child
has fractured skull and will probably
die. Two other children narrowly es-
capped injury.