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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-12-23
Sc ALQUILA

La casa No. 2 de La calle de Isabel "a,
(antiguo almacen de Dooley Smith
Cia.,) propio para oficinas y almacenes
Para informes:
Sues de Jose Fernandez.
Tetuan 43.
Advt.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-12-23
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TRANsDuT1Dos LA coMPANIA FRANcEsA DE CABLES

Fernando no Sc queda por 10 menos a
5 kilometres retaguardia de la linea
de batalla
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1914-12-23
HERMINIO DIAZ
Su actividad prodigiosa
y el cuidado con que este
ABOCADO-NOTARIO

estudia y despacha todas
las cuestiones que Sc lie so
meten, asf como 10 m6dico
desus honorarios, le hacen
cada dfa mas merecedor
de la conhanza absolute
que SuS numeroSoS Glen
tes lie dispensan.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
Al Lost; SO SAVED
! WHEN SHIPS CRASH
Old Dominion Liner is Struck in
Fog By Nantucket.
SINKS IN TWENTY MINUTES,
The Lfeboats Of the Nantucket
Rescued the 90 Persons From
of the Monroe and Out
OF the Water.

Norfolk, Va.-Stabbed in the side by
one Of her sisters of the ocean, the
Old Dominion liner Monroe sank on
Hog Island, and Al persons went to
their death with her.
Made blind by the fog, the Mer-
chants and Miners ship Nantucket
rammed the Monroe on her forward
quarter, and 20 minutes later the Old
Dominion liner went down.
In those 20 minutes 81 of those who
had been on the Monroe escaped death
by the lifeboats and RATS, doors, life
belts Of the sinking steamer and the
lifsboats Of the Nantucket.
20 Minutes Too Short To Save All.
But the time was too short for all
to get of, and some had been either
killed or manned as they lay in their
berths on the side Of the ship that had
been Tammed.
Others became confused and could
not reach the deck, where boats were
being cast or. and still more are sup.
posed to have perished in the water
before they could be picked up.
The Monroe carried 81 passengers
and crew Of "a. The Nantucket is
said to have had but two passengers
aboard. No one on the Nantucket was
hurt, so far as can be learned.
Record Of Saved and Lost.
So far as facts available can deter
mine the record of the disaster shows:
Passengers saved, 80.
Passengers lost, 19.
Crew saved, so.
Crew lost, %.
Crash Before Warning Could Be Given.
The ships came together before
cry from the lookout on either the
Monroe or Nantucket could warn the
men at the wheels of the two ships.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
THREE BROTHERS
SAVED Fifteen
WIIIiamsOns, in Brooklyn, Tell
of Horror.
DESPERATE FIGHT FOR LIFE
Face Of One Cut BY Nails Of
Woman He Was Trying To
Reeue-Thrown Overheard BY
Lurch Of Inflated Ship.

New York.-The story of their des-
perate fight for life after the collision
between the steamships Monroe and
Nantucket was told by the three VIII
hanson brothers, of Brooklyn, who
were among the few survivors to ar
rive here from Norfolk. The brothers
are Henry, aged 21; George E., %; and
John, 25. They are all seafaring men.
George had his face covered with
decorations. II got the scratches from
a woman who fought me while was
trying to pull her into our boat" he
said. "She had been driven crazy by
the shock and exposure in the cold
water"
after the crash" said John, eve
all three jumped out of our hunks and
pulled on our trousers. That was all
the clothes we could get. We rushed
out on deck and there we lost Henry.
Without thinking, I got into the boat
near us, but the officer told US that it
was for women, and got out right
away.
George and myself then sat on the
rail near another boat, waiting for our
time. While we sat there big col
ored man came up and sat next to US.
He said to me: You're a white man
and Pm a niger. l guess it's all up
with US. If we don't get out Of here
hope we will meet in heaven He
then began to pray. That was the last
we saw of him.
"Just then the ship reeled right over
and we were both thrown into the sea.
The boat was hanging free in its
davits, with the falls loose. When he
came up the boat was floating, so
George and 1 unlocked the tackle and
got into it.
1--WE then rowed around and man
aged to pick up about Is people. One
Of them was our young brother, Henry.
We were mighty glad to see him
again, / can tell you.
GAS soon as Henry got in he, helped
to pull the other people on board, while
we rowed."
Henry said that he had been separ-
ated from his other brothers on the
boat deck. He then walked around
and a woman came up to him. She
had baby in her arms. "For PHYS
sake, save my baby" she cried, as she
handed the child to him.
'I held the baby tight" said Henry.
'Tt was crying. patted it on the
back and tried to stop it, but guess
I'm not much good in handling kids.
'When the ship went over was
thrown off the deck into the sea. I
was so surprised that 1 lost my grip
on the baby and it fell ahead of me.
struck out for long time trying to
find it, but couldn't. You don't
know how bad I feel about it. Gee.
l would gladly go back there again if
I could only have saved it"
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
.SAYSU S. SHOULD
HAVE MONOPOLY.
Government Ownership Of TeIe-
graph and Telephone Urged.
BURLESON SUBMITS REPORT.
recommendation OF the Committee
Summed Up Ip Three Suggestions,
Which Would Declare For a
Governmental Monopoly.

Washington. = Postmaster General
Burleson submitted to the Senate the
recommendations of the departmental
committee appointed by him to investi.
gate the praoticability of government
ownership Of telephone and telegraph
lines.
The report declared that "the only
way to afford to the people the com
plete and modern postal facilities that
the Constitution makes it the duty of
the government TO provide" is by carry
ing out these suggestions:
"First-That Congress declare a gov
ernment monopoly over all telegraph,
telephone and radio communication
and such other means for the trans
mission of intelligence as may here
after develop.
"Second-That Congress acquire by
purchase at appraised value the COM
mercial telephone network except the
farmer lines.
"Third-That Congress authorize the
Postmaster General to issue, in his dis
cretion and under such regulations as
he may prescribe reyocable licenses
for the operation by private indi-
viduals, associations, companies and
corporations of the telegraph service
and such parts Of the telephone serv-
ice as may not be acquired by the gov
ernment."
The Recommendations are signed by
Daniel c. Roper, first assistant post
master general; Merritt o. Chance,
chief clerk, Postofice Department, and
John C. Rooms, superintendent divi-
sion Of salaries and allowances, COM
posing the committee. They were ac-
companied by statistical information
collected after one of the most ex-
haustive investigations undertaken by
the Postofice Department.
Situation In Europe.
The report states that the United
States is "alone Of the leading nations
which has left to private enterprise
the ownership and operation Of the
telegraph and telephone facilities" and
that practically all Of the economists
who have treated the subject are
agreed that telegraph and telephone
facilities should be controlled by the
government.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
TO CALL TILLMAN AND BLEAsE.
Both To Testify In South Carolina
Asylum Probe.

Columbia, S. C.-Unfted States SEN
ator Tillman and Governor Blease, of
South Carolina, will be requested to
appear before the legislative commit
tee appointed to investigate the al
legged scandalous conditions at the
State Hospital for the Insane. The
committee has been organized and
the first testimony viii be taken this
week. Subpoenas will be issued for
the officers Of the asylum.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
VILLA IS AGAIN
ON THE WARPATH
Preparing For the Hardest Bat
tie Of the War.
REBELS SURROUND TORREON
Defenders Of the Town Kept in Isnor-
anee Of the Reverses the
Federals Have suf-
fered.

Juarez, MeXico.-With his army of
,aee = zee rebels rebels 54ifte4t fte4g aase eed te points
north Of Torreon, and awaiting word
to open the attack on the federal gar
rison in that city, Gen. Francisco villa
planned to leave for Chihuahua,
whence, after a stay of several days,
he will himself march south to direct
the opening of the battle. How long
General villa will remain in Chihau-
hua will depend on the rapidity with
which train loads of ammunition and
rations can be dispatched southward.
The rebel leader probably will not
appear on the field before Torreon un-
I'll everything is ready for the opening
Of the attack.
A courier who arrived from Torreon
said the rebel advance guards had al
ready surrounded the city, but that
Gen. Refugio Velasco's federal soldiers
had not opened fire.
The courier said the rebels were
adopting their usual methods of sur
rounding the city long before they
expected to fire on 1t. The federal
soldiers in Torreon, it was said, were
being kept In ignorance of recent rebel
victories and to sustain their cour-
age they were told that Gen. Mer-
eado won a signal victory at Ojinaga.
Gen. Marcello Caraveo, one Of the
volunteer federal generals who es-
capped from Ojinaga, had arrived In
Torreon and was given triumphant
reception because he informed the sol
diers the rebels had been defeated at
Ojinaga, according to the courier.
'T don't think there is any doubt
that we will capture Torreon," said
General Villa, "but 1 think it will be
one Of the severest battles Of the reVo-
tuition. The Huerta followers are des-
perate. They are evidently concen-
trating every available man at Tor
reon. l am not making any predic-
tions as to when the battle will begin
or end"
Mexican federal sympathizers pro-
tested to the United States Army Off
cials in Ell Paso that Raoul Madero,
brother of the late president and an
officer on Villas staff, was permitted
to go to the American side. Madero
has been seen daily in the hotels and
ut social affairs on the American side.
The Mexicans complained that this
was a violation Of the neutrality laws
and was not the same treatment as ac-
corded General Mercado and other fed
eral officers who are held prisoners at
Fort Bliss because they crossed the
river. It was said a protest would be
made to Washington.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
LIGHTNING As AN EXPLOSIVE
Sends of NitroeIycerln As slstersvllle,
w. Va; Loss $4,000.

Sistersville, w. va.-The plant OF
the Young Torpedo Company was
wrecked and damage estimated at s1O,-
900 was done to- property within a
radius of 10 miles when lightning ex-
ploded 500 quarts of notroglycerin in
one of the torpedo company's maga-
zines. G. C. Curtis, standing a quar-
ter Of a mile away, was rendered ,un-
conscious and scores of windows were
broken.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
ruRrLE sERuM RARREp.
License To Import Alleged Cure Not
Granted BY Government.

Washington.-An official denial was
forthcoming from the Public Health
Service of a report that the Piorkow-
ski laboratories Of Berlin had been
licensed to import and sell in inter
state traffic turtle tuberculine for use
in the attempted cure Of tuberculosis.
It was stated that, following the
analysis and test Of the samples fur
nished, the Treasury Department has
refused the requested license.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
LESSON FROM rHAw CASE.
New York Bar Association Would
Amend Criminal Insane Law.

New York.-Possible efforts to pre-
vent future repetitions Of the legal
tangle resulting from Harry X. Thaw's
escape from Matteawan were seen in
the report submitted to the New York
State Bar Association at it's closing
session here by the committee on the
commitment and discharge of criminal
insane. The feature of the report was
the recommendation for the repeal of
the statute providing that insane per
sons cannot commit crime.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
ONE MEMBER WHOLE SENATE.
Presides, Introduces Bills and Makes
Speech At Albany.

Albany, N. Y.-Only one member
Senator Thomas H. Bussey, of Perry.
N. was present in the State Sen
ate Friday. He called himself to OF.
der, introduced several bills, made a
speech and then offered motion for
adjournment, which was unanimously
carried. Among the bills introduced
were several prepared by Mayor
Mitchell, Of New York city, to effect
changes in police regulations demand
ed by Colonel Goethals.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
WOMAN 70 EXPLORE TIBET.
Mrs. Campbell, Widow of British
Army Man, Daring.

Elizabeth, N. J.-Eulalie Leprieto
Campbell, who is making a brief stay
with an aunt in this city, will start
with an exploring party for Tibet
March Is. She is the widow Of Alfred
Campbell, who was in the British
army. Mrs. Campbell will leave Eliz-
abeth Sunday and will visit her two
children in France. She will meet a
party Of explorers in Singapore March
Is and will go from there to Hong
kong, from where the departure for
Tibet will be made.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
NBRYAN's ELEVENTH TREATY.
Peace Pact With Costa Rica Is Agreed
Upon.

Notwithstanding Bryan and
Joaquin B. CalVo, Costa Rican minis
ter, agreed upon the terms of a new
treaty by which the United States and
Costa Rica agree to investigate for at
least one year all questions arising be-
tween the two countries which cannot
be adjusted through diplomacy. This
is the eleventh of the peace treaties
agreed to by Mr.. Bryan and the diplo-
matte representatives of foreign pow.
ers, and seven already have been
signed.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
FIVE TO 10 YEARS FOR AUToIsT.
Son Of New Jersey Judge Killed Boy
With His Car.

Trenton, N. 1.-THE Court of Errors
and Appeals affirmed the conviction Of
Daniel A. Dugan, Jr., Of Orange, for
manslaughter in killing Leo F. Nc
Dermott,. 14-year-old boy, with his
motorcar two years ago. and he must
now serve a sentence of from to 10
years in the State prison. Dugan is q
son of District Judge Daniel A. Dugan,
of Orange, who was appointed when
Woodrow Wilson was Governor Of
New Jersey.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
NATIONAL CAPITOL PAINTINGS.
Want Civil War and Canal Repre-
sented on Frieze.

washington. = The frieze in the
rotunda of the Capitol representing
scenes in the history Of North Amer
lea from 1892 to 1S4S would be finished
with scenes of the Civil War and the
Panama Canal, according to bill
introduced by Representative Smith. Of
Idaho. No work has been done on the
frieze for more than Is years.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
FORTUNE FOR HORSES.
Austrian Says One Animal lie, Worth
Ten Men-LeaVes $4,000.

Ten Men-LeaVes $4,000.
Vienna.-"One horse is worth 10
men," according to the will Of a de-
ceased land owner named BiEony, who
bequeathed his entire fortune of $780,
900 to the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, on condition
that it builds an asylum for decrepit
horses. Dizony's next of kin will con.
test the will Friday Only King Lud-
wig III Of Bavaria officially disap.
proved Of aristocratic women Of his
court devoting their attention and for.
tunes to homes for sick cats, dogs and
horses.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
OSBORNE FINDS "PIE BOOK"
Record of Political Patronage to
Come Under Light.

Albany.-The 'pie book" which
Congressman Theron Akin last week
declared Highway Commissioner John
NJ. Carlisle kept, has been found. II
has been placed in the hands of Jas,
w. Osborne, who is investigating al.
legged graft in state departments. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Osborne, the book con
tains the names Of state senators, as.
semblymen, congressman, county po-
1itical leaders and a number Of EN-.
ployes.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
LAMP Kinds eAsoLINE LEAk.
Damage to Paragon Oil Plant About
$4,000.

Des Moines.-The local plant of the
Paragon Oil Refining Company
whose headquarters are in Toledo, o.,
was destroyed by IRE. The loss was
estimated at $4,000. The exploding
oil tanks threatened wide neighbour
hood for several hours. The fire start.
ed when Clarence Walker, watehman,
started to look for gasoline leak
with a lighted lantern. Walker was
bGdly burned.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
BUSINESS MEN HOLD BACK.
Wilson Surprised at Lack Of Interest
In Trust Program.

Washington.-President Wilson is
surprised at the lack of responses
from business men to the invitation
for suggestions on pending trust legis-
1ation and that so few have accepted
the Invitation to appear at congress
sional hearings. The President does
not know whether the business men
of the country approve the tentative
measures as drawn or whether they
have not yet taken notice of the hear
tngs.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
ALTOONA CAR SHOPS BUSY.
Signs That Hard Times Are Ending In
Pennsylvania Railroad Plants.

Altoona, Pa-Hard times in most of
the Pennsylvania Railroad shops here
ended, when work began on 1000 new
box cars, so passenger coaches and "a
big locomotives. This will keep the
shops busy for nearly a year, and other
orders for New York are to come
shortly.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
TRAIN STALLED 21 HOURS.
Passengers Go Hungry AS Result OF
Heavy Rain.

Lacrosse, Wis.-Stalled 21 hours by
January food, a passenger train Of
the Reno branch of the Chicago, Mil.
waukee and st. Paul road arrived here
at noon with $50 half famished pas
sengers on board. The train carried
neither dining nor sleeping cars. Ac'
cording to the weather bureau, an inch
Of rain fell near Freiburg. The ther.
mometer fell to II degrees above zero
and the train was frozen in the ice.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
WANTS nav AAvEN INoUIRY.
Senator Norris To Introduce ResoIu-
ton This Week.

Washington.-Senator Norris, Re
publican, of Nebraska, will introduce
this week a resolution directing a
special inquiry into the financial op-
erations Of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad He has
had In mind for some time such an
investigation, but delayed pressing it
while officials Of the railroad and the
Attorney General were negotiating.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
e.2oo PAIp FoR ART VASE.
Chinese curiO Only 7Xa Inches High
Brings Small Fortune.

New York.-At an art auction here
$4,000 was paid for Chinese vase of
the seventeenth century only TX
inches high.
Middletown transcript., 1914-02-07
ENDS DIVORCE SUIT BY SHOT.

and Wounds Wife.
Erie, Pa.-Harry W. Goss, bust
ness man of Union City, near here,
shot and seriously wounded his wife,
killed Mrs. Fred Field, a neighbor, and
then killed himself. An action for
divorce brought b Mrs. Goss was to
have been heard in court here next
Monday.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-11-28
Refuses to Sell Guns.

Washington.--Jo rifles, dis
carded by the United States army
when the new high-power Springfield
rifles were developed at the govern
ments arsenals and supplied to all
troops, will not be sold during the Flu.
ropean war to any bidder, no matter
what country he may represent. Sec
rotary Garrison announced Tuesday
that he made this reply to several
agents who had approached him on the
subject.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-11-28
BRIEF WAR NEWS

The most important development on
the European battlefields during the
past week was the German movement
across Poland toward Warsaw.
At the beginning of the week, Cen
eral Won Hindenburgs strategy seem
ed confined to pushing wedge along
that part of the Vistula river which
runs due east from the German from
tier until it bends to the south at War
saw
But at the end Of the week, II was
admitted at Petrograd that in reality
another German offensive was in pro-
gress. This second movement appar-
emily had crossed Poland unheralded,
the first news of its presence being
a statement from the Russians that
the Germans had failed to pierce the
Slav line between Radon and kielce.
Translated from the confusing lam
guage of the map this announcement
meant that besides moving straight
for Warsaw from the west, the Ger
mans were advancing from the south
toward Ivangorod, which is second
class fortress protecting Warsaws
southern flank.
Austria's sweep into Servia has re-
suited in the victory of Valjevo, which
signifies the collapse of the Servian
western offensive. Servia, during the
week, has been compelled to ask Pc
trograd for help. The appeal comes
at an inopportune moment, while Rus
STA is planning a campaign against the
Turks and at the same time is being
driven across Poland by the master
full Won Hindenburg.
The campaign in the west has con-
tinued it's undecisive character
throughout the week. In Flanders,
there has been a slight exchange of
territory, but all the central points
along the battle line have been i'm
pregnable.
Freezing weather has set in through
the length of the battle zone in France
and Belgium, the temperature vary
ing between rs and 20 degrees above
zero, Fahrenheit.
The most bitter fighting OF the
whole battle front was in the region
Of Verdun and in the Vosges. Here
the French troops have been able to
record several advances. AS illustrat-
ing the desperate nature of the fight
ing in this district the official state
ment declares that the French have
established themselves at certain
points within 80 meters (about 100
feet from the German positions.
French forces have captured the Inn
portant heights at Ornes near Verdun
and silenced two German batteries,
according to French official press dis
patches.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-11-28
STEAMSHIP WRECKED
NEAR GOLDEN GATE
Vessel Breaks up on Rocks
and People Washed
off to Death.

San Franciseo,-0ut of "a persons
who were aboard the steamer Hanalei
when she crashed into the northern
spur of Duxbury reef shortly before
noon Monday. Al are known to be alive
and l5 dead have been identified; two
bodies have been recovered whose
names are unknown. Five are miss
Ing, including the infant Of Mrs. Val
Franz, who is known to have been
drowned.
The Hanalei broke into spllnters
early Tuesday, after pounding on the
reef nearly "a hours, Some of the
fragments washed far enough inshore
to enable those clinging to them to
make a fight for their lives. The or
binary apparatus of lifesaving was
powerless against distance, fog and
breaking sea.
Oil from the fuel tanks of the
smashed ship coated the sea and made
Shiny the rocks of the beach, adding
to the difficulties of the rescuers.
The life savers ventured far out in.
to the water to help ashore all within
reach and, as daylight came, they
could see numbers of halfdrowned
men floating not far from shore
The Hanalei, bound here from Eu-
reka having on board 80 passengers,
and ships company of 30 hands.
drove into the rock-studded shoals,
nine miles north of the Golden Gate,
Monday morning.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-11-28
AMERICANS EvACUATE
CITY OF VERA CRUZ

Vera Cruz, Mexico.-The transport
Cristobal, with the last Of the United
States troops aboard, left the dock
here Monday noon at o'clock and
American occupation of Vera Cruz be-
came history.
Only a few spectators Witnessed the
departure. Shortly after the sailing
of the Cristobal $500 constitutionalist
troops entered the city with three bat
teries of artillery, four companies of
machine guns and 500 cavalry.
The constitutionalists entered the
city with bands playing and the citi-
zens gave them an ovation. Many cit
liens fled when the United States
troops sailed, but those who remained
were put at their ease when General
Candida Aguilar, in command Of the
onstitutionalists, issued a proclama-
ton guaranteeing safety to all Mexi
cans and foreigners irrespective of
their political belief.