The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-04-30
UNITED STATES NEWS
Greeks Ready TO Volunteer for U. s.
Army

Greeks Ready TO Volunteer for U. s.
Army
A Chicago Greek newspaper says
that the Greeks in this country will
be able 10 raise $4,000 volunteers for
the United States army within four
weeks should the call for volunteers
be made. Two veterans Of the Balk-
an War are listing men in Chicago
and expect 10 raise about 5000
drilled Greeks.
College for Criminals Captured
Secret Service men have discov-
cred correspondence school for
crooks in Chicago. They captured
two Of the professors and took their
collections Of books, tools and coun-
terfeiting machinery. The books
were handwritten in ink. One OF
them is Complete Manual Of In
struction in the Art Of Counterfeit
ing and another is Post Gradu-
ate Course in Burglary and Rob
berry" with copious notes on how
big European and American burg
laries were accomplished. The
textbook on burglary contains
chapters on disguise, detection.
great robberies. tools and other in
formation requisite TO the profess
sion.
This capture will result in a gen.
eral roundup of the crooks in Chi
cago.
Illinois Convicts to Build Roads
The state highway commission of
Illinois has laid plans for sending
out gangs Of convicts TO work on the
public roads of the state. $4,000
will be expended on the building Of
new hard roads.
U. s. Census Report
The census bureau reports that
the United States now has a popula-
ton of 98.0O0,OO0 people, while the
country. with its possessions, has a
population Of more than i09,0O0,OOO
persons. A gain of 100000 is
shown since 1910. The population
Of Chicago is estimated at 1893, 1926
That Of New York at 5,335,55.
Farmers Buying Automobiles
The people Of Kansas have been
buying automobiles at the rate OF
sixty ears day since the first OF
the month. There are now regis
tered $4,000 cars in the state, which
has a population of i.726.OO0. This
means one ear for every forty-flve
persons, or in other words, Kansas
has an automobile to every nine
families. The automobile is becOm-
ing almost a necessity to the larger
farmers.
Mine Explosion in w. Va. Mines
An explosion of gas wrecked mines
Nos. and of the New River Col
lieries Company at Eules, w. Va
Four miners are known to be dead
flfty-nine were rescued, many of
them severely burned. and 203 Others
are entombed in the two burning
mines. All hope for the rescue alive
of the entOmbed miners was aband-
oned late last night. Rescuers were
unable TO force their way into the
burning shafts.
War in Colorado
The State of Colorado has found
itself unable to assert its authority
in keeping order in the strike zone
and Gov. Ammos asked President
Wilson for Federal troops.
During the past week riots and
pitched battles between strikebreak-
ers and striking miners have kept
the state in an uproar. There has
been much loss of life and destruc-
ton of property.
The Twelfth Cavalry from Fort u
A. Russell, Wyoming, has been or
dered to Trinidad and Cannon City
where the disorder exists. The
troops were not sent to settle any
controversy but simply TO preserve
order.
Panama Canal Ready for War Ships
Gov. Goethals has the canal in
shape for the passage of the largest
ship in the United States navy. A
special guard of 800 members of the
Tenth infantry has been placed over
the locks at both ends of the canal
Mexicans are among the employees
on the canal. Danger OF dynamitine
is averted by guards.