The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-24

Former Mayor George B. Mcclellan
of New York, returned to the United
States with his wife on the steamer
Rotterdam from Holland, after visit
ing the battlefield along the allies
front.
More than 300 machinists employed
by the R~eed-Prentice Co.'S Cambridge
went on strike for more pay n
shorter hours. The company is work
ing day and night on war orders.
President Wilson is considering a
special session of Congress to clear
UP relations with Central and South
American republics before the regu-
lar session of Congress, beginning
Dec. 4.
Reports from Sofia state that Bull
garia has removed all restrictions on
the passage of merchandise through
that country to Turkey.
Addressing Spanish-American War
veterans at Danville, Ill, uncle joe
Cannon advocated a reserve army of
100000 men, to cost the United States
$50, 900, 900 annually.
The United States gunboat Prince
ton arrived at San Francisco from
Samoa where the ship struck a coral
reef. She will be taken to Bremerton,
Wash, for repairs.
Three hundred striking freight
handlers of the Jersey Central Rail
road terminal at Communipaw, N. j.,
returned to work at increased wages.
Many delegates attended the open
ing season of the 4th annual conven-
ton of the Investment Bankers AS
ISOLATION at Denver.
The United States note to England
protesting against the order in coun-
Gil of March IL is not expected to be
completed until Secretary Lansing re-
turns from his vacation.
About 800 employees of the Standard
Underground Gable Co. at Perth Am
boy, N. J., went on strike for an eight
hour day.
After being on strike for a week
5000 employees of the United States
Cartridge Co. at Lowell, Mass, re-
turned to work.
The large British lines Aquitania
and Olympic have been sent to the
Dardanelles as hospital ships.
Arrangements were completed for
the transfer of Panama Canal employ
es to the Government classified SER
vice under civil service rules.
About 400 employees of the rubber
factory of l.. Candee & Co., at New
Haven, Conn, went on strike for a
wage increase.
The thirty-fourth annual convention
of the American Electric Railway AS
ISOLATION will be held in San Fran
cisco, October As.
Gottlieb o Jagow, German for
eign minister, was promoted to the
rank of major in reserve of the Third
Regiment of Hussars.
Emperor William received DR.. Dali
Dor, the new Archbishop of Poland,
at Germany army headquarters in the
field.
An order for 10 freight locomotives
for the Erie Railroad was received by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
Between Aug. 1 and Sept. 10, 240
persons died of starvation in Mexico
City. Because of lack of funds, the
American Red Cross has been forced
to abandon it's relief work there.
DR.. Won Bethmann-Hollweg, German
Imperial Chancellor, went to Munich,
Bavaria, to confer with King Ludwig
and the Bavarian Prime Minister.
City Auditor Charles o.. Beaver, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, confessed to the
city commission that he was short
$1,000 in his accounts.
More than 5000 delegates attended
the first women voters convention
ever held in the United States, which
opened at San Francisco.
John Simon, an American travelling
man arrested in Miscow on suspicion
of being a spy, was released.
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