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GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service1
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 1s.-The five
men rescued from the German tor
pedo boat which ferry-boat sank In
collision between TrelIeborg, Sweden
and the German coast Friday night,
haVe been landed and proved to be
tho only ones saved out of crew OF
forty-five, II was learned definitely to-
day. The collision was attributed to
tho fact that both boats, being Ger
man craft, were running without
lights to escape British submarines.
STEADY ADVANCES. l.
BERLIN, Oct fs. (vla London 2
Progress, or at least the cnemy's q
pulse, was claimed today In the ~
Offices statement concerning the s<t-
ern and Russian war fronts and In
Serbia It was asserted steady advances
were being made by the Germans AMI
their Austrian and Bulgarian allies.
1--WE repulsed repeated English e.
forts to capture our trenches northeas:
Of VermelIes," said the statement, "as
we'll as French attacks at Tahure and
LeIntrey. The enemy was unable to
recapture single foot OF ground at
SehratxmanneIe. Our aviators drop
ped sixty bombs at Belfort.
ION the esatern front we made good
progress south OF Riga, west Of lliuxt
we captured nearly two miles Of the
eneny's position; in region south OF
smorpen we repulsed repeated Russian
attacks. Prince Leorold's forces
broke down Russian assaults on both
sides Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
schi railroad.
"Southeast Of Pozarevac, In Serbia,
I'VE have captured Bocevac, about thir'
tv miles south Of the frontier, an i'm
portant advance, and Mount Crnise.
TO the eastward the BuIgarians have
occupied the heights Of Muelin, Per-
Gin and BabInzuts. South OF Belgrade
we are advancing against cvetkovorob,
vroen and the Maeva region, the en-
emy retiring"
DROP BOMBS ON SWISS.
NEUcHATEL Switzerland, Oct 10.
Crossing the frontier after a nigh:
over France, German aviator drop
ned three bombs today at Lacnaux De
Fonds and two At Renan, both Swiss
towns, woundinq three persons ana
causing serious property damage.
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TUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct 18.-The final
step in recognition OF the Carranza
government in Mexico was taken to-
day. With the United States taking
the lead in formally acknowledging g
establishment of the new defacto gov
ernment, delivery Of note this even
ing by Secretary Of State Lansing to
Eliseo Arredondo, Carranza's repre-
sentative here, was the plan agreed
upon.
Similar notes to Arredondo was
the form OF recognition scheduled by
several other Latin-American coun
tries. Other South and Central Amer
lean nations will send new creden
tials to their diplomatic representa-
tives already in Mexico City.
The conference this afternoon oi
the Pan-American delegates was to be
the last. Arredondo was to appear
officially before the conferees for mott
fication.
Immediate establishment OF ar
arms embargo on the border Is plan
ned. President Wilson's proclamation
was drafted and was expected to be
issued late today.
All official and unofficial relations
with Villa, Zapata and other revolu
tionary leaders cease today. Incident
ally the agreement of Villa with Gen
eral Scott, chief Of staff, for neu
tral zone at Aqua Prieta and Other
points to avoid firing on American
soil also ends. Retreat of Villas
dwindling army into northern Sonors
is expected to prevent difference or
this score arising.
The plight of General Huerta, helt
for trial at Fort Bliss on a charge o
violating United States neutrality
now becomes more serious. Carranzs
is expeced to demand his extraditior
for trial on q charge of murderine
former President Madero. Huerta viii
probably be delivered to Carranza /
this government is convinced of Car
ranza's good faith to try Huerta, no
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Porter Charlton on Witness Stand Remembers
Everything About the Honeymoon Ex-
cept the Killing of His Wife.
SOMETHING BROKE IN HIS BRAIN
When Woman Got Drunk and Swore at Him, he
Picked up Wooden Malet and Then
Forgot What Happened.

something terrible must have happen
ed. I jumped from my bed and saw
my wife lying across the Threshold.
Immediately remembered the scene
and threw myself upon the PROSTATE
form, imploring her to answer me.
Il understood what had done. l
was filled with horror. had destroy
ed the woman for whom would glad
ly have shed every drop Of my blood"
He thought at first of suicide, Charl-
ton said. but abandoned the idea out
Of regard Of his family. Instead he
packed his victims body in trunk.
carried it by night to Lake Como and
sank It In the water, attached to a
heavy stone Then he fed to Genoa
on his way home.
At this point the prisoner broke
down completely and at his broken
voiced request, the court allowed him
to retire.
/ The Judge had under consideration
the defense's request for an adjourn
ment until October 25.
Charlton was pathetic figure as he
told his story in Italian. Repeatedly
he was on the verge Of tears.
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five year program would commend it.
self to many former little navy advo-
Gates.
Daniels said he expected demands
from some congressman to expedite
the navy's enlargement by adopting q
two or three year increase plan In
stead OF five years.
No Posts Abandoned.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Secretary
Garrison announced today that the
new army program calls for the aban-
donment of none Of the existing army
posts.
Secretary Garrison feels he will
need all existing posts for training
purposes IL the war department II
given the army increase recoml
mended. His statement disposed OF
rumors concerning several isolated
posts.
No new army post or arsenal con-
struction Is contemplated IN the army
program, It was also learned today.
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Had Three Wives.

rJInited Press Leased Wire SerVice.i
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Oct. IS
Pending the result OF an operation 10
save her husbands life, Mrs. Samue!
Dyott was in Jail here today after
shooting him in the abdomen, IN re-
fusing to divorce two women and re-
turn to her. Mrs. Dyott told authori-
ties she married Dyott in Baltimore In
1892 and twenty years afterward he
secretly married another woman In
the east. Confronted with bigamy
charges, he advised her to get d.
vorce so he could get divorce from
the eastern woman and remarry the
prisoner. Instead, Mrs. pyott alleges.
he married q third woman.
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RANCE

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
PARIS, Oct. 1s.-"French artillery
and Infantry repuised three German
attacks In Bois-En-Sache," announced
the statement issued by the war offica
today.
"There was continual trench engine
fighting and successfut bornbardments
Of the German works at Llhons ana
north Of Verdun.
"The Germans were repuIsed In an
attempt to occupy the pits made by
exploded mines between the lines.
Violent trench fighting occurred at
Iomeny.
"The French artillery dispersed
German workmen at EpIy, Gremecey
and Biodcourt and bomharded B'a-
mont station"
SUNK BY SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-Seventy-one per-
sons were reported today to have per-
ished when an Austrian submarine
sank the French steamship Admiral
HameIin In the Mediterranean. A lat
er message from MarseiIIes, via Paris,
said thirty-three Of the Hameline's
crew had been landed at the former
place, but mentioned no loss Of life,
so Il was uncertain whether the thir-
ty-three included all on board.
The MarseiIIes message said the at
tack was without warning.
The submarine captain was reported
to have said the HameIin was armed,
which the crew denied.
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[By Alice Robe, United Press Staff
Correspondent1

[By Alice Robe, United Press Staff
Correspondent
COMO, Italy, Oct. 1s.-Trembling
and at the point Of collapse. Porter
Charlton today told the court which
is trying him for his wife,s murder,
how he met and married his victim.
Of their life together, Of the events
which led up to the killing in the
honeymoon villa on Lake Como. The
young American told Of his discovery
that he had slain the woman during an
interval he declared was blank in
his mind. Of the manner in which he
sank the body, in trunk In Lake
Como and finally of his flight.
The woman, Mary Scott Castle. al
ready divorced and considerably older
than himself, was married to him In
1909. he said. His love for her, he
declared was so intense that 1t filled
his entire life. He could think OF moth.
ing else. z ,-'.y .1-.!lsg 80
OF her furious jealousy and violent
fits OF anger against him, following
their marriage, he spoke at length
These gusts of rage, he attributed to
the cause which finally, he said, tenn
porarily unseated his reason-the con.
stant intensity Of his wife's passions.
Next he described their trip to Italy
together, of his wife's alcoholic intem.
perance, her persistent carousing and
her savage abuse Of himself.
At last, he said. she declared she
was about to leave him.
"She covered me with insults" he
told the court. "She swore like a
woman Of the streets. I could not but
think that another man awaited her.
Something broke in my brain. Stoop'
ing, I seized a wooden mallet. What
happened next I do not remember.
"On waking up, I understood that
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Go to Church Sunday.

United Press Leased Wire Service. J
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-John d.
Rockefeller and his son. John D., Jr:.
with both their households, observed
I"go to church Sunday by attending
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
where services were conducted by
Rev. Charles F. Aked, OF San Fran,
cisco. .
The oil king told DR.. Aked. his
former pastor, that his health never
was better than it has been this fall:
Churches all over the city reported
today that their attendance was TWEEN
tty.tive per cent greater yesterday than
usual.
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|[A[ !

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
ROME, Oct. 1a.-The Italians today
were reported successfully following
up their advantage gained Saturday by
capture from the Austrians Of Prosas-
ina, described as "an important ad-
vanced position" west Of Lake Garda.
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Stole War Stamps.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 1s.-Burg-
lars stole emergency war" stamps
worth $4,000 from the safe In the
office Of Deputy Foley, collector of in
ternal revenues, in the federal build
ing last night The robbery was dis
covered today.
The steel money safe was not tam
pered with
The thieves did not take ordinary
cigar and beer revenue stamps. They
apparently knew the government
keeps a record Of sales of these
stamps and they could not dispose of
them.
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RUSSIA

limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS, Oct. 1s.-The possibility OF
serious internal trouble In Russia was
seen here today in the Petrosrad ad'
rnIssion that "a state Of war; has
been proclaimed In Moscow Where
IN. strike riots were reported re-
Gently.
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Appointed by the Pope.
ROME, Oct. 1S.-The pope has ap-
pointed Cardinal Falconia protector
OF the American Sisters Of Mercy at
Denver It was announced today.
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The New Haven Trial.


IIJnfted Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Oct. 1s.-The govern
ment is not against the combination
of railways. steamship lines or other
industries If the combinations are
formed. according to law, was the
opening shot Of Government Prosecu'
tor R. L. Bats, in his address today
to the jury sitting in the New Haven
directors trial before Federal Judge
Hunt. The two present and ten form
er directors are charged with mon
opolizing New England's transporta-
tion business.
Bats, bronzed faced, silver haired
Texan, and former law partner of At.
torney General Gregory. hammered
home to the jurymen the statement
that the Sherman law is not a bar
rier against big business, simply
because of its size. He emphasize
the government does not desire to pre-
vent the natural development of trade
and commerce, but only to safeguard
the people against business expansion
that Is illegally originated, that is
conducted in defiance Of the law and
that benefits only few
Bats opening statement may take
ND two days sessions of the trial.
Bank Governors to Meet.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-W. P. C
Harding and Paul Warburg of the
federal reserve board will attend d
meeting of federal reserve bank gov
orrora IN MinDeapoliS Wednesday,
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The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-31

A beautiful statuette of Pocahontas,
Indian maid famed in history and an.
cestor OF President Wilson's bride, was
presented to the White House couple
by the Pocahontas Memorial associa-
ton, an organization made up OF
Washington women. 1t is in bronze
and is a replica of the statue that will.
be erected at jamestown, Va. The
s~tatuette is IS inches high and the
sculptor, William Ordway Partridge OF
New York.
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DIAMONDS HIS -OYS

n q 1usy Office on Broadway, New
York. re sits, day by day, a man
w6o Id s with diamonds. He toys
Wltn tna radiant gems as a scientist
might beguile himself with some new
theory, as a child might extract JOY
from the possession of an abnormal
array of wonderful paper dolls. They
are playthings.
Thirty full sets of gems, worth
$1,000,00O, make up the glittering, daz-
zling, b~ewildering treasure store. Fol
the most part, they are hidden in the
gloomy, chilly, steel cave of a neigh
boring vault. Thither they are brought
under guard for the inspection of their
master.
Each night he selects one set, and,
bedecked with the scintillating jewels.
he sallies forth to permit his play
things to pick up the incandescent
rays of the brilliant white way and to
Tart them back, transformed into won
drous mezzo-hued. ~prismatically re-
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-31
EARLY BIRD LINDBERGH

1t is dark in Washington. Not
even the rattle of the first milk wagon
has been heard on Capitol hill and it
still lacks two hours before the gold
room of the congressional library will
reflect the morning sun.
The measured beat of heel taps on
the wooden cover of the marble steps
leading to the house Office building
can be heard as the solitary figure of
a man, tall, gaunt, and dressed in
black, mounts the incline.
1t is Congressman Charles A..
Lindbergh of Minnesota on his way to
work.
Lindbergh, besides being a million
aire, is the early bird of the Sixty
fourth congress. He goes to work
between four and five o'clock every
morning.
Lindbergh is a strong believer in
the removal of private interests from
the opportunity to influence congress
sional action. His first resolution has
for it's object prevention of the apHoin
mittees where they might have pe1soI
interest. He was voted down, but WI
aimed at the secret meetings Of thu b
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-31

medieval methodS sun pref
nsurgent. In a bold mani
and antiquated methods OF
pan, established commercial
of commerce, and also almsv
d his generation as director
.tarted. In a thousand ways,
y years. he has labored to
public spirited and measure
alton. Today the merchant,
serve.
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fracted vibrations, through the gatherings O. the gay. The ma n thus
plays with fre-the fire of frstwater gems-is James Buchanan Brady.
Broadway knows him as Diamond Jim" FL
Diamond jim" goes about among his fellows with freedom He knows
that he is n institution and that any regular guy" among the local crooks
would as soon think of stealing the torch from the statue of Liberty and
"bocking" it a old bronze, OF Of taking Horace Greeleys bronze shoe from
its park pedestal as of dimming the luster of n essential part of New
Yorks exterior decorative effect.
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-31
Inv lITHI lIENEIlEGEHE1z,
JAPAN'S LEADING FINANCIER

The foremost business man OF
Japan Baron Ei-ichi Shibusawa, to
whom more than to my other his ma
ton owes her commercial and indus
trial transformation, hater of jingoes,
friend of peace and of America, has
been making another visit to the
United States.
A stocky little man, broadshoul-
dered, round faced, few gray hairs on
MS iar e, well formed head, although
as IS ~ a trifie short of seventy-six
years lall eyes, that twinkle in con-
soFsafaa; frequent smiles, revealing
much sold dentistry-such is the
baron.
Sorty-two years ago, when Japan
as emerging from feudalism and irre1
-sp8usiu.e government into the worlds
l5edt. i. chi Shibusawa threw away
bss brace of swords, all privilege and
hlga G 2 to stand for business hon7
esf Gliding a prominent office in
raw Y,udar tho mikadO'g new
The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-31
FROM ONE YEARS CIR
HE PAID FOR HIS Ian.
IN WESTERN CANADA

Remarkable as are the report
the yields of wheat in Western Car
the marketing of which is now IL
way, they are none the more inter
ing than ire those that are YOU
for as to the value of this grain
to the farmers of that country.
Some months ago the Departn.
of the Interior, at Ottawa, Car
wrote to those in the United st
who were owners of land in Yves
Canada that was not producing.
vising that it be put under crop.
high prices of grain and their prob
continuance for some years sh
be taken advantage of. Cattle an
the produce of the farm comma
good figures, and the opportunit
feed the world was great. while
profits were simply alarming.
Department suggested that M
could be made out of the idle |
lands that could produce anyv
from 25 to IS bushels of whea'
acre. A number took advantat
the suggestion. One of these w
Illinois farmer. He owned a
quantity of land near Culross,
toba. He decided to put n tho
acres of it under wheat. His
story, written to Mr.. G. J. Broui
Canadian Government Agent al
cago, is interesting.
81 had 1000 acres in wheat
Culross, Manitoba. l threshed
bushels, being an average Of "a
els to the acre. Last Spring
my foreman, Mr.. F. L. Hill, FAC
of land for $4,000, or $3.50 pc
He had saved up about $1,000.
he could buy seed with, and ha
land narrowed, drilled and har7
and put in stock or shock.
"As a first payment | was t.
all the crops raised. Wht
threshed he had $500 bush
wheat, which is worth in all 81
bushel, thereby paying for all tt
that was in wheat and more, toe
being only 200 acres in crop.
240 acres had all been in VIII
could have paid for it all al
money left"
That is a story that will ne
confederation in this year WI
matter which way you turn, you
of farmers who had even higheg
than these.
G. E. Davidson OF Manitou, q
ba, had SO acres of breaking
acres of older land. He got 2,1S
els of wheat, over 43 hush
acre. NJ
Walter Tukner of DaAfAsfoId,
itoba, had 1914 bushels off a q
field. or over 58A bushels pc
Forty acres was breaking and
summer fallow.
VIM. Sharp, formerly Me1
Parliament for Lisgar, Manito
80 acres of wheat on his far
Manitou, Manitoba, that went {
els per acre.
One of the most remarkable
in this old settled portion of M
was that of P. Scharf of Manit
threshed from Is acres the
email yield of 73 bushels per
These reports are but from
trict, and when it is known {
almost any district in a g
of 10000 square miles, yiel
not as large generally as thesf
but in many cases as good,
wonder that Canada is he
head high in the air in it's &C
career as the high wheat
the continent? When it is pc
that there are millions of acl
same quality Of land that
duced these yields, yet unbro
may be had for filing upon tn
homestead, or in some cases
purchased at from $12 to $50
from railway companies or
land companies, it is felt thai
%portunity to take part in tf19
GUS production should be
vantage of by those living
much higher in price, an
infinitely less.-Advertisem
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23

board opposite Washington's name. but
placed the score. Nationals. s; Indians. 5.
Cleveland knotted the count in the sew
enth due to poor handling of long hit
by Milan. Two were out when Ray Chap
man crashed to the right field fence.
Milan not only juggled the ball but
threw poorly to Mcbride. the ball getting
away from the shortstop. Chapman was
able to score on this wallop when he
should have been held at third base.
. Mitchell Blows.
Mitchell steamed along like a regular
pitcher until the twelfth, when Shaw,
Moeller and Foster singled in turn. filling
the bases. 1t was squarely up to Shanks
to deliver a long ny or safe hit. In
fortunately for our side. Shanks grounded
to Mitchell. who tossed out Shaw at the
plate and O'Neilrs lightning peg to Jack
son got Shanks for a double play.
Milans fly to Leibold ended what prom
ised to be an old-fashfoned rally and
Washington victory.
The Indians won the game in the other
half of the twelfth Morgan fumbled an
easy grounder from Turner's bat Chap
man hunted and Shaw made the mistake
OF throwing TO second base in an attempt
10 force Turner, the result being that all
hands were safe. jackson flied to Shanks.
but 1t was all over when Graney shot a
single to center. scoring Turner. The
The Washington herald., 1915-05-23
MARINES WIN REMNANT.
Capture Eight Straight Games In tn e
Government League.

The Marine Corps baseball team of the
Government League has won the pen
nant in the first series. having won eight
games and lost none. which practically
assures it first place. as the runners-up.
Commerce. ha0 already lost three games.
and the Marine Corps has only two games
yet to plaS.
In eight games the Marine pitchers
have held the opposition to 80 hits and
Is runs. or an average Of hits per game
and an average OF $50 runs per game.
Including league games this team has
played Is. won "a. and lost J. scoring in
this time $50 runs to 3 for the opposi-
ton.
The team Is composed entirely of en-
listed men Of the Marine Corps. Mai.
Gen. Commandment George Barnett has
selected the best players from the Diff
ferens posts along the Atlantic Seaboard
and ordered their transfer TO Washing
ton to have a representative Marine Corps
team in this city.
The players and their positions are:
wyszynski. outfelder: Perry. outfielder;
Goode. pitcher: Richards. catcher; Nc
Cord. utility; walbridge. outfielder:
Quackenbush. shortstop: Minis. third
base: Jenkins. outfielder: Baylis. mana
ger and pitcher; Bishop. pitcher: Good
win. pitcher: Burns. pitcher: Strain. sec
ond base: Bruner. pitcher: Parker. catch
The Marines have fixed up their new
park at Seventeenth and d streets south
east, and have scheduled "a number of
Sunday games during the coming season.
Seating accommodations have been added
and the playing field put in good repair.
and the best teams in and around the
District will be played.