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New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
|. $. MARINES FIRED ON.

Washington, Aug. 26.-American marine patrols in Port Au Prince were fired on twice last night but no troops were hurt, and Rear Admiral G perton today reported conditions unchanged.
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
Turkev Threatens Peace?

Paris, Aug. 26, 5:15 a. m.-A rumor is current in Athens that Turkey has threatened to sign separate peace with the allies unless Germany de- clares war on Italy, according to a special despatch. to the morning papers,
New Britain herald., 1915-08-26
TEUTONS CAPTURE RUSSIAN FORTRESS
 OF BREST-LI7OVSk
(Continued on Tenth Page.)
Hard Blow for Russians.

powerful individual stronghold in the empire
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
The Invitation.

Hello, Mabel"
oh, hello, George,"
How are you, Mabel
Just fine! How're you, George
Same. Say. Mabel, let's go throu. h
the park this afternoon. What say"
We'll - ah-ah ahem-I-I-ah-l'm m
kind of-well. I'm kind of tired,
George"
Then you won't go?
I'm so sorry. but, George, you un-
derstand just how it is, don't you.
George. dear?"
Yes, l guess so. ! suppose I'll have
to ride with someone else, then"
"Ride?"
Yes; my new eight-cylinder road
ster came this morning"
"Oh, George! Did it really! Isn't
that just splendid? Say-ah-George,
/ guess I'm not as tired as l thought
l was"
Well, wouldn't take any chances
II we're you. Mabel. II doesn't pay.
I'll take someone else"
But, really, dear, I'm not tired .
bit. Honestly"
It's sweet of you to say that. but
don't want to take advantage Of your
kindness. Good-by, Mabel"
Mabel slammed the receiver vicious
" on the hoop. Darn it," she NUT
tered. why didn't he say so in the
first place?'-Michigan Gargoyle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
WILL AERoPLANEs STOP WAR
orrville Wright Is Moved to Say He
Likes to Think So,
Anyhow.

Did you ever stop to think that
there is very definite reason why the
present war in Europe has dragged
along for year with neither side
gaining much advantage over the
other? The reason, as | figure it out.
is aeroplanes. Orville Wright writes
in Golfers. In consequence of the
scouting work done by the flying ma
chimes, each side knows exactly what
the opposition forces are doing.
There is little chance for one army
to take another by surprise. Napoleon
won wars by massing his troops at un-
expected places. The aeroplane has
made that impossible. 1t has equal
lied information Each side has such
complete knowledge of the others
movements that both sides are obliged
to crawl into trenches and fight by
means of slow, tedious routine rather
than by quick, spectacular dashes.
My impression is that before the
present war started the army experts
expected it to be a matter of few
weeks or, at most, few months. Today
1t looks as if it might run into years
before one side can dictate terms.
Now, a nation that may be willing to
undertake war lasting a few months
may we'll hesitate after engaging in
one that will occupy years.
The daily cost of great war is of
course stupendous. When this cost
runs on for years the total is likely to
be so great that the side which wins
nevertheless loses. War will become
prohibitively expensive. And the
scouting work in flying machines will
be the predominating factor. as it
seems to me. in bringing this about.
like to think so, anyhow.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
The Bonnie condueto- Lass

Edinburgh, Scotland, has two dozen
women street car conductors who are
a thorough success in the new line Of
work Other tramways are already
recruiting girls and training them to
be conductors. 1t is said that girls
working in the English cartridge fac
tories are so fired with patriotism
that some of them work thirty hours
in stretch without any rest Miss
Elizabeth Lister has been appointed a
stationmaster in South Wales. the first
woman to act in that capacity. In
the north of England and in Scotland
and Wales the men workers are being
supplanted in the fields by women,
who can be seen following the har-
row or digging and hoeing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
COLDS SIREN LURE FOR MEN
Hardship and Death Dared by Thou
sands That They May Gain
Riches Quickly.

1t was in 1898 that the rush of gold
seekers to the Klondike reached its
food The ninety-eighters probably
never will know the fame of the forty
miners. but they have a place in the
long history of the gold hunters. the
men of all nations. ancient. medieval
and modern. The book has hundred
chapters telling of failure and of death
to every one lightened with the story
OF success.
II. NJ. Cadell recently visited the
Klondike, and there made a study OF
present conditions. he describes them
and adds an interesting account OF the
early day rush to the Northwest terri
tory. The Smithsonian institution has
put Mr.. Cadell's report into print. 1t
is an interesting document. Some of
the happenings in the Klondike were
duplicates of like happenings in Cali
fornia and Australia during the first
years of the surface washing in those
fields. These Implications show that
human nature is unchanging.
Men went to the Klondike daring
hardship and death that they might
get rich quick Some of the gold
seekers were quickly successful. A
large percentage Of the successful
ones almost literally threw their mon
ey away. Easy come. easy go. This
sort of thing has marked gold min
ing in all ages. The Klondike is not
what it was, but human nature stays
| the same. The discovery of gold at
the North pole would start north
ern migration that would take no ac'
count of the insuperable obstacles OF
distance and cold. The lure Is ire.
| sistible.-Chicago Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Foreign

Cardinal Serafino Vannutelli, dean
Of the Sacred College, is dead at Rome
at the age Of 81.
1t was announced by the minister Of
finance that the deficit of Peru for
1915 aggregated $1,500.00O.
Thirty-nine persons lost their lives
in the sinking of the steamer Arabic,
the White Star line announced after
completing an investigation regarding
the total number of persons aboard.
To celebrate their silver wedding
anniversary. the Prince and Princess
of Thurn and Taxis, in Regensburg,
have created a charity fund of 100000
marks for the benefit of the inhabi.
tants of Regensburg.
Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says: almost unbelievable details of
Turkish massacres of Armenians in
Bitlis have reached Petrograd In one
village 1000 men. women and children
are reported to have been locked into
wooden building and burned to
DEATH
The Toxic Kokumin Shimbun says:
Premier Okuma states that Japan
has decided to give greater assistance
to Russia to prosecute the war He
could not discuss details, but allowed
1T to be understood that this assist
ance would take the form of forward
ing of greater supplies of munitions.
The Overseas news agency at Ber.
lin gave out the following: Official
reports from Sofia and Constantinople
state that Turkey and Bulgaria have
signed a new treaty, Turkey granting
Bulgaria her desired direct railroad
agreeing to observe benevolent
neutrality"
For the first time in the history OF
the Japanese empire, extending over
$500 years, an emperor is to accede
to the throne in the presence of the
representatives of his people. That is
one great reason why the coronation
OF Emperor Yoshihito, which takes
place on Nov. 10, is regarded as one
of the supreme events in Japan.
ommendation of the minister of war,
has awarded a gold medal to Mrs. w.
X Vanderbilt of New York. president
of the American committee for cloth
ing the wounded In comforting the
medal the foreign office expresses ap-
probation OF the services of Mrs. Van
derbilt, whose active sympathies have
so often come to the aid of our
wounded"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Family DayS.

Family occasions ought to be cele-
brated frequently. even If the celebra-
ton is the simplest form of little fes-
tival. Bringing the family together
helps to promote affection. Whatever
the event, birthday or wedding ami
versary or a welcome home from a
journey. 1t ought to mean something
to every member of the family. and
can be made an occasion that will re-
main bright in memory when the fam.
lily circle is broken
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
PRoTEcToRATE OVER HAlTlANs.
U. S. to Take over Revenues and
Police Of Black Republic.

Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 25.-
The American government has ad-
dressed the government of Haiti ex-
pressing its desire that there be ac-
cepted without delay. the draft of a
convention for ten years under which
there shall be established an effective
control of Haitian customs as well as
as administration of the finances of
the country under a receiver-general
and American employees.
Under the terms of the convention
both municipal and rural police are to
be natives. under the command. how.
ever. of American officers. The plan
includes the arrangement of the debts
of Haiti to foreigners and agreement
to cede no Haitien territory to any for
eign power except the United States.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Nothing to Be Said.

Judge-You admit, then, that you
stole the loaf of bread?
Woman Prisoner-Yes, your honor.
Judge-What have you to say for
yourself?
Woman-Nothing your honor. II II
was lace or jewelry, ! might plead
kleptomania. but we can't try that
when it's bread.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Frost in North Dakota and Manitoba.

st. Paul, Minn.-Light frosts were
reported Tuesday by the official
weather bureau here to have fallen at
Minot. Napoleon, Bottineau, Dickinson
and Fessenden in North Dakota and
Meudos, Manitoba.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Raby's Eyes.

Do sound a warning to mothers
about letting tiny babies lie Nat. gaz-
ing straight at the sky. Unless a
baby is sitting up in its carriage, the
top should always be over its face.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Edison Sees Years Of Prosperity.

East Orange, n. beyond the hec-
tic flush which immense orders have
given business conditions, Thomas A..
Edison sees seven years of untram-
meled prosperity ahead for the U. S.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Amnesty Proclamation by carranza

Laredo, TEXAN amnesty proclama-
tion by Gen. Carranza. the terms of
which have not definitely been made
known. began to draw many Mexican
families oui of this section into Mex
leo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

The United States produces more
tale and soapstone than all of the rest
of the world combined.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
COMMUNICATION ON SINKING OF
LINER VOICES REGRETS AND
URGES MORE TIME.
TO END WAR BY WINTER
NEUTRAL NATIONS UNITE ON
PRESIDENT WILSON AS MAN
TO MAKE PEACE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

London, Aug. ga dispatch from
Rome to the Daily Telegraph says the
Balkan league is to be reconstructed
with provision for putting a COM
bined army of 100000 men in the
field. This will be put at the disposal
of the allies in their Turkish cam
paign.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

Kind acts are never stepping stones
to misfortune.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
safeat Marrjaues.

The safest marriages are declared
by statistician to be those contract
ed with men under twenty-four oil
more than thirty-four years Of age.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

The best throw one can make with
dice is to throw them away.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

paign.
Neutrality-suspicious. Won Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, communi-
Gated to the State Department Tues
day instructions from his government
expressing regret and sympathy If
Americans lost their lives in the sink
ing of the liner Arabic and asking
that the United States delay taking a
definite stand In regard to the affair
until Germany could be heard from.
This was the first word from an of
ficial German source concerning the
Arabic on which two Americans per-
ished. Its receipt was followed by an
evident relaxation of the tension.
which had been growing here as days
passed with no indication of desire
on Germany's part to disclaim an in
tention of committing an act "delib-
erately unfriendly" toward the United
States.
Amsterdam. Russian claims OF
great German losses in the naval bat
tie in the gulf of Riga are repudiated
in semi-official telegram received
from Berlin, which says that no dread
nousht or cruisers We're sunk or dam
aged
Copenhagen.-Presid Wilson is
the man chosen by the neutral ma
tions to make peace in the European
war. While no early meeting of the
pacificists has been arranged. dele
CATION will visit the President early
in September in an endeavor to in.
duce him to take decisive action to-
ward ending the struggle.
The neutrals, whose trade and in
dustry are suffering as the conflict
continues, contend that the further
the war progresses the more futile
appears the hope of decisive victory
While the German and Austrian ad.
vance in Russia may continue to Mos
COW and Petrograd itself before win.
ter demands check in the campaign,
the peace advocates point to the limit
less versts that must be conquered be-
fore Russia ever would consent to
surrender. The deadlock in the west.
they say. admittedly could not be
broken.
The sensational triumph of the Teu.
ton arms in the Polish campaign. it is
contended. is offset by the German
naval defeat at Riga, the allies hope
full outlook in the drive against Con-
stantinople, the opening of the Oar.
danelles and the early prospect of Bull.
garia, Rumania and Greece joining the
cause of the allies with their fresh
and eager armies. These facts. it lie
argued, make a decisive German vic
tory as impossible as the sweep of
hostile armies over the Kaiser's i'm.
pregnable defenses
Frank Lynchers Unknown. Is Verdict.
Marietta, Ga.-The coroner's inquest
here into the lynching of Leo NJ
Frank resulted in a verdict OF death
M bopdc pf sspo tiac ~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Something Just az Good.

Let's get up a piscatorial excur-
sion"
Why not have Just good old fish,
ing party?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Washington

The Arabic case will not be decided
on "fragmentary evidence" it was
stated on high Department of State
authority.
Six pontoons are engaged in efforts
TO drag submarine FL. sunk in Homo
lulu harbor ten weeks ago. as close in
shore as possible
One battalion of marines. $50 men,
at Annapolis, have been ordered to
be prepared to embark for Haiti If
Rear Admiral Caperton calls for more
forces. They probably would go on
the cruiser Tennessee now on her way
north from Port au Prince.
Gov. Ferguson of Texas telegraphed
President Wilson that the loss of life
from the tropical storm along the Tex
as coast will not exceed 800 and that
estimates OF the damage done have
been greatly exaggerated He said
the situation was under control.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28
Sporting News

According to advices received in
Denver, the crack racing cutter crew
Of the armored cruiser Colorado won
the championship Of the Pacific fleet
and a purse OF $4,000 at San Fran
cisco.
Miss Elaine Rosenthal of the Raw
isloe Country Club turned in one Of
the best cards in the qualifying round
of the womens western champion
ships at Chicago. Miss Rosenthal shot
the eighteen holes in 81. Miss Caro-
line Painter of the Home Club was
next with 100.
Gilbert Anderson won the sixth an
nual 301-mile road race for the Elgin
national trophy. His time was 3:o2:25.
an average of 77.25 miles per hour or
nearly three miles faster than the
record, established by Ralph De Pal.
ma, who won last year when Ander-
son was second, and two miles faster
than Cooper's record.
At the preliminary hearing of
frankie Harris and Abe Attell Jr..
charged with being principals in a
prizefight at Milliken, Colo. on Aug.
4. and Ralph Brogan and ]. w. Rob-
erts, charged with promoting fight
on July and Aug. at the same
place. all four defendants were bound
over to the November term of the Dis
trict Court
General
A million dollars in gold reached
New York on the steamer Phila-
delphia.
It is stated at Atlanta, Ga. that a
member of the mob who hanged Leo
NJ. Frank is known, and the arrests
are likely to be made.
Three persons were injured and
two score were bruised and scratched
in a wreck of westbound Western Pa
cific train No. ! near Halleck, New.
Four hundred girls and 100 men
employed by the Bridgeport. Conn.
plant of the Westinghouse company
walked out to enforce demand for
the eight-hour day and better shop
conditions.
Summaries of the reports, three in
number. of the divided United States
Commission on Industrial Relations
as to findings and recommendations
for the information of Congress, were
made public at Chicago.
Arrivals from northern Mexico de-
clared Gen. Villa is mobilizing his
forces at Torreon preparatory to gu.
errilla warfare against Gen. Obregon,
in the belief that Obregon's forces are
superior in organization and equip
ment.
Stimulative cooperation in the rear
ing of future citizens OF Wyoming
and Colorado to meet the eNigencies
of defending home or country. was
proposed by Gov. John b. Kendrick
OF Wyoming in letter Tor the con-
sideration of public-spirited citizens.
The Synod OF the Eighth province
of the Episcopal church adopted a
resolution at Oakland, Cal, memorial
izing President Wilson to take imme
diate action in urging an amendment
to the constitution of the United
States as a basis of federal marriage
and divorce law.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

Frank Lynehers Unknown, Is Verdict.
Marietta. Ga.-The coroner's inquest
here into the lynching OF Leo NJ
Frank resulted in verdict of death
at the hands of parties unknown"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-08-28

Amsterdam. - Russian claims Of
great German losses in the naval bat
tie in the gulf of Riga are repudiated
in semi-official telegram received
from Berlin, which says that no dread
nought or cruisers were sunk or dam
aged.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
LEO FRANK NOT
AT WORK YET

Atlanta, July g. Members Of the
/ special committee appointed by the
Legislature to visit the state prison
farm and state reformatory near
Milledgeville and report upon the
epidemic Of typhoid fever prevail
! ling there, who returned to the city
| this week, saw and talked with the
now famous Georgia prisoner, i. M.
Frank, who has been sent to the
state farm to begin his life sentence.
According to one Of the commit
tee Frank was still wearing his
thick, heavy glasses and patent
leather shoes. He was clothed in
prison stripes, but owing to the fact
that the.prison authorities have not
had time to have a special suit
made to fit him, it is said both the
trousers and jacket given him were
about three sizes too large. One Of
the members said they would have
fit a 250-pound man, whereas Frank
is not much more than half that
size. The prison tailor was busy
however, turning out new garments
and it was stated that Frank
would soon have satisfactory fit.
THE prison officials" remarked
one member Of the committss, are
extremely sec1etive with regard to
what they propose to do with this
or that prisoner, and specially so il
it is a prisoner Of any note. Frank
was under the treatment Of a ply
stefan while we were there, presum-
ably as the result OF strain he has
been under for several weeks, and
| it may be a week or ten days yet
before he is assigned to any parti-
cular work. He was not seriously
sick, though perhaps bordering
somewhat on nervous breakdown.
The chances are that he will be as
signed to some light labor, probably
clerical work with sufficient outdoor
exercise in the field to keep him in
good health. The officials at the
state farm did not seem to antici-
pate any trouble with the new pris-
soner, although they are always
watchful and on the alert. "
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08
HOG CHOLERA SERUM
PRICE REDUCED

Atlanta, Ga.-A substantial help
to Georgia farmers in their fight on
the devasting plague of hog cholera
came Monday in an announcement
by DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen, state vet
erinarian, Of reduction in the
price of hog cholera serum amount.
ing to one-quarter of a cent a cubic
centimetcr. The reduction is equi-
valent to about rs per cent.
The serum which the state veter-
marian will thus dispense, he an
nounced will be manufactured I'M
der federal supervision.
To those who desire, he con-
tinued, we can sill furnish agri-
cultural college serum at / cent a
cubic centimeter, the college Of
agriculture having refused my ur-
gent and insistent request to reduce
the price"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-07-08

taken office than the fact became
apparent that he was coal com
pany man. The operators chuck
led. They had put one over, 4
thanks to the aid Of Billy Sum
/ day. They had used the prohibition
mania III their governor and their
Legislators.
The strike was smashed. The
thousands Of men, women and
children were left starving on the
mountain sides. Carlson rammed
a Bill through the legislature pro-
| yiding for 4 special Judge to try
/ strike cases. He appointed coal
company attorney Every union
leader was indicted on trumpet-up
charges. Carlson sent the attorney
general to prosecute them, assisted
lby high priced attorneys Of the coal
companies. Law was set aside.
Man after man was found guilty Of
murder, and sentenced to the peni
tentuary for life.
That was how Billy" Sunday
brought God to Colorado.
Many may have read John Reeds
article on Sundays Philadelphia re-
1 vivals in the Metropolitan Magazine.
i Mr.. Reed asked Mr.. Baldwin why
Sunday had been brought to Phila-
delphia.
Social unrest, " said the large
prosperous head Of the establish
ment where men work ten hours at
is cents ain hour and are shot
down when they rebel, is largely
due to the working mans's envy Of
those who make little more mon
! ey than he does. Now Billy Sum
day makes people look to the sal
vation of their own souls; and
when a man il looking after his
SOULS good, he forgets his selfish
desire to become rich"
The workers in the Baldwin Lo-
connective Works were herded TO the
Sunday meetings in droves. Mr..
J Wanamaker's store was favored by
a special vssit, and SO powerfully
did Billy" work upon the employ
les that sixty-eight agreed to think
of Christ instead of wages. Alr.
Johnson and Mr.. Wanamaker Wed
in entertaining the evangelist, and
SO admirably did he assimilate
their point Of view that he incorp-
grated this paragraph in a sermon:
There's lot of good-for-noth-
ing Holsters who think they are called
by God to go up and down the
country harping for limitation Of
wealth and cussing and damlning
the rich man for every dollar he
has, while they sit around and cuss
and dam and never work =