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Middletown transcript., 1915-11-27
PLANS j. S.
SHIP PLANTS
Secretary Daniels Would Have
Government Built Navy.
WOULD MAKE MATERIAL TOO
Figures on Acquisition Of ore Fields
6,ooo-Ton 5attleships With 16-
Inch Guns roposed-PubIle
Ownership Plan.

Misunderstanding of the Navy
Daniels made it known that the Gov
ernment has under consideration a
plan whereby the Navy will, in the
future, be able to build its own battle
ships and to manufacture all the inn
portant elements of material that go
into them.
The evolution of this plan is the di-
rect result of pressure on the part Of
private shipyards for merchant and
other privately owned vessels. This
situation came sqnarely before the
Navy Department when it was found
that the private shipbuilding plants
had in every instance asked for more
money to build the two new dread
naughts than had been appropriated
for the purpose. At the same time it
developed that the Government navy
yards at New York, Philadelphia and
Mare Island had in each instance bid
within the limit of the appropriation.
If awarded to the Government plants,
/ nearly half a million dollars will be
saved on the two contracts.
Naval constructors, therefore, are
figuring. the Secretary admitted, upon
a plan which contemplates Govern
ment ownership of ore fields, of fur.
naces and mills, of an armor plate
plant and such other establishments
as will make the government indie
pendent of private enterprise in the
( construction of future ships.
The navy has already proceeded fur
ther in this direction than any othel
department. All the powder used fol
target practice and other naval pur
poses is being made at Indian Head
Md Guns are being turned out at the
factory in this city, and a commission
months ago recommended the erection
and operation by the department of {
fully equipped arnor plate plant
4 Aeroplanes will be constructed at the
Pensacola Naval Station and clothing
and other supplies are being produced
at Philadelphia.
1t is now proposed to include the de
vAlopment by the Government of ii
own iron supply, its own mills anC
eventually put itself in a position tt
build its own vessels from the grounC
up. Such proposal, of course, mus
be provided for by Congress, and
may become a part of the general de
Tense policy of the Administration.
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REVOLT OF ARABS
NIPPED IN BUD
Turkey Reports Execution Of |
PIOtters a Beirut.
THE SULTAN BLAMEs BRITAIN
Embassy Declares Secret Society
Planned Dismemberment Of Turkey
and Formation OF New state
Under Great Britain.

hington.-Execution at Beirut Of
IL members of an Egyptian secret so
ciety, which, it is claimed, had for its
object the dismemberment of Turkey
and the creation of an independent
Arabian state under the protectorate
of Great Britain, was announced here
by the Turkish Embassy. The mem
bers of the society, the embassy al
leges, planned to assassinate high off,
cials and many other prominent
people.
The text of the announcement fol-
lows:
1.-THE Ottoman government having
been informed of the existence in
Egypt, with branches in Syria and
Irsk, of a secret society whose aim
| is the creating of an independent
Arabian state under Great Britain's
| protectorate, ordered a most thorough
inquiry be made. The purpose of this
was to discover who were the pro-
moters of this society, the object of
which under the instigation of hos
tile power, was the dismemberment of
| lnO
ties which bind all Arabs to the mother
country.
"This inquiry, conducted with the
utmost care and earnest desire of find
ing out the truth, brought out the most
undeniable proof of the existence of
this society. The aim of the conspiracy
was to create disturbances in the
country by committing criminal acts,
such as the assassination of high dig.
nitaries, as well as a great number OF
prominent people, and thus attain its
unlawful ends.
1.-THE unearthing of important docu
ments having been the means Of dis
covering the promoters of the con
spiracy, several arrests took place and
the matter was brought before the
court-martial in Beirut This case was
tried with all due precaution. The
culpability of the accused having beer
established, some of the traitors, mos
of whom by default, were sentenced tC
death in virtue Of article 54 Of the
Ottoman Criminal Code.
"Out of the 13 culprits sentenced
and who were actually arrested, L
were executed in Beirut and two were
pardoned by the Sultan on account o
their age.
THE government has already pub
lished in Syria part of the compro
missing documents in its possession
and it intends shortly to publish il
their entirety the Photographic repro
duction Of the whole discovered CORE
spondence."
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Nov. IS, 1914.

French bombarded ArnaVilIe.
East Indian troops retook lost
trenches In Flanders.
Germans made gains at Arras.
German army In Poland In re-
treat.
Russians again invaded Hungary
and cornered Austrlans In the Car
pathlans.
Serblans routed Austrlans who
had crossed the kolubara.
English coast towns prepared to
resist Invasion. )
Russia began moblIIzins first re-
serves.
American Christmas ship Jason
with cargo Of presents for Euro
pean children reached Plymouth.
American relief clearing house
organized.
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sunset Gun.

Paragraph 21O of the Regulations of
the United States army reads: "At
posts supplied with ordnance and with
ammunition for the purpose a morn
ing and evening gun will be fred
daily at reveille and retreat" AS the
J. bsg is run up at sunrise and down at
sunset simultaneously with the firing
Of the gun, it is probable that salute
to the flag is intended
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TO PROBE CASE OF
GRACE MARSHALL
Doctor Fans Sparks Dimmed by
II Years Imprisonment.
UNABLE TO TALK BUT WRITES
LensthenIng OF Leg Fractured In At
tempt To Escape Expected To
Require But a Simple
Process.

Easton, Md. - Grace Marshall,
rescued from her prison room at the
home of her father, Frank Marshall,
near st. Michaels, after II years under
lock and key, is slowly gaining ground
in her battle to win back health, and
although on the verge OF death
through having been starved she Is
not an imbecile.
Miss Emma Davis, of the Children's
Aid Society, and Miss Mary B. Dixon,
who appealed to the grand jury in
vain, have not given up hope and Will
continue their efforts to have the Mar
shalls legally punished. 1t has been
suggested that as a final resort the
case may be taken up with the Fed
eral authorities. In seeking for a law
under which the parents can be prose
cuted, it has been intimated that a
charge of kidnapping may be prefer
red, inasmuch as the young woman
had been forcibly confined after she
had reached her majority.
The town has been quiet and no
demonstrations have taken place any
where. The Marshalls spent the day
at their home.
Expected To Recover.
DR.. C. F. Davidson, under whose
care the young woman has been
placed, said Sunday that she ate three
good meals, taking two glasses Of
milk, two pieces Of soft toast and two
soft-boiled eggs each time. She is still
extremely weak and the physician as
serts that If she is able properly to
assimilate food and survives to the
end of this week she will recover. Her
mental condition is not hopeless, he
declares. He gave her test in the
way of handwriting, and she easily
wrote the names of her mother,
brothers and sisters. She has not
recovered her speech, however.
The Fathers Defense.
Frank Marshall, the father of Grace,
and her stepmother both declared that
they never intended to harm the girl.
The father said that before she was
16 years old his daughter began to act
in queer way and to show signs of a
weak mind. He called a physician
who examined her and recommended
that she be sent to some institution
where she could be well cared for
This he intended to do, but found,
upon inquiry, that it would cost more
than he could afford. So he decided
to do the best he could by keeping
her at home. 1t was not until she
jumped from window, broke her leg
and otherwise injured herself that he
and his wife decided to keep her
under lock and key at all times. She
became worse, and, according to Mr..
Marshall's statement, he felt that there
was nothing more he could do for her.
The father expressed his deep regret
for what he had done, but insisted he
believed he was doing the best for his
poor daughter.
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MEck aRokEM uNpga Auro.

Lafayette College Student Killed;
ciassmate Seriously Hurt
Easton, Pa George v. M. Jones, Of
Dover Del. Lafayette College stu
dent. was Instantly killed and Alvan
Smith Hutchinson, Of Oyster Bay.
IN. j., one Of Jones' classmates, was
seriously injured when an automobile
in which they were riding overturned
on curve near Rlegelsville. about IL
miles from this city. Jones twas
pihned under the car and his nel',
Was fractured
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Nov. %, 1914.

NOV 20 1919.
EnVer 6ey started for Egypt.
Germans accused French Of US.
ing dum-dum bullets.
American hospital opened at Pc
troarad.
New British army landed in
France.
Germans massed near Arras.
Retreatina Germans In Poland
fought stubbornly.
Russians gained near cracow
and strykow and occupied czerno-
wItz.
Fierce fighting in the Caucasus,
Riots at Erzerum, Armenlans
slain.
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LAST GEORGIA DRY BILL SIGNED
Work Of Special Session OF Leeisla-
ture Now Complete.


Atlanta, Ga.-Revision of Georgia's
prohibition laws, one Of the purposes
for which the Legislature is in special
session, was completed when Governo:
Harris signed the last of series q
bills designed particularly to banish
from the State all breweries, locker
clubs and "near-beer" saloons.
All the bills become effective May
1, 1916. One prohibits the manufan
tire or sale within the State of al
beverage containing more than on
half Of one per cent. of alcohol
Another forbids the advertiserlI
Df Intoxicating liquors in newspapd
periodicals, ON bill boards or by
other means.
A third provides that shipnen
liquor into the state for personal
shall be limited to 2 quarts of wni}
48 pints of beer and gallon of {
TO any one person within an, 90 )
period.
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MICHAEL McENNIs DEAD.

only Mexican Veteran In st. Louis;
Born In Baltimore.
st. Louis.-Michael McEnnis, only
Mexican War veteran in st. Louis,
oldest living alumnus of st. Louis Uni.
versity and former president of the
Merchants Exchange, died here. He
was born in Baltimore SO years ago
but had been a resident of st. Louis
for 81 years.
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MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Doirgs IN Various Parts
Ofthe State.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

When the CSoft Of Appeals conclud-
ed Saturday tlhshearing of arguments
for the week. | adjourned for the
usual Thanksgiving recess. The
court will meet again on November 80.
Only few eases ON the October term
docket remain to be heard, and then
another recess will be taken, during
which the judges viii hold consulta-
tions and later file opinions. A num-
ber Of cases have already been de-
cided.
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Nov. %. 1914.

NOV. ZSp 1914.
Fierce fighting In the Argonne.
Npres again bombarded.
German advance on Warsaw
checked.
Many Germans captured near Lo-
vsiex.
Austrlans captured 2s4oo Rus
SLAMS near PIllea.
British defeated In attack on
German railway terminus In East
Africa.
British defeated Turks near Per-
sian gulf.
British warshIp Patrol rammed
German submarine u-1s and took
crew.
Serious riots In constantInople
British embassy looted.
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lNDIcTs DEMOCRATIC WORKERS.
Talbot County Grand Jury lnvokes
Corrupt Practices Act.

Easton.-For the first time since
the passing of the Corrupt Practices
act the grand jury for Talbot county.
after hearing large number of wit
nesses from Chapel district, brought
in two indictments charging violation
of the law on election day at Cordova.
One indictment was against Hooper
w. Warner and the other against
Harry Hopkins. Mr.. Hopkins was
also indicted for having brought into
Talbot county more than one gallon
Of whiskey in any one month in viola
tion Of the measure passed at the last
Legislature. Mr.. Hopkins gave bail
for his appearance at court. Mr..
Warner is away on visit, but will
give bond on his return. The two
men were workers for the Democrats
at the polls in Cordova.
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WAY TIE UP CANAL 8 MONTHS.
Panama Employees Sent on FurIOughs
Or Vacations.

Panama.-Owing to the tying up Of
the Panama Canal by the recent slide
many employees, mainly in the operat-
ing division, are being furloughed or
given vacations, which is taken here
to indicate that the canal will remain
closed for a much longer time than
was at first expected. In most caseA
employees are being dismissed. In a
number of cases employees of the
operating division have been trans
ferred to other divisions which were
in need of men owing to the increased
work. notably the dredging division,
which has taken over most Of the
! canal pilots as tug masters and cap
tains of dredges.
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"Abtde With Me.D

The famous hymn. Abide With Me.
Fast Falls the Eventide, was written
BY Henry Francis Lyte. minister of
the church OF England. born at kelso.
ireland. in 1876. He wrote It when
suffering from an incurable disease
which he knew must soon end his life.
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NoT To PuT aueHEs 81 TIckgI

Nebraska Expected To Regard the
Wlahes OF Justice.
Lincoln, Neb.-The name Of Asso-
nts Justice Charles r. Hughes, Of
IInited States Supretne Court, as
idential candidate probably win
bpeaF on the Nebraska primary
as had been requelsted by d peti.
led by a number 81 HIS Nebraska
ers. Secretary jof state Pool
ed that he - Suld grant the
of M. Hu that his name
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TO DISCUSS LABOR PROBLEMS.
Southern Conference Will Be Held In
December In Charleston.

Washington. - Governors of 16
Southern States and Mayors Of the
principal Southern cities have been
asked by Secretary Wilson of the De.
partment Of Labor to send delegates
to the conference Of labor distribution
to be held at Charleston, s. G., Decem.
ber 16 and n, in connection with the
meeting Of the Southern Commercial
Congress.
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ALLIES TO FORCE
GREECE'S HAND
Commercial Blockade Of HsIIe-
mic KingdOm Declared.
KITCHENER MADE IT PLAIN
Kitchener Firm With Constantine.
Tells King What Entente VIII
Do Unless Demands Are
Conceded.

London.-The Entente Allies have
demanded that Greece either join with
them and fulfill her treaty obligations
to Serbia or demobilize. and to inn
press King Constantine that they mean
what they say the Allies have declared
a commercial blockade Of the. Hell
lenic Empire, according to dispatches
from Athens.
An Athens dispatch to the Times
says it is confirmed that the Entente
Powers have imposed restrictions on
Greek trade. The Allied fleets, it is
added, have already begun searching
all steamers flying the Greek flag in
the Aegean and the Mediterranean.
1t is certain that Lord Kitchener,
the British war secretary, who had an
hours audience, with the King Of
Greece and afterward saw Premier
Skouloudis, took a firm stand and told
them what the Allies could and would
do unless the demands were con-
ceded.
The entente Allies will not permit
any delays, as the position of the
Serbian armies makes any prolonga-
ton Of the present uncertainty inn
possible. Already the Serbians are
making what may be their last stand
before Monastir and also on the plains
of Kossovo.
At Macedonian Gates.
The Bulgarians, it is true, are be-
ing held up by unfavorable weather
conditions, but they must be almost
at the gates of the Macedonian capi-
tai by this time; while, the Austro-
Germans and Bulgarians are slowly
but surely pressing back the northern
army.
The Germans announce the capture
of Novipazar, and are therefore on the
direct road to Mitrovitza, which has
been the Serbian capital since Nish
fell into the hands Of the Bulgarians.
Other armies are pressing in from
the north, the northwest, the north
east and the east, and even the Mon.
tenegrins. who held their positions
for so long, are being forced back.
OF the French and British troops in
the south, no news has been received
Apparently they are only holding their
positions and can no longer hope to
be Of assistance to the Serbians, ex
cept by keeping a large number Of
Bulgarians engaged. According tc
German reports an effort will be made
by the French and British to save the
Serbians by sending troops through
Montenegro and Albania, but, with
poor roads, it will take long time
for them to reach the battlefield.
Fighting For Gorilla.
There is no change on the othel
battle fronts. The Italians are still
fighting for Gorizia, and the Russians
are gaining ground which they los
along the Styr River last week
Czartorysk, little village unknown
before the war and which became ia
nous for the bitter fighting that hal
occurred around it, is again in the
possession of the Russians, who evi
! IDENTIFY let the Germans enter simply
to shell them out the next day.
} The German attack which met will
, initial success was doomed to fina
failure, as the country around is |
great marsh, and in the opinion o
: Petrograd, the offensive was taken TO
J political, not military, purposes, witt
| the object of impressing the Rou
manians.
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FORTY FoRTREssEs TAKEN.
Austro-eermans Count Up Achieve
nnents of Their Armies.

Berlin, via Sayville Wireless
Forty fortresses have been conquered
by the Austro- Germans to date. an off,
cial summing up showed Monday.
They include in Belgium. 10 in
France, is in Russia and in Serbia.
In the list were several strongholds
like Liege, Antwerp and Bfest Litovsk,
considered among the mightiest in the
world.
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Nov. 2s, 1e14.

Allies armored train wrecked
bridge across the User.
Germans reported victories be-
tween Lodz and Lowicz.
Turkish advance checked In Ar
menia.
British battIeshlp Bulwark blown
up in the Thames.
Turkish mine layer sunk In the
Bosporus.
British aviator wrecked German
military train.
Germany made public alleged
proof Of Analo-5elelan military
agreement.
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cYcLIsT KILLED IN RACE.
sklds over Rail Of Chicago Track and
Falls 80 Feet.

Chicago.-In the first heat of the
amateur handicap at the opening Of
the six-day bicycle races here, Louis
Kuehl was killed instantly when, on
his third lap. he plunged over the rail
on, the north turn and fell 80 feet to
the concrete floor below. Herman
Holman, who was leading. started to
slip and Kuehl swung high to avoid
him.. skidding over the rail.
Middletown transcript., 1915-11-27
Nov, %. 1e14.

Germans attacked allies from
Npres to La 6assee.
Ten-day battle In Poland ended
IN Russian Victory.
Russians defeated the Turks In
Armenia.
British ships attacked German
naval base at zeebruuge.
Chile charged German warshlps
had violated her neutrality.
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CITY RAISING 100000.
Philadelphia Has $4,000 For Next Re-
publican Convention.

Philadelphia. "A whirlwind cam
paign to raise fund of 100000 re-
quired to bring the Republican Ma
tional Convention to this city in 1916
was begun by the Philadelphia Cham.
ber of Commerce. According to the
announcement of the secretary of that
organization, Napoleon B. Kelly, $40,
900 of the amount has been pledged
and there is practical assurances thai
this will be increased to 100000 by
the end of this week.
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10 Aeeu.mulzte.

w iendid lot Of silver and
Bou have. yes. it's a
TO have a golf player and
expert in the same family
Re american.
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The first crop failure of the year is
reported from Minnesota. An April
frost ruined the usually generous sup
ply of lilac blossoms.
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semard,a ontlmlnnn.

81 Bradford says that Sew
ehdld, energetic. triumphant
live optimism is perhaps his
merit and suFesl claim to the
On 5fsposterity This optimism
ard effectively snmmoned up In
sisIking sentence; The improva.
Of orr rage e unlinitsd- {
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In peace time soldiers in the italian
army are allowed two hours in the
middle Of the day for nap.
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The pearl fisheries of Ceylon are
believed to be the worlds Oldest in
dustry, as they have been carried ON
for more than 5000 years.
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ACQUITTED OF KILLING FATHER

virginia GIT Shot TO save Younger
Sister.
Lynchhurg, Va-A jury in the Cir
cult Court at Irvington, Nelson coun.
ty, has acquitted Miss Laura Kidd
who was tried on the charge of mur
dering her father, Lucian Kidd. Her
CURED about two months ago neal
plea was self-defense. The killing oc
Lowesville when the father was
brutally whipping a younger child
The elder daughter demonstrated, ant
during the melee she secured a shot
gun and shot her father several times
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THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Nov. e. le1A.

Vpres bofpbarded.
Germans trappr ! by floods at
Dlxmude.
Germans fortified Belgian coast
German army advanced to forty
miles from Warsaw.
Russians took cumblnnen.
Austrians evacuated Neu sandee.
Austrlans crossed the KoIubara
and took many serblans.
Turks won fight near Port Said
end reached the susz canal.
Turkish warshIps sheIled Taupse
but were repulsed by shore bat
terles.
Mayer Of vpres shot by allies as
spy.
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Providence. R. l., has 1000 fit,
busses in operation.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Joy and three
children. orvil'e. Naomi and Ursula,
and Mr.. joys brother, Hubert, all of
Graceham, Frederick county, were
pinned under Mr., joys automobile
which upset on death Curve" near
Braddock Heights. The steering con-
nection broke as the machine was
rounding the curve and the automobile
turned turtle. All suffered slight
bruises.
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A British trade exposition at Glas.
gov IN 1916 Is recommended By the
Glasgow municipality.
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The papal power was established in
4s2 A. D. by Gelasihs, bishop Of Rome,
the viii, Of the monarch being made
subordinate to that Of the Pope.
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TO ENLARGE DoNoRA PLAN
y. 8. Steel Corporation Plans s
sion To Cost s7so.ooo.
rgh. = Extensions

Pittsburgh. = Extensions c nl
s750,0OO are to be made to the d "
plant Of the United States Stee 81
poration. according to an ann, cA
ment made here. Work is to sts i'll
mediately on the extensions, lies
win consist Of three additions, opei
hearth furnaces and a 1.O0O-ton ,nixinl
furnace.
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MRS. MARSHALL OPERATED ON.
Vlee-Presldent Delays His Return To
Washinuton.

Indianapolis.-Mrs. Thomas R. Mar
shall, wife of the Vice-President, was
operated on Monday for an abdominal
trouble. The operation was said not
to be dangerous. Mr.. Marshall said
his plans for returning to Washington
were suspended. pending the outcome
of the operation.
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Turkey HIGHER rHls wa.
EE,pse1sd 3 as1.I !. 2 70 . esn

Expected Io Retail A. ~ To % Gents
Pound.
Chicago. It was said in South
Water street that Thanksgiy tur.
key win retail at "a to % nts .
pound this season, OF abov per
cent. higher than last year. heavy
rains which marked the and
summer are said to lie at bottom
Of the advance.
Sweden yearly impo Il 80.
surgical -
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Nov. 27, 1914.

WOW 81 I0ifs
ReIms again bombarded.
Z French made gains In AIsaee.
German army In Poland re-en
forced.
Montenegrins defeated Austrians
near Vishegrad.
Col. Marltz, South Africa rebel,
defeated.
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Yorkshire has 10000 looms Y
khaki.
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There are 100 varieties
toys p the United stats1
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noARp NOW HoLps sloO.ooo,oOO.

Federal Reserve BanSs and Agents
Have Sig Credit
Washington. More than 100000
600 is now held BY the Federal r.
serve Board In its gold settla
fund to the credit Of the reserYa
and reserve agents. ~
been in Existence aI1
that tim -.
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Charles ]. Robinson was acquitted
at BeIair Of the charge of numbering
Henry Daily, cOlored-