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Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

An epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out among the prisoners con-
fined on Harts Island, New York har-
Dor.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Wires to GaIveston poMn.

Dallas. Texas. Aug. 16.-Wires TO
Galveston went down at $50 tonight.
The storm threatened also to cut or
wire communication with Beaumont
and several other Texas coast towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Deposits in the PostaI-SavinqsbanLo
OF New York total $1s.164Ss5.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
President of Peru Resiqns.

Lima, Peru, Aug. 16.-ColoneI Oscar
Benavides, provisional president of
Peru, resigned at a meeting of con-
ongress today.
New York. Aug. .16-Arrived, steam
er United States.s Copenhagen.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
eunboat Halted by Hurricane.

New Orleans, La. Aug. 16.-The
United States gunboat Sacramento,
with the Brazilian and Guatemalen
ministers to Mexico aboad, still rode
at anchor tonight, halted by the trcp-
ical hurricane in the Gulf, five miles
from the mouth of the Mississippi.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
ktidshHpman Dies at Sea.

San Pedro. Calf, Aug. 16-W.A.
Mccarthy of Danv1lle, KY, midsnfp-
man OF the Annapolis second class,
died last night aboard the battIeship
Ohio, one Of the United States naval
practice squadron which reached here
today. Midshipman 0fcCarthy was
stricken. with spinal meningitis soon
after the squadron left San Francisco
Saturday. The body was brought
ashore today to be semitic Danyiue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Wireless Reports Vessels Overturned.

Brownsville, Texas, Aug. 16.-The
army wireless station here received a
report from the transport Buford at
Galveston tonight that the water had
risen ten feet and that several ves-
sells had turned over in the harbOr
there.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
chanqe in Greek officials.

Paris, Aug. 16., D. ma despatch
to the Havas News Agency from
Athens says that following the cleo
ton of NJ. Zavitzanos as president OF
the Greek chamber OF deputies, the
Gournaris government resigned
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Cuts Salaries of City Officials.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 16.-Chancel-
lor Allison today cut salaries Of all
city officials and employees, from the
mayor down, % per cent, and au-
thorized a municipal loan of S167, 0eS
for current expenses.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

King Constantine Of Greece Is re.
ported TO favor the formation, of a neu-
trail cabinet by ex-Premier VenizeIos
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Found Dead in Bztttuh.

Waterbury, Conn. Aug. 16.-Robsrt
A. Ferhuson. 80, was found dead to-
day in the bathroom5at his home, sS
Ccssstt street The gas wss turned
on andstt Is beteved 10 be case OF
suic.de He was a f0-7ma1 farmer
'sn6 lived with his facher. and fous
sisters.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The American Red Cross has start
ed the work Of feeding many of the
poorer people in Hayti, who were suf-
fering from a lack OF food caused by
the revolution.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Power Plant Shut OF at Austin.

Austin, Texas. Aug. 16.-The city
power plant shut of its current as a
precautionary measure. So far there
has been little damage, but the storm
seems to be gaining in intensity.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Lawrence Lyon "a years old, Of Ith-
aca, N Y, was killed at Conesus Lake
Y, when the hydro-aeropIane he was
driving turned upside down and fell
in to the lake.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Cabled Paragraphs
Erennh Not usina Poiaonoua Gas.

French Not Using POISONOUS Gas.
Paris, Aug. 16. $40 p. m--The min
ister of war this evening issued a
note saying that the published state
ments that the French troops are US
ing poisonous gas are untrue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Boys Of 17s and men sof1 81 .are-nov
eligible for service in the Austrian
army.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The~ro5ectors OF the Capa.sCod
canal figure that Il WIN carry IN Its
first year OF operation an amonnt sof
tonnage equal 10. II not grsater than,
that which WIN seek the Panama
canal durir@ t4a@first syear.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

While bathing near Fort Hale Park
New Haven. yesterday. George Rey-
nolds. 10 years old, got beyond his
depth and was drowned. The body
was recovered
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Abeuts$e5oooo in sofdsissheld.by tn
Russian State Bank
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The Carlton Hotel atEAsbury Park
n. J, was destroyed by fire at a loss
Of $25, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Governors of the country at their
annual conference to be held in Bos-
ton, July "a to 27, will review part of
the Atlantic feet to be sent there at
that time.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Saying The Russians are done, Cod
help Us ALL" David T. Arnott. OF Bin
stead, England, committed suicide.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The torpedo boat destroyer Ericsson
was delivered TO the Philadelphia
Navy Yard by the New York Ship
building Co. and a crew of rs men
placed aboard.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
No casualties were reported"
$4,000 More Horses for italians

East st. Louis, H., Aug. l6,-Rep-
resentatives of the Italian government
Wednesday will begin the purchase of
10000 more horses for war purposes.
These are to be selected within ninety
days. Thus far more than 100000
horses have been sold to the bellig-
erent nations through dealers here.
A dealers today said the allies had
spent $27,000,000 for horses in East
st. Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Fur felt hats produced annually I'm
the United States number about 35,-
00e, 600 and wool felt hats about 7,0o0,-
900.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
American Dollar
Rules the World
ALL EXCHANGE RATES RT-NEW
LOW LEVELS.
IN A TORRENT OF BILLS
Every Contract Made by American
Manufacturers for Supplies to Be
Sent Abroad Called for Payment in
American Dollars

New York, Aug. 16-!The American
Pounds sterling, francs, Hres, virtually
all foreign exchange, went down to
new depths in a torrent of bills tIsat
Poured into the exchange markets from
American manufacturers seeking pay
for the big war contracts of munitions
and other supplies purchased here by
the warning nations of Europe
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

OF 3,132,532 inhabitants of New
York city as given by the last census.
1,356.347 or nearly half are foreign
born.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The dog population Of Paterson. y.
J., has decreased from 800 to 300
this year, and the loss in revenue
from theid licenses is beginning to
worry the city officials.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Thomas Mccormick, aged AZ, was
killed when struck by a huge coal
scoop at South Plainfield, N. ].
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Thomas Taylor, an iron worker, en-
ployed on construction OF the elevated
railroad on 9Th Avenue was taken to
the Polytechnic Hospital He was pick
ed up under the L." He said his
foreman hurled him from the struc-
ture when he refused to leave
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Arthur Mitchell of Hartford, coIored,
35 years old was drowned in the Con-
necticut river off Rocky Hill Sunday
evening while swimming. He leaves a
wife and four children.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Two fires and one explosion, in
which workman was injured, occur
red at the Haskell. y. J., plant of the
du Pont de Nemours Powder Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
WOMEN HELP
MAKE KRuPP GUNS

5000 Were Employed in Plant on June
Total Force Nearly $4,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
llRISH SEA PORTS sHELLED
BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE
Some Fires Were Caused, but There
Were No Casualties,

London, Aug. 16, S3S .. m.-Partcn,
Harrington and Whitehaven in Cum
berland, on the Irish Sea, were bonn
oarded today by a German submarine.
a British official statement tonight an
nounced. Some fires were caused, but
the damage was slight and there were
no casualties. the statement adds.
The text of the statement follows:
"a German submarine fired several
shells at Parton, Harrington and
Whitehaven, between 4.S0 a. m. and
$50 a. m. today, but no material dam
age was caused.
"A few shells hit the railway en-
bankment north of Parton, but train
service was only slightly delayed.
Fires were caused at Whitehaven
and at Harrington, which were soon
extinguished.
NO casualties were reported"
Whitehaven. which lies near the en-
trance OF Solway Firth. has a popu-
lation Of about 10000. The town has
numerous factories for the manufac-
ture Of cordage, sail cloth and other
commodities, together with iron and
brass foundries and shipyards. Har-
rington Is small town f1ve miles
north OF Whitehaven. it's population
being about 1000. Parton is another
small seaport town, mile and a half
from Whitehaven.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

A new revolutionary outbreak in
ers de- ARE that they will not sub
nit to the government Of President
Dartiguenave, elected last Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The legislature at the Straits Settle
ment, British colony, passed a bill
ordering compulsory military serice
to all men between the ages Of is and
So.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 16, via
Paris 11.l5 g. m.-Omcial figures. show
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
As she was leaving Ba

As she was leaving Battery Park,
n. Y, for Rockaway, the steamboat
Rosedale was disabled and had to be
towed back to her dock More than
1000 passengers were transferred to
another steamer.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Acting Fire Commissioners w. H
Weeks of New York ordered a re-
of the sailing ship Jacob
Stamler, maintained as a hotel for
working girls by the Arbuckle heirs.
The ship has been condemned
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Speakin gat chautauqua, ~. " on
Peace" Miss Jane Adams OF Chi
cago, repeated her statement that in
some cases, Europe's soldiers hvae
been stimulated by drugs and alcohol
les for a bayonet charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

italian newspapers declare that an
officer Of the Italian navy has discov-
cred method Of locating submerged
submarines.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

national labor college, known as
the Peoples College, was established
at Fort Scott, Kansas, by the Social
lists, headed by Eugene V. Debs.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Condensed kilograms

Vuiiu6sIS6u 6leyEdiIlS
The French Senate. adjourned m-
tn Sept. 2.
AboutzSs5oooo in ooE6sissheld.by-t the
Russian State Bank
Deposits in. the PostaI.SavinasbznIcs
OF New York total s1s.1s4ses5.
AM organized campaign for con
scrfpuon Will be started inzEngland.
Boys, Of 17s and men sofI52 .are now
eligible for service in the Austrian
army.
The Carlton Hotel at1Asbury Park,
n. J., was destroyed by fire at loss
Emil Cradle, Isper, escaped from
the detention hospital for Iepers in
washington g..
More than 10000 Italians passed
through Switzerland theirsway to
Italy from Austria
Golf as a cure for insanity VIII be
tried out at the State Hospital for
Insane at 'Egin, Ill.
Citizens at NosaIss, Ariz--b began
u a.
ranch by Mexican bandits.
Thomas Mccormick, aged ~, was
Killed when struck by a huge coal
scoop at South PlainfeId, N. J.
Saying THE Russians are done, Cod
help Us all" David T. Arnott. of Bin
stead, England, committed suicide.
King Constantine of Greece is re-
I cd RrUm~1 q. -
tral cabinet by ex-Premier Venizelos.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has
broken out among the prisoners con-
fined on Hart's Island, New York har-
Dor.
The Ford Motor Car Co. IS distrib-
uting 30S,213 checks for $50 each. one
70 each purchaser OF a car during
1915.
OF 3,132,532 inhabitants Of New
York city as given by the last census.
l,S66,S47 or nearly half are foreign
born
Seven German steamers taken over
by Great Britain have been given
Hun"
Italian newspapers declare that an
OHlCsr OF lne ItaIlan navy has diScOv-
cred a method Of locating submerged
submarines.
Three bushels Of jewellery and purses
were recovered on the steamer East
land when she was righted in the
Chicago river.
The "citizen soldiers" encamped at
| Plattsburg, n. Y, eat more than a
ton Of potatoes and 16 gallons Of
olives a day.
All public meetings and professions,
| except church services, were forbldden
| by Gen. Won Scheffer- -Boyadef, German
military governor.
Julius Madrid, general storekeeper
and postmaster at PoIvo, Mexico' vas
shot and killed by a band of Mexican
bandits who raided his store.
A national labor college, known as
| the Peoples College, was established
at Fort Scott, Kansas, by the Social
lsts' headed by Eugene v. Debs.
Two fires and one explosion, in
which a workman was injured, occur
] red at the Haskell, y. J., plant Of the
du Pont de Nemours Powder Co.
The legislature at the Straits Settle
ment, British colony, passed a bill
ordering compulsory military serice
TO all men between the ages of Is and
Governors of the country at their
/ annual conference to be held in Ros-
| ton, July "a to 27, will review part of
/ the Atlantic feet to be sent there at
that time.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Seven German steamers taken over
by Great Britain have been given
British names all beginning with
Hun"
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Three bushels of jewellery and purses
were recovered on the steamer East
land when she was rfghted in the
Chicago river.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

Julius Madrid, general storekeeper
and postmaster at Polvo. Mexico. was
shot and killed by band of Mexican
bandits who raided his store.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

All public meetings and professions,
except church services. were forbidden
by Gen. Won Scheffer- -Boyadei, German
military governor.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17

The Ford Motor Car Co. Is distrib-
uting 3OS,213 checks for $50 each, one
70 each purchaser Of a car during
1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

ago had been asked to appoint a
guardian to handle his estate, died at
the State insane asylum to-day.
Commissioners to Meet Monday
The County Commissioners will in
spect the Suburban Country Club near
Rutherford on Monday with a view to
investigating its possibilities as a
temporary house of detention. The
midweek meeting of the commits
soners will be held Monday instead of
Wednesday as on Tuesday morning the
board will go to Stroudsburg to at
tend the annual State convention of
county commissioners.
Holler Has Paid In S13.9S1.2I. -
With the payment yesterday to County
Treasurer A. H. Bailey of the 4,46S.47
of the 1914 excess fees, Prothonotary
Harry f. Holler has paid into Dauphin
county all told for 1914 and 1915, S13,-
9S1.24. In addition to excess fees, Mr..
Holler has paid in by quarters the fol-
lowing sums in fines. costs and jury
fees first quarter, S3,9S9.70; second,
2,11905; third, $1,193.S7; fourth, ST.
210.24,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

in connection with the death of an
inmate at the State asylum and when
he was taken away, his counsel plead
ed that he was anything but a well
man. Mr.. Loeser visited Solbrig in his
cell yesterday and there learned of the
swift ravages of the white plague"
that has Solbrig in its grip. The at
torney wanted some information to
present to the Pardon Board at its
next session. This will be in Sep
tember.
How serious is Solbrig's condition ?"
inquired Mr.. Loeser of the prison
physician, as they were passing out of
the corridor.
Well" casually replied the doc
tor, ''he might live until September
Building Permits To-day-Building
permits issued to-day include the fol-
lowing: DR.. C. E. Jauss, single story
garage. rear of 1928 North Sixth street
ESQ; Shein and Klwansky, remodeling
941 North Seventh street, $3.50.
Lewis Kast Shoemaker Dead
Lewis Kast Shoemaker, for whom the
Dauphin county court only. one week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

will not freeze because the water in
the barrel is considerably warmer than
the outside air
system Proved Satisfactory
I have used system of this kind
for several years, for flocks of from
500 to 500 birds and have never eX-
perienced a single disappointment
Occasionally some of the fowls Will
develop colds, or even roup, but they
are promptly caught, treated, and iso-
lated, thereby removing any danger of
an epidemic. An abundant supply of
water is furnished at all times, on the
principle that If dirt does get in the
trough it will quickly drain off. The
troughs are brushed out daily, and
about once a week a disinfectant is
used
For the poultryman willing to con-
slider little more trouble, l nave
contrived a similar arrangement that
it is absolutely impossible to contami-
nate. A trough is constructed eN-
actly as before. and three inches above
the center of this trough half-inch
galvanized iron pipe is run, drilled on
the under side with holes 1-32 of an
inch in diameter, spaced four inches
apart The pipe is connected to the
barrel with a gatevalve that controls
the pressure, and in this way just
enough water is allowed to enter the
pipe to maintain a slow drop from all
the holes. When the hen reaches for
ia drop, capillary attraction takes
place, whereupon the drop instantly
increases to a tiny stream. The
trough, of course, takes care of any
waste, and it is covered with wire
grid so that the fowls cannot drink
from It, No cleaning of any kind is
required for this apparatus, since 1t is
Impossible for the birds to contami-
nate it. 1t is the nearest approach to
an absolutely practical, sanitary water
supply that 1 know Of and has but
one disadvantage-it will not operate
in a freezing temperature.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

will not freeze because the water in
the barrel is considerably warmer than
the outside air
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
communicated System
AGGENArIoNb

trough and fastened to the wall of the
building as shown in the drawing at
the left. Above this trough is a board
which prevents the fowls from getting
into the water with their feet, but en-
ables them to drink. For ease in
cleaning the trough this board is
hinged, as shown
An overflow pipe is arranged as
shown in the diagram to the right,
and a drain pipe is added to permit
drawing off the water when there is
danger of freezing in the coolest
nigntS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

The plans above show the construc-
ton of an economical water system
that is sanitary, easy to construct and
adaptable to any poultryhouse. The
water is stored in the barrel, which is
connected with the source of supply
by a feed pipe. A hand forcepump
or pump driven by a small engine,
may be used in filling the barrel. Near
the bottom of the barrel is a spigot
with which the flow of water Is regu-
lated.
The spigot delivers the water into a
trough, made from a galvanized caves
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
Summer Care of the
Back Yard Flock

During the summer months the
poultry kept in limited quarters
require more careful attention
than at any other time. Lack OF
free range and insects and other
foods which the farmers flock Sc
cures, must be compensated for IL
the amateur poultryman is to Sc
cure best results. Next week Prof.
A. C. Smith, head of the Depart
ment of Poultry Husbandry. Uni
versity of Minnesota, will tell how
to manage a backyard flock most
successfully, giving rules for care,
feeding and sanitation. Watch for
his article exclusively in the Tele-
graph next Saturday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
GERMAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED
BY FIRE OF RUSSIAN GUNS
BY Attocinte6 Prctt

Petrograd. June 25, via London.
June 26. 3.4S A. M.-The following
Russian official statement regarding
the progress of hostilities was given
out here tonight:
During the course of the night of
June "a and the whole of the follow
ing day in the Shawl region an artil-
lery duel proceeded with advance
guard encounters on the front OF Latz-
kovc-Popeliary and along the right
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
% REsERvIsTs ARRESTED
By Associated Press

Chicago, June 26.-Twenty-th
reservists of the Serbian army al
legged to be United States citizens,
either native born or naturalized were
held by feedral officers here to-day
for appearance before a United States
Commissioner for examination as to a
violation of the neutrality laws.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
DEATH IS HURRYINC
WHEELS Of THE LAW

B e h / II d { h e
wheels of the more
or less ponderous
machinery of the
law which have set
in motion to obtain
the release from
the penitentiary of
Hans Solbrig, is
the Grim Guardian
of Eternity. T h e
shadow Of [ h e
ominous presence
Loeser. attorney for
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

tween the Kovo- Wirballen railway and
the Amalva marshes was repulsed by
our fire."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26

bank of the Niemen River. To the
west of the middle Niemen the Ger
man offensive during the night be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
1t Pays to
KNOW

To make money with
poultry, you have got to
know hozO to hatch, feed
and care for them.
Guess-work is expen-
sive and unnecessary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-26
is making w.

is making W, y. LUtsVT, dVIUIHtI IOI
Solbrig, hurry.
Solbrig was sentenced fifteen months
ago, to serve from three to ten years
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-20
SHORTAGE OF ANALINE
DYES OVERCOME BY REQ
Business Foresight of Motor Car Com
pany shown In the Corncring
Of Fast Black Top Cloth.

III you see any automobiles run.
ming around with white, cream color
or khaki colored tops few months
hence they won't be ReOs, said X. G
llueschaw, sales manager Of the Rec
Motor Car company
at had not occurred to most peo-
pie that the European war has eff
fected the automobile top situation,
continued the sales manager, "but
can assure you II has and most seri-
ously.
We bumped into the condition just
recently when we began to consider
the plan OF making 5000 extra cars
over the original schedule. in an Ell
fort to catch up with the demand.
we had little difficulty in procur-
ing other materials but when II came
to tops we found it was practically
impossible 10 procure any fast black
cloth suitable for that purpose. This
was due to the fact that we have al
ways procured our analne dyes from
Germany and now there Is none avail
able
REQ purchasing power came to
the front as usual however. because.
Just as we were about TO give up IN
despair-for If we could not put fast
black tops on and have every other
detail up 70 the REQ standard we
would not make the extra cars at all
lin walked u man with the startling
information that he had discovered
10000 yards Of fast black top cloth.
Where REQ purchasing power
came in was, that having secuted
around and found this invaluable adj
Junct TO an automobile his next con-
sidcratiOn was where to sell it with
the greatest certainty of getting his
money. His first thought was there
fore, TO HE him To Lansing, and
within ten minutes after he arrived,
Mr.. smith, our purchasing agent, had
secured forty -eight-hour option on
the 10000 yards. He needed the forty
eight hours to make sure that he
was covered on all the rest of the
material necessary to make the eX-
ira 5000 cars.
81 know that other manufacturers
who were not able, a few months
ago, when money was tight, to cover
themselves on top material, have had
to use whatever they could get. The
difference won't show up until after
q few months of exposure to the sun
shine and the rain-hut when it does
Reos will possess another distinguish
ing characteristics tops VIII still
be black"