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bard the railway junction points and sta
tions behind the German front"
Fighting in the woevre district is chief
ly confined to big gun dueling. but in the
Vosges Important infantry engagements
are developing.
Allied aviators are keeping up the
greatest air offensive Of the war Within
the past Is hours the following important
towns behind the German lines have been
shelled from the air: Zeebrugge, Thor
out Thielt and Courtrai, Belgium; Douai,
Cambrai, ST. Quentin Laon, Rethel and
Nou1iers In France: LuXemberg, in the
Grand Duchy OF Luxemberg, and Metz
in German Lorraine.
The Allies have lost some machines
and some Of the bravcst airmen In the
service have Been killed or captured but
Il Is ordered by Field Marshal Sir John
French and General Joffre that the Ger
man lines OF communication must be Grip
pied; so the work IL going on.
This is the 10th day Of the great bat
tic, and the end is not yet In sight In
fact, Sir John French describes the op-
eratons of the last week as "the first
phase"
Both King George and President Pon-
care have spoken words OF the highest
praise of the French and British. The
great drive, however, has been costly.
Thousands OF wounded are being brought
back from the front and the General Staff
Is establishing scores OF new hospitals.
Hundreds Of the wounded are being taken
to England on every transport that leaves
HaVre
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PANAMA CANAL SLIDE
ALARMS OFFICIALS
Future of Waterway Depends
on Solution of Engineers in
Present Situation

WASHINGTON, oct. 4.-The great test
Of the Panama Canal construction now
confronts the engineers responsible for its
maintenance The slide north OF Gold
I'M is gaining on the dredges. Seventy
six vessels, laden with valuable cargoes,
are tied up on the Atlantic and the Pa
ciho sides OF the great waterway. And
today the last word from Colonel Hard
ing, the acting Governor, is that 1t prob
baly will be the latter part Of this month
before the canal can be reopened. This
is the worst tie-up since the canal was
opened. and on the manner in which the
engineers solve II may depend the entire
future of the ocean-to-ocean passage. Of
fcials suggest that the hopes of the en-
gineers that the water would hold the
earth back have proven unfounded. The
result is that now the dredges must con-
tinue operations until all of the loose
earth is removed.
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AGED MAN AND WIFE
RUN DOWN BY TRUCK
Dazed by Traffic, Octogenarians
Are Injured at 10th and
Market Streets

George McCord. SO years old. and his
wife, Mary Ellen, aged 81. who live on
the northeast corner Of 5ist and Haver-
ford avenue, came to the city to do some
shopping. They seldom come to the heart
OF the city and the heavy traffic dazed
them. As they we're proceeding slowly
up Market street arm in arm. they were
apparently confused by the traffic on
10Th street.
Auto horns, trolley bells, whistles and
other noises distracted the pair until
they were almost helpless. At the signal
for the 10th street traffic TO cross Mar
ket street, the couple, still arm in arm.
walked half way across the street and
stopped
Several persons shouted warnings, but
before they were aware of their danger
they were run down by wagon driven
by Harry Coyle, Jr., OF 2235 South 3D.
street The tongue OF the big truck
knocked the octogenarians down, and the
heavy front wheels passed over their
legs. Coyle was arrested.
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Abraham Mayer's Funeral

Funeral services for Abraham Mayer,
who died Saturday at the age Of SO years.
will be held at o'clock tomorrow at
his residence, 32ll Fontain street. Mr..
Mayer, who was a pioneer in the coal
business, took an interest in helping poor
emigrants. having emlgrated to this coun-
try himself from Hungary in the early
COS. He was the founder of the Austro-
Hungarian Beneficial Association. Mem
bers of the Beneficial Association. Kra-
kauer Chevra, Rappaport Lodge, No. 35,
l. o. f. S. of l.. will attend the funeral.
Interment will be in Holy Cross Gene
terry. Mayer is survived by a widow and
two sons.
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JITNEY DRIVER FREED
Evidence at Hearing Shows He Did
Not collect" Fares

John Eckert, of 26O7 South Hutchinson
street. who drives a "Motorclub" jtnev
car, received cash fares from passengers,
but he did not collect them himself, It
was testified before Magistrate Pennock
in the Central police station today, so
he wGs freed.
Detective Wister and two other pas
sengers, one of them a sailor. rode in
Eckert's car on Saturday. Eckert re-
fused to take the fares. which would
have made him amenable to the ordinance
governing jitneys. Instead. it was testi-
fled at the hearing, he asked the sailor
to gather them and put them in Eckert's
coat. The sailor did as was requested.
The driver was arrested, but Magistrate
Pennocl agreed with the defendants at
torney that since he did not collect the
fares he should be discharged.
Joseph Cox 1923 Skunk street. was fined
s. and costs. He told patrons to put their
fares on the seat of the car, but he was
arrested when he gave change to one
of them.
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$15,OOO,OOO DYESTUFFS
CONCERN CHARTERED
Federal Dyestuff and Chem.
ical Company" Incorporated
by New Workers

DOVER, Del. oct. A dyestuff and
chemical company, with capital stock
OF SIS 100000 was incorporated at the State
Department here today.
The new concern is known as the Fed
eral Dyestuff and Chemical Company. II
plans Ito purchase, lease, own and OPP
crate all kinds of mining rights and
metal-bearing lands and to carry on the
business of treating, refining, selling and
dealing i'm cotton fbres, sale solutions
and other ingredients necessary for the
manufacture of dyestuffs of all kinds" "
The incorporators are Blair Frazier,
Newton James and George A. Harring-
ton, all of New York.
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Genrpe Il. Roberts

WILMINGTON, Del. oct. 4.--George r.
Roberts died today. He was Y years old.
We leaves a widow and a grown daughter.
He was born in Scotland, but had lived
here most of his life. For many years he
was at various times in the circulation
departments of the Wilmington newspa-
pers He had been a member of the
Board of Education and City Council. He
was a Republican in politics.
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GERMANS DEPRECIATE
VICTORIES OF ALLIES

BERLIN, oct A-The German General
STAFF. in reviewing the situation in the
west, asserts that General Joffre planned
to force the Germans to retire over the
entire front, whereas the biggest gain of
the allied troops was 10 miles.
This result was due chiefly to as
phyNatng gases used by the French,
saws the General stan. by no stretch Of
the Imagination can the success of the
Allies be called a brilliant victory, not
withstanding the fact that they had
help from most of the munition factories
of the world, including those in the
United States"
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her estate, which IN the aRsreeate 4.
valued at ss1. .O00 10 the executor. Charle.
ii. Grakelen, in trust, with directions Z.
spend the income "for the relief OF such
worthy distressed families as he NAV
from time TO time select"
other wills probated we're those of
Frances b. Gregg, 1901 Clinton street who
left an estate valued at $4,000; Anna p
Mundy, 926 Farragut Terrace, S2S, 900; John
X. Shryock, 1414 North Bouvier streat
5000; Julia NJ. Fishburn, who died IN ths
Presbyterian Hospital, 5000; Sarah n
Haight, 429 West Bringhurst street. S975n,
Anna Schneider, 2550 North sterner street
$2lO5; Charles M. Summerheld, 1901 North
18th street. $22li.
The personally OF the estate OF Julia N
Fishburn has been appaised of x5sOs "a.
that Of Thomas Whittle. $1,000, and ths,
OF John w. Errig S2148.01.
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FATE OF 400 MINNEAPOLIS
SALOONS IN BALANCE TODAY
Indications Are That Drys Will Carry
Whole County

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, oct. i.-The
proposition to wipe out the 400 saloons in
this city is being decided at the polls
today. Indications are that the drys will
be successful In their campaign here, and
that they will carry the whole county.
Half the counties in Minnesota already
have gone dry and the foes of the saloon
from all parts of the State were here to
take part in the campaign to put Mime
apolis in the dry column. All the
churches in the city were represented at a
mass-mceting of the drys last night.
John Lind former Governor and Presi-
dent Wilson's envoy to Mexico, took an
active part in the fight for the drys. The
wet campaign was waged by the Bust
ness Mems Educational League, an alli-
ance of hotel. cafe and business men.
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EsrATE LEFT To FAMmY-
John ]. Sullivan's Will Bequeaths
S156,000 to Sons and Daughters

An estate valued at $4,000 is disposed
OF by tho will Of John J. Sullivan, OF
16o5 Mount Vernon street who died at
Atlantic City on September Is. The be-
quests in the instrument, which was pro-
bated today, show that the estate goes
to two daughters, Alice M. Sullivan and
Nellie s. Winch. and two sons, William
j. and Albert j. Sullivan. The executors
are Albert ]. Sullivan, Alice NJ Sullivan
and Jacob j. Winch.
After providing certain sums for rela-
tives, Minerva G. Kreuger late of 80
North Paxon street, leaves the residue OF
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wOMAN's TRIAL FOR MURDER
OF MAN BEGINS AT MEDIA
Mrs. Catharine stringfellow, of Ches-
ter, Fights for Life

MEDIA. Pa, oct 4.--The trial Of Mrs.
Catharine Stringfellow, who Is accused OF
numbering James A. Bowen at the home
Of her alleged rival, Mrs. Charles Rostron,
OF 6l7 West 81 street, Chester, began here
today. The shooting took place while
Bowen was standing on the porch talking
to Mrs. Rostron after he had accompanied
her home from church.
Mrs. Stringfellow was Bowen's house.
keeper and she alleges that he beat her
and threw her out OF the house about two
years previous TO May 10, 1915, the day Of
the shooting. Mrs Stringfellow Is rep
resented by John E. McDonough and
former Assistant District Attorney J.
Rohrman Robinson.
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Solomon Was Wise

About the time that King Solomon
was inventing the "fifty.ffty" system
of division, the Galilean wireless advised
him that the Queen of Sheba was drop
ping in to tea.
Solomon had the advantage of some
ordinary folks, for he didn't have to seek
society. 1t always hunted him up.
So, being wise, Solomon had estab-
lished system of Quick Action.
He pushed button and ordered a
Cold COLLATION. for few thousand guests.
If he had only been wise enough to
linger few centuries longer on this
sphere, he would have discovered a sys-
tenn that makes his pale and wan by COM
parison.
He would have found the TRIANGLE
IDEA.
He would have learned that the TRI-
ANGLE NIGHTS were about ten Jumps
ahead of anything he ever showed the
Queen of Sheba in the way of enter
tainment.
When you come to the Chestnut
Street Opera House tomorrow night,
you'll see what real romance is, as Doug
las Fairbanks displays it; how strong
and vital real drama is when Dustin
Farnum acts it; and what gales of laugh
ter Raymond Hitchcock can produce
when he is given the chance.
And you won't have to take three
hundred Mrs. Solomon's, and a Thousand
Friends of the Family.
TRIANGLE FILM CORPORATION
New York.
Box Office now open.
Evening prices Csc, Soc, 75c, 81 and 81.
Matinees including Saturdays-25c, Soc
and $1.O0.
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THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, oct.

WASHINGTON, Oct L.
For eastern Pennsylvania: Fair and
warmer tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy;
moderate south to southwest winds.
Fair weather prevails in the Atlantic
States this morning under the influence
OF an area of high barometer that is NOV
ing slowly off the coast. A disturbance
of moderate energy overspreads the Lake
region and extends southwark to the
western Gulf coast. 1t is attended by
showers and somewhat higher tempera-
fures A cool area overspTeads the north
ern Plains States and most of the coun-
try from the Rocky Mountains westward.
The pressure is increasing rapidly over
the Plains States.
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so CONNECTICUT TOWNS
VOTING ON LICENSE ISSUE
l59 of 168 Towns in State Holding
Their Elections Today

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct 4-one hum
dred and fifty-nine of the 1858 towns of the
state are holding their elections today.
Towns not holding elections today were
Ansonia, Bridgeport, Derby, Hartford.
NauCatuck, New Britain, New Haven,
Norwich and Stamford. New Haven holds
a city election tomorrow. as does Water
bury. Fifty towns are voting on license
OF these, 40 are now license towns, nine
are no-license, and one, Branford is
dry" in one district
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Ephrata Man Falls Dead

LANCASTER. Pa, Oct. T. - Emanuel
Steffy, 70 years old, Of Ephrata, fell dead
today, n victom Of heart trouble, while
conversng with member of his family.
He was a Civil War veteran and is sur
vived by his wife and three children.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
The War Situa-
ton at Present

The battle news from Europe the
past week has not presented any very
new or over-sensational features.
Fighting has been in progress much as
usual, according to dispatches. with a
little more than the usual activity
among air craft.
The feature of especial interest to
this country is the lining out of the
sea zone by Germany and the declara-
tion. of the Kaiser TO mine same and
sink trade vessels of neutral powers,
which declaration was due to go into
effect yesterday. time when score
or more of American ships would be
due to enter the danger zone.
Germany urged in excuse for this
course the attitude of England in de-
claring foodstuffs consigned to oppos-
ing powers contraband, in an effort to
starve the people of his empire.
The matter is thought to have
brought this country to the verge Of a
crisis and the events of the next few
days are looked forward to with in
tense interest.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Fruit Growers Hold Inter-
estin8 Meeting Wednesday

sentatives of fruit associations present
were asked to state their willingness
or objection to the cooperation sug-
gested and there was not a dissent
ing voice.
1t was stated in the preliminary
argument that the central agency with
its sub-centrals; the organization to
be-would be non stock and non
profit; that its purpose mainly was TO
reduce expenses of marketing, to com
pile all the market information possi-
bic and have same for use of members
and otherwise assist in marketing
fruit; TO guarantee the pack offered
Just as a manufacturer guarantees his
output. and TO establish a price rather
than to submit to what the specula-
tive buyer may be willing to offer
In connection with this idea it was
shown by government report that the
northwestern growers received in 1913
about s136 per box for their apples
against something like SEC per box
for Colorado apples, difference of
about soc a box credited to the re-
suits of cooperation in an organized
central selling plan.
This, of course may be have been
an exceptional year and above the av-
erage Of difference, still. there seems
TO be much in favor of any plan of
Organization which gives promise of a
regular pack and to aid in other ways
the selling of fruit, especially during
years such as last. when every advan-
tage of marketing was badly needed.
Mr. Malboeuf left for Grand juno
tion yesterday. In reply to an inquiry
as to how long he could remain in this
section in the aid of organization, he
replied: Il think as long as / may be
needed
Meetings of fruit growers were an
nounced for next week as follows:
Wednesday at Paonia, Thursday at
''sSs.chkiss and Friday at Eckert-
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Lady Dies Sud
denly in Delta

Mrs. Rolf. OF Reed. died very sud
denly in Delta Tuesday OF heart fail.
ure. Mrs. Rolf had undergone an op-
Grafton recently at the hospital, from
which she had apparently fully re-
covered and was able to go around
as usual. The attack on the street
was. however. almost instantaneously
fatal.
Zuleika Evelyn Rolf was born In Gus
ter county. Colorado. May 4. 1888 and
died at Delta. Colorado. February 16.
1916. aged 81 years, nine months and
twelve days She was united in mar.
riage to Roy T. Swan. September IA,
1902. To this marriage five children
were born, all OF whom. together with
the husband, survive her. She also
leaves to mourn her loss a mother.
three brothers and seven sisters, be-
sides her many friends. She was the
youngest daughter of Frank +. and
Hattie G. Rolf.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Subscriptions Received.

The following subscriptions to Delta
Independent have been received since
last report: ]. A. Duer, b. F. Weaver.
L. f. Kuhnley, w. l.. Wade, ]. w.
Kuhnley, W. L. Wade, ]. w. Richard
son. ]. H. Ploger. Thos. Y. Bradshaw.
w f. Obert. Earl Wilson. ]. l.. Sprung.
S. J. Howery. l.. d. Hauser, Millard
Fairlamb. Delta; John Forest. Lincoln.
Nebraska: Oswald b. Benwell, Dem
yer; Ed. Healy. California; T. ].
Harshman. Cory; Fred d. Pyle, Mont.
trose. A. d. Purdy, walbridge, Ohio;
II. II. Wolbert, Los Angeles, Califor-
mia; H. F. Crowley. Denver; C. ]. Lip
pert. Delta.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19

The Malboeuf meetings held Wed
nesday at Elks hall were not SO large
ly attended by fruit growers in gen.
eral as would no doubt have been the
case had there been published notice
of the meetings beforehand.
There was, however, fair attend
ance of representative members OF
different fruit associations, mainly
directors of such associations. and the
interest evidenced seemed unanimous
in favor of cooperating in organizing
along lines suggested and copied in
part from the systems followed in the
northwestern fruit states.
The plans formulated by the COM
mittee making investigation of such
matters in the northwest, have been
sent to Washington, d. c., and the ap-
proval of the Department of Agricul-
ture requested. In reply to this re-
quest a telegram was received We'd
nesday from the Secretary and read
at the afternoon meeting which stated
that the plans had been carefully con-
sidered and we're approved, that the
department considered them promis-
ing of good results if practically car
ried out: that the department might
offer certain suggestions but nothing
that would change materially their
form or object. This telegram was
read with much satisfaction by Mr.
Forbes, of the Auxiliary. who remark
ed that it was the first telegram of its
kind ever wired in response TO such
request.
In the matter of these plans. which
are said to embody as many additional
valuable features as could at present
be thought of by the committee over
those of the Northwest fruit men. the
growers present expressed eagerness
to see them in detail. and it was
promised that at the earliest possible
moment they would be given to the
local newspapers to print IN full.
At the close of the netting repre-
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Should Consider Delta.

Rumors of sugar factories which
are looking for locations to move to,
are still heard and the invitation to
Delta's field can be honestly extend
ed. More than that. our field can be
guaranteed to stand strictest investi-
CATION. We can supply the beets
and plenty OF them for a factory Of
any capacity. We have the water.
the cheap fuel, and the other require
ments. The trouble has been with a
number Of factories in the West. that
they have built without sufficiently in
vestigating their fields. and have later
discovered that they were up against
scarcity of beets, water, fuel and
other things. Delta wants a factory.
needs one, can support one and should
have a factory. You can get all the
facts in q few hours by coming here.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
to
Give Railroad

Mr.. T. A. Haslett, of Garnet mesa.
who has a brother in Alaska and in
terested in the Copper River & North
western railroad, the one the Alaska
Syndicate recently offered to Uncle
Sam as a gift. left a copy of the
Seattle Times at this office recently
which gives considerable details re-
garding this offer.
The road is 1876 miles length. fully
equipped for operation and cost the
Guggenheims s24.ooo,o0o.
Enemies of the syndicate tried to
show that the Alaska Syndicate would
gain 1855 ZOO, 900 by the operation of
the road for period of three years,
and the government went in with a
proposal to build its own Alaska rail-
road system next summer.
In order to square itself the Syndi-
cate now offers to give the govern
ment its road, allow II to run ii as
it pleases, paying a nominal rental or.
nothing at all II II does not feel able
to do so. merely asking that, after
operating 1t for a number of years.
1t will either buy the road at its cost
price or return it to the Syndicate in
as good condition as when IL was re-
ceived. and in addition haul certain
ore Of the Syndicate at a price per ton
not above the present rate charged.
The Guggenheims are very sore
over the action of the government in
interfering with the development of
the Alaskan coal fields, into which
they CLAIM they have been buncoed
into investing heavily without being
allowed the privilege of recovering on
their investments.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Boy Witness in
Murder Case

Lester Butler, thirteen years old,
son OF Albert Butler of Delta, left
Monday for Pueblo TO appear as a
witness in the La Veta murder case.
Young Butler, whose father came
to Delta since the auto hold.up and
the shooting of the four miners, hap
pened to be one of the two or three
eye witnesses to the shooting. His
father was at that time teamster
at the Oakdale mines.
The boy, no more than child. ap-
pears to have retained a vivid recol-
lection OF the tragedy. as who would
not, II an eye witness OF the shooting.
which was one Of the most startling
OF all the strike killings.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
Bi83eSt Stock
Deal In Years

]. E. Hanson has, so report says,
bought the Figure Four cattle and
will also buy the Gilpin ranch in
Hart's Basin. one of the finest stock
ranches in Delta county.
The deal is for about 1000 head of
cattle and the purchase price involves
sum equal or exceeding 100000.
Mr. Hanson has long been one of
the prominent and successful stock
men of this county. and has also had
wide business experience in mer-
camille and other lines, in all of
which his good judgment appears to
have counted on the winning side.
The new venture. while one of con-
siderable magnitude, is entered upon
at a very opportune time and appears
to have about all the elements aside
from those which point to success,
eliminated. Here's hoping that our
new Cattle King will make million.
The Delta independent., 1915-02-19
G. A. r. and w. r. c.

Lincoln's Birthday program given by
the Woman's Relief Corps and G. A.
r. Post last Wednesday was well at
tended. The program was good but
rather short on account of several
being i'll and not able to attend A
few of the school children came in and
helped out very nicely. A gentle
man from Washington. d. &C. gave a
very interesting talk about the Army
and Navy Union of which he is a
member. A lady visitor gave a reci-
tation pertaining to army life. Alto
gether the afternoon was very pleas
antly spent by all. The next regular
meeting of the w. r. C. will take place
February "a. There will be several
new members to take in and we hope
all of those who could not be present
at the last meeting may be able to
attend the next.