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Evening star., 1915-07-15
London Estimates That 15O,-
900 Men Are Idle in Welsh
Coal Fields.
ALL MAY BE IMPRISONED
UNDER THE KINGS DECREE
Strike Cuts Of Supply of Coal for
Navy and Presents Serious
Economic Problem.

LONDON, July IS, 6:oa pm
A dispatch from Cardiff to the
Central News Agency says that
the miners conference by a vote
of 18o to 113 decided not to ac-
cept the recommendation of the
council to return to work.
LONDON. July Is, 1910 p.m.-Out Of
in the British labor field shown since
the outbreak of the war, there de-
veloped today what may prove, unless
an early solution Is found. one of the
most serious strikes in the history Of
the country
More than 10000 men have laid
down their tools, thereby shutting
down virtually all the mines in the
Welsh coal fields which supply steam
ing coal for the British navy.
Strike Forbidden by King.
The British government. using for the
first time the authority granted by the
so-called munitions measure, ruled that
the miners must not strike, a royal
proclamation to this effect having been
issued yesterday. The miners answer
to this proclamation was to go on
strike.
Though subject to a heavy daily fine
Tor striking and though urged by their
leaders to allow their demands for
higher pay to be arbitrated. the miners
threw aside all advice and today re-
fused to take up their picks, thus not
only stopping the mines, but leaving
idle the mine railways and some ships
engaged In coal transport.
Problem a Pulling One.
theoretically the government is en-
powered to check the strike forthwith,
but it is puzzling problem how the
fines authorized under the munitions
measure are to be enforced.
No rioting in the strike district has
been reported.
The mems leaders have called a con-
\ ference IN the hope of reaching a set
tlement, and the whole country IL
watching the outcome Of the case,
which is to be test of the govern
ment's power to force labor to arbi-
trate in the face of the mems conten-
having made their demands there is
nothing to arbitrate.
Virtually Every Mine Idle.
CARDIFF, Wales. July Is. 1892 am.
In spite of optimistic predictions that
serious labor difficulties in the coal
fields would be averted. virtually, every
mine in Wales was idle this morning.
the day fixed for the beginning Of the
miners strike for higher wages.
In one district alone 10000 men struck,
defying the governments proclamation
that the provisions of the munitions act
would be invoked to prevent cessation
of opera tions. BY 10 o'clock it was esti-
mated that upward of 10000 men were
out IN all parts Of the Welsh fields.
Miners Are obdurate.
A meeting of the executive committee
of the South Wales miners union was
called for this forenoon to confer with
representatives of the board of trade,
but the rank and file of the miners are
obdurate and the government proclama-
ton seems only to have stiffened their
resolution to stand firm in their demands.
Men who strike in the face of the gov
ernment prohibition are subject to a fine
of SIS a day, in default of which they
may be imprisoned.
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NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK
Second Engineer Killed When the
Vessel Is Torpedoed,

LONDON, July Is. 1880 am.-The
Norwegian steamer Rym has been tor
pedoed and sunk. The second en-
gineer was killed. but the rest Of the
crew has landed at Great Yarmouth
The Rym was a vessel Of 1,073 tons
by J. Lund 4 Co. oi Bergen. -
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General Conference Here Of
Big Business interests A.
fected by War Proposed.
LIVE STOCK INTERESTS
BACK COTTON GROWERS
Meat Packers Are Asked to Join,
State Department Framing
Note to England.

Proposal for general conference
here of big business interests of the
United States affected by the war
looking toward a special session of
Congress to deal with the rights of
neutrals was made public today.
American meat packers, in confer
ence with the State Department. seek
ing relief from British detention of
about $14.ooo.o0o worth of cargoes to
European neutrals. have been asked to
join in such a conference.
The request came from cotton grow
ers. live stock interests, state officials
in the cotton and cattle belts and other
American business interests hampered
in their deliveries to neutral countries
by the war.
1t is proposed that this conference
also shall take up the question of pro-
viding shipping facilities for Ameri-
cans.
Packers Disclaim Initiative.
Representatives of the eight great
Chicago packing houses, who continued
their conferences with State Depart
ment officials today. disclaimed any
ference. and said whether they would
join 1t depended on whether the nego-
tiatfons now in progress resulted in
any relief.
Packers Submit Claims.
The packers today submitted a COM
plete memorandum of their claims and
were assured that Great Britain's at
tention would be called to the situation
In an official communication which will
go forward as soon as possible.
Secretary Lansing said he had not
yet conferred with Special Counselor
yh I- I
ton. but would review the circum-
stances when a study of the case had
been completed. The packers repre-
sentatives left for Chicago.
considering the wording of a note to
the British government regarding the
difficulties of American meat packers
with Great Britain over the detention
OF their cargoes to neutral countries.
The packers. who have appealed to
the Washington government to demand
that Great Britain stop interfering
with their cargoes consigned to neu-
trail ports and settle for, $14,000,000
worth of their products now held up in
prize courts. continued their CONFER
ences with State Department officials
today. They charge the British gov
ernment with the destruction of COM
merce in food products between the
Purposeful Delay Alleged.
In a statement outlining their case
as submitted to the department, the
packers assert that the British gov
ernment purposely delays settlement
on their claims for seized cargoes, and
that they are not inclined to reopen
trade with neutral countries unless
they can be assured of delivery of
their ships to ports designated.
The American note to Great Britain.
which, it was stated. would be sent
Immediately. will deal specifically with
the complaint of the packers. The
neutral trade under the British order
In council will form the subject of
another communication to Great
Britain.
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May Move Against Villa.

From the interior it was reported
today that the Carranza forces from
Monterey were planning to cooperate
with Obregon by moving westward
against Villa at Torreon, while another
force is attempting to get between him
and the American frontier by a march
westward from Monclova.
Villa has on hand some millions Of
rounds of ammunition and his army is not
suffering for foodstuffs He appears. how
ever, to be not well supplied with money
and it is said the desertions have shown
some increase due to the comparatively
small pay soldiers receive and The large
prices paid for labor.
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VILLA TO ABANDON
SAN LUIS POTOS|
Carranza Forces From Monterey to
Join 0bregon in Move Against
Northern Chief.

Ell PASO. Tex, July 15.-Gen. Villa
has abandoned San Luis Potosi. accord
ing to reliable, although unofficial. in
formation here today. This action has
given to Carranza possession of all but
one of the important points on the rail-
road from Mexico City to Laredo. on
the American frontier. Villa. so far as
known here. continues to hold Quere-
taro, but with a small force. now iso-
lated. His own position at Torreon Is
regarded by military observers as pre-
carious
By the abandonment Of Aguascalien-
tes and Zacatecas, Villa has yielded to
Gen. Obregon the means for support
from the east. The forces of Villa
destroyed long stretches of railway
south Of Queretaro.
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WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, with
probably thundershowers: not much
change in temperature; light to mod
crate variable winds. Temperature in
the past twenty-four hours: Highest,
IS, at IL am. today: lowest, So, at
am. today.
For full report see page 21.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
FRIENDS & VISITORS
Personal Items About People You
See and Know
THOSE THAT COME AND co

Miss Nan Pratt, of New Castle, visit
ed friends near here last week.
Miss Rachel Mirlin, of Ridl.y Park,
Pa, is the guest of relatives here.
Mrs. j. C. Sites will go to Philadel.
phia in November and pend the winter
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace N. Daniels, OF
near Elk ton, Md, were visitors in town
Tuesday.
Lloyd Bragdon, of Wilmington, visit
ed his parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. G Brag-
don on Sunday.
Mrs. S. J. Brockson has returned
from a few days visit with Philadelphia
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Derrickson entertained
her sister Miss Warren, of FELTON,, over
Sunday
Mrs. Marcellus Jones has returned to
Wyncote Pa, after waeks visit with
friends here.
Houston Naudain, of Baltimore, Md, ,
visited his grandmother Mrs W. H.
Houston last week.
Miss Clara Frame, of Hover has been
visiting at the home of her grand
mother Mrs. Richard Clayton.
Mrs. Samuel PRICE was recent
guest of her niece Mrs. Grant Row
bothan at Glenolden. Pa.
Joseph P. Comegys, of Philadelphia,
was an over Sunday guest of his par
ents Mr.. and William A. Comegys.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Norman Gill, of
Philadelphia, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Gill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter Thompson, of
Chester, Pa, were over Sunday visi-
tors with Niss Bessie Anderson.
Miss Marie Lock wood, of Philadelphia
is spending some time at the home of
her mother Mrs. G. w. Lockwood.
DR.. G. B. Pearson, of Wilmington,
spent last Sunday with his wife at the
home of her mother Mrs. Thomas Coch-
ran.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Pedrick and lit
tie child, of New Castle, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. L. P. Crawford on Main
street
Jesse r Willis has been spending
several days at the home of his father
Merritt N. Willis and family near
town.
Mrs. James I. Shallcross and daugh-
ter Miss Helen are at Ridley Park, Pa,
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Bassett
Ferguson.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
TOWNSEND

Mrs. w. Joiner spent Wednesday with
her daughter Mrs. Poore, in Wilmington.
Mrs. w. A. Scott and Mrs L. L.
Maloney spent Tuesday in Philadelphia.
Pierce Watts, of Carney's Point.
spent Saturday and Sunday at his home
here.
Miss Mary Tarbutton spent the week
end with Miss Mary Othoson, in Sassa-
fras, Md.
Mss Pearla Boag', of near Smyrna,
spent the weekend with Miss Marion
Reynolds.
James Wilson and wife, of Smyrna,
spent Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives in town.
Mrs. John Beauchamp, of Parryville,
Nd, is the guest of her daughter Mrs.
w. H. Reynolds.
Lemuel Shockley and wife and Mrs.
Webster spent few days with rela-
tives in Glendale.
w. N. Watts and wife, and Mrs. D.
B. Jones spent Tuesday with Mrs. Rosa
Evans in Middletown.
Miss Christine Slant has entered the
the University Hospital of Pennsylvania
as a studest for nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gohl and daughters, of
Atlantic City, are visiting her parents
B. G. Lockerman and family.
Miss Naomi Shockley spent the week
end at Carney's Point, the guest of her
brother Earl Shockley and wife.
Albert Massey, wife and two sons, of
Wilmington, were guests of L. L.
Maloney and family from Saturday until
Monday.
Horace T. VanDyke and family and
Misses Mildred Wells and Lulu Ratledge
spent Sunday at the home of G. W
VanDyke.
Bishop Kinsman will preach in St.
Marys Episcopal Chapel on Sunday,
Oct. 31st at $50 P. NJ. All are invited
to be present.
Harvest Home Day will be celebrated
in the M. E. Church Sunday Oct 31st
at 10. so A. NJ. Special music will be
rendered and the church will be decor
ated for the occasion.
Mr.. A. M. Mackey who has been at
the Delaware Hospital since July 4th,
with a broken limb, is now able to walk
with the help of crutches. His many
friends wish him a speedy recovery.
A surprise party was given Mr.. and
Mrs. William Spicer, of Blackbird, on
Wednesday evening in honor of Mr..
Spicer's birthday. About sixty friends
We're present, and all spent delightful
evening.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
HALLOWEEN PARTY
A Delightful Affair Given at Mrs.
William Green's Residence
BENEFIT NEW CENTURY CLUB

A most delightful Hollowe'en party
was given at the home of Mrs. William
Green on East Main Street on Monday
evening for the benefit of the building
fund of the New Century Club. About
seventy-five guests were present, all of
whom passed an enjoyable evening. The
house was profusely decorated with
fodder, pumpkins and all sorts of Hal
lowe'en attributes.
An "Aunt Martha" in an up stairs
room, was cleverly manipulated by
Miss Helen Brady and frightened some
of the ladies ''stiff".
Cards and other games furnished en-
tertainment during the evening, the
fortunate prize winners being Miss
Laura Willis, Mrs. Albert Price, j ames
L. Warren, and Taylor Barnett, who
was presented with an enormous pump
kin which he will probably make into
''punken" pie with which to regale his
friends.
The refreshments were appropriate
to Halloween.
Some of those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Pool, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Pool, Mr., and Mrs. Frank r. Pool DR..
and Mrs. Harris B. Mcdowell, DR.. and
Mrs. Warren S. P. Combs, DR.. and Mrs.
Norman Beale, Mr. and Mrs. James L.
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred +. Williams
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt N. Wilhts, MIR.
and Mrs. George Janvier, Mrs. A. C.
Green, Mrs. C. A. Hoffecker, Mrs.
George w. Lockwood, Mrs. G. Lindsey
Cochran, Mrs. Annie Lockwood, Mrs.
John Cleaver, Mrs. C. Fireman, Mrs.
W. 7. Connellee, Mrs. Frank j. PEN
ington, Mrs. Albert Price, Mrs. W. B.
Biggs, Mrs. R. L. Naudain, Mrs. Har-
old Green, Mrs. E. C. Green, Mrs. S.
M. Lockwood, Mrs John C. Green, Mrs.
j. G. Bragdon, Mrs. T. E. Lindley, Mrs.
H. S. Beaston, Mrs. Cuthbert S. Green
Mrs. Edward Reynolds, Misses Marie
Lockwood, Nellie Janvier, Ada Lock
wood, Clara Willis, Laura Willis, Mary
Beasten, Eugenia Beasten, Madeline
Pennington, Lydia Eliason, Emma PEN
ington, Eliza Green, Rachel Mifflin
Mary Hutchin, Josephine Cochran,
Lydia Cochran, Madeline Tatman, May
Clayton, Helen Brady, Ethel Brady,
May Holten, May Beaston, Helen Nc
Dowell, and Messrs. Robert A. Cochran
Merritt Lockwood, Norris Wright, Fred
erick Brady, Carson Segelken, Benjamin
Gibbs, Victor Green, Taylor Barnett
and Ira Savage.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
NEW CENTURY CLUB

The members of the New Century
Club turned out in numbers on Tuesday
afternoon to welcome the musicians
who had come from distance for the
entertainment of the local club.
A short business meeting proceeded
the musical. An invitation from the
Odessa Woman's club for Thursday,
November eleventh. was accepted.
Mrs. John Cleaver was named dele
gate to the Convention of the American
Association for the Study and Preven-
ton of Infant mortality, which conven-
ton meets at the Bellevue-Stratford,
Philadelphia, on November 10-11-12.
Mrs. Cleaver will probably be the only
representative from Delaware with the
exception of Miss Marie Lockwood who
is interested in the work in Philadel-
phia. Miss Cornelia Townsend and Niss
Eliza c. Green will represent the Club
in the interest of Arts and Crafts, at
the meeting to be held at Newark on
Saturday at the Woman's College of
Delaware.
The club president, Mrs. Mary Coch-
ran Pool reported twenty-five dollars
cleared at the Halloween party held on
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
William Green on East Main street.
The delightful musical program in
cluded: Piano Solo-McDowell's Polo
naise, Mrs. Wallace N. Daniels, of
Elkton. Md; Vocal, "Thou hast he
witched me, Beloved" (2) "The
Robin" Miss Mary Roberts of smyrna;
Instrumental solo-O Sous Bois, (2)
The Butterfly, Mrs. Marion Coverdale,
of Smyrna; Piano solo-Liebestraume-
Liszt, Miss Frances Watkins, of Odessa.
The musicians cheerfuly responded
with encores, making a most delightful
program.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
Railroad CIean-Up Day

Last week was house cleaaing time
for the Delaware railroad, and all the
section bosses and their gangs were
busy as bees righting up things pre-
paratory to the inspection which took
place last Wednesday, when the large
observation car special, filled with the
roads officials and small army of these
section bosses. passed over the road :. =,
The Transcript feels sure that no
railroad front dooryard looked neater
and more in peffect ship-shape than
our Mr.. David Aliens,
No rubbish visible; no dirt or clut-
tering trash about; no scattered coal or
dangerous logs in sight; every chunk of
stone in place on the road bed-in fact,
Mr.. Aliens ballast margins are straight
er than the steel rails themselvesl If
any carpenter hereabouts would like to
test the accuracy of his straightedge,
we advise stone lines of Mr. Aliens.
The Transcript believes and hopes
Mr.. Allen will win the prize for this
years best kept section of six miles.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES

Oct. 81 $50 a. m. Brotherhood
Devotional meeting.
1870 a. m. Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, "a Prince in Hiding"
2 p. m. Sunday School. Let the
teachers remember that their absence
greatly retards the progress of the
school. Every teacher has an oppor-
tunity that an angel might covet.
73O p. m. Public worship with SER
mon. Subject, "Christ stilling the tenn
pest" The subjects for the day will
be interesting. Public cordially invited.
Jr. League Saturday, at 3p. m.
The 26th annual Convention of Easton
District Epworth League adjourned
Thursday night, at Betterton, Md, after
one of the most enthusiastic and success
full Conventions ever held on the dis
trict. The addresses and discussions were
informing and inspiring. There were 80
delegates in attendance; % ministers
and 70 lay delegates. Rev. q. T. Wyatt
was unanimously reelected District
President for the third year, compli-
ment not often paid to one who has al
ready held the Office two years.
The weather was fine and the Better
ton people We're an ideal host, and were
at great pains to give their guests a
good time. The memory of the Con-
vention is certainly most pleasant one.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
GRANGE NOTES

The meeting Of Peach Blossom
Grange on Friday night was one of more
than usual interest. Two applicants
were received into membership and four
visitors from other Oranges added to
the attractiveness of the session.
Mrs. May X. Mcdowell had charge of
the Lecture Hour and made the an
nouncements of the lit rary programme.
Mr. Fred Brady gave an account of an
address made before the Chamber of
Commerce by Mr.. Barrett, and of a
humorous speech delivered by Mr.. Cat
tell before the Rotery Club of Whining
ton.
DIR. H. B. Mcdowell spoke of the
ravages of Hog Cholera and of the
methods used during the past three
years in combating the distance.
E. H. Shallcross and F. P. Williams
spoke of various plans in making at
tractive and profitable every Grange
meeting, which line of thought was
continued by the visitors present, Mr.
Henry Thompson of Wilmington, Mr.
and Mrs. Evans and Mr.. Templeton of
Cheswold Grange.
A committee was appointed to outline
the work of the Grange for the next
few weeks and also to arrange calen-
dar that would give variety to each
Lecture Hour programme; said COM
mittee to report at next meeting Friday
night, November 5th, at 7.30 o'clock.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
"THE HEART OF MARYLAND"

Mr.. H. $. Newman on next Monday
night will add one more to the many
delightful treats with which he has
favored his audiences, by pres anting
the now famous scene in six parts. 1.-THE
Heart of Maryland" with the talented
Mrs. Leslie Carter in the leading role.
1t is a dashing love story of the late
Civil War wherein the heroine Maryland
Calvert though herself Southern
sympathizer, after highly sensational
effort saves her lover Alan Shay a
Union soldier who had been made pris-
oner by the Confederates.
The play should possess an especial
interest for Delaware audiences since
some of the scenes laid in the state of
Maryland are familiar to numbers of
Delwareans.
This is a costly, high-grade film, and
Mr.. Newman, wishing to give his pa
irons a taste for the very bestis repro
ducing it here for prices below those
in the large cities where it has been all
the rage-for 10 and 20 cents!
The play is filled with many striking
scenes of very dramatic character,
realistic, natural and we'll acted, and
will surely please beyond measure
everyone in Middletown fortunate
enough to see it, for it has carried the
cities by storm. So dom t fail to see this
moviege m.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
ODESSA

Mrs. William Craig who has been
very ill is slowly improving.
Miss Dorothy Reynolds was an over
Sunday visitor with relatives near
Townsend.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph S. Hoffecker,
of Chester, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. A. Lee Orrell.
Mrs. Clayton Alright, of Wilmington,
was the guest of Mrs. A. Lee Orrell on
Thursday last week.
Mrs. Mary E. Morgan had as her
guest her sister Mrs. Annie Workman
of Pennsgrove part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doughten, of Will
mington spent Thursday last week with
his sister Miss Elizabeth A. Doughten.
The Missionary Society of St. Pauls
M. E. Church met at the home of Mrs.
Georgia Coppage on Wednesday even
ing last week.
Mr.. l G. Webb wife and daughter
Mary. Miss Mary Lightcap and Mrs.
Harold Morris were visitors at the home
of MIR. William CHM near St. Georges
on Friday.
Misses May Enos, Helen Sparks and
Frances Davis attended the Sunday
School convention at Wilmington last
Thursday and gave a very inter.
esting report of the convention.
Miss Anna M. Berry, of Wilmington,
spent the week end with her mother
and entertained her friends Miss Ida
Turner, of Wilmington, and Messrs.
Oliver Brunell, of Grand Rapids Mich.
and Edmund Graves, of Baltimore, oven
Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1915-10-30
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Duryea are en-
tertaining relatives from New York.
Rally Day services will be observed
Sunday morning at 1870. All are in
vited.
Miss Nan Davies, of Philadelphia, is
visiting at the home of Mrs. Mary A..
Lohand.
Misses Eva Holden and Katie Carroll
are visiting relatives in Chester and
Bristol
Mrs. Mark Vinyard, of Olney, Pa,
spent this week with his sister Mrs.
Mary Lofand.
Mrs. Joseph Smith spent Thursday
with her son Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith
in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Eaton spent last
Friday with their daughter Mrs. Bayard
Jordan near Glasgow.
MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Merritt and
Misses Stella Bishop and Eula Vineyard,
motored to Wilmington last Saturday.