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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
AUSTR|ANS HOLD
BACK RUSSIANS
REPEATED ATTACKS TO PIERCE
UZSok PROVED FAILURES
so FAR.
MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED
Petrograd Review OF Campaign in Car
pathians Tells of Big Gains Made
Fierce Fighting Between
British and Germans.

London.-Rostoki, which lies about
25 miles to the northwest of Uzsok
pass in the Carpathians, has in the
last few weeks been the objective OF
the Russian troops, but against an ad.
vance in this direction the Austrians
have been delivering attacks in great
strength. They have, according to
their report, ''viciously repulsed'
Russian attacks near Telepotch and
have captured nearly 1900 prisoners
The situation in the Carpathians, re
garding which there has been a deartt
of news OF late, is reviewed in g
brief summary issued by the Russian
war office, embracing the period from
early in March up to the present.
Tell of 10000 Prisoners.
AS set forth in this review, the
principal chain of the Carpatnians
comprising a front of about rs miles
has fallen into Russian hands since
their offensive began on March 10
Up to April IL the opposing force
lined up between Lupkow and Uzsol
passes suffered enormous casualties
losing in prisoners alone 10000 OF
ficers and men, it is declared.
The resistance of the Teutonic al
lies is described as most desperat
and along the line from Bartfield t
Uzsok pass the Austro-German force
were estimated at 100000 men.
Continuous Fighting in West.
In the western war theater there i
continuous lighting in the Vosges
Lorraine and Alsace, and the BIRTHS
infantrymen have attacked the Gel
man trenches to the southeast G
Ypres, after the explosion of severe
mines in the way of a preliminar!
At all these points fighting is still i
progress.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
NOTED DIE

Salem, Ore.-Joseph Harris, age So,
a w~elIknown hop man..
Amsterdam.-General Field Marshal
Oskar Won Lindquist. Born in 1888
Sacramento, Cal.-Mrs. Creatore,
wife of the famous italian bandmaster
of that name.
London.-Baron Herbert de Reuter-,
managing director of Reuters Tele'
gram company.
San Francisco.-Colonel Samuel w
Cumming, who has been on the re
tired list of the army.
South Wilmington, Conn.-Gardinel
Hall, millionaire manufacturer of cot
ton and silk thread, aged rs.
San Francisco.-Isaac Kohn, wei
known as Oregon Konn," reputed t.
De one of the wealthiest men on thu
Pacific coast. He was 81 years old
New York.-Nelson w. Aldrich, TO
30 years United States senator fron
Rhode Island and republican leader
whose name was stamped upon tariff
and currency legislation of his party
died April 16 of an apopletic stroke a
his home here. He had been i'll of il
digestion since the day before. Unit
then he had been in excellent health
He was in his 74th year.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Germany WILLING to Pay.
amount

London-The admiralty issued the
following statement Tuesday:
"A German submarine torpedoed
and sank the trawler Vanilla. The
trawler Fermo e~ndeavored to rescue
the crew, but was fired at and
driven off.
"All of the crew of the Vanilla
were lost. This killing of fisher
folk for no military purpose should
not escape attention. 1t is the see
ond murder of this character com
mitted within a week. A careful rec
ord is kept of these events
The German governments willing
ness to make reparation for the sink
ing in the North sea last week by a
German submarine of the Dutch
steamer Katwyk is indicated in a Reu-
ter dispatch from Amsterdam. This
message says semi-official announce,
ment was made today at The Hague
that the German government, acting
on its own initiative, sent the follow
ing declaration to the Dutch govern
ment:
Neither the German government
nor the German naval authorities. as
Is self-evident, had the intention of at
lacking a Dutch vessel. No~twithstand
ing this, the German government be
lieves it possible that owing to an un
fortunate accident, the Katwyk has
been torpedoed by a German subma
| rine."
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
In a Commercial Way.

The Nelson G. Clark grocery sue
ceeds J. E. Cross, grocer, at Twin
Falls.
Watson G Harris are opening a dry
goods and ladies furnishing store at
Lewiston.
S. H. Murdoch, general merchant al
Standpoint, recently underwent an op.
GRAFTON at the Sacred Heart hospital
at Spokane.
H. Busse, druggist at Kendrick, has
installed a new 8-foot Sanitary
Vitreous soda fountain and back bar
which he purchased from the Spokane
Drug Co.
J. Foster G Co. of Standpoint have
purchased the Toggery stock of cloth
ing and furnishings at Spirit Lake
from p. B. Wolper and moved it t.
Standpoint. Mr.. Wolper will be retain
ed by the Foster Co.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Senator AIdrich Funeral.

Providence, R. LEADERS in politi'
cal and financial affairs of the ma
ton were present Monday at the fun.
eral of Nelson w. Aldrich, for nearly
a generation United States senator
from Rhode Island. The services
we're conducted by the Right Rev,
James de Wolf Perry Episcopal
bishop of Rhode Island. Among the
honorary pallbearers were ex-Presi
dent Taft, former United States Sena
tor George Peabody Wetmore, Sena
tor Henry f. Lippitt, Frank X. Stur
gis, George F. Baker and Henry P
Dawson. The burial was in Swar
Point cemetery.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

The Pan-American Road congress
will be held at Oakland, Cal, during
the week of September IS.
Ex-President Taft will speak al the
meeting of the American Bar associa.
ton at Salt Lake on August 1918.
J. NJ. Fitzpatrick of Spokane was
elected president of the United Metal
Trades at the ninth annual convention
held at Portland Saturday.
At Long Beach, CAL, Saturday Ulys-
SEES Clarkson, age 80. shot and killed
his mother, Mrs. Alice GARRISON, age
SO and then committed suicide.
Morton l.. Tower, engineer in charge
of the government jetty construction
work at the entrance to Humboldt bay,
Cal, was accidentally killed by a fall
Saturday.
Former Judge w. A. Wiltshire, com
mitted to the Oregon insane asylum
from Lake county, escaped from the
institution Saturday. He was a trusty.
He was IS years old.
Fire Sunday sight wrecked the
Blake-McFall Paper company's six
story building, Fourth and Ankeny
streets, Portland. The building COW
cred a quarter of a block, The loss
is estimated at $4,000
To accommodate former President
w. H. Taft, who will be one of the
principal speakers, the date for the
joint meeting of the Oregon and Wash.
ington State Bar associations, to be
held at Portland, has been changed tc
August % to rs.
San Francisco celebrated Saturday
the triumph Of a rebuilt city when the
first festivities of the Nine-Years-Aftel
siX-day fete were held. Thousands Of
citizens joined in the celebration that
marks the rebuilding of the city de
stroyed by earthquake and fire Apri
IS, 1906.
While Robert Robertson, a residenr
of the Pine Grove district, Oregon, anC
a young son were sleeping at the farm
barn Friday night to care for a new
born colt, the family home was de
stroyed by fire and MI. Robertson''
two daughters, Viclet, age IA, ant
Ruth, age Z, were burned to death, al
rescue was impossible.
Chairman T. F. McGoyern of tn
Tuolumne board of supervisors an
~nounced in Stockton, Cal, that hi
county had opened the Big Oak fla
road to the Yosemite valley as a fire,
public highway, and as soon as tn
spring repairing can be done that rout
will be forever free, the old toll roa'
rights having been taken over by tn
county.
After seven hours deliberation
erdict for the defendant was returne
by the jury before which had bee
tried the damage suit brought by Wi
liam Wiegand, formerly a saloonkeel
er at Copperfield, against Oswal
West, who as governor of Oregon
had caused the seizure of Wiegand'
stock and the closing of his saloo
during a raid conducted by Miss Fer
Hobbs, the governors secretary, jar
uary 2, 1914. The result of thi
case, it was announced, would caus
the dismissal of similar suits,
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
SUBMARINE DIVERS ENTANGLED
Liberated After Four Hours Work al
Bottom of the Sea.

Honolulu, T. H.-A diver, w. F.
Loughman, working at the place out
side the harbor where attempts are
being made to raise the submarine
Fla, submerged since March 25, became
entangled in the lines at a depth Of
220 feet Saturday, but was released
after heroic efforts lasting nearly four
hours.
Members of the crew were bringing
Loughman to the surface slowly, so
that he might not suffer from salsson
disease, and he was resting at the 80
loot level when the report was re
ceived here. Loughman was lowered
shortly after 10 a.. m. and was being
raised to the surface when he became
entangled Frank Chilly, a diver who
recently made a record for deep sea
diving, was %hurriedly lowered to make
an attempt to rescue him. 1t was not
until both divers had worked siren
uously that the lines were disentan
| gled from Loughman and both diver:
were reported safe.
Four lines are now fast to the hulk
connecting it with the two scow pom
ICONS. The dredges and barges en-
gagged in the preliminary work have
been towed away, leaving the speac'
above the submarine clear for lifting
operations.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
SPORTING ITEMS

Columbia won the swimming meet
from Pennsylvania Saturday.
The Spokane Tennis clubs fifth sea
son was formally opened April "a.
At Newark, N. j., April II, Floyd A.
Mcfarland of San Jose, Cal, was kill
ed in a fight.
Joseph Cafidi was hit by a pitched
ball in a game at S~anFrancisco and
killed Monday.
After wrestling Saturday night for so
minutes Hartman of Iowa forfeited to
John Berg at Colfax.
Captain Johnny Evers of the Boston
Nationals strained a tendon in his left
leg and was carried off the field Sat
urday.
Many new faces were seer when the
opening gongs sent the six Northwest
ern league teams away to the 1915 pen
nant race last Tuesday.
Stanford university Saturday Won
the 22d annual dual track and field
meet from the University of Califor-
MIA on the Berkeley oval, 81 to so.
Tom Mccarthy, Montana heavy
weight, had the better of every round
of a 10-round bout recently in the east
with Colin Bell, Australian heavy
weight titleholder.
John A. Deroche, Jr., Is years old,
died Sunday as the result of being
hit on the temple by a batted base
ball while a spectator at a game at
Freehold, N. j., and Robert ]. Howl
son, 10 years old, was killed the same
way at Richmond, Va, Saturday.
The Pacific association carried off
the honors in the finals of the far west
ern boxing championships at San Fran
cisco under the auspices of the ANA
teur Athletic union and the Panama
Pacific exposition, defeating its near
est competitors, the Pacific Northwest
association, more than two or one
Adding another outrage to the long
list of reports of the killing of deer
and Of dynamiting fish comes the re-
port from the headwaters of the Little
North Fork, Idaho, where it is alleged
that nonresidents have succeeded in
making way with a large number of
beaver known to be located in that
stream.
Leonard Seppala, driving his own
+ team of 16 Siberian wolfdogs, won the
| recent 412-mile all-Alaska sweepstake
dogteam race, which started April IA.
l His time for the course was 7S hours
A minutes and 81 seconds, four hours
80 minutes and II seconds slower than
the record established by Jorn John.
sons Siberian wolves in 1910. A snow
: storm ragged at Nome and the trail be.
tween Cape Nome and Nome was
swept by a strong wind, making travel
u difficult.
s The following shows how old the
various heavyweight champions were
at the time of scoring their titular vic
h tories, beginning with John l.. Sulli
van:
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Supreme Court Against Frank.

Washington.-Leo M. Frank, the
Brooklyn man under death sentence
for the murder of Mary Phagan, an
Atlanta (Ga.) factory girl, lost an
other step in his fight for life in the
supreme court of the United States
Tuesday. The court dismissed Franks
appeal from the federal court of Geor.
gia, which refused to release him on
a writ of habeas corpus.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Roosevelt Judy Selected.

Syracuse, N. Y.-The jury which
will try William Barnes suit for al
legged libel against Theodore Roose-
welt, asking $4,000, was completed in
the supreme court here Tuesday. It
is composed of seven republicans,
three ~progressiyes and two democrats.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
President Wilson breaches calmness.

Washington.-The need of self-pos'
session, calmness and a judicial tenn
permanent on the part of the United
States in the present world crisis was
urged Tuesday by President Wilson
in a speech before the opening session
of the twenty-fourth continental con,
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
The West Helped Missions Most.

New York. - Contributions from
churches in the great wheat belts OF
the west saved the financial situation
for nine of the Protestant missionary
societies of America, according to an
analysis of their recent annual re
ports.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Jap Girl a SPELLING wondsr

Oregon City. Ore.--Fukiro Fukai, an
ll-year-oH Japanese girl. for the c
m time in two months spelled down
every student in Clackamas county
in the fifth grade.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
No Presidency for eorah.

Washington. = Senator Borah of
Idaho has issued a statement here
saying he was not and would not be-
come a candidate" for the republican
nomination for presidency.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

Chicago Carpenters to Mediate.
Chicago.-Striking carpenter offic-
iais meeting with the state board
of arbitration agreed Tuesday to a
proposition for mediation.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Yukon River Navigation June /,

Seattle.-Despite indications of an
early breaking up of the Yukon river
ice, navigation on that river will not
be begun until June l..
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

There are few resting places In
climbing the hill to success The
traveller who don't keep going upward
is just naturally slipping backward,
responsive to the law of gravitation.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
eiobe Express Company Quits.

Denver, Colo.-Negotiations have
been completed for the transfer of
the Globe Express company to the
Wells-Fargo Express company.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
10000 Missouri Mules for the British

Kansas City, Mo.-Orders for 10000
mules for use in the British army have
been placed with local live stock deal
ess by agents of the British govern
ment. The orders are for delivery COW
ering the next six months, via Canada
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

The value of the brick and tile prod
ucts Of Washington in 1913 was So
532,426.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
CONTINUOUS FIahtlna in West.
MRS. j. D. RocKEFELLER's WILL
Her Gifts to Charity Total 81, SOC, 900

New York.-The will of Mrs. John
ID. Rockefeller was filed in the surro.
gate court heer Saturday. She leaves
requests of 100000 and valuable ar.
ticles of jewelry to friends and rela.
tives. The rest of her estate, which
is estimated at about $~2,000,000 in all
is ~bequeathed to charitable institu
tions.
The charitable requests are to be
distributed at the discretion of hel
executors, who are her husband, hei
son, John d. Rockefeller Jr., and hel
daughter, Alta Rockefeller Prentice
wife of E. Parmelee Prentice. The
will is dated March 5, 1913.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

Vancouver. B. c.. shoremen's strike
has been settled.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
Four Get 500, 900 Each.

Sums of 500, 900 each are left to
John D. Rockefeller Jr., Mrs. Prentice
and Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCor-
mick, her other daughter, wife of Har-
old F. Mccormick, and $4,000 to Miss
Lucy M. coleman, Mrs. Rockefeller's
sister.
To her Granddaughter, Margaret
Strong, daughter of Bessie Rockefel-
Ter Strong, deceased, $780, 900 is left
in trust. A sum sufficient to produce
a net income of $1,000 is left to Mrs
Rockefeller's friend, Caroline P. Sked,
Charitable institutions named as
beneficiaries of the residuary estate
were all of Baptist denomination.
"The said trustees may give to each
of said institutions so much of the
property as they shall see fit" the will
reads.
With the exception of a few requests
to friends, the will gives Mrs. Rookie
d. Rockefeller is left a ruby and dia
mond ring, while John d. Rockefeller
Jr. inherits his mothers wedding rins
and an emerald and diamond ring. He
daughters, daughter-in-law, sister
granddaughters and nieces also are
remembered with gifts of jewels.
Mrs. Rockefeller's dresses, books
and other personal belongings are be
queathed to her sister and her TIVE
daughters, to dispose of as they shall
| see fit.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

General Villas attempt to besiege
Matamoros has been definitely aban-
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23

Salem, Ore.-Joseph Harris, age So,
/ welI-known hop man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Marietta Moulder Commits
Suicide by Hanging
Special to The Telegraph

Marietta, Pa. Aug. 9.-Shortly after
6 o'clock yesterday morning the COM
munity was startled to learn Of the
death of John Buchanan, living in
West Marietta, he having committed
suicide by hanging in a woodshed at
his home. Mr.. Buchanan had last been
seen alive by members of the family
on Saturday evening in Center Sqaure,
where the Marietta band was conduct
ing a concert and festival. Mr..
Buchanan was moulder by trade and
was for many years employed at the
works Of the Marietta Hoilowware and
Enameling Company. OF late he had
not been working, being one of the
employees now on strike. Yesterday
morning his daughter Alberta, who
has ever since the death of her mother
been keeping house for her father
and children, had occasion to go to the
woodshed. and upon opening the door
found the body of her father sus-
pended from one of the rafters. Mr..
Buchanan was 81 years old and is sur
vived by the following children Harry,
of West Marietta; Mrs. Flora, wife of
Harry Lawrence, Marietta; Curvin,
Lester and Lillian. at home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
WEST SHORE NEWS
Another Find of Coal
Reported From Perry County
Special to The Telegraph

Marysville, Pa, Aug. &c. S. Toner,
of this place, believes that coal in pay
ing quantities is imbedded in the Cove
Mountains. near here. He has been
prospecting on the mountain land be-
longing to j. w. Beers since early
Spring. A number of veins crop out
near the east end of the mountain and
three of the largest. lying close to-
gether, were opened up to test them.
Mr.. Toner says they constantly widen,
and now. after being opened a hun
dred feet. the two side veins measure
ten inches each in diameter and the
center vein twenty inches.
Several times coal has been found
in these mountains. but the miners
were never successful. Years ago a
mine was started on the mountain, but
the coal was of such poor quality
that it did not pay the persons inter-
ested to take it from the ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Special to The Telegraph

Hazleton. Rose Matz, aged IA,
was seriously burned when a bottle of
stove polish exploded at her home at
Hazleton. Her screams brought neigh
bors, who extinguished her flaming
clothes and took her to the State Hos
pital.
Hazleton. = Rabbi NJ. Salzmann, of
Wilkes Barre, off1ciated at the laying
of the cornerstone of the new 100000
temple of the Beth Israel Reformed
Hebrew Congregation here.
Hazleton. - John Sheselewski, aged
28. of Freeland, was caught under a
fall of coal while robbing pillars in
the mines OF the G. B. Marlkle Com
pany, at Highland, and was instantly
killed.
Hazleton. - Possessing 1925 George
Hanzesko, of Freeland, charged with
EN- mbezzling 800 from the Pilsener
Brewing Company, of Hazieton, re-
fused to settle, as suggested, and pre-
ferred to go to the county Jail to await
trial.
Shamokin. AS Stewart Steel, a
local printer, and son of the late ].
Irwin Steel, of Ashland, was about to
cross the Reading Railroad, here late
Saturday night, passenger train ran
over him, death ensuing shortly after
wards,
Sunbury. Fire of undetermined
origin early yesterday, destroyed q
large barn on the suburban farm OF
Hiram M. Haas The loss was $4,000
with $2500 insurance. Five horses
were burned to death.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-09
Kuhn Family Reunion at
Boiling Springs Park
Special to The Telegraph

Boiling Springs, Pa, Aug. g. On
Friday the third annual reunion OF
the Kuhn families was held here
Those present were: C. U. Kuhn,
Wellsville, Pa, Wesley Kuhn, Wilkes
Barre, Pa, DR.. Bushey, camden, n
J., Mrs. Julia Kuhn, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
T. Kuhn, Helen Kuhn, Herbert Kuhn,
Earl Kuhn, Mr.. and Mrs c. f. Kuhn,
Gay Kuhn, Eugene Kuhn, Thelma
Kuhn, Mrs. Lizzie Yingst, Mrs. Ange-
line Carman. Mrs. Jennie Carman, of
Boiling Springs; L. e. nunn, Pearl
Kuhn, Lloyd Kuhn, Robert Kuhn, Guy
Wenk, of Aspers Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Rigle, Dorothea Rigle. Joseph
Spangler, Charles Spangler, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Oyler, Harry Oyler, Grace
Oyler, of Bendersville, Pa; Ruth
Kuhn, Hunters Run, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Blair Kuhn, Frank Kuhn. OF
Carlisle; Mrs. Harry Swovelin, Harry
Swovelin, Jr.; George Swovelin, Alex
Simpson, Mrs. Carrie Wenk, Tillman
Wenk, Mr.. and Mrs. John Shirk, Bern
ice Shirk, Romaine Shirk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith A. Kuhn of Harrisburg,
Pa