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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
GARRISON ANNOUNCES
DAvIDSON'S PROPOSAL
Secretary of War Tells Core.
spondents He Is Pleased
With Offer.

Washington Nov. 1s.-Practical evi
dence of disposition among busi.
ness men to permit their employees tc
serve in the proposed continental army
was afforded to Secretary of War Gar
rison today when he received letter
from Davidson Bros company, o,
Sioux City, saying they would raise the
first provisional company of the pro-
posed continental army from among
their employees.
Secretary of War Garrison said he
was greatly gratified over the propose.
and that he regarded it as a patriotic
one. He believes that IL the continen-
tai army is authorized, business men
will be found. as rule, to be patriotic
ally disposed toward it.
1.-THE above dispatch from Tie Trib-
une's Washington correspondent would
indicate that the Davidson letter has
just been made public in Washington.
1t also infers that Davidson's was the
first offer received and that the war
secretary looks with favor upon the
plan.l
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO
RETAIN new JERSEY
President Wilson Confers With
State Leaders About Party
Prospects.

washingtcn d. c., Nov. 1s.-To
party success in New Jersey was the
object of conference at the White
House today between President Wilson
End democratic leaders Of that state,
Including, among others Governor
Fielder.
To,,nced that he would not be a candi-
DATE. for the United States Senate His
decision. he said. was irrevocable.
Other participants in the conference
Included Sta -e Chairman Grosscup and
ter to Portvval. who Is in this country
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
STEEL DEMAND IS
SWAMP ING PLANTS
French Unable to Place Order
For 100000 Grenades-
Orders Come From All
Parts Of World.

Pittsburgh, Nov. .1S.-Agents of the
french government have been trying
for several days to place an order here
for 100000 hand grenades, but it was
said by steel men today that they have
met with little success. Only the shells
We're wanted as they were to be loaded
in France, but manufacturers who have
never made that sort of thing did not
care to experiment
Pittsburgh district trying to buy steel
products than at any previous time
They include men who are buying ma
terials for Australia, the Belgian Congo
and the Union of South Africa. Ship
ments to China have been unusually
business is not confined to war ma
terials, although munitions constitute a
considerable proportion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
PENFlELD INSTRUCTED
TO GET ANCOMA FACTS

Washington, d. c., Nov. 17.-De-
tailed conformation concerning the
Italian liner Ancona is awaited today
by administration officials from the
Austrian government, through Ambas-
sador has instructions to obtain data
supplementary to the Austrian admiral
ty statement concerning the attack
v hich has been submitted to Secretary
Lansing By the Austrian embassy here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
q eddy Planned To Lead Army In
Flanders Il, Euent of Conflict
London Daily Mail Corresponds New York Says Roose,
vet Was Prepared to Raise r. 900 Rough Riders Il
German American Break Had Occurred.

London. Nov. 1s.--sidney Brooks. in
a cable to the Daily Mail from New
York, tells OF an interview with Theo-
dore Roosevelt, whom, he says, he has
never known to be SO vehement on
anything as he is on the United States
inaction in the present war.
AS q matter Of fact" he says. "the
former president feels SO acutely the
figure his country has cut in the war
that he doubts whether he could ever
again endure to visit Europe. When
the Lusitania was sunk and American
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
ALLIES FACE EDISASTER IN SERBIA;
GRECIAN KING MENACED BY FOES
Army Mast Be Rein rforced Or
Re-en1bark, Writer Declares

Paris Nov "our expedition Balkans reaching cr
cal stage tegraphs the the Journal sonk
Greece, under date Of Sunday He adds:
Notwithstanding personalities
the have
decided in the and
SERBIAN Babuna
will Monar
then be thrown wide 6ugarians.
"The
eacnnss aneaa ny eed narchss on a avaiane ro1es
We defend unadd triple
attack Of Bugarians
ing carried out out and realized rapidly The fleet Of
ing oheh not absolutely We must be for
We in large numbers reembark
while there time"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
BIBLE SCHOOL FUND
LOST IN SPECULATION

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 17.-Miss
Mabel K. Howell, superintendet of the
Scarritt Bible and Training school
admitted, following reports circulated
in financial circles that the endow-
ment funds of the institution have
been lost The funds Of the school arc
said to have been misappropriated by
a local investment company. The loss
is estimated at between $780, 900 ana
$l6u.Oo0. a 81
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
SUSPECT GREEK SHIPS ARE
AIDING AUSTRIAN PluNGERS

Rome. Nov. 1G (via Paris), Nov. IT,
The Italian cruiser Piemonte fred sew
eral shells at a submarine which came
out to attack her while she was bonn
harding Dedegatch last Friday, says a
Salonilli dispatch to the Messaggero.
1t is believed the submarine was hit
A Swiss passenger named Konel, who
was aboard the steamer Firenze, sunk
by submarines, declares the life boat
in which he was making for shore
sighted submarine heading for a
Greek steamer. which was awaiting
it well out at sea.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
CLERKS AND CARRIERS
STRIKE: TIE UP MAILS

Fairmont, w Va. Nov 17.-Twenty-
five clerks and carriers in the postof-
flee here practically the entire force.
struck. today as protest. it was said.
against the discharge of w. H. Brand.
assistant postmaster. and three other
employees. About 20 employees still left
in the office are largely carriers of the
rural delivery service The handling
OF the mails for Faicmont was hamp
cred sericlsly
Brand. who was connected with the
postoffice Tor II years. was dismissed
recently on the charge that he had
given assistance to applicants in civil
service examinations.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
PRIVATE BIDDERS FAIL
TO COME WITHIN LIMIT

washington. Nov. 17.-None of the
bids by private ship yards for con-
struction of the two superdreadnaughts
authorized by the last congress- sub
mitted to the navy today, fell within
the limit of s7,S00,0O0, fixed as the max
imum cost for hull and machinery of
each shin
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
BLUE DYE SUPPLY is
NEARLY GONE, REPORT

Chicago. Nov. 17.-If the European
war Keeps up, it is quite likely there
will be no more blue jeans, and toilers
of the future may be garbed in overalls
cf pink or gray. according to the pre-
diction Of f. P. Hamburger, secretary
of the National Association of Garment
" orkers, which began It's semi-an-
nual session here yesterday.
The supply cf blue vegetable dye is
just about exhausted" he said. and
we arc unable to get moro. as Germany
is the sole ex:er.er os the blue dyes
used here.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18

intervention seemed inevitable, it is a
fairly open secret that the former pres
ident made instant preparations for
the line Of his old Rough Rider regi-
ment. Many OF the officers had been
actually selected.
Every detail had been covered and
the former president calculated that
within three months after the decla-
ration of war he and his men would
be in Flanders. To forego that dream
has been one of the bitterest disap-
pointments Of his life"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
ALLIES RUNNING GREAT RISK
IN BALKANS, MORAHT ASSERTS

Amsterdam. (via London), Nov. 17.--
Continuing his criticism of the Anglo
French operations in the Balkans.
Major Moraht. the military critic, says
in the Tagleblatt:
From military point of view.
never before has an expeditionary
army which came over the sea and re-
lied on an insecure base for it's opera
tions, run such risks"
He regards the situation as hopeless
for the allies. even if Italy is able to
send 5000 troops to the Balkans and
declares the destruction Of Serbia will
only be somewhat delayed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
GERMAN SUBMARINES HAVE
SUPPLY BASE IN MOROCCO

Paris, Nov. T.-Great Britain has
requested the Spanish government to
keep a strict watch along its coast
line, especially that of Morocco. to pre-
vent violations Of neutrality by Ger
man agents, who are believed to be
supplying submarines with fuel and
food at night says the Journals Ma
drid correspondent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
CASE is CONTINUED.

London, Nov. 1.-THE hearing In the
cases OF Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir
Ernest Cassel, to determine whether
they should retain membership in tho
privy council. was continued today.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
MoNTENEGRlNs INFLIcr
HEAVY LOSSES ON FOES

Paris. Nov. 7.--An official Montene-
grin report received in Paris today,
follows:
The enemy continued to make vio-
lent attacks on all fronts on November
10. He was repulsed, sustaining heavy
losses. a Montencgrin battalion of
the Sanjak army captured an entire
company of Austrian infantry. includ-
ing the officers"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
COLLAPSE OF sEaB ARMY
THOUGHT TO BE IMMINENT

Paris, Nov ia dispatch from
SaloniSi Greece filed yesterday to the
HaYas News agency, says:
Reliable news indicates the
Scrbians are defending Babuna pass
with only 1000 infantry. The Bull
sarlans, however. have rot yet suc-
ceeded in dislodging them
The families of the consuis of the
different powers and the Serbian au-
thorities have arrived here (Saloniki)
from Monastir where great anxiety is
manifest again. 1t is said British re-
Inducements are about to start for
MonaStir
Semi official reports having Serbian
source are that the Serbians are
Weakening on the Katchauik front"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18

More than 1000 members of the Lon
don stock exchange are either on active
service or directly employed by the
IN war work. 4.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
Allies Stir Up Revolts
In Two Turk Provinces
Turkish Minister of Marine Said to Be Involved In Revolution
ary Conspraces In Palestine and Syia-Few Facts
About Uprising Known.

Nov. H. $40 mThe Athens Messenger quoted in
dispatch from the Greek capital saying there pausibl
the report that Dema Pasha Turkish minister Of will
operate allies the rebellion which, according
Consantnope ADVICE has organized against the Turkish gov
Syria Palestine Djema Pasa has always been
friendly to he French, the newspaper
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18

BY transoiaat;as :o.,ng trees upsi.ls
down. SO that tho branches developed
roots. and the roots leasca. an English
trees in less time than ordinarily.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18

The American consumption OF arti-
fici3l dyestuffs has attained an annual
value of 1l5. .00e. 900 and Rrows staadily.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
Fate Of Serbian Army and An
gIo-French Holding on BY !.
Grim Determination N
Near Decision. Nv
MATTER OF HOURS BELIEF
Diplomatic Corps Take Refuge
at SalOniki-M Monistir Doomed
-BuIgars Make a Clean
Sweep In Macedonia:
TURKS PREPARE WELCOME.
Italian and British Reinforce
ments Said to Be on Way +
Flanking Movement Mem \
aces Positions. .fIl
TURKS PREPARE WELCOME.

London. Nov. IA belated dis.
patch from Bucharest credits for
mer Premier Carp with the state
ment made to a newspaper that
Rumania will enter the war on the
side of Germany in December,
Paris. Nov 18.-According to
Constantinople advices forwarded
by the correspondence of the Ha-
vas News agency in Athens, prep
aratlons are being made in the
turkish capital to receive the Ger
mans. Numerous houses were said
TO nave been requisitioned. as we'll
as the Pera Palace hotel, which
is to be occupied by the general
staff Is
London. Nov. 1S.-The fate of thGl
Serbian army may be only matter
OF hours. Monastir. in southwest Ser
bia. is reported to be in such a peril
Gus position that the consular officials
have departed from the city, From the
various conflicting reports which have
reached the public. the following ap-.
parently may be deduced as facts:
Ihe Bulgarians have taken Kruzevo.
ana ana are six miles west of Perlepe. Thus
FRANCO British allies are confronted
With the imminent peril of an OUT
thanking movement Tetovo is in the
hands of the Bulgarians
sabuna Fight In Doubt.
The fate of the Serbians holding Ba-
buna pass is more obscure. One res
port states that the pass has been
forced 1t seems certain that the de-t
tenders are at least threatened so se-
riously that their position soon may be-
untenable
With KruZevo and Rabuna in tho
hands of the invaders the fate of Per-
lepe would be sealed and the road to
Monastir opened.
The Bulgarians have been strongly
reinforced both in central and SOUTH
ern Serbia, and besides attempting a
thanking movement against the Serb-
ians at Babuna Pass thereby threaten
ing Prilep and Monastir, are opposing
FORMIDABLE forces to the French at
Gradsko and along the left bank Of tha
Cerna
Italians on the Way.
In the north the Austro- Germans.
who have Joined hands with the Bull.
ly and steadily, but doubtless cautious
~, owing to the presence of the un-
beaten Montenegrins with perhaps 9TH
er support, harassing them in the west
A dispatch received from Vienna by
way of Zurich says that British and
Italian troops are endeavoring to-
REACH the battlefield where the Serb
ians are awaiting them. but does not
say from what point they are coming.
The near east will be watched with
considerable anxiety for the next few
Berlin. (via London) Nov. 17.-At-
tempts of the Serbians to check the
drive have again failed.
the war office announced today.
More than 1000 Serbians were CAPS
tured yesterday
The statement follows:
THE pursuit in the mountains made
further satisfactory progress The
Serbians We're unable to delay our ad-
vance to any appreciable extent. More
than 1000 prisoners, one machine gun
ana one cannon remained in our
hands,"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
GREEK ENVOY TO GERMANY.

Rome. Nov. 16. (via Paris), Nov. H.
1t is announced by the newspapers
that NJ Stratos, former Greek min
lister of marine, is on his way to Switz-
erland. whence he will go to Germany,
supposedly on special mission.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-11-18
SECOND BANK IN
DAKOTA CLOSED
farmers State at Butler Hit
BY Strandness Shortage
Cashier Had "Bucked'
Board Of Trade.

Butler, S. D.. Nov. lit de-
velops that the Farmers State
bank, of Butler, closed because Of
its connection with the First Ma
tional bank, of Bristol, which is in
examiner because of the defalca-
tion and flight of the cashier, is
not seriously damaged by the Bris-
tol failure, and will probably re-
open in a few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
PLAINTIFFS CLAIM
IS SUSTAINED IN
MAIL ORDER CASE

A rescript was received by Clerk OF
Courts William T. Seekins Saturday at
Skowhegan in the Somerset county case
of Leroy r Folsom. receiver OF the
Smith Publishing Co, VS.. Clyde H. smith
and others, in which the plaintiffs claim
is sustained and the case reraanded for
assessment of damages by single JUS
tice.
This action was brought by the recelv-
er appointed on petition OF creditors OF
the Smith Publishing Co., who conducted
a mail order publishing business at SHOW
heyan. seeking to hold the directors OF
that CORPORATION, viz: Clyde H. Smith
Selden r. Greene, J. Fred Hill, r. c.
BROWN and the estate of the late John
p Clark. for an alleged diversion OF
the assets Of the corporation to their
own benefit, to the detrinent Of unsatis-
fed creditors.
The receivers contention was that in
the fall Of 1912 the defendants sold out
all the assets Of the Smith Publishing
Co. to the Pulitzer Co. of New York,
for the sum Of 1880, receiving therefor
$500 in cash and $4,000 par value OF the
preferred stock Of the purchasing COM
pany: that they applied the cash to the
payrnent of overdraft in the Skowhegan
Trust CO. in the name CLYDE H. Smith,
Special" and thereby in effect created a
preferential payment to the Defendant
Smith and that they caused tire certifi-
Gates of stock to be issued to themselves
as individuals and never recognized the
rights Of the company or creditors in
the same.
The rescript, by Chief Justice Savage.
while holding that the receiver does not
represent creditors for the purpose OF
obiecting to the. payment OF the over
draft, that being really the account OF
the company itself, sustains the allega-
tons as TO the diversion Of the stock, in
the following language:
when the directors Of an insolvent
corporation sold its assets. partly for
cash and partly for capital stock in an
other corporation. and caused the stock
to be issued. not to the corporation 1t
self but to themselves individually, they
thereby diverted the stock from the cor
pora ton to themselves. and became re-
sponsible to the corporation for the value
Of the stock at the time of its conversion,
And the receiver Of the corporation may
maintain an action to recover the value.
All the directors Of corporation by
whose authority or acQuiescence its as
sets have been diverted from the uses Of
the corporation are liable to the corpor-
alton. or its receiver, for the conse-
ouences OF that breach of trust
Every director Of a corporation Is
bound to know. and is presumed to know.
IT'S financial condition"
The plaintiff was represented by Fred
F. Lawrence, Esq. the defendant Smith
by Messrs. Merrill & Merrill; the de-
PENDANTS Green and Brown by George
". Cover. Esq, the Clark estate by But
Ter & Butler, and the defendant Hill by
Walton & Walton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
MADISON
Town Of Arson Takes Action
to Secure Municipal Water
Works System-M. H. S.
Pupils Give Concert
LOCAL NEWS AND CLUB
NOTES

Arson citizens are contemplating the
installation OF a municipal water
works system in the near future. The
matter has been under investigation
at various times for the past six
years. Thursday evening at the re-
quest Of committee appointed at the
last annual town meeting a public
mass meeting was held at the Town
hall on Wilson street. The hall was
well filled with an audience of repre-
sentative voters and taxpayers. An il
Illustrated talk was given by L. L.
Wardsvorth Of the Hanscom Construc-
ton Co. Of Boston. This talk gave the
result Of the Investigations of the
committee. It has been found that a
watervorks system sufficient to sup
ply both villages in the town OF An
son can be put in at a cost not ex-
ceeding 5000. The supply would be
taken from Lake Emblem and pumped
TO what is known IS Ash hill, which
has an elevation 10 feet higher than
the Madison reservoir. After the close
of the talk by Mr.. Wordsworth came
a short discussion and Messrs. Fred
Dinsmore and J. M. Norton were elect
ed committee to act with a similar
committee from North Arson to Sc
cure the necessary legislation. TN
Friday evening another melting was
held at the village Of North Ansen,
where the talk was repeated by Mr..
1vardsworth and Messrs. Frank Dom
ley and Dr. E. n. Wing were elected
to act with the committee from the
lower village. Later Judge Augustine
Simmons Of North Arson was chosen
chairman Of the joint committee.
An au-day meeting Of Rainbow
Branch Of the International Sunshine
Society was held Friday In the vestry
of the Free Baptist church. A picnic
dinner at tho non hour was enjoyed
by over 50 women. The day was passed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
GOLDEN WEDDING
OF DR.. AND MRS.
B. COCHRANE, DOVER

Dover, Me-, Feb. 21-Dr. and Mrs. ].
B. Cochrane of this town observed the
5oth anniversary Of their wedding Fri
day evening at their home on Lincoln
street, giving a reception to $50 friends.
They were presented a liberal purse OF
gold, the speech being made by Rev j.
H. Wilkins Of the Foxcroft Congrega-
tional church, of which they are attend
ants.
Hon. Josiah E. Mayo of Foxcroft and
William c. Woodbury. of Dover. who at
tended the wedding. were amonf those
present.
Dr. and Mrs. Cochrane were married at
the Foxcroft Congregational church, Mrs.
Cochrane being the daughter Of the late
Sewell Cochrane of this town.
DR. Cochrane was born in Vienna, Ken
nebec county, and after his graduation
from Bowdoin College and Bowdoin Med
ical school settled in Minnesota for a
number Of years, later living in Chelsea.
Mass For the past IS years he has re-
sided here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
taclssng comforters and other sew

in tacl,ing comforters and other sew
ing.
Mrs. Charles G. Haynes, who was
called to Portland a week ago by the
illness Of her daughter, has returned
to her home in Madison.
Messrs. William J. Hall, Mahlon
Cavanaugh, and Chester Dunlap at
tended the the knights Of Iythias
gathering in Brunswick this week. re-
turning home Friday night.
Prof. and Mrs. H. Leslie Sawyer OF
Portland arrived in Madison Friday
night and are the guests Of Mr.. Saw
yer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Sawyer.
Miss Blanch WILDER, who is employ
ed as a teacher in the Portland schools
is the guest Of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. WILDER.
The Congregational church was well
filed Friday evening at the concert
given under the auspices Of and by the
pupils of the Madison High school A
special feature Of the program was
the chorus which has been especially
drilled for the past few weeks by
Prof. E. F.. Towne. The solo selections
and reading drew forth much ap-
plause. The proceeds or the concert
amounted to SIS. which will be used
to help cancel the debt Of the school
paper. The Bouncer. The program was
as follows:
"Dixie's Land" Sweet and Low"
chorus: reading. The Betrothed,
GKpling), William Dixon; duet. "Twi-
light Thoughts (Auber) Victor Rob-
bins. William Robbins: vocal SOLO,
He was a Prince, Gynes) Evelyn
Flanders: would That My Love,
Call to Rattle chorus; reading,
Saved and Savior" CThorpe) Mamie
Harvey; Might Hymn at Sea-" Blow,
Bugle. Blow" six girls: cornet solo.
Roses and Lilies (Rollinson) victor
Robbins: The Watch and the Rhine,
chorus; violin solo, ''Kuikuia," val
liam Robbins; The Magnet and the
Churn," BLOW. Ye Winds, Heigh-Ho.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
MONMOUTH

Cochnewagon Lodge No. 80, K OF
p, will present the drama "A Foul
Tip" Monday night at s o'clock IN
Cumston hall. Special scenery has
been painted for the production and
a fine time is expected. A dance will
follow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
KENNEBEC
LITCHFIELD

Mrs. Gertrude S. knight had q
birthday party Feb. IA and all enjoyed
a very good time. Refreshments were
served. We all wish her many more
happy birthdays.
The soft weather has taken most OF
the snow and left ice so the roads are
very Slippery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22

ly expelled from the blood. This is a
time when the system is especially
susceptible to them. Get rid of all i'm
purities in the blood by taking HOODS
Sarsaparilla, and thus fortify your
whole body and prevent illness.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-22
BASKETBALL

At Auburn-Newton Y. NJ. c. A. 81:
Wassits 9.
At Bath-Morse High 90: Lincoln
Academy r. Morse Girls Il; Greeley
Institute Girls Z.
At Skowhegan-Skowhe II. S.
Girls s: Pennington High Girls 7.