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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-29
WORK Of POURING
ALMOST FINISHED
OF 100000 HOTEL
COMING ALONG NICELY; WATER
IN BASEMENT. ....

The work Of pouring the columns,
floor slabs. beams and joists on the
new Hotel Ottumwa which is in the
process Of erection Is progressing
nicely. Sometime ago the contractors
in charge announced their intention
of pouring floor week and since
then have just about kept up to the
mark in spite Of being held up by a
scarcity of labor, due to the employ
ing of men for work on the new west
dam in the Des Moines river and
other building operations here. Pour
ing of the columns on the fifth floor
began today and when this is complet-
ed the floor slabs. joists and beams
will be poured. The false work for
this floor Is rapidly nearing completion
at present.
Care Is Necessary.
Great care must be used in pour
ing the concrete on each of the floors.
as the sheet iron pans are likely to
become misplaced by the pressure on
them. After the floors have been al
lowed to set about three weeks and
the columns one week the forms and
false work are removed from them.
!. In the future the old lumber from
the lower floors will be used In the
work on the upper floors and ceiling.
All OF the basement and most OF the
first floor ceilings have been stripped
Of the forms holding the concrete in
place. On account Of the warm weattp
er. which has been encountered This
summer, it has been necessary to
wet the floor centerings twice each
day in order for the concrete TO set
properly. The latter is chemical
process and is not aided by extra
heat as Is the opinion of many PEG.
ple. AS soon as the pouring Of all the
floors is finished three-inch layer
Of concrete will be laid over the pres.
ent surface to cover all the water and
stem pipes and bring the floor up to
the required level On top. Of this will
be placed a half inch Of cement for a
floor surface. In each Of the rooms
there will be strip of wood around
the floor to which the carpets will be
fastened. r-.# .s-g
There Is a large amount Of water in
the south western corner of the base
ment of the hotel. varying In depth
from three to eight feet This will
be pumped out with steam siphon
and drains placed about the walls to
prevent the water from seeping In by
this means Work has been started
toward excavating for the boiler room
in the basement. This will De sunk
six feet below the floor level Of the
rest of the cellar. The water anI
uuick sand in this part OF the ntt.d
ing will be elected automatically With
the aid Of pump or tank in the CEN
ter of The sandy part. and nine-incil
floor Of concrete made with water
proof compound laid to keep the water
from entering the basement. Two
Murray boilers arrived Wednesday.
Each has strength Of $50 horse pow
err and pressure Of 1875 pounds per
square inch.
s..s. Tower is 1903 Feet Sigh,
An addition OF twenty-e'sht feet has
been made to the tower which is used
for elevating purposes, bringing it 70
1903 feet above ground. This is the
highest potut to which it will be
raised A saw run by gasoline en-
CINE FOR cutting the lumber to be used
on tbs floor and window frames ard
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-29
Omaha Live Stock.

Omaha, Nebr.. July 2s.---The live
stock market follows: d. -
Hogs-Market higher; receipts. T.
700: heavy. $9.10@9.40; light, $3.50
9.7O pigs, $500; bulk. $9.20@9.40.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts 500:
native steers, $3.50 %; cows and heif-
ers. S6@10.5o.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, o.
200: yearlings sos. wethers, s675@
u.s. lambs, $9s0@106O.
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New York Produce.

New York. July 2S.-Butter-Market
firm; receipts. 11,759: creamery extras
2ehc; firsts, 27A @29c: seconds, 25A a
27hc.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts. 1923:
fresh gathered extra fine. 29M31c: extra
firsts. 20@28hc; f1rsts. 26R @27hc.
Cheese-Firm; receipts 5,4O7: state
fresh specials, 15A 016c; do average
fancy. 15A @15hc.
Live poultry-Steady; broiers. 200
2ac fowls, 2o62okc; turkeys, 800
1Sc.
Dressed-Ouiet: broilers. 21630c;
fowls, 17h age; turkeys. CSC.
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St. Louis Live Stock.

st. Louis, Mo- July 2s.-The live
stock market follows
Hogs-Market steady to sc higher:
receipts 5000; pigs and lights, $50
1926; mixed. $970@9.95: good heavy,
$9.90@9.95: bulk $9.65@9.95.
Cattle-Market steady: receipts 500:
beef steers. S7@10.25: heifers. $s.5O@10;
cows s5.5000S: calves. $6@11.75.
Sheep-Market steady; receipts $50:
bleating ewes, 5000: spring lambs. 81
@1o: slaughter ewes, s5@725; yearling
$6@9.50. q. -..- %.@
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Grain Review

Chicago, July 2S.-Black rust dam
age increasing and the infected terri
tory widening caused a fresh advance
today in the price Of wheat. Trade was
relatively light. The opening, which
ranged from W to Ia @15sc higher.
with September at $1.24 to $1.24@ and
December at 1927 to s1.27&, was fol-
lowed by a moderate reaction but then
another upturn.
Later, the market underwent a ma
terial sag owing to assertions by a
prominent expert that crop losses in the
Dakotas and Minnesota would perhaps
not reduce the yield there under seven
year average. The close was weak 1c to
nc net lower. with September at
$1.22A q ss and December at s1.25%.
Dry hot weather carried corn up
grade. After opening Nc to 1@1hc
higher, the market held fairly steady.
Subsequently. the market receded as
result Of reports that within last ten
days nearly 100000 bushels of Argen-
tine corn had been bought to come to
the United States The close was I'M
settled. ranging from 11ac decline to n
@ Sac advance, as compared with yes
terday's finish.
Oats hardened with other cereals.
Provisions average little higher. in
fluenced by firmness in the hog market.
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Primary Movement
Car Lot Receipts.

Wheat-106 cars. with SO of contract
grade
Corn-311 cars, with 225 Of contract
grade
Oats-222 cars, with 10 Of contract
grade -
Total receipts Of wheat at Minneapo-
lis Duluth and Winnipeg today were
lilo cars. compared with 84S cars last
week and 303 cars the corresponding
day year ago. -
Estimated cars tomorrow. Chicago
Wheat, 1928; corn. POI: oats, 23O.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 2s.-The live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market steady to strong; re-
ceipts. 5000: bulk, s9.5o@9.75: heavy.
s9.65@9.75: light, $s.45@9.7o; pigs,
$S.9O@9.25
Cattle-Market steady: receipts, 800;
including 100 southerns; steers, $40
1895; COWS, $4.50m7.50; heifers, $50
$50: calves, $6.50@11. ~.
Sheep-Market strong: receipts, L.
900: lambs. $3.50 @1o5O; yearlings, SITS
@s.25; wethers, s7.25@7.s5; ewes, $40
$50.
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Chicago Live Stock; Opening.

Chicago, July 2s.--The opening live
stock market market follows: NV
Hogs-Market steady to shade high
err: receipts, $4,000: estimated tomor-
row, 5000; left over. $3.50; quality
fair; bulk, $9.50@10.05; light, $500
1912; mixed, ss.20@1o12; heavy. 1910
@10.15; rough, S9.10@9.25; Workers..
$9.s5@10.05; pigs. $765@s.S0: good
heavy, $9,25@10.15. 20
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, g.
500; estimated tomorrow, ZOO beeves,
$7@1O.50; Texans, $7.50@s.50; westerns
$675@S.60; cows and heifers, $500
Gas: stockers and feeders, $5@8;
calves, $S.50@12. -f
Sheep-Market steady; receipts, 49,
900; estimated tomorrow, 1000: ma
tives, $6.90@S.25: westerns. S7.50@S.30;
yearlings, $S.25@9.20: lambs, native,
$7.15@10.75: westerns. $7.35@1O90. ~
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St. Louis Cash Grain.

st. Louis. Mo-. July 2s.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. red, s1.27@134: No. 3
red, $1.25@1.2S No. 4 red, $1.17@1.21:
No. 2 hard. $122@1.23; No. 3 hard,
s1.21R; No. 4 hard $1.1o.
Corn-No mixed. 81 nc; No. white
81 V @S21ac; No. 2 yellow, $50; No. 8
white. Sic; No. 2 mixed. Sic; No. 8 yell
low, Sc
Oats-No. 2 new, 40@41c: No. 2
white. 43c; No. 3 mixed, 3s@42c: No. 8
white, 41@42kc: No. white, old, Acc;
standard, new 421ac.
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Chicago Live Stock; Closing.

Chicago, July 2S.-The closing live
stock market follows:
Hogs-Market sc higher than yester-
day; receipts 14,5O0; bulk s9.55@10.05:
light, 1886 a 1918: mixed, 1925 @10.15;
heavy. 1915 @10.10: rough, $9.15@9.30.
Cattle-Market steady; receipts, e.
500: top. $1,000. e..
Sheep-Market strong: receipts, 49,
600; top, $3.50: lambs, $1,000
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Kansas City Cash Grain.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 2S.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-Unchanged No. 2 hard,
$11S@1.22k; No. 2 red. $1.1s6 1928.
Corn-No. 2 mixed, 1917 @s0hc; No.
2 white, sohc; No. 2 yellow, SIC.
Oats-No. . white, 4o1z @43hc; No. 2
mixed. 3S@42c.
Rye-9sc.
Hay-Steady
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Church Notes

The Seventh Day Adventists will
hold a rally day meeting at their
church on Ransom street Saturday
afternoon at o'clock. A nice pro.
gram has been arranged and every one
lis cordially invited to attend.
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St. Louis Produce,

st. Louis, Mo-. July 2s-Poultry-
UNCHANGED except chickens, 15hc:
ducks. 12c: geese. 10@12c.
Butter and eggs. unchanged
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Minneapolis CLOSING Grain.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 2s.-Closing
grain: "' .H
Wheat-July. $1.26%: Sept. s1.27M;
No. I hard. S1.32h: No. 1 northern.
$1.27A "a; No. northern, s1.24B
@1.27h.
Corn-No. 3 yellow, S3@s4c.
Oats-No. 3 white. 39@39kc.
Flax-S204h @2.0Ss.
Omaha Cash Grain.
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Latest Markets Of the World
FEW P0RKERS ARE
SENT TO MARKET
FALLING OFF IN RECEIPTS AT
CHICAGO CAUSES THE QUO
TATloNs TO RISE.

Chicago, July 2s.--Falilng off in the
number of hogs arriving at western
centers tended today to lift values.
Cattle offerings lacked quality.
Best sheep and lambs met with quick
sale but undesirable grades were slow.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago. July 2s.-Butter, higher;
creamery, 24@27Ac
Eggs Unsettled receipts, 1919
cases: firsts. 22k @23c; ordinary f1rsts,
21k @22c; at mark, cases included, 800
221sc. &c.. 3
Potatoes-Lower: receipts, 20 cars;
Virginia barreled, s2.25@2.30: Virginia
bulk, 70 @S3c: Missouri and Kansas, IS
@70c
Poultry--Alive lower; fowls, lie;
springs. 20@22sc.
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Real Estate Transfers
Furnished by j. A. lowenbero

Margaret Mem Mast to Burt D. La
Force. undiv 1a lots % % "a 25 % 20
"a 80 80 36 and 81 Mast & Fulton add
also undiv. " part aud. lots and 16
in part 10 70 13, $4,000. ~
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New York Ruuar,

New York July 2S-Raw sugar
Dull: centrifugal. 6.27c; molasses,
$500.
Archaeological; fine grapulated.
$7.65. - ..a.s
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RISE. IN PRICES A
LITTLE IRREGULAR IRE
LOCAL PoRkERs NOT UNIFORM
IN CHANGE or vALuE-RE-
TAIL LlsTs VARY.

Today's quotations showed hogs
somewhat higher than on Thursday,
but the amount Of increase differed in
the several grades. There were few
changes In the retail market. The fig-
ures follow: 355
Hogs Corrected daily by Jno. Nor
rell q Co.)-120@150, $8.46: 160@1S0
$3.50; 1902 zoo. 1885; 1oo@340, 1850;
240 and over, $3.50; packers. 80, IS @S.75.
Sheep Choice spring lambs. 37@s:
fair to good spring lambs, sS0S.bo;
yearling lambs 1907; choice ewes. ~
0s: fair to good ewes, $304.
8 OttunnWa Hay Market.
Good timothy $40; No. 3 timothy and
No. light clover mixed sos; No. 3
timothy and No. ; mixed. $60S; clover
hay. s7@1o
corn-7b@ soc; rye. 10000; oats. "a
@35c. i4 i.i
Butter, Esss and Poultry.
Butter fat--Nos i 27hc:s No. :, 24Ac.
Poultry (Thcse prices paid to pro-
ducers): straight run hens, 13hc; old,
ROSTERS. &c: ducks. So; geese. 70; spring
chickens. lee I'D. ,az. H
Eggs-1ac. 81 tl5 fltl 6
Wool and Nides.
Woof-Clear bright medium, SIG sac:
chaffy or slightly bury, 24@ &c; semi
bury. 24@26c; hard bury. ITO 1Sc;
light fine long staple, 1402sc; light
fine short staple. 2o@21c; heavy. nm
limo staple. 13W1Sc: angors goat, long
luster. 25@27c.
Hides--Cured l3c: green No. ! 100
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Chicago Cash Grain.

Chicago, July 2s.-The cash grain
market follows:
Wheat-No; new. s1.27% @1.2sA;
new s1.24A @1-28A: No. 3 hard, new,
$1.23A @1.24A.
Corn--No. 2 yellow, s3A @s4Ac; No.
yellow, 76@77kc; No. white, 800
S0kc.
Oats-No. 3 white. 41A @41&c;
standard. AK @42hc.
Rye-No. 2 new, $1.01.
Rarley-65@7
Timothy-$S.
Clover-$7@14.
Pork-s25.50@26.45.
Lard-$12.65.
Ribs-$13
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Omaha. Nebr.. July 2s.-The cash
grain market follows:
Wheat-No. 2 hard, s1.17@1.1sh.
Corn-No 2 white. 7SM @7Skc; No.
yellow 7sA @79c: No. 2 7sA @7shc.
" Oats-No. white, 3SA @39c
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New York Money: CIos;no

re New York Money; Closing.
New York, July 2s.-Mercantile pa
per-4a.
Bar silver-633sc.
Mexican dollars-49c.
Time loans-3h @4A %.
Call money-High, 2A%; low, @;
closing bid,-2. f.
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Toledo Grain Saed

IL. Toledo. O., July 2S.-Clover seed
Prime cash, 1920; Oct, $3.50: Dec,
s9.07h.
Alsike-Prime cash. $295: Sept,
1885.
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Peoria Cash Grain

Peoria Cash Grain.
Peoria. ILL.,, July 28.-The cash grain
market follows:
Corn-No. Q white, s21ac; No. yell
low, s21a 6S3c.
Oats-No 3 white, 4064Ohc.
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St. Louis Horses and Mules.
East st. Louis, Mo-, July 2S.-Horse
and mule market unchanged.
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Kansas City Produces
Kansas City, Mo-. July 2S.--Butter
eggs and poultry unchanged.
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light fine long staple, 7402sc; light
hne short staple. 2o@21c; heavy. hrA
line staple, 13@18c: Angors goat, long
luster. 25@27c.
Hides--cured lsc: green No. ! 100
THk RETAIL PRICES.
Flour and fosd.
Flour and feed-Graham flour. Per
sack. 45c; corn chops, per cwt., $2.25;
shorts per cwt.. $1.65: bran. per cwt-.
$l.4o: corn, per bu.. $1.15; hay, per cwt.
7o~o0c: straw per cwt.. 40@50c: meal
per sack. 26c; corn and oat chop, per
cwt, $2.25; corn chop 20 lbs, 4oc; oil
meal. per cwt., $2.25; wheat flour. per
sack. new wheat. $1.50@2.10; wheat bu
$1.35.
Butter, Esss and Poultry.
creamery butter-s5c; country but.
ter, 25@3oc.
Eggs-Candled, 2s@25c.
Poultry-Geese, dressed, zoe: tur-
Keys. dressed soc; dressed hens. 22O
Zoe: spring chickens. SIC.
Fresh and Salt Fish.
Frozen, not fresh caught-Salmon,
1sc h.: halibut. Ice b.: red snapper.
1ec h.: white Ash 1sc; smelts, zoe.
Fresh f1sh-Catfish zoe: bass. CSC;
trout, zoe; halibut, zoe; salmon. zoe;
pm, ooS, AAVo AOuOtST6, tOC DEOll0u
Holsters soc each; white fish, zoe h.:
crabs. hard shell. 15c each: soft shell.
zoe each: perch. 12hc; shrimp. s5c
ID; native mackerel. 4oc each: shads.
60 each; shadroc. 40c pair: frog legs.
Csc pair; Spanish mackerel. zoe h.:
fresh herring. 15c: white fish. zoe:
smelts, 15c
= Salt fsh-Mackerel, 1o@s5c: herring
Norway. for csc: cod 100000: lake
fish
salt white fish. 1o@s5c h.; salt cod. 10
case 1b; smoked sturgeon Csc H.. imam
haddie. h., zoe: Holland herring, pail.
1925: Holland herring SITS key mix
ed; $40 kc~ sailchners; salt ell, CSC
h.: pail anchovies. s1.25.
Smoked f1sh-White fish, zoe lb.:
sardines, 5@25c; spiced sardines, for
1oc; box cod. 1914 @2oc: fancy smoked
bloaters. for 25c: smoked boneless
smoked salmon CSC h.; smoked halibut
csc h.: smoked sturgeon Csc h.: stock
fish 30c ~rr ~
Fruits-Bananas. 100000 doz; lemons
35c; per peck: grape fruit, 17hc;
Cuban pineapples, 15@25c: pears,
400 doz kumquats, soc: watercress.
10 cents, 3 for csc; cherries. $2.5o@3
per bushel: mulberfleE, 12Rc; can
taloupes. sA@15c; tomatoes, ripe, 1oc;
red currants, 10c box; gooseber-
ries. 10c; plums, 17hc; peaches. basket
bu.. s262.50; blueberries. qt
3oc; blackberries, qt., 15@20c; irrigat-
ed blackberries. zoe at. ...+.
Vegetables.
notwithstanding head. 5@10c:
mangoes. five cents; hot house Gu
cunbers 5@15c; tomatoes. ripe, 10c;
parsley, and 1oc: shallots, 2 for
SC: leek, and 10c bunch: en-
dive, 8 cents: potatoes, peck. zoe; old
soc: mushrooms, s. cents; green
beans 10c per pound; horseradish
root Joe: beets lb. &c: lettuce for SC;
egg plant, 10625c: cauliflower, 15625c;
beets. 40c peck: turnips. 30c: radish,
for SC; artichokes. zoe: wax beans 1oc;
new potatoes. peck. csc; parsley, SO
1oc bunch: new beets. bunch 2 for Sc:
turnips. for SC; peas. 5@10c: car
rcts 2 punches sc: head lettuce 1O@1sc.
sweet corn doz., 15c; asparagus, 12Hc.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-04
Night School To Give Degree.

College Park. - The formal an
nouncement of the night school in
agriculture to be established by the
Maryland State College has been
made in the form of bulletin contain
ing the requirements for admission,
the courses in which degrees are to be
given and other information of a
varied character. Indications are that
the attendance will be exceptionally
good, as numerous inquiries are being
received every day. The enrolment
so far is better than had been expected,
considering the newness of the
project.
The courses announced in the bulle-
tin lead to the following degrees: :
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural
Education, Agronomy, Animal Hus-
bandry, Biology, Landscape Gardening
and Horticulture, Pomology and Vege-
table Gardening. Those students
who do not register for degrees will
be given certificates upon the compile
tion of whatever work they undertake
The fees will be on the basis of the
subjects taken and will be nominal in
that they are calculated to cover only
in part the expenses of the new school.
In meeting the demand for the night
school the college is actuated by the
desire to offer its facilities for the at
tainment of a collegiate training in
agriculture to those who, by reason of
other occupation, are unable to take
the day courses. Opportunities for
special work also are offered. Par
ticularly is this true in regard to
three subjects which are to be COM
bined - bookkeeping, fruit growing
and poultry. Other combinations of
this character also are to be offered
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-04
ELEVEN DEAD IN
HOSPITAL FIRE
Catholic Nuns Institution De-
StrOyed During Night:
$50 PERSONS IN PERIL
TWO Buildings Are Destroyed At
Farnham, Quebec; rs Children In
jured-S5o Inmates Asleep;
Fire-Escapes Lacking.

Farnham, Quebec.-Six adults and
five children, at least, lost their lives
in fire which destroyed st. Elizabeth
Hospital here.
The institution was managed by the
Grey Nuns and comprised two build
ings, one for hospital patients, the
other a school for children.
No bodies had been found, but the
names of four missing who are be-
lieved to have perished were known.
They were paralytics. Survivors were
taken to many Farnham homes, max
ing difficult the work of compiling
list of the dead. Many were injured
by jumping from windows and four
children may die.
The Grey Nuns displayed great
heroism. One sister climbed to the
third floor and risked her life hand
ing helpless children through windows
to fremen and citizens on ladders.
An early estimate placed the prop
erty loss at about $145,000.
More than $50 persons were asleep
in the hospital when the blaze was
discovered. Unable to make their
way to safety by means of the fire
escapes, nearly all of them jumped
from windows.
The hospital and laundry were de-
stroyed and several adjacent buildings
were damaged by smoke and water.
The fire is believed to have started in
a defective chimney.
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-04
LOSSES
ARE CUT down
81
A Scientific Projection Of Shell
Barriers.
VERDUN CASUALTIES 1000
More Than 4,soO,ooO Shells, Weigh
ing 10000 Tons, Hurled BY
the Great French
Guns,

Paris.-A first-hand account OF the
Verdun victory, directed particularly
toward explaining the amazing dispro-
portion of the French and German
losses, which is absolutely without
precedent in this war, considering that
the French were the attacking side.
Their casualties were only a little
more than 1000, including large pro-
portion of slightly wounded hit by ma
chine-gun bullets.
1t was an accepted axiom previous
to this war that the assailants neces-
sarily suffer heavier than the defend
ers when storming strongly fortified
positions, but the results are complete
ly reversed, now that the artillery has
developed unbelievable power.
A general leading the French attack
south of the Somme stated that the
French losses had been cut. down go
per cent. owing to the scientific pro-
lection of shell barriers in front Of
the infantry after all the enemy cover
is pulverized. The French casualty
list this week at Verdun shows that
the diminution has been increased to
80 per cent.
Millions Of Shells Fired.
Last year this invaluable ground on
the Meuse would have been considered
lightly won if the casualties had been
10000.
A staff officer pointed out that the
hellish ultra-modern gunf1re increases
the losses of the other side nearly in
the same ratio that it reduces your
own. Therefore, it is not surprising
that General Joffre swept up practical
ly the whole German force south of
Douaumont and Damloup. For $50
hours General Nivelle's heaviest guns
had blasted the Meuse forts, trepches
and redoubts. More than 100000
shells, weighing about 10000 tons, not
only wiped out every obstacle in the
way of the infantry but wrought
slaughter as efficiently as a death
scythe sweeping along the Teuton
positions.
DugoUts Death Traps.
The ordinary earth entrenchments
which the French infantry occupied
practically without loss seemed almost
devoid of defenders at first sight, but
as the advance continued .cleaning-up
parties brought to light hundreds of
buried bodies. Numerous dugouts were
found choked with dead. The battle
decided definitely that dugouts, unless
of the deepest and strongest variety,
become worse death traps during the
heaviest cannonades than open
trenches. On Tuesday the occupants
were either buried alive or killed by
the poisonous fumes of shells.
General Nivelle has revived the
worst horrors of the Verdun battle,
only this time it is the gray-clad Ger
man legions that stand the worst
strain
Middletown transcript., 1916-11-04
Serious, Saws LANSING.

Washington.-Prel reports OF
the sinking by German submarines of
the British steamers Marina and Row
anmore, partly manned by Americans,
are too incomplete to enable officials
at the State Department to form an
opinion as to whether there had been
a violation Of neutral rights or of
pledges given the United States by
Germany. Secretary Lansing declined
to comment further than to admit
that the reports appeared more serious
than the usual routine dispatches an
nouncing the destruction of belliger-
ent merchantmen, and that full infor-
nation would be awaited with interest.
On its face, the case of the Marina,
reported by Consul Frost at Queens
town, presents the gravest situation
that has arisen since the sinking of
the Channel liner Sussex, which
brought the American and German
Governments to the verge Of break.
Although he cautioned that his infor
nation was purely provisional" the
Consul cabled that the Marina, a
"horse transport with a mixed crew of
British and Americans" was reported
sunk without warning by German sub
marine gunfre 100 miles west of Cape
Clear, and that 20 of the crew Of 104
were missing.