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Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
BRITISH STEAMER BLEW UP
 WHEN ABOUT TO CLEAR
It is Believed an Internal Machine was
 Placed Aboard ManchurIa.

London, Aug. 30, 2:5O a. m.-A des- patch to the Daily Mail from Copen- hagen says the British steamer Man churia blew up and sank m Yxpile harbor, in the Gulf of Bothnia, as she was preparing to depart. The cor respondent adds that it is believed an internal machine placed aboard the steamer was the cause of the dis aster.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Boy Drowned in New Haven Harbor.
 Nv Haven, Conn, Aug. 29.-Gordon, the Il year old son of Captain George B. Keller, a well known waterfront man, was drowned in the harpor late today. The boy was playing with a toy sailboat off a dock when his feet became entangled in a rope and he was drawn into the water The body was recovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
GERMAN SUBMARINE ATTACKED
 A PORTUGUESE GUNBOAT
Submerged When Gunboat Opened
 Fire On Her.

London, Aug. 29, 9:15 p. m-The German submarine U-20 attacked Portuguese gunboat off the entrance to the harbor of Lisbon last night, ac- cOrding to an Exchange Telegraph Company despatch from the Portu- guese capital The torpedo fired by the submarine missed its mark and the submarine submerged when the gunboat opened fire on it, the despatch adds.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
KING GEORGE cONGRATULATEs
 KING FERDINAND OF RUMANIA
Expresses Great Satisfaction With En-
 try of Rumania Into the War.

London, Aug. %, S.1O D. m-King George has sent the following congrat- uIatory message to King Ferdinand of Rumania:
 T desire to express to your majesty the great satisfaction with which the news of the entry of Eumania into the war has been received by myself and my government and the whole British nation. I rejoice that the valiant Ru- manian army will now fight side by side with the armies of the allies bringing still nearer the approach of the triumph of our great cause and hastening thereby the fulfllment of Rumanian national aspiraL.ons."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
NANTUCKET CONNECTED WITH
 MAINLAND BY TELEPHONE
New Gable of N. E. T. & T. Go. Opened With Exercises in Boston.

New Bedford, Mass, Aug. 29-The island of Nantucket, hitherto depend- ent on the telegraph for wire com munication, was communicated with the mainland by telephone tonight.
 The new cable of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, which extends about 24 miles from Nantucket to the island of Martha's Vineyard and thence to the Buz- zards Bay shore, was opened with exercises in Boston, Nantucket, Med- ford and this city, all connected by telephone.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
THREE IRISH PAPERS
 RAIDED BY MILITARY Editors Charged With Publishing Ar ticIes to Cause Dissatisfaction.

Tralee, Ireland Aug. 29.-Police and soldiers today seized the machinery and plant where the newspapers NUbi- amer, Kerryman and Liberator were published The authorities acted under a warrant issued by General Sir John Maxwell, commander of the forces in Ireland, charging the newspapers with publish on August 19, an article cal culated to cause disaffectiOn. The managing director of the newspapers, named Griffin, was arrested during the Dublin rebellion last Easter, but later was released.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
Monen,ents of steanshins-

London, Aug. 28.-ArrIved, steamer Ascania, Montreal.
 London. Aug. 29.-Arrived, steamer Andania, New York.
 Liverpool, Aug. 29.-Arrived, steamer Tuscania. New York. Sailed, steamer Philadelphia, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
Formerly the Tennessee.

Tho United States cruiser Memphis was formerly the armored cruiser Tennessee. Recently the Memphis has been doing duty in San Domingo wa tcrs in connection with the revolution In that country.
 She is a vessel of 14,500 tons and has q horse power of 23,0O0. Her complement is 990 mon. She is the flagship of the cruiser force of the United States Atlantic fleet.
 Capta q E. L. Beach was in com mand Other officers on board inClud- ed Lieutenant Commander Y. $. Will Hams, Lieutenant T. Withers, Jr., Lieutenant c. A. Jones and Junior Lieutenants H. C.. Shonerd, w. J. Car yer, F. L. Shea. J. L. Kerley and H J. Peirce, Ensisns D. M. Steece, J. II. Rockwell. M. J. Walker, R. T. DarrOw, D. D Dupre and H. M. Meyers; Passed Assistant Surgeon J. D. Mears, Passed Surgeon G. '. Robertson, Dental Sur geon R. Barber, Passed Assistan. Pay master K. c. Mcintosh, Acting Chap lain c. V. Ellis and First Lieutenant of Marines R. L. Shepard.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
COLLECTION ROBBED
Theft Becomes Known Through Warn ing to Pawn Brokers and Art Deal CTS.

New York, August 29.-A great art collection somewhere in New York City has been footed of objects valued at nearly $5O0O0. The robbery took place on July 29 and became general ly known today through circulation by the police of a circular warning pawn brokers and dealers in antiques and art objects to be on the lookout for the stolen goods.
 Most of the articles descTiheds in the police circular are of jade and crystal and of ancient Chinese manu- fracture. The list includes eight three articles, all of considerable value.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
FAY ESCAPES FROM
 FEDERAL PRISON IN ATLANTA Former German Army Officer Who
 Was Convicted of ConspiracY.

Atlanta. C., Aug. 29.-Robert Fay. said to have been former German army officer convicted of conspiracy against the United States in cOnnec- ton with munitions plots in New York, escaped from the federal prison here late today, with William Knob loch, another prisoner,
 Fay, who entered the prison June 23 to serve eight years and knObIOch, sentenced at New York, May 9, to serve eighteen months for using the mails to dafraud, had been doing electrical repair work at the prison. Late today they walked by a guard at one of the gates. saying they were gO- ing outside to repair some arc lights. COLLECTION ROBBED
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
Cruiser Memphis
 Driven Ashore
ON THE ROCKS OF THE OUTER
 HARBoR OF SAN DOMINGO
MANY LIVES WERE LOST
A Great Sudden Ground Swell Caused
 an thrush of Water That Extinguish-
 ed All the Fires Under the Boilers.

San Domingo, Aug. 29.-The United States armored cruiser Memphis was driven ashore on the rocks of the outer harbor today by a great sudden ground swell. It is said that many lives were lost as a result of the disaster. All the fires under the boilers of the Memphis were eXtinguished by the in- rush of water
 The United States gunboat Castfne managed to escape by putting to sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
ADMINISTRATION REVENUE
 BILL IN THE SENATE.
Debate Was Chiefly on Corporation
 Tax Features and Wine Tax.

Washington, Aug. 29.-Debate in the senate today on the administrator revenj-S bill was devoted chiefly to the corporation tax features and the wine tax.
 Many admendrents were defeated, including several designed to exempt corporations from paying taxes on in- comes from subsicidiary concerns.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The American Red Cross announced that tffty-tive of it's most expert nurs- es had been sent to the border for duty with the troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The BattIeships Ohio, Missouri and the Wisconsin, composing the Naval Academy. practice cruise squadron, re- turned to Annapolis.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30
The Bulletins Circulation in Norwich That Any Other Pape
CabIed Paragraphs
shortaae of Tobacco.

Manila, Aug. 29.-Cigar manufac- turers Of this city, asserting that a to- bacco corner is in operation, have ap- pealed to the government to intervene. The price of tobacco Is soaring. TNc government officials say they believe this is due to a world shortage.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Four hundred and sixty three new oil wells have been started in Cali fornia since the first of the year ac- cording to the state bureau.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Strike headquarters were opened in the Grand Pacific Hotel at Chicago by H. J. Carr, chairman of the Rock Island Railroad employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Tony Panzo, six years old Of New Haven, stepped on a rusty nall last week. The wound became infected and he died of tetanus yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

BerIin.-Three prizes for the best boy judges of dairy cattle are offered this year by the Berlin state fair, amounting to s, s and $2.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Six additional cases of infantile pa ralysis were reported to the state board of health Tuesday, making a to- tai number of the state to date 442.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Police Sergeant Charles O'Gsra and six men arrested nine opium and CO., caine users and peddlers in q series of raids at Newark.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The New Jersey State Board of Ed ucatiOn decided to postpone until Oct. the reopening of the state normal schools at Trenton, Newark and Mont clair.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Forty two mounted members of fhe New York police left on a ride for Syracuse, where they will give exhi- Sept. II.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

l One hundred Sing Sing convicts 1 employed in the wagon and tin shops according to prison attaches went on strike and refused to work until thew 1 got better food.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Over 16,O00 anthracite miners, who recently struck at the Philadelphia & Reading and the Susquehanna Com pany in the ShamOlIin district colIieries voted to return to work.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Famished and exhausted after be- ing lost on Green Mountain, near Bar Harbor all night, the three Misses DamrOsch were found. They are daughters of Walter Damrosch, the New York orchestra director
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The American fishing sohooners Maxine Elliott and Lizzie Griffin, which were seized by a British patrol-bCat while fishing off the coast of Iceland, were ordered released.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Lieut.. Col. Sydney Grant of the Thirteenth Coast Defence command, N. G. N. Y, received a telegram from Washington that participation of that command in the coast defence ma uoevres had been cancelled.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The name of the New York Coffee Exchange was changed to the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. Su- gar transactions have assumed great proportions on the floor of this mar ket
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

A reduction Of five cents in the price of light crude oil has been aunuonc- ed by the Magnolia Petroleum Co., at Dallas.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Four German prisoners Of war who escaped from inJernment a t Amherst, \. S, a few days ago were captured.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

The Western Union Telegraph Com pany's cable steamship Minia was bad
 Iy damaged and one of her crew suf- located in a fire which burned for five
 hours at Halifax, N. $.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

military mission consisting of of ficers of the Swiss army will soon leave Switzerland for Colombia 10 un-
 dertake the reorganization of the army of that South American Eepub- lie.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Lester Heebner, aged 17, who was shot while shooting frogs at Bantam, LitchfeId, Monday, died Tuesday even ing at 10 o'clock in the Waterbury hospital from internal hemorrhages.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

More than $4.0o0,00o worth of silk, the largest shipment from Japan this year left Seattle in special cars over the Chicago, Milwaukee x St. Paul Railway. for New York
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Rewards of $5,ooO were offered by the Colorado Fuel }& Iron Co., in an effort to punish those responsible for the recent dynamiting outrages in the Rockefeller mining district.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

Four hundred 'redheads' from Indi- ana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Illinois held ther first reunion at In dianapo1is, and organized the Red head League of America.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-30

j. Bruce Kremer, Democratic nation al committeeman from Montana. was appointed head of the speakers bu- reau at Western Democratic national campaign headquarters at Chicago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
READY TO BEGIN DEEPENING
THE VICTOR TO DEPTH OF 1910

This will be done by placing
weights above the boss heads, in
creasing the gravity of the stamps
from 1850 to ITO pounds, thus aug
menting the output about ten per
cent The drop will remain the same.
Already one battery has been thus
equipped and the others will be taken
in rotation, only one battery being
silent at time Mr.. Kirchen has
plans for further enlarging the capa-
city of the mill, and at a relatively
small cost, but he does not wish to
make his plans public until he has
talked them over with the directors,
which will be at the next meeting.
The Afterall crosscut is being adj
vaneed by two shifts. Within a few
weeks the 1910 station will be cleared
to permit the northwest crosscut to
follow the vein, which was picked up
there in the andesite, forming the
most northwesterly orebody yet de
yeloped in the district.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
PERSONAL

LEO HARRINGTON and Lavoy
Davis left this morning in Ford
for Round Mountain.
FREDERICK BRADSHAW. man
ager oft he Belmont, is expected
home from the Prince Rupert country
Sunday morning.
MRS. DR.. MCLEOD and daughter,
Lois, have returned from Long Beach
after vacation of couple OF
months.
CHARLES WITTENBURG returned
from San Francisco, where he has
been for some time, on this mornings
train.
MRS. M. NJ. WYLER and maid,
Mrs. Fred Itoff and b. Garner stopped
over night from Oregon, returning to
Los Angeles by automobile.
MIR. and MRS. J. G. DUNCAN and
son, tourists, passed through Tonopah
this morning from Indianapolis, Ind.
on their way to Los Angeles and
coast cities.
MIR. and MRS. e. G. NICHOLAS
and son, accompanied by f. Harring
ton, motored through camp early to
day from Jackson Mich, to Los
Angeles.
MRS. McAVOY arrived yesterday
morning from Denver to visit hei
sister, Mrs. Joseph Dale, of Millers
The latter and her twin babies viii
return home to Millers tomorrow.
T. +. ARMSTRONG, Miss Clars
Mann, j. E. Mann and Mrs. o. +
Mann remained in Tonopah severa
hours yesterday afternoon to replen
sh their supplies after the long triI
from Tia Juana. They are going L
Indiapolis, Ind.
MR.. and MRS. ]. WESLEY STU
ART, accompanied by Roy Davenport
purchasing agent for the Tonopal
Extension Mining company, and hi
wife, departed this morning by aut
for Twin Lakes, IA miles from Bridge
port, Cal, where the party will cam
for two or three weeks
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18

The machinery on the 1910 level
of the Victor is now In readiness to
begin deepening, but. owing to the
rush of work on that level with the
other openings, it is probable that
the lowering of the bore will not
begin until September l. 1t will be
pressed with three shifts to the 1910
station, where crosscut will be
thrown out to the Murray.
Meanwhile the preparations for
stopping the massive Murray from the
1910 are about completed. raises hav-
ing been put up and chutes installed.
1t will not be necessary for long
time to undertake this huge square
setting proposition. as development
work both east and west supplies the
mill, practically all the faces being
in ore In development work only
the mill is satiated and its capacity
is about to be increased ten per
cent
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
ADJUSTMENTS
BUTLER THEATER

The feature tonight will be Jose
Collins in a five reel production en-
titled "A Woman's Honor" a story
OF two countries which gives the
celebrated comic opera star amnla
opportunity to use her dark hair and
eyes to the best advantage. Nanlas
and New York are the scenes of Tho
story. 1t is the exciting story of 4.
woman's love and the adventures =,
led her into. Miss Collins portravs
the character Helena" beautiful
Italian peasant girl who goes THROUGH
the first of two wedding ceremonies
with her young lover in Italy. He
leaves for America, where she is to
join him in three years. While wait
ing for the time to pass she falls into
the hands of notorious character
who bargains to sell her TO Tochetti
AFTER firing of her she is discarded
ana afterward reunited with her hus-
band at the mines in Pennsylvania
ana IN the end wreaks vengeance on
the Two men and the woman who
nave wronged her The worlds
greatest opponents in every line OF
athletics will appear tonight, showing
their methods of keeping fit. The
little vaudeville team, Miss Annabelle
Happel and Miss Goldfield, will be
seen for the last time in an entire
change OF songs and dances. Tomor.
row, a double bill, The Spell OF the
Yukon with Edmund Breese. and a
Charlie Chaplin comedy.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
WELL KNOWN MINING MAN DIES

George P. Holmes, aged go years
died yesterday in a Reno hospital
following a short illness. Holmes was
one of the best known mining men
in Nevada. He came to this state
many years ago from his home In
Nova Scotia, Can. and located at Ely
He was a member of Gllroy. Can,
lodge OF r. and A. NJ, and of Kerak
temple OF Mystic Shrine and Scottish
Rite lodges of Reno. He is survived
by son. George w. Holmes, and a
daughter. Maude M. Holmes. both OF
Reno.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
JUMBO Elk. TO BUY
ANOTHER PAY MINE
FAMOUS LITTLE MINE PASSES
ZENITH OF ITS GLORY WITH
A SURPLUS OF 100000

Charles s. Sprague is going to
issue a circular setting forth the
reasons of the directors for passing
the quarterly dividend yesterday.
This circular. according to advices
from Goldfield. will state the manage
ment decided not to declare the divi-
dend. as such action would impair
the 100000 reserve of the company
which will be used for the purchase
of another property that may be con.
yerted quickly into a dividend payer
This action is taken to forecast the
acquisition of the Kanrohat group. in
Jefferson canyon, on which Mr..
Sprague took an option some months
ago.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
TONOPAH FREEZING
WITH 40-M|LE WIND

The thermometer took a sudden
change last night, accompanied by a
freezing blast of wind from the north
of high velocity, which necessitated
digging out blankets and wraps from
the clothes closets OF all Tonopah
households. The temperature fell to
"a degrees in IL hours and. were
1t not for the fact that the ground is
absolutely bare Of snow. one would
imagine that the North Pole had
suddenly shifted. However, U. s.
Weather Observer Legler predicts a
warm wave.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
HURRICANE DUE
ON GULF COAST
SUMMER RESIDENTS REMOVED
FROM ISLAND IN DANGER
OF SUBMISSION


BROWNSVILLE, Texas, August IS.
Summer residents on Padre island,
northeast of here, were removed to
the mainland today by the crew OF
the United States coast guard station
at Brazos island on warning of an
approaching tropical storm from the
West Indies The barometer regis
tered 29.SO at 10 O'Clock this morning
fall of 10 point since Z o'clock this
morning and still falling
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18

BERLIN. August 1S--French at
tacks extended along the front of
the Verdun region east Of the Meuse
were repubed everywhere except at
Fleury, where fighting is in progress.
Fresh British divisions launched an
attack on, the German lines north of
the Somme and succeeded in driving
back the German first line short
distance on a narrow front southwest
of Martinhuich. On other sectors
they were completely repulsed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
IRISH POLICIES
ARE DETRIMENTAL
MANCHESTER EDITOR WARNS
ENGLAND TO BEWARE OF
CONSEQUENCES
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, August 1S.-Various in
fluences, particularly England's policy
toward Ireland, are arousing suspi-
cion and resentment in the United
States, according to the Manchester
Guardian in a long editorial. These
facts cannot be ignored, the paper
asserts, for active cooperation of
the United States is necessary If a
lasting peace is brought about by the
League of Liberal Pacific Powers OF
the World.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
PINCH HITTING
WINS HARD GAME


NEW YORK, August 1S.--New
York played an uphill game yester-
day and made it two straight from
Cleveland by score Of to 4. The
Yankees tied the score in the eighth
inning with two runs. which were
driven in by Mullin, pinch hitter.
Morton then relieved Coveleskie and
New York scored the winning run on
the latter in the ninth inning on a
pass to Peckinpaugh and singles. by
Baumann and Boone
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
TRENCHES
FULL Of BODIES
BRiToNS SURPRISE GERMANS
AND SCORE MORE GAINS
ON vERDUN FRONT
tBy Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, August fisherman ar
tillery showed increased activity last
night on the Somme front North
west of Bazentin lie Petit the British.
through a local surprise, increased
their gains on the enemy's lines
The trenches were found greatly
damaged and full of enemy dead
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
TELEGRAPH WITH LIGHTS.
6attleships Can Send Signals Twelve
Miles In Daylight.

6attleships Can Send Signals Twelve
Miles In Daylight.
Although searchlight signaling be-
tween battleships was q means Of
communication at sea long before the
introduction Of wireless telegraphy. 1t
is still utilized.
The latest battleships Of our navy
are equipped with projectors designed
especially for this purpose, while the
older vessels use their regular search
lights. for which auxiliary shutters are
supplied Levers operate these latter
members. flashing the lights on and on
quickly so that messages may be spell
ed out In dots and dashes. either at day
or night.
For day signaling the light shaft is
directed squarely at the observer, and
for enabling this a telescope is mount
ed with the protector. When atmos-
pheric conditions are good the radius
of communication Is about twelve
miles In any direction. At night this Ii
obviously much increased. for light
may be played on some prominent
cloud and seen for distance OF forty
or fifty miles.
When there are no clouds the search.
lights may be directed skyward and
their shafts Of light seen At closer
range. The feasibility Of launching
captive balloons as substitutes for
cloud banks has been suggested Pop
ular Mechanics
For maximum efficiency look TO thu
anacIalfaf proyerbialiv the lack o.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
NORWAY WATCHES
ARMED VESSELS
MERCHANTMEN WILL BE EXAM
iNED BY POLICE BEFORE
LEAVING PORT
tBy Associated Press,

BERLIN, August 1S.-Norway has
taken official action regarding armed
merchantmen. according to the Over
seas Agency. The minister of justice
today instructed the police at all
ports to ascertain whether incoming
merchantmen are armed. and If SO
to Investigate before permitting the
vessel to leave.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
RETURN TO STUDIES

Many Tonopah children left on this
mornings train to attend the coming
term in the Rio Vista convent. near
Sacramento Those departing were
Pauline and Richard Mcclure, Irene
Critchheld. Albert and Edith Kettel-
hut and Nina Shuey.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
THIRTEEN BANDITS SLAIN
BY cARRANzA TROOPS

(By Associated Press.p
CHIHUAHUA CITY, August 49,
Mexican troops routed villista band
near Los Adargos. The bandit losses
are estimated at 10 and govern.
ment soldiers were killed.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-08-18
SUSTAIN SLIGHT INJURIES

Joe Midovich, bruised at the Exten-
sion mine yesterday morning. and
J. M. Rice. slightly injured on the
back at the Sand Grass. yesterday
afternoon. were released from the
Mine Operators hospital this morn
ing.