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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
SHOOTS MOTHER AND CHILDREN
Widower Then Commits Suicide On
Grave Of Wife.

Rochester, Ind.-William Dollars, 80
years old, a miller at Macy, a village
near here, shot and killed his mother,
Mrs. Anna Dollars, so years old, and
daughter Agnes. years old; fatally
wounded his son George, IL years old,
and baby Ida, 2 years old, and then
went to a nearby cemetery, where he
killed himself on the grave of his wife.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
May u. 1915.

French made gains near AbIain.
Germans repuIsed British south
Of NeuVe ChapelIe.
Austro-Germans began lombard
ment Of Przemysl forts.
Russians attacked vigorously in
South Poland.
Two ZeppeIins destroyed by al
lies fire.
Premier Asqulth announced reor-
ganiZatiOn Of British cabinet.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
May 20, 1915.

French, advanced in Champagne
and near BagatelIe.
Tremendous fighting along the
San river.
Allies attacked Turkish positions
at Krithla and AtehI 5aba, Gal.
lipoH.
Continuous bomhardment Of Ma
CARA, Turkey, by allied feet.
PrzemysI bombarded by squad
ron Of Austrian aeropIanes.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
RAsPUTlN DEAD, BERLIN HEARS.

Monk Reported To Have Influenced
Gear Assassinated, is Report.
Berlin.-Gregory Rasputin, the Rus
sian monk who is reputed to have exsr-
cised great influence over Emperor
Nicholas, has been assassinated, &C
cording to reports from Petrogard re
ceived in Bucharest. says the Overseas
News Agency.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
TO ATTACK suEz CANAL.

Turkish Ambassador To Germany Says
Preparations Are Being Made.
Amsterdam.-A dispatch from Ber-
lin quotes Haiku Pasha, Turkish Am
bassador to Germany, as stating that
the recent fighting in the Suez Canal
region Is only a prelude to other at
tacks OH a great scale which will be
made by the Ottoman troops when
necessary preparations have been
made.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
Complete success.

Somebody told Vanessa that If
she would walk backward down the
stairs she would see her intended"
did it work."
Completely. She fell down the
stairs and now she is engaged to the
young doctor they called in"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
TEXAS MILITIA IN CAMP.
Only Two Companies Yet To Reach
Fort Sam Houston.

San Antonio, Texas.-Mobilization Of
the Texas National Guard at Fort Sam
Houston for service in the United
States Army virtually was completed
with the arrival of all but two com
panies. The complement of the Texas
guard ordered to report at Fort Sam
Houston is 81 companies of infantry
two troops OF cavalry and two batteries
of light artillery, in all about 5000
men.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
May 70, 1915

Germans Captured French
trenches on heights Of Lorette.
British repuIsed near NeuVe
ChapeIle.
Austro-Germans forced crossings
Of the San river.
Russians broke Austrian right In
BukoWina.
Turks drove allies from advanced
positions near Kara Burnu, GaIlip-
oil.
German submarine sank two
British steamers.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
BLUE AND GRAY TO MEET.
What May Be Last Gathering To Be
Held At Nickshura. Miss.

HELD At VIc%sburq, MISS.
Observation-Disclosures and perhaps
the last big reunion of the dwindliny
numbers of veterans of the North and
South, who we're bitter enemies half
a century ago, will take place on the
battlefield of Vicksburg, Miss, in Oc-
tober. The House Military Affairs
Committee has decided to report favor
ably the bill introduced by Represen-
tative Sherwood, of Ohio, himself q
veteran of the Union Army, making an
appropriation of $15o,O0O for the en-
campment.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
May Y, 1915.

British made more gains IN La
sasseO region.
French and Belqians drove Ger
mans across User canal.
AustTians captured Drohobyez,
central Gaiicia.
Russians repuIsed Germans at
Shawl.
zeppelins dropped bombs on
Ran1Sgate.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
TO REFER RAILWAY MAIL PAY.

Senate Committee Would Let Com.
meree Commission Report.
Washington.-The Senate Postoffice
Committee agreed to amend the Postal
Appropriation bill to refer the entire
question of railway mail pay to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
report to Congress, to extend the ten
year contracts for pneumatic tube
service in Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia, Chicago and St. Louis one year
from June 80. 1916, and to provide for
annual weighing of railway mail if the
roads bear the expense.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
May q. 1915.

French drove Germans entirely
from Lorette heights.
Canadians captured German posi-
ton north of Ypres.
Desperate battle below Przemysl.
British ship GlenhoIm sunk by
qunfire from submarine.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
Enodinn 4he and

'Is this land rich?' asked the pro
spective purchaser. cautiously.
"It certainly ought to be-" replied
the gentIeman-farmer. II have put
all the money ] bad into It,"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
NAV 10, 1915.

British broke German line near
la Hassee and won mile Of terri
tory.
Lively fighting In Champagne.
Russians VTIassed behind the San
and Austrians behind the Pruth.
Germans defeated by Russians
in Baltic provinces.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
eERNaD's SECRETARY COMING.
Joseph c. Crews Visit Connected With
Death Of Father.

London.-The Scandanavian-Ameri-
can Line steamer Frederick VIII left
Copenhagen for New York. The steam
er was crowded with passengers.
Among those making the journey to
the United States is Joseph c. Grew,
secretary of the American Embassy in
Berlin, who recently accompanied Am
bassador Gerard to Emperor Williams
headquarters at the front
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
MEXICO BURNS $4,000, 900.

currency Fart Or Old Issue Supplsnted
BY New Bills.
Mexico City. - Paper currency
amounting to s46,OOO,OOO was burned
in the courtyard of the National Palace
at midday, with Government officials
and bankers interested spectators.
The money was part of the old Vera
Cruz issue, which is slowly being sup
planted by the new uncounterfeitable
bills. The total amount of paper bills
publicly burned up to date aggregates
more than 100000 pesos.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
WILSON AT PRESS CLUB.
Makes Confidential Speech and Stays
Throughout Evening.


Washington. - President Wilson
spoke intimately for half an hour to
the members Of the National Press
Club here. He remained at the club
throughout the evening, staying for a
supper after his address. The speech
was confidential, but may be published
later.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
Edison Heads Contingent.
HAD PIN IN HER APPENDIX.
Miss Mary Pickens, Of Columbus, Sur.
prised Operating Surgeons.

Columbus, Ohio.-One of the rarest
cases in the history of surgery was
revealed at Grant Hospital here fol-
lowing an operation for the removal of
the appendix of Miss Mary Pickens, of
this city. A rusty pin, an inch long,
was found imbedded in the appendix.
Miss Pickens is recovering well. Sur
geons believe pin has never been
found in an appendix before.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
WALLS COLLAPSE
NINE DINERS KILLED
A Blast of Dynamite Wrecks
Restaurant at Akron, 0.
MILITIA CALLED OUT
Bodies Are Taken From Wreckaqe Of
Crystal Restaurant, Which Col.
Iapses As Result Of Blast
Of Dynamite.

Akron, O.-At least nine persons
were killed and nearly a score injured,
when the old Beacon Journal Building,
occupied by the Crystal Restaurant,
collapsed as result of blast of dyna-
mite in an adjoining excavation.
Seven identified and two unidentified
bodies have been recovered, and two
persons now missing are thought to be
in the ruins. Battery B, Ohio National
Guard Field Artillery, was called out
to aid the police in restraining crowd
of more than 10000 persons who pack
ed the streets at Market and Quarry,
where the accident occurred.
Thousands At Scene.
A tremendous roar, echoing the
screams Of dying people, brought thou
sands to the disaster scene, in the
heart of AkrOn's business district. In
stantly the entire city, rallying under
the shock, plunged to the work of
rescue.
Eight bodies were soon taken out
of the wreckage after fremen, police
and volunteer rescuers had worked
frantically digging and chopping
through the debris. Nineteen more,
many of them fatally injured, were
extricated and sent to the City ard
Peoples Hospitals. Only two or three
of the others known to have been in
the restaurant succeeded in escaping
before the crash.
George Serbs, who, with his brother,
Augustus Serbs, owned the restaurant,
escaped from the kitchen Of the col
lapsing restaurant, together with a
cook and two dish-washers. But all
were injured by falling bricks.
Crowded With Diners.
Blasts of dynamite, set off in an
excavation for new building directly
north of the restaurant, unsettled the
foundation. The restaurant was one
story structure, with twO-story false
front, and the latter, toppling back
ward, added weight of many tons to
the falling roof.
A dynamite charge set off so feet
away from the restaurant few min
utes before the disaster is believed to
have been the direct cause. The crash
came at 61O, in the midst of dinner,
when the restaurant was crowded and
when thousands were on the streets
during the evening rush. So suddenly
did the ceiling cave in and the wall
crumble that those who were not in
stantly killed were knocked uncon-
scious
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
WRECK ON sEABoARD.

Two Killed, Five Injured, When Fla.
mingo Special Is DeraiIed.
Raleigh, N. C.-Two persops were
killed and five injured when the
Flamingo Special on the Seaboard Afr
Line was wrecked. The wreck, which
was caused by a defective switch, 90
Cured so miles north of Raleigh. The
train was derailed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
Salient Features.

The training camp feature as finally
approved is regarded as compensation
in measure for the federal volunteer
reserve of 261, 900 men which Senate
conferees were forced to abandon on
insistence from the House.
Other salient features of the meas
ure provide for board to investigate
the advisability of establishing gov
ernment munitions plants and board
| to recommend mobilization of indus
tries. Authority is given to the gov
ernment to seize and operate private
munition plants in time Of war.
The regular line of the Army, the
bill now provides, can never 60 below
| 10000, and its maximum strength in
times of peace would be 175,000 Off
GERS and men. In this calculation,
however, there are excluded 5,723
Philippine scouts, 6,409 in the quarter
masters corps, 1920 in the medical
department, 1887 in the signal corps,
and $3.50 unassigned recruits, a total
of 31,659 These added to the regular
line of 175,000 men give total regu-
lar army peace strength of 206,659.
The President is authorized to in
crease the regular army divisions to
maximum strength without congress
sional action.
Under the conference agreement
the regular army would consist of IS
regiments of infantry, 25 regiments of
cavalry, 21 regiments of field artillery,
a coast artillery corps of 10000 Off
GERS and men, a signal corps Of 1887
men, including the aviation section,
and seven regiments Of engineers. In
the aviation section the number of
officers is increased from a total of
so to 148, including one colonel, one
lieutenant colonel, eight majors, "a
captains and ia first lieutenants.
Increase In Officers.
The organization plan contemplates
attaining the full peace strength with
in five years as proposed in the origin
al preparedness plans.
General officers of the line would
he increased by four major generals
and 19 brigadier generals. The gen.
eral staff Of the army would be in
creased from "a officers to So. The
Regular Army enlistment is fixed at
seven years, three with the colors and
four in reserve, but if enlisted men
master military training in one year
ard wish to retire to the reserve they
may be permitted, on proving eff
cheney and upon recommendation of
superior officers.
81 think that we have an excellent
bill" said Chairman Chamberlain, of
tie Senate Military Affairs Committee.
: Chairman Hay, of the House Com
mlttee, also praised the report, and
approval by both Houses is expected.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20

1t is said that single drop Of nico-
tine will kill rabbit In three and q
half minutes.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20

Quicksilver is 1874 times heavier
than water.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-20
PANAMA POLICE GIVE UP ARMS.
Rifles Will Be Shipped To New York
and Sold.

Panama.-The Panama police are
packing their rifles for the purpose of
shipping them to New York to be
sold. Brig.-Gen. Clarence R. Edwards,
commander in the Panama Canal Zone,
has ordered the American soldiers to
refrain from visiting Colon or Panama
for a week, or until such time as con-
ditions become better.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Students Gave
Interesting Show

The opera house was full to the
doors last night with an appreciative
audience that had gathered to wit
ness the presentation of the farce
comedy, Her Cloves" put on by
the high school students under the
direction of Ed Vanderlieth. The play
was a scream from beginning to end
and had it been presented by cast
OF professionals its strong points
and situations could not have been
nade more acute than by iist night :
participants. Each one was almost
perfect in his or her part.
Those taking part were the Misses
Lillian Neff, Margaret McCreery
Sybil Wise, Edith King and Beatrice
Belli and Ralph Twaddle, Clyde
EIeidenger, William Carter, Ralph
Cowing and Hubert DIETRICH.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Everything Booming
In Mineral County

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Red Of Raw
hide were auto arrivals in Carson
yesterday. Mr.. Red is a member Of
the board of county commissioners
OF Mineral county and has been en-
gagged in mining in Rawhide ever
since the boom, days of the camp.
He said Mineral county was booming
both in commercial and mining WAYS.
and that the tungsten fields in and
around Nina, Luning and SOdaville
are alive with prospectors and the
mines are shipping regularly and
producing a large tonnage OF that
kind of ore, which runs from 3 to 4
per cent and pays handsome profit.
At luning over 14O teams are at
work hauling ore and supplies and
the town is like the boom days of
some Of the older mining camps
New buildings are going up every
day and it is hard to secure teams
to do the work. Lodgings for visi-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Farrar'S Carmen
Is a Revelation

Tonight the Grand theater pre-
sents the celebrated actress. Gerald
inc Farrar, in "Carmen,' a master
classic.
!H'!hout doubt Gerailine. Farrer
has proved herself as great in the
field of silent emotions as on the
operate stage. She is Carmen per
sonilied. She is surrounded by 4
gigantic cast and a costly and effec-
tive production. The Lasky presen-
tation of Carmen is a history
making event i'll the world of photo.
drama.
Added number-Travel Pictures
Beautiful views OF South Amerira
Four-Piece orchestra. Admission
10 and 20 cents.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17

[Bv United Pressl
WASHINGTON, June l1.-Twen-
ty-ive OF every 1000 employees in
American industries are constantly
incapacitated by sickness.
The average worker loses about
nine days year on that account.
Much of this loss is preventable
waste. The waste can be reduced by
a system OF governmental health i'll
surance.
These are the conclusions reached
today by the Public Health Service,
after AM investig CATION o. Workin" cen
ditions in the United States. This is
what the service says about health
insurance:
ANY system OF health insurance
for the United States or for any state
should have as its inception preven-
ton OF sickness as one Of its funda-
mental purposes
"This country should profit Dv the
experience OF European countries
where prevention is being recognized
as the central idea necessary TO
health insurance is to attain its great
est success in improving TIE health
and efficiency oi the Industrial popu-
t"ti M
The system of this country ought
to provide these five things:
81 Cash benefits and medicinal
service for all wage earners in times
Of sickness at much less cost than
now is possible. Adequate medical
relief thus would be placed within the
reach OF even the lowest paid work
ers, who are most subject to ii
health
-. Distribute TIE cost among en-
rIoyers. employe and the p~bIc as
the groups responsible for disease
causing conditions: and afford these
groups a definite financial incentive
Tor removing these conditions. This
can be done by means of small week
ly payments from employees, supple
mented by proportioEate contribu-
tons from employers and the gov
ernment at rate reducib1e in pro-
portion to the reduction of sickness
"3. Link the cooperative efforts
of the three responsible groups with
the work of national, state and local
health agencies, and utilize these
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Sign Posts Should Be Placed In
Position as Soon as Possible

The approach of the transcontin-
entail touring season brings to mind
the complaints frequently heard last
year OF the lack Of clear and distinct
road signs at road intersections in
Nevada. Local motorists. who are
familiar with the best roads to reach
their destination. do not stop to
think OF the need of sign posts but
ii they once travelled in new terri
tory where roads were poorly mark
Cd they would appreciate the need OF
road markers in Nevada and partc
riarly in this very section.
There are two points in particular
Tat should be we'll marked by good
roads enthusiasts of Carson: The in
tersection OF the Lincoln Highway
til the kingsbury grade, and with
the Clear Creek grade. At each Of
these points large signboard should
tc erected indicating the Lincoln
Highway and stating that it is the
hest road with easiest grades to Car
son. Reno. etc.
This is not an attempt to direct
travel from Carson valley or Wal
rcv's springs but for the benefit OF
tourists who travel through this sec
tion. At present Meyers station and
other lake points advise tourists to
take the Kingsbury grade. which a.
best is very steep and hairraislnc
trip to the average California motor
ist. Every day last year motorists
arriving in Carson via the Kings.
bury grade stated they would never
come to this section again if tha'
was the only route. and threatened
to divert all travel via Truckee unit
they were advised OF the Kings Can
Won road.
Let the Carson Good Roads club
and the Carson Business Mems as
sociaton get these two signs at least
in place Immediately. ard while they
are about it, mark King street as
the road to Lake Tahoe. the present
SIGN at the fountain being too small,
and clearly indicate the road out OF
Carson to Reno as far as the inter
section of the east and west roads
a~orod Washoe lake.
These are suggestions that should
be taken TIP at once. Only yestcr-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Christian Science

At the regular meeting of the
Christian Science society in Odd Eel
iows hall Sunday Hnorning at l.
o'clock, the lesson sermon will be:
rs the Universe. lncluding Man,
Evolved By Atomic Force:" Sunday
school meets at 10 o'clock. A regu-
lar Wednesday evening meeting,
which includes testimonies of heal
ing through Christian Science, is at
7 o'clock. The public is cordially in
vited to attend the services.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
TBv United Pressl

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE
state department is considering the
recalling of the remainder OF Ameri-
The Mexican embassy declares that
the printed text of Trevino's alleged
note, threatening to attack troops,
is undoubtedly false. The war de-
partment though has received pri
vate word that notices posted in Chi
huahua and Juarez urge civilians to
get arms and ammunition.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Public Health Service Recommends
Insurance Benefits for W0rkmen

agencies in the administration Of the
health insurance SYSTEM
f. Afford a better basis Tor the
cooperation OF the medical profes-
sion with public health agencies.
IS. Eliminate the elements CT pa
ternalism and charity giving Dy max
ing employees and the public, as we'll
as the employers joint agents in the
control of this fund.-
A governmental system Of health
insurance. the statement concludes.
'can be adopted to American condi-
ton and. when adapted, will prove
TO be a health measure OF etraordin-
airy value"
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17

day morning gentleman and his wife
came into Carson by auto over the
kingsbury grade and to say that
they were mad would not express it
by half. and it was only through the
efforts OF few Of Carson's people
who are Interested in the city and
value its good name. that they were
persuaded to take the Kings Canyon
road home and tell the California
tourists OF their mistake and which
road to take in the future in coming
to Carson. This is a serious matter
to Carson and should be acted upon
at once by the Business Mems asso-
citation and the Good Roads club.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Landed High and Dry
TBv United Press

EUREKA, Cal. June l7-Heary
seas have forced the wrecked Bear
shoreward and dawn found the ves-
sci high and dry on the beach and
sightseers were able to walk aboard
She is deeply embedded in the sand
and experts believe it will require
months 20 free her. The tug Iaaua
wage preparations.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Troops Attack Mexicans
lRN United PreSSl

SAN ANTONIO, June H.-Gen-
eral Parker has informed Genera,
Funston that a detachment Of Gener-
al Billiards. command attacked Mex
lean bandits eight miles east of Sar
Benito. Texas. The bandits scatter
ed and retreated acros the line. Trav-
eiers state that 20O-Mexicans have
crossed the line at Del Rio. The
Americans are now building bridges
at Del Rio and machine guns are
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Situation Dangerous
lRN United Pressl

[By United Press.l
Ell PASO, June H.-The 5000
troops at Juarez garrison received
reinforcements of several hundred
during the night The Mexicans are
encamped twelve miles east OF Fl
Paso. Juarez civilians are arming
and General Bel, at Fort Bliss is
holding every man ready for any
emergency. The situation is admit
tedly dangerous.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
fBV United Pressl

NEW YORK, Tune 1.-THE
Brooklyn Times declares that Made
line Force Astor, the widow of John
Jacob Astor, is engaged to marry
William K Dick, vice-prcsdent o.:
the Manufacturers Trust company,
next week. Astor was drowned on
the Titanic Dick is a part owner o:
tne Times Publishing company aid
aged 2S years. He is worth $500 :
600. By marriage Mrs. Astor viii
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17

tors are also hard to find. Around
SOdavile the same state of affairs
exists, but not to so large an extent.
Nina is also enjoying prosperity and
her copper properties are all look
ing we'll and shipping regularly. In
fact, the entire courty of Mineral IS
prosperous and more mining being
carried on than ever before in It's his
tory and the year 1916 is going to
be banner year
Mr.. Red is in Carson on mining
today.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Man Who Did Shooting Was En-
pl0yed as Watchman at Yards of
Sunset Lumber Company--Large
Crowds Hang Around and More
Trouble Feared
IBY United PresSl

OAKLAND, June 17.-Louis Nor
.ey, 4 lumber handle, was shot and
tiled in the strike riot at the Sur.~
set lumber yards this morning. Nor
Icy was watching the crowd around
the yards. The snot was fired from
a wagon. Four suspects have been
arrested. The police dispersed the
crowd.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-06-17
Suspect Arrested

OAKLAND, June H-Jack Hamp-
ton has been arrested on suspician
OF firing the shot that killed Louis
Morley. Morley was among the
strikers and Hampton was guarding
the lumber wagon. The police al
lege that witnesses saw Hampton
shoot. Five hundred strikers have
gathered around the yards and more
trouble is feared