The Washington herald., 1916-09-14
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depot and destroyed three carloads of
freight Sixty loaded cars in the path
| OF the flames were removed in time
to save their contents
Berlin, Sept 13.-Richard Straus, the
composer. has completed his new opera,
The Woman Without a Shadow"
New York, Sept 13.-Three men were
slightly injured in a fire which destroyed
the De Peau House. built in lS47, and four
other buildings on Glen Island. a pleasure
resort near this city. The season had
closed and all those on the island were
to have left today. The loss was $4,000
Amsterdam, Sept. 13.-The Vossische
| Zeitung is quoted in a dispatch from
! Berlin as stating that after the war the
Hamburg American and North German
Lloyd steamship lines will be combined
Sofia (via Berlin), Sept 13.-Gen. Bes-
| rabesku, who commanded the Rouman-
ian fortress Of Tutrukan when 1t was
captured by the Bulgarfans, tried to
| escape in a boat, but this was sunk by
Bulgarian shell. and the general was
| drowned in the Danube.
St. Lohis. Sept. l3.-The filing of an
inventory Of the estate of the late Col
James Gay Butler in the Probate Court
today revealed that the colonel drew a
pension Of SIS a month from the United
States government. despite the fact that
his fortune aggregated A.l50.0OO
Greensboro, Md, Sept. 13-Lady Eglan-
tine, the wonder OF the poultry world
and the pride of the Byzantine Farms, at
this place, is dead. Lady Byzantine for
many times has been the most famous
hen in the world. Her supremacy goes
back to the time that she laid 215 eggs
during her pullet year.
Chicago, Sept. 13.-Friends of II. Chand-
Ter Egan, former Western National and
intercollegiate National golf champion,
learned today that he was secretly di-
vorced last July. Mrs. Egan, whose home
is in Chicago. obtained the divorce. In
compatibility was given as the cause.
Pittsfcld, Mass, Sept. 12-DaneI Le-
vey, alias II. J. Clark. Of New York
owner of race horses. was arrested to-
day. He is wanted in Pittsburgh on
charges of forgery amounting to $17JOO.
Windsor. N. G. Sept. l5.-Fearing he
will return and attack the two brothers
of his wife. guards are keeping a close
beat out his wifes brains with the butt
end OF a revolver in the presence Of their
| three-year-old son.
New York Sept. l3-Louis Brufore, Of
Hoboken, was found dead on the floor of
his barber shop in Jersey City yesterday.
1t was found he had been strangled by
a tight collar when in an epilcptic ft.
New York, Sept. 13.-Now comes a
pearl button famine to afTlict the public
At the convention of the Button Manu-
facturers' Association of America yes
terday at the Waldorf-Astorta it was
| said that prices had gone up from 90
to 300 per cent, according to the quail
ity of the shells from which the buttons
are made.
Durham. N. c., Sept. 13-Following the
indictment OF Y. L. Smith, wealthy
cotton manufacturer and former mem
ber OF the North Carolina legislature,
on the charge OF attacking Mrs. John
NJ. Wyatt, a young farmers wife, in her
home in Alamance County, Mrs. Wyatt
today filed civil suit for $4,000
Christiania, Sept ia new ship,
which resembles a big barge. con-
structed entirely of concrete, has been
built and floated here.
New London, Conn. Sept. 13-"That's S
music" is the new campaign phrase of
President Wilson. He used it here
when a "life-long Republican" said:
I'm for you this time, SMr. President"
Havana, Sept. 13.-A storm warning
Issued here today said: "A disturbance
of cyClonic proportions exists over the
Bahamas and is moving toward the
northern part of the Florida coast. All
ships navigating these waters are warned
| to proceed with caution"
Bristol Tenn, Sept 13.-Waltcr Ed
ridge, o years old, whose ambition for
animal training led him to join a circus.
I was ruthlessly slain by Mary a female
elephant. following the daylight per-
| formance at Kingsport.
Fon Du Lac, Wis, Sept. 13-Neighbors
of Albert Engel commented on the real
| istic scarecrow he had erected in his
cornfield, but when they called to ask
him about it he was not at home. This
morning Peter Raul stopped to inspect
the scarecrow and found it was the body
of the farmer himself.
San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 13-A dance
given to National Guardsmen here under
the auspices of the National Young
women's Christian Association has been
denounced in resolutions by the Minis
terfal Union. The ministers protested
against the dance itself and especially
against the form Of introduction employ
ed by the girls and soldiers, each wear
ing on their breasts printed tags bearing
| their names.
Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 13.-Cheese has
reached the record price of 10 cents a
pound on the Sheboygan call board,
when 1921 longhorns the offerings of
nineteen factories, sold for that price.
Enormous demand from the European
countries, which is much greater than
the supply, sent prices up.
| Greenwich, Conn.,, Sept. 1S.-Through
I filing of the marriage license record with
| the county clerk at Portchester the mar
riage of Miss Mary Humphrey, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Humphrey, of
Bridgeport Conn, to Mr.. Jose Diaz, who
Is said to be the grandson of one-time
President Por1rio Diaz, of Mexico. was
made known.
New Rochelle, n. Y, Sept. 13.-Instead
of becoming frightened when fire de-
stroyed the sterilizing house attached to