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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-24

The car shortage on Western rail-
roads continues, except in the coal
trade, where the car supply is abund-
ant.
Exports of copper from Atlantic
ports for the week ended March 16
totalled 6.124 tons.
Governor Fielder of New Jersey,
signed a bill providing for the regu-
lation of jitney buses.
Pennsylvania crude oil was adTanc-
ed 10 cents a barrel to $3.50.
Ellsworth E. Fout, a farmer of
Claysville, w. Va, and his six child
rem were burned to death when fire
destroyed their home.
Wages of trainmen on the western
Washington branch of the st. Paul
Railroad have been advanced 20 per
cent.
Because of severe storms, all avail
able government cutters were ordered
to New England waters.
Mrs. Annie Asenath Adams Kiskad-
den. who died at her home in Salt
Lake City, Utah, the mother of Miss
Maude Adams, the actress, was born
in 1S4S near Salt Lake.
Joe Campbell, the negro who muir
dered Mrs. Odette M. Allen, wife of
the warden of the State Penitentiary
at Joliet. H.. was sentenced to be
hanged on April 81.
Laden with sufficient food and other
supplies to last $50 men for three
months. the transport Hancock left
the Philadelphia Navy Yard for Pen
sacola.
Appropriations aggregating $1,000
900 to various institutions were an
nounced by the Rockefeller Founda-
ton.
Four thousand employees of the
Macbeth-Evans Glass Co. at Pittsburgh
were notified of an increase in wages
amounting to 10 per cent.
Cardinal O'Connell inspected the
new dreadnought Nevada at the
Charlestown Navy Yard and made an
informal address to the crew.
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General Pershing personally led the
American flying cavalry column in a
Homie dash after Villa. Every man
in his command was mounted. They
pressed through a section of Mexico
where water was scarce. For such a
large body of men the speed maintain
ed was remarkable.
Calculations at army headquarters
at San Antonio indicated that Gen
eral Pershing was in position to re-
divide his forces and from near the
heart of the region where Villa has
been operating begin a systematic
search for the Mexican bandit.
Major William Elliot, Quartermas-
ter at Ell Paso, estimated that the
Villa campaign is costing the United
States $4,000 daily.
A clash between any OF the Car
rama troops and the Americans is not
anticipated by the American army
officers.
The battleship Kentucky was or
dered from New Orleans to Vera
Cruz. where she will be used to send
wireless messages about Mexico.
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TEUTONS WIN THEIR BIGGEST GAIN
ALLIES RAID SUBMARINE BASE
GERMANS USE FIRE JETSAT VERDUN
French Lose at AvCcOurt---FOrced to Retire from Woods
with the Loss of $500 Prisoners---Counte Attacks
Fail, But Germans Make No Further Assaults
BERLIN TELLS OF SEVERE REPULsE OF FRENCH

London.-By what is hailed in Ber-
lin as the greatest gain since the
first days of the battle of Verdun, the
Germans have driven forward to with
in two and one-half miles of the Yer
dun-Paris railway.
This is the main artery for troops
and ammunition supplying the for
tress, and is already reported to be
under bombardment by the German
guns.
The Germans officially claim to have
stormed the entire strongly fortified
French positions in and near the For
est of Avocourt, southeast of Malan-
court, capturing thirty-two officers and
$500 men and repulsing counter-at-
tacks with great losses to the French.
This new drive of the Germans is
being made slightly more than a mile
to the west of Dead Man Hill Gle
Mort Homme), where, for the last
week, both armies have been locked
in a titanic struggle. Both still claim
the upper hand there.
On three vital points of the long
battle line in the east the Russians
have launched violent offensives
against the Germans and A~ustrians.
According to official admissions from
Berlin and Vienna the new efforts Of
the Cars troops, whose chief aim is
to divert Teuton requirements from
the western front and force a dis
continuance of the attacks on Yer
dun, have been crowned by two i'm
portant successes.
The Russians in the Caucasus have
thrown their line several miles nearer
T~rebizond, on the Black Sea coast,
after further fighting with the Turks,
and some Of the reports say they are
investing the city.
Ispahan, Persia, is reported to have
been taken by the Russians.
Petrograd says that in the capture
OF the Austrian bridgehead near the
village of Mikhaltche, in Galicia, most
OF it's defenders were killed in hand
to-hand fighting.
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FOREIGN

La Nacion, a Buenos Aires news
paper, demanded that the Government
of Argentine conduct an inquiry into
the torpedoing of the Dutch liner
Tubantia. The vessel carried passen-
gers between Holland and Argentina.
A section of the upper wall Of the
underground railway now in course of
construction in Berlin collapsed.
The London Statist expects gold pro-
duction to hold up this year, but fore
sees an early decline in world output.
A popular demonstration was held at
Vera Cruz, to celebrate the agreement
reached between the United States
and Mexico.
Inquiries are being received at
Lloyds, London, for insurance to pay
total loss in s of peace being de-
clared this year. The inquiries are
large firms who hold war contracts
and who have to give orders at war
prices.
Four Carranza soliiers and 10 civil
ians were killed in an explosion of a
carload of grenades and ammunition
in the railroad yards at Monterey.
One thousand farms in western
Canada will be prepared by the Ca
madam Pacific Railroad for Canadian
soldiers, when disbanded.
The London STANDARD" established
in 1857, suspended publication.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg
has received a vote of confidence from
the Bavarian ministry.
The Vienna Stock Exchange has
been reopened, for the first time since
the beginning of the war.
German marks were quoted at Gen
eva at 81, a new low record,
The Nova Scotia Legislature passed
the prohibition bill, by a vote of %
to 3.
The Danish Foreign Office denied
that Germany has offered $40, 200, 900
for the Danish West Indies.
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GENERAL

A group consisting of the Guaranty
Trust Company, Hallgarten & Co. and
William Solomon & Co. and others of
New York and Thomas E. Wilson of
Chicago are purchasing the Sulzber-
ger & Sons Company.
American Railway Association re-
ports the first actual shortage OF cars
since November, 1913.
With a parade of military aero
planes, headed by four record-holding
aviators, the Panama-California Inter
national Exposition was opened at San
Diego.
The third class cruiser Raleigh,
steamed for San Diego, after taking
on ammunition at Mare Island Navy
Yard.
Pittsburgh celebrated the n hun
dredth anniversary Of its incorpora-
ton. A parade of the National Guard
and civil and military organizations
was reviewed by Governor Brum-
baugh. The cornerstone was laid for
the joint city hall and county build
ing.
Six hundred applications for enlist
ment in the army were received at the
Chicago recruiting stations.
Cotton used during February was
540,711 bales, against 463,307 in Febru-
airy of last year.
Mrs. Mary NJ. McGrath, of Worces-
ter, Mass, widow of the late Henry
McGrath who died recently leaving an
estate of $3.50, 900, was liberated from
the Worcester State Hospital for the
Insane, where she had been an inmate
for "a years.
Ohio half-blood wool touched 81
cents. it's highest in 20 years.
Increases in the glass bottle trade
due to the wal are estimated at ST.
O00. 900 for 1915.
Railroads said to contemplate no
tice they will cut time allowed for
removing coal from cars, in effort to
step freight congestion
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The News the Wires Gather
From the Four Corners.
HISTORY IN PARAGRAPHS
Great Events That Are Changing the
Worlds Destiny Boiled Down
for Consumption by the
Busy Reader.
WAR BULLETINS

Repeated German attacks in the
region of Vaux, northeast of Verdun,
ell broke down under French artillery
fire.
The first and fourth officers of the
Tubantia made afidavits at the Dutch
Ministry of Marine that they had seen
the white wake of a torpedo.
Communication by wire between
Greece and the Teutonic Allies has
been stopped.
The hospital ship Elektra, in the
Austro-Hungarian Red Cross service,
bound from North Adriatic to South
Dalmatia was torpedoed by an enemy
submarine.
The Prince of Wales was assigned
to staff duty in Egypt. He will be %
years old in June. He served with
Sir John French in France, and par
ticipated in the battle Of Neuve
Chapelle, in March, 1915.
After a fruitless attempt by the
German; to break the French lines in
the Vaux sector, northeast of Yer
dun, the battle on the Mouse again
resolved itself into a duel Of heavy
guns.
Liverpool dispatches say the Bra
lillian Government, following the ex-
ample of Portugal, has requisitioned
the A German ships which have been
laid up in Brazilian ports since the
beginning of the war.
A far-reaching Order in Council
which will totally prohibit importa-
ton into the United Kingdom of a
large number of articles which come
under the general heading of lux
uries, will be issued by the British
Government.
Germany and France have reached
a definite agreement in regard to the
transfer to Switzerland of wounded
and sick French and German pris-
oners of war.
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PITH OF THE
WAR NEWS

The debate in the British House Of
Commons was concluded on the
army estimates for 100000 men
and the vote was agreed upon.
Dutch papers continue to make bitter
comments on the German subma-
rine war, notwithstanding the Ger.
mar statement that no German
submarine sank the Tubantia.
Heavy fighting continued on the Aus
tro-ltalian front. The official Aus.
TRAN statement says Italian attacks
broke down before Austrian fire.
The Russian Persian army has split
into two divisions, one headline
southwest to relief of the British.
The statement by Alexandra Ribot,
the French Minister of Finance, de-
f;ning the importance of the verdun
battle, has been read with satisfac-
ton by Germans, who generally are
content with the situation.
German military critics, even those
who at times criticise the General
Staff, are unanimous in DECLARING
the situation at verdun satisfactory.
Rumania refused Germany's demand
to give assurances that she will
maintain neutrality throughout the
war, Rome stated.
From March I to March 1S German
Submarines sunk 10 enemy ships
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SPORTING

The Princeton crew began practice
on Carnegie Lake for its race against
Harvard over the one and sever
Fights mile course on April 20.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt successfully
defended her title to the national in
door singles crown at the Seventh
Regiment Armory. New York, and for
good measure carried off the doubles
crown as we'll.
Chicago society is showing a craze
for high bred show dogs and the So
cially prominent are striving to Guido
one another in exhibiting at local dog
shows.
Harrie H. Dadmun, of Arlington,
Mass. Harvard, Is, was elected cap
.ain of the Harvard varsity football
team for next year at a meeting Of
the letter men held at the varsity
club, Cambridge.
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RUSSIANS PUSH BACK GERMANS

RUSSIANS Push BACK &c
London.-Both Berlin and Paris
reported a slackening of the fighting
around Verdun, and Petrograd an
nounced that the Russians had start
ed a big offensive movement against
the Germans.
Four German ~aeroplanes. lombard
ed asst Kent, England. The first pair
appeared over Dover, flying at a
height Of between 5000 to 5000 feet.
One machine dropped six bombs on
the harbor and then went northwest,
throwing bombs on the town. The
other, after passing over Dover, ap-
peared over Deal and dropped sew
eral bombs.
A second pair bombarded Ramsgate.
One went west and the other north,
pursued by a British ~aeroplane. One
machine dropped bombs on Margate.
A second appeared over Westgate,
where British ~aeroplanes pursued it.
No bombs were dropped.
The casualties reported were nine
killed and 81 injured. In all, 488
bombs were dropped. One bomb fell
on the Canadian Hospital at Rams
gate, causing damage but no casual
ties. Material damage was done to
several houses.
Flight Commander Bono, in a single
scatter a~eroplane, pursued II raider
for 80 miles over the sea where, after
an action lasting a quarter of an hour,
the raider was forced to descend. The
observer was killed.
A raid by 29 French %aeroplanes on
upper Alsace resulted in one of the
greatest aerial battles of the war.
Four French aeroplanes were driven
to earth and three German machines.
The raid which precipitatcd the battle
was directed against Nualhausen and
Habaheim.
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GERMANS USING ELITE CORPS.

WIN Ss
London-Again the intensity of the
fighting around Verdun has dwindled
perceptibly. Only the artillery of the
opposing sides are active. No infan.
try attacks or counter attacks are
being engaged in.
Around LIE Mort Homme, where furi-
u battles have recently been fought,
comparative quiet reigns. Even the
bombardments here are only inter.
mittent. There also has been a
slackening in the fire of the big guns
in the Wovre region to the south
east of Verdun.
Northwest of the fortress, however,
around Douaumont and Damloup the
Germans are hurting shells against
the French positions, but the French
are vigorously countering. North of
Verdun, near the right bank of the
Mouse, important German ammuni-
ton depots have been blown up by
the French guns at Champneuville.
Only one infantry action has taken
place along the entire line from Bel
GUM to the Vosges; this was to the
north of the Aisne, where a German
attack against a small French post
southeast of the Bots des Buttes was
repulsed.
The Germans are now hurting the
elite corps of the guard into the fiery
furnace at Vaux and Douaumont, the
key position at Verdun. and this, in
the minds of French observers, rep
resents the use of "the last cartridge"
If the Russians succeed in attaining
Klanikin they will be in position to as
sail the rear of the Turkish Bagdad
forces. Russia is also aiming to strike
north of Bagdad for the purpose of
severing the railway. thereby cutting
off the Turks from their main source
of supplies.
Artillery battles of great intensity
continue along the whole western
front.
The German army has received
heavy reinforcements. The closing Of
the Swiss-German frontier is reported,
and the order is supposed to have
been given to cover the movement
of great bodies of troops.
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BERLIN IN DEFIANT MOOD.
"LokaIanzeieer" Says Not Peace But
Greater Offensive Is Near.

Berlin.-The semi-oficial Lokalan-
zeiger. in a leading article, intimates
that since the Allies have not availed
themselves of it, when with certainty
the Chancellor on December 9 said
that Germany would consider peace
proposals when her enemies make an
offer they may expect a great in
crease in the German offensive in or
der TO convince them that Germany
is far more powerful than her foes.
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FIELDER SIGNS DEFENSE BILL.
Governor Approves Measure to Inves-
tlaate Military Training.

-
Governor Approves Measure to Invss-
tlgate Military Training.
Governor Fielder disposed of 81
measures received as a part of the
legacy left by the Legislature. He
approved Assemblyman ELEPHANTS bill
authorizing the appointment of a COM
mission to investigate the question of
introducing military training in the
high schools to further national de-
Tense. The Oliphant measure was
passed Immediately after the Senate
had voted down a bill authorizing the
immediate Introduction OF military
training, and was used as a plea by
the pacifsts for deferred action. An
other bill approved by the Governor
was the Wolverton measure providing
that all records of conviction in juv'
emile courts shall be destroyed after
the expiration Of two years of dis
charge from an institution OF proba-
ton, unless the person affected has
in the meantime been convicted OF
another offense. The bill is part Of
the Big Brother movement inaugural
ed by the Order of Elks. Most of
the bills considered by the Governor
were local in character. He has not
yet acted on the Iobst measure re-
quiring the Bible to be read in public
schools daily.
Among the bills signed were the
following:
Requiring manufacturers and pack
ers of food to mark on the outside
the net weight or measure as now re-
quired by the Federal law.
Empowering jury commissioners, in
stead of the courts, to empanel struck
juries.
Authorizing municipalities, other
than cities, to regulate fire protec-
ton by ordinance.
The Wolverton measure enabling
boroughs to maintain and regulate
sewer systems.
Making uniform the law regulating
transfer of stock in corporations in
accordance with the recommendations
of the Commission on Uniform State
laws and the American Bankers As
ISOLATION.
Amending the commission govern
ment law by eliminating the provi-
sion enabling commissioners to in
crease or decrease their numbers.
Prohibiting gill net or seine fish
ing in inland waters of Cape May
from June to September l.
The. Pancoast measure validating
n1nafinnc4 N unfn fInnn wofar Gy1nnfU
questions where the purchase Of a
water plant is involved.
Permitting municipalities to employ
nurses for needy sick.
The Hates measure authorizing bor-
oughs to issue bonds for expenditures
in connection with the purchase of
water plants.
Relieving corporations or banks
from liability for inheritance taA or
penalty of $1,000 where they make de.
livery of securities without reasonable
ground to believe n of the joint
holders is dead.
Authorizing State aid to counties for
the care of tuberculosis patients, not
withstanding such counties do not
maintain county hospitals.
Amending the motor vehicle lazy
by providing that manufacturers shah
not be classed with dealers in OBJ
tanning licenses.
Continuing the commission for the
survey of municipal finances and x
tending its functions to include county
affairs and methods of financing in
school districts.
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Many Towns Ask Trolieys.

gone trolley crazy, and within a week
several towns have taken steps to
have lines established from the pro-
posed Salem-Pennsgrove route. The
citizens of Woodstown have appoint
ed a committee to raise subscriptions
for a line from P~ennsgrove through
Sharptown to that borough and promi-
nent merchants of H~arrisonville are
urging that the tracks be continued
to that village, a distance of three
miles.
Elmer citizens held a public meet
ing at which persons from Daretown
and Pole Tavern attended with the
idea of working with the Woodstown-
ers and getting a line as far as Elmer.
Ouinton. too, wants the trolleys, and
the new Chamber of Commerce will
do all in it's power to get the line
extended from Salem. Farmers and
citizens of the Lower Alloway Creek
section, embracing the towns of Han
cocks Bridge, Canton and Harmers-
vile, stand ready to contribute lib
orally if the road is extended in that
locality. This is a sectica Of the coun-
ty thickly populated, but absolutely
without train or jitney service to the
county seat. Alloway residents also
are clamoring for the road, as thew
are at the mercy of the railroad, with
only fair service.
Organ Music for Pottery Workers.
The Maddox Pottery Company, the
largest makers of hotel china in the
world, has installed an organ in the
decorating room. 1t is to be used
for the prayer meetings of the en-
rloyes. Another local pottery recent
ly put in a piano so the men could
have their own cabaret. The Sunday
campaign was responsible for the plac-
ing of the organ by the Maddox
Company.
Combustibles Inspectors Lose.
h Governor disapproved of AS
semblyman S~cudder's bill giving ten
ure of Office under the civil service ACT
to inspectors of combustibles, who
were appointed without civil service
examination. The Governor says that
il these officials come under the law
there should be an examination held
so that those now holding the Office
might be compelled to compete with
others who consider themselves com-
petent and the bureau of ,combustibles
could thus secure the services Of the
best men qualified.
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KAISER THANKS Won TIRPlTz

Also Decorates Him and Keeps His
Name on Navy Lists.
Berlin.-The Kaiser has written
Admiral Won Tirpitz a letter express
ing regret at his resignation and
thanking him for the excellent serv-
ices he rendered the country during
his long career as creator and organ
iZer of the German navy.
The Emperor at the same time is
sued orders that Won Tirpitz's name
be continued in the navy lists for all
time.
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London.-The Germans, with a fresh
division brought up from a distant
point, renewed the battle near Yer
dun and, employing jets of liquid
flame, made a powerful attack be-
tween Avocourt and M~alancourt,
west of the Mouse.
They were hurled back with stag.
gering losses, Paris Jays, and without
gaining ground, except cas- of Malan-
court wood, where they succeeded in
advancing their line slightly at one
point.
A terrific b~ombardment preceded
the German infantry onslaught near
Verdun. The French met the assault
with machine gun fire and bayonet
charges.
Berlin reports the repulse, also with
great losses, of French who attacked
the village of Vaux, northeast of Yer
dun.
In the most spectacular air raid yet
undertaken by the Allies sixty-five
British, French and Belgian aero
planes attacked the German subma-
rine and seaplane base at Zeebrugge
and the aerial base at Houttave near
by. OF the great squadron, fifty we're
bombing mahines, which carried TO-
900 pounds of bombs. The remaining
craft were armored battle planes used
to convoy the bombing parties. The
10000 pounds of explosives was drop
nod ~ thA --
age was done and all the a~eroplanes
returned to their camps with only one
Belgian officer wounded.
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Guard Company IN Good Shape.
The annual inspection and muster
of Company G, Third Regiment, was
held in the Armory, Ocean City, in
charge of Lieutenant Charles B. e.
lott, U. S. A.. At the supper which
followed, speeches were made by
Ebenezer Adams, of West Philadel-
phia; Major Shivers. battalion COM
mander, of Camden; ~Assemblyman
Mark Lake, Mayor Joseph G. Cham
pion, Clayton Haines Brick, president
Of the Board of Trade. and Major L..
R. Thomas, of this city. Vance L.
Ealy is captain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-14
CUBS REFLECT
WEEGHMAN HEAD;
NO OPPOSITION

Chicago, Nov. 13.-Charles H. WEIGH
man has succeeded himself as president
Of the Chicago National League base
ball team. He was reelected to that
Office to-day at a meeting Of the stock
holders of the club, held at the La Sale
Hotel. The vote was unanimous, de-
spite the reports circulated a week ago
that he probably would resign his posi-
ton as executive of the club.
There are nine directors on the board
of the Cubs team; three are FOLLOWERS
and the others were reelected. They
are Adolph Schuttler, A. d. Plamondon,
A. d. Laskar, r. A. Cavanaugh, Charles
Mccullough and William Wrigley, jr.
President Weeghman was jubilan
over the way the meeting went into
session and at the hilarity displayed by
the stockholders, despite the disap-
pointing showing made by the Cubs in
the league races He said:
There is nothing for us to discuss
aside from the general business OF the
club. -,
"The subject OF manager will not be
brought up at this gathering, and It IL
not one upon which the stockholders
will decide. There is no occasion to
talk about that at present"