Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-10

HENDERSON. KY, Aug. 10.-Dr. NJ G,
Dunn, one of the city's most prsrainen,
physicians and president Of the school
board, was shot and instantly killed today
by Charles M. wyne who accused the physi-
clan Of breaking up his homie wyne was
arrested.
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 10.-subsecretary
of Foreign Relations Amador died today
after 10 days Illness Of gangrene.
blood ciot in the leg caused the gangrene.
Two operations were performed, the last
yesterday.
NEW YORK, Aug 10.--C Il. Iverson and
Axil Larsen, two Norwegians who were ar
rested in Jersey City as suspicious persons
in connection with the Black Tom lsland
explosion, were held in $1,000 bail each Tor
examination Saturday by Judge O'Brlen to-
day.
PARIS, Aug. 1O.-Andre Godin, Egyptolo-
slst and poet, has been killed at the front.
He was struck by an aerial torpedo as he
was leaving n communication trench at
the back Of the French line
HARRISBURG Aug. 1o.-Harriet A.
Laird and Ray NJ. Laird, Of Huntingdon
who operated a coal mine near AsheVlile,
Cambria County. today filed complaint
with the Public Service Commission
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. alleging that the company refuses
to place cars on a siding near the mine
where coal can be loaded.
LONDON, Aug. 1O-A Central News dis
patch from The Hague says the Turklsh
Legation denies that negotiations are pend
ing between Turkey and Henry Morgenthau,
former United States Ambassador, ior the
sale Of Palestine to Zionists.
POTTSV1LLE Pa, Aug. 1O.--While bath
Ing in the reservoir of the Lytle Coipery'
near Mlnersville. last night, George senhirs'
OF Minersville, So years old, was drowpsh'
The body was recovered today.
WASHINGTON Aug. 1O.-A new idea IN
political campaigning will be introduced
shortly by Secretary OF the Navy oanlels.
He will cruise along the Maine coast IN MS
official Yacht the Dolphin, going ashore az
various poInts TO make speeches. His vaca-
ton will bo combined with this speech-mak-
ing cruise.
LANsDALE. Pa, Aug 1o-Dr. II. c.
Williams, secretary OF the Lansdale Board
of Health for the last five years and mem
Der of the board for ten years, has resigned
because Of the pressure OF other outles'
Chief of Police Charles Kulp, who is also
health officer, has resigned the latter once
capacity. Harry Meyer is acting secretary
LINE LEXINGTON, Pa. Aug. 1o.-Mr.
and Mrs Clayton Schrauger, of Line Lex
Ington. were thrown from their carriage
and injured when their team collided with
another They are badly bruised
BORDENTOwN, N. j., Aug. 10.-Edwin
l.. Thompson fell dead at his home here this
morning He was n brother of the Rev.
Howard Thompson and the Rev benjamin
Thompson. He was senior warden or christ
Episcopal Church at Bordentown for many
years. He leaves widow.
ROME. Aug. 1O-The Allies, 1t is re-
ported here today, are about to institute
munitions fund, out of which munition pur-
khases will be made abroad and the manu-
facture OF munitions will be carried on in
their own countries.
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 10. - The Nord-
deutcsche Allegemene Zeitung, of Berlin,
publishes an official memorandum Which
states that, owing to British treatment OF
Red Cross supplies, Germany will no longer
allow free passage for such supplies Ger
man naval forces will receive orders to take
such articles when they can.
LONDON. Aug. 1O.-The War Office has
issued the following statement: 1.-TWO pris'
oners charged with espionage ana trleo py
a general court martial In London during
July, were both found guilty. In one case
a sentence of death was passed. The SEN
for ten years The findings OF the SEN
tences have been confirmed but the SEN
tence of death was commuted to penal serVi'
tude for ten years"
CHICAGO, Aug. 1o.-Thirty persons were
injured, four Of them so seriously they may
not recover, when a street car motor ex-
ploded today Windows were blown out and
the woodwork set afre. Passengers In
panic dashed for the exits. A short circuit
is believed to have caused the explosion.
NEW YORK. Aug. 1O.-Eight hundred
thousand school children of New York are
affected by the order of the Board OF Edu-
cation. announced today, that the schools
will not reopen until October, month later
than scheduled. because of the infantile
paralysis epidemic
PENNsGRoVE, N. J., Aug 1o.-The new
trolley line from Pennsgrove TO Carney's
Point Powder Works was opened today.
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