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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
INSANE MAN SHOOTS
FOUR AND ENDS LIFE
Fires Bomb and Holds Police
at Bay-One Victim
May Die

NEWARK, N. j., July 21.-Four passers-
by In the street opposite his shop were
shot and seriously wounded here last night
by Salvatore Castronova, locksmith, SO
years old. an inventor, who had suddenly
become insane. He followed the shooting
by setting fire to his clothing. burning to
death.
Armed with four revolvers and double
barreled shotgun, Castronova shot into the
street until policemen began firing at him.
He ran to the other side Of the house and
fired at a crowd which had gathered there,
but all these shots went Wild When he
set FIRE to his clothing tho flames lgnited
the house. A woman and her 5.year-old
son in the building we're rescued by fire.
men just In time to escape death.
Before the fire started a bomb exploded
in the locqsmlth shop. The police believe
Castronova touched a match to the fuse
just before he fired his clothing.
George Erhart, 20 years old, one of the
inventors victims Is believed to be dying
in a hospital The three others are less
seriously wounded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
NURSES MYSTERY POSTCARD
TELLS OF FAMINE IN TURKEY
Bible References Also Indicate Danger
of Cholera Epidemic

NEW YORK. July 2t.-The American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
slons has received from a missionary nurse
in Turkey a post card which on its face
would appear to be mere word OF greet.
ing to friends In America. But actually
the postcard tells n story of famine and
pestience in that part of Turkey where
the nurse, who Is an American, is on duty.
The message written on the postcard fol-
lows:
I'VE shall very soon have to test the
first part of the goth verso of the hfth
chapter of job and still sooner. even now,
of the last of Psalm 91 3. What a
blessing to have a God who is true and
able. Lots of love TO you all. DIR. HAM
Inns famous mixture In demand here"
The first part OF the goth verse of the
fifth chapter of Job reads, I'm famine ho
shall redeem thee from DEATH"
The last part Of the third verse OF the
91st Psalm follows the expression, For
he shall deliver thee from the snare Of
the fowler" and II is added. "and from
the noisome pestilence."
Tho mixture referred to Is medicine
used In cholera cases. The board OF COM
missioners interprets the reference to the
mixture to mean that cholera Is raging In
that part OF Turkey. The board refors
to the message as one "of veiled allusons-
yelled to the censor but clear to u.s."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
FINDING OF INSANITY
MAY SAVE EASEMENT
Death Sentence May Be Com
muted on Plea of United
States

CHICAGO. July 2I.--Sir Roger Case
Fnent. convicted OF high treason against the
British crown. will escape the penalty OF
death. according to a dispatch to the Herald
from its Washington correspondent
who adds that information TO this effect
has been received in Washington.
The understanding" says the dispatch.
els that Sir Roger will be sent TO an in
sane asylum.
by direction OF President Wilson, the
State Department unoficially has made
representations 10 the British Government
IN behalf OF the Communication OF the death
sentence In view OF the fact that Sir
Roger was = British subject the United
states could not officially concern itself
with his fate
1T Il the understanding here that Sir
Roger will be sent TO an asylum because of
svidenes that his mind is abnormal His
diary contains reference to acts which he
writes he committed and which are of a
character the British Government feels II
nannot make public.
ePubIio sentiment IN England and even
- portions OF Ireland is demanding his
1eAth. but the reports received indicate that
It viii not deter the King from setting aside
tho death sentence and directing the incar-
ceration Of Sir Roger In an insane asylum"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
SHIP REPORTED FIRED
ON AS ITS CREW FLED
U-Boat Said to Have Kept on
Shelling After Vessel Stopped.
25 Men Lost

LONDON July 21.-The British steam
ship Virginia, which was sunk by German
submarine several days ago, was first
shelled by the submarine in n half-hour
chase, according to Reuters Malta corre-
spondent. The Virginia was compelled to
halt when her funnel had been blown away,
making the engineroom and stokehold un-
tenable.
The submarine Immediately torpedoed the
vessel, the correspondent adds, and con-
tinued shellng her while the men were
getting into the boats. Twenty-Five of the
crew got off safely. but 25 others went down
with the ship while endeavoring to release
a second boat from the falls.
The captain Of the Virginia was saved
after being in the water nearly an hour.
A Reuter- dispatch from Copenhagen says:
According to German newspapers, Ad-
n,iral Won Holtzendorff. retired has been
appointed to a new administrative post In
the naval service, which is regarded as IA
preliminary step toward an active COM
mand.
Admiral Won Holtzendorf is a great friend
of Admiral Won Tirpitz and his appointment
is being watched in connection with a pos
sIble renewal OF Germany's submarine ac-
tivity.
WASHINGTON. July 2i.-Consul Cen
eral Skinner at London. has oabled the
State Department that the British steam
ship Moeris, reported sunk July 8. was tor
pedoed off Cape Sidero, and that three of
her crew were lost, He gave no details.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
FRENCH HALT ATTACKS;
BRITISH TROOPS GAIN

Continued from Page Ono
violent In the sectors Of Chattancourt and
Fleury.
The official statement today reported
French successes everywhere along the line.
II Indicated the heaviest lighting was In
the sector where yesterdays offensive
gained on n 10-miie front. The German
counter-attacl came last night when the
French were making themselves secure in
their newly wrested gains.
In the Chaulnes region a strong patrol,
attempting to reach the French lines, was
surprised and routed at the bayonet point.
Between Scissors and Rheims French
patrols which penetrated into German-held
territory were successful In grenade at
tack on a German trench, emptying II OF
the enemy
In the vosges the Germans are violently
bombarding the French positions North
Of Wissenbach the French lines vigorously
repulsed a strong German attack
The text of the official communidue fol-
lows:
South Of the Somme the enemy
launched late yesterday counter-at-
tack against Our new positions south of
Soyecourt. A battalion. which led the
assault, caught by our curtain of fire
and our machine guns fire. was rolled
back In disorder after suffering very
great losses. The night was calm on
both Sides Of the Somme
In the region of Fort Chaulnes an
enemy detachment which tried to reach
our lines south of Maucourt was re-
pulsed with the bayonet
Between Scissors and Rheims, north
east of Vendrosse. our accommodating
party, with the help of a mine explo-
sion, penetrated an enemy trench,
which they cleared Of It's defenders by
using grenades.
AT Verdun the artillery on both sides
displayed great activity in the sectors
of Chattancourt and Fleury.
In the Vosges an attack launched
following a violent bon1bardment
against our positions north of wissem-
bach, was unsuccessful
on July 90 and the Same night our
aerial squadrons bombarded several
important points on the enemy's front.
a number of projectiles of large callbre
were dropped upon the railway sta
tIons at Contains Mars-La-Tour, Lon
gueyon and Brielles and on the railway
junction at Ham. The open towns of
Baccarat and Lunevile were bonn
barded by hostile aeroplanes on July
1919 Only property damage was
caused. Reprisal methods will be
adopted for this act in the future
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
SENATE, OBEYING PRESIDENT, :
TO RUSH CHILD LABOR BILL
Steering Committee Plans to Advance
Measure on Program

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Senate Demo-
Gratis are ready to bow TO President Wilson's
ultimatum demanding the passage Of the
child labor bill.
The Democratic Steering Committee is
meeting again today to consider the Presi-
dents demand that the child labor bill be
given a preferred place on the Senate leg
islative program. Most members of the
Steering Committee consider II without au-
thorty 10 act on this question and will ask
Senator Kern. the majority leader, to call
a Democratic caucus to authorize the addi-
tion OF this legislation to the program.
Senators are being deuGed with tele-
grams from all parts OF the country urging
the passage Of the bill at this session.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
IA VIENNA ST ANNUNZIA
"a DISTRUZIONED DIDUE
SOTTOMARTNI AyVERSI
eli Abstract, dall'Alto delle
Loro Posizioni, Fanno Precipi-
tare Macigni Contro lie
Truppe Italiane
sui FRoNTE DELL'IsoNzo
ROMA, al LuslIo.

ROMA. 81 Lugilo.
On communicate deIpAmmiraslIato vIen-
asse annunsia che Ia notte del Is corrente
una torpediniera austriaca ha afondato due
sottomarini neil'Adriatico. II communicate
ssgiunse che uno dI essi era ftaIiano.
TN altro communicate dellUfncIo della
guerra austriseo in data del 40, dice che
suIia fronte ltaliana la situszione e. gem
sfalmente uuiets.
II Primo Mlnistro inglese, Asduith, ha
dichinrato ieri ALA Camera del Comuni che
sara fatta una inchiesta sulla campagna
Del Dardanelli II segretario della guerra,
David Lloyd George, ha aggiunto che 81
Btanno facendo 1 necessari preparstivi per
riprendere con rinnovato vigore la cam
pagna della Mesopotamia contro turchi.
Informasioni pervenute iersers annun-
xiavano che 10 truppe itallane avanzavano
mel settore dl Borcola che nostri reparti
avsvano compute delle scorrerie fno a
Mfttagskofel
Ecco ora nella sua inteErta' II comuni-
cato dello state Magsiore ItalIano:
II persistente cattivo tempo ha limi-
tato rattivita' delle nostre truppe,
specialments nellie regioni montane, owe
peraltro l'azione della fanteris con-
tinua.
MOI abbiamo guadagnato terreno mel
eettore di Borcola. Nella vale del
Brenta abbiamo bombardato la sta
zione ferroviaria di Marter, producendo
un inoendio mel fabbricato g raggiun-
gendo anche un treno carico di truppe.
Reparti di nostre truppe hanno fatto
anche delle incursoni in terrltorio ne
mico spingendosi fino a Mlttagskofel,
eostrlngendo II nemlco chiamare del
rinforxi. che furono presi di mira dalla
nostre artiglisria.
Sui rimanente del fronte la situazone
e. invariata.
I'm aeroplsno nemico ha gettato
bombs su Timau, ALA sommlta' della
vale del But, producendo un incendio
che e' state pero' embellishments do
n1ato.
II communicate austriaco aggiunge
che 81 O. notata un'aumentata attivita'
di artigiieria in parecchi settori delle y
Dolomit nella vale del Fella; che {
vi O. state un bombardamento notturno
di Malborghetto da parte desli ltaliani,
l quail stanno dmostrando una rinno-
vRta attivitn' sulla fronte dell'Isonzo, g
specialmente ALA tesla di ponte di
Gorizia.
Un communicate da Berlino conferma che
per respingere l'attacco degli itallanl mel
settore di Borcola, gil austro ungarici hanno
uBato non solo le nrragliatrlci, lie granate
q mano le artiglierie, ma hnnno rovesciato
sulle nostre truppe valanghe di rocce fatte
precipitare della montaBna-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
KING GEORGE AND POINCARE
THANK AMERICAN RED CROSS
Canadian Worker Returns From Inspec-
tion Of War Hospitals

HEW YORK. July 21.-Aessages Of
4FalI1nde for the work Of both the Amsri-
<4n and canadian Red Gross IA war
4teken EuFops were brought here today
~ - Battle b Captain Noel Q. I. Mar
0A4H ef Toronto, chairman Of the Canadian
He'd Eroas Executive Commlttso
C44lain Marshall has been making ) tour
IS zaszsetisa Of Canadian Hsd Cross hos-
tIta|z ha France ana England He had
EN4szHess win king aeorza ana Queen
tI5 and aith FHssi1<H& Poinezrs OF
4fz4t arnz4ciation 81 tha work done -
4efIcan He'd Cros1 = caring fot
80 etI4IeG1 sd Captain 1IafahalL
oI FoIacare aiso asked me = con
IIeE altstaaa 81 2K4ase1e ea4 ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21

Leipzig redoubt on the west and Del
vile Wood on the east.
Northward Of Bssentin and Lon
sueval the British advance was pushed
into the Bois des Foureaux, driving
out the enemy last night. The enemy
counter-attaclted after an intense bonn
bardment with gas shells and sue
ceeded In Erecting an entry In the
north part Of the wood. but failed to
dislodge US from the southern half.
Elsewhere the situation is un-
changed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Good Chance to Sail Lost

NORFOLK. Va, July 21.-The storm.
under cover OF which the German submarine
freighter Deutschland might have dashed
through the Capes passed out TO sea in a
northeasterly direction last night The
weather here today and at Cape Henry Is
partly cloudy, with a southwest wind. Cape
HatteTas reported rain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Burpee Estate Is s1.211.eso

Appraisers of the estate OF the ate W.
Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia seed dealer, have
filed an inventory in the Register OF Wills
office at Doylestown Pa, which appraises
the estate at s1,211. .ss0.62, including real
estate valued at s2eS,450. Tho Fordhook
Farm property. the Burpee home here, is
appraised at S122,b00.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Presbytery Sells Cohocksink Church

The old building of the Cohocksink Pres
byterian Church, at the northeast corner or
inches by l26 feet has been conveyed by the
trustees of the Presbytery to Abraham d.
Keel, of Abel g. Keel, for s15.700. The build
ing is assessed at $4,000. exempt from tax
afi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
u.Boat May Carry Four Million

NEW YORK, July 2I.-The financial
community heard a report that $4,000, 900
in gold Is In the cargo OF the German sub
marine Deutschland. Marine insurance on
II was said to have been underwritten by
New York broker at per cent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
RICH MEN HERE WARY
or DEUTSGHLAND'S GOLD

Confined from Page Ono
Atlantic. Henry @. Hilken, father Of Paul
q. L. Hilken. ard a n ember OF the nrm IN
Baltimore, said yesterday that several
amounts have been mentioned. although
none, ne said. has reached the $4,000, 900 as
reported.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Woman Dead From Heart Disease

Mrs. Katherine Raaber, 10 years old, rear
of 1918 North Lawrence street, died Of heart
trouble this morning while being taken to
Roosevelt Hospital. She was found III by a
neighbor, who called the police ambulance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21
Plan for Funeral of Captain Preston

Funeral arrangements are being made
for Captain Thomas Preston. so years old
Of Bucks County who died at his home
Madrhyn, at Newtown, on Wednesday. He
served in the Civil War with Company K
1O4th Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-21

WASHINGTON. July 21.-Although no
formal objection to the clearance Of the
German submarine merchantmen Deutsch-
land from Baltimore has been interposed
by the embassies OF the Allied nations, there
are indications that after the American
Government has placed itself on record by
granting clearance papers the informal rep
reservations made by the British and
French Ambassadors soon after the Deutsch-
lands arrival may be supplemented by a
more definite protest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Sharks on the Maine Coast.

Two Orrs Island fishermen recently
established what must be pretty near
a record in the shark catching line
David Wilson took ten of these mon
sters in his mackerel net, each weigh
ing from 500 to 200 pounds. A man
by the name of Richardson came pref
ty close to Wilson's score by finding
seven of these monsters in his nets
The nets of both of these men were
badly torn. The fishermen cut off the
tails of the sharks as far up as they
could before they were able to get
them out of the nets. The sharks had
teeth an inch long and could have cut
off mans leg like broadaxe Lew
iston Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Sincerity Of Childhood.

Children are never ridiculous. The
Comic finds in them no vulnerable
point; which may help us to under.
stand why Christ chose them as the
fayorite symbol OF Christian attain.
ment. The child thinks himself Meth
er good nor bad. The false solemn
ties of his elders. their egoisms and
pretenions, are foreign matters to
him. He must become full grown be-
fore he would hide his poverty or ex.
pose his wealth. His grief is real and
'horough-goine, and he weeps without
affection. William Austin smith, in
the Atlantic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
HAVE THEIR OWN TROUBLES
American Ambassadors Called on by
Compatriots to Perform Some
Queer "Stunts."

The American taxpayer at home
and the taxpayer travelling in foreign
countries both look upon Uncle Sans
embassies legations and consulates
as sort of clearing house for trou-
BILE. No matter what form their de-
mands take, they consider that they
must be instantly complied with by
their representatives abroad
Some good Americans apparently
labor under the delusion that an en-
bassy is argus-eyed and omnipotent.
At Easter one fond lover living in
the far west cabled to our ambassador
at Paris that he wished a bunch of
violets, to cost $40, sent to his best
girl, Miss Blank. With the best will
in the world his request could not be
complied with as he gave no address
beyond Miss Blank. Paris" and he
sent no money for the flowers
During the last season before King
sador to the court of St James re-
ceived note from a compatriot In
part ii read as follows:
81 am in London for short visit.
and wish to attend one of the balls
given at buckingham palace, so please
procure an invitation for me. AS my
husband is not here, l also desire that
one of the attaches of your embassy,
no matter how insignificant, accom-
pany me to the ball
The phrase became a catchword at
the embassy. If any particular work
outside of the regular routine turned
up. the members of the staff would
laugh and point to his neighbor, say
ing:
You do it, Tom, you're more in
significant than l." and so on down
the line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Afaxxh While Quotxtlan.
whsnsvsr you are angry or Ted I

Whenever you are angry or nsd -
KrumbnnE or pouting-whenever yoA
are gloomy. fretful or morose-yos
are consuming your energy. wasting
your vitality and opening the sluice-
ways ia your mental reservoir instead
OF sending the power over the wheel
to drive the mental machinery.-Se
lactad
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18

knowledge Gained by Experience.
During the last school year q teach
sr In the Indianapolis schools asked
her pupils to tell her which was the
most important, to keep the face or
the teeth clean, and why. One of her
small boys replied without a moments
hesitation: Your teeth, cause they'll
rot OF. and Jour face won't"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
opt1rsIstio Thought
Evfl report is easy to lift but difncuia
70 carry

Many Ways Of Measuring Stone.
Because OF the variety OF uses to
which Il Is put In ita different forms.
thsrS Is no Uniform system OF measur-
tnE stone Square feet. yards and
rods. perches. cords and tons are all
Included In the list
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18

The offer of prize has not solved
the problem of the profitable use of
wind mills in the Netherlands for the
generation of electricity. Fourteen
cents an hour a lamp was the best
that could be done.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
EashInn Mates

Short women should avoid much
trimming on their skirts, says fash
Ion writer. Yes, and so should long
women IL their husbands are short
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
NJ the ONLY Onea

New Jersey robins used a two-duk
lar bin a. material for a nest They
are not the only builders who have
put all the money they could get To
Kether into a home
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Robins and sparrows Ieac.

The commonest bird in the north
eastern part OF the United States is
the robin. The English sparrow comes
a close second.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
lonu-FeIt Want

4 sabetha man, Doc Tennal rspurt1
b working hard to perfect a devices
By which an umbrella can be opened
only by its owner.-Kansas City Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Ever UpMam.

Yesterdays highest point Of
achievement is the starting point Of
today's. "-Paulist Fathers Motto.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-04-18
Surely Not

Surely Not
wkh Wiki au-Aloba- b the ~
tonal motto OF Hawaii. a sentiment
10 which none but the most particular
can possibly take exceptionally
change.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-08
STUDENTS NUMBER 5s2
MANY states Arc Represented nj HIM
dolph-AIncon WOmun's
cOilerS
Especial to The Times Dispatch. ]

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
NClIBUHG. VA, October AT
the beginning of the second week of
the session at Randolph Macon Wom-
ans College the enrolment reached
80. of whom forty-siX are from the
city of L.ynchhurg. The following
states are represented by the number
Indicated: Alabama, 81: Arkansas. Ia:
Florida. {; Georgia. 10: Illinois. 6: lr-
diana. 6; Iowa. 3: Kentucky, 2S: Louis
lana, IL; Maryland, .: mississippi. IA:
Missouri -. New Jersey, q New
Mexico. 4; New York. 10: North Caro-
lima "a: Ohio. II: Oklahoma. 3; Pom
sylvania. IL: South Carolina. IL: Ten
nessec, 80: Texas. az: Virginia. o2i'
West Virginia. IS; California and Dis
trict Of Columbia. > each. and Colo
RADIO. Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode
Island. each.
Further statistics recently compiled
by the registrar show that tho stu
dents arc affiliated with tho various
churches ms follows: Methodist, 2a9;
Presbyterian. los; Baptist, So: Epis-
copal. -; Christian. IS; Lutheran. 10;
Jewish. 6: Catholics. 5: Congrcrational.
3; Reformed, .; United Brethren and
Christian Science one each.