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500 to 500 meters. according 10 the Off
cial communication issued this evening
Gains also wc:c madr by the French
near the village OF Maurcpas and Hem
which We're held against powerful Ger
man counter attacks.
The communication says:
North ui tho Snmmn The day WAS
ma rkcd by series Of desperate actions
On the front between Hill lS9. north
ives; of HardccoUrt- and the river. oui
troops. passing t. the attack, captured
this morning n whole system of enemy
trenches on 2 depth varying from 800 &c
500 metres. We reached. The outskirts
OF tho village Of MaurcpaS.
We hold the wood north OF Hem sta
ton and The quarry north Of this wood
and Monacu Farm.
in the afternoon the Germans delir'
cred powerful CounLcr-attaCkS. par;icu-
larly in tho region of Monacu Farm
where the fighting was particularly VIC
lent. Everywhere our fire shattered tn
enemy's efforts md inflicted heavy
losses on his. We have retained the
whole al the conquered ground and taken
more than "on prisoners.
On the right bank OF the Mouse We
repulscd German attack directed
against III positions west of the Than
mont Work. There has been an intense
nom bardmrnt in the sector OF Fleury-
NauN Chapltrc.
"On the rest Of the 'front.' there was
the usual cannonadc.
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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF
ORv|LLE K|CER BATTLES POLICE

land, which contains the contagious
disease hospital The medical staff
removed the $50 immigrants on the
island 10 the battery.
Many small craft, as we'll as several
eood-sized steamers and sailing yes
sells, were badly damaged. Crews on
the big ocean liners anchored out IN
the harbor, or locked along the New
Jersey and New York water fronts. de-
clarrd that when the first TWO great
explosions occurred it appeared as If
their vessels were literally picked up
out Of the water and then hurled hack.
All New York and cities within a
radius of % miles were awakened by
the explosions. Within an hour 6,OUU
telephone calls vert over the police
wire from excited inquiries. Hundreds
of thousands of persons, ma2y OF them
scantily clad, ran excitedly through
the streets, while automobiles. CON
tanning policemen, frcmen and others
dashed along. Detectives were rushed
TO Maiden Lane, the home Of the jew
elry industry, to guard against thieves.
Windows Broken.
In the downtown section countless
windows were broken. Scarcely an OF.
flee building from the Battery TO FIT
tieth street escaped damage. More
than a score OF persons, according 10
the police, were injured in Manhattan
and Brooklyn from flying glass.
Thousands OF persons in Jersey City
| fled TO the parks after the first eX-
plosion. PaniC-stricken women wheel.
ed baby carriages about, some Of them
praying and others screaming. Not
until after dawn was the scene
! changed from intense excitement 10
calmneSs.
The fire on Black Tom Island still
ragged tonight. The large railroad
yards Of the Lehigh Valley, and the
reclaimed meadow land for miles
around. virtually were covered with
great piles of wreckage, and countless
shrapnel shells, many of which had
not exploded. Many of the persons
who flocked there carried away
shrapnel shells as souvenirs. In some
instances they had dug them from the
earth two or three miles away from
the scene Of the explosions.
Mrs. Freda Wilson. wife Of barge
| captain. and her TWO small children
are missing, and it is feared they
father, Charles Wilson. was absent
from the barge, on which the family
lived, when the explosion occurred. He
could not reach the spot where the
barge was moored until late today
when he found it had been sunk and
there was no trace of his family.
Search Of the hospitals failed 10 give
any clue 10 them.
{. W. Leyden. chief OF the LehiCh
Valley Railroad police. was killed while
aiding an engine crew in attempting 10
save q number of freight cars from the
fire. y quantity of dynamite exploded
near where he was standing, it was
said. and blew his body To atoms. The
members OF the car crew escaped with
decorations and burns.
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FOREST FIRES
Continued From FIRST PaSe.)

Matheson. The station and two houses
are the only buildings still standing.
Ramore, a small settlement, was wiped
out.
The flames were checked at Tim
mons after II houses had been burn.
ed. Only the sawmill was destroyed
at South Porcupine.
All that remains Of Iroquois Falls
are the ruins of the great paper min
and one store.
Refugees without food or clothing
are pouring into the larger towns
south of the burned district. A large
number have arrived here and are be-
ing sent to Cobalt and Haileybury.
Hundreds of square miles of brush
and farm land have been burned over.
Isolated settlers took refuge in lakes
and rivers, leaving all their belong,
ings behind.
Rain was falling tonight at Mathe.
son and several other points, but a
long continued downpour will be neces.
sary to extinguish the fires and pre-
vent them from sweeping further
southwark
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Dormitory at State Normal School, West
Liberty, W. va.

Sealed bids will be received BY tho
State Board OF Control until. noon Of the
oSrd day OF August. 1915. at It's office In
Charleston. W. Va, for doing all work
complete the building described below
according 10 plans and specifications
prepared by +. +. Faris architect. Wheel
ine. ". Va
wood construction and composition roo:,
Size Sc feet 10 inches ny Isl feet 10
Inches TWO porchrs IL feet 10 inches by
80 feet inches. and one porch feet b
inches by 81 feet inches. Plumbing.
gas-fit,ing. heating and wiring included.
Plans and specifications will be on
file at the office OF The State Board OF
Control. Charleston. W. Va. and will be
mailed upon request when same Is ac-
companied with two checks of five dol
lars each. one of which Will be refunded
when plans and specifications are re-
turned.
ali bids mus. be sealed, plainly ad-
dressed 10 the State Board OF Control.
Charleston. W. Va. and marked In q
conspicuous p!ace on the envelope, Bid
be accompanied by certified check for
$4,000. Checks of unsuccessful Bib
dcrs will be returned when contract is
awarded. and check Of successful bidder
will be held until proper contract and
bond have been executed. upon failure of
bidder 10 execute which. his check viii
be retained by the State Board of Com
troll TO cover expense of re-advertising
and re-letung.
Immediately after contract Is award.
cd the successful bidder will be required
10 execute proper contract. with guar
an;y company born in a penalty equal
TO one-half the amount Of the contract
price. said bond to be conditioned for
the construction and completion or the
work as set forth in plans and spccifi-
cations. free of all claims for labor and
material.
All bids must be made on forms filed
with the specifications. The right is re.
served TO reject any and all bids
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL,
j. S. LAkIN, President
jy-l6-u Charleston w Va
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No Special investigation.

WASHINGTON, July 3U.-NO special
investigation Of the explosion at Black
Tom Island in New York hay will be
undertaken by the department Of justice
unless evidence is developed by the po-
lice or by New York agents OF the de-
partment's bureau of investigation that
1t was a plot aimed at the destruction
of munitions OF war. a. 3. Bielaski.
chief Of the bureau. received word today
from New York, that so far. no facts
had been developed 10 show that the en-
plosion was the result Of plot.
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nt1ian Sta tom ant

VIENNA. via London. July SO. 1898
r. m.--Thc Austrian official statement
issued to-day roads:
The battles in East Galicia and Vol
hynia continue with undiminished VIC
lence. especially near M1lndyloff. north
east Of Kolnmora and west and north
west Of BuczzaCZz. but the Russian at
lacks were unsuccessful. West ri butSk
the Russians temporarily succeeded in
penetrating out trenches. but were eject
ed bv q counter attack
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BERLIN. Iuly 80. via SayvIl".-An
official statement issued by the German
admiralty today. says:
"a German air squadron on July 81.
carly in the morning and in the evening
attacked the Russian arroplane station
AT l-cbara on me island nf Icrcl. In
spite Of a strong defense. Grud r.suliS
were obtained By hits. CnnflaE-ationS
in the sheds were observed
One house and 20 arroplane station
were burned down"
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Four Towns Wiped Out.

TORONTO, July 30.-Reports recS;v.
ed from northern Ontario state that
the towns of Cochrane, Matheson
Nushkatichon and Timmons have been
wiped out by disastrous brush fires
which started yesterday. PorQuois
Junction and IroQuis Falls are report,
&c burning.
Serious loss Of life occurred, and II
is believed at least 100 persons have
persisted.
Fifty-seyen bodies are reported at
Nushka station. and 25 at Matheson
Many are injured.
All wires are down north Of Eagle
Heart, and only meagre reports have
so far been received from Ronuges.
4 relief train, with doctors, has left
North Bay for the scene, and Cobalt
has sent collins.
Cochrane. in Ipishing county, is the
largest of the towns burned. 1t had
LOO inhabitants The other towns
named are in the same section in Up
ishing or Sunbury counties, within a
radius Of 25 miles or so. The popula-
ton in each of these towns is COM
posed of only few hundred persons
TORONTO. July 30.--G. Howard
Ferguson, minister Of lands, forests
and mines. asserted tonight that, as
near as he had been able to learn, the
fire area reaches from Matheson TO
Cochrane, and as far west as Hearst.
About 60 bodies were taken out OF
Matheson. 81 at Muskoka and about y
at Cochrane," he said. No doubt
there is a very considerable loss OF
life yet to be accounted for. The
bridge at Welabeg is burned. so that
we were unable TO get beyond there
today. We have two trains north OF
there. but we do not know what has
become of them.
Commissioner Leo of the Temiskam-
ing and Northern Ontario Railroad es.
timated tonight that the number or
dead in the fire would reach 147.
Works Commissioner Harris and
Property Commissioner Chiholm or
Toronto based an estimate Of 143 on
messages received from various
points.
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GENERAL BROWN DIES
AT GAINESVILLE HOME


GAINESVILLE. O.. July 30.-General
r. B. Brown. aged y. past commander
in chief OF the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. and widely known AS dlsting'
uished Civil war veteran and news
paper editor, died this afternoon at
his home here following protracted
illness of stomach trouble.
General Brown was Republican can.
didate for governor Of Ohio in 1912
and was defeated by James NJ. Cox.
For conspicuous bravery at Mission,
airy Ridge. General Brown was award
ed medal by congress.
General Brown was we'll known IN
Wheeling. having visited here on
many occasions Two years ago ne
delivered an address al the annual
Wheeling Board OF Trade dinner, held
in the Market Auditorium.
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day. Five local drownings also were &c
ported. The highest temperature Of the
season. los, was recorded on the street
level.
TOLEDO. Ohio. July 30.-Thrce per
sons died and five were overcome by the
heat here today when the mercury in
the government thermometer registered
100 degrees NJ noon. Thousands tonight
are sleeping in the parks and at beaches.
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Took German Trenches,

PARIS. July 80. via London. July 81,
l@:1S a. m.--Thn French in III" Snmm1
region near Hardecourt have captured
German trenches between .Hardccourt
and Hill lS9 on a depth varying from
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DIE .

SFRA1GHT-On Sunday, July 80, 1915.
at 1890 o'clock a. M, ELIZABETH
widow OF S. J. Straight, In the S1st
year OF her age.
Funeral services at the residence OF her
daughter. Mrs. H. A Jones. S22 Main
street, Monday evening at O'CLOCK
Friends OF the family are invited 70
attend. lntermen, private Tuesds/
morning at 10 o'clock. IN Nj. Wood
cemetery.
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$500 month. List OF positions now op-
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BEpSoN-on Saturday, July 20, 1916:
at o'clock p. m, at the residence or
her daughter Mrs. William Nesoitt.
No. 2232 Market street, MAXI ~lo0h
Of the late George Bedson, In the
s5th year OF her age.
Funeral services at the residence Mon
day afternoon at o'clock. Friends
OF the family respectfully invited TO
attend. lnterment private. GREENWOOD
cemetery. ~
lPlcase omit flOwers.)
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lady bookpeeper
and stcnographer. Give reference. Al
dress 4. 2. X, care 1ntelligencer..
jy-o7-i
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tPlcase omit flowers.)

scHuLTZ-On Saturday. July 20. 1916.
al 1880 a. m, at New Martinsville, w.
Va, WI. F. SCHULTZ.
Funeral from the residence Of his
brother. Harry H. Schultz, 2346 Eoff
street, TUESDAY afternoon at ESQ
o'clock Friends OF the family are
invited to attend. lntcrment at Green
wood.
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HOTEL NEW ENGLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA AVE. AND
BEACH. Contra! 10 all attractions. Fri
vate baths, running water in rooms, ele-
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Booklet r. II. WILLIAMS.
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Raid German Trenches.

LONDON. July 50. 3:3l p. m.-ParticS
Of Canadian infantry last night sue
cessfuly raided the German trenches
in TWO places south Of YprcS. II was Of
fically announced to-day by General
Sir Douglas Haig. the British Comnqn-
der in Chief in France \ similar raid
was carried out by the Royal Munst or
Fusilliers in the Loos salient. The Ger
man casualties in each case. the state
mont adds. were severe \ German
force succeeded in raidinS a British
front trench near Hnhenzol!crn re-
doubt.
The text of the British official COM
niunication follows:
Last night We heavily homhardnd tho
enemy's trenches and reserve areas be-
tween the !Ancre and the SOmme. Dur
ing the hombardmrnt n hostile ammuni-
ton depot near CourCHettc WAS rx-
ploded by our fire :.
Parties Of Canadian infantry sue
cessfully raidcd the oncmy'S trenches IN
two places south of Ypr"s and the Royal
Munster Fusilliers carried out a SINH
lar enterprise in tho I.OoS salient. Tho
enemy's casualties in each case were Sc
we're.
Near Hohenzcllern r"doubt The Ger
mans attempted two raids. One nf these
failed TO get further than our wire. Tho
other succeeded in entering our front
but the enemy was Immediately driven
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HOTEL RAYMOND

Virginia avenue. near Beach and Steel
pier. Rooms with private bath and run
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ALLIES PROSPECTS
Continued from First PaSe.)

hand cOmbats. Berlin says that the
withdrawal from the Stokhod curve
had been contemplated for some time,
and was made without interruption by
Russians.
Although Petrograd claims an ad.
vance for the Russians near Brody and
south Of the Dniester in Galicia. both
Berlin and Vienna assert that the Teu-
tonic allies repulsed all attacks.
Italians Gain. y
lone reports a gain for che Italians
against the Austrians on the Lenc2za
Plateau, north Of Monte Cimone and IN
Tofano region.
The Russians victories reveal a
most interesting situation. The army
Of the German General Count Won
Bothmer, holding tho Stripa near the
Lembere-Tarnopol railroad. was few
weeks bein goutflankcd on the south
by General LotchitZky's further prog
rcss This enabled Won Bothmer 10
hold on to the threatened positions.
General Sakharoff then devoted him
self 10 enveloping Won Bothmer's
force on the north with what success
! is seen in his double victory west Of
. Lutsi and at Brody.
Thus outflanked north and south,
! it is considered impossible tina; Count
! Won Bothmer can longer delay eX.
Treating himself from his precariors
position even if he now can do so
without serious losses. The Russians
, al Brody are al present nearer Lem
; berg than Won Polhmer's forces. which
! are entrusted with Lemherg defense,
and although the country between
I Brody and Lemheree is very difficult.
il becomes question whether thu
evacuation of both Kovel and Lem
| berg will not soon become necessary.
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Die bentige Gage.

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-04
RAILWAY INDIRECTLY
ASSISTS THE JITNEYS

further examination of the redue.
ed passenger service on the Spokane,
Portland and Seattle Railway which
was forced to discontinue four local
passenger trains a day on account of
jitney competition, brings out some in
teresting side lights on the case II
develops that the railroad. as the
largest taxpayer. has been the largest
contributor toward the finely paved
highway which has been finished and
opened to jitney travel gratis, ana
without the jitney service would never
have sprung up here
Several other western steam lines
have reduced train service, and the ef-
feet of jitney competition has been
severe wherever the highway parallels
the tracks. On the occasion of a re-
cent convention in Western Washing
ton for which steam line excursion
rates were offered, 2.700 people came
into town from points distant eighteen
miles or more. and OF this number only
$50 travelled by train. To attend this
same convention, ninety delegates hao
to travel 275 miles, and fifty others $50
miles across the mountains. The en-
tire 140 made these long journeys by
automob bile. neglecting the railway
lines entirely.-Electric Railway JouI.
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