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Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
sign TREATY
FOR PURCHASE
OF ISLANDS
Will be Submitted to Senate
For Ratification This
Session.

Washington, Aug. 4.-Acting Secre-
tary Polk announced that the treaty
by which the United States is to pur-
chase the Danish West Indies from
Denmark for s25,0O0.000 was signed
at New York today by Secretary
Lansing and Minister Constantine
Brun.
Treaty TO Senate.
The treaty provides for the trans
fer to the United States Of the three
islands Of st. Thomas, st. Croix and
st. John which has been the subject
nf negotiations between the United
States and Denmark for many years.
1t Is understood the administration
will ask for ratification by the senate
before the end Of the present session,
and while there may be some objec-
ton to the price, no really serious op-
position is expected.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
FIRE CONDITIONS
BAD ON THE RANGE

Ely, Mimi, Aug. 4.-According to
of1icials Of the Superior national for
est service fire conditions are still
bad in this section. Five fires have
been put out and one is under con-
troll and is being patrolled. Three
others are being fought with a crew
Of rs men.
One fire has burned over approxi-
mately 1000 acres and may cover a
considerably larger area before 1t is
controlled. It has been necessary to
take in mon and supplies and tools
and camp equipment by canoe.
Forestry officials express gratifica-
ton over cooperation with county
company at Winto, which later has
furnished many Of the mon on the
fire line. It Is expected that It will
take ten days moro to control the
fires now burning.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
Northwest Drought is
Broken by Showers

Minneapolis. Aug. 4.-Showers over
Wisconsin. Iowa, Minnesota and
North Dakota last night and early 70 :.
day broke the severe drought. ac-
cording to the weather bureau. Tho
rains extended from Keokuk. Ia. to
the Great Lakes. Further rains are
foiecasted for tonight, and cooler
NeAther for tomorrow.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
Time LIMIT IS
Up LATE TODAY
New York to Know Wheth-
er or Not Street Car
Men will be Idle.

New York, Aug. 4.-whether q
million and a half persons daily trav-
Of Manhattan and Queens are to be
inconvenienced by a strike Of 5000
motormen and conductors on the New
York Railway company. will be
known late today. The time limit set
BY the .trainmen's leaders. within
which the company.s answer to the
demands is required, expires at )
o'clock this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
Germans Saw Village is Retaken.
Hrench Oapture viIl.ee.

Paris, Aug. 4.-The French cap
tured the entire village Of F1eury, in
the verdun sector, 1t 10 officially an
taken.
On the right bank Of the river
Meuse. the battle continues along the
front from Thiaumont to Fleury, the
Germans attacking several times dur
ing the night with great fury.
Briefly, the French entered the
Thiaumont earthworks, but withdrew,
owing to the intensity Of the German
bom6Ardment, taking 80 prisoners.
A late announcement says the Ger
mans In attacking Fleury. succeeded
IN getting . foothold In the south part
of the villaEe.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
Twenty EIGHT
DEAD IN STORM
Ten Others Missing as Re-
suit Of cloudburst in
Tennessee.

l1iddieboro, KY, Aug. IA revised
list Of dead reported today from
region, Of northern Tennessee. shows
the cloudburat of wednesday claimed
. total Of 80. dead. with 10 others re-
ported missing. Fourteen bodies have
been recovered.
Ten members in each OF two TAM
Tiles were drowned when their homes
were swept away. Reports cay that
Bush Eerguson, his W1fe and eight
ana siSht chiidrsn. ars III dead. 8
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
FRENCH RFTAkE PART OF FLEURY::
GERMANS MAKE GC0UNTFRBL0WS
LABOR UNIONS GIVE
MEN TO ENGLAND

Toronto. Ont. Aug. 4.-The 1888
local labor unions in Canada have
contributed 1872 recruits and 43s
reservists to the overseas force. ac-
cording to figures made public here
today.
The war has affected trades union
relations for 1915, which show a loss
of 120 local branches and 22,S2O
members. At the end Of the year the
total numerical strength Of organized
labor was 143,343: in 1914 it was
166163
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
ACCEPTS AMNEsTY.

Mexico City. Aug. 4.-GenerAl Jose
lsabel Robles arrived here yesterday
from Torrean with 500 former follow
cEs Of General Canuto Reyes. . for
neF follower of villa. who has ac-
oaptsd amnesty. The men will be dis-
tributed among various regiments az
the forces under General CArrAnSa.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
SENATE DELAYS
TAKING ACTION
Tables Newlands' Resolu-
ton for Investigation in
to Railway Affairs.

Washington. Aug. 4.-The senate
commerce committee voted to table
Senator Nswland's resolution to direct
the interstate Commerce commission
70 investigate and report to congress
on the wages and hours OF service Of
each class of railroad employees. be-
cause action was deemed Ina advisable
pending the mediation and arbitra.
ton dtsputesq bStweens the railroads
and employees.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
REGAIN FOOTING
|NPART OF Town
Teutons Less and Less Cap
able Of. Maintaining Pace,
Leaders Believe.

Paris. Aug. Attaching simul-
taneously from the northwest and
southwest the French yesterday
stormed the village of Fleury. three
miles north of Verdun and captured
several hundred Germans.
In the evening. however, the Ger
mans launched a furious counter-at-
tack and, after several violent at
tempts.. succeeded in getting foot
ing in the southern part of the village.
The. French today continue to hold
the northwestern section of the place,
with heavy fighting progressing.
Verdun again is the center of the
war stage. The recapture of a part of
Fleury. which was held by the Ger
mans for over a month, caused great
elation in France. 1t is the first fruit
of the French slow, methodical offen-
sive, begun three days ago, and seems.
in the opinion of French military OBJ
servers, to mark an epoch in the six
months battle for the great fortress.
The Germans appear to be less and
less capable OF operating on their old
overwhelming scale, and the initiative
is about to pass to the French for
good, the observers think.
Germans Say Village is Retaken
Berlin, Aug. 4-The village of Fleu-
~ was regained by the Germans this
morning; 1t was officially announced.
The situation at Fleury and vicini-
ty. the statement says. now is the
same as before the French attack.
Austro-German troops regained all
Of the territory they had lost in the
region Of Rudka- -Mirynskaia. east of
Kovel. Another announcement says
the Teutons also gained ground in the
Carpathian mountains, in the region
Of Kopilas.
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04
HEAVY Wind storm, klC;CCGGfaPAN|ED
BY HAIL AND rain, DOES GREAT
DAMAGE IN NVAR|0USPARTS0F STATE
BRITISH OBSERVE THE
SECOND ANNIVERSARY
OF entry INTO war

London. Aug. 4.-Evcry town and
village in the British Isles. and
places throughout the empire, to-
day observed the second anniversary
of Great Britain's declaration of
war. Resolutions were adopted at
meetings, expressing DIFFERENTIATION
to continue the struggle to q VIC
tOrious end"
Grand Forks herald., 1916-08-04

F1RM UNDER CONTROL
Detroit. Mich. Aug. with 4
damage estimated at nearly, q million
AollaES. the forest lires in the north
ern pArt OF lower Michigan are be-
iisve0 10 b under control
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29


The electors of the state are be-
ginning to crystaliZe the opinion that
the state house of Idaho is a place of
madness instead of a place of bust
ness. This is the opinion that Solomon
p. Worthington, of Oakley, Demo-
cratic candidate for state treasurer,
has reached following a tour of the
southeastern part of the state. He
also found a great deal of Wilson
sentiment and is more confident than
ever that Wilson will carry Idaho by
a substantial majority. Mr.. Worth
ington Is a prominent banker, farmer
and stockman of southern and south
eastern Idaho and dropped into Boise
yesterday to meet party leaders and
confer with those in charge of Dem
ocratic state headquarters.
Prospects never looked better than
they do now for a Democratic vic
tory in Idaho, both for the national
and state tickets" said Mr.. Worth
ington. Wilson sentiment in the
southeast is to be found everywhere.
In Bannock county alone there will
be Democratic majority of 1000.
There are several reasons for this
strong sentiment. One of them is
the strong leaning of the railroad vote
toward the president and another the
intermingling of the many Wilson ad-
vocates of Utah with the people or
the southeast.
Governor Alexander will also be
given excellent support He will bene-
| fit by the strong Wilson sentiment
and this will be true of the Demo-
cratic state ticket also. In addition
the electors have grewn tired of con-
ditions at the state house. They be-
lieve 1t is more a place of madness
than a place of business and do not
propose to tolerate those conditions
longer. The scandals and sensations
sprung in the state house are becom-
| Ing tresome to them.
PERSONALLY 1 have campaigned
through the southern and southeast
ern part of the state and have re-
ceived assurances of support on all
sides. I am confident that l will be
elected"
Mr.. Worthington left for Nampa last
night where he attended Democratic
rally. He will spend part of this week
touring southwestern Idaho.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29

Polk Directory of Canyon, Gem,
Washington and Adams counties now
off the press. Write for particulars. r..
L. Polk & Co.. Globe Bldg. Seattle.
Wash.-Adv. tt
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29

Haiti Is not much of customer for
automobiles, only 20 being reported
recently around Port au Prince, the
capital. OF these more than half were
operated as public conveyances.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29
This Has Been a Warwick" Suit Month!

THE large sales of Warwick
1 Suits is the outcome of Civ.
ing you the limit of value in
every Warwick garment. the
high standard of the Warwick
system Clothes this season sets
a new pace in Clothes retailing
in Idaho. it's one brand of Clothes
you can depend on whether
the wooden market is high or
higher. if the Warwick label is
on a garment you know it's the
highest standard of Clothes ready
to put on. and the best your
money can buy,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29
MEETINGS ARE HELD
AT THREE SCHOOLS

Friday night meetings were held at
the Pierce Park, Collister and Valley
View schools which brought out good
crowds and proved very successful, At
each school programs in keeping with
the Halloween season were rendered.
The Collister school was gay with
Halloween decorations. Pumpkins
with big eyes from which the fire
light glowed were in evidence and
black cats sat stately around the
rooms. Several booths placed in the
school for remunerative purposes did
good business, especially those
where fortunes were told. A midway"
on the second floor did a good bus
mess. The program at the school was
given by the teachers and children
and the refreshments served by the
Parent Teachers association.
At Pierce Park, the program was
given in the nature of community
center meeting. e. o. Cook, principal
of the school. made an address on
the needs of the school and Miss Ivy
Wilson, county superintendent of
schools. spoke on Standardization"
Refreshments were served by the
Parent Teachers association.
The Valley View school had an ex-
ceptionally fine entertainment, the at
fair being in the nature of box So
cial. A short program was rendered
by the students after which the lunch
boxes were auctioned off by Edward
Gilfillan and netted the school $50.
which is to be used for the improve
ment of the school grounds. One of
the patrons of the district made an Of
fer of an additional $50 to go with the
amount, making a total of 800 for the
benefit of the school grounds.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29

The government of Venezuela plans
to build national highway from Car
acas. the capital. to San Cristobal, in
the Andes region, at the extreme west
ern end of the republic. which, il plans
are carried out, will be the largest
public work ever undertaken by a
government of Venezuela. The high
way will be $50 miles in length, and
will be built through the cities of Va
lencia, San Carlos, Guanare, Barinas
and San Antonio. @x
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
POLICE MAGISTRATES
AT THE CORRECTION
Official Inspection includes Also
New County Prison
at Holmesburg

Philadelphia's 2S police magistrates unan-
lmousy committed themselves TO the House
of Correction today, the charge being neg
lect Of previous inspection Of that institu-
ton. to which they have sent thousands
Of culprits annually. The trip was made
this morning aboard the police tug Ash
bridge, from Race street pier. Upon their
arrival at Holmesburg, the magistrates
with President Joseph Coward as leader
presented themselves at the House of Cor.
rection, where some time was passed in
inspection of the buildings and methods
pursued in treatment of inmates
A visit was paid TO the new county
prison at Holmesburg Junction, an nstitu.
ton to which the magistrates also commit
many offenders During their outing the
magistrates enjoyed a shad dinner and dis.
cussed the results of their observation To
many of the participants the occasion was
their first visit to the institutions, and they
derived much benefit from the practical
views afforded. which, they declared, will
aid them in the disposition OF cases brought
before them in the future.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
PERsHTNG BUILDS CAMP
FOR LONG STAY IN MEXICO

CoIITMBUS, n. NJ, May 1S-The north
avn movement of the American troops In
Wexico continued today. It is apparent that
the major part of Pershng's army will he
concentrated at Colonia Dublan. on the out
shirts of Casas Grandes, 1875 miles from the
border
information regarding troop movements
,s being carefully censored here, but it is
thought the approach of the rainy season
and the consequent difficulty of delivering
supplIes to the punitive expedition is at least
one reason for the rapid concentration north
If the original field base A permanent camp
s being prepared at Dublan. Large ship
nents of lumber to Dublan indicates that
buildings being erected there will be SUBJ
stantial enough for any weather conditions.
Accompanying the northern movement of
the American column, the Carranza garrison
has evacuated Ascencion and under Colonel
saens are marching south parallel to the
American column 1t is believed here they
are bound for FL Valle, which has been
completely evacuated by Pershng's army.
Troop movements reported to the War
Department today included
"Seventy-fourth, nth and I45th Coast Ar
'tllery left Fort Sam Houston for Del Rio,
Tex headquarters 1st Battalion, Companies
A and B, 10th Infantry. arrived at Fort Sam
Houston from Eagle Pass; 18th Infantry,
I'd and Sd Battalons and machine gun COM
pany arrived Douglas; 18th Infantry arrived
Fort Sam Houston"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
SCENTED CIGARETTE
ROUSES GIRLS CAMP
Tip Found Near Tents at Chevy
Chase-Baths Also Create
Sensation
Evcnfo Lcdocr sto8 Correspondent

CHEVY CHASE May 1S-Excitement
reigned here in the feminine cookies camp
this morning when perfumet gold-tipped
cigarette was found in the grass near one
of the tents
A matron from Baltimore, who was or
derby for the day was asked to account
for it. She declared with much emphasis
that none of her terminates had had It.
The lonesome cigarette caused so much
comment that If any of the fair rockies are
addicted to the weed she will forego even a
Whit until camp Is broken.
The camp va thrown into another furry
Just before taps rast night when a series of
feminine screams rent the air Those who
were about to turn in didn't know whether
an invading Zeppelin had dropped bomb
or the Mexicans had reached here. Finally
it was learned that several of the rockies
had braved an icy shower bath. They
didn't expect such frigid reception
1t was too muchl for their city constitu.
tions and they fled, many say, before thor.
oughly finishing the task at hand These
"SOldicrineS' will now be content with a
concentrated bath composed of few table.
spoons of water surrounded by tin basin.
A heavy rainstorm descended upon the
camp last night and those rockies who left
the, flaps of the tents open had to grope
out with flashlights and close them in the
midst of the downpour.
The wind and the thunder helped to
create battlelllSe atmosphere, and the
heavenly artillery gave many a faint idea
of what real war must be.
1t was so damp that many of the rockies
piled their coats on the cots to keep warm.
Today the girls of each company formed
baseball teams and intend to play each
other before the camp breaks up.
Charles Ralknan ie raDtain of Top,.
pany ID, which Is drilling hard every day,
TO try to capture the prize for the best
drilled company. Company C, winner of
the prize for the best camp, was ,captained
by Miss Frances Williams, sister of Mrs.
Joseph Letter.
Mrs, Carl Williams, wife of the former
star of the Pennsylvania football squad, is
limping about today in white buckskin
"sneaks." When called to account by her
captain, she explained that she had de.
veloped several blisters from wearing new
pair of stiff tan boots
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
MISS TOWERS ESCORT
GUARDED IN HOSPITAL
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One
BUSINESS of the charge he will be called upon
to face.
Miss Tower herself succumbed to the
shock consequent upon an operation. Al
though suffering from concussion of the
brain, a fractured shoulder and other hurts
received when a midgiard of the over
turned car pinned her to the ground her
recovery was expected until noon yester-
day From that hour she sank rapidly
despite heroic measures by her physicians
HURLED AGAINST TREE.
Doughertv was hurled over a wheel of
the car and landed against tree. Both
were taken to the Presbyterian Hospital by
Or. James NJ. Anders who witnessed the
accident, and by Dr. william Drayton, Jr.,
of Penllyn, who also was passing.
Miss Tower and Mr.. Dougherty were re-
turning from an afternoon at the Philadel-
phia Country club and had reached the
Japanese Tea Garden on Belmont avenue
when the car threw" wheel and over
turned Miss Helen Tower sister of Miss
Tower was in an automobile following
Dougherty and her sister. She accompanied
the victims to the hospital
Former Ambassador and Mrs. Charlie
magne Tower Miss Towers parents. has
tened from their residence, 1915 Locust
street, Immediately after the accident and
remained in constant attendance upon their
daughter until her death. sir. and Mrs
Tower have been unable to see callers since
leaving the deathbed last evening. No fun
eral plans have been arranged
The death of Miss Tower is widely
mourned in social circles. She was pre-
sented to society in the autumn of 1914
and was one of that seasons most popu-
lar debutantes. She was the guest Of
honor at costume ball given December
90 of that year by her parents. on which
occasion she wore a marvellous Russian
costume of cloth of gold crowned with
headdress and veil of gold tule brought
by Mrs. Tower returning from her last
visit to Russia.
Only last Thursday Miss Tower was one
of the guests at dinner given by Mrs. j.
| Gardner Cassatt, of ttlS Spruce street. in
| honor of Miss Charlotte Rush and John
| Welsh Drayton, whose engagement had Just
| been announced. She was a girl of serious,
| studious mind and active in charity work.
| She participated, Friday, in the Fete de
| Printemps given by the h. X. Fraternity
at the residence of Mrs. Henry Pemharton,
| in Germantown.
| Mr. Dougherty was graduated from Har-
| ward I'M 1906. He resides with his parents
| at The Pines, School House lane, He Is
| a member of the First City Troop and the
| Philadelphia Country Club, and is noted as
a polo player. He also belongs to the Rae
| quet Club.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
U. S. CONSULS CONFER
ON MEXICAN SITUATION
"Real Conditions" Sought at FL
Paso Confab-To Shape
American Policy

WASHINGTON. May 1s.---All American
consuls in Northern Mexico are to confer
shortly at El Paso and inform American
military authorities of the true situation
in Mexico, II was announced today at the
war Department, They are to inform Cen
eral Funston and others just what steps
If any, have been taken by Carranzistas
toward the protection of Americans in
Mexico the capturing of Villa and the dis
persing of bandits near the American bor-
der.
Those expected to give the most valuable
information are Consuls Letcher, Of Chi
huahua city; simpich at Nogales and Ed
wards at Juarcz.
The Consuls are to confer as soon as
they arrive at III Paso and are first TO COM
pile their information into one report, which
will then be given to the army leaders,
Other consus to be present are Consul
Schmutz, at AEuas Calientes; Vice Consul
Robertson, at Monterey, and Acting Vice
Consul Coen. at Durango.
Following the report to General Funston,
one consul, probably Consul LetCher, is to
make a personal report of conditions as
revealed at the conference to Secretary of
War Baker and possibly to President
Wilson.
1t is admitted that on this report hinges
the question of intervention i'm Mexico. War
Department officials said the orders for the
conference came after weeks of waiting, in
which General Funston's reports were in
direct conflict with reports on Mexico given
out by the state Department purporting
to show entire cooperation on the part of
the Carranzistas and complete friendliness
between Obregon and Carranza.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
TRENTON FACES CAR STRIKE
Employees Ultimatum Demands Rein
statement of ID Discharged Men

TRENTON, N. J.. May 1s.-Unless IA
conductors of the Trenton and Mercer
County Traction Corporation, who have
been discharged for alleged shortages" in
their cash, are reinstated by.7 o'clock this
evening, the 500 men running the Trenton
trolley cars will strike and tie up the road.
This ultimatum was conveyed to the cont
pany this morning after an all-night session
Of the Trolleymens Union.
The men assert that the company is not
justified in it's action When the company
discharged David Coleman, the president of
the local union yesterday, the men alleged
that the company was trying to disrupt
the union.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
HANDsoMEsT COP RESIGNS
James j. Quirk Quits Force for More
Lucrative Job

James J. Quirk. Philadelphia's model po-
liceman and chosen by Mayor BlantenburF
as one of the four handsomest cops in
the city, has resigned because more
lucrative position" has been offered him.
His resignation takes effect May 81. He
will not divulge the nature of the position.
Quirl<, who stands G feet . inches in his
stocking feet was appointed to the force
November 2, 1905. He is about 80 years
old. when the Liberty Bell was sent to
the San Francisco Exposition he was chosen
by Mayor Blankenburg as one of the four
policemen to accompany and guard it. This
duty was an arduous one, for he had to
answer more than $4,000 questions about
the bell He is now recognized as an
authority upon this subject.