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EXPLOSION SHAKES NEW YORK, TAKES MANY lives
AND DESTROYS S25,OOO0OO WORTH OF PROPERTY
VAST STORES OF THE ENTENTE
ALLIES LOST in GREAT FIRE

NEW YORK, July 3O.-Thirty-three Jersey City fire
men are reported killed and damage the extent of twen-
ty-fve millions is believed to have been inflicted by one of
the most terrible explosions and fires in the history of the
United States. which occurred i'm the National Storage
Compauys plant on Black Tom Island. near Communi-
paw New Jersey. at > this Sunday morning The eX-
posion shook all Manhattan, Brooklyn and Jersey City
and shattered thousands of panes of glass that the
streets were sten with glass for blocks and blocks En-
onous shipments for the Entente Allies were stored in
the plant which was entirely wrecked Nine carloads Of
ammunition went up i'm the explosion. President Edmond
Mackenzie at his Panded home declares that the eX-
posion occurred i'm the powder trains and that the facts
suggest ucendaIsm There were thirty warehouses and
the plant alone is valued at seven million dollars Two am
uuuiton barges alongside Ellis Island failed to explode
but are drifting down towards Staten Island Seven nun
dred immigrants are located i'm the main building ON Ellis
Island which was severely damaged but the casualties
there are unknown revenue cutter sgnaed all vessels
to remain outside as great danger would accompany am
attempt to enter. A heavy pail of smoke covers the
whole city and the telephone wires are down to Brooklyn
BROOKLYN briaee t,,iIJv eHo ht. ell -
Hundreds of people were knocked down ON Jhe S''eeS
I sooo o the residents of the East Side almost became
cazod with fear Hotel guests and hospital patients III
many instances gave way to panic and the conditions were
almost unbelievable for q time.
The Seward gateway., 1916-07-31
FISH SEASON
IN WEST GOOD
ALL CANNERIES TAKING I'M
MENSE CATCHES EVERY
WHER Il.

The latest reports from the Gamer
les to the westward, which reports
came on the Watson, show that the
season is infinitely better than had
been expected from the late start
At Eyak the season is reported very
good and at Karluk they have more
fish than they can handle.
Captain Blodgett of Kodiak shipped
S,OOC cases on the Watson and is get
ting all the fish he can handle
Sutter, at Port Graham has put up
$4,000 cases and is runnHg full
capacity.
The Columbia Salmon Company at
Seldovia has put up 2IOOO cases and
has all the fish its two lines of-
Libby, Mcneil and Libby at hena'
have put up $4,000 cases. The fish is
very plentiful there.
Superintendent Bushman of the
Deep Sea Salmon Company has put up
10000 cases.
The Northwestern Fisheries Com
pany at Kenai is putting in a founda-
ton for a new plant in the place Of
the one recently burned. The steam
ship Wellesley has been chartered to
bring in the plant.
The Alaska Packers Association at
Kasilof have put up over 10000 eases.
All the canneries on Cook Inlet arc
getting full packs. Red fish arc late
but are still running and the per cent
age OF the packs will be over co p.
cent Reds.
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one o'clock yesterday morning mJn
the same hour last night one hunh'o
and fifteen deaths took place. Tn,
suffering is simply appalling. Hun
dreds of horses are lying on the
streets where they had fallen. The
264 deaths attributed to the heat oe
CURED i'm four days.
1t is expected that the summit OF
the hot wave viii be reached today
The thermometer now eight doors
above the street level registers iO-
and ON the streets the temperaJ uc is
from 1O6 to ll2. This is the second
hottest day in the history of Chicago
the previous record being held by July
|2i. 1901. when the temperature wa.
one degree greater at z o'clock last
night the officials reported t at nc
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HUNDREDS DIE IN
GREAT FOREST FIRE

MONTREAL, July 81. - A report
at noon today from North Bay is to
the effect that one hundred and
eighty-four bodies have been recover
ed from the district in which the for
est fire has been raging for some
days. There is no means yet of So
curing full Gstails of the catas' onbc
but they are expected {, oJ appa,au1.
Great rains came last night proyi-
dentially and drcnchcd the district so
that no further fires are looked for.
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DATE FOR LOT SALE
NOT YET DECIDED
Christensen Will Soon Leave For
Ncnana To Sell TOwnSitc
There.

Andrew Christensen of the Land
Department is unable yet to decide
when the sale of the lots in the gov
cnmcnt addition to Seward will take
place as the regulations have not been
received from Washington. Judging
by the fact that Mr. Christensen in
tends to leave in 10 days or two weeks
for the interior to sell the townsite
lots at Ncnana it is probably safe to
say that no sale can take place here
until the Fall He arrived this morn
ing after a second sale at Anchorage
and after having sold sixty lots at
Natanuska townsite The sixty lots
there brought ten thousand dollars,
or about Sl66 lot. The place is
situated about thirty-fve miles from
Anchorage. Mr.. Christensen also
Moose crecI, where Dick Doughcrty
has mined about two thousand tons Of
coal for the use of the Cimmission.
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CHEAP FARES
FOR R. R. PEOPLE

From the first Of August, about
employees Of the Engineering com
mission and the dependent members
of thai fo",il;~~ I'LL, IN, taifo {,on
to Seattle for $3.50 eacn way. '"",''
baggage and freight will be carried
Tor half the regular rate. These cheap
rates will be on the government trans
rort Crooks which is about to be
placed on the regular run between
Seattle and Anchorage via Seward ~
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THE COLUMBIA CANNERY
co. HAS BIG CATCH

The Columbia Cannery company
has had a full catch this year and
Manager L. f. Randolph has actually
sent out for more eases to make the
catch still greater. Mr.. Raniolph ar
rived from the westward on the Wat
son this morning on business and
brings the best kind of news gencr-
ally of conditions at Seldovia.
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ANOTHER MEXICAN RAID AND
TWO U. S. SOLDIERS KILLED

more room could be found for bodies
in the county morgues. ProstrationS
by tbes core are constantly being re-
ported and according to the coroner
and police records the records for
deaths for, the day in the various
cities affected are 115 for Chicago, %
for Milwaukee, 20 for st. louis and
6 for Detroit.
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Ell. PASO, July 81. - Two troopers OF the EignIn
limited States Cavalry were killed in running hight WIN
Mexican bandits early today near Fort Stockton one
other cavayman was wounded and five OF the NeNcans
were killed The bandits were surprised by the caVa.%
patro and fled towards the Mexican line About two hua'
dred shots were fired 1t is supposed that the oano'
were Viaisas ON the way to raid some American ranch
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FRYATT CASE CAUSES ANGER

LONDON, July 80. - The American ambassador to
Berlin Gerard it's announced asked the German govern
ment for posponement of the execution OF captain
Fyat of the liner Brussels and had apparently Succeeueo
t later Germany declared postponement impossible The
nross and people are demanding reprisas 1t is thought
not mnossbe that some German prisoners may be shot
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HUNDREDS Die
CHICAGO CITY
ONE HUNDRED AND SiFIEEN
KILLED By HEAT IN
TWELVE HOURS.

CHICAGO, July 81. - Up TO mid
night last night approximately two
hundred and sixty-four people 'a
died of heat during the present hot
spell in this city and @ur hundred
prostrations are reported. The hest
reached its climax yesterday and from
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PATROLMAN WOUNDED
IN SEATTLE DIES

SEATTLE, July &1.-Patrol Driver
Robert R. Wiley, who was shot last
Monday night in a revolver duel with
the Japanese porter of the BiIlingsley
Brothers died last night. This is the
third death recorded over the affair
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CRUSH TEUTON RIGHT WING

LONDON, July 8O.TThe Russians have crushed Won
Bothmerss right wing southeast Of StansIau ana tf.!
five thousand of the enemy have been captured Berlin
admits defeat at Tystn east of the Stokhod but asserts
that the Russians were repused at Huequche is GER
tain that this great Russian success will force the evacua
ton of Lemberg and Kovel.
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BRITISH MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE

LONDON, July 3l.-FUther British advances at
points north OF Balmtue ana LepeJit are announced by
General Hang. AS a result OF local encounters he
ports our positions have been advanced at point north
OF Bazenune and Lepetit.
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sLOCUlI ENUMERATED

WASHINGTON, July 31.-ColoneI Herbert j. SIocum
of the Thirteenth cavalry who was IN command at OoI
s Of the time of the raid by the Villa band has been eX-
onpaed from an blame in the report of the war depart
ment
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ANNIHILATE GERMANS

LONDON, July 80. - General Sir Douglas Hag re-
ports the annhation of three German regiments at Del
Vile Wood. Intense artillery fighting is proceeding no"
in that region.
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DOLLY WARDEN SKIRTS
ALL THE RAGE
Especial to Gateway by United Press,

ATLANTIC CITY, July 21. - The
Boardwalk, most frivolous and cos
mopolitan of all thoroughfares, today
bears a distinctly colon'a. appear
ance as the result of the Jolly Warden
skirt rage which has just hit it. These
pretty, flowing, fOwered skirts have
been fashiOnably extinct for many
years. The lowered figures upon
them often are five times the size OF
the original,
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SAY GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY

SOmnt,' dIo,T...I - =, - -.
with terrible losses to the enemy The official statement
saws that the French are consolidating and Strengthening
the positions won yesterday north OF the Somme IN
weep forward which carried the German positions along
a mile front.
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FRENCH MAKE BRILLIANT CHARGE

retrieved temporary German gain in which the Ieutons
tor time secured a footing around Monacu farm. To-
days commnque says the enemy had taken slight hold
there but the French attacks drove them out
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ALLALLIED ATTACKS REPULSED

BERLIN, July 81. - According to the statement Is
snod by the war Office today the AngIoFrench attacks
along front from Longueval to the Somme have been
everywhere repused with sanguinaly losses to the En-
tente Allies
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CLAIM FURTHER BIG
ADVANCES IN THE SOUTHEAST
RUSSIANS ADVANCE AGAIN

day says that troops after fierce fighting, around
brody nave thrust their way forward again and have
token ground from the Ieutons up to Asars Graber and
Seret.
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DENIES TURKS IN HUNGARY

VIENNA, July 91.-The war office has issued state
ment denying that Turkish troops have arrived in Hun
gary and declaring that there is necessity for the use
of the Ottoman allies for the defense of the empire
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NEW IRISH SECRETARY

LONDON, July 31-Henry Duke is the new chief sec
rearv for Ireland Premier Asquith announced today de
takes the place of Brre who was forced to resign as
result of the rebellion in Dublin.
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FRENCH SUCCESSFUL

PARIS, July 81.-The French have made SucceSSlul
attacks at Vermandovers and have attacked also south
of Fleury in the Verdun sector.
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DEUTSCHLAND STILL THERE

BALTIMORE, July 31-The Deutschland is still here
and nothing further has been heard of the Bremen
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REPULsE AND WITHDRAW

VIENNA, July 31-The Austrians have withdrawn
from Rovno and Kovel after repulsing the Russians
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NETWORK. July 81. - The property loss resulting
from the terrific explosions and fire yesterday morning OH
Continued ON page 3
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DIES MONIES, July 31.-Three
deaths have occurred here and four at
Muscatine from the heat. The tern
peratme is a hundred in the shade.
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MORE HEAT SUFFERING

TOPEKA, July 3l.-The longest
dry spell i'm the history of Kansas is
now recorded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
S7.36 FULL CROP
Wheat Acreage Third Greatest
in History of the State.
Under Existing Conditions To-
tai 1875 Million Bushels.
5 Per CT. FALL S0WN FAILURE
Due to Weather, Hessian Fly
and Other Damages.
Corn and Dat Averages May
Exceed Last Years.
5 Per CT. FALL SOWN FAILURE

Reports received by J. G. Mohler,
secretary of the state board of agri-
culture, indicate that the Kansas
wheat acreage is the third greatest in
the history of the state. Returns in
dictate S7.36 per cent of a full crop.
Mohler makes no estimate as to the
years yield. Using 18 bushels to the
acre as 100 per cent, however, the
Kansas wheat crop under existing
conditions would total 126 million
bushels from 100000 acres
Conditions in the state at this time
are not as good as year ago, nor
even two years ago, MohlerS report
states. At this time a year ago, the
wheat promised 92.S per cent of a full
crop, while the 1914 returns indicated
965 per cent. On but two former oc-
casions, though, have acreages ex-
ceeded those reported at this time. In
the fall of 1914, Kansas farmers
sowed 9,44S,0OO acres, while the acre
age sown in the fall of 1913 was g.
O62,OO0.
Per Cent a Failure.
MohIer reports that five per cent
of the area sown in the fall of 1915
has been a failure, either due to
weather conditions, the Hessian fly or
other damaging conditions. The loss
was distributed over the state and in
the big growing counties the condi-
ton is generally uniform. Barton
county holds the acreage record for
the state and has a better wheat rec
ord than any of the heavy producing
| counties.
Corn and oat acreages will prob
ably exceed those of last year, returns
indicate. Reports sent to Mohler in
dictate that the corn acreage for this
year may exceed the record for last
year by IL per cent. total of A.
$4,000 acres of Kansas soil was
planted to corn last year.
Reports on alfalfa and pasture are
flattering.
Condition by Counties.
| Acreage and condition by counties was
reported follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
Is Years Ago
Topeka
From the columns of
THE STATE JOURNAL

April FL, 1891.
The two literary societies of the high
school are busy making preparations
for their semi-annual contest which is
to take place May 8. A debate will also
take place; the subject chosen is: Re
solved, That the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would be detrimental
to the United States Frank Britton
will have the affirmative and will rep
resent the Athaneums. Miss Belle
WEIGH will take the negative and rep
resent the Philomatheans. In the con-
test the Athaneums have to represent
them Orator, Lawrence Chamberlain,
essayist, Willie Rodgers, declaimer,
Albert Rosen.
Flannel shirts are making a great
show in the store windows but they
will be more shrinking after while.
There is no rest for the wicked. The
McGrath and McLallin factions of the
alliance are at it again. McGrath's
effort to drive the southern alliance
into the peoples party fold and break
down their old Democratic idols, has
raised a protest from the rival factions
and now Levi Dumbauld, chairman of
the peoples party central committee is
out with a circular saying that Nc
Grath acted without authority when he
issued his ultimatum to the southern
alliance.
The population of Topeka is officially
31,0O7 according to the figures of Su
perintendent of Census Robert D. Por-
ter.
The author of Down Went Nc
Ginty" is in the city and has been
here. nearly As hours without being
mobbed.
Captain Anthony stated this morn
ing that while the ordinance passed by
the council last evening made impor-
tant concessions in their direction it
was not what his company hoped or ex-
pected. 1.-The ordinance" he said,
prevents us from selling light within
the territory occupied by other COM
panies and compels US to sell what
little we can at a low rate"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
CIRCUS MIDGETS WE'D
Double Man Was witnesses" Giant,
Best Man-and the Lion Roared.

New York, April 21.-While the lion
roared an accompaniment to a cal
Hopes wedding march, Francis Short
and Miss Elsie Reineking were mar
ried in the most unusual manner New
York ever saw. The pair are midgets
with a big circus and were welded in
the center of a ring with two witnesses
on one pair of legs-the double bodied
man performing the function.
A giant, six times the size of the
bridegroom, was best man and the
bride came only to the knee of her
bridesmaid, a giantess. The happy
pair were wished well by glass eaters,
sword swallowers, long whiskered
men, bearded ladies, Circassian girls,
fat boys and a few undistinguished by
physical popularity. The groom is a
II FOUNDER and the bride weighs but
So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
Toilet Goods Specials

Toilet Goods Specials
Woodbury's Facial o p,
special at per cake-19c.
Java Rice Face Powder-39c.
Fountain Syringe, special
CSC.
Euthymol Tooth Paste, special
per tube-17c.
Talcum Powder, per can-Sc.
white rose and lily
of the valley odors; soc grade
at per ounce-25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21

Notion Specials
Stickeri Trimming Braids-
Csc bolt for-19c.
Sanitary Napkins at per doz-
en-25c.
Sanitary Elastic Belts-19c.
Sanitary Aprons, each-19c.
Bias Lawn Tape, per bolt-5c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
BURNS OUT STUDENTS
Believe All Iowa ''U'' Men Escaped
Aggregate Loss, S35O,O00.

Iowa City, April 21.-Fire early to-
day destroyed Iowa Union, a dormi-
tory building for the men students of
the University of Iowa, and threatened
for a time to destroy the entire dis
trict of the city
The flames were brought under con-
troll after several business establish
ments had suffered aggregate losses
of S350,0O0. Whether all occupants of
the dormitory escaped was not known
at an early hour as the conflag ration
prevented an accurate accounting. The
origin of the fire was undetermined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
spaniards Alter Business.

New York, April 21.-Plans for the
organization of S2O,O0O,O00 corpora
eight passenger and freight vessels
under the Spanish flag, between Vigo
Spain and New York were announced
here today by the local Spanish-Amer-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21

lean chamber of commerce, which
confirmed recent reports that the
Spanish government would in June
grant legislative sanction to the pro-
ject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-21
New Ribbons for Hair
Bows and Sashes

Taffeta Ribbons in all colors
at 25c and 39c the yard.
Moire Ribbons in all colors at
25c and 39c the yard.
Beautiful Brocade Ribbons at
sec and sec the yard.
All bows are tied Free of
Charge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-07
GREAT
SUGAR
5 ALE

In order to help you to reduce the
high cost Of living we are going to con-
duct what we term sugar sale This
sale will be conducted in the follow
ing manner. Make any of the 25c pur-
chases below, and we will give you a
pound of sugar FREE" or any of
the soc purchases and we will give
you pounds of sugar FREE"
Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup 25c
l pound sugar free.
Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup soc
2 pounds sugar free,
Syrup White Pine and Tar------25c
1 pound sugar free.
Syrup White Pine and Tar------5Oc
2 pounds sugar free,
Trailing Arbutus Talcum Powder 25c
l pound sugar free.
Violet Wulce Talcum Powder -25c
1 pound sugar free.
One can Talcum and one can of Pearl
Tooth Powder, the two--------5Oc
2 pounds sugar free,
Rexall Little Liver Pills------25c
l pound sugar free.
Rexal Ko-Ko-Kas-K -25c
1 pound sugar free.
100 Hinkles Cascara Pills 25c
l pound sugar free.
100 BIauds Iron -25c
1 pound sugar free.
Rexall Corn Solvent -25c
1 pound sugar free.
One Pair Rubber Gloves
l pound sugar free.
RexaIl Kidney SOC
L pound sugar free.
This sale will be held beginning
Thursday, Dec. 7th to Saturday night,
Dec. 9th.
Remember sugar is high, and by TAX
ing advantage of this sale you get a
pound FREE" with a 25c purchase.
and pounds FREE" with a soc pur-
chase of articles that are used daily
in every family With these purchas-
es we give you coupons with every 25c
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-07
BADLY CUT

The ten year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Exner while coming home
from the Catholic school, east side,
Tuesday evening, at $50 O'Clock
stumbled and fell over some iron pipe
that were lying in the school yard,
struck some object cutting a severe
cash over his left eye making wound
that required three stitches to close.
The wound bled profusely and his face
was badly swollen. The attending
physician don't think the eye sight will
be affected.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-07
PROCEEDINGS
IN PROBATE

The following matters were heard
in County Court, before Hon. w. J.
Conway, County Judge, within the
past week:
In re Will of Frederick Eckoff, de-
ceased.
Bond of executor filed and approved
Letters Testamentary signed, filed
and issued Notice to creditors signed
filed and issued. Order for appoint
ment of appraisers, and warrant of
appraisers signed and issued.
In re Will of julius Leloff, deceased.
Hearing on application for proof of
Will. Will proved. Bond of executrix
filed and approved. Letters of admin
istration with Will annexed signed,
filed and issued. Appraisers appoint
ed.
In re Will of Gregor Fleisner, de
ceased. Decision on claims signed
and filed Appraisers appointed.
In re Estate of Anna Luepke, de-
ceased Hearing on claims adjourn
ed to December 19, 1916.
In re Will of Joseph Nuber, de-
ceased. Hearing on proof of Will E.
C. Pors appeared on behalf of pro
ponent. Will proved and admitted to
probate. Letters Testamentary sign
ed, filed and issued.
In re Estate of Herman Polansky,
deceased. Hearing on application for
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-07
MUCH ENHANCED IN
POWER AND VALUE
Excellent Engineering and Cement Work Con-
struCti0n at Biron

The Consolidated Water Power &
Paper Co., of this city during 1916,
have made many valuable improve
ments, to their two water powers. the
dam in this city and their Biron dam
At Biron a retaining wall of re-inforc-
ed concrete was built on the west end
from the gates in the slough to the
main shore, distance of 21S feet, with
a II foot base and a width at the top
of feet and an average height of
20 feet. In the main channel of the
Wisconsin river they have finished and
are ready for the steel gates, ten re-
inforced concrete piers. These piers
are six feet wide, thirty feet long and
are 261a feet high. The steel gates
are to be 80 feet long, 13 feet high
and each gate weighs 8 tons. The 9
gates rest on a concrete base 8 feet
above the bottom of the river, giving
a II foot head of water. A concrete
sea wall is about completed on the
east shore, extending from the paper
mill up river for a distance of 1900
feet. The sea wall is IL feet high and
three feet thick. 1t extends from
to Az feet above the concrete road
way of the village. The Biron dam is
2200 feet long, with 21 foot head of
water, which backs up the water in
the river up to Love Greek distance
of about s miles. In 1912 the COM
pany rebuilt the slough or the west
end of the dam with concrete, and put
in gates of steel, each Fl feet wide,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-12-07
TEUTONS DASHINC DOWN
NORTHERN BUCHAREST LINE
Germans Near Poecht Tightening semCice of Fire Pocketng
Capital

Tightening from the north, west
and south, the Teutonic semi-circle of
fire is rapidly pocketing Bucharest,
theseapital of Roumania. On the north
the Austro- German columns are driv-
ing opposition before them in their
approach to Ploechti, about thirty
eight miles from the Wallachian OBJ
jective, and have already captured
Tergovistea, about forty-seven miles
to the northwest, besides having oc-
cupied the railroad between these two