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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-02
FRENCH ON

London.-The fighting at Verdun
continues with implacable fury. There
is not even time to bury the dead
or succor the wounded.
The Germans from their recaptur-
ed positions in the ruins of Fort
Douaumont have swept forward south
and southwest and taken more French
trenches, and have retaken the quarry
in the Haudremont woods least of
the fort) which the French carried
by assault in their dash on Douau-
mont.
On their side, the French have not
been reduced to the defensive. They
delivered three counter-attacks on
Cumeres, in an endeavor to recapture
that village.
French military authorities declare
that the last months fighting has only
given the Germans an average gain
OF a 300 metre depth on the west of
the Mouse and that on the east of the
river the line, except al Douaumont,
is the same as it was on April rs.
The shadow of Verdun is over Paris
as at the end of February. Through
out the city there is no other topic.
That does not mean that confidence
is weaker, but the events of the last
few days have shaken the people from
the comfortable feeling that the Yer
dun situation had reached a compare
lively harmless deadlock, and that
the German drive had failed. The
immensely of the new German effort
compels recognition of the fact that
the danger is not yet over.
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Sporting

With the greatest crowd that ever
saw the running of the historic Subur-
ban cheering him to victory, August
Belmont's three year old colt Friar
Rock by Rock Sand-Fairy Gold won.
Barney Oldfield smashed the lap
record of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway, when he circled the two
understandable course in 1910, an
average speed of 102.623 miles an
hour. The former record of 1908
vas made by Georges Boillot in 1914,
Robert Hammond, who arrived at
New York from San Francisco, after
making a record trip driving an auto
has offered to race anyone r the
continent for a $40, 600 purse.
Racing at the proposed meet at
the old Hawthorne track, July 1929,
will be permitted, but no gambling
will be allowed, according to John
E. Traeger, Sheriff of Cook county.
OF all the natural hitters none is
more so than Larry Doyle. Larry can
no more help hitting that lynxes can
help prowling. 1t is as natural for
him to bat as for seals to swim. He
has a powerful swing, good eye and
meets the ball squarely.
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The Secretary of War.

Secretary Baker strongly impressed
the company at the dinner of the
American Publishers association as a
man OF large personal force, clear
vision, and obvious sincerity. His
speech dispelled the illusion that he
is inclined to be a paci1st, to heed the
sentimental cry that a nation ready to
defend itself is ever in danger of be-
ing led into war by its pride in it's
military resources. He is a good speak
er. His timely utterances were deliy-
cred with facility and grace. In his
hrst public appearance in this part Of
the country he revealed some of the
power which has given him distinction
l n his W state. He has become a.
national parsonage.
Secretary Baker removed all doubts
of the will of the war department, un-
der his direction, to lend all its ener-
gies to the execution of the plans for
preparedness on land favored by con-
gress.-New York Times.
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Washington

Washington will hold a monster pre-
~paredness parade on Flag Day.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
gave out a statement announcing that
internal revenue collections for the
present fiscal year probably will total
$501, 000, 900.
The minority of the House, aided
by a handful of independents, amend
ed the naval bill by increasing the
number of submarines to so.
President Wilson forwarded the
army reorganization bill to Secretary
OF War Baker for a report.
British Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring
Rice conferred with Counsellor Polk
of the State Department on the mail
seizures note.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary
reported favorably to the Senate the
nomination of Louis D. Brandeis for
Supreme Court Justice. 1t was a
strictly party vote. The Democratic
members voted for Mr.. Brandeis and
the Republicans in opposition. The
vote stood 10 to s.
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BULGAR ARMIES
ENTER GREECE
Entire Serbian Force of 100,-
600 Lands at SaIoniki for
Active Campaign
TEUTONs LOSE IN ARGONNE

London.-Following up their inva-
sion of Greek territory and their cap
ture without resistance of the Greek
forts of Rupel, Spatovo, Kanevo and
Dragotin, in the Struma Valley, the
Bulgarian forces, which number about
$4,000, pushed forward and occupied
the station and bridge at Demir-His-
sar, which is the key to Sores and
which was recently partly destroyed
by the Allies in anticipation of this
attack. They are reported to be ad-
vancing now on Kavalla, an Aegean
seaport IS miles southeast Of Demir-
Hissar.
The government at Athens protest
ed, but offered no armed opposition
to the Bulgars' invasion of Greek soil.
Events of far-reaching consequences
are looked for in the Balkans in the
immediate future. With weather con-
ditions becoming more and more IA
vorable for military operations, and
two powerful chains of armies, newly
equipped, freshly provided and in the
best of fighting trim after several
months of practically complete rest.
confronting n another, the Balkan
theatre is expected to emerge very
rapidly from it's temporary obscurity
into n of the centers of action and
interest.
Coincidental with the Bulgarian in
vasion comes a report that the rejuve-
mated Serbian army-the ancien
enemy of the Bulgars-has landed at
Saloniki to reinforce the British and
French troops already there. This
force has been v~ariously estimated at
from 10000 to 100000 officers and
men. 1t was reorganized on the island
of Corfu.
Only artillery bombardments have
been in progress on the French front
around Verdun. No infantry attacks
have been made. Around LIE Mort
Homme, northwest of Verdun, and in
the sector west of the Thiamont Farm,
northeast of the fortress, the bonn
bardments have been violent. In the
Argonne Forest the French have cap
tured crates caused by the explosion
OF German mines, and in Alsace have
put down an attempt of the Germans
to advance.
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GERMANS GAIN
AT vERDUN
Berlin Reports Capture on Two
Mile Front of 1918 Prison
ers and Staff Officers
DIMINUTlON OF BIG-GUN FIRE

London.-The Tooth day of the
great battle for Verdun was marked
by German gains over a front Of 2
miles west of the Mouse. Paris ad-
mitted the abandoning of the Bethin-
court-C umieres road, which the Ger
mans have been seeking to break
since early in April. The War Office
conceded losses in the Guarettes
Wood, south of Cumieres, and on the
slopes of lie Mort Homme.
Overwhelming even the develop
ments before Verdun, the Balkan
situation, since the Bulgarian inva-
sion of Greek territory a few days
ago, became the foremost subject of
discussion and speculation in Berlin,
Paris and London. Events of far
reaching consequences upon the ulti-
mate outcome of the wal are looked
for in Macedonia in the immediate
future.
Already the ultra-optimistic Teuton-
&c prediction is heard: THE Anglo
French expedition at Salonica will be
thrown into the Aegean Sea-" More
conservative elements predict some
of the hardest fighting Of the war in
the event the German, Austrian, Bull
garian and Turkish armies should
clash with the British. The Bulgarian
advance into Macedonia was made as
the result of a secret agreement
between the Greek and Bulgarian
governments, according to diplomatic
sources in Rome, Greece welcoming
the invasion because of the Allies
roughshod methods in blockading all
Greek ports and occupying all avail
able islands for naval bases.
The Austrians have begun another
attack against the Italians in the
Posina region of Italy, southwest of
Posina, and further north along the
upper reaches of the Astico River, on
the Austro-Italian border. South of
Posina Austrians prepared for their
offensive with a bombardment, but,
Rome says, the Italians, after a des-
perate struggle against the Austrian
infantry. retained their positions.
On the Russian front the Germans
attempted an offensive northeast of
Augustinhof, but were driven back to
their trenches by the Russians.
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Foreign

Rumania is reported to have decided
not to make commercial treaties with
Turkey and Bulgaria.
Pensions are now being paid to
10000 discharged British soldiers.
Martial law will be continued in Ire
land for the present under a proclaim
alton issued.
The volcano of Mauna Loa at Homo
lulu is erupting with more activity.
The Bank of Brazil proposes to post
pone for six months all maturing COM
mercial bills.
American missionaries and native
Christians in Syria are threatened by
an anti-Christian uprising.
There are now 600 Americans fight
ing with the French Foreign Legion.
Italy has adopted the d~aylight-sav-
ing plan.
A heavy earthquake was felt
throughout the Island of Curacao.
Pope Benedict has subscribed $1,000
to a fund to aid Italians made desti-
tute by the Austrian invasion.
Carrying several hundred marines,
~ lhO AAGG 4oA0Ah6 Pd4 LJg q
United States cruiser arrived at Santo
Domingo.
Bulgarian troops entered Greece for
the first time, occupying Fort Roupel,
north of DENIS Hissar.
Henriette Holstein, convicted of
poisoning her husband, daughter and
stepson, was beheaded in Berlin for
the crime. A headsman with a broad
x performed the execution.
Despite local damages to the null
berry leaves by frost, the general pros
poets for an increased production of
silk in Japan are reported to be ex-
c~ellent.
Reports from Stockholm say there
has been a crop disasater in Russia,
frost destroying all the winter crops.
German authorities have offered to
allow Gen. Leman, the defender of
Liege, to go to Switzerland on parole.
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General

Gov. Pleasant in his message to the
Louisiana Legislature, says that Lousi-
ana faces a deficit of about $500, 600
for 1916.
Joseph Kasiny, forty, a wealthy mer-
chant of McKees Rocks, Pa, is dead
and his wife and IL year old daughter
are in a hospital. The husband shot
the W. others and then himself, after
a quarrel.
Scotland Yard detectives sailed from
New York with Ignatius T. T. Lincoln,
s~elf-confessed German spy, from New
York for England on the Anchor liner
Cameronia. Lincoln will be tried for
perjury.
Railroad officials and members of
the Georgia Fruit Exchange met at At
1anta and estimated the Georgia 1916
peach crop at $500 carloads.
John L.. Matthews, waterway expert,
and former newspaper man, died in a
sanitarium at St. Louis.
All the large properties at Lenox,
Mass, will be closed to automobilists
and driving parties this season.
More than 10000 persons attended a
military field mass at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard in memory of the dead of
the United States army and navy:
The hospital ship Solace has been
ordered to Hayti from Newport.
There is at present a so per cent
shorta-5 of ammunition for United
States coast d~efenses, compared with
a 20 per cen shortage at the begin
ming of the European war.
Great Britain has added to her ship
ping blacklist the American schooner
Clara Davis, owned at Fall River,
Mass.
Gasoline was reduced in price in
Oklahoma from 20 cents to % cents
a gallon, tank wagon basis.
James D. Erwin, aged Is, was hit
over the heart and instantly killed
by a pitched ball during a baseball
game at Oil City, Pa.
Major Robert Russo Moten, a negro,
was installed as principal of Tuskee-
gee Institute, founded by the late
Booker T. Washington.
The Hoboken Board of Education
has decided not to buy n more
Biographies for the schools there until
the European war is ended.
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PlTH OF II
WAR NEWS

The British force invading German
East Africa from the R~hodesian
frontier occupied NeuIangenberg,
80 miles north of the frontier and
about the same distance from the
north end of Lake Nyassa.
Six men were lost when the German
steamship kolga was sheIIed and
finally torpedoed in the Baltic.
indication of a new Russian offensive
against the Austrian lines in the
southeastern part of the battle lines
in Russia, with a view to preventing
the Austrians from withdrawing
troops to reinforce the offensive
against the Italians, was reported.
The Austrians are still on the often
sive against the Italians in the re-
gion southeast of Trent, but Rome
reports that wherever infantry at
tacks were started the Austrians
met with repulse.
On the lsonzo front at San Michele
the Italians, in mining operations,
destroyed Austrian trenches and
took the defenders of them under
their rifle fire as they fled.
Turkish ~contingents which tried to
advance against the Russians on the
Caucasus front in the region of
-Dergala, were repUised
by the Russians.
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VIII Find Wilson Hard to Beat.

Republicans will need their bes
man to beat Woodrow Wilson. It will
never do for them to underyalue his
hghting power. A Republican United
States senator from the West e
ly stated the blunt truth when he said
that Wilson is today a million votes
stronger than the Democratic party.
One would believe this if he mag
ined Wilson out of the race and anv
other Democrat nominated at St
Louis. 1t would mean a Republican
walk-over. But there will be nom
with Wilson at the head of the Demo
cratic ticket.-New York Evening"
Post. =
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TAX NOT WARRANTED
Sugar Companies Evidently Need
No Assistance.
Injustice to Make Consumers Contrib
ute Money for Their 6enefit-Ad-
dltionaI Revenue Should Be
Raised In other Ways.

The Wall Street Journal a short
time ago contained an article on do
nestle sugar companies, a part Of
which is as follows;
1T Is understood that the Great
Western Sugar company has been rip
ening a melon which is almost ready
for plucking. This company, u OF
the largest b~eet-sugar producers in
the world, has prospered enormously
since the war lifted raw sugar prices
to the highest level in years. The
common stock, of which there is $780,
$4,000 outstanding, has advanced
from $50 per share last September to
the present market of 5000.
ut is said on authority that the 1915
earnings were safely over so per cent
on the common stock. For the current
year, If sugar prices hold, the com
pany may easily earn $40 per share.
Great Western is in a position
to pay a handsome extra dividend in
cash, or to capitalize part of It's bulky
surplus by the declaration of a stock
dividend"
In view of the facts thus set forth,
is there the slightest justification for
the United States government giving
this bloated corporation the privilege
of taxing American an ex-
ira cent per pound on all the beet
sugar they use? Yet that is what the
government will do, if it retains the
tariff on sugar. 1t seems to the Jour-
nal that the only fair, sensible and
Democratic thing to do is to put sugar
on the free list and raise any addi-
tional revenue needed by a national
inheritance tax.-Chicago Journal.
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GERMANY INVITES PEACE AGENT

Berlir.-Another visit by Colonel E.
M. House to Europe would come as no
surprise to initiated quarters here.
American umo to this effect are re-
garded as having a certain basis in
fact, although the opinion prevails that
the trip will naturally be postponed
until after the national conventions.
1t is hoped here that should Colo
mel House pay such a visit he will
come this time as a harbinger of
peace, or at any rate to prepare, if
possible, the foundations for a peace
proposal, difficult as this task is rec
ognized to be.
During his last previous visit to
Europe Colonel House made no eff
fort and conducted no Investigations
in the direction of peace-in Berlin
at any event-having perhaps found
absolutely adverse conditions in
capitals of nations hostile to Germany.
Presumably, also he had previous
information that American mediation
was under no circumstances desired.
The situation, it may be said, has
now changed. Apparently there is no
harm, from either a political or a
s~trategical standpoint, in saying that
Germany would welcome peace.
Germany's peace conditions are ex-
tremely moderate, in view of the mill
tQrU nncitione oP Go,-@~ ~
Entente Allies, according to opinions
here.
Germany is now open to reason re-
garding the lot of Belgium and the
occupied regions of France, and ar
rangements for the restoration of the
Belgian kingdom and the return to
France of the provinces captured in
this war are easily within the bounds
of possibility.
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What the World Is Doing Told
in Condensed Form.
MOVES IN THE GREAT WAR
Battles In Europe's Gigantic Struggle
Affairs at the Nations Capital
Happenings in All Corners
Of the Country.
War Bulletins

At the French headquarters in the
Balkans it was announced that Bull
garians had occupied the Greek forts
of Rupel, Dragotin, Kanevo and Spa
tovo, and were advancing from Demir-
Hissar toward Kavalla.
Bulgarian and Austrian forces have
abandoned the interior OF Albania.
Residents there are in a starving con-
dition.
Petrograd reports an attempt of the
Germans to start an offensive in the
Lake Drisviaty region. The movement
was stopped by the concentrated ar
tillery and rife fire of the Russians.
Paris is not greatly concerned over
the German successes at Verdun, re
garding it as the natural result of
the alternate give and take Of so great
q battle.
According to the official Turkish
statement issued a Russian army has
advanced from the Persian frontier
into Mesopotamia as far as Sulei-
mamie.
British attempts to regain the posi-
tons recently taken by the Germans
southwest of Givenchy have been un-
successful, and their losses have been
heavy, Berlin
The battle of Verdun continues un-
abated on both sides of the Meuse
River, northeast and northwest of the
fortress. The Germans are keeping
up their unprecedented bombardments
and vicious infantry attacks, while
the French are replying shot for shot,
and holding at almost every point.
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DR.. Arthur Warren Waite was found
guilty in New York of the murder
of his father-in-law, John E. Peck, the
Grand Rapids millionaire, and was re-
manded to the Tombs to await imposi-
ton OF sentence. Guilty of murder
in the first degree" was the verdict OF
the jury, returned after it has been abb
sent from the Court room one hour
and rs minutes.
Two men were killed, two fatally in
jured, and 10000 damage caused by
fire in the main building of Penn Col
lege at Oskaloosa, Ia.
James ]. Hill died at st. Paul, MINI,
following al operation. The great rail-
road builder vas IS years old.
J. Ogden Armour has given $500, 900
to the endowment fund of Armour In
stitute of Technology.
Gov. Mccall of Massachusetts sign
ed the income tax bill.
After celebrating but 9 minutes, the
jury brought in a verdict of mot gull
ty" in the trial of officials of the Riggs
National Bank of Washington, being
prosecuted by the Government on a
charge of perjury.
President Alan R. Hawley of the
Aero Club of America, piloted by Vic.
tor Carlstorm, few from New York
to Washington in 8 hours, 6A min
utes.
Charged with the embezzleraent of
100000 from the bank of Willacoochee,
Ga, Thomas R. Cox, aged %, a clerk
of the bank, was arrested In New
York.
Officials of the Western Gas Con.
struction Co. at Fort Wayne, Ind,
where a strike of machinists is in pro-
gress, furnished chairs for the union
workmen who are picketing the plant.
A wage increase and a reduction in
the working hours of its employees at
Pottsville, Pa, was made by the Read
Coal G. Iron Co.
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People With the President.

Congress is optimistic now over the
outlook for the future of the nations
relations with foreign countries, &C.
cording to Congressman George Hud-
dleston.
Recent developments have only
served to strengthen President Wilson
with the members of both houses. of
congress and with the people of the
nation" declared Congressman Hud-
dleston. There is an optimistic feel
ing among the leaders in Washington
now regarding our foreign relations.
and the general opinion is that
through the able guidance of the presi-
dent we will weather the storms and
come out with honor and without any
var. This is true as regards both Ger.
many and Mexico. 4
There have been times when many
OF the leaders of congress were in
clined to criticize the president for his
conduct Of foreign affairs. Some coA
tended that he was too slow to a
while others thought he acted with too
great haste. But every day sees the
president grow stronger in the opinion
OF b men in congress-, both among
the Democrats and the Republicans.
The president is the right nan in the
right place at this time; but for his
wise guidance and able leadership, the
nation would long since either have
been plunged into a great war or else
might have suffered her honor to be
besmirched."
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DEPUTIES TO MEET IN SECRET.
French Chamber to Discuss Vital
Matters Behind Closed Doors.

Paris.-The Chamber of Deputies
probably will sit in secret session some
time this week as the result of a
decision reached at a conference of
Premier BRAND with representatives
Of ali political factions. There will
be a previous meeting at once of the
Deputies of various parties to consider
the conditions the Government de-
-lares it will be necessary TO observe
at a secret session.
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U-RoAT SHELLS ELIZA CAPITAL.
Austrian Bombards Blast Furnaces
Then Sinks Steamer

Then Sinks Steamer,
Berlin. - Bombardment of Porto
Ferrajo, capital of the Island of Elba.
in the Mediterranean, by an Austrian
submarine is reported in a statement
issued by the Austro-Hungarian AID.
miralty. The announcement says:
An Austro-Hungarian submarine on
the morning of May % very success
fully shelled important blast furnaces
at Porto Ferrajo, on the Island of
Elba.
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Wilson's Reelection Sure.

There have been times when some
OF the party leaders were afraid that
President Wilson could not De- re-
elected, but that has passed now. The
feeling in Washington is that no mat
ter whether the Republicans and the
Progressives get together or not, Will
son is certain to be elected. The Dem
ocratic leaders are confident Of sue
cess, and they are not worrying about
he man the Republicans may name.
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Aid Each Other for Fires.

Plans for a quick mobilization of
nearby fire departments when needed
IN case of a serious con1agration
which local firemen cannot handle
have been completed by the Burling-
ton County Firemen's Cooperative
Association, recently organized. Each
city, town and village has a district
to which it can appeal for aid and if
thought necessary, departments from
adjacent districts can be calleE in.
The new step will also stardardize
couplings In use in the different de-
partments.
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The prosperity wave is still rising
IN the United States.
The Mena weekly star., 1916-11-09
RIG CATERPILLAR TRAIN TO
 RE PUT IN ARMY SERVICE
Engine and Four Trailers Will Be shipped From Illinois to Maria,
 Tex.-SOlye Traffic Problem.

San Antonio, Nov. 3.--A caterpil- lar tractor of the same kind used by the British in their famous
 tanks on the western front in Eli- rope, is to be used by the United States army in the Big Bend eoun- try of Texas as a solution of the transportation problem there in the absence of roads. it was announced here this morning at General Fun stons headquarters.
 The machine is to be shipped from Illinois tomorrow to Maria, Texas where it will be put into service by the border patrol there.
 The tractor company consists of an engine and four trailers. All of the equipment has caterpillar treads and the trailers have a com bined cargo capacity of 100000 pounds.
 According Co Colonel Harry Roe- CTS, chief quarterrnaster here, on whose recommendation the outfit has been purchased by the govern ment. the caterpillar train can op- crate over territory in which motor trucks and wagons are of no value.
 The Big Bend country is the most difficult section to patrol along the entire Mexican border because of the absence of roads.