The Washington herald., 1916-09-09


dead are arriving at seraing, Belgium, for
cremation in the blast furnaces, says a
central News dispatch from Amsterdam
today. The great number Of corpses taken
to those cremation places shows the Sc
verify OF the German losses on the Somme
front
Birmingham, England, Sept. S.-The
trades union congress today adopted a
resolution viewing with alarm the steady
Increase Of Chinese labor empIoved on
British ships"
Phillipsburg, N. j., Sept S.-seven men
were injured in a train wreck on the
pennsylvania Railroad here TODAY when
an engine hit an express train. Three
OF the victims were taken to the Easton,
Pa, Hospital.
Wilmington, Del, Sept. s,-Three man
employed at Carneys Point plant OF the
du Pont Powder Company, were seriously
burned today when the glazing barrel
mill exploded
Norfolk. Va, Sept. s-Stricken with ap-
pendicitis while he was directing target
practice on the Dreadnought Nevada.
Chief Gunner Williams was brought here
today on the battleship for an OPERA
the craftsmanship trophy until Williams
was taken Ill.
New York, Sept S-Plunging to earth
from an altitude of 800 feet, ]. w. Struth-
ers, member OF the Citizens Aviation
School, on Governors Island, was seri-
ously injured today when the steering
gear of his machine broke. A passenger
with struthers escaped with slight
bruises.
Lexington, KY. Sept. s.-From the stom-
ach OF bass caught by Louis Fiber Of
Lexington, KY, at Lake Ellerslie was
taken gold ring lost by Thomas O'Day
in the pond, at Walnut Hills farm, eight
miles distant. O'Day identified the ring
by initials engraved on the inner side.
Milwaukee. Sept S.-Out Of the North
Woods. where wild things other than
animals thrive. comes this tale: Young
men campers who have been trying TO
Burbank mosquitoes by interbreeding them
with bees to get a stingless mosquito got
instead a mosquito which bites at both
ends
London, Sept. s.-A dispatch today from
Rome states that Mt. Etna is again in
violent action. portion OF the central
cone has collapsed.
Panama. Sept S.-Twelve ships passed
through the Panama Canal today. Their
maximum draught was twenty-eIght feet.
which indicates that the dredging Of the
slide which recently occurred at Cucara-
cha virtually has been completed.
Hastings-on-Hudson. n. Y. Sept s.
Albert Stern. jr., son Of a New York
man. with offices on Wall street. was ac-
cidentally shot today by a companion
with whom he was playing at the Stern
summer residence. A rife bullet entered
the boys side and pierced his abdomen.
New@York. ssress@John Cordenovf, y.
was run down and instantly killed last
right by a southbound First avenue troll
ley car. A crowd gathered, threatening
violence to the motorman, but a police
man dispersed it.
Kittanning. Pa. sept. s-Attempting to
put of a buggy ride which hIs house
keeper. Mary Jerke, had suggested. John
DeUche. prosperous farmer. was shot
and probably fatally wounded by the
woman at his home in Dayton, eighteen
miles each of here. As Deuche fell the
woman fired shot into her right temple
and died instantly.
Holmes. two months overdue at Lansing.
heard that Sheriff Woolwine was hunting
him he reported to Warden Codding at
the prison without bothering the sheriff.
Holmes lost his appeal to the Supreme
Court and was due to finish a term for
staging a fake horse theft of his own
horses year ago.
Elyria. Ohio. Sept. s-"Rushing tNe
growler' is taboo in Lorain County. This
order, adopted by the Lorain County
Liquor League, went into effect Septem-
Der l. The mandate prohibits saloon
keepers from selling beer in bucket,
pitcher or cam
Rochester. Sept. S-Lawrence Dalcan. 10
years old, is under arrest today charged
with stealing an automobile belonging to
Rev Alphonse A. Notebaert, of Our Lady
Of Victory Church, Pleasant street. Father
Notebaert discovered the theft when he
went to get the car from the garage to
hasten to administer last rites to dying
parishioner.
Pittsburgh, Sept. S.-Bitten three times
! by a cOpperhead snake while playing in
the yard near her home at Coulter. Anna
Gildea, aged ., is dead today at the Nc
| KeespOrt Hospital
ers have raised the price of bread.
For many years six 14-ounce loaves
| cost 25 cents. Now they are cents
straight The raise in flour costs is
/ given as the reason. B. F. Bastain
declared the higher cost of materials
has increased his expenses $4,000 a
year.
Trenton. n. j.. Sept. S.-Reports Of
i forty-eight additional cases of infan-
tile paralysis made to the State de-
partment of health this morning
| brough the total to 1896 since the
epidemic was discovered in July.
Alfred, N. Y, Sept. S.-The overturn-
ing of a canoe has revealed that Miss
Virginia Kerwin, 10 years old, was quiet
| ly married four months ago to Kenneth
| l.. Haslett. The couple were out in a
canoe on a pond and CansiZed 1t chang
| ing seats The brides aunt. Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Kerwin, in helping to resuscitate
her after two fishermen brought her and
Haslett to shore, saw the wedding ring
on her finger.