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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
SHARP FIGHTING
NEAR SUEZ CANAL
Turks AnnihiIate British CaVaI-
ry SquadrOnS.
CAPTURE SCORE OF OFFICERS
Ottoman Official Statement Says the
Turkish Forces Attacked the
Strongly Fortified Posi-
tions Near Quatia.

Berlin.-Turkish troops annihilated
four British cavalry sQuadrOns, about
500 men, in a battle April % near
Quatia, about % miles east of the Suez
Canal. This information was contain
ed in an official report issued by the
Turkish War Department under date
Of April q.
The text of the official statement
says:
In an engagement near Quatia, east
of the Suez Canal, on April % Turkish
troops annihilated four enemy cavalry
sQuadrons.
The Turkish forces attacked the
strongly fortified positions near Qua
tia, destroying the entire camp and a
large part OF the fortified positions.
THE enemy suffered heavy losses.
The survivors hastily fed toward the
canal
"One colonel, one major, 20 captains
and lieutenants and 257 umwounded
and "a wounded soldiers were taken
prisoners.
Turkish camel riders and Medina
volunteers distinguished themselves in
this action.
On April 25 an enemy air squadron,
composed Of nine aeroplanes, in order
to avenge the defeat, raided Quatia
and dropped about 20 bombs upon the
hospital which flew the Geneva flag.
One British and two Turkish wounded
soldiers were killed and two British
soldiers were again wounded.
Turkish aeroplanes successfully at
tackled the enemy's man-of-waF at Ell
Kantara and the docks of Port Said.
They also dropped bombs on camps OF
the enemy between Port Said and Ell
Kantara. The machines returned un-
harmed.
''On April 25 the Russians attacked
on the right wing near Surem, south
of Bitlis, on the caucasian front. They
were repulsed, retiring two kilometers
to the northward and suffering heavy
losses.
Turkish hydroaeroplanes dropped
bombs on the enemy's aviation station
on Imbros Island. A conf1agration was
observed. In spite of anti-aircraft ma
chine gun and artillery fire the hydro
aeroplanes returned safely"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
ANNAPOLIS NEWS
Governor Signs Fifteen BiIIs.

Governor Signs Fifteen Bills.
Annapolis
Among the more important bills
signed last week by Governor Harring-
ton was that affecting motor-truckS
and which was known as the Bennett
bill. A large delegation of motor
truck owners from all parts of the
State came to protest against the bill,
but the Governor decided it was good
revenue measure.
One important measure which is
now law limits the number of whole
sale liquor jobbing houses in Balti-
more, and is intended to prevent the
city being made distributing point.
The clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas is given jurisdiction in the mat
ter of licenses, but he cannot issue
more than there are jobbing houses
at the time the bill became a law, and
the proprietors must have been resi-
dents two years.
Following is the list:
219-Payment of claims of men who
furnished building material for armory
at Belair.
253-Relating to salary of Sheriff Of
Baltimore county.
273-Relating to sale of liquor in
Baltimore City, so as to prevent issu-
ance of licenses to wholesalers unless
they shall have been residents of city
two years.
302-Conferring additional powers
upon Easton Utilities Commission.
3O4-Relating to roads engineer for
Kent county
09-Transferring the State Tobacco
Warehouses to the Board of Agricul-
ture.
362-Refund to Charles V. House
keeper, of Cecil county.
381-Relating to inspectors of to-
bacco.
36S-Amending act creating State
Industrial Accident Commission.
464-To pension James E. Dempsey,
a Baltimore policeman.
471-Limiting expense of public
printing in Kent county.
512-Relating to Baltimore Terminal
and Transit Company
672-Refund to Foster Sudler, of
Wicomico.
6S0-Harford County Code.
714-Automobile license and dis
tribution Of same
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
ANTHRACITE MINERS
RATIFY AGREEMENT
TridiStrict Board IndOrSes the
Settlement.
COAL STRIKE IS AVERTED
Several Weeks An Agreement Is
Reached Between Opera
tors and Miners.

New York.-The Tridistrict Board
of Anthracite Miners at a meeting
here indorsed the agreement between
the miners and operators. The agree
ment was first opposed by the sub
committee, which have been in session,
and will in all probability avert a
strike. Details Of the settlement of the
anthracite coal controversy as re-
suit Of the negotiations which have
been going on for weeks between the
operators and the miners were made
public here by the operators.
The agreement will be retroactive to
April 1, and will avert threatened
strike, which would throw some 10000
employees into idleness.
The agreement contains no mention
Of the closed shop or Of the check-of
system, which have been points of dis
pute during the negotiations. Regard
ing the former, however, it was pointed
out the agreement will, when approved
by the convention, be signed by John
P. White, president Of the United
officials of the union, and that this is
in effect recognition Of the union, Civ
ing the miners the right to organize in
order to better their conditions. AS
for the check-off system, the operators
have contended all along that it would
be un-American and detrimental to
their interests to constitute themselves
as collecting agents for the union, and
this point the miners waived.
Settled Until 1920
The agreement contains a provision
that neither side shall initiate or en-
courage legislation which would in any
way affect the obligations of the new
contract or impair any of its provi-
sions which are to be continued until
May 20, 1920
Before leaving the city John P.
White president of the United Mine
workers Of America, issued a state
ment in which he said the agreement
marks the greatest single advance
won by organized labor in this year of
victories.
"The miners have given the country
striking demonstration" he said,
that the just demands of wage-earn-
ers for improved wages and conditions
can be won without strife when the
men act together through strong and
responsible organization. Such an or
ganization the United Mineworkers' of
America is now recognized as being by
this group of financial interests, which
only few years ago treated it with
scant respect"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
THREE NAVIES
AhRREA HAAA~A
SUFFER LUSSES
British BattIeship Russell Is
Sunk by a Mine.
GERMAN SUBMARINE LOST
The 14,ooo-Ton British BattIeship Sunk
In Mediterranean and 124 OF
Her Crew Missing-car-
ried 300 Men.

London. - The British battleship
Russell has been sunk by mine in the
Mediterranean Sea, and the British
Admiralty also announces that a Ger
man submarine was sunk off the East
Coast of England. The official state
ment follows:
II. MS. Russell. Captain William
Bowden Smith, R. N, flying the flag Of
Rear Admiral Freemantle, struck 4
mine in the Mediterranean and was
sunk. The Admiral, captain, "a Off
GERS and 676 men were saved. There
are about 124 officers and men missing
ga German submarine was sunk off
the east coast. One officer and II men
of the crew surrendered and were
made prisoners"
The Russell is the eleventh British
battleship which has been lost during
the war. The others were the Au-
dacious, Bulwark, Formidable, IRE
sistible, Ocean, Goliath, Triumph, Ma
jestic, Natal and King Edward VII.
In addition, about 35 other British war
ships of various classes have been
destroyed.
Under ordinary conditions the Rus
sell carried between $50 and 500 men.
The Russell was laid down in 1899 and
completed in 1903 She was 4O5 feet
long, Is feet beam, 26 feet deep and
displaced $4,000 tons. She was armed
y
inch and six three-pound guns and
four torpedo tubes. She cost about
$5,OOO,OO0.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Sheriff Bill Queer.

If bill amending the Constitution
and which was passed by the General
Assembly is ratified by the people
Sheriff McNulty will be legislated out
of Office and every county in the State
will have two sheriffs As originally
introduced by Mr.. Bryant, the meas
ure extended the term of the sheriff of
Baltimore county to four years.
Four other counties wanted the
terms of their officials extended and
the bill was so amended. When the
bill reached the Senate another coun-
ty was added and, according to Deputy
Sheriff Heine, who followed the bill
through both houses, this amendment
was concurred in by the House. In
this shape 1t was passed.
After having been reprinted and en-
rolled it read very differently from the
way it is said to have passed. AttOr-
ney General Ritchie went over it care
fully and said that the most important
provision was mixed. 1t provided, for
instance, that, in 1917, every county
SICCl d Su01 III WbOS0 LCl III Sud1l
be four years and in 1919 there is to
be another election at which another
sheriff is to be elected for four years.
In amending the Constitution no
provision was made for Baltimore City
at all and, as a result, the city will
have no sheriff, while each of the coun-
ties will have two.
The bill being an amendment to the
Constitution does not require the
signature of the Governor and hence
it will take its place on the ballot
along with other questions to be sub.
mitted.
The Governor signed the bill in.
creasing the pay of the Baltimore
sheriff to $4,000, but before doing so
he announced that Mr. McNulty had
agreed the law should not be retro
active. The Sheriff furnished the pen
with which the bill was signed and
then took it home to his little boy.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
May z, 1915.

CunaId liner LusitanIa sunk by
German submarine; 1,154 persons
lost, including 1902 Americans.
Germans made more gains near
Tpres.
Turks captured ten British guns
at Sedd-ul-Bahr.
Russian aViators dropped bombs
on ConstantinopIe.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
TOLL OF MERCHANT SHIPS.
The Allies Have Lost 53e Vessels and
Neutrals 1913.

Washington.-British estimates of
the European wars toll Of merchant
ships, giving in figures by the Depart
ment of Commerce, put the number at
736 with tonnage Of more than two
million. Allied vessels lost number
538 and neutral 1913.
The estimates, made by a British ad-
miral, give British losses as 40 ships;
French, So; Russian, 35; Italian, 27;
Belgian, 10, and Japanese 3. This does
not include the loss Of 237 trawlers by
the British, seven by the French and
two by the Belgians.
Norway, with 81 vessels destroyed,
leads the neutral nations in losses.
Sweden, with 40, is second, and Den
mark, with %, third. Holland has lost
"a and the United States Z.
British losses amount to four per
cent. Of the total number in service
and six per cent Of the tonnage.
French losses are four per cent. in
number and seven per cent. in ton
mage. Despite these losses, it is de-
clared, the aggregate OF ships owned
by the Allies is being steadily in
creased through building
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Former Automobile Commissioner
John E. George, of Queen Anne's coun-
ty, was informed of a plot to murder
him. Two men connected with the af
fair are under arrest in Kent county.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
PICKED UP AT RANDOM

About twelve marriages out of every
100 are second marriages.
There is no federal institution in
the continental United States for the
reception and care of lepers.
The coal mines of Sweden do not
produce enough fuel for that country's
needs and scientists are trying many
experiments with peat, of which there
is a vast supply available.
So serious was a recent invasion of
Uruguay by locusts that an agricul-
turaI and live stock census of that
country was postponed for three
months.
To enable persons to take breath
ing exercises Systematically and on a
progressive scale is the purpose Of
simple apparatus invented by
French doctor
Elephants have been put to work
in England. Horses are scarce, due
to the great demand for war horses,
but Sheffield firm broke the horse
famine by hiring a retired elephant
from circus, which pulls as much as
five horses.
By photography, with a vibrating
lens, an English scientist has timed
lightning flash at one-nineteenth of
second.
PaTachutes to bring an aeroplane
safely to land after it had met with
mishap in fight are a French inven-
ton
Hawaii will be equipped with
lighthouse giving a double fash of
light of $4,000 candle power every
ten seconds
The mineral production Of Alaska
last year is officially estimated to have
been worth $32,OOO.OCO, the greatest
amount on record.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
TrawIer Sinks Submarine.

London.-The destruction of a Ger
man submarine by British trawler
off the north coast of Scotland is de-
scribed by Dutch newspapers received
here. According to the accounts, the
submarine had halted two Dutch
steamers, when a trawler appeared
and killed with its first shot four men
who were standing on the deck of the
submarine. The trawler then sank
the submersible with a second shot.
The entire action lasted less than ten
minutes.
The papers say the submarine was
of the latest and largest type and car
ried a crew of so, all of whom were
lost.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Maryland's advocates of votes for
women, the Just Government League,
ended their session in Hagerstown
with the election of officers. For the
first time in the history of the organ
ization the old officers were reelected.
They are: Mrs. Donald Hooker, Balti-
more, president; Mrs. c. J. Ogle- Bal
timore, first vice-president. Mrs. Rob
ert Moss, Annapolis, second vice-presi-
dent: Miss Eleanor White, Baltimore.
treasurer, and Mrs. c. c. Heath, Balti-
more county, secretary. The next
convention will be held in Baltimore
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
ARRESTED FOR MARRYING.
James Bowers Had Been Ordered BY
Court Not To Wed.

Bristol Va.-Tenn. - Following his
marriage here with Mrs. Bonnie Smith.
a young widow from Fish Springs,
Tenn, James Bowers, a railroad EN-
ploye. was arrested. When a former
wife was divorced from Bowers the
court entered an order restraining
Bowers from again marrying. He is
now under bond, waiting action of the
court
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
SUNDAY GIVES $4,000 AWAY.
Presents Checks To institutions At
Wnona, Ind.

Warsaw, Ind.-Evangelist Billy Sun
day, who has just returned from Balti-
more, gave DR.. S. c. Diclley, general
manager of Winona Assembly, a check
for $1,000 for use in beautifying the
ChautauQua grounds. At the same
time he gave President J. c. BencK-
enridge, of Winona College of Agricul
ture, check for $1,000 for the support
of the school.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
ALLEGED coNsPlRAToR FREE.
Even Charge OF Stealing Shell Could
Not Be Sustained.

New York.-Harry L. Newton, for
merly employed in munitions plant
at St. Catherine, Ontario, who was
recently arrested by the local police
the accusation by the British consul
here of having stolen shell from the
munitions works, was discharged from
custody by Commissioner HOughton
after a representative for the consul
admitted the charge was baseless.
Newton had been previously exoner-
ated in police court on charges pre-
ferred by detectives that he conspired
to blow UP an American factory and to
commit other crimes.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
POSSE KILLS TWO OUTLAWS.
Was Fired Upon Following Trail OF
Other Bandits.

AIuskogee, Okla.-A posse, headed
by Sheriff John Barger of Muskogee
county killed Joe and Nave Smith, out
laws, in the hills near Gore, Okla
homa. The Smiths carried safe-break.
ing tools. The posse was following
the trail of other bandits when fired
upon. No members OF the posse were
injured
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
May 4, 1915.

Germans took three villages near
Ypres.
French gained in region of
Steenstraete.
Fierce battle near stry between
Russians and Teutons.
Triple alliance treaty denounced
by Italy.
Turks defeated allies near AVi
5urnu.
Lloyd-Georee introduced second
British war budget.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
May 5, 1915.

Germans drove British back but
were checked by French.
Russians retreated along Galiclan
line and from Carpathian slopes.
Teutons captured GorIice.
Turks checked allies at Sedd-uI-
5ahr.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
CHICAGO TEACHERS WIN.
Court Rules They Can't Be ousted For
Joining Federation.

Chicago. teachers of Chi
cago triumphed in their fight against
the rule barring them from member
ship in the Chicago Teachers Fedora
tion in the appellate court The upper
court affirmed the decision of Judge
Denis E. Sullivan, of the Superior
Court, which issued a temporary in
junction against the Board of Educa-
tion restraining it from enforcing the
rule and denied the motion to dissolve
the injunction
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
NAV 8. 1915.

Germans made violent attacks
near Ypres and in Champagne.
Teutons under Won Mackensen
won great victory in West GaIicia
Continuous bombardment of Oar
daneIIes maintained by allied fleet.
British steamer Minterne and
four Morse steamers sunk by Ger
man submarines.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Governors Mother Dies.

Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Harrington,
mother of Governor Emerson c. .Har.
rington, died at her home in Madison,
about IS miles from Cambridge. Mrs.
Harrington and her four sons and her
two daughters were at her bedside
when the end came. Mrs. Harrington
suffered a paralytic stroke in her home
Tuesday night. Although 81 years
old. she had enjoyed fair health prior
to the stroke
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
May 2, 1915.

British and French VainIy at
tackled Germans northeast Of
Tpres.
Great battle developed in Plain
Of Rawa, Central Poland.
Austrians took offensive in re-
gion Of Ciezkowice.
Allies made further advance on
GaIIipoIi peninsula; Australians
lost heavily.
German aeroplanes bombarded
Epinal and other places.
Last of the Iandsturm called out.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Bombs Fire BattIeship.

Berlin.-An official report issued by
the German Admiralty announces that
three German aeroplanes dropped 81
bombs on the Russian battleship
Slava. Several of the bombs are said
to have taken effect and fire on the
battleship was distinctly observed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
WOODEN TABERNACLE VETOED.
Governor Mccall Fears Danger From
Fire Or Panic.

Boston.-A bill providing for the
erection without compliance with the
city's building laws of tabernacle
for revival meetings by the Rev. Will
liam A Sunday was vetoed by Cover
nor Mccall. The Governor explained
in a message to the Legislature that
Substitution of wood for fireproof ma
terial, as provided in the bill for the
construction of the tabernacle, would
materially increase the danger from
fire or panic"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
KILLS TWO IN 1so-MILE RUN.
Southern Railway Train Makes Un.
usual Record.

Bristol, Va.-Tenn.-In a run of 100
miles passenger train arriving here
over the Southern Railway killed two
men, one near Knoxville and the other
near Johnson City. Papers on the lat
ter indicated he was Samuel Smith, Of
Chattanooga. He was apparently 20
years old.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
May /, 1915.

Germans gained ground along
Ypres canal, but lost near 5aga-
teIle and in lie Pretre forest.
Germans invaded Russian Baltic
provinces.
Russians defeated in koVno and
at Orawa and Opor valleys.
Two German torpedo boats and
one British destroyer sunk in
North sea battle.
DardaneIles and 5osporus forts
bombarded.
American tanker GulfIight torpe-
doed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
May 6, 1915.

German line around Ypres gave
way in places, and French won
ground in Alsace.
Teutons took Tarnow, Jaslo and
DukIa and drove Russians from
Dunajec and 5iaIa rivers.
Russians defeated Turks In eau
casus.
Desperate fighting in GalIipoll.
Five British vessels sunk by sub.
marines.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

The Russian battleship Slava dis
places 1856 tons and was built in
1903. She is $40 feet long and carries
a complement of S25. Three of her
sister ships were sunk in 1905 in the
battle of the Sea of Japan and fourth
was captured by the Japanese.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
Simulated Erudition.

DO you always understand the sub
jects on which you deliver speeches?"
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum.
"S6metimes | have to talk about them
in IA way that makes people think
they're too hard for anybody except
myself to understand, even when / am
trying to explain them"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
WANTS 100000 FOR HORSES.
Senator Pittman Asks For Government
Appropriation.

Washington.-With a view of i'm
proving the breed of light horses
farm, saddle and harness-through
the country, Senator Pittman, of Ne
vada, introduced an amendment to be
proposed to the Agricultural Appro-
priations bill calling for the immediate
appropriation of 100000 for the ex-
tension of the so-called army remount
stations at Front Royal, Va.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
KILLED BY FALL FROM HORSE.
Miss Noel Meets Death In Same Man.
ner As Two Relatives Did.

Hanover, Pa-Miss Natalie Noel, %
years old, of McSherrystown, was kill
ed when the horse she was riding
threw her to the street. Her head
struck the trolley track, fracturing
her skull. Her uncle and grandfather
were killed in the same manner.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Western Maryland College was de-
clared the winner in the eighteenth an
nual Maryland intercollegiate oratorical
contest held in Mcdowell Hall, of St.
Johns College, Annapolis. The sue
cessful orator was John Leas Green,
and the subject of his discourse was
National Ballast"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

The invention of a machine to grind
sea sand, ordinarily too smooth to be
of use, has enabled great quantities of
it to be utilized in brick manufacture
in Virginia.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
British cuardship Sunk.

The Admiralty announced that on
the night of April 26-27 German naval
forces destroyed large British guard
vessel on Doggerbank and brought in
a fishing steamer as a prize.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
ANTLwAR TELEGRAMs STOP.
Threat Of Investigation Supposed To
Have Caused Halt

! III CGI vi lIlNGSAiSGiiOit SGE1POOCO ~
Have Caused Halt
Washington.-The deluge of anti
war telegrams to members of Con
gress came to a sudden stop.
It is estimated that between 10000
and 10000 kilograms, costing $780,
600, were received by members of the
House and the Senate during the past
few days. The speech of Senator
Hunting, of Wisconsin, in which he
stated he might ask an investigation
of the propaganda, it is believed, had
the effect Of calling a halt on the move
ment to embarrass the Presidents
handling of the German submarine
issue
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

England has strengthened its hold
On the toy market, but Japan is forg-
ing ahead as competitor
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Goods imported from the United
States to Australia are frequently held
up until satisfactory proof is present
ed that they were manufactured in the
United States.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
JUMPS FROM WINDOW, KILLED.
Or. Rhea Found Dead Six Miles From
His Home.

His Home.
Bristol, -Tenn.-Missing from his
room at daybreak. with his clothing
still beside the bed, DR.. John P. Rhea,
a well-known physician of Emmets, six
miles east of Bristol, was found dead
under the stairway of a Bristol bust
ness house. lie had jumped from an
upper story window at his home and
after wading Beaver creek, attired only
in his night clothes, died from ex-
2osure coupled With injuries.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06

Judge Harlan, at BeIair, dismissed
the bill for injunction brought by the
Mayor and Council of Havre de Grace
against the Susquehanna Power Com
pany to enjoin the company from con
structing dams across the river.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
SIR ROGERS SISTER APPEALS.
Asks Wilson To Intervene In Brothers
Behalf.

Washington.-An appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson from a lawyer represent
ing Mrs. Agnes Newman, a sister of
Sir Roger Easement, asking Mr.. Viii
son to receive her in order that she
might ask assistance for Sir Roger
was referred to the State Department.
Mrs Newman is in New York.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-06
SUFFRAGE PLEAS IN FLOWERS.
Baskets Sent To President and Mem.
bers OF Cabinet.

Neutrality-suspicious. of the woman
suffrage movement sent baskets of
May Day flowers to President Wilson
and all the members of his Cabinet.
The backets contained messages urging
support of constitutional amendment
giving women the ballot.