Evening star., 1916-09-30
'ormer Premier veni.elos made his way

former Premier Venizelos made his way
to Crete to organize a movement to
compel Greek participation in the war on
the side of the allies; armed revolution
lists seized the island of Crete. In a
steady drive on the west front British
and French allies seized the important
center Of Combles. captured the fortress
Of Thiepval. pushing their lines forward
many miles; Bulgarans We're reported
repulsed in Macedonia by Serbs. at Mount
kaimakealan. and by French and Russian
forces near Florina. In the Rumanian
province of Dobrudja. after a check of
the Teuton drive, the situation reached
deadlock. Austrians blew off the top Of
Monte Cimone. burying alive many
Italian defenders. In two Zeppelin raids
on the coast of England seventy-four
were killed. The Krupp works at Es-
sen. Germany, were bombarded by French
aeroplanes. Lieut. Kitten Rockwell,
American. aviator in the French army.
was killed in an aerial fight. Sir Richard
Crawford. British trade adviser in the
United States, defended the blacklist -
NATIONAL.
The President cast his ballot at
Princeton. in the New Jersey pri-
maries: he spoke at Baltimore. ad-
dressing the National Grain Dealers
Association: he returned to his summer
home at Shadow Lawn. Clifford Pin
chot assailed the Presidents record in
regard to conservation. Charles f.
Hughes, republican standard bearer,
made addresses in Ohio, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey. and New York; he was
scheduled to speak in Baltimore Octo-
Der H.. Returns from the New Jersey
primaries reported the choice of SEN
ator MARITIME for democratic nominee
for United States senator over the
Presidents opposition; of Walter E.
Edge as republican nominee for gov
ernor. w. NJ. Calder was nominated
by the republicans for senator from
New York over former Secretary of
State Bacon. F. w. Mansfield re-
ceived the democratic nomination for
Governor of Massachusetts, The fed
eral farm loan board completed it's tour
of the United States. except the south,
preliminary to establishment of land
bank districts. The price of bread,
milk. -four and other foodstuffs was re-
The American Bankers Association,
meeting in Kansas City. Mo. criticized
many features of the federal reserve
act. J. A. Weir. c. A. Platt and w. NJ.
Kendall were named members of the
commission of fine arts. American ex-
ports reached S510,00O,000 in August,
high water mark. Steel common stock
reached high level. quoted at 120.
John J. Pershing was promoted to be
a major general. Labor leaders con-
tended that the sympathetic strike in
New York city called out 125,o00 work.
ers; police declared it failure. William
Butler, blackmailer, was sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary
other arrests were made. J. C. Graveur
was killed and his companion, Mrs j.
c. Leduc, seriously wounded when shot
in room in Philadelphia hotel by
Mrs Harry Belzer, who then committed
suicide. Six of the crew were lost when
the steamer Roberval foundered in Lake
Ontario. Among those who died during
the week were: J. E. Howell, vice chan
cellor of New Jersey: Rev. ]. A. Moran,
o. s. A, vice president of Villanova
College, Pa; Maj. w. G. Ramsay. con-
struction engineer; Rear Admiral c. E.
Vreeland, U. s. N, retired.