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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

II Gray Hsirs but Tired Eyes
M looK older than we are. Keep
m Young and you will look young.
tie Movies Murine Your Ewes. Don't
. m aee. Murine Eye Remedy Co..
- Sends Eye Book on request
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

In all the displays Of new millinery,
hats Of braid or Of thin materials are
shown trimmed with flowers and rib
bons. In those pictured here roses
and narrow, fancy ribbons are fea.
tured.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

Dignity may sto0p to conquer. but
never srOvels III the dust.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

|s.ss Sam made s2,5OOOO0 last year
me sale Of wood from the gov
unut forests.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

n pnceited young lady says the
nue Z covet0us lot.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

OF course you mean well, but that
Is poor excuse.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

m Colds ard Prevent Grip.
ss.i . cold coming on, take LAHA::
Isui0 JIMMIE i nR RsTGys o, GaSlS u
Ss0g y signature on box. &c.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

For calks use Hanford's Balsam.
Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

~ not worry; we'll get the earth
= y later.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

One Of the great draw backs in this
world is that men never know it is too
late until it is too late
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

ss sender often makes a
] = Of his calling.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-04-22

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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-17
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5initernis burh einen irrenoen, ge'
Ipsnitii9 poriibsrbuIhenosn 2i9ts
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9isr, Der aItsn iyeite, bsfano iib BIZ,
2idtquslle; bier parsn bic isinb'
Iiden S6eiuperfer aufseitsIIt unS
ourdTuhtsu. slsih fpGbsnbsn glu'
gen, bic 2onOihaft. Gum Sunts!
Der Radt bate Iit iebod niGt BIZ.
StiIIs ssisut. Die Cuff NOR uoI bon
i6iitternoen, rolIenben unb bonnsrn'
ben @srGui6sn. Cine ungebeurs
9anonabe fang. sIsid einsm tisfen
Drummer, in ben 2iiften uno ma4'
te ben 8oben erbsben. Die unSd6'
lissn feinoIidn 9tf6iibs, bslsii 9s
0eItunssartillerie uno idpere eng
liide SdiffsseI9iibe. bic ienieits Der
9rOben Netbe aufseitelIt tparen. Be-
Itriden uno6IdIiis i'm SnIbtreis Die
3ufabrtitraBsn na9 ienem puntt,
100 bic 9robe unb bic Gleine gtet5,
ii9 persinen. @enn Der 9eI@ik'
bonner fhpies uuo elmer fait uH'
6eimlidsn Stius NIlob mndte. bDr:r
man bas 9srai4sI ipeIteH 2aub:s
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-08-17

fiibrte. I'm ndd .inem Der auf Der dn'
beren Seite blltenoen @utomotilt
gu ssIaugeH. nubm GitelIa feinsn arm.
Gin einoises MaI. ipenn aud nur
fir tpenise augenbIide. ipollts iie 10
an ieiner Settle tpoubeln. 3eines
ipro9 nod Elm Mort. @itslIa itise
in Den &roftipossn unO nunnts Dem
Chauffeur ous Snus am MitteIneg.
2aosnturs entblDbte ben Ropf unb
tiibte Gitella Die Sanb. Sos 9luto
iette itd in 8etpesuns. Gitella fab
nit sroBen gIGnSenOen augen suriid,
bis iie bic @eitalt bes geliebten Wian'
nss nt4t ms9r gu ertsnnen Usrmo4te.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
CEMENT WORKS
CONSTRUCTION
WILL BE STARTED WITH A RUSH
BY THE FIRST OF THE CON-
ING MONTH.
ENGINEERS COMING NEXT WEEK

Mr.. w. II. Andrews, chief chemist
for the Three Forks Portland Cen.
ment company, arrived in Lewistown
yesterday morning for the purpose Of
selecting and shipping samples of ce.
ment rock to eastern machinery man.
ufacturerS with whom contracts have
been made for machinery to equip
LewistoWn's Portland cement plant ad.
iacent to the Hanover plaster mill
Since Mr.. Charles Boettcher, prcsi.
dent OF the Cement Securities com.
pany and Mr.. r. j. Morse, secretary
and general manager of the Three
Forks Portland Cement company, left
LcWistown two weeks ago, after hav.
ing purchased the Hanover mill and
the incXhauStibla cement rock dc.
posits adjacent thereto, these gentle.
men have been quietly but rapidly
making preliminary arrangements to
insure the construction of thorough.
ly modern and up-tOda cement mill
in the shortest possible time.
Mr.. Morse, with the companys en-
Rinecrs, is expected in Lewistown ear
ly in the coming week, at which lmc
the location of buildings and the gen.
eral layout Of the plant will be defin
itely determined. Active construc-
ton work will be going with vim
by September /, and it is the com
rany's intention to rush the compile
I.tion of the plant SO that Lcwistown
cement will be in the market on New
Years day.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
LUNCHE ON At
BRIGHT TODAY

Taking advantage of the visit of
Charles Zeublin, with the Chautauqua
n LewiStoWn on Monday, August "A,
the Chamber of Commerce has ar
ranged a MONDAY luncheon at ibe
Bright cafe, and Mr.. Zeublin will be
the principal speaker. Ills talk was
originally scheduled for Thursday,
but since the death of Benjamin Fay
Mills in April made necessary re-
arrangement Of lecturers, which
brings Mr.. Zeublin here on Monday.
This gentleman is a pubicist of
Boston and civic lecturer of nation
al reputation. II has been said that
"the average person in an audience
comes away from Zeubin lecture
feeling that his mental processes have
just received cold shower bath fol
lowed bv vigorous rub that sets
the whole body tingling and glowing
with the shock.
Those who like Nels Darling will
be attracted to Charles Zeubln and
il is for business men particularly
interested in community building that
he has been asked to address this
MONDAY luncheon. This luncheon will
not interfere with the luncheon de-
rOted to interests of the high school
dormitory on Wednesday, August l6,
at the Fergus hotel.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
PAVING CHOSEN
BY LOT OWNE: rs rs
MATERIAL FOR THIRD, FOURTH
AND FIFTH AVENUES AND ON
BOULEVARD.
Mcguire WILL Do THIS WORK

Property owners in paving districts
% and 26 met at the city hall last
evening to determine upon the ma,
terial to be used in the paving of
two blocks on Third Fourth and Fifth
avenues, making six blocks in district
% and three blocks on Boulevard,
district 26, making nine blocks in all
The bids We're opened Monday night,
j. c. Mcguire of Butte, being the only
bidder. His bids were considered very
satisfactory.
1t was decided to have the three
blocks on Boulevard paved with gravel
bithulithic on bituminous base. while
the six blocks OH Third Fourth and
Fifth avenues, two blocks on each
tholcughfare, will be gravel bitulithic
on a concrete base.
The matter was thoroughly dis.
cussed and it is believed that the
material selected will prove very sat.
isfactory.
Mr.. Mcguire will begin work on
these districts shortly and will be
able to complete the contracts i'll a
short time.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
CONVENTION
COMES TO END
FERGUS COUNTY W. c. 7. U. Sc
LECTS OFFICERS AND ADOPTS
SOME RESOLUTIONS.

Officers and members of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance union Of
Fergus county are well satisfied with
all that the first county convention,
held Friday ana Saturday in Lewis
town. has brought forth, for although
| organization in Fergus has been for
mally effected only eight months, they
find that the growth and power has
been remarkable, especially frAm the
FicWHoint OF those who haze been in
touch with other organizations over
the state.
Programs were carried out as srhel-
| ulcd yesterday, both morning and af-
| ternoon. IN the morning there were
| reports from all the unions. Il papcr'on
,, The Possibilities Of the Flower Mis-
sion Department." by Ashley. and a
paper on The Cigarette and the Boy" "
| by Brooks.
In the afternoon, three papers were
read, ono on The Saloon ana oar
Community" by Denton: one on
What Does the Ballot Demand of
! Women" by Stanford, and on "Th"
! office Seeking the candidate,' by
Moore. This last paper was so excel
! lent that convention voted to have it
reprinted in a number of the county
| papers.
| An election OF county Officers took
! pla re yesterday afternoon and the fol-
/ lowing named We're chosen
Mrs. +. H. Cunningham, president:
Mrs. c, e. Davis, Roy vice president:
Mrs, Eikcrt. Grass Ridge. recording
se' retary: Mrs. f. S. Strickler. CORE
| sponding secretary; Mrs. MeNcy. Don
ton, treasurer: Mrs. Anna Rice, Sur-
| FOLK, local organizer Mrs Rice was
also elected county delegate at large
| to the state convention, which meets
in Great Falls, October 1913. Five
/ other delegates We're also elected
4 Resolutions were adopted recon-
/ mending to the state organization that
! at the state convention a resolution
he adopted r"ndemning the teaching
of history with its details Of battles
and wars and favoring the slIbstitu-
tior therefor of the teaching of cur
! rent events in the worlds progress.
as tending TO promot" peace: rarorirs
an agitation for half holiday Satur-
/ day afternoon as n means of disrour-
aging Sunday sports: EXPRESSING appre-
ola ton to the local w. C. T. y. the
! Pre- si,ytorian church. tho Motrodist
"hr rrh aud al who contributed To tho
nlaasure. comfort and entertainments
of the delegates.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
GIGANTIC CROP LOSSES IN U. S. and
CANADA SEND WHEAT SKYWARD

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.--Gigantic crop
losses in the United States and Can.
ada sent the wheat market today near
ly straight skyward. At one time the
ascent of prices amounted to 11%c a
bushel. Trading closed in whirl
of excitement, showing net gains of
1919 to 113s with the September op-
ton at $1.44A to $1.44R and with
December at $1.4S to $1.4Sas.
Something of the strain involved
and of the far-reaching consequences
may be realized from the fact that,
according to the United States gov
ernment crop report, which was the
principal cause of today's excitement,
the domestic yield of wheat for 1916,
will be 35S,000,000 bushels smaller
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
HUGHES ENDORSES ABUSE OF WRIT
OF INJUNCTION, C0MPERS SAYS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-Democrat-
iC party managers here today gave
out a letter from President Samuel
Gompers Of the American Federation
of Labor, to Thomas N. Nichols of
Alliance, Ohio, reviewing the attitude
of Charles F.. Hughes, the republican
presidential nominee, in supreme court
cases involving the interests of labor.
particularly the Danbury Hatters'
case. Mr.. Gompers was out of the
city, but the democratic leaders gave
out the letter as having been writ
ten from headquarters of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor in response
to request for Mr.. Hughes record.
Mr.. Gompers' letter reviews the
Danbury Hatters' case which resulted
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
ARRANGING FOR
{. \. EXTENSION

Egineer Walker OF the Great North
ern, appeared before the county com
missioners yesterday to confer with
'egard to the crossing of the wagon
road by the Great Northern's cX-
.ension from Lewistown on what is
known as Sand Hill or the divide, on
Mcdonald creek, between Lewistown
and Grass Range. The matter will
be satisfactorily arranged
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10

MINI EAPOIIS, Aug. . Charles E
Hughes, replying to Secretary Red.
held's telegram denying that IT, Dana
l)urand was forced out OF Office as
director or the census. today read to "A
large audience here Il letter from MIR
Nnrand in which Mr. Durand said that
ne told Redtield he would resign, but
wanted To- remain and that Rcdlicld
replied that the administration had
decided on a change
Mr. nurand's letter, read hy the
nominee IN the course Of an open air
speech at the parade grounds here,
was IN part MS follows:
'lnasmuCh as the truth OF vour
statement with regard to changing in
the drectorshp Of the census has
been challenged. think il is only
fair to YOU that | should make this
statement My resignation AZ direc-
tor was distinctly forced resigna
tiOn. Al the first conversation | had
with Secretary Redfield, | told him
that | would resign but that hoped
would be permitted to remain. Tie
at once told me that the adminstra
tion had decided that II wanted II
make change. believe to create a
vacancy were his words. The next
that ! heard of il was an announce.
ment IN the press that my successor
had been named and at once wrote
out my resignation
Mr.. Durand said that he did not
wish to make the statement public
unless II was necessary, but that Mr.
Hughes was at liberty tp do as he
saw fit
Mr.. Hughes then repeated his De
tfolt declaration with reference to the
displacement of IAN eminent scien,
tist' in the coast and gcodetic sur,
vcy by "an excellent stock breeder and
veterinary surgeon"
Exception also has been taken by
the distinguished secretary with re.
gard to that man." the nominee con
tinued, Now am not IN n position
to state of my own knowledge the
circumstances with reference to the
retirement Of the eminent scientist
who occupied that important place.
But If | may assume that he retired
voluntarily. my point Is not so much
the retirement OF the man who went
but the character Of the man by whom
he was succeeded
81 an now told that Mr. Jones, who
succeeded him, was promoted after
being deputy commissioners of fisher
les. But he was appointed to that
place, also involving the need OF tech
nical skill and training, by this ad
ministratiO ion. lie went there from his
stock farm and took charge Of the
bureau"
Mr.. Hughes went into detail AZ to
the charge he made In Detroit that
the administration had made raid
upon the civil service OF the United
States and concluded as follows:
"We must have higher standards
than those OF this administration. This
administrations with loud professions
of devotion to civil service reforms,
las not been true to the standards
Of the administration which be-
lieve the American people desire to
see enforced"
Immediately after his speech here,
Mr.. Hughes motored back to st. Paul
where his program called for the de
livery of an address later.
Mr. Hughes and party left for Grand
Forks, ~ d., shortly after lie con
cluded his address
Tomorrow forenoon he speaks IN
Grand Forks and in the evening Al
Fargo, N. D.. where he will spend
the night. Friday morning he leaves
for Helena, Mont.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10

than was the case last year. No such
shortage has been foreseen even by
the gloomiest prophets. Black rust
spreading in Canada and indicating
that the crop there would be cut down
1876 100000 bushels from the 1915 to-
tai made the situation still more
acute, as the United States and Can
ada have been furnishing six-sevenths
of the worlds breadstuff supplies to
the countries that in the face of war
difficulties have still been able to
import.
The biggest jump in prices came
right at the outset, exactly s cents
a bushel over night Strenuous efforts
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
DURAND
AN ISSUE
Hughes Is Told He Was
Forced out by Secre-
tary Redfield.
DURAND so WRITES

At an Open Air Meeting in Mime,
apolis Mr. Hughes Reads a Letter
From Mr.. Ourand in Which He
States He Was Forced to Resion,
and the Republican Presidential
Nominee Then Repeats His Detroit
Declaration With Reference to Dis.
placement OF an Eminent Scientist
In the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
C0RIZIA
IS TAKEN
Gateway to Trieste, Aus
trials Big Seaport, in
Hands of Italians.
WIN ON ALL FRONTS

Vigorous Offensive of Entente Allies
on the French, Galician and Italian
Fronts Is StiII Being Rewarded
With Important Successes--ln Ga
iicia, Russians, in quest Of Lemberg,
Have Further Carried Out Their En-.
deavors Toward Capture of Stanis-
Take Additional Ground
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10

in a unanimous decision of the SUI
preme court. in which former Justice
Hughes concurred, holding the hatters
Of Danbury must individually pay D.
A. Loewe & Co, some 100000 dam
ages under the Sherman law for the
celebrated hatters' boycott. 1t also
referred to the courts decision hold
ing unconstitutional the Arizona anti
alien labor law. Former Justice
Hughes wrote the opinion.
"In that decision" wrote Mr..
Gompers. Justice Hughes took the po,
sition that the injunctive process ap-
plies to personal relations. and made
more definite his Endorsement of that
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
EARLING MAY COME.

President A. j. Earling OF the Mil
waukee and a party of capitalists and
officials have started west by special
train to pay periodical visit to the
railroads Puget Sound lines Whether
It is their intention to visit Lewis
town is not known as yet, but it is
possible they will come here.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
PAT SCANLAN CALLS.

Pat S. Scanlan, former division
freight and passenger agent OF the
northern Montana division of the Mil.
waukee, and now commercial agent
for the company at Helena, spent a
few hours in Lewistown yesterday. Mr.,
Scanlan states that he finds business
good all over Montana.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
WILSUN
MAY ACT
AS a Last Resort Presi-
dent Will Attempt to
Avert a Strike.
H0PELESSLY APART

United States Board of Mediation Has
Offered Its Services to Bring the
Railroads and Their Employees IT,
gether in an AmicabIe Settlement Of
Points in Dispute, But Garretson
Declares That Unless the Railroads
Make Satisfactory Concessions the
Employees Will Refuse to Bind Them
selves to Federal Mediation.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
SLoAT LEAVES TUESDAY,

l.. J. Sloat, proprietor of the Quality
shop, expects to leave today for New
York City, where he will purchase
fall and winter stock for the Lewis
town store.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10

ROME, Aug. SO. p. ny
About 10000 prisoners were CAP
tured by the italians at Gorizia,
according to an official announce
ment by the war office. The
statement says an accurate es-
innate is impossible at present,
as numbers OF prisoners are be-
brought in hourly.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
DAMAGED
BY FLOOD
Many Lives Lost When
A Cloudburst Sweeps
Coal River Valley.
in WEST VIRGINIA

Cloudhurst Occurs at the Head Waters
of Paint and Cabin Creeks and Coal
River and Torrent Which Surged
Down Coal River Sweeps Its Banks
Almost Clean of Villages, Carrying
on Its Crest Houses and Buildings
of All kinds-Two Passen n9er Trains
Are Marooned-Many People Are
Homeless
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
ASSOCIATED PRESS RESUME.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RESUME.
The vigorous offensive of the en-
tente allies on the French Galician
and Italian fronts is still being re-
warded with important successes. In
Austria the Italians have captured tlra-
city OF Gorizia. % miles northwest
of Triest; IN Galica the Russians,
in the quest of Lemberg. have fur.
ther carried out their endcuvors to-
ward the capture of Stanislau from
the AustroGermans while in France
the French and British forces In the
Somme region have attacked and won
additional points of vantage from the
Germans
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
CAP BURNS UP

An immigrant stock car was de-
stroycd by fire on the Winifred branch
Of the Milwaukee yesterday after
noon. All the stock were taken out
uninjured but quantity of lumber
inside burned with the ear. When
the fire was discovered the car was
detached from the train, but all at
tempt could not save it. The cause
OF the fire is unknown.
---se,- --
Mrs. e. J. Stoker of Toledo, Ohio,
arrived in Lewistown yesterday for
a visit with her granddaughter, Mrs.
S. w. Pennock
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
LEAVE FOR PARK TOUR.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Weaver leave at
& O'Clock this morning for tour
through the National park. They ex-
pect to reach Livingston by noon and
Gardiner this afternoon. They will
make the trip in IA Hupmobile.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10
GOVERNOR HAsTENs TO SCENE

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, Aug. s.
Governor Hatfield, WHO arrived here
tcnffht TO attend the state republican
convention. ordered special relief
trains to the Caal river and Cabin
creel, districts where. according to
reports, more than 100 have been
drowned and five thousand made
homeless. Two companies OF the
Second eminent, West Virginia ma
tionai guard, have been ordered with
tents to the flooded districts. So Sc.
rious is the situation chat Governor
Hatfield lott the city tonight to go
to the scene Of the devastation.
According to officials of the Vir
ginia Power company tonight, at least
$50 persons have lost their lives.
Eleven bodies have so far been re-,
covered, many persons have been seen
clinging to debris in the flood but no
assistance could be given them. The
Sunday school excursion train which
is marooned near st. Albans is said
to have 3a0 persons on board. Efforts
to reach them have failed.
Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-10

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug O.
AT least ten persons were drowned by
Il cloudburst which swept the Cabin
Creek valley today, according to re-
ports received here tonight. Wire and
rall communication has been practi
cally cut off and reports are meager.
The damage to railroad, coal, oil and
gas properties is estimated at $1,000,
900. Scores Of houses were carried
| away by the flood.
Four bodies SO far have been re-
covered, a Mrs. Lykens and her
daughter, Miss Pauley and an un-
identified man. The entire Lykens
family, consisting OF eight persons, is
missing. The cloudburSt occurred at
the head waters Of Paint and Cabin
creeks and Coal river, and the tor
rent which surged down Coal river
spewt its banks almost clean of vii
lagos, while the kanawha river raised
several feet, carrying on its crest
houses and buildings or all kinds. Near
st. Albans are maroOned two passen-
ger trains, one Of which is, Sunday
school excursion train. Nothing has
been heard from either. The Cabin
creek valley has population Of about
$4,000 persons. Advices received here
indicate about one-third Of this num-
Der are probably homeless.
Plans are being made here to send
relief trains into the flooded districts.
The town OF Acme was the scene of
the worst destruction and loss of life.
Other towns known to have been prac-
tic ally destroyed on Cabin creek We're
Ronda, Miami. Sharon, Dawes, Key.
ford and Eskdale. Reports indicate
that conditions along Coal river are
|equally serious. at
A report received here late tonight
said that the passengers on the ex-
cursion train fled to the hills in safe
ty when the water reached the floor
Of the railway coaches. Advices re-
ceived late tonight indicated more
than sixty persons lost their lives be.
tween Acme and kayford. At Ronda,
between 40 and so houses have passed
in a mass OF debris. At Oakley seven
parsons were drowned in one house.