The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-09-03
Telegraph Tips

nine cases OF typhoid fever in the city,
due to impure ice cream, City Health Of
ficer J. NJ. Raunck today ordered the
plants of four manufacturers closed and
issued statement to the citizens asking
them to refrain from eating ice cream
Laredo, Texas, Sept. Three American
refugees, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wilson. of
Rodrigues. seventy miles west of Tam
picO, Mexico. and Mrs ]. w. King, ar
rived here today. They said that their
property had been destroyed by Mexican
bandits about two months ago.
New York. Sept Owing to the short
age in soda water gas, the Dobbs Ferry
Mineral Water Company. OF White Plains
has been closed temporarily. The supply
/ of soft drinks is fast being exhausted,
and most of the soda water places there
are unable to make up ice cream sodss.
Springfield, Mass, Sept. Col. W. S.
Pierce, commandant of the Springfield
Armory. announced today that 1000 men
are needed in the immediate future and
2.50o men probably WILL be taken on by the
first OF next April. He estimates that
5000 rifles will be turned out by October
1, 1917.
Orange, y. j., Sept. 2-some one stole
SIS from George Underwood a few days
ago. A priest returned the money, given
to him in confession, and Underwood stin
wonders who robbed him.
New York. Sept. 2-Homer Joshua
Strauss. 26 years old. a machinist, who
was convicted Thursday of stealing two
packages Of cigarettes valued at Is cents,
hanged himself yesterday in the new
Bronx County Jail
New York. Sept 2.-Among the passen-
gers booked to sail for Europe today on
the steamer, ,Rochambeau is Charles Bur-
ton Ames, prominent college athlete, who
is going to France to drive an ambulance
for the American Ambulance Field Serv-
Ice.
Manila, Sept. "a parade and demon
stration over the signing OF the Philip
pine bill by President Wilson was held
here today by Filipinos- Silver tablets
will be presented to President Wilson and
Gov. Gen. Harrison.
New York, Sept. enlarged with steal
Ing robes, silver candle sticks and a COM
muniOn receptacle from st. Mary's Greek
Catholic Church, Paul KOlonik, 40 years
old, former janitor Of the church. was
locked up at Police Headquarters last
night
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 2.-Ahother record
in iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes
was made in August, according to fig
ures just made public. There were load
ed last month 9.S50,140 tons, which was
nearly 100000 tons greater than in Au-
gust a year ago.
M
ton of Richard c. Kerens, former AM
bassador to Austria, who Is i'll at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. G. Hamilton
Colket, in Narberth. is about the same. ;"
London. Sept. "A Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
Pany, says the Roumanian minister to
Berlin will not return to Roumania, but
will remain in Denmark while the war
lasts.
Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept with $1,000
marchers in line, the second annual Pro-
testant parade started over it's long
downtown route this afternoon. 1t was
7:lO o'clock this evening before the last
of the paraders passed the reviewing
stand.
Essex. Conn, Sept. 2.-One hundred pas
ech5eIS were Idhen OIL Ine steamship
Hartford last night from its position on
the rocks at Watrous Point, in the Con-
necticut River. A large hole was torn in
the vessels hull and water flooded the
engine rooms.
Plattsburg, Sept. 2-Having reached
the Canadian line at Champlain, the
training recruits will march west today
close to foreign territory and camp near
the village OF Mooers. Tomorrow they
will march to Altoona.
New York, Sept. 2.-Bishop William
Lawrence, of Massachusetts,, president of
the Church Pension Fund, announced
that more than 50, 100000 had been pledged
so far toward the fund for pensioning
Episcopal clergymen. All these pledges
ere contingent upon s5O00,OOO being
pledged by March, 1917.
New York, Sept. Lowing to the risks
OF shipping, the $500, 900 900 securities which
will serve as collateral for the new Brit
ish $3.50, 100000 loan are arriving piecemeal
by many boats.
Harrisburg. Sept. 2-The opinion of At
torney General Francis Skunk Brown on
the taking OF the vote of Pennsylvania
soldiers on the border on election day will
be made public early next week, accord
ing to Capitol Hill officials.
Guayaquil, Sept. 2-Senor Don Alfredo
Moreno, who was elected president of
Ecuador in January, has assumed office.