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The midland journal., 1916-07-28
Opportunity in Syria.

From the comparatively few letters
that pass the rigid censorship of the
Turkish government, the Presbyterian
board in the United States learns that
The work of the Syria mission is going
on as usual. The boys schools have
not as large attendance as in ordinary
years, owing to the fact that so many
homes have suffered financial losses.
The girls school, however, at Beirut.
has more applicants than 1t can take
care of. This is because of the fact
that the schools carried on by mis-
sionares of other nationalities, such
as the French and English, have been
closed and the missionaries sent away.
Their pupils have consequently
knocked and not in vain at the door
of the American Girls school in Bel
rut.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
s85,OOg,OOO FOR
GOOD ROADS
The Department Of Agriculture
Explains.
TO SHARE COST WITH STATES
The United States Government Will
Bear so Per Cent. Of Expend-
lures On Rural Post
Roads.

Washington. The Department of
Agriculture issued statement ex-
planning the recent legislation for
Federal aid for good roads. The
statement, in part, is as follows:
The sum of $85,0OO,0O0 of Federal
funds is made available for the con-
struction of rural roads by the pas
sage of the Federal Aid Roads bill,
which became law on July IL, 1916
OF this sum, $75,0O0,OO0 is to be ex-
pended for the construction of rural
post roads under cooperative ar
rangements with the highway de-
partments of the various states, and
$10,000.000 is to be expended for roads
and trails within or partly within the
national forests.
"The act limits the Federal Govern
ment's share in road work in co-opera-
ton with the States to so per cent. of
the estimated cost of construction.
Federal aid may be extended to the
construction of any rural post road,
excluding alLstreets or roads in towns
having a population Of $500 or more,
except the portions of such streets
or roads on which the houses are, on
an average, more than 200 feet apart
Five million dollars is made avail
able for expenditure during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1917, and there
after the appropriation is increased at
the rate of $5,000,00O year until
1921, when the sum provided is $685.
100000, or total of $75,000,o00. In
addition, $1,000,00O year for 10.
years, a total of $1O,0O0000, is made
available for roads and trails wholly
or partly within national forests.
"The class of roads to\ be built and
the method of construction are to be
mutually agreed upon by the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and the State
Highway Departments
.The act provides that after making
necessary deductions for administer
ing its provisions to exceed
per cent. of the appropriation of any
one fiscal year-the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall apportion the remain
der of each years appropriation in
the following manner:
"onethird in the ratio which the
area of each State bears to the total
area of all the States;
"One-third in the ratio which the
population of each State bears to the
total population of all the Safes, and
"One-third in the ratio wlrich the
mileage of rural delivery routes and
star routes in each State bears to the
total mileage of rural delivery
routes and star routes in all the
States
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
NOMINATE HANLY
Dr.. Landrith, Of Nashville For
Vice President.
CONVENTION is ADJOURNED
Finley c. Hendrickson, OF Cumberland,
Is Placed In Nomination For
vice-President. But
WIthdraws.

{ st. Paul.-The Prohibition National
Convention, after being in session here
three days, adjourned sine die after
nominating j. Frank Hanly, former
governor of Indiana, as candidate for
president of the United States, and Dr..
Ira d. Dandrith, of Nashville, Tenn,
candidate for vice-president. DR..
Landrith's nomination was made
unanimous after the other yiee-presi-
Dental candidates had withdrawns
Mr.. Hanly's nomination came on the
first ballot and followed a number of
hurried conferences between advo-
Gates of the candidacy of William
Sulzer, former governor of New York,
and several brief demonstrations in
the latter's behalf, which, however,
were Offset by the outbursts of en-
thusiasm that followed every mention
of Mr. Hanly's name.
The Vote.
The vote for Mr. Hanly was decisive.
He received 440 votes, as against 101
for Mr.. Sulzer Finley C. Hendrick-
son, of Cumberland, Md, received 81
votes; James Gilbert Mason, of New
Jersey, 10; P. F. Ferguson, of Penn
sylyania, 4; Sumner W. Haynes, Indi-
ana, 2, and Henry Ford, Detroit, 1.
A motion to make Mr.. Hanly's nomi-
nation unanimous was defeated. when
objections were offered by Eugene w.
Chain, of Arizona, and a score of
other delegates. After the nomination
of DR.. Dandrith the assembly arose,
sang the doxology and ended six-hour
session, marking the close of the three
days convention.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
THREATENS TO
INVADE MEXICO
General Bells UItimatum to
CarranzistaS.
MAY START MORE TROUBLE
Stock Was Driven Into Guadalupe.
The Mexican Commander Notl-
fled That the Stock Must
Be Returned.

Ell Paso, Texas.-Gen. George Bell,
Jr., has informed the Carranza COM
mander at Guadalupe, so miles south
west of here, that unless the bandits
who raided the Reynolds ranch are ap-
pretended and the stock returned, he
will pursue the raiders into Mexico
with an armed force. Two troops of
cavairy are being held at Fabens in
readiness to cross the Rio Grande as
soon as the word is given.
The military authorities here are of
the opinion that the raiders were from
the Carranza garrison. 1t is. known
that the stock was driven into the
town of Guadalupe, where Carranza
soldiers are stationed.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
Treaty Ready For SIGNING.

Washington. AS confirmed here
officially, the Danish ministry has
formally communicated to the United
States its willingness to accept the
terms offered by Secretary Lansing for
the three Danish West Indian Islands,
and the treaty of cession is about to
be signed at the State Department by
Secretary Lansing and Constantin
Brun, Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary of Denmark. 1t
is assumed that the status of the is
lands of st. Croix, ST. Thomas and St.
John, should the treaty be ratified, will
be similar to that of Porto Rico.
The new treaty is peculiar, in that
it will require action not only by the
American Senate and the Danish Rigs
dag, but by the United States House
of Representatives as well, since it
will be necessary for the House to sup
ply the needed appropriation Of $685.
100000 to defray the expense of pur
chase.
To Give Islands People Say.
1t is understood that the people OF
the Danish West Indian Islands are to
have voice in this question of cession
and that the Government has given
notice that before it ratifies the treaty
it would submit the question to the
people of the islands. 1t is stated fur
ther that the people Of the islands are
much in favor of the suzerainty of the
United States and that the treaty is SO
framed that they are not called on to
surrender Danish allegiance; they may
remain Danes, in fact and in name,
while enjoying whatever advantages,
In a commercial way, may result from
a transfer of the Islands to the United
States.
1t is stated that formal delivery Of
the territory and property ceded shall
be made Immediately after the pay
ment by the United States of the sum
of money stipulated in the treaty and
that. the cession. with the right of i'm
mediate possession, is to be deemed
proper on the exchange of ratifications.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
TREvINo TRANSFERRED.
Commander OF Mexican Forces Is
Called To the Capital.

=
Washington. Gen. Jacinto Trevino,
commander of the Carranza forces in
Northeastern Mexico, has been ordered
to Mexico City and will be succeeded,
at least temporarily, by Gen. Luis Her
rera, commander of the Chihuahua
City garrison. Dispatches to the War
Department. from General Bell, report
ing the transfer, contained no explana-
ton as to the cause. Army officers
here were plainly surprised at such an
important change at this time
General Treyino has personally di-
rected the campaign against bandits in
chihuahua, and it is said to be largely
because of his efforts that the Car
rama soldiers have continued their
operations against Villa and other out
law leaders on such broad scale. For
that reason some regret over the
transfer was expressed here, though
officials said they were confident that
General Herrera would use every re-
source at his command to continue
the campaign.
General Bells dispatch pointed out
that General Herrera was. anxious to
have the mines and other industrial
activities in Chihuahua resume opera
tions as soon as possible 1t was in
timated that he would make use of his
new command to encourage foreign
development in Mexican industries,
whose operations have been suspended
because the Carranza government
failed to protect them from bandit de-
struction.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
Battle In vo!hxnIa Resumed.

Berlin.-Hard fighting has been re-
sumed in Volhynia, southwest of Lutsk.
German troops under General Won
Linsingen are on the aggressive here
at some points and have succeeded in
scoring advances.
The statement on operations along
the eastern front follows
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg enemy resumed at
tacks on both sides of the read from
Ekau to Kekkau (southeast of Riga),
but was unsuccessful. He only in
creased his great losses. Strong re-
connaissances by Russian patrol were
everywhere repulsed
"Army group of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria Russian attacks in the dis
trict of Skrobowa (Baranovichi
region), following up vigorous hand
grenading, were completely repulsed.
Army group of General Won Linsin-
gen.-In the bend of the Stokhod,
north of Sokul, Austro-Hungarian
troops made a brief assault, elected
the Russians from advanced lines and
returned to their positions according
to their plan.
Southwest of Lutsk German troops
pushed farther forward their position
along the general line of Greenko-
wiecz5Jeliarow The enemy increased
his fire on the Lower Lipa and in the
district of Warben."
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
Rash BOY TAKES DARE.
Dives From High Bridge and Is Nearly
Killed.

York, Pa-Dared by his companion
TO dive from the York Haven trolley
bridge into the Big Conewago Creek
Oliver Dellinger accepted their chal
Ienge. and as a result is suffering from
a cash six inches long on his head, an
other cash about four inches long or
his right elbow and a wrenched right
arm In making the leap from the
bridge DelIinger dived into water sale
to have been not more than three feet
deep and struck sharp rock
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
saw DEATH angel
Apparition That Appeared to-
Royal Children.
Story Related by Governess Of Rus
sian Princesses-czar and Gar
Ina Believe Supernatural Fig
ure Really Was Visible.

Ii
Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse had
very pretty little daughter by his first
wife, Princess Victoria Melita Of Great
Britain and Coburg, now married to
Grand Duke Cyril of Russia. This lit
tie girls name was Elizabeth, and on
account of her beauty and sprightly
cleverness she was universal favor
ite and the only tie between her par
ents after the estrangement, f. Cum
life Owen writes in the New York
World.
While staying with her uncle and
aunt, the present car and czarina, at
their picturesque country seat in P0-
land, she succumbed when seven years
old to poison-ptomaine poison, ac-
cording to some, but according to 9th
ers drugs conveyed into food or
drink by the Nihilists for the purpose
of taking the life of Emperor Nich-
oIas.
A remarkable account of the affair
is given by an English woman of the
name of ISIS Eager, who, after spend
ing number OF years in the service
of the emperor and empress of Rus
sia as the nursery governess of their
young children, published on her re-
turn to England, with the full author
ity and approval OF their majesties, a
volume entitled six Years at the
Court of Russia
According to her, little Princess
Elizabeth, or "EIla," of Hesse was
taken ill one afternoon or night and
died before the following morning.
Between nine o'clock and ten o'clock
two of the little girls of the czarina,
who were sleeping together in room
adjoining that Of their seven-year-old
cousin of Hesse, suddenly alarmed
every one within hearing by the most
frantic screams
When the empress, Miss Eager and
the doctors rushed in they found the
two little grand duchesses standing up
on their beds, Shrieking and shaking
with terror. 1t was some time before
they could be soothed, and then they
related that they had seen man with
flowing robes and huge wings in their
room. While they were still talking
the eyes of both children suddenly
dilated with terror, and both pointing
in the same direction. they cried:
'Lookl Look! There he is again.
He has gone into Ella's room. oh!
Poor Ella! Poor Ella y
Neither Miss Eager nor the czarina,
nor yet the physicians, could see any
thing. But a few moments later
Princess Ella suddenly sat up in her
bed, crying: 81 am choking | am
choking! Send for mammal" Three
hours afterward the child, who had
Immediately after the cry for her
mother fallen into state of coma,
passed away, in the absence, of course,
of her parents.
Miss Eager expressed her firm con-
viction that the little grand duchesses
had seen supernatural apparition
and that the apparition in ques-
tfon was the angel of death.
That the czar and czarina shared her
impression is shown by the fact that
they had authorized her to publish
the story in her book, as well as by
the circumstance that she retains their
favor and good will and is in re-
ceipt of an annuity from them for the
remainder of her days.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
MoToR-DRIvEN BABY BUGGY.
Washington Man Applies For License
To Operate One.

Olympia, Wash.-A man in vancou-
yer has a motor-driven baby carriage
and has applied to the Secretary Of
State for a license to operate it. He
wrote as follows: "A short time ago
] took out license for motor attach
ment for bicycle and now want to
transfer that motor to baby carriage
that ! purchased when twins were born
into my family. May | do this with
out taking out a new license?" /. M.
Howell, Secretary of State. replied that
the transfer would be allowed.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
ALICE MAsARYk IN PRISON.
Former Chicago Settlement Worker
Reported Executed.

Washington. Dispatches to the
State Department from Vienna
brought word that Miss Alice Ma
saryk, the former Chicago settlement
worker reported executed in Austria,
was alive and well. but confined in
prison charged with attempting to aid
her father to escape Austrian military
service.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
TO GIVE FACTS ABOUT TROOPS.
War Department Arranges For Weekly
Reports From Camps.

Washington.-The War Department
has instructed army commanders on
the border to submit weekly reports
showing the actual physical condition
of their commands, describing the
treatment accorded the men, and de-
failing the duties they are performing.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
CASTRO FREE AGAIN.
The Former President OF Venezuela
Given Admission To America.

New York Former President
Cipriano Castro, of Venezuela, was re-
leased from Ellis Island He said that
the decision of Secretary Wilson, over
ruling the special board, which had
denied him admission to the United
States, was what he expected He de-
clined to discuss his plans.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
PAVING WAY EoR PEACE.
News Agency Found In Berlin To
supply Propaganda.

London.-A Reuter- dispatch from
Amsterdam says: "A news agency
called the 'Deutsche Nachrichten
verkehrs Gesellschaft has been found
ed in Berlin. Its apparent object is to
supply propaganda for the new Ger
man peace committee under Prince
Charles Won Wedel"
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
SIX TIMES MAYOR; DIES AT 95.
odeII, OF Newbureh, N. y, Was Father
OF Former Governor.

Newburgh, n " Benjamin b.
Odell. six times Mayor of Newburgh
and father of former Governor oden.
died here. aged 95 years. For many
years he was a power in city, State
and national politics.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
FORCES GR|PPED IN
MIGHTY STRUGGLE
100000 French and British
Troops Engage in Attack.
BATTLE FOR FOUREAUx WOOD
Germans Fighting Desperately To Hold
This Strategic Point, the Capture OF
Which Would Place the British
On the Highest Ridge.

LondCn.-Some idea of the huge
forces now engaged in the battle OF
the Somme, in Northern France, is
given in the official statement from
Berlin, in which it is stated that more
than 100000 French and British troops
are attacking the German lines north
and south of the Somme on front of
27 miles.
The news from the battle-ground,
which has been contested bitterly since
July 1, shows no great change in the
relative positions of the F'ranco-Brit-
ish and German forces.
The British have again pressed for
ward to the German third line in the
Foureaux wood, northeast of Tongue
val. This wood is an important
strategic point, the capture of which
would bring the forces Of General Haig
to the highest point on the ridge com
manding the German positions in the
less hilly country beyond, which is
not so much broken up and not wood
ed, lending itself not so well to de-
fense.
This probably explains the desperate
attempts of the Germans to hold the
wood, where the heavy fighting cen
tinues.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
AMBASSADOR PAGE GETS LEAVE.
Coming Back For a Month and. VIII
Confer With Department.

London.-Walter Hines Page, the
American Ambassador, has been
granted short leave of absence and
with Mrs. Page will leave on July 29
for the United States for a months
stay. Ambassador Page, who has not
been home in three years, intends to
visit Washington for a conference with
the State Department
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
PosroFFlcE BILL REPORT UP.
Permits Commerce Commission To
Substitute Space For Weioht.

Washington House took up a
conference report on the 1922, ,0OO, 900
Postoffice Appropriation bill, which
gives final word to the Interstate Com
merce Commission in the matter of
substituting the space for the weight
basis as a method of paying for rail-
way mall transportation. Pending a
ruling by the commission. the space
plan will be tried out ON some lines to
demonstrate its possibilities.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
-Four and a Half Ton Mirror.

The 1OO-inch-diameter reflector for
the Mount Wilson observatory in Cali.
fornia, which will be finished early
next year, will be the largest mirror
ever cast. 1t will be IS inches thick
and viii contain, in one solid piece,
AZ tons of glass.--Engineering Rec
ord.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
WILSON PICKS ELkus.
New Yorker To Become United States
Ambassador To Turkey.

Washington. President Wilson
nominated Abram Elkus, New York,
to be United States Ambassador to
Turkey. The nomination was decided
on several weeks ago, but sending it
to the Senate was delayed pending in
quiries as to the acceptability of Elkus
to the Turkish Government.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
INTERESTING RuMoR DENIED.
U. S. viii Not Use Warships To Con
voy Merchantmen.

Washington. 49, ter Van Rar
pard, of the Nethe !, called at the
State Department to Enquire about
published report that the United State.
was contemplating using warships to
convoy its merchantmen across the At
lantic. Acting Secretary Polk told hin
the report was wholly without founda
ton
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
EASEMENT LOSES.
The Attorney-General Refuses certia
nY cate.

London -The Attorney General Re
fused certificate which would enab
Roger Easement, convicted in the Iris
revolt, degraded from his knighthoc,
and sentenced to death, to appeal d
rect to the House of Lords.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
BIGGEST wARsHlP OFF.
Pennsylvania Leaves Norfolk To Join
Atlantic Fleet.

Norfolk, Va. The Pennsylvania,
Americas newest and most powerful
warship, left here to join the Atlantic
fleet. She will become the flagship of
the fleet and will get the first trial OF
her gigantic guns in Narragansett Bay.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
81 TELEPHONE GIRLS SAVED.
ImperiIed BY s2so,ooo Fire At Austin,
Texas.

Austin, Texas.-Damage estimated
at $25O,OO0 was caused in the business
district here by a fire during which
occurred terrific explosion in a gar
age. All telephones were put out of
commission by the destruction of the
plant of the Southwestern Telephone
Company. Sixty-seven girl operators
were rescued after narrow escapes.
The midland journal., 1916-07-28
Testing German Lines.


The Germans are bringing masses of
troops from Verdun and guns from
other points in an endeavor to stem
the Entente Allied advance. Mean
time, the indications are that the
Allies are testing the strength Of the
German line at other points. The
trench raid by Australian troops in tbe
neighborhooG of Armentieres attracts
much interest in this connection.
Russians Cross the Lipa.
The Russians have forced passage
of the Lipa River and have captured
1000 prisoners and four cannon from
the Austro-G Germans.
General Sarhoff has crossed the
Lipa, says the official statement.
In the battle on the northern bank
of the Lipa and at the Styr crossings
the prisoners taken by US We're in
creased to rs officers and 2,S17 men.
Besides three guns and vast amount
of material was taken
Berlin and Vienna had previously
admitted the withdrawal of the Ker-
ben salient near the south of the Lipa,
and retirement to Beresteczk. The
loss of salients on the Styr, beyond its
confluence with the Lipa, also has been
admitted. It. was asserted, however,
that the Russian advance had been
halted.
The Russians also are striking
blows which imperil the Austro-Ger-
man lines in the Riga sector.
The Germans in an attack on the
British on the northern edge of the
Leipsic salient succeeded in occupy
ing British front trenches, but later
were driven out, according to the Brit
ish official communication.
According to the report, the Ger
mans assault on the Deville wood area
on a front of 200 yards was made by
at least 13 battalions from four diff
ferent divisions. The enemy's losses
were correspondingly great. The state
ment follows:
"The battle continues without in
termission between the Leipsic re-
roubt on the west and Delyille wood
on the east North of the Bazentin-
Longueyal line the British advance has
been pushed to Foureaux wood, from
which we drove the enemy.
Putnam patriot., 1916-08-04
WOODSTOCK

\ cordial invitation is extended 10 every one connected with the Child family to attend the biennial Fennion picnic Co be held August 9th at Echo Farm, North Woodstock, by invita- ton of Mr and Mrs. L. H. Healey Basket lunch at o'clock.
 The service at the First Congrega- tional church next Sunday evening will be conducted by Mrs Harrison, and will be a Northtield echo meeting.
 X delightful family gathering was entertained at the home of cur respect ed postmaster, George X. Lron, early in the week. Mr. Lyons mother, well preserved at 90 years old, WAS the cen ter of attraction, and the company in cluded ali her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, with the eN. ception of one son and one grandson who were unaVoidaoIy absent.
 Miss Alice Hosmef called on Wood stock friends Monday.
 Henry T Child, Jr., who arrived at Naiieyside in the home of William C.. Child Is receiving a foyal welcome.
 The Ghautauqua meetings of last week were largely attended and ap- preeiated by Woodstock people.
 Mrs Clarence Taber and Lydia are visiting Mrs. Taber's parents. This week they take trip to Canada, their early home.
 Baby John Masters and his mother are doing well at the home of his grandfather, Dr. Spalding