The Washington herald., 1916-10-14

New York, Oct. I2-More than 100 girls
employed in a chocolate factory were
driven from their work this afternoon
when fire. starting in the ]. C. Farr Lum-
Der Company yards spread to the candy
works
Bar Harbor, Me-, Oct. 1s.-The U. 8. S.
Paulding. a torpedo boat destroyer, ar
rived here today and anchored. She is
one Of the destroyers which left New
port, R. L, hurriedly late yesterday and
which 1t was reported went In search OF
an allen submarine base on the coast.
Ottawa, Ontario Oct B-Announce-
ment was made today that I'D to Oc-
tober II the casualties among men and
officers Of the Canadian expeditionary
force totaled 52,O2S.
Seattle, Wash, Oct l8-Missing her
way in dense fog the steamship Itsuku-
shtma Maru went ashore today near West
Point, Puget Sound. The vessel Is re-
ported to be resting easily. and 1t is be-
lieved she will be fioated again at high
tide.
Philadelphia. Oct. 1S-Dr. Matthew
Woods, 81 years old, one of the most ia
nous specialists on epilepsy In the world
and also a pUbicist. art collector and
traveller, died here early today, following
an operation in which his left leg was
amputated.
st. Louis. Oct. l8.-Rev. Irl R. Hicks. II.
editor and publisher Of the Almanac
bearing his name and widely known for
his weather predictions, died here today
OF pneumonia. DR.. Hicks claimed to have
forecasted many storm disasters OF recent
years.
Madrid, Oct. liking Alfonso presided
at meeting OF the Spanish Cabinet to-
DAY when the questions arising from Ger
man submarine activities were discussed
New Orleans, Oct 12-Resolutions urg-
ing that both men. and women would be
required by local regulations to wear
skirt effects on their bathing suits were
adopted by the American Association Of
Park Supertntendents at its closing ses-
sion here today.
Chisholm, Mimi. Oct. l3.-Because
friends say he believed the Funny sec
tons Of Sunday newspapers were making
him subject of ridicule, and that per-
sons were ridiculing him because Of re-
semblance to a funny page character
Charles Marila, Is years old, a miner,
unmarried, committed suicide today by
Wilkesbarre, Oct. Ia-Too late to save
life, but daring to attempt the feat. JOS
eph Smolinski. OF Rreslau, dashed into
bonfire yesterday and rescued Anna Syn
cayage, I years old. The boy extinguish-
ed flames in the girls dress, but she died
later In Mercy Hospital.
wInsted, Conn. Oct. Ia-F7amss IS yester-
day razed the leased home Of Julian
Street, the author, at Norfolk The place
was called High Field Hut and was
owned by Prof. Frederick W. Williams, of
Yale. The fire was caused by defective
hue.
Yonkers. N. Y. Oct. 13.-Miss Anna
Shea, who captured an armed burglar
after he had shot and wounded a police
man. has been crowned queen of the
Chamber of Commerce carnival.
New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 18-By
order Of Queen Wilhelmina, of the
Netherlands, Chevalier Van Rappard.
Dutch Minister to the United states
attended the celebration of the one hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of the
foundation of Rutgers College her today
and in her name bespoke congratulations.
Jackson, Miss. Oct 18.-seventy-five
members of the First Regiment, dis
satisfied because they have been kept
organizations have been sent to the
border, have disappeared, officers said
today. Charges of desertion are pend
ing against twelve Guardsmen.
Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. Is.-Adolph
segal, who built the Majestic Hotel, the
Bertram apartments and the Pennsyl-
IO,A
oric financing of these projects is be-
lieved to have unbalanced his mind, has
been released temporarily from the State
Hospital for the Insane at Norristown.
St. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 1S.-The decision
OF the Kansas Public Service Commits
sion Wednesday, authorizing the st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad to
issue 1854, 10000 in stocks and bonds has
been declared by W. B. BIddle, one of
the receivers, to be the last step pre-
liminary to termination of the receiver
ship.
Hammonton, N j., Oct. ia deter
mined effort will be made by habeas cor
pus proceedings to obtain the release of
Millie De Marco, pretty 19-year-old Ital-
ian girl, who with three men compan-
ions Is alleged to have been part of the
band that last week attacked the car of
Andrew ]. Rider, known as the Gran
berry King" killing Henry Rider and
wounding three others.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. ia dele
cation Of six from the Danish West Indies
Islands has left here for Denmark by
way of New York to urge the sale of the
islands to the United States.
Montreal Oct. 13.-Raphael Verrachia,
president of the italian Society of Chi
gago, and wealthy, was found dead IN bed
here, strangled by bathrobe string. He
was blind apd deaf.
San Juan, Porto Rico, Oct. 13-Dr. Ar
thur Yager, governor of Porto Rico, has
taken passage for New York to confer !
with the heads OF the various steamship
and urge a settlement of the |
strike of steyedores and cartmen.
New London. Conn, Oct 13.-The Scott |
Company tug Alert, which has
gone to Vineyard Haven, Is believed here
to be on her way to meet an incoming
German merchant submarine. On board |
Is Capt David Hunt who holds a mas
ter pilots Hcence, and who had been en-
gagged to pilot a submarine, supposed to
be the Bremen, into port.