The Washington herald., 1916-09-27

being found intact
Amsterdam, Sept. 8-A German mill
tary defense in central Belgium has been
damaged by a raid of British airmen,
says the Telegram today. Bombs were
dropped upon transport trains and the
railway between Brussels and Louvain
was so badly damaged that traffic was
stopped.
Madrid, Sept 26.-The Norwegian ship
Rurjord was sunk off the Spanish coast
today. Her crew OF twenty-three men
were saved.
New York, Sept GA twenty-four inch
city water main above the New York
end of the Steinway tube at Vanderbilt
avenue and Forty-second street. burst
early today. causing serious congestion OF
traffic for hours.
Rome, Sept. 26.-Senor Pima Y Millet.
Spanish Ambassador to Italy. whose SYM
pathies have been strongly pro-German,
IL to be recalled, the Idea Nazionaie says
win represent Spatn's new attitude toward
the allies.
Philadelphia. Sept. 26.-Lighting a Gig
arctic at Broad and Oxford streets with
oil-soaked gloves on his hands, John
arms and hands
Kansas City, Mo, Sept. "a thrift
congress, to he held in New York the lat
ter part of December, to celebrate the
gains made by savings banks this year
and to map out a further huge economy
campaign to be instituted throughout the
United States, are being considered by
the executive committee OF the savings
bank section of the American Bankers
Association.
Portland. Me. Sept 26.-Investigation
Of the wreck of the Bay State, of the
Eastern Steamship Corporation at Cape
Elizabeth, while bound here from Boston
with $50 passengers, has been begun.
winsted, Conn, Sept 26-woodcock.
known to sportsmen as the "bifd of lnys-
terry has put over" another, by not
moulting this season. 1t is the custom OF
woodcock when summer wanes to leave
their feeding grounds and disappear for
two weeks, changing their plumage
Sportsmen who have gone to the wood
cock covers twice a week all season can
testify that the birds remained there up
tc last week and were not moulting.
Berlin, Sept 8-Dr Beldiman. who
was Roumanian minister to Germany un-
til his country entered the war, has gone
to Copenhagen with his stan to take
up residence there.
Duluth; Mimi. Sept. 26.-Bounties ag-
gregating $4,000 on 1000 wolves were
earned by hunters in St. Louis County in
the last fifteen months. Many were de-
stroyed with clubsc and others were run
down by dogs.
Boston, Sept 26.-Another large ship
ment of gold has been brought to port by
the steamship Chepstow Castle, which ar
rived from Cape Town with 81 495, $50 in
sovereigns. The gold is consigned to the
Bank of Ottawa.
Albany, N. Y, Sept 26.-Thomas NJ Os-
bornes reform methods in Sing Sing have
never found favor with the prison Of
ficials here The name Of his pet organi-
zation, the Mutual Welfare League, has
been Cunofficially) changed to the "Mu-
tual Farewell League"
Cambridge, Mass, Sept GA fresh
man class estimated to number more than
700 was on hand for the opening Of the
two hundred and eighty-frst year at
Harvard University. Students were re-
auired to give written information as to
whether they had been exposed to infan-
tile paralysis and precautions were taken
to prevent any possible infection.
Pittsburgh, Sept. &.-Addressing the
5000 students of the University of Pitts
burgh at the opening Of the fall term.
Chancellor s. B. Mccormick said that
military training would be established at
the university under a regular army Of
ficer as soon as details could be worked
out with the War Department.
Atlantic City, N, J., Sept. 26.-Although
10000 persons bathed here daily in the
season there has not been a single drown
ing, life savers say. However there
were close to 1000 persons rescued. There
were seven drowninge last year and more
than 1000 rescues,
Boston, Sept. 2.-The three-minute en-
braces and stolen kisses, which played an
important part in the divorce suit which
Mater Ralph G: Carpenter. of Wolfeboro,
N. H, and Boston, won from Mrs. Mar
guerite P. Carpenter. were rehearsed at
Magnolia before Judge Kival, who heard
the case in Concord, n. H. Mrs. Car
penter is trying to disprove the charges
! Montclair, N. j.. Sept. 25.-Fireman
Swimmer, who was organist of Cardinal
Merciers cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium,
will open the new pipe organ of the
Immaculate Conception Church here next
J Thursday evening. rsf. -...'.,- ---.i