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ENGLAND'S PAPER SHORTAGE
Publishers Fear GoScrnmcu, pa.
Means a book Famine.

The Government scheme To- pfoAr,,
u large percentage Of the import. up,,
England of paper aud paper makr,
material, owing to their great bulk ard
consequent influence on tonnage. ,rjur,
the whole hook trade. ~ well as IN.
newspaper world. face to face with
crisis FOR which II is i'll prepared. s,s
the London 7imcs. Already IN. war
has saddlcd the trade with a heavy
handicap in the shape Of increased COS,
of production IN every department.
paper. printing. binding, &c-and short.
age OF labor all round.
Paper which publishers could bu, a.
2i.d. o. ccnts) a pound before IA. wa,
now costs from Al. To 4t.d. II 10
ccnts), and what it will reach : m.
worst comes to the worst with Nj. Run.
ciman's proposals I, is impossible 10 say.
One papcrinaker confidently predicts A
paper famine. and with the price AZ a
G6 ceuts) a pound this would aNec,
the vital interests not only of authors.
publishers and all the manifold allied
Industries but of the general public 40
well.
At the best the Government plan 10
a serious blow to publishers. who can.
not treat books like bread aud suga-
and other foods for the body by raising
lnt pIrFndSe price ana expecting 's
public more or less chcerfully t. pa
the difference. Up to a point this ng1'
he feasible. but beyond that point tho
public Would revolt-and probably 20
to the theatre instead. at far create
cost. The crisis is more serious still
where educational books ar" concerned
II will 10 a TRANCE commeutary o. our
war against German kultur II "" adon'
as one of our weapons a prohibitive
price on the ~educational apparatus Of
our own rising generation.
Unless the proposals be modifed may
new books pr, pared for the spring are
likely TO he postponed. even by those
publishers who ordered their paper IN
time. The more expensive books, now.
ever. with their comparatively restrictAi
Gales and larger margin of profit ~
affected ~ the cheap and popular fe.
print. the intiritesimal profit ou each
cop iu this case being profitable Oily
by means Of an immense circulation.
~Throuchout the trade the dif'iculty In
regard to paper has been rapid, n.
cr.asiug during the last few months
Publishers who before the va "uuld
order all they were likely t. I",ig.r" 'o'
months ahead, and have II stored fo'
'h.m at the paper makers. d"Aw H. :
and paving fpr II a. their NEEDS arose
are now forced. In that respect. 30 .i,s
| from hand Ia mouth This wees many
I, Ilper makers are refusing puol. .erg
..d,rs - 'vcr! description
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REAL GREENWOOD TREE y

!!o!,y =; "U, ;,,ue .,,n iuA.u j" -
SIlorN cod forest and other ,. -
wili> Of the northern amt NHf
counties IN England, and II b. POO '',1
says TIE Ian hester Gru. di0.. f. me
"~Grccnwood tree" to whi,l ,u.-. .
lusiOn i" wad' ia the ROBIN n 20
lads and other records u' ola '.- a,
forest i", 'omplr" tnr vet. ~
Elbow, bow, tluu winter W'i WV
lis 'li'igho, the holly, the ho' ma
life L. most Jolly
I'll" great holliss ..pN... "'
sladcs wound furnish GOO, '''
,hroughOut the >cdr f"r oDt.. Ne
Robin Hood, whose Irc~' of Nh
crrcu" would render th,u, ... -"
tl~uguishIhle froul the ft'l-. 40 80
trees. ON" ot TN" lttg - iu.' '''
now lcf, IN Great Rritaur .'H"d. nv
property OF 'ol, lloyd Nc' '""
l.innidlocs, and - said Ia mc"ep"" "' ?
than thirty feet in c.rcumicrcn.c
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thing that has vet touched our mate
realistic treatment of life in novels. Is
merely the hero's conviction that love
and liberty are heaven on earth.
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iniscent, Toes not purport 10 w ~
my way autobioeraph1cai' " toi'oWs
the career "a q iouruii"S "''"'o''N"
IN oNhoo on ohe Oh 'he great 'S'a'',
Oh hrasnosiinsN mere ne was p.Ne"
UP ~ u sar"e1er' wiz" WYNN !, ~"
nntli he was FOUR years ON. an" NV.
ne was ADOPTED by i'arloh' the >'h"S'
sexton Alfalfa,
,ne'e ue many oa.e,u 49,
su's"eo ana ,Iv'o.s p.Ioe,..u
.ers' an" i'ar!o". '"e ui.hNcn '"u
'on' WIN i.'eu a'"'le ~" n...
s.'",'ei anu WIZ, ~. .'
ne 'o,e" an n's leno~ a. ,
sec'S. 's". w. es.sc,an! o'u 80,
'ne ''o7' ''.''u u u"uo WI. . "aa
~ ~ $500 ~ IL a.. ,,at.
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,.m 49,. ~. nh.nLs nioLing In his
-. ,..,,. -, onr,or.oI tordcr,v .ri,h
.h.,, t,.r,s.s On .,nc ~ ,,art ,bem
s,nnino !, us ,.,,a,,,, ,hc funeral
800. ,ho. l., oh,n,od
.I.r,,n ,.h,. a, ,.,, o,u,v. sipr
o..,,, ao,,h,; IN, hos, >s.tvoi u,o,,d
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ASK.
Don' ne Irlen'ene"' SHY II "o'H
49,. T.. .W.., ,a,aor,,,s 10
,., ,, ,;,, TO- hin, A~ory ne ~,
n,o has ri,v oxcon, Co.,. ,ho dc,d"
one mas pity except i"r u ue"u'
Wheh the 'hild asked ''"rioh why
- IA. ..,I..... .I... ,.,. 90 ma,
., 49,.
"'p ''"''"' " 80
reasoh wd6 gwen 10 YOU Wv" II "''e
SO that II wont ne so terrinie 10 dtc'
but Just now 10 I'VE. thats your ON n
AFFAIR"
The boy became the sections helper.
sang in tho choir III tho censor and
h.in.d ,ha L,a, ,,do, il,
49,. ,h..a,
"
N"o''''i wen u'""" 'i"iaVt'' u
Sa'eika' the notorious th!ei ana
crunkard ana the friend or l.arlon. tie
was "A poet, a teller of tales and singer
of longs. II was told of him that the
peasants detecting him in , thicyerv
,ook him az, "a h,,o ,;r II, r,;,li,
od,i,.a ,,,or, 90 lo,,,, ,o,,,,,. -,
49,. . ~,
-. '' 1910 ~" Nv
'"'nsS Nv 'a" H'"''" anu 'h"t 'n'F
coulu always get new thlhss, nut
where would they n another such
f'llOw as g Then he sang TO them
and told them stories Till the dawn
| broke in tho cast Then he stood ,hero
.ynilirc u,,has,ed .,d u,.,ra;a =,
,aa,, 49,, ~ -. VI
80 ..han,os ,s, - '|., ''
""' ''"'i'e" anu "' h"' go WIN II
Inc description OF the mystic joy
Vi '"e 10Y Na''el III 'he tempe If
WIZ
; That was q happy time for mo. lGe a
calm ana joyful holiday. I liked ia remain
a'on" ~ IN" 'huf'h wnen tn" noi$" and
y, ~ a,n ins' "E' m'r,.'
a,I ,-on ,,,. ho,.,, np ' "
per,alned ia man hecam. mar. ana ,nor.
ihNhibic I" me-.
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-" :" ~ """ ''n'' Nv" Nv
heipeu NE e'hp'"!'r I" chea' inc peas
anus % ms marriage II ms ,H!l'
dien and III" Joss of his wife in child
birth and of his son are mere Incl
cents In the book. There are descrip
tions of tho horrors of his l,fc ,s
monk in tho conv.r, ,h,, wand 4,
o,.ai, n,.. !, w
-, " 0N'ie' "'
pa''iu' s"o ~ many cases A"n"rreh'
ne Iei' the convent. ana on the pilgrim
road ne met "A stranger VINO threw
whatever IuEt Cork < h2rn ont nAnl
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Charles ScrIhncr'S Sons announced
the publication Aprll - of the follow
Ing book, with the French in
Trance and Sa.onika,' the record of
Richard Harding Davis's second visit
To- the front which describes the trench
tsht!n2 IN AL parts Of the French line
and IT," retreat of the Allies in Srrl,ia.
a new book by John Reed. illustrated
with lmpressiunistir sketches hy
liohrdman Robinson, entitled ''The
War in Eastern Europe which de-
>rrihes The experiences of thcs, tw,
Young war adventurers in Russia.
serbia, liulcarla, Austril and Turkey.
u nov book ny Joseph liu,klin liishnp
c":!;.ca ~ ,s.dcn;iai Nominations ANA
Elections, which gives Il history of
al the Presidential rlmpaisnS. U,a
t"3t'd VITA contemporary cartoons,
The Presidency Its Duties. It's Pow
"'S, It's Opportunities, Its l.imitatiuns."
10y WiIlipm Howard Taft, II novel hv
Florence oimStrad entitled "Father
Bernards Parish" a story of ono ,f
the poorer sections OF New Works.
melting pot; two volumes of stories
hN II, G Runner; "Thc conscr!p
Mother" "A lonr shor, story of ,h,
Italian side of tho war by Robert Her
rl"k, and u shuv, novel hS .jgssr
Lynch Williams entitled "I,rmutlur
Time, II story Of happy divorce.
In MaN the S~cribncrs expect tn nuh-
lish with Americans Of Pas, and
Present Days BY J. J. Jusscrand. the
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KEEPING UP WITT THE LIT.
ERARY GAME.

Iloughton Mifiiin Company are about
Ia issue u brief biography of Samuel
W. Mccall. Governor of Massachusetts,
by Lawrence q. Evans. sometime pro-
fessor Of constitutional law at TUFTS
College.
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,,kc Again was alore hu, ruv c,r,,,r
aud Ir.cn,rably uni,od ia tho sonI ~. tho
rcopl. tn. mas , and mi,,,ic uork,,s
Of she s,rth sat and listened la all th,.
had s.an and ruoNn CIV an. nm,
within M. IN - ,,c ZOO ,r ,,n,.,
10 the vorii his urh, In vhnb c-,orrnYu.
t,ow.j 49,, r. .rtr..r. .. ~
clothed VIII rho rir,ruiou. l., vY,y,g
my souI ,i,h , Ic.t,a IA ,r,,r, The u,rIg
as II had .,,sn,cd m.
h,,c ma uo,Js IN d.s.,Yrc fb. ,>,ts-
Han of tina, nigh. vhcr alamo f., ,,c dark
ness ,ubrn,.d tho Nbo., Garth Ni.h N,
lo,e amt stand an The h,lrnf az ,. %.
per,en,n AMI saw ih, world ,.kc . 0,r,
strr,u Of u,s fo,,s aovIrr turb.iIv a.,
unite luto ono ,lr,-u, The crd ~ vri,, /
/ ,ould ma, =, , I,,rIl,. urlcrst,ol 49,,
the ina"cessib.ltN of the cad Was tho
sour of ~" ''hr'i' S'""'n of my soul
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

rounded in a tavern by five officers,
heavily armed, who were bent upon
capturing him, and he whipped the
whole five with his fists and escaped.
The authentic stories of his exploits
would fill large volume. He some
times had bands of followers, and
sometimes he operated alone, and he
had phenomenal luck.
There was nothing haphazard about
his methods. He laid his plans like a
general, and followed them up. He
had his scouts and spies, and received
accurate Information when wealthy
travellers were about to set forth on
pilgrimages. Then he would ambush
them and relieve them of their val
uables with an old-school courtesy
that must have been highly gratifying
to the victims. His operations COW
cred wide territory, and he moved
SO quickly and mysterIously that it
was almost impossible to locate him.
1t was characteristic of this singu-
lar man that after every robbery he
was overwhelmed with remorse. He
would repair to some secluded spot
anu Slt III stChCioth uuu dSileS, anu
write poetry full of heartbreak; and
his poetry, considering his meager ed
ucation, is surprisingly good. Several
of his poems have been preserved,
and they are melodious and sweet.
There Is not q discordant line in any
of them.
Time and again he made up his
mind to abandon his wicked courses
and lead a quiet and reputable life,
but something always interfered. Upon
one occasion, after making of haul Of
$5,000-which was a fortune in those
days-he Travelled back to the scenes
Of his boyhood. intent upon buying a
farm upon which he had worked as a
child. He had heard that the place
was for sale, and he was determined
to own 1t, and settle down and live
happy ever after. But when he ap-
preached the farmhouse a savage dog
sprang at him from behind some
bushes. and chased him all over the
place, and bit a sample out of his per-
son, and he was so mad and disgusted
that he left the neighborhood at once,
and resumed his old tricks.
Another time, being well loaded
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
DEFENSE PARADE CROWD SCAT
TIERS WHEN DEATH DEVICE
ExPLoDES.
SIX KILLED, 43 HURT
BUILDING RAZED BY TERRIFIC
BLAST-WoMEN AND CHILL
DREN VICTIMS.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
San Francisco.-Six persons were
killed and forty-three were injured by
the explosion here of timed bomb in
the midst of a throng viewing "a pre-
paredness parade. The police arrest
ed Frank Josephson, a lodger in a
sailors boarding house, who cried, 81
didn't do it, l didn't do it," and trem-
bled violently when he was being
searched at the station house.
The police said he had not been ac-
oused of anything. Charles M. f1cK-
ert. district attorney, issued a state
ment attributing the deed to a mind
unbalanced by arguments for and
against preparedness, which have oc.
cupied attention here. The parade
was not interrupted.
The dead: Mrs. H. e. Knapp, Ala
media, CAL; DIR. George Painter, Ber-
kelley, CAL; o. H. Lamborn, printer,
Alameda; George Lawler, Mill Valley,
CAL; Arthur Nelson, Larkspur, CAL;
Adam Fox, San Francisco.
The explosion occurred at Steuart
and Market streets, two blocks from
the Ferry building, on San Francisco's
main thoroughfare. The bomb, con-
cealed in a suitcase packed with cart
ridges. bullets, gas pipe, glass and
scrap iron, blew a gap through the
crowd, blasting men, women, children
and babies.
The one-story brick building against
which the suitcase stood was wrecked.
Warning Threatens Terror Reign.
All the newspaper offices in San
written with an indelible pencil, many
of the words being heavily under,
scored. The communication was
signed, 1.-THE Determined Exiles from
Militaristic Governments-Italy, Ger
many, United States. Italy, Russia,
Russia" The communication reads:
Editor: Our protests have been
in vain in regard to this preparedness
propaganda, SO We are going to use
a little direct action on the twenty
second, which will echo around the
knows how and that militarism cannot
be forced on us and our children with.
out violent protest.
Things are going to happen to
show that we will go to any extreme,
the same as the controlling class, to
preserve what little democracy we
still have. Don't take this as joke,
or you will be rudely awakened.
Awakened Awakened. WE HAVE
SWORN TO DO OUR DUTY TO THE
MASSES AND ONLY SEND WARN.
INGS TO THOSE WHO ARE WISE
BUT WHO ARE FORCED TO
MARCH TO HOLD THEIR JOBS, AS
WE WANT TO GIVE ONLY THE
HYPOCRITICAL patriots VINO shout
for war, but never go, real taste Of
war.
Kindly ask the Chamber of Com
merce to march in a solid body IF
THEY WANT TO PROVE THEY ARE
NO COWARDS. A copy has been sent
to all the papers. Our duty has been
done SO far"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

as

great desire to emulate Turpin, Shep-
herd, and the rest of them.
He was born in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, In 1850. and was the
first great American highwayman, as
he probably was the most admirable.
He was more like Robin Hood than
any gentlemen of the road Of whom
there is record, for he was brave, chiv-
alrous and generous, and If he stole
from the opulent with one hand, he
gave to the needy with the other. One
cannot read his history without de-
ploring the fact that he took the left
hand trail when a lad; had he taken
the other, his bust might now be in
the Hall of Fame.
His first exploit was pulled OFF,
when he was a schoolboy. He had a
number of cronies of his own age who
had grown up on bandit literature,
and they were all eager for action.
Hare proposed that they rob an old
miserly farmer who lived in the neigh
borhood, and the boys agreed. One
night they went to the farmers resi-
dence, intent on pillage and found
nightrail, the heat having driven him
from the house. The boys waited for
hours, hoping the old man would go
to bed, but he sat there as though
waiting for the end of the world. The
other boys experienced a chill In their
feet, and wanted to go home but Hare
said he had come forth to rob, and
was going to rob. So he stole quietly
to tho porch, and found the farmer
was asleep. Then he entered the
house and fummaged around until he
had found $500. when he rejoined his
companions.
All his exploits were characterized
by similar daring. As young man
he went to New Orleans to seek his
fortune. Upon landing there, in his
backwoods raiment, he was ridiculed
by a group of toughs. Hare walked
up to the biggest of the rOwdies and
struck him In the face. Then there
was fight that was talked about in
New Orleans for years. The big rowdy
was Bill Marshall, celebrated pugil-
ist Of the time. He was forty pounds
larger than Hare, but the country boy
whipped him to a frazzle. Then pub
llc fight according to ring rules was
arranged for and n tremendous crowd
witnessed the conflict. Hare again
whipped Marshall, and retired from
the ring with comfortable roll of
money.
Throughout his career he preferred
his fists to firearms. Often he would
depend upon natures weapons when
his life or liberty was at stake, and
wheu he had deadly weapons in his
belt On one occasion he was sur
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
GERMAN RIGA LINE CUT.
Turks Threaten Suez; Drive in France
Is Halted.

Is Halted.
Petrogra. Fierce engagements
have taken place south of Riga, and
Russian troops have penetrated the
German first line at several points,
says the official statement issued by
the war office July %.
In the Caucasus the forces of
Grand Duke Nicholas have occupied
Ardassa, about thirteen miles north
west of Gumuskhaneh on the Chit
river.
London-A new advance of Turkish
forces on the Sinai peninsula to with
In about thirty miles of the Suez
canal has been reported to the British
authorities, who announced that Brit
ish cavalry had come into contact
with the Turkish AMI that measures
were being taken by the chief COM
mand in Egypt to meet the Turkish
movement.
Berlin-The German army head
quarters staff in the official statement
claims that the great uniform Anglo
Franch attack on the Somme sector
in France has been abandoned.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
Wonders of Science-

A camera man working for the edu
cational department of II film company
met an old farmer coming out of Il
house in one of the Middle states, and
explained his presence on the place
thus:
81 have just been taking some NOV.
ing pictures of life on your farm"
did you catch any of my laborers in
motion?" asked the old man curiously
"Sure, I did"
The farmer shook his head re.
flectively. and then said:
"Science Is n wonderful thing!"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

with money and remorse, he decided
to go to Baltimore and become a mer-
chant prince. He made part of the
journey on steamboat, and was
greatly annoyed by an opulent drover,
who persisted in flashing a big roll Of
bills, and Boosting of his wealth. Be-
ing full of virtue, Hare took the drov-
er aside and advised him to conceal
his money and do less talking. "There
are thieves on board all Of these
boats" said Hare. ''and they are look
ing for such men as you" The drover
didn't take the advice in good part.
He bOasted that he was able to take
care of himself, and he'd like to see
that thief who could despoll him. Here
upon Hare lost nll patience with him.
and robbed him of $4OO, and left the
boat. He was pursued and captured
and served eight years in the peniten-
tiary for this little Joke.
FOR many years he pursued his
course with comparatively few re-
verses; and the reverses usually came
to him because he would not use fire.
arms in self-defense. He might have
escaped capture on several occasions
had he been willing to shoot. When
ever he was in custody Hare preached
| to his fellow prisoners good deal,
trying to impress upon them the fact
that the most Improbable thing in the
world is life of crime. 'The lot of
the meanest laborer in the land" said
he, 'is thousand times more enviable
than that of the most successful GRIM
inal."
Returning to his native state after
seventeen years of wandering and pill
| lage, Hare was greatly distressed to
| find that his younger brother had
adopted a career of crime, and was
the associate of thieves and gamblers.
This hurt him more than any incident
of his career. With tears on his cheeks
he implGred and entreated the young
man to reform and be good, but in
vain. The youth had no use for the
path of virtue.
eff you must be criminal, then"
said Joseph, "come with me, so I can
watch over and protect you" Joseph
had planned to rob the mails, so he
could get enough money to settle down
he always was going to settle down.
His brother, with other robbers, ac-
companied him on this errand. They
robbed the coach, but were arrested
at Baltimore few days later. The
young man drew ten years, and Jo-
seph was sentenced to death. He was
executed In September, 1918, and his
last days were given over to the writ
ing of poetry and the utterance Of
moral homilies. He was probably the
only great robber whose hands had
never been stained with human blood.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
De Faeto Armies Rous vilIistas.

Chihuahua City. Mex.-Government
troops engaged in two sharp skirm.
ishes with Villistas Saturday and
were victorious in each, according to
dispatches to Gen. Jacinto Trevino.
Gen. Jose Santos reported from Par
raj that he had defeated with heavy
losses a small band under the leader
Torres, at Ponzo del Calvo. half wa,
between Torreon and Saltillo. while
Gen. Laveaga telegraphed from Tepe
huanes that he had beaten off a
small force near that town.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

jeans of our honest friend the farmer,
who was too slow to get into the cities
when the rest of us saw shortcuts to
wealth; who hadn't Imagination
enough to think man can make money
without earning 1t, and who was too
dull to know that hard work is foolish.
Well, he has the hugh now. Likewise
the money.-AdvertIsem
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
Used Many Deadly Weapons.

She went down into her cellar for n
jar of picked watermelon rind and
what should she find coiled up on the
floor and ready to strike but genu-
ing garter snake of fearsome aspect
and most threatening demeanor. She
killed 1t with no other weapon than n
mop, a hoe handle, an old flatiron, an
empty crock and board from one
of the fruit shelves.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

If you wish beautiful, clear whit,
clothes, use Red Crc,s Bag Blue. At al
good grocers. Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
IF YOU OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with rheumatism Neuritis, acute o.
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheumn
tism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful bo 81
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse A
Case, Dept. G. W., Brockton. Mass.-Adv.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28

Sir William Ramsay Dead.
London.-Sir William Ramsay, emf
nent as a chemist, died at his resi-
dence, Beechcroft Hazlemere, Bucks.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
THE BANDIT BARD.

Then up and awayI
Ere the break of the day
Wen fly. quickly fly to our hiding,
And there we will rest
Till the sun in the West
Has given the signal for riding.
Joseph Thompson Hare.
Joseph Thompson Hare might have
distinguished himself in any one Of
half dozen honorable professions,
for he had many of the qualities
which command success, but he was
afflicted with indulgent parents, who
permitted him to run wild in his youth.
OF n romantic temperament, he was
fond Of reading books of adventure,
and the books to which he had access
were not of the character-building
kind. Among them were various
chronicles in which the celebrated
British highwaymen were exploited as
heroes and Joseph grew up with a
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-07-28
His Inheritance,

HIS Inheritance.
Askitt-Did young Dodge inherit
anything from his father2
Noitt-Yes, l believe he inherited
the old mans desire to avoid work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-08
R|CHMOAOER HEARD
GREAT EXPLOSION
sol schwarsschiid Saw shrapnei Fly
ing Through Afr-Hotei Rocked
Like Boat.

Sol Schwarzschild, of the Jewelry
firm of Schwarzschild Brothers, has
just returned to the city after an au-
tomobile tour to Washington. Balti-
mort, Wilmington, Atlantic City. Long
Beach, Asbury Park. New York and
through the Berkshires.
Mr.. Schwarzschild was at his hotel
in Long Beach at the time of the great
explosions of munition- laden cars at
Black Tom. near Jersey City. and he
said that they were of such violence
that the hotel rocked like boat, the
people being thrown into panicky con-
dillon by the thunderous explosions.
During the progress of the fire that
followed the explosions, Mr.. Schwarz-
schild crossed the river, going near
the fire, and he describes the burst
ing of the shrapnel, caused by the in
tense heat. as being a most wonderful
and spectacular display, the sky be-
ing lighted as IL the battles of Europe
were being enacted here.
While at Long Beach Mr.. Schwarz-
schild witnessed the capture of ten
foot shark.