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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16
TWO GERMAN CRUISERS
ARE REPORTED SUNK
Armored Trawlers and Many Mer.
chant Ships Lost in Recent
Baltic Fight.

STOCKHOLM. Juno 16.-ln the naval
engagement of Havringe last Tuesday
Russian torpedo boat destroyers are be-
iary cruisers Hermann and KONG Won
Sachsen. two armored trawlers, and a
number Of merchant vessels laden with
timber and ore. which the German war
ships were conveying. Only two OF
fourteen vessels under convoy. the La
vinia and Ingrid Horn, have been ac-
counted for. They took refuge in Swed-
ish ports. The crews Of the .sunken
vessels are believed to have been saved.
except sixty men from one Of the aux
Hilary cruisers, who were drowned.
A large number Of German sailors
from the KONG Won Sachsen were taken
to the hospital at Norkoping, where
some Of them have died from their
wounds. The survivors will be intern
ed on the Island Of Cortland.
Surprised by Russians.
The German officers said that the Ger
man warships with their conveys were
of Havrfnge, on the Baltic, south Of
Stockholm, when they were surprised by
the Russians. who approached at high
speed and gave the German craft q
broadside and then disappeared with
equal rapidity. The Germans had time
to frs only one shot at the Russians.
A member of the crew Of the Swedish
steamer Nyavesterbotten, who saw a
part Of the fight, said the cannonade be-
gan at midnight.
1.-The first shots from the Russian de-
stroyers were fired when they were only
a hundred yards distant from the Ger
MANS" said the captain Of the steamer.
Almost Immediately afterward a shell
penetrated the magazine of the cruiser
Hermann. and the next instant tor
sion, and she foundered. A trawler saved
her commander, but majority Of the
crew we're lost. Half Of them were killed
during the brief engagement, while others
were drowned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16

Mrs. Jennie D. Norris. widow of q
civil war veteran. hanged herself at
Cplands farm, Texas. Nd, by making
a rope Of some dry goods and tying Il
to the bedpost. She was sixty three
and left no children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16

The national commission says that
Sisler must play with the Browns
The latter decided for themselves more
than year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16

will act in connection with the army
engineer authorities in marking the
fishing grounds.
At the conclusion of the conference
Inspector King will make a trip to
the bays that dot the Virginia and
Maryland coasts from the Delaware to
Cape Charles. Assateague and Chin
colleague bays will be among those
visited and a study will be made Of
the additional aids to navigation
needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16

These pigeons and $50 others were
expressed last night to Nappanee, Ind,
for liberation tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-16

Cardinal Gibbons left for Charleston,
S. c., to officiate at the funeral of Bish-
op H. Pinckney Northrop.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28

- year WClL. Dy5 q eOluCls udppy
year for Huldah and Seth. Then the
old man called it a waste of time and
money to have Seth working for
some one else at small wages when
his services would count with all
working together on the old home
stead.
You can have the wedding soon
as you like, Huldah, he said animal
eddy one day. Pm within a few dol
lars of the mortgage money and that
means independence, hey?"
But Seth has no idea of living on
you, father"
who wants him to? Here's my
plan: The farm goes to you, clear.
It's agreed that l have a home for
life. Seth can be boss and manager.
All in the family, isn't it, and the
whole problem settled as long as we
live"
You good, dear soul" enthused
Huldah. ct shall be the object of
our lives to make you happy"
1t was with supreme felicity that |
Huldah and Seth settled down to a
peaceIul, nappy married HE. Inc
second week after the wedding Mr.. |
Bingham started for town to draw |
the $4,000 that was to pay off the !
mortgage. He had enough saved up |
now to Hquidate the same. He had |
notified a neighbOr to whom he owed |
the money to come for it the next |
day. It was just at dusk that Huldah,
in the kitchen, caught the echo of |
the CHEEKY Get up therep' of her
father in front of the house. She
fastened the preparation for the
evening meal Then she failed to
hear her father as usual busting
about the stable.
THAT is strange!" she murmured,
as she did not see any lantern light
at the rear of the house. Then She
went out to the front The horse
and wagon were standing near the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-28

BCCAA A4OChC4 A4OL4 Tie WokOLL-IllC
latter, it seemed, for there was a
mark near the temple suggesting a
blow from some blunt instrument.
His pockets were turned inside out,
his watch and the old purse he al
ways carried were gone. They car
ried him into the house.
1t became known all over the dis
tTict the next day that two. thieves
had followed Mr.. Bingham from
town, in some way aware that he
carried a large amount of money
around with him, and had robbed
him of the mortgage money-$2,OOO.
Jared was dazed when he came
back to consciousness. He recalled
being assaulted by two men just as
he left the wagon to secure the
horse to the hitching post
Il had the money from the bank
in two One-thOUsand-dollar bills" he
said. I'D put them in an old snuff
box and kept that in my coat pocket,
where 1 could constantly feel it. They
must have got it, yet-yet-" and he
tried to think hard-"it seems to me
that their. coming at me warned me,
and l clutched the box, and-and-
no; it's no use, l can't remember! It's
four years more hard work to make
it up, but I'm thankful they spared
my life"
They never discovered any trace
of the thieves. 1t broke up the old
man considerably to realize the ire
mendous loss with which he had met.
81 hope his mind is going to be all
right" spoke Huldah anxOusly to
her husband one day
why should you think other
wise?" asked Seth.
why, every once in a while father
stops work and goes out to the spot
where he was knocked from the Wag-
on by those men. He will stand star
ing there for a full quarter of an hour
at the hitching post, as if it were a
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
C7#ER RESIDENTS
 ARE HEARD FROM

lrr. and Mrs Gordon R. Shuck,- for nor idents Of this city where Mir sru-. was head electrician for the L.. C. P. & ". Co. for several years, aad Mrs SDuck who will best be re- 1. aarad as physical culture teach cr in the local school and altogether fine people. have been heard of from Oakland, Cal The letter, which will 10 doubt be of interest to many of their friends here. follows in part; Dear friend
 Six months ago when ! promised to write to you as soon as we got set lied. l truly meant to do it. My seem ug neglect hasn't been mere thought -.a-ness for I really have thought of you just lots. But you see we haven t been settled
 cant begin to tell you how glad ! am that we came out. We've had land are having) such good times, and have met some such lovely people not 10 mention really truly sunshine.
 Gordon is doing some teaching lclecsrtcal engineering of course) for the University. It happens that they Have no good text in thsi particular branch and he has to write out all the assignments. So we got typewriter and I am learning the touch sys tenn" am also studying Spanish and expect to take up music and gymn asigm work when the new term starts after Christmas.
 ] Yop surely would enjoy the course l Of Shakespearean lectures that we are attending. Wouldn't it be nice il you could come down for long visit ! We should love to have you.
 Most sincerely,
 MARY STUCK
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
MARS CLOSES DOOR ON CUPID.

LONDON, Nov. 21. - Letters still come by the bushel from Canada and elsewhere to the Canadian Red Cross and similar institutions the writers asking if they may correspond with some lonely soldier.
 Such letters are not allowed to be forwarded to any soldiers. Further, the Red Cross and like institutions are forbidden to put soldiers into com munication with unknown correspond ents. One letter received in Lady Drummonds office from Canada stip- ulated that it should be sent to some soldier "who must be good looking. ,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
GERMANY 'SREPLY CHANGES THE
 COMPLEXION
Claims Credit For Having Saved Americans When
 Steamer Was Sunk.

BERLIN, Nov 21-The United States embassy today received the German reply to the note by Secretary Lansing in regard to the sinking of the British steamer Rowanmore and three other steamships last September, in which it was said had been sunk with cut warning. In the Rowanmore, the German government denies that the submarine fired on the lifeboats con taining the crew, and maintains that the men on the Rowanmore owe their lives to the precautions taken by the Germans and skill with which their ply was wired to Secretary Lansing,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
FROST IS ACQUITTED.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2I-Frost was ac- quilted of the charge of bribing jury man in the case in which Frost was defendant when prosecuted by the United States for frauds alleged to have been committed in the coal land cases at Matanuska. Frost and oth- CTS were charged by the land office with defrauding the government. The jury at the time acquitted him and others. Later one of the jurors con fessed fo having been bribed which resulted in the acquittal of Frost Of conspiracy Later he was arrested for bribery with the result above stat ed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
ALAMEDA IN PORT.


 The Alameda arrived from the south this morning about nine and left for the north about three after loading up five thousand empty sal mon cans from the Ketchilan Can nery for the cannery at Tenakee.
 Following were the passengers for Ketchikan; A. Kott and F. Stanti For Juneau from Ketchillan: John Rea- gan, John T. Reed, c. z. Denny, w. A. Liebhart, J. w. Bell, L. A. Green, Jas. A. Smiser, MT and Mrs H. A. Bishop, II. Stuenter, w. W. Casey, ir., c. D. Calhoun, J. ODonald, E. Dupree, H. s. Smith, S. Garcia Harry Maatus, R. W, Jennings. Knute Casperson and Geo. NJ. Simpl1ins,
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
T0MN liTFpf#EF
 }Al1nrFl DFl
EYEWITNESS TELLS - HAVOC WROUGHT AT THfE7NEL AND
 CONTbLHAtSoH.
"Lrresisth hilv Lalli..--

This is the way tza Hr.ri-a fire oa the western from ts 6=s-rHa3 by F. R. Coudert. an eyewitness Of the cap ture of Thieprar ar~ cee5crr de- scribes the battle ia .aa New York World in the following:
 When the British guns va-a thru with Thiepval and C9a-atHaison. % said AIr. Coudert, "cha towns were lav- el with the ground. TAera vas not 2 house left standing T.a ~vre were actually deleted. and taa Cornaa prls- oners with whom I spoke told rao that the British fire had been ire s-ih1E hellish.
 The cure of Contalmoiso1 told mo that he had in vain saea trace of his church. And before the Germans had fortified la places so strongly that it
 Thiepval was one o1 the strong Notifications in Europe.
 What the British have coup'i-a- ed within two years is simply mir acuIous. They afford an excellent les son to the United States. Never in the history of the ro~'- has .. h"-u such speedy and marve75rslT complete organization as theirs That is rs pecially true Of their aefotEaaes ar- tinery and ammunition and Of the numbers of men handled T-~ have million and a half soldiers J. Franea and three millions more under train ing in England.
 The soldiers are well fe5 and az well taken care Of a# if they were ar home. I saw Canadian soldier at the front chewing gum during the en- gagement They have eFerythiae they desire.
 "The German prisoners GZDres ssed themselves as highly pleased with their lot. They told me that at first they were afraid to surrender to the British because the report had been spread amnog them tEat they were only taken to be s1auehterea B8t when letters began arriving homo from the prisoners telling Of inc cs cellent treatment the English wer. according them, they became lass re luctant to surrender, and now the7 appear to be even anxious for Q con summation so devoutly to be wish ed They certainly are better fed by their British captors than they ar. while fighting for the Kaiser"
 George F. Eager -1r eleven years United States consul at BaFmen. nea- Elberfeld, Germany. who has return ed to America on short leave of ab sence, said he had lost nearly thirty pounds of flesh as a result of the fooc shortage in Germany.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
Presidents Ante Rooms Packed With Crowds
 Seeking Appointments A

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Thoug word has gone out that very few new appointments will be made, the exc. cutive offices are still thronged with visitors. The President, would like to find places for some defeated sena- tors and representative but cannot appoint them to boards and commits sions created by congress because of legal restrictions against it, it was said today. President Wilson cancell- ed the cabinet meeting for tomorrow and all other engagements today so he could dispose of She pile of routine work which has accumulated during the campaign.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
FOUND THREE PLATES
 WERE STOVE IN.

NEW LONDON, Nov. 21.-From the federal marine inspectors who investi- gated the Deutschland after the ac, cident last Saturday, report that the evidence shows the accident was eaus- ed by the swift current that carried the tug, the T. A Scott, Jr., off it's course and across the bow of the submarine,
 Captain Koenig expressed his sor- rows at the loss of the men thus: It's a terrible thing to have lost those good men. I feel it deeply"
 The plates of the Deutschland were found to have been stoved in.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
MARY PlCKFORD SAVED FROM SINKING VESSEL

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, Nov. 21.-A near accident happened here last week, when old Neptune interpolated with some thrilling deep sea stuff of his own making, in the action of film drama in which Mary Pickford and her company are engaged here. Mary and several of the company were in dan ger of being drowned before they were rescued by men in motorboatsg when an old fishing schooner, the Eddie Miner, which was being used to stage some of the. scenes of the new film, sank.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
Ilaanted by Girls Face;
 Official Admits Murder

WlLKE5-BARBE. Pa, Nov. 21.- Thomas s. Williams, county official, haunted by the face of hte girl vic tim. confessed that he tangled to death pretty Ida May Brown and threw her body into Carpenters Creek.
 Following the confession E.'lliams
 -aacted the tragedy on t-5 bank 9. the stream. Williams showed how he lad seen the girl standing on the auE and how he had crept up behind t.r and attacked her. He showed how he atiuled her cries with one hand and c.sohed her with the other When she feu at his feet he picked up the body and tossed it into the creek, not ruoUins whether she was alive or dead
 Tie prisoner declares that the girls cc haunted him day and night.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
French Are Preparing
 For Spring Offensive

PARIS, Nov. 17.-One of the most interesting developments in contem- plation by the Minister of Munitions is the erection of an immense arsenal, a sort of French Krupp's, in the centre of France.
 When this establishment is in work ing order at the beginning of spring it will employ many thousands of hands, and turn out shells for "75's" and mis- siles of heavy calibre, besides manu- featuring light and heavy artillery. The arsenal buildings cover nearly 900 acres, and cost over four millions sterling.
 M Fernand Merlin, Deputy for the Loire, who obtained these details from M. Albert Thomas himself, states that the construction of his en, ormous military depot is not only in. tended to furnish an illimitable sup. ply of guns and aeroplanes. The French Lloyd George sees much fur. ther.
 He recognizes that as soon as an armistice is declared large number of firms making munitions will seek to devote themselves to the arts of peace. It is just at that moment that France must not slacken her efforts
 When the invaders are expelled from the country and the inhabitants return to their previous occupations there will be an enormous need oi tools and machinery of all kinds for mills, factories, and workshops. Then the arsenal of death will become the arsenal of progress, and aid France ir regaining it's place among the happy and contented peoples of Europe.
 That nothing may be lacking to SC cure the comfort of workers in the arsenal, he is planning the building of model city at it's gates, where the inhabitants will be lodged in healthy spacious houses, with baths, gardens and other desirable accessories fol those with large families.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
MAYOR GOSSON
 ENTERS INTO
 GOAL BUSINESS
Will Relieve The High Price Of Coal to Families And
 DeServings.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov 21.-
 The city through Mayor Gossom en. tered into the retail coal business. This was caused by the exhorbitant charg- es for coal by private dealers. From $6.75 ton when buying from dealers, the price has come down to $2.75. Dealers today have cut the price down to $6 and the chances are that they will have to come down more if they wish to remain in the business.
 Mayor Gossom leased a mine and hired two hundred teams to haul the coal to the city, and thus car afford to sell the coal al a price that every res ident appreciates. The mayors ac. tions has caused a stir among the dealers
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
ANOTHER STEAMER REPORTS HAVING
 BEEN FIRED UPON
CAPTAIN SAYS NC WARNING W. 5 GIVEN BUT THAT HE MANIAC
 ED TO ESCAPE.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21-The Bmtish steamship siamese Prince arrived here last evening in ballast after hay nig delivered a cargo of horses ae Erest for the French government and report having been fired upon by a German submarine without warning but that he managed to escape. The incident occurred off the French coast Three shots were fired, none of which took effect due to the eon- stant changes of the steamers course ot travel
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
MOTHER ESCAPES PRISON TERM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov 21- Three small children of Mr and Mrs. John Smith of Nashville, Ark, made legal orphans three weeks ago when their parents were sentenced to five years each in the penitentiary, had thir mother returned to them this week by a pardon. Gov. George w. Hays released the woman from prison because, he said, her children needed her. MT. and Mrs. Smith were con yicted of killing c. s. Ledford last September. She said he had written insulting letters to her.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
Chinese Labor Corps
 In The British Army

LONDON, Nov. q. - The official London Gazette's announcement that Lieut.. B. c. Fairfax of the Liverpool regiment has been appointed to the command of the Chinese labor corps was the first announcement or inti. nation that the public had received of the organization of such corps in the British army.
 For several months large number of Chinese and Indo-Chinese laborers have been employed in France Some reports have placed the number as high as 100000.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
MANY INSANE TO BE FREED.

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga, Nov. 21- Many of the 200 inmates of the State Hospital for the Insane here those who are not-considered dangerous to society"-are to be returned to friends or relatives or to the counties whence they came, because of the high cost of living. This announcement was made here by the institutions trustees who said the cost of feeding the in mates had increased 75 per cent in the last year and that the annual al lowance from the State treasury was insufficient.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
KILLED IN SAND STORM.

ONTARIO, Cal, Nov. 21.-A severe sandstorm which has been raging CT a week, and which abated early toaa. was the cause of the death of r. L.. Murphy, a section foreman, attempt.rg to clear sand from obliterated rail. road tracks, who was found dead n drifted sand. Highways were ma e impossible and scores of automoh1 $ were partially wrecked or stalled d result of the storm
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
JEALOUSY LEADS MRS. HARTMAN TO SHOOT
 SISTER; TAKES POISON
FIRED FOUR SHOTS AT SISTER PROBABLY FATALLY
 ROUNDING HER.

REDMOND, Nov. 21. = Insanely jealous, Mrs. Margaret, wife of Robert Hartman, a prominent dairyman of this vicinity, shot her sister Miss Alice Carry four times, perhaps fatally. Mrs Hartman immediately took a large dose of poison and died shortly after ward. The deed was enacted on the farm. Both sisters are said to have been graduates from the University of Michigan.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
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REPRESENTATIVE FLIES TO
 WASHINGTON.

.. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-O. :. '.' D. Blakely, the Pennsylvania ..' < representative-elect made an .:' :. aeroplane flight from Philadel- z. :. phia to Washington in his own ':' '.' byplane piloted by Sergeant z. .:' William Ocller of the army who ::
 ':' drilled Blallley to handle his ma z. < chine. Blakely is the first man < < to come to congress by aeroplane. < 4 The machine crcled the Wash .:. .:' ington monument several times z. < before alighting. z. ... .s.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
DO|NCS OF THE
 GREAT ARMIES
 IN THE FRONT
The Serbians Are Still Pur- suing German-BuIgarian Forces on Macedonia
 Front.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-A dispatch from Salonild received here this morning says that the Serbians are still pur suing the German-Bulgarian forces in flicting terrible losses at every effort of resistance on the Macedonian front The latter, however, are said to be rushing strong reinforcement and will undoubtedly offer stubborn re. sistanee shortly. The Serbians are also bringing up some more forces and a great battle may be expected most any time
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21

 FEARSF0RT4E
 WHITES 5ITI
Says That Should Some Natives Die Blonde Es- kim0s Mag Cause
 Trouble.

NEW 4Y0RK Nct@ 1a written bl E&I.ar.l 1s spending aao.-.- .l# tic. to his rriaa#s l ett and 4. J. SFuo. that the blonde E-N- rom an epidemic planes The waisa ing. lie says tEa. ae of the natives -n.aa prove a serioaa a..r #- @ Er- tiou. Ife says s5.. eH# cautions ro7zf6i# a.# a. #sr## for the worst #a. is causing -oH# .u-
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
STARTS MURDER FARM" TALK

WAUEESHA. Wis, Nov. 21-The existence of murder farm on. the site ct the historic old Park Hotel is believed to have been proved by the HudiHs of bodies of a man about 9
 nd a boy of 6 years. according to the results of an exhaustive eXamina- ton. Medical experts declare the bodies have not been inferred longer tlau a dozen years, and that they are apparently of white persons.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
J. ). DAILY LEAVES
 FOR THE STATES


 Mir J. J. Daly, of the Ketchikan Power company, plans to leave this evening for the states on business in connection with the sawmill The time to contract for salmon boxes is about here, and MT. Daly has already been repeatedly requested to make his ap- pearance in Seattle for the purpose of submitting bids, etc.
 In addition to looking after new con tracts MT. Daly will make arrange ment for new machinery to replace the old in the box factory For that req son he may be absent from the city longer than he expects
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-11-21
$1,617,945, 5,ooo WAR SUPPLIES
 SENT BY THE UNITED STATES

NEW YORK, Nov. 21-EXports of war supplies amounted to $997970,- 900 or more than 25 per cent of the country's total export trade for the nine months ending September 31, according to figures published here today by the Journal of Commerce. The value of explosives sent to bel ligerents was more than $50O0,00O,O0O and automobiles, horses and mules, metal working machinery and wire ranked next in that order