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PLAGUE DECLINES
IN NEW YORK CITY
Number of Deaths and New
Cases Of lnfantile ParaIy-
sis Decreased.
SERIOUS SITUATION
NOW IN PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania Quarantine Extended
to All Borders of State-Chicago
Physicians Warned.

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE epidemic
of infantile paralysis showed another
slight decline today and health experts
more hopeful that the cool weather which
relieved the city yesterday would ma
terially check the spread of the plague
The daily bulletin of the health depart
ment shows that during the twenty four
hoiir period which ended at 10 am, thir-
ty-one children died of the disease and
165 new cases were reported in the five
boroughs of New York city. These figures
compare hopefully with yesterdays when
thirty-eight children were killed by the
plague and IT'S stricken
Serious in Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, August II.-Wfth
sixteen new cases of infantile PARALYSIS
and four deaths reported in this city for
the twenty-four hours ending this morn
ing at o'clock. and a total of flfty-eight
cases in the city since Monday morn
ing alone, the disease is beginning to as
sumo serious proportions in the eyes Of
the medical authorities and renewed ef-
forts are being made to check it's growth
and stamp it out. Since the LIST of July
there have been 14S cases. with twenty
eight deaths.
Every emplOye of the department Of
health and charities whose work is in
any way connected with the health serv-
ice in the city. has been recalled from
his vacation and put to work. Meetings
of physicians have been called and the
cooperation of the whole city is asked
in the fight.
Pennsylvania Quarantine Extended.
HARRISBURG. Pa. August 11.-Penn-
sylvanias quarantine for infantile para
lysis was today extended to all borders of
the state. Medical officers and inspectors
began duty at points where railroads
cross the state from all parts of New
York, Ohio, West Virginia and Mary
land. If conditions demand the quaran-
tine will be made more stringent and
highways will be ,patrolled.
-Reports weret eceived at the depart
ment of health today that band of thirty
eypsies from Rochester, half of them un-
der sixteen years of age, had been turned
back at the New York state line, having
endeayored to enter the state In Erie
county. Another band which tried to
enter the state near Belvedere were
turned back into New Jersey. The lat
ter hand travelled in automobiles with
Massachusetts, licenses.
Precautions in Chicago.
CHICAGO, August 11.-Chicago physi-
clans who fail promptly to report cases
Of fnfantile paralysis are likely to find
themselves defendants in damage suits
as a part of the plan Of DIR. John Dill
Robertson, health commissioner. to keep
the disease under control. The commits
sioner announced today that he would
take prompt steps against one physician.
who, he claims. failed to report a case
which has been developing since August
i. Four new cases of the disease were
reported yesterday. making total Of
forty Ave in Chicago.
Measures Taken in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA. 8. c.. August 11.-Under
an order q the state board Of health
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made public here today, children under
sixteen years Of age are prohibited from
travelling on railroads without health
certificate from a reputable physician
The measure was announced as pre-
caution to prevent the spread OF infantfle
paralysis. of which there have been to-
tai of thirty five cases and five deaths re-
ported recently in the state.
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Political Leader Is Exiled.

LA LIBERTAD. Republic of Salvador,
August 11.-Dr. Julian Irias. nominee of
the liberal party Of Nicaragua for the
presidency. arrived yesterday at Corinto.
on the steamship Ecuador
rom Costa Rica. The Nicaraguan au-
thorities would not permit him to land.
nor will he be allowed to enter any other
port. DR.. Irias will disem-
bark from the Ecuador at Acajutla, Sal
Nador
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Urged to Visit Omaha.

Mayor Dahlman of Omaha and Repre-
sentative Lobeck of Nebraska urged the
President today to visit Omaha, prefer
ably late in September or early in Octo-
ber, during the celebration of the If
tie:h anniversary of the admission of
Nebraska to statehood.
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CONFEREES ON D. c. BILL
TO MEET AGAIN MONDAY
Made Clear Senate Vote on Half
and-Half Plan Should Be
Given Great Weight.

The conferees of the Senate and
House on the District appropriation
bill. at their first meeting yesterday
afternoon. made little progress beyond
a general discussion Of the situation
which confronts them. The Senate con-
ferees made it clear to the House con-
ferees that they considered the vote in
which was overwhelmingly in favor Of
the retention of that plan. should be
given great weight.
Nc further meeting of the conferees
will be held until Monday morning.
1t is likely that the conferees will at
that time begin work on the Senate
committee amendments to the measure
in order, with the exception of the
amendment eliminating the House pro-
vision abolishing the half -and-half
plan, which Is likely to be left until
the last.
Committee Files Briefs.
A committee representing the bankers
of the District and various commercial
bodies sought to be heard by the conferees
in opposition to the Senate amendment
which would place a tax on intangible
personal property in the District. They
were permitted to file briefs with the
conferees, which they did, but were not
granted hearing. The committee was
composed of William 7. Galliher. Robert
N. Harper and Thomas Grant The con-
ferees made it clear that they could, not
grant hearings to any persons at this
stage of the legislation.
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DAY IN CONGRESS.
senate,

Met at 10 am.
Senator Jones resumed speech
: in opposition to government ship
ping bill.
Finance committee democrats
continued deliberations on reve-
nue. bill.
50 House:
Met at noon.
Conference. report on naval ap-
preparation bill with disagree
ments on personnel and construc-,
ton features submitted by Rep
resentative Padgett.
Chairman Padgett of the naval
affairs committee submitted re-.
port showing proposed amendments
to the naval bill on which the con-
ferees agree and disagree.
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PRESIDENT DECIDES
TO SPEAK IN WEST
Will Swing Across Continent
on Speech Making Tour
During Campaign.
FIRST CHANCE TO VISIT
THE PACIFIC COAST
Probably Will Follow the Northern
Route and Come Home Along
Mexican Border.

President Wilson, it was learn
ed today, will swing across the
continent and back on a speak
ing tour before the presidential
campaign closes. No date has
been set for the trip, but it will
probably be in September, some
time after his notification and ac-
ceptance at Shadow Lawn, now
planned to take place the last OF
August or the first part of Sep
tember.
The President is expected to go across
| the west by the northern route. somewhat
over the same section Presidential Can
date Hughes is following. and return by
the southern. route. probably stopping
along the Mexican border to review the
troops there
The review of the regulars and volun-
teers on the border wa be one Of the
most interesting features Of the trip.
Many requests have reached the Fresi-
dent to visit the troops and personally in
spect their equipment. general conoltion
| and readiness for actual war service II
called upon to go into conflict.
Settles QUESTION Of Speeches.
The Presidents purpose to go west
definitely determines the question as to
his making speeches during the campaign.
Two ideas were advanced by his advisers
as to his making campaign speeches. One
was that he should remain at Shadow
/ Lawn, receive delegations of democrats
and do his speaking there. as Mckinley
did in the campaign Of 1895. from his
home at Canton. The other was that
straight among the people with his ap-
peal for reelection.
AS now indicated the President will
have little or no vacation this yeaE. He
| is to remain here until Congress ad-
| journs and then go to Shadow Lawn
His time there will be taken up In con-
ferences with democratic visitors and
with masses of correspondence pouring
in on him.
7 The proposed trip across the cont.
and upon his return the President
would be expected to. make few
speeches at eastern points.
TIP TO Eul0u xIOW1Be.
The western trip is to fill promises
long made to westerners to go among
them The President has visited nearly
all portions Of the country but the far
west and Pacific coast since he has been
in the White House.
He accepted invitations to visit the
Panama. Pacific expedition and his
itinerary had been made UP. The seri-
Gus questions arising out of the Eu-
ropean war kept him here. Every time
he has planned to go to the far west
something has turned up to prevent.
Among the western people the Presi-
dent would personally come in contact
with the bulk Of the woman voters Of
the country, presumably arrayed against
him because Of his attitude in favor Of
state settlement of the question.
The democratic national committee has
announced that the party will do all it
can to obtain female votes. and poll
ticians consider that about the best way
to get the support of the women of the
far west will be- to go among them and
talk to them.
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Committee Files Briefs.
Ecuadorean congress Meets.

GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador, August IL
The Ecuadorean congress convened yes
terday Miguel E. Seminario was in
stalled as president Of the senate and
Miguel Angel Albornos a. president Of
the lower house. ..--
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Sterling Heilig says this is low esti-
mate. Famous Liberty statue in Paris will
record the fact that this country has paid
back her debt of the revolution. Read this
article in The Sunday Star.
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Asks to See the President
to Present the Claims of
Unorganized Railway Men

r. r. Frazier of Nashville, Tenn, an
employe of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and ST. Louis railroad, was at the White
House today to ask an appointment
with President Wilson to lay before
him the situation of the large number
of railroad workers throughout the
country who are not members of or
ganizations and whose views cannot be
obtained as to the threatened strike of
railroad men. No date has yet been
fixed, for Mr.. Frazier.
The visitor said that he came here
to try to impress upon governmen,
officials and Congress the unenviabIe
position of the great masses of rail.
road employees not protected by or
ganizations. He declared that SO De,
cent OF. the pay rolls Of railroads are
made DIP of men not members of the
bfotherhoods. and on this particuIa
road these men get an average Of 81
per day. while those belonging to the
brotherhoods receive an average OF
S420 per day.
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Wants Suitable Legislation,

The unorganized men would like to
see legislation that will protect their
interests and give them opportunity for
increase in wages when the general
question of the welfare of railroad
workers is under consideration. He
did not believe IT American that 20
per cent of the employees of a concern
should be constantly favored with in
creased pay while 80 per cent receive
no consideration at all.
= Labor questions. he believed, should
be settled by arbitration and the gen.
erai welfare of all workers considered
at the same time by a government
board Of arbitration.
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WEATHER.

: Generally fair tonight and tomorrow;
little change in temperature: light
variable winds.
Tempera.ure for twentyfcur hours
ending PM: Highest, "a, at $3.50 pm.
yesterday: lowest. sS. at s am. today.
Full report on page H.
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Russ cmcial Report.

The latest Russian statement fol-
lows:
Fierce fighting is continuing on the
River Stokhod. in the region of MikhIi-
abachey. the village of vuIski Luba-
chevska, the little town of Stobyyy
and the village of Zaroche.
"On the River Sereth our troops are
advancing as result OF fierce fight
ing. The enemy Is making a desperate
resistance. alternating between defen-
sive actions and counter attacks. Not
Continued on Second Pags.l
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Enthusiasm at High Pitch.
Latest ofncial Statement.

The latest official war office state
ment says:
I'm the Gorilla area our troops con.
tfnued to cross the Isonzo on the newly
repaired bridge Our cavalry and cy.
clists pressed forward east =. the sswp
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Precautions in Chicago.

COLUMBIA. g. c.. August 11.-Under
IN order Of the state board of health
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Austrians Prepared.

The victory of the Italians is con-
sidered all the, more creditable since
the Austrians on the lower 1sonzo front
had long prepared for an attack on a
large scale. having successfully resist
ed many previous ones on small sectors.
The taking of Monte Sabstino. the keyA
to Gorizia, and the vast section sur
rounding IL, is regarded as the biggest
feat in all the fighting in the lower
Isonzo region. While the Italians pre-
viously took and lost Michele many
times they never before were able 10
approach Sabotino.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-01

Cleaning is wrongly believed to rest
IN a common law right in England.
and q legal obiter dictum exists that
a man who enters q field for this pur.
pose cannot be prosecutedsfor trespass.
But a majority Of judges In the old
court Of common pleas decided that to
grant q general right to CLEAN would
be contrary to public policy, because
1T would demoralize the poor and
"open a wide door to fraud" Yet a
local custom Of cleaning has been rec.
ognized repeatedly by acts Of parlia-
ment, and in some places the "glean-
ing bell' still rings from the tower Of
the parish church twice q day during
harvest to let the villagers know when
they may begin to CLEAN and when
they must stop. Ruth's romantic in
dustry seems unknown In ireland and
has never existed in Scotland.-London
Chronicle.
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Corn Fields Of
Rumania Mean
Much to Germany

London, Nov. So.-Although satisfied
that the Rumanian army is still absolute
ly intact, Mai. Gen. F. B. Maurice. chief
director Of military operations at the war
office, told the Associated Press today
that any further advance by the Germans
would mean a considerable success for
them. General Maurice said:
There IL no use minimizing the fact
that the further advance Of the Germans
means a considerable success. as a step
forward gives them the corn district,
while a still further step means their
possession Of the oil belts. Russia Is
moving. however. and the fact that the
Rumanian army is still intact Is encour-
aging. Even the German reports claim
to have taken only 1900 men and few
guns, which means that my prediction OF
last week that no more than the rear
guard would be captured has been more
than fulfilled.
1.-THE Rumanians have been occupying
a dangerous salient with one army ham,
mering from the north while another was
coming up from the Danube. and its safe
extrication is no mean feat or arms.
Whether this intact army means to make
a stand before the capital remains to be
seen.
"Pursuing the tactics with which we
have become familiar on the west front.
the German official communicates have
been falsely announcing that our success
es at saloniki have obtained only a part
objective. but as a fact we won the posi-
lions desired"
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ASK SERVICES
BOARD
FOR n. c. & ST..

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 30.-The SER
vices Of the federal board of media"
ton and Cancellation were asked for
tonight by President Peyton OF the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railway to adjust a controversy with
the roads employees which already has
resulted in the brotherhood members
voting overwhelmingly in favor of a
strike. Brotherhood officials did not
join in the request for mediation, but
intimated that they would not oppse
it.
President Peyton's request was tel
egraphed to Judge w. L. Chambers Of
the board, who replied that immediate
steps would be taken to begin media
ton proceedings. The employees con-
tend that they are not given proper
opportunity to take up grievances
against the company through brother
hood Officials, but are compelled to
act individually in their negotiations
with their employers.
The appeal for federal mediation fol-
lowed an exchange of several commu-
nications with President Peyton and
the brotherhood leaders The latter no.
tilted the road early in the afternoon
that more than 80 per cent. Of the
brotherhood members had voted to
strike and added that if a satisfactory
reply was not forthcoming by p. M.
they were prepared to put into effect
the wishes of their men. To this Pres
ident Peyton replied by proposing to
submit the whole controversy to me-
diation.
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ehH Signals At Sea.

There are various ways In which
ships signal at sea. The most general
method In daylight is by code flags and
pennants. these being arranged &C.
cording to an international system Of
signals. But sometimes, owing to
weather conditions or distance. 1t Is
not easy to distinguish the colors, pat
terms or shapes of the flags. and then
other methods have to be adopted
Chief among these is a system Of ex-
hibiting cones. balls and drums. va
rious orders and positions representing
different things according to the recog-
nized international code. One combi-
nation means. Show your ensign; an
other, IL wer declared7 Another. War
Is declared. Another, Beware Of tor
pedoes, or channel u mined. Another.
Enemy Is In sight. Another, Keep q
lookout; enemy's ships reported about
disguised as merchantmen, and 50 on.
Exchange.
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SuporHuity Of Flesh,

The charming station of B., in Savoy,
gives assurance that its waters are
particularly enicacious against obesity.
It is not rare to meet in the streets of
this little place imposing groups of
stout DANES who have decided to fol-
low the rather vigorous treatment
there employed to transform them
selves into sylphs. To recover the
slenderness of youth they resign them
selves to maceration in the sulphurous
water at so degrees c. The tub in
which this bath is taken is intended at
most for two persons. Recently three
bathers were introduced into this mar
row receptacle. A fourth appeared.
who insisted upon entering the tub,
whereupon one Of the naiads cried out,
"Eh, madame, don't you see that there
Is already more meat than soup?"-Cri
de Paris.
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FRENCH

Paris, Nov. 30.--The communication
issued by the war office tonight reads:
South of the Somme the enemy ar
tillery energetically shelled by us,
bombarded our front from Bots Chaul-
mes to Berry. There was no infantry
action.
in Champagne the fire of our
trench guns exploded an enemy NUM-
tons depot in the region of Massiges.
"In the Argonne we exploded north
of Four De Paris three famoflets.
which shattered a mine work of the
enemy. There is nothing to report on
the rest of the front.
"Aviation-Sub-Lieu Nungesser it
is established, has brought down his
18th airplane. The enemy machine
crashed to the earth near Falvy Gre
gion of the Somme)."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-01

Generally speaking. races living d
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those Twins
in regions where the supply Of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus In South
America, among the Indians living on
the plateaus between the ranges Of the
Andes. at an elevation Of from 10000
to $4,000 feet. the men have voices like
women and the women like children,
their singing being a shrill monotone.
The Australian native has a weak
voice. but knack Of sending 1t long
distance. and the lowest tribes Of
African bushmen would come into tho
same category; but, it Is said, Of all
human beings the pygmies Of central
Africa have. In point Of volume and
compass, the weakest Of human yoices
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-01

Whate In Q Namey
II the heart has atrophtd. having
attained that wisdom which n mainly
disillusion. a name IL nothing much.
But Il the heart keeps young . names
tho world and all. What man Of parts,
choosing q book at random. would
hesitate between ''Paolo and Frances
ca" and "Peter Simple" or spend his
money for martin Chuxzlewit" If his
eye fell on 1.-THE Last Of the Mohi-
cans" OK THE Master Of Ballantrae'
In the next row Of tho stall7 And. OF
al right spirited young sprouts OF
sensibility and good romantic proclivi-
ties, who would not rather love girl
named Eleanor than one named Mary
Jane? Who would not rather follow a
commander named Nelson than one
named Henry Simpkins1 Who would
not rather 60 to sea In q ship named
the Talavera than IN one named the
Goldfish? Who would not rather sight
the land Of the strait Of Sunda than
at Bracket bay7-New Republic.
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GERMANS HAVE
PRESENT RATIONS
FOR THE WINTER

Berlin. Nov. 29.-(via London. Nov.
Observation-Disclosures Germans will 70
through the winter without change in
their present rations Of important
foodstuffs except a reduction in the
potato ration, according to authorita-
tive information furnished The Asso-
ciated Press on the food situation by
the food nutrition bureau.
The grain harvest shows an excess
of 100000 tons over last year. but
two years experience has proved that
the present ration is adequate and
that 1t will therefore be unnecessary
to increase. Oils produced from home
grown sources. such as beechnuts.
sunflower seeds, fruit pits and similar
products. can. for the same reason, not
be used for the general civilian pop
ulation. although considerable stocks
from beechnuts alone, for example
6O0, 600 quarts of Oil. have been gained
nom these hithsrto unnotiosd sources
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London. Dec. 1.-The funeral process
sion of the late Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, says a Vienna dispatch received
by way of Berne. left at o'clock yes
terday afternoon the Hofburg chapel,
where the body had laid in state since
Monday and traversed the streets of Vi
emma by a circuitous route to st. Ste
phen's Cathedral. The hearse was
drawn by eight horses and surrounded
by an imperial bodyguard, lackeys and
pages bearing torches and crucifixes.
The route was lined with troops, in
fantry and cavalry and tens Of thou
sands spectators crowded the pavements
and the roofs and windows of houses.
During the passage of the cortege En-
peror Charles drove direct to the Cathe-
dral, where he waited with the Empress.
the kings Of Bulgaria. Bavaria. Saxony
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VILLA IN CHIHUAHUA
Continued from Page ons)

day morning before the train left.
He said Villa was walking without
the aid Of crutches. as If to inspire his
men with his fortitude. His moustache
was shaved off and he looked much thin
ner than Of old.
To obtain medicines for his wound.
Villa is said by this refugee to have
broken into two drug stores in the city
after he had penetrated the business
section. Thinking this action meant
the beginning of looting, Villa bandits
broke into stores and private homes.
Villa. to stop this looting. is said to
have shot two of his followers and suc-
ceeded in stopping the pillaging.
Nothing was known of the Americans
by the refugees. In Chihuahua City.
one foreign refugee said. George Brit
tingham, an American. was seen at the
station. but he did not get away on the
last train. All of the refugees agree
that there had been no killing of for
eigners UP to the time they left. al
though there were rumors that several
Chinese had been killed.
General Ozuna. injured but not disabled
by four bullet wounds, routed out the
fleeing Carranza officers from the refugee
train at Sauz and made them return to
claims he was an eyewitness of the
event. The general then announced that
he was going back to Chihuahua City
and that neither Villa nor anyone else
could stop him.