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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23

General Pershing sent his personal
compliments to the commander of
division which did some Of the most
brilliant fighting of the day.
The artillery preparation drew un-
bounded praise from the observers.
All commented on the quantity OF
French guns and ammunition as shown
in the terrific concentration Of fire. 81
felt" said captain, that | was
standing under ceiling of steel. If |
had put up my finger Pm sure | would
have touched passing she'll"
The American observers were in
many hot places during the fighting,
but no casualties were reported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
Medal Gifts Draw Protest

BOSTON, Aug. 22.-Protests against
the giving by voluntary associations OF
medals Of honor, such as that given
by the National Arts Club TO Elihu
Root in recognition Of his services as
head Of the mission to Russia, were
voiced to-day at the annual reunion of
the Army and Navy Medal Of Honor
Legion About thirty Of the 300 mem
bers Of the legion who have received
medals for acts Of bravery. were pres
ent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
British Trainmen Ask Raise

LONDON, Aug. 22.-The Central
News says that officers Of all BRANCHES
of the National Union Of Railway Men
have been required by the men TO IN
struct the executive committee to give
notice of the termination OF the truce
agreement made with the government
in October, 1914, and demand an IN
crease of 81 weekly in wages and
considerable reduction IN workihg
hours. The truce provided for settle
ment Of all disputes without recourse
to strikes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
Women Flee Bomb Blast

CHICAGO, Aug. PA dynamite
bomb partly wrecked a section Of Bis
marck Garden and shook buildings
within a radius of several blocks short
~ after o'clock this morning.
The bomb was thrown into the gar
den from an automobile. Witnesses say
there were two men in the machine.
In the garden at the time were a
score of employees, including several
women. Some were thrown 10 the
ground By the force Of the exploAiaa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
Burned in Launch Explosion

SAG HARBOR, Long Island, Aug. %.
John Cosgrove, Of this place, is in
Southampton Hospital tonight as a
result of an explosion on a launch
used by the E. w. Bliss Company in
testing torpedoes. Cosgrove was guard.
the boat at its dock when a tank Of
gasolene blew up, enveloping the craft
in flames. The local fire department
extinguished the blaze.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
THE, COL ONEL AND BARON MONCF1EUR

does not join the Italian and Rumanian
Austrians TO their Italian and Ru-
manian brothers. Furthermore, such
peace must drive the Turks from Con-
stantinople and free the Armenlans.'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
REFUSES FORTUNE LEFT
BY HIS M0THER-IN-LAW
Former Diplomat Prefers That Money
Should Go to His Wife.

New York.-Charles II. Sheriff., min
lister to Argentina when Mr.. Taft was
president and organizer of the great
preparedness parade here. has refused
to accept 100000 bequeathed to him
by his mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Bar
ker Gibbs, who died last May, leaving
1864, 72O to Mrs. Sheriff.. His declina-
ton became known when announce
ment was made from the state comp
troller's office that an official appraisal
had placed the net estate at $685. $40.
Mr.. Sheriff. told reporter over the
telephone from his home in SiXty-fifth
street that while he was deeply moved
by the bequest he preferred that II
should go TO the residuary estate and
become part of his wife's share.
The former diplomat seemed to feel
that 1t was thing of no consequence
to look 100000 in the face or faces
and then turn a cold shoulder.
1T really wouldn't interest any
body" he said of his refusal. II don't
like to discuss 1t; it's rather too per
sonal for discussion. l simply felt that
III rather have the sum go into the
residuary estate and revert to Mrs.
Sheriff."
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
INCORPORATE SOCIETY
TO GUARD RICH ESTATES
Vinesnt Astor. Frederick Vanderbilt
and others In the Organization.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y.-Warren Delano
of Barrytown, Colonel Archibald Rog-
ers of Hyde Park. Tracy Bows Of
Rhinebeck, Herman Livingston Of
Greendale and Thomas Hunt of Cler-
mont, as directors. filed certificate OF
the incorporation of the Upper Hudson
Protective society.
The purpose of tie society Is to
guard country estates of wealthy New
York men against burglars. Among
the leaders In the society are Vincent
Astor, Robert p Huntington. Freder-
lex Vanderbilt. William B. Dinsmore
and John l. Roosevelt.
Arrangements have been made to en-
gage detectives and watchmen. The
formation of the society is the result
of the burglaries last spring, which Gull
minated in the killing of burglar on
Astor's estate by detectives. Most of
the wealthy residents of the county
have placed their silverware in safe
deposit vaults and are using plate.
The society will cooperate with To-
cal, county and state officials" to en-
force law and offer rewards for the ar
rest of criminals.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
BOY SIX YEARS OLD IS
MATHEMATICAL PRODIGY
Child With Unusual Mental Pow
ers Discovered In Findlay
(0.) School.

Findlay, GA child wonder. with un.
usual mental powers, has been discov-
cred in the first grade West State
street school by Miss Helen Gaskill.
the teacher.
He is Master Roy Fork, aged six,
son of F. L. Fork, well driller, resid-
ing on Franklin avenue. While bright
in all his school work, the youngster is
a prodigy in mathematics.
He knows the calendar by heart and,
although given the most severe ques-
ton with regard to days and dates,
never makes a mistake. If you tell
him your age he can tell in second
the year you were born. and II you
give him the date of your birthday and
ask him what day of the week it comes
on he replies at once. correctly and
without fail.
His ability cannot be attributed to
mental telepathy, for in many in
stances he tells the day Of dates in
last years calendar, which, when you
look them up, you find are right.
Although not customary to teach
children the months and authorizations
of months, Roy had them mastered
when he went to kindergarten. and
the remarkable feature Is that he was
never taught.
He Is also lightning fast in problems
which deal with addition and subtrac-
ton OF the calendar, and catch ques-
lions are easily solved.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
WOMEN RUN TOWN
They Hold All the Offices In Una
tilIa, Ore.
TOOK CHARGE FIRST OF YEAR.

Executed Campaign Coup Which Left
Men Gaspins-EIeoted Mayor, Four
Members Of Council, Recorder and
Treasurer-All New officials Are
Married-Promise Many Reforms.
Kansas City.-Woman has come into
her own in Umatilla, Ore, says the
Kansas City Times. Umatilla now has
woman mayor, four councilwomen,
woman recorder and woman treas
urer. They went into office Jan. l.
The only thing left for IN men is the
Office of town marshal, and he or she
Is appointed by the mayor. The men
are hoping for the best.
A campaign coup which has left the
men gasping swept the women into
office. 1t was not until . o'clock the
afternoon Of election day that the men
realized the women had a ticket In the
field. Down at the town hall, where
the destinies of Umatilla are shaped,
the politicians laughed at the "rumor."
It was joke. The smiles vanished
when the ballots were counted, and
the men still are wondering Just how
it happened.
The women won't tell. They won't
say whether 1t was framed" at some
sewing circle, bridge club or church
social All they will say is:
"Now we're going to show the men
what a strictly business and econom-
Cd, ;ctr te,
e. e. Starcher, who was running for
reelection to the mayors office, was
defeated by his wife by twenty-eight
votes. All efforts to interview Mrs.
Starcher have failed. However, after
conference in the kitchen Mrs. Star
cher came to the door and gave out
this statement:
'As yet the women have nothing to
say as to their future policy or as to
why they desired control, but from the
best information we are able to obtain
they were dissatisfied with the past
administration, claiming inefficiency
and general lack of business ability
so far as the running of the city was
concerned"
Umatilla is a railroad town. All
morning election day the women re-
manned at home, busy with their daily
duties. In the afternoon they put on
their bonnets and began a whirlwind
campaign. They met the trainmen in
the yards as they came in from their
various runs, buttonholed them and
carried them off to the polls. Despite
II A.. II.
patcher at that place. he did not swing
the labor vote.
All of the officers are married. Out
of possible 200 votes ia were cast.
The defeat was decisive.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26

the skipper will be at his home, 237
East One Hundred and Sixty-third
street.
1.-THE Chemung went down with her
flag flying" said the captain as he re-
called how he refused to obey an order
of the Austrian commander to strike
his flag.
1--WE were out from New York with
a general cargo and off the Spanish
coast in the Mediterranean when the
submarine came along" Captain Duffy
said. "a shot across our bows was
the signal for US to stop, and we did.
We had been ON the lookout for sub
marines, and for this reason We did
not lose any time in hauling up the
signal that we were stopping"
In response to a signal from the
submarine Third officer Jacobsen row.
ed to her, carrying with him the ships
papers. The commander was for ar
resting the skipper, but apparently he
was satisfied with the destruction or
the steamer Moreover, he was placat-
ed by Jacobsen's statement that the
captain was a good sort Of man.
The submarine commander signaled
for the flag to be lowered. but the
skipper paid no attention. He and
his crew Of thirty-four got into small
boats, and the flag was swapping from
the staff as they pulled away from
the side of the doomed liner.
I'VE were hardly out of range when
the submarine opened fire on the Che
mung," the skipper continued. "She
attempted to sink the ship by shell
fire, but as this had apparently no eff
feet and the vessel continued to ride
high out of water the commander sent
a torpedo into her. She sank within
two minutes"
When the Chemung went down the
submarine circled about and picked up
the two small boats. Lines were pass
ed by the submarine, and for two
hours she towed the boats toward the
shore Then the Spanish steamship
Salvatore Giner came in sight, and
the men on the submarine cut the tow
line, and few seconds later she had
dived beneath the sea.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
LET OLD GLORY FLY
Duffy Ignored U Boats Command
to Lower CoIorS.
CHEMUNG SUNK BY TORPEDO.

When Captain and Crew of Thlrty-feur
Got Into Small Boats, Flag Was
Swapping In 6reeze--They Pulled
Away From the Side Of the Doomed
Liner With IL Still Flying.
New York.-Captain John L. Duffy,
stockily built, square Jawed, weather
tanned, was among the first of the 274
passengers who came ashore from the
French liner Rochambeau. Until Nov.
% the captain was in command Of the
American steamship Chemung. On
that day a torpedo from an Austrian
submarine sank his ship In the Med
iterranean off the coast of Spain.
The captain was not at all dismayed
by his experience, and he said that he
would take out another vessel just as
soon as he could get one. He has
made several trips to Archangel during
the war, and submarines do not scare
him bit Until he goes to sea again
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
ALL TRANSIT LINES IN
NEW YORK GREATLY TAXED
City Traffic Increasing at Rate of
More Than 1O0,00O,00O
Annually.

New York.-In November the subway
gers a day and the IL" 1,014,8S3 to-
tai of 2.214506. according to state
ment issued by the marlborough Rapid
Transit company.
Public Service Commissioner Whit
ney estimates that city traffic is in
l00.G00000 annually. More than 1926
miles additional of subway and ele
waited lines are being built.
In 1872 total of 1873, 722, 1856 passen-
gers were carried. or 147 rides during
the year for each person in the city.
In 1882, the first year Of the a." $780,
510,S32 passengers We're carried, or 215
rides for each person in the city. In
1906, the first year Of the subway,
S3G,G61, 20G were carried. or 29S rides
'or each person.
Under the caption of Struggling to
Keep Up With New York" the Inter
borough officials say:
Each year the problem of handling
the millions of New York traffic grows
increasingly difficult. The struggle is
hard, not to anticipate the city's fu-
ture needs, but merely to keep up with
the present. Extensions of transit IA
cilities. no matter how rapid, do not
seem able to keep pace with crowds
and congestion.
'In September the subway carried a
daily average Of 100000 passengers.
BY November this average was in
creased to 100000 daily.
"All this traffic. too, it should be re
membered, was on lines designed orig
inally to care for 100000 passengers
daily.
Always 1t Is the same story. No
matter how fast rapid transit lines are
built in New York city, the transporta
ton needs of the population seem to
keep ahead of them"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
TRAIN ROBS HOLDUP MEN.

Mail Carrier Beaten by Thieves When
Hook Snatches Letter Bag.
New York.-Alfred Lorenzo. Yon-
kers mail carrier, notified the police
that pouch filed with registered mat
ter had been saved from two thieves
by the projecting hook on the mail car
of an express train used to take mail
bags on the fly, which grabbed it from
his hands as the train flew past at
forty-fve miles an hour.
Lorenzo was at the depot putting the
pouch in position on a small crane for
the train to take 1t. Two thieves beat
the mail carrier on the head. He held
the pouch tightly far above his head.
Presently the train came along, saved
the situation, and the robbers fed.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
WIDOW TO GIVE AWAY LAND.
Will Donate Building Site TO Any Cou.
pie Who'll Live Near Her.

Paterson, n. J.-Mrs. w. e. Wester-
welt, lonesome wealthy widow, eighty
years old, has offered to give free a
tract of land to any young couple who
Will build and live in bungalow
alongside the new house she is having
constructed outside the city. In her
opinion city life is not good for young
married persons because there are too
many movies and other attractions to
draw their attention from the home.
Mrs. Westervelt is interested in reli-
gious work among young people and is
moving from her house at IS Church
street because she believes that a coun-
try life is the best one to lead for
health and happiness. Her offer was
made known after church services the
other night, and it is expected she will
have many applicants for the building
lot
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
County Jail Empty.

jefferson City, Mo.-There is not
prisoner in the Cole Jail. The last pris-
oner was discharged recently. Accord
ing to the records of the Jail, this is
the first time in seventy-five years that
it has been without an occupant. AS
rule there are from five to twenty-five
prisoners in the jail. and at this time
Of year II usually IN filled.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
LEPERS IN REVOLT.
They Refused to Leave Havana Hos
pitai For Another Home.

They Refused to Leave Havana Hos
pital For Another Home.
Hayana.-The lepers of San Lazaro
hospital revolted when the officers OF
their institution tried to transfer them
to Mariel, and 1t was several hours be-
fore they agreed to leave.
When the inmates raised flag say
ing they would he removed only by VIC
lence the health officers hesitated. hav.
ing heard rumors that the ia lepers
had arms and would use them.
After a promise had been given that
they would be removed to a new hospi-
tai now being built as soon as it is fin
ished the lepers entered the ambulances
prepared for them. many of them weep
ing as they went. There is a report
that more than twenty Of them escaped
from San Lazaro during the parley.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
LEFT FORTUNE TO SERVANT.
Relatives of Dead Woman Fight the
Request.


Carlyle, ILL., - Kate Mulcahy, gray
haired and rheumatic, is heir to an es.
tate between 100000 and 100000, left
by her mistress, Mrs. John McCabe.
but relatives of the dead woman are
going to try to break the will.
Kate served Mrs. McCabe forty one
years. Mrs. McCabe's husband was a
prosperous physician when Kate came
to work for them He died. leaving lit
tie property. Kate left for time, but
Mrs. McCabe's urgent pleas caused her
TO return at financial sacrifice.
Mrs. McCabe said Kate should be the
sole heir to the mistress property II
Kate would stick by her till death.
Then oil was struck on the McCabe
property, making Mrs. McCabe the
richest woman in Clinton county. She
kept her promise to Kate just the same
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
CAN'T FIND ANY POOR.
Utopia (Flushins, N. W Hasn't One
Person Who Is In Need.

New York Utopia is just nine and
seven-tenths miles from Manhattan.
1t is sometimes called Flushing.
In this Utopia is a jefferson Demo
cratic club, which looks after the
wants of the poor in its vicinity
around Christmas.
The members contributed $1,000, and
a committee was appointed to hunt
out the needy that they might be sup
piled with holiday baskets.
The committee, after investigating
reported there were no needy In
Flushing, and the Democratic club has
$500 on its hands with which 1t
doesn't know what to do.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
GIRLS, HERE'S JULIA!
He Wants a Wife, but Name Bars Him
at Home.

Boston.-A. Julia Shepard, pros
porous farmer of Derry. n. H., is I'M
able to find wife at home because or
his middle name. so he has come to
Massachusetts, to look for one. Re-
Gently he was looking them over" in
Holyoke.
II am twenty-seven years old, am
making good money and wish to have
real home" he said to reporter
there 'If there is girl who is look
ing for a man like me | would be glad
TO have her write to me"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
HER 1O5TH BIRTHDAY FEAST.
Mrs. Bennett Entertains Three Gensr-
ations For the Holidays.

New York.-Mrs. Alice Bennett. who
celebrated the hundred and fifth ami
versary of her birth in her home in
Brooklyn recently was somewhat tired,
but not so much that she did not cele-
brate Christmas.
She carried out her daily routine of
life and then had dinner with her son
and daughter. seven grandchildren and
FIVE great grandchildren. All except
her daughter live out Of town and were
her guests in Brooklyn over the holi-
days.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
Fifty. cent Offer For $1,000 Gems.

New York.-An offer of 80 cents for
$1,000 worth of Brazilian diamonds
was the best Washington Force could
obtain. He admitted stealing them
from the steamer Vasari last week, the
New York police say. Disguised with
failure to find a buyer. he left the
gems in a laundry and wrote the com
pany. He is held In 5000 bail
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
GETS LICENSE ON CREDIT.
Has the Time, the Place, the Girl, but
No Money.

No Money.
Macon, Ga. Simon Cox had the
nerve and the girl. but not the money
to get married on.
Cox took his troubles to Attorney HUI
bert F. Rawls, who stood him in good
stead in city court few months back,
and Rawls agreed to stand good for the
marriage license.
Together Cox and the attorney went
to the ordinary's office, and after ex-
planning things Rawls got license for
Cox and Miss Ella Hardy of East Ma
con.
'I'll pay you in a few days." Cox told
the ordinary as he walked out of the
office with the license in his hand.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26

Carlisle, Pa.-Bill, bank messenger
bulldog and pet of Carlisle, will go
down in pictorial history to future gen
erations. He is starred in a motion
picture drama performing his daily
task of carrying the hotel deposit to
the bank and returning with the pass
book. Among other popular tricks that
have been filmed is that of smoking II
pipe.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-01-26
GUARDSMAN, TILTED,
ENDS LIFE IN UNIFORM

o New York.-Jilted ON his return
9 from the Mexican border, Ezra
o B. Naylor, Jr., New York ma
. tional guardsman, put on his full
@ uniform, plugged all crevices In
8 his room, turned on the gas and
@ threw himself on his bed, with
o his former fiancee's picture, and
o died. On table was the letter
9 giving him his release and telling
9 him another had supplanted him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
Mrs. Elliott Savage Hurt
In Auto Accident

Mrs. Elliott Savage, who lives two
miles north of the fair grounds, re-
eeived a broken wrist Saturday after
noon when she was thrown from e
Maxwell automobile as the result of a
collision between a Southern Pacific
train and the automobile, which was
driven by Mr.. Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Savage were the only
occupants of the ear and were driving
west on Court street and were about to
cross Twelfth street when the collision
occurred. Mr.. Savage states that a
woodpile obstructed the view and that
at first he attempted to stop the car.
When he saw that if he did SO he would
be stalled directly ON the track he put
put on full speed and dashed on. with
the result that the engine struck the
rear end of the car and whirled it
around, throwing Mrs. Savage to the
pavement.
Mrs. Savage was taken to DIR. w. H.
Byrd who set the broken wrist. The
wheel of the automobile was complete
ly demolished.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-27
NO SHORTAGE OF
P|CKERS IN HOPYARDS
Yards About Through Picking
Fuggles---Yield Light But
Quality the Best

Instead of the great cry for hop
pickers, indications are that all the
yards in the valley win experience no
difficulty in securing more than enough
pickers and those who do not register
early win have no hop picking job.
The Livesley yards have all the
plekers required, excepting about 25
more at Oroville and it is probab.e
this yard will be taken care of in a
day or so. This extra supply of pick
ers is due to a great extent to the
large acreage plowed up, estimated at
about 1900 acres in the valley.
Fnggles are showing up about one
half of crop, compared to last year,
according to one of the largest grow
ers. The Livesley yards north of Salem
are now all through with picking fug-
giles and the same is true of the Jewell
Pincus yards near Independence and
the Wiggan-R Richardson Co. yards at
Independence. The fuggle yield has al
so been rather under the estimated
amount in the yards of Mrs. J. c. Pet
tijohn near Sidney and John Krebs,
south of Salem. However, the variety
is especially fine this year with no
fungus or vermin. There has been but
little foliage and the vines have been
picked clean.
Next Monday all yards in the valley
will begin picking. Growers are rather
uncertain just at present as to how to
estimate the crop although some of
The larger interests are inclined to
think it has been overestimated. All
yards are paying so cents a box. I'm
less rains set in to interfere, it is
thought the greater part of the crop
will be harvested by the middle of Sep
tember