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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-09-04
Presumption Resented

BE good" said the philosopher, "and
you win be happy"
mot necessarily" replied the man OF
sensitive conscience If you under
take to be good some envious people
are likely to think you are trying 10
put on airs. "-Washington Star.
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CxECUTOR's NOTICE

ESTATE OF MARIAN ADELAIDE ATKINSON
Notice is hereby given that an order has
been made by the Surrogate of the county
of Burlin gton, bearing date ON the first day
of August, A. ID. 1917, upon the application
quiring the creditors of Marian Adelaide
Atkinson, deceased to bring in their claims
against the estate of said decedent under
oath or affirmation, on or before May l.
1918, or they will be debarred of any action
therefor against the said executor.
WILLIAM A. SLAUGHTER,
August /, 1917 1919 Executor
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TUESDAY,. sErrEMsER 10. 1917

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias, to me
directed, Issued out of the Court of Cham
Gerry OF the State of New Jersey, will sell
at public sale on
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917
between the hours of IL and O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day Ito wit at two o'clOck)
al the Court House. Mount Holly, N. j.:
All the following tract or parcel Of land
and premises hereinafter particularly de-
scribed, situate, lying and being In the town
of Mount Holly, In the county of Burlington
and state of New Jersey.
Being all that certain frame dwelling
house and lot OF land situate on the souther-
ly side of Water in Mount Holly afore-
said and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake on the southerly side
of said street and distant fifteen feet from
the northwest corner of an alley seventeen
links wide, and runs ~ passing along the
partition between the house hereby con-
veyed and the house adjoining 1t, south
twenty-four degrees thirty minutes west,
two chains and twelve links to a stake in
the line OF the lot of land late belonging to
Catharine Clark, deceased; thence ~ along
the line of the said Clark's lot north sixty
seven degrees and forty-fve minutes west
twenty feet to the post corner of land be-
long to the heirs of Samuel Bennett, de-
ceasedi thence (3) by the said Benefits lot
north twenty-four degrees and thirty min
utes east two chains aud thirteen links to
stake on the southerly side of said street.;
thence (4) along the southerly side of said
street south siXty-fiVe degrees and thirty
minutes east twenty feet to the place of be-
ginning, be the contents what 1t may.
Seized as the property of Rosa Fitz patrick,
ct ais, defendants, taken in execution at
the suit of Susan d. Howell, complainant
WILLIAM T. STECHER,
Sheriff.
IPr's adv. fee sI7.s4I
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Claaalhad-

Mrs. Flubdub wants to borrow some
sugar. some eggs and some -four. Eyi-
IDENTIFY she is going to make some
sponge cake"
Sponge cake is right. But why does
she sponge entirely on usT-Louisville
CoWier-Journal
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NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT,
ESTATE OF SAMUEL h. CHAMBERs.

ESTATE OF SAMUEL Ii. CHAMBERS.
Notice is hereby given that the final &C.
count Of the subscriber, surviving trustee
under the will OF Samuel III. Chambers, de-
ceased, late of the county OF Burlington,
will be audited and stated by the Surrogate
and reported for settlement and allowance
to the Orphans Court of said county, at q
session to be held September 9Th, 1917.
JOHN B. DAVIS,
Surviving Trustee under the
will of Samuel h. Chambers.
" Claude Palmer, Proctor.
July Is, 1917
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Save pouItrx nrnnnlnn.

Chicken manure Is the richest of al
farm manures in fertilizing elements.
and 1t should be 80 cared for that none
Of its excellent elements be wasted OF
leached away. 1t should be preserved
under shelter and have mixed with ii
such material as kainit or dry earth OF
acid phosphate or land plaster or muck.
Do not lime it or add lime to it since It
would drive of the nitrogen. 1t should
not be mixed with sawdust or sand, as
they are without value. To compost
with loan or leaf would be all right.
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The HerdwIck Sheep.

a writer In the Shepherds Journal
refers to the Herdwiek as England's
cast iron sheep The Herdwicks are
famed for their mutton and thick, soft
feeces. They stand the hardships and
exposures Of an inclement climate bet
ter than most other breeds.
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True PoIItenesa,

docs your wife listen to your adj
viceT
listen? OF course she does. My
wife is very polite."-Boston Tran
script.
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MIX has many sources for contain
nation on its circuit from the COW to
consumer, any one OF which may undo
the care exercised In regard to the
AthsrA
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Church Notices,

1
II FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. JAMES4d. TERRY, Pastor
Parsonage, 81 Garden street
welcome for ALL
Services next Sabbath
1870 a. m. Preaching service
2.l5 q. m. Sunday school.
645 p. m, Young Peoples service.
| 7.30 p. m. Preaching service.
Prayer service, Wednesday evening, 7.4E
will be led by Miss Roberta Mathis, OF Bur
lington.
Pastor Terry viii be back from his vaca
ton next Sunday and the services will bs
held on winter schedule as above stated.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcH<
REV. THOMAS s. HAMMOND, Pastor,
| Parsonage, No. II Brainard street,
All are Welcome
Next Sunday Services
a45 a. M Bible School. Howard e. Alcott
| superintendent.
l045 a. m. Morning worship. Sermon By
200 p. m. Twilight service, lasting one
Tuesday, T45 p. m. Glass meeting f. H.
Jacket, leader.
Wednesday, 7.45 p. m. Prayer and con.
ference service.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
REV. LUTHER MOORE BICKNELL, NJ. A,
Pastor
Manse. 2l3 Broad street
1890 a, m. Morning worship. Sermon
by the pastor.
400 m. Sunday School Lesson topic,
"Scnnacherib's Invasion of Judah"
200 p. m. Vesper service. Message by
the pastor.
Wednesday evening, 7.45 p. M, prayer
and meditation.
FRIENDS meetings.
Meetings for divine service are held at the
meeting house, corner OF Main and Garden
streets, every First-day morning at IL
O'Clock and Fifth-day mornings at 1920
O'Clock.
AT the Church of the Sacred Heart, here
after, mass will be held at and 10 O'Clock
in the morning until further notice.
ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. HENRY TELLER COOKE, Rector.
Regular meeting of st. Elizabeths Guild
Wednesday, p. M. in the Parish hall.
thursday Bible Study Glass in Parish hall
at 7.30 p. m.
The Sunday services will be as follows:
Holy Communion, 7.30 a. m.
Morning service and sermon, 1890 q, m
Sunday school and Bible classes, 80 p, m
ST. PAULs EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Hainesport- Mount Holly road.
JOHN FREDERICK BoRNHoLD. Pastor.
Morning service and sermon, 1880 a. m
English services first and third Sundays
OF the month.
German services second fourth and fifth
Sundays Of the month.
Sunday School $50 a. m.
Ladies' Aid-First Wednesday afternoon
Luther League-First Thursday evening
q the month.
KNOXVILLE CHAPEL.
Sunday Services
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
700 p. m. Song service.
7.30 p. m. Preaching service.
Everybody Welcome
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Woman for laundry work. Apply
LEE GEE,
Mil Street, Mount Holl,
Announcement

1 hereby announce my candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Member Of the
Township Committee of Northampton
Township and 1 solicit the support of all
party voters.
JUDSON GASKILL
This adv. ordered and paid for by
Judson Gaskill, Mount Holly, NJ j.
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Milk EaalIv Tainted.

When you meet an obstacle use it as
stepping stone.
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karg Market
BELL TELEPHONE 227

Cream of Rlce-That new breakfast
cereal. The most appetizing of all
cereals, I5c package.
Extra Fancy New Shore MaCkereI
large white fat fish, weighing about a
pound each.
York State Cheese-The kind with
the real cheese nip which always pleases.
Sponge Cake-Ivins' Sponge and
Pound Cakes are baked in one of the
most sanitary bakeries in the country
and nothing but pure butter and eggs
are used. Try some and be convinced.
Knlghthood Baked Beans - For
serving with that cold lunch large can
OF those fancy stock beans, thoroughly
cooked and packed in tomato sauce.
Friday, August 3lst, will be Old
Dutch Bank Ddy-With each three
cans of Old Dutch Cleanser sold at the
reduced price of cans for 27c, we will
give an Old Dutch Bank FREE as long
as they last. Come early and be sure of
yours-Frlday, August 3lst.
Don't forget that this is the head
quarters for Extra Fancy Western Steer
Bees, Choice Spring Lamb, Home Dress
ed Veal and Poultry.
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KNOXVILLE CHAPEL.
Sunday Services
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
700 p. m. Song service.
7.30 p. m. Preaching service.
Everybody Welcome
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BY virtue of writ of feri facias, to me
directed issued out of the Court of Chan
Gerry of the State of New Jersey, will sell
Of in la
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FxEOUTOKs' NOTICE

f. G. ToRAM, Proctor
August z. I9l7-l0-l6
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BY virtue of writ of fieri facias to me d.
rected, Issued out OF the Court of Chancery
OF the state Of New Jersey, l Will sell at
public sale, on
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24

champion middle distance runner has
been given a commission as first lieu
tenant at Plattsburg.
Baseball did not get a chance in the
army camps this season because il was
50 late when the environments were
finished, but III the spring the national
game viii be given a boom.
Jim Coffey, the Dublin giant, was
dropped in the seventh round of q
scheduled 12-round bout with Barney
Madden of New Jersey last night. a
flush blow on the jaw did the business,
frankie Mack won the decision over
Joey Connolly at the Commercial \. G.
i'm Boston last night. The bout went
II rounds and il was Mack : continual
hard iabbing and his rights TO the jaw
that won the award.
Rabbit Maranville may not
shine as football star, but when
basketball is started at the Charles
| town navy yard the " Rabbit = will be
in demand and Johnny SPOT.
1t may surprise many football fol
! lowers to know that ''Tacks' Hard
wick, who was considered a big anC
| powerful man, weighed only 10,
| pounds in the last game with Harvard
| His normal football weight had beer
| l15 pounds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24
GOMPERS REELECTED.
Veteran Again Heads the American
Federation of Labor.

BUFFALO, \. Y. Nov. 24.-Samucl
Gompcrs was reelected president Of the
American Federation Of Labor at the
closing session of its 37th annual con
vcntion here today.
There was a contest for only one
office, Daniel !. Tobin. president OF
the International Transfers being elect
cd to succeed John 3. Lennon, for p
years treasurer Of the federation. Len
non was renominatcd on the slate with
Mr. Gompcrs, but opposition to him
came from international unions with
headquarters at indianapolis.
The convention adopted a resolution
submitted by the photographers.
printing prcssmcn, bookbinders, and
typographical unions protesting against
the change in rates on second class
postage Included in the war revenue
law. The convention approved two
| resolutions relating TO increased pay
for letter carriers and postoltice clerks
and asking for the right to appeal
| from judgment of officials III djseiplin.
AIRY eases involving reduction in posi-
| ton or dismissal
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FOLLOW UP, SUNDAY.
Bishop Urges Pastors to Secure Sub
Scriptions.

Bishop Edwin II. Hughes of Maiden,
Mass, tAe resident bishop of the Yer
month Methodist conference, has writ
ten to the Methodist pastors relative
to the endowment campaign III behalf
of retired ministers, which is now in
progress ii Vermont. lie says:
IN accordance with the plan Of the
intensive campaign for the Confer
encc Claimants Endowment Fund in
your conference As arranged by the
field secretary, Rev. +. ". Sharp. Sun
dav Nov. ., is to be observed as
= FollowUp Sunday, and every pas
tor is expected, and Is hereby urged,
TO present this cause at all public serv-
ices, securing subscriptions from ali
who have not previously subscribed,
and cash offering from every person
who does not, because of some per
sonal scruples, care TO pledge an
amount to be paid in annual Install
| mcnts.
November 25th is a vital day in your
campaign, for it will determine wheth-
| err the cause has been a success or a
failure on Your charge. Therefore, il
should have the supreme place because
/ it is the supreme cause now before
the church If it is the custom Il
mold union Thanksgiving service il
the morning cn that day. then the next
Sunday morning, Dec. ID, must be held
sacred for this cause.
The goal in Your conference is TIVE
hundred thousand dollars which j
i equivalent to 200 per cent of the pas
tor 5 salary including houserent. ! ap
npal ~ you therefore, to mt Won
church over the top and reach the goal
for the sake of the Old Preacher, hi
widow and orphans; for the sake o
common Justice and not charity; TO
the honor of your conference and tn
welfare of the church YOU are nov
serving.
Please report all results to the feel
secretary. Rev. +. W. Sharp, Brattlt
boro, VT, Immediately after this scry
lee has been held.
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CUTS WAR RISK RATE.
McAdoo Reduces Insurance on Ships
from to Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24-On ae-
count Of the reduction in ships torpe
docd during the past few weeks the
war-risk bureau yesterday lowered the
insurance rate on vessels passing
through the submarine zone from )
to 4 per cent This is the second re-
duction in cargo insurance rates made
by Secretary McAdoo within the last
two months, the rate having been low
cred on Oct. 6 from 6 10 per cent
maximum to , per cent.
"The new reduction is made because
Of the corresponding decrease in the
risks, said Secretary McAdoo in a
statement explaining the action. The
british statement of shipping losses
last week showed 10 ships Of more
than 500 tons sunk compared with one
the week before, even the total of 10
however, is lower than the records OF
some weeks ago
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Score, West Swanzcy 80, Brattlcboro
26. Goals from floor, Sebastian 9, Rob
bins 8, Scaver ., Rolfe, Oakes ,, Riley
., Whitney 3, Robinson. Goals from
fouls, Sebastian :, Cakes >, Whitney p.
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Referee, Barlow. Time, two To- and
one lO-minute periods.
Sporting Notes.

Eddie Mahan il now n top sergeant
Of marines.
Dartmouth 5 might before was a
sizzlcr and all of the speakers pre-
dicted victory over Brown today.
Mel Coogan of Brooklyn iabhed his
way TO victory over Freddy Gelle of
Taunton in a fast Ground mill last
night
Owing to the attraction in the Audi.
forum last night the scheduled bowl
ing match in the Masonic league was
postponed.
Foster Sanford says he has always
considered Bemus Pierce of the Carlisle
Indians the greatest tackle in the his
tory Of the game.
Joseph T. Higgins, former Holy Cros
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ADJUSTMENTS
Motion Picture Attractions.

Today the Empire presents The Peri
lous Leap, a three-act drama; The Per-
lis of the Secret Service, two acts, and
Eddie Lyons in The Boulevard Speed
Hounds, comedy Mr. Shehay will
sing It's Long Way to Berlin. On
Monday William Fox viii present Va
lcska Snratt in The Slave.
Today Vivian Martin will be seen at
the Princess theatre in the Paramount
feature. Little Miss Optimist, also
Charles Murray in the new Mack Sen
nett comedy, \ Bedroom Blunder. Mon
day Fannie Ward in the Paramount
production, On the Level, also a Burton
Holmes travel picture, viii be seen.
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PERSONAL.

Miss Olive L. Jones is confncd to
her room by illness.
Miss Alvena Walker i spending the
day IN Springfield. Mass
Rev and Mrs +, W. Sharp are ex-
pectcd TO return today from Montpel-
Ter
Mrs. L. L. Parker went this week TO
Claromont, y. H., to visit her brother
and family.
Miss Elizabeth Robinson went today
to her home in Chesterfield to stay
over Sunday.
Miss Hilma Erickson has been absent
from her work in the Holstein Friesian
Office or account Of illness.
John C. Pellet returned this after
noon to Worcester, after having spent
the week in town on business.
Mrs. Sophia Z. Sutherland of Chest
nut street underwent an operation this
week III the Memorial hospital.
C. W. Reed Went last night to New
/ York on business for +. Crosby & Co.
| lie is expected to return tonight.
Mrs. Rufus Houghton of Greenfield
is mere with her mother, Mrs. A. F..
Eddy Of Putney road, who IS i'll.
John Northgravcs of Portland, Me-,
| who visited in Brattleboro this week
with friends, has returned home.
Miss Sarah Benson, teacher in Lynn,
Mass, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Ann
Benson, until after Thanksgiving.
J. r. LeRay returned today from q
week : visit i'll North Adams, Pitts
field, Bennington and other places.
Mrs Robert F. Higlev is in Vernon
caring for Mrs Rancourt, who is con
fined to her home with a fractured leg
Miss Ruth Baldwin went this aft
ernoon to Greenfield to spend the wee K
end with her sister, Mrs. Ellis John
SON.
Mrs. Thomas Hunt and daughter
| Virginia of Marlboro. y. H.. are vis
iting Mrs Hunt 5 sister, Miss Rosl
Batcheldcr.
Mrs. Vernon Williams and daughter
Christina, of Putncy, came today t
spend Sunday in town with her par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cron.
A Miss Carrie Dunton, who has beer
unable, on account of illness, to teacl
i'll her school III Marlboro this week
. | - lNitlilS hCI ttttucl- siOuu u. buhtoii
Mrs Lar1in returned today to he
home in Gardner, Mass. after HAVING
spent the week here with her daugh
: ter, Mrs. Perlev Porter OF Cedar street
{ Louis Spear Of Vernon, who earl,
this week left the Mclrose hospital i
! the night, has been admitted to tn
hospital again. Miss Fairman is eal
h ing for him.
II Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Minis and tw
Ii children, who had been spending "a
cation Of two weeks with Miss Susi
II Clark and l.. L. Clark, left today fo
. their home in Holden, Mass.
4 Capt. Thomas Rice arrived las
It right from Fort Benjamin Harrison
$ Indiana, and will stay here with h
&c family until tomorrow, when he wi
Q leave for St, Petersburg, Va.
y Mrs. P. G. Baldwin of Chicago, WI
$ is spending some time in town wit
a Mr.. and Mrs b. c. Baldwin, went tn
u week to Greenfield to visit her nice
! Mrs. Ellis johnson, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald d. Lowe al
daughter of Newburgh, y. Y, are vi
ting Mr. Loves sister, Mrs. Thom
Rice. Mrs. Lowe and daughter expe
co to spend the winter here, Mrs. Low
leaving here after Thanksgiving f
New Orleans.
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Laundry Regulars.
DEFEAT FOR BRATTLEBoRo.
West swanzey Basketball Team Wins
by Score Of 80 TO 2e.

The West Swanzcy basketball team
cleaned up Brattlcboro at West Swanzey
last evening by score Of 80 to e.
Sebastian, right forward for the win.
ncrs, scored - points. Cakes was the
principal scorer for Brattleboro, making
five baskets from the floor and two from
F,VTs III, lit.tt,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-24
SOLDIERS VACATIONS.
Absence for Thanksgiving Granted to
1900 in Camp at Aver

AVER, Mass, Nov. q. = Seventeen
thousand members of the National army
at Camp Devens had received Thanks
giving leaves today and applications of
many others still were to be considered,
officials announced. The exodus will be-
gin early Wednesday. In addition to
those who are going home $500 others
have been invited to spend the holiday
in homes in the vicinity Of the camp.
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Sporting NeUs
BUT SEVEN PINS TO THE GOOD.
Odd Fellows Team z Defeats Team
G-Both Scores Small.

Team + outbowlcd team 6 last night
IN the Odd Fellows league but only
by seven pins, the total pinfall being
| 1850 and ! ,l52. IL seemed TO be an
of night with the rollers, only three
OF them reaching the 90 mark or bet.
ter Canton was high single string
man with go, and he also held the lead
for thrcc.string totals, his mark b..
ing $50. The scores:
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Somewhat Spineless.

Lerret: What about that boy you
We're going to adopt?
Yadilloh: Fired him back to the Or
phans Home. When a kid kicked nI,n
on the Sims and dared him TO nut VI
his mitts, he blubbered that lighting
vas wicked and offered to arb:trats.
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BIRTHS.

IN Brattleboro. Nov. -, daughter to
Mr. and Mrs Fred Spaulding, il.
In BIattlcboIo, Nov. %, a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gauthier.
In Brat;lcboro. Nov. %. a son to Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Carney.
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Totals,
Defeat Laundry Regulars by Small Mar
gin. 1926 TO 1903.

The All Stars defeated the Laundry
regulars in a close bowling match on
Laundry's alleys last night, the total
pinfalls being ,326 and l,30S. Laundry
made the highest single string, and Grot-
20 led all rollers with a threc-string
total Of 2Si. The score:
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500 395 365-l,159
ALL STARS AGAIN SHINE.

ISL 374 39i-1,l59
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DEATHS.

III Ciatemont, y. II (Claremont hos
pitaD, Nov. %, George Lawrence Sexton,
% OF Bratteboro
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-01
EXTR
BUJTETIN.

Washington, Feb. 2S-It is an
nounced this afternoon that Presi-
dent Wilson will call a special SEES
sion of congress to be convened
Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the present session.
There remains today only the
slightest doubt that congress will
give the President the authority he
asked for in his address to the
joint session on Monday, but should
this be denied on account of
flibuster by Senator LaFollette or
any other pacifst, President Will
son will act on his own initiative.
An increase of $37, 100000 to the
army appropriation bill was voted
by the senate committee on mill
tary affairs today. This was done
in completing of the revision of the
measure which passed the house.
As it is reported to the senate, it
will carry an appropriation of
277,4S0,70S, ten millions in ex-
cess. of the amount carried in
the existing law.
It is officially established that
the American sailing schooner, Ly-
man Fl. Law, was not sunk bv an
Austrian Hungarian submarine.