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THE COPAN LEADER
STATEWIDE
NEWS EVENTS
WAYNOKA COMERCIAL CLUB EN-
THUSIASTIC OVER PROPOSED
NEW RAILROAD.
MEWS OF THE NEW STATE
LIMIs Incident* and Accidents hat Oo
Tc Make Up a Week's History
of a Great Common-
wealth.
Alta.—The commercial club of
"Waynoka has accepted the proposi-
tion of the promoters of the Buffalo
Northwestern railroad, which ma,ke«
Waynoka the terminus of the road.
The promoters asked for a bonus of
|175,000, right of way and terminal
grounds.
The local committee appointed by
the citizens to handle the Waynoka
part of the project is composed of R.
W. Waidley, A. M. Webb, C. C. Cheek.
C. C. Skilling, J. W. Scott, W. H. Om-
stead and R A. Hendrie. Waynoka
is the end of the western branch of
the Frisco line out of Enid and a di-
vision point on the Santa Fe. The
new road is to be built from Buffalo
to Waynoka.
Buffalo is the county seat of Har-
per county and one of the few coun-
ties in the state without a railroad.
The distance is approximately seven-
ty Sve miles.
TWO KILLED BY GAS IN A WELL
MEERSCHAERT’S ANNIVERSARY
Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma Cele-
brates Quarter Centennial.
Oklahoma City.—Surrounded by
bishops, priests and prominent Catho-
lic laity from this and other states,
the Right Reverend Theophile Meer-
schaert rounded out the twenty-fifth
year of his consecration as a bishop of
the Roman Catholic church.
Isaac Hehn and Vo Tye Overcomo
While at Work Near Chickasha.
Chickasha,—Isaac Hehn, president
of the Grady County Fair Association
and a prominent stockman and land
owner of this county, was overcome by
gas while In a well on his farm. He
was brought to the surface after being
In the well for thirty minutes. A pul-
motor was applied, but with no suc-
cess.
Vo Tye, 20 years old, who was help-
ing Hehn clean the well, was overcome
also and died before assistance could
reach him. Hehn went into the well
first and worked for about twenty min-
utes. He then came out and said he
believed there was gas in the well, ;
but he was going down again. He
went down the second time and was
soon seen to slip beneath the water,
Young Tye then tied a rope about his
arm and went to Hehn's assistance
He was overcome by the gas and the
rope slipped from his arm and he fell
beneath the water. Help was then
summoned and a pulmoter was ap-
plied, but with no avail. Hehn was
30 years old and was born in Canada,
He came to Grady county seven
years ago and bought several large
tracts of land, on w hich he raised fine
cattle and hogs.
Hehn was a prominent exhibitor ;
the Oklahoma State Fair each yet>
and had taken a number of premium;
there. He succeeded Jacob Good, who
was drowned in a lake near Chickasha
last February, as president of the
Grady County Fair association.
CARTER COUNTY MARSHAL KILLED
Oscar Alexander Is Dead and Alleged
Liquor Hauler Is Wounded.
Hoxbar—Oscar Alexander, city mar-
shal, is dead and Mose Love, alleged
liquor hauler, is probably fatally
wounded as the result of a fight here
between officers and liquor haulers.
It is believed that at least one other
liquor hauler is wounded. Love has
beet* taken to a hospital in Ardmore
Alexander, accompanied by Dow
A dinner at his residence, in honor
of visiting bishops and priests, brought | Brazil, federal enforcement officer.
to a close the festivities of his Jubilee
celebration, which in many ways was
the most important event in the his-
tory of Catholicism in Oklahoma.
The crowning event of the jubilee
was the celebration by Bishop Meer-
echaert of solemn pontifical high mass'1
in St. Joseph's cathedral in which ten
bishops and eighteen priests partici-
pated. The congregation which filled
the cathedral included 100 priests
wearing their vestments, scores of
Eon-Catholics, and many prominent
city officials, state officials and mem-
bers of the state's appelate courts.
Thomas Adams, deputy United States
marshal and George McLaughlin, con-
stable, learned that a wagon loaded
with liquor was being brought into
Carter county. They went to the
edge of itwn and waited in the dark.
A wagon ppproacbed and the officers
commanded the driver to halt. An oc-
cupant of the wagon answered by fir-
ing a shotgun, and Alexander fell
dead Biazil, McLaughlin and Adams,
armed with revolvers, returned the
fie in the darkness until their ammu-
nition was exhausted. When the St-
ing cea.-ed the wagon could not be
The visiting bishops attending the | found in the darkness, but a search
jubilee were: I along the road disclosed Mose Love
with two bullet holes in his body. A
Rt. Rev. J. Gunn, bishop of Natchez,
Miss.; Rt. Rev. J. W. Laval, auxiliary
bishop of the diocese of New Orleans;
Rt. Rev. Joseph P. Lynch, bishop of
Dallas, Texas; Rt. Rev. J. W. Shaw,
bishop of San Antonio, Texas; Rt. Rev.
H. Tihen, bishop of Lincoln, Neb
posse w as organized here and went tn
pursuit ef the other members of the
crew. Hoxbar is about six miles
southeast of Ardmore.
R,H,,J‘TBb“.r* biCofu';,; G»s waste is sio.on.Mi.ot
Rock, Ark.; Rt. Rev. C. Van De Ven.
bishop of Alexandria, I,a.; Rt. Rev. E.
P. Allen, bishop of Mobile, Ala.; Rt.
Rev. J. Hennessey, bishop of Wichita.
Kan., and Rt. Rev. J. N. Gallagher,
bishop of Galveston, Texas.
French Buying Horse*.
Enid.—Horses for the French ar-
mies were assembled here for exam
ination and purchased by Captain Lar-
rejain and A. DuBois of New York
City. Heaty draft horses for the ar
tillerv service are demanded and six
ty-two were accepted at an average
price of $145 each. The ages ranged
from five to ten years. There are 12c
horse buying agents of the French gov-
ernment in the United States, who pur-
chase an average of twenty-five thou-
sand horses monthly, according to Du
Bois.
Son Admit* That He Killed Father.
Ringling.—John Griffis, one of the
best known stockmen of southern Ok
lahoma, was shot and instantly killet
on his ranch southwest of Ringlinr
Jast week. Burl Griffis, a son was ar
rested, charged with the killing "We
bad a dispute over a crop settlement,’'
said the son, “and he attacked me
with a knife. 1 had to kill In self-
defense." Griffis was about 65 years
old. He was formerly a member ot
the Teias Rangers and lived in Cooke
county. His estate is estimated at
$200,000.
Tripiebs Du,n at oapulpa.
Sapulpa, Okla.—When Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Beattie became the parents ol
three baby girls it was a rare case in
medical science, so physicians attend
ing the case declare. They were born
within twenty minutes of each other
and weigh more than six pounds each.
The parents of the children are too
bappy and too astounded by the
wholesale addition to the population
to move the babies. Fred Beattie, the
father, is chief guager at the Sapulpa
refinery.
Auto Race Prove* Fatal.
Ponca City.—Leonard Bellmar of
Newkirk is dead and Maynard Re
Tard of Pawhuska is injured as a re
suit of an automobile accident which
occurred two miles north of Ponca
City. The two men had started to
Newkirk and were racing with an-
other car. In attempting to go around
the car of J. J. McGraw, republican
national committeeman, which wa:
driven by his son, the Revard car
went into the ditch, turning complete
ly over and throwing Bellmar out
and breaking his neck.
Oklahoma Ranks Fourth In Melons.
Vacuum Pumps In Cushing Permitted
As Conservation Measure.
Oklahoma City.—Use of vacuum
pumps throughout the Cushing oil
field as a means of conserving natural
gas on and after November 1 will he
permitted, acording to the terms of a
general rrder issued by the corpora-
tion commif sion.
The use of the pumps, it is expected
will resul* in conserving for commer-
cial use thousands of feet of gas
which is now going to waste. It is
estimated by the commissiotl that
since drilling was first started in the
Cushing field at least $10,600,000
worth of gas, a large portion of which
could have been conserved, has been
waned.
The gasoline that could be taken
from the gas going to waste daily in
the field would amount to between
$2,000 and $3,000 a day, the commis-
‘on’s information shows.
A number of plants have been in-
stalled in the Cushing field for ex-
tracting gasoline from gas, and the
order of the commission will require
that after the gasoline has been ex-
tracted oy these plants provision
must be made for conserving the gas
for commercial use.
Abernathy* Settle Their Dispute.
Frederick—Angela Abernathy, who
filed suit in the Tillman county court
for a divorce from John R. Abernathy,
former United States marshal and
friend of Colonel Roosevelt, next day
applied for a dismissal of the suit and
it was granted.
Farmer Dies of Heart Trouble.
Alva—D. H. Lockett, a farmer liv-
ing northwest of Waynoka, was found
dead in the road near Henian, a small
station in Woodward county. He died
of heart failure and fell from the
wagon in which he was returning
home.
$25,000 For Good Roads.
Ringling—W. P. Harwell, county
commissioner, announces the receipt
by Earl township of the proceeds o'
the $25,000 good roads bond issue
which was voted in May. In addition
to the face value o fthe bonds the
township received $410.83 accrued in-
terest from the date of the issuance.
This meney- is to be spent under di-
rection of the county commissioners,
the county engineer and the state
highway engineer.
Reforms at Negro School.
Oklahoma City.—Enrollment in the ■
Stillwater.—Only three states in the 1 Negro Agricultural and Normal Uni-,
Union had shipped more watermelon i versity al Langston this school year
up to August 22 than had Oklahoma, j will be between 500 and 600, the larg-1
according to the market report sen: ! egt in the history of the institution,
out from the United States depart . according to Prof. John M. Marquess,
ment of agriculture under that date j geveral reforms in the work of the in-
Shipments from Oklahoma at tha' ; gtitution have been inaugurated by
time amounted to 1,108 carloads. I professor Marquess. The course ol
States making greater shipments 8ludy provided for the Institution this
were Georgia, 5,696; Missouri, 2,937, year calls for half work and ball
and Texas, 2,273. Shipments from study. One-half day will be devoted
Oklahoma had not ceased at the time t0 cia8B work and one half day to In-
4)1 the report. d.istrial work.
AMERICA TO REVENGE BRITISH
TRADE BLACKLIST, EMBAR-
GOES AND INTERFERENCE
WITH THE MAILS.
PRESIDENT GIVEN
EXTENSIVE POWER
To Retaliate In Case Objectionabl*
Practices Are Continued. — All
Stamp Taxes of the Past
Two Years Are Re-
peated.
withhold clearance to vessels of such
belligerent nations until •"reciprocal
liberty of commerce and equal facil-
ities of trade" have been restored.
The bill creates a tariff commission,
recommended by President Wilson to
consist of six members, not more than
three of whom shall be of one political
party, the first members to be ap-
pointed for terms of two, four, six,
eight, ten and twelve years.
To Prevent Dumping.
A section of (he bill is designed as
a safeguard against the "dumping" of
foreign goods into the United States
at cheap prices after the war.
In sections amending the existing
tariff law the bill provides for in-
Washington.—Congress lias adjourn- creased tariff rates on dyestuffs to be
fd. After nine months devoted to applied after the European war in or-
legislation, both houses held pro- der to encourage unbuilding of the ln-
Iracted sessions to wind up iheir af- dustry in this country. The duty on
lairs by approving the conference intermediate dyes would be 15 per
agreement on the emergency revenue! cent advalorem and a special duty of
ROUMANIA'S BORDERS-MOSTLY HOSTILE
bill to raise approximately $200,000,000
desired by the administration to meet
the extraordinary appropriations for
national defense and the Mexican | ment fixed the duty
emergency.
24c a pound; on finished dyes, 30 per
cent ad valorem and a special duty of
five cents a pound. Another amend-
I ment fixed the duty of print paper
valued at above five cents per pound
Deficiency Bill Adopted. “ per ™nt advalorem. Senator
The last appropriation measure, the Mart‘nef offe^d an amendment, which
general deficiency bill, was adopted by j "as defealed . 10 p,ace aM prlnt paper
both houses while waiting for the con-; ,-s ‘ „
, .. , . The bill as finally agreed upon pre-
ference report on the revenue bill and ., f , „
i T-u,.,; s vules for an increase from 1 to 2 per
the senate ratified the Danish treaty
to provide for purchase of the Danish
West Indies for $25,000,000. The cor-
cent on the normal income tax with
an exemption of $4,000 for married and
.,,, . .. .. _ , $3,000 for single persons and the fol-
nipt practices bill to limit campaign, |owjng ^ (axeE.
expendltuies and the immigration bill
which President Wilson had announc-
ed he would veto if passed, were put
aside and will be taken up and pressed
to a vote early In the December ses-
sion.
The revenue bill as it will go to
President Wilson contains drastic pro-
visions, empowering the president to
retaliate against foreign Interference
with American commerce, creates a
non partisan tariff commission, in-
reases the duties on dyestufTs to en-
courage their manufacture in the
United States, provides means to pre-
vent dumping of cheap foreign made
goods into American markets after the
war and provides for income, inherit-
ance, munitions, corporation stock, li-
quor and miscellaneous internal rev-
enue taxes.
Scale of income Tarxes.
One per cent on amounts by which
the net income exceeds $20,000 and
does not exceed $40,000; 2 per cent
$40,000 to $60,000; 3 per cent $60,000
to $80,000; 4 per cent $80,000 to
$100,000: 5 per cept $100,000 to $150,-
000; 6 per cent $150,000 to $200,000;
7 per cent $200,000 to $250,000; 8 pel
cent $250,000 to $300,000; 9 per cent
$300,000 to $500,000; 10 per cent $500,-
000 to $1,000,000; 11 per cent $1,000,-
000 to $1,500,000; 12 per cent $1,500,
000 to $2,000,000, and 13 per cent on
the amount by which the net income
exceeds $2,000,000.
The corporation income tax is re-
newed, exempting labor, agricultural
and horticultural organizations, mu-
REPORTS FROM ALL FRONTS IN-
DICATE FURTHER RETREAT
BY THE GERMANS.
tual savings banks not having capita)
The "revenue provisions of the bill; !?t"ck w rep^esented by shares, frater-
nal beneficiary societies, domestic
building and loan associations, civic
organizations, federal land bank and
national farm loan associations.
Special Tsxes’lmposed.
include a normal income tax of 2 per
cent withincreased surtaxes, and in-
heritance tax, a tax of 124 per cent
on net profits of munitions manufac-
turers, a license tax of aOc on each
and liquor taxes, brokers' taxes, and a
re-enactment of the theater and amuse-
ment taxes of the existing war reve-
nue. All stamp taxes in the present
law are eliminated and those included
in this bill were eliminated in confer-
ence. They were regarded as "popu-
larly obnoxious."
Provisions In Amendments.
The amendments, all applying to
conditions during existence of a war
in which the United States is not en-
gaged, would authorize the president
to:
"Whenever any country, dependency
$1,000 stock of corporations capital-! Special taxes are imposed as fol-
ized in excess of 199,000, wine, beer l°ws:
Inheritance tax: A tax on the trans-
fer of the net estate of decedents dy
ing after the act, 1 per cent of the
amount of such net estates not in ex-
cess of $50,000; 2 per cent $50,000 to
$150,000; 3 per cent $150,000 to $250,-
000: 4 per cent $250,000 lo $450,000; 5
per cent $450,000 to $1,000,000 ; 6 per
cent $1,000,000 to $2,000,000; 7 per
cent $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; 8 per
cent $3,000,000 to $4.00o,000; 9 per
cent $4,000,000 to $5,000,000, and 10
per cent on the amount by which such
estate exceeds $5,000,000.
Munitions tax: Ten per cent on tha
1 Where first fighting between Koumania and Teutonic troops has taken
place. 2. The KusHian line In Bukowlna, which saves Koumania from ne-
cessity of protecting northern border. 3. The allies’ line in Greece, where
German-Anatrian Bulgar defense and offense may be weakened by with
drawing troops lo oppose Koumania.
lured a whole section of German
trenches east of Fleury, the assault
here being characterized by the
French was office as a brilliant ac-
tion.
Roumanians Deal Hard Blows.
Fighting on three fronts, the Rou-
manians have dealt hard blows at the
armies of the central powers. In Do-
brudja, or southeastern Roumania,
Roumanian troops aided by Russians
have driven the Bulgarians from the
fortified town of Bazardjik. or Ijpb-
ric, which was captured by the Bul-
garians on September 4. The Bul-
garians also were forced to evacuate
another town in Dobrudja.
In northern Transylvania the Rou-
manians are continuing their offen
sive in the region Csiz Szereda, have
occupied Olah Toplitza and a number
of other towns. Bucharest records
the repulse of an Austro-Hungarian
attack south of Hemadia, north of
Orsova. on the Danube.
Turkish troops are aiding the Aus-
tro-German forces of the Archduke
Charles Francis around Halicz and in
the Carpathians. Violent fighting
continues between the Zlota Lipa and
the Dneister below Halicz. Berlin
which is the objective of the British reco^d•, ,hp drlvin* out of Ru88iBn
campaign in that section. The gains detachments that had penetrated Ger
were made after fighting of the most man trenches and the capture by the
violent kind.
Vieing with this marked allied suc-
cess in the west, the Russians in Gal-
icia. according to Petrograd dis-
patches. have bombarded the defenses
of Halicz. southeast of Lemberg, so
FRENCH TAKE GINCHY TOWN
And Open the Road to Comble*.—Rus-
sians Hammer Forts at Halicz.—
Roumanians Engage Austrians
On Three Battle Fields.
London.—British forces in the
Somme district have captured the vil-
lage of Ginchy, forced back the Ger-
mans along a front of three and one-
half miles and thereby straightened
out their line from Ginchy to Leuze
wood, which lies just 400 yards north
of Combles, the German stronghold
or colony shall prohibit the importa-|°K profits of manufacturers ol gun
... , . , powder and other explosives, cart-
ttAvsn /if nn ,t nwriAlA /\F t Ka
ridges loaded or unloaded except for
tions of any article the product of the
soil or industry of the United States
and not injurious to health or morals,
the president shall have power to pro-
hibit during the period such prohibi-
tions is in force,the importation into
the United States of similar articles,
or in case the United States does not
Import similar articles from that coun
try, then other articles, the products
of such country, dependency or colony.
Deny by proclamation the use of
T'nited States malls and express, tele-
graph, wireless and cable facilities to
citizens of any belligerent nation
which does not accord to American
vessels, citizens, companies or corpora
tion6 full facilities of trade and com
merce. "including unhampered traffic
in malls which the vessels or citizens,
firtns or corporations of that belliger-
ent country enjoy in the United States
or its possessions."
Penalty For Discrimination.
industrial or sporting purposes; pro-
jectiles, shells, torpedoes, including
shrapnel loaded or unloaded; fuses or
complete rounds of ammunition; fire-
arms of any kind and appendages, in-
cluding small arms manfactured and
used for military purposes; cannon,
machine guns, rifles and bayonets,
electric motor boats and submarines
or submersible boats, these taxes to
be in force until one year after the
European war ends.
Taxes On Liquor.
Liquor taxes: Beer $1.50 a barrel;
still wines 80 cents per gallon; cham-
pagne or sparkling wine 3 cents on
each half-pint or fraction thereof; ar-
tificially carbonated wine 24 cents per
half-pint; liquors containing sweet
wine. 14 cents per half pint.
Stock tax: Fifty cents for each
$1,000 of capital, surplus and undivid-
ed profits of corporations, joint stock
Turks of 10,000 Russians. Fetrograd
says the Austro-German attacks were
repulsed in this region and that stub-
born fighting continues.
Slavs Closer to Hungary.
Russian troops fighting on the Car
heavily the Austrians are blowing upjpathian heights is Bukowina. are
the forts and have started a retreat ! pressing closer to Hungary. Berlin
The big bridge across the Dniester j admits a retirement before strong
river was destroyed. The Russians Russian attacks northwest of Rapul
have occupied some of the forts land this may mean the Russians
around the city. j again have entered Hungary as the
Continuing their advance in west j fighting there has been close to the
era Dobrudja, the German and Bui | Hungarian border. Petrograd says
garian forces have captured the old I the Russians have stormed a series
Bulgarian fortress of Silistria which I of heights south of Baranoff and have
lies on the eastern bank of the Dan-! captured 500 prisoners,
ube. about twenty-five miles north : What Co«t Falkenhayn His Job.
east of Turtukai, and sixty miles j “According to reports from Ger-
southeast of Bucharest, and about animanv received at Berne.' says a dis
equal distance south of the Constanza patch to the Wireless Press, “the dis-
Bucharest railway line. The capture missal of General Erich von Phlken
of the fortress is announced by the havn ag chief of the German general
Berlin war office, which adds that the staff was due to his suggestion of a
Roumanians and Russians fighting in complete change in Germany's war
Dobrudja apparently have suffered plans which Emperor William .indlg-
very considerable losses during the nantly rejected."
last few days. j Von Falkenhayn urged that the
On the other hand, however, the whole campaign be abandoned, that
Bulgarians are evacuating Varna, the the eastern lines be shortened and
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
September 11, 1915.
Great German concentration
on Dvinsk-Vilna line.
Russians repulsed Turks at
several points in Caucasus.
Italian, British and French
warships shelled positions near
Smyrna.
September 12, 1915.
Russian forces at Vilna threat-
ened with envelopment.
Turks defeated by Russians
rvear Oltl.
Zeppelins made unsuccessful
raid on English east coast.
September 13, 1915.
Hlndenburg reached Rovno-
Petrograd railway between Vilna
and Dvlnsk.
Russians advanced In Tarno-
pol district.
Von Mackensen checked north-
west of Rovno.
8lr Percy Scott placed in com-
mind of London’s aerial de-
fenses.
German aeroplane raided coast
of KenL
September 14, 1915.
Russians assumed the offen-
sive in South Russia.
Russian advance along Sereth
forced Teutons across the
Strypa.
Severe artillery actions along
the French front
September 15, 1915.
Von Mackensen’s army occu-
pied Pinsk.
Asquith announced enlistment
800,000 munition factory work-
ers.
Italians again attacked Tolmi-
no bridgehead.
September 16, 1915.
Hlndenburg drove Russians
across the Dvina north of Pinsk.
British submarine E-7 lost in
Dardanelles.
German cavalry reached the
railway at Molodechno.
English prize court condemned
seized Ameriean meat cargoes.
Entente allies demanded that
Bulgaria declare her position.
Russian duma prorogued.
September 17, 1915.
German crown prince advanced
toward Verdun.
More allied troops landed on
Gallipoli peninsula.
Ambassador Dumba protested
to U. S. that he was treated un-
fairly.
Official account of Zeppelin
raids on London give week’s
casualties at 38 killed and 124 in-
jured.
Withhold clearance to foreign oricompanies and associations with eapi-
domestic vessels from American ports tal in excess of $99,000.
which give any undue or unreasonable Special taxes: Pawn brokers $50 a
preference or advantage in any respect vear; ship brokers $20; custom house
whatsoever to any particular person, brokers $10; theaters and amusement
company, corporation or any particu places having a seating capacity not
iar description of traffic in the United exceeding 250, $25 a year; not ex-
States or its possessions or to the citi- reeding 500. $50; not exceeding 800,
zens of the United States residing in $75 exceeding 800 seating capacity
neutral countries abroad,” or in sub $100.
jecting any of them to "any undue or Bowling alleys and billiard tables $1
unreasonabl prejudice, disadvantage, each.
injury or discrimination in regard to I Dutie* On Tobacco,
accepting, receiving, transporting or Tobacco manufacturers’ tax: Those
delivering or refusing to accept, or re- whose annual sales do not exceed
ceive. transport or deliver any cargo 50.000 pounds $3; not exceeding 100.-
freight or passengers. ( 000 p0unds, $6; not exceeding 200,000
Deny by proclamation the eommer- pounds $12; exceeding 200,000 pounds
cial privileges and facilities of the S cents per thousand, manufacturers of
1 nited States to any vessel or citizen r^gars whose annual sales do not ex-
of a belligerent nation which does not ceed 50,000 cigars $2; not exceeding
accord full facilities of commerce to 100,000 $3; not exceeding 200,000 $6;
American citizens that are afforded to not exceeding 400,000 $12; exceeding
citizens of other nationalities or to 1400.000 5 cents per thousand.
principal port on the Black Sea. and
npar the mouth of the Danube, ac-
cording to a semi official news agency
dispatch from Odessa.
Other Allied Successes.
The Ginchy success was not the
only one of the day for the entente
allies in the west. On a front of more
than a quarter of a mile the British
gained 300 yards east of High Wood,
and northeast of Pozieres captured
600 yards of German trenches. In
these engagements the German cas-
ualties, according to the Brinish offi-
cial statement, were extremely heavy.
French Capture 7,700 Germans.
German attempts to retake posi-
tions in the seighborhood of Berny.
on the Somme front were repulsed.
that 'he occupied territory in Prance
be evacuated.
“Thp general expressed the opinion
that the transformation of German
strategy into a purely defensive cam
paign on a shorter front would par
alvze the entente allies and make it
Impossible for them to crush Austro-
German resistance for years.
"Perslstance in the present plan ol
campaign," he said, "would lead tc
disaster."
Whiskey Concealed In Hay.
Holdenville -While a freight car
containing hay was being repaired
here, eighteen barrels of bottled
whiskey were found concealed in the
hay. Ktve barrels of the whiskey were
stolen from the car while local officers
Villa May Attack Pershing.
San Antonio.—The possibility that
Francisco Villa is making his way to
the northwest with the intention of at-
tacking fome portion of Gen. J. J.
Pershing's expeditionary force was
considered at Major General Funston's
headquarters. OeneraT Kunston said
he had received a telegram from Gen-
eral Bell at E' Paso containing the gist
of a report from General Gonzales in
Jurez in which the latter confirmed
the definite location of most of Villa's
force.
Plebiscite On Sale Of islands.
Copenhagen.—In the event of the
present negotiations for a coalition
cabinet succeeding general elections
probably will be avoided and the ques-
tion of the sale of the Danish West
Indies to the United States will be set-1
tied by a plebiscite in Denmark and in
the three islands affected. Conserva-
tiou Leader Ellinger says he expects
the negotiations will succeed and \
should they do so Christopher Hage,
at present minister of finance, would
become premier with Foreign Minister
Bcavenius retaining his post.
LaFollette Is Renominated.
Milwaukee.—Primary election re-
turns indicate that Senator LaFollette
has been renominated over M. G. Jef-
fries of Janesville. The republican
state ticket will undoubtedly be head-
ed by E. L. Philipp for governor. The
LaFollette faction appears to have
nominated L. F. Dlthmar for lieuten-
ant governor; Merlin Hull for secre-
tary of state, and Walter Owens for
attorney general, the nominees on the
whole being two Philipp candidates
and three Lafollette followers.
Mexican Conference Is Begun.
New London, Conn.—Members of the
| Mexican joint commission arrived
J l-ere from New York aboard the
presidential yacht Mayflower, to enter
; on the conference from which the
! Washington administration hopes will
come a mutual understanding upon
. which future relations between the
j two governments can be founded. Luis
I Cabrera, Mexican minister of finance
! and bead of the commission named by
General Carranza presided at the first
meeting and will alternate with 8ec
i let ary Lane.
The fighting in this district has been | were endeavoring to ascertain the or
igin and destination of the shipment
The remaining thirteen barrels ol
whiskey were poured into the gutter,
and several local characters, using
cans and buckets, dipped up part ol
the flowing whiskey and carried it
away.
Another Steel Car Strike.
New York.—A strike of stage em-
ployes longshoremen, brewery work-
ers, machinists, bartenders, moulders
and painters in sympathy with the
unionized street car men, was de-
cided upon at a meeting of the heads
of their unions, according to an an
nouncement by Hugh F. Rayne, slate
organizer of the American Federation
of Labor. Undivided moral and finan-
cial support of all trade unionists in
Greater New York, who it is esti-
mated number 800,000, is pledger! to
Carranza Candidates Win,
Mexico City.—Municipal elections
were held throughout Mexico and so
far no disorders are reported. The
selection of constitutionalist or Car-
ranza candidates in evrey instance is
shown in returns from northern Men-
ico.
Militia Aviator Killed.
Lincoln, Neb—Captain Ralph Mo
MIlian, head of the aviation corps of
the Nebraska National Guard, was
killed at St. Francis, Kan., while giv-
ing an ebibltion flight.
confined to small areas. The French
have captured a small wood east of
Belloy-En-Santerre. The French war
office says 7.700 Germans have been
captured since September 3.
Likewise, the French, forcing the
attack in the Verdun sector, cap
German Losses, 3,375,000.
London German casualties In the
war during August, according to a
compilation here from the German
casually list, totalled 240,900 This
brings the German total since the be
ginning of the war, as compile'd from
the same sources, to 3,375,000. These
figures include all the German nation
alities, but do uot include the naval
and colonial casualties for a period of
the war to the end of August, 1916:
Killed, 832,000; prisoners, 165,000;
missing, 234,000;' wounded, 2,144,000.
Francisco Madero Dies.
New York. — Francisco Madero,
father of the late President Madero
was found dead at his home here
from heart disease. He was 67 years
old. Mr. Madero fled to this city after
the assassination of his two sons,
Francisco, Jr., 4hen president of Mex-
ico, and Gustavo. The family estates,
said to have been valued at $6,000,000,
were confscated by the Huerta gov-
ernment, but three weeks ago the Car-
ranza government Informed Mr. Ma
dero that his property would be re
stored.
GATHERED FACTS
Capt. Albert Mnxfield of New York,
who served with the Eleventh Maine
regiment In the Civil war, was taken
prisoner near Appomattox and made
to surrender his sword. Not long ago
a Bangor paper received a letter from
John Davis Arbuekle of Lewisburg, VY.
Va., stating he had a sword which he
had taken from a Yankee nflh-er at Ap-
pomattox. Captain Maxfiold saw the
| letter, communicated with the writer
| and is now in receipt of his sword and
an invitation to visit his former enemy.
A. A Derrah and bis wife of Perkins,
the smallest town in Maine, were elect-
ed to live offices at the annual town
meeting. Mr. Derrah was chosen town
clerk, constable, auditor and truant of-
ficer, while Mrs. Derrah was elected to
the school committee.
In the sale of collection of Persian
antiquities of Mirza ItalT of Pprsla at
the Anderson galleries In New York, a
sixteenth century Oushak palace rug
brought the highest price of the sale,
selling on order for $4,200.
Although lie Is sixty years of age,
General Petain, the French hero of
Verduii, Is an all-round athlete and
keeps himself in training by skipping
1 the rope anil weighing all the food he
| eats.
Master Humphrey's clock, made In
1829 by William Humphrey of Barnard
castle, Durham, from which Dickens
took the title of a hook, was sold re-
cently in London for $600.
In production of rice Mexico ranks
sixteenth; of tobacco, fourteenth; cot-
ton, seventh: coffee, sixth; lead,
| fourth; gold, fourth; copper, second,
' and silver, first.
A "congress of continental American
history” Is to be held In Rio de Janeiro
In 1022 during the centennial celebra-
tion of the Independence of Brazil.
The "electric hobo" cooks his meals
by electricity, stealing the current by
tapping any convenient wire that he
may encounter for the purpose.
Sixty millions Iron half-pfennigs are
now being coined In Germany to re-
place copper coins, which are being
withdrawn from circulation.
Chinese railroad embankments are
protected from floods by plaptlng them
with, a native grass with tenacious
roots that resists erosion.
Gibraltar Is the smallest British
possession and measures less than two
squnre miles. Canada Is the largest,
with 8,746,000 square miles.
The Croton river, which furnishes
New York the greater part of the wa-
ter consumed In Its limits, was named
for an Indlnn chief.
French- Inventors have developed a
vertical axis rotary motor for hydro-
planes that can he completely protect-
ed from water.
The strength of tungsten filaments
has been Increased more than 300 per
cent since they began to be used for
electric lighting Id 1906.
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