The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 20, 1917, Image 1
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VOL. 13, NO. 11, SEMI-V
Y J. C. A. WAR WORK L1
^ FUND IS SUBSCRIBED *
GENEROUS RESPONSE TO
WORTHY APPEAL.
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Complete Figures Not Availa- 8p
ble But $35,000,000 Goal Has
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Probably Been Passed. H
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New York, Nov. 19.?The war Gl
fund of $35,000,000, with which the pl
Y. M. C. A. will provide care and
comfort for the soldiers and sailors ^
of America and her allies, has been
raised, it was announced here to- ^
night by George W. Perkins, chair- ^
man of the finance committee of the SI
war work council. H
While final figures will not be ^
available before Wednesday, Mr. J*
Perkins stated that reports from va- ^
rious parts of the country left no M
doubt that the full amount, and C<
probably more, had been contribut- W
ed. The campaign was begun a C.
week ago and was nation-wide. 0.
"The reports received tonight F
from every state in the country," M
said a statement Issued by A. H. R
Whitford. director of the camDaiEn. S?
"indicate that the campaign is a \\
great success. Many states have an- \\
nounced their intention of raising an t
amount larger than their allotment, b,
"Although the campaign closed
officially at midnight tonight, an- jr
nouncement was made that it will p
continue all week in Georgia and for
several days in parts of Tennes- r,
?
Mrs. Arthur Curtis James, na- .
A
tional chairman of the woman's com- j.
mittee which has been active in the .
If
campaign, stated that the organiza- ^
tion would continue to receive con- s
tributions until the end of Novem- ^
ber. ?
The fifth $100,000 contribution
through the committee was announced
today. This was made by
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. ^
Former President William H. s
Taft tonight sent a congratulatory
telegram to Dr. John R. Mott, gen-j "
eral secretary of the Y. M. C. A., j n
national work council, on the sue- ^
rose nf Ihn ft O fl ftftft rlriva '!? "
shows what every one has found." i^'
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Mr. Taft said, "that the people ap- ^
preeiate the character of the service!
which the great organization of ^
which you are the head must render
to our boys in training camps and I ^
at the front, and to the armies of our (
allies." I?'
Among the larger subscriptions P
reported here today were: Mr. and-'4
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, $250,000; C
Charles Hayden, $30,000; the'
Fleischman Company and Mrs. Ren- ^
jamin Brewster, $25,000 each; Mrs. j
H. McK. Twombley and the Barrett ]
Company. $20,000 each.
"The American people have made ?
it clear that they want performed |
this large and patriotic service." i
said a statement issued tonight by J
Dr. Mott. "But it is necessary that]
we sweep beyond all goals. New
and highly significant events lately]
have taken place which make it ab- r
Knl II t a! V OtiOAntlal that II' a hai/o a ttir'
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larger sum available than originally
contemplated." i ^
Dr. Mott declared the situation tn j w
Russia and Italy, together with re-.! ^
quests for aid from France,* the in- H.
creasing number of war prisoners 1 ^
and the development of plans by 1he'jr
United States called for increasing 18|
activities by the Y. M. C. A.
TWO MEN KILLED DUE r\
TO DESPERATE ROBBERY jon
hi
m
Posse Seeking Four Bandits Who 11(
Killed Man and Stole $17,000 si
Payroll Kind Body In Bushes. j
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Newcastle, Pa., Nov. 19.?Posses ei
searching for four bandits who es- fc
caped with a $17,000 payroll after' ai
killing Tony Sack, an employe of;C'
/ the Q. W. Johnson Limestone com-1 ct
pany, and wounding A. D. Parrel, lb;
yf superintendent, found one man dead P
' In a clump of bushes near here, and
shot another one who was hiding in tli
a tree. tl
The dead man. identified as Mat bi
Oallc, had $4,700 on his person. er
while from Mayek Zorko, who was tc
shot In the mouth and captured, m
$5,000 was recovered. Zorko Is e'/? n<
pected to recover. a
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WEEKLY. :
1ST OF CONTRIBUTORS ||L|n
TO CHRISTMAS PACKETS IINU
1 i
lines of Those Who (iave For
Packages Sent to I>anca*ter .
Soldiers nnd Sailors.
NE
Leroy Springs. Mrs. Leroy Springs.
Is8 Juanita Wylle, J. H. Wltheroon,
Jno. M. Madra. R. C. Brown. Gar!
snnett-Terry Co.. R. C. McManus,
P. Laney, A. B. Glasscock,
irsch Bros., J. 13. Funderburk,
imes Bros., B. M. Croxton. A. J.
regory, Frank Hunter, A. B. Fer- w
ison, B. W. Sistare. B. Y. Funder- ej|m
irk, G. F. Ferguson, J. T. Wylle.. non_
, B. I Robinson, R. N. Walkup, B. | tran
Hough* W. ^3. Thomson, R. E. by t
'ylie, R. S. Stewart, Paul Moore, busi
rs. J. H. Poag, C. D. Jones. C. J. a fu
lartrew, Jt~ Reece Funderburk, R.
. Hammond, E. B. Roddey, S. L. j
lien, E. B. Langley. L. C. Payseur,
lllan P. Giles, J. L. Crawford. H. ^?rj
Murchison, V. E. Craig, J. B. &r
aekorell, Mrs. J. E. Craig. H. E. Jtco
boar
uffey, E. K. Plyler, H. C. Pardue. be ^
r. J. Cunningham. J. E. Porter, W. jjqq
, Cunningham, Hazel Ferguson. J.
IY1
Edwards, Jno. L?. Cqskey, O. O.
erguson, C. E. Wessinger, E. P. ^
ontgomerv, C. P. Caskey. William
trv.
obinson. Mlllen C. Plyler, E. C.
screst. A. F. Giles, J. E. Patterson. '
shot
r. S. Stewman, J. P. Luddington. nse(|
r. J. Mellwnin, R. Mark Robinson. at ,
wenty Christmas packets contri- (jprs
uted by Lancaster Civic T^eague. I anv
Below is the list of those who con- | ^
ibuted to the Christmas Packet'
und from Heath Springs:
i
W. B. Twitty, D. D. Williams. E. I
I vet
. Hammond. (E. Hirsch, E. C. Hor-j"
>n, C. E. Williams, E. F. Horton. H. P *
. Horthn, L., n. Hinson. C. B.
ams, J. T. Crenshaw, W. R. Moh-j ^ ^
!V, J. Sam Bruce, Nan L. Copeland.l
seer
uhy Rutledge, W. T. Mobley. Alvin , .
tover. Pauline Anderson, Sara
,'hite. W. H. Williams. J. A. Wll-|
ams, W. H. Htllard, Brlte Mobley.
[. J. Mobley. J. E. Sims. G. L. Moh- * "
)v. J. F. Tlammond, W. T. Stover. S .
coal
laude F. Mobley, W. J5. Moore. *-; trie
. Clarke. C. I,. Stover, O. E. njjn
cbupp. Toledo Scales Co., W. M. ,,
tunter, R. P. Mobley, B. D. Stal- j,oa
aker. Dr. J. G. Stanly, Mrs. Nannie j0 e
lobley, O. C. Croxton, W. T. Pitt- lrje
lan, H. P. Mobley. J. D. Caston. an (
Irs. R. B. Mackey, Nan Hough. J. T. ?
tover, Maggie Vaughn. Samuel ..
ong. I-. M. Bell, Hugh Croxton. ,T. par,
. Williams. H. W. Mobley 7. F. j sum
lackey. A. J. Marshall, S. E. Miles, proi
. B. Mackey. H. B. Rollings. W. D. a tc
authen, Mrs. W. Z. Hilton, Onie not
lackey. Odelle Mackey. Alma Mur- and
hy. A. F. Hammond, R. S. Kirk, W. will
'. Ballard. J. A. Rutledge. D. B. tati
renshaw. S. P. Bennett and fafhily. mai
proi
1AY CHANGE HASIS OF "esi
hea
COTTON SALES SHORTLY piv<
. tair
fert
I'ltli I'nit HM), Instead of 75 Bales,
Much Car Space May Be ,,
Conserved. sort
In 1
hav
Washington, Nov. 19.?Railroad t.(ij
len appointed to study methods of 0ff0
loving the cotton crop with the least port
nssible strain on the railroads, adn
ave announced that the only step adv
hich could be made effective im- stat
lediately is to change the basis of is d
rles from a unit of 100 bales to 75 the
ales. This would permit full load- dorr
lg of cars and save much valuable ed l
lipping space. ! "
The average loading capacity of 'nc'
'eight cars is 7 5 bales and the rail- f
rad representatives said sales in
lultiples of 100 bales forced thej Hon
uuling of less than carload lots, and
oth!ng was gained by efficient * ***'
lading. Already some mills have
arted purchasing in 75 bale lots. | T
The railroad men, members of a |,an
?mmlttee appointed by Lincoln Whi
reen, vice president of the South- fa|j
n Railway, by authority of a con- at (
srence held here recently under the the
nspices of the National Council of con,
otton Manufacturers, will meet a (^0
jmmlttee of cotton men, appointed ^rid
y George H. McFadden, Jr., of com
hiladelphia. here next Friday. I,ajj
There have been suggestions that - foui
le size of ba^es be standardized'and ble,
at greater compression be used thor
lit the railroad men believe neith-'job.
could be effected quickly enough men
? relieve the present traffic conges- ther
on. Congress may be asked to en- a lo
t legislation requiring the use of whb
standardised gin box. shoi
MCA
LANCASTER, S. C.. TL
USTRIES WILL BE 1
GIVEN SQUARE DEAL
ELIMINATION OF BUSIES
WITHOUT HEARING.
field Hopes Voluntary Economy
Will Be Sufficient For
Fuel Conservation.
ashington, Nov. 19.?Arbitrary
ination of industries regarded as
essential to save coal and rail
Bportation will be undertaken
he government only after every
ness threatened has been given
11 hearing.
tils was made clear t>y Robert S.
?tt, director of priority of transation.
and Fuel Administrator
ield in statements repliyng to the
mmendation of the railroad war
d that coal and transportation
lenied immediately to more than
commodities.
r. Lovett declared he contempd
no early action designed to
off transportation to any indusHe
added, however, that con>ns
might change, and that if the
tage requires that coal be desome
industries, he will issue
he request of Dr. Garfield, ori
shutting down on shipments to
named industries,
r. Lovett issued this statement:
Ijovett's Statement.
While the situation may change.
I am not at this time contenting
any further action with ret
to transportation of non-essen
priority order No. 2 with regard
jpen-top cars went as far as it
ned wise to go in dealing with
problem by restricting the
isportation of non-essentials.
Conditions, however, will be conitly
observed. Whether the coal
rtage requires restriction of the
t supply of non-essential induss
is a question for the fuel adistrator.
I feel safe in saying tb.it the
rd \till take no action designed
eliminate any non-essential induss
without reasonable notice and
opportunity to be heard."
>r. Garfield's statement said:
If voluntary economy on the
t of industrial and domestic coolers
added to the increased coal
duction of 1017. which will reach
>tal of over 50,000,000 tons, doe?
provide fuel enough for the war
to keep our people warm there
come a time when some limion
will have to be imposed upon
iuinnurers 01 nnn-essemuaI wai
rlucts. In such an event the busi*
world may feel sure that all th<
rings of suoh limitations will bf
?n the necessary coal will he obled
with the least possible inter nee
with industry.
Idist Resort.
Arbitrary limitation is a last rek.
and to be avoided if possible
many cases industrial concerns
e already begun a voluntary curment
of their use of coal. Such
rts will receive the fullest sup(
and encouragement of the fuel
linistration, including technical
ice on the use of fuel. As I have
ed before the fuel administration
etermined that sufficient coal foi
war. for public utilities and foi
lestic consumers shall be providfor.
The way to prevent those losses
dent upon limitation of industry
or every consumer of coal to cu?
waste and unnecessary consumpwith
an iron hand."
fUMCT RRNDRRKD IN
FAVOR OF L A C. ROAD
he case of P. G. Curtfs vs. the
caster & Chester Railway Co.,
tdi was the last case heard at the
term of court of common pleas.
Chester, resulted in a verdict for
defendant. Mr. Curtis made a
tract with the L. & C. Railway
to re-erect the Catawba river
ge, salvaging what he could, his
pensation to be twelve and oneper
cent of the cost. He later
ad the undertaking impractlcaso
stated to the railroad au itles.
and then abandoned the
The suit grew out of an agreeit
that Mr. Curtis alleges was
i entered into for the erection of
>w water bridge, but work on
eh was not undertaken, or was
tly abandoned.
STER I
IBSDAY, NOV. 20, 1917.
GERMANS ALMOST GET "T
U. S. CONGRESSMEN
_______ ltest 1
AMERICAN PARTY TARGET
FOR MACHINE GUN FIRE
Washir
Wilson tc
Nobody Was Hit Hut It Was by the ra:
Freak of Nature Which the a strlke
neers, c
Soldiers Cull Luck. brfikernen
tives he
British Front in Belgium, Formal
Nov. 19.?Five members of the par- ro,l<'s
... , were rea<
ty of American congressmen and
private citizens who spent Saturday !? p'ate
and part of Sunday visiting the Bel- " ^>e..
trian war zonp h?H a narrnw oononci ' 'Sp
from death or Injury when m 's nr
they were caught in a sudden e8t was *
burst of German machine gun fire "n< 'rs,aI
while inspecting the front line
. , which ha
trenches near Dexmude.
fuse to ai
The Americans in danger were Possibi
Congressman C. C. Dill, of Spokane, merce ^
Wash.; Congressman Charles B. tjon>8 wa
Timberlake. of Colorado; Congress- e(j f)fl
ninn John F. Miller, of Seattle, expecte(i
Wash.; Congressman Albert John- the wagt
son, of Washington, and former Re- ^{^unal
presentative Stout, of Montana. day's coi
Nobody Hit. gestions
Nobody was hit, but it was one of further i
those peculiar freaks of naturejand cone
which soldiers call luck, for the'war whi<
shots came in a shower, so close to protect t
them it seemed almost certain some their sta
one must be wounded, although they! of war i
were exposed only for a brief time. Ition. En
The other seven members of the the boarc
party were in another section of thelat interv
trench, and were not disturbed by! at the f
the fire. Later, however, when all i protect t
the Americans were together, the 'close stu
Germans dropped a big shell some Some
ten yards away, seriously endan-ition, it i
gering every one. One member, in the Pres
describing the incident to the cor j ceeding
respondent later, said he and his, the railr
companion heard the shell coming. I they maj
If cnnn/lo.l lib/. ? 1. -? 1 "'
- V ovuuuvu line cmr I Will 111 ctll HIT" j u 1,1 ,M
plane," he said. ! that in f
Again fortune favored them and 'and prin
no one was injured. Broth*
Visit to Trenches. ,l(' a s''1
The visitors spent the night near. fusions
.... . , , chalrmat
the front, and rose early this morn- i .
a ... ... of inedi;
ing for a trip to the trenches in the
vicinity of Dixmudc. The Belgian ,<IS
. .. ... sentativc
land German lines run within thirtv , , ,
, , . , , | with hot
!yards of each other at one point, and|( ^ ^ ( p
it was there that the Ave men came:^^^
i into danger. At that distance it is I 10'
against
i easy to see any one in the opposite'
'Ittench who raises his head above thei)X
i have g
"'top. Only the usual firing was unI
. . . . _ . . eruiting
', der way when the party reached this , .
service i
' place.
! . army an
i The Americans were having an , ,
law also
" excellent view of the lines when sev- .
number
eral of them got into an exposed
1 , men.
'j position and were seen by the Ger'
mans. Suddenly the enemy ma- vfCQi
"i chine guns nearby began a vicious *
chatter, and bullets came whizzing 0
j across the narrow strip or No Man's
Land at the rate of several hundred .. ,
Private
. a minute.
Bullets Whizzing By. t'ourt
i Before the visitors realized she in
- situation bullets were whining all
i about them, like a storm of hail, and
| dirt was being thrown into their San ^
I faces, as some of the steel pellets groes of
I struck the top of the trench. They ticipated
( all bent down for cover, but all rj.<>x
ijmight easily have been caught, sincel ^ ^ ^
it does not take more than a small i
j fraction of a minute for a machine ^lon>' *,f
,gun to account for a number of men the 63 n
| if the shooting is accurate. infantry
i! The Americans departed for Eng- n,(US(on
I land. On arriving at the port ^ ^
| whence they sailed they said their
j trip to the Belgian front had been time ,ha
| most satisfactory. They were es- pute bet
pecially pleased at the invitation of killed, w
, King Albert to take tea with him. ne>,roes
i The King made them feel very welcome.
and chatted freely with them oamp*
for some time. The American min- ru't>r in
Ister. Brand Whltlock. also was pres- nesses t<
ent at the invitation of the King. ders to
who fell
I "CITIZEN'S" NOMINATE TICKET ? , ,
finitely a
FOR COM I NO TOWN ELECTION
I tlmony,
The News is requested to print jjceman
the following: _ ,
Privat<
We hereby nominate the following
ticket for election to he voted upon *nK h"?'
on December 11, 1917: | Rough, J
For Mayor?Chas. D. Jones. killed a
Aldermen?J. 11. Wltherspoon. E. sh()t onfl
M. Croxton, A. J. Gregory, Jno. D.
Wylle, Jno. M. Madra, Hazel Fer- en y
guson. todfty aB
For Commissioner of Public over to <
Works?J. C. Elliott. they wer
(Signed) Citizen. I go to to
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isrs: hraen,,s short local news
? act.? h. thinks of general interest
o Avert Strike of Hail
|
way Employes. RECENT HAPPENINGS IN ,
CITY AND COUNTY.
igton. Nov. 19.?President _____
>day was given a free hand
ilroads in his effort to avert ! Oolngs of People m Which AU L
for higher wages by engi- Sections of Lancaster Counonductors,
trainmen and
i, with those representa- Are Interested.
will confer Thursday. ???
announcement by the rail- . , , . ....
. , .. . .. ., . A basket supper will be given at
ir board that the railroads T , ...
... . . . | Jackson Lbenezer Baptist church on .
ly. should any crisis arise, 0 . , . ., ,
. , . . .. Saturday evening, November 24.
their interests unreservedly
ands of the President for ... .
. , There will be a box supper at b
osition as he may determ- ... . ... ? . 1
, ..... Pleasant Hill school house on Frlcessary
in the public inter- . , . A ?
.... . day night, November 23. Every one
xpected to clear away mis- ,. ,, . .. . 1
,. # .. , . ,. cordially invited,
idings of the four brother;r
the attitude of the roads, I .... ... .. t
. .. . . i There will be a basket supper at L
d caused the unions to re- . Tt,,, . , . , I
... ..... ? r ork Hill school house, Thursday
ibitrate the dispute. I . ... ? ? #
... , . , t evening, beginning at 7:30, Every- J
lity of a stoppage of com-1. . .. ? . I
. , , 4. body cordially invited,
hereby paralyzing the nar
preparations, was believ- j _. . i
, . . . . i There will be a box supper at "
iclals to have passed. They _ , . . ? i<
.. . . . , Jacksonham school house on Friday L
that an agreement to leave , .A , ?? ' \
night. November 23. The public is t
s question to an impartial ...... I
., ... _. I cordially invited to attend,
would result from Thursaference,
and already sug- ., ? . . 9
, . . *11 .1 "r- Harper F. Flynn and Miss
for means to forestall any ,
.... Martha Wallace. of New Bethel,
figitation concerning wages . , '
.... . , i were married Tuesday evening, H. D.
htions of work during the *"
.... ., . , Thompson. N. P.. Officiating.
:h at the same time would "
he workers In maintaining , '
, . , ... . ... A Thanksgiving dinner will he
ndards of life in the midst, , , 7 , .
. , , given at Tradesville school Thanksirices,
are under considera-;
... . , ,, ... giving day. Dinnet will be at 12
gland's example of allowing , , , , ? ? . ..
, . . . . , o clock and Hon. Zeb Vance Long,
1 of trade to regulate wages
, , . ,. . of Statesville, N. C., will speak at
als of several months, and , v
mme time adjust rates to ,U() "( ^
he railroads, is being given There w,n he"~^7ed CrosR sewing
party at Mrs. Payseur's residence 1
form of continuing arbitra- j Satut.(|ay afternoon at four o'clock,
s believed, will result from A? ladjps jnvitpd and requegted to
ident's conference and sue- hr(np knltt|ng and thimble. Sllver
negotiations. For their partj offering at door
oads have indicated that o
r ask for some form of con-1 Up t(j ye?ter(lay $2.838.30 had
wages and rates similar to bppn repor(ed as rajspd for the Y
'ffe<-t to regulate coal w g?s^(. A work fund in Lancaster
Pft* county. The allotment was $2,100.
jrhood officials lia\e disclos j, thought the total up to the
ious situation in their di^- rj08e (1j- (.anipaign last night will
with Judge Chambers. bp fu,ly 200.
1 of the United States hoard,
fit ion and conciliation, who ^ ,,aront Teacher Associatlon of
i President Wilson s repre- rraiKVilIe 8chool wi? ho,(, |t#
in preliminary conference , *.
' monthly meeting on Friday afterh
sides. They said increas- v,., , ,
noon, .November 23, at 2:30 o clock,
s are necessarv to maintain i -r?i.~.? , ....
l iot. J. W. Thompson, of Winthrop
at Ins personnel of the roads , ... . ... ,,
college, will deliver the address on
the inducements of higher ,i ., < ?, \
this occasion. The public is corlid
in other industries which . ,
dially invited to attend.
overnment contracts. Re?O?>
of railroad regiments for, ? c o, . *
c, ... . . ,, R* Stewart, of this city,
n France, enlistment in the . . . , t
. .. .. , .. - ,, made an address at a joint meeting .
d the operation of the draft , ., ..
. jiii i lii .i a" "ie chnrches at Heath Springs j
have aided in depleting the _ ....
.. , -Sunday night in the interest of the
of highly trained railroad ? , , >
t . M. C. A. war work. Others from
^ here who attended the meeting were
TNT FOR K\\\ 1XT M<'8S,'S- E' M* ('rox,on- John MJIM
I MJK KILIJIM. Madra and I)r. S. L. Allen.
F HOUSTON OFFICER ?o?
The Rev. J. R. Moore, who resigned
last Sunday as pastor of Fort
Says One of Defendants in Lawn Hopewell. Mount Zion and
martial Told Him of Kill- Oreat Falls Baptist churches in
,, . . ,, Chester county, to accept a call to
g Mounted Policeman. ' . H
amnion, nas in response to the in- ;
sistenee of his members reeonsiderLntonio,
Tex.. Nov. 19.?Ne-; ed J,nrt W,U remaln in Chester
county.
the 24th infantry who parin
the riots at Houston. The Hank of G,.oat FaMs Che8ter
gust 23, continued their re- county's most recently organized
the night's event in testi- banking concern, is now in operafore
the court-martial of ,ion- business having been com,
, . . , menced this week. A building of late
egro defendants of the 24th .... ...
design has been erected and the inin
progress at ? ort Sam. u utjon started off with a total of
| $50,000 in deposits. Robert S. Mes
brought out for the first bane is president; H. B. Mebane, k
t riot finally ended in a dis- vlce president, and R. . Mulliean,
cashier. The directors are the offiween
Sergt. Henry, later . . n ~
cers just named and T. W. Ruff and
ho wanted to stay and other ^ \r KejS(jer
who wanted to return to
Henry previously had diffi- Rev. D. W. Keller will leave Monkeeplng
his men in line, wit- ^or ( 'in,on to attend the an.
nual conference of the M. E. church.
estified, despite Henry s or
Mr. Keller is closing a very successa
rear guard to shoot any fu) year as pnHtor hore There have
out of line. One killing de- teen received into the church this
iccounted for in today's tes-iyear 52 members, and the report to
was that of a mounted po- the conference will show everything
I paid in full. The following have
! been elected stewards for the ensue
John Denty said the morn-;. . T ,, .
|ing year: J. M. Riddle, J. M. Hood,
r the riot that William J. w H Reed. W. P. Rennett, H. H.
i defendant, said he had Horton, Hazel Ferguson. K. R. Rodmounted
policeman and dey, J. 0. Edwards.
j
, ? . Auguste l<o?lin l?ead.
pointed out 10 defendants
v Paris, November 19.?Auguste
company 1 men, who same R0(jin. the famous sculptor, is dead,
rompany M street, saying M. Rodin died in his villa at Meue
going to take a gang and don. in the outskirts of Paris, after
wn the night of the riot. an illness of a few days.