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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST g. 1918
VOL; CXXSIV?No. 187
CITY NEWS IS BRirr
'' " ? ''
' Mrs. Alexander Kanfniann and son
Joseph are the guests of friends ir
Fairfax county.
Mrs. R. Blumenfeld and daughter,
lose, are spending some weeks at
>iverton, Va,
Mrs. Charles R. Riker has received
-ord of the safe arrival overseas of
.? er husband, Sergt. Charles R.
/iker. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robinson have
? iceived word from their son, Sergt.
7illiam C. Robinson, that he has ar
ved safely overseas.
Clinton E. Sutherland, son of Mr.
id Mrs. H. A. Sutherland, who re
ntly arrived in France, has been
omoted to Corporal in Headquarters
impany No. 116, U. S. Infantry.
Mr. and Mrs.. Steuart Bayliss and!
ss Lillian Allen, this city, are visit- ]
. j their father, Mr. W. E. Allen,'
idgeton, N. J. They also will visit
bury Park and Atlantic City.
Mrs. Jennie W. Hopkins and others
have sold to the General Realty Com
pany house and lot 1411 King street.'
A deed of conveyance was recorded
today.
The commissioners of election held
a meeting today in the office of N. S.
Creenaway, clerk of the courts, and
canvassed the vote cast in Tuesday's
primary, wjiich was found to be cor
rect
Thirty eight ladies of the Camp
Community Dancing Club chaperoned
by Mrs. Moore, wife of Major S. B.
Moore and Miss Cora Cochran Mon
day night went to Occoquan and en
joyed dancing. '
The funeral of Thomas P. Bayne
took place this morning at 9:30 o'clock
from St. Mary's Catholic Church. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev. L. F.
Kelly, assistant pastor of that church.
Burial was made in St. Mary's ceme
tery.
The committee in charge of the
lawn fete whi-ch will be given tonight
on the lawn at the northwest corner
of Washington and Queen -streets^,
held a meeting last night . and com
plete.! final plans for the affair. The
fete will be repeated tomorrow and
Satrrdny night. Persons who have
promised cakes and fancy articles for
the affair'are requested to leave them
at the residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Greene, 305 North; Washington gtree#
131 SHIPS LAUNCHED.
United States Board Smashes all Rec
ords With Four Vessels for Every
Day. * - - -v\ ? t ??
-Washington, Aug. 8.?Smashing all
records,'the .United States Shipping
Bqavd has turned out 131 vessels since
T 'V 1 * * ' )
July 1. : ? f '
During the month "quantity produc
tion" was, carried on at the rate of
four stiips for; every calendar day.
They registered a total dead weight
tonnage of 631,944. Eight ships have
slid down the ways in the last five
days, adding 52,600 tons to the total.
Among the last eight ships to be
launched were the gigantic Invincible)
tbe 12,000-ton ship, from the yards
of the Bethlehem, Shipbuilding Corpo
ration at Alameda, Cal.. and Hog Is
land's first contribution to the winning
of the war, the Quistconck, of 7,700
tons! The other large vessel credited
to August production is the 11,600-ton
Derfield, which was built at the Sun ;
Shipbuilding Company's plant, Ches-1
ter,"Pa.
The American yards also set an
other record.They produced in July
more tonnage than all yards have
built in any previous 12 months. 1 '
Forty-one vessels -were completed
and placed in service during the last
month and two have since been com
missioned. This figure does not in
clude two steel bottoms which were
built and placed in,service from Japa
nese shipbuilding plants. ' :>
r The grand total of ships placedjjr?
service since July l adds approximate
ly 280,000 dead weight tops to Amer
ica's merchant marine.
, Potomac Fish Co. will have on sa]^
tomorrow and balance of week fresh
Jersey trout, Norfolk trout, buttei
, fish, red fin crakers, hard-shell crabs
and crab meat. Potomac Fish Co.
,b: H. Zimmerman, Prop. Phone 198.
|FORCE ENEMY BACK
j Franco-American Troops Thrown
i Across the River Vesle.
On the French Front in France,
Aug. 8.?Franco-American forces
; were thrown across the Vesle rivei
Tuesday evening and forced the en
emy back. The crossing was effected
to the east of Braisne. The enemy was
attacked there and 100 prisoners were
taken.
Shortly afterward the Germans
launched a counter-attack with a
heavy artillery barrage, but could not
disclose the Allies, who stuck to the
positions they had won.
The enemy appears to have strong i
forces in this neighborhood.
Ori the remainder of the front j
there was comparative calm, except |
for artillery fire.
London, Aug. 8.?General Mangin's ;
' army operating on the westerly side
of the Vesle front has thrown out pa
trols which are busying themselves
reconnoitering the Aisne, Reuter's
correspondent at American headquar
ters report.s The intentions of the
Germans regarding the ridge between
tie Vesle and the Aisne can only be
conjectured, he continues. The posi
tion is strongly protected on the east
flank and if carried only from the
west the allies, would be under an un
comfortable fire from the German 1
guns across the Aisne.
A certain amount of delay is there
fore possible, the correspondent adds,
even though the enemy does not intend
to make his final stand on the Vesle
front.
With the French Army in France,
Aug. 8.?General Mangin, who was in
direct command of the Allied forces in
the drive aerainst the German right
flank south of Soissons, has issued
an order of the day, thanking the
American troops for their brilliant
participation in the battle which
caused the German retreat between
the Maren and the Aisne.
NEW HUN PEACE TERMS.
Will Keep Belgium Until Allies do
Certain Things Hertling Tells
Reichstag.
Berne. Aug. 8.?Replying to ques
tions from members of the Right in
the Reichstag recenlty, Chancellor
von Hertling declared that Germany
intends to keepl Belgium until the Al
lies fulfill certain conditions, includ
ing the payment of indemnities and
re-establishment of Germany and Aus
ria as before-the., war. t ,
Germany also demand.^ the advantr
ages obtained thrpugh 'the Russian
Roumanian peace, treaties, according
to advices*received here.; . r
The new peace conditions' laid-down
by Von Hertling were as follows:
Recognition of Germany's integrity
as before the war.
Renunciation of all claim to Alsace
Lorraine by France..
Restoration of German colonies, or
their equivalent.
Recognition of Austria-Hungary's
integrity as before the war, plus ter
ritorial and economic advantages ob
tained through the Bucharest peace.
Recognition of the Brest-Litovsk
peace.
Recognition of Courland, Lithuania,
Esthonia and Livonra as included in
Germany's sphere of influence.
Payment of indemnities to Ger
many by the Allies.
Recognition of Germany's solution
?f the Polish question.
Liberty of the seas.
Renunciation by the Allies of every
form of boycott against Germany
after the war.
Renunciation of Italy's claims re
j garding the Adriatic.
WILLING TO REDUCE WEIGHT
TO JOIN THE MARINES
San Francisco, Aug. 8.?A pound of
flesh a day for fifteen days will be the
sacrifice made to his country by Jack
Charles Read, of this city.
Read attempted to enlist in the U.
S. Marines here, but was told that he
was fifteen pounds overweight.
He imediately declared thrt . he
would remove the fifteen pounds of
fatty sugstance within fifteen days by
taking a special course in dieting and
exercises prescribed by his physician
and would then re-appear at the Ma
Tine Coups recruiting station.
"Shylock didn't have a thinjr on the
^Marines,'' declared Read. "He only
i wanted one pound of flesh?these fel
. lows want fifteen. Gee, it's tough to
be a fat man."
j. ! VICTORY'ON MARXE.
j ?" . .
i Far Greater in Destructivcness Than
Previously Reported.
i (
j Washington, Aug. 8.?As the work
j of salvaging the great amount of
| booty taken by the Franco-Americar.
| forces progresses, reports of a prelim
j inary nature indicate that the victory
i on the Marne is far greater in its
j destructiveness than at first appeared
i possible.
| A statement from Andre Tardieu,
i director of the French War Ministry's
1 relations with America, received
; here yesterday relates that since
! July 4 the German army's morale
has suffered greatly, that 100 Ger
man divisions have for the most
part been worn out by the bitter
assaults of the allies and that Gen.
Mangin's army alone, operating on
the western side of the battle ront
took 500 heavy field cannon, and
500 trench guns of every caliber.
"The booty is being tallied. I do
not possess the total yet, but the
army of Gen. Mangin has taken more
than 500 heavy guns and field guns
and more than 500 trench guns of
every caliber. In the neighborhood
of Soissons we found intact an ammu
nition depot which contained 000.000
shells for guns in use by the Allies
these shells having fallen into the
hands of the Germans during the re
cent drive across the Aisne. There
were also 150,000 shells for use in
the German 77 cm. field guns and
nearly 100,000 shells for German
heavy guns. In a word, it is a great
success.
"The German morale seems shat
tered. Since July 14 up to now, it
has engaged 100 German divisions, of
which the greater part are worn out.
'?Prisoners' report quarrels among
the Bavarians.
"The inhabitants of Oulehy-le-Cha
teau reported having seen the Ger
mans leave in column formation,
shouting 'Nach Berlin' ('On to Ber
lin'), and in Soissons only three very
old inhabitants remained. The des
perate efforts of the Germans to drag
them along with them prove their
anxiety at leaving behind any source
of information. For the same reason
they took away all their dead.
LEE C. HUMPHRIES
DIES IN WASHINGTON.
Lfce C. Humphries, fifty-seven years
ild. a former resident, died yesterday
afternoon at Blue Plains, D. C. Five
daughters and one son survive him.
The body was brought here this-af
ternoon nad taken to the residence' of:
his son*. 320 Commerce street. The
funeral, arrangements have "not yet
been made. ? ,
INLAND CITIES.GET;FISH TO :
. REDUCE MEAT CONSUMPTION
Washington, Aug. 8.?Two hundred
thousand pounds of fine fish have been
supplied to housewives in Nashville.
Louisville and Indianapolis through
the co-operation of-the. U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, the U. S. Bu
reau of Fisheries and the U. S. Food
Administration. Regular weekly ship
ments of carload lots are being made
to these three; inland cities from points
on the Gulf of Mexico in order to en
courage the use of less meat by an in
creased consumption of fish. An agent
of the Department of Agriculture is
working with the Railroad Adminis
tration in handling the transportation,
?:ind the distribution is under the di
rection of state and city food admin
istrators in co-operation with the Bu
reau of Fisheries.
Catholic Sisters Offered as Nurses.
New York, Aug. S.?Bishop Peter
?J. Muldoon, of Rockford, 111., has of
fered to Surgeon General Corgas, at
Washington, the services of the sis
ters of the Catholic Church for work
as nurses, cither in this country or
abroad. Also, Catholic hospitals
throughout the country are offered
for the care of wounded. Plans are
being discussed at conferences which
are being held daily at the Catho
lic Club, West Fifty-ninth street,
Bishop Muldoon said:
"We will send as many of the sis
ters as can be spared. Whether they
) go to Europe or not will depend on
their own choice."
With Bishop Muldoon at yesterday's
conference were Bishop Hays, chap
lain-general of the army, and Bishop
Brumgoole, of Philadelphia. Others of
the Catholic clergy were also pres
ent. ? ;
Fish Day Tomorrow?Large and
medium Jersey trout, large butter fish.
Sanitary Fish Market, City Market.
Phone 735. Open until 5 p. m.
ARMY 5.000.000 STRONG
General Marsh Says the Nation Will
Use All Available Men From 18 to
45 to Win War?Speed is First Re- |
quisite.
In urging enactment of the admin
istration man-power bill extending
draft ages to from 18 to 45 years. Gen
eral March told the Senate Military
Committee yesterday that the War De
partment plans an army of approxi
mately 5,000,000 men, to be raised a?
<oon as possible. While realizing: the
importance of the measure, General
March said he did not believe it ne
cessary to recall Congress before the
present recess expires on August 24,
providing the bill could be reported
at that time.
About July 30, General March said
the United States reached a decision
tc enlarge its military program to
carry out the policies agreed upon at
;he recent inter-allied conference at
Par's to speed up prosecutio-i of the
?var and bring it to an early conclu
sion. The chief of staff entered into
i general discussion of the entire sub
ject and the necessity for amending
he present law. Much of his state
nent, given to the committee behind
dosed doors, was supplementary tr
hat of Provost Marshal General
>owder Tuesday.
Questioned by Senators regarding
he apparent "change of front" of the
Var Department in its war program,
"oneral March told of the jrovern
nent's decision in accord with the
5aris conference. For the new pro
rram Secretary Baker and other ofTi
ials concluded that there must be an
xtension of the draft ages, he said.
While about 3,000,000 men are now
inder arms, army officials think there
hould be a proximately 5,000,000 men
it home and in France. In order not
o disturb the present draft system
rd to avoid calling men who had been
liven exemption, extension of th(
!raft ages is necessary. General
-larch said the shipment of men over
eas would be continued according to
he program now in effect for tho
iresent.
From General March's testimonv
ind other information received the
ommittee has gained the impression
hat while all men betwen the acre:
?f 18 and 45 would be subject to mili |
ary duty under the new law, it is |
iroposed that those between 13 andj
!0 years of aj,rs shall be kept in this j
?ounty until the last. Upon the nug-1
rc-stion of Senator Wadsworth thai
he draft system'be .extended to lh"
iavy. Senator Chamberlain announced
hat either Secretary Daniels or An-;
nirr." Benson would be asked to apnear
omorrow-before the committee to tiis
".iss the advisability of the subject, j
Amusements
GRAND?"A Dughter of the Sea."
n which Muriel Ostriche will be seen
it the Grand, tells a thrilinc story in
vhi<rh the difficulties,cf a loving.young
:ouple, the girl the .inferior of her
cvel from a social standpoint, is un
'olded in n gripping manner. Murjel
Dstriche, as Margot, a fisher girl, has
he suport.of such excelent film ac
ors as William H. Toaker, Catherine
Calhoun, Clara Whipple, Clifford Gray j
ind Roy Applegate.
RICHMOND?Constance Talmadge
kvill appear here at the Richmond to
night in "Good- Night, ? Paul!" her
latest .Select Picture, in which she is
presented by Lewis J. Selznick. Adapt
ed by Julia Crawford Tvers from the
current musical -comedy success of the
same name.'by .Roland Oliver and
Charles Dickson, and directed by Wal
ter Edwards, ."Good Night, Paul!" is a
veritable bonanza of laughter, and
pives the beautiful younR star a most
lovable role in the part of Matilda
Landers.
SURPRISE?iReplete with the swift
rction and thrills of a story dealing
with the cattle' rustling days of the
West, together with the most beauti
ful of naural scenic displays offered in
the picturesque Wyoming Douglas
Fairbanks' latest Artcraft picture at
the Surprise tonight, presents the
popular exponent of the smile in a
role quite different from any of his
previous screen efforts.' As "Fancy
Jim" Sherwood, a supposed "tender
foot,? Douglas cleans up a famous
cang of rustlers after many exciting
experiences.
Tomorrow?Fresh trout,- butter fish,
croakers. Price & Cook, City Market.
URGENT APPEAL FOR AID: .<
RED CROSS WORKERS NEEDED
The surgical dressings department
of 'the Red Cross ardently asks for
an enthusiastic response from the peo
ple of Alexandria to help in complet-'
ing the assigned number of oakum
j pads which have been allotted this:
'chapter. Unles the people co-operate;
with those in charge of this depart-'
ment Alexandria will fall short in its j
splendid record. Our work has been j
complimented by the Red Cross au
thorities of Washington. Surely no:
one who reads the tremendous cas-!
ualty lists in our daily papers can
fail to recognize the urgent need fori
our unselfish response to this great i
work of mercy.
Only eighty of the 340 pads have'
been made and the allotment must be j
shipped by August 22.
The rooms are open Tuesday,;
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
mornings from 10 to 1 o'clock, and,
Wednesday and Friday nights from
7:30 to 10.
FAVORSHEAVYWARTAX
I
McAdoo Would Have a Flat War
Profit Tax of Eighty Per Cent. i
Says it is Integral And Indispensa- ,
ble.
Chicago, Aug. 8.?Secretary Me- j 1
Adoo favors a flat war profits tax j '
of 80 per cent. He made the an i '
nouneement in the following telegram '
to Chairman Kifchin, (if the House
Ways an i Means Committee:
"I regard the war profits tax as an
integral and indispensable part of ' '
that program. I am confirmed in my j '
opinion that a flat war profits tax of j
?SO per cent should be imposed. O'
course, ample safeguards should bi
provided against hardships in ex- |
traoidinary eases in the applicatior
of such a rate. The adoption of an | (
*0 per cent war profits tax should ren
fler unnecessary, and I believe unde
sirable, any increase in the existing
excess profits tax rate. J t
"It is my strong conviction that tlv j
taxation of genuine war profits if j (
the only way to reach real war profi-\ <.
teering, and that it is at the same
time a thorouhglv justifiable nieas t
ure upon economic grounds as well t
as a certain and indispensable pro |
ducer of a large part of the re(|iii?vi: '
revenue. . j \
"jPhe patriotic producers of Amor r
ica ^should, be content if one-fifth of i i
their.waj- profits arc secured to them
especially .when we reflect that th< i
men who are -lighting and flying ii .
France to "save the liberties of-those i
who stay at home and to make it pos- i f
sible for. them to continue in busi- \
ness are limited by act oT Congress t
to $390 _ per year for their service.4
and have to give their blood in th? j
bargain. Should we be more partial <?
and tender to those who are protector'
in safety at home than we arc tr >
those who make the supreme sacrfi |
fices for us on the field of battle?" i ?
NEWSPAPER WORK ESSENTIAL
Draft OHicials Express Surprise at j
Action of Iowa Hoard. j
Washington, D. C\, Aug. 8.?News
paper work never has been include,
among the non-essential occupations 1
outlined in the "work or fight" order
nor has it been the intention of the
Provost Marshal General's depart
ment that men legimately employed ,
in publishing newspapers should be i ,
required to seek other occupations. {
Officers connected with the adminis
tration of the draft law regulations
.
expresses surprise at a ruling of n
board at Waterloo, Iowa, that em
ployees of a paper there should seek
more productive employment or be
called into the military service. They
said the action of the local board
probably would be overturned by the
district board to which it will be ap-,
pealed.
Because the Waterloo rulinj^fcip
parently is so opposed to "fRnila
tions governing the "work or fight''
order, some doubt was expressed as to .
whether it h:id been interpreted cor
rectly.
Waterloo, Iowa, Aug. A local
draft, board yesterday ordered re-'
porters on a daily newspaper here in
appear "to show cause why they
should not either engage in an essen-'
tial occupation or lie placed ht Class
1 in the draft.
The original order included press
men. linotype operators and advertis
ing solicitors but later was amended
to apply only to reporters.
French And American Troops Renew
Attack on Big Seal'1 Against Crmvn
Prince's Army.
The allies apparently began a
double drive on the Pieardy and
Aisne-Vesle fronts today.
While French ar.l American troops
'enewed (heir attack on u hijr scale
against the crown prince's armies,
driving toward the heights between
the Vesle and Aisne, British and
French suddenly smashed against the
tip of the huge Pieardy salie.it, south
east of Amiens.
Progress was reported in both
drives. dispatches from the
Aisne-Vesl? trout announced that
American anil French troops had [
crossed tho Soissons-Rheims highway,
north of the Vesle, and were steadily
pushing 011 toward the dominating de
fense line south o; the Aisne. Coun
ter attacks were 1 'oken up by allied
artillery fire.
This attack apparently centers on
the front between Braisne an .1
Fismes,, where progress was reported
in last night's Paris communique, but
s spreading, as the dispatch said that
more bridging material was being
rushed up and new crossings estab
lished.
The extent of the Pieardy attack?
reported in the French official state
ment?is not yet known. That it is
m a major scale is indicated by the
mncuncement that it is 'developing
mder favorable conditions."
The British war office report, re
reived shortly after the Paris com
munique, indicated that the Pieardy
ittack may be between the Sonune
md Avre rivers?a front of more
han ten miles. This report said the
it tack "is progressing satisfactorily."
J.OYD GEORGE'S WAR SPEECH.
'0:111110ns Cheer His Piclurc of Amer
ica's Drive For Victory.
London, Aug. x.?"11* America were
i) call men to the colors in the saint
>roportion that Great Britain has
lone, it would result in an Ameri
?an army of la,000,000."
It was Premier Lloyd George who
hrilled the house of commons ves
1
onlay afternoon with this picture,
tut there were few other "it's" in ,hi.
?pec-ch. which was a reilewnf the
var year. incident to the a ioiirrjment
>f Parliament tomorrow until thr
niddle of October.
It was a ''win-the-war" speech
hroughoat, with the speaker at his
tratorical' best,'driving home smash
ng inspiring facts. Enthusiastic ,was '
lis praise of America's part in the
var, of how it has been and will be 1
he decisive victory-bringing factor.
In July alone, he said, "">0.000 Amer
cans were brought to Europe. 180,000 ?
)f them on British ships.
Straight from ;he shoulder were his
voids on peace:
"There can be no negotiations with
he Gorman swor.i clanking r-n r
?ouncil table."
NTor was there ever a time since
his struggle began, the premier
pointed out, when the prospects of
taking the edge and the "clank" off
.he German sword looked brighter.
"It is too early to say the German
effort is exhausted." declared the
prime minister. "They have still pow
erful forces in reserve, but it is not
too early to say that the chances the
enemy had on March 21 will not come
again."
And in the same breath he gave
the reason, eliciting thunderous
cheers:
"America's army soon will be not
far short of the German army."
Incidentally, the premier revealed
the fact that 1 "?0 U-boats have been
sunk since the war started, half of
them during the last year.
I
DRAFT .MAN TRIES TO DIE. |
Camp I.ee Soldier. Home on Furlough.
Takes Poison.
Pottsville, Pa., Aug. S.?Charles
Hoy, a membc-* of Company M, Depot
Brigade, at Camp Lee, Tuesday swal-i
lowe'l poison and is in a critical condi
tion at the Pottsville Hospital. Hoy
also slashed his wrists, to end his life
more quickly.
Hoy. who is homo on a furlough,
cold the State police that he- left* a
note at his home explaining-the cause
of his acts, but the officers have been
unable to find the letter.-. He -has .been
low spirited, but his act 4s-attributed
to despondency over being -compelled
to leave his wife..,
BREAK IN 1ST WAVE
Copious Rains Early Last Night Bring
Refreshing Conditions to Sweltering
Humanity.
Most people supposed yesterday
was the hottest day of the present
summer, but, according to the otfioial
figures given out by the Weathei ?
Bureau, the mercury yesterday was
two degrees lower than on Tuesday.
Twelve persons were prostrated and
taken to hospitals in various parts
of Washington yesterday, but none
was overcome in Alexandria, so far
as known. At the kiosk on Pennsyl
vania avenue the highest temperature
recorded was 112. while the day be
fore it was 11"). The lowest tempera
ture recorded by the Weather Bureau
last night, was after the downpour of
rain, when the mercury dropped to
7S degrees.
A number of men employed at the
plant of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation were forced to quit work
in the afternoon by reason of the in
tense heat.
The wind during most of the day
was from the north, but it was as if
from a sirocco, warm and by no
means refreshing. It was, however,
ideal weather for growing corn as
well as other crops. ^
Towards the close of the day clouds
gathered in the west and north fiom
which lightning flashed and thunder
rolled. The wind blew strong front
the northwest, bringing much cooler
conditions, and shortly after dark
copious rains fell. The heavens were
kept aglow by lightning until about
midnight.
Conditions were more comfortable
this morning, although there was
some humidity in the atmosphere.
The temperature of the past few
days has not. been equalled here
abouts since August. 1881, when 104
degrees in the shade was the official
maximum recorded.
JOHN SWIFT. FARMER. DIES
AT HOME ACROSS RIVER
John Swift, seventy-eight years, old.
a prominent farmer, who lived at Old
Kerry farm, Prince George county,
Md., on the opposite side of the river,
ilied yesterday morning at his home
it that.' place. , ? ? ' yk-g.
Mr. rS\vift practically' ail of' his 'Utp
?ondueted a truck farm and for many .
years- brought rprodiioc ? to the city
market here/ His watermelons and
potatoes gained considerable fame -in
this city for their general excellence.
Mr. Swift in addition to his widow
leaves five daughters and two sons, j
His funeral took place this after-;
noon and burial at 0xert
Mill. Md.
ON BRINK OF FAKI.S.
Two Men Rescued at Niagara Ifrom
Watery Grave. , ,
Niagara Falls, NT. \.? Aug. 8.??
\fter being marooned -in a saml
scow within 1,000 feet of the brink of
Niagara Falls for l'> hours, George
Harris, of Buffalo, and Gus Lefberg.
a Swedish sailor, were rescued by
the Youngstown life saving crew yes
terdav morning.
The scow broke away from-a tug
late yesterday wliile being used in
ill-edging operations on a new powei
channel, and with the two men on
hoard was carried , into the upper
rapids and directly toward the ciest
?f' the Ilorsehoe Falls. ,
shelving rock off the head of
fio'at Island caught the unwieldly
craft and held it, saving the men fio.n
quick dqath..
deaths
HUMPHRIES?On August 7, 191 ,
at 5:15 P. M-, at Blue Plains, D. C.,
I .EE C. HUMPHRIES, 57 years
old Surviving him are five daugh
tcr; and one son. The body
brought to the residence of his son.
320 Commerce Street. i o ice o
funeral hereafter.
In Memoriam
IIOV?In sadiut loving remembrance
of our dear son, HUBERT 15- HC?,
who departed this life 10 years ago
today, August 8, 1908.
Ten sad years with all then
changes
Since .-death made us strangely
part, _? :
| But, dear sop, all these changes ?
Cannot take you from our hear ?
By His Mother 2R4 Father, _