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Many Servians and. Guns Are Captured By the Germans DAILY GUARANTEED CIRCULATION FOR VOL I I -XO. HI. (As Dully). LEADING NEWSPAPER IN ITS TERRITORY A I'loiuh tonight a Tuotuliiv probably showora; Umlnht i In (uinl'iiK S3.50 a Year.

MTDDLETOWN. N. MONIUY. LOOKING INTO SING ester County Grand Jury Is Investigating White Plains. Nov 8 The West- Chester County Grand Jur which ill Investigate S'ng Sing prison -vas formally sworn In ty Justice Joseph.

Morschaater toclaj The foieman 01. this impoitant grand jury is Andrew B. Buchanan of Coitland Warden Orf- borne JSing Sins, arrived fiom Ov Eimns; shortly before 11 o'clock with, papers which he had been instr noted to prodi ae In charging the Grand Jury Justice Morschauser emphasized the importance of keeping secret all the intorma nou given 10 the jurors. After the charge, mein-bers of the Grand Jury began to perfect an organ. zation It.

was Believed that deliberations today would not last longer than an hour, although it was thought they might call one or two 'You may inquire into the prisonb and jails as extensively as you see fit," said the Justice in his charge "The books and record of these institutions are at your command and jou inay subpoena anybody as a IMr. Osborne conferred with his attorneys, Huntingdon Merchant and James Egan, while the cnarge was being -deliv ered. Blve convicts were 30 Cents a Month, TWO CENTS i Expected Ere Long Murder Case Is Summed Up at Goshen This Afternoon Goshen 8--The defense ot Dominic Saccomiora charged with the minder of Omar Hotallng the West Snore station agent at Highland Falls, early iabt spring, was summed up bj Attorney of Wallace, O'AeH 6s snoruy alter SEEKING TO PLACE THE BLAME tirougnt tity. here from Sing to tes- SUDDEN DEATH OF HARRY BARNARD Well Known Traveling Man Victim of Heart Trouble Friends in this city of Harry Barnard, tho well known representative of the National Blsonit Company, "nho has covered this territory for many jears, are saddened to learn of his sudden death at Haakensack, N. on Friday of last -sveeit For three years JMr Baninrd made his headquarters with William VonBerg.

He left this city Tnursday nisht to le- turn to Hackenack, and appealed in the best of health. Friday evening, when Barnard arrived at hit home, ne informed his that he -was suffering from a eevere headafhe and was feeling veiy ill. Mrs Bainard at once summoned a ijhjsiclan, but her husband died before he arrived Heait disease a tha cause. Hairy L. Barnard was one of the heet known commercial travelers -visiting fflliddletown He is survived Iby his wife, one son Harold, aged 13, and his mother, residing at 221 Lookout avenue, Hackensack.

Mr Barnard has ceen in the employ of the National Biscuit Company for "7 jeais, and made many friends wherever ho The tuneral v.iil be held at his lato home, this evening at o' Interment at Scheneetady court convened tills morning Attornej Wilson, Jr, will sum up the case ot ths people this atter I noon and tne jua-j will be charged. A will paobablj be announced beiore tomoriow. County Court. County Court convened this morn- Ing and a calendar or 2b cases called, ot wn'ch were assjgned dates. Three were settled out of court, dates vveie reserved for three and aix were called off.

went over the term 'Ihe jurors were discharged until Wednesdav, District Attorney announcing tnat owing to the Hotaling murder trial he had no cases prepared On Saturday afternoon testimony was continued in the murder trial 'Among the witnesses called were Fer dmanao Faueneiio, of Jersej City, and Nicholas a justice of tne peace of Hobokcn, both ot whom claim thej talked with the defendant on March 1-6 and 17. Mrs Sanchez, of de olared she saw Dominic, at her home on Mdrch In cross examination she was asked if Dominic and her husband nad evei had trouble over the attentions of the former to her She said they had, during tne nine mouths he lived with them The lebuttal testimony was then taken up The principal -witness at thib time was Mike Bernavie, the detective who claims he saw Dominic and John Santagora, with whom he lived on March 16 and 17, and was Jiad. been He was told Dominic had been in Evcrj' effort is being made to determine the responsibility for the lost, of life In the flro which destiojcd the Diamond Candy Company's build irg in Brooklyn November 6, in i 2 lost their 11, et, and many moio were injt Photo shows District Vttornejs Wilson and Goldstein srrlUing Mis Cella Diamond, of tho building, during the inquiry started oy the homicide squad on the night ot the disaster factoty Big Dinner In Honor of "Uncle Mac" Brooklyn Detective Marci corroborated Bernavios testimony. The summing up for the defense began at 10 15 o'clock and continued for aibout hcurb Attoinev Wallace declaied the entire case against his client a iramenp on the part of Tony and that he being an incompetent person attempted to get some one elso mixed up in the case He fui- ther declared that when the defendant had once been implicated the officers oeased their work their conclusions then. He claimed that confes sions said to have been made by Dominic had been forced from liim by phvpical violence Attoinev Wallace said that the test in Fine Form at the Age of 75 A family dinner In honor of D.

(J. known --his friends and relatives "as "Uncle Mac," was given by three" generations of his wife's family at his home on West Main street Sunday afternoon, the oc- Cry of Fire Causes Panic Hundreds' of Children Have Narrow Escape Peabody, Mass, Nov 8- Three hundred of the children -who went through the lire that cost 21 lives at St John's Parochial School. 10 days ago, weie involved hi a panic in the old High school building Ijpre today and ms'ied the afajrs or in some casee jumped dows- in- to reach tho open air. Tfie panic was started by a boy's cry of fire when steam to from Only one boy was hint lie was badly cut when he jumped through a window rcaslon being his 75th birthday The raised the window on tho dinner was served at about 1 oclock and on tne whole "Uncle Mac's birthday -was most enjoyable. In reality Mr MaMonagle's birthday was on Saturday, as mentioned in first floor before climbing through The old High school building has been turned over to the St school authorities by the town The hlsteis of Notre Dame, who wore in charge, ware helpless to check the rush or the pupils from tho t.vo evits or Bernavic was in the mam perjured then took lecess for lunch, EAGLCS' STAG.

At a meeting of the soc.al commie tee oi Empire Aeris 544 it decided to have a "stag" smoker on the evening of Tuesday, November 30 Entertainment i be furnished by the Theatrical Enter- MORE FIGURES ON THEJIUDICIARY The White Plains Daily Argws of Saturday gives the following figures on uhe vote for Justices of the Supreme Court: of Westchester--Young, 20,520, Platt, Taylor, 23,508 Seeger, 20, 333. County of Orange--Young, Platt, 5.G86, Taylor, 9,606, Seeser 10,902 County of Putnam--Young, L311 Platt, 1,859, Taylor, 1,159, Seeger, LOGO County of Rockland--Youngi, 3,478, Platt, 3,235, Tavlor, 3,556, Seegrer, the Times-Press, but owing to business fiom tne second floor Some of the celebration was deferred until tne children ran all the way to their Sunday Many cards and letters oS. llome3 ln their flight and cried out congratulation were received and ac-1 that Lhe 8C o1 aB riim knowledged The dining room and living rooms at the residence, 142 West Main of New York clt Lunch will be served and a general good time will Ti be the orrtei of events This smoker lattl 7 063 Ta lOT Is to be different from any ever held 19 by this Aerie and all who attend aie County of Dvitchess--Young, 9,597, Seeger, assuied a general good time. Tickets be 50c each Totals--Young, 49,193, Platt, THE ELKS. The members of iTidaletown Lodge, No 1097, will hold a meeting Wednesdav evening in the club rooms on South street 770, Tavlor, 44,766, Seeger, 44,583 These flanres show Platt over Seeger, 2,196, Young over Platt, 2,414, Young- over Taylor, 4,427, Ta lor over Seeger.

Platt over Taylor, 2,013, Younj? over Seeger, 0. INDICTMENTS BY THE GRAND JURY YORK CITY WINS BIG VICTORY (By International Newn Service) Washington, Nov 8--The city of New York won a big legal victory in the Supreme Court today which may save it thousands of dollars, when, that body ruled that In fixing the price of land condemned for the Ashokan dam reservoh, the appraisers muy not take Into consideration, the special adaptability of ('IP land for lenervoir purooses This means the cltj i obtain the land at much lower prices. Must Report All Births Promptly Albany, Nov. 8--AB ttio result of persistent tilling to-account loyally, Molatois of the vital statistics law, Dr Ciessy Wilbur, director of tho Division of Vital Statistics of tho State Department of Health, reports a rlecitwibe In the number of phyal- ci.uii fllinp; delnjocl reports ot births Uuiing the month of September out of 8,880 bliths registered l.mj, or 187 percent were Hied lator than required by law, GOB physicians and 68 mlclwives were responsible. During thd month of May there was 20 3 par- cent of a i i a The law i that i i a and nildTvlvea must file the birth cortldcatos within live dajri after the birth Dr Wilbur naoribtm the roductlon nf de-laved roturnH of rnpoits of ))li ths largely to Uio aBBistanco of the newspapers throughout the itaU nnd to the cooperation of tho i nttorneys While thoro has boon im- piovc'tnent, Di i Insists Unit.

tho rnimbor of violations IB for too SituationinSouthern Servia Is Becoming Criticalhfpr Allies French Troops Capture Kosjak and Bubuna Heights-Bulgarian Troops in Retreat-Decisive Battle in Balkans Yet to Be Fought Athens, Nov 8-- Punch captured Kosjnk and Bulmna Heigrhtu In southorr in the r5ei Unn lomulon unnouncod todny The Bulgarian ttoops. which wro i aie In retreat Critical for Allies lomlon Nov i i in southern la becoming critica.1 for allies, jiororllns; to hcti iroin AlhoiiB and Salonika toduj, slat ing: Unit rulnforcc't BultcaUnn i i i mo iiltncUinc; tho barb-Anglo-French troo.iH on tho BulKin Sorb i A.m-)o FiemMi i i i i .110 loin maliod to Glevgelt from Salonika i ciunpiilKn In not 8ei via u.ie beca a ruir ploto suctms, the nitxlu Servian i luih apparently escaped the trap sot foi It the Teutonic allies, nncl bun beun ublo to malto Its way into tho rnonntalnn Mouth or Niih Tins Main A i i and Uniiurliin armloH are now moving upon Uio mountain poult Ion tho Soil) beUviX'n and Leskovau Mll'taiv i i i tnc i battle In the Uulkana Is to be foiiRht i i utlont at reports that isach trooiw occupied In A northeast of Avaiona This dlsnutoh piobably otplaltiH rumor that AnnloUiiliu.il foicoi had landed in nnd had proceeileil a i INDOOR BASEBALL IS SOON TO BOOM TM 8 rtnnt "TAINT AL.LUZ THE PRIZE BABY' THET MAKES THE BCST Goshen, Nov. 8--The following in dictmenta wore handed up by tho Grand Jury Friday: William Babcock, manslaughter in the second degree Charles Taylor assigned Samuel Cronk, pleaded not gutltv, sentence susi-onded. Samuel Craft, assault In the second bo tried Wednesdav Collins, burglary In the third degree, committed in Middletown, will be tried Thursday. They wore arraigned before Judge Seeger this morning, Assistant District Attorney Crist appearing for tho people.

D. C. McMonagle. street, were attractively decorated with floral pieces and bouquets sent bj L'ncle Macs' admirers In the midst of the repast on the big- dinner national spoil by the City League of tho sum mer IP now assured There ill bo a meeting of all interested at 8 o'clock Fridaj night, at the McQuoid truck house, when officern for the now league will be elected and a schedule committee will be appointed T'IO business of the Midrtlotow-n City Baseball League will bo completely settled and it will be proposer! that the Indoor League be rmde a con- To bring it down he is oioimlv enforcing tho vital statistics l.iu, and i i through tho (Mstricl ittorncys to prosecute repeated violations. Neglect on the pnrt of undertakers to file death certificates is also re- i i attention Through District Attorney William TI Hllta ot Onaldft county, an undertaker of Boonvlllo recently brougnt into oourt and fined $5.

A similar case waw prosecuted by District Attornoy Tohn Tracv, of Columbia county District Attornoy Alexander Blesning, of Schenectady, recently prpsecutod two nildwives who wore fined for viola' lions of the vital statistics law Several cases have been "ftled i District Attornev Weeks, of Wostchefiter county, who will prosecute Tho director of tho United States census has advisor! Dr Biggs thnftlu- 1 State of New York will not be admitted to the birth registration areu until the Iffiw requiring prompt flllng (if birth eertiflcates is foreed This the Department propos- and while it desires and is oblaliUnfe tho cordial co-operation and support of the ihedical profession In wilf not once Inw THE FRENCH LINER ROCHAMBAU ON FIRE "New York, Nov 8--The French i TCoc'linmbnu, which Railed from New York Snhmhiy I'm Fiance, in on lire at SHU. Tho French line the lolh)winp: dippqteh. tills nt'ternoon, from ooimtumder of the Ktenmer: "Fire in reserve blmker which cntuiot be controlled. Will into Halifax. No The Rochambnn is VOSHC! of 6620 tons.

Wlu-n the Rocliimihnn failed from Vork there wore 3fl5 bouls ou board. Thore 115 I I I in the firM cabin, LOO the 150 ot'liecis and All are safe Rliortly I first i i i the i a was on tire roachod New i i beeuitK- a i while the vessel wns beiiiK loaded Saturday inorninc: a hag of wan dropped, on investigation i bag was to contain a bomb. FAY AND OTHERS INDICTED TODAY Charged With Plot to Blow Up Ship York, Nov. 8--Robrit Fay 'and five other accomplices in (ho plot to blow up a i i shlpi at aea, tnrllnln i i i i i I U.IIttr 1L OCCllITetl .1 were indicted bv a racial gruml of oongrewited about The committee of Comparj I will be present, and the committee i fl 1 VI Kl 1 1 I I I I I A I Ut tjll i A i I U.L. iaoie was a nne locKing Dirtlulay the schedule will work in conjunction Seventn Day Adventist i JL caKe.suirounQed 75 Iig-hted candles with them in arranging all gamea, Linden avenue, near Franklin street, IH two ear 1" prison and a fails to strictly Informations batod "on, 14 delay in the now In preparation in the Depnrtmont and will shortly be sent out to tho district attorneys in the State FREE Professoi formerly Teacher of History in the Acndenu of Mass and who his more recontlj been engaged in ministerial work In Yoik city, deliver a free lecture at tho on AUTOMOBILE WRECK NEAR WESTTOWN The automobile ot Mr lo, ot Won tow 11, wab sllKhtly wrecked lato voHtcrday afternoon near South Centrevlllo, when Mr Sceloy attempted to pass another and crashed Into a fence He wan accompanied by his wife and daughter, and all throo escaped without Jainos Pond, of this motored by the Hceno of the Hhortlv alter it occurred accident Quite today on tho chuige of i i I i i to dostroj vesHolti belonging to another Tho others Indicted vveic Max Breitung, Herbert EnteJbert Bronkhorst, Walter Scholy and Paul Daocho.

Bonch warrants for Broltimg and Klonzle, vvero i i on the i machine, and It wns but a short time i it wns again placed In commission Mr Boeley a able to home in the oar's own power. J25.000 ball each, wore plruod In Uio I hands of United States Maiahal i I Caithy. GERMAN CRUISER GOES TO BOTTOM i Berlin, Nov 9-- Thooorman ciulser of Uiialiic, Ml tons patrolling coast at true bills wore handed up to Federal Judgt bv Hart, foreman of the grand Jurv Tlie Indictment charges Pay and his companions with i to al- tarh homb'i to ships can-vine nnjniu- nltlon lo the allies HO that these clamauTPd or deslrojed i on the i seas The a i penalti for of a i ln 1901 She car ilod 10 four-Inch guns machine guns and two torpedo tubes. which greatly enhanced the scene Those of the family who were present were. Mr and Mrs William H.

Rogers, Mr and Mrs Fred S. Rogers, and daughter Cynthia, Mr. and Mrs Young and Elizabeth and "Billy" Young, Mr and Mrs Howard Hagen, Miss Mr and Mis which will be plaved in the nrmorv. A I CAR. Gaynor, the local lunch car Elizabeth Mead MdMonagle and I A DELAY.

Washington, Nov. 8--It will be sev- Trust Company building and that of Ayros Galloway It is expected that tho now car i be opened within the next two weeks. Mr. G-aynor, who for some time has cral weeks before Great Britain will conducted two cars in this city feels reply to the American note Foreign that a third car con easily be nin officers in England are studying the on a paying basis. Ho has a car" on West Main street, nnd one on Low note.

M. H. S. TEAM BEATEN. The Middletoyn High School foot-1" ball team met defeat at the hands of Ihe Kingston Academy eleven on Saturday afternoon, when the two term of years by Shulman Brothers of Marlinton, Va Shulman Brothers also purchased tho fixtures Fein, bloom will close out his stock Immed- take Issue with avenue, near the Wlcliham avenue lately to make room for the now firm on Tuesday ei oning of thib week at of 1 X(KK) 7 30 o'clofl, the subject belnr The World's Greatest Event." In connoo- tlon with otner rnuMf, Miss i i i i i i this lectrre.

I STORE LEASED. The Poughkeopsle Star saja Tl Folnhlooni's store located at No 203 TMuin street, has been leased for a BAKER'S BIG THIRD GIFT TO CORNELL Ithaca, Nov. 8 The hoard of trustees of Cornell announce that George Baker, chairman First National Bank of Now York, is the donor of a of for three Cornell AUCTION SALE OF BOOKS McDevltt-Wilson Company, will render a soprano solo Tho pub- booksellers and publishers, for a dormitories lie Is moft cordially i i to attend i Vfnrs located In lower Now York are Bakei made the original gift of a tonight opening an auction sale of JltO.OOO two jears ago, and supple- Looks at "52 North street This name rnontary gilt of a $100,000 in January, has for many years Mood foi onr- but his name was withheld at his regains In books ami i nire tre.it Ib finest, now in store for lovers of books Owing to war conditions, the United States In nearly all of the depot. aggregations clashed at Athletic Field, Kingston. The final tally TVS 33--0, and the Kingston men had the upper hand through the entire four periods.

MUST PILE EXPENSES. All candidates In the recent election should file the election expenses within 10 dajs; the county candidates with the of Election and the and city candidates with the town and city clerks. POSTOFFICE ROBBED. Oswego, Nov 8--The tenth robbery of the Lacona post office, near here, In as many years, occurred early todav take store early next year. of tno ana I I Walter Marx Joined the choir the i Prc-vbyterian Church on safe and i Sunday Mr.

Marx possesses a strong $2,000 fn stamps bass voice, which will doubtless prove in money orders and $25 In a great addition to the other excellent (J voices that make up the present choii 4 a A OF DANCING. Miss Cora Belle Morse, a teacher Wilson are forced to close out a of d.incing open a class In the large overstock at pi Icon that will Masonic Temple next Wednesday af- bc a revelation to tho people of ternoon for children, from 3-So to 6 Middletown. i o'clock, a class for adults will be held I Wednesday evenings later in the sea- I I I son. Miss Morse teaches the standard- A force of men In tho employ of dances. She is a graduate of Giles Giles, the local contractora, i Conservatory of Mutslc, Boston, a for- began work this morning on the a student In Columbia University In teratlons of the Dusenberry building '-physical education and for two years on North street, recently purchpsed was supervisor of music, folk dancing by Charles Wolff By noon 'today, the entire glass front of the building had been removed, and much of tho Interior taken out.

and physical culture li the Alleganv county, Maryland, public schools. Private lessons -will be by appoint- jment, her address it 87 Grand avenuo..