The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

RTI'n) Connellsville's Biggest and Best Newspaper. Sworn Average Daily Circulation Last Week, 6,191 VOL. 15, NO. 290. CONNELLSVILLE, WEDNESDAY EYEING, OCTOBER 17, 3917.

EIGHT PAGES. KILLED VHEN A LIFEBOAT IS SHELLED BY U-BOAT Other SurriTors Taken to Hospital Suffering From Serious Wounds. BRITISH IIAtt MAUDE AS 12 U.S.SUBJECTS ESCAPE! Tnro Snbmarines Participate in Attack and Shells Arc Soon Bursting All' OTT Deck; Only Two lifeboats Are I In Condition to Bo Launched. By Associated Press. LONDON.

Oct. Tringor of Eoanoke, Va- according to a dfe- patcj to the Daily Chronicle from BRITISH AIRMEN i DROP MANY BOMBS ffl TOILS FOR IfflDIAN HEAD LAD UBS LIFE WITM Gorman Xa-val Base is Target of English Air Raiders. ENEMY MACHINE Official Report Says That on Tuesday law 1'ighter rstevls Vnragbt DoTfn Double ficater German llier Sear Zarres; Observer J'alls; Hier iJnrns Ellis Clmpmna CWms Ho Tbought Long Separation ns Good as Divorce. ETlHs Chapmar, colored, of Brook- Tale, is In the lockup hero oa a charge oC having two vrives, the first a negress, the second Tvuite woman. Mrs.

Chapman No. 1 is in the county home, suffering from, tuberculosis, and is reported to be in a critical condition. Chapnian has not been living with her for over four rears, and he says E. K. Sparks "Writes to His Mother That He is Happy in French Camp.

3 IS LEARNING MANY THINGS By Associated Press. IjONDON, Oct. of bombs were dropped on docks at Bruges, in Gon. Sir Stanley Maude, the com- i Belgium, on Mond oigUt by British British port, was killed by shrapnul i Bander of the British forces in ITeso-j naval airplanes. Tue British admir- ired by a German submarine upcn Potamia, who is hailed by the British ally, in a.

statement he open boats a torpedoed Britfc.6 pubUc as a senius for his re- i raid, says: iteaaier on which the Americj was i ceat successes against the Turco-Ger- "Naval aircraft fired the a statement announcing the divorced an and wiCe when they havu been separated for that period oE time. Chapman is a son of Jerry Chapman of Brookvale. "When he his father's home, his parents took, care of his wife I until just recently, when sho was re moved to the county home, days after that, Chapman Expresses' Belief That Army Life Will lie of Benefit Than Four i'cars at School: Physical Training Is Harder Thnn Football tnicliep. Writing to his mother, Mrs. J.

L. A few Sparks ot Indian Head, from France, returned Edward n. Sparks, with Battery of home with-a woman to whom he Uie Seventh Field Artillery, American claims he was legally married in Vir- Expeditionary Forces, declares: employed. Another member of the a fire- mac, was wounded by a frcm the submarine and died as he was being placed on a rescuing ship. There were 12 Americans among the 49 survivors lauded at z.

British I'ryon Wood, one of the American survivors, said that eight svrvivors had been taken to a hospital sutler- ing from serious wounds. We were attacked at 6 o'clcck Sea- an forces. U.S. LIKELY TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE ALLIES' CONFERENCE All Nations at IVar IVIth Germany to AI)UES 3LIV ST Joseph Betters, whose wife is a sister of Chapman's first wife, made information against the man charing pped many tons of bombs on th Bruges docks on Monday night. "On Tuesday one of our fighter patrols downed a double-seater enemy machine the vicinity of Zarres, The observer fell out and the machine a g-amst his being "I am not the least bit worried and am as happy as I could be.

I think i Till learn more tils year than I could in four years of school," him with adultery. Constables L. Out ot his monthly stipend of Ginsburg and S. A. Faason a month, the- pay oC an American! Brig.

Chapman at his parents' hoiae lasf soldier abroad, Sparks is ablo to save the Marine corps, whose nsfgnmeni secretary. The inspector's ofrce JT ARISES WflMEM OS'fFFV FIUXCi: xlfMljJ till i ss greeting to Be Held in Carnegie Hall On Friday 'igfit. PLAN THOROUGH CANVASS A i i to Every House in the City to Srt-nrc of rrosiicctive I If livers is Contemplated; Banks to IJaudlc Artual Sales of Bonds. of CoasellsviUe met yester- i Lh-2 First National bank with Mrs, R. IX Umbel of lunoi.tt.nvn, and made preliminarj" i piiius ior a Liberty canvass Coax.c-Jj'-villc.

i I 3 irho is genera! chair- i man of 's couiniUee, will a i i asbuinc! the seiicra! or the; district. Mrs. John Archer Lejeimc of James W. Buttcrmore has beer, made night, his white wife protesting bitter- away. Ho turned over and fell in flames.

All i wlll bii glvcll a hearing before Alder- lines returned." $20, tho Jettci tills indicating that there are not a great many opportunities for spending money when man Fretl Mtmfc as SCHTO as Mrs. Chap- in service in France. man 1 is able to give her llavf Sleeting, Probably at 1'aris. By Associated Press. ai.viti mon y.

DRIVE EX" BULGARIA All the important infantry lighting last nigat in the western war theat-a In his letter, young Sparks also pays SAGE INSANE tribute to his parents who have grvon two sons to this country, Howard 1 Sparks is DOW with the iStli Field to the a cantonment ai QuiinLcn, ural building has been turned has rise to the report that over ihe as headquarters, he is to command the first division of iviiicii opened this marines to be niobobzed In France, i Committees will be appointed and General has been sen mg as '-be women will begjj earnest work in drive as soon as stani to General Earner, the com( the Liberty mandant of Marine corps. He was Ai from we academy in Friday night a masfj meeting for Artillery. Battery E. at Tort Junei im In 3SSO he VAS assisTied i JULES TVITHOCT BAD 3IlSH.tr BASfc OF AMERICAN IS BRITISH WATERS, Oct. tie five months of active service that taey have seen in the great war, the American destroyers have I connectedly, a total distance of COO times vhol the figl is that tat the of a hap CAMPAIGN STARTS co PUI it In bank for me.

dmk 1 told you cubes that the British guns bad open-. Ja! oecaU6e health. Hc walked! ed their tcrriEic rire preparatory to an Dunbar. Whoa discovered I attack. i and broughl to omnellsvllle ho was I a tellow a The Gorman high command appat-1 home Joo Srige wherc 11 Arm; Sttks Funds for Army ently is a renewal oi urocce( i e( i bis preaching i lim Huts." the I'nlish drive and the latest an)J diy UI U1 family ld stand a blt 1'iuiip l.cxcs Third of made to tho general committee.

The Xnuniiii; Period. ot purchasers be reported Writing froai Fort Oglctaorpe. GIL, a payment may be made in lie tho same Levi Snub. a. member of the second whatever bank the huyra ot the bond I run around quite; officers' a r.ing cairm.

expresses the i ma interested. i-ith him. He is with me to-1 fear that a moath's absence Irom reg-i rho srard canvass i continue I expect to rncet more leiiowr. i.roop fo-malK'n. due to an 1 October 24, the day aside or Bian war office has completely lost touch, with the Russ forces on the island of Oesel, nounced today.

it was officially an- i elte county now are in Army! irol activity by ihe butente army I fai on Ilejjistor When lie Ecaehes cantonments, the letter points out. Macedonia recently and it seems pos! Recreation facilities, physical com- sib.e that tomo aggressive use Is Jin- that some dav you will bo very proud uut tuuaj Naval sltirmisning is contlm.ln- in orts bodi! discipline, and sanitary ally to be made of the big force the son and Mra- Harry Porter hap pj. as ss ibly could be. I ihmk, ior Ball. to i two sons to offer to Uie service of our country.

I am not Portcr months old, ti, 0 Iea5t blt worried myself and ain as the waters around Oesel islaad, of the it goes ot, to say, are have had assembled there for Gulf o( Riga, Russian pacro'. ships eing provided for these men by the many hi Scottdale, and a grandson of Mr. and too. I will learn more this year than J. D.

Percy of West Peach street' i could in four years of school. Bc- Such a move must be made in an- i suftercd a i i burns this sides I will jiot be too old to finish my ot a Bulgarian attack on the hc on a hca rcglster in education w)ien I come back. the floor of the 1'orter tome. I "I feeling much better physically reported to have been The was sitting on the than I ever felt before. The strenuous spiritual ageaey at every army camp, i urging King Ferdinand.

Emperor and ia on The American branch of the army William's v.sit to Sophia bad been a i tor a hl having had encounters with German government and volunteer agencies. Such i toroedo craft rhe raoral anci spiritual tone of ticlpatioi A fleet of Zeppelins is reported over camp means much, however, and the Saloniki armj of the alUes, to which Moon sound, northeast of 0' set island. One German dreadnaught which ran into the Russian mine de- already has underway the erection of Salvation Army waits to act as a Germany one-third of the actuil tune for iram- fifth, ilrs. A. Bishop; sixth Mrs.

lug, will cause me to lose out," writes. he B. S. seventh, Mrs. W.

Hart. A meeting of tho ward leaders "It is cold c-nougli to freer.e a person down here, but with a)l lia: it their assisuints -pri'I be held to- morrov. morning at 10 o'clock at the connected by one of the German ncws- this reported prospect. to! own experience in this camp leads me that while i drill and strict discipline of the a to bel.eve that oil one hears about playing-! are much hordor than football train- average Midler cot uuc. Sol- soems to be ujteresUcg ail the Liberty Loan headquarters for tee way ti.rou;;li.

A n.ce bunch of fel-' purpose of receiving instructions ia lows to associate asd p'enty to do when you arc able to work. My fending Oesel Island, in October 12. headquarters "huts" or cabins on the I papers with this reported prospect struck a mine the statement adds. At- joutskiits and near tie gates of Greece mi ht now be expected ter the explosion the war sh.p made 1 cantonments, for tne coast and its i a fate is not known. GEK3TAXS '01V EXTIUE ISL.IXI) 01' OESKl, BERLIN, via London.

Oct. troops have captured the Russian wlll not seek to duplicate the facili- attack ties for religious and moral helpful- A declaration are painfuiiv fell on the register, ar, and burned. A physician one ing. i are a r. These establishments aid the Entente in repelling sucu an was bummoued anrt rcs the burns.

lin an offensive. Wo rccolyed th a a.rnoon at the war by Greece Percj home auted that me ch ld was ness Klthin the camps, under the aus- against Bulg.iria in fact seems to be rest nK casy pices of the Y. Jf. C. but will be i expected shortly by the Central pow- primarily rescue headquarters for the headstrong boys, tne derelict soldier and the dangerous camp follower.

I guess -n-hen you get this the will have started to school. Oh they have started now I can't realise how time does fly. But let it fty for diers, af-er all, are just men. Just Hurl Arcford of "Uniontown, secretary of the Libei ty Loan comaaittee for the county, miuie a tour of this section of the county yesterday to see how tho work oi bond selling is pro- the same sort we would meet crowd- gressmg. Areford starred at Fayed together at socials and.

dances, cue City and visited Believeraon. There are black sheep among them, Pcrryopoiis. Dawson and nu, OPPOSE IOAS UXI.ESS island of Oesel in the Gulf of Riga In American Salvationist hetdquarters 3IICHAE.US QUITS its entirety, it was officially announced today by the' German general itafC. The German statement says tha: Teuton naval forces had several with Russ torpedo boats and gun boats north oi the island and in tho bay of Higa and these resulted favorably for the Germans. The Russ ships -were compelled to retire.

The German vessels, it is a'lded. sustained no losses. MORE MINERS QUIT have already been opened at tie camps of the first American contingent in France. 100 LICENSES ISSUED Miss Itittnor First Woman Hun- the faster flies, tlio sooner I will course just as there are black sheep I About ICO Perryopolis women piedg- see you all aga'n. "I will nnt write any more now as i there Is not much I am allowed to say.

Bv.t you know now I arc well and con- BETCBSS TO John Brown Back to Petersburg to Kejoin Company. John Brown and Isadore Horewltz left yesterday evening the former's car for Camp Lee at Petersburg, where Brown will rejoin Company 319th Regiment, after spending a five- day furlough at his home here. Jlr. Horewitz will visit his brother Jacob, who is in Brown's company. Brown is the first of the drafted men who left- here to receive a furlough.

He came home Saturday even- th the draftees who were given leave of absence to sell Liberty Bonds. A.MSTERDAM, Oct. tPr to Apply to Sqitlrc Clark. Admiralty por Wireless Exactly 100 hunting licenses nave German Socialist newspaper says tie been Issued from tie office of VT. P.

Socialists have decided to vote 1 against Clark here so far this season. These tented, love, Tell everybody, Hello. With "Ed-ward R. Sparks." CO. A TO REDIitlT 100 3IEJT AT HOME the new war credit of 10 marks, to be submitted to the Reichstag in AGKEE OX TECSTEKS.

Operators Say They Must Charge llorc for Coal. By Associated SPRINGFIELD, Oct. to the headquarters tit the 1111- uois Coal Operators' Association here today indicates that many more mines in Central and Southern Illi- nois had shut down as a I'art of the movement of miners to force an immediate increase in wagej. It was estimated CO diners were idle. Operators siuld today they could not give the miners an advance unless the Federal Fuel allows them to charge moie for coal.

The situation has besn till en up with Washington. Frank Farrington, president of the Illinois mine workers, hts informed i Creditors arTmeeiinE to ratify this the Federal authorities, it said, taat this afternoon, open rebellion exists in the Illinois field. Ki'dfral Fuel Administrator Garfleid today warned coal operators and miners where strikes have occurred or are Thompson Crx-ditors liana Three to Administer the Estate, Attorneys representin. gtlie Thompson creditors yesterday agreed upon the following trustees in bankruptcy to administer the J. V.

Thompson estate: George R. Schrugam, secretary of the creditors' committee; D. M. HcrtEog of Uniontown and R. M.

Kite of Fairmont, Va. December, unless aeKs resigns. Chancellor Mich- STEAXKll IS SUNK include licenses secured for people from Connellsvillo, South Connolls- ville. Ohiopyle, Mill Run, Dunbar, Leisenrlng, Bniner Run, Fajrhope jn Somerset county, and 12 R. F.

D. routes. The first license which Squire Clark COPENHAGEN, Oct. Nor-i issued to a woman, lie secured for steamer Thesis, of 7,402 tons gross, has been sunk in the Mediterranean, according to announcement by the Norwegian foreign, office received here today. All of the crow aro missing.

BOKB PEOOF SHELTKKS IS I.OSBOX ISDEXaD LONDON, Oct. Miss Lucy Biltccr, 7 Souit Arcix street. Just 2,725 licenses have beea issued throughout the county thus far. Thompson Trial Postponed. Tho trial of J.

V. Taomjisoa was postponed to the May term ot the United States distric! court yester- bomb i day by Judges C. P. Orr W. H.

proof shelters are being card indexed' Thomson ia The case was in preparation for raids. Sufficient crypts, basements buildings have bctm inventoried to ac- further tunnels, and substantial German arches, scheduled Tor trial on November 12, The motion for the continuance wab presented by counsel for ifr. Thompson to assist his trustees in bankruptcy commodato 1,000,600 pe-isoas. and the creditors' committee in dis- makmg tliis announcement today, i i of his property, George Cave declared an advisory board of prominent surveyors will be appointed soon, to make a' canvass of bomb proof shelters. lloilroads Want Rato Increase.

WASHINGTON, Oct. German Ariators KUI 10 PARIS Oct. persons wore killed and 40 wounded a bombardment of Nancy last night by German aviators, the "war office announces. "eiv York Gains In Luau. NEW YORK, Oct.

Loan purchases in the Kew York Federal reserve distric: passed the 000 mark representing an overnight gain of appropriately 527,000,000. Company 110th Regiment, of Mon- among the dancers and social lights. Taken all the ih rouge Uie men here are a fine class to associate with. "The reserve officers' training camp has subscribed ia the Lioerty Bond campaign according to reports filed recently. It is expected that, the subscriptions Will exceed $275,000.

This goes to shor," that the ineu here are not only tame, business i i to sacrifice their executive ss and Ihes if necossary, The 'Irs: ongnhela City, will be recruited to war strength, 250 men, at home. Captain E. W. Hart land wired his b.ome tovm from Camp Hancock, Augusta, last Friday to send 100 recruits immediately. Captain Hrtland had planned to recruit up liis company from men in Monoagahela, Donora, Cliarle- roi, and other river towns, but the orders ot Uie war department disbanding the Eighteenth Regiment caused liim to cancel this course, since had beer, planned to fil! up the company with men from that regiment.

Now but are also investing the Liberty Bonds very heavily Local BE IN PARADE to Piirlicipiita ia foav Fire I tally. cd their aciire support to the campa: ea at a raeeting last night, and will commence today to solicit sub- scnptioDs. Mass will be held evening at Star Junction and Perryopohs under Uie eral of Howard Adams, cashier of lie Ptrryopolis National bank and vicn president of the Joan. commiuee in that district. jnecting TV ill be iteld at 7 o'clock at Star Junction.

There will be music bv the Italian band of that If.ace aod an will be isade by M. E. Townsend of Flat woods. At o'clock the Perrj-opoiis meeting Trill begin. Th3 Perry Fife and Drum 5 corps will Jurnj-sli musk-.

will send a lug dele-; SOUMEK 5LIKKS gatiou of volunteer firemen and small No. 3 truck to partianate in Dunbar's big Fire parade and rally tomorrow night. In addi- tlou to tho JocaL vohintreis from Souta ConneUsvilIo, Scotfdal- that tbc Eighteenth has been restored a Everson viil attend. All to its original status, Company A BOXl SALUS M. elder, who returned from Camp Loe to soil Liberty Bonds, reported success.

Ho lias not yet totaled Lis sales, hut they a 10 several ilionsand doi- short 100 men. There Jius been no indication whether or not Company would fallow the i-oxrrse of Company A. Captain R. S. Morton called lor 100 recruits not long ago, and tlien cancelled his 1 likely 1 er request when ihe re-organwation plans' were annoimceti.

Now, it scenib, the local command may be filled up either u-itn dnu't mer, or with mca of the Third regiment, which 5s to lc broken up. march the parade, which is scheduled to begin a.t 7.25. In addition, to Ihe o'i tl'o of iho raeetiujc WtLlch is to bo held in i i oE Pytlniu hall ut S.I5, it is hUbscniu.oiirf from $500 to $5o, the majority being for nmoi.ms, am witisiiod to 50 w.ih i 1 nave have qum- us i expected to," this inorn- i morn- i.a;n No. 6, railroads today, asking the Interstate On Monday and Tuesday, 25 continued to be threatened by strike. Agents VIckcrsoa About 100 ageuts of the PHtsburg Laic Erie railroad net today at Run.

The pj rty came to ionncIIsviUe shortly before noon and Commerce Commission for temporary mal application for general increases an extended nature soon would asked. i were destroyed ndition. Geiman by the JONES TO SAIL SOON FOU 1TAIA' i iii nri -i Pirs-u Lieutenant D. Clyde who is in the aviation service, to aa.il soon from an Atlantic according to a letter rocotvud by motiinr, Mrs. B.

F. Jont-u. JIo learn fiying in Italy. Corapbiints About Slingshots. A compEaint was made to the police this moruiag by a North End woman, who said boys were shooting with on PHtsbiirg street.

Com- Rain and warmer tonight; Thursday, warmer, is the noon weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania. Qnobec Rridpe Finished, i QUEBEC, Oct. first train' today crossed the recently completed I plaints of this kind have become num- tten went to the Dicker-son Run. Quebec bridge. It was a special, con- erous lately arid tbe police will make if.

C. A. (or dinner. I guests of the builders. arrests in the future.

Kviulc Tax. WASHINGTON, Oct. a-jents have reportuct Ui.it 1037 191G tvabioii of tbr siu'oial tax of 1 JKM G9 GS by 42 4U toialod so Car atipro.vim.itoh- Tslc.tn 5G 5 i 000. a iflO.OOo.doO i i The Youph liver fell from .35 to .80. sum already has been rcn-ovoicd Teet during the tlio Maxiiuum -M i i VoJled.

Mcuutrial stattto oa MOW covered iJii-OJn. rrvparaiorj' to iU ua- Friday.