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Hfetfftttl . tyH mSm c- I s 1 MEDFGRD MAIL TRIBUNE SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair imil Warn Slav. tt MIm. 0 Itrt Hum tt. isi ' lrnrty-atoiii1 Yrr. Pally HvonU Ynr, MJSDFORD, ORIfiOOiV, TUKSDAY, 0(TOI3Kft 13, 1912. NO. 170. OPERATION TO REMOVE ASSASSINS BULLET FROM ROOSEVELT POSTPONED i r. p " COWS CONDITION PRONOUNCED BUT SERIOUS WOUND REQUIRES TEDDY SPE DAY READING Deep Wound In Chest Wall But Bullet Struck No Vital Oman In Transit Wound Not Probed Bullet in Chest Wall But Old Not Enter Luntj Operation Postponed to Al low System to Recover From Shock 4. . 4. -f.f- J'llVKIOIANH' lll.'IXl.TIN' CHICAGO, Orl. Ifi.-J'hyH- iolnns Iimii1 today tho iol- lowing bulletin: "There is a deep litillut 4 wound In Colonel RoomivcII'h client wall, but tlio liullvt " Mruek no vital orpin in trail- " hit. Tlio wound Iiiin not been probed. Tlio iHiint whore tlio 4 bullet entered In ouo inch to tlio right uiul ono itn'li below tlio level of tlio right nipple. 4 Tlio bullet ranged upwind ami "" inward for four Inolux into ,the nbont, wnll. -There. In no " evldeiiee: that it penetrated " tlio lung. " " "Colonel ltooHovclt'h pnUu at (IiIh hour U HO 'J-10: bin "" rchpiratioii 110. No operation "" " to removn tlto bullet in indicut- Oil lit tllO pVl'M'Ilt tllllO. Col. " RoOhOVolt'n I'OllllilioU IH HO hopeful, but tlio wound in no iluugcious an to ictpiiru nbso- "" lulcly rest. 4 4 (Signed) John It, Murphy. 4 Arthur Rcou. It. 0. Kalo. Kouiry Ton oil." 4 CHICAGO, Oct. 15. At oao o'clock thin Afternoon bin phyaleWua Issued n Htatomoiit that Colouol Uuouovoll'a temperature wan 98.!, IiIh pulso It- and hla respiration nor null. Tho liullotin mild: "AbHoluto (pilot Ih what tho pa tient uoodn. Hla Injury Ih aorloua and not a more fleah wound." CIIICAOO, -Oct. 15. At tho io- IplOHl of ColOUol RoOHUVolt tllO fol lowing message wan aont to Mik. Roohovolt, in Now Yolk, Hhuitly bo l'oru noon teday: "Respiratory movement good; pulso normal and build in safe place. Tho patient in not oxpoolorutiiiK blood." 1'robo otMiiicil CIIICAOO, Oct. 15. Fearing that an immediutn probo for tho btillot would inoreiiHo tho dniiRcr to tho pa tient, tho mtruooiiB at Moroy lionpit il horo thin afternoon decided not to oporntu on Colonel Thoodovo Rooso volt, who was hlmt by u crunk in Mil waukee bint nluht, for ut least threo or four days. Tho phyeioiaiiK do not oaro to tako any ohiuiros, and prefer to give their distinguished patient's h.vhIi'ii) an opportunity to reaot from tho nhook boforo thoy html probing for tho bullet. z Colonel KnoBQVolt, propped up in boil, Hpont tlio morning rouding t'mm VolumcH of Hoolology, revolution and oconomluM. IU-h, Alioe LoiiKwortli, diuiRhlor of tlio rorinor proHldent, Ih oxpooted to arrivn from Ciueluuati thia aftoruoou. Tlio ooIouoI'h privalo oar which wiih bidotraokod horo with bin arrival, hua been ootnpletely abnudomid. Tlio roportcm flookod to tho hospital, but tho nowHpiipormon booiimo no nu morotin Hint tho hoHpilul iiuthoritioB ordorod lliem off tho protnlnoH. They woro not oven allowed to enter thu Jjodjiitul yuli NS GRANK TRIES TO T KILL ROOSEVELT lM Progressive Candidate Wounded at Milwaukee While Entcrlnjj Auto Makes Speech Thouiih Injured Bullet Is Fired at Close Range tiy New York Fanatic Who Followed Him Through Country. CIIICAOO, Oct. K.. Colouol Thro doro llooaovrlt, tho proKrcnnlvo can didate tor pronldont (?aii at Mllwau l(to nil t'Xhlliltlon of couriiKO mid KntnonoiiH attor a bullet fired by John Hclinuik, u Hiipioiiedly Inaniiu Now York (lornwwi, had ontorcd hli rlKht chotil Junl bolow tho nlpplo Hut (or tho colonel, his would-tm ttHHnnalii undoittitodly would huvo hcon lynchod or allot down. Kchrnuk'H hullol wuh (Irod fairly deep Into thu colonel' body. With Irl clothing onkcd ulth hlood. bin whole norvoim and phyiilcal muUe-up proroundly allocked, Iho former iirtn lilniit hold htinnoU In tiuml, hU drat alnyer from mob vlolnc!. "Don't hurt him," Itoonovelt ihoiitoil. "Urine thin nmn to mo." Sell rank won turned over to tho police, and oxcopt for a Movero ehok Inu admlnlntorcd hy Colonel Cecil I.) on of Toxait, Hoouovolt's friend, ho ovcapod Injury. Ktory of (lio Klioottui; Colouol HooKavolt arrived In Mil watikco at 0 p. in. yvatordny and dined at tho (lllpntrlclc Hotel. Af lorwardH ho waa eitcorted to an au tomobllo by Henry Cochoma, Philip Itooaovelt, cousin of tho form or prnaldont; Klhort Martin and Colouol Ccrll Iiou. Contrary to tho usual cuKtotu, tho colouol wih allowed to oulor tho uiachlno flint. Thou tho othora folluwnil. Hoohovolt wuh ataiidliiK III tho tonueaii whon tho allot wiiH fired. Tho colonel hwa)d hack and forth for a fraction or a mlnuto, then quickly rocoverod him Holf. ItalHlni; IiIk hand to tho wound ho turned to CocIioiiik and whlapcrod. "8h, ah!, not rt word. Thoy havo pinked mh. Don't hay a word." Martin loapod over tho uldo of tho automohlln and ovorpoworod Hchrank Colouol I.yon and CochoniH dlHiirmod tho criued 4iinu. IliindrcdH of ox cltod mou KtandlnK near Hhouted: "l.yueh him! l.ot'a atrliiR him up!' Colonel Ilonrovolt ralKod his hand for allouco. All biivo Coell I.yon, who proDHod down hard on tichrutik'a wliidplpu until IiIh oyua bulKod, turned to tho former prealdont. UoohovoU called lyon by namo, HhoutliiKi "Don't du that! Lot thu follow alonut" I'rovi'iitml Vlolenco Tho colouol thon admontuhod tho crowd not to roaort to violence, but (Continued on I'niro Tlnoo NKW YORK, Oct. Hi. "I tun Hhooked by tho oeouvoneo, but am uovortholodH hopeful," Haid Mrs. Theodora Hootjovelt licro today, u hho, acuonipauiod by Iter son, Theo dore, junior, aiitl her duuuhtor, Mins Kthel, tituitetl for ChiuiiK to bu til tho bcilHido of thu fortnor president. "Tho lutost word from my IiuhIhiiuI (hat ho is in no duiiKor Iuih K'featly ulluyod my fearH," Mra. Uooaovolt lidded. "1 want him brought to our homo in Oyster Bay," Tho parly left over Iho New York Central railroad, Or, Iamhort no uompnniod them. NKW YOK, Oot. 1Q. RonsHurliiK oxpluuntiui) of tjio tmtlivo of hgr liua- MRS ROOSEVELT WlBili il fyfeV i7'Tr k:A&J!i IHIBHHHBiHftiMik iHI THCOOORE tOOSeVELT 10,000 TURKS CAPTURED BY HHIDKMtintd, (Sormany, Oct. 1C. Tho rapturo of 10,000 Turkish troopa with conaliloraOly artillery by MntcuoKrln troopa la reported In a teloKrntu recolveil fiom Prlnco l'oter of Mouteaogro to hla former tutor horo early today. Tho dlapatch aald' "Cilnrloua lctory. Ton thouaand Turka with artillery eapturod." LONDONTXCITETOVER SHOOTING OF TEDDY LONDON, Oct. K. -Knrly oxtra hero today announced tho hIiooHiik of Colonel Itooaovelt In MIlwAukco. but atatod that tho prcaslvo preal doiitlul uomluoo wna dead. A later extra reported that' thu bullet had mlaaed him entirely. It wuh not until noon that tho real facta woro published. So donao wore tho throitKS ut tho uowspapar offices that truffle was blocked for aomo time. ICiiual Interest wuh manifested throuKhout Kurope. lOin'hANDrOro7"Oct7 IB, Tho resldontH of tho poiilusula district uro today rojolelui; ut tho nowu that tho local trolley concern Ih to build a doubletracked lino over tho tow uilloH separating them from Port laud. Tho lino la to coat ?50,000 and work will bu begun at once. bnntVh wound was jjn Mrs. Theo dore ItouBuvoll ht'io toihty by Or. I'Vaukliu I.iimherl, Miv. HooHovelt's physieinn. lie talkctl with Mrs, ItooHovelt for moro thuu up hour, on dcaviuiuc to eouviuoo her that lior husband in not in danger. Despite his efforts, Mrs. Hoo&uvoll'n norven are uiiHtriiuj,'. Asked whethor nho was in oondi tion to K" 1 Chioapi, Dr. Lumhevl said: "Any womun is iiIwuyb in eondiliou to ninko any trip, once hIiu makes up her mind to ko. Mrs, ltotmoyelt will not tleoiilo about pun): ( her bus band's bedsidn until kIio lounis the dotails of tho opeiation. Theodore Roosevelt, .junior, mid bis wife v with Mmi ItoosovoR. MONTENEGRINS JOINS HUSBAND ABSOLUTE REST TURKEY REJECTS GREEK M ANDS TO CONSTANTINOPLE. Oct. 13. Turkey rejeeleil today tho ultimatum of Greece, threatening war if iVI Greek whips hoired by Turkey in the DurihiucllcH are not rclciibcd at once. The Greek minister hero if preparing to iihk for bin passports and with draw' from tho country us tho first net of war. CONSJTANTINOI'LK. Oct. Li. Crubbiuu defeat wtw dealt by a Tmk it.li force to a lari;i baud of Mouto no;rin troops at (Iimujo today. Tho Montenegrins wcie bi-okeu after a desperate light und completely rout ed. C'KTTIN.IH, MoutcueSro, Oct. K. Tbo MoiituiuKi'iu army which Imi been in mlinjj Albania, today bcpiu Uh ntlvauco tipiiut Soutari, the mtt impottaiil Turkish stroiiKbold in tho uoitberu portion 1 1 that province. No serious opposition o far Iihk been eueouuteicd b tho Moutencsriu arms. PRICES HIGHER TODAY NKW YORK, Oct. IB. With Canadlau Paelllo and American To bacco tho featurci), prices In tho stock market opened higher. Uoth theso Issues robo moro than two points. American Smultlng and Home of tho coalers roso ouo point or mom. Tho copper, stocks woro alroiiR. United States Stoot crossed 78, whllo Itoaitlui; passed 17S. Tho market closed atead). Jtonds woro Htead). TUKNTON. N. J-, Oot. 1R Cov ornor Woodrow Wilson, tho domo emtio nomlnoo for prosldont, sent tho following moskago to Colonel Roose velt; "lMotibo accept my hoartfolt sym pathy und hearty coiiKratulatlonB that tho wound Is "t sorlous." WAR FOLLOW WOODROW SYMPATHY I SHOCKED BY ATTEMPT AT iT President Wires Sympathy to Boosc velt Says Event Must Cause Sol emn Reflection to All Americans Upon Conditions. Difficult to Avoid the Cunningly In saneSuggests Laws Again'st'Con cealed Weapons Be Enforced. Now York, Oct. 13. PrcBldotit T.ift today sent a wireless uieaeago to Colonel Uootscvclt, expressing hla, deepest aympathy. Tho message snld: "I am greatly shocked to hear of tho outrageous and deplorable as sault upon you. I earnestly hopo and pray that your recovery wilt be speedy and without Buffering." In a wireless message to Mrs. Roosevelt the president said: , "" wish to extend my heartfelt sympathy to you In your present: dis tress. I earnestly hope aiwt pray that you, your family and tho colonel may bo promptly relieved of all siiHpciiso by the news thai alt dan ger la past." Tuft la llorriricil, "1 cannot withhold an expression of Uprror," President Taft said, "at tho act of the 'maniac who attempted to assassinate Colonel Roosovelt. When I expressed regret last night I was Informed Koosevclt was then speaking and bad escaped Injury. "Tho uows, this morning, however shows his caso to be much moro ser ious than early word Indicated, and I feol the deepest sympathy for Mr. Roosevelt and hla family. I pray tho wound may provo only a flcsb wound, and that thera will bo no complications. "This assault, following tho shoot ing of Mayor Gaynor and assassina tions of thrco of the last nino presi dents, uro events that must cause holcmn reflection to all American cltlreus upon tho conditions wlilch make It. possible tor such dastardly deeds to occur In a couutry afford ing its citizens completo advautugea for civil liberty. Difficult to AtoliI "It la difficult to avoid tho pur pose of tho cunningly ! usance A Se vern enforcement of laws against concealed weapons and a moro rig orous and certain prosecution of such attempted crimes, whethor thoy bo ngaiust prominent or Inconspic uous persons, would bo helpful, but condemnation by good citizens of such acts and their co-operation in preventing tho apreud of vicious doc trines which would excuso and pal liate attempts to remody fancied wrongs by resorting to vlolenco, would bo moro effective "I speuk for tho wholo American people in expressing tho profound hopo that Colonel Roosevelt will speedily recover from tho effects or thu dastardly act." l.OS AKUKLKS. Oct. 15. A new trial of a libel fatiit brought by Wil liam Duis of Piibudcuu iifininst R. Hearst was granted today by Super ior Judgo Uordwcll on account of error. This will bo thu third trial of tho case, UaiB having been n warded $;i"),000 in the first und 4112,000 in tho bocoud heaving. raw i VOTERS MOST REGISTER AT ONCE 4- In ouler to voto nt the Kuiu'ml election Nov. o, you must bo " registered. t RogUtrnlion ulut-ou thia week, Saturday, Out. IV, beinj; thu lust day. If you liavo not already registered do so nt oueo. J "" Rejjibtmtloii blnuks ut I'ontnl Telegraph office or nt the Mail Tribuuo. , , REGISTER TODAY. - t t n JOHN SCHRANK PLEADS GUILTY: IS Supposedly Insane New Yorker Says He is Only Sorry That He Did Not Kill Roosevelt Whom He Regards as Menace to the Nation. is. FoHowed Teddy All Over Country 7 is. From Charleston to Milwaukee Waiting for Chance to Shoot. .MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Oct. 13.. John Schrink, the supposedly insane New Yortocr. pleaded guilty when ar raigned Hhc district court hero to day for attempting to assassinate Colonel Theodore Itooscvelt, tho progressive candidate for president. In front of the Gllpatrlck Hotel here Inat night. The prisoner was held In $5,000 ball lor the next term of the muncl pal court, which convenes Decem ber 10. Wail cs Kxaiiiinutlou District Attorney Zabcl interrupted blm, saying: "You are charged with a serious crime. You have tho right to waivo examination or be bound over tor a latorhearing or have an immed iate bearing. Which do you choose?" Schrank said he waived examina tion, and Judge Ncclan ordered him over. Schrank talked freely to tho re porters. "I am not worrying," ho said, "about what they are going to do with me. That Is a trivial matter. I am only sorry that my intentions wcro not realized, and that I did not kill Roosevelt. I am able to stand tho consequences. Xo man has a right to a third term." Schrank said that he onco had a sweetheart, Elsie Zeigler, hut that she was drowned in tho Goncral Slocum disaster, when that ve&set burned to tho water's edge in Now York harbor soveral years ago. Siuco thou Schrank said, ho had had no sweetheart. Itooaovelt A Monaco "I began to consider itoosovclt a menace," said Schrank,, "when ho first cried: 'Thief at tho Chicago convention. I believed his plan to start a third party was a danger to the country. My knowledge of his tory has been gained through much reading, and I was convinced that he was engaged in a dangerous under taking. I was atso convinced that if ho was defeated In November ho would cry 'Fraud,' and that the country might bo plunged into a bloody civil war. s "I know Koohuvelt In 1S95 when ho was commissioner of police lu Now York, Last mouth I sold my place in Now York and decided to out! his life. I followed him io Charleston and Atlanta, but failed to get a shot ut him elthor place. 1 left a traveling bag at tho' Mosby Hotel In Atlanta containing a deed to property In Now York worth $'-!. 000. Tho deed and bug uro still there. Thon 1 followed Roosovelt to Chattanooga, Evutisvlllo, Indiana polls and Chicago. My attempt to reach htm lu Chicago also failed so I came hero." tt t tttt BOUND OV AN WN FROM RED SOX Ell 104 Bean Eaters Go Down to Stunning Defeat in Seventh Game Each Team Has Three Victories and To- morrow's Settles Championship. Smoky Joe Wood Knocked Out of the Box In First Inning When Six Tal lies Are Run Up. -' ( lly Grantlaud Rice) I50STON. Oot. 15. For the fiwt time in world' liitory, tho champion- ship battle rocs to the eighth pnnc. Riisliinu' the pccrlen and unbeaten Joe Wood even more Mtvngely than they milled Book O'Brien yesterday the New York Giant drove "Smoky Joe" from the field with the Wont beating he has ever received in bi. big league career. In the first a.sault they trippyd bis hide off with Haven bits and six runs. Before this fusillade of shrap nel and canister Boston seemed stunned nnd crutdied. The impossible had happened the world wna coming to an end. Gibraltar could be toppled over by human hands, for a ball club had faced Joe Wood nt home in a test Rame, and shot Jiim to death in one round. . .-, Wood Again Tomorrow Concedinsr defeat aftor this" shoo! of bits and runs, Stabl uerrieked Wood to &ivo htm hi chanex? again in tomorrow's duel with Mnthew.sou. The big gun will blaze the eighth nnd deciding game for his people, and it is almoKt a ccrtuinty tlmt Wood wu"l oppose bun. Tcsrenu, working in a driving gate, which must have raced down from ono of Greenland's icy mountains with a sting nnd n whip, wns wild, unsteady and far below form. Tho Red So bit him fiercely, but bril liant support pulled him through. Woiidurful work by Oevore in right field, cut off at leant two triplos, when Jeff was breaking badly, Hav ing a hogshead full of runs. 'All through this rickety period McOraw hud Muthowsou wurming up, but u$ the Giants continued (o whale thu stuffing out of Hall, who followed Wood, To.-roaii never was closo to tho rim of danger. n KecelptM Half Million Tho Giants entered tho seventh battle with a world of confidence, and huviiig fought their way to u long lend, were never in danger. . For the first time in history tluj gato recnipis of a world's scries will approach the half million dollar mark which means n net profit of $150,000 for each club. New York It, II. P.O. A. I J. Devote, rf .... 2 .1 11 1 (I Doyle, 2b ,'l a 2 II 2 Snoilgnib-S, of ,. I 2 I 0.0 iTurray, rf ... 0 0 I 0 Ml Merkle, lb 1 2 10 0 1, llerzog, lb .... 2 1 0 2 0 Moycn, o 1 11 0 ' Fletcher, hs . . . I 1 2- i,-l, v0 Tesroau, p, .... I) 2v 0.' (1 ,1 WiUon. c 0 -X .24;'' 0 0 Total 11 10 U7- a 1 ' ,? Boston It. ir.'l,Q.A. K. Hooper, rf .... 0 H I 0 V Yerkos, 21 0 0 l' -K0 Speaker, of . . .' 1 I- -1 0 1 Lewis, If I I 0 H , Gaidner. lib ... 1 1 2 2 I v Stahl, lb t) ll- 1 - 0, 0 Wagner, hs .... 0 I 4 4 Ji Cady, o I 0 s J() Wood, d 0 0 .t 0, 1 U- Hall, p v . 0 II' 5 ' 1- 0 Totals 4 0 .27 10 li , Runs und hits by.JHiitnK: tf' New York 0 10 0 0 2 l'J),l 11 Baso bits 7 12Q112I l--lli Boston 0 10 0 0 (UVO I Base hits 0 1 2 U 1 3l40 0 Summary Innings pitched by. Wood, lj by Hull, 8; by'lWuau, J)J Hits o if Wood; 7; off Hall; 1); afR ("Continued on pag '4,) -- t'l IJ il P I' ll M Wkc.'i n 1 :l HI Ml i IN