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PORTLAND, OREGON, TIIUIiSIJAY, JULY ' l.'J, 1916.
PRICE FIVE' CENTS.
SINKING STEAMER
CANNOT BE FOUND
$25,000 WORTH OF
LOTS GO AT CRANE
BRITISH WIN BACK
POSITION IN WOOD
PACIFIST DEDICATES
SON TO DEFENSE
1. HUGHES' IRIPTO
MIDDLE WEST AND
EAST GASP AT HEAT
COAST IS INDORSED
RAMOS, .WITH CREW OF 15, SI
LENT AFTER CALL. FOR HELP.
"IlOV NOT RAISED TO BE SOL
DIER" IS. TRAINED.
ALL 1LVRNEV" COUNTY JOINS BIG
CELEBRATION.
SECRET DASH BY
U -LINER INDICATED
Mystery Surrounds In
tent of Germans.
750,000 Bayonets Now
Face Haig's Army.
FIGHTING GAINS IN INTENSITY
French and English Forces Are
Ready for New Drive.
FOE GREATLY REINFORCED
Crown Prince's Army Continues
. Bitter Assault at A'erdun, Evi
dently Oblivious to Cost Bat
tic May Move Northward..
BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER.
LONDON, July 12. (Special.) The
furious battle continues in the Contal
maison sector north of the Somme.
Driven out last night from the Mametz
and Trones woods, lying west of Con
talmalson. the British succeeded today
In winning back the greater part of the
former and in forcing the enemy out of
a large part of the latter.
'.Each hour adds to the fierceness of
the fighting on the British front. The
Germans have brought heavy reinforce
ments to this part of the front, acting,
doubtless, on the assumption that the
most serious menace on the west was
General Haig's army.
German Are Reinforced.
' "Since the commencement of the bat
tle the enemy has received large rein
forcements," the British commander re
ported this morning. London estimates
that almost 750.J00 German bayonets
oppose the advance of the British
forces.
Slowly, for through the. German lines,
bulwarked by a mass of reserves, prog
ress can be made only by. a grinding
. process, the British, are driving steadi
ly toward the Bapaume plateau. Their
Immediate objective is the crest of the
ridge west of the highland, for this
commands the plateau and will make
Its capture easy. v-
Purpose of Advance Two-fold.
This advance has a two-fold purpose.
It will straighten the British Jine and
so make easy further progress for the
French, whose position Is well east
ward, of the British front, and it will
imperil the important railway center
of Bapaume.
The French, in the meantime, have
halted along the Somme. Their artil
lery is pounding the German line, but
the infantry has made no move. Be
fore the French line advances for a
new assault on Peronne, an attempt
will be made to push forward the front
on the south, so that the dangerous
wedge pointed at Peronne can be
strengthened. Berlin today reports the
checking of a "great attack" on the
Belloy-Soyecourt front. This undoubt
edly is a forerunner of renewed as
saults in this region.
Line Iteady for New Drive.
When the time comes for the British
and the French to begin fresh assaults
on an extended scale, the ground Is
ready. With Contalmaison and the two
woods on the east in their hands, the
British have a line running east 'and
west rrom which a flank attack is
easy. The ' Belloy-Estrees line south of
the Somme offers to the French a simi
lar opening.
.exceedingly heavy assaults on the
veruun front have won small gains
with heavy loss in men for the Ger
mans. Apparently the Crown Prince
is unmoved in his determination to
carry this venture through to success
nowever heavy the cost may be. This
incessant pounding has called all the
many available French reserves to the
Mause front.
French Defending- Verdnn.
The .Kaiser s Generals undoubtedly
had assumed that this assault on Ver
dun would weaken any' French attack
south of the Somme. This assumption
from the beginning undoubtedly ex
plains the rapid advance of the French
as compared to tho harder progress of
the British. The new attack on Verdun
explains, too. the lull in' the French of
fensive south of the Peronne line.
In the last 24 hours there have come
hints that the British would attempt
an attack in the Tille sector, or even
along the line further north.
Between the main, battlefield and
the sea we have been actively engaged
In bombarding the enemy's position and
raiding his first line," says the British
.fri.ui .--,. a I . . t
- ii "-in oiicmcuL issued mis aiter-
noon. " -
wnaon expects the . battle on the
west to spread. General Haig's plan,
it Is believed, is not yet fully revealed.
1700 TO SHARE $1;635.557
Estate of Sylvia Anno Rowland Re
leased by Hetty Green's Death.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., July 12 An
accounting by the trustees of the estate
of Sylvia Ann Howland, which was re
leased for distribution to the heirs by
xne ueatn or Airs. Hetty oreen, was
made public today and showed property
valued at $1,635,557. This estate, by di
rection of the testator who had allowed
Mrs. Green the use of its income dur
ing ner me. is 10 De divided among
the lineal descendents of Gideon How-
land of this city.
Colonel E. H. R. Green, son of Mrs.
Green, said recently there were 1700
living descendants of Gideon Howland
entitled to share in the estate
Rescue '- Vessel Reaches "Position
Oivcn in Distress Signal, but
JS'o Ship Is Seen.
NEW YORK;. July 12. Distress sig
nal from the steamship Ramos, report
ins that her engines were disabled and
that she was sinking 310 miles north
west of Watllng's Island were picked
up at 8:20 A. M. today by the steam
ship Van Hogondorp and relayed to the
Marconi wireless -station at Miami,
Fla., the Marconi Company announces!
here tonight.
The .Ramos is a New Tork & Porto
Rico Company vessel of 538 tons net,
which sailed from Philadelphia. July 9
for Cartagena. . The Van Hogondorp
reported at 5 P. M. today that she had
arrived at the last position given by
the Ramos and had been, unable to lo
cate the ship, but was continuing the
search in thick weather.
PHILADELPHIA. July" 12. The Ra
mos, reported in distress northwest of
Watling's Island, is a freight steamer
and has a cargo of 656 tone of bitumi
nous coal valued at 81958. She carries
a crew of 15 men. No passengers are
aboard. ' '' -
The vessel sailed from this port July
9 for Cartagana, Colombia, In charge
of Captain McGoldrfcck.
Built In 1885 at New Castle, England,
the Ramos is 190 feet long, 20 feet 2
inches wide and has a gross tonnage
of 843. New York i her home port.
ST. JOHNS BILL INTRODUCED
Appropriation for Postofflce Build
injr'Is Uncertain, However.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, July 12. Representative Mc
Arthur recently introduced a bill pro
viding for an appropriation of 830,000
for a branch postoffice building at St.
Johns. The sundry civil bill, which
was signed by the President July 1,
carries an appropriation of $5000 for
the site for the proposed building. Mr.
McArthur says that he anticipates some
difficulty in securing favorable action
on the bill by reason of the consolida
tion of the City of St. Johns 'and the
City of Portland. This may have the
effect of postponing action until the
Government adopts a more general
policy relative to the erection of its
own buildings for sub-stations.
CALAIS RAIDED BY AIRMEN
Germans
Drop Bombs on
Troop Camps.
Allied
BERLIN, July 12. (By wireless to
Sayville.J Two German aeroplanes
made an attack on the channel port of
Calais Monday .night, it was officially
announced today. They dropped bombs
on the port and on army encampments.
The Admiralty gave out the follow
ing:
"Two German naval aeroplanes on the
night of July 10-11. dropped bombs on
Calais and the troop camps at Bray
Dunes (near the Belgian frontier). The
aeroplanes returned undamaged."
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN TO WED
Engagement of American Widow of
British Statesman Announced. '
LONDON, July' 12. The engagement
is announced of Mrs. Joseph Chamber
lain, widow of the late British states
man, and the Rev; William Hartley
Carnegie, rector of St. Margaret, ' and
canon of Westmnister. .
Before her marriage, Mrs. Chamber
Iain was Miss Mary Endicott, of Mas
sachusetts, daughter of the late Will
lam Endicott. Secretary- of War In
President Cleveland's Cabinet. ' ,
GERMANS HOLD CANADIANS
Jail Sentences Given for Refusal to
Make Munitions.
OTTAWA. Ont.. July 12. Canadian
prisoners' in Germany were sentenced
to a year in jail by the Germans for re
fusing to make war munitions, accord
ing to a letter received here from Cor
poral Daniel A. Simmons, formerly a
prisoner in Germany ana -now nans
f erred to the internments- camp in
Switzerland.
Corporal Simons writes that Corporal
Harry Hogarth is one of those who re
fused to make munitions.
ORANGEMEN FOREGO FETE
Boyne Battle Celebration Omitted to
Aid Martial Law. .--
BELFAST. July 12. On accountof
the war and of their desire to assist
the authorities to carry out the regu
lations established by martial law, the
Orangemen omitted today the annua
procession in celebration of the'battle
of the Boyne.
By way of showing respect to those
of the Ulster division who have fallen
at the front, all business was suspended
at noon for five minutes.
TURKISH TOWN CAPTURED
Fire Set. to Mamakhatum
;',- Russians Enter.
Before
PETROGRAD. via London. July 12.
Russian troops have captured the town
of Mamakhatum, 50 miles west of
Erzerum. on the Tuzulu River, by as
sault, says the official statement given
out by the War Office tonight.
. The retreating Turks set fire to the
town.
SECOND SUBMARINE EXPECTED
Bremen Said to Be Four Days
on Way to, America.
RULING IS LIKELY TODAY
Neutrality Board May Pass on Status
of Undersea Merchantman; Al
lies Suspect Neutral Ves
sel Acted as . Shield.
BALTIMORE, Md., July 12. That
plans were afoot rapidly to reload the
super-submarine Deutschland and slip
her out speedily on her return voyage
to Germany was indicated tonight. A
special permit was obtained for con
tinuing unloading of the vessel to
night and it was expected that she
would be ready tomorrow by dawn to
begin taking on a cargo of nickel and
rubber.
No one in authority would say when
the vessel would depart and the only
positive statement in that connection
was contained in Captain ICoenig's
declaration to the local customs offi
cers that he expected to sail within
"10 days."
The tug Thomas F Timmons com
pleted repairs today and took up a
position directly in front of the
Deutschland. Wh"en the Timmons en
tered drydock it was reported that she
was getting ready to return to the Vir
ginia Capes to convoy into the Chesa
peake, as she did the Deutschland, the
submarine Bremen, which is said to be
four days on her way to this country.
Air of Mystery 'Maintained.
The air of mystery surrounding all
discussion of the Deutschland's de
parture was deepened today by reports
that her clearance papers may not be
made public when filed, thus prevent
ing advance notice of her leaving be
ng obtained.
It became known late today that aev
eral conferences have been held here
between representatives of the Ocean
Navigation Company and the Krupp
Steel Company, and Simon Lake, in
ventor of the submarine. This gave
rise to reports that a company was in
process ' of formation for the purpose
of carrying on undersea commerce be
tween this country and Germany, and
that Mr. Lake had been invited to ac
cept -the position of consulting en
gineer.
Agreement In Reported.
While no official announcement could
be obtained from Paul G. L. Gilken. the
American representative of the subma
rine interests, it is understood that
plans for the new venture will be sent
back to Germany on the Deutschland.
Mr. Lake is said to have reached
satisfactory agreement with the own
ers of the Deutschland and to have
(Concluded on Page 5. Column 1.
THE OLD WAR-HORSES IN CONGRESS BEGIN TO SNIFF
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Author of Unpatriotic Songs Gives
Bridegroom Heir Right to
Fight for Flag. .
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. July 12. (Spe
cial.) "They can have my son to de
fend America against Kiirope or any
other possible foe, but to invade an
other nation never."
Thus today, at his beautiful home in
Hollywood, epoke Alfred Bryan, the
man who, about two years ago, wrote
"I Didn't Raise My- Boy to Be a Sol
dier," the song bitterly condemned
along with its author by Colonel Roose
velt anj other Americans. ,
With his young son, Alfred, Jr., and
beautiful bride beside him, the parent
dedicated his bridegroom heir to the
Red. White and Blue.
"1 have trained my son in a gym so
he will not be a weakling, -but will be
able to take, care of himself and pro
tect his' wife," said the senior Bryan.
"But I have not given him this training
so ho will be able to knock down some
other man and take his watch."
DEMOCRATS FOR IOWA DRY
State Convention Goes on Record for
Prohibition Throughout State.
uts moines, la., July 12. lowa
Democrats in convention assembled to
day for the first time in 'the memory
in any of the leaders present, went
on record in the state platform as fa
voring prohibition. The report of the
resolutions Committee adopted by the
convention adopted the views of E. T.
Meredith. Gubernatorial candidate, and
went on record In favor of the resub
mission to the people of the constitu
tional amendment providing for state
wide prohibition.
The platform indorsed the Wilson
administration.
COST OF LIVING RECEDES
Meats, Lard, Eggs and Potatoes Are
C'hcnpcr: Flour and Sugar Higher.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-S-The cost of
living, after rising steadily since 190
except in 1911. took a downward trend
during 1915.' A report by the Bureau
of Labor, issued today, analyzing retail
prices of "29. articles of food, shows that
relative retail prices during 1915 aver
ages one. point lower than. In .J 91 -I.
Meats, lard and eggs-averaged' from
1 to 9 per cent lower, while potatoes
were 22 per cent lower. Wheat, fldur.
cornmeal and granulated sugar were
higher than in 1914, flour being 20- per
cent and sugar 11 per cent higher. -
G0ETHALS ALLOWED TO GO
President Accepts Resignation
Canal Builder.
of
WASHINGTON. July 12. President
Wilson today agreed to accept the
resignation of Major-General Goethals
as Governor of the Panama Canal at
an early date, to be fixed by the Gen
eral. General Goethals called at the
White House and again urged his de
sire to resign the Governorship and
retire from the active list of the Army,
now that his work of building the
canal had been finished.
Colonel Chester Harding, now engl
neer of maintenance in the canal zone,
probably will be appointed Governor.
Chicago Puttv-.t Bid for
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MR. PENROSE PROMISES AID
Cornelius N. Bliss Selected as
Committee Treasurer.
TOUR TO BEGIN IN AUGUST
Women Form Alliance Under -Con
trol of Central Body of 1000 to
Work for Republican Nomi
nee in Suffrage States.
NEW YORK, July 12. Charles E.
Hughes continued here today the
weekly conferences which he has held
with party. leaders since making
Bridgehampton his Summer home. With
Chairman WIlicox, of the Republican
National Committee, Senator Penrose,
W. Murray Crane, Mayor Thompson, of
Chicago, and many others, the nominee
discussed his tentative campaign pro
gramme. His advisers unanimously in
dorsed his proposal to make a trip to
the Pacific Coast beginning early in
August. '
After a conference with Mr. Hughes,
Chairman Willcox announced that
Cornelius N. Bliss has been selected as
treasurer of the National Committee to
succeed George R. Sheldon nd that
Fred W. L'pham, of Chicago, would be
In charge of the Western end of the
work. Mr. Cpham's headquarters will
be in Chicago. Mr. Bliss Is the son of
the late Cornelius N. Bliss who was
treasurer of the- committee during the
campaign which resulted in Roose
velt's election.
thlrasro Wants First Speed.
'Mayor Thompson, of Chicago, invited
Mr. Hughes to open at Chicago the
speech making on the proposed West
ern trip. The Invitation was taken
under advisement and the Indications
are that It will be accepted. Mr. Hughes
told Mayor Thompson that he would
try to arrange to speak in Chicago
early in August.
Mayor Thompson was asked as to the
truth of reports that he came here to
protest to the nominee against the ap
pointment of Harold L. Ickes, Pro
gresslve leader of Illinois, to the
campaign committee.
"I am for anybody whose appoint
ment win help elect Mr. Hughes," he
said. "I think we should all get to
gether."
Senator Penroae to Work.
Senator Penrose had a long talk with
the nominee, at the conclusion of which
Mr. Penrose saij be was going to take
his "coat off and go to work."
Mr. Hughes suggestion that the noti
fication ceremony be held in this city
has been received with a division of
opinion by his advisers. Chairman
WillcoJt told the nominee today that he
thought the ceremony would better be
Concluded on Pace 2. Column 2.)
THE COMING BATTLE.
Youngsters Who Had Never Seen
Train Join in Welcoming Rail
road Into Wheat Paradise.
CRANE. Or., July, 12. (Special.)
Toungsters who had never seen a train,
people who had not met for years, con
gratulated themselves here yesterday
on the advent of the long-expected rail
road into the wheat paradise of Ore
gon, when the- town of Crane was put
on the map of Oregon r.nd $25,000 worth
of lots sold in a few hours.
It was the biggest celebration of its
kind Harney County has witnessed" in
years, and all Harney County was here
and a goodjy portion of it still is here
today enjoying the celebration of three
days' duration.
Fully 200 autornobiles were here,
bringing 1200 persons who enjoyed bid
ding against themselves and others for
townsite lots, which sold for prices
ranging from $50 to tCOO each.
Governor. Wlthycombe and his party
of state officials and Chicago bankers
marveled at the enthusiasm shown, and
the Governor made a short address.
The entertainment also included
barbecue and baseball game, the Burns
team winning -from Crane, 8 to 3.
Governor Withycombe and his party
returned to Burns last night, arriving
there at 7:30 o'clock, and today con
tlnued into the nitrate district of the
Wagon Tire cou'ntry, lunching at Will
lam Hanley's Double O ranch. Tomor
row they will contfiue their trip to
ward Warner Lake.
FOREIGN TRADE 6 BILLIONS
Year's Exports Jlorc. Than 4
lions; All Records Broken.
ISil-
W ASH ING TON, July 12. The coun
try's foreign trade during the fiscal
year ending with last month reached
a total of $6,525,000,000. exceeding by
many millions all previous records, ac
cording to preliminary figures an
nounced tonight by the Commerce De
partment. - Exports were valued ' at
94.345.000.000 .and imports at $2,180,
000.000. '
The figures are based on complete
returns for the first 11 months of tnc
year and estimates for June.
PAINTINGS AfrE BURNED
Wire of Salem Artist Tries to Start
. . . Fire With "Coal Oil. - - .
SALEM. Or.. July IS. (Special.)
Oil paintings said to be worth $10,000
were destroyed by fire here tonight
when the residence occupied by C. L.
St. Clair, an artist, burned.
The fire was caused through an at
tempt of Mrs. St. Clair to start a fire
with coal oil. The can containing the
liquid exploded.
61 SHIPS SUNK IN JUNE
U-Boats or Mines Iestroy 1 01,000
Tons of . Allies Commerce.
BERLIN, via London. July 12. An
official statement issued tonight says:
I "In the month of June 61 of the ene
my's merchantmen, measuring about
101,000 tons, were sunk by German and
Austrian-Hungarian submarines or by
mines.
INDEX OF. TODAY'S NEWS
, The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73
decrees; minimum. HO degrees.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy; westerly winds.
'. Mrlko.
Battery A camp is swept by sand storm.
. Page 6. -Troop
A. Oregon Cavalry, to set horses to
day. Vase 0.
' War. .
Germans recover from first shock of drive.
Paite a. -.
British resaln lost position in wood. Page 1.
American airmen defeat Germans. Page 3.
Teutons stand on Stokhod only to ftnd pursuing-
Kusslani, at heels. . Page 3.
National.
Representative Johnson. of Washington,
asks renomlnatlon. Page 2.
Rivers and harbdrs bill passed. Page 16.
Domestic.
Steamer Ramos, reported sinking, cannot be
- found. Page 1.
Orpet's falsehoods due to fright, says coun
sel. Pgo 2.
Mr. Hughes' ts-lp to Coast Is Indorsed.
Page 1. ,
Boy not raised to be soldier" dedicated by
- sire to defend flag. Page 1. -Isolation
of Infantile paralysis germs ex
pected. Page 4. .
U-llncr expected to- make secret dash to
.. sea. . Page 1.
Xeath and suffering go hand In hand with
heat In East and Middle West. Page 1.
Moose to meet In Chicago to plan National
ticket. Page 4.
Shark eats boy. .kills man and lacerates
third swimmer. 'Pago 5.
i Sports. '
Coast League results: Portland 5, Oakland
3: Los Angt-les 5. Vernon 4: San Fran
cisco 10, Halt Lake 3. Page 12.
Cleveland takes both games from New York
and goes to first place, page
Manager Rflpert. o Baby Beavers, has hunch
he will rln Int-r-Clty, pennant. Page li.
Gua Duray', tn trfal spin, drives mile In 0-
seconds on Rom City speedway. Page
j Pacific' Northwest.
Monument., to pioneers Is unveiled at Turn-water.-
Page 7- .
Patriotic programme stirs 5000 at Chautau
qua, pare 6. " fc
Settling of fills will delay use of Interstate
brldgi. Page .
' Commerrlal and Marine.
All Oregon crops aro making good progress.
Page 17.
Spread of black rust advances wheat at Chi
cago. Page 17.
Representative storks -not affected by bear
selling. Page 17.
Captain Walter Lang. Lloyd's surveyor, ar
rives to watch steamer construction.
Pago 1- . .
Port land and Vicinity.
Republicans and representatives name Joint
campaign committee. Page II.
Voyages aids to "Cupid says new sea chap
arone, war w-filow. Page .
Infantile paralysis meeting to be held hero
Saturday. Pago 11.
Sweet pt-a show- opens at Meier gt Frank's.
Page 13-
Orphair enjoy day at Oaks. Page 13.
Cltv pays tribute to lieutenant Adair.
Pago 16.
Weather report, data and forecast, rage IT.
Several Prostrations
. Are Fatal.
SUMMER ARRIVES SUDDENLY
New York Visitor, Driven In
sane, Kills Himself..
ENTIRE COUNTRY IS HOT
Exodus to Watering Places Takes
Place in Cities Where Surrer
inr; Is Intense California
and Canada Affected.
CHICAGO. July 12 (Specjal.) Sum
mer heat, long delayed, except for spor
adic flashes, suddenly fell upon the
East and the Middle West today with
a vengeance. Except in the lake cltie..
or those bordering upon the ocean,
there was little telief tonight and no
promise for cooler weather tomorrow.
Many cities reported prostrations
and there were sonic deaths. New
York reported temperature of 101 in
the streets and 30 prostrations. One
Chicago man. visiting there, was driven
insane by the heat and blew out his
brains. Three others in New York, in
cluding a woman who leaded from a
fourth story window while crazed by
heat, also were victims.
Chicago Suburbs Suffer.
Caicaco street thermometers regis
tered 92. but the official figure taken
Ih tne stiff lake breezes at the top
of the observation tower, was 84. In
the suburbs, aw.iy from the saving
luke breezes, which sprang up In the
afternoon, thermometers showed ' 100
and slightly higher. Three prostrations
were reported to the police. This was
the tenth straight day of sunshine, a
record since October. 1897. There were
two deaths at Peoria and one in King
ston. - - -
The heat Caused a tremendous exodus
to the bathing beaches and parks and
they were thickly populated until late
tonight. Attendants at the new mu
nicipal pier say approximately half a,
million people visited that cool resort
during the day and evening. This Is
an Immense structure stretching ,far
out into the lake and has Just been
opened.
Sudden Heat Affects Many.
All Eastern' cities report withering
heat, not that the temperature Is un
usually high for the season, but its
sudden arrival is causing much suf
fering.' In Cleveland where the tem
perature was 97 there was three deaths
and three prostrations. Boston had
temperature of 92 and many prostra
tions but no deaths.
Green Bay. Wis., advertised exten
sively as a "cool resort." showed 94 and
two prostrations, while Kalamazoo,
Mich., another resort, had one death
and several- prostrations and outdoor
work was suspended because of the
heat. " . , .
Kslas Brlag Some Relief.
Indiana, which has been sweltering
for two days was relieved by heavy
rains. One death was reported at South
Bend, in the upper end- of the state.
There were also three prostrations, but
rain tonight cooled the temperature.
While the East and Middle West were
baking & fine brown, the troops from
those sections, who encountered fierce
heat on their arrival on the Texas
border, were somewhat relieved by
heavy rains.
Fresno, Cal.. with 108. led the pro
cession for high temperature. Idaho
points, with 102. holding the doubtful
honor of second.
Al Canada 1st Hot.
Ail of Canada Is hot. Montreal, sup
posed to be cool at all times, reported
90, while in the Western provinces
Medicine Hat. the notoriously cold spot
in Winter, showed 94 and calm, just a
dead heat (hat will remain until wind
arises.
The entire country was comparatively
dry. Lower Indiana reported an inch
and a half of rain, the heaviest at any
place on the map. Parts of Iowa and
Missouri had fairly heavy local rains
and Western Mississippi had an inch of
rain.
so t;oTirAM-s aveijage fok day
Sufrcrinjr in Congested Districts of
Metropolis Intense.
! NEW YORK. July 12. One deah and
many prostrations from heat were .re
ported here today. While the mercury
In street thermometers soared at one
time as high as 101, the official record
of the Weather Bureau tonight showed
an average temperature for the day of
! ..men, it was said, was the highest
recorded fur the corresponding date in
the last 33 years.
According to the authorities, there
has been much suffering in the con
gest districts. Thousands of persons
sought reljef by flocking to the va
rious beach resorts.
Heat Kills Four at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. July 12. Four
deaths and a score of prostrations as a
result of the heat were reported here
today.- The maximum official temper
ature was 91 degrees. the hottest
weather Philadelphia has experienced
this ytar. Street thermometers regis
tered 101.
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