Cottage Grove leader., April 08, 1913, Image 3

WON BY WOMAN'S WIT
CU N N IN G DECIDE8 C O N T E S T FOR
HAN D OF B E A U TY .
Father Choaa Among Many Suitors for
Hla Daughter, but the Girl Her-
aelf Took Hand in Filial
Selection.
There was, once upon a time, a Sen­
egal tailor, who had a daughter as
dazzling a» the sun. All the youths
In the neighborhood were In love with
her beauty, and two of them went to
her and asked for her hand. The girl,
like a well-trained daughter, made
them no answer, but called her father,
who listened to them and said:
“ It Is late; go home, and come again
lomorrow. I will tell you then which
o f you shall have my daughter.”
At daybreak the next morning the
young men were at his door.
"Here we are," they cried; "remem­
ber what you promised us yesterday."
"Walt,” said the tailor; "I must go
out and buy a plepe of cloth; when I
••eturn you will hear what I expect you
to do.”
He soon returned, and calling his
daughter said to the young men:
“ My sons, there are two of you, and
I have but one daughter. I cannot give
her to both of you and must refuse
one. You see this piece of cloth?
( will cut from It two pairs of breeches
exactly alike; each of you shall make
one of them, and the one that finishes
first shall be my son-in-law.”
Each of the rivals took his task and
prepared to set to work under the
tailor’s eyes. The latter said to hts
daughter: "Here Is thread; you can
thread the needles for the workmen.”
The girl obeyed; she took the spool
and sat down by the youths. But the
pretty witch was full of cunning; her
father did not know which one Bhe
loved, neither did the young men, but,
for her part, she knew very well. The
tailor went out, the girl threaded the
needles, and her suitors set to work.
But to the one she loved she gave
short needlefuls, while she gave long
needlefuls to his rival.
Both sewed
zealously; at eleven o'clock the work
was scarcely half done, but at three
In the afternoon the young man with
the short needlefuls had finished hts
task, while the other was far behind.
When the tailor returned the victor
carried In the finished breeches. His
rival was still sewing.
"My children,” said the father, "I
did not wish to show any partiality be­
tween you, for which reason I divided
the cloth Into two equal parts and
gave each a fair chance. Are you sat­
isfied T”
"Perfectly,” answered they. “We
understood your meaning and accept­
ed the trial; what Is to be will b e !”
But the tailor had reasoned to him­
self: “He who finishes his task first
will be the better workman, and con­
sequently the better fitted to support
his household." It did not occur to
him that his daughter might outwit
him by giving the longer needlefuls to
the one she did not wish to win. Wom­
an's wit decided the contest, and the
girl chose her hUBband herself.—Alice
Bunner’s “Twice-Told Fairy Tales,” In
Atlanta Journal.
Inference Obvious.
Lord Rossmore, author of “Things
I Can Tell," used sometimes to “ make
a night of It" with Jimmy Davis, and
on one occasion slept at Davis' house
after a somewhat late carousal. Ring­
ing his bell In the morning. It was an­
swered by William, the butler, and
the
following
colloquy
ensued:
“ 'Good morning, William,’ I said brisk­
ly. ‘Good morning, my lord.' ‘Quite
early, Isn’t It?’ ’Well—not so early,
my lord.' ‘H'm, I thought It was.
Anyhow, I’ll get up and have some
breakfast. I suppose nobody's down
yet?’ ‘Oh. yes, my lord, your brother
and Lord Mandevtlle have breakfast­
ed some time ago.' ‘Bother them. I
thought I'd be first. What did they
have. William V ’Smoked 'addock, my
lord.’ 'Did they?’ I cried. ‘What a
drunkard’s breakfast! What do you
think I had better have, William?’ He
eyed me coldly, but not unkindly, and
then said with marked meaning,
‘Smoked 'addock, my lord.’ ”
A Love 8tory.
Prof. Henri Bergson, at a dinner In
New York, talked of love with that
gay and sparkling philosophy which
has made him famous In Europe.
"Love, In the sense of passion,” he
said, “love does not live long. There's
a little fable above love which has a
deal of truth In it.
"Love, so the fable runs, bent over
a beautiful maiden, when Cynicism
sneered and said:
" ‘Oh, yes. her eyes are stars, and
her mouth Is a rose, but twenty years
hence she will be fat and round-back­
ed, with a double chin. Just like her
mother. You, though—ha, ha. ha!—
you, though, will be blind eh?’
I “ *No,’ Love answered, calmly. T
simply shan't be there to see ’ ”
Little Things as an Index.
"Here," said an observer, "was a
machine upon which appeared the
name plate of thq manufacturer; a
small and not essential feature, but
this plate had been set on true, and
then the screws by which It was held
In place had all been turned up until
the slots In their heads all showed
In precisely the same position, alike,
uniform.
"Whoever put this plate on made a
nice, finished Job of It; and I should
be Inclined to think that a shop that
had such pride In even the minor de­
tails of Its work, would do good work
throughout."
POWERS AREDEFIED
Montenegro Flatly Refuses to Re­
linquish Spoils of War.
Will Take and Hold Scutari as Ne­
cessity Demands — Warships
Blockade Port.
Cettinje — The little kingdom of
Montenegro has thrown down the
gauntlet t6 the six great powers. She
declines to yield to the demand o f the
powers to abandon her attempts to
gain possession o f Scutari, and has
officially announced that "there will
be no departure from an attitude which
conforms to the necessities of the state
o f war existing between the allies and
Turkey.”
An international fleet, comprising
warships of Austria-Hungary, Italy,
France, Germany and Great Britain is
now blockading the Montenegrin port
o f Antivari. The fleet includes four
Austrian warships, the British cruisers
Yarmouth, Inflexible and Gloucester;
the German cruiser Breslau, the Ital­
ian cruiser Pisa and the French cruiser
Edgar Quinet.
Russia is not represented by a war­
ship, but has acquiesced in the naval
demonstration.
The British admiral sent the follow­
ing message to the Montenegrin pre­
mier, Dr. L. Tomanovics:
“ I have the honor to inform you
that the international fleet is assem­
bled in Montenegrin waters as a pro­
test against non-fulfillment of the
wishes o f the great powers. I desire
to call your excellency’s attention to
the presence of the fleet as a proof
that the great powers are acting in
concert, and request that their wishes
be fulfilled without further delay.
Please inform me immediatey that
your government is ready to carry out
the wishes of the great powers.”
To this'the Montenegrin premier re­
plied in a note expressing regret at
the presence o f the fleet, which he
considered a violation of the neutrality
proclaimed by the powers at the be­
ginning of the war. The premier con­
tinued :
“ Despite the pressure which the
presence of the fleet implies, there
will be no departure from an attitude
which conforms to the necessities of
the state o f war existing between the
allies and Turkey.”
A brigade o f Austrian troops from
Cattaro has been maneuvering near
the
Montenegrin boundary.
The
customary note has not been given the
Montenegrin government, and Aus­
tria’s action is considered unfriendly
and menacing.
UPRISING IN JOLO IS SERIOUS
Army Officials Alarmed By Activ­
ity o f Moros.
Washington, D. C.— Officials of the
bureau o f insular affairs of the War
department are alarmed at reports
from Manila concerning an insurrec­
tion of the Moros which centers
around Jolo.
Private letters received here from
Manila say that for more than a year
the Moros have been smuggling rifles
into the province through the Chinese
traders in Borneo, and that more than
16,000 o f the tribesmen are armed.
Jolo, say the letters, is in a state of
siege, and is surrounded by thousands
o í Moros. Fighting has been going
on in the province for two months,
and many wounded American soldiers
have been sent to Manila.
A strict censorship concerning what
is happening near Jolo is said to have
been established by Governor General
Forbes, so that the real situation is
unknown in the United States.
Brigadier General Pershing com­
mands the American troops at Jolo,
and some of the letters bitterly de­
nounce him for what is denominated
his inefficiency in meeting the upris­
ing, which is said to have reached for­
midable proportions.
OHIO RIVER LEVEE
BREAKS
Cairo, III., Anxiously Awaits Crest
o f Flood,
e
Cairo, III.— NewB that the Big Four
levee in^the drainage district north of
Cairo had gone out brought no alarm
here, but anxiety is felt over the fate
o f the levees which protect the city
proper when the crest o f ' the Ohio
river flood reaches Cairo.
The opening o f the Big Four em­
bankment is about 15 feet wide and
the drainage district certainly will fill
to a depth o f from 10 to 20 feet. The
drainage district comprises about 7000
acres, in which are located many big
manufacturing, mail order and lumber
distributing plants. The territory was
flooded last year, with a loss of about
$7,000,000. The loss by the present
flood, it is said, will not exceed $1,-
000 , 000 .
With the flood waters o f the Ohio
close to the 54-foot stage. Colonel
Moriarity, in command o f the Illinois
state troops here, took steps to pro­
tect the lives of women and children
still remaining in Cairo.
Sofficient
river steamers have been assembled to
care for all o f them, it is believed.
Many train loads of refugees already
have left and many have been taken to
Wyckliff, Ky., on steamers. Those
who remain either are poor people un­
able to purchase tickets to points of
safety or old residents who have im­
plicit confidence in the stability of the
levees.
At the time o f the former flood,
Future City, with a negro population
of 1500, was inundated. Many o f the
houses there have been unoccupied
since that time, and those who con­
tinued to live in the district had ample
warning. It required 24 hours for the
flood waters to fill the district last
year through u break 300 feet wide,
and it is estimated that the district
will not fill up for more than two days.
The break will stop traffic on the
Big Four railroad, as the Big Four
tracks run along the top of the levee.
The time when the flood crest will
reach Cairo has not definitely been
determined. The river gauge showed
a stage o f 53.8 feet at 7 o ’clock
Wednesday night with the water still
rising.
WILSON
SHOWS
MAN
DOOR
President Deals Severely With Per­
sonal Office Seeker.
Washington, D. C.—Official Wash­
ington was talking Wednesday of
President Wilson’s severity in dealing
with people who seek office for them­
selves.
It became known that an office seek­
er had evaded the president’s rule
against Seeing applicants for office in
person. The man’s name was pot dis­
closed at the White House, but Secre­
tary Tumulty said he had obtained an
engagement with the president on the
assumption that he would talk of other
subjects.
When the office seeker reached Mr.
Wilson’s private office he began set-
i ting forth his own merit.
The presi­
dent is reported to have said, sternly:
“ That will do, sir; you know my
rule.”
Then the president arose and showed
the visitor to the door.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
S im a l Resume of Important Events
It is reported that Huerta is about
to retire as president of Mexico.
Morgan is eulogized by a New York
admirer as a “ prosperity maker.”
Flood refugees at Shawneestown,
HI., are reported to be without food.
Senator Borah says foreign diplo­
mats can live without salaries if they
will.
Lower estimates of the winter
wheat crop are strengthening Chicago
prices.
Republican leaders in Washington
claim early election returns show Re­
publican gains.
A local tornado in Missouri killed
one man and injured 25 persons, b e­
sides destroying a score o f farmhouses.
Doctors who have examined Aleiko
Schinas, the assassin who killed King
George, announce he is suffering from
tuberculosis.
SIGHTSEERS VISIT AT OMAHA
Ladies Hold “ Tag Day” for Relief
o f Sufferers.
Omaha— Omaha was the Mecca for
about 100,000 sightseers who came in
from the surrounding country Sunday
to view the district devastated by the
recent tornado. All railroads entering
the city ran special trains with excur­
sion rates for the benefit o f the visit-
ors. Brown-clad militiamen were on
guard at all intersections o f the tor­
nado zone, keeping the crowds in
check and constantly on the move.
Rehabilitation and relief work was
kept up all day.
The ladies o f the city held a “ tag
day,” and in this manner swelled the
relief fund. The tags, according to
reports, brought from ten cents to $5,
and gave the visitors an opportunity
to help the sufferers from the storm.
One of the novel sights to arrest the
attention o f the outsiders was the
service in the Trinity Methodist
church. This church had a whole side
literally sliced off by the twister, but
the enthusiastic parishioners patched
it up with tarpaulins and boards qnd
the organ’s peals were heard there as
on every Sunday.
Appeals for help have been prompt­
ly met by the relief committee. They
hope to raise a sufficient fund to give
all in need a new grip on life. Work
goes on slowly in the storm-swept
area, and it will be some time before
it assumes a normal status.
A Chicago man aged 65 has been ar­
rested for having four wives and 26
children, all living in the same suburb
of that city.
Montenegrins are reported to have TURKS KILL 1000 BULGARIANS
abandoned Tarabosch fort, in front of
Scutari, after having captured it with Desperate Charges With Bayonets
severe losses.
Cause Great Slaughter.
It is believed in Washington that
Constantinople—The Bulgarians left
the present administration has no in­ 1000 dead on the field after the en­
tention of recognizing the Mexican gagement west o f Biyuk Chekmedye,
government for the present.
according to an official report.
The
A waitress in a Prince Albert, Can­ Turks also found 400 rifles and large
ada, hotel, has married a genuine quantities o f entrenching tools. Since
Danish count and will be received as a this engagement all has been quiet
along the Tchtalja lines, as well as at
countess at the Danish court.
Bulair.
Mrs. Pankhurst, leader of militant
The Bulgarians hurled 20,000 men
Engilsh suffragettes, was sentenced to against the Turkish advanced posi­
three years’ imprisonment.
She de­ tion, and in the darkness carried it
clares she will go on hunger strike im­ with bayonet, the Turks retiring on
mediately.
their main position. At daylight the
A Chicago officer starting West Turks bombarded the captured posi­
with a prisoner who wore a wooden tion and prevented the Bulgarians
Subsequently the
leg, took the leg off and sent it by ex­ from entrenching.
press, to make sure that his prisoner Turks delivered a counter attack, 6000
infantry storming the position with
would not escape.
the bayonet.
A German military airship landed
The Turks flung themselves on the
in France and was immediately seized Bulgarians and a desperate bayonet
by French military authorities, and it fight ensued.
The Bulgarians were
is believed serious international com­ driven down the slope on the opposite
plications may result.
The ariship side.
was disabled by a broken propeller.
The Bulgarian attack on the west
J. Pierpont Morgan died in Rome, wing near Tchatalja was also repulsed.
The Turks believe the Bulgarian
Italy.
offensive action at Tchatalja was in­
Crest of the Ohio flood is reached at
tended to prevent any Turkish dem­
Cincinnati, and danger believed past.
onstration during the attack on Adri-
Russian mobs parade streets o f St. anople, and that the Bulgars will not
Petersburg, crying “ down with Aus­ attempt to pierce the lines, which re­
tria.”
cently have been strengthened by the
addition o f heavy siege guns.
Walter H. Page, editor of World’s
The fall of Adrianople has caused a
Work, has been appointed ambassador feeling o f deepest dejection in all
to Great Britain.
sections, which has tended to increase
the unpopularity o f the government.
It is believed J. P. Morgan, Jr., ]
will succeed his father in most of his
SUMMER CAPITAL SELECTED
business enterprises.
Business was suspended
for five
President
BIG LOSS TO CHARITY IS SEEN minutes on the New York stock ex­
Morgan’s Partner Says Market
Will Not Be Disturbed.
change to adopt resolutions on the
death of J. P. Morgan.
A recent change in freight rates
makes it possible for Pacific Coast pa­
Philadelphia — Market conditions per mills to ship paper to Florida and
will not be disturbed by the death of sell it at a profit there.
J. P. Morgan, Baid his Philadelphia
partner, E.
T. Stotesbury.
Mr.
Stotesbury is deeply grieved over the
PORTLAND MARKETS
death o f the financier, with whom he
long was associated. "M r. Morgan’s
Wheat — Track prices: Club, 86c;
death is a sad blow,” he said. “ It is bluestem, 97c; red Russian, 85c; val­
a loss to charity, as well as to finance, ley, 87c.
for Mr. Morgan was most charitable.
Barley—Feed, $23 per ton; brew­
“ I do not believe the market will be ing, nominal; rolled, $25.50(326.50.
affected. To the moment o f his death
Com—Whole, $27 per ton; cracked,
Mr. Morgan was at the head o f the $28.
firm. He was great financier and it
Oats—No. 1 white, $27@28 per ton;
remains for the future to say whether valley, stained, $24(3)26.
his successor will fill his place. It is
Millstuffs — Bran, $20.500/21 per
impossible to say how the business ton; shorts, $23; middlings, $30.
will be reorganized or who will suc­
Hay — Eastern Oregon
timothy,
ce e d Mr. Morgan."
choice, $15(317; mixed, $10<3>13.50;
oat and vetch, $12; alfalfa, $12(3>13;
clover. $9; straw, $7(3)8.
Mayor Does “ Turkey Trot.”
Vegetables — Artichokes, $1(3)1.25
St. Paul —■_ Mayor H. P. Keller
Unions to Support Girls.
danced the “ turkey trot” and sang per dozen; asparagus, 8(3)9c pr pound;
Boston—The Central Labor Union popular songs on a rude platform at an cabbage, l j c ; celery, $2.50(34.50 per
has voted to support the telephone open-air performance given by mem­ crate; hothouse lettuce, 90c(3$l per
box; peppers, 30c per pound; rhu­
operators’ union in case of a strike of bers o f a theatrical company at the barb, $1.75(32.25 per box; spinach, 5
the 2,200 girl employes of the New city hall to secure funds for flood vic­ (36c per pound; sprouts, 10c; garlic,
England Telephone & Telegraph com­ tims. The mayor’s movements were 5(3)6c; turnips, 90c(n$l per sack;
pany in Boston and vicinity.
Labor as graceful as those o f the chorus parsnips, 90c(S$l per sack; carrots,
leaders declare that if a strike occurs, girls, and he was a feature of the en­ W lj > l.
a campaign will be started for state tertainment. Nearly $500 was col­
Onions—Oregon, 90c(3$l per sack;
ownership of telephone companies. lected and will be forwarded to Ohio Mexican, $3.50 per crate.
The general relief fund
Operators in Boston and suburban ex­ and Indiana.
Potatoes — Burbanks, 45(3 50e per
changes will ballot on the question of inaugurated by two local newspapers hundred; new, 8J(3 10c per pound;
striking.
Principal among the de­ has swelled to more than $1000.
sweets, 4c.
mands are an eight-hour day, and re­
Apples— 30c(3$1.60 per box.
Foreign Papers Pay Tribute.
adjustment of wages.
Poultry— Hens, I7(3)l1ic per pound;
Paris—Appreciations o f Mr. Mor­ broilers, 30c; turkeys, live, 18(3 20c;
Schiff Gift Announced.
gan are published in moat o f the pa­ dressed, choice, 23(3 25c; ducks, 17@
Philadelphia — Announcement that pers here, which call attention to his 18c; geese, 12(313c.
Jacob H. Schiff, o f New York, had high position in finance, his benevo­
Eggs—Fresh Oregon ranch, 19(3 20c.
offered to donate $60,000 to aid in lence and culture. The Figaro says:
Butter — Oregon creamery, cubes
“ Mr. Morgan’s death will cause sin­ 39c per pound; prints, 39(3 40Jc.
completing and publishing a revised
The French
translation of the Bible by the Jewish cere sorrow to France.
Pork—Fancy, 111(312c per pound.
Publication society of America was museums possess many proofs o f his
Veal—Fancy, 14(3 14 Jc per pound.
made here Sunday at a banquet which generosity and the government intend­
Hops— 1912 crop, 11(316c pr pound;
concluded the celebration o f the so­ ed to confer upon him the high distinc­ 1913 contracts, 15c.
ciety’s 25th anniversary.
The gift, tion o f grand officer o f the Legion of
Wool— Eastern Oregon, 10(314c per
it was said, was made on certain per­ Honor on his next visit to Europe.
pound; valley, 18(320c; mohair, 30(3
sonal conditions, not involving the
32c.
Single Term Bill Framed.
raising o f an additional fund.
Cattle — Choice steers, $7.50(38.25;
Washington, D. C.— Efforts to se­ good, $7(3)7.50; jnedium, $6.50(3)7;
Mrs. Pankhurst Is III.
cure the submission to the country of choice cows, $6.50(37.25; good, $6(3
medium,
$5.60(3)6;
choice
London— Mrs. Emroaline Pankhurst, a single presidential term constitu­ 6.50;
who is on a hunger strike in Holloway tional amendment will be renewed at calves, $£(39; good heavy calves,
Jail, has been forcibly fed, according the opening o f congress by Senator $6.50(37.50; bulls, $5.50(36.25.
He will intro-
Hogs — Light, $9(39.80;
heavy,
to the Express, and is in a state of Wtrks, o f California.
collapse. Her condition is considered dr re his amendment in such form that $8(39.
Sheep — Yearling wethers, $6.26(3
serious.
She refused food and re- it would prevent Taft, Roosevelt or
7.25; ewes, $4.75(35.75; lambs, $6(38.
Wilson from seeking re-election.
( sisted all efforts to feed her. . - _
Wilson Will Rest at
Cornish, N. H.
Cornish, N. H. — President Wilson
has chosen the home o f
Winston
Churchill, the novelist, to be his sum­
mer capital, according to a telegram
received here from Mr. Churchill, who
is now in Santa Barbara, Cal. The
message contained instructions for
getting the place in readiness for the
president’s occupancy.
Harla E. Enden House, as the Chur­
chill property is known, is a two-story
brick structure, situated on a hill
three miles beyond Windsor, Vt. It
commands a view o f the Connecticut
River valley and o f the Green Moun­
tains. Between 600 and 700 acres of
rolling farm land and fragrant pine
groves give the estate the seclusion
the President desires.
On the estate are two seven-room
cottages, where the executive offices
can be established and where the
president’s attendants may live.
New York State Safe.
New York—With the Hudson river
receding at the rate o f two inches an
hour, practically all danger is believed
to be past in the flooded regions of
New York state.
It is predicted
that the Hudson will be back within
its banks soon and from Buffalo come
reports saying the freshet that swept
the western end o f the state is prac­
tically over. At Rochester, the Gene­
see river, after reaching the highest
point ever recorded, was receding.
There has been no loss o f life. The
property loss is estimated at $600,000.
Servians Capture General.
Belgrade, Servia—The honor o f cap­
turing Shukri Pasha, the Turkish com-
mander-in-chief o f Adrianople, with
his headquarters staff, belongs to the
Twentieth Servian regiment o f in­
fantry. An official statement, issued
here, said that Shukri Pasha, two oth­
er Turkish generals, 22 field officers
and 150 junior officers were in Had-
erluk fort to the northwest o f the city
when the Servian regiment stormed
and captured it.
Piqua’s Loss Is $800,000.
Piqua. O.—The property loss here
will reach $800,000.
The water sup­
ply is good and the gas plant is un­
damaged, except in the flooded dis­
trict. Much of the wreckage is lodged
on an island three miles below the city
and an armed force is guarding the ia-
i land.
FAVORS FREE WOOL
Wilson and House Committee Are
Agreed on New Schedule.
Position o f Sen'ate Leaders Doubt­
fu l-W ill Cause Loss o f $20,-
000,000 in Revenue.
Washington, D. C.— Removal o f all
tariff from raw wool has been agreed
upon between President Wilson and
members o f the house committee on
ways and means as the result o f con­
ferences that ended Thursday.
The present plan, which will have
the unanimous indorsement o f the
Democratic members of the commit­
tee, provides that wool shall be placed
on the free list, an end for which the
free wool Democrats of the house have
fought for two years.
The concession to President Wilson
and the free wool advocates takes the
place o f the 15 per cent duty which
the committee had agreed upon. This,
in turn, was a reduction from the 20
per cent duty o f the Democratic wool­
en revision bill which passed the house
last summer, but failed to become a
law. The free wool agreement, it is
asserted by Democrats, is expected to
bring Secretary of State Bryan into
full accord with the tariff revision
program.
The free wool members have ex­
pressed their attitude before President
Wilson in conferences in which Rep­
resentatives Harrison, o f New York,
«...J Rainey, o f Illinois, both members
of the ways and means committee,
have been the leading figures. Rep­
resentative Harrison, backed by Mr.
Bryan, made an ardent fight in the
last congress to secure indorsement of
the free wool policy.
The reception that may be given the
free wool plan by the senate leaders
still is a matter o f conjecture. Presi­
dent Wilson is to meet Senator Sim­
mons, chairman of the finance commit­
tee, and Senators Hoke Smith and
Stone soon, and it is expected that the
attitude o f the senate then will be
made clear.
Under the existing law, wool carries
a duty o f approximately 11 cents a
pound, or about 60 per cent when fig­
ured on the ad valorem basis.
It is
estimated that the abolition of the
duty will cause a loss of approximate­
ly $20,000,000 to the present govern­
ment revenues.
MONTENEGRINS
TAKE
FORT
200 Picked Men Sacrificed In Des­
perate Assault.
Cettinje — Great Tarabosch fort,
which for months has held the allies
off from Scutari, now practically is
in the hands o f the Montenegrins,
thanks to the sacrifice o f 200 bomb-
throwers, every one of whom lost his
life in a last desperate effort to clear
the way to the town, for the posses­
sion of which Montenegro is ready to
give up everything.
These bombthrowers were all picked
men, chosen from seveftil battalions.
Clambering up the mountainside un­
der a murderous fire from the Turkish
guns, they cut the wire entangle­
ments, and getting to close quarters,
threw bombs among the Turks, thus
opening the way for the storming
party.
Not one o f the bomb throwers re­
turned, but they had accomplished
their object, and the Montenegrin in­
fantry, following close upon them,
charged the trenches.
The Turks held their ground and a
desperate and bloody hand-to-hand
fight ensued, lasting an hour and end­
ing in victory for the Montenegrins,
who lost 300 men killed and wounded.
Tier after tier o f entrenchments
had to be taken, but the troops of the
Southern division, under General Mar-
tinovitch, to whom the task had been
assigned, overcame all obstacles.
Mrs. Wilson Interested.
Washington, D. C.— Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson's interest in the welfare of
empoyes in the government depart­
ments, especially the girl workers,
was evinced when she visited recently
the bureau o f engraving and printing,
which employs many young women.
Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins, president o f the
Women’s Welfare department, Na­
tional Civic Federation, inspected all
the various departments o f the bureau
and was much interested in the making
o f paper money and postage stamps.
Insurance Men Indicted.
New York—Two more insurance men
were indicted in connection with the
"arson trust” operations. The indict­
ment against them also was found on
the testimony of “ Izzy the Painter,”
and charges presentations o f fraudu­
lent insurance claims.
The defend­
ants were released on $2500 bail after
pleading not guilty. Forty other in­
dictments charging arson were said to
have been voted by the grand jurors.
The inquiry will be continued.
Three Die In Prairie Fire.
Fairview, Okla.—Grant Leslie, his
wife and their 9-year-old son perished
in a prairie fire that swept part o f
Major county Thursday. Their bodies
were found later. Leslie and his fam­
ily started from their home in a wagon
to visit near Granton, Okla., but the
fire overtook them before they reached
their destination.