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MEDFORD OKKCION, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1916
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GROUNDLOSTTO
TURKISH FORCES
Grand Duke Nicholas Resumes Of
fensive In Armenia and Persia
Six Great Russian armies In Field
Hoavy Battle Raging Along the
Stokhod River.
LONDON', July IX The recovery
of the Russian unities- since tlii'ir de
feat last year nnd the apparently
inexhaustible supplies of (runs and
umtniiuilion with which they ure pro
vided continues to he n source of
wonder to military writers. At least
six greut armies aro engnged against
the Atistrinns and Qennnns on litis-
bin's west front. . All of them are
using pent quantities of ammunition,
even those not definitely on the of
fensive. The foicos under Grand Duke
Nicholas in Armenia and Persia have
lieen fighting vigorously ngninst the
Turks for months. A few weeks ngo
parts of these forces, particularly
those wet of Krzeruin, were com
pelled to fall hack in the face of a
stronger Turkish army.
Itcoaptuno Tm-kHi City.
Karly this week the grand duke re
sumed the offensive in this region and
recaptured Mnmukhutuin, fifty miles
west of Krzeruin, so tliat the Turks
have fallen hack some twenty-five
miles from the ftirtherost .point
reached iu their counter-offensive.
Meanwhile, the armies directly
south of the I'insk mnrshes nre light
ing a pitched battle with the Austro
German forces of General von I.iu
singen tilling the line of the Stokhod
river. It probably will he some days
before tho decision is reached, as
thu Teutons have brought up very
strong reinforcements iu the hope of
retaining ysoision of Kovel, loss
of which would necessitate h re
grouping over u long stretch of the
front.
North of the I'insk mitrhes the
fighting at present is largely with
artillery. In Galieia, tho Hussion
armies me reforming for continua
tion of the offensive.
Seventh Attack on Verdun.
In the west the renewed efforts
of the German crown prince at Ver
dun temporarily are taking precedent
in tho public mind over the hattle
of the Homme.
The attack just deliveicd liv the
GeruiHiis hefore Vordun is the sev
enth gient onslaught with dense
musses, of troop sinco the onerotions
begun some five mouths ngo. The
GermaiiK have madu a slight gain, hut
upparentlv this has not tokened the
confidence of the French in their
ability to hold fust. They still havo
their three solid line of defense,
which must lie penetrated before the
German obloctive can he trained. The
British aro still engaged in clearing
the Germans from fort i tied positions,
which must bo taken before the gen
eral nficiisiw can be renewed.
fatall7Iuin
WALLA WALLA, Wash, July 13
Mrs. Matt Dixon of Pomcroy,
Wash., was porhnps fatally injured
and her husband badly Injurod when
tho automobile In which they wero
riding pluusod ovor tho dangorous
Marengo Hill between Marongo and
J'omoroy, about 30 mllos east of hero
last night.
Mr. Dixon attempted to shift
gears on his oar, lost control ot the
machine and It backod ovor tho
grade, falling 200 foot. Mm. Dlxou
still Is unconscious.
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MINERS NEED1FUNDS
DLLITH, Mtnn, July 13. Strik
ing range miners are In need at
fund, according te the admission to
day of Klliabeth Gnrley Klynn, I. W.
W. leader, that the object of nor
mission Is to solicit donations for
the lontinuance of the strike.
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FALLS INTO SUBWAY
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NKW' YOIMC, July 33. A
" trolley car with twonty piiHHcn
" geiM is reported lt have fullen
through a Hrooklyn street into a
' subway excavation beneath.
'"" Four umhulanees have been sent
to the scene.
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LONDON, July IX -Fightiii" eon
tiuues ut various points along the
battle front iu the region of the river
Homme in France, hut there has been
no change iu the situation on uny
part of the British line, says an of
ficial statement issued by the British
war denartmeut this afternoon. At
tempts of the Germans to raid the
trenches west of Wysclmcto nnd
south of Iu Basbco canal were frus
trated. The offieiaj stntemont, timed 2
o'clock this afternoon, says:
"Heavy artillery duels were in
progross on several sectors of tho
hattle area since the last report, and
fighting continues at various points
on the front, hut there was no change
iu the situation on any part of our
line.
"West of Wyschaele nnd south of
La Basscc canal, the enemy attempt
ed to raid our trenches, but iu wup
driven off iu each ease.
"Despite unfuvornble weather, our
aeroplanes have lieen constantly at
work. Hostile machines were notive,
but all their attacks on our aero
planes operating over the German
lines were driven off. One of our
aeroplanes is missing."
NKW YdllK, July 13. -Four por
hoiib wore, killed and a num
ber of other Injured by thu explo
sion ot mi ammonia tank In n butcher
shop todny. Tho building Iu which
tho shop was. located collapsed, li Dry
ing the occttsmtn beuouth It. Tho
work of digging tho bridles out ot tho
ruins proceodod sloyly. An hour nftor
tho explosion It was oatlmntod that
botwuon 20 and 30 pontons had boon
tnkon to hospitals, some of them
fatally Injured.
Ambulances and firemen wore
rushod to tho Meno and tho work of
oxtrlontlng the victims from tho ruins
of tht building was begun. It was
aid there woro five employes anil
abput that number of customers lu
tho butcher shop whou tho explosion
occurred. Tho top floor of tho three
story pudding was unoccupied.
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BALTIMOltK. JtiU U. Heg.irding
repot U of tho forming of a company
iu the United States to construct
merchant submarines, Heurv G. IIil
keii of the Eastern Forwarding com
muy, the local agency tor the
Deutchland, admitted that the pro
ject i under serious consideration.
"If the dnn eitoeeods," Mr. Ilil
ken said, "the lino will consist of
American built biW manned by
American seamen nnd flying the
Ainericau flag. It will dv between
Baltimore and Breuien."
I'romoter of the euUrjiris, Mr.
Milken said, eonited for Uie prev
ent of hiuilf, his son, Paul II. Hil
ken, and Simon Lake, sulnuarine in
ventor. The eeU, if the Hue ma
terialise, will have a tonnage of
54MIO and will b five times as large
us the DetiUchland, Mr. lltlken add
ed Tht- will be u-ed cuiireh for
rn.nier in, puijuie
FIGHTNG
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GOTHAM EXPLOSION
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GIANT SUBMARINE
HUMAN EATING
SHARK SLAIN ON
JERSEY COAST
Monster Fish Whose Stomach Con
tained Part of a Human Body
Killed at Keyport, 'N. J. Four
Persons Killed and Several Arc
Maimed Reign of Terror.
NKW YORK, July 13. a monster
shark, whoso Btomach contained part
of n human body, was killed nt Koy
port, X. J., todny according to In
formntlon received nt tho wcniher
bureau bore, from tho observer nt
Long Bench, N. J.
The wnters of the Atlantic sea
board are infested with sharks.
While hundreds of armed men in mo
tor boats were patrolling the New
Jersey const today iu sonrch of the
gian-cating monsters which have now
caused the death of four bathers, the
British sloop Sir George Homers nr
rivet! from Bermuda with a score of
sharks the crew had caught in the
itlf stream during their twelve days'
voyage to this port.
Hlevcn Keel Iong.
Tho last wiih caught off the New
Jersey coast the day before yester
day. The erew said that the big fish
were numerous and hungry. They
followed the ship and snapped vic
iously at hail. Those caught wero
imilcil in with hook and line and killed
us they were hoisted nboard.
Dread of the monsters hns virtual
ly cleared the middle Atlantic coast
beaches of bathers, according to re
port received here today, while
many summer resort proprietors are
inclosing their bathing places with
steel nets.
The shark killed todn weighed 300
pounds nnd was eleven feet long. It
was killed iicur tho mouth of Mutu
wmi Creek, N. J., and is undoubtedly
the same fish which yesterday in-
ivatled the creek ami killed two per
sons, tho weather hueauV informa
tion says.
IMATAWAN, N. J., July 13. Hun
drods of armed inon In rowbonts and
Iniiuchofl woro hunting today for tho
man eating shark that yostorday
killed a boy nnd a man and danger
ously Injurod another youth In Mnta
wan Creok, nnd onusod a reign of
torror along tho Now Jersey coast.
It was roportod this morning that
another mnii, named Haldwln, was
attackod and klllod.hy n shark at
Keyport, N. J., at tho mouth ot tho
croek.
Tho body of Lostor Stllwoll, 12
years of age, hns not boeu rocovored,
and It Is bellovod tho shark devoured
tho lad.
W. Vnnloy Klshor, 21 yoars old,
who was nttnckod by tho shark whon
ho tried to roscuo tho Stllwoll boy,
dlod upon roachlug tho shore.
Itoy's liijui-lc I'ntjil.
Joseph Kalph Dunn, ten yours old,
was In a precarious condition In Now
nruuswlck hospital today, whoro It
was said tho injuries ho received
from th0 shark, might prove'futal.
The scare Hint has been felt along
tho Now Jersey shore, mainly in
summer ie-ort, since the first shark
raid on bathers, has virtually sus
pended nil bench bulbing. Kveu at
Coney UIhiiiI precautions were taken
against a visit of the shark. The
tragedy yetordav was all the moru
startling beeaue it occurred iu wnt
ers sixteen miles from the ocenn.
Mutawan jjropk is a tidewater
stream about fifty feet wide, nnd
from eight to filteon feet deep. It
elliptic into Itaritau hay. The mouth
of tho cicek is at Keyport. Tho
shark, to get there from the Atlantic
ocean, had to round Sandv Hook and
(Continued on page tbre)
SAN ANTONIO, Tex , Jul 13 In
formation Indicating that the garri
son at OJIuaga, opposlt I'resUlo,
Tex., would Jola any ron.lrferatlw
ncjjly of Villa's into wtvisj north
ward, instead of reslnlea tbtu, vu
reeotved at General Fue.l'. ktnir
quarters today Many of t 7e9 a
nnd.. PnUt VI.,.. ,. ... . -1
m.,..c. vuiuiini IVUJUB, OIlKDiUOUJJ ntkaotKvntit b-t I
Ojlnaga, formerly were in Ult
lommand.
LOST BY.
BATTLE OF JUTLAND
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WASHINGTON. July i:t. An
Admiralty nnblcgnun to the
British embassy says Unit posi
tive proof has been found that
the two grcitt German dreatl
nntighl, Kuier and ICt on l'riiiz
weie sunk by torpedoes during
the buttle o( Jutland, and that
they now have been added to
the official British list of Ger
man ships destroyed. The" Kai
ser was of 2-1,700 tons displace-
incut itml carried ten 12-inch
r0-ealiber guns. The Kroii
I'rinz carried ten rj-ineh. lo
caliber gnus, i She displaced
2."i,r7.i tons.
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PAItlB. July 13. Thoro waH no
Infantry fighting ot Importance last
night on tho Vordun front, or over
tho portion of tho Homme front, held
by tho French, todny'a official roport
says. Intermittent artillery ongngo
meats occurred In tho Hoinuio sector.
In tho vicinity of Souvllle, Chonoltt
tnud Lattice, before Verdun, n heavy
bombardment was maintained by tho
Gormnus.
In tho Chnmpngne tho French
penetrated a Bailout of tho Gorman
front and took prlmier. Two Gor
man raids In tho Argouno woro
stoppod by tho French tiro.
Tho stutomont snys: "Thoro hnvo
been Intermittent nrtlllory exchanges
along tho front of tho Homme. In
mo unampngno district, wo pene
trated n salient of tho Gorman lino In
tho vicinity of I'rosnos, nnd brought
back somo prisoners.
"In tho Argouno, two surprlso at
tacks dollvorod by tho onomy on tho
northorn nnd eastern portions of tho
Ilolnnto snlient railed under our fire.
At Ln Flllo Morto, wo catisod tho ox
plosion of n initio ami thou occupied
tho southorn side of tho crater.
"On the right bank of tho Mouse,
thoro hns boon no Infantry righting.
During tho night, howovor, there wns
nn Intonso bombardment In tho soo
tors of Souvllle, Chonols and lt
Laufoe.
"In the Vosgos, an attnek by the
onomy upon one of our trenches south
or Carspnch, has beou repulsed nftor
a spirited engagement with baud
gronades."
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BKKLIN, Jul 1 I.- German troojts
ituiler command of General Count
von Bothmcr, bv an eutdrcliug conn-ter-uttnek,
have dnven back the Hits
siau forces which hud pttshetl for
ward in the region northwest of
Biicxmcz, in Galieia, mwu the Ger
man official HtHleiueut issued toduv.
Tint GomiHii look -100 prisoners.
I ho toxt of the statement sav:
"Kasteiii theater: Army group ot
General Count von Bethmer: German
troop, by an encireliug counter-at
tack, carried nenr anil to the north
of Olessa, uorlhucst of Bue.acz,
tlrove back the IttiH.ian Iroon,
whn-h had piisln-,1 forward, ami more
than -100 pti-iitifi were taken."
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LONDON, Julv I I The rate nt
discount ot the Bunk of Lngland wa-rai-ed
trm " t Ij ier cent today.
The rise i- purclv a precautionary
m m -.u re u protci t exchange and re-
flam balance which would otherwise
k tiid'Miieiit id m York. The
'Uiid it nci-essar
ot Ufnev to will
i. th4 v.itur
JSl V-'tt..
artEery duels "
in progress along
GERMANS
DR
RUSSIANS
BA
LIFT EMBARGO
ON SHIPMENTS
ACROSS BORDER
State Department Permits Movement
of All Commodities Except Muni
tions of War Pcrshlno Reports
Renewal of Friendly Relations Be
tween Natives nnd Americans.
WASHINGTON', July 1:1. Autlinr-
ity from the stute department to per
mit restoration to normal of move
ment into Mexico of till coumiodities
except munition of war was asked
totlav bv Hie treasury department.
Crisis Is Averted.
General Pershing reporled today
Hint it was generally believed both
bv Mexicans and foreigner along the
line of eoiiimuuicutiou of his- expedi
tion that n crisis between Iho United
Kittles nnd Mexico had been averted
nnd that this had brought about a
new friendly relationship between tho
Americans nnd Mexicans.
"Mexicans- in this vicinity uiitl
along- the rnilrond," the dispatch
said, "are repotted very friendly to
wards Americans in the lust few
days. It is generally believed that
trouble between the United Slates
and Mexico has been settled. Tho
rainy hoiisoii is on iu earnest, licuvy
rains being reported from the vurioiis
stations uloug the line during the lata
lew days. Will report within u day
or two effects of rain upon rotuln
and general prospecU regarding rond
maintenance. '
Kmlmrgo Is ltcmnvcd.
Otistonis collectors nlontr the bor
der have been instructed upon re
ttucst of the slate department to per
mit railroad rolling nlou; to eiftor
.Mexico by cipiiltible exchange of
cars. I-or every car permitted lo en
ter Mexico, the order stipulntoM. u
car from Mexico shall enter Ameri
can territory. The collcelors ulso
ure instructed not to interfere wjth
shipment ot lood nnd clothing iitlo
Mexico. It is understood, however,
the urescnt method of handling war
munitions destined to points bevond
the hordh' shall continue in force un
til further notice.
FIVE COLONELS
TO BE RETIRED
WASHINGTON. July 13. Five
regular nriny colonels, with reglmcnta
on the border or lu Mexico, hnvo boon
ordered on recommendation of medi
cal oxnmluors, before retirement
boards on acoouut of physical dis
ability. Tho officers are:
Colonel George II. Hands, attached
to tho Kloveuth cavalry; Colonel
James- Lockott, commanding tho
Kleventh (ttvalry; Colonel Jacob G.
Gallbralth, attached to the Third
cavalry; Colonel William C. Brown,
oommandlng the Tenth cavalry;
Colonel Charles W. Penrose, com
manding the Twenty-Fourth Infantry.
Itlgors of camp life In tho south
orn climate and the stronuous work
of chasing bandits, are said to he re
sponsible for the condition of the
colonels.
WATER POWER BILL
WASHINGTON, July 13 The
house today took up the uater power
leasing bill, .with the Intention of
complotlug Us consideration In time
to take up aud oomplotti also, It
liosalble, before adjournment, the
Itueker corrupt practice bill. An
agreement has been reached to vote
on both measures Friday.
The water power bill has passed
the senate. The Itueker bill, lu many
resiHtcta, Is similar to the Owen bill,
pending In the senate, (loth measures
propose to restrict aggregate expenses
of candidates for the Culled States
senate- te 15.000 each and of the
house to half that Amount. They
prescrll that a presidential and vlce-
jreiurij ihi rwuuaie miau expenuj
not more than f jii uuu and lij.ouu
respet tlfely '
CONGRESSDEBATING
BOY KILLED WHEN
WITH AUTO TRUCK
J. 4, g, , $ g, .J. $. .$, . $ . , ., .,
I'AIITLAND, Ore, July 13.
George Las I'olnto, nged 10, was
killed nnd IiIh slRtor, Loulso,
nged 7, nnd Nortunn Letornenti,
nged 7, wero sorlotiBly Injurod
horo todny when a coaster
wagon on which- thoy woro de
scending n hill, ran Into nn
nuto truck.
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KKW YOUlC. July 13. A slight do.
crease lu tho number ot now onsen
nnd n mnrkod Increase In tho nttmbor
of deaths during the last 21 hourfl
In the pldomlo of Infantile parnbsls
waH shown In tho dally bulletin Is
sued by tho department of honlth at
noon today. During tho 21 hours
preceding 10 o'clock this morning 21
children dlod from tho plagun nnd
thoro woro 117 now canes In tho
grontor olty.
Since the beginning of tho opldomlc
Juno 2ti, 117C children hnvo licuii,
stricken and thorn hnvo boon 311
deaths or n mortality rato of moru
than 20 per coat.
WATKIITOWN, N. Y July 13 Dr.
II. L. K. Bhnw, bond ot tho division
!f child liycloun .iow. York state
leulth department said today ho fear
ed that tho ompldomlo of Infantile
paralysis In New York stitto wocld
grow moro serious.
I "I do not wish to bo nn nlnrmlst,"
wild Dr. Hhnw, "but Iu all past opl
fleinlcs the dlsonso has become moro
vlrtilout ns tho summer progresses.
August and Boptomber aro tho worst
months."
Tho speaker said that the dlsonse
could not bo traced to a milk supply,
and that tho only point of entry wits
tho noso. Files may bo carrlors, as
well as human beings, ho said.
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BALTIMOIII-:. JuU LI. -t'nloadiiig
iif the cargo of the German supor
subumrine DeutsclilHiid wum complet
ed early tnilay ami the nhip'a rise ro
ealed that the climate of her sue
have been exaggerated. Instead of
hoimr more than :lllll feet lomt and Mil
leet wide, her length is not moi'tri
(him 'J.V) feet and Iter width ia less
than 2. feet. Her over-all draft,
fig tiled stimberged, shown that alto
needs at least '.12 feel for oomdete
submergence.
The crew of the Deittsehland de
cided to tarn ei to the ltel Cross
fund the lii,(iiMi uitt tor valor given
by a New Yrki'i
W 10 DWIIE
TWO II UlllOItS. Minn , July 13.
An attempt Has madu last night to
dynamite trains on tho Duliitu aud
Iron Range railroad, about two
miles north of here at the Utile
Stewart river bridge. A guard posted
at tho bridge, reported he found the
explosive.
According to his statement, he was
patrolling Ids beat, Just covering the
bridge aud approaches. Since the in
ception ot the strike, the railroad
company has posted armed guards at
all bridges.
Galfars Disqualified
BOSTON. Julv II. It was learutul
tdav that tftc WtiodlamMlolt club
of New ton, uteirh Minimi-led it mem-
hei. fe'ruiic'ta l)uiiai-t. J. II. Snlliwni.
Ji . .ui.t I' ul ? !Imii , wlin Wi-rc
ile lar.'d iuclmn')le, nt Wd stricken
iT'in m u.bcrstnp io AftituAJj ihHly.
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COMING YEAR
Dr. Akctl in Visit to Berlin Fin its
Nnvnl Baltic Stiffened War Party
Hopo of Moderate Peace Terms
Dispelled Gloomy Outlook fori
Success of Efforts of Conference
STOCKHOLM, Juno 22 (Corre-
spomlence of the Associated I'resH.)'
- Begiirdless of tho decision history
ullitnutely will record us to victor nml
vanquished in the great North hou
naval fight of May JII nnd Juno 1,
thcie is no denying tho fact Hint tho
buttle brought a sudden stiffening to
the so-culled "war party" in Ocr
uiany. All talk of Germany bcitifc
Milling to cud the war on u basin o
the nnte-hullum status- tio ended.
11 is being given out now fit neutral
Kuropo that Gernmny will rctpiiro "a
slight rectification of her frontier nt
the expense of Belgium." It H fur
ther usserled (hat it will bo neccs
stiry for the central poworn to keep
a strip of Sorbin in order that tho
railroad to Constantinople shall al
ways run through "friendly coun
try ."
Now- Wants llclgitiut.
Goniiunv always hns maintained
that her colonics should he returned,
to her. It in now added that thcru
must be compensation for Gorman
losses iu the Congo. Something alt
must he done, it is staled, "to keep
Belgium from being the vassal statu
of Knghind."
The Kov. Dr. Charles R Aked oC
Situ Fruneiseo, ono of tho American,
dolovatea to tho noulrnl confertmeo
ur continuous mediation sitting ia
Stookhohn, was in Berlin on n mis
sion of penco nt- tho time of Iho
North sou fight. It ia commonly re
ported he was thoro by invitation ol!
Hie German government. At any
rate, ho seems to have hud no dif
ficulty in obtaining audiences from
most of the hivher officials. Thu
peace conference hud entertained tho
hope that Germany would outlino
enee tonus of it eharaeler so ex
treinelv moiliuale as to onmmiiiiil
immediate res peel iu all Hie neutral!
countries, thus bringing about it'
public opinion to which belligerent:
eventually would hnvo. to listen.
GliMiiuy rcacu Piwpoct. f
Dr. Aked brought hack a verv;
gloomy report. There seemed to be
no thought anywhere that thu wiu;
would end within another year. Tho
new statement of peace terms (lint
would be demanded by the now iIoiih
iiiant "war Hirty" eou'detl with tho
governmental Hiiiiouiieemout that,
peace could he had only upon n busitj
of consideration for thu militarv sit
uation of the opjHming iitinios and
without consideration or discussion
Ms lo the cause of the war, appears
lo have chilled even the most ardent;
of Iho iieaee advocates abiding in
the Swediah capital. Just u short
while before the naval battle tlni
German element iu Stockholm wn
proclaiming the fact that Germany
whs willing to bring hostilities to n
close and to evacuate all occupied
territory iu exchange for the captur
ed German colonies over seas.
Dr. Aked is aaitl to have suggested
to officials iu Berlin that tho neutral
nation would not look with favor
umii German retention of uny of
Belgium and to have rouuivod tho
answer:
No Dictation by Neutrals,
"The neutral nation nro not going
to metal to the l'Jtl.OUU.OOO of tio
central MJwer. Wo have bought tito
land of Belgium with our blood. Germain-
must be protected against ftt
tttie attacks. Shall wo gto baok nil
we have won nt audi groat otwtt
Shall we gie u tho valuable eoal
(Continued on pago thrco)
IlAi?L?Nr
CIIK'AtiO. .tub u - n oarly
morning flit- at Whltlug. I ml . today
damaged four soctlonB of tho im
mense Standard Oil company plant
to the extent of 3 .,) on The flro
was eausod by the bursting of a radia
tor and tho flames wore transmitted
through four battery ooudonsors.
Three workmen woro lujured follow.
ing an explosion, m