The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 20, 1905, Page 2

o - VETERAN GERMAN EDITOR DIES IN ST. LOUIS. Dr. Emil Preetorius for Lincoln, Passes Away. , Who Took Stump — | | | 5 SIS YESTERDAY. AND TOOK THE at He to-day s of age. »us for two n . Alzey He t he T t- MIKADO RETURNS TO TOKIO AFTER WORSHIPING AT ISE Crowds Gather at the Rallroad Station in the Ca 1 to Greet 101 3 The ¥ r was driven to the Palace in an open carriage amid the hearty “Banzais 4 vast throng the ed the streets DR. PIERCE'S REMELIES The Song of the Cradie. ye! Hope rises high v's & sweet little cra- bung up in the sky; little life that is ming to bless; Two soft chubby hands that will pat and caress: A pure littie soul wing- ing down from above; A darling to care for, & beby 1o love. T e ‘,:f L ¥ One of the grandest agencies which enlight- ened Science has discovered to relieve motherhood from excessive suffering is the * Favorite R. V. Pierce, chief oconsult- ing physician of the Invalids’ o, N. Y. This wonderful “ Prescription " imbues the entire nervous system with natural, healthy vitality; gives elastic vigor to the del’icawooorgmism specially concerned in motherhood. and makes the comi: baby entirely free from danger an most free from pain. wish 1o state that I have used Doctor Plerce's Favorite P Tiption with ve: &ood resuits.” writcs Mrs. Katie 3. Annis, of Hud- son, New Hampshire “Had been T heslth for over four years and bad vwice in the h?piul. uwflmd some of your *Favorite iption,” an h“lnmu“"“"’ '.hmb with con! © are now two heelthy children, and I am sure your medi- cine has done me more good than all the other trestment I have ever received.” FIRE LICKS k ‘[m(- intense heat. { % ‘i i UP MILLIONS N WHISKY Big Blaze in a Distillery in Pennsylvania Causes Loss | at Overhalt Plant Which Will Reach $4,000,000 PR R CONNELLSVILLE, the Pa, Nov. 19.—At A. Overhalt distillery at Broadford | day 810,000 gallons of whisky fur- hed a spectacular fire, entailing a 00,000. The main bonded burned to the ground. northeast wind, which blew | toward the Youghiogheny saved the town of Broadford, the | ngs of the H. C. Frick Coke Com- and the Baltimore and Ohio Rall- ation from destruction. nis Smoke was first scen issuing from | the third-story of the distillery. which was alongside the Baltimore and Ohio | | tracks. Joseph McDonald and George Patckin, two employes, climbed up the | fire escape and opened one of the small tn a sut- and they | dropped unconscious on the fire escape. They wer scued by other workmen nd a general alarm was sounded. { e blue-tinged flames from the ing alcohol we soon shooting X than 100 feet into the alr. As arrels of old rye whisky on h of | b floor burst the blazing liquid was splashed in all directions. The main | track of the railroad was kept clear of | debris and passenger trains shot past | | at such speed as to avoid damage from | Calls for help were | | sent to Connellsville, Uniontown and McKeesport. { Broadford is but two miles from here | and the Connellsville Fire Department | |on a special train reached the scene quickly. The men by hard work man- | aged to save the ‘buildings near by | and the calls to the two other towns | were withdrawn. | The ruined building and its contents | were still burning fiercely at midnight, | but the structures surrounding it have | | been so thoroughly soaked with water | | that no further loss is feared. It is supposed that the fire was started either from a spontaneous com- | bustion or from a spark thrown by a passing locomotive. The Overhalt plant is practically owned by H. C. Frick and the Mellons of Pittsburg. ; Prstas ek eegun. 4 ik O'DONOVAN ROSSA GIVEN | GALA WELCOME IN CORK to Use the Same Weapons Against England That She Em- ploys for Her Enemies, CORK, Ireland, Nov. 19.—Several | thousand persons participated in a | demonstration of welcome to O'Dono- van Rossa to-day, his arrival coincidin, with the annual demonstration in mem- ory of the “Manchester martyrs,” Allen, Larkin and O'Brien. The proceedings were orderly. The new house at Black Rock, which has been purchased and furnished by admirers of Rossa, was formally pre- sented to him. In the course of a speech Rossa told his hearers that if they de- sire to free ireland they must employ the same weapons that Great Britain used against her enemies, Rossa will assume the duty of secretary of the Cork County Council, to which he was elected last September. | sary for an important harbor. | constructed by the French began at San | that | them a Jong | seems much | necessitate & | additional. (ANALPLAN WAPPED OUT N DETAIL ————— Ditch Will Be One Hundred and Fifty Feet Wide at the Bottom With Extra Breadth at Culebra Cut BIG BREAKWATERS TO BE CONSTRUCTED San Cristobal to Be Made the Principal City on the ‘Atlantic Side of the Great Waterway Acro —_—— WASHINGTON, Nov, 19.—The Board of Consulting Engineers of the Isthmian Ca- nal Commission has decided to substitute Brussels for Paris as the meeting-place of the.foreign members next January. The reason for this decision is that Brus- sels is more conveniently situated for sev. eral of the members. The American en- gineer who will go to Brussels with the documents to be signed has not yet been chosen. During this week a cor tee of three members of the board, with Gen- eral Davis as their chalrman, will make a rough draft of the final report, which will then have to be worked out in de- tail and is expected to be ready the end of December. The sea level anal, which has been de- cided upon by the members, will have a width at the bottom of 150 feet, except in the Culebra cut, where will be 200 feet. The greater width in the cut is necessary to allow to pass each other safely between high banks of the canal which will be formed by the very deep excavation. The plan as adopted by the board would make Limon Bay one of the greatest har- bors of the world. Almost through the middle of the bay a breakwater will be bullt and a shorter breakwater will be | built from San Cristobal, which is 1in| American territory, thereby leaving Co- lon, which belongs to the republic of Panama, outside of the American canal works. Under the plan as adopted by the board San Cristobal Is expected to | become the chief city on the Atlantic side of the canal and the promontory on | which stands the statue of Columbus will be covered with official buildings, docks, coaling stations and all the'works neces- The canal Cristobal. PLAN ON PACIFIC SIDE. It is now proposed by the board to build a short direct canal from Mindi to Limon | Bay, thereby making the distance shorter by 4 few hundred yards and also facill- tating navigation and making it possible for ships to sall into the canal withou having any giffieult turns. The breakwaters necessary for the formation of this harbor of San Cristobal will be an item of great expense. They were the subject of long discussions in the meetings of the board. They would have been necessary, in case a lock canal had been chosen. On the Pacitic side at Panama the plans as adopted yesterday are also different | | from those of the French Canal | pany. Com- The French canal ends at La Boca, and it was found as one of ghe difficulties the Rio Grande with its many branches crosses the canal and in the rainy season inundates it and does great {'damage to the works already constructed rench. Therefore it was decided | by the that the canal should be built nearer to the city of Panama and should run be- tween two hills, one called Sosa and the other the well-known Ancon. Ancon is the higher of the two. On it the Ameri- can hospitals are bullt and it is one of the most healthful places on the jsthmus. ONE LOCK TO BE BUILT. At this place the one lock, necessitated through the difference in the fides of the Atlantic and the Pacific, will/be built. Thig lock, however, will not retard the progress of ships through the capal. In the first place ships coming from the Pz cific will have to stop some time anyway to be visited by health officers and by | vilian authorities, and, furthermore, dur- ing a largeé part of the day this lock will be entirely open, as the levels of both oceans will be equally high. At the Pa- cific side no plans have yet been made for breakwate: The plans for construeting a lock canal at thirty feet altitude were never dis- | cussed, and from the beginning the board was divided Into two groups, of eight and five members, one in favor of the sea level plan and the other in favor of a lock canal. A compromise plan was never brought up at any time. Tt can be authoritatively reiterated that none of the foreign delegates to the board | came here with specific’ instructions from their governments. The members of the board came here at the bidding of the United States and thelr governments gave leave of absence so that might give their services to this try, sending them without any in- structions whatever. They will leave Washington by next Sunday and stay a few days in New York before leaving for Europe. On Tuesday night next General Davis, chairman of the Board of Consuiting En- glneers, will entertain the foreign dele- gates at a farewell dinner at his home. The cost of the sea-level canal is estimated by the engineers at about $230,000,000. Although this amount larger than the amount necessary for the construction of a lock canal, it is claimed by the advocates of the sea-level plan to be in reality only comparatively slightly higher. It was pointed out in the meetings of the .oard that the lock canal would between $30,000,000 and $40,000,000 payment for the private grounds and the lands belonging to the republic of Panama, which would be in- undated by the construction of a lock system. This item, in the view of the majority of the board, is entirely done away with by the adoption of the sea- level canal. . As for the time it will take to con- struct the canal, several members of the board to-day expressed the opinion that the construction of the sea-lavel canal will not in reality take so very much more time than that of a lock canal and that if no unexpected diffi- culties are encountered it should not require more than two or three years The majority of the engi- neers take the position that the build- ing of the sea-level canal should not take more than fifteen vears. —————————— SEGENT, Ky., Nov. 19.—The town of Bstill- ville, across the Kentucky border in Virginia, was swept by fire to-day. The Myrtle Hotel, Doarding-house, a number of dry goods stores esidences were burned. Loss, Freedom from dirt and preservatives is insured in your milk supply by ob- fi:.‘.“.!"f Hor;lcl‘t'n ugt-a Milk. Pure rom_heal ws tary dafrfes. Ask for “Horlick’s.” Isthmus | about | that width | two ships | the | { | and navy. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1905 RUSSIAN AG ITATORS AGAIN MEET DEFEAT WORKINGMEN WANT PEACE Premier De Witte Rapidly Becoming ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20—The Of- ficial Messenger this morning, in addi- tion to denying that the measures taken by the Government im Poland were influenced by neighboring powers, states that martial Inw in Poland will be repealed as soon as tranquillity is restored. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 20, 3:10 a. m. The conservative leaders in the Coun- cil of Workmen are again victorious. At 2:55 o'clock this morning they car- ried a resolution against any attempt to introduce a movement for an eight- hour day. a Soclalist representative introduced an amendment to the resclution calling off the strike, providing that the men in returning to. work hereafter labor only efght hours, laying down their tools at 4 o'clock in the afternoon instead of at 6 o'clock, while insisting on the Encouraged by their | same rate of pay. | conservative lead- | earlier victory, the | ers at once opened a vigorous opposi- ; | tion to the resolution, pointing out the determination of the employers to re- gard any attempt to obtain shorter | hours by revolutionary means as a sig- | nal for a lockout of the great mass of ! workmen of St. Petersburg and that the workmen were in no condition to enter upon‘a prolonged combat of endurance at the very outset of a long, cold win- ter. | A number of orators even questioned | the wisdom of an eight-hour day itself, declaring that Russia at present was not ripe for it, while others who are in sympathy with the movement &or a shorter day declarcd that it would not be wise to fritter away their stre | at_this time when a great and decisive | combat in January was imminent. SABEBATH PASSES QUIETLY. | Apprehensions that the defeat of the Reds in the Council might inspire them to take violent measures yesterday against | the troops or the merchants who refused | to close their places of business on Sat- urday when ordered by the leaders were happily without foundation, though ru- mors of collisions becween workmen and troops in the Vastiiostrov and Putlloff dis- tricts were in circulation, At police headquarters, however, it was | sald that there had been no disorders and t strike headquarters the press was in- | formed that there had been no collision, though, perhaps, a few shots might have been fired into the air by over-exuberant demonstrators. Nevertheless, the patrols | in the streets were doubled yesterday. | These were generally commanded by non- | commissioned officers, showing that, in | spite of the rumors of dissatisfaction | among the troops. the Government was | not afrald to trust the soldiers of the | Guard at large without commanding offi- cers. | The high sounding proclamation with | which the Councii of Workmen announced | the end of the strule, deciaring thai the “demonstration” had served its purpose vy saving the lives of the mutineers at Kronstadt, while, of course,, it is prin- | cipally a blind to cover thé deféat, as the | trials of the mutineers are still in prog- | ress is at the same time shrewd tactics for | use in the, propagranda which the coun- | cil s actively pushing afmong the army ouch a ciaim, however, cannot | disguise tig fact that the strike was in- | augurated to compel the Government not only to pardon unconuitionally the mu- tineers, but to aboush martial law In Poland, and to compel the calling of a | constituent assembly, none of which ob- | jects have been achieved. PUBLIC SYMPATHY ALIENATED. The refusal of the affiliated organiza- | tions in the interior to respond to the Il and the revolt of many of the bet- er class of workmen herc against the | dictation of political agitators and walk- | ing delegates by no means represents the | full measure of the real defeat of the strike movement. The strike, by alien- ating public sympathy and opening the eyes of Intelligent Liberals and Moder- ates to the fact that the first duty of the hour was to stand by the Govern- ment in its efforts to tranquillize the | country, and to make head against the |tide of socialism and revolution, which was threatening Russta with anarchy, ided greatly to the formation of the new Law and Order party, which has now sprung into formidable being. N Interest has now shifted to Moscow, the Zemstvo Congress opened yes- The members of the new party | from all »arts of the country have gone there to make a fight in the Congress for a union of all the Conservative and Lib- | eral elements to hold up the hands of Count de Witte, to condemn the polit- ‘icul strike and to seek further political | salvation through the doors opened by the manifesto, though it is neither ex- pected nor desired that the constitutional Democrats will abjure their programme while joining in the movement to aid in the restoration of tranquillity. It is ex- pected that a sharp combat will develop with the large fraction of the Zemstvo- ists, who are arrayed with the Sociallsts, to continue the fight against the Gov- ernment to the bitter end. The failure of the strike has shown the country as a whole how little sympathy there is with Poland In her demand for complete autonomy. At Moscow the rail- road men refused to strike, on the ground that they did not sympathize with the Poles In their struggle. It seems that in that part of Russia the people remember only too well the endless war against the Poles and cannot forget ‘that the white eagle of Poland once waved from the pinnacle of the Kremlin, so sacred to Moscow. The possibility of the revival of the ancient kingdom of Poland is, therefore, view with displeasure, while the Panslavists and even the Liberals are afraid of the specter of a possible dismemberment of the empire. i ieh ASKS PRESIDENT TO STEP IN. Boston Rabbl Wants Executive to Ap- peal for Jews. BOSTON, Nov. 19.—At a special ser- vice held in the Warren Avenue Baptist Church here to-night Rabbi Charles Fleischer of tiMs city urged President Roosevelt to further persecution of the Jews and declared that the Jews in Russia should be armed for self-defense. “We have been told,” sald the rabbi, “that neither as President nor as man to Russia in the present crisis. I do not belleve it. If, both as individual and as the representative of 80,000,000 brotherhood, Mr., Roosevelt expresses with characteristic vigor the indignant not choose but take mnotice. 1 know that this would be very unconventional diplomacy. But America can afford to be both unconventional and undiplo- matic as can President Roosevelt or any other’ man who loves justice and right inore than t custom which makes cowards of us all S Feiay Protest Against Massacres. ROME, Nov. 19.—Two weil attended meetings, one of university students and the other of Jews, were held here to-day to protest against the massa- When the council convened last night | warn Russia against can Theodore Roosevelt say anything people consecrated to decency and protest of America, then the Czar can- | Master of the Situation. ‘ cres of Jews in Russia. At both meet- | ings resolutions were passed to send “salutations to the martyrs of the au- tocracy,” and praying for public lib- erty in Russia. —_————— RUSSIAN PRISONERS MUTINY. Japanese Aid in Quelling Repatriated Soldiers of the Csar. 1 TOKIO, Nov. 19.—A telegram from ' Nagasaki says that 500 of the Russian prisoners of war, bound for Vladivos- | tok on board the vessels Viadimir and Boroneji, have shown signs of mutiny. ! The officers of the two vessels applied | to the Japanese authorities to dis- | patch troops and police to their assi ! ance. One hundred constables have | | boarded the Boroneji and four Japa- nese torpedo boats have surrounded the two Russian ships. Admiral Ro- | jestvensky is on board the Boroneji. el TROUBLE CRUISER LENA. Crew In Sympathy With the Russian Revolutionists. HONOLULU, Nov. 19.—It is reported that the Russian cruiser which unex-| pectedly came here went mear enough to Viadivostok to get into wireless commu- nication with that port and was warned to keep away unless in sympathy with the people in thelir uprising against the Government. It is said that the officers were divided in opinion and that the , CTew wag in sympathy with the uprising. It Is impossible to confirm this report be- cause the captain of the Lena will not be interviewed and the officers will not dis- cuss the voyage. | The appearance of the Lena at Homno- lulu has mot yet been explained. She left Ban Francisco for Vladivostok with enough coal to carry her to her destina- tion, and at a time when she was due to be In that port she steamed into Hon- olulu harbor with very little coal in her bunkers. aapctigabiny ANTI-JEWISH RIOTING REPORTED. Bucharest Correspondent Says Many Have Been Slain In Kishenev. LONDON, Nov. 20.—The Bucharest correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that on Saturday anti-Jewish rioting took place in Kishenev, result- ing in pillage and arson, and that many persons were killed. Relief Fund Almos Half-Milllon. NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—A total in subscriptions to the Jewish rellef fund of $498,651 was announced to-day by the national relief committee. ADMITS THEFT OF A MLLIN Special Dispatch to The Call. PEORIA, I, Nov. 19.—For the first time since his arrcst Newton C. Dough- erty to-day practically admitted his guilt, at the same time giving an explanation of the causes which led to his robbing the Peoria gchool fund of a sum now esti- mated to be more than $1,000,000. That he was interested in too many business en- terprises, mixed his personal accounts with those of the school board, and was allowed too much liberty in handling the funds, are given as the prime causes for his downtall. As Dougherty discussed the case the noted educator broke down and wept bit- terly. Crushed in spirit, he still main- tained that he had lived a moral and up- right life. He repeatedly declared that he had not a love for money, and that he was conscious of na wrongdoing. “I was in too many enterprises,” said Dougherty. “1 had made money too rap- idly. I was accustomed to handle school funds without any oversight or super- vision. I ncver cared for money or for what it purchased. I never desired wealth except to help others. I have lived a moral and upright life in this com- munity and elsewhere. “I deny that there has been any fraud in connection with the school funds. The loss is in the Peoria National Bank and the money was taken out of the bank. not from the school fund. Whatever loss there may be should fall upon the stock- holders and depositors. “I have received offers of assistance from hundreds of sources. President Har- per of the University of Chicago wrute that he would help me, that he would come to Peoria, sick as he was. I could easily have furnished any amount uf bail, but what is the use. People wou:l say I had secreted a large amount of moncy, so I am hete awaiting the final out: mo.” Friends of Dougherty fear that he is on the verge of insanity. His mental at- titude, in view of what has taken place, is believed to show an almost unbalanced mind. He geems to regard himse’f as a victim of circumstances, a plaything in the hands of fate. i el SRR Steamshbip Rhindam Floated. ROTTERDAM, Holland, Nov. 19.— The Holland-American steamship Rhin- dam, which went aground in the Nieuwe Mass of Vladaardingen, in a fog yesterday, was floated to-day with the assistance of tugs. She has ar- rived here and landed her passengers. | At 10 o’clock London and Miss Kittredge 2z ==, — = fessi able penaky of fame: — Imitation and —— ——— reached the poi hazel fonifiz;‘m —_— buying and using it. So rife have these == SSS —— it an offence punishable by heavy mfile following ‘Witch Hazel is not “the same thing On analysis of 70 samples of witch hazel, bought of druggists and department sale and retail Alcohol (poison) or Formaldehyde the other 18 was up to the requs of these has entailed upon POND'S Neither of these however, would be perilous to unscrupulous manufacturers—swayed mote did not jeopardize the health and lives of sell any medicinal extract containing 2 maldehyde (poison) unless the bottle containing same be POISON, and other States throughout the Union are taking steps one alter another, to the same protective end. 3 In order, therefare, that the public may be secur: a ofpg'aoninabyfl:emeofmchwilchhzekmm impelled Caution uired standard of strength. The peril poisons may be avoided by the exclusive use of POND’S EXTRACT and the Medical EXTRACT the inevit- Substitution health i : b Lrinaey “ the same Not content with marketing an inferior v ul:t"—inthér(}neddcain—d . (poi.son)orbofl\.!otheimnfientpefldnnwhowmdecavednh hgidannuochwYorknndflfimhhvemmdhmflmhmlh fine, or impri imprisonment, or to Wood Alcohol (poison) or For- | lcol (pmnineo against the ST ing” as POND'S EXTRACT. whole- stores, 52 ined Wood (poison), ot both, and not one of It costs more, but it is worth the difference. S o >—— JACK LONDON WELS A Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Nov." 19.—Within twenty- four hours after his wife, in Oakland, Cal., had obtained a final decree of di- vorce from him, Jack London, novelist and journaiist, was remarried in Chicago to-day. Miss Charmion Kittredge, the California girl who is now Mrs. London, traveled 2000 miles to meet her aflianced husband. She arrived in this city at 5:15 o'clock this evening. and the knot was tied at 19 o'clock, after London had all but failed in his efforts to obtain a mar- riage license. It was Sunday, and he was compelled to drag Marrlage License Clerk Salmon- son from his South Side home to the City Hall, where the license was issued. Then began a search for a Justice of the Peace. Finally Justice Grant was found. were standing in the Justice's library at 48 Flournoy street, their hands clasped. “I now pronounce you man and wife,’” said the Justice, and the triumphant smile that flitted across the face of the bridegroom testified eloquently to the anxiety which had beset him as to whether the wedding day would have to be deferred until to-merrow. Mr. and Mrs. London are quartered at the Victoria. YUBA PIONEER DIES AT THE AGE OF EIGHTY-TWO MARYSVILLE, Nov. 19.—John Palmer, one of the oldest ploneers of Yuba Coun- ty, is dead at the age of 82 years. His funeral will be held in Browns Valley to- morrow. Palmer came here in 1849. He was a mining partner of the father of Governor Pardee for se: vears. The eminent surgeon. Dr. Nicholas Semn, after several voyages around the world, pro- nounced his trip to Tahit! the best of all. That the passage was a smooth one, there were beautiful rivers and mountains and unsur- passed troj scenery, and the natives kind and friendly. The Mariposa salls for Tahit! November 22. Reduced rate for this voyage 25 round trip. Send for circular, 633 Mar- ket street. . i i | L} I i This beautiful tract is delightfully situated on the sheltered bend of Halfmoon Bay, close to the finest bathing beach on the Pacific, commanding a grand marine view and immediately adjoining what is to be the Ocean Shore Railway Depot. The vast improvements projected by the Ocean Shore Railway at the town site of Balboa, which the Miramar Tract adjoins, make investment there safe and profits certain. The Miramar Tract is the nucleus of a city which has every chance of rivaling Berke- ley or Oakland in population and importance in the very near future. Lots are double lots, 50x150 feet, sold at $150 to $500. This is the opportunity of a life time! Jump right in! Purchase at once, and you will double your money within a year. Write to us or call and arrange to joim our excursions Wednesdays and Sundays. ' Halfmoon Bay Development Co. BICCER CONS FOR THE ARNY WASHINGTON, Now. 19.—The report of General Willlam Crozier, chief of ord- nance, is so replete with technical infor- mation concerning the arms and arma- ment of the United States army that Lieutenant General Chaffee, chief of staff has recommended that a copy of it be sent to each officer in the army. General Crozier presents some interesting infor- mation showing the growth of gun con- struction: how it has advanced from old- style guns to meet improved conditions: the increase in the thickness of armor and the improved powder used. A problem now confronts ordnance of- ficers on account of the wearing of the bore of the gun through the great ve- locity of the projectile, with the resuit that “after some fifty or sixty rounds from large suns the rifling is so worn away that the projectiles are no longer given the metion of rotation necessary to steadiness of flight and inadmissible loss of accuracy results.” The question whether the guns should not be used at a power less than their strength is being considered. The report says: “It must be remcmbered that in thus using the guns at less power, the energy of the projectile is reduced by a sacrifice of that auality which it loses soonest in flight in any event, namely, the velocity: and it also must be remembered that it is auite possible to retain the superior- ity of the gun over anything which it is called upon to attack by using larger calibers for given work and by build- ing guns of larger size than Is now cus- tomary, experimental constructions, a3 well as theory and natural foresight, hav- ing shown that the present conventlonal maximum need by no means be accepted as a limit.” General Crozier says that at the sug- gestion of the President further consid- eration by the general staff resulted in the substitution of a knife for a red bay- onet for the army rifles. He adds: “In view of the instructions of the Pres- ident of the United States that the utiiity of tha design of the saber used in our service be comsidered. the manufacture of the 20,000 sabers and the 2,000 scab- bards referred to in my last report was suspended from February 24 to July 17, 195 Entrenching tools have been adopted as @ part of the soldlers’ equipment. —_—e——— A Birmingham man named Batchelor has married a woman named Widdow. ‘mm