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Boctety Note—Roland Conktin, oul Ment of the New York Motor Hus Com- 1, with hie wife, their two children, friend of the family, A cook, « gover. ness and two chauffeurs complete the a & twontioth contury “Prairie Grey- hoynd.” Mr. Conklin had it built eape- olally for the trip. During the overland voyage, which Js expected to take about two montha, Mr. Conklin and his party will have their meals and sleep on board the “greyhound,” which ie a sixty horse- ; Power automobile, twenty-one foot long, seven and @ half fect wide and morning around the Conklin summer home, Rosemary Farm, on the out- skirte of Huntington, The “auto- house,” gaily bedecked with flags, stood in front of the Conklin manaton, ite engines throbbing and ready in ry detail for the 3,0. mile trip, The least excited of all the party was Mr, Conklin himself, His wife early, but he had a long sleep, Miss Julia Conklin, his daughter, tried to arouse him when a friend telephoned from New York at § o'clock, but he sald there wae no telling how much fest he'd get in the house on wheels, #0 he was going to tmve a good one defore starting. Prairie Greyhound. from the rear compartment. proud of the title—headed daunt the chauffeurs. cruising Mr, Conklin had his craft gathered for luncheon, The mval Mr, Conklin ald he would remain in New York ali night and resume his early to-morrow morning, The “main deck” of the vehicle ts operating levers, drivers’ seat, gaso- line tank and two folding berths, In room,” which is ten feet long and fur. Chicago, “TAP” SAVES MISTRESS AND GETS SILVER PLATE Dog Awakens Mrs. Keyes in Time to Save Her From Suf- focation. “Tap” added his name to the Roll of Honor of Dogdom to-day. Fur- ther he gained for himself a silver Platter from which he will take bis meals in the future. He didn't seem disturbed by the honors, and when ‘an effort was made to coddie him he ran away and hid himself in « corner. Mre. Rose Keyes of No. 212 East Twentieth Street, Tap's mistress, ia giving bim the silver platter and with ver and thence te San reason. lire. Keyos has been 11 and to-day took a gearing potion, She was sound asleep when fire broke out in the apartment of Hyman Reeder, on into her apartment when Tap, a big Newfoundland dog, ran to her bed- side and barked. It took him some tme to arouse her, but he did @o tn cated. “This te his third heroic deed,” Mrs. said. “He aroused my husband | LONDON, Avge tM- Posten ov bere heve brought down « Zeppeite that wae approaching Vilna. aoe tne to & Geepeteh te the Reuter Tele | Journey Across Continent in erin Company trom Petrograd to day The deepated continurs “The sirehip was bit four times Kt contained the ptlot and « together with eight soldiers, ipoendiary darts and photographie apparatus.” PAHIA, Aug. 21 Dany, started for Han Francisco by au defeated tomotiic to-day from Huntington, 1. | off (be Adriatic const, according to a deonpatoh to the Figaro from Turin two neyhows and « young woman Three of the Austrian machines were brought down and their crews were Italian aeroplanes Austrian air equadroa that the Italian squadron forced an sider : | ehgagement upon the Austrians after wable sles, ch? itis The machise |, jong store chase. The italian avi- Atora returned to their base witbout loss oF injury. This te the fret in reat dirigiblen hy own and its crew captured, A British aviator destroyed a Zep- pelin, but over Beigian soil and be- hind the German lines. CAYMAN MLS HS FEN WAL SPEDN W. H. Hilton, Prominent in Newburgh, Hit by Rev. Mr. Whitney’s Auto. sin is 8 WOMAN LAWYER GUEST AT VANDERBILT, IS SENT TO BELLEVUE And the others in the house were up| Overstudy of War Questions Causes Nervous Breakdown of Miss Whittemore. (Apecial to The Bvening World.) NEWBURGH, N. Y., Aug. 21.—Rev. Frederick EH, Whitney, vicar of St. Agnoes’s Chapel at Balmville, on the outskirts of this city, ts under arrest to-day on a obarge of homicide in having caused the death of his friend William H. Hilton, Vice President of the Board of Health, who died last night after he was struck by tho Rev. Mr. Whitnev’s auto waa running between thirty- five and forty miles an hour at the Mr, Whitney was driving the Car and several who witnessed the accident have informed the authori- tes the auto was going at such high speed that Mr. Hilton was thrown fifty feet through the alr when the machine struck hi. Mr, Hilton, who” was sixty-eight years old and had been for years the moet prominent builder in the city, had just stepped from a car at Water and Broad Streets when he was run He walked around the rear of the car and as he stepped to the other side the Whitney auto came tearing along and struck him. Mr. Hilton was thrown high in the landed on the radiator of the ear and was bounced off and hurtied He otruck the side of @ wagon on the opposite side of the etfeet before landing on the ground, He wae carried into a nearby store and an ambulance was summoned, but when @ physician arrived he said there was no hope for him. Mr, Hilton’s eon Reuben, a lawyer ‘and leader in Republican circles, was notified and be burried with mother to the store, The injured man died within a few moments and Coro- ner Herman Dubois ordered the ar- rest of the clergyman on @ charze of Butforing from @ nervous break- down due to overatudy, Miss Violet After he had breakfasted and had| A. Whittemore, # talented young wo- &® farewell look at Rosemary Farm,|man lawyer, is in the care of Dr. however, be said he was ready to set|Grogory at Bellevue Hospital to-day. out. The party then got abourd the|She was found wandering in the street early yesterday morning and the hoa- Mr. Conklin, his wife, thetr son | pital authorities have learned that for Roland, thelr daughter, Julla, and Miss|” week previous Holen Ginssor, the guest of honor, sat| room at the Vanderbilt Hotel work- on the “main deck.” Up forward with | ing constantly over maps and docu- the two chauffeurs were Mr. Conklin’s| ments bearing on the Huropean War, nephews, Harry and Frank Conkiin.|She apparently went without sleep The cook and the governess made| during the entire time, as the bed themselves comfortable on the upper|had not been disturbed, deck, which ts reached by a stairway| Miss Charles Rodenburg of No, 575 West Leaving Huntington at noon, the|One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Street, “greyhound landlubbers"’—they were} and Mr. Rodenburg, who is an engi- sigtag|neer of the Public Service Commia- course for the Queensboro Bridge. | sion, called at the hospital to-day and ‘The weather was cloudy and @ strong | said Miss Whittemore had lived with wind was blowing, but that didn’t|them and for a year had been atudy- ing legal problems growing out of After the first hour and a half of a oer ‘i ia “You are trying to embrotl the brought to @ etop and all hands! ynijted states in the war,” was the only statement she would make in tomobile The 0 remained in a Dr, Gregory said thet with proper rest he thought Miss Whitte- more would recover. Until last June Mies Whittemore voyage toward the West bright and| maintained @ law office in the Metro- litan Life Building. Because of tll " fm abe are up brastine and re- ained at the home. of Aivided into three compartments. ‘The | Mrs, ‘Rodenbure. forward one contains the steering gear,| she was left alone in the apartment when the family went to a summer resort, and oa aug, 12 Oe er ee partment ani stored at ‘an- the centre compartment, or “sitting | derbilt Hotel. She left the hotel about midnight Thursday and three hours later was found by @ policeman wanders ‘The route of the cross continent trip| Twenty-fourth Street and Tenth Ave- is from bey od York to Albany, Buffalo, | nue, In the room at the hotel the man- agement found a bank book of the Garfield National Bank, of No, 200 Fifth Avenue, issued in the woman's name and showing deposite of $20,000, Mes Whittemore is a the New York Normal School, where she received an A. B. the New York Law eakenieenren POSTCARD SELLERS HELD. Three Wholesalers Charged With Gale of Indecent Pictures, Anthony Comstock to-day caused the arrest of three alleged dealers tn in- decent postcard pictures, dred postals were seized aa evidence, Joseph Finklestein wax arrested in the office of H. Finklesteln & Son, at No, Park Row. At No, 144 Park Row, der Altman, who said he was a through the air, few weeks ago ‘The Rev, Mr. Whitney collapsed upon hearing the order, He was taken to the Newburgh Police Station and detained there until later in the evening, when Recorder Cantline re- leased him in $1,000 bail. The Re- corder insisted on fixing bail, although District Attorney Jonathan D, Wilson Jr. tated that he would not ask that bail be required, Those whe were in the Whitney car, Mra, Whitney, Mra. Henry Mo- Cann, a relative, and De Witt Mo- Kinetry, a nephew of the Rev. Mr. Whitney, said the car was going at only moderate speed, but several wit- nesses of the accident gave their names to the police and sald they could testify to the exces- sive speed of the car, The Recorder postponed the hear. ing until after the inquest, which will |) be held on Monday, The chapel of wi a and of Behool of the hich Mr. Whitney je the vicar ia attended by many wealthy New Yorkers with summer homes in the neighborhood. man is also the head of a New Bible publishing house and spends considerable time there. He and Mr. Hilton bad been close friends years. } his activities in public life Mr, Hilton was a iwember of | many fraternal organ: He was one of the founders Club and was asonio circles. The men are charged with betng wholesalers who supplied small dealers. —_———=>— ELLISON BUYS NEW HOME, Former Corporation Co of the Newburgh Cit: @ leading figure in : —<<— — CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARK mAs ae nm jive alterations fon. Vartous improvement: de, Among them w: "bee, 2 7 sitac * Ea B SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1918 “Prairie Greyhound”’ Auto That Will Carry 11 | Persons Across Continent to Fair in Frisco. WAR ORDER STOCKS WAR NEWS IN BRIEF | TAKE BIG TUMBLE as German Situation Be- comes More Acute. ——— The situation existing between this country and Germany and the possi- bility thet 1 may be necessary to float large loan for the allies, added to @ marked disinctination on the part of the public to carry stocks over market to-day that practically every ismue closed decidedly off Throughout the day the market was unsettled and although there were slight rallies, they really amounted to nothing #0 far as the rewuls was concerned, At the out- net only the specialties were affect- od, but when it became definitely known that the Arable was not only without convoy when she sailed, but had not been warned (hat she was to be #unk, the whole stock list weak- ened under the heavy offerings. As an indication of the recession from opening prices, Bethlehem Steel lost 11 points at the close; General Motors lost 7%, Pronmed Steel Car, 5%; Studebaker, Westinghouse, 3%, and United States Steel, 3%. La Steel there was a notable drop to 70%, a lower figure than it bad touched for a week, Only one of the war order issues | finished with a plus sign to its credit This was the Rumely Company which cloned at 10, an advance of 8-4, The total sales for the two-hour day were 640,705 as compared with £63,589 in the same period yesterday In the early trading the war-order issues of prominence yielded from 1 to 8 polnts on moderate trading. |Among the railroads, Union Pacific jand Pennsylvania were off a point, the drop in Pennay being associated with the order of the Interstate Com- merce Commission directing the com- pany to divorce ite water lines, American Linseed, which, according to rumors, is making components of explosives, was not a party to the de- cline In prices; instead it went to 17% Berlin claims the capture of 85,000 men, including six generals and| S24 established ® new bigh record 700 guns, with the great fortress of Nowogeorgiewsk. for the year. —+-- A Greek report says the British forces at the Dardanelles have cut} CLOSING QUOTATIONS. the lines to the rear of the Turks defending Gallipoli peninsula, who are With nat change fm previa cloning Ne & By Shy Now cut off from all supplies from Constantinople. A German fleet has penetrated the Gulf of Riga and a battle with Russian warships guarding the coast is now on, Petrograd reports. The British Government to-day officially declared that the White Star Line steamer Arabic, sunk by a German submarine, was not being convoyed when she was torpedoed, Facts regarding the sinking of the Arabic with the loss of two Amerie| can lives are being gathered by the Washington Government, which has I not as yet officially commented upon the disaster, Foreign Minister Sonnino has reported to the Italian Cabinet on the |¢ Turkish situation, declaring Turkish provocations of Italy to have become intolerable. A declaration of war is imminent. Bulgaria has concentrated 150,000 troops on the Turkish frontier, | £ acoording to a despatch from Saloniki received in Italy. Petrograd officially announced in a despatch received late last night \6 “s that a strong German fleet had penetrated the Gulf of Riga and was ene | jmpiriice Copper. gaging the Russian naval forces there. The Russian War Office declares that the troops of the Grand Duke Nicholas are making a successful stand against the Germans northwest of the fortress of Brest-Litovsk. FRENCH EXPLODE MINE IN GERMAN TRENCH Then Take Strong Position in the Argonne, Says Paris Official Report. PARIS, Aug. 21.—French troops in the Argonne drove the Germans from @ strong trench position near St. Hubert by exploding a mine and then rushed forward and occupied the trench under hot enemy fire. The War Office, im reporting th! engagement in this afternoon's com- munique, said the Germans made two feeble attacks against French posi- tions at Frise, on the Somme, and in Lorraine, Hoth attacks were re- pulsed. The official statement says: “Last night saw continued severe artilery fights in the Artois dis- tricts, between the Olse and the Aisne, in the champagne district, and in the Vosges. “In the Argonne fighting with mines continued at Courtes Chausces and at St, Hubert, where we have occupied and consolidated the crater made by a mine explosion, “Two weak attacks on the part of the enemy, one at Frise-Sur-Somme | and tie other in the forest of Parroy, | in Lorraine, were completely repulsed by us.” ITALY ON BRINK OF WAR WITH. TURKEY ROME, Aug. 21.—Turkey's reply to the Italian ultimatum demanding that Italian reservists be permitted to leave Turkey is expected to-day, Great excitement prevatis In Rome, and it is genorally believed here that newspapers are carrying lengthy comments on alleged Turkish mis- treatment of Italiane. FOUR LINERS DEPART DESPITE SUBMARIMES New York Takes Out 465 Passen-| 7 gers—Orduna, La Touraine and Stampalia Go. % 1, us New York | Wau th i wor walled at noon to<day with 169 capin| ") Smee ant 112 in the second cabin] |§ SAFE BETWEEN CARS. and 248 in the steerage. pany denied there had been any can- | pat there were bookings up to the last minute, author of “Ig| EAward Finder, # messenger, of No. the 66 Kast One Hundred and Third Street, disappeared between a southbound and The com- There Anything New Under Sun? and other works, was @ pas- He said that he was born in Sweden, but had been an Amer- jean citizen for twenty-five years.|/ine windows as the cars rolled him The day of the hyphenated American, | around between them, women fainted he declared, was past. He sald that |and men shouted for an ambulance, there was no chance of Sweden join-| When th ing Germany. Four liners, flying | around yet." American, British, Mrench and Italian Sen 2,000 passengers,| SADIE IS A BRIDE, before —E Tried to Kitt Herself Only the The Orduna left port for Liverpool. The New York followed. liner La Touraine, with 220 passen- gers, left at 8 P, M. for Bordeaux, and the Italian Hiner Stampalia, with 1,087 passengers, will let go her line The French a British Loving Cup for Amertean, |0t WASHINGTON, Aus. loving cup has been sent here by British Government & declaration of War is imminent, ‘The | ® lcked up office: larpal alver the Bode! low be ‘= Aor 1h ie live wt No, 606 ‘Rivington S3e3Es85 eer SSF. Beet: PPE LEER 3 ee a* BS as i Be By ah Ly 3Sty feameeees es ER By “Ly = 1 is 3 ay i "Be gs =i Bs it ay = 4, wk Ge = Ra Soke = seahee = PFSE tS casa 2eSs Eres: ee PLEATS =: hy ay = FS Messenger Hoy in’ Around Yet.” # northbound stepless car in ftont of No, 666 Broadway to-day, When the passengers sew Edward go whirling by in the centr car and fainted. When an am! ry was a all whoulder he sai jee, but I'm toinin’ © Day. rr ie iy ‘We can got married, a ing with fe, you a7. @ot their lic BERYULS AVAILABLE TO BE - BEFORE BEAR RAD Whole List Shows Big Losses | Forces at Different Points funday, caused such @ dectine in the! *|Mr. Homeseek cars stopped Edward was One of the conductors Recent activities of German sub- |opened @ side door and he fell into the marines had no apparent effect of | surgeon told him Inter that his only in sailings of transatlantic ships from | Ju this port to day. laceration of the ‘e old, was ar- Murphy in Market Police Court to- day charged with trying to kill her- self because her sweetheart, Samuel Bobel, was out pf work and they could tight, Your Monor,” anid in court. "I've found fine Mae ee to “a Munfipal Sun World Ads. for Numbers! dered Concentrated at Phil- adelphia for Start (ee The temmmtng art | PHILADELIMIA, Ave t contretion at the Phiiadeiphia Yard of every svailabic marine in Che United States has been by the Nevy Department. Nearly thousand will be mobilieed af the yard within the t week or aye as & result of the order and be sont to Hayti as soon as possible, When the marines leave the navy yard it, as well an (he Brooklys, Boston, Norfolk and other yards w have to be patrolled by bi or civilians for the fret time eine the Spanish-American war, for the marines that will be left Will be the Second Company, Beoon | Regiment, U. #. M. C,, which pe “mining company” of the corps which ie now at League Island. ‘The cruiser Tennessee is on her y back from Hayt! where she took about 600 marines ten days ago to reinforce the 800 already on the te land. The vessel is duo at Reedy and early Monday morning and #00n as she in docked at the local yard preparations will be begun at once for taking aboard the largest contingent of marines that has yet sailed from here. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-—-That the Administration faces some serious de- velopment in Hayti was indicated by & conference between Acting Seore- taries Breckenridge and Roosevelt of the War and Navy Departments Secretary of State Lansing, It intimated an announcement would made juter. A despatch was received from Ad: miral Caperton within the past t) ty-four hours suggesting inforcem: for his command. Port-au-Prince and Cape Hatin were said to ba adequately policed, but men were un< derstood to be needed to protect fore- igners at many other points where revolution is rampant. SAUSAGE IS MADE OUT OF HORSES IN BUFFALO Health Commissioner Declares Six Animals Slaughtered on Farm Were Sold to City Butchers. BUFFALO, N. Y¥., Aug. 21—It has Rl deen estadiished to the satistacth of Health Commissioner Fro! that the meat of horse ughtered during the last six weeks at a near Buffalo was sold in Buffalo used in the manufacture of sausage. Efforts will be made to-day to | whether the animals were health; when they were killed, and, if not prosecutions may follow. One burcher brought before the Commissioner admitted he bought 600 pounds of the meat, “There is reason to believe more =%| than six horses were killed and = 4y| dressed,” said Dr. Fronceak, “The business was a profitable one while aid for one of the horses and it rought a return of $86.50 as sausage meat.” 4% it lasted. Three dollars was the price —.—__— Bank Reserve $192,587,820, The actual con¢ition of Clearing House banks and trust compantos for hold $192,- excess of legal re- his is an increase of last week. Sings a Song! Of course there are many rooms for rent In great, big New York City; But how to find the RIGHT one ts The theme of this short ditty, Yow see, your picture in your mind The room you've idolized, stirs Then turn to World War.’ Ads. if you Would find It advertised, sir, You should find it through World Ads. ff you can find it anywhere. 4,532 World “To Let” Ads. Last Week— 2,101 More Than the Herald. Times, Gun. Trib- une and Preee ADVED TOGETHER! World Ads. for Vartely! Wearld Ads. for Resulie!

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