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s rn cma a _ CIRCULATION BOOKS, PRESSROOM AND MAILING DEP ADS, | |. ne Cerit a Word . | TH E M | w- -- ARTMENT WIDE OPEN TO ADVERTISERS Q ~ ens Salls PS ___ AND MESSENGER [OL. XXXVII, NO. 185. {sh Boroort baru Pr ACCEPTED BY | Warm WELCONE To IE French eon Nominee Hokes I Department Considering <= a' Best to Protect Citizens Fl THE WEATHER Probably showers late tomight or Tuesday; not so warm in north portion, TWELVEPAGES _ x GLENS FALLS, N. Y., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1916 TWO OF THE 4.630 VICTIMS OF INFANTILE SCOURCGE PRICE TWC CENTS PROTEST AGAINST - STREET RSREKE PRONISIONS OF NEW - IS LIKELY T0 BF W te (Telia Kew York hospitals, showing some thing of the treatment for the dread disease To date there have teen 4,660 cases, and 1,025 have died. Oth- ers have been left crippled for life. The scorge has become so great that physicians of national reputation have Arrives in City to Make First been called in to combat it, and the DN BY DEPARTMENT N :| OF JUSTICE FAVORED e are usually taken from the city to HAVE TAKEN N0 ACT-{ON j st, Identical i NF s f . the country during the heated term , , 52h; That Song 110 16:2: William R. Wilcox, it is Said, have been compelied to remain at Fight Has Been Started Which Agreement Recognizes Right o% ' : tain Will be Sent to ::,nce——No‘ Further Steps til Ambassador Page Ar. 28. sa i tras t »hn Edwin Nevin, L. N. S. Staff & Correspondent.) HINGTON, Aug. 7.-Accept wy France of the British boy- st of American firms and in- (11‘s confirms the belief in off- lmcles that there is little hope - fre list will be withdrawn. As B 1 «It of this state department offi- § carper~ of the cesuntm have com- meeting place to notify Mayor Mitch» i‘till‘ both crowd and enthusiasm that was § menced beslesing their representr «l of the action taken. Up to that ' itlltare considering what meas given Co] $ . his government can take io E olonel Roosevelt when he came! $ {tives Ay q sesnl a fight has beet 'ime the meeting of the directors of # it its citizens who are being dis- o Detroit two months ago. & wh h threatens 'o split the the company which was called to ac« Speech in Presidential CANDIDATE DELIGHTED ‘ WITH THE RECEPTION Will Name Advisory Commit. tee to Assist in the Conduct. ing of the Campaign-From Five to Nine Members. DETROIT, Aug. 7.-Booming can nons and cheers from 100,000 persons greeted Charles Evans Hughes, Re- publican presidential nomines, upon his arrival here today to make the first speech of his active campaign. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes rode at the head of a street parade which took place immediately after his arrival. The reception was said to exceed in lated against. remedy most favored is action 2 department of justice under; section of the anti-trust , This gives a weapon that can lized against the sn-amshipl mies which are refusing to Lexports of boycotted firms to T east and South American 168,\ 3 certain that a protest will be tub France demanding that its be rescinded. Its list number s made public in Paris yester 1 identical with the original list hed in London on July 18. zer, It is said here that a sup {Hal list has been completed by Tench foreign offices which will ide public shortly. » French protest will be identi- terms with that already sent to , Britiin. As a matter of fact, a 'of that protest was sent to the 'h embassy here when it was i to London for protection to foreign offiée by Ambas- 'Page. 're will be no further steps ; by this government in the boy- jcase until Ambassador Page jes here and confers with Pres : Wilson, Secretary of State ug and Counsellor Polk. In all of the details of 'ritish government's plan will be rout by Ambassador Page. i talk of commercial reprisals igh congressional action has , died down. It is accepted that 'gram for such action could not “ft through under existing condi- ! and if such action finally is \mined upon as the best policy it i zo over to the short session of| t,. the broadened powers of the commis- . C L k thef Of the Sstokhod river have added ¢9 pis team in severai places and they of Labor. who came here % f hi -| RE \ » sion, requested in the last American] The reunion will also mar g 5 2+ - . ' oF a \ 9 Washingt bring about ess which convenes in Decem s1URN GAME WILL BE note ,isqla,rgt=lv anmammr of eonjec.| fifty-fourth aniversary of the depart- their auccesses by the capture Of @ plazred with a jot of pep. If this shake fTom Washington to help bring ab % order that the administration meet Representative Nichols of \gan with the approval of the Department has introduced a ition urging American consular isentatives to gather information rding the trade activities of the Mr. Hughes was delighted at the cor dial welcome and he was kept - busy waving his hat and bowing in ore. sponse to the greetings of the crowd. A full proogram had been arranged | for the entertainment of the candi date and Mrs. Hughes. At the «fequest of the nominee it included a trip to the baseball park for the game be- tween the Tigers and the Athletics this afternoon. . Arrangements had been mado for conversations between Mr. Hughes and various Republican leaders as well as leaders of the Progressive party and prominent womén suffragists. Plans were made for visits by Mr. Hughes to several of the automobile factories in this district for talks to the men. During the course of the day the in- formation leaked out that, immediately upon his return to New York City, William R. Willcox, the National Re- publican chairman, wilt name an ad- visory committes to assist in the con- duct of the campaign. The committee will contain from five to nine members. Among those who have been invited to serve on It are Former National Chairman Charles D. Hilles, George B. Cortelyou and Wil liam Loeb, Jr. A. T. Hart. national committeeman from Kentucky, has practically been decided on as manager of the west. ern headquarters. € PLAYED IN FORT ANN Nicholas Tarrant, manager of the Butchers baseball nine, announces that his team will play a return game with the West Fort Ann nine Thurs home, Many cries have quarantined agaimt New Yok children 1 nousands who Lower photo-Child's legs bandaged in splints, MAY REQUEST MORE SeEdnt OUTLINE Unless Full Scope and Meaning of Latest Carranza Note is Explained. WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Unless the full scope and meaning of the last Carranza note is explained short- ly, the State Department will request a more specific outline of the pow- ers of the defacto government of Mexico will confer on its commission ers. This explanation of the instruc- tion to the Mexico commissioners to dscuss \preferably\ the withdrawal of American troops and determina- tion of responsibility for the border raids must come from Mexico City, it was stated. The entire seops of ture. State Department officials have recommended to the Mexico City gov. ernment exactir what is desired, but until a specific agreement is reached, an effort will be made to keep this in- formation secret. From reliable oficial sources is VETERANS TO HOLD ANNUAL REUNION Members of 115th New York State Volunteers to Meet August 24 and 25. All plans have heen completed for the thirty-fifth annual reunion and roll call of the 115th Regiment, New York State Volunteers, which will be held in G. A. R. hall, August 24 and 25. The program is appended: 8 to 8 30-Corades register and pay annual dues. 9 A0-Call to order by president. Response by Seelev Conover of Amsterdam. Business session 12 30-Call for dinner. provided by the Womens' Relief Corps in G. A. R. hall. ure of the regiment to 'he front. In connection with the reunion of the regiment Company C Veteran As sociation of the reement will also hold its annual reunion On - the evening of August 24, there will be a camp fire which promises to he a pomoc orm t TEUTON RESISTANCE from Incomes as Low as ~ONGRESS BESEIGED | | iREPRESENTATlVES IN | Threatens to Split Demo- | | I |_ crat Party Wide Open-! ‘ Many Letters and Telegrams Pouring in. 10 WASHINGTON, Aus Toof oop. \surh as congress has not met he mm, {already has been brought to bear on i members of both houses over the pro posal to inclide in the Demerrat ' revenue bill a tux on incomes as low [as $2.00\ and $2,000 | By letter, +ele. int-am and por enal visit representa-\ tives eof the $3009 anl $2.000 a year 1Devtnrrath party wide open, Demoerahie lemlers of the house | who are on te ord against the pro- pra to lower the exemption to $32. [05° for mamtle q men and $20 for , ~incle men are determined that the senate propnsal fo 'tax the lower in- comes shail not prevail \The effort to lower the exemption on in'omes cannot prevail.\ said Ma- jority Leader Kitchn of the house \It is entireh out of harmony with the theory upon which the revenue bill was framed - The tu'l proposed [to tax those clases whioh received the benefit from the espenditures which made additional taxation neces. sary The money is to be spent in lpreparau'on for war.\ Austro-German Troops Carry- ing Out Patrol Enterprises on the Dvina River. PETROGRAD, Aug. 7.-Thrre has heen a perceptible stiffening of Aus-} tro German resistance since Field Marshal von Hindenburg's srope of command was extended. but the Rus- sians continue to make progress at various points. On the Dvina river front the Ger- mans are carrying out numeroj pat- rol enterprises and their artiler. i= very active, indicating that infan'ry masses against the Russian lines max follow. In Volhynia the Russian forees west number of powerful fortified positions on the road to Kovel. General von Linsongen's men fought to maintain them bus were unahe to withstand the Russian bombardments and the rushes of the Cossacks. In Galicia the Austro-German es have made efforts at a eminter- fore- BREAKS - | ~ LOSHE SEX Spring Water Boys Defeat Hudson Falls by a Score of Five to One. Y Saratoga broke ats losing streak resterdas afternoon bs d« feating Hudson Fa.s } to ' in a return game. For the first time this soason Batatoga 'plaved what looked like championship ball. Manager Burnham strengthened up had occurred eariter in the season It would have been better for every. «bad\t comeerned A big crowd witness. ed the game vesterdar. and it is a go\d guess thi there will be a larger assemblage next week. ; Baratoga won the game on its mer Measure Would Exact Tributelstriking Employes of New York g:ISGI‘II'nll’la'ted Acai & + federal government has sent men City Ralfways CO'EndOFSG f: enorme gam'St Campalgn. \ from Washington to make a study TWO Thousand DOHBT'S. Agreement P of means of prevention and cure. Tot DIRECTORS OF COMPANY Employes to Organize But Provides That There Shall bo no Formal Recognition of the Union. NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-The striking .emploves of the New York City Rail ways company at a meeting this after- neon endorsed the agreement which was brought about through the efforts of Mavor Mitchell and Public Service Commissioner Oscar Straus, Wiliam I' Mahon, president of the Electrid Railway men Immediately left the rapt or reject the agreement had nol reported taking anv decisive action. NEW YORK. Aug. 7-There was every prospect todav that the street car strike would be quickly settled as the result of an agreement reached between representatives of New York Railwars company and officers of the Amalgamated Association of Reilway men The board of directors of the com« pany met this morning to vote on the agreement and it was stated that. If the agreement wae ratified. the union officials would meet in the afternoor 'o take simflar action. The general principals are these: 1. The right of the employes to om ganize. 2 A reasonable wage increase. || %. Emploves shail not be dismissed for belonging to the union and all strikers shall be accorded the same treatment thev got before the strika began. 4. There is to be no formal recog« nition of the union as such. nor any \Figned up\ agreement between thea urion and emploves for the present. Both Theodore P. Shonts, president , of the New York Railwavs company and W, D. Mahon, president of the un« inp. expressed satisfaction over the terms of the agreement. The area covered by the agreement \ties in the borough of Manhattan and does no' ex'ent to the Borough of Richmond (Staten Tleland), the Bor migh of the Bronx nor the Borough of Queens. Secretary Wilson, of the Federal de- an adjustment, arrived too late to be of anv material assistance. Figures compiled by the polics show that there was a slight Improve» ment in the surface car service om Sunday. There has also been a marked absence of disorderiv scenes. Only about half a dozen arrests have 7 On the second day of the N fem! in the C ifs and because the Incals had & DSt ) oo made in the citv since the strika When finally adopted, learned, however, that the State) bummer. I wie | offensive, particularly in the Carpath fer team. Hutch Waring was respon- , , believed certain, this resotution day afternoon on the West Fort Aun Department desires to permit the|reunion regimental day will be OD jones pur the attacks broke down UR sible for the defeat of gHudsnn 132113. hegan. qte allies. jauthorize the State Department ampile, through all of its repre- tives in all belligerent countries, is of how - goods of American TP are being duplicated there ant hat extent American foreign i has been interfered with. This give a basis for any retaliatory m that may eventually be deter- td on, diamond. The team will go to West Fort Ann in automobiles and will leave Gilbert & Tarrant's market at 1:80 o'clock. All persons who plan on going with the team are requested to be promptly on hand. The Butch ers played in West Fort Ann two weeks ago and defeated the West Fort Anites by a score of 1 to 0. [ REPUBLICAN CLUB commission to discuss the better pro- tection of American property in Mex. ico; means for the financial restora- tion of Mexico establishment of a neutral zone forty miles wide along the border, patrolled by troops of both nations, to suppress bandit raids and the disarming of all citizens of both nations within this zone. TROLLEY MEN STRIKE IN served. The officers of the 115th Reunion association are: - President, George H. Skym, vice president. George Van Dercook: first vire president, N. S MceOmber: secretary and treasurer, N. J. DeGraff; assistant treasurer, N. §. McOmber; chaplain, the Rev. A. S. Clark. The officers of the Company C Vet- eran association are: | President. L. T. Palmetier, Middlegrove. first vice der the Russian fire and gained no ground for the attackers. There are indications that the Teu- tons may attempt to offset the Russian pressure by a counteroffensive over a greater part of the front but no gears are felt from this source m mili- tary circles here. CHEAPER GASOLINE AND OIL IS NOW PREDICTED aithough He had good support from every man behind him. Waring had + perfect control of the ball and his fast breaking curves completel baffled the visiting batemen. He ailowed but two hits and struck out eleven men. Moynihan at third. Povie at short and ' Mike O'Nef' at second has strengthen: | ed the infield and the placing of Jerry gSweenPy in center has strengthened ithe outTeld for Jerry is as good an out as he is an Infielder. Nolan, The tie up of surface lines led to an extra rush of passenger traffic in the subway. Following a conffrence between VWinager Frauk Hadev of the Inter- borough Rapid Tramstt' company, and Mr Shontz. the folowing notlce was posted in the subway: ''Traffic in the subway and on the elevated lines being temporariiv in creased by disturbed surface railway conditions. thereby putting extra bur i \ CITY OF PHILADELPHIA president, Edwin Rhodes, Conkling worked beiter behind the bat yester (PDS on the emploves if is announced : IT | l WILL HOLD MEETING vilhe; Stipend £3? £55233: Swim WASHINGTON Aug. 7.--Cheaper das and helped put a jot of ginger in hplgns“1San?a22\‘§§01\§1?§w°§:2r3uc§na: ~ 111, s ctady: #ecrelary, B. Lp _ usar Y f am. i al bo + > PHILADELPHIA, Aug 7..-The gtlaminsgcf giiacuse: historian, James oil and gasoline before the end of the “112531211 Falls put up a stubborn bat. Partment will recsive one dallar pet { The Young Mens Republican club|sirigs of the union trolley men in| E. \Reid Newton Center, Mass. month is predicted by officials of the | te and sughor pitcher a good game, 32% ©%°\@ anm unti! further notice.\ | to CHUR SUB . FASHINGTON, Aug. 7=-That the intrinsic rin tte repo rna in rere enue a fbu was learned if diplomatic quar- {amid-ocean line, the craft will be ~ ge -that ince will be well pleased if the sub- [: bonsible for wave of Ger: - A1 sympathy throughout the Unit ~ o3§1t15n*Afl§1}§§ patrol fleet , .. \44 latest Attempt Will be Made on Other Side of the n British efforts to capture the man submarine Deutsciland will on the other side of the today, If captured anywhere near n to a British or French port. But majority of persons here - today have knowledge of the matter be- both Great Britrin and he reason for this is the _ belief t if the Deutschland should be tak- off the American cbast if would be States In addition it woull un- btedly lead to reprisals 'on the part Germany who could be depended to send a numibet of battle submar: across the ocean to try to \'get'\ ) Dgéuwk‘o' strects.\ will hold a meeting tomorrow even- ing at 7:30 o'clock in City hall audi- torium. Business of importance will be transacted. All members and any young man who desires to become a membér of the club are requested to be present, sporting men. in the country is dead today at his home here. He-died while undergoing an operation for mastoid: itis. ~ ' . WILL HOLD FESTIVAL, An ice cream festival will be held on the lawn of the Baptist church in South Glens Falls tomorrow evening under the auspices of the Camp Fire Girls. The festival was to have been \ DAMAGED BY FIRE, Fire early lat evening did about $100 worth of damage to the rear of a Building at the corner of West street and Cottage place occupied by Carl Petchél as a residence ,barber shop and ic6é cream patlor. A gengral alarm: was sounded from Box 124, West and this city, which was called at 330 o'clock this morning, has made little if any impression on the Philadelphia Rapid Transit company's system up to 10 o'clock. Thomas Mitten, prest- dent of the P. R. T., puts the number of strikers at twelve. On the other hand, Harry E. Fiynnun, president of the local division of the union, de- how many were on strike now. There has been virtually no disor- der, though three men wearing trolley men's uniforms were arrested, two charged with interfering with motor- men and one with throwing a brick. All cars are on schedule time this morning. FEWER NEW CASES OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-While the number of new | infantile paralysis cases in Greater New York has not Been so marked in the last 24 hours there was an increase in the number of deaths. Durifg the 24 hours end: ing atléa.m.today there were1l45 new cases and 44 deaths, compared with 192 cases and 33 deaths reported yes- terday. The total to date in cases,, 5: Lake George Man Seeks to Re- STEAVIBONT C0 WILL BE SUED cover Damages in Sum of $2,000. Attorney Hugh S$.Lavery, acting in behalf of Arthur H. Johnson, of Lake George. has brought action against the Lake George Steamboat company to recover the sum of $2,000 for in- juries alléged to have béen sustained he was standing on the public dock in Lake George village, a truck on which were several trunks was pushed against him which resulted in severe injuries to himself in the form of her- nia. The case will be tried at the Octo- ber term of the Warren County Su- preme court. Attorney L. E. Carr, of Albany, will represent the Steamboat bureau of mines, who have received reports from their agents in the Okla- homa oil field. Geologists in the field declare that new wells are being »pen- ed up, and the established producers are drawing the maximum flow from their property. Private producers as well as the Standard Oil properties are being price of gasoline as a result of the increased supply. The greatest ac- tivity is shown in the Oklahoma fields | | but Saratoga bunched its six hits and . manufactured them into runs. ; Saratoga» first run came in the see- ond inning after two were out. Long 'had fanned and Ketthum had gone , out on a grounder to first. Nolan hit to , loft and stole second. O'Neil proved to «be a good waiger and drew a pass. Waring hit a timely one to center and (Nei and Waring. Sweeney retired “he side by hitting out te shor'. Saratega added a coup.e for gnod although increased production also is measure in the eighth. Movnihan got reported from the other wells. TEMPORARY RELIEF FROM HOT WAVE PROMISED wave that has again come over the d E . the 'at first. Moynihan juggled Vannier's middle west was promised by Thaited States Weather Forecaster to- day. Showers late today or tomorrow safe on first. To make n®'ters worse will force temperatures down slight-lfl’arring I .' catch Vannier and he gnllopcg tsni sac- ing By Wednesday, however, the show- ond. Norton drew & pies an ENO navy yard officials, I cation - * temperatures; grounded out to the pitcher. Collins ceived at the Navy Depertment ind}« ly if all the lower lake region states ers will ceage and southern,! free transportation and Eweeney put 'him on third with a corking double in: 'to the crowd in left center. Burns ccame across with a dandy single to 'right which scored Movniban and i Sweeney. Burns was out trying to | make second on it. PDovle tapping one to 'the piteher ard Long struck out. ray's hard drive and tossed bim out grounder long enough to leave him threw high over firt 1 to, ALLEGED BURGLAR DIES iN VASSAR HOSPITAL POTGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Aug. T- Fritz Cramer. the allesed burglar, a & H h shot vesterday on the Astor estate at atlanhc. haas CcONSIDINE DEAD. clares that by night 50 per cent of “79rl§ed 1to qullisf capacity .113rt_=.¢1(111i nf’Nolnn. camghnmp win-1 the firs} \UB. in a running revolver bat? { NEW YORK, Aug, 7.-George F.lthe 6,000 employes of the company mine field workers report, and indica- Movnihan hit one towards firs 428 wa with the authorities. died today i Considine, one of the best- known will be on strike, He refused to say tions point to a gradual drop in the Murray let it get awav. scoring in Vassar hosprtal The police be» lieve that Cramer was a member of the band that has been committing depredations on the ertates of mil- lionaires at Hyle Park, Rhinebeck and Tarrytown. INVESTIGATION INTO FIRES® CAUSE ORDERED Fine is able to escape the fleet pa- . by Mr. Johnson. WASHINGTON, Aug. T.-Tempor- Hudson Falls only taly came in the WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-investige fling American coast waters. held Saturday evening but was post N o s that on July 2, while} ary 'relief from the excessive heat field Povie mad a dandy stop of Mur , into the cause of the fires on - poned. Johnson allege y 2, tion board the battleships Maine and Oak- at the New York Navy Yar‘d‘ was ordered by the Navy Department today. 'This investigation is in addi« tion to that being conducted by the Informeatitn te- crawl higher, the weather bureau, says. J hit to right and Vannier scored. NOW-'mted that the fires are endangering In the east, there is to be no ex- §168; deaths 1,144. 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