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Peonle don't like to buv Hj from unknown merchants, f pr unknown goods; adver tising manes sieaay customers. The Omaha Daily B EE THE WEATHER V Cloudy; Warmer. VOL. XL VI NO. 38. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 1, 1916. TWELVE PAGES. On Tmln. til IlotHn, Kvwh HtttnlN, etc., 6i SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. RAIN CHECKS THE FOREST FIRES IN NORTH ONTARIO One Hundred and Eighty-Four Persons Lose Their Lives and Many Settlements Wiped Out. HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS tv, Under Way i REFUGEES CA1 Premier Hearst Reports That the Relief Work Is Well Under Way Now. CARED FOR Mf Toronto, Ont, July 31. With one f' town wiped out, another almost in t, ruins and a score of small settlements ffm oBliterated, Premier Hearst an- Snounced tonight that 184 persons lost their lives in the forest fires in north- cm Ontario. Only a heavy rainfall f early today probably saved a great part of the province from destruction. Hundreds are homeless and the Dominion government has taken ex traordinary measures to provide for the refugees. Where the town of Matheson once stood, tonight there are only smould ering ruins and ashes. The countrw surrounding it is as barren as a desert. Only a few structures in the village of Cochrane remain standing. The greatest loss of life occurred at Nushka and Monteith, partly in ruins where nineyt-eight persons were burned to edath. At Matheson thirty-five perished. Iroquois Falls, where great paper mills are located, was not entirely burned as reported last night. The paper mills and one store were saved f im. the names. jr There were no serious damage at Englehart, although one or two fires occurred. At Timmins, seventeen houses were burned down. I "The relief work throughout the f district is well in hand," said the premier toniKni. cvcryming possi ble is being done. We will spare no expense to give the necessary relief." Amendments to the Federal Reserve Act Are Adopted Washington, July St. Amendments to the federal reserve act designed to broaden the scope of banks operating under it in relation to real estate loans, dealings with foreign banking institutions and the establishment of domestic branches, were adopted to day by the senate. Banks lying con tiguous to federal reserve district lines would be permitted to make loans an real estate within a radius of 100 miles without regard to the lines. Banking associations possessing a capital of $1,000,000 or more, upon filing application with the board, would be permitted to invest not more than 10 per cent of its paid-in capital stock and surplus in the stocks of banks engaged principally foreign banking, banks having $1, 1,000 capital would be permitted to -establish not more than ten branches within a radius of twenty-five miles. a no t Prize Court Holds Coffee Foodstuff London, July 31. Holding coffee to be a foodstuff Sir Samuel Thomas Evans, president of the prize court, condemned today in that court 3,000 bags of coffee, shipped from Amer ica to Gothenburg on . the Swedish steamers Indianic and Sydland. The court decided that the cargoes were in reality intended for Germany. Sir Samuel said that the real con signee was Boesch & Co. of Hamburg. He found the property was vested in that concern and that the doctrine of continuous voyage applied to the cof fee, which he said, was an important clement of the rations of the German army. - f p The Weather d somewhat warmer in north and west PjbtrfVbat cooler, slightly warmer in ex Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. Hours, dcr. .76 portions. ror iowa- -Generally fair; some- ' . I In 11)1 1 " Ifvf J s. m 78 I lkOr 9 a- m 80 - vVjA' J 10 a. m 83 L sSWtw 11 a- m 84 F I J54HW 12 j wfS5yA 1 p- m t f iy A fl 2 p. m 80 ;" ' 3 p. m 91 W i 4 p- m 92 It1 tT ESs-, 5 P- m ft 'h S3- P. I" ....to H T P- m 88 . 8 d. m 85 i Comnarallia Local Record frtclal record of temperature and pre clfSltation compared with the corresponding period of the Ubl three years: 1916. JfllE. 1914. 1913. Highest yesterday .. 93 82 83 80 Lowest . yesterday ..74 88 60 5fl Mean temperature ..84 76 72 72 rrectpltation 00 .00 .00 T Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1: Normal temperature 76 Excess for the day 8 Total excess since March 1. ............ 189 Normal precipitation 13 inch Deficiency for the day '.' .18 inch Total rainfall alnce March 1 9.67 Inches deficiency since March 1 8.61 Inches Kxress for cor. period, 191B 82 Inch lieficlency for cor. period, 1914. .8.37 Inches Reports From Station at 1 P. M. station and- State Temp. High. Rain- of Weather. 7 p.m. est. fall. Cheyenne, cloudy ......68 Davenport, rain 78 Denver, rain ....70 1 Moines, clear 86 r m mo viii ticr gv i,h rider, part cloudy ,..,82 orlh Flat to, otoudy ..74 I'limha, part ioudy ....88 I'upblo, cloudy 72 Ult Lake City, clear..,. 92 94 knit B"t cloudy ......68 70 t;riuU( vir si so 94 90 93 WHARTON GOES OUT' FANNIHGCOMES IN Impressive Ceremonies Mark Farewell to Old Postmaster , and Welcome to New One. EMPLOYES COMPLIMENTED Charles E. Fanning, Senator Hitch cock's appointee to the postmaster ship, took over the Omaha postofhee from John C. Wharton yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The cere mony took place in the south court room in the federal building before an audience of mail cariers, clerks and other employees that filled the room to capacity. It was a strenuous hour for the new postmaster. First, photographers posed him and Colonel Wharton in friendly attitude with a big ring full of keys, borrowed for photographic purposes from the janitor. Three or four flash lights were taken, which is enough to startle any man. Then, when the incoming and out going postmasters were seated on the judge's bench in the court room, the post office band, without prelim inary warning burst thunderously into "Hail to the Chief," which was startling too. Employes Present Flowers. An immense backet of flowers stood on the judge's desk. It was the em ployes' gift to Postmaster Fanning. . An umbrella and a cane in a leather case constituted the gift of the em ployes to ex-Postmaster Wharton. These were ordered specially from New York, and have handles of a rare material. George J. Kleffner, assistant super intendent of mails, presided and in troduced Colonel Wharton first. Colonel Wharton delivered an address in his most eloquent style. He re viewed his four and a half years of service as postmaster. He paid high tribute to the employes. "God never created a finer lot of men and women than these who have done such splendid, efficient service in maintaining the high standard of tnc umalia post office during my ad ministration," he declared. "We have borne our burdens to gether. In sickness and in health we have stood shoulder to shoulder. I have stood by the graves of nineteen who have passed on to their reward in these years. Happiest Years of Life. "I want to say that, of the twenty six years of mv business life iti Omaha the happiest have been the last four and a half years, while I was postmaster of Omaha." irttnendous applause greeted the HUGHES SOUNDS FORTH NOTES OF HIS CAMP , - Candidate of Rp- arty Outlines th ' a Pro poses ft, fi '.dmin-istrvicm. CEREMONY SEES A THRONG Carnegie Hall Crowded by a Distinguished Assemblage Eager to Hear Speech. ROOSEVELT IS PRESENT postmaster s- valedictory. Ana when he turned and shook hands with Colonel Fanning and asked the post office people to give the incoming postmaster the same support that they had always given the outgoing, the applause was given with a will. Colonel Fanning's remarks were very short. "In taking the position of post master, I have no friends to reward, no enemies to punish," he said. "Neither politics, religion or personal friendship will have anything to do with my work here.' Seniority and service will be the governing things. And I hope to equal the high stan dard which I understand Mr. Whar ton has set, and to have your co operation. More Harmony. The post oflke band retired again to the corridor and boomed into an other melodious serenade while the employes filed in a line past Colonel Wharton on one side of the room and Colonel Fanning on the other, bid ding "farewell" and "hail" to the re tiring Nasby and the new one. Colonel Wharton received from First Assistant Postmaster General Daniel C. Roper, the following com mendation of his administration of the Omaha post office: "The department has always felt that you were at your post of duty at all times and responding faithfully to the demand that postmasters should earn their salaries. Your at tention has been prompt, constant, and satisfactory. It should be a source of gratification to you to have been postmaster at Omaha during the period of such marked development in your city and country as that shown during your incumbency. The receipts of the Omaha post office have increased about a half-million dollars, or approximately 46 per cent, during your four years of service." Will Investigate Reports of News Writers in Camps El Paso.. Tex., July 31. Special correspondents attached to the vari ous militia units in this district were made uneasy today by news that copies of their articles to home pa pers dealing with, the treatment of the men have been submitted to the various commanding officers for in vestigation. A It is learned that at the orders of the War department these officers have been instructed to get at the truth of the charges of mismanage ment, incompetence and negligence in the articles. If it is proved that the men have in any cases been made to suffer needless hardships, the blame will be fixed. But if it can be shown that there was no basis for charges that caused the relatives of the guardsmen great mental anguish, then the guilty writers will shortlv see themselves homeward bound. A detachment of cm recruits from the Massachusetts organization ar rived here last night. President's Party Back at Capital Washington. Julv 31. President Wilson returned to Washington early this morning on the naval yacht May flower following a week-end cruise down the Chesapeake bay to Hamp-1 ton Koada. He was driven immedi ately to the White House. . 1 New York, July 31. Charles E. Hughes tonight outlined in his speech of acceptance the issues upon which he will conduct his campaign for the presidency. Mr. Hughes assailed the adminis tration for the course it has pur sued with reference to Mexico, main tenance of American rights during the European war, preparedness and other great questions of the day. He declared for a new policy of "firm ness and consistency" toward Mex ico, for "the unflinching maintenance of all American rights on land and sea" and for adequate national de fense, adequate protection of both our western and eastern coasts. Confer With Leaders. Mr. Hughes came here this morn ing from his summer home in Bridee- hampton preparatory to the ceremony tonight in Carnegie hall, at which he will be officially notified that he has been nominated for the presidency. The nominee spent the dav in con sultation with party leaders from all parts of the country. Senator Warren Harding of Ohio, National Chairman Wilcox and various members of the campaign committee. Mr. Hughes will return to Bridgehampton on Wednesday and remain there until he leaves on his western campaign tour. The Hughes headquarters in the Astor hotel here passed the busiest day since it was opened. Republican leaders from every state in the union were present. It was announced that more than 7,000 persons had applied for tickets to the notifications cere money. Carnegie hall seats only 3,200 persons. Theodore Roosevelt attended the ceremonies accompanied by his wife. Former President Taft telegraphed today from Canada that he would be unable to arrive, stating in his tele grain to James B. Reynolds, secre tary of the national committee, that he regretted that he could not be present at "a great occasion to hear a great speech, an augury of victory." Harding Notifies Candidate. Senator Harding of Ohio, who was chairman of the convention that nomi nated Mr. Hughes, notified the can didate, saying: "Mr. Hughes: The committee here assembled, representing alt of the United States and territories, chosen by the republican national convention which met in Chicago on last June 7, is directed by that convention for mally to notify you of its action in selecting you as its nominee for the presidency of the republic. "Speaking for the committee, it is my pleasure to say directly what was conveyed to you by telegraph while the convention was yet in session that you are the unanimous choice of the republican national convention, for the party standard bearer. '"lhat convention uttered the prin ciples of a confident, determined, re united and enthusiastic republican party which turns to you, in highest respect and trust, as a nominee best typifying the party's purposes and the people's desires. "Inasmuch as the unusual circum stances inspired an informal notice at the time of the convention's action and you then made an informal ac ceptance of the call to patriotic duty, which won the plaudits of our peo ple, I shall not refer in detail to the action of the convention or the de clared principles of which the repub lican party is committed. But It is fitting that I should speak the con gratulations of this committee on your most extraordinary nomination. It has no parallel in the history of the republican party. As the whole people have approvingly witnessed, you have been chosen for leadership by a con vention which comprised the best thought, the highest intention and deepest consecration of a great and historic party, when you were not only not an aspirant, but discouraged all endeavors in your behalf. Notwithstanding your holding aloof from all conferences and partici pation, that unfailing understanding which directs popular sentiment to highest victory called you to the serv ice of the party and the nation. Your record of public service, your well known and courageous views on pub lic questions when in executive posi tion, your abiding devotion to repub licanism, your possession of a confi- Hughes Accepts the Nomination; States Position on Issues Clearly; Exposes Weakness of Democrats Following is the full text of the speech by Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, accepting the nomination for president by the republican party of the United States, delivered in New York last evening: "Senator Harding, members of the notification committee, and fellow citizens: "This occasion is more than a mere ceremony of notification. We are not here to indulge in formal expressions. We come to state in a plain and di rect manner our faith, our purpose and our pledge. This representative gathering is a happy augury. It means the streiTgth of reunion. It means that the party of Lincoln is re stored, alert, effective. It means the unity of a common preception of par amount national needs. It means that we are neither deceived nor benumbed by abnormal conditions. We know that we are in a critical period, per haps more critical than anv period since the Civil War. We need a dom inant sense of national unity; the ex efcise of our best constructive pow ers; the vigor and resourcefulness of a quickened America. We desire that the republican party as a great liberal party shall be the agency of national achievement, the organ of the effective expression of dominant Americanism. "What do I mean by that? 1 mean America conscious of power, awake to obligation; erect in self-respect, prepared for every emergency, de voted to the ideals of peace, instinct with the spirit of human brotherhood, safeguarding both individual oppor tunity and he public interest, main taining a well-ordered constitutional system adapted to local self-government without the sacrifice of essen tial national authority, appreciating tnc necessity ot stability, expert knowledge and thorough organization as the indispensable conditions of se curity and progress; a country loved by its citizens with a patriotic fervor permitting no division in their alleg iance and no rivals in their affection I mean America first and America efficient. : It is in this spirit that I respond to your summons. Foreign Relations Appointments. "Our foreign relations have as sumed grave importance in the last three years. The conduct of diplo matic intercourse is in the keeping of the executive. It rests chiefly with him, whether we shall show compe tence or incompetence; whether the national honor shall be maintained; whether our prestige and influence shall b lowered or-adVanced. What is the record of the administration? The first duty of the executive was to command the respect of the world by the personnel of our State depart ment and our representation abroad. No party exigency could excuse the non-performance of this obvious ob ligation. Still, after making every al lowance for certain commendable ap pointments, it is apparent that this obligation was not performed. "At the very beginning of the pres ent administration, where in the di rection of . diplomatic Intercourse "ill fD rif p t y w CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. there should have been conspicious strength aiirl expertness, we had weakness and inexpertness. Instead of accuring respect, we invited dis trust of our competence and specula tion as to our capacity for firmness and decision, thus entailing many dif ficulties which otherwise easily could have been escaped. Then, in numer ous instances, notably in Latin America where such a course was par ticularly reprehensible, and where we desire to encourage the most friendly relations, men of long diplo matic experience whose knowledge and training were of especial value to the country were retired froni "the" service apparently for no other rea son than to meet partisan demands in the appointment of inexperienced per sons. Where, as in Santo Domingo, we had assumed an important spe cial trust in the interest of its people, that trust was shockingly betrayed in order to satisfy 'deserving demo crats.' "The record showing the adminis tration's disregard of its responsibili ties with respect to our representation in diplomacy is an open book and the specification may easily be had. It is a record revealing professions be lied. It is a dismal record to those who believe in Americanism. Take, for example, the withdrawal of Am bassador Hcrrick from France. There he stood, in the midst of alarms, the very embodiment of courage, of poise, of executive capacity, universally trusted and beloved. No diplomat ever won more completely the affec tions of a foreign people; and there was no better fortune for this coun try than to have at the capital of any one of the belligerent nations a rep resentative thus esteemed. Yet the administration permitted itself to su persede hinn The point is not that the man was Ambassador Herrick or that the nation was France, but that we invited the attention of the world to the inexcusable yielding of national merest to partisan expediency. It was a lamentable sacrifice of international repute. If we would have the esteem of foreign nations we must deserve it. We must show our regard for special knowledge and experience. I propose that we shall make the agencies of our diplomatic intercourse, in every (Continued on Pago Two. Column One,) (Continued on Page Four, Colnmn Three.) Woman Appointed Receiver at Land Office at Douglas Washington, July 31. Miss Julia Mary Cross of Douglas. Wvo.. was nominated by President Wilson today as receiver of public moneys at Douglas, Emperor of Austria . Has Severe Chill London, July 31. Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria caught a severe chill inspecting his troops, says a Vienna dispatch forwarded to London by the correspondent at The Hague of the Exchange Telegraph company. Mis .Majesty is described as being very ill and confined to his bed KDWONTINDE AUSTRIAN PURSUIT Czar's Forces in Volhynia and Oalicia Reach Rivers Orab erki and Sereth. NEWS OF I OTHER FRONTS Petrograd, July 31. (Via London.) In the region of Brody on the Vol hynian and Galician frontier, Russian troops, are pursuing the Austro German armies, it was officially an nounced here today and have reached the rivers Graberki and Sereth. Britons Advance Along Somme. London, July 31. As the result of local encounters in Ahe region of the River Somme, the British troops last night advanced their posts at some points on the plateau to the north of the town of Bazcntin Le Petit, it was officially announced this after noon. German Attacks Repulsed. Paris, July 31. North of the Somme yesterday and last night, the Germans redoubled their counter at tacks between Hemwood and Monacu farm, says the official statement is sued this afternoon by the French war department. The struggle was especially severe around Monacu farm, where the Germans got a foot ing for a moment, but were immedi ately driven back. Germans Hold Ground. Berlin, July 31. (Via London.) Anglo-French troops, in their attacks Sunday against the German points in the region of the River Somme, did not gain a foot of ground, according to the German army headquarters staff in. its statement issued today." General Brown, Past Commander Of G. A.R., Is Dead . Zanesville, O., July 31. General R. B. Brown, 72, past commander-in-chief in the Grand Army of the Re public and widely known as a dis tinguished civil war veteran and newspaper editor, died here at his home yesterday following a pro tracted illness of stomach trouble. He is survived by his widow, one daugh ter and a son, Rev. Frank Brown of Oklahoma Four Miners Killed by Explosion at Pana, III. Decatur, III., July 31. Four miners were killed and two workmen se verely injured in a gas explosion in Springfield mine at the norlheast part of i'ana Sunday night MEXICANS KILL TWO AMERICANS Small Band of Bandits Grosses Border Near Fort Hancock and is Wiped Ont. ONE AMERICAN WOUNDED El Paso, July 31. Two Americans were killed and one was wounded in a clash with Mexican bandits who had crossed the Rio Grande five miles be low Fort Hancock, Tex., early this morning. There were five bandits in the party. Private John Twoncy, Troop F, Eighth United States cavalry, and Robert Wood, a United States cus toms inspector, were killed. Sergeant Lewis Thompson, Troop F, Eighth cavalry, was seriously wounded. Reports to General George Bell, jr., commanding the El Paso military dis trict, indicated the bandits had been killed. American patrols had reported that a small detachment of Mexicans had crossed the Rio Grande and were making their way toward an isolated section about fifty-five miles down the river. It was believed they were either smugglers or stock thieves. A small detachment of Troop F, eighth cavalry, was sent in pursuit. The Mexicans were surprised and it is believed that none escaped. Laptaui H. D. Lushing, command ing Company C, Eighth Massachu setts infantry, at Fort Hancock, re ported such details as he was able to obtain to General Bell, but said he was hampered in obtaining informa tion by reason of meager wire com munications. All of Bandits Killed. San Antonio, Tex., July 31. All five Mexican bandits, who were in the clash with American troops near Fort Hancock early today, were killed, ac cording to a report transmitted to General Funston by General Bell, commanding at El Paso. The Ameri cans suffered a loss of two men killed and one wounded. RAINS ARE MOVING ' EAST INNEBRASKA Sections ofo State Nearer to Omaha Report Showers that Bring Relief from Heat. MERCURY IS LOWER HERE Italian Steamship Dandolo is Sunk London, July 31. The Italian steamship Dandolo, of 4,977 tons gross, has been sunk, according to an announcement made foday at Lloyds shipping agency. The Dandolo was formerly the Mitggiano and was built at Spezia in l0(. It was 376 feet long, forty-eight feet beam and twenty-eight feet deep. Venice was its home port. It is continuing to rain in Nebraska and the rains are slowly but consist ently moving eastward from the western border toward Omaha. Re ports of rain at Lewiston, Wymore and other places about Beatrice and between Beatrice and Lincoln, and also at Cambridge were received last night. Cloudy weather promised showers in Omah with the approach of even ing. Temperatures were lower gen erally yesterday here than previously. Rains Near Beatrice. Beatrice, Neb., July 31. (Special.) Rains arc reported to have fallen at Lewiston, Wymore and other places in this -section of the state this afternoon. A light rain fell be tween Beatrice and Lincoln this morning. Showers at Cambridge. Cambridge, Neb., July 31. (Spe cial.) A number of light showers fell here today, north of town an inch caused everyone to feel good as they are now assured of some corn. Prospects are 'god for more rain. RELIEF COMES TO CHICAGO. Lake Breeze from North Causes , Drop of Twenty-Two Degrees. Chicago, Ju'.y 31. The end of one of the worst periods Chicago eve ex perienced came today on the wings f an eighteen-mili wind from the north. A droo ot 22 degrees in temper-ture (Continued on Page Four, Column Pour.) Heat Makes Man Want to Bite and Scratch Everybody Grand Island, Neb., July 31. (Spe cial Telegram.) Harry Hart, an em ploye of the. McDowell farm, south of the river, was brought to the city suffering with a strange malady. Yes terday he was seized with a desire to scratch and bite all who came near him and the physician originally called feared that it was a case of rabies. The ambulance and straight jacket were used to bring him to the hospi tal in this city, where his case is being watched. It is regarded as possible that it might merely be a nervous breakdown caused by the terrific Iteat. TWO MEN HELD IN JAIL AS BLAMED IN BIG EXPLOSION New Jersey Officials Move Against Traffic Men Held Responsible for Storage of Explosives. MORE VICTIMS OF DISASTER Four Dead and Many Missing as Cleanup Comes After Great Fire. MORE DETAILS OF AFFAIR New York, July 3'.. Two men are under arrest today on warrants ' charging them with manslaughter in indirectly causing the death of one ot the victinis of the terrific explosion of ammunition on Black Tom pier yesterday morning. Estimates of the casualties early today placed the num ber of dead at three, with three oth ers mortally injured, thirty-five Suf fering from less serious injuries and eleven to twenty missing. Estimates of the property loss range from $25, 000,000 to $45,000,000. Many persons who were on board barges moored at the burned piers are missing and it is feared that the have perished. In some quarters it was believed the total number ot dead would reach twelve. Traffic Officers Held. Those under arrest were Albert M. Dickman, agent of the Lehigh Valley railroad, stationed at Black Tom pier. and Alexander Davidson, superinten dent ot the warehouses ot the Na tional Storage company, thirteen of which were destroyed by the fire which followed the explosions. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Theodore B. Johnson, president of a. lightering company, one of whose barges, loaded with ammunition, is said to have been moored at the pier. LMckman and Davidson were ar raigned, charged with manslaughter. and held in $5,000 bail fdr examination on Friday. - .' J-rank Hague, commissioner of pub. lie safety of Jersey City, charged that the blame for the explosion lay' with either the Lehigh Valley Railroad company, the storage company or the lighterage company, vsA that some of them had Violated the laws of New Jersey, the Jersey City ordinances and the rules of the Interstate Commerce commission by permitting" "fJarges loaded with explosives to remain moored at the piers over night, These barges were being used to transport the ammunition to steamers, lying in Gravesend bay.' ; f , ' . . . Several Investigations. Several investigations , were com menced today to discover the origin of the fire which caused the explosion which , destroyed $5,000,000 worth of ammunition, eighty-five freight cars, set blazing ammunition barges adrift toibombard the Statue of Liberty ana the Ellis Island infmigration station with shells and shrapnel and shattered $100,000 worth of windows in this city. One of the investigations is conducted by Colonel Beveridge Y. Dunn, chief inspector of the bureau of explosives of the American Rail way association and the Interstate Commerce commission. He is aided by thirty inspectors. The ( county prosecutor and city employes in Jer sey City are making investigations also. It is understood that agents of the Department of Justice are mak ing inquiries to learn whether the ex plosion was of incendiary origin. , Fire Started on Barge. Conflicting reports as to th'e.raui of the fire are still circulated. Lehigh Valley officials assert that an inter, loping barge loaded with ammunition was moored at their pier tn defiance of their orders, and that the first ex. plosion took place on board that ves sel. The commissioner of public safety says , that four ammunition barges were at or near the piers, and that all of them were destroyed. It is feared their crews perished. The big pier just west of the Statue of Liberty, is today a mass of smoking ruins with the debris piled hundreds of feet high in places, and with the fire still burning. ); Immigration Station Damaged. The work of repairing the damaee to the buildings on Bedloe's and Ellis Islands at,d in New York and ler- sey City, began today. The immigra tion sfatio,. at Ellis Island had the appearance of a war swept village, with every window shattered, the roof of the hospital caved in, the main door blown away and the dining and executive rooms wrecked, while the island was strewn with bits of shrapnel, broken glass and three-inch shells, thrown ashore from drifting barges, which had bombarded the is land as they burned. The damage was estimated at $75,000. The buildings on Bedloe's Island, with doors blown in and windows shattered, showed the marks of an (Continued on Fnge Four, Column Two.k LAST WEEK The Bee Carried 1128 MORE Paid Want Ads than in the "lama week a year ago. ; Every week for the last five months the increase has , been MORE than ONE THOUSAND J PAID ADS per week, ) "Think It over, . -V