Portsmouth Herald (Newspaper) - February 6, 1918, Portsmouth, New Hampshire VOL NO 114 REFORMATORY BUILDINGS ARE BURNED Five of Thirteen Buildings of Indiana SEC BAKER IS PORTSMOUTH N H WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 6 1918 Fit DESTROYS MPER RESIDENCE Blaze Starts From Defective Chimney Wind Saves I Other Tho two and a half slory dwelling of a well j located on High was totally destroyed by flro on Tuesday afternoon Tho flro started from a de- chimney With below xero tho Inmates of the and neighbors who re- fought the flro but were un- to check ItH progress Home clothing and bedding were the Fly Associated Press Ind Feb of tlie thirteen buildings comprising I ho Indiana reformatory wero dc by fire horo early today The loss estimated al Twelve hundred and eighty-five In cells and dormitories were in orderly array Iho quadrangle a small enclosure where retreat overy after military drill At tho word of command marched lo another Institution building to mo dis- tance from Iho flro where they wero placed guard of the In- matcH tried to escape Y COMMITTEE Public Hearing Secretary Defends His Recent Statements Concerning ing Troops to Weeks of Massachusetts Disagrees With Him ARREST AN I fiy Associated Press X J Feb of being a follower of W M Hay wood who is under Chicago Michael 27 years who northwest wind said ho irom H I at fho time kept tho from here by tiro barn and connecting the Workers The Iho tbo World and a book Indicating in that organization covered by ore by the police to hove been j found on tho prisoner who held for tho federal authorities at DEADLY TOLL OF THE London Feb ON ELECTRIC LINE A I Mac Fan ti of a linesman for the Western Union to n reply given by Andrew hns been a government the tho Portsmouth of commons today have done to j in thin city nnd will him death British charge of all electrical wornon and children and repair work MANY KILLED IN FINNISH TRAIN WRECK Associated Press London Feb C A large number of persona were killed and injured in con- of a between a train loaded with Guards and a ment rain sent lo interrupt tho Red train at Keml Northern land according to Tele- graph from Copenhagen THE WEATHER Forecast for and moderate southeast winds Thursday cloudy south to southeast winds Associated Press Feb of Secretary linker before tho nate committed was besun at n public hearing today Secretary cross-examination was begun j by Senator Weeks of Massachusetts In connection with the number of troops to bo sent across this year On January 1 Mr said thorn had to France more troops both on American ships for transportation American tonnage losses Secretary Baker said had light Tho service tho navy lias rendered In protection of tho has been j ho declared Secretary Baker said that ho has not determined whether troops would be kept in southern camps next mer but If tho summer weather was as extreme as It has been this winter had j oner To the actual Knn Sun 5.05 Length of Day High Tide am 7.08 pin Moon Rises c 2.50 am Light at 5 35 pin the Ads bead and Men the jihor docks rushed to tho and on their arrival found Iho engine room In tamos They sent In a call for the combination of be fire department and wls to Ilia Portsmouth hospital He la expected to recover Tho the boat was not very serious FOUR KILLED IN DOUBLE COLLISION Plow Crashes Into Stalled ger Train Previously Run Into Another Plow at Caribou Me Early UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY With the cold itill in store for us it's timely to consider the wanner grades of hosiery and underwear It's economy too to purchase now as prices will be higher next season Children's Fleeced and Cotton Fleeced and Cashmere to Men's Cotton and Wool Hose lo Suits Vests and Pants Warm Sleeping Garments for Children Men's Suits Shirts and Vests Pants and Union Suits for dren B French Co Oil Heater Into River to Save Gasoline Explosion and tion of Craft In an attempt a gasoline explosion ana save O from instruction by Cleveland of Me lOft Ills life today nt off j street commands tho for Jameson wont aboard anil found n gasoline stove In Die engine room all ablaze the er nnd It over the Into the lie fought fire on tho but unable o extinguish It Ho was badly burned about tlie face FIRE DESTROYS NAVAL STORES Press bnso store house of the naval reserve here con- a of food and by said that tho fire was caused by a defect In tho healing system The loss a mated at The plumbers were a busy lot on Tuesday as there wero a great many freeze Owing to the extreme cold weather the consumption of gas has gone beyond bur capacity to make enough to supply the de- mand Our reserve supply will be ex- hausted today We therefore request that you use as little as possible for the next few days for heating and cooking so we may replenish our reserve Unless you curtail your consumption we be obliged to shut the supply off entirely for at least twelve hours PORTSMOUTH COMPANY Feb 6 1918 E SEYBOLT Mgr By Associated Press Caribou Me Feb gers and a were n dozen pa SBC tiger 3 were injured In n collision on ho Banger and Aroostook railroad hero early today A passenger train bound from gor to Van Buren crashed into a which hud become a snow drift and a moment later er rah Into oC tho passenger train The dead aro Frank Harding Mrs Dann Anna Shaw d 12 Limestone and St Peter Van Duron ReaO Want Ada DEFECTIVE FLUE CAUSES FIRE By Associated Press Conn Feb G Darker aged years a manufacturer tonic In Now York city was burned to death in his home here day The mansion house with Us con- tents valued nt were ed A defective flue was held able for tho Special Values in Rugs Carpets and Ail Kinds of Fleer for the Month of February Extra Good on Remnant Pieces of Oil and Li 1 lo 20 ydi in each piece to close out regardless of coit Come in and look over the line D H MclNTOSH Fleet and Congrew Streets N H A SALE Some of lie very best of recent fief ion greatly re- in including Looks by Churchill George Barr Mrs Humphrey Ward old Frank H Spearman George W Cable Bret Hurie etc books are very 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