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I GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. An insane negro barricaded himself in his house at 320 North Irving avenue, early yesterday, and with his wife, both armed with rifles, shot and killed five persons, wounding a dozen more. Finally he shot his wife and himself after 150 policemen had surrounded the house and blown it up with three charges of dynamite. The negro was Henry Mclntyre, also known as Mcintosh. For five hours he held the police at bay, and terrified the neighborhood for blocks around. Of the dead, one of them is a policeman, and two are his neighbors. After the police of six west aide i stations had sought to dislodge the pair with their revolvers, apt. AAesley AVestbrook of the AAarren avenue station ordered fifty rifles rushed to the scene, together witli gasoline and dynamite. The rifles were turned over to the policemen who had surrounded the building, and an almost unceasing fire was directed at the building. After this firing had continued for a half hour and had failed to stop the occasional shots fired from windows by the negro and his wife, a squad of policemen placed a charge of dynamite at the rear of the house. It was discharged with a roar that shook the neighborhood, and when the dust had settled, it was seen that the entire rear of the house, with the rear porch had been blow into the yard. A few minutes later another charge was fired from the basement of the building. Then a squad of policemen, headed by Detective Sergeant Edward Hughes of the Lake street station, rushed into the house. As they entered the bedroom Hughes saw the negro crouched behind the bed and peering wild-eyed, over the top of it. The sergeant fired first, the bullet striking the negro in the head. He was dragged from the building by the police, and it was found that lie was not dead. He was rushed to the Park avenue hospital, where he died. Concerning the floods in the lower Allegheney mountain regions, a dispatch of yesterday from Atlanta, Ga., says: As North Carolina floods slowly receded today, the situation in Soutli Carolina grows serious. High waters were sweeping down from the mountain regions, many streams were out of their banks, and the state was threatened by the most destructive floods in its history. The death list from liigU waters in five southeastern states today stood at fifteen, with tiiirteen or more missing. The property loss was put at 5,000,000. Rescue parties searched the swollen Catawba river all night near Belmont. N. C, for ten construction men who went down with the Southern Railway bridge there Sunday. Ten others were taken from tree tops late yesterday, but the musing men are believed to have been drowned. AVhile the situation was greatly improved around Asheville and Biltmorc, where six persons lost their lives, reports from other districts showed damage far in excess, of that first reported. Three million dollars damage- was done to property in Yadkin county. North Carolina, and food shortage was reported. Railway communication was destroyed; many manufacturing plants were demolished, crops were ruined and the population was described as being in need of immediate help. Flooded power plants in the inundated area have caused great loss to textile and other industries. In Charlotte alone 1,000,000 cooton spindles were made idle. No street cars are operating in that city, and kerosene, candles and a limited gas supply furnished the only light last night. The Germans made an attack Monday night on the French line south of the Soinuie and gained ground in the vicinity of Biaches, the war office announced yesterday. The German attack was delivered against the French positions from Biaches to La Maisonette. Several attempts to take La Maisonette failed, with heavy loss to the Germans, the statement says, but groups of the attacking forces spread along the canal on the east side of Biaches, where the fighting continues. A German raid on hill 304 on the Aerdun front west or the Mouse was broken up by French infantry fire. East of the river there was fighting with grenades, in which the .advantage rested with the French. The artillery was active about La Laufee and Cheois. The statement follows: South of Somine the Germans attacked yesterday evening and last night our positions from the village of Biaches as far as La Maisonette. Notwithstanding repeated efforts which cost them heavy losses, they were not able to obtain possession of La Maisonette. German detachments spread along the canal on the east side of Biaches, where the fighting continues. On the left bank of the Meuse Verdun front a surprise attack against our trenches at hill 304 was repulsed by our fire. On the right bank of the river, the night was marked by righting with grenades in the vicinity or the Chapel of Sainte Fine and west of Floury. The enemy was repulsed everywhere. There was active artillery fighting in the region of La Laufee and Chcnois. A dispatch from Petrograd yesterday says: The Germans have retreated nearly ten miles in Aol-hynii ider the swift advance of General Kale-dins left wing. In their hasty- retirement several thousand more prisoners, a number of heavy guns and large supplies of war material have fallen into the hands of the Russians. The retreat was made necessary when several Russian regiments broke through the German front and threatened to surround a part of General von Linsiugcus army. The Russians have advanced their lines to the north bank of the River Li pa, and are strengthening their new positions on the entire front. The advance widens the Russian salient, extending into the Austro-Oerman front southeast of Kovel. tints removing the danger of crushing enemy attacks on both sides of the Russian wedge. All along the eastern front the czars armies suddenly resumed the initiative. The Russian left wing in southern Bukowiua is again in motion against the reinforced Austrian army. The infantry combats are becoming more frequent in Galicia and both artillery and infantry activity are reported on General Kuropatkius front in the Dvinsk-Kiga region on the north. The Russian commanders on the Austro-German front, however, are compelled to share public interest with the Grand Duke Nicholas, whose new offensive in the Caucasus continues to make progress. Belgian troops operating in German East Africa have reached the shore of Lake Aictoria, "and in a seven-hour engagement fought on July 7, they dispersed the Germans opposing their advance, taking the German commandant prisoner and inflicting a number of losses on the Germans, according to an official statement issued by the Belgian war office yesterday. The review covers the operations of General Tombeurs army during a period beginning June 25. Briefly, the statement says, these operations were as follows: After defeating the enemy on June 25. one days march east of Biramulo. Colonel Molitors brigade continued to advance eastward, witli the object of occuping the southwestern shore of Lake Victoria and cutting the retreat southward of the last of the enemys forces still holding out in the region between the upper Kngera river and Lake Aictoria. The Belgian troops on June 27 reached the shore of Lake Aictoria at two points, Namirembe and Basira Yombo. In a sharp engagement lasting seven hours, fought on July 7. the enemy was dispersed. The, commandant of the German colony was taken prisoner and the,. enemy lost a number of killed. The Belgian troops bore themselves admirably. Major Rouling was wounded twice while at the head of his regiment. No important news has been received from Colonel Elsens brigade operating in the Ksuinbura-Kitoga region. The Senate yesterday adopted the enlarged building program of the naval bill by a viva voice vote. It provides for the construction within three years of 157 war vessels of all classes and for four dreadnaughts and four battle cruisers to be built next year. The principal ships to be constructed by July 1. 1919, under the Senate program are: Battle ships: Ten; four this year. Battle cruisers: Six: four in 1917. Scout cruisers: Ton; four in 1917. Torpedo boat destroyers: Fifty: twenty in 1917. Fleet .submarines: Nine: two now under construction; to be completed in 1917. Coast submarines: Fifty-eight: thirty in 1917. Other ships include one submarine, with Ncff system of propulsion, three fuel ships, two ammunition ships, one hospital ship, one repair ship, one transport, two destroyers tenders, one fleet submarine and two gunboats. The bill as it passed the House provided for a total of seventy-two ships with only five capital ships, all battle cruisers. By a vote of forty-eight to eighteen, the Senate rejected an amendment to require three of the new battle ships to le kept on the Pacific coast. It was argued that the amendment would be an infringement on the constitutional authority of the president as commander in chief of the navy. Yesterdays Berlin statement says: The official German statement of today says that the Franco-British forces on both sides of the Somme devoted yesterday to artillery preparation. Heavy attacks last night by the British against Pozieres on the Somme front and positions to the cast were repulsed, as were attacks by the French at Biaches, La Maisonette, Barleux and Soyecourt, according to the official headquarters statement on fighting on the western front is as follows: At numerous points along the northern front enemy patrols were repulsed by our defense. In a British trench east of Aermelles, a German patrol captured one officer, four noncommissioned officers and eleven men. On both sides of the Somine, artillery preparation was in progress during the day. In the evening, strong attacks against Iozieres and the Position to the eastward, and also against Biaches, La Maisonette. Barleux and Soyecourt were everywhere repulsed with heavy losses to the eneniv. In the Mouse sector there has lieen lively artillery activity and minor hand grenade engagements. A dispatch of yesterday from amp AVilson. Fort Sam Houston, Texas, says a school on sanitation for the instruction of every officer in the statu national guard will be begun here next week with the encampment of the Illinois soldiers as a model, according to the announcement today of Colonel I. II. Munson, government sanitary officer. The course will be a thorough one, including lessons in medical attention ami the latest safeguards to health in places where large numbers of men are lM-iug held. Illinois officers considered the fact that their camp has been chosen as a model for officers of other state guards to study, iu the light of unqualified approval on the part of the government of their work. They pointed out that it should prove an absolutely healthy camp, and that no contagious diseases would be permitted to make any headway even should an occasional case break out. The "sanitation course" will last many weeks. Officers from militia troops concentrated along the Imrder will attend in turn until all have passed examinations as experts iu tills work. Inspection of the three regiments comprising the first brigade was begun today by Captain Campbell King. U. S. A. Three or four days will be required for the work, and a report will be made to General Funston. Wars revival of shipbuilding as an American industry is emphasized in a bureau of navigation statement yesterday showing that the countrys shipyards had under construction or contract on July 1, 3S5 steel merchant vessels of 1,225,78-1 gros tonnage. High ocean freight rates proved the stimulus that quadrupled construction within a year. Great Britain, although hampered by the drain of war and a big naval construction program, still leads the world iu building merchantmen. Her shipyards have under actual construction now 423 steel merchant ships or 1.423,335 tonnage and would have more but for the fact that private yards are engaged in building war vessels. The entire world in 1015 launched 743 merchant ships of 1.201.63S tonnage. If these eighty-four of 177,100 tonnage were launched iu the United States. James Hohart Moore, a brother of W. H. Moore, and a Chicago broker, dierl yesterday in his sum mer home in Lake Geneva, Wis. Although he made his home in Santa Barbara, Cal., he had offices iu Chicago at 122 South Michigan boule vard. He was a lawyer and with his brother was at the head of the four great corporation known as "the Moore gnuip." representing a com bmcd capitalization of 87,000,000, which were absorbed by the United States Steel corporation. The Moores gained control of the Diamond Match com pauy, and tried to monopolize match production iu America and England. The Moore firm also con trolled the Rock Island system up to the time it went into the hands of a receiver. The one-cent newspapers will be a thing of the past within a short time, predicted Secretary of Commerce AAilliam C. Kedfiold Monday. Prices have increased all along the line on nearly all commodities, and within the last few months there has been a steady increase in the price of materiaU entering into the making of news print paper and an increased demand for paper. From information which has reached me, I am of the opinion that advertising rates will have to be increased also, as it appears that the increased cost of paper can not be made up alone by the -increase in the price of the newspaper. An American four-masted schooner, presumably laden with petroleum, and three Swedish steamers laden with pulp have been captured by German torpedo-boats south of Dragor. Denmark, and taken into Swinemuende, says a dispatch to Renters Telegram Company from Copenhagen. Discovery of new wells last year increased the production of crude oil iu the gulf field fifty-seven per cent over 1914. the geological survey announced yesterday. A total of 20,577,103 barrels were marketed. A central News dispatch from Amsterdam sav great damage has been caused by an earthquake iu the region of Filiate. Austria. In the city of Finnic, the dispatch says, a terrible panic was caused by the earthquake.
