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Show II j American Munition I Works Are Being I- Burned and j Blown Up H ii Acton, Mass., Aug. 29. With a li shock that was felt within a radiutj ij or 40 miles, the glazing mill of the American Powder company, which j"; since the outbreak of the European Bij war has been working to Its capacity, Hjt blew up early today. So far as HI, ' known, nobody was killed. HUj The actual money loss to the com- H j pany was not heavy, but it was sta- B ji ted that work on large orders prob- I ably would be held up for several If weeks. Property owners In the sur-Hp. sur-Hp. rounding towns, particularly in May-Mh May-Mh nard, were heavy losers because of H j, the shattered windows. I The mill had been closed down j since Saturday afternoon and the po- ft lice expressed the belief that the ex-Hjj ex-Hjj plosion had been caused with intent - to cripple tho plant An official of il the company said that it would take H '1 several weeks to install new machinc-H machinc-H 5 ry and that until this was done work H il TVnillri ho nt n ctnnrletlll A r-mA H guards have been stationed about the works for several weeks. Two Killed at Wilmington. Ill Wilmington, Del., Aug. 29. Two I workmen were instantly killed and H A considerable damage was done to J. property by an explosion of two black Mr powder mills of the Dupont Powder M company in the Upper Hagley yards, ' near here, today. 'I Tho cause of tne explosion has not jj been determined but officials say it dl probably was due to a spark or grit l in the powder. I'll f'i Attempt to Wreck Train. Ill Gary' Ind"' Aue' 29 An apparent lift attempt to wreck a train carrying Hill 8un cotton was revealed yesterday Mil . when it was found that the plates 111 holding two rails had been removed 11 a short distance from the Aetna Pow-1 Pow-1 der Works. The train was due to Hjla leave the works tonight and was load-Hill load-Hill ed with munitions of war bound east HI tor shipment to the war zone. The jfj police did not credit reports that the 1 alleged attempted derailing of the Mm train had any connection with the fl murder of the Rev. E. A. H. Kavser. HJ five days ago. but Bald the possibil- il ity of such a connection would be ln-Ujjfl ln-Ujjfl cestigated. The murder of Kayser j,1! had been declared to have been the HI result of his pro-Gorman sympathies. Hi Fire In Shrapnel Plant Hi Baltimore, Md., Aug. 29, Tho plant Hjl of the E. J. Codd company, machin- E iGts, at Canton, a suburb, was dam- H ased by firo of mysterious origin to- II night. The company recently obtain- ed a sub-contract for the manufacture I o shrapnel casings and the Bhops were being refitted for the work. It j is feared that a considerable part of the machinery was damaged. |