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    The bake shop of Charles Schierling, located in the rear of the Schierling residence and business house, at the corner of Fifth Street and Railroad Avenue, was destroyed by fire that broke out at about five o'clock Monday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown.
    Residents in the vicinity were awakened by smoke puring in through the windows of their rooms, and many were alarmed for fear of a fire in the neighborhood, but as the building was lower than those surounding, no flames could be seen, and the fire gained disastross headway before being discovered.
    Mr. Huss, a B. & O. baggageman, who was occupying a room in a flat adjoining the Schierling property, was the first to discover the blaze and to send in the alarm. He awakened the members of the Schierling family and informed the of the danger, but by the time Mr. Schierling reached the bake shop the entire building was in flames and none of the contents could be saved. The Fire Department \ arrived immediately and the men gave their attention to the surrounding buildings, to keep the flames from spreading.
    Mr. Schierling estimates his loss at $3,000. Among the contents burned at $1,300 worth of flour, which Mr. Schierling said was the best flour he had been able to get since the outbreak of the war. Three hundred loaves of bread and a large number of buns and rolls also were burned. The machinery and equipment consisted of mixing machine and motor and bread racks were damaged, some of them entirely destroyed.
    The baker, Charles Adams, left the bake shop at about 12:30 o'clock and he says that all the fires were out when he left. Neither he nor Mr. Schierling have any idea how the blaze was started. Mr. Schierling had carpenters on the scene early Monday morning, planning for the rebuilding of the shop. He had no insurance.

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