Hoisting of American Flag on (tenia rmal
HARRISBURG lilSfli TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 31
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
RESOLUTION PASSES
HOUSE BY 130-71
Now Goes to Senate; If Adopted
Will Be Up to Voters
Next Fall
MRS. ROESSING'S STATEMENT
Head of State Association Thanks
Legislature ana Predicts
Victory
The resolution to submit to the vot
ers the woman suffrage amendment to
the Constitution was passed finally in
the House to-day by a vote of 130
to 71. The resolution now goes to
the Senate and if passed by that body
the amendment will go before the peo
ple at the November election. The
resolution was passed by the last
legislature, the vote In the House in
1913 being 131 to 70 and a tie in the
Senate being broken by the lieutenant-
Bovrrnor.
The debate was opened by W. H.
Wilson. Philadelphia, sponsor of the
resolution, WHO declared the resolution j
was a party pledge, the pledge of;
many members and the pledge of tliej
Governor, and had been much dis- j
cussed since its passage two years,
ago He asked that it be passed by ai
decisive vote, as it was a referendum.!
Mr. Beyer. Philadelphia, answered
Mr. Wilson declaring that the resolut
tion was not a mere referendum, but
that the constitutional provision for
amendment showed that the full con
sideration of two legislatures was de
manded and that there was nothing
binding on this legislature because
that of 1913 had passed the resolution.
Mr. Reycr declared that women were j
replacing men in many lines of em-1
idoyment and that having driven man j
from places in labor they were now!
trying to take his place in govern-1
ment.
A statement by Mr. Beyer that if'
things went on men might as well be!
eliminated from the constitution. |
stirred up Mr. Cromer, Allegheny, who i
declared that women were entitled to
—consideration, and that pledges should
kept. Mr. Roney, Philadelphia, ad
•voeated the resolution but said that
his vote to submit it to the people
would not control his action in No
vember. Mr. t'rich, Lebanon, spoke
against the resolution, and demarked
that In Kentucky women had been ac
cused of sellinr votes. He wanted to
postpone action Indefinitely, but failed
to get support.
The announcement of the vote
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Mrs. Roessing Thanks
House For Passage of
Suffrage Amendment
Statement from Mrs. Frank M.
Itoessing. president of the Pennsylva
nia Woman Suffrage Association, on
passage of the suffrage bill by the
House:
We are greatly pleased by the
spirit of fairness which the
House has shown in its vote on
our bill. It is good to know that
the majority of the Representa
tives not only respect their party
pledges but stand ready to facili
tate legislation on a question in
which the people of the State
have expressed vital interest.
We feel that special thinks are
due to Speaker Ambler for his as
sistance in bringing it to an early
vote, and also to Representative
Wilsor,. of Philadelphia, and the
other members of the judiciary
committee, for the promptness
with which they reported out the
measure.
As all parties incorporated a
plank in their platform endorsing
'he passage of the suffrage bill,
and as Governor Brumbaugh him
self has strongly recommended
favorable action upon it. we have
felt right along that the legisla
ture would raise no obstacles in
>ts path. But at the same time
>"e are pleased that the members
of the House have decided the
measure so promptly. It indi
cates a spirit on their part that
is to be highly commended, Rn«l
we thank them for it.
BKI.GIAXB MAKE PROTEST
Tx>r.don. Feb. 9, 2.01 A. M.—A dis
patch to the Dally Telegraph from
Havre says: "The Belgian government
has addressed a protest to the allied
powers and neutral states against the
German proposal to tax absent Bel
gians. It is declared that such a tax
■would be not only a breach of The
Hague convention but a flagrant
breach of a solemn promise."
THE WEATHER
For llarrtaburK and <vidnlt7i Fair
tu-nlßbt and Wednesday, nut
much (burner In trmpr'ratarr;
l«i»»t temperature to-night
abo VI ISA degree*.
For Kaatern Prnnnyh anla: Fair
tn-nlfbt and Wednewdav; mod
, erate northwest vvlnda.
Hlver
The su*<iuehannn river and all lt«
tributaries will .nntlnue to fall
indefinitely, A «ta K r of about R.«
feet In Indicated for llarrlabur K
Wednesday mornlnic.
General Conditions
Inarttled weather haa continued
over the northeastern part of the ,
I nlted States during the last '
twenty-four hours In the rear of !
the storm that haa passed aea- !
ward off-the >orth Atlantic coast
and light snovrs have fallen In
the Vpper Ohio Valley and thence
eastward to the Atlantic roast.
A further fall of 2 to 12 degrees la
temperatare has occurred east of
the (.real l.akes and aouth and
eaat of the Ohio river.
Trmperatarei H a. m., 22.
Soni lUaea, 7KW a. in.j aeta, 5:28
p. m.
M """< moon, February 13,
lUI r. n.
Hlver Stagei 0.1 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
lllgheat temperatare, SI.
I.oweat temperature. 2a.
Mean temperature. 27.
Aurnaal temperature, 29.
UNITED STATES WILL
NOT MAKE PROTEST
TO GREAT BRITAIN
Flag Hoisting Incident Virtually
Closed by Announcement of
Administration's Views
DANGER WILL BE POINTED OUT
Note Telling of Disadvantage to
Neutral Shipping Will Likely
Be Issued
IBy Associated Press
Washington. D. C.. Feb. 9.—The
i administration view of the hoisting of
j the American flag on the British
I steamer Lusitania. as stated to-day on
i the highest authority, is that the use
I of other flags by ships of nations at
i war is such a customary practice that
t no formal protest can be made, but
that it will be proper to send to Great
j Britain a note pointing out the dan
: gers to neutral shipping which may
fellow if such a practice is continued.
Regarding the establishment of a
t war zone by Germany around the Brit
-1 ish Isles. President Wilson said to-day
he was awaiting the German govern
ment's memorandum being forwarded
| by Ambassador Gerard before reach- ,
ing a decision on what attitude, to
take, lie said Germany's first procla
mation on the subject contained many
questions on which the United States
would like further explanation.
The President takes the view that
the war lone proclamation by Ger
many does not constitute a blockade
or even a paper blockade. He stated i
that it was simply a warning.
Congress Has N'o Control
The President himself said that ac
tion by Congress could not control the
use of the American flag by foreign i
ships and that restrictions on such
practices would have to come through
international agreement.
The administration, it was indicated. 1
is deeply studying the war zone ques
tion with the view of determining its
possible effect on American shipping
and will seek to get full information
from Germany on exactly what was
intended and what measures will be
taken to insure American vessels from
attack. Mr. Wilson mentioned Am- i
bassador Bernstorff's explanation of j
the war zone order, but repeated that
the United States would not finally I
determine on its course until the offi- :
cial explanation from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin w«s received.
High officials apparently attached
much importance to both the L.usl- i
tania and war zone situations and it j
was made clear to-day that every j
effort will be made to protect the i
American rights. 1
BAKERS CUT DOWN
WEIGHT OF LOIS
Inspection by City Sealer Reel
Shows Reductions of From One,
to One and a Half Ounces
PRICE OF WHEAT RESPONSIBLE
Insist Their Decisions Were Coin
cidental and That No Concerted
Action Was Taken
Inspections of five-cent loaves of
bread made to-day by H. D. Beel, city
sealer of weights and measures, at
four different grocery stores that re
tail the product of the leading bakers
of the city, showed reductions of size
iin most eases of one, to one and a
I half ounces.
I Weights taken this morning in eom
! parison with statements of previous
'i inspections' made by Mr. Keel are as
.follows: Schmidt's bread now 14 to
1 14 V& ounces, formerly It-to 15; Har
risburg Baking Company now 13 U to
: 14. formerly 15*6 to 16; West Shore
j Bakery, now Hit to 15, formerly 16
to IT.
The variations in weights of bread
from the same bakeries are due to
some brands being wrapped in wax pa
per. It is said the changes in weights
| were first made about two weeks ago.
inspections made this morning
' were all on bread delivered to-day.
Inspection of bread made by some
other bakers show loaves of 12 to
13 ounces.
Mmle Change Two Weeks Ago
L. M. Bricker. of the West Shore
Bakery, said the change in his loaves
was made about two weeks ago, and
he did not know definitely whether
any other bakers had done the same,
but he could not understand how ba
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FI.ND PRIKST A\D WOMAN DKAO
By Associated Press
New Britain, Conn.. Feb. 9. The
Rev. Joseph Zebris. of the Lithunlan
Church, and the housekeeper employed
at his rectory were found dead to-day
on the premises, victims of either mur
der or suicide. The dead priest was I
lying on the church floor. Apparently
he had been shot and strangled. The
woman's body, giving, the police sav,
indications of strangling, was found in
the rectory.
ZAPATA PORCFS DEFEATED
By Associated Press
Mexico City. Feb. 9.—A battle at
Xoehimlco, the source of this city's
water supply, in which Zapata forces
were defeated and driven back by
Constitutionalists with a loss of 170
killed and wounded, was reported last
night at the headquarters of General
Obregon. The Constitutionalist losses
were placed at 18.
STRICT DISCIPLINE ENFORCED |
Tokio, Feb. 9.—The Japanese cabi
net decided to-day, in view of the in
creased privileges demanded by the j
Herman and Austrian prisoners in Ja- !
: un. that strict discipline in the future ;
be enforced in the detention cainy. |
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1915.
f VON FALKENHAYN, GERMAN CHIEF OF STAFF |
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1 -t. ''the latest photograph of General von Falkenhayn, the inan on
whom the burden of war rests mure In Germany than any other except
,the kaiser himself. He succeeded General von Moltko as chief of staff
some weeks ago. and durflriK most of that time he has been in the field.
General von Falkenhayn was minister of war in July when the conflict
broke out, and the kaiser was so well pleased wit'i his work that he was
promoted as soon as von Moltke was displaced.
WOOLLY, WOOZY WORMS WITH
SIGNS OF EARLY
Harbingers Are Gradually Working Toward the Surface; Predict
Three Cold Snaps and Then Sudden Appearance of Spring
Cheer up ye freeing mortals. The
little woolly worm brings you glad tid
ings. Spring is not far distant. Two
of these worms found in a bank of
clay on South Second street Saturday
were almost similar in appearance.
Each of these crawling creatures had
alternating rings of light and black
fuzz on their backs.
This means, according to followers
of these weather forecasters, that a
few more cold spells are due. Then
will come the severance of the spinal
cord of winter. The light colored
tuzz indicates warmer weather and
the black, cold periods. The worms
found on Saturday had three small
black rings. Between these rings the
lighter fuzz was quite prominent.
TO EfIECT 818 COAL
I WING 01 ISLAND
Bowman Offers Ordinance Author
izing City Contract With Elec
tric Light Company
Unloading of river coal at any point
| along the city's entire stretch or water
front will no longer be necessary so
j far as the Harrisburg Lig'«t and power
: Company, the biggest operator in that
I business, is concerned. If an ordinance
i offered this afternoon in City Council
becomes a law.
The measure, which was introduced
by Commissioner Harrv F. Bowman,
superintendent of public safety, au
tt onzes the electric light coinpanv to
construct a concrete wharf, hopper
ar.d loading crane on the eastern side
of Hargest's Island, opposite the filter
plant.
By way of compensation the com
pany is required to provide and deliver
; to the filter plant at least 1.200 tons
j of me coal each year,
i The river coal heretofore has cost
■ the city 95 cents per ton. so that the
saving to Harrisburg will total *1,140
a year In coat bills. The company
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LAUNCH PENNSYLVANIA MAR. lit
By Associated Press
Newport News. Va„ Feb. 9.—The
new supe U eadnought Pennsylvania
will be launched here Tuesdav, March
16. Miss Elizabeth Kolb, of German
town. Pa., haa been selected by Secre
tary Daniels to christen the new ship.
TIOGA COINTY NOW DRY
By Associated Press
Wellsboro, Pa.. Feb. 9. All appli
cations for liquor license in Tioga
county were ruled out of court to-day
when Judge Davis Cameron sustained
the position of attorneys for remon
strants that the applications had not
been properly advertised. Tioga coun--
ty will be dry for one year as a result.
Near the tail of the worms there is a
larger bunch of the favorable color,
which means that Spring will come
with a rush.
I.ike the groundhog, the woolly
worm is a winter sleeper. The worm,
however, according to those who have
watched them, has somnambulistic ha
bits and moves about in mother earth,
always picking the soft, warm spots.
As more faovrable weathor ap
proaches,the woolly worm moves near
er the top of the ground. The worms
found Saturday were about three feet
beneath the surface. From the heads
to near the center <Jf the body the
worms were black. As there has been
a spell of hard winter.the woolly worm,
has so far made good.
DEPT. OF INTEDAIAL
AFFAIRS TO REM!
Senate Votes Down Resolution to
Abolish by Forty-seven
to Nothing
The joint, resolution proposing; an
amendment to the State Constitution
abolishing the Department of Internal
Affairs was defeated in the Senate to-
I liay on. second reading by a vote of
• 47 to 0.
The resolution was passed hy the
1913 session and ft it had gone through
the present sesMon it would have been
submitted to the people next No
vember.
The abolition of the department was
advocated by Governor Tener in his
messages to the Legislature In 1913
and at the beginning of the present
session on the ground that most of
the function of the department had
been taken over by the Department of
I>abor and Industry.
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W'lU RfSUME INVESTIGATION
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C„ Feb. 9.—lnvesti
gation Into the financial operations of
| the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
Railway wur resumed by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in Wash
ington FV*rt>a*> Hearings will be
held before Commissioner Clements. !
A list of witnesses has not been pre
pared, but it is expected that Daniel
Rled. former chairman of the board,
and some directors of the road will be
summoned.
TPRES AGAIN BOMBARDED
By Associated Press
Paris. Feb. 9, 2.45 P. M.—The re
port on the progress of the war given
out this afternoon by the French war
office follows: "In Belgium to-day
there were Intermittent artillery ex
changes and Ypi-ea and Fumes were
bombarded."
SENATE IN SESSION
ALL NIGHT IIU FIGHT
OVER SHIP PURCHASE
Senator Jones, of Washington,
Held Floor Until Dawn Put
in Its Appearance
TALKED ALMOST 14 HOURS
Republicans Determined to Carry
Their Opposition Through
to March 4
By Press
Washington, Feb. 6.—A half score
of wearied-eyed Senators were in their
seats at dawn to-day when the second
all-night session of the battle over the
administration ship purchase bill drew
to its close with the Republicans
again pitting their physical endur
ance against that of the Democrats
in an effort to delay .1 vote on the
measure until the expiration of the
present Congress.
Senator Jones, of Washington, had
held the tloor virtually the entire night
opposing the bill. H<S began his ad
dress late yesterday when a parlia*
mentary struggle disclosed the fact
that the Democrats were again in
control of a majority vote of the Sen
ate. the mobilization of their forces
having been completed with the ar
rival of Senators Xewlands and Smith
of South Carolina.
At 6 o'clock this morning the Sen
ate had been in session continuously
for 18 hours.. Republican leaders in
sisted they could keep up the tight un
til March 4th if necessary. The Dem
ocrats were equally insistent that they
could retain a majority within call
and determined to carry the struggle
to the bitter end.
Throughout the night the Democrats
made few efforts to interrupt Senator
Jones. Ante-rooms of the Senate
chamber had been hastily fitted with
cots and blankets and in these sen
ators snatched a few hours of sleep.
Gets Brief Respite
Senator Jones was granted a brief re
! spite at midnight when Senator Fletcher
i demanded a roll call to ascertain if a
] quorum was present. A parliaraen-
I tary struggle ensued. Senator Fletcher
I finally having adopted a motion for
ithe arrest of the absentees. He with-
I drew it, however, beforo the writs
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MISSION INSTITUTE
DELEGATES ARRIVING
Women's Auxiliaries of the
J Protestant Episcopal Church to
Open Three-day Session
;| BISHOP DARLINGTON TO SPEAK
;j Elaborate Pageant, Many Recep
j tions and Teas Will Feature
Social Side of Meeting
i
. About fifty delegates from the Epis
copal churches of the Diocese of Har
rlsburg. including Wlllianisi>ort, Sh.-j
--niokln. York, Lancaster. Heading and
oilier Central Pennsylvania towns met
this afternoon at 3 o'clock with local
I Kpiscopulians in St. Stephen's parish
j house to register for the three-day
1 Session of the Missionary Institute of
; Women's Auxiliaries of the Protestant
i Episcopal church.
Luncheon was served at 1 o'clock
i to officers of the institute by Mrs. J. P.
| Bullitt at her home, 2220 Chestnut
street. At 4 o'clock a parlor meeting
/was held at the home of Mrs. Philip
T. Meredith, 1605 North Front street,
at which Miss Gertrude Ely and Miss
Lindiey, of New York, spoke. This
evening at 8 o'clock a mass meeting
at St. Stephen's Church will be ad
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j Packing Firms Guilty
of Violating State Anti-
Trust I Missouri
.tssociatcd Press
Jeffehson City, Mo., Feb. a.—The
packing firms of Armour & Co. Swift
& Co.. the St. Louis Dressed Beef and
Provision Company, the Hammond
Packing fompanv and Morris & C>.
were found guilty of violating the
state anti-trust law by the Missouri
Supreme Court to-day.
An order of ouster was Issued, hut
the companies are allowed to remain
in the state on payment of lines.
WOULD CALL EXTRA SESSION
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Feb. 9.—Presi
dent Wilson will not consent to drop
the administration ship bill, he told
callers to-day. but is not yet firmly
convinced that the legislative system
will make certain an extra session of
| Congress. His remarks on the Senate
! to-day were interpreted by callers HB
meaning he would not hesitate to call
an extra session if the bill were de
feated by a filibuster.
GERMAN ATTACK IS HALTED
By Associated Press
London. Feb. 9. 12.42 P. M.—The 1
fierce German attack on the Warsaw i
front is again at a standstill, accord- J
ing to reports received from both Ber
lin and Petrograd. On the other hand, ! |
the Russian capital reports that on 1
each wing of the eastern battle line j I
the Russian offensive has been re
•uiued. (
14 PAGES
REINFORCED GERMAN ARMY
AGAIN TAKES OFFENSIVE IN
EASTPRUSSIANCAMPAIGH
Great Battle Apparently Developing Which Will Have Im
portant Bearing on Entire Engagement in the East;
French Admit They Have Lost Some of Their Posi
tions; Turkish Invasion of Egypt Appears to Be
Worthless
The German army in East Prussia,
reinforced with troops sent to help
stay the Russian advance into Ger
many, has undertaken the offensive.
The Russians a Ist) are believed to have
a large army in this region, where a
great battle apparently in developing.
The outcome of this struggle is ex
pected to have an Important bearing
on the entire campaign in the East.
At the other end of the eastern
front, in the Carpathians, neither side
has been able to gain a dtfinite vic
tory. The Austro-German troops have
made progress in some places, but
elsewhere, apparently, have suffered
reverses. In one engagement, the Pe
trograd war office reports, the Rus
sians captured o,i>oo prisoners.
The new German attack in the Ar
gonne has been attended with success.
The French military authorities admit
that the Germans captured some of
their positions. Aside from this move
ment the German armies of the west
are putting forth no efforts and no
engagements of importance are under
way.
The Turkish Invasion of Egypt, one
of the most daring and picturesque in
cidents of the war, seems to have come
to naught. After their recent defeat
in the lighting near the Suez canal the
Turks are said to have fallen back
and. according to a British official an
nouncement. are in full retreat.
MRS. AUGUSTA 11. GIFFORD DIES
By Associated Press
Portland. Maine. Feb. 9.—Mrs. Au
gusta Hale Gifford. author and his
torian, and wife of George Gifford.
American consul at Basle, Switzerland
from ISS4 to 1913, died to-day. aged
73 years. She was a sister of ex-United
States Senator Eugene Hale.
WANT ITALY TO JOIN ALLIES
By Associated Press
Padua. Italy, via Rome, Feb. 9.
Five hundred delegates of political
clubs and associations and several sen
ators and members of the chamber of
2AN AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN
1P». is, Feb. 9, 2.47 P. A!.—At a point between the Oi "e '
I and the Aisne, French artillery rften have been-successful iri
bringing down a, German aeroplane. The machine, in £ 1
landed within the German lines. The announcement
given out officially in Paris il. : < afternoon. 1
QUART OF LlfV OR A MONTH 1
tery, Ala., Feb. 9.—A bill preventing any per
son from receiving more than one quart of liquor a' month '
! from outside the State became a law automatically to d?,y, /
Governor Henderson declining either to veto or sign it. It
is effective June 30, when the State goes dry. 1
WILL NOT LEAVE MEXICO CITY
Washington, Feb. 9.—The American embassy at Mexico
f City, will not go to Vera Cruz on the invitation of G
i Carranza, wh diplomats to go to
I point, President Wilson told callers to-day.
New York, Feb. 9.— An estimate of Norman B. Reat i's 1
i fortune made in the financial district to-day placed it it J
i between $50,000,000 and $75,000,000.
i Wdshington, Feb. 9.— Senator La Follette, of Wiscon
i sin, introduced in the Senate to-day a resolution proposing I
a conference of the neutral nations with the object of bririg- J
I ing the great war to an early end, limiting armament and |
» establishing an international tribunal whereby permanent !
J world peace may be enforced. He will ask for immediate |
■ consideration. i
' Laredo, Tex., Feb. 9. —General Renaldo de la Garza and I
I his son, both Carranza leaders, wounded in yesterday's I
1 attack of Monterey to-day were brought to Neuevo Lare , j
1 Instead of capturing Monterey, as was announced yester- \
I day, the Carranza forces were defeated there.
Lebanon, Pa., Feb. 9. —President Uriah B. Horst, of the ■
First National Bank, of Schaefferstown, has callod a meet- ft
1 ing of the shareholders and general public to be held in the C
town hall at 9a. m. to-moirow when it is believed a■' . ft
ling tile oi the bank's shortage and the causes which *
to Cashier Alvin Binnei 's suicide, will be told. A full re C
of the discrepancies in the books will be made. The h, ;i , j
stock may be assessed in an effort to reopen the institution. '
MARRIAGE LICENSES ;
h.'i'l'k "I. A „aad Mabel K. Delbler, Hrrrviharc. |
1 »■ Oberlla. anal Mary K. Sberk, llummelatowa. . I
< harlea F. (uamlnn, I'hlladelpbla, ami Helen I. Bowera, city. £
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deputies who are favorable to ltalv
entering the war on the side of tli i
allies met here yesterday and headt t
an imposing procession of persons wh •
laid wreaths on the patriotic mom.-
; nients.
$8,000,000 FOR FOODSTUFFS
By Associated Press
Hamburg, via The Hague and Lon-
I don, Feb. 9. 10.25 A. M.—The counc t
I has appropriated 12,000,000 marks
j ($3,000.000) with which to purchat •
a supply of foodstuffs, fodder an I
i other articles so the city may be prt -
j pared for eventualities. A commit
j sion 'will be appointed to have chars '
I of obtaining these stores.
BATTLE SUBSIDES AT WARSAW
Hy Associated Press
Petrograd, Fqb. 9, via London, 1.4%
i P. JT.—The engagements are growin
| in intensity at the two extremities of
the eastern battle front, in East Prus
| sia, as well as in the Carpathians,
i according to information reaching Pe-
I trograd to-day. The same news sets
| forth that on the Warsaw front tho
j battle has subsided.
ONE PARAGRAPH MISSING
By Associated Press
Paris. Feb. 9. s.sr. A. M.—The para
| graph in the German memorandum
sent to the United States government
declaring Germany's naval for. es have
i been instructed to abstain as far as
possible from damaging neutral ships,
the French press declares, did not ap
i pear in the original text published in
1 the Reichs-Anzelger of Berlin.
ANOTHER SON FOR ARCHDUKE
Vienna, via London. Feb. 9, 4.47
A. M.—Princess Zita of Parma, wife
of Archduke Charles Francis, heir
apparent to the Austrian throne, to
day gave birth to a son. They were
married in 1911 and have two other
children, a son and daughter.