mo SHARES WEAK
IN MARKETS TODAY
Reactionary Tendencies Upper
most in Early Hours of Trading
in New York
By Special Correspondence
New York, March ia.—Reactionary!
endencles were again uppermost in
0-day's early stock market, the list
s a whole falling under yesterda's
io6e. Slotor shares were especially!
teak, adding materially to their de-;
lines of the previous session. F. S.
iteel, Canadian Pacific and other ac-'
ive issues yielded fractions. Southern
(ailway preferred also mad a further
ecline, with a one potnt less in the
ve per cent, bonds. Trading was of
ealings.
NEW YORK STOCKS
Furnished by H. M. Snavely,
20S Arcade Building.
New York. March 13.
Open. High. I«ow. Clos. j
liaska G M 31 \ 31 T , Sl*» 31 7 »
imal Cop . 53 »» 54' a 53 r<4'-. I
im Bt Sug 39 \ 40 39 ij 39 s * j
nn Can .. 27 2727 27 '»
km Can pd 94 \ 93 9t*« 95 j
tm Cot Oil 4 5 4 3 4i 4 5
im Ice Sec 2S?« 2S a *
ini Smelt . fiS'j S3 1 -. '
mi T&- T. 120», 12o ; 's 120' i 120»J '
inaconda . II 2<: '< St Stfi
itchison .. 93 s * *s\ 9."> :, « 9.'.
I& O ~.. . fi *5 * 2 I' ti' j 60*2 66 i.
ieth Steel. o4 "-, 54»i 54' i 54\|
'an Pacific 159 159 s 4 159 159'«'
ent Leath 33'» 33'- 3.1»« 33'- :
' tf- O 41 u 41'* 4 1 1 4 41'* J
M&St P B'"> 8686 S6' j '
ICon Cop. 35' 4 351 4 35' 4 35 V*
orn Prod. 11 11 •%, 11 11 >* I
list Sec . . S 'it S
Irie 22 22 s * 2222 8 »
!rie, Ist pf 3636®, 36 s » 36 s s j
en Motors 95 U 97'» 95' 3 97 l 4 J
oodrh BF 3434-\ 3434'--I
t Nor pfd 115 n 4 115 s 4
t N Ore s 81 si 32
n-Met ... il'*» 12'» 12 s , 12 la
1-Met pfd 59 3959 59' 4
ehigh Val 134', 134% 134' 4 13 4 T 5«
!ex Petro. 65 : - 4 66 ' 4 65 s 4 66' 4
lo Pac .. 10 'j 10 T „ 10 "j 10 7 » j
ec CC.. 12 12 I
Y.NHA H 51|. 51 a 4 51'- 51 s 4
or Pac '. . 102 * 4 102 \
ac Mail . . 18 s 4 1S» 4
R R 105 105' 4 105 105 1 4
gh Coal . 20' 4 20'. 4
gh C pfd. 91U H 'i
res S Car 27'., 27tj
C Cop.. 17 17":
cading .. 145'.. 145 7 * 145 '» 145" s '
0 Pacific.. S3'« S3'- S3'* S3'-
0 Railway 14'. 14 5 „ 14' 2 14 1 ,
3 Rwy pfd 45 ' 4 45' 4 44 ' 2 45 > 4
enn Cop.. 27' 4 27' 4 27 27
hird Ave. 51 51' 4 50 T » 51' 4
nion Pao. 119'. 120 119' 2 120
S Rubber 55'j 55 'i J
S Steel.. 444 4 44', 44 r "s
S S pfd. 104 10 i"s
tah I.'o p.. 51"* 52'* 51-' 4 52 |
"est Md... 21' 2 21 » 2 21't 21 I
"tst F Tel 64 64
'est Mfg.. 6S' 2 68 '
PHii,.ti)F.i.vnn PRonucc
By Associated Press
Philadelphia. March 13. Wheat
-ri.er: No. 2. r.-d. spot, expert. $1.37 u •
K -': No. 1. Northern. Duluth. export.
I-;*'.* 1.71.
< orn Higher: No. 2. spot, export.
i ! ''i7B'sC; No. 2. yellow, local, j
t' 3c.
'»ats Higher; No. 2. white. 6tji j;
Hran Firm: winter. per ton. 1
p'",.00-329.00: sprint, pt-r ton. I;'S.oo4i •
5.30. Z 5 ,
Ttetineu Nugars—Market firmer; pow- (,
?red. 6.00 c; fine eranulateJ. 5.»0c: con- j.
• tloners* A. " SOc.
Butter The market is steady; |
estern. creamery, extras. 29e; near- |
i". -rints. fancy. 32c. I.
Lggs The market is firm; 'i
'niisvlvanla anil other r.earuv
|M cases, $5.83 per case: do.. ,
irrent receipts, free cases. $3.70 yet
ise; western, extras, firsts. fre«
i.Sj per case: do., firsts, free cases. '
>.7u per case.
Live Poultry Firm: fowls, 16 6 ,
!<■; old roosters. 11'. a 12c: < hirkens. '
1 i 17c; turkeys. 13g i7c; ducks, 10i ,
Ic; geese. 12 'u 16c.
Dressed' Poultry Firp' - turkeys.'
,ncy. 21c; do. fair tn good. 1* <i . ; !
•wis. fancy. do., average. .
l?lSc; do., small. US'lsc; old I ;
'Osters. 14c, biclltlig cllickena. nt,i n
ISJISo; western. 14ir22c; r"'»st
g chicker.s. 17®20c; ducks. 12315 c '
re. e. ief?i4c.
Potatoes Market s;eauy; Penn- ;
l'-ania. per bushel. 50ft 35c: Maine, i
■r bushel. 43f?50c: New York, per .
ishel. 404i45c; Jersey, per basi.et. 30'!
33c. j!
I lour The barket is lirm: winter.; 1
•nr. s3.s®< lu. airalxnin. i
inia. $C.75® 7.00: spring, straights, j !
7.25: do., patents, $7.234}'*.00; ,
esterr.. s4.'.'s<J>4 40; patents. S4 <i"t |-
"5; Kansas straight, jute sacks. St.l 3
4.30; spring, firsts, clear,
rn fchts. $4.L'0g'4.30: patents. S4.«SS !■'
18.
Hay The market is weak; tim
hy. No. 1. large bales. $18.00; No. 1, ]
edlum bales, $17.50v> 18.00: No. 2. d« .. .
5.50fr 16.30: No. U. do.. $14.15.00; '
inples, sl3.ooft 14.00; no grade, $ll.OO '
12.00. !
•.'lover mixed hay. Light mix»d. 1
7.00017.50; No. 1. do.. SIO.OO 016 50: ,
o. 2. do.. $14.50013.50.
\EW \ ORK BAN K STATEMENT
By Associated Press 1
New York, March 13. Th* State*
"nt of the actual condition of Clear
g House Banks and Trust Companies i
IOWI that they hold $129,729.5:10 re- ;
rve in excess of legal requirements. I
lis is an Increase of $145,790 over last !,
*"k. j ■
The statement follows: |'
Actual Condition ,1
Loans, etc.. $2,369,305,000: increase, j
,667.000. J ■
Reserve in own vaults (B). $371,604,- j.
0: increase, $#.037,000.
Reserve in Federal Reserve Bank !
13.070.000: Increase, $1.4»5,000.
Reserve in other depositories. $34,- 1 1
1.000; increase. $1,713,000. j]
Net demand derosits. $2,252,234,000: i,
• r»as<- s34.«ai.O'>o.
Net time deposits, $106,141,000: in
case. $2,294,000.
Circulation. $33,781,000: decrease.
30.000.
'B>, Of which *298.8 18,00 m is specie.
Aggregate reserve. $518,785,000.
Excess reserve, $129,739,530; in
ease, $145,790.
PHII«ADEIjPHIA STOCKS h
By Associated Press
Piiila'lelphla, March 13. Stocks!'
»sed steady.
tmbrla Steel 41 'a i !
■neral Asphalt Asked 26 ~ '
■neral Asphalt. Pfd 62 j
tk* 1 Superior Asked 7
high Navigation 74'» ,
•high Valley 07'« I
:nnsvlvania Railroad 32 'i j
dladelphla KJectrlc 23- 4
illade'phla Company ....Asked 30
liladelphia Co.. Pfd Asked 30 I'
liladelphla Rapid Transit 10
■adlng 71 1-16 I
orage Battery 48^»Jl
lion Traction 34 i
lited Gas Improvement S2' 4 i
ilted States Steel 44 • I
CHICAGO CATTI.E
Chicago. 111.. March 13. ogs Re- 1
ipts, 7.000: slow. 5c to 10c above yes
rday's average. Hulk of sales. $6.7" ti
i 0; light. s6.Botfi 6.92*£ : mixe.l. $6.604 i
15: heavy. $6.30 'i C.87 'i ; rough. $6.30
6.45: pigs. $5.50416.«0.
Cattle Receipts. 200; steady. Na
p steers, $5.70*16.85: western. 1"
15; cows and heifers, $3.30(8 7.60; '
Ives. $6.25«< 9.75.
Sheep Receipts. 4.000: steady,
eep. *7.o<l«i 8.10: yearlings. $7.75fi 9.00;
nibs. $7.65f? 10.00.
CHICAGO BOARD OF TH 4OF.
Chicago. 111.. March 13. Board of
ade closing:
Wheat May. 1.55 7 -: Julv. 1.21.
i "orn-Ma v. 7t',: July. 76' i.
nats—May. 60: July. 54%.
T'ork—May. 17.82: July, 15.22.
t*rd—May, 10.60; Julv. 10.92.
Rlb» —Xay, 10.17; July, 10.50.
SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 13, 1915.
Cfjpp.l TOn AAiDDLeiwn jCf)ief>spißfird|
EIAUT PLANS FIRE
i FIGHTING COMPANY
.Will Provide Protection For Mohn
Street Section, Scene of Many
Disastrous Blazes
"
I
Enhaut's first tire-lighting organiza
' tion will be officially organized Mon
' day evening when members of the
Good Will Fire Company will hold
their initial meeting to sign the char
tor.
The new company will be establish
ed with a membership of at least fifty.
It will be the first tire company in Eti
haut and the second in Swatara town
ship.
With the organization of this com
pany one of the most serious problems
confronting the borough of Steelton
jand the Swatara township authorities
j for years, that of providing lire pro
tection for the Mohn street district.
I will be solved.
i Plans for organizing this com
| pany were formulated following
jthe disastrous blaze in Mohn street
last summer, in which one man was
iburned to death and several dwellings
were destroyed. The Steelton firemen
i had considerable trouble in lighting
;tliis blaze and complained to council
and the Swatara commissioners about
| the lack of proper facilities.
' The organization of the Good Will
{Company was then suggested and met
, with instant approval. The company
; has purchased the old hose carriage
|of the Good Will Company, of Har
i risburg.
STEELTON SNAPSHOTS
To «il\e Durr. The Young Men's
Social Club will give a dance ill Or
pheum Hall. Wednesday evening.
Weiger's Orchestra will furnish music.
I'lan Social. The Christian En
deavor Society, of Centenary United
Brethren Churcli, is planning to hold a
j St. Patrick social at the home of John
Smith. Second and Walnut streets, next
Saturday.
Buy* Farm. Conrad Netting yes
terdav purchased from Joseph Kuchera.
a farm containing fifteen acres, near
the borough reservoir, yesterday.
Payment On l*«o iuic. Borough Sec
retary Charles P. Feidt paid the Central
Supply and Construction Company, of
Harrisburg, $12,796.61. This is the last
[estimate on South Second street pav-
I ing with the exception of the 3 per
cent., which is held for six months to
guarantee the paving to be satsfactory.
C lover » luh Dance. The Clover
Club held a dance in Benton Hall last
evening. One hundred couples were
present. Weiger's Orchestra furnished
music.
Men's Mass Meeting to
Feature Church Services
i A mass meeting for men in the E-'irst
i Methodist Church to-morrow after-
I noon will be a feature of the day'«
Ichurch services. The Rev. W. R. Run
ban. of St. Paul's Methodist Church,
j Harrisburg. will speak. The male
I chorus of Centenary I'nited Brethren
Church, under the direction of Frank
Armstrong, will sing "The Heavens arc
[Telling.'' The Methodist choir will
Ising, "The Wayside Cross." and the
Sunday school orchestra will play un
' der the direction of J. Elmer George.
In the First Reformed Church a.
[series of one w.eek's revival services
will begin. The other church services
j will be as follows:
First Reformed—The Rev. Charles
!A. liuyett. pastor, will preach at 10
!or. "Self-Consecration of God" and at
[7.30 on "The Power of the Cross":
Sunday school opening with morning
'service: C. E., 6.45; no meeting of Jr.
Catechetical class Monday.
Grace United Evangelical—The Rev.
J. M. Shoop, pastor, will preach i t
10.30 and 7.30: Sunday school, 9.15;
K. L. C. E.. 6.45.
Centenary United Brethren The I
Rev. A. K. Wier. pastor, will preach j
at 10.30 on "The Hungry Multitude,"!
and at 7.30 on "The Veracity of God's
Word"; Sunday school. 2: Sr. C. E.. I
6.30.
First Presbyterian—The Rev. C. B. 1
Segellcen, pastor, will preach at 11 on i
"I Must Work the Works of God":
and at 7.30 on "The Time Value o'
Life"; Sunday school. 9.45; Jr. C. E..
3: Sr. C. E.. 6.30.
St. John's Lutheran—The Rev. G. N". 1
LaufTer, pastor, will preach at 10.45 j
on "Crucified With Christ." and at
7.30, the Rev. G. M. Diflfenderfer, of!
the Pastor's Fund Society, will preach; 1
Sunday school. 9.30; Intermediate C.'
E.. 6.30.
Main Street Church of God—The'
Rev. G. W. Getz. pastor, will preach
at 10.30 on "The Withered Hand," and
at 7.30 on "Straying in Our Own Way'';
Sunday school. 2: Jr. C. E., 6; Sr." C.
E.. 6.30; evangelistic services Sundae
evening.
Mt. Zion Methodist, Cumbler's!
Heights—The Rev. J. H. Rover will 1
preach at 3 o'clcfck in the afternoon. !
St. Mark's Lutheran The Rev. 1
W. B. Smith, pastor, v.-ill preach at,
10.30 on "The Temptation of Jesus,":
and at 7.30 on "Christ Feeding the
Five Thousand": Sunday school. 2; I
Sr. Catechetical class. 3; C. E.. 6.45;!
Jr. Catechetical class, 4.15; prayer!
meeting on Wednesday, 7.30.
First Methodist—The Rev. J. H. j
Royer. pastor, will preach at 10.30'
on "This Grace Also." and at 7.30 on
"The World Outlook"; Sunday scchool,!
2; mass meeting, 3.30; class meeting.
9.30; league meeting, 6.30; class'in
English, Monday; Junior league. Wed-j
nesday, 7; prayer meeting. 7.45.
-HIGHSPIRE 1
PUPILS GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Pupils of the Highspire grammar
school gave a literary entertainment
yesterday afternoon. Those who par
ticipated were: Ruth Harvey, Charlotte
Erhardt. Elenor Fruitiger, Alma
Hoch. Mary Hahn, Harry Oiltenderfer.
Kathryn Ney, Kathryn Ulrich. Ethel
Rodgers, Karl Ehersole. Myrtle Barnes,
Harol l Sides. Paul KlefTer and Marlin
Rouch.
41 It. AMD M K>. ETTER ENTERTAIN
Mr. and Mrs. J. Homer Etter enter- !
tained at their home. Second and Lum- i
bar streets, in honor of their son,
George. Wednesday evening. Music and
games were followed by refreshments.
Among the guests were: Miriam
Brown. Anna Etler. lona Leidig. Ele
nori Varnicle. Sletha Etter. Elwood
Ruth, Harry .-'human, Edgar Etter and
Oeorge W. Etter. of town: Edgar Mc-
Coy. I'.enjamin and John Brandt, of
Harrisburg.
IIIUIISPIHE 4 IIUHCIIE.H
United Brethren, the Rev. H. F.
Rhoad, pastor. Morning service at
10:15. subject of sermon. "Christ and
Temptation:*" evenintr service, at 7:::o.
subject of sermon. "In the Downward
Way." Sunday school. 1:30: C. E., 6:30.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, the Rev.
Crank Edward Mover, pastor. Morn
ing service at 10:45, sermon.' "Tb- Lit
! tie Faith Folks:" evening service at
17:30, sermon. "Repentance;" Sunday
(school. Jr. C. E. Nt 3: Cr. C. E.,
j 6:45. The Sr. E. held its regular
I business meeting last evening and
social program in which Mrs. R. I.
Mumma. Ruth Shaffeer. Caroline Mc-
Cauley. William White, Mrs. Paul
Mountz and Miss Anna Wolf took part.
DISCUSS HSU
I OF VENDING LICENSE
a Ordinance Committee Meets With
Steelton Merchants' Associa
tion ; Favor Increase
The llrst step towards a revision of
- Steelton's vending iicense regulations
e j in order to make them more accepta
d • blc to both local merchants and con
" | sumers. was taken last evening.
The ordinance committee of council.
-.1 which is comprised of Couneilmen
-IShelley, Harlan and Zimmerman, met
with a committee from the Steelton
Merchants' Association, to discuss var
" ious changes in the present reguli
• Hons.
s While no definite figure was agreed
__ upon, it was decided to materially in
crease the present license fee of $3 a
• year. It was also suggested that the
present license fee of llftv cents for
~ one day be abolished. That, it is said.
| will help protect the borough from the
so-called fakirs" who work the town
' one day and then tlit away to new
• Holds.
A new ordinance will be drawn by
j F. I!. Wiokersham, borough solicitor.
, land introduced into council as soon as
; possible.
. ' The committee from the Merchants'
, | Association included B. F. McNear. Jr..
. |J. M. l.ong, Lewis Lehrman and Ralph
Eckels.
MRS. ( ASHMAN DIBS
Mrs. Harry Cash'man, 47 years old. ;
died last evening at her home, in |
! Oberlin. of tuberculosis. She is surviv- ,
ed by her husband and six children.
. Funeral services will be conducted
Wednesday at the house. The Rev. C.
E. Boughter. pastor of Neidig Memorial
I'nited Brethren Church, will officiate .
and burial will be made in the Oberlin 1
I 1 Cemetery.
STEELTON I'KRSON \LS
' I Douglas Reidle, of Lebanon Vallev I
College, is spending the week-end with
his parents here.
: Sirs. Mary A. Hartman. Mrs. E. L
Wessinger and Lewis H. Wessinger. of j
I Lancaster, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
! ; H. S. Hartman. South Second street.
I l-MIDDLETOWV' "I
; i Fair Association Gets
Title to Engle Farm
• Title to the Engle farm, above Mid
id letown, was transferred to the Key-1
i stone State Fair Association yesterday.
Ij This gives the new fair association
• tale to all the land from White House
j lane to Middletown.
The newly acquired land will be i
•; used for manufacturing purposes in
j connection with the fair, it is said.
■ i Part of the tract may be sold to the
• | borough of Middletown for its new >
, railroad crossing at West Ann street.
MIIMH.KTOWX PERSONALS
• i Kreidler has gone to !
I i ork for a visit.
| Mrs. Harry Walters and Mrs. George
I Dunkle, of Harrisburg. were guests |
10l Mrs. J. F. Hoak. East High street. '
' I. H. Doutrich is in New York City.'
Mrs. H. A. Smith, of Rovalton, is
| visiting in Sunbury.
I Mrs. John Brenneman and children
•have returneh to their homo in AVil-I
! lianisport after visiting Mr. and Mrs. I
; George Brenneman.
! Mrs. PaulGotwait is visiting in York !
with friends.
Mrs. H. K. Weaver, of Lancaster, is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Webster!
Weaver.
Harry Shoemaker, of Harrisburg
was the guest of T. C. Smith vester- !
day.
MIDDLETOWN NOTES
j Injured In Fall.—Mrs. Susan B.
: Erisman. years old, Lawrence<
jstreet, received injuries to her spine in!
ja fall at her home Thursday.
Mother's Congress Meets. The •
Mothers' Congress Circle met yester-1
i day in the high school. Plans for the j
j Spring activities were discussed,
i Oh«crve Patrons' Day. Patrons
Day was observed in the Susquehanna
ischools Thursday. About 150 visitors!
: were present.
i Win Debate. —ln a debate. "Re-!
(solved that Woman's Suffrage should;
!be adopted in Pennsylvania." by the'
(high school yesterday, the affirmative j
side won. This side was upheld by
Miss Blanche Churchman and Paul ■
Doutrich. The negative side was de
bated by Earl Ruby.
Mrs. Moore Entertains. Mrs. S. Z.
Moore entertained the following
j friends at her home yesterday: Mrs.
iS. C. Young. Mrs. H. W. George, Mrs.
| Joseph Nisslev, Mrs. T. C. McCarrell,
Mrs. H. R. Campbell. Mrs. W. D. Ma-1
:theson. Mrs. S. C. ePters, Mrs. T. M. I
| Yost. Mrs. J. C. Dingle, Mrs. H. H.
I Rlioads. Mrs. D. W. Laverty. Mrs. J. i
• Johnson. .Miss Alice Hendrickson and
! Miss Anna Hendrickson.
• Will Place Signs. The Middletown
: Auto Club is planning to place a num
| ber of cast iron signs about the streets
.of Middletown.
HOUSING CONFERENCE
BOOSTS HARRISBURG
[Continued from llrst I'ajjc.]
As a shipping, transhipping and man-!
ufacturing city he said it is a central i
point, /ar ahead of any other city of'
j its size in Pennsylvania. His screen i
I pictures showed the sharp contrast'
' between the Harrisburg of fifteen |
! years ago and the present, and were!
| a great surprise to persons who have j
' seen the gradual change in the city's
!• appearance.
i
Progress Is Surprising
Dr. Raunick said this morning he
! was almost unable to believe the pic
tures o fthe River Bank taken before
the improvements were started here
jand was .nore than ever impressed!
with the value of the city's progressive I
'spirit and the betterment of its gen
leral appearance.
Dr. Carol Aronovicl, of Moylan. In!
!his report of the conference commit- i
'tee on Town Planning, said the city I
i is one of the most enterprising anil 1
.forward In the third class.
I The Housing and Town Planning l
; association is composed of Health De-1
! partments. Civic Clubs, Associated
j Charities, Boards of Trade and other j
! social service associations of the I
! State. Other Harrisburg members'
.are: J. Horace McFarland, a director,
j Dr. J. J. Mullowney, of the State Dc
i partment of Health. Miss Mabel!
I Clarke, of the Associated Charities.!
jand Mrs. George R. Foulko.
BUSINESS PERSONALS
1 DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY '
WANTED All work guaranteed and
, done reasonable. Call, or write Miss
Jane Houck, 38 North Front street
I Steeltbn, Jfa.
BERNSTORFF DEFENDS
THIERICHSEN'S ACTION
. [Continued fro|n First Pago.]
cuss the (juestion informally and to
learn what was the view of tile United
States.
Commamtcr Defended
In defending the action of Comman
der Thierichsen. the ambassador con
tended that when the officer left
Tsing Tau at the outbreak of the war
last August, he had nothing to follow
but the Declaration of London in de
ciding what to do with vessels lie
might seize. For that reason the am
bassador argued he had a right to
sink the Frye, as its cargo of wheat
was consigned "to order" and destined
to a fortified port of the enemy. So
long as there was no port into which
ho could take Ills prize he had a right,
the ambassador contended, to destrov
not only the cargo but the vessel it
self.
Furthermore, the ambassador ar
gued that the commander of the Prinz
Eltel. when he sank the Frye. did not
know that a German prize court on
Augut 3 had held that the mere fact
that a merchant ship was bound for an
enemy's port was not sufficient proof
that her cargo was destined for the
enemy.
Two Members of Frye's
Crew Are Held on Eitel
j Newport Xews. Va., March 23.
Washington officials have been asked
by the customs authorities here to con
sider the case of two of the crew of
the Frye, who were on the Prinz Eltel.
It has developed that the two men
first were said to have enlisted In the
German navy, have been detained by
order of .Commander Theirielisen on
the ground that they were German
citizens and still subject to service un
der German arms. Collector Hamil
j ton said the matter had been report
ed and that he was awaiting instruc
i tions. The men detained are Charles
i I'Vank and Robert Rogge. Captain
Kiehne, of the Frye. told officials here
jhe did not believe they were natural
ized American citizens and that they
f had not protested to him when de
tained. Notwithstanding that, it was
; said, reppreseniations had been made
in their behalf by American citizens.
Further word that Hritisli cruisers
jare lurking off the Virginia Capes was
j brought here to-dav by the crew of the
British steamer Anglo Patagonlan from
| England, which lias arrived here for
I horses. They declared that five war-
| ships had been spoken within varying
•distances of the coast as they ap
| proached.
CAPTAIN' KIKHNK MARKS
lIIS REPORT IN WASHINGTON"
By Associated Press
| Washington. March 13.—The full
l story of how the American sailing ship
.William P. Frye was sunk in the South
' Atlantic with her cargo of wheat by
the German commerce raider Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, was officially laid be
fore the American government to-day
jby the Frye's commander. Captain
i Kiehne. With Captain Kiehne's for-
Imal statement, beftre State Pepart
: ment officials, the United States will
I decide upon its course, which probably
I will be a demand for an exppression of
regret from Germany and payment for
l the loss of the ship and cargo.
SUCCESS OF ALLIES'
WARSHIPS OVERRATED
[Continued from First Page.]
j pleted military preparations "for any
I eventuality."
(•crmaii Efforts Fail
The British army, to which has been
assigned the task of leading the pres
ent attack on the western battlefront.
is still attempting to push forward, and
thus far German efforts to drive it back
apparently have failed. To-day's offi
cial report from Berlin says that an
effort to recapture Xeuve Chapelle
made progress for a time but was
abandoned later when the Germans
encountered superior forces of Brit
ish. The correspondent of a Paris
newspaper telegraphs that the British
artillery fire was so accurate that the
Germans moved tlieir headquarters
from Lille.
The German war office states that
the new attack in Northern Poland has
thus far been successful and that the
Russians have been compelled to fall
back beyond the Bobr river.
A. P. Correspondent Sees
British Shells Fall Wide
By Associated Press
Dardanelles, Sunday, March 7, via
Constantinople. March 8, Berlin,
March 9. and London, March 13, 11.25
a. m.—The lire to-day of the British
ships upon the Dardanelles forts was
scattered and virtually without effect.
From the point of vantage occupied by
the Associated Press correspondent on
shore, British shells could be seen fall
ing wide of the mark.
During the early afternoon of to
day, March 7, the Turkish fire forced
a British battleship in the gulf of
Saros to retreat.
The bombardment to-day of the
Turkish positions on the straits led to
no more results than did the fire of
yesterday. At about twenty minutes
past nine in the morning four British
vessels of the pre-dreadnought type
had taken up positions at a point off
Dardanelles, on the Asiatic side. Their
fire, observed from shore, was very
scattered and as usual in the last three
days it was without effect.
Paris Statement Differs
From Previous Claims
Paris, March 12, 11.30 p. m.—Oper
ations of French and British warships
against the fortifications at the en
trance to the Dardanelles and in the
first mine field on March 10 and
II are described in an official state
ment issued to-night by the Ministry
of Marine. The communication says:
"During the day of the 10th in bad
weather two British warship shelled
two forts at Bulair, while two other
British battleships bombarded the
light batteries which command the
bay of Morta at the entrance to the
Dardanelles.
"During the night of the 10th and
11th mine sweepers entered the
straits under cover of the guns of a
battleship and p. cruiser and succeeded
in operating in the first mining field
notwithstanding a hot fire from the
guns of the defenses.
"French division resumed on the
11th operations begun the day before
against the fortifications of Bulair and
the light batteries above the Bay of
Morta."
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BUSY WEEK IS RIGHT AHEAD
Meetings and Hearings Will Keep
People Busy; Governor Meets
Philadelphians
■| Provision for the
m completion of the
mural decoration
f of the corridors of
the Capitol will be
! made in the gcnernl
I mnOWB appropriation this
I year and opportun
ity will be given to
■Dunn John w. Alexander,
formerly of Pitts
burgh. ,to execute
the contract offered
him if he desires. For several years
an appropriation of $22,000 has been
carried for this work, but Mr. Alexan
.■> . ec Ito en ter into a contract
was ready to go right through
with the commission. Nothinfc has
been done and in case he does not de
sire to undertake it the Board of Pub
lic Grounds and Buildings will have
authority to commission some other
Pennsylvania artist.
The mural decorations for the Sen
ate will probably be placed some time
during the year.
Now Have Automatics.—General or
ders have been issued from National
Guard headquarters giving a manual
of arms for the colt automatic pistols.
The cavalry, artillery and engineers
are now armed with automatics in
stead of the army revolver.
A -Joint Hearing. The first joint
hearing to be held by the legislature
will take place on Wednesday when
the Senate and House committees in
charge of the child labor bills will
hear arguments on the several bills in
the hall of the House. Three different
bills are before the House and one
with some supplements before the Sen
ate. The railroad, appropriations,
municipal corporations and other com
mittees of the House will also have
hearings during the week.
Start Calendar. The State Board
of Pardons will have one of the short
est calendars in months when it meets
on Thursday of next week. There are
but ten cases listed and five held over
The meeting is a day later than usual
Inspections Under Way. Reports
made at the office of the Adjutant
General indicate that verv satisfac
tory progress is being made on the
inspections of the organizations of
the Guard.
More Arrests. —More arrests were
made by agents of the State pure
food authorities to-day. They were
chiefly for violation of the milk and
cream laws.
Busy in Philadelphia. Governor
Brumbaugh is at the Bellevue in
Philadelphia to-day meeting delega
tions. He says that he saves a good
many people carfares by going to
Philadelphia and plans to go to Pitts
burgh occasionally.
Local Cases. The Public Service
Commission will pass on the contract
between the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company and the borough of
Steelton on Thursday. The Bell Tele
phone contract with Palmyra is due
to come up on Wednesday, when the
York light contract is scheduled.
Tuesday there will be hearing on the
petition of W. H. Davis and others
for station facilities at Newmarket,
and the oak Extract Company's pro
test on Pennsylvania Railroad rates
at Newport.
Greenville Closed. —Social activities
among the 6.000 people of Green
ville, Mercer county, have been
stopped by order of the Department
of Health in the effort to gain control
of an epidemic of scarlet fever. The
State has ordered that all schools,
Sunday schools, churches, picture
shows, opera houses, dances, enter
tainments, lodges, clubs, public or
private parties, or assemblages, pool
rooms, bowling aleys, ice cream par
lors, or any other place where people
assemble for the purpose of indulging
in luxury or pleasure, be closed. Up
to the present time npwards of forty
cases of scarlet fever have been re
ported to the State Department of
Health, which has been acting in an
advisory capacity.
York Gets Permit. The city of
York has received a permit for the
construction of its sewage disposal
plant. It will be located along the
Cod or us.
Simons Respited. —The date for exe
cution of Arthur Simons, Tioga, con
demned for first degree murder, has
been respited one month to allow the
Board of Pardons to act upon his case.
May Oppose Head. —Rumors were
going to-day that opposition might
develop to the re-election of Judge
Head, of the Superior Court. There is
talk of a couple of new judges.
Return To-night—The House ap
propriations committee will return
from its trip to Scranton to-night.
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TEACHERS ARE URGED
TO READ SCRIPTURES
[Continued from JHrst P»«e.]
the coming generations. The superin
tendent admonished the teachers to
avoid reading from places in the Bible
around which rages doctrinal contro
versy and said that the greatest book
on ethics or on teaching is the Book
of Books, which gives us the teaching
of Christ. He stated that there is
muoh literature In the English lan
guage which one does not understand
and appreciate unless we have a full
understanding of the Bible.
In Memoriiun of Prof. Steele
The other educator on the program
was Dr. J. G. Carter Troop, of the
Universities of Chicago and Toronto,
who talked about "The Development
of the Novel." The speaker traced in
an able manner the cycles and the
periods through which the writings of
the earlier writers had gone until the
production of "Pamela" in 1740 by
Samuel Uichardson, who was the
father of the novel.
At the close of the morning session
Dr. Downes spoke words of regret con
cerning the death of Professor Steele.
At the afternoon meeting Dr. Schaeffer
took as his subject "Moral Training."
while Dr. Troop discussed "Macbeth."
A committee appointed recently in
behalf of the city teachers reported
this afternoon that "if in the judg
ment of the Council of the city of Har
risburg adequate provision can be
made for the effective and continued
enforcement of a eurfew ordinance,
we urge enactment by said Council."
Kndorse Suffrage
Dr. Schaeffer unqualifiedly endorsed
woman suffrage during his lecture.
"When the opportunity comes to
vote on woman suffrage in Pennsyl
vania." he said, "I will embrace it. I
have been in States where women have
the vote and I want it in Pennsvlva
nia."
Superintendent Sehaeffer's endorse
ment followed a brief speech on equal
suffrage delivered to the four hundred
teachers attending the institute by
Miss Km ma MacAlarney, one of the
organizers of the Pennsylvania Woman
Suffrage Association.
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Supported by Chas. Chaplin and Mabel Normand in
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Six reels of real comedy. Playing in big cities at top-notch
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Monday "THE COUNTRY MOUSE," Paramount,
featured by Adell Farrington.
Admission, 10c. Children, 5c
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WILL INVESTIGATE
HOUSING CONDITIONS
[Continued from First Page.]
public address to thetr members on
.housing.
To Better Housing
The points Mr. Ihlder will take up
on his survey and address on housing
matters in Ilarrisburg will be:
• "What bad and good housing mean;
their moral, physical, industrial and
civic effects: the value of housing
regulation: building and management
of wage-earners' dwellings; business
organization and housing; what a
Chamber of Commerce can do;- the
employer's and the worker's interest
in good housing; linancing the small
house: limited dividend - companies, co
partnership, building and loan asso
ciations. securing outside capital, etc.'*
The three organizations extending
the invitation to Mr. Ihlder feel that
his visit here would be most timely
and helpful and enable the different
social and commercial bodies to give
their support from time to time to
better housing conditions.
HARDSCRABBLE VIEW
WILL BEGIN MONDAY
[Continued from First Page.]
though the residents there will not be
inconvenienced by being required to
vacate even after the question of bene
fits and damages is determined. Judg
ments for the affected people will bo
allowed to be entered against the city
so that it is doubtful if there will be
necessity for vacating any of the prop
erties before January 1 and possibly
next April.
The action of the viewers Monday
will be the tirst definite step on the
part of the municipality to actually
take over the ground and eliminate a
problem that has been threshed out in
City Councils for years.
Wednesday morning the same board
of viewers that will consider the.
'"Hardscrabble" question will begin
the viewing of the section of Front
street front Harris to Maclay.
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