Superdreadnaughl Pennsylvania, Wot Id's
HjgRRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 61
EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA!
FALLS SIX FLOORS
FIRST DAY ON JOB.
IS LIKELY TO DIE
George Schwartz, 1514 Berryhill
Street, Probably Fatally In
jured at Pittsburgh
HURLED FROM SCAFFOLD
Structural Workers Toppled to
Ground From High Building;
Two Injured
Injured the first day after he got a
jo' is the story of George Schwartz,
1514 Berryhill street, who left home
Sunday night for Pittsburgh in search
of work, and fell from the sixth story
of the new William Penn hotel, where
he was working with 9 crew of struc
tural iron workers eariy this morning.
According to the dispatch from
Pittsburgh Mr. Schwartz was one of
four riverters—all experienced struc
tural iron workers—who were working
from a swinging scaffold on the sixth
floor level, when it was struck by a
huge load of lumber being elevated to
ilie seventh floor by one of the cranes,
liurling two men to the ground. Mr.
Schwartz ift said to be seriously Injured
front striking beams as he fell. The
"t her man who fell was also injured.
The remaining two narrowly escaped.
At the home 1514 Berryhill street
where his wife and son George live, it
was learned that the father, who is
511 years old had left home Sunday
ni. ht to hunt for work. They re
ceived a letter from him yesterday
saying he had not yet obtained a job:
and this morning came a dispatch tell
ing of him being In a hospital, in
jured.
Allison Hill All
Stirred Up Again
by "Murder" Mystery
Allison Hill was stirred yesterday by
The discovery of what on the face of
things looks like a murder mystery.
Near the Vernon school building.
■Fifteenth and Vernon streets, scores
of people stopped to gaze at five hens,
■A HhoUe Island Red rooster, and a
duck. All were dead.
Who killed 'em and why. and to
*hom do they belong are questions as
«*«t unanswered. The heads of the
■\ ictims were unsevered, and a»supcr
flcial examination by several experts—
all gentlemen of color—showed the
necks had not been wrung. Neither
were there any traces of poisoning.
That they were dead as doornails,
however, there was no denying.
The duck created considerable in
terest. It was slightly larger than the
ordinary millard, had a small crest and
red caruncuiations about the eyes and
forehead and was glossy green and
brownish black in color. It is be
lieved it was a large "museovy."
"Stough Special" Will
Carry Hundreds Tonight
to Lancaster Tabernacle
Nearly 2.000 strong. Harrisburg ad
mirers of Dr. Henry W. Stough, the
evangelist, will journey to Lancaster
to-night to hear the preacher In the
Lancaster tabernacle.
At 6 o'clock sharp the ' Stough Spe
cial," will steam out of the Pennsyl
> ania railroad station. Request has
been made that the excursionists be
at the station at 5.30 to avoid a rush
for seats.
The excursion is being held under
the direction of the Harrisburg Evan
gelistic Chorus. The chorus members
will wear buttons distributed last night
»it a rehearsal in Ridge Avenue Meth
odist Episcopal Church. At the I,an
< aster tabernacle the chorus will be
feated just as In the Harrisburg "house
of the sawdust trail."
Returning the special will leave Lan
< aster at 10..10, arriving in Harrisburg
nt 11.20.
[THE WEATHER 1
For HnrrUlMir* and vicinity: Cloudy
to-night i W ednnday partly
doudy; not much change in tem
pervlure.
For Kantern f'enn*ylvanla t Cloudy
to-nlfrht; Wednesday probably
fair*
River
Thrre bna been a m Might H*e over
•he Branch of the Sinnjue
hanna river: fUea-herf through
out the river *y*tem the condi
tion* have been nearly ntatlon
nry. The river at Hnrrlnhura;
'Till he nearly uta-llonnry during
the next t'vvrnt y-four hour*, nntl
H itOßf of about 4.8 feet In indi
cated for Wednenday morning.
««cueral Condition*
A disturbance appear* thU morn
ing uhich extends from Tcnne»-
*ee eaat to the South Carolina
• oa*t. It I* canning; cloudy and
iinaettleil condition* over the
Ka»l tiulf and South Atlantic
Mate* and «now In \Vc*tern Ten
ne*nee.
Fair uenthrr prevail* over th~
I ake Region and (lie Middle
W o*f.
There ban ?»een n *fendy lnrrea*<*
la rre**»ire over the Ml**o;irl
\ alley, vvhlcl* ha* been nccom
pnnietl by nlightly cooler con *ll
-
l.licbt preclpltr:f Icr oectirreu
Wenteru Penrnyl vnola. the F.ant
• inlf S-inte*. and Wyoming nine**
> enterda> .
Partly cloudy to elott.ly condition*
may be expected to-night and
Wednenday in till* locality with
*llulit rliQnx*-* In temperature.
Teraperafnret * a. in., 31.
Sun: !ti*e*. «:IO n. m.; net*.
n. m.
Set*. 7:111 p. m.
ftlver Vncci feet nlioie low*
Mi»ter mark.
Venferdnj'K Weather
Mighent temperature. J»2.
I oueit temperature. 3U.
''can temperature, I-.
'Normal temp, ratnre. 37.
NURSERY HOME BURNS; 45
INMATES MARCH OUT IN
SAFETY; HOSE BURSTS
Tl»e Nursery Home at Heels Ijine
and Third street took tire late this
afternoon and at 5.30 this evening was
burning fiercely with only one stream
on It. and in a fair way to l»e entirely
destroyed.
All of (lie fifty-five liltle inmates,
together with Mrs. Clifford Stewart, the
matron, and her assistants, lined up
and marched out in safety. The little
ones were taken to the home of An
drew Schutzenbach and A. C. Smith,
nearby, where tliey are being cured
for.
IJTTIiE BOY DISCOVERS BLAZE
The fire was discovered by one of
tile little boys of the Home who was
NEW PENNSYLVANIA I
BEGINS HER CAREER
Warship Bearing Name of Key
stone State Greatest Fighting
Machine Afloat
LAUNCHED THIS MORNING
I
Governor Brumbaugh, Legislators
and Many Other Pennsylva
nians Attend Exercises
"v A-«_-
Newport News, Va.. March 16.—The
new superdreadnaught Pennsylvania
was successfully launched here this
morning shortly after 10 o'clock.
The largest engine of naval warfare
i in the wond slid down the ways while
a prayer was uttered that she might
be a messenger of peace rather than
a weapon of destruction.
Christened by Miss Elizabeth Kolb,
lof Germantown, Pa., as Secretary
Daniels gave a signal, the monster huil
slid into the James river, and the swell
tossed the German converted cruiser
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, less than a hun
dred yards away.
Commander Thierichens, commander
of the sea raider, sat in full uniform
with the official party on the platform
and mingled with American naval offi
cers throughout the ceremony.
I.ong Peace Predicted
A gray-haired woman approached
the German commander as he stood
tinder the towering how of the Penn
sylvania and grasped his hand. She
was Mrs. M. F. Thomas, of Beacon,
X. Y„ a member of the Society of
Friends.
"Commander." she said. "I belong
,to a society which believes that all
>Dersons should love others as much as
themselves. Do you in Germany love
us as much as. you love yourselves?"
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Fill PRESENT PlI
FOR GAUGING METERS
City Electrician Diehl May Suggest They Are Aimed at Fusion After
Use of Portable Instead of Primaries and the Non-
Permanent Instruments partisan Act
Portable voltmeters which will per
mit of tests at any point on the system
instead of permanent instruments at
five particular points for the regula
tion of the city's supply of current
may be suggested to council for adop
tion by City Electrician Clark E,
Dielil after the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company completes its plan
for reconstructing its lines to -provide
for the removal of poles and overhead
wires.
Citv Electrician Diehl said to-day
that he favors the portable plan be
cause it provides an opportunity to
make a test any place in the city at
which some question of fluctuation
may arise. The portable scheme has
been followed out by the electric light
company right along pending the com-
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Miss Saul Wiii Continue
in Charge at Central
School authorities said this morn
ing that they will not select a suc
cessor to Professor William S. Steele,
as principal of Central High schooi
this term.
The temporary arrangement. Miss
Anna 11. Saul In charge, which has
been in operation since Dr. Steele was
taken HI, will be continued.
*300.000 FIRE IX ILLINOIS
Quincy, Ills.. March 16>—Fire entail
ing a loss of more than $300,000 uarly
to-day destroyed the plants of the Sta
tioners' Manufacturing Company, Day
ton Dick Magneto Company and tnei
Dnvton-Haytan Pump Company.
HARRISBURG. *>A., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1015.
in one of the room* on the second floor
preparing for supper. As he entered 1
a side room tlamee and smoke burn*
out in IILS fare and at tlie same time
broke through a window and were
seen by a man passing on third street .
side, who turned In a fire alarm ffom
the box at Third and Reels lane.
Ttar litle boy ran screaming to Mr«.
Stewart, who was in the dining: room ,
on the first floor, where most of the
i folks had' assembled and were
standing In line awaiting the signal to
sit down to the evening meal.
Supper had been spread and it was
left on the table when Mrs. Stewart,
at once comprehending the serious
ness o ftlie situation, hastily got the
boys and girls into line of march, two
by two, and headed them toward the
side entrance. They marched calmly
out. without waiting' to gather up even 1
so much cs a coat or a hat. and many
of them did not know that the build- '
log was burning until they had been,
marshalled by the matron into the I
INDIAN WOMEN HAD RIGHT OF
SUFFRAGE E. H. GOHL SHOWS
Had Sole Right to Nominate Sachems; Held in Great Respect by
Tribes; Squaws Voted Just Like the Braves
That the women voted in the tribal
governments in early Indian times be
fore the influence of the whites was
felt was shown In a recent lecture by
E. H. Gohl, a former resident of Har
risburg, before an audience at Auburn,
New York.
Mr. Gohl is an authority on Indian
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS
H IN FULL SWING
Hundreds of Prospective Buyers
Wend Way Through Lanes of
Latest Model Cars
The automobile shows are in full
swing with all the exhibits in place
and hundreds of interested spectators
at every session.
Automobile owners, prospective buy
ers and the general public, whose only
hope is to pick up a smattering of
automobile language, wander up and
down the aisles and examine cars of
all prices and sizes and listen to the
attractive speeches of demonstrators.
The sixth annual show of the Har
risburg Automobile Dealers' Associa
tion. in the Arena. Third and Dela
ware streets, and the first show of the
Capital City Motor Dealers' Associa
tion. in Kelker Street Hall, are both a
blaze of electric lights, flags, bunting
and floral decorations, with every inch
of available floor space taken up wtih
latest model cars and all forms of
accessories.
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CROW WILL PRESENT
TWO ELECTION BILLS
Senator William E. Crow, o( Fay
lette County, chairman of the Repub
lican State Committee, will to-day in
troduce in the Senate an anti-fusion
jbill together with a measure aimed to
| repeal the non-partisan act.
I The anti-fusion bill will prevent the
j withdrawal of one party nominee and
his subsequent endorsement of another
party. The measure will provide that
a nominee cannot be taken from a
party ticket after he is nominated
theroon unless he dies. Then of
count* his place wiil be filled by the
i party. The measure alms to prevent
| the fusion which took place in the last
I c ampaign when William Draper Lewis,
j who was nominated by the Washing
ion Party voters withdrew from the
Washington Party ticket and per
mitted the leaders to nominate Vance
C. McCormick who was nominated by
the Democratic voters of the State.
The anti-fusion bill will also pre
vent a combination to be made on a
mayorality ticket.
Under the terms of the non-partisan j
Judicial act repealer the repeal will
not go into effect until January 1.
1916. Thus the Judges to be elected'
in November will be chosen on the]
non-partisan ballot. United States
Senator Penrose, some time ago an-|
nounced that he was in favor of the
repeal of the non-partisan act, but
that he did not think the repeal should
go into effect until 1916.
Another measure to be introduced
by Senator Crow will take the non
part !>an feature from the third class
city aci. •
street nearby, while she and her as
' sis tan Ls rushed back io k.-atvh the
house for the two or three who were
missing.
This required 0111 ya few minutes
and after she had made sure there
were 110 more of tlie inmates in the
building Mrs. Stewart took down the
receiver of the Home telephone a>iU
called up the fire house of the Camp
Curt in Fire company. That company,
however, hsd already responded to tlie
| call sent In by the pedestrian who had
j sounded the box at Third ami Reel
streets, and was on iti wuy to the lire.
DEFECTIVE TOE To BLAME
Mrs. Stewart told the flrcmcu that
so far as she had I wen able to ol>-
, serve a defective fltte was the cause
of the trouble.
Tlie firemen were handicapped by
1 lack of water. Only one stream had
been run from a faraway plug at 5.30
and a few minutes later it burst and
the building was at the complete mer
cy of tlie flames while the firemen
tried to repair the break. The near
est plug was at Third and Seneca
streets.
I Meanwhile the fire was gaining
history and is an honorary member of
the tribe of Onondaguas.
In the course of his address Mr.
Gohl emphasized the fact that women
were held in great respect among the
Indians, having the sole right to choose
and nominate the sachems, or coun
selors. to be elected by the adults of
the tribe.
SUFFRHGISTS BUSY
pun emeu
Waste No Time Rejoicing; Get
ting Ready For Vote
Next November
The Pennsylvania Suffrage Associa
tion is wasting no time in rejoicing
over the passage of the woman's suff
rage resolution by the State Senate last
evening. Mrs. Frank M. Roesslng,
president of the association, is out with
a statement saying that the suffragists
are delighted with the passage of the
resolution and calling attention to the
campaign to be waged for the amend
ment of the Constitution to permit wo
men the full privileges of the ballet In
Pennsylvania, which as a result of last
night's action by the Senate will be
put before the voters at the general
elections next November. She ex
presses confidence in its adoption by a
large majority. The resolution passed
last night went through the Legisla
ture two years ago and was adopted by
the House early in the year. It does
not require the signature of the Gov
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EXAMINE MITES
EOR M. E. MIIIISTRY
Bishop Burt Arrives at Shamokin
to Assume Charge of
47th Conference
Bishop William Burt, of Buffalo,
'who will have charge of the sessions
lof the 47th annual Central Pennsyl-
I vania Methodist conference meeting at
Shamokin from the 17 to the 25 of
this month, arrived there to-day.
The preliminary work of examining
candidates for the ministry continued
to-day. It is said that the representa
tives from the Eighth Avenue church,
Altoona, are canvassing for next year's
conference and In all probability will
be successful. The Rev. Dr. H. L..
j Jacob of that church, was offered the
j position of field secretary for the con
jference annuity fund, but declined the
I position preferring the pastorate.
' Most of the ministers who will at
|tenu the conference have arrived.
: Sessions will start to-morrow morn
ing at 8:80 o'clock. Final arrange
j ments for the accommodation of the
| delegates from tills section of the
state have been made. The informa
tion bureau is composed of the Usher's
[Association of the First Methodist
church of Shamokin.
PROPOSKI) liOAN DEN'IKD
By Associated Press
Hio Janeiro, March 16.—Official de- i
nial has been made by the Brazilian
government of the report printed by
newspapers that negotiations are un
der way for floating a loan of $15,000,-
000 in New York guaranteed by cus
toms house returns on American im
portations.
SOM3 IJAYKRS
Howard Dltlow.of Mechanlcsbunt.of
a flock of 12 Rhode Island red pullets
which he says laid 725 eggs from De
cember 1 to tylarch 16.'
headway steadily and the 45 little
folk* of the Home were marshalled
and inarched to the home of Andrew
Scliutzeiibach. nearby, and later some
of them were removed to the residence
of A. C. Smith, at Fourth street and
Reels lane.
PERFECT ORDER
Throughout the trying ordeal the
order of the little ones was perfect.
They accepted their plight as a matter
of coarse and made no complaint.
Few of them showed any evidences of
fright or nervousness.
Mrs. Stewart, the matron, behaved
splendidly. She told « Telegraph re
porter her experience calmly and with
little display of "nerves."
[ "'One of the little hoys was on the
second floor and discovered the lire,"
she said. "He rnite to me attil told me
the house was burning. Without wait
ing a moment I lined up all of the lit
tlctle folks who were awaiting their
supper nnd got them out in god order.
Nobody was hurt and few wen- even
frightened. 1 believe that this was due
to the fact that the fire occurred at an
hour when the Inmates were nearly all
assembled at one place and tinder my
eye. I shudder to think of what might
have liappcncd had the lire occurred
at night when the little folks were in
lied. I believe It mis caused by a de
fective chimney .from what I could
see."
The Home was formerly the Watts
(family mnnsioiv and is a large frame
structure standing in a trove of stately
old trees.. For some years it has been
used by the Xnresery Home, but was
to liave been vacated altout April I
by the Home, which is ciiinK into new
quarters purchased for it in the lower
part of the city. There had been some
talk of buying it for a municipal hos
pital.
At 5.45 the roof fell in and shortly
after that the firemen got the flames
under control and saved most of the
walls.
What to do with the fifty-five little
inmates, a number of whom are suf
fering with mumps aud under the care
of a physician, is puzzling the man
agement.
CITY FORESTER HOW
WORKING ON TREES
Mueller and Corps of Assistants
Busy Pretty Gose to Heaven in
Tree-tops of Harris Park
Harrisburg's trees are now in the
hands of the City Forester.
Since yesterday Forester Harry J.
Mueller and a corps of assistants have
been busy in Harris Park near Paston
street and from early morning until
early evening the men get as close to
heaven as the branches of the tallest
trees in the city's park system will
permit. Dead wood is being sawed
away, branches trimmed, twigs pruned
and the scars eliminated by copious
coats of green paint.
Forester Mueller's plan Is to work
gradually up through the city's river
front park, making such changes as
will be necessary in the care and treat
ment of the trees.
In connection with the actual fteld
work City Forester Mueller is also
preparing some data relative to prun
ing and caring for trees as well as
some good tips on transplanting. This
will be issued In bulletin form in a
few days.
MfTIMK STUMP
BILL 111 THE HOUSE
Stein Measure Would Make the
Business Punishable in
Pennsylvania
The trading stamp business, except
so far as necessary to carry out exist
ing contracts, would be made unlawful
in Pennsylvania under the terms of a
bill presented in the House at the close
of the morning session to-day by Mr.
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Taylor Holds Back Fire
Bids For Another Week
at Local Firm's Request
>'o recommendations for awarding
the contracts for the additional motor
fire apparatus were put into City
Council this afternoon by Commis
sioner M. Harvey Taylor, superintend
ent of streets and public property.
Mr. Taylor said he will withhold
these recommendations for another
week at the solicitation of the Morton
Truck and Tractor Company, which
wishes to demonstrate to the city com
missioners the type of tractor it is
manufacturing.
"At the earnest solicitation of the
Mortou company," Commissioner Tav
lor told Council, "I am going to hold
over the recommendations relative to
fire apparatus for another week. The
company want a chance to demon
strate their machine and notwithstand
ing the fact that I have waited for
three weeks 1 will wait one more
week. However. I do not see what
can be gained by the delay, as I am
of the opinion that the city certainly
cannot be benefited by the purchase
of an untried machine that costs J*so
more than a standard type that hus
been used extensively for several ysars
In the larger cities.'
14 PAGES
U. S. MAY FILE PROTEST
AGAINST ALLIES'PLAN TO
STOP GERMAN TRADING
Dispatches From Italy Make It Appear That Government
May Soon Decide to Enter War; German Assault on
Ossowetz Produces Only Insignificant Results, Ac
cording to Reports From Petrograd
The impression was gained in
Washington to-day that the United
States probably would protest to Gre it
Britain and her allies against their
plan to stop trade with Germany, as
outlined in the British order In coun
cil yesterday. The administration has
had 110 time to consider the official
text of the order, but President Wil
son indicated informally that the
measures contemplated are displeasing
to the United States..
The claim is made by the French
War Office that the Germans have
suffered reverses in two sections of
the Western front. The British array
is said to have recaptured St. Elol
and to have carried new German po
sitions near the village.
Additional Prussian casualties lists
bring up the total of killed, wounded
and missing since the war began to
1.050,029. This does not include cas
ualties in the German states other
than Prussia.
The British auxiliary cruiser
Orama, which took part in the battle
off Juan Fernandinez Island oon Sun
day, in which the German cruiser
Dresden was sunk, arrived at Val
paraiso, Chile, and it was learned that
nineteen members of the Dresden's
crew were missing. The survivors,
some wounded, were aboard the
Orama.
Dispatches from Italy make it ap
pear that that, nation is approaching
a decision as to whether it shall ad
here to its policy of armed neutrality
or intervene in the war. Following the
reports of partial suppression by Italy
of the mails to Austria and the con
ference of Emperor Francis Joseph
with his minister of war concerning
the defense of the Italian frontier
comes a despatch from a Roman
newspaper to the effect that the Ital
ian fleet is being concentrated at Ta
rento. This is the point in Italy near
es the Dardanelles.
So far as has been reported officially,
the bombardment of the Dardanelles
has produced no further important re
sults. Official advices from Athens
say that on Sunday the attacking war
ships silenced several Turkish field
batteries which had been posted above
Ktimkale, at the entrance to the Dar
danelles.
S ~ sis,o7
New Have rin., March 16.—A civil a tion to recoves j
' $15,000 darn;!' ought by Susanivt ' ihlers againsi %
1 Virgin her former employer, to-d ~ The papei J
charge tha ult was committed. M o was the et.
player 'ers who was a stenog pher in his o
c. Yes Wahiers had Mayo .. Led on a bo>
i ' olving the paternity o
C lay on $35,000 worth o property stand
i ing in Mayo's
1 Wash in larch 16.—Chevalier V.. R ippard, Netli
1 crlands min rmally opened negotia sat the State
Depaitment t . determine what act! "i'>ay be take; i
by the Unite es under the Netherla o obtain ar M
1 i amelio? restrictions laid down i the British '
1 ! order in conn'-- I
New York March 16.—William L. Brecse, former sec- ,
i retary to Amba lor Page, in London, was killed Sunday in 1
C the fighting on French front, accordi able advice j
received mdoc %\
LANCAS ! ! AUTOIST HELD FOR MURDER J'
, March 16.—Adeline, ven-year-old Jlj
1 daughter ol I L. Gross, died at an \y hour this W
morning at a pital in this city from l; ies sustained W
I when she was over last evening by an automobile
driven by Geo; eK. Tole, a tobacco dealc- this city. The Kj
machine ran the child and both her arms were broken n
and he* body crushed. She was di jged a distance -j '
of 200 feet, c allege that Tole operating the ,
car in a reckless manner and he has been don a charge, > u
of murder. I
I MARRIAGE LICENSES I
C B Mwartalauder and Mildred U IMne, Baltimore. J
* POSTSCRIPT.
Results Insignificant.
A Russian statement says the Ger«
man assault on Ossowetz Is producing
only insignificant results. In thei»
effort to capture this Important fort
ress, where they have centered theiir
attempt to break through the Russian
fortified line in Northern Poland, th«
Germans have moved up their heavy
artillery, but the Russian statement
says the advantage thus far results
with the defenders. It is also said
that the German advance toward
Praasnysz is being held in check and
that attempts to relieve Przem.vsl, in
Galicia, have been ineffectual. It is
admitted that in the Carpathians th«»
Russians are making little progress
and have suffered very heavy losses.
CORRESPONDENTS EXPELLED
By Associated Press
Paris, March 16, 6.05 A. M.—A spe.
cial dispatch from Rome says the gov.
eminent has issued an order expellim?
from Italy the correspondents of th»
Vienna Tageblatt and the Frankfurter
Zeitung.
MACHINES SCARCE IN BERLIN
By Associated Press
Berlin, March 18, via London. March
16, 1.31 A. M.—The new regulations
restricting the number of automobiles
in Berlin went into effect to-day, leav
ing the city almost without this class
of vehicle. It was a typical Spring l
day and a drizzling rain fell. Taxi
cabs were at a premium and prlvato
cars had almost entirely disappeared.
Only one-third of the customary num
ber of machines was available.
BATTERIES MOVED FORWARD
By Associated Press
Pctrograd, via i.ondon, March 1
8.13 A. M.—The following official dis
i patch has been received from Osso
-1 wetz: "The enemy has brought some
of his batteries closer to the fortress
because of their obvious ineffectiveness
nt the longer range. The Earl of the
Fortress effectively shelled a column
of the enemy consisting of motor*
drawing artillery provisions and am
munition.