Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, April 29, 1915, Image 1

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    ) Turks Lose Heavily in _Fighting onWest Side of Callipoli Peninsula
HARRISBURG KsMSS TELEGRAPH
■CXXIV— No.
TERRIFIC FIGHTI
NOW IS PROGRESS IN
DIRDMIELLES REGION
Both British and Turk Forces
Claim Success in Present
Engagement
TURKS HAVE LOST HEAVILY
German Advance in Flanders Re
ported Checked by British
Commander
Turkish and British reports of the
land operations in the Dardanelles re
gion again are In direct confliot. From
the Turkish version it would appear
that the Anglo-French land invasion
ha* resulted in disaster for the allies.
Further claims to victories are made
in an official report from Constantino
ple to-day. It is said the forces which
landed near Kaba Tepeh were forced
hack along the whole front with heavy
losses, Tour brigades being driven into
the sea and others surrendering. One
transport is said to have been sunk.
British official reports give no hint
of a defeat. The latest statement from
London say the land forces have suc
ceeded in establishing a line across
the Galllpoli peninsula, on the Euro
pean side of the straits and are ad
vancing steadily.
An unofficial dispatch from Athens
states that the allies were victorious
in a battle on the west side of the
peninsula, inflicting serious losses on
the Turks and capturing one battalion.
Fighting Lews Severe
The battle of Flanders has passed
the high point of intensity and is be
coming less severe. An official Bel
gian statement speaks merely of the
activity of artillery and aviators along,
the part of the front held by the Bel-|
gian forces. Field Marshal Sir John
French, the British commander, has
announced that the German advance
has been checked definitely.
In the Russian campaign new battles
are developing in the north, alone the
east Prussian border. Petrograd dis
patches speak of various encounters.
[Continued on Page 7.]
Turks Claim Success in
Fight Along Dardanelles
By Associated Press
Constantinople, Tuesday. April 27,
via Amsterdam, April 29. and London,
April 29. 10.55 A. M.—There have
been given out here an official an- i
nouncement bearing on the fighting at
the Dardanelles, which reads:
"Sighi Dere, to the west of Seeddul
Bahr, has been cleared of the enemy.
"The enemy who landed near Kaba I
Tepeh, endeavored to maintain their!
positions under cover of their ships
but early in the morning our troops
stormed these positions and forced
the enemy back along the whole front,
inflicting severe losses on them. Part
of the enemy fled in the direction of
the sea and taking to their boats, dis
appeared. Those unable to escape,
raised the white flag and surrendered
en masse.
"A transport of the enemy was sunk
off Avendurn. •
"Later reports declare that hostile
forces estimated at four brigades have
been driven into the sea on the coast
of Kaba Tepeh."
.
$2,000,010 More
toward the Cause
The Roarrl of Directors
of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway
Co. have just author
ized the purchase of
$1,500,000 worth of
equipment. They be
lieve In "Buy-Tt-Xow."
The Chicago Greatvrest
ern has contracted for
5585.000 worth of new
material.
Do your part—bny that
suit, that kitchen cab
inet or that plow—and
Buy-It-Now
Thin lm the time of all times
for the V* 9. A. to make vast
strides. Let's all *ct busy.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlnharic and vicinity! Fnlr
to-night and Fridays moderate
temperature.
For Hastern Pennsylvania: I'nset
tled thla afternoon; generally fair
to-night and Friday! moderate
temperatnrei moderate, variable
vrlnda hemming westerly.
River
Tfce North Branch, lower West
Branch nnd the main rlrer will
rlae to-night and Friday. The
moat decided rise, about two feet,
will occur In the North Branch.
The Juniata anil the upper por
tion of tlic Meat Branch will fall
alowly or remain nearly atatlon
ary. A ataae of nhont 4.1 feet
la Indicated for Harrlabnrg, Fri
day morning.
General Conditions
Local thunderatorma have occurred
In tfce last twenty-four hoara In
the I.ake Region, I'pper St. Law
rence Valley. Middle Atlantic,
New England and East Gulf
States. Fa at Tennessee, the Golf
f'oaat of Florida, In the lower
Mlaaourl Valley and over the
greater part of the Pacific Slope.
Temperature! « a. m.. ISO,
Son I Tttaca, siß a. m.s seta, fli.vi
p. m.
Moon i Fall moon, to-day, ftiio
a. m.
River atagei IS feet above low
water maiic.
YeatCday's Weather
Highest temperature, 72.
Uwrat temperature, 87.
Mean temperature, 04.
Normal temperature, 5.
GIRL. AGED 9. SOLD
INTO WHJTI SUVERV
Rote Livingston Says Hundreds
Fall Into Vice Nets Between
10 and 12
A VICTIM HERSELF AT 10
Spent Seven Long Years in Life of
Horror Before Rescued; Now
Saves Others
Special to The Telegraph
York, Pa., April 29. Hose Liv
ingston, the "Angel of 'Chinatown.'"
who has shocked audience after audi
ence with her tales of the conditions
in the dens of New Tork from which
she has rescued more-than 500 young
girls, was asked after her lecture here
to-day how she learned of the par
ticular girls that needed her help.
"From women of the : underworld,"
she answered. "I cannot reveal to the
white-slavers how I keep tabs on
them.
"I was one of the victims myself. I
was sold Into the horrors of the life
when I was only 10 years old. I spent
seven long years in it before I was
rescued. That is how I know so much
about it."
Although Miss Livingston's own
tragic history is well'known. it seemed
incredible that children were forced
[Continued on Page 10.]
TO IMPROVE FORTIFICATIONS
By Associated Press
Washington, April 29.—Secretary
Garrison was to-day arranging for fre
quent conferences with his immediate
advisers in the war department re
garding plans for a permanent nation
al military policy which are being pre
pared by the general board of defense.
In connection with the plan the secre
tary has called upon the commanders
of all the coast defenses to submit re
ports looking to the Improvement of
those fortifications.
LEGISLATURE!
ON HOME STRETCH
Looks Very Much Like May 13
Will See the End of the
Present Session
BIG BILLS GOING ALONG
j
Next Week Will Be Marked by |
Action on Child Labor and
Compensation
The end of the legislature of 1915 is
in sight and it looks as though the
Senate would next week amend the
House resolution fixing May 6 as the
date of adjournment to read May IS.
The action of the House to-day in
pushing through the appropriation
bills and the activity of the chairmen
in framing the general appropriation
act indicates that the finish is not far
off and neixt week will see action all
along the line.
Monday night the child labor bill
will have Its third reading in the Sen
ate and the people opposing the Gov
ernor s plan will make their final on
slaught. It is freely predicted that
the bill will pass as desired by the
Governor and that on Tuesday the cor
porations committee will make some
amendments to the workmen's com
pensation bills and that they will get
to a vote soon after. The plan is to
get the bills to the Governor about
May 10.
Thus far Governor Brumbaugh has
given no sitn about appointments, all
of the Ten.r appointments having been
help up at his request and the public
service nominations being considered
as withdrawn, opinion is that the
Governor will "loosen up" the last
week.
The amended automobile registra
tion bill, which increases automobile
licenses to get money for road con
struction, did not come out of the
House committee in charge to-day, but
is due Monday and will be fought.
The other revenue raising bills are not
in good shape, to be frank about it.
The manufacturing capital stock tax
bill has been sent to a crypt and the
stamp tax is dead. The four mill
bond tax does not look very robust.
If the revenue raisers fail the only
hope for money for road construction
will be to reduce the general appro
priation bill and some of the others.
It begins to look as though the
legislators wanted the highway de
partment to make bricks without
straw.
Publishers of "Menace"
Ordered to Stand Trial
Slecial to The Telegraph
Kansas City, April 29.—A demurrer
to the indictments returned several
months ago against the publishers of
The Menace, an anti-Catholic weekly
newspaper published at Aurora, Mo.,
was overruled here to-day by Judge
Van Valkenburgh In the United States
Court. The ease was then set for trial
at Joplin during the June term of
court.
The individual defendants named in
the indictments are Wilbur F. Phelps-
Bruce M. Phelps, Theodore C. Walker
and Marvin Brown.
The Indictments charge that obscene
matter was sent through the mail. The
articles complained of attack the Cath
olie priesthood.
SAFE CRACKERS BUSY
Robbers looted the safe and cash
drawer at Wltman Brothers offices, 4 0
North Tenth street, last night, and
got with 5103.07. The cash
drawer was emptied. Entrance was
gained through a rear window. The
, firm deals In wooden ware.
HARRISBURG. PA., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1915
NOTED MUSICIANS IN 20TH ANNUAL SPRING
FESTIVAL OF HARRISBURG CHORAL SOCIETY
I j2*L; J
V /
MARIE MORRISKT,
Contralto Soloist
J. FRED VvOLLE,
Director of Society
VALUABLE PAPERS,
YEARS, FOUND IN OLD DESK
History and Minutes of Hope Fire Co. Prior to 1837 Unearthed in
Secret Desk Drawer; Were Believed to Have Beeen Stolen
Portions of the hl»tory of the Hope
Fire company, lost for almost fifty
years, were found to-day. The valu
able papers and books were discovered
in a secret drawer in an old desk
which has been in the Hope company's
possession for a centurv.
The desk had been moved about fre
quently and was showing signs of fall
ing to pieces. William Windsor, 3rd.
was called in to make repairs. When
he removed the side of the df*sk. an
opening was discovered. An investi
gation showed a secret drawer which
was forced open, in the drawer was
the minute book, and other papers.
MRS. BERGDOLL
DECLARES SON SIE
Says Elder Brothers of Grover Are
Responsible For Application
For Commission
Special to The Ttlegraph
Philadelphia, April 29. —An appli
cation was made yesterday to Common
Pleas Court No. 1 for the appointment
of a commissioner in lunacy to in
quire into the sanity of Grover Cleve
land Bergdoll, automobile speeder and
aeroplane enthusiast, who had figured
In the news of several years as the re
sult of numerous escapades, includ
ing a term in jail and the alleged in
jury to a boy in experimenting with
an X-ray machine.
Bergdoll has Just reached the age of
21 years and is heir to about 11.000,-
000, his share of the estate of his
father, the former,brewer. The peti-
[Continued on Pagt* 7.]
NEWSTEELMILLSARE
HIEING COMPLETION
Penna. Steel Co.'s $4,000,000
Improvement Program Is
Progressing Rapidly
Work on the Pennsylvania Steel
Company's $4,000,000 improvement
program is progressing rapidly and
by Monday the new 2 8-inch inter
mediate mill will be ready to be
placed in operation. The new 28-
inch roughing mill will be ready for
operation by Monday-a-week, it is
planned, and inside of another few
weeks it is expected, to have the new
35-inch roughing mill completed.
Yesterday a new fly-wheel was
[Continued on Page 7.]
Bridge Fire May Be Part
of Plot to Destroy City of
Vancouver, B. C., by. Fire
-By Associated Press
Vancouver, Ft. C., April 29.—Fire,
held by some police officials to be part
of a plot to burn the city, started si
multaneously to-day in the Cambic
and Granville Street bridges connect
ing the business and residence por
tions of Vancouver. The loss was
$300,000.
Br -
I
»ilr \< 1
MODEST ALTSCHULER,
Orchestra Conductor
CITY'S MUSIC LOVERS
AT CHORAL FESTIVAL
Russian Symphony Orchestra Plays
This Afternoon; to Sing
"Samson" Tonight
Most of Harrisburg's music-loving
folks once more sat back in their
seats at the Majestic this afternoon
and sighed contentedly when the Rus
sian Symphony orchestra swung into
the opening number of the concert
program.
The big orchestra will play for the
Choral Society at the twentieth annual
[Continued on Page 12.]
The book tells the company's his-!
Tory prior to 1837; how the Hope
company came to be organized, and
gives a list of members. The names of
Simon Cameron, James Cameron and
William Buehler appear as officers.
Sometime ago, when the Hope com
pany celebrated its 100 th anniversary,
a complete history could not be given
because of the loss of early records.
The announcement was made that the
minute book and records were stolen
or had been lost, when the company
moved their quarters. The finding of
the old records to-day assures a com
plete and interesting history of Hope
Fire Company No. 2.
HARRISBURG BILLS
PISSED BY HOUSE
Harrisburg Hospital, Polyclinic and
Other Charities to Receive
Appropriations
The following Harrisburg appropria
tions passed the House to-day:
Sylvan Heights Home for Or
phan Girls. $7,500.
Polyclinic Hospital. $4,000.
Children's Industrial Home,
$7,000.
Messiah Rescue and Benevolent
Home, $3,000.
Nursery Home, $4,000.
Home for the Friendless, $4,-
500.
Harrisburg Hospital, $38,500.
Almost 300 appropriation bills pro
viding for State grants to hospitals,
| homes, sanatoria. State and semi-State
[Continued on Page 7.]
ROOSEVELT EXCUSED
FROM WITNESS STAND
Colonel Tells of 1907 Panic and
Is Questioned on Other
Big Issues
By Associated Press
Syracuse. N. Y., April 29.—1n a let
ter produced by counsel for Colonel
Roosevelt during the redirect exami
nation of the former President to-day.
Governor Charles S. Whitman, then
district attorney of New York, told
Charles H. Duell, of New York, that
"the time is ripe" for all progressive
Republicans and members of the Pro
gressive party to "rid the State of the
party control which Is responsible for
corrupt funds."
The letter was written In 1914 and
[Continued on Page 7.]
Virginia Woman Inherits
$300,000 as War's Result
By Associated Prets
London, April 29.—Mrs. Phyllis
Langhorne Brooks, of Greenwood, Va_.
inherits $300,000 from Captain Doug
las-Pennant, of the grenadier guards,
who was killed In action In March.
Captain Douglas-Pennant leaves Mrs.
Brooks nearly all of his property in
a will he made last October.
GO AFTER MEN ID
KILLED LDUL OPTION
Patriotic Sons Condemn Legisla
tors Who Voted Against
Measure
120,000 MEMBERS IN STATE
Northumberland Camp Takes Ini
tiative; Others to Fall
in Line
Because Northumberland county rep
resentatives in the Legislature voted
against the local option bill, Washing
ton Camp. No. 22 9, Patriotic Order
Sons of America, of Watsontown, has
adopted resolutions condemning the
assemblymen and protesting against
their re-election.
There art* 2.390 members of the
order in Northumberland county. Cop
ies of the resolutions will be sent to
each of the 900 camps in the State,
urging the 120,000 members to take
similar action in their respective
counties.
The resolutions follow:
"Whereas one of'the objects of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America is to
do all possible to promote the cause
[Continued on Page 12.]
Fifty-six Victims of
Austrian Torpedo Buried
By Associated Press
Rome. April 28, 11.30 P. M.. via
Paris. April 29. 5.10 A. M.—The bodies
of fifty-six of the men who lost their
lives when the French cruiser Leon
Gambetta was torpedoed by an Aus
trian submarine in the strait of Otranto
were buried with full naval honors at
Santa Maria Leuca this afternoon.
The funeral was arranged by the offi
cers of the Italian torpedoboat de
stroyers. Residents of the neighbor
hood joined the Italian sailors In at
tending the service at the cemetery.
APPOINTIVE POWERS
WITH COUNCIL ONLY
Senate Urged to Retain This Fea
ture in Law Governing Third
Class Cities of State
HARRISBURG IS CITED
Retention of Nonpartisan Provis
ion Almost Unanimously Urged;
Tenure of Terms
Twenty-seven cities of Pennsyl
vania say the appointive power
for the police force, fire depart
ment or any other department
should lie not with the mayor or
any other head, but with council,
where the whole responsibility can
be fixed. Don't go back to the old
system of placing the appointive
power in the mayor's hands just
because there happens to he a po
litical fight on among the council
men in Harrisburg. Don't bring
back the old mischiefs. Make the
whole council responsible.
Charles F. McHugh, city solicitor of
Wilkes-Barre, thus closed an em
phatic appeal for the retention of the
present provisions of the Clark com
mission government law vesting the
whole City Council with authority to
[Continued on Page 4.]
David Lloyd George
Takes Pledge Never
to Touch Drink Again
By Associated Press
London, April 29.—The root and
branch treatment originally proposed
by David Lloyd George, the chancel
lor of the exchequer, for dealing with
the liquor problem in its relation to
the output of munitions of war, dwin
dled to a modest pruning when the
chancellor presented to the House of
Commons this afternoon the govern
ment's scheme for restricting the sale
of drink.
The chancellor in his opening sen
tence indicated that difficulties had
been met with, he said:
"After weeks of trying to find a so
lution of the question I am preparing
to take a pledge never to politically
touch drink again."
Just Two Days to Enter
City Beautiful Contest
Two days remain in which to file
that application for entrance to the
Telegraph's "cltv beautiful" garden
contest. Now don't forget!
Saturday, May 1, has been fixed bv
the outdoor department of the Civic
Club as the time limit for filing notice
for those who want to go in for the
SIOO in prizes olTpred by ex-Post
master E. J. Stackpole on behalf of
the Telegrraph.
Anybody and everybody may go in
for the contest and either front or
rear yard, porch or window box de
velopment will be considered. Fur
thermore. the contest is not restricted
to children: the grown-ups may fry
for a prize, too. But one thing is to be
done If you want to go In for the prizes
—Just notify Miss M. tV. Buehler, 232
North Second street, to that effect by
postcard. Then go ahead with the
preparations for your garden.
Saturday morning, too. between 9
and 12 o'clock, the registration of child
gardeners who wish to enter the Civic
Club's children's competition will be:
possible at the Patriot office. The child j
must be 8 years old and must grow
flowers *n his own garden. Seeds will I
be provided by the Civic Club.
12 PAGES
URGES READJUSTMENT
OE CITY FIRE RATES
Cunningham Tells Chamber of
Commerce More Reasonable
Basis Is Needed Here
SUGGESTS STATE CONTROL
IL
JESSE E. B. CUNNINGHAM
Readjustment of fire rates in Har
risburg on a more reasonable basis,
was urged to-day at the noonday
lunehepn of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce. The speaker was for
mer Deputy Attorney General Jesse
E. B. Cunningham. His ssbject was
"The Businessman and His Fire In
surance." More than 100 members
attended the luncheon at the Harris
burg Club.
In the opinion of Mr. Cunningham
a key rate governing fire insurance in
Harrisburg would bring a decrease in
present rates, and more satisfactory
[Continued on Page 10.]
MRS. ELIZABETH CARYL, DIES
Yonkers, N. Y., April 29.—Mrs. Eliz
abeth Jumel Perry Caryl, who was
honorary president of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and a
niece of Mme. Jumel, wife of Aaron
Burr, died here late yesterday fet 82
years of age, It was announced to
day.
GOOD ROADS DAY, MAY "26 ?
■ Hamsburg—Governor this afternoon issued f
a pre tg May 26 as "Go .d Roads Dxy" in Pcnn- 4
sylvania. #
AUSTRIA REFUSES ITALY'S DEMANDS I ►
Oa l--e Italian Frontier, April 29, via Paris, 11.40 A. M. . r
—Theri has bem received from a source, in Rome that is | >
thoroughly trustworthy, a presentation of recMt political ] |
dev.. opments. The information received goes into the de- ,
tails of Italy's demand for certain Austrian territory arid 1 ,
of Austria s refusal. Among Italy's demands was that
Austria respect the territorial integrity of Sorbia. * f
EXECUTE TWENTY-THREE PRISONERS
lington, April 29.—Twenty-three Zapata prisoners ® >
take ■ 1 batole at Omatusco, including several minor
offic vire executed. i J
CHRISTEN DESTROYER !
Bat* ■**"<!., April *?.—The tor-~!oboat destroyer Wads- « >
wor'.i, v "s launched at the yard of the Bath iron works - -•
to day.
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NO MORE SUSPENSIONS
!i sburg Beginning May 1, suspensions on the ►
Pennsylvania Railroad will be eliminated, except in extreme
instances An employe guilty of a violation for which sus- I J
pension is now given, will be given demerit marks. For - "
good work he will receive certain marks and in time can '
overcorr.r the bed marks.
Harris burg—Thomas ' Stansic. 161 Frederick street,*'
Steehon, an employe of the Pennsylvania Steel Company,
was struck by a truck shortly before noon to-day receiving ' f
a di: left cholder. He '.va aken to the Harrisburg
ho;:;" 1. ( |
Washington April 29. —The United States is not con
sidering the question »f recognizing any government in ( >
Mex .x-vretary Bryan again declared to-day when his at
tention was drawn to a report that the Carranza administra- ,
tion ,e [;ccted early recognition. 1 '
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., April 29,-rJoseph W. Moore, United
States Commissiener for Luzwne county, died at his home ' '
here to-day.
MARRIAGE LIC
I.eroy Mrlinheiutr and Mi van K. Hkrlto, eify.
Mco MUJcvic dad Magda Knrara, Steel ton. i 9
John E. Olftrndrrfrr, Mellon, and Alma Viola Menaler, MlddletOtr*. »
Harry B. Koreamac, Henuvo, and Catherine E. My era, Newberry.
* POSTSCRIPT.
HUERII IS HEIDI
MIDTHER REVOLUTION
Former Villa Officer Say» Plans
Are Now Being Made in
New York
WILL HAVE 10,000 MEN
New Party Is Said to Btf
Composed Primarily of
Ex-Federals
Py Associated Press
San Antonio, Texas, April 29.—Pas«
cual O. Angerla, formerly an officer In
Villa's army, who has arrived hero
from Mexico, said that another revo
lution is being organized for Mexican
liberty and peace in which General.
Huerta is the leading figure. Ange
rla's statement follows:
"Thousands of Mexicans believe
Huerta is the man to bring peace to
Mexico and organization of the new
plans are being perfected in New
York. While the nucleus of the new
party will consist of 10,000 officers and
men now In the United States and I
might say all but fifty in Texas, there
would be no violation of the neutrality
laws. The new party is composed
primarily of ex-federals, but Include
many from other parties, in fact ail
amalgamation of Mexicans from the
several parties now are recognized In
an unsuccessful attempt to bring
about peace."
CARRANJSA EXPECTS EARLY
RECOGNITION BY UNCLE SAM
By Associated Press
Washington. April 29.—Unofficial
advices received here early to-day
which said that General Carranza ex
pected early recognition by the United
States government attracted wide
spread attention in official and diplo
matic circles here to-day.
The Carranza authorities have been
; active recently in seeking recognition
! and it has been reported that they In
tended issuing a statement covering
| their intentions. The United States
I government, it is said, has been ad
vised of the Carranza plans, although
it was said at the State department
that the question of recognition had
not been formally considered.
El>. J. RYAN ELECTED .
A
By Associated Press
Boston. Mass., April 29. —Edward J.
Ryan, of this city, was elected national
president of the Railway Mall Asso
ciation, according to the result of a
mail vote, counting of which was com
pleted here last night.