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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV — No. 226
THOUSANDS JAM
STREETS FOR END
OF CELEBRATION
Dancing, Country Carnival,
Fantastic Parades and Bands
Provide Fitting Finale
AND NOW IT'S HISTORY
Hundreds of Maskers, Throw
ing Confetti, Mill Way
Through Crowds
The Man in the Moon must have
laughed all evening Saturday as he
looked down on Harrisburg.
The whole city and as many addi
tional thousands as could walk, drive,
motor or set here by train or trolley
from surrounding towns observed the
M&rdi Gras, the finale of Harrisburg's
splendid three-day municipal improve
ment celebration.
Just how many thousands filled the
streets from 7.30 o'clock or there
abouts until after midnight can never
he estimated with any degree of accu
racy. From house line to house line
Market stret, was jammed full of peo
ple and the overflow had to find a
place in the Square and in the side
streets.
The booths of the "country fair" in
front of the Courthouse, the fantastic
parade, the vaudeville show and the
dancing attracted hundreds of people.
The crowds were well handled, too, by
the municipal and State police, and
while there was scarcely any disorder,
the officers had their hands full. Sev
eral fainting and half-fainting women
snd children were rescued from the
big mass. Four women had to be re
moved to the hospital or their homes
rnd a couple of youngsters had to be
carried out of the crowds.
Dancers Disappointed
The dancing in Market street from
River street to Front was probably
the only disappointing feature, at least
for the dancers. The street had been
powdered with oatmeal, which made
the asphalt splendid for the hundreds
of sliding feet, and the Commonwealth
band couldn't have played better music.
But the crowds who wouldn't and
couldn't dance managed to take a lot
of the fun out of it for those who
wanted to ;;o in for that feature. The
spectators, despite ropes at the curb
and kindly state and municipal police
men, crowded through the ropes off
the curbs and down onto the dancing
"floor." Hundreds of people danced
on a space that ordinarily should have
accommodate about fifty couples.
<'ornmltteemen and officers did all they
could and then sonje to keep back the
people, but ropes and officers were
practically useless.
And Confetti! Oh! My!
Market street from Front to the
subway. Market Souare and the other
streets of the business section were
never so thoroughly confetti drenched.
Thousands of bags of the varicolored
bits of paper were sprinkled about and
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Woman Fatally Stricken
While Hastening to the
Bedside of Her Husband
While hastening to the bedside of
her dying husband last evening after
a short visit Mrs. Lydia A. Coken,
1112 North Twelfth street, was stricken
with acute indigestion. She died
shortly after being taken home.
Mr« Coken was visiting friends in
another part of the city and was hur
ijing home through the Herr street
subway when she fell over. Two of
her children took her home in a jitnev.
She is survived by her husband. Harry
Coken. who is in a serious condition at
his home, two sons and two daughters.
Funeral services will be held from
the home of a son. William Coken,
1118 Wallace street, Wednesday after
roon at 3 o'clock, the Rev. John M.
Warden, pastor of Bethanv Presby
terian Church, officiating. Burial will
be made in East Harrisburg Cemetery.
r. S. GICTTING STUDENTS
By Associated i TOSS
New Vork, Sept. 27.—Students from
Central and South American republics
who ordinarily go to Europe for edu
cation are coming to the United States
this year because of the war. Parties
of them are arriving here d lily on
stemships from the south. Many Mex
icans and Cubans are among the new
students.
JOHN \V. HOOK WALTER DIKS
By Associated Press
Springfield, Ohio, Sept. 2 7.—A cable
gram was received here to-day an
nouncing the death in San Reno.'ltaly,
of John W. Bookwalter, 77, of this
city, wida.*" * ~>own capitalist and phi
lanthr—j- -rid for many years promi
nent -*'t)hio politics.
1 THE WEATHER
For tlnrrlsburg and vlelnltyt Fair
continued cool to-night and
Tuesday; light front la Indicat
ed to-night with lonrat trmpcr*.
A tare about 42 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania i Fair
and continued cool to-night and
Tueadny; light trout to-nlghti
moderate north winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and Ita
principal tributaries mill fall
slowly or remain nearly atatlon
ary. \ stage of about 3.0 feet la
Indicated for Harrlabnrg Tues
day morning.
General Conditions
The disturbance that was central
orer Western Minnesota. Satur
day morning, has moved rapldlv
eastward to the North Atlantic
coaat. It caused strong; winds on
the Great I.akea and along the
Middle and North Atlantic coast
with light to moderately heavy
rains.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 40.
Suns Rises, Biß7 n. m.| aets. 5t5S
P. m.
Moon i Rises, 7i41 p. m.
River Stage i 3.7 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature 70.
l,oweat temperature, SK.
Mean temperature, 04.
Normal temperature, 02.
ANOTHER WOMAN
CAUSE OF CLERK
GOING TO 'PEN'?
Augustus Wiest Who Pleaded
Guilty to Embezzling $4,000
Given Heavy Sentence
STOLE CASH FOUR YEARS
Two Charged With Brcatyng
Into House Before Court;
Grand Jury Sits
Augustine Wiest. the youthful bank
clerk who pleaded guilty before Ad
ditional haw Judge McOarrell to-day
to embezzling more than $4,000 from
the Security Trust Company, was sen
tenced to serve from two and a half to
six years in the Eastern Penitentiary.
Wiest. according to his own story
and corroborated by J. O. S. Poor
man, president of the bank, took the
money during a period of four years.
His method was simple; when a depos
itor presented money for deposit Wiest
entered the amount in the depositor's
name and made out a credit slip for
the cash book—and then tore up the
slip without making the entry on the
cash book. He was suspected by the
president and during his vacation
careful investigation was made.
Another Woman?
Poorman said he. himself had re
ceived telephone calls from a -woman
who said she was "Mrs. Wiest." The
bank president said, however, that he
knew Mrs. Wiest's voice and that the
voice that inquired so frequently for
the young clerk was not Mrs. Wlest's.
In No. 1 room September quarter
sessions opened with the trial of Now
man Byers who with Edwin Shaffer,
stood\ charged with burglarizing the
residence of Jacob E. Troutman, of
Millersburg. of SIS. The patr broke
into the house at night and the clue
that led to their apprehension was the
trail of lime which they got on their
shoes as they crawled into the Trout
man house through an adjoining
dwelling. This was in course of con
struction. Shaffer pleaded guilty and
started to tell the story of the burg
lary. He hadn't finished until Byers
changed his plea to "guilty." They
were called for sentence this after
noon.
William E. Bogar, a Millersburg
clerk, was chosen foreman of the
prrand jury and-Frank G. Fahnestock,
Jr., a Ninth Ward architect, was ex
cused. Petit jurors excused subject to
call, Harry Devore, Second Ward.
Steelton; Joseph W. Pomraning, Elev
enth ward; Brinton P. Supplee,
Twelfth ward; Edgar M. Winemlller,
Seventh ward, city, and Hiram F.
Rhoads, Highspire; Martin Swartz,
Derry, and David J. Will, Upper Pax
ton township.
The September grand jury ignored
the following bills: Frederick Dennis,
assault and battery; J. J. Retgle, em
bezzlement, and Frank E. Wilvert, one
charge of larceny.
Colonel Hutchison Says
"Good-by" to the Force
Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison, Har
risburg's chief of police, will not be a
part of the Dr. E. S. Meals adminis
tration. He made a farewell address
to the members of the police force
this morning. While he did not say
so. it is understood the Colonel will
quit his job before Mayor John K.
Royal's term expires.
The address this morning was made
in the basement, after the patrolmen
had returned from court where they
presented their quarterly returns.
Before dismissing the force Colonel
Hutchison said:
"This is the last court I will be with
you. I do not expect to be with this
department during the next adminis
tration. As I have you all before me
now l want to say that T hold no per
sonal animosity against any of you.
"If there is any man standing be
fore me who desires a favor and I can
grant it, I will cheerfully do so. T
want to thank you all for your hearty
co-operation during my administra
tion. You have helped me make good
and I want you to know I appreciate
it. If I have made any mistakes dur
ing my career they have not been mis
takes of the heart. In conclusion, let
me again thank you and wish you god
speed and prosperity."
Financial Commission
to Meet Chicago Bankers
By Associated Press
New Tork, Sept. 27.—Having
reached a virtual agreement with
bankers of the eastern section of the
country over the details of the pro
posed half billion dollar credit loan
to be established here to Great Britain
and France, members of the Anglo-
Freireh Financial Commission accom
panied by a member of the firm of
J. P. Morgan and Company, arranged
to take the 2:40 train this afternoon
for Chicago.
Lord Reading, chairman of the com
mission, heads the party, which ex
pects to remain In Chicago several
days, returning the latter part of this
week. Basil B. Blackitt, secretary of
the commission, and two other mem
bers were to accompany Lord Read
ing.
THIEVES GET $31.80 FROM
ROOM OF SLEEPING GIRL
The home of Harry Gochenour, 1311
Swatara street was entered last night.
Mr. Gochenour was sleeping on a
couch. He was awakened when the
burglar left. Entrance was gained via
a balcony. In a room occupied by
Miss Blanch Swartz $31.80 was miss
ing. The police department was noti
fied.
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SUPERIOR COURT RETURNS
The first official returns from
counties on Superior Court were
recorded at the Department of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth
to-day. Tliey were Armstrong,
Ducks. Cameron, Fulton and Perry.
The totals of the five counties
show: Head. 9,973; Hulscton.
5.837; Orlady. 9.080; Palmer, 5,633;
Wallace, 5,921; Williams, 7,855;
scattering, 16.
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HARRISBURG, PA„ MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1915.
GERMAN FORCES HURL
A EW FRENCH OFFEN
HUNDRED HARRISBURG VETERANS OF G. A. R. GOING TO
WASHINGTON TOMORROW MORNING FOR GRAND REVIEW
fi W'
r y " wKBBFm
F. H. HOY, SR.
Chairman of Trip Committee
MODERN DANCE A ]
WINKED AT HUG?
That's What Dr. Swallow Calls
It; Whacks at "Sen
t sualizcrs"
In an address nefore a large "Old
Folks' Day" audience at Stevens Me
morial Methodist Episcopal church, I
yesterday, Dr. Silas C. Swallow dwell
ing on what he declared to be the
J common mistake of "confusing the
i sensualizer for the spiritualizer," de
| cried the modern dance as an abomi
nation and made a plea for recognition
of the man past middle age.
"Labor Is indispensable to our hap
piness," said Dr. Swallow in part, "but
we need an accompaniment, ail
excitant, a supplement and unfortun
ately the masses mistake the inferior
for the superior. They mistake the
sensualizer for the spiritualizer and go
to the lust of the flesh, to the wine
cup, the beer mug, the tobacco quid,
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"Hardscrabble" View
in January 10; Front
St. Report Excepted To
Final report of the viewers on the
elimination of "Hardscrabble" will not
be made to the Dauphin County Court
i ntil .Tanuarv JO. 1916.
To-day had been fixed by the court
tor the return, but City Solicitor D. S.
Seitz explained that the absence of
witnesses, attorneys and claimants on
vacations, etc., made it impossible for
the viewers to finish in time.
Three exceptions have been filed to
date* to the report of the viewers on
the formal opening of Front street
from Harris to Maclay street. These
viewers are Paul <3. Smith, Karl Stew
ard and J. D. Saltsnian, the same
board, by the way, which Is consider
ing the assessment of benefits and
damages Incident to the condemnation
ot "Hardscrabble."
The viewers reported total damages
to be $83(5.50, of which $325 is to be
borne by the city. The remaining
$511.50 is to be assessed as benefits
upon these six property owners: Anna
M. Johnson. $112.50; E. J. Stackpole,
$24; Frank Payne, $00; Common
wealth Trust, $157.50, and William M.
and John Allan Donaldson, $78.75
i each.
The award of damages follows:
Elizabeth Relly. heirs of Emily Por
ter Eulalie Ferriday, John W. Relly,
S3O each; M. S. Shotwell, Elizabeth R.
Bradshaw, $5 each; Emma F. Engie,
$82.50; Dr. R. H. Moffltt, $160; B. F.
Burns, $2 4; Union Real Estate Invest
ment Company, S6O, and Henry
Schuddemage, S3BO.
Elizabeth R. Bradshaw, John W.
Relly and Dr. Moffltt have tiled excep
tions to the report on the ground that
the damages allowed them are insuf
ficient.
FROST AND TEMPERATURE 10
ABOVE FREEZING, PREDICTED
Frost to-night and warmer Wed
nesday, is the forecast given by E. R.
Demain, at the weather bureau.
Last night the mercury hovered
near 46, and a drop to 4 2 degrees is
expected to-night. So, hunt, up the
extra covers.
The cold wave following the rain
yesterday will not last long, and al
though the temperature will be below
normal for a few days, no records will
be broken, according to Mr. Demain.
HEAD CRUSHED BY ROCK
Special to The Telegraph
Lewistown, Pa., Sept. 27. While
riding from the sand mine of John H.
Miller on a truck at the noon hour to
day, Harry I. Reitz, aged 39, was in
stantly killed when his head struck
an overhanging rocH. He is survived
by his wife and three children.
DR. MEALS SPENDS sl2
Dr. E. S. Meals, Republican candi
date for Mayor, to-day filed his expense
account for the primary election. Ac
cording to the information left at the
ofFce of the Prothonotary, Dr. Meals'
only campaign expense was sl2 for
advertising cards..
BOY FALLS FROM TREE
BOTH ARMS BROKEN
Falling from an apple tree near his
home, ten feat to the ground on Satur
day. Crane Roberts. Edward street,
Riverside, fractured both arms and re
ceived severe bruises of the body.
D W. COX.
Committeeman.
VETERANS GOING
TO WASHINGTON
FOR BIG REVIEW
Hundred Harrisburg G. A. R.
Men Will Tramp Once More
Over Streets of Capital
Gray-hatred. wrinkled and bent, a
hundred veterans of the great War
of the Rebellion—members of the
Grand Army of the Republic posts in
this city and vicinity—to-morrow
morning will leave for Washington to
participate in the fiftieth anniversary
of the grand review held in the na
tion's capital lust, fifty years ago when
the "boys in blue" were neither gray
haired nor wrinkled nor bent.
The last wish of many of the old
soldiers is to parade once more over
the streets of Washington through
which they tramped in triumph so
many years jj.go. Many of them,
scarcely able to march in the parade
of Memorial Day, have decided to
make this their last big tramp. All of
Ihem look forward eagerly to Wednes
day, when they will pass the big stand
in front of the White House with
President Wilson looking down over
the thin, blue lines. Only thirty thou
sand of those many hundreds of thou
sands of 1565 will be there. Each
year little armies of the veterans in
all parts of the country have been
answering the last bugle call and to
da\ the ranks are thin indeed.
Early this year the Harrisburg vet
trans made plans for the trip to the
forty-ninth national encampment and
the grand review. To-morrow morn
ing at 9 o'clock they leave for Wash
ington. Forming at 8 o'clock at the
rooms of Post 58, 26 North Third
street, the local posts, with a number
of soldiers from posts in nearby towns,
will march over the downtown streets
before taking the train at the Penn
sylvania Railroad station.
Final arrangements for the trip
were completed several weekfe ago by
the committee in charge, composed of
members of Post 58. this city. The
committee consisted of F. H. Hoy, Sr.,
chairman. Fin. I. Thomas, treasurer,
N. A. Walmer, secretary. E. B. Hoff
man, Charles Reaver, D. W. Cox. A. J.
Pugh, H. W. Snyder and George W.
Rhoads.
Members of the General John F.
Hartranft Camp, No. 15, Sons of Vet
erans, of this city, are now in Wash
ington attending the national encamp
ment of that organisation. Among the
Harrisburgers who arc In Washington
are D. D. Hanimellmnrrli. secretary of
the city School Hoard and past coun
cilman of the Pennsylvania Division,
Sons of Veterans, and Karl Steward,
past division commander of the State
Sons of Veterans.
Veterans Begin Big
Washington Reunion
Washington, D. C., Sept. 27. —The
forty-ninth annual reunion of the
Grand Army of the Republic began
here to-dav and thousands of battle
scarred veterans of the Civil War are
participating.
The celebration, which will continue
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MUST HAVE RIVER PILOTS
The many narrow escapes from ac
cidents during the water carnival has
forcibly brought to the attention of
men interested In the promotion of
aquatic sports, the necessity for rules
and regulations covering the running
of floats and the general use of boats
of every sort. It has been suggested
that In the future no large float be
allowed upon the river without a pilot.
NEW LIBRARY OPENED
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 2 7.—The
beginning of the two hundred and sev
enty-ninth year of Harvard University
was marked to-day by the opening for
regular use of the magnificent new
Wldener Memorial Library.
SUBWAYS BEING EXAMINED
New York. Sept. 27.—rTo prevent
cave-Ins by tho false roadway cover
ing miles of subway construction
throughout the city similar to those of
last week, when portions of the Sev
enth avenue and Broadway street sur
faces collapsed, portions of Broadway
f.nd other main thorcJnghfaros were
closed to traffic to-day and engineers
began a close examination of all the
timber used In supporting the surface
*oadway.
N. A. WALMER,
Secretary.
W. E. COREY GOES
TO PHILADELPHIA
Accompanied From New York
by Several Financiers; Bald- |
win Story Not Confirmed
By Associated Press
Philadelpltia, Pa., Sept. 27,
Final settlement in the pinvlia.se
of the Midvalc Steel Company of
this elty was made to-day and the.
staff of officers of the coneern was
reoisanl/.cd with William E. Corey
former head of the United States
Steel Corporation, ns the new
president. He succeeded Charles
J. Harrah.
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Sept. 27.—Nothing of
a tangible character developed here
to-day out of the many reports of new
combinations and mergers affecting
independent steel companies in Penn
sylvania.
William E. Corey, former president
of the United States Steel Cprnoratlon.
who Is at the head of a group of capi
talists that has purchased the Midvale
Steel Company of this city, was In
Philadelphia to-day on business in
connection with the conveyance of that
property. He was accompanied from
New York by several financiers. Mr.
Corey's presence here gave impetus
to the report that he and his asso
ciates are endeavoring to bring into
one corporation a number of inde
pendent steel concerns for the purpose
ol securing large war orders. Mr.
Corey would not talk.
There was no confirmation of the
report that Charles M. Schwab, presi
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration, and certain Individuals iden
tified with the Du Pont Powder Com
r any had obtained control of the Bald
win Locomotive Works for the pur
pose of making ammunition for the
entente allies.
Heavy trading In the securities of
the Cambria Steel Comnany again
characterized the dealings "in that
stock on the Philadelphia exchange,
the price advancing to a new high
record. Some development with re
gard to the control of this company is
expected In financial circles within a
few days.
Austria Will Recall
Dumba, Penfield Learns
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Sent. 2 7. —Aus-
tria has Informally notified Ambas
sador Penfield that it will recall Dr.
Dumba, the Austrian ambassador to
the United States, as requested by
President. Wilson.
This information was given to Am
bassador Penfield when he informally
advised Austrian officials, on instruc
tions frohl Washington, that the
United States sought the recall of
Dr. Dumba and would not be satisfied
with his departure on leave of ab
sence.
Mr. Penfield was assured that the
wishes of the United States would be
complied with and that a formal note
on the subject would be handed to
him soon.
Girl Attacked by Two
Men at Reservoir Park
An early morning attack on a young
I woman in Reservoir Park was report -
l cd by Ellas M. Hassler. keeper of the
I park to-day. He was awakened about
j 3 o'clock by a young woman who said
her name was Miss Bogner. She was
| without a hat, and hor dress was torn.
I Between sobs. Miss Bogner said she
I had been brought to , the Park In a
jitney by two young men. The wo
man said the men poured whisky
down her throat and then attacked
her. Mr. Hasaler kept the voung wo
man until morning and sent'her homo.
BALLOT BOX CASE OPENS
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh. Sept. 27.—Arguments
were to be heard to-day by the full
bench In common picas court on the
petition to vacate the order made by
Judge James R. Maclane last Friday
for opening of fifty ballot boxes
in the first six wards of Pittsburgh and
the recounting of the vote cast In
those wards In the recent primary for
David B. Johns and William B. Klrker,
candidate for the Republican nomi
nation for Prothonotary.
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Success of Allied Forces in West Continue; Kaiser's Army
Retreats Along Front of Fifteen Miles For Distance
of Two and One-half Miles; Russians Reported to Be
Holding Their Lines
Rumania Asks Sofia Government For Explanation of Bul
garia s Military Preparations According to Informa
tion Reaching Italy; British Steamer Sunk by Gun
fire
The tremendous struggle on the battlefront in the west in
augurated Saturday with the new offensive movement by the entente
allies, has resulted in further success for their arms.
1 aris reports to-day that additional German positions have been
occupied in the Champagne district, where in three initial drives the
Wench penetrated the German lines along a front of fifteen miles to a
depth reaching in places as much as two and a half miles.
All the gains made in the Artois section, where Souchez was
captured and other advances scored have been maintained, the French
war office declares.
On the eastern front the Russians
seem to be holding their own at most
points and doing even better in some
sectors. Their resistance around
| Dvinsk is apparently stronger, while
they are desperately battling with the
Germans near Vileika Smorgen. Pe
| trograd reports new successes east of
Novo Grodek and to the north of
j Pinsk, with the taking of several hun-
I dred prisoners and some machine guns.
I Little activity of a pronounced sort
I is reported from the Dardanelles. The
Turks announce the success of a coun
termining operation and the contin
uation of artillery exchanges.
Shell tire from a German submarine
sank the British steamer Natal Trans
port of 2.655 tons in the Mediter
ranean. Her crew was landed. Twenty
merchant vessels have been requi
sitioned by the Greek government for
the transportation of troops, of whom
400,000 are officially announced to
have been called to the colors by the
mobilization order.
Rumania in a note couched Jn
I ,
y^^SRCTNTHAUINVESTIGATOSOirrRAGES^^T
S Washington, Sept. 27. Ambassador Rorgenthau, at {
\ Constantinople was to-day instructed to inquire into reported I
% outrages against Armenians in Turkey, to ascertain if any i
C victims are American citizens by birth or naturalization. '
\ BRITISH WARSHIPS SUNK
\ Berlin, Sept. 27.—8y Wireless to Tuckerton, N. J. —One '
j British warship was sunk and two others were damaged in 1
\ the attack by a British squadron on German batteries along
j the Belgian coast especially at Zeebrugge, simultaneously
j with the launching of the allied new offensive movement on 1
* land, according to the German official statement of Septem- 1
J ber 26. After these losses the British ships withdrew. j
1 ULTIMATUM FOR SERBIA I
J Berlin, Sept. 27. —By Wireless to # Sayville, N. Y.—A %
W dispatch from Sofia given out here to-day by the Overseas %
J News Agency, says it is rumored that Bulgaria has sent an S
I ultimatum to Serbia. J
AMERICAN SOLDIER HELD BY MEXICANS
Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 27.—Mexicans living near Pro
greso Crossing say Private Richard J. Johnson, of the 12th
cavalry, missing since last Friday's fight, was seen a prisoner
on the Mexican side of the river shortly after the fight. The
last heard of Johnson he was believed to have been alone at
the Progreso river front with several hundred Mexicans in 9
the brush near him. M
i ARREST BALLOT BOX LOOTER
| I ! .i
I Pittsburgh, Sept. 27.—Edward Weilersbacher, charged
i by the police with being implicated in the looting of a ballo s (
I box in the First Ward after last Tuesday's primary election,
was arrested on a .farm near Gordonsville.lVa., and was be
ing brought to Pittsburgh to-day. ,
CHARLES E. SCHAFF NAMED RECEIVER '
St. Louis, Sept. 27.—Charles E. Schaff was named re- J
ceived for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. Schaff j|
is prrnitVrt of the company „ j?
MARRIAGE 2
I Paul F. ti. Klrhfimn, Klinlrn, !*. V., anil Irene 1,. Dlnck, Enola. >
.loNeph P. Connelly, Plttxliurnh, and Mlunetta B. Herirlcroth, Middle- ]
1 (own. f
I JnmeM It. Walker and Matilda Elder, Paxtanit. \
| Jnn.cn H. Ftnbmau and Annie S. t-nrman, Mlddletonn. A
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* POSTSCRIPT
friendly terms has asked the Sofia
government for an explanation of Bul
garia's military preparations, accord
ing to information reaching Italy.
French Have Occupied
New German Positions
By Associated Press
Paris. Sept. 27, 2:45 p. m. Tho
new offensive movement is continuing
along the entire front in Champagne.
The War Office announced to-day that
further German positions had been
occupied. The announcement altso
says that all gains in the Artois region
in Northwestern France, have been
maintained.
There is intense cannonading be
tween the Mouse and Moselle and In
Lorraine, on the part of both the
allies and the Germans.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
"In the Artois district we have
maintained our positions.
"To the east of Souchez our ad
vance, previously reported as having
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