Russian Expedition Hammering Bulgarian • * * HARRISBURG ISMS TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— Xo. 298 RUSSIAN FLEET - BOMBARDS PORT PREPARATORY TO LANDING TROOPS Cruisers and Destroyers Shell ing Important Bulgarian Town in Effort to Clear Way For Debarkation of Soldiers From Sixteen Transports in Long Expect ed Invasion GREECE TO BE NEXT BIG BATTLEGROUND Turks Concentrate on Bor der; Friction Between Greeks and Bulgars; 44 Aeroplane Fights in Balk ans; Gallipoli Withdrawal Criticised London, Dec. 21, 12.57 P. M.—Ar rival of a Russian expedition off the Bulgarian coast is reported by the Athens correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company. He says: "A Russian cruiser and two destroy ers which are convoying sixteen trans ports fillet* with troops have arrived off the Bulgarian coast and are bom barding Varna vigorously." The Bulgarian port of Varna is on the Black Sea a few miles south of the Rumanian border. It is a railroad terminus. This city and Burgas, fifty miles farther south, are the principal Bulgarian Black Sea ports. On several occasions since the be ginning of the Teutonic drive through Serbia it has been reported that the Russians would attempt an invasion of Bulgaria from the sea and it has been said forces were being concentrated for this purpose at. Odessa. Previous dispatches reporting Russian naval demonstrations before Varna or Bur gas, presumably preparatory to an ef [Continued on Pago J.] * Germany Can Get Plenty of Foods and materials From Turkish Allies By Associated Press Berlin, Dec. 21, via London, 12.35 p - M. —"Turkey has an abundance of foods and other materials of all kinds, which she can supply to Germany if Germany needs them." said Dr. Nazim Bey, secretary of the Young Turks committee and one of Turkey's most prominent men, In a statement to the Associated Press on his arrival in Ber lin to-day. "It is only a question of transportation, which seems to be in a fair way of solution." Because of this abundance of neces saries and of the progress of military affairs to this time Dr. Nazim Bev pre". dicts eventual victory for the central powers. Turks Assert They Drove British From Gallipoli By Associated Press Berlin. Dec. 2 (by wireless to Say- j \llle). —Constantinople dispatches state that the withdrawal of the British from the Anzac and Suvla bay districts of the Gallipoli pensinula came as the result of a violent offensive on the part of the Turks, who inflicted heavy losses on the British and drove them to the sea. According to Constantinople reports, the Turks began a general offensive in all sections at the Dardanelles, says the Overseas News Agency. The fight ing was violent. • CHURCH NOTICES MUST HE IN NOON THURSDAY All church notices for publica tion this week must lie in the Tele graph editorial office no later than iiooii, Thursday. There will l><. ! no issue of the Telegraph Satur day, Christmas Day, and church notices wll be printed Friday evening. THE WEATHER] For llnrrlaburit and vicinity: Fair. * continued colli to-night, with lo«e»t trmprrnturr about 2,1 de terrent Wednrsilaj fair nnil *oine «lint Mariner. For Ka«tern I'rnnnyl vanlH: Fair to ■iliiht and probably W>dne»davi not quite no eold W>ilne»da.v; moderate nortknwt viiiidn be emiiliiK variable. River 'J'be Susquehanna river and all Its tributaries will fall except tbe lower portion of the main river M ill remain stationary to-night. A ataice of about f1.2 feet in Indi cated for llarrlnliurfr Wedncidnv morning. Practically all the leir ■■float In now tu the main river lind lint little will pann llarrln- ' burg after to-night, yff (>rnernl Condltlonn A dinturbanee ban moved northward in the Atlantic ocean from the Southern Florida count to the \orth Carolina eoaat during the ■ nat twenty-four liourn. it ban canned moderately heavy ralnn and nnown along; the .South Atlan tic coast, with wlndn from Hat ternn nouthward. Snow flurries have occurred over a portion of the l.ake Region and In tbe Upper Ohio Valley. Wrmt of tbe Mlaalaalppl there ban been n general rise of 2 to 24 de crees In temperature. Temperature! H a. ■»., 22. Man: Klaes, 7:23 a. ni.i aeta, 4i42 p. m. Moon■ Laat quarter, neeember 29, 7iSft p. m. Hlver fctaae: fI.H feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, :»4. t.owrat temperature. 211. Weaa temperature. 30. •Normal temperature. 32. SCHOOL BOARD TALKS ON NEED OF HIGH SCHOOL ; Referendum Vote Via Aid of Children Considered by Directors I TO OBTAIN SENTIMENT 'Sites, Costs, Co-Education Needs, and Junior Schools Are Discussed The feasibility of inaugurating a | referendum movement, among the ! citizens through the co-operation of 1 the thousands of school children to | obtain the sentiment of the people ;as to a new High school, was one | phrase of the subject discussed by the school board this afternoon at its in formal conference on the High school question. All the problems that pertain to a high school—the questions of sites uptown or. on the Hill, the approxi mate costs, whether or not co-educa tion should be provided for or whether there should be separate high schools for girls and boys, and the final problem of a "Junior High School"—could be explained on slips of paper to be sent to all the parents through their children who attend the schools. To Get the People's Sentiment The vote on the high school mat ter could then be approximately gauged by the replies to these ques tions. In brief, this is the method that was discussed by the board this aft ernoon to obtain the sentiment of the citizens. While no action was taken the whole subject was thoroughly threshed out from a dozen different viewpoints although the referendum idea seemed to be pretty generally favored. The growth of the city and its rela tion to High school needs was given serious consideration. In connection with this phase of the problem the site came in for some discussion. Would it be wiser to build a high school on the Hill and one uptown or one big school in an in-between sec tion that will accommodate the vast majority of the pupils? The "Junior iligli School" ] Should Harrisburg ? pend its money in the erection of another big high school adapted for co-educational purposes, when in a few years it might become unwieldy? Or should the city adopt the more economical plan of building an annex to Techni cal High, use this enlarged structure us a boys' high school and convert the Central high school into a girls' high school only? These were some of the answers which the directors encountered for an hour. Then there was the Junior high school question. In many cities the eighth and ninth grades are combined with the fresh men classes to form a "Junior high school" and Harrisburg, it is pointed out, is rapidly nearing that point in its educational development. Open Mysterious Bundle to Find Those New Bronze Shoe and Certain Apparel An incident occurred last evening that gave promise of development into quite a mystery, until the matter was cleared up this aft -loon. Rounds man McCann was i ting his rounds last evening when ho spied a suspi cious -bundle of clothes lying in the middle of the sidewalk in front of the Savoy hotel at Third and Mulberry streets. All was quiet and there was j no apparent clue as to the source from j whence the mysterious bundle had come. So the officer reported to head quarters, taking the bundle with him, There it was found to consist of a pair of bronze shoes so much in vogue nowadays, a bright green skirt, one of those collection of hair sometimes called "rats" or switches.and many bits of lingerie which somewhat perplexed the police force. The solution came this afternoon when a girl called up police headquarters from the Motel Savoy and announced that her clothes had fallen out of the window while [she slept and that she would be up for them later In the afternoon. Mayor Royal's Trusty Ax Fells City Christmas Tree Several machineloads of Santa Clauses started out ibis morning about 9 o'clock, bent for the mountains back of Fort Hunter, and with the lust of conquest in their eyes. It was the Mu nicipal Christmas Tree Committee, led by Carl M. Kaltwasser, and Hanked "by a corps of trusty newspapermen and an official photographer. They were borne northward by the machines of city of ficials and upon their arrival In the mountains set eagerly to work. Mayor John K. Royal took a trusty ax and delivered the first blow tn the massive spruce tree which Is to grace the city at Front and Market streets, festooned with many electric lights and topped off by a large electric star on the top most branch. The removal of the tree from its native haunts to this city is in the hands of Harrisburg Light and Power Company employes, who will also deco rate it with several thousand electric bulbs and will furnish the current also as a Christmas gift to the city Final plans for the celebration on Christmas night will be made at a meeting of the committee in the Mayor's Office on Thursday afternoon. NAME NEW TUSK KG EK HEAD Major Moton, of Hampton, to Suc ceed Ijtte U. T. Washington New York, Dec. 21.—Major Robert R. Moton of Hampton Institute, I lampton, A a., was unanimously elected to succeed Booker T. Wash ington as president of TusKegee Insti tute, Tuskegee, Ala., at a meeting of the special committee of tho trustees of the institute here to-day. In a statement issued by the com mittee it is declared that by the elec tion of Major Moton "the policies, aims and attitude of the institute will' continue unchanged." MRS ASCII ITII (iKT s INJUNCTION I jondon. Dec. 21, 12:17 !». M The °f Mrs. Herbert H. Asquith, wife of the Premier, against The Globe was resumed in Chancery Court to-day hav ing been continued from last Krlday The Court gr: nted Mrs. Asquith the In junction for which she asked to re strain The ll out the blank below and forward It to tlie Trlffrapb. The rtrin of Jaeob Tnua| K ' a Soaa. Jewelers, 420 Market street, haa Riven the Telegraph *SOO with which tu purchase Christmas baskets for 200 families. The Associated Charltlea will Investigate the naniea lent to It and will deliver the basket* the da* before Christinas. Fill out below. Following IN the name nad addreaa of a worthy poor family I aunut its worthy of u Tauslg Christina* basketi Xawe J Street addreaa Signed __—ZZ VILLA BELIEVED ON WAY TO LINE WITH 400 MEN Exact Whereabouts Unknown; Will Probably Bob Up on This Side By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—Official advices failed to-day to disclose the exact whereabouts of General Fran cisco Villa, but a report from General Pershing, at El Paso, indicated that Villa was on his way from Chihuahua to the border. General Pershing re ported that according to the best in formation available he had about 400 men with him. The belief prevailed that Villa would appear on this side of the boundary line. Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 21. Domi rContinued oi; Page 5.] COUNCIL ADOPTS JITNEY MEASURE Ordinance Becomes Effective After January 3—Bond of $2,000 After Monday, January 3, owners or drivers of jitneys in Harrisburg will have to post a $2,000 bond, pay a license foe ranging from S3O for each car of less than seven-passenger ca pacity to $75 for each car of fifteen passenger capacity, and be subject to a fine of $5 to sls for the first offense, $lO to $25 for the second offense and from SSO to SIOO for each subsequent violation of the new regulations. City Council this afternoon provided for the future regulation of the jitney under these restrictions by adopting finally the jitney ordinance. Nearly a dozen petitions, contain ing several hundred signers, were pre sented to Couneil this afternoon ask ing that the bond be reduced to SSOO. Postpone Child Lal>or Measure The child labor act ordinance was postponed indefinitely by a vote of 3 to 2. Mayor Royal and Mr. Gorgas voting for its passage. The measure, which was introduced by the Mayor at the request of the Attorney General, enforces the provisions of the child labor act. Its principal provisions [Continued on Page 16.] FULLCREWCASES PRESENTED TO PUBLIC SERVICE Railroads Contend That Al leged Violations Are Not Under Act of 1913 SCARLET GIVES IDEAS Sun's the Act Makes No Distinc tion Between Classes of Men Or of Work Public Service Commissioners gave up to-day to hearing complaints that railroads of the State were not obey ing the full crew law, eight cases be- 1 ing scheduled for hearing. Three have already been heard and the Com mission will render decisions early in the new year. All of the cases heard were brought through the Brotherhood of Hallroad j Trainmen and the Order of Railway [Continued on Page ll] Two Firemen Killed in $50,000 Factory Fire By Associated Press Boston, Dec. 21. Two firemen were killed and a third was seriously Injured when a floor' collapsed in a burning factory building on Cambridge street early to-day. The men killed were Dennis A. Walsh and Charles C. Willett. The three men were fighting the flames on the third floor of a six story brick building. The floor above gave way and buried them. The fire caused damago estimated at $50,000. Three Young Girls on Way to Work Injured By Associated Press Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Dec. 21.—Three girls were injured, two probably fatally when they were struck by a Lackawanna passenger train at Forty- Fort, near here to-day. The girls, Rose Callahan, Mary Jones and Helen Homnick, each aged 17 years, were walking along the tracks on their way to work in a mill. They stepped from in front of a freight train directly in the path of the passenger train. The Homnick girl will recover. Hill Carol Singers Will Go Over District by Autos The "Christmas Carol Singers" of Allison Hill who have been waking the Hill folk from their slumbers Christmas with the old familiar songs of triumpn and of joy for many years now, are planning to sing again this year as usual. The singers will meet at the home of William A. Fenical, 220 South Fifteenth street and will go by autos about the Hill singing In front of the homes of hundreds. Quite a number of people have noti fied Mr. Fenical, head of the organ ization, that there will be good things to eat in store for the singers. $7,000 Fire Sweeps Big Williamstown Warehouse Special to The Telegraph Williamstown, Dec. 21.—Fire early this morning in the general store and warehouse of Durbln & Son, West Mar ket street, caused a loss of almost $7,000. The fire wae gotten under control about an hour after the alarm was sent in. The rear of the building was burn ed away, the basement gutted by the flames and several thousand dollars' worth of Christmas goods were destroy ed. The loss is partly covered by in surance. U. S. Protests Presence of British Battleships By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 21.—An other protest against the presence of British cruisers close ofr New York and other American ports has been made to Great Britain by the State Department. The explanation by the British government of the chase of the Wag ner liner Vineland while on her way front New York to Newport News has been accepted as satisfactory but the incident has been made the basts of the new protest against maintenance of British cruisers just outside the three-mile limit and in the neighbor hood of American ports as an annoy ing and unwarrantable Interference with American commerce. Has Sherlock Holmes Got You Guessing ? (By SHERLOCK HOLMES. Jr.) Got you guvssing, haven't I? Well, I I thought I would, but you will have I a bunch of guesses coming before I' tip my hrvt and suy farewell. Some body must get that $25 before I leave here anU I trust that person will be' one who believes in this proposition ! and goes out with a determination to' land the money. | I was walking down Market street j yesterday afternoon when I passed a j bunch of happiness that had a "mere ' man" along with them. My eyes! went into eclipse about the time I! joined them—l mean passed thom I one of the crowd called out, "Hold on there and let me get a look at your scarf pin." That was certalnlv an invitation I hated to pass up, but' there are times when I am very I much of a migratory bird, and that was one of the times. .lust a Few The pure food law Is a dandy and they are making it hot for a lot of people that the public never hears about. Well, I am glad to find the Pennsylvania Milk Products Com pany always gets the inspectors' O K. Whenever I look a plant over I come pretty near telling where they stand with Uncle Sam. I never {Continued OR Page 2' i 16 PAGES ATTACHES' RECALL AND AUSTRIAN NOTE EMBITTER GERMANY Full Settlement of the Lusitania Case Which Was Near Has Been Postponed by Action, Washington Hears; Agreement Was Practically Reached When Dismissal Was Demanded German Opinion Swings Back to Resentment After Mes sage Is Dispatched to Austria; Much Adverse Criti cism; Officials Believe Public Opinion Will Become More Favorable Later By Associated Press Washington. Dec. 21.—Full settle ment of the Lusitania case, including reparation for the lives of the Ameri can victims, which It became known to-day, recently was near, has been postponed by the dismissal of the Ger man naval and military attaches and the American demands on Austria- Hungary as a result of the sinking of the Ancona. In consideration of the state of pub lic opinion in Germany because of these two acts of the American gov- I eminent, according to reliable infor mation received here, has caused offi cials in Berlin to decide that such a settlement as might be satisfactory to the United States would not now meet with popular approval in Ger many. Agreement Was Reached An agreement, it was said, was prac tically reached soon after the Ameri can note to Great Britain protesting against the interference with neutral trade. At that time it is said public opinion would have approved receding a bit, making settlement of the contro versy possible. Negotiations between Secretary Lansing and Count Von j BernstorlT, the German ambassador, were progressing when the United [ States demanded the withdrawal of j Captain Boy-Ed and Captain Von Papen. The act, according to advices here, caused German opinion to BWing back to resentment of the action of the United States because the belief pre vailed that the attaches had done nothing to warrant their removal. Note Attracted Criticism The demands upon Austria and the vigorous terms in which the first note 1 RIOTING AT JUAREZ C A EI Paso, Dec. 21.—Rioting began in Juarez about noon C \ to-day. A street car which entered the town at the inter- % ■ national bridge was stoned by a mob and the passengers, in- j 9 eluding a number of Americans were robbed. % STATE GRANGERS IN SESSION % J State College, Pa., Dec. 21.—Patrons of husbandry and 3 C their families from all parts of Pennsylvania met to-day \ C for the forty-third annual session of the Pennsylvania State \ C Grange. More than 1800 delegates are registered from the * \ 835 subordinate granges. They will be the guests of State J m College for three days. C TWO MISSING AND 25 HURT IN EXPLOSION J J Edgewater, N. J., Dec. 21.—Two men missing and a ■ twenty-five others were injured by an explosion to-day in 9 % the Dextrine plant of the Corn Products Refining Company g \ at Shadyside, two miles from here. The roof was blown off, f i S the walls collapsed and fire starting from the explosion J \ swept through the wreckage. F COAL RISKS TEN PER CENT. LESS 1 Harrisburg. At a conference of coal company repre- £ j sentatives with members of the State Insurance Board, M ■ operating conjunction with the new Workmen's Compen- f ■ sation law, this afternoon it was decided that the State will C % offer the coal companies insurance on mine risks at rates m % ten per cent, below those of the insurance companies. M C CAR AND AUTO CRASH # % John Mcllfaenny, Derry street, driving a closed auto- M 1 mobile, collided with a car driven by Harry Schriver, ;ft ■ | Seventeenth and Chestnut streets this afternoon. Both £ machines were damaged but no one was injured. 1 NITROGLYCERINE PLANT BLOWS UP C i Cairo, 111., Dec. 21. The nitroglycerine plant of the £• Aetna Powder Company at Fayetville, twenty-six miles ® M from was blown up to-day. Three thousand pounds of C £ nitroglycerine exploded, due to chemical reactions. These m # reactions gave off fumes, thereby warning the workmen, all J' of whom escaped. , » | taAXkIAGE LICENSES J «.|«T W I nnrt M«ry I»>.hrl fttoaer, C . , Ann Arbor. Mich., nn.l Nellie Uo«hwell # 1 M«h«i rifcjril.l iLV* • ,ol> ® ItobrtT, Shomiunndalf, and Bimrr J Catherine Met lure, Mlilppennburg. ' # POSTSCRIPT— FINAL was couched next attracted adversa criticism In Germany, and the resent ment, started by the request for the recalls. Is described as having' increas ed materially. To recede even a trine at this time, Berlin officials were said to bclievo would bring on a storm public disap proval, and furnish the opposition ti> the government wtlh grounds fur criti cism. Officials now believe that at some time in the future when public opinion again is mdrc favorable to the United States concessions may btj made by Germany. CENTRAL HIGH STUDENTS HAVE REAL X.MAS SPIRIT Students of Central High school have to date contributed a total oC $116.93 for the expenses of the Christ mas entertainment which will be given Thursday morning to a group 6C children from a free kindergarten oC this city. little guests will be brought to the school in automobiles loaned for the purpose and at 9.30 the entertainment will begin. Fol lowing various opening exercises, it real live Santa Clans will appear and as the youngsters names are called they will be presented witli presents. Owing to the crowded condition at Central all friends and relatives of th«» students will be unable to share In the joy of the entertainment. The presents have been bought and the stage ef fects are being made in readiness for" Thursday. CAROLS IX CHURCH TOWER A brass quartet will play in tlid tower of Derry Street United Breth ren Church, on Christmas morning, it is announced by the Rev. J. A. Lyter, pastor. The old CMristmmi carols will be played.