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British Severely Repulse Turk Forcesthe
HARRISBURG (dSgflfr TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 302
BRITISH REPULSE
TURKS WITH LOSS
OF 800 TROOPERS
Throw Them Back Along the
Tigris; King Peter Arrives
Off Coast of Italy
TEUTONS TO ADVANCE ?
Conflicting Reports Say They
Will Start Drive Through
Greece
A severe repulse for the Turks by
the British Mesopotamian army at
Kut-el-Amar, on the Tigris is re
ported by the British commander. Gen
eral Townshend. The Turks attauked
determinedly but were beaten off,
their losses being from 600 and 800
killed and wounded. It is declared
the British casualties were under 200.
King Peter, of Serbia, arrived at
Brindisi, Italy, on Christmas Day, hav
ing been conveyed from Avlona, Al
banian, on an Italian cruiser. He an
nounced before leaving Avlona that he
wished to go to Salonikl to consult
with the Serbian minister of war as to
military plans.
Berlin has received reports through
• 'onstantinople, that the Russian army
opposing the Turks in the Caucasus is
demoralized from various causes, not
ably illness and lack of proper equip
ment. The latest official Russian re
port announces the recesses for the
Caucasus army in repulsing a strong
Turkish detachment and breaking
Turkish fortifying operations.
Advices through Berlin declare that
M. Gounaris, the Greek statesman,
whose party won the recent elections,
has announced his willingness to sup
port the present Skouloudis ministry,
relinquishing his own claims to the
premiership.
In an interview with a French news
[Continued on Page ".]
Aged King Peter, Broken
in Health, Arrives in
Italy to Go Into Exile
By Associated Press
Brindisi, Italy, Dec. 25, via Paris,
Dec. 27. King Peter of Serbia has
arrived here on board an Italian
cruiser.
T',ie sovereign had refused reso
lutely until now to leave his army
and it was only at the urgent entreaty
of his son, the Prince Regent, that he
at last agreed to go into exile.
The prince pointed out to his father
that It would be better for him to
preserve his strength so that he would
be able after his health had been re
stored to return to his country at the
head of a reorganized army.
A Rome dispatch of December 16
said King Peter had accepted Italy's
offer of a palace for his use at Caserta
near Naples, but it later was report
ed that the aged ruler had declared
he was determined to die among his
own people and not to abandon his
army. The king has been seriously
ill for months but frequently was on
the firing line with the Serbian troops
before they were overwhelmed by
Austro-Germans and Bulgars.
Paris, Dec. 27. King Peter of
Serbia was brought from Durazzo to
Avlona on an Italian cruiser," says
the Journal's Avlona correspondent.
The voyage was rough and the king
had to be carried ashore in an army
■ hair. It was a tragic and heart
rending spectacle.
"An automobile carried the mon
arch to a secluded inn opposite Italian
headquarters where I called upon him
and was shown Into the poorly-fur
nished room he occupied. His clear
eyes, what depths of bitterness they
conceal. His features, hollowed by
suffering, what immense weariness did
they betray. That sorrowful counten
ance was the epitome of the whole
tragic epoch."
Germans Lose B,QGO Men
in Attack on British
Speeiai to The Telegraph
Paris, Dec. 27. "lnformation re
ceived the fighting on De
cember 21 between Ypres and Armen
tieres indicates that the Germans sus
tained a loss of more than 8,000 men
without gaining any ground." says a
dispatch to La Llberte from its corre
snondent <th the northern front.
"The fighting was most severe, and
a large quantity of asphyxiating gas
was used, but the English lines re
mained intact. The attack is thought
to have been the prelude to an offen
sive, or for the purpose of testing the
strength of the English front."
(This is the first mention of any In
fantry fighting between Ypres and Ar
mentieres on December 2L)
THE WEATHER]
For HarrUbur* and vicinity: l"n
--"ettled nra<her, probably llicht rnln
In-nlicht or Tnr*ila> i warmer to.
night, with lonrnl trmprrature
about 3,1 dfKrrm.
For K««tfrn I'rnnnvlvanla: Cloudy
nnil narmtr to-nlKhf: Turgday
nnaettlrd with probably ralni
moderate to freah xiulhnrat
it Indx.
River
l'he main river will rlae. The
hranchra will probably f H ||
■ lightly except the lower portion
or the >'orth llranrh will rlae
■nnrnknt to-night. A atage of
about feet la Indicated (or
llarrlaburg Tueaday morning.
tieneral Condition*
A dlatrabanre central north of
l ake Huron la caualnic cloudy
weather throughout the Lake
Keslon and adjacent territory
and none precipitation haa occur
red locally.
Temperature! S n. m., 24.
Hun i Hlara, 7 t'JII a. m.| aeta, 4i46
p. m.
Moon: Rlaea, 10:441 p. m.
River Mtage: 5.2 feet above low
water mark.
Veaterdaj'a Weather
lllgbeat temperature, .17.
I,on eat temperature, 21».
Mean temperature, flit.
.Vortnel temperature, 31(.
SINKING OF JAP
SHIP TO TIGHTEN
ANCONA SNARL?
Consul Cables It Was Sunk
Without Warning; Austria
Believed Responsible
FURTHER COMPLICATIONS
U. S. Will Broaden Diplomatic
Correspondence; Expects
Full Reply to Note
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. Dec. 27.—Ameri
can Consul Biistow at Port Said,
cabled to-day that no warning was
given the Japanese liner yasaka Marti
before she was torpedoed and sunk in
the Mediterranean last Tuesday by a
submarine of unesiabllshed nationality.
The liner, he added, made no attempt
to escape.
The consul's dispatch, which came
in response to Secretary Lansing's call
for reports on the disaster, was the
first official information on the inci
dent which probably will be the sub
ject of further diplomatic correspond
ence with the Teutonic powers.
Fraught With Possibilities
The outcome of the Yasaka Maru
case is generally regarded by officials
and diplomats here as surrounded with j
wide possibilities regarding Japan's
future course in the war. It has been
suggested she ;.iight answer the chal
lenge to her shipping by a wide par
ticipation in the war, even to the ex- j
tent of taking part in the operations ,
in Europe.
As Germany has already given as- i
surances that her submarine com
manders were under instructions not |
to attack liners without warning, there
was a disposition to believe the attack
ing boat was an Austrian. If that as
sumption proves true it is feared the
situation over the sinking of the Ital
ian liner Anrona will 'be further com
plicated, a' .he diplomatic corre
spondence v Austria will be broad
ened to tak. . the general subject of
attack without warning, as it did In the
last stages of the negotiations with
Germany.
Full Reply to Xote
Unofficial reports of a favorable
reply by the Vienna Foreign Office to
the last Ancona note have not served
to alter the attitude of the State De
partment in the Ancona case and there
are direct Indications that nothing but
meeting the d> mands of the I'nited
States fully will leave diplomatic rela
tions between the two countries unim
paired.
The word that the reply "will be
guided with concern for the good rela
tions" between the two countries, offi
cials take it. means that Austria-Hun
gary probably expect more diplomatic
correspondence upon the subject. The
United States is disinclined to enter
into any such negotiations.
Should it develop that an Austrian
submarine torpedoed the Yasaka Maru
without warning the Vienna foreign
office undoubtedly will be asked to
disavow the act to give assurance to
govern future conduct of her subma
rine warfare. As was done in the cor
respondence with Germany, the United
States will hold to the position that if
submarines fall to give warning their
commanders cannot be sure that an
American life will not be placed in
danger.
Big French Steamer Is
Sunk in Mediterranean;
Many Passengers Saved
By Associated Prrss
Paris, Dee. 27, 5:85 P. M. Tlie
French steamer Vtlle tic la Ciotat,
with passengers on board, was tor
pedoed without warning and sunk in
the Mediterranean by a submarine on
December 24. the ministry of marine
announced to-day. .Most of the imis
sengcrs and members of the crew
have been rescued.
The Ville de la Ciotat was one of
the largest of the steamships sunk re
cently in the Mediterranean. Her
gross tonnage was 6378. She was 457
feet long and 50 feet beam. She was
built at La Ciotat, France, in 1902
and was owned by the Messageries
Maritimes of Marseilles. She was last
reported on her arrival at Saigon,
Indo China December 1, on a voyage
from Yokohama to Marseilles.
Two American Ships Are
Condemned in Prize Courts
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C„ Dec. 27. The
steamer Solveig. owned by the Am
erican Trans-Atlantic Company, has
| been condemned by the French prize
court. The owners will appeal.
Official addresses announcing the
condemnation by a prize court in
Hamburg, Germany, of the American
sailing ship Pass of Balinaha reached
j the State Department to-day.
j DELIVER NFGROKS SAFELY
FROM BAN'D OF LYNCHERS
By Associated Press
Muskogee, Ok la., Dec. 27. —With the
| safe removal from the county jail
! here of two negroes arrested in con
nection with the murder of a police
man. Muskogee returned to normal
condition today and there was nothing
on the surface to show that the jail
had been besieged for five hours late
yesterday by a mob of white men
threatening to lynch the negroes.
TWO NEW PENNSYLVANIA
POSTMASTERS APPOINTED
Washington, I). C„ Dec. 27. —The
Post Office Department has appointed
James W. Bohn postmaster at Pine
Grove Furnace, Cumberland county,
vice Charles H. Cobean, removed,
and Harry W. Albrecht at Turnpike,
York county, vice Henry W. Reh
tnoyer.
IN JITNEY COLLISION
Mrs. Harrv Matter, aged 32 years,
126 North street, hist evening received
|n contusion of the hip and leg when
ifwo jitneys collided at Third and
North streets. She was in one of the
buses.
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 27, 1915.
MUMMERS WHO ARE HUSTLING If OR CASH J
MESw- iMßMfell
* i»?J ll ctß-JW (L.
Lo, J[H
0 fe Smk » riff
Every day will be a busy time for the members of the finance, committee of the Harrisburg Mummers' Association.
With the annual parade only Hve days off. there is more cash needed to take care of prizes and other expenses.
Assisted by three attractive women, the committee has visited af number of business places and received additional
contributions. Beginning to-day the committee will be out every day. In the picture are:
Left to right back row—B. Frank Hoffman, William E. Orr, Clarence O. Backenstoss, Boss R. Seaman; front row—
Miss Mary Backenstoss, Miss Emma Kahn and Miss Leona Nell.
CITY SLEEPY ON
TWO-DAY LOAF
Christmas Celebrated in Good
Old-Fashioncd Way by
All Harrisburg
If a whole city of celebrators got up
a bit reluctantly this morning they
could scarcely be blamed perhaps; the 1
two-day loaf after weeks of hustling i
preparation was bound to have that ef
fect.
Christmas". 1915, has become history!
now and all Harrisburg looks back with
much, much satisfaction on a thorough
ly enjoyable time. The official observ
ance began Friday evening with the
lighting of the municipal Christmas
tree at Front and Market streets. From
then on It was a mighty big occasion.
The "Day" had not dawned before
carolers were in the streets and the
first faint tip of the rising sun of
Christmas was greeted with the chim
ing of "Adeste Fidelis" from the tow
ers of Zion Lutheran Church. In most
churches there were early morning
services after which all Harrisburg
settled back to enjoy itself In its own
way.
The Traveler*
That the day was to be marked by
many an informal family reunion
['round the Christmas dinner table was
indicated early Friday evening. The
i incoming trains carried hundreds and
traffic was blocked to some extent. The
Joyous travelers of Friday vening
were not so Joyous when they boardt-d
outgoing trains last night however;
they were more or less subdued.
While in hundreds of homes the real
spirit of the year prevailed, the holi
i<lny was observed- with more than or
| >'lnary enthusiasm In the various
charitable institutions of the city. At
] the Dauphin county almshouse 235 in
! mates enjoyed a big dinner for which
Mrs. A. Carson Stamm was hostess,
i Dinner was served by the Salvation
Army, while at the various orphanages
and similar charitable institutions the
day was celebrated with programs, hi*
dinners and the lighting of Christmas
trees. Pork and sauerkraut was the
chief Christmas dish at the countv jail
and an unusual lot of wayfarers had to
partake. The police had more tiian an
ordinary amount of trouble with drunk
and disorderly folk Friday and Satur
j day night.
i The Klks and the Moose put in big
, days as they lighted Christmas trees
| and distributed gifts to the voungsters
I Rome 300 children will be guests at a
turkey dinner to be served this even
i ing by the Fraternal Order of Enaies.
The Ctirlstmas Tree*
: While the Christmas tree was the
i center about which the .lav's festlv
| itles revolved in many a home, some
■ thing out of the ordinary was attempt
led in the various institutions, the city
lire houses, etc. On* of the most at
i tractive trees perhaps was erected bv
I the Citizens' firemen In their house in
[North Fourth street. The "yard" Itself
lis ten feet wide and forty-two feet long
l In that 420 square feet of space a mln
| ature town is In operation. The thous
and and one tiny wheels are driven bv
I' electrir nowpr.
°. f . a . U V 1? thousands who will heave a
soulful sigh of relief that the big dav
- is over, none will do so more heartily
! perhaps than the weary force at the
fi? 8 » e£ Sites declared
that fifty per cent, more mall was
[ handled through the Post Office this
. year than ever before. Splendid team
work of the staff, he declared madeTt
! possible to successfully finish the lob
.Bushels of post card greetings helped
flood the mails. H
Fire Endangers Thousands
of Guns and Much Shot
Bought by Germans
By Associated Press
Xew York, Dec. 27.—Three million
rounds of cartridges, thousands of
Springfield rifles and revolvers and
other weapons were endangered by a
fire in the storage room of a building
in West Houston street enrly to-day
The fire was quickly extinguished with
small loss, before reaching the am
munition. ,
Police »!io investigated the circum
stances said they learned that the am
munition was bought in this country
by German agents seven months ago
with the intention of shipping it to
Germany by the way of South America
and a neutral European port. The
plan, they said, failed because sailors
of British vessels refused to engage In
work of carrying ammunition to the
enemies of Great Britain.
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR WEST SHORE
GIVEN BIG BOOST
R. L. Myers, of Camp Hill, and
Sen. Martin, of West Fair- j
view, Make Addresses
West Shore Improvement and terrl- j
torlal development were given ft big I
boost during the Christmas cele
brations in two cross-river towns. J
Robert L. Myers,, president of the
Lemoyne Trust Company and a resi
dent of Camp Hill, spoke at the mu
nicipal tree celebration In Lemoyne
and urged the various towns and bor
i oughs to work together for the future
' welfare of the community. He spoke
! chiefly on the establishment of a com-
I munity high school and also took oc
| casion to suggest that the residents of
! the West Shore towns secure the serv
ices of experts to map out plans for
I development
In West Falrview, during the carry
i ing out of the Christmas celebration
1 Friday evening, Senator Frank Martin
| also spoke of West Shore improve
i inents and the growth of public spirit,
j especially during the past few weeks,
] or since the agitution for development
| was started. If* remarked that the
j big celebration tn his town was one of
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Thousands Gather 'Round
Citjrs Christmas Tree
; Thousands of people from the city
i were present at the Municipal Christ
j mas Tree celebration Friday evening
lat 7:45 o'clock. Brief and impressive
| exercises together with musical selec
tions featured the ' program. The
! school children wore directed by
I Prof. E. G. Rose, while the singers
i from local churches and Sunday
I schools weru directed by Prof. 12. J.
; Decevee.
I The parade from Zion L/.-tlieran
! church, led by Prof. J. Fred Weber,
: in charge of the Commonwealth Hand
I proceeded cut Fourth street to Mar
i ket street,. to Market Square. The
procession "halted a minute until the
lights worn turned on the tree, then
! marched tc< Front and Market streets,
where the singers encircled the tree.
The light.-i and power wero furnished
by the Ho-rrisburg Ugh*, and Power
Company. Warm commendation for
the men en the committee In charge
was heard on all sides.
LAST SE'tVER BIDS OF 1915
OPENED; STUCK Kit ISKOS. WIN
Stucker Brothers Construction
Company was low bidder for the con
struction of the proposed new sewers
extending from Seventeenth to
Eighteenth street, 105 feet south of
and parallel yvith Berryhill, and in
Twenty-first, from Market to White
hall streets. The Stuckers bid $535
and $590 respectively.
On the former job G. W. Ensign,
Inc.. bid $681; William If. Opperman,
$567 and Henry Opperman, Sr,a3; on
the Whitehall job Ensign bid $684,
William H. < ipporman and Henry Op
perman tied at $629.
SAYS STARCH WON WIFE'S
AFFECTIONS; ASKS $10,00(1
Alleging that H. C. Starch, of
Riverside, had won his wife's love
from him, Isaac M. Miller, to-day be
gan a suit for SIO,OOO for alienation
of Mrs. Miller's affections. Recorder
O. G. Wickersham, counsel for Miller
began the suit.
The defendant it is understood, is
also married, but according to MillerV
statement, he frequently went to the
seashore and other restful places
with Mrs. Miller. In time this sort
of thing had Its effect and eventually |
Miller declares he noticed a cooling
of his wife's regard for him. Flnallv
the Millers separated and the husband
contends Starch caused It all.
lIRITISH STEAMERS IN SUCCESS
London, Dec. 27. The Hrltisti
steamship Hadley, 1777 tons gross hr/«
been sunk. The British steamer Erj
bla, 1732 tons has been beached at
mouth of the Thames, attire forward, j
The crews of both vessels were .res
cued . I
PAN-AMERICAN
PLAN APPROVED!
Speakers at Scientific Congress
Endorse Idea Broached in i
President's Mejssage
By Associated ft-ess
Washington, Dec. 27.—-A Pan-Amer-I
lean ism practically identical with that!
advocated by President Wilson in his,
message to congress, was supported to
day by speakers at the inaugural ses
sion of the second Pan-American
Scientific Congress. A composite ad
dress of the twenty-t" no speeches made;
would leave the imp f-iesion of general!
endorsement of the Ideas.
Secretary of State Lansing in his ca
pacity an officer of the United States
invitei. the congress to meet here, and
jas presiding officer of the governing
! board of the Pan- American union,
| discussed Pan-Americanism as an "in
i lernational policy <j<£ the Americas and
th< Monroe Doctrine as a "national pol
icy pointing out that the two were
not inharmonious.
Eduardo Suanaz, ambassador of
j( htle, president of* the congress, re
: plied expressing '(at general the attitude
of Latin-America,, and, heading the
: list of 19 chair aen of delegations,
i Lrnesto Quesad, l of Buenos Aires,
made the first of the five-minute re
plies.
I mu 1,500, Delegates
The first general session took place
in .Memorial Continental Hall, national
headquarters of the Daughters of the
American rev< fcutlon. Nearly fifteen
hundred men find women from every
capital of Sou tlti and faentral America,
j Irom scores ( if other Latin-American
cities and fro:*i all parts of the United
States were present.
Ambassador Suarez who was elected
president at O.ie first congress in 1908
in Santiago, Chile, took charge of the
session and Vice-President Marshall
| welcomed t'*- delegates In behalf of
the I nited States government. The
next speakt -srs were Secretary Lansing
Amba: j.ador Suarez. Responses,
limited to five minutes were made by
| chcirmen ■yf the various delegations.
The scitntific discussions will begin
Tuesday i jmrning with the semi-
I formal op<mlngs of the nine main sec
[ tions of til e congress at which arrange
j inents v/il 1 be completed for consider
ation of tl(e general subject assigned to
| each. I
Choral Society to Begin
Rehearsals For "Atonement"
I 'be Cihoral Society of Harrisburg
I will be jin its rehearsals for Coleridge
(Taylor's- "The Atonement" on next
i Tuesday, January 4, in the Kahnestock
, "a". >-• M. C. A. A big enrollment is
; expectx d, and already many have sig
nified (their intention of joining. The
books for the oratorio have arrived,
and vrork will be taken up on Tuesday
with J. Fred Wolle as conductor, and
E. J. Decevee as assistant conductor
and .it'companist.
yi its. "Emma pkrrine dies
, By Associated Press
:fitew York. Dec. 27. The death of!
Mt*». Emma Folsom Perrine, mother
of Mrs. Frances Folsom Preston, who
wafc Airs. Grover Cleveland, at Prince
ton, N. J.. was announced to-day. Her
de? th occurred late last night at the
hojme of Mrs. Preston. Her first hus
band, Oscar Folsom, was a law part
ner of Grover Cleveland before ho was
elected President.
——
i
HOW CONGRESS
MAKES LAWS
Uncle Harry Tells flow the
Senate and the House of Rep- I
resentatives at Washington !
Work Together to Make Our
Laws.
On Page 8.
FINE MIX-UP IN
CITY POLITICAL
CIRCLES RUMORED
Mayor-Elect to Take Rit in His
Teeth, Opposing Lynch
and Bowman ?
NONE QUIT MONDAY
Reported That Meals May Dig
Up Certain Stories For
Publication
Will Mayor-elect Meals, sur
| prised and hurt at the ac
tion, of the cltv council
men Friday morning in re-placing De
tective Ibach's $1,200 salary item in
the city budget, take the bit in his
teeth during the ensuing city adminis
tration and set up an organization of
his own in opposition to Commission
ers Lynch and Bowman?
Rumors that the next, mayor was
contemplating such action have flown
thick and fast in municipal circles
[ever since the action of the budget
makers so startled the next executive.
Xor is that the on;y report which
became general throughout political
circles to-day. Disturbed by the fail
ure otf Messrs. Lynch and Bowman to
let salary for Ibach out of the budget.
Dr. eMals, it is said, may attempt to
tell why he consTCers the detective an
obstacle to the efficiency of the police
department. The Mayor-elect has fre
[Continued on Page 9.]
I Charles M. Graeff Is
Tallest Applicant For
Job as Traffic Officer
I If Charles M. Graeff. 2212 North Sixth
1 street, Is appointed a city policeman, he
| will be the tallest officer that ever
donned a patrolman's uniform.
, Graeff is one of half a dozen unusu
! ally big men who have applied for a Job
Inn the traffic squad. Mayor-elect E. S.
j Meals has declared that he thinka the
| traffic men should be big men physlc
| ally, and his announcement has pro
} duced a whole lot of tall, broad appli
cants for places. The tallest is in his
I early twenties. He is a corporal in
I Company I, of the Eighth Regiment,
National Guard, and has seen guard
service in other organizations in the
t-tate.
Graeff is six feet, four and three
quarters Inches tall.
1 BRYAN HAD INTENDED GOING
i
| Bryan had contemplated joining Henry Ford in Europe
I were confirmed but because Mr. Ford is ret
I to this country, Mr. Bryan will not go.
I SEVENTY-NINE WENT DOWN WITH SHIP
>
I drowned ii the destruction of the French liner Ville de 1;
ICiV ;v. foun«.,t! At Mai?;< rcport-xi to-day to
the ta" . "v trrient No Americans were aboard. The
sihp, he repo . was torpedoed without warning at 10.15
o'cloc.. o December 24, and sunk in fifteen minutes.
BRITISH STEAMER SUNK •
London, Dec. 27, 6.06 P. M —The 4500-ton British
Steamship Yeddo. from Calcutta, November 24. for Boston
and New York has been sunk. Her crew was saved.
. , SEKBS INTERNING 30,000 AUSTRIANS
Rome, Dec. 27.—Serbia has turned over to Italy 30,000'
Austrian prisoners, who are being interned in Sardina, be
in. ' ; he;•: by Setlvian <»•'?. cr •
CREW OF SPANISH CRUISER WIN $1,200,000
Ferrol, Spain, Dec. 27.—The capital prize of 6,000,000
i pesetas ($1,200,000) in the Christmas drawing of the gov
ernment lottery was won by the crew of the cruiser Alfonso
I XIII. The prize will be divided among 719 men who sub
| scribed to the ticket, the price of which was 1,000 pesetas.
RAILS LEAD AT CLOSING
New York, Dec. 27. Wall Street. Rails took
I precedence in the final hour, with gains of Ito over 2 points
L in such leaders as Central, Union Pacific, Canadian Pacific
L and Reading. The closing was strong.
C TWO BOATS OF DESTROYED STEAMER MISSING
ft ■ London, Dec 27.—Sinking of the Belgian steamer,
L Ministre Beernaert is announced. The crew left the steamer
in boats, two of whtich are missing. The British steamer
I Cottingham of 513 tons has been sunk. • The crew was
, saved.
I Berne, Switz., Dec. 27.—Prince Von Buelow, former
l German chancellor, has returned to Lucerne. He has rer.um-
I his quiet life MARRIAGE LICENSES
I Onodl Vrarr anil \nnat TnKaro, Slffllon.
Karl K. Kuirlitkl anil Ruth K. Klliiirralil, rl<>.
L Samuel Ortou \Yarhuir4on and Matilda Ann l.ove, Philadelphia.
10 PAGES POSTSCRIPT—FINAL 1
HIGH WIND TIPS
CATHEDRAL CROSS
CHRISTMAS NIGHT
Terrific Gale Late Saturday
Loosens Huge Symbol at
St. Patrick's
WEIGHS 1,000 POUNDS
No Danger of Falling Further*
Says Expert After
Examination
The terrific wind wliioh swept the
city late Christmas night, tipped over
the large copper cross on the south
west corner of St. Patrick's Cathedral,
State street. The cross, which was on
i top of large copper ball, and was
held in place by four steel rods, is
leaning at an angle of 45 . degrees.
Two rods hold the cross in position
and prevent it from falling to the
t ground.
j The . ondition of the cross was not
(discovered until noon yesterday. The
| cross and ball are of heavy copper and.
weigh nearly 1,000 pounds. "The four
rods holding the ball and cross In
position run down through the roof.
It is believed, the rods became loos
ened and when the wind blew a 40-
mile-an-hour gale, it caught the cross
broad-side, breaking off two* rods and
bending the other two.
Joseph H. Benfer, of the firm of
Stapf and Benfer, made an examin
ation of the cross and will make imme
diate repairs. He says there is no
danger of the cross falling further. .
Thousands Followed '
Telegraph's Suggestion
to Light the Candles
Thousands of candles were lighted
in the windows of thousands of Har
risburg homes Christmas eve.
The revival of the ancient Yuletlde
custom was suggested several weeks
ago by the Telegraph and the way the
tip had struck a popular and respon
sive chord was indicated by the many
tapers in the windows. The home
which did not boast of at leapt one
candle was rare indeed.
I The Telegraph led the celebration
jby lighting the grandfather of Chiist
i mas candles in the office windows.
The big taper was lighted at 5 o'clock
Friday evening and Is still burning. M