|jg||||gf Auto Show in Full Blast, Big HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH t VVV\f X" IIY CARRIEIi 0 CENTS A WEEK. LAAA V AO. JO SINGLE COPIES *J CENTS. BODY OF BISHOP SHANAHANTOBE SEEN TOMORROW Preparations Made to Handle Thousands Who Will Pass Through Cathedral ) PROCESSION WEDNESDAY Church Societies and Parish Delegates Will March With Body to Cemetery The lit. Kcy. John Walter Shana han, Bishop of the diocese of Harris burg, who died early Saturday morn ing in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, will be buried in Alt. Calvary Cemetery shortly after noon Wednesday, fol lowing impressive services in SI. Pat rick s cathedral. Kecking of the divine offices will be i4iii at o'eloek and a half hour later there will be a pontifical requiem mass with Archbishop E. F. Prender aast, of Philadelphia, as the celebrant. The archbishop's assistant will be the Rev. A. F. Kaui, of Lancaster. The deacoa.'- of honor, as announced to day. will be the Rev. A. J. McCann, of Dam itle, nnd the Kev. Adam Christ, of Lebanon. The Rev. T. J. Crotty, of Centralia. will be deacon, and the l:ev. Joseph Hannigan, of Philadel phia. s.ibdeucon, The acolytes are the Rev. P. 1 . Mi'Oee. of Mont Afto, and the Rev. K. N. Ftntr, of Carlisle. The Rev. Francis: Welsh, of Carlisle, and the Rev. George Berckel, of York, will be the chanters, and the Rev. Wil liam Horrigan, of Mount Carmel. thurifer. The master of ceremonies will be the Rev. Henry G. Ludes, of Shamokin; assistant master of cere monies. the Rev. T. 1.,. McEntee, Locust' iiap; miter bearer, Edward Cahill. of Harrisburg; candle bearer, Ralph Pal mer, of Harrisburg. Erect Catafalque Platform Bishop Shanahan's body will be laken into the Cathedral to-morrow afternoon and laid on a catafalque which will be placed on a platform being erected to-day. From I o'clock to-morrow afternoon until after the services Wednesday morning it will lie in state to be viewed by his thousands of friends and acquaintances. Guards of honor will stand on the platform f with the body while it is in the church i and ushers will be on duty to direct! the people through the edifice. Can View Body To-morrow According to the arrangements made to-day. the body can be viewed any time after 4 o'clock to-morrow after noon until tlio time for the opening of the services Wednesday morning. At , the conclusion persons in the church will be given an opportunity to view i the body for the last time, after It. j has been blessed by five bishops. The body will then be removed from the catafalque, placed In the casket and taken to the cemetery. To-day. aside from the erection of a platform, the interior of the Cathe dral is being draped in purple, the bi.shop's color, and black streamers, arc being placed on the exterior. 300 Priests Coming The funeral of Bishop Shanahan' will undoubtedly be one of the largest ever held in Harrisburg and Indica tions point to the coming of at least.' 800 priests in addition to the great crowds of laymen. A special train will likely bring the bishop's Philadelphia friends here. At th<» close of the services there will be a procession and hundreds of churchmen will be in the line which will precede the body to the cemetery, only a small part of the Cathedral is being reserved .and these pews will be i for representatives of the various Catholic societies of the city and others specially invited. The remaining pews will bo for all those who desire to attend and In addition about 700 chairs will be placed in the church. Wednesday morning a part of State 1 street will be roped off and a squad of [Continued on Page 5.1 FATHER JOHN •>. M'CLOSIiEV DEAD l« YEARS TO-DAY The Kev. John J. MeCloskey, an as- i sistant rector of St. Patrick's pro- Catliedral and the priest after whom the MeCloskey Memorial Hall, at-! tached to St. Francis' Roman Catli- , olie Church, was named, died sixteen j years ago to-day. Father MeCloskey! was private secretary to the late Bishop McGovern, the second bishop of the Harrisburg diocese, and also served as secretary to Bishop J. W.' Shanahan. who died Saturday, during j the the first year of his elevation. fTHE WEATHER, Kor Harrl»tnirK unit vlimHyi Fair anil Nllghtly warmer to-night, with loucut tem|>prnturr nliout IS degrees; Tueadny fair nutl warmer. Cor Kaatrrn l'ennM.vlvanln i Fair to night anil Tnenrinyt not quite no ••old to-niglit; warmer Tuesday; moderate eaxt tvlndx. lllver Ihc Su*<|Uelinnni< river mid all Ita * trihutarlea will fall alowly or j remain nearly Mto'lonnry. A stage of about 4.4 feet In Inilieatrd for llnrrlaburg Tuesday morning. I General Conditions A disturbance that was eentral over Manitoba, Saturday morn- I )ng, has moved aoutheiwitwnrd to the Xew Knglaml roast. It i-Huaed unsettled weather over the terrl- ' . lory coming under Ita Influence, nltli light anow In the laat twenty-tour hours from the l.ake Region eaxtwgril to the Atluntle ■ oast nnd waa followed by nil area of high pressure «ltli much lower temperature which now covera the north half of the coun try east of the Mlaslssippi river. ' Tempernturrs are r.ero to twenty, four degreea below over the northern portion of the l.nke Ite glon and theaee eastward to the Atlantic eoaat. It waa 2to 22 de greea warmer than on Matnrdav morning generally in the South ern States. Temperature; S n. m.. M laat Rises, tiBI a. m.; sets, 5:48 Moon; Rlaea, Bi4o p. lit. lUver Stagei 4.7 feet above low- I water ninrk. < Yesterday's Weather Ulgheat temperature, 35. lowed temperature. 34. Mean temperature, SO. 1 Henwrt Uaitrtlure, Sim i< GRAND JURY IS SEARCHING FOR 'JIM' MULVIHILL Liquor Leader Believed lo KROW All About National Slush FuiUl ABSENCE IS MYSTIFYING Friends Surprised at 1 lis Com plete Disappearance; Sensa tional Disclosures Coming Special to the Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 21. "Jim" Mulvihill, premier among Pennsyl vania's political liquor dealers, is sought after by the Federal Grand Jury here as the star witness in the investigation into campaign contribu tions by brewers and liquor interests in general. United States District At torney E. Bo wry Humes, who has is sued a subpena for Mulvihill, says he will go anywhere to And him and to get his testimony. Mr. Humes believes that Mulvihill knows more than any other man about the subject of thel investigation. Up to this time Mulvi hill has not been found and the search for him has become more Intense. Hugh T. Pox. of New York, secre tary of the United States Brewers' as sociation. arrived here to-day in an swer to a subpena from the Federal Grand jury investigating the alleged political activities of brewery assocla [Continued on Page 7. ] Correspondence Between U. S. and Korea Is Asked of Wilson by Senate By Associated Press Washington. Feb. 21.—Tlie Senate to-day, adopted a resolution by Chairman Stone of Ihe Foreign Rela tions Committee asking President Wil son to submit the correspondence be tween the United States and Korea when Japan occupied the Hermit ! kingdom during the Russo-Japanese I war. Administration leaders, it was said, want to use the information in reply to Ellhu Root's attack on the President because no protest was made, against the occupation of Belgium. | Mr. Root was secretary of State when Japc.n took Korea. Public Schools, Collegiate and Vocational Training Before Educational Body nV Associated Press Detroit. Mich., Feb. 21.—Three of the many organizations affiliated with ! the National Education Association j which are to hold conferences and ] ! ■ •inventions here this week, began : their sessions 10-dav. Public schools. 1 collegiate education and vocational | training were subjects which came prominently before the attention of [ th-i delegates. Great Moonshining Plant Is Sold by Government By Associated Press Port Smith, Ark., Feb. 21. —The. jJ. C. Brewbaker distillery, around ; which were woven operation of a'■ which were woven operations of a the. United States Government out :>f hundreds cf thousands of dollars in revenue by secretly manufacturing moonshine whisky, was sold at public j auction to-day by the United Stites Marshal for the Western distr'c' of Avkarsas. Stove Explodes and Crashes Through Wall t'. W. Reeves, of 1840 North street. I engineer on the Pennsylvania railroad, j narrowly escaped serious injury at,, i his home Saturday when the kitchen I stove exploded. The force of the ex- j i plosion sent pieces of the stove crash- j ■ ing into the wall and set lire to the j curtalnb. Mr. Reeves was alone in the j kitchen at the time, but escaped in -1 jury. It Is believed that clogged water! pipe? from the boiler to the water j back in the stove, caused the explo- j i stor.. "COUNTRY" SMITH FREED OF ALBRIGHT MURDER CHARGE I Thomas, alias "Country," Smith, the ' negro arrested and held for the mur der of Mrs. Ella Albright, the night ; 1 of Julie .10, 1915, was formally cleared I of that charge this morning when the Dauphin county court at District At- | 'orney Stroup's request quashed the indictment against him. The court t onsented. Mr. Stroup explained that the evidence that could be secured did ! not warrant the trial of Smith. Smith 1 j is undpr sentence, however, on a lar- ; | ceny charge. JAMES G MILES TO SUCCEED j DEPUTY RLBENDALL MARCH 1 Announcement was made to-day by | i R. C. Danner, Register of Wills, of I , the appointment of James G. Miles, clerk in the city treasury, to succeed 1 I Charles W. Rubendall as deputy reg- i ' ister, effective March 1, when Ruben dall leaves to become postmaster at Millersburg. DRINKS AMMONIA Ronnie Shell, aged 25. a Polish urn- ' i brella repairer and peddler, who had | been given meals several times at 1113 Cowden street, walked Into the house this morning and became violently ill. He was rushed to the Harrisburg Hos pital, where physicians pumped a large quantity of household ammonia from his stomach. Shell was too sick to ex plain to the doctors why he had taken the ammonia. His condition Is critical. DODGE TO SELL HAT STORE? Report was current to-day that ne gotiations are under way for the pur chase of the business of H. C. Dodge, batter and furrier, at Third and Strawberry streets. It is understood that a man formerly identilled with a big city shoe tlrm is lo be the pur-! chaser. I 1 HARRISBURG, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1916 \ LEADERS IN FIGHT ON CITY'S SALOONS I v- : j - • - r --1 M THE REV. HARVEY KLAER. JAMES W. BARKER These two men are leaders in the fight o„ the liquor traffic in tills city and are helping to conduct the battle against the rellcfnsing of a score of places. Because of a lengthy argument court this niorninp, tiie session of license court begun last week, could not he resumed to-day hut will he under way again to-morrow. Only two of twenty-two remonstrance hearings have thus far been heard. All the testimony against the Harris House was submitted to the court Saturday before adjournment although it is possible that aged George Dinger may be placed on the stand again on behalf of the petitioners for tlie privilege. Dinger was referred to as one of the habitues of the Harris House winerooms who was declared to have been furnished liquor when visibly under the influence of intoxicants. __ The hearing of the Fred W. Kbel petition to remove his license from the i National Motel. Fourth and State streets, to 1802 North Fourth street, lias been fixed for to-morrow morning. Following this the remonstrance against the Savoy Hotel. South Third street, will be heard. It is in this hotel that a cabaret, singer and dancer had been holding forth. HILL PEOPLE IN ARMS AT NEW ARSON OUTBREAK Four Incendiary Fires in Dis trict Cause Alarm in East ern End of City DETECTIVES BA F F LED Talks of Hiring Private Sleuths and Watchmen to Catch Firebug Residents of Allison Hill are up in j arms because oC a new outbreak of ! incendiarism—the second in a month I | —which resulted in three fires yester- ! day morning near Fifteenth and Derr.v streets and another blaze in a lumber | i yard at Cameron and Mulberry streets. ! Residents of many sections of the : Hill are talking of holding a big mass meeting with the Intention of hiring private detectives and appointing watchmen in an effort to catch the person or persons believed responsible for the (Ires, as no progress has been made In the apprehension of the fire bugs. thy claim, on the part of the city detective bureau. William L. Windsor, Jr., superin- I [Continued on Page .>.] AUTO SHOW IS ON FULL BLAST Lightness Seems lo Be Most Important Factor in This Year's Cars Seven o'clock Saturday evening 1 1 marked the opening of Harrisburg's | ; "Bigger and Better Than Ever" Auto j Show, in the immense fireproof build- 1 ling of the Kmerson-Brantingham lm | plement company, corner of Tenth |and Market streets, and the fact that the exhibitors began doing business lon the creek of the gun shows that j they're out for '-uslness and are get ! ting It. | The hall has beer very tastefully i de< orated with Southern smilax. ferns, ! potted plants and bunting—the color j (Continued on Page 7.) Oil, SHOVED HIGHEH By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa.. Feb. 21.—Another i step toward the price for which crude ! oil producers are said to be holding their stocks was taken to-day by the 1 principal purchasing agencies when th-j South Penn OH Company an i nounced another advance as follows. Pennsylvania crude, five cents a barrel to $2.40; Cabell, seven cents to SI.PS; ! Corning, Mercer black and New Cas- i tic, five cents to $1.90: Somerset, five j cents to $1.78; Ragland, two cen's to i 82 cents. MAN EATS 255 G ALMOND BARS, BOTTLE OF OLIVES Lykens Hungry Man Stows Aw ay Bit of Food on Bet on Way Home From Church Special to the Telegraph Lykens, Pa., Feb. 21.—0n the way I home from church last evening, Lew I Ibberson dropped into P. J. Sholley's I cigar store and calmly allowed the j fellows to l«id him about his record- i breaking watermelon eating exploit I several months ago. The storekeeper was laying away a five-pound box of orange-flavored 1 gum drops at the time; the box gave him an idea. "Well," said he, as lie gravely tip ped the bystanders the wink, "you i may be able to get away with a wa- I in lifteoA minutes but IJ SHE IS CALLED 'HONEYPOT; THEN STUPID PEASANT Love's Barometer Shows Mark ed Changes From Fire to Ice TBOPICAL PASSION COOLS As Wooer, Engineer Wrote, "I Adore You"; as Husband, "Go Back to Washtub" Special to the Telegraph New York, Feb. 21. Kquatorial! j gusts, followed by Icy blasts In a | i havoc-wrecking tornado of affection have just left Mrs. Margaret Gunys j seeking alimony and a separation from ' 'Albert Gunys, a civil engineer, in the! Supreme Court. There remains, in addition to a desire to avoid further storms, a packet of letters containing .barometric readings of heart pressure. Mr. Gunys wrote them during the 1 two months encompassing the mar riage and parting. Mrs. Gunys says that when she was I married December 18, 101.", the sky i was clear, becoming slightly overcast I i towards nightfall. Then followed an I active period of matrimonial weather [Continued on Page 13.] FOX AND HERSHEY j VISIT PENROSE Much Speculation Follows Their Trip to Philadelphia on Saturdav j Local political circles to-day were ( intensely interested in the visit paid j to Senator Boies Penrose at his office In Philadelphia on Saturday by ex- Senator John E. Fox and ex-Revenue Collector H. Tj. Hershey, of this city. They were among a number of up- State leaders to visit the Senator, among others being James M. Yeager, | of Lewistown, appointed United States • Marshal ba Theodore Roosevelt; Con | gressman B. K. Focht, of Lewisburg; cirler Hersh, York banker; Represen-1 [Continued on Page 5.] LANCASTER MAN ENDS LIFE j Special to the Telegraph Lancaster, Pa.. Feb. 21.—Because! of ill-health, George Irvin, 66 years I old, owner of a dray line, committed suicide in the kitchen of his home I yesterday afternoon. Bracing the butt' | of a shotgun in a corner of the room I he seated himself on a box, placed the muzzle against his breast and with i a stick touched the trigger. Death I 1 was instantaneous. doubt if you're such an awful bear ] 1 [ on eatin'—f'rlnstance, how long would I 1 | it take you to eat this five-pound box ;' o' orange gum drops?" "'Bout fifteen minutes—not longer," ' 1 casually returned Ibberson. "I don't 1 want to brag but—l AM a bear on ' i eatin' gum drops.!' j I "Betchu the price of this box o' twenty-four Hershey almond bars v' can't!" Lew glanced again at the full box i of 255 gum drops, swallowed hard onco or twice, and nodded. "You're i (Continued on I'agu 3.J, SUBMARINE AND MEXICAN ISSUES BEFORE SENATE Stone Will Lead Presentation of Administration's View point of Situation AWAITED WITH INTEREST Wilson's Failure to Disclose Mexican Correspondence Will Be Scored By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 21.—The subma- j irine issue with Germany and the j Mexican situation will be aired in the; Senate during the week. Senator Stone will lead the Deirto jcrats in presenting the administra tion's viewpoint of the tense situation ; that has arisen from German's an-• nounced intention to sink all armed, mcrchantships of the enemy. The Democrats have determined to meet what they term an effort on the part i of Republican senators to make a partisan issue o (the diplomatic con troversy. Mr. Stone has conferred! with President Wilson and Secretary 1/ansing and his views are awaited with great interest. Republican senators are planning t<> ' open an attack on President Wilson's | report on Senator Fall's resolution asking tor information concerning the j Carranza govcrment. They express ! disappointment that the President and Secretary Lansing failed to disclose i diplomatic correspondence relating to • political conditions in Mexico which [ .led up to the recognition of Carranza.: Activities of Government Along Safety First Lines to Be Shown at Exposition Washington, Feb. 21.—T0 show | what the federal government is doing! towards the conservation of tlie lives; and property of American citizens 011 land and sea is the object of the na- | itional safety first exposition which opened in the. National Museum here to-day and is to continue throughout 1 the week. Twenty-five government. ; bureaus and the American Red Cross i are represented. Visitors were given an opportunity | to learn of the many activities of the government along "safety first" lines | :as depicted by model, chart, working 1 | apparatus lecture and moving pictures. 1 I Each day lias been set aside for some one department during which mem- j | bers of the cabinet will preside. Proposes Highway as Step Toward Defense of Capital in Case of War By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 21.—Defense of the national capital in case of an in vasion by a foreiKn enemy is eontem -1 plated in a bill prepared for introduc tion in the House to-day by Represen tative Mudd, Maryland, proposing the construction of a military and- post road to be known as the National De fense Highway which would link An napolis with Washington. Two hun j dred and fifty thousand dollars would jbe appropriated contingent upon the I expenditure of a like sum by the State lof Maryland. | "The strategic highway contem ! plated in the bill," he added, "will contribute wonderfully to the mobility I of the forces that may be called upon j to defend Washington." Artillery Fire Being Discussed by Army School By Associated Press Fort Sill, Okla., Feb. 21.—Artillery Are, declared by army tacticians to be 'the dominating factor in modern warfare," hold the interest at the United States army school of fire, the ninth session of which opened here to-day. In conjunction with the school of fire, the opening meeting of the school of musketry which is chief ly concerned in the training of officers in directing and controlling the Are of bodies of troops, was held. About 200 commissioned and nonconimission |ed officers are here. | The officers are. taught range find ing, fire control, the most advantag | eous methods of concealing troops 1 from fire, the most protective forma tions in moving »a body of troops 1 across a fire-swept field or against an j enemy position. Dead Man's Ashes Sent by Parcel Post From California Special to the Telegraph | Carlisle, .''a., Feb. 21. Yesterday 1 the ashes O, Charles Hoffman, who died at Alameda, Cal., January 18, were received here in a parcel post j package by his brother, C. L. Hoff j man. A letter received at the same I time stated that it was the wish of 1 the dead man that, his body be cre mated and the ashes sent, back to Perry county, where his wife lived. Mr. Hoffman was born in Lancaster and was married and lived at st j Peter's Church, near Ivandisburg, in j Perry county, which place he left I twenty years ago. The ashes were in I a copper urn. IJSAPS FROM DEATH INTO IT Special to the Telegraph Reading, Feb. 21.—Badly fright ened when a milk train loomed up in front of his auto, at Kutztown yester day, William McChallicher, 38 years j obi, of West Reading, jumped, and fell in front of the engine, and was instantly killed, the enKine crushing his head. Charles Geiser, driver; Mrs. Bessie Weidner and small son, Wnfleld in the reAr, were uninjured. The auto, new. was only slightly damaged. ORIENTAL RUGS G. S. Mooradian has arrived in town with $50,000 worth of Oriental Rugs. All lovers of Oriental Rugs are Invited to see this magnificent and famous ; collection at Blake Shop, 225 N. Sec- , ond street. —Adv. i 14 PAGES CfTY EDITION WITHOUT FEAR MURDERERS GO TO ELECTRIC CHAIR Pennington and March Bravely i Meet Death in First Double Execution at New "Pen" | BOTH DIE QUICKLY Pennington First Man of; Quaker Blood to Pay Penalty For Murder By Associated Press Bellefonte, Pa., Feb. 21.—For the : first time in the history of Pennsyl i vanfa, a man of Quaker blood suffered the death penalty for murder when Roland S. Pennington, convicted with | George 11, March for the murder of !S. Lewis Pinkerton. of Delaware county, went to death in the electric chair at the new penitentiary this j morning. Bennington was the first of the two j men to go. lie was led to the chair I i at 7:18 o'clock and at 7:20 the current I was turned on for the first contact I which lasted about a minute. Four 1 .contacts were made. At 7:26 he was ! pronounced dead by Dr. Robert H. [Continued on Page 5.J Farmer Found Dead Along Road; Dragged by Horse Special to fhe Telegraph Dillshurg, Pa., Feb. 21. Royal | j V.\ Myers, a well-known farmer and ; j trucker, of Dillsburg, R. D. N0.~2, was ' j found dead along the public road near j ! Bowmansdale yesterday morning by j i John Kline. Mr Myers attended market at Har , risburg and was returning home. What ] happened is not delinitely known, but, it is believed Mr. Myers fell asleep and his horse ran away and upset the wagon, throwing him out. He was' ! found near the overturned wagon j j with the lines around his neck, and' the horse standing close by. One' i shaft-holder was broken. Mr. Myers was 60 years old and is | survived by his wife and five children. I The funeral will be held on Wednes-1 ! day, with burial in the Franklin' church cemetery. ' ' ' 1 ■ 1 — NEW TRIAL BECAUSE JUDGE LEFT BENCH \ » Harrisburg.—Attorneys for Nicolo Kotur, convicted j f murd I f a retrial this afternoon. The principal reason filed was that f Addit h for a few i ► moments while the district attorney was summing up his t case. t FIRE BUG*AT BOLL S? T ! Another attempt at incendiarism was reported at the L ; j 9 801 l Brothers manufacturing company plant early this | , morning when the watchman, L. W. Laury, Derry street. I < I terupted a man trying to pry open a window in the stock- < * room which is filled with excelsior and other inflammable j ' < materials* The intruder, when disturbed, fired at the watch- f > I : man and disappeared. ' h CONTINUE ARGUMENT ON "HARDSCRABBLE if jment on the appeals and exceptions to the repo. t t , I * * *, county courts, was continued until March 28. [ j I BOY BELIEVED DEAD IN CHURCH FIRE ' [ 1 Quebec, Feb. 21.—The parish church at Beautfort, near i is city was destroyed by fire to-day which started in the 1 ! Sacristy. The loss is estimated at $500,000. It is feared ithat a boy who entered the church to save a statue was ' ► burned in the ruins. y ' j FIRE GOVERNMENT BUILDING . Washington, Feb. 21.—Fir# in the laundry at the gov- l J ernment Bureau of Printing and Engraving this afternoon, 1 accompanied by loud explosions, threw many hundreds of , i employes into a panic and spread reports of a bamb plot. WANT PROMPT REPLY FROM BRITISH L j » Washington. Feb. 21.—Secretary Lansing to-day ask-:-.. 1 * I the London Foreign Office for prompt replies' to the jl < I American notes protesting against the seizures of mails. 1 > $90,000 FIRE AT MILTON J 1 " < f Sunbury, Pa., Feb. 21.—Fire to-day destroyed the * ► Queensware store of John P. Hackenberg, wholesaler, at ' iMiiton, Pa., causing a loss estimated at $90,000. MARRIAGE LICENSES ( , I CJror»r A. Catrhrll uuil Olive A. Hralor, I.Hnc-nntrr. 1 John K. SlmpMon anil Mary K. Schacffer, York Springs* [ Isaac A. Ivclchner and I'carl IS lloyer, city. Henry r. Sliumper ami Tlicrecia Dietrich, city, I Kihvln 11. <■ ruber* South llnaovcr, and Btssle Delia f|j|% VMm Pi » l»o»H. <» Vt" 'A" ii »A' ii Wn iii^wmiß VICTORIOUS RUSS CLOSING IN ON FLEEING TURKS Start Northern Drive Toward Bagdad Railroad and Another South to Cut Off Retreat THREATEN BOTH FLANKS Britain Calls Out All Single Men; New War Credits Voted The rapid advance of the Russian forces in Turkish Armenia following: the fall of Erzerum is complicating the task of the Turks in efforts to reform their scattered forces. From Tiflis, the Russian headquar ters in the Caucasus, comes the report tlHiltX I liat two Turkish army corps which were on their way to reinforce the Rani son at Jirzerum turned back when they learned that the fortress hud fallen. Assuming the accuracy of ; this report, tlie Turks in eastern Ar menia have lost the prospect of impor , tnnt help in extricating themselves | from what appears to be their perilous | position. Start Two Advances | Unofficial accounts of the Russian [Continued on Page 5.] Squandered Money Meant For Burial of Children Special la the Telegraph New York, Feb. 21.—Convicted of i having squandered the SSO insurance 1 money with which his wife was to I have paid the undertaker for the bur j ial of the bodies of two of their chil -1 dren, John Conklin, of Hackensack, j was yesterday sentenced to jail for | thirty days. Measles attacked the five small Conklin children at. the same | Two died on Friday and the other , three are in the Hackensack Hospital, ail in a serious condition. An insur ance company paid SSO to Mrs. Conk lin on Saturday for the policies she j had carried on their lives. ' When Conklin heard of this, she tes tified yesterday, he attacked her and 'took the money from her. I The police testified that Conklin (had spent the night and the money in I various saloons, and when he reached his home early this morning he was intoxicated.
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