§A STRICH'S MARKET AND FOURTH STREETS You Must Be the Judge! We can toll you endless stories with deseriptions and details of onr suits, dresses, coats or whatever, and we can also set a list of prices before A J 111 you. All of this really means very little. In order to appreciate real I value, style and workmanship it is necessary and profitable for you to /l see our latest models. There is no time like the present. "We will expect / h l\ you to-morrow. A look will cost nothing but will surely convince you / u V\ that we have the best. /\ \ '\ \ Suits Dresses Coats j \ . f\\ j v ~ $12,98 to $02.50 $5.98 to $32.50 $5.88 to $35.00 ' * We Specialize in Children's Coats from $1.98 to $7.98 I OPE TO OPEN ROAD IN WEEK [Continued from First I'ajre] 11 permit the park department to away with the rather dangerous Line bridge that crossed the gully at it point. Sodding Parks Fair weather has given Park Com ssioner Gross and Assistant Superin- Kient Forrcr Just the chance they vc been hoping for to get busy on e park work for the Spring. Work Wildwood however, isn't the only I) that is keeping them busy, how- C'l. To-day great rolls of sod that were ken from the lower -section of the v island were carted to the city and L- now being laid in the barren spots the River Front parks. Efficiency well as economy was followed out pre admirably. The Cumberland 11 ley bridge contractors in building a superstructure for the great uluct needed a big section of the and grass-grown ground just north the bridge. As this would mean e ruining of the turf, Mr. Forrer ticeived the idea of using the sod )in that section for the covering of e bare spots in the park. The >rk is being done under the eye of Ij Forester Gipple. As soon as this irk is finished the planting and the furbishing generally oC the River OLBNEY SOLID TIRES c ' 1 Save Drivers' Time i j t 11 i M i 1 DISTRIBUTOR ! , • ! ALFRED H. SHAFFER 50-100 S. Cameron Street Bell 2767 Cumberland 711-W Miniature Ivy Boxes The Greatest Easter Novelty of the Year and many other Easter Gift suggestions that are different. THE BERRYHILL Bell 3799 M Locust St. at Second | Good Poultry News fi I ~ H, jy* Over on the Classified Page the poultry By r fancier will find welcome news. HB; There breeders of fine strains are of fering settings of eggs and fowls to those j£ who want the best. There, too, may be good news of incit- pj bators and brooders, of chick feeds and | fendn e- Don't miss it. | . |§(j FRTDAT ETENTN T G, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH APRIL 21, 1916. Front iflopes, ramps, etc., will be , j started. , On the Cameron Parkway Work is being pushed incidentally on the city encircling parkway drive ( from the present terminus of Cameron extension to Reservoir. The , park department have been notified to move from the almshouse grounds the several hundred tons of limestone which were taken out of the roadway " cuts, and these stones ivtii be stored ■ somewhere until the department can - crush them into sizes sufficient for ( crowning the new driveway. Tin; P. and K. Subway •! The park department is still ■ patiently waiting to hear from the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 1 Company as to the utility's views on : the plans for a subway in the drive l way west of Paxtang. While the com i pany may not share in the actual cost ■ of the construction of the bridge to I carry its tracks, the city rather expects i the railroad company to at least bear c the expense of supporting the II temporary superstructure in such a • way as to carry the tracks without i j interfering with traffic. This in itself i will amount to several thousand of p; dollars. 1 In other branches the park depart r merit is a mighty busy one. Park • benches are being made ready for f setting out. trees are being trimmed, i the grass is being clipped, and the • tennis courts are being placed in con r ditlon. Riprap With Stone Sections of Slopes Leading to the "Steps" After the tennis courts and the play grounds have been placed in condition other detachments of the force will get busy on the planting and grading. Unfortunately, the park budget is so limited this year as to cripple the work seriously. The frequent high ' stages of the river this Spring and the 1 damage done at several points has made necessary considerable repair | work and unless funds are provided in ! some way these conditions will grow | worse during the summer. Owing to the accessibility of the l river parks from iron allev to the! northern limit of the city they are i becoming more and more popular and i the people realize that no investment'' under the general improvement plan has been so wisely made as restoring | the River Front for the use of the people. However, there is more planting and gardening to be done and it is realized that this cannot be accomplished without funds. It is probable that City Commissioner I, Gross will endeavor to get an extra appropriation for this purpose. For instance, the stretch between the Market and Walnut street bridges, i the most conspicuous point in the city j from the standpoint of the visitor, has not been placed in shape since the I closing of the gap in the river wall j last year. This will require consider- | able planting and some grading. Im mediately north of the Walnut street ! bridge, in the heart of the city, there j is a section which demands im-P mc-diate attention. And still other ' points must be given prompt atten- j Hon to prevent further damage and I expense. To-day a force of men were l clearing up the river parks and sow- | ing grass seed. It is the intention of t Superintendent Forrer to repair the! walks as soon as possible and especial- I ly those sections which are dangerous to pedestrians. It is the present intention of the i Department of Parks to rip-rap with heavy stone those sections where! walks lead from the top of the river j slope to the granolithic steps. It is believed this will prevent the destruc tion of the walks at future high stages I of the river. It Is also the policy ofj gyigagsin-- —m —•" r the foot is greatly weakened. ( VcL This causes annoyance, exhaus ' t^on anc * P a^n - Many people be i\\H Qh lieve they have rheumatism, ?T when in fact they are suffering from broken-down arch and The Miracle Shoe Tworks wonders with the feet. It relieves the arch k/ of all strain. Its built-in support holds the arch i V in its natural position, makes walking easier and prevents the fatigue felt by persons who have weak ankles and arches. The Miracle Shoe creates and conserves foot energy. i ui ~Jt It is handsome in appearance and C/ always in good taste. The price 'W? is $6. On sale at Mfcrjlk Bowman Sc Co. Popular Dept. Store 314-316-318 Market St. the department to gradually rip-rap and support \rtdth river and other stone the lower sections of the slope to pre vent erosion. Another force of men was engaged to-day in restoring the public tennis courts, the track and baseball fields the Island Park. Owing to the in creased width of the Cumberland Valley bridge and the building opera tions the running track is being re constructed. Much damage was done by the high water but considerable progress has been made on the restoration of the grounds. DEMKS CHARGE! By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ April 21. De nial was officially made at the State Department to-day that as charged yes terday in ihe House by Representative Bennett, of New York, it had been neg ligent 111 seeking to secure release ot Samuel Schwartz, of New York, from imprisonment in England. It was de clared that everything possible had been done, but that there was still doubt regarding his American citizen ship and his personal record. 17,000 AI" TO WORKERS TO GET MORE WAGES Toledo, Ohio, April 21.—Notice was posted to-day in the Willys-Overland factory that wages of all employes will be increased voluntarily June 1. It will benefit 17,000 employes and, the company announcement says, the annual payroll will be $14,600,000. >!I1S. MARY .IOXES Mrs. Mary Jones, aged 65, died vestei day at the home of Mrs. Laura McCord, "1)08 North Sixth street. Funeral ser vices will be held to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock, at the funeral chapel of C. H. Matik. undertaker. Sixth and lsel ker streets. Burial will he made In the East Harrisburg Cemetery. □ SAFE. Bobble: Ma'« tellln' all de neighbors you're Op going to buy a car -y In a few months. Pop: Your Ma ~l knows we are go ing to move In the 1 Spring and the \T ' nt nelghbors'll never i eee U8 again. ATTACK CHANGES VILLA CAMPAIGN [Continued From First Page] have reckoned only on meeting oppo sition from brigands, but resistance from regular armed troops of the Mex ican army put tne American military leaders immediately under the neces sity of preparing for such difficulties. Whether these preparations will have to be completed depends upon the future course of the Carranza taction. Only Hml 150 Men It can be stated that within a few hours after the Parral fight the new disposition of American troops was partly completed and within two days Its most important features had been entirely carried out. On April 12, about noon. Major Frank Tomjikins, of the Thirteenth Cavalry, who chased the Villa bandits across the international line at Colum bus, went into Parral with only a small Bortlon of his force, which totaled about 150 men, including a pack train outfit. He had Troops M and K of the Thirteenth. Major Tompkins had taken the pre caution the night before to send word by a messenger to the presidente at Parral, Luis Herrera, that he would call upon htm next day to arrange for buying provisions and to have the Parral military officials designate some camping place for the Americans out side of Parral in accordance with the agreement by which the American troopß are not to occupy Mexican cities. Major Tompkins left most of his men outside of Parral, but took his advance guard into the city during his call. The presence of this guard was both a military precaution considered necessary in a country credited with being strongly Villa inclined in senti ment and also was the usual formal escort accompanying commanding offi cers when, according to Mexican cus toms, they pay official visits. Pack Train Fired On The presidente said ho had not re ceived the message which Major Tompkins had dispatched. The mes senger was a Mexican, a Carranza petty officer. After the Parral fight the authorities there claimed they had discovered that this messenger had been captured and killed by Vlllistas 011 his way to Parral. The conference in the city with the presidente and with the Carranza general command ing in Parral, General Lozano, was pleasant. Promises were made to sell the Americans food and to show them a good camping site, immediately the Americans starteel out of the city, ac companied by Herrera ana Lozano, who were riding with Major Tompkins. When the Americans were out of the town, the pack train at their rear. Major Tompkins heard tiring. look ing back, he saw that some in the town were shooting at the pack train. He had heard shouts of "Vive Villa" and "Vive Mexico" and curses against the "grin goes." Major Tompkins turned to the Car ranza leaders and asked them what they knew about firing on his pack train. General Lozano and the presi dente hurried back toward the town to stop the shooting. The Americans were in a column formed for defense when this firing began, a formation which Major Tompkins had ordered as h" heard the shooting against his pack train, which had been five or six hun dred yards to the rear. Both of the soldiers killed In the action were near Major Tompkins. As the fire became general. Major Tompkins and the men of his command could see some of their assailants. They wore the khaki uniforms which are customary among the Carranza soldiers. Major Tomp kins discovered one column of these uniformed men moving out to cut oft the road to the east and to the north, where he would have to retreat to es cape from the pocket at the camp site. He shouted to these men to get away from the road. When they did not heed his warning the American com mander wheeled his horse and ordered his men to reply to the fire. Sergeant First to Fall Sergeant Jay Ridgley, of Troop M, Thirteenth Cavalry, was the tirst American to fall, as he rode, firing near Major Tompkins. The sergeant's body lay all day where it fell in the road, as his comrades were too hard pressed to pick it up. A bullet struck Major Tompkins in the left breast. The wound was slight, according to military standards, and the major continued fighting all after noon. Lieutenant J. B. Ord, of the Sixth Infantry, who accompanied the cavalry expedition, was shot in the left ear, a slight wound. All-Afternoon Fight As the fight began Major Tompkins received word from the Carranza gen eral that the civilians were doing the shooting, that his troops were unable to control them, and advising the Americans to fall back. This falling back movement, continued for five hours and a half, over a distance of fifteen miles, on a road bordered by bushes and hills, affording good cover for pursuers. During all this time the American troops repeatedly caught sight of men in Carranza uniforms shooting at them, but saw few, if any, civilians. After moving out from the trap of hills where the fight began, Major Tompkins formed a line of dismounted men well spread out, across the road and on adjoining eminences, who re tarded the attacks until the pack animals and stores had time to get back toward the American rear. Defense line Forms Repeatedly during the afternoon this defense line continued to form, to fire from the cower of rocks, ,ploughed ground and ditches, and then fall back to its horses for further retreat. The Americans had no machine guns, only their pistols and rifles, and every man was in structed to save his cartridges until he could make them count. During one of these defensive stands. Private Herbert Bedford, troop M, the Thir teenth cavalry, was shot in the hand. He continued to fight. Later In the day his hand became swollen and al most useless, but still fighting, he was shot dead off his horse, a bullet pass ing through his chest. His body lay- In the road but at all times under cover of such an effective American fire that it was not molested. Sharpshooters Cover Kctreat The other American wounded dur ing the afternoon fight were Corporal Benjamin McGehee, of the Thirteenth Cavalry, shot in the mouth; Corporal Walter E. WilHngham, troop M, Thir teenth, shot in the left leg; Corporal Richard Tamous, troop K, Thirteenth, shot twice in both leg and forearm, and Private M. L. Schoenberger, troop K Thirteenth, who suffered a slight wound in the left hand. As the Amer icans fell back, Major Tompkins finally ordered that only the expert rifle shots among his men should reply to the Mexican fire, as the cavalrymen were not hard pressed and as he wished to save ammunition. Reach Adobe Hut Shortiv before dark the Americans reached "the adobe Mexican village of Santa Cruz where they looplioled some heavy mud walls, a foot or more thick, making very effective defensive positions. The Mexicans did not press t hem in I his village but continued firing until «:50. At that hour all shooting ceased. Immediately a mounted man bearing a flag of truce approached the American lines and was taken to Major Tompkins. In tin Mexican lines bugles were blowing the military recall for cavalrymen. The truce messenger brought word 1 from General I,ozano who was at that I fine in the Mclean lines, a short dis |lance from the Americans. Lozano's Copyright Hart Schaffner'& Marx YOUNG men know perfectly well that every clothing store wants their trade; we do. There's only one way we know of to get the young men's clothing busi ness; that is, have the style they like. Hart Schaffner & Marx know what they are; and we've got the goods here to prove it. SUITS $lB AND UP OVERCOATS $16.50 AND UP H. Marks and Son The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes 4th and Market Streets • / note suggested that he was unable to control his men. Tompkins replied immediately and quickly there came another flag of truce from Lozano who still was at the Mexican front. This second messenger brought a de mand from General Lozano that Major Tompkins withdraw and threat ened to attack him if he refused. Colonel Brown who arrived at this time with 350 men of the Tenth cavalry and took command, replied that he would not retreat a step from Santa Cruz until ordered to do so by his commanding officer. To this General Lozano made no reply. llotbcti of Villistas Investigation of the Parral situation showed that while General Lozano had record as a Carranza officer most of his command was credited with be ing former Villa soldiers. The city of Parral was known as a hotbed of Villa sympathizers. The direct effect of the Carranza attack on the Ameri cans was to interrupt the fast pursuit of Villa which the American columns were making with a handful of men. While they were unable to verify the stories that Villa was wounded and on a stretcher, was being carried by his men southward past Parral, they know that an important unit of his ( " * The New Labor Law ■ The new Workmen's Compensation Act is now in ef fect. If you are an employer of labor you should be familiar with every ph.'ase of this most important piece of legislation. We are prepared to supply this act in pamphlet form with side headings for easy reference. Singte copies 25c wkh very special prices on larger quan tities. The Telegraph Printing Co. . J PRINTING—BINDING—DESIGNING . PHOTO-ENGRAVING HARRISBURG, PENNA. 13 forces was fleeing southward toward Durango and they were daily nearlng this force of bandits. In order to proceed past Parral the Americans were forced to buy provisions for men and horses at that town. It was this necessity which led Major Tomp kins to open negotiations with the Parral civil and military officials. The concentration of American commands was so rapid after the Parral fight that at present there is no worry for their safety among officers here. The day after the fight Presidente Herrera of Parral sent messengers to Colonel Brown saying he regretted that there had been a fight. He said that he thought the Americans should not. have gone Into Parral un announced. Colonel Brown replied by pointing out that the Americans had gone at what seemed a most reliable invitation from Carranza officers and had certainly sent the message to an nounce their coming. The presidente repeated that Parral civilians outnumbered the soldiers so that the people could not be con trolled. So far as the actual fighting was concerned the Americans assert they obtained positive evidence that the Carranza troops were not out numbered by civilians and that few civilians participated.
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