Both British and Fre *ch Continue to Hammer Through lines of Germans in Somme Region
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FRENCH GIRDLE
DENIECOURT AS
BRITISH GAIN
Thrust Penetrates German
Lines Farther; Teuton
Losses Enormous
1,200 PRISONERS TAKEN
Von Mackensen Continues to
Force Rumanians and Rus
sians Back
The new thrust by the French
south of the river Somme in north
France, where the important railway
town of Chaulnes is their objective,
has resulted in the complete encircl
ing of the village of Deniecourt, the
Paris War Office announced to-day.
Deniecourt from the center of the
wedge the French are driving into
the German lines north of Chaulnes,
Its resistance holding up their ad
vance between Berny and Verman
dovillers, complete occupation of
which villages by the French was
announced last night.
Further progress has been made
by the French in this region and
heavy counterattacks by the Germans
on the new French positions both
north and south of the Somme have
been repulsed according to to-day's
report, which announces that the
Germans sustained enormous losses,
two battalions being nearly wiped
out. The French have taken 1200
prisoners and ten machine guns.
British Moving Ahead
The British are keeping up their
forward push north of the Somme,
scoring their advances, however, at
isolated points, apparently in opera
tions to straighten their line and se
cure their hold on captured ground.
London to-day reports an appreci
able advance on the left flank where
the British line has been driven fur
ther toward Le Sars, along the
Pozieres-Bapaume road north of Mar
tinpuich and east of Courcelette.
On the Macedonian front an en
tente attack in the Struma valley
northeast of Saloniki was repulsed
by the Bulgarians, the Sofia War Of
fice announces, a counterattack forc
ing the entente troops back to the
west bank of the river.
Von Mackensen Progresses
The forces under Field Marshal Von
Mackensen are continuing to pro
gress in their campaign in the Ru
manian province of Dobrudja, Sofia
reports. Some indication of stronger
resistance by the Rumanians and
Russians, however, is furnished by
the official statement which reports
heavy counterattacks.
The presence or a division of Ser
bian troops in Rumania, alluded to In
recent press dispatches, has not been
officially accounted for. The proba
bilities are that some Serbian troops
were forced into Rumanian territory
during the Teutonic drive through
Serbia last Fall, being interned there
and liberated for service with the en
tente forces when Rumania entered
the war or else the division is com-
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REV. AMMOX STAPLETOX DIES
Williamsport, Pa., Sept 18. The
Rev. Ammon Stapleton, 68 years old,
historian of the United Evangelical
Church, died of acute indigestion last
night a few hours after he had
preached a Sunday evening sermon.
He was pastor of St. Paul's Church
here and had been in the ministry 42
years.
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg and vlclnltyi Fair
to-night find Tuesday; cooler to
night, with lowest temperature
about 48 degrees.
For Eastern I'cnnsvl.anla: Fair to
night nnd Tuesday; cooler to
night, probably llgbt frost In
north and west portions: gentle
Meat Minds.
River
The main river and the lower por
tions of the North nnd est
brunches will rise sllghtlyi other
streams of the syxtem will rail
slowly or remain nearly station
ary. A stage of about 3.0 fret is
Indicated for Harrisburg Tuesday
morning.
General Conditions
An extensive area of bin pressure
covers nearly all the country east
of the Rocky Mountains this
morning, with Its center over the
I.ower Missouri Valley, and under
Its Influence fair weather ha*
prevailed generally, except alon*
the northern boundary from
Michigan to New England, in
cluding the Interior of .New York
State, In Florida, Southwest Kan
sns and Oklahoma, where snou
ers have fallen in the lust
twenty-four hours.
It Is 2 to 13 degrees cooler In the
I.ower Missouri and I pper MlSSlH
sippi valleys. Frosts occurred
this morning In Minnesota, lowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Temperaturei 8 a. m., SC.
Sum Rises, 5i48 a. m.; sets. fl:0
p. m.
Moon i I.ast quarter, September lt.
12:35 a. m.
River Stage: 3.7 feet above low
water mark.
... . Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 71.
I.owest temperature. 45.
Mean temperature, 58.
Normal temperature, *ls.
Register Tomorrow!
REMEMBER
EVERYBODY,
G° early, too;
JNSURE your chance.
gO there'll be no slip
pO cast your vote in November
•fr-XCEPT October 7, to-morrow's
the last day.
REGISTER!
With the exception of October 7
to-morrow will be the last day for
registering to vote at the presiden
tial election in the Fall. The regis
trars will sit at the regular polling
places from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2
p. m. to 6 p. m. and 7 p. m . to 10
p. m.
BLACKMAILED
SOCIETY FOLK
OUT OF MILLION
Gang Is Charged With Using
Beauty of Their Women Mem
bers to Get Money
RUN FASHIONABLE CLUB
Operations Extended All Over
World; Threatened Arrest
Under Mann Act
Chicago, Sept. 18. Eight mem- |
bers of an alleged blackmail gang,
charged with using the beauty of their
women members and the fascinating
powers of their male confederates to ,
mulct men and women out of more
than $250,000, are in the custody of I
Federal authorities here and will bo '
taken to Philadelphia for trial.
The band, including five men and I
three women, was arrested shortly be- '
fore midnight last night in a raid by j
Department of Justice officials on a;
fashionable South Side apartment'
hotol.
The charge is fleecing men and wo
men of social prominence In Phila
delphia, New York, Baltimore and I
Chicago through organized efforts. 1
Their scheme, according to Hinton G.
Clabaugh, of the Department of Jus
tee, was to compromise their victims
and then blackmail them. Imperson
ation of Department of Justice offic
ials is another charge against the
men. They are said to have used the
charms of their women confederates
to win attention from rich men and
then to have threatened their victims [
with prosecution under the Mann act. t
Two Confess
Confession has been made by two j
members of the alleged syndicate of 1
blackmailers, eight of whom are under '
arrest here, that operations of the |
swindlers netted them $1,000,000, Fed
eral officials announced to-day.
The confessions, it was said, dis- !
closed that the alleged band numbers !
sixty persons, a third of them women, j
A dispute over the division of spoils, |
il was said, led to thei confessions. I
Arrest of a score or more members of j
the syndicate is expected within a
week.
The men* who confessed are "Dick" I
Barrett and Edward J. Thompson, ac- |
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Bandit Band Defeated
in Attack on Guerrero
El Paso, Tex., Sept. 18.—A small band '
of Villistas made a Hidalgo day attack
on Guerrero, 80 miles west of Chihuahua
City, but were repulsed and fell back
across the line of the Mex. N'western
Railway toward the foothills of the Cor- :
tinental divide, pillaging isolated ;
ranches as they went, according to prl- j
vate advices here to-day.
Recent reports received here have as- '
serted that American cavalry scouting
patrols have been operating between
Guerrero and l Namiquipa.
The patrols were sent south from
El Valle, the southernmost American
base, in response to reports that Villa
himself was leading the bandit band
in that vicinity. Mexican authorities,
at Juarez, said wire communication was
faulty and no reports of an engage
ment at Guerrero had been received.
SOX OF PREMIER KILLED
Sept. 18.—Lieutenant Ray
mond Asquith, son of Premier Asquith,
was killed in action on September 15,
it was announced to-day. Raymond
Asquith who was in his thirty-eight
year, was a graduate of Oxford, presi
dent of the Oxford Union and promi
nent as a member of the bar, to which
he was admitted in 1904. He acted as
junior counsel for Great Britain in the
North Atlantic fisheries arbitration at
The Hague in 1907. He was mad.e a
second lieutenant in a county of Lon
don regiment in 1914 and lieutenant of
the Grenadier Guards in 1915. Ray
mond Asquith was the eldest son of
the premier. Two brothers, Lieutenant
Arthur Asquith, of the Royal Naval
Reserve, and Lieutenant Herbert As
quith were wounded in action at the
Dardanelles in June, 1915.
"HUMAN SPIDER" IS SHOT
1 York, Pa., Sept. 18. Mrs. Jack Wil
liams, a fair show girl, who posed at
j the Hanover fair as the "Human
l Spider," in connection with an illusion
exhibition, was shot through the bodv
bv her husband yesterday and Is in a
! serious i-ondition at a Hanover hotel.
I She claims it was an accident, and
l that the revolver exploded while Wil
i Hams was handling it in their room.
: Williams has disappeared. The pair
claimed to come from Baltimore, but
1 others say, that while the woman is a
i Raltimorean. the man is a New Yorker.
They also passed as Mr. and Mrs. 3.
Williams, Philadelphia.
TO MAKE "SMOKELESS CITY"
Pittsburgh. Sept. 18. The Smoke
and Dust Abatement League, made up
of twelve representative commercial,
educational and civic organizations to
day began a survey of the countless
stacks and chimneys in the Pittsburgh
manufacturing district in preparation
for the first smoke abatement week,
which will be observed here beginning
October 23.
MINER'S EAR TORN OFr
Lykens, Pa., Sept. 18.—Charlss Daniels
had his ear almost torn off at the Short
Mountain Colliery, on Saturday, when a
car which his companion was running
into the breaker caught him between
the handle of the car and a post.
WOMAN DIES OF SUNSTROKE
Altoona, Sept. 18.—A September sun
stroke was responsible for the death of
Mrs. Samuel Smith, 58, at her home
near Roaring Springs. She was strick
en on Thursday. The temperature had
risen to 85 and the humidity was
heavy. She was at the work in her
garden, when she fell to the ground.
RIVERSIDE RESIDENTS TO MEET
A special meeting of the citizens of
Riverside will be held to-morrow even
ing at 8 o'clock in the Methodist Epis
copal Church to discuss important
matters. It is expected that there will
be a well attended meeting, as the
subjects that will come up are of great
Interest to all of the citizens in this
thriving suburb.
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1916.
DELUGE OF NAMES
POURING IN FOR
PROPOSED HOTEL
Suggestions Come From Many
Cities and Towns Outside
Harrisburg
MANY PRAISE BOOSTERS
Writer Offer "Harrisbourne"
"The Monumental," Federal,"
and Other Names
Histories, dictionaries, books of
synonyms, and the fertile minds of
many citizens have been brought into
action in the search for a suitable
name for Greater Harrisburg's new
hotel-to-be.
Beside the "Penn-Harris," the "Sus
quehanna," apd all the others, "The
Pennsylvania," "The Harrisbourne"
(E. H. Gottschall), "The Monu
mental" (J. H. Park), "The Capitol
Park Hotel" (M. S. Kelliy), "The
Greater" (E. J. Kreidler), have taken
their places as possibilities. A young
lady who modestly requests that her
name be withheld believes that "The
Federal Square" might meet the bill.
Mr. Kreidler supports his choice of
"The Greater" with the statement that
Harrisburg has been growing exten
sively for years and is growing greater
every day.
B. F. Brady, who inclines some
what to history, suggests anyone of a
dozen names, including the Lincoln
House, Garfield House, McKinley
House, Washington House, Republican
House, and Charleston House, while
Mrs. Cameron L. Baer advocates the
contraction of the two streets on
I which the hotel will be located into
"The Thirwald."
Compliment From Minister
There is widespread interest
throughout the city and Central
Pennsylvania in the selection of a
name. Responsive to the invitation
of the Telegraph to submit names have
already done so and to-day we print
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28 Americans on Board
British Ship Sunk by
U-Boat Without Warning
New York. Sept. IS. A torpedo
sank the British steamship Kelvinia,
carrying 28 Americans, according to
G. W. Dillard, of Richmond, Va„ one
of the Americans, who arrived here
to-day on the Cunard liner Tuscania.
Agents of the Department of State
met the Tuscania upon her arrival
here and took the depositions of the
Americans.
According to Dillard the Kelvinia
was torpedoed at 2 o'clock in the
morning without any warning having
been given. The vessel listed im
mediately and as there was not enough
boats for both the crew and the Am
ericans, who were engaged as hostlers
for the cargo of horses, many of the
Americans put on life belts and jump
ed overboard. They were rescued by
a trawler after floating about for 14
hours. Dillard said that at the time
the Kelvinia met with the mishap he
saw nearby a light which later seemed
to disappear under the water. This,
he declared, confirmed his belief that'
there had been a submarine attack.
National Guard Units
to Be Returned Home as
New Regiments Arrive
Washington. Sept. 18. General
Funston was directed by the War De
partment to-day to return one Na
tional Guard regiment to its home sta
tion for each new regiment of the
guard sent to the border.
The second New York infantry will
be one of the first to return. Other
regiments will be selected by General
Funston. Train equipment used to
transport troops recently ordered south
will be employed in bringing home the
returning regiments.
The order was issued in line with
Secretary Baker's policy of sending all
organizations in State mobilization
camps to the border before they are
mustered out of the federal service.
It was Indicated at the War De
partment that no general movement of
guardsmen homeward would be
ordered until a decision affecting the
border situation had been reached by
the American-Mexican commission
now meeting at New London, Conn.
The department has submitted the
final disposition of all border troops,
1 National Guard and regulars, to the
| commission. When National Guard
i organizations are ordered to home
stations for mustering out, those mem
; bers who apply may be discharged at.
! border stations when applications are
I made in good faith and are approved
i by the commanding officers.
Three New Trolley Cars
For City Lines Arrive
The Harrisburg Railways Company
received to-day from the manufactur
ers, J. G. Brill Company, Philadel
phia, the three pay-as-you-enter cars
of the type of those used on the Second
street line, ordered some months ago.
They will be ready for service in the
city the latter part of the week. The
two new suburban line cars, somewhat
larger, will be ready for delivery in
about one month.
FURNITURE MEN TO TAKE
TRADE TIIIP TOMORROW
Fourteen members of the Harrlsburg
Retail Furniture Dealers' Association
will leave to-morrow morning in two
seven-passenger automobiles for a trade
and a sociability run. The first stop
will be made at Shlppensburg and din
ner will be served at the Washington
Hotel.
In the afternoon the party will go
to Hagerstown, Gettysburg and Car
lisle where they will stop for luncheon.
Furniture factories in these places will
be visited.
CRUSHED BFTTWEEX CARS
Alex Straub, 1333 Susquehanna
street, employed at the Pennsylvania
Railroad Roundhouse No. 1, was
caught between an engine and the
platform at the roundhouse this
morning, sustaining Internal injuries.
He was taken to the Harrlsburg hos
pital. (
FIRST AVIATOR TO WRECK ZEPPELIN IN BRITAIN |
V j I
I LIEUT. WM, UE.E.FE ROBJNSON
1 WftfcCK ,OF 2EPP£HN
Lieutenant William Robinson is one of the heroes of Great Britain, for he is
the first aviator to bring down a raiding Zeppelin on British soil. Here is part
of the wreck of the Zeppelin that fell flaming from the sky near Enfield about
three weeks ago.
HUGHES STARTS
ON SECOND TRIP
Accompanied by Wife, Nomi
nee Is Off on Another Cam
paign Journey
New York, Sept. 18. Charles E.
Hughes left New York at 8 o'clock
this morning on the second trip of
his presidential campaign. Mrs.
Hughes accompanied him.
The nominee will spend the entire
day traveling. He will make the first
speech of his trip at Peoria, Ills., to
morrow night. His itinerary, which
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TO SHOW SCHWAB
FINE TIME HERE
Chamber of Commerce Plans
Lively Dinner; Other National
Figures to Be Present
Plans for the annual dinner of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
at which Charles M. Schwab is to be
guest of honor were discussed
to-day at a meeting of the general
committee in charge of ,the affair.
While details have not been complet
ed it is known this dinner will bo a
red-letter event and that several un
usual features will be connected with
it. In addition to Mr. Schwab it is
probable that one or two other men
of national reputation will be on the
list of honor guests.
Incidentally, in connection with the
dinner plans, It became known to-day
that a movement is on foot to enlarge
the scope of the Harrisburg Chamber
of Commerce and it is probable that
this movement will center around the
big annual banquet
The members of the committee on
arrangements present at the meeting
to-day included A. H. Bailey, chair
man; A. D. Bacon. A. E. Buchanan,
George Bogar, C. E. Covert, R. P. M.
Davis, George A. Gorgas, E. D. Hill
eary, Stanley Jean, Paul Johnston,
C. M. Kaltwasser, W. M. Ogelsby,
Grant Rauch, George S. Relnoehl and
J. A. Donaldson.
25 ALREADY IN
WINDOW CONTEST
If You Want a Chance at Prizes
Get Busy Before Noon To
morrow, Mr. Merchant
If you haven't notified the Chamber
of Commerce, Mr. Merchant, either
by mail or phone that you want to
enter the Window Dressing contest
that is to feature the first night of the
uniform Fall opening celebration,
you'd better get busy.
Wednesday evening is to be the
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T. R. ENDORSES BACON
Now York, Bept. 18. A letter
from Theodore Roosevelt endorsing
the candidacy of Robert Bacon, for
the Republican nomination for United
States senator of this State, because
of Mr. Bacon's advocacy of universal
military service was made public here
to-day. Mr. Bacon made known his
position on this subject in a recent
campaign speech nnd William M.
Calder, his rival, announced at the
same meeting that he was against
universal training, J
TROOPS CLOSE ON
TRAIL OF VILLA
Pursuing Him Toward Rugged
Country Following Attack
on Chihuahua City
El Paso, Texas, Sept. 18. Two
columns of government cavalry under
General Mathias Ramos and Colonel
Pose Marrero. to-day were pursuing
Villa and his main hand which Satur
day made the Hidalgo day attack on
Chihuahua City, into the rugged Santa
Clara Canyons district to the north
east, according to reports to General
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TONIGHT'S EARLY
PAPER EXPLAINED
Whole Telegraph "Family" Go
ing to Eat Roast Corn on
McCormick's Island
To-night's to be another "big night"
for the Telegraph family.
The annual Fall corn roast is on the
Telegraph's social book for this even
ing and 5.15 o'clock is the time and
McCormick's Island is the place.
Nearly a hundred employes of the
plant will be guests again of E. J.
Stackpole, president of the Telegraph
Printing Company, and such "eats" as
has had the mouths of everybody from
the "devil" to the managing editor
a-watering have been provided.
All day the llres burned on the
Island and by evening the embers will
be just right for the 500-odd ears of
corn that have been provided. The
tables will be spread under the trees
on the site of the children's camp, per
mission and co-operation of the Park
Department having made this possible.
Flats which will leave the foot of
Lewis street at frequent, intervals after
3 o'clock will carry the Familv to the
camp, and a staff of chefs and attend
ants whose specialty is corn roasting
will do the rest.
DIES FROM DIPHTHERIA
Lykens, Pa., Sept. 18.—Mrs. Travis
Hawk, died yesterday afternoon of
Black Diphtheria. Funeral services were
held this afternoon.
ANOTHER HOME
IS DYNAMITED
Miner Had Refused to Join I
W. W.; Prisoners to
Appeal
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 18. An
other dynamiting occurred early to
day in the upper end of this county.
The home of John Lango, of Pittston
was partially wrecked, the occupants
of the house were badly shaken up.
Lango is a union miner who refused
to Join the I. W. W. and this is be-
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GIRL REFUSES TO POSE AS
"SEPTEMBER MORN"; MEN FIGHT
When Lena Lusard refused to pose
yesterday afternoon for a "September
Morn" picture for two men who were
cn an outing with her a fight resulted,
according to Pennsylvania Railroad
police who arrested the trio on a
charge of disorderly conduct. The row
started in Wormleysburg and the three
were sent to Carlisle this morning. The
men were William Marslll and Wil
liam Lusard* 4
STIFF SENTENCE
FOR AUTO DRIVER
WHO KILLED MAN
Clarence L. Bates Gets Year in
Prison and S2OO Fine; Criti
cised by Judge
GIRL TELLS OF RIDE
"Felt Like Running Through
Rut," She Says, When Mo
tor Struck Farmer
One year In Dauphin county prison,
costs and fines aggregating J2OO was
the penalty Imposed to-aa." on Clarence
Leroy Bates, the Lebanon uurnist. who
admitted to running down and killing
George Donahue.Hoekei v Ille. on the
old "Horseshoe pike," Sept. 17
The chief witness for the State was
pretty Martha Gross, the 18-year-old
girl with whom Bates had been riding.
While a. crowded courtroom listened,
the blue-eyed girl almost breathlessly
told how as she sat In the racing car
,she had seen the men In the road ahead,
how the car never slackened' its speed,
and how later she had a confused Im
pression of a jar "as If we'd .bumped
over a rut."
In imposing sentence, President Judge
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Foreigner's Whole Roll
Taken by Clever Bunco
Men; Mexican Trip Over
Mike Krasnosefsky, of 1120 Chris
tiana street, with his family, was to
have gone to Mexico to-day. At the
eleventh hour the trip was called off.
There is one big reason. Mike had
the money at 8 o'clock this morning;
one hour later, two bunco men had
the cash—and were missing.
On his way through Capitol Park,
two strangers met Mike and asked
the direction to the post office, offer
ing $5 for the information. The
strangers flashed a roll of money.
One of them reached in the coat
pocket, pulled out Krasnosefsky's
money, intending to place the $5 hill
with the roll of S3OO. When the vic
tim reached for his money, he was
handed back a package. On arrival
home, he found strips of newspapers
in the handkerchief.
The police department -was notified
—but do not expect to find the bun
coers.
IjTR AIIT ROBBERS OEf $5Z,000 3?
Lafedo, Tex., Sept. 18.—Bandits held up a passenger ;[
train September 12, near Tamosopo, rifled the express car. i i
of $52,000 in gold, robbed the passengers and then pushed '
the train down the mountain into a deep canyon. The pas- .
LADY MOOSERS IN COURT >
Harrisburg.—Cries of "No, Loeserl Tisn't so, f
Judge," by, protesting feminine members of the Ladies' Aux
iliary of the Moose Circle who rose in the crowded court §,-■
sengers were permitted to detrain. i *
room edified lawyers and attaches early this afternoon when '
! ( Attorney W. L. Loeser, representing some of the members i
i who asked for dissolution, presented his petition to Dauphin I
I county court. Mr. Loeser announced he couldn't pro- J||
ii %
r ceed with the case until the "parrots stopped talking." The \
I' question which was left to the judges to adjudicate was jg
| I Whether or not certain members o f the organization 1 *
( have the circle dissolved. President Judge Kunkel argued ' [
• that the charter v had been obtained for the whole corpor-1 |
1 ation and not for a few of them '
k
THREATENED STRIKE DELAYED |
New York, Sept. 18,—Threatened strikes by longshore- - I
; men, tidewater boatmen and other unions cither in sym- ' N
1 ( pathy with the striking railway men or after an appeal from 1 Sj
1 tke leaders of the street car men, were delayed to-day pend- 1
I ing a conference of labor leaders with Mayor Mitchel. , j i
< MAJOR GENERAL MILLS IS DEAD *
! Washington, Sept. 18.—Major General Albeit L. Mills, j
| I chief of the division of militia affairs, died at hi:, home here! h
, ; to-day after fifteen hours' illness from pneumonia. He \ ' j
4 a native of New York and served through the Spanish and | |-j
I Philippine wars with distinction. ,
1 WILSON AT FUNERAL OF SISTER >
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 18.—President Wilson came here 1 *
I to-day to bury his only sister, Mrs. Annie E. Howe, of i'
I • Philadelphia, who died Saturday at New London, Conri,| |
< | He attended simple funeral services at the church and then 1
walked with relatives to the adjoining cemetery, and stood I f
| I with bowed head and tear-stained face during the simple ' I
rites, I J
(MARRIAGE LICENSES
Frank Snlron and Jmrf Gall, city. Clyde Chalmers Swayne, city, aadl ,
France* Heddenit Kruu, .vuuliurj, Ira S. I a MH c 1 and Edaa May Zlminer- \
man. \Veat Hanover. Antonla Manarl, Snalura station, and Crovltte 1
Uyllppl, Swatara. Uavld Ulier tierbach, city, and Hannah Mary Koch, I
I,oner Faiton. Robert Minimum Srlbrrt, Ktrtlton, aud Minerva Jane 1
llouner, city. Roy Henry Schrlver and killa Mnrle Mattla, Klliabcthvllle.jp
EJaraeat l.eo Stcever, HlisabethtUle, and Ulliabeth Ureiwovd nyder,>
Philadelphia. j
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10 PAGES CITY EDITION
ROBBERS ENTER
HOMES IN CITY
AND AT PAXTANG
Raid Six Residences in Suburb;
Woman Fires Two Shots as
Thieves Flee
POLICE ARE CRITICISED
More Than Fifty Thefts Report
ed to Department, but Crimes
Arc Unchecked
Climbing up to the rear balcony at
the home of Joseph E. Trego, 1504
North street, thieves entered the house
at 11 o'clock last Right, raided the
first and second floors and got away
with S6O In cash and some trinkets.
Mrs. Tnego, who was in the house at
the time, heard the burglars, came
downstairs and fired two shots as they
fled. City police were called and are
Investigating.
Mr. Trego, in speaking of the rob.
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Walks 20 Miles to Serve
Term in Northumberland Jail
Sunbury, Pa., Sept. 18. Frank
Zerbe, 32 years old, arrived at the
Northumberland county jail here
footsore and weary. He had a com
mitment sending himself to jail for
ninety days. Justice Shoener, of
Treverton, was the committing magis
trate. Zerbe was naled before the
; Justice on a charge of assault and bat
tery preferred by his daughter. He
] admitted his guilt and the court after
j a scatchlng rebuke sentenced him to'
ninety days.
"You might as well make It 190,"
' growled the defendant. "I'll take you
| at your word said the Squire, "you can
have 190 days and get ready to leave
i at once."
Realizing that Justice Schoener
meant business Zerbe appealed upon
him to take off the additional 100
days. The Squire replied: "I'll tell
you what I'll do. Here is your com
mitment to the county jail at Sunbury.
If you'll take it there yourself and
save your taxpayers the constable's
expenses I will knock off the additional
days."
Zerbe accepted the Justice's offer,
rolled up his trousers and walked the
twenty miles over the mountains,
nearly surprising the warden out of a
year's growth when he presented tala
own commitment.