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LXXXVIII— No. 299 28 PAGES Da,,y Maulr pt af u thu a HAßßlSCUßG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19,1919. ~xi ewpS s ltwo cents* HOME EDITION
WILL TARE STEPS
TO CHECK RISING
CLOTHING PRICES
Producers to Consumer Will
Gather in Conference at
Washington
STANDARDIZED PRODUCT
To Be Sold at Reasonable
Price as Check to Extrava
gance in Purchasing
By Associated Press
Wusliington, Dec. 19. Steps to
check the rising price of clothing will
he discussed at a conference here
early in January of persons interest
ed in the production of wearing ap
parel, from the producer of raw ma
terials to the consumer of the finish
ed product.
The calling of the conference was
announced to-day by Assistant Attor
ney General Figg, who said that in
addition to affecting economies in
operation, it was planned to provide
for the production of standard qual
ity cloth and garments for sale at a
reasonable price, as an Inducement
to the public to check extravagance
in purchasing.
Producers' Suggestion
Suggestions for the conference
came from producers of wearing ap
parel and a committee of seventeen
is being chosen, the personnel of
which will he announced after the
Christmas holidays. The amalga
mated clothing unions will be repre
sented in the conference.
Mr. Figg said it was generally
agreed among producers that one
essential for reducing the cost of
clothing was to have manufacturers
devote their plants to necessities,
meaning the type of clothing pur
chasable by the average man. Some
clothing manufacturers were said ]
to believe that men's suits now sell
ing for $55 retail could be sold at a :
profit for $25, if an arrangement'
could be worked out between mills, ,
manufacturers and retailers, where- |
by a certain percentage of business >
could be devoted to goods of stand
ard quality to be turned out in quan- J
tity.
No Attempt at "Uniform"
There is no intention to design a i
"uniform" for the public, Mr. Figg'
stated, and the standard goods un- :
der consideration would be standard !
in quality, rather than in pattern. i
The Department of Justice also is ;
taking other steps to turn the at
tention of the public to the lower I
priced goods, neglected in the re- 1
action from war prosperity. Mr. 1
Figg has suggested to the National
Retail Drygoods Association that
"economy departments" be estab- |
lished by the association's members j
which would call the attention of;
customers to the fact that goods of \
excellent quality but medium in price |
still are to be had.
Disapproves "Economy Sales"
Mr. Figg has disapproved the ac- '
tion of some merchants, however,
who were said to have taken advan- j
lage of the suggestion and inaugurat- |
cd "economy sales." The govern
inent goes not desire to stampede the
public into purchasing goods not
needed, simply because they are ad- j
vertised as "bargains," Mr. Figg'
said.
With the coal strike over, officials ]
expect to give renewed attention to j
the cost of living. A call was sent ;
out to-day from Attorney General :
Palmer's office for a meeting \
of the committee with whom he has i
met frequently in the past on the]
trend of prices. Secretaries Baker. I
Daniels and Wilson, Director General j
llines. Chairman Murdock, of the i
Federal Trade Commission, and oth
crs are members of the committee.
Distillers Hear Liability
For Whisky Cannot Be
Further Provided
By Associated Pi'ss
Louisville, Ky„ Dec. 19.—Still with
out a plan so far as learned, to dis
pose profitably of 35,000,000 gallons
o? liquor before January 16 when it
must be out of the country. Kentucky
distillers to-day heard a pronounce
ment by the Conneetiout Mutual In
surance Company branch office here,
I bat liability for whisky could not
further be provided by the company.
This action was taken by the com
pany, it was announced, because of
the fact that no valuation can he
placed on liquor now that it cannot
be sold. While no other insurance
company has taken similar action,
ivhisky men were said to forecast fur
ther announcements of this kind
shortly, which, it was said, would en
danger safety of their stocks from
tire or damage.
STEAMER GOES ASHORE
fly Associated Press
Halifax, N. S., Dec. 19. The
American steamer Toka has gone
ashore on the coast of Nova Scotia
according to a report received here'
Iter position is said to be danger
ous. Tugs have started to her as
sistance.
* The Toka is a wood cargo steam
er of 1.541 tons. She sailed from
Rotterdam on November 26. bound
for Hampton Roads.
ITHEWEATHF.PT
Harrlsburg and Vicinity! Snow
IIIIN nfternoon anil probably to
night mid Sutlirduy with lining
trninrrnlurr, lowest to-nlglit
about 15 degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania: Probably
snow to-night and Saturday.
Itlslag temperature. tloilernte
east winds.
Itlveri The Susquehanna river nnd
all Its hranehes wl I tall rieepl
loeal rises may oeeur on ac
count of lee. V stage of iibont
5 0 feet Is probable at llarrls
biirg Saturday morning
Unable to Rent House
Family Tramps Streets
Y v^ 'UK'<-~c ~ r
London, as well as Ilarrisburg, is having great difficulty with its lions-1
ing problem. This photograph, taken in the English capital, shows a man
walking through the streets, accompanied by his wife and their live chil
dren, bearing an appeal to some good Samaritan for shelter. All of the
children are under live years of age.
HOVERTER AT WORK
ON MESSAGE TO CITY
Mayor-Elect Selects Albert M. Ilamer as Secretary; Will
Conduct Police Court Hearings
Mayor-elect George A. Hoverter |
said to-day that he is at work on
his inaugural message and is giving
close study to the municipal prob- j
lems that will be before City Council !
during his term, so far as they can j
now be seen.
"I have been sitting with Council j
during discussion of the budget fori
lite coming year," he said ."and have •
been very much impressed with the !
efforts of the councilmen to give the
city a dollar's worth for every dol- j
lar expended and to kp down ex- :
penses wherever possible. The mem
bers have been kind and courteous j
and the experience has been most j
enlightening."
ilanicr Gets Place
Replying to a question as to his j
attitude on public matters. Mayor- j
elect Hoverter said he will embody j
his views in his message and will not
discuss them at this time. "You i
may say that I have finally decided j
to name Albert 51. Hamer as my '
secretary. "I have selected Mr. Ha- j
mer because he has experience with ;
the work, is a man of Clean habits, i
honest and well and favorably known !
AGREEMENT
WITH PACKERS
ENDS LONG ROW
Caused Expenditure of Much
Money and Untold
Bitterness
Washington, Dec. 1 9.—Retirement j
of the packers from all lines of j
business except the meat and pro- I
riuce business, ends a fight of long •
standing which has been an issue in |
elections and political debate for j
years, the subject of much attempt- j
cd legislation, the cause of the ex-1
penditure of thousands of dollars in j
investigations and' untold bitterness i
between the packers on the one!
hand and the government, livestock !
producers and small business firms j
on the other.
The present settlement is an out- J
growth of an investigation started 1
by the Federal Trade Commission j
by direction of President Wilson on j
February 7, 1917. A letter reviewing]
that work and what it accomplished j
was transmitted to the White House i
lust night by Chairman Murdock
and his associates.
Much evidence obtained by the i
commission from the private files of '
the packers was made public, de- |
spite determined opposition by the I
[Continued on Page 1:1.]
Tannery Is Destroyed
at Loss of. Million
fly Associated Press
Elmira. N. Y„ Dec. 19.—The,
Eberle Tannery Company in West-'
field. Pa., was damaged severely by
fire yesterday with a loss of one mil
lion dollars; covered by insurance.
The blaze started front a defective.
electric' wire or overheated motor.
Ninety thousand hides of leather
we're damaged; 50;000 of them being
a total loss.
The plant which will be rebuilt
was one of the largest of its kind in
the world and during the war pro- (
vided leather to the Allied countries. I
Two hundred employes are thrown
out of work by the fire.
DAUGHTER IS BORN TO
MRS. ENRICO CARUSO
fly Associated Press
New York, Dec. 19.—A daughter
was born last night to Mrs. Enrico
Caruso, formerly Miss Dorothy Park
Henjumin, of New York, who was
married to the tenor in August, 1918.
lin the city. He will take office Janu
ary 5, when I do, tilling the vacancy
[caused l>y the resignation of the
present incumbent. 1 am much
! gratified that he has accepted."
To Conduct Hearings
| Nor is there any secret about the
j fact that 1 shall conduct my own
j police hearings," continued the
i mayor-elect. "I took that stand in
Imy campaign for mayor and 1 see
jno reason for a change. I can save
the city a lot of money in that way
land I mean to do so, notwitlistand
; ing the disagreeable character of
the work. Apd you can say also,
| that the remainder of my platform
I also stands as good as when 1 fram
'ed it. I am not going to make a
lot of promises that sound good for
; the moment but which might be Im
| possible to fulfill, but on the other
| hand I am not going back on any
promises I made in the campaign.
I "I am prepared to render service
j whenever the opportunity arises, am
] determined to push along the public
•improvement campaigns, to co-op
i crate with the State in tjie Capitol
j Park developments and to see that
l the law is enforced."
ISNOW FORECAST
| FOR TOMORROW;
MERCURY RISES
Lowest Temperature For To
night Will Approximate
15 Degrees
j Snow, which began falling early
I to-day, probably will continue to
j night and to-morrow, kittle pros
j pect for warmer weather is held
, forth hy the local weather bureau,
j although the zero temperatures of
i the last two nights are not expected
j to-night. All temperature records
j for this season of the year have
I been shattered by the cold wave.
Snow was falling to-day over most
] of the Middle Atlantic States and
i the Ohio and the Upper Mississippi
1 valleys. Reports of the Weather
| Bureau indicated that the fall would
{continue to-night and possibly to-
I morrow. The storm was expected
j to extend into New England during
{the day.
The temperature has moderated
1 generally in the northern border
I states and in much of the country
i east of the Mississippi river, but
| readings remain much below normal
"in tho region of the Great Lakes,
| the Ohio valley and the Middle At
! lantic and New England States. The
i lowest last night was eight degrees.
I The forecast for to-night is fifteen,
j Because of the numerous fires
I caused since the mercury fell Fire
j chief Kindler to-day issued a warn
-1 ing to householders to keep a care-
I ful watch on overheated furnaces
! and ranges.
IMPORTANT NEWS ITEM
—ASH MAN CALLS
THE telephone rang early and
loud in the ofilcc of the
editor of the Telegraph to
day.
"Hello,said tho voice nt the
other eqd, "I have an important
piece or unusuui news for you;
want it?"
The editor admitted that he was
in business for Just that purpose.
"Well," said the voice at the
other end, "the city ash man call
ed at our house yesterday and
took two cons of ashes away. I
thought it ought to get into the
paper."
'POSTAL CLERK
CHARGED WITH
RIFLING MAILS
Father of Six Children Con
fesses the Theft of
Money
CAUGHT BY TEST LETTER
Worked Sixteen Years on the
Same Job Before Stealing
Christmas Mail
Joseph 1.. Bell, 45 years old, of
743 South Nineteenth street, is in
Jlie custody of Harvey T. Smith,
Deputy United States Marshal,
awaiting the return of United States
Commissioner John A."F. Hall. Bell
is charged with tampering with the
mails and stealing money. He was
arrested last night by A. B. Craw
ford, post office inspector for tbis
eitv. Bell has been in the' postal
service for sixteen years.
For some time complaints have
been received at the Ilarrisburg
post office regarding the loss of let
ters containing money. In some
cases only a portion of the money
mailed was missed. At other times
various amounts from one to live
dollars have been missed. How
much Bell has taken, or how long
he has been opening letters, will
not be known positively until after
a hearing lute this afternoon.
Surprised at Arrest
Bell was employed as a night
router. He looked after city mail
from routes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Test
letters were used and one mailed
yesterday failed to reach its des
tination. It was traced and found
on the person of Bell. He hud spent
some of the money at the Philadel
phia Quick Lunch, and the balance
was found in a coat pocket, the let
ter In which it was sent being dis
covered later where Bell hud
thrown it.
The clerk was surprised when
arrested. His fellow workers were
also somewhat taken back as he
was always - said to be an efficient
employe. He started to work at the
local post office in 1902: and was
given a regular position in 1904. As
a night router clerk he handled
many thousands of letters, placing
them in readiness for delivery by
carriers on their first morning trip.
It Is said that Bell would take
the letters, which he thought had
money in them, and wait for an
opportune time to open them.
Sometimes lie resealed the letters
and placed them in the boxes Re
distribution. It is the belief he will
make n complete confession as soon
as he is called for a hearing before
the United States Commissioner.
Bell is married and has a wife and
six children.
At Least One Prophet
Is Not Without Honor
in His Own Country
Them will be no fires to-morrow, |
but each succeeding day until Christ- j
mas should have at least one alarm, j
according to the tip passed out to city )
iinmen to-day by Record Clerk Karl'
White, of the Harrisburg Police Do-!
partment, who is rapidly developing |
into an accurate fire prognosticator. I
White gained honor as a prophet, ;
even in his own country, the police j
department, when on Wednesday he,
predicted one fire on Wednesday, j
three yesterday and one to-day. And!
in each instance his predictions came j
true. Queries to-day elicited addi- i
tional information from him as to the !
fire schedule until Christmas.
White's prognostications are being!
made on the basis of the fire record !
of last year. Fires this year have j
been running very close to the form
of last year.
With but three exceptions each day'
that had a fire during 1918 have had!
fires during 1919. according to the rec-I
ords of the department. There have |
been ten less fires this year than last!
year, but the greater part of this dif
ference arose when days of last year
that had two or three fires, this year
had but a single fire.
While the statement that history I
repeats itself, is generally accepted, i
policemen and firemen are beginning!
to doubt the absolute accuracy of the'
statement.
Radicals Are Being
Assembled, at Pittsburgh
For Immediate Deportation
Pittsburgh. Dec. 19. Radical!
foreigners who are to be deported |
were being assembled here to-day j
from points in West Virginia and!
Western Pennsylvania preparatory l
to their departure to-night for Ellis!
Island.
Fairmont. W. Va., eontributed 16 i
to the party, all Russiuns, who were!
arrested during the coal miners'
strike in Marion and Monogahela'
counties for their antlgovernment ;
activities. New Castle, Pa., also had l
a number in the list and the remain- !
der came from points in Allegheny j
county.
The exact number to be taken uast |
to-night was not given out by the'
Federal authorities, but it was esti-!
mated at 33. They will travel In a;
special car and will be well guarded.!
CHARGE DISCRIMINATION
Mldilleslioro, Ky„ Dec. 19.—Dis-j
crimination against miners by mine
operators of District 19 embracing
parts of Kentucky, Tennessee anil ,
Virginiu, is charged by S. A. Keller, j
district president of the United '•
Mine Workers of America. He said'
to-day that 8,000 of the 20,000 min- '
ers in the entire field are idle, many j
having been discharged by mine
owners because of their union ae- i
tivity.
WANTS BAN' I.II'TF.D
iMlilKKton. Dec. 19.—Represents- .
tir? Richard Olncy, of MaHxachusettH, 1
called at the White Houne to-day to
urge President Wilson to proclaim
demobilization immediately, with a
view to lifting the wartime prohibi
tion ban. ;j
VICTORY FOR U.S.
PALMERDECLARES
ON STRIKE'S END
Tells Investigators Termina
tion of Coal Trouble Was
Not it Settlement
GOVERNMENT WINS FIGHT
Cites Compliance With De
mands and Return to
Work as Proof
By Associated Press
Washington, Dec. 19. Termina
tion of the colt coal strike was not a
settlement but a victory for the gov
ernment. Attorney General Palmet
to-day told the Senate subcommittee
investigating the strike.
"The government has won its
light," Mr. Palmer said. "There was
no settlement, in actuality; the men
and the union officials have com
plied with our demands and returned
to work."
Mr. Palmer raid Department of
Justice action in the coal strike be
gan with the preparation of injunc
tion proceedings against officials of
the miners' union under the Lever
law.
"We sought to prevent the strike,"
he said, "by enjoining the union
officers front carrying on the strike
they had already ordered."
"You have never changed your
mind that the strjke was a breach of
law?" Senator Townsend, Republi
can, of Michigan, inquired.
"I never have," Mr. Palmer re
] turned. "The injunction was issued
j and is still in effect."
He added that the miners now
were obeying the order of the court.
"Did they always obey it?" Sena
tor Townsend asked.
"The letter of the court order
was obeyed from the first," was the
reply, "but insofar as getting men
actually back to work, it was not so
successful as we had expected."
Order Violated
"You considered that the order
was violated, dhl you not?" Senator
Townsend continued.
"I did. And we instituted further
proceedings because we had some
evidence that the order was not be
ing obeyed in good faith by some of
the union oftieiuls."
Grand jury investigation, Mr. Pal
mer said, was still going on in
volving the whole question.
Mr. Palmer explained that the in
junctions intended to separate the
strikers from their leaders and the
union funds.
"Was there anything said to the
defendant officers of the union
which would make them understand
that no further prosecution would
be commenced against them?" Sen
ator Townsend inquired.
"Not one word," Mr. Palmer said.
At the request of Senator Town
send Mr. Painter described the con
ditions leading up to court action.
He told of efforts of Secretary Wil
son to mediate between the miners
and operators.
Prospect Now Is For
One and a Half Mil!
Increase in City Tax
City Councilnien will meet again
to-night to consider the 1920 bud
get ordinance. it was said to-day
in official circles that some of the
Commissioners are anxious to cut
the appropriation requests so that
it will be necessary to only increase
the tax rate from ten to eleven and
one-half mills.
It is understood that some new
work is being contemplated for next
year, including a number of public
improvements, in addition to those
which will lie made possible by the
bond issues authorized in Novem
ber. One member of Council said
to-day tliat probably only a few
more meetings will lie necessary to
complete the appropriation meas
ure and have it prepared for first
reading in Council.
Eckinger Surcharge to
Be Heard by Court
Five cases have been listed for the
December argument court session,
to be held next Tuesday. One of
them is an appeal by Coroner Jacob
Eckinger from a surcharge made by
County Controller Henry W. Gougli,
in his annual report for 1917, in
which he claimed the Coroner re
ceived fees to which he was not en
titled. Another case is a petition
by County Treasurer Mark Mumma
for payment for issuing 1919 dog
licenses. The other cases were;
Mary 10. Drawbaugh vs. General
Cigar Company, motion for new
trial; Commonwealth vs. Herbert
Mitchell, motion for new trial; Cen
tury Manufacturing Company vs.
David Seitzeff, motion for judgment
for wunt of u sufficient affidavit of
defense.
WILL NOT ABANDON
BILLS IN SENATE
By Associated Press
W IMHINUTON. Dec. 19.—Bills
proponing government regulation
of the packing industry now be
fore the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee, will not be abandoned us a
result of the decree. Senators Ken
yon, lowa, and Kendrick. Wyom
ing. uuthors of the measures, an
nounced.
"The Attorney General's victory
is merely a step, though a very
long one. toward the goal we have
been seeking to attain," said Mr.
Kondrlck. "The fruits of his vic
tory may be made permanent only
by legislation along the lines of
the measures now pending."
Senator Kendrick said the decree
was the "most telling blow" yet
delivered against the high cost" of
living. Senator Kenyan declared
the government should maintain
over the .packers the control pro
vided by the pending bills, inas
much as "it is evident they weie
building the greatest monopoly
the country has ever known."
FORTY-THREE OF CREW
ARE DRO WNED WHEN SHIP
SINKS FAR OUT AT SEA
Tabby, as City Guest, Arouses Ire
The New York City administration is all worked up over an ordinary,
everyday tabby cut named Madeleine. She came to public .notice in this
way: Mayor Hylan rat.- across an item of sti.so for the maintenance of a
cat in the Department of Education reports for the month of July, August
and September. He wanted to know why, and wrote to David Hirschtield,
Commissioner of Accounts, asking him to make an investigation.
ATTEMPT IS MADE
TO ASSASSINATE
LORD FRENCH
Fusillade Directed at Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland
Kills Civilian
Uy Associated Press
Dublin. Dec. 19. An attempt
was made at one o'clock this after
noon to assassinate Viscount French,
the lord lieutenant of Ireland.
Lord French was driving between
the Ashton Gate, at Phoenix Park,
and the Vice Regal Lodge, when u
shot was fired. A civilian nearby
was instantly killed by the bullet.
A policeman was wounded at the
same time. Lord however,
escaped the fate evidently intended
for hint.
Several Shots Fired
Several shots are said to have been
fired by . Lord French's assailants.
The military present promptly re
turned the tire and one of the as
sailants was shot dead. His body
lay by the roadside.
Ambulances were immediately
rushed to the spot. Information
gathered indicated that the assas
sins fired from a field while the vice
regal party was passing along the
roa d.
The most intense excitement pre
vailed when two tanks passed
through the streets at about 2.30
p. m.
Jewels Which Adorned
Egyptian Princes? 1900
B. C. Placed, on Display
By Associated Press
j New York, Doc. 19.—Jewelry worn
Iby tin Egyptian princess of the
; Twelfth dynasty, 1,900 years before
' the Christian era, was displayed at
' the Metropolitan Museum of Art to
day. It is declared to he the finest
i collection of personal adornment
! ever brought out of Egypt.
When maurauders entered the
! tomb of Princess Sathathor-lunut
j sometime in tbe last 3,800 years
' they took away her mummy and
I even the elaborate funeral trappings,
' but overlooked a niche containing
the wonderfully wrought ornaments
. s he wore .when attending the ancient
' equivalent for a first night at the
1 opera.
Professor W. M. Flinders Petrie,
I head of on English Archaeological
i Society, dug the collection out in
11914, and to-day it loojis as bright
! as if it had just come from the raak-
I ers. It consists of a gold necklace,
inlaid with a carnellan, lapis lazuli I
and green feldspar and another pec
toral similarly made of King Senu
sert 11. father of the princess; a gold
collar of double lion heads, a girdle
of gold with rhombic Jeweled heads,
a necklace of amethyst with gold 1
I lion cluw pendants, armlets and
bracelets with gold bars and beads
! of gold, cainellan and turquoise; and
1 parts of the princess' jewel box,
made of ebony, with gold and carved
i ivory panels.
The jewels are identified as lie
longing to the princess by her name
and the name of her father in car
touches on tlte large pieces-
Man Charged With Theft
in Two Ten-Cent Stores!
Charged with shoplifting in Kres-!
ge's and in Woolworth's five anil ten- ;
cent stores, Robert Eanilis, of Mid- j
dietown, was arrested this morning;
by Patrolman bowery, lie will be i
given a bearing in police court dur- !
ing the afternoon.
Dandis was arrested by Patrolman j
Lowery while he was operating in ;
the Woolworth store. Employes no- I
ttoed him at work and had notified 1
the patrolman. When takfen to po- !
llcc station rubber heels, half soles, I
note hooks, men's socks, a watch fob j
and two pipes were found in his |
pockets.
CANNOT AGREE
Paris, Dec. (Havas)- —Allied ;
experts are not agreed as to what |
demands should bo made on Ger- !
many as reparation for the sinking j
of the interned German fleet at ,
Keapa Flow, according to the Matin. '
DOCTOR FLIES TO
ISLAND CUT OFF
BY FLOWING ICE
AlU'inpt to Bring Relief to
Mnrnoued Family Is Made
Tot) Late
In an attempt to save the life of
lon i teen-year-old Earl Krone, son
of Wilrner Krone, reported to be
critically injured. Lieutenant Ray W.
Brown, an Army aviator, and Dr. J.
F. Blecher, Middletown, physician,
[Coimrnfcl on "Tag© .]
ACQUIT GIRL OF KILLING FATHER
Doylestown. A verdict of not guilty was ren
dered to-day in the case of Clara Bartol, 16 years old,
on trial for the murder of her father. The jury was out
only 20 minutes.
H. E. HUNTINGDON SUCCEEDS TRUMBULL
New Yqrk. H. E. Huntingdon, a nephew of the
late Collis P. Huntingdon was elected chairman of the
board of directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company to-day to succeed Frank Trumbull.
BUY NEW HIGH SPEED STEEL PROCESS
New York. The Vanadium Coroporation of
America has virtually completed negotiations for the
purchase of the Primos Chemical Company, it was an*,
nounced to-day The Primos Company is an import
ant producer of molybdenum, the principal alloy used
in the new high speed steel discovered by Prof. Ar
mold, of Sheffield University.
FIRST CROSS ATLANTIC FLIER KILLED
Rouen. Captain Sir John Alcock, the first avia
tor to make a non-stop airplane flight across the At
lantic, died here this afternoon as a result of injuries
he received when his plane crashed yesterday near Cot
tevrard, Normandy
i
VISCOUNT FRENCH "ALL RIGHT"
London. News of the attempt to assassinate Vis-
I
count French in Dublin was confirmed this afternoon
by the Irish office. A late message from Dublin said
Viscount French was "all right."
RED BREAK WIRE DEFENCES ,
London. Severe fighting in the vicinity of Narva,
on the Esthonian front, where the Bolsheviki broke (
through wire defences and captured several villages,
it is reported in an official statement issued by the
Soviet government at Moscow to-day.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Anion W. Ilrnndt. Hrnhrr. nnd Mnr.v M. Murhrrer. Paimvfti'
t'tuirlrn C. .Htclnrrt nnd Curolvn M. Ilinllev, llnrrlaburai Albert K*
b'outer nnd Lulu A. Matter, \ 1 on IM O. °I
Survivors
on Way to
New York
COAST STORMS
CA USE BIG LOSS
Vif Associated Press
Halifax, X. S., Dec. 19. ■
Forty-three members of the
crew ill the British steamer
Manxman were drowned yes
terday when their ship found- •
ered in midocean, according to
a radio, from the British steam
ship British Isles picked up
here to-day. The rest of the
crew, numbering more than a
dozen, have been picked up by
the British Isles, which is due
in New York Monday.
The message from the British
Isles said that among those lost
were the captain, first mate, fourth
engineer ar,*d wireless operator. The
rest of tlie officers, including the
chief steward were saved.
Went Down With Ship
The radio did not state how the
men lost their lives, but it is pre
sumed they went down with their
ship, though there is a possibility
that they may have had time take
to the boats and that these subse
quently capsisced.
The Manxman, which was last re
ported at Portland, Me., on Novem
ber GO, was on her way to a trans-
Atlantic port. Tile British Isles,
from Lomlon December 2, for New
York, sighted the distressed ship
Wednesday and stood beside her for
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