8 win BCD CROSS SEALS "Number Please?" Is Query Responsible for Disposing of 2,- 100 at Tech Meeting STEELTON NOW IN 1914 CAMPAIGN Borough Committee Is Planning a House to House Canvass to Dispose of Second Lot of 10,000 3tamps— Mrs. L. E. Johnson Chairman More than 2.100 Red Cross Christ mas seals were disposed of last, evening when charity, edjeation and entertain ment formed a triple alliance at the Technical High school. Shirley B. Watte, JoeaJ manager of the Bell Tele phone Company, delivered an illustrated lecture on "The Telephone, a Great Modern Utility,'' for the benefit of the Red Cross in combating tuberculosis. A selection on the piano was ren dered by iMiss Mary Fleischer, a solo by F. L. Lutz and two selections by the Bell quartet, composed of R. E. Stever and J. H. Hamilton, tenors, and F. (L. Lutz anil H. F. Sigler, bassos. Mr. \\ atts opened his lecture by showing what an important factor the telephone performs in the mouern life [ and the utter impossibility of conduct ing business on its present high scale without its use. The first slide shown i was that of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, Who. wheu a young man, came to this countrv from 'Scotland in an effort to save his life fiom the dread disease, tuberculosis. Kmployes of the national organization Ihearing his name devoting their time and energy to fight this same dread disease is an interesting coincidence. Followug the lecture, thirteen pret ty operators, each dressed in white, so licited the sale of Red Cross seals. Telephonic terms were not forgotten, as was shown by the operators in passing •through the audience when thev said. "Number, please." The thirteen girls who sold seals and acted as ushers were: Caroline L. Marzolf, chairman; Mary Fleischer, Edith Diekert, Annie McCoy, Cora Redifer, Florence Fease. Sarah Smith Gail Metzger, Helen |<Giede. Rutli Richardson, Elizabeth Kuhlwind, Bertha Reed and Carrie ' Smith. Ten thousand Red Cross Christmas seals have already b en sent to Steel ton and 10,000 more have been ordered ' for delivery in a day or two. Steelton got into the 191 ! .miiaign .yesterday, when the borougi-' commit tee was organized and |.lan< were mapped out for conducting a vigorous 'crusade against the onslaughts of the ("white plague," via the tiny Yule- I tide stamps. John Fox Weiss, chairman of the ..general committee in this city, met with 'the committee -yesterday and helped in f the organization. The Steelton cotn ! mittee is made up as follows: Chairman, Mrs. Lewis Johnson; vice chairmen, J. A. (McCurdv and Mrs. Solo mon Hiney; school committee, chair man, Prof. L. E. McGinnes, superintend ent of schools: Charles S. Davis, prin ■ cipal of the High school, and the Rev. Father J. C. Thompson, parochial schools; business men's committee, H. C. Wright, Daniel C. Becker, Matthew M. Cusa-ck, I>r. W. J. Middleton; resi dential committee, 'Mrs. W. H. Nell, Mrs. Edward Mengle. Mrs. Eugene Seal. Mrs. Harry Lupfer, Mrs. Harrv C. Deik, . fMrs. John M Heagy. Mrs. John Bethelr, (Mrs. J. P. Detweiler. Miss Celia Zer 'bv and Miss Hazel Smith. The big feature of the Steelton cam paign this year will be the house-to- Ihouse canvass, of which the memhers of the residential committee will have charge. COURT TO BUM) 4 NEW SEWERS Highway Commissioner Will Receive Bids for Same on December 21 Highway Commissioner Lynch is ad vertising for bids for the construction of sewers in tour street sections, in cluding Sixteenth street. Dock, Seven teentlh and Twentieth. The bids will be opened 'by the Commissioner at noon on Monday, December 21. Paid for Sewers •Henry Opperman was to-day paid $2,- 915.20 for the construction of sewers in a half dozen street sections. Marriage Licenses Harry T. Nunemaker ana Margie M. Ditfenderfer, Highs;:'ire. John P. Edris, Brooklyn. X. V., and Sadie E. Dunmoyer, Licksdale. Mervin L. Etnoyer, Goodville, and Anna M. Bingainaii. Oberlin. Emuiit R. Mader and Sarah Kipple, Marri^burg. Discuss Mummers' Parade In a three-hour session last evening the parade committee of the Harrisburg Mummers' Association discussed plans, for the New Year's Day -arade, includ ing t'he route which wili be made public when ratified by the association. The parade will form on North Front street with the right resting on State street. Traction company officials attended the meeting. The prize list will be present ed to the association at its n(«xt meet ing. Efforts for Christmas Truce Fails Rome, Dec. 12, 1.18 P. M.—The Vat ican authorities to-day made public a document setting forth the efforts made by the Pope to obtain a truce in the European war during the Christmas sea son. The efTorts of the Pontiff unfor tunately failed, according to the Vati can announcement, "owing to the op position of a certain power." Roar Admiral Watson, 71, Dies Washington Dec. 12.—Rear Admiral Eugene W. Watson, I". S. X., retired, died at his home here late last night, aged 71 years. He was retired Novem ber 22, 1902, after forty years' serv ice. Rear Admiral Watson was born at Northampton, Mass. Artistic Printing at Star-Independent. CAPITOL HILL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT COMMISSIOJTWILL MEET To Hold Last Sesslou Next Thursday Before Making Final Report— Want All Information and Sugges tions Presented at This Time The Industrial Accidents Commis sion of' Pennsylvania, appointed* to pre pare and recommend to the forthcom ing session of the Legislature a work men compensation and other acts necessary to carry it into effect, will hold their last heairing before the prepara tion of their final report- at the Capitol in Harrisburg, in the House caucus room, at 2 o'clock on Thursday, Decem ber 17. This Commission is a continuance of that which prepared a compensation act which was presented to the last, session of the Legislature, which, after passing tfhe House, was defeated in the Senate. They cordially invite every one who desires to give information or to offer suggestions and criticisms to appear before them. Dr. Marshall'B Pamphlet Dr. C. J. Marshall, State Veterin arian, has issued a pamphlet giving the history of tihe recent outbreak of the foot and mouth disease ioi this State, showing that within one week from the time the first cawes were dis covered in the Pittsburgh sitocik yards on October 24, the disease had been found on 120 farms in eleven counties. There are now 100 trained liovern menit an,i State agents engaged in fighting the disease and preventing its further spread. The. pamphlet gives niuicii valuable information concerning the origin, spread auid prevention of the disease. Former Employe Kicks W. C. Armstrong, a resident of Al toona, and until recently employed by the Altoona Northern Railroad Com pany, filed a complaint this morning with the Public Service Commission averring that the cars operated by that company were antiquated and unsafe in construction, and t'hat said eom( any has 'ailed to comply with the provisions of the Public Service Company law and the ruling of the Public Service Com mission. Appointed County Treasurer O. M. Spettigue was to-day appoint ed treasurer of Wayne county to fill a vacancy caused by resignation. Public Service Commission The Public Service Commission, after hearing argument in the application from commuters all over the State to forbid the railroad companies from in creasing passenger rates announced in Philadelphia last night that it will hand out an opinion iu that city on Monday nex't. The commission will meet in 'Harrisburg on Tuesday morning next ro consider a long list of cases. Tho first case to be heard will be the com plaint of the Suburban Harrow and Roller Company against the Reading railway in the matter of failure to fnr nish freight station facilities at Treona. 'Schuylkill county. A( i;iroval of the following contracts will be taken up on Wednesday: People's Na/turaJ Gas Company and the borough 0 f Juniata; 'Harris,iburg, Portsmouth. Mount Jov and Lancaster Railroad Company and' the borough of 'Middletown. The commission will also consider the requested amendment to the charter of the Reading, Birdsboro and Pottstown Railroad Company for an extension of its lines. On Thurs day the Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany will ask for the approval of the construction of a siding in Glen Rock, York county. On Thursday ami Friday mornings the hearings in the case of tile proposed rates foT telephone companies will be hold, when counsel for the Bell Telephone Company will be heard in opposition. 4.000 AT BIG POULTRY SHOW Ladies' Day Closes Week at Chestnut Street Auditorium—Attracted National Attention To-day was ladies' day at the poultry show in the Chestnut street auditorium and the largest crowd of the week was in prospect on account of the fine weather, after a week of rain and snow flurries. The crowd since the opening of the show on Tuesdav is estimated lit 4,000. This exhibit, which is held under the auspices of the Central Pennsr.'lvania Poultry Association, has attracted a great deal of attention and birds of na tional fame were brought on here. Al ready plans are being made for next year 's show and the reputation among fanciers that this one has recei. Ed will make it easier to get famous exhibits for next year. An interesting side contest was held during the show, a three-cornered com petition between Superintendent Wal ter Fisher, his assistant, G. E. Brown, ami \. B. Cox, one ot the judges of the show. Cox won, having' gathered a suitcase full of eggs laid during the show. Presents will be given to ticket holders after the show this evening. FRIEND OF SLAVES DIES AT 82 Daniel Bell Helped Southern Negroes Escape by "Underground Railroad" Daniel Bell, one of the oldest colored citizens of Harrisburg, died yesterday afternoon at his residence, 1329 Wyet'h avenue, aged 82 years. He was born in Carlisle in 1832 and when 40 years old came to Harrisburg to reside. All his life he was a useful citizen. Bell is best remembered for his ef forts in conducting slaves through the "underground railroad route" from the •South to Harrisburg. where they founo friends and were sent on their way to Canada and freedom. During the war Bell was instrumental in obtaining the enlistment in tihe Union army of a large number of col ored men in Cumberland county and the vicinity of Harrisburg. He was the last of his family, his brothers having died years agp- He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, uYfrs. Emma Selvev and LMiss Louisa Bell; nineteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Tho funeral will tahe jtlace on Tues day afterlioon from his residence, the Rev. William H. Marshall officiating. luterment will be at Liucoln cemeterv. Holland has the advantage of being able to become a submarine country any time it chooses to cut the dikes. HARRIKBUim STAR-INDEPENDENT, SATURDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 12. 1914. WAR FILMS FOR ROTARY CLUB WEEK AT ORPHEUM Scones In Belgium, Whose People Will Be Benefited by Week's Attractions, Will Be Part of Show—Seat Sale Large No more appropriate Attraction coul i have been added to the 'big Orpheinn bill t'or Rotary Week than a moving picture of scenes taken recently in the countries that are now at war. This reel of film has been leased especially ; from the Strand theatre in New York, for whom it was made at big expense. ■ It will be of special interest on a bill , devised for the purpose of raising ; mcney for the relief of people stricken as a result of the fighting that is now : going on in Kurope. The film shows the fall of Ostend, it shows the wounded Belgians arriving from the battlefield attended by .priests; the Belgian/troops and inhabit i ants of Ostend leaving the stricken | city; engineers blowing up bridges in I hope of blocking the German advance; British troops passing through Francs on their to the front. These are actual scenes in the fighting line, pho tographed bv the war correspondents of the Strand Film Company, of New York City. The Orpheum's advance sale for next j week indicates that the Rotary Club j will have one of the biggest weeks in the Orpheum's history. Many conipli ! inentary words have been said about ! the show t hat is to come here next week. Henderson Gilbert, who lias had i charge of the subscription sale of box seats, reports excellent success. A special committee of the Home and Foreign Relief Committee will han dle the concessions at the theatre Mon day night. This committee includes Miss Anne McCormick, Mrs. Carl B Ely and Miss Mary Robinson, l-nder tl.eir direction, the junior Rotarians will sell candy, lemonade and tlowors. The flowers have been donated by the committee, the candy by C. Stude baker, the lemonade by Mrs. \V. Or ville Hickok, 111, and the drinking caps for the lemonade by the Johnson Paper Company. JUDGE MXARRELL PLACES ARM AROUND WAYWARD LAD Continued Front Fimt Page. Mit his kindly treatment of the bovs to overshadow the importance of tlie ) hearings. He impressed irpon all the necessity of being good bovs and point ed out what would result if they did not obey their guardians. The lad charged with larceny was ac cused of taking $23 from a engineer at the Hershev chocolate plant. He was prmitted to return to his parents on a farm in Perry township. Two other boys, brought up on charges cut' incorrigibility, admitted that they frequently went awav from home and remained away for two or three days at a time. One. a colored youth, was given over to I.is father and will i>e under the supervision of Mrs. Anna -"imonetti, while the other, a white 'boy, was placed in the custody of Father IHassett and likely will be sent to a home in York county. The fourth case auofcner "runaway." The boy spent much time at the police station and Chief of Po lice Hutchison said the lad had asked him for a'' job,'' saying he would like to be a "policeman" or a "detective." The last boy called .-aid he ran away from home 'because he was obliged to at tend school where "the boys poked their fingers at me and made fun of m» because I once had been brought to court.'' John Conrad, a farmer, living near Linglestown, agreed to look after the youth. 43 NEW PAp CASES Retiring Board Will Have the Busiest! Session in History—Steelton Mur derer Seeks Freedom Only one Dauphin county ease will; be heard by the Board ot' Pardons at ! its meeting next Wednesday, which: will be the last meeting of the present Board. Luka Zareovic, who in 1908, after being in this country but a few months, attended a wedding in with his wife and there took his first drink of whiskey. He followed it up with drinking raw alcohol. Then he had a fight with his wife,,shot and killed her and attended to kill himself. He was sent to the penitentiary for twentv i years, in January, 1909, an,! now wants a pardon. Three murderers want their death sentences commuted to imprisonment, for life —Rotvo Tassone, who killed and robbed a man and fled to the West Indies, where lie was cap tured as he left, the boat; Germenia Acitellio, Clearfield, and Isaiah Croon, | Fayette, whose death date is fixed for; January 7. The Board will have 43 new cases to hear; five applications for rehear- i ings and six held under advisement, the, largest list in the history of the Board, j Among the new cases are the fol-' lowing: John F. Yane Tempest, Berks,! embezzlement; Vincente Pigeuro, Leba-1 non, assault with intent to kill; George Foster, Berks, forgery; William J. Cot-j ter, Berks, conspiracy; James Yelletts, | York, assault and battery; Harry .T.I Martin, Cumberland, arson; William A.' Herman, Northumberland, receiving stolen goods. William Webber, Berks, convicted of 1 murder in 1894, and commuted in j 1895, is now asking the Board for a full pardon. Pay of Uncle Sam's Injured Employes By Associated Press. Washington, Doc. 12.—A total of sl,- 083,923 has been paid out by the Fed-, eral government during the" past five years to more than 14,000 of its em ployes who met with accidents in the course of their employment under the Federal compensation act of 1908, ac cording to a report to-day by the Bu reau of Labor Statistics. "Break Out" of Almshouse W. J. Reedy and James Bir.i, who' had been committed from police court, to the poorhouse for work on the stone pile, loft the almshouse last night by means of a cellar window, although the time for t'heir lease is far off. The work did not agree with them and they departed. Reedy was committed for thirty days and Bird ninety days. BROKERS THRONG FLOOR AT OFENINC Continued From Flrirt Pace. themselves in knots around the trading posts. The galleries gazed down in dwindling interests and slowly began to empty. Within less than ten min utes the floor of the Exchange was white with paper snow—the torn frag ments of thousands of memoranda. Opens With Old Time Swing There was hardly need, it seemed during tho first few minutes of trad ing, for the posting of miniimum prices. The market opened with its old time swing that sent the principal! issues whole points over the rock.bottom fig ures determined upon by the commit tee in advance. There was one feature, however, that was not all in keeping with the activity of the big days of more prosperous times, and that was the small volume of single trades. Most of the trad'ini? was in blocks of 100 to 300 shares, and much of it was in blocks of less than 100 shares. Around |K>sts 11 and 12 on the floor of the Exchange the crowds were thick est. At these posts Reading and the Coppers—such of them as were not barred—were bought and sold. Al though the trading was most active there, the volume continued to be small, few single lots of more than 300 shares changing hands. The largest single transaction recorded during the early trading was a sale of a blo.'k of 1,400 shares of Reading. This stock opened at more than five points above the mini mum prices. Trading Resumes Cautious Tone Notwithstanding sky-rocket ad vances over the minimum, trading seemed to assume a cautious tone. The greatest gain noted was one of more than 26 points by General Motors. Tex as Company stock came next with a rise : of 18 points above the minimum, and i many more active issues such as Lehigh i Valley, Tennessee Copper, American Beet Sugar and Central Leather sliow ! Ed gains from 5 1-2 to 10 points. Some ! stocks declined, notably Southern Rail way pfd., which went down 3 1-2 points from the opening figures. Trading to-day was only for cash. In this way the governors sought to curb speculation—and succeeded, though it was believed at the expense of the volume of trading. Within the j first quarter of an hour, it was esti rmated thai 35,000 shares had changed I hands. This, ordinarily, would be a | poor record. The actual number of | transactions, however, was vastly in i excess of the ordinary as most of the transactions were for small lots. Bond Transactions Dwarfed Although open trading on the floor of the Exchange was forbidden in IT. S. Steel, Anaconda Mining and certain railroad stocks held largely abroad, these issues were traded in semi-pri vately under the supervision of the Stock Exchange's clearing house and committee of five. Non e of the restric tions on bonds, in force during the past •«o weeks, was lifted with the resump tion of trading iu stocks. Bond tran sactions, however, were dwarfed bv trading iu stock as was predicted. Business was more active and the undertone stronger in the final hour, with a higher level for most of the prominent issues. Reading was the active feature, increasing its gain to over 8 points. Lehigh Valley gained 12 points, St. Paul 3-4 and Northern Pacific 2 3-4. Sensational gains were also made by other specialties. People's Oas jumped 11 points. The closing was strong. TONE OF TRADING STRONG WITH DECK OP CAUTION First Quotation 100 Shares of Pitts burgh Coal at Loss of a Fraction 1,400 Shares of Rading Largest Single Transaction By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 12.—Open trading in shares was resumed on the Stock Exchange to-dlay after an interval of 111 business days. The tone of the initial trading was strong but indicat ed a degree of caution on the part of the buyers and sellers. The first, quo tation was lO'O shares of Pittsburgh Coal which declined 1-8. This was fol lowed by transactions of 100 to 300 shares on some of the more active is sues including St. Paul, Missouri Paci fic, Lehigh Valley, Iteadiliisf, American Can, Tennessee Coppeir and other is sues of less importance. Among the marked gains at the outset were 7 3-4 points for Central Leather, 18 points for Texas Company; 10 1-2 points for Lehigh Valley; 6 points for Tennessee Copper; 6 1-4 points for American Can; 5 1-2 points for Reading; 10 points for American Beet SugS.r and General Motors, 26 1-8. The largest single transaction was a block of 1,400 shares of Reading. Among the early declines were Southern Railway, com mon and preferred, which lost 1 1-4 and 3 1-2, and Northern pacific, which yielded 3-4. Secondary prices showed some recessions from the opening after the first ten minutes. The market strengthened nijain soon after the opening and further import ant gains were reported by certain »pe c.:«lties. American Can, pfd., and Beth lehem Steel gained 12 points each" over July 30 prices, and General Mo tors, pfd., rose 10 1-4. The market closed strong. There wc>re many additions to the opening gains in the later dealings, which were on a more active basis. Reading in creased its lead to over 8 points, ami Lehigh Yalley to 12 points. St. Paul rose it 3-8 and Northern Pacific ad vanced almost 3 points, with a gain of 11 points for Peoples Gas. Some of the specialties including Texas Com pany, General Motors and Central Leather, increased their initial ad vances, while other specialties aver aged 6 point advances. Looses were nominal except for Southern Railway, common and pfd., Louisville and Nash ville, Missouri, Kansas and Texas whivh declined 1 to 3 1-2 points. ' Lebanon County Aged Man Dies l«obanon, Dec. 12.—Christian Ging rich, 83, a retired cattle dealer, of Up per Lawn, died yesterday at his home, after a long illness. Twenty-five years ago he was one of the most widely known cattle dealers in this part of the State and traveled extensively in West urn Pennsylvania and through Ohio buying cattle which he sold in this county. He was also for a number of years engaged in the horse business. He was one of the wealthiest men in Leba non county. 44 INCOMES OF A MILLION OR M9RE REPORTED IN U. S. Tax Returns Show Eight in Pirn Penn sylvania District Have More Than •800,000 a Year—23,3sl Single Women Are Assessed _ Washington, Dee. 12.—The first com plete compilation of returns under the income tax law was made to day in the annual report of the Commis sioner of Internal Revenue. It showed returns ' for the collection year of 1913 by 357,598 individuals paying taxes aggregating $27,253,535, as" fol lows: Number Net Income. Return*. $1,000,000 and over 44 500,000 to $l,O-00,000 .. 91 400,000 to 500,000 .. 4 4 300,000 to 400,000 . . 84 250,000 to 300,000 . . 94 200,000 to 250,000 .. 145 150,000 to 200,000 .. 311 100,000 to 150,000 .. 785 75,000 to 100,000 . . 998 50,000 to 75,000 . . 2,618 40,000 to 50,000 . . 2,427 30.000 to 40.000 .. 4,553 25,000 to 30,00(i .. 4,164 20,000 to 25,000 . . 6,817 15,000 to 20.000 . . 11,977 10,000 to 15,000 . . 26,818 5,000 to 10,000 ..101,718 3,333 to 5,000 ..114,484 2,500 to 3,333 .. 78,426 Returns were made bp',278,835 mar ried persons, 55,212 single men and 23,551 siugel women. The normal tax of 1 per cent, on all taxable incomes produced $12,728,038. Incomes over $20,000 a year, subject to surtax, pro duced $15,525,497. Of this latter amount, $2,934,754 came from incomes of between $20,000 and $50,000, sl,- 545,639 from those between $50,000 and $75,000, $1,323,023 from those between $75,000 and SIOO,OOO, $3,- £35,948 from tl.o;u be: .teen SIOO,OOO cud $250,000, $2,334,583 from those between $250,000 anil $500,000 and $3,437,850 from those over $500,000. Tables giving statistics for each col lection district indicated that most of the individual's with large net incomes live in the districts near the cities of New Vork, Chicago, Philadelphia, Bos ton and Detroit. Of the incomes over $500,000, New York collectors discov ered 82, while Connecticut, where hun dreds of New Yorkers live, produced five more. The first Illinois district showed returns from 13 individuals in this class, the first Michigan six, tho ifiist Pennsylvania eight, the Maryland, Massachusetts and first Missouri dis tricts each three More single women, as well as more single men, [laying the tax were found in New York than anywhere else. Mar ried women made separate returns in every collection district except in the fifth North Carolina. The second New York district produced the largest number of all returns, 26,965, with the first Illinois a close second, 25,671. The Porto Rico district had only one return, that in the class from $3,333 to $5,000. Returns were filed by 1,426 Ameri cans living abroad, representing a to tal net income of $19,843,399, and 425 returns -were made by non-resi dent aliens, representing income amounting to $7,317,842. There were 316,909 corporations do ing business in the United States dur ing tihe fisical year ended June 30. These corporations in making returns under the ineome tax law reported capital stock abrogating $64,071, 319,185, an increase over the previous year of about $2,333,000,000 report ed by 305,336 corporations. The net ineome of tho corporations for the year was $4,339,550,008, or nearly 7 per cent, on their capital, with bonded and other indebtedness amounting to $37,- 136.215,0'96. The ,net income report ed for the year showed an increase of more than $500,000,000. The commissioner announced that failures to make proper returns were few, amd cases of false or fraudulent returns still fewer, though more than $2,000,000 of taxes was collected from corpointions in excess of the amount assessable on the basis of first returns. Total receipts of the bureau for the yeaT, the connimissiioner reported, wore the greatest in its history, amounting 1 to $380,008 894, of which $308,- 627,619 came from ordinary sources. He estimated the collections for the fiscal year ending next June at $439,- 00'0,000, of which $54,000,000 is to come from the war revenue tax fln<l $80,000,000 from the income tax. For the fiwal yetar ending June 30, 1916, the estimates are $434,000,000. The commissioner pointed oniit that "bootlegging" had increased to a marked degree in States with prohibi tion laws. THREE SEIZED ON CHARGE OF LOOTINCJREIGHT CAR Coatlnnrd From Fimt Pace. westbound train, of which it was a part, was standing in Royalton, where a stop was made for water. One car only was entered and that fact gave rise to the theory among the railroad police that the thieves were tipped off as to the particular car that contained merchandise. This theory will be the basis of a further inquiry. A number of henneries in Middle town and Koyalton have been robbed within the last fortnight. Early in the week a Londonderry township farmer was relieved of 125 chickens and on Thursday night a foreigner, living with in fifty feet of the Pennsy block sta tion in Kovalton, wa« robbed of twen ty-eight fowl. CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE Railroad Men Arrested In Connection With Royersford Wreck By Associated Press, Philadelphia, Dec. 12.—Two nail road men were arrested at t)heir homes in this city last night, charged with homicide in connection with the colli sion between a freight train and an express on the Heading! rail-way near Royersford, Pa., la.st Thursday. They are Clarence Snyder, buikenian of the freight train and Paul E. Reider, con ductor. They were taken into custody on a warrant obtained by Coroner Ne- of Montgomery county. They wore taken to Norristown where they wrH be given a hearing next Tuesday. Two railroaders were killed in the accident which was caiused by the freight train crossing a switch which 'brought it directly in front of the passenger train. FRENCH TROOPS OCCUPY WEST BANKS OF THE YSER CANAL. STATES REPORT Continued From Pint Pave. be Mi artillery engagements. In the 'e giion of Nampoel our batteries have reduced to silence the batteries of the enemy. Jn the region of the Aisne our heavy artillery silenced the field bat teries of the Germaois. At a point northeast of Vailley one of their bat teriee of howitzers was completely de stroyed. "In the region of Perthes and in the vicinity of the Forest of L<a Gruerie there have been artillery engagements and some infantry lighting which re sulted advantageously to us. "On the heights of the Meuse the artillery of the enemy showed little ac tivity. On the contrary, our artillery demolished at Deuxnouds, to the west of Vigneuiles-Les-Hattonchatel, two batteries of the enemy, one composed of guns of large calibre and the other used for firing uipon aviators. In this sanie region we have blown up a block house and destroyed several trenches. "Between the Meuse and the Mo sells there is nothing to report and in the Vosges there have been artillery engagements. In the region of Senones we have consolidated the positions gained by us the evening before. Russia: lu the region of Mlawa violent attacks on the part of the Ger mans have been repulsed and the Rus sians have again 'token the offensive against columns of the enemy that are retiring in disorder. In the region to the north of Lowics ferocious German attacks have been also everywhere re pulsed with heavy losses for them. In the region soutdi of Cracow the Russian offensive has been successfully continu ed in spite of a stubborn resistance. "In Servia: The Servian armies which had reached the Kolubara river have crossed this stream between the Valjevo, which has been occupied by them, and the junction of the Ljid. To the north, they have occupied La zarevetz. The numiber of prisoners taken by the Servians in the course of these recent engagements reaches the total of about 18,000 men." SERVIAN SUCCESSES ARE INSPIREDJBHING PETER Paris, Dec. 12, 4.44 A. M.—The in spiring presence and words of King i'eter of Serbia are given as the chief cause of the successes recently achieved 'by the Servian army, says a dispatch from Nish, Servia, to the "(Matin." "Soldiers! Heroes! Your old king bas come to die with you for the father fland, for Servia. 'Let us drive out the enemy.'' These 'historic words, says the "Ma 'tin's'' dispatch, were pronounced by King Peter before the order for the general attack was given whidh result ed in the defeat of the Austrians. The aged king arrived on the battle ifront at the supreme moment when the country's fate hung in the balance. Mounted on a charge he slowly rode through the Servian lines ami was everywhere greet ed witlh wild enthusiasm. His words, according to the Nish dis pa'tcli, had the effect of a train of gun- Itowder and the unforgettable battle 'be gan before Topola, ten miles from Mount Oplenatz, wlhere rest the ashes of the Servian hero's royal family. TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES DESTROYED IN SCOTLAND London, Dec. 12, 5.35 A. M„—A dis patch from Edinburgh to the "Daily | Mail" reports that two German sub marine attacks were made on the Firth of Forth, Wednesday morning, bmt that they were repulsed. Two of the enemy 's submarines, the dispatch savs were destroyed. The admiralty has no confirmation of this reported submarine attack in Scotland. The Pirth of Forth, facility the North Sem, has a British n'aval base at Rosyth, off the shore of Fift imme diately to the west of the great Forth bridge. Because of its advantageous situation in regard to British naval o(>erations a|giaiin«t Germany, England undoubtedly hfas a strong fleet gather ed there, hence the report of a Ger man submarine attack is no surprise. AUSTRIA HAS SllEI) SERVIA FOR PEACE, ROME HEARS Rome, Dec. 12.—The Austrian gov ernment made unofficial overtures to Servia for peace a few davs before the last crushing Austrian defeat and be fore the Servians had received fresh supplies of ammunition. The Austrian offer, which was absolutely rejected, Is interpreted here as evidence that Aus tria realizes the enormous difficulties of un advance into Servia, and wishes to have her troops free for the defense of Hungary. The Servian victories have aroused great admiration here and are consid ered a proof of the inefficiency of Aus trian strategy. Among prisoners taken by the Servians aire Italians from Trentino. War Preparedness Resolution Falls Washington, Dec. 12.—'Representa tive Gardner's demand for a hearing on his resolutiou for an investigation into the military preparedness of the country was voted down to-day by the House Rules committee by a straight party vote of five to three. All the Democrats voted against it. British Seize German Oil Steamer London, Dec. 12, 8.25 A. M.—A German steamer with a cargo of 7,000 tons of oil, proceeding to Italy from the United States, has been seized at Gibraltar by a British warship, accord ing to reports received here from Ber lin. Import Duty on Wheat Suspended Melbourne, Australia, Dec. 12, via Lon don 11.07 A. M.—Owing to the short age of the Australian wheat harvest, the government of the Commonwealth has suspended the import duty on wheat. Condition of Clearing House Banks By Associated Press. New York, Dec. 1 2.—The statement of the actual condition of Clearing House banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $116,- 992,400 reserve in excess of legal re quirements. This ig a decrease of $2,- 4 73,230 from last week. HMDS HIT AIRCRAFT Chief of Aeronautic al Bureau Says 200 Machines Are Ur gently Required AS ESSENTIAL AS OCEAN VESSELS Plan Will Require Appropriation of #2,- 2300,04)0—Suggests 100 Machines for Active "Service and 100 to Be Held in Reserve Washington, Dec. 12.—Two hundred naval aircraft—loo for active service, gently needed by the United States and 100 to be held in reserve—are ur gently needed by the United States navy in its plans for national defense as outlined in recommendations of Cap tain Mark L. Bristo, chief of the aero nautical bureau of the Navy Depart ment to the House Naval committee made public to-day. Captain Bristol's recommendations are contained in a supplemental state ment laid before the committee. Other testimony of Captain Bristol already 'has been made public. It would require an appropriation of $2,200,000 to l>ning the aeronautical branch of the navy up to a proper standard of efficiency, Captain Bristol told the committee. Its purposes, he de scribed as follows: What Should Compose Air Navy "The air navy of the United States must consist of aeroplanes, semi-rigid or non-rigid airships—'the destroyer, cruiser and 'battleship of the air, re spectively. The aeroplane will be usad for scouting to discover the enemy's fleet, especially submarines and mines, and to attack the dirigibles and aero planes of the enemy. It is the torpedo boat of the air against the airshi'p cruisers ami battleships. Having disco*- ered the submarines and mines, it di rects the air cruisers to attack these craft and to countermine and at the same tame protect the cruisers from the enemy's aircraft. The air cruisers also will lay nuines. The air battleships will meet the aircraft of the enemy in bat tle; probably will (be used to drop aerial torpedoes on the surface ihips of the enemy and be utilized overland for rt>- connaisance and dropping bombs. Uses of Aircraft in War "The uses to which aircraft can be put in war will be better known after the European war. I* seems that tlje air navy will be just as essential a part of the country's fighting force as the battleships and submarines. The front of out* fleet in action has now become a vertical plan, wi'th submarines and mines beneath the surface, battleship®, cruisers and destroyers on the surface and aircraft in tlhe air. To 'be success ful against any enemy, the country must ihave command of the air the same as command otf the sea." '' Any nation that has suitable air craft could detect submarines," he added. "The aeroplane can see sub marines and mines very plainly guide the dirigible to them, which can descend close to the water and drop high explo sives to countermine the mines or de stroy the submarines. We can pick up the mine down to a considerable depth below the mine. The submarine, if it comes to the surface, would be attacked by the surface craft. The submarine could dive deep only for a limited time, but must come up and show the peri scope to get its bearings. A bomb dropped upon it. should not be arranged to explode until beneath the water. If, say 200 pounds of high explosive, it would disturb the submarine not sub merged more than 30 or 40 feet even to the extent of disabling it or it might destroy the periscope. The periscope is often discovered by the wash it makes. One could see a submarine fifty to 100 feet in clear water." MRS. SMITH ARRESTED Woman Charged With Stabbing Hus band Released on Bail City Detective Ibach late yesterday afternoon arrested Mrs. Viola Smith, and charged her with stabbing her hus band on Thursday night, on orders from the heads of the police department, de spite the fact that her husband, wlw» is in the Harrisburg hospital, slowly recovering from the assault, practical ly assured the police that he would make no charge against her. She was not committed to jail, being kept at the police headquarters for two hours until released on SSOO bail. The husband will be subpoenaed for a hear ing as soon as he is able to leave the hospital. When arraigned before Chief of Police Hutchison she said she struck in self-defense and that her husband had hit her with a brick. EIGHT ILLEGAL HANGINGS Total in One Louisiana Parish In creased by Three Yesterday Ry Associated Press. Shreveport, La., Dec. 12.—The total of illegal hangings in this parish in tile last year reached eight with the cort firmation to-dav of the lynching of Watkins Lewis, reported last night. Three of the eight negroes who met death at the hands of mobs were linng ed yesterday. Five have been lynche I in Hie last ten days. Seven of the eight negroes wer.i charged with murdering white men and one with attacking a white woman. Photoplay Clever Anita Stewart, the famous star of "A Million Bid," comes to the Photoplay to-day in a vitagraph drama, "He Never Knew." This intense drama deals with the possible marriagv of a brother and sister, who did not know the relationship existing between them. "Unrest," a two-act Selig drama, and a Beloved Adventure series, featur ing popular Arthur Johnson and Lottie 'Briscoe. The series to-day is called, "Fate's Tangled Threads." Adv*** Independents Cannot Play The Independent basketball team of Harrisburg is without a game to-nigh't because the Chestnut street ar litorium in which their gaines are played is now i occupied by the |>oultrv show. They | will play the Wilkes-B'arre Independ ents in that hall next Saturday evening.
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