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Detailed Report, l'Mf 8
VOL. 77—NO. 27.
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LAWMAKING
MACHINERY
IS RUNNING
Biennial Session of the
Legislature Starts at
Noon on Lines Prear
ranged in Caucus
TENER'S FINAL
MESSAGE READ
Chiefly Reviews the State's Affairs in
Last Two Years—Committees Se
lected for Distribution of Plums—
Job-Seekers Are Here In Numbers
The Pennsylvania Legislature
its biennial session to-day under entire
ly different auspices from those that
characterized the one that held the
boards two years ago anil held high car
nival for six months. When the 191.1
session opened, it was a question us to
who would be the presiding officers in
both Senate and House, the member
ship of both 'branches being so split
up that it was hard to tell which party
held the control. When the tangle was
straightened out there was much con
fusion over the selection of the minor
officers of the House, creating a bitter
ness that prevailed during the entire
session, notwithstanding the efficiency
of the men selected to look after the
routine work.
To-day it was all very different. As
one of the caucus orators said last night
"The Republican party in Pennsylva
nia has again come into its own," that
■was verv evident from the manner in
which things were conducted, on a
methodical svstetn. The caucuses hav-
ing settled everything, it only remained
for l>oth branches —that is the major
ity in each of them —to carry out the
caucus behest, and it was done without
it hitch.
Both branches were organized at
J 1 oon, the new legislators taking the
«iauh of ofKce after the returns an
nouncing tneir election wvre read at
t ie clerk's desk, and committees were
appointed to notify 'he Governor and
the co-ordinate branches that each was
ready for business. Committees also
were created to o]>c.n and compute the
vote cast for State officers at the last
election, a joint session being held in
the hall of the House for that purpose.
Governor's Message Read
A number of communications were
received from Governor Tener, for the
greater part appointments made dur
ing the recess, reports of commissions
referred to him for transmission to the
Legislature, anil most iinjHjrtant of all,
tue biennial gubernatorial message,
wliir-h was received and read in both
houses.
The message in full will be found on
page 11, of the Star-Independent to
day. It is chiefly a review of what
has occurred in administration circles
during the recess. Both Houses passed
a resolution providing for adjournment
from to-day until the evening of Mon
day, January IS, and in the meantime
a committee to arrange for the in
auguration of I>r. Hrumbaugh us Gov
ernor. with Senator Beidleman at the
hea l, will be busily engaged with that
work.
The fa t that the Republican party
was lominant in both branches drew to
the Capitol many Republicans from all
parts of the State, among them many
who have for some time been strangers
to Harrisb trg and legislative halls.
Many interested in legislation to be
presented a.so were here to size up the
situation, among them the advocates of
local option, workingmen's compensa
tion and eh id labor bills, and those
either oppose! to such measures or else
favoring them in such modified form as
will not hurt their vested interests.
The Distribution of Plums
The slate committees of both branches
appointed to apportion the legislative
appointments, will both meet as soon
as possible an 1 consider all applications
made from legislators who desire to
land constituents in fat places for the
session.
In tibe House there are 102 positions
that will be divided among IC4 Re
publicans and Chairman Woodward, of
the House slate committee, said to-day
that he believed his committee is going
to have a very lifli.-ult time in en
deavoring to satisfy evervbodv.
The Senate slate committee, headed
bv Senator Crow, of Fayette, who is
ai.>o chairman of the Republican State
committee, will haxe u much easier
t«sk, ad the number of appointments is
such tihat every one of the Republican
Senators is assured of at least one place
for a constituent and some may get
two or three.
ANIMATED SCENES IN THE
FLOWER-DECKED SENATE
The Senate chamber wfl s a veritable
bower of roses long before the noon
hour, floral tributes by the dozen hav
ing been brought in and placed upon the
desks of Senators by "admiring
friends." Those particularly remem
bered were Senators iiemmenp, Alle
gheny; Beidleuian, Dauphin, who had
a great vase of beautiful Killarney
roses; Croft, Montgomery, with six
vases of most exquisite roses, violets
and daisies; Salus, Philadelphia, with
three huge' vases of roS«s«, one from
«ach ward, and one so tall that it had
to be set aside in order that he could
see the presiding officer; Buckman, of
Bucks, a re-elected Senator; Schantz,
®)e Star- 3nk pcnknt
of Lehigh, the first Republican Senator
from that county; McCounell, of North
umberland, back in his old seat, with a
magnificent basket of carnations; Graff.
•Armstrong, with a tine bouquet of
roses; Thompson, Heaver, with a bou
quet of American Beauties; Kurtz, Jef
ferson; Crow, Fayette, and Vare, Phila
delphia. On the presiding officer's desk
was a basket of rare blooms.
The most striking floral offering was
on the desk of Senator Snyder, of
Schuylkill. It consisted of two grace
ful calla lilies, to which was attached
a card, as follows:
Tribute to Senate's Beau Brununel
''To Senator Snyder, the one man
we all love. The only Senator who is
constantly on dress parade. Compli
ments of your constituents from dear
old Schuylkill county."
This card was read with lively in
terest by all of the fellow Senators of
the Schuylkill Senatorial Beau Brum
mel.
There were many visitors to the Sen
ate to see that august branch begiu
business, including a number of ladies
from the families of the lawmakers.
All of the seats on both sides of the
Senate were oecupieA and the galeries
were crowded. As "the time for the
opening drew nigh the scene in the
Senate was n very animated one. Old
friendships were being renewed and
new acquaintances made, and the vari
ous groups chatted and laughed. The
lobbies were filled with those interested
Continued on Fourth l'ave.
AMBLER ELECTED SPEAKER
BY HOUSE VOTE OF 164 TO 41
Charles A. Ambler, of Montgomery
county, was elected Speaker of the
House of Representatives at the organi
zation of that body this afternoon, by
a vote of 164 to 41. His opponent was
John M. Flynn, Democrat, of Klk coun
ty, the "father of House."
It was a personal victory for Gover
nor-elect Martin G. Brumbaugh, whose
support of Ambler was responsible for
the Montgomery man's election. Am
bler was the unanimous choice of the
Republican caucus. Ilis opponent for
the election of Speaker, John M. Flynn,
and his one-time opponent for the Re
publican nomination, Richard J. Bald
win, of Delaware, escorted the new-
Speaker to the chair. Speaker Ambler
said:
"Gentlemen of the House of Repre
sentatives: —I feel I cannot say in
words how I appreciate the honor you
have conferred upou me for it is a great
honor for any man to be chosen Speak
er of this House which represents this
Great State, and I sincerely thank you.
I shall endeavor to preside over you in
all fairness and do what I can to prove
to th e people of Pennsylvania that
they made no mistake in sending us
here to represent them. Hut I realize
I am helpless unless you give me your
undivided help and support, and this I
earnestly request you to do.
Reference to Dr. Brumbaugh
•'Our trovemor-elect, the Hon. Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh, has promise*!' tho
people that he stood for laws that
would benefit and help them all and it
is our duty to work in harmony with
him and prove that when we present a
candidate for their suffrage, we are
honc«t and mean What we say, and leg
islate for the gflod to the greatest
Continued OB Fourth Page.
NAMED TO AID BRUMBAUGH
Committee of Senate Will Frame Laws
Promised by G. O. P. Platform
The Senate this afternoon adopted
a resolution offered by Senator Mc-
Nichol providing for a committee of
three Senators and three members of
House, who, with t>he presiding officers
of both branches, shall consult with
Governor-elect Brumbaugh in the prepa
ration of bills to carry out legislation
advocated by the Republican platform
and by I>r. Brumbaugh's personal plat
form.
The Senate members of the inau
gural committee were announced this
afternoon by President .Pro Tem. Kline
as follows: Beidleman, Sproul, Martin,
Kurtz, Mills, Wasbers and DeWitt.
WELDMA-N IS HONORED
Harrisburg Representative Made Mem
ber of House Inaugural Committee
Representative Auicjustus Wildman,
of this city, has been honored with a
place on the inaugural committee of the
House of Representatives by Speaker
Ambler. Other members on the House
committee follow:
E. E. Jones, Susquehanna; Edwin R.
Cox, Philadelphia; Joseph G. Steedle,
Allegheny; Aaron B. Hess, Lancaster;
Samuel A. Whifcaker, Chester; John M.
Flvnn. Elk; Charles A. Shaffer, Colum
bia; Howard W. Body, Berks.
For Inaugural Expenses
The concurrent resolution introduced
into the Senate this afternoon by Sen
ator Beidleman, of this city, carrying
an a|»propriation of $25,000 to cover
the expenses of the inauguration of
Governor-elect Martin G. Brumbaugh,
was jratised by both house* and sent to
the State Department this afternoon,
where it was recorded and at once sent
to Governor Tener, who will attix his
signature of ai^proval.
House Thanks Judge McCaiTell
Representative Joshua W. Swartz, of
Harrislburg, performed his first service
as a member of the House of Represen
tatives other than that of voting this
morning, his first session. He introduced
a resolution thanking Additional Law
Judge S. J. M. McCarrell for swearing
in the members of the House. Repre
sentative Wildman's resolution appoint
ed Judge McCarrell to that office.
Gaither Takes Oath of Office
Walter H. Gaither, former private
secretary to Governor Tener, who was
appointed to membership in the Public
Service Commission, took the oath of
office This afternoon before Secretary
of the Commonwealth McAfee, but will
not assume the duties of his position
until January 19.
Workmen's Compensation Law Upheld
By Aaiociatcd Prat.
Washington, Jan. s.—The Supreme
Court to-day upheld as constitutional
the Ohio workmen's compensation law.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1915 14 PAGES.
REJECT MI'S
w ran FORCE
Commissioners Ignore
Royal's Nomination
and Hand New Police
Job to a Republican
HIS HONOR IS
DISPLEASED
He and Commissioner Taylor Hold Cus
tomary Debate on Propriety of Play
ing Politics, But Smiles Return
When the Cigars Are Passed
By a vote of 3 to 2 the Republican
City Commissioners, —Bowman, Lynch
ami Taylor,—this afternoon defeated
Mayor Royal's plan to appoint Jacob
Kinley, a former policeman to a pa
trolman '» job which was to-day created
by ordinance in accordance with a 1915
budget provision. On a similar vote,
the Mayor and Commissioner Gorgas
Toting in the negative, the Republi
cans succeeded in having adopted their
plan to name William Blair, another
former patrolman, to the post.
The action of the Republicans dis
pleased the Mnvor who remarked:
"If you men do not want to accept
my recommendations, which I think I
am entitled to offer, I wish you would
pass a resolution to that effect and I
then will understand that I am not ex
pected to offer suggestions.''
No such resolution was offered, how
ever, and the Mayor's remark only
caused some snickering among his Re
publican colleagues. Commissioner
Bowman offered Blair 's name as a sub
stitute for Kinley. liynch seconded the
move. Taylor wanted to know: "Who
is Blair?"
A moment later Taylor remarked
that he bad been approached by Blair,
"and he toM me," began the Commis
sioner, "that he know of no reason
why he, Blair, was dropped from the
police force by you, except that you
told him he did not support you."
"I want to say to you and to him,"
snapped back the Mayor, " that he
Continued on Fourth Page
FORT IOETMUUITES
Garrison of Two Is Captured After Dis
embarking From Battleship of
the Freight Car Kind
Fort Cinder has been evacuated. The
firing ceased yesterday at noon and al
though no fatalities have been report
ed two of the gunners have been taken
prisoners. Both have been court mar
tialed and orders for their temporary
detention have been issued. The walls
of defense contain numerous cracks
■anil crevices, presumably due to the
firing of the eneany, and it will be sev
eral months at least before the defend
ers will be ready again to fire a gun.
Fort Cinder is a hut, not more than
six feet high, in the cinder banks im
mediately south of the Elliott-Fisher
typewriter works. The gunners taken
prisoner are William McAllister and
Frank Reed. They hopped on a battle
ship freight cur yesterday morning,
filled two bays with coal and hopped
off within a few feet of Adam Souil
lard, a Pennsylvania railroad police
man. Now they are in jail awaiting
the action of the Grand Jury on lar
ceny charges. The defendants gave
their ages both as 4 6 years.
FIREMEN CALLED OUT TWICE
Blaze Caused by Tramp Does Slight
Damage—False Alarm at 1.30 a. m.
Flames were discovered at 8.30 this
morning in a shed near the former ware
houses of the Paxton Floor and Feed
Company, South ailev and Poplar street,
recently taken over by the Capitol Park
Extension Commission. Fire Chief Kind
ler believes a homeless man was sleep
ing in t'hc place anil set fire to it with
a cigarette and then ran and turned in
an alarm from box No. 5, State and
Cowdeu streets.
If the blaze had gone until some
one on the outside had seen it the build
ing would have been 'consumed, so the
fire chief reached the conclusion the per
son who sent in the alarm had guilty
knowledge of the blaze. The building
has been unoccupied for some time. The
firemen made short work of the blaze
and the loss will not exceed $lO.
Shortly after 1.30 o'clock this morn
ing a false alarm wit turned in from
box No. 32, Third and Boas streets.
It is not known who turned it in. The
police are investigating.
CHANGES IN OLMSTED & STAMM
Three Attorneys Admitted to Firm—
Mr. Stamm Remains As Advisor
Cards were sent among the attorneys
of the Dauphin county bar this morning
announcing the admittance to the law
firm of Olmsted & Stamm, of three at
torneys, C. B. Miller, John T. Olmsted
and James W. Millhouse. It was an
nounced further that A. Carson Stamm,
one of the original members of the firm,
has retired, but that the firm name,
Olmsted & Stamm, will be retained.
The three attorneys just admitted,
together with W. S. Snyder, who for
years has been associated with Olmsted
4 Stamm, will now constitute the firm.
Mr. Stamm's retirement as a member
docs not mean that he will discontinue
his legal practice or entirely sever his
connection with the firm. He will be
affiliated with it in an advisory ca
pacity. The late Congressman Marlin
E. Olmsted was the original Olmsted
in the firm.
FUNERAL OF MISS GRACE
MAUGAN THIS AFTERNOON
Hundreds Surround House on Forster
Street During Services—Many
Floral Tributes About Coffin of
Auto Accident Victim
Hundreds of persons, rnofbly women,
lined the curb stones on Forster street
from Third to Capital this afternoon,
during the funeral services of Miss
Grace Maugan, the girl killed in the
automobile accident at Front and Wal
nut streets, Friday night. The small
frame house at 310 Forster street was
crowded on both, floors. Before 2
o'clock all available spece had been
taken.
During the entire forenoon, as also
yesterday afternoon and last night,
large numbers of persons passed the
coffin to view the girl's 'body. About
the coffin were banked floral tributes in
great profusion.
The funeral services were conducted
shortly after 2 o 'clock this afternoon
bv the Rev. B. H. Hart, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist church, and
burial was made in the Paxtang ceme
tery. The pallbearers were Harry and
Eugene I>elone, Ralph aud Francis Sim
onotti, Albert E. Senior and Alfred C.
Cummings.
Of th<> other three victims in the
accident, Samuel Webber has been dis
charged from the hospital, and Lillian
Swnils and Elder Cleckner will prob
ably leave in a day or two.
4 WOMEN KILLED BY TRAIN
Step Out of Way of Shifting Engine
and Directly in the Path of
Fast Express
By Associated Press.
Allentown, Pa., Jan. s.—Four young
women, natives of Austria, who were on
tiheir way from their homes in Cemen
ton to Coplay, where they worked in a
cigar factory, stepped out of the way
of a shifting engine on the Lehigh Val
ley railroad tracks directly in the path
of a fast eastbound express train at
6 o'clock this morning.
Marv York Orski, Katie Urkas and
Katie Madiea were killed instantly, and
Mary Forenzao died soon after being
carried into the station at Coplay. They
have no relatives in this ■country.
MME. GERVTLLE BEACHE DEAD
Transfusion of Blood Failed to Save Fa
mous Singer
By Associated Press.
New York, Jan. s.—tMadame Oerville-
Reache, former contralto at the Man-
Ihattan opera house, die.l this afternoon
at Roosevelt hospital. For a week she
had been seriously ill of blood poison
ing.
Two operations transfusing blood
from her husband's veins into hers were
unsuccessful.
SHE SETS DRESS
AFIRE MD
Wife of a Harrisburg
Pos toff ice Clerk Be
lieved to Have Been
Temporarily Insane
BODY FOUND
IN A HOLLOW
Mrs. Charles C. Kerns Walks From
Home of Sister She Is Visiting in
Cumberland County and Charred
Body Is Found Soon Afterward
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Carlisle, Pa., Jan. s.—.urs. Alice
Grace Kerns, wife of a clerk in the
iMaclav street brandy of the Harrisburg
postofliee—Charles C. Kerns, of 2022
Susquehanna street—was burned to
death yesterday afternoon near the
ihome of her sister, Mrs. John MeGowan,
in Centre, Upper Mifflin township, Cum
berland county, fifteen miles west of
this city. The authorities here believe
fMrs. Kerns, in a fit of temporary insan
ity, set fire to her clothing either
through accident or wit'h suieidal intent.
Mrs. Kernß been visiting her sis
ter for two weeks. They were the only
persons in tftie MeGowan house yester
day afternoon. The house is on a farm
owned toy Andrew Oyler. Mrs. Kerns
told her sister she was going for a walk
and left the house. in the after
noon when IMrs. Kerns did not return
I Mrs. MeGowan 'became alarmed and ask
ed some of the neigh!t>ors to make a
search.
Samuel Ensminger and Arthur Clouse
started out in the direction wlikh it
was known 'Mrs. Kerns took and Anally
found her charred "body in a hollow
albout three-quarters of a mile from the
house. The clothing had all been 'burn
ed away. It is believed the woman ap
plied a lighted match to her dress. She
perished in the flames. Coroner J. H.
Deardorf went to the farm to-day to
make an investigation.
Mrs. Kerns is survived hy her hus
'band and two children, Sara and Wini
fred, and five sisters.
SOLVING DISPUTE
OR U. S. CWOES
•ecision of American
Government to Cer
tify Ship Contracts
MayEndControversy
CO-OPERATION OF
SHIPPERS URGED
Washington Official! Instruct American
Exporters to Accompany Their Prod
ucts With Affidavits Telling Exact
ly the Contents of Their Shipments
By Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 5. —The decision of
the United States government to ce. tit'y
Aniericun cargoes as to t'heir exact con
tents before leaving American ports
was believed by officials and diplomats
aliko to-day to offer a means of solving
one of the ]>oiiits now under dispute in
the shipping controversy between Great
Britain and the United States. The cir
cular which had been formulated by
Secretaries Bryan and Redfield and Act
ing Secretary of the Treasury Peters for
issuance to-day urges «o-o; eratioti be
tween American exporters, shippers and
the government in regard to Pile mani
fests of neutral ships used to carry
American cargoes.
Exporters were to be urged to accom
pany their products with affidavits tell
ing exactly the contents of their ship
ments, and treasury officials were to be
instructed to certify that the manifests
contain the articles mentioned. Treas
ury officials, however, will not rule on
the subject of whether a produce is con
traband or not.
British Government Informed
Loudon, Jan. 5, 3 P. M.—The Brit
ish government was informed to-dny of
the decision of the Washington authori
ties to certify American cargoes as to
their exact contents beforo they leave
American ports. It is felt here that
this action will assist appreciably in
solving the difficulties which led to the
Continued un Fourth I'ace
BIC SEHSAIIBN IK WHEAT
Market Again Takes Jump To-day and
May CeTeal Beaches the High
Price of J?t.37
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. s.—On the first trades
to-day the wheat market jumped as
much as 2 1-2 higher than at the close
last night, making an advance of six
cents a bushel since yesterday. May
wheat touched $1.37 at the opening to
day, whereas the price last night was
$1.34 1-2, and at the wind up Satur
day was $1.31.
Sharply higher quotations from Liv
erpool and a biig falling off in tlio
European visible supply were chiefly
influential in causing the fresh upturn
in the wheat market here.
What the situation implied to the
■people in the I?nited States, not to men
tion foreign countries, was emphasized
toy announcements to day tihat loading
brands of flour had 'been advanced 4U
cents a barrel over night. Good flour
was quoted at $7 a l>arrel.
Although proflt-takimg by holders of
wheat wiped out much of the extreme
advance recorded at the outset of trad
ing, the market gave no sign of going
back to yesterday's prices.
Directly as a consequence of the
European war cash wheat in Chicago
to-day sold at $1.35 a bushel, the high
est price in more than forty years.
Moreover, the chief speculative option,
May delivery, rose to $1.37% a 3-4
a bushel, an axlvance of more than ten
cents a bushel since a week ago and
three cents above last might's figures.
The mnrket closed unsettled but not
far from the top level of the day.
WATER DEPT. $32,367 AHEAD
Bowman Reports Balances Also in Other
Branches Under His Control
Harry F. Bowman, Commissioner of
Public Safety, to-day submitted to the
City Commissioners his annual financial
statement showing the net earnings of
the Water Department in 1914 were
$80,915.93 and that the cost of run
ning that department was less than
that of 1913 by $32,367.56.
The re«port further shows that in all
of the suib-divigioas of the Puiblic Safe
ty Department unexpended balances re
mained at the close of the year, a cir
cumstance that has not occurred for a
number of years.
The Health Department treasury had
a balance of $378.58. Since the health
'bureau was created the officials annual
ly had faced a deficiency at the vdose
of the yeaT.
In the Bureau of Food Inspection
the balance this year amounts to
$600.73; building inspection, $59.25;
plumbing inspection, $3.39; police and
Are alarm, $5,960.08. The balance in
the lighting department amounts to
$'26,884.04. The warrants drawn on
the $139,197.28 fund amounts to
$112,313.24, of which $39,252.73 rep
resents sinking fund charges.
Call For National Bank Statements
Washington, Jan. s.—The Comptroller
of the Currency to-day .called for a re
port on the condition of national banks
at the close of business, December 31.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The German defenders of Alsace are
still losing ground before the French
advance. To-day's official statements
from Berlin as well aa Paris speak of
fighting to the east of Stein bach, show
ing that thte French have pushed beyond
this recently captured village. The
Paris announcement gives the first inti
mation of another French advance into
Alsace near Orberg, 14 miles west of
Oolmar, capital of Upper Alsace.
Infantry fighting has been resumed
in Belgium and the French report states
that ground was won by the allies near
Nieuport. Elsewhere military activity
is chiefly in i,he way of artillery duels.
Few further particulars were receiv
ed concerning the eastern campaign.
The Berlin war office states that the ad
vance east of Bolimow, in the direction
of Warsaw, is being continued, al
though Petrograd claims that the Ger
mans, after capturing Bussian positions
at Bolimow were compelled to abandon
them.
The war spirit in Italy has been re
vived by the death on a French battle
field of a grandson of Garibaldi. Italy
will have about l,ooo,0(M> men under
Continued on Fourth Pngr.
KAISER WANTS WARBREAD
SERVED TO SELF AND STAFF
Berlin, Jan. 5, Via The Hague and
London, 10.30 A. M.—Emperor Wil
liam hns given orders that the so-called
war bread -be served to himself and the
members of his entourage.
This bread, stylad also "K" bread,
consists of S5 per cent, of rye flour
and 15 per cent, of potato flakes. It
is being consumed in accordance with
a war time proclamation with the idea
of making the supply of foodstuffs in
the empire last longer. Up to the pres
ent time it has not been bought readily
by the general public. It is hoped,
however, that the decision of the Em
peror to eat this bread himself will in
fluence the people to follow his example.
The newspapers are givingjjjuch atten
tion to the course of His Majesty in
this connection.
ANOTHER FRENCH ADVANCE
INTO ALSACEJS CLAIMED
Paris, Jan. 5, 2.51 P. M.—The
French official statement given out by
the War Office this afternoon conveys
the first intimation of another French
advance into Alsaoe, at a point near
Orbey jir Urbeis which is some 14 miles
to the west of Colmar.
It sets forth also that tho French
advances in the direction of Oernay
(Sennheim) to Hie southeast of Ktein
bach have been maintained. There are
six points on the battle front where
artillery engagements have taken place
under the Belgian artillery is described
us active in Flanders. Advances near
St. Georges also are claimed.
KAISER PRAISES BRAVERY OF
AUSTRO-HUXGARIAN TROOPS
Berlin, Jan. 5, via The Hague and
London, 10.30 'A. M. —Emperor Wil
liam, replying to a congratulatory mes
sage from Archduke Frederick of Aus
tria, telegrapihed as follows.
"iM'y best wishes to your Imperial
Highness and your brave Austro-Hun
garian troops wlio in tho past year have
shown an unchanging spirit of com
radeship toward their German allies.
With our comibined forces we continuo
the fight, and with our eyes toward
Ood we will win a decisive success, for
our just cause will not be wanting.
(Signed) '' William.''
GERMANY DOESN'T EXPECT US
TO STOP RAW GOODS EXPORTS
Washington, Jan. 5. —Chairman
Flood, of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, to-day told proponents of
legislation to prohibit exports of raw
materials to the German government
that thie Berlin Foreign Office had made
it plain that it did not expect tho
United States to stop such exports.
NATIONAL LEAGUE A TRUST
Federal Baseball Magnates Claim For
mer Is Violating Sherman Law
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Jan. 5. —Charging that the
National Commission, the governing
Dody of organized baseball; its rules
and the national agreement under which
its members work are a violation of the
common law and the anti-trust statutes,
the Federal League filed suit here to
day asking that the National Commis
sion be decreed illegal and void ami
its members enjoined from further con
tinuing in the alleged unlawful combi
nation.
The suit was filed in the United
States District Court and in the usual
course of 'business would be put on tho
calendar of Federal Judge Kenesaw M.
'Landis, who is a dovotee of baseball.
The Court is asked to restrain tho de
fendants from seeking by injunction, by
threats, bonuses or otherwise to prevent
the players Fischer, Konetchy, Cald'well,
Perritt, Wingo, OX'onnor, Bedient, Aus
tin, Allen, Berghammer, Bender, Plank
and 'Maniuard from performing tlheir
several "contracts with tfhe constituent,
mentbers of t'he plaintiff. The dismissal
of tho various court actions pending
agninsrt George W. Johnson, Harold H.
Ohase, Armando Marsans anil Lee Ma
gee is asked.
Lajole Goes to the Athletics
Cleveland, Jan. s.—Napoleon ]>a
joie, for thirteen years second baseman
and former manager of the Cleveland
American Leajjue club, to-day was re
leased 'by President Charles W. Soniers,
to the Philadelphia Americans. Man
ager Connie Mack came here from Phil
adelphia and dosed the deal. No other
players were involved in the deal, Mr.
Homers said.
POSTSCRIPT
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THE ALLIES'
RIGHT WING
NEAR RHINE
The French Army Less
Than 30 Miles From
River. Holding Vil
lage of Steinbach
MOST STUBBORN
BATTLE OF WAR
In Poland the Germans Continue to De
liver Furious But Interr eut At
tacks on the Bzura-Rawka Line—
Russians Invade Hungary
London, Jan. 5, 12.30 P. M.—The
right wing of the French aruiy is to
day less than 30 utiles from the river
Rhine, holding the Alsatian village of
Steinbach, and the heights to the south
east of the village after one of the
most stubborn localized lights of thu
war. At no other point of the west
ern front lias there been any noteworthy
change, tho news consequently dwells
chiefly to-day on the bad weather con
ditions.
In Poland there has been little shift
in the relative positions of the invad
ing and defending armies. The Ger
mans continue to deliver their furious
and intermittent attacks in Bzura-Raw
ka line. To the south tho Russians
have swept forward to Suzawa, near
the Rumanian frontier. In the Cttu
casius the Turkish invaders and the
Russians are apparently still fighting
out their battle in the region of Sari
Knmvsh, both sides claiming a victory.
• The French progress in Upper Al
sace is probably the most significant
news from the western front in a num
ber of weeks, and by some observers
here it is taken to indicate future at
tempts on the part of the allies to break
through in this region, maintaining
meanwhile, a base on Belfort.
Swamps Prevent General Advance
For the moment Wie trw&mpy condi
tion of the ground in West Flamlters
precludes a general advance movement
in this locality. Furthermore, General
Joffre's feeling tactics at other points
have resulted in no great gains and it
consequently would be a surprise if tihfl
heaviest fighting during the next, fort
night centered in Eastern slopes of tha
Voages mountains. It is down these
hills that the French Alpine Chasseurs,
backed by the famous 75 millimeter
guns, swept to victory yesterday at
Steinbach after some of the 'most
sanguinary fighting of the campaign.
Onlv a little advance to the southeast,
British commentators point out to-day,
will give the allies possession of. tha
village of Cernay. They now hold tho
heights to the west of this town, and
its fall would throw open the way to
Muelhausen.
Whether the Turks are exaggerating
tlveir successes or not, they are doing
some hard fighting in the Caucasus,
judging from dispatches reaching Lon
don. Even telegrams from Petrograd
admit that this situation is becoming
one of first importance. There is no
sign as yet, however, of Russia's mov
ing troops from her western to her
southern frontier.
Russians Invading Hungary
Paris, Jan. 5, 4.55 A. M. —A Petro
grad dispatch published in "L'lnforma
tion" reports that the Russians hiave
occupied eight Hungarian townships
and that several divisions of the Au
strian* are surrounded in the Car
pathians.
GERMANS SAY FRENCH WERE
DRIVEN BACK AT STEINBACH
Berlin, Jan. 5 (by Wireless to Lon
don, 2.55 P. M.). —The German offi
cial statement on the progress of mili
tary operations given out this afternoon
declares that fighting at a point two
miles to the east of Steinbach resulted
in the French being driven back.
French attacks were repulsed in the Ar
gonne and near Arras.
In northern Poland the situation is
said to be unchanged, while to the east
of the Bzuru river the German attacks
are progressing.
GERMAN AIRMEN DROP BOMBS;
HUNDRED KILLED OR INJURED
Berlin, via Wireloss to London, Jan.
5, 050 A. M. —Announcement is made
hero that the portion of Russian Poland
occupied by the Germans has been pro
vided with a civil administration under
Herr Von Brandenstein.
German airmen, it is also announced,
have dropped bombs on British ammu
nition stores on the outskirts of Rosen
ilael and tioudskerque, near Dunkirk,
France. The explosions, it is stated,
lulled or injured a hundred persons
and set fire to a portion of one of the
villages.
News from Duruzzo, Albania, states
that in the first fight in t?hut vicinity a
number of followers'of Kssad Pasha, the
provisional president of Albania, ;vho
held back wero hanged.
WALL STREET CLOSING
New York, Jan. s.—Profit-taking be
came more general later and much of
the earlier gain was lost. Reading re
acted a point to below yesterday's clos
ing. The closing was firm. From early
uncertainty to-day's market became
fairly strong, with net gains in most
leading stocks and a few specialties.