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FAIR TO-NIGHT
AND TO MORROW
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TURKS CLAIM
VICTORY AT
MIANDOAB
Say Four Thousand
Russians Were Com
pletely Vanquished,
Losing 200 in Rilled
REPORT SUCCESS
ALSO ATCRUMIAH
In Battle at Latter Place Two Detach
ments of Russian Troops Were
Taken Prisoners and One Hundred
Men Were Killed
London, Jan. 7, 8.45 A. M.—An of
ficial Turkish statement received in
London from Constantinople by way of
Amsterdam reads as follows:
"Our troops advanced from Samoi
and Bajirons and occupied Urza, an im
portant Russian point of support.
"After an indecisive battle Tuesday
between Russian and Turkish fleets,
the Russians sank an Italian merchant
ship, although the ship was flying the
Italian flag.
"Four thousand Russians have been
completely vanquished near Miandoab,
losing 200 men killed, while the Turks
who were aided \>y Persians lost six
men.
"In fighting near Urunuab, Persia,
two detachments of Russian troops
were taken prisoner and 100 men were
killed. As a result of the reverse of
Urumiah the Russian morale has been
broken."
Defeat of Turks Not Conceded
London, Jan. 7, 12.43 P. M. —Neith-
er Turkey nor Germany has conceded
the defeat of Turkish armies in the
Caucasus as claimed officially in Petro
grad. As further details of tins fight
ing are received in London it would
appear that this reported Turkish dis
aster has been as complete as that suf
fered by any forces since the outbreak
of the war. In spite of this, however,
the latest official communication from
Turkey altogether ignores the fighting
in the Caucasus and dwells upon the
struggle which has spread over the
Persian frontier to Urumiah, an im
portant town, where the Turks say that,
aided by Persians, they have defeated
the Russians.
In Poland the Germans apparently
are no nearer Warsaw, and there is lit
tle a I eration in the battle front extend
ing from the Baltic to the Carpath
ians. The Russians seem to be still
concentrating their main effort in the
Carpathian passes. At the same time
they are continuing a vigorous offen
sive in Bukowina. The occupation of
this Austrian territory, populated as it
is largely by Rumanians, may soon ex
ert in the opinion of British observers
a powerful influence throughout Europe
as bringing the Balkan situation to a
head.
ALLIES DESTROY FRENCH
AND BELGIAN VILLAGES.
SAY GERMANS IN REPORT
Berlin, Jan. 7, by Wireless to Lon
don, 3.10 I'. M.—The German official
communication on the progress of the
war given-out in Berlin this afternoon
reports that turther advances have
beeu made by the Uermans in the west
ern part of the forest of Argonne and
that desperate fighting is going on to
the north of Arras. French attacks in
the eastern portion of the Argonne for
est and to the west of Sennheim (Cer
nay), in Alsace, the statement says,
were repulsed. In the operations
against the Russians the Germans claim
to be making progress, in spite of the
unfavorable weather conditions. The
report follows:
"In the western arena of the war
the Knglish and the French continue
to destroy Belgian and French villages
behind our front; this they do by bom
bardment. North of Arras severe fight
ing is still going on for the possession
of trenches we took by storm yester
day.
"In the western part of the forest
of Argonno we made further progress.
The attacks which were delivered Jan
nary in tho eastern part of the Argonne,
not far from Courte Chnussee, advanced
as far as our trenches, but the enemy
was driven back from our positions all
along the line with heavy losses. Our
casualties were comparatively slight.
"To the west of bannhcinj (Cernay)
the French again attempted last night
to obtain possession of the height
called 'hill 425.' Their attack broke
down under our fire and the height re
mained in our possession.
"In the eastern arena of the war
there have been no changes. The con
tinuation of our operations has been
affected by the most unfavorable
weather conditions. Nevertheless, our
attacks are progressing slowly."'
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The French War Office asserts that
the eastern end of the German line is
being pushed backward at various
places. In to-day's official statement
mention is made of an important ad
vance in the Woevre district, resulting
in the capture of a portion of the Ger
man first line. An advance in this dis
trict, if continued, might threaten the
German wedge in the French line
which reaches southward to St. MihieL
In Upper Alsace, also the forward
movement of the French is said to
have continued. The German War Of
fice, however, asserts that the French
attacks in Alsace were repulsed.
Beyond the German statement that
the advance in Poland is being con
tinued slowly, there wsre few new de
tails of the eastern campaign.
The German military governor of
Belgium denied the report of the arrest
at Brussels of Cardinal Mercier on ac
count of pastoral letter in which the
Cardinal was said to have advised Bel
gians not to recognize the German au
thority.
England's reply to Washington's
remonstrance against British interfer
ence with American shipping will be
altogether conciliatory according to
London dispatches which say that ap
parently all danger of friction between
Coatlnuerl on Kleventb I'njTr,
GERMAN OmCIALS DENY
CARDINAL MERCIER WAS
ARRESTED AT BRUSSELS
London, Jan. 7, 2.53 P. M. —The
Gorman military government of Bel
gium has issued an official denial of the
report that Cardinal Mercier, the Bel
gian member of the Sacred College, has
been arrested by the Uerman authori
ties.
Rome, Jan. 7.—The Vatican up to
a late hour last night had received no
official confirmation of the reported ar
rest at Brussels of Cardinal Mercier
because of a pastoral letter issued by
him, in which he is said to have ad
vised Belgians not to give allegiance to
the German administration.
Pope Benedict, through Cardinal
Gasparri, the papal secretary of state,
has instituted anxious inquiries regard
ing the report, but because of censor
ship or other causes no official com
munication regarding the reported ar
rest has come through.
The unofficial rumors of the arrest
of a member of the Sacred College
have, however, caused a profound im
pression and the hope is expressed that
the report is untrue.
In Vatican circles it is stated that
shrmld Sim-report be officially confirmed
it is likuly that the l'ope will protect,
even though by so doing he should run
the risk of somewhat endangering his
position of absolutely outride and iU>ove
the conflict in order that his offer of
mediation at an opportune moment
might be likely to succeed.
London, Jail. 7., 9.15 A. M.—The
Rome correspondent of the "Daily
Mail" telegraphs that ho learns that
the Vatican has requested information
from Germany regarding the reported
arrest of Cardinal Mtrcier in Belgium.
The correspondent adds that he believes
the Pope will make a demand, on Em
peror William for the Cardinal's im
mediate release.
The Hague, via London, Jan. 7, 3
P. M.—The German military povernor
in Belgium to-day characterized the re
port published in the Amsterdam
"Tjid" that Cardinal Mercier, arch
bishop of Malines, had been arrested,
as absolutely false.
The cardinal has neither been de
tained in the bishop's ipalace at Malines
nor been placed under police surveil
lance of any sort, t'he official statement
says. It also is denied that any priests
have been arrested.
London, Jan. 7, 4.30 P. M.—The
much discussed paragraphs oif the pas
toral letter of Cardinal Mercier which
The Netherlands newspaper "Tijd"
said has been fesponsible for his arrest
at the hands, of the _ German military
Continued on Eighth Pane.
U. S. TAKES HANI) IN KILLING
OF AMERICANS BY CANADIANS
Washington, Jan. 7. —State Depart
ment officials to-day began preparing a
note to Great Britain asking repara
tion for the families of Charles Dorsch
and Walter .Smith, the two Americans
iired upon by Canadian troops while
duck hunting in the Niagara river.
The representations, which will be
transmitted to ttlie British embassy this
week, will also a»k, it is understood,
that the Canadian troopers 'be punished.
Evidence has been presented to the de
partment that t!hey shot to kill. .Smith
was killed almost instantly and Dorsch
is in a precarious condition.
England's Foreign Trade Slump
London, Jan. 7, 2.40 P. M.—The ef
fect of the war on England's foreign
trade was shown in a striking manner
in th yearly returns of the Board of
Trade, announced to-day. Exports in
1914 decreased more than $475,000,-
000 a« comparel with the preceding
year. Imports decreased more thian
$355,000,000.
American Ship Held Up Pilots
Esbjerg, Denmark, Jan. 7, via Lon
don, 1.25 P. M. —The American ship
Carolyn, Captain Mitchell, from Boston,
December 14, with a load of cotton for
Bremen, has been held up here because
of the refusal of the local pilots to risk
navigating the mine fields. Captain
Mitchell is going to take his ship up
the Lister Tion Channel in the hope of
picking up a pilot who will take him
into Bremen.
Cargo for German Prisoners
Washington, Jan. 7.—Food, elotJhing
and medicine, valued at $60,00'0, will
be dispatched Saturday from San Fran
cisco direct to Vladivostok for distribu
tion among the Gorman prisoners of
war in Siberia.
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1915 12 PAGES.
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DUMBHETS
Bryan Tells
U. S. Must Refrain
From Commenting on
Latter's Charges
WILL ACT IF PROOF
IS FORTHCOMING
Denials From American Manufacturers
Refute German Ambassador's Com
plaint That Allies Were Furnished
.Dum Dum Bullets and Riot Guns
Washington, Jan. 7.—Secretary
Bryan to-day informed Count Bern
storflT, the •German Ambassador, that
t'he United States in maintaining strict
neutrality, must refrain from officially
investigating or commenting upon his
charges that dumdum bullets were "be
ing furnished from this country to the
aJlies.
Secretary Bryan told the Ambassa
dor, however, that if he could furnish
proof that forbidden war materials
were being shipped by American firms,
President Wilson would use his influ
ence to stop tihe traffic without involv
ing legal or international questions.
In a»lebter to Count Bernstorff, Sec
retary Bryan referred to denials of
American manufacturers tq his recent
charge of dumdum bullets and riot
guns being furnished to the allies. The
letter follows:
Bryan's Letter to Bernstorff
' 'I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note of the sth
ultimo, calling attention to 'fresh viola
tions of the Geneva convention as well
as of Section 2, Article 230, of The
Hague convention of July 29, 1599,
by the British government' in the uao
of dumdum bullets.
"I can assure Your Excellency that
I am not unmindful of the spirit in
which you bring to the attention of
fhis government th e improper practices
which are alleged to have occurred in
the conduct of the present war. But
while this government may take these
statements Ujid charges under consid
eration it is'io it* effort to maintain
a striet neutrality in the present con
flict, obliged to refrain from investigat
ing their truthfulness or making any
comment in regard to them.
' 1 The time will come, however, when
the truth may be impartially deter
mined, and when the judgment of the
world will be passed upon the charges
made by the various belligerents of
Continued on Seventh I'nge
POLITICAL BROIL WIDENS
Counter Charges Made by Congress
man-elect Beales Against Incum
bent in York-Adams District
By Associated Prass.
York, Jan. 7.—Bartering of postof
flces ami the payment of money to fed
eral employes for their election sup
port are counter charges made against
Congressman A. R. Brodibeck, Demo
crat, of the Twentieth district, in a
reply of C. William Beales, of Gettys
burg, Republican Congressman-elect, to
the contest broug'ht against him. The
'hearings are expected to furnislh a sen
sational chapter in tihe political history
of York and Adams counties. Beales
served his papers on Congressman
Brodbeck in Washington yesterday.
The reply specifically alleges that
Congressman ©rodfoec'k agreed to re
ceive from William Rich McClean, own
er of the Gettysburg "Compiler," a
valualble consideration for his influ
ence toward procuring McClean's ap
pointment aB postmaster in Gettysburg.
The consideration was not given, it is
averred, and another received tihe ap
pointment. To William House, a n em
ploye in the Gettysburg postoffice, and
to ofiher federal employes, Congressman
Bro<M>eck is alleged to have paid sums
of money for the promotion of is elec
tion.
DINNER FOR TENERS TO-NIGHT
Governor and Wife to Be Guests of Mr.
Jackson at Country Club
A dinner at the Country Club will be
given this evening by Mr. and Mrs.
John Price Jackson in honor of Gov
ernor and Mrs. John K. Tenor. There
will be fourteen covers.
Tho guests will ibe Governor and Mrs.
Tener, Judge and Mrs. George Kunkol,
Mr. and 'Mrs. J. V. W. Reynders, Dr.
and 'Mrs. John C. Price, Mrs. William
O. Hickok, Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings,
Thomas Lynch Montgomery and John
Armstrong Herman.
STOUGH MUST ARBITRATE
Judges Decide Againgt Evangelist's
Attorney In Slander Case
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 7.—Evan
gelist Henry W. Stough will have to ap
pear before a board of arbitrators to
defend the $50,000 slander suit start
ed by Councilman William J. Cullen,
for alleged defamatory romarks made
whiile Dr. Stough was conducting a re
vival at Hazleton.
Paul J. Sherwood, counsel for Stough,
attacked the constitutionality of the
act of 1836 under which arbitrators
are to be named. Judges Fuller, Gar
man, Strauss and Woodward decided
that the act is constitutional.
DAPP TAKES $1,400 JOB
AT THE STATE CAPITOL
Says He Will Continue in His Position
as Jury Commissioner, but Has
Abandoned His Intention to Seek
County CommlssloneTship
Edward Dapp, Jury Commissioner, of
this city, yesterday became a tiual of
fice-holder when he was appointed olerk
in the Department of Mines under the
State administration. A.s a Jury Com
missioner Mr. Dapp will get $4 per
day for every day of actual service,
and as a clerk in the Department of
Mines he will get $1,400 per year.
Mr. Dapp has been a Republican of
rather independent inclinations and
had announced himself as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
County Commissioner, presumably with
out. having consulted the Republican
organization leaders. He has since
however, declared he is no longer a
candidate for another Court House
job, saying that the expense of making
the campaign would be too great for
him.
Mr. Dapp, it was at first reported,
was slated to succeed Al. Cooper as
clerk in the Insurance Department, but
in some way Dapp's appointment to
that department was held up, and ulti
mately it was decided he should be
switched off into another job. John P.
Gallagher, of Luzerne county, a clerk
in the Mining Department, was
switched over to the Insurance Depart
ment, making a vacancy in the Mining
Department, to which Dapp was ap
pointed yesterday iHe began work at
once and is now holding down a desk
there.
Mr. Dapp said to-day he is not going
to resign as Jury Commissioner. Fur
thermore, he said he is not going to
be a candidate for County Commission
er. Here is the interview with Mr.
Dapp:
"Since your appointment as a clerk
in the Mining Department are you go
ing to resign as-Jury Commissioner!"
"I am not," answered Mr. Dapp.
"Are you a candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for County Commis
sioner?"
"I am not.''
"Are you going to be a candidate!''
'T am not," very emphatically from
Mr. "Dapp.
"Why not?"
"Because I can't stand the financial
part of it. It costs too much."
PURCHASES THE PAXTOMA INN
H. F. Eckinger Proposes Making Im
provements to the Property
The purchase of the Pa*tonia Inn, a
hostelry along the Lingleslown road,
near tUiti city, by Harrv I''. Eekinger
from J. M. Wix was announced to-day.
Eckinger is a brother of Coroner Jacob
Eckinger and for many years was a
hotel proprietor in this city. For eight
years he conducted the Hotel Russ, now
the Hotel Plaza, at Market street and
Pennsylvania depot.
Eckinger plans to make a nromber of
improvements to the Paxtonia Inn to
provide additional facilities for the bet
ter accommodation of the traveling
public anil it also is his aim to ask the
court to grant him a license to sell
liquor tihere.
The Paxtonia Inn, until a year ago,
was a licensed hotel. Wix, the former
proprietor, last veer withdrew his ap
plication to have tlie hotel relicensed
after a remonstrance had been filed.
ACCUSED OF ROBBING DEAD
Two Trenton Men Charged With Steal
ing From Body of a Harrisburger
Two former orderlies in a Trenton,
N. J., hospital are under arrest charged
witJh robbing the body of Frank F.
Fritz, 2121 Jefferson street, this eity,
of $l3O and a g'old watch, according
to aMvices from Trenton to-day. Fritz,
a flagman for the Pennsylvania Rail
road, was killed in the West Morris
ville yards of that company last Sep
tember and his body was taken to the
Trenton hospital.
Fred R. Sweeney, cne of the order
lies, has been arrested in Philadelphia
awaiting requisition papers to be ta
ken bach to Trenton to answer the
charge, and Harry N. Sarvis, another
orderly, is under arrest in Trenton.
The charge was brought in Trantoo.
VERBEKE DOESN'T LIKE HIS
JOB EVEN_RTSI2S A YEAR
He Tried to Resign Twice In Sl*
Months But They Wouldn't Let
Him, He Says In Discussing Coun
ty's Throat to Out $25 Off Pay
Marion Verlbeke, who holds tbe posi
tion of clerk to the Dauphin County
Jury Commissioners largely because be
is willing to oblige and not because of
the munificent salary of a year,
let it :be known to-day that if the new
plan to cut $25 off the salary is car
ried out by the County Commissioners,
they can take their old job, for he
doesn't want it anyhow.
Verbeke, erstwhile Deputy City Con
troller and now chief clerk to William
L. Gorgas, City Commissioner, of Fi
nance, is an experienced and capa/ble
public employe and has been for years.
The clerkship to tihe Jury Commission
ers is « post to which a year ago he
was appointed in place of George W.
Mcllhenny, Republican political leader
who for years had ibeen doing the work
for sl'26 per annum.
Verbeke never was much impressed
with the job. At least he has said this
morning "it never did tickle me."
Moreover he threatens for the third
time within six months to \gdve it up if
the salary reduction plan is ultimately
adopted.
The plan to cut the pay was made
Continued m BllhU Pace.
IB SUSPECT
CAPTURED TO-DAY
Young Farm Hand Is
Accused of Brutal
Murder of Hi s Em
< ployer's Wife
POSSE HUNTED
HIM ALL NIGHT
He Broke Into School House to Seek
Shelter From Last Night's Storm
and Was Discovered by John Heck,
Who Took Him Into Custody
By ABso<Hatcd Press.
Huntingdon, Pa., Jan. 7.—After a
posse had searched for him all night
AHam Snyder, 20 years old, who is al
leged to have murdered Mrs. Rdbecca
Port, near Neff's Mills, yesterday, was
©apturod to-day in a public school
house at Barre, this county. He was
discovered in the school house by John
Heck, who too<k him into custody. Sny
der is abused of ill-treating and cut
ting Mrs. Port's throat in the absence
of her husband who is a prosperous
fanner.
The posse which searched for Sny
der, who was employed on the Port
farm, was composed of farmers, headed,
by a half dozen reformatory (guards,
the county Sheriff and several con
stables. Snyder was recently paroled
from the Huntingdon reformatory.
Plummer Port, the woman's husband,
left his home yesterday and drove to
Nell 's Mills, one and a half miles away.
He left his wife alone with Snyder.
During the farmer's absence, it is al
leged, Snyder first assaulted Mrs. Port
and then securing a monkey wrench,
knife and a moat saw, he struck her
O'ver the head, slashed her throat from
I ear to ear and then dragged the body
i to the cellar of the house where ho con
! coaled it under a potato box. Discovery
I of the crime was made when Port rc
, turned to his home. News of the crime
: spread rapidly and last night searching
' parties with lanterns scoured the hills
| surrounding the scene of the crime.
I When captured Snyder was completely
i exhausted and offered little resistance.
' Ho had traveled over the mountains
i for seven mites, eluded his pursuers and
! sought shelter from a heavy storm by
I forcing an entrance to the school house
I at Barre.
Snyder, whose mother lives near
Johnstown, had been sent to the refor
matory from Cambria county on u
charge of larceny 4n 1913. He was
paroled to work on the Port farm in
July.
CiRL, 16. TERRIBLY BURNED
Clothing Catches Tire From Stove and
She Is Rushed to Hospital—
Her Condition Critical
Severely burned from her ankles to
her neck, Zura Bangert, 16 years old, j
was taken to the Harrisfourg hospital ;
this afternoon. She is in a critical
condition. Her clothing caught firo '
from a stove while she was working i
over a wash tub at 1.30 o'clock at
her home, 435 South Cameron street.
The girl's cries brought in neigh
bors, who rescued her from death by
quick action in smothering the flames.
She was removed at once to the hos
pital. She is the daughter of John
Bangert.
DIPHTHERIA IN ALMSHOUSE
Three Children Contract Disease, One
of Whom Has Died
The Dauphin county almshouse has
been quarantined for diphtheria aud
visitors wifll not "be admitted to any
department of the institution until the
quarantine is lifted. The patients suf
fering from this disease are two chil
dren of Charles iveifeert, of Hoyalton. A
third child succumbed to the disease on
Monday niglhlt.
The children, half elotihed and hun
gry, were taken to the almshouse re
cently after Roy alt on .constalbles and
the Poor Directors were informed of
the family's sad plight.
THREE KILLED IN STORM '
Violent Gale Sweeps Over Portions of
Georgia and Florida
Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 7.—Threo
persons wore known to bo daad, sever
al others were badly injured and prop
erty damaiged abrogating many thou
sands of dollars wag reported early to
day as the result of a violent wind
storm which swept Northern Florida
and Southern Georgia, last night.
The greatest damage apparently was
in Georgia and the fatalities were in
that State. W. J. Spain wiaa killed at
Quitman, and Mrs. Thomas Sawyer and
her son were killed when their home at
Abbeyville, was wrecked.
Coasting Victim Has Lockjaw
George Earle, 10 years old, son of
William Earle, of Duncannon, who suf
fered a severe laceration or the left
thigh in a coasting accident near his
home several days before Ibeing admit
ted to the Harrisburg hospital on De
cember 31, has developed lockjaw from
that wound. Physicians, since his ar
rival in this city, have made every ef
fort to combat that disease. His con
dition is serious.
"EGCS" IN POWDER FORM
STIR FOOD DEPARTMENT
Commissioner Foust Declares Analysis
Shows Them to Be Starch, Gelatine
and Coal Tar and That He Is "Aft
er" Those Who Distribute Them
The high cost of living has been re
duced by the introduction of the "pow
dered egg." Mixed with certain
liquids it is pronounced equal to the
finest hen fruit ever produced by a
Plymouth Rock, a White .Minorca or a
Leghorn or fancy "breed, but Pure Food
Commissioner Foust doesn U agree with
this claim. He has been in receipt, of
several letters from grocers ami others
throughout the State asking him
whether it is safe to sell a product thait
it is alleged is being supplied from
llarrisburg. '\lT. Foust at once got busy
and obtained samples of the powder
in order to see what it was. A circular
sent around by the people offering it
for sale, according to Commissioner
t'ous.l, reads as follows:
" You are interested in fresh eggs,
ten cents a dozen. A great discovery,
which reduces the high cost of living.
Dollars saved to every consumer."
Commissioner Foust at once sent his
samples to Charles H. Lai wall, State
chemist, Philadelphia, for analysis, ami
Mr. Lawall reported that the powder
is a composition of starch, gelatine'and
coal tar color. It is misbranded, says
the chemist, because of misleading
statements upon the ljubel in several
places.
"Upon the lalbel," says the chemist,
"appears the outline or representation
of an egg, when in fact there is no
e SB present. This is a violation of the
law. Besides, any cake, jelly-roll or
custard made with it would be illegal
because colored with coal tar dye.''
The circular sent out contains the
name of a Colunrbus, Ohio, firm, alleged
to be the manufacturer, but a rubber
stamp has also affixed the statement
that it is sold by a company in Har
risburg.
Inquiry 011 the part of Commission
er Foust failed to locate the parties
who are offeriug the powder for sale in
Harrislburg, but Commissioner Foust
says toe is after the persons who sell
it.
"That stuff is only gelatine, starch
and coal tar dye," said the Commis
sioner," and its sale is a violation of
the law. I am going to prosecute wher
ever I can find it."
WOULO-BEROBBERMiTS
HIS IDENTITYIBTI POLICE
Man Arreted Last, Night While At
tempting to Gain Entrance to St.
James' Hotel Rooms From Fire Es
capes Says His Name Is Ray Brooks
With the exception of finding a
loaded 38-ealibre revolver, an overcoat
of a model of four -years ago, in the
pockets of which was a Baltimore divi
sion timetable of the Pennsylvania
railroad on which was written the name
''Ray Brooks," the police to-day are
no nearer solving the mystery surround
ing the man captured last evening at
7 o'clock after he and another, who is
missing, wore surprised while trying to
enter rooms in the i-M. James' 'hotel,
403 Market street.
Surprised that the police knew the
name of Ray Brooks, the man admitted
in police court this afternoon that
thait is his rea.l name. Ho also identi
fied the overcoat which was found as
his, but he steadfastly refused to vol
unteer any more information about him
self and be remains almost as much of
a mystery as before. The revolver,-he
said, belonged to his companion. He
was held under SI,OOO bail by Mayor
Koyal in police court this afternoon.
The men were sten ascending the
(ire escape at the St. James by Mrs.
Mary Wise, who was sitting in her
room at the hotel. After passing her
room she gave the alarm. Policeman
I>arsen was called from fixed post at
Fourth and Market streets and, after
searching the rooms, he went to the
fire escape, where he noticed the men
trying to get away, and fired a shot.
Policemen Hylau, Buch and Schelhas
were on tho scene by this time and be
gan searching roofs, thinking the
Cnatlnnrd on litehtli I'nare.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE FOR GRADES
Board Members Plan to Introduce It in
Grammar Schools
Plans are being discussed by the
members of the Harrisburg School
Board for the introduction of domestic
science and manual training in the
gra«le schools, and it is likely that
these branches will be established with
the opening of schools next Septem
ber.
No definite arrangements have yet
been made except that the rooms in the
basement of the new Shimmell building
at Seventeenth and Catherine streets
will b fitted up for the introduction of
those br&nch-es. Some of the members
of the board thought that domestic sci
ence should be taught in the grades be
fore the Jiigh school and for that rea
son were opposed to the introduction of
that study in the Central High School.
The Building Committee of the
board wild meet to-morrow evening to
consider plana for the finishing of the
basement rooms in the new building
and it is likely that the matter will be
taken up definitely at the next meet
ing of the board January 15.
Leaps From Window to Escape Cop
After a chase for several blocks, Pa
tralmon Fetrow yesterday afternoon ar
rested Clyde Hopple, who is charged
with larceny of brass from the con
tractors on the Paxton creek intercept
ing sewer job. When the bluecoat ap
peared at 1201 Monroe street Hopple,
story window and ran several blocks
tsory window an dran several blocks
to a house on "Ant hill," where he
was found hiding in a garret.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
RIVER IE ILL
GO 001 HERE 111
NEXT 24 MRS
Moving Now in West
Branch and Most of
the Tributaries —No
Flood Stage Expected
SWATARA CREEK
OUT OF BANKS
Ice Thrown on Trolley Tracks at Pax
tang Delays Arrival of Last Night
Car From Hummelstown Until 5
O'clock This Morning
Ice which closed the Susquehauna
river at. this point on December 15 and
since that time has ma'le unusually
good skating will move opt within the
next twenty-four hours, in the opinion
of E. R. Demain, local weather fore
caster. Ice moved out this morning 011
the West Branch of the Susquehanna
river and there is 110 doubt in the mind
of the weather man that this volume of
water will cause a general movement
in the main river. No flood stages,
however, are indicated.
Heavy rain last night in a tempera
ture far above the freezing point was
general in the Susquehanna valley. The.
total precipitation for the storm in this
city reached 1.13 inches. Ice on ail I of
the streams emptying into the Sus
quehanna in this section of the State
broke during the night and moved out
on high waters.
Spring creek, which flooded the low
lands in Paxtang Park, pushed cakea
of ice onto the trolley track just west
of Paxtang and the last car to this
city leaving Hummelstown last, night
arrived at 5 0 'clock this morning, a
construction crow being taken to that
point to clear the track of ice. Ice in
the S'watara creek moved out on eight
feet of water during the night and
flooded the low lauds just this side of
Hummelstown.
Ice Breaks at RDCkville
The first indication that the ice was
weakening on the main river was at the
Hockvilla Falls, just Bast of the Rock
ville bri 1 !ige. Ice began breaking up
; there at 3.25 o'clock this at'ternron.
This means the ice may move here lata
i this afternoon or to-night.
The ice still was holding here la'e
this afternoon. Re|>orts coining to the
; loval Office of the Weather Bureau con
tained the information that the ici
moved out 110 m Toiwanda in the North
, Branch at 10.40 o'clock this morning
011 a 6'/. foot flood. The ice b.!g .11
i running past Wilkes-Barre at 1 o'clock.
Ivite this afternoon tihe State Wat. ;•
Supply Commission issue, l a bullcti.i
j showing that the ice has moved CO tlu
] Juniata river on comparatively o v
stage* ami fixing a maximum stage n.t
Newport of 11 rent. V probable max:-
mum stage of 13 feet for Harrisbu*:?
ou Saturday nflornom is predicted by
the Commission. This would not be a
danger stage for Harriwburg.
The ice was loosened along the ba~t!n
of the Susquehanna river at this print
by tin: high temperature ami rain, an I
water showed through the iee this
morning at tiie various piers of tha
bridges. By S o'clock this morning the
river stage had increased a foot in thi j
city. Although the temperature is ex
jiected to go back to the freezing ppitit
to-night there is no indication that tuis
will halt the general movement of the
ice which is now believed to be im
minent.
Ice Gorges Below Stcelton
There was a slight run of iee in the
river at Steeltop, startling at B.SO
o 'clock this morning. The ice broke up
and ran for some time but stopped
again, a slight gorge being formed in
the river between Steelton and Middle
town.' Water backing up from this
gorge gave Steelton a stage of seven
feet at noon. O. P. Baskins, superin
tendent of the water department, said
lie did not believe any damage would
repult.
A statement of the general conditions
Continued on KU**mcti I'ucre.
High Water Hampers Mines
By Associated Press,
Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 7.—Many of the
mines in the coal field were
hampered to-day because of high wa
ter, due to a heavy rain that prevailed
during the night. Colliery and water
company officials announced to-day that
there is no longer anv scarcity of wa
ter. The storm relieved whatever dan
ger there was of a famine this win
ter, following the long drought of the
fall.
Schuylkill Overflows Its Banks
Bp Associated Press.
Reading, Jan. 7.—There was an ex
traordinary rise in he Schuylkill river
this afternoon due to last night's heavy
rain and thaw. Its tributaries are over
flowing their banks and at 2 p. m. it
indicated a rise of nine feet. The
danger mark is 12 feet. An immense
volume of water and broken ice is ex
pected to come down the river by to
night.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press,
New York, Jan. 7.—The entire list
underwent a marked change for the
better in the final hour when top prices
of the day were recorded to the accom
paniment of considerable activity. Tho
closing was strong. Further progress to
ward the higher level was made by to
day's market many active and special
stocks golning from 1 to over 3 points