THE WEATHER CLOUDY TO-NIGHT AND TO MORROW a»UU»4 Report. l'«*e « VOL. 77—NO. 40. AIRSHIPS AnACK 6 TOWNS IN ENGLAND Two Dead at Yarmouth and Two at Kings Lynn, Result of Ger man Raid PRIVATE HOUSES AND SHOPS HIT Few Public Buildings or Docks Appear tc Have Been Injured—Raiding Airmen Show Excellent Ability in Piloting Their Craft By Asi i lt"il Prrt*. London, .'an 20.—German airmen delivered tlioir lout: predicted attack on Kiigland last nigh:. From :■ base pre fimia.'lv in Germany they flew over the North sea to the eastern coast of Fng lunJ. where for nearly four hours they circled over a group of some six Eng lish town? oi'lv a little more than 100 miles from London, apparently drop j ir.g bombs at will. Whether these airships were Zeppe lin. dirigible Walloons or aeroplanes has not yet beeu definitely established. There is increasing belief in London this morning that possibly only aero planes took part iu the attack. There has been no news so far to-day to eon firm the report current last uig.t that a Zeppelin had been brought down on the English coast. On the contrary, it now a. .ears as though all the German raiders have returned whence they came. The most important towns over v h.oil the German airmen appeared WOte riooill i Yarmouth. s>fcer:ng lam. Hunstanton. Cromer, Heacham, Dersing am and Kings Lynn. King (ieorgc had left uuly a few hours before the Germans visited it. Most of the damage appears to have been intlicte 1 upon private houses and shops: few pub i ■ buildings or docks fcicm to have been injured. Tue raiding airmen showe t excellent ability to pilot their \ essels. as well as good marksmanship. In spite of the iiarknes> f the night, they seemed to find their way over the counny with remarkable iireotnesa, and tiie a curacy of tneir aim with bombs was greater th.a generally had been believed pos sible. Among those killed is one so'dier. The property damage does not exceed a few thousand dollars. A shoemaker and a woman were kille I at Yarmouth, and a civilian and the soldier lost their | lives at Kings Lynn. The police reports from the towns upon which bombs were thrown say that the public responded very well to the raid instructions recently made public. For the most part tr.e people tok refuge in their cellars. Several theatres were emptied quietly. An unexploded bomb found in Yar mouth weighed six pounds and is cone shaped. Comment of the British press on the airship attack is bitter in tone, many of the London paper? assailing the Germans in the same unmeasured language as at the time of the Hartle pcol naval raid The event is being used as a text for editorials urging more rapid recruiting. The '"Pall Mall Gazette - ' says the only fitting answer is the sending of fresh armies to the continent. The '•Westminster Gazette" characterizes the raid as a violation of the fules of warfare. The "Globe" urges retalia tion in kind, observing that there are several flourishing towns within easy reach of British airmen. A press dispatch from Y'armouth says it is generally believed there that the rai iers of last night came in aero planes of large size. YARMOUTH PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND RAILWAYS NOT DAMAGED Y'armouth. Jan. 20, Via London, 6.30 A. M. —Careful inquiries thus far made regarding last night s aerial raid go to show that public buildings and the rail way; escaped damage, which is almost wholly confined to private houses and shops. So far as is now known, only two persons, a man and a woman, were Killed here. It so happened that most of the inhabitants were indoors wnen the raid occurred Fragments or metal supposed to have been thrown by tht bombs, are being found in all directions The whole thing was quickly ove and fortunately no fires broke out k any part of the town. The first iir puise of the townspeople was to rush out of doors, but many, on finding that the alarm was an air attack by the Ger- OK Star- Itikpeitktti man*, quickly returned to their homos and took refuse in the basements. Troops Assist the Police Tnw(k< were turned out to assist the j police in the search for wounded. An other air craft appeared here soon after midnight, but dropped no bombs. The chief constable of Yarmouth, in telling of the raid, said: ••The people stood the raid very > well. About 400 special constables I were called out. All Red Cross and ' hospital arrangements proved perfect. All lights were extinguished and public performances at the theatres and music halls were abandoned. The people went home and the town was without light until morning.** Where Greatest Damage Was Done The first air raider passed along the sea front and dropped the first bomb into Norfolk Square garden, dose by , the beach, and the Brittar.ia pier. This I did no damage. The raider then pro- i ceeded in a southwesterly direction I across town and when near the center j dropped several bombs in the neighbor hood of St Peter's rond, the main thoroughfare leading to the parade grounds. It was here t ir! the greatest damage was done, especially in the' smashing of windows in houses and Conllnuril on Seventh I'aSr RUSSIANS SILENCE GERMAN ARTILLERY FIRE AT KONOPKIj Petrograd, dan. 20. An official com munication issued by the general staff of the Russian army indicates consid erable activity and lighting on the right bank of the lower Vistula. The statement follows: "During the lTtb and ISth of Jan uary, on the right bank of the lower Vistula, upon the front running from the river to the railroad from Warsaw to MUwia. a portion of our trooi«s, hav ing come in close eontac; with the eueuiy, had a series of collisions of secondary importance. "Fighting >f a more grave charac ter. though having the nature of sej* urate actions, took place in the village of Konopki, where the heavy artillery with which the enemy bombarded us was silenced by the tire of our batter ies, and near Bod.'.anow and Bejounia, opposite which the enemy occupied well organized defensive positions. Heavy fighting also occurred near Dobrzvn, where an offensive attempt of the Ger mans was blocked and the enemy was driven back sustaining grave losses. "During the day of January 17. the enemy bombarded from his positions on the west bank of the Vistula our lines near Wvszogrod, but our fire, di rected upon hj > fjont and flank, auenc-, ed the German artillery. "On January 18 the Germans vio lently cannonaed the village of Vit kovitze and the entrenchments occupied by us on the left bank of the Bzura. There is no material change on the other fronts. - ' LATE WAR NEWS"SUMMARY A German airship raid on English east cbast towns lart night resulted in four or five deaths, the injury of sev eral persons and damage to property. So far as is known, the Germans who performed this spectacular feat escaped unscathed. Earlier reports that one Zeppelin was brought down have not been borne out. It has not yet been established whether aeroplanes or Zep pelins were employed by the raiders. An official Russian statement to-day describes a series of actions along the Vistula northwest of Warsaw during January 17 and 18. In three of these engagements, it is said, the Russians won the advantage, twice silencing German batteries and on another occa sion repulsing an attack with heavy IOSS to tie Germans. Two victories over the British forces operating near the head of the Persian gulf are claimed by the Turkish War Office in a statement issued at Constan tinople. It is asserted that the British attempted a surprise attack on the Turks, but were repulsed with the loss of 100 killed and wcunded. In a cav airy engagement near the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers the British are reported to have withdrawn after heavy losses. In Alsace, where tie allies were making progress until checked recently by the arrival of German reinforce ments, they now apparently are on the defensive. The official statement from Berlin to-day says the Germans have captured the town of Airzstein, north of Sennheim. A farther advance in the Argonne also is reported, but this is disputed in the French statement, which asserts that the allies, although compelled to evacuate certain positions, later recaptured them. Elsewhere alon? the western front only minor actions, principally artillery engagements, oc curred yesterday l\ S. ASKS BRITAIN WHY THE (JREEN BRIER WAS DETAINED Washington, Jan. 20. —The State i Department has requested of the Brit ish embassy information of why the American steamer Greenbrier, from New York to Bremen with cotton un der a certificate of the British con sulate at New York was stopped by a British cruiser, sent under the British flag to a British port and detained two j days before being allowed to fcomplete ' her voyage to Bremen. Five Die Wtol* Seeking Mines The Hague. Via Londoi., Jan. 20. ■ 9.55 A. M.—The Dutch naval patrol boat Toitan, while searching for mines off Nieuw Sluis, struck a mine and dis appeared under the waves. One officer and four men were lust and only frag ments of their corpses were recovered. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY JO, 1915 12 PAGES. Ml LOSES 111 EFFORT 10 00H SLATE IN HOUSE Voted Down. 133 to 35, When He Tries to Get an Appoint ment for Bull Mooser "PLUM TREES SHAKEN TO-DAY After the First Lively Clash in the Present Legislative Session the House Adjourns to Meet on the Evening of Next Monday When the shaking of the "plum tree" was over in the House this morn ing. Representative "Bill" Adams, of Luzerne county, started a movement against the report of the Slate Com mittee by bringing on a coutest for the position of Beading Clerk. G. J. F. F&lkenstein. of Allegheny county, had been endorsed by the Slate Committee for the place but Adams wished to have the name of David J. Davies, of Alle gheny, submitted. Chairman Woodward, of the S'.ate Committee, stated that 29 of 31 mem bers of the committee had signed the report and that the reason Mr. Davies' name was not consi iered favorably was that he was secretary of the Allegheny county Washington Party committee during the last campaign. Mr. Wood ward stated "this is a Republican Representative Adams asked for the election of Mr. Davies, who held the po sitioa in the last session of the Legis lature. and said that although it had been stated that Mr. Davies served as secretary of the Washington Party com mittee it was because he was out of a >b and that it did not have any po ll: ical significance as Mr. Davies was a "good Republican.'' Mr. Palkenstein was elected bv the Mouse bv a vote of 133 to The session opened with prayer by Representative Bungard. of Westmore land county, and then Speaker Ambler announced the standing committees of the House for the session. After the committees had been an nounced Representative Dodds. of Al legheny county, who was appointed on the Legislative Apportionment Commit tee. and Representative Dawson, of Lackawanna county, appointed on Mines and Mining Committee, ex changed committee assignments with the consent of the Speaker. Speaker Ambler appointed the im portant Committee on Rales as follows: W. H. Wilson. Philadelphia: Jones, Sus quehanna: Witaker, Chester: Vicker man, Allegheny; Shaffer, Columbia. A communication from Adjutant Gen eral Thomas J. Stewart concerning the appointment of two members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors' Home in Erie was read and Speaker Ambler appointed Representatives Gransback, of Phila delphia. and MeCaig, of Allegheny, as the directors from the House of Repre sentatives. The House adjourned at 11.25 to meet on Monday evening, January 25, at 9 p. m. "PLI'MS" DISTRIBUTED IN THE HOUSE THIS MORNING The following are the minor offices of the House as announced in the report made by the slate committee this morn ing and adopted: Journal clerk, Allegheny, J. Edward Brackney; assistant journal clerk, Lu- zerne, Salvatore De Pierre; reading elerk, Allegheny, George J. F. Falkeu stein; desk clerk, Jefferson, Quay H. Hewitt; SchuyikLH, Thomas Herb; mes sage elerk, Delaware, Edward Maher; bill book clerk, Philadelphia, Edward Korbb; bills in place book clerk, Alle gheny, Fred. Spreeu; petition book elerk, Philadelphia, Charles Keeuzer; transcribing clerk, Montgomery, David Benningboft; Union, W. E. Housel; But ler, John H. Negiey; Dauphin, Walter Kiesler; Erie, Joseph Bowman. Sergeant at arms, Philadelphia, Oscar Baird; assistant sergeant at arms, Al legheny, S. Y. MvFarland; Lancaster, J. W. XlcCune; Lackawanna, W. T. Reynolds; Fayette, Henry Douglas; York, Daniel Lelin; Westmoreland, S. Continued on KUthtb I'ace. WHITE HOI SK BABY NAMED President's New Grandson Will Be Known As Francis By Assw-iatfd Press. Washington, Jan. 20. —Francis will be the name of President Wilson's grandson, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Say re, who was born at the White House Sunday. The announce ment was nia feet wide and will, in so far as is pos- , sible, be made absolutely fireproof. A garage to be used by the Troup | firm will be provided on the first floor j and tihere also will be several store ; rooms, while the rest of the structure will be fitted out for apartments, of fices and warerooms. TTie owners of the properties about to change hands ; are residents o< New York City. OBRECON NEAR MEXICO CITY Vera Cruz Reports the General With Large Force Ready to Occupy Capital Immediately By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 20. —The Carranza agency here to-day issued the following statement: , "Vera Cruz reports that General Obregon with a large force is within a short dlistancc of the capital and is ordered to occupy the place almost im mediately." On Board U. S. S. San Diego, La Paz, Mex. Jan. 19. — (By Wireless Via San Diego, Cat., Jan 20) —The Mexican gunboat Curerro, which has caused con siderable anxiety to Mexican shipping recently, is disabled at Salina Cruz. The office of the military paymaster at Mazatland has" been looted for the second time but the amount stolen ha« not been ascertained. The city of La Paz is quiet. Washington, Jan. 20. —Secretary Bryan said to-day the State Department hail been without information for two days as to what had been happening in Mexico City. He described the sit uation as "somewhat mixed." The flight of-General Gutierrez from Mexico City has necessitated a quick change in the military plans of the con vention force commanded by General Villa. The expected attack 011 Tam pico, it is not believed, will be delayed. A general withdrawal of Villa garri sons from Southern Mexico is believed to be in prospect. Advices to the State Department from Tampieo to-day said that the pe troleum companies had ceased develop ing new projects, in accordance with the terms of the Carranza decree. Many Americans are out of employment. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. ALLEGED FORGER TRAGIC ALLY ENDS ' LIFE ON A TRAIN Charles Ledowsky Tel egraphs Undertaker to Meet His Body on Arrival at Chicago WAS PRESIDENT DISTILLING CO. Suicide Said to Have Issued Forgod Warehouse Receipts As Collateral For Loans, Fluxiging the Fox &lvoi j Concern Into Bankruptcy I ISy dwid ilcif Press. Chicago, .lan. I!o.—Charles Ledow sky, president of the Fox River Dis tilling Company, of Chicago, whose name has been mentioned in connection I with the alio,,i'd forged warehouse re ceipts of If. F. Wathen iV Company, of Louisville, committed suicide by shooting on a railroad train entering { Chicago to-ilay. | Ledowsky was on a Michigan Con ' trail train from Syracuse, V. Ha telegraphed ahead to an undertaker, 1 requesting him to meet the train and j take charge of his body as he intend j ed to kill himself, An involuntary petition in bank ruptcy was filed against Ledowsky'a company lust Monday, scheduling assets i of $-0,000 against liabilities of $250,- j 000 or $300,000. Attorney Sidney Stein, representing | Ledowsky's creditors, stated that Led owsky had confessed to him that he had forged warchuuso receipts fut • whiskey valued at $-50,000 or $300,- ' 000 and disposed of them through I banks which he victimized. In the confession Ledowsky names a | business man of Chicago as being the only person besides himself who knew • j that the securities were fradulent. "lie discounted them by keeping lor I himself about $-3,000 and made me : I sign accommodation notes for about i | $30,000," reads the confession. Louisville, Ky., J in. —Ware house receipts for $55,000 purporting to have been issued by the government to K. F. Wathen & Co., Louisville, dis , ! tillers, were produced here to-day by a . I representative of a Chicago bunk and branded by Mr. Wathen as forgeries, j In a statement to day Mr. Wathen iu i 1 diiitted that the alleged forgeries may total more than SIOO,OOO. The receipts, according to Mr. Wathen s information, were posted with Chicago hanks as collateral for ' ; loans negotiated largely by brokers j whose principal is said to have been j Charles Ledowsky, of Chicago, presi dent of the l''ox Kiver Distilling Com pany. Recent attempts to secure fur- I thcr loans on warehouse iiquor receipts ' moved the Chicago bankers to verify ; the genuineness of the collateral. Yes ! terday a representative of one of the ' Chicago banks arrived in Louisville ; with warehouse receipts on which loans ; had been made. They were presented ! to local distillers in whose names they ( ! had been issued and a number of them j pronounced forgeries. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH , I Coroner Believes Mrs. Etter, in Fit of Despondency, Set Clothes Afire Coroner Kckingor said tonlay he is convinced that Mrs. Km ma Ktter, 55 j years old, who was burned to death j yesterday morning in the bathroom of ! her home, 1163 Derry street, applied ' | the match to her clothing with suicidal 1 ! intent in a fit of despondency over a i | lingering illness of rheumatism. There | was a strong odor of coal oil about , the room and it is believed by the " | Coroner tnat she saturated her clothing. Her husband, Samuel S. Ktter, round r the body shortly after 11 o'clock and b I after extinguishing the flames, which N had caught the carpet, he called in a physician, who pronounced the woman 1 dead. Mrs. Ktter leaves two daughters, Ruth and Elizabeth. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, r Burial will be in the Elizabethtown , I cemetery. i WALL STREET CLOSING New York, Jan. 20.—A feature of " the last hour was the further rise In numerous low-priced stocks and bonds, I especially the Gould group. Standard stocks also bettered their position, St. >- Paul and American Telephone gaining ' 2 points with many one point advances in others. The closing was 3trong. t Trading In stocks to-day was less ac tive but embraced a number of minor •- or secondary, including Missouri Pacific, h which gained 2% points. The entire >• list showed a higher tendency in the final dealings.