- —" i''i "t "' '. 7 '• r ' .•'''' ' V ' ' ' " ' . " ' \ i __________ HARRISBfTRG STAR-INDEPENDENT, WEDNESDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY n, 1915 8 HERB GERMANS TRIED IN VAIN TO BREAK ALLIES'LI> /** f TtryQKh ••• ALLIES ■■ GERMANS Th<> Germans. according to French official reports, have suffered a serere check ID their attempt to break through the Allies' line west of La Busseo and to capture Betbune. Large forces were concentrated between La Basse® and Festbubert and advanced five times against the French positions, on one occasion reaching the church in (Jivenchy. All, bowever, were repulsed, and the roads around Vermelles, Glvenchv and Gulnchv were covered with the bodies of dead German soldiers. NEWS OF THE SPO EASY FOR WINNERS Car Shop and Union Teams Win Mid dletown Games The Oar fMiop five had litt'le trouble defeating the Liberty team in a Mid diet-own Industrial League game last evening, ■winning finally by the one sided score of 23 to 6. The I'nion team won the dual attraction from the Tennis Club by the score of 4 3 to 12. The lineups: Car Shop. liberty. [Hoffman F Houser fSmith F Myers (Russell C Gilibert [Phillips G Brown BaumJ>aek G K. Kieper Field goals, Smith, 1; Russell, 3; Baumbach, 4; Houser, 2; Myers, 1; foul goals, Baumbach, 3; referee, McNear. Second Game Union. Tennis Club. Phillips F Linglo (Suavely F Detweiler Keltzer C McNear Kupp G Kieper [Dougherty G Peters Field goals, Phillips, 8; Snavely, 1; Pefltzer, 10; Detweiler, 3; McNear, 4: Peters, 1. Foul goals, Seltzer, 5; Mi- Near, 3. Referee, Baum'bach; scorer, tiarver; timer, Myers. I TROUBLE FOR JOHNSON [Danger of Arrest If He Tries to Enter Mexico FJ P&so. Tex., Feb. 3.—i How Jack ; Johnson, champion heavy-weight pugil sst, will enter Mexico and by what j route he will travel to Juarez for his ! !fight IMbrcli 6 with Jess Wiliard was j unexplained yesterday. It was learned •that Federal officials are prepared to arrest, the pugilist, who is under con viction in Chicago for violation of the Mann act, should lie attempt to pass | through the United States. Promoters of the fight claim that General Villa lias promised protection to Johnson, but j at tliis time no port on 'tihe east coast | is controlled by Villa am! the occupa : tio-n of Mexico City by Cairranza troops would prevent his entering from Cen tral America. CENTRAL PLAYS FRIDAY Williamsport the Attraction at Chest nut Street Hall The Central High school basketball j five will play another home game in i the Chestnut street auditorium Friday j evening with the Williamsport High : school five. This team defeated Central ; •tit. Williamsport on January 15. The | local tossers are working hard for a I victory. The scholastic championship series begins when Central meets Steelton in fciteelton on February 19 and soon after that the local High school fives will meet. Daily practices are being held to prepare for the remaining games of the season. "Ike" MicCord, forward on the Independent team, is coaching the High school five. Defend Checker Title H. M. Yingst will defend his title as checker champion of Dauphin coun ty against A. W. Howard, of Carlisle, champion of the Cum'oerlaud Valley, a series of twenty games having been ar ranged. Half of the series will be played in Whitmover 'b store. Thirteenth and Walnut streets; the other half in Carlisle. DR. KLUGH, Specialist **fcy«lclfin and Surge** Oflleeet 20(1 Walnut St., narrlabtirg. Pa Dfaeaaea of itoripb nad mf bi apodal, private, specific, nervous and chronic (Hieaafß, General office work. Conanl. • atlon free and confidential. Medlclnt furnished. Work guaranteed. Charges moderate. 2«» years' experience. DR. KLI'GH, the well-known Specialist ASK FOR», Lancaster's Favorite Brew RIEKER'S BEER JNO. G. WALL, Agt. Harrisburg, Pa. Frank J. Rieker, Mgr. BOXING MEASURE TO BE INTRODUCED IN SENATE Senator Thompson, of Beaver, Will Sponsor Measure Similar to Perry Bill in House—Modeled After New York Commission Another bill for the creation of a I State boxing commission anil the in i crease of the fight limit from six to ! ten rounds is to be introduced in the j ! Legislature next week. The bill will be sponsored by Senator ; | Thompson, of Beaver," and is said to I have been prepared by the Central j Pennsylvania Boxing Association. It i is similar in its main essentials to the bill introduced in the House this week , by Representative Perry, of Philadel- . P««» The Thompson bill is based on the I New York law. It will permit 10- i t round tights with gloves weighing not ' less than eight ounces. A commission j iof three members is established, to j : serve without compensation, but it can.; employ a secretary at a salary of , i $2,000 a year. Licenses are to be granted only to j j fight promoters owning their own build- 1 ! ings or holding a yearly lease. Pro- I j moters are required to file a bond of I 1 SIO,OOO. They must pay 5 per ceut. ■ i of the gross receipts of any fight to j | the State. The penalty for promoting a "fake" I | fight is fixed at a fine of SSOO and six I months' suspension from privileges for the first offense and permanent suspen sion for the second offense. SACRIFICE PLAY Heine Zimmerman Agrees to Give His Wife Some Alimony New York, Feb. 3. —The "Great iHeinie Zim,'' the Cubs' temperamental third baseman, made the sacrifice play 0!' his career yesterday when papers were signed by Supreme Court Justice John G. Brady in the Bronx granting S2O a week alimony during the off sea son, and S4O a week during the base ball season to Mrs. Hclqii Chazar Zim- ' merman, of 1365 Intervale avenue, the Bronx. Mrs. Zimmerman filed papers in a | suit for separation a week ago. She alleged her husband was cruel and ! abusive, and did not. contribute to her j ■support. In tihe complaint S'he asserted j that he received $7,200 a year for his services as a ball player, and asked for S2OO a month alimony and SSOO eoun- i sel fees. The case'was settled out of court by ] o«borne, Lamb & 'Garvin, attorneys for ! Mrs. Zimmerman, and J. 'Philip Van Kirk, counsel for Zimmerman. Mrs. | Zimmerman was allowed S2OO for coun- ; sel fees and the suit will be discon- j tinned. Awarded Bowling Match When the H. B. McCormick bowlers ! did not turn up for a match last even ing, M rs. H. B. McCormick's team was : awarded three games by default. This team increases its league standing as a ! result. Thespians Win In Extra Period The Thespian five defeated the j Methodist Cluil) tossers on an extra five- j minute period on the Cathedral hall j floor last evening bv the score of 36 \ to 32. Krout and Melville shot the; winning points. The line-up: Methodist. Thespian I Winn P Krout | Rudy F Melville Plickinger C Tittle | Hell G Beck K repps G McCurd.v Field goals, Winn, 3; Rudy, 7: Bell, 1; Krout, 4; Melville, 3: Tittle. 3; Mc- Curd.v, 1. Foul goals, Rudy, 7; Bell, 3; Melville, 4. Referee, the Rev. T. B. Johnson. Scorer, W. Winn. FIVE TEAMS TIED UP 11 World's Record Made in Six-Day Raco 11 at Chicago My Associate/! Press, I Chicago, Feb. 3.—With live teams (tied for leadership IS riders compet ing in the six-dav bicycle race en 'dcavored to maintain their record -breaking pace to-day to establish an other world's record, if possible before , the long grind is ended at 11 o'clock I to-night. , A new world's record was made by • the riders a few minutes after midnight i last night a.lter a series of sprints, in 1-1 hours they had traveled 2,367 miles and S laps, one lap better than j the world's mark ma;« at Madison j Square Garden in New York last year, i Anderson, of the Danish team, won the sprint which placed the leaders ahea 1 . | of the record. lhe "Berlin system of scoring will be used to determine the winner t> i night. The teams that are behind wII drop out of the race an hour before the hnijh. 1 hen tlie teams that are tie I will meet in a one hour lace which i practically will be an hour of -printing, P- R. R. Y. M. C. A LEAGUE j Two Records Smashed in Eagles' Vic tory Over Bi sons The Kagles downed the Bisons in a j 1 . K. R. \. M. ( . A. League match last j evening by 219 , Iroposal to lift the drafting J rule from the International League, the American Association and the Pacitfie Coast League, which mnke up the three class AAA leagues, promises to take up , a large part cf the dub owners' time | while in session. If one class AA league is accorded tlr.s pri\ ilr 'e from the National Com mission tlif others will demand that the National Commission lift the drafting j rule I rom them. This matter, it is said, i will be placed before the American League Club owners. Final action on j the rule will take place at the meeting j of the National Commission this week. Engineers Are Better Bowlers j In a bowling mateh on the I'. R. R. | V. M. C. A. alleys last evening the i division engineer's office team defeated the timekeepers bv 231 pins. The j score: TIM EK Eli PER 'S OF PICK | den kins ... 96 115 130— 341 (irove .... S2 53 78 213 (iormley. ... 102 94 111—'307 Askin .... 123 119 183— 425 Mendcnhall. 209 195 1S1 — 585 TotaU .. 612 576 683—1571 DIVISION ENGINEER'S OFFICE Diffenbach. 12(i 132 110— 268 | Long 83 96 109— 288 Nicholas .. 145 143 133 — 421 Meek 185 125 167 477 Myers .... 175 192 181— 548 Totals .. 714 688 700 —2102 Directum I Is Sold Ity Associated I'rcsi. New York. Fetb. 3.—-Directum I, 1.58, the wcrM's champion pacer, was sold yesterday by dames Butler to M. E. Strugc*. of tiiis city, at a price said to lie not far from $45,000. Directum I will be shipped from Kjrkwood, Del., | to-morrow to Ponghkecosie, N. V., to j. : oin the training stable of Thomas VV. | Murphy, (iraiul Circuit driver, who will ' prepare l.'m for racing and exhibition j purposes the coming season. E::pect Lrndis Decision Saturday Associated Press, •Chieajro, Fob. 3. —Decision in the' i Federal League's"suit against organized b:isd)ull which it is alleged, operates 'in violation of the Sherman anti-trust i law, will be handed down not later than next Saturday. United States Dis j trict Judge Londis. before whom the case was heard, made this aim unce- I ment yesterday. New Cumberland Team Wins New Cumberland, Feb. 3.—Tiie local j bowlers defeated the Nationals here j last night by 4 8 pins. Baker was high j man. Organize Cross River Team | H. M. Durborow, of the old "Sus kies" of the days of '97 and '9B. ha-s j | organized n fast team of 'cross river ! players and is anxious to schedule fast nines in this section. Ilis address is! j West Fairview. NO NIGHT TO HOLD HER AGE Chicago Judges Rule Feminine Voters Must Comply With Law | Chicago, Feb. 3.- —The younger ones! I blushing and the older frowning when | j allied their ages, about 40,000 new I women voters added their names to the j registration lists yesterday. This was I | not a general registration. It wai de-1 signed for voters who did not register j ; la-it November. 1 iie Novenrber registration showed 165.168 women on tiie list si Of that number about 40,000 vote l. Yester- ' day's additions swell the total to 205,- 00(i. The men's registration yesterday was about erpifel to the women's. The masculine total is 330,000. Judge Scully ruled thus on the age i question: " I have to be plain. The women I must tell their ages just as the men j do. The law requires it for identifi- j cation , urposes, if nothing more." | •'And why not?" was iMiss Chris tabel I'ankhurst's comment. "Women! are sharing equal responsibility with men and they should obev»the law." TAKE MARRIAGE DIPLOMA Two Students Elope and Then Tell < Bride's Parents by Wire Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3. —Love did not wait for college diplomas in the case of Miss Stephanie Jaisohn and Warren j:. Hardican. she was a student at the (Mary Lvons school in Swarthmore; he an engineering studenit at Drexe l ! In stitute. They ran off to Elkton, Md„ last Saturday and were married; a telegram received yesterday by the bride's par ents broke the news. Dr. Philip Jaisohn, a native of Japan, father of the bride, accepts the situa tion philosophically. The bridegroom is a son of Charles E. Hard'iean, of •Sevane, Pa. Dr. Jaisohn has a sta tionery business at No. 1517 Chest nut street. His wife is a daughter of Colonel Armstrong, of Washington, a former superintendent of the United States mail service. 1,27® German Jurists Killed Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 3.—Accord ing to official statements given out in Berlin yesterday, 1,279 German jurists have been killed in the present war. This total is made up of 6 professors, 275 .kulges, 2io lawyers, 33 4 assessors and 4z4 barristers. BANK STATEMENT REPORT OF THE CONDITION of the Peoples Bank of Steelton, No. 18 S. Front street, ot Dauphin county, Pennsylvania, at the close of business January 25, 1915: RESOURCES Reserve fund: Cash, specie and notes *14,740 00 Due from approved reserve agents.. . 18,615 25 x „ , $33,355 25 Nickels and cents 196 01 ("hecks and cash items E. 597 32 Due from banks and trust , companies, not reserve,.. 303 50 Securities pledged to secure special deposits 5.000 00 Assets held free, viz: Bills discounted: Upon two or more names.. 10,710 75 Time loans with collateral... 1,770 00 Loans on call with collateral, 73,733 63 Loans on call upon one name, 1,510 00 Loans on call upon two or more names 05,016 88 Loans secured by bond's and mortgages 101,7t6 17 Furniture and lixtures 1,500 00 Overdrafts 11 Total $358,353 62 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $50,000 00 Surplus fund 35,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid 1 4,043 00 Individual depos its subject, to check $141,103 86 Time certificates of deposit 106,829 12 Savings fund de posits 4,174 25 Deposits, U. S. Pos tal savings 1,620 63 Deposits, munici pal 2,166 66 t ertitled checks... 451 4ft Cashier's checks outstanding, ... 1,239 23 Due to banks and trust com panies, etc., not reserve... 1,671 47 Dividends unpaid 54 00 Total $358,353 62 State of Pennsylvania, County of Dauphin, ss: I, W. H. Nell. President of the above named bank, do solemnly swear inai i ,o above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Signed) W. H. NELL, _ , ~ , President Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of February, 1915. (Sl fined) M. it. ALLEMAN. . (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. My commission explros Jan. 21, 1917 Correct—Attest: (Signed) O. (.'. RIS>HOP, l-'REIVK !•:. SMITH, _ it. M. I'REY. _ Directors. GERMANS SUFFER CREAT LOSSES NEAR B3RJIIW, SAYS PETROCRAD REPORT I etrogrnd, Feb. 3. for the Russian arms in the region of War saw and in the Carpathians are re counted in an official Russian state ment issued here to-day. Confirmation is given also to the report that Ger man troops have been sent to the Car pathians to assist their Austrian allies. The text of the communication follows: "The engagements in the region of Mlawa have continued favorable to our troops. On the left bank of the Vistula the battle oil the roads from Bolinios proceeded on February 1 with considerable intensity. A large num ber of heavy and light batteries par ticipated energetically in the engage ment. "The German attack on the morn ing of the second north of Borjimow was repulsed -with great losses for the enemy. A violent combat, was begun south of the village of (ioumine, where we recaptured advanced trenches which we lost January 31. The possession of a small farm still is undecided. "South at' the Pilica near Dounaietz the enemy increased the intensity of his bombardment, continued night and day, but attempts of the enemy's troops to make progress are without success. "In the Carpathians the conflict con tinued January. 31 and February 1. Our fori'#s advanced, lighting along the broad front at Dukla Pass as far as the lower San, having crossed the prin cipal ridge of the mountain range in AMUSEMENTS | AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS ORPHEUW COLONIAL MAJESTIC rSM? MYSTumois osiE I'HKSKTi' wuKiHs All Week—Mats. Daily BR, rr ov« 2MB POUNDS .HKiiSiS. lb TaUta tMk "" 1 ° REIi CROSS MARY nn.l Kveiilns Klndim* WITH ft OTHER BIG ACTS Ttir.r 0<1..-r Rand \.-t. ...... f or p t.ooil AMn Mat., t.lrl In Tnxl ami Tanjto l>am*en Evening;, T VSH of I h»' Storm C ountry Anniversary Week Country Store To=night Kvenlnjf, ..The SnlcMinan SATURDAY ——■■» ———Jlntlnee, Tea* of (lie Storm Country CHESTNUT ST. AUDITORIUM HARRISBURG, PA. John McCormack Regent Theatre The HOME of the PARA MOUNT FAMOUS IRISH TENOR, ASSISTED BY PROGRAM TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW DONALD McBEATH, VIOLINIST WILDFLOWER Wednesday Evaning. Feb. 3, 1915, at 8.15 h > ' • 1 hurailay llveninK Regent I'rnnanta SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Krtd™ 'r/PiTpn! By special arrangement, to meet the unexpectedly large demand for ! satir.ia,. »VT wviV-Vn.'r uira. ti„„ seats at popular prices, the management has arranged to place on sale CHANE \MI.III it « ni■»»*■ irt 200 more seatsat SI.OO each and SJOO others at $1.50 each. Pergonal Appearand- of the Hero of Other reserved seats as previously announced, $1.30 and $2.00 each. n*ii.v—la' TO "i l 'i" P i» w General admission, SI.OO. v. i. ><»,>>. i o ii i . > t , Mail orders accompanied by cash or check sent to C. M. Sigler, :io North I Second street, Harrisburg, will be filled in the order received. / \ ) - Photoplay To-day Delightful Hours of Travel! "The Shanghaied Baby" CHESTNUT ST. AUDITORIUM "*" _ _ _ _ ww HEARST - SELIO WEEKLY OF MAI TI TV'Q PICTURE | IN/AULI I O JOURNEYS I MINA Comedy. I E.vGiiAivD, 4 4 THE LI T E O UTENINT GOVERNOR SPAIN, . . " Fell* II •> ar»+ fi Jir A IN THE FOOTSTBPS OF IV Al'Ol,K<>:\ Feb! IS I IHIOI.AND, a,.; V AT B.lft " ADMISSION 35 CENTS j IT PAYS TO USE STAR I ' INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. "THE WIU 0' THE WISP" /"^l % * To-day's Feature Enacted During a Raging Flood In 5 Acts RUN America's Greatest Photo Drama—Also P&the Daily News AWAY? TRUST COMPANY STATEMENT REPORT OF THIS CONDITION of the Allison Hill Trust Company of Harrlsburg, No. 1301 Market street, of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at the close of business January 25, 1915: RESOURCES Reserve Fund: Cash, specie and _ notes $24,958 20 Due from approv ed reserve agents 22,573 90 ... , , 547,532 10 Nickels and cents .(37 21 Checks and cash items, ... 1,758 51 Securities pledged for bills payable 10,000 00 Commercial paper purchased: Upon one name, $11,053 75 Upon two or more names 184,275 74 . 193.329 19 Loans upon call with col lateral 33,575 00 Time loans with collateral, 71,253 93 Loans, secured by bonds and mortgages fi.OTn 00 Bonds, stocks, etc 33,052 75 Mortgages and judgments of record 197 00 Office building and lot, ... 22*933 38 Other real estate 3!318 1!) Furniture and lixtures, ... 4 2(i'' "9 Overdrafts 56 10 Other assets not included In above 6,516 16 Total $634,505 02 _ , , LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In $125,000 00 Surplus fund 30,000 00 Undivided profits, less ex penses and taxes paid* .. 12,715 22 Individual deposits subject to check (exclusive of trust funds and savings), 00.571 69 lime certificates of deposit {exclusive of trust funds and savings) 21,690 33 Deposits, saving fund (ex clusive of trust funds and savings) 171,480 51 Deposits, municipal 15,000 00 Due to banks, trust com panies. etc., not In re serve 706 f>S Dividends unpaid 83 1)0 Treasurer's and certified checks outstanding 6,".l 56 ™j« payable on demand. . 5,000 00 Bills payable on time, mort gage bonds sold on guar anteed, Jnoo no Other liabilities not in- 1,0 eluded in above 3,005 73 , Total, $634,805 02 Amount of trust funds in . vested $1.8,045 74 Amount of trust funds un invested 80 58 Total trust funds $18,126 32 Mate of Pennsylvania, * County of Dauphin, ss: I, Alfred G. Eden. Treasurer of the above named company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true liVf of my kn P"le«l*e and be (Signed) ALFRED G. EDEN, Subscribed a nd sworn to before me this Ist day of February, 1915 (Signed) JOHN E. GIPPLE. (Notarial Seal) Notary Public. Correct—Attest: (Signed) FRANK J. AI.THOUSE E N. LIS 80, W. M. HOERNER. Directors. — the region of Jasliska and Mezo La borcz, where we took a battery of six cannon, two mortars, a number of rap id-firers and numerous prisoners. An offensive movement undertaken by tho enemy southeast of Uszok il'ass was re pulsed with enormous'losses. "News relative to the transportation of German troop 3 to the Carpathian front finds confirmation in the fact that on February 2 southeast of the Beskid Pass we destroyed a battalion of the 224 th German regiment, a rem nant of which notably battalion and commanders and twenty soldie'rs, were made prisoners." LONDON PAPER SUSTAINS WILSON ON SHIPPING BILL London, Feb. 3. 3.37 A. M.—Raids by German submarines on Rritish coin merce might make a United States merchant marine valuable to Great Britain as a means of supplying food, in the opinion of the -'Daily News," which prints an editorial this morning justifying President Wilson's attitude on the snip purchase bill now before Congress The paper says this "unprecedented TRUST COMPANY STATEMENT REPORT OF THE CONDITION of the Commonwealth Trust Com pany, of H&rrlsburg, No. 222 Market street. or Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at th 4 close of business January 26, 1915- RESOURCES. Reserve fund: Cash, specie and notes $70,391 00 Due from ap proved reserve . agents 57,117 42 Legal securities at par 44.100 00 Nickels and cents 5- Lnecks and cash items, .. Due from Banks and Trust companies not reserve,.. 104 091 is Securities pledged for bills payable ]r . u7 Asscts held free, viz: ' Commercial paper purchas ed: Upon one name,.. $6,416 58 Upon i wo or more names 102,196 52 Loans upon call with coT- 408,613 10 lateral, t 4tj.B 4tj , i v Time loans with collateral', lll'usii Loans secured by bonds and mortgages 7a ~-.i) S1 Bonds, stocks, etc ' 40lVl'l "0 Mortgages and Judgments ' of record •■n , ; o n 0 j Office building and lot. ll ; *,} Other real estate, 81 Ml 4*l Overdrafts' 1 "' 1 " xtureß, ••• 49,'uotj 0:1 Other assets not included iii above 70 L 00 . * ot r 14 Surplus a f t und, PU : d .'. n '. ol Undivided profits, less ex- 450,00 ° 00 penses and taxes paid . tin