THE WEATHER FAIR TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW Detailed Report. Pace • RSSW3S." 0 VOL. 77—NO. 67. PRZEMYSL IS BOMBARDED DY RUSSIANS New Heavy Artillery Erought Into Play and Austrians Are Driven Back. LATTER SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES Berlin Military Expert Says the Rus sians Are Being Pursued in Threa Directions and Describes the Fierce ness of Kecent Battles Geneva, Via Paris, Feb. 20, 4.45 A. M.—A dispatch from Cracow says tho Kuseians haye begun to bombard Przemysl with now heavy artillery and that they have driven the Austrians back aJong the line of Krosno-Jas o- Gorlico. The Austrians are reported to have suffered heavy losses in the past three days at Wysckow, near Bukla Pass. Explains Situation in the East Berlin, Via London, Feb. 20, 10.50 A. M.—Explaining the situation in the east, Major Moraht, military expert of the "Tageblatt," points out that re ports from general headquarters show the pursuit of tho Russians is procee l ing in three directions. The northern most has resulted in the capture of Taurogen but not without lighting along the line from Tilsit to Taurogen. The JJussians, however, soon were forced to retreat again, Major Moraht says, and it .appears that no reinforcements have been sent them from Kovno. He con tinues: "There also has been fighting north west of Grodno, probably against the fortress Garrison sent ahead against the Germans. The situation is just as fa vorable in the district of the Narew river, near Loinza, where the Germans are still contending with apparently fresh Russian troops from the fortress at Lomza. "This whole movement is the result of the Mazurian lake victory. It was well prepared and splendidly carried out to cover the right tlank of the for tified line north of Tarsam." Major Moraht declares the western situation shows daily the hopelessness of the allies' offensive and adds: "Our procedure there stands in a certain degree under the pressure of general conditions. We must, like Gen eral Lee, abandon for the time our bold warfare and restrain ourselves to a Btea«ly holding on." ANOTHER VESSEL STRIKING MINE. SINKS IN WAR ZONE Naskov, Denmark, Feb. 20, Via Lon don, 1.55 P. M.—The Norwegian steamer Bjarko struck a mine at 8 o'clock this morning and sank. Her crew was saved. This is the second dis aster to Norwegian vessels since the German blockade took effect. The Bjarko laden with coal was on her way from Leith to Nakskov. The tank steamer Belridge, the first Norwegian vessel to meet with dis aster in the war zone after the German decree went into" effect was torpedoed yesterday by a submarine near Folke stone ami was beached badly damaged. The Bjarko was a small vessel, 128 feet long and 286 tons gross. LATE WAR NEWS SIMMY In an attempt to force the Darda nelles, tfie gate to Constantinople, French and British warships began a bombardment of the Turkish fortifica tions yesterday, which is being continu ed to-day. An allied fleet has been at the entrance of the Dardanelles for sev eral months and reports from time to time indicated that damage was done to some of the Turkish forts. An'official statement issued in London to-day says that aeroplanes are co-operating with the warships in the attacks, which had "considerable effect." The present movement evidently is the most formidable which has been made in the effort to force a way through the Dardanelles, beyond which lies Constantinople. Another neutral vessel, the second Norwegian steamer to meet disaster in the naval war zone established by Qer- Coatlaucd on Math Pace. * ■- ■ .. ' .'* .*• ■ \ 1 ' ' ' V" "j[SjFjyJ •'' ' ' ' * V " • T • '* si)e mmh ju inn bombard ed the forts of the Dardanelles on Fri day with considerable effect. The bom bardment of t'he Dardanelles was re newed to-day, the announcement added, with sea planes co-operating. The text of the official announce ment issued this afternoon by the Brit ish Admiralty says: "Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock a British fleet of battleships and battle cruisers, accompanied by flotillas and aided by a strong French squadron, the whole under the command of Vice Ad miral Carden, began an attack upon the forts at the entrance of the Darda nelles. Bombardment at Long Range "The forts at Cape Helles and Kum Kale were bombarded with a deliberate, long range fire. Considerable effect was produced on two of the forts. Two others were frequently hit, but being open earthworks, it was difficult to es timate the damage. The forts, being outranged, were unable to reply to our fire. "At 2.45 o'clock in the afternoon a portion of the battleship force was ordered to close in and engage the forts at closer range with their sec ondary armament. "The forts on both sides of the en trance then opened fire and were en gaged at moderate range by the Vengeance, Cornwallis ( Triumph, Suffren and Bouvet, supported by the In flexible ami t(he Agamemon at long range. Forts Arrirently Silenced "The forts on tihe European side were apparently silenced. The fort on Continued on Mn series of ar tillery salutes from the army posts on San Francisco bay and at noon the pro gram called for President Wilson to send an electric spark through the air from Washington to be received on the radio antennae swung on the ex position 's tower of jewels and which caused the doors of the exhibit palaces to open and the machinery in machin ery hall to start. Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior, representing President Wilson; Governor Hiram W. Johnson and C. C. Moore, president of the exposition, were the principal speakers of the day. President Wilson was expected to for ward a message of congratulation to the directors to be read to the crowd. Forty-one foreign nations and 43 States and three Territories of the Continued «a Saveath Pas* iiSr Viewers Are Named by the Court To-day to Assess the Damages and Benefits FIRST MEETING TO BE MARCH 15 Report Must Be Submitted to the Judges by September 27, Next— Same Board to Pass on Other Front Street Property . The destinies of the residents and property owners in the " Hardscrab ble" district—the. river side of Front street between Herr and Calder streets —the damages they are to receive and the benefits that are to be paid to them as a result of the City's plant to wipe out their homes for the opening of Front street, will be determined by a board 01 viewers appointed this morn ing by Judge S. J. M. McO&rrell. The members of the board are Paul G. Smith, James D. Saltsman and Karl Steward. This same board of vie>wors will act in a similar capacity with regard to the land on the river side of Front street, between the south side of Har ris street and the Vouth side of Ma clay. Reports in each case, the Court's order of to-day requires, shall be pre sented to the judges on or before Sep temibor 27, next, the opening day of the September criminal court. The find ings then will be presented to the Grand Jury for consideration. The first meeting of tlhe viewers to Coatlnord on Ninth Pave. "PARROT & CO." NEW SERIAL Another fascinating, mysterious and delightfully interesting serial will begin in the Star-Independent on Monday, "Parrot & C 0.," by Harold MacGrath, author of "The Carpet From Bagdad." The story is a dashing one, a globe-trotting romance, original and absorbing from start to finish. There are many predicaments, exciting thrills and much genuine amusement. The first chapter, "East Is East," will open the tale in Monday'* Star- Independent. Illli AS COM 111 Dark-Skinned Man of Mystery Puts Up Hard Fight Against Two Bluecoats POLICE THINK HE IS INSANE Stranger Wearing Two Pairs of Trous ers Utters Mohammedan War Cry When Resisting Arrest at Third and Walnut His hands extended toward the heavens and uttering the Mohammedan war cry, "Allaih Akbar," a man of swarthy complexion who appears to bo a Turk, created a sensation at Third and Walnut streets at 8 o'clock this morning. His actions so frightened a woman dose to whom he was walking that she appeaJed for protection to Pa trolman C. A. Thompson, on fixed post at the corner. Thg mysterious man resisted the po liceman and put up a stiff fight. A crowd assembled and Patrolman Fehl eisen ran to Thom[«*>n's assistance. To gether the bluecoats suMued the man and called the police patrol. All during the fight the Turk shouted hdg strange Mohammedan war crv in a loud voice. More than a hundred persons were at tracted by the ravings of the man. 'When in the patrol wagon the pris oner attempted to divesrt himself of his clothing, succeeding in tearing off one pair of trousers before the bluecoats halteid him. He was wearing two pairs for warmth. Attempts at police headquarters to find out something aibout the captive proved futile. He, apparently, could not understand what the desk man was saying. All the policemen could cateh of his ramblings in a foreign tongue was the constant repetition of the words "Allah Akbar." This trans lated means "god is great." It was at first bedieved the man had ese-aped from the Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Insane, north of the city, but no patients answering his de | scription is missing there. Efforts to learn his name anid his place of resi dence were futile, as no interpreter could understand him. He was sent to the l>auphin county jail on a "John Doe" committment to "await develop ments." The police believe that some of the man's friends will become anxious about him and make inquiries in his behalf. The police are under the im pression that the man is insane. BOY.B, CALLS FIRE ENGINES; SCARED WHEN THEY COME Brooms Extinguish Small Blaze in Grass, While Apparatus Makes Long Run From Center of City—Gas Causes Fire Scare at Night A very much frightened boy was Theodore Levan, 8 years old, son of William F. Ij»van, of Garfield street, | when he saw the district fire apparatus responding to an alarm he had sent in from box No. 73, Twenty-first and Der ry streets, at 10.30 o'clock this morn ing. He had sent in the alarm at the request of an older person who feared a fire on the short grass in a field at. Twenty-third and Perry streets would reach a row of houses back from Dorry street. The firemen, when they arrived, sev eral companies having made the run all the way from the central business dis trict oif the city, could find no fire near the box but on inquiry they learnetill that a small boy had run ma-dly out Derry street and pulled the hook. Fire Chief Kindler, speeding up his machine, found both the boy and where the firo Continued on \luth Poire. ATHLETE, TIED BY SOPHS, RESCUED BY CLASSMATES "Mike" Palm, Dickinson College Foot ball Star, Comes Here For Class Dinner Despite His Having Been Bound to Hotel Bed By Rivals "Mike" Palm, football hero and leader of the Freshmen class of Dick inson College, Carlisle, banqueted with his classmates in the Metropolitan Hotel here, last night, but only after a sensational escapade in which he elud ed a band of sophomores who, as his captors, had bound him hand and foot to the lege of a bed in a Carlisle hotel in an effort to prevent him attending the social function. On Thursday night eight Sophs or dered Palm from his bed in a donna- Contlnued on Mnth Pn«e. HOLD CLERGY FOR RANSOM Half Million Dollars Demanded of Catholics in Mexico City By Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 20.—A1l the na tive Roman Catholic clergy in Mexico City are being held for half a million dollars ransom, official advices from diplomatists in the Mexican capital re ceived here to-day say, and ihe only priests exempted are those of foreign nationality, who have been ordered to leave the country. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. SAT BOTTLES OR RORD riOVE THE ICED FOR IIW Witnesses Give This as A rgument for License For • Paxtonia Inh, "Dry" For a Year NO RULINGS MADE BY NOON TO-DAY Court at That Time Had Heard Nine of the Eleven Remonstrances— Lenkerville Bottler Withdraws His Application for a Renewal Whiskey, beer and wine bottles and beer cases, strewn for several milea along the Linglestown road outside of Harrisburg were referred to by witness es testifying in liquor license court this morning as indicating to them the necessity for the relicensing of the Paxtonia Inn, a hotel which went "dry" a year ago. Harry F. Eckinger, new owner of the place, is now apply ing for a license. John M. Wix, former proprietor, last year withdrew his ap plication for a license when a remon strance was filed against it. Two of the eleven cases in which remonstrances have been filed remained unheard at noon to-day and the court as yet had given no intimation as to what disposition it will mako of tha 162 license applications which are not Continued on Seventh Pace. LAWYER DIES IN FIRE Arouses Others But Is Then Trapped By Flames and Smoke By Associated Press. Philadelphia, Feb. 20.—One man was suffocated and three others wore injured during a fire that partly de stroyed the home of Dr. Nathan Blum berg here early to-day. The man who lost his life, Louis Silverman, a lawyor, discovered the fire and aroused the other inmates. He then returned to his room and was trapped by flames and smoke. A four-month-old child of Dr. Blum berg was dropped from a window into the arms of a policeman and was uniu-