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FALLS Fill GIH
FLOOD FIRST
DAI ||EIV JOB
George Swartz, of This
City. Hurt in Acci
dent With 3 Others
In Pittsburgh To-day
OUT OF WORK
THREE MONTHS
Structural Iron Worker. Formerly for
Years Employed by Pennsylvania
Steel Company, Has Mishap Imme
diately After Re-Donning Overalls
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Pittsburgh, March 16. —Two men
were seriously injured and two others
narrowly escaped the same fate early
to day in an accident at the new Wil
liam Peun hotel, Sixth and Oliver ave
nues. The injured are:
George SwarW, structural iron work
er, 55 years old, 1514 Berryiiiil street,
Harrisburg, badly crushed front strik
ing beams as he fell from sixth door
level.
Fred Pheiffer, 36, of Chicago, crush
ed in a similar fall.
Four men of a riveting crew, all ex
perienced structural iron workers, were
on a swinging scaffold on the sixth floor
level of the new steel skyscraper hotel.
A load of lumber was being elevated
to the seventh floor level by one of the
cranes when it struck against the swing
ing scaffolding on which the men stood,
upsetting it and hurling the men off.
Two of the men managed to save
themselves by seinag a beam, which
they caught as they fell. Swartz and
Pheiffer, however, fell to a floor level
several stories below, which was board
ed over. They were removed to the
Homeopathic hospital where it was
stated their condition is serious. They,
however, have a chance to recover.
According to the custom of structural
iron workers in the case of workmen
falling, they all stopped work for the
•lay. Seventy-two riveters walked off
the premises after the accident. They
will return to-morrow.
News of the accident i* whieh :
George Swartz was hurt in Pittsburgh,
was first conveyed to has family at
1514 Berrryhill street, this morning
by a reporter for the Star-Independ
ent.
It was stated there that Sw»rtz.
who is a structural iron worker and
for years was employed by the Penn
sylvania Steel Company, had been out
of work since December 15, last, and
had gone to Pittsburgh in quest of em
ployment. In the early mail this morn
ing his wife received a letter frofti
him. written in Pittsburgh yesterday,
in which he stated that he* still was
hunting work. Evidently Swartz got
the work on the hotel job late yester
day and had gone to work only this
motmittg, soon after which the accident
occurred.
At the Berryhill street address lives
Swartz' wife, his son, Charles Swartz,
and the latter's wife. An hour after
the family had been told by a reporter
about the accident, a telegram wae re
ceived by Mr?. Swartz advising her j
that there was no need for immediate
alarm ragarding her husband's condi
tion.
GOING TO HEAR STOIGH
Large Crowds of Harrisburgere Will Be
at Lancaster To-night
Members of the chorus which led tihe
singing at the Stough tabernacle under
the direction of Professor Spconer dur
ing the evangelistic campaign in this
city, together with hundreds of their
friends, will leave for Lancaster at 6 ,
o'clock this evening to visit the Stough !
tabernacle in that city, where thev will
again sing under Professor Spooner's
leadership and hear Dr. Stough preach.
Members of the Lancaster chorus
will meet the visitors at the station
nud eonduct them to the tabernacle, on
l the outskirts of Lancaster. The dele
gates will be in trim for vocal exer
cises after singing numerous hymns dur
ing the trip. They will occupy the
teats in the choir loft ann mioCv the
audience how the Harrisburg campaign
was conducted.
Persons who are going on the excur
sion—expected to number close to two
thousand —will gather at the Pennsyl
vania station at 5.30 o'clock.
U. S. BATTLESHIP DISABLED
Connecticut Breaks Shaft While Ma
neuvering in Guantanamo Bay
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 16.—The battle
ship Connecticut broke one of her
shafts last Sunday while maneuvering
in Guantanamo bay and now is bound
for Philadelphia under her own pomrer.
convoyed by the naval collier Orion.
The hull of the Connecticut is unin
jured and no one was hurt.
Admiral Fletcher reported that the
starboard shaft broke in the stern tube,
slightly damaging the ship's rudder.
The accident is similar to that sus
tained by the Vermont while crossing
the Atlantic in 1913. On that occa
sion the Vermont successfully made
port under her own steam with one pro
peller.
Wilson Proposes Strike Arbitration
By Anociatcd Press.
Washington, March 16.—President
Wilson to-day began preparing a pro
posal of arbitration to settle the East
ern Ohio coal strike. He will communi
cate it to the operators and miners'
leaders in letters, probably to-morrow.
Z\)t lifliiii iiiMiin in Hill iii
THEWEIH
AOS SHOWS
Fine Touring Weather
Takes Crowds to Two
Exhibits Now Run
ning in Harrisburg
FINE MACHINES
INTEREST WOMEN
Mix Fox Trot With Gasoline at the
Kelkor Street Hall and Vaudeville
With Accessories at the Arena—
Money's Worth? Well!
The weather man is conspiring to
make the automobile shows now in
progress in Harrisburg events long to
be remembered in the history of the
industry. More dealers than ever have
entered the spirit of the display this
year ami, with the weather man pro
during the finest touring weather pos
! sible, there are going to be splendid
i results aud plans for bigger aud better
! displays next year, if present indica
| tions mean anything
Crowd are continuing to inspect the
! displays at the tirst annual show of
' the Capital City Motor Dealers' Asso
ciation at Kelker street hall and the
sixth annual show of the Harrisburg
Automobile Dealers' Association at
Arena, Third and Delaware streets.
Managers are more than pleased with
the success of the projects and predict
! a busy season from start to finish.
Mixing entertainment with the se
rious busiuess of the show has taken
hundreds of non-auto owners to the
shows a>nd with the impetus given to
I the business by the fine weather, every
body is satisfied.
The absence of any freak automo
biles is marked at both exhibits. One
can select almost any well known
make aud be sure he is getting a mod
ern steam-line body, perfected me
chanicAl equipment in line with the
most recent gas engine discoveries and
at prices at quite a range. Splendor
is everywhere and body refinements
seem to the uninitiated as the greatest
development of the year.
At Kelker Street Hall
Mixing the one-step with automo
biles at Kelker street hall has proved
one of the best features of the show
and Manager B. B. Johnson, is more
than pleased with the number of ladies
who indulge in a little dancing after
looking over the kind of machines she
would be proud to have take her to
the winter assembly. Appealing to the
women folks is hie piaii of procedure
and he is doing it.
Mr. Johnson characterizes this as
the best show he has ever had anything
to do with in Harrisburg. It is his
climax om perfection. His decorations
are in keeping with the general splen
dor of the exhibit and his appeal to
the women folks has not gone unan
swered. The sixty exhibits have all
Continued on Mnth Pane.
FEW'HARDSCRABBLE' FOLK
HAVE LAWYERS AT HEARING
Residents Will Not Be Required to
Give Up Their Homes Until Dam
ages and Benefits Are Ascertained
and All Claims Satisfied
Only a few of the "Hardscrabble"
residents whose homes are to be razed
through the opening of North Front
Street, from Herr to Calder, have re
tained lawyers to protect their inter
ests in the proceedings begun yester
day to determine the damages they
will be entitled to receive from the
city. When Paul G. Smith, Karl
Steward and James D. Saltsman, view
ers, held their second meeting this
morning, E. E. Beidleman appeared as
counsel to ''Mayor" Harrv J. Berrier
and a few others, while Vf. L. Loeser
appeared for John Yingst. City Solicit
or Seitz appeared for Harrisburg.
By agreement of the attorneys and
the viewers, Friday, March 26," at 10
a. m.. was fixed as the time for the
next hearing. At that time testimony
will be taken with respect to the
values of the properties on both sides
of Kraut street in the " Hard*.'rabble''
section. The property owners them
selves, as well as real estate agents,
will be called to tell the viewers what
are the present market values of the
properties on the west side of the
street and to show how the east side
property values will be increased or
diminished by the improvement.
From that evidence the viewers will
make up their schedule of damages
and benefits, determine what is to be
paid to those who will lose their
homes and what the residents on the
east side of the street should pay. When
that schedule is compiled the property
owners will be given tan days' notice
of the time and place the viewers pro
pose to exhibit it.
Immediately thereafter the schedule
will be filed with the Prothonotary of
the Dauphin county courts, who "will
confirm it temporarily. The report then
wHI lie dormant thirty days before it
can be confirmed absolutely. Should
the property owners take exceptions to
the viewers' findings the matter will
go into the courts and whatever legal
points may be raised by.those taking
exceptions—the court will not consid
er questions of fact—will be argued
by the attorneys.
The exceptions will act as a bar to
the final confirmation of the viewers'
report. However if no exceptions are
filed but appeals be taken, the report
Coatlaued on Mnth Pace.
HARRTSBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1915—12 PAGES.
WORLD'S BIGCEST
WARSHIPFLOATED
Launch ng of Pennsyl
vania Adds Monster
Fighting Machine to
U. S. Navy
SUCCESS MARKS
THE CEREMONY
largest Engine of Naval Warfare
Slides Down Ways While Prayer Is
Offered That She May Be a Mes
senger of Peace
By Associated Press.
Newport News, Vs., March 16.
The new dreadnought Pennsylvania was
successfully launched here this morn- j
ing shortly afte- 10 o'clock. The larg- [
est engine of naval warfare in the
world slid down the ways while a pray- j
er was uttered that she might be a mes- 1
senger of peace rather than a weapon !
of destruction.
Christened by Miss Elizabeth Kolb, 1
of Geruiantown, Pa., as Secretary Dan
iels gave a signal the monster hull slid j
into the James river, and the swell toss
ed the German converted cruiser Prinz i
Eitel Friedrich less than a hundred j
yards away. Commander Thieriehens, j
commander of the sea raider, sat in full
uniform with the official party on the j
platform and mingled with American ■
naval officers throughout the ceremony.
Woman Implores German Commander
A gray-haired woman approached the
German commander as he stoo 1 under '
the towering bow of the Pennsylvania :
and grasped his hand. She was Mrs. M.
F. Thomas, of Beacon, X. Y., a member j
of the Society of Friends.
"Commander," she said, '"I belong
to a society which believes that all per
sons should love others as much as 1
themselves. Do you in Germany love
us as much as you love yourselves!'' j
The captain smiled but did not an
swer as Mrs. Thomas continued.
"Don't you believe that we will soon
have peace? Isn't it time you men i
stopped killing each other!" "
"Madame," replied the German
commander, '' we all believe iu peace
CMtIMH no Mnth Pas*
STATE'S 601UESTS PAY
OWN WAY TO LAUNCHING
Explained To-day How Governor Made
It Possible for Party of 90 to Go to
Newport News Without Costing
Commonwealth More Than $1,700
It was learned this morning that, !
outside of the members of the Legisla- !
tive committee and the State officials, j
those who went jn the trip to see the j
launching of thi big battleship Penn
sylvania at Newport News to-day as
members of the Pennsylvania partv ,
paid their own expenses.
In sending out his invitations to dis- 1
tinguished guests Governor Brumbaugh,;
who has right along assumed an atti- ;
tude of opposition to any plan of mak- I
ing the trip a costly junket at tho j
State's expense, conveyed the hint that |
an acceptance implied an agreement by j
the guest to pay his own expenses, and !
the sixty acceptances meant that the
sixty each paid their SSO, the esti- !
mated cost of the trip.
This meant a saviug on the part of !
the State of about $3,000, and, as there
was a tentative agreement between tho
Governor and the clerks of the Senate j
and House, out of whose contingent i
funds the legislative party's expenses!
will be paid, that the cost should.not!
be more than $1,700, it will be »een
that the sum fixed will about pay the i
expenses of the thirty State officials
and committeemen at SSO per head and i
leave a few hundred over to cover anv i
extras.
Meals and cigars were provided on i
the special train, but it was understood i
that the trip on the ears would be a
"dry one," and only soft drinks'
served.
SONS'SEE WHANGING j
Find Bodies of Father and Mother Who
Committed Suicide With Rope
in the Barn
By Associated Press.
Beading, Pa., March 16.—A well
known farmer and wife, Mr. and t&rs.
Edward Seyfert, each 45 years of age, i
residing near Joanna, this county, com- i
mitted suicide early this morning by
hanging tnemselves in their barn. Two
sons, Jacob, aged 12, and Howard, aged
10 years, made the find upon going to
the barn to feed the stock. As a result
of the tragedy these children have been
orphaned.
The boys arose afcout 5 o'clock and
went to the barn to perform their
chores. Upon entering the bam they
found their parents hanging side by
side. Husband and wife retired last
night in the best of spirits, bidding
the children a pleasant good night.
There is absolutely no known motive
for the double suicide.
110 WARDERS
INSIST OR 100E
FIRE raoiEdion
One Thousand of the
1,421 Voters Sign
Protest Filed With
Commission To-day
HAVE ONLY ONE
ANCIENT MACHINE
Assurance Given That Camp Curtain
Company Will Get the Present Hope
Chemical Engine When the Latter
Company Gets Two New Autos
Asserting they repeatedly have com
plained of a lack of sufficient fire pro
tection in their section of the city and
that the lire apparatus now in use there
is not in proper condition and inade
quate, one thousand of the 1.4 21 quali
fied electors of the Tenth ward this
afternoon sent a petition to tihe City
Cc mmissioners asking that the Camp
Curtin Fire Company be given modern
and up-to-date equipment.
The petition was ordered marked
"received and tiled," but it is under
stood that provision is to be made for
providing the Camp Ourtin company
with better apparatus—this to come
through tiie distribution of the new
auto apparatus for which the Commis
sioners soon will award a contract.
Three tractors—two for steam fire
engines and one for a hook ami ladder
truck —and two combination motor
driven chemical wagons, are to be pur
chased with the balance in the $25,000
loan authorized for new fire equipment.
Fire Commissioner Taylor had
planned to make riyommendations f or
awarding the contracts for this ap
paratus at to-day's meeting. He, how
ever, postponed the matter for one week
at the request of a representative of
the Morton Truck and Tractor Com
pany, of this city, the low b.dder. The
Morton firm, it is said, is to supply the
combiuatio/i wagous, and before the
Part Commissioners select the Arm to
furnish the three tractors the local firm
wants the Commissioners to inspect a
piece of apparatus assembled for a
Lebanon fire company.
Ward Has Only One Hose Wagon
The Lebanon fire company's steamer
is being mounted on the chassis of a
Morton track whiaii is intended to sup
plant the use of a two-wheel tractor.
Tiie Friendship steamer and the Hope
steamer will be equipped with tractors.
The auto combination wagons are to go
to the Washington and Hope companies
anil the third tractor is to be placed on
the Mt. Vernon hook and ladder truck
Through this plan the Hoipe company
no longer will have use for its combi
nation chemical wagon, which is a
modern piece of apparatus and is drawn
by two horses. A City Commissioner
said to-dav the Camp Curtin Company
is to get that wagon. The Camp Curtin
Company, this same Commissioner ad
mitted, at present has an antique hose
and chemical wagon which is drawn by
one horse. That is the only piece of
fire apparatus in the Tenth ward,
despite the fact it is one of the largest
wards of the city and is rapidly grow
ing.
Under a resolution ■adopted by the
Commissioners the Dauphin County
(untlnuril on Xlnth Pnnc.
HALF MILLION IN JEWELS
IN A BATTERED SUITCASE
Gems and Robes Tumble Out on Dock
as New York Customs Officials Ex
amine Baggage of Priest Who Fled
From Mexico City
By Associated Press.
New York, March 16. —A king's
ransom in jewels, blazoned in the royal
eagles of Spain at the time of Charles
V, the most powerful monarch of the
sixteenth century, lies under guard at
the Customs House here awaiting ap
praisal.
The gems set in gold on white and
purple robes and mounted on two gold
en crowns were brought into New York
by a Catholic priest, clad in shabby
clothes, who fled from Mexico City a
month ago, made his way to Vera Cruz,
and saile.l aboard the steamer Monte
video. The Montevideo reached New
York March 6 with this priest and six
other fugitive priests who had been
banished from Mexico by General Obre
gon, Carranza's lieutenant at Mexico
City.
At the depths of the battered suit
case, the gems and robes were tumbled
out upon the dock for inspection by
the customs authorises. They so daz
zled the inspectors that they were hast
ily put back into the suitcase. Under
guard they were taken to a safe de
posit vault where they were locked up
and special watchmen detailed to- guard
them. Rough estimates placed their
value at from $300,000 to $500,000.
This rich prize, it is said, lay in the
cathedral of Mexico City, presumably
for centuries, till it slipped through
Carranza's fingers in the flight from
Mexico of the priest who brought it to
America.
Under the law providing for the ad
mission of antiquities free of duty, it
is possible, it was said at the Customs
House, that the robes and gems would
be admitted without charge.
SOCIETY BELLE TO
■f iUsA
While no date has been set for the marriage of Miss Lolse R. Bisbee to
Mr. Oliver Carley Harriman. the anounoement of which interested society, it
is expected that the wedding may take place In the Easter season. Miss Bisbee
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bisbee, of New York, and Is one of the
;arge coterie of young women of society who entered registered dogs In recent
kennel exhibits. She Is here pictured with one of her favorite Great Dane*
.dr. Harrimau is a SOD of Mr. aud Mrs. Oliver Harriman.
GOSSIP SAYS TREASURER
YOUNG WASN'T INVITED
Persons Who Recall Remarks He Made
About Dr. Brumbaugh in Campaign
Speech Hint at Strained Relations
Between the Twe
There was gossip on Capitol Hill to
day as to why State Treasurer Young
did not accompany Governor Brum
baugh's personally conducted party to
the launching of the battleship Penn
sylvania at Newport News to-day, anil
there were hints dropped that Mr.
Young was not remembered when invi
tations from the Governor to partici
pate in the excursion were handed
around.
Some of those who followed last
fall's campaign for Governor recalled
that in a speech at a Democratic-
Washington party meeting in Chestnut
street hall, in this city, Mr. Young, in
comparing the merits of the two candi
dates for Governor, made remarks
about Dr. Brumbaugh that were not
very complimentary to the latter.
This speccth of Mr. Young's was
placed in possession of Dr. Brumbaugh,
and it is said that the official relations
of the Governor and State Treasurer
have been, to say the least, "strained"
and that because of this the State
Treasurer does not form one of the
launching party at Newport News to
day. Mr. Young is at his home in
Wellsboro, but is expected here this
evening.
Auditor General Powell, who, like
Mr. Young, is a Bull Mooser, formed
one of the Gove-nor's launching party
that left here last night.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The Impression was gained in Wash
ington to-day that the United States
probably would protest to Great Brit
ain and her allies against their plan
to stop trade with Germany, as out
lined in the British order in council
yesterday. The administration has had
no time to consider the official text of
the order but President Wilson indi
cated informally that the measures
contemplated are displeasing to the
United States.
The claim is made by the French
war office that the Germans have suf
fered reverses in two sections of the
western front. The British army is said
to have captured St. Eloi and to have
carried new German positions near the
village. In Champagne progress for
the French at two points is reported.
The German official statement an
nounces the winning of St. Eloi but
Costlaafd an Ninth P>(«.
AIMED AT NON-PARTISAN PL4N
Crow's Bill Introduced To-day Changes
Whole Elections System Here
A bill to wipe out the non-partisan
elections for third class cities in Penn
sylvania was introduced in the Senate
this afternoon by Senator Crow, of Fa
yette county. If this becomes a law it
will change the entire municipal elec
tions plan in Harrisburg, and partisan
primaries for Mayor and Commissioners
will be held this year.
This was one of a number of elec
tion bills introduced by Senator Crow.
Another wipes out the non-partisan ju-
I dicial elections.
BRITISH SINK DRESDEN IN
FIRST NAVAL SURRENDER
OF WAR; CREW CAPTURED
London, March 16.—The Germaj
cruiser Dresden, wbiefr lias beoo* raid
ing British commerce in the Atlantic
and Pacific since lajt August, was sunk
Sunday by British warships oil' the
coast of Chile, the Admiralty an
nounced last night. Tlie Dresden es
caped after the battle of the Falkland*,
and on February 27 sank the British
bark Conway Castle in the South Pa
cific. The Admiralty statement fol
lows:
"On the 14th of March at 9 a. m.
H. M. S. Glasgow, Captain John Luce;
H. M. auxiliary cruiser Orama, Captain
John K. Segrave, and H. M. S. Kent,
Captain John B. Allen, 0. 8., caught
the Dresden near Juan Fernandez Is
land. An action enjued and after live
minutes' fighting the Dresden hauled
down her colors and displayed the White
flag. She was much damaged and set
on fire, and after she had been burning
for some time her magazine exploded
and she sank. The crew were saved,
15 badly wounded. The Germans are
being landfc'l at Valparaiso, There were
no British casualties and no damage to
the ships."
The Dresden was the first warship
to hoist the white flag in the present
war. She was a number of the Ger
man squadron whi< h was defeated by
the British squadron off the Falkland
Islands in December, being the only
one of the five German warships to es
cape. British and Japanese warships
have since searched the South Pacific
for her, but the only indication of her
whereabouts was the report of her sink
ing the Conway Castle on February 27
400 miles off the coast of Chile. She
w£s a sister ship of the famous Em
den, which was sunk off Cocoa Island,
in the Indian ocean, by the Australian
cruiser Sydney after an adventurous
career.
10 of Dresden's Crew Missing 1
Valparaiso, Chile, March 16.—Nine
teen members ot the crew of tho Ger
man cruiser Dresden, suuk off Juan
Fernandez island on Sunday by British
warships, are missing. This was made
known on the arrival here to-day of
the British auxiliary cruiser Omaha,
having on board the survivors from the
Dresden, some of whom were wounded.
BRITISH ORDER SHUTTING
OFF TRADE WITH GERMANY
DISPLEASING TO THE U. S.
Washington, March 16. —President
Wilson to-day declined to discuss with
callers the British order in council shut
ting off trade with Germany because ho
had not had opportunity to go over the
official text, but he indicated broadly
that the unofficial outline of its contents
was very displeasing 'to the United
States government.
Callers asked the. President if there
was precedent in law or history for
Great Britain's action. The President
began to reply and then, evidently re
considering, said he would defer any
expression until officially advised of
the order and until after conferences
with State Department officials.
Discussion among other officials,
however, was taken to indicate that a
protest would be made to Great Britain
and her alliee The burden of proof,
the United States contends, should be
on the belligerent, whereas Great Brit
ain has transferred it to the neutral
Bhipper.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE. ONE CENT.
NEUTRALITY
OF ITALY IS
IN JEOPARDY
Recent Events Now
Presage That Coun
try's Participation in
European Conflict
ITALIAN FLEET
CONCENTRATING
Rome Dispatch Says Large Part of
Navy Is Being Mobilised in South
ern Part of Country, at Point Near
est Dardanelles
Geneva, Via Paris, March 16, 4.50
—A dispatch to the "Tribune"
from its Runit' correspondent says a
large purt of the Italian navy is being
concentrated at Tarauto, at the south
eastern extremity ol' the country and
the point nearest the Dardanelles.
The same paper prints dispatches
from Vienna wihich state that Kmperor
1 rancis Joseph on Saturday received
Archduke .Frederick, who insisted ou
behalf of the general start' in the Car
pathians that Archduke Eugene should
be ordered to abandon the campaign
against Serbia and also withdraw use
less forces on the Rumanian frontier iu
order to reinforce exhausted troops in
the mountains. .The Archduke is re
ported to have cited as an example the
conditions of the Carpathian troops
irom the Dukla and Lupkow districts,
numbering 20.000, who have been light
ing incessantly for six weeks, sleeping
with their rifles in their hands.
Consultation Before Deciding
Ihe interview *of the Kmperor witfh
the Archduke is reported to have ta
ken place in the presence of Minister
of War Krobatiu and General llotzeu
dorf. The monarch, it is said, decided
to summon Archduke Eugene for a con-l
saltation before deciding the questions
presented to him.
The " Tribune's Dedcagate.il corre
spondent telegraphs that Talaut Bey,
the Turkish Minister of War, is having
great difficulty in persuading the Su™
tun to transfer the capital from Con
stantinople to Konieh, in Asia Minor.
A special train is said to be held in
readiness constantly to transport tin
government funds and archives to Kon
ieh if Adrianople is evacuated. Turk
| ish troops arc reported to be concen
trated at Constantinople and along tlia
Dardanelles.
Why Greece Didn't Join Allies
Rome, Via l'aris, March 16, 12.40 A,
M. —The "Gionnle I)'ltalia" publishes
Jan interview with Christalcis Zographos,
! the Greek Foreign Minister, in wbieli
j he is quoted as declaring that his couu
! try did not joia the allies because the
j triple entente powers failed to giv<
, Greece sufficiently concrete guaranteei
: regarding compensation.
GERMANS REPORT SUCCESS
; OVER ENGLISH NEAR YPRE!
| Berlin, March 16, by Wireless to Say
i ville, X. Y. —The German War Ottici
| to-day gave out a report on the progres
I of the fighting, which is dated Marcl
j 16 and reads as follows:
"The Knglish position on the heigh
near St. Kloi, south of Ypres, has beei
| taken by the Germans. Fighting fo
j the possession of this location has bea
i going on since the day before yester
day. On the southern slope of th
- Lorette hills, to the northwest of At
; tus, lighting is going ou for the possei
sion of the crest of a hill.
"In the Champagne district severa
| partial attacks delivered .by Fretic
troops broke down in the face of th
German fire. The French losses wer
heavy. To the north of Beauzjou
German troops took possession of sev
eral French trenches. An eugagemeu
begun yesterday in the Argonne cor
1 tinues to-day. Also in the Vosges ther
are several places where the light iu
i still is going on.
j "On the Orzyc, to the northeast o
' Przasnysz, Russian attacks everywhei
| have been repulsed. v There was an ei
pecially violent engagement for the poi
session of Jednorozek. Two thousan
Russians were taken prisoners. Sout
of the Vistula there is nothing to r<
port.''
British Destroy Turkish Artillery
Paris, March 16, 4.4>u A. M.-
Several batteries of Turkish field ai
tiliery posted above Kumkale at th
entrance to the Dardanelles were dil
covered and destroyed by British wa
ships after a bombardment Sttndaj
says a special dispatch from Athens.
Lost Homes Through Invasion
Stetienne, via Paris, March 1
8.10 A. M.—Six hundred civiliai
whoso homes are in the invaded di
partments of Fraince arrived here ti
day by way of Switzerland.
WALL STREET CLOSINQ
By Associated Prcat.
New York, March 10.—Sped
stocks were further affected by mode
ate liquidation and standard shares mat
but slight recovery from their 1«
i levels. The closing was heavy. Heat
selling of Beading, based on reports
a reduction of the dividend, provoß
some unsettlement of rrices in to-day
market.