FRENCH TALKS ON WAD CONDITIONS Military Situation With Associated Press Correspondent AS CONFIDENT AS GENERAL GRANT To Keep Up Fight Same as Commander of Army of Potomac—Pays Trib ute to Valor of Confederate Gen erals Jackson and Lee Frederick Palmer, who is at the front in France for the Associated Press, sends the following dispatch: British Headquarters in France, March 25, Via London, 12.31 P. M.— It was in the drawing room of the house in which be makes his office that Field. Marshal Sir John French, com mander-in-chief of the British expedi tionary forces on the continent, re ceived the correspondence to-day and discussed the military situation before the conversation was over the British commander was answering questions concerning the result of the war said: "Indeed there is no doubt of the outcome. I was never so confident of victory as I am to-day. I am as con fident as General Grant was when he took command of the army of the Po tomac. He kept at it and so shall we." Shows No Signs of Strain On a long table before the British commander were a number of maps and reports. Otherwise the man who directs the operations of the British army in France appeared completely disassoci ated from the details of the different army departments situated in other of fice about the town. It was to the ob served, however, that the heads of these departments report to Field Mar shal French immediately upon a tele phone request. Ijooking younger than his photo graphs make him appear, ready and alert Sir John showed no signs of the strain of the last months as he stood before his open grate fire and talked of his campaign and the war. Explains Retreat From Mons "What were the most important con tributing factors making your retreat from Motrs secure against overwhelm ing odds?" Sir John was a^ed. "The dogged tenacity of our little regular army which contested every toot of the ground as we fell back.'"' was the answer. "Not once did our soldiers lose heart. They understood that we were not defeated, but making a strategic retreat before heavy odds and that all the punishment which they could inflict on the enemy by a cool and stubborn resistance from point to point was no less valuable to the ulti mate object than if they were advanc ing. Their confidence that their turn to take the offensive would come -re mained unshaken. Next in importance was the work of our cavalry in its ag gressiveness and alertness in prevent ing the cavalry of the enemy from get ting around us. Our cavalry established a decided superority over that of the enemy, which was of vital assistance. Most Critical Moment of Campaign 'And what to you was the most crit ical moment of all your eamj«aign in France!" was the next question put to Sir John French . One would not have been surprised if he had said when his reserves were practically exhausted in the battle of Ypres and Armentieres to save the channel ports. -His answer had characteristic promptness and de cisiveness. 'On the retreat from Mons at. Le Cateau. We were in the open coun try in a very dangerous position, and the German ambition for the annihila tion of our little army might have been realized if our cavalry had not been equal to its task of covering the flanks of our steady, disciplined regulars. " Familiar With U. S. Civil War Few Americans probably are as fa miliar with the campaigns of our Civil war as is Sir John. He has made a thorough study of them, and from them he has drawn lessons which he has found helpful in France. He men tioned Stofiewali Jackson. "To me General Jackson wns more like Crom well than any other leader of historv," said the British commander. "A "he roic. martial figure, whose wonderful career came to the happy close a sol dier desires in the hour of victory. I have followed all his marches and bat lies wifch unflagging admiration. He had the religious exaltation of Crom well, his dash and determination, and his ready strategy and the genius of inspiring his troops with his own in dcniinant .elements of success." Lee a Great Commander "But of all your commanders. Rob ert E. Lee, in his patienece, his re source, his poise, his soundness of judg ment nnd his possesion of the qualities of high comnfand in all emergencies, is foremost, in my opinion." "A good deal has been said about the novel conditions whieh trench war fare in this war '.ias developed," was the next thing said bv the correspond ent "Ha 3it changed the qualities re quired of a soldier}" "No," he said. "Human nature remains the same, and it is the man who gives and takes the blows, whatever the nature of his weapons. Courage, discipline and tenacity are still tha domitahle spirit of energy. "And the gunsf It has been repeat edly stated that this has become a war of artiUery." Tribute to Kaiser's Soliders "I think there has'been an inclina tion to exaggerate the importance of artillery," Sir John answered. "No doubt, of the three arms, artillery has increased in relative importance. It may take a dozen shells to get one man and one bullet will get one man. The weapons which decide the day are the rifle and the machine gun, and the in fantry is still the queen of battles." j As a soldier speaking of his enemy, I Sir John French was far from depre cating the fighting qualities of the Ger mans. To the trovps of Emperor Wil liam, he paid a soldier's chivalrous tribute. "But they are no greater than other soldiers, "he said. "I at tribute their valor and their well-disci plined cohesion to the fact that from the cradle they are taught discipline and to worship their Emperor and the fatherland, and that it is their duty to die for the fatherland when their Emperor command*.'' Breaking -Rules of Civilised Warfare '' As to the conduct of the •Germans, is it as bad as represented t" was asked of Sir John. -'Have t>hev con sistently bioken the rules of civilized warfare f" For the first time the British com mander hesitated liefore speaking. Evidently as a soldier he wished to be entirely just to his enemy. "Yes," he replied, "in many in stances their conduct has been bad, very -bad; I know that it has been." This declaration was made with firm conviction. "But it has varied. It has seemed to depend upon the com manders. If a commander approves of outrages, they occur. Yes, in the main, German conduct depends upon the char acter of the German generals.'' "And the French armvf You havo been fighting as its ally for eight months. How does it compare with the Germans V' the correspondent asked. This seemed a happy questiou. To it Sir John replied: Recalls Disaster of 1870 '' The French at the start were la boring under the shadow of their dis astrous defeat in 1870, which might well have led both the French and the world in general to think that the German military machine was heaven-born and irresistible. The French alreadv have learnefl the contrary and the world soon must, if it has not. I need not speak of their splendid generalship or their courage in driving the Germans back from the Marne. They have the elan of Napoleon's time, thanks to the spur of renewed confidence. Man for man they are better than the Germans to day and their army has continually im proved since the war began, while the German army has deteriorated. German Attacks Less Vigorous "We have albundant evidence of the German deterioration on our own front. Their attacks lack the former vigor and spirit. Neuve Chapelle was an im portant victory. It proved that with a strong push we could put the enemy out of a well-fortified position and then hold what we gained. "One of the gratifying things to ue," the British commander-in-chief said in conclusion, "is how well our territorials have done once their period of preparation ended and they had an opportunity. I toelieve they occupy much the same relation to our forces as your National Guard does to yours. They have surpassed our expectations. As for the Canadians, I cannot pay too high a tribute to them." COURT /YOUSfi I'T.ANS FOB 19TB ST. BRIBIiE May Be Presented to County Commis sioners at Meeting To-morrow Plans for the proposed new briit'j intended to replace the present Nine teenth street structure over the Phila delphia & Reading Railroad may be ready to be submitted to the County Commissioners at their meeting to morrow. County Engineer Hershey is working out the plans and will confer with the Commissioners and IF. B. Mus ser, president of the Harrisburg Rail ways Company to-morrow afternoon. Paving Contractor Working Charles P. Walter, who has the con tract to keep the city streets in repair again has resumed work and- to-day was patching North Third street. Only bad weather conditions, he said, will hold up the work now, he said. Will Probated The will of George H. Bover, late of Steelton, was probated this morning al though no letters were issued on the estate. Marriage Licenses Pietro Piccolo, catv. and Lucy Ser venti, New York. Ross E. Hepford and Hilda E. Hass ler. Linglestown. Roy S. Flowers and Jennie R. Blough, Derry township. Building Permits B. F. Hoffman got a building per mit this morning to build an addition to the three-story brick building at 1298 North Sixth street, costing $2,- 000. The H. M. Holstein estate was awarded papers to build an addition to the two and one-half storv frame house at 126 Verbeke street, costing $1,500. ■ May 3 Opens Cleanup The City .Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday will be asked to eon firm the action of the City Bureau of (Health, taken last evening, under which the week of May 3 was decided upon as the annual clean up. Named Supervisor Thomas Cihoop has been appointed by the court as a supervisor of Jeffer son township to succeed John O. ShulU baugh, resigned. POST TO MET MAINE TABLET Veterans' Organization Will Receive To-night .Part of Sunken Battleship A memorial tablet made from armor plate of the Battleship Maine which waß sunk in the harbor of Havana, will be presented to Captain Howard L. Calder Post, No. 31, American Vet erans of Foreign Service, during an entertainment to be held in the Court House this evening. The presentation speech will be made, in behalf of the government, by Congressman Aaron S. Kreider. Sen ator E. E. Beidleman has been invited to make the response. Stereopticon views of the Philip pine Cuba and Porto Rico will lie shovyfi and explained by Edward L>. Wagner, formerly of the United State? Marine Corps. BOY SCOUTS TO OAKRY BODY Troop to Attend Services of Emanuel Buyer The funeral of Emanuel Buyer, aged 14 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Buyer, 639 Woodibine street, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Harrisburg hospital, will be iheld froan the Covenant Presbyterian chureh to-morrow after noon at 2 o'clock. The services will be in charge of t!he Rev. Harvey Klaer, pastor of tfhe church. Interment will 'be made in the East Harrislburg cemetery. The 'Boy Scout troop of the dhiureh will attend the services in a 'body. Pall bearers will be chosen from members of the troop. HARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 25, 1915. GRANGE PUBLISHES ITS PLANS FOR ROAD SYSTEM Presents to Governor Brumbaugh It* Ideas Which Provide for More Con trol of the Highways by the County Authorities John A. >M<c£)p«rren, of Lancaster coutffy, chairman of the legislative com mittee lof the Pennsylvania Staite failed on Governor Brumbaugh yesterday and presented a copy of the plan for a road system adopted by the committee which it desires to have en •cited into a law for the 'building of and maintenance of roads in this Sta;e. The'bill creates u State iHig'nway De partment Commission of three mcm ibers. at salaries of $3,600 each; a su perintendent at $5,000; an engineer at $4,000; four assistant engineers at $2,- 500; one at $2,400: four at $1,800; a chief clerk at $2,400; four clerks and four stenographers at $1,200 each; a statistical clerk at $1,4 00 and a finan cial clerk at SI,BOO, all of whose trav eling expenses shall be paid. The direction of roa«l matters snail be in charge of -a county superintendent of roads who Aall hold conventions of township supervisors a.n<t, gert. $1,200 a year. A county board of road commis sioners is to consist of the county com missioners and the county road super intendent anil they shall make all con tracts for roads and road materials, the entire system to be under the super vision of the State Board. The proposed new law does not apply to Philadelphia, nor does it abridge or constrict the powers now law con ferred upon counties. Governor Brumbaugh has not yet taken up the [ rofpose.! law. (but it is said will soon consider road legisla tion, and will enueavor to have a new road law passed. authMliesj^pbverty Morgan Robertson, Writer of Sea Stories and Inventor, Found Dead Standing in Hotel Room New York, March 2*s.—Morgan Robertson, who was found dead stand ing up in his room in a hotel in At lantic City, last night, had a romatic career as a sailor, author, jeweler and inventor of a submarine periscope. He was one of the most prolific writers of short soi stories America has produced. Running away from his home in Os wego, N. Y., wheu 16 years old, he shipped as a cabin boy and made two voyages around the world, occupying in the next ten years nearly every post On ship board. Returning to America he made his home in New York and became a watchmaker and diamond setter, but after two years in which he said he was "almost constantly broke," he be gan to write his sea stories which have been familiar to all readers of period icals for twenty years. Although he wrote more tha'n two hundred stories which have been published in fourteen volumes, he recently asserted in nn un signed autobiography that he had been reduced to straightened circumstances. Friends were making an attempt to aid him at the time of his death. Developing the idea while writing a story, Mr. Robertson invented in 190 a an improved periscope for submarines, which was purchased by a builder of such craft. His studio in this citv was fitted like a ship's cabin. Mr. Robert son was 54 years old. Among the beat known of his stories are "Sinful Peck," "Finnegau" and "Futility." BOOTLEUUEKS' CLEVER RUSE Smuggle Liquor Into West Virginia Under Guise of Nitroglycerin By Associated Press. Fairmont, W s . Va., March 25.—Rep resenting that their wagon was loaded with nitroglycerin, bootleggers suc ceeded in hauling a load of liquor from Oakland, Md., to Grafton, W. Va., with out being arrested for violating the State's liquor law. Drivers of passing teams stood nearly paralyzed with fcai 1 as the out fit passed with its reckless driver bouncing about on the seat, whipping the horses and with the wheels thunder ing over the rocks. He did not stop until he had arrived at a coal mine near Grafton, where twenty gallons of liquor on board were quickly disposed of. The driver then sold the' team and wagon. ATTEMPTS TO BURN INSTITUTE Firebug Starts Five Blazes in Coxe Memorial School at Freeland By Associated Press. Hazlcton, Pa., March 25.—Saturat ing the floors, steps and many of the books with oil and starting five incipi ent blazes in different parts of the buijding and opening some of the win dows to give the blaze a good draft, a firebug early to-day attempted to burn down the Freeland Mining and Me chanical Institute, a night and day school tv anthracite employes estab lished by the late Kckley B." Coxe, the coal operator. Kntrance was gained by cutting a window. Foot-prints on the floor indi cated that the firebug is an adult. Sev eral fires of supposed incendiary orig in have occurred recently at Freeland. FIRMER MAYOR IS SOLI! HEIR Widow of General George B. McClellan Leaves $103,090 Estate -Newark, N. J., March 25.—The per sonal estate of 'Mrs. Ellen M. XcCiel l&n, widow of George ®. McClellan, a famous general during the Civil war, was valued t $163,09-0 in an inventory filed yesterday with the surrogate here. (Mrs. 'McClellan died several months ago in Europe. George B. Mn)Clelian former iMayot of New York City, now professor* of political economy at Princeton Univer sity, is the sole heir. Woman Finds Large Goose Egg Marietta, March 25.—Mrs.'Mary Warfel, of Lancaster, who has a small flock of geese, found an extra large egg yesterday, which measured two and a half inches in diameter and nearly thirteen inches in circumference. It possessed a double yolk. Dr. Wldder Signed Option Petition When the list of physicians who signed the petition advocating the pass age of tire Brumbaugh local option bill was printed the name of Dr. George H. Widder, 1242 Derry street, was omitted. Dr. Widder was among the first to sign the petition. GIVES DNCLAIIEB FDNDSTO STATE Graham Bill Transfers Deposits. Undisturb ed For Ten Years, to Commonwealth > TOTAL WOULD BE MILLIONS Imposes on Auditor General's Depart ment the Task of Keeping Records and Making Collections—Reports Must Be Made Under Penalty Unknown millions of unclaimed de posits in banks of Pennsylvania will revert to the Commonwealth if a de posit has not been decreased or in creased in ten successive yoars, pro vided a bill introduced in the (House this morning by Representative Gra ham, of Philadelphia, ever becomes a law. There is no limit in the bill setting forth from what date in the past these deposits must be turned in, so that un der the provisions the unclaimed de posits since the establishment of a bank, that have remained inactive for ten successive yoars, may be taken by the Commonwealth. One bank in Phila delphia has built a big building, it is said, on unclaimed deposits. This bank would be liable for all of this money if the bill, in its present form, were to become a law, according to a statement) made by a legislator. The meusuro requires that every storage warehouse or safe deposit vault keeper is required to make a yearly re port to the Auditor General of prop erty of which access has not been had for seven years. All corporations, ex cept building and loan associations, are pfequired to make a report of all divi dends or profits declared and which have not been claimed for three suc cessive yeais and of all jiroperty held for the benefit of any other persons which hns not been demanded or re ceived for seven or more years. The Auditor General is required to keep nn alf lin;betieal index containing reference to such reports and is re quired to furnish a search of such index upon the payment of twentv-tivo cents and ten cents additional"for each item shown. When notified of inactive ac counts, under the bill, ho is required first to notify by mail the person en titled to the money or property so far as possible. The first report is made at the end of seven years and if the account has not been increased, de creased or placed on interest tit (he end of ten years the property automatically reverts to the Commonwealth. If the lawful owner of the property or his legal representatives, upon giv ing satisfactory proof of such owner ship, who did not have actual notice of the escheat, shall appear within ihree years after the property is turned over to the Commonwealth, he shall receive the amount paid, on n warrant from the Auditor General. Penalties for not making reports or for making false re ports are provided in the bill. FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY Insurance Swindlers Convicted of Gi gantic Frauds at Reading Reading, Pa., March 25.—The jury in the ca»e of David W Rothensies, of Delhi, N. Y.; Charles A. Stephens, of Philadelphia, and, Fred 0. Anderson, of Baltimore, charged with a conspiracy whereby investors from all over Eastern Pennsylvania in three local insurance companies lost SB4 0,000 came into court this morning and rendered a ver dict of guilty. The companies re ferred to were'the Corporation Funding and Finance, Reading Mutual Life and Reading Life Insurance Companies. They were started and promoted by the accused and their main offices were in this city. It was alleged that much of t'heir assets were frittered away in dividends which were not earned, ex orbitant salaries, etc. The accused will be sentenced later. Their trial lasted ten days. Before Rothensies left the Court House after giving 'bail while their ap plication for a new trial is penning he was arrested on three warrants issued in Williamsiport charging fraud in the selling of stock here. He entered se curity in *4 ,500 on these charges. No Starvation in Belgium Now London, March 2'5, 3.14 P. M.—Be fore the next harvest 2,50<0,00>0 Bel gians probably will be in the bread line, in the opinion of Kmile Francqui, president of the National R-elief Com mittee, of Brussels. M. Francqui, who arrived in London to-day to confer with the American commission for the relief of Belgium, said that notwith standing the increasing number of de pendent persons, there was now no starvation in Belgium. May Readvertise for Fire Autos Now that the Morton Truck & Trac tor Company has withdrawn its bids for furnishing fire apparatus to thie •city, it was said to-day that Park Com missioner Taylor may decide to read vertise for proposals. The Commission er would not discuss the question to day. It also was said that the Front Drive Motor Car Company, which is to furnish three motor tractors, has been asked for its best price on combination chemical and hose wagons, also. Presidential Primary Discussion By AssocyoAcd Press. Washington, March 25.—Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, said to-day that he differed from the view of Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, that a constitution al amendment would be necessary for a Presidential primary. Senator Owen declared he believed it was within the power of Congress to enact such a law. S. B. Watts to Speak at Newport "The Growth of a Great Modern Utility," will be the subject of a lec ture by Shirley B. Watts, local man ager of the Bell Telephone Company,, before the Men's Business Association at Newport, to-night. Inconsistent '•What on earth is Eliza fretting so aboutf" 1 * * Albout the paper she has to road be fore the Don't Worry Club.''—Balti more American. _ > SPEAKER GALLS ON HOUSE 10 SPEED OP IN IIS WORK Points to May 0 as Probable Adjourn ment Date and Prods Lawmakers to Action—Two Administration Bills Up Next Week ' \ In clearing its calendar this morn ing the Houie was preparing for the final rush of legislation in the present session of the General Assembly. De spite the delay on administration meas ures, because of the desire of Governor Biumbaugh to have public hearings on his bills, leaders said it looks as though this session of the Legislature can come to a close on May 6, the date set in a resolution passed by the House and now in a Senate committee. Sixty-six bills, the largest number so far this session, were reported from committees last evening and passed first reading this morning. All of these bills will be up for final passage next week. Speaker Ambler is economizing on time and was forced this morning to remind the House in no gentle terms that'members should "be on the job." There was some delay in get'ting the routine of the work s'arted immediately after organization to-day. The first roll call showed lack of interest, and there were calls from the floor of tihe House bjt. members who did not even know what they were voting on. "I would remind the House," said Bpeaker Am'bler, "that we are working toward an adjournment on May 6. ana I want to call this to the attention of the members who want to protest a bill. If you are going to object to a bill, get up and ofojeet." The legislative program calls for more work next week than in any week since the session started. Speaker Ambler announced, when adjournment was ta ken at 11.30 this morning, that the House would reconvene on Monday uight at 8 o'clock. This is one hour earlier than usual. Two administration measures will likely be reported from committees next week. One of these is workmen's compensation, which is slated to come out on Tuesday. Following a conference with some manufacturers in Philadelphia to-mor row, Governor Brumbaugh will be ready to have his child labor bills reported and it is likely that this measure will come from committee on Tuesday. These will be the first of the important administration bill.' to be acted upon. IS HELD FORM GRAND JURY Miss Rae Tanzer, Plaintiff in Breach of Promise Suit. Charged With Using Mails to Defraud B.y Associated Press. New York, 'March 25.—IMiss Rae Tanzer, who filed a $50,000 d«ma.gt suit against James W. Osborne, former Assistant District Attorney of New York, for alleged breach of promise to marry, was held to-day for the action of the Grand Jury on t'he charge of using the mails to defraud. United States Commissioner Houghton an nounced that «he would 'hold Miss»Tau. zer following her examination to-day. Tiie same bond of $5,(K10 furnished when the charge was preferred several days ago was ordered. IMiiss Tanzer burst into tears when the Commissioner announced his de cision. l>avid iSlade, her lawyer, at tempted to cheer her. Wihetfoer Miss Tanzer would be a'ble to furnish bond was a question tlier lawyer could not answer at once. It had been reported that iher 'bondsman was unwilling to continue the bond. An intimation that the government would investigate the law firm of Slade & -Slade, attorney for the young woman, was contained in the argument of David Slade. He said he 'ha>d heard that the United States District Attorney's office was investigating Oiis firm and might take action against it because of cer tain features of the case. Commissioner Houghton in his de cision reviewed t'he testimony. Only a Solomon, he said, could thoroughly un derstand the case tout he thought the government h«<l produed sufficient evi dence to warrant ordering the defend ant held. Miss Tanzer's bondsman renewed the bond this afternoon and she was released. TO HURRY NEW HOTEL JOB Reported That Construction Work Will Be Started in Ninety Days A report that the company that pur chasej the old Opera House site at Third and Walnut streets on which to place a new hotel, had been negotiating for the purchase of the properties on Third street adjoining the vacant lot and extending down to Strawberry street, could not be verified to-day. The properties in question belong to heirs of the Burke estate, Harry C. Ross and heirs of the Lee estate. Mr. Ross said he had not been ap proached regarding the sale of his property. It was said that one of the con ditions regarding the sale of the va cant corner cite is that the purchasers must begin the construction of the ho tel within ninety days. None of the hotel men have been here during the week, but their agent is expected next week to begin the preliminaries look ing to the opening of active operations. Governor's Troop Moving The Governor's Troo.;. began moving to-day from its quarters in the Russ ibuilding to the new armory, the former A. M. fi. Zion ehuroh on St arte street, near Fourth. The troop paraphernalia is being moved peaceuneal as quarters are made ready in the converted church ibuilding. The troopers will 'be estab lished in their new Quarters by April 1. Placing 28-Ton Girders at Bubway Pennsylvania Steel Company work men were to-day enfgmged in placing steel girders over the Front street sub way at Mulberry, street. One of the largest self-propelled derricks in the world is being used in this work. The girders weigh 2'B tons. Four are being placed. College Quartet Off to Coast State College. March 25.—The fa mous male quartet of the Pennsylva nia State College yesterday started on its second annual transcontinental tour. Through the courtesy of the Santa Fe railroad, the collegians, with their di rector, €. C. Robinnon, will spend their Faster vacation on the Pacific coast. We color our own landscapes. Ob jects and circumstances take the hues we give them. OSSOWETZ FORTRESS NOW. KEY TO SITUATION ON THE GERMANFRONT.IT IS SAID ' Petrograd, March 25, 11.30 A. M. via London, 1.4-0 P. M.—The fortress of Ossowetz, Where the German bom bardment continues remains to day the key to the situation on the German front, according to the best opinion of Russian observers. Xjerth and south of thia point, in t«he Auguetowo and the Omoleff regions, the Ger mans are developing lively attacks to ' prevents the 'Russians from encircling the Ossowetz fortress or from occupy ing the town of Szczuczyn. This loca tion is behind Ossowetz on the Eust Prussian frontier and its occupation by the Russians would obviously compel the Germans to abandon the seige. Official reports of fighting within ten miles of the East Prussian fron tier, indicates that the Germans at least have not been successful in pre venting the Russian advance in the vi cinity of Omoleff. The Petrograd mili tary .authorities to-day call attention to the retirement of "several German army corps to the westward to meet activities on the part of the alliee. \Heavy snow storms south of the river Dniester have caused a temporary lull in the Russian operations against, right wing of the Austrian army but elsevfhere on the Carpathian front the effect of the fall of Przeniysl has been noted, according to dispatches re ceived in Petragirad, in a rapid Rus-' sian advance toward the Carpathian passes. KARLSRUHE SUNK IN JEST INDIES? Cuttantd From First Pitt officers who have fought an<i fallen in tfae fight. Some of her crew is now at Bremer haven, the naval officer is said to havs told Mr. Boyd. The others are still alive—somewhere. 'Mr. Boyd said he did not want to appear too inquisitive, so did not ask many questions, but he inferred that the men who had not made Bremenhaven were still in the West Indies or had been landed in South America. Mr. Boyd's friend said he had seen and talked members of the Karls ruhe's crew at Bremerhaven and volun teered the information that all who had reached Germany were decorated for valor by order o>f the Emperor. The Karlsruhe struck the reef that proved to be Her burying place, accord-' ing to Mr. 'Bovd's informant, in De cember. For some time her crew tried to tree iher but were unsuccessful. When it seemed certain that she jvould 'be found by warshitps of the enemy and fall into their hands, it was decided, Mr. Boyd said, to destroy her. Crew Placed on Captive Ship Accordingly, the crew were taken off and placed a'board one of the captive ships which the Karlsruhe convoyed. A bomb was then placed in a vital spot on the stranded cruiser and from a dis tance the sailors and officers saw her go dpwn. For some reason, not clear to Mr. Boyd, some of the Karlsruhe's crew were placed ashore at a place not desig nated. The remainder reached Brerner haven safely, Mr. Boyd was told. Mr. Boyd said he had a talk with lieutenant Weddigen, commander of the German submarine U9, in which the German officer told him Germany was preparing "the greatest naval sur prise of the war." Beyond this, he said, Lieutenant Weddigen was non committal. LATE WARNEWS SUMMARY Caatlnßed From Flrit Paigt, Dardanelles, say that the Turks suf fered great losses during the bombard • meat of March 18 u the last general at j tack of the allied fleet. Fortresses un der attack are said to have been re duced in greater part. In Berlin it is ; reported that the allies lost 1,200 men i and 134 guns. The battle in the Carpathians have developed into the most Important phase of the land fighting now in pro gress off either front. Reports from Berlin and Petrograd are incomplete and thus far there are no definite in dications which side is gaining the up per hand in the encounter which may decide the mastery of the Carpathian passes, the gateway to Hungary. Esti mates of the number of Russians freed by the fall of Przetnysl run as high as 180,000 and it is expected that this force will now be sent to the foothills of the Carpathians in western Oalicia, to assist th\ Russian array there. A dispatch from Athens says the Turks are fortifying positions near Adrianople in fear of an attack by Bulgaria. Heavy artillery has been brought in and a new army is being trained by Oerman officers. Fighting in Belgium is becoming ac tive once more and it is suggested in London that the Germans have determ ined on another attempt to break through the allied Hues on this situa tion. Belgian soldiers attempting to press toward the Tser are said to have met with some success. BRITAIN WILL NOT ALLOW U.S.SHIP CABCO INSPECTOR London, March 25, 3 P. M.—The British government has refuted) the re quest of the United tSates that an American consular officer be permit ted to take station at the port of Kirkwall, in Scotland, to report on American cargo ships detained there. The reason for the refusal is that a similar request has been denied others interested in shipping detained in the Orkneys. Washington, March 26. —State De partment officials expressed surprise when informed of the report that the British government had refused' the re quest of this government to station a consul at Kirkwall, Scotland. "You say refused!" asked Counsel lor Lansing, when informed of the re port. "The department has not re ceived any notification of such decis ion." German Charge Not Substantiated Washington, March 2.'s.—The Ger man embassy's second chaise-that dum dum bullets are 'being shipped from the United States to the allies, has not been substantiated by an investigation by army ordinance experts and the State Department has so informed the German ambassador. FINANCE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS i Furnished by H. W, Suavely, Broker Arcade Building, Walnut and Court Street* New York, March 26-. Open. Close Alaska Gold Mines .. . 34% 34^ Amal Copper 62 61^ Amer Beet Sugar .... 43%. 44>/i AjnericanXap 29% 29% do pfd 95 94ft Am Car and Foundry Co 46 46 Am Cotton Oil 46% 47% Am Ice Securities .... 28% 28% Amer Loco 26 26 Amer Smelting ...... 67% 67% American Sugar' ..... 103% 105% Amer Tel and Tel 121% 111% Anaconda 28 28% Atchison 98% 98% Baltimore and Ohio ... 70 'l% Bethlehem Steel 68% 68% Brooklyn R T 88% 87 California Petroleum . . 16Va 16»/S Canadian Pacific 161 161% Central Leather 35% 34% Chesapeake and Ohio . . 44% 44 Chi, Mil and St Paul . . 89 90 . Chino Con Oo.pper .... 37% 3T% Col (Fuel and Iron .... 27% ii'/i Corn Products 1-1% H Distilling Securities . . . 8% 8% Erie 24 25% Erie, Ist pfd 38 38%' 'General Electric Co ... 141% 14-2 Goodrich B,F 38% 37Vi 1 Great Nor pfd 117% 1f1'7% Great Nor Ore subs ... 32% 33% Interboro 'M«t 12% 12% Initerboro Met pfd .... 61% 61% lUihigh Valley 138% 13*8% Louis and Nash 116 l'l6 IMex Petroleum 70% 69% I.Missouri Pae 11% H% National 'Lead 58% 57% New York Cen 86 85 N Y, N H ami H 55 5'6% Norfolk and 'West .... 103 102% Northern Pacific ..... 105 10'6*% Pennsylvania R. R 106% 10-6% People's Gas *nd Coke . 122 12'2% Pittsburgh Coal ...... 20% 20% Press Steel Car 30% 30 Ray Con. Copper ... 1&% IS% Reading 14 5% 146 Repub. Iron and Steel .. 21 21%! ni'o pfd 77% "7% Southern Pacific 85% 56%/ Southern By 16% 16' A' do pfd 50% 50% Tennessee (.topper 30 30 Texas Company 133% 134%! Union Pacific ....... 124% 125 TJ. 8. Rubber 63% 64 U. S. Steel 48% 48'/J do pfd 105% 106 Utah Copper 55% 55% Vir.-Carolina Chem .. . 20'/, 20 Western Maryland .... 22% 22% W. U. Telegraph 6 4 64 % Westinghouse Mfg .... "2% 72 Chicago Grain Market Closing By Axsociatcd Prcsn. Chicago, March 25. —Close: Wheat —May, 153; July. 121%. Corn —March, 73%; July, c 4%. Oats—May, 58%; July, 54%. Pork —Mav, 17,37; July, 17.82. Lard—(May, 10.22; July, 10.50. , Ribs—May, 9.97; July, 10.30. CmfOLHILL Endorses Child Labor Dr/ Edward P. Cheynev, of Philadel phia, who has made a study of the question of child labor, has ad dressed a letter to Governor Brum baugh endorsing his bill now before the House, and expressing the Ifope that the Governor will hold to his high position with regard both to the child labor and employers' liability legisla tion. Pardons Sent Out The pardons recommended by the Board of Pardons at its last meeting have been approved by the Governor and last night were sent to the men who will be release!. The New Assistant Attorney General Brown announces the appointment of Joseph Kuu, of Philadelphia, as third assistant Depu ty Attorney General to succeed Morris Wol, resigned. The new deputy is a young man regarded as one ot' the brightest attorneys in Philadelphia. Mr. Gaither In Pittsburgh Public Service Commissioner Gaith er left for Pittsburgh last night on business connected with the Commis sion. No Staff Yet Governor Brumbaugh has not yet selected his personal military staff, but will take the matter up as soon as the press of legislative business eases up. It is said that two of the. members have been selected, but- their names are not made public. 8. L. EnswiUer Convalescing S. Lee Knswiller, metallic furniture mechanic at the Capital, who was se riously ill at his home in Marietta, is much improved and will soon be able to be about. Visiting State Institutions Easton, Punxsutawney, Krie, Clear field and Allentown will be visited by sub-committees of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees this week to look over the various State institutions that are asking appropri ations. Will Attend Banquet A number of Senators and Repre sentatives will be guests at the anni versary banquet of Robert Burns locige of Masons on Monday night. The Senate will hold an afternoon session to enable the Senators to attend at the invitation of Secretary W. Harry 'Ba ker, who is Past Master of Robert Burns Lodge. Governor Hopeful Governor Brumbaugh said to-day that he had every reason to expect the suppert of the Republican Senators in the passage of the child's labor and workmen's compensation bills after they are passed by tbe House, and is confident the measures will go through. Referee For Johnson-WUlard Fight By Associated Prt»a. Havana, March 25.—Selection of a referee for the fight between Johnson and Willard was brought up to-day. To each pugilist was submitted 14 names from whiwh it is expected the referee will be chosen. The list includes Char ley Billy Roche and Sam Aus tin, New York; Jack Welsh, San Fran cisco; Billy Rocap, Philadelphia; Ed. Cochrane, Kansas City, and Otto iFlo to, Denver. LAWYERS' PAPER BOOKB Printed at this office in best style, at lowest prices and on short notice. 9
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