THE WEATHER
f FAIR TO-NIOHT
AND TOMORROW
9*WBf4 Repnt Pas* •
SSffFiSR" 0 VOL. 77—NO. 106.
WANTS All INCOME
Limojoo
Maurer. Socialist, Pre
sents Bill Preventing
Any One Getting
More Than That Sum
PROVIDES A TAX
ON SLIDING SCALE
' i
Any Person Whose Income Now Is
S2O,tHM) or More Would Be Re
quired to Pay All Save $ 10,000 to
a State Fund for Unemployed
A bill that would make it impossible
for anybody in Pennsylvania to have
an income in excess of SIO,OOO a year
was introduced in the House of Repre
sentatives this morning by Representa
tive James H. Maurer, of Berks county,
tie only Socialist member of tie House.
The bill provides an income tax on a
graduated scale, beginning at $2,000
a year. A man enjoying that income
must pay one per cent.; $3,000 to
$4,000, three per cent.; $4,000 to
$5,000. five per cent., and so on until
the man having $20,000 a year is pay
ing fifty per eent. income tax.
All persons with incomes over $20,-
000 must pay all of their income in
excess of SIO,OOO to the State. A
heavy penalty is provided for refusal
to pay the tax or for making incorrect
returns.
The proceeds of the tax are to go
toward the keep of the unemployed in
times of industrial depression. The
bill entrusts the Department of Labor
and Industry with the administration
of tihe bill and makes the Auditor Gen
eral levy the tax.
The money goes into a separate fund
known as "The Workingmen's Emer
gency Employment Fund" and it will
be nsed for making necessary improve
ments in sections where large numbers
of men are out of work. The money
•hall be administered on a petition to
the Department of Labor and Industry.
FOR A ILLERSpRG BRIDGE
Beidleman Introduces Bill Carrying
$275,000 to Construct Viaduct
to Span Susquehanna
Tf a bill introduced in the Senate last
night 'by Senator Beudleman, of Harris
burg, becomes a law, the State will con
struct a new bridge across the Susque
hanna river from SPillerSburg, Dauphin
county, to Orow's Landing, IJerry coun
ty, connecting with the State highways
on both sides of the river.
• This is something that the people of
MUlersboTg have been wishing for vears !
to have done. The cost of the* new
bridge is not to exceed $275,000,
which is appropriated in the bill. The
work is to be done under the super
vision of the State Highway Depart
ment, and no part of the appropriation
is available unit! it can be Shown to
the satisfaction of the Auditor General i
that sites for piers above low water
mark, abutments and approaches to the
bridge have been provided without ex
pense to the State.
It would seem from this latter pro
viso that it would be up to the Com
missioners of Dauphin and Perry coun
ty to prepare the way in the event of
the bill passing.
COMMITTEE TO ACT NEXT
TUESDAY OX OPTION BILL
The House Law and Order Commit
tee will act on the county unit local
option bill on next Tuesday, April 13
the committee having decided on that,
as the date when all bills in that com
mittee will be acted upon. That a re- !
port will be made on it immediately I
following that meeting is not at ail l
certain, according to those on the in-)
m side on the Hill.
Governor Brumbaugh, who has di
rected the action on the bill, is said not
to be ready to have it reported. The
committee, which has to this time sus
tained the Governor in his wishes on
this measure will likely await his
pleasure.
CHILD LABOR PASSES HOUSE
Only Six Votes Cast in Opposition to
Measure Brumbaugh Backs
The child labor bill, favored by
Governor Brumbaugh, was passed final
ly in thp House this morning without j
one word of debate. The vote was 179
to 6.
Those who voted in the negative
are: Messrs. Baldwin and Reybuin, of
Delaware; Body, Bothenberger and Sar
ig. of Berks, and Luppert, of Lycoming.
The bill now goes before the Sen
ate.
New Champion Leaves For U. S.
Havana, April ".—Jess Willard left
» Havana to-day for New York where
he is due to arrive Friday. A big
crowd was at the dock to say goodbye '
to the champion.
FAILTO AMEND BRUMBAUGH
COMPENSATION MEASURE
An amendment to the first of the
Wilson workmen's compensation bills
to exclude from the provisions of the
bill employers of five or fewer persons
«as defeated in the House this morning
by a vote of 102 noes and 88 ayes.
The victorv for Governor Brumbaugh,
who is backing the bills, came after a
three-hour debate, which consumed al
most the entire session of the House.
The measure was called at 10.80
o'clock, it being a special order of busi
ness on second rending, and the amend
ment was offered by Mr. Campbell, of
Butler, who discussed not only his
amendment, but the entire measure for
almost an hour, opening a way for a
general discussion of the proposed act.
William H. Wilson, of Philadelphia,
sponsor of the bills, bore the brunt of
the debate against the amendment. He
told of the hearings on the measure,
how the various points brought out by
the objectors to the act were covered
in committee hearing, and he asked
that the bills be advanced to final pass
age without amendment.
The exemptions of the farmer and
the domestic servant came Tn for a
long debate, in which Mr. Maurer, of
Berks, the Socialist member, blamed
the farmer for his not being protected
under the act. The constitutionality of
the act was attacked by Mr. Campbell.
;Benry I. Wilson, of Jefferson, also
spoke in favor of the amendment.
The pre\icus question was demanded
and carried bv a vote of SI to 70 aft
er three hours' discussion and the
House took a roll call on the amend
ment, which was defeated by a vote of
102 to 88, the identical vote by which
the House yesterday morning refused
to amend the Governor's child labor
bill. Messrs. Nissley, Swart/., Wildman
and Young—all of the Dauphin county
delegation—voted in favor of the
amendment.
The compensation measure is in sev
en different bills and the House re
sumed action on them on second read
ing after a recess until 3 o'clock
which was announced at 1.30 o'clock.
FOR NEW STATE BUILDING
Clark Introduces Bill Paving Way for
Structure for Educational Depart
ments in Capitol Park
Senator Clark, of Erie, last night
introduced a bill in the Senate authoriz- :
ing tihe State Board of Education to in- ,
quire into and reiport to the Governor j
upo» the advisability of the erection
in the Capitol Park by the State of a
suitable building for the use of educa
tional departments and interest? of ihe
State, which shall also serve as a
memorial to the founders of the public .
school system and former distinguished j
educators of Pennsvlvania.
The bill authorizes an expenditure by !
the State Board of Education of $5,000
out of its 1915 appropriation to obtain j
preliminary plans and designs which |
are to be submitted to the Governor and j
by him to the next session of the Leg-1
mature.
TO WED HIS BROTHER'S WIDOW
Hanover Man Gets License Here to
Marry His Former Sister-in-Law
Howard C. Besh. of Hanover, a pros
perous farmer, to-day took out a mar
riage license at the Court House here,
to wed Mrs. Eflie Besh, the widow of
his brother. Besh is 28 years "old and
I his bride-to-be is 22. The death of
i the brother and husband occurred two
years and one month ago to-day.
A mnrriage license also was issued
to Alonzo B. Buffington and Boxie Lew
is, both of this citv.
Mil!
PLAHNJG BOARD
Billlntroducedin House
Extends Veto Au
thority to Members
of That Body
BLOW AIMED AT
TICKET SCALPERS
Dunn Measure Makes It Unlawful to
Sell Theatre Tickets Above the
Regular Price and at Any Other
Place Than at the Theatre
To planning commissions in third
class cities in Pennsylvania, which now
act only in an advisory capacity under
the Clark commission form of govern
ment act, are given increased powers,
even to that of vetoing of ordinances
which concern city extension and the
building of public buildings, in a meas
ure introduced in the House this morn
ing by Representative C. L. Alexander,
of Erie.
The measure permits city commis
sions to appropriate money for the ad
ministration of the powers granted to
the planning commissioners under the
act, the appropriation not to exceed
one-half of one mill of tax nor be less
than one-tenth of one mill of tax.
The act would give the planning
commission power to regulate every
nublic improvement, including the plac
ing of terminals and other buildings of
public service corporations operating
in the cities. The power of veto grant
ed to the planning commission may be
COB tinned on Mnth PAGK
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1915—14 PAGES.
'SPITE HOUSE' IS
TARGET OF IE
Nissley Measure Would
Compel the Destruc
tion of Gaudy 'Amer
can Flag' Building
IT PROVIDES FOR
HEAVY DAMAGES
Dauphin County Lawmaker Says His
Plan Is Not Aimed at Any Individ
ual, But Is Intended to Be State
wide In Its Application
The gaudy "Red Cross America®
Flag House" at Old Orchard on the
outskirts of the city will be declared
a private nuisance and will be razed
or its owner will be liable for dam
ages and a $lO-a-day penalty for every
day it remains starading from the time
the neighbors get judgment against the
owner, if a bill presented in the House
of Representatives last night by Mr.
Nissley, of the Second district of
Dauphin county, becomes a law.
Mr. Nissley said his bill is directed
at no particular "spite fence" but at
"spite fenced'' in general. He express
ed surprise when informed that the
widely known and now famous "Bed
Cross" house still is standing in one
of the prettiest residential sections in
the suburbs.
"I have not been out Derry street
lately," said Mr. Nissley, "but it will
be a good thing if that house has to
come down."
The bill provides that a fence or
; any other structure in the nature of
a fence unnecessarily exceeding six
' feet in height, maliciously erected and
| maintained for the purpose of annoy
| ing neighbors, is a private nuisance
and the neighbors may have an actiou
j for damages and recover judgment.
! In the latter event the plaintiff
i shall have the nuisance removed
1 within thirty lays or be liable to a
penalty of $lO for each dav it re
mains after the thirty-day limit. This
penalty, the bill provides, may be re
covered in an action before a justice
of the peace or alderman or other mag
j istrate.
The measure would be State-wide in
j its effeet and all the "spite fences"
j in the State will have to come down
| if it becomes a law.
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EITEL STILL AT HER DOCK
1 German Cruiser's Proposed Dash to
Sea Hasn't As Yet Materialized
By Associated Press,
Newport News, Va., April 7.—"We
are not evon thinking about intern
j ment of the Prinz Eitel Priederich
1 now," declared Customs Collector
j Hamilton to-day, after he had waited
expectantly throughout the night for
i the German cruiser to leave this port.
As the collector spoke he was pre
j paring to again visit the ship on orders
from Washington, although he said
farewell to Commander Thiericheus
and members of his staff last night.
Newport News, Va., April 7.—Short
ly before 3 o'clock the Eitel hoisted a
j line of signal flags and blew her whistle.
! The shrill blast was sounded. Smoke
| was pouring from both of her funnels.
TO PICK STEELE'S SUCCESSOR
Committee of Five Left For West
Last Night
A committee composed of City Sn
; perintendent F. E. Downes, Secretary
D. D. Haminelbaugh, President Harry
A. Boyer, H. M. Bretz and Adam
Houtz, of the Harrisburg school dis
trict, left last night for points in west
and Northwest Pennsylvania, to choose
a Central High school principal, to fill
the vacancy caused bv the death of
Prof. W. S. Steele.
The committee will stop at a num
ber of cities and towns, the itinerary
being arranged by Superintendent
Downes. They will probably return
about Saturday.
BOOK BTORE AWNING BURNED
Slight Blaze at Central Publishing
House Calls Out Firemen
Quite » large crowd collected in the
vicinity of Fourth and 'Market streets
at noon to-day When the awning of the
Central Book Store caught fire.
The Washington and Friendship Fire
Companies were phoned for, but toy the
time t'hey arrived the awning was torn
down and the blaze extinguished. It is
believed the fire was caused by a light
ed cigar or cigarette being thrown
from one of the upper windows.
92,500 Fire in Coleman Residence
By Associated Press.
Philadelphia, April 7. —The Philadel
phia residence of E Dawson Coleman,
of Lebanon, Pa., caught fire early to
day and narrowly escaped destruction.
Flames started in the kitchen and the
prompt work of the firemen saved the
place. The loss is about $2,500.
Uses Carbolic Add for Liniment
Believing that carbolic acid would
prove beneficial for stiffened limbs,
William Van Buskirk, 1005 North
Third street, apiplied some to his arms
and chest, which badly 'burned him. He
was admitted to the Harrisburg hos
pital for treatment.
PLANNING TO DEFEAT THE
PURCHASE OF 527.000 PLOT
Majority of the City Commissioners
Say in Conversation They Will Kill
Taylor Ordinance—Plan to Buy a
Cheaper Site Will Be Proposed
A majority of Harrisburg's five City
Commissioners declared in conversation
to-day that they are opposed to paying
$27,000 for a three-acre tract of land
at Fifth and Emerald streets, proposed
by Park Commissioner M. Harvey Tay
los as a playground site. They said
also that they object to paying $26,000
for that same ground—the latest offer
of the owuers—and declared they will
defeat the pending Taylor ordinance
providing for the expenditure of $27,-
000 for the land unless it be amended
to reduce the cost by more than half
that amount.
Taylor, at the City Commissioners'
meeting yesterday afternoon for the
second time since the measure was in
troduced, had action upon the play
ground ordinance postponed. His rea
son for the postponement, he said, was
the fact that the owners verbally had
agreed to lop off SI,OOO from the orig
inal $27,000 purchase price. The re
duction, he added, was due, possibly, to
an offor made by Joseph L. Shearer,
Jr., who fixed $26,500 as the purchase
price of a plot adjacent to and prac
tically as large as the one at Fifth and
Emerald streets.
One City Commissioner who is op
posed to laying out $26,000 or $27,-
000 for an uptown playground site,
admitted to-day that he now is workiug
on a plan through which the City may
obtain an uptown playground site for
less than $4,000 an acre. The plot
Taylor sought to buy at $27,000, would
have cost almost $9,000 an acre.
If the plan of the Commissioner re-'
ferred to works out he said he will
make an effort to amend the $27,000 |
ordinance net Tuesday so that it carry
an appropriation not to exceed $12,000 !
The ground ic question, the Commis
sioner insisted, is well adapted for
playground purposes and is in close
proximity to the upper end of the city.
Another Commissioner, also oppose 1
to the $27,000 ordinance, has suggest-j
ed the possibility of establishing a!
public playground on the eastern end
of Wildwood Park.
PLANS A "MUNICIPAL FOREST"
City Forester Muehler Wants School
Children to Start It Arbor Day
The School Board placed iu the
I hands of the District Supervisors last
night a plan of City Forester Muehler
to hold a celebration in Wildwood Park
on Arbor Day, April 26, which all of
the school children would attend for
the purpose of planting trees, {n his
letter to the board Mr. Muehler said he
hoped this would be th e start of a
"municipal forest."
The board decided to allow the Tech
High school to hold an open evening
session on May 20. This i.« an annual
custom. AH the shops will be running
and the building will be open to public
inspection.
Fearing the Woman Suffrage Associ
ation panned to hold a political rallv,
j Mr. Houtz moved that the request of
I the association for the use of the Tech-
Inical High school auditorium for April
! 30 be investigated by Secretary 1). D.
Hamnielbaugh. Under the rules of the
board the auditorium cannot be let for
political purposes.
FIND $1,200 IN TIN CAN
Workmen Discover Money While Tear
ing Down an Old Barn
Hagerstown Md., April 7.—While
engaged in tearing down an old barn
[ on the farm of Cnarles E. Virts, of
Weaverton, workmen discovered a tin
1 can containing o -er $1,200 in bank
: notes. It is the supposition that they
were hidden away during the Civil war.
Carefully hidden among the founda
tion stones, the can, rusted and almost
completely destroyed, was found. When
the top was screwed off the slightly dis
colored greenbacks bulged out.
The old barn had been used as a hos
pital during the Civil war and the
money was hidden t)hen, it is believed.
Ten years ago Mi Virts found a large
sum of money while removing linoleum
from the hall in his house.
BARBER CO. LOW BIDDER
ON ASPHALT REPAIR PLANT
Under One Set of Specifications Its Pro
posal Is $7,495, and Under Another
sll,B7s—Four Other Builders Sub
mit Figures to City
Five firms to-day submitted propos
als to Highway Commissioner William
H. Lynch for constructing Harridburg's
municipal asphalt repair plant, which
is to be built on the recently purchased
site at Ninth and Slhanois streets. The
Bartber Asphalt Com-pany, of Buffalo,
N. Y., which until a few years ago op
erated an asphalt plant in this citv,
submitted the low proposal. The firm
to which the contract will be awarded
will not be selected until after tie
Highway Commissioner has conferred
with Citv Engineer Cowden and the
representatives of the competing firms.
This decision consequently will not
be made for two or three days, but it
is entirely probable that the award
will be made by the City Commissioners
at their meeting next Tuesday after
noon. There is a balance of $18,370
in the $25,000 improvement loan fund,
out of which the plant is to be con
structed and equipped.
The Barber Asphalt Company sub
mitted two sets of specifications, the
bid under one set being $7,495 and
that under the second $11,875. The
other bids were as follows: Warren
Brothers Company, Boston, Mass., three
bids (a) $11,450, (b) $10,882, (c)
$13,400. These bids, as is the case
Cnliiwi n Ninth Put.
FRANCE'S CHIEF TO
TO ROUT GERMANS FROM BELGIUM
i■' "Vi * i !
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GENERAL JOFFRE J?
General Joffre. who Is the commander in chief of the French army, Is
reported to he at Furnes, Belgium, where King Albert and the Beltrian General
Staff have their headquarters. While i\n official statement asserts that General
Joffre went to Furnes to decorate Belgian soldiers and officers with the Legion
of Honor, It is believed that the real purpose of his trip Is to command the
allied forces In theii «rcat aggressive campaign to expel the Germans from
Belgium.
GOVERNOR TELLS
If OPTION ISSUE
Addresses Gathering In
Chestnut Street Hall,
Closing the Big Dem
onstration
SENATOR OLIVER
OCCUPIES CHAIR
Dr. Brumbaugh Declares That Question 1
Is Not a Partisan One—Asserts
Williams' Bill Gives People the
Eight to Decide What They Want j
Governor Brumbaugh, who is per- '•
I hap.s more interested in the passage of j
a local option bill than any other man
j in tlw State, was a conspicuous figure
in yesterday's big pro-option demon
j stration here when he spoke at the
I closing meeting in the Chestnut street
auditorium in the evening. He sat
{through the long hearing in the Capitol'
jin the afternoon, when both sides of !
j the question were presented to the
j House Law and Order Committee.
The closing meeting in the ('liestnut
street hall consumed but an hour, but j
;it was perhaps the most impressive |
of the day. Governor Brum- j
jbaugh's speech was easily the feature!
!of the meeting. The chief executive |
i was introduced by United States Sen
ator Oliver, of Pittsburgh, who pre
sided.
j The chief executive was cheered time
! after time. He said:
j "I am a firm believer in the right!
jof the people to rule. This is t'un.la
| mental in the creed of every true Amer
j ican. When this right is denied the
! people, government becomes oppression.
It may even become tyranny. Your
state constitution, like the national con
stitution, is a sacred compact entered
into to facilitate the enactment of the
will of the people into statutory law j
and to fix the bounds bevopd which the j
fixed will of the people may not be'
changed. Through legislative amend-1
ment and addition the will of the poo;
pie is constantly expressed in new |
forms and upon new themes. It is a |
matter of grave concern to determine
just what subjects should be by con
stitutional limitation withdrawn from
legislative modification. With that
situation we need not deal at this time.
"But with the domain of legislative
modification we do have to do. When
by law a situation develops that is
not supported by the major will of a
people that situation can and should
change. We can never deny the peo
ple the right to determine for them
selves who shall serve them and what
law« shall govern them. Administra
tors and legislators who violate this
fundamental principle of American
life "are false to the people and un-
C«(laa«4 on Second Pace.
Berlin Admits Loss of U-29
Berlin, April 7, via Amsterdam and
London, 4.55 P. M.—The German ad
miralty has given out an official state
ment in which the loss of the sub
marine U-29 is accepted.
1 RUSSIAN BATTALION ON
EAST AND 2 FRENCH ONTBE
WEST FRONT OESTROYED
• Berlin, April 7, via London, 3.20
j P- M. —The German general headquar-
I ters to-day gave i>ut the following of
; ficial statement regarding military
: operations:
"in the western theatre of war:
; The village of Drei Uraciiteu which
J was occupied by our troops the day
i before yesterday and which the enemy
lias bombarded with its heaviest artil
| lery and mine throwers was, for this
j reason, again abandoned by us last
I night. An attack iu the Argonne
broke down under the first of our
j chasseurs.
"Northeast of Verdun a French
1 advance approached only as far as our
j outer positions. To the east and south
i east of Verdun a series of attacks
made by the enemy failed with extra
ordinarily heavy losses. In the Com
| bras hills two French battalions were
I destroyed by our fire,
t "At A illy our troops commenced a
I counter attack and threw the enemy
( back into his old position. At Apre-
I mant the enemy had no success. The
( other French attacks at Flirey like
; wise completely failed. Numerous
bo.lies cover the fields before our front
and the number is increasing owing to
the fact that the French threw those
who had fallen in their trenches in
front of our positions.
| "On the western border of the Bois
le Pretre one of our battalions beat
back strong forces of the Thirteenth
French regiment after a bayonet en-
I gageinent. Notwithstanding a heavy
[ snow storm fighting has been going oil
1 since yesterday afternoon at Hart
j mans-Weilerkopf.
| "In the eastern theatre: During an
I advance on Russian territory in the
| direction of Andrejew, 30 kilometres
i southeast of Meuel, our cavalry anni
hilated a Russian battalion. The com
mander, five officers and 360 men were
taken prisoners, while 120 were killed
and 150 seriously injured. Another
| Russian battalion which hurried to the
j rescue was repulsed. We lost six men
; killed.
"Russian attacks to the east and
to the south of Kalwarya as well as
those against our positions at Augus
towo were repulsed. Otherwise noth
ing special occurred on the eastern
front."
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARy
A furious assault on the German po
l sltions between the Meuse and the
Moselle is being made by the French,
In continuation of their new offensive
j movement. The official communication
i from Berlin mentions attack after at
| tack and says these onslaughts were re- 1
| pulsed with "extraordinary heavy" j
losses for the French. On some of these
: battlefields, it is said, the ground is :
1 covered with the bodies of the French.
The official statement from Paris gives
few details of the fighting, althougn it
is claimed that ground was gained in
some instances.
The Berlin statement says the Ger- j
mans abandoned the village of Drei
Grachten which they had captured from
the Belgians, on account of the fire
from heavy artillery to which It was
subjected
No further official information was
given out concerning the campaign in
the east, except a reference in the Ber
lin statement of the fighting along the
East Prussian border. It is said that
the Russians were repulsed In battles
southwest of Memel and near Augus
CoßtiMurd oa Ninth F>(c.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
SERBIA AND
ITALY AGREE
AS TO SPOILS
Entry of Latter Into
European Conflict
May Now Be Consid
ered Imminent
y
SERBS* OUTLET
TO THE ADRIATIC
Italy Not to Oppose Serbia's Occupa-
tion of Territory Giving Latter
Free Access to Sea on Condition
Fortifications Be Eliminated
Paris, April 7. —Italy nml Serbia are
about to conclude nu agreement, tele
graphs the correspondent of "Excel
sior at Rome, upon the following
basis:
Italy will not oppose Serbia's occupa
tion of territory giving her an outlet
to the Adriatic on condition that this
territory be not fortified. As to the
question of Trieste and Istria, this has
not even been discussed, the allies hav
ing recognized the Italian character of
these localities. The present visit of T.
Titteni, the Italian Ambassador in
Paris, to Rome is in connection with
these negotiations.
"If this Italo-Serbia agreement is
signed this week, as is expected," tiie
correspondent of the "Excelsior" snys,
"the entry of Italy into the European
conflict may be considered imminent,"
Bulgaria Playing Audacious Game
Rome, April 6, 10.20 P. M.—Com
menting upou Bulgaria's reply to Ser
bia's protest growing out of the V»-
landovo incident (the attack by Bul
garian irregulars upon Serbian frontier
guards), the "Tribuna" says the clash
must have displeased the triple entente
powers, while reviving the hopes of the
central empires and Turkey. The
newspaper thinks that Bulgaria is ne
gotiating with the allies, while at the
same time maintaining intimate rela
tions with Austria and Germany.
Bulgaria, hoping for a realization of
the provisions of the treaty of San
Stefano, the "Tribuna" declares, "is
: playing a most audacious game, which
may cause all sorts of surprises."
The treaty of San Stefano, to which
the "Tribuna" refers, was signed on
S March 3, 1878, at San Stefano, a small
j port on the Sea of Marmora, west of
Constantinople, and put an end to the
| Russo-Turkisl' war. I'uder its provi
sions. u principality of Bulgaria was to
be created extending from the Danube
to the Aegean; Rumania, Serbia and
Montenegro were recognized as inde
pendent. The provisions of the treaty
were greatly altered, however, by I lie
congress of Berlin, June-July, 187 S.
Some of the territory which Bulgaria
was to obtain under this treaty was
awarded to her as the result of tiie last
Balkan war
100 GERMANS ALMOST TUNNEL
THEMSELVES TO FRKEDOM
London, April A nearly completed
tunnel, throug'b which a hundred Ger
man officers who are prisoners could
have made their escape from the intern
ment camp at Philberds, near Maiden
head, has been discovered by the Brit
ish military authorities, according to
the "Daily Telegraph."
The newspaper asserts that the tun
nel would have been finished in another
twenty-four hours. It was thirty feet
long and had been dug beneat'h a gar
den and under a high wall. The ork
of excavation had been carried on at
nig"ht with the aid of fire shovels.
TURKS REPULSE RUSSIANS
AFTER 18 HOURS' FIGHTING
Constantinople, April 7, by Wireless
lo Berlin and London, 8.19 A. M.—An
official statement issued to-day by the
Turkish War Office says:
"No serious attack was made yester
day by the enemy on the Dardanelles.
The day before two hostile cruisers
bombarded our batteries at the entrance
to the straits but without result. One
of the enemy's cruisers and one torpedo
boat were struck by our shells.
"On the Caucasian front the enemy
attacked our advance guards north of
Ishkan, near the frontier, but was re
pulsed across the froutier. After eight
een hours' hard fighting we occupied
the enemy's villages near Rhosorouod
Parcez, south of Tassakert."
Famous Race Track Hotel Burned
Long Branch, N. J., April 7.—The
Old Monmouth Park Hotel, famous in
the days when horse racing flourished
in this State, burned to-day. The ho
tel was located close to the Monmouth
Park race track where many of the
country's most noted horses ran in
their day.