THE WEATHH FAIS TO-NIOHT ' AND TO-MORROW 0 Wlhl Rtpart Flo Bmmi'Hitn VAT' nrr. 4. i«r«. V VJ LJ SETS HOUSE AFIRE AS 7 ARE ASLEEP Fiend Puts Blazing Oil- Soaked Material In Two Exits of a Steel ton Dwelling GLARE AROUSES WOMAN IN BED She Calls Her Husband in Time For Him to Extinguish Flames Before They Out Off Avenues of Escape— State Authorities Are Investigating An attempt to burn down a house in which seven persons were sleeping at 438 Main street, Steelton, was discov ered at £.30 o'clock this morning, when Tasohko Dundoff, one of the imperiled persons, woke up and saw fire at his kitchen door. The Haines had been started on the outside and had eaten through the door when Dundoff discov ered them. Just before the blaze in hhe kitchen was discovered Mrs. Dundoff was awak ened by a bright glare from the rear \ard. Going to her bedroom window, she saw a pile of old lumber blazing fiercely. She called her husband, who <iuickly donned some clothing and start ed down to the kitcnen. When he entered that room it was tilled with smoke and tlames were lick ing at the door jambs. He jerked the door open and was almost felled by an other dooi which had been placed against the inner door on the outside and which fell in with the opening of tile first door. B\ using several buck ets of water Dundoff conquered the tlames. An investigation was then made, which showed that just outside a door opening from a rear porch to the din ing room, as well as just outside the kitchen door, tolie'e had been piled large quantities of matches and some tallow candles, together with shavings and old rags, the whole mass having beeu saturated with large quantities of coal oil and then set ablaze. The reason the blaze did not make more rapid headway probably was be cause the dwelling, which is occupied and owned by the Dundoffs, is a brick structure. It originally was built by the late George A. i.annum, of Middle town, about 35 years ago. A large number of broken quart bot tles, some containing small quantities of coal oil, were found on the premises about 6 o'clock this morning by Fire Chief Shupp. who made an investiga tion. The pile of old lumber in the rear yard also had been saturated with oil and set afire. It was that blaze which awakened Mrs. Dundoff. The occupants of the house are Mr. and Mrs. Dundoff, their two children, two men clerks in the employ of Dun doff and a woman servant. The State Fire Marshal's office has been informed of the circumstances of the blaze. JACKSON THIRD ARBITRATOR State Labor Commissioner Accepted As Adjuster in Wilkes-Barre Trouble Wilkes-Barre, April B.—The feder al and Stale mediators early to-day succeeded in inducing the striking street railway men and General Man ager Wright of the Wilkes-Barre Bail way Company to accept John Price Jackson, State Commissioner of Labor, as the third arbitrator. It is expect ed that the directors of the company will ratify the action and that cars will be running by noon. The men went on strike last Thurs day demanding that their wages be increased to 28 cents an hour. They had been receiving 24 cents and the compamv offered them 26 cents. Trol ley traffic in Wilkes Barre and throughout Wyoming Valley has been completely tied up since the strike was called. REGULATION OF JITNEY BUSES Safety First Federation Considering Plan Intended to Be Nation Wide New York, April B.—A plan intend ed to be national in scope for the reg ulation of "jitney" buses, was pre pared for consideration at a meeting of the executive committee of the Safety First Federation of America here to-day. The committee had receiv ed a letter from Harry P. Coffin, chair main of the Portland, Ore., Public Safety Commission, saying that traffic accidents have increased there since the "jitney" buses were put in opera tion. Other subjects for deliberation were safety in buildings, in public places and aboard ships, including plans for a national lire prevention campaign. CLARK'S FERRY BRIDGE IS LIKELY 10 REMAIN IN USE Christian W. Lynch, of This City, De clines, However, to Bay What He Intends to Do With the 2,088-foot Structure He Snapped Up at £1,500 The suggestion that a number of Har risburg financiers are interested iu the wooden bridge spanning the Susquohan na river at Clark's Ferry, which yester day was sold as the property of the old Pennsylvania Canal Company to Christian \V. Lynch, of Harrisburg, for $4,500, was contained in gossip in this citv this morning. Mr, Lynch, the purohaaer, declined to say what he proposes to do with the bridge, preferring, he said, to make no statement at this time. The bridge probably is the longest frame covered viaduct in this section, meas uring 2,088 feet. It is ir. good repair and belief was expressed by close friends of the purchaser that the bridge will be maintained and operated. The toll charges collected from the users of this bridge, it is said, cannot be con sidered to be trifling. An acre of ground leading up to the bridge on the Dauphin county side and sometimes referred to as the Wiconisco division of the ola canal, also was bought by Mr. Lynch, This ground contains a small frame dwelling. The purchase price for this property was SI,OOO. Years ago an unsuccessful effort was made by the then District, Attorney of Dauphin county to have the Clark's Ferry bridge taken over by the county and made a fre.» bridge. That was nev er accomplish-d because of the euorni ous cost that, it was estimated, would have been entailed. The last of the old canal company's property was sold yesterday, and that practically wound up that concern's af fairs. PRESIDENT SWIMS FOR LIFE Costa Rica's Ruler Has Narrow Escape From Drowning When Yacht Is Wrecked in Gale By Associated Press. San Jose, Costa Rica, April 8. —Al- fredo Gonzales, President of Costa Rica, "had a narrow escape from drowning when the Presidental vaoht was wreck ed in the Caribbean three dayd ago. He an<l the members of his ;>arty had to swim ashore through a heavy surf to save their lives. The President, accompanied by the members of his cabinet, a group of. government officials and several <Jon> grcmen, wept on the government yaciit to the Talamanca region, on the Atlantic coast. On their way back to Port Limon a heavy norther struck the yacht and she was driven ashore on the rocks. The passengers and crew had to take to the water. Tliev were all suc ! cessful iu getting safely to dry land, | but found the point where they made ' shore to be absolutely isolated. It took the shipwrecked party two days, during winch time they were without food or shelter, to walk to the nearest point on the railroad from which they could get back to the capital. They came in to San Jose to-day. The recital of the dangers to wTiich ' resident Gonzales was subjected made a ' deep impression on his countrymen, and 'he was given a rousing reception as he drove through t'he streets of Che city. | FORGER'S BOND DOESN'T COME Mercer and Leßrun Sent Back to Jail to Await Sentences / I | Fred Letßrun, who. with «H. R. Mer- j ; cer. both New York crooks, is awaiting sentence ou several forgery charges in | Harrisburg, was disgusted and disap- j pointed this morning When it was an-1 j nounced that final disposition of the ' J cases again would be postponed. On j ; t'he way back to jail, while leaving the > j court room i n the custody of Sheriff 1 I Wells, Leßrun shook his bald head and , ! mumbled something in the French lan- I guage. His countenance bore evidence' of his apparent anger, but he quickly i assumed his usual silent attitude wlien j spoken to by the Sheriff. The cases were continued to-day be cause \\ .iliam J. Fallon, Assistant Dis trict Attorney of West Chester county, New York, did not appear to press his request to have Mercer released on a $2,500 bond. He wants Mercer to aid in an investigation that is being car ried on by the New York authorities. The woman whom "Mercer at the time of bis trial declared has been "hounding him," for years, was to have furnished the required bond, it is said, but she did not appear. Judge Kunkel t'his morning let it be known that there will be no further de lay in the cases and that both men" will be sentenced on April 19 if the bond is not forthcoming by that time. COPPERS ARE DIVIDED Still a Few Wearing Winter Overcoats on Daylight Trick There aie still a few insurgents among the police who refuse to bow to the will of the majority and doff win ter overcoats in favor of the regulation spring frock, but by tomorrow the sun will have them change their minds, is the belief of Sergeant Drabenstadt, in charge of the daylight force. At roll call yesterday morning one of the policemen moved that overcoats be taken off and this motion was car ried by a big majority. The few who voted in the negative did not discard their overcoats, however, and to-day they were still wearing them, despite the fact that the temperature went far up the Fahrenheit scale. Myrtle and Sweet Pea Neck and Neck The bills providing respectively that the myrtle and sweet pea be designat ed as the State flower were advanced, almost side by side, to third reading in the House of Representatives this week. The House next week will be called on to choose between them. The bill proposing the wild honeysuckle is not yet out of committee. r- Jwkpetiktit HARRISBURG, PA:, THI-HfSDAY EVENING. APRIL 8, 1915—12 PAGES. WANTS GARBLING Kins 10 USE REPA RING ROADS Senator Catlin's Bill Would Legalize Oper ation of Betting Ma chines at the Tracks 5 PERCENT FOR THE HIGHWAYS Measure Creates a State Racing Com mission of Five Members to Regu late Running and Harness Events —McNichol Election Law Passes A bill creating a State racing com mission to regulate running and har ness racing and providing for bettiug 011 Paris Mutual machines was intro duced in the Senate to-day by Senator Catlin, of Luzerne county. The bill creates a commission of five persons, three of whom shall be breeders of horse and no two of whom shall be members of the same racing association. They are to be appointed by the Governor for terms of four years. The commission shall have pow er to make all rules and regulations for racing between April 1 and De cember 1. Racing associations may conduct meetings for at least forty" days. The proposed act will not apply to State or county fairs which con duct racing not more than six days a vear. Handbook making within the racing grounds is prohibited and all forms of betting on the part of jockeys and others conducting the races is prohib- I ited. No Paris Mutual machines are to be allowed on the grounds except in the betting shed or betting ring. Five per cent, of the gross receipts of the machines are to be given to the coun ty treasurer for the uses of hospitals and other ol|»ritable institutions in the countv the race meet is held and fivo percent, is to go for improv ing the Ift tlte county where the meets are held. Another Election Bill Passes The action of the Senate Commit tee on Elections yesterday in ordering the bill repealing the non-partisan 1 election law in second class cities and for the election of State judges to be reported negatively was a trifle pre ; mature. As a matter of fact the bill I at the time was not in possession of the committee, but was on the third reading calendar of the House, not Continued on .Seventh Page. MUST GIVE BOND FUR DAM Power Company to Post SIO,OOO to Protect Farmer From Loss Before the York Haven Water & j Power Company again attempts to build a dam in the Susquehanna river, below Middletown, extending from the Dau phin county shore to tlve head of Duf fy's three-mile island, so as to divert the waters of the stream to its power plant on the York county shore, it must file a SIO,OOO bond in court, as a guar antee to John B. Reider, a Londonder ry township farmer, that he will be paid whatever damages may result to his farm land through changing the river's course. Judge McCarrell so de cided in an opinion filed at noon to-day. The eastern river channel now skirts Reider's land and a court jury that awarded Reider damages agreed with the farmer, that the river, even during the long drouths, furnishes enough dampness to make irrigation on the farm unnecessary. The power company once before con structed a dam in the river, such as it now proposes to build, and, it is al leged,, that left the east channel prac tically dry in summer time. Because of that Reider said he lost heavily, due to poor crops. A jury awarded" $3,700 damages to him. Reider also obtained a court order compelling the company to remove that dam. The power company more than a year ago filed a $3,000 bond as a guar antee that Beider will be paid, all dam ages to be sustained through the build ing of the second dam but Judge Me- Carreli now calls for a SIO,OOO bond. SPRING WEATHER HERE Shad Flies By the Hundreds Herald Change in Season There is little cause to complain about the brand of weather being band ed out these days. The days are cloud less, the temperature about sixty and the nights cool and pleasant, the mer cury being some degrees above freezing point. Shad flies wer e added by the hun dreds to the already great" throng of early spring arrivals. There will be little change in the weather for to morrow and the minimum temperature for to night is fixed by the local fore caster at 36 degrees. Taft to Addresa House, April 15 Former President Taft, who will lecture in this city for the Harrisburg Academy next Thursday evening, will talk to the members of the General Assembly in the hall of the House of Representatives on the afternoou of that day at 4 o'clock. Tljis was an nounced in the House this morning by Speaker Ambler. » > SUFFRAGE DELEGATES IN CONFERENCE HERE TO-DAY Speakers at Opening Session in Board of Trade Hall Tell of Methods of Raising Funds for Carrying on Campaign Speakers at the opening session this morning of the Woman Suffrage Party conference at the Board of Trade hall told of various methods for raising funds to aid in the suffrage campaign. They were Mrs. Walter Newkirk, of Delaware county, on dances; Miss Cath erine Holmes Potter, of Tioga county, on cards and church socials; Mrs. R. E. Umbel, of Fayette county, and Mrs. John D. Davenport, of Wilkes-Rarre. To-night a reception will be ten dered to the delegates at State Head quarters, when an opportunity will be given them to meet Miss Maud Young er, of California. Miss Younger will give the Pennsylvania suffragists some ideas concerning special work on elec tion day, gathered from her experiences as a campaigner in the Western States. Mrs. Laura Gregg Cannon, who will also speak, will discuss "The Relation of Woman Suffrage to the Labor Move ment." To-inorrow night, the county dele gates will be taken to the Regent The atre to see the suffrage photo play, "Your Girl and Mine." An effort will also be made to show them the motion pictures that were ma le ol' the cast ing of the Women's Liberty Bell at Troy, N. Y., last week, provided the reels arrive here in time. Every phase of the campaign, from street meetings to "getting out the vote" on election day, will be gone over by the county representatives of the big State-wide organization, whicfi has local organizations reaching into the smallest precincts of each county. The discussion will occupy the morning and afternoon sessions to-morrow. NINE KILLED AS TRAWLER IS BLOWN UP IN NORTH SEA London, April 8, 6.20 P. M. —The Grimsby trawler Zarina was blown up in the North sea to-day. It is feared that the nine men on the trawler were either killed by the explosion or drowned. It is unknown whether the Zarina was destroyed by a mine or a submarine. Sultan Calls Out All Available Men London, April 8, 3.35 P. M.—An irade promulgated to-day by the Sul tan of Turkey authorizes the ministry of war to call out all men capable of bearing arms, but who heretofore were not liable for service, inclusive of the ages of 19 and 20 for tho defense of the Turkish coast and frontiers and the maintenance of order. The ministry also is given power to enroll for mili tary service all immigrants for the du ration of mobilization. Celebrating King Albert's Birth Ijondon, April 8, 12.56 P. M.—The allies are celebrating to-day the anni versary of King Albert's birth. This day also marks the seventh anniver sary of Mr. Asquith's premiership. Within a few weeks Mr. Asquith's term of office will have exceeded that of Ijord Salisbury, giving him the record for continuous incumbency since tho re form act was adopted. 840 British Were Killed London, Af*il 8, 4.1'5 P. M.—The big list of casualties of the rank and file of the British army issued yester day of the recent fighting at Neuve Ohapelle was increased to-day by the giving out of another list which con tains the names of I,lo'B men. Of these 346 were killed and the remainder wounded. CARRANZA FORCES ROUTED Retreat in Disorder From Lampajsos Toward Nuevo Laredo—Villa to Attack Latter Place Soon By Aaaociated Prest. Washington, April B.—Advices to the Villa agency here said Oarranza forces under General Ferrera had been routed at Lampazos and retreated in disorder toward Nuevo Laredo. 'Many officers and men are crossing to the American side. Villa troops, the mes sage said, would attack Nuevo Laredo within a week after repairing the rail roads. Decisive Blow Against Carranza El Paso, Tex., April B.—(By the de feat of General Obregon's army in the last two days in Central Mexico, offi cials of the Villa faction declared to day at Juarez that a decisive blow has been struck at the Carranza cause. Re ports to the Villa headquarters said Obregon's force was retreating south ward from a point midway 'between Queretaro and Irapuato. Villa person ally is dire;ung tihe pursuit. Each side has 20,000 to 2'5,000 men. Thousands Reported Starving San Antonio, Tex., Ajparil B.—Tem porary relief is 'being given at Monterey under direction of General Villa to 7,- 000 families, or more than 20,000 per sons, according to a dispatch from Monterey, received last night. Relief is being given in a systematic manner, according to the message, Sec retary of State Valle, of Neuvo Leon, being in charge of the 'bureau, using a card system introduced by Philip C. Hanna, American consul general for the Southern district of Mexico. De spite the efforts being imade to feed the destitute, thousands are reported starving. McColgln Speaks in Tork E. L. McColgin, secretary to the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce, spoke at a noon-day luncheon of the York Chamber of Commerce at York to-day. HE GETS 1113 AS MTYOII HEADS OFHENSANDRATS York Man Is Arrested On Charge of Per jury In Alleged Plan to Cheat State PASSES NIGHT IN JAIL HERE Taken This Morning to Lebanon to Face Accusation That He Fooled a Justice of the Peace by Represent ing He Had Killed Weasels One of the worst offenders against the Stato in fraudulently obtaining large amounts of the money paid out as bounties for the killing of uoxious ani mals and predatory binls, according to Game Commissioner Kalbfus, is a man arrested in York last evening and who spent last night in the Harrisburg jail. The prisoner was taken this morning to Lebanon, where the alleged offenses were committed. | The prisoner is William Stock, of York, and he was arrested yesterday j afternoon charged with committing per jury at least twelve times in obtaining bounties offered for the killing of nox ious animals and birds when, as a mat ter of fact, he is alleged to have fooled a justice of the peace in Lebanon, ■ where he said he had done the killing, by producing what he represented to be the heads of weasels or goshawks. These he claimed to have killed in June, 1914. To substantiate his claim he produced what he is alleged to have sworn were the heads of the birds and animals he killed, which, it has since been ascertained, were the heads of chickens, rats and rabbits, but so de cayed that the justice could not dis- 1 tinguish them. Ou these it was testified he collected $613. Stock said lie poi soned the birds and animals with "lit tle grains" but could not tell what kind of grain. In tl>e same month of June, 1914, he produced what he called the heads of more than 100 weasles which he said he had caught in traps iji tw* woods near Lebanon. When asked where he got the traps Stock said he carried the lumber to the woods and made them, but he could not locate the places where he had set the traps. Last evening Game Wardens Shoch and Baum went to York to get the man. He did not appear at the door when they reached his house, but raised a window and demanded to know what they wanted. For answer they reached in and pulled him through the window, thus making the arrest. In the cellar of his house almost a bushel of rat, rabbit and chicken heads were found. The .man was brought to Harrisburg last evening and placed in jail over night and to-day was taken to Lebanon. THIS WEEK LAST AT ORPHEL'M Announced To-day Vaudeville Theatre Will Close for Season on Saturday This will 'be the last week at the Orpheum this season, it was unexpected ly announced by Manager Hopkins to day. The intention had been to close the season at the Locust street play house next week. One of the big acts which had been booked could not get here, however, aud it was decided to close with this week's bill. Several acts had been scheduled for the Orpheum next week and these will be presented at the Colonial theatre in stead. It, is the intention of the man agement to devote special attention to the vaudeville at the latter theatre aft er the close of t'he Orpheum. There will be, as usual, four acts semi-weekly at the Colonial, together with moving pic tures. The Orpherjm season closed in the latter part of April last year. The sea son this year began a week earlier than usual, however, and is the shorter only by one s)iow. CHECK UP ON OFFICERS Detectives and Other Officials Must Tell "Where They Are At" "Where are you att" in the lan guage of the Georgia Congressman, is the line atop a new slate which hangs inside the door at the electrical room at police headquarters and is calculated to let the office men know where vari ous city officials and detectives are when not in the office. No one can "put it across" on the deskman now. There is a space for each man to write as he goes out the door his desti nation and the following names are on the slate: Fire Chief John C. KindleT, Detectives Ibach, Whit« and Murnane, Secretary Clarence O. Backenstoss and Assistant City Electrician William Crozier. Successful Caesarian Operation Mrs. William Gutshall, 1954 Bwa tara street, underwent a Caesarian operation at tlfe Harrisburg hospital at 3 o'clock this morning. A girl, Anna Pauline, was born. Both mother and child were reported as resting well this afternoon. Lost Gift of Princess During her visit Tuesday in this city, Madame Grouvitcb, wife of the Serbian under secretary, lost a brooch which had been given her by the Princess Royal of England, but suc ceeded in recovering it before her de parture, GERMAN MISSION MEMBERS' THRILLING EXPERIENCE IN UNSUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION Borne, April 8, via Paris.—The members of the German mission who made an unsuccessful attempt to pene trate to Addis Abeda to communicate with the German minister to Abyssi nia, have just arrived" in Rome on their way home. Italy did not permit them passage through Eritre but undertook to see that mail for the minister would fo forward in due course. The mem ers of the mission had a series of re markable experiences, which included twenty-three days on the Red Sea in a native boat; an encounter with a cruiser which almost resulted in tleir capture, and persistent but futile efforts to obtain permission to travel through the Italian coast coun try- It has been rumored that object of this mission was to instigate the Abyssinians to attack British forces in the Soudan. This the Germans deny, saying their purpose was only to carry mail to the mission. This denial has been met by Italian newspapers with a recital of the composition of the mission and also by the fact that it travelled through Rumania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Asia Minor before landing on the Arabian coast near Akabah. The mission consited of Herr Frobeius, a German explorer, who is described as an intimate friend of Emperor Wil liam and two secretaries and a special attache of the foreign office. From Akabah the travelers crossed the Red Sea to Massowa, capital of the Italian colony of Eritrea. It was on this trip that a French cruiser over hauled them. The native boat charter ed by the mission was thoroughly searched by the French officers, but the four Germans had so carefully hid den themselves that they remained un discovered. When it was apparent that the Italian authorities would not per mit them to go to Eritrea the mission gave up its objective and started on the return journey home. AUSTRIAN ARMY IS CUT IN TWO PLACES BY RUSSIANS Petrograd, April 8, 12 Noon, Via London, 2.30 P. M.—The advance »t the Russians in the Carpathians has cut the Austrian army under General Boerovitch in two places. The eastern wing of this army is in a precarious position. The Russians have captured Smolnik, east of Lupkow Pass, i The Russians have also thrown "track the Austrians in the district of Bart feld and in the district of Lupkow. Having advanced through the Rostock Pass, they have forced a wedge between the Austrian armies. Smolnik controls the only road through the Beskid moun tains between Nezelaborcz and Uzsok, a distance of sixty .miles. The western wing of the Austrian army has its base at Gummenoe and its communication along the roads into Hungary are* quite safe. The eastern wing, to the contrary, is joined with the forces operating around Uzsok, twenty miles from the Russian positions at Stalnik, by which they are threat ened with attack. The Russians have crossed the crest of the Beskids at Gummenoe and ap parently have a clear road to the plains of Hungary. RUSSIANS FIGHTING WAY OVER 4 CARPATHIAN PASSES London, April 8, 12.56 P. M.—The tight for the Carpathian passes is pro ceeding bitterly. Both sides claim' lo cal successes. The Russians are fight ing their way over four passes—Dukla, Lupkow, Uzsok and Rostock, the last, named of which is in their possession. Rostock pass is not so important as the others, but a branch road from it leads to the rear of Ucack Pass, which from the desperature nature of the struggle in that vicinity is regarded as the key to the Hungarian plains. The Austrians seem to have only enough men to hold the Russians in. cheek, and evidently are unable to make an effective counter stroke from Bukowina. Therefore their hope must again center on the Germans, who may force back the Russians as they did when the invaders had reached a point further within Hungary then they have gained this time. On that occasion an Austro-German force attacked the Russian flank in the country south of Cracow, and threatened its' lines of communication, quickly bringing about a retreat. A similar movement might be attempted now, but its chances of success probably would not be as good as before as the Russians are now heavily entrenched and presumably could only be dislodged at the cost of heavy losses of the attackers. LATE WAR OS SUMMARY Russian troops are poshing forward rapidly in the Carpathians and it is reported from Petrograd that the road to the plains of Hungary now lies open before them. According to this infor mation, the Russians have captured*; Smolnik, east of Lupkow Pass, and have driven a wedge between the western and eastern wings of the Austrian army in the Beeklds, placing the eastern wing in a precarious position. • Both the French and German official statements show the new battle In the region between the Mense and the Mo selle has developed Into a struggle of particular severity. The Paris an- j ncuncement says that the gains made heretofore by the allies have been maintained in the face of violent coun- Cwltaut OR B-onrth POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. BOMBS KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN 12 Dead and 48 Injur ed W hen Austrian Aviators Drop Mis siles In Market Place MANY BUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED Belgian Minister of War Says Western Side of Yser Canal Is Now Com pietely Freed of Germans, Who Left Machins Guns Behind Paris, April 8, 8.20 A. M.—Twelve women and children were killed and 48 others injured by bombs dropped by Austrian aviators iu the market place of Podgoritza, Montenegro, yesterday afternoon, according to a Cettinje di»- patch to the Ilavas agency. Many buildings were destroyed by the missiles, seven of which were dropped from the aeroplane. Belgians Bout Germans on Yser London, April 8, 12.50 P. M. The Belgian legation here has received a telegram from the Belgian Minister of War, dated yesterday, which reads: "The western side of the Yser canal in the direction of Drci Grachten has been completely freed of the enemy by Belgian troops. The Germans fled in disorder, leaving behind the machine guns and ammunition. To-day passed off quietly. The hostile artillery showed vory little activity." Successes Claimed by French Paris, April 8, Via London, 2.20 P. M.—The French War Office this after noon gave out a report on the progress of the fighting, which reads: "In Belgium the day was marked br artillery engagements.. In the valley of the Aisne und the district to the east of Rheims our efforts, in spite of the abnormally bad weather, continued with great activity and wo have maintained our gains between the Meuse and the Moselle in their entirety, while at the same time we are proceeding to make further progress. ''ln the Brule forest we captured a German trench at the same time, taking a large number of prisoners on this section of the front. This was reported last night." Heavy Trench Losses, Reports Berlin Berlin, April 8, Via Wireless to Say ville, L. I.—The German army head quarters to-day gave out a report on the progress of hostilities, which reads: "The fighting between the Meuse and the Moselle continued yesterday. French attack; resulted in failure in the Woevre district, on the heights of C'ombres, near the forest of Uelousse; north of St. Mihiel in the Ailly forest, near the forest of Apremont, to the north of Flirey and in the forest of Le pretre. "French losses on tihe entire front again were enormous, without obtaining the slightest advantage. "A French aviator from Paris, com pelled to land, said nothing was known in the French capita' about the French losses in tho Champagne fighting. "On the eastern front there have been no developments. The weather continued bad and the roads are im passable." 300 GERMANS MOWED DOWN BY FRENCH MACHINE GUNS Paris, April 8, Via London, 4 P. M. —"The rains of the last few days have soaked through the clay soil of the Woevre to a great depth, rendering difficult the movements of artillery aud preventing the explosion of shells. The French troops have consolidated the progress made on the previous day and maintained all advance in spite of coun ter attacks of extraordinary violence," says the French official statement. '' At Les Parges, especially, the last German counter attack was carried out Hy a regiment and a half and was com pletely repulsed. The sustained enormous losses. Corpses of their men covered the field. Three hundred mou who momentarily were able to advauce from the German position, were mowed down by our machine guns, ffot one of them escaped." WALL STREET CLOSINQ New York, April B.—Bethlehem Steel continued to overshadow all other stocks, rising to 101 1-2 in the early afternoon and leading all other issues in point of activity. Other speculative favorites were barely steady. Feverish trading in Bethlehem Steel, which rose to 117, marked the final dealings. Other low priced insutraila also were prominent hut standard shares became decidedly unsettled. The close was Irregular. A maximum gain of almost thirty points in Bethlehem Steel, with strik ing advances in other specialties, were the outstanding features of to-day's ir regular market.
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