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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.
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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.
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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-
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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.