THE WEATHER FAIR TO-NIGHT AND TO MORROW ''ttklkd Rrport. Pax, • SMW VOL. 77—NO. 110. TELLS POLICE HE FID HIS 11 I Wayne Kantner, Under Arrest on Charge of Arson, Following Hisj Confession To-day SENDS WIFE AND CHILDREN AWAY He Follows Them to Home oi Relative Before Fire Alarm Sounds for Burn ing Dwelling—Alleged to Have Carried Insurance of SSOO Wayne Kantner. 619 Mahuntongo! street, was formally placed under ar rest on a charge of arson at 11 o'clock this morning, after he confessed to Fire 1 Chief John C. Kindler am! City De tective I bach that he set tire to his borne last night. He was committed to the Dauuhin county jnil to await a hearing before Mayor Royal late this afternoon. Kantner confessed to the crime ami made a statement to District Attorney Mroup before Mayor Koval this after noon. He nns held under SI,OOO bail for court. j lire i. iiiei Kindler becime auspicious of the blaze after hu investigation last night and this n.ornitig began a thor ough search with City Detective Ibach. .Mrs. Kantner told her story tirst. ac cording to the police, and then it was not difficult to g<t a confession front Kantner. The alarm was sent in front box l-'3. t>ixth and Mahantongo streets, at 9 o clock at nighr. The firemen fouud the blaze mdc an oil-faked stairway on the tirst floor. The tire was eating its way up through a partition to the ,-iond floor and wns communicating to the house adjoining when the engines airrived. Tin los- to the contents of the bouse was trifling because the fire men used nothing but chemicals in llghtiug the tla nes. The loss on the fcuuse will reach S2OO. Kautnei Detained by Police Kantner was detained rt police head quarters at S u i lock this morning. He refused to sa> anything about the tire until the police uncovered some information they had obtained. In the presence of Mrs. Kdward Mad den, who owns the property, and Chief Kindler ami Detective Ibaeb. Mrs. Kantner told her story. She said, ac cording to the i-olice. that her husbaud determined to set fire to the house and told her to take the th:ee children and go to the home of a relative at 1624 1 , North Fifth street and he would fol low with the baby coach. He arrived there before the alarm was stiuck, hi* wife is said to have asserted, and when the bells began ringing he remarked: "It's not inv house. Everything is all right thee." The wife told the police that oil was poured on the stairway and it seeped through on the wall beneath. Oil-soaked plaster was found by De tective Ibach this morning. Say He Carried 8500 Insurance Mrs. Madden told , the police that Kantner owed S9O rent and had been ordered to va.-at'e the house. Kantner. the police say, had s,">oo insurance ou the contents of the house. It was as serted he was receiving an average of S6O a month from the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Association. He has 'been employed ir. a Per.nsv roundhouse, 'but has not been working for some time. The house that was ablaze is in the middle of a row of frame dwellings, and the fire would have endangered many other residences had it gotten much headway. KILLED IN FALL FROM CAR Frank Cunningham Thrown From Ha gerstown Trolley As It Bounds Curve (Special to the Star-Independent.) Hagerstown. Md n April 12.—Frank Nally Cunningham, aged 29 vears, manager of the Security Orchard Com pany, was fatally injured last night when he fell from a car of the Hagers town Street Railway Company, as it was ronnding the curve at Oak Hill avenue. His skull was crushed and he never regained consciousness after the accident, dying in the Washington county hospital about midnight. The victim left his home after say ing goodbye to his wife and three chil dren. He said that he was coming to town to hear Dr. Biederwolf. He boarded the Country Club car and re mained on the rear platform. There were three or four others on the plat form when the fatal accident oeenr- Ted. As the car swung around the curve Cunningham staggered and fell from the car, landing squarely on his head. In all probability an inquest will be held. I . e Bint- 4tMhr Snkpenteni CLUB'S GUESTS SOLEMNLY GREET CHINK LAUSDRYIHAN Shake Hands at Muulers' Dinner With "Dean Ki, of Shanghai Univer sity," Who, It Develops, Washes Clothes for a Living in Carlisle Following its precedent of years the Muzzle Clhb, composed of the active newspapermen of Harrisburg, on Satur i day evening held its mutual gambol in I the banquet room of the Harrisburg Club, and there were S3 persons pres ent. The room was decorated with flags and drug store and patent medicine signs, pictures of "bock" goats, upside , down, portraits of eminent statesmen and other interesting picture*. A can opy of American dags graced the ceil ing. From the very start, when the retir ing president. Charles G. Miller, took his seat, the noise began,—that is if singing is to be designated as noise. It was harmony, however, and it served to get the hosts and guests together at once. Judge George Kunkel • occupied a seat to the right of the presideut and soon after the festivities began he was confronted bv two of his supporters who marched solemnly into the room and presented him with a loving cup of best Pennsylvania tin, "graduated measure." and in a speech a club mem ber referred to the fact that the club, recognized that the Allegheny county election officers were better counters Contlnud! on Srvrnlh t'nur. PROMOTERS ARE UNDER BAIL A. Grant Richwine. Charles S. 801 l and J. N. Deeter Will Be Heard in Williamsport Thursday Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock has been fixed by Alderman Emil W. Bat zie, ot Williamsport. as the time for the preliminary hearing which is to be given ii. his court to A. Grant Rich wine, Charles 8. 801 l an 1 J. X. Deeter. Harrisburgers, who. as promoters of the Jersey Shore Water Company, are charged wtih having conspired to cheat and defraud the creditors and stock holders of the Jersey Shore Gas Com pany out of $30,000. The water company is in the hands of Guy H. Davies. of this city, and John \\. Levegood, of Jersey Shore, as receivers. The suit was begun by the receivers, who are represented by Jesse E. B. Cunningham, of this city, and Seth T. MeCormick, a Williamsport at-, tornev. Senator E. E. Bei !lonian will , appear for the defendants. Bail iu the sufh of 11,500, to warrant their ap per a nee at the preliminary hearing. was furnished by the defendants before Al-. derman Hoverter. in this city on Satur day afternoon. Edmund Mather and a Mr. White furnished the bond, so the alderman sai l. It is charged that the defendants, as ofticers of the water company, sold to the jas company a trait of mountain land tor $30,000 of gas companv bonds. This ground, it now is charged, was subject to a $400,300 mortgage and originally was bought by the water I company for $l3O subject to the mort- I. S. I'RI'ISER SENT IX HURRY The Des Moines Ordered to Santo Do mingo City. Due to Outbreak />./ Associated Preset, Washington, April 12. —On reports from Minister Sullivan of a new revo lutionary outbreak in the Dominican re public. the Navy Department to-day j ordered the cruiser Des Moines to San - I to Domingo City from Progrese, Mex-' ico. The gunboat Nashville already is off the Dominican capital. MRS. WILLIAM HENDERSON NEXT CIVICJLUB HEAD Nominating Committee Announces That She Will Accept the Presidency— Plans Made to Continue the Home Garden Work A meeting of the directors of the Civic Club was held this morning at the W. C. A. considerable business of a routine nature was transacted. One of the most important items of news was toe announcement by Miss Brady, chair man of the nominating committee, that Mrs. William Henierson would accept the presidency of the club for the en i suing year. Elections will be held next Monday afternoon. Miss Buehler, chairman of the out door department, reported that the home garden work would be taken up again this year; five different kinds of flower seeds will he distributed to the children of the public schools, and thev will be urged to beautify their back yards. They can supplement the seeds "given them with other seeds if they desire. The Department will make three tours of inspection, one about the time of the planting of the seeds, the second at mid-summer, and the third in the early fajl. Prizes will be awarded to the children whose gardens show the best results. The Educational Department report ed work along various lines, especially in the Fresh Air schools. It will co operate with the City Forester on April 23 when it is hoped that 5,000 children will assemble in Wildwood Park to plant small trees and to sing appro priate songs, this being the second Ar bor Day according to the Governor's proclamation. The Civic Club is co-operating with the Chamber of Commerce and with the Associated Charities in bringing John Ihlder to this city on Thursday and Friday of this week. Mr. Ihlder is an expert on housing conditions and it is hoped that his public address to be giv en in the City Library on Friday even ing will be largely attended by the gen eral public. HARRISBURO, PA., -MONDAY EVENING. APRIL 12, 1915—10 PAGES. HID SMR GOES TO BOITOI The Minnesota, Plying Between Japan and Seattle, Hits a Rock At Night BELIEVED THAT ALL ARE SAVED Another Steamship's Prompt Response to a Wireless Plea Probably Re sponsible for Prevention of Loss of Life—Vessel May Re Raised By Associated Press. Kobe, Japan, April 12.—The Amer ican steamc Minnesota, plying between Japauese ports and Seattle, struck a rock at half past nine o'clock last night off Swajima, near tne southwest ern entrance to the island. A wireless message from Captain Garliek has asked for a salvage steam er. He said all the passengers aud crew are safe. The Minnesota sailed from Nagasaki Sunday morning, hound for Kobe, Yokohama and Seattle. She passed through the Straits of Shimonoseki safely and was in the inland sea when the accident occurred. It is believed the Minnesota can be floated, but be yond the fact that one of the holds was pierced tiy the rock the amount of damage is not known. Wireless telegraphy was emploved by the Minnesota in calling for help. A steamer, the name of wuieh is not yet known, responded promptly. This probably is the vessel which took off the passetigeis and mail and conveyed them to Shimonoseki. The number of passengers on board the Minnesota is not known here definitely. A salvage steamer fwith a tender and divers has been sent from Moji and will reach the scene of the wreck to morrow morning. A Japanese newspaper has received a dispatch from Manila saying that Mrs. Francis B. Harrison, wife of the Governor General of the Philippine Is lands. with two children, was on board the Minnesota at the time of the acci dent. Mrs. Harrison was accompanied by Captain Archbald F. Commiskey, military aid to Governor Harrison. Friends of the Harrisons in Japan say Mrs. Harrison and the children planned to sail on the Minnesota from Manila to spend the spring in Japan. The Minnesota, nn her outward trip, left Seattle February 8 for Yokohama, where she arrived February 22. She was at Nagasaki March 3, Hong Kong March 11 and she ptiled from Manila on her return trip April 4. KILLEDBYLIGHTNING HE FALLS TO MOTHER'S ARMS Five-year-old Clarence Kline Meets Death Instantly When Struck by Bolt and Collapses in Embrace of Unconscious Parent Hagerstown, Md., April 12.—Clar ence Woodrow Kline. 5-vear-old son of Mr. and M:s. Seibert Kline, residing near Park Hali school house, was in stantly killed and all members of the Kline family were badly shocked when lightning struck the home last night. Mrs. Kline was in an unconscious con dition for some time. The entire family was in the middle room of the first floor. Clarence, the victim of the lightning, waß standing in front of the door leading to the porch. Two lamps were burning brightly. There was a crash, the lights were extinguished, pictures and plaster torn from the walls and then a silence. As soon as Mr. Kline recovered he lighted a lamp. His wife was lying on the floor in a faint. The boy had fallen into her arms Without waiting to see if either was alive, Mr. Kline ran to the nearest phone and called Dr. Web ster Wade, of Boonsboro. The physi cian rushed to the home and Mrs. Kline was soon revived. An examination of the boy was made and it was found that he had died instantly. The bolt of lightning struck the end of the house, followed the chimney and thence to the window frames. From the garret it took a direct downward course through the second floor. The bolt came from the closet in the room where the family was sitting and thence' to the door where the victim stood. PATHFINDERS ON THE ROAD Autolstg Measuring Route for the Mo tor Club Publicity Run The pathfinders for the Motor Club of Harrisburg started yesterday morn iug to measure the route for the pub licity run of the club, whilh will be held May 10, 11 and 12. They finished the first day's run at Atlantic City last evening and to-day did southern Jer sey aud will arrive this evening at Wilmington, Del. The third day's run back to Harrisburg will be completed to-morrow evening. The purpose of this run is to get mileage between points for the purpose of laying an easy touring schedule, which will be maintained on the run. On the pathfinding trip were J. Clyde Myton, secretary of the club; Edward Halbert, Frank O. Horting and George D. Proud, who is managing the run. CRUISERWiLHELI if IKE DASH That is Hope of Com mander of Second German Raider to ReachNewportNews SUPPLIES TAKEN ABOARD TO-DAY It Required 333 Days for the Kaiser's Warship to Make the Roundabout Trip From New York City—Sixty Eritish Prisoners Aboard By .Issociatcd Press, Newport News, Va., April 12.—The German converted cruiser Kronpriuz Wilhelm, the second of the elusive com merce raiders 'of the seas for German anus, lay at anchor off hero to-day aft er her spectacular dash through the lane of British and French warships which have been hovering off the Virginia capes waitiug for the expected seaward dash of the Prinz Eitel Fredrich. The Krouprinz Wilhelm was beiug | coaled and provisioned to-day Before ' she began taking on coal and supplies ! the Kronpriuz Wilhelm had less than twenty-five tons of coal and scanty pro i visions for the c.rew of 500 men and ( sixty-one prisoners from British mer | chant ships destroyed by her in the j South Atlantic. Lieutenant Commander Thierfelder j hail been given twenty-four hours in ; which to leave port unless he needed coal, provisions and time to make re ! pairs. He was unable to determine what repairs were needed and naval officers 1 will make an examination Whether the | Kronprinz Wilhelm will make another : dash to sea could not be learned here Continued on Fourth Pagf | WILHELM BARELY ESCAPED CAPTURE BY THE BRITISH By Associated Press, Newport News, Va., April 12.—How j the German merchant raider, Krouprinx Wilhelm. which came in-y> this port Hun day morning, was chased by British warships after midnight Saturday and '■ barely escaped capture was described by officers of British merchant vessels destroyed by the Milhelm in the South Atlantic. Shortly before noon to-dav the sixty one British otlicers and men of the steamers Tamar and Colerby were taken from the Wilhelm aboard a tug and rushed down the river to the British horse ship Cassandra, which will sail later to-day for Glasgow. The harbor was lined w-ith British merchantships as the captives of the German raider were released and as their tug steamed by hundreds of 'Brit ish sailors lined the decks of their ships and cheered. When the liberated British tars reach ed the Cassandra's dock, they tossed the remnants of their luggage alboard and danced around like school boys in anticipation of the trip to their native land, joyous that they had escaped death by the guns of their own coun try's warships Saturday night. British Tells the Story "Did we see British warships Satur day?" said W. J. Gow, chief engineer of the steamer Colefoy, sunk in the South Atlantic March 27. ''We cer tainly saw one aud heard others. 1 saw one about midnight way off on the horizon and she was chasing us from midnight on until we reached safety in the Virginia capes about 3 o'clock Sun day morning. "Of course we were all put below every night at 6 o'clock, but I could see the dark, dim outlines of the war ship five or six miles distant after mid night. The Wilhelm seemed to be the faster ship for as time went on the lines of the warship grew dimmer and dimmer until she disappeared in the' distance. "Our escape to this port was mar velous. We were running with all lights out and at top speed from 5 o'clock Saturday afternoon when we headed di rectly west." The British captives related how they were forced by 'Lieutenant Com mander Thierfelder, of the Wilhelm, to sign a pledge that they would not par ticipate in the war against Germany if released. Says They Will Ignore Pledge "We all signed the pledge under duress," said A. E. Williamson, second officer of the Tamar, "but because it was taken under duress we do not pro pose to keep the pledge. We are going 'back home to do whatever our country calls upon us to do." Masters of the British ships made statements to Collector of Customs Hamilton on the destruction of tbeir ships. Both were sunk by shots from the Kronprinz Wilhelm's guns. The steamer Colebv, last ship sunk •by the raider, was destroyed aibout 100 miles south of the equator on .March 27. The Tamar met her fate aibout 100 miles south of the equator on March 25. The officers declared that the Prinz Wilhelm did not go south of this point and that she did not loaf on her trip up the Middle Atlantic, coming due north and turning in Saturday night. Aviator Killed in Maryland By Associated Press. Washington, April 12.—Cecil Teoli, a South American, and the first aviator to fly over the Andes mountains, was killed at the United States army avia tion field at College Park, M<d., near here to-day while making a vertical dive in a machine of his own inven tion. HARRISBURG BOY AND HIS CHUM QET WIRELESS uQHBAu jhp| GEORGE TRIPP NATHAN JTROUP Son of District Attorney Stroup and Chum Are Wireless Enthusiasts and See How News From Germany Is Received and Sent Out Nathan Stroup, 14 years old, sou of Michael E. Stroup, District Attorney of Dauphin county, and George B. Tripp, Jr., son of George 15. Tripp, for mer vice president and general man ager of the llarrisburg Light and Power Company, now of Yuukers, N. Y., are willing to wager to-day that they re ceive war new% sooner than any other boys in the eastern section of the country. The two lads several hundred miles apart listen to the New York "Herald" wireless reports from the front in Europe each night on their own set of wireless instruments at their homes. They were interested in seeing where the reports came from and when Nathan was on a visit to the Tripps in Yonkers the boys availed themselves itf the op portunity of going to the "Herald" sta tion at the Battery in New York aud then to the "Herald" office to hear the war news come in. MAYOR'S SENTENCE 6 YEARS ' Roberts, of Terre Haute. Ordered to Prison Following Conviction In Election Case Bp Associated Press. Indranjrpolis, lnd., April 12.—May or Donn M. Roberts, one of the twen ty-seven men convicted by a jury in ' federal court for participation in the 1 conspiracy to defraud the government I in the election in Terre Haute on No vember ,3, 1914, was sentenced by Judge Anderson to-day to six years in Leavenworth prison and to pay a fine of $2,600. In all 116 men, 89 of whom had pleaded guilty, were to be sentenced. Eli H. Rednran, elected judge of the Circuit Court of Vigo county and Sheriff Dennis Shea, were sentenced to five years in the penitentiary and fined SI,OOO each. Harry 8. Montgomery, president of the Board of Public Works; Thomas C. Smith. City Judge; George Ehrenhardt, member of the Board of Public Works, anil Edward K Drisooll, secretary of the Vigo County Democratic Central Committee, were sentenced to three years each in the penitentiary and fined SSOO Lewis Nunley, assistant city en gineer; Elmer E. Talbot, former city controller; Hilton Redman, son of Eli E. Redman; John E. Green, proprietor of a second hand store and William S. Crocket, employed at the city ceme tery, were sentenced to two years in prison and fined SIOO each. Maurice Walsh, county sealer of weights and measures, and treasurer of the campaign fund; John M. Mas selink, city inspector of weights aud measures, and a member of the 1911 Indiana Legislature; Charles Hough ton, a*<istant custodian of the City Hall; Joseph O'Mara, street commis sioner; Alexander A. C. Zel, inspector of street paving; Arthur Oillis, Pro gressive clerk 011 election board; Jo seph H. Strauss, liquor salesman, and George Severn, gambler, were sentenc ed to one year and a day in the peni tentiary and fined SIOO. Chief of Police Hollar, who hail pleaded guilty, was given a year and i a day sentence, and fined sl. TO BE BIGBLOW'S SUCCESSOR Believed Governor Finally Has Decide to Appoint S. J. Cunningham | Indications point to the selection by Governor Brumbaugh of Robert J. Cun ningham, of Pittsburgh, a former Sen ator, as State Highway Commissioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of E. M. Bigelow. It was said late this afternoon that the Governor's choice was (between General Albert J. Logan, of Pittsburgh, and Mr. Cunningham, and that he has finally settled on the latter and will announce the appointment to-morrow previous to sending it to the Senate at to-morrow evening's session. Mr. Cunningham has been prominent in civic affairs in Allegheny county for some time, and served as a Senator "from Allegheny during the session of 1907, resigning in 190 S. I ] The two boys knew each vither tbreo years ago, wlu»n George lived in Harris burg, and at that time they be came intensely interested in wireless telegraphy. When George moved to No. 1 .10 Edgecliff terrace, Park Hill, Yonk : ers, they corresponded, and a year ago I oach decided to build a wireless plant, j They set to work ami studied hard, with the result that both have plants, every I hit of which they made themselves ex cept t'or the transformers and one or two other intricate parts ot' the ap ; paratus. They are both in high school now, and yesterday, following a reunion and discussion of the subject of wireless telegraphy, the lads decided to go to a | technical school together in Boston just (as soon as tliey could enter. ! "I intend to be a mechanical en gineer, a scientific fanner and a wireless | operator," Nathan said. "The lirst will j lie mv profession, the next by recrea tion and the wireless my hobby. Who | knows hut what 1 might invent some thing and put Edison out of business?" LATE WAR NEWS SOMMARY No official information yet has been | vouchsafed concerning the naval en gagement reported to have taken place off the coast of Norway. While await ing details of this action the British : public has been kept interested by the news of sounds of firing off Scarbor ough. on the east coast, the scene of one of the most sensational of the Ger man naval raids. France continues to report progress in the Argoune and beyond the Meuse. At the same time the French authori ties admit that the German counter at tacks have been exceedingly fierce and Continued on I'onrlh I'nKr BRITISH STEAMSHIP WAYFARER TORPEDOED London, Apri! 12, 12.30 P. M. The Harrison Line steamer Wayfarer, has been torpedoed by a German sub marine. according to a message re ceived here by a news agency. Details of the incident are lacking. Another message from Liverpool says the Wayfarer has not gone down, but that she is making for Queenstown in tow. The vessel was torpedoed off the Scilly islands, according to this report. The British steamer Wayfarer was 505 feet long and registered fi,222 tons. She was built in Belfast in 1903 and was ownid in Liverpool. She left Galveston January 27 for Liverpool, where she arrived February 17. REPORT OF ABIC BATTLE AT SEA OFF SCARBOROOCH London, April 12, 11.10 A. M.—Re ports are current here that heavy firing is taking place at sea off Scarborough, indicating that some kind of a naval engagement is in progress. TWO VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACKS ARE KEPULBED Paris, April 12, via London, 2.55 P. M. —The French war oflice this afternoon gave out a report on the progress of the fighting. It said: "There is 1 little to add this after noon to the communication given out last night. During April 11 engage ments continued the whole day in Bel gium in the region of Albert, also in Prance, between the Oise and the Aisne and in the Champagne district. "In view of the fact that no en gagements took place between the Meuse and the Moselle after our suc cess of April 8, we have devoted, our selves to reorganizing the positions won during the course of that fight ing. "On the western fringe of the for est we repelled two violent German counter attack* which failed complete ly under the fire of our infantry and artillery. Wilson Not Going to Frisco Hy Associated Press, Washington, April 12.—President Wilson ha« decided definitely not to accompany Secretary Daniels on his contemplated trip through the Panama Oanal to San Francisco, in July, POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. AUSTRIANS FLEEFROM RUSSIANS Czar's Forces Make Successful Advances Along Wide Front in Carpathians BEATEN ARMY LOSES STORES Russian Officers Speak in Terms of Great Praise of the righting Qual ities of Hungarian Forces Which Made Determined Stands Lemberg, Sunday, April 11, via Loudon, April 12, 12.20 P. M.—Tho Russian armies Jieeoriliii-r to depend able information reaching Lemberg have mailo successful advances along the wide front front Hartfeld to Uzsok the greatest gain being in tho direc tion of Gummeuo. At this point the Russians descend ed the (southern slope of the Carpath ians forcing the Austrians back with heavy losses to the line between Me*- oluborcz and iSnioleuilt. At tlic same time ihe Russians ad vnnced alonj the line between i)ukla and Svedenik, where the Austrivus, unable to make a serious defenee abandoned their stores and transport iu their retreat. The most determined opposition on this whole line of battle was on the part ol the Hungarians whose lighting qualities are being highly compliment ed by Russian officers. Petrograd, April IC, 1.30 P. M. via London.—There are still no inden tions that the Germans have sent fur ther reinforcements to the Austrians in the Carpathians, notwithstanding the J art that the Cermn.ii forces along the Nielen river, in the northeast Prus sian frontier, appear to be weakening. For thin reason Russian stair officers b«lieve that German troops from tho north are being removed to some other part of the front. No signs are evident of renewed activity on either side of the Vistula. The conclusion accordingly is drawn that the German troops will begin a new offensive movement to some other quarter. This is expected by the Rus sian staff from the direction of Cra cow. According 1o semiofficial informa tion observations made by the Rus sians have convinced tlicni that the Germans have no iutentioiv of develop ing operations at the present tinie along the Warsaw or Kast Prussian I ron \vit h a view to relieving pres sure on the Austrians. The only alter native would be a drive from Craco.v, anil the appearance of a strong Ger man force in this vicinity would cause no surprise here. Thus far the only aid extended to the Austrians in the Carpathians ap pears to be that given by Bavarian frontier guards who were removed to the Austrian front. Meanwhile the Russians are push ing ahead slowly, through all the principal passes of the Carpathians ex cept along the Stry-Muukaes line, where the Austrians are heavily en trenched. ITALIAN TROOPS CHARGE CKOWDS DISCUSSING WAR Rome, April 11, 9.15 P. M., via Paris, Aipril 12, 4.55 A. M.—Notwithstand ing orders issued bv the police, attempts were made to-day by persons both for and against intervention by Italy in the war to hold public meetings in all parts of the country. The crowd which gathered were charged upon and dispersed in nearly ev j ''rv instance by caribineers and troops, ! but few persons were wounded, al | though some arrests were made, among ! those taken into custody being Pro \ lessor Lenito -Mussolini, the Socialist leader, who favors a continuance of neutrality, and Siguor Marinetti, who is urging intervention. The central sections of Rome were occupied until late to-night by troops who guarded the approaches to the Villa Malta, the residence of the German Am bassador, Prince Von Btielow, and the (juirinal. SUE ELUOTT-FISHER CO. The Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Com pany this morning was made the de fendant in a $4,000 damage suit filed by W. L. Loeser, as counsel for Albert W, Keisi'h and Jasper Guisewhite The plaintiffs hold the typewriter company responsible for a motorcycle accident in which, it is alleged, both were injured on March 2, and which, they claim, was due to a plank lying on the driveway of South Cameron street, near the typewriter works. The motor cyclists claim $2,000 each. WALL STREET CLOS/NQ New York, April 12. —Attention was again directed to Bethlehem Steel in the final hour, that stock moving ex citedly upward to 125, a new record and a gain of 17 points from last week's final price. The closing was heavy. A reactionary trend prevailed dur ing the greater part of to-day'a session. The lowest prices were registered in the final hour, the list yielding on an other sensational rise in Bethlehem Steel
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