THE WEATHER
CLOUDY TO-NIGHT
AND TOMORROW
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VOL. 77—NO. 114.
2 MEN PERISH WHEN FIRE
SWEEPS CAVE LIKE HOME
Charred Bodies Found
This Morning i n
Ruins of Under
ground Shack in Cin
der Bank Just South
of City Limits
ARMS AND LEGS
BURNED AWAY
Dug-out Dwelling at
"Fort Cinder" Which
Housed a Score of
Jobless Men Through
Winter, Attacked by
Flames in Early
Morning Following a
Reported Drinking
Bout
The charred bodies of two men, aft
erward identified as Jeremiah D. and
James H. Jackson, brothers, were found
at 9 o'clock this morning in the ruins
of the largest and most pretentious of
the half dozen cave-like dwellings
known as "Fort Cinder," along the
Pennsylvania Railroad near the old
Paxtang Electric Light Company plant,
just south of the city limits.
The cave-like home in the cinder
bank tvas swept by fire which broke
out at 3.30 o'clock this morning, but
no one suspected there had been any
lives lost until several hours later. The
men evidently were overcome by smoke
while sleeping soundly. Then the flames
burned off their arms and legs. An
overheated eookstove is believed to
have caused the fire.
The population of all the cave-like
homes of "Fort Cinder'' is now re
duced to about six persons, although
last winter two dozen men found shel
ter in its odd habitations' Four of
the former inmates are serving terms
in prison for the theft of whiskev from
former Police Sergeant "Tom"' Nel
ley's Half Way House, in Steelton.
Others have left the "Fort's" hos
pitable doors, —if the holes can be
»alled doors.
Odd Human Habitation
The flame-swept quarters were ob
long. The outside consisted of an un
even wall of large and small cakes of
cinder, from south Harrisburg fur-'
uaees. The cakes were about two
feet wide at the bottom and about one
foot wide at the top with holes
stopped up with rags and paper.
In each corner and at each side of!
the opening for ingress and egress were
placed upright pieces of timber, of ]
various thicknesses, which supported 1
the roof pieces. The roof itself con- 1
sisted of large and small pieces of dis
carded tin roofing picked up from a
public dump not 100 yards away.
At the eastern end of the interior
of the shack was placed a cook stove
while at the opposite end an old set of
bed springs ami an old mattress, di
rectly on the ground, served as the bed
room furniture. It was on these that
the charred bodies were found.
Only part of the ground floor had J
been covered with odd pieces of planks i
and boards and the furniture was al
most as premature as that used by the j
cave dwellers many thousand years ago.!
It consisted of a box for a table and al-1
most square pieces of cinder at each
side in place of chairs. A "spider."
frying pan and several knives and forks
completed the list of kitchen and cook
ing utensils.
.Jrinking at "Fort" Last Night
Just what time he blaze started is
not known, but about 3.30 o'clock this
morning a tenant in .the Cameron prop- j
erty nearby was awakened by the bark
ing of his watchdog. He looked out the
window and saw fire among the piles
of cinder, but thought nothing of it and
retired to bed.
About 9 o'clock this morning H.
Wilts' Sons, undertakers of Steelton,
were called by phone and told to go to
"Fort Cinder and g«t file bodies of!
two dead men. When their vehicle ar- !
rived flames still were playing feebly j
about the funeral pyre and it was not i
until the burning debris around the
bodies was removed that the bodies
could be loaded into the wagon. On ac
count of the stench from the charred
bodies, the latter were removed to a
stable instead of the morgue, and late
to-day were taken to the county alms
house for iDterinent.
According to a statement made by
Frank Reed, residing at No. I Lochiel
Continued oi Thirteenth Face.
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«K Star-
GOVERNOR CIVES NO LIGHT
ON SERVICE BOARD PLANS
Men Close to Administration Declare
Present Commissioners Will Auto
matically Pass Out of Office at the
Time the Senate Adjourns
Opinions were divided on Capitol
Hill this morning as to the status of
the communication sent by Governor
Brumbaugh to the Senate yesterday
recalling the appointments erf the sev
en members of the Public Service
Commission sent to the Senate by Gov
ernor Tener on January 3, which had
been lying quiescent in the hands of
the Senate committee ou Executive
; Nominations;
By those close to the administration
; it is held that the entire matter, so
! far as the appointments are concerned,
ended when the letter of recall was
: read, and that the latter did not have
to be referred to the committee on
Executive Nominations, as was done
by Lieutenant Governor McClain.
Precedent for this is pointed to in the
action of the Senate in 1899 when
Governor Stone sent a communication
to the Senate, on the day he was in
augurated, recalling a number of ap
pointments sent to the Senate but a
few days before 'by Governor Hast
ings.
i At that time it was taken for grant
j cd that the recall left nothing in the
' hands of the Senate, and that it was
then up to the Governor to send in
new appointments, which he did short
ly afterward.
It is held that in the present case
Continued on Eighth rise.
SAGE OF SCHWENKSVIMiE OX
4CTION OF (iOY. BRUMBAUGH
By Atsocwted Preat.
Philadelphia, Aipril 113.—Former
Governor Pennypacker, who is a mem
ber of the Publiu Service Commission,
I said to-day that he had no knowledge
of the intentions ol Governor Brum
| haugb. who yesterday sent a communi
cation to the Pennsylvania Senate re
calling the nominations of all the mem
bers of the lifmiiiission. The nouiina
tions w * ma* *hy Gove: *ior Tener and
are in the Senate Committee on Execu
tive Nominations awaiting confirmation.
Mr. Pennypacker said:
"1 know nothing upon the subject
whatever. I am here now writing an
opinion on an important railroad case
which came before the commission. So
long as I remain upon the commission
I shall endeavor to perform the tasks
assigned to me to the best of my abil
ity, uninfluenced by wealth or corpora
tions, the comment of newspapers or
the persuasiveness of individuals. The
responsibility for the power of the com
mission rests with the Legislature, and
should they lessen it. the meaning will
be that less supervision is wanted. The
responsibility for the personnel of the
commission rests with the Governor.
Should he be able to fin 1 some one who
will perform the duties with more in
telligence and assiduity than myself he
ought to appoint this person and cer
tainly I shall make no complaint."
GOVERNOR PREDICTS VICTORY
Brumbaugh Sajrs Local Option Will
Win If His Plans Wotk Out
Governor Brumbaugh leit this after
noon bv automobile for Philadelphia to
remain until Monday. Before leaving
he said:
"I am entirely satisfied with the
developments of the present week with
regard to local option, and if my plans
work out I arrt confident the bill will
pass the House."
Beyond this the declined
to comment on the subject, but his man
ner indicated clearly that he was con
fident of success.
GOVERNOR AGAINST TWO
TERMS FOR EXECUTIVES
So Declares Himself in Vetoing the
Bill Permitting Burgesses to Suc
ceed Themselves Kills Game
Wardens' Expense Increase
Governor Brumtbaugh to-day vetoed
the following bills:
Making an appropriation to the
State Game Commission to pav sal
aries. traveling expenses, etc., incident
to the protection of game preserves.
The Governor says that it i« a grave
question whether this is an opportune
time to increase salaries -and in this
manner lessen the sum to be net aside
from the hunters' license fund for
bounties and for restocking the game
preserves. He expresses the hope that
another bill may be prepared appro
priating the hufitere' license fees as
defined in the act of 1913.
Making a burgess of a borough
eligible to the office for the next suc
ceeding term. The Governor thinks
the act of 1893 making such officers
ineligible to succeed themselves has
worked well. He concludes:
"The /ear that immediate succes
sion may in some cases work to the
harm of our people, and the general
trend of thought in favor of one term
for executives alike injpel me to ques
tion the wisdom of this bill."
The act relating to checks and
drafts and fixing penalties. The Gov-
Coatlaued on Eighth I'ace.
IIARRISBURO, PA
U DLDRICH
DIESIH
Once Republican Lead
er in Federal Senate
Succumbs to Attack
of Apoplexy
SERVED 30YEARS
AS U. S. SENATOR
Was a Continuous Member Prom
18#! to 11>11 and Exerted Power
ful Influence in Shaping of Legis
lation—A Great Parliamentarian
New York, April 16.—Nelson W.
AUirkh, for thirty years United States
Senator from Rhode Island and Repub
lican leader whose name was stamped
IBifw
'v 'lr >
j NELSON W. ALDRICH
upon tariff and currency legislation of
his party, died of an apopletie stroke
| at his home on Fifth avenue here to
day. lie had been ill of indigestion
since yesterday afternoon. Until then
he had been in excellent health. He was
in his seventy-fourth year. Senator
Aldrieh will be buried in Swan Point
cemetery. Providence, R. 1., Sunday
afternoon.
Dr. John S. Thatcher, his family phy
sician, had left Mr. Aldrieh less than
half an ho.ir before he died. Mr. Aid
rich appeared to be recovering from the
slight attack of indigestion which put
him in bed yesterday afternoon. Ten
minutes after the physician left, how
ever, Mr. Aldrieh suddenly became un
conscious. He died within a few lnin
i utes.
Family at Bedside as End Comes
Members of his family were sum
moned when he became unconscious
and were at the bedside when he died.
Tl.ey included Mrs. Aldrieh, his wife;
Miss Aldrieh and Mrs. John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., his daughters, and Wfnthrop
Cuiitln ll«ml on Third
TO HAVE MILITARY FUNERAL
Captain Delaney Will Be Buried at Ar
lington National Cemetery To
morrow Morning
Captain John C. Delaney, former
chief factory inspector who died Wed
nesday evening at his home in Wash
ington. 1). C., will he buried to-morrow
morning at the Arlington National
cemetery, near Washington, with a
military funeral. Services will be held
at 10 o'clock in the morning at the
Catholic church in Chevy Chase, near
the Delaney home. The body will, be
laid aside that of General Michael Ker
win, of New York, who had been an
intimate friend of Captain Delaney.
The active pallbearers will be win
ners of medals for army service, among
whom Captain Delaney had been num
bered. Most of them are residents of
Washington.
Among the honorary pallbearers are
men prominent in the state and na
tional governments, Including several'
of this city. The honorary pallbearers
are: Former Governor Samuel W. Pen
nypacker, L. A. Watres, Scranton;
Amos 11. Mylin, Lancaster; Secretary
of Internal Affairs Henry Houck, State
Treasurer Robert K. Young, Senate
Secretary W, Harry Baker, Spencer
Gilbert, Harrisburg; Congressman Dan
iel LaFean, York; T. V. Powderly,
Scranton; J. M Burke, Scranton; J. E!
Barrett, Scranton; Major I. B. Brown,
Erie; Judge J. M. Lariiorelle, Philadel
phia; Captain Alexander Scott, Wash
ington; George F. Ross Harrisburg;
Dr. H. McGowan, Harrisburg, and
John N. Speel, William P. Miller and
Senate Librarian Herman P. Miller, of.
this city; George W. Moss, Washing
ton; George T. Parker, Washington.
A number of Harrisburgers will go
to Washington this evening to attend
tho funeral, among them Secretary W.
Harry Baker, of the Senate; Joseph
Goldsmith, William Miller, George F.
Ross and Anthony Frenie, all okh
friends of Captain Delaney. Several
beautiful floral tributes were sent from
Harrisburg by friends, to he placed on
the casket.
, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL J6, 1915—14 PAGES.
PROPERTIES IN MARKET ST.
CHANCE HANDS BY LEASE
Coloviras & Co., Proprietors of Chain of
Restaurants. Get Possession of the
Keller Estate Buildings—Hanover
Shoe Store Will Move
U. J. Coloviras, of Q. J.•Uoloviras &
Co., proprietors of a chain of "Phila
delphia quick rooms, will soon
take possession, under lease, of the
buildings of the Keller estate, includ
ing the St. James hotel building, occu
pying thietly the second and third
floors over the Cioll Keller drug store,
405 Market stieet, the entire building
now occupied by the Hanover Shoo
Company, 407 Alarket street, and the
small building occupied as a shoe shin
ing parlor adjoining, to the east of
No. 407.
This includes the entire group of
buildings from the Marks store, ,tt
Fourth-and Market Streets, to the store
of the Creek-American Candy Com
pany, at Market and Grace streets,
with the exception of the first floor of
the drug store building, occupied by
Dr. Croll Keller, who has a third in
terest in the Keller estate, which owns
the properties. Dr. Keller said this
; morning that early in 1914 ho leased
| the buildings to Coloviras, the lease to
! take effect April 1, 1916, and run for
j a long term of years.
Dr. Keller will not give up his
drug stor», which has been known as
the Keller drug store since 1856, when
the late Dr. C. K. Keller opened busi-
Continued on K.iehth l'age.
CHIEF HUTCHISON RALLIES
Mayor Royal Is Advised That Head of
the Police Force Undergoes a
Successful Operation
A telegram received by Mayor Roy
al at 2 o'clock this afternoon carried
the information that Colonel Joseph
B. Hutchison, Harriaourg's chief of
police, successfully underwent an
operation to-day in tjie Miners' hos
pital, Ashland, Pa., and that every in
dication points to his speedy recovery.
A small tumorous growth was remov
ed from the colonel's neck. This is to
be examined by a medical expert.
The operation lasted about an hour,
the colonel going under the ether at
11.20 o'clock and regaining con
sciousness at 12.20 o'clock.
Dr. Jonathan C. Biddle, a major on
the colonel's National liuard staff of
officers, who is superintendent of the
hospital, performed the operation. Ma
jor J. Markwood Peters, a Steelton
physician, was in attendance and wired
the Mayor as to the colonel'« condi
tion.
Colonel's Wife Passes Good Night
New York, April 16.—Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, who underwent an
operation yesterday in Roosevelt hos
pital, was said to-day to have passed
a comfortable night "and to be doing
as well as could be expected. The
nature of the operation has not been
divulged.
Harrisburg Company Chartered
The Royal Bedding Company, of
Harrisburg, was chartered at the' State
Department to-day with a capital of
SIO,OOO. The incorporators are Bessie
Baturin, Meyer Batnrin, Hyinan Bushel
and Robert Rosenberg, all of Harris
burg.
TAX COLLECTOR BLOCK
CONE AWAY TO MARRY
Despite Secrecy He Tried to Maintain,
It Is Learned That He Is About to
Wed Mrs. Hope Sangree Kauffman,
Probably in New York
William D. Block, Harrisburg's li
cense tax collector and erstwhile as
sistant to the City Health Offi.-er,!
pierced by little Dan Cupid's arrows,,
slipped out of Harrisburg late last
night and, according to his son, Wil
liam, is to be married in New York j
City to-night to Mrs. Hope Sangree j
Kauffman, who until a few weeks ago j
lived at 18 North Sixteenth street.
The license tax officer would not !
even tell his son of the details of the !
wedding plans nor would he say posi
tively that the marriage would take
place in New York, so eager was he in
his efforts to keep his friends in the
dark as to the wedding plans. Mrs.
Kauffman, however, whispered the story !
to members of her family, although
they to-day would make no announce- i
ment, except to say that "after the
wedding proper notices of the event i
will be sent to the Harrisburg news- '
papers. These notices, they said, .
would be forthcoming possibly to-mor- |
row.
Mr. Block's first wife< died several
vears ago. 'Mrs. Kauft'man and her
former husband, Walter Kauff'man, of
isteelton, were divorced five or six years
ago.
It was learned from Mrs. Kauff
man's family that she and her grown
daughter, Miss Theodore, went yester
day to Baltimore, on a visit. This led
to the belief that the license tax of
ficer would meet his bride-to-be in the
Maryland ciity and then go to New
York where the ceremony would be
performed. Belief also was expressed
that Allen Sangree, a New York news
paperman and ibrother of Mr«. Kauff
man, would attend the wedding to
gether with Mrs. Kauffman's daugh
ter.
The license tax officer's headquar
ters are in the office of City Clerk
Charles A .Miller, in the Court House,
and the coming wedding was the sub
ject tot general conversation in that
office this morning. Mr. Block himself
always denied that April 16 wan the
date set for the wedding, yet his
friends noted that during the last sev
eral month* he had been making ex-
COMIIUUMI OB BlfkU Pace.
hue sii
mcraiir
Katwyk Sent to Bot
tom by Undersea
Craft, Is Report of
Vessel's Crew
THEY DESCRIBE
ATTACK ON SHIP
Tell How the Submarine Approached
and Sent Their Vessel the Bot
tom As Lights Ware Displayed
Showing Nationality
The Hague, via Loudon, April 16,
: a.55 A. M.—A submarine sank the
; Dutch steamer Katwyk, whieh went
down yestejday near the North Hin
i dcr lightship, according to a report of
I the examination of the vessel's cap
i tain and crew published by the De
partment of Marine. The report says:
"The captain east anchor in twenty
fathoms of water seveh miles west of
the North Hinder lightship. The an
chor light immediately was lighted as
well as two eleetric lamps illuminating
the flags fore and aft, 15 under ten
feet in length respectively. Between
the flags in big letters were the words,
' Katwyk, Rotterdam.'
"Th second mate and two sailors
were busy with the lamps. Besides the
lookout ftaiiding on the bridge no body
else was on deck. Suddenly a heavy
shock was felt and the mate observed
a column of water on the port side.
The' lamps were thrown out and tire
started immediately.
"The captain and crew hastened on
: deck and took to the boats, remain
ing near the sinking vessel for some
' time. Suddenly they observed a sub
| marine emerging, showing no number
and with none of the crew visible. The
Katwyk s captain shouted a request
that the submarine tow the boats to
the lightship but no attention was paid
to hi in and the submarine disappeared
in the darkness. The Katwyk disap
peared beneath the water in twenty
minutes ami the boats were rowed to
I the lightship."
HISSES A. FOLTZ IS DEAD
Veteran Chambersburg Editor and
Former Member of General As
sembly—Wis 78 Years Old
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Chambersburg, April 16. —Moses A.
Foltz, founder of "Public Opinion,"
a Republican newspaper published
here, former postmaster of Chamibers
burg, and a former Assemblyman, died
here this morning after a long illness.
He was 78 years old.
Mr. Foltz was a member of the
Pennsylvania German Society, an eld
er in Zion Reformed church and a
merflber of the Kittochtinny Historical
Society.
Mr. Foltz was born in Letterkenny
township, Franklin county, July 2,
1837; was reared on the" farm "and
educated in the public schools and at
Wilkes-Barre Academy. He learned
the printing trade in "Repository and
Transcript" office, Chambersburg,
1865-58. He was one of the editors
and publishers of the "Times," 1859-
60, and superintendent of Reformed
Church Publication office, 1861-64. He
established the "Public Opinion" in
1869. He represented his party in
county, district and State conventions
and as member of the State commit
tee. Mr. Foltz was in the Legislature
in 1893 and 1894.
W. S. FINK JOIES TO-DAY
Weil-Known Citizen of New Cumberland
Succumbs to An Attack of
Paralysis
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
New Cumberland, April 16.—This
morning at 12.30 William S. Fink, aged
80 years, died at his home on Bridge
street. Several weeks ago he had a
stroke of paralysis and although he
was conscious he could not talk since.
Mr. Fink was ( born in Strinetown,
York county, where he spent his early
life, moving to New Cumberland about
fifty years ago. He was a carpenter
by trade and byilt and moved a num
ber of houses. His wife died in Oc
tober, 1912. He is survived by the fol
lowing children: John Fink, of Harris
burg; Mrs. C. W. Long, Miss Mary
Fink, Harry and Robert, of New Cum
berland; five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. The funeral will
be private from his late home at 1.30
Monday afternoon.
LOSES TOES IN MOTORCYCLE
Joseph Harlan Painfully Injured in
Reservoir Park This Morning
Joseph Harlan, 1531 Bombaugh
street, was painfully injured this morn
ing when his left foot caught in the
wheel of his motorcycle while rounding
a curve in Reservoir Park.
The first three toes were cut off
when the front of his shoe was cut. He
was taken to tho Harrisburg hospital
in a passing automobile, where he was
admitted for treatment.
Liberty Bell Goes to Frisco
Philadelphia, April 17.—Mlayor
BLankenburg to-day signed the resolu
tion passed by City Councils yesterday
authorizing the taking of the Liberty
Bell to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. I
LOSSES BY VILLA FORCES
SAID 10 EXCEED 14,000
General Obregon's Report on Mexican
Battle at Celaya Claims a Complete
Rout of the Former'h Troops in
Latest Fighting
By Associated Press,
Washington, April 16. — ( Consul Silli
man, at Vera Cruz, gabled the State
Department to day a summary of the
Carranza reports of a victory by Gen
eral Oliregon over the Villa forces near
Celaya. Rout of the Villa army, with
the capture of thirty pieces of artillery
and many prisoners, was claimed.
Later the department received ad
vices from Irapuato saying hostilities
at Celaya were still in progress, with
slight advantage on the side of the
Villaists, who, the department an
nouncement says, have completely sur
rounded the city and cut the railroad
behind the Carrauzistas. A summary
of other Mexican advices issued by the
State Department says:
"The department is informed in a
message dated April la from Browns
ville that in the latest battle 65 Con
stitutionalists were wounded and 100
killed and that, according to the best
information obtainable at Matamoros,
100 Villaistas were wounded aud 200
killed."
The Carranza agency made public a
telegram from Ueneral Carranza quot
ing General Obregon's report on thirty
six hours of fighting at Celava. Obregon
announced a complete victory over
Villa, who, he said, attacked Celaya
Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock with
forty-two of his generals and 30,000
men in three armies.
The Obregon report says:
"We have picked up from the field
over thirty cannon in perfect condition
with all their ammunition and beasts of
'burden; over 5,000 Mauser rifles and
have taken more than 8,000 prisoners
and large numbers of horses, saddles
and other war materials.
"At this time I calculate that the
enemy's losses exceed 14,000 men, be
tween dead, wounded and prisoners. Our
losses do not exceed 200 men dead and
wounded, among the latter being a col
onel and an officer of my staff."
El Paso, Tex., April 16.—N0 official
denial from Villa officials here was
forthcoming to-day regarding official
Carranza reports of a second victory
over the Villa forces at Celaya, Guana
juato.
FIRE RAVAGINU STATE FORESTS
Origin of Flames Is Attributed to
Trout Fishermen
Williamsport, Pa., April 16.—Forest
fires, believed to have been started by
the trout fishermen, are burning near
Loganton and Pine station.
They have attacked valuable State
forest lands, destroyed a farm house
near Loganton and threatened Bull ltun,
a farming settlement, which was saved
by the efforts of farmers.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
Operations of military airmen over
shadowed all other developments of the
war to-day. German aviators accom
plished one of their most daring feats,
penetrating by aeroplane to within
thirty miles of London in a daylight
raid. They dropped bombs on several
towns, but so far as is known little
damage was done.
Marked activity at the German air
ship bases at Emden and at Cuxhaven
is reported from Holland and it is said
three Zeppelins were sighted flying
westward over Dutch Islands in the
North sea.
Both the French and German official
reports mention the operations of aero
planes. The Berlin statement says air
ships of the allies threw bombs on po
sitions behind the lines and also caused
the death of several civilians.
A French battleship bombarded the
Syrian coast yesterday. A statement
Continued on Eighth Pace.
ITALY HASIAOOO MEN
READYTOENTERTHE WAR
On the Italian frontier, Via Paris,
April 16, 10.55 A. M.—ltaly to-day
has 1,200,000 first line soldiers under
arms. They are from 20 to 26 years
of age.
General Zupeli, the Italian Minister
of War, speaking on the military situa
tion in Italy, said that a miracle had
been accomplished in thnt a country
which for about 20 years had main
tained a military organization merely
for the preservation of peace had col
lected what he termed one of tho
most perfect machines.
In view of the extensive prepara
tions which have been made, the ques
tion is askod with increased frequency
why Italy does not enter the war. Men
in a position to speak with authority
say that a majority favor war, while
the government still hopes to obtafn
territorial concessions from Austria
without a rupture of friendly relations.
ARREST MADE IN BLOWING UP
OF CUDAHY PACKING PLANT
Kansas City, Apnl 16.—That the
seven-story building of the Cudahy
Packing Company was wrecked last
Sunday because it had been reported
the company was shipping moat to Eng
laud, is the beliof of the Kansas
City, Kan., police, according to an an
nouncement here to-day.
A man giving the name of John
Mulvahill, arrested last night, admit
ted, according to the police, that ho be
lieved the company was shipping meat
to' England.
Mulvahill, the officers said, was car
rying four sticks of dynanfite and sev
eral feet of the fuse when seized as he
was entering the grounds of the Cuda
_hy company.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
A ZEPPELIN
RAID CLOSE
TO LONDON
British Metropolis
Greatly Alarmed as
German Aircraft Get
Nearer to City
URGENT CALL FOR
SPECIAL POLICE
Counties of Suffolk and Essex Raided
Last Night by Zeppelins But No
Lives Were Lost—Much Damage
to Property Reported
London, April 16, 2 P. M.—lt is
reported that a German aeroplane at
midday to-day dropped bombs near
Heme Bay, in Kent, six miles from
Canterbury.
Heme bay is a town and watering
place of an estuary of the Thames with
a population of about 7,000. It is fifty
miies in an airline from London.
London, April 16, 2.20 P. M.—
Two hostile aeroplanes are reported
over the city of Canterbury, which is
53 miles to the east of London.
London, April 16, 2.05 P. M.—A
German aeroplane dropped bombs this
afternoon ou Sittinbourne and Faver
sham.
London. April 16, 3 P. M.—The
damage dxinrt by the German aero
planes in Kent has been negligible, so
far an is known up to the present time.
Two bombs were dropped' on Favor
sham, but no damage resulted.
Dropped No Bombs in Canterbury
London, April 16, 5 P. M—Although
fears have been expressed for the safe
ty of Canterbury Cathedral, it has loir
been learned that the German raider
dropped no bombs while over this city,
London Asks for Special Police
London, April 16, 1.12 P. M.—Pro
! nounced activity at the German air
ship bases at Emden and Cuxhaven to
| day is reported in telegrams from Hol
land. An urgent call was issued in Lon
don this afternoon for special police to
go on duty at 5 p. m.
According to reports from Holland,
three Zeppelins were seen to-day flying
westward over Dutch islands in the
Continued on Eighth Put.
ON RUIfIORSOFWARfIRDERS
STOCKS MAKEJIC JUMPS
Speculative Activity in tjie Market As
sumes a New Phase at the Outset
With Industrial Shares Making
Big Leaps Upward
New York, April 16. —The specula
tive activity in the stock market as
sumed a new phase at the outset of to
day 's session with gains of 7 to almost
20 points in*the shares of various in
dustrial companies which are reported
to have received large orders for am
munition and other supplies from for
eign governments now at war.
American locomotive made a gain of
B'/ a pointß( advancing to 68. New York
airbrake rose 11% to 89% and West
inghouse Electric jumped 7 points to
89. From these extraordinary advances
there .were sharp declines of 3 to 12
points, Locomotive falling back to 56.
Bethlehem Steel participated in the rise
to the extent of 7 points and numerous
other specialties gained 1 to 3.
.Meantime leaders like Reading,
Groat Northern and U. S. Steel were up
a point or more, steel passing its re
cent high figure. Trading in the first
hour pointed to a new record of activ
ity a the end of the day. Sales in the
first hour aggregated 350,000 shares,
with some reduction of activity towards
midday. Representative issues were
once more subjected to oxtensive selling
for profits with consequent declines.
The war specialties failed to recover
to early maximum figures except air
brake, which added five points to its
initial 11 point advance. Reactions in
this group ran from 3 to 12 points. A
bid of $65,000 for a stock exchange
seat was reported to have been made.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press,
New York, April 10.—Standard
stocks fell to lowest prices of the day
in the final hour, but made partial re
covery from that level. The closing
was irregular. To-day's market re
solved itself into a contest between
various pools in industrials, which rose
in a sensational manner, and further
selling of standard stocks by substan
tial Interests. Closing prices reflected
some confusion.