THE WEATHER
CLOUDY TO-NIGHT
FAIR TO-MORROW
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SecT™ 0 VOL, 77—NO. 116.
CHILDREN SET FIRE TWICE
TO THE INDUSTRIAL HOME
Engines Called This Af
ternoon For Second
Blaze of Day Started
By Youngsters in
Closets of Building
That Is Doing Double
Duty by Sheltering
Tots Recently Burn
ed Out of the Nur
sery Home
GOOD ORDER
IS MAINTAINED
When the Alarms Are
Given Youngsters
All Are in First
Floor of Temporarily
Crowded Institution
and There Is no Panic.
Mrs. Stewart, Super
intendent, Believes
Children Applied
Matches to Nurses'
Garments Hanging
From Hooks—She
Will Investigate
Two fires in closets of two different
dormitory rooms iu the second floor of
the Children's. Industrial Home, at
Nineteenth and Swatara streets, —one
at 7.45 o'clock this morning and the
other at. 12.45 oWofck this afternoon, —
were deliberately started by children,
in the opinion of Knos Wenrich, super
intendent of the Industrial Home, and
Mrs. Stewart, superintendent of the
Nursery Home, the inmates of which
have been staying at the Industrial
Home since the disastrous fire in their
own building several months ago.
The morning fire was put out by in
mates of the building, using fire ex
tinguishers, but the | afternoon blaze
had gotten at least thirty minutes'■
Mart before it was discovered and an
alarm was turned in from box 72, Nine
teenth and Derry streets. This sec
ond fire, however, haul been extinguish
ed through the quick work of Superin
tendent Wenrich before the arrival of
the firemen.
The first fire was in the closet of a
room which has been fitted out for the
use of eight of the Nursery Home
boys. Clothing tc no great value was
damaged. In the second blaze, in the
closet of the bedroom occupied by two
nurses of the home, Miss May Holling
cr and Miss Alberta Brown, practically
all of the girls' clothing was destroyed
and the room was badly damaged.
The firßt fire was discovered at
breakfast time and the latter at dinner
time. In both instances the second
floor of the building was practically
deserted. The opinion of Fire Chief
Kindler is that the second fire was
Continurd on Srrond Pace.
FIRE WAGONJ A CRASH
Men Thrown, Horses Hurt and Mt.
Pleasant Axle Broken To-day
Two Similar Mishaps Yesterday
The third piece of fire apparatus
within twenty-four hours to meet with
accident when responding to an alarm
v. as the Mount Pleaßant chemical wag
on, whose left frQjit and axle
were smashed at Eighteenth and Derry
streets just before 1 o'clock this after
noon.
The wagon was responding to an
alarm for the tire in the Children's
Industrial Home and the two horses
slipped on the rails of the Philadelphia
& Heading Railway Company siding
crossing Derry street at the place
mentioned. The vehicle slewed around,
the wheel turning sideways against a
rail. The wheel and axle were
smashed and two firemen were thrown
from the front seat to the backs of
the fallen horses. The horses were
skinned and bruised, but the firemen
escaped injury.
The driver who escaped is Warren
Knisely.
Two pieces of apparatus were slight
ly damaged yesterday in responding to
thf Montgomery warehouse fire alarm
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The
hose wagon of the Camp Curtin com
pany lost a shaft, which was broken
\ when the wagon was pulling out of the
trolley track at Sixth and Woodbine
streets. The (iood Will auto truck's
fender was slightly damaged when it
collided with a Sixth street trolley car.
Sty t Star- Stidcpenfricni
WIFE TESTIFIES FLEMING
, CHASED HER WITH KNIFE
Woman, Whose Husband Is Now In the
Penitentiary for Murdering Her
Mother, Tells Court That She Her
self Was Tbreatened With Death
Mrs. Louisa Fleming to-day appeared
in the Dauphin county court for the
first time since her husband, Martin
Fleming, was trie 4 and convicted of
having murdered her mother, Mrs.
Louisa Bryan. Her mission on this oc
casion was to point out the reasons
for her application for an absolute di
vorce from uer husband, who now is in
the Eastern penitentiary, serving a life
sentence for the murder.
With Mrs. Fleming were her broth
ers and several neighbors, whom she
produced as witnesses in an effort to
prove her charge that, she was cruelly
treated by her husband before the cou
ple became estranged, a T'ew months
preceding the murder of Mrs. Bryan.
Her story dealt with beatings she re
ceived at the hands of the husband.
She said Martin chased her with a
butcher knife and several times threat
ened to take her life. Besides, she de-.
clared, he mutilated and destroyed the
household furniture with knives- and an
ax.
Judge MeCarrell, who incidentally
was the trial Judge in the murder case,
took the papers and withheld his de
cision.
Bruce Dietz was mentioned as co
respondent when Joseph Lilley sought
a divorce. Lilley said he wont home,
unexpectedly, late one February night
three years ago and found his wife and
young Dietz in the kitchen playing
cards. Their child, 2 years old, was
romping on the floor when he entered,
Lilley said. A few hours before Lil
ley announced his determination to
"leave for good" Mrs. Lilley suggested
that Dietz be taken in as a boarder
for $lO a month, the husband testi
fied.
W. W.WUNDERISIIILED
Deputy State Fire Marshal and Secre
tary of Firemen'# 1 Association Is
Fatally Hurt by an Auto
By Associated Press.
Reading, Pa., April 19.—William W.
Wunder, secretary of the State Fire
men 's Association for thirty years, a
former select councilman for fifteen
years and now a deputy of the State
fire marshal's department at Harris
burg was killed by an automobile here
to-day. His skull was fractured.
Mr. Wunder was run down near the
postofficc by Joseph Rothermel, a Lees
port farmer, in a five-passenger touring
car. Mr. Wunder was hurried to the
Homeopathic ihospital in a car which
stopped at the scene of the accident.
At that institution it was found that
Mr. Wunder was fatally injured, suf
fering with a depressed fracture of the
skull.
Mr. Wunder died shortly before
noon. Ho was 65 years of age and is
survived by his widow and one daugh
ter. He was one of the leading Re
publicans in flie city, a citizen well
known in many activities; hut it was
as a volunteer fireman that he was
most prominent all over the State.
Mr. Rothermel, whose automobile
killed him, claims that the brake re
fused to work. He expressed great re
gret when informed of Mr. Wunder's
death. The authorities will make a
thorough investigation.
$38,500 FOR LOCAL HOSPITAL
Committee Urges $.1,500 in Excess of
Charities Board Recommendation
The Harrisburg Hospital, according
to the bill reported from the House Ap
propriations Committee,'will get an ap
propriation of $38,500 this year, of
which $35,000 is for maintenance and
$3,500 is for improvements.
The original application of the hos
pital waß for $59,000. The State
Board of Charities cut this down and
recommended $35,000, but the Appro
priations Committee added the $3,500
to this for improvements, the recom
mendation by the Board of Charities
merely covering the maintenance.
Two years ago the Harrisburg Hos
pital received $40,000.
Seriously Burned With Acid
Andrew Neidijj, 1001 Cumberland
street, a blacksmith at the Lalance-
Grosjean tin plate mill, was seriously
burned with sulphuric acid a* noon to
day when a pipe he was working on ex
ploded. The acid burned his face, arms
and breast. He was admitted to the
Harrisburg hospital for treatment.
Search for Needle With X-Ray
An X-ray examination was made at
the Harrisburg hospital this afternoon
to find a needle in the left foot of Mrs.
Elizabeth McCurdy, 618 Race street.
She stepped on the needle while sweep
ing. It will be removed to-morrow at
the hospital.
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IBURG, PA
SELECTING PEERS
TfITRTROOSEfELT
Libel Suit of William
Barnes Against the
Colonel Begun In
Syracuse To-day
ASKS $50,000 AS
CHARACTER BALM
Fifty Deputy Sheriffs and Policemen
Present to Preserve Order—Jury
Being Selected From Special Panel
of 75 Talesmen
By Associated Prest.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 19. —The pros
pect of witnessing the opening of the
trial of the $50,000 libel suit brought
by William Barues against Theodore
Rocsevelt drjw a great crowd to the
Court House here to-day, even before
the first of thp special panel of seventy
five talesmen appeared. It had become
known in Syracuse that after the law
yers, talesmen and reporters had been
seated less than fifty spectators could
be accommodated Consequently those
most anxiouß to secure seats in the
court room appeared early.
Mr. Barnes upon his arival here last
night held a conference with his attor
neys in a hotel. Colonel Roosevelt
\ spent the night at the home of his
friend, Horace Wilkinson.
Colonel's Back to Opponent
The most elaborate preparations were
made to handle the crowd at the Court
House. The court room itself was prac
tically isolated from the rest of#the
•building by boarding up the corridors
approaching it. In these partitions
small doors have been cut. About fifty
deputy sheriffs and policemen were on
! hand to preserve order.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the
Court House before hiß opponent. He
wore a large black felt hat, pulled
down well over his eyes. The Colonel
stopped in the corridor outside the
court room and greeted several friends.
he went, in the room and took a
seat at the table reserved for his coun
sel
When Mr. Ba'nes arrived he took a
.senf_at his wi-nyfl's table. Colonel
Koosevelt was sitting with his back to-
Coattaoed ob Mcoad Page.
INFANT BURIED IN CELLAR
Mrs. Bessie Nixon, of Hancock, Md.,
Placed in Hagerstown Jail on
Charge of Murder
Hagerstown, Md., April 19.
Charged with the murder of her infant,
whose body was found buried about a
foot deep in the cellar of the residence
where she formerly resided, Mrs. Bes
sie Nixon, of Hancock, was placed un
der arrest last night by Chief of Police
McAvoy, of that place, and brought to
this city, where she was lodged in jail.
There is a divorce suit courts
at Cumberland at the present time in
which her husband is endeavoring to
I get an absolute divorce. It is alleged
that the wife wanted a divorce with
alimony and that, realizing if it became
known she was the mother of an il
legitimate child, she would be unable
to obtain the alimony.
For several months, while she was
residing in the house where the baby's
body was found, she had been seldom
seen. On March 27 she moved from
the residence, which is now occupied
by Reed Downs.
* Detective Heller, who was employed
on the case by Mr. Nixon, the woman's
husband, had" for some time been in
vestigating the unusual actions of the
woman and on Saturday he 'began a
search for the baby.
TRIPLETS IN A RUNAWAY
One of Them Seriously Injured When
Horse Becomes Frightened
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Dillsburg, April 19.—While taking a
drive yestenday afternoon the three
triplet daughters of John C. Baker had
a runaway accident. The harness be
came broken while descending a hill in
Carroll township on the road leading
from this place to Grantham. The bug
gy pressing upon the horse, frightened
the animal that be started to run
away.
Adeline jumped from the buggy
and sustained some minor bruises. Sar
ah was thrown out and was more seri
ously injured. She has been in a semi
conscious condition since. Rebecca re
mained in the buggy and did her ut
most to control the horse and finally
after running nearly two miles she suc
ceeded in stopping the animal on the
Harrisburg State road near Rose Gar ;
den, without any injury to herself other
than a severe fright.
The young ladies were brought to
their home on South Baltimore street
later in the afternoon. They are about
17 years of age and' are the only trip
lets in this part of the State.
Paje Styles Probably Fatally Shot
By Associated Press.
Pottaville, Pa., April 19.—John
Styles, of near Pottsville, a page in the
State Legislature, was probably fatally
shot accidentally by his father while
endeavoring to unload a pistol which
the son brought to him, just when
about to leave home to take a train for
Harrisburg. The bullet passed through
his stomach and punctured the intes
tines in 14 place*.
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL Is, 1915—10 PAGES.
IRORCENTHAII SAVED FROM
DEATH. BY RICHER COURT
Supreme Tribunal Reverses Cumberland
County Ruling and Man Who Mur
dered Shlremanstown Farmer Will
Probably Get Penitentiary Sentence
Word was received in (Harrisburg
thiß morning that the State Supreme
Court, now sitting in Philadelphia, has
reversed the judgment of the Cumber
land county court which sentenced
Max Morgenthau, the Harrisburg huck
ster, to be electrocuted as the penalty
for the murdei 1 of John M. Rupp, a
Shiremanstown farmer, on May 21, last.
According to Morgenthau's attor
neys, this decision means that the de
fendant will get off with a second de
gree murder sentence and be sent to
the .Eastern penitentiary twenty
years is the maximum penalty—instead
of suffering the death penalty. The
Buprenie Court's opinion was summed
up as follows:
"Judgment reversed and record re
mitted for resentencing of the appel
lant."
When Morgenthau was put on trial
last fall the defendant, by his attor
neys, William A. Zerby and Edwin
Barnitz, put in a general plea of guilty
of murder and suggested that sentence
Continurd on Second I'njf.
FIRE ON FIRST MOUNTAIN
UNDER CONTROL AT NOON
By noon to-day a <big force of forest
fire fighters had got under control a
mountain fire which had swept over
forty or .fifty acres of young woodland
since Saturday night on the First Moun
tain, north of Rockville, on the L. N.
Ott estate. The origin of the fire is un
known, but it is believed that picnic
party accidentally set the leaves ablaze.
The nre spread at n ra ; pid rate,
there being a heavy north wind which
swept the valley between the First and
Second mountains.
Much trouble was experienced in
fighting the Annies as a sufficient force
of men could not, for a time, be ob
tained to work for fifteen cents an hour.
It was stated 'by residents that at a
number of fires last year the fire-fight
ers were compelled to go from early
morning till late in the afternoon with
out anything to eat or drink.
A large force of men, however, was
sent to work early to-day and at noon
it was reported that the fire was under
control, no buildings being lost.
As a result of the fire fifteen acres of
woodland belonging to the Ott estate,
a number belonging to John Cristman
and part of Roberts Valley were burn
ed bare.
FOREST FIRE NEAR MARIETTA
; Summer Cottages and Resorts in Dan
ger In York County Hills
Marietta, April 19.—A fierce foreet
fire is raging in the York county hills
opposite this place. Summer cottages
and resorts are in danger of destruc
tion. The flames are visible hero and
the high wind that is blowing has"
caused the fire to burn over consider
able woodland already. The forest is
very heavy in the woods where the
fire is raging. Men are working hard
to extinguish it.
A small frame house at the top of
the hill fell prey to the flames and all
the contents were consumed, the fam
ily being away.
FARMER DIES IN HOSPITAL
Succumbs to Gangrene Superinduced by
Toe Frozen Many Years Ago
Daniel A. Baer, 58 years old, a farm
er of near Elliotsburg, Perry connty,
died at 10.35 o'clock this morning in
the Harrisburg hospital from gangrene,
which started' in the little toe of his
left foot. The toe was frozen manv
years ago.
Several operations were performed
in an effort to save the man's life. He
was admitted to the hospital "February
5,
STATE iINSTHEICHT
FOR OSE OF AUTO FUNDS
Supreme Court Sustains Judge McCar
rell Who Ruled In Favor of the
Highway Department and Against
Powell and Young
By Aatociqted Preaa.
Philadelphia, April 19. —The State
Supreme Court to-day affirmed the Dau
phin county court in fhe case of the
Commonwealth against State Treasurer
Young and Auditor General Powell in
relation to automobile fees.
The Legislature of 1913 set apart
the money received for automobile li
censes for the use of the State Highway
Department, but did not pass a biil
making a specific appropriation of the
money. When former State Highway
Commisioner Bigelow made a requisition
for money from the automobile license
fund both Auditor General Powell and
State Treasurer Young declined to
recognize it, basing their declination on
the ground that the money, even
though set apart for a certain purpose,
had not been specifically appropriated
for that purpose.
Former Attorney General 'Bell, for
the State Highway Commissioner, at
once brought suit to compel the pay
ment of the money, and the case was
tried in this city before Judge McCar
rell, who decided that the. money
should be paid under the bill setting it
aside for a Certain .purpose.
Auditor General Powell and State
Treasurer Young began to pay out the
money under the decision of the Dau
phin county-court, but at the same time
took an appeal to the Supreme Court in
order that it might be decided by the
highest tribunal. The Dauphin county
court, which upheld the State High
way Department, is sustained by to-
I day'« decision.
SCENE -4S PART OF BUILDING FALLS
. INTO STREET IN FREDERICK, MD.
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Wrp-j <?*§9ll
Frederick, Md., April 19.—Many nnrrow escapes were made when the
entire front wall of the Byerly building toppled into the street. A number of
men were busy at remodelling operations, and, although the wall vol lapsed with
out warning, not one of them was injured. The other walls and the interior
remained intact, as can be seen by the pictures hanging on the walls in the
above illustration. Several persons in the street narrowly escaped injury.
LOSS FOR 2 FIRES
PIII flip*
Big Warehouse District
Menaced by Blaze
That Destroys Mont
gomery Building
CONSTANT FEAR
OF EXPLOSION
Firemen Cautioned Not to Pour Water
on Pounds of Carbide,
Which Would Have Produced Dan
gerous Acetylene Gas
Property valued at close to $200,-
000, according to estimates as revised
to-day, was destroyed by two fires here
yesterday. The storage warehouse of
Montgomery & Company, on Tenth
street just south of Market street, was
almost completely destroyed with eon
tents, causing a loss of more fchan
$150,000. This "L" shaped building,
a long two-story frame structure, one
wing extending along the Paxton creek,
was practically jvipeU out. in two hours
after the flames were discovered at
1.30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The other fire at 1 o'clock in the
morning, reduced to ashes tlie four
story frame and corrugated iron struc
ture of the Pennsylvania Food Com
pany, located along the tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad above Division
street just above- the northern city lim
its. The total loss on the building and
contents will rea-ch $38,000.
The Montgomery warehouse, which
was vahied at SIO,OOO, was partially
insured. The goods of not quite 50 per
Continued on Second Pnare.
TO PICK'STEELE'S SUCCESSOR
Special Committee Meets This After
noon to Make Selection
The special School Board committee
to whom has been given the power to
recommend a successor to the late Wil
liam S. Steele, principal of the Central
High school, met in the offices of the
board this afternoon at 3 o'clock to
name a candidate whose name will go
before the board.
The recommendations of the com
mittee will not be made public until
the board meets in special session to
take final, action. The time for the spe
cial meeting haa not been set.
City Highway Employe Dies
Charles H. Jackson, colored, 65
years old, a sweeper employed by the
City Highway Department, died last
evening at the Harrisburg hospital of
a complication of diseases. He was
admitted to the hospital Apliil 12.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The Bniish army has begiin another
drive at the important section of the
German line which holds conquered Bel
gium. Sharp fighting occurred yester
day in Belgium, and the official French
report of to-day states that the British
captured 200 yards o& German trenches,
retaining their position in the face of
several counter attacks. The statement
from Berlin, however, says the British
tfere ejected from minor positions they
had taken from the Germans and that
British attacks near Ypres broke down
with heavy losses.
The French are again on the offen
sive on the eastern end of the line and
substantial progress in Alsace is an
nounced at Paris. The French troops
are said to have pressed forward along
the Facht river, capturing, among a
number of positions, a height which
commands part of the course of the
river. The Berlin report asserts that
French onslaughts near Combres and in
the Vosges failed.
Lieutenant Roland Garros, one of
Continued on Second l*nj(e.
SQUALLING INFANT CURED
Mother Extracts Needle From Baby's
Side Where It was !t Months
Frederick,* Mil., April 19.—Irritable
for a |>orioil of nine months, Koßert
Sur.guy, aged 11 mouths, was trans
formed into the best tempered baby
in Frederick yesterday in the frartion
nf a minute. While the mother, Mrs.
Henry Surguy, was given the little
chap a bath, she felt a sting on one of
her hancla, and glancing at the mem
ber discovered she had received a se
vere cut. Investigating she found the
point of a needle protruding from the
baby 's side. With a pair of pliers she
removed a good-sized needle.
Then Mrs. Surguy recalled that nine
months ago a needle she had bcPn
iwing and which she had placed with
some embroidery Vork on the crib
where the child lay had disappeared.
For months the physicians had laid
the infant's cranky disposition to
teething.
AUTO STRIKES LIGHT POLE
Pedestrians Forced to Step Lively to
Avoid Flying Glass
When the large passenger touring
car owned by Charles M. Thomas, West
Chester, was turning the corner at
Third and Market streets shortly after
2 o'clock this afternoon, the fender of
tjhe car struck the single standard
light polp on the northwest corner,
hurling it to the sidewalk.
A number of pedestrians who were
passing barely escaped being cut by
the flying glass, while a few others
were compelled to step quite lively to
avoini being struck by the heavy iron
pole. The car contained license tag
.No. 1040.
Employment for 450 Men
By Associated Press,
Gary, -j':d., April 19.—The local
plant of the American Bridge Com
pany resumed work to-day, giving em
ployment to 450 men.
Boy Under Knife for Appendicitis
•lames lfyan, Jr., 13 years old, 1556
Vernon street, was operated on at the
Harridburg Hospital this afternoon for
appendicitis.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT,
ITALY NEARS
PRECIPICE
WITH VIENNA
Rome Foreign Office
Awaits Ultimatum
From Austria on Mili
tary Preparations
HOSTILITIES ARE
BELIEVED NIGH
Negotiations Between Rome and Viennt
Concerning Italy's Demands fo
Territorial Concessions Now Con
sidered at the Breaking Point
London, April 19, 1.56 P M.—
Whether the negotiations bctweei
Koine and Vienna concerning Italy',
demands for territorial concessions havi
been broken off remaius'for the momen
an official secret, but it appears to b.
universally agreed that the tension i
approaching the breaking poiut. It ii
suggested here that the Italian Foreigi
Office is awaiting an ultimatum frtiu
Vienna on the subject of Italy's prep
arations along the frontier as a pretex
to sever the remaining ties barring ai
outbreak hostilities.
The alertness with which even
move, diplomatically or otherwise, madi
by Italy is now followed in London in '
dicates the high importance attache*
here to efforts to bring Italy to thi
lighting line. One of the mailt rea
sons advanced for this desire to in
elude Italy in the partnership of tin
allies is that \n no other way is i
possible to»close so effectually the duo
through which supplies are still reach
ing the Teutonic combatants in con
siderablo amount.
A case in point .s the conliscatioi
by t1.4 Swiss authorities announced ii
Geneva to-day of a carload of innchini
| guns of American manufacture whicl
was on the way to Germany froii
Genoa. Shipments of iron, copper am
| sulphate have been reaching Germany
with a fair degree of regularity
througli Italy. It is asserted to-day
that a certain embargo has been placet
at Como on a truiuload of these sup
plies and that Italy and Rumania haw
taken joint action in refusing to
low foodstuffs tor the civilian popula
tion of Austria-Hungary to traverse
their territory.
Although the re has been much fight
, ing in both the eastern and the west ■
1 orii fields, operations on a big scall
are still awaiting improvement in the
weather on one side and adequate sup
plies on the other. Indications aro
i however, in both the Carpathians aur.
. Poland that the greatest battle yet tc
be fought is imminent and that the
i coining clash in the Carpathians wil.
i coincide with a great German advance
j fronl the. direction of Cracow.
Activities in the Dardanelles art
; taken to presage an important move
ment any day nojv against the Turk
ish positions' on the straits.
GENERAL MAUDE FAMOUS
MILITARY EXPERT, KILLED
London, April 19.—The Press
Bureau announced yesterday that
among the officers wounded in recent
l lighting in France was Brigadier Gen
eral Frederick Stanley Maude.
General Maude was the Knglish ofli
| cer who as Colonel Maude achieved an
i international reputation as a writer on
j military matters. He had been on the
j General Staff of the War Otliee as an
: expert since last year. • He was born
j June 24, 1864, the youngest son
J the late General Sir F. Maude.
Observed "King's Pledge Sunday"
London, April 19, 4.15 A. M.—Ten
thousand protestant churches through
out England observed yesterday as
"King's pledge Sunday.'' The largest
meeting was held in Central London,
where more than 2,000 persons took the
pledge to a'bstain from intoxicants for
the remainder of the war period.
British Trawler Sunk by Mine
London, April 19, 4.2-5 P. M.—The
British trawler Vanilla was sunk by
a torpedo from a German submarine in
the north sea yesterday, according to a
report made to-day by Captain Hill,
skipper of the trawler Ferino.
Von Der Goltz Heads Turkish Army
Constantinople, via London, April 19,
2.15 P. M.—Field Marshall Baron Kol
mar Van Der Goltz has been appointed
commander-in-chief of the fir,st Turkish
army.
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Prctts.
New York, April 10.—General
realizing caused recessions of 2 to 4'
points at the end. The closing was ir
regular. On the largest volume of
business recorded for the enrrent
movement, investment stocks to-day
rose ;i to 3 points. This advantage was
largely obliterated in the final hour,
steel leading the decline, on a caution
ary trade statement from its chief ex
ecutive.