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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Germans REPORT Defeat
OF Allies IN IMPORTANT
ENGAGEMENTS IN France

Berlin, By Wireless to London, 3.15
p. NJ, Jan. 22.-Defeat for the allies
in two important engagements is an
nounced in an official statement given
out to-day by the War Office. A French
attack near Pont Mousson, where the
allies are attempting to cut the German
communications with Metz, is said to
have been repulsed with heavy losses
for the attackers. In Alsace the French
were driven out of the heights near
Sennheim The Germans were compelled
to evacuate a trench near Berry Au
Bac, but gained some ground in the
Verdun region. There is no change in
the eastern campaign. The statement
follows
"On January 21 in the western the,
atre of war, continuous rain rendered
impossible any important fighting be-
tween the coast and the canal of La
basse. Artillery duels took place near
Arras. One of the trenches which we
took on the day before yesterday, to the
southwest of Berry au Bac, was aban-
doned and blown up. 1t had been part
tally destroyed by the collapse of the
wall of factory.
'tAsFrench attacls ,poatb-o yer1un
was repulsed easily. After the hattles
of the day before yesterday to the south
of st. Mihiel small French detachments
still held out in the neighborhood of
our positions. BY means of an advance
in the region before our front was
cleared of all Frenchmen as far as their
old positions.
"The battle for Croix-des- Larmes,
northwest of Pont Mousson, con
tinues. A strong French attack on the
recaptured part of our positions were
repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy.
"ln the Vosges, north of Sennheim,
our troops drove the enemy out of the
heights of the Weilerkopf hills. We
took two officers and 125 men prisoners.
In the eastern theatre of war the
situation is unchanged. Our attacks
on branch of the Szucha made slow
progress. There is nothing new east of
the Pilica.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
ASK FOR $4,000 IN fees
Seventeen Constables Submit Claims
Based on Recent Court Decision
Making County Liable

Seventeen city and county constables
whom the Dauphin County Court, in de-
Gliding test case brought by George
w. Charters, holds are entitled to in.
creased back fee charges as provided in
the act of 1901, to-day presented their
itemized claims to the County Commits.
sioners amounting in all to about $14,-
600. The back fees charged by the
constables amount to $9,984.68, the
interest charges total $4,0O2.73 and
the costs of the court case will run to
$140,10 so that the total claims against
the county approximate $14,127.51.
The Commissioners to-day held up the
bills pending an inquiry as to the cor
rectness of the charges.
The seventeen constables and the
bills of charges which they presented
are as follows:
George w. Charters, $1,336.79; John
G. Hill, $306.42; James H. johnson.
$748.71; Henry Miller, $646.40; Rich,
ard Reese, $S05S3; Harry Roat,
$712.22; R. II. Sinkfield, $S27.9S;
Jeremiah Still, $S42.21; w. l.. Wind
sor, s40S.32; David G. Challenger,
$739.50; Peter R. Day, $S3S.97; Har,
ry Emmanuel, $1,193.3S; w. G.. Gar.
man, $2,0S2.6S; Alexander Gibbons,
$44O.75; Robert Gottschall, $S73.73;
James w. Haines, $356.99; John H.
Stipe, $S26.53.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Persons Living in the
Neighborhood Of Fill
Complain of Lawns
Obliterated by Paper
DUST SITS
INTO HOMES
Member of City Commission Pleads for
Patience and Says That Men Are
Employed to Prevent the Conditions
Which Are Complained OF

Old newspapers that almost obliter.
ate the lawns in front of Front street
homes, between PETER and Muench
streets, and even north and south of
the latter two thoroughfares have
caused dwellers in the eighborhood to
protest against the plan of the city to
make part of the river bank fill by the
dumping there of the ashes collected
by the Pennsylvania Reduction Com
pany, which has the contract for col
lection of ashes and garbage from
twelve of the thirteen wards of the
city.
Those who are complaining point to
the established fact that in addition
to "clean ashes," which the city has
directed the Reduction Company to use
i'm making the fill, considerable quan-
titles of decayed or decaying vege-
tables, such as old potatoes, lemon and
grape fruit rinds, pumpkins and so
forth, are being emptied and left ex-
posed along the bank of the river, and
that in addition to the eye-sores that
the lawns of the neighborhood have be-
come by reason of the papers which
litter them, the dust, every time cart
of ashes is dumped, shifts into the
Continued ON Eleventh page
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Mr.. FORD'S GIGANTIC Task
Auto Magnate Would Take All Sing
Sing Convicts and Make Men
Out of Them
BIZ Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 22.-Henry Ford, of
Detroit, manufacturers of automobiles,
will guarantee to take every convict
out of Sing Sing Prison and make a
man out of him. He so stated to-day
when he appeared to testify before the
United States Commission on indus
trial relations which is investigating the
great philanthropic foundations of the
country and the cause of industrial un-
rest.
THE philanthropic foundations may
do some good,' said Mr.. Ford, "but
they are not adequate. My idea is
justice and not charity. i have little
use for philanthropies as such. Ny idea
is 10 aid men to help themselves. Nearly
all are willing to work for adequate
reward. We have all kinds of Grip
pies in our employ and they are making
good. We have great many who have
been in prison and who are outcasts
from society. Every one of them is
making good showing and is gaining
in sef-respect and strength of char,
acter. We will guarantee to take
every convict out of Sing Sing and
make a man of him."
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Continued on Sixth Page.
J. B. DUKES BIG BARN BURNED
Thought Fireproof, Loss Is Estimated
at S25.O 900

Somerville, N. j., Jan. 22.-One of
the big barns on the 10000 acre estate
of James b. Duke, near here, was burn
ed last evening The building was a
handsome structure of rough stone and
contained hundreds of tons of hay. The
blaze Illuminated the country for miles
around.
The fire started at about s o'clock,
when the 125 firemen of the Somerville
were at banquet The men
scattered at the first alarm and were
soon at the fire with their apparatus
and prevented the spread of the flames
to the house of superintendent David
Smith and other costly buildings. A
barn that stood on the site of the one
destroyed last night was burned some
years ago, and the structure now in
ruins was believed to be freproof The
fire was well under way before it was
discovered. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
EXCITEMENT OVER ARREST OF
AN ITALIAN CONSUL AT LlEGE

Rome, Jan. 21, 1895 P. M.-Con-
siderable excite. mt was caused here
to-day by news of the arrest of Filippo
Greppi, the Italian vice consul at Liege,
member of one of the best known
Malinese families and who had Bel
gian wife.
The Foreign Office, answering inquir-
les regarding the case, said it was
awaiting precise information from the
German authorities while in the mean
time it was working for his liberation.
1t seems, however, according to infor-
nation already received, that Greppi s
arrest was caused because of contraband
postal matter.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
$4,000 Loss BY Flames
IN Pipe Bending PLANT
Valuable Motors and Other Electrical
Apparatus Damaged by Fire Early
To-day - Firemen's Good Work
Saves Main Building

Stored motors and other costly elec-
trical devices were damaged this morn
ing at o'clock when the electrical
shop, a part of the rolling mill of the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, was gutted by fire. The fire
will not result in any Inconvenience
in the running of the mills, as the ap
paratus damaged was the reserve sup
ply.
The loss will reach $4,000, but is
entirely covered by insurance. This
applies both to the building and the
contents. The only mill now in use
which was damaged by the fire was the
rolling mill, part of the roof of which
was destroyed. This can be replaced
in forty eight hours and the work in the
mill will not be halted in the mean
time.
The building, which is on the State
street side of the plant near the Penn
sylvania railroad and adjoining Kelley 's
coal yard was seen to be on fire at
o clock and an alarm was turned in
from Tenth and State streets. The
firemen were in service for more than
an hour. The peculiar construction OF
the frame building, which had cor.
rugated iron covering made it diff
cult fire to fight
The fremen did excellent work in
confning the flames, for the most part
to the original building, keeping them
from seriously damaging the rolling
mill, of which it was part, partition
only separating it from the main build
ing.
Officials of the company who investi
gated this morning believe that the fire
started from an overheated steam coil
a part of the heating system.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
UNION TRUST HEAD RESIGNS
Charles s. Boil Retires to Take Up Pri.
vate Business

AT meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Union Trust Company
Charles s. Boil resigned as president
owing to the fact that the growth of
the institution required so much of
his time that he could not give his per-
sonal affairs their proper attention.
John P. Meick is vice president. Mr..
Boil S successor has not been chosen.
Mr.. Boil has been president of the
Union Trust Company since its or
ganization in 1906, the company hav-
ing its headquarters in its own build
ing in Market Square, one of the first
Office buildings of its size in the city.
Mr.. Boil said to-day that he intends
to devote all of his time to his own
private business.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
fEROCIOUS FIGHTING IN
RAkD-TO-HAND BATTLES
IN ALSACE. Says REPORT

Paris, Jan. %, $50 P. M.--The re.
port on the progress of the war given
out by the French War Office this aft.
ernoon says very determined infantry
fighting, with ferocious handto-hand
encounters, is going on to-day in Al.
SAGE, but that the situation at Sais.
sons is showing no change. Other in
tantry encounters mentioned appear to
be of minor Importance. Artillery ex.
changes, in which the French were sue.
eeSsful, occurred between Ypres and
the Disc, near Berry Au Bac and in
the Vosges, while IN the forest OF
Apremont the Gerrm artillery droye
the French away The statement fol.
lows:
In Belgium the enemy yesterday
bombarded Nieuport with a fair degree
of violence. Our infantry made some
slight progress to tn, east of LON
baertzyde highway. Between Ypres
and the Disc successful operations on
the part of our artillery against field
works, batteries and detachments of in
fantry of the enemy took place yester.
day.
From the Disc 10 the Areunnc:
The situation in the vicinity of Soissons
shows no change. Near Berry Au Ba.
a trench which we were compelled to-
evacuate following u vlolent lombard.
ment was recaptured by us. In the re
gion of Perthes the enemy delivere
an attack during the night of January
,20-21 at a point northwest of Beause-
iour but without sucpess
Between the Meuse and the Mo.
selle; To the southeast of st. Mihiel.
in the forest of Apremont, an exceed
ingly violent bombardment made it im-
possible for us to retain the German
trenches occupied by us yesterday for a
distance of $50 yards.
"To the northwest Of Pont a Nous
son, in the forest of Lepretre, the ene-
my yesterday recaptured a portion OF
the trenches taken by us January 20,
but we are maintaining ourselves at
all other points of this position.
"In the Vosges the enemy hurled
against ST. Die six projec tiles of great
calibre, without, however, doing any se-
rious damage.
cat a point between Mount Bon.
homme and Mount Schluct there has
been an artillery engagement, in which
the German batteries were reduced to
silence.
''In Alsace the infantry fighting in
the region Of Hartmann and Weller.
kopf is going on with great ferocity
The struggle is actually hand -to-hand
In front of Dannemarie our artillery
dispersed gatherings of the enemy"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Lodge Sees U. s. In Great War
BY Associated Press

Washington, Jan. 22.-Attributing
to the administration an intention to
buy German ships interned in American
ports if the ship purchase bill is passed,
Senator Lodge to-day declared in the
Senate that the measure "would bring
us within measurable distance of war,
not with England alone, but with
France, Russia and Japan.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
SNOW Is HEADED THIS WAY
Scheduled to Arrive This Evening and
Continue Into Tomorrow

A storm from the southwest, the in.
fluence of which was felt over three
fourths of the country to-day, threat.
ems to bring snow to Harrisburg to-
night and tomorrow. The storm caused
snow last night in the Mississippi Val.
ley, but did not reach blizzard proper
tions. Unless the storm develops un-
usual strength in its course northeast
ward, the snowfall will not be unusu-
ally heavy here
The heaviest fall reported this morn.
ing was in st. Louis, which had five
inches of snow. The minimum tempera.
ture forecasted for tonight is twenty
degrees.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.

New York, Jan. 22.-speculativs
favorites declined to their lowest In
the last hour, Reading falling 1 3-4 bc.
low yesterdays final. Virginia Certifi.
Gates advanced six points on the recon.
mendation hold West Virginia liable for
its share of the debt of the Virginia
at the time of the formers secession.
The closing was heavy. Persistent SELL
ing, largely for foreign account, caused
a general reaction in to-day's stock
market, after an early period OF
strength and activity.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
U. s. DROPS AS SEA POWER
Goes From Third to Fourth Place As
France Advances
By Associated Press.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The United
States will drop from third to fourth
place among the world IS sea powers
with the completion of all ships under
construction up to July 1, 1914, ac-
cording to the calculations in the navy
year book, issued to-day by the Senate
Naval committee.
France will move from fourth to
third place, according to the official
table.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
CHAYNE TO HAVE CITY POST
Planned to Appoint Him Next Week as
Second Assistant Assessor

Horace A. Chayne, 4O7 North Sec
ond street, for twenty years a book
keeper with the old Boas Planning Mil
Company and who during the last three
years has been employed in a similar
capacity with Whitman Brothers, whole
sale grocers, Tenth street, will, at next
Tuesday s meeting of the City Commits
sioners, be named the second assistant
to City Assessor w. H. H. Buckley, SC
City Commissioners said to-day.
AT the same time Howard c. Town
send will be reappointed first assistant
at an annual salary of $1,000. Chayne 's
salary will be $500. a year.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Kissmiller Hurt Under Box

Clarence Kissmiller, 1229A Bailey
street, driver for the Peipher line, suf-
fered a fractured right leg this morn
ing when heavy box fell on him at
the plant of the Blough Manufacturing
Company, Reilly and Fulton streets. He
was taken to the Harrisburg hospital
for treatment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Brakeman's Foot Amputated

William Kope, of Hummelstown, a
brakeman in the Rutherford yards of
the Philadelphia and Reading railway,
fell from car yesterday while at work
and was seriously hurt. He was taken
to the Harrisburg hospital where his
foot was amputated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Takes Deserters Back to Barracks

Captain of Police Joseph P. Thomp-
son left for Portsmouth, Va, at noon
to-day with three United States marines
who were absent from their barracks
there without leave. They got tired
wandering over the country and gave
Themselves up to Captain Thompson on
Tuesday. A standing reward of $50
Is paid for the return of each deserter.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Controller Cough Is Ill

The condition of Henry W. Cough,
Controller of Dauphin county, who for
several days has been suffering from an
attack of grip, was such to-day that
his physician advised against his going
out of the house. The Controller this
afternoon could not speak much above
whisper, but he was not confined TO bed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
w arship Had Just Com.
pleted Steaming Trial
of Four Hours When
Disaster Occurred
NINE INJURED;
SOME GRAVELY
Rear Admiral Howard's Report of Ac-
cident Says Endurance Runs Were
Attempted When Boiler Tube Was
Ruptured Due to Low Water
By Associated Press.

On Board U. S. S. San Diego, La
Paz, Mex, Jan. 81, by Wireless via
San Diego, Cal, Jan. 22.-Four men
were killed and nine seriously injured
Thursday afternoon on board the
armored cruiser San Diego when boil
er tube blew out after steaming trial
of four hours had been completed
The dead:
Oscar j. Wyatt, Ell Centre, Cal; !;
Ambus j, Hardee, Joplin, No.; Will
liam f. Elliott, Brooklyn, n. Y; Cliff
ford A. Western, Davenport, Cal. All
were fremen.
The injured:
Benjamin H. Tucker, r. B. Glidden,
Darrell l.. Varnado, William H. Miller,
Ernest A. Ledwith, Charles w. Peter
son, fremen; George Ohm, water ten
der; Emanuel A. Shippi, seaman, and
Patrick A. Merriman, coal passer.
Immediately after the accident the
cruiser left for Guaymas, where she
arrived at o'clock this (Friday) morn
ing
The San Diego is the flagship of the
Pacific feet and is in command of Cap
tain ASHER Ii. Robertson.
Washington, Jan. pa brief off.
cial report to the Navy Department on
the explosion aboard the cruiser San
Diego said that some of the nine in
jured were in grave condition and
others were not so badly hurt. The
next of kin of the dead were notified
at once by the department. Rear Ad-
miral Howard S report gave this ac-
count of the accident:
"The San Diego completed her four
hour full power trials and made 21.45.
just as the completion of the trials,
tube in No. boiler ruptured due to
low water. Endurance runs were at
tempted. A full investigation has been
ordered. Am proceeding to Guaymas. -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Carothers Joins Villa Force

I'll Paso, Tex, Jan. 22.-Word was
received here early to-day that George
0. Carothers, special agent of the Amer
lean State Department, had joined Gen.
eral Villa s headquarters in the field be-
low the city of Chihuahua.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Lynching Bee in Georgia
By Associated Press.

Arlington, Ga, Jan. 22.-Peter
Morris, negro, charged with the mur-
der of a farmer. was taken from the
custody of the Farley county Sheriff
late last night and lynched.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-22
Fighting gHas Continued
Uninterruptedly f or
Three Days Between
Nieuport and Ostend
MANY GERMANS
ARE WOUNDED
Exceptionally Heavy Artillery Firing
Going OIL in Region of Cernay and
Thanh in Alsace-Deadly Work of
Projectiles Recorded

Amsterdam, via London, Jan. %,
sos A. M.-Between Nieuport and Os-
tend hard battle has continued un.
interruptedly for three days, despite
rain, Hooded trenches and almost i'm.
passable roads, says the Sluis, Holland,
correspondent of the Telegraaf." The
correspondent reports large numbers of
German wounded passing Sluis.
Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, Jan.
~, 1.1O A. M.-Exceptionally heavy
artillery firing is going on in the re-
gion of Ceruay and Thanh, in Alsaee.
The German wounded state, according
to reports that come over the border
that the frozen ground makes shell fire
much more deadly as the proiectilcs
in striking the hard surface, explode
with increased violence. scattering
frozen elods of earth which cause uglv
wounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14

his special researches not moro than
hvc years ago, the young Swedish sol
enlist II already looked upun a. the
logical successor to he famous Irnf.
Synntc Arrhenius, Svcdbcrg's country
man and teacher, ana likewise holding
a Nohcl prize for chemistry
l'rof. James l<cudell ur the depart
ment of chemistry. Columbia lnNcr-
sity, met PROT, Svcdberg AT lpsi,Ia IN
1913. Filled with admiration for the
genius q. this youthful scientist, Prof,
kondell, IN speaking of his meeting
with the swedish colleague said.
1T Is "A very difficult matter TO give
any adequate idea If what Prof.
~SvcdhorE's Investigations mean to the
world at large, except - say, perhaps,
that they are most FAR reaching from
the theoretical standpoint of lthord-
tory work, a. / happened to he in
Sweden during lHl2-l3 and was study
iup al the N"hrl Institute, which, as
You know, is ruuductcd under Il @
plan of the Nobel endowment fund.
was especially anxious To meet "A
swedish scientist who, was told, had
been mutiug some very important
discoveries regarding the existence of
molecules
consequently | went To- IpSala. As
reached tn" university and the
laboratory building | Was about to
make inquiries rf "A young man where
| could timd Prof. Svcdherg, But just
then a number of young fellows came
up and addressed the person in uucs-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14

icy felds and sans our songs before
we began the march. | recognized the
red uniform of the men of Ncrikc,
trimmed with white, looking like
striped tulips, and the yellow uniforms
of k~ronobere. and the gray boys from
Ealmar, and the blue regiments from
Dalarne and the yellow and hlack men
OF Nae~stgoetland. II was a sight
worth seeing, but it was still AS in the
house of the Lord, Well, this Is a
time for other men and other coats.
Now everything must be simple and
severe
"Fur "A moment there was silence
in the room. Then AXel f'rcdrik said,
as if to himself: II my uniform and
weapons We're in good condition IA few
Jolly days in camp mightn't hc 50
bad
"G~randfathcr shook his head Your
health is poor, AXel f'rcdrik, ana there
viii he many forced marches right
through the kingdom, all the way
down to the Danes"
Hut it is quite Impossible to give
any fun rendering IN another tongue
of what the swedish of Werner Won
H~eidenstaln conveys in story form,
From novel writing and history and
poetic d~clineatiun to the laboratory
and scientific researches that seek
to fathom other hidden secrets of life
this is the leap made necessary In
order To come To the fourth Srandina-
Wan named as II Nobel prize winner,
Prof, Theodor Svedberg Of lpsala
University, Prof. Svedberg is scarcely
turned 80, yet is now acclaimed as
among the foremost investigators Of
the age, II is hardly for the layman
to concern himself with the particu-
lar investigations that have made Prof.
Svedberg famous among his colleagues
of tho laboratory world. beginning