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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
MEN IN SILENT DEVOTIONAL
Hill Association Will Hold Business
Session at Olivet Tonight

Calvin H. KoOns of the Evangelical
church addressed the Alliscn Hill
Mems Christian Association at Len
ny's theatre Yesterday afternoon on
"A Strong Man and His Strength. y
An impressive feature of the meeting
was a silent devotional held for George
s. Duey, a member Of the association
who died Saturday.
special music in connection with an
orchestra featured the meeting J. P,
Braseiman, president of the association
presidef and Walter L. Vanaman di.
rected the singing.
a business meeting of the associ.
alton viii be held tonight at clock
at Olivet Presbyterian church. Derry
and kittatinny streets. Officers for the
ensuing year will be elected and other
important business transacted. Mem.
bers and all others interested in the
movement are requested to attend./
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
LATE WAR news SUMMARY
costinued From First PAGE.


French made FIVE efforts to break
through the German positions, being
thrust back in each instance. The
French statement asserts that the al
lies made slight progress in the Vosges.
In the House Of Commons Premier
Asquith announced that at no time
previously had the British government
been riore confident that the allies
would achieve victory.
The Rumanian Minister of the In.
terror is credited with the statement
that representative of his country has
made formal agreement with Great
Brttain, France and Russia for entering
the war with them. Bucharest advices
say that ten classes of Rumanian re-
serves have been called out for March
f3. It has been expected that should
Rumania enter the war she would do 50
in the hope of enlarging her territory at
the expense of Austria, and with the
particular object of obtaining Transyl-
vania, which is populated largely by
Rumanians.
A semi official statement from Petro-
grad deals with the Russian offensive
lioNCiuSht IL NOItHSIn GUldllll, near IH6
Prussian border, where, it is said the
Germans are being pushed back stead
lily. The lighting il this region is Sc
we're, possession of villages passing back
and forth from one side to the other,
but appreciable pr gress each day is
claimed for the Russians. In Eastern
Galicia, at the other extreme of the
Russian front the Austrians are report
ed to have suffered reverses. These
claims, however, have not been borne
out from either Berlin or Vienna.
The great Anglo French fleet is still
smashing at the Dardanelles fortifica-
tions. Although Constantinople admits
that some of the forts have felt the eff
fects of the bombardment, it has not
confirmed the statements of the British
admiralty concerning the reduction of
the outer defenses. A large force of
Turkish troops is said to have been as
sembled on the Isthmus to oppose any
attempts of landing parties to advance
on Constantinople.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
POISON ROOT VICTIM LEFT
3 BROTHERS and SISTERS
Harold Beckey Died Few Hours After
Eating Herb-Three Other Persons
Z Who Were Made III Are Now Pro-
nounced Out of Danger

Middletown, March 1.-In little
one-and one-half story home ON Market
street, >in the lower end. of Royalton
eight brothers and sisters, and Samuel
Beekey, the father, are mourning to-
day the loss of Harold Beckey, who
after several hours of agony due to
eating poisonous roots, died ON Satur.
day afternoon az ) O'Clock.
The boy was five years old on Sep.
tember 10, last, Russell Beckcy, his
twin brother, aud Mrs. John Kreiser
and her son, Cha@,ies, also were made
dangerously i'll through eating some of
the roots and not until last evening did
the attending physicians pronounce
them out of danger. This morning they
all were much improved.
Opinions differ as to what the poi.
sonous roots were. Some persons say
they were wild parsnips, while Others
cling to the belief that they were wild
artichokes. Coroner jacob Eekinger,
who has made an investigation, is not
entirely satisfied as to the identity OF
the roots, but he has decided that the
death was accidental and that an in
quest is not necessary.
y
The poison roots were unearthed at
the kreiser home while John Kreiser
Sr., at noon Saturday, was digging up
a quantity of horse -radish. Kreiser had
brushed the poison roots aside, knowing
that they We're not horse-adish, but
Mrs. Kreiser and the youngsters picked
them up and ate quantity of them,
believing them to be harmless.
Two hours later, and after the
Beckey twin brothers had returned
home, the quartet became .tiolentlv i'll.
Harold Beckey fell over Just outside
the kitchen door of his home and died
shortly after DR.. William p. Evans ar.
rived to give medical aid.
The mother of the Beckey twins died
two years ago and since that time one
of their older sisters has been aiding
the father in looking after the family.
Harold was one of nine children. the
rest of whom are: Mrs. Lizzie Sheetz.
William, Minnie, Joseph, Helen, Marian
and John, al at home, and Mrs. Will
liam Winters, of Middletown.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of the lads grandfather, JACOB
Beekey, Water street, Royalton. to-
morrow afternoon, at $50 o'clock. In.
terment will be made in the Middle.
town cemetery.
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GEORGES s. DUEY'S FUNERAL
Wel-known Resident to Be Buried
From Home Tomorrow

Funeral services for George ). Dusv,
aged 6S years, who died at his home.
1927 North street, Saturday afterno m
will be held tomorrow afternoon at ,
O'Clock at his late home. The services
will be in charge of the Rev. John NJ.
Warden, pastor of Bethany Presby-
terian chapel, assisted by the Rev.
George W. Harper, pastor of Pleasant
View Church of God. Interment will
be in Shops Church cemetery.
Mr.. Duey was born in Quincy,
Franklin county. He had been a resi-
dent of Harrisburg thirty three wears
and was employed by the Harrisburg
Burial Case Company. He is survived
by the following children: Charles and
William Duey, Panama; Herbert Duey,
Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. James H. Dare
and Miss Maud Duey, this city, and
Mrs. Betterton, Hullville, Cal.
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American Vessel Ar
rives in New York
After Passing the
War Zone Blockade
u. S. FLAG FLOATS
ATOP ALL MASTS
Extraordinary Precautions Against
Mines Observation-Disclosures We're
Swung Outward, Ready for Imme-
diate Use in Case of Disaster
By Associated Press.

View York, March 1.-The American
liz ar New York arrived to-day from
Lii Nrpool after taking unusual pains to
ma, os known her nationality while pas
SING through the war zone declared by
Germ rany around Great Britain. In
addit ion, extraordinary precautions
again VI mines were observed, to the
extent , of having lfeboats swung out
ward. ready for immediate use if nee
essary.
F1vin y the American flag, the New
York lie tt her dock in Liverpool short
lv after midnight on February 20. Her
lights " ere all ablaze as she steamed
out to sc and some of the passengers
said that searehlights played on Ameri-
can flags which flew from almost every
mast. Tn ship remained ablaze with
light and With all flags up while steam
ing through the war zone and until safe
water were reached.
Sharp Lookout for Mines
To guard against the possibility
of contact 18th mines sharp lookout
was maintai- led and everything on
board was in, readiness for launching
L.
cred. Women passengers asserted that
it was suggest ed to them that perhaps
it would be bt ater if they did not go
10 bed until the vessel was clear of the
war zone. Some of them stayed up all
night.
Although it vas reported that the
New York s eoul .se was guarded by
British torpedo l,oats to the limit of
the war zone, no such craft were seen
by those aboard.
Many Womert Buyers Aboard
The New York had 221 passengers
aboard Thirty-one of them, mostly
women buyers for American business
firms, came from Paris to Liverpool to
catch the boat. They wepe delayed be-
fore reaching Liv' arpool but the New
York was held at lier dock util they ar
rived at the request of the American
ambassador in Lo adon. On their way
from Paris to Liverpool, whittier they
had hurried upon receiving word that
the English Cham FL would be closed,
the party reached JDieppe, ten minutes
after the last boat left for Dover.
1--WE then hurried to the train that
took us to Havre, where we caught a
boat for Southampton, said Miss
Elizabeth Purcell, of this city, one OF
the number.
1.-The boat to Southampton left
Havre at 1.30 clock in the morning
and steamed at full speed through the
channel, travelling in zigzag course
with all lights out. The life boats were
<swung out, ready for emergency. and
O&eers aboard told US to be prepared
TO Nske them at moments notice.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
new SENSATION IN
PASSPORT FRAUD


asked by the man to arrest his com.
panion. He charged that the woman
had thrown a setzer bottle ut him
but that he had lodged it and that the
woman had then beaten him over the
head with cane. According to the
police, Mateiket showed no signs of
the encounter, but the police had to
entertain the complaint and they
locked up the woman in the West 47th
street preeiHct in care of the matron.
Detective Burgess says the woman was
fully clothed when he entered the room
to make the arrest
Woman Says She Was Trapped
The young woman, who claims to be
Mrs. Annette Stegler, according to the
police, told the matron that she con.
sidcred she had been trapped. SHE
said that a woman friend of hers, Anna
Hoffman, had called her up by telephone
and made an appointment TO meet her
in the evening, as she had something
important to communicate. When they
met her woman friend was accompanied
by two well-dressed young men, who in.
vited her into their automobile and In.
ter, she said, they went to the hotel
for dinner. 1t was later when Mateik.
ct, it is said, began questioning her re.
garding the passport fraud ease that
the row occurred.
The young woman requested that
Charles Griffith, who is counsel for
Richard Y. Stegler, be sent for and il
is believed that he will appear in court
later to-day when the young woman is
arraigned.
The police, when they heard the
story of the carefully guarded suit
sheltered telephone devices for record.
ing conversations. The men carried
the grips with them when they left the
police station. The police learned that
during the night Mateiket several times
called German newspaper on the tele-
phone and held conversations with
some person in German.
Mrs. Stegler Discharged From Custody
Mrs. Stegler was discharged later in
police court. Had certain evidence
been more definite, the magistrate said
he would have been inclined to send her
accuser to the workhouse. Almost al
the moment of Mrs. Stegler's discharge
in police court, the Federal Grand Jury
returned an indictment charging hel
husband with conspiracy against the
United States in obtaining an American
passport falsely. Stegler is German
naval reservist. Two others were in
dicted with him, Richard Madden, il
whose name the passport was issued anC
Gustave Cook, of Hoboken, who it i;
charged, participated in obtaining the
passport. The three men were 10 be ar
raigned late this afternoon.
Tried to Disrobe Mrs. Stegler
Mrs. Stegler testified that the partl
remained together during the entirI
period they were at the hotel and thai
the two men had tried to disrobe hel
At no time, she testified, were she an(
Mateiket alone. She characterized tn,
charge against her as frame up.
In dismissing the complaint the mag
istrate announced that he would be i'll
clined to send Mateiket and his maj
companion to the workhouse if til
testimony concerning their alleged II
tempts to disrobe Mrs. Stegler Ih
more definite and clear.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Broadway-Star vitagraph Feature a
Photoplay Today

Edith Storey and Ned Finley. lead
Ing stars of the Vitagraph Company
appear to-day in Broadway Star pro
duction, 30 Garry of the Royal
Mounted.' an intense drama in three
parts. With scenes laid in the North
Carolina Hills and plot of intense
heart-interest, to-day's features is well
worth seeing. Scenes of fierce strug.
gle on the edge of precipiee with the
fugitive and the officer and fall into
thc river below. Ned Finley, once more
holds his record for hazardous deeds.
"Dweilers in Glass Houses,' two
act Biograph drama and an Edison Eda.
catiohal Picture, "Needs of Com
merce,' complete the program.-Adv. :
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
INCOME TAX RETURNS MADE
Thousands of Blanks H.ve Been Filed
at Internal Revenue Office

Several thousand income tax returns
have been filed at the office of the In
ternal Revenue collector in the Fed
eral building to-day, the last day on
which reports can be made without pen
alties. The fine for failure to have the
return in the hands of the collector
on or before March l is from $40 to
$1,000. 4 large number of persons
subject to taxation under the new law
thronged the revenue Office during the
last hours.
The forms provide spaces for in
comes in the hundreds of millions, not
negleeting spaces for the cents. They
call for the fullest reports of financial
affairs, and must be filed out by all
persons having net incomes annually of
$4,000 or more.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Mrs. Hattie A. Wenrich

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie A.
Wenrich, aged 63 years, who died Sat
urday night of heart trouble at her
home, 1888 Briggs street, will be held
at her home Wednesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock. She was a member of the
Pine Street Presbyterian church, Silver
Star Council No. 1870, Daughters of
Liberty and the Ladies Circle, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Surviving her are husband and the
following children: Mrs. David Arnold,
Mrs. Harry Schultz, j. j. Wenrich. Jr.,
William R., Irwin E., and Clayton X.
Wenrich, all of this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Man Stricken Blind, Sent to His Home

James Leoerman, 245 Russ street,
Chicago, who was stricken blind on a
train between philadelphia aud Harris
burg whine on his way to Chicago
Thursday afternoon, was discharged
from the Harrisburg hospital YESTERDAY
and sent to his home in Chicago. Little
hope is held for his recovery. as he
was suffering from hardening of the
evebaIls.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
SHOUTS Grief IN |
LIQUOR hear
osstinued From First P....

rum rIk8J xr0RA
that he fell over on the pavement
was carried away by his friends.
fou were taken homet', he w
asked es
"0h no. They didn't take n
home,' he quickly replied.
just about that time one of the spc
tators within the bar oval soft
hummed:
Please don t take me home., n
W. ). Straub said tlrat on his
home from an evangtistis meet
where he had professed religion.
joined few friends at the st. Id
renee hotel and ''had a couple
beers. - The fellows "set 'em up, y,
said. A. N. Null, Bcrrysburg
stable, said he warned Bowman n
ago to not sell intoxicaints to
men whom he named. He did thi
saft because, people were n
about it''
A smile stole over StrBub q q
aiee when he was asked for h
opimon about his being in, the
habitual drunkards.
have not been In toxic
eight years, not since l mar
second wife, he said, "and
didn 7 know the people had til
ion of me. The court here knew aSo1
It before | did. l was surprised wl{
| was told about it,"
Takes an Occasional Drink
StrauD admitted that he take
occasional drink but denied tho cI
that his using intoxicants and se
drunk is a habit.
Another witness took the
When he was asked as to the mn
of times he becomes intoxicatei
thought it happened several tim
month. When Senator BeidIeman.
with Horace A. Segelbaum., are RI
Senting the hotel man, begai, exami
thls witness, the witness preferred
said, to speak in German.
The official court interpre ter was
to be had, and Howard W. Bingama 1(
local attorney, was willing to act as
The court at noon had not vet
posed of the liquor license appiic atioI
OF Harry f. Eekinger, for the Paxto,
Inn, and Harry White, for the Al
street hotel, Middletown, which no
are pending. ~
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
Bonding Company Plans to Cont
Shimmell Building

Representatives of the Fidelity
Deposit Company of Maryland, boa
men for the contractor on the Shimi |
building at Seventeenth and Cathar1
streets, will appear before the Sch
Board at 4.40 o'clock this afternd
with a plan for the continuance of
work, which has been thrown up by
contractor, John W. Emory, of Phi
delphia.
The company will propose that
building operations continue with
present sub-c ontractors under a SUI
intendent hired by the School Bod
There appears to be enough money
in this fund to continue the build
without additional cost to the sch
district.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Edward S. SINNERS

Word was received here last night
by Hiram NJ. SINNERS, an emplove of
the Pennsylvania Railroad. of the
death of his brother, Edward S. Sim.
mers, in California. MT. SINNERS was a
former Harrisburg man, leaving this
city in 1891, joining the General Flee
trio Company, of Chicago, in whose
employ he was at the time of his death.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday
from the Masonic Temple in Chicago.
He is survived by his father George
W. SINNERS, and one sister, Mrs. E. w.
Parfet, OF Washington, D. c.; three
brothers, james B., New York City;
Thomas W., Idaho, and Hiram NJ, OF
this city.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Everybody Pays Saws Bowman

City Commissioner Harry F. Bow
man, head of the City Water Depart
ment, this morning denied any know.
ledge of "free list of city water
users-afvored ones who 1.-The Pa
triot" charged, had been getting wa
ter for nothing. 'They all look alike
to me- Bowman said, ''I care not
whether they are politicians or who
they may be, they must pay for the
water they use
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Railways 90. Stockholders to Meet

Stockholders of the Harrisburg Rail.
ways Company will meet tomorrow in
annual session at 10 o'clock. The di.
reetorate for the next fiscal year win
be elected. No changes in the board
are expected. Plans for the ensuing
twelve months in an Improvement and
business way will be discussed at
meeting of the directors within a few
weeks
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Mrs. Mary Crutchley

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Crutchley
was held Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock from the Calvary Presbyterian
church, the services being in charge of
the pastor, the Rev. Frank P. McKen-
zie, assisted by the Aev. Harry B.
King, pastor of Paxton Presbyterian
church. The palibearers were George
Good, Thomas stephens, Frank Downey,
Herman Leisman, Harris Crook and
William Wcnrick.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Schelhas May Be Police Clerk

Paul G. ScheIlas, motorcycle police
man, will likely be candidate for
clerk to the police department, if eoun-
ell sees nit to provide for that position.
which has been recommended by Chief
OF Police Hutehison. Policeman Sehel.
has has been assisting Clarence O.
Baekenstoss, secretary to Mayor Roval.
with the police records for some time
and is familiar with the work.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Nine E. SNYDER

Nine E. Snyder, 20 years of age,
died on Saturday night at the Poly
clinic hospital following serious op.
Grafton. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Snyder, 1947 Kensington
street.
Funeral services Will be held at the
house tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock. The Rev. E. Victor Roland,
pastor of the Redeemer Lutheran
church, will ofiiciate. The body will
be taken to Millersburg on the 11.3O
train, where burial viii be made.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Alfred s, Spitler

Following an illness of several
months, Alfred S. Splitter, aged 90
years, a Civil war veteran and former
county detective, died at his home
1914 Swatara street, yesterday after.
noon. During the war he served in
the 2OOth Regiment, Pennsylvania Vol.
unteers.
He is survived by the following chill.
ren: Mrs. W. A. Southland, Mrs. F. NJ.
Tritle and John A. Splitter, all of this
city; Mrs. W. E. Harris, Wilmington,
DelY and Mrs. E. f. Sherk, of Brock.
lyn, \. Y. Funeral services will be
held at his late home Wedneday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be
made in the East Harrisburg cemetery.
Mr.. Splitter formerly resided at Hum
melstoWn.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
i. S. ship DACIA. Seized
BY FRENCH. NOW At BREST

Brest, March /, via Paris, 4.55 A. NJ.
The American steamer Dacia former
ly a Hamburg American liner which
was captured last week by French
cruiser and brought into port, has been
towed from the roadstead into the
Brest naval harbor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Mrs. Annie P. Hopple

The funeral of Mrs. ANNE Parfet
Hepple, wife of Henry f. Hopple. will
be held from her home, 50 North Eight
zenith street, tomorrow afternoon at 2
O'Clock, The Rev. Lewis C. Manges.
pastor of the Memorial Lutheran
church, will have charge of the serv-
ices. Interment will be in Shoop s
church cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
IS Building Permits in February

Eighteen permits FOR new buildings
and improvements costing S3S, ,425
were issued by Building Inspector
James H. Grove, during February. Dur
ing the corresponding period of year
improvements costing SAL, ,S75.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
War Relics in $500. 600 Fire


Lowell, Mass, March Fire in the
Memorial building adjoining the City
Hall, caused a property loss cf $780,
900 to-day and destroyed some Civil
war relics that money could not re-
place
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Wilson Signs Pension BIN

Washington, March 1.-President
Wilson to-day signed the pension ap-
propristion bill, carrying approximately
$164, 4,0O0,000 1t was the first of the
large appropriation bills to reach the
President.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
suskies Answer Two Calls

A defective fue did slight damage
to Nos. az and r5S Lochiel row yester-
day morning. The fire was extinguishei
by the Susquehanna fire company. A
bonfire near the Lochiel open air school
was extinguished by the Suskies. No
damage was done to the school building.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01

London, Match The establish.
ment of virtual blockade of hostile
countries is Great Britain s reply to
Germany's attacks on merchant ship
ping, as announced officially to-day by
Premier Asquith in a momentous speech
in the House OF Commons.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Fender of Car Smashed

In collision at Third and Chestnut
streets at O'Clock this Afternoon of
an Evans-Burtnett auto truck with a
street car, the fender of the car was
demolished, but no further damage was
done.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
By Associated Press.

Chicago, March Close:
Wheat-May, 147A; July, 1885.
Corn-May, 71h; July, 73h.
Oats-May, 54B; July, 515s.
Pork-May, 1910; July, 1850.
Lard-May, 1917; July, 1910.
Ribs-May, 9.75; July, 1905.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-01
Governor Returns

Governor Brumbau2h geturnef from
Philadelphia last night and was at his
department early to-day. He was con
fronted by a large mail the greater part
of which was from people witA sug
gestious on the Workmen 5 Compensi-
tion law, indicating that the Governor S
request for such suggestions will be ia
ken up and answered by many who are
interested