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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
IL FIRMS BID ON FIRE HOSE
Proposals Range All the Way From 50
Cents to $1.1O a Foot

Twelve firms to-day submitted bids
to Fire Commissioner Taylor for fur.
nishing fire hose that is to be bought
with $2,5O0 appropriated when the an
nual budget was compiled. The bids
run from ffty-two cents to $1.10 a
foot. Taylor said he will not decide
until the City Commissioners meet on
Tuesday and possibly not then as to
who will get the contracts.
Harry F. Sheesley who, despite Tay-
lor's recommendation, last year got a
contract for 1000 feet of a certain
brand of hose at rs cents a foot, put
in a bid to-day agreeing to furnish the
same type of hose for 20 cents. Tay-
lor this afternoon said the Sheesley
hose that has been in use heres is
very good,'
The Eureka Fire Hose Company and
the Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Company each
got contracts for 1000 feet of hose
last year. Their bids to-day were the
same as last year, $1.1O foot.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
RUSSIAN Grand duke shot
BY ONE Of own Generals?

Berlin, April II, by Wirelss to Say
ville.-The "Lokal Anzeiger," of
Duisburg, Rhenish Prussia, says it
learns "from an absolutely unimpeach-
able source" that the reported sickness
of Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholavitch,
commander-in-c of the Russian
forces, was due to shot in the alb
domen fred by the late General Baron
Sievers, of the defeated Russian
Tenth army.
The "Lokal Anzeiger" says General
Sievers was summoned by the Grand
Duke to explain the defeat of the Rus
sian Tenth army. A heated colloquy
took place, the newspaper says, and the
Grand Duke gave General Sievers a
box on the ear. The latter thereupon
drew revolver and wounded the
Grand Duke, subsequently turning the
weapon upon himself.
The fact that General Sievers had
committed suicide, the "Lokal An
zeiger' continues, was learned at the
time of his funeral, but the news that
Grand Duke Nicholavitch had been
wounded has just become known.
General Sievers was the commander
of the Russian Tenth Army which, in
the middle of February, met with a Sc
we're defeat at the hands of the Ger
mans in the Mazurian lakes region, of
East Prussia. The report that the gen
eral had committed suicide appeared in
the Frankfurter Zeitung, on March II.
The newspaper said it had received a
dispatch from Petrograd intimating
that the Russian officer had ended his
own life. The authority for this infer.
ence, however, seemed to rest on the
fact that reports had been in circula-
tion concerning mourning service
which was held for the general in a Lu-
theran church and the report was not
confrmbed from any other source.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
MANY Nurses For Belgian Army

New York, April I7.-The Amer.
can line steamship st. Louis sailing
to-day for Liverpool, carries four sur
geons and twenty-four nurses compos-
ing, with two additional surgeons to
join them in England, two complete
Red Cross field hospitals. These units
are to be attached to the Belgian army
and stationed at La Panne.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
PLACED LEMON SEED In EAR
Boy Expected It to Come Out Mouth,
but Physicians Removed It

Howard Boyer, the 3-year-old son of
George w. Boyer, of Marysville, fol
lowed his brothers. Instructions and to
see lemon seed come out, of his mouth
he placed it in his ear. 1t did not come
out and his parents becoming worried
brought him to the Harrisburg hospital
this afternoon.
1t so panied the little boy that ply
sicians had to remove the seed while
the boy was under an anesthetic.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
DEALINGS IN Steel TO-DAY
were ON ENORMOUS SCALE
U. s. Stock Frequently Changes Hands
In Blocks Of 1000 to 1000 Shares
and Touches 90, the High Price Of
Current Movement
By Associated Prcss.

New York, April 17.-Feverish
trading in stocks was resumed at the
opening Of to-day's two-hour session
on the Exchange. Industrial and equip
ment shares of the class which made
yesterdays operations memorable were
again the most prominent features,
particularly New York Airbrake,
Baldwin Locomotive and Pressed Steel
car, in which gains of to points
were made.
American Locomotive yesterdays
sensation feature was again reaction
ary, declining over four points to SIS,
from which it soon made full recov-
cry.
Other specialties, including Bethle-
hem Steel, rose 1 to points, and
leaders, especially U. s. Steel, denoted
further accumulation at substantial
advances. Dealings in Steel were on
enormous scale, with several lots Of
1000 to 1000 shares.
Profit taking made absolutely no
impression upon prices, the entire list
continuing its advance in the second
hour on an increasing scale of activ-
ity. War shares added materially to
gains Of the first hour, closing with
advances extending from to points.
The extraordinary demand for. U.
s. Steel was the outstanding feature.
That stock frequently changed hands
in blocks of 1000 to 1000 shares and
just before the end touched so, the
high price Of the current movement.
Other former leaders, including Read.
ing, st. Paul and Amalgamated Cop
per, attained to best prices. Buoyancy
was maintained to the end. Total
transactions approximated 5000
shares.
New Orleans, April 17.-Trading in
cotton here to-day brought new high
levels for the season, July touching
1909.
Buying was stimulated by the
showing of the weeks statistics. For.
eign clearances were twice as large a.
for this week last year, the figures be-
ing 171,074 bales against S5,566.
The market stood 8 to IL points up ct
its best and closed 6 to 10 up.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
Turk Says Italy VIII Stay Neutral

Rome, April 16, S.55 P. NJ, via
Paris, April II, 4.3O A. MI am
convinced that Italy will remain neu-
trial. was statement made to the
"Idea Nazionale,'' by Carasso Effan-
di, member of the Turkish Chamber
of Deputies, who has been in Italy
ON a mission for his government, on
the eve of his departure from Rome
for Constantinople.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
$4,000 Fire at York To-day
Ru A Aaancinted Press

York, Pa, April 1.-THE planning
mill of Jacob Bethel & Sons, engaged
extensively on government contracts,
was completely gutted by FIRE which
broke out at $50 o'clock this morning.
entailing loss of $4,000, covered by
insurance. A large quantity of finished
mill work for federal buildings was de-
stroyed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
"A FOOL AND HIS MONEY"

The first installment of "a Fool
and His Money" will appear in the
Star-Independent on Monday. This
new serial is George Barr Nc.
Cutcheon's best novel. Who was the
lady in the toweri The successive
chapters of the story will unfold the
mystery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
Austria May Suddenly Attack Italy

Paris, April II, $50 A. M.-The
belief is becoming general in Rome that
Austria will make sudden attack
upon Italy as soon as she becomes con-
vinced that the latter has determined
to intervene in the war, according to
dispatch to the "Matin" from its cor
respondent in the italian capital.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
CHIEF HUTCHINSON BETTER
His Condition Becomes Stronger Afte
Passing a Restless Night

Chief of Police Joseph B. Hutchi-
son, who is in the Miners hospital in
Ashland, where he underwent serious
throat operation yesterday spent a
restless night last night, according to
a telegram received here this morn
ing. -
He was able to take nourishment
this morning, however, and his condi-
tion has become stronger.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
Increase in Bank Reserve

New York, April 17.-The state
ment of the actual condition of Clear
ing House banks and trust companies
shows that they hold $15s,057, 1920
reserve in excess of legal requirements.
This is an increase of $9,842,S $50
over last week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
BULLETS FALL ON U. S. SOIL
Funston Says Desultory Firing Still
Goes on at Matamoros

Warrington, April 17.-Major Gen.
eral Funston, at Brownsville, Texas,
telegraphed the War Department to.
day that desultory firing was being
kept up by the contending factions
across the river at Matamoros, and that
many bullets continued to fall upon
American soil. So far no one has been
injured on the American side of the
line. There is no indications, the gen.
eral said, when the Villa besiegers will
make another serious effort to take the
town. He added:
Reports from many sources indi-
cate the Villa forces have at least IL
field guns, in addition to the two used
in the last fight, but impossible to veri-
fly reports up to present time
Brownsville, Tex, April 1.-THE
danger to Brownsville through a battle
at Matamoros apparently was post
poned indefinitely to-day. Major Cen
eral Funston, who has been here await
ing the Villa assault upon Matamoros,
made preparations to return to San
Antonio as soon as the movements of
the Villa troops confirm the correct
ness Of their announcement last night
that they intend to abandon Mata-
moros.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
French Cruiser Bombards Forts

Paris, April II, 11.4o A. M.-The
Ministry of Marine to-day gave out an
official communication reading:
"During the day of April 16 .
French cruiser, supporting a recon-
naissance made by aeroplanes, effective
.ly bombarded the fortifcations Of Ell
'Arish, fortified town in Egypt near
the boundary of Egypt and Palestine,
as well as certain detachments of Turk
ish troops which had concentrated near
Ell Arish.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17
Bombs Dropped by Two
German Aeroplanes
Flying Over AIniens
Find 15 Victims
NO DAMAGE TO
THE CATHEDRAL
The Latter Building, Apparently the
Target of the Missiles, Not Struck
During the Bombardment - Ono
Woman Was Decapttated

Amiens, France, April II, 40 A.
M.-Seven persons we're killed and
eight were wounded by bombs dropped
by two German aeroplanes which few
over this city yesterday, one in the
morning and one in the evening. The
cathedral apparently was the target Of
the missiles, but it was not damaged.
The first aircraft appeared at 6.45
a. M. and dropped five bombs. The
explosions of the projectiles were fatal
to four women and two men while
seven other persons were wounded, in
cluding two soldiers guarding the rail-
road station. The property damage was
trivial
The second aeroplane appeared over
the city at p. m. One of the bombs
dropped from it demolished house, de-
capitating woman seated in the par
lor and injuring another woman.
Amsterdam, Holland, April II, Via
London, 1927 P. MA hostile airship
at half past one O'Clock this morning
dropped Il bombs on the city of Strass-
burg, capital of Alsace-Lorraine
Searchlights showed it disappearing in
northerly direction, under lombard
ment of anti-air craft guns
Two persons in Strassburg were
slightly wounded; otherwise no dam
age was done by the bombs from tho
airship.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-17

Continued ON Sixth PAGE.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
MAY SPEND $35O,OOO ON
TEXAS STATE CAPITOL
Finest State Capitol in United States, Built
80 Years Ago, Has Never Been Repaired
or 0verhauIed.

Austin. Texas. Feb. 2f.-Approximately
$3.50. GOO u to ~ spent ~ the state IN reno
waiting and rchabilitatine the interior Of the
state house. in the event the legislature
adopts the recommendations Of 4 Joint leg
%lSlatlve committee appointed a few DAYS
2 10 look INTO the general condition of
the structure. The investigation also dis
closed that the biz granite building has
never been overhauled since il con>tuc-
tlon thirty year~ ago nj 4 co~s of $1,000
600. The committee reported that the
sanitary conditions were such a. IL render
the building almost unfit for human habi-
tation. The improvements contemplate the
installation of IN entirely new heating and
electrical plant. including a new power
house. An immediate appropriation Of
$1,000 J. asked to employ an architect and
engineer t. draw mp plans and ~pecifica-
tions for the proposed renovation. 1t i
planned 10 make the building fireproof be-
cause M insurance i carried on il.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
FEW SENSATIONAL CASES
IN THE MILITARY COURTS
In View Of Frequent Stories Of Spys Peo-
pie Are Astonished That a Traitor or
Foreign Spy Is Not Executed Every Day.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
Paris, Feb. 24.-So far a the public
knows. the military courts have thus far
had few sensational eases. In view of the
frequency of spy stories. mnny people are
a>toni~hed not to hear every day or % Of
a traitor or a foreign spy being condemned
tn death. As a rule these eases are
handled by a drum-head court martial. and
the culprit has already been shot before
the story of hi> exploits reaches the public
If the story j. true. Ii l. more the routine
business with which the regular S~ittineS Of
the court martial have 10 do. Dc~crtionS,
diSre>pect To >uperiors, aggr-ssions of all
sorts and mi~demeanors make up the
calendar.
a class Of eases that j. common J. like
that of AbdallaS ben Said Yanion. Algerian
rifleman, who fell a victim To the warm
hospitality Of Paris. Recovering from \
wound he was ordered to reioin his reei-
ment near Marseilles. lie had never seen
Paris and % many people showered things
upon him he thought ii was n pity To leave.
lie lived like a prince six weeks, without
spending a sou; when finally caught he had
no defense excepting the weakness Of hui
man nature and simply declared I'll brave
man-want fight" Abdallah was formally
sentenced to two years hard labor but the
sentence was suspended a. il has been in
many other eases, and he will be sent to
the front.
Resistance Of civilians 10 military regu-
%lations brings many ease : like that Of
Jacques Dellone into court. Dcllones l. n
hardworking man afflicted with a peppery
temper. lie pulled 4 band rnrt with an
500 pound load up to the Billancourt gate.
where he was stopped by q sentinel. "You
can't pass herel'
"Whatr' cried Dellone. %"aiter pulling
this load a mile and a half. Won want me
to turn about with il? Not ON Your life"
"You can't pass" insisted the sentinel
barring the way with his rifle.
"They ought TO put up a sign post so
people would know" protested Dellone.
you'd better zee Gallieni about that"
replied the sentinel.
"Gallienil Who's Gallieni? | don't
know Gallieni and don't care a straw about
him. | know no one but Joffre."
Dellone'S excuse was that no one talked
about Gallieni and he did not know what
authority he had to his credit. lie was
given five days in prison.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
MIRACULOUS MESSAGE
RECEIVED BY HIS WIFE

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Paris, Feb. 24.-ThiS story i going the
the round Of the French papers:
One of the most distinguished violini~tS
of France, who was married only one
month before the beginning Of the war,
said 10 his bride on leaving for the front
that if any misfortune happened to him,
he would arrange to let her know il in adj
vance Of the official notification.
Weeks and months went by, without an,
bad news. and the bride almost had for
gotten the singular statement made by her
husband in the emotion Of separation. when
on Sunday morning. January "a. she felt
an irresistible desire to play a certain
melody that her husband Remi was par
ticularly fond Of. She opened the ease,
took out the violin and all the color left
her cheeks. Two of the strings were
broken. the "ri'' and the "mi' II under
stand" she stammered and staggered To
a chair. The following day towards noon
m official from the war department came
to inform her that the Sergeant Remi -
had died upon the field of honor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
INDICATIONS ARE LIFE
COMPANIES WILL RETURN
Governor Ferguson Espresso, Willingness
to Permit Concerns to Re-Enter Texas.
May Waive Matter of Back Texas.
lRv Associated Press.l

Austin, Texas. Feb. Ex-Governor Fer
gu~on having expressed 2 willingness to
sanction the return 10 Texas Of the nine
teen life insurance companies which left
the state in 1907 rather than comply with
the Robertson insurance law, ii these com
panie~ will agree To lend about $4,000, 900
IN Texas AT a low rate OF interest. a few
81 the insurance concerns have advised
the governor they are willing to return I'M
der these terms. If some agreement can
be reached n To the payment of back
taxes. accrued penalties and interest.
which now j. said to aggregate II 600 900.
The companies are unwilling To pay these
taxes. II j. understood Governor Fercn-
son would IT, willing. IL II could b. properly
arranged. To waive the tax question If il
would bring cheaper money To the state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
GERMAN SOLDIERS JUMPED
FOR JOY, BATHS CAUSE

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
Berlin, Feb. GA German officers let
ter tells how his men jumped for joy. M
the opening Of a bath house rugged up in
the basement of a building partly dest-
royed by the artillery. Two bath tubs
under the ruins Of another house were in
stalled and in addition a large swimming
basin was built. with connection To a
windmill pump about two miles distant.
But there j. one drawback Ia our fine
establishment" he saws the shells Of the
enemy continually roar and explode
around il. But wc nave grown so bold
We do not lei this check our impulse to
Get clean: We have orr pleasure in these
tubs even though the French shells crash
and explode around uS. The establish
mcnt was opened several weeks ago. and
since then il has been used u It's utmost
capacity. Every man i'm my is
happy on his bath day altho' he knows
that death and destruction thretens him
while bathing"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
Sheriff Escorted Jury TO Church.

Franklin. Texas. Feb. 2i.--An unique
incident occurred here Sunday. In the
ease of J. ID. Faircloth v. ;. W. Luka-
~hawicz ct al the jury failed to reach q
verdict by II o'clock Saturday night. com
pelling them to carry the case over Sun
day. Deputy Sheriff Baker Larkin OBJ
tanned permission from District Judge J.
c. Scott to carry the jury to church. He
escorted them tn the Baptist church Sun
day morning. and to the Methodist church
Sunday evening. They occupied the bal
cony ut both churches, no one else being
allowed in the balcony with them. This Is
the first time a jury was ever known to
attend church in this county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24

the share and interest If each aud all Il said
heirs III and a. said estate ~ said drrrdrnt aud
for such other and further relief. special and
general. Ia law and IN equity. a. a. the court
shall seem right and proper.
You ARE further commanded o. serve this
citation ~ publishing the sam" tnrr ~ each
week far eight successive weeks previous tn the
return day thereof. in a newspaper published va
your county. but II q" newspaper ~ published
IN said county. then In the nearest county
whore a newspaper ~ published.
Herein fail not. hut have before said court.
IN the tIrsr day ~ The March term. 1915 there
~. this writ. with Your return thereon. shaw
ing how YOU have executed the same.
Witness Joseph Webb. Clerk IT the County
Court ~ Cameron County. Texas.
Given under my hand nnl The seal VA said
Court. III the City ~ brownsville. Texas. this
the 11th day IL January. a. u. 1915.
a. - JOSEPH WEBB.
Clerk ~ the County Court. Cameron County.
Texas.
by W. ~ kuwal~ki.
1876 -229 lG34-32.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
SENATE ENGROSSEO BILLS
PERMITTING HORSE RACING
Senator CIark's Commission Plan Is Ad-
vanced by Vote of Is to I0-Amend-
ments Are Defeated With Regularity.

Austin, Texas, Feb. 24.-After consid-
forts to graft upon it such amendments a.
would have virtually destroyed it, pur-
pose, the Senate Monday passed To en-
grossment Senator Clark'S bill designed to
promote horse racing and the breeding Of
fine stock in the State. The vote on en-
groSsment was l3 To 10. Those voting ave
were Senators Astin, Bailey Of Harris.
Clark, Hall, Harley. Harris, Hudspeth. Ne
.Collum, McGregor, McNealus, Nueent. Page
and Parr. Those voting against were Sen
.atorS Conner. Darwin, Gibson. Henderson.
Townsend. Wiley. Westbroos, Suffer and
Smith were paired.
Senator baltimore attacked The princi-
pie of the bill and declared h. could mol ii
idly by and see n law engrafted on the
statute books that would lcgalizc gambling
on horse races. He charged that the pro
motion of race track gambling vas the real
intent of the bill. and that the language
setting forth that it was fos the purpose
of improving the breeding and raising Of
fine horses was nothing more than a cloak.
In his opinion the masses Of the people Of
the State would rise mp arH condemn the.
Legislature IT IL fastened race track gamb-
ling ON the State. thus retrogressing to n
condition that existed until 4 few wears
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
Notice Of First Meeting OF Creditors.

In the District Court for the District Of
Alaska. Division No. /. at juneau.
III the matter vi the Bankruptcy VI Il.
w. Win>tcdt and Marie Win-tedt. hiS wife.
In Bankruptcy.
IT, the creditors ~ N. M. Win~trdt. ~
juneau. Alaska, and "a the creditors 81
Marie Winstedt. his wife, OF Juneau.
Alaska, Bankupt-:
Notice A. hereby given that on the 3rd
day Of February, A. ID. 1918. the said &.
w. Win~tedt and Marie Win~tcdr, hi- wife.
were both duly adiudicatrd bankrnpt~ (:
and that the first meeting ~ creditors will
be held at the office of the undersigned. in
the First National bank building in the
town of juneau. Alaska, on the 1t day nf
March, A. ID. 1915. at the hour Of 10
O'Clock q. m, of said day, at which time
the creditors may attend. prove their
claims. appoint n trustee, examine the
bankrupt, and transact such other bust
ness a. may properly come before said
meeting. IA. III. ZIEGLER.
Referee III Bankruptcy.
Dated az Juneau. Alaska. this 3rd day of
February. 1915. -3l7I2i.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
RATE INCREASE
TO BE DISCUSSED

Every truck grove IN the Brownsville
district. every business man. and every
member Of the Chamber of Commerce. a.
well as all citizens are Interested in 4 meet
ing 10 be held nj the Chamber of Com
merce ut $50 o'clock Thursday night al
which will be- discussed the proposed in
crease in the freight ratc- IN vegetables
from South Texas points Ia the ~. Louis
and Kansas City markets. Joseph ".
kenney. secretary of the Laredo Chamber
of Commerte. will arrive in Brownsville
Thursday, beginning a tour of all the Valley
towns in the interest of the light that l.
being made against the increase. a hearing
the interstate commerce commission N
Chicago in March.
The proposed increase affects not only
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. hut also the
Laredo onion growing district. the vcgc-
table growing section southwest of San
lower gulf coast. Ii has been estimated
that the higher rate proposed by the rail
roads will cost the truck growers and ship
pers in the ~neighborhood IF 500, OO0
annually.
The fight against the Increase j. being
led by the Laredo Chamber ~ Commerce.
which organization has been very active in
the matter, and besides sending Mr.. Ken
|ney To this section to work in behalf of
the fight has raised n sun of money to
send a representative to Chicago to appear
ut the meeting in behalf of the truck grow
ers and shippers of South Texas. II j.
probable that Sam II. Cowan. the expert
rrte attorney Of Fort Worth. will represent
1Agrowers and shippers AT Chicago.