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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
AUSTRIANS' BIC VICTORY
IN west CALICIA; BREAK
RUSSIANS entire front

Berlin, May 3, Via London, 3.34 P.
iM.-An important Austrian victory in
the eastern campaign is announced in
the communication issued to-day from
German army headquarters.
The statement is made that the Aus
trians have pierced and broken the en-.
tire Russian front in Western Galicia.
1t says that in the presence of the
Austrian commander-in.ch chief, Field
Marshal Archduke Frederick, and un-
der the leadership of General Colonel
Won Mackensen, the allied troops yes
terday, after bitter fighting, pierced
everywhere and crushed the entire
Russian front in Western Galicia from
the neighborhood of the Hungarian
frontier to the junction of the Dunaiec
river with the Vistula. Such of the
enemy as succeeded in escaping, are in
hasty retreat towards the east, closely
pursued by the allied troops. The
trophies of the victory cannot yet even
be approximately estimated.
The victory in Western Galicia re-
ported by the German war office it
would appear to be of notable signif-
cance. From the junction of the Vistula
with the Dunajec to the Hungarian
frontier is about sixty miles. After the
surrender of the Austrian fortress of
Permysl in Galicia, the Russian forces
released from siege work in front of
this position began moving to the south
In the direction of the Uzsok Pass, and
to the west in the direction of Cracow.
That great battle was being fought
in Western Galicia was indicated in
dispatches sent out from Berlin several
days ago. 1t was then reported that the
Russians, in order to avoid the disas-
trous effect of the heavy Austrian artil-
lery had vacated all their positions at
Tarnow, which lies 135 miles to the
west of Iceberg.
official dispatch from Petrograd
under date of April 80, set forth that
the Austrians were concentrating their
forces at Cracow and also in Western
Galicia, evidently with the intention of
undertaking a determined offensive
movement against the Russians.
1t evidently is the result of these
various military activities that is re.
ported in the announcement from Ber-
lin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
4 SUFFER FROM COAL GAS
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Bentz and Fam
lily Barely Escape Death

Especial to the Star independently
Lemoyne, Pa, May 3.-Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Bentz and two children
had narrow escape from asphyxiation
early yesterday morning when the
house became filed with coal gas. A
fifth member of the family escaped the
poisonous fumes, his bedroom being in
different section of the house.
The family was aroused when Inza,
the elder daughter, arose to get drink.
She had only walked few feet when
she fell to the floor. This aroused the
rest of the household. Mrs. Bentz final.
ly got to a window, which she flung
wide open, allowing fresh air to enter
the rooms
DR.. John w. Bowman was summoned
and rendered medical aid to the fam
lily. He said Mrs. Bentz threw the
window open just in time.
The gas came from the furnace,
where fresh fire had been started.
The furnace door blew open and al.
lowed the gas to escape.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
italy Will SURELY enter
WAR AT AN EARLY date. is
OPINION OF U.S.. OFFICIALS

Washington, May 3.-Such advices
as have come to the United States gov
ernment through official and unofficial
channels within the last few days indi.
cate that Italy's preparations clearly
tend to her participation in the war at
an early date.
Aside from her extensive military
preparations and orders for war sun
plies, the expected public appearance of
King Victor Emmanuel at the Carl
baldi celebration at Rome Wednesday
is looked upon there as of much sig
nificance and demonstrations then in
favor of war would not be surprising.
Heretofore all such popular outbursts
have been given no official sanction
and at times have been repressed, but
present indications are that the point
is almost at hand when final decision
en- Italy's policy would be reached.
American diplomatists in Europe
some of whom are in touch with the
Italian situation, believe the decision is
now only matter of days and arrange
ments already are being made to ac-
commodate Italian interests should the
emergency arise.
The recent call to Rome of the Ital-
ian Ambassadors accredited to Great
Britain, France, Germany and Austria
was generally taken to foreshadow
Italy's final decision.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
PUNCHDOARDS TO discard
Police Put the Ban on Petty Gam
bling Devices After Chamber of
Commerce Urges It

Punchboard gambling is at an end
for while. No longer will it be pos
sible to get a fve-dollar meerschaum
pipe for jitney. The police have
frowned on the game which, according
to them, has been fourishing in cigar
stores and pocket billiard rooms in
Harrisburg.
The Chamber of Commerce request
ed the aid of the Police Department in
breaking up the game. This morning
orders were issued to the daylight force
of coppers to notify all merchants ON
their respective districts to do away
with the game.
The Chamber took the step, accord
ing to the secretary, E. L. McColgin,
because of the complaints of the mem
hers. Mayor Royal s. aid was sought
and prosecutions will be brought where
it still fourishes.
The game was easy to play. The
player paid jitney or a dime and with
sharp instrument punched board in
one of the numerous holes provided
for that purpose, slip of paper being
punched out of the hole each time. If
the player was lucky he won some
thing. If he didn t he paid more
money and tried it again.
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Officer of U. S. Ship.
Torpedoed Off Scilly
Islands. Gives Report
of Incident
NAMES OF THOSE
WHO LOST LIVES
Besides Captain Gunter, the Wireless
Operator and Seaman Perished
Washington, Authorities Aroused
Over Occurrence, Await Details
By Associated Press.

New York, May 3.--The two Ameri-
cans in addition to Captain Gunter,
who lost their lives when the American
steamer Gulflight was torpedoed off the
Scilly Islands, were Charles C. Short,
of Chicago, the wireless operator, and
Eugene Chapaneta, of Port Arthur,
Texas, seaman, according to a cable
gram received here to-day by the Gulf
Refining Company, owners of the yes.
sci.
The message, brief one, was sign
ed by First Officer Ralph Smith. 1t
said that Captain Gunter, whose home
is in Bayonee, N. j., dice of heart dis
ease, and that Short and Chapaneta
were lost. These were the two men, it
is believed, were reported yesterday to
have jumped from the vessel after she
was struck and who were lost because
of the fog that prevailed.
Ship and Cargo Valued at Million
Shorts home address, according to
the company records, was 708 West
One Hundred and Third street, Ohica-
go. He was taken aboard the Gulfight
at New Orleans, April Z. This was his
first trip aboard the vessel. Chapaneta
shipped at Port Arthur. Including her
officers, the Gulfight had thirty eight
men aboard, most of them hailing
from Gulf of Mexico ports. Ship and
cargo, according to James Kennedy,
marine superintendent of the company,
were valued at $1,000,000.
Mr.. Kennedy said he was waiting
further advices giving full particulars
of the attack on the Gulfight before
communicating with the State Depart.
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MAYOR STOPS THE JITNEYS
But, Wait Minute! Read This and
Then You Will Understand Why
They Continue to Run

Hey, Steve! What do you think of
mayor Royal stopping the jitneysa"
THAT s pretty note. What did he
do that fort"
80, he just wanted to get on.''
Ha! ha! That's funny one, but
the Mayor doesn Z think so.
1t happened yesterday that few, if
any jitneys, were run. That caused
some one to start the joke which in
turn gave rise to the rumor that His
Honor had put his foot down on the
Sunday operation of the fve-cent buses.
Fifty times-the Mayor estimated
them himself-His Honor was COM
PEELED to deny this morning that he in.
terfered with the new mode of trans
porta tion.
The jitneys, you know, are regularly
licensed and can do business in Harris
burg and the Mayor holds he has no
right to interfere and there the whole
thing rests.
Everybody being more or less inter
ested in jitney transportation these
days, the story had many willing
listeners and consequently the Mayor s
official day was series of Interrupt
tions.
Nine more jitney drivers to-day paid
IS license fees to operate in Harris
burg, sweeping the total to thirty.one.
This beats the best record the police
department had of the jitneys. A cor
ner copper who had twenty six
spotted p" thought he had them all He
has few more to couLt and then some,
judging from the Saturday night bust
ness.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
$500, 900 MORE TO BUY PARK
Extension Commission Feels Confident
of Getting Additional Appropriation

The Capitol Park Extension Com
mission has been in conference with the
heads of the Senate and House Appro-
priations Committees and, it was
learned to-day, the members have
every reason to believe their request for
100000 from the state to complete
their work of acquiring Eighth ward
properties will be appropriated without
any question.
Commissioners Gilbert, Kunkel and
Todd all have been before the commit.
tees, and with Mr.. Etter, the Com
missioners real estate expert, explained
at length the work that has been done,
together with what remains to be ac-
complished before the entire park adj
dition, complete in every particular,
can be turned over to the state.
The acquisition of the property so
close within the amount originally ap.
propriated was the cause of favorable
comment by some Legislators who orig
inally did not see how it could be done.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
OUT OF JAIL ANDIN AGAIN
E. A. Meckley Sentenced to 5 Months
For Theft By County Court

Edward A. Meckley, of Penbrook,
formerly an usher at the Pennsylva.
MIA railroad passenger station, in this
city, on Saturday completed a six
months Jail sentence imposed by Fed
eral Judge Wilmer on charge of
rifing parcel post packages and he was
sentenced this morning by Judge
George Kunkel, of the Dauphin county
courts, to a fve-month Jail term for
stealing an Adams Express package of
jewelry.
Meckley is AZ years old. The ex-
press package he confessed to stealing
contained jewelry worth SIS and was
being shipped from Providence, R. |.
to Erie, Pa. He committed this theft
several days before the parcel post
robbery, but the federal case was
acted upon first.
Addie Bennett, colored, and Mike
Sorwich, picked up by the police when
a Cowden street house was raided re.
Gently, pleaded guilty to statutory
charge and each was sentenced to pay
fine of SIS and the costs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
GYPSY BAND ORDERED AWAY
Police Duly Impressed With Skill In
Manipulating a Ten Dollar Bill

A band of wandering gypsies was
ordered out of Harrisburg this morn
ing after visit of three days in
which members of the band read palms
and did few feats of legerdemain.
They were encamped near Wildwood
Park.
The first the police heard of the
band was when one of the women re-
moved $40 bill from the pocket of
a man in the Hill market house. at
Fourteenth and Market streets. She
returned it to the man so clevely that
he does not know how she did it.
While counting his money at her re-
quest he missed the $40 and obeying
her command to reach in his trousers
pocket he found the bill there. This
exhibition was calculated to bring on
profitable business in palm reading
but the gypsy woman had no customers
in the market.
This morning the band was wander
ing down Sixth street asking to be
permitted to read palms in grocery
stores when the police stopped the
business. The gypsies hastened to leave
the city when informed that the PEN
atty for palm reading is 500 fine or
DO days in Jail.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
Swedish Steamer SUNK
BY GERMANS; CREW SAVED

London, May 8, 11.3S A. M.-The
Exchange Telegraph Company has re-
ceived dispatch from, its correspond
ent at Copenhagen, saying that the
Swedish steamer Ellida, timber laden
from Helsingborg for Hull, has been
torpedoed in the North Sea by Ger
man submarine. She went to the bot
tom in less than three minutes.
The sixteen men and two women on
board the vessel barely had time to
make their escape in one of the small
boats. After cruising about for two
hours they were picked up by Dan
ish schooner and landed at Lemvig,
Denmark.
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POLICE FREE PAIR OF GIRLS
Parents Being Willing, They Are Per
mitted to Resume Trim

Two girls, 16 years old, taken by the
police from two youths in the Penn
sylvania station Saturday afternoon,
when the quartet was about to start
for Atlantic City, were permitted to
continue on their way alone this morn
ing, Police Captain Joseph P. Thomp-
son being assured that the parents of
the girls were willing that they take
the trip.
The young men also were released.
The girls are from Mt. Union, Pa, but
their names have been withheld by the
police.
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THE GERMAN ADVANCE TO THE
RIVER NIEMEN Is UNCHECKED

Petrograd, May 3, 12.45 P. NJ, Via
London, 2.25 p. M.-The spectacular
advance of German forces along hun
dred-mile front, extending from the
Baltic sea, near Libau, in a southeast
erly direction to the northern tributar.
les of the river Niemen, continues un-
checked.
1t has not disturbed Russian activ.
ity in the region south of the Niemen,
where, according to information re-
ceived here, consistent successes are
being won by the troops of Emperor
Nicholas.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
Friends of Measure Say
They Have Enough
Votes to Block the
Plan to Amend It
EYES DIRECTED
TOW ARD SENATE
Third Glass City Bill, Altered to Elimi-
nate the Non Partisan Feature, Is
Ready to Be Reported-General Ap-
preparation Bill Soon Before House

AN eyes in legislative circles are
turned toward the Senate to learn what
that body intends to do with the child
labor bill at its meeting tonight.
The bill passed second reading in the
Senate on Thursday last, at which time
Senator Snyder, of Schuylkill an
nounced that efforts will be made to
amend it tonight, but the friends of the
measure say they are not in the least
concerned as they claim thirty four
votes to be east in favor of the bill just
as it came from the House and that
there will be no amendment permitted
if it will in any way alter the original
purpose of the measure
The Clark act embodying various
amendments to the third class city bin
proposed by the city solicitors associa-
tion, as we'll as a few that were put in
the bill in Senate committee, will be re-
ported in the Senate tonight with no
further changes, which means that the
bill will be deprived of its non partisan
features.
1t is expected that this week the
workmen s compensation bill will came
out of the Senate committee, but not
until conference has been held by
Governor Brumbaugh and a delegation
of twenty-six Senators tomorrow after
noon. 1t is not intended to amend the
bill so as to destroy in any wsy it's orig
inal intent.
The House tonight will have rs
bills of a general character to take up
on third reading. The House is rapidly
clearing its calendar. 1t has disposed of
the general bulk of the appropriation
bills and will get out the general ap,
preparation bill this week.
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GERMAN SUBMARINE AMUCK
AMONG TRAWLERS: sunk

Aberdeen, Scotland, May 3, 12.42
P. M.-Trawlers making port to-day
declare that German submarine sunk
two trawlers within fifty miles of
Aberdeen Sunday. The crews of the
two vessels were successful in escap-
ing and to-day they came into port.
1t would appear as though the sub
marine ran amuck among the Aberdeen
fishing feet. In addition to sending
two to the bottom it chased three other
trawlers for twenty miles. A patrol
boat was then seen approaching, where
upon the submarine submerged.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
MONSTER EAGLE is SHOT
Blamed for Carrying Of Small Lambs
of Farmers Flocks
~ Associated Press.

Wilkes Barre, Pa, May "a noun.
tain eagle, measuring seven and half
feet from tip to tip of its wings and
weighing 80 pounds, was shot to day at
Hays Corners, about IL miles from
here, by Ollie Hay. When brought
down it had lamb IS wool in its talons
and the. raisers in this section are now
looking for its nest to verify the the
ory that it carried off several of the
small lambs of their focks.
The farmers say the eagle was pow
erful enough to. carry off normal
three.year-old child. 1t is the first
eagle ever shot in this section, accord
ing to aged farmers who have lived
in the vicinity all their lives.
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Late WAR news SUMMARY

An imposing victory of Austrian arms
over the Russian forces in Western Ga
hcia was announced to-day by the Ger
man War Office. 1t is said the Aus
trians, in the presence of their COM
mander- -in-chief, Archduke Frederick.
pierced and everywhere crushed the en-
tire Russian line.
An attack from this quarter has
been predicted in Petrograd dispatches
as an Offset to Russian efforts further
east on the Carpathian front.
The direction In which this new and
sudden stroke has been made, evidently
in great force, lies to the south of Rus
sian Poland. The line along which the
Austrian advance was made runs for
about go miles north and south through
Galicia, something more than fifty miles
east of Cracow.
Sharp fighting has been resumed in
Flanders. French, German and British
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
JAP ULT|MATUM TO China
IS imminent, Says Paper

Toxic, May 8, $50 p. M.-The "Ji-
j Shimpo," japanese newspaper of
good standing, issued an extra edition
this afternoon in which it made the
statement that Japan would send an
ultimatum to China, the Chinese reply
to the latest Japanese communication
regarding the demands of the Toxic
government being considered unsatis-
factory.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
Turks Claim TO Be HOLDING
ALLIED FORCES IN CHECK

Constantinople, May 8, Via Amster-
dam and London, P. M.-The Turkish
War Department to-day gave out the
following official statement:
"In consequence of the attacks pro-
ceeding successfully for us the enemy
has not succeeded in improving his po-
sition on the coast of the Gallipoli
peninsula. The fire of our batteries di-
rected against the enemy at Seddul
Bahr shows good results
The statement claims that the French
battleship Henri Nv and the British
battleship Vengeance have been dam
aged by shells from the guns of the
Turkish forts and it says that the Rus
sian Black sea feet demonstrated for
an hour off the Bosphorus and then re-
tired rapidly in another direction.
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charles E. Ripper injured

Charles q. Ripper, 25 South Fif.
teenth street, foreman of the Star-In-
dependent composing room, suffered a
painful laceration of the forehead at
noon to-day when the top of an auto.
mobile he was riding in came loose and
fell, when the ear was crossing the
Mulberry street bridge. He was taken
to the Office of DR.. NJ. l.. Wolford
where the wound was dressed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
CLEANUP WEEK OPENS
Collectors of Rubbish Will Be Busy To-
morrow on Hill North of Market St.

In the Hill district south of Market
street garbage wagons were plentiful
to-day, giving evidence of the opening
of Harrisburg's cleanup week. Extra
wagons and collectors were put on this
morning by the Reduction Company,
and the work of the men covered prac-
tically all of the district set aside for
the day.
Tomorrow the wagons will 90
through the Hill district north of Mar
ket street. All residents in this section
of the city are expected to have their
yards and cellars clean and the rubbish
dirt ready for the collectors.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
WALL STREET CLOSING
By Associated Press.

New York, May 3.-Lowest prices
ruled in the last hour, Steel falling 3
points under its best quotation, with
proportionate declines elsewhere The
closing was heavy. New aspects in the
foreign situation, coupled with extern
sive European selling, caused many ma
terial losses in to-day's active market,
especially among war specialties.
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Continued on Fourth Page
Hutchison Ready to Quit Hospital

Chief Of Police HutchisOn, who un-
derwent an operation in the Fountain
Springs hospital, near Ashland, two
weeks ago, is expected home this week.
Mrs. Hutchinson received word this
morning that he will be ready to leave
the hospital in few days. He was
dressed in street attire for the first
time to-day.
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Big Fire Raging in Ironton, o.
By Associated Press.

Ironton, Ohio, May 3.-The Masonic
Temple and Opera House have been de-
stroyed by fire, which started at noon
to-day. There seemed but little hope
of saving the entire square of business
buildings in the same block, as the
flames continued to spread this after
noon.
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Friction Holds Up Belgian Relief

London, May 3, AIS A. MA Rot
terdam dispatch to the "Daily Mail''
says that as a result of friction between
the American Relief Commission and
the German authorities in Belgium two
hundred barges loaded with food for
the Belgians are held up at Rotter-
dam.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-05-03
well-Known Canadian Barristsr Dies

London, May 3.-James Stewart
Tupper, well-known barrister and eld-
est son of Sir Charles Tupper, former
prime minister of Canada, died yester
day at Oxford. Mr.. Tupper was born
in Amherst, Nova Scotia, in 1861 ana
was educated at McGiu University.
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THE ALLIED TROOPS Land At
KERIKLI, ON ASIATIC COAST

London, May 3.-The Athens CORE
spondent of the ''Daily Mail" tele.
graphs this statement:
The landing of allied troops on the
Asiatie coast has been accomplished
successfully at Kerikh This force is
advancing rapidly, according to latest
information.
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London, May 8, 2.52 P. Mt is re-
ported that Zeppelin airship is travel
ing in the direction of England from
the Island of Vlieland, which is on the
northern coast of the Netherlands. The
airship PASSED over this island at 10
clock this morning.
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Airmen Driven of bv Gun Fir,

London, May 3, 2.52 P. MA Ger
man aeroplane, coming from the direc-
ton of Ostend, secuted over Dover and
Folkstone at noon to-day. 1t was driven
off by gun fire.
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white Paper" on Drink Question

London, May 3, $40 A. M-The
"White Paper" on the drink question
brings home to the nation in an impress
sive manner the gravity of the situa-
ton. What causes the greatest indig
nation in the newspapers is the fact not
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