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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-23
late WAR news SUMMARY

A complete change in the eastern
campaign, such as would mark new
period of the war, is expected by Off
GERS Of the Russian general staff. They
say that the German and Austrian mill
tary chiefs have abandoned aggressive
movements against Warsaw and are
concentrating troops in Hungary to re-
pei the Russian invaders in Bukowina,
Eastern Galicia and Northern Hungary.
1t Is in this section, rather than on the
Warsaw front, that the heavy fighting
of the next few weeks is looked for in
Petrograd.
Fishermen reaching a Dutch port to-
day assert that they saw in the North
sea wrecked airship, their description
of which corresponded to one of Ger
msny's fleet of zeppelins. Reports last
night, which later were discredited,
were to the effect that zeppelins had
again visited the English coast.
In France and Belgium military ac-
tivity is at low ebb, except along the
eastern end of the front. In Alsace
and the Argonne desperate fighting con-
tirues, without important advantages
for either side. Minor victories are re-
ported to-day In both the French and
German official statements.
Two steamers flying the American
flag will soon be at sea, each bound for
Germany and each selling with the
Continued ON Ninth Pare.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-23
City Commissioners
Say That Only Two
Miles Can Be Done
in Present Year
TWO FUNDS ARE
NEAR EXHAUSTION
Moneys Provided for Street Intersec-
tions and for Work in Front of
Non-assessable Properties Are Fast
Ebbing Away

With only sS,S6S remaining in the
fund out of which the paving of street
intersections is paid for and an insig-
nificant balance in the fund from which
claims fer paving in front of non-as-
sessable properties are satisfied, the
City Commissioners now figure that the
paving work done in 1915 will be even
less than that of last year, when less
than two and half miles of streets
were paved.
They also point out that unless pro-
visions are made for raising money
with which to pay for the paving of
street intersections and in front of
non -assessable properties, the paving
work in 1916 will be reduced to prac-
tically nothing. The Commissioners
say this all is due to the fact that the
voters in 1913 defeated the $4,000
paving loan.
One solution for the perplexing sit
uation, the Commissioners say, is to
ask the voters to approve a paving
loan at the fall election, but City Com
missioners are to be elected next fall
Continued on Seventh Page
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STUDENT THROUGH SKYLIGHT
U. of P. freshman Seriously Injured in
Escaping From Hazers
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-Ronald
Israel, of this city, a freshman at the
University of Pennsylvania, in an at
tempt to escape from hazers early to-
day, fell through skylight and was
seriously injured.
Israel was being taken from his room
in university dormitory to another
building when he broke away from his
captors and tried to escape. He trusted
his weight to skylight, but the glass
broke and he fell fifty feet and was in
jured internally. The injured student
made an effort to exonerate the hazers
from blame, saying that he took a
chance to escape.
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HAND CAUGHT in MACHINE
Highspire Man Is Whirled About On
River Flat

George A. Gross, of Highspire, an
engineman and pumpman on the Sus-
quehanna river feet of the Harrisburg
Light and Power Company, miraculous
ly escaped death late yesterday after
noon when he caught his hand in the
whirring cogs in the pumping mechan-
ism on which he was working.
He was whirled about through the
air several times but escaped striking
any of the other heavy machinery near
by. The little finger of his left hand
was cut off, the ring finger fractured
and the middle finger crushed. He was
taken first to his home in Highspire
and later to the Harrisburg hospital
for treatment.
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WANT GYPSY TO CAST Spell"
Chief of Police Hears of 1t and Chases
Nomads Out of Town

Three women and three men, band
of Roumanian gypsies, who established
themselves in Hoffman s woods and at
tempted to earn living by telling for
tunes were ordered out of the city by
Chief of Police Hutchison this morn
ing. He heard that Harrisburg wom-
an had given one of the number a ring
in order that the fortune teller would
cast "spell" over one of her ac-
quaintances and Immediately got busy.
One of the women and a man were
found walking on Market street this
morning and they were taken to police
headquarters where the woman was
held until the others turned up and
promised to leave the city.
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Yama Yama boys: Charles Crist, Percy
Walker, John Shumberger, William
Diener, Fred Morgan, George Young,
3D., Dana Christman, John Koch,
Charles Cox and Lewis May.
A dress rehearsal was held this aft
ernoon at the Majestic, and very
few details will complete the arrange
ments for the production of the
operetta. The cast and choruses, num-
bering 125 persons, have worked stead
lily at their parts for some time. There
will be thirty musical successes of the
season, and the singers will be accom-
panied by an orchestra of ten pieces.
One of the stellar performers in the
constellation of local stars will be DIR.
Byron Stanley Behney, who first gained
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18TH STREET THEATRE LEASED
The William Penn to Be Run By Man
ayers Of Family Theatre. Feb. 15

Announcement was made to-day that
the new William Penn motion picture
theatre, Thirteenth street, near Derry,
has been leased by Heimbinder & Gold,
of Brooklyn, for a period of five years.
They will assume management on Feb
ruary Is. The theatre was completed
by Bender Brothers, the owners, few
months ago and they started to oper-
ate it about October l.
The firm that has leased this picture
house assume control of the Family
theatre, Third and Harris streets,
motion picture house, on December 1,
so that the company will now have con-
troll of two theatres in this city.
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Turks Force RUSSIANS TO
Retreat With BIC Losses

Constantinople, Via Amsterdam and
London, Jan. 23, S.55 A. M.-An Of
fetal communication regarding the
fighting up in the Caucasus has been
issued by the Turkish government as
follows:
"The Russian main forces which
failed in an attempt to encircle our left
wing, retreated before our counter at
tack. Our troops are now pursuing the
enemy"
(Previous Russian and Turkish Of
fetal communications have indicated
that the latest fighting was around
Karah-Urgan in Transcaucasia, just
over the Turkish border).
Speaking of the fighting in Arabia,
in the region of the Persian gulf, the
Turkish communication continues:
"On Thursday the British forces, as
sisted by three gunboats, attacked our
troops near Kurna, (located at the june
ton of the Euphrates and Tigris riv-
ers) but were completely defeated and
forced to retreat with severe losses,
while our losses were insignificant.
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laurels in theatrical way while a stu
dent at the University of Pennsylvania.
While there he was a member of the
university quartet and also of the Mask
and Wig Club. He has had prominent
parts in many amateur performances
since then, notably with the Carlisle
Elks.
Doc is said to have great ability
along dramatic lines, and instances
cited by his friends are his alleged sue
cesses in "The Burgomaster, in which
he was the Burg, and in "Marc An
tony, - in which he was the Mark. He
is said to be able to sing around any
thing of his weight in these parts and
his resources are thought to be unlim-
tied.
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The youngsters in the Yama Yama
chorus will help to make things lively
in the production of "Papa's Daugh-
ters,n at the Majestic theatre on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings for the bene-
fit of the Harrisburg Polytechnic hos
pital. They have been well drilled for
their parts, and to their training they
have added their own ideas about fun
making, promising to provide pleasing
entertainment while they are on the
stage.
The Yama Yama girls are Agnes
Henry, Miriam Craiglow, Jessie Parrish,
May Gross, Mildred Rowe, Caroline
Roth, Hazel Parrish, Mildred Lease,
Roselle Stanford and Sara Hetrick. The
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-23
BRUMBAUGH FINDSCELLARWET
Official Inquiry Shows Cause of Moist
ure in Executive Mansion

Unhealthful dampness in the base
ment of the Governor Mansion on
North Front street, resulted in search
for bursted steam or water pipe,
made to-day by the City Highway De-
partment and Samuel B. Rambo, State
Superintendent of Public Grounds ana
Buildings.
A superficial examination made by
Highway Commissioner Lynch led him
to conclude that frost left small
crevice betWen the ground and the
building wall, permitting water to get
in, causing the dampness.
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JUDGE KINsEY DIES TO-DAY
Well-Known Philadelphia Jurist Had
Been Ill Long Time

Philadelphia, Jan. 23.-John L.
Kinsey, judge of the common pleas
court, died at his home in this city to-
day. Judge Kinsey, who had been ill
for a long while, was SO years old.
Previously to becoming judge in
1907 he had served for twelve years as
City Solicitor and fourteen years as As
sistant District Attorney. Judge Kin
sey was a leader in the Republican
party.
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SUNBURY HOTEL BURNED
Guests at the Cake Escape in Night
Clothes-Loss $4,000
By Associated Press.

Sunbury, Pa, Jan. 23.-The Hotel
Cake, a fourstory brick structure here,
was destroyed by fire to-day. The loss
is $4,000.
Guests at the hotel saved little of
their belongings, having been compelled
to escape in their night clothes,
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Running without guiding hand
from Front and Chestnut street where
John Radle was thrown from the driv-
er's seat and injured, the three big
roam horses drawing the Friendship
steam fire engine this morning tore
madly down Front street into the sub
way at Mulberry street, where john,
the off horse was almost instantly kill
ed by crashing against an upright sup
porting the Cumberland Valley railroad
tracks. The engine was hurled against
the upright and was smashed so badly
that it was put out of commission and
will be sent to the factory for repairs.
This accident will result in hasten
ing the purchasing of a motor tractor
for the Friendship engine, as it is the
first on the schedule to be equipped in
this way. 1t viii go at once to the
factory for such equipment, according
to a plan announced by Fire Commits
sioner NJ. Harvey Taylor.
The engine was responding to an
alarm from Box No. -, Front and
Dock streets, at $50 O'Clock, with
Radle, whose home is 1911 Carnation
street, in the drivers seat and Joseph
Demma, 10 South Second street; John
Bretz, 302 South Second street, and
Theodore Magnelli, 112 South Second
street, riding on the rear. A mail wag-
on was drawn up along the curb of
Front street, near Chestnut, and Radle
made a wide turn into Front street to
avoid a collision.
The heavy steamer skidded against
the curbstone just below the corner and
Radle was thrown fifteen feet from his
seat into the snow in the river front
park. He was dazed for a minute but
suffered no other injury than a badly
wrenched knee. Magnelli was thrown
from the back of the steamer, but was
unhurt.
Try to Climb to Drivers Seat
Seeing Radle throyn from his post
both Demma and Bretz started to climb
over the side of the engine to reach the
driver 8 seat in an attempt to get con-
troll of the horses before they entered
the narrow pasSageway beneath the
railroad. The three spirited steeds
were plunging wildly and careened and
skidded so badly that the men were un.
able to reach the seat Both jumped
off just before the crash came. Neither
was injured.
John, the horse at the right side of
the trio, ran headlong against the
strong upright and crumbled into heap
after breaking through heavy wooden
guard The steamer skidded around
and crashed against upright amidships.
The pumping mechanicism suffered from
the blow and it is entirely out of com
mission. All of the connections, too.
were loosened. The drivers seat was
crushed and the right front wheel was
dished
The other two horses, Harry and
Dick, behaved admirably under the cir
cumstances and though quivering, stood
amid the wreckage until members of
the engine crew extricated them. John
suffered a fractured squll and died a
minute after the accident.
Traffic in the subway was stopped
but fortunately all of the other fire ap-
paratus, responding to the alarm, had
gone through the subway. Police
Sergeant Drabenstadt pressed into a
Continued on Seventh PAGE
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Controller Is Somewhat Better

County Controller Henry w. Cough,
1401 South Cameron street, who is
confined to the house due to an attack
of grip, was somewhat improved to-day
and hopes to be back at his desk on
Monday.
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German Aviators Drop
Eighty Bombs in At
tack From Sky on
\. French City
SIXTEEN INJURED
BY THE MISSILES
one of the Raiding Machines Is Report
ed to Have Been Brought Down at
Great Dunes and the Two Occupants
Killed

Paris, Jan. ga semi-official note
issued last night says that a number
OF German aviators attacked Dunkirk
yesterday, throwing eighty bombs. The
victims numbered twenty-five, six of
whom are dead. A large warehouse was
set afre by one of the bombs.
French and English aviators, who
chased the German aeroplanes, brought
down one at Gray Dunes, on the Bel
gian frontier. It's two occupants were
made prisoners.
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$4,000 Quake Victims in Rome
By Associated Press,

Rome, Jan. %, $50 P. M.-The
number of injured who have been
brought here from the earthquake
zone to be cared for has now reached
$4,000.
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Handsome Homestead,
Long a Landmark. Is
Now on Embank-
ment EightFee High
MAY HAVE TO
BE TORN DOWN
Viewers Allow Present Owner Net
Damages of 1,9S7-Experts Say
1t Will Be Necessary to Spend
Thousands for Safety of Structure

The handsome old Hildrup home
stead, large brick mansion which has
long been landmark situated on the
ground between Mulberry and Hildrup
and Nineteenth and Nelson streets, on
Allison Hill, may have to be razed as
a result of the grading of three street
sections,-parts of Nineteenth, Hildrup
and Mulberry street.
The house, which for more than fifty
years has been associated with the Hid
rup family home, and which now is
owned and occupied by Arthur f. Mel
son, faces the intersection of Mulberry
and Nelson streets. The grading of
the streets left the house standing
about eight feet above the grade line
of Mulberry street, while the rear of
the plot on which the home is situated,
the part that is not improved =
ranges from six to seven feet below the
grade of Hildrup and Nineteenth
streets.
Paul G. Smith, James D. SALESMAN
and Harry c. Wright, board of view
ers, appointed by the court to assess
damages and benefits incident to the
opening and grading of these three
street sections, to-day presented their
schedules in which they allow Nelson
$:3,o97 damages but they also assess
him benefits amounting to $1,110, so
that his share for damages really nets
him $1,9S7.
Beautiful Driveway Ruined
At the hearings before the viewers
Nelson claimed damages amounting to
S9,SO0. The viewers this morning said
they calculated the damages and bene-
fits, just as they do in all other cases,
upon the theory that the affected land
can be converted into building lots.
Real estate men who testified before
the viewers declared that it will be
absolutely necessary for Nelson to raze
the homestead unless he goes to an ex-
pense of several thousand dollars to
build a retaining wall around his prop
erty.
A beautiful winding driveway which
int
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London, Jan. 20, $50 A. M.-The
correspondent of the "Daily Mail"
at Havre, in his report on the aeroplane
attack on Dunkirk yesterday says:
Several German aeroplanes dropped
bombs on Dunkirk Friday afternoon.
One of them was brought down at Great
Dunes, between Dunkirk and Furnes,
and the two German airmen this ma
chine contained were killed. Ten unex-
ploded bombs were still attached to the
aeroplane."
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Swiss Frontier Troops Reinforced

Paris, Jan. 23, 4.45 A. NJ. The
Swiss troops have been reinforced along
certain sections Of their frontier ON
account of the uncertainty of the situa-
ton, according to telegram information
received here from Geneva.
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HORSE IS
KILLEDlN
A CRASH

Friendship Steamer Is
Wrecked in Subway
A fter T hr e e Big
Roans Dash Unguid-
ed for a Block Down
Front Street
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3 MEN HURLED
FROM MACHINE

Driver Injured When
Tossed Fifteen Feet
Into Snow Bank
Firemen on Rear of
Apparatus Try in
V ain to Seize the
Reins-Damaged En-.
gine Will Be Repaired
With Motor Power
Equipment
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Amsterdam, Via London, Jan. %,
1929 A. MA British airman to-day
dropped bombs on the important Bru-
ges, Belgium docks, according to news
which has reached here. The result of
the attack is not yet known. The avi-
ator escaped unhurt although he was at
tackled by the Germans.
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London, Jan. 23, 2.47 P. M.-Fisher-
men arriving. at Noordwijk to-day as
sert, according to dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company from Ley
den, that they saw an airship founder
in the North Sea on Friday night. The
fishermen, the message adds, were un.
able to assist the air craft. The de-
scription of the vessel given by the
men indicates that it was a Zeppelin.
Noordwijk is watering place of the
Netherlands, seven miles northwest of
Leyden.
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Dover, Via London, Jan. %, 11.57
P. Mt was reported here tonight
that Zeppelin was seen over ostend
to-day.
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Continued on Seventh Page
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-04-29
No, I263-A IN ADMIRALTY WARRANT OF ARREST

In The United States District Court For The District Ot Alas ka, Division Number One, At Juneau. CHARLES ANDERSON,
 Libsllant,
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Hypnotist
 Here Friday

What will prove to be one of the biggest attractions that has ever been presented at the Rink will be "Saona" the famous Hypnotisg on Friday, April goth, We have
 watched the press very close in re- gard to this act and find them to a unit speak of his cleverness. Ar-
 engagements have been made with MT. Grant of the Wrangell Hotel
 and Saona will give a demons;ya- ton of his wonderful gifts in ,hq afternoon when he will put a sub- iect to sleep in the window and just before the start of the show will awaken him in tuli view of the
 audience. He has a great variety of demonstrations that are really
 marvellous, such as passing the complete current from the Electric light plant through subjects mouth, and by motion taking
 the blood from parts of the body
 and calling it back at will. There
 will be plenty of good tich comedy to keep the audience ill perfect
 humor. MT. Ira Robertson will
 entertaiti with one ot his special ties and the Rink photoplavs will make a show that is seldom seen ! here. The admission will be SOC
 adults and children 25c. Remcm-
 Der the date Friday, April 30.
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Mineral App5ica tim
 10. O1728

U. s. Land Office. Jua. #.-
 aska, January 2S, I3I5.
 NOTICE Is HEhII}4 ,Ii, ..., that the Vermont Marni. Go@ aee. corporation duly o.2aaiae9 5afrl the laws of the State ai N.t.a#a. and authorized 10 d. business Ju Alaska, by its duly authorized at- torney in fact, Chas. L. Ins.tae'L of ketchikan, Alaska, has rlis d.. filed its application for patent fos the following two @ contiguous placer marble claims, iaa.-nat.d in thls office as Mineral Garrr< No. oyS, and described by th, plat and field notes on t1te her, in as fai- lows:
 MINNIE PLACER MARBLE CLAIM: Beginning at Cor. 70. |; U. s: NJ. NJ. No. B bears x. ss deg. 5s min. w., 247s.ls feet distant; thence N. 75 deg. ia min. E., 5oS. ; feet to Cor. No. 2;thence N. 13 deg. 90 min. w, 685 tcet to Cor. No, }: thence Y. 2, 1eg. oo min. w., 951.4 feet to Cor. No. 4; thenca N. 6i deg 72 mn. w., 27o:S feet to Cor. No. ;; thence s. 88 deg. 30 min. w., 393.6 feet to Cor. No. s; thence N. 10 deg. % min. W., 3o3 feet to Cor. No. 7; thence s. 2I deg. 34 min. E., 1850. 5 feet to Cor. No. I, the place ot beginning. Containing I7.5I3 acres: Magnetic Dec. at all Cors. 30 deg. E.
 EDNA PLACER MARBLE CLAIM: Beginning at Cor. No.
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AN UNKNOWN GASOLINE LAUNCH, believed to be the gasolene launch "RICHMOND" l her tackle, apparel, furniture, engines, machinery and equip ment.
 Respondent.
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We also have a large line of Mems, Womens and Childrens UNDERWEAR aPiece and Union Suits, different weight
The Wrangell sentinel., 1915-04-29

SEALED PROPRSALS will be received at the Office of the Light house Inspector, ketehikan; Alas ka, until o'clock p. m.; April I, 1915, and then opened, for furn: ishing approximately 55 M. feet spruce, 7 M. feet cedar, and 5 M: feet of fir !. lumber; miscellaneous hardward; roofing paper, and steel rail and fitting for Cape St. Elias Light Station: Blank proposals and particulars may be obtained by addressing the above office:
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For Sale

One gas boat g feet long with 5 h. p. Atlas engine and eduipuent and outfit as good as new. Price $425: One piano as good as new cost $500. pfice $a25.
 Apply to P:O: box S5 Petefsfurg Aiask. -H: 4: Biyth.
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NotieeTo Creditors

In the United States Commission er's Court, Wrangell Precinct, First Division, District of Alas ka-Ifi Probate.
 In the matter of the Estate Frederick Brockman, deceased. Notice is hereby given that we, John McCalIum and Louis Olsen, have been duly appointed execu- tors of the above named Estate of Fred Btockman; All pefs6ns hay. ing claims against said Estate are notified to file the same within six months from the date of this notice with either of us or with the U. s. Commissioner at Wrangell, Alaska, Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, this 18th day of March, 1915,
 JOHN MCCALLUM,
 LOUIS OLSEN,
 Executors;