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Late war news SUMMARY
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of the front, the Russians are reported
to have rccaptured Stanislau.
On the western front there has been
no change. German aeroplanes made a
raid OH positions of the allies near Nieu-
port, and a French aeronaut dropped
bombs on Metz.
Another British merchantmen is re-
ported to have been torpedoed by sub
marine in the English Channel. A
French warship has gone to the assist
ance OF the vessel, the identity of which
has not been established.
A Paris dispatch says that the
French press is unanimous in its oppo-
sition to the informal proposals of the
United States to Great Britain and Ger
many concerning the admission of food
supplies to belligerent nations for the
civil populations and the cessation Of
submarine attacks on merchantmen.
Great Britain's allies also are said to
have advised her that they favor the
policy of cutting OFF supplies from Ger
many.
Clashes between the factions favor
ing and opposing war continues to
create disturbances in Italy, and the
plan of the government to suppress
public meetings for the discussion Of
this question led to a turbulent scene
in Parliament yesterday. Premier Sal
andra, who on more than one occasion
previously defined Italy's policy as
armed and watchful neutrality, said in
addressing Parliament that he did not
know whether the nation was destined
to march to war.
Warships of the Anglo-French feet
are reported to have penetrated the
Dardanelles after silencing the outer
forts, and the removal of mines is un-
der way preparatory to an attempt at
a further advance toward CONSTANT
nople. An Athens dispatch repeats the
statement that the Sultan has made
plans for hasty departure from Con-
stantinople. 4
The great bateie in Poland is still to
be decided, although latest reports In
dicate that the German rush from East
Prussia has been checked. The Russian
statement that the Germans have been
defeated in the region of Przasnysz and
the German announcement of the cap
ture of the city leave in doubt the
situation on that part of the front
where the battle at present is being
waged most fiercely.
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PAPA" DIDN'T KNOW new
BABY WAS 5 weeks OLD
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a peep. Then he went out to spread
the glad tidings. The news reached
his aunt, Mrs. William verdon, wife
of Republican leader Of Hoboken,
and such was her surprise that she
went to have look at her nephew s
SON Thursday.
1t might be explained that Mrs.
Verdon knows all about children. When
the eoverlet was thrown back and
she say the baby she gasped:
WAS this child born with all this
hair3 This is no new born baby. What
does this meant This child looks to
be two or three months old.
For answer Mrs. Kirk bounced out
OF bed and told her aunt-in-law that it
was not her baby at all, adding:
But Charlie wanted baby so bad
ly that | decided to get him one"
Mrs. Kirk said that on Wednesday
she went to Mrs. Nelson in East
One Hundred and Twenty fifth street,
Manhattan, and adopted the infant. She
brought him home with her and then
the stage was set, so Kirk was to be
declared proud and happy father.
While the explanation was being
made, in came Kirk, beaming in an.
ticiFation of seeing his son. The aunt
told him he had been deceived and was
not father at all.
Kirk waited to hear no more, picked
up the baby and made haste for the
Weehawken police station and left the
baby there.
cit s shame we couldn t get awav
with it,, Mrs. Kirk said last night.
;" We could bave got away with it, too,
if it hadn'e been for auntie.''
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CARRANZA FORCES WIN
Reported to Have Defeated Their op-
ponents Near Mexico City

Washington, Feb. 27.-Consul Sill
man to-day notified the State Depart
ment that General Carranza has an
nulled so much of General Obregon s de-
cree levying a tax upon commercial
houses in the Mexican capital as APP
piled to Americans and other foreign.
ers. The State Department had pro-
tested.
General Carranza s agency here to-
day made announcement of report
from Vera Cruz saying "the food sit
uation in Mexico City is better and
food supplies are being received from
various sources and distributed among
the poor.
<Villa and Zapata factions" " it add
ed. "are reported fighting at Cuerna-
vaca. Carranza forces defeated the
enemy at Tacuba near Mexico City,
yesterday"
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Local Game COCKS HOLD
own IN lN1ER-CITY meet
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at the rear of hotel, and the birds
were in the best of condition.
Philadelphia birds won the first three
fights and had the Harrisburgers down
TO low ebb financially, when the tide
turned, and Harrisburg birds won three
times i'll succession. This made a sew.
enth battle necessary and two of the
best birds held in reserve were nut into
the pit. Spectators who saw the last
contest say it was one of the best that
has ever taken place between represent.
ative birds in this section. They were
very evenly matched and both fought
gamely until they were so badly ex.
hausted that they declined to attempt
another ''fy' and crouched in the PIT
eyeing each other, but too far gone to
do any more fighting.
The referee was forced to call the
match draw, each side having won.
three fights, and, except on individual
contests, all bets were off. 1t is said
that the final contest to decide which
city has the best birds will be Iougn.
off in the coal region towns some time
next month.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Damage TO RIVER
FRONT IS LARGE

Water has washed away the loose earth
from the stones, leaving them bare for
stretch of four or FIVE feet above the
river wall.
The river rose to about five feet
above the top of the wall and washed
against the earth fill, taking away much
loose dirt and leaving bare bricks and
large stones. This damaged was in
creased by the brisk winds which sent
the water against the loose earth in
little waves.
AS the river this afternoon had fall
len but two feet from the maximum
stage of sixteen feet registered yester-
day, the full extent of the damage the
high water did to the fill cannot, of
course, be known until the water re-
cedes further. Much of the loose dirt
may have fallen just on top of the
wall, or it may have been washed away
completely. The work of the fill has
been halted during the flood period.
Flood Is Now Receding
Falling of the waters is reported
throughout the entire Susquehanna riv-
er system to-day and there is no ind6-
cation that there will be any further
rise. The stage here at s o'clock this
morning was 14.3 feet, according to
the officials of the Weather Bureau. At
this lower stage the resumption of work
in the open hearth of the Central Iron
and Steel Company was possible, but
the mills did not open to-day. 1t is
likely that the work will be resumed
Monday, but the plans of the officials
of the company have not been an
nounced.
When the river stage was read at 8
o 'eloek this morning it was shown that
fall of IL feet from the mark at the
same time yesterday morning had oc-
cured Weather observers forecast
stage of about 1872 feet for Harrisburg
at 8 clock tomorrow morning.
Big Drop in Temperature
Should the river continue to fall at
the present rate, as seems likely, the
full amount of damage done to the
Front street fill can be ascertained
some time tomorrow afternoon.
A big change in the temperature
was recorded here last night, the mer-
curry dropping to minimum of % de-
grees, which was twelve degrees below
the minimum registered the night be-
fore. The temperature will remain low
tonight with continued brisk winds.
Tomorrow will be cloudy with little
change in the temperature.
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SULTAN PREPARING TO LEAVE
CONSTANTINOPLF, is REPORT

Paris, Feb. 81, 5.15 A. M.-The
Matin" this morning prints dis
patch from its correspondent at Athens,
who repeats the story published several
times recently that the Sultan of Tur-
key is preparing to leave CONSTANT
nople and that to this end imperial
trains are kept with steam up in the
railroad station.
The inhabitants of the Prinkioo
islands, in the sea of Marmora, not far
from Constantinople, have been in
structed to hold themselves in readiness
to leave
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WILDMAN elected Head OF
THE JITNEY bus COMPANY
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which commented on letter which
Copelin wrote to the City Treasurer
of San Franciso, asking for information
about the "Jitney' ears. The western
folks poke bit of fun at the people
Back East - for being so slow.
The operation of the jitney bus
lines in the West no longer is the
oretical. They have been in use for
some years and have been successful
in some cities, financially and other
wise. The San Francisco "Daily
Times,'' under the heading, "Gee
They re Some Slow Back East" has
this to say:
Believing that he was on the trail
of a new brand of gas wagon and covet-
ing one for his very own city, City
Treasurer Owen NJ. Copelin, of Harris
burg, Pa, in letter received by City
Treasurer William Adams, asked:
What type of car is the 'Jitney
and where can they be purchasedf "
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
TELLS ABOUT INDIANS
State Treasurer Young Talks on Iro
Quois to Alricks Association

An interesting talk on the American
Indian was delivered by State Treas
urer Young before about $50 members
of the Alricks Association and their
forty odd friends in st. Andrews par
ish house, Nineteenth and Market
streets, last night.
Mr.. Young pointed out how the
American Indian was saved from an
inhalation by the conquest of the white
man. In fact the Indian has possibly
incresad in numbers since the aequisi-
tion of their lands, said Mr.. Young.
The Iroquois, the real aristocratic-
democracy of the North American In
dian, transmitted the family name
through the mother and daughter in
stead of the father and the son.
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DIES OF HEART TROUBLE
William Pritchard, Capitol Hill Ele
vator Man, Suecumbs

William Pritehard, for years an ele-
vator man in the south wing of the
State Capitol building, died this morn.
ing at 7.90 O'Clock at the Harrisburg
hospital from heart trouble. He was
admitted to the hospital on February
23 in a very weak condition. Since
that time he grew worse until death
came.
Mr.. Pritchard was II years of age
and resided at Is South Seventeenth
street. He was veteran of the Civil
war, serving in the Eighty-third Penn
sylvania volunteers.
For many years Mr.. Pritehard was
familiar figure in the south wing of
the Capitol and was friendly with four
Governors-Pennypacker, Stuart, Ten
er and Brumbaugh. No arrangements
for the funeral have been made.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
MONG0LIAN. LEAKING BADLY,
HEADING FOR HALIFAX ALONE

New York Feb. 27.-The Allan
steamship Mongolian, which sent out a
wireless call yesterday for help be-
cause she was leaking badly 400 miles
off the coast of Nova Scotia, is head
ing for Halifax under her own power
and should reach there tomorrow, To-
cal agents of the line announce here
to-day. The United States coast guard
cutter Seneca is conveying the Mon
golian, which has aboard 200 passen-
gers bound for Glasgow.
Fears for the safety of the vessel
have been set at rest, it was said by
wireless messages telling of the Sene-
cas- presence and the ability of the
Mongolian to travel under her own
steam.
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TO USE BIBLES In CLASS
Men Of Derry Street Church Will Study
Lesson In New WAY

For the first time in the history of
men s Bible class work in this city,
Bibles will be used in the study of the
lesson by every man in the Derry
Street United Brethren men s class to-
morrow afternoon.
At the annual banquet of the class
last Monday night Bibles were present
ed to the members of the class as ia
vors of the event, with the understand
ing that they be used each Sunday in
the study of the lesson. All new men,
bers and visitors will be furnished BIZ
bles for the session tomorrow. When
a new member attends ten sessions of
the class he will be given a Bible, too,
as his personal property.
o. P. Beckley will teach the lesson
tomorrow on the general topic of
"AHome Making" Mrs. w. Kent Gil.
bert and Miss Catherine Fink, of Camp
Hill, will sing. A special number will
also be given by the men, chorus of
twenty four voices.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
SCRIBES TO START FOR THE
BRITISH FRONT NEXT MONDAY

London, Feb. 81, 1.07 P. M.-News-
paper correspondents are to leave Lon
don next Monday morning for the
British front. They are going out un-
der the auspices of the British War
Office. Among them is one American.
This will be the first time newspaper.
men are permitted to visit the British
lines. The same six men went to the
French lines some weeks ago.
There are in all eighteen correspon-
dents credited to the British War Of.
fee. They will go to the front in de-
taehments of six each, the second group
starting when the first returns, and the
third following the second.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
TELLS OF FEN UR FRACTURES
DR.. Allen Has AS Living Demonstration
Old Railroad Man

When DR.. A. R. Allen, of Carlisle,
gave a lecture on Observations of
Fractures of the Femur," before the
members of the Dauphin County Med
zeal Society, last night, ne had as a
living demonstration Evan G. Ander-
son. a retired employe of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Mr.. Anderson is rs years of age and
up until several weeks ago was the old
est clerk of the Pennsylvania steel
works.
In spite of his old age Mr.. Ander-
son was quite spry. He was injured
some forty years ago when caught be-
tween two box ears. At the time of the
injury he was treated at the Harris.
burg hospital by DR.. Fred Coover, resi-
dent physician at that time.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
STUDY FIRE APPARATUS BIDS
City Commissioners Especially Interest
ed In Product of Local Factory

Contractors for the five new pieces
of motor apparatus for the fire depart,
ment will not be let by the City Com
missioners at their meeting next Tues
day, due to the fact that members of
the Commission are obtaining data on
the products of several of the bidders.
1t was said to-day that the contracts
may be let on March 8.
The City Commissioners are partlcu,
larly interested in piece of fire ap>
paratus that is now being manufac-
tured for Lebanon fire company by
the Morton Truck and Traction Com
pany, of this city. This concern is one
of the bidders on the Harrisburg fire
apparatus. The Morton company only
recently received an order from the
Russian government to build three hun
dred armored auto trucks to be used
in the European war.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
HALF OF BRIDGE THIS YEAR
Workmen Expect to Move Second Half
of C. v. r. r. Structure March 10

Work on the half mile of the Cum
berland Valley railroad bridge from Is
land Park to the Cumberland county
shore has begun and it is expected that
by about March 10 that stretch of the
bridge will be jaeked up and the pro-
eesses of moving it eight feet six inches
north to allow for construction of half
of the new concrete structure will take
place.
The steel construction for half the
new bridge will be started then and it
is believed by the contractors that it
can be completed and trains running
over that part of the new bridge by
the end of the summer. The work will
be suspended over next winter and the
second half of the new bridge complet-
ed next summer.
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CONFERENCE TO HEAR SUNDAY
100 Ministers and Many Laymen Will
Visit Philadelphia Tuesday

Reading, Pa, Feb. 27.-At the
meeting of the East Pennsylvania
Evangelical Conference to-day it was
decided to go to Philadelphia in a body
next Tuesday and attend the Billy Sun.
! day services. There will be one hun.
'dred ministers and many laymen in
the party.
That the day of cooperation between
ministers of all churches and the break
ing down definitely of denominational
lines is rapidly approaching was pre-
dieted by Bishop S. c. Breyfogel. The
remark was oceasioned by score of
the members of the Reading Ministerial
Union other than members of the Evan
gelieal denomination.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
DOG CAUSES CIVIL ACTION
Royalton Man Awarded $50 in Suit
for Damages

A Common Pleas court jury this aft.
ernoon awarded Jacob Judy, Royal.
ton man, $50 in his suit for damages
against Philip Muto, a Londonderry
township farmer. Judy and Muto, dur.
ing the hunting season, last year, came
to blows after Judy accused Muto of
penning his hunting dog in building
on the Muto farm.
A criminal court jury last fall con.
victed both men on charges of assault
and battery but the court suspended
sentence.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Appeal Filed in Court

Two appeals from decisions of the
Public Service Commission to-day were
filed with the Dauphin county court.
One is the case of the Avoca Borough
Electric Light Company, which was
denied permission to enter into a con-
tract with the Avoca borough to fur
nish that town with light. In the
other the Lehigh Navigation Company
was granted permission to cross with
its power line the electric line of the
Pennsylvania Utilities Company, and
the Utilities company objects.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Recover $500 Worth of Jewelry

Diamonds and jewelry belonging to
George P. Profett, city electrician OF
Atlantic City, believed to have been
pawned in Harrisburg by James E.
Conley, who was Thursday arrested in
Cleveland, charged with the theft, were
recovered last night here by City De-
tective White. Profett s home was en-
tered early in February.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Bombarded by German Asroplanes

Paris, Feb. %, Via London, 3.55
p. MA squadron of German aero
planes has bombarded the district be-
hind Nieuport. An official note given
out here to-day says that only two
casualties were reported, a woman and
an old man having been either injured
or killed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Sights Submarine Riding Waves

Bilbao, Spain, Feb. 27, via Paris, Z
A. M.-The lighthouse keeper at Por-
tugalete, one the harbors of Bilbao,
has advised the maritime authorities
that he sighted to the north of his
lighthouse submarine navigating on
the surface of the water. The boat
carried no flag, nor was there any other
indication of its nationality.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Mrs. Eliza Switzer

The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Switzer,
who died at her home in New Cumber-
land yesterday, will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o o'clock from her nome.
The Rev. A. A. Ayres, pastor of the
United Brethren church, will have
charge of the services. Interment will
be in Mt Olivet cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Two Stranded Aviators Rescued

Lowestoft, England, Feb. q, Via
London, Ito P. M.-Two German avi-
ators, who for two days have been
clinging to their machines in the North
Sea, were landed to-day by the British
trawler which rescued them. The Ger
mans met with their accident while at
tempting to fly from Ostend to Eng
land last Sunday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

Report of Treasurer Shows Debt
$1,7OO Was Incurred In 1914

The financial report of the treasurer
read before the thirty ninth annual
meeting of the board of directors in the
Young Mems Christian Association yes
terday morning. The expenditures for
the year were S8,S75.SS, while the re-
ceipts were s7,250.41. A debt of $1,700
was incurred during the year for the
maintenance of the home.
The following officers were elected:
President Mrs. Charles b. Rettew; first
vice president, Mrs. Edward Boyer; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Charles B..
Eager; third vice president, Mrs Kath-
crime Millhouse; fourth vice president,
retary, Mrs. Mercer b. Tate; recording
secretary, Miss Emma Bross; treasurer,
Miss Agnes Felix; nominating COM
mittee, Mrs. Charles Il. Covert, Miss
Mary Cameron, Mrs. Martin w. Eager,
chairman.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
School Masters to Meet

The ninth annual meeting of the
School Masters Association will be
held in the library of the Technical
High school next Saturday, morning
and afternoon. Professor b. F. Fisler,
principal of the Boys High school,
Lancaster, is president of the associ-
alton.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Increased Freight Rates Suspended

Washington, Teb. 27.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission to-day sus.
pended until June 29 proposed increases
in rates by central and western rail-
roads on glucose and corn syrup in car
loads from Chicago and other central
points to eastern seaboard and interior
eastern points.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Chicago Board of Trade Closing
By Associated Pre-

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Close:
Wheat-May, 1531s; July. 124%.
Corn-.May, "A; July. 76h.
Oats-May. 57A; July, 54H.
Pork-May, 1875; July. 1912.
Lard-May, 1887: July. 1850.
Ribs-May, s.S7; July. 1917.
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Sultan's Eldest Sister Dtel

Amsterdam, via London, Feb. 81
1915 A. M.-A dispatch received here
from Constantinople relates the death
of the eldest sister of the present Sui
tan of Turkey, Djemile Sultana. She
was born in 1843.
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To Redeem More Bonds

Interest ON Improvement bonds
amounting to $4,000 and bonds of the
first public improvement loan amount.
ing to $33,400 will be paid at the City
Treasury on Monday, so it was decided
to-day. The bonds are of the issue of
1898, while the interest money repre-
sents bonds issued under all of the i'm
provement loans
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Association Nominates Officers

All the old officers of the City Build
ing and Loan Association were nomi-
mated at the annual meeting held last
night in the Board of Trade rooms,
112 Market street. The annual election
will be held on March rs.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Liquor License Revenue

Revenue received at the County
Treasury from liquor licenses up until
noon to-day amounted to $53.S00. The
treasurer this morning paid out $974.06
to jurors attending this week S session
OF Common Pleas court, while tipstaves
serving at the same session were paid
$135.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27
Italians Seek Charter

The Sons of Italy Band Association
yesterday applied to the Dauphin coun-
ty court for charter. Officers of the
association are: V. F.. Salerno, v. Or
SIM, NJ. Cerzula, Paolo Mustoli and
Thomas Comella.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-02-27

New York. Feb. 27.-The statement of
the actual condition of clearing house
banks and trust companies shows that
they hold s134. .761,700 reserve in excess
ot legal requirements. This Is a de-
crease of s2.412.75o from last week.
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Marriage Licenses

William 1. Neagley and Grace Sny-
der, Upper Paxton township.
John H. Crowl, Elysburg, and Laura
Saber, city.
James w. Brunner, Hershey, and
Elizabeth l. Fasnacht.
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Teachers and Pupils in German Army

Berlin BY Wireless to London, Feb.
81, 9.35 A. M.-The Budget Commits
sion announces that out of IL 500 male
high school teachers in the country A.
900 are serving in the army, while
nearly half the high school pupils over
II. years of age have entered the mill
tary service.