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person would reason, when a package
arrived, that it had been ordered be-
fore death and they would pay the
charges.
Before complaint had been re.
ceived at Police Headquarters here
this man had left Harrisburg. He
was seen yesterday in Lewistown and
the police of that place arrested him.
City Detective Murnane went to Lew.
istown this afternoon to bring the pris.
oner back.
Brown is alleged to have sent pack
ages to Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brad.
dock and to place in New Jersey,
from this city. He is> charged with
having obtained money under false pre-
tense, but Chief of Police Hutchinson
is of the opinion that the federal au
thorities can prove Il violation of fed
eral law, although the man used ex
press companies instead of the United
States mail to send his goods.
A cheap imitation of a gold pendant
with a rose colored cameo and an imi-
tation pearl was sent to Braddock.
This was forewarded afterward to the
local police and on this clue the charge
was brought against Brown
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
OFFERS STOCK TO EMPLOYEES
American Telephone Co. Has Saving
Plan for Bell Co Workers

The AMERICAN Telephone and Tele.
graph Company announced to-day that
arrangements have been made by which
employees of the Bell system who lhaye
been two years or more In the service
and who so desire may purchase stock
of the company for s110 per share
on easy terms of payment. No employe
can purchase more than one share for
each $500 of annual wages he receives
nor more than ten shares whatever his
wages.
The terms of payment will be 81 a
share per month, beginning with March.
1915, and the quarterly dividends paid
on the stock will 60 toward paying for
it after deducting interest at four per
cent. per annum on the unpaid balances.
The American Company has paid
eight per cent. dividends for seven
years and the company says: Ii is cal
culated that dividends at this rate and
the 81 per share per month payments
by employees will pay for the stock in
full.by November. 1918. ANY employe
who so desires can after March l. 1917,
but not before, pay in the balance of his
stock and receive his stock certificate.
Should any employe leave the service or
die before his stock is fully paid for,
the amount he paid in plus the accumu-
lated dividends tless four per cent in
terest) will be paid back.
\ The American Telephone and Tele-
graph is tine parent company of the Bell
Telephone system which operates or con-
meets with eight and one-half million
telephone stations throughout the Unit
ed States. 1t has about $4,000 stock
holders and 10000 employees. Its is,
sued capital stoe-. is nearly $3.50, ,000,-
600, and is quoted on the stock ex-
changes at about Sis per share.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
RUSSIANS REPORT MANY
SUCCESSES AGAINST The
GERMANS ALONG fronts

Petrograd, Jan. Am official COM
munication given out by the General
staff last night reeounts the situation in
the various fields of action along the
Russian front. 1t says:
sin East Prussia and in the region
of Mlawla Northern Russian Poland)
we have defeated attempts by the Ger
mans to deliver a partial offensiv,.
''On the vistula, oppose Wyszogrod,
our armed steamers cannonaded the in
fantry of the enemy with success. Be-
tween the Vistula and the lower Pilica
the Germans have begun series Of at
tacks supported by the fire of their
heavy artillery. Our troops. in an ac-
tion on he1eft bank of the Bzura river,
near Vitkoritze, repulsed two night at
tacks.
son the Rawka$iver We repulsed an
attack directed against Doletzk. On De-
cember 81 the enemy manifested ,aetiv-
ity which was particularly intense in
the region of the town of Rawa, where
the fighting still continues. South of the
Palica, the action has spread out and
the positions cut off the routes from
Vlostchoro to Kielce.
"In Galicia we made energetic at.
tacks on the enemy in the region of
Gorlice Southwest of Jaslop near
Msehanka and Ropitza where, despite
the extremely fierce resistance which
the enemy offered were destroyed, after
hard fight, their fortihcations estab-
lished on the heights. The village of
Mschanks we captured about 5000
prisoners, including sixty-eight officers,
four cannon and six mitrailleuses. The
lighting in this region still continues.
Furious counter attacks, which the
enemy made supported by armored au-
tolnobiles were repulsed by our artillery
fire and bayonet charges.
''In Bukowina we occupied. after q
battle, Storozhinetz and Radoutz Gust
south of Czernovitz). We also took some
prisoners.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
30, 900 WILL BE INVITED
Fifteen Persons Are Addressing the IN
vitations for Inaugural Exercises

Superintendent Rambo, of the Cap
itol grounds and buildings. to-day com
pleted the plans for the big Platform
to be built over the steps at Third and
State streets entrance to the Capitol
Park, where the inaugural ceremonies
will take place on January 10, when
DR.. Brumbaugh becomes Governor, and
from which the inaugural parade will
be reviewed by the new Governor. The
reviewing stand in front of the Execu-
tive Mansion, has been dispensed with
this time. The inaugural reception
will be held in the Capitol in the even
ing at 8 O'Clock when the general pub
lie will pass through the rotunda, greet
the Governor and pass out by the north
wing.
The Harrisburg and West End Re-
publican clubs have almost finished
preparations for participating in the
parade, and expect to turn out in large
numbers. The Chester County Brum-
baugh Republican club, 500 strong. in
uniform, will be in line with IT. Larry
Eyre, of West Chester, as chief mar
shall.
A large force of clerks under Charles
R. Willis, of the State Department, is
now engaged in addressing the enve-
lopes that will contain the invitations
TO people in all parts of the State to
attend the inaugural. There will be S0,-
600 of these invitations sent out by
Legislators and State officials, but they
will not be ready before next week.
The work of addressing the envelopes
is being done at the headquarters of
the Dauphin County Republican com
mittee. in the Wyeth building, on Mar
ket street, fifteen persons doing the
addressing.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
TO SET UP CITY'S SCALES
Sealer of Weights Authorized to Use
Them Under Bill Effective Monday

The city's general appropriation bill,
which carries in addition to hundreds
of other items, $500 fund with which
to purchase three sets of municipal
scales to be installed in the city mar
kets, will become operative on Monday,
next, and as soon thereafter as possible
Harry d. Reel, City Sealer of Weights
and Measures, will lay plans for set
ting up the scales.
These scales will be set up for the
benefit both of the market patrons and
the market venders and will aid both
in ascertaining the correctness of
scales, as well as to prevent shortwei2ht
or overweight.
The section of the rule under which
penalty may be imposed upon venders
who dispose of foodstuffs, etc, in pack.
ages which do not have the contents
marked thereon, also will become opera
tive and enforced. The CITY SeaIer
during the greater part of 1914 spent
much time teaching the merchants how
to comply with that section.
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AUTO With -FOUR Riders
PLUNGES down RIVER BANK


&0nun0eQ FROM FtEat fake.
Tins of the accident and the rescuers
fully expected that when they removed
the ear they would find lifeless bodies
underneath.
Injuries Not Serious
Wien the machine was righted
however, the two men and two women
rose to their feet and were able, with
some support, to ascend the bank. Mr.
Segelbaum took them into his home
where a physician examined them. The
women were badly bruised, one of the
men had an injured thumb and the
other was somewhat scratched The
escape of the party from death or seri.
Gus injury is thought by Mr.. Segel.
baum to have been little short of mirac.
ulous. The two couples have returned
to their home, which is understood to
be Carlisle.
For more than five minutes they had
been pinned beneath the overturned au-
tomobile, but had made no outcry dur.
ing that time. The woman who alone
saw the accident was lost in the crowd
which shortly afterward gathered on
the scene.
Car Is Being Repaired
The automobile, Ford. lay on the
ice of the river over night and was
this morning hauled to the Ford ga.
rage, where it is now being repaired
The damage is comparatively slight
The wind shield is broken and the top
battered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
SPIRITED FIGHTING ON
WESTERN BATTLE FRONT
fAV0RS ALLIES. REPORT

Paris, Jan. 2, 2.40 P. M-The French
official statement on the progress of
the war, given out this afternoon, re-
cites series of encounters along the
battle line of comparatively minor i'm
portance. German attacks and counter
attacks have been repulsed; French
gains have been retained; the artillery
exchanges have been spirited and in
Steinbach where street fighting has been
going on for several days, the French
say they have occupied three new lines
of houses. The text of the ,ommuniea-
tion follows:
During the night of December 81
January l, the enemy delivered at nu-
merous points along the front a series
of attacks which were repulsed with
ease. The region to the north of the
Lys was. during the day of January /,
The scene of very spirited artillery
engagement which took place on the
dunes of Nieuport and at Zonnebeke. At
st. Georges the enemy did not con-
tlnue his counter attacks and ALI our
gains have been retained.
In the regions of Arras, of Albert
and of Roye, there have been artillery
duels. The enemy blew up two of our
caissons between Beaumetz and Aehi-
court. In revenge we demolished the
enemy's trenches at Parvillers and at
La Balssele, and we stopped the opera
tions of the mine thrower set up in
front of Fricourt.
Our artillery also obtained happy
results in the region of the Aisne
where 1t sileneed the artillery of the
enemy and dispersed several concentra-
lions of German troops. We have in
stalled ourselves on the plateau of
Nouvron, in certain excavations caused
by the explosion of mines. The Ger
mans were not able to either advance
or drive us out; all the counter attacks
were driven back.
s. In the region of Rheims there was
a fairly violent bombardment of the
enemy. In the region of Perthes we oe-
cupled and retained forest two kilo-
meters to- the northeast of Mesnil.Les-
Hurlits and the enemy did not deliver a
counter attack. In the Argonne, in the
forest of La Grurie, the local retirement
reported yesterday has not had any eff
feet. We have reoccupied part of the
German loss and we are holding our
positions strongly.
ION the heights of the Meuse there
has been an artillery engagement but
without great severity. In the Woevre
we have retained the positions gained
by us December so without experiene-
ing counter attack from the enemy
and in the forest of La Pretre we have
made a slight advance.
8 In the Vosges We have driven back
German attack on our positions at
Bremenil, three kilometres northeast of
Badonviller, infiicting heavy losses on
the Germans. The enemy has sustained
also heavy losses at Steinbaeh. where
our infantry yesterday occupied three
new lines of houses
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late WAR news SUMMARY
Continued From First Page.

Steinbsch has been captured and that
the French are making further ad-
vance there. The Paris announcement
asserts that some Of the territory lost
to the Germans in the Argonne has
been regained and that three new lines
of houses have been occupied in Stein
bach.
The German military authorities
say that there has been no changes in
the eastern campai N, except that the
German attacks on the lines west of
Warsaw have made further progress.
The Russian War Office announces
that another defeat has been inflicted
upon the Austrian forces in Galicia,
whose advance from the Carpathians
recently was checked with serious con-
sequences to them. 1t is asserted that
fortified Austrians positions near Cor
lice were destroyed and that 5000
prisoners were captured. The Russian
statement says, however, that the VIC
tory was Won only after hard battle,
and that fighting still continues, indi-
eating that the Austrians are still Ca
pable Of offering determined resistance.
In Poland the German attack ap-
parently has shifted to the southwark.
The Russian statement mentions fight
ing Of particular intensity at Rawa,
which is 80 miles south of Sochaczew,
the recent center of German activity.
German attacks there, as well as In
East Prussia and in the region of
Mlawla in Poland near the East Prus-
sian border, are said to have been re-
pulsed.
Austrian warships have bombarded
Belgrade. the Servian capital, from
which the Austrians were driven short
ly after they had occupied it. Some
damage to property was caused by the
bombardment but so far as is known
no lives were lost.
According to report current in
Paris the lost British battleship Form
idable was sunk off Portsmouth, Eng
lands chief naval base. The destruc-
tion of the Formidable is believed to
have been the work of German SUBJ
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
3 SPEAKERSnIP
ASPIRANTS here



dates all have established headquarters
on the second floor of the Common
wealth hotel, where they and their
friends extend the glad hand to all who
call, but up to the present time there
are very few members of the House
here.
Baldwin Says He'll Win
Mr.. Baldwin says he is very we'll sat.
isfied with the situation and that he
will be elected Speaker Furthermore,
he intimates that he will be selected for
Speaker on the first ballot in the caus-
Gus.
81 have been all oyer the State, -
said Mr.. Baldwin, "and have assur-
ances of enough support to elect me. -
He declined to give any figures as to
his strength. Mr.. Baldwin was the Re-
publican whip in the House during the
last session, and was very useful man
to the Republican organization, and he
thinks that ought to count for some-
thing.
Mr.. Wilson, who has served two
terms i'll the House and was journal
clerk of the Senate for one session, also
said he expected to win, and that he
",
larger cities, should be given the
Speakership. He is confident that he
will win through the help of his friends.
and points to the fact that he filed
the Speakership chair while Speaker
Cox was i'll during the session of 1911.
An argument used against him for
the Speakership is that he voted against
local option, which he denies, asserting
that he voted against the placing of the
local option bill on the calendar after
it had been reported unfavorably by
the Committee on Lay and Order in the
House, and never had an opportunity to
vote on the bill. The question of local
option should not be brought into the
matter of electing a Speaker" said Mr..
Wilson, "and, if elected Speaker, 1 will
be fair and do justice to all sides
should the matter ever come up in the
House for consideration.
Amber viii Be Here Tonight
Mr.. Habgood, who is an old member
of the House and while at home pub
fishes and edits the Bradford "Star, /"
cannot be elassed as an aggressive can
didate, but rather he is what may be
called a receptive aspirant.
81 will be candidate before the
caucus, said Mr.. Habgood, and will
support the caucus nominee.
1t is said by Mr.. Habgood S friends
that in the event of the powers that
be insisting on Speaker remote from
the influence of Philadelphia he will be
the man selected.
1t was said to-day that the Phila-
delphia legislative delegation will hold
a meeting in that city this afternoon
and endorse Charles A. Ambler, of
Montgomery, for the speakership, and
that the Allegheny delegation will meet
here on Monday and endorse Amber,
but that the latter story is not credited
by organization men here. Mr.. Ambler
is expected to arrive this evening, and
his friends are claiming that he will be
nominated on the first ballot.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
annual AUTOMOBILE SHOW
Harrisburg Dealers Association Fix
March IL to 20 as the Time for
Holding Big Event

The Harrisburg Automobile Dealers
Association at meeting held last even
ing fixed March 13 to 20 as the date
for holding the annual automobile show.
1t will be held at the Arena on North
Third street and Saxon roadster is to
be given away as a door prize.
The committee on exhibits has
planned to add motor boat exhibit
which will be of great interest on ac-
count of the Susquehanna dam i'm
provements at this place. Every fea-
ture to make the show attractive and
of vgeneral interest will be included.
Adv.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
INDUSTRIAL HOME SCHOOLS
Two Will Be opened Under Supervis
ion of Harrisburg Board of Control

With everything brand new from
books on up to furniture equipment
two schools, now under the management
of the officials of the Harrisburg
school district, will open in the In
dustrial Home at Nineteenth and Swat.
ara streets. General Repairman Rooms
spent week at the school fixing up the
rooms and to-day new books and other
equipment were sent there. The old
books, which were dirty and torn, were
burned up.
Miss Miriam Brown, substitute,
was elected to that school to assist
Miss Seglebaum, the former teacher.
Medical supervision will be included at
that special school.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
$3.50, 900 IN BONDS REDEEMED
City Treasurer To-day Cancels Greater
Part Of $192,4OO Called in

About S160,000 was paid out at the
City Treasury to-day in connection with
the largest single redemption of citv
Improvement bonds made IN the history
of Harrisburg. The call covered s192..
400 worth of city street grading, paw
ing and water bonds. Approximately
S32,O0O was paid out as interest on
other bonded debts.
BY noon, when the treasury closed
for the day, more than 100000 of
the redeemable bonds had been cashed
IN and cancelled These bonds ceased
bearing interest yesterday, so that there
will be no financial benefits to holders
of unredeemed bonds who postpone
having them cashed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
SERVICES AT WESLEY UNION
Meetings to Be Held Through Week al
A. NJ. E. Church

Services will be held this week al
Wesley Union A. NJ. L. Zion church a:
follows:
Monday at o'clock, prayer meet
ing led by Professor NJ. Layton. Sub.
ject, Thanksgiving and Humiliation. u
Psa. So, James 4.
Tuesday-The services will be con
Quoted by the Rev. James A. Stokes
Subject, 1.-THE Church Universal-The
'One Body of Which Christ is the
Head. - st. John 17:14-26, Rev. 1871.
II.
Wednesday-H. L. Sigler will con.
duct the meeting. Subject, Nations
and Their Rulers" Tim. 2:1-S, Rom.
ans 13.
Thursday Marshall Bennett and
Mary Terrell will conduct the meeting.
Subject, Missions and the Jews. y
Psa. 81; lisa. .49:3-15, Acts Ills.
Friday-Professo J. P. Scott, Ben
nett and Williams will have charge of
the meeting services. Subject, Fam
lilies, Schools and Colleges and the
Young" ii Tim. 3:14-17, Psa. S4:11.
%, Isa. 1921.
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BISPHAM GIVES RECITAL
Famous Singer Has Only English Songs
On His Splendid Program

David Bispham, whose songs are in
the English language only, demonstrat-
ed in his recital at the Majestic theatre
last night that program can be most
pleasing one without the rendition of a
single number in any foreign tongue.
If the thought of some of his songs
was sacrificed to any extent in trans
lation, the melody was not noticeably
affected. The recital was enjoyed by a
pitifully small audience, yet fully ap.
preeiative one.
The Two Grenadiers' was given
by Mr.. Bispham with unusual power,
and as usual he delighted his listeners
with the song he has made famous,
Danny Deever." His closing number
recitation of Longfellow's poem,
King Robert of Sicily" with piano
accompaniment, was excellently rem
dered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
CAPITOL HILL
Increased Rates OF Fare
Next Week Public Service Commission
Win Resume Hearing of Protests
by Philadelphians

The principal feature of the pro.
gram mapped out by the Public Service
Commission for next week s meeting is
the continued hearing of the complaint
of the United Business Men Associa.
tion and Philadelphia commuters
against the railroads entering that city
regarding the passenger rates. The
Commission gave a decision in this
case in Philadelphia two weeks ago
but some dissatisfaction existed aud a
number of those affected requested a
hearing, which was granted and will be
heard on Friday morning of next week
1t is expected thas an application will
be made to hold the hearing in Philadel.
phia, it being the most convenient point
for all concerned, failing in which a
large delegation of Philadelphians and
people residing near that city will be
here, accompanied by Attorney Abbott
to endeavor to have the Commission
make changes in the order ISSUED to
the railroads.
The Commission will also consider the
approval of the contract between the
borough of Carlisle and the Carlisle
Heat and Power Company, and the con.
tract between the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company and the borough of New
port.
The approval of the sale of poles
between the Bell Telephone Company
and the Harrisburg Light and Power
Company will also be considered.
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MUSIC AT CALVARY CHURCH
Choir Will Repeat by, Request the Beth
lehem Cantata

There will be special music at Cal
vary Presbyterian churth tomorrow
evening ait 7.30 O'Clock.
The choir, by request, will repeat the
cantata at Bethlehem. Part l, "The
Shepherds; introduction; cit Came
Upon the Midnight Clear; "Sing and
Rejoice. Part II, "The Saviour, y
"Phe Angels Are Singing 80 Little
Town of Bethlehem, +" Little Child in
Slumber Sweet" f" "And the Glory of
the Lord. -
Soloists are: Mrs. Frank Green, so.
prano; Mrs. B. Fenstemacher, contralto
Paul D. Miller, tenor, and Benjamin
Green, baritone.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
Reading after TABERNACLE
City Which Has Slough Campaign In
Three Months Wants Building
Used Here

The tabernacle used during the
Slough evangelistic campaign in this
city will be moved to Reading and
used in the campaign there three
months hence, if delegation from
Reading expected to come here Monday
to see the building is satisfied with the
plan.
In the event that the delegation de-
cides favorably III the matter, the tab
ernacle will shortly be dismantled and
the lumber shipped to Reading, where
the building will be erected precisely
as it now stands in this city, according
to specifications of the blue prints.
Only the lumber and roof covering
would be transferred, which includes
besides the building itself, platforms
and seats. The sawdust in the taber.
nacle will not be used again. The
plumbing and electric lights have al.
ready been removed.
The Bogar Lumber Company. whose
property the building now is, has re-
ceived offers from other cities than
Reading for the tabernacle, but the
likelihood is that Reading will get it.
The tearing down of the building has
not been accomplished as soon as ex.
pected, but as soon as final arrange.
ments for diSposimg of it are made,
work will be started on it.
Lost Articles Claimed
During the past week number of
articles, such as hats, coats and umbreI-
las, found in the tabernacle after the
close OF the meetings, have been claim.
ed by their owners at the place of bust.
ness of f. z. Gross, chairman of the
executive committee.
There are still pieces of wearing ap.
parel at the store unclaimed, including
several coats, which it would seem are
being missed by their former wearers.
Nothing more has been found at the
tabernacle for the past few days, but
it is expected that there will be dis.
closures of coins and various other
things when the sawdust is finally re.
moved.