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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
He Is Identified by Miss
Waters. of State Hos
pital., AS Man Who
AccoSted Her
SHE FACES HIM
IN POLICE COURT
Says She Is Positive He Is the Man
Who Approached Her on the Street
and Ran Away When She Com
planned to Policeman

Clarence Dorsey, negro, was iden-
titled in police court this afternoon by
Miss Frances Waters, a nurse at the
State Hospital for the Insane, as the
man who followed her for almost four
blocks in the heart of the city between
s and 8 O'Clock last evening, and who
escaped when Miss Waters appealed for
aid to Patrolman Coleman, at Third
and Walnut streets, but was arrested
in the Eighth ward early this morning
by Patrolmen McCann and Parsons.
Dorsey was held under $500 bail by
Mayor Royal for appearance in court
on a charge of assault and battery with
attempt to rob.
Patrolman Coleman, who chased the
negro who annoyed Miss Waters
through back streets, looked at the man
who later was arrested on suspicion and
identified him enough to satisfy Lieu.
tenant Worden, who committed him to
Jail to await further identification by
Miss Waters.
Miss Waters was first approached by
the negro on Second street Just above
Pine street. His attentions annoyed
her and she turned out Pine street to-
ward Third street. At Court and Pine
streets he asked her to turn down Court
street and she brushed past him and
continued on her way to Third street,
turning down Third rec o Walnut,
where she walked up to Patrolman
Coleman.
Miss Waters barely had time to
speak few words, pointing out the ne
gro, when he made off out Walnut
street, turning toward Market on Aber-
deem. The policeman ran to Fourth
and Walnut streets in an effort to head
him off, thinking he was making toward
house well known to the police, near
Cowden and Strawberry streets, where
it would be easy to elude pursuit.
The negro saw the policeman turn
into Strawberry from Fourth street
and he turned on his heels and disap-
peared in one of the back streets.
Miss Waters Immediately made a
full report to the police giving a de-
scription of the man, which was given
in turn to all of the policemen on duty
last night. The arrest of Dorsey was
made from this description.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
British Troops Repel
Night Attack of Ger
m a ms a t Eparges
With Awful Result
LATTER CEASE
THEIR ATTACKS
AT ALLEY the Allies Capture New
Trenches and Repulse Two Counter
Attacks-Take Six Machine Guns
and Two French Mortars

Paris, April 9, via London, 2.40 P.
M.-The official communication from
the War Office this afternoon follows:
British troops repealed during the
night of April 7-S German attack. We
left unoecupied in the teeth of the
enemy German trenches at Eparges
winch were completely choked with
corpses, and we repelled at the close Of
the day two counter attacks by the
enemy.
=" In the wood at ALLEY we captured
new trenches and repelled two counter
attacks, as already reported. We also
secured six machine guns and two
trench mortars. The enemy ceased his
counter attacks after midday"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Joffre Rushing His Advance

London, April 8, 11.55 A. M.-The
French movement between the Meuse
and the Lorraine frontier is developing
distinct offensive, with General Joffre
pushing his advance. while the Germans
are making fierce counter attacks. This
is the substance of the latest dispatches
reaching London from the continent.
According to- an analysis of the sit
uation by the French General staff, the
French offensive movement of the last
few days has been on three sectors. The
first is on a front of fourteen miles to
the east of Verdun, the actual line run
ming southeast from point near Etain;
the second on front between st. Mihiel
and Pont Mousson, where the French
are attacking from the south, and the
third is in the north in the vicinity Of
Gussainville, where the French now
dominate the valley of the Orne and
are threatening the railroad beyond the
river Orne with attack.
1,O0O Dead Germans on Field
Inc TTchcH duNdHce IS UHuS DelnR
pressed from three bases in three differ
ent directions. According to Paris Off
cial reports French forces on fronts
many miles long have occupied new
ground measuring from several hundred
yards to two miles deep. That the Ger
man resistance to these advances has
been stubborn is indicated by the
French report that the Germans ON
one point of the attack left 1000 dead
on the field. b.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Steel Stock Makes Sen
sational Gains and
Losses In To-day's S
Transactions
1000 SHARES
CHANGE HANDS
Nearly All the Dealings Are In
Small Amounts, However, Many
Odd Lots Of Less Than One Hun
dred Shares Being Involved

New York, April 9.-Interest in to-
days stock market centered mainly
around Bethlehem Steel by reason of
the sensational movement in that stock
yesterday. The opening transactions
consisted of 1000 shares at 11O to
1O7, compared with yesterday s close
of los. The stock then declined to
los, 104 and 1903. 1t soon recovered,
however, selling at lis. Nearly ali
the dealings were small amounts, many
odd lots of less than 100 shares chang.
ing hands.
From Ill Bethlehem Steel went
back to 10S, then up again to Ill.
The stock became less prominent as
other shares assembled on the largest
first hour of business recorded since
the days Immediately preceding the
war. At that time, however, the activ-
ity was on falling prices. To-day IS
early trading was all in the other di.
rection, the rise being accelerated by
peace rumors and favorable domestic
trade conditions as reported by the
Treasury Department. Failure of a
large local department store was with
out effect or sentiment.
Higher prices were scored in all
parts of the list later in the day, U. s..
Steel holding its place as leader with a
gain of over four points on enormous
trading. Total dealings up to clock
exceeded 100000 shares, which estab-
lished record for any day since the
latter part of last July.
Authorities of the Exchange issued
statement in the afternoon absolv-
ing its members from manipulation or
unfair practices in connection with yes
terday's rise in Bethlehem Steel. The
stock was offered in the loan market
after the close of business yesterday
with premium, it was said. ..----.,,..,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Late WAR news SUMMARY

A further advance in the region be-
tween the Meuse and Moselle rivers,
where a concentrated attack was be-
gun by the allies several days ago, is
announced to-day by the French mill
tary authorities. 1t is said that trenches
were captured at several points, and in
some instances they were choked with
the dead.
The German war Office says the bat
tie is proceeding with increasing fierce
ness and heavy loss of life, but that
the efforts Of the allies were unavailing.
On the contrary, it is said, the Germans
succeeded capturing trenches from the
French.
The village Of Drei Gratchen, which
the Germans captured only to lose on
the following day, has been again taken
from the Belgians, the Berlin state
ment announces.
In the German campaign against
Russia new fighting has developed
north of Suwalki, the result of which
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Johnnie" Hayes, Peanut vender, Ter
ribly Scratched on Hands by Pet

oouuile adyeS, feanuJ tenQer, Ter
ribly Scratched on Hands by Pet
Johnny Hayes, who hangs up his hat
at Gil Walnut street when not selling
double-j -jointed peanuts, went about his
work with his hands swathed in band
ages to-day, all because he did not
speak in his usual CHEEKY voice to his
pet tabby cat when he went into the
cellar of his home early this morning
to get a bucket of coal.
Tabby, not recognizing its master,
leaped from dark corner and dug both
front paws into Johnny s hands, inhiet-
ing terrible scratches on the left one.
Only the little finger of the right hand
was scratched.
Hayes applied at the Harrisburg
hospital for treatment, where his name
was registered as "John R. Hayes. -
Few persons know MIN by any other
name than Johnny
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
LoRIMER MUST STAND TRIAL
Former U. s. Senator Charged With
Wrecking Chicago Bank
BV Associated Press.

Chicago, April 9.-William Lori
mer, former United States Senator and
other officials of the defunct La Sallee
Street Trust and Savings bank, must
stand trial on State charges of con-
spring to wreck the institution.
This was the effect of decision in
criminal court to-day by which mo-
tion to quash the Indictment was over
ruled and twenty-four of the twenty
five counts in the document were sus-
tanned.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
D. C. MCCORMICK A DIRECTOR
Chosen to Succeed Late John Weaver
On Chestnut st. Market Board

The stockholders of the Chestnut
Street Market Company, besides de-
elaring the regular semi-annual divi-
dent of IL per cent, at their meet
ing last evening, elected the following
board of nine directors:
w. j. Lescure, H. Z. Hershey, Don
aid c. Mccormick, Samuel Kunkel,
John Hoffer, Jr, j. H. Shopp, C. H.
Bergner, Robert Mccormick and
George W. Reilly. Donald C. McCor-
mick succeeds the late John Weaver.
All the other directors were chosen to
succeed themselves.
The directors will meet on May IL
to elect officers and transact general
business.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Observation-Disclosures at 40

Marion, Ind, April BY the birth
of boy baby to Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin
Cole, Nelson street, Mrs. Bertha Shriv-
er, 80, and Mrs. Ella Moonshower, 40,
both of this city, became grandmother
and great-grandmother, respectively.
Mrs. Cole, the mother, was Is years
old in January, and Mr.. Cole, the ia
ther, is Is years I'D.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09

of honor at the annual dinner of the
Muzzle Club, composed of the newspa-
per writers of Harrisburg, which will
be held in the Harrisburg Club to-mor-
row evening.
Word was received to-day from Dean
XII that if possible he will stop in Har-
risburg few hours on Saturday even
ing to attend the dinner. He is now
on his way from SAN Francisco, where
he has just arrived from Shanghai, to
the Chinese Embassy, in Washington,
where he will be guest during a brief
stay in America. This is his first visit
to America where he proposes to study
the journalistic methods of this coun-
try. He has not yet mastered the Eng
lish language but has promised, through
his American speaking secretary, to
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
WALL STREET CLOSING

New York, April 0--Dealings in the
final hour became increasingly active
at highest prices of the day. SteeI's
rise ran to over six points. The closing
was buoyant. The strength and activity
Of to-day's market exceeded any session
Of recent years. Gains in leading stocks
ran from to O points.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Typhus Fatal to DR.. Magruder

Washington, April 9.-Dr. Ernest P.
Magruder, of this city, one of the ply
sicians at the head of the American
Red Cross unit in Serbia, has fallen a
victim to typhus fever. His death was
reported to-day from Belgrade to Red
Cross headquarters here.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09

DR.. Hugh Hamilton, who for years
was a resident of that section of
South Second street-one of the very
oldest parts of the city-that has re-
Gently been razed to make way for
the Pennsylvania railroad freight re-
ceiving station and tracks and the
South Second street subway, made an
historic address before the Dauphin
County Historical Society last even
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09

Injured When Knocked FROM Bi

Harry Wilhelm, II years old, 1419
Market street, was knocked from his
bicycle by an automobile at Cameron
and Berryhill streets this morning, sus-
tanning a laceration above the left eye
and bruises of the left arm and left
leg. He was tyeated at the Harrisburg
hospital.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
FIRST STRAW HAT OUT
Its Wearer Brought Out "L. Y" and
Kept It on Allison Hill &

Residents of Allison Hill who went
to the movies on the Hill last evening
were treated to the first straw hat of
the season. A brave young man donned
the summer headgear and strutted about
Thirteenth street, impervious to the
" Kidding he received, until after IL
o clock.
The hat was nm "l. "" and will
have to be swathed in a grey band if
it wants TO be in the best class this
season.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
noted Chinese EDITOR To
Be MUZZLE Clubs Guest
Hon. Ching Flu Ki, Head of the Depart
ment of Journalism at University
Of Shanghai, Expected to Speak in
Native Tongue at Dinner Tomorrow

An invitation has been extended to
the Hon. Ching Flu XII, dean of the de-
partment of journalism of the Univer-
sity of Shanghai, China, to be the guest
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
TABERNACLE CHORISTER WELL
Redden, Leader of Music for Marys-
vile Trail-hitters, Quits Hospital

Benjamin Redden, choir leader for
Evangelist Hills, who is conducting
the tabernacle campaign in Marysville,
returned to-day to his evangelistic
work, having fully recovered from an
attack of appendicitis.
He was stricken on March IL, the
day the campaign opened in Marysville,
and was operated ON the following day
in the Harrisburg hospital. Mr.. Red.
den's recovery was slow, but he is salts
fed to be able to join the evangelistic
party before its departure from Marys-
vile. He left the hospital last night.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Assemblyman Jumps to Death

Milwaukee, Wis, April Chris
topher Paulus, 81, member of the
State Assembly, to-day jumped from the
tenth story of the First National bark
building and was instantly killed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
Discovered ptphtheria Bacillus

Berlin, April 8, Via London, 4.30
P. M.-The death is announced of Pro-
fessor Friedrich Loeffler, the German
scientist who in 1884 discovered the
dipththeria bacillus. DR.. Loeffler was
born in 1852.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09

ing in which he told of South Second
street in the years gone by when it
was an aristocratic neighborhood
With his talk DR.. Hamilton dis
played photographs of many of the old
buildings which have been torn down.
One of these was Harrisburg first
postoffiee at 202 South Second street,
Continued on Eighth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-09
THAT HAVE GONE
FROM SOUTH SECOND STREET

Dr. Hugh Hamilton Tells History of Buildings
in Once Arist0cratic Section That Have Been
Wiped Out in Path of Improvements
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vICIOUSLY ATTACKED BY CAT

Continued ON Thirteenth Page.
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Continued ON Eleventh Page.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09

from a number of derelict corpora
tions under provisions of the state
corporation tax law A few of the
companies have paid their fees.
Nearly 100 corporations are still de-
linquent. Now they must pay up or
quit
Following the conference today it
was announced that corporations
which did not make payment before
November 1 would receive notice of
the cancellation of their charters
Final notices will be sent from the at
torney generals office in the next few
DAYS November 1, a record of these
accounts will be certified to the secre-
tary of state by w p. Montgomery,
assistant attorney general in charge
haYe not made payment will then suf-
fer the penalty of the law and the
state charter board will revoke their
charters.
In several instances corporations
have recently distributed their assets
and asked that their charters might
be revoked The attorney general re-
Gently held that such action was an
evasion of the corporation tax law.
1t is held by the state that the tax is
a legal claim against the assets of
corporation and where assets have
been distributed since January /, in
dividual stockholders and officers of
the corporations are liable for the
payment of the fees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
To CITY
Independents Coming to Confer
With Attorney General.
Ask Relief in Courts From
Standard Oil Practice.

Nearly thirty representatives of in
dependent refineries are coming to
Topeka next week ITO discuss the oil
situation with the attorney general.
For two months the Standard Oil com
pany and the Independents have been
in a rate fight in Kansas. In that
time the price of crude oil has ad-
vanced from 40 cents to rs cents a
barrel, Joseph Longshore, former
state oil inspector, declares. The
Standard has failed to advance the
price of the refined products in Kan
sas, although it is said an advance
was made in several other states.
Representatives of independent
companies declare this action has
been in violation of the state anti
discrimination law and they say they
will ask for relief in the courts. Last
week the independent companies in
creased the price of gasoline one cent.
Standard prices remained stationary.
"If we cannot get relief in the state
courts, we will urge federal action
said Longshore, who now is a repre-
sentative of an independent company.
The attorney general has notified
Kansas representatives of the Stand
ard Oil company to come to Topeka
next Wednesday to discuss the present
situation. Independent refiners will
meet at the same time and urge ac-
ton in the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
LILLE TO LEAVE
Mechanical Superintendent of
Rock Island to Salt Lake.
Well IKnOwn OfficialWilI Handle
Work of Utah Copper Co.

G. W. Lille, for the last two years
district mechanical superintendent of
the Rock Island Lines, headquarters in
Topeka, will leave this city September
l 8 to take up a .,osition with the Utah
Copper company at Salt Lake City.
Lille came to Topeka two years ago
from Rock Island, ILL.,, to take charge
of the mechanical department of the
second district of the Rock Island
under the reorganization of the de-
partment at that time. He had been
with the road but one year, joining
the mechanical department at Rock
Island from the Oregon Short Line.
He is a man of rare mechanical ability
and is well known throughout the
western railway world.
officials at the Rock Island general
offices in Topeka this afternoon stated
that no successor had been named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
MILLS TO WICHITA
Former Dry Goods Dealer on Visit to
Kansas Town.

w W. Mills. former president of
the Mills Dry Goods company, left
this morning for Wichita to visit day
or two with friends. Mr.. Mills is in
apparent good health and said the
State Journal was correct in saying
that he had not retired from his busi-
ness on account of i'll health.
Mr.. Mills is yet young in years as
well a S in spirit. He said he intended
to continue to make Topeka his home
and had in many respects the same
ambition he felt when he started in
business here 80 years ago.
While he would in no way discuss
his plans for the future there is
feeling that he will again engage in
business here where he has built up
a large clientele of customers and
friends. The Mills building will al
ways be a monument to his enterprise
and belief in Topeka and Kansas, al
though he may have been ahead of
times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
APPEALS GAS CASE
Public Utilities Commission Goes to
the Supreme Court.

The public utilities commission to-
day appealed to the state supreme
court from the decision of Judge Elan
nelly of Montgomery county on his
recent ruling on demurrer in one
of the gas cases. Attorneys for the
commission filed a demurrer to the
petition of the Kansas Natural receiv-
ers, who sought to secure court inter-
ference m the regulation of rates.
Judge E'lannelly overruled the demur-
rer.
1t is probable that the appeal today
will be considered with other cases
appealed to the supreme court from
the Montgomery county district court
in the gas litigation. Attorneys Helm.
Castor and Jackson certified to the
court a transcript of the Montgomery
county proceedings and asked that the
action of Judge Flannelly be set aside.
Under the present agreement between
the lawyers for the utilities commits
sion and the gas company, it is prob
able that all of the gas cases in the
supreme court will be consolidated and
heard September %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
TRANSPORT DOWN
English Liner Is Reported Sunk
i'm Turkish Waters.
Ship Named Was Formerly the
Red Star Vaterland.

Berlin Sept. "a statement given
out by the Overseas News agency to-
day quotes the Weser Zeitung, of
Bremen. as saying that the British
steamship Southland. serving as a
transport. was torpedoed recently in
Turkish waters.
The news agency says:
''The Weser Zeitung of Bremen
points out that the transport South
land was torpedOed in Turkish waters.
The Southland formerly was the Red
Star liner Vaderland These steamers
flew the Belgian flag up to the time
of the occupation of Belgium, and
then sailed under the American flag.
The Southland, which lately was fly
ing the American flag, suddenly was
changed into a. British transport
No previous report has been made
concerning the torpedoing of the
Southland. The British government
has made no announcement of the
sinking of another transport. follow
ing the loss of the Royal Edward Au
gust 1 4. Shipping records show. how
ever. that the Red Star liner Vader
land was renamed the Southland, be-
ing placed under the British flag and
was commandeered by the British
government for war purposes last
March. She is listed as being en-
plOYeG in the hospital service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
AMERICAN WORKING FOR
MEXICAN DISARMAMENT IN
TEXAS, BANDITS TARGET

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 9.-Sam
Robertson of San Benito. Tex, who,
two days ago, apparently was sue
ceSSful i'm the cooperative Ameri-
can-Mexican movement for Mexi-
cans to give up their arms, was
fired upon several times last night
in an automobile near FreSnOS, not
far from San Benito.
One bullet penetrated Robert
sons hat and hit his automobile.
FreSnoS is the scene of the kill
ing of the two Americans last
week. Rangers claim to have evil
dence that these bandits have been
hiding in the brush near there ever
since last weeks assassination of
the two Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-09
RAIN WAS GENERAL
Nearly an Inch Has Fallen at Topeka
in "a Hours.

Rain measuring .75 of an inch fell
in Topeka last night bringing the total
for the twenty-four hours up to -93
of an inch The rain was general
over the state, varying from .02 of
an inch to 2.74 inches. the heaviest
fall being at Emporia. No appreciable
amount fell in the Kaw valley and
the river continues on the decline.
The stage this morning was eight feet.
Last night lowest temperature
reading So, was slightly above
normal for this date. The sky this
morning was cloudy over practically
the entire state. The forecast calls
for unsettled weather with probable
thunder showers tonight and Friday.
With a nine mile wind blowing from
the east today the temperatures aver
aged two degrees below normal Fol-
lowing are the hourly temperature
for