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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
WARSHIPS AGAIN
ATTACK DARDANELLES:
RUSSIAN AIRMEN ACTIVE
Conference Between Italian Foreign Minister and Aus
trian Ambassador Accepted as Sign That Negota-
tions Are Still Underway; Germans Are Persistent in
Their Efforts to Win Back Hill No. so

The assault on the Dardanelles has
oeen renewed, although it is not ap-
parent whether the allied forces are
ready to begin the expected general
attack. Four British warships entered
the straits yesterday and bombarded
the Turkish forts. which were sub
Jected also to indirect fire across the
peninsula from the Gulf of Saros.
The result of this fighting has not
been disclosed. Bombardment of the
Turkish forts at Smyrna, Asia Minor.
also is believed to have been resumed.
There is nothing to indicate, however,
that any move has been made toward
an attack by the forces landed from
the Gulf of Saros, such as is expected
To accompany the next effort on a
large scale to within the Dardanelles.
A long conference between the
Italian foreign minister and the Aus
trian ambassador at Rome is accepted
as a sign that negotiations are still un-
der way between Austria and Italy.
II was reported yesterday morning
that Italy has sent an ultimatum to
Austria.
Germans Persistent
An official report from British head
quarters in the field says that the
Germans were persistent in their
efforts to win back Hill No. 60, the
position near Ypres which the British
captured recently. 1t is said the Brit
ish yesterday held the entire crest of
the hill and that the German assault
for the time being had ceased.
Petrograd dispatch says that Rus
sian aViators inflicted further damage
by attacks of German positions at sew
eral points. Bombs were dropped on
Plock and Mlawa1 Russian Poland.
several German boats on the Vistula
river were struck and German trenches
were damaged.
Capture Mile of Trenches
The capture of nearly a half mile
of German trenches near st. Mihiel.
the southern extremity of the German
wedge which the French have been at
tempting for several weeks to force
back, is announced to-day in the Off
cial communication from Paris. Spirit
ed lighting in Belgium also is reported
and the admission is made that the
Germans compelled the allies to re-
tire from positions near Ypres.
Two Women Killed
Two women were killed by the blow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
BARNES IS JEKYL
AND HYDE" " SAYS 7. R.
On CrosS-examination He Tells the
Jury of Their Political
Associations

Syracuse.N. Y, April 2S.-During
the second day of his cross-examin-
alton in the Supreme Court here to-
day Theodore Roosevelt said that he
mad regarded William Barnes as a
sort of DIR. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. who
IKE other politicians, had his good
side and his bad side" The Colonel
SAID ne did not. as suggested by Will
liam WINS. his cross s-examiner, try to
sever the ligaments between these
Siamese twins of politics" Quite on
the contrary" ne declared. he "en-
deavored TO have the DIR. JekyII in
them absorb the Mr. Hyde"
1t was the Colonel's fourth day upon
the witness stand and he seemed to
De as fresh as he was on the first day.
Letters were introduced into the rec
ord.
Here is your autobiography: here
you said that during the campaign the
issue was between yourself and Rich
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
KILLED IN RUNAWAY

Gettysburg, Pa, April 23.-His first
drive with horse, purchased recently,
proved fatal to Samuel Showers. a
Menallen township farmer, Thursday.
The animal ran away and Showers was
thrown out and ran over, suffering a
fr lctured skull and other injuries.
which caused his death twelve hours
later Showers was 43 years old and
is survived by his wife and FIVE chill
dren. the eldest being under eight
years.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
THAW BELIEVES HE
IS NEARING FREEDOM
'It Will Be Good News to NV
Mother" He Tells the
Newspapermen
By Associated Press

New York. April 23.-The question
of the sanity of Harry K Thaw will
be determined by a jury. Supreme
Court Justice Hendrick in a decision
handed down to-day, granted the ap-
plication for a trial made by Thaw's
attorneys on a writ of habeas corpus
May II was set for the trial.
Thaw was in court when Justice
Hendrick announced his opinion. His
face at once lighted up with pleasure.
His attorneys, friends and others in
the courtroom rushed to congratu-
late him and he was kept busy for
nearly half an hour shaking hands be-
fore he was taken back to the Tombs.
''It will be good news to my moth
err" he told newspapermen. that's all
! want to say for publication"
The court pointed out in the decis-
ion that the jury was called in ito aid
the court by their advice and that the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
COMPETITION WILL BE
OPEN TO EVERYBODY
Grown-ups and Little Folk
Eligible; Application For
Entry Must Be Mailed to
Miss NJ. W. BuehIer, of the
Civic Club, by May l

One hundred dollars in cash prizes
for the best home flower garden in
Harrisburg
Through the Civic Club to-day
eN-Postmaster f. ]. Stackpole. on be-
half of the Telegraph, offers that sum
Tor distribution among Harrisburg
people, small folks and grown-ups,
who turn 10 with trowel and spade
and sprinkling can to help make a
more fragrant, colorful, city beauti-
fur during the summer of 1915.
Fifteen or more prizes will be
offered, ranging in amounts from 81
TO S25, and the competition will be
open to everybody.
Individual beds. porches, window
boxes. lawns. rear or front yards the
yards of manufacturing establishments
or office buildings-all will be ad-
missible TO the lists.
Everybody In 1t
Busy housewives and dauShters and
even Rrandmas and aunts, equally
busy fathers-just home from the
ONCE but eager to get close to mother
earth" in the yard-sons, brothers and
uncles, the lonesome boarder whose
only reminder of village garden is the
window box OF the lodging house. the
stenographer who Just loves" flowers.
the factory girl who hasn't time to de-
Velop plot of her own at home
they'll all be eligible.
The rules are not stringent-the
same regulations that the Civic Club
may prescribe for the conduct of all
the outdoor gardens will appIv. All
that the clubwomen will insist upon is
application TO the job once the plant
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
MARRIED IN JAIL
Woman Weds Man Awaiting Trial in
Adams County Court

Gettysburg, Pa, April 23.-Divorced
from his former wife last Monday in
the York county court, Norman Wa
ner, of Hanover, was on Tuesday aft
ernooon married to Miss Laura Lon :.
Littlestown. in the Adams county jail.
where he is now confined, awaitinS :
trial on a charge of adultery, preferred
by a county officer
Warmers wife, on a charge Of
desertion. was granted divorce from
him thi' week and on Wednesday he
and Miss Long were granted a mars
riage license and the ceremony W; :
performed by Clerk of the Courts
Olinger in the Jail. After bidding her
husband hasty good-by. Mrs. War
ner departed from the Jail.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
FIRE At GREYTHORNE
CAUSES $4,000 LOSS
400 Men, Women and Children of
Village Fight Flames For Hours "
With Buckets
DOWNPOUR SAVES THE TOWN
Two Dwellings, Hall and a Barn
Destroyed; Partial Insurance
Carried by Owners
DOWNPOUR SAVES THE TOWN

Greythorne. Pa. April 2S.-Four
hundred men, women and children, the
entire population of Greythorne. Cum
berland county. fought vdliantly for
three hours early this morning to save
their village from destruction by nre,
Notwithstanding their efforts the
two-story town hail. two dwelling
houses and barn were burned to the
ground and a third dwelling was badly
damaged. The total property loss will
exceed $4,000.
Greythorne is the railroad station
at the town which is about eight miles
east of Shippensburg on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad. The
village is commonly known as Jack
sonviile and the post office is Walnut
Bottom.
The fire started shortly after
o'clock in the rear of the general store
OF Jacob Macbeth, on the first floor of
the town hall, and within a half hour
had totally destroyed the building. 1t
was owned by the Junior Mechanics,
who lost all their lodge paraphernalia
and band instruments, which were
stored on the second floor
Women and Children Help
BY 1.S0 the town was thoroughly
frightened by the danger which con-
fronted 1t and women and children
were placed in line with the men in
bucket brigade. their only means of
fire protection. Water had to be con-
veyed more than a hundred yards from
small stream and the fire spread to
the dwelling house of John n. Smoke.
1t burned to the ground and flying
embers fired the barn. which soon was
heap of smouldering ruins. Much
OF his furniture and horse were saved
Farming equipment. hay and straw
were burned. The home of NJ. NJ
Fail, tax collector. which stood beside
the Smoke residence. was the next
to go.
Fearing that the entire town would
he destroyed. the bucket brigade re-
doubled its efforts and scores of men
and women pressed close to the fire
in order to dash the water more
effectively.
Scores Slightly Burned
Scores of men and women sustained
slight burns when their clothing
caught fire. Many smothered their
burning clothing by rolling in the mud
and water around the buildings.
Just as the flames threatened to de-
stroy the town a heavy rain started
to fall and the fire was checked at the
house of John Campbell, which was
only slightly damaged
Macbeth's loss is $4,000 partially
covered by insurance. The loss on the
town hall is $4,000, which was par
TALLY insured by the Junior Mechan-
les. Smoke carried some insurance on
his house and barn. The home of Tax
Collector Fail was uninsured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
HARDSCRABBLE VIEW
RESUMED ON FRIDAY
Condemnation Board Plans to Sit
For Purpose of Hearing Re-
naming West Side Owners

The next session OF the "Hardscrab-
BILE condemnation viewers will likely
be held Friday morning. April 80. ac-
cording TO Attorney Paul G. Smith,
to-day.
Until Mr.. Smith consults with Karl
Steward and j. ID. SALESMAN, the other
members of the board, he said he
cannot state the date definitely but
he hopes to confer with the others to-
morrow and fix next Friday, if pos
sible, for the next session.
The absence of Mr.. Steward from
the city for the last several weeks on
business trip to the West had pre-
cluded further meetings. Mr.. Steward
returned Monday, however, and from
now on the viewers expect to hold
their sessions regularly until time to
present the schedule.
The next hearing will be to obtain
further testimony from property own
ers on the west side of the street who
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. THERESA w. MITCHELL

Funeral services for Mrs. Theresa
Wierman Mitchell. wife of the Rev.
Samuel S. Mitchell, 172 Linwood ave
nue.. Buffalo, were held this afternoon.
the Rev. DR.. Lewis Seymour Nudge
othciatlng. Burial was made in the
Harrisburg Cemetery. Mrs. Mitchell
was a sister of Thomas T. Wfer-
man and Miss Sarah T. Wierman.
of this city. and was formerly a resf
dent of Harrisburg. She died Wedhes-
day night at Washington and was
brought here yesterday for burial.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
SUIT AGAINST NJ. CALLAUx
BY lAttocintcd Prctt

Paris. April 23. SIS p. M.-Suit has
been begun against Joseph Caillaux, ,ex-
finance minister. by an expert gun
smith named Weiss of Liege, who was
engaged as a witness for the defense
demands $4,000 which NJ. Caillaux has
refused to pay on the ground that it is
eNorbitant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
EIGHT DEAD IN STORM
By .4ttncfnici Pr.,.

Dallas. Texas, April 2s.-At least
eight persons are dead, heavy prop
erty damage. wire communication in
terrupted and railroad schedules dis
ARRANGED by washouts, soft track and
threatened bridges was the known re-
suit to-day of rain, electrical and
wind storm over nearly all Texas and
eastern portions Of Oklahoma late YES
terday and last night and which CON
tinued early to-day in some localities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
BRIDE IA YEARS OLD
sfeefeI 70 The Telrsrash

Gettysburg, Pa, April 23.-Clerk
of the Courts Olinger has issued a mar
riage license to Edgar l.. Arter and
Miss Carrie y. Hippo. both of Union
township. Miss Lippo is a daughter of
Clinton Lippo and gave her age to the
clerk as II years, being the youngest
bride in this section for quite a num-
her of years. Mr.. Arter is II years
of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
FLOODS IN TEXAS
CLAIM HEAVY TOLL
Houses damned Against Bridges
and Many Towns Are
Under Water
DEATHS MAY TOTAL THIRTY
Seven Persons in One Family Die
When Swollen Creek Carries
Home Away
DEATHS MAY TOTAL THIRTY

Austin. Texas. April 2S.-Floods that
swept down Waller and Shoal creeks
mere last night took a toll of fifteen or
twenty lives. according to estimates
to-day. Houses were jammed against
the bridges and the high water flooded
many business houses. Heroic work
was done by citizen rescue parties and
by the fire and police departments. of
eight persons in one house which was
swept down Waller creek all but one
are believed to have perished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
DESOLATIoN IN POLAND

Berlin, Saturday, April 10 (corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).--
A picture of indescribable desolation
with fully $500 houses destroyed.
thousands of peasants homeless and
living in holes in the ground, absolute
cessation of any kind of work that
shall provide for a Fall harvest, is
drawn in the reports now reachirg
here from Russian Poland
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23

North Sea by n German submarine.
The other seven members of the crew
ing up of British trawler in the
were rescued.
An attack by the Russian Black sea
fleet on the Turkish coast near the
Russian border is said in Petrograd to
have resulted in the Generalization of
Turkish forces encamped in that To-
cality. Considerable damage was done
to the Turkish barracks and a numler
the Turkish vessels ladei with supplies
and ammunition were sunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
$4,000 FIRE IN wAYNEsBURG
~ 4ttocialed e,

Wayneshurg, Pa, April 23.-One
square block of business buildings and
residences were destroyed by fire here
early to-day. The loss was estimated
at S112.O00. The fire which originated
in blacksmith shop on Franklin
street A number of persons were in
jured fighting the flames, but none
fatally.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
Drug Store Opposite
Police Station Robbed

The drug store of L. u. Gross. 119|
Market street, almost directly oppo-
site the police station, was robbed last
night. The cash register was OPEN
ed, and between nine and ten dollars
in cash was taken. Cigars and articles
including soap, valued at S25, were
taken out of the show cases.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinityI PART
Iy cloudy tonight and Saturday
with rising temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday,
somewhat warmerI moderate
south and southwest winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and tta
tributaries will continue to fall
slowly Tonight and Saturday, A
stage of about 40 feet is Indieat-
ed for Harrisburg, Saturday
morning.
General Conditions
Pressure continues high over the
eastern part of the country and
low In the West. There are three
centers of disturbance west Of
the Mississippi. the most Inn
portant being located over
Nebraska.
Light to moderate showers have
occurred in the Middle Atlantic
states and New England in the
last twenty-four hours. over
the western part of the country
showers have been general, eS-
cept in the Northwestern. bordcr
States. The rainfall has been
quite heavy In some aections.
notably Texas, Oklahoma, Ne
brnska and Colorado. where
dnouHts ringing from LOO 10
1.54 inches occurred.
The temperature has risen some
what over nearly all the terri
tory east OF the Mississippi river.
II II somewhat cooler generally
I'm the Rocky Mountains and
thence eastward into the Plains
states and slightly warmer In the
NOrthwest.
Temperature; a. m, 54.
Suni Rises, SLY q. mi sets, $40
MOOni Full moon. April 40, 9,I0
River staKet z.1 feet above low
water mark.
Hesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 6I.
Lowest temperature, 46.
Iean Temperature. 81
Normal temperature, 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
BEAM KILLS WORKMAN

Struck by an iron beam weighln :
two tons yesterday about fifteen mir =
utes before he was ready to quit worl,.
Lester Koons, aged 80, car repair
man in the Rutherford yards of tn
Philadelphia and Reading RailWay,
was almost instantly killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
500 IN PRIZES OFFERED
IN "MAKE HARRISBURG
BEAUTIFUL" CONTEST
Don't You Want to Win 4
Telegraph Garden Prize?

Yard front-FirsL hird,
Porcl-First, SIS;
Building Decoraion-Ffrst,
five prizes he
awarded at discretion of committee, 81
competition TO open At and applications
l.
Prizes offered by E j. Sackpoe telegram
he vic -e'~P''
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23


Buffalo N Y, April 25. = An earthquake Of unusual S
severity sharp and well developed recorded on the
sesmograPh at Cansus College here at noon to-day The
temor lasted 5 minutes estimated that the CEN
ter of the disturbance 200 miles south s
Austin Tex, April 23Fifteen known dead and prop
ey damage Of at least $OooOQo were the of yes
terdays Texas rain and electrical In addition
known dead at least ve persons missing believed
to be drowned Austin the heaviest sufferer with
twelve known dead, FIVE missing and half million dolIars
property damage 8
PetrOgrad, April %. 1910 P. M The Russian Black
Sea topedoboa squadron bOmbarded the Turkish coast be-
tween Archava and Artascan on April l9 This fifteen
mile stripe of coast which located quarters of the
Turkish army operating in this region swept with shell
and the barae and provision stores ignited and de
stroysd large number Of Turkish vessels laden
with ammunition and supplies were sunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23
AVIATOR THAW IS SAFE

Pittsburgh Pa. April z3.-Fears for William Thaw
2nd who is serving aviator with the foreign
eerS fighting for France were to-day when his
father of this city received cabegam from Lawrence State
detective in Paris which reads William safe" Thaw had
been reported in dispatch from Paris as having been killed
while scouting Verdun,
New York, April 23-Julia Heilner, wife of Seigmsn
Heilne wealthy manufacturer was found murder
ed in her Brooklyn home to-day Her head had been crushed
in from blows Of a bottle. .
REARRANGE POSTAL CLERKS
Harrisburg, April %. Twenty-Five or more railway
mail clerks will be forced resign their families
either to Pittsburgh New York the changes
made by the Posoice Department yesterday which the
mail distribution points rearranged sixty dis
bibutors assigned terminal lines Pittsburgh
PhladeIphia and New York.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Ssnov ParamIeh
AA0Reu 4e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23

Hesterday's Weather
Highest temperature. 6I.
Lowest temperature, 46.
Mean Temperature. 81.
Normal temperature, 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-23

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[Contipued ON Page 1871
Echo : Wochenblatt der Vereinigten Deutschen Socialisten Clevelands. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1911-1920, 1915-06-05

Gilenbabnen uno &andle aebaut.
Staote umsebaut unb faniert lper0en
tOnnen. Millonen IrbeiterbGuler
bdtten fir oas 8elo sebaut iperoen
tonnen. 9lue bieie Werte ipuroen
BON oen Qrbeitern gei4uffen. Sm
rolenoen Janatismus 5erlt0ren lie
ieBt ouf 3pmmonoo Der Wusbeuter
llneriesbare Werte. Die grDbte @erte
bleibsn troBolleoem Die pernihteten
proletorier lelbit, fir beren Doblz
fabrt in ben ariesslGnoern bisber
oft bic bringeniten Ginrihtunsen unz
srrtttet seblieben iino, neil es an
gebli9 nidt mDelih por, bic biefiir
notmenoisen Mittel auf5ubrinaen.
Echo : Wochenblatt der Vereinigten Deutschen Socialisten Clevelands. [volume] (Cleveland, O. [Ohio]) 1911-1920, 1915-06-05
Sricjt.

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in Stolien niht bic gerinslte aulturz
semeinItaft geben tpiiroe, mas tie
beute in Seiterreid ni1t ia9en f0nz
men. 0om nntipnulen Stanopuntte
lGbt lih Die Jorberuns Stoltns auf
S(btretung SrieIts alio niht redtferz
tigen. 9lu6 nirtihaftlid pGre cine
iplhe 9(btretung Elm llngliid fir oie
Staot. $,onbelsbofen fir Sen Salton
coer Sonoelsbuien fir Stulien fann
Srielt nielnals iein. Oosu lit feline
territoriole Gage II. Iino bic @ertehrsz
berbdltniiie niht pprbonben. Srielt
in italieniihen 8eiib miiBte einen
@erfaa oes Sanoels unb ser Stobt
nit ii6 brin9en, bet niht nieoer BE-
boben lperoen t0nnte. 9as Ionte Elm
Sertreter Ser itulieniihen Hesierung
lpiiien, ielbit lpenn er in Glepelanb
uno nur elm 8iaetpnlul lit. Die
@elddftsipelt Ser Staot Srieit, sic
meiit aus Staliern beItebt, piirbe
IN Sutunft Jtol1en tur lhre getrelz
uns Iebr lpenis 9ant piiIen, ben iie
pdre eine 8efreiuns bon 9dnbel'
Gei4dft uno Woblltanb.
Oeiterreid> >lnsorn bot bisber feline
beionoere Noateile sebabt, ipenn es
ieinen iiberieeiihen Wertebr iiber
Oeutiflano CUR Mbipidluns bra9te.
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Srieit bon Oeiterreid gum bebeu=
tunsspollen Seebafen fir oas Het9
semadt peroen, ipo3u bic territoriole
Gisnuns aQerbinss cine gang porz
siieliae lit. Sir Stolisn bate ser
gsliB bon Srieit bOdtens eins itraz
tesiihe Seoeutuns. Oapon tann oas
9onbels9efdGft Der Stobt Srieit
niht eriitieren unb bon patriotismus
tam man niht leben.