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The sun., 1916-09-17
SAYS RuMAN1A oBEYs GEAR.
~ ssisch~ Zeitung" Tells Of Rus.
alan ImAuence At DuchaPest.

BERLIN. by wireless 20 Sayville. Sept.
l6.-According to the VOssischc Zeitnng
Russia has induced Ruman.a to consent
to the appointment of Russians as mem
bers of the Rumanian secret police and
the Department Of Finance. and AS COM
manders Of the forts In northeastern
Rumania and administrators Of the rail-
roads.
The newspaper says a person who was
in Bucharest when Ruinania declared
war against Austria asserts that a mem
Der OF the Petrograd police force led a
mob which attacked Jews. killing three
and wounding q large number.
The sun., 1916-09-17
QUIET ON EASTERN FRONT.
PetsoGrad and berlin Report Little
Activity On Long Line.

LONDON, Sept. ls.-Neither Petrograd
nor Berlin reports any marked activ!ty
on the long eastern front from Riga TO
kapul. In the Carpathians. The Russian
War once that In the eau
casus the Turks. yhav,ng taken the Of
fenstve west Of Kalkit, were repuised.
In the region Of Sharsfkhan, west OF
Mush. they were driven out of thcir
-Srenches and fled to kozmagiaduk Pass.
Berlin announces that with the excep.
tioN q some Infantry iEhting In the Car.
patAAaus there have been no incidents Of
aoeo - the eastern Wal theatre.
The sun., 1916-09-17
THE REV. Plus O'C0NN0R.
Chaplain ~ Laurel Hill Hospital .
victim Of Pneamonia.

The Rev. Plus O'Connor. c. T., chap
lain at Laurel Hill. y. j., for twenty
ono years. died last night In -.
Michael's Monastery. West Hoboken. of
pneumonia. which he contracted in the
course of his duties.
Father O'ConnOr had been a priest
for thirty-two years lie Wal ordained
In Rome. In his long service at Laurel
Hin he did much to relieve suffering and
was an indefatigable worker among the
sufferers in the hospital during . small
pox epidemic some years 3 He was
born In Pittsburg sixty-fve years ago.
The sun., 1916-09-17

ORANGE. N. j.. Sept. l6. - Theodore
Won Dehlen. a retired manufacturer of
silk and opera hats In New York city.
died on Friday Of diabetes at his home,
" Clinton street, East Orange, aged "a
years Mr., Won pehien was u native Of
Holland and came to this country when
a boy. His widow. two daughters and
q son survive.
The sun., 1916-09-17
Thomas M~artindale,

sKAGwAY. Alaska. Sept. 16,--Thoma,
Martindale. an author and merchan Mt OF
Phils% delphia, known for his writing on
outdoor life. died Wednesday night in
the wiids OF northern British Columbia,
according to word received here. His
body 10 being brought out over the trail
10 Skagway for shipment TO his home.
The sun., 1916-09-17
BECKER, FAMOUS
FoRGER, Is DEAD
'Charley' Once Deluged Turkey
With Spurious Drafts and
Broke Jail.

After a sensational career Of crime.
Charles Becker. whom the late Inspector
Byrnes and Scotland Yard considered
one OF the most skillfui counterfeiters
and forgers in the world. died Of kidney
trouble q week 9 ye1terday at his
a few friends knew Of the death Of the
man whose description was In every
police headquarters in Europe and
America. He was buried quietly on
Tuesday in Evergreen Cemetery.
Charles Becker. or Charley as he
was known to the underworld. learned
the trade Of an engraver In Germany
and came to this country when q youth.
Notorious forgers as George Engles and
George Wilkes were delighted to add
him TO their company. Following the
robbery Of the Third National Bank Of
Baltimore young Becker and Joe Elliott.
alias Little Joe. Ned to Europe.
There they Joined Joe Chapman and
the Russian Ivan S~iscovitch. both Of
whom had gained international notoriety
by their skill in duplicating the currency
Of whatever country they happened ia
be In.
The quartet at once proceeded to
deluGe Turkey with forged drafts. They
we're arrested and sentenced 10 three
years In q prison at Smyrna and were
later transferred to a stronger jail in
Constantinople.
Escape Frsn Csnstantiueple.
After his reformation Becker took a
keen delight in telling how ~ M his
companions with the exception Of Chap
man escaped from the medieval struc-
ture. Chapman was left behind because
he had given the trio away three times.
1T took a month";" often unused the
reformed forger. ''before We could m
things. 1t happened one day that the
prison marshal came rushing In to have
a prisoner sign some papers and rushed
out again leaving his key sticking in
the lock We made q duplicate. escaped
and met "A friend who took US 10 HE
home. where VIC stayed for two months.
] sent Elliott TO England for money and
later Joined him in London"
In the British capital Becker and his
two associates made their nome with the
wife OF Chapman. 4 month afterward
Mrs. Chapman. who was well acquainted
with the operations of her husbands
accomplices. was found murdered. her
money and jewelry stolen. S%iscovitch
was suspected of the crime and Ned
to this country. Here he vas retoined
by Becker N Elliott. The latter was
convicted in 1877 OF the $4,000 forgery
VIZ N'' Nv ~" va w.
dence given by Becker.
In 1881 Becker and George Engle'
were arrested n confised In Ludlow
street jail charged with being impli'
Gated In a scheme to noat large quaint
ties Of mercantile paper In Florence
Italy. but the United States Circui,
Court refused to ~extradite them.
ON conviction in SEPTEMBER OF tina
year of trying to counterfeit a 1000
franc note Becker inc another associate
Nathan Marks. we're sentenced TO slN
years and six months IN the Kings county
penitentiary.
Reformation followed after this tx
perience and Becker went TO live will
his wife at her home on Bradford street
where the late Police Captain Henri
French boarded for years. The age'
counterfeiter was Won't TO remark
Crime never pays. Better an honest
dollar than an easy got Million"
The sun., 1916-09-17
EIkus In Constantiaeple.

WAsHINGroN, Sept. 16.--Arrivai at
Constantinople on September II OF Abram
!. Elkus. the new American Ambassador
to Turkey. wal reported to-day 70 the
state Department.
The sun., 1916-09-17
BOY Gsthesiag Nuts KILLED.

william Thompson. ii years old. OF
23O4 Amsterdam avenue. was picking
horse chsstnuts In a tree IN High Fridge
Park yesterday when he fell twenty-five
feet from a branch to the ground and
died almost Immediately.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
HIP FRACTURED

Ellen Gutelius. 1870 Chestnut street,
fell late yesterday afternoon at her
home, fracturing her right hip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
DOLLAR WILL.
SUPPLANT POUND
Cattell Believes U. S. Standard
Will Become Exchange
Medium

The message OF optimism and good
cheer which Edward James Cattell. of
Philado 'phia, brought to the 200 odd
commercial travellers who were the
guests of the Chamber of Commerce
at the MONDAY luncheon to-day in the
Board of Trade building. left on the
minds of all who heard an impress
that will not soon be effaced. Mr.. Cat
tells speech bubbled over with en-
thusiasm and confidence in the future
of Pennsylvania and America and
through it all there ran a delicious
vein of humor and kindliness and
philosophy.
President David E. Tracy greeted
the Chambers guests with the hope
that next years annual gathering
might be held in the Penn-Harris
hotel, and then turned the chair over
to former President william j. Bow
man, who introduced the speaker as
the official statistician and grand old
man of Philadelphia"
II want to live to be a hundred, to
! renew the lease, double the rent and
! do my own repairing" was the CHEEKY
greeting of this nationally prominent
| Philadelphian. The speech that fol-
lowed was replete with humorous an
ecdotes and helpful suggestions, rare
combination of philosophy and wit
| that held his audience in grip that
was not RELEASED till the speaker sat
down amid long-continued applause.
Through it all Mr.. Cattell referred
again and again to Pennsylvania and
the big part it is taking in the pro-
gressive action of the country. Penn
sylvania is going to lead the Union
Union
world was his optimistic prophecy
as to the future of America. out OF
the tumult of pain and suffering Am
erica will find her soul, and then we
will talk more of responsibilities and
less of rights. An age of prosperity is
dawning," he went on; Il foresee the
time when the pound sterling will give
way to the dollar as the medium OF
exchange, and no matter what party
is in power, America is bound to go
ahead. In my travels over the world
| sense a change in the relations of
men; they are becoming more consid-
crate of each other, and little suspi-
cions and jealousies must be put aside;
we are coming to higher state of
existence. Personally, l have turned
over a new leaf and am now giving
the other fellow 10 per cent of the
virtues | used to claim for myself"
Notices City's Energy
The speaker referred in compliment
tary terms to the progresiveness and
pulsating energy of Harrisburg that he
noticed the minute he arrived in the
city this morning. He also expressed
pride in the city that he has known for
fifty years and congratulated it's citi-
zens on the proposed improvements
and expansion of Capitol Park.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cattells re-
marks, the chairman introduced Cap
tain Ed. Schell and Chaplain Bassler,
who are here on furlough from the
border, and City Commissioner E. u.
Gross made an appeal for funds to
help pay for the auto truck that it is
proposed to give the Eighth Pennsyl-
vania regiment for Christmas pres
ent over $500 of the required $500
has already been raised, it is under
stood.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
200 Americans Detained
by Turks Are Granted
Permission to Leave

Washington, Dec. 2O.-The 200 AM
orleans, detained in Syria and Pales-
tine by the Turkish military author
tiles, have been granted permission to
leave via Beirut on condition that they
intern at Beirut for a month to make
valueless any military information
they may have.
The United States has repeatedly
made diplomatic efforts to to free the
Americans, some of whom are mis-
sionaries and others naturalized citi-
zens, and until now each effort has
been thwarted by the Turkish mill
tary commander.
Ambassador El<us at Constantine
ople reported tie Porte's action to the
State Department to-day Efforts will
be made TO have the time of intern
ment shortened.
The cruiser Des Moines now at
Alexandria, will go to Beirut to take
on the refugees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
BIG MORTALITY
AMONG INFANTS
lO,32O Deaths During Scptem-
Der; 1897 Births, State
Report Shows

statement of the causes of death
in PENNSYLVANIA during the month OF
September, 1916, as reported by the
bureau of Vital Statistics of the State
department of Health, shows big NOR
tality among infants.
The total number of deaths, exclu-
sive of stillbirths during the month OF
september was 10,320 distributed as
follows:
Typhoid fever, 161; scarlet fever
3; diphtheria, 1922; measles, SO;
/, ,whooping cough, 107; influenza, 81;
tuberculosis of lungs, 644; tubercuIo.
sis of other organs, 119; cancer 539;
diabetes, II; meningitis, 43; acute an
terror poliomyelitis. 226; pneumonia
54S; diarrhea and enteritis, under z
years, 1850; diarrhea and enteritis
over years, 21S; Bright's disease and
nephritis, 6S9; early infancy 6S5; sui.
eide, Sc; accidents in mines, 80: rail.
way injuries, 151; other forms of VIC.
lence, 529; all other diseases, 1906.
The total number of births recorded
in pennsylvania during the month OF
September exclusive of stillbirths wa.
1897. The total number of stiIIbirths
was 766.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
MONEY FOR 8TH'S
TRUCK COMES IN
Nearly Half of Amount Re-
quired Has Been
Raised

Nearly half the money required to
buy the Harrisburg boys at the border
an auto truck for Christmas has been
raised, according to the report of the
citizens committee which met yester-
day and began "a canvass for the
amount
Tie sum needed to provide the truck
is $500 and on Christmas morning u
telegram will be sent to the Eighth
Regiment announcing Harrisburg S
Christmas greetings in the shape of "a
check by telegraph. The committee
composed of David f.. Tracy, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, Robert
Mccormick, treasurer of the Cham
ber, and treasurer for this particular
fund, City Commissioner f.. u. Gross
and Howard Fry, president of the Ro-
tary Club, are confident that little
solicitation will be necessary to secure
the desired amount, inasmuch as al
ready spontaneous contributions have
come in to the amount of 1885.
The following contributions have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
Harrisburg Boys Have
No Kick Says Trooper
Home From the Border

Private John MCGOWAN. Jr.. Company
d, Eighth Regiment, United States In
fantry. who resides at 316 North street
is home on a thirty-day furlough. He
came through st. Louis, reaching Har-
risburg to-day. Private MCGOWAN is an
engineer and was employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad prior to his en-
listment. Asked about the Harrisburg
boys at the front, he said:
They are all in fine shape, and have
no kick coming. Those stories in the
Philadelphia papers about the Eighth
Regiment soldiers being dissatisfied
are all wrong. OF course, we would
rather be busy at home than idle at
the border. and according to reports we
will be back in Harrisburg to stay some
time during February or March,"
Sergeant Major c. Roy Crist, on the
staff of Colonel Maurice E. Finney. OF
the Eighth Regiment, who Is home for
a twenty-day furlough. will leave fol
the South about December 2S. He is
employed in the office of Road Foreman
of Engines c. N. Watt, of the Philadel-
phia Division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
Piqued at Committee
Appointment, Director
Adam Houtz Resigns

While Adam ID. Houtz. vice-presi-
dent of the School Board and a
director for several years, hesitated
to-day to discuss the letter of resig-
nation as a school official pending the
receipt of his letter by President A.
Carson Stamm. he admitted that lack
of recognition in the important COM
mittee chairmanships was behind his
action.
dent to succeed Mr.. Bretz possibly
with the idea that this honor might
be some compensation for not putting
me on any of the important commit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20

! tees Furthermore, ] feel that mas
much as my term expires a year from
now, l could be of little service to the
district unless / was on some impor-
tant committee"
Mr.. Houtz vigorously denied that
his motive in withdrawing from the
School Board was to build fences, ETC.,
for a proposed campaign for city com
missioner next year. Mr.. Houtz was
defeated in 1913 when he ran for the
office.
There is absolutely nothing to that
report" declared Mr.. Houtz, posi-
lively nothing. My hope had been to
endeavor to go back to the School
Board again, as am surely interested
in the proposed new high school build
ing plans"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
NEW U-BoAT Stops SHIP

Boston, Dec. 20. - The Dutch
steamship Maartensdyk was held up
100 miles from Falmouth, England
on December by German submarine
which fired a shot across her bow
but later allowed her to proceed, Cap
tain. Rynik reported when his vessel
arrived here to-day from Rotterdam.
The submersible apparently was of a
new type.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20

safe and escaped with $4,000 in cur
rency and silver.
The robbers had several hours start
on posses formed in Tulsa and Ska
took as telegraph and telephone wires
leading into the town had been cut
Skiatook is only five miles from the
Usage Hills, for forty years the
rendezvous of outlaws, and officials
believe the robbers are hiding there
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-20
Robbers Blow Safe in
Bank, Get $4,000 and
Flee to Outlaw Rendezvous

he oklahoma National Bank at Ska
look. near here to-day blew open the
, 1916-06-28

preparations for the resumption of the
sugar trade by Germany and Austria after
the War, and make the Empire s~elf-support-
ing i'll the sugar trade. MI. Hughes accom-
panied by a deputa'iop latei called on MIR.
Bonar Law aud presented the proposed
Tariff policy. Mr.. BoDur Law undertook
to bring the views of the Deputation to the
consider alton of the Gov, rnment.
London, June 24tn.-The Official state
ment issued tonight reads Yesterday hos
tile aircraft again were active. A reconnais-
sance of six machines, which attempted to
cross our lines, was attacked by our scouts
and driven back, one of oul ~aeroplanes des-
cending to a height of 900 feet attacked with
machine. gun fire some horse transports and
caused o stampede. Duiing the night our
trenches about Givenchy and westward of
Messines were bombnrded int lmittently.
North-eastward of Arras, our patrols brought
in two prisoner. To-day oui artillery has
been more active than usual along the whole
front. The hostile batteries retaliated by
bombarding our positions about Au!huile
wood, Ransart andYpres, Northward of
the Hohenzollern redoubt the enemy sprang
a mine q short distance in front OF our trench
es. No damage was done. Later reports
show that the hostile gas attnck westward
of Messines reported yesterday, was a bonn
bardment with gas shells.
Paris, June 24th.-The Official commuuica-
cation issued by the War Office tonight reads:
"On the left bauk of the Mouse, the cay
was relatively calm, except in the region
of hill 3O4, where our positions were bonn
barded by a slow and continual fire. On the
right bank, there was an intense lombard
ment of oai lines in the sector OF bill 321 to the
nol th-ea of Froi de-terre and i'll the Chap
tire and Chenois woods. The fighting con-
tipued this morning in the neighbourhood
of the village of Fleury of which the enemy
succeeded in occupying some houses. There
were no changes in the other sectors of the
right bank, 10 infantry actions taking place.
The day was calm on the rest of the front.
Belgian communication There was an az
tillery action and all exchange of bombs in
the region of Steenstraete. Quiet prevailed
on the rest of the front.
Continued on Supplement-
, 1916-06-28
PUBLICATION.

= T is hereby brought to public notice, that
AZ a balance of interest amounting to Frcs.
$4,000 will be on hand for distribution the
28th July Il. C. from Their Royal Highnesses
Grown Prince Frederk aud Crown Princess
Louise's Silver Wedding Memorial Fund for
the benefit of worthy INDECENT persons in
ST. Croix
Applications, containing the requisite ill.,
formation and duly certified, to be forwarded
to the Government of the Danish West
India Islands within the 20' July q. C.
Government Secretary's Office. st. Croix,
the 20 June 1916.
WILL. JACOBSEN.
, 1916-06-28
BAUMANN.
PUBLICATION
FROM GOVERN MENT.
Translation.

IN he Buck Island Lighthouse erected
- in 1916 will be lighted LIST August
of the same year.
The Lighthouse is situated on the highest
point of the western Island, and the light
is shown from a square white tower 8 metres
high.
1t shows 8 flashes every 20 seconds, name
ly light J sec. dark 81 sec, light ] Sec, dark
81 sec.. light J Sec, dark l13 sec.
The height of the fame over the sea is
about 50 metres; it is visible about us
nautical miles. illuminative power % nauti-
cal miles, lenticular apparatus of vi class.
Situation: N. Lat. 49, 16' 48"
W. Long $40 So 36"
In'the bearings from about 3O4o to about
5000 the Light is hidden about "a nautical
miles by the summit of the eastern Island.
The Lighthouse is ~unguarded.
Government of the Danish West India
Islands, st Thomas the 9Th June 1916.
HELWEG-LARSEN.
, 1916-06-28
BEKENDTGORELSE

nET hekendtgo,es herved, at der af Deres
~ Kongelige Hojheder Kropprins FIRE.
derik og Kronptipsesse Louises So!vbryl-
lupslegat til Fordel for vsrdige Tr@ngende
paa ST. Croix vii vere ct Rentebelob of Frcs.
10000 til Uddeling den % JUL d. A.
Andr"gender, indeholdende de fornodne
og behorig konstaterede Oplysninger, vile
vere at indsende til Guvernementet for de
dansk vestindiske Ger linden den 90 JUL
d. A.
Guvernements sekretariatet, st. Croix,
den 90 Juni 1916.
WILL. JACOBSEN.
Translation.
, 1916-06-28
~EKENDTGORELSE
FRA GUVERNEMENTET.

- uck Islands Fyranlaeg er oprettet 1916
- og tmndes den l August samme AR.
Fyret er beliggende pan den vestiigo Os
hojeste Punkt og vises fra ct 8 m holt, fir
kantet, hvidt Taarn; Diet wiser 3 Lyu hver 20
sec, nemlig: Lvs ! sec, Motke 81 sec, Lys J
sec og Morke 118 sec.
Flammens Hojle over Havet err c. 3Sm
Synsvidden, 17.5 Sm., Lysevnen % Sm.,
Linseapparat af VI Orden.
Beliggenhed N. Br. 18o 16' 48"
w. Lgd. $40 53' SO"
I Pejlinger fra c. 3O4o til c. 5000 goar
Fyret i Skull C. "a SIN. af den ostlige O.
hojeste Top.
Fyret er u~bevogtet.
Guvernementet for de dansk vestindiske
Ger, st. Thomas den s Juni 1916.
HELWEG-LARSEN.
, 1916-06-28
Pioklama.

- LIE og Enhver, som MATTE have roget
- at fordre Boet efter abode ABELY
FELIX CALDER, hvilket Bo behandles
we'd undertegnede Skifteret, indkaldes herved
med 8 maaHeders Varael til at anmelde og
be~visligg0re deres Krav.
st. Thomas og st. Jams Skifteret. den %.
Juni 1916.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-11-25
GERMANY'S FAMOUS STEEL MASTER
RISES FROM HUMBLE ORIGIN

time. He goes and comes from his
home to his Office on foot or In a
street car. He wears a modest, dark
colored business suit instead of the
formal morning suit" so generally
affected in Germany, and looks less
like multi-millionaire than the aver
age clerk
From the very outset of his climb
from comparative poverty to great
riches, and above all to very great
renown as an industrial leader, Herr
Thyssen has steadfastly refused titles
of all kinds.
In the late SOS he founded an iron
establishment in Duisburg with his
total capital of 5000 thalers (about
$6000) and III 1871 moved his plant
to Muelheim on the Ruhr, where
there later came into existence the
plant 'Deutscher Kaiser" which to-
day includes one-tenth of the coal
lands of Westphalia and gigantic
steel mills. Just before the war
these were employed some 10000
men and the coal fields contained
some $40 millions of cubic meters OF
coal. He is now the principal owner
of half dozen huge industrial prof
ects in the Rhineland.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-11-25
$4,000 SEATS SOLD FOR GAME
BETWEEN YALE AND HARVARD
LEAD YALE
(By Associated PressD

LEAD YALE
(By Associated Press)
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 25.-
The climax of the eastern football
season will be reached here today
with the meeting of the elevens of
Harvard and Yale universities in the
Yale Bowl, the largest football arena
in the country.
This contest, the 37th since 1875,
is no exception to the rule and the
interest in the game is as great as
at any time since the teams of the
two institutions began the series
forty-odd years ago. Every seat of
the 10000 available in the huge bowl
has been sold for several weeks and
applications for more than 10000 ad-
ditional returned untitled.
1t is expected that close to $4,000
spectators will witness the contest,
but the paid admissions will fall
below these figures. giving gross gate
receipts of over $150,0O0.
This intense interest in the game
is striking, in view Of the fact that
the contest will not decide the east
ern football championship as has
been the case in some former years.
or the two elevens, Harvard has the
better record in games won and also
in consistent improvement, and is a
logical favorite in the wagering. The
| famous fighting spirit of the Blue,
however, prevents Crimson adherents
from offering anything but short odds,
Notwithstanding the fact that in the
last four games Harvard has won
from Yale by scores of 200, 1876, $50,
and 41-0.
Regardless of the result of the
game, Yale has long lead in vic.
tories which Harvard must overcome
before the Crimson can draw up on
even terms with the Blue. or the 36
contests since 1876 Yale has won on
the point scoring system, piling up o
total OF 27s points to Harvard's 1874.
Harvard continued to be a slight
favorite this morning. A majority Of
the bets have been laid at 10 to 9
with the Crimson cohorts giving the
extra point.
Despite the excellent drainage sys
tenn. the field is water soaked and
heavy from the rain of yesterday. AS
a result it was decided to leave the
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