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The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

A large force of German railroad
officials has arrived in Serbia TO re-
organize the railway system of that
country.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-13

Bureau crop estimates pjace the
quantity of wheat in the interior
mills at i5f,9I1 .0e0 bushels. a. COM
pared with sS,s55,tte Il year tge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-04-22

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Bequests to Relatives
and Harrisburg Hospital
in Will of A. A. Pancake

The will of the late Alfred A. Pan
cake was probated this morning. His
wife and the Harrisburg Trust Com
pany are named as executors and trus-
tees of the estate. Mrs. Pancake is
given outright the house and contents
at Second and Reilly streets and the
use of the country house in PenbrooS
during her lifetime.
Following are the bequests Edwin
Pancake, of Harrisburg. brother,
$4,000; Albert II. Edwards. of Pitts
burgh. a brother-in-law. $4,000 Ho-
mer e. Edwards, of Pittsburgh. n
brother-in-law $4,000; Lydia NJ. Hen
derson, of California, a sister-in-law
$4,000; Mrs. Jessie Whiteside, of Sy-
racuse, \. Y, a niece, $4,000: Edwin
J. Miller, of Harrisburg, a nephew,
$4,000; Ward E. Jacobs, of Harris
burg, $4,000; to the Harrisburg Trust
company in trust, $4,000, the income
to be paid to the Harrisburg Hospital.
The balance of the estate is divided
between the widow and two grand
daughters, Mrs. Hill and Miss Martha
Snavely.
No estimate has been made as yet
of the value of the estate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
BANK CLEARTNGS
ALMOST DOUBLED
DURING 10 YEARS
Tenth Annual Meeting of
Clearing House Association
Shows Growth of Business
DEPOSITS NOW $16,991,S15
Nearly Half Billion Handled
Since the Organization;
Officers Reelected

THE tremendous increase in the
banking business in Harrisburg since
1906, when the Harrisburg Clearing
House Association was organized was
shown in report submitted yester-
day afternoon by AL *. Thomas. sec
retary OF the association, at the tenth
annual meeting of the bankers in the
offices of the Harrisburg Railways
Company.
During the last eight months OF
1906, S31. 1.11S, ,464.14 passed through
the Harrisburg banks. Last year, the
total was $S7,767, ,765.O4, and for the
first two months this year $14,963,-
616.O5.
The Notal amount of money handled
by the banks since the organization
OF the association is $464,54S,299.S9
and when the year is over it is be-
lieved that the total will be more than
half a billion dollars.
Officers Reelected
Officers of the association were re-
elected as follows: Donald McCor-
mick, president Of Dauphin Deposit
Trust Company, chairman; Robert NJ.
Rutherford, president of the Steelton
National Bank, Vice-chairman, and Al.
X. Thomas, cashier of the East End
Bank, secretary. The Commonwealth
Trust Company was appointed as new
manager of the association.
The following were named as the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Rotary Club Spends
Delightful Evening as
Guest of R. c. lobe

The Harrisburg Rotary Club was
delightfully."- entertained last evening
by r, c. Jobe, manager for the
Fleischmann Compressed Yeast Com
pany, at the plant of that organiza-
ton, 210 North Second street. After
the meeting luncheon was served and
Mr.. Jobe gave a talk on the business
of the company, which now employs
in the country more than 1000
automobiles and wagons in the daily
distribution of yeast.
Harry NJ. Kinzer, William Robson
and Andrew Redmond won prizes in
a contest entitled What constitute
elements of success in business" and
William S. Essick was awarded the
consolation prize.
The club , is preparing for a big
time on March %, when the Cham
ber of Commerce and the Rotary Club
will bring TO this city Allen d. AL
bert, municipal expert, for a luncheon
address at the Harrisburg Club and
a lecture on THE Forces That Make
Cities" at the Technical High school.
Mr.. Albert is president of the Interna-
tional Rotary Clubs and will be en-
tertained at a "round table" dinner
by the club in the evening previous
to the lecture.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Largest Hydroaeroplane
Under Construction For
Allies to Carry "a Men
BY Associated Press

Buffalo, n. z. March S.--A local
manufacturer of engines for aero
planes to-day received from a North
Tonawanda boat manufacturing COM
pany the body of what is said to be
the largest hydroaeroplane that has
been built in America. When COM
pleted it will carry thirty-four men.
After Icing equipped with motors and
propellers, it is said, it will be shipped
to Great Britain.
When fully equipped ready for serv-
ice this flying boat will weigh 21 900
pounds. The body is SO feet long and
is completely enclosed. In it will be
four motors of 240 horsepower for
flying purposes and one 200-horse-
power motor for propelling the ma
chine on the water. When the three
sets of planes are constructed the ma
chine will be 120 feet from tip to tip.
The hun has two gasoline tanks, which
have a total capacity of about 1000
gallons. Apartments are constructed
in the body for food and ammunition.
The hull is of cypress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
GERMANS PAUSE
IN THEIR DASH
TOWARD VERDUN
Renewal of Great Battle Is
Momentarily Awaited as Ar
tillery Is Active
WHOLE LINE THREATENED
Developments Indicate That
No Part Is Free From
Masscd Assault
WHOLE LINE THREATENED

Pausing on the ground they had
won on Monday and Tuesday in their
impetuous dash southwark to the
Meuse. the forces of the German
Crown Prince, fighting for Verdun,
failed to continue last night their driv-
ing attacks on the French lines. The
renewal of the great battle. however,
is being momentarily awaited, the per-
sistent activity of the heavy artillery
indicating that the time for this can
not be far distant.
The assault on the fortress is now
being pressed with greatest Vigor
along the four-mile front running
from the north of Cumieres, near the
river. to Bethincourt, where the Ger
mans have already pressed forward
into the CordcauN woods, between
Deadman and Goose Hills the com
manding positions held by the French
in this sector
Raging. i'm WoCVre
Recent Developments. however, have
indicated that no particular part of
the line is free from the possibility Of
massed assault at any time. and the
battle has been raging with intensity
from the Woevre, southeast of Yer
dun, where the town of FreSnes was
yesterday stormed and taken, around
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
80 PER CENT. OF
TRAINMEN WANT
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
Union Leaders Find Over
whelming Majority While
Tabulating Vote
MEANS $100,000,000 MOVE
Demands on 528 Railroads
Would Reach That; Don't
Want Strike
By Associated Press

Chicago, March S.-More than
eighty per cent. of the 100000 rail-
way employees of the country favor de-
manding an eight-hour day with time
and a half for overtime when their
wage agreement with the roads expire
March 81, it was indicated to-day.
Leaders of the employees are said to
be opposed to arbitrating their differ
ences, although they express the hope
that a strike. which would tie " 52S
railroads throughout the country
will not be necessary.
Railroad officials declare that the
eight-hour day and overtime de-
manded by the employees would mean
an increase in wages of nearly $780,
100000 a year and this increase can
not he granted under existing condi-
tiOnS,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
DR.. Eliot Says Drink
Bill Is $2,2OO,OOO,O 900
.Seceial to the TcIecrabh

Boston, Mass. March S. - DIR. Charles
W. Eliot. President Emeritus of Har-
ward. has prepared a table on eXpendi-
lures not Classed as necessaries of life.
1t shows that every year nearly three
times as much money is spent on drink
as is expended for the next highest
luxuries mentioned except tobacco.
The table: Intoxicating liquors, So,
200, ,000. 900; tobacco $1,000, 900, 900; jew
elry and plate, $500, 900, 900; automobiles
$500, 00O, 900; church work at home
$250,O0O 900; confectionery. 5000. 900, 900;
soft drinks. 100000. .000; tea and coffee
800, 000, 900; millinery, $90,000.000; pat
ent medicines. $50, 1000: chewing gum
S13,0OO,O00; foreign missions, $4,000
QUO.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
THREE PERRY CO.
TOWNS, DRY TWO
YEARS, GO WET
Millerstown, Newport and FL
liottsburg Captured by the
Liquor Forces

New Bloomfield, Pa, March S.
Despite an apparently overwhelming
sentiment throughout the county
against saloons, the Perry county
court. with President Judge w. H..
Seibert dissenting, to-day granted five
additional saloon licenses in the towns
Of Elliottsburg %, Newport CD and
Millerstown (2), where for two years
past there have been no licensed bars.
In all fifteen licenses were granted
and two refused. Those refused were
not licensed last year.
The licenses granted. all judges con-
curing, were: H. B. Rhinesmith, Ho-
tel Rhinesmith. New Bloomfield; Oran
S. Stoufer, Shermansdale; Truman
Rotz. Laird House, Duncannon; Sam
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
[Continued on Page 1871
Investigating Sudden Death
of Woman in Restaurant

Chicago. ILL.,. March S. = An investi-
CATION Into the cause of the death in
a downtown restaurant last night of
Mrs. Nellie Shaw. an expert billiardist,
was begun to-day by the police.
Mrs Shaw, accompanied by two other
women, entered the restaurant and or
dered supper Half an hour later two
of the women left and shortly after
ward IL was discovered that Mrs. Shaw.
who remained at the table. was dead. A
physician, who examined the body, said
death might have been caused either by
poison or heart disease. The deRo
woman was the wife of Lew Shaw. a
widely-known professional cueist. who
is on an exhibition tour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
ORPHEUM BENEFIT
WILL SWELL THE
BATTLESHIP FUND
Manager Hopkins Announces
Contribution From Fri
day Receipts

The request for cooperation in
swelling the battleship fund for the
erection of the America" has not
fallen upon deaf ears, and it is a genu-
inc pleasure to see the ready responses
which have come to the Telegraph's S
call. From Lemoyne. Newport. Hall
fax, Middletown, Steelton, Fairview,
Millersburg, Blair, YES, even from
Newport, r. l., and Kimball. w. Va,
have come contributions. and there is
a proportionate jump in the total fund.
The Storehouse and Shop Clerks
CONTINUED on Page H.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Jackson Herr Boyd
Elected Director of
Dauphin Deposit Trust

Directors of the Dauphin Deposit
Trust Company yesterday afternoon
elected Jackson Herr Boyd as a direc-
Mccormick, who resigned following his
appointment as one of the governors of
the Federal Reserve Bank at Philadel-
phla. Mr.; McCormick was one OF the
company was incorporated and had been
a director ever since. Mr.. Boyd is a
son of the late John Y. Boyd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
MACHNIsTs STRIKE
BY .4ssociafcd Press

Franklin, Pa, March s. - Ma
chinists employed at the plants of the
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company,
the Colburn Machine Tool Company
and the Producers Supply Company
here are on a strike. The men demand
the reinstatement of several dis
charged men, an increase of 20 per
cent. in wages, an eight-hour day
and better shop conditions. The
plants employ 700 men but so far only
about 200 are affected
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Brandeis Hearings Before
Committee Are Finished

Washington, March 8. Public
hearings on the nomination of Louis
ID. Brandeis of Boston, to be associate
Justice of the Supreme court We're
terminated to-day by the judiciary
subcommittee of the Senate
The inquiry has been in progress for
month. The subcommittee gave no
indication as to when 1t would report
" the judiciary committee,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08

The simple little story of the memo
ries of church bells whose merry
Ginning had been toned to duh toll
ing was quietly told this morning to
County Recorder James f. Lentz by
19-year- Norman Edgar Gutshall,
a farmer. when he returned unused,
his license to wed pretty 1S-year-old
Alta Elizabeth Wevodan, Silver
Springs.
This Is the story
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
Senior Class at Yale
Spent Just $l,OS7,364

New Haven. Conn. March s. Edu-
cation cost the present Yale academic
senior class of 325 men Sl,0S1,36i aver
aging per man for the course S4,O73. ac-
cording to figures made public recently.
The. highest for any man is $4,000,
have earned part of their way, or $780,
979.
Tobacco is used by 235, of whom 100
have taken it up since coming here; of
the 140 who drink, "a took their first
tipple at Yale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
SERIES OF BOMB
EXPLOSIONS CAUSE
S15O,OOO DAMAGE
Niagara Chemical Plant Is
Threatened With Total
Destruction; One Dead

Niagara Falls, n. Y, March S.-Fire
following an explosion in the chlorate
department of the Niagara Electro
Chemical Company to-day threatened
to complete the destruction of the
plant begun last night when several
explosions and the resultant fires in
hicted damage estimated at S150,000.
The explosion was heard for several
miles around and across the Niagara
cataract in Canada, where it caused a
hasty mobilization of the militia
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
RETURNED LICENSE ECHOES BELLS
THAT TOLL INSTEAD OF CHIME
Simple Little Story Of Romance ForeDer Ended Ercept in
Memorys Dreams Quietly Told in Marriage Bureau

February o. Gutshall and his shy
girl -bride-elect called at the marriage
bureau. got the license and started for
the brides home. The wedding was
to have occurred a short time later.
A day or so before the wedding, how
ever. the bride-to-be slipped on the
icy-covered porch of her fhome and
fell I'm such way as to suffer internal
injuries.
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
MAUD ALLAN RECOVERING
3y 1ssoeidIed p

New York. March S.-Maud Allan,
classical dancer, reported dying after
a recent operation for appendicitis.
was said to-day to be on the road to
recovery. Miss Allan has an inter-
national reputation, having appeared
before many crowned heads.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
INSURANCE. co. WITHDRAW

Columbia, S. c., March S.-Thirty-
four fire insurance companies have
withdrawn from the State of South
Carolina because of provisions of the
new ''anticompact" law.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
ENVER PAsHA DEAD
By .1issoeiaied Press

London, March S.-An Athens dis
patch TO the Exchange Telegraph
Company reports rumors of the death
of Enver Pasha. Turkish minister of
war, but all efforts to confirm or re-
fute them have proved unavaiIing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
MRS. GAIT URGES
ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
FOR AMENDMENT
National President Believes
End Can Be Accomplished
More Quickly

Within five years the women of the
United States will have the ballot If
they work together and carry on an
energetic campaign, declared Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association, at to-day's session of the
Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage party
TContinued on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08

ROE DING STORE

Some time during last night or early
this morning. thieves broke into the
drugstore of John Cotterel, Sixth and
Kelker street, ransacked the place and
finally took a dollar in change which
they found in the cash register.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
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OFFERS "CHEESE' FOR SUFFRAGE
HarrisburgAt the closing session of the State Wo-
man Suffrage Party Conference in the Board Of Trade
building ibis afternoon Mrs. Claude Bedford of Chester
county, chairman OF finance Of the executive committee an
that budget year will amount to $4,000
Of this amount $4,000 be raised as $1,000 was
in the treasury from last year During afternoon
pledges amounting more than $4,000 were made. Among
personal pledges by Mrs, Kernan, of somer-
set who offered her cottage cheese crop year
FRENCH RECAPTURE TRENCHES
Paris March SIN the Champagne the French has re-
captured portions trenches lost on March according
to senoGoal announcement
THREE TROOPERS KILLED IN FIRE
Fairbanks Alaska March 8.-Tbree soldiers were kill
ed and seriously injured in FIRE yesterday that de
soyoa ae main barracks ammunition houses Of Fort
3 Cib6oa, occupied by company B. 18th infantry
TAKE POSITION IN WEST
Berlin, March via London, SIS p m-The capture of
French position west Of the lIsuse
Forges brook below Behincour six komeers wide and
three ometer deep was announced to-day by German
army headquarters.
TWO AMERICANS REPORTED KILLED BY VILLA !:
s E. Paso Tex March s.-Accredited but unconhrmed
reports received to-day by General Gabriel Gavira Juarez
state that Americans Franklin and Wright
were killed by villa bandits Monday at Pechaco between
Z Casas Grandes and Janos, Chihuahua.
CORN AND WHEAT ON FARMS
Washington, March s.-The Department of Agricul-
ture crop report to-day announced Wheat about 24l
$4,000 bushels 29 per cent Of the 1915 crop remained
farms March Corn about 1138773ooo bushels or Z
MARRIAGE LICENSES
and
8
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinItyi Fair
tonight and Thursday; colder to-
night, with lowest temperature
about ~ degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Local
SHOWS and colder Tonight
Thursday fair; strong west and
northwest winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and all it's
branches will probably remain
nearly stationary, except the
Lower West Branch, which will
rise slightly. No material
changes are likely to occur in ice
conditions. A stage of about "A
feet In indicated for Harrisburg
Thursday morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08

TcmpcTaturci q. M, II.
suns Rises, G:27 n. M; sets, 8:O4
ID. m.
NOOni First quarter. March IL, I :33
y. m.
River stage; ~ feet abOve low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature. -.
Lowest temperature. 20.
Mean temperature. 10.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
GcnernI CondItInns

The weather continues unsettled
over the northeastern part of the
United States with the center of
disturbance now along the New
Jersey coast. snow and rain have
fallen in the last tventy-four
hours generally over the eastern
half OF the country.
A general fall of TO - degrees In
temperature has occurred i'm the
Plains States and thence enst-
cept in Southern New York, East
ern Pennsylvania. New Jersey and
the District of Columbia, where
IL is slightly warmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-08
House Sways

CONTINUED on Page 1871
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New Britain herald., 1916-10-20
Hope .Alno0Sf .4abaxdoned
 EVhex2 She Fouzsd Gen2edy
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Relieves Chronic Case of
 Long Standing.

After long period of suffering with liver and bowel trouble that brought on piles, during which she had tried many remedies without obtaining re- lief, Mrs. Mary J. Jewell, of Ecrrien Springs, Mich, heard of pr. CaldWells S Syrup Pepsin and obtained a bottle from her druggist. This simple, -ineX- pensive laxative compound brought almost immediate relief and Mrs Jewell wrote to pr. Caldwell about her case.
 In her letter Mrs. Jewell says, "I had tried so many things for the piles without being helped at all, I had about given up hope of ever being any better l knew it was the condition of my bowels that caused them, and after I had taken a bottle of your Syrup Pepsin I knew it was just the medi- cine I needed. I am very grateful to you for sending me the little book the advice and instructions it gives would teach anyone how to get well and how to keep we'll"
 pr. Caldweu's Syrup Pepsin is a combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin, free from Opiate or mar cotic drugs, and is mild and gentle in it's action, bring relief in an easy,
New Britain herald., 1916-10-20

to lie in about a foot of mud in the barnyard with no protection from the storm. John Mccarthy testified that the horse was prostrate in the barn. yard on Allen street at 9:3O O'CLOCK yesterday morning and it was stlll there when the police arrived after s o'clock in the afternoon.
 Adam Cook, charged with non- support said he had been injured so could not work. He has recovered now, he said so the court advised him to get @ job by Tuesday or go to jail. He promised to find work.
 Among the other prisoners in court was J. c. Thompson, a colored man from Nth Car1ina.' He attended the democratic rally in the Comm er- cial building last evening and think ing the entertainment too dull to be interesting, proceeded to give a con- cert himself on a tin harmOnica he had. Officer Wallace Richardson ar rested him and he was fined $3 and costs.
 A fine of S5 and costs for drunken ness and breach of the peace was inn posed on John Swentski who was ar rested at the Hotel De Vile at mid night by Officer William Grace.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-20

following maids of honor: Misses Alice Skrltulsky, Eva Petrosly of this city, Ella Jenusaitis Nellis and Annie Bendler of Waterbury and Mary Rav- tekew1ch of Naugatuck Miss Anna skrltulsky will be bridesmaid. The IolloW1ng will assist the groom: Jo- seph Bendler and Edward Rayteke- Vich Of Waterbury, John Burns of hartford and Leo Skritulsky and John Brokas of this city. A recep- t1on will be held at the home of the brides parents after which the couple Will leave on a honeymoon trip. They will reside in Waterbury.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-20
IN HONOR OF SOLDIERS.
Wentworth Club and Stanley Works
 Men Hold BanquetS.

Sergeant J. F. ConnOrs of Company First Connecticut Infantry Earl Edwards of the Machine Gun com pany, and Cedric Powers, also of Company I, all members of the Ken ilvorth club, were rendered an honor- arv banquet and reception in the club rooms last evening. About if ty-five members were present and William F. Fay acted as toastmaster. Each of the returned soldiers made a few brief remarks.
 Among the other speakers were Rev. pr. G. w. c. Hill, pastor of the South church; Senator George w.. Klett, ex-Senator George M. Landers and Mayor G. A Quigley. Incident ally, Mayor Quigley was one of the original organizers of the Wentworth club and it was first instituted in his office
 Captain H. F. Ladbury of Company I and Cedric Powers of the same com- pany were guests at banquet given last night at the Hotel Bassett by men from the Stanley Works. Safe ty Commissioner Frank Moran was tOaStmaster. At the pOstprandial exercises both Captain Ladbury and MT. Powers spoke, telling of life on the Mexican border and there were songs and speeches by others. Land lord O'Brien furnished 8 fine dinner.