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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-01
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ro, Sia per capeIli che per il crani'
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na mette vita nci vostri capelli, cio
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siasi altro tonico fin ora cOnosciut
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drogherie del monde 81 la botti-
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un ordinari" lavaggio di qEesto to-
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rappresentano mplicpmente le spe-
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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-01

Creekside edinturni. C. Valenti
Gr
Iselin, = h. Pr,ietti; ..,
Mcintyre, = 4. Sdau;-
RosNtrr, = +. Costa; .,
Barnesb, ro, S. Smorto;
Reed, - G. DiIiberto;
SpansIer, = l.. Trunzo;
Windber, = A. Torquato;
Tyler, = s. Coccimiglio,
Latrobe, = b. Destefano;
Du Bois, = e. Gigliotti;
Eriton, = L. Del Principe;
Ridsway, - j Angelo;
Johnsonburg, = r. Notarianni;
Sykesville, = c. Mascara;
Homer City, = NJ Pace,
Grlceton, = }. DelIafore;
BlairsviIle - I. Di Meo
Crenslhaw, = A Montresor;
Walston = D. Gatti;
Uniontown, = T. earone;
Vandergrift, - A. Procopio;
Johnstown, = A. Cato;
Jeanette, = L. GagIiardi;
Ernest, J. SaIerno;
Heilwood, = D. Delapia.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-01-01
iJdIIe nEVita' DEL a EeIIezza

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"Rosctone,, e meravi- liz so per il
poltentoso etfetto. Str finaLr quesl;,
crema sulla faccin liberamente fate
che 81 asciughi. Questo ma5saggio ri.
pet,t 10 pure il > enc vedr t, il
-rande effetto. Tutti droghisti' vi
tendono loL1t Ii '.RDt.,rue.,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
MASKED MAN GAGS
AND BINDS GIRL;
THEN FIRES ROOM
Outrage in Which Two Lose
Lives Follows White Slave
Investigation
HOBBIES TO SAFETY
Midnight Prowler at Cleveland
Successful in Second Attempt
te Burn Building
HOBBIES TO SAFETY
BY Associated Press

Cleveland, Ohio, March rs. - Fire
which swept through an apartment
house in Prospect avenue early to-day
iniuring more than a score of Others
was of incendiary origin, according to
police and detectives.
Police early to-day were holding
three men and one woman at head
quarters and had established police
guard at the bedside of Bessie Reimer
at Huron Road Hospital.
All of the five were involved in q
white slave investigation few days
ago, following which one woman was
sent to the workhouse. In this case
the Reimer girl was the alleged victim.
Most of these injured were hurt by
jumping from the third floor windows.
OF these, three, Mrs. Albert Melchoir.
Dwight Emptage and an unidentified
man are fatally injured Fireman
Ross and Lieut.. Thomas Nestor were
also injured so badly in attempting to
rescue occupants of the building that
they may die. Both fell from third
floor windows.
The apartment contained % suites
and more than a hundred persons
were in the building at the time the
fire started.
Masked Man Enters Room
Fire started in the building on
Monday morning in q closet in Miss
Reimers room and she was rescued
by firemen and taken to a hospital
The fire was easily distinguished, but
Miss Reimer was nearly suffocated
She revived in the hospital. however
and last night returned to her room
According to the story she told police
this morning, a masked man entered
her room shortly after 1.3O this morn
ing, gagged her and bound her hands
and feet. after which ne started a fire
in the room with papers.
Second Attempt
She managed to get to her feet and
hobbled out of the room, but not be-
for the fire had spread and other oc-
cupants of the building had become
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
John L. l. Kuhn Gets
Contract For Pennsy
Station Excavations

The contract for the excavations and
foundation work for the new freight
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad
in South Harrisburg was to-day
awarded TO John l.. L. Kuhn & Co.
contractors. of Harrisburg, with offices
at 46-4S North Cameron street. 1t is
understood the work will start at once.
The estimated cost is not given, but
1t is said to be between $4,000 and
$3.50
The work will be under the direction
of George l.. Titzel, of Lancaster. a
member of the firm, who has for n
number of years been identified with
large railroad contracts. In addition
to the necessary excavations, the work
will require extensive masonry and
concrete work. The latter will include
large foundations for steel pillars.
The new freight station building
will be four stories in height and will
be of brick and concrete Plans for
the new structure are still under con-
sideration because of number of
changes in interior details made a
short time ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
Two-Day Rain on Top of
Heavy Snow Sends Streams
Over Banks in Michigan
BY AsSoridfed Press

Detroit, Mich, March 2S.-Southern
Michigan to-day was menaced by
flood conditions which in some sec
tions were the most serious in a dozen
years. A two-days' rain coming i'm
mediately after a snowfall which aver
aged nearly foot in depth, sent rivers
and creeks out Of their banks in prac-
tically the whole State south of the
Straits of Mackinac.
The situation in the Saginaw river
valley probably was the most danger
Gus to-day. Bay City. at the mouth
of the river and Saginaw. about fifteen
miles up stream, were threatened with
further inundation by the flood wa
ters pouring into the Saginaw from
dozen tributaries. In some of these,
ice gorges were being dynamited in an
effort to let loose the backed-up water.
The Michigan Central and Detroit
ana Mackinac railroads were unable
to run trains north of Bay City. their
tracks being washed out in numerous
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

Mexican assistant foreman with death
II he interfered with them.
Fail to Find Trace
Word was imm edaitely sent to the
troops on patrol duty at Fabens, two
miles east of the ranch, and to Ysleta,
eight miles in another direction. Two
detachments of the Eighth Cavalry.
accompanied by four Texas Rangers,
were sent in pursuit of the raiders.
After three hours search they re-
turned to camp and Captain G. w.
Moses reported to General Bell that
nothing had been seen of the MeXicans
and that he believed the whole affair
10 be false alarm. Barker, however
insisted on the truth of his story.
The reported raid served to give n
fresh start to the alarming reports
about the attitude of the Mexicans and
conditions in the interior which have
kept residents here in a state border
ing on hysteria ever since the Ameri-
can troops crossed the border. This
feeling had seemed to be dying away
for the last couple of days
Railroad Problem Serious
Matters We're not improved by tho
news from Washington that General
Carranza had again deferred a decision
on the question of permitting the use
of the Mexican railroads for the trans
portation of supplies to the American n
troops in the field
Army officers here admit freely that,
the question of the use of the railroads
is becoming an increasingly serious
one. General Pershings columns have
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
FOUR DEAD AND
100 MISSING in
MINE EXPLOSION

BluefcId. w. Va. March 2S.-An
explosion occurred this morning in
the east entry of the Hing Coal Com
pany's mine at Kimball, near here.
Four dead have already been taken
from the mine, and il Is feared q
number of others have been killed.
Soon after the dead had been To-
Gated, rescuers found four other men,
all badly burned, who were brought to
the surface. Other rescue parties were
quickly organized, and entered the
mine.
1t was not known just. how many
men were in the zone affected by the
explosion.
The mine has been operated for
about ten years and the workings eX-
tend fully two miles from the open
ing. Ordinarily some four hundred
miners are employed, the vein of coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
WASSON WORKING
WITH BROWN UPON
DELEGATE LISTS
He and DIETRICH Go Over Situa-
lion; Much Talk of Peace
Is Heard

Although Henry G. Wasson of
pittsburgh, Republican national com
nitteeman, and y. Nevin DIETRICH. of
Chambersburg. chairman Of tbe
Washington party State committee.
were at the attorney generals office
to-day arranging details of the cam
paign for election of Republican ma
tonal delegates, and it is suspected.
OF candidates for Republican State
committee, there were hopes express
ed IN other parts of the Capitol that
there would he harmony in Tho eoIocN
uon OF national Observation-Disclosures
and district. =
Governor Brumbaugh to-day re-
celNed number of visitors includine.
Continued on Papc Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
WINDOW BOXES
FOR HARRISBURG
ARE ENDORSED
o. P. Beckley, of Bcrryhill
Nursery Company, Offers
Hearty Cooperation

Announcement that the Telegraph
paign in Harrisburg during the COM
ing year has met with hearty conf
mendation in many quarters.
.. p. Beckley. president of the
Berryhill Nursery Company, and one
of the most enthusiastic gardeners in
the State, heartily endorses the plan
in a letter addressed to the editor of
this newspaper and received to-day.
Not only that, but Mr.. Beckley in pri-
vate conversation assured the Tele-
graph that his company will go much
farther than mere cooperation. In
deed, Mr.. Beckley intimated that he
would presently suggest a plan where
by the installation of windowboXes
might be made on a scale that would
GContinued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
State Water Supply Sends
Out Flood Warnings; IS Ft.
to Be Maximum Rise Here

Three quarters of an inch of rain
fell in the city since early this morn
ing and heavier rainfall in other sec
tons of the State along the West and
Juniata branches of the Susquehanna
river caused a rise of four feet within
the last twenty-four hours.
The stage will reach Is feet to-mor-
row morning. according to the fore
cast. Rapid rises i'm the Juniata and
West branches, due to the melting OF
much of the snow along the water
shed, caused food conditions at many
points along these smaller streams,
and in several places more than an
inch of rainfall was reported at s
o'clock this morning.
The storm which caused heavy rains
in the eastern part of the country re-
mains centered over the upper ohio
river valley, according to reports.
The State Water Supply Commission
report issued at ! o'clock announced
that should the rainfall continue along
the Susquehanna and its branches.
food stage may be reached at Harris
burg: otherwise the stage will not en-
ceed ) feet, which will be reached at
noon.
Flood warnings were sent out this
morning to a number Of towns along
the Juniata and West branches with
the maximum stages to be expected at
the various points.
Flood conditions according TO the
commission are expected at a number
of points on the branches with the
Juniata rising and the rain continuing.
Flats on the opposite side of the river
at Huntingdon on the site of the old
fair grounds were inundated. and in
the warnings sent out by the commits
sion maximum stages were predicted
as follows along the Juniata: % feet
at Newport: 81 feet above low water
mark at Lewistown; 20 feet at Miffiin-
town and an approximate stage for
Mt. Union.
Tho main stream and principal tri-
hutaries of the west branch along the
upper reaches, We're reported rising
with the following stages: Clearfeld,
Sc feet: Remove. 1914 feet: Williams
rort, 161 feet. Maximum stages pre-
dicted on this branch by the commits
sion follow: Remove. Il feet; Lock
Haven, II feet; Jersey Shore, 25 feet.
and Lewisburg, 20 feet. No exceptional
stages were reported from stations
along the North branch.
The United States Weather Bureau
office at Pittsburgh furnished the Wa
ter Supply commission with a bulletin
al noon predicting stage of "a feet
at Pittsburgh tomorrow morning and
26 feet at Wheeling. w. v, on
Thursday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

being known as Pocohontas No. 3. No
explosion ever occurred there before
and open lights generally were used
by the men. Volunteers hurried from
other mines in the neighborhood.
A hurried canvass of the town
showed that about 100 miners were
missing, and at the mine it was said
they were probably trapped behind
masses of coal and slate blown down
by the explosion. as the section where
they were employed was not thought
to be directly affected. The afterdamp
was said to be heavy, and constituted a
danger from which they might not
escape.
Hundreds OF persons assembled at
the mine, among them many skilled
miners who We're tolled off in working
SQUADS in order that the rescue work
might not be stopped for a moment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
House Fights Over
Free Sugar Repeal
By hssociatcd Press

Washington, March %. - Reopen-
ing of the fight in the House over the
repeal of the free sugar clause of the
tariff was forecast to-day as a result
of the action of the Senate Democratic
caucus last night in voting 23 to z TO
substitute for the House repeal reso-
luton, resolution extending the pres
ent duty on sugar. The struggle is
expected to come when the Senate
proposal is returned to the House for
concurrence.
Louisiana Senator's lead the opposi-
ton to the House bill declaring that
four-year extension was no as
surance to sugar growers and pro-
ducers of that State and that ii would
be futile to restore activity to its
sugar industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
Contractor to Start
Survey Work at Once
on State Fair Grounds

w. j. Randall, of the contracting
firm of Bennett and Randall, which
has the contract for excavation and
grading at the Keystone State Fair
and Industrial Exposition Grounds
west of Middletown, arrived in this
city to-day with six civil engineers
from Greensburg, Pa.
Immediate work will begin on the
preliminary surveys and within few
days excavation will start. Four
big steam shovels belonging to the
contracting firm are now in the En-
ola yards.
The contractor will employ between
four hundred and five hundred men.
and thirty-two horse teams in the
work in addition to the steam shovels.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
PENN HIGHWAY
Is ASSURED AS
MEETING ENDS
Promoters of Big Project Go
Home Happy,-Confident of
Success of Project

Promoters of the William Penn
Highway were iubilant to-day over the
great gathering in Fahnestock Hall
yesterday, when the William Penn
highway Association vas formed The
crowd far surpassed i'm numbers the
fondest hope of the most ardent road
enthusiast and from indications all
that remains to be done is to carry out
the purposes of the organization. With
the election of board of governors
and officers Yesterday and the adoption
of the constitution and bylaws the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
Suffrage Leaders Concede
Another Defeat in Efforts
to Get Bill Before House
BY associated Press

Washington, March 2S. n a
House Judiciary Committee met to-
day for final action on the Susan b.
Anthony constitutional amendment
for nationwide woman suffrage with
suffrage leaders conceding another
defeat in their efforts to get the pro
posal before the House. They were
assured of the support of only nine
of the 81 members of the commit
tee.
President Wilson's aid in securing
congressional action will again be
sought, it is announced, after suffrage
leaders concluded their western cam
paign when they will also report to
him the results of their trip.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
WAR BRINGS Big
ORDERS TO MILL
AT YORK HAVEN
Europc's Shipments of Paper
to U. S. Cut Off; Causes
Rush Output Here

York Haven, Pa. March 2S.-Short-
age of certain kinds of paper in all
parts of the United States is begin
ming to result seriously but as long
as wrapping paper can be used tn ere
will be practically an endless supply
coming from the mills of the York
Haven Paper Company here. G.. c..
Emigh, superintendent and general
manager of the big plant in an inter
view stated that because of the in
ability of many mills to get the raw
Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

during the last foegh hours have caused
menacg flood conditions sections of the driving
people homes heavy damage
Much of the which has lain for several weeks the
the watersheds the melted with the
and fool reported OF the stations
in in the part of the United States.
No immediate danger flood here is expected although the
will thirteen before morning according
r. Deman United Weather Bureau forecaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

The American forces are more than
200 miles below the border.
Every mile the Mexican bandit ad-
Nances into the interior increases the
difficulties of maintaining the already
attenuated line of American communi-
cation. Motor trucks are being ..sse-ao
to the army base at Columbus to help
keep up the necessary movement of
supplies to the field headquarters at a
point near Casas Grandes.
Every effort Is being made to con-
tinue the line of transport in full op-
Grafton over the Rocky and sandy
trails until the de facto government
gives permission to use the railroads.
Raid is Reported
There was a very noticeable increase
in the tension along the border to-day
following the reported raid last night
on the ranch of G. T.. Kelley, former
mayor of El Paso. by Mexican bandits.
The ranch is thirty-two miles east of
here and mile and Il half from the
border
The alarm was given first by L. y.
Barker. foreman of the Kelley ranch.
Barker said he saw a number of
mounted MeXicans cross the river and
attempt to drive off one hundred head
of cattle belonging to Kelley. He ran
to a neighboring ranch house and
called his employer on the long dis
tance telephone here. In the mean
time three of the raiders went to the
Kelley ranch house and threatened the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
QUIET AT VERDUN::
BITTER FIGHTING
ON ITALIAN FRONT
Even Notable Artillery Fire in
VauX-Douaumont Region
Has Slackencd

The infantry continues inactive be-
fore Nerdun and even the notable ar
tillery fire reported for some days in
the -Douaumont region east of
the Meuse has slackened
The German guns have resumed q
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

FL Paso Tex March 2SThe pursuit of Villa
be apered not actually halted unless Mexican
made available the main line of for the American
army in Mexico.
Military men expressed that view to-day studying
patches from the front that Villa still in full flight southwark
and meeting with G,,lc if any opposition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
ACCUSED DENTIST
READY TO MAKE
FULL CONFESSION
DIR. Waite Prepared to Make
Clean Breast; May Have
Administered Germs

New York. March IS. - The case
against DR.. Arthur Warren Waite. ac-
cused of numbering his father-in- law
John Il. Peck. is expected to be vir-
tually completed when District Attor-
ney Swami goes to Bellevue Hospital
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
IMMIGRATION BILL TO PASS

Washington, March 2S.-The House
to-day continued work on the inn
migration bill with indications that
the measure together with its literacv
test provision intact, would be pass
ed by an overwhelming vote during
the day. This was forecast as a result
Of the house In committee OF the
whole yesterday IN approving, 225 to
81, the literacy test.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
EMPRESS. OF MIDLAND SUNK

London. March 2S. Sinking of
the British steamship Empress of Mid
land is reported in a Reuter- dispatch
from Amsterdam. The steamship
Cromer. from London, arrived last
night at Maasluis, Holland. with all
the crew of the Empress of Midland.
The ! impress of Midland sailed
from New York January for Car
diff, Wales.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
PURSUIT OF VILLA MAY BE
HALTED If RAILROADS ARE
NOTSOONMADEA EAVAILABLE

Bandit Fleeing Southwark Is Meeting With Little Opposi-
tion; American Troops Experiencing Greater Hard
ships as They Get Farther From Their Base Impera-
tive That Mexican Lines are Turned Over
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28

Tension Along Border Increases With Reported Raid on
Ranch of Former Mayor Of FL Paso; Troops and
Texas Rangers Fail to Find Traces of Bandits; Car,
ranza Forces Dissatisfied
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-28
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Rain
Tonight; Wednesday partly
cloudy; not much change In tenn
Deraturej lowest Tonight nbOut
IS degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Rain
Tonight; Wednesday partly
clOudyI moderate to fresh north
east 10 north winds.
Substantial rises have occurred in
the SuSquebanna river and it's
principal tributaries in the last
tNyenty-fOur hours and practically
all streams are now rising.
stages near the food point have
occurred I'm the Juniata and the
West Branch and Hood stages are
likely to be reached and probably
slightly exceeded within the next
iwcnty-fOur hours nt Remove and
WflliamspOrt and probably at
Clenrfield. There iE no Immediate
danger of flood stages i'm the
North Branch, but under proper
weather conditions they may Oc-
eur within two or three days. 4
staEe of about thirteen feet IL In
Ilicnted for Harrisburg wednes-
day morning.
General Conditions
No material change has occurred I'm
the disturbance over the eastern
part of the country. II IN = to 81
degrees colder over the eastern
half of the country and in the
NOrtbwest.
Temperatures s n. m. 3S.
sun; Rises, 5;5 a. NJ; sets, G:.G
y. M.
Moon; New moon, April 2, 11;21
a. nj.
River Stage; 9.6 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature. ~.
NcRR temperature. ~.
Normal temperature, Il.