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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-09
National Leauue

Al Philadelphia Philadelphia, s Cincinnati 1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-09
BIG GAMES
SCORES, TUESDAY, AUGUST eTH.
NorihMestorn Lcanue

At Buttc-Vancouver s, Butte 6. At Seattle-Tacoma z, Seattle 8.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-09
AmerIean Leanue

At Cleveland - Cleveland 9, New York 4
 At Detroit-Detroit 9. Philadelphia Q.
 At Chlcago--Boston 6. Chicago 4. At St. Louis-St. Louis 2-9, Wash ingtou 0-l.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-09
ChaneY Beats HomneY.

George Chaney of Baltimore who is to meet Johnny Kilbane for the featherweight championship on La-
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-08-09

.rlene t to Ths EmpIro. No. 2Il.
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Nclwork of Eorte

MctW0fk or fQfAa
 From Douamont on the north to Fort de Benrourt on the extreme south a distance of twelve miles in an airline. and between these, in zig gag formation arc Forts de VauX. De Beliyille. De Sauville, De Tayan- nes. Moulrinviile, Belrupt Du Roz- eiller and DHaudaiuville. De Geni- court. eight miles south of the cita- del. is the most distant of the ma for defenses. while the nearest, Bell vile. the apex Of an inverted tri- angle which it forms with Forts de Narre and De Douamont, IS only two miles Go the north.
 "On the west side of the Mouse the forts are more regularly arrang- ed and the distances between the works are shorter. They are from north to south Dc Marre. De Bois Bourrus. Choisel. Des SaXtelles, De la Chaume. Du Regret De Lande- court and De Dugny or these Sax. telles and Chaumc are so close to' cether as almost to constitute a sin gle massive fortification. while Mar re and Baurrus are similarly situat' ed =.
 The greatest diameter Of the forti fled area from east to west is nine miles. from Moulaiuyllle to Bourrus
 "The citadel Of Verdun dominates the surrounding territory from the left bank Of the Mouse, on the site of the ancient abbey of St Vapne A circle with a radius of ten miles drawn about the citadel before tho war would have included more than thirty suburbs and villages nest ling in the yine-clad surroundings Today practically all these garder spots Of verdure and plenty have been cleared by the curtains of firl which have swept over the entire re zion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
THIRTY BELIEVED
DEAD IN TORNADO
Broken Wires Delay Full Re-
port of Arkansas Dis
aSter;

Little Rock, Ark. Dec. 27.-Reports
to-day from central Arkansas which
was swept by a tornado yesterday
show that ten persons are known to
be dead and that score of others
may have lost their lives. OF the
known dead, five are white and five
are negroes. Wire communication
with parts of the district swept by the
storm, has been cut off and it may be
day or two before the exact num-
ber of dead is known and the property
loss established.
Much apprehension was felt here
to-day regarding the fate of the State
convict farm at Tucker, southeast of
here, where 325 State prisoners were
at work. The farm was believed to
have been directly in the storms path
and as all wire connection with it was
lost when the tornado first descended,
1T was feared some of the convicts
might have escaped during the confu-
sion. j. r.. Burkett, warden of the
State penitentiary here, is on his way
to the farm with "a strong detachment
of guards.
Passengers arriving here to-day
brought further reports of the wiping
out of a negro settlement at Keo, be-
tween here and Tucker with a loss of
seventeen lives. Accurate information
on the situation there, however, is
lacking.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Although Reply Is
Unsatisfactory, Another Step
Toward Peace Is Seen

Washington, Dec. 27. - Germany's s
reply to President Wilson's peace note
had not been received here in official
form to-day and officials were reserv-
ing their comment.
Despite the disappointment because
Germany has not acceded to the
Presidents suggestion and laid down
her terms the general view prevailed
that the reply was another step for
ward in the peace movement
The United States undoubtedly is
expected by Germany to transmit the
sense of her reply to the entente bel
tgerents and the immediate outcome
depends upon whether the allies will
enter conference before terms have
been laid down. 1t was pointed out
that the way had not been closed
for Germany to lay down terms as the
allies demand. In diplomatic negoti-
alton of such magnitude and scope Of
hcials do not look for results to be i'm
mediately apparent but expect the way
TO be paved carefully and slowly. The
next move will not be determined un-
I'll after the official text of the reply
has been received. President Wilson
VIII discuss it thoroughly with the
cabinet, probably Friday.
Other Peace News on Page IL,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Big Fire at Lancaster
Endangers Hospital Patients

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 27.-Over n
hundred patients in the Lancaster
General hospital were endangered
THIS morning when fire. DESTROYED the
main building of Frank Bowman's
box factory adjoining the institmtinr
causing loss of 100000. The hosni'
tai rapidly filled with smoke and stems
were taken TO remove the patients
II necessary, but firemen kept a we'll
or water between TIE fire and the hos
pital and the latter was not sariousIv
endangered.
possible to duplicate was RECENTLY in
stalled in the factory. The loss is only
half covered by insurance. A defec.
tive flue caused the blaze.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Widespread Retrenchments
to Be Made by Chicago in
Effort to Meet Big Deficit

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Plans for re.
trenchments in 1917 in the various
ficit of S4.00G,000 in Chicago's nurse
were announced to-day by the citvs
budget committee and according to
department officials will mean various
curtailment of efficiency In several
branches of city service. The plans in
clude: 80
A twenty per cent. reduction on the
normal number of street lights
Seven hundred fewer policemen
Abolition of twenty-five fire com
panies
Elimination of 100 positions in
tie Health Department and of severa
hundreds persons in various citv hall
departments.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
BARRIERS of City to
Observe Holiday Hours
on New Years Day

For the first time in history Har-
rlsburg BARRIERS will enjoy holiday
hours on New Years Day. 1t was de-
cided at a meeting of the BARRIERS
union at labor headquarters, 221 Mar
ket street. last evening that New
Years Day hours will be for all shops
from 7.3O a. m. until 10 a. M, the
shops to be closed the remainder of
the day and evening.
Officers were elected as follows at
the meeting last night: Charles An
derson, president; Harry Bowers. vice.
president; E. L. Wagner, financial sec
retary; ii. Robinson. recording secre-
tary; Harry Schurtz, treasurer; A.
Mosschetti, guardian; L. Hoover.
guide, and Harry Poulson, f. L. Wag-
ner and Harry Schurtz, delegates to
Central Labor Union.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
SEE NEW ERA
IN EDUCATION
OF THIS STATE
Organization Work, Summer
School Development and State
Aid Are Discussed
5 E Elk NIFORMITY
Urge Organization of Teachers
Specializing in Modern
Languages
U N F o r M T Y

Hundreds of teachers, school super
intendents and widely known speakers
from all parts of the state gathered
to-day for sessions of the sixty-seventh
meeting of the Pennsylvania State
Educational Association in the Tech
meal high school, acting on important
school problems in such a manner
that new era in educational work
VIII probably be developed rapidly in
the next few years.
extensive organization work, de-
velopment of summer school courses
State aid in public school work-everv
phase OF the work in the schoolroom
from the education of the small child
10 the efficient high school and special
course teacher-was discussed in the
Dig sectional meetings in the morning
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
1t Isn't Sleet Anymore,
Ice Storm and Glaze Instead

Washington, d. c.. Dec. 27.-Tbe
old fashioned "sleet" is going out of
style this winter before the newer
ice storm" and "glaze," the Weather
Bureau officials reported to-day in
their campaign for more accurate ter
minology for various kinds of frozen
ram; Sleet is officially described as
small slobules of rain frozen before
striking the earth. When rain freezes
after falling and forms a CLASSY coat
ing on the ground. trees and wires, the
condition is called q glaze. and wban
this is severe and accompanied Inv
wind 1t is reported as an ice storm.
The Weather Bureau hopes to clint
nate what 1t considers improper use of
the word "sleet," as 1t has caused sub
stitution of the term tornado" for
cyclone when a violent storm of
small diameter Is meant.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
ADAMSON LAW IS
TO BE IGNORED IN
MAKING PAYROLLS
Railroads Will Not Be Parties
to Any Action That Might
Nullify Court Proceedings

New York, Dec. 27.-Pending the
decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States on the question of the
constitutionality of the Adamson eight
hour law. the railroad managers de-
clare they will not be parties to any
action that might tend to nullify or
anticipate in any way the court pro-
ceedings. The railway workers of the
country are being notified that the
Adamson law will be ignored in maxi
ing up payrolls after January 1 and
until such time as the issue is finally
determined in the courts"
The notices contain the first formal
declaration that pending the decision
OF the court there would be no CON-
promise on hours of wages between
the railroads and the brotherhoods.
The notice posted by the New York
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
RIVALS WAITING
NEWSFROM CAUCUS
MEETINGS TODAY
After Interchange of Verbal
Shrapnel the Headquarters
Are Quiet Today

After last nights battle of the type
writers. in which statements by rival
political leaders flew across the state
and the headquarters of Richard ].
Baldwin and Edwin r. Cox, contend
ers for the speakership, had exchanged
regards, things were quiet to-day about
the political camping grounds. but the
gnards were all out in the first line
trenches and the scouts were watching
the trains and each other. More at
tention was being given to-day to the
division of the loaves and fishes in the
patronage of the House than anything
else, each side announcing it was so
sure of the result that it was wise TO
get things apportioned. However, all
awaited news from Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh.
The Cox people to-day announced
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Rescue Ships Are Unable
to Find Trace of Steamer
Maryland Reported Sinking

Nantucket. Mass, Dec 27.-The
steamer Maryland, which reported by
wireless on Christmas night that she
was sinking, had not been found to-
day. The coast guard cutters Acush-
net and Gresham, which had pro-
ceeded from Woods Hole and Boston,
respectively, to the position approxi-
mateiy 200 miles southeast of this
island where the Maryland sounded
her distress calls, sent word this
morning that they had found no trace
of the steamer. The cutters had
cruised in those waters for several
hours after it became known that the
vessels wireless had been put out of
commission, evidently by a flood of
water which swept into the engines
room.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
SHULER TO GET
WINDSOR'S JOB
ASBOSS SLEUTH?
Both Mayor Meals and Bureau
Superintendent Amazedly
Deny Report
WHO'S WHO IN POLICE
Adoption of New Rules Revives
Story of Schelhas and
Lowery

Adoption yesterday by City Coun-
Gil of the new police rules and regu-
lations revived the rumor in city circles
that important changes in the official
personnel of the police department
are to be made early in the year.
Mayor E. S. Meals, however grim
ningly denied knowledge of any
shake up"
The Encouragement in the person.
mel, so rumor had it, is that William
l.. windsor, Jr, superintendent of the
detective bureau is to be succeeded as
head of the detective force by George
w. Shuler, one of the subordinates.
Furthermore Paul Schelhas, so runs
the report, is to be relegated to uni
form and his place as a plain clothes
man is to be taken by Patrolman
Harry Lowery, one of the mayors
latest appointees.
To all questions on the subject
Mayor Meals turned smiling
That's the one pipe dream I
hadn't heard Of" said he
THE new rules as adopted finally
yesterday settle for all time the ques-
tion of who's who in authority at
police headquarters it's Chef of Po-
lice j. Edward WetZel"
For some time it is said there had
been wars and rumors of wars in the
departments official family, informal
rows having begun as far back as
former Chief Zeil's administration. In
the rules that were submitted by the
mayor, the authority and responsible
ity for the police department head is
indisputably placed with the chief.
And this, so 'tis said, isn't to Super
intendent Windsor's liking. He seemed
as equally surprised, however, as the
mayor when the question was put to
him.
Now where on earth did that re-
port originate" said he in amaze
ment. Truly I'd heard nothing of
lit! Yuh understand me?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Already Preparing For Hotel
Accommodations For Their
Delegates to Proposed Con-
ference
SWEDEN BACKS NOTE
OF u. S. TO KAISER
English Newspapers See
Eagerness For End of War
in Suggestion of Germany
For Early Meeting

London, Dec. 27.-11.44 A. MA
dispatch from the Hague to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company says Ger
man agents have arrived at the Hague
to make preliminary arrangements
for German delegates to the peace
conference suggested in the German
reply to President Wilson's note.
The dispatch follows:
In view of the preparatory meet
ing of delegates to a peace conference
suggested in the German reply to
President Wilson, German agents
have arrived at the Hague and are
making inquiries for hotel accomo-
dations for German delegates"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
"GLAZE STORM"
HITS THE CITY
Tumbling Far From Lost Art:
Traffic Is Held
Up

the first glaze storm" of the winter
is mere 1t covered the trees, trolley
wires and pavements with ice. Toilers
mad some difficulty in getting to work
ms morning. Tumbling was n feature
OF the day. The middle of the streets
was the safest place for walking.
haln started to fall last night and
with the temperature at "a degrees the
pavements were soon sheets of ice
ice formed on the trolley wires and
held up traffic.
warmer weather is due with a prob-
apiilty of rain tomorrow. Fair and
colder weather is the forecast for
Thursday night. With a continuation
OF warm weather break up of the ice
on the river is expected. Present in
dlcations are that December will pass
out mildly pass
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Baptist Minister Is Dying
After Being Shot For BURGLAR

st. Louis, Dec. 27.--Rev. Lot b.
Doty. a Baptist minister, Is In a seri-
GUS condition to-day from a gunshot
wound inflicted by a patrolman who
last night mistook the clergyman for
a burglar when he was making a pur-
chase in a store
The patrolman said Dr. Doty mad
been pointed out to him as a robber
and he shot when the minister re-
fused to comply with his command to
hold up his Lands. DIR. Doty was
putting some change in his pockets
and the patrolman said he believed
he was drawing a revolver.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
[Continued ON Page 81
JAP DIET OPENS

Toxic, Dec. 2I.-The diet was opened
to-day by the emperor, who in his
address from the throne expressed his
qualification that the relations between
the empire and the treaty powers were
growing closer. He declared that the
alliance with Great Britain and the
convention with France were becom-
ing stronger and called attention also
to the new convention with Russia,
which he termed matter of con-
graduation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
1916 BUILDINGS
TOTAL 100000
MORE THAN 1915
Year Just Closing Shows Esti-
mated Expenditure of $780,
923 on Operations
ONLY 3 WERE GREATER
Records For Past Ten Years
Prove Closi ing Twelve Months
Is One of Leaders

Building operations in Harrisburg
during the year just closing involved
an estimated expenditure of more than
$4,000 above the twelve month end
ing December 81, 1915, according to
ofhcial figures now being compiled for
the annual report of the building in
spection bureau by Joseph w. Ibach,
the clerk.
All told 37S permits were issued
during this year and these represented
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
TEUTONS NEARING
GREAT RUMANIAN
OIL STOREHOUSE
Won Mackensen Making New
Headway in Drive on Braila
Where Grain Is Kept
OTHER ARMY is CLOSE
'Dobrudja Force Hammering at
Bridgehead Opposite; Heavy
Firing at Verdun
OTHER ARMY is CLOSE

While the peace discussions are pro-
ceeding, active military operations,
except in such remote fields as those
of Egypt and the Tigris, are being
vigorously prosecuted only on the Ru-
manian front
In this war area the latest reports
show Field Marshal Won Mackensen
making new headway in his advance
toward Braila, the great Rumanian
TCOnts snued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
Ollie WAS GOING no kIIL MEr

Pittsburgh. Pa. Dec 27. - Mrs.
Eliza beth Kuhn Is charged with shoot
ing her husband, James w. Kuhn. n
Pennsylvania Railroad employe, in .heir
home late Monday night According to
the police, she said:
1T was his life or mine. He hit me
with the revolver and said he was going
to kill me. Then the trigger went on
and he fell back Maybe l pulled 1t, or
maybe 1t was accidentally discharged /
don't know. But he was going to xiii
me-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND AS
HE SPURNS HER XMAS GIIrrS

Philadelphia. Dec. 27. = Mrs. Joseph
Inc Richards Christmas generosity as
expressed in gifts of shirts and under
clothing to her husband, Houston, led
her to cell in the central station last
night. accused of his murder. During a
quarrel between the husband and wife
based upon his objections to the cut and
fit of the clothing. she is said to have
stabbed him with a butcher knife. He
died in a patrol Of the Eigth and JEFF
to st. Joseph's Hospital
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
CHINESE FRIENDLY
TOU.S. SAYS KOO
Trust Americans and Believe
in Their Business
Integrity

The address before the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon to-day by Dr. V.
X. Wellington Koo, the minister from
emma to the United States, was one of
the ablest and most informative talks
made before the Chamber since the
luncheons first came into vogue. DR..
koo presented China and its CONNER
clal relations with the United States
In new and clearer light.
President David T.. Tracy introduced
w. t. Hildrup, Jr., as an acquaintance
CONTINUED ON Pare ri
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
THE WEATHER

Fer Harrisburg and vicinity. RoIr
tnis AFTERNOON and probably to-
nighti warmer Tonight, with
lowest temperature about 10 de-
greesI Thursday fair and colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Hain
and warmer tO-nIght; Thursdny
probably fair; colder In north
and west portions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
General Conditions

The center of the western disturb
ance has moved north to Mani
tOba, Its eastern end reaching
sOutheastward into the Middle
Atlantic States. 1t has cnused
rain, heavy In places, generally In
central and southern districts.
except along the Gulf conAt and
In Florida, and rnin, sIeet and
snow In northern districts east IN
the Mississippi river, except in
New England, where rain has not
yet begun.
1t is to 20 degrees warmer over
nearly all the eastern half of the
country and to 30 degrees colder
between the Rocky. MOuntains
and the Mississippi river.
Temperature; 3 a. m., 30.
SUN; Rises, 7i20 "a. M, sets, 4,4z
ID. I'm.
Moons New moon, first quarter.
December 81, 7tO7 a. m.
River Stages 40 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, IA.
Lowest temperature, "a.
Mean temperature. 20.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
TWO KILLED By FREIGHT

Marietta, Dec: 27-NiehOas Gibe, aged SO years and
Patrick McGnns aged 4s were instantly killed early this
morning when struck by fast freight easbound on the
low grade line Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Shocks
Mills Both bodies found along the tracks by William
Romano trackwalker
WHEAT JUMPS UPWARD AGAIN
Chicago Dec 27-Big export sales resulted today in
steep advance for wheat Gains in value amounted 6zS
cents bushel on some trades The market closed unsettled
but to 6S net higher with May at 1875 to 1895 and July
at l4l@ to HISS 1t was estimated Europe had taken
VOO0uV DuseIS or more Whl last tWentYtour hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
CONFIRMED BY WASHINCTON

washington, Dec. q. = Official in
formation has been received here that
sweden had addressed peace note to
the belligerents and sent copies to neu-
trails urging consideration of terms for
peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27

Fifty years ago yesterday John X.
Bowman. a bank clerk. came to Har-
risburg from Mechanicsburg. He hired
the late G. l.. Bowman, his cousin. a
dry goods merchant, located at Front
and Market streets. To-day Mr.. Bow
man is a member of the firm of Bow
man e Co., at 314-31S Market street,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
DANISH BARK sTrNK

London, Dec. 81. Lloyd's Ship
ping Agency announces that the Dan
ish bark Josan has been sunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

John Updegrove. Cooper Lykena
Walter j. Gierer and May Williams, WlcOniscO.
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[Cont,nued on Page II
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Other Peace News on Page ~.
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The Mena weekly star., 1916-10-19
STATE FAIR FEATURES.

Eleventh Monday November Sxday fair Thompson andS Sunday. November 5
 Thavius band @ t8ee solois Johnny ]. Jones' Showsan moral and refined Wednesday, November and Sunday, J and twelve daredevil drivers Better schunpe Home Congre of
 Two Saturday. November L U La v of Also L. L Norma O Naehtoches.
 Vaudeville Thavius grand afternoon
 Big vaudeville Coliseum each
 Fine o exhibits Club of Friday November B.
 and judging fair agricultural exhibits Agricultural Building increased this best agricultural exhibits in the South from Louisiana only  o Saturday, November 1 to
 Big live stockp parade of the grand stand Building Poultr
 Dog fourd O Fair, Thursday Twenty poultry 300
 special trains all railroads For information 0
 LOUIS N BRUEGGERHoFF P. o Drawer HOO Shreveport, Louisiana