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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

APARTMENT FOR RENT - First
and large pantry; all modern improve
ments. Apply to Dr. James, on prem
ises, Second Floor. sos North Third
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

w A N T E D - Experienced
sewing machine operators to work
on women's and children's wear.
Harrisburg Apparel Co., over City
Star Laundry, 4l4-4lo State
street, rear entrance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

FOR SALE rs Wykoff strain White
Leghorn pullets. Oil Hoovers and Z
Buffalo insubators. 240-egg capacity
each; automatic feeder and water foun-
tains. j. A. Drake. Church street, Camp
HILL Pa,
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HELP wANTED-MaIe and Female

WANTED : Two or three good young
men or ladies on commission basis,
good takers. Apply 100 North Second
street. Bell phone 3949.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT - Nicely furnished
rooms. suitable for lady or gentleman;
also two furnished rooms for light
housekeeping, suitable for young
couple. Call South Fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01

short intervals, the German ranks
growing thinner with each rush.
About IL o'clock the Germans
brought up a fresh brigade and at
tackled furiously on all sides but were
again thrown back by rifle fire and
bayonets.
Fought Until Town Was Ruins.
At O'Clock another charge was
made. 1t was directed principally
against our flanks and the column
operating on the left. After being re-
pulsed several times it succeeded in
making a breach in the defensive line
of the French.
Being reinforced with more fresh
troops the Germans were able to hold
the ground. The French battalion still
held out and fought from house to
house until dawn. Then the ever in
creasing German reinforcements over
whelmed what remained of the de-
Tending force.
BY that time nothing was left or the
village but a pile of smoking ruins.
The Germans remained quiet along
that part of the line during the day.
but made heavy attacks against the
advanced French position in the re-
gion of Deadman's hill. After prep
aration with a veritable storm OF
shells, German infantry attacked in
massed formation and penetrated the
first line of the French trenches at
some points. French infantry coun-
ter attacked with the bayonet and
drove back the Germans in disorder.
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TROOPERS COMB
Continued from Page One,

Continued from Page one)
mental divide. Francisco Villa, wound
ed and crippled, and with but a hand
full of his followers, is believed to be
lurking today. Hard on his trail
American troopers are combing every
valley and ravine, searching every
ranch house and adobe hut in the
hope of finding the bandit.
May Be Fleeing South
Everything apparently depends
upon the speed with which Villa is
able to move. If his injuries have
tains of the divide it is believed that
he is doomed although he may elude
his pursuers for many days yet On
the other hand if he has been abe to
push east or southeast he ought by
this time to have reached a country
where travelling is comparatively easy,
water and food plentiful and his adj
herentS numerous
The one thing that seems reasonably
certain is that before the close of to-
day or tomorrow at the latest, it must
be definitely known if Villa is disabled
and deserted in the mountains, or f he
is again free of the Gordon thrown
about him and is making flight south
ward.
Railroad Problem Vexatious.
In the height of the excitement
caused by the news of the battle of
San Geronimo, interest has temporar-
lily faded here in the question of the
use of the Mexican railroads for trans
porting supplies to General Pershing's
columns Apparently, the -olution of
this problem is far from found. A
good deal of curiosity has been arous
ed over the failure of any train to
arrive at Juarez over the Northwest
ern railroad for week No train has
left the Mexican town in the same
time A train from Casas Grandes
due here yesterday morning has no.
yet arrived The Mexican officials Of
fer no reason for its non-arrival but
insist there has been no mishaD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01
He HANGS HIMSELF
Henry Vesper, 81, Uses Rope in
Topeka Barn.
Body Discovered by Father
Body Still Warm.

Henry Vesper, Jr.. "a years old.
hanged himself in a barn at the home
of his father. Henry Vesper, at Four
tenth and Washington streets, late
Friday afternoon. The body was
found by the elder Vesper and the
pulmotor was called but efforts to re-
vive him were useless. His father cut
him down. Vesper was thought to be
temporarily insane.
Vesper was in the state hospital two
times and had just returned to his
home three weeks ago. He was in a
very nervous condition Friday and it
is thought that his action was the re-
suit of a disordered mind.
Vesper was unmarried and lived
with his parents, who operate a
chicken ranch at their home near the
ball park. Apparently the body had
only hung for a short time as it was
still warm when cut down by the
father.
Surviving him are his father and
mother and four sisters and three
brothers. The Vesper family is we'll
known in Topeka. having operated
Vesper's bakery for many years.
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Dr. Waite Opposes Insanity
Plea, Protesting He's Sane.
sEmbalmer Kane and Detective
Find $500 Bride Money.
no TRIAL WITHIN A MONTH
.SIeuth Gets Walls of Cholera,
Typhus, Anthrax, Etc.
Relatives Order Prisoner to EX-
animation by Alienists.

3 New York, April DIR. Arthur
warren Waite will be placed on trial
for the murder of his wealthy father
sin-laW. John E. Peck. the district ar
9torney expects, within a month. II
ais condition permits, Waite will be
arraigned next Monday morning on
the two indictments found against him
yesterday. Waite's attorney. after the
sfraignment, expects to petition the
court to recOmmit his client to Belle
yue hospital so that he may be ex-
anirec there by an alienist engaged
by the defense. The prisoner, accord
3ng to reports, is not in agreement
with the plan of certain relatives VINO
are trying to prove him insane.
~ I'm Just as sane as you are; you
can't help me that way" he is said to
have told his attorneys yesterday.
8 A private detective employed by the
Peck family delivered to the district
sattorney today so slides. made for use
Binder the microscope, and 100 test
tubes which are believed to contain
ttisease germs. They are labeled with
such names as tetanus, Asiatic chol-
ERA, pneumonia, tuberculosis, typhoid,
@typhus, anthrax and influenza The
detective found them in Waite's apart
sTnent.
Il Eugene o. Kane, the embalmer. and
"a detective arrived here today from
aOrient Point, L. l., bringing $500 in
tcurrency, part of the $4,000 which
Kane says Waite gave him as a bride
10 make him swear that the embalm-
&ng fluid used on the body of Mr.. Peck
contained arsenic. Kane yesterday
GUIDED the detective to the spot where
Ahe had buried his money
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record of PA Industrial Alcohol, Mer can
tile Marine preferred and American p S1al
Products were to 3 points hlgher. DeIn
lehem Steel Welded o to 4S4, but made par
tial recovery. United States Steel was Iirn,
and rails were mainly heavy. 1he Slosanh t
was irregular. Strength of Anglo, + rehcI
fives featured an otherwise uncertain nonu
market. n
Overnight news from Mexico con.
tributed appreciably to the strength OF
today's market at the opening. Mexican
Petroleum was lifted over points on
heavy dealings and American Smelling rose
almost as much. There was also further
brisk demand for Coppers and Crucloie
Steel at variable gains. -
Mercantile Marine and New YORK All
brake rose a point with Irregular strength
in the Motors equipments and some I'M
classified specialties. South Porto klco
Sugar rose to the new high record OF III.
Among rails, New Haven and Canadian
Pacific reflected pressure, while New YORK
Central made slight recovery.
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TO STAGE BEAUTY SHOW
Ten of Washburn's Prettiest Girls Will
Appear at the Orpheum.

Ten of the most winsome of Wash
burn society maidens will show To-
peka audiences something new in
amateur production at the Orpheum
the first part of the week.
"A Washburn beauty chorus rep
resenting all the different feminine
types of good looks. will present a
tableau entitled, Hitting the Easter
Fashion Trail" All of the latest
curves in the ''hoop" and barrel
skirts. all the latest colorings of villa
vermilion," "Joffre blue and Car
rama crimson will be displayed
and enough good looks to supply half
a dozen Broadway beauty choruses"
The girls have been selected and
trained by Miss Helen Griffin of the
dramatic art department of Washburn
college. The gowns i'll the three tab
leauX are furnished by the Warren NJ.
Crosby company.
The girls who will star in the Fash
ion Play are Miss Juheute Brown, Miss
Marguerite Thrapp, Miss Eula Flem-
ing, Miss Alice Hughes, Miss Pansy
Benton. Miss Dorothy WEIGH, Miss
Helen Griffin, Miss Lucille Bomgart-
ner, Miss Ruth Bomgartner, Miss
Helen Reinbach and Miss Anita Weis-
kirch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01
TWO new FRONTS
Tho Fassle-' Building and the Knowles
Building Are Being Remodeled.

Two buildings on upper Kansas ave-
hue are undergoing extensive repairs.
The three-story building formerly &C
.cupied by the Avalon bakery. S31
Kansas avenue, is being entirely dis
fnantled by its owner. A. Fassler.
Upon its completion in the course
of month or two, a modern pressed
bfici front viii have been installed
along with tiled floors and modern
office rooms on the first and second
floors. However, tiled floors will not
be placed in the third story. Mr..
1Fassler stated today that he had OBJ
Gained no tenant for the building.
a G. A. Tulien, a contractor, is plac-
ing a modern front in the one story
Building at 915 Kansas avenue. 9th
er improvements necessary to make
the interior modern will be made.
There is no tenant at present. c. o.
lknoWles owns the building.
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Cook, Carroll Clearinghouse, ]. w.
Walker, Robt. E. Barnett, Geo. M.
Dunlxle, VIM. A Drum, ThoS. l..
Stevens, A. Bert Harrison, Glen Davis,
Kenneth Bailey, Harry Bone, Philip
Feerstein, Henry Anton. F. A Anton,
Willis Anton, Eli Foster. James Fur
ling, Forrest Rice, c. H. Tucker, G.
F. Marley, H. D. Yoder, S. P. Kramer.
Morris Milan. I. c. Crooks, w D. Will
son, Lester Johnson, Earl Lucas,
hoy" by E. C. Arnold, r. W. Lark
ford, Frederick ]. Watson, N. S. Wear,
Teddy Wear. Arthur Brewster, Geo.
P. Baker, VIM. A. Beasley, G. c.
Wheeler, James Nelson, w. H. Rutter,
Lundrom McEachron, F. L. Evarts. ].
A. Lott, NJ. E. Rogers, R. N. McEn-
tire. Harry Schmid, j. W. Knobboch,
Arthur Capper, Clyde Wright, Chester
Walbridge, P. N. Houston, Robert
Menich, Jesse L. Allen, E. A Austin,
Chas. H. Lerrigo, L. G. Seacat, Ches-
ter Pratt, c. B. Rudd
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.TEUTONS SMASH WAY


.tivity west of the Mouse. Artillery
fire suddenly increased to gigantic
violence and like an immense thun-
der storm the guns ratified relent-
.lessIy across the rolling countryside.
They sounded as if a huge depot OF
ammunition had exploded decorating
thousands of shells in an apparently
iendless series. After several hou IS
ithe terrible melody suddenly ceased
land the assault was made successfully
with but slight losses to the Germans.
Took Much Spells.
THE German positions west of Yer
dun were improved by the advance at
MalancOurt The Germans were able
TO press into the village itself and TIC
reach the first row of houses on the
northern side. which was the most
strongly fortified.
q, Il had an opportunity to inspect the
Booty so far taken in the Verdun
battle. The quantities of weapons,
munitions. uniforms and supplies of
all sorts which are accommodating here
were incaIculable. Slightly wounded
men who had been fighting west of
The Mouse declared that the strug-
glc was severe. They seemed surpris-
fngIy fresh and were in jocular HUI
NOR. although they showed plain
traces of the extreme eXertions
through which they had just passed
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FIRST U. S. AIRSHIP


rigid affair compared to the Zeppelins
in use on the other side, the company
is already working on plans for the
construction at once of larger ship
of the rigid type and built on the
| lines of the latest models now in use
| in Europe 1t will be used as a train
ing ship for the instruction of pilots.
Machine Alone Weighs 5000 Pounds.
The dirigible is 175 feet long, 80 feet
in diameter and so feet high. 1t
weighs 5 200 pounds and has lifting
capacity of 5000 pounds. making a
total of 1000 pounds The envelope
will contain 900 cubic feet of ny
drogen and the craft will travel at a
speed of thirty-five miles an hour.
The car is twenty feet long and five
feet wide and will carry a crew of
eight 1t is built to float on the water
Motive power is provided by an eight
cylinder gasoline engine, which oper-
ates two four-bladed propellerS, one
on each side of the car. The car will
hung on the rear of the envelope,
while horizontal planes, running on
the equator of the envelope, will pre-
vent rolling motion.
In the front and back ends of the
envelope, separated from the main
compartment for the lifting hydrogen
gas, are two compartments to direct
the balloon up ard down as it travels
through the air. When it is proposed
to ascend the rear compartment is
pumped full of air, which makes that
end much heavier than the front. The
envelope points upward, and is driven
by the propellers. When it. is desired
to descend the operation is reversed,
the front of the machine being made
heavier than the rear.
Engine Most Powerful of All.
A system of pulleys through which
! A. Vloc he,
car itself at a horizontal position,
ton of the envelope may be. A tube
rises from the car which is for the
purpose of driving air into the two
compartments. which are known as
balonetS
The two propellers can be rotated
by means of a handwheel and worn
gear in n vertical plane, so that their
line of thrust can be kept parallel to
the horizontal axis of the envelope no
matter what the angle of inclination of
the car.
Every portion of the cloth that went
into the envelope of this balloon was
examined with the aid of a strong
light and wherever the warp or wool
threads appeared to be separated or
thinner than usual the parts were re-
| enforced, although the cloth was alb
solutely new
In the gondola a large margin of
safety has been observed, while the
balloon for its size is said to be more
powerfully engined than any now in
existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01
CAPTURE ZEPPELIN
CONTINUED from Page oneJ

Continued from Page OneD
used, it is apparent from the text of
the cable that one of the Zeppelins
raided London)
Thousands of persons witnessed
last nights raid They saw the
searchhght pick up one of the German
sky dreadnaughts and battle it in
light. while anti-aircraft guns volleyed
surrounding the long gas bags with
smoke puffs. AS on previous raids,
the crowds attitude was one of cur
ioSity rather than alarm.
Kills 3, Wounds 4.
A single bomb from one of the raid
ers killed three persons, a man, his
wife and little child, and wounded
seven others, it was unofficially re-
ported. Another bomb wrecked two
brick cottages adjoining, but the &C.
cupants had marvellous escapes
The raiders approach was first sig
nailed from the northeast coast at 8
o. m. The London theaters were fill
ing for the evening. The word ran
through the audiences that ZeppeIins
were approaching, but there was no
panic and few persons left their seats.
The night was ideal for a Zeppelin
raid. There was no wind and only a
light mist. Emerging from the show
houses, the crowds decided to wait,
hoping for another spectacle such as
chat of last October. when the Yep
pelins visited London. Some of the
Zeppelin sightseers were in the streets
until the supper clubs closed at IL: 80
a. M, hoping to see a real air fight.
20 Zeppelins Destroyed.
The Zeppelin shot down is the first
destroyed on the English coast in any
of the raids. 1t is the twenty-sixth
Zeppelin destroyed since the begin
ming of the war. according to figures
of the British and French war offices
The raid of last night was the twenty
second of the war. The lost Zeppelin
was the third of her class to come to
grief in these raids in western Eu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01

Minneapolis wheat stocks decreased 16O,-
600 bushels last week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
have decreased 155,425 bushels thus far
this week and corn stocks increased 1888
bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 5oS,0OO bushels of
wheat, 81, 600 barrels of flour, 313,OOO
bushels of oats and $4,000 bushels of corn ;
wheat and flour combined, 742, 900 bushels
Shipments of wheat from Australia this
week were ,344, 900 bushels, compared with
100000 bushels last week and none year
ago. OF the total SSS 900 bushels was des
tined to the United Kingdom.
Exports of wheat and flour from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
cording to Bradstreets were S,306,000
bushels, compared with 10.300,000 bushels
last week and 10,11e.0O0 bushels a year ago.
Corn shipments were $4,000 bushels.
Argentina exported 2,4S0,000 bushels of
wheat this week, compared with 3,1S4,0oo
bushels last week and q, 256 000 bushels a
wear ago Shipments since January 1 ag-
gregate .. 442 600 bushels; a year ago &c.
721 600 bushels Corn shipments this week
els last week and 2.3SS000 bushels a year
ago. Total corn shipments since January
/ are 10 242 600 bushels; a year ago, 30,9o6,-
900 bushels. Oats exports this week were
$4,000 bushels. The moderate shipments
are partly due. according to a report at
Liverpool to the fact that preference is
given to more important commodities OF
the wheat shipments $4,000 bushels was
destined to the United Kingdom; con-
tinent, 1,2OO,oO0 non-European countries,
$40 600 bushels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-01
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago, April -WHEAT-Numerous
adverse crop reports and firmness OF Liver
pool quotations gave considerable strength
today to the wheat market here. The Ok
lahoma state crop report was distinctly
bullish as compared with either a month
or a year ago and there were adv1ces from
Indiana and Ohio indicating a probable
large reduction of acreage. Opening prices,
which ranged from AgAc off to $50 re
up with May at $1.13A to $114 and July
at $l.2114 to 81 -2111 were followed by sub
stantial gains all around.
Export sales here and at Omaha led to
increased bullish sentiment. The close was
strong, 2@21sc to 2ss@21ac net higher with
May at 81. 16 and July at Silly.
CORN-In the corn market the chief fea-
ture was lack of selling pressure. Light
ness of receipts appeared to make the bears
cautious. After opening sixteenth down
to 1s@Ac higher, prices scored moderate
general advance.
Improved cash demand had a further ef-
feet in hardening the market. Prices closed
firm at 4sM%c to lie net advance.
OATS-0ats traders took their cue from
the action of other grains
PROVISIONS-Higher quotations on
hogs lifted provisions.
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IN NOVEL HEROINE ROLE
Woman Gathers Ship Load of Smokes
for Boys in Trenches.

New York. April 1.-The French
line steamer Rochambeau, which
sailed for Bordeaux has on board A.
600 pounds of smoking tobacco, p
500, 200 cigarettes and 422 gross of corn
cob pipes to be distributed among the
soldiers of Great Britain and France
in France and Belgium.
The consignment is in charge of
Mrs. George W. Lopp, who, since early
in the war has been devoting all her
time to the collection of tobacco and
pipes for the men in the allied
trenches
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
W. Bartel to S. c. Petit, lots 557, pt.
80 Van Buren, St, Orchard Place

W. Bartel to S. C. Petit, lots 557. pt.
90 Van Buren, St, Orchard Place
uuu. 4,
W. q. Carroll and wife to S v Fire
stone. ne. a of Sc. u So IS 15. 2
d. w. Embree and others to L. Gray,
lots 1880 Clay St, Kings add. -. 1.
B. E. Robinson and others to c. II.
Vawter, lots S4-6 Main st, Waka-
EuSd
J. ID. Brizendine and wife to ".
krusor and others, lots 239-41 Lib
erty st, Rodgers & Davis add . 2.
NJ. L. Worrall to Shawnee County,
pit NV. a -11-16. .......
o. E. Walker and wife to same. pit.
me- u 27-u-15. Observation-Disclosures.
W. A. Caldwell and wife to same,
property on Front St, Richland,
Kan. See record. -.............
S. N. Frazier to The Public. pit. sw.
"A 35-11-15. .-----
G. W. kemble and wife to same, pit.
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CONDENSED NEWS
G. o. p. Preparing.

Chicago, April 1.-The subcom-
mittee on arrangements of the ma
tional Republican committee will meet
here April Z, it was announced to-
day, at which time it is expected 1t
will select the temporary chairman of
the National Republican convention,
open June 7. Charles D. Hilles,
chairman, issued the call several days
ago, it was said. 1t is reported among
Republicans here that Senator Hard
ing has been agreed upon by a ma
jority of the subcommittee for tenn
porary chairman.
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on Score Board nthe lobby
watchword today. Both team cap
tains are holding back several hun
dred points each and when these are
thrown in the hopper it will make it
necessary to start the membership
thermometer at Eighth and Kansas
avenues at the zero point again.
At 1880 this morning seventy-five
of the boy members of the Y. M. c. A.
went out to boost the cause of the Red
team with tin horns, pans and lungs.
The merchants of Kansas avenue were
treated to a real display of "Associa-
ton spirit" and the members of the
Red team who brought up the rear of
the noise brigade reaped the profits.
The Biggest Membership contest
closes at midnight tonight. To count
in the contest memberships must be
handed in tonight
This is Topeka's opportunity to ex-
press its gratitude to the Y NJ c. A.
to an athletic club with the same
number of privileges as the Y. NJ C.
A would cost $50 a year. Billiards,
pool. gymnasium, swimming pool
bowling alleys, boxing and wrestling,
religious work, equipment and instruc-
ton, reading room, remarkable
cafeteria, tennis courts, camping privi-
leges, and a hundred other features
of Y NJ. c. A. life are yours for a frac-
ton of that amount.
Boost the campaign and get your
membership in today.
Following is a partial list of the
new members added during the con-
test:
George Burghart, George Baum
gartner, Arley Owen. Jas. T. Lardner
John D. French. Harry Fisher, c. o.
Dodds, Raymond Bowers. Byron
Boon, J. c. Coleman, Edward Nimmo,
Donald Shields, A. E. Lyon, Harry
Felker, Henry A Bubb, A. J. Ross
Walter Adams, z. B. Clardy, Merrill
Gage, John Marshall, Martin Mathis
Harry A Coleman, Geo. Thompson,
H G. Green, Geo. L. Bailey, Glen
Miller, Otto Reinback, Wilbur Mills
Matthew Kendall. Adolph Hoarpain-
ter Louis E. Sampson, Richard s
BlaisdeIl, Morris Hossfeld, Harold
MagilI, Frank A. Brown, Clarendon
Miller, Walter Ward, Willard Mowrer
Glen Kassebaum, VIM. Drechsel, G. H
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Kansas City, April 1.-HOGS-Receipts
LOCO. Market steady, &c higher. Bulk of
sales, $9.00Q9.35; heavy, $9.35@940; pack
ers and butchers, $9.15@9.40; light, 5000
925: pigs. $S.00@S.75
CATTLE-Receipts 400. Market steady.
steers, S7.75@91O; western steers, $7.5OG
915; southern steers, $7;0o@S,75; cows.
and feeders. $6.75@s.65; bulls, $5.75@I 70 /;
calves, $5.0001050.
HEEP-Receipts none. Market steady
1910; wethers, $S25@9.oo; ewes. $T.75@
$50; stockers and feeders, S6.0o@1o50.