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Germans Send Heavy Reinforcements

HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

LXXXIV— No. 21

EXPERTS DIAGNOSE

AILMENTS OF FARMS

Specialists on Agricultural Topics

Speak Before Pennsylvania

State Board

BRUMBAUGH IS PRESIDENT

Discuss Methods of Exterminating

Bugs and Pests, Which Annually

Reap Rich Harvest

The Pennsylvania State Board of

Agriculture continued its thirty-eighth

annual meeting in the Board of Trade

llall to-day with the presentation and

discussion of reports of well-known

specialists on agricultural topics. The

following officers for the ensuing year

were elected by the delegates at the

morning session: President, Martin G.

Brumbaugh; vice-presidents, F. D.

Kerrick, Bradford county; J. P. Young,

Franklin county, and C. 11. DeWitt,

Tioga county; secretary, N. B. Critch

field; assistant secretary, K. J. Weld,

Warren county; executive committee,

•S. S. Blyholder, Armstrong county; G.

F. Barnes, York county; P. S. Fenster

inacher, Lehigh county; Howard G.

McGowan, Berks county; M. M.

Naginey, Mifflin county: A. J. IvahJer,

Lycoming county; Clark M. Bower,

Perry countyffi Mathew Rogers, Juni- |

ata county, and John Shoener, Schuyl- ]

kill county.

Among the interesting reports read

was one on "Entomology," by Pro

lessor H. A. Surface, State Zoologist.

He spoke of the great loss to the state

through bugs—l ho grain moth or

weevil that Infests stocks of stored

grain and does thousands of dollars'

worth of damage: the canker worms

that destroy leaves of forest and fruit

trees: the white grubs which work on

grass roots and are best destroyed by

rooting hogs; the cut worm, which op

erates in corn fields and orchards, and

the army worm, which during the last

year was the most serious nest.

Surface Tolls of Work

Professor Surface told of the work

of his department in lighting liie bug

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aome time, by apeeial a rra axement |

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There'* mometliluu; In I*uek that you'll |

find In no other periosteal In the IOOK- i

llall InnKiiaKc. It cannot be cataloged. ;

I'erhapN It'a the .|oy of Nulling alone on

•Ihe hi K Ker, broader current* of life; the

l»ower to play when there'a laughter

In your heart. I'uek IN like a big city

full of NOIIK, and fun, und lu*|>l rat lon,

lieekoniuK you to eome on In and

wreath >our faec In NmlleN. Thc*c men

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rcgulnrl> lu l*uek.

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\rt*" con*tltutc* the moat readable

er('«leal elTort la \inerlea.

tieorire .lean \iitlian—Tli« keenest of

all *ntlr|*t* lion nrltlng about the |

Stage and It* people.

Simeon Strunnky—TliounandN of Puck J

readera follow hIN weekly satirical

comment on eurrent affair*. llhiMtrated j

by lfy Mayer.

Kelile Howard—

lOngllah humorist 1

w ho*c charming Nke'.'t hes appear regu- |

larly In I'uek.

\. V. Milne—A regular contributor !

to Punch and creator of a new series

for Puck.

Roosevelt Offers SIO,OOO

to Assist Unemployed

By /Issueinlcd Press

Xcw York, Jan. 27.—Colonel Roose

velt announced that if the necessary i

legislation were enacted lie would do- I

nate, as a nucleus of a fund for thel

aid of the unemployed, SIO,OOO of the'

Nobel peace prize of $40,000 awarded I

him for his services in bringing about I

peace between llussla and Japan. A

bill was introduced in Congress yester

day providing for the return of this

money to the Colonel, who some time

ago turned it over to a board of trus

tees in Washington to be administer

ed by a proposed "foundation for the

promotion of industrial peace and oth

er purposes." There were no addi- j

tions to the fund and it now is pro- '

posed that the foundation be dissolved,

permitting Colonel Roosevelt to dis

pose of the money in his own way.

THE WEATHER-1

For llfirrlnhiirg nml vicinity: I'n

ncttlrd to-nlicM niMl Thuradart

"ililer Thurtolnyi lom-ai trin|irril

turo to-night nlinut an itegrrcn.

I'or Kanteni IVnnxyl VIIIIIH: I n«rt

tleil to-night unit Thur M <l<v>' j

••older Thurmlny; gentle to mini,

erntr northennt Tvlnilx heeoniitiK

i vnrlnhle.

River

The StiNquehannn river anil all lts

trlhutarten will fall alotvly to

night nnil Tliurada.v and prolialtlv

for neveraT daya. A atage of ahou't

8.1 feet IN Indicated for Harrla

burg Thuraduy morning.

• •eneral i ondltloHM

The preMfttirc ban rlaen nnd Ihr tem

perntnre hna fallen decidedly

over the MlxNourl and Upper Mls-

NIMMIPPI valley* during tlic LN«rt

t "eiitj-fonr hourii and tcm

peraturea lire fnr below rero In

Mlnneaota, the Dafiotiix. Wyom

ing nnd Montana and In the

t'anadlan provinces of Manitoba

and NaHkalchewaii. •

Temperature: 8 a. m., 42.

Sum ninem 7ilJ> a. M.i seta, Ril6

p. m.

Mooni Kull moon, Saturday,

n. in.

nivcr Staget r».7 fee-t above low- I

water mark.

Yesterday's Weather

flltthest tempernlurr, ito.

I.owest temperntnrc. 24.

Mean temperature, 30.

Aormnl temperature, 28. J

WITS HALF MILLION

FOR CATTLE DISEASE

Asks $558,000 to Meet Expenses

of Foot and Mouth

Epidemic

NORMAL SCHOOLS, $390,000

Woman Suffrage Resolution In

troduced by W. F. Wilson,

Philadelphia

An appropriation of $558,000 to

meet the expenses of eradicating the

foot and mouth diseases in Pennsyl

vania was asked in a bill presented to

tho House of Representatives to-day

by Sir. Hess, Lancaster. The appro

priation is made to the State Livestock

Sanitary Board and will be used to |

pay the State's share in reimbursing

owners of «?aitte killed to prevent

spread of the disease, the federal gov

ernment bearing half the cost.

Mr. Hess also presented a bill to i

appropriate $390,000 to the normal

schools of the State.

The resolution proposing the wo

man suffrage amendment to the Con-1

stltution was introduced by W. H. Wil- j

son, Philadelphia. II la the same as j

that passed last session.

Bills presented included:

Mr. Mearkle, Allegheny—Making it I

a misdemeanor to issue a chock on aj

bank or trust company where the

drawer lias no funds if check is nol |

made good in twenty days.

Mr. Showalter, Union Permitting

boroughs owning electric plants to

furnish current tor power as well as

light.

Mr. Dunn. Philadelphia—Providing

that employes of first-class cities shall

be paid semimonthly; providing that

in iirst-ela—r school districts school

taxes shall be levied in the same pro

portion as municipal laxes nuii pro

viding that the school levy in such dis

tricts shall have a minimum of 2',j

mills Instead of 5 mills. Philadelphia

and Pittsburgh comprise the llrst-class

districts.

Mr. Cromer, Allegheny—Amending

school code to provrce for elective In

stead of appointive school boards In

Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, the first

election to be held in November.

Mr. Alcorn. Clearfield Relieving

from payment of mercantile license

those corporations, joint stock asso

ciations and limited partnerships do

ing business as wholesale and retail

vendors of merchandise who pay State

tax on capital stock.

Mr. Bauerle, Philadelphia—Fixing

maximum for wts •>- appraisers of es

tates at $5 per day.

Mr. Phillips, Clearfield—Designating

an addition to the State main highway

system.

Mr. Cans, Philadelphia—Amending

the corporation art or 1874 to give

"trackless trolley" companies right to

incorporate. An application for a cer

tificate for such a corporation was re

cently refused by the Public Service

[Commission Tiecausr of lack of pro

vision for such corporations. Tho bill

I would amend the clause governing

incorporation of motor bus and omni

bus lines by providing regulations for

corporations drawing power from

[overhead wires.

Mr. Cromer, Allegheny, read a. bill

amending school code provision gov

erning terms of teachers so that it

shall apply to school janitors.

The first bill to be reported from

committee was oy Mr. Stern, Phila

delphia. who reported the Ehrhardt

bill to allow Peter Kuhn, Lackawanna

county, to sue the State. The deficiency

bill was also reported out and passed

on first reading.

Announcement was made of the

serious illness of Mr. Hibschman. Lan

caster, chairman of the committee on

agriculture. Mr. Forster, Philadelphia,

was granted leave of absence because

of illness of his father.

j Tlic House adjourned until 9 p. m.

| Monday.

| Military Organization in

Germany Badly Managed?

By Associated Press

j London, Jan. 27. 3.35 A. M.—The

(British press continues to comment

on the interview with the German

chancellor, "Theobold Von Bethmann-

Holweg and the reply nf the British

■ foreign minister. Sir Edward Grey,

[which is considered a crushing re

joinder and as completely demolishing

!the German chancellor's attempts to

[ explain the "scrap of paper" inci

j dent.

. The Mail asks ironically whether the

|German Emperor still helieves In his

I chancellor.

I The Telegraph thinks history will

| mark the war as an instance in which

Garma.ny's fine military organization

'Was directed by the feeblest and most

| incompetent statesmanship which has

;afflicted any nation in modern times.

COLORED RECRUITS NOW

NEEDED FOR U. S. ARMY

Captain R. C. Williams, in command

of the local recruiting station in the

Rergner building has received instruc

llions from the War Department to ac

cept desirable colored applicants for

enlistment In the Infantry branch of

the United States Arrny.

All such applicants accepted are

forwarded to Columbus Barracks,

Ohio, for assignment.

HAND GRENADE KILLS COIXJNEL

By Associated Press

Cape Town, via London, Jan. 27,

9.44 A. M.—Colonel Seydebreck, com

manding the German forces In Ger

man Southwest Africa, has been kill

ed at. Wlndbeek, according to advices

received here. Tie was examining hand

grenades when ono of them was acci

dentally exploded and caused his

death.

ENGINEER KILLED BY FLAMES

By Associated Press

Trinidad, B. W. 1., Jan. 27, via St.

Thomas. Jan. 27.—The Rritish steamer

Maraval from New York for Granda,

Port of Spain, arrived at St. Kitts yes

terdaj with her forward hold afire.

The flames were discovered on January

22. The passengers, mails and sixty

fivo mules were landed at St. Kltts.

The second engineer was killed while

flighting the flames.

HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1915.

I HELLO, CENTRAL! GIVE ME SAN FRANCISCO I

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This photograph was made on the historic occasion of tho initial opening of the first direct telephone line

l'rom New York.to San Francisco. Many piominent men, including President Wilson, were "switched in" on

the wire. In the picture are U. N. Bethell, senior vice-president of the American Telephone and Telegraph

Company; Alexander Graham Bell, the venerable inventor, who made the remarkable feat possible, and Mayor

John P. MitclieV, of Near York.

" VINEGAR" MURPH EA TS HIMSELF

INTO "BREAKFASTCHAMPIONSHIP"

With Appetite Not Above Normal , He Devours—but Space in the

Head Forbids the List

"Vinegar," Murph, who grooms and

manicures horses at the Ober livery

stables. Court and Cranberry streets,

claims to be the champion breakfast

cater in 1 la'rrisburg.

"Vinegar" lays novlaims to prowess

as a diner or an eater of luncheons,

mark you. He's the "breakfast cham

pion." Here's what he says he ate

this morning:

ETS.Hm.FOKR

GITY ASSESSOR. DIES

Was Enroute Home on Train When

Stricken by Attack of Heart

Failure

Edmund Smith Martin, aged 59,

1731 Green street, former city assessor

and prominent in local Democratic

circles, early this morning died sud

denly while en route from Blain to

Newport, on the Newport and Sher

man's Valley railroad.

Death was due to heart trouble,

which developed after an attack of

acute indigestion. Mr. Martin was on

his way to Harrisburg.

Besides his widow he is survived by

a daughter, Mrs. James W. Kellogg,

wife of Dr. James W. Kellogg, chief

chemist of the State Bureau of Chem

istry; two sons, William Richard and

Edmund H.: one sister. Mrs. Mary J.

Green. Huntingdon, and three broth

ers, Logan Martin, Pennsylvania State

College; Coleman Martin, Huntingdon,

and ex-Senator Willlfyn Martin, Get

tysburg. Funeral arrangements have

not been completed.

Edmund S. Martin for thirty years

was a traveling salesman for Voung,

Smyth, Field & Co., of Philadelphia,

dealers in notions. He was in New

Bloomflekl Monday night. While there

he complained of not feeling well. He

went to Blain on Tuesday, remaining

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H.K.THAW PLEADS NOT

GUILTY; Till FEB. 23

;

Will Remain in Tombs and No

Attempt Will Be Made to Send

Him to Asylum

By Associated Press

New York, Jan. 27.—Harry K. Thaw

pleaded not guilty to the charge of

conspiracy under which he was

brought here from New Hampshire

last Sunday. I lis trial was set for

February 2». Meanwhile he is to re

main a prisoner in the Tombs, his

counsel having agreed not to apply for

ball.

No attempt will be made by the State

to have Thaw committed to the Mat

teawan Asylum, pending his trial, un

less his lawyers change (heir decision

not to apply for hail. Deputy Attor

ney General Franklin Kennedy, who

is in charge of the State's case now

that William T. Jerome lias dropped

out of the litigation, made this an

nouncement to-day.

Thaw Is Elated

In accepting Thaw's plea and fixihg

the date for trial, Supreme Court Jus

tice Davis denied the motion made by

[Continued on Page "1

HONOR EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY

By Associated Press

New York, Jan. 27.—The fleet of

German liners tied up at their docks

in Hoboken since the beginning ol' the

war, blossomed out to-day with Ger

man and American flags and with red,

white and black bunting in observance

of Emperor William's birthday.

PLANS MADE FOR RESERVE

By Associated Press

Sydney, Australia, via London. Jan.

27, 9.50 A. M.—The Australian govern

ment announced to-day that it had a

plan for the formation of a rifle re

serve of half a million men, which

may be used in .Europe if the war is

prolonged.

Sixteen buckwheat cakes, four fried !

eggs, five slices of bacon, four slabs of I

bread, two cups of coffee, half peck, j

more or less of rrred potatoes, a bowl •

of breakfast feed, which he designates!

as "hay" and divers other articles fori

"fillers."

"Vinegar" asserts his appetite was

not above normal.

i'an you beat if.'

EDUCATION BOARD

TO INVESTIGATE

Governor Brumbaugh Gives Idea

Regarding Bills For Amend

ments to School Code

"I hope all such measures will be

submitted to the Stale Board of Edu

cation for investigation," said Gover

nor Brumbaugh to-day when asked his

view regarding tho bills proposing

amendments to the school code which

have made their appearance in the

Legislature. The Governor was a

member of the commission which

drafted the code and when it was call

ed to bis attention that one of the bills

proposed an elective instead of an ap

pointive school board in Philadelphia

and Pittsburgh lie said it was the first

he had heard of it. He was then ask

ed if he had not favored an appointive

board for first class districts, which

comprise the big cities. "Yes, that's

true," lie replied.

The Governor said that steps were

being taken to get his platform bills

into good shape so that when they go

before the Legislature they will be

| "clear and definite and mean what

they say." He said that he was hear

ing from the State in regard to high

way and compensation bills on which

lie had asked ideas and that much in

terest was being displayed. Regarding

I [Continued on Page 7]

SUICIDE'S BULLET

GLANCES OFF SKULL

Way Girl Pointed Rifle May

Result in Saving of

Her Life

HP

NK

H. i

MARY E. KENNEDY

Inability to And a whole rifle bullet

with which Mary E. Kennedy, aged 22,

529 Filbert street, intended to end her

life is baffling surgeons at the Harris

burg hospital. Detective Joseph Ibaeh

is carrying or the bullet in his

pocket. It has two hairs attached to

It and some skin from the scalp. This

half was found on a stand cover,

about six ffret from where the girl

stood when she shot herself.

Miss Kennedy Is in a serious condi

tion at the hosoital and it is believed

the bullet hit the skull and broke in

iContinued on i'agc 7.]

MORMONS HAVE GREAT

COMMERCIAL POWER

President of Anti-Polygamy Cru

saders Speaks Before Members

of Civic Club

Mrs. Frances J. Diefenderfer. of

Erie, recently elected president of the

Anti-Polygamy Crusaders, addressed a

special meeting of the Harrisburg Civic

Club this afternoon at 3 o'clock in

Boyd Hall of the V. W. C. A. Mrs.

John W. Keily. first vice-president of

the club, introduced the speaker, who

talked on "Mormonism."

Mrs. Diefenderfer said: "The Mor

man system is anti-moral. anti-Chris

tian. anti-American —a Mohammedan

kingdom in our country. Their so

called sacred books teach a plurality

of gods, a plurality, i>f wives, a plu

rality of Bibles. Their system is |

founded on the objectionable teaching i

and practice of polygamy. They have,

never had a high priest who was not a j

polygamist. Their officials, many of

them, are living in polygamy, and the

section of their book of doctrines and

covenants, known as article IS2, is the

polygamy chapter, and is recom

mended to their Sunday srhools, while

the religion classes are taught in al

most all districts of Utah and Idaho.

Great Commercial Power

"Their commercial power is almost

unlimited. Joseph Smith is president

of twenty great commercial enterprises

in our country. The Melchlzldeck body

of the Mormon kingdom is conducting

a treasonable organization. The pro

test entered in Congress against Reed

Smoot was founded upon treason to

our nation. He was defended on the

charge of polygamy, which was never

entered against him. How long must

this nation suffer'.' Political alliances

have been made that have given this

'sect' power In violate pledges and

promises made when statehood was

granted. We would not deny a single

right to these people under our flag if

they are loyal to covenants made, but

all have been broken. There is usur

pation of civil power. The hierarchs

control the political, social anil indus

trial life of their subjects. The only

remedy is 122t91 mshrdlumwbmwbm

constitutional amendment and a pro

ceeding by the Department of Justice

to dissolve the Mormon kingdom as n

great trust. Other legislation admin

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HI. M. JAMES DIES

HT HEW CUMBERLAND

Was Well-known Steelton Business

Man For Many Years, but Had

Retired From Active Work

Special to The Telegraph

New Cumberland, Pa., JHn. 27.

William Mcllenry James died at. his

homo in Market Square this morning

at 1.10 o'clock. Mr. James had been

111 for over a year, but his death came

unexpectedly. He was born in North

umberland county and when the Civil

War broke enlisted and served three

years. Mr. James was 70 years old

and was a resident of Steelton for a

number or years, where he was pro

prietor of the Steelton Planing Mill,

treasurer of theSteelton Mutual Fire In

surance Company and closely identified

with many business affairs. He was

one of the men who helped lay out the

old Kwlng farms into building lots and

develop what Is now known as the

West Side, one of the first residential

sections In Steelton. For many years

he took an active part in the affairs of

the First Methodist Church, was a

members of the school board and took

an active part In Steelton lodges.

I torn In Centervlllc

William Mcllenry .rames was born

In Centervllle. Northampton county,

April 1, 1844. Aft -r serving in the

Civil War he resided at I,ewisburg,

Pa., where he was married. Four years

ago he and his wife moved to Now Cu

mberland, when he retired from business.

He was a member of the school board

for several years and an active mem

ber of Baughman Memorial Meth

odist Church and also a member of'

B. F, Elsenberger Post, No. 462, Grand !

Army of the Repuublic. His wife and

one daughter. Mrs. Edith Felght, and

one sister, Mrs. Purdy, of Sunbury,

survive. Funeral services will be held

on Saturday morning, the Rev. J. V.

Adams conducting a short service, and

at 10.10 o'clock the body will be taken

to Lewisburg, where further services

will be held In the chapel. The Rev.

Mr. Brenneman will have charge and

burial will be made there.

12 PAGES

JOSEF'S ARMY

HARD PUSHED

IN HUN GAR Y

Germans Rushing Reinforcements East to Halt Invasion

of Russian Forces; British Troops Withstanding

Brunt of German Attack in Western Theater; Aus

tralia Has Plan For Formation of Rifle Reserve of

500,000 Men

The new Austro-German plan in the

east, which an nn immediate object,

calls for the protection of the dual

monarchy from Russian Invasion rath

er than the prosecution of the often-1

she along the Warsaw front, seems to

have exerted already a marked influ

ence on the campaign. Heavy rein

forcements of Germans have been sent

into Hungary to assist the Austrians

and an official statement to-day from

Vienna reports that important vic

tories over the Russians have been

gained.

in Passes

The fighting took place at the moun

tain passes leading into Northern and

Northwestern Hungary and Russians

were compelled to evacuate important

possessions, after repeated and fruit

less attacks. These reported gains for

tho Russians follow their successes in

Bukowina which Vienna regards as

having crippled the Russian offensive

there and rendered unlikely the par

ticipation of Rumania in the war, at

least at this time.

A Russian official statement asserts

that successes were won in recent

fighting in Galicia, where attacks of

the Auslro-German forces were repul

sed everywhere. In Central Poland,

along the Warsaw front, the Germans

made several violent assaults, hut are

said to have been driven back with

heavy losses.

In the west the British troops once

more are withstanding the brunt of

the German attack. Severe lighting

(continues along La Bassee canal where

the Germans appear to have won the

advantage.

Australia has plans for the forma

tion of a nre irserve of 500.000 men,

to be sent to Europe i-f the war is pro

longed.

Km|icror Is .">(> To-day

Emperor William is 56 years old to

day and although there is little infor

mation of the day's military activities

the latest reports available made it

apparent that the Emperor's troops

| were endeavoring to win for him a

j birthday gift in tho shape of a vic

MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG CANAL

| London, J«n. 27, 3.17 P. M.—Dispatches from Cairo I

jk state that treat military activity prevails .it the Suez canal, i

6 Troops and warships are being assemble > and all inhabitants

j are leaving the vicinity of the canal. Important reconnais- 1

M sances are being made. I

J WILSON WILL VETO IMMIGRATION BILL

| hington, Jan. 27. —1t was stated authoritatively to '

0 day that President Wilson will veto the immigration bill 1

J because of the literacy test. This became known after a

g conference between the President and committees of both 1

w houses of Congress which had the measure in charge.

| WILSON CONGRATULATES WILLIAM

M Washington, Jan. 27.—President Wilson today sent a

M message to Emperor William of Germany, congratulating 1

a him on his 56th birthday.

7 "PENNSY"' DECLARES DIVIDEND '

# , Philadelphia, Jan. 27. —The directors of the Pcnnsyl- 1

# vania Raiiroad Company today declared the regular quar

C terly dividend cf V/ 2 per cent. /

1 TURKS PENETRATE EGYPT J

# Cairo, Jan. 27.—Turkish invasion of Egypt has not only J

M begun, as was reported in an earlier dispatch from Athens J

M but Turkish forces have penetrated a considerable distance J

# into Egypt. El Kantara, twenty-eight miles south of Port J

1 Said, on the Suez canal, is the immediate objective of the J

J Turkish advance. f

f NEXT MEETING AT CONNEAUT LAKE £

£ Conncaut Lake, Crawford county, was selected by the M

# State Agricultural Board late this afternoon as the place for ■

J the Spring meeting. C

BILL HAS ONE SUPPORTER

Concord, N. H., Jan. 27.—A resolution asking for legis- (

lation by Congress to prevent the war materials to belli

gerent nations was defeated in the State Senate today. The I

only supporter of the resolution was its author.

| MARRIAGE LICENSES |

C Simuel J. Ilrowtt mid Catherine ltuth SwurKfr, elfy. ff.

1 <-arl l.undi* Perry and Ida 1. llrodley, York. &

* POSTSCRIPT

tory. Two days ago violent German

attacks developed with greatest forco

against the British along La Basseo

canal In France near the Belgian bor

der, and against the French in the re

gion of Craonne. To-day's official

communications from Paris and Ber

lin which deal with yesterday's fight

ing show that on the day before the

Emperor's birthday, the Germans won

a measure or success near Craonne.

WARSHIPS ENGAGED IN NORTH

SEA EIGHT RETURN TO PORT

By Associated Press

London, Jan. 27, 4.53 a. m.—Most

of the warships engaged in Sunday's

naval battle In the North Sea return

ed home Monday and during Monday

night, it was announced here to-day.

The Lion, the flagship of Sir David

Beatty, was the last of the battle cruis

ers to arrive. She returned Tuesday

morning when the Arthousa and tho

Laurel, among the light cruisers, somo

of the destroyers and the battle cruis

ers Tiger, Princess Royal, Indomltablo

and New Zealand were already at

their moorings.

The Lion arrived at 11 o'clock and

was greeted with vociferous cheering

by the crews of the anchored war

ships. It was a spontaneous tribute of

affection to Vice Admiral Beatty and

his flagship.

EMPEROR WILLIAM ISSUES

TWO RIRTII DAY DECREES

By Associated Press

Berlin. Jan. 27, by wireless to Lon

don, 9.37 A. M.—Two birthday decrees

of amnesty were issued by Emperor

William to-day, the titty-sixth anni

versary of his birth. The lirst releases

the active military from the disciplin

ary punishment inflicted upon them by

court. martial within a limit of six

months' imprisonment; the second de

cree annuls the prosecution of soldiers

for oltensos committed previous to tha

receipt of their call to arms.