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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

LXXXV — No. 75

VILLA FLEES FAR

BELOW AMERICAN

FORCE; REPORTED

PAST CHIHUAHUA

General Funston Admits Ban

dit Leader Is Far Out of

Reach of Cavalry; Cam

paign Cannot Be Carried

Against Him Much Farther

Unless Railroads Are Made

Available

MORE TROOPS ARE SENT

TO PROTECT LINES

Reinforcements Will Be Need

ed by Pursuing Force,

Too; 150 U. S. Soldiers on

Sick List; Climatic Condi

tions Cause Considerable

Illness; Only Four Wound

ed So Far

Where Is Villa? '

Is He Hurt or Not?

Villa iR so elusive tliat tlie dis

patches about lIIH whereabouts and

condition are conflicting.

lie has been reported safe in

body and limb within the last few

days.

lie lias been reported its having

a broken leg and a wounded hip.

lie la said to be in a sequestered

hut in the Sierra Mndres near

Guerrero.

He is reputed to lie In the Sail

A'ureas bills heading with a shat

tered knee for Chihuahua with

American troops pursuing ten miles

back.

fie is reported by a statesman in

Washington as bring hemmed in—

that is. he has the Atlantic ocean

on one side and the Pacitlc on the

other.

The one certain thing seems to

be that he is still alive.

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San Antonio, Texas. April 4.—Offi

cial admission of the belief that Fran

cisco Villa has fled" far "beyond the

American forces and now is operating

south of Chihuahua City was made at

General Fnnston's headquarters to

day.

Since yesterday, much information

indicating that the bandit was in the

neighborhood of Satevo moving to

wards Parral, has boon received but

that regarded by General Funston

and bis staff as most reliable came

from t'onsul Letcher at Chihuahua.

Tf it is proven tlmt Villa is on his

way south, perhaps toward Parral, or

Torreon, the campaign against him

cannot be carried much further un

less the railroads between Chihuahua

City and the border are made avail

able for the moving of troops to

strengthen the lines of communica

tion. This was frankly stated at Gen

eral Funston's headquarters where it

was also intimated that, representa

tions to this effect would be made to

the War Department.

El Paso, Tex., April 4.—With Fran

cisco Villa still in flight and first

whereabouts apparently unknown to

his pursuers the campaign of the

American forces, now scouring north

ern Chihuahua for the hanrlit en

tered to-day upon a broader phase.

New troops have been ordered In

Mexico from the military base at Co

lumbus, N. M., to protect the length

ening line of communications.

Villa has been reported at many

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NORWAY QUERIES GERMANY

London, April 4. A Copenhagen

dispatch says that Norway has re

quested Germany to investigate

whether German submarines were re

sponsible for the torpedoing of the

large number of Norwegian ships de

stroyed within the past few days. If

it is proved that German submarines

were responsible Norway will demand

full compensation.

THE WEATHER

For llnrrlnharg anil vicinity: Gen

erally clouil.v to-night nn<l n ril.

nrmlllv) not mueli cluing*- In tem

perature! lowest to-night iiliout

■MI degree*.

For Eastern I'cnnsylvuiiin: Prob

ably mill tn-nIKM; Wdlnrmlay

cloudy; fresh iMirthcust wlntla.

Hirer

It ill ii fell over the entire Siinquc

liiiiiua IIIIHIII In the Inst twenty

fonr hours, hut It naa generally

light nnil lind no nintrrlnl elleet

on the fulling iialrrn. The most

ilecitlcil fallN In rivers Mince Inst

report hnvc occurred In the "Vorth

llrnnch. I.owcr >Vest llrnnch and

Ihe niiiln river. The river at

Wllkea-llurre Is still two feet

above flood stnge. but will prob

ably inll below thnt point to

night. The weather IK expected

lo continue unsettled with gener

ally overenst skies, hut there

lirohnllly will he little, ir any,

r-«- nnil all streams are evpeet

cd to continue to fall steadily. \

stage of nhout 12.7 feet is Indi

cated for Harriabiirg, M edueadny

morning.

General Conditions

The Southern storm that was cen

tral over Georgia. Mondny morn

ing. Is pnsslng seanard off Ihe

\ortll < arollno cons). It |, nn

caused light to moderate ruins in

Ihe last twenty-four hours in llie

Middle nnil South Atlantic Staten

an I Kast Tennessee, with some

light snow In Southern \ew Fug

land,

temperature! s n. m„ 3N.

«uni Rlaen. 8>43 a. m.t seta. tl:3a

p. m.

Moon I First quarter, \prll 11.

I»i3ll a. in.

Hlver Staue: I 4.1» feet above low

water mark.

Yestcrilny'a Weather

Highest teinprrnliire. 44,

l.oweat temperature. 40.

M»«n tempernturr. 42.

Normal temperature, 45,

nv CABRIEH « CENTS A WEKK.

SINGLE COPIES 2 CE>TS.

MEXICAN BANDS MENACE AMERICAN SVPPLY TRAINS

a6w®r,< rnmmm ra»v ' *

(f.CVMMy SttPM*¥ TJZUCKS J//J~7£X/CO. «ov«. *9u+ dMVfwCB.

(Heavy guards on trucks in Mexico.)

Grave apprehensions were expressed to-day by army officers for the safety of the American invading forces'

lines of communication.

Numerous warnings from confidential and usually reliable sources say that Villa adherents are gathering

in the chihuahua desert north and south of Ascension and near the motor truck trail leading from Columbus

to Casas Grandes.

The object, it is reported, is to cut the lines of communication, and, if possible, isolate and surround the

stations of American forces in Mexico. Additional troops have been sent into Mexico to prevent this.

SHIPPING LOSSES

SINCE BEGINNING

OF WAR ARE 993

Belligerents Lose 794; Neutrals,

19!); Total Tonnage Runs

in Millions

SEVEN I". S. SIMPS SINK

Britain Heaviest Sufferer, but

Now Has More ('.raft Than

in 1915

By Associated Press

T.ondon, April 4. Admiral Sir

Cyprian Bridge, in a report on mer

chant shipping losses, gives the follow

ing statement of total losses to ship

ping from the beginning if the war to

March 23:

T.oss to belligerents:

Steamers-—British, 3 79. of 1,320.000

tons; French 41. 140,000 tons: Bel

gian 10, 30,000 tons; Russian 27, 42,-

000 tons: Italian 21, 70,000 tons; Jap

anese 3. IS.OOO tons.

Sailing Vessels British 31, 19.000

tons; French 12, 18.000 tons; Russian,

8, 7,000 tons; Italian ti. 3,000 tons.

Trawlers—British. 237; French, 7;

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MOB HOLDS TOWN

IN NEW ENGLAND

AT ITS MERCY

Windows Smashed at Will

During Riot in Haverhill,

Mass.; Militia Called Out

By Associated Press

Haverhill, Mass., April 4. A trail

of broken glass was the only visible j

evidence to-day of the disturbance of

last night when a mob held the city |

in its power for several hours and I

; smashed windows at will.

The fury of the crowd was finally j

spent and before daylight the streets

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PAPER SITUATION

BEFORE CONGRESS

Conservation of Materials I

Urged; Send Out Posters to

Schools of Nation

Washington, I"). C., April 4.—The j

I scarcity of paper and of raw material 1

j for the making of paper and what has j

1 come to lie known as the "paper slt

i nation" in the United States has at

i traeted the attention of Congress. lin- j 1

portant developments mark Ihe begin- ! 1

ning of the week here in connection

| with the shortage of paper and raw

I materials, and ways and means of 1

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SERUM FOR TYPHI'S

By Associated Press .

Paris, April 4. Dr. Pierre Roux, '

i director of the Pasteur Institute an

nounced yesterday to the Academy of l

Sciences the discovery of a serum for

! the treatment, and prevention of

i eruptive typhus, for which no specific

1 cure had existed. Nineteen cases

! treated with the serum have all

shown marked improvement.

FUGITIVE CONVICT RETURNS |

Special to the Telegraph

Lancaster, Pa., April 4. "May I

I come in?" was the query of a weary-1:

looking man who appeared yesterday

at the entrance of the Lancaster coun

ty prison. Being recognized as Harry I

G. Smith, forger, serving a two years' 1

sentence before he and three other

prisoners made a sensational escape

j on the night of February 12, he was

LprompUy admitted.

HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1916.

WORLD ASKED TO |

JUDGE SINKING OF

RED CROSS SHIP

Russia Protests to Neutrals

Torpedoing of Hospital Ves

sel by Germany

ATTACK WAS DELIBERATE

Vessel Bore All Signs; Flag

rant Infraction of Inter

national Law

By Associated rress

L'i Petrograd, April 4. The follow-!

- ing is the text of the formal note!

- which the Russian government has j

- sent to all the neutral governments, |

) protesting against the destruction of !

the Russian hospital ship, Portugal: I

j "The Russian hospital ship Portugal ]

) | with a Franco-Russian crew and a

- proper sanitary staff on board, was

- cruising in the Black Sen, its destina- 1

- tioii being Ofow. On March 30, at;

8:30 o'clock in the morning the ship i

■) stopped oft Cape Fatieh in order to

, | permit one of the vessels accompany

ing her to pump out water which was'

; hindering progress. At this moment |

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GIPPLE NAMED

CITY FORESTER,

SALARY SI,OOO

Council Confirms Successor

Pro Tern, of Harry J.

Mueller

O. Benjamin Gipple. 210 Peffer

i street, acting city forester since the !

office was vacated by Harry J. Muel-j

ler, to-day was unanimously appointed !

\ by City Council as -city forester, pro !

Item, at a salary of SI,OOO per year. j

I The appointment of Gipple was rec- i

I ommended by Commissioner E. Z. j

I Gross, superintendent of parks and !

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PENBROOK WILL

PAVE THE STREET

Motor Club Raises Fund to

Make Up Any Possible

Deficiency

J After two years of effort to accom- j

plish the paving of Main street, Pen

i brook now has promise of getting its ;

principal street paved this summer. |

The borough council lust evening voted

j unanimously to accept the State's offer

! of paying for eight, feet of the stretch !

through the borough and one-half of;

the cost, of laying the yiipes or other j

; culverts. The council session con- j

tinned until midnight in order to per- j

, feet the two separate ordinances re

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U. S. Will Protest Britain's

Refusal to Release Men

By Associated Press

Washington, T). C., April 4.—Great

Britain's refusal to release the thirty-

I eight Germans, Austrlans and Turks

taken from the American steamer;

, China near Shanghai was received to- !

i day at the State Department and will!

be given out for publication later.

The British note is understood to in- I

sist on-the right of that government

to seize enemy subjects returning to

takr part In the war.

This, it is understood, the United

' States is prepared to vigorously dis- ;

pute. The intention of the State De- j

partment is to demand the uncon-1

ditlonal release of Ihe prisoners ac-j

cording to man)- precedents.

WILSON BLAMED

FOR DANGEROUS

SHIP SITUATION

Navy Helpless to Rush Work

Because Yards Are Over

crowded

BETHLEHEM STEEL LOYAL

Oilers to Co-operate to Assist

Demand of Government;

Would Rush Armament

Special to the Telegraph

i Washington, April 4. —Virtually as-'

t sured of an ambitious naval building!

| program by Congress, the Govern-1

| ment faces the problem of securing j

1 completion of warships which Con-1

j gress may authotize. Replies from j

private shipbuilding companies to the'

queries of Chairman Padgett of the;

House Naval Affairs Committee, de

' clare that a shortage of material and.,

; skilled men and the demands of pri- j

vate interests on the shipbuilding in- j

dustry militate against the early com

pletion of any warcraft that may

come out of Congress.

I AVashington observers see the fail

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CAPITOL HILL IS

REGULAR HIVE OF

PREPAREDNESS

Men in the Stale Government

Getting Ready For a Po

litical Contest Today

The late of candidates for delegates

and alternates-at-iarge who will run

in the interest of Governor Brum

baugh's presidential aspirations is

complete except for a few names and

practically all of the candidates for

district delegates and alternates and

State committeemen have been pick

ed, but the names are being rigorously

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ROOSEVELT AND

HUGHES LOOM UP

Colonel Against Fight Now in

His Own Behalf; Justice to

Respond to Unanimous Call

Washington. D. C.. April 4.—Col

onel Theodore Roosevelt and Justice

Charles K. Hughes are now running

neck-and-neck as the "deadlock

breakers" of the Republican National

Convention.

With the candidacy of these two j

men depending largely upon the pros- I

pects of a deadlock in the convention,'

followed by a stampede, it became i

known last night that Republican'

leaders in every State in the Union j

[Continued on Paso 6.]

Ford Holds Big Lead For

Republican Nomination

By Associated Frtss

Detroit, April 4. The overwhelm- 1

Ing plurality which Wayne county j

gave to Henry Ford enabled him to',

hold a substantial lead over United I

States Senator William Alden Smith j|

to-day for the Republican presidential j!

preference nomination.

An extremely light vote was cast at

the State-wide primary yesterday.

The strong showing made l>y Mr. Ford i

who had requested thai his candidacy'

"be not taken seriously" was consid-I

ered the most interesting develop

ment,

ELEVEN HUNDRED

MEASLES CASES

SINCE MARCH 1

Caused More Deaths Than

Diphtheria; Greatest Epi

demic in History of City

GRAI)U AL L Y ABATING

Violation of Quarantine Laws

Largely Responsible Says

Dr. Raunick

More than eleven hundred cases of

measles—one of the worst epidemics

.in the history of the city—have been

reported to the City Health Bureau

since March X. Nine deaths were

caused by diseases resulting from

measles.

Because of the big epidemic, 1,117 I

cases of contagious ills were recorded |

during March, this year, making the

total for the first three months 1,660 |

—2 00 more than the total for the en- i

tire year of 1915.

Ninety-three cases of measles have !

been reported for the first three days;

of this month, but the epidemic is

now abating gradually, according to I

City Health Officer John 51. J. Rau

nick. In February 182 cases were

reported and in January, 7, making,

the total for the year to date 1,313.

Violation of quarantine, according,

to Dr. Raunick. was at first, responsible \

for the spread of the disease, which

reached its height the foutrh week of 1

March, when 349 cases were recorded.

Of the total, 1,021, the Tenth ward !

led with 182 cases: the Seventh was

second with 158: the Ninth, third, with

117. All of these wards are densely;

populated, however, and have a num

ber of school buildings in the terri

tories.

Measles with resultant other dis

eases so far, according to figures in

the Health Bureau offices, caused more

deaths last year and to date this year

than diphtheria. Contagious diseases

reported during March follow: Ty- j

phoid fever, 3: chlckenpox, 7: diph

theria. 7; measles, 1,021: German

measles. 3: whooping cough. 44; pneu

monia. 7: erysipelas. 6: mumps, 16; J

tetanus, 1; ophthalmia. 2.

Government Has Key to

Gasoline Problem Declares

Bailey in Development Bill

Special to the Telegraph

Washington, D. C., April 4. —That

there are over six million acres of

oil-bearing lands which the United

States Government might develop on

its own initiative, was asserted by

Representative Warren Worth Bailey,

of Pennsylvania, in connection with

the bill for government entry into the

oil business, introduced in the House

! yesterday.

"The gasoline situation is absolutely |

In the hands of Congress, 'said Mr. ;

Bailey. "It can solve the problem of |

extortionate nrtres at a stroke if it Is

so minded. T hope it will be so mind- ;

ed. Under the terms or my bill, the I

Secretary of thf Interior is authorized j

to proceed with new development of j

oil-bearing lands In the public domain.

There ar» over fi,000.000 acres of such

lands Tf the people want cheaper

gasoline Congress can Rive it to them '

right off the reel by puttinc my bill j

across. It is as simple as rolling oft a j

log."

After disposing of the matter in this |

manner, Mr. Railev talked to a num- j

her of members of the House and he '

said he found them "considerably in- |

terested in my proposal." He said he j

believed the Committee on Public j

I<ands would take kindly to his pro- j

posal. Mr. Bailey thinks that the'

mere prospect of the adoption of his j

plan will have the effect of "bring- 1

ins the oil monopoly up with a round j

turn."

State Wants City's

Firehouses in Park Zone

Removed by Jan. 1

Harrisburg was formally requested j

to-day by the Capitol Park Kxtension i

Commission to move .the Citizen and ]

the Mount Vernon firehouses from the

park extension zone by January 1,

1 01 7. and Council this morning turned

the communication over to Commis- !

sioner E. Z. Gross, superintendent of '

parks and public property.

The city released its property, in- i

eluding the streets, in the park zone !

November 16, 1911. The Mount Vei 1 - i

non frontage of 21 feet and the Citizen

frontage of 23 feet in Fourth street j

are among the huildings which the j

city gave over to the State.

The request for the razing of the |

two firehouses. however, aroused con

siderable conjecture in city quarters as j

to what will become of the companies ;

that are housed in that district. Com- j

missioner Gross said he couldn't dis- |

cuss the problem, as the matter hadn't !

nrogressed to that point. Tn certain !

firemen quarters, however, it is be- ;

lieved the two buildings will eventually |

lead to the. establishment of a central

fire station at the Hope and the pos

sible removal of some of the equip

ment. . of the two companies to the;

Camp Curtin or pther houses.

FORMER TTARRISBVRGER WTt.T,

BE RETAINED BY SCHWAB,

Baltimore. Md., April 4.—Announce- i

ment was made to-day that .T. N. !

Jones, superintendent of the Balti- i

more Sheet & Tin Plate Co. plant

here, purchased bv Charles M.

S< hwab. chairman of the hoard of j

directors of the Bethlehem Steel Cor

poration. will be retained as manager

under the new ownership.

Mr. Jones v.'ss formerly n TTirrts

biirger. From 190'> to 1911 he was

superintendent of the local plant of,

the L,aL,ance-Grogean Tin Plate Co.

' JWOV//VC ? '

111 erder to avoid uilaalnc a KIIIKIC

lanue of the Telegraph, nabarrlbrra

uliu con template moving orr re.

<liiexlril to notify thr Circulation De

partment promptly of ehauite "t ad

drcaa.

Don't fall to give your old aa well

aa your new addreaa.

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QUIET FOLLOWS

HARD FIGHTING

AROUND VERDUN

German Infantry Rests While

Artillery Makes Feeble

Response

POWDER FACTORY BURNS

200 Persons Arc Killed or Hurt

in Accidental Explosion

in England

There is a slight lull in the battle

raging around Verdun, following the

violent fighting of yesterday by which

the French pushed their way hack

to the northern outskirts of Caillaux

wood between Douaumont and Vaux,

and regained a footing in the village

of Vaux itself.

No Infantry engagements occurred

last night, according to the afternoon

Paris bulletin. The French artillery

has been notably active, however,

hammering German positions in the

Vaux-Douaumont sector. The Ger

mans are declared to have made only

a feeble response to this bombard

ment.

Northwest of the fortress the artil

lery on both sides have been actively

employed along the Avocourt-Alalan

court front, where ihe salient in the

line is gradually neing straightened

out by the southward push of the

Germans. Even from the adjoining

Argonne region, the German lines at

Ma.laricourt have been subjected to a

pounding by the French long range

guns.

Powder Factory Blows Up

A British powder factory in Kent

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Cost Roco Just S2O to

Shoot Robins at Wildwood

Shooting two robins in Wildwood

Pfirk cost Hoco Cadirlan *2O and costs

after a hearing before Alderman

Charles Emmet Murray. ITe was ar

rested on Saturday by Stale Game

Protector C. B. Gaum.

A warning has been given that any

person caught shooting songbirds will

be arrested and prosecuted and every

effort will Vie made to enforce the law.

7t. was reported that a number of

younK boys had been shooting at

robins and other songbirds in Wild

wood Park. Officials of the City Park

Department have taken measures to

break up the practice.

W » W I l/jfr Wu Hi I iF

BOY DROWNED AT MIDDLETOWN J

Middletown, April 4.—Claude Kolstein, aged 6 yeai I

son of Mrs. Mabel Holstein, of this place, was drowned i:i j

the Swatara Creek this afternoon. Young Holstein, with a I

companion, was playing with an express wagon on the bank *

of the creek in the rear of the Rescue Hose House. The I

bank caved in, the boy and wagon tumbling into the creek. *5

The body has not been recovered. I

' DRAW CHECK FOR $70,703,600

New York, April 4. —A check for slightly more than #

' ( $70,703,600, said to be the largest ever drawn, passed £

* through the New York Clearing House to-day. It was 1

1 1 made by J. P. Morgan and Company on a local bank to the

j • order of the Canadian government in payment of S7S,GC |

I par value 3 per cent, bonds. 1

ANOTHER ZEPPELIN RAID V

I Berlin, April 4.—By Wireless.—Another Zeppelin raid ;

on the British coast was made on Monday night, the ' ►

Admiralty announced to-day. The fortifications near Y.ir- ' ?

mouth were attacked and the airships returned safely.

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28 MILK PLANTS CLOSED 1

Chicago, April 4.—Twenty-eight milk distributing | >

plants have been closed as a result of the strike of ten thoua- |

and farmers and dairymen around Chicago, according to an

. announcement to-day by the Milk Producers' Association. 1 ,

Three milk plants closed down to-day.

T T

1 , ASKS $5,000 FOR HAND I ►

< Harrisburg.—Charging negligence, Harry Stevens, this I

! afternoon began an action in trespass against the Harris? A

j ' burg Pipe r.nd Pipe Bending Works for $5,000. Stevens' j

j right hand was crushed in some machinery. §

ALDINE'S ENDORSER SUED

< Harrisburg—Suit to recover SI2OO from ex-Selectman 1 ►

Jesse Hedrick, endorser on a note for that amount obtained '

i , by Edwin S. Miller, proprietor ct the Aldine hotel, was be- I |

i | gun this afternoon by the Fink Brewing Company. The 1

Aldine is one of the hotels for which a license was refused f >

* by the courts.

>• MARRIAGE UCENSES

i If" J. Klinncr. I..vkrnn, nnd Kvn 11. Rothrrnicl, .lord ft* limn*hlp,| >

J^Vort htamberlniid county. i *

CITY EDITION

14 PAGES

FIVE SHOT DOWN

BY INSANE MAN

DEFYING TOWN

Duck Hunter, Fined, Fights

Sheriff and 14 Deputies

Twenty Hours

BLOWS OWN HEAD OFF

Whole Village Terror Stricken

by Guide Who Shoots at

Everyone in Sight

By Associated Press

Babylon, U I. t April 4.—William

, Donley, a hunter and guide, lay dead

i to-day in his home where iie had

| wounded five persons and fought a

long battle with the sheriff and four

| teen deputies who attempted to ar

| rest him.

i Armed with rifles, shot guns and re

i volvers, Donley withstood siege by the

county authorities from noon yester

day until early this morning. When

;the attackers, after a lons silenoi

I forced their way into the house the.\

found Donley had almost blown the

! upper part of his head off with a

jshot gun. The body lay at the head

,of the stairs where Donley had for

i hours kept the besiegers at bay.

| The townspeople who had been ter

ror-stricken for more than 12 hour:

while the battle went on, flocked t'

Ihe Donley house to-day to view th

scene of the fight.

Khied For Killing Ducks

Donley's friends believe he wa

driven to temporary insanity by hi'

recent arrest for shooting ducks ou'

of season and the imposition of a lint

of S6OO, which be could not pay. lie

accused two of bis neighbors of mak

ing complaint, against him and open

ing fire on them with a shot gun

wounded both. A third neighbor wh<

intervened also was wounded. Don

ley then fired several shots at his wlf<

and at the wife of a neighbor, slight

ly wounding the latter. Four houf

thereafter Donley fired at any perao!

who came near his home. A police

man attempting to arrest him was sho.

> in the arm and leg.