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THE WEATHER i » h Washington. Jan. 16.—Eastern Pernia.: Rain Sunday or Sunday night, warmer; I^fond »y, i SUNDAY INDEPENDENT »«»»^j LEASED WIRE TELEGR APH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY MOST COMPLETE \ SPORT SECTION x I IN THE CITY PRICE FIVE CENTS The Only Sunday New»pjip«r Published In Luzerne County WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1015 ISntered at "WIlkw-BaiTe, Pa. as Second Class Mall Matter PRICE FIVE CENTS BOY FINANCIAL GENIUS treason in |NEiiT fraud WEALTHY ON NOTHING ^^f^Jf ROUSES IRE OF CARANZA Perrin 6. Jordan of This City Was Released From $15,- 000 in Debts at age of 20 Years After Rising From Bell Boy to Magnate on References Furnished by His Girl Stenographer and Boy Chum FOOLED BRADSTREETS; OPERATED FOUR COMPANIES HENRY GRAHAN CLUB MEMBERS ENTERTAINED The Henry Grattan Club of ritts. ton, one of the best known Irish pa¬ triotic organizations in the county, held open houfse last night for tha entertainment of a-large number ofj friends who went to Pittston to take' part In the ceremonies incident to the installation of the club officers re-< cently elected. The Installing officer offline were as follows: Hre^^ident K. J. Keating; ident, Jame.s Houlihan; vue pre.""-" recording} No story of the famous " Get-Rich-Quick-WaUingford" series can exceed in romantic features the record that has just been writ ten around the career in WllkesBarre of Perrin B. Jordan, who, at the age of 20 years was able to organize four companies and receive, credit in the amount of $15,000 on no other security than that of¬ fered by the names of his stenographer, ^Miss Julia Kennedy, and a seventeen-year-old boy, Hubert Frantz. * Even after repudiating his $15,000 worth of debts because he had not attained the age of 21 was Patrick oxooie of this city andi years, Jordan, after he reached his majority on October 4, was able ^^^ "f^'^«"-« "ho were inducted tnta to reorganize his efforts and add $12,000 more to the debts he had contracted. Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy and an inves¬ tigation begun by Attorney E. Foster Heller, Commissioner in Bank-! secreury, Anthony Kennedy; flnan"^ ruptcy, ended the young man's spectacular operations and he is now believed to have left the city, short $3,000 in his accounts. STARTED AS A BELL-BOY Jordan's was the most brilliant young mind that has ever en¬ tered financial circles in Wilkes-Barre. Claiming to be a son of the authoress, Charlotte Gordon of Atlantic City and Philadelphia, be came to Hotel Poland as a bell-hop a little more than two years ago when he was only 18 years old. Two weeks of the hotel Work •gave him his start and he then opened an employment agency in the Savoy building. Next he organized a Poifltry Magazine and from tl.at he embarked in moving picture plays and criticisms. Though his operations were country-wide he had the pluck to keep his of¬ fice immediately next door to United States Commissioner Moore and he even used desk room in Mr, Moore's quarters, (Continued on page 2,) GERMANS PREPARE FOR ANOTHER DRIVE AGAINSTTHE ALLIES First line Troops Are Brought Forward by the Teutons in Preparation for What is Expected to be Vicious As¬ sault in Second Effort to Reach Coast Towns—At¬ tacks Against Soissons Continue BATTLE OF CROWY WAS BLOODIEST OF THE WAR i..ondon, Jan. 16—Prnportant new i gagementg of the war is demonstrated dispositions of troops are being made r^V stories told by wounded .soldiers by the German.-^ according to Aie- i ^'^° reached Paris today. One of- patehen received here from Holland |'''^^'" ^"^ P*^"c"'ar gave a thrilling and and behind the lines in Belgium and , graphic account of the affray France. The change ¦which evidently I "These attacks certainly is taking place in the Germans' cam- cial secretary, .lohn Gerlty; trea-«ur-' er, ,Iohn Cavanaugh. After the installation the membersr retired to the club rooms and listen-" ed to a delightful program of vocali and intitrumental selections. There) wero also tjome enjoyable addres.«es.' The po.st of honor was filled by Tres-' idciU Keating. Martin .Mulcahey .-sang "The Tnwni [.of Kilkenny." T. .M. Dullard gave ai recitation and I-.awrenee Casey gavel an interesting talk of •'Unity." Ther<J were also a talk of "Irish History" ityi John Mulhern, on "Patrlnti.sm" b>1 Patrick O'Toolo; song by John Hoyle; song. John Hurke, song, Joseph ICeat^ ing; song. Anthony Kennedy: selee-i tion on the hainionica. Lyon brother.s;! Italian ragtime, Jospph RedIngton;l Polish ragtime, Raymond McOarry;! sonp. Karl Keating; piano selection) Thomas Granahan; song, Joseph Mc-) Ilhenny; Tri.«h jig. Harr>- Stanton;, song, ICdward I^oftus; 5nng, Mart Mnl.< cahey: song. Willlanr Moran and aJ selection by a quartet composed ofl Mcllhenny, Mangan, Mead and ConJ nors. ' WAS WORKED AND DEALER WAS VICTIM RETORN OF $34,000 1f NEWPORT MEN ASKED IN'CHARGES I Declares He Has Arrested Anthracite Meat Market Attorneys for Taxpayers Mention Lumber That May Have r r n .. . ^ ..^. . -« 1 Been Used in Buildings While Allegations Point to Township Teams in Priyate Work at Public Expense Envoys of Provisional President and Will Kill Next VILLA'S AGENTS ACTIVE Trusted Telephone Order And Dehvery Boy is Robbed HIS ASSAILANT ESCAPED B> trusting a delivery boy with change In the sum of twenty dollars b tele- .Market Mexico City, Jan. 12--By courier to E\ Paso—Only a epeedy connnestj of rich Tampico and the surrounding' ^'"" d^'i^'er of meat ordered oil region by Villa can prevent thei' ^'"'"*'' *^^ Authracltc Meat rapid re-alignment of the Mexican! "'*' "''^'^ ^^'' '''¦''"' "^ -^ fa-tions againut him. Since the! i ^'"'^"'^ '^*^ "'*^^'' ^" •''''flition to the Zapatista* crushinR defeat by Obre-I ""^'^*- **"' market proprietors lo.st the gon, they have faded away into thei'''*'*"*^^ intrusted to the boy and the .\lorel08 hills by thousands, leaving!''^""^'^ ^^'^'^ •^^¦"" " P"'"'"' " ^o'^'® t Villa the hprculean task of crush^ '" «•««"'"« 'he theif who worked the ing Carranzlstas in the .south. game, Reallgnin'-nt of the Mexican fac-1 -^""t before their Hosing hour the tions had proceeded far enough foj'i'arket employeea received a request ' - - for meat from a woman who tele¬ phoned that she lives at 84 South Main street. She asked that change of a twenty dollar bill be given the dpilvp-ry hoy so that shp might pay $1.1.". the amount of th^ hill. Th" infat was given one of tho I'os and he was told to hurry to the address given. .M the gate of the hou.se which adjoins the Luzerne theatre a m.'in inet the boy and a.'^lced him where he was'-golng. When tho lad answered thf" m,in said: "Give me thp moat and change; I'll fix It." Both were handed over and Instantly the man darted into the iot. jumped a fence Into Gildersleeve alley and made his e!»capp. The boy. crying. PHONEY PAYROLLS ONE OF THE CHARGES Serious allegaHowi were flleid -with the court yesterday against the com- [ Tnl8.sionerH ef Newport township hy j .Attorneys B. Frank Meyers and Gran- 1 villo Clark. reprcsen,!ing the taxpay- ! \-a,te Individuals, -were charged up to the township. There are mriny other cerlons alle¬ gations, the entire nnmber oi them covering several tyT>written pagrw. er». According to the/specI.Mcaflons] One of these charge* !» to the effeciS clever i the taxpayers who ere behind the j that men turned In time against the day to warrant John R. Silltman per , (jPOiial representative of President 'Wil¬ son in Mexico City cabling Washlng-J ton that there is a poss..illity of aj coalition convention within the npxU ten days. Among these who will takej part are Generals T..ulgl Obrcgon, GonJ zaies and Villarreal and President; Gulterrex. The military strength of this com-i binatlon comprises an army of about/ 100,000 men. Vera Ou^, .Ian. commissioners of dent Guetlrrrer. ^ . . spread discord In the r'arrany.a forces and alienate generals .\Ivaro Obre- gon and •Oandldo .Agiillar and bring. about the defection of the troops of j ran back up Main street to report to these two Carranzlsta command.*, I the policeman on !•>.—Threp sppriaj provisional prej>i- who attetiiipte-i to paign plans, eral certainly hit us hard, but our' losses arc not compar- determined by the gen. ! f f'.'* .»» tho.se of the Germans. We MODISH GOWNS SUrr DR. WILEY Washington, an. 16.—Dresses thait are'>low .it one end and hlKh a*, the ather, the same being the upper .and lower ends resipecUvely, are a/U right frtwn Hhe standpnint of hygiene, ac¬ cording to Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Talking to ithe Child Welfare Aeao- elation of Aanco.'rta, t>r. Wiley urged the women to wear the low neck style of gown for all occasions. Ho also expressed thp hope that some day men will b.anish collars. Then he wood have us all discard hats and urged fond parents to let their offspring ito go barefoot all the year round. have been arrested as a result of a trap and are to be tried by court martial at Vera Crur. "First chief Carranza to-night made the following announcement: "Rodriguez Cabo. Juan .Vgulrre Esco- (Coniinued on page 2.) patrol duty there. No trace was found of the thief. At P4 So. Main street It wa.s found no one had telephoned. The bby was able to give a fairly good description of the man who took meat and money and every effort Is being made to arre-st him. MAYOR IS STRENUOUS ON STANDS QUESTION shifting of lirst line forces. Is ' »tllled an inconceivable number of the accepted by British military experts ; enemy. One battery, covering our as presaging a new drive against the "'"''"¦eat', alone annihilated two bat- which only can be ; ta'ions of Germans, who advanced as allies at a point conjectured. Amsterdam reports that the Ger¬ mans have eva'uafed all the towns and villages on the Belgian coa-sts as far north as Mariakerkc, to the north of Nieuport and three miles south¬ west of Ostend. The towns report¬ ed abandoned include Middlekerlte, Sl>pe, and Wosiende. Tho veteran forces already had boon withdrawn from along the Tscr ' the other side usual in mass formation. "We could not resist. We left a small rear guard force with orders to hold to the last man, so the bulk of our 10,000 men could rea|o«i the Aisne. This force took cover behind an old wall and^ belched fire at tne oncoming Germans until their munition was exhausted. "The Germans managed to Mention of the fact of Claj-ton Heebner's connection with a Public ! Square market operaing a .sidewalk stand brought Mayor Kosek to his feet at Friday's council meeting In a declaration that if he were given two assistants he would throw every fruit stand and sidewalk market dis¬ play into the street. Mr. Heebner wanted to be appointed special of¬ ficer at the -Vlhambra. The mayor'.s RUSSIANS ARE TRYING TO FLANK THEKAISER;SARMIESIN POLAND Troops of the Czar Are Within Striking Distance of Thorn and May Compell a Ret reat of the German Forces Before Warsaw—Turks Cross Persian Territory to Attack Russians prosecution a.sTced that the comimls rioners of Xewport be .¦surcharged to the amount of $,14,000. Tt Is alleged it hat the officials ex¬ pended this amount of mones' Illegal¬ ly and thnt they »;hould be compelled to make restitution When the ra- ture of the charges became known in Nerwport yesterday ,there was a big oensatlon, as few suspected that the commlsslcners would be charged with tho expenditure of such a lar^e amount of money In a manner not .nu- thorized by law. If half the allegations on fi;e at the court house are true the commis¬ sioners of Newport wll have a great deal of explaining to do when the time comes for them to give .in ae- '•onnt of thet fj eward^hip. r.umher ronccrned. Among other things it is rhargcil thnt larse i-iuuntiiles of lurrber that wa* Intemied for township use found It.s way Into he hands of certain of the, officials and that 1t -was u.sed in the con«tructlon of buildings. It is .•^Iso alle=rcd that teams o-wne,l b^- crtain persons in the to^Mishij^ al though used In hauling coal for prii township and were paid for days on which they -wero at work In th<» mlne.^ ProTrtlnent citizens of the townrfUp and corporations OT^'nlng oonsIdeiraWs eo.al and real <»f.tato In the municipal¬ ity are taking a keen interest In th» ra>e and .lhey are hapeful of shoe¬ ing a condition of affairs In Nemport • that skins to a frajizle an>-thlng of tlie kind that h.is "ner boon puHed off in I'>uzeme connty. tp To Offirlals. The commissi' ners have a certalii time under the law to me-lie answer to (the charges thatha ve been filed against them. Tt Is said that when they learned the serious nature of th«s charres they were conrHpletelr flab¬ bergasted. Ther.^ ii.is been loud eomiTfalnt In the ,;own»iilp the r>a»t few years oa-er the manner in which the expense, of runnine the township lias tncreased. A few months ago a numl^er of th t.-ixpayers got together and determin¬ ed to keep a watch on municipal work. The allegations filed ait the ; court house are the result of this •watch. Petrograd. An. 16—Turks have( concentrated upon the Persian terrl-; tory and will advance through Per-; slan ferritory upon Russia. Russia, however, is pertectly able to worst her enemy. Re.enforcenients will be hurried up to where needed, though, the country Is difficult for marching! As the river can be crossed at sev-) eral points and as the Germans hav* always shown nervousness regarding their left flank, resting on its other, bank. It is likely that we shall shortj Iy see interesting developments In( this region. Meanwhile the Germans) TOLL OFDEAIH IN EARWQUAKE Official Reports TKat Have Reached Rome Add to the Hor¬ ror of the Awful Catastrophe—Hundreds of Victims Crushed to Death in Church as They Listened to Ser¬ mon by Passionist Father—King Victor Emmanuel on Scene j declaration brought no action. am. reach I of *he wall and evea to re.enforce \ on Kluk's army which | grasped the hot barrels of our rifles. attacked .Soi.ssoiis under the eye of j thru.st through the gaps. the Kaiser and landstrurm troops bad taken their places. / .MtHoks On Soissons rontiiiuo • Jernian attack.'^ against SSoissons continue, but the invaders evidently have been i-hei'ked bv th,-' fire of the new rruesotp guns 'irought \ip to the onnfh b«nK of the ,\i!;ne at this point. Shells hurled against The positions the <iPrman/« captured when they forced the Fr^ch against ^tbe stream de¬ stroyed a number of the enemies' field works, dispelled an army which was attempting to reassemble and \ pursue ^llonced several German batteries. Berlin reports quiet on the Sols- pons front, hut adds that the number "TVe •Surrender." they cr^^A. won't hurt you.' "But we continued to mow them down. The carnage was frightful. "Suddenly a shell splinter struck me and T was out of It. "The .shell tire directed against out positions In the A'alley de Chrevres was fearful. Soldiers who escaped said it was a continuous rain of 'Jack Johnson'.s which' which It possible fo dodge. "The next day ithe enemy tried to us across the Aisne, but our was im- artlllery rej.ulsed them In two deter¬ mined attacks, decimating several regiments, which were forced to re-) of cannon caiitiired from the French I treat to Moncel." INQUEST MAY BRINGMURDER Hearing in Harrison Death Tomorrow After Airing of Charge Today on the l-:th. ISth and Uth, has been found to be thirty-five. The French report, on the other hand, denies the German claim that .^,000 Frenchmen were killed and more than that num. ber made prisoners on these days. Botli .Sides Claim GainH. Fresh gains on the Perthes-Beause- jour front, were set out In the mid¬ night official communique recehvd from Paris. .\ new trench was cap. tured froni_the Germans on the out¬ skirts of Perthes-les-Hurlus and a Gormiui Official Boport Berlin, Jan. Ifi — By wirele.sa to Salville—.Among the items glyen out by general headquarters today w«re the following: ".K Turkish bulletin says the French submarine Saphir has been sunk by Turkish artillery while y-ying to en. \ ti'r the Dardanell.s." I ".\n Austri.an bulletin reports that I a heavy artillery battle is In pro¬ gress on the Dunajec. The Austrians have succeeded in . , ... J , .. I . •-- silencing one Rus- woods nearly noo yards In front of ^j^n battery by exploding the ammun. the French line .•OBeausejour has | ,ti„n magazine ' been occupied by tHem. , .-xhe British naval expert ArchI Beriln states that J^boi.sell to the ^ b,,d Hurd, in the FoJtmghtl •'reS^? northea« of Albert was completely ,.,,., ,.,„^,^„^ „^^^. .^^^^t^j^t^ ^^;_ destroyed by the German shell fire nnd the town entirely cleared of the French. Womiclrd Soldier's Thrilling Sloir Pari?. Jan. Ii>—That the battle of! Croup was one of the bloodiest en-|i haa self that no great naval battle occurred In European waters." "The NIeuwe Rotterdam5v-he Cour- ant estimates the Knglish losses in France and Flanders from Jan. 1 to (Continued on page 2.J oCroner J.iin.es'Marley has arrang¬ ed to hold .in inque.it tomorrow into the death of Harry Harrison, of 8.S Wyoming street, a former police offi¬ cer on the Wilkes-Barre force. Carl Carski. HI yoirs .ild. •-<' il Jackson street. It detai'ieU at police head¬ quarters and will be iciven a hearing lh4« morning to determine if possi¬ ble a charge of murder he may be required to answer in court. Harrison was injured on New Year's night and when taken to his home declared lie had been in a coastins accident .at Dallas. The po¬ lice,-' however, were informed of a drunken brawl .-it til ast ack.>on street In which Harrison was declared ilo have figured and immediately ujion the injured man's death last Thurs¬ day thcy caused the arrest of Carski. Doctors wo made the post mortem examinations of the body of Harri¬ son found injuries they believed could rot be received in an accident such j as the man described but they stated' shock was the cause of death. Sen- s:itional developments are promised after today's hearing and tomorrow's inquert and the authori, le.s believe jtbey can give good foundaiicn f^ a murder charge.^ troops in winter. The fighting in Poland continue.-*!'^*^"«' ^'^^" ''"'"'""'ding the Russians^ to be a war of position to which I''°'' t*!*' P-i^'t five days, preliminary to, the British public ha.s become accus-i. i ^ suppn.sed general attack upon the tomed during the six months of such! i Polish front. fighting In France. The Germans,' Dunkirk on Hunt for Spies make no progress towards War.'awl | f'ran<-o Belgian border, Jan. 16 , and lose heavily In every attack theji attempt. Meantime the Russians are pushing their jictivlties on both flanks. Rap- Id progress is being made on fhe Efl-stJ! t leave the town. Extraordinary measure.^ have been taken by the Dunkirk jjollce to pre-i vent espionage. During the la.n fevM days 2,.';00 per.sons have been forcedi Prussian front about the Mazurlanl lake region and also north of thei lower Vistula, where the Russians, advancing in considerable force, arei already within a few cavalry marches of Thorn and only 40 miles In thp( rear of the German positions on the other side of the Vistula. Every other day the hotels are raid, ed at night^nd all who cannot pro-, duce ample identincation are request., ed to report at tlic 7JoIlce station next morning. Hundreds of arrests have been made and It has been discover-, ed that many spies have donnedi French and British uniforms. SURVIVORS REUTE MANY PATHETIC INCIDENTS THRILLING RAID BY GERMANS ON SEVERAL FRENCH CITIES WILL BE NEW PHASE OF WAR By C. F. BoJ-U'lIi. Paris. Jan. 16.—T am in a position to stare that a thrilling, new and spectacular phase of ,the war will de¬ velop if Germany's plans materialize. British aviators forced a postpone¬ ment of plans. The atack on French cities will be delivered simultaneously from the north and across upper .\lsace. Paris The allies' intelligence departments will be the ,^bje«tivc of an air .s<iuad. ha« learned of a £/!rmidabIe cam- ion Trom Treves while further down paign for surprise ni.gln raids by a Zeddelins will attempt to strike ter- .<»trong force of super-Zoppelins. .ic- tor in Lyon.?, hi.herto out.side the war companled by aeroplanes acting as zone. destroyers, over the different I'rench' . Th-3 ac^ompanjlng de.«rtroyer£- mis- ¦Mties. principally Paris. Lyons and sions will be to protect theZebbolIns from French aeroplane attack while Xoncy. The Paris militaiy auihorities make no secret of the preparatl'Jns they they have taken to beat off such raids. War Minister Mlllerand and General Gallieni are highly satisfied with the iweasure* ,.aken to protect the capital and have said so in sn of- Jicial communication. It was originally Germany's inten¬ tion in fulfillment of the Kaiser's spe¬ cial order to signalize the new A-ear the dirigibles hope to escape gunfire while flyln? at greaiL height. These raids are rae logical devel¬ opment of the German policy of ter- torizing non-combatants. I am not at liberty of giving the measures the French air service has taken to counter the Zeppelin raids, but Ij^ran b said they are worked ou(t t the la-st detiUl. They comprises ev- eral hitherto Rooie. Jan. 16.—The t.ill of death from Italj''s earthquake disaster wae swelled by thousands today with the rocelpit of news by Premier Salandra •rom tor ns which li.id not beon heard from '..efore. Piartllns evidence of the magnitude of the dlpaster wrought In Sora. was re^•eyaled when the rcs- eurera uncovered 700 bo'iiei! In only a' small section rf the town. The leotbs here will numlbcr 4,000. Recurreni' tremors rHi.c;ed the f«w remalninpr walls a.<! the workers burrowed In the debris. Many soldiers were reported Wiled outrlcht. .=!lnco "^e(Tneadoy 164 hhocks have ijeen recorded. In Antrosano every house was dam- .aged or ilemoUshed. Seventy of the Inhabit:>nt,'; were kflU'd. MessadatbTe was wholly razed. But oiie-elgbith of the poptilatlon survlvd. Cercblos' fate Is confirmed. Out of 2.500 inhaibi lants but 150 still are Hvlug. The lo-' cal church is now the grave of sev¬ eral hundred xictlins who we*r ertish- cd a.'i thev listened tr, a cermon by a famous Paosioni."*; fnfber. Total Deaths Number 40,000. The total number of deaths r,'>port- ed fro.li ofricial and private sources to date exceeds 40.000. but Premiar Palandrn .<*tates that many of these reports obvlou.sly are exaggerated and they are given only for their face value. Tt will bo weel;s. he states. the nitna for rscue wnrk owing fo lack of funds. Vv to date 4^0 ."urvlvora have b»en liberated .at Avezxano. IsolatitlH f^. ports 60 dead and 100 wounded have been dug from the ruins. Many Pathetic Incident*. Many pathetic Incidents have been related by the workers In who have reilurned here aupplle*. At .Sora a Toanj? -mother, crazed by the catastrophe, wrested from the doctors' care her IC-month.'? eld baby. When later the baby died the mother JumpeKl to JUor death from the Liri bridgSk Little Ldigt Falco, .i-years old. irf- iter being swather with baji^ g»s by the doctor asked: "Where Is moth¬ er—where Is sister?'' ¦When the nurse replied that they were "In paradise," ;the boy after tliiinking for a second, said: "I don't want to go to pare.dise; I want to go to JLmerlca -with papa." NO NEW ARBITRATOR IN CAR MEN'S CA2^S li^f'.ro corrctea casii^liv li..ts ran heUd the "arbi,Tr,^^™.,f*^. "**' ''** nam. oropared. Of primary 1-Portance them ^X^ri^;:? thl%^'m"^^^^^^^ now is the succoring of the Injured kcently made hv t»,t \ . ^""^^ "¦* and Ithe care of the homeless. Sn aTd settled h !.'* ^*'" "*"'* King Victor Emmanuel returned to ratl^n^^'cfv L^'n;'"*^'?"" °'^^^ the Avezzano region to resuime Shea thA i^,.^^>Z h ^^'>^^^ T^- charge of the rescue work. The King 'Ske Js marking .'"''"'''''' "' ''^''' .states that there is a deplorable in- iepVesenlaUve In'n -m''¦'' ^^^ """'" I representative and will ask that ai meeting be arranged as soon as thei t/company has settled upon its dele-( i'gate. The third arbitrator will of surgical and medical, sufficiency aid. I>ylne FromKxj)o.su re. In many of the towns the v.-ounded are dying from exposure and hunger. Now a snow fall Is feared, as .the weather has ch;Lnged. A hea^y fall of snow at this time would m'ean cer- t.ain death to practically every victim buried bene^iTh the wreckage and appointed by the original two. bq SPECIAL MENTION London. Paris. Nancy and Lyon.?, but S.OOO feet altitude far more speqlftc the damage wrought the Zeppelin ular Shan navelen taciories at. Frlederichshaven by be expactel 200a.. ,„, ,, — ---_ WAXTBD—Three Specialty Sales- casualties In Magliano. will reach Apply before 9 a. m or after 5 n (S*Sements aiayi 1.700. The head of the relief corps m.. Champion Supply Companj 337 toere iiaa Ueu cora,pelled to stop the 1 Adams Ave, Scranton, ffa. '
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
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Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Date | 1915-01-17 |
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Month | 01 |
Day | 17 |
Year | 1915 |
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1915-01-17 |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
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THE WEATHER
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h Washington. Jan. 16.—Eastern Pernia.: Rain Sunday or Sunday night, warmer; I^fond »y,
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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LEASED WIRE TELEGR APH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
MOST COMPLETE \ SPORT SECTION x I IN THE CITY
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Only Sunday New»pjip«r Published In Luzerne County
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1015
ISntered at "WIlkw-BaiTe, Pa. as Second Class Mall Matter
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BOY FINANCIAL GENIUS treason in |NEiiT fraud WEALTHY ON NOTHING ^^f^Jf
ROUSES IRE OF CARANZA
Perrin 6. Jordan of This City Was Released From $15,- 000 in Debts at age of 20 Years After Rising From Bell Boy to Magnate on References Furnished by His Girl Stenographer and Boy Chum
FOOLED BRADSTREETS; OPERATED FOUR COMPANIES
HENRY GRAHAN CLUB MEMBERS ENTERTAINED
The Henry Grattan Club of ritts. ton, one of the best known Irish pa¬ triotic organizations in the county, held open houfse last night for tha entertainment of a-large number ofj friends who went to Pittston to take' part In the ceremonies incident to the
installation of the club officers re-< cently elected. The Installing officer
offline were as follows:
Hre^^ident K. J. Keating; ident, Jame.s Houlihan;
vue pre.""-" recording}
No story of the famous " Get-Rich-Quick-WaUingford" series can exceed in romantic features the record that has just been writ ten around the career in WllkesBarre of Perrin B. Jordan, who, at the age of 20 years was able to organize four companies and receive, credit in the amount of $15,000 on no other security than that of¬ fered by the names of his stenographer, ^Miss Julia Kennedy, and a seventeen-year-old boy, Hubert Frantz. * Even after repudiating his
$15,000 worth of debts because he had not attained the age of 21 was Patrick oxooie of this city andi years, Jordan, after he reached his majority on October 4, was able ^^^ "f^'^«"-« "ho were inducted tnta to reorganize his efforts and add $12,000 more to the debts he had contracted. Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy and an inves¬ tigation begun by Attorney E. Foster Heller, Commissioner in Bank-! secreury, Anthony Kennedy; flnan"^ ruptcy, ended the young man's spectacular operations and he is now believed to have left the city, short $3,000 in his accounts.
STARTED AS A BELL-BOY
Jordan's was the most brilliant young mind that has ever en¬ tered financial circles in Wilkes-Barre. Claiming to be a son of the authoress, Charlotte Gordon of Atlantic City and Philadelphia, be came to Hotel Poland as a bell-hop a little more than two years ago when he was only 18 years old. Two weeks of the hotel Work •gave him his start and he then opened an employment agency in the Savoy building. Next he organized a Poifltry Magazine and from tl.at he embarked in moving picture plays and criticisms. Though his operations were country-wide he had the pluck to keep his of¬ fice immediately next door to United States Commissioner Moore and he even used desk room in Mr, Moore's quarters,
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GERMANS PREPARE FOR ANOTHER DRIVE AGAINSTTHE ALLIES
First line Troops Are Brought Forward by the Teutons in Preparation for What is Expected to be Vicious As¬ sault in Second Effort to Reach Coast Towns—At¬ tacks Against Soissons Continue
BATTLE OF CROWY WAS BLOODIEST OF THE WAR
i..ondon, Jan. 16—Prnportant new i gagementg of the war is demonstrated dispositions of troops are being made r^V stories told by wounded .soldiers by the German.-^ according to Aie- i ^'^° reached Paris today. One of- patehen received here from Holland |'''^^'" ^"^ P*^"c"'ar gave a thrilling and and behind the lines in Belgium and , graphic account of the affray France. The change ¦which evidently I "These attacks certainly is taking place in the Germans' cam-
cial secretary, .lohn Gerlty; trea-«ur-' er, ,Iohn Cavanaugh.
After the installation the membersr retired to the club rooms and listen-" ed to a delightful program of vocali and intitrumental selections. There) wero also tjome enjoyable addres.«es.' The po.st of honor was filled by Tres-' idciU Keating.
Martin .Mulcahey .-sang "The Tnwni [.of Kilkenny." T. .M. Dullard gave ai recitation and I-.awrenee Casey gavel an interesting talk of •'Unity." Ther |
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Year | 1915 |
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