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RUSSIAN DRIVE IN FULL S FOR HUNGARY
Muscovites Are Active Along Their Entire Battle Line From East Prussia to Bukowina-Eight Russian Armies Take Part in Advance Toward the Plains of Hungary- German Submarines Claim Two More Victims Within Twenty-Four Hours.
London, March 27.—The Russian advance through the Carpa¬ thians toward the plains of Hungary continues, according to dis¬ patches from Petrograd.
The Austrian official report, ho-wever, claims the Russian at¬ tack has miscarried.
Although a force of Germans has come up to .re-enforce the Austrians the Muscovite army continues to straighten its line and now it fully controls the important passes from Dukla south of Uzok, At the time another force which has been holding Tar- now, on the line east of Cracow, has made considerable progress. In North Poland, the Russians seem to be doing only enough to prevent Field Marshal Von Hindenberg from withdrawing any troops to aid the sadly battered Austrian further South, or to at at¬ tempt a new initiative towards Warsaw,
The Germans tonight show that after the raid on Memel the Ru.=!sians made another one toward Tilsit, and when that waa checked, developed a third from Augustow west to the frontier.
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TROLLEY D
WAGE SCALE
MIGHTTER THAN CANNON Drawn by Archie N. GriflFith, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Petitions Were Circulated Among Motormen and Con¬ ductors Yesterday to Ascertain Whether Or Not They Would Be Satisfied Wilh A Raise of Two Cents Per Hour, But With What Success Could Not Be Learned.
The dispute between the traction company and the trol¬ ley men that has been in the hands of the arbitrators since the first of the year took on a new turn yesterday when petitions were put in circulation among the motormen in which the figners agree to accept the company's offer of a wage scale th^t wili give them 26 cents an hour, an increase of two cents per hour over what they are now being paid. The petitions were circulated by the inspectors of the company and il is understood that before quitting Tie last night a number of the employees had placed their n     es upon them.
The petition caused considerable indignation among the members of the committee who have had charge of the grievances of the men but none of them was willing to be quoted as to whether or not they would endeavor to have any concerted action taken in opposition to the new plan of the company officials to bring about a settlement of the differ¬ ences between them and their trolley employees.
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Tndicatious >>f :i trcml froui old- fnsbioned ininini; luetbotls and t,)- uard s-ieritilic, .safe ;ind CLOnoiuical r>pr>ratinn of the cullicrics of the bard <<jal region is found in the onnourre- mcnt tIi.Tt the Traders' Caal C'onip.nny of which .Mayor J'rniyn of .Scranton, is president, and the «^einrul <^os! f'oiin/p.nv. hdvp ficcidod npon com- Ilete elcrirification of their s'jrface find nndere;rtiiin(i ¦KorkiiiKF. The work hRH nlready et.Trted iindir the snper- \ision of the AVillieK-lti>rrc Company end wiipn fini.shert will constitute an Important addition to th*- reonlts of f) mnvfiiiont UeKun in this valley yome ¦ \pars aen wlien iilnns for the hli; Tnicsdrt!'- iirealicr nenr 'Xanticoke ^'.ere projctcd.
."\rofor.<! whose K'^nrratitis strength lotal.s S.iO hoiscpower are ^n process of installation a{ the colliery of the Trailers' company In Plaini^ Town¬ ship. Steam will he '^ntlroH cUniin- nied from the operations. con..cctlon9 l.avinfr hern iilaiined to the f.-ins, litiiiipM hoists, conveyer.s and even to the hhuksniith .shop. At the Central Company's colliery in TTudson, the motors will ;;eneriite I.'iO horpepower iMid the .oainc plan as instltinrd at the Traders' colliery will be carried Into fff eel.
Plans for elcctiiflcathin of three other mines in thf. di.strict are under Iireparation with the enclnecrs of the Wilkes-Barro Company who hnve taken .^pcfial interest in the work. .As a whole they represent the lonirest .t'.rldo vet taken In th" dirortlor of t   l<»ntlfu' operation of coal niaehlner.w
T)r,\TiT or .louv .txcksov.
Follciwinsr a month's ll'ness of com- M'licatiiins. .Tihn .'«. .lackson. aRred 4'. liied yesterdiy mnrnl.T? at his lionio, 4.'' Sturdevant .street. He was a Il'e "lonp resident i>f thi.s c-'.H- and a mem¬ lber of First Church of Chri.st. TTe Is «'ir\-ivcd  by his     wife.
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Hundred of Pancho s Men Bite the Dust- in Their At¬ tempt to Capture Matamoras On the Rio Grande. Battle Wiil Be Renewed When Villa's Reinforcements Arrive—Flanking Move ment Is Successful
RICH MEN FACE FINE: OR JAIL
ISrownsville, Texas. .Van.h 2T.— (leneral   A'illa's     openlns:    attack  on
\ Jjiitaromas, directly across the bor¬ der from herr, was repulsed by tlia Carranzri.stas nfter a flvn-hour en- (jaaifinent which  oppned  ^t nooflb The
laitackins: force of ,n,.=iOfl Vlfllsta-. waii cut in Iwo by a flanking move- nieiit and they were forced to retire on l.as Cruz, after :?uffe!'ing' c«u=ual- ticR estimated by the Carr.anaiitas at 600.
The Carranzjstaa claim their losses ¦were .slight. The fightlnp continued atid the main attack by Villlstas, r^-- enforced by cavalr.v and Bew m»i- cliine gun detachment.?, i* expectea tomorrow.
The Mexican steamer Oaxaca, ly¬ ing off the mouth of the Rio GrT.ndo with re-enforcements for the Car- ran?rtst,x garrison in the beleaguered town today, was refused permission to land by the I'nrited ftatefi eoas'. Riiard and it ii-- repnriei an attemp', will be made cither during the night or in the morning to land on Amer¬ ican soil. United States troop* wi'l support the authority of tho coast guard in refusing to permit the land¬ ing.     .A   cla.sh   Is   fear#(1.
The   A'lllisla.s   were   led     by     Gen.
. Roderigucz.      The   garrison    made   a
¦sortie from the earthworks on west side of the town and met the attack¬
ing force half way ¦I)et'woen l..as Cruz and Matamoras. The column of the ViUistas ad\-anccd along tho main river road and attacked the Carran- z outpost?. These fell back slo^wly until thej- uncovered the supportin? machine gun detaohment.s- and In¬ fantry. 'VN'hile these forces held the advancing column In c'neck. Gen. Vas- quez, with a strong body of Car- raiMjistas, who w'ei-*? thought to havo left for the south on Monda afternoon, came in On the right flank of the ViUistas and before tlie latter were aware of their danger bad cut great .swashes Into the Vil- llstaa' ranks with tho machine guns. The Vlllisitjui ¦lininediitely begna tr retreat. Gen. Elizondon, of the Car- rtinzistas, was slightly wjimdcd la tho  first  hour  of  tho   fisjhting.
The attackers used small aniLS only supported by .a slnglo liybt ca'inon. This wtis served by a gunner who ap¬ peared to be an American. The machine gun fire of the Carranzis- tas was very effective.
The wounded 'f'illista" have been removed to the .\Tnerlcai, .<?lde where tbey liave established a Iiospital. Mi.-s r:. E. Ilendrix .a in a tra .'ne writer, \? acting  as nurse.
Two persons were inj'ircd on tho .\inerican side. One was a woman fccth were Mexicans.
Rlv.-iling the pensation?; coiiseouent u"(.n tho recent Stoiigh ovar^gelistic campaign In Hazleton, arc disi'lrsures made last night by Mayor Harvey, of -Tie Mountain Citf against a jiromi¬ nent cltls«n wh'j, owning automo¬ biles, not only reft:6--^!d to obey the traffic laws but defied tlie mayor in hts atteinpt to collef-t fines for ^'1o- latlon. .Nfter u conference with the city attornevj .Tohn K. TJlgelow.'' Mayor TTarvey rnounced la»t night that a course haa been mapped out and certain rich residents of TTaslo- ton will either pa;- their fires or gv> to jail.
The killing o' three boys by auto¬ mobile.* since l:i.st fall glve.s n ba.sis for the mayor'.T action. The matter was brought to a hoad yesterday when the driver of •'. machine ownod b-/ tho praprietor o' Sohwartr: cigr^.r '.vas taken iieforo Mr. Harvey for knocking down n st-eet employee Imt the owner of the t.jichlre refused to ccnie acrosss with the resulting flno. Mayor Harvey- declared he will .stand firmly upon tho law and force obedi- anco   upon   the  recalcitrant   ones.
PrrCHED FIGHT TH BANDITS
MINER KILLED AT MIDVALE
Battle in Which Two of the Robbers Are Shot Down Fol¬ lows the Robbery of An Oklahoma Bank—Both fall Before the Sure Aim of Schoolboy Who Witnessed Robbery
.lohn   Tja-wrence.   aged      60     ye.<»i«. and   a  resiJont   of  .Midvale,  wa-o  In- .stantiy   kili?d   yesterday   niornlniJ:   ;.'. ;•  o'clock at the  Midvilo slope of tVe j I^ehigh   Valley   Coal   Company.     The |
ALL HOPE OF RESCUING CREW OF SUBMARINE IS ABANDONED BY UNITED STATESMVAL MEN
Honolulu, Marcii 2',.—Ail hope for the crew of the sunken submarine l''-4 has been abandon.-d. It Is even doubtful wiiether it wili Ije poseible to Iring the ves.sel to the surface. To- jiight  sho  lies  fifty  fathoms  deep.
-Ml jirogress made ni ra:.s:ng the vessel was lost late this afternoon When tho cables fastened to the Vrecked diver parted and she slipped ».>ack to the bottom of the bay. At the time of the accident the dredger California had managed to lift the l'-4 nfty feet and hopes were high thnt she soon w-ould be on the f=ur- tnee. Fresh etTorts were immediately tnadc to obtain another griii on the hulk.
Tho submarine no-.v ha^ been 54 hours under water.
The rescuers worked with feverish baste to-day. There were numerous lieart breaking mishaps. Once a cable groaning with the dead weight of the hulk, suddenly nagged, re¬ leasing its hold on tho F-t. Toiler, jMst after a chain had been success¬ fully pas.sed under the vessel, it slip- I-ed off the smooth plates. The di,*- appolntmeut of the w--rkers reached Its climax when the hulk, after hav¬ ing been raised fully "0 feet, again frliook off the chain  and sank.
When late yesterday the attempt to tow the submarine to .shallow- wa- te-- was abandoned, the submarine tender Alert, was dispatched to the scene and it wa.s decided to try to raise th" su'>merged craft by meaoa Ol the crane with w-hich the tender w-as equipped. It was planned to pass heavy chains about the hull and then hoisting operations was begun. To aid in the work the steamer Claudin brought the Dredger Cali¬ fornia to ihe scene with chains and other supplies needed for the final tffort. The Ve.^sels arrived shortly before midnight and found tbe naval tug Navajo holding fast to the sub- rrerged  craft.
Hoy <". Smith, commanding the submarine Flotilla said late in the nay that he believed the constant stream of bubbles rising to the sur- face of the waters indicated that at least one of the compartments nf th? submarine h.id given way.
MUST CONTROL NORTH AMERICA
Xew   Vork,   March   27.—Expansion
¦ rf the United .States to control of the
entire   continent   of   North   .Vmerica,
v.as predi<rted today by Rear Admiral
I Robert E.  ePary  in  a discussion     of
\ 'American Ideals"  at the Repuiblican
Club.
"We cannot .^tand .still,'' .said Peary. "A h'andred years hence, wc shall cither be obliterated as a na- tio, or we shall occupy the enti-c North American world segment. The former is inconceivable. Tho latter may be nearer than  we think.
"Lict me call your .attention to the 4("th parallel of latitude. It i.s the most fateful and sugg.2/ttive ine upo.T the earths surface, it is the life lim; of the earth's successive dom'mating nations and that line oi destiny bi¬ sects   this   country.
"We cannot escape bignes.s, the bigness of our destiny, an dit Is our duty to prevent retardation and assUt the advance of that destiny. It \i cur duy to preserve our imperial \'astness and to carrj- with us the watch-^N-ords preparedness and se'* con tai ned ness."
cause of the accident was a fall of top coal. He was GO vears old aT<d Is survived by a vrite and grov.n U> family. Tho funeral w-ill take pl.ace tomorrow :norning at 9 j'clock. Lo¬ cal   4S4   will  attend  In   a  body.
OSBORNE CASE GOESTO PIECES
LOST
Ijo?t on Wyomin? aver.'je, between Hughes street qnd West Side Hos¬ pital, autoxcbile licenj"? tag No. Sn.SO!). Dr. :.r. W. Rood, 1G39 Wy- c;nlng =.vcn-.;c,  Kingston.
A\lll pay Reliahio "Man or Woman S25«.00 for distrlouiln:,- £000 FREK pkgs. Perfumed Soap Po^-der, with ;;oqp!' etc. Xo monsv reouired. H. T. W".\RD & CO., 730 X. Frank¬ lin. Chicago.
Xeiw York, March 27.—"In -vlow or my expectation thai one of t'le most important witnesses on tbo other side ia about to make a com¬ plete statement to this office, -ho case will not go to the grand jury before Tuesday," said H. Snowden Marshall, U. S. District Attorney :n predicting the complt-te denouement of the tale of intrigue whlck has ii- volved the names of Jamc^ W. Os¬ borne, the Vice Crusader, and former pv..bKc prosecutor: Rae Tanzer, the factory girl, and the mysterious "Oli¬ ver  Osborne."
The witness sceduled to make th's statement Is a girl, is admitted, but who she is and what ahe will tell,— whether a story of conspiracy or m;.«- taken identity which induced her to desert her assoc'irAe^ In Miss Tanzer":j $50,000 breach of iromise su^t against .Tames W. Osborne, are facts Withheld.
But from the best of authority comes the knowledge th.at If this girl tells Mr. Marshall what she has already outlined as her story, Wrther search for "Oliver Osborne'' will bo unnecessary.
It was said definitely that the ex¬ pected story would clear .lames W. Osborne o fall suspicion and that subsequent proceedings would take an entirely different tum. It w.'ll mean sensational accusations agains' me hitherto ot mentioned In connec¬ tion   with   the   story.
Stroud, Okla., March 2T.—A pitch¬ ed battle ii" imminent to-night be¬ tween tlie posse nun^ijermg 700 raen and the six followers or Henry Starr, tho famous outlaw, who escaped after taking more than $4,000 from the Stroud Xational and First National banks here this morning.
Tho si.K robbers are surrounded in u canyon four miles from here. .4. company of militia hos been from Chandler to re-enforce the rapidly growing   pos.w.
Kight mon particliiated in the rob¬ bery, but Henry Stnrr_ tiie leader, and Bill Kstea w-are both injured and captured. Kstes was shot through the neck by James Curry, a boy who al.so shot Estc.'-., bnt the latter escaped to a canjon three miles from town, v.-here he was found by the posse. He may die.
Jerry Turner, a farmer, living south of .Stroud, attempted to escape from the First National bank. He -was shot and probabl.v fatally wounded. There is no doubt as to Identity of Henry Starr. Several Stroud citi¬ zens who hnve know-n him for years recognized him and the bandit him¬ self admitted  his identity.
Starr talked freely to tho officers In the Stroud .lail and expressed disap¬ pointment   that     he     wasn't     killed.
"There is no US9 denying iny iden Il¬ ty," he said, "I want to send some telegrams to my folks. I wish the bullet had hit me in the head in¬ stead of In the leg.    I would be bet-
^ ter off."
j One thousand dollars in money and a   diamond   stud   were    taken     from
i btarr.     He  had  taken    the     diamond
Ifrom   Leo   Patrick,   vice   prefHdent   of
itlie   .Stroud   National   bank.
I The robbers lost of threv.- away in the road enough money to fill a din¬ ner can.
While Starr was robbing the Stroud banks thir morning, Mrs. Henry Starr, w-lfe of the noted Indian bandit, for¬ merly Ollie Grimn, a pret'ty Tulsa school teacher, was being granted a divorce   in   tho     District     Court     at
; Sapulpa.
.1. M. Marks, of Tiil9<i. traveling salesman for the .A.rmour Co., was an eye witness to the whole affair. He paid the robbers entered the two banks, "stuck thom up" and m.ade their exit herding about • twenty clerk.s, officers and citizens before them. He aaid Stnrr wae bringing up the rear when the Cnrry boy opened firo on them. Starr carried tw-o guns. When be fell Marks ran to bim and took the guns, diamond and money from him.
GIVES PROMISE OF PROSPERITY
New York, March 2 7.—WaU street bad another big Saturday In the .stock market. At the opening prices wero generally strong -n-itli many new high records during the flrst hour. With l.nbllcation of the Bethlehem Stoel rejiort confirming the predication that cr.rning.s for 1914 wouia ahowaJbout SO per eent on the common, a wild attempt was mada by shorts lo cover resulting in a perpendicular advance from 67 1-2 to 76. This violent move lad an uiL^^ettling effect on the rest of the li.st and brought a realization that carried quotations back nearly a point in the active issues during the last hour. The close, however, was distinctly strong. President Schwab's statement when the stock wa.s selling at 4 8 That no dividend could ba ex¬ pected for years on the common has cau.sed his friends and floor traders heavy losses.
The Kresgp Co. l.s out with this of¬ ficial statement:
"There is no thought nor tias there t.een of increasing the common divi¬ dend from 6 to S per cent, or Increas¬ ing it in any degree, nor has there been any consideration of a stock dividend."
The common shares of this com¬ pany recently advanced some 13 jioints upon buying by those who 5hould be in a position to iinow- the present earnings and future possibili¬ ties of the business. Wall street listens with its tongue in its cheek to rfficial denials of prosperity, draws Its own   conclusions  and   l>uys  stoelr.
Reading was the leader of the coal¬ er?, touching 147 7-S. Ontario gained I point. Tbe buying in Ihi."? issue In- dicate;-- accumulation by bank Inter- ests.
The tone of the bond market was ver.v good.
THOMiSSMrra    AUSTRO-ITAIIAN SITUATION
LAID TO REST
Tno funeral of ExiCcunty Com¬ missioner Thomas Smith was held from his late home 41C Carey Avenue yesterday afternoon.
The funeral was largely atended by hundreds of friend." throughout Wyoming Valley and Hazleton dis¬ trict, his former home. City and county officials were also In attend¬ ance, Mr. Smith having served as County Commissioner fnr three term?.
Short services were held at the home at 2 o'clock by Rev. E. E. Helms, of the Centra! M. E. church, opsisted by Rex'. R. B. Wcb.ster of the Westminster Presbj'terlan church. Both delivered short ci:logIes touch¬ ing up:n the life of Mr. Smith.
Although   the   family   desired     the o-mlsslon of flowers,  a number of of¬ ferings   wero   sent   by     sympathizing! friends.
The follow-ing boyhood chums act- j ed as pallbearers, Richard and John Carter of Hudson, Thomas CoUett, i of Plymouth, Eugene Finch of Lat-. tmer Jame^ Marsland and Robert ! Carter of this city. Interment was i In the family plot atOak lawn cenie- j lery.
NEARS THE BREAKING POINT AND CLASH SOON EXPECTED
oRme, Mar. 27.—Today's d'ivel- oppmenta in tho A'Jstro-Itallan uftu- ntion show tliat Italy la continuing her preparations for war w-hlch have been ha.'tened considerably by Em peror Franz Joaef'3 absolute refusal to cede territory to placate King Victor Emmanuel.
An uncensored dispatch from Trieste, says the Third Austrian army corps, stationed at Gratz. has been transferred to Trieste. It 1b deetlned for Intrcnchnients behind the city, midway between Laibach.
CJeneral Berroevlc. tho commen- der In cheif of the Austrian forces and hia entire staff are elready at Trieste. Tho garrison haa been re- onforced and trench digging is pro¬ gressing.
Italy 1» also making militar>' moves. Tho field artillery reocrvltta of the 1SS8 claas were called out on January 2S have been retained for sen'tco for an additional month. This Is taS%n a* an indication that the appointed tim Jefor Intorycintlon is verv near at hand.
Close observers hero of the Balkan
situation profess to see indications of a radual tendency of Bulgaria to adopt a policy favorable to the a|> lies. It it believed BulgaHa hopes to act Jointly in that direction with Italy   and   Roumania.
Diplomacy continues its acttvity both in Italy and In the Balkans the Latent report being that Germany ia making an offer of part of Turklsli European territory to Bulgaria in re¬ turn for Bulgaria's continued nen- tralit.v.
Prince George of Greece Is leailnc Italy for .\thens to support tho policy of his brother. King Constantire, for the continued neutrality of -thiJi nation, in opposition to the faction wh'ch favors interv-ention on the side of tho allies.
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