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GERMAN AIRMEN MAKE 4TH INVASION OF GREAT BRITAIN WITHIN THE LAST 60 HOURS Taube Drifts in From North Sea and, Flies Over Selby, 160 Miles From London England Is Stricken With The Zeppelin Terror and Whole Country Waits Anxiously Next Ravages of the man Aviators. ED. L. (United I'ress Staff ondon, April German Tambe flew over, Selby, in Yorkshire, fourteen miles from York, today on the fourth a aerial "invasion" of England in the last 60 hours, Kelby is 160 miles northwest of London and owes its principal claim to fame to the historic. Benedictine to London indicated that the Taube Abbey located ed there.

First dispatches flew in from the North Sea from the direction of Hull, but contained no report of any damage. London, April and east coast towns suffered "Zeppelinitis" today. In the excited minds of the Essex villagers every cloud concealed a German dirigible or a plane. Wild reports reached here almost hourly carrying fresh rumors of Zepnolin raids. Early today, while the capital was in pitch darkness, several telephone messages reported another Zeppelin attack upon Essex and Norfolk.

A German airship, it was reported, passed near Colchester, dropping seven bombs and then flew over Tpswitch and Felixstone. Several hours. passed without any confirmation and the Admiralty announced that the report probably was untrue. A Zeppelin raid upon London was fully expected last night. Because it did not come, Londoners are equally certain that the attack will be made tonight, weather conditions permitting.

Consequently all the precautions taken last night, when all lights were extinguished and motor cars patrolled all the highways into London will observed tonight. Tho Admiralty was bombarded today with. wild reports that German spies had guided the Zeppelins in their visit to Essex and Norfolk early yesterday. One excited Essex resident telephoned that he had positive information that the Zeppelin that bombarded the Tyne region early Thursdid not return to Germany, but obtained a secret hangar then emerged yesterday for analong the tinglish coast. This airship other bomb expedition, according the Admiralty's informant.

GERMANS CLAIM AIRMEN GREAT DAMAGE TO ENGLISH COAST TOWNS. Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, L. April airships did great damage on their recent raids on 'English coast towns according to private dispatches received here today from Holland. Several officers of the British coast guard were killed or wound-, ed and bombs were dropped upon ships patrolling the coast to protect the ship yards. Bombs also fell on the English docks.

Information concerning the damage done by the Zeppelins is said have been communicated to Holland in confidential cablegrams from England. The British censor, according to dispatches received here, struck out other details of the result of the air: raid. THREE AMERICAN CIVILIANS ARE KILLED BY BOMBS. Paris, April civilians wounded by bombs dropped by a German aviator who bombarded the Cathedral at Amiens and the railway station at St. Roche, died early today, increasing the number of victims to thirteen.

Ten persons were killed outright. HATES THE STAGE AND WOULD SOONER FIGHT, SAYS JESS WILLARD New York, April Willard, however much he may desire to pick up coin that is due him, takes to the life of a thespian with about as much kindness as a hen does to water. The big told his managers that the "two-a-day" did not make any appeal to him whatever. Inasmuch as it is generally known get back into the ring, as one way that Willard himself will be glad tel saving himself from the arduous luties of a heavy on the. boards, it for no other reason, many of the fight fans are beginning to talk of an early match between Willard and the most promising of the heavy.

weightsprobably Jim Coffey. Rumor has it that a fight might be pulled off at Brighton Beach early in the falk or late in the summer. When questioned about their plans Jones. charge, Tom Willard's manager, and Jack Curley, who promoted the big fight, would not make any statement in regard to the Brighton Beach proposition, contenting themselves with saying that there way nothing on for the immediate future except the show business for the unwilling Jess. ATTACH LINES TO THE SUNKEN SUBMARINE BOAT Washington, April Moore reported from Honolulu today that the divers had transferred three lines attached to the F-4 to the liftins pontoons, but that a work fourth line was needed before the of raising the submarine began.

It was today. hoped this would be accomplished The Galette and Keep Posted. TWENTY FIVE CENT CENTS A COPY. A MONTH, TEN PAGES READY FOR DECISIVE STRUGGLE Petrograd, April advantage of tine lull in the Carpathian fighting the Russians are re-distributing their forces for the rest great phase of battle which will waged in the region of the 1-zok pal 45. For a period of tu0 weeks, there may be no important news front the Carpathians, officials said today.

The centers of both the Slav and AustroGerman armies have fought to exhaustion north of the Uszok and wevero spring freshets have brought the fighting to a halt. On the flanks, minor operations are continuing. The fighting is particularly severe in the Stryje valley, around Tuchla. where the Germans have renewed their attempted outflanking movement, but without success. The Russians are maintaining their positions south of the Dukla, their extreme right having made silent gains in the direction of 'Tarno, west of Bartfeld.

CENTRALIA BOY WINS ROAD RACE Thomas Ruddy, a Centralia High school won Pittston High school's race this afternoon in 18:2. The other cup winners follow: 2 Karl Kahey, West Berwick High school. 3. William Golightly, Wyoming SeminAy. 4.

J. Coyne, St. John's High school. 5. Roy Kemper, High School.

6. John Loftus, St. John's High School. 7. Ellis Green.

Wilkesbarre Hign School. 8. Carl Hoosier, Bloomsburg. 3. Albert Graham, Pittston High School.

J. Maughan. St. John's School. An hour before the time set for the start of the inter-scholastic road.

race under the auspices of the Pittston High School Athletic Association this afternoon, Broad and Main streets--the finish of the three-mile coursewere lined with enthusiastic humanity. School pennants in the hands of students gave the streets quite appearance of college town on the day of some important athletic event. The fifty or more young runners who participated assembled at the Y. M. C.

A. shortly after noon and were ready for the platoon of autos that bore them to the starting line near No. 14 viaduct on the county road. Interest in the race grew to fever heat today. It had for some days outgrown the student body of the high school and had taken a hold of grownups as well.

The preparations for the ace had been well drawn and the large corps of of officials selected by Professor Foley, the faculty. were on hand early. Early this morning the police roped off Broad street. as far as the Y. M.

C. where the course ends, With a field of entrants including Stroudsburg Normal and Bellefonte Academy, Wilkesbarre and Allentown High schools, some of the best school hoy distance runners in the State were included in the squad that got away with Starter Wintermute's pistol. The weather was perfect, with just enough snap in the air to invigorate the young athletes on their long grind. NANTICOKE MEAT MAN CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES FROM FELLOW MERCHANT For breaking up his home and depriving him of the affections of his wife. Louis Wolnowski, a prominent meat dealer of Nanticoke, and a former president of the borough council, today brought suit for the recovery of $50,000 against Charles Gorski, another, meat dealer of the same place.

The plaintiff asks that the defendant furnish $10,000 bail. Both men have their business places in the same section of Nanticoke, street, and no knowledge of any trouble between them was suspected until about three months ago, when they had a fight on the streets of Nanticoke. Wolnowski was arrested and sinca indicted for aggravated as- sault. FALSE ARREST ALLEGED. Claiming that the defendant aged his reputation by falsely causing his arrest, Daniel Turse, of Hazleton, instituted a five thousand dollar trespass suit today against Michael Defina, of the same place.

CRIMINAL. COURT OPEN MONDAY The second week of criminal court will open on Monday. The jury will be called in room No. 2 before Judge Garman and he will also have charge of the list. Judge Fuller will hear motions in room No.

1. FIRE CAUSES $100,000 DAMAGE TO YORK MILL. York, April starting in the boiler room of the Beitzel Planing mill here, today caused 000 damage, only a small portion of which was covered by insurance. SHIP DAMAGED BY TURK GUNS ALONG ISTHMUS Fortunes Made Quickly In. Fluctuations Of Steel Stock Now York, April rich quick" yarns of stock speculation fortunes today permeated Wall street.

The sky rocketing of Bethlehem Steel, American Locomotive, S. Steel and other stocks in the recent big bulge out the usual crop of millionbrought made over night. of the biggest winners in Bethlohem Steel, according to reports circulated today, Samuel Untermyer, foe of the "money trust," and opponent of the stock market and speculatien. He is said to hold 15,000 0 0 000 shares of Bethlehem, bought pround 25 and at closing figures of 138 is said to be $2,000.000 richer. Jules S.

Bache, of J. S. Cache and is said to have cleaned up 000 on Bethlehem. The street again today was flurried with talk of war orders. Reports that a half dozen steel manufacturing concerns had allied orders for shrapnell and materials worth minions were circulated.

It is said authoritatively that the Russian shrapnel order, which caused the 18 point rise yesterday in American Locomotive, had not been finally closed. IDENTIFIES SON BY 'PHONE WHEN READS OF DEATH ON RAILS Ticking up a Scranton newspaper yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Mary Becko east her eyes over the account of the kinning of a young man on the railroad at Avoca and was shocked to learn that the description fitted her ecn, who had left home eariler in the driv to go to Wukesharre on a freight train. Her anxiety way further alarmed when she real that in hi: lapel was the button of a Polish Society of Providence. Mrs.

beckr 1 urried the telephone and called Undertaker Lokuta, I at Dupont, to whose morgue the body had been taken. A more detailed description convinced the half -crazed mother that the victim was none other than her son and she directed the Undertaker to immediately bring the body to her home. A glance at the body male the identification positive. Young Becko was 19 years of age and had been working about the mines until just recently, when he lost his position. He was returning from Wilkesbarre, where he went early yesterday to look for work and just aboxe the York avenue crossing, nt Avoca, he jumped from the D.

H. freight train on which he was riding home and stepped in the path of a passenger train, which hurled his body to ride of the tracks. He died almost instantly. Two men who were on the same car with Becko disappeared. Recko is survived by his parents and several brothers and sisters.

He will be buried at Providence on Monday. CHARITIES GET LARGE BEQUESTS OF MRS. JOHN New York, 17. -Many charitable, bequests were made in the will of the late Mrs. John D.

Rockefeller, wife of the world's richest man, which was filed for probate today in the Surrogate's court. Her estate was valued at about $1,500,000. She made her residuary estate of $1,000,000 specific bequests of $550,000 and 0 0 left be divided among the following institutions as her three trustees may determine: Euclid Avenue Baptist Church, Cleveland. Baptist home of Northern Ohio. Baptist Home Society, of New York.

Woman's Baptist Forign Mission So ciety. so society. Women's Baptist Home Missionary Spellman Seminary, of Atlanta. Bureau of Society Hygiene. Mrs.

Rockefeller left her son, John D. $100,000. Similar amounts EXRECT ARBITRATORS IN TROLLEY TROUBLE TO MEET ON TUESDAY No new developments in the arbitration proceedings in the wage controversy of the carmen of the Wilkesbarre Railway company are expecte: before next Tuesday. Although it supposed that John Price Jackson, the third arbitrater and the umpire, would be in Wilkesbarre on Thursday for alt organization meeting, it was learned today that he can not be expected at the county seat before next Tuesday. Attorney Thomas D.

Shea, appointed by the men, and Samuel D. Warriner, arbitrator named by the company, have also announced that they will be able to devote their time to the proceeding after Moncay In the meantime, the executive committee of the street car men is collecting data that must be submittel to the arbitrators and although no announcement has been made, it is probable that company officials are also busily engaged in preparing their side of the Everything is expected to be in readiness by Tuesday and it is the general opinion that once the board begins holding sessions, the work of taking data will be continued without delay. HELD ON CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM YOUNG ASTOR New York, April 17-Charged with attempting to export $500 from 'Vincent Astor by means of "black hand" letters, John Muriella, an Italian baker, is under arrest today. Muriella was captured the Grand Central station, where he had gone, armed, to keep an appointment with W. A.

Dobbyn, business agent of the Astor estate. In an alleged confession, Muriella is said to have admitted writing two threatening letters to Astor, In which he made the a appointment at the station. Dobbyn kept it, and, after he had asked. Muriella to sign a receipt tives, for who the seized, money, the baker signalled in a time detec- to prevent him from drawing a revolver, Vincent Astor knew. pothing letters preceding the arrest.

CUPID MAKES LAW TAKE THE COUNT IN MUSTO'S CASE Artful little cupid, who usually gets the last laugh in the again vanquished obstinate contents and the law's toils this afternoon, bringing to the close the of events that have revolved about Jas. Musto, this city, and his 15-yearold sweetheart, Julia Pizanno, of Exeter. borough, for the last few days. Musto was arrested on Thursday night in Rochester, N. where he had gone to join Julia, who had flown to that city a few days before because her parents objected strenuously to the attentions Musto was paying to her.

The officer and the girl's parents who went to Rochester yesterday to get young woman arrived home on early moring train. and when Musto, who accompanied them, stepped from the train, he was served with a warrant, charging that he enticed Julia to go to Rochester, the parente having heard that he gave the girl $40 with which to go to the York State city. Julia denied this charge. Looking up their heart-broken daughter in Alderman Leftus' court this afternoon, when Musto was. arraigned for a hearing, the parents decided to let love take its course.

The happy couple left the office together On their way to hunt up a minister. 3 DIE IN EXPLOSION Bluefield, W. April mine cf the Davy Pocahontas Coal Co. at Davy, W. blew up early today.

This being a slack day. in the coal fields, only six men were caught. Three men are dead, but the other three escaped. The explosion was caused by gas and the mine is not much injured. REPORT VILLA ARMY RETREATING Frownsville, April Villista besiegers of Matamoras are in full retreat toward Monterery, apparently intending to join Villa at Celaya.

The retreat began yesterday noon and the camp today is entirely deserted. while the Carranzistas garrison in the city is celebrating. L. H. Morris, representative of the Erownsville Sentinel with Villa is missing and is believed to have been kidnapped by Gen.

Itodriguez to prevent news of the retreat from leaking out. Washington, April was renewed late yesterday, reports received today said, between Villa and Obregon at Celaya. It was expected this fight would be to a finish, as suci cess here will make the victor doninant in Mexico. State Department advices indicated that, although Villa had to fall back during the early fighting, his losses were far less than ('arranza claims. Consul Silliman has requested Carranza to permit foed to be.

sent to hoped Mexico the City. situation The State. there would Department prove soon. RUSS GRAND DUKE SHOT IN QUARREL SHELL STRASSBURG Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, I. April Duke Nicholas, commander in chief of the Russian forces, was shot in the abdomen and seriously wounded by- Baron Sieyers, commander of the defeated Russian Tenth army, during a heated quarrel, according, to an Duisburg article newspaper pulished Gen- toeral Anzeiger Baron Sievers, it was reported, then committed suicide.

The newspaper said it received this Information sources." from "absolutely unimThe Grand Duke, the article said; summoned Gen. Sievers to headquarters and demanded that he explain his defeat. During the quarrel the Grand Duke boxed Gen. drew Sievers revolver ears, whereupon the latter a and shot the Grand Duke. BOK SEEKS DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF LEG' Twenty-five thousand dollars damages are asked in an action in trespass.

filed today by Stanley Platkoski and his father, Anthony Platkoski, of. Nanticoke, againat, the Susquehanna Coal company. The boy was employed by the defendant and had his leg taken off, due to a defective copling. Constantinople, via Berlin, wireless April hostile ironclad that bombarded the outer forts of the Dardanelles late. yesterday, was badly damaged.

put out of action by the Turkish guns, according to an official statement from the War office today. The warship was hit four times, two shells striking below her waterline. Two other shells burst upon her deck and wrought great havoc, according to the Turkish observers. The ironclad WAS in flames when she steamed slowly back to Tenedes island. The Russian Black Sea fleet has again bombarded the Turkish ports of Eregli and Zunguldak, the War office declared, but without doing serious damage.

One of the Slay cruisers sank several small sailing vessels while the others shelled the docks. Reports received, here today declare that Anglo-French and Russian fleet have abandoned serious attempts to reach Constantinople. The desultory nature of the attack at the Dardanelles indicates, according to Turkish that the allies are continuing sporadic upon the strait fortifications cattacks sible political effect. Since the last formidable attack the Turkish land defences have. been restored to their orginal strength.

CRUISER SENT TO LOOK INTO REPORT OF JAP ACTIVITIES April of the Navy Daniels announced today that Admiral Howard, Pacific fleet commander, had diverted the cruiser New Orleans, on its way from San Diego to Mazatlan, to Turtle Bay, to learn just what the Japanese were doing at the latter place. Official Mexican west coast advices to the Navy Department today contradicted press accounts that the Japanese cruiser Agama can floated easily, Admiral lloward 4C: clared the vessel was in nearly to her decks and might be a total lows. Naval officials said this disproved effectually assertions that she WAS beached purposely, as an excuse for establishing a Japanese Turtle Ray base. NOT KAPACZUS DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT County Detective Price said this afternoon he would decide what action would be taken in the death of Vincent Kapaczus, of Inkerman, who was found dead along the Lehigh Valley tracks at Port Griffith on Wednesday morning. George Kazlauckas and Stanley were still in.

custody this afternoon, pending the termination investigation into the death of they acknowledge fiches having been with on the night before he was killed. The suspicions of the detective that Kapaezus had met foul play had been alleviated by the report that the vie- tim was staggering along the road at Port Griffith less than ah hour before his body way found. De tective Frice said this afternoon that after investigation he placed no credence whatever in this report. The detective hinted that certain wounds on the body would sugpost' that it had been dragged. along ground, rather than that.

Kap: aczus had merely walked in.th dark over a 100-foot. precipice. State ers wen! to Inkerman this afternoon to secure the testimony of tivo, other men who are said to have Leon with Kanaczus on Tuesday night. were bequeathed to Mrs. Alta Rockfeller Prentice, her daughter who is the wife Dr.

Edward Parmalee Prentice, of Chicago; Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, wife of Harold McCormick, Chicago and Margaret Strong, her grand daughter, who is a daughter of Mrs. Bessie H. Strong, deceased a daughter of the testatrix. Lucy M.

Spellman, a sister of 'Ire. Rockefeller, was given 000. To her husband and son, John D. Mrs. Rockefeller left her jewelry and other trinkets, directing that her husband be given her "old ruby and diamond ring" and other mementoes.

Caroline Skedd, as "a friend," was left an annual life inof $1,000. The trustees named by Mrs. feller, who died at the Rockefeller estate at Pontico Hills, March 12, were her husband, son and Mrs. Prentice. DARING AUTO HOLDUP ATTEMPTED ON MAIN STREET OF P'olice of Wilkesbarre are endeavoring to ascertain the identity of the youth who attempted the boldest holdup in the history of that city last night at 8:50, when he jumped on the running board of the touring car of William P.

Colvin, a prominent business man, as the machine was pulling away from the curb. and shoved a revolver against the ribs of the owner! and commanded him. to drive hard. Colvin reached out for the youth, who jumped from the moving car, shoved his revolver in his pocket and made his escape across Public Square. A dozen.

people saw the holdup, but nobody, raised a finger to catch the youth. Colvin is the president of the Bennett Garbage Disposal Co. and had just left meeting of its directors at the M. F. Murray store, on South Main street.

He did not notice the man as he stepred into his auto, but a after the machine started was surprised to. see the youth mount the running board and poke a revolver against his side. When Colvin, instead of complying with the order to "drive hard." made a grah for his assailant, evidently surprised man slipped from the running. board and made a remarkable getaway. Only the mengre description of Mr.

Colvin and spectators is aiding the police in their search for a man whom they believe to be half-crazed. ALDRICH FUNERAL TO BE HELD TOMORROW New York, April body of former Senator. Nelson W. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, who dropped dead terday, lay in his Fifth avenue home. Tomorrow morning the body will be, taken to Providence, where funeral service: will be held at 3 p.

at Grace Episcopal Church by Bishop James De Perry, Jr. Interment will be at; Swan Point cemetery. Because of Aldrich's death, John D. Rockefeller, his son-in-law, has postponed, a visit, planned for Monday, to the Rockefeller coal mines in Colorado, as he had promised "Mother" Jones. Read The Gazette and Keep Posted.

FOUR DISTINCT BATTLES BEING WAGED IN FRANCE Berlin via wireless to London, April; 17-Hot fighting is going on at four distinct points in the battle line in France. according dispatches received here today. The War office officially admitted a German reverse northwest of Arras, but declared that at every other point, the enemy has been checked or pushed back. The French have resumed their offensive against the German wedge tween the Meuse and Moselle. They have concentrated their forces in attack on the German positions near Flirey, west of Pont-A-Mousson, butino GOVERNOR VETOES STEIN BRIDGE BILL Harrisburg.

April Brumbaugh today vetoed the Stein bill atuhorizing municipalities to purchase the entire capital stock of Bridge companies. owning bridges wholly or partly within the limits of such municipalities, and exempting the stock and bonds of such companieg from State tax, The Governor said the constitution requires all. taxes to uniform upon the same olass of subjects. He holds therefore that if there are to. be exemptions of securitics held by municipalities, those exemptions should be general and not special.

House bill 432 defining procedure in the administration of estates of interstate decedents was vetoed because the governor regarded it of "doubtful constitutionality." AIRMEN DROWNED Paris. April of the two Zeppelins Germany gave Austria fell into the. Adriatic while manuevering over Paola. according to dispatches received here Every member of her crew perished. TRANSFERS GRANTED TO FOUR SALOON MEN liquor license transfers were granted today by Judge Strauss.

They are: Wilkesbarre- James. Farrell, 101 South Pennsylvania avenue, to David Hyman. Kingston--Martin Chozempa, 407 Main tc Frokop Sudik. Black Creek Township- Solomon D. Steiner, 37 Deringer street, to Vittorio Toletti.

Exeter- -William Stuskonas. 1084 Wyoming avenue to B. Berkowitz. Read The Gazette and Reep Posted. have been repulsed.

Northwest of Arras, in the Lorette hills the Germans were forced to evacuate a small position at Appui. In the Champagne region, northwest of l'erthes, the Germans stormed. a French fortification and then repuised a French attack. Northwest of Urbes, in the Vosges, Kaiser's troops captured a French position, taking several French Chaussiera prisoners, but afterward abandoned the position because it was tageously located. On.

the front there has been change in the last 24 hours. TWO FUNERALS TODAY IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH The funeral of Mrs. John Murphy was held this morning at 9 o'clock from the home, on Sheehan street. Brownton.

Rev. M. E. Loftus offi: ciated at- the funeral service. in St.

John's R. C. Church and many friends and relatives were in the church. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery.

The pallbearers were: Jas, McDonnell, William Bresnaham, Thomas, Martin and James Connors, Thomas Griffin. The body of Mrs. Hannah McTigue was buried this morning.in St. John's Cemetery. The funeral was held from the home of her Mrs Catherine McTigue, 'of Prospect street.

The funeral mass was celebrated in St. John's R. C. Church by Rev. H.

J. Ruddy. The pallbearers were: Patrick, Stephen and John McTigue, Michael Carey, Thomas Deit-. rick and John Carden. BUNNY IS BETTER New York, April.

17.. -Encouraging reports by members the family this the afternoon, indicated that John Bunny. famous funny man of the movies who was seriously ill a few days ago, is convalescing rapidly in his Brooklyn home. Bunny was so much better that Mra, Bunny said she was finding it difficult to keep him in doors. LEO TIERNEY ELECTED CAPTAIN OF CO.

N. G. P. Lieut. Leo Tierney has been elected captain of Co.

H. N. G. succeeding Capt. James O'Boyle; resigned.

Lieut. Tierney joined the company. in 1909 and was unanimously the choice of the members for the first office. He filled the office of. fret capably.

Major Gibbons was elected first Ifeutenant and Martin Hart was named second lieutenant..