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5 THE LAr.CEOT DAILY Cl STATE FEEESYLVAIHA CUTCIDS OF PHILADELPHIA AHD ITTCEUr.EH A THE VEATl vy Vv wV lyA- SOTH'YEAR O.105 10 PAGES SCRANTON, SATURDAY AFTERNOON." MAY 3. 1G PACES TWO CENTS nt i 'ey ABfppnnnr M1M lUllflf 3 JV Wi A i MlJUaWy- DESPERATE PRISONERS MAKE GET-AYAY DURING RIGHT; USE BEDCLOTHES TO LOWER THEMSELVES TO FREEDOM AFTER SAVO CELL AND WINDOW BARS rj si v'' U'" 3 Take thsAttlturioThat Disposition cf Jspsns Cfekns Opposes Principle Lsld Down Dy Wilson Regarding. Italys Claim To Flume, By CARL a GROAT, United Frees Staff Correspondent Paris, May I. Chinese peace delegates took tbs sttltuds today that disposition of Japan's territorial claims by the big three" was In contravention to the principle enunciated by President Wilson regarding Italy's claim to Flume, Great wilt be the disappointment and disillusionment of tbs Chinese people if the council stands, firm on Its settlement of the Shantung question" declared an official statement Issued by the Chinese. The council's handling of the Flume question seems all the mors reason why Chinas claim Should be upheld." -Under the settlement effected by tbs big three" Japan will return Klao Chau and the Shantung peninsula to China, but Will retain valuable mineral and railway concessions In Shantung and certain rights Jn the port ft Tslng Tao.

Furthermore, the Chinees will rscelv these territories back only when Japan Is ready to return them, making thta phase of the settlement purely fhloo-Jipancie matter! Unesidtnt Wilson, as wa pointed out yestetosy, "believe the lengue-of eventually, will. oupt all" big government concoasionlUres from China, thui turning what at present appears to be a Japanese victory into A -victory for China. IJMKMttOS WII A 1 MARRIAGE CEREMONY IS PER. FORMED BY REV. DR.

HOUGHTON AT LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER. Nev York, May Mr. Irene1 Cas-tie, famous dancer and film star, and Captain Robert Treman, of Ithaca, N. were married shortly after noon today at the Little Church Around the Corner. The ceremony waa performed by the Rev.

Dr. Houghton, rector of the famous Little Church Around the Corner downtown In New "York. The widow of Vernon Caetlo, the flier who died a heros death a little more than a year ago when he fe.ll In an airplane In Texas, hod consistently denied that she was to wed, even after friends who had received Invitations to attend the ceremony corroborated the rumors. (N later than yesterday she'refuaed to confirm tha report. The couple went to the marriage license bureau here Juat before noon, where they obtained their permit to wed, and were driven immediately to the church, where they were married In the presence of a few friends and relatives.

The announcement of the marriage came from the Laky Feature Film corporation after the ceremony had been performed and the couple left the church. Mrs. Castle. It was announced at the same time, will continue her work In the films under the name of Irene The couple will leave at 9:30 tonight for- Loon Lake, In the Adirondack mountains. Mrs.

Castle will be on location" there for the iAsky company, doing some exteriors for The Firing CLOUDY TONIGHTl PROBABLY RAIN IN EARLY MORNING AND ON SyNDAY. A COPY 'i CENTS A WEEK PE YEA r3 3 nn np. 3 l33 U1 IV ir iWL I Maul Docked At 1:50 Troops Will Reach Dlx lx SJV By TOM V. NEALON. Times 8taff Correspondent.

Philadelphia, May 3. Th Maui, carrying the 109th. Penn- sylvania infantry, docked here at 1:50 o'clock this The boys of the 109th will leave for Camp Dix, and are scheduled to arrive therfi, before 9 o'clock tonight. Th Maul, carrying 3,491 memhr of th 109th reglmont. Induing part of the old 13th of crettton, with her -foremast almost hidden by a great -red keystone and her decks crowded' with doughboys, passed Into the Delaware breakwater at 7:40 this morning.

Shortly after the transport had entered Into home waters, welcome homo boat carrying relative of th boy earns In to view. Airplanes circled over the transports, women and men aboard the welcome home boats Cheered llko mad and shouted to th full extent of their lungs and th soldier hoy answered the women with about or- vavlng of hat. The than- port arrived at Reedy Island at 11:3 and reached Pier 76, la thq city at thi afternoon. That everybody abonrd is well end hSppy waa the new that ram In a radio -this morning No aick, all 28th, division; no urgent repairs to date; no cargo; no quarantine diseases, id the mesr.nre. No explanation for th transport heleg twr-ty-four irs behind schedule Is given.

Shortly before noon th debarkation officer at this port were requested by the receiving etatlon at Camp Dix to delay the embarkation until tomorrow. They exptnln In th message that it would be too difficult to take care of 1,113 men arriving after dark. Companies Aboard. The companies of the 109th regiment aboard are C. D.

B. F. G. H. and L.

Companies I and are on another transport somewhere out on th -J ocean. There are three officers nnd 1.491 men of the 109th on th Maul, Hcranton, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre, East Stroudsburg, Bloomaburg, Fae-toryville, Moscow and Honesdale ar eom of the place up th state represented In this crowd of gallant war -rlor of blood-stained Franca It is announced that only officers and 1,113 men of the 109th will be sent to Camp Dlx for demobilization and it Is estimated that this number represents the Pennsylvania men In the outfit. When tho oM 13th regiment left Scranton for Camp Hancock. Augusta, after the United State had en tcred the world war. Jt had close to 2,000 Trobably about 1,500 of this number were used In the mak.

of the 109th regiment, the remainder coming from the old 1st regiment of Philadelphia. The number that left Scranton exceeds the number of Pennsylvanian now approaching homeland with ths colors of the 109th proudly flying. Many of the boys are sleeping wher the popples grow, some ar In French hospitals, others are In hospitals on this aide of th water and many oth- ers are home. Some of the draftees from northeastern Pennsylvania may be among the survivor of the 109tb. It Is knoen that some were used for replacements In Co.

of the 103d engineer. Slnco noon today a train on the Pennsylvania railroad has been on a switch near Pier 73, where the Mauls men will be unloaded. Within a short tlm after getting on land, the men scheduled for demobilization at Camp Dlx will be on the way to that Jersey Camp Dlx la. about a two-hour ride from here. It la probable that the 109th boys will have a rest day tomorrow and on Monday th start will be made In the delouslng program.

Unless kept In camp for tha Philadelphia parade, and this la not likely, th boy should be home about Wednesday -or Thursday. At present, the parad plans are pretty well muddled. The commute states that It Is desired to have the 103th machine gun battalion In parade and that this organization will not arrive until th 15th. the date set for th parade. The 108th Is coming home aboard ths Peerless and tho 8anta Olivia.

Tho Luckenbach Is carrying part of the 109tb infantry hom. Tha fiJI Artillery, formerly the P'H i of Wilkes-Firr -1 1 fii'-- aboard the 1 May 9. me pr rr 1iitiL VuiUiVu.vl Berlin. Mav troops, forcing their tit I have raptured th mini or. wa Used by the I'ommtp" i quarters, according to cdveJ her.

111 vM A. LESTER FORO. ESCiPEUFElb' Ford' la described as: Age. 241 blue eyes, dark hair, dark complexion; height, I feet, 7H inches: wears shoes; weighs 162 pounds; occuttation railroad brakeman; residence given ae 37 Knola road, Knola, pear Harrisburg, fti. Faulkners description fol- lows: Age, 31; blue eyes: hair, Mack And grny; complexion, dark, and 'swarthy, Indicating dlsslpatloh; wear a j6Vk shoe; height, 6 feet, 10 inches; weight, 150 pounds; Occupation, boilermaker; home given as 129 South Eighth la.

1 EVIDENCE TO HOLD CHARLES L. PICHEL, HOWEVER, MUST ANSWER FOR DOPE PEDOLINGEXPLOSIVES FOUND IN LABOR-, ATORY. Jterantonlana acquainted withUharles L. Flchel, a reaident'of the 1200 block Trovldenco rood, until about 1910, and for several years an errand hoy and clerk In local drug atorea, believe that he' Is the saui6 person arrested In New Yopk Wednesday afternoon. It was first thought that Pichet, uho' waa masquerading under the name of Charles L.

Baldwin, had aome connection' with the bomb plot discovered by a postal clerk In Nevf York this week, but upon, lnvesilgnt tlon It waa agrr by federal agents that he was merely a dope peddter. He Is under 32,000 ball on a charge of having peddled dope and Is to be given a hearing before a United State commissioner In New Tork today on a charge of having In hit possession of explosives. The man arrested In New Tork says that wa- In Bcrnntnn and that h' name Is.Chprles L. Plchel. He St first denied that hg wa Plchel, but after he had been Identified as the roan who spent a yeak on Blackwells Island, New Tork, as Charles L.

Plchel, from September 29. .1914, to September 29, on-a charge of aeiiing dope, he admitted that, he waa riehel. Plchel conducted a medical Instl-tute" at No. 135 West 45th street, New York. It was believed by agent of th United States revenue-servlca, that he was really selling dope to addicts In violation of the Harrlaon antidrug law and on Wednesday tho place waa raided and Plch4 arrested Only-a small quantity of dope was found Jn tha place at the time and It was decided to make another raid and search the place thoroughly.

While doing this Thursday night tha federal agents found two packages containing explosives, In the mean tlm Plchel had bean released, on 'ball on the drug charge, but he was re arrested yesterday as a bomb plot suspect. Investigation convinced the agent that he merely waa keeping the package-fpr a friend and that he had no part Irt th bomb plot. The Scranton Plchel lived at 1229 Provident- road along about 1906 and aa as 1910. He worked aa on r-rnd he n'l clerk In a North Washington avenue drug store from 1908 to 1910, The proprietor eaya he had a bov of that name, In his employ and that he knows he went to New Tork. He Identified the picture of Tlchel appearing In the New York papers today na ths picture of the lad that worked for him.

Ills mother is said to be IV v-y m. Thret Men In Critical Condition, Six Others In Serious Shspe and Remaining Force of Work- era Able To Go Home. Wilkes-Barre, May 3. Black damp from a mine fire in a chamber in the southeast gangway of the Nottingham mine of the Lehigh and Wilkes-Barre Coal company, in Plymouth, shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, overcame thirty-three men, but only three of them are in a dangerous condition. At 2 o'clock mine officials stated that ell of the men who were in the danger tone had been taken from the mine.

Th thres men who were most seriously Affected and who haVp only an even chance for recovery, according to the physicians at the mine, are: William White, a foreman: Thomas Rourke, a fireboss; and Evan' Edwards, a miner, all of Plymouth. They have been removed to their nomes. 6tx other men were so badly overcome that they were not able to walk home, but it Is believed they will be allright In a few day. They Joseph Romanofaky. Stanley Kavllltakl, Pster Replnsky, Frank Durda, Charles Rienakl and Stephen KovsslislU, all of Plymouth.

Twenty -seven other men were overcome, hut. after some first eld treatment they were revived and taken to the surface, after which they were able 'to walk to their home Mine officials stated this aftepffoon that a lira wa discovered In rtham ber In the aout least gangwaytter the a ad left the if Ine, at a -day nlghtA gang to fight tjn fire yeater-today, byt they aay that not hjffe been affected ions yS the rescue of a maifna, working in the ft who were over-3ack damp which was carried in their direction. It is said that shortly after -10 o'clock today a driver boy ran-to the men who were Jn the Are fighting gang and told them that twelve stone masons working In the lower west gangway were unconscious and the members of the Are gang hurried to assist the affected masons. Many of the men In the rescue party were also overcome, the three men who are liable to die being among the rescuers. The Are was about a mile and a half from where the masons were overcome.

It is said by officials of the mine that the Are In the chamber was probably caused by men working In that section settlor fire to timber props and going out of the mine without noticing what they had After they went out the lire la thought to have spread to the coal. ram is (Ultra Dorgettl, of 1250 Diamond avenue, and Tony Pupo, of 1211 Diamond avenue, suspects in the Sposlto murder, were given a hearing In police court this afternoon. Each was held In $1,800 bail as accessories before the fact. Being unable to furnish this they were remanded -to the county Jail. Tony Corlento, aged 24, of 1314 Providence road, was permitted' to go on his own recognisance.

Dogettl and Pupo, twenty-one-year-old boys, talked to Spostto at his home Just prior to his leaving the night he was killed. This testlmpnev was given by the murdered man's wliow. it Is believed possible that these were the men who brought Bpoalto the message which lured him to his death. MINERS TO MEET TONIGHT -dj Representatives of various locals of the United Mins Wooers of America will meet tonight at Wilkes-Barre to take action on the statement made by Represanatlve Powell, of the Fifth Legislative district, Luzerne county, to the effect that the union men are not oppoaed to Increases In the state police force. The purpose of the meeting of to sound the sentiment of tho union men, determine whether, or mot Representative Powell's statement Is true.

'ey BEFORE WILSON SAILS FOR HOME HE EXPECTS TO ANNOUNCE DATE FOR ASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS. By ROBERT J. BENDER, United Prses Staff Correspondent. Washington. Msv.

3. President Wilson expects to return home around Juno 1 and a special session of congress may begin May 28 or June 2 according to 'the latest authoritative advices received here from Paris. Unless aome unexpected development occurs In the' peace settlements tho president should be on the high seas art route horn the last of this month. Before he sells he expects to announc ths date of the congress session. 'He hope to reach Washington befor tho session opens In order to deliver his should he be delayed.

It Is th belief her that congress will occupy sufficient time In organizing and preparing legislation to keep it busy until Many Appropriation Bills, An extra aesaion June 2 would mean that congress Would face the gigantic tank of passing -tlio many appropriation. bill left over from tho last session before the new fiscal year begins, July Many department of th government would left without funds, even to pay salaries, unless needed money- wero appropriated by esngrea during P4t6. treaty. 16,000 word of whoa text already, has been received at th state department, will have been made publiq and opportunity given for a thorough, digest of Its articles by the senate befors the president returns. pleas to prepare his address 9o congress en route over snd hope for speedy action on, ths treaty lq the upper branch.

Firm in Their Demand. Ills friends here wilt he firm In their demand that th president tour the country after ho has delivered his address to congress and explain the peace treaty to the people. Regardless of how great or how littlQ opposition may develop to the treaty Itself tho president's adMaers declare he owes it to the nation to discuss It fully befora the people. Incidentally they feet that such a tour would hasten th adoption of the treaty by tha senate. There was Increased activity In congressional circles today when It be-cam known that the president hopes the aesaion may open not later than June 2.

Opponents of the league rf nations declared their first move would be to separate the league from the treaty proper, so as not to hold up peace by their Intended fight on the league. The belief here, however, la that the league has been so wovon Into the treaty tnself tlt the two could be asperated only with great difficulty. BOLSHEVIKS CO.V.PEL CIVIL EEUMI OF FETROGRAD London May 3 (United Press). Reports received from British official source today Indicated th Bolshevlkl sre compelling civilian evacuation of Petrograd and a number of other places In the vicinity. The movement.

It was said, la being carried out according to plana announced a year a so whereby withdrawal yaa to be made to Moscow and othpr grain center to enable more efficient feeding of the population. General Richardson, commander of th American force In northern Rns. sla, has wired American headquarter her that ha ha completed Inspection of hla men and found their moral excellent and the situation satisfactory." nun h. hussey New -York, May 3. William How-land Huisey, senior member of tho firm of William II, llusscy 8on.

at No. 15 West Thlrty-flfth street, dealers In plumbing supplies, died yesterday at his home In East Orange, following a brief Illness. He waa In hla 96th year, Mr, Hussey was probably the oldest commuter in New Jersey, having traveled from hla home to hla New York office almost every day for more than fifty-five years. It Is Intimated that In that time he traveled more than 360,000 miles. ASSBXED TO EM CCT Wsshlngton, May 3( United Frees).

Th following organizations have been assigned to early convoy: 50th engineers, headquarter and medical de-tachments and Cos. A. H. and Co. 33d, engineers; 833d company, transportation corps: 159th lr aquad (Iron; clothing squad No, Sit; sent try aquad 31: 337th bakery com pany and 2flth company, 4th regiment, air service mechanics.

resident of this city now; II waa here a few months ago nnd told friends that he wns engaged In making and selling powders, lotions end pastes to New Yotk show people. wmw ife SCHOOL TEACHER KILLED. AO HIDDEN UNDER A BOARD IN ABANDONED LOO HUT NEAR LOYALHANNA. Lathrobe, Tiu May 1 (United Press). Wedged under a board In a shed behind sn abandoned log but on the old Ardary farm, two miles from Loyal-hanna, tho body of Miss Emma Aua-trsw, a H-year-old school teacher wt.o mysteriously disappeared last Monday evening, was found today by Lawrence Moore, 16.

a Boy Scout and pupil of the teacher. The girl's hands were tied behind her back. She bad been outraged, and then shot through the head, the police say. Her face had been beaten and she had also been struck on the head with a blunt Instrument. Her death had evidently occurred, forty-eight hours before the finding of tha body.

The Austraw girl was a teacher at Derry township school No. g. After dismissing her pupils last Monday afternoon she started for tho Kiser farm1, where she. boarded. When she failed to reach home sn alarm was sounded.

Latrobe police, state poller and private detectives sided bv scores, of friends and relatives took up the search which was continued until The are of the opinion that the girl was kidnapped last Monday evening and hold prisoner until murdered. The shed where the body wag found Is about A mile from thei school-house, Police dragnets have been, thrown about the district. of determined armed citizens are scouring tbs countryside for some trace of the girl's slayer. The suspects are held In the Latrobe Jail and another prisoner Is being taken to Greensburg by the state police for examination. County commissioners of Westmoreland county announced this 'afternoon that a reward would be 'offered for the arrest of the girl's slayer WOMEN WILL RECEIVE PAPAL BLESSING IN THE AFTERNOON AND MENS WEEK WILL 8TART IN EVENING.

0 Scarcely a dry eye was seen In looking over the large audience of women which were present last evening at 8t. Peter's cathedral when Rev. Father Camlllus. finished a- beautiful Vermon on The Passion of Our Lord. Picturing Gethscmane where the son of God omnipotent first was met by the angry mob who came for his life and filled the air with their heartrending cries of Away With Him, Crucify Him.

to the time when he reached Mount Calvary where crucified and suffering unfold agonies he died for the sins of the world. "Oh my good women" said the speaker, 'look Into the face of the God you crucified and ask forgiveness for your sins, now Is your opportunity, dont wait unUl it is too late. Try to realize the blessings and benefits that he left us when he died for the love of us." Preceding the sermon Father Camll lua made the following announcements. The women's mission will come to a close Sunday afternoon promptly at' 3 o'clock. All women are urged to be present and bring a candle as Is customary at tha closing of every mission with which they wrlll renew their baptismal vos-a.

Rosary, and the Imparting of the papal blessing will close the mission. And now my good women," said the mlssloner, a few suggestions In regard to the men's mission which will open tomorrow eve 7:30. Don't nag the men Into coming to the mission, I am sure they already have had mission for every meal, rather coax them to attend than nag them, do your beat to make their week at successful as yours has been. Don't turn over In the morning when your husbands get up for 6 oclock mass, get up and. have good hot breakfast with something extra as their reward for getting out so early, waiting when they return.

And to the young women I Bay. No dates nett week or social engagements with the young men who are supposed to be here, remember tbey have a date with God every night next week and If you must see them- stand 'Outside the church and wait for them." Father Stephen will aeak this eve njng using for his theme, -Mary Our Mother." WILL NOT GIVE REDUCED FARE TO HARVEST, HANDS Washington, May 2. The 'railroad administration has refused to reduce passenger fares for. harvest hands, In response to a request by Senator Cut tin, Kansas, that a reduced fare be al I lowed. Feulkrier end Ford Get Out of Separate Cells, Run Along Corridor, Saw and Force Window Cars, Reach Jail Yard and Go Over Wall.

Up to 3:30 o'clock this afternoon no trace or clue of A. Lester Ford or Ray Faulkner, prisoners who escaped from the county jail early this morning, had been found by either the sheriffs force, the city police or other agencies acting in conjunction with the local authorities. At the county prison it was said that the manner in which saws used in getting out of the cells and prison itself had reached the prisoners had not beenascertaine Former County Detective M. A. Rafter, head of the Rafter detective was called into the case early this afternoon by Sheriff Schlager.

The state po-: lice and authorities up and down the valley have been asked to be an lot Ford and Faulkner; 7 m-a-rom Trom hear Harrisburg, and Faulkner from Carbon-dale and Ford and Faulkper occurred opposite eaeh other orf the upper tlef of the northern winr of the prison, Juat off The Diamond," where a keeper Uusupposed to bo on duty at all hours Of the day anLhlght, and from which $hfc watch can get -a gllmpae of about 4very cell In the prison. Sheriff Jacob R. Schlager, responsible for th management of the Jail, kept to his private office today when tha pewapapermen called, tha task of explaining tha escape being assigned to Chlof Deputy Chaflca Mlrt. The deputy, acting under ordcra from the sheriff, refused permission to go to the Jail to get a better description of the escape and the Instruments used by the pair In making their getaway. Recalls Delfine Escape.

On February 4, 1916, shortly after Schlager becoming sheriff end his taking over the Jail, Dominick Delfino, awaiting death in th electric chair, following an elaborate banquet served In the prison, sawed, his wey oift of his cell end with th use of a club and gun gained hi liberty, but not until he clubbed Keeper Thomas Joseph into unconsciousness end shot Keeper Robert Proudlock. Delfino has not been caught. Pcputy Sheriff MIrtz said, today tha't Keepers Thomas Isaac (Continued on Fags 2.) May $. With preparations under way for arrival of the Austrian penes Interest centered again today In absence of the Italian dele-gatea Horn Parla, Although allies apparently, aro prepared to' algn tho German treaty without lnclualon of Italy, tho Austrian treaty directly effects the Italian, Inasmuch aa Flume formerly was an Aus treaties would he submitted to Austria, and Turkey, -soon after the Germans received their terms; Ell IIOl'l IMHO USE Cleveland, ,0., May Seventy-nine mor men arrested in connection with May dgy Hot here were arraigned in police court today, rioters yesterday were fined and sentenced to the Workhouse. A few cases were dismissed, others continued and several persons were bound over to th grtnd Jury.

Of thft 134 persons arrested In connection with th disturbances only five sere Americanlborn. CO. I CESCE Captain Harry olll, Lieutenant Warren Jones aiyr Rcrgennt Marshal Jones nlif -103d engineer reached tkelfiomes In this City this afternoon. port snd the Jugo Lina," a picture which has been In the lntA, who dispute Italy's claim to making for several will r'umeJormerly were subject of th take their honeymoon during the stay -lun'l monarchy. of the rompnay In the mountain and Th Austrian delegates, It- was expect to return to New York about will be housed at BU Germain, the end of next week.

Mrs, It near Versailles. Although no date has wee stated, will make her home In, been for their arrival it la assumed Ithaca, which ia.the home of the bride-, In view of 'the program announced groom, and in New York will live at some time ago, that they will coma bathe Rita hotel, giving up her home on fore the German delegates leave. It Lexington avenue, where she, lived was said at that time that separate 'ro-Hungartans 0 with her former husband. Mra. Castle and Captain Treman were attended at the wedding by lifelong friends.

The bridesmaid was Mrs. Clement Amory, of New York city, and the best mart, Bherman Teer, of Ithaca, a classmate of Captain Treman when they attended Cornell university, The ushers were E. Bpragua and 'John M. Guntlet, of New York, and 'Lewis Henery, of Elmira, Philip a broker, gave tha bride away. Castle waa dressing in a gray charirteuse satin drea and wore a large gray picture hat.

The secrecy Mrs. Castle afld Captain Treman had striven for woe brushed aside by friend when practically all details of the ceremony were made public by degrees. The only thing lacking was th time set. Friend fairly refuaed to make this known. when they slipped Into the church the party wa proettealjy alone, A horde of newspapermen, rushed up to the church some time after th ceremony.

i iw Berne, May 3. A dUpntch from Berlin today reported that President l.iwyt had accepted Held Marshal Von denhurg's realgnailon os commander In chief of th German army. I.

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