American Armored Cruiser Tennessee Reaches Port at Chios in Safely HARRISBURG iPISSi TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 272 MUCIN CRUISER TENNESSEE OR HER ' LAUNCH EIRED ON BY TURKISH FORTS Secretary Daniels Says American Consul at Smyrna Is Anxious About Safety of Yankee Con sulate VESSEL IS NOW IN PORT AT CHIOS, ON AEGEAN SEA Considerable Uneasiness Experi enced Concerning Safety of Big Warship and Also the South Carolina Washington, Nov. 18. The United States cruiser Tennessee, or her launch probably the lat ter was fired upon yesterday by the Turkish forts at Smyrna. Captain Benton C. Decker, of the cruiser, reporting the incident to-day to the Navy Department, gave no details of the firing but added that fears had been felt for the safety of the American consu late. Before regarding the firing upon the American ship as a hos tile act, officials here are inclined to await further reports and hold to the belief that it might have been a misunderstanding or the act of some local official whirh will quickly be corrected in Con stantinople. Secretary of the Navy Daniels issued a statement saying the American consul at Smyrna had been anxious for the safety of the consulate. "The -reunes«fl«," added Mr. Daniels' statement, "proceeded to and j »-lcft Vourlah at. the request of Ambas - sad or Morganthau and is now an chored in the harbor of Schlo (Chios) from which Captain Decker's telegram was sent." Secretary Daniels has called upon Captain Decker to forward Imme diately a full report of the incident. Captain Decker's report, confirming last night's news dispatcher which of ficials hoped and believed were inac curate, left them to-day in a state of amused wonder. Every effort is being made to get more complete reports of the incident from the Tennessee's commander. His report does not say ■whether the Tennessee or her launch, as was reported in news dispatches, had been fired upon. Considered Hostile Act Aside from being considered as a hostile act, the firing may be ex plained in various ways. The first re port said the cruiser's launch had been turned by three shots from the forts as it was entering the harbor of Smyrna. Officials say the launch may have been entering during prohibited hours and the forts may have taken that method of warning the ship against mine fields in the harbor. There has been considerable un easiness about the Tennessee and also the North Carolina, her sister ship, since they went to Turkish waters to look after the Interests of Americans, at the end of their voyage to the Eu ropean continent with gold for strand ed tourists. Reports of mishaps to both ships have been frequent, but always have been disproved by official dispatches. Ambassador Morgenthau's reports of internal conditions in Turkey since the Ottoman Empire joined the dual alliance in the war upon the entente powers, convinced officials here it would be well to have both ships re main in the Mediterranean for the present, and both have been going from port to port in Turkish waters or those nearby. Relieve Americans Safe So far. Ambassador Morgenthau's reports, concerning the safety of [Continued on Page 7] THE WEATHER For llarrlabnrg and vicinity: Fair, continued cold -to-night with lou c*t temperature about 28 ilfgnrn; Thur*eclal attention to persons who have hit the trail and others who are not yet deeply inter ested in the campaign. Thousands of prayers were made during the day and a new interest shown in the campaign by many who heretofore were lukewarm. The idea of "church day" was originated by Dr. Stough as a special effort to rouse church people to greater activity. Mnet.v Hit the Trail "After sixty years of infidelity God has got mo," shouted a man last night after hitting the trail and wrest ling for half an hour in prayer with IJr. Stough and other personal work ers. "Glory, Hallelujah, He's got me; praise the Lord! I fought all my life, but He's got me now." He asked for special prayers after He was led to the front by Captain Neilson, of the Salvation Army, who pleaded and argued with him for many minutes. Dr. Stough gave an explanation directly fitting his case, quoted scripture and prayed until the man declared he saw the light and had the doubts of a lifetime cleared away, lie then went into the audience and found his wife, who testified that she had been praying every day for years for her husband to be con verted. About ninety persons hit the trail, a large proportion of them being men. They were persuaded to the front one by one during the course of half an hour by personal workers, minis ters and members of the Stough party. Dr. Stough stood on a bench in the midst of the trail hitters after they [Continued on Page 5] Solvay Company's Works on Bruges Canal Wrecked; Has Branch at Steelton By Associated f J res< London, Nov. 1, 7.63 A. M, —A Rot terdam dispatch to the Daily Mail says: "The British fleet received infor mation yesterday which led them to carry out a vigorous bombardment at Knock* and Zeebruggo, on the Belgian coast. The Solvay Company's works on the Bruges canal, which are being used as a base for German military trains, were wrecked. A train of live cars filled with soldiers was struck b> a shell, took fire and was destroyed. Much damage was done to the German stores and supplies." The Solvay company mentioned in the above dispatch owns the Semet- I Solvay plant at the lower end of Steel ton. TWO GERMAN GENERALS ARE REPORTED DEAD IX BERLIN By Associated i'ress Berlin, via The Hague on London, Nov. 18, 4.35 A. M.—German casualty lists just issued record the deaths oi two generals and the wounding of an other. General Alfred von Vrieien waw killed on November 12 and General von Lepel is the other commanding officer reported killed on the field of battle. General von Lepel was in com mand of the reserve infantry division; General Stenger, commander of the Fiftv-tliird German infantry brigade, is listed as having been severely j wounded. | PLANTING 350 TREES IN PARK : Canoe Bireh nnri Oaks Being Placed to Form Great Rrch Over Pathway More than 350 canoe birch and oaks will he planted along the river front under the supervision of the city park j department before the cold weather interferes. Of the two types about 200 are birch and these are being planted on the west side of the path along the em bankment. The oaks and birches are being planted in what is known as a "staggering" line—alternating on either side of the path at distances of from thirty-seven to forty feet apart. From Paxton to Herr street the park officials plan to extend the lines of young trees this fall so that in the years to come the depressed path along the river front will be shaded by a splendid arch of birch and oaks. The planting of the trees north of "Hard scrabble" will he carried out as soon as the section below is completed. NAME CONTEST WINNERS Finals Will Re Held at Central High School Nov. 25 at 2 The winners of the preliminaries of the Kunkel oratorical contest for junior boys of the Central high school, were announced this morning. The Judges of the contest were the Rev. Harry N. Bassler, Harry Boyer, presi dent of the school board, and T. Kit tera Van Dyke. Eight boys were chosen from the entire list and these will compete for the three final prizes on November 25 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The winners last night were Harold Amos. Harold Eckert, Harold Houtz, George Kling, Homer Kreidler, Rob ert Michael, Horace Nuneinaker and Allen Carter. ANOTHER TYPHOID SUSPECT Antonio Lipu, of Swatara Station, '3O years old, was admitted to the Har [risburg Hospital late yesterday after- I noon. He is a suspected typhoid fever I victim. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING . NOVEMBER 18, 1914 WELFARE PROBLEM WILL BE GIVEN ATTENTION HHHWnjHnUHH . vjwi - "/ «?' " _ lllj J Above on the right are Dr. John Price Jackson. Commissioner of Labor und Industry of Pennsylvania and one of the men who worked hard for the success of welfare conference and "safety first" exihitb. The picture on the right shows A. P. Fothergill (left), in charge of the exhibit of the Cleve land Steel Tool Company; Paul Gendell (center), of this city, director of exhibits of the Engineers' Society of Pennsylvania and the man who helped to boost the big exhibit in Chestnut street hall, and G. E. Darker (right), representative of the Crane Company, of Chicago, 111.; below is the exhibit of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works. Fond of Skating? Then, Here's a Bit of Joy News Fr»m Weatherman Dam Will Make Long Stretches of Ice on Susquehanna Pos sible at This Point; Wildwood Freezes Fond of skating? Well, then, here's a bit of joyous news for you: Owing to the backing of the water by the river dam and the decreasing of the current's momentum, the Sus quehanna will freeze over at Harris burg much more quickly than here tofore. E. R. Demain, weather .oreeaster, says that while the dam has not been closed, it has still had the effect of backing the water about a foot and reducing the current speed. This means that even this winter the ROTARY CLUB URGES TARIFF COMMISSION Business Men of City Tired of Foolish Tinkerings; Want Scientific Board The Harrisburg Rotary Club, com posed of business men of the city went on record last night as favoring the elimination of tariff from considera tion by political parties and the ap pointment of a tariff commission, which shall be acquainted with the needs of the manufacturing and busi ness interests throughout the United States. A resolution to this effect was pass ed after a discussion of the tariff ques tion. One reason for considering the resolution was the fact that the Euro pean war is increasing opportunities for the United States thereby making further changes in the tariff neces sary. The members of the club think that If a commission was in charge of the tariff it could be adjusted to answer the requirements of the nation at this time and would be satisfactory to all manufacturing and business interests. A resolution was passed stating that the proper authorities in Washington [Continued on Page 4] FOUR DIE AT HOSPITAL Two Admitted Same Day: Dead From Same Disease; Same Hour Four persons died at the Harrisburg Hospital since 11.25 last night. George Spohn, aged 42 years, of Carlisle, admitted ten days ago, died first. He was operated upon for ap pendicitis. Peritonitis caused death. William Hoffman, colored, aged 56 years. 113 South Dewberry street, died this morning at 12.25 o'clock. He was admitted November 10, suffering from apoplexy. Michael Ritner, aged 67 years, 323 Granite street, also was admitted November 10. He, too, died this morning just thirty mintues after HolTman. Bitner also was suffering from apoplexy. The last death occurred at 5.30 this morning. Mrs. Margaret Miller, aged 48. of Newvillc. who was suffering from cancer, was the fourth person. She was admitted November 6. stream will freeze under conditions much less severe than in years past. Of eouise when the dam has been completely closed the effect will be such as to make freezing of the stream extremely favorable. Ice formed in a thin sheet last night on Wild-wood lake. The lowest tem perature recorded at the weather bu reau was 25. In the mountain regions nearby temperatures as low aa 22 were reported. A warm wave will drive out the cold snap by to-morrow, in all proba bility. Ml DROPS DEAD Oil WAY TO SMALL FIRE Excitement Causes Death of Sam uel P. Treadwell, Pennsyl vania Railroad Conductor Charles P. Treadwell, aged 49 years, a passenger conductor on the Wil lianisport division of the Pennsylva nia Railroad, dropped dead this morn ing at his home, 51 North Eighteenth street, while hurrying to a neighbor's house where a fire was raging. Death was due to heart failure. The fire was at the home of John S. Hoppes, 4 9 North Eighteenth street. Mrs. Hoppes was not feeling well and had gone to bed. Three of the Hoppes children playing in the yard started a fire near the kitchen, a frame build ing. The flames spread to this build ing and the Mount Pleasant Fire Com pany was called by telephone. Conductor Treadwell heard the call for help from the adjoining house and left the table. He picked up his hat and started for the Hoppes house when he fell over. Treadwell was in service on the Northern Central branch of the Penn sylvania Railroad for thirty years. He was a native of Sunbury. The sur ; vivors are his wife, a daughter, Mar garet, his father, J. W. Treadwell, Sr., I a brother, J. W., Jr., both of Sunbury. i Funeral arrangements will be an- Inounced later. j TO REMOVE TROLLEY TRACKS Ilownian Will Ask lluri-ishiirg Rail ways to Take Vp Front Street Line Request will be made of the Harris burg Railways Company to remove tracks in Front street below Washing ton so that City Commissioner Harry F. Bowman, superintendent of publil safety, can more conveniently put down the new water main. From Cherry street through the subway to a point near Mary street the main will be laid in the park ir order to avoid tearing up the newly laid paving. From Mary street down the pipe will be placed In the street close to the western curb. ICE WAGON DITCHED An ice wagon owned by the United Ice and Cqal Company was ditched this morning in front of the Philadel phia Quick Lunch in Market street. J Thousand Attend General Session of Conference This Morning; Discuss Unem ployment and Mediation; "Conference Night" Governor John K. Tener was to-day presented with honorary membership in the Engineers' Society of Pennsyl vania at the opening of the second day's general session of the Industrial Welfare and Efficiency Conference at the Capitol this afternoon. The general session followed a morning spent in discussion of vari ous problems of welfare and was at tended by over 1,000 persons. Follow ing the presentation the conference discussed unemployment and media tion. It. was planned to have the Governor open the conference yesterday, but he could not be here in time and this af ternoon lie made an address in which he praised the objects of the confer ence arfd the interest which brought hundreds of employers, employes and welfare workers to the State's Capital at their own expense for discussion of the general welfare of the workers of Pennsylvania. The Governor also gave assurance that the problems would receive attention in his titial State pa pers and of his own personal interest in what was being threshed out in the sessions. >lr. Snow's Address The presentation to the Governor was made by T'\ Herbert Snow, former president ot' the. society, which co-op erated with the State Department of ln by Turkey. A report to the Navy Department nt Washington to-day from Captain Decker, of the cruiser Tennessee, nave official continuation to earlier dispnt* lies from Athens and the Greek island of Chios, in the Aegean Sea, to the effect that Turkish gunners at Smyrna had opened lire when the Tennessee was approaching that port. On the Imttlcflelds of Ftiropc there were few changes of strategic Impor tance. The great campaign in the west apparently has settled down to a series of detached battles, related only indirectly to the main issue. At some |K>ints along the KOO-mlle line there is furious hand-to-hand lighting, and elsewhere comparative inactivity pre vails. On the two main battle fronts— from the Belgian seacoast to the Swiss border and along the eastern boundary of Germany—renewed efforts were be ing made to-day to bring about a de cided turn in the progress of the war. The situation In Eastern Prussia presented, apparently, the greatest op portunities for :i quick and important change, although Russian and German {statements were still in sharp conflict, i The German war office announced offi- I dally to-day that the operations I against the Russians were "proceeding | favorably." The Russians, it is said, ; have been compelled to fall back from Wlocklawek and 1-ipno. The latest statement from Petrograd, however, asserted that the Germans were retir ing along the whole lOast Prussian front. It was also indicated in advices from Petrograd that important Rus sian forces had penetrated to the ex treme southeastern section of Galieia, where furious fighting is said to be in progress. The Austrian troops are re ported to Vie fleeing in great disorder. Another < Inslaught Tn Belgium the unwearying Ger mans huve begun another of theii RECEIVER FOR U. S. MOTOR COMPANY New York, Nov. I'B. A receiver is sought for the Unr.id States Motor Company, a New Jersey corporation with authorized capital of $42,500,000 and plants, at Hart ford, Conn.; Detroit, Mich.; Dayton, Ohio; Providence, ' R. I.; New Castle, Ind., and Tarrytown, N. Y., in a suit filed to-d y in the State Supreme Court by Emanuel Metzger of this city, a stockholder. INDICTMENT AGAINST MORGAN QUASHED New York, Nov .I.—The indictment charging Daniel N. Morgan, former treasurer of the United States, and six oth ers with using the mails to defraud stock investors in con nection with the operations of Jared Flagg, was quashed to-day upon motion of the United States District Atorney who said the testimony at Flagg's trial showed that Mr. Moi an and his six associates were not guilty. TEN STUDENTS BURNED TO DEATH Tampa, Fla., Nov. 18.—Ten inmates of the State Re form School at Marianna, Fla., are reported to have lost their lives to-day in a fire which destroyed the institution. CARRANZA CHIEF IS KILLED Washington, Nov. 18.—General Jose Carbajal, a Car ranza chief was killed in an engagement near Puerto, Mex ico, yesterday, when, with his troops he joined Villa forces and attacked General Jesus Carranza, a brother of the Con stitutionalist first chief. REV. YATES ACCEPTS CALL The Rev. W. O. Yates, Pittsburgh, has acceped the pastorate of Olivet Presbyterian Church, tendered him October 28, according to word received in this city to-day. Mr. Yates is a graduate of Prniceton and served four years as missionary to North Laos. ARREST BROKERS AS EMBEZZLERS San Francisco, Nov. 18.— J. C. Wilson and D. A. Wii brand, members of the failfcd broker firm of J. C. Wilson and Company, one of the best known establishments on the Pdciiic coast, were arrested here to-day on warrants charg ing them with the embezzlement of $40,000. MARRIAGE LICENSES , . , Frank liauffmnn, clly, anil Hrrtlin Mnrhnmrr, Wllllnmatotra. •lumen Clarence Conrad, Carllale, an