Kaiser's War Zone Warning in Effect Today; Neutral World Awaiting Disasters HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— Xo. 30 BESSIE GUYER, GIRL THOUGHT MURDERED, IS ALIVE AND WELL Found at Chambersburg by Telegraph Investigator; Mar ried and Has Two Children; County Authorities Now as Much at Sea as Ever in Skeleton Mystery; Den tist "Wasn't Worried a Bit!" He Declares When He Learns News l!cvic t.uycr. the supposed \ iclim of tlit- murder unearthed by plumber* in the cellar i>f the hoiis- at 133 South Fourteenth >tu , ol. i> alive and well. she is the wife of Charles \\. Canip- Ih-11. a machinist employed by the ( umlicrland Valley Kallroad Cont |>an\. tl»e mother of two healthy, ro bust children, and resides in Scotland avenue. K. 1". I>. No. I. Chanibereburg. Mrs. Campbell was employed by l>r. t'liarles T. Ay res. of York, tlie dentist, who occupied tin- murder house in IWI. and Is the woman for whom the county authorities have been searching since Sunday. She was lo cated by a Telegraph investigator last evening and was very much surprised tliat her name sliouhl liave been drawn into tlie inquiry. Slie explained that through the newspapers she had loam cd of tlte discov cry of a munler in Harrisburg. but did not know it was in the Itousi' in which littecn years apu she was employed as a child's nurse to •are for the two small children of Dr. Ay res. • County Detective James T. Walters, working on clues obtained by him. found Mrs. Campbell to-day and intor v iewed her concerning her connections with the Ay res' family. Detectives Hack Where They Started In the finding of Mrs. Campbell, the links in the chain of evidence forged by the county authorities in an effort to establish the identity of the girl and tind her slayer, have been smashed and the detectives are now- just as far at sea as they were last Friday, when the ghastly discovery was made. After the plumbers, employed by 15. C. Cashtnan. discovered the human skeleton, the county authorities and newspapermen set to work in an er i fort to learn the names of former oc- A cupants of the house. A Telegraph man unearthed the name of the den tist and in an interview early Sunday morning Dr. AjTes said he had a girl in his employ, while he resided in ths '"murder house." whose age corres ponded with the age of the girl who was murdered. The dentist said he had lost all trace of the girl after she had left his employ but later recalled ; in an interview with County Detective .lames T. Walters that her name wa» Bessie Guyer a".id that he believed she resided in Mechanicsburg. l.uyer Girl Couldn't He Found The inability of the authorities to readily locate the girl in Mechanics burs strengthened the belief that the murdered girl was Bessie Guyer. Rep resentatives of this paper went to Mechanicsburg Txiesday and located all of the Guyer families in the town but the missing Bessie was not to be found. The school records from Is? 3 to 1900 were gone over, but they did not reveal the much sought name. Older residents of the town recalled that a girl named Guyer had gone away from the town about 1901 or 1902 but from that time they had lost all trace of her. They did not even recall that her first name was Bessie. Then reporters learned of othA fami lies of Guyers living in the count r-- districts about Mechanicsburg and through Franklin county. These peo ple were also interviewed and finally came the direct information that there was a real live Bessie Guyer a num ber of years ago and that she resided somewhere in the vicinity of Ship pensburg. Investigations carried on there last evening verified the latest story and the girl's father. Jerry Guy ei. for many years a farmer, but now residing in Shippensburg. was locat ed. The rest was easy, information was • '-tained that in 1907 Miss Bessie Guy er was married to Charles W. Camp bell and that the couple now reside in Chambersburg with their two chil dren. a boy of six and a girl two years younger. Teloclionc Girls Help Through the efforts of several Bell Telephone Company operators. Mrs. Campbell was located In Scotland ave nue-, Chambersburg. Ai a telephone communication. Mrs. dwnpbell told of her family. She said .-he was bom and lived on a farm with her father, two sisters and a brother, at 'Williamson, several miles from Chambersburg. Her mother died when she was quite young. Lulu, a sister, now Mrs. Ernest Harssy. of Pieasant ville. N. J., was the oldest child. She left Williamson and came to this city [Continued on Page 9.1 j THE WEATHER For HarrNhar* aad 'iriiltri Fair to-night and Friday: not mark •-baage In temperature: lowest •emperatnre to-night about 25 de*reea. _ For Kastera Fenaaylvanla: Fair to alKbt aad Friday; strong north n ind*. River The river and all Ita brant'he* will continue to fall to night aad Friday. A ntage of ahout feet la Indicated for Harrlabura Friday morning. General Conditions The weather over -the eastern halt of the country Is dominated by a; area of exceptionally high pressure of rreat mnicnitudr with Its eeater over Ontario. *» hleh is naslßK clear skies generally. A farther fall of - to 14 decrees has occurred la the temperature In -the Atlantic States and a gen eral fall of 2 to ttt degrees Is re ported from the I'lalns States neat ward. Temperature: S a. m. M. Sun: Rises. 6»49 a. m.; seta. S4 p. m. Moon: First qaarter. February SI. 9i.',s p. m. River Magei 11.8 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest -temperature, :tli. I.owrat temperature. XI. Mean temperature. 30. .Normal temperature. 3»i. 'BIG DOINGS' EACH SECOND ON TRIP OF COMMERCE CHAMBER Energetic Representatives of City Certainly Are Placing It on Trade Map 11-Yom a staff Correspondent Wilkes-Barre. Pa.. Feb. 18. The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce trade extension and get acquainted party slept the sleep of the just at the Hotel Sterling in the delightfui city of Wilkes-Barre last night after having placed on the map of Penn sylvania in rapid succession yesterday ! the towns of Millersburg. Herndon. Sunbury. Northumberland. Danville, i Bloomsbtirg, Berwick and Kingston. In the classic language of Flavel I. i Wright, who has been in Harrisburg ! only six months but who has absorbed more of the spirit oi the town than many of those who have been on the ! job for more than forty years, it has ; been "some trip." Leaving Harris burg ten minutes late, due to a near fist fight between J. H. Nixon, freight [Continued on I'agc 6] EVACI'ATED MEXICO CITY By Associated FrcJt Washington. Pes. 18.—Carranza forces have again evacuated Mexico i City, official dispatches to-day to the State Department report and the Za | pata forces have re-entered. It was not stated to where the Carranza ■ troops withdrew. VIEW 10 DEC! ' COST OF ICOllliG TOKEN PHD City to Petition Court on Problem Involving Tracts Between "Hardscrabble" and Kelker Appointment of viewers to assess benefits and damages incident to tak ing over the unacquired park land be tween "Hardscrabble" and Kelker street will likely be asked by City So licitor D. S. Seitz within the next few I weeks The action was authorized by Coun jcil some months ago. Mr. Bowman in troduced the measure which originally included the section between South and ! Liberty streets, but this portion wat stricken out because of the exorbitant . prices demanded by the owners.. In several instances the city has obtain ed conditional title to the park front [ Continued on Page 14.] Veterans Will Hold Services in Memory of Departed Comrades j Two comrades of Seneca G. Simmons 'Post. 116. Grand Army of the Repub ' lie. died since the last memorial ser vices held February 21. 19H. They are William B. White, Company B, ■ One Hundred and Ninety-fifth Penn ! svlvania Volunteers, who died July 3. 1 and William H. Wharton. Company «I. , Twenty-first Pennsylvania Cavalry, . who died August 29. Memorial services will be held Satur day evening. February 20, in the Post hall. Verbeke street, near Third. J. I>. Saltsman. chairman of the committee, has completed the program of the ser vices. Dr. William T. Bishop is Post commander, and N. H. Cornman. drum mer. The program follows: Assembly. Harry D. Sollenberger; "A ISong of Victory." choir; prayer, the ! Rev. P. H. Balsbaugh. of Sixth Street ' United Brethren Church: commander's I address; record of the dead. Post adju tant: music. "Crown Him King of Kings." choir: strewing of flowers. Miss Jennie Ellen McGuire: music, "Just When I Need Him Most." choir: Scrip ture reading. Post chaplain: music. "I Shall Dwell Forever There," choir; ad ; dress. the Rev. P. H. Balsbaugh: "America." audience: benediction, the Rev. P. H. Balsbaugh; taps, Harry D. Sollenberger. DESTROYERS WILL MEET ALL THREATENED STEAMSHI PS By Asso<iated Press New York. Feb. 18.—Swift British ana French destroyers will meet all threatened steamships flying flags of the allies and escort them into port, according to cable messages received by officials of steamship companies with offices in this city. The receipt of these messages, officials of British and 1 French lines, announced to-day, made them coincident that the German sea decree which went into effect to-day i would have little effect upon shipping jto and from ports in England and | France. Inquiry at the big steamship lines i brought forth statements that there , was no intention of changing routes or t sailing dates. HARRISBURG. PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. f GERMAN WAR ZONE ESTABLISHED ABOUT THE BRITISH ISLES {PFZroe v INLANDS SHETLAND jOxL* J ORKNEIkAs" SUV / SrSl • Wo o Aber^f^r k f ' \ a y y "" jDubltri \ * J i/ \ HelyoLinJ^ z *•*»s} rJTI/i ■*& ,: o .„/ U/> ••',# G V ; SCILLY ' j%-f^ a t£^^h& r^^^ri>v+Zr GL •—• z \ c hGU»S h CHANM^ V I Llllf^^ ( Srif *S«ej 2 E Cherbourg ° *»-. G / u <ir ; * V < /\ * F R. A. N4 C e V.\ / ° The shaded portion of this map shows the waters about tho British Isles and in the English Channel and the North Sea in which, if the German declarations are to he taken at their face value, it will he dangerous for , any American merchant ship, unconvoyed by American battleships, or the merchant ships of any other neutral i nation, to sail. Count Bernstorff. German Ambassador to the United States, has stated that since British merchant ships ■ have been directed to carry guns and to attack Gem.an submarines, even when the officers of the submarines are boarding them to learn their identity, there will bo no time for investigation at sea. Therefore, a ship with with an American flap may bo attacked. He says: "The safety of neutral shipping- in the war tone around tho j British Isles is seriously threatened. There is also an increased danger resulting from mines, as these will be laid in the war zone to a great extent. Accordingly neutral ships art) mosturgently warned against entering that area, while the course around Scotland will be safe. "Germany has been compelled to resort to this kind of warfare by the murderous ways of British naval warfare, which alms at the destruction of legitimate neutral trade and at the starvation of the German people. Germany will be obliged to adher* to the announced principles until England submits to the recognized "ules of warfare, established by the Declaration of Paris and London, or until she is compelled to do so by the neu tral powers." WILL DISTRIBUTE AMONG DESERVING POOR OF CITY Squad of Police Will Guard Russ Market From Imposters; Fwrst Call to Be Sounded at 8 O'clock Tomorrow Morning At the Russ Fish Market, Market Square, to-morrow morning, one ton of fresh fish will be distributed to poor folks. The distribuUon will be made by Russ & Windsor, fish dealers, and will start at 8 o'clock. Only worthy order to avoid annoyance from impos order to avoid annoyane from impos-; WOMAN IS BURNED ID HOUSE DAMAGED Newville Has $2,000 Fire From i Gasoline Explosion This Morning • SfecUt! 10 The TeUirafh Carlisle. Pa., Feb. IS.—Newville had another narrow escape from a bad fire in its business district this morn ing about 8 o'clock, when the home of J. Clyde Swigert, a merchant. on ' High "street, was badly wrecked and .the drug store of K. Blean Claudy 'slightly damaged. Mrs. Swigert was [cleaning some Ciothing with gasoline when the fumes caught from the kitchen stove and set fire to her own clothing and the clothing which she was cleaning. She ran into the yard of a neighbor, who extinguished the rtames. , but Mrs. Swigert was badly burned I about the faco. arms and body. The house took fire and the rear portion was damaged to a considerable extent. iThe Claudy drug store was on fire sev i erai times, but was saved from serious I damage. The loss will be about j* 2,000. Woman Robber Enters Paxtang Home and Steals Delicacies Shoe marks indicate that a woman | was one of the robbers who visited the | home of Harvey Frank, Derry street. : Paxtang. last evening, and carried | away canned goods and potatoes. En ■ trance was gained to the cellar by I breaking a window and opening the I latch. Among the goods missing are 28 jeans of peaches, a bushel of potatoes jand other canned goods. The robbery occurred between 7 o'clock and 9 o'clock in the evening during the ab sence of Mr. and Mrs. Frank. The foot marks indicate that one of the robbers wore a woman's shoe, size 4. The heel and toe marks are very distinct. The man's footmarks indi cate a shoe about No. 7 in size. WILL. APPROVE SUFFRAGE Indianapolis. Ind., Feb. 18. —Pros- pects for the enactment of a woman's suffrage law for Indiana at the present session of the Legislature have become more brighter with the announcement by Governor Ralston that he would prove such a measure. ters, Captain of Police Joseph P. Thompson will be on hand with a ! squad of patrolmen. Members of the firm said to-day that they learned that Harrisburg has many families in need of food. A car load of fresh haddock has been or dered and will reach Harrisburg at ■5 o'clock to-morrow morning. Ml SEEKING WORK . KILLED BY BLAST Standing in Shed Waiting For Foreman When Rock Crashes Through Roof While searching for work at the Swatara station stone quarries, this morning. Henry Tinney, aged 53. was instantly killed when a two hundred pound stone hurled by a blast struck him on the head. Tiiuie> was standing in a sited wait* ing for the foreman when the blast ' was set off. The boulder crashed through the roof and smashed him to the ground. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. The man had been out of work for several months and had lieen promised a job. Coroner Eekinger made an investigation. Blood Covered Dagger Leads to Belief That Murderer Was Stabbed That Carlo Conte. wanted for the mrder of John Pulinoch Monday night, is hiding near Harrisburg, is the opinion of the local police who believe that Conte is suffering from several nasty stab wounds. During a searrh for clues yesterday at the home of Mrs. Vlncenza Lauda, 228 Cherry street, where the murder occurred, a stllletto, thickly covered with blood was found in a bucket in the kitchen. The stllletto belonged to the murdered man. Blood spots also have been found in the yard and alley through which Conte made his escape. That there was an ugly fight before the shooting occurred, the inmates of the Lauda house do not deny, but further than saying the stilletto belon gd to Pulmoch, they would not talk. TRANSFER FOURTEEN GENERALS By Associated Press Paris, Feb. 18, %.55 a. m. —Fourteen generals of brigades have been trans ferred to the reserve list by General Joffre, the French commander-in chief. in addition to the nine generals |of division, whose transfer was an nounced yesterday. The vacancies in brigade commands will be filled by younger men. ' « GERMANY FIRMLY MIIIS STAND 111 REPLY TO U.S. Note to United States Converted Into Code and Transmitted to Washington By Associated Press Berlin, via London. Peb. 18, 5.58 A. M.—The reply of Germany to the protest of the United States against a blockade of British waters is couched in the most friendly terms but firmly maintains the position of Germany as already announced. The answer, which is a lengthy document, was con verted into code at the United States embassy under the direction of Am bassador Gerard and has been trans mitted in full to Wasnington. The note explains that Germany's proposed action is rendered necessary by Great Britain's policy of attempt ing to cut off the food supply for the German civil population by a method never recognized In international law. England's course in ordering mer chantmen to fly neutral flags, equip ping them with artillery, with orders to destroy submarines, the German re ply contends, rentiers nugatory the right of search, thus giving Germany the right to attack English shipping. Germany holds that she cannot aban don that right -under the stress which England has forced upon her. Since Germany must compel the nations with which she is at war to return to the recognized principles of International law and restore the free dom of the seas, she argues that the stand she has is necessary. Ko«immend.i Warship Guard The note recommends that the United States government send war ships to Kng:ar.a to convoy merchant vessels through the danger zone as security against attack with the un derstanding that vessels thus guarded [Continued on Page 9.] Lewis Bates, Wealthy Recluse, Found Dead in Bed in Room at Columbia Special to The Telegrafh Columbia. Pa., Feb. 18.—Lewi* Bates, an aged man. who lived the life of a recluse, was found dead In his home here Wednesday. The dis covery of his death was made -by Harry Mahler and Mrs. Adam Hart man, who had not s<>en their neigh bor since Sunday. Deputy Coroner U. Grant Strine was at once notified, who with his physician made an In vestigation. Bates had been dead twenty-four hours. Although the aged man lived in two rooms It was dlsco\ered after his death that he left money and securities to the value of probably {40,000, and these were kept In a box in one of the local banks. It was also learnad j through relatives that he had left a j will, George Buch, of Lititz, being named as executor. He made bequests to relatives and named the place where he desired to be buried. He was about 72 years old and was twice married, both wives being dead. He was a col lector of old coins and left a lot of tieces said to be valuable. 14 PAGES NEW GERMAN WAR ZONE HASCOUNTRIESOFWORL LOOKING FOR DISASTERS Germany Has Declined to Alter Her Position but Ex presses Most Friendly Feelings Toward the United States; Decree Went Into Effect at Midnight, but Thus Far Has Had Little Effect on Shipping; Rus« sians Driven From East Prussia Ix>ndon. Fob. 18. 1.40 I*. >l.—The immediate effect of tlie German submarine lilocknde of the British Isles, beginning to-day. was to tin up nil passenger traltie from England to Holland. Tlie Scandinavian lines, however, have not as yet been affected. I loth the Zeelaiid and the Hatavier lines liave cancelled alt-pas senger seniw to Holland. although they are continuing their freight ami mail traflic. The Wilson line to Scaudiuat lan ports Is runniug as usual. Germany has declined to alter hert position in consequence of the Amer ican note concerning the war zone de cree, although expressing the most friendly feeling toward this country. The German reply, a summary of which was cabled from Berlin, states that Germany cannot abandon her! position, in view of the attempts of! England to cut off the food supply of noncombatants and recommends that the United States send warships to protect American vessels passing; through the danger zone. The Ger- j inan decree went into effect at niid- j night, but there have been few changes ! in sailings to and from England. ] Emperor William has telegraphed J to the President of the province of j East Prussia that the Russians have been completely defeated and driven from the province. An official communication front VI- ! enna says that the Russians have been 1 defeated in Bukowina, where the Aus- ; tro-Gernian forces have been advanc ing recently. A report from the Rus- i sian war office, however, asserts that | there is no change in Bukowina. It i speaks of ferocious fighting in North ern Poland, and says that the Rus sians have won the advantage in sev eral engagements in Gaiicia. Turkey has yielded to Greece and ( offered satisfaction for the insult to the Greek naval attache at Constan tinople. The incident which led to the departure of the Greek minister is now closed. Fourteen members of the crew of | HINDU SOLDIERS REVOLT J M Tokio, Feb. IS.—A revolt has broken out among the 9 f Hindu soldiers at Singapore, one of the strait settlements » # belonging to Great Britain, according to newspaper dis- X a patches received here to-day from the blag J I TURKEY YIELDS TO DEMAND ' I e London, Feb. 18, 1.1.55 A. M.—Turkey has yielded to the ' % demand for satisfaction made by Greece because of the in- ' ' | suit offered an attache of the Greek legation at Constanti- ' I I nople. I ' 1 i EXTRA SESSION NOT LIKELY ( ' ' | Washington, Feb. 18.—President Wilson has virtually J i decided not to call an extra session of Congress on March 5, ino matter what the fate of the ship bill. GERMANS TAKE 64,000 RUSSIANS I ! Berlin, Feb. 18, via London, 3.21 P. M.-»-The official ( report on the progress of the fighting given out in Berlin to- , days says that the Russians tiken prisoners by the Germans I . in Kcst Prussia now amount to 64,000 men. I MORTON COMPANY GETS $2,700,000 ORDER 1 | As soon as the Russian gov. ts securities i for $2,700,000 in New York, the Morton Truck and Tractor 5h Company, of this city, will star; 500 of the. ' ) largest style tractors. The bids of the Morton Company of I ( $9,000 each have been accepted. The Russian government \ C wants the machines delivered at the earliest possible moment I ff and has cabled that they are making every effort to get the 1 C securities through to New York. J 1 Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 18.—Twelve are now dead from ' I I the explosion of gas in the Midvale colliery yesterday. Three i ' I i of the injured men died in a hospital to-day. ■ | I London, Feb. 18, 5.35 P. M.—lnsurance was placed at F I Lloyds to-day at 20 guineas per cent, on policies covering K I the holder against war between the United States and Ger- B ( J • many within six months. One month ago the premium for M | I this same risk and period of time was 5 guineas per cent. C 1 Washington, Feb. 18.—Fred C. K of Wilkes- n. ' Barre, Pa., was to-day nominated collector of internal reve- Cj I nue for the Twelfth Pennsylvania district. " * MARRIAGE UCENSES ('hntfr M«»M! Pleam and Anno Cnthrrinr Pinker city. fl I Pill 1.. I*ee»e Maßchfuter, Mil., and C la rn A. Wolfe, liO(iuvlll«, % Clarence H. Todd* and Annie Srhvrltier, city. Jr * POSTSCRIPT [he Zeppelin which was destroyed over Fance Island were rescued and will he interned by the Danish authorities. The Zeppelin, one of the latest of the German dirigibles, caught Ave while cruising: over tlie island. CREW WILL BE INTERNED By Associated Press London. bers of the crew of the Zeppelin diri | Bible which was destroyed by an ex ! plosion on Fanee Island, were rescued and will be interned by the Danish authorities, says a dispatch from Co penhagen to neuter's Telegram Com pany. The Zeppelin was cruising over the Island with another dirigible when iit caught lire and was compelled to | descend, landing before the explosion i took place. j CRUISER TO LEAVE FOR BEIRUT By Associated Press | London, Feb. 17, 11.25 p. m.—A dis patch from Alexandria to Keuter's I Telegram company says the United i .States cruiser Tennessee will leave to morrow for Beirut to relieve tempo rarily the North Carolina which la i going to Alexandria to coal. By Associated Press By Special Correspondence | Paris, Feb. 18, 5.15 a. m. —Several j men were killed or injured in an ex plosion which occurred yesterday in the Cliadde explosives factory at Al bertville. The accident happened while government chemists'were mak ing experiments. The testing labora tory was badly damaged.
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