Germany Makes Effort to Carry Out Threa r ie HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 40 COMMERCE BODY IS BUCK. DETERMINED TOM IIEW HOTEL Trade Boosters Well Pleased With Their Efforts to Advertise the City WAS LIVE, ENERGETIC CROWD Committee on Arrangements Is Commended For Completeness of Its Plans The Harrisburg Chamber of Com merce trade expansion excursionists returned to HarrisburK last evening delighted with their two days' trip and visits to Millersburg, Herndon, Sunbury, Northumberland, Danville, Bloomsburg, Berwick, Kingston. Wilkes- Barre, Hazleton, Pottsville, Hamburg and Reading. The votes of thanks that were ex tended to President Henderson Gil bert, Secretary E. L. McColgin, Charles AV. Burtnett, Stanley Jean and the members of the committees on ar- j rangeinents and concessions during j the "ceremonial session" held on the train during the return trip from | Reading well merited the vociferous I manner in which the assembled "live wires" put them through. Harrisburg has never been repre- | sented anywhere by a livelier, more enthusiastic delegation than made up ' this trade excursion party. They | boosted the home town from start to finish and in turn brought with them many lessons for their own future guidance. Also they brought back from Reading the determination that the new Harrisburg hotel simply MUST be one of the things of the very near future. Biggest Man in Wilkes-Barre The biggest man the Harrisburgers discovered in Wilkes-Barre was Isaac I Dong, a prominent merchant, who put I his automobiles at their disposal on I the morning of their departure and | showed lip at the station himself to | bid them "godspeed." A special in- . vitation was extended to Mr. Long to , come down and visit Harrisburg, ; which he promised to do. The trip from Wilkes-Barre to Ha- j •. The applicants were iined up six persons deep for a hair block on Market Square; on Strawberry street was anot her line of 200 or more. Captain Joseph P. Thompson and Paul Schc has of the police department kept a close u-atch on panhandlers, and only those ac-ually in need received fish SIEM IS SUCK BY GERMHN TORPEDO Plate on Port Side Below Water Line Stove in by Force of Missile SHIP NOT BADLY DAMAGED Daily Traffic Service Between Dieppe and England Has Been Suspended Dieppe, France, Feb. 19, via Paris, 4 A. M.—A German submarine torpe doed this morning without warning the French steamer Dlnorah, from Havre for Dunkirk, at a point sixteen miles off Dieppe. The Dlnorah did not sink but was towed into Dieppe. No mention is made of the loss of any of her crew. A plate on the port side of tho steamer below the waterline was stovo in by the torpedo. Nevertheless the Dinorah managed to keep afloat by hard pumping. Word of the occur rence was taken into Hlppe by fishing boats, and assistance for the Dinorah was promptly sent out. She was tow ed into port, and lier cargo will be discharged here. The presence of a German submar ine off Cape Ailly was reported four days ago. The daily steamer traffic between Dieppe and England has been sus pended. "Fan Hunchin' " Heard in Back Lots; Means ' Spring's Near at Hand That there may be no doubt that the gentle Springtime is near at hand, be it known that marbles, tops and kites have appeared in the back lots on Allison Hill. Can anyone remember when "Fan hunchin' " and "knuckle down" wasn't a harbinger of the pre-summer sea son? 106 COKE OVENS FIRED South Bethlehem, Pa.. Feb. 19. The second battery of 106 coke ovens which are part of the 424 ovens being built at the Lehigh Coke plant here, at a cost of $12,000,000, were charged to day. The first battery of 106 ovens was put in operation about a week ago. MEN VOLUNTARILY PLACE BAN ON RUM Traction Company Employes Have Organized Flourishing Mission; Forego lunch Hour Swearing, drinking, cardplaying and other evils have been placed under the ban by men employed in the shops of the Harrisburg Railways Company since the Stough evangelistic cam paign was closed in December. While the company never sanctioned such actions on tho part of their men, by their own confessions they indulged occasionally. ■About three weeks before the open ing of the campaign, Chester A. Shelly, one of the "tlnters at the shops, and an ardent personal worker, decided to hold meetings in the shop once each week at the noon hour. He consulted the Rev. William N. [Continued on Page 7.] FA HR- PALMER FIGHT ENDS By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 19. —The lashings of last night's wordy gale in the House when Representative Farr called Rep resentative Palmer a lobbyist and Rep resentative Palmer called Representa tive Farr a tadpole statesman subsided to-day when Representative Farr told the House he had no intention of re flecting on the'honor or integrity of his colleague. Mr. Palmer did not. want to continue the discussion and the most bitter personal row the House had seen in the present session was ended. , HARRISBURG. PA., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1915 HUNGRY, ALL BUT INVADES SANCTUM Spends Pleasant Night on Royal s Couch; Gets Big Breakfast; Then Kicked Out by Cruel Bluecoat Half frozen and almost starved, a little fox terrier wandered into the po lice station last night and went to bed on the couch in Mayor John K. Royal's private office. When the Mayor reach ed his office this morning he found the tramp dog cuddled up on a cushion. Mayor Royal turned the homeless terrier over to Charley Fleck, the desk RESUME WORK ON OIG STEEL ORDER Will Mean Increased Operations in Several Departments of Steelton Plant The Pennsylvania Steel Company to day resumed work on an order for 18,000 tons of steel for a railroad bridge across the Mississippi river at Memphis, Tenn. This is the largest order on the com pany's books and its release will bring greiatly increased operations in several departments of the Steelton plant. The recently built eye-bar mill has been placed into operation at the west I end of the plant so that the company will be able to manufacture its own | eye-bars. Hitherto it has been necessary to have the eye-bars made | elsewhere. The bridge shop depart ment will also feel the effects of this big order and it is likely that the working time of a considerable por tion of the department will be increas ed to handle the work of fabrication. This big order was secured by the local concern last March. Actual con struction work had been started .and bridge was well under way when the job was tied up owing to some diffi culty in financing the project. Vice-president J. V. W. Reynders took personal charge of the negotia tions for securing a release of the big job, it is known. That the project has been straightened out is due to his personal efforts, is believed in Steel ton. Rumors to the effect that this big job had been released have been making [Continued on Page *7.] "I Never Had a Chance," Weeps Shoplifter as She Shoots Self in Court Special to The Telegraph Chicago, Feb. 3 9.—Frances Chand-- ler, accused of shoplifting, pleaded guilty and then shot herself in court to-day while uttering the words: "I never had a chafnce." Her condition is grave. RUSSIANS TO NUMBER OF 130,000 ARK OUT OF ACTION 11 y Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 19, by wireless to Say ville.—Further reports concerning the Germany victory of the Mazurlan lakes in East Prussia, make it apparent that tile Russian defeat was a sever© one. German military officers in Ber lin doubt whether much remains of about five Russian army corps. While the Russians may have saved some of their artillery through quick retreat it seems certain, army -men say, that Russian troops to the number of at least 130,000 are no longer to be reck oned with by the German armies. PANAMA CANAL TOLLS HAVE ALREADY REACHED $2,000,000 By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 19.—Up to February 2, after the Panama canal l had been in operation just thirteen days short of six months, the total amount of tolls received passed the $2,000,000 mark. Interference by the European war with the expected (low of business through the canal was indicated by the fact that during January 98 ves sels passed through, being one less than during December. It happened, however, that owing to the large ton nage of the ships the quantity of cargo 'Tried exceeded all previous months. officer. Next came a square meal, another warm lied, and a long snooze. But then—ah! cruel world—along came Johnny Grlssinger, and the poor dog's dream was done. Out into the cold he went. There are reasons for throwing a poor little canine out, ac cording to Charley Fleck. "We don't want that kind of a dog," he explained. TOO Mil WOIII ID 'SIDE ROOMS' Traveling Salesman by Letter Urges Judge to Bar Them From Saloons . The old, true story of the "man who came back" after tragic years of ' a drunkard's life, of the wife who j went Into the saloon to rescue her l drunken husband, »>f the traveling | salesmen who feared possible effects | on their business by the scarlet wom j an's violations of the liquor law, of | the "friend" of the drinking man who |couldn't convince that friend of the ; folly of his ways, of the distracted ; neighbors who couldn't sleep o' nights I because of the proximity bf the disor ! derly hotel —they were all called to I the Dauphin county court'p attention 'to-day when applications were heard for the granting of liquor licenses for 1915. Ren onstrances had been filed against the relicensing of John Mack ert's bottling establishment in Upper Paxtun township, against Harry White who wants the privilege for another year at the Ann street hotel, Middle town, against llarry Eckinger who ap- I plied for the privileges at the Pax jtonia Inn, against Theodore Fry who iconducts a saloon in the Eighth ward, . and against live or six hotel keepers of (Wiconisco township. A Rerrysburg ; resident and a traveling man from iSunbury wrote general protests against I the conduct of some, of the citv hotels where there are alleged violations of | the liquor laws. j The Ann street application occu- I [Contained on Pago 7.] Germany's Reply to U. S. Has Not Been Delivered to Washington Officials By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 19. —The official text of Germany's reply to the United States note warning against damage to American ships in the naval war zone about the Rrltish Isles had not j been received at the State Department to-day: in fact there were no advices from Ambassador Gerard that it had been delivered to him by the Rerlin Foreign Ofltce. although officials know from other advices that the German note has been delivered to the Amer ican ambassador and is, in fact, now on its way to America. Officials explained the delay by pointing out that the ambassador has been using the cable which comes from Rome and goes over a circuitous route with numerous relays, while the un- I ofllcial Information about the corres- I pondence has been sent from Rerlin to Rondon through neutral countries and then has taken the direct cable to the United States. Gen. Obregon Threatens to Take Over All Corn Mills By Associated Press Mexico City, Feb. 19.—A decree is sued last night by General Obregon calls upon all dealers in foodstuffs and grain to deliver ten per cent, of their stocks to the military authorities with in 48 hours. The decree states that confiscation is necessary because of high prices. These goods will be distributed free among the poor. Merchants who at tempt to evade delivery are threat ened with severe punishment. A threat also has been made to take over all corn mills and operate them unless prices are reduced. 2 MASKED BANDITS GET EMPTY SAFE ON TRAIN NEAR CAPITAL Robbers Roll "Booty" From Ex press Car Outside of Washing ton After Gagging Messenger POSSES ARE NOW ON TRAIL; Men Make Their Escape When Florida Train Slows Up For Bridge By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 19.—Police and deputy sheriffs were scouring the Vir ginia hills for two unasked robbers who raided the express cor of the j Sea Board Air fine's Florida flyer just after it passed Alexandria, Va.. last night, hut got only an empty sate for their task. The two robbers boarded the ex press car as the train stopped at Alex andria station almost within sight of the Washington monument und bound! and gagged the messenger in approved I fashion. The speed and noise of the j [Continued on l'age ".] DM cm AFTER LOUIE CHASE i David Caplan, Last of Men Wanted For Times Destruction, Found Near Seattle LIVING ON CHICKEN RANCH Tells Detectives He Is Glad It's Over; Readily Admits Identity By Associated Press Seattle, Wash,, Feb. 19.—David! Caplan, last of the men wanted at Los Angeles, Cal., in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in the Fall of 1910, was ar rested last night on his chicken ranch, two miles inland from Rolling Bay, Hainbridge Island, twelve miles from Seattle. Caplan, according to Walter K. Thayer, manager of the Seattle branch of the William J. Burns detective agency, admitted his identity and ex pressed a willingness to return to Los I Angeles for trial. He was taken to Port Orchard, county seat of Kitsap county, where he was placed in jail under an armed guard. For two years he had been living un der the name of Frank Moller on a small chicken ranch back of Rolling Bay. He also conducted a barber shop |in Rolling Bay. Ho was found, Thayer i said, through information gathered by William J. Burns, after the arrest of Schmidt last Saturday in New York. Caplan was in bed when the offi cers burst into his cabin, telling him that he was recognized as David Cap lan. "That's me; I'm glad It's over," Cap lan said, according to a statement Thayer made here to-day. CHARGE OF MUKDKR IS STTLL STANDING AGAINST CAPLAN By Associated Press Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 19.—Two In dictments stand against David Cap lan, one of murder in connection with the dynamiting of the Times building. The other indictment was returned by a federal grand jury for alleged illegal transportation of dynamite. M. A. Schmidt, under arrest in New York and who is to be returned here for trial, is said to have been an ac complice of Capllan and J. B. McNam ara and the same offenses are charged against him. iTHIIIK SKELETON WIS ORIGINALLY IN WELL | District Attorney Stroup Says Solution of Mystery Is Thousand to One Shot "A thousand-to-one shot that the mystery will never be solved" is the way District Attorney Michael E. ! Stroup sizes up the murder mystery on the Hill. "When you consider that the body appears to have been buried at least ten years and that hair a dozen fami lies lived at the house during the time the body may have been burled, and that no marks of Identification have been found, you can see how Indefinite the clues are that we must work on," said Mr. Stroup. "We are working on several clues in different directions, but at present we cannot puublish any details. Of course, the Bessie Guyer theory is now out of the question." The possibility of the body having been burled in a well or cistern before the building of the house is being considered by County Detective James E. Walters. The cramped position in which the bones were found, the soggy nature of the ground and the fact that formerly the location was the site of a large yard surrounding a suburban i residence are alllsaid to be circum stances favoring sLch a theory. It is pointed lut that the place where the skeleton was unearthed would have been a\out eight or nine feet from the orlrfnal surface and might have been ufed as a hiding place and afterward Tilled up. The moist nature of the soil Vould possihlv preserve the skeleton rkuch longer . than drv soil. 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT FRENCH STEAMER TORPEDOED; WAR UNDER SEA BEGINS Germany Is Making Every Effort to Carry Out Threat to Sink Allies' Ships in War Zone Around British Isles; Austrian Forces Continue to Advance in Eastern Theater; Furious Fighting in Carpathians Germany has struck the first blow since her war zone decree went into affect. A French steamer was torpe doed in the English channel by a Ger man submarine. She was able to reach port although badly damaged. Berlin newspapers, commenting on the German reply to the American note, reflect the feeling that there must be no departure from the posi tion Germany has taken. The influ ential Lokal Anzeiger says that "we Germans has resolved to tight without regard for the consequences." : The second of the British bi-weekly reports front the frone speaks of se vere lighting near Vpres, on the west ern end of the battle lines. German attacks gained possession of several German trenches, which, however, were won back subsequently. The Austrian troops are reported to be continuing their victorious advance through Bukowina, rolling back the extreme eastern end of the Kussian line. A London dispatch says that • the Russians have now evacuated all lof Bukowina. < ifflcial reports from I Petrograd and Vienna speak of en | counters of great severity in the Car i pathians, but apparently no decision !is near. In Northern Poland the Rus sians are making desperate efforts to stay the advance of the German army which drove them from East Prussia, and the fighting now in progress is re ported by the Petrograd war otfice as "reaching the climax of stubbornness." Substantial Gains Made The German war office in to-day's communication asserts that substan tial progress has been made in the invasion of Northern Russia along the German border following the expulsion of the Russian army from East Prus sia. The Germans are said to have captured Tauroggen, in the province of Kovno. as well as several villages farther south. In Central Poland, along the Warsaw front, the situation is unchanged. The attack of the allies In the West, supposedly to prevent the Germans SIDNEY FRIEDMAN WINS CONTEST Sidney Friedman won the extra prize of $5 in the Lam- , berton oratorical prize essay contest for S r.ior boys at the Central High school this afternoon. TANK STEAMER STRIKES MINE Liverpool, Feb. 19, via London 3.08 P. M.—The Nor wegian tank steamship Belridge, which s? ied from New . Orleans, January 28, and Newport News, February 5, for j AmsteiUam -rtntck a mine to_ that later they were driven back. According to advices received to day at the State Department in Wash ington, all travel between England and the continent has been suspended by the British admiralty until further notice. HI SS EVACUATE BUKOWINA By Associated I'ress London, Fob. 19, 6.33 a. m.—The Russians have now evacuated all ol* Bukowina, according to a dispatch to the Times from Bucharest., REPLY NOT RECEIVED By Associate:! Press The Hague, via London, Feb. 19. S.ll a. in.—The critical situation brought about by tho German naval demonstration which it was announced would begin yesterday, has greatly I impressed governmental circles hero. A reply to the Dutch protest against the proposed submarine blockade has not yet been received but is expected momentarily. Work was continued In all government offices until late last evening and several conferences were held between ministers. ANOTHER ZEPPFLIN DESTROYED By Associated Press Copenhagen, Feb. 19, via London, Feb. 19, .1.49 a. m.—Confirmation has been received here that a second Ger man airship has been wrecked off the coast of Jutland. The Zeppelin L-3 ex ploded on Fance Island Wednesday and another Zeppelin commanded by Captain Count Platen, sank to the shallow coastal water ten miles north of Esbjerg, Jutland, to-day. Four of the crew were drowned. ■