London An s Sinking of Two German Submarines <ien HARRISBURG SSsSlk TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 52 CHRISTIE TRACTORS TO BE REMINDED Council to Be Asked to Approve Contract For More Motor Apparatus on Tuesday MORTON TO GET CHEMICALS Harrisburg Industry Will Furnish Combinations, Is Report; Tay lor Refuses to Talk Three motor-driven tractors of the f'hrlstie type offered by the Front Drive Motor Car Company, of Ho boken, N. J., to the city for $3,600 will be recommended for Harrlsburg's fire department, it is understood, at Tuesday's session of Council. To the Morton Truck and Tractor Company of this city will be recom mended, it is said, the contract for furnishing two motor-driven chemical combinations of the Morton Junior type. The Morton apparatus costs $3,200 apiece. Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks and public prop erty, declined to discuss what he would do relative to recommendations on Tuesday other than to admit that it Is his intention to submit his pro posals to his fellow-commissioners. The bids for the remainder of the motor-driven fire apparatus for which Ilnrrlsburg floated a loan of $25,000 in 1913 were opened several weeks ago, but Mr. Taylor withheld his recom mendations pending thorough investi gation into the merits of all the bid ders. Fourteen bids in all had been received. With the purchase of three tractors and two more chemicals the city's fire department will be well equipped with motor-driven apparatus. Last Spring motor combination chemicals were provided for the Friendship and the Good Will companies. The new bids, It is understood, will provide for two tractors for fire engines and one truck ond the two chemicals. EARTHQUAKE SHOCK TN ITALY Pnnic Cnnsed in Section Where Dis turbance Was Recorded By Associated Press Florence, via Rome, March 5. —A slight earthquake shock, lasting four seconds, which was felt in Tuscany end other sections in the central part of Italy at 7.56 o'clock last night, caused no fatalities and only slight material damage, according to reports received here from various points v here the earth tremor was observed. A panic was caused among the people In the districts where the shock was felt and It was feared it might presage n repetition of the recent disaster In the Abbruzzi district. SPURIOUS SlO RILLS ARK IX CIRCULATION HERE Harrisburg banks have been notified to look out for a new counterfeit ten dollar note. The spurious note is on the Second National Bank of Boston. Mass., and hears the portrait of William McKin ley. Tt is a photographic production on which no attempt has been made to color the seal or numbering. The note is said to be a poor imitation and easily detected. TREATY WITH FRANCTK RIGXED By Associated Press Paris, March 5, 11.30 P. M.—The treaty signed at Washington on Sep tember 15, 1914. to facilitate the set tlement of disputes which may arise between France and the United States was offlciall promulgated to-day. HEAVY STORM IN WEST By Associated Press Omaha, Neb., March s.—The heav iest snowstorm of the winter prevailed over Nebraska, South Dakota and lowa last n!ght and to-day. The local weather bureau reported this morning the snowfall here was 14 inches, while much more has fallen farther west. TWO SUBMARINES DESTROYED By Associated Press London. March 5. 1:04 P. M. Two German submarines have been sunk in Itrltlsh waters, according to an official announcement flven out in Ix>ndon to day. One was rammed by a steam col lier and the U8 was sunk by de stroyers. THE WEATHER] For Harrlaburg; and vicinity* Rain and warmer to-night nnd Satur day. , For Kaatern I'ennajlvanlai Rain or unow to-night In north portion; rain In Month portion; Sntunlav rain nnd warmer In cnNt portion. j Kaln From all atatlona river oltaervera 1 report generally a falling rondl- ! Hon thl* morning. A atage of , nhout 5.7 feet IN Indicated for llnrrlnhurg Saturday morning. General Cundltlona 1 The dlntiirhanre noted yeaterday 1 over the l.ower MlnNlnnlppl Val- < mov ed north to Kannaa I with Inereaaed energy. Moderate tp heavy ralna linve accompanied the atorm In the Kaat linlf Statra and the rain area thla morning ertenda along the South Atlantic eoaat, Tenneaaee and the Ohio valley. The dlatnrbanee will move northeaat and cauar rain to-night and Saturday, with rla- Ing temperature In thla locality Moderate to heavy anew la falling over the Northweat. ' , '* h preaaure over the Upper 1 l.ake region haa not tilmlnlahed i during the paat twenty-four < hoars. Tempera tore i 8 a. m„ 20. Sum Rlaea, «i 27 a. m.; seta, BtM 1 p. m. ] Moon i Rlaea, 10:30 p. m. < Illver Stage; 5.8 feet above low- I water mark. I Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 40. I.nweat temperature. 18. < Mean temperature, SO. < Aormal temperature, 33. ! MAYO MAY BE HELD ; OIU FEDERAL CHARGE i j Girl's Death Reveals Dual Life of Wealthy New Haven Manufacturer > AUTHORITIES MAKE INQUIRY i Autopsy Ordered For Purpose of Determining Miss Cook's Con dition Before She Died s By Associated Press New York, March s.— Developments in the case of Lillian May Cook, the Brooklyn girl whose body wu found near New Haven, Conn., yesterday are being watched by the Federal authori ties, according to Samuel J. Reid, as sistant United States district attorney in Brooklyn. If It is shown that Miss Codk was taken from Brooklyn to New Haven in violation of the Mann white slave act, Mr. Reid declared that he will prosecute. "We are seeking information," Mr. Reid said, "and shall act at once if anything that comes to us Justifies I prosecution." At the Fourth street house, Brook lyn, which is owned and maintained by Vlrglnius Mayo, head of the Mayo Radiator Company, of New Haven, un der the name of James Dudley, the young woman accoupant of the house, who is known as Mrs. Dudley, de clared that she had nothing to say and no defense to make when inform ed of tne revelations made by Mayor of his dual life. It was in this house that Miss Cook .worked as a nurse to the two Dudley children before going to New Haven to take a place as sten ographer in Mayo's office. Mrs. Dud ley said that "I cannot help what the world thinks of me and I will have to suffer In silence." Miss Cook left the Dudley home two years ago and re mained at home for a year when she [Continueid on I'age 7.] TO SPEND REST OF THEIR DAYS IN CIA Mr. and Mrs. Abraham L. Groff, of Old Orchard, Leave For Far East About Easter Abraham L. Groff, of Old Orchard, recently announced that he has ac cepted qn appointment as manager of the bookstore and mission headquar ters of the China Baptist Publication Society, at Canton, China. With his wife Mr. Groff will leave this city for China, where they will make their permanent home soon after Easter. They will cross the United States, stopping at many points of interest. According to their pres- | eent plans they will not reach China before the middle of June. Mr. and Mrs. Groff are of old T.en caster and Lebanon county families. Both are graduates of Lebanon Valley College. Mr. Groff is also a graduate of Pierce's Union Business College, of Philadelphia, and received his business training with William F. Murphy's Sons, stationers and printers of the Quaker city. Published Weekly Papers For many years Mr. Groff was ac tively engaged In business in Harris burg. He came here in 1579 and open ed a bookstore and printing house in a building at Fourth and Market on the site now occupied by Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart, where he published for several years two weekly papers, one in th-; interests of the United Brethren Church literature and the other a sec ular paper issued from Annville, Pa., where he resided at that time. In 1887 he became accountant for the Harrisburg Foundry and Machine [Continued on Page 10.] PENNSYLVANIA 10 HALT SHIPMENTS No Cattle Can Come Into the State! Unless They Are From "Free" Territory The State Livestock Sanitary Board to-day declined to recede from its quarantine against shipments through Pennsylvania of cattle from districts which are not free from the foot and mouth disease. No cattle will be al lowed to enter Pennsylvania, either for , local use or for shipment to New York unleiis. they come from what are con sidered free districts under the fed eral quarantine and which If they come from Chicago must pass through stockyards which have been treated as required by Pennsylvania. This posi tion was announced to-day at the con clusion of a long conference In the of llce of Governor Brumbaugh and . [Continued on Page 7.] Forty-four Bodies Taken From Layland Coal Mine By Associated Press t Hinton, W. Va., March 5. Five s more bodies were taken from the mine n of the New River and Pocahontas Coal t Company to-day at Layland, where a ( gas explosion entombed and killed 1 probably 170 men. The total list of ( recovered bodies is now 44. Only the 1 entries of the mine have been reached by the rescuers and when the side en tries are penetrated it is expected bodies will be recovered more rapidly. Th® best estimate of the number of doad obtainable from state mine offl- J iln Is or front the company is between i 150 and 175. b HARRISBURG. PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1915. "AND NOW ABIDETH FAITH, HOPE AND CHARITY, THESE THREE; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS CHARITY" ■ a Harrisburg Ix>dg«, No. 107, Loral Order of Moose, yesterday distributed food to more than a score of needy families in the West End. Bread, sauerkraut and potatoes sufficient to feed every member of the family in need were handed out. George Schilling, the chef, was in charge of the dls-tribution. CALLS HARRISBURGER CLEANEST CITY Kansas City Banker Tells Big Elk Lodge in Western City, Pennsylva- nia's Capitol Is M odel of Cleanliness That Harrisburg is far-famed for its aesthetic beauty is proved by a little story "Jim" Bell, a former secretary of the old Board of Trade, Is telling his friends. "Jim" is field man for one of the biggest financial houses in this city and his work takes hint throughout the United States. Not long since he was in Kansas City and while there was introduced to the big gest Elk lodge In that town. Bell whs WQRMLEYSBURGIOO YEARS Op AUGUST Residents of Town Will Meet Tues day Evening to Arrange For Celebration Wormleysburg will celebrate its one hundredth birthday on August 3 and a number of officials and other citizens of the borough are' laying plans for a proper observance of the event. Burgess J. Fred. Hummel has taken a lively interest in the plans and has called a meeting in the Town Hall for next Tuesday when the residents will bo asked to give their views and vote on whether the occasion should [Continued on Page 7.] ! Anticipating Paid Dept., Firemen Are Organizing With the organization of the Vet i eran Volunteer Firemen's Association | local fire fighters forecast an early | consideration of a paid fire depart j ment for Ilarrlsburg. At a meeting to be held to-night at the Washington Hose house further plans will be explained regarding the future policy of the new organization. "We can't tell now long Harris burg's volunteer system will last," re marked E. Levi Tittle, secretary of the new association, to-day. "It is our desire to be ready when it comes." Secretary Tittle was explaining the | object of the new association to local firemen. He Is anxious to see a big Increase in membership at to-night's meeting. Mr. Tittle said: "The meeting to-night has been eallew for a special purpose. Every fireman in Harrisburg in good stand ing in his company can join on pay ment of proper fees. When the time comes for the volunteers to step down and out, we do not intend to go to pieces entirely." While no definite action has been taken, it is understood that an effort will be made to have the citv deed over one of the firehouses that will not be needed when a paid system is introduced. HEAVY SNOWFALL RECORDED Py Associated Press Lincoln, Neb., March s.—The snow storm which swept over Nebraska yes terday and last night, showed few signs of abating to-day. Reports from all points In the State indicated that the snow was from 6 to 18 inches in depth and In Northern Nebraska a high wind was blowtng the snow into drifts, blockading trains and demoral izing telephone and telegraph service. COI.I.ITCIt RAMMKD SIBMAmiR By Associated Press London, March 5, 1:05 p. M. The < official news bureau to-d"- confirmed I tj l " report that the Rrltlsh steam col-I ller, Thordls, had rammed a German i submarine and sent It to the bottom. 1' Introduced by a banking friend some thing like this: "I had occasion to stop over for several hours in Bell's home town, Harrisburg, Pa., several years ago. While there I took an auto spin throughout the city and along its wonderful River Front. Permit me to introduce to you— "The Man From the Cleanest City in the World." TO PREPARE DERRY STREET FOR PAVING Trolley Co. Notified to Get Busy; Walter's Bondsmen Informed of Failure to Start Repairs Official notice to prepare within ten (lays for the paving of Derry street 1 from Twenty-third to the eustern city line was given the Ilarrisburg Rail ways Company to-day by City Com -1 missioner W. 11. Lynch, superintendent of streets and public Improvements. What changes in grading, moving of tracks, etc., incident to the asphalt ing of that portion of the much traveled highway that the trolley coin [Continued on Page 7.] ! Academy Baseball Nine Will Play Strong Teams I More than twenty-live students of | the Harris burg Academy have report ed as candidates for the baseball team for the coming season. Roger W. Ta tem, coach of the football and basket ball teams, will have charge of the baseball men. An eight-game schedule has been arranged with strong preparatory schools. Several practice games have been arranged with high school and amateur club teams. The llrst team schedule follows: April 17, Mercersburg Academy, at Mercersburg; April 28, High School, at Pottstown: May 1, Gettysburg Academy, at ftetttysburg; May 7, Franklin and Marshall Academy, at Lancaster; May 8, Yeates School, at home; May 16, Franklin and Marshall, j at home; May 22, Bucknell Academy, at home; May 29. Conway Hall, at home. Practice games; April 15, Enolft Country Club; May 22, Methodist Hoys' Club; May 19. Duncannon High School; May 26, Halifax High School. DIVORCK lIKNKFITS BY WAR By Associated Press Paris. March 4, 5.30 I'. M.—M. Bri and, minister of Justice, Introduced a bill In the chamher to-day which. If enacted, will dispense during the period of the war with the legal inter val of two months from the time a divorce is granted until the final de cree is rendered. The memorandum accompanying the bill sets forth that Injustice is likely to ensue If a soldier to whom a divorce is granted is killed before the decree is promulgated. $200,000 FOR FAMILIES By Associated Press Charleston, W. Va., March s.—State officials estimate that nearlv $200,000 will be paid out of the workmen's compensation fund to the families of i men who lost their lives In the Lay land mine of the New River and Poeo- I hontas Consolidated Coal Company ] where an explosion occurred Tuca- i day. METHODISTS HERE TO ITTEI CONFERENCE Charles H. Hoffman to Preside Over Meet of Laymen's Association The forty-seventh session of the Cen tral Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church will con vene in the Lincoln Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Sliamokin. Pa., on Wednesday, March 17, at 5..10 o'clock in the morning. Bishop William Burt presiding. Charles 11. Hoffman, a trustee of Stevens Memorial Methodist Church, will preside at the meeting of the Laymen's Association which will meet in conjunction with the conference. The conference will onen with the administration of the Lord's supper by Bishop Burt, assisted by the district superintendents and local pastors of Methodist churches. Prior to the opening of the confer ence session proper on Wednesday the board of exuminers will conduct ex aminations commencing on Monday evening. The work Incident to entertaining the conference lias been carried out by the Rev. John S. Sotisor, pastor of the Lincoln Street, church and the Rev. Henry D. Flanegan, pastor of the Chestnut Street church. Wednesday, March 17.-—8.30, confer ence session opening with the Lord's supper. Bishop Burt in charge, assist ed by the district superintendents anil the pastors of the local Methodist churches—roll call—organization of the conference—business; 2, confer ence session—missionary sermon by Rev. R. C. Peters; 3, conference inemor- fContinued on Page 10.] DUCK! BUI OF BOLD. BOD BOYS IS COMING Fred Cartwright Says Altoona Near-converts Are Tuned Up For Rip Snortin' Time Dr. Henry W. Stough and his evan gelistic party have a long arm that knows no limits and stop at nothing in the fight against the evil ways of the world. The latest move of the evangelists concerns the basketball team of the Altoona high school, members of which refused to lilt the trail In the recent Stough campaign because they wanted to hold off for a good time in Harrisburg when they come here to play the High school team next Fri day. Fred W. Cartwright, the tabernacle keeper of the Stough party, was in tho city a few Iwurs this morning on his way to Lancaster where a campaign opens Sunday, and he told some of his friends on the local detective force to watch out for nn enthusiastic bunch of boys who might paint the town red next week If the authorities do not watch out. According to his story, the boys of the Altoona High school basketball team were about to hit the trail, when they reconsidered and said they pre ferred to defer their conversion until after the trip to Harrisburg, where they counted on having a real, live, rip-roaring, old-time jollification that could not r)6 permitted to trailhitters, according to the strictest rules. So Fred Cartwright, who is deeply Interested in safety-first in Harrlsburg, j has given the tip (o the local author!-I ties to keep their eyes open for tlac I Aitoona bunch next Friday. SINKING OF TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES ANNOUNCED; ALLIES BATTERING FORTS British Reports Say Inner Fortifications of Dardanelles Have Been Damaged Badly; American Captain Sees Submarine Attack and Sink Two Steamers; Ameri can Vessels to Leave German Port Without Dyestuffs The BriUsh Admiralty confirmed to day reports of the sinking: of two Ger man submarines, the U-8, which the French Admiralty previously an nounced hau been desuuj w . » - pedo boat and an unidentified sub mersible rammed by the collier Thor dis. The captain of the American steam er Gulf Lrghc. on arriving at Weser, Germany, is reported by a Berlin newspaper to have said that he wit nessed the destruction of two steam ers by a German submarine. The first reports of definite effects on American trade of Great Britain's retaliatory policy against Germany came from Bremen. It is said that several American vessels which had been taking on cargoes of German goods, particularly dyestuffs, unloaded these cargoes and will return to the United States in ballast. Reports Confusing Although the assault of the allied fleet on the Dardanelles is continuing there is such confusion of reports that it is impossible to gain a clear idea of what has been accomplished. The Turkish authorities admit that some damage has been done to the outer forts but state that the defenses on which main reliance is placed are still intact. From British sources it is re ported that the allied fleet has pene trated well into the straits and that the inner fortifications have been dam aged badly. On land important battles are in progress in the Champagne region of France, in Northern Poland and in Gallcia. No significant changes In these encounters however, are an nounced. Russ to Attack, Approaches While the Anglo-French ileet is striking at the Dardanelles, the Rus sian Black Sea fleet will attack the approaches to Constantinople from the east according to unofficial advices from Bucharest. The Russian fleet is said to be off the Bulgarian coast steapilng toward the Bosphorus. The official German report of to-day says that the French left more than 1.000 dead before th® Ger i At a ;h! ti Aid..:. Charles P. I Wialtci o confer again I with City C ;sioner W. H. Lynch, relative to his fail i urc to I repair work in accordance with Mr. Lynch's I order of ten s ago. . The alderman said he had not de- ' | cided whe ! the streets or I d the commis sioner "C >.th i die legal action of the 1 provisions of the contract." He had asked, he said, that I nothing be done further in the matter until Tuesday when t 1 he said he ma> bring the natter to Council's attention. OI ST MASON IN STATE DIES Pa., March s.—Josiah D. the old* < Mason in ( lied here to-day, aged 02 years, as the j resui' o; apople \ London, ci 5, 5.03 i M.—The Bu iarest corres- P on - "-- -'Urij, ; w a, c ■ -day that the Russian offen ed the Aus- / trians to evacuate Gzernowitz, the capital of Bukowina. RUSS FLEET ON WAY TO BOSPHORUS London, March 5, 3.28 P, M.—The Russian Black Sea 1 fleet is steaii.; • vard the losphorus, says a dispatch from Rome. The Bucharest correspondent of the Giornale ' D'ltalia, of Rome, telegraphs that the Russian fleet has ' passed i • . ia. ANARCHISTS VICTIMS OF "FRAME-UP"? New Yo March s.—Counsel in the case of Charles Carbone and Frank Abarno, accused of attempting to ex | plode a bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral last Tuesday, agreed ' [ with Judge Swann to-day to have the men plead to j the in- . dictment against them on Monday. The two men say they I can prove they were victims of a "frame-up." J CO RON R TO'IN ATE COOK CASE , New Haven, Conn., March 5.—-Coroiv r Eli Mix, in- J . vestigating the circumstances surrounding the suicide of # Lillian May Cook, whose body was found yestprday, said k I to-day that*hfc believes there were "sufficient indications to C i warrant prolonging the examination beyond the mere trac- I , ing of the coui e of the bullet." "" 1 . —~———--- - - - » 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. man entanglement as a result of one of several attacks mad£ yesterday along the western front. In the eaa - ern campaigns Russian offensive con tinues without definite result. CENSORSHIP CRITICISED By Associated Press Paris. March 4, 11.15 P. M.—Cen sorship of the press, the suspension of newspapers anil limitations of politic!'l liberty were strongly criticised in tb > chamber to-day by Deputy Paul Meu nier in speaking on his resolution tj lift "the political state of siege." SPANISH STEAMER STOPPED By Associated Press Nice, via Paris. March 5, 5.35 A. M. —A French torpedoboat cruising on! here yesterday stopped a Spanis i steamer and an officer inspected th ■ passengers. Among those on boar.l four Austrian reservists and or German who had taken passage t<> Italy in the hope of being able to jol'i their resiments at. the front. The men were taken prisoners. SELIj WHEAT KOCH DAYS ONLY By Associated Press Berlin, via London, March 5, 10.IT. A. M.—The sale of wheat or rye flour on Fridays. Saturdays and Sunday;! has been forbidden. The authorities have discovered that thrifty house wives who have found it unnecessary to use during the week their entire supply of bread cards have been using the surplus to lay in a reserve stoclc of flour. HEARING ON W EI 1/8 PETITION By Associated Press Charleston, W. Va.. March s.—Hear ing on the petition of A. Leo Well, of Pittsburgh, for a writ of prohib'tioti to pre\-ent T. C. Townsend, prosecuting attorney of Kanawha county, and Judge ,T. K. Black, of the Interme diate Court, from proceeding further 'with the indictments against him was set to begin to-morrow In the Circuit Court here.
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