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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 54
WARSHIPS' SUCCESS
RESULTS IN SERIOUS
SITUATION IN GREECE
Governor of National Bank Unable
to Organize New
Cabinet
KING DESIRES NEUTRALITY
Great Battle Is Believed to Be
Developing in Eastern
Theater
Dispatches from Greece report the
situation there as grave as a result of
the political deadlock over the ques
tion whether the country shall inter
vene in the war on the side of the
nllies. M. Zaimis, governor of the Na
tional Bank of Greece, has not yet
shown any indication of being able to
pet together a new cabinet to succeed
that of- Premier Venizelos, which re
signed on Saturday because King; Con
stantine did not approve the premier's
aggressive policy for participation in
the war. King Constantine is under
stood to desire the maintenance of
neutrality, but Athens dispatches say
popular feeling is with M. Venizelos,
who has declared that he and his par
ty will not support any now govern
ment which may be formed with a
policy of neutrality.
The bombardment of the Darda
nelles by the allies, which is primar
ily responsible for the present situ
ation in Greece, has had its effect also
on other nations. London dispatches
Kays the Bulgarian premier has prom
isad a statement concerning his gov
ernment's position. Public opinion
In Italy also is aroused, although there
are no indications that this nation will
change its policy of armed neutrality
at this time.
Germans i.ose 3,000
A Paris newspaper, in a description
of the recent battle at Notre Dame Do
I.orette says that the Germans lost
S.OOO men. Although they succeeded
in capturing the three lines of French
trenches they are said to have been
expelled from them in a furious night,
battle.
The fighting in the Carpathians,
which for prolonged and desperate en
counters rivals any phase of the war.
continues without a decisive victory
for either side. The Austrian forces
«re still on the offensive, an official
statement from Petrograd says, but
apparently neither side has given
ground. In Northern Poland the Rus
sians are still pressing forward in an
effort to expel the Invaders, but ap
parently the resistance of the Germans
lias stiffened, following their defeat at
Przasnysz, and they are holding thetr
positions firmly.
To-day's official statements indicate
that there was no fighting of great Im
portance yesterday. The French claim
slight trains in Champagne and Lor
raine. The German statement asserts
French attacks in Champagne were
repulsed.
In the eastern campaign the Rus
sians apparently are maintaining the
offensive in North Poland. The Ger
man statement tells of Russian attacks
at several points, but asserts that all
were repulsed.
"Palefaces" to Be Guests
of Warrior Eagle Tribe
at Meeting on Wednesday
Warrior Eagle Tribe, No. 340, Im
proved Order of Ked Men, on Wednes
day evening, March 10, will hold an
"open meeting." when members of the
tribe will have as special guests one
or two friends.
The regutnr uusincss of the tribe
will be omitted on this occasion. The
grand chiefs and prominent members
of the organization will make "long
talks" (speeches) of general interest.
Music and refreshments will be fea
tures of the evening.
Warrior Eagle Tribe is now twenty
two years old and has a membership
of more than 1,000. including many of
the most prominent men in the city.
FIVE YEAR MM IT VOTED DOWN"
Carlisle. Pa„ March S. —At this
morning's session of the Central Penn
sylvania Conference of the Evangelical
Church, a proposition to make a five
year limt for pastors was voted down
and the cunterence decided to adhere
to the old four-year term.
FOURTEEN INCITES OF SNOW
FEU, l)l'RI\<; STORM
Fourteen inches of snow fell in Har
risburg and vicinity but by 8 o'clock
last night it had melted to such an ex
tent that it measured just eight and
one-half inches.
HEALTH BIJREAIy TO MEET
The bi-weekly meeting of the city
health bureau will be held Wednesday
evening in the offices of Dr. J. M. j.
Kaunlck, director.
THE WEATHER
For Ilnrrlxhiirg anil vicinity: Fnlr
weather to-night anil TUCNIIIOI
xomcwhnt collier -to-night.
For Hiinti-rn I'ennMylvanln! Fair
went lier to-night anil TueMilar)
xomcwhnt collier to-night in
aoilth portion.
River Report
With -the exception of one ntntlon
nil river reportN report n falling
condition. \ fringe of clone to
n.O feet In inillcnteil for Ilarrln
hurß Tuewluy morning.
General Cnndltlona
Cloudy weather prevnllH generally
thl« morning ulong the >"ortii
Atlantic S'tatea. A ilUturbnnce Im
now panning; out to *ea off the
North Carolina ennm. General
precipitation occurred during the
pant -twenty-four hourn In the
eantcrn portion of Jlie country
from Ten nonce northward.
Tempernturc: 8 a. m., 30.
■Sunt HIMCN. 6:24 a. m.; netn, <1:00
p. ra.
Moon: Hlnen. 1:42 a. m.
Hirer Stage: Five feet ahovc low
water mark.
Veaterilay'H Weather
lllicheat temperature, 33.
I.onent tempera-Hire. :il).
>lenn temperature, 32.
Aormai temperature. "1.
I PENNSYLVANIA, AMERICA'S GREATEST BATTLESHIP, AND GIRL WHO WILL CHRISTEN HER I
This is the Pennsylvania, to bp. launched March 16, at Newport News. n' i^,
and Miss Elisabeth Kolb. described by Governor Brumbaugh as the "sweetest . . f It." *
girl in Pennsylvania." She will christen the vessel. 3F i
The battleship is 600 feet long with a beam of 97 feet; she will be just ' JP ,'
able to squeeze through the Panama Canal if she is sent that way to the 9 _■
Pacific Ocean. She is of 31,000 tonnage, considerably larger than the Queen |
Elisabeth, Britain's erreat new battleship, which has been chiefly instrumental
in talcing the torts of the Dardanelles. The cost of the vessel, when com
pleted, will be about $14,000,000. -
Miss Kolb Is a student at the National Park Reminary In Washington. .
She is the daughter of Louis J. Kolb, a former president of the Poor Richard J
Club of Philadelphia. f *
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LOCAL OPTION BILL
STATE-WIDE QUESTION
Legislators Must Consider It as
Such and Not Hide Behind
Local Conditions
SO THE GOVERNOR BELIEVES
Members Sworn Servants of State
at-Large, Not Merely Local
Representatives
"The fight is on and the people are
speaking on local option. It is not a
question of a member of the legisla
ture voting to represent a district. A
legislator is a sworn officer of the
Commonwealth and should obey
tho will of the Common
wealth and not hide behind
local conditions," said Governor Brum
baugh this afternoon when he came
back to the Capitol after his week-end
visit to Philadelphia to take up the
cudgels for local option.
"Legislators must face this problem
as members of the legislature of
Pennsylvania, as representatives of the
people of Pennsylvania and not hide
behind local conditions in their own
districts," continued the Governor, em
phasizing his repetition of the refer
ence to local conditions.
When asked about the meetings be
ing organized in Philadelphia and the
attitude of Billy Sunday, the Gover-
I nor said "they are going to get some
formidable influences behind local op
tion.
Compensation Hearing
The Governor said that when the
workmen's compensation bills go into
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MOTORCVCLE SHOW
OPENS WITH CROWD
Enthusiastic Followers of the
Sport Brave Inclement Weather
to See New Models
The snow and slush of Saturday
evening seemed to have no effect on
the opening of the first annual motor
cycle and bicycle show at the Chest
j nut Street Hall. With the hall draped
in the colors of the motorcycle club,
; brilliancy of light effect and musical
j selections by the orchestra, the deal-
I ers displayed their new models and
accessories to a crowd of people which
seemed especially interested in the
comparative merits of the machines.
Questions were asked freely and those
in charge of the displays as well as
their assistants were all busy explain
ing points of advantage in their re
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Another Great Battle
Is Developing on Left
Bank of River Vistula
By Associated Press
London, March 8, 1.15 p. m.—The
center of interest on the eastern front
again has shifted with the announce
ment from Petrograd that a great bat
tle is developing on tho left flank of
the river Vistula at a point to the west,
and also to the southwest of Warsaw.
It is not yet clear, judging from
messages reaching London, which side
has taken the offensive, but inspired
sources both in Berlin and Petrograd
have been hinting lately that vital
operations might well he expected in
this region. Messages from tho Rus
sian capital have declared that the
old field of action in direction of Pos
en and Silesia alone could serve as the
decisive battleground, while Berlin has
been practicing another brilliant ac
tion in the direction of Warsaw.
MOVIES INSTEAD OF PIIBLE
Salem, Oregon, March S.—The regu
lar Sunday religious service at the Ore
gon State Penitentiary were eliminated
yesterday, in favor of a motion picture
play with the approval of Governor
Wlthycombe. For the next four Sun
days prisoners will attend picture
>hows instead of religious services.
HARRISBURG. PA., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1915.
PLAN OLD-FASHIONED
ARBOR DAY FOR CITY
Forester Harry J. Mueller Sug
gests Celebration in Which All
Children May Participate
An old-fashioned observance of Ar
j bor Day to be participated In by hun
: dreds of school children will lie a big
outdoor feature for llarrisburg this
j Spring: if City Forester Harry J. Muel
ler obtains the desired co-operation of
I the school authorities in tho inovc
| ment.
| The forester bas not yet worked
out details for the celebration, but lie
j expects to take up the question with
I President Harry A. Boyer and the
other members of the board at an
early date.
"Harrisbuwr undoubtedly should ob
! serve Arbor Day on a hip scale," said
| Mr. Mueller, "and the occasion ought
j to be made sucn as would Rive all the
j school children as well as tho grown
j ups a chance to take part.
"To my mind there should be a gen-
I eral setting out of trees in the parks
i or perhaps in some of the playgrounds
lof this is feasible, and the planting
should be marked by appropriate cere
monies. It is my intention to place
this matter before the school board
i at my earliest opportunity."
While a complete survey of the
trees of the city will be a matter of
weeks, City Forester Mueller has fin
ished a general, but more or less cur
sory inspection of the tree situation
i in the parks and in the principal
• streets. Incidentally he is perfecting
! plans for organization of the depart
ment, preparation of such notices to
taxpayers and property owners as will
be of interest on the subject of trees,
i and in preparation of a blank form
1 for permits to do transplanting, prun
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miQRITYQF'DOPE'
l| FIENDS ME WOMEN
: Astounding Facts Bared by New
Federal Law; Doctor Says
| There Are 1,000 Users Here
I Authorities at the Harrlsburg Hos
j pital and local physicians have found
j that most of the "dope" fiends in this
city are women. This discovery was
: made since the new federal drug law
1 went into effect. The fact that some
jof these women are of high standing
j socially is another piece of startling
I information given by the physicians.
| The retail druggists feel the effects
jof the law, three in particular, of
i whom it is said, furnished most of the
j "dope" used in this city. These drug
! gists had an exceptionally large busi
| ness and owing to the enormous profit
I have made small fortunes from the
I sale of the poison, alone. One in par
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CITY PAYS U. S. HI MS
By Associated Press
New York, March S. —The city of
; New York Is expending $1,000,000 a
'; year in paying for the care of deport
-1 able aliens, the cost of which ought
! rightly to be met by the United States,
[says John W. Kingsbury, commis
sioner of charities. In a statement
made public to-day.
AMERICAN STEAMER SAFE
By Associated Press
1 London, March 8, 10:10 a. m.—A
| dispatch to Lloyd reports that the new
I American steamer Pacific, which sailed
I from Falmouth last Friday and for
I I which some fear was felt because of
1 1 her failure to report her arrival at
I Rotterdam, the port for which she
! departed, arrived Saturday at Mans
| lius, a fishing town of the Nether-
1 ' lands.
| SITUATION BECOMES SERIOUS
By Associated Press
! Madrid, via Paris. March 8, 3:15
,a. m.—The economic situation in
Spain is becoming steadily more ser-
I ious, notwithstanding the efforts of
the government to find a solution for
•the difficulties which confront the
"country. It is feared In some quar
ters that conditions soon will become
.so bad that they may lead to a eon
• flict fraught with grave consequences.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS GIVE
S9OO TOWARD RELIEF
Contributions Total $11,000;
Work For 350 Families Until
April Practically Assured
Contributions totaling more than]
S9OO have been received from thej
Sunday school organizations and citi- i
zens of the city who were appealed to;
by the ways and means committee of j
the Home and War Helief commit
tee.
This brings the grand total to more
than $1 1,000. If contributions continue
to come in as at present, the work
of aiding the more than 350 needy
families of this city will continue un
til April.
Sunday schools and organizations
which have contributed more than
S9OO in h. week's tit,." are: Keystone
Motorcycle Club, Hi, ,H Street Unitod
Evangelical Sunday school, Pine Street
Presbyterian Sunday school, Central
Democratic Club, Grace Methodist
Episcopal Sunday school. Capital Pres
byterian Church Sabbath school, Mt.
; Calvary Episcopal Sunday school,
I Camp Hill; Harrisburg Republican
I Club, Brotherly Love lodge. No. 98C,
|G. U. O. O. F.: Motor Club of Harris
; burg. College Club of Harrisburg, John
j Harris lodge, Knights of Pythias; Dau
! phin conclave, I. O. H.; primary de
i partment, Market Square Presbyterian
I Church; Wesley A. M. E. Zios Sun
| day school, Salem Reformed Eutheran
j Sunday school, Reily Rose Company,
I No. 10; Silver Star conclave, 130,
I Daughters of Liberty; Susquehanna
j Fire Company.
THREE MIXERS KIEI.ED
| Oakland City, Ind., March B.—The
three men entombed in the Ayreshire
coal mine near here yesterday were
i found dead to-day when the debris was
cleared away.
18. DR. liIORCROSS
DIESJT CARLISLE
Well-known Retired Presbyterian
1 Minister Had Served More Than
50 Years in Church
Special to The Telegraph
Carlisle, Pa., March B.—The Rev.
Dr. George Norcross. former pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church of
Carlisle, died at his home early this
morning, following a severe attack of
Ila grippe. Dr. Norcross was 76 years
I old and served as pastor here for more
i than 40 years, retiring about eight
years ago. He represented Carlisle
Presbytery at the General Assembly
in the years 1871, 1874, 1885 and 1895
and was also its representative at a
meeting In Edinboro, Scotland, several
years ago, during a tour of Europe.
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Rittman's Discoveries
Are Told at Columbia
By Associated Press
New York, March B.—Tests of the
processes discovered by Dr. Walter F.
I Rlttman, chemical engineer of the
United States Bureau of Mines, by
which Tuluol and Benzol may be ob
tained from crude petroleum, instead
of from coal tar, were to be made In
the laboratories of Columbia Univer
sity to nay. Representatives of the
United States army and navy, of oil
and powder companies will be present,
It was stated. The tests will be con
ducted by Dr. Rlttman and Van H.
Manning, assistant director of the Bu
; reau of Mines. They are intended to
| demonstrate that the processes recent-
Ily announced by Dr. Rlttman are a
commercial possibility.
I Benzol, which is used in the manu
facture of dyestuffs, hitherto has been
[ obtained from coal tar. Importation
lof these dyestuffs from Germany has
ibeen Interrupted by the war.
! GUNBOAT OX WAY TO MEXICO
By Associated Press
Washington. March B'.—Secretary
Daniels announced to-day that with
the exception of the gunboat Petrel,
now returning from Mobile to Mexi
can waters, in accordance with pre
vious plans, no additions are contem
plated to the American warships now
on the east coast of Mexico.
EDISON DISCOVERS
FIRE IN HIS PLANT
Summons Firemen in Time to
Prevent What Might Have
Been Serious Loss
INVENTOR SOAKED BY WATER;
j
Building Burned Was One Not
Touched by Conflagration
Last December
fly Associated Press
West' Orange. N. J., March 8. —
Thoiuas Edison at work in bis labora
tory after midnight to-day discovered
a tire in one of the buildings of his
| great plant here and summoned the
; firemen in time to prevent what might
have been a serious loss. The lire
practically destroyed a building where
the most valuable phonograph records
were stored, but most of the records,
which were in a concrete vault, were
saved.
When ho saw the flames Mr. Edison
dashed out of the laboratory in his
shirt sleeves and stood outside direct
ing the flretnen for some time before
his wife and son, who arrived from
the Edison residence nearby, could
persuade him to put on an overcoat.
[ The inventor was soaked to the skin
Iby a hose which twisted out of the
| hands of the firelighters and fell with
| in a few feet of him.
The combined efforts of the fire de
j partments of West Orange and Orange
J were required to subdue the blaze.
I The building burned \<"as the one not
touched by the conflagration which
| nearly wiped out the Edison plant
last December.
PUBLICITY JUITO RUN
PLllfS POINT SUCCESS
Dozens of Cities Along the Route
Offer Trophies; Will Eclipse
1910 Event
Preliminary arrangements beln,?
made for the 1915 publicity run of the
Motor Club of Harrisburg, May 10, 11
and 12, planned a week aggo. Indicate
one of the best contests ever held by
the local organization.
Great encouragement is being re
ceived from the cities along the pro
posed route by the advance agent who
Is preparing the reception for the four
or five hundred Harrisburgers who will
advertise the city. Ten entries have
already been filed at the Motor Club
offices and many more requests for in
formation are being received.
An enthusiastic reception will await
those who are fortunate enough to ac
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Russian Spent Hundred
Million Before Death
By Associated Press
New York, March B.—Captain
Dmitri Vassilieff, acting naval attache
of the Russian embassy at Washing
ton, who died here yesterday, was sta
tioned in this city to direct the pur
chase of war supplies for Russia in
this country. Before illness prevented
him from continuing his work it was
said he had spent nearly $100,000,000
In America. Captain Vassilieff was a
personal friend of Emperor Nicholas,
of Russia, and for several years was
the Emperor's aid on board the royal
yacht.
BRIG. GEX. HUGH SCOTT
STARTS TRIP ACROSS DESERT
By Associated Press
Denver, March B.—Brigadier Gen
eral Hugh Scott, chief of staff of the
United States Army, planned early to
day to begin a 120-mile overland lour
ney into the desert country of South- j
eastern Utah, in search of Tse-Ne-Gat
a Piute Indian wanted by the federal
authorities on'a charge of murder.
Tse-Ne-Gat Is being aided in his ef
fort to resist capture by his father,!
"Old Polk," and a band of Plutes, who'
are thought to be entrenched a few I
miles southwest of Bluff, Utah.
12 PAGES
UNITED STATES DEMANDS
THAT CARRANZA BETTER
CONDITIONS IN MEXICO
Entire Change of Policy Hinted at in Latest Note Sent by
Washington Government; Wilson and Bryan Rapidiy
Losing Patience as Result of Mexican Leader's Atti
tude; American Cruiser Tacoma Ordered to Vera
Cruz
Washington, I). C., March B.—New and urgent representations, amount
ing practically to a warning, have been sent by the lulled States to Gcncr;.l
Carran/a demanding an improvement of condition', in Mexico City.
THplonintists familiar with the contents of the note, which American
Consul Silliman has l>ccii instructed to present to General Carran/.a. Inter
pret it as an entire change of policy on the part of tlic Washington govern
ment toward the Mexican situation.
The communication to Carranza,
which was drafted after conferences
between President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Councilor Lansing, wits
guarded with secrecy pending some
word from Carranza as to his attitude.
It was said by some officials that
the note contained the strongest rep
resentations that ever have been made
to Carranza and indicates that the
American government is rapidly losing
patience with his indifference to the
objectionable acts of General Obregon
at Mexico City.
Those who know the contents of the
communication said it did not threaten
force and was not in the nature of an
ultimatum, but pointed out. in explicit
language the serious consequences that |
might follow if the welfare of foreign
era continued to he disregarded.
Send Cruiser to Vera Cruz
Early in the day Secretary Daniels
had said no additions were contem
plated to the fleet in Mexican waters,
but later it was learned that the
cruiser Tacoma had been ordered from
Port au Prince, Haiti, to Vera Cruz.
Secretary Daniels was In consultation
later with Secretary Bryan concerning
the situation. Further movements' of
vessels may be decided upon.
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% Georrne P«>r«y Springer. 14>iitt»*llle. Md„ nuil Anna .loarphlnr Carlaon. ([
f White Hull. Karl N. Unman nod llattle Kldrr, city. Albert Frank l.vwl* v|
m ,* Hnjflilnn, city. Samuel Levi Koppenliaver and Norn i.uella m
m Frank, vlty. Johu !%» /oil, llcmhry, and Anna Berry, Auntlllc. (iforge (|
W Peclcan and Mary Miitrutl, city, J
* POSTSCRIPT.
In diplomatic quarters there wt r
more manifestations of concern over
the Mexican situation than at uny tll'.io
since the American forces were land il
at Vera Crus. The foreign diplo
matists conferred among themselv cs
and communicated to one another t >
latest developments as they hea I
them.
Some of the diplomatists declar '1
themselves satisfied that the course "C
the American government would pro
duce results. One of the ministei «,
who had received a telegram sayii't
the diplomatic corps in Mexico Cii.v
had decided to leave, cabled his lep i
tion there, saying that after learning
what steps the American government
had taken he advised the corps to r *-
main in the capital and await develop
ments.
Plans Kept Secret
Just what move now is contem
plated is known only to President Wi'-
| son and a few of his closest advise- : ,
but it was apparent from the attitui 1 >
of officials that it was realized that i
new crisis was at hand which mig t
have to be met with strong measurer.
The general impression in offieiil
quarters was that even though the u- •
of force hajl not been threatened i'i
the note to Carranza, the America i
government was prepared to met
eventualities and would hereafter pu -
sue an insistent course to compel pro
tection for foreigners and their lii
t erests.