... . . • - v i. -" "P * *• ' " *".■U "■' '■ •*""•' " *#'*• Zeppelins Drop Bombs Near London in Broad Daylight and Escape HARRISBURG 1&B&& TELEGRAPH I.XXXIV— No. S8 GERMAN AEROPLANES ARE DROPPING BOMBS ON LONDON SUBURBS Attack Hernebay, Canterbury, Favorsham and Sittin bourne; Third Attack in Three Days; Damage Slight; British Capital in Danger of Bombardment Horses Killed, Houses Damaged am 3 Fires Started by Ger man Explosives; No Loss of Life Reported; Air Raiders Then Calmly Proceed Back to Base; Zeppe lins Participate in Invasion London, April 18. 12.29 I*. M.—Gor man aeroplane* this afternoon were dropping liombs in Kent, within 30 miles of London. The machine* first made their ap pearance over Hernebay, to the east of Canterbury ami about fifty miles from I .ondon. Witbin a few minutes tliey were reported o\ cr Canterbury, closer to the capital, and very shortly after ward they appeared over Pavorsham and then over sittlnbourne, not more that thirty miles away, dropping bombs 011 each town. This was the third German attack on the eastern counties of Ktigluntl in the iHst 36 hours. The two previous attacks were made at night by Zeppe lin airships This raid was carried out by aeroplanes. Aerial onslaught* have, however, not been limited to the (•ermanfi. French otlicial reports claim a successful bombardment front tlie sky of the Imperial tier man head quarter* in retaliation for a Zeppelin as.sault on Nancy. A German wireless report credits to, a Swiss newspaper the statement that French airmen have dropped bombs on several German towns unprotected i by antiaircraft guns. I.ondon no longer consider itself im mune from air raiders of the Zeppelin type. It is realised also that even aeroplanes could bombard the city.' Zeppelins, on their recent night raids: have traveled further from their Cux-] haven base than the distance from I Cuxhaven to London. and aeroplanes 1 miles from the capital and choosing, their own course have brought a new conception of the effeotfve range ofi t' is type of machine. Nevertheless, the public is skeptical j of the powers for harm of Zeppelins, the trifling damage done during the night raids being cited in justification of this feeline. It would appear that the latest air raiders have use bombs | of an incendiary rather than an ex plosive character. Zeppelins in Night Raid Cause Property Damage London. April 16, 10.38 A. M. —At least two Zeppelins raided the coun ties of Suffolk and Essex early this morning and dropped bombs within thirty-six miles of London, but so far as material damage was considered the attack of the Germans was less successful than on previous occasions. A large number of bombs were dropped on towns and villages, but no loss of life resulted. The number of airships which took part In the raid is uncertain, but it assuredly was more than one, as at tacks were made within a few minutes of each other at points seventy miles apart. The first was on Maiden at 12.20 a. m. by a Zeppelin which pre viously passed over Burnham and South Minster. After dropping bombs at Maiden the airship turned north and let fall more explosives at Hey bridge. Jt may have been the same craft seen at 1 o'clock flying over Harwlck in the direction of Ipswich. Aeroplane Makes Daylight Raid A second attack was made between 12.30 and 12.45 a. m. on Southwold, ten miles south of Lowestoft, on the North Sea. At Lowestoft, where three bombs were dropped, a lumber pile was set on fire, three horses were killed and many windows were broken: at South wold. where several bombs were dropped, railway trucks were fired: at Maiden a house was struck, but only slightly damaged; at Hey bridge several bombs were dropped, but no damage has been reported. A telegTam received from Muiden, in Holland, says the Norwegian steamer Dag came Into that port this morning and reported having sighted a Zeppelin airship at 5 o'clock at a point fifteen miles oft the Dutch coast The airship was headed in tfco direct 1 THE WEATHER For Harrlabnrjc no«l vlrlnHr: Part ly flnqily to-nlKht and *>attirdnv, not murb ( limine | n temperature; loweat to-nlKht about -IO de *r««. For Kaatern IViimvli nnln: Partly dondy to-nlKht and *>nlurdav s not much chanter In trmprratnrr; IlKht to moderate, variable ivlnrta. River The Auaquebanna river and all Ita trlhutarlra nil continue to fnll ■ lonly. A ataicr of about .1.0 fret la Indicated for Ilarriaburc Sat urday morning;. General Condition* Sbowera have fallen BrnerallT over the l ake Region and the I purr Mlaalaaippi Valley In »he la*t tweaty-fonr houra. belni beavleat ID Southern Mlnneaota. *" , c" From the Mlaalaaippi river eaat ward, except along the Sooth %t --lantlr coaat. nhere It la aome what cooler, and In the \orth Fa «»»»t re*loa a icenernl rlae of 2 to 14 denrreea baa orcareil la the temperature alnre Inat re port. Temperatures 8 a. m H 42. fnot Rlaea» R1 27 a. m.| Mftn, (9:429 p. m. Moon: >"ew raona. flrat quarter April 22. OilO a. m. q ' H'ver Stattei 3.0 feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather 111 gb eat tempera to re, 0,1. I.oweat temperature, 3». Mean temperature, Jtl. Kornal lemperatnre, .11. tion of Gifmanv and is believed to be one of ther invaders on her way home. It is reported that a German aero plane at midday to-day dropped bombs near HertAebay, in Kent, six miles from Cant«srt*ury. Hernebaj Is a town and watering place on an Mutuary of the Thames with a population, of about 7.000. It is fifty miles in an nir line from London. Activity at Bases Pronounce activity at the German airship basest at Emden and Cuxhaven to-day is reported in telegrams from Holland. AB urgent call was issued in London tills afternoon for special police to go on duty at 5 p. m. According to reports from Holland, three Zeppelins were seen to-.dav flv- Ing westward over Dutch islands in the North S«;i. Count Zeppelin is said to be directing the movements at Cuxhaven. To Replace Sunken Ships of Allies With German Barks Detained Since War? fly .i tMKiattd Press Paris. April 16, 4.45 a. ni.—M. I.egualos de M-szauban. president of the Brittany Ship Owners' Association has suggested thiit the minister of ma rine replace ship belonging to the allies sunk l(y a German subma rine by a vessel of corresponding sise from among thei 278 German ships detained at Preach ports since the beginning of the< war. This M. De Slezaul.m believeli would cause Ger man ship owners to do their utmost to induce limperdr William to put a stop to a method tof warfare, the cost of which was borhe by them. The proposal o» M. De Mezauban has been taken into consideration by the French ment but before it can be put into execution an arrange ment must be fepdrted with the Brit ish authorities. HOUSING CQDITIII FIR BELOW STANDARD Investigator Finds General Condi tions Bad; Houses Too Close Toget&er "Housing conditions in Harrisburg are bad. There are t>>w cities where every available bit o£, ground is util ized as here." This is the opinion of John Ihlder, I field secretary of the National Hous- ' ing Commission. of .Kew York, who i to-day visited various sections of the i city with Dr. J. M. J. IRaunick. of the I city department of haalth. and John i T. Molitor, chief of tlie State Bureau of Housing. Mr. Ihlder is in tbfis city investi gating housing conditions under the direction of the Chamber of Com merce. Civic Club and the Associated Charities. He criticised real estate men and said that there should be some mu- i nicipal regulation by which present i conditions could be improved. He' also suggested that a citizens' organ- i ization might be formed whose mem- ! bers would be satisfied with live or i six per cent, on their motiev and who would be willing to turn any other profit into property improvement. [Continued on Page 11.] HOSPITAL BILLS FOR 54.000.00 l Amounts Carried by Bill* Reported Yesterday Afternoon Are . j Below Recommendations Appropriation bills callfer*g for over l I <4,800,000 will be considered by the' | House of Reoresentatives next week | as a result of the reports made by the j committee at the session of the House i yesterday afternoon. The bills carrying hospitßl appro priations aggregate $4.089,0(*J and for homes $749,200. The hospital bills [Continued on Page I a.] Progressive League Endorses Local Option The Druipb 1 n County Progressive league, Washington party, i which! meets every week in its room, 225 Market street, third floor, last Jjvenlng : in regular session passed th«r follow ing without a dissenting vote: Resolved, That we heartily worn- I mend the stand of Governor .\Eartin j I G. Brumbaugh in favor of the pro- I < posed local option law. i j HARRISBURG. PA., FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1915 UNITED REPUBLICAN PARTY IN 'l6 PREDICTE AS THE CAMERA CLICKED, BOTH TAFT AND THE GOVERNOR SMILED! Grand Old Party Will Stand United Against Democratic Doctrines Which Have Knifed Business Throughout Land; "Sign of the Times" Undeniable Trend To ward More Conservative Stand in Politics; Condemns Voter Who Doesn't Go to Polls; Lauds Labor Unions; Says Anti-Trust Law Has Done Much Good; Poo-poos Referendum and Recall Theories; Declares Restraining Legislation Has Paralyzed Business; Leaves City at 9.42 For New York Former President William H. Taft. : in a rapid-fire interview at the liar- 1 rishurg Academy yesterday afternoon, confidently predicted a united Repub lican party rti 1916. At a number of! times in bis speeches later in the day! hi ailuded to the trend of the people ' back to a desire for a more conserva- i tlve siand in government affairs. As the ex-President was leaving the | Academy, after making a four-minute speech, to go to the Capitol where a 1 joint session of Hoiiwo and donate i was assembled to hear him speak, he i was approached by a Telegraph re- i porter. "Do you think the Republican party j will stand xinited in 1916?" he was | asked. "In 1916." reflected the former Pres- j ident as he grasped the reporter's hand, "Why of course!" he exclaim ed. : PEIIWPACKER IKS ON NAME WITHDRAWAL ■ Says He'll Make No Complaint If Governor Has a Better Man For His Place By Associated Press Philadelphia. April 16. Former i Governor Pennyparker. who is a inem | her of the Public Service Commission ; said to-day that he had no knowledge of the Intentions of Governor lirum i baugh, who yesterday sent a communi j cation to the Pennsylvania Senate re j calling the nomination of all the inem- I bers of the commission. The nomina tions were made by Governor Tener and ara in the Senate committee on executive nominations awaiting confir mation. Sir. Pennypacker said: "I know nothing upon the subject whatever. I am here now writing an opinion on an important railroad case i which came before the commission. ; So long as I remain upon the commis jsion I shall endeavor to perform the tasks assigned to me to the best of my J ability, uninlluenced by wealth or cor- I porations, the comment of newspapers or the persuasiveness of Individuals. "The responsibility for the power of the commission rests with the Legisla ture and should they lessen it the [Continued oil Page 11.] P. 110 JILL GIVE l| PABK RIGHT-OF-WHY Officials Assure Taylor That Com pany Won't Object to Drive way Near Paxtang 1 j That the Philadelphia and Reading [ Railway company will grant the cltv the right of way across its tracks \ ! n^ar Paxtang for the continuance of the proposed encircling drivewav was | practically assured Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, superintendent of parks and public property, this morn ing, following a conference of the park superintendent and officials of the railroad company. Official consent to the plan must, of course, be given by the railroad directorate. Just what the company will agree |to do relative to the construction of | the hoped-for subway will be deter [Continued on Page 14.1 SHIP DESTROYS BRIDGE Paris, April 16. 12.20 P. M.—Yes j terday morning a French battleship | destroyed the railway bridge on the I line which joined the interior regions!) of Syria and the city of Saint Jean i DAcre. | t "Wliat leads you to this belief?" the reporter queried. "Why, the people," he began. but before he could finish the sentence, he was whisked away by Governor Brum baugh and Headmaster Arthur E. Brown to enter an automobile for his dash to the Capitol. That Famous Taft Smile As the party was entering the Gov. ernor's car, they were checked by the Telegraph's camera man, who wanted the former President and Gov ernor Brumbaugh to pose for a photo graph. "Let's have that famous Taft smile, Professor Taft," requested the camera man. "When you talk about It, It doesn't come." shot back the ex-President. But just as the cameras clicked EContlnued on Page 7.] ' GOVERNOR PLEASED AT OPTION OUTLOOK "Developments of Week Satisfac tory; Will Win If Plans Work Out" "The developments of this week have been very satisfactory to tne. If i my plans work out, local option is ' bound to pass," said Governor Brum baugh this morning'. The Governor I declined to say more on what he meant by developments, but remarked i that he was pleased with the way things were going. When he was asked if he would shed any light on his recall of the nominations of the Public Service Commissioners or what he intended to do in the way of recasting the board he shook his head and said he had nothing to say. The office of the commission is go ing ahead as though nothing had hap pened. Commissioner Walter H. Gai ther. the resident commissioner, was] at the office and the calendar for next I week's hearings is being made up. 1 The general belief about the Capitol is j that the commission will continue in I office until successors qualify regard- ! less of what is done by Governor or J Senate in the discussion over the reso- I [Continued on Page 11.] [WILL THREE STEEL ! CURIES ME? ■ j Rumored Pennsylvania, Cambria and Bethlehem Steel Will Combine Philadelphia. April 16.—The North American this morning prints a rumor i! of a consolidation of the Pennsylvania Steel Company, the Cambria Steel Company and the Bethlehem Steel Company Into a new corporation simi lar to the United States Steel Cor [Contlnued on Page 11.] Germany Makes Offer to Evacuate Belgium By Associated Press Amsterdam, April 16.—The Rome correspondent of the Tljd says thei German Embassy In Rome has asked I the Belgium government, through the the Belgian Legation to the Quirlnal,' whether in the event of the German j armies evacuating Belgian territory I I Belgium would rerpaln neutral during i the remainder of the war. The cor-i (respondent adds that. Belgium's an-1 swer ia unknown. UICH. TARIFF LEADER. IS OEAD Former Republican Senator From Rhode Island Dies From Apoplectic Stroke FELL ILL ONLY YESTERDAY Republican Leader Served at Washington For 30 Years; Aged 74 New York. April 16.—Nelson W. Aldrlch. for thirty years T'nlted States senator from Rhode Island and Re publican leader, whose name was stamped upon tariff and currency legislation of his party, died of an apoplectic Btroke at his home in Fifth avenue here to-day. He had been ill of indigestion since yestC 'lay after nctd«_. Until then he hail *>een in ex cellent health. He was in his seventy [ Continued on Page 7.] LETTERS ASK AID IN' MEMORIAL CAMPAIGN Old Soldiers to Attend Patriotic Service in Camp Curtin Church Sunday Morning Three thousand letters were sent out last night to Methodists of this city and prominent men of the West End urging their support in the cam naign to raise S3B n»o in eight dnvs for the erection of the Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Kptscopui Ctiurch, Sitxh and Camp streets, as a monu ment to old Camp Curtin of Civil War days. The letter, in part, is as follows: "You would not live in a community without the church—its strengthening, refining and protecting influences have a value inestimable, not only to the community at large, but to you indi vidually. "As a recipient of such influences and as a public-spirited citizen inter ested in everything which makes for the betterment of mankind, I address you in behalf of the Camp Curtin Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, which stands on the spot where thou sands of Union soldiers were mustered into the service of their country. Could there De any better way to me [Continued on Page 11.] 1610 CARPENTERS 1 STRIKE IN CHICAGO i Hundred Thousand Men Out of Work; All Building Con struction Tied Up l By Associated Fress r Chicago, 111., April 16. Work prae [ tlcally was tied up on building opera- I Hons valued at $30,000,000 here to-day, . and 100,000 union men were thrown out . of employment as a result of a strike of 16,000 union carpenters which went into effect last night. The strike, ordered by union leaders, was declared after a demand for an in crease in wages from 60 td 70 cents I an hour had been refused by the build- Ilng constructors employers' association. The association had offered the men an increase of cents an hour for the last eighteen months of the I three year agreement. Contractors estimated that the i amount if building operations which | will be affected by an extended strike I • will reach a figure close to the SIOO,OOO - 000 mark. Work on a number of down / town office buildings is at a stand- ! I still, as thousands of other union men, i including teamsters, excavators and I . building craftsmen are affected by the I s trU J 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. RUSSIANS ATTACKING Oil WARSAW FRONT Holland Deeply Stirred by Sinking of the Dutch Steamer Katwyk SUNK BY GERMANS BELIEF No Great Battles in Progress With Exception of the One in the Carpathians Another raid by a German alrsliip —the thlrr K <- S. Knu|>i> unit .\*lllr 11.-lle (illbrrt, city. Brurfrrd«Ku I'raurarillu and Suann Klccl, dir. BOOZE PARTY ENDS WREN TWO MEN ARE BURNED TO DEATH Odor of Charred Flesh Leads to Discovery of Derelicts Beneath Burning Shack WERE ON ALL NIGHT PARTY Imprisoned in Ramshackle Hut When Stove Fell Over, Setting Place Afire An order of burnine; flesh led James Duniap of Lochlel to R grue some discovery early this morning. Beneath the ruins of nn old shack near the Elliott-Fisher plant he found the charred remains of James Jack son, aged 60 years; and John Dona van, alias Connors, aged 55 years. The men, old puddlcrs, had been lit erally cooked to death after upsetting a stove. It is the belief that during a drink ing party, last night, one of the men upset the stove. There were only beds of straw in the shack, which was built of old lumber and sheet iron. When the stove tumbled over, tha shack tumbled down. The men were imprisoned beneath the ruins. The position of the stove and charred remains indicated that the men had made a struggle for liberty. Only the trunk of Donovan's body was found. It was a mass of roasted flesh. Jackson's body was burned to a crisp. Dunlap notified Coroner Kckinger, who made an investigation, and placed the charred remains in charge of Un dertaker H. Wilt of Steelton. Sold Shoe Strings Both men have been residents of 1,0-ehiel ehiel for many years. When the old Ijochiel iron works was abandoned they found little to do. and gathered money in various ways. Jackson sold shoe strings, soap and empty bottles. Donovan picked up odd jobs. The money they earned, it is said, went for drink. The only relative of Jackson, is a brother, who resides at Lochiel. Ila had not seen his brother after H o'clock last evening, according to the Coroner. The brother is of the opin ion that either Jackson or Don ovan rolled against the old stove ami upset it. That the stove set fire tu the straw, and when the roof of the shack fell In, the men could not got out. The charred bodies were this after* noon buried in the Potter's #el4