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HARRISBURG iSslilll TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV — No. 11l
BRITISH
WARSHIP
BLOWN UP
500 Men Believed to Have Been Lost When Torpedo
Struck Goliath in Dardanelles; 20 Officers and 160
of Crew Saved; Announcement Made in House of
Commons by Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord
of the Admiralty
London, May 13. 3 P. M.—The British battleship Goliath has
been torpedoed in the Dardanelles. It is feared ?00 lives have been
lost.
Announcement of the loss of the Goliath was made in the House
oi Commons this afternoon by \\ inston Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the Admiralty.
While no definite information apparently has been received as to
ihe number of lives lost, Mr. Churchill said he feared it would reach
500.
Mr. Churchill also announced that the British submarine E-14
had penetrated through the Dardanelles and into the sea of Marmora,
sinking two Turkish gunboats and a Turkish transport.
Twenty officers and lf>o men of the Goliath's crew were saved.
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Nilllfi PREPARING
FOR WSR WITH ITSLV:
SOLDIERS 01S3B0E0
Forces Are Being Placed at Vari
ous Points to Await Italian
Forces
.JURKS ARE LOSING GROUND
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Allied Warships Enter Dardanelles
and Bombard Forts as Far
as Narrows
Unofficial reports from the Darda
nelles states that the allies have won
important successes in their campaign
for possession of Constantinople. The
Turks are said to be losing ground
steadily in the land fighting, and the
effectiveness of their forts is reported
to have been impaired greatly by the
fire of the allied warships. French
and British snips entered the Darda
nelles again yesterday and bombarded
forts as far up the straits as the
narrows.
The possibility of a final Austro-
German victory in Galieia as a result
of the advance from Cracow is said by
the war office at Petrograd to have
been eliminated. The Russians, strong
ly reinforced, are now occupying ad
vantageous positions, the war office
states, and are preparing to seek re
venge. The German victory is attri
buted to the concentration of more
than 150,000 of the 11 nest German
troops along a short front in the
neighborhood of Krosno for the sud
den blow struck at the Russian line.
The Union of South Africa forces
have penetrated further into German
South West Africa. An official state
ment from Cape Town announces the
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50 Buildings Wrecked
by Riotous Britishers
By Associated Press
Johannesburg, Union of South Af
rica, May 13.—There have been a se
ries of violent anti-German demon
strations in Johannesburg, which cul
minated yesterday In the wrecking of
a. number of German and Austrian es
tablishments. The police intervened
tp quell the disturbance, but they were
powerless.
Altogether over 50 buildings have
been wholly or partly wrecked and
their contents either burned or re
duced to matchwood. The establish
ments cleaned out include ten large
warehouses, ten saloons three hotels
and over twenty shops.
[Other War Kews on Page a.]
THE WEATHER
For Harrlahurg and vtclnltyi Fair
to-night an«l Frldnyi moderate
temporal lire.
For Eastern Pennsylvania i General.
IT fair to-night and Frldnyi
genii «o moderate northweat to
north wlnda.
River
The Susquehanna river and all Ita
jX tributaries will fall alowly or re-
main nearly atntlonary. A «tn K «
of about 4.1 feet la Indlented fop
Harrlahurg Friday morning.
General Condition*
Preaanre ha* fallen over the east
ern part of the country and la
loweat along the >e%v Kngland
coast, where « alight disturbance
Is now central. Shonern have fal
len generally o-ver the take Re
gion, and thence eastward to the
Atlantic ooaat, exocpt In North
ern New England and aouth and
east of the Ohio river.
Temperature! ft a. m., lift,
Hunt Rlaea, 4i!UI a. m.| sets, 7il>
p. m.
Moon i Xew moon, to-day, 10i3O
p. m,
Hlver Stage I 4.2 feet above low
water mark,
Yaaterday'a Weather
Highest temperature, <l3.
I.nwwt temperature, 51. '
Mean temperature, AT.
Aonul tamparature, tiu.
PARK EXTENSION IS
IN DUIKER OF CUI
11) COMMITTEE
Efforts to Save Money Cause of
Reports That Bill May Be Re
duced to $200,000
WOULD HOLD UP WORK
None of the Bridge Building Bills
Are to Be Put Up to the
Governor This Year
Efforts are being; made to reduce
the appropriation to complete Capitol
Park Extension from $300,000 to
$200,000.
The bill was due to come out of the
House appropriations committee last
night, but was held up and it is inti
mated about the Capitol that it may
be reduced to-night. It is said that
unless it is reduced in committee the
Governor may have to cut it along with
others.
Members of the appropriations com
mittee are being urged to report out
the bill as presented, as unless that is
done the completion of the park will
be delayed two years.
It was pointed out to legislators to-
I day that the commission had been able
to do its work without any necessity
of going to court and that there was
no likelihood of condemnation pro
ceedings being required so that the
money would not be tied up. Members
familiar with the splendid work of
the commission to-day urged that the
bill be reported out as presented by
Senator B^idleman.
The commission to-day took over
six more properties in the Park Ex
tension zone.
Word went along the line in the
Legislature to-day that the Gov
ernor did not want any of the bridge
I buildings bills to come to him as the
| state of the revenue makes their fate
. precarious. If the appropriations com
mittee of the House "pickles" these
bridge hills to save the Governor em
barrassment it will mean that the Mil
lersburg bridge bill will not be pass
ed.
People connected with the legisla
ture to-day analyzed the vote on the
I constitutional convention bill and came
I to the conclusion that thp liquor In
terests had lined up against the bill
) because they believed it was desired
by the State administration. The size
of the negative vote attracted much
attention and that a policy of revenge
on the Governor had been tried out
was th"e general belief.
Liberty Bell Doomed,
Is Expert's Opinion
Special la The Telegraph
Philadelphia, May 13.—The Liberty
Bell is doomed. Its structure is so
weakened by disease that should any
unusual (train be put upon it on its
trip to the coast it may separate into
two parts, despite the reinforcement
afforded by the interior bracing device.
The bell will ultimately break in any
case, due to the faulty composition of
the metal. Tet if It is left unmoved
there Is every reaso nto believe that
the "spider" will suffice to hold its
broken parts together.
Such Is he diagnosis of Alexander
E. Outerbrldge, Jr., expert metallurg
ist, in a letter to Mrs. W. H. Sterling,
member of the Liberty bell committee
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
BODY NOT 'HUSBAND'S
Woman Discovers That I toad Man
Lacked Tattoo Marks
Sunbury, Pa., May 18.—After she
had directed an undertaker to prepare
for btirlnl the body of a man who had
heen killed and believed to be that of
her husband Mrs. Edward Early, of
Shamokln. Investigated and a
close examination found that It was
that of another man. She screamed
and swooned. When she recovered
she declared that her husband had
certain tattoo marks on his arms
which were not on the dead man's.
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1915.
WILSON'S NOTE WILL BE DELIVERED TO
GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE TO-MORROW
{ HINT AT ATTACK ON TRANSYLVANIA
jf
Rotterdam, May 18.—-Is the Cunarder Transylvania to be the next victim of German submarines? The
question is raised :>y the issue to-day by a semiofficial agency on orders from Berlin of the following message:
* ♦*% u« a #* , Transylvania, wh lch left New York with 979 passengers, as is well known here, belongs
to the ships of contraband which are liable to attack by German submarines."
LABOR FEDERATION !
ENDORSES SUFFRAGE
Delegates Adopt Resolution Favor
ing Votes For Women by
154 to 48
BITTER FIGHT ON FLOOR;
Anti Wants to Speak Again, but
Is Denied Privilege by
Convention
After a bitter fight led by represen
tatives of unions affiliated with the
brewing and distilling industries, the
delegates to the Pennsylvania Feder
ation of Labor convention now in ses
sion here to-day adopted a resolution
endorsing woman suffrage by a vote
of 154 to 48.
The battle on the Boor of the con
vention was enlivened by the presence
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Walton Third Class
City Bill Is Passed
The Walton third class city bill to
amend the commission government act
of 1913 was passed finally in the House
to-day and sent to the Senate. The
bill was drafted by a committee of
solicitors of third class cities and
makes numerous changes, although It
was stated to-day that it does not
change the nonpartisan feature. The
Senate a few days ago defeated the
Senate bill changing the third class
city law.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day receiv
ed the bill providing for civil service
for nil persona holding salaried posi
tions in the police, Are, engineering
and electrical departments of third
I class cities.
jTaft Writes President
Expressing Confidence
Spec ml to The Trie graph
Washington, May 13.—President
Wilson to-day received a letter from
ex-President Taft expressing con
fidence in his ability to handle the
situation growing out of the sinking
of the Liusitania. The President has
written a reply to Mr. Taft thanking
him warmly.
Telegrams from all sections of the
country from men In many walks of
life and from many organizations con
tinued to pour in. Virtually all ex
press the sentiment that the country
would stand behind the President in
any course of action he determined
upon. ,
FRENCH CONTROL FORTS
Paris, May 13, 2.31 P. M.—The
French war office this afternoon is
sued*the following statement on the
progress of hostilities: "We won bril
liant successes Wednesday evening and
Wednesday night to the north of Ar
ras. At Notre Da Larette we are mas
ters of the fort as well as of tho
chapel."
THREE BROTHERS MURDERED
Minneapolis, Minn., May 13.—A
posse sturted search to-day for the
slayer of three brothers whose bodies
were found last night on their farm
near Lowry, Minn., 100 miles west
of hero. They had been clubbed to
death. They were John, Anund and
i Stren Mittones. Evidences of a strug
| gie were found,
RIOTS IN JOHANNESBURG
London, May IS.—A Heuter dis
patch from Johannesburg says a mob
wrecked a number of Austrian and
German establishments In that city
yesterday.
GERMAN EMBASSY WILL ISSUE NO MORE
WARNINGS TO AMERICAN TRAVELERS
By Associated Pnss
Washington, May 18.—The German embassy last night notified by
letter and telegraph newspapers In all of the larger cities of the United
.states to discontinue the publication of Its advertisement warning
Americans against trans-Atlantic travel on belligerent ships.
Officials or the German embassy not only considered that the ad
vertisements already published had had the effect of giving sufficient
warning, but deemed It inadvisable to continue the advertisement in
view of the existing situation following the sinking of the
Tills advertisement which appeared twice was to have been published
for the third time next Saturday. On Its lirst appearance the adver
tisement was printed in some papers on the same page with the ap-
sailing of the l^usitania.
COX CHILD LIBOR BILL
TO BE SIGNED TODAY
Governor Will Accompany An
nouncement of His Approval
With Reasons
Governor Brumbaugh 'will sign the
Cox child labor bill to-day. This-Is the
last day in which he can act according
to the Capitol Hill statisticians and
the Governor has had a number of re
quests for the pen with which he will
approve the bill. The announcement
of the approval of the bill will not
bo made until evening. Then a state
ment will be made.
The Governor and Attorney Gen
eral Brown have gone over the bill
very carefully since its passage by
the Senate and the school authorities
have been called in and told how to
start the machinery for the educa
tional features.
Legislators sav thßt the extra mil
lion dollars in the general appropria
tion bill for schools and the $425,300
carried In the Fruit bill will provide
for the establishment of the con
tinuation schools.
VETO OF OHIO OIL
BILLS IS INOUNCED
Action of Governor Wallis May
Forecast Fate of Pennsyl
vania Measures
Legislators were much Interested in
the news from Ohio that Governor
Frank B. Willis had vetoed the hill to
permit Ohio counties to Issue bonds
for the building of the Lake Erie and
Ohio River Ship Canal. A similar
measure was forced through the House
Tuesday and Is now before Governor
Brumbaugh. Ev»n the men who voted
for the legislation say that they can
not see how Mr. Brumbaugh can ap
prove the bills since Ohio has rejected
the proposition.
Governor Willis, In his veto, says It
Is unwise to issue bonds without limi
tations. He says obligations could be
Incurred in the moment of enthusiasm
which will become grievous burdens to
the taxpayers.
LABOR INQUIRY CONTINUED
Washington, May 18.—Inquiry Into
the relations between capital and la
bor was continued to-day before the
Federal Industrial Relations Commis
sion with William D. Haywood, sec
retary-treasurer of the Industrial
Workers of the World, again on the
witness stand.
STREET CAR STRIKE IN DETROIT
Detroit, Mich., May 18.—Not a city
street car was being operated In De
troit at 7 a. m. as the result of a
strike called by Detroit United Rail
way Conductor* and Moturmen.
CUSTOMS INSPECTORS
VISIT GERMAN SHIPS
No Reason Given For Increasing
Customary Complement of 12
Men to 70
New York, May IS.—The seventy
customs inspectors who visited the
Gerninn vessels lying at dock in Ho
boken yesterday continued their work
to-day. After completing the search
of vessels in Ho!>okcn, it was said they
would go to the German docks In
Brooklyn and thereafter complete the
search by visiting every other German
and Austrian ship in port.
It was understood that the search
was being made on orders received
from Washington. At the coUectors'
offl<-e it was said the men were on
their usiyil monthly trips of inspec
tion Iwt no reason was given for in
creasing the force from Its customary
complement of twelve men to seventy.
There were several re|>orts as to what
the inspectors were searching for, one
l>clng I hey were seeking to determine
if any of the German ships had explo
sives aboard.
STATE RETIREMENT
FUND BILL PASSES
Provides For Half Pay Pensions
After Twenty Years' Service;
Other Measures Passed
The Senate bill to establish a State
employes" retirement system was pass
ed finally in the House to-day and goes
to the Governor. The bill will affect
seventeen men in State service. It
provides that employes of twenty
years' service may be retired on half
pay excepting those whose retirement
has been otherwise arranged by law.
The vote was 111 to 35.
The House dropped the Senate bill
giving banks a lien on deposits of any
depositor who may have become insol
vent.
The Senate bill creating a system of
municipal reference Information in the
Legislative Reference Bureau, was
passed.
The Wildman insurance bills and
the Fire Marshal's Department bill
passed second reading.
The first Friday session of the pres
ent Legislature will be held to-morrow
In the House.
SWEATSHOPS IN PARIS
By Associated Frrsj
I Paris, May 13.—Conditions which
prevailing workrooms opened to en
able the wives of soldiers to earn a
living, the "Petit Parislen" says are
deplorable. There now are six hun
dred of these establishments in Paris.
Many of those which are operated un
der private auspices are declared to
be no better than aweatahopa.
MESSAGE IS FIRM
BUT IS COUCHED
IN FRIENDLY TERMS
Reparation For Violation of American Rights Demanded;
Text Will Be Made Public in Capital Tonight; Ger
man Embassy States It Has Given No Intimation as
to the Kaiser's Stand and Has Expressed No Opinion
on American Note; Official Washington Anxiously
Awaits Publication of Text
By Associated Press
Washington. May IS.—President Wilson's note to Germany on the
sinking of the Lusltanla. will be given out in Washington tills evening for
publication In morning pa[>ers to-morrow. Secretary Bryan announced to
day that it is between 1,200 and 1,500 words long.
In announcing the decision to publish the note to-morrow morning,
Secretary Bryan said he expected It would he transmitted to Germany In
time for delivery to the German Foreign Office early to-morrow. Actual
transmission by cable and through Rome and Vienna, he said, would occur
late to-day.
Numerous communications, the secretary said, have reached the State
Department from citizens on the attitude the government should take.
"The advice offered in these communications," said the secretary,
"differs, hut all conclude with expressions of support of the President
of the United States."
President Wilson during the fore
noon to-day put the finishing touches
on the note demanding guarantees
that attacks on merchantmen carry
ing noncombatants shall end and for
reparation for violations of American
rights in the war zone.
Few changes are believed to have
been made in the document, the main
principles as outlined to the cabinet
on Tuesday tjetng maintained. While
couched in friendly terms, it is firm.
It does not say what steps will be
taken or what course will be per
sued in the event of an unfavorable
ri
j» FALLS I>T HOT LIME 1 '
Harrisburg—Roy Benner, while working thit cfternoon
| I near Rockville, fell into a box full of lacked 1 '
| taincd severe burns of both arms. Irvin Santamaria, a;;c:l
j four, 1210 North Fifteenth street, was bitten in the lower * ?
; lip by his pet dog. Both were treated at the hospital.
I. ADDITION TO ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH ( ►
Harrisburg.—At a meeting of the offitial board of the
' Zion Lutheran Church to-night final plans will be consider- ' ►
i ® ed for an addition to the church building in Fourth street
] to cost about $12,000. The addition will extend two stories * !
j • along Grace Avenue with a three-story annex in the rear
j for the use of the janitor. This addition will be used for | ►
j I Sunday School'purposes and other uses of the church.
AMERICANS REFUSE TO DO BUSINESS ,
, London, May 13.—The large American meat shops at
Smithfield joined their British conferees in dr. playing
IJ nouncement that no business would be transacted with Ger- 1 '
I mans. Near the customs house there was some rioting in
I > which women as well as men participated. 1 '
( . E. H. STEUART DEAD l »
' Harrisburg Word was received in Harrisburg this
afternoon of the death of E. H. Steuart, well known here, | »
® ► in Baltimore, following injuries received when he was struck
by an automobile Tuesday night. He was a brother o:
I ' Mrs. B. M. Oglesby. '
COMPENSATION BILLS UNCHANGED
j I Harrisburg Word was passed around this afternoon 1 *
( that the Senate Committee will decline to make any im
< portant changes to the workmen's compensation bills and ' >
that they will be reported out late to-day. They have al
* Harrisburg.—When a jitney, driven by Roy Alexander,
I rammed into his automobile late this afternoon, E. W. ( »
< ® Fisher, a West-End tinner, was thrown out and slightly in-
I jured. The machines were slightly damaged.
I Harrisburg.—The Senate has amended the Harrisburg ' *
j Hospital appropriation to include $2,000 for an ambulance.
* l One thousand dollars has been added to the Polyclinic Hos- ' '
1 -pital bill,
1 MARRIAGE UCENSES V-
Otto H. Battler, city, and Viola M. M. Toomey, Mecfcanteabunr. Roy C. |
f McQuate and Glranor I'. train, city. Harry H. Helnhard and Margaret I
1 Ruth Barpa, city. Walter 4 arprntrr and Daisy M. Boirman, l)>rn J
CpChnrch. Clifford Milton Vanatta, Juniata, aud Ktkrl Dorothy Miller, clty.^
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reply but indicated that the United
States will spare no pains either by
diplomatic representations or other
wise to obtain an acquiescence in its
position.
The text of the note was eagerly
awaited by official Washington. The
unofficial outlines published to-day
increased the anxiety to learn the
exact phraseology of the document.
Diplomatists were especially Interest
ed in the text which they were pre.
pared to cable to their governments
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