Dernburg, Known as Kaiser's Unofficial Spokesman Will Leave Uniied Stale:
HARRISBURG (Sdsfi» TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 113
DERNDURG PLMIS TO
LEUE U.S.: FRIENDS
ÜBGE HIS DEPARTURE
Unofficial Spokesman of Kaiser
Will Probably Go to Cuba or
South America
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SPEECHES WERE DISPLEASING
Activity in This Country Closely
Observed by Wilson and
Cabinet
By Associated Press
Washington, May 15.—Dr. Bern
hard Dernburg, often referred to as
the unofficial spokesman of Emperor
William in the United States, has
made plans to leave the country on his
own Initiative within a short time.
It became known in official quar
ters here to-day that in view of the
intimations that President Wilson and j
the cabinet were displeased with Dr. J
Dernburg's speeches justifying the
sinking of the Lusitania and some of
his other public utterances, which
they believed might be calculated to
array sentiment of Germans in the
United States against (he Washington
Government, friends of Dr. Dernburg
here have persuaded «iim to leave the
United States.
Just when Dr. Dernburg would
leave or where he would go was not
made known, but it was believed he
would sail for Cuba or South Amer
ica.
Watched by Wilson
Dr. Dernburg's activity in the United
States since the beginning of the war,
has been closely observed by the
President and other high officials here
who came to believe in the last week
that a continuation of his speeches!
and statements might in the event of'
a critical lurn in relations with Ger- i
many, menace the democratic welfare j
of America. It has been repeatedly
denied by the German embassy as
well as by Dr. Dernburg, himself, that
he was a spokesman for the German
Government or that he had any of
ficial status, in view, however, of the
fact that Dr. Dernburg was formerly
colonial secretary in the German for
eign office and has become promi
nently active In behalf of the German
k cause since the outbreak of the war,
officials here believe that German-
Americans attach official weight to his
utterances.
Dr. Dernburg himself issued a state
ment last night declaring ho bad never l
discussed matters that had arisen dip
lomatically between the United States
and Germany. Officials here made
no comment on that point beyond
pointing to Dr. Dernburg's utterances
in Cleveland and New York recently,
seeking to justify the attack on the
Lusitania.
Dernburg Expressed Wish
At the German embassy it was I
learned that Dr. Dernburg had ex-f
pressed the wish himself to leave the
country. Embassy officials made it
very plain that the action was volun
tary on his part. The question of his'
departure depends upon securing as-|
uirances from the British and French,
througlf the mediation of the State j
Department, for his immunity from
detention on the high seas.
Dernburg Will Not Talk
About Washington Story
By Associated Press
New York, May 15.—Dr. Bernard
Dernburg declined to-dav to discuss
the statement from Washington that
he would soon leave the country of his
own initiative. Remaining secluded in
his apartments here, he refused to see
newspaper representatives. In an an
swer to a note enclosing a copy of the
Washington dispatch he returned the
reply: "No comments."
City Loses Naudain
Street Sewer Suit;
Verdict of $4,559.79
Harrisburg must pay C. J. Mahoney
$4,559.79 for damages his Naudain
street house suffered two years ago
when the foundations were under
mined by the caving in of an old
storm sewer, *he jury on the case has
decided. Whether or not the city
will appeal has not been decided as
there were several other dwellings
similarly affected.
Riley Bogner, Dauphin, who sued
the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany for injuries received when he
fell into a subway, won a verdict of
$2.641.
124 "JITNEYS" NOW
To date 124 "Jitneys" are now do
ing business in Harrisburg's streets
Four took out their licenses to-day.
THE WEATHER]
For n«rrt»biiPK and vicinity: Fair
to-nlftht; Sunday unsettled, prob
ably showers.
For Eastern Pennsylvania ■ Fair ti>-
nlcht; .Sunday unsettled) Rentlr
to moderate north and northeast
wlnda.
River
The Suaqliehannn rUtr and all Ita
tributaries will continue to fall
to-nlßbt and probably Sunday V
"f about .1.7 feet 1s Indicated
for Harrlsbiirv, Sunday morning.
General Conditions
Prea aiire continues high north of
the l-ake Heglou nnd haa risen
decidedly west of the I'lalna
Mtatea as a result of the rapid
movement Inland of an area of
hlKh pressure from the Pacific
Oman.
Temperaturei S n. m., M.
Snni Rises, 4iSI a. n«.: acta. Till
p. m.
Mount First quarter. May 21, 11 iSO
p. re.
River Mfairet ».# feet above lon.
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weathar
Highest temperature. 74.
T.OTV eat temperature. K4.
Mean tamperature. «4. J ' i
J Normal temperature, 97. I^lil
CENTRAL HIGH'S NEW
PRINCIPAL GOES OVER
INSTITUTION TODAY
Faculty Tonight Will Tender Re
ception to Professor Howard
G. Dibble
WILL BE HERE IN TWO WEEKS
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HOWARD G. DIBBLE.
Central High's New Principal
Central High school was inspected
to-dny by its now principal. Professor
Howard G. Dibble, of Lambertville,
X. .T., who was recently chosen to head
th<-> faculty as a successor to Professor!
W. Sherman Steele.
The faculty this evening will tender
the new school head a reception in
the library at which the school direc- I
tors will also be guests. And on Man
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DEATH OK JOHN A. WILKIXSOX
Dtincannon. Pa., May 15.—John A.
Wilkinson died here last evening. He I
had been in poor health for some time, i
He was 68 years old and a veteran of t
the Civil War, having enlisted as a I
drummer. He was in the employ of.
the Duneannon Iron and Steel Com
pany as day foreman until his recent !
illness. He is survived by his widow,
one daughter, Mrs. Richard Bolinger,
of Harrisburg; two sons, Thomas, of
Philadelphia, and Robert, at home,
and one brother. James, of Philadel
phia. Funeral arrangements have not
as yet been made.
RESERVOIR ENTRANCE i
IN SERVICE MAY 23
Finishing Touches Being Added to
Great Curve Driveway Via
Market and 21st
COMPLETING PARKWAY BRIDGE
Travel in Cameron Woodland Will
Be Made Less Dangerous by
Opening of New Structure
Both the new formal entrance to
Reservoir via Twenty-first and Market
streets, and the concrete bridge across
Spring creek in Cameron parkway will
be formally opened for pleasure traf
fic by a week from to-morrow.
Announcement to this effect was
made to-day by City Commissioner M.
Harvey Taylor, superintendent of
parks, as the finishing touches are
now being added to both big park im
provement jobs.
Monday morning the steam rollers
will be put to work on the new Reser
voir entrance and the minor finishing
touches will be added during the week
so that autoiets and other tourists can
have access to the city's splendid park
via the winding driveway. The open
ing of the new entrance will mean a
perceptible diminishing of traffic on
Ihc present entrance at Walnut and
Whitehall streets and In time it is
ifuite likely that this entrance will be
done away with-altogether. The park
ing of the plaza inside the parkway
will be finished in a week or so.
The bridge across Spring creek is
ready except the arches and the fin
ishing touches to the railings, etc.
When this is finished travel over the
parkway will be very much easier
as the dangerous curve in the road
way will be practically eliminated.
Record Price Reached
in Public Auction of
Bank Securities Today
The high water mark price for
Commonwealth Trust Company stock
received at a public auction was
reached this morning when thirty
seven shares were sold on the court
house steps at prices from S4OO to
$4 03. The previous record was $4Ol >4.
Fifteen shares of First National were
sold at from $566 to $570 while ten
shares of Harrisburg Light and Power
preferred were snapped up at $49
apiece.
TO Bun.n #•i.ooo HOUSE
A. E. Shlrey to-day took out a per
mit to build a 2 -story brick dwell
ing at 1726 North Second street. It
will cost Si.ooo.
HARRISBURG, PA.,
! PDHTUGIL REPORTED
TO BE ENDUED BY
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
, Grave Movement Is Noted in Dis
patches Sent Out From the
Spanish Capital
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BELIEVE SITUATION SERIOUS
One Message Says Revolutionary
Committee Is Already in Con
trol at Lisbon
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By Associated Press
1/ondon, May 15, 12.48 P. M.—A
j news agency dispatch received here
! from Madrid declares there lias been
| received lii the Spanish capital Infor
i mation ol a grave revolutionary move
ment In Portugal. One report Is that
a revolutionary committee If. In con
trol of the situation at Lisbon.
This information has reached the
Spanish ministry of the interior. Re
bellion 1b said to have broken out at
Ciombra. Oporto. Lisbon and Santar
em.
Fugitives reaching Badajos describe
the situation as extremely menacing,
i Telegraph and telephone communica
tion has been interrupted and the
troops appear to be powerless to con
trol the people.
A news agency from whose agent
this dispatch comes gives it out under
reserve but at the same time says
it believes the information probably is
correct.
125 Ex-Councilmen to
Gather 'Round Banquet
Board Tuesday Evening
At least 125 former select and com
mon councllmen under the old bi
cameral system of city government
will- attend the flrst annual council
manic association banquet in .Chest
: nut street hall Tuesday evening. To
! date Assistant Cl'ty Clerk Ross R.
, Seaman, secretary of the committee of
arrangements has received 100 accept
ances and a score or more are ex
pected between now and the banquet
hour. Cfty Solicitor Self* will be toast
master.
FOl-VD DFAD IX BED
Sftcial to The Telegraph
Dillsburg, Pa., May 15. Clayton l
Shelly, a prominent fanner of Carrol
township near Dillsburg, was found !
dead in bed this morning at 4 o'clock '
by his wife. Mr. Shelly complained of I
being ill yesterday and went to bed.
When Mrs. Shelly retired ho was rest- I
ing well, apparently sleeping, and on '
awaking at 4 o'cldtk Mrs. Shelly found j
him dead. He was 65 years old and j
is survived by his wife and one son.
Benjamin Shelly, of Dillsburg.
! TWO WAGONS NIT
DY STREET CURS
Young Man Injured in Accident on
Hill; Horse Hurt in Second
Street
Harry Bowers, aged 22 years, re
ceived severe lacerations of the head, I
when knocked from a wagon, which
collided with a street car at Sixteenth
and State streets this morning. Bow
ers was driving a double team for
Lewis Stover, a trucker near Reservoir
Park.
With Bowers was Clayton Fackler,
another employe on the Stover farm.
The wagon was en route east on the
car tracks. Bowers started to turn
his horses off the track when the car
hit him.
Bowers was taken to the office of
Dr. Thomas Bowman, 1541 State
street, where his injuries were dress
ed. Later he was taken to his home,
Twentieth and Boas streets. Fackler
was not injured. The car. No. 500,
was en route from Progress to the city
and was in c harge of Motorman J. L.
Dunkle and Conductor R. S. Walter.
Shortly after 9 o'clock this morning,
a Second street, car, northbound, hit a
bakery wagon helonging to Bernard
Schmidt at .Second and Cranberry
streets. The horse was knocked down,
and one of the hind legs broken at
the ankle. Charles Brougher was the
driver. Motorman J. M. Myer and
Conductor R. U Keefer were In charge
of the car. No. 6 23.
Riots Cause Loss Which
Will Exceed $5,000,000
By Associated Press
London, May 15. —The Cope Town
corresponnent of Reuter's Telogram
Company sends the following:
"Cfrave anti-German rioting is re
ported in some of the principal towns
of the union, accompanied by whole
sale destruction of German property.
The total loss is estimated to exceed
$5,000,000."
President and His Party
Sailing Down Chesapeake
By Associated Press
Washington, May 15.—President
Wilson and party were cruising leis
urely down Chesapeake Bay early to
day aboard the naval yacht the May
flower on their way to New York
where the President will review the
Atlantic fleet next week. The May
flower was to pass out of the Virginia
Capes at noon to-day and arrive at
New Tork early Monday. The return
trip will begin Tuesday night, the
party reaching Washington early i
Thursday. I
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1915.
\ GERMAN EMBASSY AT WASHINGTON GUARDED }
V J
x *ii£*j£zs2gsaai
Washington, May 15. —A strong cordon of guards has been thrown
about the German Embassy to protect the German Ambassador. Count von
Bernstorf and his wife and the embassy's attaches. It is reported that
many threats of death have been received by the ambassador since the sink
ing of the Lusitania.
AUTO PLUNGES OVER BANK;
3 CHILDREN NEAR DEATH
Two-year-old Seriously Hurt, but Others Escape; Father
Loses Control of Machine on Grade
John V. Blosser, a blacksmith on the
E. B. Mitchell Estate near Rockville,
and his three small children. Vincent,
Kalph and Eveline, narrowly escaped
death shortly after 7 o'clock last even
ing in an auto accident. As Mr. Blosser
approached a small grade near the
farm of E. O. Hassler, the machine
turned to the right and plunged over
nn embankment, pinning Blosser and
two of the children under the car.
Eveline. 2-year-old daughter of
Blosser, was caught between the reur
SENATOR DEIDLEMJUI
SAVES LIBRARY BILL
Gets Important Third Class City
Measure Through Senate
After Defeat
Senator Beidleman lias greatly
pleased the friends of public libraries
•in Pennsylvania, and especially in
Harrisburg and other cities of the
third class, by saving the measure in
troduced by Senator Suyder, of Schuyl
kill, which gives city councils author
ity to make appropriations for the sup
port of such institutions. Friends of
the measure were greatly dismayed
when they heard that it had died in a
committee of the Senate, but on in
vestigation it was found that Senator
Beidleman had gone to the rescue
when the bill was down and out.
After passing through the regular
stages in the Senate the measure was
defeated on final passage. State Li
brarian Montgomery and one of the
trustees of the Harrisburg Library,
when they learned of the fate, inter
viewed Senator Beidleman, who suc
ceeded In getting unanimous consent
for the reconsideration of the voto by
which the bill was defeated, the time
within which such a motion could be
made under the rules having elapsed.
Having thus restored the bill to life
'it was placed upon the postponed
calendar and on laat Wednesday was
called up by Senator Snyder and pass
ed flnrjly. Senator Beidleman leading
the supporters of the measure on the
final vote.
The bill is now on second reading in
the House and the trustees of the
Harrisburg Public Library and all
other libraries hope that it will go to
the Governor next week. They are
grateful to Senator Beidleman for his
timely aid in the resurrection of the
measure.
Contents of Houses Used
as Fuel For Bonfires in
Uprising Against Germans
By Associated Press
London, May 15, 4.50 A. M.—A
Johannesburg dispatch to the Reuter
Telegram Company says:
"The situation here for the last thir
ty-six hours has been extremely seri
ous, mobs resuming the work of de
stroying everything German or appar
ently German and also completing the
devastation of properties which pre
viously had been only partly wrecked.
Police and troops have been called in
from all directions, however, and now
have command of the situation.
"The outburst of Wednesday seem
ed to Infect the entire country.
"One of the incidents of yesterday
was the wrecking of three suburban
houses. No attempt was made to Are
buildings but the contents of houses
and stores were converted into bon- :
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seat and the hood of the machine
She has several fractured ribs and a
fractured collarbone. Blosser and
the boys escaped with slight bruises.
Mr. Hassler, who was near the
scene of the accident rushed up and
with the help of several of the neigh
bors who were called, lifted the ma
chine away, freeing Blosser and Vin
cent. Eveline was taken into the
Hassler home, and Dr. Charles Smith
of Linglestown was called. The child
was later taken to her home.
OPPOSING FICTIONS
. WILL B£ REPRESENTED
New Cabinet in Italy Will Have
Representation From All
Parties
ALLIANCE IS DENOUNCED
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Armies in East and West Are Not
Making Much Headway
at Present
!| Giuseppe Mar corn, a Garibaldi vet
. eran, is to form the new cabinet to
j guide Italy through the present crisis.
■, It Is believed in Home that he will be
i (able to assemble a cabinet in which
■ jtlie opposing factions will be repre
> j wilted. He is said to have received
, i the support of the retiring premier,
• | Slgnor Salnndra. who insisted upon
quitting oflice notwithstanding the de
sire of the king to retain him.
It Is reported In London that ItalY
i has denounced her alliance with Ger
i many and Austria a week ago and
news of a final break is expected there.
i Internal agitation continues in Italy..
I In both the east and west the op
i posing armies apparently are unable to
make great headway at present, aJ
; though severe fighting continues. The
i French offensive north of Arras has
made little further progress. The one
importaut change reported is the shat
i tering of the Austrian line near the
Hukowlna fronUcr. This Russian
claim, however, has not been eon -
i firmed from German or Austrian
i sources. The Austro-German sweep
from Cracow region eastward through
Gallcia is said to have been cheeked,
althongh Petrograd admits the west
ern half of Gallcia has been wrested
from the Russians.
AntlGerman riots in South Africa
have brought i.bout a serious condi
tion of affairs. In many of the impor*
tant cities of the Union or South Africa
shops, store houses and hotels owned
by Germans or Austrians have been
burned or sacked. I»remier Botha has
appealed for order, but the police and
soldiers And it diflicult to control the
crowds. The property damage is heavy.
$5,600 Appropriated
For Harrisburg Firemen
Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap
proved the Wlldman bill making an
appropriation, according to legislative
custom, to the tire companies of Har
risburg. The bill carries $5,800, which
is to be divided equally between the
fourteen companies in the city fire de
partment. The bill as originally
drafted carried $6,500. but this wu
reduced by the committee bec*'»«« ofli
the condiUon of state finances. j ]
AMERICAN NOTE MAY
BE SUBMITTED TO
ARBITRATION
Message to German Foreign Office Has Not Yet Been De
livered; Officials Now Making Effort to Trace It;
London Dispatch Says High German Diplomats Be
lieve U. S. Demands Will Be Subject For Arbitration
London, May 15. 5.22 A. M—The Exchange Telegraph Company has
received the following message from Amsterdam:
"A telegram from Herlln states that the Vosslsche ZeJtung an
nounces that high government circles In Germany favor the sulmil*-
slon of the question of the Lusitania (Unking and the difficulties with
America arising therefrom to a court of arbitration.' 1 '
Wnsliiiisrton, I>. C. t May 15.—The siigitpstloii contained In a dispatch to
Lmndon from Berlin by way of Amsterdam was received among officials here
with (he informal comment that such a course was anions the considerations
which had occurred in Washington, hut it was pointed out that it probably
would not he satisfactory unless assurances were given in the meantime and
the submarine warfare on niercliant ships was suspended. Officials pointed
out that unless that were done more lives might be lost while an arbitration
was in progress.
Washington, D. C., May 15. —A ca
blegram from Ambassador Gerard, in
Berlin, sent at 7 o'clock last night and
reaching the State Department early
to-day stated that the ambassador had
not then received the American note.
State Department officials expected
further advices soon.
Meanwhile officials sought to trace
the note and hasten its delivery. Hav
ing knowledge from Ambassador Page,
at Rome, that the note was relayed
from there yesterday afternoon on the
Italian telegraph lines, officials felt
assured that it surely would reach Am
bassador Gerard to-day.
Secretary Bryan sent two messages
to Ambassador Gerard after the note
itself left the telegraph offices here—
one notifying him that it had been sent
and another advising him that it had
been arranged to release it for pub
lication for 5 a. m. Friday and there
fore to present it to the German for
eign office as early as possible. Am
bassador Gerard acknowledged both.
Interest continued to-day in official
Washington and diplomatic circles as
to the probable nature of Germany's
reply, but neither the embassy nor the
Suite Department had any intimation
as to the feeling in Berlin. Among
well-informed diplomats as well as
officials the belief existed that Ger
many's reply would afford a means of
settlement through diplomacy.
It was thought not improbable that
Germany would suspend submarine
warfare until the diplomatic discussion
was in progress and it might suggest
that if the British government notified
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j, AMERICAN YACHT WRECKED |
Washington, May IS The * nerican yacht Ramona t
1 | has been wrecked off the Mexican west coast near Tepopa, *
* north of Guaymas, without loss of life, according to a re- |
I port to the Navy Department from Admiral Howard, who £
4 1 sent the cruiser Raleigh to pick up the rescued crew. The f
j cause of the wreck was not reported. A
j PREMIER OF PORTUGAL ASSASSINATED J
, London, May 15, 3.33 P. M.—A dispatch from Madrid ®
j I to Reuters Telegram Company says it is reported there that
Dr. Alfonso Closta, former premier of Portugal has been •
< assassinated in Lisbon.
DANISH STEAMER TORPEDOED i
( London, May 15, 3.09 P. M. The Danish steamer
tha was torpedoed arid sunk off Aberdeen this morning g
I 'by a German submarine. Her crew of eighteen were saved
jf —James W
I Gerard, the American ambassador to Gtrminy. handed to the '
Fore • c fie: here this m: «• , •'. -lericzn note with ref
• ng of the Cunard line steamship Lucitanis 1
DENY BANK OFFICIALS* CHARGES i
Washington, May 15.—Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller Williams filed in the District Supreme Court to-day , »
an answer to the injunction suit brought by the Riggs
National Bank charging them with conspiracy to wreck the
j I institution. Their answer is a sweeping denial of all the ' '
*
. bank's charges.
< t MARCORA REJECTS COMMISSION ' *
Rome, May 15, 12.55 P. M., via Paris.—Signor Marcora,
1 president of the Chamber of Deputies, requested by King 1 »
Victor Emmanuel to form a new cabinet in succession to the 1
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1 able that the king will insist on Premier Salandra remaining i
! in power. I
< ■ TORPEDOBOAT SUNK GOLIATH
Constantinople, May 15, via London, 6.20 P. M.—Offi
l cial announcement was made in Constantinople to-day that ' *
the British battleship Goliath was sent to the bottom by
t the Turkish torpedo boat destroyer Mauvenet-I-Millet, ' '
which returned in safety to its base. _______________ '
. MARRIAGE LICENSES
Raiael Hlbrr anil Ida Menffle, SlfrUon.
Franrra<-o and Auguatr Shiit'iiakl. StrrHon.
llrnjamln P. Faltlne and Ida Ortcman, IttMufpr. | I
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all Its merchantmen the right of visit
and search would then be exercised to
prevent contraband from reaching lta
destination.
Another suggestion which was re
garded as not unlikely to he made by
Germany was that the belligerents give
assurances that no contraband be car
ried on passenger ships. Although the
United States has asserted the right of
neutrals to travel anywhere on the
high seas, even on ships carrying con
traband, insisting that the right of
visit, and search be exercised in ac
cordance with previous rules of inter
national law, the possibility of a dis
cussion of the legal points involved so
as to furnish a common ground for
an understanding was admitted in offi
cial quarters as a likely development.
Premier Insists That
Resignation Be Accepted
Koine. May 14. via Paris, May 15,
6.20 A. M.—Premier Salandra has in
sisted upon his resignation being ac
cepted and King Victor Emmanuel has
entrusted Giuseppe Marcora, president
of the Chamber of Deputies, with the
task of forming a new cabinet. After
accepting the king's commission Sig
nor Marcora had conferences with
Premier Salandra, former Premier
Giolotti and president of the Senate
Manfred(. If he succeeds In his pur
pose the Marcora cabinet will contain
representatives of all the opposing
parties.