American Warships Line New York Harbor For inspection by President Wilson
HARRISBURG i&SEE& TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 114
•* PRESIDENT REVIEWS
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
IN NEW YORK HARBOR
Salute of 21 Guns Thunders Wel
come to Chief Executive on
Board Mayflower
PATRIOTIC INTEREST AROUSED
Hundreds of Thousands Thronged
Streets This Morning Prior to
Opening of Program
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By Associated Press
New Tork. May 17.—A mighty i
armada of battleships, destroyers, sub
marines and auxiliary craft, the na
tion's bulwark in case of war, swung
at anchor in the Hudson River to-day
groomed for review by the President
of the United States.
The most powerful array of fight
ing ships ever assembled in an Ameri
can port, sixty-four in all, the fleet!
stretched for four miles In a double j
line of solemn gray, but touched with j
gayer colors where pennants and en
signs streamed from lighting top and i
masthead in honor of the occasion.
Each battleship was in readiness to
thunder out the presidential salute of
twenty-one guns when the navy yacht
Mayflower, with the President on the
bridge, passed them during the after
noon.
Convoyed by the cruiser Baltimore, j
the Mayflower, bringing the President j
from Washington, reached the harbor
last night and steamed up the river
to anchorage off West Forty-first
6treet. It was after midnight when
she arrived there and the President
and his party, expecting a long day of
ceremonies, had retired for the night.
The naval review, preceded in the
forenoon by a land parade, was on the
program as the ceremonial feature
of the ten days visit of the Atlantic
fleet to this port. To-morrow the
demonstration will end with the de
parture of the fleet for a nasal war
game along the Atlantic coast.
Patriotic Interest roused
Three times since the' ships of Ad
miral Dewey returned from the victory
from Manila Bay. 17 years ago, has
New York been the host of a I'nited
•States fleet, but never since Dewey's
return has the presence of the war
ships here aroused greater patrioUc
interest than on this occasion.
Hundreds of thousands thronged the
w streets at an early hour to witness the
land parade, later to seek vantag*
points on the Hudson water front. Th«
city was in holiday attire and decked
with flags.
Protection For President
This morning the President set out
for shore aboard a navy launch, to
perform the first duty of the day, a
review of the land parade of saiiors.
marines and New York State naval
militia, nearly 6,000 strong. Waiting
to greet him at the foot of Forty-first
street were representatives of the
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Historic Liberty Bell
Will Be Shown Here on
Trip Across Continent
Special So The Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pa., May 1 7.—Phila
delphia. home of the Libertv Bell to
day recognized the claim of Harris
burg for a chance to view the fa
mous old relic enroute to the Pacific
coast by including that city in the
itinerary. Twelve days will' be con
sumed in the trip to San Francisco
where the bell will be placed on ex
hibition.
The special train carrving the Lib
erty Bell and the councilmen who
•will accompany it will pass through
Harrlsburg on Monday, July 5. at 6.30
p. m., and a stop of one-half hour
will be made. By special arrange
ments with the railroads the car carry
ing thfe relic will be side-tracked at "a
point easily accessible to those who
wish to inspect the symbol of liberty.
In view of the countless pleas from
cities in all parts of the country that
stops be made so their citizens may
see the bell, the cities on the itinerary
may be considered favored. Council
men this afternoon finally made up the
list of towns where stops are to be
made, including Harrlsburg. after
careful consideration of all the rival
claims.
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED
Special to The Telegraph
Rotterdam, May 17. A Zeppelin
airship was destroyed near Alost yes
terday while engaged in a battle with
the allied aeroplane squadron. The
wrecked airship fell 3,000 feet and the
entire crew was instantly killed.
I THE WEATHER I
For HarrtahurK and vlHnltTi F a tr
and alight IT cooler to-ntuht, with
lovreat trmprraturr nhoat 41 «!».-
Krers; Tmnrlnv fair, continued
cool.
For EirlPrn Pennsylvania: P/irtlr
rloiidj In T»e*«. unarmed In raat
portion to-nlKht; cooler north
portion; Turxlay fair, con-Hnurd
cool I moderntr shifting nln<l» be
coming nort Invent.
River
tThe Snaquehanna river and all It*
branchex will fall slowly or re
main nearly atatlonarv. A atage
of about 3.6 feet Is Indicated for
HarrtahurK Tuendny morning.
(General Condition*
The western dlaturbance has mov
ed eaatward to the Atlantic States
with the center of low preaaore
now over the Interior of .VrwVork
and another over Ylrglnln. It
has canned light preelpHatlun.
mostly rain, over nearly all the
\ northern half of the territory
eaat of the Mlaslaslppl river In
the laat twenty-four bourn.
Tempernturet 8 a, m., 48.
Ann I Rises, 4i4H a. m.| seta,
p. m.
Mooni Flrat quarter, May 21, lltSO
p. m.
River Stag*! 8.7 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterday's Wearther
Hlgheat temperature, VI.
l<mtat temperature. HI.
Xean temperature, 80.
.Normal temperature, HZ.
1.500 HEAR STIRLING
PROHIBITION PLEA
Former "Wet" Lawyer Tells of
Machinations of the Liquor
Interests
SIMPLY BAMBOOZLE PEOPLE
Now Collect Taxes From Saloons
and Use Money 'to Repair the
Damage They Are Doing
Fifteen hundred people—a gather- j
ing showing the widespread opposition j
to the liquor business in this city—yes- ;
terday afternoon heard Major Dan i
Morgan Smith, of Illinois, deliver a
stirring plea for national prohibition!
in the Derry Street United Brethren
Church. Fifteenth and Derry streets.
Major Smith for years was a lawyer
for the "wet" interests and stumped
many st;ites fighting against the "dry"
exponents. He finally came to the
conclusion that he was a. "dupe" for
the liquor people and decided that
the only way to take liquor out of
politics and the lawbreaker out of
the liquor business was by national
constitutional prohibition.
Major Smith said:
"From 1908 to 1912. I was the head!
of the law department of one of the}
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900 Foreigners in Canada
Are Marching Toward U. S.
Special to The Telegraph
Pembina, X. D.. May 17. American
Immigration officials are taking steps ;
to prevent the entry into the United j
States of 900 unemployed Austrians
and Russians traveling afoot from
Winnipeg toward the international j
border. 1
SIM CO. CLOSES 1
$125.01 comer
Piano Player Concern Now Send
ing Product From Coast
to Coast
ORDERS ARE POURING IN
Organization and Equipment of
New Factory Completed; Run
ning Day and Night
Announcement was made this
morning by Charles E. Bard, me
chanical superintendent and vice
president of the Sigler Piano Player
Company, Carlisle near Derrv street,
that a 1 125,000 contract has Just been
ciosed wtlh a big dealer on the Pacific
Coast.
The contract is for the Sigler
"piano player," which can be put In
any ordinary piano. The Sigler com
pany manufactures several types of
player actions for manufacturers who
use them in their player pianos, but
this contract is for the sale of what
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KARLSRUHE NEAR PORT?
By .Associated Press
Norfolk, Va.. May • 17.—Unverified
reports which could not be traced to
any responsible source, were current
again to-day that the German cruiser
Karlsruhe was coming up the lane
used by the German raiders Kronprinz
Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel Friedrich to
a haven of safety at Hampton Roads.
irMoiinr
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Daix Act Enlarges Board of Cen
sors and Gives Them Wider
Powers
The Daix Senate bill reorganizing
the Slate board of moving picture cen
sors was approved by the Governor
to-day. It establishes a. board of three
instead of two. the chairman to re
ceive a salary of $3,000. vice-chairman
$2,500 and secretary $2,400. One of
the members of the board Is to be a
woman. The bill repeals the exist
ing laws and will become effective
immediately. The board is given
broader powers than held by that
created In 1911 and can also regulate
advertising. The fee for examination
is made $1 for both originals and dup
licates, the money to be turned into
tlie State Treasury". The bill requires
a report to the Governor on Novem
ber 1 annually and provides for seven
clerks and stenographers, a chief In
spector, six other inspectors, four op
erators and one assistant operator, a
patcher and two messengers. The
board is to have offices here and where
needed, provision being made for pro
jecting and Inspecting rooms in Phil
adelphia.
Constantine's Condition
Is Becoming Alarming
London. May 17. 12.36 P. M.—The
Greek legation here has received a
bulletin from Athens reading as fol
lows:
"Yesterday evening the feverish con
dition of King Constantino increased.
His temperature registered' 102 degrees
Fahrenheit, his pulse was 12 and his'
respiration 22."
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 17. 1915
REVOLUTIONISTS 111
COSTROI OF CAPITAL
New Government in Portugal Pro
claimed From Window in City
Hall by Joao Chagas
CASUALTY LIST IS HEAVY
67 Persons Were Killed in Fight
ing Friday and 300 Others
Wounded
Fy Associated Press
Lisbon, May 16, 1 P. M.. via Paris,
May 16. 10.15 P. M. —The success of
the revolutionary forces has been con
firmed. Tne new government, which
will be presided over by Joao Chagas,
was proclaimed from the windows of
the city hall and the announcement
was received with enthusiastic mani
festations.
The military governor of Lisbon Im
mediately posted throughout the city
proclamations praising the courage of
the citizens and calling upon civilians
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7 Bandits Hold Up 50
Men; Flee With $1,500
Special lo The Telegraph
Detroit. Mich.. May 17.—Seven armed
and masked bandits entered the bil
liard hall of Curro & Kessler. in Fort
street, near the City Hall, shortly be
fore midnight Saturday. "Line up and
reach for the stars." commanded the
leader of the band. Fifty men, with
their hatidp up, backed against a wall,
and while two of the bandits covered
them with automatic pistols the other
five went through the victims' pockets.
The robbers escaped with more than
51,500, the police say.
SUFFRAGISTS TO HELP
ONGOOO ROAOSDAY
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Will Supply Lunch to Volunteer
Workers Who Wield Shovel
and Fick
Pennsylvania's women suffragists
will do their part to assure the State
wide success of "Good Roads Day" on
May 26. They will provide refresh
ment to all the hungry and blistered
male citizens who wield shovel and
pick thut day In the interests of better
public roads. In every township
where the masculine population turns
out for "road duty," a band of the
local suffragists will be on hand with
baskets of sandwiches and buckets of
cooling draughts. And whether "pro"
or "antt" In his beliefs on "votes for
women," each individual worker will
find a smiling suffragist ready to cater
to the inner man when the noon
whistle blows.
The story of the suffragists' desire to
help in the improvement of the public
highways is best told, perhaps. In the
letter which has just been sent to their
county and city chairmen by Miss
Hannah J. Patterson. State Chairman
I of the Pennsylvania Suffrage
Party.
In this letter Miss Patterson says:
"The Governor has fixed May 2fi as a
State-wide Good Roads Day, and has
called upon men, women and children
to help. As all suffragists are deeply
interested in the development <jf Penn
sylvania. this opportunity to co-oper
ate in the Improvement of the State
will appeal to all our men.
"The State Highway Department
! suggests that the best way for the wo-
II men to help is in providing lunches for
the workers along the highway. Will
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57,100.000 FOR
smeimys
Bill Carrying That Sum Will Be
Reported Back to the
House Tonight
Pennsylvania's appropriation for
highway construction, state aid and
maintenance will be $7, for the
two years commencing June 1 and the
bill carrying tbat sum will be reported
back to the House to-night. It came
from the Senate carrying $8,500,000
and in the House appropriations com
mittee was advanced to $9,500,000.
The revenue situation has forced a
reduction of over $2,000,000. Gov
ernor Brumbaugh would like to have a
half million added, but is said to see
the situation. The appropriation for
conducting the department, or the
overhead expense, is taken caro of in
the general- appropriation bill.
Whether there will be a chop made
in the million dollars added to the
! school appropriation for vocational
schools will be settled to-night. A
bill for $425.fi00 for such schools has
gone through the House and some of
the senators are said to feel that all of
the milllbn in addition will not be
needed.
The constitutional amend
ment to allow issuance of $50,000,000
of bonds for I'oads is in the House and
will be passed without much oppo
sition. It Is believed.
SABI KO XOW HKADS DIKT
By Associated Press
Tokio. May 17. 5.4 5 P. M„ —Sa.huro
Shimada. the parliamentarian, known
as the Wendell Phillips of Japan, was
elected. president of the house when
the diet convened to-day.
BETTER FOOD - BETTER HOMES CAMPAIGN
TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE TELEGRAPH
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KATE B. VAUGHN
Well-known domestic science exponent again coming to Harrlsburg to tell
city's housewives all about better foods and how to prepare them.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE !
EXPONENT COMING
Kate B. Vaughn to Conduct "Bet
ter Food-Better Homes" Cam
paign For Telegraph
B An event of unusual im
portance and interest to
the city's housewives is
announced for the week of
May 24. Kate B. Vaughn,
well knownthroughout the
country as a domestic
science expert and famous
southern cook, as well as
a leader In the Better
Koods Better Homes movement, has
been secured by the Telegraph to con
duct a Better Foods Better Homes
campaign in Harrlsburg.
This campaign promises to be a
social, educstional and epicurean treat
for women of all classes. Mrs. Vaughn
is a woman of unusual charm and
ability and In conducting her home
economics classes she exercises true
southern hospitality in a manner which
makes those who attend her classes
feel that they are her personal guests.
It will be remembered that she lec
tured In Harrlsburg tinder the auspices
of the Telegraph two years ago.
School to Be Educational
It is planned by the Telegraph to
have this home economics school,
which is the third event of this kind
put on by the Telegraph, strongly edu
cational In character. Mrs. Vaughn is
conceded to he one of the finest Better
Foods Better Homes lecturers in the
country and much of her popularity is
due to her sane and practical views of
dpmestlc science as applied to every
day housekeeping. The sessions will
be held in the Y. M. C. A., Second and
Locust streets, and will be entirely
free.
WET IITHER ONLY
DELAYS GRIDE WORK
Planting on Slopes of River Front
North of "Hardscrabble" Goes
Steadily on Today
While the weather to-day interfered
to sotne extent with the continuance of
the grading work on the river front
slopes north of "Hardscrabble," the
planting was not stopped, and a small
force worked away at that job all day.
The shoots of the matrimony vine and
other shrubs have been put in place
J now to a point near Kelker street. The
: grading will be resumed to-morrow at
a point near Muench street.
Wet weather, incidentally, didn't in
terrupt work on the jn-anolithic walk
| along the river wall. The inside sec
tion of the walk was finished as far
down as Locust street and indications
pointed to a completion of the whole
job by Wednesday. Work on the re
maining steps with which it is pro
posed to bridge the gap at Market
street will then be started. Exca
vations for the proposed plaza wall at
the pumping station were pushed
ahead to-day.
German Line Broken
Along Two-mile Front
Social to The Telegraph
Tendon, May 17. The following
statement was Issued by the war office
last night:
"The first srmy, commanded by
Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig,
ha* made a successful attack between
Ftlchebourg I'Avoue and Festubert,
.breaking the enemy's line over the
greater part of a two-mile fiouL"
IRAU
DECISION W
Meeting of Cabinet, First Since
Political Crisis, Called by
Premier
ALLIES AGAIN SUCCESSFUL
Russians Reported to Have Suf
fered Heavy Losses in Fight
ing in Galicia
j Italy's long: awaited decision for or
i against war may Ix* readied to-day.
< Premier Salandra has called a meet
ing or the cabinet, the tlrst since the
j political crisis which resulted in the
; retention in office or the Salandra
1 ministry. The final decision may be
I prepared, however, until the assemb
ling of Parliament, set Tor Thursday.
All Italy is in a state 4 >f feverish
( excitement and the temper of the
people is represented as overwlielm
inel\ in favor of war. Clashes between
j Austrian and Italian frontier guards
are reported. News dispatches from
the liorder say that an uprising has oc
curred in Tricst. one of the principal
Austrian cities claint.d by Italy. A
i crowd composed largely of women
became so violent in anti-Austrian
demonstrations that it was charged
; by the troops, occasioning the death
of 17 women and injury of more than
; 300.
Allies Successful
Another sudden thrust at the Ger
| man line—this time just north of l*a
Bassee, has been made by the ailies,
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KUI CM STORAGE
BILL FOLLOWS VETO
Governor Says Repealer Would
Have Left People Without
Protection
It is expected at the Capitol that
Governor Brumbaugh's veto of the cold
storage law repealer, to-day, will be
followed by immediate action on the
Buekman uniform cold storage law,
which is the most advanced of the cold
sturage legislation. This bill has pass
ed the S< nate and is in the House Judi
ciary general committee. The Kiningcr
House bill, which also changes the cold
storage law, has not hren reported out
of the House committed and could not
be acted upon in time.
In his message vetoing the Clark bill,
the Governor says: "This bill is a di
rect repealer of the act of May IK, 1913,
and is generally referred to as the cold
storage repealer. The arguments ad
vanced in its favor are that the law is
too drastic and that it Is of no benetlt
to the public. To repeal the present
law would leave the people without pro
tection from unwholesome food and
with no safeguard against fraud nnd
deception in the sale of cold storage
food as fresh food. Only harm and con
fusion would follow. If t;he present law
is as alleged not what It should be, the
plain duty is to amend it and make it
i right. To repeal it is to shift e alleg
ed unfairness from the dealers to the
people. Two wrongs do not make a
right. The Commonwealth is anxious
to foster, to protect, to encourage all
legitimate activity of Its merchants and
other businessmen, but It is In a com
manding way determined not to per
mit knowingly any harm to come upon
Its people."
SNOW AT WII.KEM-BARRE
By Associated Press
Wllkes-Barre, Pa.. May 17.—Several
flurries of snow occurred in this sec
tion to-day. On the mountain tops In
tills vicinity the snow remained on tile
ground the greater part of the day.
6,000 ARMENIANS
MASSACRED AT VAN
BY TURKISH FORCES
Dispatch Telling of Slaughter Received in Official Quar
ters in London From Russian Consul at Urumiah, Per
sia; Message Dated May 15; Natives Doing Utmost
to Defend Themselves
London, May 17, 2:1-1 p. m.—Sl* thousand Armenians have I>een mn.i
sacred at Van, in Armenia, Asiatic Turkey, according to a dispatch received
in official quarters In Ixtndon to-day from the Russian Consul at I'rumlah,
l'ersla. This message Is dated May 15. It adds that the Armenians are de
fending themselves to the utmost against the Turks and Kurds arrayed
against them, but that help Is urgently needed.
LEBANON CAPTURES
KREIDER FACTORY
Several Shoe Manufacturing Plants
Owned by Congressman Will
Be Consolidated
Special to The Telegraph
Lebanon. Pa., May 17.—Congress
man Aaron S. Kreider, of Annville,
head of the four different shoe manu
facturing companies which operate
factories at Annville, Middletown, Pal
myra and Ellzabethtown, late on Sat
urday afternoon gave his final decision
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WILL STAY OUT OF CHI UCH
UNTIL WOMEN CAN VOTE
Special to The Telegraph
Pittsburgh. May 17.—1n nn open let
ter to the Rev. Edward S. Travers,
rector of Trinity Eplscpal Church, It.
G. Pentecost, a prominent business
man, withdraws from membership in
that church and declares his Intention
of staying out until women get equal
rights with men In the diocesan
councils.
KING'S CONDITION MORE SERIOUS
Paris, May 17, 2P. M. The condition of King Con
stantine of Greece, has become more serious says a dispatch
from Athens to the Havas News Agency.
460,628 TONS OF SHIPPING LOST
London, May 17, 3.40 P. M.—Thomas J. MacNamara.
parliamentary secretary of the Admiralty, announced in re
ply to a question in the House of Commons to-day tha:
460,628 tons of British shipping, other than warships, hac
been sunk or captured by the German navy since the out
break of the war.
BOMBS DROPPED ON CALAIS
Calais, France, May 17, via Paris, 12.40 P.M.—A Zeppe
lin airship coming from the channel, flew over Calais last
night. It dropped bombs on various quarters of the city,
killing two children and wounding one woman. The prop
erty damage was slight.
Madrid, May 17, via London.—An official dispatch re
ceived here to-day from Lisbon announces that disturbances
broke out again to-day. Details are lacking.
VILLA'S BROTHER SHOT ~ ft
El Paso, Tex., May 17. Antonio Villa, a minor
commander and a brother of the northern leader, was shot
through the head and seven men were killed, among them
some Villa officers, as a result of a political dispute in a pub
lic place at Chihuahua City last night, according to reports
reaching here to-day.
New York, May 17.—When the President left the room
where the luncheon was held, two suffragists stepped out of
an ante-room and confronting him, exclaimed: "Votes for
women! Votes for women! Mr. President, wc hayc a mes
sage for you." They got no further in their appeal. Four
secret service men seized them and quickly took them away.
PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT FLAG
New York, May 17. President Wilson delivered a
patriotic address on the American flag and the protection it
carries for Americans, at a luncheon given here to-day in his.
honor by the New York Citizens Committee for the recep
tion of the Atlantic fleet.
MARRIAGE LICENSES '
7-nptto. Sulprlr.lo, Aahland, and >larla Uvtrnlca Korllaal, ritj.
J. Henton KrUlnuer, I.ykena, and Kv« Manruret Help, W Icoalaaat
I\h«i Cole* and Katie Vvrft, Steel-lon.
I'nhrr K. Drnglrr and Mary Horrell. Hl(k>plrr.
l.lnnlealowm. and Sadie M. Kranedr, Pea brook.
Oavld I. Heine I and Pearl Urlflltha, Philadelphia.
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UN GOVEIHT
IIS MADE IBEPLY
State Department Oficialy Noti
fied of the Note's
Presentation
By .Associated Press
Washington, May 17. —Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin to-day notified th«
State Department of the delivery of
the American note to the German for
eign office. It was the first official
notification that the note had arrived
at its destination although its delivery
had been reported in news dispatches.
The American Government still was
without advices to-day Indicating the
nature of Germany's reply to tile note.
TWO DKAD. TWO WOI NDKI)
Sfecial to The Telegraph
Mount Holly, X. J., May 1 T. —Charles
Kdward Applegate, of F a u s township,
Bucks county. Pa., killed his -wife to
day at the homii of her parents, near
Jueobstown. wounded his father-in
law and mother-in-law and killed
himself.