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HARRISBURG SSSillft TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 116
, CITY IMPROVEMENT
CELEBRATION TO BE
HELD IN SEPTEMBER
C. Floyd Hopkins Employed by Chamber of Commerce to
Manage Fete; May Be Week's Event; Committees
to Be Named; to Start Elaborate Preparations
Shortly
Harrlshursr "Municipal Improvement celebration" will be held ilurtnc
the week or September 20. Plans for the event will IM- formulated by C.
Floyd Hopkins manager for the AVU-mer-Vincent (heaters in Ilarrisburg.
ManaaxT Hopkins was employed to-day by the Harrisbursc Chamber of
Comnwrw to direct the arrangements.
Whether it will l>e a week's celebration, or a two or three-day event,
will be decided as soon as Manasrer Hopkins presents his plans. The execu
tive committi-e of the (liamlior of Comtncrce will work with Manaitvr
Hopkins. As soon as lie makes a report, committees will l>e named, and
preparations will start with a rush.
CITY FRONT STEPS
COMPLETED AT NOON
Foreman Williams' Concreters
Place Last Block of Walk at
Market Street Gap
EXCAVATING FOR THE PLAZA
Future Plans For Continuance of
Improvement Work to Be
Threshed Out Tomorrow
With the exception of the closing of j
the gap at Market street and that
stretch at the pumping station that
can't be put down until the plaza wall
is erected, the river front wall, "the
front steps of Harrisburg." were com
pleted a few minutes before noon to
day.
For the last few days Foreman Wil
liams. of the Stucker Brothers Con
struction Company, has been pushing
his concrete gangs ahead as fast as
-ossible and as a result previous rec-
for putting in the granolithic
on the walk were smashed to
smithereens. Wet weather didn't de
ter the concreters to any extent and
the foreman kept his men plugging
away with mixer, barrows, cars and
trowels even when the sullen skies
threatened to let loose more than a
drizzle. The finishing touches to the
walk were added at Market street at
noon.
Excavations for the grading on the
embankment back of the water house
are well under way and in a few days
it is expected that the carpenters can
build the forms for the concrete wall
that is to support the tiroposed plaza.
Elbridge W. Cowden, of the Board of
Public Works, has been placed in
< harge of the construction of the plaza
wall.
What future plan will be followed
relative to the continuance of the pub
lic improvement works in view of the
decision of the board of arbitration on
the river interceptor controversy will
be decided upon at to-morrow after
noon's meeting of the Board of Public
Works. City Solicitor D. H. Seitz and
City Commissioner Lynch will meet
with the board and thresh out the re
port. The items, it is understood, are
being inspected now. Tuesday the
board. Its engineers and City Engineer
Cowden will meet with Council on the
subject.
That the question growing out of the
award to William H. Opperman, the
contractor, of nearly $23,000 against
the city is not settled yet by any means
so far 8s the city is concerned was
indicated to-day by a municipal ofTi
i ial. who grimly remarked in answer
to a question:
"We're just resting on our oars
pending the meeting of the Roard of
Public Works to-morrow. The report
will certainly be well threshed out at
this meeting and certain advise rela
tive to future action will be advanced
to the board, we expect, by Citv So
licitor Seltz."
8 MEMBERS OF CREW READ
Ottaws, Ont., May 19.—Eight of the
14 members of the crew of the small
government steamer Christine were
drowned when that steamer was ram
med and sunk by an unnamed vessel
off the island of Orleans last night.
The vessel sank within three minutes
and the crew were unable to launch
a lifeboat or don life preservers. Six
of them were saved by another ves
sel.
THE WEATHER
For HarrUhiiri and vicinity i Gen
erally fair to-night; Thuradar
unsrttled. probably ahowcrat con
tinued cool.
For ICaatern Pennsylvania! Parity
cloudy to-night, front In north
portion: Thursday unsettled,
probably showers; moderate
mirthwint -to northeast winds.
River
The Suaquehanna river and all Its
tributaries mill full slowly or re
main about stationary. % stave
mt of about 3.« fret IN indicated for
Harrlaburg Thursday morning.
General t'ondltlona
The South neat disturbance In con
nexion with the "Irons. high
pressure are to the northeast
ward. lias caused snow and rain
over about half the terrttorv
wrat of tlie Mississippi river In
the last twenty-tour houra, the
snowfall being confined mainly
to -the Rocky mountains and the
vveatera portion of thr Plains
Stntea, where It was heavy in
plaeea.
Temperatnrei » a. m., 80.
Sum Riaea. 4it7 a. m.: seta, TsIS
p. m.
Moon: Flrat quarter. May 21. 11 iS®
a. nt.
River Staae: X# feet aboTe low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, ft.l.
l.oweirt temperature, <g,
Mean temperature. 14.
>or>aal temperature, 62,
British Steamer Dumcree
Torpedoed by Germans
By Associated Press
Cardiff, Wales, May 19. via London,
12.31 P. M. The British steamer
Dumcree, which left Barry yesterday,
has been torpedoed in the English
Channel. The members of her crew
have been saved.
ARTILLERYMEK SHOUT;
TRAVELING WIRELESS
l
Uncle Sam's Field Gunners Talk
to Arlington While Camp
ing Here
Visitors to the catnp of the Second
battalion of the Third field artillery of
the United States army at Wormleys
burg yesteriWy afternoon witnessed fori
the first time the operation of a trav- j
eling army wireless station.
With the artillery is what is known!
as a "Radio section" of the United j
States signal corps. A wireless sta-,
tlon can be erected in a camp in seven
minutes. The entire outfit Is carried
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OLO COUIMEN 1
FOR "GREATER" CITY
!
Municipal Fathers of Days Gone
by Sound ''Onward''
Keynote
Strong boosts for a "Greater Har-1
risburg" were a feature of the first |
annual banquet of the Harrisburg j
Councllmanic Association held last
night at Chestnut street hall. Covers
were placed for 150 guests. Among
the banqueters were Counoilmen who
served the city as far back as in the
70s.
The continuance of the onward and
upward spirit was urged by City So
licitor Daniel S. Seitz, toastmaster. in
his opening remarks, i 'ity. Solicitor
Seitz referred to Harrisburg as the
most progressive city within the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, and said:
"We must not keep still. It is up
1 1- us to keep pace with the times.
Organization will bring the results.
| New mi?n will be found at the helm
i from time to time, but you took a
; prominent part in the beginning of
i the "Greater Harrisburg" movement
• and you are still a part of it. Others
, helped you when you were in the city's
service. Now you can help others.
Your First- Duty
"Your first duty as a citizen is to
i boost Harrisburg. Sque'th all fault
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Sproul's Road Loan
Resolution Is Passed
by House and Senate
The resolution proposing a consti
tutional amendment to permit the
State to issue $30,000,000 bonds for
improvement of highways was passed
in the House to-day by a vote of 160
to 24. It has already passed the Sen
• ate. This resolution must be passed by
the next legislature to enable it to be
laid before the voters. In the event of
passage by the General Assembly of
1917 the voters would have it before
them in November, 1918. The last
road loan amendment was voted on in
1913 and five years must Intervene.
Patriotic Americans to
Hold 'l6 Convention Here
Delegates attending the sessions of
the State Camp of Patriotic Order of
Americans at Berwick, selected Har
risburg for next year's convention.
The statistical report showed that the
order has 18.000 in Pennsylvania.
Senator Penrose responded yester
day to the address of welcome given
by Clark Dickson, at the opening of
the camp. The Senator spoke par
ticularly to the women of the order.
Officers were nominated for next year.
GKNKKAI. HUBBARD DIF.S
By Associated Press
New York, May 19.—General
Thomas H. Hubbard, a prominent at
torney and director in many rail
roads and financial institutions and a
veteran of the Civil War, died here
to-day.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVEXTNG, MAY 19, 1915.
DEFEAT OE RUSSIANS
HAS BECOME SERIOUS
British Correspondents at Petro
grad Admit Retreat on
200-mile Front
VICTORY IS FARREACHING
Statement Is Made That Situation
Seems Like Collapse of
Russian Arms
Information from various sources ill-
Indicates that the defeat of tlie Rus
sians has reached sorioua proportions.
British correspondents at Petrogxad,
who heirlofore have been willing to
concede little to the Austrian* and (ier
mans admit tluit the Russians have
been forced to retreat along a 200-
mile llni*. and in one case 11 is said tin
sit nation on lis face seems something
like a collapse of the Kussian forces.
The statement Is made, however, that
the Germans anil Austrian* have not
thus far won a victory of deeisive
strategic significance, and that their
losses have been enormous.
Austria Is reported to have offered
further territorial grants in the hope
of keeping Italy out of the war. Every
preparation for hostility has been
made, the (•erman and Austrian am
bassadors are ready to leave Koine and
the Italian railroads have been placed
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V. FOR W. HEAD SEES
GOOD OMEN IN SLAM
Mrs. Roessing Declares Voters Will
Now Pile Up Much Larger
Majority
While many suffragists are consid
erably incensed over the action of the
House in refusing to pass a Mil per- |
imltting women watchers at the polls
when the suffrage amendment is to
be voted on. Mrs. Frank M. Roessing.
president of the Pennsylvania Woman
i Suffrage Association professes to see
in the action a good omen. In a
statement to-day she said:
"The House of Representatives, by
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NO PUBLIC SERVICE ~
j NOMINATIONS TODAY:
i
Names of Harrisburgers Among
Those Sent to Senate by
Governor Brumbaugh
I Governor Brumbaugh said early
j this afternoon that he would not send
• the nominations of the Public Serv
! ice Commissioners to the Senate to
day. The Governor declined to make
any statements about the appoint
ments.
There are all sorts of rumors at
the Capitol. One story is that Com
missioners Pennypaeker, Brecht.
Tone and Wright will be renominated
' and that John S. Hilling, Erie: John
Managhan, Philadelphia, and Emer
son Collins, Williamsport, will be the
other three.
The Governor will this afternoon
send a number of additional nomina
tions to the Senate. They will include
the State Board of Public Charities,
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CORN i.INF, IX M'.RA CRUZ
By Associated Press
Galveston, Texas, May 19.—Evl
dence of distressing economic condi
tions throughout Mexico is beginning
to show in V'ero Cruz within sight of
General Carranza's headquarters, ac
cording to passengers arriving here
from Vera Cruz. The distribution to
the poor of corn, said one of these
passengers to-day, has resulted in the
formation of a corn line, where dally
scores of women and children patient
ly wait for the scanty supply doled out
to them.
TOO HIGHLY SEASONED
FOOD LEADS TO DRINK
Domestic Science Lecturer Claims
Poor Nourishment Creates
Alcoholic Taste
8i Mrs. Kate B. Vaughn,
domestic science le
turer from Nashville.
Tcnn., who is to address
the women of Harrisburg
in Fahnestock Hall,
V. M. C. A. Building,
next week, is not In the
slightest degree a mili
tant. masculine type of
j woman but 1s distlnctlve
*ly womanly and is highly cultured.
She comes of sturdy Irish stock and
belongs to the army of women who
succeed In any undertaking, because
she has womanly charm as well as de
termination. unusual abilltv and un
tiring energy. Somewhat cantradictorv
Impressions crowd ea'h other at the
first meeting with Mrs. Vaughn. Youn<
looking and motherly, charming ond
capable, dainty and forceful, all of
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CAN HILLIS WAKE
QUESTION OF HOUR IN MILL TOWN
/ pianisT Eo Ilr
U«f ,I fjC2> jj
" L A
MUSICAL Dlßltr--^y
GOOD ROADS DAY
TO DE A BUSY ONE
Two Hundred Men Will Be Em
ployed and All Motorists Invited
to Co-operate
"Your time or your money" Is the
appeal that is being made by the
Motor Club of Harrisburg to every
motor car owner in this vicinity in
order to make Good Roads Day a suc
cess. Wednesday, May 26, has been
designated by the Governor as a day
when every motorist, motorcycle rider
or other vehicle user is requested to
contribute one day'B work for the bet
terment of the roads of thin state.
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MPENSATI! LAWS
IRE III! ASSURED
Bills Pass Senate as Desired by j
Governor; Brown Expresses
Pleasure
The Senate to-day passed finally the
workmen's compensation bills.
The seven measures were adopted
by a vote of 48 to 0, every member
present in the Senate being recorded
for the bills. The two senators not
recorded were Messrs. Herbst, of
Berks, who is ill, and Farley, Phila
delphia who was absent from the city.
The bills were made a special order
for final consideration at noon to
day, but it was 12.20 p. m. when they
were taken up. Only the titles were
read and :is the clerk began to cp.ll the
roll on the first there was a choVus of
"ayes" and before a dozen names were
called President Pto Tern. Kline an
nounced the passage of the bill by a
vote of 48 to 0. The same proceed
ing was taken with each of the other
six bills. There was not a word of
discussion on the bills which are re
garded as the most important that the
Legislature of Pennsylvania has passed
in many years.
Attorney General Pleased
"That is line," exclaimed Attorney
General Brown as the last bill was de
clared passed. The Attorney General,
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MORE BODIES RECOVERED
By Associated Press
Queenstown, May 19.—The bodies
of three victims of the Lusitania dis
aster, two men and one woman, were
recovered from the sea yesterday.
RUPTURE 111 BRITISH
CISWETISURPRISE
Resignation of First Sea Lord
Fisher Is First Step in Sweep
ing Reorganization
By Associated Press
London. May 19.—The resignation of
the veteran sailor Lord Fisher from
the post of first sea lord of the ad
miralty because he and his nominal
civilian superior. Winston Spencer
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty,
have been unable to work together,
is probably the first step toward a
sweeping reorganization of the British
government.
The coalition cabinet, composed of
the strongest men of both political
parties, is believed to be the probable
solution of the government's difficul
ties. There is no question of a com
plete change of the government, but
the retirement of several members of
the Liberal cabinet to make wsv for
the strongest men of the Conservative
party is confidently expected.
Premier Asq«:lth will remain at the
head of the government in any event,
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Few Trailhitters Thus Far, but In
dications Point to Successful
Wind-up of Campaign
"What will Hillis do In Steelton?"
With one-third of the six weeks'
evangelistic campaign at the taber
nacle, Second street and Buser's Rim,
already completed, people are begin
ning to ask this question:
"What will Hillis do in Steelton?"
Members of the eight co-operating
churches who are lending every ef
fort that the campaign may succeed,
members of the few larger churches
that are holding aloof from the cam
paign and men in the streets —all are
asking the same question.
Sometimes, though, the question
changes. Then it is, "Can Hillis wake
up Steelton?" And when this latter
question is asked there is always just
a shade of emphasis on the first word.
The Rev. C. E. Hillis, the evangelist,
personally believes that he will suc-
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URGE GOVERNOR TO
VETO CREWREPEALER
|At Public Hearing Trainmen
Argue Law Now in Force Is
Good One
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh this
afternoon gave a hearing to trainmen
who seek a veto of the full crew re
pealer. The trainmen's side, was pre
sented 1Y sixteen speakers.
Two telegrams to Governor Brum
baugh were read. One came from
Cleveland. Ohio, where the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers is in
biennial session. It was signed by
Grand Chief W. S. Stone and was as
follows:
"The Grand International Con
vention of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers now in ses
sion, representing 75.000 mem
bers, earnestly urges you to veto
the bill repealing the Full Crew
Law in the State of Pennsylva
nia. We cannot believe that the
grcv State of Pennsylvania will
be the first State in the Union to
take a step backward."
The following came from Washing
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Germany Wants U. S. to
Influence Great Britain
Berlin, May 19.—The Vossische
Zcitung says: "If America succeeds
in bringing it about that the British
merchant vessels shall no longer sail
under false flags, that England shall
cease arming merchant vessels and
that contraband cargoes shall no long
er bo protected by American passen
gers, then the United States will find
Germany on her side, in an endeavor
to lead submarine war into more hu
mane channels. If America fails to
influence Great Britain thus, the
United States will have to put. up with
submarine war, as at present waged.
She must take care that her citizens
enter as little into the naval war zone
as they would into the firing line near
Arraa, Lille or Przemysl."
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
IS RKPORTED AS IMPROVED
By Associated Press
London, May 19.—Walter Hlnes
Page, the American ambassador, has
communicated to Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign secretary, a letter
of the American consul at Cologne,
giving u report concerning his visit
to the 17, British officer prisoners who
are held in close confinement In Ger
many In retaliation for the Imprison
ment of German submarine crews in
England. The letter says the condi
tion of Jhe prisoners with regard to
rations and exercise and opportunities
for conversation have been Improved.
PRTE CASE IN PHIZE COURT
Washington. May 19.—Germany has
sent to a prize court the ease of the
American sailing ship William P.
Frye, sunk in the South Atlantlr lest
i January by "the* German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eltel Kriedrich. -but it is
I understood that the German Admir
| alty took that action before It had re
ceived the American note insisting
that the damages be adjusted directly
through diplomatic negotiations in
Washington. J
DR. HIDDEN URGES
WISE PREPAREDNESS
DF MILITARY FORCES
Princeton President Wants U. S.
to Be Ready to Offset Initial
Sacrifice of Lives
STIRS MOHONK CONFERENCE
Not a Question of Mere Academic
Interest, He Tells the
Delegates
By ;tssaciatcj Press
Mohonk l.ake. X. Y., May 19.—Dr.
Jolin Grier Hlbben, president of
Princeton University, stirred the I-iake
Mohonk Conference on International
Arbitration to-day by taking issue
with pacificists who favor disarma
ment nn#l by advocating "a wise pre
paredness of our military forces in the
United States."
"1 do not advocate preparedness
for war," he said, "but a preparedness
against war—a preparedness which in
the event of the catastrophe of war
Itself will prevent the enormous initial
sacrifice of human lives whicli lias
characterized every war In which the
United States have been engaged
throughout our past history.
"No one can be so blind regarding
the significance of present conditions
as to take the position that a grave
national emergency is not at least a
possibility.
"I am not in sympathy with the
peace propaganda which is being pros
ecuted in many of our schools, so far,
at least, as it endeavors to quicken
the peace sentiment by impressing up
on the minds of the young children
the horrors of the economical losses of
war."
Obligations Swept Away
Without naming any ot the belliger
ents. Dr. iiibben asserted that tine fal
lacy tending to obstruct the progress
of peace was that "this present ter
rible war has developed certain prac
tices and usages which will revolu
tionize the accepted restrictions of in
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MONTHS ADDED TO WAR
By Associated Press
j London. May 19.—"As the result of
[the latest German tactics," says a dis
patch to the Mail, from Petrograd. "all
that had been accomplished by the
Russians In the Carpathians has been
undone and months have been added
to the duration of the war.
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ASK GOVERNOR TO PRE/ CI * r ACCAL \UREATE
lard burg. The cl: sc." '?** of th~ Ccn ~l Hi t .h
scho t cd to invite Govcrno; - Brumbaugh to
pre.-. ■ c . recce £ '• i t .7 s ala
dccu' to 1; .x Uc.ss dty exercise:, .or ths first time in sev
ers: years. As the ..lass flov/c ~ e rose was selected.
Syracuse. N. Y., May 13. John M. Bowers, chief
counts! for Theodore Rooseveh tc-day summed up in the
Supreme Court here the case of the defense in William
Barns suit for libel. He assailed the truth of many of the
statements made upon the witness stand by the plaintiff.
Washington, May 19.—Official information was receiv
ed here to-day that Germany's reply to the American note
will net be completed for at least a week and probably not
reach Washington for at least ten days.
New _ ork. May 19. j. Edward Addicks, former
financier and cr.ce a political power in Delaware, was sent to
Ludlow street jail to-dsy in default' ©f a payment of $15,.
472, due cn a judgment in sup a mentary proceedin s insti
tuted by _ram M. Burton, the creditor.
: Washington, May 19. lt is regarded here as assurer
that if Italy and Austria declare a state of war, it will be ex
tended also as between Italy and Germany and Turkey. li.
that event, the Rome government wishes the American am
bassadors at Constantinople to take over its dip
lomatic interests.
Kansas City, Mo., May 19.— Snow reaching a depth of
three inches fell in Northwestern Kansas to-day. Heavy
rains ranging to 4.14 inches at Wichita fell over other parts
of the state and northern Oklahoma. Streams in this sec
tion arc rising rapidly, but no dangei 1 from floods is antici
pated.
Washington, May 19.—Concluding arguments on the
motion of counsel for the government to dismiss the tem
porary injunction secured by the Riggs National Bank
against Secretary McAdoo, Comptroller of the Currency
Williams, and Treasurer Burke, were begun to-day,
Quebec, May 19. The little government steamer
Christine, which was sunk with a loss of eight lives in a col
lision last night, was rammed by a Canadian submarine.
MARRIAGETICENSES
W llllam 11. Kllnr. Witlliiiiin|M>rt, nn<l Mumnrrt I). Krohath, T.ykena.
\\ tlllHiii L. I rich KI-II Mnrunrrl K. Valletta, llnllfm.
Harry Mirarrr, (< i-riuantoM n, and Hrrtha Shlrlda, Hlain*.
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ORDERS SUSPENDING
SUBMARINE WARFARE
ISSUED IN GERMANY
New York Times Correspondent
Obtains Information From
"Well-informed Quarter"
FEW ATTACKS RECENTLY
Supposition Is That Instructions
Have Not Yet Been Announced
Officially
By Associated Press
New York, May 19.—Orders sus
pending submarine operations against
merchant vessels have been Issued by
the German government pending the
outcome of negotiations regarding tha
representations made by this govern
ment in President Wilson's note, ac
cording to a Washington dispatch to
the Times this morning. Tlie Times
says the Information was obtained in
"a well-informed quarter" after cable
press dispatches liad said a German
submarine tired a torpedo at the liner
Transylvania on her trip from New
York to Glasgow, ended Monday. It
was stated at the source of information
that the report about the Transyl
vania could not be correct "for the
reason that submarine activity had
been discontinued by the German gov
ernment."
It is not disclosed, the Times dis
patch says, whether the new orders
require that there are to be no attacks
by German submarines on vessels at
war with Germany unless they are
supposed to carry war supplies and
have no passengers on hoard, hut the
dispatch says it is the understanding
that the order will apply to all mer
chant vessels, belligerent as well as
neutral. The order, it was said, was
issued about a week ago. but the sup
position is that it has not been an
nounced officially.
It is pointed out that since the day
following the sinking of the Uusitania
only one German submarine attack on
a merchant ship has been recorded.
This was on May 15. or about a week
after the Dusitania disaster, the
steamer being the Martha, a Danish
craft, sunk off Aberdeen, and that in
this case all the members of the crew
were saved.