Italy Will Declare War on Austria Before End of Week Is Belief in Europe HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 118 BARNES LOSES HIS SUIT AGAINST I. h COSTS CAUSE DEBATE Jury Entered Courtroom Shortly After 11 O'clock Today, but Left in a Few Minutes COURT COSTS MAY BE DIVIDED Justice Andrews Warned Specta tors in Room Against Demonstration By Associated Press Syracuse, X. Y., May 21.—The jury In the Barnes-Roosevelt suit came in shortly before 11 o'clock to-day and | the foreman announced that the Jury I had agreed upon a verdict for the de-1 fendant. When the roll was called i by the clerk of the court, eleven of j the Jurors said they were in favor of a verdict for the defendant but the twelfth. Edward Burns, a Syracuse motorman, arose in his seat and said: "I am for the plaintiff." Justice Andrews himself had been Informed before the jury entered the room that a verdict had been found. The spectators were warned that any demonstration would be met with se vere punishment. Then the jury was brought in and the foreman made his announcement. After Burns had dis sented Justice Andrews sent the jury hack to its room. Justice Andrews was informed by the foreman that the jury stood unani mous in favor of a verdict for thej defendant in case the costs were split between the plaintiff and defendant. The jury debated upon the question of the costs when it returned to its room, it was sjiid. The ,I#ry was trying to decide the question of costs and that alone. It was apparent when the roll was called that some of the jurors were In favor of dividing the costs, which at the most, it was said, would amount to less than $1,500, while others were in different. Th* Jaw of lihel provides that the loser in a contest must pay the costs of the action. Lawyers said there was no way in which the costs could be i divided if a verdict was returned. In the event it was said of Juror Burns refusing to agree with his eleven com panions, the costs would be split. Roosevelt Is Pleased Colonel Roosevelt declined to com-' ment for publication upon the action J J>T the Jury. By the expression on his! Pace, however, it was most apparent I that he was as pleased as he possibly ! could be. His counsel said their client ! was perfectly willing to divide the costs If there was any way in which it could be done. They made it plain in the presence of the defendant that a, verdict was the thing desired re gardless of any costs. Mr. Barnes was not present in the courtroom when the jury came in. having returned to his honie in Albany last night. Russ Believe Enemy Has Lost More Than a Fourth of Its Total Strength fly Associated Press Petrograd. May 21. via London, 12.45 P. M. —An official statement re ferring to the recent fighting in the Carpathian mountains was issued here to-day and reads: "In the lighting of the past three weeks, since the beginning of the op erations of the enemy In Carpathians, their losses on May 10, 11, 12 and 13. during: which the fighting lost some of its intensity, averaged 10.000 a day. On the other seventeen days they were much heavier, especially during the period between May IB and May 19 when they amounted to several tens of thousands dnily. "Certain regiments of the enemy have been reduced to a single com pany. Their total losses during this period, including 40,000 prisoners cap tured by us. have undoubtedly reached to one-fourth or perhaps one-third of their total strength." Diplomatic Immunity of Ambassadors Suspended By Associated Press London. May 21. 12.54 P. M.—ln a dispatch from Rome the correspond ent of the Exchange Telegraph Com pany says: "Premier Salandra this morning ob tained the royal signature to a decree suspending the diplomatic Immunity of the Austrian and German ambas sadors to the Vatican, who leave to morrow." THE WEATHER For Harriaburc and vtrtnltyi Show ers and warmer to-night; Satur day partly cloudy. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Show ers and warmer to-night; Satur day partly cloudy! probably showers In north portion: moder ate southeast to southwest winds. River The Sasqnehnnna river and all Ita branches will rise slightly or re main nearly stationary. A stage of about 3.7 feet Is Indicated for Harrlsburg. Saturday morning. A General Conditions 7 V'lte storm that was central over Western Texas, Thursday morn ing. has moved rapidly northeast ward to the I'pper Mississippi Valley. It has cauoed rain in the laat twenty-four hours general ly east of the Rocky mountnlns. A general rise of 2 to 16 degrees has occurred In temperature since last report, ezcep-t In Western Texas and In ,»w Jersey. K n »<- ern Pennsylvania and Kastern New York, where It Is somenhat cooler. Temperature! * a. m., M. Sun: Rises, 4i44 a. in.i seta. 7ilß p. m. Mooni First qaarter. May 21, lliso a. m. River Stagei 3.8 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. fl», lowest temperature, 44. Mean temperature, M. Korraal temperature, 08. I PENNSYLVANIA'S NEW PU - - • <V Mikits 1 iwJ*J yew AfOA&rGH/w WM&. A sv/sssy &rMV£Z W PSA/A/yVSCArG. K <£!*£«£ &7yAf&A'£> AMtfMCW. The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nominations of the seven Public Service Commissioners sent to that liody Wednesday night by Gover nor Brumbaugh. There was no discussion, the confirmation being unanimous. MILITARY POWER FOR ITALIAN GOVERNMENT Bill Adopted on Secret Ballot by Chamber of Deputies by Vote of 407 to 74 OUTBURSTS OF APPLAUSE Scenes of Wildest Enthusiasm Witnessed at Adjournment of Body Rome, via Paris, May 21.—During the recess which preceded the vote in (he House of Deputies on the hill Riv ing the government full military pow er the deputies thronged the lobbies eagerly discussing the premier's speech and reading the Green book. Promptly at 5 o'clock Signer Ma cora re-entered the chamber followed by Signor Salandra and ttie other ministers. Signor Boszellt, secretary of the committee announced while the ueputies wildly applauded, that the committee unanimously proposed the adoption of the bill giving the govern [Continued on .Pago 9.] ELECTRIC CD. HEADS FREE CONCERT LIST Public Utility Is First to Offer Do nation to Provide Music at Reservoir Park One of the concerts to be given this summer at Reservoir park .under the direction of the Municipal Band Concert Association is to be provided by the Harrisburg Light and Power company, according to Park Commis sioner M. Harvey Taylor, president of the organization to-day. The electric company is the first of the city's public utilities to contri bute enough to insure at least one free concert for Harrisburg's music lovers at Reservoir and it is expected that other concerns, including manufac turing establishments, department stores and other mercantile houses will follow suit. Incidentally this is the first time in the history of Reser voir concert movements that any cor poration has volunteered a donation for the purpose. The sum will amount to SBO. The date of the concert has not been fixed as this will be decided upon to-night at a meeting of the associa tion. It is expected that the concerts provided for by the corporation con tributions will be designated for the donor—for instance, the date set aside for the electric company's concert will eb known as "Harrisburg Light and Power Day." In addition to the electric com pany's donation it is understood that the Harrisburg Railways company will donate $250 for the purpose and this offer will be considered at to night's session of the association. McCarrick Death Letter Traced to Odd Typewriter Pittsburgh, May 21.-—With three broken typewriter keys as a clew, Fed eral post office inspectors, headed by James T. Cortelyou, to-day end ed an extremely clever and unique piece of detective ■work, continued for two years, when they arrested Ed ward Dolan, aged 31, and his sister. Miss Anna L. Dolan, 23, a stenograph er. The pair are alleged to have sent out more than 100 "Black Hand" let ters to blackmail rich persons and cor porations. One of the letters was sent to James McCarrick, of Philadelphia, whoso young son disappeared mysteriously about a year ago. Before the lad's body was foijnd Dolan and his sister are allegea tK> have sent out the let ter, demanding $7,600, and stating that they had the boy. "We will kill him. and send you his hair and clothes. Dead boys tell no tales," a portion of the letter read. In each of the letters the officers no ticed three defective typewritten let ter characters. Many of the letters were mailed from Coraopolis, where Miss Dolan lived. She worked In an office in the city: Nearly every type writer in this part of the country was inspected, and Anally the one op erated by Miss Dolan was discovered. Dolan has been living as a hermit In a shack at Groveton, back In the woods from Coraopolis. Chief Cortel you and other officers arrested him, af ter a fight, and twice coming to the city Dolan tried to escape. OPHELIA LAWFUL PRIZE London, May 21.—The prize court has decided that the German steamer Ophelia, captured in the North Sea by the British destroyer Meteor, Octo ber IS. 1914, and brought into Yar mouth the following day was a lawftll prize. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1915. WALSH ATTACKED FOR SEVERE QUESTIONING Other Members of Committee Want Him to Be More Con siderate Hereafter Washington, May 21.—Just before John D. Rockefeller, Jr., resumed his testimony to-day before the Industrial Relations Commission, the commis sioners met in executive session to consider the "round robin" sent last night to Chairman Walsh calling for more moderate treatment of witnesses. Some of the commissioners did not conceal-that they thought the chair man's questioning or Mr. Rockefeller yesterday should have been modified. After.the executive meeting the oth er commissioners did not make pub lic their letter to Chairman "Walsh, which it was understood they would do should their suggestion go unheed ed. Chairman Walsh said he did not know what had happened in the exe cutive session. "The examination of Mr. Rocke feller," said he, "has and will be con ducted with due consideration and the truth will be arrived at." Mr. Rockefeller began to-day by reading a prepared statement which related to Chairman Walsh's question ing on his view of the regularity of the convention of John R. Lawson, a mine workers' leader. Mr. Rocke feller spoke of "sinister reflections" and said Chairman Walsh's questions had been framed to make ft appear that Mr. Rockefeller conceded there had been wilful tampering with the courts. When Mr. Rockefeller concluded Chairman Walsh said: "If there are any questions I ask that you think shoud not he answered you may state the fact, and the com mission will consider what should be done. I suppose your high regard for law extends to all offices charged with administration of the law?" "Yes, it does," said Mr. Rockefel ler. "You haven't a con'empt for officers of the law who do not do your bid ing?" "I don't undertake to direct the of ficers of the law." "Do you undertake to coerce offi cers of the law?" "We don't undertake to get officers of the law In any position. That is entirely Improper." Bird Sounds Burglar Alarm at Wrightsville York. Pa., May 21.—A mischievous flicker has taken a fancy to sounding the burglar alarm over the First Na tional Bank in Wrightsville. The first few times the bird indulged Its odd whim the false alarm attracted a stir in the neighborhood. Tt is suggested that an insect on the surface of the bright gong may have been pecked up by the strong-beaked bird, and thus its knowledge of the musical qualities of the bell was ac quired. The flicker being of the woodpecker family, its rapid tattoo exactly imitates the manner in which the gong would be sounded by the electric tapper. "Josh" Swartz Elected Gettysburg Tennis Head Joshua <r* Rwartz. of this citv, a junior at Pennsylvania College, CSet tysburg. Pn.. at a recent vote taken of the student body was elected tennis manager for the ISIS season. It is Mr. Rwartz's re-election, as he Is the manager of the college tennis team this season. HIGHWATER DELAYS STEP CONSTRUCTION Concrete Flights Will Be Put in at Market Street Gap When River Recedes Construction of the remaining flights of steps necessary to close the gap in the River Front wall at Market street will be started as soon as the river recedes to a level sufficient to permit the work to go on. according to City Commissioner W. 11. Lynch, superin tendent of streets and public improve ments to-day. Commissioner Lynch declined to dis cuss the conference he had with City Solicitor Seitz and the Board of Pub lic Works yesterday to the interceptor arbitrators' report other than to state that there will be no discontinuance of work on the various public improve ments, including the River Wall. That City Solicitor Setts: and J. D. I Justin, chief engineer of the Board lof Public Works may meet Tuesday with Council to discuss the arbitrators' findings, is probable, according to Mr. Lynch, but what action will be taken he declined to conjecture. E. C. I Thompson, one of the members of ; the board, will be out of the city Monday and Tuesday. "Certainly we're going ahead with the work on the River Front," said Mr. Lynch. "At present the engineers are busy w r ith tjae preliminaries on the pumping station plaza wall. The con struction of five flights of steps that are to be added to the end of the line of steps just south of Market street, already provided for and authorized in Stucker Brothers' contract, will be pushed ahead as rapidly as the weath er and the high water permit. Just now I believe there is some little de [ lay due to the sudden rise of the wa ter." FIKRCE FIGHTING IS IN' PROGRESS yX PENINSULA By Associated Press London, May 21.—Cabling from Athens the correspondent of the Reu ter Telegram company says fierce fighting is in progress near the neck of the Gallipoli peninsula. The big guns of the British battleship Queen Elizabeth are being fired from the gulf of Saros, thus assisting in the al lies' attack. The Turks are being supported by the guns of the Sultan Selim (formerly the German cruiser Goeben), which are being fired from the sea of Marmora. Turkish troops from Aivall, In Asia Minor, are said to have been transferred to the Dar danelles. NEED ALTOS FOR VETERANS Automobiles are needed for Memor ial Day. The members of the Post j 58, G. A. R. committee on conveyances ■ desires to take care of the sick and ! infirm members. Those having autos I are requested to notify F. H. Hoy, Sr., ! chairman, or H. W. Snyder and Charles Beaver. Autos and other con veyances will report to the committee Monday, May 31, at 1.30 p. m., at Post hall, 26 North Third street. FRENCH ARE PLEASED Hy Associated Press Paris, May 21.—"The brightest day for the defenders of European liber ties since the battle of the "Marne" sums up the opinion of the French press on yesterday's events in Rome. All papers express enthusiasm at the prospect of France fighting again side by side, with her old allies of Magenta nnd Solferlno and that the decisive day should be the anniversary of the two battles of Mrmt*bellow is hailed as an excellent ouieo. , V ' i WILL TEACH MODERN METHODS OF COOKING Harrisburg Housewives Exhibiting Intense Interest in Return En gagement of Mrs. Vaughn HAS FAMOUS CAKE RECEIPTS Home Economics Course Will Be Held in Fahnestock Hall Every Day Next Week BA majority of the fem inine readers of the Tele graph turn eagerly each day to the announcement of the Home Economics Course which is to be held every afternoon next week in Fahnestock Building under the per sonal supervision of Kate B. Vaughn, the popular domestic science lecturer who spoke here two years ago, and [who has been again engaged to give a series of interesting housekeeping i [Continued on Page 7] CLEAR TOMORROW; THEN FOR SOME HEAT Many Accidents as Result of Wet Streets; No One Seriously Injured Normp.l conditions, it is predicted at tho weather bureau will follow this, the final splurge of Ole Man Weather, who has been misbehaving consider ably of late. The rain is expected to cease falling early to-morrow morning although the remainder of the day will be cloudy. Then things are ex pected to warm up. Five automobiles and a motorcycle were damaged last night and early this morning as the result of the slip pery condition of the streets from the rain. . . While rounding Crescent and Mul berry streets, last night, a jitney, said to have been operated by C. H. Con rad, proprietor of the West End Gar age, skidded into a big touring car, the owner of which did not give his name. A moment prior to the crash an unidentified woman leaped from the jitney and escaped injury. Both machines were damaged. Soon after a taxi belonging to the Harrisburg Taxicab Company and a machine driven by Roy Walters of Mechanicsburg, collided at Fourth and Blackberry streets. The front of the taxi was battered and Walters' ma chine was damaged.* Auto Skids Into Ditch Early this morning an automobile belonging to Dr. John C. Stevens skid ded into a ditch between the street car tracks at Market and Cameron streets. The front axle was broken. A short time after W. C. Hepner, 901 South Twelfth street, was injured and his motorcycle was reduced to junk when he rode Into a hole between the tracks at Market and Camevon streets. He sustained a badly sprained back and bruises and lacerations of the body. Temperatures over the greater por tion of the Eastern United States have risen from two to sixteen degrees in the last twenty-four hours and still further rises are predicted When the clouds break away and let the sun through. Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and a portion of New York with th 6 Rocky Mountain States are now the coldest in the United States. Frost and snow was reported from Colorado and Montana last night. Bailey Concludes His Argument in Riggs Case By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. May 21.—A big crowd of spectators drawn as a result of yesterday's clash between ex-Sen ator Bailey nnd Justice McCoy filled the District Supreme Court room to day at the resumption of argument on the government's motion for the dismissal of the temporary injunction obtained by the Riggs National Bank against Treasury officials. Senator Bailey, of counsel for the bank, resumed his concluding argu ment In opposition to the motion. He replied In detail to Samuel Unter myer. who made the closing argument for the government. JOE BIRMINGHAM RESIGNS By Associated Press Cleveland. May 21.—Joe Birming ham resigned as manager of the Cleve land American League baseball team to-day. According to announcement made by President Charles W. Som eiß, the resignation was requested. No successor has been named. Blr-j mlngham succeeded Harry Davis as i manager In 1912, GOVERNOR TO WORK OVER CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGHWAYS Gubernatorial Party to Have Busy Day; to Lunch Along the Road TO GO TO TRINDLE SPRINGS Hundreds of Prominent Motorists Will Help Improve Pike; Motor Club Helping State Highway xC Com misslu ner Cunningham h a s taken Governor /T*V % \ Brumbaugh at his I fl*-llflft • • .'£~rl I word and has . JwjA' a-*; VjlSj I planned a busy day I / for the Chief Ex \ /-•fe. / ecutive on "State \l*V ; »/¥)/ wide Good Roads Day," Wednesday, May 26. The Gov ernor is to Ije ac companied by Joseph W. Hunter, First Deputy State Highway Commissioner, and an attache of the department. It is planned to take him over the Trindle Springs road down toward Mechanics burg and thence over county and town ship roads through Cumberland county to Newville. From this point detours will be made through the townships in Cumberland county and possibly in the northern part of Adams county. The gubernatorial party will lunch along the highways and will return to Harrisburg before dark. Hundreds of prominent motorists will work on the three and a half miles of Trindle Springs pike between Camp Hill and Mechanicsburg on Good Roads Day, it was announced last night at a conference between repre sentatives of tho Motor Club of Har risburg and the supervisors of Hamp den township. Donations of nearly $(>00 have been made by local persons. Mechanicsburg will swell the total to at least SI,OOO. The Motor Club has contributed S2OO and will provide 300 tons of crushed stone. The three supervisors of Hampden township are J. C. Fink, William Ad ams and A. U. Shuman. They are enthusiastic over the proposition to improve the pike and have promised to continue the work. Members of the local committee who attended the meeting, which was held at Mechan icsburg, Included George W. Owen, Dr. E E. Campbell, 1,. H. Lamb. Dr. P. R. Koons. John W. Geiger and Frank B. Bosch. II WilltyVi TE TO ENGLAND ¥ (Vhethcr another note shall be | srference with American com- K r 's cabinet meeting. The mem- 1 md it was understood thst if 3 £ jo un<:l r Germany'- replj 1 ine warfare. I IN BALDRIDGE J noniaaysDurg, v a., May 21.—The Blair County Bar As- 1 > | sociation met here to-day and unanimously pledged confi- = dance in the judicial integrity of Judge Thomas J. Baldridge, % > 1 the president judge of the county court against whom im -1 paachment proceedings were started in the Legislature on > Wednesday. 1 ' [MINISTERS TO DRAFT DECLARATION Paris, May 21, 3.30 P. M. The Havas Agency pub- ' * lishes a dispatch from Rome, which says: "The Messaggero declares that the Council of Ministers will meet after the * > 1 , session of the Senate, and that the ministers probably will draft a form of declaration of war against Austria-Hungary." < [ SENATE WILL PASS WAR BILL ( , • » Paris, May 21, 4.20 P. M. The Rome correspondent ; 1 of the Havas Agency telegraphs that Premier Salandra in- I troduced in the Senate to-day the bill passed by the ' i Chamber of Deputies yesterday, conferring upon the govern- Sment plenary powers in regard to the conduct of war. "It ' * is predicted that the Senate will vote unanimously for the bill," the message adds. 1 ' LEGAL VERDICT NOT RETURNED • \ * Syracuse, N. Y., May 21.—The illegal verdict returned ! by the jury in the Barnes-Roosevelt suit was not supple- 1 [ i * mented by a legal verdict at a late hour this afternoon. The verdict was one that carried with it the condition that the ( > j l costs and disbursements of the trial were to be divided , between the two principals. The rule of law is that the | | verdict must be in favor of either the defendant or the plain- ' ' tiff and that no conditions regarding co: ts can be made in 4 | connection with it 1 ' j—— , 4 MARRIAGE J I'rtrr A. Vint nml Irene G. Kaliler, llaupliln. I.evl H. Kapp anil Mnuil Marie \>r. Steellon. a I £ I'anl Foree (uultlc and <»ertriide .Savllla Miller, elty. , 1 »■ Vl"* | ♦ POSTSCRIPT. 18 PAGES ITIIK MAY DECURE win OH rails BEFORE WEEK ENDS Geneva Dispatch Says Ultimatum Will Be Sent to Austria Today RUSSIANS REPORT VICTORY Fierce Fighting in Progress Near the Neck of Gallipoli Peninsula So fnr as dispatches reaching this country from Home Indicate, (Italy lias not yet taken the llnal steps to plunge her into war with Austria Hungary. Yesterday tlic Italian parliament gave tlie government full powers to act. Since that time no news of any decisive developments have been received. It would appear that the censorship is tightening and it is a fact that dis patches from Home ure being delay ed. A Geneva dispatch says Italy may send an ultimatum to Austria to-tla>, and that a declaration of war will conic before the end of the week. A message from Rome to l/ondoii states that King Victor Kmmanuel has sign ed a decree siis|)citdlug tlic diplomatic immunity for the German aiul Aus trian ambassadors to the Vatican. \ltliongh the Kussian war oilice con cedes that the Austxo- German forces In Galicia have won further victories, it asserts their successes have been gained at enormous costs in men. An official communication places the Aus- I tro-German losses iu Galicia during I the last three weeks at upwards of I 10.000 men a day. and estimates that j tlicy have lo*t one-fourth or |>erhaps : onc-tliird of their strength, i The struggle for the Dardanelles i which has brought on sonic of the ! most deadly encounters of the war, proceeds with unabated ferocity. Turk ish troops from Asia Minor have been , brought in to reinforce tlic troops on ; Gnillpoli peninsula. Fierce lighting is | now >ai<l ti> be in progress near tlio neck of the peninsula and dispatches from sources friendly to the allies j state that the warships are doing great damage to tlic fortifications of the Turks. HOliD CARGO OF RICE Paris. May 21.—A Havas dispatch [Continued on Page 4.] (Other War Xews on Page 7.)
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