WHO PAYS?? WHO PAYS?? SE3 PAGE HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH No. 126 LXXXIV— U.S. PISS DECLiES NOTE UNSATISFACTORY Reply Is "Friendly, Gracious and —Unsatisfactory," Says New York Press ENGLISH PAPERS COMMENT Berlin Editorial Writer Calls U. S. Officials "Shirt Sleeved Diplomatists" Prominent newspapers of the world comment on the German note to-day as follows: New York Times —The German re ply is not responsive to our demand. It does not promote that "clear and full understanding'' as to a grave situ ation which President Wilson in his note declared to be desirable. • • • The manner in which Berlin receives our representations in regard to the smking of the Lusitania cannot fail to create a most disagreeable impression in this country, which the note's out ward form of courtesy will not re-; move. New York World —The German note 1 in response to the American protest I against submarine attacks upon mer- i chantmen does not meet the issue. It | is worse than evasive. It is insincere, I even pettifogging. New York Tribune —German's ajfe-j wer to our government's protest against the slaughter of its citizens, peacefully and lawfully going about! their business on the high seas, will not satisfy American opinion. Courte ous on the surface as Herr Von Ja gow's communication is, it does not strike the note which the people of this country hoped that it would i strike. New York Press. —German; sans-! wer to President Wilson's note is friendly, gracious and—unsatisfac tory. New York Herald Germany has ignored ihe real issue presented b> the American note of May 15. As was clearly set forth in that historic docu ment the attitude of the United States is not based upon any one of the series of events cited, but upon the principle Involved in the method of warfare in which they were incidents. New York Heralil.—The reply to the German government shows con clusively that Germany is most anx ious to live at peace with America. That she desires to be shown where she is in the wrong is hut natural, and we think fair -minded men will con cede that with the vessel being car ried on the navy list as an auxiliary cruiser the presumption is strong that German submarine officers thought her armed and ready to offer resist ance. Manchester (Eng.) Guarian. "We do not know how long the n«r will last, but it is clear, it Germany has her way, that its end will find the negotiations with the I'nited States over the submarine "blockade" still dragging out their interminable length." Pali Mall Gazette (London). —"If the slaughter of the Lusitania's pas sengers is to be defended by the as sertion that the vessel was carrying ammunition, we wonder what excuse is available for Saturday's attempt on the steamer Megantic (of the White Star Line). That liner, which was outward bound, cannot be worked into any theory of contraband." Welt Anuuontain (Berlin).—"Soon after the torpedoing of the Lusitania the United States tiled a complain with Germany that sounded almost threat ening. More than twenty years ago American diplomats won for them selves the title of "shirt sleeved diplo matists." Consequently one judges the tone and the contents of the Ameri can note by a standard different from that customary in Europe. The Ger man government threfore, has not become excited over the Washington note; on the contrary it has replied in all calmness. 11 of Every 100 Workmen Unemployed in April By Associated Press Washington, May 31.—.More than eleven wage earners in every hundred were out of employment and about sixteen of the remainder were work ing only part time during March and the early part of April in lifteen of the important cities of the country, the Bureau of Labor statistics announced to-day in a report of unemployment. Returns of a canvass of 399,881 families, including 64 4,358 wage earn ers. showed 73,800, or 11.5 per cent, wholly unemployed and 106.652, or lfi.6 per cent, without full tim.e em ployment. ANOTHER CALL FOR ME* By Associated Press Amsterdam, Holland, May 31. —Via Xxindon. 1:14 P. M. The Reichan xelger. of Berlin. has published an order calling to the colors all first class members of the landsturm. or the final reserve forces. not previously summoned. This order does not apply to Bavaria. VILLA LOST S.OOO IX O.VE WEEK By Associated Press Pan Antonio, Tex.. May 31. Gen era! Villa lost 8.000 men. or one-third of his forces, in last week's fighting at Silao. according to a dispatch receiv ed here by the Express to-night from a staff correspondent at Aguas Calien tes. INCREASE STANDING ARMY By Associated Press Toklo, May 31. The budget com tnlttee of the House to-day approved the project to increase the standing army of Japan. The measure provides for the addition of two divisions, or about 14.000 men. THE WEATHER; For Harrtshnrg anil vicinity i Gentle to moderate north and nortlieaxt winds; '»lr t«-ilskl and Tuca 4«T. Mere than J* laches of rata fell .TritrrdiT, which la not rancfc la Itaelf. hat accompanied bjr a raw, hitter wlad. made the day oae of the moat unpleasant during the ■oatt. WHILE GRID ARMY PUSSES II REVIEW I Flowers Are Strewn and Bells Are Toiled in Memory of Fighters of Fifty Years Ago SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES Impressive Observance Yesterday at Noon; Salutes and "Taps" Over Graves Today The bells tolled yesterday while all i Pennsylvania, heeding the Governor's ; request, bared its head in memory of j the Grand Army as it passed in the | great mystic review; to-day the thin- I ning rank and tile of those who are patiently awaiting' the final roll call j strewed the flowers of Memorial Day. With that queer feeling that a sight of a certain blue-clad line always arouses, Harrisburg stood by to-day and watched the veterans of the three G. A. R. posts tramp past to the | e.emeteries to pay their tribute again I to those who have gone before, t And. when the flowers had all been [Continued on Page 10.] ULLIES CONTINUE TO UK IIHCE Italian Invasion of Austria Is Still Meeting With Little Opposition I GERMANS ARE PRESSED BACK Constantinople Says British Have Failed to Recapture Positions Taken by Turks Russian resistance to the Austro- Gerrnan advance in Galiria apiutreiitly is stiffening. Following the recent vic tor) of the llu-daiis at Sieuiawa. In [Continued on Page 9.] j Permanent Improvements I in City Parks All Paid For From Maintenance The formal opening of the Reser- I voir Park golfhouse Saturday marked i the completion of one of the four per-' manent improvements in the city's parks and parkway accomplished by I Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks, from "the sav-1 lings of the 1914 maintenance appro i priation. The golf clubhouse all told cost $2,194 and the expenditure was the largest of any . Next, however, was the new- concrete bridge across Spring creek in Reservoir Park. The pretty shelter for picknickers and golfers and promenaders in the wooded slopes of Cherry Hill at Reservoir cost $1,251.88. while the tc-nnis club house cost $895. President Sends Wreaths of Flowers to Graves of Former Presidents By Associated Press Washington. D. C., May 31.—Presi dent Wilson sent wreaths of flowers j to-day to the graves of Washington, j Grant. Harrison, McKinle.v and sev eral other former Presidents, and also !tn the grave of General Joseph I Wheeler, the Confederate and Span i ish War leader. ! The grave at Arlington Cemetery containing many unknown Civil War dead was signaled out by the Presi dent for an especially large wreath. INVESTIGATE EXPLOSION By 4 ssoct-'le I P'«t Seattle. Wash.. May 31.—Police and private detectives employed by the | Russian government to vessels loading munitions of war for Russia were busy to-day endeavoring to learn the cause of the explosion Sunday morning of 150 tons of dynamite aboard a scow anchored in the bay. DELEGATES TO LEAVE WASHING TON By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. May 31. Dele gates to the Pan-American Financial conference left here early to-dav for Annapolis, Md„ with Baltimore as the i second stop In their tour of eastern and western cities to study American business methods. The trip will end .at New Tork City about June 13. GERMAN SINGERS IN CONTEST By Associated Press New Tork. May 31. A chorus in (which more than 5,000 New Tork chil dren are to sing, was one feature of i the program of the Saengerfest of th<- ! Northern Saengerbund of America here ! to-day. The Saengerfest will continue ! until Wednesday. Various societies are | competing for a prize offered by the j German Emperor. OPERA HOISE DESTROYED By Associated Press Wllliamsport. Pa . May 31.—The Lycoming Opera House and office building, owned by the Fred M. made estate, was destroyed by fire early to-day. The loss Is estimated at more than SIOO,OOO. WILSON ASKEI) TO HELP FRANK By Associated Press Washington. 1). C.. May SI. Presi dent Wilson received a telegram from the Independent Order of Sons of Israel, telling him that former Governor Kos*. of Massachusetts, and a delega tion have left for Atlanta, Ga„ to ask the Governor to commute the sentenc* of Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death. The message asked the Presi dent to Intercede in the case. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1915. "MEMORIES" i United States' Note of May 13 and Germany's Reply Compared President Wilson asked: Practical cessation of submarine j attacks on noncombatant vessels. , Observance of the rule of visit and | search in {lte case of all suspected ] merchantmen Before any such ship shall ne subjected to capture ol dest ruction. Protection of noncombatants who mav be or. suspected merchantmen. Disavowal of official German re sponsibility for injury to Americans In the Cushing. Gulflight and Lusi tanla cases. Reparation, so far as reparation is possible, for irreparable damage. Immediate steps by Germany to prevent the recurrence of incidents • so obviously subversive of the prin- j ciples of warfare." The first three items, as noted above, were stated not as actual de mands. but as assumptions of what Germany would agree to in view of previous communications from this country in the matter of what is allowable in maritime warfare ac cording to previously acknowledged international law and the dictates of humanity. 2,000 Great Peonies Donated by City For Graves of Soldiers More than 2.000 great pink and red \ and white peonies which have flourish- i ed at the city nursery on the island were cut and loaded on the park de partment car and an extra car to-day i and hauled over to Post 58's quarters to bestrewn upon the grave of soldiers i this afternoon. Park Commissioner Taylor, assistant superintendent Hof fert and City Forester Mueller loaded the cars. Because of the severity of the weather during, the last few weeks there were not as many of the flowers abloom to-day, but the showing was beautiful just the same, and the motor cars, banked high with the gorgeous color, attracted much attention as they rolled through the streets to the post rooms. Last Fight to Save Life of Leo M. Frank Opened Before Prison Commission By Associated Press Atlanta. Ga., May 31.—The last fight to save Leo M. frank from the death penalty began here to-day with prep arations for the hearing before the State Prison commission on his ap plication for commutation of sen tence. Frank's counsel have fought his case through the various State and federal courts and before the United State Supreme Court without a re versal of the original verdict of con viction and the appeal for clemency is hie last resort. ijis execution has been set for June 22 next. Frank's couhsel filed with the com mission a letter written by Judge Roan just before his death in which he reiterates his doubt as to Frank's guilt and urged executive clemency. Bodies of Five Lusitania Dead Brought to America By Associated Press New York, May 31.—Five of the Lusitania's dead, three men and two women, were brought 10 New York to-day by the steamer Lapland from Liverpool. The bodies were those of Mrs. Cath erine K. Willey, of Lake Forest, 111.; Miss Elizabeth Secombe, of Boston: George R. Copping, of Toronto; W. H. Brown, and a man—Lindsay, address es not given. The Lapland brought 193 passen gers. PRESIDENT TARES \rTO HIDE BEFORE MAKING ADDRESS By Associated Press Washington, May 31.—President Wilson went for a long automobile ride early this morning after reading newspaper comment on the German note. He had not received the official text from the State Department, and as his day was broken up by an en gagement to speak at Memorial Day exercises in Arlington National Ceme tery. he will not begin a thorough study of the note before night. MEXICO CITY GETS GRAIN Washington. D. C.. May 31. The Constitutionalist agency here to-day I made public a personal telegram from j General Carranza which said "no j merchandise has been taken from the' International commWfee," and added: "Mexico City is now receiving grain via Toluca. and upon Its retaking by the Constitutionalist forces abundant provisions will be introduced." 1 Germany answers: , British merchantmen having been I directed to ram German submarines, | the latter are forced to torpedo at ; sight in self defense. There is no intention to attack harmless neutral craft. Attacks on American steamships Gulfllght and Cushing were unin tentional. Reply to demands respecting T-u --sltania is deferred until the United States and Germany have agreed as j to the facts in the case. Injuries suffered by Americans as a result of submarine and aeroplane warfare are regretted by the Im perial Government and compensation Is offered in cases in which Germany is found to be wrong. Suggestion is made that doubtful cases be referred to The Hague for decision. Concert Program at Reservoir To-night Part I—March. "The Federal." t-lohn Philip Sousa): overture. "Hungarian Comedy" (Keler Bela): sextet, from "Lucia" (Donizetti); Spanish dances, original No. 1, or iginal No. 4. original No. 5 (M. Moszkowsky's). Part 2—March. "Rajah" (M. A. Althouse): selection, "Shin Chin" (Ivan Caryll): description fantan sia, "Cavalry Charge" (G. Luder). Synopsis—Morning of the battle, infantry is heard approaching with fifes and drums, cavalry in distance, coming nearer and nearer until they charge upon the enemy, cavalry, infantry and artillery in the melee of battle, defeat of the enemy, pur sued in the distance by the cavalry. Valse. "Danseuse" (Walter E. Miles: grand fantasia. "The Inter national Congress" (John Philip Sousa). Concert starts at 8. _J Did Folks in Vicinity of Asphalt Protest or Did They Need Firewood? Up until last evening work on the concrete foundation piers of the city asphalt repair plant had progressed nicely and the carpenters had prac tically completed the construction of the frame forms for the walls. The forms, by the way, were constructed of nice, rich pine boards. Therein lies a tale^ When th 6 workmen turned up to put in the holiday at building the wooden molds, they discovered that most of the wood had disappeared.- Now the official of the city de partment of streets and public im provements are not just certain as to whether the citizens in that neighbor hood have taken that means of voic ing their disapproval of the erection of the asphalt plant at that point, or whether— Some folks needed some firewood. May, 1907, Cooler by Two Degrees Than This Although the majority of the people thought that May this year was the coolest one we have had in many years, they were just a little bit mis taken, In fact about two degrees mis taken. Statistics at the weather bureau in this city show that In 1907 Mav be haved rather coldly, giving an average daily temperature of 56 degrees for the month. This year the mercury in May decided on an average of about 58 degrees for the first twenty eight days. BT'RXED BY DYNAMrrK Elliot Hossage. Union Deposit, em ployed as a laborer by M. Bennett and Son, of that place, was burned about the face this morning when a charge of dynamite exploded, some of the burning powder striking his face. He was brought to the . Harrisburg Hos pital for treatment. Physicians were unable to tell whether or not his sight was injured. VETERAN'S WIDOW STARVING Special to The Telegraph Sunbury. Pa.. May 31.—Mrs. Eliza beth Templeton. 7f> years old on the eve of Memorial Day, the widow of a Civil War veteran, was found starv ing neer by neighbors who broke in her home. Without money, she had not eaten for three days. She was quickly provided with food and medi cal attention. P. R. R. USES CAPITOL AS EXCURSION CARD Harrisburg Now One of the Most Important Visiting Points in Pennsylvania TO RUN SPECIAL TRAIN Big Crowds From Points Along the Baltimore Division Next Sunday Harrisburg's importance as an ex cursion terminal is greatly enhanced by the recent order of S. B. Rarabo, superintendent of Public Grounds anil [Continued oil Page 4.] To Provide Drinking Cups and Towels at Tennis Club Quarters Drinking cups and laundered tow els for the use of the tennis players at the Reservoir clubhouse are going to be provided gratuitously by A. M. Rickert, a druggist at Eighteenth and Walnut streets. Dr. Rickert's offer was made known to the house com mittee and Commissioner Taylor on Saturday. Dr. Rickert has offered to supply all the necessary towels and to have them laundered, provided they are collected at the expense of the club. Fifteen hundred drinking cups have also been provided by the druggist. Dagger Thrust Reported as Greek King's Ailment Special to The Telegraph London. May 31. —A Paris dispatch to the Horning Post reads: "The illness of the King of the Hel lenes is the subject of several rumors in France and in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies last night it was being openly stated that he was in reality suffering from a dagger wound. "The same rumor was current in the course of the afternoon on the boulevards and in medical circles, where the details were published as to symptoms and treatment, they were said to be inconsistent with the alleged cause of the King's illness. "Safety First" Slogan of Jitney Organization Jitney ovy-ners and drivers at a meeting in .the Allison Hill firehouse yesterday adopted "Safety First" as their keynote, barred drinking men from membership in thqir proposed organization, discussed traffic rules and appointed a committee to frame a constitution. The meeting was called by Edward F. Eisley. who said he was surprised at the willingness and enthusiasm dis played by the men. Mr. Eisley pre sided and R. M. Wolfe acted as sec retary. "This meeting is called together," said Mr. Eisley, "for several reasons. In the first place it has become a nec essity for our own protection. The city authorities have made laws that we must live up to and explicitly obey and they are making further laws that will affect our business." Present traffic laws, with the ex ception of the clause compelling ma chines not to stop within seventy-five feet of a street intersection, were ap proved. This, it was said, would be the chief point of dissatisfaction. A weekly band concert at Reservoir Park, under the direction of the as sociation, was urged as a matter of popularity and profit. The following committee will meet Wednesday even ing at the home of Mr. Eisley, 1301 Berryhill street, to draw up rules J and regulations: R. M. Wolfe, F. E. Fornwald, G. D. Adams, L. O. Perrin, W. B. Barber, S. A. Brunner, C. D. Hauck and C. Nagel. BRAKEMAX KILLED IN* FALL J George Swinn. of Enola, aged 42, ' died yesterday at the Harrisburg Hos- j pital from injuries received when he fell off a car in the Enola yards Rat-' urdav night. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon from the Swinn home at 1.30 o'clock. The body will then be taken to the Lutheran Church at Enola, where further serv ices will be held. Burial will be made ,in the Enola Cemetery. GERMANY SIDESTEPS REAL ISSUES 111 HER REPLY TO 11. S. NOTE Avoids President Wilson s Humani tarian Statements and Quibbles Over Trivial Matters SELF-DEFENSE IS THE PLEA Declares Submarine Warfare Justi fied and Made Imperative by Britain By Associated Press Berlin. May 31. Germany with holds its final derision on the demands advanced by the United States govern ment in connection with the sinking of the Lusitanla until the receipt of an answer of the United States to the note which Herr von Jagow, the for eign minister, has delivered to Am bassador Gerard in reply to the Ameri can note received by the German gov ernment on May 15. In its reply the German government declares that it Is not its intention to submit neutral ships in the war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to attacks by submarine or aeroplane; that it is investigating the circum stances in connection with the attacks on the American steamers Cushing and Gulflight, and that in all cases where neutral vessels, through no fault of their own, have been damaged, Ger many will pay indemnification. The text of the German note as [Continued on Page 10.] Machinists' "Strike" Delays Work on City Motor Fire Apparatus Work on the motor tractor and the two motor chemical combination ap paratus ordered from the American LaFrance Company has been delayed to some extent by a strike of the ma chinists at the big plant at Elmira. X. Y. Advices to this effect reached City Commissioner M. Harvey Tay lor, superintendent of parks and pub lic property Saturday. The machinists, according to the Elmira company's letter, walked out a week ago and while their action delayed the construction work a bit, the strikers were given until to-mor row, June 1, to return on pain of dis missal. 1? . May —Tr.; ir 1 I lulu was causad by the salvage operations and no; by t! f acci ich disabled the craft, according to a report W to-day from Rear Admiral Moore. The cause of the dis- § ~ the • e I I CHIEF JUSTIC URGES COMMUTATION I i 1 e, Ala., N 3hief Jus T II of ami Supreme Court to-day wrote Governor I j i commutation of Leo M. F . \ death "itcnce. I !.MER BLOWN UP BY WIRELESS > made in the Evening Standard by Fred T. Jane, the naval I author tl it the steam • I a Gern m wireless ice. The ' < in the British navy was blown up last week in the Shernes j ' harbor with a loss of over ' ? 1 TURKS LOSE 2,000 MEN l > j i May 31, 3.15 P. M.—Heavy fighting cn Galli- i t . ; poli Peninsula resulting in the route of the attacking Turk- | i I ish forces is announced in an official statement given out *j' I here to-day. The casualties of the Turks are said to have : I i amounted to at least 2,000. The British losses are given as 1 ■ * 300. t 1 DIFFERENCES IN TEXT \ ► Washington, D. C., May 31.—The official text of the ! ' < German note differs in phraseology from the unofficial text ® > ! sent in press dispatches last night, but in no essentials. One ' "Lusitania undoubtedly had guns on board which wen I | | mounted under decks or masked." The word "undoubtedly" | | < 1 was omitted in'the unofficial text. ; DEPALMA IS DISQUALIFIED , i 9 ianapoHs, Ind., May 31.—John de Palma, brother i I Ralph, "as forced out of the race by a broken fly-wheel in . j i third lap. De Palma was driving the car in which * , Rena Thomas won the race last year. j, MARRIAGEiICENSES William W. Gantz, Plttahtirsh, and Kmm« Viola Kllllaa. RfaOifi | Samuel Thtiman Kfn and Urtcr Kltnn Mnarnbrlmrr, city. Kgldlo Orlando, Bernlrk, and Beatrice De Frank, Nteelton. ( » -HEJ • POSTSCRIPT. 10 PAGES GERMANY'S ACTIONS DISPLEASING TO HIGH AMERICAN OFFICIALS Future Course of U. S. Will Be Shaped at Meeting of the Tomorrow MAY SEND SECOND NOTE Berlin Government Has Evaded Real Issues, According to Washington Authorities By Associated rress Washington. May 31.—Two inter national problems—the ono a crisis in. the relations between the United States and Germany and the other tlio determination of the administration to bring about an early cessation of in ternal warfare in Mexico—-developed for President Wilson to-day a com bination of circumstances hardly para lelled in American history. The President had prepared a state ment to be issued to-morrow as ai warning to the Mexican factions that their incessant strife had forced tha innocent populace to the verge of star vation and that unless the thief ele ments came to an agreement to restoro order some other means would havo 1 to be found by the United States to ' accomplish this end. There was a confidence in execu [Continued on Page ft.] Becker Spurns Wife's Efforts to Free Him Special to The Telegraph New York, May 31.—Stubbornly antl sullenly denying his faith in God anri | men. threatening to repudiate his wife if she makes a plea to Governor Whit man to save hint from the electric chair and declaring stoically that he is through with everything, Charles Becker, awaiting death for the mur | der of Herman Rosenthal, is on tha verge of a physical breakdown, ac | cording to an authoritative source, i Becker will make no confession. ' He is angry and soured toward every | one. So defiant is ho and so deler | mined to go to the chair that he has I developed an antagonism to every one jand everything, and he even has re fused to accept communion from tho 1' priest. Father Cashin, the prison chap lain, who has been an almost constant adviser and comforter of the doomed man.
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