President Wilson's Latest Note to German HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 130 PRESIDENT WILSON'S REPLY TO BERLIN'S NOTE PRESENTED TO CABINET MEMBERS Executive. Drafted Communi cation Himself and He Asks If Germany Is to Be Guided in Future by Hu mane Principles Embodied in International Law DISPATCH OF REJOINDER ONLY AWAITS APPROVAL German Ambassador's Agent Is Reported to Have Left New York For Berlin Yes terday, Taking With Him Report of American Feel ing Over Lusitania Disaster By Associated Frrss Washington, l>. C„ June 4.—Presi dent Wilson finished I lie now note to Germany to-day and laid it liefore tlic Cabinet. It probably will I*' dispatched to Berlin late to-night or to-morrow. Xo arrangements have yet heen made as to the time when It will Ik* made public. White House officials said to-day I hut while the I*resident had penned the note himself, he had consulted wtlh Sot-retary Bryan over the prin ciples and the details. He also has been in constant consultation with Counselor ijansing and also Attorney General Gregory, who investigated affi davit* that the I<usltanla carried guns. The government is convinced there Is no ground for that contention and the note will so inform tiermany. Counselor l,ansin<; as the President's chief adviser on questions of inter national law sat in to-day's Cabinet meeting. I*reviously he has only at tended in the absence of Secretary Bryan, but to-day Sir. Lansing hail [Continued on Page 16] 548.000.000 Din 15 DECLARED BY FORD MOTOR CAR COMPANY Capital Stock of Concern Is Raised From $2,000,000 to $100,000,000 By Associated Press Detroit, Mich., June 4.—The Ford Motor Company announced to-day that it had increased its authorized capital stock from $2,000,000 to SIOO,- 000,000 and had declared a stock divi dend of $48,000,000 payable July 1. A cash dividend was declared on the original authorized stock of $2,- 000,000 but the amount was not made public. The stock dividend Increases the holdings of Henry Ford, president of the company by $27,840,000. James Couzens, vice-president, receives $5.- 000.000. The stock increase brings the issued capital stock of the corporation to a valuation of $50,000,000. The remain ing $.i0.000,000, it was announced, will remain in the company's treasury "to be used as conditions demand in the future." Graduating Class to Be Entertained by Alumni The Highspire High School Alumni Association will hold its annual ban quet at the Bodmer House this even ing:. Members of this year's graduat ing class will be the guests of honor. The alumni officers, who are ar ranging the program, are: President, Walter Diffenderfer; vice-president, Arthur Poorman; secretary, Mrs. Wal ter Sides; treasurer, Paul llollen baugh: executive committee. Miss Anna Hoch, Mrs. Ned Lauman, and Raymond Diffenderfer. Following is the class in whose honor the banquet is Riven: Anna R. Mumma, Hilda A. Weaver, Raymond Duncan, Russell Ehrhart, G. Lloyd Heicher and Harry Durborrow. THE WEATHER; For Harrlaburg anil vicinity: Fnlr ii ii 'I Htlulitlv warmer -to-nlicliti Saturday fair, warmer. For Knatern I'ennNylvauln i Fair nnil warmer to-nliiht :tml Satur day) gentle northeiiMt wind*. River The Juniata. North llranch anal tlie upper portion of the Wf»t llranch will continue to fall. The lower Weift llranch will continue to rl*e thla afternoon anil to-nlKht and begin to fall Saturday. The mnln river will probably remain near ly stationary to-night and fall Saturday. \ atage of aliont 7.!S feet la Indicated for Harrlaburic Saturday morning:. (ieneral Condition* The irtorm that waa central ofl" the Virginia cape*. Thuradu> morn ing, ha* moved off urnnaM anil fair weather now prevail* over the eaateru half of the country. Temperature! S a. nl-. 86. Suns niaea, 4i,lT a. M.i aeta, 7t2T p. m. Mooai New moon, June 12, l !.">7 p. in. Illver Stage: «.» feet above low water mark. Yeatcrday'a Weather Hlgheat temperature, nil, I.oweat temperature. 17. "Mean temperature. .VI. formal temperature, «7. PORTUGAL MAY SEVER! ALL RELATIONS WITH: GERMANY AS PROTEST! Kaiser's Submarines Reported to Have Sunk Two Portuguese Vessels PRESS BECOMES INDIGNANT Demands Made That Government Take Drastic Action Immediately ! Py .Associated Press Lisbon, via Paris. Juno 4, 5.25 A. M. I —Protesting vehemently against tlie! sinking of two Portuguese ships l»y ] German Submarines, the press of j Portuicnl demands that the covem- j ment immediately sever diplomatic ) relations with (iermany. ZINC MEN HCT RAISE Special to The Telegraph Bartlesville. Okla., June 4.—An in crease of 15 per cent, in the wages of employes on the zinc smelters of Bartlesville was announced to-day. The raise Is due chiefly to the large increase in the demand for zinc since the beginning of hostilities in Europe, j smelter men said. SHIPBUILDING INCREASES By .Associated Press Washington. June 4.—American J shipbuilding during May aggregated 173 vessels with a total of 19.494 tons, made up mostly of small wooden steam vessels. Nine, ships, with an aggregate tonnage of 27,74 3 were added to the merchant fleet from other sources. ITALIAN TROOPS WELCOMED By Associated Press Verona, via Paris, June 8, 11.05 P. M.—The inhabitants of the towns of Ala Avio and Borghetto were over joyed at the arrival of the Italian troops for wholesale requisitions by the Austrian authorities of the food supplies had reduced the people al most to the verge of starvation. WEATHER ALLOWS ALL CITY WORK TO GO Oil River Front, Plaza Wall, Second St Subway and Paving Jobs De layed Because of Rain With the return of the sun, the flee ing of the clouds and the passing of generally unfavorable weather to-day, the city's various public improvement jobs were resumed with a rush. The rains of the last few days had damaged to some extent the recent ly planted slopes of the River Front north of "Hardscralible" but this was remedied and the planting along the banks continued. About 240 tons of crushed limestone has been obtained for use on the paths along- the top of the bank and some of this was down to-day. Park Commissioner Taylor is desir ous of finishing the section of north of "Hardscrabble" before beginning the planting in the lower end of the city, although the slopes below Mul berry street are now being graded. A force of men was busy in that section this morning. Before taking up the other sections the grading of the new Fifth and Seneca and the Sveaniore playground sites will likely be finish ed. While the weather held up to some extent the work on the plana wall at the pumping station, the job will be resumed Monday m<Jrning. By that time the big concrete mixer that had to be transferred to the Second street subway to permit the finishing touches on the paving base will have completed that work and will be removed to the water house. Paving work suffered too, because of the recent heavy rains and while the hauling of material was difficult in some places, the Central Construction and Supply Company had men and teams on duty early to-day. Derry street from Twenty-third to the east ern city line is being concreted, Mar ket street from Nineteenth street to the new formal entrance to Reservoir is being curbed and graded. Concrete is also being placed in Emerald street from Front to Fifth and as soon as the weather permits the asphalt "top" will be done on some of the smaller sec tions of streets on the Hill. School Board Will Open Bond Bids and Buy Some Furniture Bids for the purchase of the $99,000 worth of bonds to be issued for the construction of the new Fifth and Mahantongo street school building will be opened, school furniture will be bought and a successor to Professor Ross Hull, an instructor in the Tech nical high school faculty, will be se lected at to-night's meeting of the School Board. The Technical high school vacancy is created by the resignation of Mr. Hull, who will give all his attention to his law practice. FRACTURES LEG ATTEMPTING TO <• FT BACK TO FIRST Howard Hit*. 1317 Xorth Front street, who had his right leg frac tured last Saturday in the baseball game between the Camp Curtin and Hope Fire Company teams, Is improv ing. llltz was on tirst and In an at tempt to get hack to the base, after a fast play fractured his right leg above the ankle. DKATII OF MKS M. K. KI.IVK Duncannon. PH.. June ). Mrs. Mil ton E. Kline died this morning at her home, in South Market street, from heart trouble. Funeral arrangements ! will be made later. HARRISBURG, PA.. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1915. Wildly Enthusiastic Children Cheer Athletes at Grammar School Meet ■fifes'. -1 Jb Big delegations of students from each of the fourteen schools represented in the eighth annual grammar scho< :rack meet packed the stands at Island Park this afternoon. Many of the races were so thrilling that the fal "co-eds" were time after time brought to their feet as one. YOUTHFUL ATHLETES STRIVE FOR HONORS Fourteen Grammar Schools Are Represented in Eighth Annual Meet by 200 Boys INTENSE RIVALRY IS SHOWN Squads of Girls Carrying Stream ers and Banners Urge Their Champions to Victory All thoroughfares led to Municipal Field, island Park, to-day. The eighth annual grammar school track and field meet was the big event. There is always something doing when gram mar athletes get together and things happened at Island Park this after noon that made sport history. The meet was under the auspices of the Harrisburg Track Athletic Committee. The big meet was to have been held yesterday, hut rain prevented. The. [Continued on Page B.] DEATH ENDS LONG SKAHCH Special to The Telegraph Body of Soil. Missing Twenty-six Years, Carried to Aged Mother's Home Punxsutawney. Pa.. June 4.—When the body of Reuben Milliard, who died in a hospital in Kane last Tuesday, was carried in the home of his 92-year old mother at Frostburg to-day the 26-year search of Mrs. Carlisle Milliard for her son was ended. Milliard, who was in Johnstown at the time of the flood on May 31. 1889, was believed by his relatives to have been a victim of the catastrophe. Later, hearing of a Hilliard residing in Maine, Mrs. Hilliard wrote to the person, hut never received a reply. When Milliard, who was a recluse, died the letter from his mother mailed him sixteen years ago was found in his effects. To his aged mother goes a fortune of $16,000 left by her long-missing son. 11. S. NOTE RECEIVED WITH INDIFFERENCE Published in the Newspapers of Vera Cruz Last Night Without Comment By Associated Press Vera Cruz, June 4.—President Wil son's note to General Carranza and the leaders of other Mexican factions was published without comment in the newspapers here last night. It was received calmly by the public and apparently was regarded with indiffer enoe by groups of persons who gather ed in cafes to discuss its contents. Bequeaths Old Heirlooms of Silver and China and Her Bible to Brothers Old china ,ind silver ware tha\ came to her from generations of grand mothers, jewelry and furniture that had been given her by relatives and friends, were divided by Mrs. Sibbie Barton Emerlck in bequests to her husband, brothers and sister, accord ing to her will, probated to-day by Register of Wills Danner. The bulk of the estate, including real and personal property, bank stock, etc., she gave to her husband; the heirlooms, including a Bible, were divided among her brothers. Boner, Clement and Thomas. Woman Falls Dead in Street From Apoplexy Stricken with apoplexy, Miss Mis souri Kaiser, aged 52, 1124 South Ninth street, dropped dead at Ninth and Sycamore streets last evening. She had left her home but a few minutes previous, apparently in good health, on her way to Steelton to visit rela tives. Miss Kaiser is survived by two brothers. John and Fred Kaiser. Funeral services will be held from her late home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Ellis N. Kre-rner officiating. Burial will be made in East Harrlsburg Cemetery, GEORGE H. BILES IS GIVEN PROMOTION Appointed Second Deputy State Highway Commissioner; Hunter Reappointed mm m GEORGE H. BILES It was announced at the State High way Department to-day that Joseph W. Hunter. First Deputy State High way Commissioner, had been re appointed and that George H. Biles, engineer of maintenance, had been promoted to the position of Second Deputy Highway Commissioner, made vacant by the resignation of E. A. Jones. Mr. Biles will continue as Sec ond Deputy Commissioner in charge of the maintenance division and no ap [Continucd on Page 4.] KIESS MAY DECLINE COMMISSIONERSHIP Friends' Pleas and Business In ' terests Figure in Decision, It Is Reported Congressman Edgar R. Kiess, of Lycoming county, will probably not accept the appointment as Public Serv ice Commissioner tendered to him by Governor Brumbaugh last month. It is likely that he will choose to remain in Congress as the representative of the Fifteenth district, where he was elected last Fall by a flattering ma jority In the face of a big flght against him by Bull Moosers, who brought In Colonel Roosevelt to speak. Conditions in his district and the pleas of friends to remain in Congress are said to have weighed heavily with the congressman and he came here last night with several friends and had an extended talk with Governor Brumbaugh at the Executive Mansion. He will announce his decision in the matter within the next forty-eight, hours. He has not resigned from Congress and has not taken the oath as commissioner. Mr. Kiess was confirmed along with the other commissioners on May 20 and came here the following week to meet the Governor and familiarize himself with the work of the commis sion. Almost immediately he was be set by friends in his home district, who pointed out that he was the only man who could command the united support of the Republicans of the dis trict for Congress and that If he with drew there would be a battle royal for the nomination, which might endanger the election of a Republican. Repre sentative George W. Williams and ex-Representative William Champaign, of Tioga, and Charles E. Wolfe, of Lycoming, were put forward by their friends, with a prospect of others. It Is also said to have been pointed out to Mr. Kiess that his appointment to a major office in the State government would militate against other appoint ments being placed in the district in the distribution which is to take place soon. Further. It is intimated that Mr. Kless could not only be re-cleeted when he wanted, but that his business is extensive and requires much atten tion in summer. It Is not improbable that Mr. Kiess feels that in the future he may be a candidate for some hich State oflVe, as ho has been frequently mentioned. BIBLE STUDENTS AT HERSHEY MEETING Course of Instruction Being Con ducted by Prominent Teachers at Big Convention COMMITTEE SELECTS OFFICERS Delegates From Many States Arriving in Great Numbers at Chocolate Town Special to The Telegraph Hershey, June 4. lnterest is manifested in the Bible Term helil here in connection with the Breth ren conference. Last evening Dr. E. B. Hoff, of the Bethany Bible School, of Chicago. 111., gave an excel lent blackboard talk on "Interpreta tion of Prophecy." Dr. Hoff is an able expounder of the Word and is thor oughly acquainted with his theme. He was followed by the Rev. James M. (Continued on Page 8] Circumstances Forced Russ to Give Up Defense By Associated Prtst Petrograd, June 8. via London. June 4. 3.27 A. M.—The communication issued by the war office to-night says: "Our offensive on the whole front as far as the mouth of the Wisloka continues to develop successfully. "As Przemysl, in view of the state of its artillery and its works, which were destroyed by trie Austrians be fore the capitulation, was recognized as Incapable of defending itself, its maintenance in our hands only served our purpose until such time as our possession of positions surrounding the town on the northwest facilitated our operations on the San." STATE TREASURY'S BILL APPROVED Two New Positions and Some Salary Increases For the Cash End of the Commonwealth Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap proved the bill to create a couple of new positions and to increase salaries in the State Treasury as recommended by the Economy and Efficiency Com mission In its report to Governor Tener in December. The positions of assistant warrant clerk at $1,600 and one assistant ap propriation clerk at SI,BOO are created. The assistant cashier is advanced from $2,500 to $3,600 because of the big responsibilities of the position; bond clerk from $2,000 to $3,000; cor poration clerk from $3,000 to $4,000; assistant corporation clerk from $2,200 to $2,500; appropriation clerk from $2,400 to $3,000, and other changes made down the line, the three watch [Continued on Page 4.] SITUATION FAVORS ITALIANS By Associated Press Rome, June 3, via Paris, June 4, 6.30 A. M.—An official statement is sued to-night says reports of prepara tory movements along the entire front show that the situation continues to develop In favor of the Italians who have assumed an effective offensive against the Austrlans who are strong ly entrenched and supported by pow erful artillery. WOMEN ARE BARRED By Associated Press Brunswick, Ga., June 5.—A resolu tion asking the legislature to grant women the right to practice law in Georgia was defeated by the Georgia Bar Association at its annual conven tion here yesterday. CHARLES F. MBBY DEAD By Associated Press Portland, Me., June 4.—Charles F. Libby, who was president of thp Am erican Bar Association in 1909-10. died last night. He had served asj mayor of the city, president of the i State Senate and president, of the! Board of Overseers of Bowdoin Col- j lego i EXPECT TO COMPLETE WHARF IN TWO WEEKS City Commissioners Inspect Electric Light Co. Coal Landing on Island Today FIR BOOMS FROM OREGON Derrick Structure Composed of Single Giant Timbers; Treat ment For Walls Within two weeks the Harrlsburg Light and Power Company expects to have the island coal wharf and hoist in operation. An official of the company express ed that hope to City Commissioners Harry F. Bowman, William 11. Lynch and M. Harvey Taylor this morning while the councilmen and some of the newspapermen were inspecting the big landing place. The commissioners wanted to see just what progress had been made on the construction work [Continued on Page 16] S. P. C. A. Wants Sand Spread on Streets to Protect the Horses In a letter to-day to City Commis sioner TV. H Lynch the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals asks the city authorities to sprinkle a coat ing of fine sand over Market, Third, Second and Fourth streets and Market Sqi:are to prevent horses slipping, es pecially In wet weather. The plan of scattering sand on the Mulberry street bridge approaches has been tried out with success. Whether or not the request can be complied with is doubtful, Commissioner Lynch said to-day. inasmuch as the blowing of the sand when winds arise would not only be objectionable to people, but the hoped-for relief might not work out satisfactorily. "Firms and others who drive horses can read ily remedy'this difficulty themselves." said Commissioner Lynch. "by seeing that their horses are properly rough shod." ZINC PRICES JUMP Joplln, llo„ June 4.—The effect of the European war on zinc ore sent the price of that product in the Joplin district to SIOO a ton basis. It Is the highest figure ever paid for zinc ore and is |BO a ton greater than the price I at a corresponding date a year ago. Fiji r»i rrftf " ■■ i<y>i h i ipTj i Amsterdam, June 4, via London, 3.55 P. M.—The Tele- 5 I graaf states that according to German casualty lists, Pru | I sian losses alone have reached a total of 1,388,000. C T Washington, June 4.—Following the cabinet meeting I f to-day the members were unusually reticent but there were £ Y some indications that the note had not finally been disposed I Harrisburg.—Governor Brumbaugh did not name any I i chairman of the Public Service Commission to-day. The I JI commission will meet next week in Pittsburgh. ? Tokio, June 4.—Foreign Minister Kato, interpellated in I « House of Peers to-day by the budget committee, made * the declaration that Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy and f i Japan had agreed to take no independent action of any kind in connection with the European war. i Harrisburg. Frederick Watts, 72, son of a former \' president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad, died at '; Chambersburg, last evening, of pneumonia. He was a grad- * 1 uate of Dickinson College, and was employed by the Cum : berland Valley as an engineer. • 1 | I , BREAKS HIGH JUMP RECORD , | II Harrisburg.—Boyer, of Forney, broke the high jump t , record this afternoon by a leap of 5 feet, 2 inches. The event f < I was won by a jump of 4 feet, 10f£ inches. Second, Rice, ' , Forney, third, fourth, fifth and sixth, tie; L ingle, Cameron; i , Musselman, Forney; Miller, Camp Curtin, Slick, Lincoln 1 ' Shirk, Woodward; Mays, Lincoln.' Shot put, won by Beck f ! Lincoln; second, Wflspach, Penn; third, Snoddy, Forney, Fields, Cameron; fifth, Rich, Forney. Distance, 40 feet !' j | BJA8 J A inches. New record. Old record held by O. Beck, o, ' * Lincoln, distance, 35 feet, 7 inches. , i GRAMMAR TRACK RECORDS SMASHED • \ Harrisburg.—Records for track and field events and foi 1 ' , attendance were smashed to bits this afternoon on the Island a ► * playground track at the annual grammar school track meet. 1 ! In the half mile the previous record of 2 minutes, 13 1-5 > I' seconds, was broken by Ditzel, Webster, who did the half ' [ mile in 2 minutes, 9 seconds. Leeds, of Lincoln, was sec i ond; Keener, Camp Curtin, third; Sanders, Melrose, and ' * Beck, Forney. Thousands of people saw the meet. MARRIAGE LICENSES '' llnrTfy X. Rerri, Wlcoalaeo toitnaklv, and Mtriarrt 51. Hrpler, Plitl- . ndplpliln. W Jaroh l„ Snydfr and Hoaanua C. WllHaiua, pity. f * POSTSCRIPT. 18 PAGES lUSTHIIK HUE REPORTED MB Troops Which Broke Through the Russian Line Push Northward AUSTRIAN FORTS ATTACKED Russians Are Reported to Have Cut Germans Off From Base of Supplies Having captured Przemysl, the Austro-Gcrman forces arc maintaining their offensive with unusual s|>eed along the Gallcian front. Tlic troops which broke through the Russian line at Stry are' pushing northward rapidly. \ statement from tlic Russian war office 1 contains the admission that In the region ljeyond the DiieMer river tlio Aiitsro-Gcrninu army has advanced along the Tlsmenlt/.a-Stry front. A I'etrograd dis|iatch states that the German force which captured Lilian, hi Russia, on the lialtic. some timu ago. has lieen Isolated. Russian forces are said to have cut off the Germans from their base at Mcmcl, DHSI Prus sia. while other Russian troops liavo approached from the north and south, so that the only communication with I>iliau now is hy sea. Few details are available of the de velopment of Uie Italian campaign. A statement from General Cadorna, Italian chief of staff, says the prelimi nary movements are continning all along the frontier, developing to tho advantage of the Italians. Tlic "Jienna war office states that the Italians have bombarded Austrian fortifications a»- several points without success. King Pins Medal on Wounded Man's Breast By Associated Press Rome. June 3, via Paris, June 4, 10.30 A. M;— The achievement of a detachment of Alpine mountaineers in capturing an entrenched Austrian position in a defile of Val Inferno near the head of Vnl Dagno has been noted by the ministry of war. The detach ment was led by a lieutenant who was wounded during the assault but who continued to direct his men until tho position was captured. King Victor Emmanuel himself pinned the mili tary medal on the wounded lieuten ant's breast.
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