Germans Make Violent Attacks on Russi HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV — No. 140 JUDICIIL TRIBUIML TIFT'S PEACE PUN League of Nations Would Use Military Forces to Prevent Any Mischievous Power NOT " PEACE-AT-ANY-PRICE " International Law Code Shall Be Formulated by All Signatory Countries Philadelphia, June 17.—Men dis tinguished in many walks of life gath ered at historic Independence Hall to day at a conference to consider the adoption of proposals for a League of Peace and to decide upon steps to be teken with a view to obtaining the support of public opinion and of gov ernments. The meeting was culled by the Na tional Provisional Committee, which includes In its membership well-known publicists, educators, peace advocates, editors and economists, and was pre sided over by ex-President William Howard Taft. The plan was largely the Idea of the former President and is understood to have the personal, though unofficial, endorsement of President Wilson. At a banquet given by the pro visional committee last night Mr. Taft outlined the purposes of the confer ence. He declared he was firmly of the opinion that a League of Peace could be formed which would enable nations to avoid war by furnishing a practical means for settling inter national questions or suspending them untl! the blinding heat of passion had cooled. "We are not peace-at-any prlce men," he said, "because we do not think we have reached the time when a plan hased on the complete abolition of war is practical." Four articles which had been agreed upon by the provisional committee as a basis for the conference were pre sented to the meeting to-day and It was hoped by members of the com mittee that they would be adopted and sent to President Wilson for his con sideration and to the heads of other nations. The articles are as follows: First—All justiciable questions aris ing between the signatory powers not settled by negotiation shall be sub mitted to a judicial tribunal for hear ing and Judgment both upon the merits and upon any Issue as to Its jurisdic [Oontfnnr<l on Page 7.] Burglar Shoots Self After Slaying Woman By Associated Press New York, June 17.—Carman Cor nelius a well-to-do merchant, sum moned neighbors to his apartment in East New York early today with the announcement that a burglar had shot his wife. Those who returned with Cornelius to his suite found his beautiful young wife, Barbara, dead in bed with two bullet holes in her head. Nearby on the floor was the body of a young man who had been shot through the temple. The In truder. whom neither Cornelius nor the police could identify still clutched a pistol. Cornelius declared that the man entered his bed room to commit rob bery and fired a shot at him which killed Mrs. Cornelius. He believed the supposed burglar committed suicide while the murdered woman's husband was seeking help. The police after two hours could not get Cor nelius to change his story. Mother Finds Murdered Child in the Backyard By Associated Press Cincinnati, 0., June 17.—After re porting to the police yesterday that her eleven-year-old daughter. Eliza beth had been missing since Tues day, Mrs. Mary Nolte to-day found the child's body in the rear yard of her home. The body was without cloth ing. wrapped in a sheet and had been brought back to the home of her mother after the child had been as saulted and murdered, according to the police. In reporting the disappearance of her daughter. Mrs. Nolte said a negro had given candy to the child on the morning she left home and told the police she feared that this negro kid napped her. The child's throat was cut. CONDEMN TWILIGHT SLEEP. By Associated Press San Francisco. June 17.—Twilight sleep, condemned by a score of physi cians attending the National Eclectic Medical Association here was ex pected to be a topic of further dis cussion today. According to Dr. W. N. Mundy of Forest, Ohio, twilight sleep does not produce the Insensi bility of pain claimed for It. He said that 85 per cent of infants born un der twilight sleep were born in a state of partial asphyxiation. THE WEATHER r«r HarHnbarg and vicinityi Fair «o-nlght and Friday; cooler to. ■l(ht. For Eairtern Pennaylvanlat Partly cloudy and cooler to-nlghti Fri day fair; gentle west minds. River No material changes will occur In river atngea. A gauge height of about 3.8 feet la Indicated for Harrlsburg Friday morning. General Conditions Preaaare la high along the Xorth Atlantic coaat. Sbovrera have oc curred over a part of the I.ake Region and locally over a conald erable portion of the couirtry. thence eastward to the Atlaatle coaat. Temperatnrei g a. m-. 70. Sun Rlaesi 4i3fl a. M.i seta, 7iSO p. m. Moon: New moon, flrat quarter, June SO. 0:24 a. m. River Stagei 3.5 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest tempera-lure, 81. Lowest temperature. 118. Mean temperature. 74. Koraal temperature, 71. TD RESUME WORK DN GIF 111 WILL MOW Contractor George B. Stucker Says Placing of More Steps Hinges on Water Stage PLAZA OUTLINE TAKES SHAPE Five Sections of Concrete in Forms; One Side of Second St. Subway Ready For Traffic Work will be resumed Monday, weather and water conditions per mitting. on the construction of the remainder of the steps in the gap in the river front wall at Market street, according to George B. Stucker, of the Stucker Brothers Construction Com pany. In ordnr to facilitate the work the river stage should be about three feet or a little less above low water mark, Mr. Stucker said. At this time it is about 3 feet 5 or 6 inches. "We're ready to go ahead now," said Mr. Stucker. "and I told Mr. Lynch, the city commissioner, vester day, that we'll begin work on Mondav if the water continues to go down. We've planned to Install one of our [Continued on Page 3.] SENIORS 10 SPEAK ON TIMELY TOPICS Tech Graduates Will Deliver Ora tions on "War" at Ninth Annual Commencement SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TO PLAY Prof. Bromley Smith, of Bucknell University, Will Deliver the Address to Class The ninth annual commencement of Technical High school will be held this evening In the school auditorium. The exercises will open with a march by the orchestra, following which the Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson will lead In prayer. A short selection by the orchestra will precede the salutatory oration, "The Fundamental Cause of War," by Norman Stiteler. C. Stephen Ander son will speak on "The Basis of Good Government in the Republic." The scenic feature of the evening, a descriptive selection by the orchestra will then be played. The electrical effects are being arranged by G. Web ber Knight. Two orations will follow. John [Continued on Pane 7.] CENTRAL COMMENCEMENT The commencement exercises of the Central High school will be held at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon at the Majestic theater. Iras iwtiN IPPIf Riffll! BILL Governor's Letter to Department Heads Indicates Slashes; Ap pointment Gossip Governor Brumbaugh will probably announce his action on the general appropriation bill when he returns to this city from Huntingdon to-night. The Governor is at Huntingdon, where he is addressing graduates of Juniata College, where he graduated himself, and will speak with Highway Com missioner Cunningham at the annual banquet of the Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce. The Governor worked part of this [Continued on Page 7.] Three Harrisburg Men Honored by Susquehanna Honors were conferred upon three Harrlsburg men at the Susquehanna University, Sellnsgrove, yesterday at the 57th annual commencement exer cises of the Institution. Honorary degrees were conferred upon the Rev. Thomas Reisch, pastor of Christ Lutheran church, and Deed B. Teitrich, Deputy State Superin tendent of Public Instruction. The Rev. Mr. Reisch was awarded the de gree of Doctor of Divinity; Mr. Telt rlch was awarded the degree of Doc tor of Pedagogy. The third man honored was Dr. Samuel Z. Shope, the ear. eye. nose and throat specialist of Third street near North. Dr. Shope, who is pro fessor of anatomy of the £ar, eye, nose and throat at the University, was elected honorary president of the Susquehanna Alumni Association. Ha delivered the address of the evening at the annual Alumni banquet last night and on Tuesday evening pre sided over the annual business ses sion of the body. Last year Dr. Shope was given the degree of Doc tor of Science by the University. NEKI) STRONGER FORCES By Assnciattd Press Ithaca, N. Y., June 17.—That strong er military forces alone cannot insure the rights of the United States in a national crisis, was the opinion ex pressed here at the opening of the con ference of International relations by Norman Angell, noted English peace advocate and author. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1915. WHO SAYS A CATTLE SHOW HAS NO ATTRACTIONS FOR THE YOUNGSTERS? I j| The little folk who were taken to the Hogestown show by their parents, found much of interest in the six weeks-old goats. The three "kids" in the picture had a great time together yesterday afternoon. The little girls are Sarah and Esther Brlcker. daughters of William Bricker, R. F. D., Mechanicsburg. Mart Spidle, Good Hope, owns the kid. The big rooster is "King 11," Barred Plymouth Rock, owned by C. Guy Myers, Siddonsburg, with the cup he won as the State champion in 1914 at the Willlamsport poultry show. SPLENDID HORSES AT HOGESTOH SHOW Careful Judging Necessary to Award Ribbons Properly; Big gest Crowd Ever Big Head Woods, Hogestown, Pa., June 17.—T0-day, the closing day of the big Hogestown Horse and Cattle Show, is "horse day" and throughout the morning and afternoon dozens of beautiful beasts were led into the ring to be judged. Like the cattle and other food animals judged yesterday, the horses have shown great Improve ment. and careful judging In many classes was necessary to properly award the ribbons. The crowd on the grounds to-day was among the largest ever seen here. From early this morning until 1 o'clock there was a steady stream of wagons and automobiles on the roads leading to the show grinds. A parking place ha« been established for the automo biles. but the teams are permitted to stand any place on the grounds, and the big woods' are covered with these. As soon as the show opened this morning the judges set to work with the horses and butter. At noon lunch was in order and at 1 o'clock several addresses were made at the speakers' platform. At this time also the win ners In the boys' judging classes of hcrses and cattle were announced. This part of the program has become an annual event and is always looked forward to by the attendants. Poultry Attracts Attention While hundreds of persons watched the judges to-day scores of others viewed the hundreds of exhibits at various places In the woods. No more Interesting place is found than the [Continued on Page 7.] Must Sell 100 More Books to Land Newark International Ball Club At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Newark booster committee needed 100 more pledges to bring the In ternational league team to Harris bnrg. These pledges must be regis tered by 9 o'clock to-night. Assist ing the committee to-day were several local businessmen who are anxious to get class AA oaseball. If the required number of pledges are on the books by 9 o'clock the Newark officials will be notified. It will be necessary to call a meeting of the league which will be held some time tomorrow. Pledges can be registered by calling Bell 'phone 1051. Liberty Bell Reception Aids Are Appointed I Special aids weer appointed to-day Iby Arthur D. Bacon, chief marshal of the Liberty Bell reception parade. These aids are to meet to-morrow night at 8 o'clock in the rooms of the Harrlsburg Chamber of Commerce. The list includes: Harry A. Boyer, George A. Bogar, John C. Shumberger, Aug. H. Kreid ler, Ross A. Hickok, M. Harvey Tay lor. William K. Meyers. Edward H. Schell, Richard M. H.Wharton. Rob ert W. Hoy. Gus M. Steinmetz, Chas W. Burtnett, Rev. Thomas B. John son, William A. Bell. DIFFERENCES SETTLED < By Associated Press Copenhagen, June 16, via London, June 17, 2.53 A. M.—The long stand ing differences between Iceland and Denmark regarding the flag and con stitution of Iceland have been settled by the cabinets of the two countries. The agreement involves no concessions to Iceland from Denmark. BRITISH SHIP AGROUND, REPORT By Associated Press Amsterdam, via London, June 17, 10.35 A. M.—A dispatch has been re ceived here from Constantinople say ing that according to official announce ment a Turkish aviator reports having observed a British warship of the Agamenon type aground In Keefala bay. Island of Imbros. MUNICIPAL HAM) TO PI,AY AT RESERVOIR TOMORROW. The Municipal Band will give a two part program at the concert in Reservoir Park to-morrow evening. A number of popular classic and march selections have been chosen. ' The concert will be dir«ct»d by Frank Blumenstein TELLS HOW TO AVOID ATTACKS OF TYPHOID Dr. Raunick, Health Officer, Is sues List of 26 "Safety First" Tips to Citizens Some terse and very practicable tips on how to guard against the on slaughts of typhoid are included in a little list of "typhoid safety firsts" which Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, health officer and director of the city bureau of health and sanitation issued to day. The typhoid situation was discussed at last evening's meeting of the bureau and aside from considering Informal reports relative to suspected street lo« cream venders. Dr. Raunick said the bureau could take no action. Dr. Raunick said he is now Investi gating reports but until he can verify | them he can hardly proceed. Following are Dr. Raunlck's "ty phoid safety first" tips: A single drink of polluted water or milk may cause typhoid. Infected Ice cream ' even in small amounts may cause ty phoid. Most of our present typhoid cases are traced to polluted water outside the city. All untreated water must be considered unsafe. Spring or well water can be used with safety only after hav ing been boiled, or chemically treated. Bathers and cano;sts should al ways remember the danger of typhoid in raw river water. Outing parties can always be assured of safe water by adopting [Continued on Page 7.] Washington Looks For Favorable Outcome of Lusitania Controversy IBy Associated Press Washington, June 17.—First official I news as to the reception accorded the last American note to Germany in of- I flcial quarters in Berlin cabled by Am- I bassador Gerard to the State Depart ment, gave renewed hope to officials ! here to-day of a favorable outcome |of the issue between the two coun j tries. The ambassador's report. In addition to giving his own comment, contain ed German press comments, which were friendly in tone. His comment bore out press reports of the favor able impression made by the note and said sentiment seemed to be that it afforded a basis for an adjustment of the controversy. I Wharton School Club Will Be Formed by Students in City At a largely attended meeting of students of the Harrisburg branch of the Wharton school of the University of Pennsylvania held last evening in the newspaper room of the State Library a committee was appointed to arrange for the organization of a Wharton school club in Harrisburg. The club will have headquarters some where In the heart of the city and will be made up of students and graduates of the Wharton school, with an hon orary list of men prominent In pro curing the branch for Harrisburg. Jo seph W. Kline, of the Public Library staff, was named as chairman of the committee, which will report June 30. GREEKS WANT REGENT By Associated Press London, June 17, 10.20 A. M.—The Star has published a dispatch from Its Athens correspondent setting forth that the Greek newspapers supporting former Premier Venizolos are asking that the Chamber of Duputies meet as soon as the results of the recent general elections are known to appoint a regent on account of the Illness of King Constantino. STEAL TWO SHOES FOR THE RIGHT FOOT Robbers were working in the In terest of one legged friends last night according to the police. Sometime luring the night the window at the shoe store of Howard D. Myers. Sev enteenth and Swatara streets was smashed and two right shoes and one box of shoe polish stolen. The robbery occurred directly under the glare of an electric arc light BRYAN IS AGAINST WAR PREPAREDNESS Says It Provokes Rather Than Prevents Conflicts, in His Second Statement OCEANS BEAT BATTLESHIPS Declares U. S. Can Easily Defend Itself If Ever Forced by Belligerent Washington, D. C., June 17.—As serting that preparedness provoke* rather than prevents war and that the upheaval In Europe was a result o£ the false philosophy that "might make* right," former Secretary Bryan to-day in the second of his series of three statements on "The Causeless W nv" I submits an argument against militkjy' preparation by the United States and praises the course of President Wilson in the international emergency. "If any nation is without excuse for entering into a mad rivalry with the belligerent nations In preparation for war. it is the United States," says Mr. Bryan. "We are protected on either side by thousands of miles of ocean and this protection is worth more to us than any number of battleships. "We have an additional protection in the fact, known to everyone, that we have the men with whom to form an army of defense if we are ever attacked, and it Is known also that we would have the money too—more money than we would have had if all 1 [Continued on Page 7.] BERNSTORFF WRITES ABOUT MEYER HOJIX Embassy at Cedar Hurst Denies Charges That Germany "Put One Over" New York, June 17.—Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has, according to a statement made by an official connected with the em bassy, communicated with the State Department at Washington in regard to published stories that Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, the ambassador's en voy, was in reality Dr. Alfred Meyer, privy councilor of the first rank, chief of the department of army supplies of the imperial German ministry of war. Count von Bernstorff returned to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel here to-day from a motoring trip to the Catskltls. It was said In his behalf that he would make no comment to-day to the news papers about the charge and that the whole matter was in the hands of the State Department. At the State Department to-day a telegram was received from the Ger man embassy at Cedar Hurst, N. Y„ signed by the charge d'affaires, mak ing a general denial of the published charges that Dr. Anton Mever-Ger hard, for whom the State Depart ment obtained a safe conduct back to Germany from the allies, was In reality Dr. Alfred Meyer ,a high German offi cial. secretly In the United States buy ,war sl| PPlles. State Department officials will decide later whether to make the telegram public. Nothing from Count Bernstorff has yet been received. New York Financier to Be Met by Committee George W. Perkins the New York financier, who will address the Har risburg Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon to-morrow will arrive in Harrisburg at 12:45 in the afternoon. He will be met at the Pennsylvania railroad station by the following re ception committee: William Jennings. David E. Tracy, and Walter L>. Montgomery. Mr.' Perkins who Is on his way east after a busy tour of large cities will be escorted to the Harrlsburg club where the luncheon will be held. H* will leave tor N«w York «.t 12 PAGES TEUTONS ARE WINNING SUCCESSES ALL ALONG EASTERN BATTLE LINE Germans Concentrating Offensive Efforts in Violent At tack on Russian Poland; Pushing Enemy Back in Baltic Provinces and in Galicia; Occupy Villages Near Shavli; Italians Gaining in Territory Which Leads to Trent; Turks Rush Trenches on Gallipoli Peninsula; British Warship Reported Aground The campaign against tlie Russians, on which the (ici-mans ure now rai cent rating their offensive efforts. Is developing unother struggle In o vio lent attack in Russian Poland. At the same time the Germans are pushing back the Russians In the Bailie prov inces anil, with the help of the Aus trtans, in Gallcia. An official communication from Pe trograd contains the admission that the Germans have occupied additional villages near Shavll, in the Baltic re gion. but states that the Russians Re gained lost ground near Przaanysz- It is in the vicinity of Przasnysz, which lies to the north of Warsaw, that the Germans apparently are making their most determined effort on the Polish front, although tlie fortless town of Ossowetz is again l>eing attacked. The Galieian campaign has reached a critical stage in view of the con tinued success of the Austrians and Gciuuuis. The Petrograd communi cation says little of the Imttle along the San, but states the Russians have won some advantages In the lighting farther south In the Dneister region. Official advices from the Italian army headquarters represent the Ital ians as gaining advantages all along the front, particularly in the Adige Valley, which leads to Trent. On the Isonzo front, where centers the battle for possession of Triest, Italian suc cesses also are claimed. The Turkish forces on Galllpoll peninsula have taken the offensive. An official statement from Con stantinople says heavy losses were In flicted on the French and British, but an announcement from London is to the effect that the Turks were repulsed In an attempt to recapture lost trenches. According to a Constantinople re port. a Turkish aviator has seen a British warship of the type of the Aga menon aground near the entrance of I V*-iHII ROCKVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE COLLAPSES , ► 1 Kocikville.—John McGregor, boarding at 222 Chestnut | I street, Harrisburg, a resident of Lancaster, was killed, and k j I John McDaniels, 554 Primrose street, Harrisburg, and W : ' ; lord Zimmerman, a brother of Policeman Zimmerman, of ■ ; | Harrisburg, were injured when the old schoolhouse whi ' * they were helping to tear away collapsed at this place this j afternoon. McGregor, who worked for M. G. Grossman, ® ? down the joist ' i supporting the roof when the whole gave way and fell on fj p I i j him, pinioning his head to the floor and crushing it. Mc- ! 1 1 » ' I I ! , te nslly, but will recover. They w ' • * Hospital by the police ambulance. McDaniels ! • r Harrisburg. Governor Brumbaugh to-day appointed , E. J. Kell, of New Bloomfield, associate judge of Perry ' | ; county, succeeding Judge L. C. Wox, deceased. The com !: mission is dated June 15. and Mr. Kell will likely serve h ' ' * ; the August court. Mr. Kell is teller in the First National I Bank, New Bloomfield. He formerly lived in Saville town ' » < , < ■ ship where he was a justice of the peace. He also servec' j one term of three years as County Treasurer. I j \ I Harrisburg. Causing considerable dissatisfaction t< ; hundreds of Cumberland county farmers, five rural mai. 1 | ; routes. have been eliminated by consolidation with other | routes. The carriers have either been dismissed or trans- | i ® ferred and the addresses of many farmers changed. Williamsport, Pa., June 17.—Dr. Moses Friedmann, form- ( I er superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, on trial in the U. S. Court on charges of graft was to-day acquitted. ' 9 ' Berlin, June 17, via London, 5.10 P. M. Dr. Anton ' ' Meyer-Gerhard, who sailed from New York, June 4, on a I mission to the German government for Count Von Bern- 1 ' 6torff, reached Berlin last night. , MARRIAGE LICENSES '! Edward Brink and <*race May Baton* city. Edward M. Rennet. El laa bet k town* and Annie M. Wilton, Valmnt I Jamea R. Ferrla and Mary Staplea, Steelton. 1 ' 1 ■* ■■■ ■" % —■ft— yy - -iflj tflf--- ifli i. it | ♦ POSTSCRIPT the Dardanelles, her deck almost sub merged. Official denial was made at London yesterday of reports that the Agamenon hud been sunk. On the Dneister Teutonic forces have suffered several severe repulses, but their check thus far has not been of sufficient moment to offset Russian losses. In the west the allies have resumed the offensive north of Arras. Tho French claim progress there as well as south and southeast of Souchez, east of Lorette and In "the. labyrinth." It is expected the munitions contro versy in England will be settled to-day with the introduction in the house of commons of a measure which bars compulsory service in the manufac ture of munitions but provides for vol untary enlistment for such work. These volunteers would be subject to military discipline, with suspension of the usual trades union rules and the substitution of compulsory arbitration for settling disputes. Regulation of [Continued on Page 7.] Two More British Ships Sunk by Submarines I,ondon, Juno 17. (12:00 a. m.) The British steamer Trafford of 234 tons has been tor|>cdoed and sunk by a German submarine. The crew was saved. The attack took place in St. George's channel. San Francisco, June 17.—The oil tank steamer Besabla, under charter of the British government, was sunk by a German submarine off the coast of North Scotland Monday, according to a cablegram received today by Robert Mitchell, treasurer of the Gen eral Petroleum company from An drew Weir, a British oil financier.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers