Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 10, 1915, Image 1

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    Pennsylvania's Citizen Soldiers Are Hard at Work in Annual Camp at Mt. Gretna
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 159
• U. 5. OFFICIALS ARE
DISSATISFIED WITH
BERLIN'S REPLY TO
LATEST 0. S. NOTE
President Wilson Prepares to
Leave Cornish, N. H., to
Consider Grave Situation
With Members of His Offi
cial Family
GERMANY AGAIN EVADES
REAL POINTS IN ISSUE
Talk Concerning Severance
of Relation Heard, but Not
in Official Circles; Disap
pointment Is Expressed by
Many
Washington, July 10.—Secre
tary I.ansing will take the Ger
man note to President Wilson at
Cornish, X. H.. as soon as the of
ficial text arrives. The President
will then decide when he will re
turn to Washington. Hie Presi
dent conferred with Secretary Tu
• multy at noon to-day and asked
that Secretary I.ansing bring the
note to him. t
By Associated Press
Washington, P. 0., July 10. Al
though the official text of Germany's
note on submarine warfare had not
reached here to-day, the press copy
which was read by officials was ac
cepted as verification of earlier im
pressions that Germany had refused to
give the United States the assurance
asked for in the American note of
June 9.
Everywhere in official quarters the
unsatisfactory character of the reply
was discussed along with the probable
action that the United States would be
compelled to take as a result of Ger
many's unwillingness to concede to
Americans the right to travel on the
Idgh seas on peaceful merchantmen
of any nationality.
President Wilson will start from
Oornish, N. H., for Washington in a
Mk ay or two to consider with his cabinet
the grave situation impending. Com
ment in official quarters to-day was
sparing as to the course that would be
pursued, the general feeling being that
nothing should be said until the Presi
dent had returned.
On the other hand those in official
quarters familiar with diplomatic pre
cedents and the progressive develop
ment of the American attitude l>elieved
that, ha ring stated its position and
asked for assuran< l es which now have
been refused the only source left oi>en
for the Vnited States seemed to be an
announcement that it intended to as
sert its rights as established under the
rules of international law. This would
mean in effect that the United States
would await a violation by Germany
before taking action to compel respect
for the rights asserted.
There was a revival of talk con
cerning the severance of diplomatic
relations, it being recalled in official
circles that in the now famous cabinet
meeting of May 11, when the sinking
of the Lusitania was first considered,
there was an informal understanding
that if the negotiations of the United
States to secure reparation from Ger
many for the destruction of American
lives in that tragedy failed, the Am
erican Government might be justified
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Uncle Sam's man will stop
every day with news from Home,
if you will call the Circulation
Department on the phone.
Never mind letters, they're time
takers.
You can't afford to spend any
of your precious vacation time
"getting used" to strange news
papers.
That's why right now
you'll order the Harrisburg Tele
graph sent to your vacation ad
dress.
THE WEATHER
For Harrlnbnrg and rtrtnitfi Part
ly cloudy to-night and Sunday,
with no material change In tem
perature.
For Kantrrn Pennsylvaniai Partly
cloudy to-nlfcht and Sunday)-not
much chance In temperature)
Ilarht, variable winda.
River
The upper portion of the main river
will begin to fall to-night and
the lower portion Sunday. The
North and Weat hranche* will
A fall to-night and Similar. A »tnue
of about 12.5 feet la Indlcuted for
Harrlnhuric Sunday morning.
•The highest atage registered at
Towanda waa 17.fi feet, Friday
afternoon. The maximum stage
at Wllkea-Barre was 23.0 feet at
S a. m. to-day.
General Conditions
The atorm that waa central ovea
New England. Friday morning,
haa passed off northeastward,
followed by an area of relatively
i high pressure, which now eovera
the Middle Atlantic States and
the eastern part of the l.ake
region.
Temperatures S a. m., (M.
Sum Rises, 4iS4 a, m.i aeta, 7i85
p. m.
Mooni Aew moon, 4:31 p. m., July
12.
niver Staget 10.2 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, B*.
I.oweat temperature, 112.
Mean temperature, 72.
Kormal temperature, 71
k HARRISBURG GUARDSMEN IN ACTION AT MOUNT GRETNA
nTnv H ? r hnrrvfn^Tn d ß n hm«?rt» ?.". ttt,lsr » , 7 some busy days and they are hard at work with the many new drills which are being tried out. On the left is shown members of Com-
Jt r! X. 1 t? hillside >esterda> to get in position to fire on the enemy. In the center is Joseph B. Hutchison, of this city, colonel of the Eighth regiment. On the right mem
bers of Company D are seen firing at will during the practice yesterday afternoon. <- me
FIIIK HOLT SB
HERE 3 WEEKS AGO
Assassin, Bomb Maker and Alleged
Wife Murderer Believed to
Have Studied Capitol
HAD HIS WHISKERS REMOVED
Talked in German to Another Cus
tomer of Barber Shop on
European War
That Frank Holt or Erich Muenter,
dead assnssln, bombmaker and alleged
wife murderer, was in Harrisburg
three weeks ago this evehing, pre
sumably to blow up the Capitol is the
lirm belief of C. H. Wolfe, proprietor
of the barber shop in the Common
wealth Hotel, who says he shaved the
man.
Emphasis is given to the story by
the finding of marked drawings of the
Capitol which were found in Holt's
room after his arrest for attempting to
kill J. P. Morgan, and placing a bomb
in the National Capitol at Washington.
Ho!t caihe Into the Wolfe barber
shop about 7:30 Saturday evening, Mr.
Wolfe said, and sat down In his chair.
He said the man's whiskers were about
the same length as they appear to be
in the picture run In the Telegraph
last Wednesday evening. After get
ting a hair cut. Holt said he believed
he would have his whiskers shaved
off. Only his mustache was allowed
to remain.
"I am positive," said Mr. Wolfe,
"that it was Holt." After his whiskers
were shaved off he looked exactly like
the picture you had In the paper.
While I was shaving him he started
to converse in German about the war
with a friend of mine who could speak
the language. The talk finally drifted
around to New York and Holt said he
was anxious to get a train for New
York that evening as lie had a big
job ahead of him. There is no doubt
in my mind that it was Holt."
Newsies' Poster Stamps
Will Remind Your Friends
of Harrisburg Scenes
If you avail yourself of the Tele
graph's poster-stamp movement that
goes into effect to-day for the benefit
of the Harrisburg Newsboys' Asso
ciation's clubhouse furnishing fund
you can easily remind folks who are
away on vacatioh trips of just how
nice it is "back home."
The stamps are of a size convenient
for pasting on the backs of envelopes
and on packages and they are ar
rp.nged twelve on a sheet. Each stamp
represents a Harrisburg scene in the
"Beautiful Harrisburg" series. The
pictures include views of—
The river walk.
Residences along the river.
The wall and steps.
The Susquehanna.
The Capitol.
The lily pond at the pumping sta
tion.
The Front street subway.
View down State street toward the
river from the Capitol steps.
The Public Library.
The formal entrance to Harrisburg
at the Market street bridge. *
State street monument.
The proceeds of the sale will be
turned over to the '"newsies' " recently
organized association to help swell the
fund for purchasing furniture.
May Merge Charity Work;
Mrs. Middleton Resigns
The resignation of Mrs. Elsie V. Mid
dleton as general secretary of the Chil
dren's Aid Society, which becomes ef
fective August 15. revived the rumor
of the reported plan to merge the
work of the Children's Aid. the Asso
ciated Charities and the Poor Directors
into a general organization with a man
to supervise the whole triple program.
Mrs. Middleton has resigned to become
a social worker and Investigator for
the State Board of Charities and Cor
rections.
When the story of the merger was
first talked of John P. Guyer, clerk to
the Poor Board, was suggested as the
most likely candidate for the place, but
Mr. Guyer to-day said he had declined
to consider the offer.
Colonial Closes Tonight
For the Summer Season
Richard Kllgore, assistant manager
of the Colonial theater, Third and
Market streets, announced this after
noon that the amusement house would
close this evening for several weeks
over the summer season. No definite
time has been set for the re-openlng.
LIFT QUARANTINE ON FAYETTE
By Atsociattd Prtn
Washington, July 10.—Additional
territory to-day was ordered released
July 12 from the foot and mouth dis
ease quarantine. It included Fayette
county, Pa.
HARRISBURG. PA,. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1915.
ILL FLOOD RECORDS
FOR JULY BROKER
River Nearing 13-Foot Mark
When It Will Begin to Recede;
River Wall Submerged
WON'T BOTHER GIRLS' CAMP
Flooding Waters Will Not Cause
Removal of Lassies on
McCormick's
With a stage of 10.2 feet at 8
o'clock and the Susquehanna river ris
ing at the rate of about two inches an
hour, all July flood records in this
city wer«» smashed to-day.
According to E. R. Demain, local
forecaster, the river will reach about
13 feet to-night and will then begin to
recede. Shortly after noon to-day the
river wall and steps were submerged
by the water. Early this morning It
was feared thai the river might over
flow on Island Park, preventing the
baseball games to-day, but late this
afternoon no trouble was reported.
22.6 at Wilkes-Barre
At 3 o'clock this morning the river
had reached Its maximum stage at
Wilkes-Barre at 22.6 feet. whll« at
Towanda it registered 17*4 feet.
The Susquehanna was watched
throughout the day by hundreds of
people who were Interested In the
swish and swirl of the stream. Early
in the day the interested were able to
watch the river's rise from the wall,
hut the rapidly Increasing volume of
water drove them to the banks above
along about noon.
The usual canoes and rowboats
which dot the river from morning to
night at this period of the summer
were nowhere to be seen, as the
strong currents make boating an ex
tremely haaardous pastime when the
river is rising.
In place of canoes and other small
craft the stream is floating full of
brush, drift wood and railroad logs
evidently swept from some lying on
the hank below the Northern Central
Railroad Company's lines.
Never Saw It So High
Old rivermen this morning: s;iid that
never In all'thelr experience haxe they
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CUV COMMISSIONER
STAMPS OUT BUZE
Harvey Taylor and Big Blue Coat
Extinguish Fire in Third
Street Building
When someone in the building at
19 North Third street finished his
after-dinner cigar to-day he threw
the "stump" out of a window.
A few seconds later flames began to
creep up a large canvas awning be
neath the studio of the Ayeandee Film
Company. Just about the time the
flames began to burn beneath the
woodwork of the second story. City
Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor drove
by in his automobile. He called Patrol
man Kautz who was stationed at
Third and Market streets,and together
the two men tore down the burning
awning and put out the fire.
Rotary Club Outing on
Juniata Next Friday
More than seventy.five members of
the Rotary Club have signified their
intention of attending the annual out
ing which will be held next Friday aft
ernoon and evening at the Iroquois
Club house along the Juniata river.
In charge of the arrangements for
sports, refreshments and other details
of the affair are George W. Bogar and
W. B. Bennett.
Mother and Daughter
Have Typhoid Fever
Mrs. Adam Flssel and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles Swarti, of 163 North
Fifteenth street, were admitted to the
Harrisburg hospital to-day suffering
from typhoid fever. Richard Bida
man, of 403 Herr street, was also ad
mitted suffering from typhoid, physi
cians believe.
Motor Attachment Throws
Rider; Brain Concussion
While rounding: a corner at Second
and North streets to-day on his bicycle
equipped with a motorcycle attach
ment, Richard Webster, of 304 Ores
cent street, was thrown to the ground,
receiving a concussion of the brain
He was admitted to the Harrisburg
hospital.
THREE RBIGHDES IRE
NOW UNDER CHS
Quarrymen Contribute Salute
When Headquarters' Flag
Unfolds
MEN ALREADY IN TRAINING
Citizen Soldiers Hard at Work
Learning New Formation and
Methods - of Warfare
Mt. Gretna, Pa., July 10.—Pennsyl
vania's camp of instruction for the
division, National Guard of Pennsyl
vania, is now complete. With the ar
rival of the First Brigade from Phila
delphia, which detrained at midnight,
all the troops ordered to this camp
are on the ground and the daily grind
of training in field work was begun
with a swing and snap , that promises
well for the week to come.
Camp &hall is made up of the First
Brigade, with the First, Second and
Thifd regiments; the Third Brigade,
with the Ninth and Thirteenth regi
ments, a separate hattalion remaining
from the old Twelfth Infantry, the rest
of which was converted into artillery,
and the Fourth Brigade, with the
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Infantry
Regimentu, approximating 5500 men.
The big headquarters flag was run
to the staff h'ead this morning with all
the eclat of a real military post,
workmen in a quarry some distance
away contributing an involuntary, but
well-timed salute. Just as the folds
of the banner began to stream from
the top of the pole, the quarrymen
fired a blast, the report echoing across
the hills and giving, to those not close
enough to observe, all the effects of a
morning gun.
AHCHBISHOP GROWS WEAKER
By .Associated Press
Rochester, N. Y., July 10.—"Gradu
ally sinking and weaker" was the early
announcement to-day from the sick
room of Arhcbishop James Edward
Quigley, of Chicago. Paralysis has
extended to all parts of the body and
no attempt has been made to feed the
patient for the past 60 hours. His
physicians fear the end is not far off.
II BOMBS FOUND
iiraosuci SICKS
Explosives Discovered While
Steamer Kirkoswald Was Being
Unloaded at Marseilles
New York, July 10. Nine bo'mbs
were found aboard the steamer Kirk
oswald at Marseilles when the vessel
went to discharge Its cargo of sugar
from New York on her last outward
voyage, according to the Kirkoswald's
officers who reached here to-day on
the steamer's return trip.
None of the bombs exploded and
all were hidden in bags of sugar, the
Kirkoswald's officers said. The sugar
was taken aboard, they said, at the
Ijfabre line pier in Brooklyn.
All the bombs wore found while un
loading the cargo. T&
The steamer Kirkoswald, flying the
British flag, sailed from New York
May 2 for Marseilles.
The United States secret service and
the French Government, it was said,
have been pressing investigations ot
these attempts to destroy the vessels.
Six of the bombs were found in one
sack of sugar which burst as the
steamer was discharging its cargo.
The bombs were round and small and
rolled on the vessel's deck. Another
sack contained three bombs.
Funeral of Auto Smashup
Victim Monday Evening
Funeral services for Miss Sula
Meyers, of Trindle Springs, who was>
killed yesterday morning in an auto
mobile accident near Easton will prpb
ably be held Monday evening from
her late home in Trindle Springu.
Burial will be made in the York
Springs cemetery. The body of the
young woman was expected to reach
the Cumberland county town this eve
ning. Her brother. Harry Meyers,
went to Easton last night to claim the
body. •
DOG FINDS DEAD MASTKR
Shamokln, Pa-. July 10.—Relatives
of Frank Zlfnmerman, who lias been
missing from his home at Bear Gap
for several days, unleashed his favor
ite hunting dog to-day to lead them
into the woods in search of him. The
dog quickly picked up the scent and
In a half mile stopped by Zimnier
[ man's corpse. A bullet hole wu
RUSSIINS BLOCKING
MNOE OF TEUTONS
Offensive Taken by Czar's Forces
Near Lubin Is De
veloping
ENGLAND IS OPTIMISTIC
Rome Reports That Austrian
Troops Have Been Repulsed
at Various Points
The German reply to the American
note on the I.usltnnia and submarine
warfare has been published both in
this country and in Germany, but the
official text is not yet in the hands of
the Washington go\ eminent.. Pending
Its receipt and In the absence of Presi
dent Wilson from the Capital, com
ment in official circles is withheld.
Indication of the way the note Is
regarded ill Germany is furnished by
cabled excerpts from an editorial In
the Berlin Morgen Post which declares
the answer "In every wny worthy of
Germany" and expresses the convic
tion that the note "will meet unre
strained approval at the hands of a
large part of Americans."
London dispatches reflect what is
declared to be an optimistic view of
the war situation taken by the en
tente allies Induced liciefly by the Brit
ish conquest of German Southwest
Afrlcu and the increasing powers of
resistance shown by the Russians.
The Russian official statement re
ports the blocking of Germnn attempts
to advance toward Warsaw from the
north and ejist and declares the offen
sive taken by the Russian armies below
Lubin is developing. The Teutonic
forces In this Southern Poland region
are continuing to retreat, Petrograd
(lei-lares, but are fighting stubbornly
as they retreat. A Petrograd corre
spondent says the Germans are send;
ing strong reinforcements for this
army and it is believed there will
shortly be an attempt by it to recover
its lost initiative.
Along the Austro.ltalian front the
repulse of \ustriaii aita< ks in several
sections are reported from Rome.
The latest statement from Vienna re
ports comparative quiet along this
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Whisky and Brandy May
Not Be Sold as "Medicine"
in U. S. After January 1
By Assorinled Press
Washington, July 10. Whisky
key and Brandy cannot he taken as
["medicine" after January 1, 1916, and,
as a result, every druggist in the
United States who proposes to sell
either Intoxicant after that date will
be forced to take out a license as a
saloonkeeper, paying the high retail
ers' tax and putting his place under
all local and State regulations. Dr.
Harvey W. Wiley made this known to
day.
This situation Is brought about by
the decision of the Revision Commit
tee of the United States Pharmaco-
I poeia to drop both whisky and brandy
from the publication. The elimination
of these intoxicants from the book has
| the effect, of withdrawing recognition
of them as medicines. The Pharma
copoeia is the official publication for
the country, and nothing which is not
listed therein can be sold as medicine.
Governor Brumbaugh to
Preach For Old Friend
Governor Brumbaugh motored to
Meyersdale to f day to fulfill a promise
of long standing. While attending the
big Somerset county fair months ago
he met an old friend. Elder C. G. Lint,
the aged pastor of the Brethren con
gregation at Meyersdale, who has been
blind for twenty years. At the conclu
sion of the Governor's speech at the
fair grounds. Elder Lint asked him,
whether he would not come back to !
Somerset and preach In his church. 1
Governor Brumbaugh agreed to do so
and he will fulfill his promise to-mor
row. Elder William Howe, one of the
Juniata College boys when the Gover-i
nor was president of that institution, 1
iH the present assistant pastor of the j
Meyersdale church.
Governor Brumbaugh will be the i
guest of Frank S. Black, one of thej
recent appointees to tile State Board i
of Agriculture at Mt. Gretna. He will
return home Monday and visit the
National Guard encampment next
week.
GERMAN JINGO PAPER
OFKICHAW-Y REBUKED J
By \'\>scciat?d Press
Berlin, July 10.—The Overseas News !
Agency gave out the following:
Political and even naval circles are
beginning to tire of the daily editorials
in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung against
a German-American understanding on
the submarine question. The Tages
Zeltung's attitude is considered suffi
cient proof that such an understand-
In* !■ desirable." ' «
14 PAGES
GOVERNOR PLANS
TO DISPLAY STATE
Will Head a Party to Swing Around
the Circle and Show Penn
sylvania's Scenery
TRIP WILL BE VERY UNIQUE
Start Will Be Made From Harris
burg With Fifty Automobiles
Filled With Big Men
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh Is
first of all a loyal Pennsylvanian. He
loses no opportunity to promote In
every way the great interests of the
Commonwealth. Close to his heart is
the opening of every corner of the
Commonwealth to the tourists of the
world. He wants not only the visitors,
but the people of Pennsylvania them
selves to make effective the slogan,
"See Pennsylvania First."
With this end in view he is organ
izing an automobile tour of a large
part of the State during the first week
.of October. Fifty automobiles will
leave Market Square in Harrisburg
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I' Rangeley, Maine, July. 10. —Justice Charles E. Hughes
has refused the application !jr a writ of error to the United
! States Supreme Court made by counsel for Charles Becker,
of New Yoik, w h 1 dc nned to die in the week
i of July 26 for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,
upon the ground that the: c as no substantial federal ques
, tion.
•Washington, July 10.—Railroads east of the Mississippi
and of the Ohio rivers were required to-day by the
® Int«;fttate Commerce Ccn-rr.icaion to withdraw the tariffs
. u *€R«el joint rattt wtth and allowances to in
• dlMtrial ii*o> lick hsre bciJi uxder suspension and inves-
n:o:e tll-r. a
I Cornish, N, H., July 10.—President,Wilson v/as in com
munlcr.io:. tc-d.:/ v.ith 3c .c::. / Lansing and Secretary
I Tumulty at Washington regarding the latest German note
on submarine warfare. Aft-r the President had been told of
unofficial versions of the text of the note jie made no com
ment.
1 Harrisburg. Late this afternoon Coroner Eckinger
received a telegram from Miss C. E. Bamberger, 133 South
• North Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, requesting him to
have the body of E. Fossman, who committed suicide in
I River Front Park yesterday, buried here. Miss Bamberg
er will pay the funeral expenses. .
Washington, July 10.—American Consul Silliman in a
message t£> the State Department to-day from Vera Cruz
i reported that Mexico City was. completely invested by Car
" ranza troops and that Geneial Gonzales had established
headquarters at Guadeloupe.
I Washington, July 10. Dispatches to the Carranza
agency to-day say General Gonzales and his troops attack-
I ing Mexico City have now penetrated to Villa De Guade
-0
loupe about two miles from the capital. Heretofore all
■ fighting has been in the outer suburbs.
HARRISBURG WINS, 2 TO 0
The Indians won the first game from the Buffalo team on
I
the Island this afternoon, score, 2 io 0. The pitching of
Chabek was the feature. Nearly 3,000 saw the game.
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MARRIAGE
I Jiilin I'nlror and Matilda Sabo, Steelton.
Charlrs A. /.rrfon, Hununrlatown, and Virginia Mae Shope, TTnlon
Deposit.
Paul Varwr, Penbrook, aad Iti E. Kuaael, Shlppeaafcnrs.
* POSTSCRIPT
"COMPENSATION"
BOARD SELECTED
Governor Appoints Three Attor
neys to Be the Members of the
First State Board
WILL COME HERE SOON
Preliminary Steps Taken For Ad
ministration of the Notable
State System
Governor Brumbaugh to-day named
three attorneys to be the members of
the State's first Workmen's Compen
sation Board, which will have charge
of the administration of the compen
sation system provided by the last
Legislature.
The appointments announced were
James W. Leech, Ebensburg, Cambria
county; John A. Scott, Indiana, In
diana county, and Harry A. Mackey,
Philadelphia.
The new commissioners will be sum
moned to Harrisburg in a short time to
discuss the organization of the work
men's compensation bureau and the
work of the board with the Governor,
the Attorney General, who is to be the
legal officer of the bureau, and the
Commissioner of Labor and Industry,
who is to be the official in supervision
of the bureau. The salaries will be
$7,500 for the chairman and $7,000
for each of the other two commission
ers. It is probable that the chairman
will be designated later on, as no an
nouncement regarding the presiding
officer was made to-day.
The members will hold office for
four years, but are removable by the
Governor, and their appointments
must be confirmed by the Senate.
When the board organizes it will divide
the State into- districts and the com
missioner will then name the referees
to administer the law in those dis
tricts subject to the provisions of the
act. The board Is to nppoint a secre
tary at $4,000 and a sergeant-at-arms
at $1,500. The referees shall be paid
52,500. The commissioner will name
the other attaches of the bureau and
the board will administer the act.
BECKER'S COUNSEL GOES
TO MAINE SEEKING WRIT
By Associated Press
New York, July 10. W. Bourke
Cockran, Becker's counsel, left yester
day for Rangeley, Me., where United,
States Supreme Court Justice Charles
E. Hughes is summering, to apply to
the justice for a writ of error, which
would give Becker a hearing In the
Federal courts. Justice Hughes' de
cision on the application probably will
be made to-day.