Authorities Search For Crank Who Says HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 160 BIG ORDERS START i C. I. &S. ON NEW | ERA OF PROSPERITY 1 Central Iron and Steel to Make Steel Plates For Cars and Battleships PLANT RUNNING FULL TIME May Be Necessary to Put on More Men; Expect to Land More Work Soon With the landing of an order for 7,000 tons of pressed, plates for steel ears from the American Car and Foun dry Company, of Berwick, and for about 4,000 tons of universal plates for the new battleship California, the Cen tral Iron and Steel Company is enter ing an era of prosperity which bids fair to continue indefinitely. The 7,000 tons of pressed steel plates will be sufficient to cover about 2.100 cars, which is half of an order being turned out by the American company for the Russian government. It is be lieved the local firm will get the re mainder of the pressed plate order. Worth Brothers, contractors, of Coatesville, placed the order for the universal plates, which will be used on the battleship California, now be ing built. They are extra heavy and will be made with drilled edges. Other work along the same lines is expected. For the last several weeks the Cen tral Iron atjd Steel Company has been running full time. While no increases in the working force have been made recently, if orders continue rolling in as fast as they have during the last few weeks additional workmen will be put on. New Battery of Open Hearths and Rail Mill Operating at Steelton For the first time since the new bat tery of open hearths was placed in service at the Steelton plant of the Pennsylvania Company the entire eight furnaces were in operation to-day. A lumber of good-sized orders recently JBtooked has caused the big increase in production. At the same time the new rail mill was placed in operation on double turn. This department is busy on a large order of girder rails for the Southern Pacific Railroad. Business at the frog shop depart ment of the Steelton plan* Is also pick ing up. This department recently ob tained an order to build new frogs for the Philadelphia yards of the Pennsyl vania Railroad Company. Minnehaha Sails From Halifax; Portions of Bombs Found by Crew By Associated Press Halifax, N. S„ July 12.—The Atlan tic transport Liner Minnehaha which put in here after the explosion and fire on board last Wednesday, sailed for London last night. All of the smoldering freight had been removed and the fire completely extinguished. Officers of the steamer declined to state whether their examination of -the forward hold yielded evidence to show that the explosion was caused by a bomb. It was learned that while re moving .the damaged cargo, stevedores found several pieces of copper wire and other materials which it was said, were not part of the cargo. Members of the crew said that some of the material resembled coils such as are used in time bombs. The emptying of the forward part of the vessel disclosed that the explosion had occurred on the Orlop deck, near the center of the steamer and not in the No. 3 hold as at first thought. 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 Harrlsburg and vicinity: Tart ly cloudy weather to-night ami jfc Tuesday; probably showers; not v much change In temperature. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Partly cloudy to-night and Tuesday; probably showers; continued warm; light to moderate variable winds. River The Snsquehannn river and Its principal tributaries will probably continue to fall steadily. A stage of about 6.5 feet la Indicated for Harrlsburg Tuesday morning. General Condition* Pressure Is relatively high over the southeastern part of the country and along the North Pacific coast. A alight depression over Men .leracy and Eastern New York has cauaed light to moderately heavy showers throughout the territory under Its Influence. Temperature! N a. m., IK. Sun; Rises. 4:-t« a. m.j sets, 7i34 p. in. Moons New moon, 4iHI p. m. Hlver Stage: 8.0 feet above low water mark. _ Yesterday'* Weather Highest temperature, TB. Lowest temperature. «3. Mean temperature, IN). Normal temperature, V 4. , COMFORT STATIONS BADLY NEEDED IN RIVER FRONT PARK Commissioner Bowman Willing to Provide Facilities on North Side of Pumping Station DEPT. HAS THE MONEY Places Needed For Convenience of- Public South of Market and Mulberry Street Now that the river improvements are rapidly nearing completion and people are using the parks and walks from one end of the city to the other more than ever before in the history of the city, the question of public com fort facilities is giving officials much thought. The officials are being urged by most people to provide adequate facilities at different points and it la evident that something will have to be done without delay. City Commissioner Bowman, who as supervisor of the pumping station at North street, said to-day that he will be more than willing to erect a suit able public comfort station on the north side of the building. The sta tion could be practically covered from view by shrubbery, and would in no way interfere with the appearance of the park plaza or the pumping station requirements. When the big river interceptor was installed a sewer was laid from the interceptor to a point, near the pump ing station and the cost of public com fort facilities near the water house would not exceed a few hundred dol lars. Commissioner Bowman has said frequently that such facilities at the pumping station are not adequate to provide accommodation for the pub lic, having been designed for the em ploycsgpnly, but he finds the situation so serious that he feels disposed, to respond to the public demand at this point providing some legal means may be found for the expenditure of the necessary funds. His department is in a prosperous condition and it would be an easy matter to furnish the facilities needed, if a proper way can be found for authorizing him to do so. Similar facilities should likewise be provided at some point south of the Market street bridge and perhaps also immediately south of the Cumberland Valley bridge. These facilities need not he expensive, but should be adequate and unobtrusive. As one prominent citizen remarked to-day. it is quite as important to provide public comfort stations for the people as it is to prepare the parks for their use and pleasure. TEUTONIC A! ROSS ARMIES DEADLOCKED Continued Fighting Along Front Extending For Distance of 30 Miles Teutonic and Russian armies arc in j an apparent deadlock south of Lublic where the northward sweep of the Austro-(»crmans was halted last week. Pctrograd reports continued fighting along the front extending from Josc l'ow on the Vistula to Byehawa, ap proximately SO miles to the eastward. The Austrlans have again become aggressive here, according to the Rus sian statement, but their attacks were repulsed. Inofficial dispatches from Austrian headquarters contain the statement that the Teutonic forces lialted north of lvrasitik because the object of the campaign against Lcmberg had been attained with the capture of that city and the establishment of strong de fensive positions to tlie north and east. Several successes along the Austro- Itallan front are reported by Italian army headquarters, In the districts where the Italian forces arc engaged in the effort to clear the road to Trieste. Counter attacks by the Austrlans in the (Isonzo Valley have been repulsed, It Is declared. The Turkish casualties were only one ldlled and two wounded, It is declared, and the warship was hit <and forced to withdraw. Harry K. Thaw Hopeful That He Will Soon Be Given His Freedom By Associated Press New York, July 12.—Harry K. Thaw was hopeful when the hearing In litg sanity trial was resumed to day that It would be finished by Wed nesday night. He seemed confident that the Jury would return a verdict that he is sane and looked forward to his release before the end of the week. The reading of testimony previously given by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was yet to be completed. Afterward the State's counsel had planned to call their alienists. Dr. Austin Flint,' and Dr. Raymond Kieb, superintendent of Matteawan and two or three others. Their testimony was expected to end evidence for the State. Rebuttal evi dence for Thaw will follow. Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw, the prison er's mother, is said to have made ar rangements to take Harry to her home In Pittsburgh in the event of a favor able decision, to remain there for a 1 few days hefore going to the Exposi tion at San FranclHco. CONVENTION NKARS END By Associated Press Chicago. July 12. —Concluding ses sions of the fifth world's convention of the Christian Bndeaivor Societies were held to-day. To-night a big "purpose meeting" will briny the con vention to an end. HARRISBURG, PA,. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 12, 1915. CAPTAIN ZIEGLER OF COMPANY I, THE "NON-COMS" OF COMPANY D, AND "ROOKIES" WHO GOT THEIRS AT GRETNA W JF. i£y> J iMH - . "'-V " " The scene* above snapped at the Mount Gretiia National Guard encampmefit by the Telegraph's photographer show some-of the lads from Harrisburg. Captain Frank E. Ziegler, of Company T, signalling orders to his men, Is seen with arms outstretched. The group picture shows the noncommissioned officers of Company rf. The other interesting bit of photography shows how the guardsmen Initiate the "rookies" to the pleasures and displeasures of camp life. The noncommissioned men of Company D, seen in the group, include: Left to light, front row—Corporal J. Russel, Corporsl F. [). Stlffer, Corporal C. "W. Gerdes, Corpora! C. A. Burtnctt, Corporal C. I'errington. Rack row—Sergeant J. T. Long, Quarter Master Sergeant Richard DeHart, Sergeant J. N. Schuchman, Sergeant H. W, Heagy, Artificer H. M. Keller, Sergeant H. Shickley. Bice ICED BEER TO MAYOR ROYAL Refrigerator to Keep It in, Too; Whole String of Folks Crazy to See His Honor "Here's a refrigerator for you," said Charles Johnson, well-known huck ster of the city, as he, with the aid of a jitney driver, carried a medium sized ice-cooler into the police sta tion. Not satisfied with bringing in the icebox, he went out and returned in a few minutes with some refreshments which he brought In a basket covered with paper. The refreshments proved to be sev eral bottles of real, good Iced beer, ac cording to the officers who confiscated it owing to the donor's condition at the time. Charlie then decided he wanted to see the mayor to make a presentation speech, but Mayor Royal when told who his visitor was, slipped out a side door leaving Johnson to talk to the force. The refrigerator is being held by the police until Charlie's mind clears. Just what was the cause of the rush of visitors on Saturday'to see the mayor the local police are not sure. A woman, thought to be demented, first came in just to look at his honor the mayor. Later another Woman whom the officers said was demented, came in and raised a disturbance, and finally Johnson brought his little token in for the cops. CITY NOW MAKING ITS OWN ASPHALT New Municipal Repair Plant Began Operation For First Time To day Under Expert's Eye Harrisburpr's new municipal asphalt repair plant was operated for the flrßt time to-day under the eye of R. V. Greenousrh, the representative of the Cleveland firm which put up the plant. For a day or two the machinery will be tested out and by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest the mixers will he turning out material that will be used.for the repair of HarrlsburK's streets, according to City Commissioner W. H. Lynch, superintendent of streets and. public improvements. The first street to receive attention will be Second street from the ap proach of the new subway northward to th®'Square. Market street, Chest nut and the other streets in the busi ness district will receive attention in order. GREEN APPLE CRAMPS STOPS RUNAWAY BOY Harrisburg Youngster Picked Up in Agony by New Bloom field Police Physically exhausted and suffering from severe cramps caused physicians believe by green apples which he ate to a t ppease his hunger, John E. Dun levy, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Dunlevy, 1014 South Ninth street, of this city who ran away from home last Thursday afternoon, was found writhing In agony in an al ley at New Bloomfield, Pa., late Sat urday afternoon. Physicians worked for more than an hour before they could revive the lad. Then he was so nearly exhausted that he could not eat. The doctors finally succeeded in feeding nim some light [Continued on Page 7] Fought Several Hundred Snakes on Rockville » Mountains, He Said Thomas Reily, aged 54, after telling Harrisburg Hospital physicians a thrilling story about a fight with sev eral hundred snakes in the Rockville mountains, was asked to lie down in the dispensary. The doctors then ap plied a stomach pump to the man, extracting a large amount of whisky. NO CHAIRMAN WILL BE NAMED JUST NOW Governor Will Let Board Work Out Its Problems Before Acting Governor Brumbaugh will not name a chairman for the workmen's com pensation board for some time to come, and he plans to take his time regard ing other appointments. "I Intend to let the new board's mem bers work out their problems before naming a chairman," said he to-day. "The board will be railed here one of these days for discussion of the act and will then take up its preparations for the administration of the compensation act." The Governor will likely name the Secretary of Agriculture within a week. The name of the new offlcer will be first communicated to the new commis sion when It meets here on Friday and an official announcement will follow in a short time. No announcement of a chairman of the Public Service Commission is to be made for the present. Commissioner Ainey, the acting chairman, to-day held [Continued on Page 7] Jill TERM UD SI! FINE FOB "JIM" John M. Knell Gets Three Months For Operating Jitney in Drunken Condition We can't wait until someone Is seriously injured by one who vio lates the law in driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Then it will be too late. The surer way to protect those who ride as well as those who walk in the streets from the violators of the law is to Impose the penalty of the law. President Judge George Kunkel thus indicated the attitude of the Dau phin county court on the subject of intoxicated automobile drivers when he imposed a fine of SIOO and costs and a jail sentence of three months upon John M. Knell, a jitney opera tor. Knell while intoxicated drove a number of men beyond Rockvllle a week ago. State Highway Commis sioner Cunningham revoked his li cense a few days later. Judge Kunkel [Contlnuea on Page 7.] Add Fifty Men to Take Care of War Horses Hinton, W. Va„ July 12.—Fifty men were to-day added to the force required to handle the war horses fed and watered here on their way from the West to the seaboard. The horses are brought in over the Chesa peake and Ohio railroad, fully 200,000 of these having been handled since the European war began, according to the officers in charge. Veterinarians of the French and English armies are at the piers, and examine every horse before it Is sent to Newport News. To-day 440 sick horses were isolated. River Expected to Fall to Normal in Few Days Canoeists and persons fond of swim ming have many a kind word for the weather man who predicts that within the next two or three days the river will be back to its usual summer stage. ' Heavy rains last week caused the Susquehanna to break all records for July at this point going up to almost thirteen feet. It began to fall yester day and is expected to drop to 6:5 by 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. No rise is looked for again unless another heavy showpr becomes general over the watershed. New Pennsy Station at Elizabethtown Opened The new Pennsylvania station at Elizabethtown was informally opened by the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany to-day. It is built of brownstone with a red 'tile roof and Is somewhat larger than the one it replaced. 10 PAGES 'LANSING AT WORK ON NEW NOTETO BERLIN Intimated That There Will Be No Surrender of American Rights PRESIDENT MAY RETURN i Von Bernstorff to Call at State Department to Learn Attitude of United States By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 12.—Work was begun to-day by Secretary Lansing on the draft of a note to be sent to i the German government expressing the attitude which the United States! will take toward Germany's submarine' warfare as it affects the rights o{i neutrals. When it is completed there I will be a consultation between Secre tary Lansing and President Wilson, who will decide the policy to be pursued. No intimation is obtainable as yet as to the course which the American gov ernment will follow, but there is every indication In official quarters that the relations between Germany and the United States have become so strained as to make it necessary to weigh care fully the phraseology of the next com munication and to measure fully the responsibility and consequences which may be required by its contents. That there is to he no surrender of American rights in the new note is practically certain, according to the view taken by officials thus far, and it Is also assured that the German pro posals for the immunity of American passenger ships not carrying contra hand will be rejected. Just what steps will he taken by the United States as a result of Germany's failure to disavow the sinking of the Lusttania Is most uncertain. It is this Issue—the loss of IOC American lives, for which Ger many has disclaimed rdesponstbility— that has brought the situation to a grave and critical point. Wilson May Return It had been that Secretary Tensing would go to Cornish, X. H., for a conference with the President as soon as the note had been carefully examined here and the secretary had prepared a draft of the reply. It may be, however, that the President will decide to return to Washington instead and some announcement on the sub ject was believed to be likely later in the day. Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador here, will call on Secre tarj Lansing In a day or two to learn formally the attitude of the United States toward the German reply. ? ;ne from Buffalo this after 1 I noon in seventh. Zirnmermu:. T* 1 I and Menson walked. Mowe doubled, scoring Witter and i' £ Mensor. J Buffalo 1 0000 100 o—2 9 ■ » 1 Harrisburg 00000030 x—3 8 2!® ;ries—Fullenwider and Onslow; Schacht and Heck- k I inger. 1 J LEBANON MEN WANT POLICE ' ; i liat i > I be sent to Lebanon county to keep soldiers . j f Cover- ' I . ave a detail , ' » - ;nt it once because it was alleged that , soldiers had been ] j ne distance fror I f I jutant General Stewart < 1 he can have the provost marshal look into the matter | > I j ; Mt. Gretna, Pa., July 12.—The feature of the camp o , the First, Third and Fourth Brigades, National Guard o ' * Pennsylvania, to-day is the arrival of Governor Brumbaugh j commander-in-chief of the National Guard of this State, whe * ► reaches here at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The party made the ! 1 trip from Harrisburg by automobile. . £ I Uniontown, Pa., July 12.—Josiah V. Tnompson, whose ' I affairs were placed in the hands of receivers when the First ! J m National Bank of Uniontown, of which he was president, 1 ; was closed last January, owned 141,413 acres of coal lands, | > 1 , valued at $65,367,785, according to the report of the.apprais- , \ eri ! in court he:c tr day. t Harrisburg. Dr. J. George Becht, who was offered » " the vice-presidency of Lafayette College, is meeting with the . State Board of Education this afternoon. He will likely re- • , I main here as secretary of the board. > More than forty jitneys, of all sizes, shapes and hups ' * I crowded with passengers paraded over many of the princi pal streets of the city to-day. The demonstration was held ® ' ' under the auspices of the Harrisburg Jitney Club. ' I f MARRIAGE LICENSES I Franrlaaek *»m»u«rn and Pauline Kraanoalceaka, elltr. hew!* B. l.lndrmuth, Carthage, N. V., and Mary EHaabeth Detwcller,. | dtr. I , gfr >i n W" " N<| | * POSTSCRIPT AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR MAN WHO PLACED BOMBS ON STEAMERS Wireless Calls Flashed to Howtk Head and Baron Napier by Navy Department SIGNS HIS LETTER "PEARCE" Writer Declares Intention of Kill ing J. P. Morgan and British • Ambassador By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 12.—Navy ! Department officials to-day awaited | responses from the steamships Howth Head and Baron Napier, laden with mules for the British army and now off the South Atlantic coast, to a warn ing wirelessed to them to watch out for bombs in their holds. Both ves sels sailed from New Orleans July 9, the Howth Head for Dublin and Bel fast via Norfolk and the Baron Napier direct for Avonmouth. The warning was flashed out broad coast over the sea from the Arlington wireless station last night following the receipt by Secretary Daniels of a telegram from a New Orleans news paper stating that a letter to that paper from a person who signed him self as "Pearce" indicated that ex plosives had been placed aboard the two vessels. The writer of the letter also declared his intention of killing J. P. Morgan and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, and completing the work of Eric Muenter. who committed sui cide recently after wounding Mr. Mor gan, and with Whom, he says, he had formed a partnership in an effort to keep the United States out of the Euro pean war. The letter also warned per sons who had friends or relatives aboard the Howth Head and the Baron Napier to watch for reports from those vessels. The Howth Head is not equipped with wireless, but ought to reach Nor folk by to-morrow at the latest, when she likely will make reponse. Even if the radio message was not picked up directly by the Baron Napier, somei other nearby vessel might have relayed it. It was believed here that response;! may be caught up to-day by some of [Continued on Page 7]
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