Americans Reported Kilted When Germa HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 1 76 4 AMERICANS KILLED WHEN GERMANS FIRE ON LEYLAND LINER Vessel, Owned in Liverpool, Sunk by Torpedo, According to Dispatches WASHINGTON INVESTIGATES Iberian Used Several Months For Transportation of War Supplies By Associated Press Queenstown, July 31, 2.45 p. m. — Four of the seven men killed when the leyland line steamship Iberian was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine are said to have been Americans. The casualties were caused by shell Are. The submarine then torpedoed the Leyland liner and the vessel went to the bottom. Five members of the Levland's crew were killed, two died aboard a rescue boat and sixty-one were landed safe ly. The Iberian, a steamer of 5.223 tons gross, sailed from Boston July 7 for Manchester where she was reported to have arrived July 20. She was 437 feet long with a beam of 4S feet and was built at Sunderland in 1900. F. Leyland and Company, Limited, were the owners. Upon her arrival at Boston from Manchester and Liverpool on July 2, members of the Iberian's crew told of being chased by a German submarine when only a few miles from the mouth of the Mersey. Captain Jago maneuvered nis ship out of danger, however. The Iberian has been used for sev eral months for the transportation of war supplies between the United States and England. State Department Is Trying to Get Report By Associated Press Washington. July 31. : —The case of the four Americans killed in the shell ing of the Iberian turns on whether the ship was warned by the German submarine and whether she attempted to escape. State Department officials had no details to-day but took steps to get a report. The degree of protection which a neutral government can give its sub jects traveling on such a ship, depends on the circumstances. The case of the Armenian in which a score of American lives were lost the United States held that the Americans on the ship lost the protection of their gov ernment when It attempted to escape after being marked to stop. Steelton Blacksmith Dies in This City John Durr, aged 72 years, of many years a prominent Steelton blacksmith, died early this morning at the home of his granddaughter. Mrs. Glenn Stover. 406 Hummel street. Mr. Durr had been ill for several weeks. The survivors are a widow. Mrs. Fredericka Durr. and the following children: Mrs. E. E. Eshenour. Mrs. Frank Reish, Harrisburg; Mrs. John Irvin, New Cumberland; Mrs. B. Fisher, Paterson, N. J.; Charles. Rutherford, and Harry, of Harris burg. The funeral will take place Mon day. Services will be held at the home of Mrs. E. E. Eshenour. 1631 Derry street at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Harry Xelson Bassler, of the Second Reformed Church, will officiate. Bur ial will be made in Baldwin Cemetery, Steelton. Next to . itins one s cake and .sharing it, too. is going on a vaca tion and knowing all about what is going on at home. For six cents a week the Harrisburg Tele graph will keep you in touch with all the doings. Call the Circulation Depart ment. The next issue will meet you no matter where you go. THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinity! Part ly cloudy to-night and Sunday) continued warm. For Eiitern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy to-nlßht and Sundays not mncta change In temperatarei light, variable nladi. River The Suaqnehanna river and lta principal trlbutarle* will fall ■ lowly or remain nearly atatlon ary. A stage of about 4.0 feet la Indicated for Harrlaburg Sunday morning. General Condition* Preaaure contlnuea relatively hleh off the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coast* and has riaen alightly in northern districts eaat of the Rocky moantalaa. Scattered ahonera and thunder storm* have occurred alnce laat report la the Middle Atlantic States and over the Florida r-nlnanla. In the I,ower Ohio and pper Mississippi valley a. The temperature contlnuea high over the eastern half of the coun try. Tempera tare: 8 a. in.. 78| 2 p. m.. 88. Sum Rlaea, s)o* a. fn.; seta, 7:20 p. m. • Mooni Jtew moon, August 2, 4:2T p. m. River Stage 1 4.2 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Hlgrhest temperature, AO. Lowest temperature, <l9. Mean temperature, SO. Normal temperature, 74. TRIIHI WRECKS AUTO; inn DEAO: WIFE MID 80* HURT Mrs. William L. Meyers, 435 Hum mel Street, in Critical Condition; Doesn't Know Husband Died UNPROTECTED R. R. CROSSING Dangerous Curve and No Watch man Stationed; Two Killed, 4 Hurt in Crash Special to The Telegraph Reading. Pa., July 31.—Mrs. Wil liam L. Meyers, of 435 Hummel street, Harrisburg, who was one of six peo ple in a Reading Railway grade cross ing accident at Moslem last night, was still alive but in a critical condition at 10 o'clock to-day. Mrs. Meyers has not been told that her husband, William Meyers, a help er in the Rutherford yards, and Adam D. Wanner, wealthy landlord of this place, a life-long friend, were killed in the smashup. Mrs. Meyers suffered internal in juries which, it is feared, will cause her death. She also received severe lacerations of the head. Williams Meyers, Jr., 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Meyers, who received lacerations of the scalp and bruises of the body, has not been told of the death of his father, either, and the la j is constantly calling for him. Crossing I'nprotected Twenty feet from the Moslem cross ing. which is unprotected by watch man or safety gates, is a covered bridge. The automobile shot out from the bridge around the curve approach ing the tracks. As the machine reached the center of the crossing, the local which was traveling about 15 miles an hour, caught the automo bile in the center and tossed occupants and car in all directions. According to those injured it was almost a physical impossibility to see the train approaching and they claim that they heard no sound of whistle or other warning of its approach. This accident following so close to the tragedy on the Reading near Har risburg when six were killed, has been followed by a demand for the abolish ment of deadly grade crossings. The Rev. Father Mullen of St. Jo seph's Catholic Church was summon- [Contlnued on Pagr 16] HAS TO SWIM ASHORE IN BIRTHDAY GARB And Then He Had to Worry About Getting Home; "Friends" Took Clothes Friends who saw John Atticks of North Second street, Steelton. walk ing across Front street, Steelton. at 1 o'clock in the afternoon wearing a pair of overalls and a short coat wondered whether John was trying to keep cool or whether something had happened. Something had, but John would not tell the story. Several companions however, gave the following explanatib.r. John and several other yeung men left early in the morning for Hess's Island, across from the Frances street boat landing. After spending most of the morning on the Island the fellows decided to take a swim. Atticks, however, stayed in too long and his friends got to shore together with his clothing. So John had two difficult problems facing him. How to get to shore and how to get home? After thinking a bit he swam the 300 odd yards to shore and prevailed upon some real friends to loan him the overalls and coat to get home. He got home all right, but had some trouble explaining just how he happened to loose his clothes. Several of the party claim that At ticks had planned to upset the boat on the way home so they decided to start the joke a little sooner. Woman Drinks Poison When Husband Refuses to Support Unborn Babe Failure to secure promise of sup port from her husband, Clyde Hopple, for an unborn child. Mrs. Blanche Hopple, committed suicide last night. The wife, who lived with her parents at Cameron and Verbeke streets was visited by her husband last night. There was a quarrel during which the wife said she would take her life un less she was given support by her husband. Following her threat Mrs. Hopple took a bottle from her pocket and swallowed the contents. A brother, Adolph Wenke, who was in the house, rushed out in time to see his sister fall over. He called the ambulance. Mrs. Hopple died at the Harrisburg hospital at 1:30, ten minutes after she was taken there. Coroner Jacob Eckinger is making an investigation. According to the police, the Hopples have had frequent quarrels, and the wife had made charges of assault and battery, non support and cruelty on several oc casions. One charge of assault and battery was made recently before Alderman George D. Herbert. The husband left after the wife had taken the poison and has not been seen since. JITLY BUILDINGS COST 9144.325 Building operations in July, 1915, fell somewhat behind the same month of 191*, according to the monthly fig ures compiled to-day by Building In spector J. H. Grove. During the month Just closed building permits totaling 5144.325 were issued. In July. 1914, i the permits granted totaled $223,000. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1915 WILLIAM L MEYERS, VICTIM OF GRADE CROSSING SMASH-UP AT MOSLEM, HIS WIFE AND FAMILY f v T Above are pictured William Meyers, 435 Hummel street, who was killed in an auto accident on a grade crossing near Reading; his wife who was so badly injured in the same accident that physicians despair of her life; Wil liam Meyers, Jr., aged 6, who sustained a broken rib. Other children, who at their home are anxiously awaiting further word concerning their parents, are Augusta, Mrs. James Fickes, Bertha, Mary and Mcrgaret. NIX ON THE BELGIAN BLOX FOR SLAYING OF THE PESKY JIGGER "Rub With a Bacon Rind" Says Gentleman From Butler, Pa., After Telling Where the Rub Comes In TOAST And Here's to the Chigger That Grows No Bigger Than the point of a very fine pin. But the Bump which he raises Itches Like Blazes An Here's "where The Rub Conies In!" "Rub with a Bacon rind. XIX on tile Belgian Blox." Exception to the method of exter minating the "jigger" or "chigger" by placing them firmly between two Belgian blocks, as suggested in a re cent bit of "time copy" printed on the first page of a local paper when news was a wee bit scorce, is taken by Nixon Hause, of Butler. Pa., who has sent a letter to the Telegraph voicing his exceptions as above noted. Mr. Hause does not go into detail as to why he objects to the use of Bel gian blocks to kill the "Jigger" bug, but it Is assumed that th« war having cut off the supply of this insect ex terminator from the land now infest ed by the German hordes, he figures GRANOLITHIC WALK ! IN NORTH FRONT ST. Improve Stretch From Woodbine to Division Streets; to Plant Elms in Fall Of all the recent public improve ments through private enterprise none has attracted more attention than the long extension of granolithic sidewalk on Front street from Woodbine to Di vision streets. With the exception of a short stretch or two on the northern section, all of this frontage is being provided with proper sidewalks on the eastern side. Under an act of As sembly approved by Governor Brum baugh progressive property owners have now the power to compel their neighbors who are without public spirit to join in improvements of this character, H they do not do so, the city is authfflazed to do the work and then enter a Tir-n against the property. The sidewalk now being sonstructed on North Front street will relieve the main highway of pedestrian traffic and thus minimize the danger to those who have heretofore been almost compelled to use tlie street owing to the con ditions on both sides. It is the intention of the Park De partment next Fall to continue the planting of elms from Woodbine street to the city limits on the western side and this will insure a splendid avenue of trees throughout the entire front age of the city. Commonwealth to Play Next Friday For the Electric Co. Concert Friday evening, August fi, has been selected by the Harrisburg Band Con cert Association as the date for the concert arranged for by the Harris burg Light and Power Company at Reservoir Park, the first ever given for the benefit of Harriaburg's music loving public by a local utility com pany. The Commonwealth will play and an attractive program is being prepared. The music:ans will hold forth from 8 to 10 o'clock. Threatening skies interfered to some extent last evening with the at tendance at last evening's concert by the Municipal band, although a large sized crowd, at that, attended. Efforts are being made by Miss Mary Braxton, playground instructor on the Twelfth street recreation grounds, to obtain a concert by the Perserverance Band for the benefit of the colored folk. The band concert committee will consider this next week. WIFE AS DECOY TO FUGITIVE Leads Posse to Desperate Man Hiding in Cornfield Sfecial to Thr Teltgrapk Lewistown. Pa., July 31. Harry Brubaker. who escaped from jail on Wednesday night, was captured by Sheriff Vanzandt late yesterday near Painterville as he was crossing the mountains away from railroads and telephone lines. "Potpie Annie." his alleged wife, was used as a decoy and led the posse di rect to the hiding place of the fugi tive. He was given no chance to use his revolver, but his first act on being returned to prison waa to beat up Samuel Quay, a fellow-prisoner, and he is now in the dungeon. < on the expense of this treatment be ing a trifle too heavy. But perhaps, it had better be ex plained that the ' - Jigger." according to the bit of "time" stuff, is " a bug— not a disease—that bothers man and rouses much vexation anil cussing at this the harvest season. They show a predilection for human society and abandon their natural habitat for the uncertainties of life with man—or wo man. When lodged on the skin they immediately burrow through the outer layers of the cuticle. Then they begin their devilment. The ir ritation. as first mild, becomes intense and is accompanied with redness, swelling and inflamation. Violent scratching, sleeplessness and extreme uncomfortableness are the results of the nefarious attacks of the "chig gcrs." P'or the further education of the be jlggered public the Telegraph prints a photo of the chigger enlarged two hundred and ninty-three and a half times— MURDERER OF THREE IS LYNCHED BY MOB Negro Taken From Squire's Office and Burned to Death in Public Square By Associated Press Temple, Texas. July 31. A mob here late last night took Will Stanley, a negro, held by officers in connection with the murder here of three chil ' dren of T. R. Grimes, from the office i of a justice of the peace and removed him to the public square and burned \ him to death. As the mob left the Justice's court building with their prisoner shortly before midnight, a number of men and ; boys gathered dry goods boxes with j which to make the fire. After the fire had burned out, the dismembered body wa> dragged out and hanged to a telephone pole. The crime for which Stanley was ! burned occurred during Wednesday night. Thursday morning a neighbor 1 calling at the Grimes home found the ; three children of the household lying iln pools of blood. The parents had been beaten about tne heads and ' bodies to such an extent that not until to-day were they entirely conscious. When Stanley was cast into the flames he struggled to escape but was repeatedly shoved back. Several men said Stanley confessed that he did tho killing, claiming that he had been hired to do the deed. He begged to be permitted to live long enough to tell ' all about it, but his alleged admis j slon of guilt was sufficient for those I around the fire. A shot was fired, I which some claim struck the strug | gllng negro. His struggles soop ceased and the gathering began to disperse. In a few minutes the square was prac- I tically deserted and the crowds had j vanished. j Two negroes, said to have been ! mentioned by Stanley in his story told to the officers were apprehended at Rodgers, and were brought to Temple but were released after an examination and told to leave town. EDITOR FORCED FROM COUNTRY By Associated Press London, July 31.—A Reuter dis patch from Copenhagen says: Maxi milian Harden, editor of Die Zukuuft 1 past through Copenhagen Thursday, ! incognito on an enforced holiday of indefinite duration in northern Scandi navia. His recent article virtually commending'ltaly's attack on her archenemy—Austria—ls reported to have aroused the wrath of official Germany. FOUR TRAWLERS SUNK By Associated Press London. July 31, 2.40 P. M.—Four more Lowestoft trawlers have been sunk by a German submarine. The crews were 6aved. The fishermen sent to the Übttom were the Quest, the Strive, the Achieve and the Athena. EARTHQUAKES RECORDED Washington. July 31. Seismo graphs at Georgetown University last night recorded earthshoeks of unusual intensity supposed trr be about 5,500j miles from Washington. J MORE MARINES Oil WAY 10 SCENES OF DISORDER 111 HAITI Battleship Connecticut Sails For Port au Prince Where Amer icans Were Killed CITY IS QUIET TODAY President Wilson Is Intensely In terested in Exciting Situation By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. July 31.—When the Haitiens resisted the landing of Rear Admiral Caperton's bluejackets and marines Thursday, six of the na tives were killed and two were wounded in the fighting. Admiral Caperton made this report to-day and forecasted further revolutionary dis turbances on the island. Reports to-day from the American Legation in Port Au Prince, Haiti, says the city is quiet and that the disarm ing of the natives is going on. They recommend that a larger naval force be sent to the island for the moral effect and to assist in patrol duty. The hattleship Connecticut, with 500 marines aboard, sailed to-day from Philadelphia. In addition, the naval transport Hancock at Philadel phia. also will go to Haiti carrying other forces, it was said. Americans who lost their lives in the clash which occurred Thursday night wore William Gompers. seaman, of Brooklyn, and Cason S. Whitehurst, ordinary seaman, of Norfolk, Va. In reporting the incident. Rear Admiral Caperton said that he had been warned that an attack would be made on Port Au Prince where the ma rines had been landed to restore or der after revolutionists had taken the city. He sent his men out to the edge of the city to meet the attack ing party, leavins a strong guard to maintain order in town. The attack began at 8 o'clock and bluejackets bore the brunt of the fight ing. Snipers from the brush opened fire which was promptly returned by the bluejackets. The attacking party was beaten off. The Navy Department has decided to send the hospital ship Selace to Haiti. No further casualties to the American forces have been reported but officials have come to the con- [Continued on Png« 9.] HOT AND STICKY IS SUNDAY FORECAST No Relief From Heat Wave Yet in Sight; Humidity Away Up Relief for sweltering humanity in and about Harrisburg is not yet in sight. The gentle breezes that blew at intervals to-day were only teasers. Some consolation came in the fact that the humidity was not so great as yesterday. Unless the big heat wave, covering the entire country, does some unex pected thing, it is going to be still hotter to-morrow. At the local Weather Bureau there was given a glimpse of a hope that a thunder storm might cool things off a bit, but indications even along this line were unfavorable. The humidity to-day reached 75 at 8 o'clock. It was 10 degrees higher at noon. Yesterday at 8 o'clock the humidity registered 86 degrees and at noon 92. Sunday may be a day like yesterday. Italian Papers Comment on Pope Benedict's Plea By Associated Press Milan. Italy. July 30, via Paris, July 31, 12.20 P. M.—The entire press of this city, commenting on the pope's appeal to the belligerent countries, says it shows the pontiff's ardent de sire to see the conflict ended. The Corrleur Delia Sera, however, remarks that any intervention in favor of peace will find an Insurmountable obstacle, namely, that the conflict crnnot end except with a victory for thr entente allies, the conflict being for them a defensive war Inspired by pure Ideals of liberty and justice. Thus thf condemnation of the pope, says the newspaper, strikes at those who for ambition and a desire for pre dominance unchained war. Automobile Hits Boy at Court and Market While riding a bicycle In Market street this morning William Marcus, aged 12 years, was hit by an automo bile at Court street. The boy was only slightly injured, hut his bicycle was badly damaged. The number of the automobile was not given. The auto mobile continued down Court street. The police department was notifled and will make an investigation. fHERE ABE A FEW IMPORTANT DATES TO KEEP IN MIND August 24—Final day for filing pri mary petitions for State offices with Secretary of Commonwealth. August 26. 31 and September 11 City registration days. August 31— Final day to file pri mary petitions for county and city offices with County Commission ers. September I—Final day to be as sessed for November election. September 2—Return dav for regis tration lists to County Commis sioners. September 21—Final day to pay poll taxes for primary election. September 21—Fall primaries. October 2—Final day for out-of town voters to pi»v taxes In order to vote at Fall elections. November 2—General elections. 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT TO BLOW IN 2 BLAST FURNACES AT STEEL MILL WITHIN MONTH Orders to Start No. 4 Next Week; No. 5 to Follow Shortly PLAN TO REMODEL NO. 3 Will Increase Output 100 Per Cent., Approximating 1,000 Tons a Day Orders to blow in blast furnace, No. 4, at the Pennsylvania Steel Company will be issued next week, in all proba bility, officials at the Steelton plant announced to-day. This furnace has not been used for about eighteen months. Work on blast furnace, No. 5, which is being built by the company is be ing pushed as much as possible as It is expected to have this furnace also in blast by the first of September. Emergency orders, it is said, are largely responsible for the order. At present furnaces Nos. 3' and 1 are being operated, having a capacity of between 500 and 525 tons of iron a day. No. 4 has a capacity of about 350 tons and No. 5 when it is completed will turn out about 500 tons daily. As soon as these two start up again No. 3 will be blown out for remodeling that will increase its capacity 150 tons, making it equal to the new furnace being erected at a cost of several mil lions of dollars. An increase of 100 per cent, in the 1 output of the plant will follow when I both furnaces 4 and 5 resume, offi- I cials announced. The iron turned out I will approximate more than 1,000 tons ■ each day compared with the 500 tons now being run through. JOHN UMHOI/TZ. PEN BROOK, WINS STATK SCHOLARSHIP John Umholtz, of Penbrook, a for mer Central High school graduate, won the McAllister scholarship at Pennsylvania State College. Prof. F. E. Shariibaugh. county school super intendent, who recently conducted the examinations of Dauphin county stu dents for the scholarship prize received word to that effect to-day. Between Umholtz and Frank Jefferson. Steelton, a son of Frank L. Jefferson, there was a difference of one and six-tenth per cent in the marks. The State Col lege authorities informed Mr. Sham baugh that another scholarship will be given Jefferson. J AMERICANS HELD IN MEXICO CITY * ' Mexico City, Saturday, July 24. (By Wireless Telegraphy from steamship City of Tampico to Galveston, !July 31.) —Paul Hudson, president of the Herald Publishing Company of Mexico City, an American citizen, together with members of his family and the staff of his paper, are prisoners in Mexico City and threatened with court martial. Allan Mallory, an American, has been assaulted by followers !of Zapata while carrying diplomatic correspondence, Zapata personally destroyed the correspondence taken from Mr. Mallory. WASHINGTON HEARS ONLY ONE IS DEAD \Vashington, July 31. Only one American, a muleteer, named Whyley, was killed when the British steamer Iberian was shelled and sunk by a German submarine. American Consul Frost at Queenstown, reported to-day that the Iberian I disregarded the submarine's warning to stop. Later the £ Germ commander gave the crew time to take to the boats I before firing a torpedo. I - 80 HORSEMEN SAILED ON LINER * Boston, July 31.—About eighty horsemen and hostlers, f many of them from Boston and vicinity sailed on the Iberian * when she left' Boston for Manchester and Liverpool. The 4 steamer carried a general cargo, but according to advices re- Jp ceived at the Boston offices, was bringing back only a small J consignment of baled goods. > MANTON DENIES STATEMENT | *New York, July 31. Martin T. Manton of counsel 1 for Charles Becker, electrocuted at Sing Sing yesterday for Ii ins ating the murder of Herman Rosenthal, issued I state ment here to-day in which he denied emphatically that he had given Governor Charles H. Whitman the name of five alleged grafters. Geneva, Switzerland, via Paris, July 31, 2.30 P. M. German aviators, returning to their lines after a flight over Warsaw, reported that they clearly saw the Russian troops evacuating the Polish capical, marching, toward the east, says a dispatch received to-day by the Geneva Tribune from Innsbruck. n M MARRIAGE I John Smith Ba mm and Uutb Anurt Btiwi, clt.v. Jacob Warren Kins lork. and llfrw, Rtlm. Edmird Plat/., Plketown, and iSdno Hnltxinan, Prnbrnnk. I.eater Wllaon, Unburn, and Romalne P. Frclae Shi-rinanndale. ROM C. Conl J- and Ituth P. Snyder, New Cumberland John Kletn and Sunanna Wlexner. Sfeelton- Hurry Brnndt Sponjf, dtv and Angeln Nelaon Voung, Ptrdlt, Lnula Handolph and Lnclnda Mater. el«y. TEUTONIC ALLIES 111 (HTML OF LUBLIN; BUSS FORCE CUT OFF Von Buelow Continues His Drive Toward Vilna to Halt Russian Retreat WARSAW RESIDENTS FLEE Great Britain Greatly Concerned Over Present Developments in Eastern Theater Bv Associated Press London, July 31, 12.25 p. m. Austro-German cavalry have entered Lublin. Official announcement to this j effect from Vienna supplementing I German claims of last night that the | Rusia grip along this southern front I had been broken, indicate that the im portant Lublin-Chelm railway now io | strongly held by the invaders, cutting loff one line of retreat for the Russian forces in Southern Poland. , Meantime General Von Buelow con j tinues his drive toward Vilna, seeking I to cut the ijorthern railway from War ; saw to Petrograd, and the predicament of the Russian armies seeking to withdraw intact from Warsaw unless the main forces already are out of the district, becomes more perilous. Warsaw's 800,000 inhabitants, laden with such household articles and sup plies of food as they can carry are fleeing the city toward the east and every dispatch from Russia makes guarded reference, though quite color lessly, to some phase of the evacuation of the city. Official announcement of its aban donment, which even may not be a fact, has not been forthcoming, how ever, although the slender hope of (ha entente ot the allied countries that the Germans might be held on the thresh hold is dissipated and military writers are confining themselves to debating Grand Duke Nicholas' chances of ex tricating his armies from the hard pinched triangle without disaster. Besides the capture of Lublin and the seizure of the railway the German forces have crossed the Vistula river between Warsaw and Ivangorod anil the problem for the Russians to hold their "wings north and south of War- [Continued on Page 9.]
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