InfernaQpnal Bankers Attempting to Arrange Credit For $500,000,000 in U.S.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
i* LXXX IV— No. 188
SWT 'JOYRIDERS'
COVER DP lOEIITIIY
AFTER SMASH-UP
Remove License Tags, Cushions
and All Means of Identifi
cation
5 WOMEN IN THE PARTY
Don't Know Whether Machine Hit
Another or Not; Two
Wheels Smashed
Evidently fearing publicity, a party
of alleged "Joyriders" in an automo
bile, after an accident at Front and
Seneca streets, about 1:30 o'clock this
morning, removed the license tags,
cushions and all other means of iden
tification from the machine.
The party is said to have included
eight persons, three men and five
women, none of -whom were hurt.
Their names are unknown and it is
believed that they removed the tags
so that no one could learn positively
any information about the party.
Residents in the vicinity said that
the car was headed north when the
accident ocurred this morning, but
they are not positive whether another
machine collided with the one now
standing deserted in Front street, or
whether the driver lost control of
the car. The right front wheel and
left rear wheel were smashed in the
accident.
It is believed that the party, shortly
after the accident, took all movable
articles from the car. and then got an
other machine and left hurriedly.
Coroner Investigates
Mt. Union Accident
Where 8 Met Death
Special to The Telegraph
Altoona. Pa., Aug. 14.—Coroner Pot
ter. of Mifflin county, and Pennsyl
vania Railroad officials began to-day
the investigation of the accident at
Mount Union yesterday in which eight
men lost their lives. Engineer J. H.
Trout, of Harrisburg. who was on the
M engine of train No. 20, which ploughed
into the trackmen, with other mem
bers of the crew, gave testimony ro
day and will go to Lewistown this
afternoon to testify at the coroner's j
hearing.
It is the belief here that the men.
who were working on the westbound |
freight track, and had stepped oft to I
allow a train to pass, failed to hear the
signal given by the track foreman, H.
E. Mills, because of the noise made by
an approaching "Jitney" train on an
other track and the passing freight
train.
Frank E. McCool, of Huntingdon,
died at the hospital last night, ten
hours after the accident occurred. He
had been employed on the track but a
week and was but 19 years of age.
Hit. father was killed in a similar acci
dent several years ago and it was to
support his widowed mother that he
tried to fill the place of his father.
JAPAN SEKKING TRADE
fly Press
■Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.—Efforts
of Japan to foster trade in South
America where markets formerly held
by nations now involved in the Euro
pean war are seeking new sources of
supply, were reported to the Depart
ment of Commerce to-day by Com
mercial Attache Verne L. Havens, at
Santiago, Chile.
EXCHANGE TO REMAIN' OPEN'
Liverpool, Aug. 14.—The Cotton
Exchange here will remain open until
6 p. m. on August 31 to receive the
American Agricultural Department's
report on the condition of the cotton
crop.
Vacation season is at its height.
Rest and recreation will not be
complete unless you have all the
news from home daily.
Your favorite newspaper. The
Harrisburg Telegraph, will fill the
gap.
The cost is the same as when
you are home, six cents a week.
Call The Circulation Depart
ment or drop a postal. '
THE WEATHER]
For Harrisburg and vldnltyi Fair
to-night and Sunday! not much
cluing* In temperature.
For Eastern Pennnylvanla: Fair to
night and Sunday) gentle, ihlft
. Ing winds.
River
The >*orth Branch will continue to
fall alowly. The lower West
Branch and the main river will
remain nearly stationary to
night and fall alowly Sunday. V
stage of about 4.8 feet la Indicat
ed for Harrlaburg Sunday morn
ing.
General Condltlona
The greater part of the l/nlted
States Is eovered by an area of
high barometlc pressure slightly
above normal, extending from
the Atlantic coast northwestward
through the central valleys lato
Montana, with Its center off the
coaat of the Carollnaa. Pressure
Is low over the remainder of the
country, but with no disturbance
of Importance charted.
Temperaturei S a. m., T«K
Sum Rises, ItilO a. m.t aets, 7K>4
p. m.
Moons Xew moon. Brat quarter. '
August 17, 0:17 p. in.
River Stage ■ 4.9 feet shove low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Hlgheat temperature, SR.
Lowest temperature, 00.
Mean temperature! 54.
Norma! temperature, 7T-
ens IHE SEEKING
$500,100,001 CREDIT
Discussion of Methods For Ad
vancing Sum Already in
Progress
NEED FUNDS FOR MUNITIONS
Credit May Be Secured by Deposit
Here of American Bonds
Held in Europe
By Associated Press
New YorkT N. Y., Aug. 14.—Inter
national bankers who have been
handling financial affairs for Great
Britain, France and Russia in this
country contemplated to-day the pos- J
sibility of arranging credit reaching
$500,000,000 to meet tne situation
arising from heavy European pur
chases of war munitions and the con
sequent extraordinary decline in rates
of foreign exchange. Discussions of
methods for advancing tneae sums
were in progress.
One of the chief questions up for
consideration was the nature of se
curity to be required for the advances
.of American funds. It has been sug
gested that the credit may be secured
by the deposit here of American bonds
held in Europe. An effort to collect
such bonds for a similar purpose in
Great Britain recently did not meet
with an encouraging response. To
facilitate this operation it was said to
day that it may be necessary for the
British government to Impose a spe
cial tax on American bonds unless
they are deposited with the Dank of
England.
Canadian bonds to the proportion of:
25 per cent, of the total be advanced
as collateral.
Suggestion has been made recently
that $100,000,000 in credits chiefly for
Great Britain he established here but
bankers have now taken the stand i
that when the bulk of American war i
supplies in process of manufacture is I
sent forward the final payment then!
due will be so large that $100,000,000 \
was in effectual stemming tne decline :
In exchange r&tea. . I
HMDS OF LOST
MIICLES ON CfflS
Harrisburg Railway Company's
Claim Agent Thinks Harris
burgers Absent-Minded
SCORES OF UMBRELLAS FOUND
[Have to Mail Dozens of Letters
Dropped on Seats by Hurry
ing Patrons
Are Harrlsburgers absent-minded or
have they formed a habit of forgetful
ness? Is the question claim agents of
the Harrisburg Railways Company
pcnder over daily as articles continue
to pour into the office In Market
Square from the street cars operated
in the city and on suburban routes.
So far this year thousands of ar
ticles of all sorts, shapes and descrip
tions have been turned in by the mo
tormen. conductors and passengers
who have picked them up in the car.
(Continued on Page 16.)
Business in Sharon
Best in Seven Years
By Associated Press
Sharon, Pa., Aug. 14.—Activity such
as this region has not known in seven
years is shown by blast furnaces In
terests, due to the increasing demand
for pig iron. The statement was made
to-day that furnaces which have long
been idle would be placed in operation
before October 1. Superintendent J.
S. Robblns, of the Clair furnace, re
ceived orders to repair the plant with
out- delay and President Qeorge S.
Boyd, of the Valley Mold and Iron
Company announced the Alice furnace
would be. placed in operation as soon
as possible. Two blast rurnaces ai
Middlesex are being repalrea and the
Hall Furnace of the Republic Iron
and Steei Company also is being made
ready for work, while an additional
furnace of the Shenango Furnace
Company it is expected will be blown
in next week.
Quiet Reported in Haiti;
Reception For President
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 14.—The
Haitien flag flies again over Fort Na
ttonale and both Port au Prince and
Cape Haitien have been quiet since
President Dartiguentave took up his
duties.
Rear Admiral Caperton reported to
day that the new" president's reception
was enthusiastic. The president made
public acknowledgment of the part
American troops took In restoring gov
ernment.
Admiral Caperton reported much
destitution among the poorer classes
In Port au Prince.
THIRTY DIE IN" STORM
By Associated Press
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 14.—De
tails of the damage done by the severe
Qtorm which swept over Jamaica ves
terday are coming In slowly as tele
graphic communication with the north
side of the island has not yet been
resumed. It Is known, however, that
thirty lives were lost at Anotto Bay,
on the north coast, where considerable
material damage was done and many
persons were made homeless.
HARRISBURG, PA. f SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 14, 1915
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE POSTER TELLS HOW TO RETAIN
CLASS AA BASEBALL IN HARRISBURG FOR 1916 SEASON
* j
(Cartoon drawn for Harrlnburc Chamber of Commerce.)
The Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce has already begun to work for the retention of the Harrisburg Inter
national rrancnise ror 1916.
Posters telling how this can be done have been sent to businessmen, fans, members of the chamber, and in fact
to everybody who is at all interested in seeing Harrisburg boosted through a bang-up ball club. The poster says:
... disaster will wreck any organization and cripple even the finest made mechanism. This is true of
the Harrisburg baseball team which plays here again to-day in two games with Richmond, the first of a serieß of
games which will keep the team in the Capital City until September 4.
"This Class AA team has proved a National advertising medium for Harrisburg. Nothing boosts a citv so much as
'ivSVXff i i s j team, and members of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce should realize its advertising pos
sibilities and lend their genuine support. One way is to attend the games in person, another is to give half-holidays
in order that employes may attend.
' Harrisburg, with less than SO.OOO population, gave better support in twenty-four days than cities ten times Its
but°for tlii-mselv next year, this mark must be bettered, and businessmen must help; not only for the city,
.. ' 'Ne x t week the club meets Providence Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday is an open date. Saturdav.
the -Ist, the club plays two games here with the Jersey City club. Lend your support and help give Harrisburg a
permanent place in the International League. Boost the series by attending in force on Saturday."
GREAT HOMECOMING
WELCOME TO INDIANS;
LEAD IN SIXTH, 5 to 4
Harrisburg was leading 5 to 4 at
; the end of the sixth inning of the first
; game of the double-header with Rich
' mond at 3.45 this afternoon.
The local boys were given a great
ovation on their homecoming and des
pite their crippled team are putting
up a brilliant game.
Three for Riclunond in Second
Richmond was retired on a fast
»dcuble play in the first inning. Har
risburg lost a chance to score when
| Zimmerman fanned with the bases
loaded.
Second Inning. Richmond Bates
walked. Twombley singled to center.
Bates going to third. Bankston filed
out to Lowe. Twombley stole second.
Harrisburg's jinx started in on the
next play. Healey htt to Low, who
threw to Heckinger to catch Bates at
the plate. The throw was low and
wide and Heckinger attempted to
make a bare-handed catch but split
his finger, putting him out of the
game. Zimmerman sent Kraft, regu
lar first baseman, in behind the bat
and sent Tooley, who has been out of
thf game, to cover first. O'Donnell
sent a two-bagger to center, scoring (
Twombly, and a few seconds later |
Healey scored on Russell's single to |
short. Crane flied out to Thorpe and !
Enzmann threw out Arragon at first, j
Three runs, three hits, one error.
Second Inning, Harrisburg—Tamm
hit out at first. Tooley out at first on
grounder. Enzmann out. Crane to I
Twombly. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Third Inning, Richmond—Thomp
son fanned. Bates walked. Twombly
sirgled to left field. Bankston whiffed
and Bates out, Kraft to Zimmerman,
attempting to steal third. No runs,
one hit, no errors.
8 For Harrisburg, Too
Third Inning. Harrisburg—Mensor •
flied out to Thompson. Lowe out, |
Crane to Twombley. Witter walked, i
and scored on Tho'rpe's three base hit. ;
Kraft and Zimmerman were passed. \ ,
Thorpe and Kraft scoring on Tamm's j
two base hit to center field. Tooley ! i
walked, Morrisette going in to pitch ,
for Richmond. Tooley was forced i
out at second, when Crane fielded | -
Enzmann'B hit to Arragon. Three! '
runs, three hits, no errors.
Indians Get 1 In Fourth
11
Fourth Inning, Richmond—Healey i'
out on fly to Lowe. O'ponnell flied to !
Thorpe. Morrisette out, Zimmerman
THE GAMES BY INNINGS AT ISLAND PARK
FIRST GAME
123 456 789 10 RHE
Richmond PIHWWHBIPIQBM 02301
Harrisburg MBODQPIIIJIB
SECOND GAME
Richmond QIUHREIIH ■■■
Harrisburg QIHHIIHII MM
to Tooley. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Fourth Inning. Harrisburg Men
sor walked, taking second on Lowe's
sacrifice. Mensor out, trying to steal
third. Witter went to first on a field
er's choice, stole second and scored
on Thorpe's single to center. Thorpe
out, trying to steal second. One run,
one hit, no errors.
Each Get 1 in Fifth
Fifth Inning, Richmond Crane
singled to center, going to second on
a passed ball by Kraft and taking
third on Aarragon's out. Tamm to
Tooley. Crane scored on Thompson's
sacrifice fly to Mensor. Bates tossed
out Enzmann to Tooley. One run, one
hit, no errors.
Fifth Itiniug, Harrisburg Kraft
walked for the third time and stole
second. Zimmerman popped out to
Twombley. Tooley went to first on
Crane's error, Kraft scoring. Enz
mann flied out to Crane. One one,
no hits, one error.
Neither Sore In Sixth
Sixth Inning. Richmond—Twomb
ley flied out to Tamm. Bankston
singled to right field, Healey singled
Ito third base. Bankston went to third
on Q'Donnell's sacrifice fly to center.
Morrisette filed out to Thorpe. No
| runs, two hits, no errors.
Sixth Inning, Harrisburg—Mensor
walked, caught out trying to pilfer
second. Lowe whiffed, Witter ending
the inning on a fly to Arragon. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
A home-coming welcome for a base- i
ball team was never more enthusias- I
tic than that accorded Eddie Zimmer- |
man and his Indians to-day.
The appearance of the Indians on |
the field at 1:15 for practice was the
signal for an outburst of cheers from
the fans.
"Go at them, Eddie," shouted one
spectator.
"Don't bother about the hard luck,
it is all over," yelled another.
"We're with you, no matter what
happens," came from the right field
bleachers.
Harisburg presented their patched
line-up.
Much regret was expressed because
of the recalling of Infleider Lowe by
the Boston Nationals. He was in the
game yesterday and gave promise of
doing good work for Harrisburg.
Manager Zimmerman expected an
other man to replace Lowe, but he
will not likely get here before next
week. Lowe will leave on Wednes
day.
Richmond had several new men on
the field, including the famous New
York American battery, John Warhop,
[Continued on Page 7.]
wicimns
Oil WHY TO MEXICO
Message Sent Direct to Carranza,
Villa, Governors and Other
Leaders
SCOTT MAY BE BIG FACTOR
Chief of Staff of U. S. Army Ex
pected to Exert Powerful
Influence
By Associated Press
Washington. AUK. J 4.—The Pan-
American appeal to all of the Mexi
.can factions calling upon them to end
I their civil strife was being dispatched
I from the State Department to-day in
original Spanish directly to Generals
Carranza and Villa, Governors of
; States and other Mexican chiefs. The
appeal had hcen sent in English to the
| various Latin-American legations in
[Continued on Pace 7.]
| Storm Sewers to Be
Built Both Uptown
and on Allison Hill
| In addition to providing a 12-inch
storm sewer in Green from Hamilton
to Maclay streets to relieve the un
satisfactory drainage conditions in
•that section, of the west end, City
Commissioner William H. Lynch, su
perintendent of streets and public im
provements, will provide for a sewer
I of the same size in Market street from
Thirteenth to Eighteenth to remedy
a similar condition on the Hill, if suf
ficient funds can be found for the pur
pose.
The commissioner said to-day that
he will confer Monday with City En
gineer M. B. Cowden relatlvt to find
ing the money and preparing the plans
so that the ordinance can be intro
duced Tuesday.
I Overtures of Peace Are
Ridiculed in Germany
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 14.—Reports that Ger
many has made overtures to Russia
for a separate peace by offering to
Russia the free use of the Dardanelles
are ridiculed by the Hamburg Nach
richten, according to a Reuter's dis
patch from Amsterdam.
"Germany does not own the Dar
danelles and therefore cannot offer
them to anybody," declares the Nach
rlchten. "They are the property of
the Turks, who for five months have
proved that they know how to defend
thf.-m. The German empire does not
betray its allies."
BOY HAS TETAXUB
Norman Potteiger. aged 14, of Lln
glestown, who is In the Harrisburg
hospital suffering from an infection of
the hand, is developing symptoms of
tetanus according to physicians.
BRIDGE WORKMAN HURT
| F*rank Filling, 1840 State street, em
ployed by the Grayce Construction, 1
Company, while working yesterday
afternoon on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad bridge on the Island, fell to
the ground, sustaining severe bruises
of the body. He was taken to the
Harrlvburg hospital.
16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
LEOPOLD'S FORCES '
MIKE STEW GAINS
i
Germans Occupy Three Towns
and Form New Front 60 Miles
East of Warsaw
RUSS MAY ABANDON POSITION
Petrograd Claims That Germans'
Have Been Checked Between
Poniewesch and Dvinsk
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 14, 12.20 p. m. —Steady
progress for the forces of Prince Leo
pold, of Bavaria, eastward from War
saw is taken here to indicate that the
Germans are now massing their main
movements on a drive through the
! Russian center and the continuance of
the enveloping effort in the north,
along the Dvina. Both Petrograd and
Berlin agree that the Germans have
occupied the towns of Sokolok, Siedlce
and Lukow forming a GeGrinan front
about 60 miles east of Warsaw and 50
miles wide.
This is more than half way to Brest-
Litovsk which Grank Duke Nicholas,
the Russian commander-in-chief,
hoped to make the new center of his
defence. It is now regarded as prob
able that this point will be abandoned,
owing to the speed of the German ad
vance since the fall of Warsaw and
the continued pressure of the armies
of Generals Gallwltz, Scholz, Eichhorn
and Flack, forming a semicircle clos
ing in toward the north.
Petrograd claims that the Germans
have been checked between Ponie
wesch and Dvinsk. Berlin, however,
does not concede this, but in any event
it does not affect the advance of the
[Continued on Page 7.]
MRS. Dl 7 NBAR HERE
Mrs. Paul Lawrence Dunbar, widow
of the negro noted poet, will spend
to-morrow in the city. The Rev. U. G.
Leeper, pastor of the Bethel A. M. E.
Church, has asked Mrs. Dunbar to
speak to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock.
She will give an address on "Colored
Woman's Work."
FIVE KILLED ON RAILROAD
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 14.—A serious acci
dent to the second section of the Irish
Mail, on the Northwestern Railroad, is
reported in a dispatch from North
ampton to the Central News. The ac
cident occurred at the Weedon end of
the Stowe tunnel. Five persons were
killed and a score injured.
TEUTONIC FORCES CLOSING IN ' '
Berlin, Aug. 14, via. London, 3.30 P. M.—The forces of j ,
Field Marshal Vori Mackenscn : ursuing the it..-eating Rus- ' ►
sians from the south have reached the line of the high road
leading from Radzyn to Widwlodaw (Vladova?) it was of- 11
ficir.lly announced by German army headquarters to-day. '
MEXICANS SLAUGHTERING CATTLE' I
Nojales, Ariz., Auj;. 14. Mexican soldiers entered J
American territory fifteen miles west of Nogales to-day and 1
b#jan slaughtering cattle, according to a report from the * '
Harriaom ranch on the border. Three automobiles loaded '
witli armad men atarted for the acene aoon after the report 4
reached here. , !
WILSON APPOINTS POSTMASTERS 1
Washington, Aug. 14.— President Wilson to-day an i
nounccd the appointment of the following Pennsylvania post- 1
masters: Elvvood M. Ludwick, Honey Brook; C. C. Ster! «
inc. Masontown; John F. Mann, Wilcox. ' ;
FUNSTON MAY SEND TROOPS ?
%
Washington, Aug. 14.—President Wilson to-day tele- j '
graphed to Governor Ferguson of Texas, who asked for more \!(
federal troops, that Major General Funston was in charge of 1
the border situation and that more troops would be sent if m
General Funston requested them. <
MAYOR OF VERA CRUZ DISMISSED ' ,
Washington, Aug. 14. General Carranza summarily
dismissed the mayor of Vera Cruz from office for permit- ' '
ting the recent anti-foreign demonstrations which aroused
the apprehension of the American government. Official no ►
fication of General Carranza's action reached here to-day.
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REFUSE TO REORGANIZE LEADERS :
El Paso, Tex., Aug. 14.—The military commanders of j >
the states of Sinaloa, Tepid, Chiapas, Oaxoac, Guerrero and j
it is believed Durango, have refused to recognize the au-
thority of either Villa or Carranza according to authoritative ' *
arivirfi hrrr to-iday
MARRIAGE LIC•'
Ht#*ln* tiud Hazel H. Snyder, city. i
J-• Woriulcynburgf, and Anna Davta, Wett Falniew.
riarenee M. Houaer and Elisabeth C. Fah«, York.
Rdtvard W. Gundel, Steelton, nnd Emma Daum, Columbia. g I
John Chonka and Treaa Rani, Steelton. , >
11. S. HAS NO liW TO
PREVENT SPIES PROM
SKETCH DEFENSES
Foreigners May Show Their Gov*
ernments Exterior Drawings or
Photographs Without Danger
INTERIORS ARE GUARDED
Present State of Affairs Is Re
garded by Some Officials
as Dangerous
Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.—Tin
United States has no law to prevent
in time of peace spies from foreign
countries from making sketches, pho
i tographs and plans of the exterior of
fortifications and the topography of
[ the land surrounding them. In time
oi war, however, martial law covers
such acts.
It was stated at the Department of
Justice to-day that any person in the
government service giving out infor
mation regarding the interior of forti
fications may be punished by law and
any private citizen who makes draw
ings or pictures of the Interior of for
tifications may be apprehended, but
so far as the outward appearance of
forts Is concerned agents of any coun
try may obtain all the Information
they can get under present laws.
This state of affairs is regarded by
some officials as dangerous, especially
to aviation fields. A foreign spy could
make complete plans of aviation fields
of the United States government, show
ing where hangars and other buildings
are situated, without vitiating any ex
isting law.
It has been suggested that Congress
this winter make some provision more
adequately to protect American mili
tary secrets from foreigners and this
idea may be incorporated in national
defense legislation.
CIVILIANS GO HOME
Berne. Aug. 13, via Paris, Aug. 13,
9.50 P. M. —More than 20,000 Italian
civilians In all have passed through
i Switzerland on their way home from
| Austria. Twenty-flve special trains
I were employed to convey them.
JAILED FOR ANNOYING GIRLS
| George Durnborow, who said hit
home is in West Fairview, was given
■ his choice of $5 fine or thirty days in
jail this afternoon by Mayor Royal
upon a charge of annoying a number
of small girls at Fifth and Muench
streets, yesterday. George took the
thirty.