Washington Continues to Discuss Likelihood of S HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . LXXXIV— No. 195 STORM OF CYCLONIC FUR Y RAZES FOUR TH OF HANOVER; HEAVY DAMAGES AT ANNVILLE; LOSS HALF MILLION v * ONE-MINUTE TORNADO SWEEPS BIG PART OF TOWN FROM THE MAP Factories, Stores and Homes Blown to Bits; Panic in Theater as Roof Crashes Down; Church of the Brethren in Lebanon Valley College Town Wrecked; Mount Holly Dam at Carlisle Breaks; Wires Down l Throughout Hurricane-Swept Section; Heavy Crop Losses in Schuylkill County; Nearly Four and Half Inches of Rain Fell in This City; Subway Flooded and Traffic Is Tied Up; Cellars Flooded; No Lives Lost Sweeping with cyclonic fury through five counties in the south central part of the State, expending its greatest force in Lebanon and \ ork counties, a gale—which though of local origin was within the large disturbance that wrought havoc in Galveston and St. Louis— yesterday morning wrecked property valued at half a million dollars. Because of the barrier of mountains, Harrisburg and the country immediately surrounding it escaped the full fury of the storm but suffered much inconvenience from the downpour of water which filled cellars and streets to a depth of several feet and delayed traffic. Hundreds of homes and business places were destroyed in Han over where tbe loss will exceed $250,000. Annville's loss will total nearly SIOO,OOO. Crop losses in the Schuylkill Valley will total thousands more. SIOO,OOO Property Loss In Lebanon Valley; Annville Hardest Hit Annville. Pa., Aug. 23.—Without any warning a fierce storm hit this place Saturdav night and in less than [Continued on Page 10.] Vacation season is at Its height. Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all the news from home dally. Tour favorite newspaper, The Harrleburg 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. THEWEATHIf For Hatrlsliarg and vtclnltyi Fair to-night and Tuesday) not much change in temperature. For Eaatern Pennsylvania i Fair to night and Tucsdayi gentle to moderate weat to southwest winds. River The West Branch and the upper portion of the North Branch will fall to-night and Tuesday. The lower portion of the North Branch and the main river will rise alowly thla afternoon and to-night and begin to fall Tues day. A stage of about 7.1 feet la Indicated for Harrlsburg Tuea day morning. General Conditions Tie Texas storm that was central near Indianapolis, Saturday morning, haa - passed off north eastward with i diminishing strength. It caused precipitation In the last forty-eight houra generally over the territory east of the Lake Region and the I'pper Ohio Valley. Temperature) 8 a. m., 70| 2 p. m., 82. Sum Rises, 5i23 a. m.| nets, flifi2 p. m. Mooni Full moon, August 24, 4i40 a. m. River Stage i 6.2 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. Til. I,on eat temperature, ««. Meaa temperature, 71. Normal temperature, 71- Hanover's Loss Quarter Million; Many Plants and Homes Demolished Special to The Telegraph Hanover, Pa.. Aug. 23.—Hanover set about systematically to repair the damage from the terrific windstorm which Saturday night wrecked £he most important business and manu facturing structures and scores of dwellings in the borough without the loss of a single hufnan life. Com plete reports show not a case of seri ous injury, although hundreds were cut. scratched and bruised. Residents of the city place the property loss at more than a half-million dollars. As sociated Press dispatches sav that the damage will not exceed $250,000. • The destruction was loosed when a raip and gale coming from the north clashed with another storm from the j south directly over the heart of the business seotlon. In time to be reck [ oned by seconds big industrial and commercial establishments were de molished. homes converted into scrap I heaps and every public service com- Ijjany in the section put temporarily out of business. Striking Losses Among the more striking losses was the destruction of the Hanover Glove Company plant, George D. Gltt, pro prietor; the Centershaft Penholder I Company plant, H. E. Hoke, pro prietor; the Keystone Novelty Works and Box Factory. William Brand staedter, proprietor; the leveling of the new home of David McG. New comer. in Wall street; damage to de partment stores in Baltimore street and in the public square; the wrecking of parts of the Fltz water wheel works, the John F. Rohrbaugh & Co. plan ing mill, the Penn Milling Company plant, the Hanover Cordage Works and scores of residences in Abbotts town and Penn streets. As remarkable as the storm itself was, the fact that not a person was [Continued on Page 10.] Helfferich Favors an Honorable Peace Amsterdam, via London, Aug. 23. At the secret conference of cabinet ministers, political leaders and influen tial writers, caled by the German Im perial chancellor before the reas sembling of the Relchßtag last Thurs day to discuss the political situation the Telegraaf says Karl Helfferich, secretary of the treasury, explained that the new German war loan would completely exhaust the empire's finan cial resources and that the increase in exchequer bonds would cause bank ruptcy. Therefore. Dr. Helfferich £ Continued on Page 10.] HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1915. _ ' , , , . „ A GLIMPSE OF WHAT HAPPENKD IN HANOVER t J" e central part of Hanover, York county, suffered the most from the big storm of Saturday night. Factories and "s"®® w ® r ® wrecked and roofs were blown off of dozens of dwellings. Some of the wrecked places shown in the o re the Hanover Theater, the Keystone Variety Works, the C<...tor Shaft Penholder Company, the Han thf Heating Company s plant, the Shoe \ eterinarian Hospital and a new dwelling house of D. M. C. G. Newcomer, in ine course or construction. PUR ACCUSED OF GIVING MTU TO GEfll AGENTS New York World Wakes Grave Charges Which Democratic Leader Denies In to-day's Installment of the by the New York World as to the activity of the German agents in the United States a person designated as "M. P." in correspondence printed to-day in the World and the Philadel phia Press, is charged with having had access to President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing and to have secured from them secrets, after | wards communicated to officials of the German Government. Former Con gressman A. Mitchell Palmer is al [Continued on Page 3] Prominent Republicans Announce Themselves For the School Board i Robert A. Enders, president of the Sixth Street Bank and prominently identified with public improvements in the West End, to-day announced his candidacy for the school board on I the Republican ticket. Mr. Enders is one of the best-known businessmen of West Harrlsburg and has always had a leading part In matters looking toward the development of the city. He was president of the West End Improvement Association and one of its most energetic members. At the same time it was announced that A. Carson Stamm and Dr. C. E. L. Keene would also be candidates for the school board on the Republican ticket. Mr. Stamm is a member of the law firm of Olmsted and Stamm, and was formerly a member of the Board of Public Works. He has long been identified with every movement that has been for the up-building of th"l»Sht Feature*. ; Friday, September 24—1 p, m., TTn velllnK of John Harris Memorial ! Tablet; 2 p. m.. Red Men'* Papreant, "The Burnlnic of John Harris;" 3 f>. in., AVnter Sportsi 8 p. m„ ll u»!n«ied Water Carnival with Pyrotechnic*. I Saturday, September 25—1 p. m.. Military I'aratle; :* p. m.. War Maneuvers, Reservoir Park) 8 p. TO.* Street Ca tin ret and Vaudeville. War maneuvers at Reservoir Park by local military companies will be a big feature for the closing day of the Municipal Celebration. Colonel Jos. B. Hutchison of the Eighth Regiment, National Guard, Is chairman of the committee in charge of the arrange ments for this event. Assisting Colonel Hutchison will be Captain Jerry J. Hartman, Company D, Captain Frank E. Ziegler, Com pany I, and Captain George C. Jack, Governor's Troop. These loeal military companies will form in Market Square at 1 o'clock, Saturday after noon, September 25 and march to Resew'oir Park. The maneuvers will start at 2 o'clock and will include skirmishes and extended order formations, which are followed during warfare. There will be shooting, bayonet charges, [Continued on Page 7.] Robert A. Zentmyer For the Water Commission Governor Brumbaugh to-day an nounced the appointment of Robert A. Zentmyer, of Tyrone, to be a member of the State Water Supply Commis sion. Mr. Zentmyer will probably as sume his duties immediately as the commission has the Coatesville dam case and a number of other important matters to dispose of very shortly. Mr. Zentmyer has been engaged in a number of engineering projects in Blair and adjoining counties and is well known throughout the State. He is a personal friend of the Governor who has known him since boyhood. BIG FOREST FIRES REPORTED Vancouver, B. C.. Aug. 23.—From Alter Bay to the International boun dary line, the coast of British Colum bia was shrouded to-day with smoke as a result of forest fires. 12 PAGES U. S. CONSIDERS PRESENT INFORMATION ON ARABIC OF LITTLE IMPORTANCE ____ Lansing Cables Gerard at Berlin, Asking if German Gov ernment Has Received Official Report of Sinking of Ship; Not Instructed to Ask For One, However; Washington Continues to Discuss Possibility of Breaking Off Relations Washington, D. C., Aug. 23. —Sec retary Lansing to-day cabled Am bassador Gerard at Berlin asking If the German Government had received an official report on the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic. The 0 •* "V"* "V"* X ' AU OFFICIAL AK-Jm T I 1 "AS SOON AS. ALL THE « \ f DING THE ARABIC ARE ASCER , I I >UR cbURSE OF ACTION WILL BE D ,> T MINED " ' i : WILSpN TO REMAIN IN WASHINGTON > L < ' 'resident Wilson has given * II for the present his plans. 'to return to his summer home at < < l Cornish, emain in Washington. He ha j t , ogo to Cornish late this week. The President does J I < i xpect t« kold the usual cabinet meeting to-morrow. , SERBIA QIVES WAY TO ITALY j i ! Milan, Italy, Auj. 23, via Paris 3. <5 P. M. — One of the r*ain difficultie* i# the way of a solution of the Battus, < ( problem fa"orab!e t the e: c.-tc allies has lieen settled, ac- *" ■ cording to an interview with Premier Pachitch of Servik, ' I published in Corriere "Dell* Serra. Th'e premier is quoted , ■ J .Italy regardi | 1 \ i Albania. • - J P / • i "1 m COMPLAIN OF ROAD « , The Lancaster Automobile Club this afternoon file lplaint with the State Highway Commissioner, alleg < ® infe that the Lancaster and Marietta Turnpike Company has ' ? L failed to maintain its road properly. J. STARVATION CAUSES DEATHS < Mexico City, Aug. 23.—Deaths by starvation continue ' ► in this city and most conservative estimates place them at " , i ' a dsy I | * TROOPIISSj RETURN FIRE , Douglas, Ariz., Aug'. 23.—Troopers of the Tenth cav- < ►' * ; airy doing-border patrol duty near Lochicl, Ariz., were fit ! ' 1 upon yesterday and returned the fire. . > ; i l' l GERMANS TAKE OSSOWETZ j I Berlin, Aug. 23, via London 5,24 P. M. troops ' ' j have the fortress of Ossowetz, which was evacu < I ated by the Russians, Germany army headquarters at* If nounced to-day. f MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Geor«e Walker, city, and Mary A gum Arnutr * POSTSCRIPT ambassador, however, -was not in structecl to ask for one. It was offi cially stated that the American Gov ernment is not yet at all Bure of the [Continued on Page 10.]