Germans Make Denial of Claims of Russians Regarding Great Naval Victor? HAKKISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 197 PERMANENT WORLD PEACE IS POSSIBLE DECLARES EXPERT Gays Absolute Freedom of Seas ' and International Tariff Schedules Are Needed BIG DEPRESSION COMING Says End of War Will Bring Gloom to American Industries and Business In an address to-day before the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce Charles A. Sibely, expert from the Babscn Statistical Organization, Welles- I ley Hills, a suburb of Boston, made a plea that businessmen start new to Insure permanent world peace after the close of the great European war. Mr. Sibely declared that world peace can only be established by the co-operation of every nation of the world in the organization of an inter national government, with legislative, Judicial and police powers. He de clared that the three things most needed to insure permanent peace are: 1. Absolute freedom of the seas. 2. International tariff schedules. 3. International ownership of the international lines of com munication, such as wireless, ca ble, mails, etc. Business On Up Grade Mr. Sibely took the place of L. D. Feavy, who was prevented from at tending the noonday luncheon of the Chamber by falling victim to appendi citis. He was introduced by Spencer C. Gilbert, president. The speaker showed by means of a chart based on facts and figures gathered from the four corners of the globe by the Bab son organization that the country is now rapidly recovering from the busi ness depression of the last two years because of the vast amount of war orders which have been pouring in from the belligerents. He said that the country will soon pass through a period of business expansion which, however, will be short lived. This period will be followed, the speaker said, "by the Lord knows what." He intimated that the nations of Europe, wi|> th<v»f capital exhausted and un jfcygH 0 buy from the United States the / which they really need, will ljttle money they have at home and that the United States will suffer accordingly. Prepare for Trouble "We are not optimists," he said, "neither are we pessimists. We merely ptcdict the future from the facts and figures at hand, and we know that fol lowing the close of the war in Europe there will be a long period of business depression, which will be one of the worst the modern world has ever known." He admonished th*> busi nessmen to lay by the profits of the present good times against the day of trouble close at hand. He stated that Europe, now letting its capital and labor "go to the dogs," will owe the businessmen of this coun try millions which they will be unable to pay at the end of this conflict and [Continued on Page 2.] Don't Forget! Register Tomorrow! To-morrow, August 26, is the city's first registration day. negistrars will sit at the various polling places from 8 a. m. to 1 p. m.; 2 p. m. to 6 p. m. 7 p. m. to 10 p. m. To register for either the Sep tember primaries or the Novem ber general election, electors must have paid a State or county tax within two years. Other registration days in city oecur August 31 and September Vacation season is at its height. Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all the news from home daily. Tour favorite newspaper. The Harrisburg Telegraph, will fill the gap. The cost is the same as whea you are home, six cents a week. Call The Circulation Depart ment or drop a postal. THE WEATHER For H.'irrlaburg fiml vicinity■ Fair to-night an<l Thursday, cooler to-night. F"or ICn»tcrn I'rnnnyJvanlai Fnlr nml Ciioler to-nl»ht; Thursday fair, continued cool: jgentie to aiotl ■ ernte went wind*. iUvcr The SuKquchnnna river anil principal briinelien Mill fall to night and Thuraduy. A atuuc of about 5.7 feet la Indicated for Hnrrlahurg Thursday morning. General Condition* The dlNturhnncc that nan central north of the Great I.akea, Tues day morning, ban moved eastward and is now central over the < j>pcr St. Lawrence Valley. It caused light to ftaoderate showera la the last twenty-fonr hiiura over the eastern portion of. the Lake Kr clnn and In »nr England and the Middle Atlantic States. Temperature 1 8 a. m., 70. "in Rises, IliK a. M.i seta, (1:48 p. ra. Mooni nines, 7i2f» p. m. River Stages Six feet above low watrr mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature. R4. Lowest temperature, 63. Mean temperature, 73. Normal temperature, 71. MINIATURE WARSHIPS MAY BATTLE ON RIVER DURING BIG CARNIVAL Committee Considering Plan For "Mining" and "Torpedoing", of Tiny Fighting Cruisers 4-OARED SHELL RACES, TOO Funds Only Hitch in Contemplated Program—Cabaret Night to Furnish Fun Battles between warships in mina ture. Torpedo attacks. Explosion of battleships by harbor mines. Racing: by four-oared shells a_nd | siugle sculls. These are only a few of the splendid | features that will help make Harris- j burg's water carnival during the pub- j lie Improvement celebration, Septem ber 23-24-25, one long to be remem bered, if the plans of the carnival committee can be materialized. Only the Money Is Needed All that is needed, of course, to make these special features possible are the necessary funds and ways and [ means for providing the money are now being considered by the commit t tee. Public subscription, it is ex pected will be necessary to raise the money and the Telegraph, naturally will gladly acknowledge any contribu tions. While the committee will make every possible effort to arrange these [Continued on Page 3.] Councilmen Confer With Chamber of Commerce on Big Celebration Plans Harrisburg officially discussed plans j for the proposed celebration this aft ernoon with the directors of the | Chamber of Commerce when City I | Commissioners Bowman, Gorgas, | Lynch and Taylor met with the Com i merce* officials immediately after to day's noon luncheon. The whole program was carefully explained by President Henderson Gil- | bert and the question of trying, if i possible, to obtain a small appro priation to provide a city exhibit of some description was discussed. School Kids to Take Big Part in City's Celebration Harrisburg's thousands of school j children will have an important part i in the big municipal improvement I celebration September 23-25. Preliminary steps to that end were [taken this morning when C. Floyd ; Hopkins, director of the three-day ! program, and Thomas M. Kelker, of ; the water carnival committee, con ' ferred jvith the school authorities on | the subject. While no detailed arrangements were decided upon this morning, it is understood that the school children's share, in the celebration will Include a great exhibition of school work and a public meeting in the Technical high school Wednesday, September 22, the night prior to the opening of the main propram. Furthermore, on Fri day morning, September 24, the thou j S4,n ds of youngsters will participate in a parade. Mr. Kelker wanted the School Board's permission to interest the students of the Technical and Central high schools in a float decorating con test and the children of the gram mar schools in a similar contest for the best decorated rowboats. The hoard's nermission was given to the project through Dr. F. E. Downes and the teachers' committee and the de tails will be threshed out in the course of a few days. , Sale of 424 Market St Leads to Report That New Bank Is to Go Up No. 424 Market street, now occu pied by the liquor store of John Finn was purchased to-day by Fred B. Ai dinger, proprietor of the Plaza hotel from S. G. Cohen & Son. The mone tary consideration in the transaction was one dollar and what other consid erations figured in the deal would not be discussed. The purpose of the acquiring of the building it is said is to provide quar ters for another banking institution on the site. Mr. Aldinger is one of the incorporators of a new building and loan association, and this led to the report to-day that this organiza tion might be interested in the pro posed banking movement; FIRE AT MT. PLEASANT HOTEL Fire, shortly before 3 o'clock this afternoon; damaged the kitchen of the Mt. Pleasant hotel, 11 OS Market street, D. H. Mengle, proprietor. The blaze was caused by an overheated gas stove. It was extinguished by a chem i-jit stream from the Mt. Pleasant 1 truck. The damage was slight HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1915. PRIDE OF GERMAN NAVY SUNK AT RIGA | ™— _— l~. ... . _ ■ ««««« &U//SCM *99UKA. LYNCH RUSHES WORK | Oil RIRWILL GIF Will Put on Night Forces if Unusual Stage of Water Requires Ex * traordinary Measures PRECEDENT ON C. V. BRIDGE' Big Gangs Busy After Daylight on Viaduct; Commissioner Gives it Personal Attention Despite the unusually high stage of the river, work on the closing of the gap in the wall at Market street Is being pushed with all possible speed in order that the entire length of wa ter front improvement may be finish ed in time for the big September cele bration. In urging council to provide for the completion of this work, City Com missioner William H. Lynch, superin tendent of streets and public improve ments, kept this fact constantly before council's mind—that he wished to build across the gap before the Sep temper celebration. Consequent ly he is giving his personal attention to the work. The river conditions are worse than in many years but it is confidently expected that the job can be com pleted In time, und it is probable that the operations will be carried on by night as well as by day should the need become apparent. City Commis sioner Lynch himself several weeks ago announced that if necessary night work would be in order. Work is be ing rushed at night on the new Cura [Continucd on Page 3.] Watersheds to Be Inspected For Sources of Pollution by j State Fisheries Department Plans were announced to-day by Commissioner of Fisheries Buller for an inspection of the whole State by ! watersheds to ascertain sources of I pollution of streams. In conjunction with other departments of the State I government maps have been made of the watersheds and the locations of all manufacturing plants, mines and ! other industries noted. The wardens will make inspections along all of the streams and report the extent the waters are being polluted and fish af fected. Steps will then be taken to require the installation of filters. The inspection will be started In the oil and lumber regions and then extend to those producing coal. The Susquehanna and Juniata will be reached late in the Fall. One Man Killed When Newly Invented Shell Bursts at Bethlehem By Associated Press Allenlown. Pa., Aug. 25.—One man was killed, another is reported to have died cf his Injuries, three were seri ously injured and a score or more slightly, this morning at 11:30 o'clock at the proving grounds of the Bethle hem Steel Works, Indian Head, Red ington, when a newly invented pro jectile exploded while being tested. The dead man is R. Paul Stout, of Bethlehem, assistant engineer of ord nance, aged 46 years. Tiie most seriously injured are: Benjamin Mantel), inspector, Eas ton, ased 25 years, both legs so badly torn they may have to be amputated. Joseph Ces, of Redington. laborer, 32 years, legs badly mangled and in ternal injuries. Henry Leonard, New Castle, Del., legs punctured and body torn. The body of Stout was found about one hundred feet from the scene of the accident and nearly all of his clothing had been torn from his body. A number of other officials who were witnessing the test were thrown to the ground. Russia Wants Japan to Dispatch Troops Toklo. Aug. 25. The Kokumin Shimbun's Pctrograd correspondent says lie learns from a trustworthy source tliHt Russia besides asking for munitions of war from Japan, request ed the despatch of troops to Russia. There is no confirmation of this state ment. Reception Committee For Celebration Announced Preliminary plans for the big recep tion that is to be a feature of Har risbtirg's municipal improvement cele bration in September are under way, and to-day Chairman Donald McCor mick announced the personnel of the reception committee. It follows: Donald McCormick, chairman, An drew S. Patterson, John C. Herman, Croll Keller, George Z. Zellers, John C. Soutters and John C. Mott.er, The reception will be held Tiiurs iday, September 22. BERLIN MAKES DENUL OF RUSSIAN CUIUS Declares No Dreadnaught or Cruisers Were Sunk or Damaged GERMANS ANNOUNCE VICTORY Say Ships Sunk According to Russ Report Were Ships Sunk by Ger mains to Barricade Roadstead By Associated Press Amsterdam, via London, Aug. 25. Russian claims of great German losses in the naval battle in the gulf of Riga are repudiated in a semiofficial tele gram received from Berlin which says that no dreadnaught or cruisers were sunk or damaged. The telegram, which declares Pet rograd reports absolutely untrue, re peats the official statement issued by the admiralty staff on August 21 which said one small German warship was sunk and two others put out of com mission while two Russian gunboats and a torpedoboat were sunk. , It is also denied that Germany at tempted to land troops near Pernau. The telegram declares: "Torpedoboats appearing here had orders to cover the blockade of the port. An artillery combat which de veloped with the port field batteries re sulted In the silencing of a port bat tery. "The field battery were successfully bombarded. One Russian steamer and, six sailing vessels were caught and sunk. The ships sunk according to the [Continued on Page 3.] Governor Brumbaugh to Speak at Oberlin Governor Brumbaugh will deliver the address at the special services on September 26 in the United Memo rial United Brethren Church at Ober lin. The Governor was invited a few days ago to make the address and has sent an acceptance. The Governor will return from the West on September 16 and this will be the first place in the county where he will speak. INDIANS ARE DETERMINED TO ROUND UP THE BISONS Carlstrom's homer wins game for Buffalo in ninth. 3 to 2. Eddie Zimmerman Day brought I thousands of fans to the island this afternoon to see Ihe double-header be tween the Indians and the Buffalo Bisons. The Harrisburg boys playing like big leaguers went after the herd determined to even up the series af ter the defeats of Monday and yester day. When Zimmerman came to the bat in the first inning ex-Mayor E. S. Meals presented the manager with a traveling bag filled with clothing, ci gars and other presents. Hart and Handlboe umpired the game. The teams lined up as follows: Buffalo— Jackson, cf: Jamieson, If; McCarthy, 2b; Channell, rf; Judge, lb; Carlstrom, 3b; Keating, ss; Onslow, c; Beebe, p. Harrisburg Mensor, cf; Mowe, ss; Tooley, 2b; Kraft, lb; Zimmerman, 3b; Witter, rf; Tamm, rf; Heckinger, c; Schacht, p. First inning, Buffalo Jackson out Zimmerman to Kraft. Jamieson, sin gled to center, McCarthy singled to center, Jamieson going out at the plate when Channell took first on a fielders choice. Judge fanned.' No runs, two hits, no errors. Harrisburg Mensor singled to center, taking second on Mowe's sac rifice. and going to third on Beebe's wild pitch. Tooley out Carlstrom to Judge. Kraft singled scoring Mensor. Zimmerman flied out to Beebe. One run, two hits, no errors. Second inning, BufTalo Carlstrom out, Mowe to Kraft. Keating out THE GAMES TODAY BY INNINGS AT ISLAND PARK FIRST GAME 123456789 10 R H E Buffalo.. mmmFimmmmnM nnw Harrisburg MBBEIBEIEEB HSgl SECONB GAME Buffalo . . □&■■■■■■■■ ■■■ Harrisburg EUDHHUM ■■■ GRIDE CROSSINGS SURVEY STARTED Chairman Ainey Hears From the Engineers in Charge of the Work in Western End COMPLETE DATA SECURED' Complaint Filed Against New York Central; York Water Co. in Toils Engineers of the Public Service Commission to-day began to make a survey of the grade crossings on the Lincoln Highway between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia and detailed infor mation on each will be furnished to the commissioners by the end of the week. Chairman W. D. B. Ainey, who re turned to the city to-day from at tending the inquest on the grade crossing at Norristown, said that he expected the information to be ready for the commissioners very soon. "I have received word from Chief Engineer Snow at Pittsburgh that he has started the survey and I expect the party to reach here very soon. Complete data regarding each of the thirty-six crossings is being secured," said the chairman. "The commission will work out plans for the abolition I of the crossings when it meets next month." M. Perell, of Franklin, Venango county, made complaint against the New York Central Railroad Company, alleging that on a shipment of scrap Iron from Rousevllle to Franklin 1 e was charged at the rate of 51.68 per gross ton, whereas the rate from Buf falo. N. Y., and Titusville, Pa., to Franklin, the distance in both in stances being greater, was just one half that charged for the former ship ment. He asks that a reasonable rate be established, and a refund made for the excessive amount charged. The city of York files complaint against the York Water Company, al leging an excessive charge made for water used in concrete work in the paving of the city's streets. In the same petition is embodied the com plaints of J. F. Kllnedlnst. of 220 South George street, and C. H. Thomas, of 48 South Richland ave nue, York, alleging excessive charges for water services for domestic use. Mowe to Kraft. Onslow flied out to Kraft. No runs, no hits, no errors. Harrisburg Witter singled to cen ter taking second on Tamm's sacri fice. He went to third on a passed ball and scored on Heckinger's sacri fice fly to Channell. Schacht filed out to Judge. One run, one hit, no er rors. Third inning, Buffalo Beebe flied out to Tamm. Jackson flied out to Tamm. Jamieson flied out to Mowe. No runs, no hits, no errors. Harrisburg Mensor singled and stole second, taking third on Mowe's sacrifice. Tooley hit into a double play, Mensor going out at third and Tooley out at second. . No runs, one hit, no errors. Fourth inning. Buffalo McCar thy out Zimmerman to Kraft Chan nell singled to center taking third on Judge's single to right. Channell scored on Zimmerman's error. Carl strom flied out to Zimmerman. Keat ing singled, scoring Judge. Onslow filed out to Mensor. Two runs, three hits, one error. Harrisburg—Kraft singled to short. Zimmerman flied out to Jamieson. Witter flied out to Jackson, Tamm flied out to Jamieson.' Fifth Inning, Buffalo—Beebe out; Jackson singled to left and got sec ond on Schacht's bad throw. Jamie son fanned and McCarthy flied out No runs, one hit and no errors. Harrisburg—Heckinger singled to center and took second on Schacht's sacrifice. Mensor fouled out and Mowe went down on a fly to Channell. No runs, one hit, no errors. Sixth Inning, Buffalo—Channell and Judge out on flys to Witter. Carl- [Continued cm Page 2. J 10 PAGES RUSS DROP BOMBS KIR TURK CRPITIL Forty-One Persons Killed or In jured According to Athens Dispatch BRITISH TRAWLER SUNK Germans Deny That Russians De stroyed Dreadnaught or Cruisers at Riga A Russian aeroplane squadron bom barded the Asiatic suburbs of Con stantinople on Monday, 41 persons be ing killed or injured, according to a news agency dispatch from Athens. Bombs were dropped last night by a hostile aviator on the German town of Offenburg, outside of the War zone, injuring 12 civilians, Berlin re ports. | The sinking of another British traw jler in the course of German subma rine operations is recorded. In an air attack on German lines |of communication a French aviator i dropped bombs on the railroad station j | at Lorrach. southwest of Friborg, the ; Paris war office says. Only minor op erations are reported along the fight ing front. No German dreadnaughts or cruis ers were sunk in the recent action in the gulf of Riga, It Is semiofficially stated in Berlin. Neither did the Ger mans attempt to land troops near Per nau, it is declared. Minister Murdered For Pro-German Utterances By Associated Press Gary, Ind., Aug. 25.—The murder of the Rev. Edmund Kayser, pastor of the St. James Lutheran Church, in Tolleston, a suburb, whose body was found near his home last night, occu pied the attention of the police to-day. The preacher recently had appealed to the police for protection, threats hav ing been made against him because of his pro-German utterances. The body was found in a vacant lot ad joining the minister's home in a com munity of Slav steel workers. There was a bullet wound in the throat. A window cord was wound tightly about his neck. The Rev. Mr. Kayser was born in Bavaria 40 years ago. For weeks members of his congregation guarded their pastor escorted him to and from his church. C; I J | take place August 31, as planned, was denied to-day . » James H Clark, .",ecr«< */ c the N.sfio t iir and Ex; sition Association. 1 > WASHBURN D Southampton, N Vatson M. Washbui; j of Harvard, and dout Williams; 2nd," j to-day defeated Ward A. Dawson, the latest California t< " ' w Club cup < sin; if . Vv'.'.sjlvjr-: c >: ' ' ' ying gan : 1 NO AWARD MADE The State has rrt - n y va,-] '. v contract the bopdiijg the State officials, for which the common- < wealth pays under the law. According to reports at the Capi- >'! tol Vermont company has underbid all of the compar i which have been doing business lately with the State govern- -I ment. j GERARD CALLS ON VON JAGOW « Berli-:, Aug 25 via L ' >5 e Amerii Ambassador James W. Gerard, called on Foreign Mini? ( Von Jagow last evening a.id er.ked ' • urnation c< cerning the sinking of.the steamship Arabic. Mr. perard learned that the government had no officii! lews whate" ! on this subject. g! i Reading, Pa., Aug.' 35. United States Senator Be Penrose arrived here thii e visited the camp oi | the Sons of America reserves at Carsonia Park and pre- | sented a beautiful sill flag to th first Regimen, | of Reserves. Senator Penrose belongs to the Sons /j Americn. and a lel«{ ati r one of th* | Philadelphia camps ' New York, Aug.* Freeman,' of this city, who j with-'associates, Julian' Hawthorne, son of Nathaniel ] thorne, and Dr. William T . Morton, son of i'ne discoverer o ether, was found guilty in the federal court here March 1913, of using the mails to .defraud. MARRIAGE LICENSES 1 Howard Franklin McCullouah and Clara E. Rohrbau*h, York. Roy Anbury Snyder and Sylvanla Ruth Beldel, Steelton. Samuel H. Hoover, Churchill, and Eva Metcalf, Merceraburg. . Morgan Shop*, Wilmington, Del., and Edith Mabel Uuuimell, Phillip*. * POSTSCRIPT GERMANS ANXIOUS 10 AVOID OPEN BREAK WITH UNITED STATES 0 Wilson Informed That Next Note From Berlin Will Be Satisfactory SITUATION MUCH RELIEVED Officials Are at Loss to Conjecture What Next Proposal of Germans Will Be By Associated Press ■Washington, D. C., Aug. 25.—Presi dent -Wilson has been informed' un officially from sources close to Count von Bernstorff. the German ambassa dor, that the next communication from Berlin, on the sinking of the White Star liner Arabic, will be of a character satisfactory to the United States. Coming close on the telegram whtcli the ambassador forwarded to the State Department yesterday by direc tion of his government declaring It was not the intention of Germany that any American lives should be sacri ficed in the sinking of the ship, this development was regarded as Indi cating that Germany would make some proposal satisfactory to the United States respecting submarine at [Contlnucd on Page 3.] Conscience Stricken Thief Confesses to Old Crime Conscience-stricken because he had robbed a man in Philadelphia, Willis Johnson, colored, surrendered himself to the police of this city early this morning. Early this morning Johnson ap proached Officer Dickey, who was on the North Cameron street district. Johnson told the officer that he had stolen some clothing and jewelry from Robert M. Clark, at 1629 Beulah street, Philadelphia, one night in May this year. He said that he had decided to, confess the crime and tolel the Har risburg police to communicate with. Philadelphia and have him brought to justice. Colonel Hutchison sent Johnson to jail, self-accused, to await the findings of the Philadelphia police.
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