Wilson Calls on Garrison and Daniels F HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 205 TMITISH TRANSPORT REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK WITH LOSS OF ALMOST 1,1 LIVES Over Seas News Agency Gives Out Statement Telling of Disaster 600 BODIES RECOVERED Vessel, Name Not Given, Report ed to Have Struck Mine in Dardanelles By Associate! Press Berlin. Sept. 3 (by wireless to Say vllle).—"Telegrams from Sofia," says the Overseas News Agency to-day, "stated that oft the entrance to the Dardanelles a British transport struck a mine and sank with 320 officers, 1,260 soldiers and 300 members of tho crew, all of whom were drowned. Six hundred bodies were recovered." The British government officially an nounced on August 17 that the British transport Royal Edward had been s-unk on Saturday, August 11, in the Aegean Sea by a German submarine. The number of troops on board was given as 1,360, with 220 officers and men of the crew, and It was stated that about 600 were saved. In the absence of a date for the sinking of the transport reported through Sofia, it is uncertain whether this refers to the sinking of the Royal Edward or to the loss of another transport by the British. 1,000 Christians Killed and 4,000 Others Died in Urumiah in 5 Months By Associated Press New Tork, Sept. 3.—At least 1,000 Christians wore killed and about 4,000 others died of disease in Urumiah, Persia; during the five months of Turkish occupation, according to a let ter received by J. L. Caldwell, Ameri can minister at Teheran, from Dr. William A. Shedd. of Urumiah, and made public here to-day by the Pres byterian Board of Foreign Missions. Third Class City League Elects New President, but Doesn't Know Who He Is The next mayor of Johnstown will have another executive Job waiting for him; this is the presidency of the League of Pennsylvania Third Class Cities. The league at its closing ses sion In Reading last evening elected officers for the new year and selected Johnstown as the next place of meet ing. Following the usual custom, the mayor of the city which is chosen for the convention, it was decided, will be the head of the league, but as tho term of Mayor Joseph Caufflel expires In November, it cannot be known who will be the next president until his successor is chosen. Other officers In cluded: Vice-president, Mayor Ira W. Stratton, Reading; secretary, Fred Gates, Wllkes-Barre. City Clerk Charles A. Miller, of this city, was once more re-elected treasurer of tho league. Commissioner W. L. Gorgas, of this city, was appointed a member of the committee selected to confer with the Public Utility Bureau of Philadelphia relative to merging all the cities of the State Into the league. Harrisburg's delegation of officials to-day returned from Reading. AGREE TO REVISE TREATY By Associated Press Rome, Sept. 2. 9:15 p. m.. via Paris, Sept. 3, 4:25 a. m.—Revision of the treaty of Bucharest has been agreed to explicitly by Serbia, Rumania and Greece, according to reports received here but It Is said these countries are not willing to satisfy entirely Bul garia's claim to territorial compensa tion for participating In the war. POSTPONE RATE REDUCTION By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Sept. 3.—The Interstate Commerce Commission to day postponed until December 10 the effective date of its order reducing freight rates on anthracite railroads The order was to go into effect Oc tober 1. THE WEATHER For Harrlnburir and vicinity! Part ly cloudy to-night nnd Saturday) moderate temperature. For Kaatern Pennn.vlvanla: Partly cloudy to-night and Saturday; not C| much change In temperature i moderate northeaat vtlndß. River rhe Sunquehnnnn river nnd Ita branches will continue to fall ■lowly. A stage of nliout 4.1 feet Is Indicated for Harrlaburg Satur day morning. General Condition* The weather has continued fair over practically nil the country east of the Hocky Mountains ex cept In Virginia, North Carolina and Southern Florida, where local ralna have fallen. Condltlona continued unsettled over a con sllerable part of the country west of the Rocky Mountnlns and ralna have fallen In the last twrnty foor hours. Temperature* 8 a. m.: (10. Sum Rises, SiSS a. m.| sets, 8:341 p. m. Mooni Rises, 12>01 p. m. River Stagei 4.8 feet above low water mark. Vesterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 75. l.ov»est temperature, SB. Mean temperature, AS, Normal temperature. 00. BIG DOINGS IN THE GREAT CELEBRATION? WHAT? READ THIS I Three Days Will Be So Jammed With Stunts Harrisburg'U Never Catch Its Breath YO, HO! FOR SEPT. 23-25 Water Carnival, Street Cabaret, School Kids' Parade, Burning of Harris, What Not? Only three days have been set apart for the official observance of Harris burg's big municipal improvement celebration the latter part of the month: 'Tls scarcely enough. So the big gathering of subcommlt teemen on arrangements thought last evening after Managor C. Floyd Hop kins had outlined in brief the splen did program that is now in the mak ing. All Harrlsburg, his wife and his youngsters will be in the streets, at Reservoir or the River Front most of tho 72 hours sot apart for the purpose; with them will be some thou sands of folks from the towns through out most of the State. The home town Incidentally has planned a gorgeously full three days but certain events stand out like head liners In a "movie" ad. F'rlnstance: • Harrisburg's school children, some thousands of them will have an im portant part In the celebration. To President Harry A. Boyer of the school board, and Dr. F. E. Downes, the city superintendent, have been left the de tails and they are wonting out their plans. That there will be a great pro cession of school youngsters Is as sured. And as for the details —well, Just let It to President Boyer. What Schools Have Done What the schools have accomplish ed In the last fifteen years—about 1901 Harrlsburg began to wake up, If you'll remember?—will be demon [Continued on Page 13.] Two Killed When Train and Automobile Collide By Associated Press Willlamsport, Pa.. Sept. 3. Two persons were killed and four seriously injured when an automobile in which they were riding was run down by a Pennsylvania Railroad train near Troy. Pa., to-day. The dead are Harry Dickson, aged 18, of Granville Center, and the 3-year-old daughter of Rancy Fleming, owner of the au tomobile, who, with his wife and two other children, were hurt. . The in-; Jured were taken to an Elmira hos pital. Little Girl Shipped by Parcel Post to Mother Special to The Telegraph Jackson. Miss., Sent. 3.—The latest accomplishment of the parcel post is the delivery of human freight in the shape of little Miss Maude Smith, 3 years old. who was sent a distance of fifty miles to the bedside, of her mother, who had been stricken ill while visiting. Maude was all dolled up for the occasion and enloyed the trip to the utmost. Her father could not make the trip with her and de vised instead the plan of using Uncle Sam. The ribbon of her bonnet re ceived the necessary stamps and the mail service never brought better news to the mother. Commerce Chamber to Hear Two Noted Men The Harrlsburg Chamber of Com merce announces arrangements for two more noteworthy luncheon meet ings to be addressed by men of na tional reputation. On Friday, September 17, Carter Glass, member of Congress, chairman of the committee on banking and cur- I rency and author of the new fc-deral reserve banking act, will address the members. He will explain the theory ! and practice of the law under which I national banks now operate. I On Wednesday, October 20, Roger W. Babson. tho famous contributor on business and financial subjects to the I Saturday Evening Post, and inter- I national economic expert, will address ! the Chamber on "Co-operation: The j Way Out for Business." Two West Indian Storms Headed For U. S. Coasts By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Sept. 3.—Two \ West Indian storms are headed to-day I for American coasts. Hurricane warn- I ings have been ordered on the Gulf. ! The more pronounced disturbance was In the Gulf of Mexico this morn ing and headed northwestward. Weather Bureau officials said It would strike the Gulf coast to-night or Sat urday morning somewhere between Cedar Keys and New Orleans. ■ The second storm, about which very little Information has reached tho Weather Bureau, Is In the vicinity of the Bermuda Islands, where the pres sure remains abnormally low. That storm, apparently, Is moving in a north-northwest direction toward the Carollnas and the Virginia Capes. Triennial Assessment Is Nearly Finished Harrisburg's 1916 triennial assess ment Is practically completed with (he exception of the Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Thirteenth wards. Asses sors C. H. Townsend and Horace A. Chayne are busy with these books. The assessment must be finished by November 1, as five-day notices of the appeal dates must be sent out to the property owners. The appeals will be heard dally be tween 9 In the morning and 4 In the afternoon from Wednesday, Novem ber 10. to Friday. November 19. HAR3EEKBDUQ, FRIDAY EXTENIN.G, SEPTEMBER 3 r 1915 [ BABY'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM ARABIC 1; - - RESCUED r&CM A/ZABJC. At the left is shown Quartermaster Biddle, of the Arabic holding little Neville Glllender In his arms. Mrs. Glll ender is standing by his side. The picture at the 1 right shows a close-up view of little Neville Glllender. Mrs. Glllender. in her anxiety to get into one of the boats when the Arabic was rapidly sinking, left her little baby on the ship. Quartermaster Biddle discovered the babe and passed it to its mother in the boat. The ship was then almost ready for her final plunge and Biddle was compelled to div-e into the water. He was eventually rescued after swim ming for two hours. Upon arriving at Queenstown he sought out Mrs. Glllender and the baby. The little tot has grown quite fond of his rescuer. THIEVES BLOW SAFE IT [MIME Post Office Building Wrecked by Explosion, but Little Loot Was Secured * > • ■" STORE ALSO BADLY DAMAGED Place Entered For Second Time Within Month; Stamps Taker. First Time By Associated Press Chambersburg, Pa., Sept. 3.—Thieves wrecked the post office building at Fayettevllle, this county, early to-day. Dynamite used to blow open the safe exploded with such force that the portlofl of the building containing the post office was literally blown to pieces. The store adjoining was badly damaged. The thieves did not get much, the postmaster, W. H. Hess, taking the money to his home with him. Shut ters were blown off and every pane of j glass shattered. j This Is the second time within tho i past month the place has been robbed, S6OO worth of stamps being taken the first time. BAND CONCERT TONTGHT The public band concert at Reser voir Park to-night will be contributed by the Municipal Band. Director Frank Blumensteln has arranged a large program of selections that have been requested by various patrons. DOUSING REO LIGHT CUTS DOWN SOUSES Chief of Police Says Closing of Dis trict Has Brought Decrease in Drunkeness Closing up the red light districts In Harrlsburg has brought another re form, according to Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison. He. figures that drunken ness has decreased In Harr'sburg al most 50 per cent, and that there are at least 75 per cent, less drunks on the streets at night than were noticeable one year ago. The colonel said: "I do not want It understood that folks are not doing any drinking. Nor do. I want you to think that Harrls burg was ever afflicted with a large number of drunks on the streets. When the red light districts were run ning men would spend the early part of the evening drinking, and when they were feeling good would hike to the red light sections. Any time be tween midnight and 4 o'clock In the morning they would again be on the streets. I have been making nightly observations and find the number of drunks on the streets has fallen off considerably." The colonel also said the curfew law was being observed closely throughout Harrlsburg and that few young folks were on tho streets after 9.30 at night. "I believe the curfew ordinance Is a success," he said. ALLIES SURROUND TURKS Paris. Sept. 3.—An Important part of the Turkish forces on the Gallipoli peninsula has been surrounded by the allies and Its surrender is imminent, nays an Athena dispatch to the Four nler Agency, IMPORTANT TURKISH FORGES SURROUNDED Surrender of Troops on Gallipoli Peninsula Said to Be Imminent GRODNO BEING EVACUATED Russians Defending Point Near Fortress Have Crossed Niemen I The surrounding of on Important I art of the Turkish forces on the Gallipoli peninsula by troops of the entente allies is reported in advices from Athenp to a Paris news agency. The surrender of the surrounded iroops is said to be imminent. Russian resistance to the German pressure in the north continues strong and Petrograd clpims an advance by the armies defending the Vilna line. Successes for the Russians In the sec tor between the Sventa and Vlliya rivers are reported. Grodno is In process of evacuation. The Russians defending a point near the fortress have crossed to the right bank of the Niemen. the Russian war office says, having held the position long enough to secure the safety of the retrograde operation. In the central and southern parts of the line the Russian retreat con tinues. On the western front there has bee* a continuation of the notable artillery activity on the part of the French that has been In evidence of late. The British steamer Roumanle, a 1,638-ton vessel, has been sunk, pre sumably by a torpedo. Her crew was saved. PULLBACKS HALT PENBRDOK PAVING But Big Majority of Residents Want It and Program Will Go Through Penhrook Is alive to the Importance of paving Its main street. A few near sighted citizens are still resisting the pressure of their more public-spirited brethren, but it Is expected that all opposition will soon cease. A special meeting of the borough council has been called for this evening, brook News, has been energetically boosting the proposition. It was Inti mated In a recent issue of the News that the borough council was getting some poor legal advice as to the law in the premises, especially when the opinions were In direct conflict with (Continued on Paj?e 9.) COMPANY WANTS MILITA By Associated Press Watertown, N. Y„ Sept. 3.—Appli cation has been made to Governor Whitman by officials of the St. Regis Paper Company to call out the local militia for duty at the St. Regis paper mill at Deferlet. Rtottng took place at the mill last night, shots being fired through windows of the mills. TODAY'S GAME BY INNINGS AT ISLAND PARK Rochester QOBEHHIBIH ■■■ Harnsburg HBIBIBIMMMBB ■■■ SLEEPING WOMAN CHOKED BY BURGLAR Grasped Around Neck by Porch Climber; Son Comes to Rescue SENDS BULLET AFTER HIM Youth Says Early Morning Intruder Was Colored and Wore Sneakers • A porch climber entered the home of Mrs. Jane Olphln, In Jonestown road above Cameron street about two o'clock this morning and nearly choked the sleeping woman into in sensibility before he was frightened away. Mrs. Olphin said that her son, Fred, aged 14, heard the man as he came toward her and grabbed him. Tms caused the Intruder to let go and Mrs. Olphin screamed for help. The man disappeared out of the window and down over the balcony. Foot-prints were found showing that he had climbed the rear porch to get Into the house. A chicken coop had been up set, and a small pocket knife was lying on the ground beside the porch. Shoots With Rifle As the man ran toward Cameron street, Fred Olphin shot after him with a rifle. Mrs. Olphin claims that | she was sleeping when the intruder attacked her. She said that she knew of no reason why he entered tne house, because she had no valuables and only a small amount of money. The mysterious part of the visit was the attempt to choke her she says. Her son believes that when the thief crawled through the window his mother moved, and he believed that she was prepared for an attack. Young Fred said that the visitor was a colored man, who wore a straw hat and sneakers. He is not positive whether he could identify him. An attempt had been made to gain en trance on the first floor of the house, according to Mrs. Olphin. Men Overpower Chief and Put Him in Cell By Associated Press Hingham. Mass.. Sept. 3. James Harmon and Robert Williams, held for trial on charges of hurglary, over powered Chief of Police Washington James and locked him In a cell, and escaped from the local police station to-day. They were later discovered hiding in a clump of hushes. Har mon was killed by a bullet from a po lice revolver, but Williams managed to elude his pursuers. Tho me.n claim ed to belong In Syracuse, N. Y. ORDERS WRITER'S RELEASE By Associated Press Vera Cruz, Sept. 3. Henry W. Francis, a newspaper correspondent, who was imprisoned here on August 10 by order of General Carranza, charged with distributing news in the United States unfavorable to the Car ranza party, is to be released to-night. General Carranza having Issued orders to that effect. TAKES LIFE TO AVOID ARREST Paris. Sept. 3, 10:30 a. m.—One of the government officials involved in army frauds in connection with the purchase of munitions, committed sui cide yesterday to avoid arrest. War rants for other persons In complicity with technical agents of the army and navy have been issued. 14 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT MOTHER FAILS IS SHE TRIES TO SAVE BIBT FROM TRAIN Hummelstown Woman Narrowly Escapes Death Herself Trying to Rescue Child GIRL INSTANTLY KILLED Three Lose Lives in Railroad Acci dents Yesterday; Another Seriously Hurt In a heroic attempt to saves her 2- year-old daughter from being killed beneath the wheels of a Philadelphia and Reading passenger train on a grade crossing at Hummelstown, late yesterday after noon, Mrs. Percy Zinn narrowly es caped death when she stumbled and fell Just before running upon the tracks in front of the engine. The child, Dorothy, was instantly killed. The little girl was going to meet her father who was returning from work. Two other persons were killed and another seriousty Injured In a series of railroad accidents late yesterday aft ernoon and last night. Miss Rebecca Newcomer, aged 17, was killed at Baker's crossing at May town when her buggy was struck by a Middletown work train. The horse was killed and the wagon demolished. Witnesses claim the train was run ning backward and that a high em bankment hid it from view until too [late to get off the track. Miss New j comer was graduated from the May town high school In 1914 and was pre [ paring to enter Millersvllle State Nor ! mal school, next week. Track Worker Killed Trapped on the Granville bridge by a fast Pennsylvania express. Mack Conn, a track worker of Mifflin, was struck and hurled thirty feet. He was instantly killed. The man was marking rails with paint when the accident occurred. Levi Blgler, aged 33. of near Mif flin, is In the Lewlstown hospital with a fractured skull and severe bruises and lacerations of the entire body as the result of being struck by a fast freight near Lewlstown last evening. His condition Is serious. Bigler did not see the train as It bore down on him. He made a leap as the train struck him probably saving himself from Instant death. rjy »>i i—rftyW » « ii «<|/W n <»>Kwn . ONE HURT- IN RAILROA I 11 four cars were L j l of a - special . r-oor triip •• ir; n -d Height dho, the ! ' 1 1 ► ; » 1 ; j ' Will j I j I vis, owne :c, was sunk to-day off Queensto vn J • E ber. , 1 , J » | ] , j I I *red out ( Watertown, to take charge of the atr ke iituation at the St. 'a >l, no details regarding the \i* J e '' ! I Js < > i ' it is learned autl iritatively that recent rumors of peace have * ?;■ I ; ,no .foundation in,apy step taken I governing t t II | i DEATH BY STARVATK)N I • CES MANY J J I Chicago, Sept. 3.— Death by star ' j • ' years of crop failure faces the 75,000 in bitants of Curacoa ' ; « ent to them, 1 P according tc Ru - \ , r ' I king aid for ! : -i ■ . j ! th: ; \r. 1 •' and more- than .3.000 Hollanders were ;■ ; ( " MARRIAGE LICENSES i» 1 Henry Johnaon and Julia Tonics, cltj. if i "f s CURBS WILL HEIR PIIUIS TO IIDEISE U. S. UW AND Mllf President Wilson Sends Letters to Garrison and Daniels Asking For Information RECOMMENDATIONS AWAITED Conference Is Being Arranged and Then Program Will Be Given to Congress By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Sept. 3. —Pub- licatlon of President Wilson's letters to Secretaries Garrison and Daniels calling upon them to prepare for him definite programs for strengthening Ihe army and navy brought the ques tion of national defense to the fore front again to-day. The President will submit the proposals, together with lils recommendations, to Congress at its forthcoming session. Another angle to the question of national defense is the announcement by Acting Secretary Roosevelt, of the Navy Department, of plans for build ing up of an adequate national naval reserve in addition to the existing state militia and the regular reserve created by the last Congress through mobilization of yachtsmen and power boat owners and their craft with navy reserve ships in a training squadron. In army and navy circles to-day the nature of the recommendations the President will make as a result of con ferences he plans to hold soon with Secretaries Garrison and Daniels and others was awaited with keen interest. This can only be determined, the President says, after further study of the subject. The President's letter, although ! written last, month, has Just been made public. In it he asked Secre taries Garrison and Daniels to get the advice of departmental experts and submarine plans formulated in very definite terms. FUXBTON NAMES COMMANDER By Associated Press San Antonio. Tex., Sept. 3.—Major General Funston, commanding the Department of the South to-day des ignated Colonel A. P. Blocksom, third cavalry as commanding officer of troops in the lower Rio Grande valley, with headquarters at Harllngen.