Dumb a Expresses Little Surprise at Lansing's Action in Seeking His Recall
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 211
SUITE DEPARTMENT
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING
AUSTRIA - HUNGARY'S
RECALL OFDR. DUMDA
Ambassador Expresses No
Surprise at Secretary Lan
sing's Acting in Seeking
His Withdrawal From Dip
lomatic Forces
REPORTED THAT HE HAS
GONE TO SUMMER HOME
Refusal to Recall Dumba May
Lead to Serious Complica
tions and May Result in
Severing of All Diplomatic
Relations
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 10.—President
Wilson's request to Austria to recall
her ambassador, Dr. Constantin Theo
dora Dumba, has brought about a sit
uatiort which contains possibilities of
extending to the other diplomats of
the Germanic allies.
Dr. Dumba used James F. J. Archi
bald, an American bearing an Ameri
can passport, as a messenger to carry
a communication to the Vienna For
eign office, although it has not been
called officially to the attention of this
government, the State Department un
destands unofficially that Arhcibald
also carried a communication for Cap
tan Von Papen, military attache of the
German embassy.
Secretary Lansing said to-day that
the American government considered
the sending of any communication in
the manner which Dr. Dumba used
an abuse of an American passport.
While all officials refused to discuss
A'te situation further, it is known that
"he activities of Consul General Von
Xuber, of Austria, a.s well as those of
Count Von BernstorfT. the German em
bassador. are again being reviewed by
the State Department.
Captain Von Papen's letter, which
was a private communication to his
wife, is now on its way to the State
Department from London. Officials
said the fact that it was a private and
not an official communication, did not
alter the case any. It is understood
that the writer made slighting refer
ences to American officials.
Enclosure Awaited
Another document for which offi
cials are awaiting is an enclosure in
Dr. Dumba's letter which referred to
negotiations between Consul General
Von Nuber and the editor of a for
eign language newspaper concerning
bringing about strikes in the Bethle
hem Works and other war munitions
factories.
It was made plain, however, that
while the State Department for some
time has been fully advised of the ac
tivities of Count Von Bernstorff he
was not involved to the extent of be
ing in the same position as Dr. Dum
ba but that there was serious consid
eration of whether Captain Von Pa
pen or Consul General Von Nuber
should be allowed to remain longer in
the country.
Archibald also carried a communi
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Twentieth Annual Teachers'
Institute Begins Tonight
The opening session of the twentieth
p.nnual teachers' institute of the Har
risburg schools will be held in the
auditorium of Central high school
this evening at 7.45 o'clock. The con
cluding session will be held to-morrow
morning.
Under the direction of Professor E.
G. Rose, music will be furnished by
an orchestra. The Rev. Dr. W. N.
Yates will conduct the devotional ex
ercises. An address on "Education
that Educates" will then be delivered
by Dr. A. E. Winship, editor of the
Journal of Education, of Boston. Pro
fessor James L. Allison, superintend
ent of the Wilkinsburg schools, will
speak on "Some of the Teacher's Prob
lems."
Addresses on "Personality" by Dr.
Winship and "The Teacher's Encour
agements" by Superintendent Allison
•will feature to-morrow morning's
meetings.
! THE WEATHER
For Harrfshurg nod vicinity: Fair
to-night and probably Saturday;
cooler to-night.
For Eastern Pen na yl van Ia: Fair to
night and probably Saturday;
not quite no warm to-night;
light, variable wlnda.
jm River
The Susquehanna river and Ita
principal brancbea will fall nlow
ly or remain nearly stationary.
A stage of about 3.<t fet In Indi
cated for Harrlahurg Saturday
morning.
General Condition*
An area of high prennure cover*
the greater part of the country
cant of the Mlanlnslppl river and
fn nepnrated from another high
that ban appeared in the
Northwest by a trough of low
prennure extending from New
Mexico northeastward into the
Mlnnlnaippl Valley,
femperntures are 2 to 8 degree*
higher thl* morning In New Eng
land and thence southward along
the Atlantic coast to Florida.
Temperature* fi a. m., 7fl.
Nuns Rlne*, 5:41 a. m.; sets, 6:23
p. m.
Moon: First quarter, September IH,
2>21 p. m.
River Stagei 3.7 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 00.
lowest temperature. «0.
Mean temperature. 80.
Normal temperature, 67.
PRESIDENT STUDIES
BERMMIY'S HE 11
SINKING OE ARABIC
Intimate That Some Time Will Be
Required to Determine Atti
tude of U. S.
REFUSES TO PAY INDEMNITY
Berlin Willing, However, to Sub
mit Matter of Reparation
to The Hague
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Sept. 10.—Presi
dent Wilson and his advisers began
consideration to-day of Germany's
note explaining the sinking of the
White Star liner Arabic. The com
munication was understood to be of
considerable length and there were no
intimations of the time that would be
required for determining the govern
ment's attitude.
While the text of the memorandum
as received from Berlin in press dis
patches was published to-day, officials
refused to make any comment pending
a complete study of the official note
forwarded by Ambassador Gerard.
The newspaper text, which stated
Germany refused to admit obligation
to pay indemnity for American lives
lost, even if it should develop that
the submarine commander was in
error in thinking the Arabic meant to
ram him. was widely commented upon.
Previous dispatches had stated Ger
many would offer to submit the mat
ter of reparation to The Hague. Inti
mations then followed from high offi
cials here that such a proposition
would be acceptable. However, there
had been no suggestion at that time of
any proposition to arbitrate on the
question of the submersible's rights to
torpedo a liner under circumstances
described in the Arabic case.
In their consideration of their new
note President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing will give consideration to as
surances recently expressed that Ger
man submarine commanders had been
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Final Decree in Steel
Trust Case Is Filed
Trenton, N. J.. Sept. 10.—The final
decree in the suit of the Federal gov
ernment against the United States
Steeel Corporation was filed in the
district court of New Jersey to-day.
Judge Butflngton, filed the decree per
sonally.
The document was very brief. It
merely stated that the suit had been
filed, tried and decided and that the
suit should be dismissed. It was
signed by the four judges who tried
the case—Buffington, McPherson,
Woolley and Hunt.
The briefness of the decree was a
surprise to those who have followed
the case. .
The decision in the case was handed
down on June 3. The government has
already announced that it would take
an appeal to the United States Su
preme Court.
Site For Marker of
Harris Ferry Chosen
In Harris park twenty feet south
of Washington street and about ten
feet west of and facing upon Front
street, the great boulder that will
mark the old John Harris ferry land
ing on the banks of the Susquehanna
will be placed by the Pennsylvania
Historical Commission with befitting
ceremonies September 24.
At Fort Hunter a stone has been
selected for the purpose. It weighs
more than a ton, is about four feet
high, more than three feet wide and
about a foot thick.
On the face of the bowlder will be
a bronze keystone, designed by Thomas
Lynch Montgomery, curator of the
commission, which will bear this in
scription:
On the river bank a short dis
tance west of this stone was the
landing of Harris' Ferry, the most
historic crossing on the Susque
hanna. A great part of the early
migration into Western Pennsyl
vania and the Ohio Valley passed
this way. The ferry right was
first granted to John Harris,
father of the founder of Harrls
burg in December, 1733. For over
half a century the site of I-larrls
burg was known as Harris' Ferry.
Erected by the
Pennsylvania Historical Commission
September 24, 1915.
The ceremonies incident to the plac
ing of the marker will begin at 1
o'clock and a feature of the program
will be the address of Dr. George P.
Donahue, Coudersport. At the con
clusion of his talk he will present a
copy of the original grant of the ferry
right given to Harris by the descen
dants of William Penn. to Theodore
Klein, president of the Dauphin coun
ty Historical society.
DI TCH FIRE OX ZEPPELIN
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Sept. 10, via London,
10:10 a. m.—The Maasbode says it has
been informed by its Roozendaal cor
rc-.spondent that a Zeppelin coming
from Belgium and flying at a great
height was shot at by Dutch frontier
guards last night, whereupon it Im
mediately turned in a southerly direc
tion.
STEAMER KANKAKEE ARRIVES
By Associated Press
New York, Sept. 10.—.-The steamer
Kankakee, formerly the Norwegian
steamer Lapland, arrived here to-day
from Barrow-in-Furness, where she
had been held for a long time by Brit
ish authorities. The steamer sailed
from New York March 23 with a gen
eral cargo for Copenhagen.
WILL NOT CARRY HEAVY MAILS
London, Sept. 10.—A dispatch to
Router's from Copenhagen stated that
owing to the impassable state of the
Russian roads the German army head
quarters has appealed to the public
through the press to abstain from
sending parcels or heavy letters to tho
troops in the eastern theater of the
i war.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915.
EYES OF THE WEST ON PENNA.
DURING STATE'S DAY AT FAIR
SCENES FROM PENNSYLVANIA DAT AT THE FAIR
Hernian P. Miller, Jr., of this city, took pictures of the Pennsylvania Dav observance nt w.,. >^„
Mr C \niler himqpff Te lf Mf Ph Mi T he chtnßS at ,he to P show Governor Brumbaugh delivering his address and
uncled Prof Harria J Ryan out on th Tcoast Pa " examinin S the Liberty Bell. Miss Ryan is visiting her
The picture below shows Lieutenant Governor McClain leading in the singing of "Pennsylvania."
A. G. SPALDING DIES
AT SAN DIEGO HOME
Famous as Pioneer of Baseball;
Started Life as Grocery
Clerk
San Diego, Cal., Sept. 10.—Funeral
services will be held to-morrow for
Albert Goodwill Spalding, one of tho
pioneers of baseball, from the family
home at Point Loma, where he died
suddenly last night. The ceremony is
to be private and will be followed by
cremation. For the last ten days Mr.
Spalding apparently had been rallying
from what was supposed to have been
a slight paralytic stroke, and yester
day he seemed in good spirits.
Besides his widow, Mr. Spalding is
survived by three sons, Albert Good
will Spalding, Jr., Keith Spalding and
Durand Churchill, a son by adoption.
Keith Spalding resides in Chicago;
I Churchill and Albert G. Spalding are
in Europe. His sister. Mrs. W. T.
Brown and mother reside in Orange,
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FRENCH AVIATORS BURIED
WITH HONORS BY GERMANS
Geneva, Sept. 10, via London, 10:50
a. m. —Two French aviators were
killed at Deyingen, Alsace, when their
machine struck barbed wire entangle
ments as they were making a landing,
causing the explosion of bombs aboard
the aeroplane. They had been forced
: to descend because of motor trouble.
The airmen were buried by the Ger
mans with military honors.
NEW TRAINING CAMP STARTS
Platteburg, N. Y., Sept. 10. The
second camp for the military instruc
tion of businessmen opened in Platts
burg this week. The camp already has
a membership of over HOO, and more
recruits are expected during the next
few days. Capt. Dorey, the comman
der of the former camp is again in
charge. His Adjutant is Capt. John
son.
Practically all of the leading col
leges are represented in the new
camp. Harvard having 97 men on the
rolls, Yale 39, Columbia 28, Princeton
21 and Cornell 15.
AMMUNITIONS EXPLODED
Constantinople. Sept. 9, via London,
Sept. 10, 7:55 a .m.—The following
official statement was issued to-day at
the Turkish War Office:
"At Anafarta our artillery fire
against enemy positions south of
Hazmak Dere caused explosions of am
munition and shells In enemy trench
es Wednesday. At Ari Burnu the
enemy unsuccessfully dropped shells
i on our left wing." j
Big Throngs Crowd Around
to Hear Governor and
Pennsylvania 0 ffi cia 1 s
Make Address of Occasion
(Special Correspondence of the
Telegraph.)
By HERMAN P. MILLER, Jr.
San Francisco, Sept. 4.—The gen
erous hospitality extended to Gover
nor Brumbaugh and his party by the
exposition, city and State officials dur
ing his visit here reached its climax
to-day, which has been designated as
Pennsylvania Day. Many of the ex
hibitors held special programs in hon
or of the day, but the chief Interest
was centered around the Pennsylva
nia pavilion and the exercises held
there.
Governor Brumbaugh entered the
Exposition together with the other
members of his party and escorted by
the Second Battalion of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania and a squad
ron of United States Cavalry at 2
o'clock. Upon reaching the Pennsyl
vania building, the party proceeded
to the reviewing stand on the north
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ARTILLERY FIGHTING
OH PENINSUIi NOTED
OfficiaJ Statement Issued in Con
stantinople Tells of Engage
ment on Gallipoli
Officials at Washington decline to
make any comment on the German
government's note in explanation of
the sinking of the liner Arabic, pend
ing study of the text of the note as
transmitted by Ambassador Gerard.
Although Bulgaria's relations with
Turkey are excellent she has assumed
no political obligations for the future
in connection with the Dedaghatch
railroad concessions from Turkey, the
Bulgarian premier Vasell RadoslavofT,
declares. Bulgaria is treating with
both the entente powers and the cen
tral powers, but the Bulgarian govern
ment intehds to adhere to Its policy
of neutrality so long as Bulgaria's in
terests are not endangered, the
premier states.
Only artillery fighting on the
Gallipoli peninsula Is reported in the
current official statement from Con
stantinople.
The Anglo-French financial commis
sion appointed to adjust the exchange
situation with the United States has
reached New York.
PROMINENT MEN ON
TICITH PROGRESS
Give Opinion on Rapid Stride in
Improvement During Stride
Fifteen Years
The Telegraph prints herewith the
opinions which prominent citizens,
bankers, businessmen, merchants and
professional meiy hold with regard to
the city of Harrisburg, its progress
and Improvements, and the rapid
strides which have been taken in the
last fourteen years, as a result of the
famous campaign in 1901-1902, when
the movement for municipal better
ment began. It Is the belief of every
one of these men that Harrisburg has
reason to pride herself on her ac
complishments, but that the work
ought not to stop there. There is al
ways something bigger to be accom
plished. The sentiment of the com
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Why Build Big Navy?
Bryan Solves It AH
By Associated Press
Chicago, 111., Sept. 10. —William J.
Bryan has what he regards as a dandy
strategic plan for national defense.
His contention is that with twelve
| highways leading from coast to coast
the American farmers who would flght
a foreign foe could seize their guns
and mobilize quickly at certain given
points by riding to them in their motor
cars.
The plan was announced In the
course of a speech on "The Causeless
\V#r" given at the First Presbyterian
I church in Oak Park and in other ad-
I dresses delivered in Chicago. Mr
Bryan speaking to reporters at the
University Club just before he left the
city to-day not only admitted that he
said It but defended it. He was es
pecially wroth at the criticisms that
such roads might serve the enemy for
the transport of artillery.
DUGAN GRANTED PAROLE.
By Associated Press
Trenton, N. J„ Sept. 10.—The Court
of Pardons to-day announced that a
parole has been granted to Daniel A.
Dugan, Jr., of Orange. Dugan is a
son of Judge Daniel A. Dugan of the
Orange district court. Young Dugan
was serving a sentence of from five
to ten years for manslaughter. While
driving an automobile in Newark he j
ran down and caused the death of!
Leo McDermott. Dugan had served I
about twe year* In State'i prison. J
16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT
FRENCH ID BRITISH
FINANCE COMMISSI
ARRIVES IN NEW YORKj
Members of Party Greeted by J. P.
Morgan and H. P.
Davison
FORMAL STATEMENT ISSUED
Prominent New York Bankers Will
Meet Visitors This
Afternoon
New York, Sept. 10. The joint!
Anglo-French financial commission of i
six members, deputized by Great Brit-1
ain and France to adjust the foreign
exchange situation here, reached New
or '< to-day aboard the steamship
Lapland from Liverpool.
They were met at Quarantine by J.
P. Morgan and H. P. Davison of the
Morgan firm, who escorted them to
their headquarters here.
A formal statement, issued on the
commission's behalf, was the only ex
pression made by any member of the
party for publication. This statement
issued at Quarantine, reads:
The joint Anglo-French mission
under the chairmanship of Lord Read
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British Use U. S. Flag
to Sink Submarine
By Associated Press
New York, Sept. 10.—Confirmation
of the London report that a German
submarine was sunk on August 19,
while shelling the British steamer
Nicosian, was recefved heer to-dav
with the arrival of the steamer Lap
land. It was also learned that the
British patrol boat, which sank the
[submarine, flew an American (lag
while approaching.
MEKCURY XKAR no TO-DAY
i Slight relief from the wilting tem
perature of yesterday and to-day is
promised for to-night when a small
disturbance from the lake region is
expected to reach this vicinity. Yes
terday the official thermometer mount
ed to 00, an excess of thirteen degrees
for this date. At 81 degrees last night
at 8 o'clock it was 10 degrees higher
tlian at 8 o'clock in the morning. It
touched that mark to-day.
FRENCH TRENCHES CAPTURED
Berlin, Sept. 10, via London, 3.45 P. M. French
trenches near Schratzmannele and Hartmans-Weilerkopf in
the Vosges have been captured by storm by German troops,
army headquarters officially announced to-day.
Washington, Sept. 10. —The Federal Reserve Board to
day revised its regulations governing resdiscount of bankers'
acceptances by Federal Reserve Banks. Its action may paw
the way toward the establishment of the credit loan sought
by the Anglo-French Commission now in the United States.
Officials of the board declared, however, that the visit of the
commission never had been discussed.
Boston, Sept. 10.—John N. Durick, of the South Boston
district jumped from the twenty-sixth story of the new cus
tom house tower this afternoon and was killed. It is be
lieved he was unnerved by the oppressive heat.
Petrograd, Sept. 10, via London, 2.10 P. M.—Consul
tations regarding the forming of a new cabinet are in pro
gress. The public is awaiting with keep interest the result
of these conferences.
UNION REJECTS RESOLUTION
Bristol, Eng., Sept. 10, Noon.—The trades union con
gress representing more than 3,000,000 organized English
workingmen, rejected by an overwhelming vote to-day a
resolution calling upon the Parliamentary Committee of the
labor party to formulate and advocate terms of peace sat
isfactory to the working classes.
DUMBA AND BERNSTORFF IN CONFERENCE
New York, Sept. 10.—Dr. Constantin Theodore Dumba,
ambassador from Austria-Hungary whose recall has been
asked for by the United States government to-day conferred
in his suite in an uptown hotel with Count Von BernstorfF,'
the German ambassador. The subject of the conference
could not be ascertained.
CARRANZA OPPOSES CONFERENCE
Washington, Sept. 10.—General Carranza in his reply to
the Pan-American conferees it was learned here to-day, will
agree to any international aspects of the Mexican situau--'.
but wtii decline to enter a conference on infrnal affairs.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Albert B. Mlchener and Maude A. Peace, city.
Earl E. Thomaa. Steel ton. and Enther Thompson Shakespeare, city.
Hash C. Stuart aad Bessie I. Smith, cltr.
SCOOOS METHOD OF
KEEPING RECORDS IT
THE H'B'O HOSPITAL
Coroner Eckinger Alleges Au
thorities of Institution Fail
to File Names According
to Law
JITNEY VICTIM DIES;
HADN'T DRIVER'S NAME
County Officer to Notify Dis
trict Attorney; Superin
tendent Says Rules Must
Be Enforced
Failure on the part of the Harris
hurg Hospital authorities to get the
name of a jitney driver who last night
ran down and fatally injured 13-year
old George Kennedy, 1046 South Cam
eron street, will result in an early in
vestigation into the methods of keep
ing records at that institution, de
clared Coroner Jacob Eckinger to
day.
The lad, a son of George W. Ken
nedy, city school director, was in a
dying condition when brought to the
hospital by the Jitney driver who had
run him down at 8 o'clock last night.
But for some strange reason, the cor
oner said to-day, the authorities made
no effort to get the driver's name and
did not notify him of the case.
The boy died this morn'.ng about
5.30 o'clock, but the coroner did not
learn of the death until asked by a.
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To Resume Work on
River Dam Monday
Work on the city dam across the
i Susquehanna at Dock street will be
(resumed Monday.
At least a hundred concrete slabq
weighing a ton or more each, must
be placed in position in the top tier
on the northern face of the obstruc
tion and City Commissioner W. H.
Lynch, superintendent of streets and
public improvements, Is anxious to
complete this job before the big mu
nicipal Improvement Celebration, Sep
tember 23-24-25.