(/. S. Is Not Witling to Discuss Arbitration Germany Keg a rcfing At ab ic HARRISBURG (SMSK TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 215 2 GIRLS ATTACKED, DRIVER HELD UP IN JITNEY CRIME WAVE Two Women Board Bus in Market Street; Whizzed to Lonely Road; Escape Assailants Only After Terrific Struggle; Run Mile Down Pike to Paxtang Jitneur Lured to Secluded Part of Highway and Beaten Nearly Into Insensibility by Two Holdup Men Who Asked to Be Driven to Paxtonia Thrilling stories of theft—and worse—in which jitneys took a prominent part were to-day disclosed by State Police, who are en deavoring to locate the perpetrators. The most dastardly of the two crimes occurred late Saturday night when two girls were kidnaped, driven to a lonely lane near Rutherford and attacked. The second crime brought to the attention of the police was the attempted holdup of a jitney driver, who was beaten across the head. Girls Kidnaped and Attacked in Dark Lane by Two Men in Jitney Held captive in a jitney by two men whJe the machine sped out Derry street and through Paxtang late at right, Bertha Kurtz. 2116 Ureenwood street, and Edna Ruder, of 2126 Green wood street, were taken to a little used lane along the Rutherford pike and attacked. The girls escaped before they were injured. Weeping hysterically, they arrived at their homes and told the story of the attack and how they escaped by running nearly a mile. Get 111 On Market street The young women were waiting at r ourth and Market streets for a trol ley Saturday night when a jitney with two men in addition to the driver pulled up along the curb. The driver sM queried "Hill" and the girls clambered ~ in. Miss Kurtz took the vacant front seat and her companion sat in the rear with the two men. The machine started over the bridge to the Hill and one man got off at Berryhlll street. Soon after the driver asked where they wished to stop and he was told Twenty-first and Derry streets. As the auto neared the corner the driver put on more speed and wnen the girls asked to be led off said: "We're not asked to te let off said: "We're not but without avail. While whizzing through Paxtang both girls called for help several times, but their cries evidently were not heard. Still resisting the advances of the men, they were taken out the pike to a lane beyond Paxtang. After going up the lane some distance the jitney was stopped and the lights switched off. After fighting and struggling for some time Miss Ruder got her arms free and struck her assailant a sting ing blow across the face with her heavy leather purse. He released her and. screaming at the top of her voice, she ran down the lane. Miss Kurtz also broke loose and fol lowed her companion down the road. They ran on down the pike to Paxtang avenue, where they caught one of the late cars. The young women were so fright ened that they did not get the numbei of the machine. The case has been reported to the State police stationed In Rutherford street. Paxtang. Inch of Snow in Three Counties in Kansas By Associated Press Phillipsburs, Kan., Sept. 14. —An inch of snow fell in Norton, Phillips and Smith counties, in this state, early to-day. Parts of Southern Nebraska also reported a slight precipitation. A Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train was delayed one hour ■west of here when it encountered a snowdrift. A strong wind prevailed. NEW PORTUGAL I'PRISING Paris. Sept. 14.—a new insurrec tionary movement has broken out not only in Lisbon but In the principal provincial cities of Portugal, sav S a dispatch to the Journal from Madrid Dispatches from the Portuguese fron tier on September 2 reported an in surrectionary movement at Braga and Caxias. THE WEATHER Harrlaburg and vicinity: Fair to night and probably Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. Eastern Pennsylvania: Fair to- night and probable Wednesday. ▼ Continued nam. I.lght to moder ate south wind*. River The Susquehanna river and Its main branches will fall slowly or remain nearly stationary. A Stage of ahoat 3.3 feet is Indicated for Harrisburg Wednesday morning. General Conditions The storm that ans central over Colorado Monday hns moved northeastward to the apper Missis sippi valley. It la 2 to 14 degrees warmer than on Mondn- morning over nearly > all the country east of the Missis, nlppl river and In the northwest ern States. In central and southern districts west of the Mississippi there has been a general fall of 2 to 28 degrees. |» Temperature, 8 a. m.. 14. s on: Rises. 5.40 a. m.; sets, 6.10 p. ra. Moon i First quarter, September 16, 2.21 a. m. River Stage: 3.4 feet above low water mark. yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 88. Lowest temperature. 69. Mean temperature, 70. Xornial temperature, 66. Two Men Lure Jitney Driver to Lonely Spot to Rob Him of His Roll Lured to a lonely soot along the road to Paxtonia by two men wno got into his machine in Market street, Frank Budnick, a Steelton jitney owner, was beaten over the head early Sunday morning until he nearly lost consciousness. The cries of the driver irightened the would-be holdup men eft before they had a chance to rifle his sockets. Budnick had a very busy day Sat urday and he had a large roll of bills ill his pockets. He was driving along Market street when the two men "flagged"' him and asked to be taken to Paxtonia. At a dark spot near the Paxtonia Hotel Budniek was struck a smashing blow over the head with a blunt in strument. He automatically pressed down on the brake as he collapsed in the seat so that when the machine ran into the bank it was not badly dam aged. Budniek screamed for help and the men fled. Corporal Davies. of the de tachment of State police stationed at Paxtang. went on the case and last evening took William Pottelger before Squire McGarvey. at Penbrook, for a hearing. Budniek said he was posi tive Potteiger was one of the holdup men. Potteiger insisted he knew nothing about the affair. The hearing was continued until next Monday night, when the State police expect to have further evidence. Potteiger is already under bail for his appearance in court on charges of theft. Two Jitneys Crash at 15th and Berryhill Sts. Two jitneys crowded with passen gers collided at Fifteenth and Berry hill streets, the drivers and passen gers narrowly escaping serious injury lin the crash. Philip Fleck. 1627 Carnation street, driving a jitney for Thomas Adams. 1614 Regina street, was traveling east in Berryhill street, and Raymond Walker. 1615 liegina street, was driv ing north in Fifteenth street, when the cars collided. The Adams jitney swerved to the left side of the street running up on the pavement knock ing over a large U. S. mail box. then smashing Into a telegraph pole. The car narrowly missed striking several persons who were on the pavetnent at the time. Bent axles. wheels and mudguards were the extent of the damages of the machines. None of the passengers was injured. 'Taint No Use Tryin' to Fool Mayor on How You Vote; Got You Tagged "Well you see. Mr. Mayor, ah's been voting the Democratic ticket all my life." explained Pittsburgh' Lewis at the police hearing yesterday after noon," and when this yere low-lived rascal done call me names for not bein' a Republican, I up and after "Im." "Five dollars fine for both of you," snapped Mayor Roval. As they were leading away "Pitts burgh" Lewis and Charlie Jackson, who were held for fighting with knives, Lewis grinned sheepishly and sighed: " 'Tain t no use tryin' to fool that there Mayor Royal. He knows how every darky in this yere town vote and he know I'm a born G. O. P. No sir, 'tain t no use." Continued Warm Is Weather Prediction Continued warm weather is the wilt ing prediction made by Forecaster De main at the Weather Bureau to-day. From present indications the weather will stay hot for several days. No re- is yet in sight. Yesterday the temperature jumped from 69 degrees to 89. Normal tem perature for September 13 is 66 de grees. To-day's weather equaled it. SHIMAN IS FORMALLY CHARGED WITH MURDER County Detective James T. Walters to-day made information before Alder man George A. Hoverter, charging William H. Shuman with murder. The time for a hearing will be announced later. ENGLAND NEEDS MORE MEN By At social id Press London, Sept. 14.—Lord Kitchener has just presented to the cabinet his estimate of the number of British troops It will be necessary to main tain on the continent next year, ac cording to the parliamentary corre spondent of the Daily Chronicle who declares the estimate greatly exceeds the number already in the field, large as that is. HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, SE PTEMBER 14, 1915. MAGAZINE WRITER S/4FS HARRISBURG HAS ODDS ON LITTLE OLD NEW YORK A T THA T ' * j '■ ' Jn [|fe- ■KliffipiMt sßgSuffi « jP alHMntwK ■ v ' HE* ISSN m ■ wSI «M 5» ALLEX SAXGREE Allen Sangree, the well-known newspaper and magazine writer, whose ' latest short storj' is "The Sacrifice | Hit.." is the guest of his mother In Harrisburg. He canie here from New ! York City to enjoy "the quiet" and to j whip a half dozen new stories into | shape, but he failed to find in Harris- I burg the nice little country town in which as the son of Rev. Mil- | ton Sangree he spent many of his boy hood days. Viewing Harrisburg from the point j of one who has been absent three l years Mr. Sangree's notions are inter-1 esting and flattering. "Boosting your own town will never do any harm" he remarked "but in the case of Har risburg one is certainly justified. Why, it struck me the other morning as a little New York. I grabbed a fast MAYOR ROYAL HAS HIS FEELINGS BADLY HURT Motor Club Criticises Failure of His Department to En force Traffic Ordinances; Royal Gets a Trifle Peevish and Calls It "Most Unjust" Mayor John K. Royal's feelings were hurt this afternoon by the Motor Club of Harrisburg. The club in a cryptic letter to Coun cil criticised the failure of the police department to enforce the traffic regu lation ordinance, especially the sec tions pertaining to the motor vehicles. The club, according to its letter, can't understand why the police de t.artment can't do much in enforcing the laws when the two special men employed by the club have been able to bring many an offender to time. The action of the club in thus call ing Council's attention to the way Mayor Royal's own department is be ing conducted in this respect wasn't a bit nice, in the Mayor's opinion. He got a trifle peevish about it. naturally. DETAINS Till WITH AMERICAN'S MONEY Money Forwarded From Little Rock Held Up So That Edward Ledwidge Would Be Shot By Associated Press El J'aso. Texas, Sept. 14.—Ed ward I-edwidgc. an official of the Mexican Northwestern Railroad, who has been held for 810,000 ransom by bandits operating near the Cunibre tunnel in Chihuahua, was released early to-day. accord ing to information reaching here. A posse Is pursuing the bandits. By Associated Press Little liock, Ark., Sept. 14.—Chris Ledwidge. local capitalist, last night received a message that his brother, Edward Ledwidge. of El Paso. Texaa, who is held in captivity by Mexican bandits in Chihuahua, is to be shot at noon to-day. Edward Ledwldge's em ployers sent a special train bearing the SIO,OOO In gold demanded as a ransom, but it is said the train was held up by order* of General Fran cisco Villa, who declared that to pay ransom would only encourage brigan dage and that It were better that Ledwidge should be killed than that every American who traversed that region should be held up. Villa said he would attempt the rescue himself. ! train at the Pennsylvania terminal— I Iron City Express—shortly before | midnight and was in Harrisburg by 3.30 a. m. We disdained to even whistle at Philadelphia: made no stop between the major and minor metropolis other than at Manhattan Junction to change engines. New Yorker Sees His First Jitney "This is as It should be. "Who wants to vegetate in Quaker Town when John Harris's settlement looms to westward? At 3.30 a. m. Philadelphia is dark as the seventh plague of Egypt, deserted and sad looking as a broken crutch. In hustling Harris burg. on the contrary, I found every thing a blaze of light: restaurants busy: taxis on the job; plenty of [Continued on Page 10] "Why, this is most unjust," said he. "I don't think this should have been brought up in Council." So, at the Mayor's suggestion, the matter was re ferred to his department. Here's the letter fro mthe Motor Club: September 14, 1915. To the Honorable City Council, Har risburg. Pa.: Gentlemen —The board of governors of the Motor Club of Harrisburg, at their regular meeting held Septem ber 7. discussed at length the traffic conditions prevailing in this city, and as a result of a most thorough discus sion it was unanimously agreed that I should be instructed by the board to communicate with you in an open let continued on Page 13] MOIL FORCES 11! ON PENIIW Allied Fleet Silences Batteries on Asiatic Coast in Dar danelles Landings of additional large bodies of British and French troops on the Gallipoli peninsula are reported from Mytilene. Paris heara that the allied fleet has silenced Turkish batteries on the Asiatic coast in the Dardanelles which were able to reach camps of the ex peditionary force with their flre and that steady progress is being made against the Turks on the peninsula. The current official statement from Constantinople on the Dardanelles op erations mentions only artillery firing through which the Turks claim to have [Continued on Page 14.] South Carolina Votes on Prohibition Today Columbia, S. C., Sept. 14.—South Carolina voters went to the polls to day to decide whether state-wide pro hibition should be adopted or the pres ent system of county option be re tained. Prohibition,' If carried, would become effective January 1. Four teen of the 44 counties now operate liquor dispensaries. DEMOCRATS THY TO CONCEAL PLIGHT BY REPUBLICAN AHACKS Machine in Bad Way; Vain Efforts to Defeat Three Council men ANTICS ARE VERY AMUSING Rising Tide of Resentment Against Tactics Being Employed; Making Itself Felt With the primary election one week away the grand mix-up continues to mix more and more and every am bitious candidate is now certain of his nomination question, just as he always is at this stage of the game. Meanwhile tne Democratic ma chine is having; several kinds of con vulsions over its own troubles while trying: to create the impression that Republicans are going to consume each other. Mayor John ,K. Royal's floundering about In the oil of his own ambition Ik a spectacle that Is amusing his own party as well as Republicans. He held on to the hope of another term as Mayor so long that his party was unable to place a formidable candi date in the Held and the resentment is rising higher and higher each day as the voters realize that Royal is re sponsible for the easy sailing of Meals. Hundreds of Republicans will not touch Meals, but they are just as In different toward theesley, who Is re garded as a makeshift of the Demo cratic machine. Consequently scores of voters will not express any choice for the mayoralty. As a matter of fact, the Republican- Democratic leaders are being censured [Continued on Page 14.] Contract For Armory in Phila. Recalled The State Armory Board to-day re called its award of the contract for the new cavalry squadron armory in Philadelphia to the Fidelity Construc tion Company of that city following c. protest made by E. F. Fonder, of Philadelphia, the next lowest bidder, and will ask for new bids. The specifications called for Wood bury, Milford or equal granite and the Fidelity bid lowest with Deer Island granite. Fonder was next low est. but his bid was on Woodbury or Milford. The Fidelity was awarded the contract, but Fonder lodged a pro test to-day through Joseph McAleer, Ms attorney, and after several hours' discussion the board determined to readvertise the contract. Bids will be opened next month. School Children Have Til Tuesday to Write Improvement Essays To give children who have been I busily engrossed In the opening of school additional time to prepare their papers on the Telegraph's prize con test, "Why is Harrisburg a Better [ City for the Boys and Girls as a Re sult of the Improvements of the Last Fifteen Years?" the time limit has been extended to next Tuesday. The contest is designed to ascertain the value of the improvement to school boys and girls and scores are taking advantage of the opportunity to ex press their sentiments. The writers of the three best papers will be given prizes of $5. $3 and $2. As an addi tional incentive the prize-winning story, with the name of its writer iiv nice black type at the top of it, will be published in the Telegraph. Chicago Engineer Here .»■'? to Get Data For State Fair Auto Speedway Howard B. White, engineer for Graham. Burnham and Co., of Chi cago, architects for the Keystone State Fair and Industrial Exposition com pany, is in Harrisburg to-day going over the site of the speedway and fair buildings near Middletown and pro curing from the State Water Supply Commission data relative to water lev els and flood conditions along the Susquehanna in order to keep the speedway ahove any possible damage by water. "We expect to have the plans ready so that bids can be opened for the construction of the automobile speedway within three weeks," said Mr. White. While here Mr. White inspected the flood control of Paxton creek valley at the head of Wildwood lake. It is one of the very few of its kind in the country and he was much interested in it. He leaves for Chicago on Broadway Limited to-night. Season's Grass Crop Keeps Park Cutters Busy This season's grass crop in local parks has kept Commissioner M. H. Taylor's forces on the Jump. It has been almost Impossible to keep up with the rapid growth of the grass due to the frequent rains. Commissioner Taylor said to-day: -. "It has been a hard season for grass cutting. No sooner do we get one plot trimmed off, until there is an other plot ready for cutting. Rain has stopped this work for weeks at a time." All Passengers Safe on Board Steamer Sant' Anna Ry Associated Press New York, Sept. 14.—N0 lives were lost and no one was injured during the fire on the steamer Sant' Anna, bound from New York for Italian ports with more than ISOO Italian reservists according to a wireless mes sage received by the Fabre Line agents here to-day. The message added that the Sant' Anna, convoyed by the An cona of the same line, is proceeding to Fayal, Azores. 14 PAGES » POSTSCRIPT GIRLS WILL VH ONE-PIECE BATHING j SUITS IN CARNIVAL Chairman Hoffert Makes This Gar ment the Regulation For Water Sports MANY ALREADY ENTERED HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE LIKE One-piece bathing: suits will be the regulation costume for the girls' swim ming contest in the water carnival of the great municipal improvement cele bration. it was announced this morn ing by J. Raymond Hoffert, chairman of the big fete scheduled for next Fri day afternoon. There will be two contests for the girl swimmers of the city—one for girls under 16 and another for lasse3 over the sweet stxteen age. Chairman Hoffert expects to have at least fourteen entries for the con [Continued on Page B.j [ STEWART'S BODY ON WAY HOME £ | Ebensburg—The body of George R. Stewart, aged 59, a ' I well-known farmer of Mechanicsbufg, PA., who died from | > aJcull fracture as a result of his auto overturning near here | last night, on his way horfie from State College, was sent L ® Mechanicsburg to-day. Mrs. Stewart, who was driving the ' i car at the time, has recovered sufficiently to go home. The » accident was due to the steering apparatus failing on a high ' < hill while Mrs. Stewart was learning to drive. I London, Sept. 14, 4.25 P. M.—Official admission that the ' > I cabinet is seriously debating the subject of conscription was 1 | made public for the first time in the House of Commons this I { • afternoon. [ London, Sept. 14, 5.08 P. M.—Another German air raid | ► * was made over the east coast of England last night, but as far as known there were no casualties and no damage > • was done. ' \ Lenox Mass., Sept. 14.—The Austro-Hungarian Am- I bassador, Dr. Constantin Dumba, to-day announced that he ' ' had requested his foreign office to recall him. ' ► l NEW SUBMARINE LAUNCHED , > Quincy, Mass, Sept. 14.—Submarine M-l, built for the United States government by the Pore River Shipbuilding J Company, was launched to-day. The new submarine is 185 ' | feet over all with a maximum steaming radius of 5,000 miles ' I and a surface speed of 16 knots. She is equipped with four ' * torpedo tubes and a deck gun. , FEDERAL INVESTIGATION ENDS ' M Philadelphia, Sept. 14.—The Federal Grand Jury to-day J t abruptly closed its investigation of the alleged baseball pool >j conducted by John J. Kilcoyne and J. O. Walsh, of Wilkes- | Barre, under the guise of the "Weekly World," a publi- i | cation. A presentment in the ease will be made either this afternoon or to-morrow. ( > 1 GOVERNMENT NOT INTERESTED IN LOAN Washington, Sept. 14.—From high official quarters it p ' was learned to-day that the United States government ' neither would approve nor disapprove the loan which is I being negotiated by representatives of the European aliit. ' ' m tms country. MARRIAGE LICENSES , I Andrew Mlker, Wtcoalxo. and Katie Mnraok, Reading. Edward Roy Smlthera and Minnie May Shoop, city. I If ■ »i ■»« nfift mgj IS. GOVERNMENT IS i NOT VET WILLING TO ! DISCUSS HUM i High Official Says "the Question of Arbitration Is Not an Issue i VIEWS SENT TO BERLIN ■ Reply to Bernstorff's Message Ex pected in Week or Ten i Days By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Sept. 14.—The American not yet will ing to discuss with the ques tion of arbitration with the sinking of the^^s®> c - wtl9 Mated to-day by a high government official that 'the question of arbi tration is not an issue." It was explained authoritatively that what the American government first wants is a disavowal of the attack on the Arabic. Afterward, it was indi cated. the American government may be willing to arbitrate the question of indemnity. Count von Rernstorff, the German ambassador, has communicated the view of the American government to Berlin and it is expected that he will i receive a reply within the next week lor ten days. The United States is dls t nosed to give him full opportunity to impress on the Berlin government the views of President Wilson as disclosed to him yesterday by Secretary Lansing. While officials realize that the sit uation Is crave, they are hopeful that when Berlin learns of the facts in pos session of the State Department the act will be disavowed. The depart ment has glt-en Count von Berffiitorff full opportunity to communicate with his government and Secretarv Lansing has promised him to afford'everv fa cility while representing the American view. Tt was said to-da.v that the ambas sador and the secretary yesterday dis cussed entirely the question of a dis avowal. MOBILIZE RFMAM.VXS London, Sept. 14.—A partial mobili zation of Rumanian troops has been ordered in preparation for eventuali ties following the concentration of Austrian forces in Transylvania, ac cording to reports from Bucharest, says a Reuter dispatch from Athens.
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