Anglo-French Financial Commission Heats of German Plan to Prevent Loan HARRISBURG WSmSm TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 216 GERMANS ATTEMPT TO STOP PROPOSES LOAN FOR ALLIES Teutons Understood to Have Agents in U. S. Working Against Flotation WORKED FOR DR. DERNBURG Plan Is to Have Persons With Ger man Sympathies Withdraw Money From Banks By Associated Press Xew York, Sept. 15.—The pro Ge rman campaign against the flotation of billion dollar credit loan in tho United States to Great Britain and France appeared to-day to assume the pro|>ortions of a country wide plot threatening even the personal safety of the six members of the anglo- French financial commission. Members of this committee, of which Lord Reading, Lord Chief Jus . tlce of England, is chairman, have doubled their body guards, it became known to-day. They have been re quested by the police of New York not to announce in advance their plans for any day and in no instance appear In the slreets without detectives guard ing them. More than fifty threatening letters have been received by the commission. Their contents run the scale from abuse to threats against the lives of the commission. Some of the most threatening of these letters have been turned over to the police for investi gation, it is said, and New York City detectives are reported to be seeking the writers. According to Information which came to the commissioners' attention the German attack on the proposed Joan was launched from the cover of American citizens of German parent age, nativity or sympathies, although in reality these citizens were not the prime movers in the campaign. The attack included not only the negative stand in refusing to participate which the agitators hope will be taken by banks with large lists of German Am erican depositors, it was reported, but embraced extreme measures against any banks with German American de positors helping in any way to finance the loan. Reports Are Reliable This campaign according to reports from sources regarded as reliable, con templated heavy withdrawals, whole sale. in extent, from hanks partici pating in the loan as an expression of the displeasure of pro-German de positors. Another method which was reported to be in favor with those opposing the flotation of the loan was the proposal to float a similar loan for Germany. The amount of the proposed German loan, the commission heard, was to be half a billion dollars. It was de signed, according to their informa tion, not as a bonifide move to place that great sum at the disposal of the German empire here for Germany, un able to import Aferican products, could not spend it hut purely as an embarrassment to the Anglo-French commissiori. Know All Bank Affairs A less drastic method of attack, it was reported to the commission was the apparent intention of the pro-Ger man element to induce by persuasion *or otherwise, every bank officer in the U. S. with German blood in his veins to oppose the participation of his bank in the flotation of the loan. This feature of the campaign it was reported had been systematized to a remarkable degree so that the name of every such officer was said to be in the possession of those directing the agitation. The movement from what the com mission heard, had its origin in the East and its greatest activity in the Middle West, especially in the large cities where the pro-German element Is considerable in numbers. Al though not so manifest here in New York as elsewhere it was said, the plan is by no means inactive in this city. Dauphin Co. W. C. T. U. Convention in Stevens M. E. Church Tomorrow The thirteenth annual convention of the Dauphin County Women's Chris tian Temperance Union, will be held In Stevens Memorial M. E. church to morrow. The morning session will open at 9.30 o'clock with praise serv ices. An address will he made by Mrs. Clayton Albert Smucker. Miss Mabel Stites will respond. Reports of ' the officers and superintendents will follow. At noon luncheon will be served to the delegates, officers and superintendents by the Meade Union of Harrisburg. The afternoon session will open at 2 o'clock with devotional exercises, to be conducted by the Rev. Clayton Al bert Smucker, pastor of Stevens Me morial M. E. church. There will be special*music and addresses. Reports of superintendents will be completed and officers elected. * I THE WEATHER^ Harrlnhurg and vlcliiltyi Show ers to-night or Thuroday, nomr what cooler Thurnday. Eastern Ptonftylvanlai Fair to night and probably Thursday, >ot much change In temperature. Light aouth winds. The temperature has risen about 10 degrees since last report In southern New England and the upper St. I.nwrcnre valley and has remained practically stationary In other districts south and east of the Great I.akea except In East Tennessee where It Is somewhat cooler. 8 a. m„ 74t 2 p. m., Sunt Rises, i>.4« a. e done this Kail was written into tne contract by Air. Walter himself. | "The specifications originally did not mention any time. These are copied alter tiie standard paving specifications that are used in cities tnroughout the United States. .How ever \v alter ttrst suggested that he do the worK next year and he was permit ted to insert tnat clause in tne speci fications. Later 1 told him that tile property owners on several ot tiie streets wanted the work completed tins year, and as tne sections are com paratively small, ana could be easily paved this year, i would want the work finished before winter. Walter agreed to this and he himself changed the wording of the specifications ac cordingly." In brief this was the way City Com missioner William H. .Lynch, superin tendent of streets and public improve ment, uiscussed Walters alleged state ments in Council yesterday that fair competition was not permitted under the specifications. Illegal to l.easc riant "Coulu you, even n you wished, have permitted him to lease the city aspnait repair plant to manufacture liis mate rial, as lie asked '.' ' the commissioner was asked. "City Solicitor Seitz says we could not. We are not in the contracting business. The Clark act provides that contracts of this sort should be adver tised and let to the lowest and best bidaer,' answered Mr. i>ynch. "Where could Walter obtain the material to do the work this year if he desired?" "Why where has he been getting it for the last five years'.' 1 toid niui tnac the city plant -was in operation—that we couldn't lease it if we were per mitted to do so legally. For five years \\ alter has had a city octnract to produce the asphalt Cor the repairing work. This totaled $15,000 a year. Did he in all that time make any ef fort to erect a plant of his own'.' He did not. He bought his material from the Central Construction and Supply Company.'' The Fallacy of Walter's Position "These streets Votal seven or eight thousand yards. At $1.68 you can figure for yourself what that amounts to. At best it doesn't total nearly what Walter has been paid for doing every year for five years. And as 1 said be fore he still hasn't a plant of his own. He never brought a plant here.# He doesn't intend to. If he is counting on any contracts that may be let next year—and that this is what he is figuring on he said in Council—why that's ridiculous. There will be only a few small sections paved. The rea son is very simple. We haven't any money for intersections." Wanted to liorrow Plant Council yesterday afternoon award ed Alderman Walter the contract for paving a dozen sections. He bid sl.bß a yard; the Central Construction and Supply company bid $1.90. All told about 7,000 yards of material will lie needed. The alderman has no asphalt plant here and to bring one to this city would involve too much time and expense for the size of the job. Walter's offer to Council yesterday was that he be permitted to use the city plant for a week or ten days. This would he time enough he said to pre pare his material. The present force at the plant would be retained he said at their present wages. He would re turn the plant in proper condition and would pay the city five cents a yard for the privilege of using the plant, or about SSOO. Bodies of Aged Couple Found in Ashes of Home Chatsworth, N. J.. Sept. 15. Their charred bodies side by side in the ashes of their home, which was de stroyed by fire early yesterday morn ing. John Smith, watchman at a brick yard at Pasadena, in the pines, eight miles from Chatsworth. and his aged [wife died under suspicious conditions. Residents of Chatsworth driving along the lonely road near the brick I yard at 2 o'clock yesterday morning were attracted to the home of the watchman, which is nearly two miles from the nearest habitation, by the j blaze. One of t.be party caught a glimpse through the flame swept room of the two bodies side by side In bed. The blaze cut off any attempt at re covery of the bodies. Officials investi gating the case do not believe the flames could have gatned sufficient headway to suffocate the pair, and it is a general suspicion that the fire was started to cover another crime. The plant which Is owned by the Brooks Brae Brick Company, of Philn j delphla, has been Idle for several years. No Political Tickets Given Out in Church; Gross* Name Is Heard Thomas Beldleman, accused by a local newspaper of having distributed tickets hearing the names of political candidates among members of a Pine Street Presbyterian Sunday School class, to-day denied most emphatically thut he had- even so much as men tioned politics In tbe church. "If there was any campaigning in church, it was in behalf of ex-Mayor Gross, who is a candidate for election to City Council," said one of Mr. Beldleman's friends to-day. "I have heard his name mentioned frequently and I un derstand It was he who accused Mr. Beldleman." HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1915. BANDITS' THREATENED ATTACK ON TOWN ON BORDER FRUSTRATED American Soldiers Get Information Concerning Plot to Terrorize Texas City CHARGE PLANNED FOR DAWN Patrols Sent Out Cause Mexicans to Give Up All Arrange ments By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Sept. 15. Regarding official advices to Americans to remain out of Mex ico, the State Department to-day made the following announce ment: "Owing to disturbed conditions prevailing along the Mexican bor der, the State Department repeats the advice heretofore given to American citizens to remain on this side of the internaUonal line for the present." Officials reiterated denials that the announcement had any bear ing on the Mexican political situa tion. By Associated Press San Benito, Texas, Sept. 15. —Heavy cavalry and infantry patrols which were rushed to this city during last night kept off a threatened attack by Mexican bandits. Evidence of a plot to terrorize the city were strengthened by reports to army patrols during the night of activities of Mexicans out side of town. Just before dawn, the time which the commanding officers here sus pected was chosen for the attack, in fantry details were sent out along the roads for some distance from town. No belligerent Mexicans appeared. Will Be Closely Guarded Mexicans nere have told citizens about an organization of revolutionists which planned to make a demonstra tion at some other place to draw troops away from San Benito and then fire into the town. For that rea son San Benito will be closely guarded for several days. Army patrols here or in the immediate neighborhood number three companies of infantry and two troops of cavalry. Threats also have been made against the town of Mercedes, about twenty miles from here. A few days ago a number of strange Mexicans were noticed here. At the same time several trusted Mexican household servants advised their em ployers to leave because they had heard that the bandits were going to attack. 801 l Mattress Factory Set Ablaze by Firebug Thinks Chief Kindler The fire which early this morning caused $5,000 damage to the mattress factory of 801 l Brothers, Fourteenth and Howard streets, is believed by Fire i Chief Kindler 10 be of incendiary origin. A rigid investigation is under way. When the flames were discovered they were eating through the roof at the rear of the brick structure. The material in which it was burning was highly inflammable and firemen had difficulty in extinguishing it. Adjoin ing the structure on the south are stables used by J. N. Rebuck. The horses and wagons were taken out of the danger zone. The building damaged last night is owned by the Philadelphia and Read ing Railway Company and according to local officials will be rebuilt at once. New machinery and material to re place that lost has already been or dered, Roll Brbthers say, and they ex pect to have the factory working again within several weeks. The similarity of the fire to the re cent one which broke out in the lum ber yard of E. C. Snyder at Eighteenth and Holly streets leads the fire chief to believe both fires were incendiarv According to a local adjustor $5,800 insurance was carried on the total stock of merchandise. The machinery was protected to the amount of $4,000, TWO FALSE ALARMS Two false alarms were sent in before all of the fire companies had returned from the fire in the 801 l Brothers Manufacturing Company plant late last night. The first alarm came in from Box 26, Third and Muench streets. The other alarm was a telephone message, calling the Good Will company to Second and Kelker streets. Taxi Cab Fares Are Reduced by Local Company to Low Rate J. L. Shearer, Jr., president of the Harrisburg Taxicab Company, an nounces a reduction of the taxicab fares for this city. The claim is made that they will be the lowest metered fares known. One, two, three or four passengers will be carried the first half mile for twenty-five cents; five cents for each additional half mile will be charged The hourly rate will be $2.00 per hour! STOUGH FIGHTS SUITS Evangelist to Appeal Award of $2,700 In Slander Suit Special to The Telegraph Hazleton, Pa., Sept. 15. The Rev Dr. Henry W. Stough, the evangelist, will fight the award of $2700 damages given against him this month by three arbitrators in the $50,000 suit of Coun cilman William J. Cullen, of Hazleton, for slanders uttered during the cam paign in Hazleton in 1914. Stough's attorneys are arranging to take an appeal. The lawyers for Max Frledlander, John Flerro and Harry W. Jacobs, wrio were attacked with Cullen by the evangelist in discussing conditions ha alleged to exist in Hazleton, will take out rules to arbitrate their suits for $60,000 damages each in the order numed. ENTRIES REC FOR SHELL RACES IN BIG CARNIVAL 1 ., ' i _ I NO- a. CREW IN THE FOUR-OARED RACE Best Oarsmen in Philadelphia Will Be Here For Improve ment Celebration; Route of Automobile Trip An nounced; Committees Whipping Plans Into Final Shape; Expect Thousands From Out-of-Town Cities Entries for the shell races which will be the big feature of the water carnival of the municipal improve ment celebration next Friday after noon were received to-day by J. Ray KofCert, chairman of the water fete and sports. There Xvill be one four-oared race and two contests for single shells. The entries for the four-oared event will be as follows: Crew No. I—Bow, Theodore Fox; Theodore Lems, Dr. F. Deforey and D. G. Hose. Crew No. 2 —Row, John Campbell; J. P. Clark, John Staggers and Charles Rose. The single shell entries will be: A. C. Schmidt and Charles Sal linger, veterans' class. D. G. Hawes and C. O. Rose, cham pionship class. BIDS OPENED FOR STATE ROAD WORK Old Baltimore Pike and Mill Creek Highways to Be Re built Bids were opened by State Highway Commissioner Cunningham to-day for the reconstruction of the road from Huntingdon to Mill Creek, in Hunt ingdon county and also for the re construction of that part of the Old Baltimore Pike running from Anvil to Kennett Square, in Chester county. Fourteen bids were received on tho Huntingdon county job and eleven on the Chester county operation. William C. Evans, of Ambler, was the low bidder on each contract, his price being $56,079.91 for the Hunting don county work and $34,123.92 on the Chester county operation. The road to be constructed in Hunt ingdon county, Henderson township and east for a distance of 22,999 feet trom the east line of the Borough of Huntingdon to the west line of the Borough of Mill Creek. The bids re ceived on this operation were as fol lows: J. SI. Hutchinson, Altoona, concrete, $98,670.98; The Juniata Co., Altoona, concrete, $97,494.28; H. F. Robinson, Johnstown, concrete, $132,851.20; R. B. Taylor, Bellefonte, concrete, $92,- 933.08; Bell-Bockel Co., Inc., Altoona, concrete, $100,366.10; The Northwest ern Construction Co., Franklin, con crete, $99,895.58; Curwensville Const, Co., Curwensville. concrete, $102,- 461.28; Chas. T. Eastburn Co., Yard ley, concrete, $107,411.24; Hoblitzell & Price, Meyersdale, concrete, $103,- 449.56; O'Brien Brothers. Avoca, con crete, $93,775.10; Booth & Fllnn, Ltd., Pittsburgh, bituminous material, (warranted), class "A" $94,465.43; William C. Evans, Ambler, Bit. Mai., class "C' (Fllbertine) $86,079.91; R. H. Cunningham & Sons, Turtle Creek, concrete. 589,010.88; Vipond Construc tion Co., Alt,oona, concrete, $104,- $635.54. C!d Baltimore Pike The bids received were as follows: Field, Barker & Underwood, Phila delphia, concrete, $40,664.40; B. F. Wickersham, Kennett Square, con crete, $40,410.00; M. & T. E. Farrell, West Chester, concrete, $43,831.70; Neff, Horn & Co., Slatington, concrete, $35,130.50; William C. Evans, Ambler, bit. mat., class "C" (filbertine) $34,- 123.92; Gillespie & Sons, Oakview, con crete. $35,097.70; Frank Mclnerny, Easton, bit. mat., class "B" (amieslte) $43,554.23; Chas. T. Eastburn Co., Yardley, concrete, $40,742.90; The Juniata Co., Philadelphia, concrete, $34,933.90; D. E. O'Connell & Son, Avondale, concrete, $37,050.20; Pugh & Hubbard Co., Philadelphia, con crete. $36,613.34. Bids were also opened and ordered classified on paint an'd oil supplies for the use of the State Highway Depart ment for the coming year. May Give Children Half Holiday During Hot Wave Local schools will probably be given a half-holiday to-morrow and Friday because of the heat. The committee having the power to arrange for one session voted by telephone late this afternoon. ROCKEFELLER GIVES SIB,OOO New York, Sept. 15.—John D. Rocke feller, Jr., through the Rockefeller Bureau of Social Hygiene, sent a SIB,OOO check to-day to Miss Kath erlne D. Davis, commissioner of correc tions, toward tllb cost of erectlrg a hospital for drug habitues on Rlker's Island, The referee and starter for all the shell races will be C. Preisdenz. Best Men in Philadelphia The rowers include the best oars men in Philadelphia, being members of the big Fairmount Rowing Asso- i ciation of that city. The contestants will arrive in Harrisburg next Wednes- I day and Thursday. They will prac- j tice on the course between Kelker and Market streets. Chairman Hoffert said this morning j that great interest is being shown in I the girls' swimming contest. He said j that while one-piece bathing suits will I be the regulation costume for swim- j ming events, the committee has no ob- j jections if the girls wear other suits than the one-piece. Mr. Hoffert an nounces further that any swimmer [Continued on Page 9] JBtlliEBS FROM PJLSTEEL CO. Gives Up Vice-Presidency to Be come Chairman of Motor Car Co. Directors - John C. Jay, Jr., vice-president and general manager of sales for the Penn sylvania Steel Company, has resigned to become chairman of the board of directors for the Maxwell Motor Car Company, of Detroit, Mich. His resig nation becomes effective October 1. Mr. Jay will be succeeded by R. W. Gillispie, district manager of sales in charge of the New York office of the Pennsylvania Steel Company. Mr. Gillispie's title will be general man ager of sales. Mr. Jay became one of the vice-pres idents of the Pennsylvania Steel Com pany just a few months ago, prior to which time he held the title of gen eral manager of sales, which he re ceived in 1912. Well Known Here Both Mr. Jay and Mr. GUlispte are well known in Steelton and Harris burg, having commenced their careers in the steel business at Steelton as "learners." Mr. Jay played football on the old Steelton Y. M. C. A. team and was prominent in athletics. He married Miss Marguerite Soleliac, daughter of Charles S. Soleliac, man ager of the Harrisburg Silk Mill. He has been connected with the Pennsyl vania Steel Company for 14 years. After leaving Steelton he became a salesman and was connected with the Philadelphia offices. Later he was placed in charge of these offices and a .few years afterwards went to New York where he took charge of the sales office there. Mr. Gillispie learned the steel busi ness in Steelton and then went to Philadelphia. His offices are now in New York. Birdegroom, Aged 74, Walks Into Bureau on Crutches For License Henry B. Smith and his bride elect, I.oulsa Trego, do hope that their friends won't "carry on" too demon stratively just because they are goln? to be married. That's the reason thejf didn't want more than a casual men* tion in the papers of the fact that they obtained a license from the Dauphin county marriage bureau to-day. They abhor a fuss at Biich times; they think they're too well along in years for such things. f* Both knew whereof they speak, they said. Smith, who is a retired rural postal delivery carrier of Dillsburg, has been married twice. Mrs. Smith NoB. 1 and 2 died nine and five years ago, respectively. Mrs. Trego has been a widow for five years. Smith is 74 years old and walked into the license bureau on crutches. His bride-to-be is 68. U. S. Can Still Produce "Good Old Dollar Bill" Washington, D. C., Sept. 15.—8y employing rigid economy the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has mot the scarcity of dyestuffs resulting from the war in Eu-ope and now has avail able enough pigments to color the government's money and stamps for six months. By the end of that period Director Ralph, of the bureau, believes that either a supply of colors made in America will be available or that ar rangements will be made for securing ample shipments from Germany. 14 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT PHEW! 90 111 SHADE! BUI BT HECK. IT'S GOOD FOR THE CROPS You Ought to See the Late Pota toes ; They Sore Are Whoppers Hereabouts SLIGHT RELIEF PROMISED City Streets Like Bake Ovens; Humanity's Collar Just Won't Stand Up With a maximum temperature for to-day and yesterday of ninety de grees accompanied by unusually high humidity, this section of the country is in the wilting grasp of the hottest September weather in twenty-eight years. While the hot weather will continue for at least thirty-six hours, slight re lief is promised by Forecaster Demain who predicts light local showers to morrow. The thermometer started this morn ing at 74 degrees—eight above nor mal for this date—and accompanied by high humidity, because of the cloudiness which continued until nearly 9 o'clock, proceeded to make life miserable for everybody. Soon after noon to-day when the mercury mounted highest, streets in the cen tral part of the city were like ovens. High temperatures during the present siege have been particularly oppres sive because the weather caught the public unawares. While humanity has been swelter ing under the influence of the hot sun and high humidity, crops have been making great strides forward. The soil is in excellent condition for plowing and the thrashing of grains is well under way. Late potatoes are being dug and in most sections are of good yield and quality. The high temperatures have crowded the corn rapidly toward maturity and cutting will soon begin in the southern part of the State while in the northern districts it will be delayed until near the close of the month. LUNCHEON AT RAGGED EDGfc President Moorhead C. Kennedy, of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Com pany, has issued Invitations for his an nual luncheon at Ragged Edge, his picturesque country estate near Cham bersburg Saturday afternoon, October 2. VOTE ON $1,250,000,000 LOAN London, Sept. IS, 3.25 P. M. Premier Asquith in the House of Commons to-day moved a vote of credit of £250,- 000,000 ($1,250,000,000). In making the motion the premier announced that from July 18 to September 11 the daily net expenditure for the war had been £3,500,000 ($17,500,00). PRETORIAN IN COLLISION Quebec, Sept. 15.—The Allan liner Pretorian, inward bound, was in collision last night and is now ashore east of White Island, according to reports received here to-day. AMERICAN CONSULS WITHDRAWN Washington, Sept. 15.—American consuls and consular agents in Northern Sonora and Chihuahua have been order ed by this government to withdraw to the United States because of the dangers in border uprisings and inability of Mexican military leaders to protect them. Philadelphia, Sept. 15. The temperature in Philadel phia, which has been excessively high for the last thirteen days, was again above the average to-day, 89 being record ed at the Weather Bureau this afternoon. I SCHOOLS HAVE HALF SESSION 1' Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Sept. 14. The schools of the city* public, parochial and private closed with one session to-day;, because of the heat. This program will be maintained until the weather moderates. The thermometer reached 91 at 1 o'clock. WHITE HOUSE HEARS THREATS Washington, Sept. 15.—Protests against the Anglo- French credit loan negotiated in this country were received at the White House to-day in telegrams from various parts of the country. One man in Michigan wired that runs would be started on banks participating in the loan and that panics would be precipitated. SAYS GERMANS HAVE SHOT THEIR BOLT London, Sept. 15, 5.15 P. M. "The Germans appear at most to have shot their bolt," said Earl Kitchener, sec retary of war to-day. "Their advance in Russia, which at one time averaged five miles a day now has diminished to IwiQ than one mile a day. MARRIAGE LICENSES Hfnry D. Smith, DlUaburK, and l.onlna Trcn°. city. Robert William Maran, city, and Alice J. Show. Penhroolc. Irwin A. tight anil Katie Ellzubcth Hoke, Lebanon. HOUSE OF COIUIMOBS IS use TO VOTE MUM CREDIT Premier Asquith Wants $1,250,- 000,000 to Carry on Opera tions on Continent NEUTRAL VESSEL TORPEDOED Foreign Military Observers Expect Decisive Battle in Vicinity of Vilna It was announced !n London that Premier Asquith asked the House of Commons to vote a credit of $1,250,- 000,000. Copenhagen reports the blowing up by a German submarine of the motor schooner Norte, owned in ChristLanla, Norway. The crew was saved. Count Von Renventlow, the German naval writer declares in the Berlin Tages Zeltung that the Zeppelin at tacks on London are legal and of a military character as London is a fort ress. He argues that the British gov ernment has been remiss in not order ing the evacuation of the city. The attacks arc aimed at the destruction of property serving military purposes, he asserts. Developments in the vicinity of Vilna lead foreign military observers to expect a decisive battle there soon to determine whethe the strategic railway lines of the region shall be controlled by the Germans or the Rus sians. County Commissioners to Sit Monday to File Registration Petitions Dauphin county's Board of Commis sioners will sit Monday and probably a part of Tuesday to receive the pe titions of citv voters who failed to register on the regular registration days because of illness or unavoidable f.bsence from the city and who wish to get their names on the books for the primaries. The election supplies must be given the various boards in time for the opening of the polls Tuesday and this means that many of the packages will have to be distributed by automobile. More than 100 blank petitions have been given out to date and about forty petitions already filled out have been filed with the commissioners. Mora than a dozen were received to-day.