Germany Ready to Discuss Peace Propo They Come From the Allies
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 288
GERMANY READY
PEACE TERMS
WITH DIGNITY
Imperial Chancellor Gives As
surance Before Reichstag
That Proposals Will Be
Given Carefal Considera
tion: "Conscious of Her
Military Successes," He
Says, "Country Declines
Responsibility For Further
Continuation of War Mis
ery"
FOLLY FOR TEUTONS
TO ADVANCE OFFERS
Proposals Would Be Useless
"as Long as in the Coun
tries of Our Enemies, Guilt
and Ignorance of States
man Are Entangled With
Confusion of Public Opin
ion;" Must Come From Al
lies, Von Bethmann-Holl
weg Declares Germany Can
Fight For Years
fly Associated Press
Berlin. Dec. 9.—By Wireless to Say- [
ville. —"If our enemies make peace!
proposals compatible v ith Germany's
dignity and safety, then we shall nl- i
Mays l>c ready to discuss them." said j
the Imperial Chancellor, Dr. \'<<n ,
Bet hmnnn-l lollv. eg, in addressing the
Kclchstag 10-day.
The chancellor made it clear that
in his opinion it would be folly for I
Germany to propose peace "as long j
ns in the countries of our enemies the j
guilt and ignorance of statesmen are
entangled with confusion of public
opinion."
Conscious of her military successes, i
the chancellor said, Germany declines 8
responsibility for a further contlnu
wtion of the war. Germany, he de
clared. could not be charged with the !
purpose of fighting on to make fur
ther conquests.
The address of Dr. Von Bethmann- j
11 oil wet,', which has been awaited'
*vitli extraordinary interest, was made!
in response U; 1 the Socialist Interpella- !
lion: "Is the Imperial Chancellor!
ready to give information as to the i
conditions under which he would be'
willing to enter into peace negotia- i
tions?" In his reply he said:
"As long ns in the countries of our
enemies the guilt and ignorance of j
statesmen are entangled with con- !
t usion of public opinion, it would be j
folly for Germany to make peace pro- j
posals. which would not shorten but !
would lengthen the duration of the
war. First the masks must be torn j
Irotn their faces.
"At present they speak of a war of
annihilation against lis. We have to
take this fact into account. Theorett- j
cully arguments for peace or pro- !
posals of peace will not advance us,
will not bring the end nearer.
"If our enemies make peace pro-j
posals compatible with Germany's
dignity and safety, then we shall al- |
ways lie ready to discuss them. Fully i
conscious of our unshaken military ;
successes, we decline responsibility j
for continuation of the misery which j
now fills Europe and the whole]
world. No one can say that we con- ;
ttnue the war because we still desire 1
10 conquer this or that country as a j
guarantee."
In these words the chancellor, with;
impassioned force, stated the position !
of the German government on thei
question of peace. His remarks were j
i hecred with great enthusiasm.
Interrupted With Clicers
When Dr. Von Bclhmaiin>Ho|iw«R
7vise to reply to the interpellation pre-J
seated by Dr. Scheidemann. Socialist:
loader, silence fell o\er the whole j
house, but war, soon broken by muni- '
festations of approval. Several times
the deputies ar.d galleries Interrupted;
him with cheers.
Dr. Von Bethmann-Mollweg began i
by saying that in the countries at war j
v. Itn Germany there had been much |
discussion of the socialist interpella- j
tion. and that the knowledge that:
Peace was to be discussed in the I
Ueiclistag had been a source of .satis
faction to these countries. This was
incomprehensible, tn view of the sue- J
• ■ass won in the campaign against Ser- !
bia, which opened the road to Ger
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1 THE WEATHER]
Kor HurrlMliuric and vicinity i Fair
to-night mill Friday 1 nllichtly
colder to-niglit with lowest tem
perature about SO ilenrreea.
For Faatern I'rnnaylvnnla i Tartly
elnml} anil Homruhnt colder to
nlKhti Friday fair) fresh north
west Hindu.
Hlv«-r
Tile Snaquelmnnn river and all lt« i
tributaries! will fall slowly or re
main ntatlonary. A Htaice of about
:i.« feet la Indicated for Ilarrln
burg Friday mornlnn.
General Condition*
'l'he atorm that waa central north
of the l.ake Re«lon, Wednesday
morning, ban movfd northenot
ward and in now panning off the
\orth Atlantic coast. It canned
»tron|( wind* anil light local anow j
•irer the t;reat t.akea and anowa
an<i rain* or aroall amount* in the
\ew Knsland and Middle Atlantic
"tut" and the Upper Ohio Yul
,e:r -
Tempera I are 1 8 a. m.. ttti.
*iiui HUea, 7i15 a. m.t »et», 4 : :ui
p. m.
Moon 1 First murter, December 13,
8i43 a. tn.
Hiver StaKei 3.6 feet übore low
water mark.
Yealerdar'a Weather
Hlurlient temperature, 41.
I.oweat tempernlure. 3<l.
Mean temperature, 311.
Aurntal (tinyartitiire, 31.
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1)11. VOX BETHMANN-HOfjLWEG
rmpcrial Chancellor of Germany.
RUSS CAPTURE
GERMAN STAFF
IN NIGHT RAID
Mounted Scouts Take Officers
of Eighty-Second Division
in Daring Sweep
Hy Associated Press
Petrograd, Dec. 9, via London, 2.30
P. M.—The entire staff of the eighty
second German army division was cap
tured by Russian mounted scouts and '
brought as prisoners into the Russian!
lines as the result of a daring night. I
raid recently, according to unofficial
accounts which have .ittst been re
ceived.
Under cover of darkness a small
company of scouts worked its way
past the German trenches toward the I
German base, the details as received
here run.. 10merging from a wood, the |
scouts' fourtct themselves close to a vil- j
lage. They stopped and sent forward |
a reconnoiterinpr party.
The latter soon came upon a Ger
man sentry, who ga.ve.the alarm. Ten
minutes later a German cavalry squad
ron galloped out of tlie village, fol- !
lowed b> two companies of Austrian I
landsturm troops. The Russians!
meanwhile had dismounted, hiding'
their horses and concealing them-j
selves.
Fall Into Ambush
The Germans and Austrians fell Into
the ambush and became panic-stricken
when the Russians opened tire, it is
declared, the Austrians running for!
their lives and throwing down their I
rifles. In the confusion the German
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Great Britain Accedes
to U. S. Protest Against j
Requisitioning of Ships i
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Dee. ft.— Am
bassador Pane at London advised the
State Department to-day that Great
Britain had acceded to the American
protest against the requisitioning of
ships of the American Trans-Atlantic
Company.
Test cases will be made of the
steamers Hocking and Genesee which
will not be requisitioned but heid !
pending decision of the prize court. In I
the meantime Great Britain assures!
the United States that no other ves- I
sels of the company will be seized. I
( >!
Tausig Christmas
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likely to lark t'hrl»tniH.« elieer thin >«r, All out the blnnk below and
forward It to tlie Telegraph. The ttrin of Jaeoh InuMg-H Sona
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will luveatlßate the mime* »eiit to It and will deliver the hunketa the da-r
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HARRISI4URG, :
GREEN FELT HAT
CLUE WHICH MAY
MARK MURDERER
Police Learn Accused Man
Wore Headgear Bought by
Dead Woman
When Thomas, alias "Country,"
Smith was arrested by the Harrisburg
police on November 9 he wore a green
fell hat.
j To-day it was learned by City De
fective Hnrry White that the green
! felt hat which "Country" wore was
once the property of Mrs. Ella Al
bright, whom Smith is charged, with
murdering.
While collecting evidence to-day at
the home of Mrs. Fred Miller. 1407
[Liberty street, a friend of Mrs. Al-
I bright's. Detective White picked up
j this interesting bit of evidence, which
(of itself is deemed sufficient to send
j Smith to the electric chair,
j According to the story told by Mrs.
I Miller. Mrs. Albright bought the green
j felt hat for her son in Baltimore. Be
j fore she sent it to him, however, some
• Itmrrel arose between the aged woman
and the son's wife. So the hat was
I never sent. For six months it hung
, on a nail in Mrs. Albright's little home
| on t he Hill.
Then came the night when the aged
woman was found murdered. Behind
a lounge was found a dirty old slouch
hat. Several, days ago neighbors of
Mrs. Albright declared this slouch hat
j was worn by Smith before the murder.
But it was not until to-day that it
was learned that "Country" evidently
grabbed the telltale green felt hat
j from off its hook in his hurry to get
j away.
j"Wifie" Moves Furniture
Out, "Hubbie" Moves It In
Dauphin. Pa., Dec. 9.—Because she
"Just couldn't stand" her husband,
pretty little Mrs. William Smith de
cided to leave him yesterday, and
when Smith was at work, she, with
the help of friends, stripped the house
of its furniture, and household ware
and moved them all to the home of a
neighbor. When Smith arrived home
last evening he found not only "wee
wlfie" gone, but also his supper. After
i making inquiries and securing legal
j advice. Smith paid the neighbor one
! dollar for storage and then moved
I everything back into his home—all
I hut Mrs.' Smith.
PA., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1915.
PREACHERS WANT
RESTORATION OF
CLERICAL RATES
Declare They Are as Much En
titled to Privilege as Depend
ants of Railroaders
RULING "DISCRIMINATES ?"
Bishop Darlington, Revs. Hare,
Murphy. Pyles, Klaor and
Rabbi Freund Speakers
Representatives of six religious de
nominations who Xo-day petitioned the
Public Service Commission for modifi
cation of the ruling that special rail
road rates could not be allowed to
clergymen, declared that they were as
much entitled to the privilege as de
pendants of railroad employes, con
tractors' employes and police and fire
men, and were told by Chairman
Ainey that it was a matter of interpre
tation of the law and that the appli
cation would be given thorough con
sideration.
What was intended to be a short
hearing lasted considerably over an
hour and the standpoint of the clergy
men was presented in a formal peti
tion and supported by extended argu
ments. The licv. J. IS. Murphy, of
Bristol, representing Catholic clergy
men, who made the principal argu
ment, slated that the term pass meant
free transportation and not a discount
such as had been allowed to clergy
men in the past. The railroads, he
contended, were allowed to grant con
cessions for large numbers of per
sons for excursions and the like and
the clergymen were really discrimi
nated against in his opinion. In al
lowing favors to families of railroad
men, police and firemen, said he, the
commission had gone according to the
spirit of the law but in dealing with
the clergy had adhered to the letter.
Commissioner Pennypacker called
attention to the fact that he had draft
ed a, blli which had passed the legis
lature which would have enabled rail
roads to grant clerical rates, but Fr.
Murphy said the Governor had vetoed
it because the attorney general held it
unconstitutional, although personally
favoring it. Fr. Murphy then said
that merchants gave clerical discounts
and the custom had never been at
tacked.
Declare Rule Discriminates
Bishop J. H. Darlington, of the
1 Episcopal diocese of Harrisburg de
clared the Interpretation of the law a
discrimination against the clergy and
pointed out that It was preventing
small charges, wide apart, from hav
ing services of ministers. The Revs.
C. A. Hare, representing Baptists; E.
A. Pyles, Methodists, and Harvey
Klaer. Presbyterians. and Rabbi
Charles Freund, also spoke. Bishop
Darlington closed the discussion by
saying that merchants of this State
were suffering because ministers could
buy tn other States cheaper than in
Pennsylvania cities and said that some
of them were asked to buy on com
missions when they went from small
towns to .the cities.
In addition to the speakers there
were present the Revs. S. Winlleld
Herman, Lutherans; W. S. Booth,
Baptists; C. B. Segelken, Presbyter
ians; Dr. John D. Fox, J. D. YV. De-
Vore, C. A. Sehmucker, A. S. Williams
and W. W. Hartman. Methodists. It
was stated that many otiier ministers
were in sympathy with the movement
but had not been able to attend the
hearing.
U. S. in Sharp Note
Asks Vienna to Disavow
Sinking of Ancona
Washington. D. C., Dec. P.—Am
bassador Penfleld at Vienna was ex
pected to deliver to-day the note from
the United States asking that the
Austro-Hungarian government dis
avow the submarine attack upon the
Italian liner Ancona, punish the sub
marino commander, make reparation
for Ihe American lives lost and give
assurances that there will be no repeti
tion of such acts.
Until the communication is given
out for publication, otllclals decline
to discuss its contents. It is said,
however, that while couched in diplo
matic language. It is in tone and
carries a protest more emphatic than
any of the communications sent to
Germany following the Lusltania dis
aster.
Found Overcome by Gas;
He'll Be "Pinched" If He
Chances to Recover
After lying unconscious for several
hours on a cinder dump north of Hen
street, Benjamin Burkey, 345 Kelker
street, wanted by the police on a
charge of nonsupport by his wife, was
found this morning by workmen who
are finishing the plant of the W. O.
Hlckok Manufacturing Company.
Burkey was taken to the Harris
burn Hospital, where physicians said
that his condition was serious, as he
was overcome by gas. At a late hour
this afternoon he had not regained
consciousness. Should Burkey re
cover, the warrant, sworn out before
Alderman Kritz Kramme, will be
served on him. Burkey was found on
a dump back of Pennsylvania n.'.ilroad
Roundhouse No. 1 several weeks ago.
overcome by gas. The police believe
that in both cases Burkey was intoxi
cated and fell asleep on the dumps.
Communipaw Safe in
Harbor at Time She Was
Reported Torpedoed
j London, Dec. 9, 9.28 A. M. —The
I American oil steamer Communipaw,
| reported to have been sunk off the
coast of TripoU by a submarine, sailed
from Alexandria, Egypt, for New York
on December f. according to an an
nouncement by Lloyds.
The first report that the Communi
paw had been sunk was received on
December 7. It would appear, there
fore, that the tanker has been con
fused with some other vessel which
was sunk. Prior to this there have 1
been conflicting reports concerning the
Identity of tbe steamer which was tor
pedgyJt
PARK ZONE PLAN
SHOULD BE GIVEN
CAREFUL THOUGHT
Architectural Expert A. W.
Brunner So Tells Chamber
of Commerce
PRAISES FOR HARRISBURG
River Front Attracts Distin
guished Guest; Speaker
at Luncheon
Harrisburg and its relation to the
State in the proposed development of
| the capitol park extension, the Barn
ard statuary and the interior adorn
ment of the enpitol building, the feasi
; biiity of broadening Third street to
conform with the proposed widening
of North and Walnut streets in the
park zone—these were only a few of
I the problems Arnold W. Brunner, the
noted Now York architectural expert,
discussed to-day during his visit here
i as the guest of the Chamber a' Com
merce.
Harrisburg's wonderful stretch of
improved river front, the orderly way
I in which the city is laid out, its great
i areas of paved streets, its peculiar
! situation with reference to the de
velopment of social centers of the fu
[ ture—these were a few of the ques
| tions pertaining to the city upon
[which -Mr. Brunner talked.
The architectural expert was the
guest of honor at the noon luncheon
of the Chamber of Commerce. He
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Asserts U. S. Absorption
Is Great Secret Design of
Germany; War Inevitable
By Associated Press
Paris, Dec. 9. 4:40 A. M.—Under
the caption "Gulliver Wakes Up,"
Joseph Reinach, the political writer,
In an article in the Figaro comments
at length on President Wilson's mes
sage to Congress. He declares that
the message was animated by right
eous anger although not altogether
free from metaphysics, it is evident,
says M. Reinach, that the President
was moved to the deepest indignation
by the revelations in the trial of the
director and several employes of the
Hamburg-American Steamship Line
on a charge of conspiring to defraud
the government.
"The more one reflects," says
M. Keinach, "the more one is
convinced tliat llie economic nml
political absorption of America li
one of the great secret designs of
tlie German empire and that con
sequently nothing is more in
evitable than an eventual con
flict between Germany and the
United States. Such a war is
written in the great book of
destiny. None can efface the
writing. Human nature is not
absolute. It Is limited by nature
and the logic of things. It is for
America to decide whether to let.
Germany choose the hour or
choose it herself." ,
Most of the other newspapers refer
to the message with approval.
Camp Hill Council Will
Hear of Improvements
at Session This Evening
In anticipation of the action which
the Camp Hill borough council will
take this evening regarding the call
ing together of a number of West
Shore citizens.to get the sentiment of
the territory for improvement, re
newed interest in the project is being
shown.
At to-night's session of ihe borough
lawmakers, Messrs. Carl K. Deen and
Robert L. Myers were appointed as
I members of a committee to confer
| with the Harrisburg City Planning
I Commission and will make a report on
the meetings they had with the Har
risburgers and at the same time will
ask that they be empowered to call a
meeting of a number of citizens in
'cross-river towns to get the senti
[ ment on the Improvement move
ment.
[ "Vffuj "Wrote |
1 The editor desires to correct u mia
tnkr nindr In the Tuesday announce
ment, Answers to this Inst wet'k'H quo
tations muni lie lu not later tlinn Weil,
nesdny, December 18, anil eonaequently
the prize w Inner* can aot lie annoum-vd
until u ilay or HO later, and not on De
cember 14, as previously auitouneed.
IB—"Than. Miclit, oft see me In thy pale
career.
'Till elvll-Multed Morn niipeßr,
Not tricked qnd frounced, as MIIC
wan li ont
With the Attic boy to hunt, etc."
47—"t nrlne front drenmM of thee
In the flrst aweet sleep of night.
When the wlnda ure hrenthliiK low.
And the stars ure shining bright,
1 arise from drennm of tliee,
And a spirit lu my feet
Hath led me—who knows Imwf
To thy chamber-window, mifrt!"
IS— "They ehnlaed us cucli to h column
■tone,
\sd we were three—yet. each alone;
We could not move n single pare.
We could not nee each other - * face.
Rut with that pale and livid light
That made UH strangers In our
alght."
49 —"While words of learned length and
thundering aound
Amazed the guzlttg ruatlca ranged
around)
And atlll they gazed, and atlll the
wonder grew,
Thnt one small head eould carry all
he knew."
50— "Away.
Away, you trltlcr! t.ovei I love
thee not.
I care not for thee. Kate)' this Is
no world
To play with mammets and to tilt 1
with lip*.
We must have liloody noaea and ■
craek'd crowns.
And pass them carrrnt too, rood's i
me. my horael
What aay'at thou, Katef What I
would'at thou have wttb met"
PENNSYLVANIAN
TO BE SENT TO
MEXICAN POST
Henry P. Fletcher Selected to
Represent the United
States
WON MANY PROMOTIONS
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I HENRY PRATHER FLETCHER
Washington. D. C., Dec. o.—Henry
Pratlier Fletcher, ambassador to Chile,
has been selected for the delicate task
of representing the United States dur
ing the reconstruction periojl in Mex
ico. particularly because of his famil
iarity with Latin-American affairs and
the success which has attended to
| conduct of his mission in Chile. It.
was hut another tribute to the esteem
in which this son of Pennsylvania is
| held by those who have in charge the
i foreign relations of the United States.
He is a Republican. t
Mr. Fletcher, who was born at
Greencastle, Pa., April 10. 1873, has
risen in the diplomatic ranks without
financial or social backing and by pure
force of his personality, industry,
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I STEAMER BEING TOWED IN I
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J Henry W. Cramp, from Philadelphi %
W with 9,100 barrels* of refined oil, was sigh ft
B at no'on to-day. The schooner is in tow of the steam pilot C
j boat Philadelphia. The cause of her return has not yet been ■
■ ascertained. The schooner cleared om Philadelpl ft
M December 1. k
I CAPTURE TOWNS NEAR GREEK BORDER |
1 Berlin, Dec. 9, via London, 3 P. M.—Four towns near ft
V the Southwestern Serbian frontier have been captured by ft
9 the Bulgarians the War Office announced to-day. They are ft
W Ochrida, IS miles north of the Greek border; Struga, north- ft
w east of Ochrida; Dibra, 35 miles above Ochrida and Djakova, ft
9 ovar the border in Southwestern Montenegro. ft
J SHELLS EXPLODE MUNITIONS DEPOT ' C
■ Pars, Dec. 9, 2.35 P. M.—ln the Champagne district ft
{ French artillery ha? caused the explosion of a German depot %
■ of munitions at a point near Saint Souplet, according to an- g
K no.. :. . . ■ War Offi g
MARRIAGE LICENSES ft
I Jour i»h >1 ill on shlvcly NIIII Wurffarct Connlck, hoth of tbl« city. J
ft .lolin Hnurr mid Hour A. I.into it. of thin city. F
16 PAGES
POSTSCRIPT— FINAL
MOO PROPOSES
TO WIDEN SCOPE
OF INCOME TAX
Advocates Lowering ExempU
ion Limit to $3,000 For
Married Persons
DEFICIT IS ADMITTED
Retention of Duty on Raw
Sugar and Continuance of
Stamp Tax Recommended
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, D. C., Dee. o.—Radi
cal chancres in (he income tax to
reach thousands not noi\ subject to
its provisions and to improve. the ma
chiner* of collection were suggested
to Congress yesterday in the annual
report of Secretary of the Treasury
Mc-Adoo as means by which the great
er part of the additional revenue
neisded to pay for the administration
national defense plans can be pro
vided.
The secretary proposed to lower
the exemption limit so as to tax mar
ried persons with incomes as low as
$3.000. and single persons with $2,000
incomes. The exemptions now are
$4,000 and $3,000, respectively. We
would also have the law amended so
as to compel every person having a.
grows income of more than $3,000 to
make a return.
Increases In the collection force, a
requirement that returns must be
made of gross income in place of net
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Carranza's Representative
Named Ambassador to U. S.
By .Associated Prrss
Washington, D. C., Dee. !». The
first, step toward the resumption of
full diplomatic relations between the
United States and Mexico was taken
i to-day in the appointment <>r Kilseo
Arredondo, General Carranza's con
tidential representative in Washing
ton, as Mexican ambassador to Ihe
United States.
Resumption of diplomatic relations
means that Mexico will soon take her
long vacant seat in the diplomatic
councils of the world. For nearly
three years since the days of Madero,
I there has been no government in
1 Mexico recognized by the world pow
ers.