/IffjrfaW/ Involves German Consul General at San Francisco in Bomb Conspiracy HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 293 DEVELOP GUARD FOR OUR DEFENSE SAYS GOVERNOR Dr. Brumbaugh Declares the People of Pennsylvania Are Against Garrison Plan FAVORS NATIONAL GUARD Prefers Encouragement of the Present Organization to "Un tried Experiment" Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh to day expressed himself as strongly in favor of the development of the Na tional Guard as a means of defense of the republic as against the proposed continental army, which is advocated by Secretary of War Lindley W. Garri son. The Governor says that the Na tional Guard can be developed as much as anyone wants and could be made as large as desired, but that the continental army is a new and untried experiment. The Governor gave out the inter view, it is understood, as the result of some inquiries which he has been making in the matter for a week or more and he says the statement ex presses not only his own views but what he considers are the views of the people of the state. The Governor's statement follows: "Pennsylvania is not in sympathy] with the proposed continental army as part of the plan of preparedness for national defense. "To erect such a national agency ] would place the present National Guard in a most unfortunate position] and would be harmful to its interest I [Continued on Pant #.] River Closed; Skating at Wildwood; Cold to Continue; Snow Coming' King. Wintajpftflth his cold and icy blasts, struck Harrlsburg full force last night, and this morning the Sus quehanna river and Wildwood Lake were covered with a thick coating of ice. The officials of the City Park De partment will fly the red flag to-mor row unless the temperature rises at an (arming rate to-night. The ice on Wildwood is not strong enough to hold big crowds for skating, but should be by to-morrow. Increasing cloudiness with light snow to-morrow and slightly warmer; weather is the forecast given to-day at the local weather bureau. A cold wave coming down over the Central States may swerve eastward and keep the temperature down, however. The thermometer is expected to drop to 24 degrees to-night and will not go above th.„ freezing point to morrow. The river and all of its branches will probably remain gen erally icehound. At this point the sur face is rough and uneven, owing to the slush ice which had been floating down the channels during the last few days. Fox Terrier Indorses Xmas Check With Paw Then Cashes It at Bank Special to The Telegraph Malianoy City, Pa., Dec. 15.—A dog's appearance at a bank paying teller's window, seeking payment of his Christmas savings fund checks, amus ed Christmas shoppers in this city yesterday. "Kiddo," the prize win ning fox terrier of Dr. J. H. Hagen bueli, with check in mouth and in dorsed by himself, was the lucky ca-i nine. A year ago Cashier W. H. Kohler, of the Union National Bank, this city, jokingly asked the doctor why he didn't take out a savings account for his dog. "I will," replied the doctor. It became due to-day and amounted 1o $25.50, and the cashier sent out the • heck to "Kiddo Hagenbuch in care ofi his 'pa.' " I The fox terrier was soon at the win- I clow. Tlie check had been indorsed "Kiddo Hagenbuch in care of his 'pa.' " Opposite the signature ap peared a mark of the dog's paw, the cashier having pushed an ink pad against, it. The money was promptly paid and the dog pranced away with his envelope carrying the amount in bills. This is perhaps the only case In his tory where a canine's name appears in the records of a banking house. j THE WEATHER] | For llarrlNborK nnri vicinity: In- I rrcnMlntc clondlneMw to-nlicMt low- j ewt temperature about 24 determent ' ThurMiluy probably IlKbt nnou' I anil Moniewhat unrmer. For IluMterii rennnylvanlai Incrcnm- ! Jim clomllneuM to-iilitht; Thur*. | «lny probably nn<Mv mid Nomt ulint j hlKb«»r temperature; moderate | variable MlndM. River The NiiNqnehannii river and all It* bra ne he* will remain generally lee bou ii«l and nearly atatlonnry. A Ntn«e of about 3.7 feet la Indi cated for Harrlaburg; Thursday morning. General Condltlona The northeastern atorm hua pnaaed down tlie St, Lawrence Valley. The wlnda have decreaaed alone the Atlantic conat. but were Htlfi blowlufc « moderate «nle at Mon treal thla morning. Ua:ht local anowa fell over moat of the coun try enat of the Lake HCRIOU. It I* 2 to 14 degree* eoliler In the Middle Atlantic State* and weat f of the Itocky Mountain* Temperature! 8 a. m., 22. Mttnt Riaea, 7:20 a. m.j aeta, 4:40 p. m. Mooni Full moon. December 21, 7:52 a. ra. River Stage: 3.7 feet above low water mark. Yeatertfay*a Weather HI wheat temperature, 85. T/Oweat temperature, 23. Mean temperature, 29. i formal temperature, 93. FARM CROPS OF COUNTRY WORTH SIX BILLIONS Department of Agriculture Values Them at Exactly $5,568,773,000 WHEAT LEADS FIELD Passes Billion Bushel Mark For First Time in History of Country By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 15.—This year's principal farm crops were worth $5,568,773,000 at December 1 farm prices, the Department of Agri culture announced to-day In its final estimate and review of crop produc tion and values. That compared with $4,973,527,000 last year, $4,966,497,- 000 in 1913 and $4,757,458,000 in 1912. With the wheat crop passing the | billion bushel mark for the first time i in the nation's history, corn produc tion reaching a three-billion-bushel total for the-second time, and record ! crops of oats, barley, rye, sweet pota- I toes, hay and rice, the year has been an extraordinary one for farming. Prices paid farmers for some crops have been higher than in other years because of the European war and as a result the value of some of the crops W the largest ever recorded. The value this year of each crop, based on its farm price on December [Continued on Page 16.] Captains Boy-Ed and Von Papen Are Granted Safe Conduct by Allies By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Dec. 15.—Safe conduct for Captain Boy-Ed and Cap tain von Papen, recalled German naval and military attaches, will be forth coming soon from the allies, possibly within the next twenty-four hours. It was learned authoritatively to-day. It has virtually been decided to grant safe conduct without requiring the recalled emissaries to give assur- | ances that, they will not participate in the war upon reaching Germany. Only | a few minor details, it Is said, remain j to be settled before the necessary offl- I cial papers will bo forthcoming from i the British and French embassies. i St. Matthew's Men Have Great Time at Banquet Speechmaking galore featured the banquet held last evening in St. Mat thew's Lutheran Church, which is an annual afTair given by the Brotherhood of the church. Devotional exercises in the auditorium preceded the banquet, at which President Albert 10. Burkholder acted as toastmaster He introduced the following speakers, who received rous ing receptions: The Rev. E. E. .Snyder who was presented with a delightful gift in appreciation of his services; Captain Neilson, of the Salvation Arrav; M. H. Thomas, O. A. Martz, W. H. Fisher and W. M. Jacobs. Mrs. Fisher was chairman of the kitchen commit tee and, with her assistants, won the hearts of the Brotherhood, of whom about sixty were present, with the re sults of the cooking JOE TINKER UNDER KNIFE By Associated Press Chicago, 111., Dec. 15.—Joe Tinker, manager of the Chicago Federal League baseball club, submitted to an operation to-day for stone in the kid ney. After the operation he was re ported resting well. SHERLOCK HOLMES IS ON THE WAY Man of Mystery Feeling Fine as a Fiddle He Writes Telegraph Look out! He's on the way. The man of mystery is coming to Harrlsburg. Before long. Sherlock Holmes, Jr., will be doing stunts and fun, frolic and amusement will come in bunches good and plenty. To his captor the Telegraph will present $25. A letter was received from him yes terday and this is what he said: "Please see that the exact time of my arrival is not announced in print, or anywhere else, for that matter. I'll not let it be known where I am com ing from or upon what train I will arrive, but do not forget that my photograph will be placed somewhere (preferably In a bank) and that after I am caught it will be on display in some prominent place for everyone to see. I do this for my own protection, as well as for the protection of the public. By comparison the photo graph and myself—lt can be seen that [Continued on Pa«e ».] r Tausig Christmas Benefit IF yon know of n worthy poor family In Hnrrlxhnre whose home la likely to lack <hrlatma« cheer thla year. All ont the hlnnk helow and forward It to the Telegraph. The firm of Jacob Taualir'a tiona Jeweler*. tllO Market ntrcct. hut (liven the Tclecrnph V'>oo with which to purchaae Cbrlfttiuna hnaketa for -00 fainlUe*. The Aaxoclated Charities will Inveatlxate the naniea nent to It and will deliver the buaketa the ,i.. before ClirlMtmHa. Fill out below. 7 Following; la the naine nnd addrean of n worthy poor family f Niiir»--4 mm worthy of n Taualu C hrlntnia> basket I ■* ' Name Street addreaa Signed ' HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1915. GERMAN U-BOAT AND TURK SHIP ALLIES VICTIMS j Submarine Is Sunk in Black Sea; Torpedoboat Sent Down in Sea of Marmora OTHER VESSELS ESCAPE Bulgars Stop Pursuit of Flee ing Anglo-French on Greek Border I Sinking of a German submarine off Varna, on the Black Sea coast of Bul garia, and of a Turkish torpedoboat by the British in the Sea of Marmora is reported by a newspaper correspond ent in Athens. It is also declared In the Athens advices that the Turkish cruiser Sultan Sellm, formerly the Ger man warship Goeben, was torpedoed in the Black Sea, but not seriously dam aged. German aviators made a successful attack on an English steamship that ran ashore off La Canne on December 13, Berlin claims. French shells have blown up a Ger man munitions plant in the region of Tracy-le-Val, the Paris war office re ports. There have been hand grenade combats and artillery engagements at various points along Ihe front. Aircraft Brought Down Several allied aircraft met with dis aster during raids behind the German lines south of Arras, in France, in Lorraine and In Baden. The Germans brought down four of the raiding aero planes, including one battleplane, ac cording to to-day's official statement from Berlin. Several hundred additional prisoners have been taken by the Austrlans in their continued pursuit of the Serbians and Montenegrins in northern and eastern Montenegro, the Berlin official report states. The entente allies have discontinued economic coercion upon Greece, ac ,[Continued on Page IB.] St. Stephen's Takes Over the Alricks Property An important Front street real estate transaction was consummated yesterday afternoon when the vestry of the St. Stephen's Episcopal congregation exercised an option oi W. M. Donaldson on the Alricks property Immediately adjoining the church on the south. The considera tion was $25,000 and the residence will be remodeled for use as a rec tory. It will be ready for occupancy the first week In January when W. Frank Witman, who has purchased the present rectory adjoining the Executive Mansion will take posses sion. It Is understood that he paid an approximate price for the property which represents about half of the frontage of the Alricks homestead. The new rectory occupies the cor ner of Front and Cranberry streets and has a frontage of 52.6 feet and a depth of 210 feet. Through this pur chase the congregation of St. Stephen's prevents a shutting in of the church property and also obtains j ample room for future enlargement. IIUX-OFF PRIMARY By Associated Press Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15. —Tennes- see Democrats are holding a run-off primary to-day to choose a nominee for United States senator to succeed Luke Lea, whose term expires March 3, 1917. The candidates in the run-off are Representatives McKellar and ex-Governor M. R. Patterson. NOTE REACHES FRENCH TODAY Demands Immediate Release of Six Germans Removed From U. S. Ships By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Dec. 15. —Am- bassador Sharp, at Paris, was expected to deliver to the French foreign office to-day the American note asking for the immediate release of the six Ger mans and Austrlans recently removed by the French cruiser Descartes from the American steamships Carolina, Coamo and San Juan. Although friendly In tone, the com munication is an emphatic protest against the removal of the men, which act. it declared, was in violation of American rights and without legal jus tification. Precedents are cited in sup port of the American position. Refusal of Demand Expected State Department officials believe the French government may see fit to contest the contentions of the United States and that the men will not be released until further communications have passed between the two govern ments. This opinion is based upon the [Continued on Page 6.] NET AROUND GERMAN IS BNING TIGHTNNND BY U. S. ONNICIALS {Photograph of Arrested German Made at His Wedding VOJV , AAKOtf WW JC/MCR VOA/ ABtMCMSJ* This picture of Baron George Wilhelm von Brincken, attache of the German Consul General's office In San Francisco, now under arrest in connection with bomb plots against allied munition ships, was made at his wedding last October. It shows, left to riisht: Baroness von Brincken, formerly Miss Milo Abercrombie; Baron Eckhardt von Schack, vice-consul at San Francisco, who acted as best man, and Baron von Brincken. IGNORANCE PLAYS IMPORTANT PART IN MALNUTRITION I Not Always Lack of Money; Education Needed in the Home (Uy ROBERT F. GORMAN.) It Is atftong the poor of the foreign population of our city that Ignorance plays so large a part in the malnutrl j tion of growing children. Ignorance ,of money values, of food values and ■of the supreme importance to the i developing organism of wholesome j and regular food. t An unexpected visitor surprised a I family one evening at their regular j meal and she was snocKea to find that it consisted only of cold cucumbers |in oil. The 1 per cent, of nutriment I to be found in a cucumber cannot go very far, even when joined to the fat | producing oil, toward building firm j tissues of childhood. Their knowl j edge of home remedies Is about as I inadequate for a visiting nurse told of [Continued on Pn«e 10] Here's the Sweetest Story of the Marriage Bureau Ever Told When the pretty girl clerk In the | marriage license bureau murmured an ecstatic "Oh, isn't he just the sweet est thing!" after a departing broad shouldered husband elect this morning fellow-clerks cast pained and exagge rated glances heavenward and asked each other how much longer the boss expected mere man to stand for such soft stuff. "But you can see for yourselves," defended the clerk. "And what makes it so very much more Interesting is that he said he was born on Christmas Day and he may be married this com ing Christmas." And when they had a chance to sneak a look the mere man clerks ob served from the license docket that Clara Ethel Rider, a stenographer, of Tyrone, had obtained the necessary papers to wed a young engineer from the same town. But that isn't what made the men clerks gasp. It was the name of the husband elect. It is "R. Christmas Candy!" Here's What Will Be in Each of Those Baskets! What's going to be in the Christmas baskets Jacob Tausig's Sons will give to the 250 poor families of the city through the Telegraph and the As sociated Aid Societies? That's what scores of poor, but worthy people have been wondering since the announcement of the gen erous offer. Well, here's the answer: One chicken; pan of scrapple; pound of sausage; half peck of potatoes; can of corn; quarter peck of apples; can of peas; can of syrup: pack of corn meal; bag of Christmas candy: two loaves of bread; one sack of flour; one pound of coffee; two pounds of sugar. Some eata, eh? ORGANIZATION OF WEST SHORE BODY IS NEAR AT HAND Camp Hill Committee Will Consider Proposed Organiza tion in a Few Days Dy ROBERT F. GORMAN Members of the borougn council of Camp Hill appointed as members of a committee to help along the agi tation for a West Shore improvement organisation are planning to hold a meeting within the next few days and at that, time Chairman Carl K. Deen will likely make an announcement [Continued on Page 10] Typhoid at White Pine Blamed on Dinner Party Special to The Telegraph Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 15.—A din ner party giveu at the White Pine Sanatorium at Mont Alto about three weeks ago is said to have produced some unhappy results. Six of the twenty-seven participants are now down with typhoid fever. The dinner was given by the several nurses of the sanatorium to a departing nurse. WIDOW SIXTY YEARS Mount Joy. Pa., Dec. 15. Mrs. Susan Copenheffer, who for sixty years was a widow, died at the home of Mrs. Mary Hoffman, three miles south of Mount Joy, to-day. She was in her eighty-fourth year. Her husband died soon after their marriage, but Mrs. Copenheffer would never marry again. I ■ UfU • oS lIF A Candle in Your Window on Christmas Eve Help Harrlsburg's newest Christmas Eve celebration. Place a candle In every one of your front window* and burn it there. This custom, centuries old Is more than Just a sentiment; it has as well, a religious side. For light symbolizes the King, whose birthday the world will celebrate at Christ mas time. Federal Officers Regard Pa per As of Highest Import ance in Investigation of Neutrality Violations PLANNED TO BLOW UP BRIDGE IN CANADA Statement Says Vice-Consul Planned Outrage; Von Brincken, Crowley and Mrs. Cornell Free on $lO,- 000 Bail By Associated Press San Francisco, Dec. 15.- The federal investigation into the alleged German plots involving violation of United States neutrality which already have resulted in the indictment and arrest of Baron George Wilhelm Von Brinck en, connected with the German consu late general here; C. C. Crowley, a detective employed by Franz Bopp, German consul general, and Mrs. Mar garet Cornell, a secret agent em ployed by Crowley, received added im petus here to-day fro mtlic publication of the affldavtt alleged to have been sworn to August 27 by Johannes Hen rykus Van lvoolbergen, a civil engineer of Mill Valley, Cal. Van Koolbergen charged that he was employed by Consul Bopp and Von Brincken, with the knowledge and assistance of Ger man Vice-Consul Eckhard Von Schack, io dynamite a tunnel or bridge in Canada. Federal officials hero said they re garded Van Koolbergen's affidavit, the text of which was published in Provi dence, R. 1., as the highest Importance and expected it to be of great assist ance to them in the trial of the per sons indicted. George A. AlcGowan, attorney for Consul General Franz Bopp and father-in-law of Baron Von Brincken, t [Continued on Page 6.] TRAIN STANDS IDLE YEAR By Associated Press Paris, Dec. 15. Discussing the scarcity of freight cars, the Temps as serts the disposition of rolling stock is managed poorly and that cars fre quently are lying idle in one part of Ihe country while the most urgent need for them exists in another. One train stood Idle a full year. mm — w » -A IWILLARD-FULTON FIGHT MARCH 4 Chicago, Dec. 15. —Articles of a re.-ment binding Jess WU I ud, the world's heavy.veight pug ill ;t to a match, March 4, at New Orleans, with Fred Fulton, of Rochester, Minn., for the world's championship, were signed here to-day. THINK THEY HAVE ASSAILANT Chanjbcrsburg, Pa., Dec. 15. ln James Deevers, a vagrant, arrested at Lemoyne last night and brought here C to-day, the police believe' they bave the assailant of six % year-c d Ruth Huber, daughter of Major Huber, of the & National Guard, who was attacked last Friday. A reward } of SSOO for conviction was offered. | MORE BONUS SUITS j Harrisburg. , Twelve more suits for bonus claims on M work done for the Hershey Chocolate Company were filed > late this afternoon for a dozen former employes of the com ■ pany. The actions were for sums aggregating SISOO and the 1 claims were all based on the decision of Judge McCarrell in m tained Snyder's claim 3 for back bonus. 1 CURTISS CLOSES $15,000,000 CONTRACT ■ New York, Dec. 15.—1t was said in the financial dis- J trict to-day that the Curtiss Aeroplane Company has closed u a contract with the British government for $15,000,000 worth S of aeroplanes. In the fiscal year ended October 31 last, the M company produced more than $6,000,000 worth of aeroplanes ] J and motors, most of which went to the British government. ' g Newark, N. J., Dec. 15.—The Boyden shoe factory bee I » was destroyed by fire to-day with a loss estimated at $200,- 1 000. i $ Washington, Dec. 15.—Samuel Gompers, president of ' J the American Federation of Labor, to-day told President ' M Wilson that organized labor was ready to give its support ■ to the defense of the nation and Should be allowed a voice # in making preparations. 3 BAKER WILL GO TO HIGHEST BIDDER ' Chicago, Dec. 15.—Connie Mack, manager of the Phil k adelphia Athletics, arrived to-day'and announced that J. £ Franklin Baker, third baseman of his team, wiyuld be sold C -to the highest bidder at the Amrriran I.Mgna mating | | ' MARRIAGE LICENSES Huaael Chrlatmaa Candy and Clara Ethrl Kldcr, i'yruue. POSTSCRIPT— FINAU 16 PAGES Affidavit by German Tool Implicates German Consul General Bopp in Sensa* tional Plot Case ASSERTS HE STUDIED MAIN RAILROAD LINES Decided Which Tunnels and Bridges Would Most Hin der Transportation of Mu tations and Ordered Them Blown Up By Associated Press Providence, R. 1., Dec. 15.—Th® Providence Journal prints to-day ths text of an affidavit made by Johannes Henrykus Van Koolbergen in Ban Francisco on August 27 last. This affidavit goes into much circumstantial evidence with regard to an alleged organized German conspiracy on tha Pacific coast with the object of blowing up munitions plants, on which indict ment have been returned by a federal grand jury in San Francisco against Baron George Wilhelm Von Brlncken, C. G. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cor nell. The affidavit asserts that Franz Bopp, German consul general at San Francisco personally supervised the activities of Koolbergen and directed the attempt to hire him and blow up tunnels on the Canadian Pacllic rail road in May of the present year. Go Over Maps The affidavit, also declares that Bopp ordered the money for this work, $1,500, to be paid to Koolbergen under the impression that the work had been accomplished when as a matter of fact Bopp was misled by Canadian [Continued on Page 6.] PEACE PAKTY HELD UP By Associated Press Berne, Switzerland. Dec. 14, via Paris, Dec. 15. —Tije members of the execu tive committee of the International Congress to Study the Basts of a Durable Peace are still held up along the German-Swiss frontier and no word has been received here concern ing their whereabouts or the prospects I of their arrival here.
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