Reply of Austria-Hungary to Ancona Note HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . LXXXIV— No. 295 "POISON" WRITER, CAUGHT AT LAST, HADLOVESORROW Woman Confesses to Penning Degenerate Missives lo Be trothed Girls GOT NAMES FROM PAPERS Did Not Know Slandered Per sons; Federal Attorney's Bride to Push Case Special to The Telegraph New York. Dec. 17.—8y arresting Miss Theresa Samuels, of a wealthy family of Goshen, N. Y., at her home yesterday, postal inspectors say they captured the writer of the "poison pen" letters that in the last year have been sent to newly married or be trothed women, some of them of great social prominence in New York city. The letters contained shocking charges against the young husbands or fiances. The tone of the missives was of the most degenerate character. Sleuths Say she Confessed Inspectors Duryea and Fitch, who made the arrest, at Middletown, N. Y.. where they went from Goshen after -Miss Samuels had been admitted to *5.000 hail, given by htr brother, Sig mund Samuels, said that she had con fessed the authorship of the "poison pen" communications. They declined to give the confession in full detail, but said Miss Samuels had admitted writing every one of the twenty letters which have come into the hands of the authorities in the last year. "Were you acquainted with any of the persons, to whom you wrote let ters"" che -kas asked. "Had you any grudges against any of them?" "No," it is said Miss Samuels an swered. "1 just picked the. names at random out of newspapers—names that appeared in the accounts of wed dings or engagements." "Have you ever had any love af fair'.'" "Yes," the inspectors report she an swered, "two years ago." Affected by Own Love Affair When asked if this love affair had preyed upon her mind and caused her to write such scandalous letters, she replied: "Perhaps it did." The last "poison" letter known to have been received was written De cember 11 on a postal card from a train running between this city and Salamanca, N. Y. Came in Hospital Envelope It was addressed to Miss Elsie Sey del. of 400 West one Hundred and Fifty-third street, following the an nouncement of her engagement to. Samuel Schary. The postal card was inclosed in an envelope, on the back of which was printed "Private Pa vilion, Mount Sinai Hospital, Fifth avenue, one Hundred to One Hundred [Continued on Page 222 a. m.f sets, 4:40 p. in. Moon i Full moon, December 31, 7:f»2 a. m. Hlver Stagei 3.M feet above low water mark. \ csterday's Weather Highest temperature, 3W. l.owcst temperature, 22. Mean temperature. 20. AoraiiU temperature, 'J'J, OFFICIAL TEXT OF ANCONA NOTE BEFORE CABINET Austrian Reply Considered Evasive, Unsatisfactory and Unacceptable SITUATION IS GHAVE Diplomatic Relations May Not Be Discontinued Until An other Exchange of Notes By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 17.—Aus tria's reply to Secretary Lansing's note on the Ancona, received during the night, was laid to-day before President Wilson and the Cabinet and discussed more than an hour. Tile gravity of the situation caused by Austria's rejoinder to the American demands, which is considered evasive, unsatisfactory and unacceptable, re mained unchanged. The next step will not be decided upon until some minor points not clear in the official text are checked up. The apparent discrepancies are not important and may be due to trans mission or translation from the State Department code but they will be cleared up before another move is made. Secretary Lansing said after the cabinet meeting that he did not know when the official text of the note would be given out for publication and that it certainly would not be made public until he had an opportunity to study it carefully. Exchange of Notes Final Diplomatic relations, although in danger of being broken off, are not likely to be discontinued, at least be fore there has been another exchange of notes with Vienna and so the crisis [Continued on Page 26.] Ancona Situation Meets With Approval in Berlin By Associated Press Berlin, via London. Dec. 17.—Sel dom has a diplomatic document of war series met with such general ap proval in German circles and the an swer of Baron Burian, Austrian min ister of foreign affairs to the note from the United States regarding the An cona case. The reply is regarded not only as a success in finding weak points in Secretary of State Lansing's logic but as a dignified reply to the American demands for a prompt dis avowal and punishment of the com mander of the submarine which sank the Ancona. The German notes in the Lusitania correspondence all had their critics, some finding Germany too conciliatory and others insufficiently adept, but the general opinion expressed in political circles is that Baron Burian struck ex actly the right note and by inviting Washington to enter on an inter change of views and submit some proof for the charges, shifted, the onus of defense to the shoulders of the American government. Relief Steamer Beached After Striking Mine By Associated Press London. Dec. 17, 12.35 p. m.—The Belgian relief committee's steamer Levenpool, from New York, for Rot terdam, has been beached on the Eng lish East coast in a sinking condition as a result of striking a mine. New York, Dec. 17.—The relief steamer Levenpool, which struck a mine in the English channel, carried i a mixed cargo of foodstuffs for the I Belgians valued at $1,400,000. It is fully insured. GIRL KILLED BY SHOT FROM KATHKIt'S OVN Special to The Telegraph MeConnellsburg Pa.. Dec. 17.—While Mack Richardson, living one mile from Burnt Cabins, was cleaning his kuh yes terday, the weapon was accidentally discharged. The bullet struck his 15- year-old daughter, killing her instantly. SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR., HITS TOWN; WILL BE ON THE JOB TOMORROW Get Out Your Searchlight and See If You Can Catch Him and Win #25 Reward He Is here'. Sherlock Holmes, Jr., is in town. The mysterious and Ingenious gen tleman Is walking about In Harris burg. Here is what he writes to the Tele graph: "Now, it would hardly be fair to tell you when I arrived or where I came from. "I will be on the streets every day and will meet some of the leading businessmen and have a good time generally, and give all numerous chances to get a line on me so that when the bridle comes off you will have no trouble in locating the right man. "Yes. I'll admit that I came in a little unexpectedly. I even took my • Tausig Christmas IF yon know of n worthy poor family In HarrlMbtirir whose liomc la likely to lark ChrlMtman rlirer this yrnr, till out the blank hrtuiv and forward It to thr Telegraph. The firm of .Vaeob THIIMIKN Son*. Jeweler*, 41!0 Murkrt street, IIHN Riven thr Telegraph with tthleh to ChrUtmaN baakets for 200 families. The Asnoctated Charities will Investigate the names srnt to It and will drllver the buakets the day before flirtations. Fill out brlow. Followlitfc IN the name an HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1915. i PRESIDENT WILSON AND BRIDE HE WILL LEAD TO ALTAR TOMORROW ' I i j These photographs of President Wilson and his bride are the favorites of the President and the ones he re quested to be used. NEWPORT ENJOYS PROSPERITY; ALL MILLS ARE BUSY Juniata Furnace and Foundry Company Will Soon Re open Plant By ItOBERT F. GORMAN* Newport, Pa., Dec. 17.—When smoke again begins to pour from the stacks of the Juniata Furnace and Foundry Company's plant within the next few weeks, every industry in Newport will be working up to capacity and enjoy ing conditions of prosperity greatly in excess of the conditions a year ago. Every person who wants work in New port at the present time can get em ployment and at least one industry has been forced to refuse some orders be cause of the shortage of help. The Juniata furnace and F° un< iry Company operates the only iron indus try in the town and when the tires died out in February, 1913, more than fifty men were thrown out of employment. The company at that time manufac tured pig iron, but the lack of orders caused a shutdown with no prospects of a reopening. Business conditions have improved since, however, and several months ago announcement was made that the old furnaces were again to be put in operation. The company, with Alfred Marshall as its president, immediately hired a gang of men to put the fur naces into working shape and make all necessary repairs. Since then the buildings have been reroofed and painted, the Hues and boilers have been cleaned and every part of the plant has undergone a general overhauling. Men who worked at the furnaces before they were "blown out" and who were forced to leave town to secure [Continued oil Page «.] Dies on Way Home From Christmas Shopping Tour [ While on her way home, last night, ; from a Christmas shopping tour, Mrs. ! Anna Dellar. aged 58 years. ",21 Race street, was stricken with heart trouble. She died in ttie store of Clarence T. Mgckenson. 117 Paxton street. The survivors are two children, i Elizabeth F. and John F., at home; two I brothers. John Langlotz, Harris j burg, and J. IJ. Langlotz, of Baltimore. 'The funeral will take place Monday af ternoon. The Rev. S. Winfield Herman, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, will conduct services at the home at 2 o clock. Burial will be made in Har risburg Cemetery. manager by surprise. But I am rather strong on this unexpected proposition. I have a peculiar habit of never ad vertising my doings ahead of time. ' "Now, good people, in the Tele graph to-morrow you will be given the full details of this contest. You will be told just how you can capture me and win that $25 cash for your trouble. I came in a little unexpect edly, and but for the fact that I de cided to do a little talking to-day, that information would be in this space. I do want to say, however, that from Maine to California, and from the Great Lakes to the gulf, 1 have never seen a better city than yours for Its size and weight. "Until to-morrow, yours for fun, "SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR." WANTS $23,280 MAINTENANCE IN FORESTRY DEP'T Mueller Gives Out Some Figures Showing Where Money's to Be Spent Just $23,280 is asked by City For ester Harry J. Mueller for the main tenance of the municipal department of forestry during 1916. City Forester Mueller save out some figures on his budget to-day and j his report to council as to his depart ment's needs were among the budgets considered this afternoon at the first meeting of the city commissioners to make up the budget for 1916. Here are the various items of the forester's budget: Tree census, $750; River Park trees, $1,000; ■ planting park trees, $500; Reservoir Park trees, $500; Wildwood Park trees, $1,000; munici pal forest, $250; nursery labor, sl,- 000; nursery stock, $5,000; trimming trees, $4,280; tools, $100; spraying (equipment and materials. $500; plant ing trees, $2,230; wire guards. $2,- 250; cultivating, watering, etc., $500; tree moving machine, $200; educa tional work, $300; printing, postage, | office supplies, $200; office rent, $200; I clerk, *500; maintenance of automo bile, $500; salary of forester, SISOO. Present Complete Budget While the meeting was more or less ■ preliminary, the five commissioners, .it is understood, presented their complete departmental budgets. All , declined to make the figures public I however until the ordinance is whlp | ped into shape. Certain parings will |be necessary here and there, if the I nine mill rate is to be retained. The ordinary maintenance require ments for all the departments will vary little from previous yenrs with | the exception of certain items where i the natural growth and expansion of I the city requires more money. This j applies particularly to the park, fire, ■ street and street lighting depart - ! ments. | In the street lighting department the principal new item, it is understood, will be in the neighborhood of $12,- 000 for new electric standards in ! Third street from North to Reily and !in Federal Square. Commissioner I Harry F. Bowman hopes to incorpor ate this in his budget. Additional ex- I penses that must be considered this I year will be the SIO,OOO for city dam ages in the Naudain street sewer pro ceedings, more than $20,000 for State j taxes, sinking funds, etc., and several | other important items that must be (taken care of this year. Few Salary Raises i While few if any raises in salary I will be considered it is understood jthat some will be asked for. The City J Forester wants a raise of SSOO. • Among the salaries that must be pro ' vided for however, will be the city 'treasurer's coirvpemsation of $3,000, j the city assessor's of $2500, an assist | ant at SIOOO and the new city con troller whose emoluments amount to j SSOO. While Council was called this after | noon to consider only the budget, the I city treasurership and the city as isessorship ordinances were on the postponed calendar for consideration. Halt Man Running Off With Another's Wife i A man and a woman, said to be i eloping from Lykens to Pittsburgh, arc being held by the local police de partment. They gave their names as Mary Billet, aged 25, and George Vargo, aged 30, both Aufjtrians. The woman is married. Vargo is also known as John Patrick. The couple were taken from a train at noon by Joseph Ibach, city de tective, on advice from the police au thorities at Lykens. The man and woman disclaim any acquaintance. Both were very much excited when they heard Joseph P. Thompson, chief of police, call the Lykens authorities. The man had a ticket from Lykens to Pittsburgh. The woman's ticket was from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. Late this afternoon the Lykens constable and the husband of the Billet woman came here. It is understood that legal proceedings will be instituted. TAI.LBBT POI.ICKMAN 11,1, Joseph M. Van Camp, Harrisburg's tallest policeman, is critically 111 at his : home, 1523 North Second street. He has plturo-pneumonfa. and at noon to-day i was reported as very low. Patrolman i Van Camp has not been in good health i for some time. He returned to duty ten (lays ago after an illness lasting a j month. 1,1 VK TURKKY SALE A carload of choice live Turkeys will be here to-morrow morning. 23c to 25c a pound. Come early, bring your coops and take your birds along with you. Brelsford Packing and i Storage Co. —Adv. j EXPECT CAPITOL PARK ZONE PLAN BY EARLY SPRING City Planners Pleased With State Officials' Assurance ' of Speedy Action Definite plans for the proposed treatment and development of the Capitol Park extension zone will likely be completed by early in the Spring. Assurances to this effect were given the City Planning Commission yes terday following the conference of that body with the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings and Spencer C. Gilbert of the Capitol Park inten sion Commission. The board will probably take up the question at Its meeting Tuesday, January 11. The planners were anxious to have some definite information from the State authorities as to when working plans might be obtainable, as the city is desirous of co-operating with the State officials in planning the best development possible for the big stretch to the east of the capitol. Discuss Whole Plan The whole problem was thoroughly threshed out. including the plans for widening Walnut and North streets, and Third streets from North to Wal nut streets. A splendid map show ing the location of the trees in the [Continued oil Page 20] Peace Conference Opens With All Leaders Present; Gilmore After Presidency By Associated Press New York, Dec. 17.—League mag nates who will discuss peace plans, went into session this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rumors which seemed well defined gave the following tentative outline of developments should the baseball war be ended: Sinclair of the Federals, will buy a big block in the New York Nationals and will be elected to the board of directors; Weeghman of the Chicago Federals will buy a controlling inter est in the Chicago Cubs; Ball and Stiefel will buy the St. Louis Browns outright. Further, it was Said, George F. Ward, of Brooklyn, will retire from baseball and his Brooklyn pary may be taken over by the International League. President Gilmore, of the Federals, II was said, will be elected president of the Chicago Cubs and will be groomed with a view to his ulti mately succeeding Tener as the head of the National League. Senator Penrose Leads Attack Against Extension of Emergency Revenue Tax tly Associated Press Washington. Dec. 17. —-Extension of the emergency revenue act, already passed in the House, was taken up in the Senate to-day with debate in which the Democrats uniformly spoke for its passage and the Republicans attacked the tariff as having jnade It necessary. Senator Penrose, leading off the Republican attack, declared the Eu ropean war had not made the emer gency taxes necessary, but, as a mat ter of fact, had made them less neces sary. because, he contended, the fiscal condition of the government had been Improved because of the commercial advantages brought to the United States by the conflict. Wealthy Lawyer Weeps As He Gets Heavy Jail Sentence; Wife Rejoices Special to The Telegraph Jersey City, N. J.. Dec. 17. Despite his lawyer's plea that the defendant's I predicament was due to a "desire to keep the name of an eminent woman out of the case." and while the convict ed man wept, Colonel Edward Dudley, a rich Camden lawyer and member of the Philadelphia Union League, waH ' sentenced here yesterday to serve from ! eighteen months to three years In State Prison and fined SI,OOO for criminal contempt of Court. A writ of error, carrying the case to the Supreme Court, at once was filed on Dudley's behalf and he was released on a $2,500 bond furnished by his counsel, Alan H. Strong. Strong made an eloquent plea for j Dudley and a bitter attack on Mrs. Marie Dudley, the defendant's wife, to whose Institution of "harrassing" litigation" he said the Colonel's un t fnrtimal« situation WHM djlA. J 40,000 MEN ARE TAKEN BY SERBS DURING RETREAT Boing Placed in Concentration Camp in France; Italians ; in Albania ! PRESAGE BIG OPERATIONS Believed Allies Will Start New Movement in the Balkans The Serbians succeeded in making] thousands of prisoners during their retreat before the Aust ro-German- Bulgarian drive, and 40,000 men who were captured by them, together with 750 Bulgarian, German and Austro- Hungarian officers taken prisoner, have reached Marseilles on their way to a concentration camp, a dispatch from the French seaport states. Further particulars regarding the Italian force sent to Albania, with the presumed purpose of co-operating in the Balkan operations of the entente allies, state that the number of men already landed at Avlona is 30,000. The sending of these troops is re garded as presaging operations on a large scale, according to a Milan cor respondent. Of the large force of Greeks that was stationed at Saloniki only one regiment of artillery and one of en gineers remain. Athens advices state. Greek army headquarters are now at Kozhani, 55 miles southwest of Mon astir. The Cettinjo war office admits a further retreat by the Montenegrin troops in the San Jak region, where they have been resisting the Austrian advance. Submarines Active Further operations of submarines in the Mediterranean are indicated by the announcement from London of the sinking of the Italian steamer Porto Said, of 5,167 tons, which was lost re ported in Mediterranean waters. |,r~^ —wr ii if ri *r ir r i I MARKET CLOSES FIRM | New York, Dec. 17. —Short covering, base don more hope- & ful reports regarding foreign conditions infused some / strength and activity to the final dealings. The closing was J firm. Restraint was manifested by to-day's dull market, main- & ly as a result of tht uncertain international situation. X THE REV. RICHMOND SUSPENDED FOR YEAR L m Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—The ecclesiastical court, which J C tried the P.ov. George Chilmers Richmond, rector of St. C I John's Protrstant Episcopal Church in this c'ly, on charges of S t.onduct unbecoming a clergyman and violation of his ordin- % # ation vowes, to -day rendered a verdict suspending him from C J the performance of lis church duties for one year. M I TEN THOUSAND FOR HOSPITAL IN PARIS f \ Chicago, Dec. 17.—Ten thousand dollars to establish a 3 C Chicago ward in the American hospital in Paris, was subscribed C fata meeting here yesterday at which Myron T. Herrick, form- f \ er Ambassador to France, spoke. J # BJELOPOLJE FALLS / | Berlin, Dec. 17, via London, 3.15 P. M.—At army head- \ quarters the announcement was made to-day that the Austro- C l Hungarian troops which are invading Montenegro have captured Bjelopolje, on the Lim river bout twenty miles west of the # Serbian border. ( SWEDISH STEAMER TAKEN TO KIRKWALL' ? London, Dec. 17. The Swedish steamship Stockholm, 3) j formerly the Holland-American liner Potsdam, bound from £ K Gothenburg for New York with a general cargo, has been taken 1 J into Kirkwall by the British authorities. The Stockholm was £ 1 purchased in October by the new Swedish-American Steam- £ J ship Company and was on her first voyage to New York under j the management of this company. f f FLETCHER NOMINATED FOR MEXICO * C Washington, Dec. 17.—Henry Prather Fletcher, now Am- f / bassador to Chile, was nominated by President Wilson to-day 0 J for Ambassador to Mexico. Elesio Arredondo already has been € t appointed Mexican Ambassador to the United States and Mr. f 1 Fletcher's nomination to-day restores diplomatic relations be- % J tween the two countries, broken off nearly three years ago. % r Mr. Fletcher is brother of J. Rowe Fletcher of this city and # J was born in the Cumberland Valley. C I WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION EXEMPTIONS 7 Harrisburg. The Workmen's Compensation Board ad- Sj J journed this afternoon after granting exemptions to eighteen 4 C more companies. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday # r when representatives of the coal companies of the State will J % confer with the board. M I MARRIAGE LICENSES j < hnrlCM Kdnaril Hipper anil Annie l.lhn Shrrli, city. 1 1 'William I'nrk I'armrr and KUiin I'rarl Stifulfrr. city. W V Slmilry rallermiii Scholl and Mirah J. Met u«kty, city. % POSTSCRIPT— FINAL 28 PAGES ENLARGEMENT OF WORMLEYSBURG SUBWAY IN SIGHT Railroad Company's Offer May Be First Step in Building of Proposed Highway LAND OWNEHS MUST HELP Property Holders to Be Asked | lo Donate Land on Which to Build Road Residents of West Shore towns in terested in the opening of a new road I between Wormleysburg and < 'ami> Hill will have a part of their desire fulfilled in the very near future if property owners who use the grada crossing at Ferry street, Wormleys burß, and the grade crossing at Kim mel's lane, just above town, agree to petition the Cumberland county court for the closing of the crossings and (Continued on Page 17,1 Moose to Provide 200 Baskets For the Poor Harrisburg Lodge No. 107, Loyal Order of Moose, on Christmas day, will distribute 200 baskets of food to needy families. In order that only deserving ones will get the baskets, the Moose will have the co-operation of the Associated Aid Societies. In addition to the baskets, poor children will be entertained on Christ- , nias day at the Moose Home, Third and Boas streets. A large tree will be erected, on which will be placed toys and other gifts for the little folks.* Arrangements for this Christmas cheer were completed last night at the regu lar meeting of the lodge. Harry McDonald of San Francisco will be Santa Claus. He will be as sisted by a committee including Charles G. Moore, S. Hlner, J. Har rold, M. Aronson and A. Frankenberg. Members of the Moose, last night, also planned for a big representation in the mummers' parade. The Com monwealth band will play for the Moose all day. In line will be 200 members in fancy costume. The de gree team will also be out In uni form. The committee on parade in cludes Elmer E. Stacks, A. ("ameron, S. Hiner, J. Emerich and A. Franken berg.