American Mail to Holland Removed From Two Steamers by British Government HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 303 DEMANDS OF U.S. WILL NOT BE MET BY AUSTRIA IS LATEST REPORT Forthcoming Reply to An cona Note to Be Unfavor able, According to Unoffi cial Information Received in Authoritative Quarters TEUTONS READY TO SEVER RELATIONS Diplomatic Circles Prepared For Move; Many Unfore seen Complications Are Apt to Arise From Latest Tangle in International Snarl Washington, Dec tria, according to unofficial infor mation received in authoritative quarters here to-day will not meet the demands of the United States in her forthcoming reply to the Ancona note and Teutonic diplo inatic circles are represented as being prepared for a severance of diplomatic relations Although the State Department so far has received from Ambassador Penfield at Vienna no forecast of the reply it was understood that unless some excellent reason for continuing diplomatio correspondence on the subject was presented no course seems to remain but to break oft' relations. State Department officials are ex pecting information about the reply which might have been secured by « Ambassador Penfield during informal conferences with Baron Von Burian, Austro-llungarian minister of foreign affairs. May Attempt to Argue ™ Advices received recently through Baron Erich Zweidinek, the Austrian charge here, were to the effect that Austria would be "guided by con cern" for the good relations existing between the two countries. Analysis of t liis phase has led oificials to be lieve that the Vienna government will attempt, to argue the contentions of the United States and possibly suggest arbitration. The position of the State Depart ment is that there can be no discus sion over the official admissions of the Austrian admiralty which formed the basis of the correspondence, • unless Austria denies the accuracy of the blame. That, however, Is regarded as being extremely unlikely as the ad miralty statement was forwarded by the foreign office to the United State's for its information. Another Paper Refuses Heavy Liquor Ad Contract Special to the Telegraph Greensburg, Pa., Dec. 28.—Kauff man's Progressive News, published here by C. C. Kauffman, has joined the newspapers refusing to publish the 20,000 lines of advertising offered by the liquor interests for the coming year. Mr. Kauffman wrote "nothing doing" on the offer of the liquor ad contract and sent It back. According to Kauffman, the liquor ads carry "easy money" for news papers which accept them. He says no attempt was made to induce him to shave Ills advertising rate, al though the offered contract was a big one. Denies Motion to Dismiss Case Against Directors .By Associated Press New York, Dec. 28. Judge Hunt denied to-day the motions of the de fense to dismiss the case against Wil liam Rockefeller and ten other for mer directors of the New York, New Jlaven and Hartford Railroad on trial charged with conspiracy to monopol ize Ihe transportation traffic of New England. Judge Hunt also denied the motion to strike out the testimony relating to the Metropolitan Steamship deals, which involved Edward D. Robbins. THE WEATHER] l-'or HnrrKliurg nml vicinity) < loudy nml colder, probably now or rain to-night anil Wcilnemlaj ; I invent temperature to-night about 25 degrees. l-'or Kimtprn I'i-nnxylviinlii • Cloudy anil colder, with prohnlily local *n<"v» or raliiH to-night ami W eilnrmln.v) moderate variable winds. River The innln river unit the loner por liiinn of It* principal hrunt-heN M. "HI rise somewhat tn-nlght anil W probably l'cmuln nearly station ary \\ citneNilay. A stage of about 7.5 feet Is Indicated for liarrls hurg Wednesday morning, General Conditions The lake region storm hns moved to the \orth Atlantic const. The Mouthwent storm In central on the l.oiilslnnn const, moving eimt or nnrtlieaMt. A new storm of great magnitude and considerable en ergy ban appeared over Western I'nnndi. It In 2 to 20 degrees warmer In the Atlantic mid Kaat Onlf States and over nearly all the north half of the eountry, Tcinpernti.rei S a. m., -10. Suns Hlses, 7:2« n. M.i sets, 4il« p. Mooni l.nst iiunrter, to-morrow, at 7a. m. Hlver Stage: tt.3 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather IligbeHt temperature, to. I .invest temperature, 34. Alenn tempcrnture, 32. JSoriuul temperature, 30. ..... ALL ST. LAWRENCE PROPERTY FOR PARK EXTENSION State Buys Church, Rectory, School :in(l Other Build ings For $125,000 TRANSFER CLOSED TODAY Church Will Occupy Buildings Until It Can Decide For Future The State Capitol Park Extension Commission to-day completed negotia tions whereby the Commonwealth will purchase all of the property of St. Lawrence's German Catholic Church for $125,000. The transaction was closed to-day after a conference between the mem bers of the commission and church officials and after the construction of a new church and other buildings the structures will be razed and the prop erties incorporated in the park exten sion. No announcement has been made of a new location of the church. For many months the State officials have been In negotiation with the church authorities and the price is regarded in real estate and business circles as very fair to both sides. Tlio transfer will include the church in Walnut street at the head of Fifth, the building being one of the landmarks of that part of the city and its deep toned bells marking the hours have been listened to for many years; the rectory and the convent buildings on Short street and the parochial school buildings at the corner of Short street and Angle alley, which have been built within the last eight years. Few Parcels let to Acquire Purchase of the St.Lawrence property leaves the State wuli very few large parcels to acquire for the park exten sion. The last big property taken over was the Hickok works which will like ly lie vacated within the coming year as rapid progress is being made on the new xiiant. The commission has been working quietly and the State now has title to more than three-fourths of the proper ties in the zone. Many of the build ings which it has bought are not yet torn down as under terms of sale oc cupants were given periods in which to use them and others have been con verted to the purposes of the State and will not be torn down until the landscape improvements begin. Members of the commission were congratulated to-day upon the suc cessful termination of the negotiations for the church property. It is an in teresting fact that the original mission of St. Lawrence was located on Front street where now stands the residence of Spencer C. Gilbert, chairman of the Stnto Commission. The church was established in April, 1859, by the Rev. Fr. Dryer, who came here front York, and it occupied the old building on Front street until early in the seventies. The Walnut stree' church was begun in 1874 and dedicated in September, 1878. Many prominent residents of liarrisburg have been members of the parish and it has increased its activities from year to year. In the absence of Bishop Shanahan no information regarding the future location of the church could be had i to-day. This will be determined by | the church authorities before very long. British Government Takes American Mail From Two Steamers By .Associated Press 1 Berlin, l)cc. 28 (by wireless to Say \illc). —Seizure by the British govern ment of American mail from two steamships on their way to lloilniitl is | reported in a Rotterdam dispatch given out to-day by the Overseas News i Agency. [ According to the news agency's dis | patch, the vessels from which mail I was taken are the Dutch steamship I Nieu Amsterdam, from New York, De- I cember 14, for Rotterdam, and the ! Norwegian steamship Christian Micliel sen. from New York, December 3, for Rotterdam. I The foregoing does not make it clear ! whether the mail seized included any I first class mat ter or, as is more prob ! able, consisted of parcel post ship- I ments. On December 20 the United ■ States addressed a protest to Great Itritain on the subject of British inter ference with Swedish-American mail. The British government has taken the stand that parcel post matter must lie regarded as freight, exempt from the protection given first class matter un der the international post convention. Washington is understood to have con curred in this view. ;He Just Can't Leave His Wife; She Won't Let Him As a deserter. Dr. L. K. Rossa, of Martinsburg, W. Va„ is a big failure. lie was arrested late yesterday aft ernoon by Joseph lbaeh, city detective. It was his third attempt to leave his wife, it is alleged. The wife, Mary V. McCune Rossa, came to liarrisburg at noon. She told her husband: "It is no use to try and give me the slip. I'll get you no matter where you go." When Dr. Rossa left Martinsburg he took S4O in cash. It was part of a Red Cross stamp collection. He came to liarrisburg, had his beard and mous tache shaved off, but could not cover up his identity. An officer with papers accompanied the wife to liarrisburg. No criminal charge was made. Dr. Rossa and his wife returned home late this afternoon. At Martinsburg the Rossas conduct a private sanatorium. They were married one year ago. Since that time, according to the story told Jo seph B. Thompson, chief of police, by the officer, Dr. Rossa left home three times. Once he was found in Cincin nati and was brought back at a cost of $1,400. On another occasion he was traced to Toledo and thence to Wind sor, Canada HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1915 ~~ Jmm ~ aBKI Tr''>**^rpg B|n HPyRSJHr : . : - : :t : v : 1 '"' - j,' 1 *~ - BK* Reproduction from n photograph showing the company which will prodi: Theater the dramatized version of the novel "Barnabetta," written by Mrs. Hel facing you, sits Mrs. Minnie Madern Ftske, who will take the leading part in "I husband, Harrison Gray Fiske, who is and actresses who will produce It. On at one time and was a former social edi first reading. AIRMEN FIND NO POSSIBILITY OF SALONIKI ATTACK Allied Aviators Make Many Reconnaissances; Do Not Fear Invasion Reconnaissances by allied aviators over positions occupied by troops of the central powers across the Greek border reveal that there are apparently no preparations in progress for an ad vance on Saloniki, according to Athens advices. Greek official circles are said to feel now that there is small danger of military operations extending to Greek Macedonia. King Constantine of Greece is re ported by Athens correspondents to have been favorably impressed by General Castelnau's exposition of the military situation on the occasion of the recent interview between the king and the chief of the French general statf. Petrograd reports a successful naval operation off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and declares there it. reason to believe that one of two submarines that attacked a Russian destroyer was sunk. Successes for the Russians in out post operations in the Riga district and in Volhynia are announced in the current olficial statement by the Rus sian war office. Further dispatches received to-day regarding the torpedoing of the French steamer Ville de la Ciotat confirm pre vious advices that 80 were lost when she was sunk. The number of sur vivors is given at. 208. Near llartmans-Weilerkopf, in the Vosges, the scene of recent heavy fighting, tlie French have begun a new offensive movement, according to to day's statement by the German war Office. They attacked in the vicinity of Ktrzsteln, about three miles southwest of Hartmans-Weilerkopf, says the offi cial account, which does not, however, give the result of the assault, stating that details are lacking. To-day's official report by the Paris war office mentioned intense artillery activity along the entire front in the Vosges and told of the breaking up of an attempt by the Germans to make a sortie from Iheir trenches in the Hart mans-Weilerkopf sector. Westende. on the Belgian coast, has again been bombarded by allied moni tors, Berlin reporting that three resi dents, two of them women, were killed. German artillery play stopped train movements at the Soissons sta- I Hon. it is claimed. Greek King Doubtful If Central Powers Can Long Resist Pressure By Associated Press Athens, Dec. 2fi, via Paris, Dec. 27. | —in the course of an interview to-day :with General Castelnau, chief of the |French general staff, King Constan itine expressed doubt that the central empire would be able to resist indefi nitely the economic, and especially | the financial pressure of the war. i General Castelnau so reported the I king's opinion to-night in a statement to the Associated Press. [ The Greek sovereign asked the French why by the slowness of their operations they had permitted the 'crushing of Belgium and Serbia and the failure of the Dardanelles cam paign. General Castelnau's reply was that nobody denied these unfortunate i results were extremely regrettable. Declares Unity of Allies Is Virtually Perfect New York, Dec. 28.—The American ambulance work in Paris is costing a thousand a day according to Robert Bacon, former ambassador to France. Mr. Bacon, one of the heads of the work, arrived in New York to-day on [Continued on Page 2] RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW A new storm, central over Western Canada, with the movement of the Lake region storm to the Atlantic coast, may bring a spell of cold weather for liarrisburg and vicinity. A notable change is expected to-night. To-day's rain will probably continue to-night and change to snow. The temperature, which was 40 degrees at 8 o'clock this morning, will go as low as 25 degrees by midnight. "ERSTWHILE SUSAN" IN THE MAKING one of the managers and is here readinj the extreme right is Miss Maude Maiden tor of the Telegraph. Note the amused MRS. MARTIN'S PLAY 'ERSTWHILE SUSAN' COMING Creator of Famous "Penna Dutch" Characters Tells How She Started to Write Mrs. Helen R. Martin, creator of | the new famous Mennonite character in fiction, talked to a representative of the Telegraph this morning on the production of "Erstwhile Susan," which is the dramatization of her novel "Barnabetta," one of the authoress' most recent works. Mrs. Martin, who is a resident, of this city,; first received fame from her book i "Tillle, the Mennonite Maid," familiar! to and loved by thousands and thou sands of readers here and in every part of the country. As a young girl, born and raised in [Continued on Page 4.] Says Contractors "Have Fun" With Building Inspector Failure of many contractors about town to heed the city building regu lations or the orders of the Building Inspector led City Solicitor B. S. Seitz I this morning to urge early action by | the Baupliin County Court in the in- | junction proceedings instituted more | than a year and a half ago by W. P. j Martin and James Lynch, contractors, against Building Inspector James 11. Grove, the city and John Wagner. The suit was brought by the con tractors to reslrain the city from tear ing down the walls of an apartment house in York street which they had been erecting for Wagner. Wagner contends he didn't want the walls put up as the contractors were doing it. In the meantime the contractors I agreed to take out the walls and make the necessary changes in accordance with the building requirements. To date, according to Mr. Seitz, this has not been done; other contractors are having fun with the Building Inspector when he directs adherence to building rules elsewhere. They ask him, the solicilor says, why he doesn't enforce the law with Martin and Bynch. ! Congress May Be Held Up By Wilson's Insistence on Shipping Measure Special to the Telegraph Washington, D. 0., Dec. 28.—Be cause of President Wilson's insistence upon the enactment of the govern ment Ship-Purchase bill, the entire program before Congress, including the national defense plans, probably will be delayed for five months. Moreover, as a result of the ad ministration's demand that the Ship- Purchase bill be passed, the financial program of the government for meet ling the deficit.and taking care of in creased defenses has been immeasur ably complicated. Mrs. Haldeman Wills Whole Estate to Her Surviving Children The will of Mrs. Margarettp. C. Haldeman was probated ' late yester day afternoort by Register of Wills Danner. Mrs. Hahleman's entire estate is left to her two children. Richard C. Halde man and Mrs. Eliza Haldeman Wright, wife of Br. William E. Wright. The Haldeman homestead at Front and Washington slreets, one of the oldest residences in the city and erected on the site of the old Harris home, is be queathed during his lifetime to the son Richard. All the silver, bric-a-brac, etc., go with this. Trust funds are created for the two children from the balance of the es tate and Mr. Haldeman and Mrs. Wright will enjoy the income. If there be heirs, the bequests follow, but if either the brother or sister die without heirs, his or her share goes to the sur vivor. At the death of both the estate is to be divided among the children of Mary McCormiek Cameron, wife of ex-United States Senalor James Don ald Cameron. No public bequests are made in Mrs. Ilaldeman's will. Rich ard C. Haldeman, James M. Cameron and the Commonwealth Trust Com pany are named as executors. ice next Wednesday at the Orpheum en R. Martin, of this city. At the left, Krstwhlle Susan." To her left is her ? tlio play for the first time to the actors nan Longenecker, who lived in this city interest with which each receives the TICK-UP'PLOWS INTO CROWD AT LUCKNOW STATION Fatally Injures Georgeßhoailes of Dauphin; Many Others Have Narrow Escapes As more than a score of Pennsyl vania Railroad shopmen from Dau phin and several other passengers in cluding three women started across] the eastbound track of the main line! to board a westbound local at Buck now last evening, a heavy freight en- j gine drawing the Enola "pick-up" \ plowed through the crowd, fatally injuring George Rhoades of Dauphin and slightly hurting others. Rhoades, with Blake Gllday also of Dauphin, were in the van of the crowd, which was streaming across the tracks when the "pick-up" came [Continued on Page 3.] Problems of World-Wide Interest Discussed af Pan-American Congress By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 28. Eminent i scientists, historians, economists, sta jfisticians, archaeologists, geographers and others discussed problems of world-wide interest at a score of con ventions held here to-day in connec tion with the second Pan-American Scientific Congress. Members of the congress, which opened here yesterday with a joint session, separated to-day into nine groups to carry on the deliberations of the gathering. Secretary McAdoo spoke at the opening session of the section of the congress on transportation, commerce, finance and taxation. Secretary Bane addressed (lie mining and geological section of the congress. The Woman's Auxiliary Conference of the Scientific Congress held its first session to-day. Mrs. Robert Bansing presided. More than 200 women at tended. Addresses were made by Airs. Percy Pennypacker, representing the general federation of women's clubs and Mrs. William Cummings Story, president of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Br. Charles W. Eliot, president em eritus, of Harvard, was to have ad dressed the division of education of the congress but did not arrive in time and his paper was read. Dr. Eliot took the position that too little attention was paid to the training of [the senses and he thought agriculture should have a prominent place in country schools. Only $l7O Out of Million Missing in Mail Robbery Special to the Telegraph Wilmington, Del., Dec. 28.—Having checked up on the contents of the registered mail pouch which was | plundered while being sent to the ! Pennsylvania Railroad station from the local post office last Friday night, postal oflieials announced that the only contents missing are six S2O Southern Pacific coupons and a sum of money, not more than SSO. Two of the missing coupons were found in the baggage entrance to the sta tion yesterday and turned over to Postmaster English. The mail bag's contents were valued at $1,000,000. and loot taken from It valued at $172,300 was found in the home of the negro mail drivers under | arrest, Albert and Earl Johnson. The j remainder, with the exception of what is missing, was found in the plunder ed pouch In the mall wagon. MISSING MAN SUICIDE J. Harman Waltz, aged 28 years, 1«38 Wallace street, has been "miss ing from his home since yesterday. It is feared he has committed suicide. One year ago a brother. John Waltz, ended his life by drinking carbolic Sunday he told his mother he was going to end his life. Waltz was employed as a driver for W. Scott Stroh. coal dealer, 1713 North Sixth street. FIBE ANSWERS TO SUIT Wilmington. Del., Dec. 28. An swers were tiled to-day in the United States district court in the suit insti tuted recent!;- by Philip F. Dupont against the Dupont Securities Co.. Pierre S. Dupont, president, and other officials of the Dupont Powder Com pany. E. I. Dupont De Nemours and Company, and E. I. Dupont Be Ne mours Company of New Jersey. WILL DANCE WITH FLAMING TORCHES AT CHARITY BALL Quaint Steps to Illustrate Bal let of the Middle Ages FEATURE OF BI(i PAGEANT Chestnut St. Auditorium to Be Vast Japanese Garden; In vitations Soon Ready On a real wintry mid-January even ing, say January 20, for instance, wouldn't you like to step from the grippe-producing weather of out o' doors into the softly lighted, iris and wistaria-blooming cheerfulness of a I garden of old Japan? Such a garden] us would almost convince that you could hear the nightingales calling? Sound inviting? Then come to the] Charity Ball. Details for what will easily be the crowning event of this and many an other social season, are rapidly being worked.out. Invitations will be issued in a few days. For the convenience of the guests, ticU*»f will accompany the invitations. The Japanese Garden The details of the gorgeous color ef fect cannot, yet be announced; it is doubtful, any way, if a proper idea [Continued on Piigc 3.] Y. M. C. A/S 61st Open House on New Year's Day The Young Men's Christian Asso ciation, Second and Liocust streets, will celebrate New Year's Day for the sixty first time in its history. There will be a public reception from 11 to 5, to which the general public is Invited— both men and women. Refreshments will be served, consisting of sand wiches, coffee, ice cream and cake, to one and all. It is the desire of the management to reach a very large num ber of men, particularly the unemploy ed. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon there will be a gymnasium exhibition and basketball games In the gymnasium un der the direction of the physical de partment. In the evening the annual members' entertainment will be given In Fahnestoek Hall at 8.15 o'clock. Frederick W. Dunworth. one of the best magicians on the lyceum platform, has been specially engaged for the oc casion. Admission by ticket only. f I DOSEVELT GETS $1,442.52 COSTS , \ I the • i • 0( ■ I iTORPEDOED WITH I j % torpedoed whi : on her way to Catania % $ TOLEDO MAYOR TOOK BRIBE # / r ILLA A F C C 1 ■ c I THAT ITALIAN KING £ B.—By Wireless to Sayville.—A report * tor Emmanuel of Italy has been wounded C an Austrian Grenade and is in a hospital was given out to ff day by the Overseas News Agency which describes the re ■ port as a "sensational rumor." J BRITISH TO MODIFY SHIPPING ORDER c ngton, Dec. 28.—Informal assurance that the K British order restricting American shipments of hospital £ > the central powers is about to be modified have i received by the Red Cross and preparations are being made to send through some of the equipment most needed. PRINCE EGON DIES London, Dec. 28.—The Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News Association sends word of the death of Prince Egon Zu Hohenlohe-Schillingfurst. eldest son of the late German Ir W(KISI SGEtiC ICiiilinupl T. St roup linil Aimn Kllxabetli Noll. Grill. Kdnard J. Wynn. South llfllilFlirni, ami Kmily K. Slndbolm, \\ tconliieo. JudNon t'lav Kline. Mcvlihiilcxlmii-k. and Truwinn lliKli Wclkcr, city. .Inino Morhard Mur row nud Mary Kllcn Snurmrr, I.O)'avlllc. .lulin Mn.vmoiid Swarta. Ylcllm horn. mid l.tnii Mac .lluurr. Mc<-luinlc«l>iirs. Ckarlca Heed. Long Ilank. and IdH Scott, l.rcdya. 10 PAGES POSTSCRIPT— FINAL CONGRESSMEN AIDED GERMANS IN CONSPIRACY Present and Former Law makers Caught in Secret Service Dragnet BRIBED LABOR LEADERS All Officers of "Peace Coun cil"; Hundreds of Thou- sands Spent New York, Dec. 28.—Congressman Frank Buchanan, of Illinois; H. Rob ert Fowler, former congressman from Illinois: Frank S. Monnett, ■ former attorney general of Ohio: David Lamar, Jacob C. Taylor, president oC Labor's National Peace Council; Franz Von Rlntelen, a German agent; H. 13. Martin, and Herman Schulteis, were indicted by a Federal grand jury to-day for conspiring to permit strikes in American munition fac tories. All of the indicted men. except Lamar and Von Rintelen, are officers or former officers of the Peace Coun cil, an organization which the govern ment charges, was formed and financed by Rintelen, to bribe labor leaders to call strikes in munition plants in furtherance of German propaganda In this country. Lamar who has been called the "Wolf of Wall Street," is charged with being Rintelen's paymaster. It is said hundreds of thousands of dollars passed through his hands and it is alleged, he benefited personally to the extent of $400,000. Rintelen is at present a prisoner ill England. He was seized by the Brit ish authorities at Falmouth while fleeing from this country under a false passport. He is at present un der indictment here, charged with conspiring to procure a bogus pass port as an American citizen. No ef fort will be made, however, to obtain his return to this country, as llie of fenses with which he is charged are not extraditable. IX HKR "NIGHTIE" SHE PERFORMS enters STINTS Mary Ostrich, 1141 South Cameron street, was last, night sent to jail on request of her neighbors. The woman locked herself in the house, dressed in her night clothes and performed circus stunts with a lighted lamp. The neigh bors feared she would set fire to the place and notified the police.
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