|V ' ' * I ' ) Stilish Liner, Persia Wilh Several Am HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIY— No. 307 BRITISH LINER SUNK WITH AMERICAN CONSUL ABOARD Torpedoing of Big Ship by Submarine With Loss of Nearly All Passengers and Crew Will Probatly Com plicate Already Delicate Situation; Vessil Was Approaching Ahxandria When Torpedo Struck AUSTRIAN OR GEMAN SUBMARINE GUILTY Only Four Boats Art Known to Have Got Clear Before Persia Went Dowi; Am bassador McNeelyand An other Citizen of the United States Are Belitved to Have Been frowned; j Vessel Sunk Neat Isle of Crete Hy Associated l'y London, Jan. 1, 10.4.' A. M. The British liner Persia was sunk Thursday and most of the pas-1 s. tigers and crew were lost.; Robert McNeely, American Con sul at Aden, was a passenger on the Persia, f Four boats got clear before the Persia sank. 7e mlpssagetoXio ,s says the Persia wss on hei wa; rom Lon don to Bombay. She was sunk at 1 /clock ion Thursday afternoon. a addition to Mr. M'Xeely, two . er Americans are kno 'n to have been passengers when sh- left Lon don. Charles 11. Grant vas on his v y to B >mbay. Edwarl Rose, a •school i>oy, was on his wa> from Den ver to Gibraltar. Uos< probably landed at Gibraltar and as not on hoard the boat at the tii:e she was sunk. Had Many Passenjera The Peninsular aid Oienlal line estimates that luO or 161 passengers sailed from London on he Persia. A number of these landd at Gib raltar, Marseilles or Malta Xo offi cii! figures are available. | In addition to the passmgers who I failed from London a lafrre number . Jem barked at Marseilles. The total JiM oked at these points wo< 231. Of ltliea 87 weiv women and S3 children. I l.ord Moiv'i'.rue was on tile passen- Pger list. Torpedoed Near Crete The Persia was sunk in tic Eastern Mediterranean off the Island of Crete. I A niosy-igi from the Aomlralty to the Penir.sul: r anil Oriental Company makes the deiinitc announcement that tin Persia w;ia torpedoed. < 'harlis 'ir irit, who was i passeng sr, came from Boston, Ma <. No Details Received Officials ijf the Peninsular and Ori | i t|) Lin" i ' they have re calved no ib tails cot Amine (he sinking of the i Pertfa knd » • not know whether she received v ifning. These ottt ah, ;• y they are unable to give "tJ Info: .nation concerning (American citizens nn the Persia. They 1 spy the steaiishlp e irried a large num ber of persons hut that no official lig- I -area are available as yet. Passenger LrafLs have nut be. n published since r |Th<. beginning of tie war. I Mr. .McNeely saiicd from New York I'x England] on November 27 on the Ii Ml and American ilner Ryndam \ fellow passenger wa« Robert P. Skln ' t:tr, American con -ul general at Lon don. Mr. McNeely was on his way to 'ike his first consular post. Mr. Skin ner advised him to sail for the .east by the Dutch line, but the young man already had tngaped passage on the P»rsl». The Persia was last reported at Ma:ta on December 20. The Persia vas a steamer of 7,974 'ors gross, owned by the Peninsular ana Orlealal Steim Navi gation Company o' I London. She t>ai!'(ifrom Bombay Qpvember 14 for I>oii lon and i isXl reported as lea- inf Gibraltar on December 2. I'cliert N. -Mc.NVely *as appointed »s consul at Aden, Artlbia. in Oc tober, 1»15. He was [a n itlve of North Carolina. | The Persia was one |of «ev >ral ves •Rls recen"y sua: i>y submarines in the Eastern M< diterralnean, through which ber course to tfe Suez Canal would take her from Jijlalta. On De (Con tinned on piigc 11.) THE WEATHER I'or H» rri,,bu ®it Htiii rlo!n!1)ri Rnln thf« afternoon , lll( | to-:.lchti rnln and louolrr to-niorrow. For P 1 ! nnm lynnlu s Rnln to night ond tnlnmrrow. *»•«>« *!t«fht fall l« mire »« er -mr*™ < " r «' ! *l. rn.. *»■ SIIBI |( Mctn, 4:40 a. m. I >loo»: «>"• Jajaary 4, 4:11 Hlref" SOikc: A,- tiore lovr .Jlrr nuirk. ■ I 1 11 vv *M r M tt. L fl Mert ttmprrnt* m H temptr (nr^i jo. ■ J i\ J M "HIS INHERITAN leg.. ' •—* HARD FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS USHERS IN YEAR : Eastern Galician Situation Is , Obscure, but Heavy Engage ments Arc Reported By Associated Press j In the East, heavy fighting con ' tinues in Eastern Galicia, but the ) situation there remains as obscure as j ever. An official Russian communi j cation dismisses this situation with the ; remark that desperate engagements j have been fought at some places. In Persia the Russian expedition is j meeting with Increasing opposition. It is announced officially at Petrograd | that there has been lighting south of i Mamadan with Persian gendarmes | who have taken up arms against the Russians. The Franco-British force which was i left at the tip of the Gallipoli penin j sula by the evacuation of the Anzac I and Suvla bay positions have engaged lin hard fighting. It is also said a i Turkish aeroplane dropped a bomb on I the British battleship Swiftsure. Premier Radoslavoff of Bulgaria, is I quoted in a Berlin dispatch as saying ! military operations against the Brlt | ish and French at Salonikl will be | Inaugurated shortly. Another dis patch from Berlin, however, says that ' according to the Bulgarian comman der-in-chief, General Jecoff. Kaiser Commends His "Comrades" in Address By Associated Press London, Jan. I.—The Amsterdam . [Continued on Page B.] Millersburg Minister Dies After Long Illness Special to the Telegraph Millersburg, Pa., Jan. I.—The Rev. ' ' "lifton G. White, pastor of St. Paul's | Lutheran Church, this place, died at 4 o'clock this morning after several years' illness, which, during the past : few months caused him intense suffer ! ing. He was aged 42 years and is survived by his wife and mother. THE TELEGRAPH'S FOR A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR THE Telegraph wishes Its readers and its advertisers, old and young, a very Happy and a very Prosperous New Year. The Telegraph feels very kindly toward its patrons; first, because, of course, their support makes the publication of the newspaper pos sible; second, because in every movement for the improvement of the city and the betterment of the community in which it has engaged, it has felt that it has had their hearty support and helpful sympathy. It has striven to deserve this confidence. It has endeavored to the full measure of its capacity to be at once a bright, readable purveyor or the news of the day and a wholesome, constructive force In the "field It serves. It has grown in circulation during the year, and in advertising. By these measures are judged the success a newspaper has had lu pleasing Its readers, and it Is therefore, with gratitude beyond words and a firm resolve to do even better during the coming twelve months, thar the Telegraph again wishes Its patrons a Happy and a Prosperous Year. —■———— i— —— m* HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1916. SLAYS SELF WITH DETECTIVE'S GUN Puts Bullet Into Brain While in Police Station; Thought Demented Despondent over failure to get financial aid from home, Thomas Newman O'Brien, aged 25 years, be lieved to be from East Pittsburgh, yesterday afternoon shot himself through the head at the poltce sta tion. He used a revolver belonging to Joseph Ibach, city detective. O'Brien was rushed to the Harrisburg [Continued on Pago 10] Disabled Thessaloniki Is Being Towed in By Associated Press Newport, R. 1.. Jan. I.—A message from an unidentified steamer picked up by the radio station here early to day stated that she had taken the dis abled steamer Thessaloniki in tow and was proceeding to New York. Because of weather conditions, the name of the vessel and her position could not be learned. The message said that the Thessa loniki wns short of "steaming water," which indicalod serious engine trouble. Furniture Warerooms Burn; Loss SIOO,OOO By Associated Press Wilmington, Del., Jan. I.—The three-story furniture warerooms of the Ford-Massey Company here were burned at an early hour to-day. Spon taneous combustion Is assigned as the cause of the fire. The loss Is placed at upwards of SIOO,OOO. Owing to low water pressure the firemen had great difficulty fighting the flames. Standing on a thirty-foot ladder a member of the firm shot out window panes in the third story with a revolver, the streams of water not being sufficiently strong to break the glass. ITALIAN TRAGEDIESK DIES By Associated Press London. Jan. I.—Tommasso Sal vini, the Italian tragediene, has Just died at Florence, Italy. TWO WILL STAND TRIAL FOR LIVES AT JAN. COURT Thomas Smith and Ex-Chauf feur Shuman Must Face Juries Jan. 10 and 12 Two men must face Dauphin county juries on charges of murder, two men and a woman on charges of involun tary manslaughter, and fourteen men j for alleged violations of the primary election laws, during January quarter sessions which will be held the week of January 10. The trial list issued to-day by Dis continued on Page 11.) I Nearly $88,000,000 Is Handled by Harrisburg Banks During Past Year More than $87,000,000—587,767,- 705.04 to be exact—was handled through the banks in the. Harrisburg Clearinghouse Association during the I twelve months jus! closed. This is $5,410,714.12 more than in 1!»1 4 when Ihe amazing sum of $82,087,050.80 was cleared. In 1913 the clearings totaled $84,601),812.79. October, 1915, was the , largest single month with a record of $8,437,510.80, while in 1914. January was the record month with $7,551,- 578.81. Following are the clearing , house figures by months as issued by ,A. K. Thomas, secretary of the asso ciation, the figures for 1914 and 1915 j being stated in order for comparative | purposes; I January, $7,551,578.81, $0,901,331.- |iß; February, $5,199,159.5 7, sti,9 48,- , 1325.23; March, $6,310,088.45; $7,0C0,- 1594.94; April, $7,415,497.97; $7,04.",- 124.38; May, $0,749,845,95. $0,!)81,258,- 151; June, $0,732,228.97, $6,802,430.17; July, $7,489,1 61 .OS, $7,628,413.17; Au gust, $6,505,071.89, $7,131,231.57; Sep- Itembcr, $7,444,397.20, $7,020,593.82; October, $7,446,332.58, $8,437,516.80; November, $6,348,597.93, $7,773,489,- 10; December. $7,1 .".9,108.52, $8,379,- 519.57; totals, $82,357,050.92, $87,767,- 765.04. Sentenced to Jail For Not Reading Newspapers By Associated Press I Osnabruck. Prussia, via London. Jan. 11. —The court here has decided that the , perusal of newspapers is now a duty I of citizens. I Residents In a neighboring village sold a small quantity of wool contrary j to regulations and pleaded In defense j that the particular regulation was not placarded in the village as has been | customary and appeared only In the ■ newspapers which they did "not. tead. j The court ruled that "persons who now ' read no newspapers act culpably and ; cannot plead ignorance of war time regulations as Justification." The de fendants were sentenced to a day in I Jail. l j ANOTHER STEAMER LOST , Madrid, Dec. 31, via Paris, 3.10 p. in. —News was received here to-day of |the IOBS off the Scilly islands of the steamer Miguel Benelliure in a storm, j There were 42 members of the crew. MUMMERS ARE HARRISBURffS RULERS TODAY Overcast Skies Fail lo Dampen Spirits of Holiday Para tiers BIGGEST DISPLAY EVER 31 Organizations, 29 Floats and Hundreds of Individuals in Line Light rains which fell to-day, were no barrier to King Momus and his followers. The Harrieburg Mummers' Association went right ahead with its plans. The parade this afternoon surpassed all previous efforts. It was even a greater surprise than the parade one year ago. The costumes this year were more elaborate and the individuals showed a large increase in numbers. The floats exceeded those of one year ago in numbers and displays. Organiza tions and businessmen this year show ed increased interest.. The total estimate of Clarence O. Backenstoss, chief of aids, was thirty one organizations: 400 individuals; seven marching clubs, and twenty nine floats. This year secreqy was manifested in preparations for the parade in order to make the surprise greater for the public. The Fraternal Order of Eagles prepared five floats. The Moose came to the front strong this year with 200 men in line, the Commonwealth band and a costly float. Other organizations that were new this year, were the West End A. C., Which Included several hundred partic ipants; the Albion A. C., and five private clubs, represented by indi-1 vidual members and groups. There was a lively competition for the Charley Chaplin prjzc. Yama-Yama costumes were also numerous. The parade started this afternoon a few minutes late. This was due to the late arrival of out-of-town or fCon tinned on Page 2] 700 Attend Meeting of Allen-East Pennsboro Society at Mechanicsburg Special to the Telegraph Mechantcsburcr. Pa., Jan. 1. The annual meeting of the Allen and East Pennsboro Society for the Recovery of Stolen Horses and Mules and the Detection of Thieves, was held in Franklin Hall hero to-day and 700 members of the organization answered the roll call. The session to-day was one of the largest ever held and the banks of the borough, although to day is a holiday, remained open, for the accommodation of the many men j who came here to attend the meeting and at the same time transact busi ness. The morning session was given over to the calling of the roll, and the election of officers and a board or managers. This afternoon riders and detectives will be selected and re ports of various standing committees will be made. I George E. Lloyd. Cumberland j county's newly-elected district at jtorney, presided at the election which ! resulted as follows: President, A. G. | Eberly, Mechanicsburg; vice-presl ' dent, T. J. Ferguson, Silver Springs; secretary, A. B. Harnisli; assistant secretary, H. B. Markley; treasurer, S. M. Hertzler. The members of the board of managers elected were E. 11. Bitner, J. 1.. Rife, A. E. Seiver, for i one year: C. Herman Devenney, M. | S. Mumma and W. H. Reigle, for two j years. FIRST COMPENSATION* CASE Pennsylvania Railroad laborer Palls Off Car Breaking Collar Bone Alfred R. Banks, 1943 North Sev- I enth street, a laborer, employed in ! the yards of the Pennsylvania Rail i road, is in the Harrisburg hospital J with a broken collar bone. He was ■ admitted at 10 o'clock this morning land is the first accident registered ; under the new compensation law. Mr. Banks does not know just how the accident occurred. He was cross ; ing ove> - a. ear at 'FI tower tjils morn ' ing and fell. New Suffrage Officers in Charge Beginning Today j New officers of the Ceutral Pennsyl vania Woman's Suffrage Association I celebrated the New Y.ear by going Into I office to-day, replacing the olticers of llast year. Airs. Mabel Cronise Jones, at the election last summer was chosen again for the presidency, and the other officers as follows: Miss Myra Lloyd Dock, honorary president, with the privilege of one.vote; Mrs. Wilbur F. i Harris, first vice-president; Mrs. [Philip T. Meredith, second vice-presi |dent; Mrs. Charles F. Etter, treasur er; Mrs. Meyer G. Hilbert, secretary; • and Mrs. Harry H. Montgomery, chair j man of the advisory committee. Carries Money in Her Stocking and Is Robbed Special to the Telegraph Bridgeton, N. J„ Jan. I.—Gilbert Saw yer, 19, of Springtown. is in the county jail on the charge of robbery of a "bank," which lias been considered safe from time Immemorial, the "Woman's Hosiery Bank." Martha Berry, who maltes the charge, alleges that she was walking towards j her home at night with her little son, that Sawyer knocked them both down | and from the "bank," where a woman i usually carries her money when she | has no pocket or handbag, took an en velope containing sl.lO. Justice Charles Fielding Issued the warrant and Con stable Joseph Williams pulled Sawyer out of a swamp, where It Is alleged he was hiding. LAVNDRY RATES NOT CP YET Local laundry rates did not soar to-day. Members of the local Laun dry Exchange sometime ago decided! to add one cent per bundle and to fix! 1 lie price of collars at three cents each.! The increase was to raise funds to care of the provisions of the sation law. Subsequently it wa |elded to wait for two more fore announcing the new rates^^l 12 PAGES ANCONA REPLY AVERTS BREAK WITH AUSTRIA Concessions Made 011 Ancona j Sinking by Vienna Means Crisis Is Past PREPARE NEW NOTE Negotiations to Re Continued; America Credited With Great Victory By Associated Press [ Washington, Jan. I.—With the ten sion between the United States and Austria growing out of the destruction of the Italian liner Ancona which had threatened a severance of diplomatic relations between the two countries, broken by Austria's favorable response to the American demands, administra tion officials to-day turned their atten tion to the preparation of another note to the Vienna government. President Wilson at. Hot Springs, Va., is studying the Austrian reply, the official text of which had been trans mitted to him by special messenger immediately after its receipt yesterday from Ambassador Pentielii at Vienna. The situation over the Ancona incident is-now believed to have cleared up to such an extent as not to necessitate the President's return to Washington before the middle of next week. It is expected, however, that he will con fer with Secretary Lansing over the long distance telephone regarding the forthcoming note after he has care fully considered the Austrian reply. Official Text of Note to U. S. Answering Protest Over Sinking of Ancona The official text of Austria's reply" to the American Government in the [Continued on Page S.] YEAH. WE I .IKK IT, TOO Special to the Telegraph I laeerstown, Jan. 1. The Ilagers town Mall force to-day enjoyed a treat through the kindness of W. O. Bowser, baker and confectioner, Wllllamsport, who sent in a fruit cake as a New Year's remembrance. It was fine. is ■' 1 jjl J y g g ff J # I 3 * K >• recor # * « a , f ft ■ y J C 1 | f ,0 ■ Per'-' » £ twee # 1 nc M J adjustment the delicate situation was at hand by Austria':; » # & 1 in the - • •• tin*, ne<- threatens to complir M J cate a closely the Lusitania exchang« C J bro-;. <-cd crisis with Germany. m I riVITY IN MACEDONIA 1 | % • brate j r j way of. B J J MARRIAGE LICENSES J David Samuel Smith, Steelton, au«l Mahel llrliclit. Dauphin county. % Harry Franklin Mhaeffer, city, and Katharine Marie Schlefrr, Middle- / ktown. ft 1 Jnmen Aloyl«lus Frnlm and RrMle Julia Henry, city. 1 POSTSCRIPT— FINAL TO OUST HOFFMAN AS APPRAISER BY APPOINTING LONG New County Commissioners Will Name Highway Man on Monday TO DISTRIBUTE PRODUCTS Surplus Vegetables Grown at j Poor Farm to He Given to Charitable Institutions With tlie inauguration Monday of the new boards of county commission ers and poor directors, efficiency and economy will be the master-wheels which will drive the innumerable cogs of the governmental machinery of Dauphin county. Two important changes are sched uled for the first day of the new re gime, it was authoritatively announced to-day. These are: Election of Herman High spire, to succeed Harry Hoffman as j mercantile appraiser for 1910. Promulgation of plans for distribut ing surplus grain, vegetables and other products from the county poor farm among' the various charitable institu tions of the city and county. The probable action 01' the now board of commissioners with reference to the mercantile appraiser had been the subject of considerable discussion In county circles ever since Hi • retir ing board chose Hoffman. Hoffman is a son of President Isaac Hoffman of the retiring board of commissioners. He was elected a few weeks a«o, al though he bad served one term as appraiser two years ago. The follow [Continued on Page B.] 99-Year-Old New Year Caller Breaks Wrist I Mrs. Jlary Mathews, aged '.ifl years, of New Cumberland, last night was I admitted to the Harrisburg hospital | with a fractured right wrist. The ! aged woman was on her way to make a New Year call on a neighbor when she slipped and fell against a fence near her home. This is the oldest patient register ed at the Harrisburg Hospital in five years, according to a statement inado to-day.