8 ROYAL ALLY COOL ON GALLERY PLAY Gorgas Dpesnt' Take Seriously Mayor's Opposition to 1916 Budget Retiring Mayor John K. Royal's gallery play in city council on the city budget and tax rate ordinances got little, If any boosting, from his ally, Commissioner W. L. Gorgas, sup erintendent of finance and accounts. Mayor Royal, it is said, was mighty sorry that, the commissioners did not need to push up the tax rate another quarter or halt a mill, and he sum med up his feelings on the subject in a statement made to the council men at their final meeting for 191") yesterday afternoon. He made carbon copies of the statement and gave, them to the newspapers before council convened. The statement takes up a good page of typewritten copy and In it the Mayor contended that the esti mated expenditures exceeded the re ceipts. On this principle he voted against the adoption of Commissioner Bowman's water budget. Mr. Bow man had Iransferred $5,000 from his fund to help out in the general ap propriations. But heed Mr. Gorgas' opinion: "Well, X wouldn't change my vote on the strength of the mayor's statement. The whole thing is a good deal a matter of guess work. 1 his preparation of a budget. We've never had a full year upon which to work out our estimates of receipts and expendi tures. [ have made most of the estimates for 1916 and I believe in the main tliey are fair. We've never had a chance to figure esti mates for a full year from January; we'll be better able to do this next year. The matter will have to be re-adjusted here after if there is a deficit." Council as constituted for the past two years will not convene again as the new body will re-organize Mon day at 10 o'clock when Mayor Royal swears in Mayor-elect Meals and the latter in turn administers the oath to the other commissioners. The city tax rate measure authorizing the levying of nine and a half mills, the 1910 budget, and the water depart ment budget were passed finally. The Taylor park purchase measure was read for the first time and this with, the measure striking the Walter's concrete base requirement from the paving specifications, went over for action by the new body. Thus passed Harrisburg's first council under the nark commission form of govern ment. Girl Who Ran Away to See City Life, Welcomes Father Special to the Telegraph Philadelphia, Jan. I.—lrene Paul, the pretty 18-year-old girl who left lier home in Woonsocket, R. 1., in No vember, because she was tired of the humdrum existence in that place and wanted to try life in a big city, wel comed her father, Joseph Paul, a wealthy contractor, with outstretched arms and tears in her eyes when he called for her at the Court Aid Society, Seventeenth and Summer streets, last evening. "I'm sorry 1 left home, dad," sobbed the runaway, "but I'll gladly go back to school if you want me to. l,ife in a lti_g city is not all it is painted to be, Woonsocket will look mighty sweet to me when I get back." 25,000 Pints of Whisky Are Emptied in Sewer Special to the Telegraph Charleston, W. Va„ Jan. I.—Twenty five thousand pints of whisky, gin and rum confiscated by the State pro hibition department were emptied in a sewer here yesterday. The process required three hours' work on the part of four men, who worked in relays in order to prevent being overcome by the fumes. NAME OFFICERS Dr. Charles S. Rcbuck Namc<l For President of Academy of .Medicine Officers were nominated at a meet ing of the Harrisburg Academy of Medicine last, evening and will be automatically elected next month. Dr. Charles S. Rebuck, for many years a member of the Academy, and who has been Medical Inspector of the city schools ever since the office was created, was nominated for the presi dency, and Drs. 11. R. Douglas, and Park E. Deckard were named for first find second vice-presidents, respec tively. Other officers nominated were Dr. J. M. J. Raunick. secretary and treas urer; Dr. Carson Coover, librarian; Dr. L. K. Graber, trustee; Dr. Jesse L. Lenker, social and scientific com mittee, and Dr. W. Tyler Douglass, admission committee. The Dauphin County Medical Society, of which Dr. W. Tyler Douglas is president, will hold its annual meeting next Tuesday evening for the nomination and elec tion of officers. "OPEN HOUSE- OBSERVED AT CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "Open house" at the local Christian Associations to-day was a big New Year feature. At the Y. M. C. A„ Second and Locust streets, luncheon was served starting at 11 o'clock, find will continue until 5 o'clock to night. For this evening an entertain ment has been provided. The reception and entertainment committees were also busy at the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A.. Reily street. Start ing at. 11 o'clock all callers were given a warm welcome. ODD FELLOWS PLAN ENTER TAINMENT At the regular meeting of the Past Grands' Association of the Southern District of Dauphin County I. O. O. F held last evening at the Hall of Har risburg Lodge, No. 68, the associa tion made arrangements for the an nual entertainment, for Its members nnd their families and friends, to be held on Monday evening, January 31, at the Hall of Fountain Lodge, No. 1120, at 309 Verbelte street. The as sociation also unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Roy D. Reman of lliis city, for the office of Grand War den of the Grand Lodge of Pennsvl vania. WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR IS NOW A BRITISH BARON l-ondon. Jan. I.—Among the honors conferred by King George at the New Year was one notable surprise—the conferrrlng of a peerage on William AValdorf Astor. the wealthy American citizen who years ago became an ex patriate. DR. CHASE'S Blood and Nerve Tablets .J 1 " V* ,hriv *'P d with W*. rich Wood, incrsaie the weight In solid flesh and rnuaela that give you strength, the brain and rerr«« with fresh vital fluid that force new life and rigor Info every part of the body. WEIGH YOURSELF BEFORE TAKING Trie* BO teats; Special Strength 7S cents. Hr. CkaseCe,. 224 N. lOth SC. Philadelphia, Pa. SATURDAY EVENING, |TO OUST HOFFMAN AS APPRAISER [Continued From First Page,] Ing year Joseph Miller a son of Coun ty Commissioner Isaac S. Miller was selected to fill the place, j Acting on the theory that the ottice [of mercantile appraiser should have no I connection directly or indirectly with J the commissioners' office, the new ; board has deemed it best to do away | with Hoffman's services. The action j can readily be done under the constitu itional provision, which permits the re | moval of an incumbent without the | necessity of giving reasons. President I Charles C. Cumbler, it is understood | will nominate Dong, i Distributing Surplus Produce The plan for distributing the sur plus product of the poor farm is Poor Director-elect F. B. Snavely.'s. Mr. Snavely is the manager of the many farms of M. S. Ilershey, the "chocolate king" and it is largely through his careful handling' of the agricultural department of the chocolate company that the farms have become so justly famous. Mr. Snavely plans to give the same sort of efficient service to Dauphin county. "To my mind the productive possi bilities of the poor farm could be de veloped very materially by the inaug uration of an irrigating system which could be installed at a comparatively small expense," said Mr. Snavely. "This we propose to do If possible. "The surplus product we will then be in position to distribute as needed to the various charitable institutions." Waste of Vegetables inquiry has developed the fact that there Is no inconsiderable waste of vegetables of various kinds at the poor farm largely because more than enough is grown to supply the alms house demands. When Director-elect Snavely's plan is put into etfect the city hospitals, the Home for the Friendless, the Children's Industrial Home, Sylvan Heights Orphanage and the other homes and hospitals will get Iresh vegetables as they require them. The fact that Poor Director-elect Fer nando Loudermilch is one of the ablest businessmen of the upper end of the county and that Mr. Snavely has a wide and thorough experience as a farmer, will make a splendid business j combination to carry out these plans. ] Added to this will be the experience of Mr. Manning as a member of the poor board for some years. Odds and Ends While all the county officials who will go out of office Monday, practi cally completed their work yesterday, there may be some odds unci ends to attend to Monday morning. Register of Wills Roy C. Danner who will hold over for another term, will likely have his report of the year's business ready by noon. Dep uty Charles W. Rubendall who will remain in his present job, spent some of his holiday to-day closing the books. The retiring Recorder, Oscar G. Wickersham, is finishing up his re port, too. Recorder-elect James E. l-.entz, who has been getting his hand on the reins of government during the last week or two, will take formal possession of the office Monday. C. Nissley Momma will remain as deputy and J. IT. Sheealey and Jacob Alvoard will remain as'clerks and J. W. Gross will continue as a transcribing clerk. Caldwell Turns Over Keys Sheriff-elect W. W. Caldwell who to-day turned over to his successor the keys of the Dauphin county prison, will succeed to Sheriff H. C. Wells' of fice Monday. Burton R. Speas, an un derkeeper at the jail, will accompany Mr. Caldwell as deputy sheriff. Wil liam B. Hoffman will be retained as deputy. In the county treasury, Mark Mumma, treasurer-elect, will take hold and his deputy will be Joshua A. Rutherford, at present clerk to County Treasurer A. H. Bailey. Frederick Holtzman will continue as deputy county controller under County Con troller 11. W. Gough. In the poor board offices. Alderman William Bayles will succeed John P. Guyer as clerk to the board. Guyer, it is un derstood, will devote his time to the Dauphin County Law and Order League. Thomas S. Manning, one of the Republican members who was de feated in his try for a directorship, will likely be elected to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Harry Walters. George Hensel will succeed TWiss Rachel Staples as the social worker of the poor directorate. Oscar G. Wickersham will be the board's solicitor, and John W. Early will suc ceed Spencer F. Barber as steward of the almshouse. Cumbler to Head Board Charles C. Cumbler will be chosen president of the Board of County Commissioners when the new body meets for reorganization Monday. Ed ward H. Fisher will succeed D. Frank Lebo as chief clerk; Charles Zimmer man, of Halifax, and Clarence G. Snyder, of this city, will succeed Wil liam A. Mcllhenny and J. Harry Stroup as clerks. Squire J. H. Strock will remain as a clerk. Philip S. Moyer, one of the well known younger members of the bar and a former reading clerk in the House of Representatives, will become county solicitor, succeeding Colonel Fred M. Ott. Other Positions Franklin P. Blown and George W. i oung will be retained a.s front and rear elevatormen and E. F. Hummel will stay on as night watchman. < harles H. Peters will become cus todian of the courthouse as successor fo Levi Brandt. David F. Young for years law librarian, will be reap pointed. In city circles, minors as to possible changes Monday are still rife, al though it is said that another confer ence on the city treasurership and city assessorship problems is due to be held to-night. Gossip in city circles to-dav had It that Mayor-eleet E. S. Meals' plan for selecting an alderman of the city to serve as a committing magistrate,"will be followed out. Alderman li. J. Hil ton, Fourth ward, it is understood will be the committing magistrate who will hold the police hearings. POOR BOARD GETS 51.500 ADDITIONAL ItEQI'ISITION The plans for conducting (he affairs of the county Poor Board on a more efficient and economical scale as an nounced by the poor directors elect is considered especially appropos at tills time, in view of the fact that the County Commissioners vesterda.v had to appropriate an additional requi sition of $1,500 to the present Poor Board to help it meet its maintenance bills for the closing year. The $1,500 requisition makes the Poor Board's total f0r1915 just $67,500. Originally ifs appropriation was $58,000. Two Hundred Maxwells First Year by Local Agent With more than two hundred Max wells to his credit the first year, E. W. Shank, distributor for Dauphin and Cumberland counties, feels perfectly content with the year of 1915 anil looks forward to a season equallv as prosperous during 1916. This is an exceptionally gratifying business re view, considering (hat this was the first year the Maxwell had represen tatives here since the Maxwell Motor Company of Detroit brought out their "Wonder Car." Recently Mr. Shank has introduced the time-payment plan which has proven quite a convenience to many buvers. This Is the Birthday Anniversary of— BHHHB Dr. M. W. Em rick, J 426 Market street. Best wishes to-day came to this young physician in bit? bunches. Dr. Emriek is a native of Seven Points, Northumberland county. Since tie located in Harrisburg bis popularity has been increasing rapidly. HARD FIGHTING ON ALL FRONTS [Continued From First Page.] correspondent of Reuter's Telegram Company says that Emperor William, according to a dispatch from Berlin, has sent the following New Year's address to the army, the navy and the colonial troops: "Comrades: Another year of severe fighting has elapsed. Wherever a su perior number of enemies have stormed our lines they have failed before your loyalty and bravery. Wherever 1 have sent you into bat tle you have gained a glorious victory. Thankfully we remember to-day, above all our brethren who joyfully gave their blood in order to gain se curity for our beloved at home and imperishable glory for the fatherland. What they have begun we shall ac complish with God's gracious help. "In impotent madness enemies from the west and east, from the north and south still seek to deprive us of all that makes life Worth living. They long ago buried the hope to conquer us in honest fighting. On the weight of their masses, on the starvation of our entire people, on the influence of their campaign of calumniation, which is as mischievous as it is malicious, they believe they can still reckon. Their plans will not succeed. Before the spirit of determination which im perturably unites the army and those at home their hopes will be miserably disappointed. With n will to discharge the duty of the fatherland to the last breath and determination to secure victory we enter the new year with God for the protection of the father land and for Germany's greatness." Single Men Must Enlist Within Certain Time Under Terms of Compulsion Bill By Associated Press London. Jan. I.—According to the Press Association the following is an outline of the terms of the compul sion bill: 'The bill will merely require that single men who have not enrolled un der the Karl of Derby's scheme shalf present themselves to the recruiting officers in their districts within a speci fied term of days. Heavy penalties will be laid down for failure to com ply with this obligation. "These men will, as far as possible, be dealt with in groups, precisely as thouffh they had voluntarily answered the call, an«l their enlistments will he subject to all the reservations hitherto laid down. They will be in no way differentiated against or marked out as bad citizens or unwilling soldiers when they join the ranks." Great War Councils Are Called by Emperor By Associated Press London, Jan. I.—lt is reported from German sources that Emperor Wil liam has summoned a great war coun cil and a similar naval council to be held in Berlin on his birthday, Janu ary 27. The war council will be attended by the Crown Prince. Field Marshal Von 1 linden burg, Field Marshal Von Mack ensen and other leading generals. Canadian Force Will Be Increased to 500,000 Ottawa, Ont., Jan. I.—Canada's overseas force is to be increased to half a million men. Sir Robert Bor den made this official announcement, yesterday. The authorized force at present is 250.000, and more will be recruited shortly. Threatens Drive on Allies at Saloniki Berlin, Jan. 1, via I.ondon, 11.15 A. M. A Budapest dispatch to the Tages Zeltung, says Premier Radoslavotr. of Bulgaria made the statement at a conference of leaders of the govern ment party before tile assembling of parliament that military operations against the British and French At Sa loniki would be inaugurated in a short time. The reckonlnK the premier said, would be thorough. Silt JOII.V SIMON ItI'ISKiNS By Associated Press London, Jan. I.—lt is stated that Sir John A. Simon, the home secretary actually tendered his resignation, hut that it was not accepted and that hopes were entertained that It may be with drawn. TAHI.K »lINITIOVS I'ICTITIOXS By Associated Press Berlin, via London, Jan. I. The Reichstag committee on petitions to day talded as unsuited for discussion a petition regarding measures against the sales of munitions in the i'nlled States to the entente allies. IIHOPS HO Wit O.Y AIJI.V By Associated Press Saloniki, via Paris, Jan. I, —A French aeroplane squadron returning from a reconnaissance to-day dropped a bomb by error on rhe Greek camp, wounding one soldier. General Sarrail, the French commander made suitable explanations. FIHST I.UitOlt I.ICISNSE JIMO The first application for a liquor li cense for 1916 was filed yesterday af ternoon by Preston V. Low, proprietor of the Florence House, Steelton. The application will be heard at the regular session of License Court In February, The license was transferred to Ixiw a few weeks ago by Clyde Strine. S>lA 1.1, BOYS lose jobs Beginning to-day no boy under 12 years of aee and no minor girl will be permitted to sell papers. The State child labor law forbids it. Local news agencies say all boys under 12 years were dismissed some time ago. and that those now employed will have the proper • certificates permitting them to Work. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Pennsy Carries 361,572,114 in 2 Years Without Fatality Two years without a single fatality among the 361,572,114 passengers car ried—-that is the remarkable record of the Pennsylvania Railroad system, whose 26,000 miles of track serve more than half of the people of the I'nited States. Gratifying as that record is, the lines east of Pittsburgh yesterday complet ed their third successive year with out a train accident fatality to one. of the 320,000,000 passengers carried in that period. In a New Year's greeting to the employes. General Manager S. C. Long said: "You have made a record for safe railroading which, I believe, has never been equaled, and in this great honor eVery employe shares." Baldwin Locomotive Works Has Prosperous Year The Baldwin Locomotive Works built X 6» locomotives in 1915. Of this num ber 694 were steam locomotives. 166 electric locomotives and nine gasoline locomotives. Of the total. 441 steam, 28 electric and one gasoline were ex ported. The number exported is 54 per cent, of the total. Standing of the Crews HAnniSBIUIG SIDK Philadelphia Division ll2 crew to Ko first after 110 p. m.: 130, 110, lto, 117, 122. Engineers for 110, 112. Firemen for 110, 11~. Conductor for 110. Brakemen for 110. 112. Kngineers up: Black. Brodhecker, Blankenhorn, Kautz, Sober, Newcomer, T. K. Steffv. Layman. Madenford, Molin. Firemen up: W. J. Miller. Pete.rs, Hepner, Kugle, Walker, Hoffman, Smith, Stemler. Conductor up: Loper. Flagman up: Seitz. Brakemen up: Fissel, Stone, Lutz, Crosby. Middle Division lB crew to go first after 1.50 p. in,: 24, 21, 28, 34. Engineer for 21. Firemen for 18, 24, 21, 34. Conductors for 24, 28, 34. Flagman for 34. Brakemen for 18. 24, 21. 34. Engineer up: Shirk, Asper. Firemen up: Brtilter, Bender, Malone, Hunter. Conductor up: Wieand. Flagman up: Breach. Brakemen up: A. Schmidt, Shfvely, A. M. Myers, Hummer, Miles, Sum my, Campbell, Reede, Prosser. YARD CREWS Engineers up: Beivcr, Blosser, Mal aby, Rodgers, J. R. Snyder, Loy, Leiby, Fulton, Fells, McMorris, Runkle, Wise, Wats. Firemen up: Hamilton, Miller, Pi(T ert, McLormatt, McCartney, Snyqder, Pensyl, Waltz. Brady, Graham, Fry, Dougherty, Eyde, McKillips, Ewing, Keisor, Reeder, Berrier. Engineers for 2nd 8, 12, 14, 18, 21, 3rd 24, 36. Firemen for 6, 2nd 8. 3rd 8, 4th 8, 20, 10, 12, 21, 2nd 21. 28, 48. ENOI,A SIDE t*lillndel|>liln Division 2ll crew to go first after 1.45 P. M.: 237, 216, 245, 241, 252, 204, 228, 207, 210, 219, 261, 253, 214. 247. Kngineers for 211, 216, 219, 241, 245. Firemen for 04. 210, 211, 228, 252. Conductors for 204, 210, 214, 216, 228, 257. 253, 261, 291. Flagmen for 211. 216. Brakemen for 207. 2-211, 214, 216, 2-219, 237, 2-247, 253. Conductors up: McComas, Flickinger. Flagman up: Krow. Brakemen up: Kearney, Malseed, Hutchison, Stauffer, Kssig. Middle Division 245 ijrew to go after 2.40 P. M.: 112, 117, 101, 103. 106, 115. Engineer for 106. Firemen for 117. 101, 103, 115. Conductors for 112, 117, 101. Flagman for 112. Brakemen for 101, 106. Hudson Springs Startling Surprise at New York Show I The new. seven-passenger Hudson 'Super-Six, just announced at the New York show has startled the motor world. This is not merely a new model with minor refinements. It is an aboslute upheaval of all present impressions and beliefs regarding motors, and particularly six-cylinder motors. Even the rumor ot' the new Hudson car has for months kept mo tordom on edge. But the wildest rumor was tame compared to the truth. Its builders claim that the Super-Six begins- a revolution and there seems every reason to anticipate that their belief is well founded. The heart of the new Hudson Super-Six lies in the motor, in which is com prehended a new invention of Hud son engineers. The motor is patented and the name Super-Six is registered so that the full benefit of the dis covery belong solely to the Hudson Company and to owners of Hudson cars. The motor is no larger than last year's motor, 3%x5 inches, but the power has been increased by 80 per cent. The best power heretofore ef fectively produced by n, six-cylinder motor of this capacity was about 45- liorsepower. The new Hudson Super- Six, effectively uses 76 horsepower. Vet the new motor is strictly conven tional in every feature. It is simply an advance on the present type of standard motor, with the addition of the new discovery of the Hudson en gineers. This utilizes more of the de veloped power. The motor develops about 84 horsepower as in old type sixes, but owing to its absolute smoothness and lack of vibration, less than 8 horse power to be utilized in driving the car. Nine Negroes Slain, Lodges Burned, in Georgia Clash Spt't'itll to the Telegraph Blalcely, Ga., Jan. I.—Two more negroes were killed and four negro lodge buildings burned late yesterday In the western section of Early county in a renewal of clashes between whites and negroes. Keports that the posses found on the person of a negro killed yesterday a lodge book showing that a negro secret organization had delegated cer- : tain negroes to kill Henry J. Viilipigue, a plantation overseer, because he thrashed one of Grandison Goolsby's sons, were said to have caused the burning of the negro lodges. Ooolsb.v was known as one of the leading spirits in negro Mason and negro Odd Fellows lodges in this section. DR. DOWNES HOME Dr. F. E. Downes, superintendent of schools, is home from the annual convention of the State Educational Association held at Scranton this week. Dr. Downes said the session was productive of many good ideas, but he would say nothing as to any plans which he might have in mind to apply to the city schools here as a result of the three days' session. FIRST A XII LAST MARRIAGE MCBJVSBS The first marrlaere license issued in Dauphin county for 1916 was granted to-da.v to Peter Gubies and Mary Im pose, Steelton. The last license for IS to was given out late yesterday afternoon to Cfuy Alexander Rebok and Grace M. Stouer, this city. QUEER NAMES ON SCHOOL'S ROSTER Carlisle Indian Students Often Change Names, Records Show Special la the Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., Jan. X. —When one re alizes that if a Chippewa Indian boy has to ask his mother for a Pah-tah me -she-me-bah-shc-ne-si-gah-ne- we ko-be-baw-kwa-she-gan when he wants apple pie, it may be understood that the seemingly cumbersome names carried by many of the Indian stu dents at tlie Carlisle school are really not so burdensome to the Kedskin as would first appear. Among names on the Carlisle roster of students are such as Katie Owns- Many-Horses, Nancy Kicks-the-Iron, Prank Sniells-tlie-Log, Edward Dis mount-Twice, Delph Essen-to-Hate, Flora Well-Known, and Henry Knocks-Off-Two. Names such as Mag glee Wauweyancuming. Paul Teenabr kizen, Ruth Nantsnaggie. Pablo Parv chima. Estain Depeltqulsangne and Dock Yukkatanhci could best be sign ed by a rubber stamp. The longest name on Carlisle's list of students is Owen Woothtakewabitty and the shortest Jo Dog. There has been a growing inclina tion among the Indians during the past llfteen years to vut out odd names and substitute either Anglican ver sions of brevity or to change sur names into simple literal or phonetic equivalence. By odd fortune, many Indian football players had queer cog nomens. Met-the Oxen abbreviated Into Metoxen, and was well-known by I hat name, as were Afraid-of-t lie- Bear, Kicked-in-the-Jaw, Goes-Back, Looks-a-Round, and many others at tracted the attention of sport lovers. That these, odd names have not en tirely passed away is evidenced for in stance by the following names taken off the students roll, being surnames, having reference to parts of the hu man body: No-Shin-Bone, Spread- Brand, Short-Neck, Kick-a-Eyelash. Silver-Heels, Roman-Nose, Red-Neck, Mumble-Head, Yellow-Kidney. Yellow- Face, Wounded-Eye, White-Face, White-Head, Powder-Face and Two- Hearts. Carlisle students could well start a menagerie with Two-Elks, Spy-Buck, Two-Dogs, Side-Bear, Strange-Morse, Rolling-Bull, Thigh-Buffalo, Young- Wolf, White-Calf, and White-Fox, and an aviary with Thunder-Hawk, Whip- Poor-Will, Young- Bird. White-Bird, Pretty-Eagle and Running-Crane. Appropriate to the war spirit are such names as Tillie Ktlls-With-Her- Brother, Has-Knife, Yellow-Wound, Shoots-a-Lodge, Two-Gun, Two-Lance, Strike-Ax, Two-Strike, Standing-Sol dier, Six-Killer, Two-Cuts and Chief- Killer. Wearing apparel is gracefully referred to in such surnames as Wo man's-Dress, Ear-Rings. Yellow-Robe and Porcupine-Dress, and the sky has its tribute in Three-Stars, White- Cloud. Calling-Thunder and Two- Moons. There is a scattering of popular names at Carlisle, including such names as Abe Lincoln and David Cop perfleld. ANCONA REPLY AVERTS BREAK [Continued From First Page.] Ancona case, received at Washington last night, follows: In answer to your very esteemed note, Xo. 4.107, of the 21st instant, the subscriber has the honor to lay the following most respectfully before his Excellency, the Ambassador of the T'nlted States of America, Frederick Courtland Penfleld: The Imperial and Royal Govern ment agrees thoroughly with the American Cabinet that the sacred commandments of humanity must be observed also in war. Just as it has hitherto given at no time and to no person occasion to doubt its respect for these commandments, in like man ner also, in the whole course of this war, which presents such pictures of confusion of moral conceptions, has It given numerous proofs of humanitar ian sentiments toward enemies as well as toward neutral States, and it was not due to this government that It was, a short time ago, not in harmony with the Washington Cabinet precisely on a question which it (the Austro- Hungarlan Government), in harmony with the entire public opinion in Aus tria-Hungary. regarded as practically a question of humanity. Concurs on Principle The Imperial and Royal Govern ment can also substantially concur tn the principle expressed in the very esteemed note, that private ships. In so far as they do not flee or offer re sistance, may not be destroyed with-' out the persons aboard being brought Into safety. The Imperial and Royal Govern ment is very responsive to the assur ance that the Federal Government lays value upon seeing that the good relations which happily exist between Austria-Hungary and the United States of America are. maintained. It recip rocates this assurance most warmly, and is now, as heretofore, concerned to render these relations more hearty, so far as lies in its power. Guided by the same spirit of frank ness as the Government of the Union, the Imperial and Royal Government, although it does not find in the note, frequently referred to, the answer to all the legitimate questions submitted by it, is willing to communicate to the Federal Government the result of the Investigation, which in accordance with existing departmental regulation was begun immediately after the re ceipt of the fleet report on the sinking of the Ancona, and which has just re cently been received. The result of this investigation may be summarized as follows: On November 7, 1915, at 11:40 o'clock in the forenoon, the comman der of the submarine observed, in lati tude .'18.4 0 north, longitude 10.08 east, in foggy weather, at a distance roundly 3,000 meters, and one point to star board, the outlines of a large Italian steamship. He took it at first for a transport steamship and turned about and fired from his rear gun a warning shot far from the vessel. Tried to Kscape Simultaneously, he displayed the signal "Leave the ship." The steam ship did not stop, but rather turned aside and sought to escape. The com mander at first remained stopped for some minutes tn order to Increase the distance, since ho feared that the steamship had a stern gun and would fire at the submarine with it. When the distance had reached 4.500 meters, he had the pursuit taken up with full power and tired from his forward gun, at a decreasing distance, sixteen shells, among which he ob served three hits. During the chase the steamship went zigzag and stopped only after the third hit. Thereupon, the com mander ceased firing. During the flight the steamship had already, while at full speed, let some boats, with persons in them, fall, which immediately capsined. After stopping, the steamship began launch ing boats. From a distance of about 2.000 meters the commander saw that boats were filled and rowed hastily away from the steamship. Another boat was capsized and floated keel up. The JANUARY 1, 1916. ILsJ | What Do You Consider a Safe Place? , ! THERE are many places that you Inav think r '« are safe until fire or theft proves the con- ) trary. Don't run risks with valuables that are i hard to replace and important papers that cannot I be duplicated. Careful businessmen and women keep their deeds, bonds, contracts, insurance policies, leases, legal and confidential papers in a safe de posit vault. WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOURS? V " Boxes rent for $2.00 and upward a year. J- . 213 MARKET STREET piU. t ( n|l |tlll, $300,000 Surplus, $300,000 people held on to tlie hanging linos and to the capsized boat. I'anic Observed During the further approach ol tlie submarine the commander saw tnai a great panic reigned aboard, and that he had to deal with a pnssenget steamship, namely, the Ancona, iron Genoa. Therefore, he gave the occu pants of the steamship more time than was required to leave the snip in lifeboats. ... At least ten lifeboats were aboard, which would have more than sufficed for the rescue of persons stilt aboard. One of these boats hung, full of people, half turned outward 011 Ihe davits. Since, however, except for this, no further move was made to lower boats, the commander decided, after a lapse of forty-five minutes, to torpedo the ship in such a manner that it should remain a considerable time afloat, in order that, 011 the one hand, the get ting of the people into the lifeboats should be hastened, and that, on the other, adequate opportunity should re main for rescuing the persons still aboard. Shortly thereafter, a steamship be came visible which was throwing out heavy clouds of smoke, and headed toward the Aneona. It apparently had been summoned by the Ancona's wireless. Since the submarine commander had to reckon on an attack by a steamship which he took for an enemy cruiser, he submerged after having, at 12:35 o'clock in the afternoon, had a torpedo lired into the forward bag gage hold of the Aneona from a dis tance of 800 meters. The Ancona listed about ten degrees to starboard after this shot. Therefore, an effort was made to lower the lifeboat which already was half turned out on the davits. It broke loose, however, and fell into the water. The lifeboat floated, keel down, farther, and the people held fast to the gunwale. Forty-five .Minutes for Rescue Of the other boats, none was* low ered into the water, although persons could still be observed aboard. The! steamship gradually righted itself to an even keel and settleil so slowly that the submarine commander at first doubted whether the steamship would sink. Not until 1:20 o'clock did it sink, after a lengthy parallel setting, with the bow first. During these further forty-five min utes all persons yet aboard could have been saved without difficulty with the boats still on hand. Prom the fact that this, contrary to his expectations, was not done, the commander concluded that the crew, contrary to all seamen's customs, had accomplished their own rescue with the first boats and abandoned to them selves the passengers ent rusted to their protection. The weather at tlie time of the In cident was good and the sea calm, so that the lifeboats could have reached the nearest coast without danger, as indeed the lifeboats actually were damaged only by the unskilled lower ing, but not after they had struck the water. The loss of human lives is, in the first instance, by no means ascribable to the sinking of the ship, but, and in all probability in a much higher measure, to the rapid lowering of the boats during full speed, as we'l as to the fact that the crew, concerned only for itself, did not rescue the passen gers of the capsized boats. It is also probably ascribable ro shots which hit the fleeing vessel, hut the death of persons who sank with the steamship is also, above all, ascrib able to the disloyal conduct of the crew. As appears from the above adduced state of affairs, the very esteemed note of December is based in many points 011 incorrect premises. Information reaching the Onited States Govern ment that solid shot was immediately fired toward the steamship is incor rect; it is incorrect that the subma rine overhauled the steamship durinn the chase; it is Incorrect that only a brief period was given for getting the people into the boats. Say Time Was Given On the contrary, an unusually long period was granted to the Ancona for getting passengers in the boats. Finally, it is incorrect that a num ber of shells were si ill lired at the steamship after it had stopped. The facts of the ease demonstrate further that the commander of the submarine granted the steamship a full forty-five minutes' time -that is, more than an adequate period to sjlve the persons aboard an opportunity to take to the boats. Then, since the people were not all saved, he carried out the torpedoing in such a manner that the ship could remain above wa ter the longest possible time, doinp this with the purpose of making p os . slide the abandonment of the vessel with boats still in hand. Since the ship remained a further BREAKS A COLD IN A FEW HOURS "Pape's Cold Compound" is the Surest, Quickest Relief Known —It's Fine ! Relief comes instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe misery and break up a severe cold, either in the head, chest, body or limbs. It promptly opens clogged-up no*, trils and air passages in the lwn!,M n ) e "'KMC water, ho would have accomplished his purpos. i let u V < n ; u ., of 1,10 Ancona had not abandoned the passengers in a man net contrary to duty. I ~.. I'anic Not Considered ft' ll consideration, however, of jtlii. conduct ot the commander, aimed at accomplishing the rescue of the ( ', r ®"'V. l passengers, the Imperial and •', Marine authorities reached the eon<•!"sj °" that he had omitted t.> take adequately into consideration the panic that had broken out among the passengers, which rendered difficult the taking to the boats, and the spirit ot the regulation that Imperial and Koyal Marine officers shall fail in giv ing help to nobody in need, not oven to an enemy. Therefore, the officer was punished in accordance with the existing rules for exceeding his instructions. BERLIN I'AI'KKS DON'T COMMENT ON ISEI'IJY Berlin, Dec. 31, via London, Jan. 1. — Ihe newspapers here lind this Austro-Hungarian reply to the de mands ot the United States concern ing the sinking of the Ancona too delicate a ground to permit of com ment. They arc undoubtedly influ enced in this attitude by a certain de sire of the German government to see the incident smoothed over and avoid complicating the negotiations by in judicious comment which would be apt to stir up ill feeling. DIPLOMATIC RETREAT The Hague, via London, Dec. 31. The Nieue Courant in an editorial characterizes the Austro-Hungarian reply to the note from tho United States regarding the Ancona Incident as veiled in diplomatic retreat. Tho paper adds that tho readiness of tho Vienna government to compensate tho victims even with a "gap in the Amer ican evidence" shows that Austro- Hungary is anxious to maintain good relations with America but that this is not so important as Washington'# victory over Vienna on the submar ine question. Aked, New Peace Quest Leader, Breaks Down Copenhagen, via London, Jan. 1. — It is considered probable that the Ford peace expedition will charter a small vessel at a cost of $50,000 and sail direct from Copenhagen next Wednes day for The Hague, where they will arrive three days later. When the members of the mission, after their arrival in Copenhagen, set tled down to consider their peace plans they discovered that the entire program arranged by the local au thorities consisted of visits to places of interest. Stockholm. Jan. I.—The Rev. Dr. Charles F Aked was unable to accom pany the Ford peace pilgrimage to Copenhagen because of a nerv6us breakdown. The peace quest thus has lost one of its most active members and leaders. It was Dr. Aked who precipitated the big squabble 011 tlui Oscar II over "preparedness" and who by leap-frogging over the Rev. Dr. Jenkin Llovd Jones excited the wrath of Henr.v I'ord. Mr. Ford vainly trying to suppress the picture of the incident, caught by photographers accompany ing the expedition. John T. Brady Entertains Many Friends at Annual New Year's Breakfast John T. Brady, a widely-known lawyer of this city, gave Ills annual breakfast at the Harrisburg CI u b to day. All Brady'H quests included man <>t the prominent men of the city anil ( 'entral Pennsylvania, who have broken bread with him on many previous oc casions ol like character. This breakfast is the most unique and successful social function of New Yeat: s Uiiv in Ilarrisburg. It brings leaders in business, pr of sion a 1 an 'J civic circles, and the good fellowship here expressed gives new meaning t< each successive year for all of Mr. Brady's guests. CHIMNEY 1 lIU IN \PARTMENT A small fire that caused no more than a tlurrv of excitement was dis covered in the chimney ol the Near ing Apartments, 1941 k'xth street about ten o'clock last evening. The Camp Curt In Kite Company was called out and made short work ot the blaze,' which did but lilUe dam age. KIHST '!« \KKKST „ Marry liens, a Jitney driver w.y the first person arrested this ear. He ■ charged with reckless driving. "lops nasi v discharge or nose run "i»R, relieves sick headache, dullness, 6v erishness, sore throat, sneezing, s °renosß and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed up! , sniiftin"' Ease your throbbing h °ad: Nothing else in the world Kives SUc 'h prompt relief as "Pape ■ Cold Propound" Which costs only -u cents a ny drug store. It acts without "distance tastes nice, causes no in convenience. 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