Will Take Action as Soon as Definite Information on Persia Is Procured HARRISBURG SfSfili TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 310 * U. S. WILL MARK TIME UNTIL FULL FACTS ON PERSIA ARE ASCERTAINED Administration Will Not De termine Next Move in Crisis With Teutonic Pow ers Until Definite Informa tion Concerning Sinking of Liner Is at Hand ONLY TWO AMERICANS KNOWN TO BE ON BOARD President Wilson Takes Steps Designed to Ascertain as Speedily as Possible Facts in the Case; Wants to Know if Vessel Was Ac tually Torpedoed and by Whom By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Jan. 5. Presi- j dent Wilson conferred with Secretary Eanslng for an hour to-day over the submarine crisis. No additional facts j beyond the definite knowledge that only two Americans were aboard the liner Persia, had been received by the State Department over night from either Ambassador Penfield at Vienna, Ambassador Gerard at Berlin or American Consular agents along the shores of the Mediterranean. Such information as had already been re ceived. however, was carefully re viewed by both the President and Mr. Lansing. There still was every indication, no action would lie taken pending tlie receipt of fuller advices. Whether the status of the Persia was changed from an unarmed liner to that of a vessel which might technically be classified as armed by the fact that she mounted one gun, is a point which I'nited States Navy experts will bo called upon to help determine. They will be asked for advice on how 0% the liner's one gun might have been used. Meager dispatches have failed to indicate whether the gun \fras mounted for defense or offense. Official dispatches received to-day established that only one American is among the missing passengers, Robert N. McNeely, newly appointed American consul at Aden. Charles H. Grant, the other American pas senger, was rescued. Badly Bruised Survivors of Persia Describe Their Experiences When Landed By Associated Press T.ondon, Jan. 4. The survivors of the British steamship Persia which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean last Thursday reached Alexandria, Egypt, according to the account sent [Continued on Page -I.] Three Americans Held in Austria by New Regulation Vienna, Jan. 3, via London, Jan. 5. The American embassy announces that on account of the new German pass port regulations three Americans thus far have found it impossible to go from Austria to Germany. Ambassador Penfield has called this matter to the attention of Washington because the regulations involve hard ships upon Americans who hold pass ports but are unaware that certificates of birth and nationalization also are demanded. THK DAY IN" COXGHKSS By Associated Press Washington, Jan. s.—Senate met at noon. Lands committee worked on the waterpower leasing bill. House met at noon. Representative Humphrey, Republican, of Washing ton, in Hn attack on the tariff at tributed prosperity solely to the war. Administration bill for development o' waterpower on the public domain was debated. Naval committee began hearings on the naval bill. Post of fice committee resumed hearings on tiie postal bill. WEATHER For llnrrUlmrg nml vicinity! liii- Hvltteil, nroltaltly lliclit ri'iln to. night t Thursday probably himmv llurrifN anil much collier. Fur Knstern IVnim.i lvnalm itnl,, night: ThurMilii.v ioeiil minx or ami nineli i-olilcr; Mtrotiir southwest to northweNt win,is. tliver The ntnin rlvei anil its urliulnnt tributaries will lull except the upper portlo iim of the North unit Went branches »ill prohnblr |, e _ gin to riMc to-nlglit miller tlic in fluence of locnf ruins ftnil hlitfi temperature*. » f I < tCIUTH | < OlHlitioilK The storm from the l>ncltic iicenn that "lis central over the Inner Mississippi \ alloy. Ttiesilnv morn ing. HUN moved eastward nml |* now central north of the lake re gion, extending, trough shaped sou th west war,| Into Texas. ' Light rnlnn linvc fallen generally In the lake region anil thence eiist «»f"l In the Atlantic conMt anil in the Ohio mill Mlilille MISSISSID |I| valleys ami locally in the NoutliM est. There him been a general rlxe of 2 to 2(1 ilegrecN In temperature caxt of the Mlsainslppl river. Temperature! N a. m., 40. Sum Itlsrft, 7i2H a. ni.i »e|i«,4,s3 p. m. Moon: Flrat quarter, Jnnunrv 11. lO.SB p. m. ' River .Stage! 11.4 feet above low wnter mark. Ycftterrifiy'n >Venthrr lliulioMt temperature, BN, I ovvc»t temperature. 2S. Mean tenipernture, 38. IVormnl temperature, 30. HALIFAX MADE RUBBER GLOVES USED IN WAR Little Town 20 Miles North of City Booming With Domes tic and Foreign Orders SHOE BUSINESS GOOD New Factory Will Be Opened in February For Manufac ture of Soft Goods Halifax, Pa., Jan. s.—"Bright pros pects for the future" is the forecast of the owners of industrial plants in Hali fax and their prophesy is putting the borough's residents in good mood. Although all of the industries here are not as rushed with orders as some plants in' other towns, it must be said that when hard times existed a year or so ago manufacturing places here were struck just the least bit harder than those in some other towns. Hence, it can readily be seen that in dustries of Halifax would require a larger period to recover. War Helps The war in Europe is undoubtedly directly or indirectly helping this bor ough because of the money it has pushed into circulation. The two shoe factories are running full time and a third will soon be established; a rub ber goods factory is producing a ca- [Continued 011 Page !).] Rumored Attempt to Blow Up Steelton Mills An attempt was made several nights ago to bring explosives to the Penn sylvania Steel Company mills with the intention of blowing up parts of the plant supposed to be used in manufac turing war supplies and shrapnel, ac cording to rumors affoat in parts of Steelton to-day. Several men in a boat landed, the story goes, late at night near the mills said to be used in turning out war munitions. Before they were discov ered by a steel company officer, ac cording to the story, part of the explo sives had been landed. When ques tioned the men fired several shots, it is declared, reloaded the boat and dis appeared down the river. No trace of them has been found, it is reported. A patrol of steel company otllcers has been established along the section of the plant where the landing was said to have been made, it was said unofficially to-day. Steel company oftl cvrs will probably be given the right to arrest suspects 011 the property of the Pennsylvania Railroad surround ing the Steelton plant, it is said. Charles K. Holton, secretary to the vice-president of the steel company, said this afternoon, that nothing had been reported to him of the affair, and that he had heard nothing about it. He also said that had any such an attempt been made he would have learned of it immediately. American Marines Kill Haitian Rebel in Outbreak By Associated Press Port au Prince, Haiti, Jan. 5.—A revolutionary outbreak occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Port au Prince. The force of American marines main tained in this city was attacked. One of the rebels was killed by the Ameri cans. who suffered no losses. Several groups of insurrectionists moved on Grand Provot and ran through the streets discharging ritles. The Americans met them and they were rapidly dispersed. The outbreak is generally con demned and has been characterized as a piece of folly. Howard Mutchler Dies From Pneumonia Attack By Associated Press Er.slon, Pa., Jan. s.—Howard Mutch ler, former congressman and for many years ilie Democratic leader in North ampton county and prominent in State politics, diet! last night of pneumonia. Tic was twice a member of Congress, the first time filling the unexpired term of his father, the Sate William Mutch ler, who was a member of the ways and means committee. He was again elected in 1900. Mr. Mutchler was proprietor of the Easton Daily Ex press. He was 50 years of u;>,e and is survived by a widow. Unseaworihy Ships to Be Used as Targets By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Jan. 5. Five ships no longer fit for even reserve duty have been stricken from the navy list by order of the department. Two of them, the old monitors Terror and Miantonomoh. now at (lie Philadel phia navy yard, will be used as tar gets. The other ships arc the old wooden steam frigate Lancaster, which has been used recently as a marine corps floating hospital; the gunboat Con cord. at present assigned to the Wash ington state naval militia, and the fuel ship Justin, on duty 011 the west coast. Upper End Post Office Jobs Subject of Gossip It was reported in Democratic circles to-day that W. H. Miller, who has been considered in the lead for ap pointment to the Elizabethville post office, might be dropped in favor of C. W. Cook. At any rate, it is said, the race has narrowed down to Cook and W. F. Swab, with chances good for Cook. Another post, office that Is giving the Democrats trouble is that at Mii lersburg, where Charles W. Rubendall has been butting into what Hay Bow man regards as his preserves. How man, it was said to-day, as well as Uubendall, has been sidetracked and the job may no<v go to Charles W. Miller, a school teacher and justice of the peace. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING , JANUARY 5, 1916. I ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL J !M/ss losi swrrr covst T S -MIPSOTTQ. Miss Ida May Swift, daughter of Kouis F. Swift, of tin- noted Chicago pack ins: flrni, and her rianee Count .lames Minotto, photographed recently in Cali fornia. Their engagement has just been announced and the wedding will take place on January 15. I Count Minotto is the son of an Italian nobleman with a large estate near Venice. At present the count is in charge of the South American business of the Guarantee Trust Company of New York. ANOTHER RIPPLE IN NEW COUNCIL Harmony of New Body Again to Be Disturbed Municipal Circles Believes Will the question of who's to lie as sistant tire chief disturb the apparent harmony of Harrisburg's brand-new City Council that moved along without a ripple yesterday in approving Mayor Meals' recommendations for police ap pointments? City circles asked that question to day when it became Known that eoun eilmanic waters are likely to lie Jrou liled again before long—and troubled in a new way. Whether the disturbance will occur at the next meeting or whether it will not be due before January IS is a mat |ter of conjecture. It is then that Park Commissioner E. 'A. Gross will present the name of V. Grant Korrer (as working head of his department. An assistant tire chief will also be named at that time— perhaps. The Assistant Fire Chief? Mr. Gross, it is understood wants Forrer; he also wants Marion Verbeke assistant to Superintendent Gorgas to lie assistant fire chief as a successor to Halbert. Mr. Lynch lias always been friendly to Mr. Verbeke: likewise Mr. l,ynch and Mr. Bowman have been bosom friend—especially of late. But Mr. Bowman wants Millard Tawney.of the Itoyal Fire company, for the place. As for Mayor Meals it is said that he doesn't care who Rets the position, al t hough friends believed ho is more or less for Halbert. The political dope sters in city circles are trying to figure out now —us they keep carefully in mind how the whole Council "went along" for Harry F. Oves, Bowman's candidate for treasurer —how the rip ple may be smoothed. \ml Assessor. Too Mr. Bowman, it is said, doesn't think Verbeke should hold any more positions. He is clerk to the fire de partment, clerk to tlie superintendent of finance and clerk to the jury com missioners. Mr. Bowman's main oh jecl ion to Mr. Verbeke, it is under stood, Is the possible interference with clerical work if lie be chosen assist ant fire chief. The assessorship problem is still a cause of agitation. James B. Deshong' says ho doesn't want the $2,000 ,job; Joseph Cook is still in the ring with the backing, it is said, of both Qor gas and Gross: Lynch, Bowman and Mayor Meals decline to discuss any candidates. And rumor persists in connecting C. H. Townsend and Hor ace Chayne, assessor :ind assistant as the most likely candidates for the job. Lloyd-George Says Task of Turning Out Munitions Is Becoming Serious By Associated Press London. Jan. 4, 10:50 A. M.—The House of Commons to-day passed a bill designed to facilitate the output of munitions. The bill is in the form of an amendment to the munitions act. In appealing for the passage of the measure, David l.loyil-George, minis ter of munitions, siild: "I hope the commons will not ren der more difficult the task of turning out munitions--a task more serious than T dare tell. Everything depends upon it. The length of the war de pends upon it. Everything depends upon whether we turn out munitions in sufficient quantities to bring the campaign to an end this year. "That does not depend on the sol diers, who have done their task hero ically. It depends entirely upon—X say it in all solemnity—the workmen of this country." MAY INVESTIGATES EMBARGO By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Jan. s.—lnvesti gation by a special Senate committee into the freight embargo on trunk lines leading into New York oily, al leged excessive ocean freight rates, al leged discriminations against certain shippers and the ocean shipping sit uation generally was proposed in a resolution to-day by Senator Walsh, of Montana. SINKING VESSEL CALLS FOR HELP Thessaloniki Slill Afloat, but Crew Wants to Be Taken Off By Associated Press New York, Jan. s.—The Greek steamer, the Salonikl, was still afloat to-day and sending urgent calls for help. A wireless message received by the Scandinavian-American Dine from Captain Gootsche, of the steamship United States brought this informa tion and also denied a belief that the crippled steamer had been entirely abandoned and that the captain and crew had been picked up by the United States. Captain Oeotsehc's message said: "Have searched with full speed all night over vast areas around the five positions eighty miles apart without result, yet at 7 a. m. I will continue the search. Doing my nest. The cap tain of the Saloniki sends urgent mes sages claiming that his engines, boiler rooms and bunkers are flooded with only little provisions left." Report Cancer of Kaiser So Serious That He Is Now Unable to Speak Paris, Jan. s.—The Matin affirms, notwithstanding denials, that the Ger man emperor is suffering from cancer of t.hg throat and is no longer able to talk. "lit February, 1911," according to the Matin, "the doctors were consider ing whether H was necessary to re more the entire larynx in order to stay the progress of the disease. They raised the question as to whether the emperor would be able to speak if such an operation were performed. The leading specialists of every capital in Europe were consulted. It was learned that an eminent surgeon of Paris ha'l. with an artificial larynx and a breathing tube opening into the trachea, restored the power of speech to numerous patinntr. who had under gone total oblation of the affected organ. "Thin doctor, vvlio.il> name the Matin withholds for reasons of professional etiquette, wan risked to go to Berlin by the Germ nr. ambassador. He was of fered 100,000 francs ($20,000) and all his expenses, and was requested to bring with him a patient who had heen lilted with tiie apparatus, so that the emperor himself might. learn if he was able to speak. "Meanwhile, as a result of a minor operation with a bistoury and a few weeks' absolute rest, the emperor's condition improved, as is often the case in this disease, the progress of which is implacable but slow. It is niotlier operation of this kind which has just been performed. But it is only palliative. The German emperor must either make up his inind to com plete removal of the larynx or be stifled by the growth. "This explains why the emperor went neither *n Warsaw, Constanti nople nor Brussels." BARGAIN SXTjRS IX BKRMN RARRKI) BY THE ARMY Berlin. Jan. 5. —The inventory sales, which at this season of the year usually crowd the streets of the shop ping districts with bargain hunters, have been prematurely ended this year by an order of the military authorities forbidding during January all kinds of season sales such as linen sales peculiar to Berlin and Paris under the name of "white week" sales, and other specially advertised closing-out sales. The prohibition also affects adver tisements of reduced nrites on woven and knit Roods and clothing made of them. Yesterday was the first day of the inventory sales. COM/ECTION noxAFinrc Information was received to-day by the police department from a local banking firm, that the recent Austrian war loan collections, made In Harrls burK were bona fide. The money is be ing handled through the Emil Kiss bank, 132 Second avenue. New York City. The collections in this vicinity were made by H, Mlddleton. CONTINUATION SCHOOLS OPEN HERE ON FEB. 1 150 Pupils Will Fill the Desks, Says Superintendent F. E. Downes P L A N S MATERIALIZING Ten Firms Will Discharge All Boys and Girls Under Sixteen Years The new continuation schools, in stituted by State law to go into ef fect upon the first of January or rea sonably soon thereafter, allowing a number of days of grace in which to perfect the details of the plan, will I in all probability open in this cltyj February first. A recommendation that the schools | be opened oh this date will be made | by F. E. Downs, superintendent of I schools, at the meeting: of the school! board on Friday evening. School board officials have been extremely busy of late preparing information and work ing out details preliminary to the es tablishment of the continuation schools. Every employer of child labor in Harrisburg some time ago received a slip to be niled out, giving information as to the status of his business as applied to the minors in his employ. Replies have been re ceived from practically all the firms thus addressed, and they have been divided into classes, comprising un der one head all establishments that employ minors; under another head those who employ minors before and after school; under another, a list of those who do not employ minors at all; and lastly, a group of ten firms that will discharge all boys and girls under sixteen years of age as soon as j the law is actually in effect. 150 Will Attend Schools From these replies it was estimated that a few less than 150 boys and girls in the city between the ages of 14 and 1(5 will have to attend the continuation schools according to law. The number is very moderate, and somewhat less than was antici pated, but it was materially decreased by the thirty or more minors who have been or will be discharged. The names of all pupils who will have to he schooled have been ob tained and everything is in readiness for the working out of the plans and the appointment of teachers and the location of the schools. These details will probably be determined upon Friday evening at the board meet ing. Thereafter correspondence will j be held with all the employers and | pupils concerned and the report itself I with its recommendations will be | made public. Two Schools Likely It. looks to Dr. Downs now as i though two schools will have to be | opened and he will probably make I that recommendation to the board. lln his letter to employers of child labor in this city, the superintendent quoted sections of tbo law which are Ithe most vital, referring to the em ployment of minors, and telling in de tail of the method of procedure with reference to the issue of certificates, | which become the property of the | employer and must not be given to i the minor at any time, j Until employers shall receive notifi- I cation that the schools have been es ! tablished, minors between fourteen land sixteen in their employment may work tVfty-one hours per week as 'specified in the law. Mayor Meals to Swear in Whole Force January 15 j The entire city police force will be sworn into municipal service January | 15, despite the more or less general belief that the "holdover" officers alone will be required to take the oath. Mayor Meals has contended right along that the old police force auto matically quit with the retiring execu tive and that the officers who serve under the new administration must be sworn in like new appointees. Other city officials hold that the old officers who are retained arc simply ••hold overs" and need not necessarily take the oath. The Mayor last evening adminis tered the oath to J. Thomas Zeil, the new chief, and ex-Alderman William L. Windsor, the superintendent elect of the newly created detective bureau. Mr. Windsor was sworn in as a special officer for ten days and in the mean time Council will have passed the or dinance creating the office. The Mayor, the new superintendent and perhaps the new chief will visit the police de partments of New York and Philadel phia to set some inside information as to certain details of the conduct of the department on metropolitan lines. PREACHER TAKES 11RIDE The Rev. James li. Mtisser, of Elk wood City, Pa., and Miss Mary E. Long, of Manheim, Pa., were united in marriage yesterday afternoon at the parsonage of the St. John's Reformed Church by the Rev. G. W. Hartman pastor. The Rev. Mr. Musser is pas , tor of the Elkwood City Reformed Church. BURNED LIGHTING HEATER Miss Ruth Shirley, of 2218 North Second street, was dangerously burned this afternoon while lighting a hot j water heater at her home. Her con j dition at a late hour this afternoon j was said to be critical. ' APPOINTED ASSISTANT JANITOR Joshua Porter, of this city, tills aft ernoon, was appointed assistant janitor at the courthouse by the County Com missioners. NEW COMPULSORY MILITARY BILL IS IN BRITISH HOUSE Asquith Provides All Males Be tween 18 and 41 Years Are Liable CZERNOWITZ EVACUATED: | Russians Making Progress in Bessarabia; Greeks Protest Consul Arrests By Associated Press London, Jan 5, 3:46 P. M.—Under the terms of the compulsory military service bill, introduced in the House of Commons to-day, all males between j the ages of 18 and 41 who are bach-] elors or widowers without children dependent on them are liable for mili tary service. Ireland is excluded from the terms of the measure Mr. Asquith opened his address with an analysis of the figures in the Derby report, lie emphasized the fact that during the Derby campaign nearly 3,000,000 men had offered their serv- j ices. Even deducting those rejected on the ground of physical disability,! the total was still in excess of 2,500,- 000. "These are wonderful, encouraging figures," the premier continued. "They ought to convince both our allies and our enemies that the people of this country have their hearts in the war." <'/.ernowitz Evacuated The Ituiisian campaign in Bessar abia takes an undeniable first place in the war news with the announcement in a news agency dispatch from Petro grad that the Austro-German forces have evacuated Czernowitz, which had become untenable because of the Rus sian capture of the heights surround ing the city. The dispatches describe (Continued on Page 11.) WAR RISKS ADVANCE By Associated Press New York, Jan. 5. The activity of submarines in the Mediterranean I sea caused an advance in war risk insurance by local companies to-day 011 cargoes for Mediterranean points and shipments for the Far East through the Suez Canal. A rate of 10 per cent. Is quoted on cargoes in ships of belligerent countries, as com pared with three-eighths of one per cent, before tlic sinking of the Ancona and the Yasaka Maru. c 1 a damaged the plant of the Bcllemead Sweets Company in I TRADE COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE GAS 5 Washington, Jan. s.—lnvestigation of the rise in the J t sion and not undertaken at the present time by the Depart ¥ mcnt o I £ f ittle C and 57,28: to an announcement made in the I House of Comir.om this afternoon by Harold J. Tennant, parliamentary under secretary for war. INSURANCE MEN WARNED An official statement was issued to-day by the State Insurance Department warning insurance companies that they must not write Compensation insurance at rates less than those approved by the State. ANOTHER AMERICAN REPORTED ON PERSIA London, Jan. s.—The American embassy here has re ceived a report saying that the Rev. Homer R. Salisbury, an American, was a passenger on the liner Persia which was sunk in the Mediterranean, but that he was not included I amor ;; the sun. .von ' I ) NATIONAL CLUB ! Cincinnati, Jan. s.—The Chicago National League Club was sold to Charles Weeghman by Charles P. Taft. Harry F. Sinclair,, the Oklahoma oil magnate assisted in closing the negotiations whereby Weeghman obtained control of the Cubs. BOY HIT BY AUTO Lemoyne, Pa., Jan. s.—John Nicholas, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Ward Nicholas, of White Hill, was struck thi:» afternoon in front of the Lemoyne Trust Company by an auto driven by Harry Fortney, of White Hill. The boy was taken to the Harrisburg Hospital. It is believed he is suf fering from concussion, of the brain. MARRIAGE LICENSES John Slnknvlli anil Annn Kckhort, Strpltmi. Hulirrt l<"rimklln SK'kltr, ilellrfontc, nnd < Mrrle Mny >li»utr., Mlfflin- MUV, Stunlry Sny«l«*i /.Iminermnn, city, nn<l Cnllierlnc Jnnc McCurdj-, Mi'rl ton. 14 PAGES POSTSCRIPT— FINAL COMMISSION TO TAKE UP MOTHER PENSION PLANS Stine Will Confer With Charitable Institutions on Subject ASCERTAIN LEGAL STATUS Problem Will Be Worked Out With Co-operation of Organizations Within a few days the new board of county commissioners will consider the mothers' pension plan with a view to determining upon the advisability of its adoption for Dauphin county mothers. Commissioner Henry 11. Stine will start the ball rolling with a confer ence with John Yates, general secre tary of the Associated Aid Societies be fore tile end of the week. Data will be obtained, and the views of other charitable institutions, the Civic Club and similar bodies who have been advocating the movement since the passage of the act, will be asked. The legal status of the problems in sofar as Dauphin county is concerned will be investigated a lillle more thor oughly. The commissioners, it is un derstood, arfe desirous of learning de finitely whether by adopting the pro visions of the act they will be irrevoc ably committed to carrying out its pro- [Continued on Page !».] EVAXGEUST STIRS LEMOVXIO The evangelistic campaign now in progress in the Evangelical Church, headed by Evangelist Davis, promises to be the greatest revival ever held in I.emoyne. Large crowds are in attend ance every night and the Interest is growing with every service. Prepa rations are being made to accommo date a record crowd on Sunday at 2 p. m.. when the Rev. Mr. Davis gives his lecture on "Booze and Booze Ulsters." This afternoon the Rev. Mr. Davis gave a lecture to women only on "The Tricks of the White Slave Traders." This evening ihe Rev. Mr. Davis will preach on "What is the New Birth?" The music by the evan gelistic chorus continues to be a big factor in this campaign. A song serv ice is conducted every evening from 7.30 to 7.4 5.
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