800,000 Men With 3,600 Cannon Engaged Incessantly Along Russian Front ■ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 1 ► CRISIS RAISED BY PERSIA SINKING BEFORE CABINET Devote Meeting to Submarine Warfare Discussion; Await ing Full Details OBTAIN 21 AFFIDAVITS Survivors Swear "No Warning Was Given and No Vessels Seen" Washington, D. C.. Jan. 7. The submarine crisis, still of uncertain status because of lack of details, was placed by President Wilson before the cabinet k)-day in its first meeting since his return from Hot Springs, Va. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee also met to consider the situation but as Chairman Stone was detained at the White House by a conference with the President, ad journed without action. Altough more than a week has . passed since the Persia was sunk in the Mediterranean with the loss of Americun life, officials were to-day still uninformed as to whether the vessel was torpedoed and if so, the nationality of the submarine and other details which would determine the nature of the action the White House has announced it will take. Developments continued to-day to in dicate that the American government would "withhold action pending offi cial advices determining these points. Austria In Ignorance Over night developments included 1 he receipt of an official dispatch from Mr. Penfield at Vienna asserting that the Austrian government was with out information concerning the Inci dent up to the night of January 4 and from Consul Garrcls at Alex andria, Egypt, stating that he had ob tained affidavits front 21 survivors and that all confirmed previous state ments "that no warning was given and no vessel was seen." Ambassador Penfield's dispatch added that Baron Burian, the Aus trian foreign minister, had asked what information concerning the in cident was in possession of the United States. Officers and crew of the Persia, l Consul Garrels reported, have left A Alexandria for England. Their affi davits, State Department officials be lieved would be obtained upon their arrival there. Must A wait Facts As the « abinet assembled it was made plain that tne members agreed with the President that in the case of the Persia nothing can be done until all the facts were at hand. Some mem bers expressed the opinion that it might never be learned whether the Persia was sunk by a submarine and if so what nation was responsible. Regardless of the outcome of the Persia, however, the majority of the Cabinet members are represented as believing that the time has come for making certain that no further at tacks on merchant ships carrying Americans will be made. Expect l.usitania Settlement The Persia incident was taken up only briefly at the cabinet meeting; because Secretary uansing had no de finite recommendations to make in the absence of specific facts regarding the sinking of the ship. One cabinet mem ber said that the mention of the for eign situation at the meeting was "only superficial." Secretary I.ansius: said he expected to confer with Count Von Bernstorff the German Ambassador later to-dfK over the Lusitania negotiations. An early settlement has been indicated. President and Mrs. Wilson Will Open Social Season Washington. Jan. 7. The White House social season will open to-night with a reception in honor of the dele gates to the Pan-American Scientific Congress. More than 4,000 invitations have been issued and hundreds have been refused. The President and Mrs. Wilson will receive together in the Blue room, as sisted by members of the cabinet and iheir wives. The reception will be the iirst appearance of Mrs. Wilson at an affair of the kind. • " I THE WEATHER For Hiirrlaburg ami vicinity: Gen erally fair to-night nail Satur. dnyi <iot much chniiuc In tem perature! loncul tn-niKl>t about 22 tICHTPfM. Fop KnNtern Pennsylvania! Vnoiv to-night j Saturday partly cloud? I moderate northeast to uorth Wind*. River Tli" main river will rUe till* nfter unon nnd to-night mikl begin to fall Saturday. V stage of about HKI feet I* indicated for Hnrria liiirß Saturday morning. The .ttinintn, I pper North nnd Upper West brnnche* will continue to fall. The I.owcr North nnd l.»n-fr Went brnnchea will rime thlv afternoon and begin to fall to-night. Genera! Condition* ~ Unsettled nrnlhrr prei nlln In the Southern State*, except Florida, where It la clear, nnd rain nnd ai!»v> hnve fallen over moat of Hie territory Mouth and eu«t of the Ohio river and in the Middle Mla*ln<dppl and l.owrr MUxouri valleys. It l« colder In the Atlantic Mntc« from North Carolina to Maine, In. elusive. In the central valleya and over the (treater pari of the j bike reurlon a general rim- of a to 12 dearreea In temperature has oc curred since laat report. Temperatures N n. m., 24. ftnm Rise*. 7:28 a. In.( acta, 4:55 n. m. Sloont New moon, Aral quarter, January 11. WiSN p. m. Mlver Ctnjei 8.2 feet nliove low water mark. \ euterday'* Weather IllshcNt temperature, I.oweat temperature. 28. Menu temperature, to. , 'j Annual temperature, 30, New Jersey Woman's Face on New Coins V / ll M*>"** i : rm % \f : *> ' When the new Canadian coins, now ordered, make their appearance they will bear on their face a reproduction of the profile of Mrs. Reba Porter, of Island Heights, N*. J., a well-known model in the New York studios. Numismatists claim that the new issue of Canadian coins will be the most artistic ever issued. WHOLE COUNCIL TO WORK ON NEW BUILDING CODE J Commissioner Bowman Col lecting Data For Revising Regulations Within Ihe next few weeks Harris burg's proposed new building code will likely be submitted for-Council's consideration. I The chances are that the measure | will be introduced in skeleton form. | The various provisions will be thresh ,! Ed out by the entire body of coin | inissloners before the regulations are I acted upon, | City Commissioner Harry F. Bow [ man. under whose, department the | building inspection bureau is con- I ducted has already collected a lot of Jdata on the subject, and Building In i spec tor James H. Grove has gathered >la lot more. Similar ordinances in ! vise in other cities will be obtained so | that Council may have a working basis along modern lines with which to begin the preparation of this city's I new code. The present regulations •are old, obsolete: the appearance of , the automobile garage with Its at tendant gasoline possibilities ig not I provided for. This will be one of the , chief features which will require con ; sideration. Telegraph Starts Ball ■ The extension of the "fire district" : , to include the entire city limits will j receive serious onscideration. An nouncement in the Telegraph a : week ago of Building Inspector i Grove's activity bore fruit at Tuesday's meeting of the city com missioners. Two petitions containing more than fifty signatures urged | Council to extend the present "tire" ! lines—Hamilton street to vine, the river to Tenth street—to include the i whole city. The petitions incidentally referred j specifically to the dangers to residen j tiul sections by the presence of frame structures; and as an example, the disastrous fire of December 17 when [Continued on Page 4.] British Submarine Goes to Bottom; Crew Saved Hy Associated Press j London, Jan. 7. — The sinking of a | British submarine off the coast of I Holland was officially announced this j morning. The crew Were saved. I The Admiralty statement says that j the submarine, the name of which is j not given, was s'unk yesterday off the j Island of Texel, the largest and most : southwesterly of the Frisian group. • The entire crew, numbering 33, was rescued by the Dutch cruiser Noord | Brabant and brought into the Dutch I port of llelder. * The Hague, Netherlands, Jan. 7, j Via London. 12.30 P. M.—The minis- I try of marina announces that a Brit ish submarine which was flying signals of distress was encounterd by the i Dutch cruiser Noord Brabant outside of Dutch territorial waters. IDENTIFY STOLEN AUTO j Maniiing Kerr, of Youngstown, Ohio, came to llarrtsburg to-day, and! I identified the Buick roadster found \ Wednesday in possession of Kenneth Roberts and G. R. O'Kane. Mr. Kerr said the car was stolen at Niles, Ohio, while he and a friend were attend ing a show. James Watkins, detec tive from Youngstown, arrived this af ternoon to take the prisoners went. HARRISBURG, PA, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1916. 2 RESIDENTS OF SAME HOUSE DIE WITHIN 6 HOURS James M. Bowers and Frank M. Lengle, of Mechanicsburg, Arc Grip Victims Xpccidl to the Telegraph Mechanicsburg. Pa., Jan. 7.—Grip caused the death of two men last night, residents >of the same house. Frank M. Lengle, aged 70 years, died about midnight at the home of James M. Bowers, West Keller street, where he and his wife were caretakers for the latter. Mr. Bowers died at 6 o'clock this morning at the home of William Ott, about two miles below town on the Brandywine road, where he had gone for a visit on 'Christmas day. Stricken with grip and later a paralytic stroke his condition be came serious and lie was unable to return home. JTe was aged 79 years and a veteran of the Civic war. He was a member of the Col. H. I. Zinn post, No. 415, Grand Army of the I Republic. He was also a member of j the First United Brethren Church. One brother and sister survive: Sam [ uel, of Mechanicsburg, and Mrs. Leah j Warren, of Mentone. Ind. Mr. Lengle was ill about ten days j with grip which developed into pneu- I monla. He was a member of the [Church of the Brethren. He was born in Pine Grove, Schuylkill county, and lived here the past four years. His widow and five children by a former marriage survive: Mrs. Miles Ganoe, lof Burnham; Mrs. George P. Moyer, of Annville; Harry and George, of Lebanon, and Wilson, of Philadel phia. Downes Presents Report on Continuation Schools The continuation school problem [was formally put up to the school [board at its meeting this afternoon in ,an exhaustive report on the subject that had been prepared by Dr. F. K. Downes, the superintendent. This in cluded all the data relative to the cen sus of eligible employes, etc. The board also a,cceded to the re quest of Miss' Lottie Haehnlen, assist ant principal of the Macjay building, for retirement. She lias been in tile service of the city school for thirty three years and'eight months. [ The special committees appointed [by President A.Carson Stamm on the [truancy problem and on the work men's compensation requirements also reported this afternoon. TIMIiER I,ANI> SOl,l> All Ihe timber land in Dauphin, Perry and Juniata counties which was owned by W. I'. /artman and the Pine ('reck Lumber Company was sold at trustee's sale to-day in the rotunda of the Courthouse by F. A. Wltmer, | Sunbury. R. M. Louderniilch bought practically all of the timber land at a cost of $4.524. The Zartman farm and hotel at Dornsife, Northumberland county, was sold yesterday to Louis Wentzler, of the Lykens Brewing Com pany, for 1f4,500 and $5,500, respect ively. TELLS "DRVN'KS" TO BRACE UP Mayor E. S. Meals this afternoon heard two disorderly practice cases. Phillip Valdelo and William Davis each charged with being drunk and misbehaving, were given a lecture by the Mayor and discharged. They were told to go home and break off the liquor habit. FURTHER ADVANCE AGAINST GERMANS CLAIMED BY RUSS Take Czertorysk and Now Threaten Teutonic Strong hold at Kovel ARE NOW BALKAN POWER i Allies in Macedonia Are in Danger; Domestic Crisis Concerns British By Associated Press London, Jan. 7.—The principal gain announced for the Russians yesterday along the Bessarabian frontier was at Csertorysk, the scene of many sangui nary struggles, where it is said the Austrians were driven from the ceme tery. Any further advance in this region will threaten Kovel, one of the strongest Austro-German positions. It is be llved that even though no further gain had been made Russia's forces have attained a position which will give the nation a degree of power in Balkan affairs it has not had since its armies were driven back from the Carpa thians. Allies Still Threatened The Teutonic allies still threaten to expel the French and British from their Macedonian positions, hut no for ward move has been detected thus far in that direction. Strong Turkish forces are said to be concentrating on the Thracean frontier of Greece and it is suggested the Turks may attempt to make good some of the territorial losses they suffered during the Balkan wars. The British public Is still concerned with the domestic crisis. Notwith standing the heavy majority for the compulsion bill on first reading in the house of commons, the press is specu lating on the possibility of a break-up of the political truce with a general election as the final chapter of the controversy. There is no indication in official re j ports or news dispatches of marked activity on any of the war fronts ex cept along the line in the east from j Volhynia, southward to Bessarabia.: Even here the fighting between Austro- German and Russian forces seems to | have slackened. The mast notable de-1 velopment reported is the driving back' of the Russians in the neighborhood of, Czertorysk, Volhynia. Berlin declar ing' they were expelled front the (Continued on Pa#e 17.) State St. Market to Be Dark Tomorrow Night The old market house at Fourth and State streets will be dark to-morrow night for the first time on market day in half a century. This property, which is owned by Mrs. A. R. Shellen berger, will shortly be taken over by the State. The State street market is one of the oldest In Harrisburg. It was built in 1861. For twenty-five years market, was held on Tuesday and Friday morn ings and Saturday nights. When the other market companies started busi ness the morning markets were cut out. When the State street market was started there was a rule that no one could begin to sell produce until signalled to do so by the ringing of a large bell. The bell was also rung when sales were to stop. This was done in order to prevent forestalling and a combination on prices between fanners. HEED ON MURDER CHARGE Thomas Smith, colored, was held for court without bail, charged with the murder of Mrs. Ella Albright, last June, at a preliminary hearing in the offices of Alderman Edward J. Hilton, in Court street, this afternoon. Rob ert T. Fox, assistant district attorney, conducted the case. He pleaded "not I guilty." j SEARCHING FOR BROKER WHO FLED WITH $300,000 By Associated Press Providence, R. 1., Jan. 7.—The po lice to-da.v instituted a search for Al bert P. Miller, Jr., an investment [broker, who is wanted on a charge of the embezzlement of $300,000 in J funds entrusted to his care by clients. j KEISTER SLIGHTLY IMPROVED | The condition of Daniel E. Keister, 316 Crescent street, was to-day re- I ported as slightly improved. Mr. Keis ter is not out of danger. MISSIONARIES WITHDRAWING By Associated Press Shalghal. Jan. 7.—The autlioriites of the province of Sze-Chuen have been advised of the withdrawal of Christian missionaries from interior stations. Sze-Chuen Is one of the western provinces of China, bordering on Tibet.. THE DAY IN CONGRESS By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 7.—Senate.—-Met nt noon. Bill amending law to prevent disclosures or national defense secrets introduced by Senator Overman. I Senator Hitchcock introduced reso | lution calling on Past Master General [for information on interference with j American mails by censors. Foreign relattons Committee met, took no | action on submarine question or noni- I ination of H. P. Fletcher as Mexican I ambassador. Suspension of tariff pro vision free listing sugar May 1 pro posed in resolution introduced by Senator Broussard. House—Met at noon. Rear Ad miral Stanford continued testimony before naval cOmmittoc. Foreign re lations committee agreed to consider next Friday proposed legislation to | regulate water power at Niagara Falls. Representative Gardner in i speech opposed embargo on arms and j war munitions. Representative Kent ; introduced a bill to create national park service under interior depart lincnt. C. H. BACKENSTOE, ATTORNEY, DIES FROM PTOMAINE Clayton H. Backenstoe Suc cumbs After Two Weeks' Illness MENTIONED FOR JUDGE — •—Photo by Roshon. CLAYTON H. BACKENSTOE, Clayton Hershey Backenstoe, at torney and prominent members of the Dauphin County Bar Association, died last evening at 6.30, at his home, 1528 North Second street. He was 52 years of age. Death was due to ptomaine poisoning, contracted from eating oys ters. Mr. Backenstoe was ill two weeks. During most of this time he was unconscious. The funeral will take place Monday i afternoon at 2 o'clock. Services will j be conducted at the residence, 1528 North Second street, by the llev. | George Edward Hawes, D. D., pastor! (Continued on Page ".] Porto Rican Student Goes to Chair For Murder By Associated Press Ossinning, N. Y., Jan. 7.—Antonto Ponton, the Porto Rican student was put to death in the electric chair this morning shortly after six o'clock for i the murder of Miss Bessie Kromer, a Schenectady,' N. Y„ school teacher, j I with whom he was infatuated. Three | I shocks were administered before ■ j Ponton was pronounced dead. Revolutionaries Loot Chinese Custom House By Associated Press Canton, China, Jan. 7.—-One hun dred armed men at midday attacked and looted the Chinese custom house on the boundary of Kowloon. The marauders posted proclamations de scribing themselves as revolutionaries. Further trouble is expected here at any time, as it is believed the rebels have corrupted the government troops. The town Kowloon is situated'in the peninsula of the same name opposite the island of Hongkong. The boundary referred to in the above dispatch evi dently is that which divides Chinese territory from the British colony. , Another Body Washed Up From Wrecked Steamer By Associated Press Parkersburg, W. Va., Jan. 7.—Re ports reaching here early to-day from the point on the Ohio rlyer where the Pittsburgh and Charleston packet, Kenawha, was wrecked Wednesday night said that the body of Mrs. Beegle, of Racine, 0., a passenger, had been picked up on the river bank soon after daybreak. The river is falling, but those at the wreck are awaiting for a further fall before investigating the cabin where it is believed, some at least, of the persons still missing may bo found. O. E. Sisson, second mate, has made up a list, of those he recalls as being on the boat and places the passengers at 24 and the crew at 38. Of this total 41> have been accounted for, he said. Police May Soon Wear "Keystone" Badges The keystone from Harrisburg's city flag may be substituted for the metal shield badges of the police forco as the emblem of authority. The idea, which has followed for the last several years in New York and other metropolitan cities, has been suggested to Mayor Meals by City Clerk Charles A. Miller. It is understood that the Mayor has asked for estimates on sufficient emblems of the proposed design with a view to adopting the change. At present the officers wear a star in a i-ircle. The keystone would con vey the State, county and city sug gestion as parts of the coats of arms of the Penn nnrl Harris families and the fleur-de-lls of the Dauphin of Prance and impressed on the key stone. Physician Killed by Train Just After He - Attends Dying Mother Special to the Telegraph Huntingdon, Pa.. Jan. 7»—Just after I attending his dying mother. Dr. J. j Spangler, aged 55, one of the most ' prominent physicians of Huntingdon county, was struck and instantly killed i by east bound express No. 30 on (lie main line of the Pennsylvania railroad I .at Maoileton at 8 o'clock this moyning j ACID OR BLOOD ON OLD HAT OF ALLEGED SLAYER? To Submit Stains to "Blood Test" by City Bac teriologist CASE GOES TO GRAND JURY Fifteen Additional Cases Will Supplement Criminal Calendar Nicolo Kotur, charged with the mur der of a fellow-countrynia-.i at Steel ton, marched from Alderman C. E. ■Murray's office to the Dauphin county jail yesterday afternoon—liatless. The old felt hat that Kotur, the Steelton foreigner, wore the night he is believed to have hammered his one time friend to death hears three or four curious brownish stains on the crown and brim. Kotur declares the stains were made by dropping acid at the Pennsylvania Steel Company's plant. County Detective Walters wants a.chemical analysis of the stains, how ever—and the hat will be turned over to Dr. George li. Moffitt, the city bac teriologist. to subject the stains to the blood test. So, after the hearing, Kotur was told to depart without his hat. He was held without bail for murder and will be heard by the January srand Jury Friday or Satur day of next week. Kotur's case is one jof fifteen additional criminal cases : which will supplement the January criminal calendar. The original list contained 176. The other additional ones include James Parker and William Faust, lar ceny; James Kelley, fornication and bastardy; Hampton Washington, car rying concealed weapons, felonious as sault and aggravated assault and bat tery; Henry Grosser, wantonly point ing firearms; Gottfried Herbele, Wal ter W. Deck and. Tony Chiara, assault, and battery; Clyde Jackson, carrying concealed deadly weapons: Albert K. Caley, forgery, and William E. Shoop, felonious assault. RANK PAYS DIVIDEND Halifax. Pa.. Jan. ".—-The Halifax National Hank has paid an extra divi dend of 1 per cent, in addition to the regular semiannual dividend of 4 per cent. This places the stock on a 10 per cent, basis per annum. This institution has never been in better condition. I St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7.—From six hundred dollars to 1 $5,000 in cash, internal -en •" ■' ■ v.ns which may total I tor of internal revenue last night vvl ' blown open. E. J. Lynch, revenue collector, who immediately | pfter , apolis police departments in an investigation, said the rob unnegotiable ones in large amounts. ONE KILLED WHEN 7 BUILDINGS BURN Cleveland Ohio, Jan. 7.—Howard <,Bankhardt, 45, a chauffeur, died to-day from injuries sustained last night \yhen , fire destroyed a six-tory warehouse and six dwellings in ■ property loss was ) S day appoir ■ promoted to deputy reserve agent it was reported late this \ afternoon. | MILLIONAIRE TO BE GIVEN HEARING % * perior Court to free George C. Bayless, millionaire presi a nt of the I lyless Paper Company, owners of the Austin % ;am which J manslaughter growing out of the death of a woman in the ■ flood. The millionaire accompanied by his attorney and a W sheriff will arrive here this evening. 1 ' COMPANIES D AND ITO BE INSPECTED 1 Harrisburg. Companies D and lof the Eighth Regi- J ment will be inspected at headquarters this evening by W Captain J. B. Kempel of the Uhited States Army. £ Joseph Ibach, who retires as city detective on Janu m ary 15, to-day filed his application for a license to be private 9 detective. £ Cincinnati Ohio, Jan. 7. —The large three-story depot m and office building of the Adams Express Company here was W destroyed by to-day. The loss is estimated at # $200,000. During the fire the police removed 17 bags said f to contain SI,OOO each. 2 MARRIAGE LICENSES C W. Wrlwl and Violet M. Hoover, city. 20 PAGES POSTSCRIPT ALL DEMANDS OF UNITED STATES IN LUSITANIA CASE MET BY GERMANY Proposals Which, It Is Be-* lieved Will Satisfactorily End Controversy Receiv ed; Berlin Agrees to Pay Indemnity For Americans WILL WARN SHIPS BEFORE TORPEDOING Gives Assurances in Regard to Submarine Warfare; Agrees With U. S. That Small Boats Are Not a Place of Safety For Pass engers; Concessions Com plete By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Jan. 7. —Pro- posals which the German government believes will end the controversy over the Lusitanta disaster in a manner satisfactory to the United States were understood to have been received here to-day from Berlin. Count von Bern storff had an appointment to confer with Secretary Lansing this after noon. Germany is believed to have agreed to pay an indemnity for the Amer icans lost when the liner was tor pedoed: at the same time basing n reservation of any wrong doing upon the contention that the destruction o!.' the vessel was an act of reprisal in retaliation for the British blockade of Germany. Will Give Wui-nin;; Germany also is understood to ite ready to give assurances that her [Continued on Page 13.]
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