Lusifania Incident With Germany Will Be Satisfactorily Closed Soon HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 28 59 INDICTED AS WAR PLOTTERS; 3 CONSULS IN LIST German, Turk and British Agents Accused of \ iolating Neutrality Laws IN BIG CONSPI RA C Y Charged With Attempting to Hold Up Munitions and Smuggling Chinese San Francisco. Feb, 9. —1* ifty-nine j federal indictments thirty-two chars- ; ins violations of American neutrality \ directed against German consular ofll- j rials here, the Turkish consul general and steamship agents. and 27 against immigration officials in connection with the attempted smuggling of 86 ; Chinese into the United States last No vember from the Pacific Mail steamer Mongolia—were in the possession to day of the United States district at torney's office. It was said they would be returned in open court to to-mor row when urrests would follow. The indictments against the Gcr- ( man consular officials, who include Franz Bopp, the consul general, were voted yesterday by the Federal grand jury as a result of the nation-wide in vestigation by the Department ol Jus tice into bomb plots and neutrality t violations which involved Interference with shipments of munitions of war to the allied governments and the fur nishing of coal supplies to German warships in the Pacific. The indict ments are the first the government has attempted to obtain against otli <ial representatives of any power in connection with its efforts to curtail the activities of persons engaged in t he alleged plots. Wide Sweeping I'lot The indictments voted against im migration otticials and steamship men followed a searching inquiry into re ports that a wholesale traffic in con traband aliens was being carried on' with the help of steamship officers and the connivance of Federal officials. United States District Attorney J. W. Preston said that VV. F. Boyce, as sistant United States immigration com missioner, four immigration inspec tors. w. ii. Thornley, customs house broker; M. H. Hunt. Robert Paul, J. .1. Hlchards, \V. S. Scott, officers of the j Magnolia as well ax fifteen Chinese,! were among those indicted. While the indictments against the consular officials were not unexpected! here, some surprise was manifested to day over the large number of true; bills, which indicated, it was said, that the government had completed the San Francisco investigation of the conspiracy plots. The following were among those against whom indict ments were voted: Franz Bopp, consul general of Ger many; Baron E. H. Von Schack, vice consul for Germany; H. W. E. Kauf mann, chancellor for the German con sulate; Maurice H. Hall, consul gen eral for Turkey; Frederick Jcbscn, former owner of the steamer Mazat lan: Johannes H. Van Koolbergen, al leged agent for the German consulate: John and Julius Rothschilds, whole sale grocers; George and James Flood, steamship agents, and Robert Cap pelle, general agent of the North Ger man I-loyd Steamship Company. Germany's Proposals For Separate Peace Are Now in Hands of Belgium By Associated Press Rome, Feb. S, via Paris, Feb. 9. The Giornal d'ltalia states that Mon signor Taccie Poreelli, the papal nuncio to Belgium, presented to Bel gium Germany's proposals for a sepa rate peace. Whether or not he was authorized to do so by the Vatican, says the newspaper, has not been ascer tained. It is said that Germany, through Prince von Buelow and other promi nent personages, has indicated that the terms she is ready to offer to Belgium for the concluding of a separate peace comprise the restoration of Belgium to the government of King Albert and the payment of a large indemnity for dam ages caused by the invasion and the occupation and that she asks in return economical and commercial privileges which would practically transform the port of Antwerp into a German center of traffic. To these proposals Belgium is said to have replied with a prompt refusal and a declaration of intention to adhere to the allies and not to con clude a separate peace. ! THE WEATHER] For llnrriMhurit nn«l vicinity: Part ly "loudy nml nll K h(l> to night, ml♦ Ii luucNt temperature (ibout W deterrent Thursday fair mid polder. For Eastern Pennxylvnnlii: Partly cloudy nml nommhat colder to night; Thurxclny folr anil colder; moderate westerly nlncl*. River The Susquehanna river and all its tributaries will fall sloivly or re main nearly stationary. A stage of nho lit 5.1 feet Im Indicated for llarrlahurK Thursday morning. tieneral Conditions High pressure lias given place to low pressure over nearly nil the eastern half of the country, with liicht rains generally in central and southern anil light suows In northern districts In the Inst twenty-four hours. There has heen n general rise In temperature, lielnu most decided in the Ohio \ alley anil in the Mid dle Atlantic States, where plus changes of 12 to 24 ileicrees have occurred since Inst report. Temperature) S a. m., !12. Sun: Itises, 7:0(1 a. m.; nets, 5:33 < p. in. Moon: First quarter, to-morrow, 5:20 p. in. Illver Staler: 5.3 feet nhove low water mark. Yesterday"* Weathvr Highest temperature, 20. I.owcst temperature. I ; . Meau temperature, 18. Aormal temperature, -'»> t j BERLIN TO PEN FINAL NOTE IN LUSITANIA CASE Satisfactory Close of Long Drawn Out Incident Expected Within Few Days WILL MAKE CHANGES Germany Willing to Draft, Slight Alterations to Meet 1". S. Demands By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—Ger- i i many's latest proposal in the Lusitania { case having proved, in substance, sat isfactory to the United States, tinal settlement of the controversy is ex pected within a few ciays. Some alterations, however, in the I form of an agreement, regarded as miner ones, are to be made to meet | the wishes of the American govern ment and involve the dispatch of the proposal again to the Berlin foreign office. One of the changes, it is said authoritatively, is that the communi cation shall specifically include the statement that it was in answer to the i American note of July 21. To Change Wording One of the changes in the L.usi- i (ania agreement suggested by Secre tary hansing to Count von BernstorlT. the German ambassador, is the sub stitution of the words "recognizes lia bility" for the words "assumes lia- i [Continued on Page 7. ] Queen Liliuokalani Denies Charges of Prince "Cupid" That Her Mind Is Unsound Honolulu. Feb. !•. Liliuokalani. former queen ol Hawaii, expressed her willingness to-day to appear in court ito prove that she was mentally com petent when several years ago, she i executed a deed of trust conveying all her property to three trustees headed Iby the late Samuel Cleghorn, father of Princess Kaiulani, also deceased. The queen denies the charge made by her nephew. Jonah Kuhio Kalanla , naole, better known as Prince "Cu pid." delegate to Congress from Ila i waii, that she was of unsound mind | when she executed the deed of trust land she will contest the suit brought | by him to have the deed set aside. According "to the terms of the deed of trust, which was irrevocable, the trustees have absolute control of all the former queen's extensive estate which they have administered since the deed was executed. Chief Kindler Wants 3 Motor Apparatuses For Hill District Three new motor-driven fire engines for Allison Hill is part of Fire Chief; John C. Kindler's plan for the motori- 1 zation of the city tire department made I possible by the passage last November' of the $60,000 tire loan. All other horse drawn equipment in the city will be motorized Fire Chief Kindler said. A new gasoline engine will replace the steam engine now in use at the Mt. Pleasant Company,while steam engines with motor attachment I will be provided for the Shamrock and j the Royal companies. State Remonstrates Against Relicensing of National Hotel Formal objection to the re-licens ing of the National Hotel, Fourth and State streets, of which Fred W. Kbel is proprietor, was tiled late this after noon by the Capitol Park Extension Commission. Probe Into Activities of Brewers Is Now Under Way Pittsburgh. Pa., Feb. 9.—An inquiry into the alleged political activities in Pennsylvania of National and State breweries organizations was started by the Federal grand jury here to day with United States District Attor- j ney E. Lowry Humes in charge. James Moore, assistant cashier of the Northwestern National Bank of Philadelphia, was the first witness and counsel for the brewers made no attempt to prevent his appearance before the jury. He took into the juryroom books and records which the | government officials hoped would show the finaiuials transactions of '• the Brewers' Associations which : i passed through the bank since 1911.! While the jury was examining Moore, counsel for the brewers and the government reached an agree- I rnent whereby argument on the mo tion to withdraw the subpenas, scheduled for Friday afternoon was put over until Monday and District Attorney Humes adjourned the grand: ! jury until Tuesday. THOMPSON GIVES BUI, Pittsburgh. Pa., Feb. 9. —Josiah V. Thompson, indicted here yesterday by i the Federal grand jury in connection with the closing of the First Na- 1 tional Bank of Uniontown, Pa., of | which he was president, appeared in | court to-day and gave bail for SIO,OOO. ' The cases are scheduled for trial I May 1. JUDGE ATKINSON RETIRES j Washington, Feb.9.—Judge G.W.At kinson, of the Court of Claims, to-day j announced that he would retire with in the month. Judge Atkinson has passed the age of seventy years and is eligible to retirement. He expects to ! i return to his home in Charleston, W. 1 Va. Many candidates for the place! l are under conslC iration by the Presi-!' dent and the Department of Justice, j 1 K11.1.S WIFE; WOUNDS CHIM) Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 9. John! Hayes, of Union, a village about 20 i miles from here, shot and killed his I ' wife and wounded his daughter to- ; day. The State Police have left for . the scene of the crime, but have not j' yet arrested the murderer. The mo- ' i tive for the man's action is unknown, j t HARRISBURG, PA. f WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1916. GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH TEACHING HIS BRIDE GOLF I v_ J '' \ ■ " •' U ' Governor and Mrs. Brumbaugh are enjoying their honeymoon at Plnehurst, N. C. The photograph shows them at the tenth tee. GERMANS SEND 600,000 MEN TO BELGIAN FRONT Rumored That Threatened Drive Is Imminent; on De fensive in Bulkuns RUSSIANS ARE REPULSED Turks Report Victories Along Both Caucasus Front and in Persia The predicted German offensive on j the Franco-Belgian front has not yet i developed, but reports of preparations for it persist. The latest advices con cerning these supposed preparations 1 ome to-day from Amsterdam in the shape of a report that 600,000 men have been sent by the Germans to the • Belgian frontier. From the Balkans comes news indi | eating that there is no longer the for -1 mer apparent unanimity' of opinion | that the Teutonic allies are shortly to ' begin an advance on Saloniki. It is [Continued on Page 12.] Three Pair of Twins Act as Pallbearers at Funeral of Father Six sons —three pair of twins — acted as pallbearers at the funeral of Jacob Ifeteel. an old resident of Steel ton, this morning. The twins were Lawrence and Augustus, Jacob and Andrew and John and Fred Hetzel. The services were held in St. James' Catholic Church, Front and Conestoga streets, Steelton, at 9 o'clock, with the Rev. Father J. C. Thompson officiat ing. Burial was made in Mt. Calvary ; Cemetery. Mr. Hetzel was 73 years old and is survived by his wife and nine children. United Mine Workers' Demands as a Whole Are Rejected by Operators By Associated Press .Mobile. Ala., Feb. 9.—The demands formulated by the l T nit€?d Mine Work ers of America at their recent conven -1 tion at Indianapolis were to-day for mally rejected as a whole by the op erators of the central competitive bi tuminous coal tields. The joint con ference of employers and employes at once took up for discussion the eleven demands seriatim. This is the usual j formality followed in the interstate ] conferences. CONFER ON : BIV SLBW.VY i Market street subway plans as ten ; tatively revised by City Kng.neer M. B. Cowdcn, were discussed this afternoon, j at J o'clock, at a conference of the City j Planning Commission and City Engi- I neer M. B. Cowdeti. I'Hll.ll'i'l\E CONFERENCE By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Feb. 9. —President Wilson probably will call Senate and House leaders together soon to agree on the exact terms Of the Philippine In dependence bill which already has pass ed the Senate and is threatened with amendment in the House. PUSH DEFENSE I'I.ANS By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 9. Presi dent Wilson to-day began efforts to speed up Congress on the national de fense plans, lie conferred with Repre sentatives Hay. Dent and McKellar, of the House military committee, in an ef fort to bring about an agreement on an army bill. WILL A BEAR ATTACK A HUMAN? DA UPHIN LUMBERJACK SA KSSURE! Ma<Je Him Burn His Shirt on a Bitter ('.old Night; "True, livery Gosh Dinged Word of It, B'gosh"; Rah, Ole Up-river Bruin Makes Ilis Periodical Debut 111 Ol It I) Al I'HI.V « OKKESPONDENT II Dauphin, Pa., Feb. 9.—That the man who says a bear will not attack human beings are nature fakirs of the worst variety is the contention of < Robert F. Putt who is willing to take an oath on a stack of Bibles a mile high that they will. "Bob" was attacked by a bear one night recently and had to burn his shirt and nearly everything else he had on at the time to save himself CARLISLE STANDS HIGH ON PENNA.'S INDUSTRIAL LIST Busy Central Pennsylvania Town Enjoying Greatest Prosperity in History Special to the Telegraph Carlisle. Pa., Feb. 9. —Enjoying an era of prosperity unsurpassed by any other period in the history of the town, Carlisle, the county seat of Cumber land county, and situated in the very heart of the fertile Cumberland Valley, is to-day one of the busiest towns in Ihe State. W r ar orders are not making the borough prosperous, but it can be said that the war indirectly has been a big help to the town. The inrush of gold into the United States has un doubtedly improved business con ditions all over the country and Car lisle has come in for her share of pros perity with both arms outstretched. Fashions are also playing a promi nent part in the life of the community [Continued on Page 2] BEGIN INQUIRY INTO NOMINATION OF L. D. BRANDEIS Conduct in Great Freight Rate Fight Assailed Before Senate Committee By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—lnvesti gation of President Wilson's nomi nation of Loius D. Brandeis, of Boston, to the Supreme Court bench Tjas be gun to-day by a Senate subcommittee, which first heard Clifford Thome, chairman of the lowa Board of Rail road Commissioners, who was asso ciated with Mr. Brandeis in the light I against giving the eastern railroads 1 increased freight rates. Mr. Thorne! assailed the conduct of Mr. Brandeis in that case. "I believe the nominee before this committee was gullty ; of infidelity, of breach of faith and of unprofessional conduct in connection with one of the greatest cases of this generation," said he. Was Dumbfounded Thorne charged that Brandeis, as I an attorney appearing for the ship- j pers, conceded that the rate return to ! the railroads was inadequate and that I [Continued on Page 5.] from the critter's quick lunch counter, it was a bitter cold night, too. As the hero of this astonishing yarn spun it in Malehorn's barber shop, he was on his way to Zartman's lumber camp No. 4, back along Little Moun tain. He had come to town for some underwear and those other necessities that help a husky lumberman stave off the grip, pneumonia, snake bite, and other fatal diseases. Whistling [Continued on Page ". ] WILLIAM PENN WAY MAY BE ON PIKE'S PEAK ROAD Will Be Nationally Recognized and Mtide Part of Ocean to-Oeean Route Washington, D. C., Feb. 9.—Na tional recognition for the William Penn Highway was practically assured last night at a meeting at the New Willard Hotel of representatives of the William Penn Highway Association and A. W. Henderson, secretary of the Pike's Peak Ocean-to-Ocean ."nigh way Association. 1 Mr. Henderson and the following persons from Pennsylvania t let last night: E. M. C. Africa, of Huntingdon; F. M. Graeff, of Blairsville;i Richard Beaston, burgess of Tyrone*; George Mosser, manager of the Altoo/ia Cham ber of Commerce; Oliver und H. J. Seads, of Altoona; Salnuel Wil son, secretary, and Fred Kribs, presi dent, of the Johnstown Chamber of Commerce; J. William Bowman, presi [Continucd on Page 5.] P. R. R. ASKS FOR INFORMATION ON "NARROWS" ROAD State Highway Commissioner Tells Railroad About Ori ginal Survey The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany, through H. P. Lincoln, super- j intendent of the Williamsport and ! Susquehanna Division of the North ern Central Railway, has made further inquiry of State Highway Commissioner Cunningham regarding the original right of way on which State Highway Route No. I, leading north from Harrisburg, was laid out. At a conference, held in the office of the State Highway Commissioner on January 26, Mr. Cunningham took up I the question of right-of-way between ; Speeceville and Clark's Ferry with j Superintendent Lincoln. This con-1 ferenee arose by reason of the fact that the rallroud company had ap plied to the State Highway Depart ment for permits to widen their track iContinued on i'ugc 7. \ 14 PAGES CITY EDITION SHUMAN BEGINS FIGHT TO ESCAPE ELECTRIC CHAIR Ex-Poliee Chauffeur First of Trio lo Answer Murder Charge ELECTION CASES GO OVER Xickolo Kotur and "Country" Smith Must Answer to Honii- i cide Charges Charged with the murder of bis daughter Margaret. William 11. SIIII-; man, ex-police motor chauffeur, early j this afternoon began his tight in thej Dauphin county court to escape the! law's penalty on the electric chair. The Shuman trial was the first of i t three murder cases listed for the Feb- I t ruary special term of criminal court. I The trials of Xickolo Kotur and i |Thomas alias "Country" Smith on l I charges of murder will follow. Alma Keane, charged with manslaughter will 1 no be called, it is understood, until i later in the week. The election conspiracy cases grow- ' ing out of the investigations of the Dauphin County Law and Order j League of alleged violations of the primary election laws in September, were also listed for trial to-day, but i j these cases were continued until to-j 1 morrow. The defendants are George [Continued on Page I-.] Three Men Killed, One Hurt in Big Slide of Stone at Royer Quarry Tlirce foreign laborer* nt the Koyer , quJtrrleK. nenr Mwatnrit Station. Mere killed miml one *eriou*ly injured (hi* morning In n full of dirt and lime*tone. Two bodle* were recovered, tlioMe or Homiiilrlo (•Indlorin and l.ilierato Jo *c|>|»i. The third body hiin hurled lie neat h seventy-Hve tonx of roek and dirt. The Injured man Im at the llnr rishurK Hospital. unidentified. a* he enimot write hi* name. Coroner Jaeob I Keklnffer, who wa* at the *eene of the aerldeat, held an Inquest this afternoon. > ROON REPORTED CAPTURED j New York, Feb. 9.—Advices received here to-day assert that the German warship Roon, alleged to be the captor of P the Appam, has been captured by the British battleship Drake after a three-hour fight 200 miles east northeast of P Burmuda, according to a story printed bp the New York Evening Globe. » SEVENTEEN APPEAL | Harrisburg. Appeals from the awards of the Board of V iewers in the city's condemnation proceedings weie j filed thih afternoon by seventeen property owners of "Hard l scrabble.'' The complaints merely state that the amounts allowed not iutficient. ; SENATE APPROVES DEFENSE MEASURES Washington, Feb. 9. The Senate to-day passed the I resolution nakmg $500,000 available for re-equipping the Mare Island and New York navy yards, and the bill increas ing by 300 the entrance class at Annapolis Naval Academy. The rrf. ail' parsed the House, Monday, and now goes I to President Wilson for his approval. ( BRANDEIS INQUIRV UNDER WAY j Washington. Feb. 9.—The inquiry into the nomination [ of Louis D. Brandeis to the Supreme Court by President | Wilson was started before a Senate committee io-day. [ THREAT TO DYNAMITE HALL SPREADS ALARM P Montreal, Feb. 9.—lnformation received by the police P that the city hall was to be blown up at 12.30 o'clock to-day | spread alarm throughout the city this morning and caused • the hurried return from Quebec of Mayor Martin. The I police were relieved when the hour passed without any 9 untoward incident. [ Harrisburg. —W. P. Boland, of Scranton, to-day noti l fied the Public Service Commission that his complaint j against the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad \ of excessive freight rates on anthracite to points in Penn i sylvania had been settled, the railroad granting a lower rate ; which will be of great benefit to independent operators. i Harrisburg. Livingstone Saylor, of Pottstown, was to-day appointed a State factory inspector. I MARRIAGE Dr. William lJdifar Holland, l'ajettovllle, and Fraud* Annetta Sehanl. Chuniberaburir, Hurry Carl NSiocmnkor uad Mm trie lierfrr Hcr.nh, l.nnoa«i(<*r. I < liarlv* l&dtvard MaiweJl aud Jomphlne Alberta McCabc, alty. KUNKEL DECRIES J SENTIMENTALITY IN SENTENCING Those Who Prescribe Criminal I Punishment Go to Extremes Says the Judge POINTS OUT FALLACY ! Crime Itself Circa let* Stigma Against Character Than Prison Term Sentimentality should not figure in 11ho administration of criminal punish |nient, affording to President Judge jUeorgo Kunkcl this morning' in Keb ! ruary special sessions. The President Judge's views were ex pressed from the bench in answer to | a plea for mercy for Peter Cow. a for j eign youth, convicted of stealing a bi- I cycle. Counsel for Cow pleaded that (lie I court could ttpil exercise both mercy and justice by suspending sentence. jThe lesson that !iie youth had been |taught would more timn help him to , keep to the straight and narrow ]>:vth .| in the future, said the lawyer, W. J. [Continued on Page 12.] Food and Fuel Given to Arkansas Flood Sufferers By Associated I'rcss Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 9. Relief I work among refugees in the Hood I continued when a steamer loaded with , j supplies left to distribute food and i fuel among 2,000 or more destitute persons at Pendleton, Red Fork. ■ ] Douglas, Watson and other towns in ! the inundated basin. 'I Business in Arkansas City virtually Is suspended. Relief reached 200 or ' more refugees at Gaines Landing yes lerda>. north of Lake village. Residents continue to desert Clar ' endon. and of the 3500 inhabitants only about 200 remain. Relief work is proceeding slowly but effectively in the region near Clarendon. •| I EATS 157 RAWS S fecial to the Tele graph i Altoona, Pa., Feb. 9.—James Shields ; has won a wager by eating 157 raw . I oysters in 4 0 minutes.
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