President Determined That Congress Shall Not Embarrass firmed Ship Stand HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 42 * WILSON REPEATS OPPOSITION TO CONGRESS ACTING ON ARMED SHIPS Leaders in Conference Tell Him If Warning Resolution Is Now Introduced It Would Be Passed Over His Head by a 2 to 1 Vote; President Determined That Rights of Americans on the Seas Must Be Upheld GERMANY MAY POSTPONE SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN New Admiralty Order May Not Become Effective Be fore Middle of March or April 1; Would Give U. S. Much More Valuable Time; Action in Congress on Measure Unlikely Washington. D. C., Feb. 25.—The j fight in Congress over warning Ameri- • sons off armed ships marked time to day with the parliamentary situation! and other developments favoring President Wilson's position. At an early morning conference with House leaders the President was told j that if resolutions to warn Americans j could be forced to a vote now they j would be passed in the House by a majority of 1' 10 1. President Wilson, nevertheless, firmly and emphatically reiterated the un yielding position he outlined last night in his letter to Senator Stone. The leaders went back to the House pre pared to hold the situation in check for the present at least. Ex-Secretary Bryan's Influence came openly into the fight to-day when ftcp resentativc Bailey, of Pennsylvania, gave out a telegram from Mr. Bryan opposing the President's position and supporting the agitation in Congress. , Eodgo With President In the Senate Mr. I-odge, the rank- : ing Republican of the foreign vela- j tions committee, openly declared his I support of the President's position. | Senator Gore. Democrat, introdttced ! his resolution warning Americans, and Senator Jones, Republican, introduced | a resolution to require a break in diplomatic relations to be referred to Congress. There was no discussion. The Cabinet discussed the situation j thoroughly and officials said the mem- , hers were standing solidly behind the j President. Secretary Lansing said he had no new information from Berlin, and i while reports were discussed that Ger many might postpone the operation of the new submarine campaign, no basis for them was disclosed. The President was unshaken in his position that Congress should take no action embarrassing his contention that the rights of Americans on the seas must be upheld at any cost and repeated what he had written last night to Senator Stone. The House leaders went away tell ing the President nothing would be done to-day but they ventured no pre diction for the future. They admitted that the situation was serious and could not yet tell how far the senti ment in Congress would be swayed by the publication of the President's views in his letter to Senator Stone. May Postpone Campaign When the conference was over, Speaker Clark said there was a'rumor that Germany would postpone the be ginning of the new submarine cam paign until April 1 or the middle of .March. lie would not say whether he got his information from the presi dent. "The sum and substance or the con ference, Speaker Clark said, "outside of an explanation made as to the tcm rContinued on Page «.] 11l KKETT FOR VICE-PRESIDENT Special to the Telegraph Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 25.—The name of Klutcr J. Burkett, of Lincoln, form- I'nited States Senator from Nebraska, yesterday was formally filed, to be placed nn the primary ballot as can didate for the Republican nomination for vice-president. i THE WEATHER For llfirrlftliiirK anil vicinity t right rnln or «n«w, followed by Hear- In k and nojim-v* lint colder weather to-ulsht. with loweM tempera ture iibmit 1!8 degree*; Saturday partly cloudy. For RaMtern PeniiM.vlvnnlnj Itnln or «now, followed by clearing and Moinewhat collier to-night; Satur day partly overcaNl; strong north it cat WIIHIK. 11l ver The main rl%er and the lower part* of lta main hrancbeM will prob nbly rlae slightly. The upper por tions and the principal branch?* will remain nearly stationary. A stage of about 4.0 feet IN Indi cated for Harrlnhurg Saturday morning. tieneral Conditions The storm that was central over South Carolina, Thur M day morn ing. has moved slowly northsnrd with Increasing energy and mag nitude and now covers nearly all the eastern half of the country with Its center near the \ Irg| n i a Capes. Tt has caused rain in the Inst twenty-four hours in the South Atluntle States and Hnst Tennessee, snow, rain or sleet in the Ohio Valley, Middle Atlantic snd Mew England State* and over a part of the Lake Region. Temperature: R a. m.. 34. Sunt Rlnes. «:45 a. m.; Rfti, R:52 P. m. J ' Moon: l.ast quarter, February •1:24 a. in. Miver Wage: 4.4 feet above low "Bter mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, IIH. l.owest temperature, 27. Mean temperature. 112. .Normal temperature. 31. BY CARRIER « TEXTS A. WEEK. SIXGI.K COPIES a CKXTS. EVANGELIST CAN NOT TAKE PLACE OF THE MINISTER I'nited Evangelical Conference Told of Need For Faith ful Pastors DISTRICT REPORTS READ I Healthy Growth in All Arms of U. E. Church; Many Accessions That the t>rofessional evangelist! never can do the work of the regular preacher in bringing; men and women into the church is the gist of a discus- I sion of the question of evangelism in the annual report of the Rev. W. F. - Heil, former bishop, presiding elder j of the Harrisburg district, to the East | Pennsylvania Conference, in session In j the Harris Street United Evangelical j Church, Harris and Susquehanna! streets. The Rev. Dr. Heil points out that; the traveling evangelist is a supple- | tpentary aid of importance in this work, but declares that, the real con structive work of building up the church must be done by faithful and untiring ministers—men who not. only seek the straying, but men who do their utmost to keep the saved within the fold as well. Vrgcs Teaching of Sex Truths Bowers Harnish, of Carlisle, former publicity agent of Eebanon Valley College, at Annville, and now i State superintendent of the World's; Purity Federation, addressed the con- . ference on the question of teaching ; sex truths to children. Mr. Harnish advocated that parents ; instruct their children in the truths of j i life before they are laught the vile 1 and ugly aspects of these things by | ill-taught companions. [Continued on Paste 21.] Passengers of Coastwise Steamer Run Down in Fog Transferred at Sea By Associated Press Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 25.—A1l oT the passengers aboard the Merchants and .Miners' liner Cretan, which was dam aged in collision with a schooner ! early to-day fourteen miles from Cape , ; Hatteras, were safely transferred to I | the steamer Dorothy several hours i i later, according to a radio message 1 received at the office of the Merchants and Miners. The Cretan, with her J captain and crew aboard and con voyed by the Dorothy is slowly mak- i ing her way to Norfolk. Iler bow Is j stove in and she is otherwise dam | aged. The condition of the schooner ; was not known here. The Cretan was bound from Phila delphia for Savannah, Ga., when she I ! struck the schooner in a heavy fog. j She immediately sent out wireless , i calls for assistance and' several ves- \ j sels responded, the Dorothy, the desti- • nation of which was not given, being , ihe lirst to reach lier. It was be-; lieved that the Cretan would be able to make this port under her own \ power, her collision bulkhead evi- j dently having saved her from foun dering. Twenty-eight on Hoard By Associated Press Philadelphia, Feb. 25.—The steam ship Cretan sailed from here late Wednesday night. There were twenty eight passengers on board and a crew of between forty and fifty men. The passenger list is at the Baltimore of- : lice of the Merchants and Miners' Line. The Cretan carries a general cargo and is commanded by Captain .T. R. Wood, of Baltimore. Officials of the steamship company here have no de tails of the collision. Pastor Entertains Choir of St. Mark's Lutheran Church Special to the Telegraph Medianiesburg. Pa., Feb. 25. —East evening the Rev. 11. N. Fegley, pas tor of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, entertained the choir at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. ibacli. South Mar ket street. After a short talk by Dj\ fegley, who has served the congrega tion for the past 44 years, the com pany enjoyed vocal and instrumental music and games, and refreshments were served. NAVY FOI*<JHT DEAD MI'EE Shelled as Submarine Gas Proved Animal \ot ilors (In Combat Special to the Telegraph Eondon, Feb. 25. One of the fun niest episodes of the war has come to light as a result of an official report of 'an incident in the Mediterranean, where a dead Texas mtile, floating feet upward, was mistaken for a subma j rinc. An allied patrol vessel gave chase to what was suspected to be an enemy submarine, eventually sending a sheil ' into the supposed U-boat. The official report of the incident gives the linal results in these terms: "On being hit, the enemy retaliated with poisonous gases." The incident caused no end of amusement in naval circles. URGK NATIONAL PROHIBITION Special to the Telegraph Danville. Pa.. Feb. 25.—Grangers i from Northumberland, Union and Montour counties met here yesterday and in-'orscd the movement for the abolition of the liquor traffic. A res olution says: "We favor a nation wide prohibition and suggest that our granges request our members of Con gress to use their influence and to east their votes toward bringing about this result." POISON KILLS FISH Special to the Telegraph Eebanon, Pa.. Feb. 25.—Many tliou ; snnds of dead fish line the banks of 'Swalara c reek from n point below the Forge dam, where the Quittapahllla creek, which flows through the city, joins llie Swatara waters. Not only are fish kilted, but ducks, geese, chick ens and cattle are reported to be sick ened by the waters of the creek, the surface of which is covered with a de- I posit of greenish color. IIARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1916 PROGRESS OF RUSSIANS THRUST TO SPLIT TURKEY IN TWAIN \ V, } Vj BULGARI A.u minor '^iPK v y x / % \ AGI ? AD / <0 / \ *% \\. \ j \ "A" Point, near Trebizond which the Russians have reached in their advance against that town from Erzerum, Jmf J r !, res f recent ' v captured, "B"' Eake .Van District, now wholly occupied by the forces of Grand Duke Nicholas. The fall of the important town of Bitlis has been announced. "C" Diarbokr. about 100 miles from Bitlis and now the objective of the Russians. Diarbekr is near the Bagdad Railway. "IV which the Russians intend to cut and possession of. This would make hazardous the position of the Turkish forces fighting the British down the Tigris and imperil their army in Persia. Success of this campaign would also make much loss difficult the Rus sian progress toward Adana, the coveted "window" on the Mediterranean. 'SAVE THE BABY, I SAVE THE NATION' IS THE SLOGAN Plans Laid For "Rabv Week" in This City, March 15-18 Headquarters at Bowman's GOOD SPEAKERS SECURED Educational Nature of the Ex hibit a Roon to Every Mother in Harrisburg Baby will come into his own for four days in March, from the 15th to the 18th, when the child'welfare con ference. that will be observed all over the country during the week I preceding the local exhibit, will take place in this city under the auspices I of the Associated Aid Society, the Visiting Nurses' Association and the j City Health Bureau. "Baby Week" I will be devoted to a series of pro grams which will be carried out in a ! large space on the third floor of 1 ! Bowman's store and will be mapped; out with a view to educating the! [Continued on Page 22] Don't Spoon! Is Order to Women Athletes Special to the Telegraph Madison, Wis., Feb. 25. The honor system has been put Into effect among the women of the State Uni versity's co-ed athletic teams. Here are some.of the rules: Eive at the training table. Must not go to more than one danc- I ing party a week. Nothing to be eaten between meals except fruit, plain ice cream, crack ers, white or graham, milk. Must not eat hot breads, biscuits, i tea, coffee, cake or any rich pastry. Must not spoon. Must not eat more than one pound of candy a week. Must cut out dormitory rarebits. Must turn in at 10 o'clock each night. Must take one hour of exercise each day. in addition to the regular | team training period. If the girls should be tempted and fall they must report their violation of the rules to Ihe physical director, i The rules do not prescribe whether the co-ed athlete who spoons must name her partner. Wheat Causes Surprise by Advance at Opening By Associated Press Chicago, Feb. 25.—Instead of show ling a fresh break in values the wheat j market to-day surprised many traders by the opening at an advance. Open ing quotations, sl.lß to $1.19% for May and $1.14 94 to $1.16*,4 for July, were % to l%c higher than yester- I day's finish. The reason for the upturn seemed |to be a reaction from the semi j panicky selling of yesterday and I optimism on the part of a majority 1 of dealers that some practical way out of the difficulty with Germany would |be found. SUICIDE NOT CRONES By Associated Press New York, Feb. 25. The police I announced to-day that the man who ' committed suicide yesterday in New | ark, N. J., was not Jean Crones, the chef who attempted to poison Arch bishop Mundelein and three hundred guests at a banquet in Chicago. j CONVENTION COMING HERE Special to the Telegraph Erie, Pa., Feb. 25.—The annual convention of the Carpenters' State Council ended yesterday. Harrisburg was selected for the convention next year. 11 EN 11V 11. SHEIP DEAD By Associated Press Philadelphia. Pa., Feb. 25.—Henry 5 11. Sheip. founder and president of the Henry 11. Sheip Company, cigar box manufacturers, died here last night, j ugsil 66. CHURCH UNITES WITH STATE IN FIGHT ON HOTEL Fred W. Ebel, Proprietor of National, Arouses Two Combined Foes IN CAPITOL PARK ZONE Commonwealth Takes Proper ty—West Enders Re- . j sists Removal Church and State united to-day In | resisting the appeal of Fred AV. Ebel, < proprietor of the National Hotel, for I the privilege of selling rum. The State's fight was based on Ebel's ! effort to obtain a re-license of bis < \ present hostelry at Fourth and State streets on the' ground that the prop ■ erty has been taken over by the Com- ! j monwealtli for Capitol Park Esten- I sion purposes and that Ebel is no 1 ] longer a tenant. ] The Augsburg Lutheran Church congregation and a host of citizens in j the Eleventh ward fought Ebel's ap [ plication for a new license at 1802 j North Fourjth street—his hoped-for \ ; location should the State defeat his efforts to remain at Fourth and State | [Continued on Page 22] Penna. Steel Officers Meet to Adjust Legal End of Schwab Transfer Philadelphia, Feb. 25.—-A special meeting of the officers, directors and superintendents of plants of the Penn sylvania Steel Company, Maryland j Steel Company and its subsidiaries was held this morning and adjourned at 1.30 this afternoon. After the meet ing President Felton stated that, the meeting was called to adjust legal details preliminary to the company being taken over by the Bethlehem I Steel Company. Justice Hughes Reiterates Declaration That He Will Not Run For President By Associated Press ! New York, Feb. 25.—1n a letter to ! Henry A. Wise Wood, former member I of Secretary Daniel's naval advisory ' board, made public here to-day, United States Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes reiterates his declaration that he Is not a candidate i for the presidential nomination. Next Two Army-Navy Games on Polo Grounds By Associated Press West Point, N. Y., Feb. 26.—Lieut, i Jatnes B. Crawford, secretary and i treasurer of the Army Athletic Coun ! clt, announced to-day that the army and navy football games this year and in 1!• 07 will be played at the Polo Grounds in New York. 4,000 CIIKER GOVERNOR Special to the Telegraph Detroit, Feb. 25.—At last night's meeting four thousand educators cheered Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, in his earnest plea for a square deul to childhood and par ticularly for the Pennsylvania Child Labor law hailed here as the greatest advance in education for half a cen tury. He addressed the Board of Commerce at noon to-day. CUNNINGHAM TO SPEAK Robert J. Cunningham. State High way Commissioner, has accepted an invitation to attend the William Penn Highway Conference to be held in Harrisburg March 27. JIETKD MAN TAKES POISON Special to the Telegraph I Chester Pa., Feb. 25.—John S. Deperinl. foreman at the Dupont works at Carney's Point, entered a i barroom here last evening and tool; I poison. He said, bis sweetheart had "jfone back on him." i GIVE PEREMPTORY i ORDERS TO TEST 19 ST. BRIDGE! \ County Comniissoners Demand J "Tryout" Monday by Fcrro- ! Concrete Co. CONTRACTORS REFUSED J 1 'I rolley Car to Rc Used to De-, J termine Carrying Capacity of Structure Peremptory orders to test out the carrying: capacity of the new Nine- \ teenth street bridge across the Phila delphia and Reading tracks on Mon day, February 28, were issued this aft ] ernoon by the County Commissioners | to the Ferro-Concrete Company, the ' ; contractors. The notification was sent in response i i to the contracting company's refusal to comply with the commissioners' re- I quest on Wednesday lhat the con i tractors make the required test. The j i latter declare that the specifications j do not require them to do this until I I after the viewers appointed by the I I court have passed on the structure. In contracting circles rumors have : ■ been afloat, for some time as to just j what caused the unusually big charge | for "extras" on the structure. Brewers Say Their Records Are Destroyed, During Federal Probe Special to the Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 25.—A1l rec ! ords of the United States and the I Pennsylvania Brewers' Association' I previous to January 1, 191 (j, have been ! destroyed, according to testimony of i fercd at the hearing late to-day in | United States District Court on the' I presentment of the Federal Grand I Jury asking that three officials of, those organizations be declared in I contempt for failure to produce sub-I I penaed records. Denial was made j [that the records were destroyed after i | the hnbpenas had been served on I I Februaiy 1. i The men named in the presenta- ] tion are John P. Gardiner, of Phila delphia, president and Kdwin A. j ! Schmidt, also of Philadelphia, treas urer of the Pennsylvania Brewers' As sociation, and Edwin A. Dembeck, of i Jersey City, treasurer of the United States Biewers' Association. All were j called to the stand. A Matter of Business According to the men, each month , when the bank books are balanced, the cancelled checks witn the check | stubs are destroyed, leaving as the I only record the amount of money either association lias in the bank. It also was testified that the minutes of i meetings of the association always arc prompt!) destroyed. James P. Alulvlhill, vice-president of the Independent Brewing Com pany, who surrendered himself, at the Federal Building after Govern ment authorities had endeavored for j over a week to serve him with a sub- j penn, was the first witness. Says One Battleship Can Worst U. S. Pacific Fleet Special to the Telegraph Washington, Feb. 25.—"One good battleship, under certain conditions, ought to overcome all we've got in the Pacific," Admiral Cameron Melt. \ inslow, who is In supreme command on the Pacific, told the House Naval j committee. Pressed for further in formation, the Admiral declared the 1 force under his command is entirely! inadequate, even with all its reserves I called out to meet any probable one my. Read Admiral Badger told the com mittee that the United States navy | would need, on a war basis, 102,815! men to man the flcei which will be in commission in 1917. His present peace estimate of 67,000 men was for | i!, 000 more men than recomnuended by! J Secretary Daniels, the difference being due chiefly to the Navy Board's esti j mate that 50 per cent, of crews should |be kept on reserve ships, as against I Mr. Daniels' estimate of 40 per oent. | FIREBUG MAY BE FORMER CONVICT POLICE THEORY Hold Man on Entering Charge; While Seeking Arson Evidence SEEK 11IS ACCOMPLICES Gang of Youths and Roys on Hill May Re. Rack of Incendiarism That Lewis Blouch, 1427 Vernon stret, who was arrested on Wednes day on an attempted robbery charge, is connected with the series of incen diary fires on Allison Hill, is the be lief of a number of residents of that section of the city, who with private detectives and watesmen have been working on the case. Although Blouch was arrested on a charge of attempting to force ail en trance to the 801 l Brothers Manufac turing Company plant early Monday morning, ho is being held on this charge until the police can gather enough evidence against him and a number of accomplices, to charge them with arson. More Arrests to Follow Although nothing could be learned definitely /rom the authorities about the arrest, or the plans in rounding up the firebugs, it is rumored that more arrests will be made within a few days. Early Monday morning J. 1-1. Eowery, 1705 Derry street, watchman at the 801 l plant, saw a man trying to gain entrance to the place. The intruder, according to the watchman, was trying to enter the room in which highly inflammable supplies are stored. The person trying to gain an entrance was frightened away by Eowery, who then reported to the police department. On this infor mation, it is said, Blouch was arrested and committed to jail after he was taken before Alderman Hilton. In case Hie police cannot produce enough evidence at the bearing to have Blouch held for court, a charge of furnishing liquor to minors will be brought against the prisoner. Great secrecy was maintained in making the arrest. Instead of plac ing Blouch's name on the docket at | police headquarters, the information [Continued o» Page 6.1 Pit mi )ULDN'T IDENTIFY BLOUCH ? g.—Lewis Blouch, charged with attempted J ; 801 l Brothers Manufacturing Compa by the watchman and was released from this K Id for a hearing charged with furnishing liquor A ording to the police. 1 i | ? , Harrisburg.—Hearing of the remonstrance agaii st the I | l clicensing city will ; begin late thrs afternoon or early to-morrow morning. ;!> I LABORER DROPS DEAD AT WORK ii ' | opped over dead from acute indigestion this ;' ' • mon I V PORTUGUESE SEIZE EIGHT MORE SHIPS \) | St. Vincent, Cape Verde Islands, Feb. 25.—Eight Ger- g k l! man steamships lying in the harbor here were taken in f | i ® charge yesterday by official* of the Portuguese government, j t jj, U. S. TO PROBE SEIZURE OF SAILORS ' ' Washington, Feb. 25. —The United States to-day in- ! 1 j J i structed Ambassador Pag'e at London to make inquiries at ® ' 1 j the British Foreign Office regarding the removal of thirty- I 'j ! , eight Germans, Austrians and Turks from the American • |i *, steamship China in Asiatic water and to demand the re- j'j lease of the prisoners if they were arrested on the high seas, 1! 1 as has been indicated. , i < 1 CONFIRM FLETCHER NOMINATION '; 1 Washington, Feb. 25. The Senate to-day confirmed l | • the nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher as ambassaclo: j I to the government of Mexico. The vote was 49 to 16. I < I CERTAIN THEY HAVE SWINDLER > Washington, Feb. 25. Postal authorities announced , to-day that they were satisfied that the man arrested la.,t • ► ; night at St. Petersburg, Fla., was John Grant Lyman, want- ] . I ed in New York for using the mails to defraud, and esti- |{ mated at from $400,000 to $700,000 the amount he is alleged ■ I 1 to have obtained through his New York office and branches £ <', at Hanf9r4 and SpnngtKiQ, I ~ MARRIAGE LICENSES | .Inhn Henry lanrmntt MII«I Virile Kelkrr L.chmnn, i'Hy. .Jcame l.ffevrf /<»ok Keller, < amp Hill, timl Mnr.v lsll/ni'ct li Klnovrr.Jl < |lllßbn|»lrr. ? rtll mwu rfilrix» n tr\f\*mrnm \t\ft mm . 24 PAGES CITY EDITION GERMAN WEDGE IS NOW ALMOST UNDER GUNS OF GREAT FORTRESS Forces of German Crown Prince Pushing Forward to Verdun Notwithstand ing Tremendous Losses in Dead and Wounded; French Have Lost 10,000 Prisoners During Offensive TEUTONS OCCUPY NINE FORTIFIED VILLAGES Lines Are Extended Along Ridge Within Two Miles of Outlying Defenses; Vic torious Russians Have Pushed Forty Miles West of Erzerum on Heels of Fleeing Turks j In (heir driving offensive for Ver dun the armies of the German Crown : Prince have pushed a vasi wedge into : the French lines north of the fortress until (hey are almost under the guns of some of the outlying forts and with in live and a half miles of Verdun it self. In the sector stretching from Bra bant to neauniont, where the heaviest fighting has taken place the German center already has battled its way more than three miles south from its former position. Both sides have suffered tremendous losses in killed and wounded during the fighting over this ground, and the French have alsc lost heavily in prisoners, Ihe bitter now numbering more than ten thou sand according to Berlin, the taking .of 7,000 being announced to-day. Occupy Nine Towns In their southward drive the Crown Prince's forces have captured no lesc than nine villages and fortiiied farms, successively occupying llaumont Samongneux, Brabant, Ornes, Beau mont, Chambrettes. Marmont, Fotel late and Champneuville, while thei' vanguard now occupied the ridge o. [Continued on Page 22]
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