Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, March 14, 1916, Image 1

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    Expedition Into Mexico Alter Villa
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
. vvvir x* by carrier. « ck*t* .* week.
LAAAV— .NO. .V SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS.
♦ VILLA IS REPORTED TO BE ENCIRCLED
WITH NO CHANCE OF ESCAPE BY 15,000
SOLDIERS OF CARRANZA IN CHIHUAHUA
Advices Reaching El Paso,
Claim Murderous Bandit
Is Completely Surrounded j
South of Galeana; All Pos
sible Means of Escape Are
Shut Off; Outlaw Has
Large Number of Wounded
MILITARY IMPOSES
RIGID CENSORSHIP
Gen. Funston Takes Charge
of Telegraph Lines and
Roads From Columbus to
Prevent Press Dispatches
of U. S. Troop Movements
Getting Through; Car
ranza Accepts Reciprocal
Agreement
By Associated Press
I"1 Paso. Texas, March 11.
Francisco Villa, heading south
from Galena, is now encircled by
Carranza troops, nvrordine: to ad
vices from General l.uis Gutierrez,
.'ommander-in-ehicf of Chihuahua,
io-day. With 15.000 men in Chi
huahua and heavy reinforcements
on their way. he thinks Villa has
small chance to escape.
General Gutierrez arrived in Juarez
early in the day and later conferred
with General Gavira. the local com-;
niandant and Consul Garcia in El :
Paso. Afterward General Gutierrez
pave out a statement that besides the,
troops holding points and maintain-;
ing patrols, live columns of 1200 men
each arc closing up on the bandit
chief under the respective commands
of Gutierrez himself and Generals
Herrera, Rafael Maldonado,
Benjamin Garza and Jose Gabazos.
villa is now moving south of
Galeana. General Garza sent a new j
cavalry detachment after him last,
• night from Ahumada on the east, in j
addition to the force sent yesterday
from T.aguna to the south of j
Ahumada.
While the cavalry forces are raov-1
ln« in from the east, the command
of 300 men at Santa Ana under Colonel
Cano is believed at Juarez headquart-I
*rs to be sufficient to check any at- j
tempt by Villa to escape to the south i
up the canyon of the Santa Maria
river.
A dispatch received to-day from :
Colone Xieto Macia at Pearson stated
that Villa carried a large number of j
wounded with lilm in wagons through
Galeana. The Mormons at Casus;
Grandes. he said, feel secure and have'
no desire to be taken out of the
country. lie also confirmed the news
of the safety of Mrs. Wright's child,
kidnaped by Villa and found at the
Comes Valles ranch.
Washington, D. C„ March 14. —State
Department agents along the border
reported to-day that General Carranza
lias received the American govern- 1
ment's note accepting his proposal for
a reciprocal agreement for the pur- j
suit of outlaws and is favorably im- j
pressed with it.
The State Department was advised
of the receipt by General Carranza of i
the reply sent yesterday to his pro- j
posal for a reciprocal agreement as to j
the pursuit of bandits along the bor- j
der. Unofficial information reached 1
the department stating the American j
note was favorably received by Gen-i
eral Carranza. but the official message
made no comment on that point.
Mormons Cut Off
The department has not renewed its j
[Continued of Pago !)]
VTCK-PRESIPKXT IS 62
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., March 14. —Vice- j
President Marshall was 62 years old '
to-day. He was the recipient of nu- ■
merous congratulations from officials!
and diplomats alike on his robust
health and youthful appearance. Presi- ;
dent Wilson was one of the first to
extend congratulations. The Vice- 1
President and Mrs. Marshall planned
to celebrate his birthday anniversary !
with a dinner to-night.
THE WEATHER]:
For Harrlalniric and vicinity: Clonrtr
to-night nml Wc(lni>N<lny, prob
ably light rnln or miou; not much
.•linage In temperature, lowent to
night about HO degree*.
«?or Kaatern Penanylvatila; Cloudy
In-alght and \\ edne*dn> . prob
ably rnln or aaowt moderate
nurtkcant win da.
Illver •
The Suaqnehnnna river and Ita
tribulurirM will rlae slightly or
remain nearly «tutlonury, except
the upper .Morth Ifriuiclt. which
will fall Nllghtly. A Mtnge of about
5.0 feet la Indicated for Harrla-
burg Wednesday morning.
(General Condition*
The atorip thnt waa central near
llonton. "Monday morning, baa
pitMMCil off M-anard. It coaled
light rnln and anotv In Southern
\ew Kngland and over the l|*per
St. I.nwrence Vnlley In Ihe laat
tMenty-foar hour*. The prcnanre
him rlaen decidedly over the
northern and weatern portion* of
the country nnd fnlleu generally
aoutli of the Ohio river.
There ha* been a genernl fall of '1
to 24 degree* In temperature, ex
cept Month nnd caat of the Ohio
river.
Temperature t s n. m.: no.
Sun: filar*, 0:17 a. m.; *eta, 6sf2
p. m.
)loon: Full mono, March 10, 12i557
P. in.
Ytlvcr staicc: 4.7 feet above low
water mark.
Venferday'a Weather
lllghrnt temperature. < r »s.
I.owent temperature. XS.
Menu temperature, 40.
Aormai temperature, 36.
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POURING OIL ON THE WATERS I
v y
The Rev. 15. J. Pace, for ten years a missionary in the Philippines and now a member of the editorial staff of
the Religious Telescope, a Upited Brethren publication of Dayton, Ohio, here depicts America's opportunity to
quiet the troubled sea of world politics. Mr. Pace before becoming a missionary was a cartoonist on Chicago
newspapers. This cartoon was drawn especially for the Telegraph by the Rev. Mr. Pace, who is one of the big
speakers at the Laymen's Missionary Movement convention now on in this city.
STATE CORN SHOW
i FOR HARRISBURG
! IN WINTER PLAN
Secretary Patton Outlines a
Plan and Asks the Coftnty
Fair People to Help
Secretary of Agriculture Charles E.
Patton to-day urged the members of
the Association of Fairs to co-operate
with plans for a midwinter State corn
and apple show in this city. Tlie plan
! is the result of careful study by the
secretary who aims to cret the prize-j
winners of the fairs together in onej
[Continued on Page 2]
Nomination of Brandeis
Is Opposed by Taft
IBy Associated rrcss
Washington. March 14. Former
President Taft and six other former
i presidents of the American Bar As
sociation to-day protested to the Sen
! ate Judiciary Subcommittee against
confirmation of the nomination of
Louis 1). Brandeis for the Supreme;
: Court. The others were Simeon E.
Baldwin, Francis liawle, Joseph H.
[ Choate, Elihu Hoot. Moorfield Storv
! and Peter W. Meklrim.
j The first six sent a letter stating!
; that they felt "under the painful dutvi
to say to you that in their opinion,
I taking into view the reputation, char-1
1 acter and professional career of Mr.!
j L. D. Brandeis lie is not a fit person
to be a member of the Supreme Court !
i of the United States."
j Sir. Meldrlin wrote from Savannah,
j Ga.:
"My reason for refusing to approve
was that the reputation of Mr.
j Brandeis at his home bar makes him
an unfit person to be appointed."
Both letters were read to the com- i
: mittee to-day by Austen G. Fox, at
torney for the opposition »o the con
firmation at the reopening of public'
hearings.
British Place $91,000,000
Contract For Army Rations
By Associated Pres*
New York, March It.—Announce
ment was made here to-day that the
British government has awarded a con
tract to the Imperial Canneries, Lim
ited. of Montreal, fi' l o,ooo.ooo one
pound cans of beef stew for tise as
army rations. The acrgrsgate value of
the contract Is given as 891.000.000.
Deliveries are to begin within forty
days and the contract is to be filled I
} within a year. According to those in- j
| terested, it will require 300.000,000 ]
■ pounds of beef and 1.f.00,000 uags of
; rice, together with millions of pounds
of beans, carrots and onions, to fill the I
contract. The Imperial Canneries is a
new corporation, composed of three I
American packing concerns and one i
I Canadian concern
RED CROSS SUPPLIES BCRN
WHEN $2041,000 IS FIRED
Halifax. X. S. \v\. March 14. AI
large quantity of Bed Cross supplies'
( were burned in a tire which destroyed
\"o. 2 pier of the steamship terminals
herb to-day.
The loss is estimated at $200,000.
Mrs. Casey in charge of the supplies,
who was in the building when the tire
started was missing later and it was
I feared she had lost her life. The!
'cause oi llic lire is unknown [
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1916.
TRIBUTE FOR
PUBLIC WORKS
BOARD SERVICE
Council Accepts Resignations
and Final Report; Spent
Million and Quarter
Tlarrisburg this morning officially |
1 closed another chapter in its municipal |
i improvement campaign when City;
Council formally accepted the final re
port of the Board of Public Works
along with the resignations of the
j members. J. William Bowman and Ed
j win C. Thompson
"This board," stated Messrs. Bow-
I man and Thompson in tendering their
resignations through City Cominls
-1 sioner W. 11. Lynch, superintendent of
streets and public improvements, "has
I become unnecessary, as all the work
i that has been intrusted to it has prac
tically been completed."
i The city's official "well done" for
faithful service was voiced by Cora
[Continued on Page 11]
GOVERNOR MEETS
HIS WAR CHIEFS
.
"Nothing lo Say at This Time,"
Says Executive After
Meeting
Governor Brumbaugh held a war
j council at his offices at the Capitol
' early this afternoon, but declined to
discuss the effect of his announcement
that he would permit the use of his
name at the Republican presidential
preference primary. The Governor
has been receiving letters and tele*
; irami from friends commending his
I candidacy and men connected with the
: Stan Government have assured him
of their support.
The Governor was in consultation
i with Attorney General Brown, Public
1 Service Chairman Ainey, Secretary of
! Agriculture Patton and Harry A.
I Mackey, chairman of the Workmen's
Compensation Board. The presence
of these men being closeted with the
Governor led to them being styled the
"Big I-'our" in the gossip of the Cap
itol this afternoon.
When the Governor left the confer
! ence he was-asked if he had anything
■ to say.
"No, not now," he replied.
"Are you talking over the situation
with those officials in there?" was
I asked.
VOh, no, they are just in there
I working out some problems," said the
; Governor. He refused to sav any
] more.
The Governor said that he had not
seen ex-Secretary P. C. Knox while
! he was here last evening on his way
I to York.
One of the things which attracted
attention at the Capitol was the fact
that Senator <"harles A. Snyder, candi
date for Auditor General, wus here.
He did not meet the Governor. ' A.
Xevin Detrieh. chairman of the Wash
ington , party State committee, and
P. S. Ache, one of the militant Bull
| Moosers in 1912, were also on the
J Hill, but were bus* on the first floor,
GERMANY WILL
I MAKE AMENDS IF
SHE SUNK SILIUS
Believes, However, Unarmed
Bark Carrying Americans
Was Not Victim of U-Boat
By Associated m ess
| Washington, March 14. —Unofficial
advices received here to-day indicate
that Germany will make complete
amends to the United States it it is
found that a German submarine tor
' pedoed the Norwegian bark Silius,
: from which seven Americans were
| rescued, in Havre roads.
The German government is repre
sented here as believing that a tor
pedo was not responsible for the loss
of the bark and that any commander
who attacks a neutral ship such as
the Silius without warning would be
exceeding his instructions.
The sinking of the Silius has been
the cause of much concern here be
[Continued on Page 12.J
UNIV. BANQUET AT
1 HARRISBURG CLUB
Well Over 100 College Grad
uates Will Hear Pres. Sparks
and Other Noted Speakers
Seventeen alumni of the University
of Pennsylvania, ten Yale graduates,
i seven Lafayette men, six each from
Ruckneii and Lehigh, five Prince
i tonians, five State College alumni and
[ two or three from each of the follow
i ing universities and colleges have al
ready signified their intention of at
-1 tending the university banquet at the
Harrisburg Club to-morrow evening:
Gettysburg, Dickinson, University of
Pittsburgh, Cornell. Georgetown, Michi
gan, Medico-Chi, Juniata, Ohio Wes
; icyan, Johns Hopkins, Vermont and
1 West Virginia.
The committee regrets any over
i sight that may have been made in the
matter of invitations to this tirst ban
quet, which, it is expected, will be
I made an annual affair, but the difli
culty in obtaining authentic lists of the
graduates from the various universities
made it almost impossible to reach
; everybody. William H. Earnest will
j be toastmaster, and in addition to the ;
i speakers whose names were printed in
• last evening's Telegraph, Headmaster
i, Arthur 10. Brown, of the Harrisburg
Academy, will be called on for a few
remarks appropriate to the occasion
President E. E. Sparks, of State Col
lege. will bo the guest of honor.
Miss Sara Leiner's orchestra will
furnish the music, which will include
the representative songs of all the col- I
! leges. The banquet is scheduled for
7 o'clock to-morrow evening. AH
those who have not replied cither way
to the invitations are urged to do so
I to-day, inasmuch as it is very hard for
the committee io make arrangements
; for an uncertain number. After 110011
to-morrow it will be impossible to
make further provision, and all who
plan to be present are requested to
i j send word to Mark T. Milnor, 1 is'ortii
II Tbird street.
MISSION WORKERS h
DISCUSS PROBLEM
OF THE IMMIGRANT
Lutheran Churchman Ad- <
dresses Laymen's Movement :
Convention on Question
FEEL UNWELCOME HERE '
Americans Treat Foreigners as ]
Intruders, Asserts Dr.
Ravmer
The Rev. A. L. Raymer, superinten-!
dent of Slav and Hungarian Missions
of the General Council of the Luth- f
eran Church, In opening the third j
day of the Laymen's Missionary i
Movement of the National Missionary
Campaign in the Grace Methodist .
Church, declared this morning that "If
immigrants should lay down their
tools to-day the United States to
morrow would be commercially para
lyzed. "That's a broad assertion,"
he continued, "but 1 challenge con
tradiction."
Mr. Raymer's talk was on "Present 1
Day Immigration Problems," and he
discussed his subject very thoroughly. I
In the beginning he asked why so
many foreigners came to this country
and in answer said that to give the
reasons of every immigrant would be
[Continued on Page It.]
Urges Additional Care
During Heavy Freight
Tie-up in Wreck Report
Additional precaution during the
present unusual freight congestion is
ursred by John P. Dohoney, investi- i
gator of accidents, in his report to-day j
lo the Public Service Commissioners f
on the recent wreck at Mexico, on the I
Middle division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. He says:
"If '.lie rules of safety are to be ,
adhered 10. the pressure of one heavy!
I train against another ought to be fol- j
lowed by a prompt and thorough in- I
I spection to determine whether serious j
results have accompanied the move
ment.
"The primary cause of this accident j
was the buckling of freight cars which
had been stored on an adjacent track I
and which had been struck by an east
bound freight train and thrown on (he
westbound passenger track about one
half minute prior to the arrival of the
passenger train 7"
Shoot Jitney Driver Full
of Holes When He Refuses
to Take Them Any Further
By Associated Press
Scranton, Pa., March 14. John
) Melvin, a Pittston jitney driver, was
I killed last night at Duryea by three
passengers who wanted him to carry ■
them to Old Forge, two miles beyond j
the end of his route. The murderers
were foreigners.
They fired six shots into liis head
and body, and escaped. Another pas
senger named Reddlngton narrowly
I escaped being hit by one of tHe bul
! lets. State police are searching for
j the murderers, who escaped toward
j Old Forge.
Prevention Methods
Will Be Suggested
An organized effort to reduce the
number of industrial accidents which
have been reported to the State Work- ,
men's Compensation Bureau will be
made by the State administration,
; which will call for a conference of rep
resentative employers here on March
1 23. I
The plans have been under way for i
some time and letters have been is- j
! sued by the Governor inviting some
i of the employers to the conference. I
i The statistics gathered will be laid
j before the meeting and the co-opcra- ;
1 tion of everyone asked to reduce the
accidents. The Governor will likely
speak. i
j The Idea originated with the He- !
partment of Labor and Industry whose j
experts were struck with the jump in !
| accidents due to industrial "speeding
J up." The correspondence on the sub- j
I ject will be made public to-night.
DAUPHIN' COUNTY PRISON*
IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION
Edward Wilson, agent for the State i
Hoard of Public Charities, made an |
inspection of the Dauphin county
prison to-day and found it in excellent i
condition. He was escorted about by i
Warden William Melllienny. who has
] done considerable painting and reno- !
! vatlng since he took charge. Mr. Wll
i son also inspected the food served and
found it good. "There is absolutely
j no odor in the jail." said he, "which
i is remarkable considering the fact that
17C prisoners are now housed there." !
SWEEPING "DRY" VICTORY
By Associated Press
Winnipeg, Man., March 14.—Returns i
from rural districts to-day empha- j
sized the "dry" victory scored In yes- :
i terday's referendum vote on the Mani- I
' toba temperance act, which will result !
[ In the closing on June 1 of nearly 200
bars. 42 wholesale liquor houses and
7 licensed clubs. While the sale of
liquor is prohibited within the prov
ince, its importation for individual :
consumption and manufacture for ex
port is permitted.
$150,000 FIRE IN RAILROAD SHOPS
By Associated Press
Cloverport, Ky., March 1 4.—Fire to
day destroyed the roundhouse, ma
chine and car repair shops of the
Louisville, Chicago and St. Louis Rail
road. Six engines, six passenger
coaches and part of the work train
equipment also were burned. The loss !
is estimated at *150,000.
BARONESS-AUTHOR DIES
By Associated Press
Merlin. March 14 (by wireless). —
The death is announ.-ed at Vienna of
Baroness Marie von Kbner-Kscherbacli. :
author. She was 86 years of age,
daughter of Count Franz v6n Dubsky. I
She was the author of many novels us |
jvaU as of notingl
14 PAGES CITY EDITION
OPPOSING GUNS ;]
BEFORE VERDUN i
POUNDING AWAY
tierman and French Bombard-j
incnt of Hostile Positions
Continues With Vigor
TEUTON EFFORTS SHIFT I
Move Across Meuse Then Halt- j
ed; Greece and Entente
Powers Clash I
Activities on the Verdun front con- !
tinue t(? be chiefly those of the artil
lery arm, which still is being vigor- 1
ously employed.
No infantry attack by the Germans ]
has developed west of the Meuse
where there have been signs that a \
renewal of the drive was in prospect. |
The German effort, ended, seemed to j
have again shifted in its most inten
sive form to the other bank of the
stream where a reconnalsance in force |
in the Haudremont wood, west of j
Douaumont, is reported by Paris to I
have been checked bv the French
curtain of fire.
Southeast of Douaumont in the re
gion of Vuux and Damloup the vio
lent German bombardment continues
while further south in the NVoevre
region, both German and French j
guns are busy pounding opposing posi- !
tions.
Greece and lOntcntc
There is increasing friction between
Greece and the eniente powers, ac
cording to advices from German ,
sources. These declare that Premier I
Skouloudls has notified the entente j
ambassadors the Greek Government
is Indisposed to transfer to the en- .
tente the administration of railroads I
in Northern Greece and Macedonia, I
to withdraw troops from the Mace- ;
donian region and to meet other re- '
quests by the entente. Greek and
French soldiers are reported to have
clashed on the island of Mytilene.
Inquiries have been made of Ger-1
many by Norway as to whether it was
a German submarine that orpedoed
the Norwegian bark Silius which, with
j seven Americans on board was sunk j
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ASQUITH ILL
By Associated Press
London, March 14. An official
bulletin has been issued stating that
■ H. H. Asquith, the British premier is
| suffering from bronchial catarrh.
ritl Ml^)V ft nniywi >ll ■ »<T/V I >i * I>r <*|A> 4 l ufl/uiQ
SUNK SHIPS WITHOUT WARNING? S
>rt, March 14.—Austria h*s presented to the f
:s in v C
■ !oeo wiihout warn- • '
allied submarines, presumably British. £
' THIRTY MORE MEASLE CASES T
I j .es of measles had L'
!been reported to the City ri( ltn Department up until a T
late hour this afternoon. This runs the total to 323. 1
TO RAISE ARMY TO 100,000 MEN ?
Washington, March 14. A resolution will be intro- I
duced in Congress, probably to :norrow, to permit the Wai
Department to' raise the standing army to the full strength f
of the various units which will be about 100,000 men. ' C
SUFFRAGE MAY COME BEFORE THE HOUSE j'
ffrage still may come be- | >'
fore the House for a vote this se ;ion. By a unanimous vote 1
1 i the House Judiciary Committee to-day declared to recon- J |
I er on Mni'ch 28 the vote t w hich it recently proposed £
i ® !'' •» all suffrage proposals until December 15. ; t
<, WAR STOCKS BOOM IN STREET ' f
New York, March 14.—War stocks and kindred issues
< boomed on the Stock Exchange to-day, trading being rem- ® ►
; iniscent of laat summer's strong and active market. Sales
I ' i up to 1 o'clock approximated 750;000 shares, pointing to ■ • ►
' ? full day of over 1,000,000 shares. '
J AVALANCHE BURIES SIXTEEN r
Rome, March 13.—A great avalanche has interrupted 3
' • traffic on the railway between Cunee and Tenda which, *
next to Mount' Genis, furnishes the best Alpine communi- JL
j' ► cation with France. Sixteen bodies have been taken from j
| the ruins. I t,
• \ SUE WALLEY DAVIS FOR $15,000 ' *
' Harrisburg. Suit for $15,000 damages was filed late ;
I this afternoon against W. Walley Davis, recently appoint- ►
.! Ed mar/ager ci the By-product Coke Corporation at Chicago. 1
'l | by Elii md Thomas Kohr for injuries the former re- if
1 j ceivcd when Davis' automobile ran her down, October 18,
. ' • • r < The who is 13 years old will always be lame as , »
' , a result of the accident, ;-d.
~ MARRIAGE LICENSE.>
Charlra (ieurse UnrrUun mill Marab K. \\ lukteman. Strrlfua. !l
INSPECTORS FIND
CONDITIONS ARE
MUCH BETTER AT
THE ALMSHOUSE
Intolerable Dirt, Grease,
Filth and Vermin Found
Under "Reform"' Board
Administration Cleaned Up
State Officials Report
COMPLETE RENOVATION
UNDER PRESENT REGIME
No More Obnoxious Odors;
Building Made Cheerful
and Sanitary With Paper,
Paint and Scrub-brush;
Inhuman Feeding System
Ended
lion- the Dauphin County Poor
Board has cleaned, painted, papered,
scrubbed, renovated and changed
things generally for the betterment
I of conditions at the county almshouse
j during the lirst couple of months of
| its administration was interestingly
pointed out to-day by Edward Wilson,
assistant general agent of the State
Board of Public Charities, who yester
day made a thorough inspection of
' the bounty home.
On January 4. Mr. Wilson and Wil
| iiain J. McGarry, of the State Board,
j visited the institution and found the
I conditions, so far as the sanitary.
| healthful and cheerful possibilities
| were concerned, grave enough to
! necessitate peremptory orders to the
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DAVIS SKUVICKK TO-MOHKOW
By Associated Press
Washington, L>. March 14.—The
i body of the late Henry H. Davis, for
| vner United States senator from West
! Virginia and candidate for the vice
presidency on the Democratic ticket
headed by Alton U. Parker, who died
here Saturday morning, was on its
way <o-day to Klkins, W. Va., where
burial will take place to-morrow.
Relatives and friends, including mem
bers of the West Virginia delegation
in Congress, accompanied the body.