Heavy Loss of Life on British Steamer Torpedoed Without Being Warned ■■ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 77 FOLLOWING COLD TRAIL; GO BACK HOME-COMMAND OF CARRANZA? Intimated That de Facto Gov ernment Might Soon Indi cate That the Return of Troops Would Be Wel come LOOK WITH DISFAVOR ON FURTHER PURSUIT Army Officers Will Relent lessly Continue Chase Until Forces Are Ordered With drawn, Although Difficul ties Are Increasing Daily El Paso, Texas, April 6.—lntima tions In Washington that the Oaxranza j government miglit soon indicate to; !he American government that the troops pursuing Villa were futilely fol lowing a "cold trail" and that the de it to government would welcome the return of the United States trcops to their owft country, occasioned 110 sur prise In El Paso to-day. There have been insistent reports here that the de facto government looked with disfavor on a further pur suit of Villa because the pesence of American troop* on Mexican soil waa proving an embarrassment. The«o < report* could not be confirmed because the Mexican officials both here and in JUare* said the question of ft dip lomatic nature must be considered by tho {rovcrnmont heads ut Queretaro. j Will Continue Cliasc Army officers hero say that while, tho difficulties of the Villa hunt In crease dally, and that it may bo weeks before lte Is capturod, tho pur- ! suit will bo relentlessly continued un til tho word comes from Washington to wit 1 draw tho troops. Twenty Apache Indian scouts pass ed here to-day enroute to tho front, 1 where they will try to pick up Villa's trail. The Apaches niado an unbroken rldo of sixty tulles from Fort Apache [Continued on Page 8] Funston Asks That New Recruits Be Sent to Him By Associated Press Washington, April ti. General Funston to-day asked the War De partment to Bend the recruits, enlist-1 ed under the recent authorization of 20,000 additional men to Brownsville, Texas, for distribution among the bor der patrol regiments. The recruits are being assembled and drilled at recruiting stations at Jefferson barracks, Mo., Columbus barracks, Ohio, Fort Logan, Colo., and Port Alcatraz, Cal. They will not be 1 sent across the border, but will fill up regiments of the border guard. At General Punston's request a bat- i tery of the Fourth Pield Artillery, which had been ordered from Browns ville to the Panama Canal zone, will remain on the border, in view of Mex- 1 lean conditions. READING BANISHES JITNEYS Drivers Threaten to Invoke Referen- j dum to Repeal Measure Special to the Telegraph Reading, April o. —Council passed I by a vote of four to one a drastic anti jitney bill, virtually banishing this class of traffic. Jitney Association at torneys warned city officials that the initiative and referendum will be in- j voked in an effort to repeal the meas- ! ure. Traction company lawyers urged its passage. The ordinance, effective May 1, calls ; for licenses of $5 to sls, depending on the size of the car, bonds from $1,500 to $2,000 and restrictions as to street routes and limits on fare charges. COKE MAKES NEW RECORD Connellsvllle, Pa., April 6. With ".he car supply equal to the demand the Connellsville coke trade reached a new high record this week, shipments being 477,000 tons, an increase of 135,000 tons over the first week in January. Labor conditions also im proved, allowing the addition of 150 ovens to the active list. There is still a shortage of men, however, 4,000 of the 39,000 ovens in the region being out of commission because the necessary labor cannot be secured. THE WEATHER Kor Harrlshurg ami vicinity: Fair nn«l rohler tn-nluM nml Fridays li'iVMt temperature to-night about freezing. For F,n*tern Pennsylvania! Partly elouity anil eolder to-nlglitt Fri day fair nail eolder: (roah west erly wind*. River The Snsqnehaiinn river anil nil It* tributaries will eontimie to full. X Mukc of bout IKS feet I* Indl- I'aled for Harrl*hiir|t r'rldn v morning. General Condition* The ■ light depression that wn* over the est Gulf region. .. etlneailuy morning, ha* moved northeiiNt ward to the eoant of Xortli Caro lina) It eauard rain In Tenne**ee nnil In the Atlantic State* from \orth Carolina to -New Jersey, | n _ elusive. There baa been a general fall of 4 In iS degree* In temperature In the Missouri. Middle and I pper Ml*»ls*lp|il and Lower Ohio val leys anil In TennesNee and over e greater part of the l,«ke l«e --glon In the last twenty-four hours. Temperature! s a. m., 44. *un! Rises, SiJII a. M.i set*. fli.T."! p. m. Moon: First quarter, April to, »:3I» a. m. Jtlver Stagei 11 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's 'Wentlier Highest temperature, DO. I.owest temperature, 88. Mean temperature, 48. formal temperature. 44 . BY CARRIER « CKSiTS A WEKIC KIXGL.B COPIES 3 CENTS. POLITICAL FIGHT NEARING CRISIS IS GENERAL BELIEF Governor Brumbaugh Between Two Fires; Asserts He Is For Peace HE STANDS FOB HARMONY j Tells Friends He Is Willing to j Detach Himself From | , Situation Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh lai manifestly between two fires In the present status of the factional warfare which threatens the disruption of the ! Republican party In Pennsylvania. On j one side are strong and influential party leaders and representatives of j Important business interests which are j urging him to do his utmost to bring ! about party unity so that the delega tion to Chicago may be able to assert I the position of Pennsylvania as a great protective State In the choice of candidates for the presidency and ! the writing of a party platform. Upon the other side are influences which are i encouraging a break with the recog -1 nized Republican organization in the j State and a drive upon the leadership ! of Senator Boies Ponrose. I it is known to those who are close [Continued on Page I t.] Investigation to Determine if Pittsburgh or Some Other Town Is Smoky City By Associated Press Pittsburgh. April 6. —An investi gation to determine If Pittsburgh is | really the smoky city or whether honors should go to some other city ; has been instituted under the auspices of the Mellon Institute, University of 1 Pittsburgh. Other cities in the contest are Cln -1 cinnati, St. Louis and Chicago. In or der to ascertain the amount of soot fall, glass jars four Inches in diameter and ten inches deep have been placed 1 lin various sections of each city. Once j a month for a year the contents will j | then be weighed and analyzed and the I relative amount from each city com \ pared. Robbers Enter Bank at Noon and Make Escape in Auto With $15,000 By Associated Press Canonsburg, Pa.. April 6.—Two men ! robbed the First National Bank of Houston, at Houston. Pa., near here, soon after noon to-day of $15,000 and escaped in an automobile. Joseph K. McNutt, cashier of the | I bank, was alone at his window when | ; an automobile drove up in front of ; I the building. A man entered carry- I ing in his hand a piece of paper about j the size of a check and laid it on the I counter in front of the cashier. On ! i the paper was written. "Make a move ; | and you will be shot." McNutt looked up to find himself facing an automatic pistol. • I Meantime the other occupant of the | automobile had left the machine and | made his way to the door leading to | the cashier's cage which happened to |be open. McNutt was made to lie on the floor and one of the robbers guarded him while the other went through the vault. He collected $15,- : 000 in bills ranging in denomination from $1 to S2O but did not touch $2,000 in gold or SI,OOO in silver. Raid of Lone Zeppelin Is Frustrated by Gun Fire By Associated rress I.ondon, April C. The increasing effectiveness of England's antiaircraft defenses was demonstrated last night when the single Zeppelin which under took the fifth raid in six days was : prevented from penetrating the north east coast and was forced to return after the briefest visit of the kind yet ■ made. The night was clear, with moonlight and without wind. Searchlights dis | covered the raider coming over the sea ; and never once lost him during his I stay. As he reached the coast he was : Hying comparatively low and the smallest guns found him such an easy ! 'arget that he was forced to rise to a great height. The larger guns then found (he range and, aided by the searchlights, they surrounded the Zcp ! pelin with a terrific hail of shrapnel and high explosive shells. After ma neuvering near a northeast coast town for about ten minutes, during which only a few bombs were dropped, the raider was seen to turn and sail home ward. CHRISTEN GOLDEN FLIER BEFORE STARTING TOUR By Associated Press New York, April 6. Chrilening of the autpmobile called "the Golden Flier" in which Mrs. Alice S. Burke and Miss Nellie Richardson are to , make a tour of the United States un der the auspices of the National Am erican Woman Suffrage Association was one of (he features of the fare well tendered to the travelers by leading suffragists here to-day. FORD RUNS AHEAD Detroit, April 6.—Detroit newspa pers which compiled returns of the presidential preference primary held in Michigan Monday were agreed to day that Henry Ford of Detroit de feated United States Senator William Alden Smith, of Grand Rapids, for the Republican nomination by a majority from 3,500 to 4,500. HARRISBURG, PA„ THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1916. CENTRAL HIGH FRESHMEN PLACE BIRDHOUSESIN WILDWOODPARK f? Members of the U section of the Central High School officially opened the birdbox campaign in Harrlsburg yesterday when they went to Wlldwood Park under the direction of Miss Grace Tatnal, teacher of biology. The students, all members of the Freshman class, made the boxes at home and the boxes turned out by the girls show that they are 'fair" carpenters. The boxes were put together to serve as homes for various kinds of birds, such as woodpeckers, robins, wrens and flickers. Miss Tatnal helped the students select the best locations and then the boys and girls nailed the boxes to the trees. To-day the inhabitants of Wildwood are probably picking out new homes for themselves. Members of the Harrlsburg Walking Club provided a number of birdboxes for use in Wlldwood Park dur ing the past few weeks and yesterday these homes for the feathered folk were taken to the park and given to the Central students to hang. PORCH AND WINDOW BOX CONTEST I HEREBY agree to enter the Harrisburg Telegraph Porch and Win dow Box Contest, planting and keeping in order at least one window or porch box throughout the coming season. I understand that, if I so desire, I may take advantage of the Berry hill Nursery Company's special offer to the Telegraph for reduced rates on sectional window and porch boxes. But it is understood that this binds me in no way and that I may procure the plants and boxes where I choose. Sign Name Address Indicate classification by X Private Residence Firehouse Block L J ALLISON HILL FIRST TO TAKE UP DECORATION OF WHOLE BLOCKS WITH WINDOW AND PORCH BOXES Allison Hill is responding nobly to the call for porch and window box volunteers. Already residents of a number of blocks are making arrangements to enter the Telegraph's porch and win dow box contest and individuals all over the city arc coming in. HARDSCRABBLE CRUX OF RIVER BASIN PROBLEM Manning Thinks Amicable Settlement With Property Owners Essential . I Prompt and amicable solution of tho' "Hardscrabble" question in the, opinion of Warren H. Manning, park j expert, is the first essential move in j the ultimate solution of the Susque hanna "basin" development prob- j lem. The park expert expressed that! view in a letter yesterday to park I officials in answer to a request for| some information from V. Grant I [Continued on l'age 6.] Republican Platform Declares Administration Is Weak and Indecisive Indianapolis, ind., April B.—Con taining a strong endorsement of j Charles W. Fairbanks for the presi dential nomination, the platform | drafted by the resolutions committee ; in an all-night session was submitted ! to the State Republican conventian to-day. The platform denounces the Wilson administration as "inefficient and ex travagant" and declares it has j "brought lis business depression at home and discredit abroad," adding that "such prosperity a« has attended the Democratic administration has been due almost wholly to woe and disaster which prevail in the old world." The tariff plank demands the re- i enactment of a protective tariff at the earliest possible date. The platform favors a privately owned and operated merchant marine under Hie American flag and "such preparedness as may be necessary upon land and sea to protect American citizens in their persons and properly at home and abroad." Strict neutral ity toward the nations engaged in the European war is also recommended. The President's Mexican policy is characterized as "weak and indeef sive" and states that It has "brought us increasing confusion and national humiliation." Other planks include a condenma-! tiijn of the "Democratic policy of scuttle in the Philippines." [ Mrs. Stanley G. Jean, of 1420 State street, has headed a movement to or ganize the residents of that attractive part of State street between Four teenth and Fifteenth streets and Mrs. Benjamin Demming, of 1518 State [Continued on Page 14.] 40,000 2-YEAR PINES ARE GIVEN CITY BY STATE Most of Thrm Destined For McCormick's Island; Man ning's Suggestion In the years to come old Mr. Santa j Claus shouldn't need to look further 1 than McCormick's island for Harrls : burg's future municipal Christmas ! trees. j That little problem is assured of de | finite solution by the gift to the city ' by the forestry department of Penn sylvania of just 40,000 tiny 2-year pine trees. [Continued on Page «.] Native Population Panic Stricken as Rebels Take Swatow; Foreigners Safe « By Associated Press Amoy, China, April 6.—Revolution aries- have the entire city of Swatow in their possession. Business is at a I standstill. The native population is ; reported to be panic-stricken as they ! fear an attack by government troops ; from Canton. The American gunboat Wilmington is protecting foreign interests. Sexton Tires of Job After 31 Years and Hangs Self New York, April 6.—Under the bel fry of old St. Paul's Chapel the sex ton hanged himself to-day. Philip ; G. Walter, tiring, as he had recently j complained, of the monotony of his position after 31 years of service at the famous edifice at Broadway and Vese.v street, climbed upon a piano stool which he has placed upon a lable, fas tened a sash around his neck, tied the end of this to the stairs leading to the I belfry and kicked the stool from un der him. BREAK MINING RECORDS By Associated Press Pittsburgh, April 6. —Demand for coal in the mills of the Pittsburgh dis trict is such that mining records are being broken almost daily in the dis tricts alon the Monongahela river [south ol hero. FRENCH CENTER IS PENETRATED IN NEW DRIVE Crown Prince Throws Huge Masses of Men Against Ver dun With Success MOVES INTO HAUCOURT Teutons Arc Held in Check at All Other Points of Line, French Declare Throwing: huge masses of men Into | action, the German crown prince has renewed his drive against Verdun I from the Northwest, attacking the | two principal salients on the Ava- J court-Bethincourt front and succeed ing in penetrating the French center , by storming the village of Haucourt. i The Germans forced their way into ] Haucourt in the course of a sanguin ary battle which lasted all last night. J Paris admits that the Germans se-! cured a footing in the village, which lies just south of Malancourt. and about three miles west of Deadman's Hill, but declares that it is held under j the Are of the French guns from i dominating positions. Held in Olieck At the other main point of attack, ' along this front the Germans were unsuccessful, being held in check be fore Bethincourt by the fire of the French artillery and infantry. Meanwhile the French were them selves on the offensive slightly to the! west of the scene of the main action. ! They rallied forth from the Avacourt j [Continued 011 Page 7] Fifty Believed Lost on British Steamer Sent to the Bottom Queenstown, April 6.—The British 1 steamer Zent, of 3,890 tons, has been torpedoed without warning west of Fastnet. Forty-eight members of her crew are missing and are supposed to have been drowned. Two men were killed. Captain Martin and nine of the crew have landed here. Thieves Rob Two Homes at Paxtang Entering through the rear cellar door which had been left open, burg lars last night stole some silverware, clothing, canned fruit and preserves from the homes of Dr. D. T. Ruther ford, and lust sisters, Misses June and Keziah, who occupy the house adjoin ing the dentist at Paxtang. No jew elry was taken by the thieves. After they had entered the dentist's cellar they forced open a small door con necting the two cellars. The total value of the articles stolen has not j been estimated and the case is now in j the hands of the White Detective Agency. Table linen, aprons and other small pieces of clothing were Included in the goods taken from the'houses, j SLKS WTO IST FOR SI,OOO Special to the Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., April 6. W. W. Pease. 30 North Second street, llarris burg. has filed a suit for SI,OOO dam ages against Robert A. Heattlo, a Ship pensburg merchant. The suit is the outgrowth of an automobile collision which occurred on the Harrisburg; road last October, when Mrs. Beattie, of Shippensburg; Mrs. Lillie Whittaker and Mrs. John F. Pease, both of Steel-i ton, were seriously injured and both car» demolished MOVE TO PROVIDE $100,000,000 FOR COAST DEFENSES Largest Fortifications Bill Ever Drawn Up Is Brought Into the House TO PROTECT HABBOBS Ports Will Be Defended Against Long Bangeßombard ment of 16-inch Guns Washington, April fi.—The third great element of the national pre- ( paredness program was to-day brought I into the House. It is the largest for lification bill ever reported, and the j first of four annual measures under j which it is proposed to spend approxi mately $100,000,000 for increasing and modernizing the coast defenses, al- > ready officially declared to be superior to any In the world, and to supply an ample store of reserve ammunition for the guns. Included in the bill are provisions j for mounting 16-inch direct flre rifles' to guard New York, Boston, San Fran- j [Continued on Page 8] Evidence That Germany Sent Sussex to Bottom Piles Up By Associated Press Washington, April 6. With the! entire submarine situation hinging upon Germanys attitude in regard to the Sussex and other recent marine I disasters, administration officials to day awaited a response from the Berlin Foreign Office to inquiries made by Ambassador Gerard. The accumulation of evidence In dicating that German submarines were j responsible for the disaster is under stood to have convinced officials that it is up to the Berlin government to demonstrate the value of promises given the United States. The situation was the subject of a conference at the White House last night between President Wilson and Secretary Lansing. The report declares that the Sussex was unarmed, that the attack on her was premeditated, that the wake of a torpedo was seen by many of those on board and that the submarine "must have remained in the neighborhood of , the Sussex In order to torpedo any | ship which might come to the rescue of her victim." S> ? GOVERNOR IN HARMONY CONFERENCE '; C Harrisburg, Pa.— Governor Brumbaugh is in confer- i 1 i 1 ence this afternoon with Attorney General Francis Shunk 1 , , Brown and it is said is considering a statement with- i < I drawing his name as a candidate for President in Pennsyl- ' vrania in the interests of harmony in this State. The Gover- ; < nor declined himself to callers. It is said a signed statement 1 I may be issued before the close of the day. ' | i VILLA SURROUNDED. CAPTURE IMMINENT J| Mexico City, April 6.—General Gutietez reported to the j t * ; within a very short time was certain. Tie said Constitu- ; ! I 1 tionalist forces were again reported to have located Villa : L 9 and surrounded him. ' jjj 1 SILENCE BATTERY; DESTROY IRON WORKS : a Berlin, April 6.—By Wireless—The German A '* miralty announced to-day that German airships last night silenced a battery near Hull. England, with bombs, and I! destroyed a The airshi f < 1 turned safely. f j i WOODROW WILSON CANDIDATE I 1 Harrisburg.—The name, of Woodrow Wilson as a Dem- Jl i ocratic presidential candidate wa-, certiF.ed to the secretary | 1 of the commonwealth to-day' for printing on the Pennsyl- L 1 vania primary ballot by the Democratic State headquarters | 5 officials. The counties sending in his petition were Bedford. 1 I Center, Berks Funklin, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, f J Montgomery, Lehigh, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Wayne, T Washington, Warren and York. I 1 ONE KILLED, EIGHT HURT BY ZEPPELIN L 9 London, April s.—One per?- nd eight were ' , I injured in lasf night's Zeppelin Dfficially an a nounced this afternoon. " ' 1 BANDITS KILL 50 IN WRECK £ Laredo, Tex., April 6.—Fifty persons, including women ' ► and children were murdered by bandits between Torreon 1 and Zacatecas on March' 28 when the 'marauders wrecked a I { passenger train, according to word brought here to-d«iy by 1 ' i passengers. a ► r[ j^ ____ ' i f MAhKJAut UUftSLS John J. Tracy, city, and 1..n It> r«l Hone, Mfcbnnli'iiliiirK. llcnjnvnln I*. MhalTcr and furrl# K. Folu. Huitimcl*town. I I Mcrllt l«. Householder, city, and Maude K. Dauklr, city, i > i ii ' II IJLI w »i CITY EDITION 16 PAGES T. R. IS OUT FOR PRESIDENCY: WILL NOT 'PUSSY-FOOT' Col. Boosevelt Comes in Open as Candidate For Bepub lican Nomination PBEPABEDNESS FOB PEACE Declares He Abhors War and Insists That Every Citizen Be Pro-United States Special to the Telegraph Oyster Hay, N. Y., April 6.—Colonel Theodore Koosevelt is out in the open as a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. The fight which has been made by his followers to have him named when the convention meets in Chicago, Juno 7, will be carried on with redoubled vigor from this time, without quibble or pretense. The colonel's position summed up in a few words is this: He is In a receptive mood, ready to [Continued on Page 3] River Gives Up Body of Young Suitor; Theory of Suicide Pact Confirmed Special the Telegraph Pottsville, Pa., April plcion that has been crowing Wr weeks that Clayton Menglc, of Schuyl kill Haven, aged 21. and Miss Helen Hepler, aged 14, of Cressona, agreed on suicide was verified yesterday when the body of Mengle was found in the Schuylkill Uiver near the spot where the couple are believed to have drowned themselves on January 1. The river now is being searched for the body of the girl. William Noeckef a schoolboy, discovered the body. Menglg and Miss Hepler were en gaged, btfl owing to the girl's youth fulness her parents asked to postpone their wedding.'* When they realized they would be unable to marry at once the couple are believed to have determined to end their lives and carried out the agreement on New Year's Day. Both were members of prominent families. Urjtil to-day the parents had hoped the couple might be living in se clusion in some distant city. It is said that a letter containing the suicide pact has been found.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers