U. S. Pushes Chase of Villa With Renewed Vigoi as Carranza ij viands Wilhdta wa I HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 83 U. S. WILL NOT HEED REQ TO QUIT CHASE American Troops Will Not Be Withdrawn as Carranza Demands While Question Is Being Threshed Out; Pursuit of Villa Bandits Ordered Pushed With Re newed Vigor DISPATCH OF FORCE PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED State Department Contends Note From de Facto Gov ernment Does Not Ask Im mediate Withdrawal, but Is Invitation to Begin Negotiations to Limit Their Stay By ,'tssocialed Press Washington, April 13. General Carranza's proposal for the with drawal of American troops from Mex ico failed to bring from administra tion sources to-day any indication that they would he immediately withdrawn or that the situation was expected to result in any serious fraction with the do facto government in Mexico. The note, which arrived at the Car ranza embassy early in the day, was .prepared for delivery to Secretary Lansing by Bllmo Arredondo, General <'arrai'-'.a\s ambassador. The development, not unexpected, was received in Congress with diver gent views but a general undertone of caution and a disposition to leave the situation in its present stage to tlie administration prevailed. Troops Will Ilentaiii Administration officials, however, made no effort to conceal their feel ing that Carranza's action might in crease the delicacy of the circum stances under which the pursuit of Villa has been conducted. The outstanding features of the situation gave evidences that the ex pedition has been carried on with a lull realization that objections might arise, that possibilities have been con sidered and probably a decision lias been reached as to what steps would be taken. There was apparent agreement among officials that the troops would remain for the present, but that from a diplomatic standpoint, it might seem advisable not to risk local clashes with Carranza forces during negotia [Continued on Paste 12.] Authorities Along Border Have Been Preparing For All Possible Contingencies El Paso. Texas, April 13. —The bor der awaited with expectancy to-day Ihe answer of \t.ie American govern ment to General ''arranza's proposal regarding the withdrawal of the Am erical expeditionary force from Mexi co. In El Paso all was calm outwardly. Nevertheless there was an under cur rent of emotion, for it was pointed out the situation is fraught with many possibilities all along the international boundary. Reports of the massing of de facto troops in northern Chihua hua have been prevalent for weeks. The military and civil authorities of El Paso have been preparing for weeks against all contingencies. The 13.000 American troops scattered !■ long the border from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego. Cal., have been kept constantly on edge. General George Bell, Jr., commanding tiie base at El Paso has neglected no precau tion to preserve American life and property. There are reported to be in tlie neighborhood of 3,000 troops sta tioned at Fort Bliss. THE WEATHER For llnrriiiliiii'K and vicinity* CIOIHI.V weather, probably MhoucrN n?ut louiewfeat ivarmer to-nl&ht; Fri day partly cloudy; lowcat tem perature to-niKlu nbtout GO uc urce». For Kanstcrn l'ciin*ylvnni:i: l'roh nbly MkowerN and Momcwhut warmer t»*>lght| Friday partly cloudy; lltfht to moderate vari able uintlv. River The Nona llranelt, Louer Went Itraiich and the mala river will rl«e. The Juniata and I pper \\ cat lira iirli will fall alowly or re main uearly Mtatiouary unlcM* considerable ruin full*. V «#f about 14 feet 1* Indlented for \\ ilke*-Rarrc and 7.7 feet for UlnrrliilMirK. Friday morn Inn. (■eneral Conditions The disturbance that wn» over the .UiN«oiiri Valley# \Vedae*day lnurnliiK* haw move*l noiihenM wcird %vi tSi decreaalncr energy, and in now central over LOantern Mlaneno'n, with a neeo nda ry . Temperature; f* p.. m.s Sua* a. m.; nets, lltl^ p. m. .Mooni l ull moon, April IS, 12.197 a. it:. itlver St aire: 7.0 feet aboxe low water mark. \eHterday*N Weather Hlclie*/ temperature. «*-. I.owent temperature. -17. Mean temperature, .7.'. iSorniHl temper" i u re, SO. BY CAIIHIGR <1 CENT* A V.KKK. SINGI.K COPJKS 3 CENTS. Lengthy Note From Carranza Asks Withdrawal From ! Mexican Soil and That Pursuit of Bandit Be Left to His Army; Insists That Cavalry Crossed Border Without Permission ENTRANCE MADE UNDER MISUNDERSTANDING De Facto President Declares No Final Terms Were De fined and That, Anyhow, Expeditionary Force Has Fulfilled Its Object by Dis persing Outlaws as Far as It Is Able By Associated Press Mexico City, April IS. The Mex ican government has sent to its am bassador in Washington a note to be [ delivered to Secretary Lansing asking | ' that the American troops be with-' 11 i ! drawn from Mexican territory and l ■ I i j that the pursuit of Villa be left to: lithe Mexican constitutionalist army. The Mexican note contains about : live thousand words. In it the de • facto government of Mexico contends ■ | that as the American troops crossed into Mexico without permission, theyl [ should be withdrawn until a proper i formal compact can be entered into i between the two governments. It is I Insistently affirmed that the previous ; notes of the Mexican government es pecially emphasized the fact that per-, mission for reciprocal crossing of the, I frontier would be granted only in the! event of the repetition of a raid simi-| lar to that made by Villa at Colum bus, N. M. Coding Negotiations | The note was sent to Eliseo Arre- j : !dondo, the Carranza representative in I Washington with instructions for its, I delivery to Secretary Lansing, "so end- j : ing negotiations for a reciprocal pass-, I ! ing of troops and asking for disoccupa , tion of the territory occupied by Am- I , erican troops in view of Villa's party . having been destroyed." Throughout the note emphasis Is 1 laid on the fact that the American | expedition was undertaken under a misunderstanding. Although acting ! in good faith the declaration is made tliat the United States nafl Interpreted the first note of the de facto govern-: j nient as effecting a definite agree- j | ment between the two nations. But' ! the intention of the de facto govern ment was that no expedition should be sent into Mexico until terms and ' conditions relative to an agreement; | were delined. j The note declares therefore that in consequence of no final agreement ! having been reached as to the terms "I of the treaty to regulate the reciprocal i passage of troops over the dividing ■ | line, "the Mexican government judges "j it convenient to suspend for the pres ' j ent all discussion or negotiations in this particular, or founded on the cir- i ' cumstances that the expedition sent ! ' by the United States government to | • pursue Villa is without foundation in ! virtue of the nonexistence of a! f previous agreement i formal and i '! definite." - What was intended by the note of j 1 March 10. it is pointed out, was to sub- j . mit a proposal "by means of which j ) the forces of one arnd the other coun- i [Continued on Pago 12.] \ Americans Are Reported Fired on as They March South Through Parral By Associated Press j San Antonio, April IS. American I | forces have had an encounter with either Mexican military forces or tin civilian population of Parral. No de- I tails are available. Harry K. Thaw Sued For Divorce by Mother of Twelve-Year-Old Child Special to the Telegraph St. Louis, Mo.. April 13. —Mrs. Chris tina Thaw, of St. Louis, who her at ] torne.v describes as a native of Alton . HI., who has resided here for twelve I years and is conducting a confection -1 « i-y stori'. yesterday filed suit for di ! vorce from Harry K. Thaw, who, she says, married her about October G ISO 2, in Buffalo, N. V. She asks sup port and maintenance and the custodj . °f their child, which, she says, is n ' 'laughter 1- years old. who Thaw took from her and is keeping in some un known place. To improve; khkight lIKPOT, SAYS IMCE | Freight station improvements will be |P Part of the Philadelphia and Reading Hallway Company's contribution to I Greater Harrlsburg. Tills announce ment was made to-day by President A. T. f)iee, who was here on a tour of in i spectlon, before he left Harrlsburg. !'. S. HATI.KSilnrs COM.TDK lly . Ijrsocii'tcJ Press i Washington, April IS. a collision j yesterday afternoon between the bat i tleships Michigan and South Carolina I while the fleet was steaming north from Guantanamo in which neither ] ship wns seriously damaged and nc •ne hurt. wns reported to-day by Ad- Fletcher, HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1916. A GLIMPSE AT HARRISBURG HOSPITAL RUMMAGE SALE u m - 0O°~" !H 111 pP^ n» ; ' fffr'' : JSmA ||Jfl Bv No. they haven't taken possession by force, although one of them is trying out a gun which has been kindly donated to the big Rummage Sale for the benefit of the Harrisburg Hospital. The sale opened officially at 10 o'clock this morning and above are shown, from left to right. Miss Frances Morrison. Miss Katharine Etter and Mrs. Leslie McCreath, who have taken an active part in the work since the project, started a few weeks ago. A glimpse of the thousands of articles in the store at 308 Market street, on sale to-day, to-morrow and Saturday, is shown in the picture. The hours are from 10 o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock in the evening. WHAT'S THE ROW? RUMMAGE SALE IS ON, THAT'S ALL! 'More Than 40,(MM) Articles on the Counters When Doors Opened 1 , GOT SI,OOO BY NOON Expect Five Thousand Dollars Will Be Baised For Hospital "What's the row?" asked the calm j gentleman with dignified air at about ' 10.02 this morning as he beheld the 1 ilocked sidewalks and straining crowd j i in front of what was formerly the' I ! Cook store on Market street. "Why, don't you know?" replied his more wide-awake companion. "That; is the opening session of the big rum- j mage sale for the benefit of the Har- I , risburg Hospital. They tell me there j I are well over 40,000 articles of every | description for sale there during the j next three days." Whereupon the lure of the special j I bargain "gat hold" upon the two of j ! 'em and arm in arm they entered the j i store. By that time the initial rush had j somewhat cleared away and they were j able to pass through the portals with- j [Continued on Pago 15.] Birdbox Prizes Will Be Awarded at Paxtang Tomorrow Afternoon Birds who make Paxtang their home j during the summer months will have a | number of new homes by the begin- ' ; ning of next week. To-morrow after- j | noon tlie Rev. If. B. King, pastor of I ' the Pax ton Presbyterian Church, and ! Postmaster T. 11. looser, who have | offered prizes to the boys and girls who make the bes' bird boxes and I write the best essays on birds, will j i make the awards Almost every boy in the borough has made a bird box of I i sopie description and after the prizes are awarded to-morrow the youngsters will place them in the trees about the j town. The girls have been spending ! the week writing essays on birds. Believe Hoboes Threw Man in Front of Train Special to the Telegraph Carlisle, Pa., April 13. A brutal fight at a place known as "Bum's Re- I treat" alone: the Philadelphia and Reading Railway tracks last night, landed five- men in jail, and one more is in the hospital here badly battered .' up and with one foot crushed. It is . ! believed that a number of tramps had a big melee last night and hurled Charles Bowman, one of the crowd in . front of an approaching train. Bow man was found badly injured, and . later officers raided the place and ar rested James O'Neill, George Nolen, James Kagan and James Clark. Sev eral months ago Charles Morris was found dead along the tracks near the place, and it is thought that he may have been killed by some of the ! tramps. Lancaster Masons to Hold Buchanan Celebration By Associated Press Lancaster. Pa. April 1.1. President .lames Buchanan, imp of nine Presi ' dents who ware Masons, was made a Mason 100 years ago and plans for nn plaborate centennial celebration were made last night by Lodge No. 4". Free and Accepted Masons, of this eltv, of whioli he was worshipful master in 1823--3. He was the first district deputy grandmaster of this district. 73 >ionrc ME asm: cases Seventy-three more cases of measles were reported to the City Health !><>- partment. to-dej The total for the mouth is oiO cases. RICHARD H. DAVIS AS HE WAS KNOWN BY FRIEND HERE Intimate Acquaintance Eulo j gizes Brilliant Author; Met Him During Boer War B.v ALLEN S.WGKEE In the death of Richard Harding Davis present day literature has lost a unique contributor and his many close acquaintances the most loyal and generous friend they ever knew. Because he had a very high idea of his profession, both as a reporter or au thor certain critics accused him of [Continued on Page 2] I MA YOR OBJECT TO PARKS? MY, NO! HE FAVORS IT "Why Xot Let Young Folks Hold Hands and Count Stars?" Asks Meals, Discussing Utility of the Bench Mayor E. S. Meals this morning sanctioned spooning in the city parks and practically extended an invitation to Harrisburg lovers and married folks tp use the parks to advantage for this purpose. "There is nothing like a park for spooning," the Mayor said, "and the department sees no reason why it LOCAL OPTION TO BE FOUGHT OUT IN EVERY COUNTY Joint Forces in Session Here! Plan Vigorous Campaign in Each County The fight for local option will be i carried into every county in the Key- | stone State, Philadelphia, as well as! Montour and Pike, and every effort j will be bent to obtain the election ofi a Senate and House of Representa-1 tivea which will pass a county local • option law in 1917. The Local Option Committee of [Continued oil Pago 7] I PLANS TALKED OF FOR PLANTING AT PAXTANGSCHOOL School Board of Borough Will Set Day For Beautifying Grounds Plans are being talked of in Pax tang for a Spring planting day to be observed by the school children of I the borough during the latter part of; the month. The school board has i been asked to take part and at a! meeting which will likely be called! early next week a date will be set. According to the discussion thus far i the planting will be done entirely by' the borough school children and when I they are through with their work the yard about the school building will take on an altogether different ap- i p( u ranee. The planting will include trees, shrubs and dowering plants and each youngster in the school will be urged to have a plant of some kind to put into the ground. The Idea, as now being worked out, is to have a num iCoutinucd of Pa«t: i)J j PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD IS 70 YEARS OLD Has Had Much to Do With Development of Harrisburg as City The Pennsylvania Railroad com pany is 70 years old to-day. This sys i tem of which Harrisburg is a big part, has grown from a 300-niilo road to |a system covering many thousand : miles. The act of the Legislature which | gave the Pennsylvania railroad its ; first charter was signed by Governor [Continued on Page 13] should be banned. This is the time of year that young folks enjoy each other's company and why not let them hold hands and count stars?" The Mayor went on to say that parks were just as useful for spooning as for beautifying a city and that he had no objections to them being used by young folks. N.Y. TRIBUNE FOR ROOSEVELT AND NO "PUSSYFOOTING" Stalwart Newspaper For Tuft in 1912 Asserts T. R. Only Man For 191G New York. April 13.- —I,'nder the | caption, "Colonel Roosevelt for Presi j dent," the New York Tribune, for j years an influential stalwart Repub ' liran newspaper, came out to-ilay for i the nomination of the Colonel at Clii j cago. In 1912 the Tribune supported | Taft. Following is the Tribune's editorial: [Continued on Page 3] VERDUN ATTACK SUBSIDES AFTER HARD FIGHTING French Prevent Drive on Im portant Strategic Point and Germans Host The attack on Verdun has subsided ! for the momont after several davs of particularly severe fighting. There were no engagements of importance i in that region last night, the official j French statement of this afternoon ; says. Preparations were made by the I Germans for on attack of Hill 304, an ■ important strategic point commanding [Continued on Pago 7] ni'SS SIIII* IMPERATOn SINK By .-Issocialed Prrss Barcelona, via Paris, April 13. The I Russian .sailing vessel Imperator lias been torpedoed by an Austrian sub-i marine in the Mediterranean. Nine of 1 the crew, some of whom are wounded, i have been landed here by a Dutch ! steamship. The Tmperaior, of 391 gross tons, j left Gulfport. Misa., on February 23 ] i for Marseille!. GERMANY'S NOTE ON U-BOAT CASES BEING DECODED Officials Are Now Certain Thai Vessel in Doubt Was Sussex NEW NOTE TO BE SENT Administration Demands Posi tive Evidence of Good Frith to Fulfill Assurances Washington, April 13. The Gor man note on the Sussex and other sub marine cases has been received at the State Department and was being de cided to-day. It probably will be laid before President Wilson and Secretary Lansing before night. The affidavits from Paris and Lon don expected to-day on the liner St. Paul will be considered in connection with the German note and the "In formation" regarding attacks on mer chant vessels since the Lusitania dis continued on Page 15.J Tie Tinkling Bells to Your Roller Skates Is Chief's Tip to Children Chief of Police J. Thomas Zeil favors a scheme that youngsters in several other cities have adopted while roller skating on the paved streets. The children in many cases fasten a small bell to the shoe, which warns vehicles that Ibe.v are approaching and also aids pedestrians in keeping from their path at street corners. Several days ago an order was issued by Chief Zeil to the officers to keep children from roller skating on side walks. He said that the children had full right to the streets, but if they cared lo adopt the plan of using a small bell, the police would have no objections. Chief Zeil declared the bells might prevent many ar accident, as drivers of vehicles would receive the warning tinkle even before the child rounded the corntr. I— — »»4 TWENTY-FOUR HOURS REGARDING f E POLITICAL SITUATION IS ONE THAT C NT JUDGE GEORGE KUNKEL IS BEING |i OF IN PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER A POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR SU- T ! QURT JUSTICE C NONPARTISAN I <» AGAINST JUSTICE EMORY A. WALLING. \ , PPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. JUDGE J WHO WAS BUSY THIS AFTERNOON IN T IT, REFUSED TO DISCUSS THIS REPORT OR '•'.G ELSE. 1 * LEITZ AND FULLBK FOR GOVERNOR 1 ■ v. ■ ► that Fted. W. Fleitz, for years prominent in litics, and Mortimer Fuller will stand as it candidates for delegates f.® the National Con ,i ' i kav/anna county. ,l| PENNYPACKER FOR BRUMBAUGH J Hii risburg, Pa.— Former Governor Samuel W. Penny I ed himself for Governor Brumbaugh ia a letter T made public at campaign headquarters to-day. "I regret," I M r. Pennypacker, "that you are being kept stirred up e with commotion. Wkile I was Govsraor I sailed threugh | d storm, kut it aever hurt me, aad «ow yeu are kav- ? I perieaee. You did just tke right? tkiag ia pub- L Us!. , that correspondence." 1 , 1 RESIDENT CANCELS INGAGKM2NTS I "I , • :mgtoa, April 13. —1 a view ef th; pressing aature 1 ' | . Germany and Mexico, President Wil- ! i v abandoned his plans to go te New York to-mor- jt ( j ■ r.i M and cancelled his engagements to speak before aj j , club there. ■ J Washington, April 13.—Henry Morgenthau American ' J f l I r ■ ■ , ambs saadoi to Turkey, said after a conference with Presi- a ► T dent Wilson that he was considering resigning his.post but j I f ! not had opportunity to discuss the queatiea with | » ? '.ot had opportunity to discuss the question. ; i MARRIAGE LICENSES ■! I William Arthur Shone and lCdna May