Severance of Diplomatic Negotiations With Germany !s Forecast
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SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS
WITH GERMANY
PHRASEOLOGY OF REPLY
Washington Views Note With (
Conflicting Emotions; Ref- v
erence to Immunity For ,
"Merchant Ships Recog- 1
nized by International
Law" Admits of Dispute of j
Interpretation; New Or- j
ders to Submarine Com- J
manders Leavens Feeling
Raised by Harsh Tone of
Communication
OFFICIAL TEXT IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT
No Announcement of the Atti
tude of the American Gov
ernment Will Be Made
Until President Makes De
cision; One View Is That
Berlin Has Declared Inten
tion of "Abandoning Her
Present Methods of Sub
marine Warfare Other
Is That There Is No Other
Course but to Break Rela
tions
By Associated / .
Washington, 15. May Presi
dent Wilson and the Cabinet went
carefully over the German note us
transmitted In news dispatches from
Berlin.
A first feeling th.it it was unsatis
factory was somewhat leavened by the
text of the new orders to submarine
commanders, although it was foreseen
that the reference to immunity for
JK "merchant ships recognized by inter
* national law" might admit of some l
dispute of interpretation.
So much depends upon words and
their shades of meaning; involved in
translation from German to English
that no decision can lie attempted until
the official text is in the President'.-
hands.
Ambassador Gerard cabled to-day ■
that he had started it on the cables
last night. It ought to be in Washing
ton to-night or early to-morrow.
Views Are Conflicting
Two > iews were current in olli
rlal circle.-. One was that Ger
many has declared her intention
of abandoning licr "present
methods of submarine warfare"
as demanded by the President and
tliftt the American government
might have to wait to sec whether
the abandonment would be
affected.
The other was that the I'nited
States. lia\ing already attempted
to have Germany give up its inter
ference with neutral commerce
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Indications Point to
Early Settlement of
Problems With Mexico
Washington. D. C., May s.—lndi
cations to-day were that representa
tives of the United States and the Mex- !
iran de facto government, ready to
hold their last conference at El Paso. !
would reach a final agreement on the
problems arising from the American
military expedition into Mexico.
General Scott, at El Paso, had lhe|
ratification by President Wilson and
Secretary Baker of the tentative agree
ment arranged Tuesday at the con
ference with General Obregon, I'ar- i
rsnza'minister of war. This was tele
graphed him yesterday by Secretary j
Baker. The two generals were ex- ;
pected to meet again at El Paso late
io-day and complete the agreement. I
Details then will be made public.
THE WEATHER
Harrlahorg find vicinity: Fair
to-night and «aturdny, not much
ohnnKf In temperature, lime.Mt to
night about .%r» decree*.
Kantern I'eniiN.vl vnnla: Partly
cloudy tn-nlKht. Saturday I'nlr,
Moderate nhlftlng wlnda.
River
The Su*quelianna river and nil
branchea will fall Nlouly or remain
nearly ntatlonary. A «tage of
about 5.3 feet In Indicated for Har
rinhurg Saturday morning*
f« en cm I Condition*
The diaturliance from the Cana
dian .\ortli%*e*t ha* moved ca«tunrd
Mltli dimlnl*lilng atrength and IM
BOW central north of the tirent
lake*. I*reMMure la low atlong the
entire northern boundary of the
J| United State* and another *llglit
™ dcpre**lon luim appeared over \l
hertn. Moderate whoever* have fnll
cn along the \tlantlc const from
'outh Carolina to \fw York.
It In 2 to S deKrecN cooler gener
ally In the Atlantic and Kant tiolf
Mate*. In the Weat temperature
change* have lieen Nomenhat Ir
regular.
Temperature: S a. m.. JW.
*ua: Hl*e*. 4.!M> a. m.» *et*.
T. 04 p. m.
Moom Flrat quarter. May 10,
St. 47 a. m.
River Stage. B.S feet above low
water mark.
VKSTKRI) \ V'S \\ RATHKR
Hlgheat temperature, 70.
I.on eat temperature. 54,
Mean temperature, 02.
Normal temperature. 58. J
PREPARING DINNER FOR HUNGRY HARRISBURG CAVALRYMEN ON STRIKE DUTY AT EAST PITTSBURGH
,
THE PHOTOGRAPHER MADE THIS PICTI RE OF THE GOVKIINOR'S TllOOr OX THE GROUNDS OF THE WESTIXGHOI'SE MACHINE COMPANY.
Vast Restraints Have
BeenPlacedOn U-Boats
Berlin Declares in Note
Berlin, May 5 (By Wireless, via Sayville, L. I.) Following Is the
text to the American note respecting submarine warfare, delivered on
Thursday by Gottlieb Von Jagow, the foreign secretary to Ambassador
Gerard:
' The undersigned, on behalf of the Imperial German government has
the honor to present to His Excellency, the Ambassador of the United
Slates. Mr. James \V. Gerard, the following reply to the note of April 20,
regarding the conduct of German submarine warfare.
"The German government handed 11
over to the proper naval authorities i
for early investigation the evidence \
concerning tlie Sussex as conimuni- i
cated by the government of the United
States. Judging by the results that i
the investigation has hitherto yielded, t'
the German government is alive top
the possibility that the ship men-' i
tioned in the note of April 10 as hav- ! \
ing lieen torpedoed by a German sub- i
marine is actually identical with the :
Sussex.
"The German government l>cgs to
reserve further communication on :
the matter until certain points are
ascertained, which are of decisive im
portance for establishing the facts of
the case. Should il turn out thai the
commander was wrong in assuming
• lie vessel to be a man-of-war, the
German government will not fail to <
draw the consequence resulting ilicrc
from.
Repudiates Assertions
"In connection with the case of the
Sussex the government of the I'nitcd
Slates made a series of statements,
the gist of which is the assertion that
the incident is to be considered tiut
one instance of a deliberate method of 1
GOVERNOR WILL
I MAKE ADDRESS ON I
STRIKE SITUATION
Goes to Pittsburgh For Series
of Speeches; Xo Polities
in Highway Dept.
1 Governor Brumbaugh left this aft-'
jernoon for Pittsburgh where he will'
address a public meeting at the Nixon I
I theater to-night on the industrial con
ditions in Allegheny county. In this'
!address the Governor will make ai
strong appeal for the preservation of
law and order and will make it clear
that the political situation has nothing
, whatever to do with the attitude of!
the Commonwealth toward the restor
ation of normal conditions in the'
! strike area in the western part of the
'State. I
The Governor, who has been in con- j
jstant touch with the situation, intends'
to do all in his power to bring about!
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2,252 Cases of Measles
During Recent Epidemic
During the recent .epidemic ol ;
measles in the city, just 2,252 cases;
were reported to the city Health bu-1
reau, of which 1042 were reported in
April, and 1021 in March. The total!
number of contagious diseases record-!
Ed for the first four months of the'
■ year Is 2,788 cases, and three-fourths ■
of the total were measles.
Thirty-seven cases of whooping ;
cough were recorded in April, and Dr.
J. M. J. Raunlck, city health officer,
DKSTHOY r.MITKEI) ZHPI'KI.IV
Copenhagen. May 5. The military
authorities at Stavanger, Norway,
blew up the Zeppelin 1.-20 yesterday
I when it began to roll dangerously in
J a strong wind.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1916
Indiscriminate destruction of vessels
or all sorts, nationalities and destina
tions by German submarine eom
nia niters.
"Tile (iernian government must
emphatically repudiate the assertion.
'l'lie German government however,
tliinks it of little avail to enter into
details in the present stage of affairs,
more particularly a> the government
of the United States omitted to
substantiate the assertion l>y reference
to concrete facts.
"The German government will only
state that It has imposed far-reaching
restraints upon thf> use of the sub
marine weapon, solely in considera
tion of neutrals' interests, in spite of
the fact that these restrictions are
necessarily of advantage to Germany's
enemies. Xo such consideration has
ever been shown neutrals by Great
Britain and her allies.
"The German submarine forces
have had in fact orders to conduct the
submarine warfare in accordance with
the "general principles of visit and
seare.h and the destruction of mer
chant vessels recognized by interna
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MINERS RATIFY
PACT; ASSURES
4 YEARS'PEACE
Delegates Vote .">Bl to 206 to
Accept Agreement; $500,000
in Back Pay
By Associated Press
Pottsville, Pa., May 5. Four years
more of industrial peace in the anthra
cite region was assured when the
United Mine Workers' convention last
night ratified the agreement made be
tween the miners' committee and the
operators in Xew York on last Satur
day.
The vote for ratification was 581 for
the 206 opposed. This was the result
of a rollcall. A previous standing
vote resulted in 407 to ratify the
agreement with 117 opposed. Features
of the agreement thus assured are an
eight-hour day and from 3 to 7 per
cent, increase in wages.
There was prolonged applause when
the officers were authorized to sign
the scale. More than $500,000 In back
pay will come to anthracite miners
and laborers as the result of the
agreement ratified to-day. The month
of April was wprked at the mines on
a nine-hour basis, and this extra time
will now be paid for an eight-hour
basis.
Ten Per Cent. Advance For
LaLance & Grosjean Men
Announcement was made this after
noon that a 10 per cent, advance in
wages has been granted the emploves
or the I,alance-Grosjean works, with j
plant at Division street and the Penn- '
sylvania railroad. The raise becomes I
effective Monday, .May 8.
CONSTABLE AND
MURDERERS IN
RUNNING FIGHT
Slayers Chased Through Hum
melstown. Exchange Fire
With Officer
After killing Stanko Vicknovich. aged
36, alias Tom Rohicli, who came to
Annvllle four days ago from Middle
-1 town in search of work, two Italians
! whose identity is unknown, fled last
' evening, It is believed, to Humniels
' town. The body was f"Und near the
quarries of the Annville Limestone
j Products Company.
Early this, morning two men were
seen by Constable Robert Lower, of
l Hummelstown, near Main and Early
i streets. He called to them to stop and
| then chased them through the town,
j the men firing at the officer, who re
! turned the shots, but the fugitives es
caped.
Coroner' John J. Light, of Lebanon
and other county authorities are in
vestigating the murder. Vicknovich
was sitting outside the shanty of Mike
Mutch, near Annville. when the Italians
| passed. The men exchanged words,
jand one of them returned and started a
i tight. Later his companion came to his
aid and shot Vicknovich in the stom
ach.
Several hours after the two men were
chased through Hummelstown and sep
arated—one going toward Middletown,
the other toward tlie Walton quarries—
two foreigners arrived at Swatara sta
tion. and offered any amount of money,
it is said, to hire an automobile to take
j them to Reading or to Philadelphia.
I Both appeared to be nervous and acted
I suspiciously and when they could not
hire a machine left. No arrests have
| been made, but it was learned that no
I foreigners are missing at anv of the
i stone quarries in the county, and it is
| believed that tlie men were strangers
here.
Miss Evans Retires as
Central High Teacher at
Her Own Request Sept. 1
Miss Lorena O. Evans, teacher of
mathematics and languages in the
j Central high school faculty, will re
tire from the service of llarrisburg's
! public schools on September 1.
Miss' Evans who has taught in Cen
'tral high school since that building
i was thrown open in 1893 and who
} has been connected with the city pub
lic schools for the past 34 years will
be retired at her own request. The
school board in adopting the recom
mendation of the teachers' retirement
fund board to this effect this after
noon voted her an annuity of $650.
| The board re-elected the present
! teaching corps: established a special
I school for backward children in the
1 Downey building with Miss Helen
j Armpriester as instructor, at a sal
ary of ss7s per month; re-elected the
medical, attendance and dental offi
cers: included mythology as a study
in the high school course: and grant
ed permission for teachers to reside
out of town under reasonable re
strictions.
TECH OPEN SESSION MAY 12
Invitations have been sent out by
the city school board and the faculty
and students of the Technical high
school for the tenth annual open ses
sion to be held Friday evening. May
12, from 7:30 to 9:30.
BURN NORWEGIAN SHIP
By Associated Press
London. May s.—The Norwegian
schooner Mars, while bound for Eng
land with pit props was stopped and
burned by a German cruiser, says a
dispatch from Copenhagen. The
crew was saved. General Scandina
vian opinion, the dispatch adds, is I
that German submarine warfare
against merchant shipping is on the!
wane.
ARREST JUVENILE
Ralph Preston, aged 14. was ar
rested by city police, on complaints
received and it is believed that he
may be connected with a number of
petty crimes in the city. He was
sent to the House of Detention
FOUR MORE IRISH j
REBELS KILLED;
MANY SENTENCED
'
Court-Martial Commutes Death
Sentence of Fifteen to
Penal Servitude
By Associated Press
Dublin, May 5. Four more rebel
prisoners were sentenced to death by
; court-martini and shot this morning.
; This was announced officially. The
| men were Joseph Plunkett, Edward
Daly, Michael O'llanrahan and Wil-
I liam Pearse.
Fifteen other rebels were sentenced
to death, the official statement adds.
I but later their sentences were com
j muted to ten years penal servitude.;
The death sentence of another pris-!
oner was commuted to eight years |
penal servitude.
Two rebels were sentenced to ten i
years in prison.
Joseph Plunkett, court-martialed'
| and shot to death by order of the,
British government in Dublin Thurs
| day, was one of the seven original
I signers of the proclamation of the
Irish provisional government. When
Patrick H. Pearse, provisional presi
dent, and Thomas J. Clark and
Thomas MacDonagh met a similar
fate, it was announced in cable dis- ■
patches that of the remaining four
signers of the proclamation, Plunkett
i and James Connolly were in prison
j and Jean MacDiarmad and E. Ceanntl
had not been accounted for. Mac- I
i Diarmad, who ts a cripple and in
feeble health, Ceannt and James Con- i
. noily .are apparently still alive.
Plunkett was a member of thc>
| Catholic branch of the famous Irish
family of that name.
William Pearse was a brother of
Patrick H. Pearse. He was a sculptor
and was once a tutor in the Irish
Boys School of which his brother was
headmaster.
Edward Daly and Michael O'Hanra
han, among the rebels killed yester
! day, have not played prominent roles
lin the revolutionary movement, so
far as cable dispatches indicated.
! Trial of Roger Casement to
Be Held Before Lord Justice
By Associated Press
London, May 5. The trial of Sir
Roger Casement will take place in
London within a fortnight before
three or five judges and a jury. Baron
Reading, the lord chief justice of Eng- |
land probably will preside. The at-1
torney general will conduct the prose
cution. Sir Roger has asked Sir Ed
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North Third Street Store
Is Robbed; Thieves Get
Watches and 100 Rings
Thieves last night or early this
morning forced an entry through one!
of the rear windows into the Live I
Wire Exchange, 1008 North Third!
street and stole five watches, more!
than 100 rings, razors, razor strops,
knives, bicycle locks and other arti-!
cles. The haul included goods valued
at more than SIOO. None of the rings!
that were stolen were valuable. The i
theft it is believed was committed by
boys. It was discovered this morn
ing when J. W. Roberts, manager,
opened the store for business. City
police are working on the case.
Camp Hill Run to Start
Promptly at 6.30 o'Clock
The Camp Hill motorists will leave !
Hamilton and Market streets at 6.30
o'clock to-morrow morning, the stari
being made promptly, due to the fact
that the first day's run will take them
to Baltimore for lunch, thence to An
napolis and then back to Baltimore.
Over 100 will be in the party.
Raiding Zeppelin Brought
Down; 30 of Crew Killed
London, May 5. —A Zeppelin raid
ed Saloniki <1 uring the early hours of
this morning according i» a dispatch
from that city. The airship was sub
jected to heavy tire and is reported to
have been destroyed.
1 . A later dispatch from Saloniki
states that the report on the destruc
tion of the Zeppelin lias been con
firmed. Only a few of the crew of
I 31 escaped.
MARINES LANDED IN SANTO DOMINGO
Santo Domingo, May s.—Marines were landed to-day
from the American converted cruiser Prarie for the protec
tion of the American legation. The situation growing out
of the attempt of factional leaders to overthrow the admin
instration is critical.
SEA AND AIR FIGHT IN ADRIATIC REGION
Berlin, May 5.—A battle in the Adriatic between Italian
Austrian warships and aircraft is reported in a statement
received here to-day from the Austro-Hungarian admiralty.
CRUISERS BRING DOWN ZEPPELIN
London, May 5.—A Zeppelin dirigible balloon was de
stroyed yesterday by one of the British light cruiser squad
rons off the Schleswig coast.
LYKENS MINER DIES IN EXPLOSION
Lykens.—William Schoffstall, aged 28, this place, was
instantly killed in the Short Mountain colliery today by a
premature explosion of dynamite which he was setting for
a blast.
FIRE THREATENS WATER SUPPLY
Mechanicsburg.—Fire of unknown origin which started
in the barn on the farm of Samuel Miller, occupied by John
Kauffman, three miles below Shiremanstown, along
the Yellow -Breeches Creek, is rapidly consuming the out
buildings and house, and is threatening the Mechanicsburg
pumping station, and may cut off the water supply. Com
munications have been cut because of the blaze. The loss
will be several thousand dollars at least
BRITISH TO RELEASE MEN
London, May s.—The British government has decided
to release the thirty-eight Germans arid Austrians who were
taken from the American steamship China.
GENERAL PERSHING HAS LOCATED VILLA
El Paso, May s.—At General Funston's temporary
headquarters here it was said this afternoon a message had
been received fi;om General Pershing in which he stated
■that he thought he had located Villa.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Snmnrl M. H««, city, mill bimui Yloln Cianlt, I'rnlirook.
.loN<-|»h Klananaky nml Hr«..lv Krrwn, city.
I'linl W. .NtoiifJVr and i<u<-.v Aniir Mliuiii'k, city.
.luarph Snllainon and Kathrriiii- Mklr, l.ykena.
Cheater Hoy Adam*. Vuunnton n, and ttdlth Jamca, Sturm,
24 PAGES CITY EDITION
MILITIAMEN TO
SLEEP ON COTS;
PATROL STREETS
Governor's Troop Hides Slrike
Zone While Shifts Are
Changing
IN EXCELLENT HEALTH
Contented Ilarrisburg Men
Drill Between Turns on Duty;
No Disorders
Special to the Telegraph
Pittsburgh, Pa.. May 5. To-night
the members of the Governor's Troop,
of Harrisbttrg, under the command
of ('apt. George t'. Jack, will have
cots to sleep on.
To-day a consignment of cots was
received at the plant of the Westing
housc Machine Company at East
Pittsburgh for all of the militiamen.
The Governor's Troop and Il'roop H.
of Pittsburgh, early this morning
patrolled the streets of Braddock while
the day force of workmen went to the
mills and the night force returned to
their homes. No strikers were on the
streets and the workmen were not
molested. When the llarrishurß
troopers returned to the barracks they
were served with breakfast.
lieutenant Edwin A. Nicodemus
who is regarded as one of the best
cavalry officers and marksmen in the
State, conducted a. squad school for
lan hour. Eater he stated that the
Ilarrisburg troopers are all contented
1 and in excellent health. The weather
j conditions are perfect to-day. It if
the Ilrst pleasant Traather the militia
j men have experienced since their at -
I rival at East Pittsburgh. There wa>
Ino disorder in the strike zone last
{ night.
Cavalry Patrols Streets
as Workmen Go Back
Pittsburgh. Pa., May 5. A few
workmen entered the shops of the
Westinghouse Electric and Manufac
turing Company at East Pittsburgh
to-day and hundreds of workmen who
had feared to enter the various Hrad
dock plants visited by the mob Tues
day were back in their places. Cavalry
patrolled the streets and infantry wa:
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