PLAN CITY-WIDE MASS MEETING ON! PREPAREDNESS! Henry A. Wise Wood and Pro fessor Sharp less to Give Two Views The Harrifthunr Chamber of Com- I nierce is planning a cjty-wide meet ins: on the subject of "Preparedness" | next Friday evening under the aus- I pices of its special committee which j is investigating a referendum of the, national Chamber of Commerce on i that subject. The first speaker will be Henry A. Wise Wood, president of the Amer ican Society of Aeronautic Engineers, vice-president of the Aero Club of, America, and chairman of the confer- j ence committee on national prepared ness. which represents the Navy l.et.pue. National Security League, Army League. Automobile Club of America. Aero Club of America, the American Red Cross Society, American l.esrion, American Institute of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineers. Needless to say, Mr. Wood is very much in favor of prepared ness. The next speaker will be Professor Isaac Sharpless. of Haverford Col lege, who is a distinguished advocate of the views of the moderates or paci fists. President Bowman, of the Cham ber of Commerce, has appointed the following as a special committee to investigate the questions submitted to the Chamber of the National Chamber of Commerce: l>. E. Tracy, chair man: Edward Hailey. George F. Watt, John Motter. Spencer C. Oilbert nnd William Jennings. on. POX IMPHOVKS The Rev. Dr. John D. Fox. pastor of f?ra« e Methodist Episcopal Church, who underwent an operation in a Philadel phia hospital, was reported as still further improved to-day. BTRKKT CAR CRASH Two trolley cars on the Fourth street and Capital street lines crashed together last evening at Sixth and Jlaclay street, but all of the passen- , gets escaped injury. 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MANAIiKR, Mmiftgrr Hell Ml t'rrr Inspection of Any Type Hnttery I I AMONG OTHER THINGS | KING OSCAR; :• 5c CIGAR ! Means to You, Mr. Smoker | | 1 Quality | 2 Regularity | 3 Satisfaction <: Ytu Take No Chances When You Smoke \l This 25 Year Old Quality Brand \> John C. Herman & Co. J; Harrisburg, Pa. I SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG NEWSBOYS GUESTS OF WILLIAM STROUSE AT FIRST N» wsboy s of all sizes and appetites assembled at the headquarters of the Harrisburg Newsboys Association, 304 North Second street, last evening: to tin justice t«> the banquet that was served by William Strouse. owner of the new Market street clothing: store, in honor of the first anniversary of the founding of the association a year a*-co yesterday. Sixteen gallon; of delicious ice cream heaped themselves dlvidedly on 1 .*»•> plates of 150 expectant diners as th«* climax of a "spread** tliat will be recorded in red letters on the books of the association kept i>\ the brainy little secretary. Bernard Koplovit*/.. Nor did they lack for delicacies •»f all sorts Music was provided by the Goldstein trio, while C. M. Sigler lent the piano, t'ttley. 1 iild' brand and Schmidt all provided the blossoms which perfumed the hall. Tl • pit tur< shows the boys when the celebration was at its height, in the front row are a number of speakers* ami guests. Heading from left to right the\ are: V. \Y. Kenney. l>r. K. K. Uownes, John Fox Weiss. 11. G. HrumhaiiKh, Augustus Wildman, Samuel Koplovit/., president of the association: the Rev. E. P. Robinson, Mr. Miller ami John Price .lackson, State Com missioner of l*ahor and Industry. William Strniisc acted as host and toastmaster during the evening and the liali was decorated in patriotic colors, and each table with flowers. Samuel Koplovit/., the new president, in trodu< •«l the host, Mr. Strouse. Speakers were Mr. Wildman, Commissioner Jackson. Mr. Weiss, the Rev. Mr. Robinson, Or. Downes, Mr. Keene> with the benediction by ltabbi Charles J. Freund. ARCHITECTS IN SESSION TODAY Biss (lathering of I louse Do signers Hold Forth in Philadelphia An important meeting of the Penn sylvania State Association of Architects was held in the Adeiphi Hotel in Phila delphia to-day. Delegates from the Philadelphia Chapter. Pittsburgh Chap ter and Southern Pennsylvania Chapter | of the American Institute of Architects comprise this State Association, three of its offices being tilled bv members ««f the Southern Pennsylvania Chapter. The terms of these men. J. A. Dempwolf of York, president; Edward Leber of York, secretary, and M I. Kast of this city, treasurer, expired to-day when new officers will be elected. Some very important reports are be ing considered, possibly the chief among which is the framing of a bill to be presented at the next session of the ! State Legislature for the purpose of Registering Architects Practicing in this State. Another is the appointing of a committee on public safety with particular reference to building con struction. This committee may possi bly take up the question of nuiform building laws for third class cities in tli • State. M. I Kast. treasurer of the associa tion. is attending this meeting. Britain Already Lets Up Commerce Blockade; May Readjust Orders London. May «. As a result of the decision in the rase of the Swedish steamer Zamora, Robert Cecil. Minister of War Trade, announce* that his department—as well as others concerned with the administration of blockade measures is considering the possibility of being: compelled to readjust various orders in council to j make them correspond with the doc trine set forth by the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council. The Min ister hinted it might be necessary to abandon several earlier orders under which ninny seizures were made. MWY TREES ARE NEEDED There is space in the river parks for the planting of many trees and as scores of trees are growing beyond reasonable size in the City Nursery they sould be set out without delay. It Is- stated by the officials of the Department of Parks that sufficient help c annot be had at this time. Knt ployment will be given to several men iif they make application at once. AMERICAN SPIRIT ROUSED BY GERMAN REPLY TO NOTE IS SHOWN IN PRESS COMMENT Comment of the press tn the United States upon the German reply to the American protest, concerning subma rine warfare, follows: New York Evening Sun —It tills us with gloom. Plainly Germany is not in (he humor yet to heed the counsels of wisdom or humanity. She is still world-defiant. New York Evening Post—The Ger man Government makes damnable faces all through its note, but the cen tral thing required by President Wll : son it yields. New York Globe —No chotce would thus seem open to our government but ; t carry out lis declared intention to sever dlnlomatic relations. German-American View New York livening Telegram—The , two nations are so far apart, further discussion is mere waste of time. Hero is quibbling that was distinctly warned against. * * * Germany, as ex p-i ted. ha ; put the matter up to the I'nited States. It is our duty to stand by the President. Brooklyn Daily Eagle—What we want from Germanj is an admission of wrongdoing, which we have not ob tained; reparation for the injury wrought, which we have not ob i tained. but which Is so qualified by ! restrictions as to make it of doubtful j value. i New York Staats Zeitung (evening i edition)—-Germany wishes to avoid a bretik under all circumstances ami ; at any cost. For this reason solely, Germany concedes everything. ' Brooklyn Standard Union The voice of the whole American people will assert that under no circum i stances shall our foreign policy be made in Germany, i Washington Star—The apparently : unconditional concession embraced in f the orders to submarine commanders ; would seem to be, in fact, contingent i for permanent binding force upon the > success of future negotiations between the I'nited States and England. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph—So far as words go Germany has granted i our main contention, but if her action * : is only temporary and depends on the 1 future course of Great Britain, the situation is one fraught with grave peril to our friendly relations. 4 Boston Record—Germany's reply is an evasion and an invitation to further I i orrespondence and argument. It does ' contain one paragraph of concession, | but qualifies it with an effort to bar- gain with the United States in her ( relations with Great Britain. Comment In Now England 1 ! Boston Traveler —The note is an amusing combination of evasions, de . i nial. irony and fact. j The Register, New Haven, Conn.— , It is considerably short, at least, in > spirit, of what we asked, and fails to > remove our Justification for stem ac £ tion. > Opinion in the South > Atlanta Journal—ln justice to its ' own interest and honor, the United > States must sever relations with Ger , I many. The President's duty is plain. » inescapable, and Ihe American people. > regretful as they are that the issue > hr>s reached this pass, will stand ' unitedly behind him. f Roanoke. Va„ World-News —Presi- , dent Wilson, in all probability, will > accept the small additional concessions > made by Germany as sufficient * grounds for a continuance of diplo ' matic exchanges. , Tampa, Fla., Times Germany's » ylilT-nerked attitude is continued. A » breaking off of diplomatic relations ' now seems to he Inevitable. * Columbia. S. C., Record—The note J is impudent In its arrogance. The > United States must now end parleying > ami pettifogging. > Savannah. Ga„ Press The note is * a document stamped with the "made £ in Germany" brand of diplomacy. It t is play for further time and It car > ries small assurance not given before > and promptly disregarded. > Macon. Ga., News—The note prom r ises nothing, concedes nothing, and L even carries a threat of reversion to t wores than present methods. k I-ouisville Times—lt means either > the United States must recede • " • • Nor it must break with Germany. The f President has announced what his L 1 course would be under those condi k tions. The country stands With him. | Milwaukee Journal —It is earnestly ✓ to be hoped that the German answer £| means that the illegal taking of Amer f lean life has been ended. ( From the Great West > Atchison. Kan.. Globe—More notes > , more complications, more intensified HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH bitterness against the I'nited States: *1 lies .Moines. town, Capital—Tlie note is an offense against the Intelli gence and dignity of the I'nited States, but it affords no occasion for, suspending diplomatic relations or KO in v to war. Columbus, < t.. Dispatch—Brushing away the quibbling, the reproaches anil the excuses, it is clear that Ger many's compliance with the American demand is only conditional. Oakland, Cal.. Tribune—The war cloud is dispelled. Germany lias yielded, conditionally at least, which removes the danger of an immediate rupture of diplomatic relations. Seattle, Wash., Times—The Inipe-I rial Government has made an answer cleverly designed to involve the I'nited States in further diplomatic discussion. San Antonio, Tex., Light—The note I utterly fails to meet the issue raised by President Wilson. Restraint Is Shown in Limited Comment on Note in German Newspapers Hy Associated Press Berlin, via London, .May fi.—The; text of the German reply to the Ameri- ! can note was printed in extra editions of the newspapers, hut caused hardly, a ripple of excitement. N'o crowds gathered around the newspaper offices and the people tn general showed I marked calmness. Notable restraint I was shown in the limited comment I made on the note in the papers. Even Count von Reventlow. usually a caustic critic of German-American relations, disposes of the matter with a single line referring his readers to previous editorials for his opinion. The Kreuse Zeitung also declines to criticise and contented itself with referring to pre vious discussions on the issue in ques tion. On the whole the German press ap pears satisfied with the tenor of the reply from Berlin, although there are indications ihat the attitude of the! newspapers is not wholly uninspired, j The V'ossische Zeitung, one of the' few papers to comment at length on j the German reply, says: "The note is inspired hy a sincere; wish to avoid a break with the United j States. The government. In ignoring the tone of President Wilson's note, has gone straight to the point wherein there is a possibility ol an agreement by offering to conduct the submarine campaign within the limits of ante bellum international law. This is '.he last and the furthest concession that Germany can make, nnd should the expectation that Kngland be now re quired to return to the same basis of international law be deceived, the gov ernment reserves full liberty of ac tion." The Taegliche Rundscheau, while ; expressing the opinion that the note I should have taken a different char- ! a< ter, urges that the expression of I divergent views is unwarranted at this moment and that everybody should subordinate his own judgment and stand behind lhe government. The Merlin Tageblatt contents itself I with summarizing 'he main points of the note and expressing the hope .hat j ii will attain its aim in preventing war with America. Papers of Holland Profess to See Path to Eventual Peace in German Reply By Associated Press London. May fi.—The Daily News gives a prominent plat e in to-day's is sue to a long dispatch from Rotter dam asserting that there Is a strong belief in Holland that the German note to the United States was care-, fully prepared in the hope that it may! I< ail eventually to peace negotiations. The dispatch^says in part: "There is a belief here that behind the whole cloud of vague and con ditional promises lies the hope thai negotiations for peace will be opened with Kngland through the mediation i of the I'niled States. According to this view, Germany hopes that Wash ington will open a discussion first on the questions on v-ontrabnnd and the naval blockade, which will widen by easy stages to eventual discussion of possible peace conditions. "In American circles in Berlin it is believed that Ambassador Gerard, dur ing his recent visit to the kaisers 1 headquarters al the front, discussed ■natters far wider in tange than merely ■ the questions at issue between Berlin anil Washington." The Daily News correspondent also says that the Wolf Bureau sent out an article this week in which an anony mous neutral discusses the relations between Germany and the I'ntted State*, and suggests 44uU—America now has an opportunity to lay the founda tions for peace negotiations. This ar ticle appeared in tlie same issue of the German newspapers with the text of the reply to the American note. ll sa ya: • "This appears to he the historic opportunity for America. If the I'nited States maintains an equally firm position against the starvation of Germany as against the Herman suit marine warfare, there will lie an open ing for the belligerents to consider how I hey can end this miserable war." BELIEVE THAT BREAK HAS BEEN AVERTED [Continued From First Page] tion toward restoration of freedom of the seas during the war, ns suggested in the note of July 2.1. 1015, and it | does not doubt that the Government of the I'nited States will now demand and insist that the British Govern ment shall forthwith observe the rules of international law universally recog -1 nized before the war as are laid down 1 in the notes presented hv the Govern- 1 ment of the United States to the Brit- j ish Government December 2X, 1914, j iand November 5, 1915. Should steps taken by the Govern- j ntent of the I'nited States not attain the object it desires to have the law ■ of humanity followed by all belliger- ! lent nations, the German Government would then he facing a new situation in which it must reserve to itself i complete liberty of decision. Berlin Receives Note With Utter Lack of Excitement Ry Associated Press Berlin, May 5. via London. May fi. — The utter lack of excitement on the part of the majority of the people of i Berlin with which publication of the j German note to the United States was ' received was in strong contrast with j the great interest shown everywhere ' j when the American note to Germany I , was published. April 22. Inspection of German Reply Made Occasion of Bullish Enthusiasm By Associate# Press New York, May 6.—Over night in- I spection of Germany's reply to Wash ington was made the occasion of an- i other outburst of bullish enthusiasm j In the stock market to-day. Special Issues registered early gains of one to three points, some of these soon being j increased. Conflicting Conclusions Drawn by French Press Ry MssociiilcJ Press Paris, May fi.—The French press I subjects the German note to the 1 I I'nited States to severe analysis, draw j ing varying conclusions front, it ' I Some newspapers consider that Ger- i | many has yiplded. although with had grace. Others believe the document is I a refusal. Germans Vainly Invited Irish at Front to Rebel London, Mav lmmediately after the outbreak of the Irish revolu tion German soldiers In trenches op posite the Irish division fighting on I the western front put up signs in ' vitlng Irishmen to join the Germans. \ according to word received by John 10. Redmond, the Irish Nationalist leader, from his brother. Captai*". William H. K. Itedmond. now at the I front. One notice read: "Irishmen In Ireland are In ■ revolution. English guns are firing on your wives and children. Sir Itoger Casement persecuted. Throw your arms away. We give you hearty i welcome." Another sign read: "We are Saxons and If you don't I fire, we won't." The Irishmen replied by playing an Irish air and "Rule Britannia," on r mouth organs. MAY fi, 1016. Mrs. John W. Wetzel Dies Suddenly at Carlisle Special to the Telegraph Carlisle, Ph., May H. Mrs. John W. Wetzel, wife of u leading attorney i and former candidate for judge. died suddenly at her home here yesteT«Tay. Mrs. Wetzel was a life-long resident of th«* town, one of the founders of lhe Carlisle Civic Cltih, active in church and eharitx work here. Iler husband and one son, Krank, in New York, with three brothers and sisters in Philadelphia survive. I-'IM) Hot IKlll \ The body of Karl Fib •*, tiffed 5, who was drowned Thursda> afternoon when lie fell into tin- river, was recovered last j evening by the bov's father, Harry Iteed, James street. The body was caught on the rocks opposite South street. Funeral services will be held Monday sfternoon at 2 o'clock at the home, the Uev. i/- \ an automobile Thursday | afternoon, were held ut the home this ! afternoon. ft,500 GET IXCKF! \SK Hy Associated Press Easton. Pa.. May f>. The Inger • soil-Hand Drill Company has an nounced an increase of 10 per cent, in the wages of all its employes, num ; berlng about 3,500. |l\ Ask The | ■ Merchants 4r !g|| For Whom | \ww I A s To Our I We will gladly furnish you with the list, but here's a good plan: Notice the clean est windows— WE "DID" THEM. Harrisburg Window Cleaning Co. OFFICK—SOB KABT ST. Hell I'lione 3526 Lumber Business done with lower oper ating expenses. Our lumber depart ment is managed by the same executive and clerical force as our coal, ice and con tracting business. You can easily see ; why we can sell the same grade at lower prices. Let us give you prices. United Ice & Coal Co. t Fontcr A ConUeu St*. * I COAL MEN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR WAGE INCREASE Minors Will Get General Raise of About SIO,OOO a Year; Coal May Jump 25 Cents Special 1o the Telegraph Philadelphia, Pa.. May «. Tn the office of W. J. Richards, president of the Philadelphia and (tending Coal ami Iron t'ompany yesterday the sub committees of the anthracite opera tors and miners met and formally sinned the new working agreement, which is to continue In effect until March 31, 1920. and which will mean a general increase in wages of be tween $10,000,000 and $12,000,000 a year. How these increased wages will af fed t lie retail price of coal could not lie learned. Neither the operators nor the miners would discuss this phase of the affair. It is generally under stood. however, that it will cause coal to jump 2ii cents a ton. The opera tors were equally reticent on the proposals they made several months ago lit; t they were planning to lower prices through resizing the coal. The method put forth then was that the six sizes most used should be cu' to three l>\ mixing the two nearest sizes. The feeling is growing stronger all the time on the part of those close to the situation that this method will be re sorted to in softening as much as possible the blow caused by an in irea.se to cover the raise granted to the miners. I SO,OOO Men Ratserf I'.y Hie terms of the agreement, ISO.OOO miners will receive an aggre gate of about $45,000,000 in the four years the schedule is 111 effect, or be ! ween $10,000,000 and $12,000,000 a year The eight-hour day is extended to com pay men paid by the day or hour. Besides this, a general increase of 3 per cent, in wages is granted. A minimum wage scale Is Established for machine workers and a raise of 7 per cent, is allowed hoisting engineers, who will continue to work on the nine hour basis. Both miners anil opera tors regard the settlement as a vic tory, the miners claiming the new agreement means a raise of 15 per cent, in wages, while the operators are satisfied with having come to an ami cable setlement without having offi cially to recognize Ihe union, a point that was warmly contested. PI.OWKK THIEVKS XT'WORK IN 'l'll K WKST KM) Already malicious persons have be gun the destruction of flowers and plants in the western section of the city. It has been reported to the Telegraph that several attractive yards in the vicinity of Fifth and Ma clay streets have been despoiled this week. Tills newspaper will pay a substantial reward for information which will lead to the apprehension of the guilty peisous. NUXATED IRON rmnmsi Increases string in, of delicate, IK'IVOUS, Jar IT fl Tllll rundown people aoo ss! I 8! 8 r ,)pr tent - len days f3 I» i 4 JSc-a 111 many instances. wMLfABAIjn SIOO forfeit if It |1 »1 JjJ L J planatlon in larg* to ap- Aslt your doctor or druggist about it. Croll Keller, G. A. i Uoigus always carry It in stock. A Charming Friends are calling or you have a sadden invitation. Just a moment to look your best. It takes but a few seconds to apply Gouraud's u Oriental Cream and obtain a perfect complexion - a soft, clear, pearly-white appearance that in alway* reltned and and in (good taste- --Non-aroasy—ln use 68 years. Send 10c. for trial »lro POLITICAL ADVKRTISING WORKINGMEN'S FRIEND GOOD GOVERNMENT Edward Dapp Republican Candidate For Legislature Ist District, Harrisburg, Pa. Primary Election Tuesday, May 1«, 1»I6 Your Vote ami Influence Kcspeet fullj Sol Id ted Re-sorts \m:hm:iisvh,i,k, pa. GALEN HALL $1 in the (JLJwm Mounlains S WfRNfRSVIIIf, PA. 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