HARRISBURG tS|§i|l TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 106
VIRTUALLY ALL U. S.
TROOPS MOB
FOR BORDER SERVICE
Ten Thousand Men Including Militia, Regulars, Coast and
Field Artillery Getting Ready For Service; National
Guard of Other States Will Be Called if Situation War~
rants; Americans in Mexico Preparing to Leave
PROPOSED MILITARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CARRANZA AND U. S. IS STILL UNSIGNED
Three Hours' Conference Last Night Ends Without Definite
Decision; Continuing Today; Pennsylvania Troops
Will Probably Be Among Next Detachment to Be
Called Out; Men Are Splendidly Drilled and Fully
Equipped
Washington. May 10.—Virtually the
last American troops In the United
States were being mohilized to-day
for Mexican border service. With the
National Guard of three states, they
were under orders 10 hasten to rein
force General Funston's army. The
total of between nine thousand and
ten thousand Included eleven com
panies of coast artillery ordered out
last night by Secretary Baker.
The proposed military agreement
between the C'arranza and American
governments remained unsigned and
General Obregon, Mexican war minis
ter, after a three-hours discussion with
General Scott last night, arranged for
still another conference to-day.
If the situation warrants. National
Guards of other States will lie called
out for border patrol duty, officials de
clared. Secretary Baker stated, how
ever, that no further mobilization or
ders are contemplated immediately.
In addition to the 4,000 United
States soldiers and an equal number
of militiamen from Texas, New Mex
ico and Arizona ordered to the border
yesterday. Secretary Baker announced
that 1,000 soldiers, comprising eleven
companies of coast artillery stationed
at Gulf and Atlantic seaboard po3ts.
had been ordered to San Antonio to
serve as infantry with the border pa
trol.
The secretary also said five bat
teries of the Fifth Field Artillery had
been ordered from -Fort Sill. Okla
homa. Three additional batteries of
the third tield artillery were held in
readiness at Tobyhanna, Pa., under
orders to-day.
'15,000 Troops Ready
Unofficial estimates placed the num
ber of troops now on Mexican duty or
under mobilization at about 45,000.
Admiral Winslow, commanding on
the West Mexican coast, reported to
the Navy Department to-day that the
steamer Sajt Juan had taken <lB Amer
ican refugees front Manzanillo and 23
from Mazatlan. and was proceeding
with Ihent to San Diego. Cal. The
admiral made no reference in his dis
patch to new disturbances on the
coast but said there was a general
feeling among Americans to leave
Mexico.
■May Delay on Pennsylvania
It is believed that troops called yes
terday were selected because they can
be more easily acclimated to the hot
climate of northern Mexico than the
troops of the States further removed
from the border. In all likelihood
the next step of the War Department
w'M i:>e to complete the Fifteenth divi
sion, and it may be that the National
Guard of Pennsylvania. Ohio and New
York, the best trained troops of the
National Guard, will not be called for
several weeks, even if intervention is
decided upon.
In Splendid Condition
Colonel Mctver. Chief of the Divi
sion of Militia Affairs, said:
"The Pennsylvania National Guard
comprises a.n efficient and well-drilled
division of the organized militia. As
to equipment and property, the Penn
sylvania Guard is in splendid condi
tion. The same applies to the Na
tional Guard of Ohio, where the mili
tia is well equipped for service.
"According to the report made on
December 31, 1915, by Governor
Brumbaugh and corrected to May 23,
the militia of Pennsylvania consists
of "46 officers and 10,164 enlisted
men. Governor Willis' report for
Ohio shows 543 officers and 6.9.53 en
listed men. West Virginia has 113
officers and 1.643 enlisted men.
"As to whether the militia of these
States will be called into service along
the border or in Mexico, we cannot
say at this time. So far as I know,
no orders have been s*nt to them to
get in readiness for active duty. De
velopments will determine this, no
doubt. But we all know that with
large detachments of the reßtilar army
THE WEATHER
HarrlMbarjc and vicinity: ln*et
tleil Honther ami Thurs
day, proltni>l * llOWCfli Warmer
lu-niftlit, loue»t tciupernture about
HO degreea.
Ilaniorn J'ennnyU aula: 4 iimcUlod
to-nlKht anil TliurNilay, probably
nhotvera. \\ armfr to-iilßht. Wind*
becoming aouth and IncreaNinic.
Itlvcr
The Susquehanna river anil all
lla branches will probably fall alotv
ly or remain nearly stationary. .V
stave of about 4.8 feet In Indicated
for Hnrr«hurK Thursday morn-
Ing.
f.eneral Condition*
I'lif disturbance that tins central
over WyomlnK Tucailay mornlnic
ha* muted rapidly eaatuard with
IticrenalnjK strength and nou cov
er* the middle part of the country
with it* center o*er the upper Jlls
•lsslppi valley.
It I* '2 to IO desreea cooler In
the Middle Atlantic States and .New
Kn gland.
Temperatoret H a. in.. .%2.
Sunt (Uses, 5.04 a. M.i Seta, 7.(Hi
p. m.
Moons Full moon. 17* 9-11 n. m.fl
River *tairc. 4.9 feet above low
water mark.
Veaterifay'a Weather
Highest temperature, ««.
l.oweat temperature. .10.
Mean temperature, O'i.
Kornial temperature, HO.
Militia of Other States Will Be
FY CARRTP.R « CKNTS \ WEEK.
iINUI.E roriKS 2 CKKTJ.
in the Philippines, in the Canal Zone
and in Alaska, there are few regular
troops left available in this country,
beyond those now in Mexico or on the
border. Consequently if the need for
additional troops arises, it appears
necessary to call upon the National
Guard of the various States."
Laying Out Camp Sites
For Militia and Regulars
Called For Border Duty
Snn Antonio, May 10. A board of
army officers to-day began laying out
camp sites for the militia and regular
troops that "will begin arriving here
within Ihe next few days, subject to
the orders of Major General Funston.
The total number of men mobilized
here for service alonir the border and
in Mexico will exceed 5,000 men.
The troops ordered to San Antonio
include all the organized militia of
Texas, eleven companies of coast
artillery from gulf and Atlantic sea
board points and the second battalion
of the third field artillery from Toby
hanna. Pa.
In addition General Kunston has
ordered the five batteries of the Fifth
field artillery at Fort Sill to move to
the border. It was announced at head
quarters that the batteries probably
would be sent direct to El Paso front
Fort Sill to join the one battery of
the same regiment now on duty there.
The coast artillery companies will
be held at Kort Sam Huston tor dis
tribution along the border as the
: situation ma.v demand. It was indi
cated by officials that the militia will
be Riven border stations before the
coast artillery is sent out.
Insist Upon Placing
Withdrawal of Troops
Ahead of Co-operation
Hy Associated Press
Kl I'a so, Texas, May 10.—
roniiilcneo in the ability of Generals
Srott ami ohregon io effect an agree
ment as to the status of the American
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Drug Violators From
This City Sentenced to
Penitentiary and Jail
By .Issociated I'rrss
Sun bury, Pa.. May 10. —Judge Wit
mer in the United States court here
to-day sentenced William Phipps, Har
risburg, and Harry Price, Scranton,
round guilty of violating the Harrison
I drug act, to one year and one day each
j in the federal prison at Atlanta, and
William Burns and Albert Wise, Har-
I risburg, to four and six months, re-
I spectively. in the Dauphin county jail
for the same offense.
Fulfills Oath of Vengeance
to Avenge His Mother by
Killing Aged Uncle
Bridgeport, Conn.. May 10.—As a
| result of an oath of vengeance to kill
the man who wronged his mother,
!| made when he was a boy of thirteen
|at his grandfather's knee, Michael
I Rizzo, American born, and a former
! soldier at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, so
| shot his uncle. Angela Rizzo, here last
night that he died from the wound,
'i "The man who does not light for
: his mother is a coward," said young
Rizzo after lie had caimly walked to a
police station and given himself up
for the murder.
Ten years ago. while Mrs. Rizzo,
j with her four small children, was visit
| ing their grandfather in Palermo,
j Italy, who was too feeble to come to
i this country, she was assaulted by her
! husband s brother, and four years
| later died as a result of the attack.
Want a Pet Skunk?
Juniata County Man
to Sell Them Here
C. D. Market, of East Salem. Juniata
! county, dealer in general merchandise,
; flour and feed, stencil manufacturer,
and bicycle repairer. Is planning to
bring some pet skunks to Harrisburg
to Fell them, according to a letter re
ceived by Mayor E. S. Meals this
! morning.
Mr. Market, of course, wants to do
it lawfully, so he wrote for informa
tion about a license to carry on his
line of business in Harrisburg. His
tetter to the executive Is as follows:
"Mayor: Kind Sir—l am planning
to fake some of my. pet skunks to your
city in a showcase fastened on a babv
j carriage running gear. Will I have
to pay any license to try to sell them?
If so, how much? Waiting reply, I
am, Yours. C. D. MARKET.,."
Mayor Meals after reading the com
munication decided that II would be
all right, but turned the letter over to
hi? secretarx to deliver to William
4 D. Block, special city license officer.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10,.1916.
HARRISBURG SOLOISTS ASSISTING
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MRS.ROt G. COK
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fIISS. CATHARINE HEICHER
GOVERNOR REFERS
HIS INQUIRERS TO
COL. KOLB TODAY
Says Treasurer of Campaign
Committee Told the Truth
About >55,000 Contribution
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh to
day referred to Colonel Louis J. Kolb,
of Philadelphia, treasurer of the
Brumbaugh Citizens' Campaign com
mittee. all inquirers for statements re
garding the charges made by Rep
resentative Isador Stern, of Phila
delphia, to the effect that sf>,ooo had
not been accounted for in his cam
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BASEBALL LID
BLOWS OFF IN
STATE LEAGUE
Six Clubs in Al. Lawson's Cir
cuit Also on Schedule For
Opening Day
The baseball lid blew off in six cities
to-day. To-morrow there will be more
uncovering exercises in six more cities.
The Pennsylvania State League in
cludes Harrisburg, York,
Lebanon, Reading md Shamokin. The
Atlantic League includes Reading, Al
tentown. Chester, Paterson, Pottsville
and Wilmington. The inauguration of
baseball in these cities to-day marks
the revival of league sport in Central
Pennsylvania.
Unusual interest is manifested in
both fhese organizations because it
promises to be a fight for supremacy.
The State league, which was promoted
by Leo Groonie and Abraham Rosen
bluth, will have protection and a salary
limit of $2,000. The Lawson circuit
has no protection and a limit of SI,OOO.
Each league has a team in Reading
and Allentown. Sunday baseball will
also be a feature of both organizations.
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rcmsov i\ parade:
By itsociatcj i'ress
New York. May 10, Thomas A. Edi
son. the inventor and chairman of the
nava! consulting board, experts to
march al the bead of twenty engineers,
all of whom are members of that board,
in the great prepa redness parade in
which nearly I 1r,.000 persons will tak*
part here on Saturday. The consulting
board is composed of 24 members and
all of them may march in the parade.
1,000 MORE TAILORS OUT
Hy . Issocititetl Press
Chicago. May 10. One thousand
tailors employed by R. Kuppenheitner
and Company, were called out to-day
to .loin the six hundred cutters and !
trimmers who struck yesterday, J
MISS. BELLt P. ttIDDAUGH
MISS- MARY R. TURNER
LINER TORPEDOED
WITHOUT NOTICE
U.S. CONSUL FINDS
Cymric Sent to Bottom Un- 1
warned; Wake of Projectiles
Clearly Seen
By Associated Press
London, May 10. —Wesley Frost,
I American consul at Queenstown, Bent
a telegram to-day from Pantry to the
i American embassy here announcing
I definitely that there were no Ameri
| cans on board the Cymric. Mr. Frost
j said no warning was given but that
the wake of a torpedo was seen, and
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HEAVY FIGHTING
BEFORE FRENCH
FORT SLACKENS
Desperate Struggle in Verdun
Region Is Diminish
ing
Paris reports diminishing activity in
the Verdun region following the des
perate fighting of the past few days.
On both banks of the Meuse the ar
tillery fire has slackened, that east of j
the river being described as inter- '
mittent.
A German attack on the French
lines near Moulain-Sous-Toutvent wad
completely checked.
British Destroyer Badly
Damaged in Fight With
German Torpedo Craft
By Associated Press
Berlin, May 10 (By Wireless) ln
an eugagement off the Belgian coast 1
on Monday between German and j
British torpedo craft, a British de-'
stroyer was badly damaged bv artil
lery fire, according to official an
nouncement by the German admiralty
under date of May 9.
German Casualties During
War Placed at 2,822,079;
in Last Month 91,162
By Associated Press
London. May 10.—An official Rritish
estimate of Herman casualties in April,
Issued here to-day, places the total at'
91,162. The number of German ■ asual- I
ICoulinucU um l'a*c If 1 J
CHORAL SOCIETY
SPRING FESTIVAL
PLANS COMPLETE
Scat Sale Now on; Final Re
hearsal of "Atonement"
Tonight
If vou haven't yet f-ngaged your seat*
(l ' the , Spring -twHyal, t ft , he
conducted Friday by the Choral So
ciety you'd better phone or hustle a
messenger 'round to the Orplieum the
ater box office and arrange for tirkets.
The seat sale opened at !' o'clock
this morning and a long line of waiting
music-lovers greeted the expectant
clerk at the little ticket window. At
a late hour this afternoon the sale
had already reached such proportions
as to make the unprepared shiver a bit
I apprehensively as to their chances fof
Friday evening.
What is true of the Choral Society's
I concert in the evening Is equally true
of the afternoon program by the Phil
adelphia Orchestra. The orchestra will
; accompany the society in the evening
i in the rendition of Coleridge-Taylor's
i "Atonement." In the afternoon begin
ning at 3 o'clock, the orchestra alone
will entertain with a feature program.
Final rehearsal will be held this
I evening In Fa linestock Hall at 7.45
j o'clock and Dr. Wolle. the leader, reach
ed here from Bethlehem early this af
i ternoon to conduct it.
At this evening's rehearsal the final
accounting of returned tickets will be
made.
Believe Early Agreement
on Army Reorganization
Bill Will Be Reached
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C.. May 10. —Work
on the army reorganization bill was
resumed to-day by the conference
committee of the House and Senate
with indications of un agreement be
ing near at hand. It was expected that
virtually a new bill, the result ot a
compromise, would be readv to be laid
before President Wilson next week.
Prospects are that the Senate con
ferees will have to irive up the volun
teer army provision for a reserve of
261,000 men in view of its repudiation
by the House. Senate conferees hope,
however, to strengthen the-House pro
vision authorizing citizen instruction
camps which would afford tile nucleus
of a volunteer army.
It was expected that a regular army
with a peace footing of approximately
3 75,000 men with the Senate expansive
organization system for 220,000 men
in time of need would be agreed to.
The House provision for reorganization
and federalization of tho national
guard, which would provide for a de
fense reserve of about 400,000 men,
also probably will be approved. It
was regarded as likely that the House
amendment for a nitrate plant to -ost
$20,000,000 would be accepted.
French Battleships Are
Searching Atlantic Off
Coast For German U-Boats
West Chester, Pa„ May 10. The
! British steamer Kinmount, which ar
rived here to-day from Cape Haitien,
j reported that on Monday afternoon at
j live o'clock, about 100 miles southeast
jof Cape Henlopen, Del., the steamer
! was stopped by two French battleships
I which inquired if the Kinmount had
( seen any German submarines.
| On being told that none had been
sighted the battleships with three
| cruisers, which had been waiting some
distance off, proceeded north to
ward New York. The warships, the
Kinmount reported, were equipped
with steel nets strung along their
sides.
It is believed here the warships
were searching for supposed sub
marines recently reported near the
American coast.
H'SPBXI) M.OOD FKIHS
By Associated Press
Berlin, May 9.— According to a dis
patch from Scutari, the chiefs of ail the
Albanian clans, In a meeting there
have voted unanimously to suspend for
six months the custom of blood ven
geance. Rlocd feuds have been univer- ;
£td lu Albania for centuries.
GERMANY ADMITS
SUSSEX ATTACK
IN LATEST NOTE
New Communication on Way
to Washington Asserts Com
mander Was Punished
PROMISE REPAR ATI O N
Imperial Government Is No
Longer in Doubt That Sussex
Was Boat Torpedoed
Ry Associated Press
Washington, D. C„ May 10.
Secretary Lansing received a mes
sage from Ambassador Gerard to
day giving notice that a new note
on the Sussex ease had been
liandcd him and was on the way
to Washington.
It lias been indicated that the
German government now admits
attacking the Sussex, gives notice
that the submarine commander
responsible has been punished
and promises to make reparation.
Amsterdam, May 10. A semi
official dispatch from Berlin says that
as the result of the German govern
ment's investigation concerning the
explosion which damaged the steam
ship Sussex it can no longer be
doubted that the vessel torpedoed by
a German submarine on the supposi
tion that it was a warship was In fact
the Sussex.
| The dispatch says the German gov
ernment has acquainted the United
States government with (Ms fact, add
ing that in accordance with the note
of last month Germany will draw its
conclusions from the evidence which
now has been adduced.
CIVIC CI.CU GKTS HOME
To-day the 30-day time limit al
lowed for filing exceptions to Presi
dent .Judge Kunkel's decision allowing
the Civic Club of Hanisburg to enjoy
possession of Mrs. William It. Flem
ing's bequest of "Overlook," lier Front
street residence, expired, and up until
.» late hour this afternoon ex-Judge M.
\V. Jacobs, counsel for the Central
Trust Company. New York. Mrs. Flem
ing's administrator, had filed none.
I John Fox Weiss, attorney for the club,
said he will advise the club to take
possession at once unless exceptions be
filed to-day.
j I LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND RESIGNS ' '
i London, May 10.—The Marquis of Crew announced in
jj f the House of Lords to-day that Baron Wimborne, Lord '
Lieutenant of Ireland, had resigned. Premier Asquith told
, the House of Commons there was reason to believe there * >
would be no further necessity for extreme measures with
, the Irish rebels. I
* 9 CITY SCHOOL TAX RATE 10 MILLS
11 Harrisburg.—After waiting some time to procure a f
< ® quorum the school board met this afternoon with Directors
1 ; Stamm, Yates, Boyer, Houtz, Enders and Werner present.
!So<fh after convening the report of the finance commitee ' '
advancing the school tax rate from 8y 2 to 10 mills for the
coming year was presented. Without debate or discussion ' 1
it was adopted, all six directors voting for it. The tax rate
for the coming year will be ten mills. •
C. C. ZIMMERMAN DEAD
v.*: burg.—Charles C. Zimmerman, aged 59 years,
I clerk »n the County Commissioners' Office, died at his home ®
& in Halifax this afternoon.
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1 AGED WOMAN HANGS HERSELF
Lancaster, May 10.— Mrs. Annie Wenditz, aged 77, ,
i proprietress of the People's Restaurant, committed suicide ' j
by hanging herself to the railing of a rear stairway this
i 1 mornir She was the wife of City Councilman Wenditz. '
SEIZE MILLION ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION "
Laredo, Tex., May 10.—One million rounds of rifle am- (
munition, which Mexicans attempted to smuggle across the
river into Mexico near here was confiscated by troops here
to-day. It was believed the ammunition was intended for
( use of bandits in Mexico.
I
j CIVIL ENGINEER KILLS SELF
, Media, Pa., May 10.— E. Mervin Lewis, a civil engineer 1 »
of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washingon Railroad,
( , shot and killed himself to-day at the home of Horace R. •
Manley.
1
F MARRIAGE LICENSES ,
Klrhrlhrrxrr nnil Siflly <*reau. elly.
# Frrt I.orke, Hlrrlton, and Carrie % Inla Kllnn<-»itil<h. Knola.
I Spencer Alexander and Hattle 1 Hilda, Steeltnn. I
CITY EDITION
16 PAGES
SCHOOL TAX RATE
JUMP FROM 81-2
TO TEN MILLS IN
HARRISBURG DIST.
Deficit Between $95,000 and
SIOO,OOO Must Be Met,
Says President. Stamm
HAS BEEN PILING UP
FOR LAST FIVE YEARS
Little Waste, He Finds; New
Rate Would Cover Ex
penses of New High School
Loan
The school board this afternoon took
I up the report of the finance commit
tee, adopted yesterday afternoon, In
creasing the tax rate in 1-larrlsburg
for the coming jear at ten mills. The
[tax rate last year was S'i mills.
.
President. Stain m, when asked by a
representative of the Telegraph as to
it he reason for the increase, .said that
it is absolutely necessary. "What else
is there to do," said he. "The board
finds itself with deficit of between
$95,000 and SIOO,OOO, and with an in
jcome of $25,000 or $30,000 too little
at the old rate to meet current ex
penses. This deficit has been accumu
lating for five years. It began in ICI2
with the arbitrary and unlooked for
addition by the School Code of one
month to the school year. The tax
rate for that year had been fixed long
since wlien, of course, the Board was
not contemplating this additional ex
pense. The Hoard seems to liave gone
along from year to year without in
creasing the rate, in the hop,r, doubt
less, that either the assessments would
increase or the expenses would de
crease and enable it to get through
without increasing the taxes, but
neither hope was realized."
Deficit For Year $20,000
"The defincit for the current yeai
alone will be approximately s2o.otKl.
j There seem to be no two sides to tho
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