2 CENTRAL PA. NEWS 50 EMPLOYES AT RUG MILL STRIKE One-fourth of Workmen at Carlisle Industry Demand Increase in Pay Special to Ihe Telegraph Carlisle. F'a., May 12. —Asking for higher wages. In some Instances an increase of 50 per cent., about fifty of the employes of the Carlisle Carpet and Rug Mills went out on a. strike after submitting their demands to the owners. The remaining employes, about 130 in number, remained at work. Company officials state that the requests cannot be granted. It is prob able that an agreement will be reached. GERMAN DRIVE NOW UNDER WAY [Continued From First Pago.] The move reported to-day may be significant as indicating a possible purpose on the part of the Germans to open a determined offensive against the British who now hold a consider able proportion of the Franco-Belgian front. • British guns have commanded Lens, which is being held by the Germans, tor months past, and the place has frequently been bombarded. It is from this section of the line that one of the drives in an allied offensive for the purpose of taking the important city of Lille, northeast of Lens would doubtless be directed. Hard fighting has been resumed in the vicinity of Dead Man's Hill on the A'erdun front, the Germans making another attempt to dislodge tlio French from positions on the slope of the hill, the capture of which on Slay 10 was reported-by the Paris war office. Two attacks in quick succes sion were delivered last night, but both were repulsed by the French fire, the war office announced to-day. Increase in the violence of the ar tillery Are in other sectors of the Ver dun front is reported, the region espe cially subjected to the shelling being that between Dead Man's Hill and the Avocourt wood to the southwest. In the Douamount-Vaux district, east of the Meuse, the bombardment Is being continued. A semiofficial dispatch from Berlin reports the sinking: in the Adriatic by a hostile submarine of the Austrian steamer Dubrovnik of 4,288 tons. The vessel is characterized in the dispatch as a "passenger steamer" and* it s declared she was not armed and was sunk without warning. The dispatch does not state that any passengers were on board at the time of the torpedoing and it seems probable that she was In the govern ment service as, so far as is known, no Austrian steamers have been en gaged In passenger traffic in the Adriatic or elsewhere since the early days of the war. Expert Asserts Key to War Lies in Possession of Briey; Explains German Aim By Associated Press Paris, May 12.—Senator Berenger, writing in to-day's Matin, says that ' the- key to the wKt-Tlcs in the posses sion of the Briey Valley, between Ver dun and MetZ." "Since the war began," says Senator Berenger, "France, having lost the Briey basin, has been obliged to im port almost all the iron required from Knpland and America, while Germany, having occupied the whole Briey Val- S. S. POMEROY Market Square Grocer Strawberries, box .... FRIDAY and SATURDAY New Peas, % peck ... SPECIALS Country Asparagus, bunch. Prunes, lb. 10' Creamery Butter Jb. Carrots and Beets, bunch, Pork Loins, lb 23^ Chuck Roast, lb. New Potatoes, peck, 20<; Ilam Ends, lb J '.if This store aims to supply everything in fresh vegetables, fruits, groceries, delicatessen articles, fresh meat and poultry. Phone us your orders. Kingan's 'Reliable' Shoulders Wmm 1 em ° ve^ Cured like our Hams and the flavor will surprise you. Ask your Grocer for KINGAN'S Shoulder Kingan Provision Co. HARRISBURG, PA. FRIDAY EVENING. , HAKEUSBURG tfajiftg TELEGRAPH MAY 12, 1916. MUNITIONS PLANT AT GETTYSBURG Slock Subscription For New Manufacturing Concern Now Being Solicited Special la the Telegraph Gettysburg. Pa., May 12.—A move ment. is on foot for the establishment i here of a foundry for the manufacture | of munitions of war. Merchants and business people in general are being j interviewed on the subject with a view to subscribing; for stock in the new concern and the matter is now at I he j stage where it depends on the question ; as to whether or not the promoters ; can secure enough subscriptions to warrant them in starting operations. Should the plant be started, a general foundry will be conducted in connec- ■ tion with the place. An option has 1 already been secured 011 a site for ;hi> | new Industry. Forest Fires Break Out in Franklin County Hills Waynesboro, Pa., May 12.—A fierce mountain tire broke out in the vicinity ! of Tomstown, north of Waynesboro, at 4 o'clock yesterday morning and j i burned until shortly before noon, when it was extinguished by the forest rang ! ers from Mont Alto under the leader ship of Chief Staley. Another fire, of j still larger proportions, broke out at ; White Rock, near Pond Bank, on 1 South Mountain. This fire burned until late at. night before it was gotten under control by the forest rangers. I Several hundred acres of valuable tim- 1 ; ber land were burned over, entailing a | i loss of several thousand dollars. HAWK —RI'MMKL Halifax, Pa.. May 12. Howard j Hawk and Miss Xora Hummel, both of | Enterline, were married here Thurs* j day evening by the Rev. J. C. Pease, I pastor of the United Brethren Church, of the Jacksonville circuit. They will : made their home at Harrisburg. MISS HOFFMAN HOSTESS Dauphin, Pa., May 12. Last even-] ing the Ladies' Aid Society, of the Zion ; Lutheran Church, was delightfully en- j tertained by Miss Anna Hoffman, at, her home In Krie street. Subsiding of High Wind Saves Business District of Sandusky; Loss $500,000 Sandusky. Ohio, May 12.—Subsiding j of a high wind probably was all that ! j saved ihe business district of this city j from destruction by tire this morning. ; Originating in a livery stable, the (Ire i ! gutted thirteen large stores and a | number of smaller establishments. | ! Loss was estimated at. $500,000. Fearing that the high wind would drive the flames over the entire busi- I ness district, city officials called on : I Toledo and Elyria for help. However, | when the wind suddenly died out, the | tire was placed under control by the ley, is able to add 21,000,000 tons to her own annual output." PEACE SENTIMENT FOI'XT) ONLY IN CENTRAL NATIONS New York, May 12. Samuel S. McClare, the publisher, who arrived from Copenhagen last night on the steamer Oscar 11, said that he found a sentiment for peace only in Germany and Austria. local department and the calls for j help were cancelled. The Good Style in Our Clothes Is Tailored to Stay- Our Custom-made— Ready-to-wear Clothes— in a beautiful variety of patterns —in flan nels, serges, basket weaves, homespuns, tweeds, cassimeres, cheviots, velours and silk mixtures—all the season's newest colors —one-eighth, one-quarter, half and full lined with either silk or alpaca. s 2offl J 3o= Schleisner's $15.00 Suits have all the style and workmanship that is possible to have crowded into them and will compare well with many sold elsewhere for $16.00 and $20.00. Blue flannels arid serges—gray and tan tweed, green, brown and gray flannels, stripes and novelty mixtures—some skeleton coats, silk and alpaca trimmed, some silk sleeves, belted, English and conservative models— sls.oo WILL NOT CHANGE MEXICAN POLICY [Continued From First Page.] eral Scott and said that for the present', he thought there were sufficient Amer-j ican troops along the border to handle | the situation. If conditions grow j more alarming, however, additional j guardsmen will be called out. Wilson Will Cruise Secretary Baker left immediately | 'alter the Cabinet meeting for visits to Atlantic <"ity and Newark, N. J. President AVilson plans to leave to night on the naval yacht Mayflower for a week-end trip down the Potomac returning Sunday night or Monday morning. Eliseo Arrcdondo, General Carran za'.s ambassador, said diplomatic nego tiations would not be resumed until he had been instructed. It was thought probable General Carranza would, communicate to him. the result of the ' border conference. Belief was expressed at the Mexican! Embassy that Generals Scott, .Funston I and Obregon were in accord on several i important subjects when the confer-1 ence was concluded. It was indicated j that the effect of the conference would i be shown in the future operations of j American and Mexican forces against outlaws, although no written agree ment had resulted. Upon receiving word from Major- General Hugh L. Scott that the bor der conferences with General Obregon had been closed without agreement,. Secretary Baker announced that he)' had directed General Scott to return to Washington and General Funston ' to return to his headquarters to-day. | General Scott's report, which was in ' amplification of the official statement > issued by the conferees at El Paso last night, was transmitted to Secretary Lansing and also was considered at the Cabinet meeting. Its contents were not disclosed, but there were some in dications of an unwritten agreement having been formulated to cover co operative action aloni; the border for the present. Secretary Baker said the conferees J . had tried to reach a basis for a written ! j agreement, but found it impossible, al though all interchanges were of the most friendly character. Gives Assurances It was suggested that General Car ranza, faced by the political situation in Mexico, was unwilling to make any written agreement to wnlcli his oppo nents could point as indicating a sur render of sovereign rights. Under that theory. General Obregon, It is under stood. has given assurances that every ! possible means will be employed by his government to aid in the speedy extermination of (he 1 andits while the formal diplomatic discussion of the withdrawal suggestion proceeds. It is possible that neither side will en deavor to force the negotiations while the disturbed condition along the bor der continues. Before going to the Cabinet meeting Secretary Baker said no steps to send ' either additional national guardsmen or regulars to the border were in im mediate contemplation. It was made ' plain, however, that should General ' Funsotn again find his border guard , too thin to protect American towns and ranches, there would be no hesitation ''■ in calling out more state troops. So .' far, however. It. was said, not even 11 preliminary steps in this, direction have I' been taken. j i General Funston returns to San An- i tonio with his original orders allored ! BELL-ANSI j Absolutely Removes J Indigestion. One package | • proves it. 25c at all druggists. In no waj. He lias full authority to ! dispose his men either in Mexico or along the border. Mexico or Reports of Withdrawal of American Troops From More Advanced Bases Unverified By Associated Press Columbus, N. M.. May 12.-Repor(s unverified at. military headquarters that American troops are being with drawn from San Antonio, Texas, and other advanced bases gave rise to-day to a belief iri some quarters that de velopments look toward a protective patrol of Northern Chihuahua. Supporting this contention Is the transportation of supplies which had been concentrated at San Antonio back seventy miles to Namiquipa. It is known also (hat General Frederick funston has expressed his belief that the present line of communication is too long to be maintained properly. Final arrangements for the concen tration of the New Mexican National CJuard were completed to-day. The tirst companies will probably arrive from Doming and Silver City before night. With the announcement that the militia is to be brought to war strength for the mobilization. Captain James A. Welsh, chief of ordnance of the base, has prepared the additional equipment necessary . Mexican Questions Will Be Transferred to Diplomatic Channels After Disagreement By Associated Press El Paso, Texas, May 12. Acting no longer as diplomatic agents. Gen eral Hugh J.,. Scotr. chief of staff of the United Slates army, and Gefieral Frederick Funston, commanding the southern department, expect to leave to-day or to-night for their headquar ters. General Scott expects to go 1o Washington without delay and general Funston to San Antenio to direct the mobilization of militia and regular troops that have been ordered to the border. By the transfer of the questions they have been debating for two weeks with General Obregon, Mexican min ister of war, through diplomatic chan nels. General Scott and General Funs ton now are concerned onlv with the military aspect of the situation. Gen eral I' unston was in communication with General Pershing and Colonel Frederick W. Sibley, commanding the forces near Boqulllas to-day, but It was understood that neither the heavy col umn in Chihuahua nor the small force stretched across the border into Coa liuiia would assume aggressive atti tudes at present. Will Await Negotiations Unless action is forced by the Mexi cans the American army probably will make no forward move while negotia tions between Washington and Mexico City are being conducted. Active preparations along the Arizona-New Mexico-Texas border will be made, however. General Funston expects to strengthen all points that might be objectives of raiding parties. The fresh regular troops will be distributed along the border almost Immediately after their arrival at their temporary stations, but some time will pass be fore the militia will be utilized The guards from the three States are be ing mobilized at Douglas, Columbus arid Antonio, where they will be mus tered into service and drilled for fleid service. The pbregon-Scott conference over the Mexican situation ended In a dis agreement at ti.35 last evening. At the conclusion the following statement, signed by the conferees, was given to the correspondents: "That, alter several « conferences, 28-30-32 North Third Street Announce a Smart Showing of Women's and Misses' Dresses A collection of summer dresses presenting the newest and most practical ideas in Fashion's offering—originality in both style and materials. 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In which con ferences mutual impressions were ex changed and information was collected upon the military situation on (he frontier, it was agreed upon by the conferees to suspend the conferences und report back to their respective governments in order tliat these may be able, through their respective for eign departments, to conclude this matter. '•That the ending of these confer ences does not mean, in any way, a rupture of the good relations of friend- ship between the conferees nor be tween the respective governments. (Signed) "A. OBREQON, "11. L. SCOTT, "FREDERICK FUNSTON." The situation is i.lmost exactly where it stood before the conferences began. The Mexican government still insists on the withdrawal of General Pershing's columns upon a certain date and wants that date to come quickly. It. is known that. General Obregon has been willing to make con cessions in order to reach an agree ment with the American conferees. He lias been overruled, however, by theFlrst. Chief, Venustiano Carranza, and Ills advisers". After practically conceding the demanda of the Ameri can conferees, he was compelled to reverse his attitude. Do you know the condition of your piano? Sepd for Lott the piano tuner. Exaniinat on Free.—Adv. N ATI RAUSTS TO HIKR Members of (he Natural History So ciety of the city, will leave to-morrow shortly before noon, for a hike to Conewago. From there they will go on a hige to the Susquehanna river.