British Cruiser With Earl Kitchener, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 129 HUGHES CERTAIN NOMINATED, IS LATEST WORD FROM CHICAGO; GAINING FAST Delegates Flock to His Stand ard to Swear In; Progres sives Hold Out For Roose velt, but Peace Is the Watchword at Convention VIANY CONFERENCES ARE UNDER WAY Republicans and Progressives on Harmony Bent Have Not Proceeded Far Enough to Clarify Situation; Lodge in Field as Compromise Candidate Special to the Telegraph Chicago. June 6. Through the rlri/.zle of an eastern storm, with some prospects of snow, comes one outstanding definite purpose— the determination of the leaders of the Republican party here as sembled to nominate a candidate who will embody all of the best traditions of the party, and who will be sale and sane through the erisis which is now upon the coun try. Tliciv appears to I* 1 little doubt now that Justice Charles K Hushes will rarry the party stand ard in the campaign. lie is not nholl) aeeeptalile to many of the delegates. mid a large element ol Ihe Progressive wing will not he satisfied with aiiylHHly hut lioose vclt, I'or two day* there have IK'CII exchanges between the lead ers in the hope ol' an agreement. There has been spirit of give and take, but the radieals have broken the ieash of their leaders ami lio not hesitate to deelare (hat (liC"y will nominal*' lloosevelt with out regard to what the lteptiblie ean convention may do. I nder the circumstances peace negotiations seeni to be of no avail inasmuch as the attitude of the radicals is thai of surrender to the Colonel rather than compromise upon a candidate acceptable to both. Hughes ian be nominated on tile tlrst ballot, but the leaders of ihe moyeuient in his behalf do not regard that as a wise course am! the field will be cleared of favorite sons in the early ballot ing so that tltc nomination of Hughes may leave uo scire spots outside the radical camp. Important Progressive leaders admit Shut tliej have no authority from the Colonel to indicate his future course. Hughes' headquar ters are packed this afternoon with delegates swearing in. livery step is being carefully taken to avoid am excuse for a bolt. Har mony is the watchword. 10. J. S. By Associated Press Chicago. June 6.—Political leaders who profess to be willing to accept any man for the presidential nomina tion who is able to command the sup port of both Republicans and Progres sives are trying to-day to determine whether Justice Hughes lias been strengthened or weakened by the tem porary concentration of all forces upon hint with the avowed purpose of eliminating Colonel Roosevelt as a Republican possibility. Unciuestion- Rhly the effect of the Hughes drive has been to place the whole Held of candidates against him. Conferences between Republican and Progressive leaders which lasted far into the night were resumed early [Continued on Page 2] [THE WEATHER, For HarriMturg and vicinity: Prob ably i hunderaliowera to-night run I \% cdiieadny t moderate tempera ture. For Eaatern Pommy Ivanla: Prob ably ahowera and thunderatormn to-night and Wedneadny* not much change In temperature! fresh cant and southeast winds. River The Susquehnnnn river and all it* tributaries will probably fall to night. Some, possibly nil, of the brunches may begin to rlae aunlr W cdncsday as a result of a storm appronchlng from the Soulhuefit. A stage of about 0.5 feet (a Indi cated for Harrlahurg Wednesday morning. General Conditions The NoutlnveNt dlaturbance hnx de veloped Into a storm of marked violence during the Inat twenty four hours, and la now central near St. Louis. It haa canned lienvj rnlns, thunderatorma and shifting galea In Oklahoma, Kant Kanans, Arkansas, Mlsaourl and Kentucky In the Inat twenty four hour*. Another dlaturbance of ni<Klernte energy la central near \\lnnepeg, Manitoba. A general fall of 2 to 14 degreea haa occurred In the temperature eaat of the Rocky Mountains, except In the Southeastern Statea and In a few other locnlltlea. Tcmperntiire: S n. m., H'2. Sun: Rises, 4:37 a. M.i aeta, 7:IIO p. m. Moon: Firat quarter, June S, p. m. River Stage: K.fi feet above low water mark. \ esterdny's Illsrheat temperature. 7S. Lowest temperature. T»S. Mean temperature, tIS. IVormal temperature, rtS. \ Vacation Season Is Here Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all the news from' home daily. The Har risburg Telegraph will All the gap. Don't spend your precious vaca tion time trying to "get used" to strange newspapers. Just drop a postal or call the Circulation Department and the next issue will meet you, no mat- Viioie yi'U are. •' v "T.tr. a week. BY CARRIER 0 CENTS A WEEK. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. YUAN SHI KAI, PRESIDENT OF CHINA, IS DEAD Dies From Stomach Trouble Followed by Nervous Breakdown HUNG SUCCEEDS HIM | His Accession to Power Will l Bring End of Heated Political Crisis YUAN SHI KAI By Associated rress Peking. June fi. Yuan Shi Kai, : president of the Chinese republic died to-day. Premier Tuan Chi Jui im ( mediately advised Li Yuan Hung, the 1 vice-president of his succession to the I presidency. Tuan Shi Kai had been j il! for several days with stomach it rouble which was followed by a | nervous breakdown. Quiet prevails rContinued on Page 10] DKLAMAT.ER GOES VP Announcement was made this morn ing at the Pennsylvania Steel com pany's offices of (he appointment of jG. R. Delamater as Fuel Engineer. ! Mr. Delamater's duties will include j - upervision over the coal stock, samp ling of coal and all other matters per taining to fuel supply or distribution at the Sleclton plant. TORCH STARTS SSOO FIRE Fire starting from a painter's torch in tht cornice of a third floor window at the home of Robert B. Mateer, a retired hardware dealer living at Thira and Forster streets, caused more | than SSOO damage this morning before it was extinguished. The firemen however sent in an alarm from Box 32, Third and Boas streets, calling out tire oistrict apparatus. The blaze was confined to the third floor. The loss is covet ed by insurance. URGES FLAG DAY OBSERVANCE That these trying times in the war torn history of the world has given Old Glory a newer and more potent significance to millions of true Ameri cans, and that the flag should be given due reverence accordingly. Is empha sized by Mayor E. S. Meals in a procla mation calling upon all Harrisburg to observe Wednesday June 14, as Flag Day. AT PLATTSBURG CAMP The first 1918 military training camp at Plattsburg, N. Y., started yes terday morning in a heavy downpour of rain, =0 the first thing the rookies did was to learn the intricacies of the ponchos which were handed out from the quartermaster's department. One thousand three hundred businessmen were taught how to dig ditches to keep the rain from their possessions. Among the rookies are Paul H. Chad wick and Ross H. Swope, both of the Bell Telephone company, this city. PENBROOK TO PAVE STREET Special to the Telegraph • Petibrook. Pa.. June 6.—At a meet ing of the borough council last evening it was decided to pave Main street from ! Hoffer's lane to Canby street. Work j will be started about July 1. The | area to be paved will be about one half of the street'r length and will | cost' about $7,500. one-fourth of! which will l>c paid by the Harrisburg' Railways company and the remain- ; der by the property owners and the : borough. Asphalt on a concrete base [ will be used. jyiUi curbing ot cg£g££j,e. 1 EL RRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1916. TORNADOES KILL FIFTY; HURT 250 IN TWO STATES Series of Fierce Storms Sweep Ten Arkansas Counties; Damage Enormous WIDE SWATHS ABE CUT Only Small Sections Escape; Mississippi Is Heavy Loser Reports to-day of the tornado that swept parts of Mississippi and Arkansas indicate (casualties as fol ic; ws: Jackson. Miss. Two wliltc. six mgroes killed: fifty injured. llelK"r Springs. Ark. Twcnty-flve reported dead. Cabot, Ark. Three dead, a dozen injured. t.erm an town, Ark. One negro killed. Judsonia. Ark. Eight negroes dead. 50 whites and negroes injured. Greenland. Ark. One dead, six injured. Fordyee, Ark. Two white killed. Hot Springs. Ark. Four killed, [eight injured. Morrilton. Ark. Two negroes j killed, several injured. By Associated Press Little Rock, Ark., June 6.—At least fifty persons are believed to be dead wnd 250 injured to-day as the result of a series of tornadoes that swept | through ten or more counties in Ar kansas late yesterday. All means of communication were j cut off or crippled and early to-day j details of the tragedy were far from [■ Continued on Page 9] Three Killed, Four Injured When Fast Freight Train Crashes Into Automobile I f'anton, 0., June fi.—Three persons were killed and four Injured here this ! morning when an automobile was de molished by a freight train at the Market avenue crossing of the Penn sylvania railroad. The dead are: Mrs. Louise Busse, 45; Mrs. Anna Paar. 26; George Roberts, 40. The injured: Millard E. Campbell, 35; Stewart Shanks, 21; Percy Miller, 26; Miss Elizabeth Hardy, 32. All of the victims excepting Roberts I were in the machine. Campbell was j driving. The party was returning j from a trip to the country for a birth i day celebration and did not see the ' train coming because ine view of the crossing was obstructed by a street ; car. The automobile was carried 600 | i feet along the track on the engine ' j pilot before the train could be stop < ped. The two women were thrown out and ground to death under the : wheels of the engine. Roberts met his death in a peculiar | manner. He *vas a mill worker and ! was on his way to work, walking along the tracks. The automobile. • projected from the pilot of the loco motive struck him as the train whirled ; past and rendered him lifeless. Dominican Rebels Attack U. S. Marines; Beaten Off By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ June 6.—Rear Admiral Caperton, commanding the American forces in San Domingo, ad vised the Navy Department to-dav that i a rebel force of 200 attacked the ma rine camp at Monte Christie yesterday. The rebels were driven off. seven of i their number being killed. There were no American casualties. , | Walter Hartzell Commits Suicide at Carlisle Store . Carlisle, Pa., June 6. —In a fit of depression, Walter Hartzell, aged 55, a tobacco merchant, committed suicide early to-day by blowing out his brains with a revolver in his place of busi ness here. A note telling where his property and personal effects might be found was placed beside the body. He was unmarried. OVES SURE OF TREASURERSHIP Hoard Certain to lick City Treasurer to Job, Municipal Circles Say School and municipal circles to-day gave little credence to the report that ! a bitter contest Is scheduled for the election of a school treasurer when the board meets In July for the pur pose. City Treasurer Harry F. Oves, it is understood, will be chosen for the place, although E. C. Thompson, for ; mer member of the Board of Public | Works, has also been mentioned, along with George W. Mcllhenny, present treasurer. Oves, it was stated, has the right of way, however. HONOR STETJ/TOX GIRL Graduates of the fashionable Beech | wood School. Philadelphia, have or ganized an alumni association with a | large membership. Mrs. 8. s. Zim merman, of Steel tor. has been elected i president, Mrs. Zimmerman is a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J.. A. McCurdy. FAVOKABLE WEATHER By Associated rress Chicago, 111.. June 6. Favorable [ weather for convention week is prom- i | ised by the United States Weather Bu- ! 1 reau here, with no excessive temper i atures In t KITCHENER AND STAFFGODOWN ON BIG CRUISER I FIELD MARSHAL EARL KITCHENER 1 . ] British Minister cf War, His Aids, and 655 Sailors on Board Hampshire Perish When Vessel Hits Mine or Is Torpedoed by Germans Off Orkney Islands on Way to Russia; All Great Britain Is Mourning Loss Great Britain to-day is mourning; the loss of her most noted military chieftain. Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, head of the British War Office. Earl Kitchener, with members of his staff were on board the British cruiser Hampshire, sunk last night off the Orkney Islands, and it seems certain that he, with all others on board the warship, have been lost. Admiral Jellicoe, reporting on the sinking of the Hampshire; says she was sent to the bottom "either by a mine or a torpedo." Only some bodies and a capsized boat had been found, the Admiral's j dispatch announced. While four boats were reported to have got i away, he expressed little hope that there were any survivors. ,1 Lord Kitchener and his staff were on their way to Russia, , | probably making for the port of Archangel. Supposedly they intended :' to consult the Russian military authorities regarding the Russain i offensive expected to relieve the Teutonic pressure on Verdun and : 1 the Italian front. London dispatches indicate that the probability that Sir William Jj Robertson, chief of the Imperial army staff, who is in London, will , | become the secretary of war. Capsized Boat Found Four boats were seen to leave the Hampshire but a heavy sea was run ning. Only a capsized boat and some bodies have been found. Earl Kitchener was on his way to Russia. Admiral Jellicoe reports there is little hope that there were any sur vivors. The names of the members of Earl Kitchener's staff have not yet been learned. Sir William Robertson, chief i of the Imperial staff, is in London. Admiral Jellieoe's Report i Admiral Jellicoe, commander of the j British grand fleet, has reported to the | Admiralty that the British cruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitchener and his staff aHoard, has been lost off the West Orkneys. Admiral Jellieoe's report to the Ad miralty follows: "I have to report with deep regret that His Majesty's Ship Hampshire, Captain Herbert J. Savill, R. N., with Lord Kitchener and his staff on board, was sunk last night at about 8 p. m. to the west of the Orkneys, either by a mine or a torpedo. I "Four boats were seen by observers lon shore to leave the ship. The wind j was north and northwest and heavy I seas were running. Patrol vessels and i destroyers at once proceeded to the j Spot and a party was sent along the ; coast to search, but only some bodies land a capsized boat have been .found 'up to the present. As the whole shore has been searched from the seaward, [ I greatly fear that there is little hope of there being any survivors. "No report has yet been received from the search party on shore. "Hampshire was on her way to Rus sia." Robertson May Succeed Him When the news of the sinking of the cruiser Hampshire with Earl Kitch ener and his staff on board was re ceived in London a meeting of the British council was Immediately called. Sir William Robertson, chief of the Imperial staff, who probably will be come the head of the war office; Sir Edward Grey, secretary of foreign af fairs; Reginald McKenna. chancellor of the exchequer, and David-Lloyd' George, minister of munitions, were present at the council. The newspaper reporters at the war office who at the time had not heard the news regarding Earl Kitchener, announced: "Neither Earl Kitchener nor- Pre mier Asquith was present." Carrieil Heavy Load Premier Asquith paid a high tribute to Earl Kitchener's work In his speech at the recent adjournment of parlia ment, saying no other man could have raised the great armies which Kitchener assembled. It. has been recognized that there i was placed on the war secretary's shoulders a load it was impossible for j one man to bear. In the early part of j the war he was responsible for not only the organization of armies, but i tvr the enormous work of equipping j them and supplying them with mu | nitions. Since David Lloyd-George j took charge of the munitions depart j irent Earl Kitchener had been able I to devote himself more largely to the worlf of military organization. Great Britain's allies had great con fidence in Earl Kitchener's judgment. His visits to France and Italy were I supposed to have had important re j suits In co-ordinating the work of the I allies. The fact that he had left Lon | don for Russia is regarded as an in i d'eation that he was on a similar mis -1 sion to that country. The first intima tion came in the bulletin announcing that he had been lost. Distinguished Men Aboard Accompanying Earl Kitchener was his staff, who were Hugh J. O'Bierne former councillor of the British Em bassy at Petrograd and former minis ter at Sofia; O. A. Fitzgerald, Earl Kitchener's private military secretary; ! Brigadier General Ellershaw and Sir Frederick Donaldson. .Many Minor Army Officers On board the Hampshire with Kitchener were also a number of minor army officers. Sir Hay Freder ick Donaldson, among those who ac jcompanied Lord Kitchener on the j Hampshire, was technical adviser to David Llord-Georg.e minister of mu nitions. He was prominent in the en gineering world, being a past president of the Institute of Mechanical En [Continued on Page 4] Vance C. McCormick Saves Autoists From Creek Special to the Telegraph York, Pa.. June 6.—Two autoists who were thrown into the Yellow Breeches creek, near Diilsburg. early yesterday when their car overturned, were rescued by Vance C. McCormick, of Harrisburg. The injured autoists were Harry Aughenbach, of Frous town, and Miss Sue Kauffman, a school teacher of Dover. Miss Kauff man's left arm was broken and Augh enbach was hurt internally. Mr. McCormick was a short distance behind the car in another automo bile when he heard their cries for help. He plunged into the stream and dragged out the injured couple. When asked this morning whether he had rescued the pair, Mr. McCor mick modestly replied that he did not play the role o fa hero. Mr. McCor mick assisted by his chauffeur took the pair to the home of Reuben Miller I near the scene of the accident, and I remained with them until a physic ian arrived from York. They were later removed to their homes In York. TRAMP NKWSIK HERE Thomas A. Navin, of New York, I who styles himself, "Tan," the travel- L <ng newsboy, is In Harrisburg en route i to Aluska. He came here from Reading. LADIES OF G. A. R. AND RELIEF CORPS ARE IN SESSION City Fast Filling Up With Vet erans From All Parts of State OLD FLAG IN PARADE Expect 4,000 Men in Line of March Tomorrow Afternoon With the opening of the thirty-first annual session of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, in the Hall of the House of Representatives this morning and the preliminary meeting of the Women's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, in the House caucus room this afternoon. Grand Army week ac tivities in Harrisburg are well under way. City Solicitor Daniel S. Seitz wel comed the Ladies of the G. A. R., to I the city, Mayor E. S. Meals being un- j able to present. Mrs. Emma M. Shar-| key of Philadelphia, president, re sponded. The entire morning session was taken up in seating the 375 delegates a.nd hearing reports from the presl- i dent and other officers. The president, Mrs. Sharkey, was presented with a diamond ring, as an expression of ap preciation for her good services during the year. The ring was presented by Mrs. Cassie DeLacy Roach of Scranton, national president of the Ladies of the G. A. R. Following the completion of reports this afternoon, officers were elected. Women's Relief Corps The Women's Relief Corps, Depart ment of Pennsylvania, Auxiliary to the G. A. R., opened its twenty-seventh an nual session in the caucus room of the House of Representatives at the Capi [Continued on Page 10] EIGHT STAGED IN KENTUCKY CHURCH; 1 KILLED; 7 INJURED Special to the Telegraph Jackson, Ky.. June fi. Green Noble was killed, Boozer Fugate was fatally wounded and six other men were shot during a fight Sunday at a church on Leatherwood creek, -ten miles from Jackson. Men near the church were disturb ! ing the worshipers, and opened fire' wben Noble and an officer attempted jto arrest them. The fight followed. ro»w/jft«tnw<{jV i» wi I k iin a number of complimentary votes in the Keystone | 1 I | factional fight in Chicago, chances of a 1 i delegation went glimmering this morning wl ref • to vote for him. The Penrose forces, * er, held out an olive branch in the shape of an in tender of the honorary vice-pre the conven- 1 " nsylvania. Whether the Gover: , i wii! Ac I J ; | old Tener district to-day split between Hughes and Knox, J !! i I nor complimentary votes. Stamm and Coleman will vote ' [ for him on ihe first ballot. I » permanent organization committee; Moore on rules; Beacon ; on credential; Oliver < t and Jermyn to notify vice-president switched. The delegation will caucus at 3 o'clock, '1 o'clock Harrisburg time, and harmony is the program. A. B. H. 1 [ • OVES CHAIRMAN AGAIN ■ \ City Treasurer Harry F. Oves, chairman of the City \' . Republican Committee, will be re-elected, it is understood, f { at a meeting of the committee to be held Saturday evening at 1 I 7.30 o'clock at the headquarters in the Wyeth building. ( ! DOCTOR'S DEGREE FOR AINEY South Bethlehem, June 6.—William D. B. Ainey, 'B7 t , Public Service Commissioner, was among the Lehigh Uni versity graduates upon whom the degree of doctor of laws » i Was conferred by thai institution this afternoon. 1 , 3S CAPTURED 25,000 MEN ■ * * Petrograd. June 6. The Russians continue to develop j ! l the successes won by their newly inaugurated offensive. J ► | • It is reported that up to the present time they have captured j :, j i 480 officers, 25,000 men, 17 cannon and 15 machine guns. g , j i ANOTHER BANDIT RAID RUMORED Marathon, Tex., June 6. Captain Andrews, of the < I Sixth Cavalry at Boquillas, has sent a detachrrfftit to Glenn 1 V) Springs to investigate the rumor of another raid by Mexi- J ican bandits in that district. ®»j M Alt IMAGE LICENSES I * Ailnm Hornlr, Lancaater, nitil Amm l,oulau llrpnhrrfcrr. Raftoa, Pa. Kilwln T. Kcllcy, Thom|i»uutown, Pa., nnil Inn Wllllama Parish, > Dajlou, Ivy. I*i*iil >lml>. iiml Jennie Anna Mauuro, elty. Hay Mlkle nnil Irene May Wanner, irlly. ( • rhlllp I r.'.l. rl. k \lilln K er. 1 nrk, ami Helen Mary Kouaa. city. i ' IJlllkn Ml re he IV 11 ml l.lllli- Kiln. Punk, Steelton. CITY EDITION 14 PAGES RUSSIAN DRIVE ALONG EASTERN FRONT STARTS Gain Notable Successes in Ini # I tial Attacks From Pripet South to Rumania OPPOSED BY 600,000 German Infantry Once More Thrown Into Fray at Verdun, but Without Advances 1 Already a Russian drive, probably 1 planned as part of the looked-for of fensive along the major portion of the line on the eastern front, has begun from the Dripet south to the Ru manian border, where the Russians i arc- confronted for the most part by i Austrians estimated to number be itween 600,000 and 650,000. Petrograd j has reported notable successes in the initial attacks. ] The German Infantry once more I ha* been thrown into the fray tn ; charges on the French front north oast of Verdun but according to Paris the assaults lacked the intensity of (Continued on Page 14) Beautiful American Reported Engaged to Grecian Prince By Associated Press London, June 6. The engagement of Prince Christophoros, a member of I the reigning family of Greece, to Mrs. | William B. Leeds, widow of the Amer ican tlnplate millionaire, is reported. The Prince, who is now in this city, is ■2X years old. Tt is said the engage ment is against the wishes of his j family. Sines tlie death of her husband in l!t08. when she inherited $14,000,000, Xlrs. Leeds has been reported engaged on many occasions. However, at no time has the ail-important confirma tion been forthcoming. Mrs. Leeds is the daughter of the late William C. Stuart, of Cleveland, 'Ohio, millionaire. She has been court ed and idolized by the marriageable title-holders In Europe. Mrs. Leeds is ; noted for her beauty. Helleu, tlie famous artist, once declared she I possessed ninety-eight of the hundred essential points of beauty.
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