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
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[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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.