HARRISBURG iSijlll TELEGRAPH f Y Y Y \T 1 BV CARRIBR. fl CENTS A WEEK. L.AAA V — iMO. 100 BINGI.E COPIES 2 CENTS. DEMOCRATS OPEN CONVENTION WITH WILSON DICTATING "Americanism and Peace, Pre aredness and Prosperity," Slogan of Party GLYNN GIVES KEYNOTE Defends President's Foreign Policy; Decries "Blood and Iron" Coliseum, St. Louis, Mo., June 14. With the keynote of "Americanism and Peace, Preparedness and Pros perity," the Deniocrutic national con vention began its first session shortly after noon to-day with not a single element in sight to disturb the har monious renomination of President Wilson and Vice-President Marshall. When National Chairman McCombs called the convention to order 12.000 delegates, alternates and spectators packed the big Coliseum to the roof. Members of the national committee, members of President Wilson's Cabi net and party leaders from nil over the country had places on the plat form. Plaster medallions of Washing ton, Jackson, Jefferson and Cleveland looked down upon the delegates from the decorations, which consisted uni formly of nothing but the American flag. The only picture of President Wilson in the hall hung in front of the speakers' desk, inscribed "America First." Vice-President Rooms Wilt Vice-presidential hooms wilted by President Wilson's direct word that he desired the renomination of Vice- President Marshall were brought to the convention hall, but only as favor ite son compliment.v When National Chairman McComhs had called the convention to order the next business was the reading of the call by Secretary J. Bruce Kremer. Ex-Goverror Klyim .of New York, was next with the keynote speech. Down under the speakers' stand elirect telephone ami telegraph wires to the AVhite House e*arricd momen tary reports of the proceedings in the hall. All prospect of a fight in the convention had gone glimmering over night with William J. Bryan's an nouncement that he did not propose to press certain planks before the reso lutions committee and that he would make campaign speeches for the Democratic nominee. "We have entered this hall as Demo crats: let us deliberate as Americans." declared Mr. Glynn in sounding the keynote. "It is the business of this conven tion, representing every section of the United States, spooking for every racial strain in America, to send forth a message to all the world that will leave no room for doubt." Reviewing President Wilson's con duct of foreign affairs, he declared the President had stood with Washington. Adams and Grant, who had preserved peace with honor. "For vainglory or for selfish pur pose," he declared, "others may cry for a policy of blood and iron, but the President has acted on the belief that the leader of a naiion who plunges his people into an unnecessary war. like Pontius Pilate, vainly washes his hands of innocent blood while the. earth quakes and the heavens are darkened and thousands give up the ghost. "If Washington v.as right, if Jeffer son was right, if Hamilton was right, then the President is right to-day," he declared. Governor Glynn's declarations upon [Continued on I'age 2] DROP IX GASOLINE! Special to the Telegraph Washington. D. C., June 14. ln the gasoline hearing before the Federal Trade Commission yesterday It was pre dicted that the the price of gasoline is iestined to drop soon because of the •eoent discovery of oil fields, which, it was contended, will produce an over production. It was brought out that the price at the Kansas refineries had already, within the last few weeks, fal len from twenty-one cents to ITU. THE WEATHER, Forecasts till 8 p. m., Thursday— For Hnrrlshurg ami vicinity t Partly cloudy, probably shower H to-night or Thursday; moderate temperature. For Eastern Pennsylvania: Pnrtly cloudy to-night, probably fol lowed by showers In early niorn ln* or on Thursday) not much change In temperature; light, variable winds. River The Susquehanna river nnd prob ably all Its branches will fall to night nnd Thursday. A stage of about 0.5 feet Is Indicated for Harrlsburg Thursday morning. General Conditions Pressure has decreased over aenrly nil the country during the Inst twenty-four hours. It Is highest In the Northwestern States and lowest over the extreme South west and over Manitoba, where small, weak depressions are lo cated. The temperature has risen snmc whnt a* a majority of the sta tions, hput In several widely sepa rated loenlltles minus rhanxes of 2 to S degrees are reported. Temperature i K a. m., 06. Sun: Rises, 4:30 a. m.l sets, 7:30 p. m. Moon i Full moon, to-morrow, 4:47 p. m. Hlvrr Stagei 7.5 feet alio\« low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Richest temperature, 77. l,r>™est temperature. 50. Mean temperature. 00. Normal temperature. 70. Vacation Season Is Here Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all the new* from home dally. The Har risburg Telegraph will fill 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 I next Issue will meet you, no mat- I er where you are. Si* cents a week. I DEMOCRATIC: POLITICIANS AT V J - &LLIOTT W- M4JO&- i.'nMuu«ada<M CIRCUS ATTRACTS MANY THOUSANDS Old Men Become Young Again as Big Parade Passes Through Streets Lawyers dropped their briefs, ste nographers climbed out on fire es bank,c|erks flattened their noses dKalnst windows, telegraph poles w'th youngsters, traffic cops .hit thel , r whlßtles and waved Ri n £ii',! Q® "'I st r ®° l cars were stalled. , Ringling Brothers circus was making its way down-town this morning. I Mothers by the thousands and chil dren by the tens of thousands (at least 1 it seemed that many) stood crowding shoulder to shoulder to see the pretty ladies and handsome men on horse [ Continued on Page -I] new device will tut AX END TO SHIP COLLISIONS By Associated rress London, June 14. Announcement! war made to-day that William Mar coni will bring out shortly a new de vice which should put an end to dan- I ger of collisions between ships in ! darkness or fog. It is described as a I simple contrivance easily installed I which will be operated from the i bridge of a ship. BISHOP OF CORK IVIES By Associated Press Cork, Ireland, June 14. The Most i Rev. Thomas A. O'Callaghan. Roman Catholic bishop of Cork, died this morning. 1 HUGHES CONFERS ON CHAIRMANSHIP Republican Presidential Candi date and Leaders Discuss Na tional Possibilities New York, June 11.—With no defi nite appointments in prospect during the day, but prepared to confer with many callers with political and per | sonal missions, Charles E. Hughes, Re publican candidate for President, en tered his headquarters here shortly before noon. He had spent the early hours opening letters and telegrams which arrived over night. These have come in such volume that he had decided it will be phys ically impossible for him to answer the majority of them. The number of persons waiting to [Continued on Pago 1] Consider Phila. as Terminal of Pacific Steam-Sailing Line | Philadelphia, June 14.—Businessmen and manufacturers of Philadelphia anil; nearby cities have an opportunity to | obtain a direct shipline via the Panama j canal to Portland, Ore., and other Pa- j cllic ports—a transportation facility! now lacking and in groat demand. | The Philadelphia Bourse, represent- ' ing the business and commercial in terests of Philadelphia and vicinity, announce'to-day that Philadelphia Js under favorable consideration by a large Portland concern as the eastern terminal of a line of 3,000-ton auxiliary sailing vessels, which would offer reg ularly monthly sailings from the At lantic coast to Portland and probably j 5-an Francisco and Los Angeles through the canal. Such a line would serve manufacturers and merchants of this city, Chester and Eddystone, Pa.; Cam den, Burlington and Trenton, N. J.; Wilmington, Del., and other industrial centers for which Philadelphia Is the nearest port. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1916. WILL ABANDON SECTION OF ROAD Line Between Newport and New Bloomfield Junction to (Jo Out of Business Special to the Telegraph New Bloomfield, Pa., June 14.—Big changes in the Newport and Sher | man's Valley and the Susquehanna 1 River and Western Kailroads indicated j in the recent announcement of Presi dent David Grins, which will bring J about the close of the Newport and j Sherman's Valley road between New [Continucd on Page 3] HOGESTOWN SHOW ON AT BIG HEAD Judges Have Difficult Time Making Awards Among Many Fine Specimens I With some of the finest livestock of | the Cumberland Valley on exhibit at j the twelfth annual Hogestown horse | and cattle show at Big Head \Voods, j judges to-day had a difficult task in j awarding the prizes for the best en ! tries In the many classes. Bach entry was carefully examined by the experts before a decision was given. Many hundreds of people from near by points collected at the grounds i long before the arrival of the judges. First prizes this year are blue rib [Continued on Page 1] Adler Will Spend SIO,OOO on Market Street Property Two new stores and three apartments !in Market street are planned by | Charles Adler, real estate and insurance i broker, 1002 North Third street. Mr. Adler announced this morning that he is having plans drawn for re modeling the four-story brick building at 502-504 Market street recently pur chased from Miss Fannie R. Kby. M. I. Kast is the architect and the improve ments will cost SIO,OOO, said Mr. Adler. The first Moor will be occupied by i two store rooms, modernly equipped, and the three upper floors will be oc- j cupied by six-roomed apartments. The! structure which has a frontage In ! Market street of thirty feet and depth of ninety-five feet will be made as nearly fireproof as possible by addition of steel ceilings. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 0,000 MORE I By Associated I'ress Petrograd. June 14, via London.— j In their advance upon Czernowitz, the I capital of Bukowina, the Russians: have occupied the village of Sniatyn twenty miles northwest of this city! j the war office announced to-day. In ! addition to their previous captures, the Russians have taken twenty of ficer b. six thousand men, six guns and ten machine guns FLAG DAY IS WIDELY OBSERVED National Emblem Hangs From Hundreds of Homes; Orders Celebrate Flag Day was observed In the city to-day with big: celebrations and the city was decked with national colors | jin honor of the Stars and Stripes. The - Harrisburg Lodge of Elks and the I Daughters of the American Revolution presented elaborate programs and. the chimes of the JSion Lutheran Church played the "Star Spangled Banner," at i noon. | The Elks' celebration included a con cert at 2.30 o'clock at the home by the Commonwealth Hand. Exercises at [Reservoir Park at 4.30 o'clock when Wooda N. Carr, of Uniontown, gave a patriotic address. The Daughters of | the American Revolution gave an out door flag celebration on the lawn ad joining the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Herman P. Miller, 2117 North Third street. | Acting upon the appeal of President Wilson and Mayor Meals thousands of ! flags were placed in front of many of | the residences in the city and other I patriotic decorations with several uni que displays featured the silent tribute ; of the city' thousands, i High mass was celebrated this i morning at Sylvan Heights orphanage (in honor of Flag Day. The Rev. Daniel ; P. Reardon officiated and also made jan address on the meaning of Flag Day. The program included patriotic songs by ninety orphan girls and a I flag raising. SPELLING BEE TO FEATURE OUTING Thousands Will Attend Tele graph's School Picnic oil June 20 The spelling bee will be a strenuous contest of wits and memory between j the representatives of the eighth and ! ninth grades of the public schools at ! the outing to be given the schools next [ Tuesday at Paxtang Park bv this i newspaper. Professor J. J. Brehm, j who will conduct the match, has re [Contlnucd on Page 12] Railroads Reject Demands of Unions; Ask Strike Vote By Associated Press New York, June 14.—Forced by | W. G. Lee, president of the Brother ' hood of Trainmen, into admitting that | the demands of the 350,000 railroad men of the United States had been | rejected, the railroad managers at j the conference called here to avert a ; general strike, to-day declared It was :up to the men to decide whether they should continue the conference. t The union leaders, after stating that jthe railroad's counter proposition was | not acceptable, decided to continue ' the conference but indicated they ex pected It to end later to-day or to morrow. Labor leaders said the next step would be to submit to the unions a! referendum vote as to whether the officials should be empowered to exer cise their own judgment in calling a strike. If that were decided in the affirmative, another conference of the ! managers would be called. WILSON LEADS BIG PARADE FOR PREPAREDNESS 75,0(K) Marchers Plead For De fense During Flag Day Ob servance at Washington NATION CELEBRATES, Parades, Speeches and Special Exercises Feature Flag Day By Associated Press Washington, D. C., June 14. Led by President Wilson carrying the i Stars and Stripes, nearly seventy-tive jthousand men, women and children of ! Washington march«*(l un broad Penn sylvania avenue to-uay in a prepared -1 ness parade arranged to emphasize 'lhe National Capital's demand for an j adequate army and navy, j Besides marching nimself and then | reviewing the paradei the President ( had prepared an address on "Amer- | j ica First" to be delivered in the aft- i ernoon at an open-air meeting south; 1 of the White House. j- The President, attired in white | [trousers, blue coat and straw hat, and 1 | shouldering his flag like a musket, i steped briskly to ma'-tial airs played Iby the United States Marine Band. I iHe smiled broadly and frequently [Continued on Pago 12] Arrest Suspected Agents of Gang of Auto Thieves Whose Operations Are Worldwide By Associated Press San Francisco, Cal., June 14.—Four suspected .agents of a group of auto- j mobile thieves whose operations were j said by the police to have been world ! wide are under arrest here to-day while an investigation was continued into their alleged activity in stealing and disposing of more than 200 cars. Many of the machines were stolen in California and disposed of in other states and countries as far distant aa England and New Zealand. The police said the men operated on a large scale and were able to dispose of the cars easily by rearrangement of tires, wheels and engines. Agents of the gang were maintained in New York, the police asserted. Spanish War Veterans to Meet Here in 1917 Spanish-American war veterans in j annual session at Pott»ville yesterday unanimously decided to hold the con vention In Harrisburg In 1917. Officers elected for the year follow: J. Swan Taylor, M. D., of Johnstown, [department commander; Harry A. Bitt ing, of Philadelphia, senior vice-com jmander; Edward J. Kiefer, of Wilkes i Barre, junior vice-commander; Joseph 'K. Weaver, of Norristown, department I surgeon. Firemen's Union Against Abandoning 2 Companies ; Members of every fire company in j the city at the regular meeting of the j Firemen's Union held in the Citizen's 1 , enginehouse last night, decided to go' i before Council and make a formal protest against the abandoning of the | Mt. Vernon and Citizen companies. i Both of these are In the Capitol Park i extension zone. In May at a meeting ; of the union an appeal was made by , I these companies for support. Colonel ' | H. C. Demming, president of the union, ■ (conducted an investigation concerning the removal of the present buildings oc- j j eupied by these companies and last ! | night the union decided to aid the ; . Citizen and Mt. Vernon members in ' j obtaining proper consideration. Schwab Men Incorporate Penn Mary Steel Company The Penn Mary *iteel Company, j South Bethlehem, Pa., with a capital I stock of $1,000,000, has been incorpor ated by H. S. Snyder, B. H. Jones and W. F. Roberts, -11 of South Bethle ! hem. The directors are these three | and H. 1... Lewis, and H. F. Shick, also | of South Bethlehem. I All of these men are officials of the I Bethlehem Steel Corporation and are j near to Charles M. Schwab, the big 'steel magnate. Mr. Snyder is vics - in charge of all ore proper ties; Mr. Itoberts is operating vice president; Mr. Shick is controller and Mr. Lewis is assistant to President E. G. Grace. The object of the new corporation is set forth as being to manufacture iron, steel or any other metal or ar ticle of commerce in which any metal is a constitutent part, j Officials of the Bethlehem Steel i Company at South Bethlehem decline to discuss the purpose of the new company at the present time and offi cials of the Pennsylvania Steel Com pany at Steelton refer all inquiries to the Bethlehem offices. NOTBI) VIRGINIAN I.AWYER TO SPEAIt AT C. OF C. LUNCHEON j Of more than ordinary Interest to | both lawyers and businessmen will be the talk to be given to-morrow at noon by* Thomas W. Shelton, Norfolk, Va., whose discussion on "The Part of Com merce in the New Judicial Era." will feature the luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Shelton, who Is 'chairman of the committee on uniform I j judicial procedure of the American Bar j Association, is known throughout the ' legal world. Ex-Deputy Attorney Gen- [ eral J. E. B. Cunningham will preside. FROM PANAMA TO MEXICO By Associated Press New York, June 14. A number of United States army medical officers! 'who arrived here to-day on the army i {transport Kilpatrick from the canal j zone, expecting to enjoy furloughs af- ! ter they came ashore, received orders' by radio before the vessel docked, to! report at the department of the east headquarters at Go\ernor's Island for ! duty. A report that the officers prob- I ably would be assigned In connection with Mexican disturbances was con firmed later at Governor's Island. THE FLAG Maxvin Richardson flag and my flag, And how it flies to-day. In your land and my land. And half the world away. Rose-red and blood-red Its stripes forever gleam Snow-white and soul-white The good forefather's dream. Sky-blue and true-blue, With stars to shine aright. The gloried guidon of the day, A shelter through the night. j Tour flag and my flag, And oh, how much it holds Your land and my land Secure within its folds! Your heart and my heart Beat quicker at the sight. Sun-kissed and wind-tossed, Red and blue and white The one flag—the great flag, The flag for me and you, Glorified all else beside, The red and white and blue. Y'our flag and my flag. To every star and stripe The drums beat as hearts beat And pipers shrilly pipe. Y'our flag and my flag, A blessing in the sky Your hope and my hope. It never hid a lie. Home-land and far-land And half the world around, Old Glory hears the great salute, And flutters to the sound. Ml Mat »%' w/ywP t Petrograd, June 14, via London. ln their advance ? 1 upon Czernowitz, the capital of Bukowina, the Russians f 1 have oc I of this city, the war office announced to-day. In addition f I o their pre have taken twenty W 1, officers, s;x thousand men, six guns and ten machine guns. S j NO SANCTION FOR N. Y. TEAM HERE £ i 1 Up unil a late hour this afternoon Manager George 5 i | Cockill had not received President J. H. Farrell's sanction M I of the proposed transfer of the Troy New York State League | I ' baseball franchise to this city. F ; I GRANT ELECTRIC CHARTERS ? ; 1 Harrisburg.—Charters for elect' c lighting, companies f, » loon b 1 for Halifax, Killinger, Berrysbu r g ai i Mifflin township. I I REPORT ARMY BILL FAVORABLY * * | Washington, June 14.—A favorable report was ordered I | !" by the House Military Cc ■on the ann if army appropriation bill, carrying $157,000,000. £ ASKS $3,750 PER FINGER A Just $3,750 per finger was demanded of the Pennsyl- ; vania Railroad Company by George E. Fornwalt, a former t employe, in an action for damages filed in the Dauphin 1 , county courts to-day by Howard M. Bingaman and George Russ Hull, Fornwalt's counsel. June 14, 1914, Fornwalt' ' says two of his fingers were crushed at No. 2 roundhouse while he was oiling a drill press and he wants $7,500* » damages. I CIRCUS SANDWICH TOO MUCH | Harrisburg. After eating a circus "hot doggie" sand- . , I 1 wich thi? afternoon, Mrs. Wayne Messersmith, 322 Fra; ' ' I lin streets, Steelton, toppled over with acute indigestion at : 3 | Fourth and Blackberry streets. She was taken to the' * ( Harrisburg Hospital. < f FORM $500,000,000 CORPORATION • t London, June 14. —The amalgamation of certain ship , I ping ard colliery interests into a corporation having a nom-' >. inal capital of 100,000,000 pounds has been completed ac , cording to persistent rumors in business circles to-day. I J MAKKIAUK UCEKSKS . . > Frank KuKfne Uchr, rhllndrlpliln, anil It nth Mnltl* Fnniiacht, Ham-' ' Herbert T. Iluldentnn mid llenlnh ArmprteMer, city. I-i*<ink H. Smfe nnd Sarnli <«nriicr. city. Kenneth T. Illncnrd and •lennle llntluT I'auU, city. Itiil(in T. Willter and Seville 10. ItelKel, Lykeua * n »v%i n u.fl CITY EDITION 12 PAGES FATE OF LEMBERG HANGS ON RESULT OF HARD FIGHT Furious Battle Raging in the Tarnopol With the Rus sians Slowly Winning CZERXOW IS TOPPLING On Eve of Falling Into Hands of Invaders; Quiet at Verdun Great masses of German troops from the line north ot the Pripet ! marshes have been sent southward to Stiffen the Austrian forces, with the result that the advance of the Russian I armies, according to to-day's repot- I from Petrograd, has slackened some what. The most desperate Teutoi j resistance is now being made in tin I sector of Tarnopol, south of that citj I and north of Buczac*. otherwise th. | general drive onwatd is progressing I the latest official teport annonucini the capture of further towns in vuri [Continued on Page 10] Roosevelt Denies He !s Seriously 111; Just: Has a Pair IHy .■lssocmtcd Press New York, June 14. Reports to i day that Theodore Roosevelt wn> seriously ill apparently proved un founded. He has had coughing spell recently and in a statement late to I day regarding an attack of pain whili ! he was at a pier this morning await 1 ing the arrival of his son, Kermh j from South America, the Colonel e.\ j plained that this coughing probabl. had strait.ed a ligament. An X-ra> j examination will be made probabl. , to-night. "One year ago," the Colonel salt' : "I broke one of my ribs in the let i side while riding. The horse fell an> 1 threw me. The coughing spells whle) I have had probably strained a liga ment it is ridiculous, but painfu so, like King George, I arch my nec' j and walk lightly." j WOMAN KIIXKD IN AIR RAID By .hsociatcd I'ress Rome, June 14.—1t was official!'. I announced to-day that Austrian sea ! planes raided Venice on Monday nigh' The statement says that one womai j was killed and four civilians injured 1 and that the property damage was slight.
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