Railways Company Operating 17 Cars; Jitneys Pick Up Nickels; No Disorder HARRISBURG iSSIISa TELEGRAPH I YYYV \T„ lAA BY CARRIERS « CENTS A WEEK. JUA.A.A.V I\o. iOH" SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. STRIKE BREAKERS • BROUGHT CLAIM OF UNION Company Says 100 New Men Are at Car Barn, bat That Only Loyal Employes Have Been Used Thus Far in Hope That Strikers Will Quit Organization and Re tarn to Their Posts; Jit neys Grab the Nickels; 17 Trolleys Running on Various Lines MAURER ADDRESSES MASS MEETING OF EMPLOYES IN MARKET SQUARE Parade Over Streets; No Disorders Reported, but Police Disperse Crowd at Cameron and Market Streets; Patrolmen Called to Railways Offices, but Are Not Needed; Trains Carry Hundreds to Steel Mills; Pax tang Park Will Be Closed Daring Continuance of Trouble Claims that more than 150 strike breakers have been brought here from New York by the Harrisburg Railways Company were made by leaders of striking employes at noon. Officials of the Railways Company, although they admitted that there were about 100 new men at the car barns who could be placed on cars, declared that for the present only the old employes who have remained loyal will be used in the service. James A. Steese, chief clerk in the State Department of Labor and Industry, offered the Railways Company officials, and the strik-! ers the services of the State Board of Mediation. John J. Thorpe, vice-president of the Amalgamated Associ ation of Street and Electric Railway Employes, who is leading the strike movement here, stated that the men would consider the offer. President Frank B. Musser, of the company, sent word that he was "too busy" to see anyone when reporters called to learn what he I would do about the offer of Mr. Steese. Seventeen cars—one more than the 1 number in service yesterday—were sent out from the barns this morning and service was started on all routes except North Cameron street, Vine street and Linglestown. Railways company officials stated that they believe some of the men in the union will return tc work soon, but the union officials claim that the men are determined to stay out until con cessions are granted. Mass Meeting In Square A big mass meeting was held in Market Squaro at noon to-day, when John J. Thorpe, vice-president of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes, who is in charge of the local situation, in troduced to the large crowd that col lected James If. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor. Maurer Asks Public's Support Mr. Maurer spoke of the griev ances of the men and asked for the support of the public. Small cards were distributed with slogan "I walk; will you?" The requests of the em ployes were told to the crowd amid THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity: Part ly cloudy to-nlckt and Tuesday; not much change In tcmpernture- For Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy to-night and Tuesday; probably aliunrrii in east portion to-night t moderate north and northeast winds. River The Susquehannu river and Its prin cipal branches will rise somewhat or remain nearly stationary. A stage of about 4.0 feet IN Indicated for Harrlsburg Tuesday morning. General Conditions Pressure la relatively high on the North Pacific coust, along: the northern border front Minnesota -astward to the St. Lawrence river and off the Middle Atlan tic coast; elsewhere It Is gener ally below the seasonal average, hut with no disturbance of im portance within the field of obser vntlon. I.lght to moderate shower* have occurred In the Ohio Valley und Tennessee and In the Middle At lantic and northern portion of the South Atlantic States, the Tpper St. I.awrence Valley, the Xorth Pacific States. Temperature changes have not been Important. Temperature: 8 a. m., 70. Sun: Rises, 4:51 a. m.; sets, 7:31 p. m. Moon: Rises 0.31 p. m. River Stage: 3.8 feet above low water murk. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, S3, Lowest temperature. 00. Mean temperature, 7ti. Normal temperature, 75, Getting used to strange newspapers Is like breaking in a pair of new shoes—mighty uncomfortable. Order the Harrisburg Telegraph mailed to your vacation address if you would enjoy real comfort. Six cents a week will bring the Telegraph to you no mat «£■ t x. cheers and Mr. Maurer then discussed the attitude of the company officials. Rupley Urges Co-operation Ex-Congressman Arthur R. Rupley, of Carlisle. al3o addressed the men, stating that no results would be ob tained until the capital and labor rep resentatives co-operated. Following the addresses the men disbanded. A meeting was held at 26 North Third street at 2 o'clock, when more ad dresses were made, the men all signify ing their intention not to return to work. About 200 Are Out Thorpe in speaking of the strike at noon said that four new members have been added to the union and that three of the four who left the union yesterday returned again to-day and would not operate cars. The strike situation remained prac tically the same to-daj as it was yes terday, when almost 200 of the rail ways employes left their cars and did not return to work. Plans for service to-morrow have not been completed, according to officials of the company, and they still hope that some of the men will return and leave the union. Service to-day was practically the same as yesterday, but some of the crews were relieved this afternoon. Those who manned the cars stoically remained on the job, disregarding jibes and jeers from their striking comrades. No disorder was reported at any place. At Cameron and Market streets a large crowi collected and blocked the switch at 8 o'clock this morning, but traffic was opened by the police and the crowd remained orderly after ward. Men Hold Parade The strikers organized a parade at Fourth and Market streets shortly after 11 o'clock with Mr. Thorpe and the union officials in the lead. The men marched east in Market street to Cameron street and south in Cameron street to the power plant. They then returned to Market Square for the mass meeting. Plans are under way for another street parade to-night, be ginning about 7 o'clock. According to Mr. Thorpe, more than 150 strike-breakers are being kept [Continued on Page 7] Orpet Acquitted of Murder Charge After Jury Is Out Five Hours Waukegan, 111., July 17.—Will Orpet was Saturday night found not guilty of the murder o'. Marion Lambert. At 7.46 o'clock the jury, out 4 hours and 56 minutes, entered the court room. Judge Donnelly received the verdict. He read it: "We, the jury, find the defendant, William Orpet, not guilty." The most composed person in the entire courtroom was William Orpet. He smiled when the verdict was read and kissed his mother Plan to Dispose of Naval Bill and Take Up Army Washington, July 17. Consider ation of the naval appropriation bill was resumed in the Senate to-day with Democratic leaders bent on its dispos al in time to take up also this week the army bill. -Democrats are deter mined to pass the more important leg islation and adjourned by August 20. To-day they sought to hold Republi cans to their promise of co-operation. The naval bill's building program was debated to-day. This feature of the measure is radically different from the house bill. It provides for com pletion of the navy general board's five-year building plan within three years and puts the number of capital [sups to. be GERMANS HIDE THE MERCHANT SUBMARINE (Arrow Shows the Deutschland) In deadly fear that some one will blow up or try to Injure the merchant submarine Deutschland the Ger mans in charge of her have hidden her away in Baltimore harbor so it is almost impossible for the public to get a glimpse of her. She is alongside a pier and is flanked on the opposite side by a barge. At one end is the high wall of a warehouse, and at the other, ic a tug. Strung along the warehouse and the pier is barbed wire. Ex tending out from the barge is a boom, and from this boom wire netting is dropped to the bottom so that the only possible approach to the vessel is from directly above. Even a view of more than the periscope and an occasional outline of the deck is Impossible The boat In the distance is German interned merchantman Neckar. NAME OFFICERS FOR RECRUITING Captains Stine and Mikle Placed on Board by Governor Captains Henry M. Stlne and Frank Mikle, of this city, former officers of the Eighth Regiment of the National Guard, and Major A. M. Porter, of the Slate Department of Public Grounds and Buildings, a veteran of the Tenth Regiment, are among the officers se lected to-day to undertake recruiting duty of the organizations of the Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania now on the Texas border. They* will be as signed to stations by the United States army officers. The announcement of the first selec tions for recruiting officers was made to-day by Adjutant General Thomas J. Stewart, who has been working day and night on the plans since Friday. The appointments are being made by the Governor and officers named In clude some from the retired and super numerary lists of the Guard. It la [Continued on Page 4] Present Prosperity Is Entirely Due to Conflict, Congressman Kreider Says In a communication to the Philadel phia Public Ledger commenting on the statement of the head of the Bald win Locomotive Works that the crest of war prosperity had been reached. Congressman Aaron S. Kreider, of the Harrisburg district, and president of the National Boot and Shoe Manufac turers' Association, says: "I agree with Alba B. Johnson's statement. Business to be permanent must be built on a sound economic basis. Our present prosperity is en tirely due to the war, and when the war ends will disappear as quickly as it came. Conditions in the United States are abnormal and must become normal before we can successfully compete in foreign markets. "We control certain markets now because our cdmpetitors have become our customers. The election of Hughes and the enactment of a protective tariff law will enable us to retain our own market and thereby greatly re lieve. but not entirely obviate, the de pression sure to follow peace in Europe. Prohibitionists Gather For National Convention By Associated Press | St. Paul, Minn., July 17. —Most of | the 1,250 delegates to the Prohibition | national convention, which opens here Wednesday, are expected to arrive to day to attend the "get together" con ference to-morrow, when the union of all forces opposed to the liquor traffic will be discussed by nationally known reformers, j The convention proper will be called ito order in the Auditorium at 10 | o'clock Wednesday. Sessions will be I hel Thursday and Friday, the selection lof presidential and vice-presidential candidates coming on the final day. Two-Men Teams From Here in Rotary Tournament By Associated Press Cincinnati, Ohio, July 17. The seventh annual convention of the In ternational Association of Rotary Clubs opened here to-day with more than 5,000 delegates present. Businessmen from almost every State in the Union and a large delegation '< from Canada are in attendance. Among the amusements participated jin by the delegates was the Rotary golf tournament which started to-day with 24 Rotary clubs from as many cities entered. Cities which have en tered two men teams included Harris burg, Pa. ' Howard C. Fry, president of the local Rotary Club, will captain one team and Arthui D. Bacon, a former president, the other. JTMENEB TO SEE WILSON By Associated Press New York. Jnly 17.—Juan I. Jlme nes, formerly president of San Do mingo, was a passenger on board the steamer Coamo, which arrived to-day from San Juan, Porto Rico. Mr. Jimenes is en route to Washington, where he will see President Wilson. Although Mr. Jimenes would not dis cuss the object of his mission to the United States, I? is understood that he comes to protest against the outcome . 9( ressflt fttestioagiaSftß HARRISBURG, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 17, 1916. JEALOUS LOVER SHOOTS HIMSELF "Report Me on Relief' He Tells Rival Refore Putting Rul let in Rrain r - _ o- . ■ MYLIN WEIDMAN "Report me on the relief," Mylln Weidman, aged 21 years, clerk in the I Pennsylvania railroad yards at Enola, ' early Saturday night said to Theodore I Nicholas, his rival in love, a Pennsy caller. A short time later Weidman was in the Harrisburg Hospital with a 32-callber bullet in his brain. Be fore midnight he was dead. Jealousy was said to be the cause [Continued on Page 4] Pastor Denies Charge of Intimacy With Woman in Movie | The Rev. J. G. Rosenberger, pastor ; of the United Evangelical church at Penbrook, arrested Saturday night on a charge of indecent assault, has ask ed that judgment by his congregation be suspended until a thorough In vestigation is made. This was a state ment made to-day by the Kev. W. S. Harris, who is identifies with the United Evangelical church in Harrls burK and who with others is making inquiries in the case. The Rev. Mr. Rosenberger attended a downtown theater Saturday night. | While there he was arrested by Patrol | mari Harry Lowery on complaint of 'Mrs. Priscilla Fralick, «46 Verbeke street. A preliminary hearing was gi\ en the pastor by Alderman James Dehhong. The Rev. Mr. Rosenberger furnished SSOO bail for his appearance In court. At both services at the- Penbrook United Evangelical Churcn yesterday the pastor proclaimed his innocence and asked that judgment be suspended until all the facts of the case are learned. Naval Militiamen All Of! on Training Cruise By Associate J Press Philadelphia, July 17. —The battle ship Illinois and the cruiser Chicago with naval militiamen aboard, sailed I from the Philadelphia navy yard at j sunrise to-day for the annual prac tice cruise oft the southern New Eng land coast. I The battleships Indiana and Rhode Island with middle western militia men, which left the yard early yester day, passed out to sea last night. The departure of the Illinois was delayed until to-day because of the late ar rival of the South Carolina militia men. The Chicago has Philadelphia and Delaware contingents aboard. CONSIDER CLARKE NOMINATION By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 17.—The nomination of Judge John H. Clarke, of Ohio, to be associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed former Justice Hughes was considered by the Senate Judiciary Committee to-day and formally re ferret. to a subcommittee consisting of Senators Overman, O'Gorman, Fletcher, Clark, of Wyoming, and Dil lingham. No objections to the nomi nation have been filed and the full committee expects to hear from the subcommittee and to recommend con firmation fttjta agggpg aMfijadjiy. 5 DIE IN FLOOD; LOSS MILLIONS Scores of Industrial Plants In undated by Waters From Rroken Dams By Associated Press Asheville, N. C., July 17. Scores of large industrial plants around Asheville lay idle to-day In the grip of the flood that followed last week's rainstorms and hurricane which swept in from the Carolina coast and flooded portions of North and South Carolina, and adjacent territory of Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Five persons are known to have been drowned, fifty are missing and hun dreds are homeless, while railroad ser vice is virtually suspended in a large section on all sides of Asheville. The Swannanoa and French Broad j [Continued on Page 4] Scientific Expedition in Deep Sea Treasure Hunt For Bullion Bars Special to the Telegraph Washington, July 17.—A scientific treasure trove expedition, ander the command of a United States naval ex pert and advised by government sub marine authorities, is oft the Virginia Capes. The first objective point of the expedition is the deep-sea grave of the Ward liner Merida, which was rammed tour years ago by the United Fruit Company steamship Admiral Farragut, and went down 55 miles off the Cape j Charles Light, carrying to the bot [ torn a cargo of silver bars and other ! treasures valued at more than $1,000,- ; 000. The expedition includes the steam vessels Titania, Fearless and F. H. Beckwlth, a wrecking vessel, a yacht and a tug. and Is under the command of George D. Stillson, for many years in charge of the government diving work and the man who raised the | submarine F-4, In Honolulu harbor, last year. It has been sent out from New York by the Interocean Submarine Engineering Company, a corporation of which Rear Admiral Colby M. Ches ter, U. S. N., retired, is the president. The company has been financed by Percy Rockefeller, of Standard Oil in terest; Charles H. Sabin, president of the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, and others. The fleet sailed from New Tork on Friday afternoon, and will touch at Norfolk. If this first undertaking is carried out as rapidly as Its promoters be lieve possible, the treasure-seeking ex pedition will turn its attention to other vessels wrecked on the Atlantic coast and which are known to contain treas ure. The scope of the scheme may be extended to the salvage of boats sunk by submarines during the European war. American Warships Will Not Patrol Deutschland Out Washington, July 17. There will be no patrol of American war ships oft the Virginia coaqt to see tnat allied cruisers awaiting the reappearance of ■ the German merchant submarine Deutschland stay outside of the three mile limit. Secretary Daniels said to-day that the United States assumed that Its territorial waters would not be violated by the allied men of war and had no fear that the underwater merchant man would be attacked before she reached the high seas. So far as can be learned the Washington govern ment has not been notified of the Dculschland's probable sailing date. It is believed that she will drop down fiom Baltimore to some cove in the Chesapeake bay and from there slip to sea on the first favorable dark nitfht. U-BOAT TO SAIL SOON By Associated Press Baltimore, Md., July 17.—Announce ment was made to-day that after to morrow no more visitors will be al lowed on board the German merchant submarine Deutschland. This was taken as an indication that the under water liner will leave Baltimore before the middle of the week, but no in formation could be obtained from the official who mcde the announcement about visitors . Stevedores resumed the work of putting the cargo of rubber and nickel Into the hold of the submersible early to-day, the loading having been sus pended over Sunday, ( RUSSIANS AND BRITISH MAKE GREAT GAINS London Reports Capture of Second Line Positions Along 1,500 Yards NEW BOMBARDMENT Berlin Admits Falling Back in Volhynia; Petrograd Claims 13,000 Captives The British have won Important new successes in the Somme region. London to-day reports the capture of German line positions along a 1,500- j yard front near Bazentin-le-Petit Wood and a position strongly held by the Germans east of Longueval. The Germans a'.so have been completely driven out of Ovillieres and La Bois selle. Berlin announces an increasingly heavy bombardment of the German; lines by British guns north of the, Somme region. The fire at many points betwee nthe Ancre river and the j sea has risen to a degree of great, in- 1 tensity. In the Somnie sector the Berlin war office admits British penetration of i Ovillers wood. Ruse Win Bis Victory An important victory is indicated for the Russians in the Volhynian sec tor. Berlin admits a retirement of [Continued on Page 12] DETECTIVES* SLAYER DIES By Associated Press Bellefonte, Pa.. July 17.—Jacob Mil ler, 21 years old. of Philadelphia, slayer of Harry Tucker and James Maneely, Philadelphia detectives, was i electrocuted here to-day. Miller went j to the chair with a prayer on his lips j and a plea for forgiveness from those I he had wronged. He left a writt j confession warning young men that | drink was the cause of his downfall, j The crime for which Miller paid the | death penalty occurred March 25. j 1915. He shot his captors, who had arrested him for robberv. FAVORABLY REPORT HAY By Associated Press Washington, D. C., July 17.—A fa-! vorable report on the 'nomination of Representative James Hay, of Vir-1 ! sinia, as a justice of the Court of I Claims was voted to-day by the Senate i I Judiciary Committee. ! ' UEER PREDICTS SUCCESS * ' I r headquarters, 26 North Third street, Bet car men held a session during the after- ® H. Maurer, president of the Pennsylvania abor, as the principal speaker. He urged the 4 J . Hand predicted success. No disorder was re- f pin the city during the afternoon. A report , rns had been quarantined because strike brt, were brought here from New York City, and might f < I be carric tile paralysis germs, was denied by the Cty B i as i faent. A number of stores in the city . i turned over their trucks for jitney service during the day, 1 and placarded them with signs. | f INFANTILE PARALYSIS ON DECREASE ' ' New York, July 17. —A further decrease in the number | , of deaths and Hew cases in the epidemic of infantile 4 '; paralyse; was reported by the Health' Department. During )> : i' '■ ,e. h o'c' corning, ( ' fom 1 hed of the disease and ninety-five new cases v ere reported. ) i SURFACE WILL NOT RESIGN , , ors that the State Commission of Agriculture had •' j i asked for the resignation of Dr. H. A. St e Zoolog * ist, we ■ co.i-t 1 o-day by Dr. Surface, who declared ' ' | . that he hid not complied with the request and did not think JJ \ he would. The zoologist and officials of the Department of 1 | I Agricultufe have b« is occasionally in the last few . yea iy.S ago the Commissioner told Secre- *.. | l tary of A Patton to either get Surface's resigna- 1 ' tion or dismiss him It is said that the zoologist insisted on reasons for the action against him and will appeal to Gover- * *, nor Pi ;; i' • h. The Governor is in Main': and the dispute ' has nut yet gotten to him. Meanwhile Dr. Surface is hold- | jr, < ing on to his place and says he is backed up by thousands ; I of people. He says he will make a statement about the mat- , ! ■ ter in a day or so. , Atlanta, Ga., July 17.—1t was persistently rumored to < I day that the Lake Toxaway dam had given a\vay. Railroad 1 ' officials in Asheville said they did not credit the report, g , f There was no wire communication with LakeToxaway. J MARRIAGE LICENSES | John Frnnkltn Hippie and Caroline Elisabeth Honofoa*, city. William Urrhm and Margaret Warner, city. Blmon I.awrence KeUter and Mary Bella DeHart, city. Jk 12 PAGES CITY EDITION MAY WITHDRAW EXPEDITION IN THIRTY DAYS Pershing's Force to Come Out of Mexico During Next Month POWER IS GROWING Carranza's Mastery Reported to Be Stronger Than Any of Predecessors i \ Mexico Announces Crisis Is Now Over Mexico City, July 17.—1t is an nounced here officially that the differences which have arisen be tween tho United States and Mex ico may be considered as satisfac torily settled. It is expected that details of the conference between Secretary of State Lansing and Ambassador Arredondo will be 1 given out soon. J Washington, I_>. C., July 17.—Official reports received here indicate that I Carranza's control in Mexico is crys tallizing so rapidly that Brigadier (ieneral Pershing's force will .be with drawn across the border within a month. It is now estimated by army officers that the National Guard will be relieved or border duty within three months. American army officers in Mexico report that the "First Chief's" mastery in northern Mexico is stronger than that exercised by any of his predecessors since the days of Diae. The secret of Carranza's growing [Continued on Page 4] ANY OF YOURS PROTESTED? Washington, July 17.—Out of near jly 10,000,000 depositors who have maintained checking accounts in na i tional banks there has been an aver age of 1039 protest checks reeeivec'. daily for the last three months, for an 'average daily total of $141,570, accord linz to figures compiled to-day by tho ! controller of the currency. The larg ! est total for the three moiiths was in New York where 3,187 checks with ft j face value of more than $1,000,000 | were protested. Philadelphia was sec j ond and protested 1,036 for $191,- [l6B.
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