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HARRISBURG (Sd§£&l TELEGRAPH
LXXXV— No. 172
STRIKERS WILL NOT INSIST ON FORMAL
RECOGNITION OF AMALMAYOR
TO TELL MUSSER; WAGES RAISED 2 CENTS
Division 709 Asks City's Chief Executive to Take Up New
Agreement With Company Officials; Thorpe and Mc-
Laughlin Make Joint Statement in Which Plea Is Made
That Jitneys Be Allowed to Remain in Operation
OLD MEN AND STRIKE-BREAKERS
BOTH RUN CARS THROUGHOUT DAY
New Wage Scale and Improved Working Conditions Agreed
Upon by Railways Directorate and Committee of
"Loyal" Employes; Orders Given to Recrew Cars;
Additional Suburban Lines Opened Up; Big Union
Demonstration Planned For Tonight
Mayor Meals has been entrusted by the street car strikers to
present their side of the case to President Musser in an effort to
bring the strikers and the company together on the basis of the
statement issued by the Mayor yesterday to a Telegraph represen
tative.
John J. Thorpe, strike leader in the city, in a statement to-day
together with Hugh A. L. McLaughlin, president of the local
division of the carmen's union, declared that the men will not insist
on recognition of the Amalgamated Association and have changed
the preamble of their terms of agreement. ,
Mayor E. S. Meals was chosen by the strikers to present the
changed statement to President Musser, and the Mayor arranged
to do so late this afternoon.
President Frank B. Musser of the Railways Company, said that
until he received an official notice of the change in the strikers'
terms, he would be unable to make any statement, and that in the
meantime the strikers who apply for positions may return to work,
under the conditions set forth last night in an agreement with the
loyal employes.
This agreement grants a two-cent an hour increase in wages to
motormen and conductors, and provides for the betterment of work
ing conditions.
The men on strike declared they
have gone the limit in changing their
preamble, and will await the decision
of the company.
Thirty-three cars were sent out on
the lines of the company this morning
and service was resumed to Hummels
town and Oberlln for the first time
since the strike began almost two
weeks ago.
According to Sueprlntendent of
Transportation Felix M. Davis, efforts
are being made to maintain schedules
as much as possible, although there
are not quite enough cars out to give
the service maintained before the
strike.
John A. Moffatt, commissioner of
conciliation of the United States De
partment of Labor, arrived in this city
last evening at 7.30 o'clock, and to-day
he is endeavoring to bring about a
meeting between the Harrisburg Kail
ways Company and the strikers.
Mr. Davis' Statement
Twenty-five of the cars on the lines
this morning were operated, Mr.
Davis said, oy loyal employes, and
the remainder by strike-breakers.
Service was'resumed on all city and
suburban lines for the first time since
the beginning of the strike and no
disorder occurred at any place, ac
cording to city and county author
ities. A close watch is being kept
to prevent any possible outbreaks of
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair,
continued warm to-night 21 nd Fri
day.
For Eastern rennMyivanin: Fair,
continued warm to-night and Fri
day; gentle shifting winds.
River
The North and Went Branches will
begin to fall this afternoon or to
night and continue to fall Fri
day. The main river will rise
somewhat or remain nearly sta
tionary to-night and fall Friday.
A stage of about 7.5 feet is Indi
cated for Harrisburg Friday
morning.
General Conditions
The slight depression that was cen
tral over the Susquehanna Val
ley* Wednesday morning. Is now
eentral over New England, mov
ing slowly northeastward. It has
caused showers In New England
and In New York State In the last
. twenty-four hours.
Slight falls of 1! to i> degrees have
occurred In temperature In the
lotttllMlttri StetCi and in West
Nebraska, Northern t olorudo and
a few other points in the West.
Elsewhere temperatures have
risen slightly.
Temperature: 8 a. m., 76.
Sun: Rises, 4:59 a. m.s sets, .7:23
p. m.
Moon: New moon, Saturday, 0:15
p. in.
River Stage: 6.f> feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 83.
Lowest temperature. 71.
Mean temperature, 77.
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
ter where you are. * i
BY CARRIERS 6 CENTS A WEEK.
SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS.
sympathizers and the sheriff's depu
ties are still in service.
Last night the strikers held a big
meeting in the Technical High school
auditorium, for the purpose of pre
senting their views to the public, to
gether with their reasons for going
!on strike. To-night they will have
i a parade over the principal downtown
; streets and on Allison Hill.
Moffat Meets Company First
Commissioner of Conciliation Mof
fatt at noon said he had met Presi
dent Musser and other directors of
the Railways company this morning
and that so far he nad not been in
touch with the strikers. He declared
that the meeting with the company
was satisfactory and that he could
not discuss the situation in the city
at length as he has only been here
| since last night.
President Musser said this morn-
I ing that so far as the company is con
j cerned there was little to say to-day
I about the strike. Superintendent
j Davis is starting arrangements to re
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Mother Who Drowned Her
Baby Dies at Hospital
Alice Gutshall, aged 26 years, 2147
Atlas street, who one week ago at her
home drowned her 18-months-old
baby boy in a bath tub, and then took
several bichloride of mercury tablets,
! with suicidal intent, died this morning
1 at the Harrisburg Hospital.
Wheat Makes Sensational
Gains on Chicago Market
By Associated Press
Chicago, July 27. Wheat prices
went up with a rush to-day, jumps in
some cases amounting to 4',ias cents a
bushel. A sensational crop damage
from the black rust region in the
Northwest formed the principal rea
son. Commission house buying was
general with offerings scarce. Open
ing quotations, which ranged from 1 V 4
to 1% to higher, were follow
ed by some reactions from initial top
figures with the market steady at an
average advance of 3c- as compared
| with yesterday's close. Opening prices
for September were 121 to 124 \ and
124 l /i to 127 for December.
ASK REPRIEVE FOR CASEMENT
By Associated Press
London, July 2 7.—A. deputation of
Nationalist members of the House of
Commons have presented a petition,
signed by thirty-nine of their col
leagues. asking for a reprieve for Sir
Roger Casement, whose execution is
set for August 3. Premier Asquith
promised to give careful consideration
to the p'etitlon.
Dublin, July 26. William Butler
Yeats, the poet, has sent a letter to
Premier Asquith appealing for clem
ency for Sir Roger Casement. Mr.
Yeats says American friends have in
formed him that the executions in Ire
land rhocked American public opinion.
BIG STOCK INCREASE
By Associated Press
Trenton, N. J., July 27. The pub
lic Service Corporation of New Jersev
to-day filed notice that it proposes to
increase its capital from $25,000,000 to
$50,000,000.
STEAMER DAMAGED
By Associated Press
London, July 27. The Chilean
steamer Yelcho has arrived at Ushu
aia, Patagonia, says a Reuter's dis
patch from Buenos Aires, in a dam
aged condition after towing the
schooner Emma, of the Shackleton ex
pedition 240 miles south of Cape Horn
The Emma continued her voyage to
ward Elephant Island after the Yelcho
left her.
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1916.
STRIKERS RAISE FUNDS WITH "HURDY-GURDY""}
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Striking carmen in the eity have hired a street piano to grive concerts each
day, to raise funds'for the local association. The "hurdy-gurdy," is placarded
with signs asking the aid of the public in the fight of the men Each day
details^of strikers are being sent out by the union to haul the piano over the
streets.
HEAT WAVE HERE;
SEE NO RELIEF
Whole Country Swelters Under
Blanket of Dense
Humidity
Prepare to swslter for at least two
more days. The heat wave from Chi
cago is here. It hit Harrisburg this
morning apd the mercury went up
rapidly. The maximum temperature
for to-day was expected to be 93. By
to-morrow it is expected that old Gen
eral Humidity will get busy and some
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TO MAKETOUR
OF PENNA. FARMS
Virginia Agriculturists to Visit
I Richest Agricultural County
in United States
j Three hundred or more farmers and
J businessmen of Augusta county, Vir
ginia. will arrive in this city next
Tuesday at noon on a tour of inspec
tion of Pennsylvania farms. The Vir
ginians will travel by automobile and
their destination is Lancaster, where
Wednesday will be spent in going over
the territory of "the richest agricul
tural county in the United States."
The pilgrimage from Virginia is to
Inspect progress of Pennsylvania cities
and farms. Particular attention is to
be given to dairy farms and arrange
ments have been made for an inspec
tion of the dairy farms at Hershey.
H. E. Shroat, farm adviser of the Penn
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
will accompany the party to Hershey.
The Virginians will take lunch in this
city and will later be the guests of Sec
retary of Agriculture, Charles E. Pat
ton and Deputy Secretary C. E.
Carothers. They will make a trip
through the Capitol building and ar
rangements are being made for a sight
seeing trip along the river and over
the Harrisburg Park system.
The tour is in charge of W. S. Can
fleld, county agent of Virginia; Jesse
M. Jones, director of farm extension
work, and W. C. Shackleford, district
agent of Virginia. Messrs. Canfleld
Shackleford were in the city this week
arranging for the tour.
HOUSE OPPOSED
NAVAL PROGRAM
Members Tell Wilson Four-
Battleship Program Can
Not Be Passed
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C.. July 27.—Presi
dent Wilson summoned to the White
House to-day Representatives Padgett, i
Talbott and Ef-topinal, the ranking;
Democratic members ot the House na- !
val committee, and told them he be
lieved it vital that the House adopt the
naval bill as it passed the Senate, with
the construction program Including
four battle cruisers and four battle
ships to be built immediately and an
increase in the enlisted personnel of
the navy. While Representative Pad
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SIGNS A "PORK" BILL
By Associated Press
Washington, July 27. President
Wilson to-day signed the rivers and
harbors appropriation bill carrying ap
proximately $42,000,000. Most of the
money Is to be spent on existing im
provement projects.
DAM READY FOR
RIVER REGATTA
Remaining Slabs in Place by
Labor Day; Fill Gap in
Creek Invert
Finishing touches will be added to
th« city dam across the Susquehanna
at Dock street just as soon as the
river recedes to a stage sufficiently low
to permit the placing of the remaining
thirty or forty concrete slabs.
The work will be pushed along as
speedily as possible In order that the
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ASSERTS WAR fiT
VIRTUALLY OVER
Premier of New Foundland,
Back From Front, Declares
Germany Is Crumbling
By Associated Press
Paris, July 27. Sir Edward Mor
, ris, premier of New Foundland, In an
I interview to-day with a representative
of the Havas News Agency, declared
that the Germans were beginning to
realize that the war is practically fin
ished. Premier Morris has Just re
turned from the section of the Somme
front where the New Foundland de
tachment is stationed. In his inter
view he said:
"The war is virtually finished and
the Germans are beginning to realize
it. The battle of Verdun, the greatest
battle in history, is a victory for
France. It is the first, of all her glor
ious exploits and gives a new impulse
to the whole nation.
"German prisoners with whom I
talked, officers wearing the iron cross,
told me that the Emperor and his
staff seem to fear that Germany has
lost the game. The collapse of Ger
many is only a question of time. When
that day arrives we must see that the
victory won by our arms is not lost by
diplomatic negotiations."
FLOOD LIGHTS
ON THE "BASIN"
Jovian League Enlists in 'Navy'
anl Co-operates For Great
Carnival
Illumination of the Susquehanna
"basin" during the night of the
, I-abor Day regatta will be in the
1 hands of electrical experts if the sug
gestion adopted to-day by the Jovian
j League of Harrlsburg be carried out.
The League, to a man, enlisted in
j the "Greater Harrisburg Navy" de
cided to enter such a "float as has
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THIEVES ROB PORCHES
Thieves on Tuesday night visited the
homes of H. C. Quigley, E. B. Bing
ham and Walter Jenkins, all of whom
reside in Eighteenth street, near
Derry. At the Jenkins home they stole
a velocipede, at the Bingham home a
large fern was taken from the front
porch and a rubber plant was stolen
from the Quigley porch. Milk has fre
quently been stolen. The residents
have evidence which they believe will
lead to th§ CMktfsttau Uia, .ibices.
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FOUR WARSHIPS
PATROL PATH OF
BRITISH CRUISER
American Boats Haunt Allied
Men O' Warsmen Who Await
Sailing of U-Boat
DEUTS.CHLAND DUCKS
Captain Koenig Makes It Evi
dent That He Isn't Planning
to Sail So Soon
By Associated Press
Norfolk, Va., July 27. The arm
ored cruiser North Carolina and three
destroyers just outside Cape Henry
near the allied warship patrol line
worked slowly up and down to-day
close to an English cruiser.
Supplemental reports on the mys
terious appearance of an unidentified
British cruiser within the capes Mon
day night were being prepared by
naval officers here to-day for the Navy
Department.
Ttvo Cruisers Sighted
Beaufort, N. C., July 27. Two
allied warships appeared oft Beau
fort inlet last night following reports
that the German merchant submar
ine Bremen was headed this way.
Nothing was seen of the submarine
but the warships continued their pat
rol to-day, cruising about 15 miles
off shore.
Deutschland Sailing Delayed?
Baltimore, July 27. lf Captain
Paul Koenig of the merchant sub
marine Deutschland plans to start to-
I day on the return voyage to Germany
! there was nothing going on this morn
j ing at the pier whero the submersible
j is berthed that was any more indlca
| tlve of the departure than has been
the case for the last few days.
Over-night developments, in fact,
tended to increase the probability of
a report late last night that It had
been decided to hold the Deutschland
here until some word has been receiv
ed concerning her sister ship, the
Bremen. ,
When Carl A. Luederltz, German
consul here announced that the re
ception to Ambassador Von Bern
storff which he had planned at his
home for last evening had been In
definitely postponed, he was asked
when the Deutschland would leave.
"She will not leave for a week,"
answered Mr. Luederltz.
Washington, July 27. The armor
ed cruiser North Carolina and three
United States destroyers were on neu
trality duty to-day outside the Vir
ginia capes, where allied warships are
hovering in wait for the German sub
marine Deutschlanor about to leave
Baltimore for Germany, and the sub
marine Bremen, expected hourly from
across the sea. Tho American war
vessels went to sea yesterday on ord
ers from the Navy Department after
a vessel purporting to be a British
warship had passed Into Chesapeake
bay and out again in the early morn
| ing hours.
| Denies Presence of Cruisers
London, July 27. At the Adiyir
| alty to-day it was stated that no In-
S formation had been received there re
i garding the reported mysterious visit
I made at night of a British cruiser
| within American territorial waters of
I the Virginia Capes.
! Police Check Rioting in
New York Trolley Strike
By Associated Press
New York, July 27. The first ser
ious outberak in the strike of street
c-arnien in the Bronx and West Chester
county occurred shortly after noon to
day when a mob of several hundred
strikers and sympathizers attacked a
West Flains car in the Bronx. Bricks
were hurled at the car and It Is re
ported several persons were hurt.
Police "reserves and ambulances
were summoned.
When the police had succeeded in
checking the demonstration it was
discovered that no one was seriously
hurt. About a dozen persons were ar
rested.
Not a car moved in Yonkers to-day.
Mount Vernon and New Rochelie
also were witnout car saivlce. There
was no disorder in these three places.
May Never Recover Bodies
of Gas Explosion Victims
By Associated Press
Cleveland, Ohio, July 27. —The pos
sibility that the city may be compelled
to abandon not only search for bodies
of workmen still entombed in the
water works tunnel here in Monday
night's explosion, but all further work
on the tunnel itself, loomed here to
day as the result of Investigations by.
L. M- Jones of Pittsburgh, govern
ment mining expert. Jones believes a
gas well of uncontrollable proportions
has been uncovered under the bead of
the lake by the explosion.
U. S. Has More Than
2,000,000 Automobiles
By Associated Press
Washinton, D. C.. July 27.—Motor
vehicles registered in the United States,
; numbered 2,44ri,664 last year and
1 $18,245,713 was paid by their owners
las registration and license fees. The
j office of public roads of the Depart
ment of Agriculture announced to-day j
that 90 per cent, of the fees, or i
$16,213,387, was spent for building
and maintenance of county and state -
roads. There was an increase of
734,325 in the number of vehicles and
$5,8153,760 In fees from 1914. ,
Only 4 8,000 motor« were registered
In 1906.
ARREST BANK OFFICIALS
By Associated Press
Newark, N. J., July 27. Warrants,
for the arrest of Edward H. Hatch,
vice-president of the Mutual Trus;
Company, of Orange, N. J., closcu
Monday by the State Banking Commis
sion, and for Thomas S. Byrnes, secre
tary and treasurer of the institution
were issued here to T day. They are
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the bank out of $306,&00j
EIGHTY BUSINESS
PLACES JOIN IN
SATURDAY MOVE
Large Stores Swing in Line on
Giving Employes Longer
Rest Period
SALESPEOPLE GRATEFUL
Commitees Thank Employers
For Humanitarian Step
They Have Taken
Up to noon to-day eighty Harrisburg
business places have Joined in the
movement to remain open all day Fri- !
day and Friday evening and close Sat
urday at 1 o'clock during the month
of August. Yesterday the Kresge Five ]
and Ten Cent Store, A. E. Kolben
schlag & Sister, Robinson's Woman
Shop, Women's Exchange, J. L.
Shearer, Black's Art Store, Charles L.
Schmidt, The French Shop and the
Berryhill Nursery Company announced ;
their intention to join with other Har- \
risbur stores and this morning the!
Harrlsburg Carpet Company, S. S.
Rutherford and E. Mather Co. swelled
the total to eighty.
To-morrow vail be the last of the
Friday half-days and Saturday the last |
of the Saturday afternoon and evening |
hours for the summer. The new plan J
of keeping open Friday afternoons and
evenings and closing Saturday at 1
o'clock during August will begin next
week.
Employes Grateful
The large army of employes who
will be benefited by the new condition
are loud in their appreciation of the
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CORK PRODUCTION FALLS ■
By Associated Press
Connellsville, Pa., July 27. Hot
weather and a scarcity of labor re
duced coke production in the Con
nellsville region during the week lo
412,000 tons, a decrease of 6,000 tons
when compared with the preceding
week. At times it was impossible to
secure enough men to draw ovens, and
450 were shut down.
GEX. JAMES C. LEE DIES
By Associated Press
New York, July 27. Brigadier
General James C. Lee, United States
Army, retired, died at Lake George,
N. Y., yesterday. He was 80 years old.
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KES HAND IN STRIKE T,
CITY COUNCILS SHORTLY |
K THIS AFTERNOON WENT *
WIT • PRESIDETT 'RANK B. If
ARRISBURG RAILWAYS COM- r>
T PANY WITH A VIEW TO SETTLING THE TROL-
I LEYMEN'S STRIKE SITUATION. IT IS UNDER- il
y SOOD THAT MAYOR MEALS PRESENTED THE jk
I PROPOSED NEW AGREEMENT OF THE MEN <
i THE SESSION WAS HELD BEHIND CLOSED J
1 DOORS. 1
1 FAKERS SOLICIT UNION MONEY f
J Harnsburg. Strikers in session at their headquarters 5
i this afternoon passed a resolution asking the public not to j
J give funds :o anyone claiming lo represent them, unless *
i the person shows a union card, a union badge, or other if
y proper credentials. It was reported to the men this after- <j 1
I noon that unauthorized persons were collecting money J |
5» under vhe pretense of giving 1 to th» strikers,
j I $2,000,000 FOR SOLDIERS' RELTEF < ,
} i Washington, July 27.—An appropriation of $2,000,000 j
| for relief of dependent families of enlisted men in the or- * 1
i \ ganized militia and regular army in service in the Mexi- :
f can emergency was agreed to by the Senate to-day in an 9
J amendment to the army appropriation bill. *
p ARREDONDO AND POLK CONFER 1
i Washington, July 27.—Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexican,
1 ambassador designate, conferred to-day with Acting Secre- f "
J tary Polk. It is understood he discussed routine matters,
| and still was without final instructions from his govern- M
f mtnt regarding the plan for naming a joint commission to JjM
? adjust border difficulties. 'ft
I KILLED AT STEEL MILLS
St«:»!to-i. Charles : ierce, iged *9 ye irs, 346 Swatar; fr •.
' I street, Steeiton, employed on a locomotive c t ane at the
; | Bethlehem steel plant, was instantly killed this afternoon ai
1.30. He was blocking the crane with timber, when his foot J :
i f slipped and he- plunged head first to. the trades, fracturing
his skull. The young man's father was killed in a similar '
( manner three years ago. I»'
; , MARRIAGE LICENSES «J
T William H. L'mholtx and Lrna 11. Kopprsbavcr, LyktM tovrnahlp, I
I Walter Uu«ta>a Ivubnrrt uud Catherine Elisabeth Miller, Enhaut. ft
t Andy Paten aud Annie X'aiavlch, Steelton. I
V Phillip Kidney Gore and .Malura Althca Mlkle, Wynber. C
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ARTILLERY DUEL
INDICATES MOVE
UPON BAPAUME
! I
•*
British Shell German Positions
Along Somme Front Near
Pozieres
PURSUE FLEEING TURKS
Russians Capture Much Booty
I in Armenia; U-Boat Sinks
Four Small Ships
Heavy shelling of the German lines
on the Somme front by British guns Is
!in progress following the success ol
[ General Sir Douglas Haig in clinching
i his hold upon Pozieres, possession c£
i which was necessary to a further ad
vance toward Bapaume, his objective.
London to-day reports activit; p
throughout the night by the British
artillery apparently in preparation to.-
| a renewal of the attack. The Ger
j mans in reply are using quantities o.'
! gas and eye-irritating shells, which u-
I being kept in close touch with the
| Germans,hand-to-hand fighting at var
-1 ious points being reported.
| Rumors that an important nava'
| action has occured in Scandinavia!.
J waters were met to-day by a state
ment of the British Admiralty that i.
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PARALYSIS KILLS THIRTY-ONE
Only Slight Decrease in Number c.
Cases in New York To-day
By Associated Press
New York, July 27. Only a sligh'
decrease in the epidemic of infantil
paralysis was noted to-day in th
health department's report for th
24 hours ending at 10 a. m. Durin
that period there were were 31 deaths
and 151 new cases.
More than 700 children now
been killed by the plague since its in
ception on June 26 and there have
been more than 3,000 cases reported.
BLACKLIST NOTE OFF
By Associated Press
Washington, July 27. A note tc
Great Britain objecting to the black
listing of American business firms a
an "invasion of neutral rights" wa
cabled to London late last night b.
the State Department.
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