Brotherhoods Accept Proffer to Mediate Differences, Averting Threatened Strike HARRISBURG • TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 182 BIG STRIKE OF RAILROADERS IS AVERTED Brotherhoods Accept Proffer of the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation to Mediate Differences With Railway Managers of Country; 400,000 Affected OFFER ACCEPTED BY HEAD OF CONDUCTORS ON CONDITION THAT SETTLEMENT IS MADE SOON Federal Boards Ready to Begin Conferences at Once; Will Meet Each Side Separately, Learn Views and Attempt to Obtain Concessions From Each as Basis to Settle New York, Aug. 9.—The threatened strike of the 400,000 rail way employes of the United States was averted to-day when the railroad brotherhoods accepted a proffer of the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation to mediate their differences with the railroads. . Announcement of the acceptance of the offer was made by A. B. Garretson, head of the Conductors' Brotherhood, after it had been delivered by G. W. W. Hanger, a member of the board, following an appeal to that body to intervene made to-day by the national con ference of railroad managers. Mr. Garretson said he had informed the board that the offer was accepted on the condition that "its good offices are promptly exercised." The national conference ot railroad managers to-day rejected the men's demands and proposed that they be mediated by the Federal tribunal. The brotherhoods refusing to join in an appeal to the tribunal, at first and the railroads made an individual appeal. The Federal Board, which is in session here, then offered its services to the brotherhoods and were at noon aawiting the reply. The in dications were at this time that the reply would be favorable. Begin Conferences at Once The Federal board, which is com posed of Mr. Hanger. Martin A. Knapp and Judge W. L. Chambers, was pre pared to begin conferences with the respective sides to the controversy be fore night, it was understood, although at the time of Mr. Garretson's an nouncement the board had not been officially informed of the acceptance. "The Board of Mediation and Con ciliation has rotifled us," read Mr. Garretson's statement, "that it has received the request of the managers' conference to exercise its friendly offices in an effort to bring about an amicable settlement of the questions that exist between the conference com mittee of the managers and ourselves. Our answer was to the effect that we would accept the mediators' proffer of their friendly offices provided it was promptly exercised." The procedure of the Federal board is to meet each side separately, learn their views and attempt to obtain con cessions from each as a basis on which settlement can be reached, when they are again brought together. Elisha Lee. chairman of the rail road conference, in proposing that their differences be mediated by the Federal Board called attention to the fact that the brotherhoods had pre viously declined arbitration under the Newlands Act, providing for six ar biters, hut that the railroads saw no other y out of their difficulties than through/ mediation. THE WEATHER HorrUbnrg and vicinity: Fair and slightly cooler to-night. Thursday fair and warmer. Eastern Pennsylvania: General ly fair and slightly cooler to-night. Thursday fair and warmer. Light northwest to north winds. River / The Susquehanpa river and all Its branches will fall slowly or remain nearly stationary. A stage of about 3.4 feet is Indicated for Harrisburg Thursday morning. Generul Conditions A disturbance central over south ern Jen England has caused tliun ershowers In the Ohio valley and generally from the Great Lakes eastward to the Atlantic.. Scatter ed showers have fallen In Tennes see, Georgia, the Gulf States and In southern Floridu and showers have occurred generally in th<- Roclty Mountains, the northwest States and western Canadlun prov inces and in Kunsus, Oklahoma and Xew Mexico. In Tennessee, the Ohio valley and from the Lakes eastward to the At lantic coast there has been a gen erul fall of 2 to 10 degrees In tem perature since last report and In nearly all districts west of the Rocky Mountains temperatures are from 2 to 12 degrees lower thnn on Tuesday morning. Temperature—B a. m., 70. Sun—Rises, 5.11 a. m.; Sets, 7.00 p. m. Moon—Full moon August 13, 7 a. m. River Stage—3.4 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Tempernture Highest temperature, 1)2. Lowest temperature. 70. Mean temperature, 81. Normal temperature, 74. VACATION SEASON IS AT ITS HEIGHT Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all the news from home every day. Your favorite newspaper, the Harris burg Telegraph, will nil the bill. Phone the Circulation Department before you leave home. The next issue will meet you, no matter where you go. Six cents a week, postage pre . paid. j BV CARRIER* fl CEJiTS A WEEK. SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. Want to Deal Directly Mr. Garretson, reiterating the con tention of the brotherhoods that in previous attempts to settle differences with the railroads through the fed eral boards the brotherhoods had failed to obtain satisfactory awards, said that the unions believed they could reach a settlement by dealing directly with the railroads. "I believe." he said, "settlement of our differences can be much better at tained by dealing directly with you without the interference of a third party." Chairman Lee then announced that he would nevertheless appeal to the Federal Board of Mediation and Con ciliation. This board was at the time in session at a nearby hotel. Railroads Appeal Judge W. L. Chambers, chairman of the United States Board of Mediation and Conciliation, announced after the adjournment of the meeting that the railroads had formally appealed to the board to mediate their differences with the Union. The board immediately prepared a communication to the brotherhood of fering its services which It was an nounced would be dispatched to the brotherhood chiefs at once. Meantime, it was stated, the board would remain in session to await the brotherhoods' reply. Waiting and Willing It was Indicated by members of the board that the communication was being sent on the assumption that the brotherhoods would accept their offer. Both sides after adjournment went In to executive session. Mr. Garretson explained to news paperment that the unions had not de clined mediation unequivocally but had refused to join with the railroads in asking for it because they did not believe in it at this time. The brotherhoods' chief, together with his colleagues. Warren S. Stone, reiterated, that their position was that they had not yet exhausted all the possibilities by dealing directly with the railroad managers. "However," said Mr. Garretson, "our position is something like Barkus, "we are waiting and willing." Lee Makes Statement Chairman Lee, in rejecting the brotherf.oods' demands and proposing mediation, made a statement, in part as follows: "After much consideration it is our judgment that the proposals which the men have supported by their vote, involve such extraordinary changes in operating methods and such radical revision in established bases of com pensation as to maKe «c ai«r>arent that there is little probability of our being able to harmonize our differences of opinion unless this result can be Drought about through the Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation which was created to assist the parties in just such circumstances as now confront us. "The national conference committee of the railways is as sincerely anxious as your committee can be to reach some amicable adjustment of the mat ters involved in the present contro versy but we are convinced that in the end we shall have to invoke the friendly offices of the Federal Board of Mediation. I» is not open to question that whatever we can do by direct nego tiations —we can also do Just as quick ly and as effectively through media tion: and experience has demonstrat ed that a common ground could be reached the mediators in cases where the parties have been wholly unable to reach such common grounds through direct negotiations." WILSON IN TOUCH By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 9. —President Wilson was advised to-day by Secre tary Wilson of developments in the threatened railroad strike. Secretarv Wilson, it was said, at the White House will remain for the present in 550 far be has not ad vised the President to take any for mal steps in the situation. He is keeping in close touch with the mem bers of the Board of Mediation and Conciliation who are in New York to day to proffer their services at the most opportune time. JiARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING , AUGUST 9, 1916. OUR OWN STATE HIGHWAYS BETTER THAN NEIGHBORS' Pennsylvania Roads Compare Splendidly With New Jer sey and New York NOT MAIN ARTERIES President Jennings, of William Penn Highway Association, Tells of Trip Pennsylvania roads as a rule are better than New Jersey highways and equally as good as New York's arter ies of travel according to President William Jennings of the William Penn Highway Association. President Jennings has just re turned from an automobile "swing 'round the circle" that Included many of the sections which are somewhat off the beaten path of tourists so that he had ample opportunity to make the comparisons under all conditions. The trip covered something over 950 miles and included the eastern sections of Pennsylvania western New Jersey southern and eastern New York and back again through northern Pennsylvania. "All of Pennsylvania's roads as a rule, I found are better than New Jersey's," said President Jennings, "and it's hard surface highways are as good as New York's although not so numerous perhaps. New York's dirt roads, I think are better. Cer tainly Pennsylvania's State Highway Department is to be congratulated on the work it has done for the roads of the Keystone State thus far. My trip took in the mountainous districts of Pennsylvania too, so that X didn't follow the beaten lines of the main arteries of travel." President Jennings said he has had assurances from the State Highway Department that the work of rilling in along the Northern Central Rail road south of Clark's Ferry in accord ance with the contract entered into with the railroad company, will be started in the near future. To date however there has been nothing done on the job. The new William Penn highway is to follow this route. Amendments on Barring Child Labor Products From Commerce Holding Bill By Associated Press Washington, Aug 9. An agree ment between the House and Senate on one amendment was all that stood in the way to-day of the enactment of the child labor bill. The measure passed the Senate late yesterday by a vote of 52 to 12. It now goes to the House where it already has been passed. The Senate was spurred to final ac tion on the bill by President Wilson's insistence on its passage. Opposition to the measure came chiefly from Southern Democrats who contended that it was unconstitutional and would interfere with State's rights. The House is expected to concur in the only amendment adopted by the Senate. It would bar all products of establishments employing children from inter-State commerce. The House bill was directed against those pro ductions on which child labor actually had been employed. House Opposition to Big Naval Program of Senate Is Rapidly Dwindling By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 9. Effective op position in the House to the Senate's big naval building program, includ ing four dreadnaughts and four bat tlecruisers for 1917. has given way be fore administration pressure, those favoring the more extensive plan be lieved ro-day. Chairman Padgett of the House naval committee has decided to with draw his opposition to the Senate's naval Increases, Majority Leader Kit chin announced yesterday after Mr. Padgett had discussed the subject with President Wilson. Senator Swanson, ranking Democrat of the Senate Naval Committee, declared a canvass of the situation removed all doubt that the House would accede to the large building program, the three-year continuing policy and the increased personnel provision. The House was expected to adopt to-day the conference committee's re port on the army appropriation bill and the measure then will go to the President. The Senate approved the report yesterday. MAJOR EVERETT WARREX LEAVES $ 108,000 ESTATE Special to the Telegraph Scranton. Pa., Aug. 8. By the will of Major Everett Warren, lawyer pro bated to-day St. Luke's Episcopal Church is to receive a bequest of $8 - 000 to be used in parish work. The remainder of the estate esti mated at $400,000, goes to the widow and family of three children. ROBERT GRAU DIES By Associated Press Mount Vernon, N. Y„ Aug. 9 R o b ert Grau, formerly a theatrical and concert manager and one of the best known figures in dramatic and musi cal circles years ago died vesterday at his home here of heart disease He conducted the tours of some of the most famous concert stars, including Adeline Patti. for whom he was man! ager for many years. He was the author of several books dealing with art and the drama and was a brother of the late Maurice Grau, formerly manager of the Metropolitan Opera House. TETANUS VICTIM MAY DIE William Himes, six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hlmes. 38 North Summit street, is In the Harris burg hospital In a critical condition suffering from tetanus. The child while playing several days ago. ran a large splinter Into his right foot. Later It was removed, but tetanus developed and the child was taken to the hospital this afternoon in convulsions. BORDER CAMP AS FOUND BY LOCAL TROOPS AND AFTER TENTS WERE VP iipL *M... ~ * « x '* < •» " >: " i , : '•■ ■ .. . 5 ,., , ii»<iiv.w .-»-. * *• The upper picture shows Camp Stewart, in Texas, where the Harrisburg infantry is at present stationed. The lower view is of the camp site as it looked when the soldiers arrived. They have transformed a cactus and sage brush desert into a well-regulated military town, clear of scrub growth and as comfortable as the situation will permit. The etchings were made from photographs sent by friends at the border to C. H. Hoffman and J. M. Dailey, of the Harrisburg Post Office. STRIKING CARMEN STICK TO UNION No Additional Ones Heed Com pany's Ultimatum; File Jitney Petition; Parade Tonight At noon to-day it was announced at the Harrisburg Railways Company offices that no additional strikers had applied for their old positions in re sponse to the company's "ultimatum" and that no more applications will be received from the men. Forty-eight 01' the strikers, accord ing to the officials, have left the union and returned lo work since the agree ment made with loyal employes and the increase in wages. Strike leaders said that final ar langements had been made for filing the petition starting the initiative and referendum to have Council amend the [Continued on Page 7] ALL CROPS ARE HEAVILY DAMAGED Wheat and Corn Hardest Hit; Potatoes and Oats Also Suffer By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 9.—Continuation of the damage to crops from weather conditions and plant disease which during July caused a loss of more than a hundred million bushels in the prospective production of wheat and 89,000,000 bushels in corn as indicated [Continued on Page 5] Two Probable Paralysis Cases Discovered Here; Physicians Investigating Two probable cases of infantile pa ralysis, one in Kdgemont and one in Middletown, weifc reported to-day to the State Department of Health. Dr. C. R. Philttps, State medical officer in Dauphin county, investigated the cases and a report will be made to-morrow with the diagnosis of the illness of the children. The child in Edgemont Is the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meadow croft and was being treated by a local physician. Noticing symptoms similar to those exhibited in infantile paralysis cases, State authori ties were notified. The other child is Harolo Arnold, small son of Mr. and Mrs. William Arnold, 435 North Spring street. Middletown. Chamber of Commerce Considers Plans For City's River Navy At the meeting this afternoon of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce the letter of the "Greater Harrisburg Navy" asking for the busi ness organization's endorsement and financial and moral support in the big plan to permanently improve and de velop the Susuqehanna river "basin" was considered. FIKST GAME 12 3456789 RHE Scranton, £DOHIIO£DErai3Eei Harrisburg, fflßirnrnnrnrnyinigEp Batteries i UucUeanll and Brunnon; Huenki and Wkeat. STATE APPROVES RIPRAP SCHEME * Water Supply Commission Permits New Treatment of New Slopes Full permission to proceed with the proposed plans for permanently treat ing the liver front slopes north of Hardscrabble was granted this after noon to the City Park Department by the State Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. Because the plan provides for a re arrangement of the entire slope line, the State's permission was first neces sary, and at a htjring before the com mission this atternoon the Park De partment's request was granted with out demur. No objection was raised to the scheme. The plan provides for the filling in [Continued on Page 7] NAME MEMBERS OF COMMISSION Secretary Lane, Brandies and a Third Man Will Try to Settle Border Trouble Special to the Telegraph Washington. Aug. 9. Formal an nouncement was made to-day by Act ing Secretary Polk of the acceptance of General Carranza's proposal for a joint international commission to seek a solution of border disputes and to discuss other matters which may help verify relations between the [Continued on Page 7] Another Heat Wave Coming; May Set New High Record Heat waves that promise something new in temperature will be here within twenty-four hours. They are ready to pass in back of the cool breezes which were moving eastward to-dav. With the strong humidity yesterday, the highest temperature reached was 92 degrees. Forecasts to-day were for much warmer weather to-morrow, with probably a new record for this year. The highest temperature to-day will likely be 90 degrees. It was two de crees cooler at R o'clock than yester day morning at the same time. No serious prostrations were reported yes terday. Several persons were taken ill and sent home. One man reported to have been affecled by the heat during the ball game at Island Park, it was said to-day, had an attack of acute indigestion. FLTES OVEB BLACK FOREST By Associated Press Paris. Aug. 9.—A French aviator set forth at 8.30 o'clock last night on a voyage in which he covered 350 kilo meters (275 miler). returning at 11.55 o'clock. He crossed the Vosges moun tains and the Black Forest of Ger many. CANDIDATE SEES REVIVAL OF TRUE AMERICAN SPIRIT Hughes Finds Hopeful Signs; Strain of Campaign Beginning to Tell on Him PLATFORM SPEECHES Dedicates Himself to Cause of U. S. Government; Talks at St. Paul Tonight By Associated Press St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 9.—The strain of unaccustomd campaigning has told upon Charles E. Hughes when he reached here to-day. He was fa tigued and his voice was hoarse. The throat specialist accompanying him urged him to save his voice for the twin-city meetings and Mr. Hughes consequently refrained except in one instance from making back platform speeches at five scheduled stops in Minnesota before reaching this city. Sees Hopeful Sign At "Winona, Minn., Mr. Hughes made a three-minute talk with his [Continued on Page 5] Now Seek to Get Subway and Elevated Men to Strike By Associated Press New York, Aug. 9. Ail the street car strikes in this city were over to day and the customary service was resumed on thi lines in all boroughs. Organizers of the Amalgamated Asso ciation of Street and Electric Rail way Employes hastened their efforts to induce all the employes of the subway lines, the elevated and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Systems to join the union. Union officials re fused to say what plans they have made to present demands to these companies, but said they did not ex pect to have to call another strike. It was estimated that the strikes on the various lines had cost the com panies $600,000. ONLY 1(19,061 IMMIGRANTS By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 9. lncrease in population by immigration amounted to only 169,061 during the fiscal year of 1916. Statistics announced to-day by the immigration bureau show the influx of aliens was 4ewM«*haTi ft has been in 18 years. 9 Ilarrisburg. City Council this afternoon asked the 1 1 Bureau of Health and Sanitation to co-opcrate with the JL & Associated Aids Society i:i distributing free ice to needy | ' farr.i'ics of Ilarrisburg. Dr. J. M. J. Raunick will obtain I |jj much of the data in the distributing campaign from the old 1 * "ice fund'' list of the charitable organization. MILLION LOSS REPORTED IN CLOUDBURST «> 4 Huntingdon, W. Va., Aug. 9.—Property loss exceed- 1 ! ( ing a million dollars was caused by a cloudburst that swept a J < ® down Cabin valley this morning, according to reports re- ' j ceived here"and rumors were persistent that more than a|» i 1 score of persons had been drowned at Acme, W. Va. .These ' | I rumors were denied by officials of the Acme Coal Company. !! ■ TWO KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION ' \ Scranton, Aug. 9.—Exploding gas in a shaft of one of the Pennsylvania Coal Company's collieries at Inkertnan, ' k Pa., to-day killed Thomas Martin and Bary Rumpa, miners, and seriously injured three others, one of whom, William ® ► Lynch< may die. jj" LIQHTNING CAUSES BLAST; 12 DAED Michel, B. C., Aug. 9.—Twelve men are known to be ® ? dead to-day and several are believed to be missing as a re suit of fen explosion last night in No. 3 mine. Lightning a f which struck surface wires conducting power into the mine ' is supposed to have caused the explosion. I i !ONE NEW INFANTILE PARALYSIS CASE !, . Harrisburg.—One new case of infantile paralysis was discovered in Harrisburg late this afternoon when Dr. J. i ► Harvey Miller reported the case of George Sheriff, aged ! six months, 1405 South Twelfth street, to the City Bureau . » of Health. Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, City Health Officer im- , I mediately quarantined the house, although the case is very < » mild. ' ' ARMY BILL BEFORE PRESIDENT < | Washington, Aug. 9. The army appropriation bill ' ' carrying a total of $267,597,000 now is ready for President , i Wilson's signature. The House to-day adopted the con- • > ference report on the measure, previously adopted by the ■ ► iHAKMAu t. LICENSES Ralph Snyder, Vumghiown, 0., and Elsie Jane Coble, Mlddletown. t CUarlea Elmer Murtln and Euimi llojer, cHy. a J CITY EDITION 12 PAGES GORIZIA TAKEN BY ITALIANS AS RUSS CAPTURE ANOTHER TOWN 10,000 Austrian Prisoners Taken in Fall of City; Forces of Gen. Letchitzky in Tysmienitza FORCES OF~CZAR NOW ON BANKS OF DNIESTER Right Flank of Enemy in Des perate Position; Stanislau on Verge of Falling Gorizia is now entirely in Italian liands, according to announcement in London tliis afternoon. Capture of the bridge head lie lore the city by the Italians was officially announced yes terday. The capture of 10,000 Aus trians in the fall of Gorizia is reported. The scope of the Russians south of the Dniester in Galicia is being' en larged, importaut progress for General Letchitzky's offensive being announced to-day. Tysmienltza, eight miles east of Stanislau on tlie Kolome-Lemberg line, has been captured b> the Russians, and Berlin admits Teutonic withdrawal ilone tlie 25-mile front from Xiznioff, on the Dniester, through Tysmeinitza to Ottynia, on the main line railway fifteen miles south of Stanislau. The northwesterly thrust of the Rus sians lias brought them to the banks of Dniester, on the right flank of the Austrian line along the Stripa, which can hardly lioid much longer without disaster should the Russians progress further in their present direction. Oc cupation of Stanislau, which now seems on the verge of falling, would give the Russians also an important railway station junction point and fa cilitate their advance on Lemberg from the southeast. This morning's Zeppelin raid on the English and Scotch coasts was carried out by from seven to ten airships, which dropped 100 lx>mbs. Ix>ndon re ports twenty-three casualties as a re sult of the raid. The new gains of the allies on the Somme front in Northern France are being held firmly in the face of heavy counter attacks by the Germans ac cording to the Paris official statement to-day. Two such attacks delivered last night on the positions recently taken by the French north of Hem wood aru [Continued on Page 5]
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