Wilson Invites Railroad Presidents of Country to Confer With Him on Threatened Strike HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 189 WILSON SENDS URGENT CALL TO R.R. PRESIDENTS FOR CONFERENCE President of Principal Rail roads of Country Called to Washington as Strike Situ ation Grows More Serious; Managers Refuse Finally to Concede Eight-Hour Day BROTHERHOODS ARE IN RECEPTIVE MOOD Willing to Arbitrate Some Questions, but Hold Firm on Others; Old Sore Over Right of Seventy-Five More Lines to Enter Nego tiations Shows Signs of Opening Washington, Aug. 17.—President Wilson to-day invited the presidents of the principal railroads of the coun try to come to Washington immedi ately to confer with him on the threat ened railroad strike. Pending their arrival he does not Dlan to see the committee of managers here, with whom he has been meeting. The President sent tne following telegram to the .leaning railroad presidents: Discussion of the matters in volved in the threatened railroad strike has been a point wliich makes it highly desirable that I should personally eonfer with you at the earliest possible moment, and with the presidents of any other railways affected, who may be immediately accessible. Hope you can make it convenient to come to Washington at once. Refuse Kight Hour Day The President's action in asking for the conference with railroad presi dents' themselves is interpreted as [Continued on Page 16.] TRY TO BURN DOCK By Associated Press Seattle, Wash., Aug. 17. Two at tempts were made last night and this morning to blow up the wharf of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Prompt action by firemen, none union dock workers and the police prevent ed serious loss. The police are work ing on the theory that the men who set the bomb believed the structure on the wharf was used as sleeping quart ers by nonunion dock workers em ployed on the pier. MORE I.,I.\ERS COMING London, Aug. 17.—Two new Ger man submarines of vfery large size will leave shortly for America, according to a Central News dispatch from The Hague. It is said the submarines have made trial trips oft Helgoland. GERMAN STEAMER SUNK By Associated Press London, Aug. 17.—The sinking of the German steamship Weser, of Hamburg, 1,028 tons gross, by a sub marine a fortnight ago, is reported in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. The crew was saved. THE WEATHER, For Harrlnburg and vicinityi Fnlr to-night nnd Fridays nut much cli>l tilte In temperature. For 13uatern l'ennny Ivnnln i ticn ernlly fair to-night and Fridayi not much change In temperature) light north wind* becoming varl able. Klver The Susquehanna river and all Its trlhutaricK will fall slowly or re main nenrl.v stationary. A stage of ahout 3.0 feet IN Indicated for Harrlsburg Friday morning. General Conditions FreMure has Increased over prae* tlcally all the territory rcprescnt eU on the map since last report, except Idaho, Nevadn and Mon tana, where the center of a weak diaturhance la located. Showers have occurred along anil near the Atlantic coast from Pennsylvania and New Jersey southward to and Including .North Carolinn and Fast Tennessee. There has been a general fall of 3 to 10 degrees In temperature along the Middle Atlantic coaat and In Northern New Kugland. In the centrnl valleys and the l.nke (legion a general rise of 2 to 8 de grees has occurred. Temperature! 8 a. m.. «8. Sum Risen, 5i12 a. m.| acta, 7ion p. in. Moon: Last quarter, August 20, 7 :B3 a. m. River Stage! Three feet above low-water mark. Yesterday'* Weather Hlghent temperature, so. I.owest temperature, 02. Mean temperature, 71. Normal temperature, 72. VACATION' SEASON IS AT ITS HEIGHT Rest and recreation will not be complete unless you have all tlie news from home every duy. Your favorite newspaper, tlie Harrls burg Telegraph, will fll! the bill. Phone the Circulation Department before you leave home. The next Issue will meet you, no matter where you go. Six cents u week, postage pre paid. BY CAttnißß* fl CEVrS A WEEK, SINGLE COPIES 2 CE\TS. "REAL CAMPIN"* AT MCCORMICK'S ISLAND! WHAT? lH>wr' v . " _____ Here is a group of the boys who are enjoying a week of "real campin'" at McCormick's Island under the supervision of City Park Department officials. Below are some of the youngsteis taking their dally swim In the river. James K. Sourbiei, who is In charge of the camp, is caretaker of the boys, when they are in the water. To-day boys from Maclay, Emerald, Reily, Sycamore and Harris playgrounds, and seventeen from Steelton were taken to the camp. WILL NOT OPEN PAXTANG PARR Too Late in Season Says Davis; Traffic 65 Per Cent. Nor mal Is Claim Superintendent Felix M. Davis of the Harrisburg Railways Company said this morning that the receipts of the company have become 65 per cent, of normal, during the present week, a large part of the deficit, how ever, being laid to the fact that the Paxtang Park traffic income has been cut off. Mr. Davis said the park will not be reopened this season. "We could only draw crowds for about two more [Continued on Page 16.] Threatening Letters With Crepe Enclosed Are Sent by Striking Miners By Associated Press Virginia, Minn., Aug. 17.—Mine op erators on the Iron Range where a strike is In progress complained to the authorities to-day against repeated threats from representatives of the Industrial Workers of the World to destroy the operators and their prop erty. The operators charged that in asmuch as the threats have been sent by mall they involve violation of Fed eral laws. Many threatening letters also have ben received by loyal employes, some enclosing a small piece of black crepe. This, the letters pointed out, was only a sample of what would be hanging on the recipient's door unless he stopped work. Renewal of Recent N. Y„ Trolley Strike Threatens New York, Aug. 17. A conference to-day between Frank Hedley, general manager of the New York Railways Company and a committee of commis sion leaders and employes failed to bring their differences which threaten a renewal of the recent strike any nearer a settlement. Two thousand employes of the New York Railways Company voted last night to quit work if their grievances were not ad justed. Before going on strike, how ever, they voted to call upon Mayor Mitchel and the chairman of the down State Public Service Commission to use their influence to induce the officials of the company to put Into effect agreements which were made as a result of the strike early this month. Members of street car men's union have voted to sustain the committee in conference with Mr. Hedley to-day in insisting upon recognition of the union, reinstatement of union men discharged, it is alleged because of their union activities, and for the right to meet officials of the company to request higher wages and better work ing conditions. William R. Fitzgerald, general organizer of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail way Employes, says that If the union calls a strike on the surface car lines the men employed on the elevated and subway routes In Manhattan also will be called out. TO NAME COMMISSION SOON By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 17. Secretary Lansing to-day assured Eliseo Arre dondo, Mexican Ambassador-Desig nate, that the American members of the Mexico commission to discuss border disputes would be appointed very soon and explained that the oe lay was caused by President Wilson's occupation with the threatened strike. There Is no indication of progress toward fixing the meeting place of the commission. HARRISBURG, PA... THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1916. Corporal Faces Murder For | Killing Guardsman Who Protected Mexican Girl By Associated Press Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 17. Cor poral Carl Dunches, assigned to the quartermaster corps of the United States Army, faced charges in the Cameron county court, to-day of mur der and assault to murder in connec tion with the killing last night of Corporal James Clement, C Company, Second Virginia Infantry and the wounding of Senorita Sofia Valdes. Clement's home was in Warronton, Va. He was killed, it is charged when he sought to protect the Mexican girl from Dunches' advances. Dunches then attempted to kill himself, it is said, '»it only succeeded in inflicting a flesh wound. Dog Could Not Stop Train and Tiny Child Is Killed Flagtown, N. J., Aug. 17.—Two year-old Mary, the youngest daughter of George E. Williamson, with her pet dog, strayed away from her home last evening and toddled to the tracks of the New Jersey Central railroad. The Flemington express rounded a curve. Mary gazed at it with great blue eyes. Her dog took a stand in front of her and barked and growled frantically at I the on-rushing locomotive. Engineer William Garlty applied the emergency brakes, but could not stop In time. The child was flung aside and died a few minutes later In the train on the way to Neshanic. The dog was killed. Nip Counterfeit Plot Before Any Bogus Money Is Made New York, Aug. 17. A conspiracy to manufacture and circulate $1,000,- 000 of counterfeit silver certificates and United States Treasury notes was frustrated here yesterday by William J. Flynn, chief, of the Government Secret Service and several of his as sistants. Eight arrests were made, after raids on a house at Grant City, Staten Island, and some In East Ninth street, this city. A complete counterfeiting outfit was found, consisting of photo graphic aparatus, lithographic presses, electrotyping and etching tools, paper and colored inks. An Illicit wine and liquor-blending plant also was un earthed. Two of the men taken In custody were operating this plant, It was alleged. GAS TAKES THIRD DROP By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 17. Retail prices of gasoline here have been cut two cents per gallon within the last four days. To-day dealers clipped off another cent from the selling price. The first cut came last Friday. To day's price is 23 cents per gailon. PAGE TO SEE PRESIDENT By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 17. Ambassa dor Page, home from London for a brief stay, diacussed pending negotia tions between the United States and Great Britain with Secretary Lansing to-day and later arrangements were made for him to see President Wilson. The blacklist, restraints on commerce and Interferences with malls are the principal subjects in controversy be tween the two governments. Ambas sador Sharp Is on his way home from Paris, but officials deny that there Is any connection between the visits of the two ambassadors. EIGHT DEATHS IN ARMY By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Aug. 17. Eight deaths from sickness among the regu lar and National Guard troops on the border during the week ending August 12, are disclosed In statistics made public to-day at the War De partment. Medical officers regard the death rate as exceptionally low since It covers a total force of approximately 110,000 In field camps. NAVY EMBLEM ON "KIPONA" MEDALS Carnival Committee Wires Jewelry Firm to Make Enameled Design Gold, silver and bronze medals bearing in facsimile the keystone em blem of the "Greater Harrisburg Navy" enameled in blue and yellow, were decided upon last evening as the first, second and third prizes in all the races of the first annual "Kipona" to be held on the Susquehanna Labor Day, September 4. The executive committee of the Navy which is arranging details of the carnival decided upon the type after framing the program and to-day Sec [ Continued on Pago 1] NAVY BILL FOR PRESIDENT Disputed Items Cleared; Phila. Gets Battleship Construc tion Yard By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 17. —As the Naval bill finally was perfected to day the Pacific Coast won its fight for a big battleship construction yard at Puget Spund but lost the appropria tion for a submarine and torpedoboat base on Columbia River. The latter was dropped out pending the report of a commission. Battleship construc tion yards were also provided for Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk. xho $500,000 items for deepening the channel to the New York Navy Yard so as to float the greatest war ships at any tide was dropped out of the bill despite urgent requests by President Wilson that it be retained. All the disputed Items now are cleared up and the bill with the big building program, already perfected, the greatest in the history of the United States, is ready for the presi dent s signature. Halt Mother Who Breaks Paralysis Quarantine and Comes to Penna. or ' < State officials to-day no tified the Pennsylvania Health De partment by telegram that Mrs. Glenn hhaw, with two boys and a girl, the girl a victim of infantile paralysis, had broken quarantine at Hudson, N Y and came over the State line into Pennsylvania by automobile. The tele gram located the family at the home of Mrs. Althea Hall, in Factoryville and Dr. B. F. Royer, chief medicai inspector, at once ordered that the house be placed under strict quar antine. Eleven new cases of infantile paral ysis were reported in this State to day, first cases in Coatesville, Hughes town, Landsdowne, Newvllle, Bear Run and South Waverly; second cases in Lancaster and Norristown, and two additional cases in Scranton and one in Bristol. ATTACK STRIKERS'" HOMES By Associated Press Bridgeport, Conn., Conn., Aug. 17. Attachments were placed on about a dozen homes of striking molders bv manufacturing molders of the Bridge port Manufacturing Association to. day in an action alleging $50,000 dam ages by reason of a strike of emploves and the picketing of the plants. The actual plaintiffs In the action are the Pequonnock Foundry, the J. A. Tay lor Company and the Monumental Bronze Company. The suit is based upon the decision of the Danbury Hatters' case. STEAL TENTS FROM CHURCH Canvas (ionc Wlion St. .Matthew's Boys Look For It St. Matthew's Lutheran Church is not the fold where thieves do not break in and steal. In April the girls of the church, who have a little or ganization, admitted some new mem bers and the ceremonies called for the use of tents. The total cost of the equipment was about $35, ad after it was used it was packed away care fully in the basement. Recently the boyq of the church decided to hold a camp and use the tents. When they came for the canvas it was gone. The tents had been stolen during the Spring months. No clue to the thieves has been found. CROSSED WIRE RINGS ALARM A crossed wire In box 1,3 at Race and Paxton streets caused a false alarm to be turned in this morning. Several companies from the lower end responded tothe alarm. MRS. KEINER IS WILLING TO LET BYGONES BE, ETC. Woman Paroled From Insane Hospital Seeks Reconcilia tion With Husband SHE GOES TO SUNBURY Lunacy Commission Did Not Meet Her Before Adjudging Her Insane Members Admit Mrs. Walter T. Keiner, who yester day was released on parole from the Insane hospital at Carlisle, was in Har risburg to-day seeking a reconciliation with her husband. This was first veri fied by her husband who is one of the proprietors of Hotel Plaza, and later by an attorney on whim Mrs. Keiner called this morning. The husband said: Mrs. Keiner called me up by tele phone last night and asked for a con lerence. She said she was sorry for what had occurred and wanted to come back and live with me. 1 told her that If she had anything to say, it would have to be told to my attorney. I was then told by Mrs. Keiner that she was coming to Harrisburg ami to me. "X told her she should not come here. Following pleas from krg. Keiner to allow her to go to Philadel phia, which 1 denied, 1 suggested that she go to her relatives at Sunbury. The conversation ended with a statement that Mrs. Keiner would be in Harris burg to-day on her way to Sunbury. 1 again refused to see her." "I do not wish to commit myself at this time as to future actions, but I want to say that a full and complete account ot all money spent out of Mrs. Keiner's income will pe presented to the court at the proper time, and I will request that 1 be discharged from further duties as guaruian. It was through a request from the bank at Sunbury that I took cnarge of the money for Mrs. Keiner. uther action may follow as soon as Mrs. Keiner is released from parole by the court and adjudged sane." The attorney corroborated what i Mr. Keiner said, and told of Mrs. i Keiner's presence in Harrisburg for' the purpose of taking up with heri husband. She told the attorney that Mr. Keiner had been good to her, and I that she wanted to go back and live I with him. Mrs. Keiner made the ap pointment with the attorney last night but came to Harrisburg earlier than was expected, and it is believed left here for Sunbury about noon. Attorney J. H. Reiff, one of the members of the lunacy commission, said to-day when called by telephone that he could not recall whether Mrs. Keiner had a representative at the hearing but was positive that a legal notice had been served upon her to be present or have a representative. He added, "I talked to Mrs. Keiner a number of times and gave as my i opinion that she was not of sound [Continued on Page 9] Money For Many if They Get in Touch With Gen. Stewart Scores of men who left the service of the National Guard during the mobilization period at Mt. Gretna have not returned the identification cards sent out by the Adjutant General and are holding up the pay of whole companies. Some of the cards have been returned for better address, al though the names and street numbers given by the men to the company commanders have been used in send ing out the cards. Fourteen such are missing in the Eighth Regiment, only Companies C, Ear.d G having been paid in full. In Company I a man giving his name as William Smith, Selinsgrove, cannot be found and his name will be erased from the roll and the other men of the company paid. In Company D cards have been returned for better addresses as follows: Henry Martin Keller, who gave his home as 1424 Susquehanna street, Harrisburg; Harry Ehler, 217 South street, Harrisburg' Edward Renz, 1212 Tenth street, Har risburg, and Adjutant General Stew art is anxious to get into touch with them. 13,000 Penna. Miners Out on Strike Because 500 Men Are Not Union Members By .Associated Press Shamokin. Pa.. Aug. 17.—Between 12,000 and 13,000 members of the United Mine Workers' organization, engaged principally at collieries oper ated. by the Susquehanna Coal Com pany and the Philadelphia and Read ing Coal and Iron Company betweeen here and Mt. Carmel, went on strike to-day to compel all employes to be come members of the union. It is es timated that at least 500 miners are not affiliated with the organization. A sub-committee at each of the af fected collieries will endeavor by next Saturday to induce all unorganized men to join the union. At the latter date the committees will confer with a general committee to determine on the further conduct of the tie-up, which has not yet affected a majority of the individual operations. LIEI'T. COL BEAUMONT DIES Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 17.—Lieu tenant Colonel E. B. Beaumont, U. S. A., retired died at his summer home; at Harvey's Lake, near here to-day. He was 79 years old. Colonel Beaumont was a West Point graduate. He had a notable record for bravery and heroism In Indian fighting and in the Civil War. PYTHIANS T< l MEET AT LEBANON Wilkes-Harre, Pa.. Aug. 16.—Henry Jones, of Plymouth, was elected grand inner guard at the convention here of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, Knights of Pythias; William Sylvester Pittsburgh, was re-elected grand outer guard for the fourth time. Lebanon was chosen as the 1917 convention city. The convention closes to-day Willi the Installation of officers. HARRISBURGER IN ONE-MAN PARADE AT WASHINGTON "Major" Kirk of Civil War and Indian Fighting Fame Celebrates AS SPECIAL PERMI PICTURE OF "THE PARADE" (By International News Service) Washington, D. C., Aug. 17.—Ser geant John Kirk, U. S. A., retired, held a one-man parade In Pennsylvania Avenue here to-day In memory of the time he marched off to light the "Rebels" of the South. Sergeant Kirk walked from the Capitol to Fourteenth street, more than a mile. He wore his Grand Army uniform and carried in his pocket a special police permit to "parade." Fifty-four years ago Sergeant Kirk, then fifteen years old, joined the 130 th [Continued on Page 4] gijV l W W w 1 BRITISH PUSH LINES AHEAD ' f I London, Aug. 17. The British have made another j | 1 advance on the Somme front. Official announcement was | made to-daj that the line has been pushed for vard west ; f and southwest of Guillemont. • ► I t and the men, many of * I them stripping oft' their coats, took the shady side of r i Pennsy! • nue. They made quite a column as they * ? I marched along to the Treasury where they .>ssembled in J military order and then proceeded to the White House h' Tj where the> wen to the east room. They j lanned to meet ! I .. soon . ftei seeing the President. < [ f I KNEW ROBBERS WHO COT $32,000 Detroit, Mich., Aug. 17. The Detroit News to-day fc 1 printed lent by Miss Jessie Noltic, a local steno- [ s grapher, declaring that the robbers who looted the pay car | ► J of the Burroughs Adding Machine Company of $32,000 or J more, on August 4, hid the cash in local rooming houses j T and escaped with their loot last Saturday. Miss Noltic ! v. ? said she knew one of the alleged bandits. : | J WIDOW OF IRISH PATRIOT DIES ( j>' & New York, Aug. 17.—Mrs. Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, I 1 \v idow of the Irish patriot and journalist died at her home > m here to-day o; heart disease. She was 70 years old. Last | I Sunday Mrs. Rossa visited to home at St. Geovgc, Statcn §| i Island, where her husband died in June, 1913. It was ' I 1 thought by members of her family that memories occasion- Icd by the visit may have brought on her final illlness. 1 1 T ACTIVE MARKET REGISTERS GAINS ] % f New York, Aug. 17.—Aside for reactionary tendencies* I 9•■ ' | V in rails, due to labor conditions to-day's active market [< I registered further gains. I [ | MARRIAGE LICENSES I Stephen Morton Buckley and l£inll)' Norma FunllUgtr, Wllllamsport. | I 18 PAGES CITY EDITION ALLIES UNITE THEIR IMPORTANT GAINS ON SOMME Artillery Active Along Three- Mile Front Where Trenches Were Taken DRIVING ON PERONNE Russians Continue Offensive Despite Stiffened Resistance; Fighting in Balkans After scoring important Rains along; a front of nearly three miles In the Somme region both north and south of the river, the French are busily con solidating the newly won ground, mak ing preparations for the expected Ger man counter stroke. No such attack developed last night but the Paris bulletin to-day reports intense artillery activity north of Mau repas where the French yesterday, in conjunction with the British, effected [Continued on Page 10.] U. S. Pays $2,920,000,000 of Debt Since War Started New York, Aug. 17.—Nearly half the $6,500,000 of world Indebtedness which the American people owed when the European war began has been liquidated in the two years since. Such, at least, is the estimate made to-day by leading bankers here, who have inside sources of information as to what has taken place. This estimate cotints as a debt re duction the offsetting credits which this country has extended to the world during the period, including the $250,- 000,000 new British credit which was publicly offered to-day. When the war began this country owed the world on open accounts $40,- 000,000, and the financial powers strained to protect international set tlements. Exports did the work. TO MOVE YALE BATTERIES? By Associated Press Stroudsburg, Pa., Aug. 17. While 1 nothing can be learned officially, the i impression prevails at the Tobyhanna, | Pa., artillery camp of instruction that ! the Yale batteries now being put j through their military paces here will, within ten days, be ordered to the Mexican border for service. There are now in camp 1,050 men and officers, including six Yale batter ies, Battery A of Maryland and Bat tery C of New Jersey.