HARRISBTJRG TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 193 BALKAN DRIVE * IN FULL SWING WITH RUMANIA ABOUT TO FIGHT Russian Brigade Reaches Sa loniki as More Italians Dis embark ; Indicates Start of Important Campaign; Ru mania May Enter Conflict With Allies FIGHTING ON 150 MILE FRONT GENERAL Serbs Take Two Forts North of Saloniki While the An glo-French Are Driving the Bulgarians Back North west of Seres; Teutons Make Some Gains in West The offensive in the Balkans is in full swing with Russian troops ar riving In Saloniki to fight with the entente forces and Rumania repored about ready to enter the war on the side of the allies. Landing of Italian troops who are also to take part in the Balkan oper ations. is continuing. An unofficial dispatch also reports that Greek troops have been engaged with Bulgarians in the vicinity of Seres. Indicates Big Campaign Athens advices indicates that Rus sian troops have been in the Balkans for more than three weeks, the initial contingent having apparently arrived at Saloniki some time previous to July j 31, the news having been just released j by the entente censorship. Arrival of the Russians at Saloniki, together with yesterday's announce ment that Italian troops had landed there, is another indication that the entente allies have decided to concen trate on this front forces sufficient for an important campaign. It is only about 350 miles in an air line from Russia to Greece at the nearest point, but Rumania and Bul garia lie between and to bridge the dis tance the Russians were obliged to travel thousands of miles. As the Bos phorus is closed by the Turks they were deprived of the short sea route. ' The Russian troops which were sent j to France earlier in the war made a ' ■* journey of approximately 17,500 miles, traveling to Port Dalny, Manchuria, overland, and thence by water via the Suez canal and the Mediterranean. Since the White Sea is open at this season it is possible that the Russians traveled by the Atlantic route and reached Saloniki by way of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean. Fighting on Wide Front To-day's dispatches regarding devel opments on the Macedonian front indi cate that the engagement is becoming general all around the 150-mile line. Immediately north of Saloniki in the Doiran region Serbian troops are re ported to have captured two forts, while in the heaviest fighting reported, on the bank of the Struma, the Anglo- French forces are attacking the Bul garians northwest of Seres. Allies Winning in the West For the moment at least operations on the eastern and western fronts are [Continued 011 Page 7] THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity! Gen erally fair to-uigbt and Wednes days cooler Wednesday. For Eastern IViinsjlvaniu: Fair to night and Wednesday) cooler in north and went portions \\ ednes dayj light variable wiudu becom ing south. River The Susquchnnnu river and all Its branches will probably continue to full slowly or remain station ary. A stage of nbout 3.1 feet IK indicated for Harrisburg Wednes day morning. General Conditions The disturbance that was central over lowa, Monday morning, has moved northeastward to the Lake Superior Iteglon. It has caused showers In Illinois, Missouri, Colorado, South Dakota and Min nesota in the last twenty-four hours. The temperature has moderated somewhat over the southern part of the I.ake Region, but continues high In the Atlantic States ana the Ohio Valley, where rises of 2 degrees to 10 degrees have oc curred generally. The center of the heat wave Is near Philadel phia, where the temperature at 8 » a. m. was 84 degrees, or ten de grees higher thnn at 8 a. nt. Mon day. Between the Rocky Moun tains mid the Mississippi river. Including the western and south ern portions of the I.ake Region, there has been a general fall of 2 to 12 degrees in temperature ns a result of an area of high pres sure from the Northwest. Temperature 1 8 a. m., 70. Sum Rises, 5:24 a. m.| sets, fl:51 p. m. Moon: New moon, August 28, 12:25 p. m. River Stage: 3.1 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's 'Weather Highest temperature, !>7. Lowest temperature. 70. Mean temperature, 84. Normal temperature, 71, Y 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 fill the bill. Phone the Circulation Department before you leave home. The next Issue will meet you, 110 matter where you go. Six cents a week, postage pro paid. Russians Land at Saloniki to Help Allies in Their Latest Balkan Offensive BV CARRIERS 0 CEXTS A WEEK. SINGLE COPIES 2 CEXTS. RUSSIANS LAND AT SALONIKI TO AID IN BIG DRIVE I Will Take Pdrt in Campaign Which Would Have Been Taken by Greeks HAS EFFECT ON BULGARIA Definitely Dispels Dream of Greater Greece; Policy Irritates Many By Associated Press ( Athens, July 21, via London, Aug. 22 (delayed by censor). —An initial bri gade of Russian troops has arrived at Saloniki to join the entente allies in the fighting in the Balkans. The arrival of the Russians has created a profound impression here. Even the Royalists, who have consist ently opposed participation in the war by Greece on the side of the entente allies, seemed almost stunned by the news that Russian troops had arrived to take part in the campaign, which under other conditions might have been taken by the Greek army. The general feeling nere is that the bringing in of Russian troops has dis pelled definitely the dream of a greater Greece which was conceived a year and a half ago by the then Premier Venizelos, who curried Greece well on the way Howard entrance in the war with the entente allies. It is regarded as possible that the presence of Russian forces in Mace donia will effect a change in the atti tude of Bulgaria. In some quarters irritation is dis played at the recent foreign policy of the Greek government, which is said to have overlooked the interests of this nation. Main Crater of Katmai Volcano Found to Be One of Greatest in World By Associated Press Kodiak, Alaska, Aug. 22.—The main crater of Katmai volcano is one of j the greatest in the world, according to a statement maae io-day by Robert j F. Griggs, who has reached Kodiak , after a careful study of the volcano | in the Interests of the American Geo- j graphic Society. "This crater," he said, "is miles; wide and extends down thousands of I feet to n blue-gretin lake, shimmering! and sputtering at the bottom." Mr. Griggs was accompanied on the | expedition by Lucius G. Folsom and i Donovan Church, a student at the, Ohio State University. This -is the first j close examination by scientists that | has been made of the volcano since 1 the great eruption In June, 1912, when the ton of the mountain was blown off '■ and Kodiak Island, across Shelikoff j Strait, was covered with a foot of vol canic ash. German Peace Terms Are Intolerable, Asquith Says London, Aug. 22. "The German i government has as yet shown no dis position to agree to peace except on terms 'that would be intolerable or humiliating to some of the allies," said Premier Asquith, replying in the House of Commons to-day to Sir William i Pollard Byles, one of the little group of peace advocates. "The sugegstion of Dr. Zimmerman i j ( German under-secretary for foreign I affairs) that the entente is influenced h j by any pressure from Great Britain is j quite untrue," added the Premier. Asked further whether terms of any kind had been suggested, Premier As quith replied: "Only what has been seen in the press; nothing official." Veterans' Annual Meeting at Rocky Springs Park Today Veterans of the Philadelphia divl j sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad to ' the number of 2,000 to-day at Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster. It was the annual reunion meeting and the first basket picnic. Two special trains car ried Harrisburgers to Lancaster, where trolley cars were in waiting to take the picnickers to the park. Philadelphia sent a special train of eleven cars and about 700 people. The program for the day included a business meeting, concerts by the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. band of Enola, j athletic sports and dancing. The first train for Harrisburg will leave Lan- I caster to-night at 7 30 o'clock. Wants to Go to Heaven, Fattens Conscience Fund By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 22. With a $4- contribution to the treasury's "con science fund to r day came the follow ing letter, signed by a Texas preacher: "You will find Inclosed four $1 bills. The person that is them has < got to God, and is doing his best to t get to Heaven. This Is what he beat the government out of several years ago, so please make some disposal of them, as the one sending them don't want them." CHURCH GETS CHARTER On application of Attorney A. E. Brandt, President Judge George Kunkel has granted a charter to the First Church ->t Christ, Scientist, of Harrisburg. Eight directors who signed the petition for a charter are Florence S. Baxter, Roy E. Bignall. Arthur L. Hall. Ethel Searle Hall, Clarence P. Hetich, Catherine C. Mor ganthaler, Lllla A. Peay and A. Car son Stamm. The charter is perpetual and the annual income is not to ex ceed $30,000. OFF TO CAMP The Boys' Brigade of New Cumber land left this morning for camp af Lewisberry Darn, York county, under the command of the Rev. Thomas Wil cox. They are fully equipped, without . rifles. HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, 1916. CARLISLE MOTOR CLUB PARKS CARS IN RIVER FRONT PARK WHEN THEY REACH CITY ON FIRST SIGHT-SEEING TOUR \ j tr Members of the Carlisle Motor Club held their first sight-seeing run to-day, leaving the Cumberland county seat at 7 o'clock this morning and passing through Harrisburg at 8 o'clock. This was the first checking station and above are a few of the cars entered. There were twenty-eight cars in the run carrying 132 people. The trip included stops at Lancaster, Ephrata, Mainheim and Hershey. Dinner was served at Ephrata and supper at Hershey. Almost 150 miles were covered. EXPECT HALF OF NEEDED NAMES ON PETITION TODAY 754 Signers by Xoon; Striking Carmen Assist in Canvass | Throughout City JITNEURS BUSY, TOO City Clerk Miller Will Keep Office Open Friday Even- j ing He Announces One hundred and sixty-one addi-j tional signatures to the petition in the i City Clerk's office, asking Council to j amend the jitney ordinance, were ob- j tained until noon to-day. This makes the total number of signers 75 4, or al most half of the required amount. During the noon hour » number of | men from plants in the outskirts were brought to City Clerk Miller's office 1 by former jitney men. Strike leaders j and union men said that they expected ] ito have more than half the required | number when the office closed to-day. j City Clerk Miller has consented to 1 keep the office open on Friday even i ing from 7 to 11 o'clock, for signers who are at work during the day and have no opportunity to go to the courthouse. Striking car men continued their ward canvassing to-day for men to add their names to the list, and suc ceeded in getting almost as many as [Continued on Page 7] Death Threat Is Sent to Candidate Hughes From Los Angeles Party Special to the Telegraph Long Beach, Cal., Aug. 22.—The Long Beach police made public yesterday a letter said to have been received by the secretary of Charles E. Hughes, 'ln which the life of the Republican i candidate for the presidency is threat- I ened According to the postmark, the J letter was mailed in Los Angeles late [ Saturday. It reads: I "We warned you before you left the Supreme bench that you never would sit in the presidential chair. We will get you. Watch out at Santa Ana." The letter is unsigned. Mr. Hughes is scheduled to pass through Santa Ana I on his way from San Diego to Los An- J geles. Colonel Ott's Dog Wuff Saves Drowning Mongrel Although he won't get a hero medal, presented to him after public com mendation, Wuff's a really, truly hero, at least so a certain mongrel do.? probably thinks, after being saved from a watery grave and an untimely death. Wuff, one of the alert hunting dogs on the farm of Colonel Frederick M I Ott, near Rockville. yesterday was the ! hero. Floating down the river about 1 100 yards from shore- was a burlap bag. from which came continuous I yowls. Wuff answered, and by dog j language learnod that one of his fel low-creatures needed help. So out Wuff swam, brought back the bag, [ and tore it open. Inside was a mon | srrel cur who had probably been thrown into the river up stream. The two dogs are fast friends to day. Plans For Labor Day Parade to Be Outlined A general committee, representing practically all of the labor organizations j of the city, will meet this evening a*. | the hall at 221 Market street, at 7:30 I o'clock, to plan for a big Labor Day parade. For several years the city has had no formal observance of Labor Day, and the committee is planning now to have one of the largest turnouts of workers in the history of the city. About fifty unions will be represented, and. ac cording to reports from various organi zations, the idea is meeting with ap proval. SHOT WHILE ROCKING BABY Huntingdon. Pa., Aug. 22.—Mrs. Catherine Yerko, wife of Michael Yerko, of Mount Union, died here in the hospital yesterday from a wound in the abdomen caused by a pistol shot Saturday night. While rocking her ' baby some one fired through the win dow. Before she died Mrs. Yerko ac cused Nicholas Moritz, her husband's nephew, who wrs arrested. He denies the shooting, but said he knew Mrs. Yerko before her marriage and fol lowed her from Europe to this coun ,, try : COUNCIL PASSES BRIDGE MEASURE Despite Negative Recommen dation of City Planners, Swift and Co. May Build Crossing Despite the City Planning Commis sion's recommendation that the ordi nance granting Swift & Company the right to erect an overhead bridge across North Seventh street be not passed, City Council this morning by a unanimous vote approved the measure. Commissioner Gorgas introduced an ordinance designed to compel to provide dimmers on their auto lights while operating in the city and the ordinance evoked some unfavor able comment and criticism from other members of Council. Mayor Meals, however, hailed the measured as a proper one and in sisted that the ordinance merits the support of his colleagues. The bill was passed on fhst reading. Commis sioner Lynch put in ordinance provid ing for sewers in the following thor oughfares: Sections of Brookwood street and Bellevue road; Agate street from Geary to a point ISO feet west of Geary; in an 85-foot section of a 9-foot-wlde alley that runs parallel with and immediately off Agate street, i and in an 85-foot section of an adja | cent 15-foot-wide alley. Award Contracts The contract for grading sections of j Nineteenth and Swatara streets was | awarded to W. H. Murphy & Son on | the recommendation of Commissioner I Lynch. The following ordinances were | passed 'finally: Laying water pipe in Twenty-seventh street from Derry to Greenwood: appropriating $1,500 for the completion of the Paxton creek Improvement, and fixing the compen sation of aldermen who hold police court in the absence of the Mayor. The Commissioners accepted an in vitation from the teacher of the play ground domestic school to dine with the pupils of the school on Friday evening at 6 o'clock. Thirteen Shipwrecked Sailors Coming to Phila. Philadelphia. Aug. 22. Signaling that she has on board thirteen mem bers of the shipwrecked crew of the Norwegian steamship Cossack, the Brit ish steamship Tamaqua from Glasgow, passed In the Delaware Capes to-day bound for Philadelphia. The Cossack was bound from New Orleans for Grangemouth, England, with a cargo and was abandoned at sea. PEWYPAfKRR ABLE TO SIT ON HIS PORCH IN EASY CHAIR Schwenckville, Pa., Aug. 22.—Former Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker, who has been ill at his home here since his return from Atlantic City, early in April, showed a slight improvement In his condition to-day. The former governor, according to his physician, is suffering from a general breakdown. When he returned from Atlantic City he was so weak that It was necessary for his son, B. A. Pennypacker. to take him from one train to another in a wheelchair. Mr. Pennypacker was also a patient at the Pennsylvania Hospital, in Philadelphia, for a short time in April. Doctor Allen, the attending physi cian, last night said that the former governor has never fully recovered from the broken arm which he sus tained 11 minths ago. and has been suf fering very much ever since. His pains ere of a rheumatic chraacter. At pres ent he is able to sit on the porch in an easy chair. Last week his condi tion was such that he was confined to his bed. WOMAN SPY KILEP Paris, Aug. 22.—The execution of a woman as a spy is reported to-day in a Havas dispatch from Marseilles. According to this information, Felice | Pfaat was put to death this morning at the Lighthouse Shooting Range, having been convicted of espionage by the Council of War of the fifteenth region. MEN TO EAT WATERMELON The Men's Bible Class of Stevens Methorial Methodist Episcopal Church will hold a watermelon party on McCormick's Island next Tuesday night, August 29. President George W. Bogar is arranging an interesting program. VALLEY FOLKS COMING HERE The annual excursion this year of Chambersburg and Waynesboro shop men will be held on the same date this year, if plans now under consideration are successful. The date will be an nounced within the next two days. FIND 20 EXPLOSION VICTIMS London, Aug. 22. The bodies of twenty persons killed by the expsion yesterday at a munitions plant in Yorkshire have been recovered. Con siderable destruction of property re «ulted from the explosion. i DID YOU CAST YOUR VOTE FOR QUEEN SALUNGA? Who Is Presiding Spirit of First Annual Kipona, Who Else? \ EVERY GIRL ELIGIBLE j Pretty Miss Who Wins Will Sit on Dais and Throne in Special Float The campaign is on for Queen of the Kipona! The winner will be the girl who has < received the highest number of votes ' by Saturday, September 2. In keeping ] with the legendary atmosphere that i surrounds the river carnival on Labor ; Day, it has been suggested that the j chosen quoen bo called "Salunga," : which is the euphonious Indian name of the beautiful Chickasaw girl who was the cause of the bloody battle be tween the Chickasaws and the Susque hannas at Mt. Joy years ago. The competition is open. Any Har ■ risburg girl is eligible to become '"Queen Salunga." Voting boxes have [been put in conspicuous places in the front part of the stores of Bowman I and Company, Dives, Pomeroy and | Stewart and Kaufman's. Each vote [Continued on Page 7.] President Will Again Veto Immigration Bill if It Comes Before Him By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 22. President Wilson let it be known to-day that he would veto the immigration bill if it came before -him again with the liter acy test and the Senate defeated the motion to take up the measure and returned to consideration of the reve nue bill. The President's announce ment, which settled the question, ar rived just when the Democrats were continuing their party row over the 9-ction of the nien revolting Democrats who refused to be bound by the cau cus which decided to let the bill go over, and the leaders of the revolt were making caustic replies to the re proaches of eSnator Stone. On the President's word that he would veto the bill five of the revolt ing Democrats turned about and voted against the motion to take i up. They were Senators Beckham, Chamberlain, Culberson, Lane and Overman. They made the vote 32 to 23. Senators Ashurst, Hardwick. Myers, Smith of South Carolina and Vardaman, all Democrats, however, stuck to their votes to take it up. The Senate's ac tion means that efforts to consider the bill at this session probably will be dropped. Sights Deutschland Slowly Steaming Along in Lane By Associated Press Newport News, Va., Aug. 22.—Capt. Olsen, of the Norwegian steamer, Alf which arrived here to-day, says that on August 6, he passed the German merchant submarine Deutschland pro ceeding at a very moderate rate of speed in an east and southeasterly di rection. Seeing the craft low in the water, with masts both fore and aft but with no sails set. Captain Olsen thought she was a sailing ship in distress. When he started toward her she submerged but soon rose to the surface again. The. submarine was in the regular steamer track south of Cape Race, longitude 51 west, latitude 41.40. P. C. KNOX, JR., AT RENO Philander C. Knox. Jr., son of the for mer United States Senator and Secre | tary of State, has been living in Reno. Nev., for a month, according to dis patches received from that city yester day. Mr. Knox eloped with a Providence. R. I„ shopgirl in March. 1910, and since then there have been spasmodic reports that he was seeking a divorce. Mrs. Knox lived in an apartment in Pine street, near Seventeenth, this city, for a time. She was in charge of a candy counter in a Providence store when "Tip." as the Senator's son is known, met her while attending a school near that city. Mrs. Knox was Miss May Gertrude Boler, stepdaughter of John reary, a night watchman. 10 PAGES REPLY TO STRIKE PLAN OF WILSON BEING FRAMED Railroad Presidents Arc Draw ing Up Counter Proposal For Averting Trouble HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT Both Sides Optimistic; Brother hood Delegates Visit Senate by Invitation Zy Associated Press Washington, Aug. '12.. The answer of m6re than sixty railway presidents, Including those of western roads newly arrived, to President Wilson's proposed for averting the threatened strike was being formulated to-day. Every utter ance of the railway heads displayed opposition to the President's sugges tion, but it was considered possible a counter proposal acceptable to the em ployes would be made as the basis for further negotiations. A committee had in charge the framing of a reply and It appeared doubtful that it could be finished to day. The employes' commtltee of 640 continued to mark time, and consid ered issuing a statement refuting charges of the railway heads that the President's settlement plan would pro vide virtually a 25 per cent, wage in crease rather than an actual eight i hour work day. Cabinet Hfvlfwn Situation While the railroad executives were working to-day on the counter proposal to President Wilson's plan for averting the threatened railroad strike the cab inet went over the situation fully and confidence was expressed by members | that in the end, the railroads would J accept the president's plan. What as surances the cabinet had to go on for | such a conclusion was not disclosed. | Cabinet members agreed that it was not feasibls to hurry the railroad ex ecutives into a dec|slon as they had many things to consider. The counter proposal Is expected to be the next step, but there was no outward discussion of when it would jbe taken. Makes Patriotic Pica The presidents yesterday hoard ! from Mr. Wilson at the White House, i a strong personal plea for concessions to avoid a tie-ui> at a time when he ' said "every ounce of American energy | has to be mobilized to meet the ex [Coutluurd on Tag? 7-1 i 1 ; I I arrisburg, The highest temperature o the year was T tered this afternoon when the official tl ter 1 , : io 98 degrees at 3 o'clock. ? ' HAVE SIGNED PETITION I Hai isbi rg. Just before the City Clerk's office closed * this afternoon, 61 had signed the jitney petition. I RUSSIANS WINNING IN ARMENIA £' < ' \g. 22.—The Russian army of the Caucasus I has'gained further ground from the Turks, occupying con- lj < • siderable territory west of Lake Van, n Armenia. There is 1 no change on the main battle front in Russia and Galicia. ; i London, Aug. 22.—A British official announcement this | afternoon says it is believed that a German battleship of the I < Nas IU class has been sunk by British submarine E-22. j Berlin, Aug. 22, via London.—The Serbian positions on I , the Malka Niezeplanina, east of Banica, on the Macedonian 9 front have been captured by troops of the central powers, f the war office announced to-day. The French, adds the an- £ < ' nouncemcnt, have been driven out of Buthkova and Tahi i > 5 HOUSE PASSES ARMY BILL < ■ Washington, Aug. 22.—Without the revised articles of* war, to portions .of which President Wilson and the War j I I Department objected, the House to-day repassed the armyi appropriations bill. The Senate is expected to insert accept- I , able revisions and the House is expected to later accept. L * ' President Wilson vetoed the bill because of portions of the f ' ' revision. J • TYPHOID VICTIM 1 < 1 Harrisburg. —J. Raymond Hoerner, aged 24, died at 1 i the Harrisburg Hospital early this morning from typhoid A J l fever. He is survived by his wife and two children; his j father and mother, five sisters and five brothers. < , DISAPPEARS AFTER MOTHER S FUNERAL 1 * lL.rrisbur:,. —Relativesoosf s Mrs. Mary Virginia Miller, ( of Edgemont, have asked the police to aid in a search for' * the woman, who called at th". home of her brother, William ; , H. Thomas, 917 Capital street, last Friday afternoon after » attending the funeral of her mother. She left the house and , has not been heard from since. ® > 1 \i' CITY EDITION DEMAIN EXPECTS MERCURY TO GO TO 100 TODAY Entire East Sweltering in Grip of Worst Heat Wave of Summer 101 AT PHILADELPHIA Park Department Forced to Water Grass to Prevent Its ' Burning Out * \ MAY BE COOLER IX KAST BY THURSDAY Washington, Aug. 22. —Xo im mediate relief from the heat wave which over spreads the country oast of the Mississippi is promised by the Weather Bureau. • Some material change may be expected to-morrow night or Thursday in eastern districts as a disturbance central this morning north of Lake Superior, causing a decided fall in temperature in that region, is expected to advance east ward within the next thirty-six " hours. With the temperature at 95 degrees at 1 o'clock and still going up. United States Weather Forecaster E. R. De main predicted the mercury would stand at 100 degrees by 4 o'clock this afternoon. With the mercury at 95 at 1 o'clock it was Just three degrees higher than yesterday at the same hour. Late in the afternoon yesterday 97 was re corded and Forecaster Demain be lieved the highest to-day will be at least three degrees more. The entire East is sweltering in the worst heat wave of the summer. Phil adelphia at 1 o'clock had a tempera ture of 101 degrees. Reading and Lan caster recorded temperatures of 96; Pittsburgh's temperature was 95 at 1 o'clock. In Market Square at noon to-day the thermometers registered 99 and 100 degrees. Along the river front there was a little breeze. The hot wave is drying up the grass in the local parks and to-day forces of men were kept busy sprinkling the grass to pre vent it from being destroyed. The swimming holes in the river were crowded with men, women and youngsters all afternoon and bathtubs were kept busy in many a home. Three heat prostrations were re [Continued on Pago 7]
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