London Believes World Should BP. B JJ'.^mts HARRISBURG iflllili TELEGRAPH LXXXV— No. 289 18 PAGES LACK OF TERMS HANDICAP PROGRESS OF DEAL FOR PEACE Awaiting Definite Knowledge of German Profers Before Taking Action; General Tone of Entente Comment Is Not Optimistic as to Probable Success of Overtures BRITAINS ATTITUDE MAY BE MADE KNOWN TOMORROW IN COMMONS Teutonic Newspapers Lay Emphasis Upon Offer as Sign of Strength Rather Than Weakness; Germans Continue Advance Through Wallachia; Capture 7,000 More Prisoners London, Dec. 13.—The indications are that the various govern ments of the entente allies do not intend to act hastily in making joint response to the peace proposals of the central powers. It was pointed out in well-informed quarters to-day that while each one of the allied governments might indicate its general attitude, consulta tion among the allies under the treaty binding them to such action probably would require two or three weeks, making it unlikely that the joint reply of all the allies will be available before the first of the year. Fighting is continuing on the battlefields of Europe but inter est in the operations is overshadowed by the pending proposals of Germany and her allies. The proposals are voluminously commented upon by the press of both the entente and Teutonic "allies, but with the handicap of lack of definite knowledge of the terms upon which Germany and the powers allied with her are willing to discuss peace. In general the tone of the entente press comment is not optimistic as to the probable success of the overtures. German newspapers lay empha sis upon the offer as a sign of strength rather than weakness. Great Britain's attitude, according to London dispatches, may be made known in the House of Commons when it reconvenes to-morrow provided the time proves sufficient for her to consult with her allies More Rumanians Captured Military operations within the past twenty-four hours have developed important happenings only in the Rumanian war area. Here the Teutonic armies are continuing their advance in eastern Wallachia. Berlin announces that the Rumanian resistance has been overcome along the Jalomitza river, where a stand had been made bv the Rumanians reinforced by Russian cavalry. The Rumanian armies arc reported again in full retreat to the north east, presumably falling back upon the line of the Buzeu, close to the southern Moldavian border. More than 7,000 additional prisoners were taken by Field Mar shal Von Mackensen's armies yesterdav. OTHER PEACE DEVELOPMENTS OX PAGE 15. I THE WEATHER For Harrlshurg and vicinity: In- Titled, probably llnht snow this afternoon or to-nlKht| Thursday falri not much change in lem perature. lowest to-night about 23 decrees. For Kaatrrn Pennsylvania: Cloudy to-night and Thardii.v, probably Know; little change In tempera ture) moderate minds, niostly ■tout Invest. River The Susquehanna river and nil lt brant-hen will fall slowly or re main nearly stationary. touslil erable slush lee will form and xome trihutarleM will probably become ice-bound In places. A stage of about 4.iK> feet I* Indi cated for llarrliiburK Thursday morning. fieneral Condition* The atorm thnt was centra! on the !North Carolina coast, Tuesday morning, has moved rapidly ward to the Canadian Maratline Provinces. It caused precipita tion, mostly snow, in northern anil central districts east of the lioeky Mountains and Kales nlong the Atlantic coast. There has been a general fall of 2 to 24 degrees In temperature over the greater part of the country In the last twenty-four hours, being most decided in Nebraska, South Dnkola and Minnesota. Temperature: S a. in., 21. Sum Hlaes, 7:20 a. m.; seta, 4:40 p. m. Moon: Rises, S:2i) p. m. Hlvcr Stage. Four feel above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 34. l.owest temperature. 31. Mean temperature. 32. Normal temperature, 33. 31. BE Burn a Candle in the Window on Christmas Eve In the old legend a Candle burning from the windows on Christmas Eve signifies Good Will and Welcome and Honor to the Christ Child. Germany Justifies Lanao Sinking in Reply to U. S. Note "Washington. Dec. 13. Germany's reply to the American inquiry on the sinking of the American steamer Lanao by a German submarine oft Cape Vincent, October 28, received at the State Department to-day contends the sinking was justified because the vessel carried contraband and was not in fact an American ship but had been transferred to Norwegian owners The exact registry of the Banao is in dispute. Crew Abandoning Sumner Pounding to Pieces Ashore Ne ;r York. Dec. 13. The crew of the I nited States transport Sumner, which is hard aground on the Xew Jersey roast off Barnegat is preparing to abandon the ship, according to a wireless dispatch received here to day. The Sumner labored heavilv during the night, the report stated, with her list to starboard more pro nounced than when the passengers were res.-ued yesterday. The coast guard cutter Seneca endeavored for four hours to pull the Sumner off the shoal at high water last night but the transport remained firmly strand ed. A wrecking steamer and a large a " v . ed iind ,l ""*her efforts prob ably will be made to-day. Factory Girls to Take Part in 8-Hour-Day Parade L^:^ tory f iri9 wm be a p arf I the eight-hour-day parade on New Tears day. They will be in line in unique uniforms and will have several | (loafs. The committee in charge of arrangements for this demonstration Ihfst J the . a . c,:ep,ance ° f ,h0 1 rl " last niqht. Interest in this parade is increasing. The chief marshal will be C. K Zimmerman, of White Block Bodge! Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He will announce his line of procession next week. The follow ing labor organizations have sent word that they will participate in the pa rade: v Bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, painters, musicians, hodcarriers. and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The committee will night at the home of William Barbour, 1152 % Market street. On Monday night members of the committee will meet represen tatives of all organizations at Kack ler s hall. Thirteenth and Derry streets. TO WIPE OtT GRADE CROSSING The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany hM given notice of an application to the Public Service Commission for an overhead crossing on the Williams port division, a short distance west of Speeceville. This will dispose of a most dangerous grade crossing and a hearing before the Public Service Com mission has been fixed for next Mon- HARRISBURG, PA.,WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1916. t WHAT WILL THEY SAY TO GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS ? + \ K ; .THE MEN WHO MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO QUIT OR FIGHT BUSINESS SICK 15 YEARS SAYS E. N. HURLEY 200 Members Commerce Cham ber Hear Federal Trade Head RAPS PRICE CUTTING Cut-Throat Methods Based on Principles of Cost Accounting Two hundred business and profes sional men attended the Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Board of Trade building to-day to hear Edward X. Hurley, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and one of the country's more important successful businessmen. Mr. Huriey, whose appearance and personality exemplifies the clean type of businessman that is representative of America, came to this city to talk to the Chamber of Commerce at the request of Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was Introduced by [Continued on Page 15] 500 Girls Wanted to Play Fairy in Mummer Parade Wanted —500 girls between 11 i and 15 to act as fairies to the ! queen in the Mummers' parade on Xew Year's Dry. Apply at the stage entrance of Majestic Theater Friday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock ; for instruction. The above want ad in to-day's Tele graph suggests one of the big 'features : contemplated by the Mummers' As sociatton for the pageant of New Year's Day. Hundreds of little girls will act as fairies to the queen of the Mummers, surrounding the queen who will ride in state in the fantastic parade. The children will be trained iby Harry Beck, property master at the Majestic. Big Voluntary Increase on Pennsy Rumored Reports of a general increase in wages for Pennsylvania Railroad em ployes were widely circulated in llar risburg and vicinity to-day. One re port was to the effect that a general ; increase of 10 per cent, would be ' (shortly announced, and effective after 1 January 1. Another story was that 1 employes would receive a bonus of $lO per year each year they have been ;in the service. This bonus, it is said ; will be made in monthly payments. A man working two years would be : paid a bonus of S2O. One who has ! been in the service 15 years would J get $l5O or $12.50 each month in ad dition to his regular pay and so on. These rumors have been in circulation for two weeks. Bast week it was de ! nied at the office of General Supertn l tendent George W. Creighton at Al i toona that any increase was contem plated. To-day the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad is in session at Philadelphia. Superintendents of the various divisions were summoned to be present. This has given rise to the I belief that there is something doing. : Superintendent McCaleb was at this j meeting and nobody at the local offices i knew anything about the reports. BITTIE JIARRISBCRG BOY JSKI-I.S STAMPS TO GOVERNOR Richard Johnson, the eleven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson, of this city, was the first of the school boys of Harrisburg to sell Christmas Red Cross seals to Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh. Master Johnson is a student at the Harrisburg Academy and called up Secretary William H. Ball to make an engagement to see the Goverrtor. Such requests are a part of every quarter-hour with the busy secretary and he wanted to know the reason. He was soon told and the secretary arranged the inter view. The Governor promptly put Richard at his ease when he called upon him and after asking about his studies bought a sheet of stamps. SLUSH ICE OX RIVER Colder weather with snow flurries to-night, followed by clear skies to morrow is the forecast to-day from the local government weather bureau office. The lowest temperature to night will be about 22 degrees and some of the smaller tributaries of the Susquehanna are expected to freeze over before morning. Much slush Ice filled the river to day, but it is not expected to close here unless the cold wave continues for several days. CITY TO SETTLE LIGHT QUESTION TUESDAY, BELIEF Water Earnings Can Readily Be Used to Pay Bill Munici pal Circles Contend CITY TAYLOR'S OPINION "Liberal Construction" of Law Would Keep Down Mill Rate in 1917 , City Council, it is confidently be lieved in municipal circles, will settle definitely at next Tuesday's meeting the question of whether $68,000 or' $70,000 of the surplus water depart ment earnings will be diverted to the I general revenues with a view to pay ing for the city's electric lighting bill and thus allow from a mill and a quarter to a mill and a half to be lopped from the 1917 tax rate. If the money would be used for this purpose. Council could amply take j care of all its needs m the budget (Continued on Page 5) 1,000 Reported Killed or Wounded in Great Riot London, Dec. 13.—The Express claims to have reliable information that most serious riots took place in ; Hamburg on December 7, 8 and 9. It says that it is estimated that more than 20,000 people participated in the rioting and that a thousand were wounded or killed According to the story, the local soldiers were unable to quell the dis turbance and it was necessary to send troops to Hamburg on special trains ' from Berlin. New Commander Says He Won't Give Villa Any Rest I Chihuahua City, Mex.. Dec. 13. ! Villa and his followers will not get a moment's peace until the State of j Chihuahua is cleared of all rebellion jand brigandage. Gen. Francisco Mur j guia. the new commander, declared i to-day. | lie said that be was sent to Chi i huahua to establish order, and he in j tended to stick to this object until it [ was accomplished. This might take a I month, but he was confident it would j not take more. | Canadian Torpedoboat With All Hands Feared Lost Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 13. —The Cana dian torpedoboat Grilse, commanded 1 by Lieutenant W. Winggate, has been lost at sea with all hands, it is feared. I At 7:28 p. m., December 12, she called .S. O. S. stating her position. At 7:30 jp. m. a final message was received 'now sinking.' i "No word has been received of her ! since. Orders were immediately given I for all available vessels to proceed to 1 her assistance, and endeavors made I by wireless telegraphy to inform anv I vessels at sea in that vicinity. Ves- Isels are now searching for any signs j of wreckage." Fight For 8-Hour Day Started by Strike of 60,000 Garment Workers j New York, Dec. 13.—Labor's move | rnent for an eight-hour day wus in augurated among New York's clothing | workers to-day with a strike which, coming as the city's second great gar ment industry disturbance during 1916, I will throw more than 60,000 persons i out of work If the leaders' plans are | carried out. The walkout is expected to extend to Newark, N. J., and per | baps to Philadelphia which would af | feet thousands of other workers. | CHAMPIONS V. 8. EMPLOYES Senator Penrose Introduces Salary Hill and Proposes Hair Holidays Washington. Dec. 13.—Senator Pen i rose yesterday championed Federal employes by introducing a bill to in crease salaries from ten to twenty-five | per cent. In jVety section of the United State*, even the per diem men. He also presented a hill providing for a Saturday half holiday throughout the year. Senator Penrose said that inasmuch as private corpvrations are making increases because tof the high cost of living, there is eviry reason why the Government shouUl do like wise. VIOLET OAKLEY PAINTINGS TO BE SEEN IN EXHIBIT First Public View of Senate Murals From 10 to 10 Tomorrow HISTORIC PAINTINGS Camp Curtin Woven Into Beautiful Story Pictured by Great Artist Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 13.—Invita tions have been sent out for to-mor row, from 10 o'clock in the morning till 10 o'clock in the evening by Violet Oakley, for the first public view of her mural paintings to be placed In the Senate Chamber of the State Capitol at Harrisburg. The paint ings, which are in her studio at Cogs lea, Aliens iaaje, will be sent to the State Capitol on Monday and, after they are placed on the walls of the Senate Chamber, Miss Oakley will put ' the finishing touches to them, so that they will be in readiness for the open [Contlnucd on Page 9] Rolls of Steel Mill Kill Man About to Marry; Fiancee Is Prostrated South Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 13. Caught on a stretcher block on a spin dle which drives the heavy rolls of the 18-inch mill In the new merchant mills of the Bethlehem Steel Company, By ron L. Pierre, aged 26. was crushed to death yesterday. He was employed as a guide setter. How the accident happened is un known, as no one was a witness to it. It is presumed, however, that young Pierce's clothing became caught as he j was passing the rolls, which drew him | into the machinery. His body was found by Donald Sinclair, foreman in the mill. Pierce had been employed but one week in his position of guide setter. On December 23 he was to have been married to Miss Margaret Groman, daughter of Contractor Thomas Gro man. The young woman is heart broken over the tragedy. Young Pierce was a graduate of Minnesota State College. He is said to be the son of a wealthy banker at Minneapolis, Minn. After leaving col lege Pierve became a newspaper re porter. and then turned to writing for magazines, but more lately decided to learn the steel business and came here. Plan Extensive Work Among Colored Children Plans for extensive work among neglected colored children in Harris burg and Steelton will be made at a big mass meeting to be held in Steel ton in January by the Hooker T. Washington Leagues of Harrisburg and Steelton. Preliminary arrangements for this meeting were made last night at the first annual meeting of the leagues, when the following officers were elect ed: Archdeacon E. L. Henderson, president; William Page, vice-presi dent; Dr. James E. T. Oxley, secre tary; the Rev. C. J. Henderson, as sistant; John W. Fields, treasurer; di rectors for three years. Major W. L. I Winston, Miss Ora C. Imes, Marshall j Flcklln; two years, Miss ldella M. Fisher, Mrs. E. L. Henderson; one year, M. A. Govens, Mrs. Ethel Jack son. Reports were submitted by the sec retary and treasurer showing thai during the first year donutlons total ing $l3O had been given to the Harris burg Hospital. Losses of Entente Fleet During War 194 Vessels Berlin, Dec. 13 (By Wireless to Say ville). lncluding the lo*s of the French battleship Suffren, says an Overseas News Agency statement to day. the total losses of the entente fleet during the present war have been 194 vessels, including torpedoboats and submarines, with a total tonnage of 7 4 4,600. The British navy's share of these losses has been 123 ships and torpedoboats. ATTACK WILSON Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 13. The Koelnlsche Volksaeltung publishes a sharp attack on President Wilson, in connection with the representations to Germany regarding the Belgian de portations. THREE SHIVER IN SHADOW OF CHAIR AND PRISON WALL Negro Gunman Sentenced to 18 1-2 Years as Another Be gins Trial For Life GRIP TIGHTENS ON THIRD Accused Slayer or Patrolman Lewis C. Hippie Fighting Desperately Aa William Jackson, charged with shooting; Charles Brown, a fellow negro, stepped from the black shadow oC the electric chair to the grayer shadow of penitentiary walls for the next eighteen and a half years this [Continued on I'age 8] -Mj j 1 ■ V.h. Kin id . Dec. Ij. ••• :;.en \ve;e trappc.l by fi.6. explosion in the Ryan and Reedy coal mine j i 1 i < 1 1 I OCAL NEWS FLAoHES <' . ® membe-- the spe.ial hi.-,h scu;v i • ' 00l :n 're . t< Mir. tie V." *st • Arr. . . s. were ;:not' • d i'"n this afternoon I•- •?. ' recei . . ..i injuries. ARCHpUKB CHARLES, POLISH REGENT 1 VvV h.-r.v, Dec. 15, via I.f "don A.cfd -f Ch.irl';.. • Stephei 1 ' with the prospect of election as king later. GOVERNOR TO OPPOSE I RIDGE | Harrisburg.—Governor Brumbaugh ] | th i üblic Service Commission | to ® i | pul J of I P the propo-J Japitol Park e::' ension. 1 ' i between Greek regular troops ind ' e Vtench, the Overseas t 9 New A. ency announces. The news agency says the fight- • ing is place north of Katcriua, . > ■ ;t Gil miles south j lloniki, and that the Greeks have a force of 5,09.0 men. | l I ing.:' i!i" n; ' and to It, .1 •. • .rted in the ; , Gerri.-n official list for November, says a British -j :76 officers and men. This makes ' , MARRIAGE LICENSES I ' Wllllnm Ahnrr Wflwr, I'mhrnok, n