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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.
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WHAT WILL THEY SAY TO GERMAN PEACE PROPOSALS ? + \
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.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
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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
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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
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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
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1 ■ V.h. Kin id . Dec. Ij. ••• :;.en \ve;e
trappc.l by fi.6. explosion in the Ryan and Reedy coal mine j
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I OCAL NEWS FLAoHES
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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
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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 '
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
I ' Wllllnm Ahnrr Wflwr, I'mhrnok, n<l Itnrhfl Kllrnbrth Cundrun, city,
j w Jnittfß (irny and (Irrtrudr Huainrr lo.klci, Slrrllnn. <
llarnrlt Srrutt, I rmaon, and Hutu Klmlrn lirttrrrr, Heading.
ingle Copy, 2 Cents
NISSLEY GIVES
HIMSELF UP TO
. U.S. OFFICER
Stcelton Man, Indicted oil
Charges of Conspiracy and
Fraud, Surrenders
BAIL FIXED AT $7,000
J Clawson Bachman, Philadel
phia Man Indicted, Not
Yet Found
A. H. Nissley, of Steelton, Pa., who
I was indicted by a federal grand Jury
iin Philadelphia last Saturday on
charges of conspiracy and rising the
] mails to defraud, surrendered to-day
| and was held in $7,000 bail by United
States Commissioner I.eroy .7. Wolfa
for trial in the Federal district court
at Philadelphia.
He was surrendered by his counsel,
Ex-State Senator John E. Fox.
It is understood that J. T. Hayden,
of Philadelphia, also under indict
ment on similar charges will surren
der later in the day. Clawson Hach
man, the third man named in the in
dictment, has not yet been found, a.
Philadelphia dispatch states.
The three men are charged with
j defrauding many small investors out
; of hundreds of thousands of dollars
j in connection with the purchase of
j stock of the International Gas and
Electric Company.
Joseph H. Nissley, West Donegal
| township, Lancaster county, and Jacob
: IJ. Nissley, of Middletown, brothers of
A. H. Nissley, signed his bail bond.
Four Others in Net?
Four other men are to be indicted
in connection with the $1,500,000 stock
swindle unearthed by post office in
spectors, according to information re-
Jceived here to-day. It could not be
learned whether anyone in this vicin-
{ ity will be held in connection with the
; alleged fraud investigation. The iri-
Idictments will probably bo asked for
Iby United States District Attorney
I Francis Fisher Kane, Philadelphia, at
i the next meeting of the Federal grand
| jury. District Attorney Kane an
nounced that the three men will be
arraigned next Wednesday to plead to
the indictments against them.
PHILLIPS TO GO UP
Washington, Dec. 13. William
Phillips, third assistant Secretary of
State, according to present pians,
J probably will become the assistant
Secretary of State to succeed John E.
'Osborne who recently resigned.
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