" . ' v • • — —T Harrisburg and Steelton Fire Companies HARRISBURG *B£SI TELEGRAPH LXXXV — No. 295 20 PAGES FORMAL REPLY OF ALLIES TO PEACE PROFFER BEING FRAMED Further Developments Await Presentation of Answer to Teutonic Overtures; British Public Interested in General Mobilization of Labor For War in Vital In dustries COMPULSORY POWERS FOR LLOYD GEORGE if Voluntary Plan Fails Dras tic Methods Will Be Em ployed; Shipping and Coal Mines to Be Put Under the Same Control as Rail roads ; May Solve Irish Problem Soon Further developments in the; peace movement in Europe now j await the presentation of the formal reply of the entente allies to the proposals of the central powers. David Lloyd George, the British premier, and Premier Briand of France have indicated that this reply will speedily be forthcoming. London. Dec. 20.—-The British pub lic had much to reflect on this morn- \ ing. The reply of , Premier Lloyd George to the German peace proposals had been anticipated and passages of his speech dealing: with that question appeared in the late editions of yes terday evening's newspapers. The do- i mestic program of the new govern- 1 [Continued on Page 13] RICH PRINCE DEAD Amsterdam, via London, Dec. 19. j vdvices received here from Berlin say 1 that Prince Ilenckel von Donners marck, one of the German industrial : and financial leaders and reputed one i of the richest land owners in Germany, \ is dead. He was S7 years old. Tlie ' prince was successful in many branches of trade, including the arina'- : inent. papcrmaking. coal and iron in dustries, and also in colonial enter prises. THE WEATHER! For llnrriMburn anl vicinity: Kalu or Mitotv to-iiiulit anil ThurMluyi Marnier to-ultfht *%ith loueiit temperature about SSS defreem I-'or Hnslprn PeiuiNyl viiniit: Snow, with rnin or nnou in *oiitlt por tion. to-nlffht and ThurnHlny; warmer to-niffht; rtoutli to CUM winds, incrciisliiK. Hit or Tbf SuMquehanna river and all Mm brnitchcH will continue icebound and practically stationary A wtaffc of about :i.* feet is indicated for Harrisburg 'I hursday morn ing. General I'omlitioiiM The weather is unsettled over ihc greater part of the <iuiitr> and littht MIIOWM ha* e failen in the I pper oblo Valley, tlie bake It**- RIOH and Kcnerally over the Ditto* State* and Itocky Moun tains, with rain in Oreiton and in l.oulsiana, Kcutuck> and lOast Tennensec. Temperatures have risen over moat of tlie caatern bait' of tlie countr>, most decidedly in the Ohio and Lower Mississippi vnl lejs. where plus clianucs of It! to -1 deKrees are reported. Temperatures over the country be tween tlie Itocky Mountains and tlie Mississippi rrvcr have fallen • to 41 descreeN In the last twenty four hours. They were far lie low zero In Mlnnesotu and the DakotuN. the lowest reported be liik 3* decrees below at Willis ton. At Hnpid City It fell to 'IS decrees below, the lowest of rec ord for December. Temperature: s a. m., HI. Sun: Hhe%, 7:2-1 u. nt.; xets,4:43 p. m. r Moon: New moon, December lit, 3:31 a. in. Kiver Mane: 3.S feet above low water mark. Vesterdat'a Wentlier llit&hest temperature, 23. Lowest temperature, IS Mean temperature. 20. Normal temperature, 32, K i Burn a Christmas Candle A single taper burning from the window on Christ mas Eve wifiji charming sim- \ plieitv radiates Good Will and Welcome and honor to the Christ Child BALDWIN OPENS FIRE ON ACTIVITY IN FAVOR OF COX Snyder Investigates Report That Appointments Were j Promised For Votes SPEAKERSHIP FIGHT HOT Governor Denies He Has Asked Smith to Resign; Reluctant to Remove Anybody People opposing the selection of j Representative Edwin R. Cox,, of; Philadelphia, as tije Republican can- I didate for speaker of the next House ! of Representatives, opened tire on t Governor Brumbaugh's activities in , ! behalf of the Philadeiphian to-day. j Auditor General-elect Charles A. Snyder, who will have a seat in the next Senate until May, was making some investigations this morning into | reports that members of the Legisla- ' ture had been told that appointments would be at their disposal if they | ) voted for Cox. Senator Snyder de- ; dined to say what he intended to do ; but smilingly replied that he was "hunting." Baldwin Attacks Governor Representative Richard J. Baldwin. I | candidate for speaker against the i j Governor's choice, made an attack on j \ the Governor in tlie shape of a signed j statement taking him to task lor a ' I veto. "I was very much surprised to see j ! the statement in the newspapers as j coming from the Governor that lie is j i opposed to capital punishment for the ■ reason that during the last session of ! the Legislature he vetoed a bill that would have virtually done away with j this." said Mr. Baldwin. "Its passage was largely due to my efforts. The- j bill left jury in a murder case to deter) the sentence: i should Ifc imprisonment or not; i and in tliißTiaturaliy meant the aboli- ! tion of capital punishment in Penn sylvania. But Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the-bill when it came before i bim aja rfpw at this late date he is against capital punishment. A similar bill will be presented to the i next assembly and 1 hope the execu- j ! tive will again reverse himself." j Mr. Baldwin declared that he had \ been visited by some members of the ; i Legislature who had visited the Gov- i ernor and that they had assured him ! they would vote for Baldwin. He said j he expected to see more. J Charles Johnson, ex-Insurance Com- i I missioner, said that the Baldwin cam- i paign was as tine as the sunshine and [Continued on Page ] Commissioner Bowman Who Was Stricken Yesterday at His Desk, Still Unconscious Although City Commissioner Harry j F. Bowman, 1300 Vernon street, had; not regained consciousness up until an j early hour this afternoon reports from his bedside were to the effect that j ' there has been no perceptible change j j for the worse in his condition. The commissioner was stricken with I apoplexy while at his desk in the wa- i ter bureau offices early yesterday aft- ' ernoon and has not yet regained con sciousness except for very brief inter- j vals during last night. City and county officials and at taches called to-day to inquire as to the water superintendent's condition. Exports of For Year $40,0y&000; One Reason For Jump in Price Washington, P. C.. Dec. 20. Exports . of paper ant! paper manufactures this I jear will reach t4u.ooo.ouu, Umbling 'those of any previous year, according to I'.gnvts assembled tu-day by the Bureau of Foteign and Domestic Commerce. In ci.asing exports, some publishers I charge, has been one factor in increas ; ins prices for news print paper. News print paper exports this year have reaehed total value of 53,130,00 it against $2,260,000 last year, about half lot it going to Batin-America. The largest purchaser was Argentina, l which took $903,000 worth; Cuba was second, with $863,000: Australia third, with 8302.000, and the United Kingdom fourth, with $233,000. First Cavalry May Return From Border on January 9 or 10 Adjutant General Stewart last night re* eived a telegram from Major Gen jeral Clement, commanding the Penn : sylvnnia troops at the border, in ; which he gave the following as "tenta tive dates Cor departure from Kl Paso of Pennsylvania troops sub ject lo delay, but not to advance : ment," Sixteenth Infantry and Second Bri gade Headquarters. January 3. Signal Troops, January 4. Fourth Infantry and Division Head ■ quarters, January 6 or 8. First Cavalry, January 9 or 10. Ambulance Company Xo. 1 and Field Hospital Xo. 1, January 11. Swam 3 Miles in Ocean to Escape German Service Chincoteague, Dec. 20.—John | Fischer will not light in the trenches ; along the German-French front this j winter, but instead will have a com fortable job drawing good pay with | the Pratt Oyster Company. Fischer is the man who was found swimming three miles in the ocean with nothing ion but a coat and vest by Captain \ William Pruitt, of Franklin City. Fischer talked for the llrst time in ' English to-day and told what his name ; was and that he was a German citizen, but had been in Anierica several years. He decUyed that an agent of the Ger man government came to him in liis , home at Baltimore and told him that 1 ttfiiftss'he went to Germany and fought /To*fills fatherland in the trenches he I'i pp killed. Fearing immediate <1 >tt, he quit his work In a Baltimore ihakteVy and went on board a Swedish ■ vessel "leaving Baltimore. Coming ! around the capes and realizing what | it meant to take his place on the firing line, he jumped overboard, and when Ckptalft Pruitt picked him up had j about given himself up for lost. HARRISBURG, PA.,WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20. 1016 HARRISBURG AND STEELTON FIRE COMPANIES RUSH TO BIG BLAZE AT HIGHSPIRE * FIGHTING FLAMES AT BIG HIGHSPIRE FIRE The Telegraph photographer snapped a picture of the Bremen playing streams of waters on the St. Peter's ! Lutheran Church. Where the firemen are standing, rftood the dwelling of Samuel Orris. It was burned to the ; ground. CITY CHRISTMAS j I TREE IS BIGGEST I EVER SAYS FRY Will Be Brought to Harrisburg; This Evening From Clark's Valley ' We've cut the Christmas tree," j iKaiil Chairman Frank B. Musscr, of Mho Rotary Club Christmas tree com-! I mittee. this morning when he and a j committee of Rotarians came back to j town from Clark's Valley, where thei ' tree was felled. "Xo; only that," he j | added, "but I have sent a crew of men [Continued on Page 15] Mother and Six Children Found by Hunters in Hut; ! Deserted by Husband I Atlantic City, X. J.. Dec. 20.—Chief) | Probation Officer Henry Scull, of this' ! city, is investigating the case of a | I destitute woman and six little chil ! dren, ranging in age from one to ten ! years, existing in a dilapidated cabin i two and a half miles from McKee City, j i The husband and father, Planto by | name, an Italian, employed in Phila- | delphia, is sought by detectives on a j charge of desertion. j While on a hunting trip Ev- j ans, Charles Tilton and Charles Par sons, of this city, came upon the shack : and found the seven half-dead human] j beings huddled together in one small 1 ] room. II It is charged that Plar.to brought ! his family to the hut from Philadel- j ; phia some time ago. that he visited them several times, but that he made! no effort to relieve their distress. He ! is said to be employed by a well- j known Philadelphia firm. j PASSES NIAGARA I'AIXS MIX Washington. U. C„ Dec. 20.—Sen- ' ! ator Wadsworth's resolution to author- | i ize an increase in the amount of water i ! diverted from Xiagara Falls to in- | | crease the electric power output of ; plants on the American side of the! I river was passed to-day by the Senate. : The measure aims to increase the j American power output to make up J ; | for the curtailment of power from the l .; Canadian side, which Is being kept' . I iit home for munitions plants and j II other military activities. I SOU MINI.Its PANIC STHICKEN WHEN EXPLOSION KILLS TWO | ■; Birmingham, Ala., Dec. 20. Eight | j hundred men in the Edgewater mines i ■ j of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Coin i pany, 12 miles from here, stampeded i-to-day when a gas explosion killed a ■'slate picker and burned another man. i It was at first reported that many had |been entombed. With the appearance l i of rescue parties the men were got | ten under control and tiled out of the openings. TWO DIE IX WEST > Brueeville, Ind., Dec. 20. Two ' j miners are dead and fifteen injured as ! the result of a gas 'explosion in the I Oliphant-Jolinson mine near here yes- II terday. One hundred and fifty men 1 | were entombed by the blast, but first i aid crews from nearby mines gave j early assistance and the workings were : cleared in about four hours. : ,| CEASE YOUR WORRY GIRLS! NO "SCRATCHY" CHRISTMAS KISS Cease your worry girls! Hnrrls -1 burg's barbers are with you. Hang up that mistletoe and don't worry ! about shaggy beards and stiff bristles. There will be no scratching in Har | rlshurg this Christmas when the mistletoe kiss is delivered. I All barbers will be open Christmas morning This means that the hang j over beard front Saturday may be I eliminated. Barbers would like to St. Peter's Lutheran Church' and Dwelling Destroyed; j Whole Town Threatened; Get Water From Frozen Creek Fire, believed to have been started j | by an incendiary, completely destroyed : ' the home of Sumuel Orris, Pcnn street, j Iliglisplre, and the St. Peter's Luth eran church, early this morning, caus ing a loss of mnre-ttrttTr < Ipur*Jy covered by insurance, • Many other homes in the vicinity, and the borough school house, were ! threatened for a time because of the ] lack of water supply and one resi ; dence was slightly damaged. Two Steelton and three Harrisburg tire I companies were called to aid in light ; ir.g the flames. The firemen spent much of their I Continued on Page (> ] Germans Claim Allies Have Seized 40,135 Bags of Mail Illegally Berlin, Dec. 20, by wireless.—From j j December of 1915 until the last of J j September, 1916, the British and | French naval authorities seized 23,- I ;i35 mail bags from Germany and 10,- : SoO bound for Germany," says the i < >verseas News Agency. "Of those ; from Germany, 17,110 bags of mail | were bound for the United States and 0,225 were bound for South Anierica !or Spain. Of the mail bags on the way to Germany, 13,857 were from the i I'll.led States and 2,-138 from l South America or Spain. The re l maining bags were in transit between | Germany and Dutch ports. "It is shown by notes inscribed on ' the few letters which were released ! and forwarded to Germany that the ! letters seized wore read by both Brit i isli and French censors, who appar ! ently exchange seized mails, reading I the letter to gain a clear insight into j trade relations of citizens of tlie j Cnited State;; and South American I countries with Germany. Thus is ! made possible establishment of the I blacklist and other measures. "The German Transportation Ga ! zette states that these seizeures are in ! contravention not only of the Interna tional Postal Union treaty, which is ; valid In war times, but also of the con | vention concluded at the second con ! ference at The Hague." I Tells How President I "Lost His Temper" During Conference on 8-Hour Law Xew York. Dec. 20.—How President Wilson "lost his temper" during the conference with the heads of the rail road brotherhoods just prior to the passage of the Adamson eight-hour law, when one of the delegates told him his support of the measure un doubtedly would mean his re-election, was related here last night by Warren S. Stone, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. "That was the only time," said Mr. Stone, speaking before the Society for Ethical Culture, "I ever saw the Presi dent lose his temper. He grew very angry and said: 'Don't speak to mo In that fashion again. I would rather have history say that I was right on the eight-hour (question than bo re elected'." ■ have a whole day oft on Monday, but ; It is impossible this year. Saturday ' is a busy day for shaving and hair cutting. Some visit the barber shops ■ early. Others late. 'No matter when ! you get a shave on Saturday there will be a growth on Monday. "The i public must be eerved," said one bar- 1 : ber. Some shops will be open us early ' as <5:30. The closing hour will be 12 ' o'clock noon. Y. M. C. A. PLANS TO BROADEN ITS SCOPE OF WORK Board of Directors Will Make Institution Big Influence For Good in City At the monthly meeting of the board of directors of the Voting Men's Christian Association, postponed from December 11, and held last evening in the association building, it was deem ed advisable, in view of the recent activities of the board along lines of improvement of methods and expan [Continued on Page 15] Pays 22 Mills School Tax but Children Are Getting No "Schooling" He Says When a mas pays a school tax of r j22 mills on the dollar, shouldn't his , children have an opportunity to go to school? J. A. Fisher, of Juniata township, . Huntingdon county, was asking that question of State school authorities In Harrisburg to-day. Fisher complains ■ that Ihe Stone Bridge school in his township has not been opened this ' year and that a dozen pupils have not 1 had any "schooling" for that reason. ! "The school directors say they won't ! open the school," said Fisher to the 1 Telegraph. "Under the terms of the ■ school code, they must either open the 1 school or, where the distance to an other school is over a mile and a half, 1 furnish transportation to that school. • Our school directors say they will do 5 neither. It's four miles to the next ■ sclioolhouse—much too far to walk." "What did Dr. Scliaeffer say about ' it?" 5 "Well," said Fisher, "Dr. Schaeffer I said I was singularly unfortunate ill I I living in a township so backward a* 'inline seems to be. But that doesn't - get my four children to school. 1 | might take the directors into court, ■ | but I'm a poor man; 1 can't afford it. 1 1 want the State school authorities to ■ fix things for me." ■'i To-day's trip was the second to Har ■ risburg by Fisher in his effort to get • some action compelling the Juniata township school directors to furnish school accommodations. Du Pont's Increase Bonus r of Salaried Men From 20 to 30 Per Cent, a Month 5 Wilthington, Del., Dec. 20. An - nouncement was made by the E. I, 5 du Pont-de Nemours & Co. to-day to r this effect: It has been decided by the i executive committee that beginning - January 1. 1917, the 20 per cent, cash . bonus now paid to salaried employee i monthly by special check will be In -1 crease to 30 per cent, until further notice. This action affects a large number r of salaried employes of whom a majoi - portion live in Wilmington. ' The action follows announcement i made early this month that tlie 20 per r cent, increase to payroll employe? i would be continued as part of the - regular wages earned. This affects, thousands of employes of the com pany's plants throughout the country. | NOTICE TO PASTORS AND CHOIR DIRECTORS All programs for church music which will be presented l , at services on Sunday, Decem ber 24, or on Christmas Day, must be in the Telegraph of !i fice not later than 4 o'clock to ; j morrow afternoon, to insure publication on Saturday, De :! cember 23. 1 v UNABLE TO AGREE ON METHODS FOR ENDING SHORTAGE j Shipping and Builroad Bepre | sentatives Irreconcilable on Beeonsignment ! WANT HEAVY PENALTIES Road's Proposals of $3 to $7 For Re-routing Cars Is Opposed | Washington, D. C.. Dec. 20.—Rep resentatives of the railroads and ship- I ping interests of the country who met J here to-day to consider plans for ameliorating the car shortage situation J through curtailment of the reeonslgn- I ment privilege ended their first session •with apparently irreconcilable differ j ences of opinion. I The railroads' proposals to enforce I penalties of from $:) to $7 a car for i rcconslgning was unanimously opposed iby the shippers. The plan provides ! for a $3 penalty if the car be recon j signed in transit, $5 if reeonsigned i within twenty-four hours after reach ing its destination and $7 thereafter. | Tariffs embodying the proposed penal ties are understood to have been pre pared for filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission, j Shippers agreed that while penalty j might be desirable, it should be tip plied only to certain commodities, and declared that many small shippers in certain industries, chiefly the lumber [Continued on Page 15] North Carolina Convicts Will Be Paroled So They Can Spend Xmas at Home Baleigh, X. C., Dec. 20. So they may spend Christmas at home "trus ; ties' in North Carolina prisons and I prison camps will he paroled for three j days beginning next Sunday. The con victs will be required only to give their word of honor that they will return jto the prisons by noon, December 27. . j Governor Craig last Christmas j paroled more than 800 prisoners un- L lder similar conditions and all reported Ito the authorities at the designated j time. If is not yet known how many would be released next week but it is , ! expected the number will be greater ' | than last year. | ' ' ■ j| ' ' the • ■ " i'. ;, c if.. ! he vote ; • '' ' , f \GAINST FAUST ■ f >°n 1 ch. They wei cll 1 ! ho | t 1 ' L i: lvi v\ ' , I Its ! [ < 1 \ I iT 1 ■ >". p,. > :n:..siii! . a Harisburg.—No Harisbuig man by the name of Brown f■ 'M t > GRADE CROSfiSNG '"I-IMINATED ■ -1 Hai p Commis! 1 1 ' proved th'i application of the Pennsylvania Railroad for the ''j it 'M 'abolition of a grade crossing ovt-i its tracks above Spccce- "> .. .jS villc, where a new State highway is beint; built on the bed ] ' l } 1' u i Petros rad, Dec, 20, vi, J r , - British Admiralty per 8 ■Wireless Pre - •—R •• at ng in the r< 1 ' the i c; B> rit.-a, in Galicia i\ the Russian. official' i statement issued to-day, broltc Ukoi t cn- ■ > tan: leuient :i front of •; . ' us(; .. -'Jer nan advanced posts yesterday and penetrated into Boho'odc/any Sta*< \>uth- I j ; -.4 • i • j'. v- ' led* (J is- ; ■ A I I ' Worcester Mass,, cement wa ic i ja I! to ' ach | '*4 I for the Holy Cross College basebalj team season. '• 1 Burke-1 fo merly played in the National and American ?| League. . ' . ' .1 MARRIAGE LICENSES •' (■porter \VKhinKlon llnltlmiirr, city, mill Hollo Walker, Strrltui. i>hllll|> Abel nnil Mnrla IlilmciiHtcin, city. I | "vi/— l —■Vlr* l "<| j Single Copy, 2 Cents POSTSCRIPT NEGROES KILL LABOR FOREMAN NEAR NEWVILLE Bent in His Head With Shovel When Me Refuses to Let Them Take Coal ASSAILANTS IN JAIL Wanted Fuel lo Burn in Their Shacks to Keep Them From Freezing j Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 2 o.—The sudden, drop in temperature to near zero at .; Newville last night was (lie ehiet rea | son for tlie murder of William Ury, - ] ( 1 a foreman in charge of construction : work on the Cumberland Valley rati • road, at the hands of three negroes. I The night was bitter cold and the . negroes started to take coal from tho I contractor's supply to heat up their shacks. When Ury tried to prevent : tlie theft of (lie coal an argument j • 1 resulted and one of the negroes hit ■ ■ 1 the foreman over the head with a, • j shovel, crushing in his skull. Ury was rushed to the Carlisle Jlos- JS pltal, but he died at 2 o'clock this - morning. He was, 30 years old and J I came from North Carolina to take > ' charge of l tie construction job here. : I It is understood that the man who l struck Foreman Ury was Jatnes An j thony. It appears that Charles Ham let went to the pumping engine and started to take away coal used under the boiler to make tire at the shanty. | Ury tried to prevent this and got into a quarrel with Hamlet. William Wal j ton tried to stop the light, but was un • successful. Anthony then came up to the party and struck Ury with tho y j sharp edge of the shovel, cutting - through the skull. Ury was lirst taken I! to his home at Newville and later cj brought to the hospital here, where -I he died. His wife, who has been ill rI for seme time, is now in a serious n condition from shock. '. I Coroner J. H. Deardorff, of 11c s chaniesburg. held an autopsy at 11 - o'clock this morning. He has sum -1 moned a jury which will meet to-mor. il row to act on the case. y i Anthony, Hamlet, and Walton are in sjjall, Anthony charged with murder r and Hamlet and Walton with assault i and battery.
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