Russians With Strong Forces Mahe Attach on Turkish Positions in Galicia HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 25 14 PAGES URGE COUNCIL TO ' MAKE SURVEY OF ASH COLLECTION Careful Investigation of Prob lem Should Be Made, It Is Pointed Out LABOR ENDORSES PLAN Higher Wages Must Be Paid if Men Are to Be Procured For Carts Say Leaders Pressure will be brought to bear on City Council, it was unofficially learned to-day, by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce and other or ganizations to induce the Commis sioners to order a "survey", of the city's ash and garbage collection problem. Time and again it has been pointed out that the ash nuisance will con tinue to recur in Harrisburg until col lections are put under municipal su pervision. Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, has frequently urged municipal control following the ex piration of the present contract with the Pennsylvania Reduction Company. It is generally conceded that this step is the only solution and that the quicker it is taken the quicker the problem will be solved. However, it would be a dangerous move for the city to jump into the ash and garbage collection problem Mindly, it is pointed out by city offi cials and interested citizens. A care ful survey of problem is an absolute necessity before any definite moves are made, they insist. To-day the suggestion was made that the city retain the Municipal Bureau of Research of New York— about to make surveys of the police department and city school finances for the Chamber of Commerce—to make a thorough investigation of the ash and garbage question. Chamber of Commerce officials point out that such a survey is most certainly up to Council and that it should be made as soon as possible. It is generally be lieved about municipal circles that ac tion on the matter will be taken ■hortly. Labor Endorses Plan labor's Open Forum hist evening discussed the ash problem after lis tening to an educational address on the subject by Dr. Raunick, the city health officer. Dr. Raunick pointed out that labor shortage had much to * do with the present tieup. C. F. Quinn, secretary of the State Federa tion of Labor, declared that just so long as ash and garbage men are paid 11.50 a day, just so long will there be a shortage of labor. The Forum endorsed the plan for municipal control of ash and garbage collection, but pointed out that better wages must be paid if men are to be employed. Mexican Women Renew Rioting and Hurl Missiles at American Soldiers E| Paso, Tex., Jan. 29. —Rioting in Juarez as a result of American quar antine regulations was resumed early to-day. It was a continuation of the demonstration yesterday in which hundreds of women participated. More men than women engaged In the demonstration to-dav. Rioters ap proaching the middle of the interna tional bridge hurled missiles at United States soldiers on guard. Two non commissioned officers were injured one by a flying bottle and the other by a rock Mexican cavalry ultimatelv suc ceeded in driving the demonstrators away from the bridge. Andreas Gar cia. general of Carran*a con sulates, crossed to Juarez to attempt to pacify the mob. There was no utreet car traffic. Deserter Arrested For Attempt to Kill Alphonso Madrid, via Paris, Jan. "9 A man arrested for the alleged attemnt to wreck King Alfonso's train has been Identified as Rafael Dura FloriSt at MaUtaT a regl,nent stationed According to some reports the bars of lead found on the tracks had fallen or were stolen from a freight train returning from the mines at Linares and their presence in the path dental 6 r ° y traln was purely acci- ITHE WEATHER! For HarrUbars nnd vlrlnltyi Itnln nnd warmer tbla afternoon uml to-nlKbtj lowmt tvmprrnlurc to night übout dpicrrrai Turaday parti? cloudy, roldrr by nlcht. l' Pnll >lvnnlai Itnln afternoon and to-nlsl.ti y ov " 'ollo*. wlnda weather | frc.h o U (h . Klver flaln and warmrr weather during the n ff t twrnty-four hourw will probably rnu> Horn*, poaallily a ii •' IHbularle. t'o"..,"^ What. Ih main river will not change much nnlraa th rainfall ahould be heavier than eapected. Ihe river at llarrlabura will probably remain nearly alallan! ary at a rtag* of nbout H feel, (ieaeral Condition* Tfca center of l. dlaturbaace that woa over Alberta, Canada, Safur. dor morula®, haa moved' eastward to tha |. a ka Region cauaing q further rlaa of 14 t„ hi degrrcea In lemperatara over the raatrrn half ( |ha country, n la much warmer alao In central gnd aoutli dlatrleta weat „t (he Hocky Mountains, " ' * fagae*gtrj h g, m,, tut, kan< Riaea, 7|ll g, m, . r u: *■—" •- River Staffvi g.i feet above law water mark, \ca<rrria'a~ Wtailict Hiplirnl temperature, 41. Loweal temperature, 82. genu Irmperaturg, itf. loinul lempergtuire, in. THE FIRST SIGNS OF GENTLE SPRING < Um! i-1 s rSflv! WE ME IfUT ME SEE I I CAMP Wll! f^Kfeeo' L "i ' ll"' jUi UM!( I 1| A CHANCE TOTOOK] ( UWCEM AP ( 4 .J_ BANKER, ONE OF MYSTEROUS TRIO, DENIES CHARGES At Resumption of Leak Probe,, Pliny Fisk Says He Was Not Interested NOT LINKEDWITH McADOO Was Said to Have Been in "Cabinet-Member-Senator- : Banker" Group New York, Jan. 29. Pliny Ftsk, a i New York banker, named by Thomas | VV. Lawson, as the banker in the inys j terious "cabinet member-scnator | banker" investment trio, denied at the "leak" inquiry to-day that he ever I had been interested with Secretary ! McAdoo or a senator in any joint ; stock account. I Pliny Fisk, of Harvey Fisk & Sons, . bankers, was the first witness called ! at the reopening of the "leak" inquiry I here to-day. Fisk was brought into the inquiry 'by Thomas W. Lawson declaring at | the hearing in Washington that Archi- j j bald White tohl him Fisk had boasted I ! to him that he controlled Secretary] j McAdoo and had offered, late one i I night, to summon McAdoo from his I [Continued on Page 12] I RUSSIANS BREAK THROUGH TEUTONS j- ON 2-MILE FRONT I Efforts to Advance Farther in Northern End of Ru mania Fail Despite the severity of the weather reported from nearly all the European battle fronts, spirited fighting la tak ing place In several of the war areas. The most notable recent develop ment Is on the northern end of the Rumanian line, where the Russians took the offensive on Saturday and broke through the Austro-German lines on a two-mile front along the railway from Klmpolung to Jacoheni. Kflforts have been mude by Russians, after heavy artillery lire, to advance farther in this region, but according to to-day's German official statoment the Russian forces were unable to make progress. The Russians are also on the offen sive In th* /lota. Upa region, in Ga llcia, where their campaign for Leir.. [Continued on I'ugu It] EXPECT PRESIDENT TO VCTO IMMIGRATION MIX Washington, Jan, 88, ----- The time limit within which President Wilson can act on the immigration bill, re. cently passed by Congress with the literacy test included, expires Tues day, The general belief in Washing, ton is fhat the President will veto the measure, repeating the action he took when Ihe same bilj came to him for signature at the beginning of his ad ministration. President Taft also vetoed jt because of the literacy re strictisn, Both houses passed it at this session by mere than the suffl, cient two-thirds vote to enact it into , law without his signature, The House of Representatives peulri easily force i it through again at this session, but so litle time now remains thHt the opponents of the bill }n the Senate could probably prevent its repassage by a filibuster. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1917, HEAVY RAINS MAY j HASTEN TROUBLE FROM ICE JAMS .Gorges South of City May Be i Intensified if Downpour Continues Rain this afternoon and to-night ; will doubtless cause the North and West branches of the Susquehanna to | rise and unless the ice gorge down i the river breaks serious flood damage may result. Between York and McCall's Ferry the Susquehanna is Ktorgcd to varying j heights by the ice that has gone down I the river this winter. The ice in the i Swatara creek at Middletown is un- i broken and if the ice starts to break j on the creek before the river is cleared ! the people of Middletown and vicinity may suffer from a flood such as hap pened several years ago. The Washington weather report says cold weather will follow the present rain, so that if the downpour this afternoon and evening is not heavy the flood waters may be checked. Cold weather would save Jhe situation by freezing the smaller tributaries and preventing them from emptying their small torrents into the main stream. ! The rain freezing as it falls has again covered the streets and pave i ments with a dangerous glaze, fatal to the optimism of all pedestrians and j very favorable to clothes cleaners and J pressors. PROBE BILL WILL GET AMENDMENT i Senate Will Likely Add the ! Clause Relative to Perjury- j 1 Deficit Hearings From what can be learned here to t day the Sproul resolution for an in vestigation of conduct of government j in the State will be amended in the Senate to-night by insertion of a I clause aimed to prevent perjury. The j resolution will be on second reading | to-night and will be considered on j i third reading to-morrow. Penrose 1 ! men arc confident that they have the | [Continued on Page 12] Hundreds in Altoona Sign Prohibition Plea | Altoona, r„ Jan. 29. Petitions to ! Legislature praying: for the passage i or a resolution to submit to the voters j an amendment to the Constitution that ( would prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcoholic drinks forever In i Pennsylvania, were sinned by hundreds i of " ien and women In the churches and ! Bible schools of Altoona yesterday, j\ Only those who are over 21 were In j v 'Jjd to attach their signatures. The petitions are being circulated by the National Prohibition League, with headquarters in Unlontown, Pa. State Commerce Chamber Membership Growing Secretary Paul Uttlelleid, of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Com merce, with offices in the Telegraph t Building, this city, said this morning r that the membership campaign which > is being waged by the Chamber is pro i gressing satisfactorily, - Commercial, industrial, agricultural i and civic organisations all over the > State are taking out memberships in s the new State association, and an ef i fort is being made to induce historical societies to join the body, 35 INJURED IN PENNSY WRECK AT LANDISVILLE I , All Steel Equipment Saves k Many; Axle on Engine Tender 1 Breaks; Express Leaves Bails Thirty-five people were injured—' none fatally in the tirst passenger wreck on the Pennsylvania Railroad j in two years, at Landisville. Laneas-1 ter county, shortly after 6 o'clock last i evening. Six cars of the Buffalo Express east- • bound, left the rails, when an axle on ! j the engine tender broke. That none of the 200 passengers on j j the train were killed, railroad officials say, was due to the train being of all : steel equipment. J Fifteen of the injured were sent to two Lancaster hospitals. Eleven were brought to the Harrisburg Hospital, j Others of the injured went to the offices of physicians in Lancaster, tak- j on Page 7] HONORS M'KIN LEY Washington, Jan. 29. Official I Washington to-day wore carnation: j blossoms in honor of the seventy- 1 | fourth anniversary of the birth of the' late President McKlnley. The Ohio Society of Washington ar- * .ranged a reception to-night with Sec- j j retary of War Baker and Associate' (Justice Clark, of the Supremo Court| as guests of honor. RUTHLESS U-BOAT i WAR IS FEARED Ships With Guns Fore and Aft to Be Attacked Ger mans Say Washington, D. C.. Jan. 29. Ger- | ! man and Austrian submarine com-1 | manders certainly will attack with- l I out warning any enemy merchant! ' ships armed fore and aft. The arm- I ■ ins of British, French and Italian | ! ships in this way will be held to be prima facie proof that the guns are j intended for offensive as well as de fensive use. Consequently ships so 1 armed will be treated as warships by I the naval forces of tho Central Pow,! ! ers. i This statement was made by an j authority in close touch with Teutonic ! diplomats here. He added that so far ;as known no definite advices along this line have reached 4he German or | Austrian Embassies. v Nevertheless, j there Is not the slightest doubt, ac cording to this authority, that Ger man submarine commanders will at tack without a moment's warning any merchantship found armed fore and I aft. 1 The declaration was drawn forth by! reports published within a few days ! that ships are beginning to arrive in S American ports or on this side of the! Atlantic armed fore and aft. and that the present plan of the entente ap pears to be dismounting the forward guns before entering American har bors. If those reports are correct, it was said, the fact that the forward guns are dismounted In American waters Is a confession that they are Intended for offensive purposes and the entente Is not desirous of having the Issue raised directly with th United States Government, J'I.AN IKAOKM I' XCI I, H, M, Brooks, president of the I Central Labor Union, has requested that the building trades of the city meet to-night at Union Hall. 221 Market street, to discuss the or ganization of tt building trades council, PEACE CENTRAL IDEA OF GREAT CHARITY BALL 'Magnificent Spectacle to Be! Held Tomorrow in Chestnut Street Auditorium MUSIC EVEBY MINUTE "Black and White" to Be Worn by Most Guests, but Not Obligatory Magnificent in all its appointments the great Charity Ball to be held to morrow evening in the Chestnut Street ■ Auditorium promises to eclipse every- I thing of its kind, ever held in Central Pennsylvania. Nearly fifty thousand trumpet flow ers, white lilies and blue Canterbury bells, made by willing hands, will be used by Uttleyin the decorations which i carry out the general idea of "peace | to warring Europe." The pageant "America" will be j shown with Mrs. Roy G. Cox in the , leading part surrounded by a guard jot honor and the following troopers: [Continued on Page 3] DOUBT IF R.R. LAWS WILL PASS THIS CONGRESS Feared They Cannot Be Rushed i Through Before Adjourn ment Washington, Jan. 29. Democratic, j senators still were doubtful to-day ! whether railroad legislation and other administration measures against which considerable opposition has de veloped, can be passed before adourn ment, now only live weeks off; despite I the decision to hold longer Senato ses- j sions, from 11 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily. I beginning fhursday. ■AH soon as the Indian Approprl- Ftlon hill, now pending In the Senate Is disposed of, the railroad bills may be taken up. unless It is decided to [Continued on I'ngc 12] Selling Expert to Address C. of C. at Tech Feb. 15 I Hartley J. Doyle, vice-president of! i the World's Salesmanship Conference will nddress the Ifarrlsburg Chamber of Commerce on "Salesmanship" Feb ruary 15. It was announced to-day. The commercial department of the Chamber made special effort to have Mr. Doyle come to this city. He is one of tho authorities on selling In this country and is active in the work/of the Philadelphia Commerce Chamber. Members of the chamber, their em ployes and families will bo Invited to hear Doyle's address. inn HKKL'UKKM KIM.KI) Berlin, Jan, 2. More than 100 Ru i mutilans of high rank lost their lives In a train wreck near the Uumanlan station of TsTiura, according to a dls- I patch said by the Overseas News Agency to have been printed In the Itusski Hlovo. The locomotive of a train carrying the Kumunlans to Rus sia Jumped the track and the cars took lira. LAST SIX MURDER TRIALS COST THIS COUNTY $1,751.06 Willi Ten Cases to Be Disposed of, Total Will Pass $3,000 KOTUH'S MOST EXPENSIVE I Dauphin Spent .$503.4.1 to Con vict Him; Maintenance Not Counted In Six murder trials during: 1915 and! 1910 cost Dauphin county $1,751.06. j Four of the cases resulted in convic- j tlons, one in acquittal and the sixth was dropped as it reached court. These costs were compiled from figures on record In the office of Pro thonotary Henry F. Holler, and in clude preliminary costs for two de fendants, one of whom has been con victed, the other awaiting trial. May Pass $3,000 Mark Costs for preliminary hearings for nine of the ten defendants awaiting trial charged with murder, total $273.57. Total costs of all trials that were held since January 1, 1915, or [Continued on Page 12] British Throw New Zone of Danger in North Sea to Stop Escape of Raiders London, Jan. 29. Nothing has been officially announced here in re gard to the extension of the "danger ous to shipping" zone in the North I Sea but the censor has permitted the I publication of Scandinavian dispatches ■ referring to the new naval measure. According to telegrams from Copen- I haven. Scandinavian traffic with Hol- I land hereafter will be very difficult land the Danish fishing industry will j be considerably hampered. A warning that Great Britain had I made a considerable extension to the danger zone in the North Sea was re ceived by the State Department in j Washington on Saturday from the American embassy at London. The new line cuts off tl.e entire German North Sea coast and Its purpose is presumed to be a bottle up more closely the German warships at Helgo land and lessen the possibility of the escape of raiders. HEAVILY LADEN TRANSPORT SUNK BERLIN, JAN. 29.— 8Y WIRELESS TO TUCKER TON. THE SINKING OF A TRANSPORT SHIP FILLED WITH TROOPS IN THE MEDITER RANEAN BY A GERMAN SUBMARNL ON JANU ARY 21, WAS ANNOUNCED TO-DAY BY THE AD MIRALTY. THE VESSEL SANK IN TEN MINUTES. AFFIRM VERDICT IN ELECTION CASE Philadelphia, Jan Z9.—^The State Sup! - ,ne Court to day affirmed the Allegheny county court in the matter of the Congressional contest in the Thirty-second Dtbtrict be tween Guy L. Campbell, Democrcat, and A J. Barchfcld, Republican, in which Barchfeld appealed ag sinst the action of the lower court in taking figures on the. tally bhcct in preference to the certified return sheets. CITY MANAGER FOR CHICAGO Chicago. Orders calhng for plans to put Chicago und' r a c:ty manager and to unify all local governments were presented to-day to the city council by Alderman Charles L. Mcrriam. NEW REVENUE BILL OUT Washington. The new revenue bill embracing excess profits and incrceased inheritance taxes designed to pro duce $'248,000,000 and a bond issue not exceeding SIOO,- 000,000 to meet the threatened deficit next year, was re ported to-day by the House Ways and Means Committee. Democratic members voted solidly for it and the Republi cans against it. GOVERNOR CALLS WAR COUNCIL Harrisburg. Governor Brumbaugh and his friends will hold ; war council late this afternoon' and it is be lieved they will frame plans to fight the Sproul resolution in Senate and House. THREE NEW LICENSE APPLICATIONS Harrisbtirg. Applications for new liquor licenses were filed this afternoon by Samuel Fishman for the Lenox Hotel; L. Baturin for 600' North street, and Fred W. Ebel, for the United States Hotel. MARRIAGE Anron J. Manning, Harrlabur*. and Klale Merle Boring, I,enluberry. Mihnjlo Kuesevieb and Dragtaa Kaan, Steeltoa, Single Copy, 2 Cents POSTSCRIPT GOMPERS GETS , BIG OVATION AT LABOR BANQUET Urges Organized Workmen to Pray For Peace at Dinner At tended by 1,000 Leaders REACTION "AFTER WAR Says Mass of People Will Be Affected; Wilson Sends Letter of "CoAgatulalions New York, Jan. 29. Samuel Oompers, president of the American J Federation of Labor, received one of the greatest ovations of his career when he arose to speak early to-day jut the close of the testimonial dinner attended by more than 1,000 labor I leaders from all parts of the country. I Mr. Gompers urged organized work j men to think about peace to work for peace and to pray lor peace. "Labor stands with its shoulders I squared," he said, "not defiant, but Idetermlned. The protest against con | ditions that work hardship must not | be diverted for a moment." I The labor leader declared that ! while he could leave his children no fortune, he would leave better labor | conditions under which they would not find It so hard to live as he had I found it when he ilrst entered the in i dustrial fields. After every great | time of strife and destruction, ha I said, there was a corresponding re- I action which affected the mass of the [Continued on Page 3] Pomeroy Obstinate After 41 Years in Cell Alone; Refuses to Work in Shop Roston, Jan. 29. Jesse Pomeroy, a life convict at Charlestown State prison, to-day refused to begin work in the prison shop under a modifica tion of sentence granted last week. When informed that he would be taken out of solitary confinement af ter 41 years. Pomeroy became obstin ate and declared that unless he could obtain a full pardon he preferred to I remain in his old cell. No statement was made by the pri son authorities to-day beyond the an nouncement that Pomeroy had been "put in punishment" which meant that he would have nothing except bread and water until he was ready to observe the rules.
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