Break in Diplomatic Relations Is fmn * T - Crisis
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BREAK IN DIPL OMA TIC RELA TIONS
IS NO W BELIE VED TO BE CER TAI
ANNOUNCEMENT
OF U. S. ACTION
EXPECTED SOON
Nation May Know What Course Government Has Decided
Upon to Answer Germany's Declaration of Unre
stricted Submarine Warfare Tonight or Tomorrow;
Officials Convinced Ties Will Be Severed
RUMORED GERARD HAS BEEN GIVEN CHANCE
TO GET ALL AMERICANS OUT OF GERMANY
Measures to Prepare the Country Physically For a Break
With a First Class Power, Which in History Has
Always Been Followed by War, Are Being Carried
Out Secretly "but With Expedition
Washington, Feb. 2.—The new submarine crisis seems to have
resolved itself into another day ot waiting.
1 o-night or to-morrow the American people may know what
course their government has decided upon to answer Germany's
declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare.
President Wilson and the limited few who know his plans con
tinued their silence to-day but it was expected that this afternoon
the cabinet would be informed of what steps have been taken or are
proposed.
On every hand officials are convinced that nothing less than a
break in diplomatic relations is the ultimate development. It may
be delayed, but they all expect it to come unless there is some wholly
unexpected development in the situation.
V Hrniiiß Americans Out
As another day of tension began
opinion was about even as to whether
any communication actually had been
dispatched to Berlin. There was no
doubt that Secretary Lansing had
yesterday prepared a document for
President Wilson, but whether it had
gone further was not known. There
seemed to be no doubt, however, that
some communication had gone *o
Ambassador Gerard, probably warn
ing him of the steps the United States
felt compelled to take and giving hint
an opportunity, however, limited, to
make some arrangements to alleviate
the possible hardships of Americans
in Germany. The government's best
information is that there are abottt
3,000 there. Doubtless some efforts
would be made to get them over the
line into Holland or into some of the
other adjacent neutral countries.
The German embassy continued its
official business calmly prepared for
the break I ount Von Bernstorff has
said privatel/ he expects, but serenely
confident th t the German govern-1
REAL FIGHTING BY
U. S. IF WAR COMES
Washington, Feb. 2. The United
States would organize as rapidly is
possible to take a real share in the
war. if it entered the conflict at all.
This was the opinion among official*
here as the hopes of avoiding a break
with Germany dwindled.
This country would not be satisfied,
it was declared, to stand on the out
side and watch the other powers of
the entente tight its battles against
Germany. At the present moment it
THE WEATHER
For Hnrrialitiric anil vicinity! Fnlr
nml collier to-iiiulit, with loiirai
temperature about zero: Satur
day fnlr. continued cold.
For I'.axfcrn I'eiiiixylvanin: l'°nir nud
continued cold to-nlKhl; Satur
day fnlr and continued cold:
frexh to NtroiiK northweat wind*
Itlver '
The SimqurlintiiiH river and nil ita
hmnclifn Mill fall nlouly fir re
main ncnrly xtntlonary, except
local rlaex may occur u hrrr the
channel liccomcx cliokcd with ice.
Tile amount of Ice will increaxe.
The river at llarrlxliurje Mill
lirolialily remain at a ntNlie of
about II feet,
General Condition*
I lie storm that wan central oirr
the Vlldflle Atlantic State*, Thura
day morn I nit. hax moved north
riMtnard and in now paxxln K xea
vvard oIT the \ortli Atlantic
coaxt. It cauxed light rain aim
"now over moxt of the caxtern
half of the country in the laxt
twenty-four hour*: light anow
" falling thlx morning In the
I pper Ohio Valley, AVextern \eiv
Aork mid In North Cnrnllna. Tlie
cold wave hax overapread tlie
caxtern hnlf of the country, with
falix of ti to -Iti ilcgreex in tem
perature over all the territory
enxt of the Mixxixaippi river, the
line of aero weather reaching in
to Kentucky.
Temperature: S a. m., 1".
Sun: Klxea. 7:12 a. m.
Moon: Full moon, February 6, 10:28
a. ni.
Itlver Stage: 0.2 feet nliove low
water mnrk.
Veaterday'a Weather
II igiiext temperature, 411.
I.oweat temperature, 2S.
Mean temperature, 3d.
.Normal temperature, 2S. I
| merit's action irrespective of the pro
tests of neutrals will lie tho winning
fuctor of tlio war.
Prepare swrcllj- For Break
The entente embassies, fully ex
pelling tho United States, to breuK
with Germany, seem to he confident
that the new campaign of ruthless
ness will be of little greater effective
ness than the campaign which the
entente governments contend the Ger
man submarines have been waging
all along despite the pledges given in
1 the Sussex note. A few more ships
1 may be sunk tliey think, but they ex
' pect the British navy to meet the at
' tach successfully.
Whatever measures are to be taken
in the United States by the adminis
tration to prepare the country
physically for i break with a first
class power which in history always
has followed sopner or later by war,
are being carried out secretly but with
expedition. It is denied that any
orders have been given to i.rmy, navy
or coast guard, but there are evidence
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|is unprepared to send an army to
Europe, but it could and would send !
i its navy to protect American com- j
nierce.
The raisins of an adequate army, it'
was expected, would begin immediate- I
ly on the declaration of hostilities. It \
would take a year and a half, at least I
to get ready the first "expedition. The
I war might be over by that time, but i
as "peace without victory" would then
be in the discard,,the chances arc that i
lit would not.
Would Make Allied Victory Sure
I The entrance of the United States!
into the war, though it would mean
little to the f.llies in a military way
at the outset, would be of the greatest !
I moral value. It would wipe out ail i
the irritation of Mr. Wilson's peace
proposals. it would show the world 1
that the American people were not j
"too fat to tight," and it would make ,
it certain that could not I
win, or even obtain a draw.
The American army that could he!
made ready for the summer campaign
of 1918 would be a formidable force.'
If the war were still in progress at
that time, it should be a prepondcrat- |
ing force. A fresh army, against dis
couraged and war-weary Germany,
would givo the coup de grace.
But can the British withstand the
German starvation blockade? Can they j
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Special Bill Provides For
Immediate Construction
of Hundred Submarines
Washington. Feb. 2. lmmediate
construction of one hundred submar- |
ines. eighty for coast defense and
twenty foi fleet operations, was pro- '
posed In a special bill Introduced to- ;
day by Senator Poindexter, of Wash
ington. These would be in addition
to the eighteen submarines proposed
in the regular naval bill now pending
In the House.
The bill would direct that not less
than six of the fleet submarines and ;
not less than 25 of the coast submar
ines would be built on the Pacific
coast. It would authorize the secre- '
tary of the navy to spend $4,000,000 1
to equip government navy yards for!
construction of the vessels
HARRISBURG, FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 2. 1917
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO BE ERECTED ON SITE OF OLD CAMP CURTiN \
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This is the proposed monument of Governor Curtin to be erected on the site of old Camp Curtin upon approval
of tlx* Beidleman l>ill appropriating $23,000 for the purpose.
The bill introduced In the Senate Tuesday., provides SB,OOO for the. purch' of a small portion of the original
tract; SIO,OOO for the erection of the monument; and $7,000 to park the grq
Ordinarily it would cost a great deal more than SIO,OOO to erect a rnoninient of this type, but the old soldiers
who are back ot the movement plan to use plates of anbth r monument of the War Governor already In existence,
so that the sculpture tees will be practically nothing. Bids will of course be asked and if another and better figure
of Curtin can be obtained for the sa/ne or a lesser amount, it. will of course be selected.
WHATDAYAMEAN
I "JOY RIDING" IS
BLACK'S QUERY
Highway Commissioner Asks
Governor Brumbaugh For
"Information"
Highway Commissioner Frank n.
Black, who was by Governor
j Brumbaugh to stop any "'joyriding" In
automobiles of the State Highway De
' partment has informed the Governor
| that he would be pleased to have any
information the Governor has on the
subject as he docs not have any him
'self. lie also informs the Governor,
j who had suggested that State cars be
I marked so that he who sees then:
| speed by may know they belong to
| the government, that Black
! came into office he found all cars
| marked and that the policy has not
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ZERO TO-NIGHT!
Groundhog's Nose Bitten When
Pokes It Out
| Bid the groundhog .see his shadow?
Not only that but he had his nose so
badly frost bitten that it is not likely
ihe will attempt another debut for
some time to conie. If he is the pro
i phet that his supporters claim he will
| not try the great outdoors for severa.l
j days at least, it will be zero to-night
I savs the official forecaster, K. R. Bet
main. The lowest temperature last
I night was 12 above. It was 10 below
j In Chicago.
HAIDER REPORTED SI'XK
Klo Janeiro, Feb. 2. Persistent
! reports have been k-eceived by the
I newspapers here that the Gcrnu n
: raider has been sunk in an engage
ment with British squadron. -'he
British cruiser Amethyst is said to
have been in an engagement with a
German submarine.
FEAR TROUBLE
WITH JAPS OVER
LAND MEASURES
Representations Against Hills
Considered Serious ;tl This
Critical Juncture
Salem, Ore., Feb. 2.—Oregon's
antlulien land bill was withdrawn
from the Legislature here to-day
by Senator George 11. Wilbur,
Democrat, who introduced it, be
cause. as he said, he did not want
to handicap President Wilson with
possible Japanese complications
during the present International
crisis. ,
Washington, Feb. 2. Japan's
representations to the United States
against the anti-alien land bills pend
ing in the Idaho and Oregon Legis
latures. although made informally
through her embassy here, are con
sidered no less serious at this critical
Juncture of International affairs than
her protests against the California
laws four years ago.
Absolutely nothing has been per
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M'CLEAN' STEPS UP
Robert B. McClean, former circu
lation manager of the Harrisburg
Telegraph and for the past few years
connected with the management of
the New York Evening Post, has been
made business mnnagcr of that news
paper. Mr. McClean became circu
lation manager of the Evening Post
three years ago and was recently made
assistant business manager. Mr.
McClean Is a son of the Rev. Robert
McClean, of Mechanlcsburg.
$50,000 PAVING
FUND CITY NEED
SAY ENGINEERS
Lack of Money For Intersec
tions Prevents Extensive
Operations
Need of a fund of at least. $50,000
to pay for paving street intersections
: and streets fronted by unassessable
properties was pointed out to-day by
! city engineers, in discussing street im
provement "plans for 1917.
i Petitions from property holders In
i Cameron street between Herr and
Calder, and from residents In Chest
; nut street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, have been received
by City ('onimissioner William 11.
Lynch. Commissioner Lynch says
these Improvements wil be held up In
definitely as there are practically no
existing funds to provide for paving
intersections.
In November, 1913. when the fourth
municipal loan was placed before the
voters, the SOO,OOO fund provfded for
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951,000,000 FOR DEFENSE
Senate Passes Annual Fort i licat ions
Measure
Washington, Feb. 2. The annual
fortification bills, carrying $51,000,000
passed by the House Monday, passed
the Senate yesterday unamended. The
usual objections to the large coast de
fense Items were lacking in the brief
Senate debate, the only Senators who
suggested changes expressing concern
as to whether the amount would be
sufficient in view of the situation with
Germany.
The Agricultural bill, the sixth of
the big annual supply measure to coine
from the House, was favorably report
ed from committee and was debated
to-day.
40 SLEEPING PEOPLE J
DIE AS GAS BLAjM
WRECKS TENE^M
Building in the West Side Ghetto of ChicaA ■
Fire After Explosion; Rescuers
eating Persons Still Alive Are BariM^SSK;WSmM
CHILDREN TOSSED FROM WINDOWS V j| <
INTO ARMS OF POLICE /
Temperature of 10 Degrees Below Zero Maifl
able Many Have Survived; Shock FeV
Surrounding Houses Badly Battered V
Chicago. Feb. 2. —An estimate of forty personal
explosion and lire in a tenement building in the
at 1 a. m.. may be materially reduced as. many
of debris enabled firemen to rescue three unconscious
Firemen, police and laborers, (encouraged by sounds which in
(heated others were living, worked frantically to remove wreckage.
At 11 o'clock two women and two | matches, which he lighted from timi
girls unconscious, were rescued and Ito time, apparently looking for a gal
sent to the county hospital. > leak. The explosion may have results
Dor Saves Man from this. J
A tenant of the building told Fire Tho barking of a dog led to tfl
Marshal O'Connell that at midnight recovery of the unconscious forrr^l
he saw a neighbor moving through j
the building with a handful of' (Continued on Page 17.)
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New York, F.cb. 2. After a rally from yesterday's ,j|
crash, the stock mprket wis again subjected to hea\qr sell
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! of the day on further liquidation of rails. The closing was ']
11 weak. Stocks yielded again to pressure to-day, average |
j! prices of standard shares, rails and industrials falling, con*- 9
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| CUT HAS H'K VACATION |
IHarisbtirg. —City School Directors this afternoon cut j
three days from the time given for Easter vacation. j
Washington, Feb. 2.-*-Customs collectors at all ports of. J
the United States, Hawaii and Porto Rico, wfcre instructed I
I
( c '-ay t<> ';aost j
||| , ' •• ited ]
j! . • •' <( m ♦ hei ports. j
<! While at work otf.tlie blast furnaces in the • Steelton 1
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j| plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company, shoitly before noon ]
|j to-day, Uija Dujaklja, a Servian, was asphyxiated by g. J
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|j ncnt h>. \ -\\z/ |
]! >r purposes contribi;. e national d< ehsc,*the entire 1
j! civilian population of French of both sexes, between the )
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ij SENATE BLOCKS IMMIGRATION BILL I
Ijj Washington, Feb. 2—immediate reconsideration of the, |
j( , immigration bill passed over the President's vetp by thc'^3
|! Hout e i itit night, was blocked in the Senate to-day by Reed, j
MARRIAGE LICENSES
!• Cbrintoplirr I awlcr unil fuUn-rinc Mullen. Wlllliintxtnnn.
| j Charles ( axprr llurt and Hattii- llltnirhr Campbell, llarrlnburff.
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