t / • ' • T ... ♦• • • y ... ~.,T , ^,^. Sinking of American Schooner Lyman M. Law Illegal But Not an Overt Ad HARRISBURG tdSpft} TELEGRAPH - Mcpcnscnt. LXXXVI— No. 40 20 PAGES ' SINKING OF AMERICAN SCHOONER IL NOT AN "OVERT" ACT WILSON TO GO BEFORE CONGRESS SOON ANYHOW Accumulation of Violations of American Rights May Lead President to Address Nation's Lawmakers at Any Time; Depends Entirely on Circumstances SINCE NO LIVES WERE LOST ON SHIP BELIEVED INCIDENT WILL BE CLOSED No Word From Germany on U. S. Inquiry as to Exact Status of Americans Taken in on Yarrowdale; No News From Elkins About Americans in Turkey Washington, Feb. 15. While It still was Indicated that the accumula tion of violation of American right might lead President Wilson to go be fore Congress at any time it was stated to-day that he has made no definite plans for taking such a step imme diately. When he will go before Congress, it was said, will depend entirely upon circumstances. The opinion grew among officials, however, that such a step would not be long deferred. Nothing has been heard by the State Department early to-day from Ger many in reply to its inquiry as to the exact status of the Americans taken into Germany on the prize ship Yar rowdale. Likewise no news came from Ambassador Elkus at Constan tinople about Americana in Turkey. Shipping Question Serious The government began to-day to feel the insistent need for some sort of action soon to open a wai'„lfl£*iUPve ment of shipping now American ports by suspension of sail ings on account of the German sub marine campaign. Reports of the accumlating freight now are reaching officials regularly, and although the situation is not yet regarded as serious, it is apparent that American industries vill be affected unless ocean shipping starts moving before long. Law Sinking Illegal The sinking of the American schooner Lyman M. Law in the Medi terranean by an Austrian submarine probably with warning, is regarded by officials here as illegal inasmuch as the cargo was not contraband and the submarine displayed no flag, but since no lives were lost it is believed the in cident will not in itself develop into a cause for drastic action by this gov ernment. CAPTAIN SENDS CABLE New York, Feb. 15. A cablegram from F. W. McDonough, captain of the American schooner Lyman M. Law which was sunk in the Mediterranean, was received here to-day by the agents, the Maritime Transportation Company. The message reads: "Law destroyed Austrian submarine. Crew safe Cagliari, Sardinia. (Signed) "F. W. McDONOUGH." Capt. of Lyman M. Law Will Testify in Rome on Sinking of Ship Cagliari, Sardinia, Feb. 14, via Paris, Feb. 15. Captain McDonough master of the American schooner Ly man M. Law, which was sunk by an Austrian submarine, will leave here to-morrow for Rome to testify before the American consular authorities with regard to the sinking of his ship. United States Consul Tredwell at Rome summoned Captain McDonough to the Italian capital to-day through the British consul here. The British consul has taken affida vits from Captain McDonough and the crew of the Lyman M. Law, in which they say that the vessel was THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity! Snow, probably turning to rain to-nlKht| Friday generally fair; not much chnnge In tempernture, lowest to ■ilKht übont 23 decrees. For Kastern l'ennsy Ivunlai Snow In north, won or rain sooth por tion to-night; Friday partly cloudy; not much change In tem perature l Increnalng east to northeast shifting to strong northwest winds to-night. River The Susquehanna river and all Its branches will prohnbly continue to rail slowly, except local rises may occur, due to Ice. A stage o* about IU feet, lee reading. Is Indi cated for llarrlshurg Friday A morning. General Conditions The disturbance that was central near the Texas coast. Wednesday morning, has moved rapidly northeastward with Increasing energy and Is now central over Fast Tennessee. It hns caused precipitation, mostly rain, gener ally south and east of the Oitlo river (except over the Florida peninsula) and In the Southwest during the laat twenty-four hours. Temperature) S a. m., 24 degrees above sero. Sunt Rises, i,13 a. m. Moon i New moon, February 21. li 9 a. m. River Staget f1.4 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 87. Lowest temperature, 20. Mean temperature, 28. Normal temperature, 30. suddenly approached by a submarine ■which gave no indication of her na tionality. They say they were scarce ly given time to save thmselves be fore the schooner was torpedoed and set on fire. Discredits Reports That American Relief Workers in Belgium Are Held Washington, Feb. 15. Reports frcm Berne that American relief workers in Belgium are held prisoners by the German military authorities were discrediated here to-day by Her bert C. Hoover, chairman of the Amer ican Relief Commission. Mr. Hoover said he expected no difficulty in the departure of the Americans from Bel gium Into Holland and hoped they all would be out within a week. At present there are 4 2 American relief workers in Belgium. Mr. Hoover was in Washington con sulting with State Department officials on the best way to reconstruct the re lief work which the German authori ties have forced the Americans to give up. It is hoped that a Dutch and Span ish commission may take it over with the work largely directed by Dutch army officers although guaranteed by the two governments. Mr. Hoover believes Belgium will emerge from the war in better con dition economically than any of the European neutrals provided it is not destroyed by fighting. He estimated that the Belgian per capita debt will be about $l5O while that of other bel ligerents will jump to from S4OO to S6OO. Belgian industry is expected to revive quickly after the peace. Mr. Hoover estimates that supplies now in Belgium will last about six weeks. German officials feel that the supply will last while other arrange ments are being made. Grantland Rice Joins the Telegraph Staff P|m9 GRANTLAND RICE Grantland Ric£, the world-famous sporting writer, joins the staff of the Harrisburg Telegraph with this issue. His "Sport-Light" will be henceforth a daily feature of the Telegraph's sporting page. Read his first article to-night. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1917. WINTER HAS NO TERRORS FOR GYPSY BAND IN REAR OF STATE ARSENAL HOW WOULD YOU LIKE LIVING I-IKE THIS? Thirty-flve-mile gales and thermometers hovering around zero seem to have no effect on the health or happi ness of a gypsy band that camps in the rear of the State arsenal. More than thirty-flve men, women and children have been camping here since last October with no other protection than their tents. The entire band seems to enjoy the outdoor life and all are in the best of health. Ruddy-faced little children, some of them not more than three or 'our years of age toddle" half clad between the tents. Doga of every sort, size and hreed add a musical touch to the billam that prev&ils. Tli" tents are of the ordinary summer out-of-door camping type. None of them have ground cloths or any pro tection against the winter winds. Asked how he liked the life, the leader replied in good English, "Like it fine, beats working in a mine or mill and we don't have to retUrn our money to the hands from whence It came. We don't have to live in fear of meeting the landlord at the close of every month, especially if we have been unable to work." "They tell me you ftUows can't get coal," he said, his swarthy face wreathed in smiles, "Well that don't hit us, we always camp where we can find wood and we aren't too proud to gather It, either." The band came here from Pleasantville, New Jersey, and the leaders said they would aoon return to that town. MEXICANS KILL TWO AMERICANS IN SECOND RAID Another Ranch on This Side of Border Devastated by Bandits POSSE IS ORGANIZING Band of Fifty Heavily Armed Cowboys to Sweep Across Line After Captives El Paso. Texas, Feb. 15. Two Americans were reported killed Tues day when a band of Mexicans, believed to hiive been a part of Jose Ynez Sala zar's command, raided Lang's ranch, on the American side of the border, west of the Corner Ranch. which was raided Monday, according to an Ameri can who returned here to-day. Jle said one of the men reported to have been killed in the raid at Lang's ranch was named Fulton. The name <-t the other man was not known. American cowboys in Hachita were organizing a posse of fifty armed men to cross the border. Cuban Revolt Being Put Down by Authorities Washington, Feb. 15, State De partment reports from Cuba to-day Indicate that the government Is mak ing some progress In putting down the Liberal uprising. The most important advantage won by the followers of Zayas was at San tiago where General Fernandez with 1,000 of the regular army and as many more armed civilians is in pos session of the port. Minister Gonzales has forwarded to the one American naval vessel oft Santiago the warning from Fernandez, that the liarbor is mined. Havana, Feb. 15. l.atest reports from Las Villas show that the con servatives have a larjce majority in the recent election. Three rebels and two troopers were killed in a fight between the insurrectoß under Baldomern Acosta and forces under Colonol Car rilo. In Manguaraya rebels under Joaquin Gomez were dispersed by troops who captured arms and horses. There is no interruption in the oper ations of the sugar mills. The govern ment has cßtyed the United States for prices on the latest makeß of air planes. PENNSY PAYROLL IS $35,000 HIGHER PER MONTH HERE | Readjustment of Wages Gives Shopmen and Clerks Increases The Teiecraph learned positively to day that the Pennsylvania hiilroad has made a readjustment of wages, .affecting shopmen, clerks and other i employes. I The new scale went into effect Feb , ruary 1 and checks which bo out this 1 and next week show increases varying i from one to fifteen per cent. The re | adjustment is based on the number of years the men have been employed and the hours of labor. The minimum increase granted is $2 and the maxi mum runs $8 a month. Altoona clerks and individuals re ceived their first checks yesterday and the men on the middle and other di visions will receive their increases dur ing the next five days. Ever since Christmas, reports of an increase and a probable bonus for employes have been in circulation, j Eventually all employes will be af | fected, it is understood. It is said the increase In the Harris j bjrg railroad payroll will amount to a total of $35,000 each month. I Jail-Breaker Will Be Returned to This State and Hanged Governor Brumbaugh to-day made requisition upon the Governor "of Ari zona for the return to Mauch Chunk of Martin Leskowsky, who broke out of the Carbon county jail in the sum mer of 1909 while awaiting execution for murder. The application for the papers was mada by District Attorney C. G. Set ter, of Carbon county, who set forth that Leskowsky was convicted of a murder committed July 20, 1903, and broke jail while under sentence of death on July 19. 1909, the sherifT of the county at that time certifying to the facts. The man fled to the west and after getting into trouble in Mon tana drifted to Arizona where he was arrested at Prescott. He is now being held to await action by the State authorities. When Les kowsky comes back he will be hanged at Mauch Chunk as the crime he com mitted and his sentence were prior to the enactment of the electrocution law. Praises the Telegraph' To the Editor of the Telegraph: Returning last evening from a most | interesting and memorable trip to; the Lincoln Memorial University, in ' Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, I found 1 opportunity to buy a copy of the Har- : risburg Telegraph when the train j reached York. In view of our recent conversation I find it necessary to say to you thut last evening's issue seemed I to me to one of the highest order of excellence In its arrangement, con tents and ideals. Yours truly, J. Horace McFarland. I MURDERER GETS TWENTY YEARS IN EAST "PEN" Judge Henry Sentences Eddie Marshall Who Pleads Guilty to Second Degree FRAZER , STILL OUT Asks Court For Further In structions; Twelve Men Are About Equally Divided Pleading guilty to murder in the second degree, Eddie Marshall, alias Monroe, accused of shooting Albert Brown last December 18, in a tight in a house in Sarah alley, was sen tenced by Judge Charles V. Henry this morning to serve not less than eigh teen nor more than twenty years in [Continued on Page 3] Put Additional Blast in Operation April 15 at Central Iron Co. Announcement was made by Robert H. Irons, o fthe Central Iron and Steel Company this afternoon that an additional blast furnace would be put in operation April 15. This furnace is one of a pair that have been idle for three years. EVENING EDITION OF PATRIOT MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE The Patriot's evening edition, the Evening News, made its first appear ance to-day. Large numbers of free copies were distributed. The newspa per is published from the plant of the Patriot. It is published and controlled by Vance C.McCormick. Its policies will be the same as those of the Patriot. Some of the Patriot staff have been detailed for work on the evening edi tion. Several new men also have been added To Readers of the Telegraph With this evening's issue of the Telcgra|)}i, half a hundred new car rier boys arc delivering papers in nil parts of the city. Tills lias been made necessary by the tremendous Increase In the Telegraph's circula tion witliln the past week, and our renders arc asked to remember that they themselves were once young and in the same position would have appreciated co-operation and assistance. The Circulation Dc imrtmcnt will count it a favor if any Telegraph readers will phone In any discourtesy or omission on the part of the Telegraph's car riers. Call attention to the testimony as not* being difficult to under- || | tions to make another effort to reach a decision. He called !! | 6and Judge McCarrel charged th jury in the Fickts murder |! ! case late this afternoon. j j FLETCHER ON WAY TO MEXICO j I Laredo, Tex., Feb. 15.—Henry P. Fletcher, American <| ambassador to Mexico, passed through here to-day, enroutc J! j to his post at Mexico City. The official party has crossed J! | into Mexico. 1 j WANT CONSTITUTION AMENDED jf Harrisburg. Home rule for boroughs to be accom I j plished by means of an amendment to the constitution was !; ' this afternoon. Other recommendations include short coun- !> approved by the delegates to the borough convention lat j j cils of from three to five members elected at large with sal- j> aries ranging from $75 to S3OO a year; repeal of a section of 11 the Public Service Commission act to .permit municipalities j| to maintain public utilities without restrcticm; provision for ![ return of fifty per cent, of the automobile license fees to ;! boroughs wherein collected, and authority to regulate-bill- I . boards on private party. Committees probably will be ap- j[ „ pointed late to-day. !> MARKET EXCESSIVELY DULL New York, Feb. 15. The record of many months for || excessive dullness was broken during to-day's noon hour, / !! ; atom 17,000 shaies changing hands. Price movements j! ! m nly downward with especial heaviness in, gas issues. ; | MARRIAGE Jerome llonn nnd llelenn n. Hume*. Middle town. > Francnro I'aolo Z.uro, Philadelphia, anil Katie l)e I'nmpln, Maryavflle. ' | \ Robert Henry Tnjnun, Middle (own. and Margaret Dry Moore, Phlla- ! ' | delpiila. : i: J ♦ vicinity of State street, but no official plans for track extensions have been announced. At present three big improvements are under way. One, the Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge, is Hearing com pletion and will shortly be turned over to the Cumberland Valley Rail road Company. Work is progressing on the new Pennsylvania freight sta tion in South Harrisburg. In spite of the shortage of labor and cold weather the contractors are making headway. The other big improvement is the ad dition of 20 tracks cast of t.o take care of the Bethlehem Steel Company business. CARTKII TO SI'ICAK W. Justin Carter will speak Febru ary 21 in Pittsburgh at a celebration in honor of the 100 th birthday anni versary of Frederick Douglas, to be held under the auspices of the Na tional Association For the Advance ment of Colored People. Mr. Cartel will preside at a similar meeting to be held on February 2 5 at Philadelphia. NO I.VIIOIt MKETIXO 11. jr. Brooks, president of the Cen tral Union thi.i afternoon an. nounoed that the notice published this morning concerning a special meeting of the Union to be held this afternoon was a mistake. There will be no meet, ing until next Monday night.