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' 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
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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 <llOO, Circulation De
partment.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
PENNSY PREPARING
PLANS FOR STATION
IN EXTENSION ZONE
Site to Be Between North and Walnut Streets and Struc-
J fare Will Cost Several Millions; to Be in Keeping
| With General Scheme of Capitol Park Development
SURVEYS BEING MADE BY ENGINEERS;
SEEKING OPTIONS IN TENTH STREET
Three Big Improvements Now Underway Nearing Com
pletion; Will Soon Dedicate the Cumberland Valley
Bridge; Make Headway on Freight Station and 20
New Tracks
A great passenger station of orna
mental design and large enough to
take care of Harrisburg's constantly
growing demands is being planned in
the Philadelphia office of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, according to a gen
erally credited rumor in railroad cir
cles to-day.
The site for the new station is said
to be between North and Walnut
streets. It will cost upwards of sev
eral million dollars and will be situ
ated so as to fit into the general land
scape scheme to be worked out for
the Capitol park extension.
Surveys recently were made north
ward from Market street to North
street and from Seventh street to Cam
eron street. Blue prints were pre
pared of this section of the city and.
sent to Philadelphia. Engineers in
charge of the survey refused to di
vulge any business secrets, but one
property owner on Cowden. street
south of Walnut was told to look for
other quarters.
It is understood that options have
been secured on Tenth street property
between Walnut and State, by the
Pennsylvania Railroad. It was learned
sometime ago that the Pennsy was
seeking additional yard facilities in the
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MURDER JURY SPLITS ||
The jury in the Frazer murder case cam# into court |[.
this afternoon and announced it was unable to agree upon a jL:
j 'J
J verdict. Judge McCarrell sent the jurors back Aath lnbtruc- >
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,
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; 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.
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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.