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HARRISBURG ifSSsIl TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI— No. 45 16 PAGES
HE AVY TOLL TAKEN IN
MEDITERRANEAN ZONE;
TO CALL CONGRESS SOON
TRANSPORT IS
AMONG MANY
VESSELS JUST
REPORTED SUNK
Berlin Announces Destruc
tion of Four Steamers
Aggregating 11,900 Tons
During Last Few Days
ITALIAN SHIP
CROWDED WITH MEN
Claim Real Submarine Suc
cesses Much Larger as
Majority of Commanders
Have Not Yet Reported
Dispatches from various
sources to-day added a dozen
ships to the list of those sunk as
the result of the recent Teutonic
sub'marine operations. Most of
these were sent to the bottom sev
eral days ago.
The longest list came from a
German source and claimed the
sinking of six vessels in the
I Mediterranean within the last
few days. The names of three of
these, not previously mentioned
in shipping reports, were given,
their tonnage aggregating 8,000
tons. In addition the sinking was
claimed of two steamers, names
not given, of a total of 7,500 tons
and of a crowded Italian trans
port, tonnage not stated.
23,000 Tons
Paris officially reports the sink
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2,000 Killed or Hurt
In Rumanian Wreck,
Overseas Agency Says
Berlin, Feb. 21, by wireless to Say
ville. There were approximately two
thousand persons killed or injured in
the recent railroad accident near Chir
urcha, in Northern Kumania, accord
ing to the Moscow newsnaner Russ
koye Slovo, as quoted by the Over
seas News Agency. Five hundred per
sons were instantly killed according
to this account.
"The train jumped the tracks and
the cars were telescoped,'' reads the
.summarized account as given out by
the news agency. "Fire broke out at
once in several places and a panic
among the passengers ensued.
"Fathers and mothers pushed their
children aside in efforts to save them
selves," says the Kusskoye Slovo. Men
pushed women into the fire, women
and men attacking each other with
teeth and finger nails. Others lost
their minds and ran into the burning
cars. Then ammunition on board the
train began exploding killing many
persons."
An Overseas News Agency state
ment on January 28 based on accounts
in the Russkoye Slovo reported more
than 100 Rumanians of high rank kill
ed In the Chlrurcha train wreck. The
train was carrying Rumanian refugees
to Russia.
THE WEATHER
For Hnrrlnbui-K anil vlrllntyt Knir
to-niKht, with loHent tempera
ture about 211 deKreex; Tliurmlay
unsettled, probably ruin or Nnotv,
mid warmer.
For Kndtern Pennsylvania i Partly
c loudy to-niKht; Tliurxdny prob
ably rala or Know and warmer:
moderate northeast to east winds.
Temperaturei 8 a. m.. 211 degree*
above mero.
.Sunt Rises, a. m.
, Moon i Klrxt quarter, February 28,
11148 p. m.
River St nice i 0.8 feet above low
water murk.
Yesterday's Weather
lllKbemt temperature, -10.
liOwent temperature. :m.
Mean temperature, 40.
.Normal temperature, 31.
General Condition-.
Temperature ehnniceN went of the
Roekles have rlxen nllKhtly, ex
eept In n few loealltles. I.lifht
rains fell generally Mouth and east
of the Ohio river and IIkM nnown
oeurrrrt In north dlMtrletn from
Montann to the Atlantic roant.
Ralnn and nnown fell over the I*n
eltlc mlope.
Hlver
The Susquehanna river and all Its
brnneheM will probably remain
nearly stationary without much
elinuuc In lee conditions. A Ntnice
of about 0.0 feet la Indicated for
Harrlsburfc Thursday morning.
WILL REQUEST
AUTHORITY TO
PROTECT SHIPS
BEFORE MARCH 4
President Practically Decides
to Appear Prior to Ad
journment; Will Probably
Arm Ships . j
IS NOT AFTER ..
DECLARATION OF WAR
Satisfied When Such Action
Is Needed There Will be
Little Division; Austrian
Breach Expected
Washington, Feb. 21. —President
Wilson has practically decided to ap
pear before Congress prior to adjourn
ment March 4, to ask for additional
authority to protect American seahien
and ships against the German subma
rine menace.
While officials said to-day there was
a bare chance that he will not carry
out the plan, there was every indica
tion that he would make his address
either late this week or early next
week.
The President's position, as outlin
ed authoritatively to-day, is that Con
gress before adjourning should pass a
broad resolution giving him additional
authority. Ho has definitely decided
what he will say to Congress but that
had not been made public. Officials
generally expect that sooner or later
arms will bo furnished to American
ships.
Ships Still Tied Vp
Despite the statement of the British
government that a very small percent
age of vessels going to and from the
war zone were being sunk by German
submarines, officials pointed out to
day that most American vessels in the
trans-Atlantic trade were still held up.
It was emphasized to-day that when
the President appears before Congress
he will not do so with the purpose of
asking for a declaration of war. While
it is realized that the pacillst element
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REFORM JURY
COMMISSIONER
IS UNDER FIRE
Investigation Into Report of
Samuel M. Taylor Is
Ordered
Ordered on January 28 to appear be
fore the County Commissioners to ex
plain certain parts of his report of
work in filling the jury wheel for 1917,
Jury Commissioner Samuel M. Taylor,
elected on a Democratic reform ticket,
has not been present at any regular
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Recruiting Records
For Ten Years Broken
The past ten days has seen more re
cruiting for the military and naval
forces of the United States than in
many years, it was reported this morn
ing at the recruiting stations in the
Bergner Building.
The Harrisburg district in the army
branch now stands fifteenth on a list
of fifty in the number of recruits
turned in by postmasters, it was said.
Postmasters, under a new act of Con
gress, are paid $5 for each recruit they
can get for Uncle Sam, and they are
working hard toward getting men to
serve with the colors. Lieutenant
Lesher, assistant to Captain Harrell,
said this morning that correspondence
with postmasters throughout the dis
trict is now being carried on with the
view of developing this form of re
cruiting.
U-BOAT TOLL
Washington, D. C., Feb. 21. The
British Embassy issued a statement
last night announcing that Germany's
"widely advertised campaign of
ruthless murder on the high seas" re
sulted in the loss of less than one ship
in every hundred plying In or out of
British ports between February 1 and
14.
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An Ash Wednesday
Thought
(Not by "Suskle")
When I saw the dusky Nubian, this
morning,
Taking out the ashes here and
there—
And failing to call at many places,
The thought struck me,
As I watched him—
An Ash Wednesday thought, I
might say—
The thought struck mo
That here In Harrisburg—
Harrisburg, a regular city—
All we need is the sackcloth;
We have the ashes.
—HAZEL NUTT.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1917.
SWEEPING CHANGES IN CLERGY
OF HARRISBURG DIOCESE ARE
MADE BY BIS
rather Hassett Transferred to St. Edward's Church, Shamo
kin; Father Carey, of St. Francis' to Become Cathedral
Rector; Assistants Also Changed; New Priest at Middle
town
RT. REV. M. M. HASSETT
Transferred from Cathedral to St.
Edward's, Shamokin.
Sweeping changes in tha clergy of
the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harris
burg were announced today by Bishop
Philip R. McDevitt. The transfers are
effective February 25.
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor M. M. Has
sett, D. D„ rector of St. Patrick's Ca
thedral. this city, is transferred to St.
Edward's Church at Shamokin. He suc
ceeds the late Rev. Monsignor J. J.
Koch, who died recently. The Rev. D.
J. Carey, rector at St. Francis' Church.
Market street, succeed* Dr. Hassett, as
rector at the Cathedral.
The Rev. D. P. Reardon, assistant to
Doctor Hassett, has also been trans
ferred to St. Edwrd's Church, Shamo
kin. He will be succeeded at St. Pat
rick's Cathedral by the Rev. M. J.
O'Flynn, of St. Mary's Church, York.
WALNUT STREET
BRIDGE LOAN FUND
MAY BE DIVERTED
Mr. Bechtold' of Steelton, Puts
in Measure With That
End in View
j A bill which would enable the city
I of Harrisburg to change the $300,000
i loan voted in 1915 for the construc
| tion of a viaduct to span the Pennsyl
i vania railroad and the valley of Pax
ton creek at Walnut street to any other
purpose with the assent of the electors
was introduced into the House to-day
j by Itepresentative D. J. Bechtold, of
Steelton. The bill is an amendment
j to the act of 1874 regulating the man
| ner of increasing the indebtedness of
j the municipalities of the state.
Provisions of Bill
In brief the bill provides that when
| the corporate authorities signify de
' .sire to make such increase of debt
j "or having previously received the as-
I sent of the electors to an increase of
j indebtedness and the purposes for
; which said increase was asked and
j assent obtained having proven to bo
] impracticable or impossible, and the
corporate authorities of any county,
city, borough, township, school or
, other municipality or incorporated dls
jtrict by their ordinance or vote shall
; have signified a desire to use the
| money so borrowed for any other law
ful municipal purpose" they shall give
notice of an election for the purpose
I "of obtaining the assent of the elect-
I ors thereof to use the money thereto
fore borrowed for another lawful pur-
I pose."
j At the election the new purpose
shall be set forth on the advertisement
I and on the ballot.
Offer Amendments
Representative W. T. Ramsey, of
I Delaware, offered the amendments to
I the third class city act drawn by the
I city solicitors of the third class cities
!at their recent meeting here. The
House committee on municipal affairs,
to which the bills were referred, will
! meet next week on a day to be de
| voted to third class city legislation,
t of which there is a considerable quati
| tity in hand. They will be taken up
together and a plan devised to tump
them. It is possible that hearings
may be held.
CTht Star- 3n&rpenbcnt.
i|PP
REV. D. J. CARET
Rector at St. Francis' Becomes Head
of Cathedral
The Hev. J. R. Murphy, of St. Vin
cent's Church, Hanover, comes to St.
Francis Church, as successor to the
Rev. D. J. Carey. The Rev. XV. A How
ard, of St. Mary's Church. Middletown,
succeeds the Rev. J. R. Murphy at
Hanover. Other changes include:
The Rev. Julius C. Foin. St. Ignatius'
Church, Orrtanna, to St. Mary's Church,
Middletown.
The Rev. W. W. Whalen, St. Edward's
Church. Shamokin, to St. Ignatius'
Church. Orrtanna, Penna.
The Rev. Jos. McDonnell, St. Mary's
Church. McSherrystown, to St. Joseph's
at West Shamokin.
The Rev. J. B. Lawley, St. Joseph's,
West Shamokin, to Church of Our Lady,
Mt. Carmel.
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PIZZIMENTI
PARDON CASE
CAUSES SPLIT
McClain and Brown Differ as
to Merits of Harrisburg
Italian's Case
Members of the State Board of Par
dons split to-day as to whether or not
Bruno Pizzimenti, a Harrisburg Ital
ian, should be pardoned from serving
the remaining nine years of an 18-
year term for murder in the second de
gree.
Attorney General Brown and Lieu
tenant-Governor McClain took oppo
site sides—Mr. Brown contending that
Pizzimenti was a victim of circum
stanced and had suffered enough, while
the Lieutenant Governor declared 'hat
Pizzimenti should stay in the peniten
tiary.
Pizzimenti pleaded guilty to sec
ond degree murder in tile Dauphin
county courts in March, 1907. He and
his brother, who was also Implicated
in the killing of a fellow countryman
in South Second street, were sentenced
by Judge Capp, then specially presid
ing here from Lebanon, to eighteen
years. The brother later was par
doned.
Re-arrested in Chester
In 1913 Pizzimenti was paroled and
was employed by W. H. Pierce, who
organized the strike here of the Broth
erhood of Railway Employes, to or
ganize Italian trackhands. He was ar
rested in Chester county for inciting
fo riot and sentenced to six months
in jail. At the conclusion of this term
Pizzimenti was sent back to the East
ern penitentiary to serve out his un
expired term. C. A. Carroll, of Phil
adelphia, and W. L. Loeser, of this
city, appeared for the prisoner, and
District Attorney M. E. Stroup opposed
the pardon.
For the first time In years mem
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No Action To-day on
Sproul Resolution
Governor Brumbaugh to-day sign
ed the Senate resolution relative to
Civil war retirements which was
passed yesterday.
The Governor did not indicate when
he would act on the resolution for an
investigation of government, which is
now on his desk.
The special committee of the judi
ciary general committee which is to
sit in Pittsburgh to hear expressions
on the bills to abolish capital punish
ment to-day announced that It would
meet on March 2 In the Allegheny
county courthousei
FEARS ANARCHY
AND RIOTING IF
FOODSTUFFS ARE
NOT SENT EAST
President of Chicago Board
of Trade Advises R. R.
Heads to Place Embargoes
on Everything But Food
N. Y. MAYOR SEES
RIOTING HOUSEWIVES
Promises to Ask Committee
For $1,000,000 to Buy
Food; Declare Children
Starving to Death by Hun
dreds
Chicago, I-Vli. 21.——President .1. P.
firltlln, of the Chicago llourd of
Trnde, to-day telegraphed to the lu
terntutc Commerce Coiiiiiilkmloii anil
lo the prcMidentN of cnxtern rail
road*), liiMlMtlng that iiulch* an Im
mediate embargo were placed on all 1
products cant-bound out of ( hlcago
except fuel and foodstuffs, the
country will (ace the dnugcr of an
archy and rioting.
A meeting of directors of the Board
of Trade, lawyers and traffic experts
was held this afternoon to ascertain
if legal means can be found to force
the railways an dthe Interstate Com
merce Commission to clear up the sit
uation, particularly as it affects Chi
cago.
"The Commission and the railroads
have failed in the crisis," said Mr.
Griffin. "We are trying to ascertain
if the courts offer a solution."
In his telegram to the railroad
presidents, Mr. Griffin says:
"Despite all your assurances, no re
jlief has been afforded to move grain
and other food products out of Chi
cago.
"The present scarcity of supplies
borders on famine in many communi
ties with the consequent inflation of
values directly chargeable to the fail
ure of railroads to meet this national
emergency.
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CARPENTERS
GIVE PRAISE
TO GOVERNOR
Express Confidence in State
Executive; Hear of Pro
posed Legislation
Addresses by E. E. Greenawalt,
Commissioner of Immigration, Phila
delphia, and Dr. John Price Jackson,
Pennsylvania Labor Commissioner,
Harrisburg, were features of the morn
ing session of the State Carpenters'
convention, convening In Chestnut
Street Auditorium. The Resolution
Committee also submitted its report.
E. E. Greenawalt, former president
o ftlie Pennsylvania Federation of La
bor, opened the session with an ad
dress in which he lauded the carpen
ters for their honorable occupation.
He also gave a brief outline of the
work being done by the immigration
commission, of which he is the head
of the third zone with headquarters In
Philadelphia. H estated that the com
mission was established to distribute
foreigners to the uncongested working
sections of the country and to assist
In maintaining an even balance in the
industrial economy of the United
States. He outlined the work which
has been done during the past month,
giving statistics.
Near Legislation
Dr. John Price Jackson, Pennsylva
nia Labor Commissioner, Harrisburg,
also addressed the delegates, outlining
some of the proposed bills to be pre
sented before the eLgislature. He com
plimented the officers of the State Car
penters' organization, for their falr
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17,000 Krupp Mechanics
Reported on Strike
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Feb. 21, via London.—
The frontier correspondent of the
Telegrapf says that a strike In the
Krupp works at Essen, involving 17,-
000 workmen, has been in progress
for a fortnight.
The men the correspondent declares,
are demanding higher wages and In
creased food rations. Many of the
strikers, he adds, have been sent to
the front.
KINO WILL FILED
The will of Arthur King, president
of the Middletown Car Works, who
died recently, was filed to-day for
probate. The widow, two daughters
and one son will receive the entire
estate. I
Single Copy, 2 Cents
RAILROAD POLICE
SEEK GERMAN SPIES
WORKING NEAR HERE
Pair of Suspects Sought by P. R. R. Special Officers
Along Philadelphia Division
PHOTOGRAPHED STEELTON MILL AND
PLANTS IN OTHER ADJOINING TOWNS
Captain Barclay's Men Watch Every Avenue of Escape?
"We Can Not Afford to Take Any Chances," He
Declares
In an effort to catch alleged Ger
man spies taking photographs and
making maps of munitions plants and
railr.au centers in Pennsylvania, spe
cial officers of the Philadelphia divi
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad, to
day watched every possible avenue of
escape.
Two suspects on train No. 8 leaving
Harrisburg at 2:35 yesterday after
noon either got away from the detec
tives by changing their make-up or
leaving the train at Lancaster before
search was made in that city.
The suspects started activity when
the train passed Steelton. Several
| pictures of the steel plant were taken
when the train slowed up, the detec
tives say. At Middletown more pic
tures were taken. Captain Barclay
was notified by telegram from Mt. Joy.
He wired Lancaster authorities to
make a search of the train, but the
men could not be found.
[ At Philadelphia, government agents
I and Philadelphia detectives boarded
[the train at West Philadelphia where
they made a thorough search, but
were unable to discover any person
with cameras.
Captain Barclay believes that the
two men might have changed their
; EARS WIVES* PLEA !
! layoi Mitchel* had been \
j eir chii- !
dren were "starving to death by hundreds" because of the J
• high of food, he promised to place before the Board of '!
I Estimate n Friday their plea that $1,000,000 .be appro
priated by the city to buy food for distribution at reason able 3
| MARKET CLOSES HEAVY !
J New York, Feb. 21. Steel and other prominent in- !
4ustrials were under further pressure in the last hour with
more moderate recessions in rails. The closing was heavy. i
| The approaching holiday and fresh international uncertain- j
, ties invited profit taking in various parts of the list to-day, j
leaders yielding Ito 3 points. Sales were estimated at j
! res.
| MAYOR RESTS WELL
! Harrisburg. Mayor E. S. Meals, who is critically ill j
! ..t his home, was resting well and slightly improved this
afternoon, physicians reported.
| PARDON BOARD SPLIT i
| Harrisburg. The State Board of Pardons to-day split 1
lon the plea by Bruno Pizzimenti,. of this city, for a pardon j
with Attorney General Brown and Lieutenant Governor I
McClain taking the opposite side. Pizzimenit was sent back 11
to the penitentiary for a technical violation of his parole. h
;
! plead guilty to second degree murder in 1907 and wis !
( i,i " 18-year sentence. ]]
| PAY TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR
; Harrisburg. Spirited addresses by E. E. Greenwalt,
Commissioner of Immigration, Philadelphia, and Dr. John !
I Price Jackson, Pennsylvania Commissioner of Labor, Har- j
[ risburg, were features of the morning session of the State <
Carpenters' Convention, now in session in Chestnut Street !
Auditorium. The Resolution Committee submitted resolu- i
tions the most important of which paid a high tribute to '
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh. The session adjourned to i
•tw ■ )0 i 'cl..ck to elect > Ifici-rs and select convention '
,i...iters fcr next year. J
MARRIAGE
Charles Curl /.ebell, Kwatare township, and l.aura Rather May Shoop,
Dressier.
Joe Martlno and KM her May Dlvely, .Steelton
Harold Albert St. I'eter anil tte-Karet Cronln, llarrlNhurg.
John l.eroy Kdvrard ami Carrie Anna Dare, Harrisburg.
I'aul C. Hoover and I.lssle M. Kllnger, l.ykens tonnnhtp.
|>M *
HOME EDITION
clothing, left the train at Lancaster
and returned to this city or some
other place to have the plates de
veloped. The railroad officers to-day
visited photograph galleries in Mld
| dletown, Elizabethtown, Mt. Joy and
| Lancaster to learn if any strangers
; brought plates for development. Lo
! cal galleries were also visited. Cap
j tain Barclay said:
I "We cannot afford to take chances.
I Railroads will be busy carrying troops
land supplies in case of war, and tha
| dynamiting of bridges and plants
would in all probability bo a part ol
the work of the enemy's representa
tives in the United States."
The reported activities of these sus
-1 peeted spies, coming on the heels ol
[ the announcement by Senator Lee K
I Overman, of North Carolina, in Wash
ington on Monday, that he had Infor
mation from the Department of Jus
tice that there are more than 100,000
i foreign spies in this country, has stir
red the local Federal authorities t
unusual efforts to capture and exam
ine the men. It is pointed out thai
in the event of war such photographs
p they are reported to have taken
would be of great value to a hostllt
power.