' 1 "'. WffVjgffmyp J , ,„ , IJ i W „ ,| ; . IJIIUI u iivjiHi*w^p^ppjppnM9!V Believe Rush -tits Will Ave tened Food and Fuel Shortages HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 46 U. S. SAILORS ARE RELEASED American Seamen Taken to Germany on Yarrowdalc Re ported Freed After Berlin Learns Ships Here Had Not Been Confiscated FIVE AMERICANS ON CREW OF SWEDISH SHIP SUNK BY BOMBS Given Ten Minutes to Take to Boats; Four Other Ves sels Torpedoed To-Day; Two Neutrals Among Them; Aggregate 9,743 Tons Amsterdam, Feb. 22, via London. A dispatch received here from Berlin says that the American sailors who were taken to Ger many on the steamer Yarrowdalc have been released. The Americans were released, the dispatch says, after the Ger man Government had been informed officially that German ships in America had not been confiscated and that their crews had not been interned. FIVE AMERICANS ON SHIP SUNK Four steamers, aggregating 9,74 3 tons, arc on to-day's list of vessels! sunk as a result of the new Teutonic j blockade measures. Neutral vessels are again figuring in the sinkings reported. One of to-day's announced victims of the submarine operations was Dutch and another j Norwegian. A Russian and a British steamer were the other two. In ad-j ditiona a British trawler was sunk. Military operations during the last I 24 hours so far as reported, were ot 1 the same relatively minor nature as j for several days past. Washington, Feb. 22. Sinking by ai German submarine of the Swedish 11 steamer Skogland, which had five | Americans aboard, after the crew had !: been given ten minutes to take to boats, was reported by Consul (Jen- j eral Hurst, at Barcelona, Spain, in aj message to-day to the State Depart-] ment. No one was injured and the j crew landed safely at Tarragona, Spain. The Skogland, a vessel of 1837 tons net, sailed from Norfolk, January 2. for Bagnoli, Italy. Consul General Hurst, in his dispatch, said there were 26 in her crew, live of whom claim< American citizenship. He gives their names as James Braner, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Leo Cartrlght, Portsmouth, N. H.; Jack Burke, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Jay Lew is, Uniontown, Pa., and Joseph Brown, Elizabeth, N. J. BELIEVE FOOD FAMINE WILL BE AVERTED BY BIG RUSH SHIPMENTS By Associated Press Washington, Feb. 22. Threatened food and fuel shortages in many local ities caused by freight congestion and car shotage seemed to-day to have been averted by drastic orders of the railroads, co-operating with the Inter state Commerce Commission, to rush special shipments to needy towns or cities. American Railway Association officials declared the danger of inade quate supply of living necessities be cause of transportation problems had lessened greatly wjthin the last two weeks and the possibility of a general shortage throughout tho East was slight. The dearth of freight cars is less than a year ago, they said. The railway association yesterday ordered individual lines to give spe Taylor's Check For Duplications Ready Since February 5 Counsel for Samuel Taylor to-day notified County Solicitor Philip S. Moy er that he has had on his desk since February 5 check in the sum of SB, signed by Mr. Taylor, covering dupli cations In his sworn statement for services as Jury Commissioner, two items of which have been rejected by the County Commissioners. The ex planation was made 'that the check had not been forwarded due to press of other business. The sum covers du plications for services March 8 and August 19, 1916. THE WEATHER] For Ifarrishurs; anil vicinity: Part ly cloudy to-nlKht; Nonifnlmt eoltler Friday, probably snow or rain, with rising temperature; moderate to Irish northwest, shift lot; to east wiiuh, Temperature: H a. m„ 34 degree* above *ero. Sun: Rises, (hSK a. m. Moon: First quarter, February i.'S, 11:48 a. in. Itlver St nice: fI.S feet above low water mark. I.rnl holiday; no river eaeiulatlons made. Yesterday** Weather Highest temperature, JIH. I.OH est temperature. 'IT*. Mian temperature, 32. Aoruial temperature, 31. 18 PAGES The Skogland was stopped in the I Mediterranean by a submarine six : miles south of Tarragona, Spain, at ] 6 a. m., February 18, Consul General Hurst reported, and the crew was giv en ten minutes to take to their boats. | As the crew left the ship, sailors from i the submarine went aboard and placed j a bomb which was exploded and de ist royed the ship. The crew landed' ;at Tarragona after 17 hours in their ! boats. The Skogland undoubtedly is the \ I same vessel as that reported from j Paris yesterday as the Skogland which j i was mentioned as having been sunk 1 ; February 18. There is a Norwegian! I steamer Skogland which sailed from I New York January 13 for Kirkwall ■ and Trondhjeim. j London, Feb. 22. —Lloyds announces ; that the British steamer Corso has | been sunk. The Corso was a vessel of | .".,242 tons. She was last reported as | having passed through the Ked Sea, eastbound, January 4. Paris, Feb. 22.—Official announce ment was made to-day of the sinking on February 21 of the Dutch steam ship Ambon, 3,598 tons gross, and of a British trawler. The sinking of the Norwegian steamship Alice, 709 tons, and of a Russian steamer of 2,194 tons also was [Continued on Page 13] cial attention to prompt shipment of coal and coke to eighteen Middle Western cities when it became appar ent suddenly that the reserve stocks in many of these places were nearly exhausted and the gas supply was th rcatened. Hallway officials and the Interstate Commerce Commission regarded the view of the congestion expressed by J. W. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, as unduly serious. Ho predicted rioting and anarchy if food prices are not reduced soon by open ing of channels of railway supply, and charged that the eastern roads are using a disproportionate share of cars for munitions shipments, preventing (Continued or, Page 5) Burgess Finds Man He Hauled to Lockup in Wheelbarrow is Gone After goi ;g to all the trouble to haul a drunk around town hall in a wheel barrow, Burgess J. Fred Hummel, of I Wormleysburg, to-day is on a man hunt to find the person or persons who released his prisoner. Burgess Hummel, late last night, i found the inebriate sound asleep in front of the hall. No copper in sight, the Burgess finally discovered a wheel barrow and converted it into a police i patrol. At the lockup a watchman #aa put in charge, but this morning both guard and prisoner were gone. What is worrying Wormleysburg of ficials is that they can't make a com i plete record of who the prisoner was, | his reasons for preferring a bed in j front of the town hall and his sen j tence. Third Penna. Artillery Coming Home Mar. 13 Sail Antonio, Tex., Feb. 1!2. —Addition- al dates announced at Southern depart ment headquarters to-day for the de- I parture of state troops from the bor der practically completes the schedule of tho homeward movement for or ganizations Included in the first of the two contingents Into which the 50,000 I guardsmen have been divided for trans portation purposes. The dates Include: C Battery, New Jersey field artillery. Douglas, Ariz., March 7. Third Pennsylvania field ar tillery El Paso, March 13. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1917. GEORGE WASHINGTON \ HF • HH vHHB HjF i(S| . ■ . .;•.. .: Y •; - . ':- Born February 22, 1732 Died December 14, 1799* During the awful winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, when his men were without food and when their bare feet left tratks of blood on the snow, lie went ofT to the woods, alone, bared his head, kneeled on the bard-frozen *no\\T and prayed for aid. "I knew the Colonies would win," said a prominent Quakeress, who had seen the devotions un observed from her farmhouse window, "because their general placed his trust in the Lord." WASHINGTON DAY MARKED BT REAL AMERICAN SPIRIT Wide Observance of Day Hon oring Father of His Country Keal old-fashioned Americanism sparkled to-day in tho early celebra tion of the birthday anniversary of the nation's first President, while nu merous committees worked hard all day putting the finishing touches to patriotic exercises scheduled for this evening at the close of Washington's Birthday. Aside from the more formal pro grams, banquets and meetings, hun dreds of - informal little parties are planned for this evening. Confectioners and others who make a specialty in little favors such as replicas of the famous hatchet, to say [Continued on Page 1-1 Patriotic Sons Endorse Governor Brumbaugh The following resolution, endorsing Governor Brumbaugh's administration, was put before the P. O. S. of A. con vention this afternoon: "Resolved, That we view with ap prehension the unenviable spectacle of the destruction of the comprehensive influence for the good of our State, and the rapid advancement of the cause of education, in the proposed investiga tion of Governor M. G. Brumbaugh. "That we believe in Governor Brum baugh as a staunch and loyal friend of the public • schools, and a great ad vocate of the large benefits to accrue to the people by the operation of the school code in friendly hands. Much has been accomplished on these lines of vocational schools, the complete control and ownership of the normal schools, the augmenting of the per manent school fund and the general acceptaince of the worth of the school code as a whole. "That we hope in an early agree ment between conflicting interests to the effect, that confidence may be re stored in all and that the great influ ence for good lhat Governor M. G. Brumbaugh is capable of shall be re stored in all its power." Track on Island Will Be Lengthened by Committee Members of the Harrisburg Track Athletics Committee will meet next, week in the offices of the City Park i Department, in the Calder building. Arrangements will be made for the opening of thfc season, and for the track meets to bo held in May and June. Improvements this year will include lengthening the running track from one-sixth to one-quarter mile. It was shortened last year- because of work on the erection of the new Cum berland Valley railroad bridge, ne cessitating the use of some of the ground for machinery. No work will be started, however, 1 until after the spring floods. &hc Stat- 2Jni>cpfn&ent WASHINGTON IS HONORED BY ENTIRE NATION Frequent Reference to Inter national Situation During Observances By Associated Press , Washington. Feb. 22. President Wilson participated in George Wash ington's birthday exercises here to day at which frequent reference was made to the prosent international sit uation. "It is much less of an adventure to write history than to try to enact it," said the President in presenting a gold medal to a school boy for writing an essay on history. The President pledged allegiance [Continued on Page 13] City Sealer Weighs Coal for Consumers Suspicious of Carts Suspicion on the part of Harris burgers that the cars and wagons now being pressed into service by one or two city coal dealers do not carry full weight in the amount of fuel delivered are being investigated by 11. D. Keel, crty sealer of weights and measures. The wagons are said to have been put in use because of the big demand for coal. Mr. Reel is having difficulty in "weigh ing coal because of the bulk. The sealer has been forced to have porters carry the coal in bags to scales. There Is no danger of a coal famirie in Harrisburg, dealers said tlds morn ing. A fair amount is stored In the various yards. The price, however, is advancing steadily. Further Changes Rumored In Harrisburg Diocese Humors of further changes in the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg could not be verified to-day. Bishop Philip R. McDevltt was out of the city. The Rt. Rev. Monsignor M. M. Hassett, D.• D., who was transferred from St. Patrick's Ca- Ihedral to Sliamokin, left yesterday Jo visit his new charge. The Rev. T. B. Johnson, assistant at St. Patrick's cathedral, had no knowl edge of any further changes. He said any information along this line would have to come from Bishop McDevltt. The changes announced yesterday are in effect during the week of Febru ary 25. It is understood that the members of the clergy who have been transferred will not leave for their new fields before Monday. TO AnmtKSS IMIKHWRITKIIS WlnMow Itussell. manager of agen cies of the Phoenix Mutual I.lfe Insur ance Company, of Hartford. Conn., this evening will address the Central Penn sylvania Association of I.lfe Underwrit ers at a luncheon to be given at the Engineers' Society clubhouse at 6.30 o'clock. CUBAN FORCES PREPARING FOR DECISIVE FIGHT 'Havana Believes Both Sides Are Gathering For Supreme Effort at Camaguey Havana, Feb. 22.—For the third successive day no word of fighting has reached the capital, and the belief is growing that both sides are gathering their lories for a supcreme effort at Camaguey. * Colonel Pujol, whose forces co operated with those of Colonel Collazo | in taking of Sancti Spirituals reported I as already having crossed l'roni Santa Clara province into Camaguey prov ! ince, and it was intimated in a well | informed quarter to-day that he prob- I ably will attack the Camaguey capital • to-morrow. Santiago De -Cuba, ap parently, Is to be left in the hands of I the rebels until Camaguey been cleared. ; A report reached Havana to-dav | that the American steamer Tivives from Jamaica for New York bv wav of Santiago"De Cuba, left Santiago last night crowded with Americans resi- Ident of Santiago and tourists who had | been unable to leave because of the I uprising. According to this report the steamship oilirials had suspended the regular stop of the IVives at San tiago on account or the situation there, but the American consul, in agreement with the commander of the I two American warships there, ordered I her to enter the harbor to take off the Americans. It is reliably stated that President Monoeal Is preparing a proclamation granting amnesty to those members of the military who have been obliged to take up arms against his government by orders of their superiors, and to all civilians involved in the revolt who lay down their arms. It is said to be his intention to allow such soldiers to I be reincorporated in the army. Reports from many officers in the field given out at the palace continue to show an undiminished number of | insurgents .surrendering to the loyal forces. Red Men Plan For a Tri-County Association I Final arrangements for the perma ■ nent organization of what will be | known as the Tri-County Association, Improved Order of Red Mm, were com pleted at a meeting.held last nlglit in ! Warrior Eagles wigwam, Verbeke and Fulton streets. All the tribes of Perry. [Cumberland and Dauphin counties wer< ; represented, and temporary officers | were elected as -follows: Chairman, j Kichard Chellew, Poeoson Tribe No. 133; j secretary, 11. E. Sanderson, Warrior i ISagle Tribe No. 3-10. 1 After interesting talks by great >1 chiefs the following committee was iappolnted on organization and by-laws: I William Manning, No. 243, Steelton; [Park McCormick, N0.'61, Harrisburg; ■A. .1. Keller, No. 91, Harrisburg; H. M. Klickner, Na. 91, Mechanlcsburg; 'Sherman AHlienfelter, No. 331, Harris-! 'burg; Charles Lilly, No. 431, West Palr i view: heater Hotter, No. 57, Harrisburg. land George ltlfe. No. 315, Mlddletown. ] The next meeting for organization will, jbe held In Steelton on March 8, in the Iwigwain.of I'axtang Tribe No. 213. ' Single Copy, 2 Cents ULTIMATUM TO GARBAGE FIRM BY E. Z. GROSS Tells Gardner City Will Take Over AVork Unless Clean- Up Is Hurried TO NAME INSPECTORS \\ ill Make Bonding Company Fay Bill if Health Department Takes Over Work City ('ommissioner E. Z. Gross serv ed notice this morning on Samuel Gardner, of the Pennsylvania Reduc tion Company, that unless a general cleanup of all ashes and garbage ac cumulated all over the city, is started next Monday and completed within a reasonable length of time, the city will j take over the work at once. Mr. Gardner, Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, j Commissioner Gross and Oliver P. I Keller, of the city health bureau, | held a lengthy conference this morn [Continued on Page 12] Evidence Pointing to Wide Ramifications of Alleged German Spy Plot | Now York, Feb. 22.—Evidence i pointing tq wide ramilicatlons of an j alleged German spy plot in this conn try will be laid ijefore the Federal | grand jury, 'called to meet here to ! morrow. It is understood that the De partment of Justice is particularly de j sirous of investigating methods used ito get American passports by aliens not entitled to them. TJie first cases to oome before the jury will i>e those of Albert Sander and Karl W. Wunnenberg, accused of I violating the neutrality laws in send ing men abroad to obtain British war I secrets for Germany. Federal officials, it was learned to- I day, are searching' for other persons involved In this alleged conspiracy. [ Three men now under arrest, one in England and two in Holland, will be j brought here as witnesses in this in vestigation. j[ , i :| DISCUSS WOKLD-V ;•>? pt \< J New Ycrk, Feb. 22, Conft !i look for pre "orld-widc peace at the close of the j jj present war v\ :ssed, were held here to-day attended j! by men and women from all parts of the country, who j! represented the World's Court League and other l| tions interested in international affairs, j POS.OP A. ENDORSES WILSON'S COURSE ;! Harrisburg. At the annual convention j[ phin Southern ! A., m session here |! resolutions were adopted asking Pi ]! the Pennsylvania Reserves of the P. O. S. of A. rifles i j| immediate training service, approving the stand of the j President in the present intern i ;! the support of the district in case jj • BOULDERS FALL ON CAR rRA< ! Several heavy boulders slipped onto t ]! Valley Railways Company near the corporation's car bam \ j| shortly after noon to-day. The rucks fell two minutes be- I !j fore a New Cumberland cat arrived at the point. j! jj EMBARGOES ARE IMPOSED jj New Yi; 2 —The American Railway Asbocia- | j| tion issues a statement to-day on behalf of the cat service *] 1 ij commission which is co-operating with the Interstate Com- r j[ merce Commission in the car shortage situation, in reply to [• i> the request made upon the i lilroads yesterday . !' |! J. P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade, .that £ jj embargoes be imposed upon all eastbound commodities cx f |l eept fuel and foodstuffs. jj COMPLAIN OF SNOWBALLING g ;j A dozen complaints about the snowballs thrown by |! small boys teached the police to-day. One woman demand* t jj ed police protection when a snowball knocked a pie, just jl ]! bought for dinner, out of her hand. ;! URGES PROTECTIVE TARIFF j j; Washington, Feb. 22. Reasonable protective tarUi jl |! and a bor/d issue to provide for military preparations were '! ' ! | proposed to-day. by Senator Weeks, n, of Massa- , | j! chusetts, as substitute provisions for the admini ; j; revenue bill. j [ |! • * # J1 MARRIAGE 11 I harlea t'nrl /.rlicll, Snalnrii tonnahlu, uikl l.nurn Kntlicr May Sliuou, I' lirenxlrr. j, Joe Martini) anil Kuthrr *tuy Olvely, Mrrllim 11 llarolil Allirrl St. I'eter ami Ml iiirel Critlllu. UnrrlMburK. i; John l,eroy Kdward anil Carrie Anna Ili-re, llarrlMliuric. J, I'aul V. Hoover und I.Urlr M. KlliiKer, l.yUeim lounahlp. HOME EDITION PRICE PROBLEM MAKES PRODUCE MEN PESSIMISTS Potatoes Jump 65 Cents a Bushel to Wholesaler Deal ers Over Night HOUSEWIVES NOT BUYING Middlemen Say Real Shortage Confronts Growers, Mer chants and Consumers The wholera'a price of potatoes to produce jobbers Jumped t>s cents a bushel over night in 1 lie great potato growing centers in the middle west, local dealers said this morning;. Pessimism concerning' any imme diate relief in prices to the consumer seemed to reimi generally in produce circles. It was said that the freezing of crops in southern states has put an ot her barrier which cannot be remov ed for some time between the house wife and normal prices. In the middle west where the price was jumped last night to $3.65 a bushel a demand was made that pur charers deposit a certified check be fore the potatoes will be loaded in the cars. This, it was said, was to prevent any cancelation of orders and applies to every jobber regardless of his credit standing. Opinion concerning the result of the widespread boycott gaalnst the tubers among the housewives of this city was diversified this morning. Grocers expressed various opinions as to the outcome while wholesalers in the main expressed the opinion that the boy cott might operate as a boomerang and result in forcing the prices still higher by reason of keeping shipments out of the district. It was certain, however, that house wives were saving money by not buy ing potatoes and making use of the many substitutes. W. Arthur Haptisti, head of the Oardner-Baptisti Company, this morn ing attributed the high prices entire ly to an extraordinary shortage duo to small crops, freezing and an in creased demand, lie said that the sup ply now held by farmers in this vicin ity was about exhausted. Men have scoured the country hereabout within the last few days, he said, and have been unable to iind farmers with po tatoes on hand.