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WA VES OF PA TRIO TISM
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U. S. ANXIOUS
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FROM JAPAN
Officials Confidently Look For Expressions of Friendship
From Mikado and Mexico and Consequent Collapse
of German Intrigue; First Shock of Diplomatic Dis
closure Passes With All Agencies United For Defense
PREPARATIONS HURRIED TO PREPARE
ARMED FORCES FOR ANY CONTINGENCY
ate Expected to Take Final Action To-day on House
P Bill Authorizing President to Arm Ships and Provid
ing Bond Issue of $100,000,000 to Care For Extra
ordinary Expenses in Defending Country.
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\\ ashmeton. .V.nvh ■ rhe next in the program of put-!
s ting the I'tir.ed StltW in a >tatc ©I inwd neutrality to deal with 1
liermanx,, was \ laved in t v Senate to-day, by objections of >ome
<, 'ased on the exigencies of a parliamentary situation until
4 o'cKxck.
At that hour an e:Vort w'l he made to suh>titute for the armed I
neutrality > which >o t the House, thf Senate hill
\vhich cont\, s on t c the authority to use "other instru
mentalities addition to arming merchant ships.
This hi the bldtiAS of the Administration and is expected:
to he later accepted hy the m>c.
i he otlicul notice v>! thv- Uevlin Admiralty that all consideration
for shipping ended OA MITCh I and that the of ruthlessness !
<s iii tu ha> not charged the situation any, although,
hold uec'.uation that no v.Mfcial warning will be given to anv j
k\tw b\ 'u-:vx v\a> ivgardcd in - up contrast with the de
lay c. port >us *-t liermau ! . rvign Minister Zimmermann's speech |
t\ the RChtlf, Npokcii hv rv tiernianv'> plot to ally Japan and'
Mexico with her in a war on the United Sutll, wit revealed to the I
world.
i\*v<ing of the first >h > of yesterday s authenticated dis
closure UMtt plotted to incite Mexico and Japan
to war i, , nitvd States, found government agencies
iomUv mon ch-vciv unite spirit a.,am*i threatened danger, and
IWMQI| x\;th keen iuteix xt l!i(ill >ttttmtfi from .Mexico and'
Japan dctintrg their attitudes, Official* confidently looked for e.x
--v t >! irtendshm v ••ot -> . and consequent collapse of the
vierman intrigue
Nevertheless pvpa.;ti> X* WW hurried tlOAg for whatever mav,
eonttvnt I v nation ihe hi iuthon nu t'resident Wilson to ar.ii
>hps and proxidm., a bond issue of siuMM.o*, t by the
liouM Ate M 4 \t 4i\v hours of en
thusiastic debate, was m the Senate s handv and action WM expected 1
late to da\ or to tnidu,
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HAKRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2. 1917
YOUNGSTERS PLAY ON "ICEBERGS" ALONG RIVER BANK
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The l.iver Vront was the meeoa of hundreds of small lioys to-day who were drawn from school by the irreslst- j
ibte (U'slio to ie( the tee ko out. Many of the more venturesome played "explorer" aloiiK the miniature 'berss and
U'e floes.
BRITISH EXPECT
WAR TO CONTINUE
ANOTHER WINTER
Military Director Sees No End
to Teuton's Resources of i
Anns and Men *
CAPABLE OF FIGHTING
Hope For Victory Through
Blockade aud Pounding on
Recruits' Nerves
Vrtss
London, March I'. • The war may
easily exte.td over another winter us
1 far us purely military factors are con- j
ccrncd. according to .1 statement by ;
General Frederick U. Maurice, director
of military operation* !or ihe Imperial
mmial staff in an interview given to
the Associated Press. General Maur
lit is an authority on military history!
■and has been chosen as the biograpli- i
01 of Kobcrt K. Let in a series publish-1
ed under the title of "Makers of thsj
Nineteenth Century." In his opinion
there is little difference between the
strut eg} followed by the commanders
in the Anierlinn Civil War and the
titrates) which governs the great
lru.nglc i>f to-day
The men o\i- in the trenches, see
ing only a brief and Intimate part of
i!.- actual operations, are inclined ?o|
-s-rt that the major princples of war
•l re iiv changed but this is true only
v>i tact us, which, according to N'apo- 1
eon. change every ten >cars, u period
whK-h. had he been alive to-day he'
would have probably have reduced to
live >eais.
"This is due to the Increase in lr>-
v.ntiw puwer over the time wluu
Napoleon fought. In the tu- tics it
this war are s> en three tremendous tn-
Mvitlww which can probtMy bel
placed m the following order: Pirst,
uiiplalH*. *> ond, improved heavy ar •
tiliei > with highly explosive shells;,
thlld. Ilia Mm IVM
l.<xik> I <>■ oßi'iuiir
'1 sec no mdnation of what has
lci n a. .i i .1, that the Germans are
Aithdi. wimt at some places along ourl
liont In. 41H. hf u desire to force op :■
lighting. This movement i* a retire-1
.nu in forced upon them. The) do , <t
i like It an\ more than we did when,
ii', t 1 v "lid itili of Vpres. w>•
had to retire a shol't dtstar.ee til
I straighten our line. You may be win I
hu iiiuy likes to retire and therefore
it i* certain thai the Germans will,
imlii" a determined effort sumrwher
to restore their l"t pri *uge We *.< .
now merel> [.ithrnut the fruits of our
! Aintt f operations. the result f whl 1
lis that. ironi trm t>< the . .
mlltlll, decidedly dangerous ti> Gei • j
man position ha- been established
our rat.w on the s>>tuiu front saw u
• .sunmanding position* from which our
iartlllerv lire was much morv effect in
MlHti'SJ i ItrlKnl
The German*. who ire no long,;
iwiupMui >n'ii and well-constructed
i|t:itoiiK are utore than an\i>>us to rr. I
tire to a sa'er line Thev also prol
,iN!v counted on making our prepara
tion* for an offensive on this ground j
abortive t>) giving up their front lin -
and , ompelllng mto alter our limit
"I have no patience with the idi i j
that the Germans sr* nt th< end of
lthir lighting reeoureee They arc
*tlll tat able ef and will put up a
itteim ttcht ►"rom a pur*l> mllitarv
standpoint I e no reason why thi
I war should net so through another
1w inter, but conditions outside the mill-
' '*•• in i* opi • >'•' ' end It cornier •
I How far the shortage of food in Ger-
I many has affected the phvalque mwl
(morale of the latest recruits 1 cannot
, say, but some deterioration from this
: cause la almost certain and will b
come more and more effective 4tlG| the
j passage of time," |
ICE IS MOVING
ALONG WITHOUT
HEAVY DAMAGE
Several Flats Crushed Here;
i Bathhouse Battered; "Front
Steps" Not Hurt
I _
Ice that mar toil to move from the
Susquehanna yesterday will do no
heavy damage along the river. At some
places the Ice is piled to a height of,
30 feet, but it had bien softened l>v
the rains and warm weather prior to
the breakup. Ice lias broken on the
North but Is still holding at several
points along the West branch.
Tile heaviest damage reported this
I morning was the loss of several valu
able flats by the Harrlsburg t'oal and
•Sand Company. Some of their tints at
Verbeke street were crushed ly the
force of the ice. The official flat that
was used in Harrlsburg's flrst Klpona
I was broken in half.
llnuks Piled llluli
Smal| damage was noted on the near
by islands. The supports of the bath
house nn Knsmlnger'a Island were brok
en and lh<* house badly damaged. On
several of the island* the Ice covers
the up-river points to a height of SO |
or 30 feet.
Tlie general breakup (in the North
i branch came early yesterday morning
At most places the I . is piled along
the shore to a great height for utiles.
A channel Is believed to be open as far
north MS Itlnghamton. N. Y.
The lee at Wllllamsport WHS still
holding, according t > the last reports
received. Ilelvw Wllliaiuspoi t chan
nels 11u\ e been open fur several weeks
"Kmst <Me|V Intact
The Juniata i- reported to be open
from the source. .Small damage
has been reported alon.j the entire riv
( v-r. Uther small branches are still hold
| mg on the main brant hea,
V. llrant Forrer, assistant superin
tendent of parks, this morning made a
survey of me it>s' property along the 1
I Nver front. The cltv't "front steps":
are covered with ice, but uo damage
! has been noticed
l.orueil Uuna Miter
1 Small gorges at down-river points'
I back- d water to a height of U x feet.'
the highest stage r*curded during the
,f tie pr> srnt Uood. This was!
t tr l i 'sbr than had been anttct
'ate.t Withiiut gull, 'the titer stage i
■ aid ! \e i.. rn unusua.ly low fur a I
general breakup.
I Kaiph Mnter rt •>d forecaster of the 1
•i> t e \Vat>r Supp:t f >mmisslun, last]
-■• n ng -nit nit ssiiiint* t all towns :
wluw llarrlsburg, enabling the Inhabi
tant* uf the lowlands to be prepared !
Although >mi of them e\per I vncetl
Mime little igcoitventea 'e go laige prop-
I ertjr loss hwa yet svvutrs4
Lutheran Churches to Raise
Money For Pension Fund
l.utheran churches In Harrtshurg
land M. inltv are planning a •uuulta- ,
peons unpawn rrt'iti March S to
MarrK J-\ to rulae funds (or a l.ulher- ]
, a:i |Msnaion fund.
t>. M iMitettderfer. general sevre
larv at the I'astors Fund So, isljr of '
the Central H>nod Carlisle, Pu an-!
•Wim>'4 that exerx member of the I
l.utheran churvhea will b expected ;
' to contribute to a permanent endow
men! fund The l.utherwn Churvh to I
in two sub-ill*laloit* the Auguatana
and the <icneral fiuoda. The two 41- j
\ isUtwa of the tol!were ml Marttn U- 1
the* expect tt eexwrv tlt>*>*ee dttr-I
|lns lite Match MMHtga
500 FARMERS ARE
HERE TO ORGANIZE
COUNTY BUREAU
Plan General Study and Sur
vey of Land Conditions
in Dauphin
C. OF C. BACKS MOVE
Local Businessmen Join Hands
With Tillers of Soil
in Move
More than 500 farmers from all parts |
I of Dauphin county were present this
j afternoon at the noard of Trade at the
' organisation of a Dauphin County Farm
Bureau.
! Members of the Harrlsburg Chamber
of Commerce also were present at the
session. Proposed plans work for
| the organisation, by-laws, membership
rules and other Important business mat
ters came up for discussion.
Special committees were In charge.
Those representing various districts In
j the county include
Conewago township, the n#v. John
S. Maker. KUzubethtown. R. I>. 4, Jo
seph S. Kisser. Hllx ihethto wn; Derry
township. A 11. Shenk. Hershey, K.
D. 2, and F. H. Suavely, Ilummels- !
town. It. D., Hast Hanover township, l
not represented; Halifax township, |
Thomas F. Übo and \V. K. Iteed, Hal
ifax Jackson township. James F. Oar- '
v.-rich. Fishervltie, and John C. Fit
ting. Knders Jefferson township, not
j represented; Londonderry township, < \
! I'. Iongeneeker. mi Idletown, ls>wer
1 Swutara township, A. I. Krb, Middle
town; Uvkens township, not represent
ed Ijiwer I'avtnn township, K. /. Eb
crsale and 11. Frank (.her, I'enbrook.
.bhn W Swart*, Harrlaburg, It. D.t.
Frank Wolfensb.rg,,, Maclsy Street
station. It !>. i W 11. Urlglithlll, IVn-'
brook: Middle Pnxtnn township, leo-
It Henlson, Dauphin, It D, 1. Mlttim
township, Charb-i W. l.ents. Millers
burg 11. D ti Iteed tcwnsklp, \V. O.
Itllaml. Halifax, It. D. S; Hush town
ship. not represented; Susquehanna
township, Datld Smith, I'enbrook.
I Swatara township. J y. A. ltutherfoi d.
I'.txtang \\ iisMngton township, wo. 11.
Ilaniii n. Mlllerahmg. It. l>, and Wil
liam I ilauger. l.o\ alton Wayne town
ip, Heinard llolf ma it and A M. Holt
nian. Knlerllne West Hanover town
, ship, not represented: South llanover I
Itivt u*hlp, S. T Winner, I'lilolt Deposit,
linol l-Kiion Alexander. Ilmiiinelstowii
It D I'pper I'axton township, Datld
J Will, Mlllersbui g. It D . W icolilseu
township. v.t i on Krdhmu. WleonU.o
Itunnynieeds Farms. Hlrain lllllet, Har
rlaburg, It l> I. Hvrahey, tieniae t\
Slgnor, II !■' Ithoads and J. W. Millard.
W, A. Hershey. |t, D J,
F K. Shnmbaugh, county superin
tendent of public schools, will be pres
ent
Th Chamber of Commerce cununlt
| tee IHi lodes Donald McCumUck, chair
man K. D. Illlleary, W ►, It fclur
rie Mai tin It Sls>iy, William It. Mi
t'uleb, W S Shell, William Jennings
and Ft. Wright.
t'. l t . Orlslsatrd Mute
The t'hambei of Vumpivrce, origtnat
j Ing the Farm Itureau muvemeni. s> nt
..ut oiieral Invitations to all parts of
the county. Similar organisation* are
| being started In other pai 11 of the
Mate, including t'uiuberlend county.
The wok of the bureau will Include
a gauernt stud> and survey u( farm
eonditions in Dauphin county, and to,
, act as an advisory (association f ur *u
J Its uaetubets. I
7,000 P!ST PAY r
INCOME 'N • |
NINTH DISTRIti j
Rush to File Accounts in Hnr- '
risburg and Lancaster Offices
on the Last Day
TWO PER CENT IS RATE I
Makes Trifling Little Sunt of I
#BO if You Pay on
$4,000
Seven thousand Individuals nnd cor
porations In the Ninth United Htales
Kovenuc District including llarrlsburK. i
Lancaster and Including territory, | 1
must pay federal Income tax this year, i
■it was announced to-day from the j'
| office of Kevenuc Collector 11. F. Davis 1
jiit Lancaster. •
j .Just how many tiled their accounts '
in the HarrishurK office, could not lie!
'learned as the totuls have not yet
J been tabulated for the separate offices.
iThat there are a large number In Ihln^
iclty, however, is certain as 1010-17 has!
!
! boosted more than one salary and cor- '
poratlon income.
Yesterday was the last day for filing
,the accounts and there was a rush in
j both the Harrlsburg and Lancaster
j offices. Those who failed to llle tholi |
[accounts are subject to prosecution.
Under the federal income tax law;
of September 8. 1010. married men j
have an exemption of $4,000 ami |
[single men f3,000. That Is If you arc
i married and your income is sx.ooo a
j year it is up to you to pay tax on the
I difference between eight and four
thousand or $4,000. The tax of 2 per
I cent, is .iust twico what it was under
the old income law. If you have to
j pay an income tax on a total of $4,000,
then your tax is SNO.
I Have you paid yours?
i! ?
I; NAVY R£CKU!T!NO HEAVY j
j! Washington, Mar J.—Reports show that ttu Rg
][
, campaign being conducted by the Navy Department m Uv
|| ng { eater results than any time sine the Spanish W•>
<! in . recruiting da/b up t< February 26 ttu
na
!j
; naval officers that rn M.u h l they would hav< men.
!;
Jt bureau
|i Dauphin County Farm Bureau McCormick,
|! igricultral department oi the Chambet t
l| the meeting
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tjj j i.i •; purput- ofuv ' urc*u i. 1 vutUnr<i jUn
j by 4 bureau on j guud working b*sm would I* •p. inibU
1 11 ity of the very near l lt W I - l>nim the MiUmtihc knou !•
ji mei ii the sgeiMy
j| ol i ccunty represe native, waa declared by Mi Weavet io
b tnt first pwpoM uf s burwa*.
it
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|! EXTEND ÜBOAT CAM!A(,r
;I Betlin, Marcti vi rt London, i 4 ,, > F The Aohuk, 1 ,
jj •. inn. incsmeni > .lay ' > MM
j I ex
I th( Atlantic From thin jm on special ■ rnutg
II to any boats by lubnurinea.''
j! OOVERNOR SIOFg LES l>AM<. Y KIOH I
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j; Albany, N Y . Marah I.—Owernw
I! ii
j [ Is
j] M >nday night, between Las Datcey and J*\h ! 'ill >t ,
,1 | gf f il'! '. '' T r Ducyr, < <ia< Kri '
COUNTY ro FAY MURttAU EXPENSES
i! iy Comiw
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j The farn expert > b- lot the wvrk will b< paid
jj $ nt iilv by Stat* ("Ihtyt
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
HUMiirtl |vtrr and I'IMIMH . MMIYNM,
lUrr> li. Nitn ■•! Manna MMM, llarrltltura.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
TEN PER CENT.
OF THE WORLD'S
SHIPPING LOST
Newly Five Million Ton* Sunk
in War EXCIIIHIVO of Wur
VcmnclM
nniTAiN HEAVIEST LOSE n
Huthlc.ss Sen Mnko#
Feliriuiry'fi Tolitl (IrontoMt
in Single Month
i/y Aiioeiittcil I'rtii
New Yorli, March 2. Hhippiuu de
stroyed since the wur heitiin, exclusive
of wur vessels, represents ton pop
cent, of the world's merchant murine
a a It existed on Auuust. I, in 14, HO*
cordliiK lo llKuren published liy the
Journal of Commerce to-day. Construe*
lion of warship* has offset most of tho
i losses, II was staled.
The stu'tlstli's record tho dealruction
| of 2,373 vessels of 4,811,100 kiob* tons,
;<>f which more than half was owned
il>y Ureal Hrllaln, Tho next heavies!,
| sufferer has boon Norway, with Kritnce
j third, Italy fourth and (lormany ft ft h.
Knlonte losses have been about "it
) per cent, of the total and Teutonic
' twenty per eent,
The HKtires list 202 vessels of up*
proximately 430,400 uross tonnaijii as
1 definitely reported destroyed during
February, or since Oeruutny'N unto,
strlcted submarine warfare benn,
This compares with 104 vessels of ;I:IH,
K;, t KroM tonnage i" January, Not
weitlan and Dutch shipping durlua
February suffered losses heavier thin
any of the entente allies except that o<
Oreat Hilt aln which lost more that
half of the month's total The l-'ebru
ary figures were tho blithest for a
slnle month,
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