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LXXXVI No. 60 16 PAGES
U. S. VESSELS
ON U-BOATS AT SIGHT;
BRINGS
NAVY YARDS
ARM SHIPS
FOR DEFENSE
German Declaration That It Will Sink Neutral As Well As
Belligerent Merchantmen on Sight Makes It Neces
sary For American Skippers to Get in First Shot As a
Matter of Protection
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY APPEALS FOR
PATRIOTIC CENSORSHIP ON SHIPPING
Naval Yards Equipping Vessels As Fast As Possible to Put
United States on Armed Neutrality Basis; Names of
Ships and Dates For Sailing Are Kept Secret to Avoid
German Spies From Gathering Information
Washington, March 10.—The mere appearance of a German sub
marine or its periscope in the presence of an American-armed
merchant vessel would entitle that ship, according to State Depart
ment opinion to-day, to take all measures of protection on the pre
sumption that the U-boat's purpose was hostile. Under this ruling
an American-armed merchantman could fire on a German submarine
the moment it is sighted, without being considered as taking
aggressive action. This view is based on Germany's declared inten
tion to sink on sight within certain zones, all vessels, neutral as well
as belligerent, and whether passenger vessels, freighters or contra
band carriers.
The United States was said to stand flatly on its armed mer
chantmen warning of March 21 last, in which it definitely recognized
the "right to prevent capture" as part of the "right of self-protec
tion" which could be exercised either by flight or resistance. The
mere presence of a German submarine is declared ground for as
suming hostile intent because of the deliberate statement by Ger
many that all vessels are to be sunk on sight. Denial by Germany
of the old rule of visit and search makes all U-boats actually
hostile.
U.S. SHIPS WILL
FIRE ON U-BOATS
AT FIRST SIGHT
Government Rules That Mer
chantmen Need Not Take
Chances
By Associated Press
Washington, March 10.—Whether
the government will issue any general
rules for the guidance of American
armed ship commanders is; uncertain
at present. Opposition, at present, to
such action Has been expressed on the
ground that the situation is now en
tirely clear, that in all events the
action of the commander must de
pend on his judgment und the actual
conditions prevailing and that the
Government does not wish to take
any steps which might be construed
as a deliberately hostile act by Ger
many.
Reports that the State Department
was preparing a White Book of Ger
many's plots and intrigues in this
country for presentation shortly eith
er to the press or to the Senate, were
flatly denied by Secretary Lansing to
day. He said that no such step was
in contemplation and that no present
end could be served by it.
No Change In Position
The consensus of opinion in diplo
matic quarters here to-day was that
the action of the United States in
arming its merchant shipping would
in no way serve to change the policies
of the several European neutral na
tions. At the same time, however,
diplomatic representatives of some of
these nations seemed anxious to se
cure all information possible regard
ing the details of the plans of the
United States Government and what
will happen should a submarine ap
proach an armed American merchant
man. It was expressed by at least
one diplomat that details of the
,American plans were desired more
for the information of European neu
tral nations than for their guidance.
CLOSE OF CAMPAIGN
Pa., March 10.—To-mor
row the three weeks' evangelistic cam
paign in the United Evangelical
Church will close with special serv
ices. Evangelist Davis will preach
morning, afternoon and evening. In
the afternoon a mass meeting for men
and women will be a feature of the
closing services.
EQUIPMENT TO
PROTECT SHIPS
READY FOR USE
Naval Yards Have Been Pre
paring and Waiting For
Word For Action
* By Associated Press
Washington, March 10. Guns,
gunners and ammunitions will be
placed aboard American merchant
ships immediately and there will be
sent to sea under order to fire on Ger
man submarines which attack them
illegally.
Navy yards were ordered to-day to
equip the vessels as fast as possible,
and the action will put the United
States in the position of armed neu
trality, the next step beyond the sever
ance of diplomatic relations with Ger
many, and possibly the preliminary of
war. What ships are to be armed first,
and when they will sail, will be kept
secret in order to avoid endangering
the lives aboard thein.
President Wilson issued the neees
sar.voredrs yesterday, in the belief
that he has ample executive power
without special authorization from
Congress.
Preparations for defending Ameri
can merchant vessels had already been
taken by the government and work of
equipping vessels, under President
Wilson's orders, only awaited the Navy
Department's approval of applications
from shipowners. In the various navy
yards along the Atlantic coast are
stored guns, ammunition and other
necessary equipment ready for instal
lation.
In official circles to-day confidence
was expressed that Secretary Daniels'
appeal to newspapers not to seek nor
publis specific news of the arming
and sailings of American merchant
men would be observed. A similar
appeal was made to telegraph and
cable companies.
"The best news the readers can
have," said the Secretary, "is that the
government will protect the rights of
America to the freedom of the seas.
The publication of details can serve
no good purpose and might jeopard
ize human life."
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 10, 1917.
NEW TYPE OF GVN FOR PRO
V
Tlie French liner rtochambeau, which left the United States a few weeks ago, returned this time with guns
both fore and aft. This photograph shows the new 19 MM. gun on her prow, and the two men who are ready to
train it on any German submarine. The vessel has carried a gun on her stern for a lons time, but now she is the
first liner to reach an American port with two guns.
PRESIDENT WILSON'S CALL
EOR CONGRESS TO CONVENE
"Whereas. The public Interests re
quire that the Congress of the United
States should be convened In extra
session at 12 o'clock noon on the six
teenth day of April, 1917, to receive
such communication as may be niude
by the Executive,
'"Now, therefore, X, Woodrow Wil
son, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the Congress of the United
States to convene in extra session at
the Capitol in the city of Washington
on the sixteenth day of April, 1917, at
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
IS CALLED FOR IN
PREMIER PLOT
Would Have Women Walk
Over Hot Plow Shares to
Prove Innocence
By Associated Press
London, March 10. ln an elo
quent and vigorous speGch to-day in
summing up the case of the four pris
oners on trial charged with conspiring
to murder Lloyd George and Arthur
Henderson, member of the war coun
cil, S. H. Riza, the Mohammedan law
yer who is acting as attorney for de
fendants, startled the courtroom by
suggesting a trial by ordeal. He re
ferred to the medieval form of judicial
trial in which in place of evidence,
sueprnatural aid is invoked, as in a
test by fire, water, poison or Other
agencies.
Attorney Kiza had been endeavoring
to impress the jury with the alleged
sinister significance of the faiure of
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WE WEATHER,
For llarrlxliurß find vicinity: Fair
nnd aomrivkiil warmer (o-nluhi,
with lowcKt temperature alinut
:is deKreex; Sunday cloudy and
warmer, probably rain.
For IJaxtem I'ennxyl vanla i I'nrtly
cloudy and warmer to-night i Sun
day cloudy and warmer, probably
rain 111 went portion* variable
winds, becoming southeast and
moderate to fresh.
River
Tlie Susquehanna river nnd nil Its
branches will rise slightly or re
remain nearly stationary to
■ilttht. Higher temperature dur
ing the next forty-elKbt bourn,
with probably Home rain Sunday
will likely cause all streamx to
rlxe Sunday and Sunday night.
I.ocnl movement* o( Ice are prob
able wltliln the next thlrty-xix
bourn, but Ice conditions In the
gorged districts will probably not
change materially In the next
forty-eight hours unless the raln
fnll should be heavier than ex
pected. The river at Harrlsburg
will probably range between H
and l> feet In the next twenty
tour hour*.
General Conditions
The storm from the North Pacific,
which was central aver Nevada
Friday morning, now covers near
ly all the western half of the
country with Ita center over
Colorado.
Temperature! 8 a. m., 34 decrees
above sero.
Sunt Rlsest 0:23 a. m.
Moon i Hlxes, 8.0 p. m.
Itlver StaKei 0 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 42.
I.owest temperature, 3D,
Mean temperature, 30.
Normal temperature, 30,
12 o'clock noon, on which all persons
who shall at that time be entitled to
aot as members thereof are hereby re
quired to take notice.
"Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States of America the
ninth day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
seventeen and of the independence of
the United States the one hundred and
forty-first.
[Seal] "WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President.
"Robert Lansing,
. "Secretary of State."
MEDICAL RESERVE
UNIT FOR SERVICE
IN WAR, FORMING
Fifteen of Harrisburg Hospital
Apply For Membership in
Army Corps
Inspired by the patriotic wave of
preparedness that is sweeping the
country, Harrisburg is about to form
a unit of the Medical Officers' Re
serve Corps of the United States Army
under the leadership of Dr. George
Benjamin Kunkel, 118 Locust street,
llrst lieutenant, Reserve Corps, Medi
cal Section.
As a result of an enthusiastic meet
ing held last night at the Harrisburg
Hospital, fifteen members of the hos
pital staff to-day sent applications to
the Surgeon General of the Army for
examination for the position of first
lieutenant of the Medical Reserve
Corps.
Dr. Kunkel Hack of Move
The examination will be taken as
soon as instructions are received from
the War Department; The fifteen ap
plicants meet all of the requirements
for' appointment as a first lieutenant,
and it is probable that within the next
month the unit will be established,ln
Harrisburg. At the present time Dr.
Kunkel is the only member of the
Medical Reserve Corps in this city,
having been appointed last year.
The Act of June 3. 1916, creating
the Medical Officers' Reserve Corps,
provides that in time of peace only
those of the grade of llrst lieutenant
may be ordered to active duty, and
this with their own consent, but in
time of war the services of officers of
all grades are at the disposal of the
government.
Italy Uncovers More of
Plot Which Resulted in
Sinking of Battleships
By Associated Press
Paris, March 10.—A number of fresh
arrests have been made in Rome and
elsewhere in connection with what !s
known as tlip Oerlach case, according
to a Milan dispatch to the Matin. The*
names of the accused will not be made
public until the trial, wnich will be a
secret one. •
Monsignor Von Gerlach, an Austrian,
was private chamberlain to the Pope.
He was forced to leave Rome in Janu
ary through pressure brought to bear
on the VAtican, according to the semi
official dispatch from Rerlln by the
representatives of the entente. Prior
to his departure un Italian named
Ambrogetti, who claimed to be Mon
signor Qerlach's financial agent, was
arrested, charged with being impli
cated In the blowing up of the Italian
battleships Benedetto Brln and
ardo Da Vlncl. Monsignor jGerlach
was the orily Teutonic prelate in the
Pope's retinue.
ESTIMATES ON
PARK EXTENSION
WILL BE RUSHED;
~ ~ I
Legislature to Get Preliminary
Costs For Most Handsome
Capitol in World Soon
Preliminary estimates for the com- ]
prehensive plan for development of
the Capitol Park extension so that It ■
will ultimately furnish one of the
most handsome State capitols in the
country, if not in the world will be
I furnished to the Legislature within
j the next six weeks. The tentative
plans for the improvement of the ex-
I lsting Capitol Park and the twenty
-1 nine acres acquired by the State have
[ been under discussion by the State
j Board of Public Grounds and Build
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Shipping Men to Aid
in Keeping Quiet All
News About Vessels
B\ Associated Press
New York, March 10. Shipping
I men here agree with Secretary Dan
iels, of the Navy Department that in
formation concerning the arming and
sailing of American merchantmen
should be withheld from publication.
Those who expressed an opinion to
day said they would do their part to
meet Mr. Daniels' appeal and that
shipping business would be in no way
inconvenienced.
Philip Da Itonda, of the Oriental
Navigation Company, which was one
o fthe first to send an American ship
into the new submarine zone, said
that compliance with the request
"ought to facilitate the detection of
spies, as it would make the work of
gathering and transmitting Informa
tion more difficult for them."
Need of More Teams to
Speed Up Ash Collections
Discussed at Conference
Edward P. Bailey, of the American j
Surety Company, bonding the Penn- |
sylvartla Reduction Company; City'
Commissioner E. Z. Gross and Dr. J. I
M. J. Raunlck, city health officer, met
to-day to discuss the need of addi
tional teams to hurry the ash and
garbage clean-up.
Commissioner Gross gave Mr. Bailey
some of the reports of the five in
spectors, declaring that the city would
take over the work unless the Reduc
tion Company puts on enough men in
each district. Mr. Bailey later con
ferred with Samuel Gardner, of the
Reduction Company, and is to cont
municate with city officials late to- '
day.
Prosperous Appearing
Gypsy Bands Have Rooms
in Market St. Houses
Several bands of gypsies who came J
to Harrisburg several months ago and j
rented rooms at several points on 1
Market street, between the subway J
and Eleventh street, are still in town j
and evidently as prosperous as when j
they arrived. Funny thing about j
them, too, "they toll not, neither do j
they spin." ' J
The entire crowd has existed with- 1
out any apparent financial support, ex- ]
cept a little fortune telling by the j
women. They all
picturesque manner of the gypsy. The '
women wear valuable rings and gold 1
ornaments of every description. The 1
leader of the band is said to be im- 1
mensely wealthy. •
SIX ARRESTED IN RAID
ON DOPE CHAIN LINK
Police Descend on 707 East Street and Find Users Hidden in
Closets• Under Beds, While One Diminutive Girl Is
Discovered Doubled Up in a Trunk
OCAINE, MORPHINE AND HEROIN TAKEN
FROM BEHIND PICTURES AND UNDER CARPET
Victims Plead For "Just One More Shot of Joy Powder";
Girl Tries to Bribe Telegraph Police Reporter to Ob
tain Some; Nearly All Prisoners Are Physical Wrecks
police swooped down on an alleged dope joint this morning at
/0/ East street, and arrested three men and three girls. Dope was
found on several of them * hen arrested. Detective George Shuler
assisted by Officers Hylan and Zimmerman, made the arrest.
The house is one of a ring that has been under surveillance for
months.
Those arrested were Rob'ert Chenl
worth, alleged proprietor of the house.
Anthony J. Penna, alias Tony Penn,
of Reading; Edward Thorley, alias Ed
ward Nlckolas; Blanche Varner, alias
Sue Eberly: Dorothy Goodrich and
Marie Thorley.
Ueorge Shuler decided the time was
ripe late this morning. Hunting the
patrol he called two of the patrolmen
to his assistance. The officers were
hidden while Shuler gained entrance
by a ruse. Once Inside the door. Chenl
worth was arrested, while the officers
searched the house for the remainder
of the crowd.
I''oun<l Cramped In Trunk
Marie Thorley, who is very small,
was found cramped in a trunk on the
third tloor. Anthony Penna was hid
den away in a corner of a small closet.
The first step in the raid that the
police department has been planning u
long time, was taken Thursday morn
ing when Detective Hyde Speece ar
rested Marie and Edward Thorley at
947 North Seventh street. Dope was
found in their possession.
They were given a hearing Thursday
afternoon, but allowed to go free on
a promise to leave town. Both of them
were physical wrecks that could not be
held witnout medical attention.
Plead For "Jimt One Shot"
After the hearing the woman went
almost wild in pleading for "just one
CAN'T HANG MAN ON POST OFFICE
! Washington, March 10.—Treasury Department officials
| to-day declined to permit the custodian of public buildingT.
at Spokane to use the roof of the Fereral Building there as ;i
* location for a scaffold for the execution of Edward May
| berry, sentenced to die March, 20, by the Federal Court
[ Capital punishment being forbidden in Washington, u
; federal reservation is the only place where the man could be
! executed.
FRENCH FREIGHTER REPORTED SUNK
; New York, March 10.—A report was current in shipping
i t circles to-day that the 8,700-ton freight steamship, Ohio,
| flying the French flag, had been torpedoed. The vessel
! left here February 19 and was due in Havre to-day.
GERMANS ERECT WIRELESS IN MEXICO
| Galveston, Tex., March 10. - American passengers on
I the Wolvine line steamship Harald, which arrived here to-
I day from Vefa Cruz, declare that a powerful radio station iu
ben ; erected 0:1 a hill near Mexico City under the direc
tion of engineers.
SCHWAB GETS BIG ORDER
New York, March 10.—Another large sptpping con
tract has been obtained by the Bethlehem Steel Company
for cargo carrying vessels of 6500 tons and over, involving
an expenditure of $13,000,000.
WANT SHORT SESSION
Washington, March 10.—Informal discussion by Dem
ocratic leaders of the Senate to-day indicates that an effort
will be made to adjourn the special session of Congress
called for April 16, as quickly as the needed legislation it.
enacted. . I' Xll
FINED FOR SPEEDING
Anthony J. Penna, one of the crowd arrested this,
morning in a raid on an alleged dope joint was fined $5 for j
exceed ignhte speed limit in an automobile early this morn- j
tng before arrested on the latter charged He was,arrested j
by Officer FetroW and Detective Shuler. The others at- ]
rested in the raid will be heard Monday afternoon-
I j
MARRIAGE
I.ewln Cohen, Harrlnhuric and Sarah Heller. Steelton.
Howard Wayne Thorn nnd Helen Celextliil CarneH, Steeltoa.
Kd ward Harhold nnd I.llllan Moore, llarrlxhurK. i
KOMM Alexander MeAlleher, HarrlxliurK, and 10 mm a Kllznbeth Wolfe, j
Steelton.
Samuel Heller and Sarah Sachx, Steelton. •
Clyde Daniel Hoover nnd Annn Kllxnlieth llnicen. Steelton.
Ira William Kabelraaa and Vlrgle Hither Klaaer, Mlddletown. |
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
shot." Driven to desperation sho
passed a note to the police reporter
for the I larrisburg Telegraph that was
to be taken to a house in Strawberry
street. •
The note follows:
"ear Smile: I'le* mend two or
three CUIICN, plea I am tlead liere
en jull, pie* semi It It you have to
borrow, Marie ami mil.
Then a postscript:
If you run eome In here no you
can see the eonilltloa."
Reporter Didn't Stay l.ong
The note was taken to the address
but the dispenser of dope had left.
Negroes of the lowest types, whites
and Italians stalked about tile looms.
All of them were so repulsive, and tho
air so nauseating with their smoking
and drinking that tile reporter who
was hunting for Sadie didn't stay long.
Marie and Bill were then given two
hours to return to their homes In Bris
tol. But the ''pull of the dope" was
too strong. They Immediately re
turned to their old haunts where they
were found by the officers this morn
ing.
Detectives Speece and Shuler made a
thorough investigation of the house at
707 ICast street this morning, in every
imaginable nook and corner packs of
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