. - ■ ' 1 1 German Plans tw Eastern Empfrs < ShM?*red With British Victory at Bagdad \ . HARRISBURG ifSjilll TELEGRAPH (The Star- flnfccprnbent LXXXV1 — No. 61 16 PAGES PLAN MOBILIZATION OF NAVY FORCES TO FULL Immediate Graduation of the First Class at Annapolis In cluded in Scheme to Provide Sufficient Number of Officers For American Sea Fighting Machine i i WOULD ASSEMBLE ALL RESERVES AS WELL AS MILITIA FOR SERVICE President Is Urged to Authorize an Active Recruiting Cam paign to Bring the Ranks of Enlisted Men Up to the Requirements War Would Make Necessary. Fy Associated Press Washington, March 12.—Mobilization of the complete fighting! strength of the navy has been recommended by naval officials. The ' approval of President Wilson is required before orders can be sent calling out the reserves, assembling the naval militia and releasing all active officers now on shore duty for sea service. Immediate graduation of the first-class at Annapolis would be included in the plan in order to make up, as far as possible, the ; threatened shortage of officers. In addition to mobilization of forces already enrolled in the militia or reserve, an active recruiting campaign would be neces sary to supply all ships of military value with full complements.: Officials believe they would have little difficulty in obtaining the j men if mobilization were ordered. NOTIFY FOREIGN EMBASSIES U. S. SHIPS ARE ARMED Administration Measure For mally Given Representatives of All Governments By Associated Press Washington, March 12.—Formal notice that American ships traversing the German submarine zone are to carry "armed guards for the protec tion of the vessel and the lives of persons on board" was sent by the State Department to-day to embassies and legations of all foregn govern ments in Washington. Following is the text of the com munication, as made public by the State Department: "In view of the announcement of the Imeprial German government on January 31. 1917, that all ships, those of neutrals included, met within cer tain zones of the high seas, would be sunk without precaution being taken for the safety of the persons on board and without the exercise of visit and search, the government of the United States has determined to place upon all American merchant vessels sail ing through the barred areas an arm ed guard for the protection of the vessels and the lives of the persons on board." Notice to Germany The notification, it is expected, will be sent to Germany by the Swiss lega tion here. No obstacle will be placed in the way of such action. Whether other neutral governments will admit American armed ships to their ports is a question for them to decide but it is not expected here that objections will be made. Holland is the only neutral known to have barred armed merchantmen from her harbors. State Department officials did not wish to make it clear whether it was mandatory- for all American vessels to have arms or whether they might sail without them if they so desire. The Navy Department's position is that it will equip with, arms all ships whose owners apply to it. THE WEATHER For llarrinburK and vlelnltyi Cloudy Anil eol!er to-nluht and Tueailnyi •■alder to-nlicht nllh liinral temperature ulioiit freez ing For llaaiern l'enn*>ltnnlui (loudy iiml • older to-nl|flit| Tueaduy rloui 4 .) | moderate nortkneiit wlnda. K! vcr Aa n reault of hitch temperature and llfcut rain* durlnic the luMt fort > -el it h t houra nil river ata tlono In the Kuaijnehaiinit haaln except Itenovo lirul Hnrrlahurit ■ how rlaea runKinic from 0.11 to 7.1* feet alnee Saturday morning, the moat decided plua i-hantcea oc curring at Corninir and Wllkca- Harte. \\ llkea-llurre reporta beuvy floating lee. Frec Havana yesterday from Corunna. Spain, .! on board the Spanish steamship In fanta Isabel. Mr. Gerard will leave here Monday morning at 10 o'clock for Key West, Fla., on board the steam i ship Governor Cobb. 1 IVY L. LEE COMING The next luncheon, of the Harrts . burg Chan ber of Commerce will be i, hold next Friday afternoon In the Har ■ j rlsburg Club. The speaker will be Ivy ; | L, Lee, personal assistant to John D. : ; Rockerfeller and great publicity e*- 1 i ponent, WILSON IIAS RECOVERED I By Associated Press ■ I Washington, March 12. —President ■ ! Wilson had completely recovered to day from the cold which kept him In bed most of last week and this morn ing held two conferences, the first ; with Senator Martin, the new Demo • cratic leader of the Senate, and the • second with Secretary Lansing, i ICE MELTING AWAY It is reported that channels are open ' In the river from Harrisburg to Port Deposit, Md., and ice is flowing over the McCalPs Ferry dam. Owing to the warm weather during the past I week the ice hag been softened ma i terially and residents in the lower • reaches of the Susquehanna do not i anticipate any danger when the Ice . goes out, Army of 12 000 With Hoe and Spade Will Make an On slaught on Vacant Lots As Soon As Weather Opens Up, in an Effort to Reduce High Cost of Living; Pos sible to Raise 68,800 Bushels of Potatoes in City. With the approach of spring, the "man with the hoe" is the man of the hour. Wars and rumors of war there be, bloody conflict continuing as the great outdoor sport of kings, but here within the peaceful precincts of the city of Harrisburg the coming hero is he who will excel in the greatest of ail outdoor sports, backyard garden ing. And the rumors have it that Harris burg promises to produce an army of BROTHERHOODS AND P. R. R. CO. TO ARGUEFULLCREW Legislative Boards Deny Law Was Responsible For Wreck at Bristol The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany and the Legislative Boards of the Railroad Brotherhoods are out to day with statements relating to the wreck at Bristol February 25, when four men were killed. The railroad company asserts that the accident fur nishes a "practical demonstration of the truth of the contention that the •full crew' laws not only fail to in crease safety but actually encourage indifference to duty." The Brother [Continucd on Page 13] Six Members State Police Ordered Here to "Guard Capitol" Six members of the State Police tfoop at Pottsville were to-day detail ed to come to aHrrisburg to be on duty about the State Capitol. The re quest for the policemen was given by the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings of which the Governor is chairman.' and it is understood that the men have been detailed to prevent any harm being done to a public build ing during the present international conditions. Members of the Legislature were surprised to-day at the order for the policemen to come here as almost every department has a watchman and In addition there is a sergeant and twenty Capitol policemen and five night watchmen and also a watchman for the storeroom of the department. The six men will be brought here under command of corporal Davles of Pottsville, Plan More Indictments in Federal Food Probe fly Associated Press Washington, IJ, C., March 12, ■ — More criminal Indictments similar to those recently returned in New York against approximately 200 corporations and in dividuals, are expected soon in the Government's natlon-wtdo investiga tion of dealers In Coal and foodstuffs. The new indictments probably will lie returned by the official grund juries sitting in the Middle West, Investi gations are being made by grand Juries at Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago and the Government's plans call for further grand jury investigations at Cincin nati and probably uoine other points. not less than 12,000 —all heads of fam ilies—who, armed with hoe and spade, will make concerted onslaught and play havoc with high prices. At the first sign of the dawn of the morning of spring preparations will begin. The garden tools will be taken from the hooks in the shed, last year's mud cleaned off and—and then it will be a matter of "watchful waiting" tor [Continued on Pago 13] SUSPECT GERMAN PLOT TO DAMAGE U. S. NAVY YARDS Government Agents Probe 1 , Smuggling Scheme Unearth- ; j ed in Philadelphia By Associated Press Philadelphia, Pa., March 12. —Gov- ernment agents to-day continued their investigation into the activities of per sons under arrest charged with smuggling ships' chronometers from the German auxiliary cruisers interned at the Philadelphia navy yard and of persons suspected of having had a hand in the alleged violation of the customs laws. There are reports that the Fedaral authorities have discover [Continued on Page 13] Invalid Has Narrow Escape When Fire Burns Four Matamoras Buildings Halifax, March 12.—Robert Whittak er, age 45, an invalid, had a narrow escape from being burned to death to day In a tire that threatened to sweep Matamoras; three mtlea south of this place. The fire started tn the Whlttaker home from an overheated stove. The invalid crawled to a window and was about to drop to the ground when a brother. Harry Whlttaker, pulled him from the burning building. The fire started about 11.30. Mata moras has no Are protection and a call was sent to Halifax. No 1 Com pany responded. In trie meantime citi zens formed a bucket brigade and, kept the flames from spreading until the Halifax firemen arrived. Two of the buildings and the store were owned by Frank Meredith. The Whittakers occupied one house, and Meredith the other. The home of Hen ry Keiter was also destroyed. The loss is estimated at $20,000 and Is par tially covered by insurance. The Whlttaker brothers are sons of the Kev. H. Whlttaker, pastor of the Llnglestown Church of God and a for mer resident at Steelton. GET CANADIAN GOLD New York, March 12. Gold to the amount of $8,500,000 from Can ada was deposited at the Assay oillce hero, to-day to the account of J. P. Morgan and Company. Gold Imports from all sources since January now total $213,500,000. I FALL OF BAGDAD SHATTERS GERMAN DREAM IN ORIENT V London Press Sees Teutons' Proud Vision of Eastern Em pire Dissipated BALANCE IS RESTORED Blow at Enemy's Aims and Aids British Prestige in the East TEXXYSOVS VISION OF BAGDAD Adown the Tigris I was borne By Bagdad's shrines of fretted gold, High-wailed gardens green and old; i By garden porches on the brim. The costly doors. Hung open wide. Gold glittering through the lamplight dim. And broider'd sofas on each side. Th sloping of the moonlit sward i " -is damask work, and deep inlay |Of braided blooms nnmown. which crept i Adown to where the water slept. I A sudden splendor from behind I VI ish'd all the leaves with rich :rold green, | And. flwoing rapidly between Their intersoi-ces. counter-charged i The level lake with diamond plot. 1 With dazed vision, unawares ; From the long alley's latticed shade Kmerged, I came upon the great : Pavilion of the Caliphate: J The fourscore windows all alight, A million tapers flaring blight j From twisted silvers look'd to shame The hollow-vaulted, dark and streamed ! Fpon the mooned domes aloof In inmost Bagdad, till there seemed j Hundreds of crescents on the roof Of night new-risen, that marvellous time j To celebrate the golden prime j Of good Haroun A 1 Raschid. By Associated Press London, March 12.—The fall of Bagdad, in the opinion of the London | press, is of even greater significance I for the effect it Is expected to have ! on German aims than for its value • in restoring British prestige in the eyes of the Mohammedan world and the east generally. While it is recog nized that the British misfortunes in Mesopotamia have had a serious in fluence in the prestige of the ruling [Continued on Page 16] j GUARD McCALLS FERRY ;! Lancaster, March 12. Extra watchmen have been i | placed on guard at the plant of the Pennsylvania Water and j|* Power t Company at McCall's Ferry, one of the three largest lj hydro-electric power plants in the United States. Thit> i! action is takern on account of the German crisis. The ;! nationality of the employed of the power company ,is also j| closely questioned by the officials, j JOHNSON RESIGNS AS GOVERNOR ;[ Sacramento, Cal., March 12.—Governor Johnson, sena jj tor-elect, announced his resignation from the governorship ] lj here to-day, effective March 16. i JULIUS ALLEN A SUICIDE ' j Mechanicsburg, Pa., March 12. Julius Allen, aged ] j! 65 years, a rural mail carrier from the Mechanicsburg post- | '•j( office, hanged himself some tune yesterday in the upper j 11 part of a stbl'e in the rear of his home at 205 E. Simpson ] lj street. Mr Allen's nephew, Mervin Guswiler, who has j || been looking after him for several years, went to the home j j! some time yesterday, but could not find him i > 1 ij ICE MOVES AT COLUMBIA 1; 12.-—lce moved out ot the Susqus |! ha here to day. In moving it tore loose the ferry jj beat operated between this place and Wrightesvillc was j ij torn loose and carried to mid-stream, ij SIX CAUGHT IN KAID HELD • Harrisburg. Minnie Davis, Annie Johnson, Helen 11 Grier, James Thompson, Rosie Coleman and Helen Fair i| banks, all of 508 and 510 Strawberry Street, tint afternoon 1 [ were fined from $5 to S2O each and sentenced from 10 to JO !j days for upmg drugs illegally. Annie Johnson said that j! she obtained prescriptions from Dr. C. M. Swing, 1500 N | j Sixth Street. When asked if he had given the girl prescfip* [ tions, Dr. Ewing said he did not have such a name on his |l books, although he admitted he had given a prescription lj six months ago to Helen Gnei. MARRIAGE LICENSES Clarence Syhfhtrr Toyrr and Annie Elltabelh Murphy, Harrlnlmrc. I > Jerry Longenberfcer Morrlx, Suuhiiry, and l.eone Martha Barbon, II Bloomaliurc. 1 Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION FIENDS STEAL TO GET MONEY FOR "JOY DUST" Detectives Find Confirmed Users Adopt Any Measures to Get Dope 21 GIVEN HEARINGS Majority of Prisoners Caught in Raid Held For Fed eral Court Information this afternoon made public by police officials traced the dope lips first received by them, that resulted in the arrest of the twenty four alleged dope fiends heard this afternoon at police court before Al derman James B. DeShong, back to | their source. Some of those arrested were held as witnesses, while others were allowed bail for their appearance at court. The llrst link in the chain of evi [Continued on I'ago 16] These War Eggs Blow Up Like Bombs When Boiled By Associated Press London, March 12.—According to a I new classification of eggs Just adopt ed by the wholesale trade here eggs I will henceforth be sold with directions "These eggs not to be boiled" or "These eggs guaranteed to boil." The unusual label is due to the im portation of eggs from distant parts, some of the importations being dip ped in a chemical solution to preserve them, which makes them airtight and causes them to explode if put into hot water. I'SES CONFKDISHATK MOXKV By Associated Press Stockholm. March 12.—The police are looking for a man, believed to b< a Swedish-American, who bought a bo:> | of cigars in a Stockholm shop with SSO bill, and was kind enough to ac cept even a lower rate of exchange for it than the regular market quota tion. The reason for his to make this sacrifice became appat ent when the tobacconist discover" that the bill had been issued by tl. "Confederate States of America."