HARRISBURG dSfik TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 84 22 PAGES • RAIDERS OFF U. S. COAST; GERMANS BLOW UP SHIP; RUSH WAR PREPARATIONS HOLD SHIPS BECAUSE OF SEA RAIDERS German Commerce Destroyers Sighted Off Nantucket and the Virginia Capes; American Cruisers in Hot Pursuit of Enemy Craft; Merchantment Told to Remain in Port Until Further Notice; Warned by Wireless. \\ ashington, April 7. —Reports of German commerce raiders oft Atlantic ports were flashed along the seaboard to-day and all ship ping practically was tied up while naval patrols went out to estab lish the identity of mysterious ships reported near the lanes. It w as the first breath of war at the doors of America and it sent a thrill through the country. Ihe first report came from Nantucket light vessel which saw a strange ship passing west at / .20 o clock this morning and promptly reported it to the Boston navy yard and the Navy Department. Destroyer flotillas are at sea in the vicinity and presumably they heard the wireless warning which swept the coast line and set out to locate the mysterious craft. Meanwhile shipping was warned not to venture out. Soon afterward a report of a raider off the Virginia capes came from Hampton Roads where shipping also was held in port while armed craft went to sea to investigate. 1 Expect Many Reports I Navy officials expect many reports! of raiders while the sea coast is at high tension and many such prob-1 ably will turn out to be unoffending i tramps. No precautions are being! overlooked, however, and the naval • patrol is on the alert to examine all | strange ships. Officials considered it would be! strange for a raider to venture so j close to ports which are known to be guarded. They would expect a raider I to lie off at sea on the edges of the I shipping lanes instead of venturing i close enough to shore to be observed arfd reported. It was considered not improbable! that the wireless warnings caused by ! the mysterious shir- passing N'antuck et were heard all along the coast and ! might be responsible for other reports j of a commerce raider lying in wait, j Raider Officially Reported Off the Virginia Capes By Associated Press Newport News, Va., April 7. The ' presence of a German raider oft tho Virginia capes was officially reported here to-day. A sea-going tug has i been dispatched to sea to warn all outgoing and incoming vessels and to! order all outgoing vessels to turn! back. The tug is equipped with wire- ! less and is expected to reach all ships! in the danger zone. Captain Scofield, of the American! steamer Mattoa, now loading here, stated that the master of the tug call- | ed on him as he was passing out about I 9:30 a. m., and ordered him to re-! main in the harbor until further no tice. Elks Will Turn Their Home Over to Government Tt was announced this morning that • the Harrisburg Eodge of Elks will j turn its building over to the Govern ment and that every member pledged ! his loyal support to the President. I ITHE WEATHER! For HurrlMburff nml vicinity* Fair, continued cool to-iilht and prob ably Sunday, heromlnff unmet* 1 tied by Sunday nlichts lowe*t I temperature about 30 decree* to night. For lOaMtern Fennwyl van la i Fair, continued eool to-niuht and prob ably Sunday, becoming; unnettled by Sunday nlffbtt ntronic north went ulndn, dlmlnlfthlnff. Hlver The lower portion* of tle North and Went brnnclieM and the iimln river will rlne nlowly. The Juni ata, Upper North and Upper Went branches and their tributaries will fall to-nlftht and Sunday. A Mtafce of about 8.5 feet IN Indicat ed for Harrlsburir Sunday morn- In*. General Condition* The ntorm 1* now central* over \ew Rwcland, moving Mlowly northeantwnrd. It ha* decreaned Nomewhat In energy. I<li(la( to moderate rain* and *now have fallen In the I'pper Ohio Valley and from the l.nke Region eaat ward to the Atlantic coast. Temperaturei 8 a. m., 40. Sunt RlneM, a. m. Moon* Full moon, April 7. River Stages K.O feet above low water mark. Yewterday'a Weather lllghet temperature, 44. lowe*t temperature, 87. Mean temperature, 40. AiurjUAl temperature, 47 i Warning of Commerce Destroyer! Flashed to Hold Ships Safely in Pert First Alarm Sounded When Supposed Raider . Looms Up Out of Fog By Associated Press i Newport, R. j., April 7. The first i a 'urm of the German-American war : was sounded off the New England ! coast to-day. i before 8 a. in. the Nantucket i shoals lightship flashed to the naval radio station here that a German com ! merce raider had passed the light ship I bound west. Instantly plans of the j navy for iust such a situation became | operative and while they were not dis closed there was assurance that if the j audacious warship held her course she ; would be given a warm reception. Meantime shipping in the vicinity j was warned to make port or hold its i anchorage. The weather was thick | off the coast and it was not expected j that the stranger would be sighted i again until she was at close quarters , with some vessel of the coast patrol fleet. I.ooms Out of For: I ft was at 7:40 o'clock that the war painted craft loomed out of the fog | some fifty miles south of Nantucket Island and about 85 miles east of | Newport. She was directly in the lane ;tor westbound shipping and not more | than 200 miles by the usual course from New York. The supposed raider showed two masts and a huge smokestack. She appearing to be of übout 10,000 tons and some shipping men who heard this description expressed the opinion that she was an armored cruiser dis guised as a merchantman. A few minutes after she was picked up the vessel was lost again in the fog. In Shipping Distance Nantuc ket lightship, the outpost for westbound shipping, is anchored 45 miles east by south of Nantucket Island and 90 miles east of Newport. It is 193 miles east of Ambrose chan nel lightship, at the entrance to New York harbor, and marks the turning point for westbound craft heading in for Newport and New York. The raider was holding the regula tion course and would have been with in easy striking distance of outward bound shipping. However, so far as known no vessels were moving out past the shoals at the time the hostile ship was sighted. . Railroaders Vie With Each Other in Patriotism Friendly rivalry among shopmen of the Pennsylvania Railroad is bring ing about an unusual display of pa triotism. In the various siiops the employes are striving to outdo each other In a display of flags. To date a total of S7OO has been expended for decorations. The employes have on display every thing in the way of a flag from a 3x5 to a 12x15. The decorations include thousands of small flags, fastened to the machinery and placed about the work befiches. flags are also flying between tho various bulldng*. Plans are under way for a hlg flag raising next week. A pole will be erected between the shops at Iteily street. WHEAT MAItKEST WILD By Associated Press Chicago. April 7.—The appearance of a supposed German sea-raider follow ed by a pessimistic government crop report caused wild fluctuations in the wheat, market here to-day. May wheat sold at 212, 6 to 6% cents higher than the previous close. Opening sales were made at 207% to 206%. The appear ance of tho raider caus'ed a drop to 204%. Tehn, on the crop report, quota tions made a leap to 212. HARRISBURG, PA..SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, .1917 YOU'RE RIGHT ON THE JOB 1 | IN A MINUTE [ GERMAN WARSHIP IS BLOWN UP IN AMERICAN PORT Crew Destroys Gunboat Rather Than Surrender It to Fed eral Authorities By Associated Press Washington, April 7. The in terned German gunboat Cormorant at Guam has been blown up. The Cormorant refused to syrrender to the American forces which went to take possession of her and was de stroyed by her crew. Two German warrant officers and five enlisted men of the crew yere killed In the ex plosion. Twenty officers, twelve warrant of ficers and 321 enlisted men were taken prisoners. Itofused to Surrender The Navy Department's announce ment said: "The interned German cruiser Cor morant at Guam refused to surrender, [Continued on Page 3] GERMAN ALLIES TO BREAK WITH U. S. IS REPORT | Passports Said to Be Ready For American Embassies in Central Europe By Associated Press London, April 7. Passports have been placed at the disposal of the American embassy in Vienna, accord ing to a dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph Company from The Hague, quoting telegrams received there from the Austrian capital. The dispatch says that Bulgaria and Turkey have also decided to break olt relations with the United Slates and that Holland will probably look after Austrian in terests in Washington and American interests in Vienna. No Word Here Washington, D. C„ April 7. —Word that the Austro-Hungarian Foreign Office had placed passports at the dis posal of the American embassy at Vienna had not reached the Austrian embassy her early to-day, according to Prince Hohenlohe-Schlllingshorst, one of the embassy attaches. Report Is Denied Washington, D. C„ April 7.—Minis ter Panaretoff, of Bulgaria, said to day he had received no instructions from his government to break relations with the United States and demand his passports. "I have no information that would lead me to believe that Bulgnria de sires to break with the United States," he said. "I sincerely hope that Euro pean reports are untrue.' &hf Star- jfridcpmbrul CITY RALLYING TO NEED OF U. S. AS WAR STARTS Polyclinic Hospital Will Be Turned Over to Government if Necessity Arises The Harrisburg Polyclinic hospital. Front and Harris streets, will be turned over to the use of the Federal Government in case of need. This action was taken last night at the regular meeting of the board of di rectors of the hospital, when the fol lowing resolution was passed unani mously: Resolved. That the secretary of the board of directors of the Harrisburg Polyclinic hospital be authorized to inform the Federal Government that the hospital, with its equipment and grounds, be turned over to the Gov ernment in case of need. The hospital staff also pledged it self to the Government. The mem bers of the staff include. Drs. H. [Continued on Page 3] FIRST CALL WILL AFFECT 8,000 IN DAUPHIN COUNTY That Number of Young Men Between 19 and 25 Years ' to Be Summoned j At least 8,000 men in Dauphin county, between the ages of 19 and 25, will be available for military service if ordered to the colors, according to an approximate estimate based on rec ords at the County Commissioners' office. While the figures are not entirely accurate, the estimate is based on a proportionate division of the men list ed on the military roll, ranging in age from 21 to 4 5 years. This total Is 25,000. County Commissioner Henry M. Stine, In speaking of this military en rollment which was made last fall, said: "The military enrollment as (Continued on I'agc II) American Vice Consul Arrested by Germans By Associated I'ress London, April 7.—Julius Van Hee, American vice consul at Olient, arkl re cently connected with the Belgian Re lief Commission, has been arrested by the Germans and sent to Germany, ac cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. The dispatch quotes a frontier correspond ent as his authority COUNTRY TO FACE SHORT CROP OF WHEAT THIS YEAR Prospective Slump of 50,000,- 000 Bushels Is Seen in 1917 Harvest Chicago, April 7. Accepting wlicat crop conditions shown by tlie government report as a calam ity the wheat market here to-day made sensational advances of from 8% cents a bushel for May options to 19% cents for Septem ber. July advanced 12% cents. May corn sold up 5% cents and May oats i% cents. Washington, D. C., April 7. —A pro spective slump of more than 50,000,- 000 bushels In the winter wheat crop, as compared with last year's crop, is the first war-feeding problem to confront the country. Official esti mates of the Department of Agricul ture to-day—the first for the 1917 (Continued on Page 11) VALLEY RAILWAYS IS WORKING ON TERMINAL PLANS Municipal League Suggestions Being Followed Out by Engineers While not much is being: said re garding the expert survey of the street railway system of Harrisburg now un der way, it is stated by those who are familiar with what is going on that a close investigation is being made to. the end that there may be radical changes for the improvement and ben efit of the service. These changes also contemplate the elimination of difficulties resulting from the use of the city lines by the Valley Railway*) Company, whose cross-river cars fre-' quenty block the section In Second street between Walnut street and Market Square. Some time ago officials of the Harrls burg and Valley Railways companies, the City Planning Commission and the Mifniclpßl League had a conference with a view to adopting plans for the Improvement of traffic conditions. As a result of this conference the Munlci- I Continued on Page S] BRAZIT, SPIRiIT HIGH Sao Pnulo, Brazil, April 7. Great crowds paraded through the streets of the city to-day, singing the national I hymn and waving flags. The paradersj gathered in front of the newspaper offices, cheering for Brazil and the allies. The crowds dispersed without disorder after listening to patriotic! speeches j NAVAL POWER IS MOBILIZED FOR ACTION Militia, Reserves and Coast Patrol Units Join Colors For Wat on Germany; Second Day of War Finds Every Govern ment Agency Working Along Preconceived Lines; Nation May Have to Spend $500,000,000 For First Year's Work. Washington, April 7.—The second day o£ war with Germany found every government agency in action along predetermined lines, with Congressional committees at work on the new army bill and finance measures. The Navy and its newly organized powerboat coast patrol squadron was being mobilized; naval militia and naval reserves were complying with orders to join the colors. From many cities came word that United States marshals had carried out orders of the Department of Justice for arrest of sixty Germans whom the government believes it dangerous to allow at large. Officials had about determined to Officials had about detemined to use the German merchant ships, near ly 100 of which have been seized, for government service, though no an nouncement was made whether they would be confiscated or paid for at the close of the war. Government seizure of all radio sta tions and the closing of all except those needed for naval communica tion was authorized by President Wil son. Both the War and Navy Depart ments were arranging with contract ors to furnish enormous quantities of supplies; steel manufacturers agreed to furnish the navy their product at last year's prices, affecting an $18,000,- 000 saving in the navy's 1917 steel bill; the Treasury Department devised means of raising funds, subject to Congressional authorization; and the Department of Agriculture set forth on a movement to increase and con serve the nation's supply of foodstuffs and to simplify distribution. Many other similar activities were I'*- <J 3AMA - DECLARE .WAK TO WGHT* ' New Vark, April 7. The Cuban congress, to-night is expected to declare war on Germany according to a table menage from E. S. private secretary to President Menc..a! . BRITISH LOSE 44 AIRPLANES Berlin, April 7. -r- The entente allies yesterday lost 44 airplane on ne v . Uovt, >;> •: othuai ss-.-Uuient tc , day by the army headquarters stiff. Five German Jirplane* did not return from then air battle. CANNON FIRE HEAVY ON FRENCH FRONT . Paris, April 7. Violent cannonading went on during last night on the French front, south of St. Quentin in the i region of Dallon and Gruigies. German reconnotterint, I forces caught undei the tire of French guns wree dispersed RUMOR CARRANZAS FALL El Paso, April 7. ~A rumor spread in El Paso last night that a revolt had taken place in Mexico City and Genera! Carranva had been imprisoned, but government official*.- here said the rumor was without basis so far as they know. PRESIDENT WILSON CONGRATULATED Washington, April 7.—President Wilson to-day received cablegrams fton; King Geoig* -A England and Kmg Vkto; Emm nuel of !♦ dy congratulating the people and the gov- I ernment of the United States o their entrance into the wur l against Germany. , , TURKS MAY GO HOME Washington, April 7.—lt v/a.s a/ade clar at the Turkiih embassy here to-day that no surpritt would l -r. occasion ed if instruction-, should be received to asa for passports RUSSIANS WANT KAISER DETHRONED Petrograd, April 7.-—Minister of Justice Kerensky uaii in an interview to-day that if the German people wtjuld fo! ! low the' Russian example and dethrone their emperor, "we offer the possibility of preliminary negotiations/' I EASTERMARRIAGfUCENSES 7 1 J;*roy A. Ilouwr, Mlddletown, and Mary Ellen Renicll, Grantham. Truman B. Coble and Bather K. Ylngit, rower Swatarn towniblp. 1 Joaeph F. Holtaman, Steelton, nnd Annie A. Delbler, Kill Inner. H^.,, * nibert Frnnk MlHerabur®, and Katherlne Pot User, Halifax townnnlp. j Raymond Dannrr and Clara Beck, Falrvletr townahlp. York rainlr. Rimer Rumcll Nay lor, Mill Hall, and Kmlly I.yon WrlKkt, l.rwl.tonn. Franklin FoKtu FlfKenl nn<l Clnrn Retnn l.oßfln, IlarrlNbura. John lllnnlx Seott and Mildred Rne l(rr|rif)r. Harrlaburic. Raymond Hubcr nnd Evn .Melln Snyder, Steelton. John Chnrlea llrlnton, New Cumherlnnd, nnd Mary Janet Sllke, Hnr rtabura. Chnrlea Rimer Haaaler, Neacopeek, and Charlotte Catharine Kppler. Maryavllle. " Abe Franklin Fry and Mnry l.oulae I.erew, Nfw Freedom. William Free Mell. Harrlaburit. nnd Snrnh F.llen Moody, York. Herbert Iee Cable. Steelton. and Corn Mne Maraalra, Wllkea-Rarre. F.lmer R. Kunkel, Harrlaburit, and Rebecca Jane Stoner, l.emoyne. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION started after the cabinet's council of war last night. The House Military Committee met to-day to hear Secretary Baker's ex planation of the army general staff bill to draft and train one million young men within a year and the ac companying three billion-dollar bud get. all of which had President Wil son's announced approval. The Sen ate Military Committee also had tlio army bill under consideration to-day. Without congressional action, the only thing the War Department can do to Increase the nation's authorized armed forces is to order the regular army expanded to full war strength. May Spend Vive Billion It seemed likely to-day that a large part of the war's cost, which for the first year alone may run far above tho $3,500,000,000 already asked of Con gress, even to $5,000,000,000, will bo raised by higher taxes on incomes, In heritances and excess profits. An an nouncement from Secretary McAdoo on details of the $474,000,000 bond [Continued on Page 20]
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