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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXVI— No. 103 14 PAGES
U-BOAT SINKS AMERICAN SHIP;
NAVAL GUN CREW IS MISSING
GERMAN SUBMARINE
ATTACKS VESSEL ON
WAY BACK TO U. S.
One Boat Carrying Survivors in Charge of First Mate Safe; Captain and Gunners in
Missing Life Craft; Fifteen of Crew of Thirty-Four Are American Citizens;
Vacuum Sailed For England Four Waeks Ago and Was on Return Trip Home
When Attacked
London, April 30.—The American oil tank steamer Vacuum has been sunk. The captain
and part of the crew and the naval lieutenant and nine American naval gunners are missing.
The Vacuum was sunk bv a German submarine on Saturday while she was on the way to
the United States. The chief mate and 17 men, including three of the American navy gunners
have been landed.
A boat containing the master of the ship and the remainder of the crew together with the
lieutenant and nine naval gunners is missing.
The details of the sinking of the Vacuum arc not yet available here, nor have the names
of the survivors or the missing been received by the officials.
The survivors are expected to reach here to-morrow.
The Vacuum Oil Company was sent this message from its agents here:
"Vacuum torpedoed 28th, 140 miles west of Barrau. Xo. 1 life boaf with captain and
others missing."
By Associated Press
New York, April 30.—The Ameri
can steamship Vacuum, commanded
by Captain S. S. Harris, of this city,
left New York on March 30 for
Birkenhead, England, carried a crew
of 34 men, of whom fifteen were
American citiiens, including nine na
tive bom.
The Vacuum, formerly the steam
ihip Bayamon, was owned by the
Vacuum Oil Company of California.
She was built in 1912 at Ecorse,
Mich., and was brought to the At
lantic byway of the Great bakes
and the St. Lawrence river and con
verted into a tank steamship. Since
the war began she has made fre
quent trips to Europe. She was a
vessel of 2.551 tons gross, carried oil
in bulk and was 247 feet long and
with a 49-foct beam.
Americans on Hoard
As signed here before the United
States Commissioner the Americans
besides Captain Harris were:
Oscar Gailes, mate. Russian, nat
uralized; Frank J. Yerney, second
mate. Belgian, naturalized: E. D.
Husted, third mate. Mount Vernon,
N. Y.; John Kirk, chief engineer,
Scotch, naturalized; John Simpson,
assistant engineer, English, natural
ized. New York City; Francis J.
Davison, assistant engineer, Swedish,
naturalized; It. Williams, assistant
engineer, born in Wisconsin; J. Wit
jens, Born in New York; W. H.
Crane, steward, Brooklyn; Thomas
Ellis, Albany, X. Y.; L. J. Hatton,
wireless operator, Niagara, Wis.; Jo
seph Mullen, Brooklyn, and R. Pun-
Eie and —* McDlog. both of San
Juan, P. R.
I\ 11. K. I,KK IMB AT HI.KS
llarrisburg Elks have a social rven
iiigairareged forto-morrow night,when
the Pennsylvania Railroad Glee Club
will offer a musical program. There are
more than two dozen members of this
musical organization, all Harrigburg
employes of the Pennsy, and they
will give a full evening of high-class
entertainment at the Klks' Home, in
North Second street. A shad supper
will be served.
NKW HHIIH.i; Kon pf.:\nsy
Lewlstown, Pa., April 30. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
begin the erecting of a tive-span iron
bridge over the Juniata river at this
point to succeed the one now in ser
vice on the Sunbury branch. This
bridge has been in service since the
flood of 1889 and has become too light
for the heavy equipment of the pres
ent day.
THE WEATHER
For llarrisburg and vicinity t I ll
settlrd weather to-night ami
Tuesday, probably ahowerst not
much change In Irmprrnturr.
For Kastern Pennsylvania! In
creasing cloudiness, probably
followed by liofr Inte to
night anil on Tuesday) moder
ate temperature; moderate,
variable winds.
Hiver
The Susquehanna river and all It*
tributaries will continue to fall
slowly or remain nearly station
ary to-night anil probably Tues
day. A stage of about 4.11 feet
Is Indicated for Harrisburg
Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
Cloudy nud unsettled weather pre
vails over the greater pnrt of
the I nlted State*. It was snow
ing In Montana nnd South
western Kansas at 8 a. 111. to
day.
Temperature changes have been
slight and somewhnt Irregular
over most of the country since
Saturday morning! risen of 'J to
N degrees are reported over
most of the country east of the
Mississippi river, except along
the Atlantic coast from South
Carolina to Maine, Including
Kilt Tennessee, where It la two
to eight decreer cooler.
Temperature ■ 8 a. m., 52 degrees.
Muni Hlaea, 4i39 a. m.
Moon i Full moon. May 6.
River Stage i 4.3 feet.
Vesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 01,
Lowest temperature, 43.
Mean temperature, 52.
formal temperature, 56.
Trolley Conductor on
Second Street Line Is
Victim of Smallpox
| The first case of smallpox in the
I city in two years was reported to
the city health authorities to-day.
The victim, John Theal, who resides I
in Derry street near Twenty-sixth j
street, is a conductor of the Harris
burg Railways Company, and was
| working on Saturday on the Second
I
street line.
Immediate steps to prevent a spread
j of the disease were taken by health
j officials.
Dr. J. M. J. Raunlck, health officer,
ordered all Railways Company cars
! fumigated, and all employes vaceinat
j ed. Thi* was started at once.
1 A warning has been issued by the
[ health department to all residents of
! the city, advising them to be vacci
j nated so as to immunize them against
I the disease.
I In 1915 a case of smallpox devclop
! Ed in the city but precautions taken
! by the health officials at that time
prevented contagion, with the result
that it was the only case on record
until the one which was reported to
day.
Park Extension
Bills to Be Rushed
The bills to appropriate $500,000 for
the grading, street improvements and
other work in Capitol Park extension
will be on tlie calendars by the end
of this week.
Chairman Woodward, of the House
Appropriations Committee, will have
! charge of the bill in the House. He
] will present it to-night and It will
j be referred to a joint subcommittee
to-morrow and when this committee
decides how much can be allowed
there will be a report out. The bill
should be back in the House by Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mr. Bechtold, of Steelton, will be a
member of the subcommittee.
New Hotel Charter
Will Be Signed Today
The application for the cliarte for
I the new Penn-Harris Hotel Com
i pany, of this city, was laid before
Governor Brumbaugh upon his re
! turn to Harrisburg from Philadel
i phia late to-day.
The Governor will sign it prompt*
I ly as he expressed himself as heartily
, in favor of the project some time
ago, especially commanding the
| proposition to have it as a "dry"
hotel.
As soon as the charter is approved
> the letters patent will he issued by
Secretary of the Commonwealth Cy
j rus E. Woods.
BRAZIL TO BE NEUTRAL
By Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro. April 28. (Delayed)
—The Brazilian government issued a
I proclamation of neirtrality to-day in
respect tothe war between the United
States and eGrmany.
KING MAY QUIT
By Associated Press
London, April 30. The report
that King Constantine of Greece is
soon to abdicate is reiterated in a
j dispatch from Rome to the Star
which says it has been > confirmed
from neutral diplomatic sources. It
is suggested that the King and
Queen may land at an Italian port and
proceed overland to Denmark.
BANKS TO HELP
By Associated Press
Washington. April 30. Assur
: ances have been received by the Fed
! eral Reserve Board from scores of
State bank?, and trust companies
ithroughout the country that they
' will enter the Federal Reserve sys
tem upon the passage of amend
i ments broadening the scope of the
law now before Congress.
PRESIDENT AIDS
IN GETTING ARMY
BILLS INTO SHAPE
Administration Very Much
Against 40-Year Ago. Limit
For Soldiers
By Associated Press
Washington, April 30. President
Wilson and Secretary Baker' to-day
took up differences between the Sen
ate and House army bills. The con
ferees adjusting differences .between
the two houses will be informed as
a result of where, the administration
stands oa disputed points.
The age limits of 21 to 27, fixed in
the Senate Hill are preferred by the
administration since they more nearly
approximate the desire of the War
Department for age limits of from
19 to 25 years. The limits from 21
to 40. fixed by the House, are unsat
isfactory to the administration.
A date for the registration of those
liable to service will not.be formally
fixed by the President until the bill
has been perfected in both.houses.
Until that time no campaign will
be undertaken to recruit the regular
army and the national guard up to
full war strength.
Robert B. Reeves Accepts
Secretaryship of Y.M.C.A.;
Will Come Here June 1
Robert B. Reeves has accepted the
call to the secretaryship of the Har
risburg Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation, to a telegram
which was received here this morn
ing. Mr. Reeves stated in the tele
gram that he will probably start
work on June 1.
Mr. Reeves has consented to spend
a month at the International Com
mittee Headquarters, New York,
working with the war council and
will help in starting the work until a
trained purchasing agent is secured.
U-Boat Losses Growing
Admiralty Lord Admits
London, April 30. Replying to
questions in the House of Commons
to-day Sir Edward Carson, first lord
of the admiralty, said that as the
number of German submarines had
been increased the danger to ship
ping must be expected to increase in
proportion. As a matter of fact dur
ing Awl!, he said, the loss to ship
ping In the English channel had
been less than in any preceding three
months. This was partly due to the
increase of submarines in other
areas and partly as the result of an
increased number of patrol boats In
the English channel. Generally, the
first lord saiJ. the losses were' in
creasing.
MAN BURNED TO DEATH
Mt. Union, Pa., April 30. ln a
fire which occurred about 2 o'clock
Sunday morning, Henry Varner, was
burned to death at his home. The
cause of the tire is unknown. The
man lived alone, his wife being dead.
He was a brother of Simon Varner,"
whose wife and three children were
burned to death while in lied during
a fire here'threte years ago.
BREWERS FINED $50,000
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, April 30. —A total of
$50,000 in tines was assessed by
Judge W. H. 8. Thompson in the
United States District Court here to
day, against the thirty-three Penn
sylvania brewing companies which
last Saturday entered pleas of nolo
contendere to Indictments Charging
misuse of money in the congression
al campaign of 1914. The Itnes
ranged from SSOO to $3,000,
(Ehc Star- flnflcprtibrnt
HARRISBURG. PA.. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1917
"PAPA" JOFFRE, THE IDOL OF THE POILU
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.. P°" u —t' lat s the lnnn * n trenches—knows him, not as a marshal of France, as Marshal JolTre but as
Ia pa Jofrre, the genial, gentle, manly man, who saved a people In its hour of danger. "Papa" .lof're is a sinilinir
and the photographer in Washington caught him twice in the mood which earned for him the title of "Papa"
CHARGES MADE
BYITTNERARE
UNANSWERED
Friends Say Mr. Mcllhenny
Will Have Statement to
Make Soon
The charge made by William B.
Ittner, the St. L.ouis architect, that
through a third party Gcorre W. Xlc
llhenny offered to procure his selec
tion as architect of the new high
school buildings if he would pay
hini one-lifth of his commission re
mained unanswered to-day.
Mr. Mcllhenny, when reached on
the telephone at his office in Chest
nut street Hall late this afternoon,
said that he would have a statement
to Hive to the newspapers before the
end of the week.
Howard Lloyd, designer of most
of the school buildings erected in
Harrisburg'in the past twenty years,
said to-day that he felt his reputation
as an architect and a gentleman had
suffered l>y inference in thp state
ments and affidavits published Satur
day. In his own defense, he de
clared, he is put to the necessity of
preparing a statement for tlie public
detailing at length his connection
with the school board in the present
controversy and covering his past re
lations.
"In the meantime I desire (o say
that the imputation that I have been
collecting commissions either for
myself or for another arc absolute
lies. There has never been hereto
fore a breath of suspicion as to nty
manner of handling all of the various
contracts, and I submit whether or
not it sounds reasonable that I could
have continued business all these
years if guilty of such unethical
practices."
BRTTISH ARMY
DRIVES FORWARD
FOOT BY FOOT
Tens of Thousands of Ger
nians Hurled in Vain
Against Line
The battle of Arras still rages with
the issues remaining in doubt. For
six days torrents of blood have flow
ed and the armies of Britain and
Germany yet struggle for the mas
tery in a conflict which bailies super-
Tens of thousands of reserves have
been hurled against the British front
by Fiefd Marshal Von Hindenburg
in a supreme effort to check the
British advance, but so far without
avail. Almost literally foot by foot
General Haig is forcing his stubborn
foe back. Both sides are tihting with
a resolution as grim and savage as
any the war has shown and It seems
to be a question as to which can
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NEW YORK "DHY" FIVE HOURS
By Associated Press
New York, April 30.—for five hours
each day New York city will be "bone
dry" after 1 o'clock to-morrow morn
ing. under an order of Mayor Mitch
ell, who look the step as a war meas
ure-. The order affects not only sa
loons, but all-night restaurants along
the "white light" belt in Broadway,
j which must close from 1 a. m. until
i 6 a. ui.
PUBLIC FAVORS I
COL ROOSEVELT'S
' DIVISION PLAN
Middle West Enthusiastically
Endorses Former Presi
dent's Stand
t \ !
Sentiment Strong
i to Allow Roosevelt
to Raise Division
i "TJL'HI.IC sentiment is growing
-I \~ in favor of the Roosevelt di- !
, i vision. The country as a whole
t| apparently■ believes that the Colo- i
>: nel should be allowed to rfilse an
j army for Immediate service in |
11 France.
ij "I want to get Americans into j
, I the trenches of France at the ear- j
\ | liest possible moment," the Colonel 1
1 | said at Chicago on Saturday. j
Great meeting adopts resolutions
. j urging I'ongress to adopt law for I
Roosevelt division. !
f j Senators Curtis, Smith and
2! endorse Roosevelt plan in the Sen- I
1 I ate.
I I New York reports thousands I
-I clamoring to serve with the Colo- '
I nel.
: '
r j Chicago, April "O.—A great public!
j| demand for a Roosevelt division, to go !
immediately to France has gone up
s \ from the middle west, following the
r i Colonel's speeches here on Saturday.
1 i"1 want to get Americans into the
21 trenches of France at the earliest pos
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VIVIANI MEETS
WILSON TO TALK
v OVER WAR PLANSj
- Groundwork Laid For Part 1
,U. S. Is to Play in Great
Work
I
1 !By Associated Pre.'.'
p Washington, April 30.—The British 1
'and French commissions began their j
I second week of conferences to-day |
_ 1 with preliminaries cleared away and 1
. | the groundwork laid for perfection of I
jl the part the UnltM States is to take j
'l In the grand alliance for overthrow of
Prussian autocracy. |
M. Viviani, head of the French mis-j
* | sion, accompanied by Ambassador i
j-j Jusserand. had an hour's conference j
' t with President Wilson. No announce- '
I ment was made about the meeting but!
| It was understood the needs of France j
| and the co-operation of the United i
| States were fully discussed.
M. Viviani and Marshal Joffre were j'
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WOOO I.EAVES TONIGHT
By Associated Press i ,
! New York, April 30.— 1t is expected' ,
| that Major Oeneral J. Franklin Bell, j ,
the new commander of the army's I <
I eastern department, will reach Gov- '
| ernor's Island to-day Major General 1 i
f I I .eonard Wood plans to leave tu-uigl.c, r
, for Charleston. S. C., where lie will
I i take command of the recently-createdl .
< southeastern departincn' > ,
PLANS TO GIVE
SCHOOL PUPILS
FARMING WORK
Directors Considering Pro-!
gram Affecting Thousands
of Students
Plans to give thousands of students
in the grammar and high schools of
the city an opportunity to do farm
work during the spring and summer
were recommended to the school
board in special session this after
noon by the teachers' committee.
This step was taken as part of the
national preparations to produce an
adequate food supply during the
war. , . ..
The program as outlined by the
committee places the grade schodl
work under the supervision of com
mittees organized by the live district
school supervisors. Students en
gaged in garden work are to be ex
cused at afternoon recess.
High school students who enlist in
farm service arc to be excused from
school duties after tomorrow, if the
plans ar.e approved finally to-day..
The program recommended by tlie
committee follows:
Grade Schools
Five (.'>) supervisors of districts
who will organize committees to
serve for periods of three qr four
weeks.
Committees to perform tlie follow
ing duties: Make survey of city for
available garden plots; get size of
plots and quality of soil: prepare list
of pupils who are willina to do gar
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FAST RED CROSS
PACE IS SET BY
CITY'S SUBURBS
Duncannon and Paxtang Pro
portionately Have Much •
Larger Membership
V*
"Ilarrisburg will have to mW<t
rapidly if it wants to keep up wilji
the pace sot by the smaller towns of
Central Pennsylvania in the matter
of Itcd Crons membership," said Wi|*
Ham Jennings, one of the leaders/Mi
the recruiting movement now under
way.
"Take little Duncannon, for exam
ple; they are going to have more than
500, members up there. Look also at
Paxtang. Nearly 200 out there.
That's on an average of one in four
of the population, and it Is what we
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TO REMOVE BODIES
By Associated Press
Hastings, Colo., April 30.—Mine offi
cials and rescue workers expected '
early to-day that before night most J
of the bodies wijl have been brought !
out from the Hastings mine of the;
Victor-American Fuel company here, '
where 1-0 miners wen! entombed by
an explosion last Friday. Repair work
on the Juuilnge way lifto which largo
quantities 6f rock fell, blocking the
track, went uu all nighu i
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
EXPECT GUARD
RECRUITING TO
TAKE BIG JUMP
| Passage of Conscription Bill It
| ( Is Believed Will Lead
Men to Join
| ADVANTAGES ARE MANY
jPlaces Hookies in Companies,
With Men They Know;
Many Groups Drill
Now" that Congress has passed the!
[Selective Conscription hill in almost
|
I the same form as presented by the
War Department, it is expected that
by the end of the present week the
local units of the National Guard will
be recruited to their full strength.
In various parts of the city and
surrounding towns groups of from
eight to ilfty-four men are engaged in
drilling under the supervision of one
or more officers and noncommis
sioned ofliccrs of the National Guard.
This is notably true of Hummelstown
and of the main office force of the
Pennsylvania railroad, each of which
are spending two evenings a week
j perfecting themselves in the school
jof the soldier and school of the
| squad. From each of these it is
learned a large list will apply for
enlistment during the present week,
I and as each group is made up of
young men of military age, the end
of the present week should find all
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Y \RKET CLOSES STRONG
'' General Motor-- (
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J I .(•<-' Kilt'? ' '
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I less market. Sales were estimated at 350,000 shares. : t.
J | WANT TARIFF RUILING MODIFIED , >
: Harnsburg. Representatives of the P. R. R., | j
' , the Reading and other leading railroad companies of Pa. , >
1 r appealed before the Public Service Commission to-day i
I to ask that certain modifications be made in the rules \ .
[regarding the publication of tariffs, in order to save '
time and money in putting readjustments recently
granted in force. ' ►
t Washington, April 30.—Appropriations of $2^695,• !
485,281 10 meet urgent deficiencies in the army an J [
navy are i.-eluded in a bill favorably reported to the SI
t i-aay by the Appropriations Committee. '
WASHINGTON NOT INFORMED OF ATTACK
■' Washington, April 30.—-This afternoon State and ' '
< Navy department officials aald they had no official dis
patches on the destruction of th~ Vacuum or the fate • \
DRAW DRASTIC FOOD BILLS f
, •
' . Washington, April 30. Bills conferring plenary
* powers on the President on the suggestion of the Nat- >
I ional Defense Council to fix prices, both minimum and a j
I * maximum, to prescribe prohibition and regulate spec-
II ulation are now being drawn. >
< PROPOSES NATIONAL BUDGET SYSTEM
Washington, April 30.—A joint congressional com- ( >
' i mittce to report plans for a national budget to largely
■ supersede present committee control was proposed to- f >
< day by a resolution introduced by Senator Kenyan '
BRAZIL TO REMAIN NEUTRAL
j • Rio.de Janeiro, April 30 — The Brazilian govern ' '
. ment has issued a proclamation of neutrality in respsct
|| bo between the.United State# and Germany '
MARRIAGE LICENSES *
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■lf-tin to Mrka Kalilanlr anil Annie Mor.a.v, Strrlton.
Jo*epli ItnlrlKh Crawford and Martha Scott Xpottrood, Harrlabar*.
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ANALYSIS SHOWS
1,300 YOUTHS IS
DAUPHIN'S QUOTA
! County Must Furnish These at
1 Each Call; List Low Because
of Guard Enlistments
88,000 FROM THIS STATE
(That Number Will Comprise
Army to Be Immediately
Called to Fight Germany
What the Selective Conscription
Bill just passed, means to the United
States, and what it means to
Dauphin county especially, is a sub
ject that is being discussed by al
most everyone.
Owing to the inadequate system
of military registration, exact figures
' are not available, but well-informed
men say the following figures are
: i nearly correct:
.! ■ To raise an army of 500,000 men
.I by appointment, the Eighteenth
i Congressional District, which is
;' made up of Dauphin, Cumberland
i and Lebanon counties would be call-
I cd to furnish 2,769 men. The popu-
I I lation of Dauphin county being
s! slightly less than half that of the'
< district, would bo called on to fur
■ nish In round numbers 1300 men.
, I In addition Dauphin county now
"jlias two infantry companies requir
ing 150 men to bring them to war
strength, a troop of cavalry, of the
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