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CITY CLERK
UNANIMOUSL YVOTED
MAYOR BY COUNCIL
life-long Ambition Realized j
by Elevation; Widespread
Approval Expressed Over
City; Sworn in Before
noon; Succeeded by R.
Ross Seaman; Will Serve
Unexpired Term of Dr.,
Meals Which Runs Until
Last of Year; Overwhelm
ed by Storm of Congratu
lations
City Clerk Charles A. Miller was j
unanimously elected Mayor by Coun- i
ril this morning to succeed the late!
Dr. E. S. Meals. Ho was sworn into :
office at once, and R. Koss Seaman. !
assistant city clerk, who was elevated j
to succeed Mayor Miller, also took j
the oath of office.
The election came as the closing
action of the morning session. Com- j
missioner W. 11. Lynch made a mo- j
tion to proceed to nominations for I
Mayor. Commissioner E. Z. Gross, |
park superintendent, then took the
lloor and nominated City Clerk Mil
ler:
"I feel it an honor." Mr. Gross he- ,
nan, "to further honor one of our |
number who has been faithful be-,
yond comment and who has tho es- !
teem of the people of Harrisburg. ;
1 am sure there is no one better
qualified for Mayor and 1 nominate
our beloved friend, Charles A. Mil- j
ler."
Elected Unanimously
In the rear of the council chamber!
a large crowd had gathered, among j
them city and county Officials, busi-j
nessmen and a number of citizens. ;
The nomination was applauded'
heartily.
Acting Mayor William I-. Gorgas.
who was presiding, before a vote was
called, said he had been urged to
support ex-Mayor John K. Royal, but
that he believed it to be the best
duty he could perform to vote for
Mr. Miller.
The ballot was then taken, each
of the commissioners naming
"Charles A. Miller" as their names
were called. Sir. Gorgas then an
nounced to Mr. Miller who had with
drawn from the city clerk's chair,
that he had been unanimously
elected.
The city official who has served
llarrisburg almost continuously for
forty years, hesitated a moment,
then arose.
Deeply touched by the honor
which he had received. Mayor Miller
said - "Mr. President and members
of City Council: I want to give my
heartfelt thanks for being elected
Mayor of my native city and to ask
your hearty co-operation in the per
formance of my duties. I thank
you."
Wide Approval
A short recess was declared to
give Council and the many visitors
an opportunity to congratulate May
or Miller.
Among those who pressed forward
to the front of the council chamber
were a number of residents of the
c ity who had been mentioned as pos
sible candidates for the mayoralty
All of them expressed their willing
ness to co-operate with the Mayor.
All morning many persons promi
nent in city affairs and leaders of
both political parties congratulated
Mayor Miller.
No act of City Council since the
<"Mark act became operative has met
with such sincere and spontaneous
approval from practically every per
son in the city. Even members of
Council received handshakes from
many friends and enthusiastic en
dorsement of their action. Nowhere
was there a dissenting voice raised,
and as the news spread the.evidence
of the satisfaction over the choice in
creased.
When Council went Into session
again Mr. Miller's resignation as city
clerk was received and accepted,
and R. Ross Seaman, assistant, was
unanimously elected Mr. Miller's
successor. He, too, received many
i ongratulations as he is widely
known throughout the city an J has
been connected officially with muni
cipal affairs for the last eleven years.
Sworn In
Mayor Miller and City Clerk Sea
man took the oath of affice at once
and Council adjourned. The Mayor
then went with Commissioner Gor
gas to police headquarters where he
THE WEATHER
l or llarri*htirg and vicinity t Fair
to-night and Wediifmlay, not
mu'li change in temperature,
lor Ka*tern I'ennn.vlvanla: Fair
to-night; Wednesdny fair,
*liuhtl> wirmer in north por
tion; moderate north we*t wind*,
hrcomlng variable.
Hlver
The Miftquehannn river and nil it*
trihiitarie* will fall nlowlj. \
Mage of ahont 4.H feet In indi
cated tor llarri*burg \\ ednc*-
day morning.
General Condition*
l*re*ure continue* low over the
iiorthea*tern part of the I nlted
Mate* und It lian decrea*cd de
cidedly over nearly all the
ufNtern half of the country.
Hitch pre*ure overlie* the cen
tral portion of the country,
l air weather ha* prevailed dur
ing the la*t twenty-four hours
over all the territory repre*ent
cd ou the map, except ia the
North Pacific Mute* nod llrltl*h
( olumhla. where light to mod
erately heavy rain* have fal
len.
Temperature* K a. in., 5-1 degree*.
SUN: It INCH, 4:4- A. M.
Moon: Xew moon. May -0.
titer Stage: feel.
Ye*terday*a Weather
Ilighe*t temperature, 71.
I.oweat temperature, 51
rean temperature, f!2.
o until temperature, HI.
- Ut. %
received another ovation from the
police department.
City Clerk Seaman became clerk
to ex-Mayor Gross in September, '
1906. When the late Mayor Meals
was elected for his lirst term in 1908
Mr. Seaman was retained.
In December, 1908, Mr. Seaman
was made messenger and chief page
to Council, holding this position un
til November 29, 1911. when by or- i
dinance Council changed his office to
that of assistant city clerk, which
position he has held ever since.
He will serve until the municipal
election in November when the office ;
must be tilled by balloting by tho j
registered voters.
Charles A. Miller
Mayor Miller is one of the best- )
known authorities on municipal law !
in the state. His election is the ful
filment of a life-iong ambition to
serve as mayor of llarrisburg. His
choice is pleasing to men of all
parties and takes into the office of
the executive a man titted by many
years of training and experience for
the duties he will be called upon to
perform. He is being overwhelmed :
to-day by congratulations o£ Repub- !
licans and Democrats alike. He is a j
staunch Republican in politics, but
his choice is more nearly nonparti- !
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William J. Lescure Elected
Head of C. V. Telephone
Co. by Board of Directors
I At the regular meeting of tlie
: board of directors of the Cumber- :
; land Valley Telephone Company late
! yesterday afternoon the following •
i officers were elected: President, I
| William J. Lescure; vice-president,
I Charles A. Kunkel; secretary and i
| treasurer, O. K. Klnes; chairman of
the board of directors, S. W.
Ffoultes; general manager, Cameron j
L. Baer. William J. Lescure fills a
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Henry M. Tracy.
The recently organized board of
1 directors consists ot William J. Les
cure, Charles A. Kunkel, and W.
Grant Raucli, of Harrisburg; Frank
A. Zimmerman, Chambersburg;- S. j
W. Shunkwilor, Lewistown; Henry
M. Tracy, S. W. Ffoultes, A. E. Pen
dergast and James K. Trimble, all
of Philadelphia. Rauch, Zimmer
man, Pendergast and Trimble have
been recently elected to the board. '
Cameron L. Baer has been local '
| manager of the company for a num
ber of years, both previous to and
since its reorganization. The Cum
berland Valley Telephone came from
the hands of the leceivers last fall.
At that time the old manual tele-1
! phone was replaced by the new au
tomatic, and since hundreds of sub
scribers have been added and the j
company has expanded in every way.
William J. Lescure is the senior
member of the firm of Lescure and
Snavely, brokers, and has been iden
tified with the Cumberland Valley |
Company for a number of years. " I
New Cumberland Man
Is Motorcycle Victim
' Chester Baker, of New Cumber
| land, was found unconscious beside
his motorcycle on the Market sfeet,
I river bridge this morning, H:V"I I*ken '
i to the office of Dr. J. K. 1/cUinson,
| where he was treated for on injured i
I iirm and bruises about the face and I
| body.
Baker was riding from his home
to his work in this city and does not
J know whether he was struck by an
other machine or whether his motor
j cycle fell with him.
German Steamships to
Carry U. S. Merchandise
}<v Associated Press
Washington, May 15. Former
| German steamships in Philippine
ports will bo utilized to bring hemp
from the islands to the Cnited States
, fvr tlie manufacture of binder twine,
sorely needed for farming operations
i in this country.
in announcing the step to-duy
. Secretary Uedtield said the steamers
! Mark. Bechuin and Princess Alice
: would sail from the Philippines soon
with cargoes of hemp. Three other
large vessels formerly German-own
i ed. are being repaired for similar
use.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1917.
JOSEPH H. CHOATE,
EX-AMBASSADOR,
DIES SUDDENLY
Was Lawyer of International
Fame and Noted After-
Dinner Wit
ACTIVE TO THE LAST
Took Big Part in Reception
of British and French
Missions
By Associated Press
New York, May 10. Joseph
Hodges Choate, former ambassador
to Great Britain and a lawyer of
international fame, died suddenly of
heart disease at his home in this
city last night. Mr. Choate com
plained yesterday morning of feeling
depressed and his physician was
called. Mr. Choate was ordered to
remain in bed, but later in the day
he left his room several times to
transact pressing business affairs.
About 10.30 o'clock last night he
called his wife and daughter, Miss
Mabel Choate, to his bedside. Ac
! cording to Mrs. Choato he said: "I
lam feeling very ill; I thing this is
the end." A few minutes later he
J died.
I Notwithstanding his advanced
, years Mr. Choate took an active part
in the entertainment last week of
the French and Britisl) war commis
sioners in New York. He was chair
man of the reception committee that
met M. ltene Yiviani. .Marshal Joffre
and other distinguished members of
the French mission last Tuesday and
acted in a similar capacity when the
British mission headed by Arthur
James Balfour arrived in New York
on Friday. At the reception in City
Hall for Mr. Balfour and the British
commission. Mayor Mitchell referred i
to Mr. Choate as the "foremost citi
zen of New York." At the banquet
on Friday night for the British and ■
French commissions, Mr. Choate was
one of the speakers and on Satur
day evening he entertained with a
small dinner at his home for Mr.
Balfour.
Friend of Balfour
Mr. Choate was a personal friend 1
of the British foreign secretary and j
they saw much of each otWr dur
ing the stay of the British commis
sion. His active participation in the
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Army Bill With Provision
For T. R.'s Division to Be
Before Wilson This Week
By Associated Press
Washington. May 13.—Senate and
House conferees on the army bill to
j day agreed to report the measure
i with provision authorizing the Presi
dent to raise the volunteer division
; Colonel Roosevelt desires to lead to
; France. -No other changes in the bill
were made by the conferees.
The conferees accepted without !
1 change the House provision for the |
| Koosevelt volunteers. As the Senate ;
by a large vote previously approved ;
, the volunteer force, its final adoption j
l>y both houses of Congress is re- I
gai ded as certain unless something ,
unexpectedly develops in the Senate. I
The full force of the administration |
Is against It.
Whether Colonel Koosevelt and a
volunteer force go abroad, however, i
remains for the President to decide, !
as the provision agreed to by the |
conferees makes it optional and not |
mandatory upon the President. Con- j
ferees decided not to reopen other j
questions. The conscription age re- 1
mains from 21 to 30 years, inclusive. j
Before the week-end the conferees
hope to have the bill finally adopted I
by both houses and sent to the Prefe- j
idt-nt.
Corporal Falling Over
Gun Wounds Private
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Pa., May 15.—Oscar
C. Moser, 23 years oid, of this city, |
a private in Company D, First Pcnn- j
sylvania Infantry, was shot early to- ,
day by a corporal of his company l
and is dying in a hospital. The
shooting is said to have been accl- I
dental.
Paul F. Mine, the corporal charged i
with the shooting, is under arrest!
and faces n court martial. The shoot- I
ing occurred at the entrance of the !
bunkhousc at the western end of a
Philadelphia and Reading Railway ]
bridge. Moser had been relieved
from duty and was walking ahead
of tho corporal. As they reached
the bunkhouse Moser turned to speak
to Hine, who stumbled and dis
charged his rifle in the fall, accord
ing to the police version of the shoot
ing.
Shreiner's Commission
Is Signed by Governor
Governor Brumbaugh announced
to-day that he had commissioned
George A. Slireiner, of this city, as
superintendent of public grounds
and buildings to serve until tho end
of the present session of the Senate.
Sir. Slireiner will file a $2 5,000 bond
ant' be sworn in late to-day.
When asked about reports that
Mr. Shreiner might not be named be
yond that period, the Governor sa'.d:
"He will stay as long as I do."
XEWSPAPEH CO\DITIO.\S
New York, May 15. James Keelev,
leditoi of the Chicago Herald, states
that more than 300 newspapers have,
during the last few months, been
obliged to raise their price to two
cents. Iist Monday all the Chii-ago
paner* were increased to two cents.
With the possible increase of the
tariff on print pHper the condition of
, the American newspaper is going to lie
still more serious. One-third of the
newsprint paper used in the i'nited
States comes from Canada ami the
tarifT tax will incicase the cost in that
quarter
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UAM£S DUNCAN EltHO ROOT ■ * 1?[,45 AOMIPAL JAtfCS M.GIENNCN
JOHN K? MQTT, .♦ CVBUS MeCQgMICK ■ CHAJS'.ES C.CPAVJIL
These men of all political faiths, including General Scott, chief of the
General Staff of the United States Army, and Admiral Glennon of tho navy,
will go to Kussia to welcome the new republic. The commission is headed
by former Secretary of War and State Elihu Boot, but it contains a labor
man in the person of James Duncan, vice-president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and a Socialist In Charles Edward Kussell, of New York.
GOVERNOR SIGNS
$2,000,000 SAFETY
AND DEFENSE BILL
Meeting of Commission to Lay
Plans For Co-operation With
State Committee
Governor Brumbaugh to-day sign
ed the bill creating the State Com
< mission of Public Safety and De
j fense and carrying an appropriation
'of $2,000,000 in the presence of
j Lieutenant Governor McClain, Audi
f tor General Snyder, State Treasurer
! Kephart and Adjutant General Stew
art, who constitute the commission
! under the law and the commission
I organized immediately after. The
j Governor is chairman and Mr. Mc- j
Clain was chosen as secretary, the 1
I Governor being authorized to engage
Private Secretary W. H. Ball as his
j secretary.
A field secretary will be chosen I
I and working plans outlined at a 1
j meeting to be held Thursday at noon |
iin the Governor's office at which j
j time a date will be arranged for a |
meeting with the executive commit- |
! tee of the State Committee of Public 1
1 Safety.
i In speaking of the general plans'
the Governor said that the conimls- ]
! sion had sole disposal of the ap
propriation through the regular
channels and that the State com- !
mlttee would not be aided to pay I
for what the commission authorized j
it to do. The scope of this work will
•be determined at the meeting with i
| the executive committee at which i
George Wharton Pepper, the chair-1
| man, will report on the situation at i
i Washington and what the national i
; government desires.
May Not Be Used
"The State appropriation can not
be used to pay for the operation of
j the selective draft," said the Gover
j nor. "The impression has gone
| abroad that we are to finance that
| work, but the expense is to be borne
!by the national government. The
I registration is in my hands Gov
: ernr. I am working on the plan
I and will proclaim it in due time."
When asked as to reports that it
was contemplated to name a State
military representative at Wasliing-
I ton to look after matters and to keep
in close touch with the State author
ities here, the Governor said that the
! Plan had been suggested to him by
j Congressman W. S. Yare and others
who had spoken to him. Mr. Vare,
■ said the Governor, stopped off here
on his way to Washington to give
the Governor first-hand information
on matters at the national capital.
"There is no necessity for any ap
pointment being made vet. We are
in constant touch with Washington."
| remarked the Governor who further
said that he had not fieard anv plan
j to appoint any one a colonel in the
: National Guard to act at Washing
; ton.
Steps will be taken at once to get
information about what the national
government and the State committee
wish.
! In signing the bill Governor Bfum
: baugh used six pens, presenting one
j to each of the members of the com
-1 mission and to Mr. Ball and keeping
one for himself.
DROPS DKAI)
i bile at work in the Harrisburg
Shoe Factory this' morning about 10
; o clock, Frederick Hodgkins, aged
55. dropped dead lie was a shoe
cutter and resided at 99 North
Seventeenth street. Coroner Kck-
Itigcr is investigating the cause of
WOMEN DOING
MORE GARDENING |
THAN HUSBANDS
Cultivating More Than Half
of Nineteen Acres in Gar- • j
den Plots "'I
The women of Hnrrlsburg will do
more toward increasing the vegeta
ble crop In this city than their lius
bends, according to a report of the
Agricultural committee of the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce on
tlio garden plots under its supervi
sion. mu(je public to-day.
Considerable over fifty per cent
of the nineteen acres now under cul
tivation is being worked by women,
who, sunbonnetted and sweater-clad,
hr.ve turned the soil and have plant
ed seeds. The unfriendly winds of
a tardy spring have hindered the
work to a great extent, but satisfac
tory progress has been made during
the past two days. The nineteen
acres are exclusive of backyard
"farms".
A tour of inspection of the city
garden plots under the Chamber of
Commerce, made yesterday, dis
continued on Paxc 5]
Legislators Are Asked
to Drill as Home Guard
One Hour Each Morning
Members of the Legislature were
called out for military training by
a resolution introduced in the House
by Mr. West, Montour. The resolu
tion, which was laid over for a day
under the rules, recited that not
withstanding the exemption of legis
lators from the draft it is the sense
of the Mouse that the lawmakers
should fit themselves for the Home
Guard and met each morning for In
struction from Major Q. O. Reitzel,
one of the Lancaster members. The
resolution authorizes Major Reitzel
to organize squads and appoint olll
cers and invites the Senate to join
with the members of the House.
Hist Hills Reported Gut
The McVlcar antijury tampering
bill was negatively reported to the
House to-day. The elections com
mittee reported negatively the Mit
chell bill relative to orrupt practices
and establishing a State pamphlet
for advertising candidates.
The Sprout volunteer police and
Stern explosive license bills were
affirmatively reported.
U-Boats Put Men in Open
Boats to Decoy Vessels
Into Torpedo Range
By Associated Press
Newport News, Ya„ May 15. S.
O. S. calls and open boats loaded
with men arc being used by German
submarines to decoy allied ships to
their destruction according to Brit
ish shipmasters in port here. So
many ships have been destroyed In
this manner that the Hrltish have or
dered captains to pay no heed to such
calls In certain zones as they ure pa
trolled by boats sent out Jo succor
ships and njen In distress.
si uscitiHi: si,ooo.ot::
ft y A xxocioted t'rc.i
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Ma.v 'O. A rub
?criptiOn or t1.U00.000 to the Libert >
\ Loan by the Pittsburgh Steel Com
pany was announced here to-fl:>y
Managers of the Home wood fcnii*-
1 tery have voted to invent ?JUO,OOO In
1 the war bond;'
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CONGRESS BREAKS
ALL RECORDS FOR
APPROPRIATIONS
Bills Carrying Total of $3,-
:190,940.000 Approved by
Committee
MONEY FOB NEW SHIPS
Huge Sums to Be Spent For
Heavy Army Ord
nance
Washington, May 15.—A1l appro-|
priations records of Congress were i
broken to-day when the Senate Ap
propriations Committee reported the
War, Army and Navy deficiency bill,
carrying a total of $3,390,946,000,
including $400,000,000 for construc
tion and purchase of an American
merchant marine.
The committee added $,"i63,393,000 j
to the House bill. Among the Sen-1
ate increases was $.100,000 for the
council of national defense; $1.000,-j
UOO for detention of interned Ger- ,
mans; $26,000,000 for army ntachine j
guns, and $33,000,000 for heavy !
army ordnance.
May Tnku Over Plants
Legislation authorising the gov- i
ernment to take over necessary ship- j
building facilities also was approved.
Of the appropriations which will i
be added to the $2,800,000,000 army |
and navy war budget. $750,000,000
will be authorized for new construc
tion and slightly less than $150,000,- I
00C for purchase of ships wherever !
m ailable, including those now being t
built for the British government and j
other foreign builders. The remain
der of the $350,000,000 appropriation I
j l or subsequent uso will be authorized I
:1 ut not immediately appropriated. 1
i The appropriations were requested
I by General Goethals and Chairman
I Penman, chairman of the shipping j
l oard, in furtherance of the program |
f for an American merchant marine.
Make Preparations Here
For Registration of
Conscripts Under Bill
First preparations for the regis
tration of men In Dauphtn county
who may be subject to conscription
for military service were made to
day when Clerk. Ed. H. Fisher, of
•the county commissioners' office, sent
j out notices to the registrar and
registry assessor in each polling dis
! trict in the county. The notification
follows:
Office tff County Commissioner,
Harrisburg, May 15, 19t7.
The United States Government
requests that on the day deter
mined upon for registration of
i all residents of Dauphin coun
ty, between the ages of 21 and
30 years inclusive, for Selective
Military Service, the registrars
and registry assessors serve
without pay as a matter of pat
! riotic duty. Please advise the
! commissioners without delay
| whether you will perform this
service.
As yet no blanks have been re
ceived by either county or city olTi
| dais, but as soon as final action is
i taken in Washington, arrangements
will be completed at once for the
work In Dauphin county.
Roland S. Morris Former
Democratic Chairman,
to Be Made Ambassador
By Associated Press
Washington, Mr.y 15. —Roland S.
! Morris, of Philadelphia, has been
i virtually decided upon by President
Wilson for ambassador to Japan
i to fill the vacancy caused by the
; death of George W. Guthrie, of
• Pittsburgh. It was said to-day that
' the appointment probably would be
! made within a few days.
| Mr. Morris is ex-chairman of the
j Democratic state committee of
I Pennsylvania and was selected in
recognition of the services of Vance
i McCormick, chairman of the Demo
! cratic national committee, and in
j view of the fact that Mr. Guthrie
j also came from Pennsylvania.
President to Discuss
Food Control With
Administration Leaders
By Associated Press
Washington, May 15.—Food con
trol legislation and the food situation
in the United States and the allied
| countries will be discussed to-night
:>t a conference between President
' Wilson. Secretary Houston and mem
-1 liers of the Senate and House com-
I mittees on agriculture. Adminls
! tuition leaders are eager to have
I Congress busy itself with food eon
| trol measures as soon as possible.
To Send Out 1917 City
Tax Statements Monday
City Treasurer Harry F. Oves an
nounced to-day that all 1917 city
tax statements will be mailed to tax
' payers next Monday.
This is the first time a city treas
urer completed arrangement for
j sending out the notices before Juno
1. All persons making payments on
; or before July 31 will be allowed a
one per cent, abatement; those pay
ing during August will be charged
the regular tax rate of nine mills.
Toxes not paid lie-ore September 1
i will be subject to a thee per cent,
penalty.
AGKKK WITH KAISKIt
By ■ IssjciiUeJ Press
Amsterdam, via London. May 15.
—The Nous Welner Tugblatt, of
\ lenna. says that the discussion be
i tween Chancellor Von Uethinnnn
j Hollweg and fount O.ernln. the Aiis
. trlan foreign minister, resulted In a
iromplete UtuJwitfchtllßfi between the
central powers.
Single Copy. 2 Cents
GEN. PETAIN IS PUT
AT HEAD OF FRENCH
ARMY A 1 THE FRONI
Hero of Verdun Is Appointed Commander-in-Chief of
Field Forces to Succeed General Nivelle Who Is
Given Command of Several Groups of Armies; Foch
Also Is Honored
RUSSIAN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
AGAIN GETS THE UPPER HAND
Socialists and Radicals Declare War Against Germany
Must Be Continued Until Victory Is Won; Kaiser's
Forces Offer a Stronger Resistance to the Allies
Paris, May 15. General Petain was appointed as
connnaiider-in-cliiet of the Preach armies operating on
the Wench front at a cabinet meeting to-day. General
Nivelle was placed in command of a group of armies.
General I'och who played an important role in the bat
tles ut the Marne and the Ysei succeeds General Petain
as chief of staff of the ministry of war.
Although beset with innumerable difficulties the provisional
i government of Kussia is determined to stick to its task.
1 lie government will make an effort to amalgamate the di
-1 verse interest, which by their conflict have made an orderly and
efficient government in Russia possible, it announces in a procla
mation to-day. It expresses confidence that unity will be re
; established and the count) v saved if the various representatives cf
the new democracy take their proper part in the responsible task
of the government.
1 he Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's delegates, com
i prising mainly the Socialist and extreme radical elements, ap
i parently is becoming increasingly willing to consider partticipa
tion in the formation of a coalition government. It has appointed
a committee with the provisional government and it is formulat
ing a program of conditions which would permit Socialist entry
i upon presentation in the ministry.
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' PRESIDENT URGES HASTE
Washington, May 15. Pr sident Wi lay|
j ® . to speed up Congress on the war program es- ] ;
1 BCntial to carry on the conflict with '' • ' >
j i iders to-night. 1 j
CHANCELLOR MUM ON PEACE j ,
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< Berlin, May 15. Chancellor Von Bethmarav r
j | Hollweg answered the peace interpellations in the
|J | Reichstag to-day by saying that it would not serve
I interests of the country to make a declaration.
i ITALIANS TAKE OFFENSIVE ' '
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( Rome, May 15. The Italians took the offensive
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progress was made in several sectors.
: | RUSSIAN COMMANDERS RESIGN ,
, Petrograd, May 15. lt became known to-da
that just before the resignation of Gen. Guchkoff, as mini |
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' i ister of war, Gen. Brussiloff, commander-in-chief and >
I Gen. Guerkc. commander < front.'
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1 asked to be relieved of their commands. 1 '
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ORAIN SPECULATION STOPPED 0
j i Chicago, May 15. Representatives of '
j; ing grain exchanges ot the conutry at a meeting herei
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> tions on trading ' .
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TO PROBE RODERICK CHANGES ,
Ji . Harrisburjj. Appointment of a joint investigate
Y* ing committee to look into the. ch • time. ,
| | to time against James E. Roderick, chief of. the depar-
{ 9 ment of mines is provided in a resolution presented in
I the Senate to-day by Senator James P. McNichol, oC
j • Philadelphia. The resolution cites particularly the' ,
charges recently made in newspapers and by Attorn
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arbitrarily refused to issue certificates to"forty appH
, i cants who successfully passed the required examinl I
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