KILLS WIFE THEN TRIES TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE Charles Stouffer Accuses Wo man of Being Untrue, Then Sends Bullets Into Her It a fit of jealousy. Charles Stoufter shot and killed his wife, Clara, early Sunday morning:. He then turned the revolver on himself and endeavored to take his own life. They lived at 272 Briggs street, where they moved but a short time ago. Mrs. Stouffer was employed by Mayor E. S. Meals as housekeeper until the time of his ileath. Stouffer is in the Harrisburg Hospital in a semlserious condition. He has regained consciousness and will doubtless live to stand trial for the crime. Stouffer, who has been serving a month's suspension for running past a signal on the Pennsylvania Hailroad where ho is employed as an engineer, had recently been drinking, according to the testimony or the people who knew him and his wife. Itrenkn Down Door Mrs. Stouffer Went home about 11 o'clock Saturday night. A short time later, Mias Alice Calder, a boarder with the family, heard Stouffer ac cusing hi* wife of being with another man, which she denied. A blow and a scream and Mrs. Stouffer came run ning to Miss Calder's room. The pair barred the door and piled chairs against it to keep the man from en tering. Stouffer hurled his weight against the door, breaking it in as his wife fled to the balcony. He followed, overtook her and fired two shots. Both missed but roused the neighborhood. ' ProtentM Innocence Mrs. Stouffer's rrenzled cries of "Don't shoot, Charley!" brought sev eral dozens of people who attempted to enter the house in time to prevent Stouffer from carrying out his threats. Mrs. Stouffer ran from the balcony to the kitchen, where her husband over took her and fired a shot that pene trated her brain and then fired an other as the body fell to the floor. Her dying words protested innocence of her husband's accusations, saying she was out with Nell, meaning Chief uf Police Wetzel's wife, who is a sis ter-in-law. Tlie police were notified, but Motor cycle Officer Shelhaus and Patrolman Pointed arrived too lote to prevent Stouffer from attempting his own life. The bullet entered the right temple end came out the eye, but missed the brain. He had another loaded re volver in liis pocket but gave the of ficers no resistance, merely pleading to he allowed to keep the revolver that he might end his own life. De spite the seriousness of his injuries, he was able to walk to the ambulance. Funeral services for Mrs. Stouffer will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock at the home of lier brother. ! <;hief Wetzel. The body will be taken to Lani'l-Vjrg, where burial will be ma (If. 49 Norwegian Steamers Sunk by German U-Boats During Month of May By Associated Press London, June 4. According to information received by the Norwe gian legation here, 49 Norwe of 75,397, were sunk in May. Twen ty-live lives were lost. New York, June 4. The British freight steamship Karuma of 2,995 tons gross, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine April 27, near the Spanish coast, according to Chris Thornton, an American sea man, a survivor of the ship, who has arrived here. The Russian bark Imberliorne, of 1,958 tons gross, from Mobile, Ala., March 2§, for Greenoch, Scotland, was sunk" by a German submarine on May 1, off the west coast of Ireland, according, to American members of the crew who have arrived here. Former Ambassador Asks Russia to Quit War Pctrograd, June 2, via London, June 4. —In a long declaration pub lished in yesterday's Dyen Baron Rosen, formerly Russian Ambassa dor to the United States, suggests as a means of exit for Russia from her! chaotic condition a. diplomatic con ference with the Entente Allies to j determine a possible basis for peace | with the Central Powers. The origi nal aims of the war—the complete ruin of the enemy—have become hopeless, he declares, and the con flict promises to develop into a slow procew of more or less general ex haustion of both sides. C N SSO Liberty Bond Will Buy Many Things New York, June 4. Here, said the Liberty Bond committee, is what a SSO Liberty Bond will buy for I'ncle Sam: A thousand pounds of flour, or 1,250 pounds of bread; 200 pounds of bacon, or SOO pounds of pota toes; 700 pounds of sugar, or 350 pounds of coffee; 100 pounds of tea, or 120 pounds of butter; 400 pounds of fresh beef, or 350 pounds of beans. Or 1,000 rounds of ammunition, or three Standard rifles. Or S pairs of blankets, or 25 cots; 15 shelter tents, or 200 pairs of socks; 14 flannel shirts, or is pairs of marching shoes, 21 cotton khaki suits, or 8 woolen ones, or Thirty of your SSO would buy a cooking range for 150 men. 6 woolen overcoats. Your SSO will equip one soldier for the front and SSOO will keep him there a year. __ • Compensation Act Blanks For the convenience of law yers and small corporations we have arranged in book form a quantity of Accident Blanks sufficient for a year's supply. Sent to any address on receipt of price. 11.00. The Telegraph Printing Co. Printing, Binding, Designing, Photo Engraving, Dip Stamp ing, Plate Printing IIARRISRURG, PA. k > MONDAY KVttNIJNU,. LERCH CALLED FORSENTENCE | Court Takes Question of Sus pending Punishment Under Advisement After severely reprimanding Miz pah Lerch, i-onv! ted of piling stones on the car tracks nenr penbrook dur ing the street railways strike last July, President Judge Kunkel this morning took the question of impos ing or suspending sentence under advisement. Counsel for Lerch presented a peti tion signed by many of the promi nent residents of Penbrook asking leniency, but Judge Kunkel pointed to the statement made by Lerch that he was "only lifting the stones to test his strength." Sentence Referred The court then went over the law carefully reading the maximum sen tence of ten years' improsonment and a fine of SIO,OOO and stated that prisoners only were put on parole when the court deemed it would re sult in good. Sentencing of Joseph Blumson, convicted on a false pretence charge, was deferred until next week. A similar suit has been brought against him in the June term of criminal court. Oscar G. Wickcrsham, coun sel for Blumson, asked for a continu ance on the ground that the defend ant has been appointed an interpre ter for Middletown for the registra tion. Blumson when questioned by the court said he could act as an in terpreter in twelve different lan guages. Wilson Potteiger, wanted on a charge of not complying with the court order for maintainence, was ordered to pay the costs of the at tachment. 13,039 Guardsmen in State Who Are. Not Yet in Government Service Adjutant General Stewart to-day reported tothe War Department that tlie strength of the National Guard or ganizations not in Federal service was 535 ofticers and 12,504 men on May 31. There are four infantry regiments-f the First, Third, Thirteenth and Eight eenth—now in Federal service, and it is believed that they are close to the full strength of 2,002 each, while Bat tery K, Second artillery, is also close to war strength. The reports of organizations are as follows: Artillery—First Reglmeiit, :'.K officers and 1058 men; Second, 42 and 1077; Third, 31 and 891. Cavalry —First Regiment, 54 and 1316. Infan try—Fourth Regiment, 54 and 1283; Sixth, 56 and 1226; Eighth, 53 and 1216; Tenth, 52 and 1690; Sixteenth, 49 and 1699. Auxiliary troops—Field Hos pitals Nos. 1, 2 and 3, 12 and 182; Ambulance Companies Nos. 1, and 2, 8 and 129; Field Bakery 1 and 57; Ad miinstrative Staff. 25 and 32; Engineer Companies A, B, C, and D, 11 and 388, including one company Just organized; signal troops, wire, radio and outpost companies, 5 and 224. The headquar ters make up the difference. The reports of the Harrisburg com panies include Troop C, Governor's Troop, 3 officer's and 101 men; Com pany D, Eight Regiment, *3 and 108; Company I, 3 and 103, with the head quarters, supply, band and machine gun companies close to required strength. EXPECT SETTLEMENT By Associated Press Amoy, Fo-Kien Province, China, June 4. Although relations with the Peking Government have been broken off here and martial law has been proclaimed, no disturbances have oc curred. An amicable settlement of the controversy is expected by both parties, according to declarations here. PARIS FACTORY BLOWS VP By Associated Press Paris, June 4. All Paris was awakened about 4 o'clock this morn ing by a powerful detonation, follow ed by several small ones. A factory in Auberbillers, a suburb, had ex ploded with such force that nothing was lect of the structure, while the roofs of nearby buildings were carried away. Other damage of consequence was done in the neighborhood, but no casualties have been reported. DELIVER WILSON'S ADDRESS By Associated Press Washington, June 4. President Wilson's communication to the new Russian goevrnment on the war aims ot the United States has been deliv ered at Petrograd by Ambassador Francis but will not be published in this country or in Russia for a day or two whilethe State Department is clearing up what are officially char acterized as "matters of detail." COMMANDER OF AMERICAN NAVAL DESTROYERS IN EUROPE ENTERING PARIS FOR CONFERENCE fcimfl (on left), whom the President has decided to nom- Jtt iT viee-aamiral, is here Mhown entering a railroad station in Paris Jji® . ? i?°, n Cf. r , naval authorities on the work agrainst the. sub *.tJ * . ?u ® n ?o mm -nd of the destroyers sent by the United btates to take part m the warfare on the submarines. •r CONSERVATION OF CAR SPACE URGED Letter From Washington to Chamber of Commerce Asks Aid of Shippers The importance of all shippers do ing everything possible to co-operate with the Department of Commerce at Washington was emphasized in a let ter received this morning by the lo cal Chamber of Commerce. Bureaus iu charge of shipping all over the country are urging manufacturers to conserve car space in every possible way. The need of sending only the actual necessities of life and the mu nitions and requirements of war is also being enforced whenever pos sible. The letter to the Chamber fol lows; Dcmniit! IK (Srcut "The demand lor freight cars at the present time is far beyond that of any previous period in our history. When our troops are actually in the lield this demand will be greatly in cieased. The Car Service Commis sion of the American Hallway Associ ation is co-ordinating the freight traffic resources of the country in an effort to meet this demand, but it will be unable to do so without the help ot all those interested. "It appears that a very large per centage of freight cars are sent out loaded only to the minimum capacity fixed in the tariffs of the carriers, although the maximum safe capacity of the car is in some cases twice this minimum. The Bureau believes that a great improvement will follow if this situation is brought to the at tention of shippers and others con cerned, and it is pointed out to them that unless cars are loaded to the maximum and delays obviated there will not be enough cars to go around, with resulting hardships to every one. "You are urged, therefore, to inau gurate a campaign in your locality for greater efficiency in freight ship ping, including prompt loading and unloading. In such a campaign you may encounter difficulties in certain trades as a result of recognized equivalents in other units of carload lots. In such cases you should con sider the advisability of modifying for a limited period, or for all time, these equivalents, any of wheh were formulated years ago when the cars in use were considerably smaller than the majority of those in use to-day. "Should you decide to co-operate with the Bureau and start such a campaign, the Bureau will be glad to receive information from time to time regarding the methods employed and the results attained by you. Sug gestions as tofurther steps on the part of the Bureau will also be wel comed." 100,000 U. S. Soldiers to Be in France by Winter Washington, June 4.—One hun dred thousand American soldiers in France by the time the snow flies is the slogan behind intensive training schemes'now being devised by the War Department. This Contingent of American forces to arrive by winter will be made up of regulars and National Guardsmen. The regulars require small advance preparation for service. The Na tional Guardsmen, already summon ed to the colors in three increments, beginning July 15, will be put into shape in Ihe quickets possible time consistent with proper training. This advance army to cross the water before winter sets in is stated by the War Department ts the mini mum figures to he sent over for ac tual service by that time. The maxi mum number will be dependent upon the rapidity with which the men can be trained and the facilities available for transportation. SEEK TRAITOR By Associated Press New Britain, Conn., June 4. Ef forts were being made by the au thorities to-day to locate the persons responsible for distribution of anti draft literature in this cltv. Hun dreds of handbills condemning con scription and arraigning the govern ment for such action have been dis tribttted. FIRST PAGE HKI.I) FOR TREACHERY By Associated Press Boston, June 4. John Scerenski was arrested by Federal authorities to-day charged with advising two young men of draft age not to regis ter to-morrow. Charles Barkus and Stanley Collis, the young men con cerned in the charge were summoned as witnesses for the government at a preliminary hearing. STRUCK RV CYCLIST William Dun, aged 6, was struck by a bicycle near the Cameron school building this morning, ills scalp was slightly lacerated. The in juries were treated at the Harris burg Hospitul. HJVRRISBURG TELEGRAPH || GOVERNOR AND MRS. BRUMBAUGH AT NIAGARA CAMP fl 12SIWI V, . | ' I - J'.'.' In the above etching is shown views at the Port Niagara training camp for officers on the occasion of Governor Brumbaugh's recent visit. Pennsylvania boys gave the Governor a great ovation. In the one picture the Governor and Col. Heavy are shown conversing. Grouped around them from left to right are: Major Williams and Captain Strong. The other picture shows the Governor and his wife and Col. Heavy. LOCAL COMPANIES UP TO STRENGTH Enough Applications on Hand to Fill if All Pass; Room in Other Units With both Companies D and I, Eighth Regiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, nearly recruits to full war strength early this afternoon, th edetails of men at the armory, recruiting tent in front of the Court house and in Steeton continued the campaign for men for other com panies of the unit. At least 200 more 1 art needed to f:ll all companies to full war strength and local men hope to set a new record for recruiting. With the ap plications received to-day more than enough are available for the required quota of the Harrisburg organ isations. A concert will be given again to night in front of the Courthouse by the Eighth Regiment band and many more applications are expected. Beginning to-morrow, all men be tween the ages of 21 and 30 years, inclusive, will be required to show a certificate of registration, it was an nounced, before they will be per mitted to seek enlistment with the Guards. Aged Veteran of Civil War Is Dead Henry Mechior, aged 7.1, a veteran of the Civil War, died this morning at his home, 1727 Penn street. He conducted a shoe repair shop at 171!) Sixth street for many years. Born in eGrmany he came to this country at an early age and settled near Lobata and later established a post office at Hancock, near Bain bridge. He served with honor dur ing the Civil War and was wounded. Enlisting in the infantry, Company A, 173 rd Regiment, he was later transferred to Company G, 21st Reg iment. Mr. Melchior is survived by a wife, Margaret, three daughters. Mis. W. G. Whitmayer, Mrs. C. B. llendrick son and Miss Mabel at home, four sons, Harry, Christian, Ralph and Lester and fourteen grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wed nesday evening at 7.30 o'clock from the home, the Rev. Amos M. Stamets officiating. The body will be taken to Baingridge where burial will be made. / D HER PREFER- . ENCE. If you're a \Vj good girl, Mary, 4^ you'll go to Heaven some *Si *\—__ Pop said if I / * / was good I 1 could go to the 0 /= circus some day. | / r I rHE IDLE >.•*. yS§i RICH. -o /""] St >^l Mrs. Multiro* *lr —That's a love- 7 ly necklace. But tell me, what x J~'+o are .'hose gems? Mr. Multirox— Those are per- } /fa ) fectly matched MM pieces of coal By * /pjjfiStj I've been col- JjjjgSll looting fbr the past few years.. HI FAVORITE GROUND. yP it fWi P.ussia i.i now ("N j fcirSi * froe and cn- jjft V ' £S „ ALWAYS THE I know a man who wants to (^t) take out $50,- 000 worth of I? life insurance. J A £\ L Tou do. Who J Wfi | It WjL is he? / % f *W A friend of V mine who tried to get SI,OOO U worth the other f'fy V, day and was re- VI I Jocted by the doctors. z Y U BAR ASSOCIATION TO HOLD MEETING Will Convene at Bedford Springs; Many Noted Speakers The twenty-third annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Bar Association! will, bo held at Bedford Springs, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June "6, 27 and 28. The program an nounced yesterday by Judge William H. Staake includes addresses by lead ers of the state bar An many import ant legal problems. The meeting will open on Tuesday afternoon, June -li, with an address by Cyrus G. Derr, of Heading, president of the association, on "Philosophy of Uw Making." Reports will bo submitted by offi cers and committee, special interest centering on thoso of four commit tees on "Revision and Amendment of Penal Laws;" "Advisability of Re moving the Granting of Liquor Licenses From the Courts:" "To Pre sent Resolutions Modernizing and .Making Uniform the Procedure of the Court and to Co-operate With the American Bar Association's Commit tee on Uniform Judicial Procedure," and "Uniform Court Rules." Henry D. Eastabrook, of New York City, will speak Tuesday night on "The Constitution Between Friends." Wednesday afternoon a discussion will be held on paper by Henry Budd on "Two Views of the Legal Effect of Contributory Negligence." Former Attorney General Hampton 1,. ("arson will read a paper on "John G. Johnson." Officers for the ensuing year will I be elected and delegates to the Ameri can Bar Association!, the Comparative Law Bureau and the American Insti tute of Criminal Law nnd Crimin ology appointed Thursday afternoon, Juno 28. Supreme Loan Effort Still to Be Made By Associated Press New York, June 4. The Supreme effort in fhe nation-wide campaign for the Liberty Loan is yet to bo made, William G. McAdoo, secretary of the Treasury, said in a telegram received to-day by the loan commit tee here to-day." The secretary will address mass meetings in this city to-night on behalf of the bonds and his message was wired prior to his departure from Washington. "In spite of all the work that is being done," Mr. McAdoo said, "ef forts must be redoubled on the part, of every man and woman in oMer that this loan lie America's answer to thQ world to the question as to what we are going to do in this war for democracy. "For us the Liberty Loan will be a night and day proposition from now on. We hope that every person will do his part to bring about a great over-subscription." ASSAULTED OFFICER, CHARGE Charged with assaulting Park of ficer P. L. McPherson, Victor Bihl was held under S3OO bail for court at a hearing this ufternoon before Alderman C. E. Murray. Bihl, it is charged, resisted the officer's at tempts to put him off a tennis court at Reservoir Park because the youth was not wearing the regulation shoes. STARTS lUI'RAPPING Hauling of stone to be used in rip rapping the river slopes from Cal der to Maclay streets, has been started by Frank Baumgsirtner, con tractor for the work. The raprap ping will probably be started during the latter part of the week. *— REGISTRATION CARD | n. ■" I 1 1 1 1 * 1 Nin nMI ;••" (OH*B M—) (Wmmtly ■■!) 2 Hunt tUfIM ... .... ,! ,| linifaii ■■■■■■■ --Tll-T 1 —■ i (wV) (Hu—t) (City) (wu) Dal* ©I btrtK ............ - ..... • (MoMb) (I>ty) (Yt>) kn y— iMHwttl-WA (Mia**. (I> a na'orafox! uliw, (1) mm ain*. f4;v hmwm jtm 4acUr4 raw 4 inlmliaw (intH> whih)T - C Whara wtra 7 What ia yttr praaanl Irada, xtupalion. a> aicat g By whan t*ly4? Whara amplayadT ... ...........j.............................................. Have J— • father, matkw. wife, cfcUd ndar 12, w a ai* m kratUr —4ar It. talaly laM|Mhf 9 _ which) T IJ What milltvj MRRKA K.T. )N hi J? Ruik .. 1 Wwct yt>n ---------—.--••! Suit 12 Da f claacaa •mplia (raw jiall |Hiw4i)f V I affirm thai I km mifiad abov aniwan mn& that tly IN TNM. J Here Is s fac-slmile of the regiftration blank wltlcti every man between the ages of twenty-one and thirty must nil out on June 6, when the regis tration for the conscription army draft takes place. PRINCE UDINE TOO ILL FOR JOURNEY Italian War Mission Post pones Trip Through South and the West Washington, June 4. The trip of the Italian war mission through the South and Middle West, which was to have begun to-day, has been post poned owing to the illness of the Prince of Ldine and Signor William Marconi. At the home of Joseph loiter where the prince is staying it was said by a member of the commission that the , illness of the prince was not serious. The physician called to attend the prince did not deem it necessary to call to visit the patient again until to-night when a bulletin regarding his condition will be given out. Tile prince it was said, suffering from a slight fever which developed from a cold. It is believed probable that he will he able to be about within two or three days. The mission has had a very busy time since its arrival here with formal dinners and receptions every even ing and important conferences and addresses during the day time. The extreme efforts made by the. prince during his visit are known to have tired him much. Mr. Marconi lias been ill for the last week with a rather chronic sick ness and had planned to avoid the l"ng journey through the South with the hope of heing üble to join the mission at Chicago or New York. Body of Man Is Found Near Penkrook The body of David V. Brightbill, of Derry Church, was found on the Les cure farm, near Penbrook, yesterday afternoon. In the clothes was an auto license hearing his name. The father this morning claimed the body and took it his home, near Derry Church. Samuel Ream, William Re'ydell and Daniel Reicheft were walking near the farm when they discovered the body. Coroner Eckinger this morn ing was unable to say whether or not it was a case of suicide, but a re volver, with one chamber fired, indi cates, according to the authorities, the suicide theory. A TRIFIiE j Snail Mes senger Tele gram for Mrju " U Mrs. Beetle, j— why Mrs. Beetle k has'nt lived hero / since last sum- 'j Vv| / mCrl >^.l I'lll "■■■■■ JTVER HOPE- Ty 4Ju In looking out i' V Odafl * or summer VJMBii board You never spy Exactly what y - r \ \ JE■ you can af- But still yos JUNE 4, 1917. THIS GAME WAS REAL THRILLER Academy Team Hands Jolt to Yale Juniors; Red Cross Benefit Thrills, comedy and real baseball 1 playing, furnished interest to a large crowd at the Harrisburg Country Club Saturday. The Yale Junior Athletic Association team lost to the First Form team of the Harrisburg Academy, score J5 to 14. The winners only had eight men in the field, while their opponents used len. The game was a Red Cross benefit. A total of $76 was realized and was tunned over to the local branch to day. On tho Yale team were many former baseball and football stars. They showed lots of ginger and the coaching during the game furnished much amusement. Features of tlic Game The hitting of Brinser and Mer sereau was a feature. They slammed the ball hard when bases were tilled. B. Bent fanned \z men and walked seven. His opponent on the mound was wild at intervals. The work of H. B. Ben.t and Francis J. Hall, who officiated as umpires gave much satisfaction. Each of the indtcato* - men showed a thorough knowledge •of the game. The score follows: YALE JUNIORS AB. R. H. O. A. E. J. Bent, ss 1 3 0 0 0 \ Cox, If 5 4 2 0 0 0 Riley, 3b 3 1 1 2 1 1 Mersereau, lb. . 3 2 111 0 3 H. Hickok, rf. .. 4 0 0 0 0 2 W. Hickok, 2b . . 5 0 1 0 0 4 Wickersham, cf . 2 0 0 0 0 (I 11. Olmsted, c. . . 4 2 111 2 2 B. Bent, p ~. . . 4 t 1 011 0 Johnson, ct .. . . 0 1 (I 0 0 0 Total 31 14 8 24 1 4 13 FIRST FORM AB. R. H.