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Reichstag Nears Open Revolt With Threat to Do Nothing oft War Credit Bill
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LXXXVI— No. 167 14 PAGES
REICHSTAG
SUSPENDS
ALL WORK
Members of German Parliamentary Body Refuses to Sit
Until Political Situation Brought on by Controversy
Stirred Up by Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg
Is Cleared Up
KAISER CALLS VON HINDENBURG AND
VON LUDENDORFF FOR A CONFERENCE
Big War Credit Measure Held in Abeyance During Ser
ious Situation; Emperor William Threatens to Dis
solve Prussian Diet if Representatives Fail to Do
His Bidding
Copenhagen, July 13. Serious news came from Berlin
late to-day. The Reichstag has gone on strike and the members
have decided to suspend the labors, both of the full house and
the main committe until the political situation is cleared up.
This leaves the war credit bill in abevance.
Emperor William has summoned Field Marshal Yon Hin
denburg. charge of the general staff, and General Ludendorff,
the chief quartermaster general for a conl'erenc.
This news should be interpreted in connection with intima
tions that the German government has decided to refuse to par
liamentarize the cabinet and the difficulties reported in con
nection with the adoption of a peace resolution.
Kaiser Threatens to
Dissolve Prussian Diet
to Secure the Whip Hand
By .luociatid Press
Berlin, Thursday. July Ift Via
London, July 14.—1f the Prussian
whose present complexion is
a conservative view, fails to meet
the conditions set forth in Emperor
TVilliam's decree for electoral re
forms, It is not unlikely drastic
measures will be adopted to over
come the obstructionists. The lower
chamber might be dissolved. In the
case of the House of Lords it would
be necessary to augment its mem
bership by a wholesale creation of
new peers for the purpose of procur
ing the desired majority.
A significant feature of the Em
peror's edict is the specific stipula
tion that the reform measure must
be forthcoming in time for the next
elections. Introduction of equal, di
rect and secret suffrage in Prussia
will put an end to plural voting as
■well as to ait electoral franchise
based on taxation. The reform sub
stitutes primary for secondary vot
ing and insures secrecy of the bal
lot in nlace of the embarrassing
publicity heretofore attaching to the
casting of each individual vote.
It is a foregone conclusion that
the reactionary old guard will make
a stubborn fight on the measure, hut
Its champions confidently • predict
victory in the struggle wherein the
monarchy and the people are pitted
against the junkers and big indus
try. It is now commonly believed
that the parliamentary reforms for
which there has hen such a clamor
nill como in automatically. Such
reforms, being an affair of the em
pire, cannot he undertaken without
the consent of the federated states,
circumstances which complicates
this phase of internal reforms.
t \
Serial Number of
Conscriptable Men
Appear on Page 11
Continuing publication of the
serial numbers of men liable to
conscription, the HARRISBURG
TELEGRAPH to night presents
the remainder of the Second and J
part of the Third city div.sion.
The city will be finished Mon- 1
day and part of Division No. 1 i
of the county printed. The re
mainder of the county will follow
on Tuesday and Wednesday.
THE WEATHER
For Hnrrishuric and vicinity 1
Thunder*honera this afternoon
or to-nlnhtt Sunday prohnbly
falrt not much change In trm
pr rat are.
For Kantcrn Fenn*y Ivania : Thun
derhower* thin afternoon or to
night; Sunday, probably fair:
gentle to moderate ttouthnefit to
northweat wind*.
_. River
The Kuaqorkanna river and all Ita
tributaries Mill fall nlowly or
I remain nearly stationary. A
fttage of about 5.1 feet la Indi
cated for Harrlaburg Sunday
morning.
Cieneral Condition*
There ha* been a icenernl rlae of
2 to 12 degree* In temperature
ea*t of the Ml**laalppl river, ex
cept in Florida and Eantcrn
Pennsylvania, where It la slight
ly cooler than on Friday morn
ing. It la umewhat cooler alao
In the Lower Mlaaourl Valley,
Xorthern Colorado and Mon
tana.
Temperature! R a. n.< 9 degree*.
Snni Rise*. 1,41 n . m.
Mooni Full moon. Ausuat 2.
R'ver Stage■ ft.4 feet.
Ve*terday'n Weather
Hlgheat temperature, 81.
I.oweat temperature. 64.
Mean temperature, 72.
Xormal temperature. 74.
Peace Clamor Grows
in Central Empires;
Russians Sweep Forward
Germany's serious internal crisis
overshadows the pending military
operations in the news of the day.
The reports from Berlin show
that the Reichstag has gone on
strike against the crown and the
military party, apparently in the
interest of a parliamentary system of
go\ ernment.
There is even a rumor, although
entirely unconfirmed and little
credited, that Emperor William has
abdicated in favor of his sixth and
favorite son. Prince Joachim.
The peace clamor is growing both
in Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Part of the trouble between the
Reichstag and the governing class is
over the government's persistent de
clination to state Germany's peace
terms on the basis of nonannexa
tion demanded by what now com
prises a majority in the Reichstag.
Hold Vp Credits
The war credit bill is held up by
this majority until the political crisis
is settled. But more serious yet is
the decision of the members not
even to meet meanwhile for discus
sion on the regular session or in
committee.
Apparently the crown prince is
waging a light for control on be
half of the militaristic interests.
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Holhveg
is under fire from the crown prince
and his supporters, the chancellor
seemingly being too liberally in
clined to suit the heir to the throne.
On the military side the situation
continues to bear a most encourag
ing aspect for the formidable group
of nations allied against the central
powers, this generally being tanen
into consideration in dealing with the
situation in Berlin and Vienna.
Russians Sweep Forward
The Russian revolutionary armies
in Galicia are still sweeping forward.
Apparently there is little to stop
them pouring through the breach in
the lines in Eastern Galicia opened
by General Korniloff. They are
pushing on north of the Dniester and
west of the Lomnica and generally
proving victors in the fighting go
ing on along a fifty-mile front.
On the Franco-Belgian front
a waiting policy is being pursued by
General Haig oa the British end of
the line and General Petain in the
French action. There has been onlv
local fighting by either group of
armies.
Crown Prince Sounds
Out Reichstag Leaders
on Hollweg*s Standing
By Associated Press
Copenhagen, July 14.—According
to Berlin newspapers the crown
prince in interviews Thursday with
Reichstag party leaders including
Herr David and other socialists in
terested himself chiefly in obtaining
from the deputies their views on the
person and policy of Dr. Von Beth
mann-Hotlweg, the imperial chancel
lor. He quizzed each deputy private
ly, encouraging all of them to ex
press freely their views on Dr. Von
Continued on Page 10
British Transport Sunk
by German Submarine
London, July 14.—The British
transport Armadale has been sunk
by a submarine, It is officially an
nounced.
The statement announcing the
sinking reads:
"The British transport Armadale
with a small number of troops on
board, was torpedoed and sunk by
an enemy submarine in the Atlantrc
on June 27. Six soldiers, one pas
senger and four of the crew are
missing and it is presumed were
drowned."
HARRISBURG, PA.,SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 14, 1917
FRANCE WEEPS
AND CHEERS AT
NATIONAL PETE
Homage Paid Brave Men Who
Suffered Much For Great
Republic
HONOR W ASHIX GT O N
Battle Emblems From Front
Carried by Soldiers Who
Defended Them
Paris, July 14. —France to-day eel-I
ebrated its national fete with fervor!
and quiet ]oy unknown in many
years. The Russian revolution hasj
made Frenchmen realize more vlv-i
idly the meaning of the great epoch I
which, dawning in America in 17Y*>, i
culminated in France 17SS in a great:
revolution whose spirit after over a
century is about to have its full fru- j
ition in the destruction of the last ;
Bastile of absolutism by the forces j
of the democracy.
In the detachments guarding the:
colors of the 106 th infantry in to-1
day's review was a white-beared ser- !
geant wearing a medal of 1870, and I
the war-cross with several stars ao.l!
"palms. His name is l_e Mehnager.
He was in the United States in 1S70!
but returned to fight for his country. I
Returning to America after the wur j
he went to Los Angeles, where he
made his fortune. He heard the callj
of duty again in 1914 and left for!
France with his wife and four daugh- j
ters. Notwithstanding his sixty-four j
years he enlisted, has fought for
three years and has been wounded. |
He was promoted to the rank of 1
sergeant and is understood to be the;
oldest man in the ranks of tho!
French army.
War-Torn Flags
Paris wept and cheered at the 1
sight of tho battle-torn flags brought
from the front and carried through
the streets to-day. There were 134 i
of them, each the standard of some:
regiment or battalion remarkable fori
valor and suffering. 'With each flag'
marched thirty men picked from the
regiment men who had been ■
through infernos of endurance and:
assaults, most of them recovered
from wounds each of them excep-j
tional, among so many brave men!
for the deeds done. The cross of
the Legion of Honor, the military
medal or the war-cross swung from j
ribbons above each flag, for they'
were flags from regiments and bat-j
talfons which have been decorated In J
their entirety.
Crowds Cheer Frantically
There were extraordinary scenes'
along every part of the route. The
crowds cheered frantically but thou- '
sands of men and women, too deeply'
moved to raise their voices, gave ;
way to tears.
July 14 is City of Paris Day, ns'
well as the national holiday, and,
funds were collected for the city's
work on behalf of its prisoners of.
war. Subscribers of a franc received '
a medallion of bronze like metal with
the profiles of Washington and I.a
fayette on one side and the inscrip
tion "July 4, 1776—July 14, 1759,"
on the other.
U. S. Discovers Process
to Make Explosives
Partly Out of Sugar
By Associated Press
Washington. July 14.—The United
States has discovered a new*process \
by which glycerine may be inanu-1
factured out of sugar.
Under the secret process evolved i
the cost of this substance, a heavy,
factor in the manufacture of explo
sives, will bs reduced to slightly I
more than one-fourth of its present i
cost.
Glycerine is at present manufac- '
tured almost entirely from fats, at
a cost of ninety cents a pound, i
which is six times its cost of pro
duction before the war. Extraction '
of the product from sugar will in- '
sure production, officials estimate, at
twent.v-flve cents a pound or less. 1
The immense importance of the dis- |
cover.v in conserving the fat supply ,
of the nation is pointed out by of
ficials. who declare that Germanv's i
fat shortage is largely due to the j
use of fats for production of ex- j
plosives. Germany has long since I
been forced to discontinue the man
ufacture of soap in order to conserve
the fats for munitions making. j
The discovery is the first to be j
announced by chemists working in I
co-operation with the Council of Na
tional Defense.
Great U. S. Artillery
Program Calls For
Spending Two Billions
Washington. July 14. A great ar
tillery program for the war ugalnst
Germany will be provided for in the
coming J3.000.000.000 general defici
ency appropriation bill to be consid
ered next week by the HTnise appro
priations committee. Of the total, ap
proximately $2,000,000,000 are to be
asked to prbvide forliig guns.ammuni
tions and equipment for use in the
event of another call for men in addi
tion to those to be drafted this sum-!
mer.
Among the other plans intended to
be provided for in the big deficiency
bill, the draft of which is already be
ing prepared by the committee experts
with some of the lesser estimates al
ready in. will be the financing of pri
vate plants to make war munitions,
for which between $!i,000,000 and $lO -
000,000 is to be asked.
Italy Refuses to Let
Ruth Cruger's Slayer
Come to U. S. For Trial
Rome. July 14.—The Ministry of
Foreign Affairs yesterday notified i
the American embassy that it was
impossible to extradite Alfredo Coc
chi, the slayed of Ruth Cruger. with
out violating the fundamental law of
the country.
New York, July 14.—a personal!
warrant from President Wilson for!
the arrest of Alfredo Cocchi, in Italy
for the murder here of Ruth Cruger."
was received by registered mail to
day by Edward Swann, District At
torney-
HARRISBURG PHYSI
TRAINING
MHB jggg HP flv vSSB
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE SHOWN DR. SPAHR, DR. CARSON
COOVER. DR. HENRY A. GORMAN AND DR. R. L PEHKIN'S
AT FORT OGELTHORPE, WHERE THEY ARE IN THE SERVICE
OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE SNAPSHOT WAS TAKEN BY
PIERCE SHOPE, OF THIS CITY, ON A RECENT TRIP.
SERVICES FOR
MAYOR MILLER
HELD AT HOME
Many Friends From All Over
State Honor Late Harris
burg Executive
Funeral services for the late
Mayor Charles A. Miller were'held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at. the
home. 615 Briggs street.
The Rev. H. W. A. Hanspn. pas
tor of Messiah Lutheran Church, of
ficiated at the home, and Pilgrim
Commandery No. 11, Knights Tem
plar, had charge of the rites at the
grave In the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Pallbearers were the following froru
Robert Burns Lodge, No. 46 4, F. and
A. M.: A. D. Bacon, E. E. Beldie
man, H. W. Gough, E. Z. Gross.
Thomas M. Jor.es, H. F. Oves, E. J.
Stackpole and C. C. Schriver.
Hundreds of friends of the late
Mayor from Harrisburg and many
other third-class cities in the State,
[Continued on Pago 11]
Births Exceed Deaths
and More Boy Babies
Are Now Being Born
One hundred and eleven more
births for the first six months of
1917, as compared with the figures
for the same period in 1916, is 'he
record established in the city, ac
cording to reports compiled at the
city health bureau.
Deaths for the first six months in
creased from 586 for last year to
620 this year, a total of thirty-four
more.
The feature of the birth report is
that of the 810 babies born from
January 1 to June 31 this year, 43T
were males and 373 males. Last
year, during the same six months, of
the 699 births, 365 were males and
332 females.
Births by months this year follow:
January, 130; February, 143; March,
155; April, 124; May, 114; Juno.
144. For 1916. January, 132; Feb
ruary, 98; March, 114; April, 127;
May, 135; June, 93.
Deaths, by months this year: Jan
uary, 120; February, 86; March 117-
April, 102: May, 105; June, 90. For
1916: January, 114; Februarv, 78'
March, 115; April, 110; May, 85;
June, S4.
American Ambulance at
Neuilly Turned Over
to U. S. and Red Cross
By Associated Press
Paris, July 14.—The American
ambulance at Neuilly. Just outside of
Paris, will be formally turned over
to the American army and the Red
Cross next week in the presence of
General Pershing, says the Paris
Herald. The ambulance committee
will be dissolved and replaced by an
officer of the American Army, but
the staff of surgeons and nurses will
remain if they choose to offer their
services to their government. The
ambulance will continue the work
of caring for the French woundde
just as it has since the outbreak of
the war. only under a new name
and management.
Vanguard of American
Army Reaches New Camp
Behind French Lines
By dssociatcii Press
Paris. July 14. The vanguard of
the American troops who left on
Thursday the seaport town where they
have been encamped, arrived at their
permanent c mp to-day. The men
went Into tr .Ining immediately not
withstanding the holiday order that
had been Issued by General Pershing
Major General Sibert. who will be
in command at the camp, lunched with
General Pershing after watching the
military spectacles of the day here
the two officers holding their flnai
conferences before General Slbert'a
departure for the front. General Per
shing will follow him after a time.
BASTII.K DAY
While there was no formal ob
servance of Bastlle Day, the great
French national holiday, In this city
because of the small French popula
tion, many persons took advantage
of the occasion to think of the bonds
of sympathy and unton which have
joined the sister republics.
RESTORATION OF
REPUBLIC IN
CHINA ASSURED
Royalists Lose Battle Fought
in Streets of Capital
City
By Associated Press
Washington, July 14.—Three
Americans were wounded by
stray bullets, the State Depart
ment announced to-day, in the
ten hour's fighting in which
Chinese republican troops forced
the surrender of the monar
chal troops of General Chang
Hsun.
Washington, July 14.—The occu
pation of Peking by the republican
forces, following the surrender at
Fung Tai Thursday of the monar
chist army of 10,000 men., indicates
the complete restoration of the re
public, the Chinese legation here de
clared today.
Prior to the battle of Fung Tal.
the Manchus were urged to lay down
their arms, but General Chang Hsun
refused. The engagement, starting
early Thursday morning, resulted in
a decisive victory for the republican
troops, dispatches to the legation
announce.
Order in the capital was restored
with few casualties. The advices
said that two foreign civilians and
four foreign soldiers who ventured
to the firing line were wounded.
Chang Hsun, who led the revolt of
the Imperialists, has taken refuge
in the Dutch legation, in order to
obtain safe conduct out of the coun
try. Premier Tuan Chi Jui will es
tablish republican headquarters in
Peking immediately it was stated.
Final Arrangements Are
Being Rushed Through
For War Army Draft
By Associated Press
Washington, July 14.—With 947
of the 4.559 exemption districts still
unheard from to-day, an accurate
prediction as to the date of the
great drawing under the armv se
lective conscription law still was im
possible. Most of the officials who
are closely watching the situation
believed, however, that all would be
ready in time for the drawing next
week.
More than 400 districts filed their
reports of organization yesterday
and last night. The bulk of those
missing districts are in large cities
and will report about the same time.
It has been estimated that New
York City reports will be complete
by Wednesday or Thursday.
Meanwhile nominations for the
district appeal boards still awaited
action by President Wilson. The full
list of men recommended for his se
lection has been submitted by Brig
adier General Crowder. provost mar
shal general. There will be no need
to delay the drawing for these nom
inations as the appeal boards will
have no functions to perform until
the actual examination of men by
the district boards has commenced.
Sixteen Suffragists
Jailed For a Fresh
Outbreak in Capital
By Associated Press
Washington. July 14.—Sixteen
suffragists of the Women's Party at
tempting to stage a picketing dem
onstration at the White House
gates to-day In celebration of the
anniversary of tl>e fall of the Bas
tile, were promptly arrested and
taken to jail. Each furnished $25
ball for a hearing Monday.
There was virtually no disorder,
the crowd of about a thousand peo
ple gathered for the widely adver
tised contenting itself with
hooting and Jeerings as the police
escorted the women away.
The women, marching from the
headquarters nearby, approached the
White House grounds in three
groups, one heading for the east
gate and for the west gate and the
third arrived late at the east gate
to replace the members of the first
section when they were arrested. In
each instance the police endeavored
to persuade the marchers to "move
on" before making arrests.
MERCHANTS MAY
CURTAIL THEIR
DELIVERY SYSTEM
Retailers of City Expected to
Follow Advice of National
Defense Council
IS WARTIME NECESSITY
Men, Vehicles and Capital
Needed by Nation For
the Front
A meeting of the retail merchants
in Harrisburg who are members ot
the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce has been called for Friday
evening, for the purpose of agreeing
upon a joint plan to comply with the
recommendations of the commercial
economy board of the Council of;
National Defense, which has out- j
lined general recommendations tor
the merchants to conserve their j
energies and men because of war 1
requirements.
During recent years the retail
merchants of all over United States
have introduced liberal practices in
the way of delivery services, return :
privileges on merchandise, C. O. D. !
privileges, etc. All of these things
require the employment of capital,
men and vehicles which will shortly
be needed tor war requirements.
National Service
The movement for retail mer
chants to make changes in their 1
practices in order to serve the na
tion is a national one, and is out- |
lined in the following letter from
the commercial economy board:
"In the present emergency it is
absolutely necessary that the coun
try's resources be used to full ad
vantage to aid in carrying on the
war. This requires that all unneces
sary services shall be eliminated in
retail trade as well as in other lines
of business. The commercial econ
omy board has made a careful in
vestigation of the economies that are
possible in the delivery service of
retail stores. This shows that a large
number of men and vehicles can
be released for military or other ser
vice that is essential to the welfare
of the country.
"The board points out, therefore,
that delivery service in retail stores
j can be very substantially reduced
i immediately by restricting the free
delivery of small purchases, by el;-
l minating special deliveries, and by
other means. If possible, not more
than one delivery a day should be
made on each route.
Check Returns
"The board urges, furthermore,
that the acceptance of returned
goods be reduced to an absolute
minimum and that all nonessential
operations in each store be eliminat
ed.
1 "There is such urgent need for
men and equipment in other work
that the country cannot endure the
waste that is occasioned by the
abuse of the returned goods privi
lege and accommodation deliveries
of small purchases."
Plans For Speeding Up
Food Legislation Are
Mapped Out in Senate
By Associated Press
Washington, July 14. Plans for
speeding up final action on food con
trol legislation in the Senate, in ac
cordance with the suggestion of
President Wilson conveyed in a com
munication to Senator Martin, Dem
ocratic floor leader of the Senate,
were being mapped out to-day by ad
ministration leaders.
One of the first moves to that end was
to arrange for a committee meeting
early in the coming week of the Senate
Democratic steering committee when
efforts .will be made to perfect the
original House bill along the lines
proposed by the President to pro
vide for government control of food
stuffs, feeds and fuel only.
Debate on tlie food bill continued
in the Senate to-day.
Ash Survey Report and
Water Works Repairs to
Be Taken Up by Council
Provision for extenstve repairs and
improvements at the filter plant,
pumping station and reservoir, and
of the ash survey report will be
brought before Council on Tuesday by
Commissioner Dunkle.
About two weeks ago Mr. Dpnkle
gave a detailed account of the urgent
I need for general repairs to the city
] water works, explaining that they
must be made at once. It is be
lieved Council will make appropri
ations and order the improvements.
The report of the survey of the
ash and garbage disposal situation in
Harrisburg. with recommendations
for future collections will be present
ed also on Tuesday.
Caterpillars Eating
Trees in City Parks
Trees in the parks in Harrisburg
and vicinity are suffering from an
attack of the tussock moth cater
pillar. For weeks at Capitol Park
and in other sections of the city,
men have been husy pulling down
the cocoons of the caterpillars to
prevent the hatching of more moths
that in turn would lay eggs and pro
duce a serious epidemic.
Each year a fight is waged against
the caterpillars to prevent serious
devastation. While it is pointed out
by park officials that the caterpillars
do not kill a tree, although they
may strip it bare of leaves, repeat,
ed attacks each year will eventually
cause its death.
Martin Brinton, 85,
Dies in Camp Hill
Martin Brinton, Sr., aged 86, died
this morning at jiome at Camp Hill.
He Is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
C. T. Bowman. Camp Hill, five sons,
Caleb S., Carlisle; John M., Salt Lake
City;- George W„ Harrisburg: Mar
tin A.. Camp Hill, and Christian H.,
Chicago. Funeral services will be
held Monday afternoon from the home
at Camp HllL
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
CITY TO HONOR
GUARDSMEN WHO
LEAVE TOMORROW
Parade Arranged For Com
pany C Off For Unit
Headquarters
INDUSTRIES ARE HIT
Nearly 800 Men Lay Down
Work to Take Up
Arms
\A hen the whistles blow at noon to
day nearly eight hundred National
Guardsmen stopped their occupations
in the city not to resume them again
on Monday morning as has been their
custom. Monday morning: these 800
men will be mustered into Federal
service for the period of the war. It
will mean 800 less men for the indus
tries and business organizations of
the city. The withdrawing of the
guardsmen will be the first b'ig blow
that Harrisburg has felt at one tune
since the beginning of the war.
To-morrow morning city military
organizations will gather to honor
the departing boys of Company O,
who go to Chambersburg, where, wltn
Captain Henry M. Stine, they will
mobilize for the war.
Together with the organized bodies,
thousands of citizens will rise a trifle
eorjier than usual to help give ttie
departing men a rousing send-off.
The other companies in Harrisburg
will camp at Island Park.
Major A. M. Porter, chief marshal
of the parade to-morrow morning, has
announced that the City Grays Vet
erans' Association, the Spanish War
\ eterans and the Harrisburg He
serves have made arrangements to
participate in the parade. The or
ganizations will form and then march
from l-'roht to Second, to North, to
Third, to Market and the railroad en
trance. There they will form in lines
at attention for the departing guards-
Continued on Pago 10
LAST SURVIVOR I>IKS
Lynn .Mass., July 14.—Stephen E.
Knichts, said to have been the last
survivor of the crew which accom
panied Comrhodore Matthew C.
Perry on his expedition to Japan in
1553, died at his home here yester
day. He was 82 years old.
DRAW TROLLEY TERMINAL ORDINANCE
Harrisburg.— The Municipal Leagiie will act on the
ordinance for the proposed terminal of the Valley Rail
ways on Walnut street near River alley, at a meeting
which will be held at a early date next week. If it meets
with the approval of this body it will go to the City Plan
ning Committee for their sanction.
LITTLE CREDENCE IS GIVEN TO
RUMOR OF KAISER'S ABDICATION
LONDON, JULY 14 A DISPATCH TO THE
MORNING POST FROM AMSTERDAM SAYS
THAT CURRENT RUMORS THAT EMPEROR
WILLIAM HAS ABDICATED IN FAVOR OF HIS
SON, PRINCE JOACHIM. ARE UNCONFIRMED
AND MUST BE TAKEN WITH ALL RESERVE.
CUBAN GUARANTEES SUSPENDED
Havana, July. 14.—President Menocal has suspend
ed the constitutional guarantees and called an extra
session of Congress.
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THREE AMERICANS WOUNDED '
Washington, July 14. Three Americans went
wounded by stray bullets, the State Department an
nor"<*ed to-day, in. the ten hours fighting in which
Chinese Republican troops forced the surrender of the
monarchical troops of Gen. Chang Hsun,
RUSSIAN ARMY DRIVES FORWARD
Petrogfad, July 14. Russian troops have occupied
the village of Novica, southeast of Kalusz, in Eastern Ga
licia, the war office announced to-dy.
• RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS
Berne, Switzerland, July 14. An official telegram
from Berlin says that General Von Stein, the Prussian
Minister of War. has resigned.
DANBURY HATTERS SETTLED
Danbury, Conn.,. July 14. The Danbury Hat
ters V 6. Loewe and Company case has been settled and the
foreclosure proceedings are ended.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Alton B. Snyder, Hnrrlxburs, and >|rj Kllxnhrth MorKnn,
west Kulrvlewi Harry L. Berry and Fleru Viola Conrad. Sonbnryt
John M. Enmnlnircr, HnrrUburK, and Xorma Kdnn Moreman. Phila
delphia! Harry Evans I'odd and Kntherlne tiraee Hnninielbniash,
Harrtaburici David E. Jnroby and Beatrice Minerva Wicker, Steel
toni John K. Dougherty, Jr., and Gertrude Genevieve Carroll. Har
rlahurtC.
ARMY OFFICERS
TAKE CHARGE OF
I. W.W. STRIKERS
Exiles Embark For Columbus
Where They Will Go
Into Camp
U .S. TO FEED MEN
Removal Is Temporary Expe
dient to Prevent Unneces
sary Suffering
By Associated Press
Columbus, N'. M., July 11.
Closely K'uurdcd by United
States cavalry troops from Doug
lus, Ariz., the special freight
train carrying tlie deported
strikers and others front Her
manns, X. M„ arrived here at
7.15 o'clock this morning and
the occupants were delivered to
Col. H. <J. Sickels, camp com
mander here by Col. \Y. A.
Hornbrook.
Hermanas, N. M., July 14.—Col
onel James J. Holbrook. U. S. A.,
with a command of 192 officers and
men, arrived here this morning on
a special train from Douglas, Ariz.,
to take the 1,200 Bisbee exiles to
Columbus. N. M. "Work of loading
the men on the trains was begun
immediately.
The soldiers were assisted by
Sheriff Simpson, of Luna county, N.
M., and his deputies. The embark
ation of the exiles for Columbus was
orderly.
General Bell stated that the men
would not be prisoners but would be
given shelter in the stockade built
for Mexican refugees during the
border raids, and would be supplied
with rations by the military authors
ties. The removal of the men to
Columbus is a temporary expedient,
it was stated, to prevent suffering.
Kat For First
The men who were left on a side
track here at midnight Thursday
night, passed last night in their
cars. Their lot was better, though,
than it had been early in the day for
a carload of provisions arrived from
El Paso and many of the men re
ceived their first meal for more
than twenty-four hours.