German Government Arranges For Plebiscite in Case the Allies Hold to Terms of Peace Pad LXXXYIII— NO. 116 IS PACES °"'iIgtrLT."K.,SK."!.HARRISBURG. PA. SATURDAY EYEXIXC, MAY 17. 1919. ""SWaRSSS ,J2, C S, HOME EDITION AMERICAN SEA FLYER REACHES AZORES IN FLIGHT ACROSS ATLANTIC OCEAN; NC-4 IS FIRST TO MAKE LANDING AT FA YAL ISLAND Commander of Plane Is Tnrned to Horta NC-3 REPORTED OFF IN COURSE NC-1 Passes Ship 19 at 6.14 Navy Chiefs Hear ALL PLANES ON AZORES. BELIEF OF OFFICIALS By Associated Frtss• Washington. May 17.—Al though no word has come from the XC-3 and XC-1 since early morning, naval of ficials were confident early this morning that both these trans-Atlantic seaplanes had reached the Azores. At last reports they were only a short distance away and because of the time elaps ed since those reports were received it was assumed that ships had steered for Ponta Delgada instead of landing at Horta to join the XC-4. By Associated Tress. Washington, May 17. — The American naval sea plane XC-4. under Lieuten ant Commander Albert C. Read, has attained its first objective in the trans- Atlantic flight, having land ed safely at Horta. Island of Fayal. Azores, at 9.20 o'clock this morning. Washington time, after winging her way from Trepassey Bay. X. F., in 15 hours and 13 minutes. NC-1 Close Behind The XC-1. under Lieut.-Com. Patrick X. L. Bellinger, was close behind the XC-4. but the XC-3. flagship of Com. John H. Towers, was last reported at 5.15 A. M., Washington time, as off her course somewhere be tween station ships 17 and 18, about one hundred miles from Horta. Original plan were for the planes to land at Por.ta Delgada and it may be that the XC-1 and XC-3 will continue on to that port, which is about 130 miles east of Horta. I'og Changes Destination Fog evidently caused Commander Read to land at Horta and officials here assumed that after taking fuel from the cruiser Columbia, he would continue to Porta Delgada to spend the night before taking flight for Lisbon. Portugal, on the next leg of the overseas voyage. Word flashed to the Navy Depart ment this forenoon announced the arrival of the XC-4. American naval seaplane, at Horta. Island of Fayal, Azores. The official dispatch to "the Navy Department said: XC-4 Arrives at 0.20 "The XC-4 arrived at Horta (Island of Fayal) at 12.20. "The time given was apparently confused in some way and could not be translated accurately into Wash ington time, but was taken to mean 8.20 a. m." The Navy Department later corrected the time of the ar rival of the XC-4 to read 9.20 a m. The XC-4 left Trepassey, X'ew Foundland. at 6.07 p. m. yesterdav, which would make her time 15 hours and 13 minutes for the 1.200- mile flight to Horta from Trepassev Bay. Another message relayed to the department was one from the XC-4, sent at 7.33 a. m., Washington time, saying she had sighted land. It read: "We have just picked up land again. Think it is Pico." This referred. Xavy officials said, to the top of the mountain which forms the western extremity of the Azores group. Xo Word FTom XC-1 Xo word has reached the depart ment from the XC-1 since she passed station ship 22. seventy-five miles from Horta, thirty minutes behind the XC-4. The last report from the NC-S, flagship of the sea plane division, was when she passed station ship 13 at 2.25 a. m. Wash ington time. A later dispatch said the XC-1 passed station ship 19 at 6.14 a. m.. Washington time, while the NC-3 was off her course somewhere be tween station ships 17 and 18, about 100 miles from Horta, at 5.05 a. m.. Washington time. An Intercepted message from the XC-4 said she had passed station ship 22 at 8.10. Washington time, and that the "weather was foggy," HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH U. S. Naval Aviators Making Trans-Atlantic Flight j j" |' '' | v ' ''' w | >~ > \. V... if v ■'•• '• AS AV.v...v.v..w<.vv,..... -w... .. . This photo shows the crews 6t the United States naval seaplanes, the NO-1. NC-2 and NC-S. Left to right, Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read, I . S. N.; Pilot E. F. Stone. Pilot TV. Hinton, Radio Operator Ensign H. C. Rodd, Chief Special Mechanic E. H. Howard and Pilot J. L. Breese, Jr. All are members of crew Xo. 2. Crew No. 1, Commander J. H. Towers. Commander H. C. Richardson. Lieutenant D. H. McCullough, Lieu tenant i ommander R. A. Lavender, Machinist L. R. Moore and Lieutenant L. B. Rhodes. Crew Xo. 3, Lieutenant Commander P. X. L. Bellinger, Lieutenant Commander M. A. Mitscher. Pilot Lieutenant L. J. Barin. Radio Operator Lieutenant H. Sadenwatcr, Engineer Chief Machinist Mate C. I. Kesler and Reserve Pilot Engineer Machinist R. Christensen. VANIMAN TRIED OCEAN FLIGHT ON OCTOBER 10, 1910 By Associated Press. Philadelphia. May 17. The first attempt to cross the Atlantic by the air route was made by Melvin Vaniraan in a dirigible balloon named the America, Octo ber 10, 1910. He set sail from Atlantic City. When two days out, the craft encountered a storm and Vaniman and his crew were picked up on the eighteenth by the steamship Trent 375 miles east of Norfolk. Vaniman's second attempt, in the Akron. July 1. 1912, from At lantic City, resulted in his death and that of his four companions. At a height of piore than 500 feet the big gas bag exploded. which was taken here to account for the landing at Horta rather than proceeding to Ponta Delgada. Ahead of Schedule Commander Read reached Horta several hours ahead of the scheduled time, officials having estimated that twenty hours would be required for the seaplanes to reach Ponta Del gada. Had he continued to that port at the speed he maintained through out the long voyage, Commander Read would have covered the 1.3 50 miles in a little more than 17 hours, "lame Duck" First to land The fact that the NC-4 was the first of the three planes to reach the Azores drew comment from naval officers here. This ship was the "lame duck" of the division from the time it started from Rockaway Beach. Long Island. Three of the four Liberty motors which drove the ship to the Azores were installed after it left Rockaway Beach be cause of trouble with the original motors.' Leads Way All Night Commander Read was forced to land at Chatham Light, Mass., on the first leg of his flight to New Poundland. He remained at Chat ham for several days repairing. He again was forced to make a landing on the way from Halifax to Tre passey to make repairs and at Tre passey another new motor was put in the plane before it started over seas. Despite the handicaps the XC-4 led the way to the Azores practically all night. Lisbon Is Chief Goal The machine which will achieve the distinction of being first to cross the Atlantic ocean will be that which arrives first at Lisbon. Portugal, the first European landing place of the flight and starting point of the last leg So Plymouth, England. Performance Spoctamilnr While the performance of the N'C-4 is viewed as the most spec tacular aviation achievements in the history of heavier than air craft. Commander Read has not equalled the American Navy record eithe? for duration or distance in seaplane flying. The greatness of the feat, it was said, lies in the fact that it was entirely overseas. Grow 20 Hours In Air On last April 25, Lieut. Comman der H. B. Grow piloted the navy seaplane F-5 for twenty hours and ten minutes continuous flight in the vicinity of Hampton Roads. Va., cov ering a tota< of 1.250 miles, the wind velocity averaging 20 to 30 miles per hour throughout the time of the flight. The F-5. however, circled around in the region of the air sta tion in her endurance test. Officials Rely on Cable The message to the Navy Depart ment on the arrival of the XC-4 came by cable from Ponta Delgada and was more than an hour in reaching Washington, the depart ment receiving it at 10.59 a. m. Officials explained that it was necessary to rely on the cable be-1 cause the wireless set on the tender Melville at Ponta Oelgade was not powerful enough to "carry" to the] United States. Start Before Sunset Three American naval seaplanes— the NC-3. XC-1 and NC-4—whict I (Continued on Page 2.} RESCUE AND REPAIR SHIPS ARE NEARBY Cruise Not Looked Upon as Sporting Venture but as an Undertaking For Advance ment of Science and Sea manship , COMMANDER HAS HAD LONG, HARD TRAINING Trepassey, N. I"., May 17. —When the giant American hydroplanes sped [ away into the East, over the Grand Banks and the broad Atlantic, they j entered upon a course not only carefully charted, but patrol led by rescue and repair ships all I the way to the Portuguese coast. Booking upon the cruise not as a sporting venture, nor as an attempt : merely to win the United States the 1 honor of the first trans-Atlantic air flight, but as an undertaking for the advancement of science and seaman ship, the American Navy placed its 1 own vast resources at the disposal of the aviators, and enlisted those of other government departments in an effort to assure the safety of the \ crews and to reduce to a minimum the element of chance in the project. Destroyers Close Together A flotilla of destroyers, reinformed ] by battleships whose more power ful wireless equipment was intended to pick up messages from the flyers in case the radio sets of the smaller vessels failed to function, formed a chain of communication across the Atlantic while the planes were pro ceeding to their base here. The fleet [ Continued on Page 12.] SOLDIERS WILL AID SALVATION ARMYCAMPAIGN Businessmen and Fraternities Assist in Drive With Big Contributions Fifteen doughnuts in a soldier's cave, Yo, ho, and the coffee hot! Down went the Germans, lickety sjilit, Yo, ho. how our dough ltoys fought! Harrisburg's executive committee for the Salvation Army Home Serv ice campaign which starts on Mon day met at the Gilbert store head quarters this morning with Capt. H. M. Stine in charge, Capt. E. J. Stackpole. Jr., receiving an impera tive order to return to the hospital for several days. Dozens of Boy Scouts werq shot out over the city and county, putting up posters and streamers, the industrial committee reported that through the efforts of J. William Bowman 300 business [Continued on Page 12.] Police Say He Picked Lock to Quench Thirst Said to have picked a lock at the Merchants' Hotel in order to secure whisky to relieve his thirst, Wil liam Pines was arrested early this morning by Harrisburg police. He will be given a hearing in police court during the afternoon. When located by patrolmen he is said to have been prowling about in the hotel in efforts to locate the whisky. £far-3nfcpcnfrnt. COMMAND E R TOW ERS Naval Officer Who Is Directing History-Making: Flight Route Marked by Ribbon of Destroyers Stationed About Fifty Miles Apart; Battle ships on Outskirts of Path Taken by Planes Washington. May 17. —Coincident with the start from Trepassey Bay, N. F., yesterday of the American Navy seaplanes in an effort to make the first trans-Atlantic air passage, the Navy Department made public an order, issued April 15 which gov [Continued on Page 12.] FLIGHT RESULT OF TWO YEARS' NAVAL EFFORT No Such Thing as 'Navy Luck' Says Daniels, Just Off Transport By Associated rress. New York. May 17.—The success ful ocean flights of the American na val seaplanes, which were reported to have traversed two thirds of the 1,- 330 mile cruise to the Azores when Secretary Daniels, returning from Europe stepped ashore from the transport Mount Vernon to-day was attributed by the Secretary to pains taking work in preparation for the undertaking. '"There is no such thing as 'navy luck . said Air. Itanifels when one of the party greeted him at the pier used the phrase in commenting on the progress of the NC squadron. "We have been working up to this flight for two years," he continued, "and as in other projects within its sphere of activities, what the navy has done was due to perfect system of operation." Confidence In Towers Secretary Daniels expressed, confi dence In Commander John H. Tow ers. and his associate aviators, say ing that their work had fully justi fied their appointments. He com mended also the courage of the fliers. The Secretary stated that he had made It known In Great Britain that the American trans-Atlantic flight was not Intended as a competition with the efforts of British aviators. Its object, he said, was to contribute toward the charting of the air course from America to Europe, LOVE FOR PRETTY ACTRESS MOTIVE OF AUTO THEFT So Police Charge in Making the Arrest of Three Boys of 16 Infatuation for a pretty little ac tress who appeared in one of the lo cal theaters earlier in the week was the reason given to-day by the police as the reason why R. O. Proweli, 1602 Derry street, was arrested charged with the theft of an automobile. Pro well is 16 years old. According to the police Proweli was so smitten with the actress that he determined to follow her when she left Harrisburg for Reading. Ac ! eordingl.v, the police say, Proweli stole a large touring ear owned by ! Ray S. Shoemaker. 210S Walnut street. | Proweli and Edward Lentz. 1630 I Derry street, were arrested in Read- I ing, Lentz was taken along for com pany until the love affair glossed a ! little more smoothly. Harry Shuster another youth was arrested to-day. He is said to have been implicated in the theft of the machine. Hardscrabble Cases to Be Argued Monday Argument of the Hardscrabble case, which has been appealed to the Supreme Court, will be heard on Monday when the court meets in this city. The case, which hns been appealed, is one in which the Dau phin county court ruled that the city is liable for damages for all property on the west side, of Front street when it is taken over, re gardless of when it was erected. The city appealed from the decision, contending it is not liable for pay ment for structures built since 1871. according to an act passed at that time by the Leg'slature. The Su preme Court decision will settle the dispute and it is likely plans will be made late in the summer to start razing some of the buildings. Wounded Men Are Brought Here For Dinner by K. of C. "Wounded soldiers to the number of fifty-five from the Carlisle Mili tary Hospital were the guests of the local council of the Knights of Co lumbus in Cathedral Hall this aft ernoon. Refreshments were served and they were given a program of music and entertainment. Mayor Daniel L. Kiester made a brief ad dress. The soldiers were brought here in Army ambulances. Rain Postpones Opening of Dauphin-Perry League Unfavorable weather conditions to-day made' it necessary to call off both opening day games in the Dauphin-Perry League. The bad weather of the past week, together with the heavy rain of this morn ing, left the fields in conditions too soft for play. Millersburg bad been scheduled to open at Dnncannon and Matvs ville at Newport. As a result of the postponement of to-day's games, the season will not open until next Sat urday when Newport will be the at traction at Marysvllle and Duncan non at Millersburg. DEWPSKV COVERS 10 MII.HS By Associated Press. Toledo. Ohio, May 17.—Jack Demp sey. challenger for the world's heavy weight championship, was up early to-day for the first road work of his training grind for his championship battle with Jess Wlllard here July 4. He covered ten miles In the di rection of the battle ground site in the Bayvlew Park district. 11 SECTIONS OF COUNTY ROADS TO BE IMPROVED Commissioners and the State Highway Department Pre pare For Work •?86.766 FOR THE BIG TASK; No Decision Made as to Which Work Will Be Done First County Commissioners were noti fied by the State that they should outline in order the roadways in Dauphin county which are to be fin ished. for which the State will pay part of the cost. In tlie letter it was announced that the State has available $56,766 for road work in Dauphin county this year on State aid highways. The County Commissioners have an ap propriation of $30,000 for such im provements and may increase it. A list of the applications for state aid to make permanent improve ments on sections of highways load ing lo state roads in Dauphin coun ty, was submitted with the letter to the officials. here are eleven see lions of roadways listed in Susque hanna. Swatara, Upper Paxton, Jack son. West Hanover, Derry, East Han over and Lower Paxton townships, and in I'onbrook borough. Important Komlx It has not been decided definitely which one will be improved first, as all of these are important secondary roads leading to main highways, but it is understood the County Commis sioners have favored preference to the one in East Hanover township, about 16,900 feet in length. The radivays for which state aid petitions have been filed follow: Lower Ipaxton, 18,480 feet, extend ing from Paxtonia through Lingles town to the Beaver creek. East Hanover, 16,000 feet. from Swatara creek at Lyonsville, to the cross road on state highway west of Grantville. Swatara, 2772 feet, Mohn street, along the borough line of Steelton. Derry, 5160 feet, stretch of road way between Union Deposit and Swa tara Station. Penbrook borough, 3000 feet. Main street, from Hoffer's to Thirty-first street. I Derry, 7570 feet, from line of South j Hanover and Derry townships to | Derry Church. i West Hanover, 15.540 feet, from a ! line cast of Matiadu Hill to line of | West and South Hanover townships i byway of Hanoverdale. I Jackson, 23,760 feet, west of Flsh j erville to Mountain house, Berry's | mountain. | Upper Pa ton, 13,600 feet, from bor i ough line at North street, Miliers burg, eastwardly on Berrysburg road. Swatara, 1250 feet, main road in i Oberiin. ! Susquehanna. 10.560 feet, from the ! Susquehanna river eastwardly Past I Wildwood lake into Lower Paxton j township connecting with Linglos ; town road. The road running the ; entire length of Wildwood Park con ■ neets at the northern end with this ! highway in Susquehanna township. All Poles on South Side of Walnut Street to Come Down Before July 1 City Electrician Clark TO. Diehl has received a communication from the American Telephone and Tele graph Company statins that all poles in Walnut street on the south side are to be removed by July 1, as the overhead system by that time will have been replaced by underground cables. At present the company has a gang of men laying conduits in Walnut street from Reservoir Park west, and later many poles in Wal nut and State streets are to be re moved. Mr. Diehl also announced that he has requested the various public utility companies to remove the tops of tall poles along some of the streets, as the cross arms on many of them are from 15 to 20 feet lower. In pulling cables through one of the ducts in the downtown district a few days ago Harrisburg Light and Power Company men found seven dead rats, and a few live ones. It is believed they got into the conduits from the openings at the manholes. Wilson's Message to Congress Is Transmitted 7?V Associated Press Washington, May 17. President Wilson's message to the extra ses sion of Congress was in the hands of Secretary Tumulty to-day, having been received over the cable during the night. It contains approximate ly 4,500 words and probably will be transmitted to Congress Tuesday. HI'RT IX COLLISION Miss Florence May, West Fair view, was struck by a bicycle at Fourth and Market streets to-day. She sustained a fracture of the left leg. She was taken to the Harris burg Hospital for treatment. THE WEATHER For HnrriKhnrg and vicinity; Showers, followed by partly elundy thin afternoon; fair to night and Sunday; eooler to nluht. with lon est temperature about 80 degree*. For Eastern Pennsylvania; Show ers this nfternoon; fair to-night and Sundtty; eooler to-night; fresh, south, shifting to Went w ln<i. Iti ver The West Brunch will rise mar whit. except the upper portion, which will bcglr. to fail this afternoon or to-night. The main river and probably the North Branch, will continue to fall. A singe of about A.,1 feet Is indi cated for Hurrisburg Sunday Ml*il|> J AUSTRIA TO PAY AN INDEMNITY OF FIVE BILLION GOLD MA RKS Italy Gives Up Claim to Islands Off Coast of Asia Minor, Clearing Up Big Part of Peace Discussion By Associated Press Important developments have occurred in connection with the efforts to settle the Italian problem before the Paris peace con ferees. Primarily, the Italians have agreed to relinquish their claims upon the Dodecanese islands, off the coast of Asia Minor, in favor of Greece. Italy has been claiming these islands by virtue of treaty rights acquired after the Italion-Turkish war, although the islands are largely Greek in population. I'lie settlement of this controversy is legarded as a long step toward the solution of the Italian problem as a whole, and the conferences among the peace con- leaders are being continued to-day with a hopeful tone pervading the reports of the discussion. The peace treaty with Austria has been further whipped inio shape and it was made known to-day that an indemnity of 3.000,000.000 gold marks would be demanded from Austria in the document. This means a sum of approximately $1,250,000,- 000 or one-twentieth of the $20,- 000,000,000 Germany is required to pay. Pope Issues Appeal Pope Benedict has taken steps to communicate with "the head of one of the most important delegations at the Peace Conference" in an effort to secure a revision or the terms of the treaty of peace, according to a d quitch jto in Rome. The Pontiff, it is said, was begged lo take this step by the Catholic prelates of Germany, it being re ported yesterday that Cardinal Hartmutici, of Cologne, had appealed to the Vatican. Whom the Pope will address is not indicated in the dis patch. Germans Excited In the meantime, mass demon strations of protest are being held throughout Germany. In Berlin, an immense throng gathered at the Reichstag building on Thursday and adopted resolutions denouncing the * 1 4 4* - T Z 4 " T |f v 14 s t *s j£ ' •'- went to Baltv J ;<£ •"< £, ? p> T # It* -ni : : L j "' for T JiCOO f ! L '<s r ' • --n X t in y jX ' 7" H-V ••: -t> U-JtH States. X |X •" AG A' 7 i Wrs.x VIRGINIA ' | it z JX .? >•.♦* !*•-.? jfjj.', jT ' '" • • 'nmr- *!• 4* • : 4* * * f v "r '■ a |4* j; £ ABANDON ATTEMPT ■ ' * ? - Harry ~ 4* n trans-Atlantic: • J. * * U'i, ■ . led at noon to abandon any attempt to start |r I ad |a <! 7 . • 1 ♦r.v j " * • ' * WEATHER BAD AROUND THE AZORES *? Washington—A message from Rear Admiral Jackson * ■ *s * • X Ponta Del eived by. the Narvy Department .at 'j | 4* er conditions around the * 1 <4 ■ &, 3 frequent rata if * * squallo. The message was filed apparently soon after *J • * ■ 4 at of the NC-4 had been reported to <j d | ad ■ X Admiral Jackson. No mention was made of the NC-1 ot X ••the NC-3. ;d I MOB FREES PRISONERS IN GERMANY J * • Berlin Se:' red • at- Stettin on . j ekal'Anreiger. A ( ] \\ dcr detention J j * * ' r I —,, MARRIAGE LICENSES I i ■ i* „ Dranlck nnd \mnlln Cmamtir, Slrelton; Marin IvanoiT and I- lorlln I'opa, llarrUhnriri P.-tei T. I.lnk an<l Almlra L>. Ucu. * 1 T Mnisryi Perry I>. Blt-kmlrr and Jlliry K .Vrloon, Palmyrai Grtisir . . , a Bl l'lP" k and Johanna Kofalt, StreKnn. •i-t in i u mm i*fr*** 'I ■'jiiiuiufciLiu I .. . . . treaty which Germany is asked to sign, in Hamburg, the same day, I a crowd authored outside, the head quarters of tlie American mission in that city and carriey out a dem onstration against the treaty. I The Hungarian oliicial pres.". bit | reau at Itudupest, according to a i news agency message, reports tlio | receipt of n Russian Soviet telegram stating that the Ukrainian Red army I has defeated the Rumanians, who ] are fleeing along the Dnoister river I front. It is in this region that the i Russian Bolshevik forces have been I trying to force their way through to | Hungary. Police Arrest Man Charged With Robbery Oharged with highway robbery, Horace Dean was taken into custody early this morning by 1-larrisburg po ; lice. He will be given a hearing in police court during the afternoon. Deun is charged with holding up ! .Miles Howe. 1231 Wallace street, at I Yerbeke and Wallace streets and taking from him a watch and ring. He was arrested less than an hour after the alleged holdup by Patrol men Dickey, Jackson, WTjlte and Waters.
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