Teutons Have Asked For More "time to Consider Pact Allies Require Them to Sign LXXXVIII— NO. 119 16 PAGES Matter at the Post Office at Harrisburg PA. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1919. HOME EDITION GERMAN CABINET REFUSES TO ATTACH TEUTON NAMES TO ALLIED PEACE TREATY Enemy Envoys Continue Their Efforts to Secure Modifications of Demands Made by Terms of Entente Pact ITALIAN PREMIER STARTS BACK TO ROME FOR CONFERENCE ON UNSETTLED .PROBLEM By Associated Press The definite statement that Germany will not sign the peace terms as thevj were presented to her plenipotentiaries at Versailles is made by the/German cabinet' through the Associated Press. Statements along a somewhat similar line, by President Ebert. Premier / Scheidemann and ' other Germans in high places have preceded this one. Meanwhile European di/spatches show that Germany's representatives are still endeavoring to secure moderations of thesel terms. This is the tenth communication forwarded to the Allies by the Germans since they received the peace terms. The contents of the note are not yet known. J Limit Expires on Thursday. To-day or to-morrow the German representatives are expected to transmit to the Allies a comprehensive statement on Germany's attitude toward the peace treaty as ,a whole, specifying what points they accept and what they desire to make known their standpoint expires on Thurs day. Up to yesterday, at least, the prevalent opinion in Paris seemed to be* that, allowing their protests, the Germans ultimately would sign the treaty, Orlando Goes to Rome Premier Orlando ot" Italy has gone to Rome for a conference with members of his cabinet on "certain interior ancl foreign ques tions," according to a Paris dispatch. It seems probable, there fore. that the peace terms will not be presented to the Austrian delegaion before Friday, when the Italian premier is due to re turn to Paris. In view of the fact that the settlement of the Italian and Jugo- J Slavic claims to Fittme and parts of Dalmatia are still not settled j and that every effort has been made to bring about an agreement i before the peace terms are laid be-C — — j fore the Austrian peace mission, it my be assumed that Signor Olran rio's flying trip to Rome indicates some new development in the work of adjusting the situation. Appar ently, Premier Orlando will, at the most, remain at Rome but a few hours. Bitterly Attuckcd by Italians Judge Schumacher, who represent ed Tyrol on the Austrian peace dele gation. has returned to Vienna, it is stated in Paris advices. It is pointed out that he was bitterly attacked by the Italians and the French press for bis activities against the Italians at Triest, where he was stationed dur ing the war. It is said that Chancellor Karl Renner. chief of the Austrian mission, sent him hack to Vienna in the interest of harmony during the negotiations. Get Allied Reply Paris. May 21.—The answer of the Council of Four to the German note regarding reparations points out in reply to the German refusal to admit responsibility for the war that it is impossible to disassociate responsibility from reparation. The reply recalls that the Ger mans raised no objection to Secre tary Lansing s note of last November 5 in which he spoke of German ag gression. Run Down by Auto, Man Is Unable to Tell His Name at City Hospital Fneonscious since he was taken to the institution ast evening an uni dentified man is reported in a serious condition at the Harrisburg Hospital where he is said to have been struck by an automobile. He is suffering ■with severe head injuries. The accident occurred in Chestnut street, in front of Snyder's Hotel, when the man stepped in the path of an automobile driven by Wayne Leese, 200 Chestnut street. The ft nil er of the machine struck him ..nd knocked him to the street. Supreme Court Calls on Commissioner Sadler The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to-day shattered all precedents when its entire membership called upon Highway Commissioner Lewis S. Sadler at the Capitol. The Commissioner was con gratulated by the Court on the extent of the road construction program plan ned by Governor Sproul and Commis sioner Sadler for the next four years. The Commissioner's callers were Chief Justice Brown and Judges Kephart, Walling. Simpson. Frazer, Von Mosch zisker and Stewart. THE WEATHER For Hiirrinbupn and vicinity. *hu wcm thin afternoon and probably to-niglit; cooler to night, with lowent temperature about r4 degree*; Thurnday fair. For Kantern Pennsylvania: I.oral nhower* and nomewhat cooler to-night; ThnrMday probably fair; gentle to moderate rant to noutheant nlnd.x, becoming variable. Itlver The Lower Went Branch and Lower Juniata will rlne rapidly thin afternoon and to-night. The mnln river will rlne n lowly thin afternoon and rapidly to night anil Thurnday. The Ip per North Branch will begin to rlne thin afternoon, the rlne ex tending to the lower portion Thumduy; unlenn heavy rain* fall to-day the rlne In the North Branch will he only moderate, montly from water front the Chi manic. The niont decided rlnen will occur In the Went Brunch unil it* trlhutnrien. where the ntreamn may reuch honk-fall ntngen In place*. \ ntngc of about D.l feet in inrii- I cnteil for Harrlnhurg Thurnday morning with a maximum ntuge of about 13 feet. HARRISBIJRG TELEGRAPH c ofar-3n&cpen&enl. GERMAN WHIMPER COMES TOO LATE, IS ALLIED^REPLY Teuton Denial of Aggression j and Responsibility Avails Hun Nothing HUN PEACE CHIEF ASKS THE ALLIES FOR LONGER TIME By Associated Press. Paris, May 21. —Count von i Brockdorff-P.antzau, head of the German peace delegation, has j asked an extension of time for > Germany to present her reply re- j garding the peace terms. The Count stated that further j notes were being prepared and ' that it would be impossible to j complete them by i p. M. Thurs- i day, when the time limit is up. It is believed, says the Havas ' Agency, that the request for the ' extension will be granted. By Associated Press. Paris, May 21.—1t is too late for Germany to seek to denv both the i aggression in the war and her re- ! sponsibility for it. This declaration ; is made by Premier Clemenceau. as president of the Peace Conference, i in replying to the German note on i reparations, the text' of which with i the reply was made public last night i The argument put forth by Count i \on BrockdorfT-Rantzau was that Ger-' many did not start a war of aggres- ! sion. that the German people were con- ' vtneed they fought a defensive war and that the present German government \ cannot be held responsible for "faults" j of the former German government. THIEVES'ERRAND IN STEELTON IS PUZZLING POLICE Break Into Post Office and Church; Escape Without Booty of Value Thieves broke into the Steelton post Office and into St. John's Lutheran church of Steelton last night The secretary's desk in the basement of the Iren 1 or>,,nPd - In the post office general delivery letters were taken. Po lice and hederal authorities were notified don 3re "° W conductin S an investiga- Wnrkmaii Discovers Tlicft The theft was discovered by a work man who passed the church at the corner of Second and Pine streets early this morning. He found the letters, torn open. lying on the pavement. Upon investigation he discovered that a win dow In the basement of the church was also broken. Calling the pastor, the ROY. George X. LaufTer, from bed, tbey went Into the church where the secre tary's desk had been opened. So far as known nothing was taken here. Following the clue furnished by the letters, the pair roused Postmaster Cu sack. A window In the rear of the building was broken. It was found here that the general delivery letters had been taken, but that nothing else had been abstracted, regardless of the fact that a quantity of stamps was in the office. WILSON'S BOOZE STAND FLAYED IN HARRISBURG Heads fof Ministerial Associa tionlamd W. C. T. l\ Are Against Recr jNO REASON FOR REPEAL Many Express Hope That Con gress y\Vi II Refuse the "Wets" j President Wilson's recommenda i tion in his message to Congress to j amend the war-time prohibition law | so as to permit the manufacture and sale of wines and beer after July 1, i was severely criticised throughout ! the cit "- v to-day by prominent church- J men /and lawmen who have been in terested in prohibition. Thud the President is making such a recomrmendation disappointed j thousands vjho hoped for the end of booze on iJuly 1. was the opinion j expressed trnre, while many pre | dieted that Congress would pay little ; attention to. it and would let tho j present law; stand. Some Are Klated I Booze deeilers in the city were I highly elated. The dealers and the I brewes all nejoiced because Wilson's I recommendation which brought the | first bright 'news of a possible con j tinuartion oi the liquor traffic after I July 1. Titose who handle whisky, } however, wtere bitter at being dis- I criminated iagainst. I Prohibition workers, however, , have conti'Sence in Congress and de clare that; sentiment agains* booze |is strongeir than e .er in Congres sional cirrles. I J. Day I Brownlee, Jr., superinten dent of the Antf-Saloon League in the Harrisburg district, and State attorney for the league, is one of the prohibition workers who is cer tain Congress will not repeal the ; law. "I? resident Wilson made a big .mistnkeJin recommending this move, I but I f.on't think the law will be repealed. The present Congress is i dryer' than the last one, and that j isn't/very encouraging for the liquor kContinued on Pago 8) RLOWER BOXES TO BE PLACED i AS MEMORIALS Be Alary Club Elects Officers at Annual Banquet Last Evening The Harrisburg Rotary Club at its | annual meeting at the Colonial I'o lintrv Club last evening made pittas for the dedication of flower boxes to be placed at each entrance to | the Mulberry street bridge and at | the Cameron street approach to th i viaduct on the. eve of Memorial DiC.v, the boxes to be in memory of H:xrrisburg soldiers, sailors and ma [Continued on Page B.] I! Irs. Wilson Didn't Fly Over Versailles and Its ; Says Statement B v Associated Press. i I'arls, May 21.—A statement ap peared in one of the Paris morning rtipers to-day to the effect that Mrs. tl'ilson, wife of the President, had trade a trip yesterday in an air- Ttlane over Versailles and its su it urbs. This statement was authori tatively denied this morning at Pres ident Wilson's Paris residence. Germany's Sudden Conversion j proposed jumit >6 .^a-'"STATER THEIR s '^i r ® K&r annexation of Belgium ) mv ' IsWt the I I^^l-&E.RMANV AND DISARMAME-NTiP* VOOSIC LUfcai 0/ ■ ———■ IX THE SPUING OF 1918. • \ VE DON'T BEUEVE IN DANCINJ I/// ~— .B , \ \ PAKCfKG ISSVICKEP r / Vj %% \\ \ v ? I 1 ) / / ill RETURN- OF StOlEn .PROPERTY v V \ ... * \ ( J/ ' /' / 7 J rNVADED TERR\TQftiE^-| * V" ih / / £ - . x 1 MtaiUx -\ IX THE SPRING OK 1S1!>. FIREWORKS TO BE BANNED ON JULY FOURTH Police Chief Wetzel Says Re strictions Will Go on Explosives The ordinance forbidding the sale and setting ore of all fireworks and pyrotechnics, with the exception of red tire and sparkers, will be strictly enforced this year, Thief of Police Wetzel said to-day in a pro-Inde pendent Day announcement. No leniency will be shown of fenders, Thief Wetzel declared. Al dermen and Mayor Keister are au thorized to fine offenders or to givQ them .iail sentences in the event that they do not pay the fines. A fina of not less than $1 and not more than $5 is provided for the persons setting oft' the fireworks while a fine of $25 is provided for the merchants. Chief Wetzel's announcement was issued following the receipt of a request from State Fire Marshal Howard E. Butz. Poles Capture Three Gaiician Cities; Send Enemy Away in Panic Ry Associated Press. Warsaw, May 21. Drohobvoz, Boryslaw and Mlkolajow have been cap tured by the Poles in their campaign in Galicia, according to an official state ment issued at staff headquarter hero to-day which adds that the Poles have crossed the Dniester river near Ros wadow. At Boryslaw the old wells have been found intact. The Polish forces are in possession ot the road and railway from Lemberg to Misalayof. They have captured vast quantities of wav materials. The enemy is flying in a panic. Great enthusiasm prevails In cities taken by the Poles and hundreds of volunteers have been enlisted at Sambor." Bloomsburg Boys on Tour of State Capitol H. B. White, formerly chairman of the State Agricultural Commission, brought sixteen boys of the Bloomsburg schools by automobile on a tour of Harrisburg to-day. They spent some time Ht the Capitol wh/re they were received by Governor Sproul. Thirteen Arrested in Fight at Steel Plant Heading Pa., May 21. Thirteen arrests, some of the prisoners suffering broken heads and needing hospital treat ment, were the result of a tight at the Carpenter Steel plant entrance at River side, where a lockout and strike are in progress to-day, I RAIN SLOWS UP CAMPAIGN FOR SALVATION ARMY Drive to Close Saturday Night With Big Athletic Contest Captain H. M. Stine. acting chair man of the executive committee of the Salvation Army Home Service drive, announced to-day that the big doughnut day, Would be post poned until to-morrow on account of rain. However the speedy work of the battalion of overseas vet erans kept up at the high velocity set yesterday and as thdre is plenty of time to complete the schedule the wetness did not dampen en thusiasm. A big feature of this campaign •will be staged on Saturday night in Chestnut street hall, namely, a fine athletic entertainment with the best of wrestling and boxing. This suggestion came to the executive committee from a number of sol diers who pointed out emphatically that nearly one hundred millions of dollars were gleaned from athletic carnivals to help the war, the games taking in golf, which is responsible for nearly one-third of the total sum; boxing, wrestling, baseball and half a dozen other sports. The sol dier canvassers are mighty enthusi astic over this feature of the cam paign and predict a packed house on Saturday night, when one dollar will he the flat price for any seat. night Dr. Roller gave his strong endorsement to the idea and regretted that he cannot contribute his skill to the fine program ar ranged. He pointed out that nearly 3,000,000 young Americans took up (Continued on Page 8) Woman Suffrage Being Considered! in House Today; Vote Expected by Evening Hy Associated Press. Washington, May 21. —Considera- tion of the equal suffrage constitu tional amendment resolution began in the House shortly after noon to day under an agreement to close gen eral debate in two hours and with leaders expecting a vote immediately afterwards. Jn calling up the resolution. Rep resentative Mann, Republican, of 111 inois, chairman of the Woman Suf frage Committee asked unanimous consent to extend the time for de bate to five o'clock, but Represen tative Ferris, Democrat, of Oklaho ma, refused to Hgree. Representative Little, Republican, of Kansas, opened the debate with an address in sup port of the resolution. LEGISLATURE TO .ADJOURN Roth branches of the legislature wil, adjourn for the week late to-day. The House may hold an evening session. FLYING WEATHER FINE BUT PLANE ENGINES GO BAD Read and NG-4 Expected to Resume Flight to Lisbon Tomorrow at Daybreak /?!/ Associated Press. Washington, May 21.—Although weather conditions were extremely favorable, Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Reed was unable to get the seaplane NC-4 away from Pont a Delgada to-day for the 800-mile (light to Lisbon, Portugal, because of engine trouble, which developed when the ship was being turned up for the start. Dispatches to the Navy ment indicated that the motor trou ble was not serious and officials'ex pected Commander Read Jto-get away at daybreak to-morrow' 'to complete the first trans-Atlantic journey by air. Commander John H. Towers, trans-Atlantic flight commander, has recommended that the NC-1, which sank at sea, be stricken from the navy list as "lost at sea" and that the NC-3 be placed out of commis sion for rebuilding when she arrives in New York. The NC-3 is now be ing taken apart at Ponta Delgada preparatory to being shipped home. Lieutenant Commander R. A. Lav ender and Lieutenant H. 4aden water, members of the crews of the NC-1 and NC-3, will return to the United States on the first goverment vessel leaving Ponta Delgada. The dismantled NC-3 will be. taken to New York on the U. S. S. Melville with machinist L. R. Moore, a mem ber of her crew, in charge. The de stroyer Stockton has been placed at the disposal of Commander Towers and the remaining members of two crews who will proceed to Ply mouth, England, the objective no'rt of the NC-4. The message to the Navy Depart ment early this morning was from Admiral Jackson at Ponta Delgada. and said one of the plane's engines had developed trouble and that the start for Lisbon could not be made to-day. The text of the message read: "NC-4 will not start to-day. *ic not functioning properly." London. May 21.—10.21 a. m.— The American navy seaplane NC-4 will not start for Lisbon from Ponta Del gada. according to a wireless dispatch received here by American authori ties. The engine of the seaplane is failing to work satisfactorily, mak ing a postponement of the flight im perative. Pnutn Delgada, May 21.—Engine triuble caused the postponement to day of the flight of the NC-4 from Ponta Delgadu to Lisbon, which it ha< ! been planned to start at day break to-day. The crew, boarded the plane two hours before sunrise j (Continued on Page 8) SCHWAB TELLS OF PLAN TO DEVELOP STEELTON'S MILLS Millions to Be Spent in Extending the Shops and Furnaces, Says America's Biggest Producer While in City UN EQUALED PROSPERITY IS SEEN FOR STEEL INDUSTRY Important additions to the Stcelton plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company were forecast by Charles M. Schwab, who was in Steelton to-day on a tour of inspection. With Mr. Schwab were Eugene G. Grace, president of the corporation; Ouincv Bent, vice-president, and other prominent officials of the Bethle hem Steel interests. The positive announcement of Mr. Schwab effectively sets at rest the persistent rumor circulated in this territory at intervals since the cessation of hostilities, that the Steelton plant might he closed permanently or the working force greatly reduced and the equipment contained therein be removed to other plants of the Bethlehem Steel interests. The improvements will be much on the same order as those made since the Bethlehem Steel interests took over the Steelton plant, formerly controlled by the Pennsylvania Steel Company. Mr. Schwab said. He called attention to the fact that the plant has been improved extensively even under the enormous handi caps of war, but that the improvements already made will nut be able to supply what the Bethlehem interests want from it. Just what improvements and ex ' tensions will be made at the plant, , Mr. Schwab declared he was unable ; to say, but he maintained with em- I phasis that they will be made. To i day's visit to the establishment was j merely one of inspection to learn J ; what improvements had been made i I since the last visit, in what con- | | ditions the mills were and to secure I other similar information. liook to Kxport Trade Present plans of the officials of j i the Bethlehem Steel interest pro- I ! vide for the manufacture of con- | I siderable steel for the export trade, ' { both Mr. Schwab and Mr. Grace I 1 said. Steeltori will get her full share of I $ ? I BAND CONCERTS FOR CITIES - £ f t' + $ $ i 1 ri* ' T * I * 4 if t j J lin. teconded the motion. $ $ HBPE FOR HAWK T 4 St. J o * lo *- N. F-—Hope f~r the safety of Harry G. jfij T* Hawker and Commander MacKcnzie Grieve, missing '!gtj L since they set out eastward through the air on Sunday in *3* their Sopwfth biplane for Ireland, was rHually aband- ? I * * A on ' T X * w. ■ . t * <1 ► f THIRD-CLASS CTTV HEARING * * * 'lb X " r jx y X 4 ( i I Ulto ,**_ X -itc to-day by . X 4* .ippropriating sCo,o