Teutons Have Asked For More "time to Consider Pact Allies Require Them to Sign
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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
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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
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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
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IX THE SPUING OF 1918.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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JL , Daniel K.lvohlcr anil Anna li. Ilrnbm, Flijettevlllr | Nelson G. T
T Snnderann mill Virginia 8. Nnßidnger, llarrlNhurgl John A. Sll- f
"F linger, (iHIt, and Florence M. Gaukrr, Reading) Ralph McCrneken, -I
. Knit Bellevne, and Tlielmti Becker, l.eltnnon.
work on rail manufacture in the
event that the Bethlehem -Steel in
terests manage to secure any of the
contracts from the United States
Railroad administration, Mr. Grace
said, and Mr. Schwab added his
corroboration without hesitation.
Just now the rail mill of the Steel
i ton plant is lining kept in operation,
I Mr. Grace said, by the transferring
! for completion of some of the rail
-1 road work from the Bethlehem
plunt to the one at Steelton.
Bobbins Commended
Frank A. Ribbins. general man
| ager of the. Steelton plant, came in
for a share of commendation from
j both Mr. Schwab and Mr. Grace.
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