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Pennsylvania's Citizen Soldiers Are Hard at Work in Annual Camp at Mt. Gretna

HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH

LXXXIV— No. 159

• U. 5. OFFICIALS ARE

DISSATISFIED WITH

BERLIN'S REPLY TO

LATEST 0. S. NOTE

President Wilson Prepares to

Leave Cornish, N. H., to

Consider Grave Situation

With Members of His Offi

cial Family

GERMANY AGAIN EVADES

REAL POINTS IN ISSUE

Talk Concerning Severance

of Relation Heard, but Not

in Official Circles; Disap

pointment Is Expressed by

Many

Washington, July 10.—Secre

tary I.ansing will take the Ger

man note to President Wilson at

Cornish, X. H.. as soon as the of

ficial text arrives. The President

will then decide when he will re

turn to Washington. Hie Presi

dent conferred with Secretary Tu

• multy at noon to-day and asked

that Secretary I.ansing bring the

note to him. t

By Associated Press

Washington, P. 0., July 10. Al

though the official text of Germany's

note on submarine warfare had not

reached here to-day, the press copy

which was read by officials was ac

cepted as verification of earlier im

pressions that Germany had refused to

give the United States the assurance

asked for in the American note of

June 9.

Everywhere in official quarters the

unsatisfactory character of the reply

was discussed along with the probable

action that the United States would be

compelled to take as a result of Ger

many's unwillingness to concede to

Americans the right to travel on the

Idgh seas on peaceful merchantmen

of any nationality.

President Wilson will start from

Oornish, N. H., for Washington in a

Mk ay or two to consider with his cabinet

the grave situation impending. Com

ment in official quarters to-day was

sparing as to the course that would be

pursued, the general feeling being that

nothing should be said until the Presi

dent had returned.

On the other hand those in official

quarters familiar with diplomatic pre

cedents and the progressive develop

ment of the American attitude l>elieved

that, ha ring stated its position and

asked for assuran< l es which now have

been refused the only source left oi>en

for the Vnited States seemed to be an

announcement that it intended to as

sert its rights as established under the

rules of international law. This would

mean in effect that the United States

would await a violation by Germany

before taking action to compel respect

for the rights asserted.

There was a revival of talk con

cerning the severance of diplomatic

relations, it being recalled in official

circles that in the now famous cabinet

meeting of May 11, when the sinking

of the Lusitania was first considered,

there was an informal understanding

that if the negotiations of the United

States to secure reparation from Ger

many for the destruction of American

lives in that tragedy failed, the Am

erican Government might be justified

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Uncle Sam's man will stop

every day with news from Home,

if you will call the Circulation

Department on the phone.

Never mind letters, they're time

takers.

You can't afford to spend any

of your precious vacation time

"getting used" to strange news

papers.

That's why right now

you'll order the Harrisburg Tele

graph sent to your vacation ad

dress.

THE WEATHER

For Harrlnbnrg and rtrtnitfi Part

ly cloudy to-night and Sunday,

with no material change In tem

perature.

For Kantrrn Pennsylvaniai Partly

cloudy to-nlfcht and Sunday)-not

much chance In temperature)

Ilarht, variable winda.

River

The upper portion of the main river

will begin to fall to-night and

the lower portion Sunday. The

North and Weat hranche* will

A fall to-night and Similar. A »tnue

of about 12.5 feet la Indlcuted for

Harrlnhuric Sunday morning.

•The highest atage registered at

Towanda waa 17.fi feet, Friday

afternoon. The maximum stage

at Wllkea-Barre was 23.0 feet at

S a. m. to-day.

General Conditions

The atorm that waa central ovea

New England. Friday morning,

haa passed off northeastward,

followed by an area of relatively

i high pressure, which now eovera

the Middle Atlantic States and

the eastern part of the l.ake

region.

Temperatures S a. m., (M.

Sum Rises, 4iS4 a, m.i aeta, 7i85

p. m.

Mooni Aew moon, 4:31 p. m., July

12.

niver Staget 10.2 feet above low

water mark.

Yesterday's Weather

Highest temperature, B*.

I.oweat temperature, 112.

Mean temperature, 72.

Kormal temperature, 71

k HARRISBURG GUARDSMEN IN ACTION AT MOUNT GRETNA

nTnv H ? r hnrrvfn^Tn d ß n hm«?rt» ?.". ttt,lsr » , 7 some busy days and they are hard at work with the many new drills which are being tried out. On the left is shown members of Com-

Jt r! X. 1 t? hillside >esterda> to get in position to fire on the enemy. In the center is Joseph B. Hutchison, of this city, colonel of the Eighth regiment. On the right mem

bers of Company D are seen firing at will during the practice yesterday afternoon. <- me

FIIIK HOLT SB

HERE 3 WEEKS AGO

Assassin, Bomb Maker and Alleged

Wife Murderer Believed to

Have Studied Capitol

HAD HIS WHISKERS REMOVED

Talked in German to Another Cus

tomer of Barber Shop on

European War

That Frank Holt or Erich Muenter,

dead assnssln, bombmaker and alleged

wife murderer, was in Harrisburg

three weeks ago this evehing, pre

sumably to blow up the Capitol is the

lirm belief of C. H. Wolfe, proprietor

of the barber shop in the Common

wealth Hotel, who says he shaved the

man.

Emphasis is given to the story by

the finding of marked drawings of the

Capitol which were found in Holt's

room after his arrest for attempting to

kill J. P. Morgan, and placing a bomb

in the National Capitol at Washington.

Ho!t caihe Into the Wolfe barber

shop about 7:30 Saturday evening, Mr.

Wolfe said, and sat down In his chair.

He said the man's whiskers were about

the same length as they appear to be

in the picture run In the Telegraph

last Wednesday evening. After get

ting a hair cut. Holt said he believed

he would have his whiskers shaved

off. Only his mustache was allowed

to remain.

"I am positive," said Mr. Wolfe,

"that it was Holt." After his whiskers

were shaved off he looked exactly like

the picture you had In the paper.

While I was shaving him he started

to converse in German about the war

with a friend of mine who could speak

the language. The talk finally drifted

around to New York and Holt said he

was anxious to get a train for New

York that evening as lie had a big

job ahead of him. There is no doubt

in my mind that it was Holt."

Newsies' Poster Stamps

Will Remind Your Friends

of Harrisburg Scenes

If you avail yourself of the Tele

graph's poster-stamp movement that

goes into effect to-day for the benefit

of the Harrisburg Newsboys' Asso

ciation's clubhouse furnishing fund

you can easily remind folks who are

away on vacatioh trips of just how

nice it is "back home."

The stamps are of a size convenient

for pasting on the backs of envelopes

and on packages and they are ar

rp.nged twelve on a sheet. Each stamp

represents a Harrisburg scene in the

"Beautiful Harrisburg" series. The

pictures include views of—

The river walk.

Residences along the river.

The wall and steps.

The Susquehanna.

The Capitol.

The lily pond at the pumping sta

tion.

The Front street subway.

View down State street toward the

river from the Capitol steps.

The Public Library.

The formal entrance to Harrisburg

at the Market street bridge. *

State street monument.

The proceeds of the sale will be

turned over to the '"newsies' " recently

organized association to help swell the

fund for purchasing furniture.

May Merge Charity Work;

Mrs. Middleton Resigns

The resignation of Mrs. Elsie V. Mid

dleton as general secretary of the Chil

dren's Aid Society, which becomes ef

fective August 15. revived the rumor

of the reported plan to merge the

work of the Children's Aid. the Asso

ciated Charities and the Poor Directors

into a general organization with a man

to supervise the whole triple program.

Mrs. Middleton has resigned to become

a social worker and Investigator for

the State Board of Charities and Cor

rections.

When the story of the merger was

first talked of John P. Guyer, clerk to

the Poor Board, was suggested as the

most likely candidate for the place, but

Mr. Guyer to-day said he had declined

to consider the offer.

Colonial Closes Tonight

For the Summer Season

Richard Kllgore, assistant manager

of the Colonial theater, Third and

Market streets, announced this after

noon that the amusement house would

close this evening for several weeks

over the summer season. No definite

time has been set for the re-openlng.

LIFT QUARANTINE ON FAYETTE

By Atsociattd Prtn

Washington, July 10.—Additional

territory to-day was ordered released

July 12 from the foot and mouth dis

ease quarantine. It included Fayette

county, Pa.

HARRISBURG. PA,. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 10, 1915.

ILL FLOOD RECORDS

FOR JULY BROKER

River Nearing 13-Foot Mark

When It Will Begin to Recede;

River Wall Submerged

WON'T BOTHER GIRLS' CAMP

Flooding Waters Will Not Cause

Removal of Lassies on

McCormick's

With a stage of 10.2 feet at 8

o'clock and the Susquehanna river ris

ing at the rate of about two inches an

hour, all July flood records in this

city wer«» smashed to-day.

According to E. R. Demain, local

forecaster, the river will reach about

13 feet to-night and will then begin to

recede. Shortly after noon to-day the

river wall and steps were submerged

by the water. Early this morning It

was feared thai the river might over

flow on Island Park, preventing the

baseball games to-day, but late this

afternoon no trouble was reported.

22.6 at Wilkes-Barre

At 3 o'clock this morning the river

had reached Its maximum stage at

Wilkes-Barre at 22.6 feet. whll« at

Towanda it registered 17*4 feet.

The Susquehanna was watched

throughout the day by hundreds of

people who were Interested In the

swish and swirl of the stream. Early

in the day the interested were able to

watch the river's rise from the wall,

hut the rapidly Increasing volume of

water drove them to the banks above

along about noon.

The usual canoes and rowboats

which dot the river from morning to

night at this period of the summer

were nowhere to be seen, as the

strong currents make boating an ex

tremely haaardous pastime when the

river is rising.

In place of canoes and other small

craft the stream is floating full of

brush, drift wood and railroad logs

evidently swept from some lying on

the hank below the Northern Central

Railroad Company's lines.

Never Saw It So High

Old rivermen this morning: s;iid that

never In all'thelr experience haxe they

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CUV COMMISSIONER

STAMPS OUT BUZE

Harvey Taylor and Big Blue Coat

Extinguish Fire in Third

Street Building

When someone in the building at

19 North Third street finished his

after-dinner cigar to-day he threw

the "stump" out of a window.

A few seconds later flames began to

creep up a large canvas awning be

neath the studio of the Ayeandee Film

Company. Just about the time the

flames began to burn beneath the

woodwork of the second story. City

Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor drove

by in his automobile. He called Patrol

man Kautz who was stationed at

Third and Market streets,and together

the two men tore down the burning

awning and put out the fire.

Rotary Club Outing on

Juniata Next Friday

More than seventy.five members of

the Rotary Club have signified their

intention of attending the annual out

ing which will be held next Friday aft

ernoon and evening at the Iroquois

Club house along the Juniata river.

In charge of the arrangements for

sports, refreshments and other details

of the affair are George W. Bogar and

W. B. Bennett.

Mother and Daughter

Have Typhoid Fever

Mrs. Adam Flssel and her daugh

ter, Mrs. Charles Swarti, of 163 North

Fifteenth street, were admitted to the

Harrisburg hospital to-day suffering

from typhoid fever. Richard Bida

man, of 403 Herr street, was also ad

mitted suffering from typhoid, physi

cians believe.

Motor Attachment Throws

Rider; Brain Concussion

While rounding: a corner at Second

and North streets to-day on his bicycle

equipped with a motorcycle attach

ment, Richard Webster, of 304 Ores

cent street, was thrown to the ground,

receiving a concussion of the brain

He was admitted to the Harrisburg

hospital.

THREE RBIGHDES IRE

NOW UNDER CHS

Quarrymen Contribute Salute

When Headquarters' Flag

Unfolds

MEN ALREADY IN TRAINING

Citizen Soldiers Hard at Work

Learning New Formation and

Methods - of Warfare

Mt. Gretna, Pa., July 10.—Pennsyl

vania's camp of instruction for the

division, National Guard of Pennsyl

vania, is now complete. With the ar

rival of the First Brigade from Phila

delphia, which detrained at midnight,

all the troops ordered to this camp

are on the ground and the daily grind

of training in field work was begun

with a swing and snap , that promises

well for the week to come.

Camp &hall is made up of the First

Brigade, with the First, Second and

Thifd regiments; the Third Brigade,

with the Ninth and Thirteenth regi

ments, a separate hattalion remaining

from the old Twelfth Infantry, the rest

of which was converted into artillery,

and the Fourth Brigade, with the

Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Infantry

Regimentu, approximating 5500 men.

The big headquarters flag was run

to the staff h'ead this morning with all

the eclat of a real military post,

workmen in a quarry some distance

away contributing an involuntary, but

well-timed salute. Just as the folds

of the banner began to stream from

the top of the pole, the quarrymen

fired a blast, the report echoing across

the hills and giving, to those not close

enough to observe, all the effects of a

morning gun.

AHCHBISHOP GROWS WEAKER

By .Associated Press

Rochester, N. Y., July 10.—"Gradu

ally sinking and weaker" was the early

announcement to-day from the sick

room of Arhcbishop James Edward

Quigley, of Chicago. Paralysis has

extended to all parts of the body and

no attempt has been made to feed the

patient for the past 60 hours. His

physicians fear the end is not far off.

II BOMBS FOUND

iiraosuci SICKS

Explosives Discovered While

Steamer Kirkoswald Was Being

Unloaded at Marseilles

New York, July 10. Nine bo'mbs

were found aboard the steamer Kirk

oswald at Marseilles when the vessel

went to discharge Its cargo of sugar

from New York on her last outward

voyage, according to the Kirkoswald's

officers who reached here to-day on

the steamer's return trip.

None of the bombs exploded and

all were hidden in bags of sugar, the

Kirkoswald's officers said. The sugar

was taken aboard, they said, at the

Ijfabre line pier in Brooklyn.

All the bombs wore found while un

loading the cargo. T&

The steamer Kirkoswald, flying the

British flag, sailed from New York

May 2 for Marseilles.

The United States secret service and

the French Government, it was said,

have been pressing investigations ot

these attempts to destroy the vessels.

Six of the bombs were found in one

sack of sugar which burst as the

steamer was discharging its cargo.

The bombs were round and small and

rolled on the vessel's deck. Another

sack contained three bombs.

Funeral of Auto Smashup

Victim Monday Evening

Funeral services for Miss Sula

Meyers, of Trindle Springs, who was>

killed yesterday morning in an auto

mobile accident near Easton will prpb

ably be held Monday evening from

her late home in Trindle Springu.

Burial will be made in the York

Springs cemetery. The body of the

young woman was expected to reach

the Cumberland county town this eve

ning. Her brother. Harry Meyers,

went to Easton last night to claim the

body. •

DOG FINDS DEAD MASTKR

Shamokln, Pa-. July 10.—Relatives

of Frank Zlfnmerman, who lias been

missing from his home at Bear Gap

for several days, unleashed his favor

ite hunting dog to-day to lead them

into the woods in search of him. The

dog quickly picked up the scent and

In a half mile stopped by Zimnier

[ man's corpse. A bullet hole wu

RUSSIINS BLOCKING

MNOE OF TEUTONS

Offensive Taken by Czar's Forces

Near Lubin Is De

veloping

ENGLAND IS OPTIMISTIC

Rome Reports That Austrian

Troops Have Been Repulsed

at Various Points

The German reply to the American

note on the I.usltnnia and submarine

warfare has been published both in

this country and in Germany, but the

official text is not yet in the hands of

the Washington go\ eminent.. Pending

Its receipt and In the absence of Presi

dent Wilson from the Capital, com

ment in official circles is withheld.

Indication of the way the note Is

regarded ill Germany is furnished by

cabled excerpts from an editorial In

the Berlin Morgen Post which declares

the answer "In every wny worthy of

Germany" and expresses the convic

tion that the note "will meet unre

strained approval at the hands of a

large part of Americans."

London dispatches reflect what is

declared to be an optimistic view of

the war situation taken by the en

tente allies Induced liciefly by the Brit

ish conquest of German Southwest

Afrlcu and the increasing powers of

resistance shown by the Russians.

The Russian official statement re

ports the blocking of Germnn attempts

to advance toward Warsaw from the

north and ejist and declares the offen

sive taken by the Russian armies below

Lubin is developing. The Teutonic

forces In this Southern Poland region

are continuing to retreat, Petrograd

(lei-lares, but are fighting stubbornly

as they retreat. A Petrograd corre

spondent says the Germans are send;

ing strong reinforcements for this

army and it is believed there will

shortly be an attempt by it to recover

its lost initiative.

Along the Austro.ltalian front the

repulse of \ustriaii aita< ks in several

sections are reported from Rome.

The latest statement from Vienna re

ports comparative quiet along this

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Whisky and Brandy May

Not Be Sold as "Medicine"

in U. S. After January 1

By Assorinled Press

Washington, July 10. Whisky

key and Brandy cannot he taken as

["medicine" after January 1, 1916, and,

as a result, every druggist in the

United States who proposes to sell

either Intoxicant after that date will

be forced to take out a license as a

saloonkeeper, paying the high retail

ers' tax and putting his place under

all local and State regulations. Dr.

Harvey W. Wiley made this known to

day.

This situation Is brought about by

the decision of the Revision Commit

tee of the United States Pharmaco-

I poeia to drop both whisky and brandy

from the publication. The elimination

of these intoxicants from the book has

| the effect, of withdrawing recognition

of them as medicines. The Pharma

copoeia is the official publication for

the country, and nothing which is not

listed therein can be sold as medicine.

Governor Brumbaugh to

Preach For Old Friend

Governor Brumbaugh motored to

Meyersdale to f day to fulfill a promise

of long standing. While attending the

big Somerset county fair months ago

he met an old friend. Elder C. G. Lint,

the aged pastor of the Brethren con

gregation at Meyersdale, who has been

blind for twenty years. At the conclu

sion of the Governor's speech at the

fair grounds. Elder Lint asked him,

whether he would not come back to !

Somerset and preach In his church. 1

Governor Brumbaugh agreed to do so

and he will fulfill his promise to-mor

row. Elder William Howe, one of the

Juniata College boys when the Gover-i

nor was president of that institution, 1

iH the present assistant pastor of the j

Meyersdale church.

Governor Brumbaugh will be the i

guest of Frank S. Black, one of thej

recent appointees to tile State Board i

of Agriculture at Mt. Gretna. He will

return home Monday and visit the

National Guard encampment next

week.

GERMAN JINGO PAPER

OFKICHAW-Y REBUKED J

By \'\>scciat?d Press

Berlin, July 10.—The Overseas News !

Agency gave out the following:

Political and even naval circles are

beginning to tire of the daily editorials

in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung against

a German-American understanding on

the submarine question. The Tages

Zeltung's attitude is considered suffi

cient proof that such an understand-

In* !■ desirable." ' «

14 PAGES

GOVERNOR PLANS

TO DISPLAY STATE

Will Head a Party to Swing Around

the Circle and Show Penn

sylvania's Scenery

TRIP WILL BE VERY UNIQUE

Start Will Be Made From Harris

burg With Fifty Automobiles

Filled With Big Men

Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh Is

first of all a loyal Pennsylvanian. He

loses no opportunity to promote In

every way the great interests of the

Commonwealth. Close to his heart is

the opening of every corner of the

Commonwealth to the tourists of the

world. He wants not only the visitors,

but the people of Pennsylvania them

selves to make effective the slogan,

"See Pennsylvania First."

With this end in view he is organ

izing an automobile tour of a large

part of the State during the first week

.of October. Fifty automobiles will

leave Market Square in Harrisburg

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J»" tl 11 J" 1 " U"""

I' Rangeley, Maine, July. 10. —Justice Charles E. Hughes

has refused the application !jr a writ of error to the United

! States Supreme Court made by counsel for Charles Becker,

of New Yoik, w h 1 dc nned to die in the week

i of July 26 for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler,

upon the ground that the: c as no substantial federal ques

, tion.

•Washington, July 10.—Railroads east of the Mississippi

and of the Ohio rivers were required to-day by the

® Int«;fttate Commerce Ccn-rr.icaion to withdraw the tariffs

. u *€R«el joint rattt wtth and allowances to in

• dlMtrial ii*o> lick hsre bciJi uxder suspension and inves-

n:o:e tll-r. a

I Cornish, N, H., July 10.—President,Wilson v/as in com

munlcr.io:. tc-d.:/ v.ith 3c .c::. / Lansing and Secretary

I Tumulty at Washington regarding the latest German note

on submarine warfare. Aft-r the President had been told of

unofficial versions of the text of the note jie made no com

ment.

1 Harrisburg. Late this afternoon Coroner Eckinger

received a telegram from Miss C. E. Bamberger, 133 South

• North Carolina avenue, Atlantic City, requesting him to

have the body of E. Fossman, who committed suicide in

I River Front Park yesterday, buried here. Miss Bamberg

er will pay the funeral expenses. .

Washington, July 10.—American Consul Silliman in a

message t£> the State Department to-day from Vera Cruz

i reported that Mexico City was. completely invested by Car

" ranza troops and that Geneial Gonzales had established

headquarters at Guadeloupe.

I Washington, July 10. Dispatches to the Carranza

agency to-day say General Gonzales and his troops attack-

I ing Mexico City have now penetrated to Villa De Guade

-0

loupe about two miles from the capital. Heretofore all

■ fighting has been in the outer suburbs.

HARRISBURG WINS, 2 TO 0

The Indians won the first game from the Buffalo team on

I

the Island this afternoon, score, 2 io 0. The pitching of

Chabek was the feature. Nearly 3,000 saw the game.

a

MARRIAGE

I Jiilin I'nlror and Matilda Sabo, Steelton.

Charlrs A. /.rrfon, Hununrlatown, and Virginia Mae Shope, TTnlon

Deposit.

Paul Varwr, Penbrook, aad Iti E. Kuaael, Shlppeaafcnrs.

* POSTSCRIPT

"COMPENSATION"

BOARD SELECTED

Governor Appoints Three Attor

neys to Be the Members of the

First State Board

WILL COME HERE SOON

Preliminary Steps Taken For Ad

ministration of the Notable

State System

Governor Brumbaugh to-day named

three attorneys to be the members of

the State's first Workmen's Compen

sation Board, which will have charge

of the administration of the compen

sation system provided by the last

Legislature.

The appointments announced were

James W. Leech, Ebensburg, Cambria

county; John A. Scott, Indiana, In

diana county, and Harry A. Mackey,

Philadelphia.

The new commissioners will be sum

moned to Harrisburg in a short time to

discuss the organization of the work

men's compensation bureau and the

work of the board with the Governor,

the Attorney General, who is to be the

legal officer of the bureau, and the

Commissioner of Labor and Industry,

who is to be the official in supervision

of the bureau. The salaries will be

$7,500 for the chairman and $7,000

for each of the other two commission

ers. It is probable that the chairman

will be designated later on, as no an

nouncement regarding the presiding

officer was made to-day.

The members will hold office for

four years, but are removable by the

Governor, and their appointments

must be confirmed by the Senate.

When the board organizes it will divide

the State into- districts and the com

missioner will then name the referees

to administer the law in those dis

tricts subject to the provisions of the

act. The board Is to nppoint a secre

tary at $4,000 and a sergeant-at-arms

at $1,500. The referees shall be paid

52,500. The commissioner will name

the other attaches of the bureau and

the board will administer the act.

BECKER'S COUNSEL GOES

TO MAINE SEEKING WRIT

By Associated Press

New York, July 10. W. Bourke

Cockran, Becker's counsel, left yester

day for Rangeley, Me., where United,

States Supreme Court Justice Charles

E. Hughes is summering, to apply to

the justice for a writ of error, which

would give Becker a hearing In the

Federal courts. Justice Hughes' de

cision on the application probably will

be made to-day.