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A mbsador Gerard in Berlin Has Received German Reply to Lusitania NoU
IARRISBTJRG iSglll TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV'O. 158
berimis
IN BEPLILL NOT
SAIISFICLE SAM
Kaiser Not Rto Concede
Americans' Ro Travel on
Any Unarrafchant Ship
BALK ON COJBAND POINT
.
Want America Jarantee That
Ships Free Submarine
Attack Can Munitions
Gerard Reply
Berlin, July :50 a. m.. via
liondon, 1:50 j-Tlie German
reply to the Atn note regard
ing the sinking' Lusitania and
submarine warias delivered to
James \Y. Geithe American
Ambassador irlin, late last
night.
Washington, Duly 9.—Delivery
of Germany's re' the American
note of submartarfare to Am
bassador Gerardierlin last night
should bring thcial text to the
State Department probably to
morrow and unddly by Sunday.
President Wils expected to re
turn from the Ser White House
at Cornish to layreply before the
cabinet at a m< Tuesday. All
officials here reahat there prob
ably has been no tial change from
the form in whic? reply was out
lined by the Bei'oreign Office to
Ambassador GersOn that basis of
that outline the jican Government
declined to engafany supplemen
tary negotiations use the German
proposals were ra'd as such which
the United Statepuld not accept
without sacrificininy of its rights.
Meanwhile the renewal of the
tension over when next step will
be In the text oe German reply
bearing out tluofhcial outlines
which indicated it would be so
unsatisfactory to United States.
Sltuatifl'itioal
Although offlcinrould not com
ment, saying that phraseology first
must be studied, general under
tone in official Qsrs was one of
t the President's
T'Otirso will be nmial would pre
dict, but It was ont that another
<xitieal stage in telations between
Germany and (halted Stales was
at hand.
One course, w some well in
formed officials cdered probable,
would be to rejeue German pro
posals and notify Berlin Govern
ment, in effect, thhe United States
intended to insist the principle of
visit and search fill unarmed ves
sels of any natioly carrying Am
ericans and,that acific violation of
those rights wouldermine the next
step in the Ameriipolicy.
How Altouisitania?
As for the Lusiti ease, however,
failure by German* admit liability
Tor the loss of mortin 100 American
lives Is a phase die situation on
which there was lay few sugges
tions as to wliatc United States
should do.
Some of the Fident's advisers
have repeatedly osellcd that the
breach of internaml law was So
flagrant that It remed only for tlie
United States to b no diplomatic
Intercourse with ttierman Govern
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NEVER MINI) IE STRING
Don't put It olnn til you get
downtown, don't vait another
minute. Order is Harrlsburg
Telegraph to yon vacation ad
dress, then you w't miss a sin
gle issue. You're jng for a rest;
but you're not got to drop out
of Harrlsburg life You'll want
to know what's dofc at home.
Telephone the fculatlon De
partment or drop oostal card.
I THE WEATHER.
For aniVlc-lnltyi Fair
to-night an«l prot>>| r Saturday
moderate temperatre.
For Eastern I'onim vnnini Fair
to-night and prohtly Sntnrda.vi
moderate tempera**, li K bt to
moderate went win,.
River
upper portions p the North
and Uemt branehpi. iv |ii f n |i to
ntßht and the lo» r port limn
fraturday. The mat river will
rime rapidly to-nleh and Sntur
jay. A maximum of about
thirteen feet 1* htlcated for
" nwr* Satordai afternoon
fU Flniitj'arnlnK, TrtTr for thr
North Branch at 7 P.m., Thura
day. Maximum ntaio* of about
■eventeen feet for Tevnnilit and
twenty-two feet tir Wllken-
Barre to-day were fornuint.
General Condition i
The storm from thr Went t«H was
eentral near Plttabargli.il hi.ru
dny morning, ha* moved taiorth
-1 • * with Inerennlnfl foree
and la now central off the North
ern New England coant. it cann
ed rnln Thnrndav In the Atlantic
State*, the rainfall heln* »eav>
In New Fnirland. thr IntcH.r of
New lork and In portion of
Pennsylvania. The griateat
amonnt of rnln reported aa a rr
-515 ? f t hr "t">m In thr Eaa- wa»
4.18 Inchea at RtnKharatoß, Y.
Temperature i H a. m., nn.
Sunt nines, 4:40 a. m.; «rt», 7|j»
Mooni New moon. 4ißl p. m., July
Illvrr stnaret 5.2 feet ahnve low
water mark.
. Yesterday'* Weather
irigheat temperature, 70
l.owest temperature. en
*'enn temperature, 74.
Normal tempemtare, 74.
IRINDLE SPRINGS
GIRL KILLED IN
AUTO "JOYRIDE"
Sula Meyer*, Waitress, Thrown
Out Against Fence When Ma
chine Crashes Down Hill
PARTY TOOK TOURIST'S CAR
Three Men and Three Women in
Accident; "Barney," the
Driver, Disappears
By Associated Press
Easton, Pa., July B.—Miss Sola
Meyers, 24, of Trindle Springs, near
Harrlsburg, a waitress at tho Kittatin
ny Hotel, Delaware Water Gap, was
instantly killed in an automobile ac
cident at 3 o'clock this morning at
Martin's Creek, near here.
She was one of a party of three men
and three women, all employed at
Water Gap hotels, who, it is said, took
a big automobile belonging to a tour
ist, from a garage at the resort for a
night ride. The party left the Gap at
midnight.
The driver lost control of the ma
chine on a hill and it crashed into a
heavy fence post. Miss Meyers was
thrown out, against the fence and her
neck was broken.
Injured:
Miss Margaret Crowen, cut about
face.
Miss Martha Smith, severely bruised
in the back.
Edward Staid and James Dwyer,
two of the passengers, were practically
unhurt.
The driver of the car, known as
"Barney" disappeared after the acci
dent. %
Miss Meyers, who was killed In the
accident at Easton, is the daughter
of Mrs. Barbara Meyers, of Trindle
Springs, Cumberland county. She is
survived by her mother, several sisters
and brothers.
New Gas Well Is One of
Biggest Ever Drilled
in the United States
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh. Pa., July 9. - The gas
well brought In Wednesday on tbe
farm of George Spiegel, t near Mc-
Keesport, is the biggest ever drilled j
in Pennsylvania and is one of thei
largest ever struck in the United j
States, according to T. O. Sullivan, |
general manager of the Manufacturers'
Light an.d Heat Company, a gas ex
pert. Mr. Sullivan late yesterday
made a test of the flow of gas and
estimated the pressure at 70 pounds
and the flow at least 76,000,000 cubic
feet a day. He said however, that
the test was inaccurate for, because of
the tremendous pressure, it was im
possible to hold a gaugp over the
mouth of the well and that he be
lieved the flow might reach 100,000,-1
000 cubic feet.
512 DEATHS HERE IN
FIRST HALF OF YEAR
Same Number as Reported For
Similar Period of 1914; Heart
Disease Takes Off Most
A total of 512 deaths for the first
six months of 1915 in this city, the
same number as was reported for the
same period in 1914, was shown to
day in the report of the City Health
Bureau.
Of these organic heart disease again
took the lead, being responsible for
71 deaths, nephritis, second with 58
and pneumopla causing 52. Five
Odeaths were caused by typhoid fever,
an increase of two over last year. Can
cer claimed 87; tuberculosis, 44: cere
bral hemorrhage, 45; violent deaths,
25, and suicides, 5.
Less Contagion
Of the communicable and report
able diseases for th* first six months
of the year, the total number of cases
was 180 less than for 1914. Epidemics
of chicken-pox and mumps with a
total of 214 and 211 cases respectively
ran the figures up to 806 for the period
January 1, to July 1, 1915. Sixteen
more cases of typhoid are listed also,
probably due to impurity in milk and
outside sources. Measles were only
mild this year compared to the high
figures of 1914. The 1915 report how
ever shows an Increase pf 108 cases
more than in 1913. A decrease in the
number of casoß of scarlet fever,
diphtheria and tuberculosis were par
ticularly noticeable.
f . .
Municipal Band
at Reservoir Park
Another attractive program has
been scheduled for to-night's band
concert at Reservoir Park by the
Municipal Band. The numbers
which Conductor Frank Blumen
stein had arranged for the concert
of July 2, which was interfered
with because of rain, will be given
this evening from 8 to 10 o'clock.
The program:
Part I—March. "Soldiers of the
Queen," A. S. Parry; overture,
"Zampa,' F. Herold; "Dance of the
Hour," A. Poncheilli; (a) inter
mezzo. "Cavalllera Rusticana," P.
Mascagni, (b) quartet from "Rigo
letto," G. Verdi; selection, "The
Merry Countess," Johann Strauss.
Part ll—March, "Oalen Hall,"
M. A. Althouse; selection from
"Faust." Charles Gounod; descrlp
-1 tive, "A Hunting Scene." P. Bueal
ossl; intermezzo. "The Wedding of
the Rose." Leon Jessel; selection,
i "Chin Chin" (by request), Ivan
| Caryll.
i HARRISBURG, PA,. FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1915
| LINER AFIRE AT SEA—BELIEVED A HOLT BOMB EXPLODED
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xf- 5.5.
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINER, MINNEHAHA.
It is believed that a bomb set by Frank Holt, the maniac who shot J. P. Morgan and later committed sui
cide in his cell in the Mineola. L. 1., jail, set (ire to the Atlantic transport liner Minnehaha, while 570 miles
southeast of Halifax, on her way to Europe with a 15,000 ton cargo of war munitions for Great Britain. The
liner left New York on Sunday, July 4, and was loading for a week before she sailed. It would have been pos
sible for Holt to have set the bomb, and his remarks about a liner being blown up on July 7 would indicate that
he had placed a bomb aboard such aliner.
15,000 AUSTRIAN
SLAIN OY BLUNDER
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand Suf
fers Severe Reverse When
Caught in Ambush
THOUGHT RUSSIANS FLEEING
Czar's Forces Were Concealed in
Woods and When Their Guns
Spoke, Havoc Resulted
London, July 9, 4:15 a. m.—A Petro
grad dispatch to the Daily Mail to
day says:
"The Austrian army under Arch
duke .Joseph Ferdinand, hurriedly
pushing forward Monday on the high
road from Krasnik to Lublin under
the impression that the Russians were
in full retreat, lost touch with Field
Mfarshal Von Mackenzen's army on
the right.
The Russians, who were nearer
the Archduke took advant
age of his blunder in allowing the
flank of his force to be uncovered.
"The aim of this Austrian force was
to break through the Russian front,
and success seemed almost within its
grasp. It did not know that a wood
beside the road along which it was
advancing was full of Russians.
The Archduke" was vigorously at
tacked with disconcerting unexpected
ness and lost no fewer than 15,000
men. |
I WET CAMP"
THE N. G. P. FOUND
Flood of Waters Made Gretna .Sea
of Mud; Informal Opening
This Morning
Special to The Telegraph
Mt. Gretna. Pa.. July 9.—With in
formal ceremonies owing to the soggy
condition of the parade grounds and
the mass of work facing the soldiers,
Camp Major General John W. Schall,
which will be the scene of the annual
tour of duty of the First, Third and
Fourth Brigades, N. G. P., for the
next ten days was informally opened
this morning at 9 o'clock with the
raising of the flag to the music of
patriotic airs by the band. The exer
cises were held in front of the head
quarters of Major General C. Bow
Dougherty.
More ceremonies were held at the
headquarters of both General Charles
Clement and General C. T. O'Neill, of
the Third and Fourth Brigades.
The men found a very uninviting
camp facing them when they detrained
last evening. The heavy deluge of
rain had converted roads and gullies
| into raging torrents which overflowed
the sites of tents. The flood of wa
ters made the place a sea of mud.
The Second Infantry succeeded in
raising mess tents and it was there
the men spent the night. The First
Infantry occupied shelter tents, but
early this morning unloaded their
Camp equipment and erected the regu
lar tents.
The question of water supply for
the First Brigade is causing consid
erable concern because the contrac
tors have not succeeded in completing
their contract to run lines Into camp.
Water for the details were carried this
morning in tanks but it is believed the
line will be finished by to-morrow
morning when the First Brigade com
| mands reach here.
\ 29 Victims of Storm
Have Been Recovered
By Associated Press
Cincinnati. 0., July 9.—While twenty
nine bodies of victims of the devas
tating storm of Wednesday night had
been recovered, it was still impossible
early to-day to give a definite esti
mate of the total loss of life. A score
•or more of persons were reported to
be missing, and until they have been
accounted for no accurate estimate of
the death toll can be made.
PALLS DOWN STAIRS
Mrs. Mary Btllett. 116 Pine street,
fell down the stairs this morning while
working, receiving a fracture of the
left leg. She was admitted to the Har
rlsburg hospital for treatment.
BURNING LINER SAFE
IN HALIFAX HARBOR
''Holt Bomb" Causes Damage, but
No Loss of Life Results;
Flames Mastered
Halifax, N. S„ July 9.—The Atlantic
Transport liner Minnehaha, which
caught fire Wednesday on her way
from New York to London with 15,000
tons of war munitions on board after
an explosion which niay have been
caused by an Infernal machine sent
aboard by Frank Holt, J. P. Morgan's
assailant, steamed slowly through mist
and drizzling rain into Halifax harbor
to-day.
Early wireless advices from Captain
Claret indicated the flames had been
mastered during the night and that
the blaze had been all but extinguished
and that all danger, apparently, was
passed. •
The flames were confined to No. 3
hold, which is a considerable distance
from the spot where were stored the
thousands of cases of cordite, loaded
shrapnel shells, cartridges, oils and
other explosive and inflammable ma
terial which the Minnehaha was con
veying to England for use of the Brit
ish army.
Income Tax Expected to
Total 85 Million Dollars
By Associated Press
Washington, P. C., July 9.—The per-[
sonal and corporation income tax is j
still turning money into the treasury I
coffers and officials are hopeful that
the total at the close of business, July
10, the last day on which payments
may be made, will be wfll over $85,-
000,000.
DENY NEW CIHHGES
in iiirpiois
President Fogarty Says Circuit
Will Remain as at Present
Rest of Season
President Thomas A. Fogarty, of the
Harrisburg International League base
ball club, who is the direct representa
tive of the International League in
this city, emphatically denied the pub
lished report that there would be fur
ther changes in the league circuit dur
ing the 1915 playing season.
Rumors of changes were given out
in a statement by President McCulloch,
of the Pittsburgh Federals, early in
the week.
"There will absolutely he no changes
in the International League circuit
during the 19l£ playing season," de- \
clared Mr. Fogarty this morning. "The
report emanating from McCulloch, of
the Pittsburgh Federals, is absolutely
ridiculous.
"Everyone knows the Buffalo Inter
national League club has the Federals
on their back in that city and it is only
a question of a short time until the
Feds will be forced to seek another
city.
"The situation in Newark is des
perate and latest advices from that
place indicate a speedy retreat from
Newark. The International League
club owners to a man are perfectly
satisfied with their respective local
conditions and are determined to see
the light go to a finish.
"The attendance at Harrlsburg has
been particularly gratifying and proves
that Harrlsburg fans are keen to ap
preciate a good ball club."
When Manager Eddie Zimmerman,
of the local club, was Interviewed he
denied the statement attributed to him
regarding a shift of other International
League clubs and termed It' a piece of
cheap publicity on the part of the
Feds.
Think Park Bench Suicide
May Be a Baltimorean
Coroner Jacob Eckinger has asked
the authorities of Baltimore to assist
in trying to establish the identity of
the unknown man who committed sui
cide on a park bench In this city some
time Wednesday night. A money or
der stub in his pocket has been traced
to Baltimore and baggage believed to
be hln has been found at Camden sta
tion. Baltimore.
There is absolutely no truth In a
statement published to-day to the
I effect that the man had been Identified
as a thief. Some effort was made to
connect the suicide with robberies in
I the West End, but It failed, as there
I appeared to be no semblance between
i the dead man and the thief.
HEAVY FIGHTING ON
WARSAW BATTLELINE
Russians Deal Teutons Blow South
of Lubin; Austrians Checked
by Archduke's Blunder
POLAND ACTIVITIES LESSEN
No Important Changes on Austro-
Italian Front, but Struggle
Continues
German military activities, while .
lessening In the (ialieian and southern
Poland war Ileitis, apparently are in °
full swing attain along the front to '
the west and northwest of Warsaw.
The latest oflicial statement from B
Petrograd indicates this In recording '
attacks 011 the Russian positions at
several points.
Heavy losses were Inflicted upon the F
Germans in an assault near Jeditoro
jet/, in the Przasnysa distriet, the Rus- s
sians report, but near Hoiimow, almost
directly west of Warsaw, an attack in s
which cases were employed resulted !n '
the storming of first line trenches. In :l
some of these the Germans retained
a foothold. The fighting there was re
ported as continuing. I
Petrograd declares that the blow I
dealt the Austrlans south of I.tihin is
[ being followed lip. the Teutonic' forces
I there l>ciiig in retreat with the Rus-
I sians in pursuit.
\ Petrograd correspondent describes
I the check to the Austiians as resulting
from a tactical blunder by Archduke
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WHEW THIS IS FOUND
I WILL BE DROWNED'
"Tell Mother Not to Worry," Con
eludes Note Police Think
Suicide Wrote
July 8, 1915.
"When this is found I will he
drowned. Tell mother not to
worry. Good-by. William."
Written on one side of a folded
paper drinking cup, this note was
found at five o'clock this morning by
a man on his way to work.
The drinking cup was lying on a
bench in River park near Front and
South streets, and only a short distance
from the bench on which an un
identified suicide was found early on
Thursday morning with a bullet hole
in his head and one in his body, just
over his heart.
Fond mothers will probably he
anxious until their "Williams" return ,
safely this evening and the police are
waiting to hear at any moment that a
body was seen floating down the river.
The authorities however do not be
lieve that the suicide lying In the
morgue at C. H. Mauk's, Sixth and
Kelker streets, is the man who wrote
the note of this morning, because of
the initials "E. P." engraved on a
silver watch found on the clothing of
the dead man.
The note which was gfven to Police
man Kepford, was turned over to Cap
tain Thompson. The man who found
it went to work and the police did
not get his name.
All Germany Observes
Count Zeppelin's Birthday
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, July 8, via London
July 9, 2:35 a. m.—Count Ferdinand
Von Zeppelin's 78th birthdav was ob
served to-day by celebrations in all
parts of Germany, according- to dis
patches from Berlin.
Count Von Zeppelin, who Is at Stutt
gart convalescing from an attack of
br.onchitls, received several thousand
telegrams of congratulations, includ
ing message from the Emperors of
Germany and Austria and the Sultan
of Turkey. The German Emperor's
message • emphasized the great value
of Zeppelin dirigibles in "the present
war against England."
Newsies to Have Feed
and Ball Game Party
Plans will be laid for a big banquet
and a party at a baseball game some
day next week, by the members of
the Harrlsburg Newsboys AAsociation!
at the regular meeting at 7.30 tonight I
at 304 North Seoond street. The feast!
will be the treat of Representative I
W'ildman. Senator Beidleman will be - !
, host to the boys at the game.
16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT
RIVER WILL GO 10
13 FEET TOMORROW
PREDICTS REMAIN
State Water Supply Commission
Saves Contractor Here Big
Loss in Machinery
STREAM TO CREST TOMORROW
North Branch Floods Banks; West
ern Tributary Rising
Rapidly, Too
Ail Susquehanna flood records for
July are expected to be broken to
morrow, when the river is likely to
crest at a 13-foot stage, according to
Forecaster E. R. Derriain, of the United
States Weather Bureau.
The next highest record was made
in 1902, when the river went to 5.5
feet. The unusually heavy rains of
yesterday and throughout the last
week are responsible for the extraor
dinary condition of the stream in mid
summer.
The State Water Supply Commission
has heen busy during the last forty
eight hours sending out warning of
the approaching floods to all manufac
turers. businessmen and agriculturists
who are likely to suffer loss in the case
of high water catching them unawares.
Warn Contractors
The Grayce Construction Company,
which is building the new Cumberland
Valley Railroad bridge across the
at the foot of Mulberry street, was
warned last night of an approaching
10-foot flood for Saturday morning,
with the probability of higher water if
the West Branch continued to rise.
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Four-Day Camping Trip at
Isle of Que Next Week
Members of Zembo Patrol and band.
A. A. O. N. M. S., will he the guests
of Charles E. Covert on a four-day
camping trip to the Isle of Que from
Wednesday to Saturday of next week.
It is the fourth annual funfest. The
Shriners will while away the time
fishing, on hikes through the nearby
country and by playing practical Jokes
or each other. The island is located
in the Susquehanna about two miles
south of Selinsgrove.
Thursday will be visitors' day and
so oft 8 of prominent residents of the
city will be guests of Colonel Covert
and the campers.
SUBMARINE SINKS WILSON LINER
London, July 9, 1.15 P. M.—The Wilson Line steamer
Guido, from Hull for Archangel, Russia, was sunk off the
coast of Scotland yesterday by a German submarine. The
crew of the Guido was saved.
GENERAL ROBLES ARRESTED
El Paso, Tex., July 9.—Jose Alesio Robles, a former
Mexican general, Was arrested by federal authorities to-day
charged with conspiracy to violate the United States neu
trality laws. In default of $5,000 bond he was taken to jail.
VILLA DEFEATED BY CARRANZA
Washington, July 9.—General Villa has been defeated
by Carranza troops ten miles south of Aguas Calientes and
is retreating according to consular advices, dated last
night, from Aguas Calientes,
London, July 9, 4.42 P. M.—The Russian bark Marion
Lightbody was sunk off Queenstown to-day by a German
submarine. .The crew was saved. The bak, which was of
2,176 tons gross, left Valparaise, March 23, for an English
port
HEAR POWDER MILL EXPLOSION TEN MILES
London, July 9, 2.42 P. M.—Curtis' big powder mills at
Hounslow Middlesex, were virtually destroyed to-day by i
series of explosions which occurred shortly after a hundrec
men had commenced work. No statement of the casualtie?
is yet available. The explosion was heard for a distance o.
ten miles. '
/
REVEALS NEW YORK GRAFT
Albany, N. Y., July 9. Charles B. Plitt, former press
agent for Charles Becker, now under death sentence for
the murder of Herman Rosenthal, to-day submitted to
Governor Whitman a 250-page statement alleged to reveal
New York police graft conditions in connection with the
Becker case.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Claude A. Stole*, Front Ro;il, Va., nnd F. in inn R. Klnsree, Rtrntaa
Clayton Lee Mauaer and Je««le Cuddy, Steeltun.
Harry B. Flaher and Uoldla Star Hamilton, cttjr.
GEIMI SOUTHWEST
AFRICA SURRENDERS
TO GENERAL BOTHA
Operations Began in February
After Suppression of Rebel
lion Against Britain
jWAS MASTERLY CAMPAIGN
Martial Law Proclaimed Through
out Conquered Territory Oc
cupied by Kaiser's Subjects
By Associated Press
Pretoria. South Africa, via London,
July H, 11 A. M.—General Botha, com
irtiimler-ln-chJef of the forces of the
Vuion of South Africa, has accepted
ihc surrender «»f all German military
forces in German Southwest Africa.
SURRENDER I T N CONDITION ALLY
Petrograd, July 9, via London, 2:30
p. m.—The Germans surrendered un
conditionally following the issuance of
General Botha's ultimatum which ex
pired at 5 o'clock Thursday evening.
■\Vith the exception of the necessary
army of occupation the citizen army
will he brought home as quickly as
possible.
England Can Send It's
African Force to Europe
Since Botha's Victory
London, July 9, 12:10 p. m. The
surrender of the entire German force
in German Southwest Africa closes one
of the most Important campaigns of
the great war and releases for service
[Continued on Page 7]
American Red Cross
Workers Insulted in
.the Streets of Vienna
By Associated Press
Zurich, Switzerland, via London,
July 9, 4:41 a. m.—Doctorn and nurses
of the American Rec Cross serving in
Vienna have been forced to appeal for
protection to the Austrian Red Cross
authorities, because they speak Eng
lish in the street cars and other public
places. The Americans have been un
. dergolng many painful expediences at
the hands of the Vienna public.