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Congress Busy With Bills Prepar HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVI— No. 51 ACTION OF U. S. WILL BE DELIBERATE DESPITE LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES MEASURES NOW IN CONGRESS TO DETERMINE THE COURSE OF U. S. Senators and Representatives Ponder Over Bills; No Doubt in Minds of officials That Sinking of Laconia Embodied an Open De fiance of Principles. YARROWDALE SAILORS ARE BEING DETAINED Germany Holds Them on Ex cuse That an Infectious Disease Has Been Discov ered. American Diplomats in Austria Are Ordered to Withdraw. By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Feb. 28.—Sen ators and Representatives to-day pon dered bills which will determine largely the future course of the United States in its relations toward Ger many daily becoming more serious. Every indication was that their action would be deliberate, even in the face of the latest clear cut violation of American rights in the sinking of the t'unard liner Laconia with the loss of two or more American lives. Extra Session I.lkely The situation In Congress fell into a tangle this afternoon and the prospects that there would be no extra session were not so promising ns they were last night. The Mouse Foreign Affairs Commit tee reported the bill to empower the [Continued on Page 12] Reports That Austrian Submarine Did Not Sink Lyman /If. Law Bv Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Feb. 28. lt has been officially established that the American sailing schooner I,yman M. Law was not sunk by an Austro-Hun garian submarine. It had been presumed that the law was destroyed by an Austrian subma rine because she was halted on her way to Palermo, Italy, in a region where It was thought there were no German Ü boats. The submarine showed no marks of identity, and it now is assum ed that she must have been German or possibly Turkish. Ambassador Penfield, at Vienna, cabled a report to-day, in response to inquiries from Secretary Lansing. The Ij aw was sunk, according to official dispatches, by a bomb after its Crew had been under shell fire. President Wilson, in his address to Congress, characterized the destruc tion of the Law as disclosing a "ruth lessness which deserves grave con demnation," but was what might have been expected. SIiRF GENERAL ON MINAS * By Associated Press Nice, Feb. 28.—The family of the Servian general, Ilia Goikovitch, who are living here, were officially inform ed yesterday that the general lost his life when the Italian transport Minas was torpedoed on February 15. The Servian Colonels Bragonitn, Doun litch and Milan Ristitch perished at the same time and their families, who are also resident here, have been so notified by the Italian government. An official statement issued by the German Admiralty on February 23 an nounced the sinking of the Minas by a German submarine. It was stated that the transport was carrying one thousand soldiers to Saloniki and that all on board, with the exception of two men, perished. THE WEATHER! For Ilnrrlshorg mid vlclnltyi Snow or rnln thin afternoon and prob ably to-night and Thursday) not much chaiimc in temperature, loweat tn-nlicht aliout freezing. For KiiHtrrn l*ennsyl> anin i Jtnln or Know to-nlfcht and Thursdays fresh northeast winds. Itlver The Chemung. Upper Went Ilrancli and their tributaries Mill prob ably fall) other utrrams nlll rise, or remain nearly stationary. The ntoNt decided rlae IN Indicat ed for the l oner Wext Branch. The Ice moved out at Henovo and ntervllle at 2 a. m. to-day on stages well below the flood pointi " tm above the dam at Wllllamsport at 8 a. nt. Scv cral local movement** of lee have occurred In the main river. A stage of about 8 feet la Indicat ed for Harrlshurg Thuraday morning. General Condition*. A dlaturbance, now central over Kaatern Tenneaaee. la causing unsettled weather over, moat of the eaatern half of thl country with anow In Central Pennsylva nia, West Virginia and Kentucky and rain In Eaatern Pennsylva nla. New Jersey, District of Co- I lumbla, Virginia and Tennessee 1 at 8 a. m. to-day. Fair weather has prevailed over the western half of the country, except In the Rocky Mountains and West Nebraska, where light snow has fallea. Temperature i 8 a. nt., 30 degrees above aero. Sum Rlsea, 6i40 a. n. Mooni Full moon, March 8, Bio 2 a. m. River Itagei 7.9 fact above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 112. I.owest temperature, 44. Mean temperature, 48. Normal temperature, 82. 16 PAGES I HOW DEATH TOOK TOLL IN MT. UNION WRECK i J \ m \ '\;W Atfk Matfifcr fSjSgM^MKm^ • '}■' j • '•♦-.•• '' * ■■ 4..:. V v -•, Is sppn r S Hw. W iPii S^t e h P ni> , th'T e ßr?. t f . l Jnfo fte f , h dftybrea i k i , U ! e Mt - V n , lon wreck. The shell of the Pullman ear. Bellwood. In which the twenty victims were, strewn over Ve embankment Bruceville, the car whicfi telescoped it. Notice tho wreck occurred immediately over a subway. Debris of the two trains is 1 FOUR AMERICAN CONSULS BEING HELD BY KAISER Detaining Them Until All Ger man Consuls Here Are Per mitted to Leave By Associated Press . Washington, Feb. 28.—Four Ameri can consuls arc being detained in Germany, while the Berlin government awaits official advices that all Ger man consuls in this country, order ed to Central and Soutli America have been permitted to proceed. The German government's action is based on circumstances, which, through no concern of the United [Continued on Page 10] Daniel H. Graham, Long o nPolice Force, Dies Daniel H. Graham, of the Harrlsbure police department, died this morning, at 10 o'clock, at his home, 917 South Ninth street. He was appointed under Mayor E. S. Meals' first administration and has served as patrolman since that time. Several years ago Graham was Injured while attempting to arrest a man who resisted him. Since that time he has been in ill health. The last nine months he has been confined to his home. Funeral arrangements have not been made. Captain "Jack" Crawford, Noted Indian Fighter, Dies By Associated Press New York, Feb. 28. John Wallace, better known as "Captain Jack" Craw ford, a noted Indian fighter of early frontier days, died last night at his home at Woodhaven, Long Island. He was stricken with pneumonia more than a month ako. Captain Crawford wrote a number of plays, stories and poems and was known as the "Poet Scout." He was chief of scouts under General Custer at the time of the Custer'massacre, but it Is said that he was on his way to Custer's headquarters with dispatches when this event took place. Later he played an active part in the pursuit of Sitting Bull. Crawford was born In Ireland In 1847. He served In the Civil War, and the story Is that he learned to read and write while In the hospital recov ering from a wound. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1917. ! 1,300 RUSSIAN PRISONERS TAKEN IN GERMAN DRIVE j Teuton Offensive Nets Them J j Hill Position Along Kinipo lung; British Near Bagdad By Associated Press An offensive was undertaken yester day by Austro-Gcrman forces near the northern end of the Rumanian front, southwest of Kimpolung. The Ger man war office reports the capture of several Russian hill positions which were maintained against several coun ter attacks, only one point of support being given up and thiHi voluntarily, j More than 1,300 Russians were taken prisoners, together with 11 machine jguns and nine mine throwers. I In Macedonia the Italians made a determined attack to regain their lost . hill positions in the bend of the Cerna, least of Paralovo, according to Berlin] which declares the attack failed with heavy Italian losses. Berlin to-day makes its first official mention for several days of operations in the area of the German retreat I [Continued on Page 16] House Resolution to Adjourn May 3, Opposed A resolution to fix May 3 as the date for final adjournment of the Legislature introduced by Mr. Wal ter, Franklin, was sent to the rules committee by a vote of 96 to 42 in the House to-day after an inter change of views among members. Mr. Walter said the Legislature could easily clean up its work and go home by that date. Chairman Woodward, of the ap propriations committee .objected to the resolution, saying that the House should first provide revenue raising hills that would be necessary If the State was to carry on its financial program. Mr. Stern, Philadelphia, moved that the resolution bo sent to the Rules Committee. IJQI'OR PREMIUMS BARRED A bill forbidding offering of pre miums or presents as an inducement < tor purchase of liquors was introduced I In the House to-day by Mr. Ramsey, Delaware. The bill expressly forbids < premiums for caps, corks or labela of i &he Star- Unficprnbent 2 DAYS OF SNOW AND RAIN TO OPEN | UP SUSQUEHANNA i U. S. Weather Forecaster Prc- I diets Break-up of lee Follow ing Precipitation Snow or rain lor the next 4 8 hours will cause a breakup of the Ice on the Susquehanna to-day, predicted U. S. Weather Forecaster K. K. Detnain. If the snow now falling turns to j rain the breakup will bo hastened. I There is a remote possibility that i the storm now sweeping over the east ern coast will be diverted by high pressure from the West. Reports from the upper West branch of the river Bay the ice ts breaking at many points. It has brok en on tlio Chemung branch, but it is still holding at Williamsport. j The melting of the snow along the ; water sheds of both branches will | hurry a general breakup but unless the snow now falling turns to rain, no I unusual flood conditions are expected. I The Ice along the entire river has I been slowly melting during the past ! two weeks, and is greatly honey combed. I Several local movements have oc curred along the main river. At some ] points near the city the Ice has packed into small gorges. At other places large channels have been opened and these will tend to prevent a large gorge. The snow that started to fall this morning at 7 o'clock had already reached a depth of seven and one-half Inches at noon. Present prospects In dicate a fall of several more Inches. Track Worker Killed By Train at Steelton William McSorrle, age 50 years, was struck by train No. 11, a fast express on the Pennsylvania railroad, at 7 o'clock this morning, and was killed instantly. He was employed on the track Improvement east of Steelton. McSorrie was on his way to work and stepped In front of the passenger train. He was rolled under the en gine. The body wa brought *o Harrls burg on the train that killod him. CAroner Jacob Bcktnger is making an Investigation. McSorrle came here from New York city. He leaves a wife, two SOHB and one daughter. W _ / ' INTERNED TEUTON KILLED BY TRAIN IN P. R. R. YARDS i German Seaman, Feared us Spy, Was Discharged at Many Industrial Plants | Charles Schmidt. 23 years old, an i Interned Gei man sailor from the j Kaiser Wilhelm 11, was fatally In jured this morning at IJE office of the Pennsylvania railroad. Schmidt had I been working in a number of indus ; trial plants. \V hen it became known he was lrom the Kaiser Wilhelm he was suspected of being a spy and was discharged. I Uitc this afternoon the victim's body | put through a close examination at the Mauk undertaking parlors for drawings and maps or other informa tion which might have been traced on the skin. v The fact that the dead man was I found to be wearing two suits of clothes, the under one being of the I best material, in contrast to the rough ; outergarments, added to the assump tion that the German might have been engaged in getting information throughout the country. The man's underclothing was of a "high grade and his shirt was of silk. Schmidt, with Charles Martin, 2G years old, of Chicago, was enroute to | Harrisbufg from Emporium. The men | were riding "blind baggage" between the first and second cars of the train During a slow up at DE tho men Jumped off. Another passenger train was coming west and the men were caught between the two trains j Schmidt was knocked down and drag j ged 60 yards. Martin escaped with slight injuries. Schmidt was sent to | the hospital with Martin. The Ger i man had a fractured skull and was I dead when he reached the hospital i Martin told railroad police that ho land Schmidt had been working in a number of munition plants in Pennsyl ! vania, having gone from the DuPont | plant at Carney's Point to Emporium Whenever it was found that Schmidt I was a German he was discharged ! Schmidt came to the United States on ! the Kaiser Wilhelm No. 2 a yea f ago 1 This vessel was Interned and a num ber of the Germans working on board secured positions In various places. Mar inn raid he his companion were going to get on another passenger train at Maclay street and go to Mt. Union to work in the munition plant t that place. Single Copy, 2 Cents ARREST TO BE MADE IN WRECK AT MOUNT UNION Huntingdon County Coroner Views Debris and Bodies; Inquest Friday P. R. R. PROBE FINISHED But Announce No Decision; Federal and State Investiga tions Arc Under Way By Associated Press Huntingdon, I'M., Feb. 28.—Coroner I'rank I;. Solium, of Huntingdon coun i ty, said to-day tliat an arrest will prob j ably be made in connection with tlie .Mount Union wreck of yesterday inoru ing. The Inquest into the deaths of J the twenty persons killed in the wreck | will be held Friday. The Coroner's [Continued on Pagx. 1] Villa Helplessly 111 in Mountain Cabin El Paso, Texas. Feb. 28. Fran i clsco Villa is ill in a mountain cabin i near Sap Andreas, Chihuahua, and unable to direct the campaign which he had planned against Chihuahua City and Juarez, according to Ameri cana who arrived here from Madera and Pearson. Chihuahua. They say Villa's old wound, which was receiv ed at Guerrero, Chihuahua, during his pursuit by General Pershing, had re opened and was causing him intense suffering. Villa's followers have been reported at Carrizal, San Ignacio, Aldama and other places in Northern Chihuahua I for the past two weeks, but no military i movements have been started in the direction of either town. Instead, the Villa bands have been wandering from place to place, looting, robbing and I destroying foreign property. I Carranza troops are being concen trated in the Casas Grandes district, i to oppose the Villa troops now operat ! ing In that section. ? POTATOES ON VACANT LOTS I Mr: William Henderson, president of the C ' ? I tjon at the meeting on March 12, would consider plans for'' P growing potatoes on vacant lots for the benefit of the city's j | I P<>°r. • i \ & CARRIES WIFE FROM BURNING HOUSE ! The dwellinghouse of L Osi*r, located near .Lingies- | | t town, was destroyed by fire this morning. An oil stove ch I I ploded. Mrs. Osier, who was in bed with a broken leg, was 11 1 carried from the burning house by her husband. Osier is an ; ; | employe of the Hamsbyrg Pipe and Pipe Bending Com-1 , 1 pany. The loss was several thousand dollars. ' * I Washington, Feb. 28.—Four American consuls are be- 1 - I ing detained in Germany, while the Berlin government }< ! awaits official advices that all German consuls in \ country, ordered to Central and South America, have been j permitted to proceed [' '/ ► BELIEVE ENGINEER COOK IGNORED SIGNALS i f Altoona, Feb. 28. While Engineers Borland anil ! ' Lyons, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and John* ' P. Dohoney, of the State Public. Servici Commission, alter • | preliminary investigations of the Mt. Union wreck refuse :# t to give out official statements, it is common opinion thati I , Engineer Cook, of Harrisburg, engineer of the ' i i either ignored or misunderstood the danger signals, and that the Pullman, "Bellwood," in which the fatalities occurred, ' was not at modern steel construction. ! PLACING FEDERAL FARM LOAN BONDS 1 t Washington, Feb. 28. Federal farm l<> 3 n board of ficials are understood to have arranged for placing half I I the entire fust issue of forthcoming farm loan bonds, amount ] ' undetermined, with a syndicate of bankers at New York audi [ L, elsewhere at a rate of per cpnt. The rate to be charged \ 1 the farmeis on loans will range between b and jJ-h per cci j r '• - I :• i __ , [ MARRIAGE LICENSES John D. (irubh and Alice H. Arney, Dnacnnnnii. I Waah Sptnpfr and Benale llnrrlnon, Harrlnburw. . ) Ira Newton Nheetm, Rrensler. and l.aura Mabel Durham, llnrrlburir.T> I Warren (.corse Helael and Mabel H. Kttlnger, Allentown. | - - - m ■ - m -*a - _ Jtm HOME EDITION THREE SALOONS LESS IN TOWN AT 12 TONIGHT Court Grants Only One of Five Applications Opposed by Anti-Booze People PASSING OF "THE FRYE" Notorious Dive, Scene of Many a Crime, Closes Its Doors When the clock strikes twelve to night, three more liquor dealers in Harrisburg will no longer have the right to sell alcoholic drink. The Dauphin county court this I morning granted only one of tive retail applications against Which there were remonstrances. Three retail petitions were refused, and one wholesale peti tion. One retail was held under ad visement. All.the petitions were remonstrated against, five because they were • for new locations and the No-License League contended there is no neces sity for them: and one because the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania wants possession of the property on which [Continued on Page 16] Chester Firm to Build Two Cunard Liners; Bethlehem Has Order By Associated Press, Philadelphia, Feb. 28. —Announce- ment was made to-day that the Sun Shipbuilding Company, at Chester, Pa., has received a contract from the Cun ard line for two standard tcn-thou sand-ton cargo boats. This contract was awarded some time ago, but permission was not granted until to-day to make the fact public. Other concerns, Including the | Bethlehem Steel Company, have re ceived similar contracts but it is un derstood the Sun company was th* first given out and also the lirst award ed to an American shipyard by a Brit ish concern in fifty yeara.