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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
OFFICERS HAVE
VITAL EVIDENCE
IN BOMB PLOTS
Witness Gives Government His
tory of His Dealings With
German Consul

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 14.-Pos-
session of evidence by the government
in the alleged German bomb plots
which federal officials declare to be
the most vital to the case of any yet
discovered became known to-day
through the detailed report of testi-
mony alleged to have been given by
Johannes Henrikus Won Koolbergen,
now in Canada.
Van Koolbergen, it was learned, was
the corroborating witness upon whom
the government depended to con-
siderable degree to support indict-
ments returned yesterday by the fed
eral grand Jury against Baron George
Wilhelm Won Bricken. G. c. Crow
ley, an admitted agent of the German
consulate, and Mrs. Margaret Cornell,
Cru vley's agent. Each was charged
W conspiracy to interfere with and
. commerce with the allies and
.. Ise of the mails to incite arson,
nation and murder.
IN Koolbergen, according to re-
ports. was alleged to have represented
to agents of the defendant that Ger
man official here employed him to act
in violation of the neutrality laws and
that Won Brincken, whom he knew
during the Boer war, hired him to
make clockwork bombs in thermos
bottles at 500 a bomb with bonus
for each ship destroyed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Filing of Du Pont
Deed Revives Rumor
of Powder Plant Here

The request of the e. l. Du Pont de
Nemours and Company of Whining
ton, Del, to file the deed given to the
Du Pont Company by Pierre S. Du
Pont for a track of land just west of
Wildwood along the Pennsylvania
canal bed, revived rumor in county
and city circles to-day to the effect
that the big powder company intended
establishing munition factory of
some description just north of the
city.
The recorder of deeds got the deed
and a request that it be filed, in his
morning mail. There was no other
information in the communication.
The tract in question was purchased
for $40 and other considerations by
the Hazard Powder company of Mr..
and Mrs. John Flickinger, July 81,
1878. The powder company conveyed
the tract to Pierre Du Pont October
Z, 1907, and on October 8, 1915,
Pierre Du Pont transferred it to the
Du Pont Powder company.
other realty transfers recorded in
cluded: Mary S. Hershey to BENJAMIN
Thumma, Enhaut, 81; A. F. Hanna to
Crew Livick Co, Lykens, SIS; Clara
Hammaker to Charles Yeaker, High
spire, 1915; II. II. Cook to S. H. Allie
man, 1922 Paxton, $40; J. II. Bell to
NJ. K. Walhay, 1913 Juniper, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
BIG INCREASE
Is ASKED FOR
PREPAREDNESS
FortificationS Bill Calls For
$23,305, ,123, 300 Per Cent.
More Than Last Year
By Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 14.-An increase
of nearly 800 per cent. over the sum
spent last year for big guns, coast for
tiflcations and ordinance included in
the general preparedness scheme is
asked for in the Notifications bill pre-
pared by the war department.
Last year $6,060,216 was spent; this
year S23,305,123 is asked
The bill provides for $2,533,000 for
new coast defense works and itemizes
Is new emplacements to be construct
ed as against eight built last year.
Reference is made to the authority
granted last year for the acquisition
of a site at Cape Henry for this pur-
pose.
To Get Hammond Patents
For the purchase and installation of
radio dynamic torpedoes recommend
ed for purchase last year, $947,0 900 is
asked. 1t is also proposed to secure
the patents of John Hays Hammond,
Jr., covering the wireless control of
torpedoes from shore stations to be
improved by the government on install
lation, and wireless control of torpe-
does launched from aeroplanes.
Army experts have been working out
details.
The bill makes ample provisions un-
der various sections for development
of mobile heavy guns for coast de-
fenses and the construction of heavy
field and siege guns and mortars for
the army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
STATE RAILROADS
ACCEPT THE NEW
COMPENSATION
Meeting Held Yesterday With
the State Board; Agreement
Reached Promptly

All of the railroads entering Penn
sylvania last night announced their ac-
ceptance of the State Compensation
law, and gave assurance that there
would be no discrimination. This ac-
ton, which brings 250,000 men under
the new law, was taken at a meeting
held in Philadelphia by the State Com
pensation Board with representatives
of the railroads.
All of the railroad representatives
stated that their companies would
ADOPT their own insurance systems. 1t
was proposed that the railroads file
financial statements which would set
1orth their responsibility for payments
OF accident indemnities
In hiring and discharging employees,
the railroads also promised not to dis
criminate in favor of single men, as
against married employees with large
families. Among some employees the
hiring OF married men with large fam
lilies Is considered to be a greater risk
than the employing of single men.
This belief, however, is not shared by
representatives of the railroads. They
stated that their companies would
rather employ married men, as they
were more steady and faithful in their
service.
Speaking on the question of discrim-
II ton, w. ]. Rose, of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad said: Under no circum-
stances will there be the slightest dis
elimination on the part of the Penn
sylvania railroad against married men
with families in favor of single men
and aliens. I know that my colleagues
feel rs / do"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Quickest, SureSt Cough
Remedy is Home
Made
Easily Prepared in q Few Miu-
uteS. Cheap but UnequaIed

Some people are constantly annoyed
from one years end to the other with a
persistent bronchial cough, which is who'll
ly unnecessary. Here is a homemade
remedy that gets right at the cause and
will make you wonder what became of it.
Get 21s ounces PineX $50 cents worth
from any druggist, pour into pint bottle
and fill the bottle with plain granulated
sugar syrup. Start taking it at once.
Gradually but surely you will notice the
phlegm thin out and then disappear al
together, thus ending a cough that you
never thought would end. It also loosens
the dry, hoarse or tight cough and heals
the Inflammation in painful cough with
remarkable rapidity. Ordinary coughs
are conquered by it in "a hours or less.
Nothing better for bronchitis, winter
coughs and bronchial asthma.
This Pinex and Sugar Syrup mixture
makes a full .pint-enough to last a
family long time-at cost of only 81
cents. Keeps perfectly and tastes vleas-
ant; Easily prepared. Full directions
with PineX.
PineX is special and highly concen-
trated compound of genuine Norway pine
extract. rich in guaiacol, and is famous
the world over for its ease, certainty and
promptness in overcoming bad coughs,
chest and throat colds.
Get the genuine. Ask your druggist
for '21s ounces Pinex," and do not accept
anything else. A guarantee of absolute
satisfaction, or money promptly refunded,
goes with this prey ration. The Pinex
Co.. Ft. Wayne, In
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Three Burned, Score
Hurt in Big Fire

were burned to death and a score in
iured in n fire which destroyed
three-story rooming house at 55 East
Grand avenue early to-day.
Chicago, Dec 14.-Three persons
Many trapped in their rooms when
the flames cut off the front and rear
exits, jumped from the second and
third story windows and sustained
serious injuries. All were taken to
hospitals Those who lost their lives
occupied third floor rooms and had no
chance to escape, as the building, an
old structure, burned quickly.
The fire, it is believed, started from
an overheated furnace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
i. s. ATTORNEY
CHARGED WITH
SIDE-STEPPING
House Hears Articles of I'M
peachment Charging Marshall
With Corrupt Neglect
BY Associated Press


Washington. D. c., Dec. 14.-Repre-
sentative Buchanan, of Illinois, a labor
leader. read in the House to-day ar
ticles of Impeachment of Snowden
Marshall, United States attorney for
the southern district of New York,
charging him with corruptly neglect
ing the duties of his office. with re-
fusal to prosecute certain important
cases, with violation of the federal and
state eight-hour laws and other things.
Representative Buchanan charged
that District Attorney Marshall had
Neglected and refused to prosecute
men who made the port of New York
naval base for foreign belligerent
powers;
Failed to prosecute ship owners who
shipped explosives on vessels carrying
passengers;
Violated the eight-hour laws of the
state and federal government;
Publicly DETAINED, slandered and
libeled people;
Neglected to prosecute notorious
violations of the law by trusts and
monopolies;
Prostituted his office to the criminal
trust.
81 call the attention of this house.
Se'lu NIL DuCiaidi' IHdt any dI-
tempt on the part of Marshalls po-
litical or financial masters to shield or
to whitewash him or to interfere with
or .obstruct the process of justice in
thic case will be sufficient to warrant
the prompt and drastic action which I
shall ask this House to take against all
such interference"
The resolution was referred to the
judiciary committee without further
comment.
Mr.. Marshall and Mr.. Buchanan
are understood to have had some differ
ences in the past over statements made
by Mr.. Marshall regarding Labor's Ma
tional Peace Council, of which Mr..
Buchanan is an officer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Another Silver Trophy
Cup For 9Th Regiment

Another handsome silver trophy cup
for Workmanship was rpesented to
the Eighth regiment of the National
Guard to-day by Lieutenant Robert w.
Irving one of the battalion adjutants.
The cup which stands about fifteen
inches high will be competed for at
the annual regimental matches by all
the companies of the Eighth.
The cup was presented in memorial
to Edward B. Watts, a former lieuten-
ant colonel of the Eighth, and it will
be known as the Watts trophy Lieu
tenant Irving presented the cup to
Colonel Joseph b. Hutchison for the
regiment and Colonel Hutchison to-
day turned it over to Captain o. NJ.
Copelin, regimental inspector of small
arms practice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
STAND OF GREECE
PLEASES ALLIES
But Reported Determination of
Germany TO Awe Country,
Causes Uneasiness

London, Dec. IA, 1901 p. M.-While
the entente powers are generally un-
derstood to feel much relieved over
the improvement in Greeces attitude
toward their operations in the Balkans
as concretely expressed by the with
drawal of Grecian troops from the re-
gion of Saloniki, the central powers
are reported as being determined to
prevent Greece making any further
concessions to the entente allies.
From military standpoint it is evil
dent that the position of the allies
gives them breathing space to plan
their future campaign.
correspondent with the allied
armies analyzes as follows the reasons
for the series of misfortunes which
have dogged the steps of the entente
forces ever since their arrival in the
Balkans:
Started Too Late
First. the expedition started too
late. The why and wherefore of the
delay must be found elsewhere than
with the military authorities.
Second, the forces at the immediate
disposal of the allies are inadequate
for the task set before the staff, while
Typographical conditions necessitated
the virtual creation of new means of
transporting supplies.
Third, the failure of Greece to re-
spond to the expectations of the allies.
Fourth, the fact that the Serbian
army retreated westward toward
Montenegro instead of southwark
toward Saloniki, where it might have
united with the allies and received
reinforcements and supplies from their
base.
The latest Bulgarian official report
states that the allies armies are still
being pursued and harassed, but all
dispatches direct from Macedonia in
dicate that the French and British
troops have gained a line which gives
them the opportunity of reforming in
comparative freedom from attack and
relieves them of the dangers of being
cut off or outf1anlSed.
Salonild as Base
From Italy comes the report that
only Austro- German forces will cross
the Greek border, leaving the Bull
garian army to form the second line.
These advices indicate that the chief
center of war in the Balkans is being
concentrated around Saloniki. GEN
eral Sarrail, the French commander.
has brought his brilliant retreat to an
end, according to Paris, after destroy
ing everything of use to the Bull
sarians. The retreat is said to have
been accomplished without exceptional
losses.
Gievegeli, the last Serbian railroad
station held by the allies, is in flames
and everything along the road has
been burned or otherwise destroyed.
Just how serious a stand will be made
by the allies before seeking shelter
under the guns of their warships at
Saloniki is matter of speculation. 1t
is said this point will be cleared in
short time. as the shells of the pur-
suing forces are now falling close to
the Greek border.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Deaths and Funerals
JOHN J.. FARVER

John l.. Farver, aged 81, a stenog-
rapher in the State Highway Depart
ment and a prominent member of
the Nagle Street Church of God, died
this morning at his home, 707 South
Front street. He was assistant super
intendent of the Nagle Street Church
of God Sunday school, a member of
the church council. He belonged to
Mr.. Vernon Council, Woodmen of the
World. He is survived by his wife,
one son, his mother, three sisters and
four brothers. Funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the home, the Rev. A. L. Kriner,
pastor of the Nagle Street church Off
ciating, assisted by the Rev. Mr.. Ho-
verter and the Rev. Mr.. Bickel
Burial will be made at the Harris
burg cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Youngstown Stockholders
Meets to Discuss Merger

ing of the stockholders of the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube Company is to
be held here this afternoon for the
purpose of approving or rejecting a
proposition for the sale of the stock
20 new corporation tha' will include
the Cambria Steel Company of Johns
town, Pa, and the Lackawanna Steel
Company of Buffalo, n. /.
The stockholders here are offered
$500 per share for the stock with the
privilege of buying shares In the new
corporation which is to have a cap
itdlization of $3.50, 100000. Steel men
are of the belief that the approval of
the merger is certain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14

Ine CneCK was
made out to the then secretary of the
commonwealth, Robert McAfee, as his
fee for swearing in a special officer
to serve at the stone crusher at the
almshouse. The application for the
appointment of a special officer and
the check for 81 were mailed to Gov
ernor John K. Tener but the appoint
ment was never made. Incidentally
Mr.. McAfee never got the check and
it has never been presented anywhere.
County Controller Cough discovered
this open account to-day when the
outstanding warrants for 1914 were
examined.
This dollar check and another
check for IS for poor board relief
which was made out to J. c. Hooker,
of Highspire, dated February 4, 1914,
are the only outstar ding warrant ac-
counts. Hooker declares he never got
the warrant and there is no record of
it's having been presented to the
county treasurer. Mr.. Hooker will
sign a judgment warrant which will
safeguard the county should the
original warrant ever be offered.
Three-Day Divorce Obtains Mar
riage license. Among the appli-
cants for a marriage license to-day
were John Casper and Lena Csukus.
The latter got a divorce from her
first husband on Saturday.
Big Property Increase in Susque-
hanna Township.-The returns of the
assessor for Susquehanna township
for the triennial assessment shows
the wonderfully increased property
valuation of ,O07 Only the Ninth
ward of the city remains unreported
as yet.
TO Build Two Houses. - Mrs. Sallie
A. Raber to-day got permit to build
two two-and-a-h half story dwellings in
Fifth street, 100 feet south of Seneca
at a cost of $4,000.
Haines Wants to Be Detective. -
Constable James w. Haines will ask
the Dauphin county courts December
81 for a license as a detective to con-
duct an agency in Steelton.
Pre-emptcd Franklin Party Name.
The Franklin party name was pre-
empted yesterday by electors in the
thirty-hrst Senatorial and the Cum
berland county Legislative districts.
The Senatorial district includes Cum
berland. Perry, Miffiin and Juniata
counties.
Auditor OFT Sat To-day. - Col. f.
M. OFT, auditor, recently appointed by
the Dauphin county courts to examine
the accounts of Christian w. Lynch,
trustee for George w. Adams, sat in
office for the purpose to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
vICTuM OF RUNAWAY

Fred Putnum, $50 Verbeke streets,
coal wagon driver for Lehr Bros, had
a number of bones in both feet crush
ed late yesterday, when his team
started to run away. Putnum said
that the horses started to run away at
HummeI and Swatara streets and
tramped on his feet when he jumped
between them in an attempt to stop
them. He was treated at the Harris
burg hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Man Frozen to Death
After Foot Is Cut Off
.Sb.cinI 10 The T'eIrrrnhh

Columbia, Pa. Dec. 14.-Michael
Roman, aged So years, was found dead
along the tracks of the Low Grade
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad at
the foot of Mill street by a track
walker. The latter notified the rail-
road officials and the body was taken
to his home in Union street. 1t was
found that the mans right foot had
been cut off above the ankle, and the
body frozen, so that the unfortunate
victim died from the loss of blood and
exposure. His wife, six brothers and
three sisters survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
BUSINESS FOR AMERICANS
Bv Associated Press

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 14.-Club owners
of the American League continued to
arrive to-day for the leagues annual
meeting, which is to be held to-mor-
row. +. B. Johnson, president of the
league, said that among the subjects
to he taken up are post season tours
by so-called all-star teams. the prac-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
HEAVY SNOWSTORM
THROUGHOUT EAST
[Continued From First Page
wrap the city in its clutches for more
than brief overnight period.
WORST BLIZZARD SINCE ,ss
BY Associated Press

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 14-New York
State to-day was gradually digging it.
self out of snowdrifts of the worst
storm since the March blizzard of 1888.
The storm, which started early yes
terday and lasted more than twenty
six hours. blew over toward New Eng
land early to-day. In it's wake 1t left a
mass of tangled telephone and tele-
graph wires. Through trains from
the west were hours behind time. The
heaviest fall, twenty-four and a half
inches, was reported officially from
this vicinity, while Poughkeepsie re-
ported only half an inch less.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
PETE NICOLO

Pete Nicolo, aged 80, 426 Main
street, Steelton, died this morning at
the Harrisburg hospital, from a COM
plication of diseases. He was admit
ted November 22. Nicolo has been
u patient at the hospital on four diff
ferent occasions. but recovered suffi-
GENTLY each time to return home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
FALLS DEAD AT WORK

Samuel Capenky, Of 1886 North
Fourth street, employed by Williams
and Freedman, scrap dealers, fell
over dead while working this morning
north of Hoffman's Woods, on the
junk pile of the dealers.
Coroner Eckinger after an investi-
cation decided that death was caused
by heart failure. The body has been
turned over to c. II. Mauk, under
taker, Sixth and Kelker streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
HORACE S. STEEs

The funeral of Horace S. Stees was
held this afternoon at the home,
Twenty sixth and Market streets,
where he lived for 33 years. He was
a machinist in the Foundry and Ma
chine shops, a member of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics, No.
333, and the United Brethren church,
Penhrook.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
Leaders Of Both Camps
in Fight For Suffrage
Storm President Wilson
By AsSoeiated Press

Washington d. c., Dec. 1.-THE
White House was to-day the mecca
of women leaders of both camps in
the fight for suffrage.
The first delegation received by the
President came from the National AS
sociation Opposed to Woman Suffrage.
which held it's annual meeting here
yesterday, and was headed by Mrs.
Arthur NJ. Dodge, of New York, its
president. Several hundred members
of the National Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation, uner the leadership OF Or.
Anne Howard Shaw, the retiring presi-
dent, were to call on the President late
to-day.
Mrs. Dodge, in brief address,
thanked the President for having de-
clared that suffrage was an issue
which the States, rather than Con-
gress. should determine. The Presi-
dent made no response. as the two
hundred women of the party began
shaking hands as soon as Mrs. Dodge
had finished.
Permission to address the House
was denied to-day to Miss Frances
Joliffe. of California, and Mrs. Sara
Bard Field, of Oregon. who recently
drove motor car here from the Pa
cihc Coast with huge suffrage pc
tition for constitutional amendment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
OUT OF THE FRYING
PAN INTO THE FIRE

Charles MCNEIL, 1918 Walnut
street, received deep laceration of
the nose and face this morning when
he was struck by a street car at
Fourth and Market streets, while at
tempting to get out of the way of an
approaching automobile.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
ASK RECEIVER FOR LINE

Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 1.-THE Lam
caster Examiner Printing Company, Il
creditor, and Amos M. Lands. a stock
holder, and bondholders of the Lam
caster and York Furnace Street Rail
way Company, operating a twelve-mile
line between Millersville and Pequea-
-the-Susquehanna, q pleasure re-
sort, to-day filed bill in equity
against the company, asking for the
appointment of receiver. The com
pany has s170,400 worth of stock and
$150,000 in bonds. oe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-14
ANCONA CASE TO
BE DISPOSED OF
BEFORE CONSULS'
Defer Action on Charges That
AustrianS Violated Neutral
ity Until Settlement
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-No ac-
ton in the cases of Baron Zweideinek,
Austria Hungarian consul in charge
here, and Alexander Won Nuber,
Austro-Hungarian consul general at
New York, will be taken until after
the Ancona case is disposed OF.
Officials said after to-day's cabinet
meeting that for the present nothing
would be done as result of charges
that the two Austro-Hungarian Off
GERS have violated the neutrality of the
United States.
No indication of what Austria Hun
gary's reply to the American note on
the Ancona attack would be had been
received to-day and at the cabinet
meeting no details of the situation
were taken up. At Secretary Lans-
ing's conference with President Wilson
before the cabinet assembled, the note
to France protesting against the re-
moVal of Germans and Austrians from
American steamers by a French war
ship near Porto Rico was the prin-
cipal subject taken up.
The cabinet meeting was devoted
principally to discussion of domestic
questions.
Special to The Telegraph
=, New, York. Dec. Il; : The German
cussing the latest note to Austria:
we have no doubt that the Ancona
matter will be adjusted to the satisfac-
tion of the American Government.
THE Central Powers have but one
aim. which Is to win this war. From
this purpose they will not we swerved
by any side issue, as for instance dip
lomatic rupture with the United States
would be. AS the Frankfurter Zeitung
said when Germany yielded in the
Arabic matter:
Nothing shall make us lose sight
of the main issue; everything else must
be subordinate to our determination to
win
tween the German and the Austrian
Governments make 1t practically GER
tain that this view will prevail"