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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-04
BLOCKADE JUST SAYS
GREY IN NEW NOTES
Declares Action of British Is in Ac-
cOrdance With Inter-
national Law
ONLY EFFECTIVE MEANS
Replies of Great Britain Made
Public in Washington and
London Last Night
ONLY EFFECTIVE MEANS

Washington. d. c., Aug 4.-Great
Britain's replies to the latest American
representations against interferences
with neutral commerce reject entirely
the contention that the Orders in
Council are illegal and justify the
British course as being wholly within
international law.
'.Unsustainable either in point of
law or upon principles of international
equity" is the British reply to the
American protest against the blockade
of neutral ports. with an invitation
to submit to international arbitration
any cases in which the United States
is dissatisfied with the action of Brit
ish prize courts.
Great Britains reply, embodied in
two notes. one supplemental, was
made public here last night and in
London simultaneously by agreement
between the two governments. With
the notes was made public also the
correspondence over the American
steamship Neches, seizes by the Brit
ish while en- route from Rotterdam to
the United States with goods of Ger
man origin.
These notes-four in altogether
with the "caveat" note against the
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AMBASSADOR PAGES
DAUGHTER A BRIDE
Miss Katherine Alice Page and
Charles Greeley Loring, Of
Boston, Wed in London
BY Associated Press

London, Aug. 4. = Miss Katherine
Alice Page, daughter of the American
Ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs.
Walter Hines Page. was married at
2.30 o'clock this afternoon at the
Chapel Royal, st. James Palace. to
Charles Greeley Loring, son of General
Charles Loring. of Boston. The cere-
mony was performed by Bishop Boyd
Carpenter, subdean of Westminster
Abbey. assisted by the Rev. Edgar d.
Sheppard, subdean of the Chapel
Royal. The bride was given away by
her father and her brother, Frank
Page. was Mr.. Loring's best man.
The wedding was very simple be-
cause the ambassadors family desired
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Erie, Pa, Aug. with the coming
OF daybreak, Erie turned to the task
of recovering the bodies of victims of
last nights cloudburst and flood and
TINS afternoon Is have been placed
in the temporary morgue.
The flood caused by the overflow of
Mill creek, following the bursting of
the Glenwood dam, swept through
section of the city block in width
and a mile long, killing at least 25
persons and causing property loss es-
timated at 100000.
The identified dead are:
Emma Osborne, A years old, of
Parade street.
John Donovan, city fireman.
Sweeney Anderson, go years old, OF
East Ninth street. Ss,1
ter.
James Higgins, II years old, son OF
John Higgins.
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Mrs. John Higgins and infant.
Mrs. Cora Anderson Main, % years

Mrs. John Higgins and infant.
Mrs. Cora Anderson Main, 2S years
old, East Seventeenth street.
Katharine T.. Carroll.
Thomas Langdon.
Mayor Stern has made a request for
a company of the Sixteenth regiment
of the Pennsylvania National Guard to
patrol the ruined section of the city,
Police and Fircmen at Work
Tie entire police and fire forces of
the city worked throughout the night
on the ruins, recovering the fourteen
bodies from an area that included ap-
IproXimately one-half of the devastat-
ed district. The men worked under
the direction of Mayor W. j. Stern
and the four members of the City
! Council.
The district swept by the flood ex-
tends from Twenty-sixth street and
French street in the uptown business
section to Tenth and State streets, a
distance of about a mile. The release
of the water held back by the dam
sent huge wave five feet high toward
the city and by the time 1t reached the
first buildings in Twenty-siXth street.
| it was crested with a mass of debris
that acted like a huge battering ram
on everything in it's path.
After almost an all-day rain
heavy thunderstorm last evening cul-
minated in a cloudburst. For an hour
residents along the course of Mill
creek through the east center of the
city watched the slow rise of the
stream due to a rainfall of nearly
three inches in six hours.
Glenwood Dam Breaks
At S45 the Glenwood dam. three
miles above the city, burst and a huge
wall of water swept down through the
city carrying with it the homes of
those who had waited until the last
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Eric, Pa, Aug. 4.-Coroner d.
S. Hanley, shortly before noon to-
day estimated that fifty persons
perished in last nights food,
Mayor Stern 1T 10 o'clock said the
number probably would not ex-
ceed 25, but after a survey of the
debris, and looking over a list of
missing, Coroner Hanley raised
the estimate to fifty.
Although Coroner II enley's
lists of missing, many of whom
lists of missing, many of whom
were later located, he did not
lower his estimate as these names
came in and other city officials
were inclined to accept his esti-
made
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-04

Next to eating ones cake and
sharing it, too, is going on a vaca-
ton and knowing all about what
is going on at home. For six
cents a week the Harrisburg Tele-,
graph will keep you in touch
with all the doings.
Call the Circulation Depart
ment. The next issue will meet
you no matter where you go.
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LIST IN
ERIE MAY GOTO
FIFTY IS BELIEF

Loss Is Estimated at More Than $4,000, 900; Police
and Firemen Work Throughout Night in Inundated
Business Section Of City Searching For Victims;
Dam Breaks and Sends Wall of Water Five Feet
High Through Central District; Many Buildings
Swept Away; Traffic ParaIyzed; Members Of Rescue
Party Injured
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-04
4O-M|LE GALE DOES
HEAVY DAMAGE IN
CITY AND SUBURBS
House Caves in at Briggs and
Cowden; Man Burned by Live
Wire; Crops Ruined
TREES AND POLES SNAPPED
Corn Suffers Most; Electric Co. S
Lines Down; Many
Washouts

In the wake of the forty -mile-an-
hour gale which swept over the city
from the East for two hours early
this morning, lie thousands of feet of
twisted and tangled wires, broken
poles, shattered trees and badly dam
aged crops.
AS a result of the storm, one OF
the severest midsummer disturbances
ever recorded at the local weather bu-
reau, one man is in a serious condi-
ton at the Harrisburg Hospital.
John Plank, a huckster, of Sixth and
Calder streets, was badly shocked and
burned when he picked up a live wire
in Capital street near Forster. The
man was on his way to market when
he stumbled over the wire which was
tangled with branches on the side
walk. The electricity jumped from
his hand to his body and caused Sc
we're burns.
Weakened by the rain two sides of
the foundation of the new hall of the
United Order of Odd Fellows at Briggs
and Cowden streets, collapsed during
the height of the gale, taking with 1t
an entire corner of the three story
brick structure.
Studding had been placed in the in
terror and the lower floor was being
placed. Much Of the timber was
broken by the falling bricks and will
have to be rebuilt. The work is in
D. S. Eshelman, of Lemoyne, had con-
tracted for the brick work.
No part of the city and suburbs
was exempt from the wind. Awnings,
shutters and unlocked screen doors
were blown from their fastenings.
branches and twigs Uttered the streets
this morning. Capitol Park and all
the city parks suffered extensively.
TOPS of many trees were blown down
I'd very few escaped without the loss
Of some branches. At Mulberry and
Crescent streets a poplar, more than
two feet through, was snapped off
clean. A big tree which took light
pole with 1t, fell at Second and South
streets and blocked traffic for time.
Trees and shrubbery in Reservoir
Park and the valley leading to Lin
glestown suffered heavy damage.
Forty Wind
From the instruments at the
Weather Bureau, Forecaster Demain
determined that the gale which lasted
from to o'clock blew at the rate
of forty miles an hour. During the
night one and two-fifths inches of rain
fell. The wind and rain forced the
temperature to sixty degrees which is
twenty below normal for this period
of the month. At s o'clock this morn
ing, the mercury had ascended to sc.
According to Washington, D. c., the
present brand of unsummery weather
is at the end of its rope. Generally
fair weather is predicted for the re-
mainder of the week. with moderate
temperatures prevailing for at least
four or five days.
Crops Suffer Heavily
The corn and oats crop suffered
the brunt of the storm. Practically
all the nearby farmers have their oats
cut and in shork. The wind back of
the rain forced it through the caps
and as a result the sheaves will have
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HERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT
DATES TO KEEP IN MIND

mary petitions for State ofAces
with Secretary of Commonwealth.
August rs. 81 and September IL -
City registration days.
mary petitions for county and city
offices with County Commission
ers.
September Final day to be as
sessed for November election.
September 2-Return day for regis
tratlon lists to County Commits
sioners.
September 21-Final day to pay poll
taxes for primary election.
September 21-FalI primaries
October 2-Final day for out-of-
town voters to pay taxes in order
to vote at Fall elections.
November 2-General elections.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-04
AUTO STRIKES BRIDGE
Sheeial 70 The TeLeernbh

Gettysburg. Pa, Aug. 4.-Two Rob-
inson brothers on their way to this
place from Philadelphia, had their
automobile badly damaged when they
crashed into concrete bridge that
spans Brush run few miles east of
Gettysburg. Neither of the occupants
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-04
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg ana vicinity, Fair
Tonight and Thursday; moderate
temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Gener-
ally fair Tonight and Thursday
moderate southwest to west
winds.
River
The North and West branches and
the main river will continue to
rise. Only moderately high
stages are indicated. A stage OF
about SO feet is indicated for
Harrisburg Thursday morning.
General Conditions
The storm covers an extensive area
extending from the Middle Allan
tic coast northwestward through
the Ohio Valley and Luke Region
into Canada. 1t has caused gen
eral, and In some places heavy
rains, in the last tyventy-four
hours east of the Mississippi
river. The greatest amount re-
ported. 6.26 inches, fell at
Raleigh, North Carolina. Amounts
ranging from 1.2S to 2.74 inches
fell in Eastern Pennsylvania,
Eastern New York, New Jersey.
temperature occurred over the
greater part of the eastern half
OF the country.
TempeEature' a. m, ee, 2 p. M, sS.
suni Rises, 500 n. mt sets, 7;16
p. m. fr
Mooni New moon, August 10, 5,b2
p. m.
River Stages 4.8 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ~.
Lowest temperature, II.
Mean temperature, ~.
Normal temperature, "A.
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INDICTMENTS COMING SOON
Chicago, Aug. Investigation of the Eastand dis
aser practically concluded by the State Grand Jury
day and reported that number Of indictments may
be voted before e close Of the day but may not be return
ed in court for several days. The indictments it said
will charge manslaughter criminal carelessness and con
spiracy.
FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK
Savannah Ga, Aug. z. - James I. Fannan an 18-year-
old boy attempted hold up H Williams teller Of the
Merchants National Bank here shortly after noon today
failed and was captured
} REVOLUTIONS IN PORTUGAL
Lisbon, Friday, July 80, via Paris Aug T. 1920 P. M
Delayed in transmission - Sensational alarming re-
ports current in the capital than three separate
revolutions in Portugal Riots and assaults daily oc-
currence
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CAPTURE OF DAc1A CONFIRMED

CAPTURE OF DAcIA CONFIRMED
Paris Aug. a. 42o P MA French prize court to-day
confirmed the capture of the American cotton ship Daca
BOTH GAMES POSTPONED
Buffalo, Aug. 4-Internatonal) Harrisburg Buffalo
both games postponed, rain.
LONE BANDIT RoBs BANK
Cedar Rapids la Aug. "A lone bandit held up and
robbed the Cedar Rapids National Bank to-day He is said
to have made his escape with $25oo Lee Perrin the bank
teller was discovered bound and gagged an hour later
WARSAW EVACUATED, SAYS BERLIN
Berlin, Aug 4.-By Wireless to sayvile-The over
Seas News Agency to-day says the Russian legation the
Hague Netherlands has officially the evacuation
OF Warsaw on account Of lack Of ammunition The bridges
over the vataa river the adces say have been or
dered blown up The report has not been verified
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General Conditions

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature, II.
Mean temperature, ~.
Normal temperature, "a.
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Forty-mile Wind
Crops Suffer Heavily

The corn and oats crop suffered
the brunt of the storm. Practically
all the nearby farmers have their oats
cut and in shork. The wind back of
the rain forced it through the caps
and as a result the sheaves will have
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
= Editorial Page of "The Capital journal -

veracous reporters he has been the ndes hearted
tenderes most affectonate and altogether ovabe mr-
derous thevng, robber and thug; his hand redeemed
daily with innocent bood niqutous torturor of the
rich and ravsher Of all pure The whites blacklist BEST
worst and most ubiquitous man the world has ever
known
This thing be said of him. and that is that he
always agreed to meet any terms of peace the United
States suggested and just before Carranza recog
nized by the government offered to eliminate himself
and accept any government Mexico might through its
congress- called together for that purpose decide upon
making but condition Carranza also be elm
mated from the candidacy That is he is credited with
doing these things by the reporters of that section
but if these stories are no more reliable than their other
Villa news maybe he did none of these things. Historians
will have tough job getting Villa sized up to fit his
proper niche in the hall of fame and the right pages in
Mexican history.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
THE UBIQUITOUS VILLA

General Villa is certainly wonderful man. In the
last four years he has been assassnaed three times shot
by his soldiers twice. lost in the desert several times
killed in % different battles and places, wounded mOray
seven times and more or less serouslw dozen times
more Then he has married twice, both times the same
woman; surrendered to the Camanzstas fled to the
United States once and started for the Texas border to
surrender Wednesday of this week. it being the second
times was deserted by his army which threatened to kill
him. and the next day leading it against the enemy
starving ragged and out but with "an abiding faith
in their ndomtabe leader" He has been both coasts
at the same time and the next day had turned his army
loose the helpless Americans the Southern border
as supper job before letting them loose at the miners in
Sonora before breakfast next morning
And during all these stirring events according to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
SALEM MILITARY CLUB
HAS FORMAL OPENING
Spanish War Veterans and
Former Members of Com
pany Meet at ArmOry

The Salem Military club held open
house last night to celebrate the form.
al opening of the new club quarters. A
number of the members of Hal Hib-
bard Camp, Spanish War Veterans,
were present to pay their respects and
look over the new club in which they
were given honorary membership. The
old members of the local militia com
pany were also ON hand and ali ex-
pressed the opinion that the new ar
rangement would be a great advantage
in promoting the interests of the com
pany.
Assembly was sounded at s clock
and the members of the company
marched from the company room to the
club rooms where they lined up around
the cider barrel and the ammunition
wagon loaded with doughnuts. After
all present had done their best with the
refreshments they inspected the club
rooms and witnessed two impromptu
boxing matches. Private Kellogg and
Corporal kennOn staged a lively eXhi-
bition of the manly art and Sergeant
Wygant and Private Hickox also spar
red couple of rounds.
Among the Spanish War veterans
who were present were: S. W. Brant
Co. A 18th Inf; R. Kumrow, Co. G, 3rd
Wis; Charles Mckinley, Co. X, 2nd
Ore; Carle Abrams, Co. K, 2nd Ore; /;
o. L. Lynthecom, Co. D, Sth ILL.,; Ben
Via, Grimes Battery, End Art; G. c. l..
Snyder, Co, A, 2nd Ore; Fred Thomp-
son, Co. M, 14th Mimi; and w. o. As
seln, Co. F, 14th MINI.
Among the former members of the
local company who dropped in were:
Lewis Judson, H. H. Lucas, f. r.
Kress, II. w. Burton, A. E. Finlay, John
Holman, G. W. HirOns, A. Il. Moore, o.
Moore, G. G. Hickox, DR.. Garnjobst, l..
H. Compton, Frank Mapes and j. T..
Welsh.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
is THERE A SANTA CLAUS?

Gan Editorial in the New York Sun of December 1917
We take pleasure in answering at and thus prom
nenty the communication below expressing at the same
time our great qualification that its faithful author is
numbered among the friends Of the Sun:
Dear Editor: am years old
Some of my little friends say there is no Santa
Claus.
Papa says eff you see it in The Sun it's So"
Please tell me the truth; is there Santa Claus?
VIRGINIA O'HANLON.
115 West Ninety-Fifth Street. -
Virginia your little friends are wrong. They have
been affected by the scepticsm of sceptca age. They
do not believe except they see They think that nothing
can be which is not comprehensive by their little minds
All minds Virginia whether they be mems or chidrens
are little In this great universe of is mere
insect an ant in his intellect, as compared with the
boundless world about him. measured by the lntel
gence capable of grasping the whole of truth and
knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus He exists as
certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist and
YOU know that they abound and give to your life its high
est beauty and JOY. Alas how dreary would be the
world if there were no Santa Claus. 1t would be dreay
as if there Vrgnias There would be no child
like faith then poetry romance to make toerabe
this existence We should have enjoyment except in
sense and sight The eternal light with which childhood
fills the world would be eXtingushed
Not believe in Santa Claus You might get your papa
to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas
Eve to catch Santa Claus but if they did not see
Santa Claus coming down. what would that prove? No
body sees Santa Claus but that is sign that there is
no Santa Claus The most real things in the world are
those that neither children men can see Did you
ever see fairies dancing the lawn? Of course not but
that's no proof that they not there Nobody can con-
ceve or imagine all the wonders there unseen and un
seeable in the world
You may tear apart the babys rattle and see what
makes the noise inside but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest man. even the
united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived
could tear apart Only faith fancy love, romance, can
push aside the curtain and view and picture the spena
beauty and glory beyond Is it all real? All, Virginia in
all this world there is nothing else real and abiding
No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and he lives
forever A thousand years from now Virginia, nay ten
times ter thousand years from now he will continue to
make glad the heart of childhood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

In the Ford peace movement in all others there is
woman in the In this particular the lady is
Madame Schwimmer who had or pretended she had,
authority from leaders in several of the warning
tries to stir up the movement and the promise of support
in it from them So far she has refused to show these
authorities saying it would be "a breach of confidence
of confidence was with Henry Ford rather than the
hypothetical persons she claims back of her. 1t might
be good thing to leave her in Norway other
port for it would do good to throw her overheard not
if she is true to name
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
Roasts English Diplomats,

London, Dec. 23-Premier Asquith
may be questioned concerning charges
reported by the Chronicle today to
have been made by Greek Premier
Skoulouds saying the allies "bully.
ing tactics" had costs the allies Greek
support.
In this statement Skouloudis said the
allies had insulted King Constantine
and had lied, Moreover, he claimed
that the allies had "floutedn Greece
instead of placating and had at the
parleyed with Bulgaria.
Skouloudis declared his belief that
Greece would soon become bloody
battlefield, but that the nation would
not oppose Bulgarian invasion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

lost coatrol of his motorcycle and
crashed into a telegraph pole on the
Colma road. He was hurled head first
to the ground and his head crushed.
Tiederman is believed to have been
chasing a spceder although il was his
day off, and nis motorcycle was going
60 miles an hour, IL is said.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
SIX ARE INDICTED

New York, Dec 29.--Six indictments
including some against prominent men,
were reported today to have been re.
turned by tine federal grand jury in
vestigatiOn Of the activities of labor g
national police council.
The indictments are said to charge
conspiracy under the Sherman trust
law, TO fomeut strikes in munitions
plnnta
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
Submarine Sinks Japanese
Liner---AIl Hands Saved
(CoRtinued from Page one.1

they must husband their income; and
must help in every way to enable Eng
land Dext to raise the gigantic sum Of
80 100000.
Only in such manner can England
hope to mobilize this vast credit-and
money means war success-said a bank
ers' appeal spread broadcast through
King Georges country today.
"Only one thing" said the state
ment, "is now needed to command vic
tory, namedly, to provide all the mon
ey needed to support the vast armies
of new men and pay for the vast guam.
titles of arms and munitions being man
ufactured in all parts of the world" "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23

That there is nothing new under the sun is again
evidenced by paragraph in the Fifty Years Ago"
column of Wednesdays Oregonian wherein it is stated
that Senator Wilson had offered resolution which was
adopted calling the secretary of for statement
of the numerical strength of the army Mr. Wilson has
also introduced bill "to provide efectualy for the
national defense" How does this size up with pres
ent day demands?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-23
NICE CHRISTMAS GIFT.

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. s3.-IToldcrs Of
the stock of the Grasseli Chemical
company will have S3,OO0,OOO in divi.
dends wherewith to buy Christmas
gifts, as result of a dividend declared
largely because of war orders.