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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Chinese Official Assassinated.

Admiral Tseng Ju Cheng, governor
of Shanghas district, China, was as
sassinated Wednesday,: He belonged
to the monarchist party. Two revo-
lutionists: fired eighteenshets into his
auto. =. Z: : : : -.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Germany Denies Passport Frauds.

In a note to the United States gov
ernment Germany denies that she
concocted false passports as testi-
mony in English courts seem to show
and alleges. that the testimony Is dc-
titious.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
German Cruiser Sunk.

A small German cruiser was torpe-
doed and sunk by. a a.<submariae eff
the coast Of Sweden, according to
Berlin official announcement.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
British DESTROYER Wrecked.

London announced Wednesday that
the torpedo boat destroyer Louis has
been wrecked in the eastern Medi-
terranean. No lives were lost.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
To Demobolize Greek Army.

An Italian dispatch SEM via Paris
Wednesday says the Greek army will
soon be demobilized. only fifty thou
sand men remaining under arms.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Serbians Report Success,

Serbian troops operating in the de-
files of Kutchanik report big sue
ces sover the Bulgarians on Wednes-
6ay
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Preacher ASSasSinated.

Rev. George c. Sweat of Hamlet.
\. c., was assassinated Tuesday night
by an unknown assailant. His body
was found shot through the heart.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Kills Wife and Himself.

H. Carl Rupert, real estate man
of Richmond, Va, shot and killed his
wife and suicided afterwards at New
York Thursday.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Charleston Doctor HOnored.

DR.. Robert Wilson, OF Charleston.
has been elected to the presidency OF
the Southern Medical Association at
its meeting at Dallas. Texas.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
Turks Salvage French Submarine.

The French submarine Turquoise,
which was badly damaged by shore
batteries, has been hauled to Con-
stantinople by the Turks and re-
paired.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-17
German Submarine Busy.

German subs have again passed
the Strait of Gibraltar and have sunk
two vessels Friday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
TEUTON|C AND RUSS
ARMIES DEADLOCKED
Continued Fighting Along Front
Extending For Distance Of
80 Miles

Teutonic and Russian armies arc I'm
an apparent deadlock south of Lublie
where the northward sweep of the
Austro-Germ was halted last week.
Petrograd reports continued fighting
along the front extending from jose
fow on the Vistula to Byehawa, ap-
proximately 80 miles to the eastward.
The AustT1ans have again become
aggressive here, according to the Rus
sian statement, but their attacks were
repulsed.
Unofficial dispatches from Austrian
headquarters contain the statement
that the Teutonic forces halted north
of Krasnik because the object of the
campaign against Lemberg had been
attained with the capture of that city
and the establishment of strong de-
fensive positions to the north and
east.
Several successes along the Austro-
Italian front are reported by Italian
army headquarters, in the districts
where the Italian forces are engaged
in the effort to clear the road to
Trieste. Counter attacks by the
Austrians In the Gsonzo Valley have
been repulsed, 1t is declared. The
Turkish casualties were only one killed
and two wounded, 1T Is declared, and
the warship was hit sand forced to
withdraw.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
BRINGS ICED BEER
To MAYOR ROYAL
Refrigerator to Keep 1t in, Too;
Whole String of Folks Crazy
to See His Honor

Here's a refrigerator for you," said
Charles Johnson, well-known huck-
ster of the city, as he. with the aid of
a jitney driver, carried medium
sized ice-cooler into the police sta
tion.
Not satisfied with bringing in the
icebox, he went out and returned in
a few minutes with some refreshm ents
which he brought in basket covered
with paper.
The refreshments proved to be sew
eral bottles of real. good iced beer, ac-
cording to the officers who confscated
it owing to the donors condition al
the time.
Charlie then decided he wanted to
see the mayor to make a presentation
speech, but Mayor Royal when told
who his visitor was, slipped out side
door leaving Johnson to talk to the
force. The refrigerator is being held
by the police until Charles mind
clears.
Just what was the cause of the
rush of visitors on Saturday to see the
mayor the local police are not sure
A. woman, thought to be demented
first came in just to look at his honor
the mayor. Later another woman
whom the officers said was demented
came in and raised disturbance, an6
finally johnson brought his little
token in for the cops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
BIG ORDERS START
c. |. & s. ON NEW
ERA Of PROSPERITY
Central Iron and Steel to Make
Steel Plates For Cars
and Battleships
PLANT RUNNING FULL TINE
May Be Necessary to Put on More
Men; Expect to Land More
Work Soon
PLANT RUNNING FULL TIME

With the landing of an order Tor
1000 tons of pressed plates for steel
cars from the American Car and Foun-
dry Company, of Berwick. and for
about 1000 tons of universal plates for
the new battleship California, the Cen
tral Iron and Steel Company is enter
ing an era of prosperity which bids
fair to continue indefinitely.
The 1000 tons of pressed steel plates
will be sufficient to cover about 2.l0O
cars which is half of an order being
turned out by the American company
for the Russian government. 1t is be-
lieved the local firm will get the re-
mainder of the pressed plate order.
Worth Brothers, contractors, OF
Coatesville, placed the order for the
universal plates. which will be used
on the battleship California, now be-
ing built. They are extra heavy and
will be made with drilled edges. Other
work along the same lines is expected.
For the last several weeks the Cen
trail Iron and Steel Company has been
running full time. While no increases
III the working force have been made
recently. If orders continue rolling in
as fast as they have during the last
few weeks additional workmen will be
put on.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
New Battery of Open
Hearths and Rail Mill
Operating at SteeltOn

For the first time since the new bat
terry of open hearths was placed in
service at the Steelton plant of the
Pennsylvania Company the entire eight
furnaces were in operation to-day. A
lumber of good sized orders recently
Apoked has caused the big increase in
sEteel production.
At the same time the new rail mill
was placed in operation on double
turn. This department is busy on a
large order of girder rails for the
Southern Pacific Railroad. -.
Business at the frog shop depart
ment of the Steelton plan, is also pick
inE up. This department recently OBJ
tanned an order to build new frogs for
the Philadelphia yards of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
Harry K. Thaw Hopeful
That He Will Soon Be
Given His Freedom
BY Assoeiated Press

New York. July 12.-Harry K.
Thaw was hopeful when the hearing
in his sanity trial was resumed to-
day that it would be finished by We'd
nesday night. He seemed confident
that the jury would return verdict
that he is sane and looked forward
to his release before the end of the
week.
The reading of testimony previously
given by Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was
yet to be completed. Afterward the
States counsel had planned to call
their alienists. DR.. Austin Flint, and
DR.. Raymond Kieb, superintendent of
Matteawan and two or three others.
Their testimony was expected to end
evidence for the State. Rebuttal evil
dence for Thaw will follow.
Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw, the prison
er's mother, is said to have made ar
rangements to take Harry to her home
in Pittsburgh in the event of favor
able decision, to remain there for a
few days before going to the Exposi-
ton at San Francisco.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
AUTHORITIES SEARCH
FOR MAN WHO PLACED
BOMBS ON STEAMERS
Wireless Calls Flashed to Howth
Head and Baron Napier by
Navy Department
SIGNS HIS LETTER "PEARCE"
Writer Declares Intention of Kill
ing ]. P. Morgan and British
e Ambassador
SIGNS HIS LETTER "PEARCE"
By Associated Press

Washington, d. c., July 12.-Navy
officials to-day awaited
responses from the steamships Howth
Head and Baron Napier, laden with
mules for the British army and now
off the South Atlantic coast, to a warn
ing wirelessed to them to watch out
for bombs in their holds. Both ves-
sells sailed from New Orleans July 8,
the Howth Head for Dublin and Bel
fast via Norfolk and the Baron Napier
direct for Avonmouth.
The warning was flashed out broad
coast over the sea from the Arlington
the receipt by Secretary Daniels of a
telegram from a New Orleans news
paper stating that letter to that
paper from a person who signed him.
self as "Pearce" indicated that eX-
plosives had been placed aboard the
two vessels.
The writer of the letter also declared
his intention of killing j., P. Morgan
and Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British
ambassador, and completing the work
of Eric Muenter. who committed sui
eide recently after wounding Mr. Nor
gan, and with whom, he says, he had
formed a partnership in an effort to
keep the United States out of the Euro
pean war The letter also warned per-
sons who had friends or relatives
aboard the Howth Head and the Baron
Napier to watch for reports from those
vessels.
The Howth Head is not equipped
with wireless, but ought to reach Nor
folk by tomorrow at the latest. when
she likely will make reponse. Even il
the radio message was not picked up
directly by the Baron Napier some
other nearby vessel might have relayed
it. It was believed here that responses
may be caught UP to-day by some of
Continued on Page Il
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
LANSING At WORK ON
NEW NOTE To BERLIN
Intimated That There viii Be No
Surrender of American
Rights
PRESIDENT MAY RETURN
Won Bernstorff to Call at State
Department to Learn Attitude
of United States
PRESIDENT MAY RETURN
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c., July 12.-Work
was begun to-day by Secretary Lansing
on the draft of a note to be sent to
tho German government expressing
the attitude which the United States
will take toward Germany's submarine
warfare as it affects the rights of
neutrals. When it is completed there
will be a consultation between Secre-
tary Lansing and President Wilson,
who will decide the policy to be
pursued.
No intimation is obtainable as yet as
to the course which the American gov
ernment will follow, but there is every
indica tion in official quarters that the
relations between Germany and the
United States have become so strained
as to make 1t necessary to weigh care
fully the phraseology of the next com.
munication and to measure fully the
responsibility and consequences which
may be required by it's contents.
That there is to be no surrender of
American rights in the new note is
practically certain, according to the
view taken by officials thus far, and 1t
Is also assured that the German pro-
pcsals for the immunity of American
passenger ships not carrying contra
band will be rejected. Just what steps
Will De taken ny the OIllIeu pldlSS do a
result of Germany's failure to disavow
the sinking of the Lusitania is most
uncertain. 1t is this issue-the loss of
10C American lives for which Ger
many has disclaimed Responsibility
that has brought the situation to a
grave and critical point.
Wilson May Return
It had been arranged that Secretary
lansing would go to Cornish, \. H.,
for 81 COnferanCe with the President as
soon as the note had been carefully
examined here and the secretary had
prepared a draft of the reply. 1t may
be, however, that the President will
decide to return to Washington instead
and some announcement on the sub
iect was believed to be likely later in
the day.
Count Won Bernstorff. the German
ambassador here. will call on Score
tary Lansing in day or two to learn
formally the attitude of the United
States toward the German reply.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
COMFORT STATIONS
BADLY NEEDED IN
RIVER FRONT PARK
Commissioner Bowman Willing to
Provide Facilities on North
Side of Pumping Station
DEPT. HAS THE MONEY
Places Needed For Convenience of,
Public South of Market and
Mulberry Street
DEPT, HAS THE MONEY

Now that the river improvements
are rapidly nearing completion and
people are using the parks and walks
from one end of the city to the other
more than ever before in the history of
the city, the question of public COM
fort facilities is giving officials much
thought. The officials are being urged
by most people to provide adequate
Facilities at different points and it is
evident that something will have to
be done without delay.
City Commissioner Bowman. who as
supervisor of the pumping station at
North street. said to-day that he will
be more than willing to erect a suit
able public comfort station on the
north side of the building. The sta
tion could be practically covered from
view by shrubbery, and would in no
way interfere with the appearance of
the park plaza or the pumping station
requirements
. When the big river interceptor was
installed sewer was laid from the
interceptor to point near the pump
ing station and the cost of public com
fort facilities near the water house
would not exceed few hundred dol
lars
Commissioner Bowman has said
frequently that such facilities at the
pumping station are not adequate to
provide accommodation for the pub
lie, having been designed for the en-
ploycseonly, but he finds the situation
so serious that he feels disposed to
respond to the public demand at this
point providing some legal means may
be found for the expenditure of the
necessary funds. His department is
In a prosperous condition and it would
be an easy matter to furnish the
facilities needed If a proper way can
be found for authorizing him to do
so.
Similar facilities should likewise be
provided at some point south of the
Market street bridge and perhaps also
Immediately south of the Cumberland
Valley bridge. These facilities need
not be expensive, but should be
adequate and unobtrusive. AS one
prominent citizen remarked to-day. it
is quite as important to provide public
comfort stations for the people as 1t
is to prepare the parks for their use
and pleasure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
Minnehaha Sails From
Halifax; Portions of
Bombs Found by Crew
BY Associated Prcss

Halifax, N. s., July 12.-The Allan
tic transport Liner Minnehaha which
put in here after the explosion and
fire on board last Wednesday, sailed
for London last night. All of the
smoldering freight had been removed
and the fire completely extinguished.
Officers of the steamer declined to
state whether their examination of the
forward hold yielded evidence to show
that the explosion was caused by a
bomb. 1t was learned that while re-
moving the damaged cargo, stevedores
found several pieces of copper wire
and other materials which it was said,
were not part of the cargo. Members
of the crew said that some of the
material resembled coils such as are
used in time bombs.
The emptying of the forward part of
the vessel disclosed that the explosion
had occurred on the Orlop deck, near
the center of the steamer and not in
the No. hold as at first thought.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
CITY NOW MAKING
ITS own ASPHALT
New Municipal Repair Plant Began
Operation For First Time To-
day Under Experts Eye

Harrisburg's new municipal asphalt
repair plant was operated for the first
time to-day under the eye of r. V.
Greenough. the representative of the
Cleveland firm which put up the plant.
For a day or two the machinery will
be tested out and by Wednesday or
Thursday at the latest the mixers will
be turning out material that will be
used for the repair of Harrisburg's s
streets, according to City Commissioner
w. II. Lynch, superintendent of streets
and, public improvements.
The first street to receive attention
will be Second street from the ap-
preach of the new subway northward
to the Square. Market street Chest
nut and the other streets in the busi-
ness district will receive attention in
order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
NO CHAIRMAN WILL
Be NAMED JUST NOW
Governor VIII Let Board Work Out
Its Problems Before
Acting

Governor Brumbaugh. will not name
chairman for the workmens COM
pensation board for some time to come,
and he plans to take his time regard
ing other appointments. t..
81 intend to let the new boards mem
bers work out their. problems before
"The board will be called here one of
these days for discussion of the act and
the administration of the Compensation
act"
The Governor will likely name the
Secretary of Agriculture within week
The name of the new officer will be
first communicated to the new commits
sion when 1t meets here on Friday and
an official announcement will follow in
a short time.
No announcement of a chairman of
the Public Service Commission is to be
made for the present. Commissioner
Ainey. the acting chairman, to-day held
LContinued on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinityi Part
ly cloudy weather tonight and
Tuesday; probably showers; not
much change In tempe nature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
probably showers; continued
warmi light to moderate variable
winds.
The Susquehanna river and its
principal tributaries Will probably
continue TO fall steadily. A stage
of about 6.5 feet is indicated for
Harrisburg Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure is relatively high over the
sOutheasfern part of the country
and along the North Pacific coast.
A slight depression over New
Jersey and Eastern New York has
cnused light to moderately heavy
showers throughout the territory
under its influence.
Temperatures 3 n. M, 6S.
suns Rises, 4:40 n. m.; sets, 1884
p. m.
Moon; New moon. 4t3I D. m. 49,.
River Stages SO feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ID.
Lowest temperature. 81.
Mean temperature. ~.
Normal temperature. u.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
JAIL TERM AND $500
FINE FOR 'J|TNEUR''
John M. Knell Gets Three Months
For Operating Jitney in
Drunken Condition

We can't wait until someone Is
seriously injured by one who vlo-
lates the law in driving q motor
vehicle while intoxicated. Then
1t will be too late. The surer way
to protect those who ride as we'll
as those who walk in the streets
from the violators of the law is to
impose the penalty of the law.
President Judge George KunkeI
thus indicated the attitude of the Dau-
phin county court on the subject of
intoxicated automobile drivers when
he imposed a fine of 500 and costs
and a Jail sentence of three months
upon John M. Knell, jitney opera
tor.
Knell while intoxicated drove q
of men beyond Rockville a
week ago. State Highway Commits
sioner Cunningham revoked his Ii
cense few days later. Judge Kunkel
Continued on Pare II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
River Expected to Fall
to Normal in Few DAYS

Canoeists and persons fond of swim
ming have many kind word for the
weather man who predicts that within
the next two or three days the river
will be back to its usual summer
stage.
Heavy rains last week caused the
Susquehanna to break all records for
July at this point going up to almost
thirteen feet. 1t began to fall yester-
day and is expected to drop to 6:5 by
o'clock tomorrow morning. No rise
is looked for again unless another
heavy shower becomes general over
the watershed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
Add Fifty Men to Take
Care of War Horses

Hinton. W. Va, July 12.-Fifty
men were to-day added to the force
required to handle the war horses
fed and watered here on their way
from the West to the seaboard. The
horses are brought in over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, fully 200,0 900
of these having been handled since the
European war began. according to the
officers in charge. Veterinarians of the
French and English armies are at the
piers, and examine every horse before
1t is sent to Newport News. To-day
440 sick horses were isolated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
New Pennsy Station at
Elizabethtown Opened

The new Pennsylvania station at
Elizabethtown was informally opened
by the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany to-day.
II is built of brownstone with red
tile roof and Is somewhat larger than
khe one 1t replaced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12

Uncle Sans 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.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
Fought Several Hundred
Snakes on Rockville
Mountains, He Said

Thomas Reilly, aged 54, after telling
Harrisburg Hospital physicians
thrilling story about fight with sew
eral hundred snakes in the Rockville
mountains, was asked to lie down in
the dispensary. The doctors then .ap-
piled a stomach pump to the man,
extracting large amount of whisky
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
GREEN APPLE CRAMPS
STOPS RUNAWAY BOY
Harrisburg Youngster Picked Up in
Agony by New Bloom
field Police

Physically exhausted and suffering
from severe cramps caused physicians
believe by green apples which he ate
to appease his hunger, John E. Dun
levy, 12-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Dunlevy, 1914 South Ninth
street, of this city who ran away
from home last Thursday afternoon,
was found writhing in agony in an al
ley at New Bloomfield, Pa, late Sat
urday afternoon.
Physicians worked for more than an
hour before they could revive the lad.
Then he was so nearly exhausted that
he could not eat. The doctors finally
succeeded in feeding MIN some light
TCo.xtt-uol -, Vln,.o
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-12
CONVENTION NEARs END
Br Assoefated Press

Chicago, July 12.-Concluding ses-
sions of the fifth worlds convention
of the Christian Endeavor Societies
were held to-day. Tonight a big
purpose meeting" will bring the con-
vention to an end.