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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
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Says Contractors
"Have Fun" With
Building Inspector

Failure of many contractors about
town to heed the city building regu-
lations or the orders of the Building
Inspector led City Solicitor d. S. Seitz
this morning to urge early action by
the Dauphin County Court in the in
junction proceedings instituted more
than year and a half ago by W. f.
Martin and James Lynch, contractors,
against Building Inspector James II.
Grove, the city and John Wagner.
The suit was brought by the con-
tractors to restrain the city from tear
ing down the walls of an apartment
house in York street which they had
been erecting for Wagner. Wagner
contends he didn't want the walls put
up as the contractors were doing it.
In the meantime the contractors
agreed to take out the walls and make
the necessary changes in accordance
with the building requirements. To
date, according to Mr.. Seitz, this has
not been done; other contractors are
having fun with the Building Inspector
when he directs adherence to building
rules elsewhere. They ask him, the
solicitor says, why he doesn't enforce
the law with Martin and Lynch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
He Just Can't Leave His
Wife; She Won't Let Him

AS a deserter. DR.. l.. X. Rosa, of
Martinsburg, w. Va, is a big failure.
He was arrested late yesterday aft
ernoon by Joseph Ibach, city detective.
1t was his third attempt to leave his
wife, it is alleged The wife, Mary V.
McCune Rosa, came to Harrisburg at
noon. She told her husband 1T Is no
use to try and give me the slip. I'll
get you no matter where you co.
When DIR. Rosa left Martinsburg he
took $40 in cash. 1t was part of a Red
Cross stamp collection. He came to
Harrisburg, had his beard and NOUS
tache shaved off, but could not cover
up his identity. An officer with papers
accompanied the wife to Harrisburg.
No criminal charge was made. DR..
Rosa and his wife returned home late
this afternoon.
At Martinsburg the Rossas conduct
a private sanatorium. They were
married one year ago. Since that
time, according to the story told Jo-
seph 3. Thompson, chief of police. by
the officer DR.. Rosa left home three
times. Once he was found in Cincin-
natl and was brought back at a cost
of 81, 400. on another occasion he was
traced to Toledo and thence to Wind
sor, Canada
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
CONGRESSMAN
AIDED GERMANS
IN CONSPIRACY
Present and Former Law
makers Caught in Secret
Service Dragnet
3RIBED LABOR LEADERS
All Officers of Peace Coun-
cil"; Hundreds of Thou
sands Spent
BY .lssacialcR Prckt

New York, Dec. 2S.-Congressman
Frank Buchanan, of Illinois; II. Rob-
ert Fowler, former congressman from
attorney general of Ohio; David
Lamar, Jacob c. Taylor, president OF
Labors National Peace Council;
Franz Won Rintelen, a German agent;
II. b. Martin, and Herman Schulteis,
were indicted by a Federal grand
jury to-day for copspiring to permit
strikes in American munition fac
tories.
All of the indicted men, except
Lamar and Won Rintelen, are officers
or former officers of the Peace Coun-
Gil, an organization which the govern
ment charges, was formed and
financed by Rintelen, to bribe labor
leaders to call strikes in munition
plants in furtherance of German
propaganda in this country.
Lamar who has been called the
"Wolf of Wall Street." is charged with
being Rintelen's paymaster. 1t is
said hundreds of thousands of dollars
passed through his hands and 1t is
alleged, he benefited personally to
the extent of 100000.
Rintelen is at present a prisoner in
England. He was seized by the Brit
ish authorities at Falmouth while
fleeing from this country under n
false passport. He is at present un-
der indictment here, charged with
conspiring to procure a bogus pass
port as an American citizen. No eff
fort will be made, however, to obtain
his return to this country, as the of
fenses with which he is charged are
not eXtraditable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Greek King Doubtful
If Central PowerS Can
Long Resist Pressure
BY .4ssociated Press

Athens, Dec. 26, via Paris, Dec. 81.
In the course of an interview to-day
with General Castelnau, chief of the
French general staff, King Constan-
tine expressed doubt that the central
empire would be able to resist indefi-
nitely the economic, and especially
the financial pressure of the war.
General Castelnau so reported the
kings opinion tonight in statement
to the Associated Press.
The Greek sovereign asked the
French why by the slowness of their
operations they had permitted the
crushing of Belgium and Serbia and
the failure of the Dardanelles cam
paign. General Castelnau's reply was
that nobody denied these unfortunate
results were extremely regrettable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
AIRMEN FIND NO
POSSIBILITY OF
SALONIKI ATTACK
Allied Aviators Make Many
Reconnaissance; Do Not
Fear Invasion

Reconnaissance by allied aviators
over positions occupied by troops of
the central powers across the Greek
border reveal that there are apparently
no preparations in progress for an ad-
vance on SaloniRi, according to Athens
advices. Greek Official circles are said
to feel now that there is small danger
of military operations extending to
Greek Macedonia.
King Constantine of Greece is re-
ported by Athens correspondents to
have been favorably impressed by
General Castelnau's exposition of the
military situation on the occasion of
the recent interview between the king
and the chief of the French general
staff.
Petrograd reports a successful naval
operation off the Bulgarian Black Sea
coast and declares there il reason to
believe that one of two submarines
that attacked a Russian destroyer was
sunk
Successes for the Russians in out
post operations in the Riga district
and in Volhynia are announced in the
current official statement by the Rus
sian war office.
Further dispatches received to-day
regarding the torpedoing of the French
steamer Vile de la Ciotat confirm pre-
vious advices that 80 were lost when
she was sunk. The number of sur
vivors is given at 20S.
Near Hartmans-W Weilerkopf, in the
Vosges, the scene of recent heavy
fighting, the French have begun u new
offensive movement, according to to-
days statement by the German war
office. They attacked in the vicinity of
KRISTEN, about three miles southwest
of s-Weilerkopf, says the Off
cial account, which does not, however,
give the result of the assault, stating
that details are lacking.
To-day's official report by the Paris
war office mentioned intense artillery
activity along the entire front in the
Vosges and told of the breaking up of
an attempt by the Germans to make a
sortie from their trenches in the Hart
mans-Weilerkopf sector.
Westende. on the Belgian coast, has
again been bombarded by allied moni-
tors, Berlin reporting that three resi-
dents, two of them women, were
killed. German artillery play stopped
train movements at the scissors sta
tion ii is claimed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Forthcoming Reply to An
coma Note to Be UnfavOr-
able, According to UnOG-
cial Information Received
in Authoritative Quarters
TEUTONS READY TO
SEVER RELATIONS
Diplomatic Circles Prepared
For Move; Many UnfOre-
seen Complications Are
Apt to Arise From Latest
Tangle in international
Snarl

Washington, Dec. %. - Aus
tria, according to unofficial infor-
nation received in authoritative
quarters here to-day will not meet
the demands of the United States
in her forthcoming reply to the
Ancona note and Teutonic diplo-
matte circles are represented as
being prepared for a severance of
diplomatic relations.
Although the State Department so
far has received from Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna no forecast of the
reply it was understood that unless
some excellent reason for continuing
diplomatic correspondence on the
subject was presented no course seems
10 remain but to break off relations.
State Department officials are eX-
pectinS information about the reply
which might have been secured by
Ambassador Pentield during informal
conferences with Baron Won Burian,
affairs.
May Attempt to Argue
Advices received recently through
Baron Erich Zweidinek, the Austrian
charge here, were to the effect that
Austria would be guided by con-
Germ" for the good relations existing
between the two countries. Analysis
of this phase has led officials TO be-
lieve that the Vienna government will
attempt to argue the contentious of
the United States and possibly suggest
arbitration.
The position of the State Depart
ment is that there can be no discus
sion over the official admissions of the
Austrian admiralty which formed the
basis of the correspondence, unless
Austria denies the accuracy of the
blame. That, however, is regarded as
being extremely unlikely as the ad-
miralty statement was forwarded by
the foreign office to the United States
for its information.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Only $17O Out of Million
Missing in Mail Robbery
Special to the Telegraph

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 2S.-Having
checked up on the contents of the
registered mail pouch which was
plundered while being sent to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station from
the local post office last Friday night,
postal officials announced that the
only contents missing are six $40
Southern Pacific coupons and a sum
of money, not more than $50. Two
of the missing coupons were found
in the baggage entrance to the sta
tion yesterday and turned over to
Postmaster English.
The mail bags contents were valued
at $1,OOO,OOO, and loot taken from it
valued at $172,300 was found in the
home of the negro mail drivers under
arrest, Albert and Earl johnson. The
remainder, with the exception of what
is missing, was found in the plunder-
ed pouch in the mail wagon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
ALL ST. LAWRENCE
PROPERTY FOR
PARK EXTENSION
State Buys Church, Rectory,
School and Other Build
ings For $125,000
TRANSFER CLOSED TODAY
Church Will Occupy Buildings
Until 1t Can Decide
For Future

The State Capitol Park Extension
tions whereby the Commonwealth will
purchase all of the property of st.
Lawrence's German Catholic Church
for S125.OOO.
The transaction was closed to-day
after a conference between the mem
bers of the commission and church
officials and after the construction of
a new church and other buildings the
structures will be razed and the prop
critics incorporated in the park exten-
sion. No announcement has been
made of a new location of the church.
For many months the State officials
have been in negotiation with the
church authorities and the price is
regarded in real estate and business
circles as very fair to both sides. The
transfer will include the church in
Walnut street at the head Of Fifth, the
building being one OF the landmarks
of that part of the city and its deep
toned bells marking the hours have
been listened 10 for many years: the
rectory and the convent buildings on
Short street and the parochial school
buildings at the corner of Short street
and Angle alley, which have been
built within the last eight years.
Few Parcels l'ct TO Acquire
Purchase OF the st. Lawrence property
leaves the State with very few large
parcels to acquire for the park extern
sion. The last big property taken over
ly be vacated within the coming year
as rapid progress is being made on
the new plant.
The commission has been working
quietly and the State now has title to
more than three-fourths of the proper
ties in the zone. Many of the build
ings which it has bought are not yet
torn down as under terms of sale oc-
cupants were given periods in which TO
use them and others have been con-
Nerted to the purposes of the State
and will not be torn down until the
landscape improvements begin.
Members of the commission were
congratulated to-day upon the sue
cessful termination of the negotiations
for the church property. 1t is an in
teresting fact that the original mission
of st. Lawrence was located on Front
street where now stands the residence
VI FoptICGI y. NTllDSIl, chairman OIL IlG
State Commission.
The church was established in April
1859, by the Rev. FIR. Dryer, who
came here from York, and it occupied
the old building or Front street until
early in the seventies. The Walnut
stree church was begun in 1874 and
dedicated in September 1873. Many
prominent residents of HARRISBURG
have been members of the parish and
it has increased its activities from
year to year.
In the absence of Bishop Shanahan
no information regarding the future
location of the church could be had
to-day. This will be determined by
the church authorities before very
long.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Denies Motion to Dismiss
Case Against Directors
BY Associated Press

New York, Dec. %. - Judge Hunt
denied to-day the motions of the de-
Tense to dismiss the case against Will
liam Rockefeller and ten other for
mer directors of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad on trial
charged with conspiracy to monopol-
ize the transportation traffic of New
England.
Judge Hunt also denied the motion
10 strike out the testimony relating
10 the Metropolitan Steamship deals,
which involved Edward D. Robbins.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
[Continued OH Page 81
RAIN TO CHANGE TO SNOW

A new storm, central over Western
Canada. with the movement of the
Lake region storm to the Atlantic
coast, may bring a spell of cold
weather for Harrisburg and vicinity.
A notable change is expected tonight.
To-day's rain will probably continue
tonight and change to snow. The
temperature, which was 40 degrees at
o'clock this morning, will go as low
as 25 degrees by midnight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Congress May Be Held Up
By Wilson's Insistence
on Shipping Measure
Special TO the Telegraph

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-Be-
cause of President Wilson's insistence
upon the enactment of the govern
ment Ship-Purchase bill, the entire
program before Congress, including
the national defense plans, probably
will be delayed for five months.
Moreover, as a result of the adj
ministratipn's demand that the Ship
Purchase bill be passed, the financial
program of the government for meet
ing the deficit and taking care of in
creased defenses has been immeasur-
ably complicated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Y. M. c. AIS 61st Open
House on New Years Day

The Young Mems Christian Asso-
ella tion, Second and Locust streets, will
celebrate New Years Day for the sixty
first time in it's history. There will be
which the general public is invited
both men and women. Refreshments
will be served, consisting of sand
wiches, coffee, ice cream and cake, to
one and all. 1t is the desire of the
management to reach very large num-
ber of men, particularly the unemploy-
ed.
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon there
will be gymnasium exhibition and
basketball games in the gymnasium un-
der the direction of the physical de-
partment. In the evening the annual
members entertainment will be given
in Fahnestock Hall at SIS o'clock.
Frederick w. Dunworth. one of the best
magicians on the lyceum platform, has
casion. Admission by ticket only.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Another Paper Refuses
Heavy Liquor AID Contract
Special TO the Telegraph

Greensburg, Pa, Dec. 2S.-Kauff-
mans Progressive News, published
here by c. G. Kaufman, has joined
the newspapers refusing to publish
the 10000 lines of advertising offered
by the liquor interests for the coming
year. Mr.. Kaufman wrote nothing
doing" on the offer of the liquor ad
contract and sent it back.
According to Kaufman, the liquor
ads carry easy money" for news
papers which accept them. He says
no attempt was made to induce him
TO shave his advertising rate, al
though the offered contract was a big
one.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
ILLDANCE WITH
FLAMING TORCHES
AT CHARITY BALL
Quaint Steps to Illustrate Bal
let of the Middle
Ages
FEATURE OF BIG PAGEANT
Chestnut ST. Auditorium to Be
Vast Japanese Garden; In
vitations Soon Ready
EATURE OF BIG PAGEANT

On real wintry mid-January even
ing, say January 20, for instance,
wouldn't you like to step from the
e-producing weather of out o.
doors into the softly lighted, iris and
wistaria- blooming cheerfulness of a
garden of old Japan? Such a garden
as would almost convince that you
could hear the nightingales calling?
Sound inviting? Then come to the
Charity Ball.
Details for what will easily be the
crowning event OF this and many an
other social season, are rapidly being
worked out. Invitations will be issued
in few days. For the convenience of
the guests, tickst- will accompany the
invitations.
The Japanese Garden
The details of the gorgeous color eff
feet cannot yet be announced; 1t is
doubtful any way. If a proper idea
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
FILE ANSWERS TO sIrIT

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 2S. = An
swers We're filed to-day in the United
States district court in the suit insti-
tuted recentiy by Philip e. Dupont
against the Dupont Securities Co.
Pierre S. Dupont, president, and other
officials of the Dupont Powder Com
pany, +. /. Dupont De Nemours and
Company, and E. /. Dupont De Ne
mours Company of New Jersey.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
MISSING MAN sUICIDE

]. Harman Waltz, aged % years,
1898 Wallace street, has been miss
ing from his home since yesterday.
1t is feared he has committed suicide.
one year ago a brother. John Waltz,
ended his life by drinking carbolic
acid. Sunday he told his mother he
was going to end his life. Waltz was
employed as a driver for w. Scott
Stroh, coal dealer, 1713 North Sixth
street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
MRS. MARTINS
PLAY ERSTWHILE
SUSAN COMING
Creator of Famous "Penna.
Dutch" Characters Tells How
She Started to Write

Mrs. Helen r. Martin, creator of
the new famous Mennonite character
in fiction, talked to representative
of the Telegraph this morning on the
production of "Erstwhile Susan"
which is the dramatization of her
novel "Barnabetta," one of the
authoress' most recent works. Mrs.
Martin, who is a resident of this city,
first received fame from her book
'Tillie, the Mennonite Maid" familiar
to and loved by thousands and thou
sands of readers here and in every
part of the country.
As young girl. born and raised in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
PICKUP PLOWS
INTO CROWD AT
LUCKNOW STATION
Fatally Injuries George Rhoades
of Dauphin; Many Others
Have Narrow Escapes

AS more than a score of Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad shopmen from Dau-
phin and several other passengers in
Guiding three women started across
the eastbound track of the main line
to board a westbound local at Luck
now last evening, a heavy freight en-
sine drawing the Enola pickup"
plowed through the crowd, fatally
injuring George Rhoades of Dauphin
and slightly hurting others.
Rhoades with Blake Gilday also of
Dauphin, were in the van of the
crowd which was streaming across
the tracks when the pickup" came
TCOntinuad On Dae-c
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
British Government
Takes American Mail
From Two Steamers
BY Associated Press

Berlin. Dec. % (by wireless to Say
Villc) Seizure by the British govern
mcnt of American mail from two
steamships on their way to Holland is
reported in Rotterdam dispatch
given out to-day by the Overseas News
Agency.
According to the news agencys dis
patch, the vessels from which mail
was taken are the Dutch steamship
Nieu Amsterdam, from New York, De
cember Ia, for Rotterdam and the
Norwegian steamship Christian Michel
sen. from New York, December 3, for
Rotterdam.
The foregoing does not make it clear
whether the mail seized included any
first class matter or, as is more prob
able, consisted of parcel post ship
ments. On December 20 the United
States addressed a protest to Great
Britain on the subject of British inter.
ference with dish-American mail.
The British government has taken the
stand that parcel post matter must be
regarded as freight, exempt from the
protection given first class matter un-
der the international post convention.
Washington is understood to have con-
Cured in this view.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
IN HER "NIGHTIE' SHE
PERFORMS CIRCUS STUNTS

Mary Ostrich, 1141 South Cameron
street. was last night sent to Jail on
request of her neighbors. The woman
locked herself in the house, dressed in
her night clothes and performed circus
stunts with lighted lamp. The neigh
bors feared she would set fire to the
place and notified the police.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
Declares Unity of Allies
Is Virtually Perfect

New York, Dec. 2S.-The American
work in Paris is costing a
thousand a day according to Robert
Bacon, former AMBASSADOR to France.
Mr.. Bacon, one of the heads of the
work, arrived in New York TODAY on
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-28
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity,
Cloudy and colder, probably snow
or rain Tonight and Wednesday.
lowest temperature Tonight
about % degrees.
For Eastern PENNSYLVANIA: Cloudy
and colder, with probably IOcnI
SHOWS or rains Tonight and
Wednesday; moderate variable
winds.
The main river and the lower nor
tions of It's principal branches
will rise somewhat Tonight and
probably remain nearly station
nry Wednesday. 4 stage of about
% feet In Indicated for HARRIS
burg Wednesday morning.
General Conditions
The lake region storm has moved
TO the North Atlantic coast, The
northwest storm is central on the
Louisiana cOast, moving east or
northeast. A new storm of great
magnitude and considerable en-
ergy has appeared over Western
Canada.
II is . to 20 degrees warmer I'm the
Atlantic and East Gulf States md
over nearly all the north half of
the country.
Temperatures 3 u. M, 10.
suns Rises, 7:2G "a. m.; sets, 4,48
Moon: Last quarter, tomorrow, at
$50 a.. m.
River stage. 6.3 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 10.
Lowest temperature. ~.
Mean temperature, b.
Normal temperature, SO. r.,..
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