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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-12
Manifestations of Kaiser's I'm
foreground Department in
America to Be Shown Up
EVIDENCE MAKER
LANCUISHES in TOMBS
Stahl Swore to Statement That
Lusitania Had Cannon on
Board. Largely Because He
Needed the Money

New York, June 1i.--A grand Jury
witness, whose identity was shrouded
In mystery, laid the basic foundation
today for the Governments prosecu-
ton Of the alleged conspiracy on the
part of German secret agents who OBJ
tained the Lusitania affidavit from Gus.
tay Stahi. now In the Tombs charged
with perjury. His evidence was de.
scribed as furnishing indubitable proof
that Stahrs story about guns on the
Lusitania was sworn to by him merely
TO get money from the German author
tiles who were out looking for such
information.
The Government will now try to find
out by grand jury inquiry directed
against the German agents whether
they knew that the affidavits furnished
to them by Stahl and others and used
at Washington to substantiate the Ger
man side Of the Lusitania sinking were
false. as the Federal authorities charge
All the evidence tending to establish
this contention Is In the hands of the
local bureau OF the Department of JUS
tice and the United States district at
torney, and will be presented to thu
grand jury early next week.
staAi stiIr N Tembs.
Meanwhile Stahi himself will prob
ably remain in the Tombs In default oil
$4,000 ball Harold &. Deming ap.
peared today as Stahrs attorney and
after an unsatisfactory In.
terview with his client In the Tombs
that he thought stahi had talked toe
much. He will have another talk with
the affidavit maker tomorrow morning
In Marshal Thomas -. McCarthy's OF.
fee In the Federal building.
VIZ ~ Har H. 10.
United states Attorney Marshall, nj,
assistant. Roger q. Wood, in charge Of
the present criminal investigation. and
Captain william ofney. chief OF ths
local bureau Of Investigation Of tho
Department of Justice. will decide wha,
witnesses Of the flock" on hand viii
be called on Monday. None OF thu
Federal officials would discuss the ex.
tent to which the German secret serv.
ice operations in this country will b
probed. though Ii In admitted that they
will form a large part OF the inquiry
but II WAS denied that Captain Boy
Ed. naval attache OF the German EN-.
bassy. Is involved in the present case.
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Says Best Evidence Of Presi-
dents Neutrality IL That
Both Sides Criticize Him
DENIES HE SEEKS
PEACE AT ANY PRICE
No Reason. He. Declares. Why
CeYman-Americans Should
Doubt Intentions Of Presi-
dent as to Neutral Commerce

Washington June 1.-THE third of
William J. Bryan's statements WA
issued here tonight and in many re-
spect IL the most remarkable OF the
series The appeal Is addressed to the
German Americans
Here lie the statement:
ITO the German-Americans:
Permit me to address to you as one
American citizen speaking to fellow
citizens In whose patriotism he has
entire confidence. II is natural that
In contest between your Fatherland
and other European nations your SYM
pathies should be with the country of
your birth. II is no cause for CEN
sure that this Is true: II would be a
reflection on you IL 1t were not true
Do not the sons or Great Britain sym
pathize with their mother country?
Do not the sons OF France SYM
pathixe with theirs? IL not the same
true Of Russia and of Italy? Why
should it not be true of those who are
born in Germany or Austria? The
trouble Ia that extremists on both
sides have mistaken q natural attach
rnent felt for birthplaces for disloyai-
~ to this country.
The President has been unjustiy
criticized by the partisans of both
sides---the very best evidence OF his
neutrality II he had so conducted the
government as to wholly please either
side II would excite NOT only astonish-
ment. but misgivings. for partisans
cannot give an unbiased judgment:
they will OF necessity look at the aues-
tion from their own point OF view.
giving praise or blame, according as
the act. regardless OF Its real character
helps or hurts the side with which
they have aligned Themselves.
Reason OF Criticism.
The fact that the Administration
has received more criticism from Ger
man-Americans than from those In
sympathy with the Allies IL. due TO the
fact that. while both sides are at lib
orty. under international law, to pur-
chase ammunition In the United
States, the Allies. because OF their
control OF the seas, have the advan-
taee OF being able TO export IT. 1t
In unfortunate that partisan support
era OF Germany should have overlook
ed the legal requirements of the situ-
alton and have thus misunderstood
the position of the Administration.
The Administrators position has not
only been perfectly neutral. but It
could not have been otherwise with
out q palpable and international VIOLA
ton OF the rules governing neutrality.
This government 10 not at liberty to
materially change the rules of inter
national law during the war because
every change suggested liz discussed.
not upon its merits as an abstract
proposition. but according to the eff
feet 1t will have upon the contest.
Those who wanted To- lay an embargo
-. ~ - 49, ~ 4nf Al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-12
GERMANS SINKING SHIPS
RIGHT AND LEFT is REPORT

London, June 1f.--Attacked ~
warships OF the air and beneath the
sea. British merchant shipping con-
unues to suffer at the hands OF thu
German enemy.
Neutral vessels are also being sent
to the bottom by submarine tor
pedoes. Latest advices show Zen
and have sunk two British fshfux
smacks ID the North Sea.
The Glasgow steamship Strathcaxe
ron was torpedoed yesterday without
warning by 4 German subnarinN
while outward bound from Barry Tls1
crew, which put off in boats, wa1
rescued by steamer and landed ~
Cardiff
The Strathcarron was a vessel OF -
soy tons, built in 1912 at Greenock.
and was owned by the Strathcarr0mi
Steamship Company Of GLASGOW. she
sailed from Havre May 20 for Barry,
where she arrived June 2, and wAS
reported to have entered the governs.
ment service.
Swedish Steamer Sunk.
The Swedish steamer Otago. bound
for Hull, was torpedoed and sunk 1ank
night The Otago, Of sTs tons MT.
was 241 feet long. and was built tn
1882. She was owned in Slovesborg.
Sweden.
The Russian steamer Dania has been
forpedoed by a German submarines.
The members OF her crew were saved
The Russian steamer DANA was q
1859 tons net. 314 feet long, and wMs
built at Sunderland in 1908. She 49,
owned by the Northern Steamship
Company. Ltd. Of Petrograd. Mari
time records show that she has b14n
r1uinug between Liverpool and Arc3fs
angel.
The Russian bark Thomasina hns
been torpedoed and sunk by 0NEs
man submarine off the southwest
coast OF Ireland. The members Of IN
crew Of the sailing ship have beeM
landed at Queenstown
The Thomasina WAS overhauled ~
the German submarine at noon Thurs
day at point forty miles couth south
east of Old Head Of Kinsale.
A warning shot was fired by -
submarine and the crew Of the Ru9s
sian bark was ordered 60 take to- tn
boats. Seven ahells were then Hre4
into the vessel, which sank In thirty
minutes The captain Of the bark ~
the crew rowed toward land Tor $500
hours until rescued by tho steamahtn
Polandia. The crew Comprised ae11M&
teen Russians, two 6wedeA ana N11D
Norwegian. The ThomasinA 49, -
ballast.
Schooner Express tToEpedoe6
Tho list Of ships torpedoed ~ Ct
man submarines, which is prtnte9 6S
the morning papers. contains ~
name OF the schooner Expires
crew OF which was landed ~ IAy
pool. q 4
The British fishing snnAcks -
fare and LanrestinA were attaoeo4
and sunk by zeppelins IN the Mok
Sea- Tho crews. which took ~ 1M1
boats. were picked up By =
steamer and taken to Mass Luia
The crews Of the British trAMseko
Out viye and Edward. which 49,
been sunk by German subnaxan
were rescued BY Dutch steamer
also taken 10 Mas Ia1is- Il
The. Grimsby trawler CArdiM 80
sunk ~ Z 0oE1nAn submarine
nesday afternoon IN the North
Her crew was taken by another &C., .II
ana landed n Gramsby yesterdA1 q
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OfIiciais today took pains to call At
tention to the fact that the Unite
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
DEVELOP GUARD
FOR OUR DEFENSE
SAYS GOVERNOR
DR.. Brumbaugh Declares the
People of Pennsylvania Are
Against Garrison Plan
FAVORS NATIONAL GUARD
Prefers Encouragement of the
Present Organization to "Un-
tried Experiment

Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh to-
day expressed himself as strongly in
favor of the development of the Ma
tional Guard as a means of defense of
the republic as against the proposed
continental army. which is advocated
by Secretary of War Iindley w. Garri-
son. The Governor says that the Ma
tional Guard can be developed as
much as anyone wants and could be
made as large as desired, but that the
continental army is a new and untried
experiment.
The Governor gave out the inter
view, it is understood, as the result of
some inquiries which he has been
making in the matter for a week or
more and he says the statement ex-
presses not only his own views but
what he considers are the views of the
people of the state.
The Governors statement follows:
pennsylvania is not in sympathy
with the proposed continental army as
part of the plan of preparedness for
national defense.
To erect such a national agency
would place the present National
Guard In most unfortunate position
and would be harmful to it's interest
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
GERMAN U-BOAT
AND TURK SHIP
ALLIES VICTIMS
Submarine Is Sunk in Black
Sea; Torpedoboat Sent Down
in Sea of Marmora
OTHER VESSELS ESCAPE
Bulgars Stop Pursuit of Flee
ing Anglo-French on Greek
Border

Sinking of a German submarine off
Varna, on the Black Sea coast of Bull
garia. and of a Turkish torpedoboat by
the British in the Sea of Marmora is
reported by a newspaper correspond
ent in Athens. 1t is also declared in
the Athens advices that the Turkish
cruiser Sultan Selim, formerly the Ger
man warship Goeben, was torpedoed in
the Black Sea, but not seriously dam
aged.
German aviators made a successful
attack on an English steamship that
ran ashore off La Came on Decembe
13, Berlin claims.
French shells have blown up a Ger
man munitions plant in the region of
Tracy-le-Nal. the Paris war office re-
ports. There have been hand grenade
combats and artillery engagements at
various points along the front.
Aircraft Brought Down
Several allied aircraft met with dis
aster during raids behind the German
lines south of Arras, in France, in
Lorraine and in Baden. The Germans
brought down four of the raiding aero
cording to to-day's official statement
from Berlin.
Several hundred additional prisoners
have been taken by the Austrians in
their continued pursuit of the Serbians
and Montenegrins in northern and
eastern Montenegro, the Berlin official
report states.
The entente allies have discontinued
economic coercion upon Greece. ac-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
River Closed; Skating
at Wildwood; Cold to
Continue; Snow Coming

King Winter,~with his cold and icy
blasts. struck Harrisburg full force
last night, and this morning the Sus-
quehanna river and Wildwood Lake
were covered with a thick coating of
ice.
The officials of the City Park De-
partmont will fly the red flag to-mor-
row unless the temperature rises at an
alarming rate tonight. The ice on
wildwood is not strong enough to hold
big crowds for skating, but should be
by tomorrow.
Increasing cloudiness with light
snow Tomorrow and slightly warmer
weather is the forecast given to-day
at the local weather bureau A cold
wave coming down over the Central
states may swerve eastward and keep
the temperature down, however.
The thermometer is expected to
drop to "a degrees tonight and will
not go above thu freezing point to-
morrow. The river and all of its
branches will probably remain gem
orally icebound. At this point the sur
lace is rough and uneven, owing to the
slush ice which had been floating down
the channels during the last few days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
St. Stephens Takes Over
the Alricks Property

An important Front street real
estate transaction was consummated
yesterday afternoon when the vestry
of the st. Stephens Episcopal
congregation exercised an option
OF w. NJ. Donaldson on the Alricks
property Immediately adjoining the
church on the south. The considera-
tion was $3.50 and the residence
will be remodeled for use as a rec
tory. 1t will be ready for occupancy
the first week in January when w.
Frank Whitman, who has purchased
the present rectory adjoining the
Executive Mansion will take possess
sion. 1t is understood that he paid an
approximate price for the property
which represents about half of the
frontage of the Alricks homestead.
The new rectory occupies the cor
ner of Front and Cranberry streets
and has a frontage of 526 feet and q
depth of 210 feet. Through this pur-
chase the congregation of st.
Stephens prevents a shutting in of
the church property and also obtains
ample room for future enlargement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Fox Terrier Indorses
Xmas Check With Paw
Then Cashes It at Bank
Special to The Telegraph

Mahanoy City, Pa, Dec. 15.-A dogs
appearance at a bank paying tellers
window, seeking payment of his
Christmas savings fund checks, anus
ed Christmas shoppers in this city
Yesterday. "Kiddo," the prize win
ming fox terrier of DIR. J. II. Hagen
buch, with check in mouth and in
dorsed by himself. was the lucky ca
nine.
a year ago Cashier w. II. Kohler. of
the Union National Bank, this city,
jokingly asked the doctor why he
didn't take out a savings account for
his dog.
Il will" replied the doctor.
1t became due to-day and amounted
TO $3.50, and the cashier sent out the
check to '.Kiddo Hagenbuch in care of
his pa"
The fox terrier was soon at the win
dow. The check had been indorsed
"Kiddo Hagenbuch in care of his
pa Opposite the signature an
peared mark of the dogs paw, the
cashier having pushed an ink pad
against it. The money was promptly
paid and the dog pranced away with
his envelope carrying the amount in
bills.
This is perhaps the only case in his
tory where a CANNES name appears in
the records of banking house.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
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Here's the Sweetest
Story Of the Marriage
Bureau Ever Told

When the pretty girl clerk in the
marriage license bureau murmured an
ecstatic "Oh, isn't he just the sweet
est thing!" after departing broad
shouldered husband elect this morning
fellow-clerks cast panied and eXagge-
rated glances heavenward and asked
each other how much longer the boss
expected mere man to stand for such
soft stuff.
but you can see for yourselves" /"
defended the clerk. "And what makes
it so very much more interesting is
that he said he was born on Christmas
Day and he may be married this COM
ing Christmas"
And when they had chance to
sneak look the mere man clerks OBJ
served from the license docket that
Clara Ethel Elder, a stenographer, of
Tyrone, had obtained the necessary
papers to wed q young engineer from
the same town. But that isn't what
made the mon clerks gasp. 1t was
the name of the husband elect It is
"R. Christmas CandyI'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Department of Agriculture
Values Them at Exactly
S5,568,773,OO0
WHEAT LEADS FIELI
Passes Billion Bushel Mark For
First Time in History
of Country
BY Associated Press

Washington, d. c., Dec. 15.-This
years principal farm crops were
worth s5,56S, 900 at December j
farm prices, the Department of Agri-
culture announced to-day in it's finaI
estimate and review of crop produc-
tion and values. That compared with
S4,97S,527,OO last year, $4.966,497,-
600 in 1913 and 900 in
1912.
With the wheat crop passing the
billion bushel mark for the first time
in the nations history, corn produc-
ton reaching a three billion bushel
total for the second time, and record
crops of oats, barley, rye. sweet pota-
toes, hay and rice, the year has been
an extraordinary one for farming
Prices paid farmers for some crops
have been higher than in other years
because of the European war and as q
result the value of some of the crops
is the largest ever recorded.
The value this year of each crop,
based on its farm price on December
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Federal Officers Regard Pa
per As Of Highest Import
Gnce in Investigation of
Neutrality Violations
PLANNED TO BLOW UP
BRIDGE IN CANADA
Statement Says Vice-Consul
Planned Outrage; Won
Brncken, Crowley and
Mrs. Cornell Free on $IO,-
600 Bail

San Francisco, Dec. 15.-The federal
investigation into the alleged German
plots involving violation OF United
states neutrality which already have
resulted in the indictment and arrest
OF Baron George Wilhelm Won Brinck-
en-, connected with the German consul
late general here; G. G. Crowley d
detective employed by Franz Bopp,
German consul general, and Mrs. Mar
garet Cornell, a secret agent en-
ployed by Crowley, received added inn
petus here to-day fro mthe publication
of the affidavit alleged to have been
sworn to August 27 by Johannes Hen
rykus Van Koolbergen, civil engineer
OF Mill Valley, Cal. Van Koolbergen
charged that he was employed by
Consul Bopp and Won Brincken, with
the knowledge and assistance of Ger
man Vice-Consul Eckhard Won
Setback, to dynamite tunnel or bridge
in Canada.
Federal officials here said they re-
garded Van Koolbergen's affidavit, the
text of which was published in Provi-
dence, r. l.. as the highest Importance
and expected it to be of great assist
ance to them in the trial of the per-
sons indicted.
George A. MCGOWAN. attorney for
Consul General Franz Bopp and
father-in-law of Baron Won Brincken,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
NOTE REACHES
FRENCH TODAY
Demands Immediate Release
of Six Germans Removed
From U. S. Ships
By Associated PrsSs

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Am-
bassador Sharp, at Paris, was expected
to deliver to the French foreign Office
to-day the American note asking for
the immediate release of the six Ger
mans and Austrians recently removed
by the French cruiser Descartes from
the American steamships Carolina,
Coamo and San Juan.
Although friendly in tone, the COM
munication is an emphatic protest
against the removal of the men, which
act. it declared, was in violation of
American rights and without legal JUS
tification. Precedents are cited in sup
port of the American position.
Refusal of Demand Expected
State Department officials believe
the French government may see fit to
contest the contentious of the United
States and that the men will not be
released until further communications
have passed between the two govern
ments. This opinion is based upon the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Captains Boyd and
Won Papen Are Granted
Safe Conduct by Allies
BY Associated Press

Washington, D. c., Dec. 15.-Safe
conduct for Captain Boy-Ed and Cap
tain Won Papen, recalled German naval
and military attaches, will be forth
coming soon from the allies. possibly
within the next twenty-four hours. il
was learned authoritatively to-day.
1t has virtually been decided to
grant safe conduct without requiring
the recalled emissaries to give assur-
ances that they will not participate in
the war upon reaching Germany. Only
a few minor details, it is said, remain
to be settled before the necessary off,
cial papers will be Forthcoming from
the British and French embassies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
St. Matthews Men Have
Great Time at Banquet

Speechmaking galore featured the
banquet held last evening in St Mat
thew's Lutheran Church, which is an
annual affair given by the Brotherhood
of the church. Devotional exercises in
the auditorium preceded the banquet at
which President Albert E. Burkholder
acted as POSTMASTER He introduced the
Following speakers, who received rous-
ing receptions: The Rev. E. e. Snyder.
who was presented with n delightful
gift in appreciation of his services
Captain Nelson, of the Salvation Army
NJ Fl. Thomas. G. A. Martz, w. II.
Fisher and w. NJ. Jacobs. Mrs. Fisher
was chairman of the kitchen commit
tee and, with her assistants, won the
hearts of the Brotherhood, of whom
about sixty were present. with the re-
suits of the cooking
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Affidavit by German Tool
duplicates German Consul
General Bopp in Sensa-
tiOnal Plot Case
ASSERTS HE STUDIED
MAIN RAILROAD LINES
Decided Which Tunnels and
Bridges Would Most Hin
der Transportation of Mu-
nitiOns and Ordered Them
Blown Up
By associated Press

Providence, r. l., Dec. 15.-The
Providence Journal prints to-day the
text of an affidavit made by Johannes
Henrykus Van Koolbergen in San
Francisco on August 27 last. This
affidavit goes into much circumstantiaI
evidence with regard to an alleged
organized German conspiracy on the
Pacific coast with the object of blowing
up munitions plants, on which indict-
ment have been returned by federal
grand jury in San Francisco against
Baron George Wilhelm Won Brincken,
c. G. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cor
nell.
The affidavit asserts that Franz
Bopp, German consul general at San
Francisco personally supervised the
activities of Koolbergen and directed
the attempt to hire him and blow up
tunnels on the Canadian Pacific rail-
road in May of the present year.
Go Over Maps
The affidavit also declares that Bopp
ordered the money for this work,
1900, to be paid to Koolbergen under
the impression that the work had
been accomplished when as a matter
of fact Bopp was misled by Canadian
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
SHERLOCK HOLMES
IS ON THE WAY
Man of Mystery Feeling Fine as
a Fiddle He Writes
Telegraph

Look out!
He's on the way.
The man of mystery is coming to
Harrisburg.
Before long, Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Will be doing stunts and fun. frolic
and amusement will come in punches
good and plenty. To his captor the
Telegraph will present SIS.
a letter was received from him yes-
terday and this is what he said:
please see that the exact time of
my arrival is not announced in print.
or anywhere else, for that matter I'll
not let it be known where l am COM
ing from or upon what train 1 will
arrive. but do not forget that my
photograph will be placed somewhere
preferably in bank) and that after
| am caught it will be on display in
some prominent place for everyone to
see. | do this for my own protection,
as we'll as for the protection of the
public. BY comparison - the photo
graph and myself-it can be seen that
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-15
Here's What Will Be in
Each of Those Baskets +!

What's going to be in the Christmas
baskets Jacob Tausigs Sons will give
to the ESQ poor families of the city
through the Telegraph and the AS
sociated Aid Societies?
That's what scores of poor, but
worthy people have been wondering
since the announcement of the gem
erous offer. Well, here's the answer:
One chicken: pan of scrapple;
pound of sausage; half peck of
potatoes; can of corn; quarter
peck of apples; can of peas; can
of syrup: pack of corn meal; bag
of Christmas candy; two loaves
of bread: one sack of flour; one
pound of coffee; two pounds of
sugar.
Some eats, eh7