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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07

An assortment OF stylish trir
at liberal price reduction.
The choice is somewhat linn
tied; but the quality is all that
might be desired - made of vel
vets in colors, black, brown,
green and navy blue.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Bathrobes

Good, warm, serviceable
flannelette bathrobes, in sew
eral patterns; corded at
neck and waist. Full widths.
Friday Sale, 81. .39.
BowMAN'S-Third Floor
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Men S Shirts

A choice variety of mems
percale and outing cloth
shirts with attached coll
lars. Friday Sale, 43c.
BOWMA Main Floor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07

his fine. Four does have been shot in
this section since the season opened.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Dressing Sacques

Fleece lined, in gray and
white and black and white
figured materials; sizes SO
to 46. Friday Sale, 400.
BOwMANs-Third Floor
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Table Danask

Imported mercerized table
damask, in rose, chrysan-
themum and pansy patterns !;
extra heavy quality, will
give excellent service. 70
inches wide. Friday Sale,
yd., $1.OO.
BOWMAN'S-Second Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Notified Administer
Rugs

With fancy borders, deep
tufts; 27x54 inches. Friday
Sale, $1.49.
BOWMANS-Fourth Floor
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Silk and Serge
Dresses at $1,000

Mostly navy and black.
Not all sizes.
Silk dresses are Of taffeta
and china silk with geor-
gette sleeves.
Serge dresses in plain
and pleated models.
Friday Sale, $1,000.
AN'S-Thlrd Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Velvets
Cottage Rods

White with silver trim
mings, or oak with wood
trimmings. Friday Sale, SC.
BOWMAN'S-Fourth Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
kinonos

Japanese crepe kimonos,
in rose, pink, blue and Law
ender, beautiful hand en-
broidery; full cut models
with large sleeves. Friday
Sale, ST.. so.
BOWMANS-Third Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-07
Men S Coat Sweaters

Heavy oxford sweaters,
with large shawl collar and
pockets. All sizes, from 81
to 40. Friday Sale, ST.. 80.
BOWMAN's--Main Floor.
The sun., 1916-11-04

parently cared 10 know him. He was
one of those who come back to the old
harnts Tor another peep at the place
whore once prosperity accompanied hem.
The sun., 1916-11-04
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Dull by Com pnrison Only.

There was a time. and not many
months ago. when the follower Of the
stock market tape would call a total Of
dealings Of more than 100000 shares in
the first three hours OF business n re-
Election OF n remarkably active %spccula-
ton. but when that total was announced
yesterday commission house scat
warmers agreed that 1t was a dull mar
kot and that the public evidently had re-
tired pending the outcom OF the election.
Trading was dull c3.y In comparison
with the great total OF Transactions on
Thursday. hut IL was "A respectable mar
kct nevertheless and a fair sized pro-
portion OF its operations was provided
by the public. There was Just as much
confidence shown In street circles as on
preceding day that President Wilson
would be defeated and just MS much
Willingness was shown To- give the Wilson
supporters generous odds in election bet
Ting.
The sun., 1916-11-04

An extraordinary situation Ia reported
in the leather trade, a reflection of which
+ presented In tn" movement Of the
central Leather ~tonpany's stocks, the
common, for instance. advancing yestcr-
day To- II new high record which repre-
scented an advance OF 81 points from its
low of the year. The leather market Is
moving under the influence OF "A trcmcn-
lotus home ana foreign demand on a ris-
In; scale OF prices, with every indica-
ton of further advances to the consumer
md the greatest depletion In SUPPLIES IN
the history of the industry. Roth do
nestle and foreign deInand Is so heavy
that trade interests assert orders for
l9l7 can he taken only on the basis of
prices prevailing at the time of ship
mcnt, wall street sees In the advance
IN Central Leather common the estah-
lishnent OF the issue on a straight 3 per
cent. basis. Recent quarterly dividend
declarations have been OF the basis Of
| per cent. regular and ! per cent. extra.
The sun., 1916-11-04
SlOss-S HELD.

S~loss-Shenield Steel aud Iron common
coined the ranks OF record breakers by
moving W more than 4 points, t. the best
Goint since 1911. buying OF the issue
coming from houses which have been
especially active In United states Steel.
1t Is estimated that the earnings Of the
company are rurnins at the annual rate
OF about !? per cent. on the common
stock, as compared with IL, per cent
earned in the first six months OF the
current year, while stree. gcesip places
the issue IN line FOR dividends which have
not been said since 1910, when a total
OF 80, per cent, was d~ishu'x"l. In 1907
the company paid upward Of 6 per cent.
on the common stock and although there
L. expectation ~ some quarters of Il re-
sumption Of dividends at the meeting Of
~" directors this month il j. reported
that certain members Of the hoard are
not In favor Of "A payment until cash
have been further strengthened
and more money has been spent from
earnings upon new construction.
The sun., 1916-11-04

Copper trade conditions In this coun-
try Ind strong reflection In the output OF
the Anaconda copper Company for Octo-
her. when - 500. 600 pounds Of the metal
were produced. as agsins, @t,"ou. 600 IA
thu" corresponding month last year. ami
.u the total for ten months, which show
500, GOO pounds more mined than tu
tho "utirc twelve months OF 1918, 20, On0. %
onu pounds moro than in 1914 and
$4,000" pounds more than in 1913.
The totd, production for the ten months
Of his year Of 2S@, 400, 600. on the basis
OF even - cent COPPER ,thr price has
ruled above that level most OF tho year,.
would figure out gross revenue of $50
500, 900, 40 compared with tho twelve
months record Of 1918 Of S6l.iT3,67S on
sales OF copper. silver and gold. ,;ro~s
revenue from copper for 1916 should be
more than $Sl. 600 900, and II reccipts
from royalties and merchandise sold, on
the basis OF last years income. are
added total gross would run IN the neigh
borhood OF 500, 00o 900.
The sun., 1916-11-04

In connection with the statement made
Thursday by a member of an inter-
national banking house ttat shipments
Of gold To- this country probably had
been suspended for the rest OF the year
II IS interesting TO note that gold coin iu
circulation In the United States shows
an Increase as compared with this time
last yea of sli3.0li.GSl n gold cor
tiicates In circulation an increase of
1885,, 500, $50. or "A total Increase IN gold
in the country outside Of Federal Treas
ury holdings OF si7S.?lj.:ll. In the las;
year Federal reserve notes in circulation
have increased S16.l6a.Tjo. national
bank notes have decreased s~4S.32J.72i
and there Is more available money than
ever before in the history OF the nation
with the per capita circulation on No
vcmbcr ! sans. against s37iJ Il year
ago s313l In 1914 and S34S0 In 1918.
1t is not surprising money is almost a
drug on the market.
The sun., 1916-11-04
HIGH GLASS RAILWAY
BONDS ARE SCARCE
New York City Issues Also Not
Numerous in Market,
Say Brokers.
BUYERS SEEK FOREIGNS
Some Industrials Show Ac-
tivity, With Better Prices
Recorded.
BUYERS SEEK FOREIGNS

Although the market for mortgage is
sues yesterday was quiet, both In the
stock Exchange n over the counter. as
compared with the heavy dealings OF the
day before, n substantial volume OF busl-
ness was recorded In some of the foreign
government issues and In medium and
low priced home securities. Bond houses
complained OF n great scarity OF high
grade railroad bonds. also OF New YORK
city issues, while they reported an excel
lent demand for municipals OF other
cities. n reflection of which ls presented
in tho ovcfsubscription for the Albany
offering. New York city 4iss sold at a
new high record.
Gilt edged bonds, While relatively In
active, were strong, notably the North
ern Pacific As, the Burlington JOINT 40
and the New York Central ~refunding
ii.s. Among the lower priced issues
Rock Island dchcnture -, colorado Mid
land first Is, Missouri Pacific general A.
and -. Louis and san Francisco prior
lien T. moved 20 A higher range.
In the Industrial list American Smclt-
ers Securities is were active ~ better
prices, while Central Leather 5s were
active also. but I, down AT the close. In
'cruat.onal Mercantile Marine SIS ended
= up. Anglo-Frcnch ~ were heavily
dealt in At eiTs. with substantial sales
NJ %. and on a smaller business tho
american Foreign Securities ~ and th"
United Kingdom ~ moved up an eighth
each. city of Paris 6s lost =.
The Russian Government Is about 10
offer here "A 10000. 900 unsecured 81.
per cent. five year loan. which II is un-
dcrstood will yield more than the 6ia
per cent. on the last preceding issue.
Total sales in the Stock Exchange
amounted In par value to s5,l9s.O0o. 10
compared with s7.l2l.0o Thursday and
SG.31S.Uo0 "A week ago.
quotations on governments and sales
Of other bonds follow
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
PREPARING FQR MIDST VIGOROUS
 CAAlPA|CN AGAINST zAPATA

and is defended by Very small parties. For this reason siege operations have been decided upon for this locality.
 In Norelos the roads are being re paired by advance infantry parties so that the passage of artillery may he feasible 1t is said that the city of Cuernavaca will be the first point of attack. This place lies in d deep valley. surrounded by precipitate hills It is now held hy forces of Zapata
 It is reported that great misery pre- Naiis in that neiShborhood, because of d lack of foodstnffs and any sembIance of military discipline The followers of Zapata are said to be fighting among themselves.
 Work on the triumphal arches ex- tending from the Castle Chapultepec to the National Palace is being hurried 1 in the expectation of a visit to the cap itol by General CarranZa and the mem i bers of his cabinet. Reports say that the party will remain here ten days. i later returning to the provisional cap itol at Queretaro.
 1t is reported here on high authority that d national convention will meet in Queretaro in the near future for the purpose of remodline the constitution and preparing the way for a general election of a president whose term will
 run from 1916 to 1922. Delegates from
 each state and territory of the repuh-
 lie and from the different army units
 will constitute the body, which will
 frame new charter for Mexico.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
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 SAN DIEGO March l7.-"Cncle sam is in deadly earnest and Villa will re- gret the day his bandits crossed the border and left death and destruction at Columbus,' declared Franklin K Lane. secretary of the interior tonight in discussing the Mexican situation
 The United States wants Villa dead or alive" he continued. His pursuit by American troops will be relentless. We do not know how long it will re quire nor how serious the task may be- come but the days of Villa are mum bered
 Secretary Lane asked for the latest word from the border and expressed satisfaction when told the American troops were reported to have appora Ch- ed the district where Villa is supposed to have retired
 Secretary and Mrs, Lane were guests of President G. A. Davidson of the eX- position at dinner tonight.
 Mir Lane is here for the dedication tomorrow of the Panama California In- ternational Exposition as the personal representatives of President Wilson and will deliver the principal address at the ceremonies Governor Hiram .!ohnsor and other state officials also arrived tonight, practically completing the liS of notables from many states and { number of foreign nations who will par ticipate in the exercises
 The program for dedication day, be ginning at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, will continue until after mid night President c. A. Davidson O the exposition, will offer a toast t peace at noon and formally announce the continuation of the 1915 fair int the 1916 international exposition. Tn toast will be drunk in orange juice.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
CQyy0uzQ Consul GQUe Life
 To Saue Ameuc0u Women

shoot. we are all MeXicanS here. The bandits seized the women and dragged them into the light one ny one, saving each time to rereyra, is this one a Mexican"
 "Pereyra brayely insisted we were and should not be molested. but it was easy for the murderers to see that he was lying The American soldiers were coming up and the Nillistas fled but they dragged Pereyra with them. kick ing and abusing him As his body was found some distance over the border l suppose they first intended to make him prisoner, but when the pursuit of the Americans became too hot theN shot him down and left him lying ir lhe brush.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
OVER TWO SCORE
 EMPRESS VIEWS
Of These, Meyer London of New York. Only Socialist Member of Congress, Op- poses Military Prepared ness Program
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 WASHlNGTON. March l1.-Nation- al defense legislation overshadoWed every other legislative issue today in both houses of congress The fact standing out most sharply from q whole day of debate end discussion was that only one voice had been raised against military preparedness is a national policy: that If Meyer London of New York, the only so- ciaIist member of congress.
 Ghe house completed more than half of it's set schedule "t ten hours general debate on the army increase bill More than two score members expressed ,heil views. The great ma .@ ioritv favored she committee %HS which is the most sweeping military measure ever considered in the coun- trv in peace times Many amend menl~ lo be offered were announced. however and the prospect of passing the bill oy tomorrow night virtually vanished | may te late next week before the final vote is taken
 In the senate Chairman Chamber lain announced that he would seek to have the military committees par- fected army ain taken up next Mon day. The water power bill must he displaced to permit this President Wilson's 3pfo for haste on pre- 1 paredness measures. it was thought tonight. would lead the power bin ad- 1 vocates to yield their place without struggle.
 1 The failure of any organized onpe- i ~ition to the purposes of the arm> 1 bill to show itself on the floor of the f house led Representative Hay. chair I man of the house committee. to ahan don the night session proN idcd for tnaer he special rule hich gives the bill rlght of way The accumulation of amendments to be offered also m 1 fluenced his decision They cannot he taken up until the ten hour general deiate is ended After that the live 1 minute speech rule will apply so t was regarded as useless to hold night sessions in an effort to get through tomorrow nisht
 The general debate will conclude early tomorrow and the sirHggle With amendments been Several mem hers of the committee all of hom SIStftN tue ltliplt 'ii tiIN '4ll+ N iti /, propose changes in specific sections. They are not bound by any commit
 tee agreement As member after member added his approval to the llan for increasing the army during
 tht. day nteres; in the debate flagged.
 IL was too one sided to attract T
 crowd. Al times there WeIe not more
 than score Of seats filled on tine
 floor
 Party lines were utterly forgotten
 in the discussion RepresentatiN Hay '1 faced the house for an hour. deliver
 ing no set speech but ready io an
 sWcr questions from another quarter
 Representative Kahn, ranking minor i ity member of the communities. ire { quentiy interNeued 10 aid fne chair Continued on Page FiNel
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
MORE CAVlZnY
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. : cOLUMBJS. \. M. March r. CB> messeneer to IT Paso1 Two half squadrons of cavalry lefi the eNredJ- tioH9t. main base here to-day striking io a westerly direction Whether they seern intended to reinforce the punt tive columns Nas aot knuH0. one re- port indicated That they were going out to help protect the line of comnlum- cations If that portion of tne expedition under Colonel George p0dl, which three days ago crcled to the westward fifty miles from he:e and entered Mexico ;lhout the same time with the main column which wen. directll south from here.
 Troop trains overaieht swellcd the Columbus camp to what is said t0 be nearly the size of the original eNpedi- tion Heavy coustrue ton work of many varieties W4s under WaN today. and a peW city Was rising with almost visi- ble progress. to become the home of the large permanent iase which will he cs- 1 tahlshed here
 The report lhat several men on ont post duty with the expedition had beer wounded by snipeFs has rot been con firmed here. 1t is jsnificant- that the soldiers about camp. who come ntt {, emmmicatiou with the returning re- ] laAs of transport drivers. receive in- formlt-.l which leads them to he!iev' that the march has been quiet thu. far.
 Except for th.s occasional gossip an' the secret dispatches coming in ove the wire. the men of the exposition ou somewhere ia northern Ghihuahua ar,
 (Contirued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
London Report Says Torpedo

LONDON. March 17.-From details of the sinking of the steamship Tuban- t.a Lord Robert Cecil minister If WAT trade expressed the belief today in an interview with the representative of rhe Associated Press that the vessel vas torpedoea.
 "We recently detained the Tuhantia
 day oI two for the purpose of talk ing actual contraband from her mails. 7 said Lord Cecil, but we never sent several hundred sacks of mail to the bottom of the ocean
 Lord Cecil said that he was in re- ceipt of no definite or official reports on which 10 base his opinion that the chip was torpedoed He added that he vas inclined to believe that the Ger mans were so determined upon the destruct.on of tonnage that thoy will not forego attacking neutral ships tl serve this purpose.
 From tn" question of the destrGctioI of tonnage Lord Cecil turned to the subject of blockade. saving "Our re- ports show Germany is becomna weaker While nations in the pas 1 continued fighting long after economic exhaustion It must he remembered thai
 this war is different: that finances art much more important than ever be | fore and the destruction of materia greater Our relations with the neu- ! trals as affected by the blockade. ar, gradually improving
 i Consular General Skinner has {
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
NOW CERTAIN TORPEDO SANK
 THE TUbANT|A
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TUE HAGUE. ovia London) March 1s-The ministry of marines announces that affidaVits by the officers of the Dutch steamer Tubantia show trat the steamer was struck by a torpedo the wake of which they saw The shn was struck six feet below the water line on the staraoard side.
 Dr. Luis Salinas Vega, Bolivian min ister to Germany, who was among the survivors, lost personal property valued at $60000 when the vessel went down. He said his wife carried away from the Tuhantia when they left the snt ing vessel three satchels containing diplomatic papers and con- siderable quantities of personal ef- iects. The salchels, however by some mischance, were left in the lie boa which was put adrift when they went on board the rescue vessel.
 Accordins to pr. Vega, four persons were killed in the disaster including two stokers.
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
ASKING LL0YDS F0R INSURANCE
 AGAINST EARLY PEACE DEC| AIlR|||A|T|0N

policy eXtcndns to the end of t.e year the rate would he n percent. some brokers quoted IS hisa as 90 percent for policy insarns against tAe war ending by the end of December Thesa rates are intended to te prohioitiyc and no transactions were effected
 The rates also are m indication that the underwriters believe that tie war will not continue beyond the end of the present year Their optimism is based on tine failure of the Germans 10 pierce the French lines at Nerdun. sumors that Germany is putting out feolers in the direction of peace and that Tmkey has made proposals for a 1 separate peace
Arizona republican., 1916-03-18
M0in c. s. F0rce M Memco
 Hos NOt EWC0uWter9d B0NditS
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WASH NGTC% March F The man American cNpeditiouary force in Mexico as late aS this afternoon had encountered none If Villas outlaws Reports To tis If -eJ were received by tlc war department iu field wireless messages rel4@cd hN telegraph from point along the international border
 Officials Interpret the information as entirely indicating that Nllla and his handits,Ware fleeing before the Ameii- can advance and that il was extremely doubtful that they would attempt to make a stand. The opinion prevailed among army officers that the cam pAlsu would develop quickly iuto a guerrilla warfare if any opposition at all developed The war department had no continuation of eorder reports .hat slipers had fired on the American troops.
 Iu th" senate today a concurrent res oluGon bs Senator La Toilette. declsr- il@ hat congress approved the uSe of the army to pursue Villa and givius further assurances that tle sopcr- ciguty of Mexico was uot to be en- croaohed pou by the punitive eNuedl- tiou, was unanimously adopted without debate.
 Reports to he state and wan de partmeats Indicated that conditions generally iu the interior of lieNieo were fairls quiet General Funston reported in one dispatch that there was some excitement II various places along the border. In another he said trains south hound from tie border carried only d lew pa~ ongerg Other dispatches re- 1 ceiyed from him were of purely rou- tine character il was said autloria /! tively
 Consul adyices to the state depart ment Were to the effect that quiet pre- vailed in virtually all sections of Mex ico with the exception of Tamlico anc i Torreon At Tampico and in the al- iaceHt oil fields Americans were re- ported to he uneasy aithou4n no dis orders mad developed. The attitude q the military forces in the district n said tu be unfaulterablN to Ameicau4 it is elieEcd. however that when tn,
 acuuisaccnt attitude of the de fact, government toward the campaig, against \ illa becomes known ther,
 will re nn fHrthcr cause for appre
 hension. The situation in Tampico i
 not d new one and is not direct re
 suit of the determination of the Unite,
 states to capture Villa.
 Torreon has for some time been
 seat of disorder. Couusul Williams who left his consulate at Torreon i charge of the British vice counsul an
 leturrei to the border with party , Americans reported to the state de : partmcnt late today that he mad qu
 his post because of unhearable condi
 tions.
 , Representative Dyer of Missour who tele@raphed the state commander
 of the spanish war veterans sever; [ days aso asking how many of the | members were ready to volunteer f, | service in Mexico announced tonigl : that he had received twenty replies il
 dicating that at least 46,000 of the ve crans would be immediately availab f if called upon. The war departme n has made 1t plain, however, that the ., is no present intention of asking for t
 services of any volunteers.