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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
RAIDER MOEWE is
REPORTED TAKEN
[Cont!nued From First Page.l

NOntsnueu NiNNt
Admiralty transports, in addition to
capturing the Appam.
Dispatches from the Canary Islands
late last month reported the arrival
of the British steamer Westburn with
a German prize crew on board, said
TO be from the Moewe. According to
these reports the Moewe continuing
her activities after the capture of the
Appam and the seven other British
vessels between January 16 and Feb
ruary sank five British steamers on
the coast of Brazil
A vigorous search for the Moewe
was begun by the British Admiralty.
The Moewe was reported to be a
tramp steamship fitted with guns for
preying on commerce of the entente
allies.
The German cruiser Room was said
to have escorted the Moewe when the
latter captured the Appam. \ report
that the Room had been captured by
the British cruiser Drake Off Bermuda
was published last month but subse-
quently was denied.
The island OF Trinidad is one of
the British Indies. lying off the coast
Of Venezuela.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
TELEPHONE co. CHANGES
Increased Business Compels Shifting
of Various Departments

Oi NdElolS departments
Increased business i'll its long dis
tance department has required the
Bell Telephone Company to make GER
tain changes in the quarters at EOS
Walnut street tor the accommodation
of the equipment, and the problem has
been solved 10y extending the old
equipment room on the upper floors.
This change required the converting
of the operators lunch and retiring
rooms for the addition to the equip
ment room and the girls rooms ac-
Cordingly were moved over into the
building adjoining the main structure.
The latter had been used for offices of
the plant supervisors. To-day how
ever, the plant supervisors moved their
quarters to. the second floor of the
Cameron building. Second and Walnut
streets. incidentally the traffic chief
of the American Telephone and 'Tele-
graph Company has moved his quar-
ters from 20S Walnut street to the
Kunkel building.
Just now busy the telephone COM
pany is these days is indicated by the
number of stations served on the Har-
risburg exchange on March /. There
are Just 1915.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

demonstrate 20 Germany that the dis
sensions against the Presidents for
eign policy do not have the support of
Congress.
1T has been decided to bring the
resolution up for action as soon as
possible, but probably not to-day" said
Senator James. of Kentucky. one of
the administration supporters. I'VE
have got the votes in the Senate to
smash it," Senator Stone, at the out
set of his proposal, made a statement
of the international situation as he
understood it.
Senator Stone declared it was his
hope that something could be done at
once to bring the President and Con-
gress more closely in accord on the
issue and that he was framing a sub
stitute for all pending resolutions on
the subject.
Want Prompt Action
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
ranking Republican member of the
foreign relations committee, declared
he was in accord with Senator Stones
desire for prompt action and he agreed
that the issue was more important
than anything else now before Con-
gress.
Chairman Flood said on his return
to the Capitol that he believed some
resolution acceptable to the President
would be agreed upon in the foreign
affairs committee to-day.
Representative Garrett, of the rules
committee, after talk with the Presi-
dent, spoke of the possibility that the
committee could bring in a rule to
discharge the foreign affairs commit
tee from consideration of one of the
resolutions ana thus force the question
out for Il vote in the House over the
opposition of those who want to pre-
vent it. No action along that line had
been determined upon at this stage, he
said.
Lining Up for Vote
Administration forces evidently are
lining up for n vote in the Senate on
the armed ship resolution. Senator
Stone at the opening of the session
to-day proposed an adjournment, to
take the Senate out of recess, in which
it has been working, so as to clear the
parliamentary situation for a vote on
Senator Cores resolution.
Senator Gore made the suggestion
after a conference with administration
leaders, who decided the situation in
the House was so complex, with possi-
bility of delay, that they would not
wait for a vote there, but would go
ahead in the Senate, where they are
confident the antiadministration reso-
lutions can be defeated. It seemed to
| be the plan TO bring the Gore reso-
luton up tomorrow.
Stone at Odds
Senator James. one OF the adminis-
tration supporters, said
''It has been decided to bring the
reolution up for action as soon as pos
sible, but probably not to-day. We
| have got he votes in the Senate to
smash it,"
Senator Stone, from the floor, an
nounced that he and the President
were not in accord on the issue.
Senator John Sharp Williams, Dem
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
ADVANCE NOVEL
PLEA TO MAKE
CAPITAL DRY
Four Beers a Day, or Clothes
For Family? Circular
Asks

Washington. March 2.-The crusade
for prohibition in the District of
Columbia is growing stronger. Mass
meetings are held nightly, and clergy
men are making it the subject OF
sermons. The Senate is favorable to
the pending bill, and the only way 1t
is likely to be defeated is by the at
tachment of a rider to the measure,
providing for a referendum. In that
case, the advocates of dry" cap
ital will refuse to accept the bill, hold
ing that with u predominating negro
vote here, the proposition would be
defeated in an election.
Among the most conspicuous pleas
for prohibition being distributed is
one which says:
(which is better? Four beers a day
for the man for one year-s7S:
COR for his family?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
VERNON RETTEW SELLS SITE
Al It'll AND CHESTNUT AGAIN

Among The realty transfers recorded
to-day was the sale by c. Vernon Ret
tew of The Roumfort property at
Fourth and Chestnut streets to Jose
phine Roumfort. The property had
been acquired yesterday by Rettew
from the heirs of the Roumfort estate.
A modern apartment house, it is un-
derstood, is to be erected on the site.
cluded:
f. w. Bowman ct al, farm in Derry
township to Mary a. Baccastow.
100000; w. X. Alricks' executor to
Joseph Montgomery, plot in Tenth
street, $3,S1S; same property sold by
Montgomery 10 Donald Mccormick for
S7,627. Anna NJ. Bender sold 20l5
Green street 10 w. Sterner for $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
Britain Plans to Exclude
German Goods After War
Bv Associated Press

London, March 2.-The Daily News
learns that the inner circle of the cab
met will recommend the incorpora-
ton in the budget of an announce
ment that German imports will be
prohibited after the war and also that
m measures will be taken, probably in
the nature of preferential duties, for
the purpose of encouraging exports
from the British colonies to the coun-
tries of the allies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
Roosevelt Withdraws
From Illinois Primaries
BY .4tEocintcd PtcSS

New York, March 2. - Theodore
Roosevelt's determination not to allow
the use of his name as a candidate
for the Presidential nomination in the
Spring primary elections was en-
phasiZed to-day by the announcement
that his secretary, John w. McGrath.
has directed the withdrawal of Mr..
Roosevelt's name from the Illinois
primaries.
This is the fourth State in which Mr..
Roosevelt has refused to allow the
use of his name. The others are
Nebraska, Minnesota and Michigan.
Mr.. Roosevelt is now on a trip to the
West Indies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
Italian Vessels Will
Continue to Carry Guns
For Defensive Purposes
BY Associated Press

Rome. March 1.-The Italian Am
bassador at Washington, Count
Maochi, has been instructed to notify
the American government that not
withstanding the German, and Aus
trian DEGREES regarding the sinking
of armed merchantmen. Italian mer-
chantmen will continue TO carry arma-
ment. .......
The ambassador also has been in
structed to say that Italian merchant
men will use their artillery only for
defensive purposes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
START KREsGE ALTERATIONS

Work started to-day on extensive
Improvements at the S. S Kresge d
Co. and 10 cent store. 326 Market
street. Modern windows will be in
stalled, with double-deck display ia
cilities, permitting the extension of the
floor space thirteen feet. The store
will have 75 10 100 feet more counter
room when the windows are COM
pleted. \ new electric lighting system
will be installed and new heating ap-
paratus. G. W. Irwin, the manager
said the improvements will cost $4,000.
They will ne completed in two weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
Four More British
Vessels and Italian
Ship Reported Sunk

London. March 2.-The sinking of
four more vessels was reported to-day.
The crews of three British smacks
landed at Lowestoft. Their vessels are
said TO nave been sunk in the North
Sea.
The Italian sailing ship Elisa also is
reported TO have beeu sunk.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARY II. THOMAS

Mrs. Mary II. Thomas, aged sc, wife
of George Thomas, died this morning.
at her home, "a South Tenth street She
is survived by her husband and one
sister. Funeral services will be held at
the Wesley African Methodist Episcopal
Zion Church. Saturday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. conducted by the Rev. w. A.
Ray. Burial will be made at the Lin
coin Cemetery
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
WIDOW OF HERO OF
MEXICAN WAR DIES

Mount Sterling, KY, March Mrs.
Williams, widow of General
j. s. (Cerro Gordo) Williams, the
Mexican War veteran, died here to-
day. During the Civil War Mrs. Will
Hams fitted ouc a full company of Con-
federate infantry at her own expense
She was 30 years old
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
FOOD RIOTS SERIOUS
By Associated Press

Madrid, March 2.-Strikes and dis
turbances have occurred in most of
the provinces of Spain as a result of
the increased cost of food. general
strike was proclaimed in Valencia
where serious rioting took place. one
person being killed and many injured.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
SOLOMON FOHTZ

Solomon Foltz. aged Ga, of New
Bloomfield, died last night in the Har-
risburg Hospital from a complication
of diseases. He was admitted to the
institution on February 25.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
PACKERS STRIKE SETTLED

Sioux City, Iowa. March 2.-The
strike of , 500 employees of the Armour
and Cudahy packing houses was set
tied to-day. I.aborers were granted a
wage increase from 19 TO 2 cents an
hour and will be given at least eighty
hours work every two weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
MESSIAH BENEFIT PROGRAM

An interesting program is promised
tomorrow night at Chestnut Street
Hall, for the Messiah Lutheran Church
benefit. The program will include solos
by John E. Siefert, lyric tenor, and read
ings by Miss Rae. teacher of elocution
at Irving College. Tickets are on sale
at the Stieff piano rooms. "a North Sec
ond street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
STOLE PLYMOUTH ROCKS
Sbcciql to tie Telcgrdph

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March .. =
Thieves entered the premises of Addi-
son Morrett, at The Pines on the south
ern edge of town, last night and stole
twenty-one fine Plymouth Rock chick
ems. weighing between seven and eight
pounds apiece. There is no clue to the
snow fell. Mr.. Morrett is a rural mail
carrier ON Route No. 8.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

o atom Mrs t an NJ ON Osborne
civil and also the Public Service co"m""
% @ $Ss $ @ @ @ @ a %s @ psS1n nsa to %at Rs %Ea s5&s
gave Row $ her frs my
%Ted fnad 1ugnu htnl-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

On February 30 it was announced
that the Knippla, a vessel of 531 tons,
had struck a mine and sunk south of
lNalsterbo, Sweden and that the crew
had been rescued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
SHE'LL FALLS ON FOOT

c. Shaffer, aged rs. of Edgemont.
employed in the munition department
of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
fractured this afternoon when a shell
fell on it, He was treated at the
Harrisburg hospital
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
MEDICAL COUNCIL TO MEET

The council of the Harrisburg Aca-
deny of Medicine will meet tomorrow
evening in regular session at the Har-
risburg Academy of Medicine, 319
North Second street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
EIGHTEEN DROWN
BY associated Press

London, March 2.-The Russian
steamship Alexander WentZel has been
sunk. Eighteen of the crew were
drowned and eleven rescued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02

A dispatch of yesterdays date an
nounced that the Thoruaby had been
sunk in the North Sea and that nearly
all of the crew were killed or drowned.
Later it was reported that the steamer
DevereauN had arrived in the Tyne
bringing the steward of the Thornabv
who had been rescued from the wreck
age and reporting that two other per-
sons had been saved by the steamer
lIighgate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
THORNABY HIT MINE

London, March 2.-Lloyd's agent at
Blythe reports that the British steam
ship Thornaby was sunk by a mine on
Monday last.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
SUNK IN SWEDISH WATERS

Stockholm, March 2.--It has been
learned that the Swedish steamer
Knippla was sunk about 500 yards
inside the limit of Swedish waters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-02
sARAH LANDIs, Will PRORATEn

The will of Sarah II. Lands, Derry
township, was probated to-day and let
ters of administration were issued TO
william Stouffer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
AN INTERESTING COINCIDENCE.

The three United States senators
who are most active in making Mexi-
can mischief are Fall of New Mexico,
Borah of Idaho and Gallinger Of New
Hampshire.
Senator Fall has extensive mining
interests in Mexico. His purpose in
helping to create a situation that
would compel armed Intervention re-
quires no explanation.
Senator Borah is one of the num-
erous aspirants for the presidency,
and is evidently hoping for Mexican
issue.
Senator Gallinger is the old guard
leader of the republican minority in
the senate.
All three of these eminent states
men are fearless and uncompromis-
ing in their attitude toward Mexico.
But curiously enough, all three of
them voted for Germany and against
the United States on the armed-mer-
chairman issue. They were among
the fourteen senators who opposed
the tabling of the Gore resolution.
Association with them in the bust
ness of inflaming public sentiment
against Mexico are all the leading
prof. German newsI apers in the Unit
ed States, headed by the Hearst pa
pers and the Chicago Tribune.
Readers may draw their own con-
illusions from this statement of fact.
New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06

racy has acted with respect to a mat
ter about which, for SO years, the re-
publicans had only talked about, and
republican bankers and financiers
everywhere praise the result.
They cannot go before the people
on the issue of preparedness. For the
democrats inherited the army and
navy that, half century Of republi-
can rule had fitted the country out
with, and the ideals of military effici-
ency that half century of pork bar
rel republican craftsmanship had
shaped. Ana the democrats are now
acting constructively, just as they did
on the money question. There will
be no core to the preparedness apple
by November.
Will Mexico be made the issue: We
hardly think so. or the democrats
would insist on inquiring what was
done with the constructive oppor-
tunities which were ours in Mexican
affairs during the four years preced-
ing March 4, 1913. They would in
sist on reading into the records
the story of dollar diplomacy, when
Philander c. Knox was secretary of
state and Henry Lane Wilson, friend
of Richard Achilles Ballinger, was
ambassador and dean of the diplo-
matte corps in the City of Mexico.
We end as we began. On what is
sue do our friends the republicans
propose to go before the country in
November?-St. Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
STATEMENT.

OF the ownership, management,
etc., required by the Act of Congress,
of August "a, 1912,
Of The Leon Reporter, published
weekly, at Leon, Iowa.
State of Iowa,
Decatur County, IS.
Before me, a notary public in and
for the county aforesaid, personally
appeared o. E. Hull, who having
been duly sworn according to law.
deposes and says thai he is the own
err of The Leon Reporter, and that
the following is, to the best of his
knowledge and belief, a true state
ment CT the ownership and manage
ment Of the aforesaid publication for
the date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August "a,
1912, embodied in section 443, Postal
Laws and Regulations, to-wit:
That the names and addresses OF
the publisher, editor, managing edi-
tor and business managers are:
Publisher-O. E. Hull, Leon, Iowa.
Editor-O. E. Hull, Leon.~ Iowa.
Managing Editor-O. p. Hull:
Leon, Iowa.
That the owners are: o. E. Hull,
Leon, Iowa.
That the known bOndhOlders,,
mortgages, and other security hold
ers owning or holding per cent or
more of the total amount of bonds,,
mortgages or other securities are:
None.
O. E. HULL,
Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this 23rd day of March, 1916.
S. Varga, Notary Public.
My commission expires, July, 1918.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
THE COLONEL SHOULD BE SPE-
CHIC.

In his ttack upon President Will
sons Mexican policy Col. Roosevelt
makes it clear that he dsapproves
every attempt the president has
made to find some Mexican party or
faction capable of restoring peace
and order in Mexico. He charges
that the president has done every
tt. ing he ,uld against or in dlsre-
gard of the men who represent the
only chan to get peace and liberty
for the Mexican people.
The only party Which the presi-
dent has steadily opposed is the par
ty of the unlamcnted Huerta. No
other set of men could have been in
Col. Roosevelt's mind when ne made
his charge, but he did not, in so many
words, denoun~e the president for
opposing the element in Mexican at
fairs which followed Huerta and
would follow any other leader who
happencd to establish himself in
Mexico by blood, iron and cold cash.
If made in that way the issue
would have beer rntirely too clear,
and Col. Roosevelt knows full we'll
that virtually the whole body Of
American people approve and praise
the president for his refusal to sup
port the dictatorship which Huerta
founded upon murder.-st. Louis
Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
primary contest.

primary contest.
Soon after w. w. Marsh was elect
ed a member of the democratic ma
tional committee, he conceived the
idea of organizing the Iowa Demo-
cratic Club" which organization he
claimed was for the purpose OF collect
ing funds to be turned over to the
democratic state central committee 20
be used in the campaign only. Sollcl-
tors were Immediately put in the
field who called upon practically eV-
ery democratic postmaster in the
state of Iowa and made it plain to
him what he would be expected to
contribute at least five per cent of
his salary to the Iowa Democratic
Cub. 1t is the opinion of many good
democrats that the Iowa Democratic
Club was organized for the sole and
only purpose of perpetuating in office
the men who have abused the conf
dence of the rank and file OF the
democratic party in Iowa. AT "a
meeting of the state central commit
tee held in Des Moines in Fepruary
of this year, it was stated by those
who represented the club, that over
$4,000 has been collected, but when
Mr.. E. r. Meredith, the treasurer,
was questioned about the finances OF
the club, he stated, that he knew
nothing about it, and said, That ev-
erything was handled through the
Shenandoah headquarters.
Remembers! That on April 10th,
you and your democratic friends Will
be the factors who will decide. Wheth-
er the future democratic party OF
Iowa shall be controlled by men try
ing to represent the rank and file OF
the voters, or by those now IN con-
troll, whose manipulations to perpet-
uate the House of Marsh, Reed. Key
nolds and Hughes which has become
a byword in the state. We believe
that now is the appointed time to de-
eide for a new deal in democratic
politics in Iowa.
Democratic National Committee
man is elected by your vote on April
10th.
Very truly yours,
Progressive Democratic Committee,
J. J. Reddy, in charge,
Des Moines, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-04-06
HE'S A FINE CHAIRMAN.

We have before us bunch of let
tiers sent out by the democratic state
committee to the pOStmasterS OF the
state. Some of these letters are sign
ed by DR.. J. w. Reynolds, chairman
of the democratic committee and
some by Nick Reed, former chairman
and now marshal for the southern
district of Iowa and the boss Of DR..
Reynolds. These letters are sent out
in the interest of the hand picked
candidates for national committee
man and delegates to the national
convention in St. Louis. DR.. Rey-
nolds is chairman of the democratic
committee of this state and as such
he is under obligations to keep out
money has been contributed by the
of the state organization. This money
is being used by the organization to
help defeat some CT the men who
contributed the money. We submit
to you, is that fair? Would any hon
est man collect money from a man
and use it to defeat the contributor?
That is just exactly what is being
done by the state committee. Money
that was contributed to boost the
party is being used to defeat certain
members who cannot be controlled
by the bosses. What has Ed Dunn
done that he is forbidden the votes
of the democrats of Iowa? Wasn't
he our candidate for governor in 1912
and didn't he come nearer winning
than any man has for a quarter OF a
century? Now according to the boss
es if one should vote for him he is
read out of the democratic party. The
only trouble is the committee didn't
pick him. We suspect with the Organi-
cation using it's influence against
these follows whom they did not pick
they will be defeated but the methods
used are reprohensible. We see by
these letters to MY Dear Postmast-
err that all candidates of the bosses
were chosen in open meetings held in
each congressional district in Iowa.
We attended the meeting of this dis
trict and O. P. Meyers was the unani-
nous choice for delegate at large but
he was later turned down by the
bosses. Two years ago the same tao
l.cs were used by the state commit
tee against the nomination of Ed
Meredith for United States senator
and the result was the election of A.
3. Cummins. We repeat that we have
no fight with any of thc Sc fellows on
either ticket but in the interest of
decency and democracy the state COM
mittee should keep it's hands Off
Sigourney Review.