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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
Scientific Expedition
in Deep Sea Treasure
Hunt For Bullion Bars
Special to The Teleernrh


Washington, July ia scientific
treasure trove expedition. Ander the
command of a United States naval en-
pert and advised by government sub
marine authorities, is off the Virginia
Capes. The first objective point of the
expedition is the deep-sea grave of the
Ward liner Merida, which was rammed
four years ago by the United Fruit
Company steamship Admiral Farragut
and went down 90 miles off the Cape
Charles Light, carrying to the bot
tom a cargo of silver bars and other
treasures valued at more than 81 ,000,-
900.
The expedition includes the steam
vessels Titania, Fearless and F. H.
Beckwith, a wrecking vessel a yacht
and tug, and is under the command
of George D. Stillson. for many years
In charge of the government diving
work and the man who raised the
submarine F-4, in Honolulu harbor,
last year. 1t has been sent out from
New York by the Interocean Submarine
Engineering Company, corporation
OF which Rear Admiral Colby NJ. Ches-
ter, U. S. N, retired. is the president
The company has been financed by
Percy Rockefeller. of Standard Oil in
terest; Charles H. Sabin. president of
the Guaranty Trust Company, of New
York. and others.
The fleet sailed from New York on
Friday afternoon, and will touch at
Norfolk.
If this first undertaking is carried
out as rapidly as its promoters be-
lteve possible, the treasure seeking ex-
pedition will turn its attention to other
vessels wrecked on the Atlantic coast
and which are known to contain treas
ure The scope of the scheme may be
extended to the salvage of boats sunk
by submarines during the European
war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
Plan to Dispose Of Naval
Bill and Take Up Army

Washington, July IT. = Consider
alton of the naval appropriation bill
was resumed in the Senate to-day with
Democratic leaders bent on its dispos-
al in time to take up also this week
the army bill. Democrats are deter
mined to pass the more important leg
islation and adjourned by August 20.
To-day they sought to hold Republi-
cans to their promise of cooperation.
The naval bills building program
was debated to-day. This feature of
the measure is radically different from
the house bill. 1t provides for COM
pletion of the navy general boards
five-year building plan within three
years and puts the number of capital
ships to be built next year at eight !,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

cheers and Mr.. Maurer then discussed
the attitude of the company officials.
Rupley Urges Cooperation
EX-Congressman Arthur r. Ripley,
of Carlisle, also addressed the men,
stating that no results would be OBJ
tained until the capital and labor rep
resentatives co-operated. Following
the addresses the men disbanded. A
meeting was held at 26 North Third
street at o'clock, when more ad-
dresses were made, the men all signify
ing their intention not to return to
work.
About 200 Are Out
Thorpe in speaking of the strike
at noon said tnat four new members
have been added to the union and that
three of the four who left the union
yesterday returned again to-day and
would not operate cars.
The strike situation remained prac-
tically the same to-day as it was yes
terday, when almost 200 of the rail-
ways employees left their cars and did
not return to work.
Plans for service tomorrow have
not been completed. according to
officials of the company, and they still
hope that some of the men will return
and leave the union. Service to-day
was practically the same as yesterday.
but some of the crews were relieved
this afternoon. Those who manned
lilS NsAi . SlOlNttily lGllldlllSu Oll lH6 JOD,
disregarding jibes and jeers from their
striking comrades.
No disorder was reported at any
place. At Cameron and Market streets
a large crowd collected and blocked
the switch at s o'clock this morning,
but traffic was opened by the police
and the crowd remained orderly after
ward.
Men Hold Parade
The strikers organized a parade at
Fourth and Market streets shortly
after II o'clock with Mr.. Thorpe and
the union officials in the lead. The
men marched east in Market street to
Cameron street and south in Cameron
street to the power plant. They then
returned to Market Square for the
mass meeting. Plans are under way
for another street parade tonight, be-
ginning about Z o'clock.
According to Mr.. Thorpe, more than
$50 strike breakers are being kept
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
CONSIDER CLARKE NOMINATION
By Assoeiated Press

Washington. D. c., July 1.-THE
nomination of Judge John H. Clarke,
of Ohio, to be associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States
to succeed former Justice Hughes was
considered by the Senate Judiciary
Committee to-day and formally re-
of Senators Overman O'Gorman.
Fletcher. Clark. of Wyoming, and Dill
bingham. No objections to the nomi-
nation have been filed and the full
committee expects to hear from the
subcommittee and to recommend con-
firmatton at its meeting next Monday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
Orpet Acquitted Of
Murder Charge After
Jury Is Out Five Hours

Waukegan, ILL.,, July 17.-Will Orpet
was Saturday night found not guilty
of the murder OF Marion Lambert.
At 746 o'clock the jury, out hours
and Sc minutes. entered the court
room. Judge Donnelly received the
verdict. He read it:
we, the jury, find the defendant,
William Orpet, not guilty"
The most composed person in the
entire courtroom was William Orpet.
He smiled when the verdict was read
and kissed his mother
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
Prohibitionists Gather For
National Convention
By Associated PRESS

st. Paul, Mimi, July 17.-Most of
the 1880 delegates to the Prohibition
national convention, which opens here
Wednesday, are expected to arrive to-
day to attend the get together" con-
ference tomorrow, when the union of
all forces opposed to the liquor traffic
will be discussed by nationally known
reformers.
The convention proper will be called
to order in the Auditorium at 10
o'clock Wednesday. Sessions will be
hel Thursday ana Friday, the selection
of presidential and e-presidential
candidates coming on the final day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
TwO-Men Teams From Here
in Rotary Tournament
By Associated Press

Cincinnati, Ohio, July IT. - The
seventh annual convention os the In
ternational Association of Rotary
Clubs opened here to-day with more
than 5000 delegates present
Businessmen from almost every State
in the Union and a large delegation
from Canada are in attendance.
Among the amusements participated
in by the delegates was the Rotary
golf tournament which started to-day
with "a Rotary clubs from as many
cities entered. Cities which have en-
tered two men teams included Harris
burg, Pa.
Howard c. Fry, president of the
local Rotary Club. will captain one
team and Arthur D. Bacon, a former
president, the other.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

Washington. ID. c., July 17.-Official
reports received here indicate that
Carranza's control in Mexico is crys-
tallizing so rapidly that Brigadier
General Pershings force will he with
drawn across the border within q
month. 1t is now estimated by army
officers that the National Guard will
be relieved or border duty within
three months. American army officers
in Mexico report that the First
Chiefs" mastery in northern Mexico
is stronger than that exercised by any
of his predecessors since the days of
Diaz.
The secret of Carranza's growing
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
U-BoAT TO SAIL SOON
By Associated Press

Baltimore. Nd, July 17.-Announce
ment was made to-day that after to-
morrow no more visitors will be al
lowed on board the German merchant
submarine Deutschland. This was
taken as an indication that the under
water liner will leave Baltimore before
the middle of the week, but no in
formation could be obtained from the
official who made the announcement
about visitors
Stevedores resumed the work of
putting the cargo of rubber and nickel
into the hold of the submersible early
to-day, the loading having been sus-
pended over Sunday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
RUSSIANS AND
BRITISH MAKE
GREAT GAINS
London Reports Capture of
Second Line Positions
Along 1.500 Yards
N EW BOMBARDME ENT
Berlin Admits Falling Back in
Volhynia; Petrograd Claims
$4,000 Captives
BOMBARDME MENT

The British have won important
new successes in the Somme region.
London to-day reports the capture of
German line positions along a 1900
yard front near Bazentin-le-P Petit
Wood and position strongly held by
the Germans east of Longueval. The
Germans also have been completely
driven out of Ovillieres and La Bois-
selle.
Berlin announces an increasingly
heavy bombardment of the German
lines by British guns north of the
Somme region. The fire at many
points betwee nthe Ancre river and the
sea has risen to a degree of great in
tensity.
In the Somme sector the Berlin war
office admits British penetration of
Ovillers wood.
Russ Win Big Victory
An important victory is indicated
for the Russians in the Volhynian sec
tor. Berlin. admits a retirement of
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GContinued on Page Al
ANY OF YOURS PROTESTED?

Washington, July 17.-Out of near
ly 10,000,000 depositors who have
maintained checking accounts in ma
tional banks there has been an aver
age of 1899 protest checks received
daily for the last three months, for al
average daily total of S141, $50, accord
ing to figures compiled to-day by the
controller of the currency. The larg-
est total for the three months was in
New York where 3,1S7 checks with u
face value of more than $1,000, 900
were protested. Philadelphia was sec
ond and protested 1895 for $751;
1853.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
JIMENEs TO SEE WILSON
BY Associated Press

New York. JulY 17.--Juan I. Jime-
mes, formerly president of San Do
steamer Coamo, which arrived to-day
from San Juan, Porto Rico Mr..
Jimenes is en- route to Washington,
where he will see President Wilson.
Although Mr.. Jimenes would not dis
cuss the object of his mission to the
United States, Il is understood that he
comes TO protest against the outcome
Of the resent elections IL San Domingo,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

Claims that than $50 strike breakers have been brought
here from New York by the Harrisburg Railways Company
made by leaders of striking employees at
Officials of the Railways Company, although they admitted
that there about 100 the barns who could
placed declared that for the only the old employees
who have remained loyal will be used in the service
ame A Stees chief clerk in the State Department of Labor
and Industry offered the Railways Company officials and the %
the services of the State Board of Mediation.
John Thorpe, vcepesident of the Amalganated Assoc
alton of Street and Electric Railway Employees who leading the
strike here stated that the would consider the offer
President Frank Musser of the word that he
busy anyone when reporters called what
would do about the offer of Mr. Steese.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
MAY WITHDRAW
EXPEDITION In
THIRTY DAYS
Pershing's Force to Come Out
of Mexico During Next
Month
POWER is CIR WIN G
Carranza's Mastery Reported to
Be Stronger Than Any of
Predecessors
)WER IS CROWN G
Mexico Announces
Crisis Is Now Over

Mexico City, July lit is an
nounced here officially that the
differences which have arisen be-
tween the United States and Mex
leo may be considered as satisfac-
torily settled. 1t is expected that
details of the conference between
Secretary of State Lansing and
Ambassador Arredondo will be
given out soon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
5DE FLOOD;
LOSS MILLIONS
Scores of Industrial Plants In
undated by Waters From
Broken Dams
BY associated Press

Asheville, N. c., July IT. - Scores
of large industrial plants around
Asheville lay idle to-day in the grip
of the flood that followed last weeks
transforms and hurricane which
swept in from the Carolina coast and
Carolina, and adjacent territory of
Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Five persons are known to have been
drowned, fifty are missing and hun
dreds are homeless, while railroad SER
vice is virtually suspended in a large
section on all sides of Asheville.
The Swannanoa and French Broad
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

Getting used to strange
newspapers is like breaking in
a pair of new shoes-mighty
uncomfortable. Order the
Harrisburg Telegraph mailed
to your vacation address If
you would enjoy real comfort.
Six cents a week will bring
the Telegraph to you no mat
Se< MheEs yoH are.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
MAURER PREDICTS SUCCESS

Meeting at their headquarters % North Third street
the striking street held session during
with James H. Maurer president of the Pennsylvania
Federation Of Labor, the principal speaker lie urged the
to be loyal and predicted success No disorder
ported anywhere the city during afternoon report
that the barns had been quarantned because strike
breakers brought here from New City and might
be Carriers Of nfanle paralysis germs by the
City Health Department number Of stores in the city
turned their trucks for ney service during the day.
and placarded them with signs.
NFANTTLE PARALYSIS ON DECREASE
New York July ia further decrease in the number
of deaths and in the epidemic of infantils
paralysis reported by the Health Department During
the eay-oar hours ending at 10 o'clock this morning
fourteen children died Of the disease nnetyve new
cases were reported.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
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DETECTIVES SLAYER DIES
By associated Press

'ISNV1
Bellefonte, Pa, July 17.-Jacob Mil
Ter, 21 years old. of Philadelphia,
slayer of Harry Tucker and James
Namely, Philadelphia detectives, was
electrocuted here to-day. Miller went
to the chair with a prayer on his lips
and a plea for forgiveness from those
he had wronged. He left a writ IN
confession warning young men that
drink was the cause of his downfall.
The crime for which Miller paid the
death penalty occurred March 25.
1915. He shot his captors, who had
arrested him for robbery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
FAvoRABLY REPORT HAY
By associated Press

Washington, D. c., July IA ia
vorable report on the nomination of
representative James Hay, of Vir-
ginia, as a justice of the Court of
Claims was voted to-day by the Senate
Judiciary Committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

River
The Susquehannu river and it's prin-
cipal branches will rise somewhat
or remain nearly stationary. A
stage of about 40 feet In Indicated
for Harrisburg Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure is relatively high on the
North Pacific coast, along the
northern border from Minnesota
eastward to the st. Lawrence
river and of the Middle Attain
tic cOasti elsewhere 1t is gener-
ally below the seasonal average.
but with no disturbance of inn
pOrtance within the field of Obser-
vatlOn.
occurred In the Ohio Valley and
lantic and northern portion of
the south Atlantic States. the
Upper st. Lawrence Valley, the
North Pacific states.
Temperature changes have not been
important.
Temperature; n. M, 20.
suns Rises, 4;51 n. m.j sets, 1881
MoOni Rises 0.31 p. m.
River Stages 3.S feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 50.
Lowest temperature. 60.
Mean temperature, T6.
Normal temperature, 75.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
NAURER ADDRESSES MASS MEETING
OF EMPLOYEES IN MARKET SQUARE

Parade Over Streets No Disorders Reported, but Police
Disperse Crowd at Cameron and Market Streets;
Patrolmen Called to Railways Offices, but Are Not
Needed; Trains Carry Hundreds to Steel Mills; Pax
tang Park Will Be Closed During Continuance of
Trouble
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
sUREAcE WILL NoT RESIGN

Runors tat the State Commission of Agriculture had
asked for the resignation OF Dr. H. A. Surface State zoolog
ist confirmed to-day by DR.. Surface declared
that he had complied with the request did not think
he would The oologis and officials of the Department of
Agriculture have been at odds occasionally in the last few
years and several days ago the Commissioner told Sece
tary Of Agriculture Patton either get Surfaces resgna-
ton dismiss him said that the zoologst insisted on
reasons for the action against him and will appeal Cover
nor Bumbaugh The Governor is in Maine the dispute
has not yet gotten him. Meanwhile Dr. Surface is hold
ing on to his place and he is backed up by thousands
Of people He says he will make about the mat
ter in a day or So
Atlanta, Ga, July 17It was persstenty rumored to.
day that the Lake Toxaway dam had given away Railroad
officials in Ashevle said they did credit the report
There wire communication with LakeToxaway
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
STRIKE BREAKERS
BROUGHT HERE,
CLAIM OF UNION

Company Says 100 New Men Are at Car Barn. but That
Only Loyal Employees Have Been Used Thus Far in
Hope That Strikers Will Quit Organization and Re-
turn to Their Posts; Jt neys Grab the Nickels; IL
Trolleys Running on Various Lines
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

Report me on the relief" Mylin
aged 21 years, clerk in the
railroad yards at Enola,
early Saturday night said to Theodore
Nicholas, his rival in love, a Pennsy
caller. A short time later Weidman
was in the Harrisburg Hospital with
a 32-caliber bullet in his brain Be-
fore midnight he was dead.
Jealousy was said to be the cause
TCnnffnu,n1 nn Daoro
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17
THE WEATHER.

For Harrisburg and vicinityi Part
~ cloudy tonight and Tuesday;
not much change i'm temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesdays
probably showers in east portion
tO-niRhti moderate north and
northeast winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-17

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The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
WILL DEDICATE new
SUNDAY SCHOOL HOUSE
Week Of Special Exercises at Bright
wood M. E. Church Planned.

opening and dedication services for the
new Sunday school building of Bright
wood Park NJ. e. Church, which has Just
! been completed, will begin tomorrow and
extend through the week. The first serv-
ices In the new building will be at 1850
O'CLOCK tomorrow morning, when ser
mon will be delivered by Rev. L. Morgan
Chambers. pastor of McKendree NJ. e.
Church, of this city.
Al p. m. there will be a meeting Of
the Epworth League, as part of the pro-
gram OF dedication. to be led by Charles
r. Llnger; and at p. m. services will
De held In the new Sunday school build
ing Rev. Rufus d. Wyckoff pastor of
Madison Avenue NJ. E. Church, of Balti-
more. Nd. will speak. =
On Monday evening at s o'clock, services
VIII be held with greetings from former
pastors of the church.
+ The ONO Glass Club of the Sunday
school of the church will hold its first
meeting on Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock
In the new Sunday school building, for
which an elaborate program of music and
entertainment has been prepared. The
Musurgia Quartet. consisting of Mrs.
Ethel Holzclaw Gawler, soprano; Mrs
William T. Reed, contralto; Richard P.
Backing. tenor. and Earl Carbaugh, barry
tone. with Harry Wheaton Howard as
tions. and George OConnor will give a
| repertoir of his most popular songs. Ed
win Callow. elocutionist, will also enter
tain. instrumental music viii be fur
nished by the Fraternity Band of Wash
| ington, with Prof. F. Wilkins as director.
Dinner will be served at 7:30 o'clock.
On Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock the
| new building will be open for inspection.
and at o'clock there will be a formal
opening Of the bowling alleys. which will
be an attractive part of the equipment of
the new building
On Tuesday evening the services will be
addressed by Rev. Lincoln A. Ferris. pas
tor of Mount Vernon Place NJ. E. Church,
Baltimore. Md. On Friday night William
Knowles Cooper. general secretary of the
Y. NJ c. A.. will address a gathering In
the new building. and refreshments will
be served.
On Sunday. November 10. at II o'clock,
there will be the formal dedication of the
new Sunday school building, the services
to be conducted by Bishop w. F. Nc
Dowell. At 7 p. m. there will be a meet
ing of the Epworth League, and at the
s o'clock services a sermon will be de-
livered by the District superintendent.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
PRESIDENT OF CORNELL
FOR MILITARY COURSES

In his annual report to the board Of
trustees of Cornell University, Presi-
dent Jacob Gould Schurman emphasizes
the importance of increasing the military
training now given in American uni
versities. At Cornell two full years of
military training are a requisite of the
university course.
President Sohurman reports that there
are $500 students enrolled in the cadet
corps this year. He declares that in CIV
ing this military training Cornell and SIM
liar universities ARE rendering the ma
ton a very important and distinctive mil
itary service. However large the regular
defense of the country in case of war 1t
army" he continues.
The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
Catarrh Hurts More
Than Is Realized

Catarrh is S. S. S.. the greatest blood
tonic known. 1T relieves the cause of
Catarrh by the process of renourish-
ing the blood. renewing its strength
and vigor. giving new life to the red
blood corpuscles and stimulating the
How so that it has the vitality to
throw off the poison and germs from
the system. 1t is literally a blood
bath. You quickly feel results. Head
aches disappear, the gathering in the
throat stops, the nostrils heal-before
you realize 1t you are well. S. s. S.
is natural blood tonic and has proven
effective in the treatment of all blood
affections. Eczema, letter, Rash,
Scrofula. Get S. S. 8. at your drug
gists If you need special advice
write the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta,
Ga.-Adv
The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
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and Helen B. Dodge, p. Rev. u. G. B. Pierce.
Joe Kopit, B. Of Providence, R. l.. and Sophie
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Joseph D. Wilson. q, and Sarah E. Carey, "a
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Henry A. Morris B. and Anna 1. Mazzulo. 4s
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Elmer v. Hiser. "a. off Woodstock. Va, arAt
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James ]. Edwards. q. and Mary G. Talifsrro
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Wilbur Churchill. q. and Bessie Taylor, 1. Rev
James T. Willis.