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The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Department Is
Awaiting Report on
Submarine Disaster

The cause OF tie explosion on the
submarine E-2, which caused the death
Of four men and the serious injury Of
ten others. will not be known until the
naval investigating board completes its
inquiry Mt New York
The Navy Department has not re-
ceived n report on the submarine dis
aster since o'clock last night, when
it was announced that beard of In
Vestisation had been appointed to de-
termine the cause and fix responsibility
for the disaster.
Submarine construction experts Of the
navy are unwilling to accept the theory
that 1t was an explosion of hydrogen
gas. due to defective operation of the
Edison storage batteries, until they have
received a complete report from the in
vestigating board. The Edison bat
teries have stood severe tests designed
10 determine the probability of gas eX-
plosions, they declare, and they will
not form Judgment until 1t is posi-
lively leRrned whether IL was not some
other cause than gas generated by the
Edison batteries, that was responsible
for the explosion.
The only official statement issued by
the department. with reference to prob
aDle causes, was made by Acting Secre-
tarY OF the Navy Roosevelt. He said:
III Is 100 carly 10 Slale utilullelS Lut
cause of the explosion. although. of
course the fact that II occurred under
battery deck-which means the COM
Dartment in which the batteries were
stored-would seem TO indicate an eX-
plosiOn of hydrogen gas.
"Some experiments made by the Bu-
reau OF Steam Engineering. with the
Edison batteries. led the department 10
take unusual steps to ascertain whether
or not hydrogen gas in any considerable
quantity was given Off by the Edison
battery while II was being discharged.
which. of course. is the condition when
the batteries are being used to run the
boat during submergence. and A. L. Da-
wilson. an expert analyst OF air. made
elaborate tests during a siX-hour sub
merged run of his boat. He reported
that the hydrogen gas given off
while the batteries We're being dis
charged. was infinitesimal. In view OF
this fact. 1T Is difficult to see how a
gas explosion could have been the
cause. and We must wait further in
Vestigation."
The department does not expect to re-
eeive a final report from the investlga-
| ting board for several days. This boa I'd
| Is composed of Lieutenant Commander
| Polk, Washington, commander of the
! receiving ship Maine; Lieut.. L. NJ Stew
art, of the destroyer Mccall, and Lieut.
! Rush Fl. Fay, commander OF the sub
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
E,2 EXPLOSION DUE
TOGAS, EXPERTS SAY
Idea Of Bomb Is RidiCuIed and
Hudson Maxim ExOnerates
Edison Batteries.
(ContInued from Flrat PaEe.l


the naval consulting board. chairman
OF the boards committee on mines and
toIpedoes, and n member of the COM
mlttee on submarines, got to the navy
yerd about an hour after the acci-
II can't explain the accident" he
sal1, except to point out that all bat
terles are alike In that II they are be-
ing charged they will give or hydrogen
ana ana oxygen-an explosive mixture, The
phuison ZOE battery is a little tougher in
Il know that there is a great diversI-
" or opinion as to what the Edison
battery can do. My opinion don't
Wlsh W to give. When looked over the
re on December 23 she looked ship
shape and her ventilators were all run
ming we'll"
Similar Accidents In FlOtilIa.
Bearing out these opinions Of the ex-
pIosion are similar accidents in the
United States submarine flotilla.
An explosion occurred aboard the F-4
In Honolulu haroor.
Another recent hydrogen explosion oc-
Cured aboard the Ga.
II. r. Sutphen, vice president of the
IElectric Boat Company, builders of the
tL' r. wanted II plainly understood that
lhe builders had nothing to do with the
recent experiments made on the E-2
The boat" said he, was eduipped
with a new type of battery, though
constructed for lead batteries The most
ilkely explanation Of the accident is that
II was caused by an accumulation OF
hydrogen gas in charging the batteries.
Ihe Edison batteries, / think, have q
tendency to llberate more hydrogen tina n
lead batteries, although both give off a
certain amount Of gas in charging
A hydrogen gas explosion on the
Fletcher yacht Christina at the races
at Newport a few years ago blew out
the whole stern of the vessel"
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
BITTER COLD SAVES
TRAIN VICTIMS LIFE

ELIZABETH. n. J., Jan. 16.--Freez-
ing fast to the steel rails OF the Cen
tral Railroad of New Jersey after he
was struck by an express train near
the shores of Newark Bay is declared
to have saved the life of Patrick Nc
Kenna. of this city.
1t was found necessary to amputate
McKenna's left leg before he could be
freed from the rail to which it had
been frozen.
Hospital surgeons assert that freezing
undoubtedly kept McKenna alive by
congealing his blood and preventing
him from bleeding to death.
When found this morning McKenna
was without shoes. socks or undercoat. t.
His mother believes the accident came
as result Of walking in his sleep.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
WIFE. HOUSE. HORSE.
ANDCOW ALLLOST

WAYNESBURG. Pa, Jan. 16.-Chil-
dren Of Il. c. Davidson, attending a
meeting in the church. saw that flames
were breaking from the upper part OF
their fathers house and gave the alarm
The service was dismissed to lend its
aid in extinEuishing the flames. The at
tempt was in vain. The insurance had
lapsed few days before. so that the
loss was entire.
Davidson is tax collector OF Cumber-
land township. All his records and pa
pers were lost.
He Is a cripple. and had no other
means of support for himself and his
several small children other than the
store business.
His wife died about six months ago.
and during the last month his only
horse and COW have died.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
MAN AND DOG SANK
WITH "FOOL KILLEP~
Bones Found in Submarine Which
Disappeared at Chicago
Quarter Century Ago.

CHICAGO, Jan. ia man and his
DOG went down with the fool Kill
err, submarine which disappeared
mysteriously twenty-five years ago.
Their bones were found in the engine
room OF the craft when it was raised
from the Chicago river last night,
Police records included no mention
OF the name of the submarines last
owner. 1t claimed several Victim =
about the time of the Worlds Fair.
soon after 1t was launched, and passed
through several ownerships. The sub
marine was cigar shaped, of iron
construction and considered a won
Sderful experiment when launched.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16

marine division to which the crew was
attached.
Officials realized that the Edison bat
terry, of which 80 much was expected, Is
on trial. The storage battery was de-
signed for submerged propulsion, to
obviate the danger from chlorine gas
thrown off by the gasolene engine now
used on submarines. If in gaining inn
munity from chlorine gas, the Edison
battery raises a new danger from hydro
gen gas, construction experts declare
that this fault would have to be over
come before the new battery could be
adopted for general use in the navy.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Skaters Have Sport
On the Pond at Zoo
Many Out Despite Rough Surface
Due to Hail-Better Fun
Promised Tomorrow.

Two hundred skaters enjoyed the
sport on the Zoo pond this morning,
despite the fact that the hail of last
night served to roughen the surface.
Early in the afternoon the ice be-
came slushy, but as colder weather is
predicted for tomorrow. with a tenn
perature as low as 25 degrees, It is
expected that the pond will be In
fairly good shape again tomorrow.
Continued winter weather ts indi-
Gated in todAy's forecast, and ice en-
thusiasts are roofing for skating on
the basin and the river.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Will Honor Memory of
Colored Educator TODAY

A memorial mass meeting in honor OF
the late Booker T. Washington will be
held at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the
Metropolitan A. M. e. Church, M street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets,
northwest.
Seth Low, former mayor OF New York,
will speak. The church choir will fur
nish the music. All seats are free and
unreserved.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Chicken Has Four Legs.

ESCANABA. Mich, Jan. ia most
unusual exhibit was shown at the Delta
poultry show here, in a four-legged
chicken, perfectly proportioned and in
full use. All four legs are normal in
size and strength and can be used with
equal facility.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Wilson Attends Services
At st. Margaret's Church

The President and Mrs. Wilson Mt
tended St Margarets Episcopal Church
today. This was the church attended
by Mrs. Wilson before her marriage.
The President and Mrs. Wilson .Oc-
The Washington times., 1916-01-16

cupied the Gait pew, with Mrs. WIZ
liam II. Boiling. Mrs. Wilson's mother.
who was at church when her daughter
arrived.
After church. the President and Mrs.
Wilson took Mrs. Boiling IN their car
10 her home In the Cordova apartments,
before returning to the White House.
The President plans motor NFiVA
this afternoon with Mrs. WHEo1.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
THE WEATHER REPORT.

The forecast for the District of CO.
lumbia-ClCudy tonight, temperature
about q degrees. Monday fair ard
colder moderate west to northwest
winds.
MarylaLd-Cloudy tonight, with snow
and colder in west portions? Fair and
colder tomorrow except for snow in the
mountains; Moderate west to north.
west winds.
yirginia-Cloudy tonight, probably
rain or snow in southern and western
portions. Monday fair and colder, nod
crate west to northwest winds.
TEMPERATURES.
u. ;. EOREAU AFFLECK'S.
a. m............ 20 s a. m..,......... "a
a. IN .........., 90 s a. m......,..... rs
lQ a. m ........... 30 10 a. m.....,...... SO
II a. m............ 81 II a. m............ 81
II noon. IS I2 noon......,,,.,, 81
SUN TABLE.
sun rose. ia Sun sets.,.,,,, 5;O6
TIDE TABLE
itlgh tlde........ 5:O6 a. m. and 5:2s D. m.
Low tide .,...,...1l "a a. m.
Light automobile lamps at 5:n y. m
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Italians Shell Malbarget.

Rome reports that Italian aviators
bombarded an Austrian aviation camp
at Laisovizza. enemy barracks at
Chiapostano, and Dornberg and railway
stations at Logatico. Privacina. and
Lubiana, all the aerial squads return
ing to their bases unharmed. Vienna ad-
vices assert that Italian fliers bonn
barded Laibach. capital OF the crown
land of CarniOla, but say no damage
was effected. Vienna also says Italian
artillery shelled the fortress of Malbor-
get for more than forty-eight hours, and
claims the capture of a strongly forti-
fled italian position near Oslavia.
The Persian town of Kengawar, forty
miles south of Hamadan, has been oc-
cupied by Russian detachments. Turkish
forces, according to Petrograd dis
patches, are operating near Karmansah,
fifty miles east of Kengawar, toward
which the Cars troops are advancing.
Paris hears from Saloniki that Con-
stantinople authorities have discovered
a well-organized plot to assassinate
Enver Bey and expcl the Germans from
Turkey. 1t is said many Ottoman Of
flcers were implicated and that several
arrests have been made.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16
REVIEWS
BLOWS
INEAST GALICIA
Vienna Admits Russian Attacks
Are Most Terrific That Arena
of War Has Known.

LONDON. Jan. 16-Russian assaults
upon the Hungarian lines in
East Galicia and on the Bessarabian
frontier have redoubled in intensity.
Vienna admits that the fighting is the
fieroest OF many months. and that the
Russian artillery bombardment is the
greatest that area of the war has
known.
The most terrific fghtlng is in prog
ress a few miles north OF Czernowitz.
where the combat is hand-to-hand, with
bayonets. The Russians are advancing
in columns twelve to fourteen lines
thick. Vienna claims that more than
a thousand enemy dead were counted
before one Austrian brigade. blt does
not profess to have taken more than
242 prisoners.
MOntenegrins Nearly Surrounded.
Advices received today seem to dis
pose of the report that the Montene-
grins have laid down their arms. If an
armistics was assented to by King Mich
olas' forces, it evidently has been dis
continued, although they are said to be
more than four-fifths surrounded. A
body OF Austrians is marching east
ward from Cettinje. while another is
moving westward through the region
south OF Berani, where they stormed
Montenegrin trenches. II the Monte
negrins continue to fight rather than
surrender, their escape will depend
upon successful flight through the
mountains of Albania.
Austrian troops have taken the
town of Spizza, on the Adriatic coast
twenty-five miles south of Cettinje.
Vienna reports the capture OF 15t
cannon, 10000 rifles, and 10 machine
guns at Cettinje. The number OF
cannon taken on Mt. npwcen is
placed at 40, Montenegrin prisoners
at 800
On the western front there have
Oeen only artillery engagements and
they of minor Importance. Lively
cannonading is reported in the Cham
pagne, the ArGonne, and the WoevrG
regions by the Paris war office, and
more desultory exchanges are an
nounced py the London war office
around Maricourt, GlvenchY, Hill 6S
and Hollebeke, along the British
lines.
The Washington times., 1916-01-16

Light automobile lamps at 5:n y. m
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Capture City and Fort at This
Important Black Sea Port;
Hold Eastern Terminus Of
Railway Line to Interior
Rumania; Already Is
Miles Inland
NEARING TCHERNAVODA
OF GREATER VALUE
Stubborn Resistance Made by
Combined Russian and Ru-
manian Forces, but They
Are Powerless to Stop On
rush; French Make Fur
ther Gains on Somme

Field Marshal Won Mackensen's
campaign in Dobrudja has resulted in
the capture of one of it's principal OBJ
jectives, the city of Constanza.
The occupation of this important
Black Sea port and easterly terminus
of the railway line to interior Rumania
is reported by Berlin to-day. 1t an
nounces also that the troops of the
central powers have crossed the rail-
way to the east of Martatrar, 15 miles
inland.
On the westerly wing of Won Mack
ensen's line his troops are approach
ing the Tchernavoda, on the Danube
which is of even greater Importance
from military standpoint than Con-
stanza.
Petrograd admits the continuation
of the Russo Rumanian retreat in
Dobrudja, declaring however. that the
Russians and Rumanians are offering
stubborn resistance as they fall back.
On the north where Teutonic pres
sure is also being applied in the at
tempt to crush Rumania between the
two jaws of the Teutonic military
Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Penbrook Will Have
Big Republican Rally

Penbrook Republicans will hold a
rousing rally tonight. The Pen
brook Republican club will have a
walk around with a band and many
people from the country roundabout
will drive in to attend. The demon
stration will conclude with speech
making by Congressman Kreider, Sen
ator Bedleman and others.
A meeting will be held this evening
at Enhaut, also. and tomorrow eve-
ming there will be rallies at Elizabeth
vile and Berrysburg, where Senator
Beidleman and Congressman Kreider
will be among the speakers.
Big meetings were held at Grant
Vile and Linglestown Saturday night.
Prof. e. A. Lerch presiding at
Granville and former County Com
missioner DIR. Charles Smith at
Linglestown. Candidates Ulsh and
Bechtold spoke at both rallies and
Charles f. Pass made an address at
Granville and VIM. M. largest.
deputy attorney general at Lingles-
tow
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
$1,000 Already Raised
in M. E. Campaign

Gifts totaling $1,000 have been re-
ceived by the Rev. c. w. Karns, sec
retary of the annuity fund campaign
for the Methodist Episcopal Church,
who has opened a campaign in the
Harrisburg district. to raise S50 900.
An office has been opened in the
Grace Methodist Church, where re-
ports are received from the various
group leaders. including the Rev. ]. f.
Skillington. Chambersburg; the Rev
A. l.. Miller, Carlisle: the Rev. j
Emory Weeks, Hanover; the Rev
Morris E. Swartz, York: and the Rev
e. A. Pyles and the Rev. w. w. Hart
man, Harrisburg. DR.. A. S. Fasick
district superintendent; the Rev. Mr.
Karns, the Rev. Mr.. Pyles and the
Rev. MIR. Hartman are planning tc
conduct personal campaign fol
funds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
z KILLED WHEN
HEAVY DYNAMITE
CHARGE EXPLODES
Superintendent of Cumbler
Quarries at Steelton Buried
Beneath Tons of Rock
ASSISTANT M IAN GLED
5000 Pounds of Explosive Acct
dentally Shot While Being
Placed in Rock

Two men were killed and one SER
iously injured at 10 o'clock this morn
ing when dynamite exploded in the
g: w. Cumbler Estate quarries, on
the outskirts of Steelton.
The dead are Ross Smeltzer, aged
So years, of Bressler. and Frank
Wonderly. aged SO, of Highspire.
Smeltzers body was buried beneath a
pile of rocks and had not been found
late this afternoon. Wonderly was
picked up, Dadiy mang1ed, and rushed
to the Bethlehem Steel Company hos
pital, where he died a few minutes
later William Martz, aged 25 years,
or Bressler. was badly burned about
the face and body and may die.
Inc cause of the explosion is not
known. The three men, according to
Z. Z. Cumbler, member of the firm,
We're loading holes" on top a Sec
tlon of rocks which they planned to
shoot tonight. They were work
ing on the sixth hole and were putting
the cap in the hole, when the explos-
ion occurred.
Witnesses say that Smeltzer was do
ing the work and Wonderly and
Martz were standing nearby. When
" iiiSii saw Tie llallleS, tney ran
Smeltzer did not move and was
thrown underneath the rocks. Won
aerly ran up over the bluff but was
caught by flying stones. Martz for.
tunately escaped the flying stones
put was burned by the blazing powder
The men had filed FIVE holes, eacf
OF which holds approximately 500 lbs
OF dynamite. The sixth hole had beer
llied and the cap was being placed
In position when the explosion tool
place. The jar of the one explosion
Is thought to have caused the five
other shots to go off. making a tota
OF 5000 pounds of dynamite exploded
Many tons of rock We're sent flyins
down the bluffs. Many of the mer
engased IN work at the foot of tn,
leoge narrowly escaped injury. Cor.
oher Eckinger is investigating.
Smeitzer has been foreman of th.
quarries Tor % years and for Ii
years has been supervisor of th,
blasting department. He is survived
by his wife and three children, Verna
Earl and William. Wonderly was as
sisting him. N'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Villa Near Chihuahua,
May Attack Amy Moment;
People in Panic Fleeing

FL Paso. Texas, Oct. 23.-Infiicting
a crushing defeat on the de facto gov
eminent forces commanded by Gem
eral Carlos OZuna, Francisco Villa and
his bandit band is now in the environs
of Chihuahua City. With his entire
garrison, General Jacinto Trevino,
commander of the Carranza army of
the north. has taken a position near
the Alameda and is preparing for an
attack. The populace of the capital
are panic-stricken and hundreds have
fled to the eastern hills. An attack is
momentarily. expected.
Trapping the army of 1000 men led
by General Ozuna late Friday between
Santa Ysabel and Pa1amos. Villa and
his army practically annihilated the
entire command. But a handful of
men escaped the slaughter. and they
returned to Chihuahua City, where
they informed their commander-in-
chief. General Trevino, that they were
all that succeeded in breaking through
the iron ring Villa had thrown about
the army commanded by General
Czuna. General Ozuna and his entire
staff were killed during the engage
ment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Great Coal Mine Is
Wrecked by Explosion

,Punxsutawney. Pa, Oct. %. - The
Eleanor mine, of the Rochester and
Plttshurgh Coal and Iron Company,
Where a strike of miners began Ia ST
Monday. was wrecked by terrific ex
ploslon Saturday night. Whether lives
were lost has not been ascertained. as
s1ble to. penetrate far into the work
nGs. The mine, eight miles from here.
ls drift mine, and the explosion oc,
The mine had been idle since the
stflke began and, according to officials
OF the company, there was no electric
explosion. Immediately after the exe
plosion; which was heard and felt for
miles Or. Thomas r. Furniss and Dr.
-. X. Ihomas headed a rescue squad
one mad been in 1t at the time. They
forced their way through debris sew
erai hundred yards and then had to
thousands of dollars
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23

James Friel. aged 81. 1920 North
Sixth street. is in the Harrisburg Hos
rital in critical condition suffering
from two fractures of the skull. He
was found unconscious yesterday
morning along the road near Rheems.
Lancaster county, and at a late hour
this afternoon had not regained his
senses. Railroad and city police have
no clew to the identity of his assail-
ant. Friel is machinist, employed in
the pennsylvania Railroad shops. He
left for Lancaster Saturday afternoon
after attending a football game at
Steelton. 1t is believed he was held UP
and beaten into Inconsistencies when
he resisted his assailants. His watch.
money and railroad pass are missing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
TWO STEAMERS SUNK

London, Oct 23.-The sinking of
the Danish steamer Hehe and the
Dutch steamship Fortuna, of 1854
tons gross. was reported to-day at
Lloyds shipping agency. Ten survivors
of the Fortuna were landed The
captain and fifteen others, it is feared,
were drowned Tt was also announced
that the Donaldson liner Cabotia, of
4.309 tons gross, was believed to have
been sunk. The Cabotia was 3S5 feet
long and was built in 1900
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Corn Husked by Storm
That Swept Upper End

Automobile parties returning yes
terday from trips through the upper
end of Dauphin county brought de-
tails of the storm that swept over
that locality. The wind, which blew
nearly 70 miles an hour near Fisher
vile blew corn shocks to pieces and
in many instances actually stripped
the ears from the husks, leaving them
deposited along banks and in hollows.
The houses of Charles Matter and
Charles Yeager near FishervilIe, it
has been found will have to be en-
tirely rebuilt. Many small buildings
were swept away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
Two Are Killed, One Hurt
in P. R. R. Freight Wreck

Wilmington, Del, Oct. 2S.-Two men
were killed and one injured to-day
when a freight train on the Maryland
division of the Pennsylvania railroad
ran past q signal at Perryman. Md,
derailing the locomotive and wreck
ing the train. The dead are J. r.
Frances. Fairfax. Va. engineman. and
B. r. Randel. Coakley, Va, fireman.
The injured man is ]. T. Algard, of
baltimore, fireman of light locomo-
tive which ran into the wrecked
freight train
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
SET MAN AFIRE. CHARGE

Henry Robinson. colored. is in the
Harrisburg Hospital in a critical con-
dition suffering from burns of the face
and head, and Mrs. Mary G. Washing
ton is in the Dauphin county Jail
charged with setting fire to him early
yesterday morning. According to the
story told by Robinson, the woman
set fire to him when he dared her to
do it. The Washington woman claims
that he set fire to himself. lust to
scare her." Detectives are investi-
eating. Robinson has little chance of
recovering according to hospital ply
sicians.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-23
4. z. OF L. SCORED

Philadelphia. Oct. IA resolution
criticising the American Federation of
Labor for attempting to put itself on
record as supporting the candidacy of
President Wilson for reelection was
introduced by majority report of the
resolutions committee at to-day's ses-
sion of the thirteenth biennial con-
vention of the International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union.